GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  MAY  28,  1890.

NO.  349.

W .  C.  W ILLIA M S.

A.  S.  BROOKS.

WILLIAMS,

SHELBY

&  BROOKS
Successors to

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“But 

THE  FOOL  OF  THE  FAMILY.
“If  he  were a hoy  instead  of  a  man, 
I’d flog him.”  Ben Thatcher brought his 
fist down  on  the  table with a force that 
set all the  tea  things  jingling,  while his 
wife  contemplated  him  with  a  tearful 
gaze.
“Now,  don’t  speak  so  harshly,  hus­
band. 
It  is  true  John  has no taste for 
farming,  and  is  fond  of  spending  too 
much  time  and  money on hooks,  but he 
is a sober,  steady hoy,  and  may  yet turn 
out in a way to  make us  proud of  him.” 
such  a  disappointment, 
Marier.  Here  is  this  farm 
that  I’ve 
worked  and  saved  to  buy,  in  the hope 
that I might leave it to my only son, who 
in  turn might leave it to his  son. 
It has 
been the  ambition of  my life to feel that 
Thatcher  farm  should  descend  from 
father  to  son,  from generation to gener­
ation,  for  years  to  come.  But it is said 
that every family has its fool, and I don’t 
think we need to look far for ours.”
He pointed  with  his  lean,  misshaped 
finger  across  the  fields  where 
John 
Thatcher  followed the gray team up and 
down the long,  brown furrows with firm, 
sturdy strides.  The  team  smoked  with 
the  unwonted  exercise;  even at that dis­
tance  he  could  catch  the  fresh  earthy 
smell  from  the  upturned  soil.  A  mo­
ment  before,  when he first noticed John, 
the  young man  had  stopped his team at 
the  end of  the  furrow  to breathe  them 
for a few minutes,  and  had drawn a hook 
from  the  breast  pocket  of  his  blue 
blouse,  to read while he waited.
Ben Thatcher had never been a patient 
man,  and  the  sight  almost  exasperated 
him.
“ Look  there!”  he  almost  shouted. 
“You  can  say  what  you  please  about 
your  sober,  steady  boy,  but  you  can’t 
convince  me  that  he  has  good  horse 
sense,  when he will  lean  against a fence 
to read,  while he rests his horses.”
“To think,” he resumed,  “of  a strong, 
active,  healthy young  man  with no more 
sense  about  farming  than  a city  dude, 
and then to be always absorbed  in  some 
book  or  other  as  wild  and senseless as 
himself.  Now,  if  he  would  only  read 
something  that  would  interest us,  so he 
could  read  aloud  evenings,  there’d  be 
some  sense  in  ’em.  1  was  fond  of  de 
tective stories,  and  the Red  Rover in my 
day, but  such  books as ‘Silurian Depos­
its,’  and  ‘Old  Red  Sandstone,’  or ‘Earth 
Gases,’ are not the thing for me.”
Over on the hillside, John  saw  hut lit­
tle of  the  beauty that  surrounded  him. 
Overhead, as  if  painted  on  the  distant 
sky, a flock of  wild  geese  sailed away to 
the north  in  etherial seas of  blue.  The 
air was  full of  the  electric  currents  of 
life that coursed through the veins of the 
maple,  and  touched  with  a  tremulous 
thrill  the  roots  of  the  dandelion.  Al­
most under his  feet,  pushing up through 
the  dead  leaves,  a  bunch  of  arbutus 
blossoms  showed  their  tender  tints  of 
pink, delicate  as  the  flush  on  a baby’s 
cheek.  But  John  had  eyes only for the 
open book he held.
the 
essential elements,”  he said,  as  he  took 
up the  lines  again,  “ought to,  and 1 be­
lieve  does, contain  the  gas  itself. 
I’ll 
put it to the test  some  day.  But I must 
finish this field to-night.  That  will give 
me  four  good  hours for reading, and uo 
complaints from  father.”
When  the  last  streak of  crimson  was 
fading out of  the  western  sky,  the  last 
furrow  was  finished.  That  night,  long 
after the family had retired, John  sat by 
the table in  the  sitting-room,  bent  over 
the  fascinating  pages of  his book, while 
his father,  lying  in  the  next room,  kept 
awake  by  the  twinges  of  rheumatism, 
watched the light shining under the door, 
and groaned  inaudibly,  “There’s always 
a fool in every family,  but  some families 
get more than their share.”

“This  soil  ought  to  contain  all 

*   *   *

Rose Thorpe  was  out  in her little gar­
den, bending over her tulip bed, that lay, 
a mass of  fiery bloom,  in the midst of the 
grassy  yard in front of the little cottage. 
The wind  blew  warm  from  the south;  a 
blue bird  twittered on a lilac  bush  near 
by;  on  his  back a faint  glint  of  color, 
like that in the heart of  an  opal,  had be­
gun to burn amid the blue.

As she stood there,  her  cheeks  glowed 
with  a  deeper  pink  at  the  sound  of  a 
horse’s feet clattering down the road. 

“Good morning,  Rose.”
She lifted her eyes shyly and met those 
of  John Thatcher,  who bent  down  from 
his  saddle  to  hand her a hunch of  wild 
violets.
“I gathered  them for  you,  Rose, down 
in  the  ravine,  and  while  I was  looking 
for them  I found—what  do  you  suppose 
I found,  Rose ?”

“A gold mine,”  laughed  Rose.
“Not  quite,  but  almost. 

I  found 
among the rocks a deposit  that is always 
found where natural gas is developed. 
I 
am  almost  sure,  Rose,  that we shall find 
it there,  and I am  going  to  the  city  to­
morrow  to  consult  Prof.  Barclay  about 
If  we  make a fortune out of  it,  per­
it. 
haps  father  will  not say so many bitter 
things about  my studying  so  much. 
It 
has  been  very hard  for  me to  bear his 
tauuts sometimes,  dear.”
Unconsciously,  Rose bent  and touched 
the  violets  caressingly  with  her  lips, 
then  aware  of  what  she  had  done, 
blushed violently.
“I  am  so  sorry, John,  but  you  know 
your mother and  1 have  always had faith 
in  you and  your  pursuits.  Even  if  you 
gain  nothing  financially,  you  will  help 
yourself  mentally,  and  life  will  he that 
much the richer  for it.”

“Rose,” John spoke  gratefully, almost 
humbly,  “you and mother have  been the 
only inspiration that has held me up above 
the drudgery of  farm life.  I feel no con­
tempt  for  my  father’s  calling,  for  all 
work is honorable, but I have always felt 
that my own unfitness for it would  make 
ultimate  success  impossible  for  me  in 
that  special  line.  But if  this  new  dis­
covery  proves a success,  I shall  hear no 
more taunts from father,  audit will place 
me  where I shall  have  leisure  for  con­
genial pursuits.  I  long for it.  Rose.  The 
thought  of  it  is  like  the  sight  of  cool 
water when one is thirsty.”

There  were 

“ Rose,”  called a sweet  voice from  the 
window,  “you have forgotten my tea. 
it 
will spoil,  I am afraid.  Ask Mr. Tatcher 
to come in.”
John needed no second invitation.  He 
was always glad of  an opportnnity to sit 
awhile in Mrs. Thorpe’s little parlor.
Mr. Thorpe,  who had  been dead  many 
years,  had been a famous traveler in  his 
day,  and the little room  bore  ample tes­
timony  to  his  taste  as  a  collector  of 
curios.
lacquered  cabinets  and 
odd,  folding screens from  Japan, carved, 
ivory fans,  and  yards upon  yards of em­
broidered  crepe from  China;  queer  sun 
shades in fantastic shapes from  Benares; 
amber  necklaces,  with a strange  subtle 
odor about them;  rare and quaint hits of 
wood—carving  from  Switzerland;  rich 
fabrics  from  foreign  looms,  and  lying 
thickly  over 
the  cream-tinted  matting 
that  covered  the floor,  were  rugs,  gay 
with  the  splendors  of  oriental  dyes. 
Mrs.  Thorpe,  who  had  come  from  the 
city to recuperate  her failing  health  by 
means  of  pure,  fresh  air  and  regular 
hours, always eujoyed a chat with  John. 
She had,  too,  the dainty tastes  of  an in­
valid,  and as she sipped her cup of  frag­
rant  tea,  it  seemed to her a little  more 
choice in flavor from the fact  that it was 
served in  a  cup  of  delicate  china  and 
stirred  with her own pet spoon, of quaint 
design,  which had a circular bowl, thickly 
chased  with  grotesque  designs by some 
Venetian  jeweler.  She soon drew  John

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into a discussion of his discoveries in the 
rocks on his father’s farm.
“I only hope  your surmises may prove 
correct as to the indications;  there  is  no 
doubt  regarding  the  character  of  the 
strata, I suppose?”
•‘None whatever;”  answered John.  He 
liked the atmosphere  of  refinement,  the 
delicate, dainty surroundings of  the cot­
tage,  and  indulged  in  many day dreams 
of what a home might be, if  he and Rose 
could furnish one  according to their lik­
ing.  To-day he lingered  as long as time 
would  permit,  reluctantly  taking  his 
leave at last, only stopping at the village 
postoffice to post his letter asking  for an 
interview at an early day with Prof. Bar-

When news of the discovery of natural 
gas on the premises of  old Ben Thatcher 
reached the city,  the  number  of  people 
who rushed down there to  participate  in 
the results of the “find” is unprecedented 
in the history of “booms.”  All the farm, 
with the exception of a few acres nearest 
the house,  which John had reserved as  a 
home  for  his  parents  in  their old age, 
was  platted  for a town.  All  the  land 
adjoining,  which  John and the Professor 
had bought up  before  announcing  their 
discovery,  was  sold  in less than a week. 
Corner lots were  sold at fabulous prices, 
and  brick  blocks  grew  up as by magic, 
where  only  a  few  weeks  before, 
the 
ground  squirrel  and  rabbit  held undis­
puted  sovereignty.  The ravine,  undis­
turbed  for  centuries, was  now  blasted, 
and  tunnelled,  and  bored,  in  a  vague 
hope of finding yet undeveloped resources 
of wealth.  The  old  red  barn was torn 
down  to  furnish  a  site  for  furnaces, 
where  day  and night a column  of  fiery 
smoke  went  up,  "a  cloud  by day and a 
pillar of fire by night,” like the smoke of 
a torrent that ascended forever.  Finally 
even Ben Thatcher  caught the infection, 
and  sold  the “homestead” to  get  away 
from the noise and confusion, he told his 
old neighbors,  but,  it  was  shrewdly sus­
pected,  to  realize  the  fortune these few 
acres contained. 
So  down  in the quiet 
village,  near  the  postoffice,  where  he 
could  drop  in  on  sunny days when his 
ancient  enemy,  the rheumatism, did not 
lie  in  wait for his ankles,  his knees,  his 
toes;  where he could discuss  with  other 
superannuated  cronies  the  latest imbe­
cilities  of  the  legislature,  a  bran  new 
house with all the  modern  architectural 
embellishments reared its  wails. 
If  he 
sometimes  felt  a  homesick  longing for 
the undulating slopes of the old  farm, or 
to run up the long brown furrows  of  his 
corn  fields,  he found some  compensation 
in attending stock shows and agricultural 
fairs.
John  and  Rose,  Rose  Thatcher  now, 
enjoy  life  in a city,  surrounded  by con­
genial  friends  and  happy in  their pur­
suits.  Last summer,  when they  went  to 
Thatcherville,  as  the  old  farm  is  now 
called,  they  took  their  little boy.  Ben, 
who  seemed  to  display  an  astonishing 
interest in horses and cows that delighted 
his grandfather.
“ He’s  a  natural  farmer,” said grand­
mother  Thatcher, delightedly.
“ 1 don’t  know  about  it.”  replied her 
husband,  thoughtfully. 
“ Farming is a 
good  business  when  a  man  lias a taste 
for  it,  but—”
“ Do you remember when  you  used  to 
call John  the fool of the family?”
“ I said there was a fool  in  every  fam­
ily,” evasively  replied her husband,  pat­
ting little Ben  softly  on  the head,  “and 
there is,  Marier;  I’ve concluded  I’m  the 
fool.”  And with that he put on  his hat 
and  went  out to look for weather signs, 
leading  the child by the hand.

J u lia Mil ls  Dunn.

P rogress  o f the  Strike.

Mrs.  Hooligan—How’s  the  strike  get- 
tin’ on,  Missus Grogan?
Mrs.  Grogan—Foinely,  Oi  hear,  Mrs. 
Hooligan.  But  do  yez  know  phat  the 
byes are strikin’  fer  now ?
Mrs. Hooligan—It’s eight hours wurruk 
they want so they kin  have  more  toime ! 
to pass wid their  starvin’  families.
Mrs.  Grogan — More  toime  wid  their 
families,  is it?  Thin  be hivins,  Oi hope 
they won’t win the strike,  for  if  Grogan 
passes  any more  toime at home  wid  his 
family sorra an eye will  Oi  have  in  me 
head that won’t be as black as coal.

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ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  W ithout effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
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From the Chicago Tribune.

Typew riters  in  Demand  for  W ives.
“ It  seems to be easier for a good-look­
ing  typewriter to  get married  than  any 
other woman who has  to  earn  her  own 
living,”  said an employer.  “There  are 
country  merchants  and  country profes­
sional men,  and some city ones,  too,  who 
haunt the corridors of hotels where there 
are 
typewriters,  get  acquainted  with 
them  and  marry  them.  And I haven’t 
heard  of  a  case  yet  that  resulted  un­
happily.
“ 1  know a woman  who  has  machines 
in ail  of  the leading  hotels  of  the city, 
and in some of them she has two or three. 
She tells me that she is constantly on the 
alert for good-looking girls to manipulate 
the  machines,  for  the  reason  that  they 
marry before  they are long at work,  and 
they marry well.  She  says  she  likes to 
help  these  girls  into  homes.  Out  of 
eleven  typewriters  whom  she  has  em­
ployed in the past  twelve  months  eight 
have  married,  and  each  one  has  done 
well.  Not long ago I was in the corridor 
of a prominent hotel.  I saw the machine, 
and  upon  examining  it I found  a  card 
tied to it, on  which was written :

TYPEWRITER MARRIED AND HAPPY. 

NEXT!

“The average woman typewriter seems 
to  be  a  pretty  level-headed  sort  of  a 
creature,  and  that  is  why she  marries 
well. 
If  I  was  going  to  start a matri­
monial  bureau for  women I should have 
no one who was not a typewriter.”

A  D eadly  Possibility.

“You had better be careful about your 
remarks  concerning  Mr.  Blank,”  said 
one congressman.  “He might  challenge 
you.”

“That doesn’t worry me.”
“He has the choice of weapons.”
“What of it ?”
“He might select two  of  those  cigars 
he smokes.  You  know  he  is  used  to 
them.”

He to whom his family  and  home  are 
only cares  and  duties,  whose heart does 
not spring to  them  with  gladness when 
toil  is over,  may be sure  that  all  is  not 
right with  him.  He  is  certainly  to be 
pitied, for he loses the purest and noblest 
joy that can  fill the intervals of  life  and 
the best  preparation  and  motive for its 
labor.  Indeed,  the affections are perhaps 
the most potent forces  in making leisure 
a blessing.

Repentance  Column.

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:

Belding—L. S. Roell.
Big Rapids—Verity & Co.
Blanchard— L. D. Wait.
Bridgeton—Geo. II.  Kainouard.
Oasnovia—John  E. Parcell.
Cedar Springs—L.  A. Gardiner.
Chapin—J. I. Vanderhoof.
Chester—B. C. Smith.
Clio—Nixon & Hubbell.
Coopersville—W. D. Reynolds it Co.
Dimondale—Elias Underhill.
Dushville—it. (). Adams.
Eaton Rapids—G. W. Webster.
Fremont—Boone & Pearson.
Grand Ledge—A. J. Halsted  & Son.
Grand Itapids—F.  W. Wurzburg, Van Driele & 
Kotvis, John Cordes, Huntley Russell.
Harvard—Ward Bros.
llersey—John Finkbeiner.
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Kent City—tt. McKinnon.
Lake Odessa—McCartney Bros.
Lowell—Charles  McCarty.
Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich.
Marshall—John Fletcher, John  Butler, Charles 
Mecosta—Robert D.  Parks.
Millbrook—T. O.  (or J. W.) Pattison.
Millington—Forester &  Clough.
Minden  City—I.  Springer & Co., F. O. lletficld 
Nashville—Powers & Stringham.
olivet—F. 11. Gage.
Otisco—G. V. Snvder & Co.
Ravenna—R.  D. Wheeler.
Reed City—J.  M. Cadzow.
Rockford—H. Colby & C •.
St  Louis—Mary A.  Brice.
Sand Lake—C. O  Cain.
•Sparta—Woodin & Van Wicble, Dole & Haynes.
S  ringport—Cortright  it Griffin.
Stanton—Fairbanks it  Co.
Sumner—J.  B. 'fucker.
Williamston—M icliael Bowerman.

Fletcher.

it Son.

Fire Works -Immense line.

P utnam  Cand y Co.

DETROIT,  MICH 

500,000 TO  INVEST  IN  BONDS 

WAYNE  COUNTY  SAVINGS  BANK. 
Issued by cities, counties, towns  and school dls 
tr ic tB  of Michigan.  Officers of these municipali­
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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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January, 1890. 

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PETOSKEY,

WHOLESALE

AND  OHIO

MARBLEHEAD

LIME,
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Write  for  prices.

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B E A C H ’S

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Five  Ceuts  Each  for  all  dishes  served 

from bill of fare.

Steaks,  Chops  and  All  Kinds  of  Order 

Cooking  a  Specialty.

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Grocers visiting New  York  are  cordially invited 
to  call and  see  us, and if they  wish, have  their 
correspondence addressed in our  care.  We  shall 
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For the best work, at  reasonable  prices, address 

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Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Domestic

Wholesale  dealer  in  Foreign,  Tropical  and 

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Fruits and Sends.
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FAMOUS

The Best Known, Most Popular and Fastest  Selling  Laundry and General Family 
Soap In the Market.  No  Grocery  Stock  Complete  Without  This Brand  Handsome 
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GRAND  RAPIDS

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W h e n   you  w an t  S traight-packed, Sound 
and Sweet, Solid  Fruit, alw ay s order the E arl 
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AMONG  THE  TRADE.

ABOUND THE STATE.

Vicksburg—Geo.  Morse succeeds H.  G. 

Baker in the grocery business.

Vicksburg—H.  E.  Wagner  succeeds 

W.  A. Strong in  the  jewelry business.

Whitehall—J. E.  Sargent will close out 
his grocery stock and  retire  from trade.
Battle Creek—L. E.  Gardner  succeeds 
Gardner & Harris in the grocery business.
Greenville—E.  Rutan  succeeds  D.  D. 
Horton & Co.  in the hardware  business.
Vicksburg—Best  &  Newton  succeed 
Hall & Best in the drug and grocery bus­
iness.

Lisbon—J.  F.  Mann,  boot  and  shoe 
dealer, contemplates putting in a grocery 
stock.

Tustin—J.  H. George  succeeds  Comp­
ton & George in the meat, grain and feed 
business.

Onondaga — John  Sellick, 

general 
dealer,  has  been  closed  under  chattel 
mortgage.

Charlotte—Lamb & Spencer have hand­
led  over  100  tons of  maple  sugar  the 
present season.

Riverdale — J.  M.  Binkley  succeeds 
H.  W. Forney in the furniture and under­
taking business.

Owosso—W.  C.  Habbin  &  Co.,  dry 
goods  dealers,  have  been  closed  under 
chattel mortgage.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Wm.  Coates,  meat 
dealer,  is  dead.  P.  Cameron  succeeds 
him in business.

Shepherd—Shappee & Struble  are suc­
ceeded  in  the  agricultural  implement 
business by A.  G.  Struble.

Morley—Fred  C.  Beard  has  sold  his 
grocery stock to Mrs.  Busk,  of  Ashton, 
who has placed same in charge  of  A.  C. 
Adams.

Big Rapids—W.  E.  Overton  has repur­
chased the hardware stock  and  building 
he  recently  sold  to  M.  E.  and  C.  J. 
Darrah.

Wayland—Dr.  E.  H.  Ryno  has  pur­
chased the store building  formerly occu­
pied by C.  M.  Beach  and  will  put  in  a 
new drug stock.

Detroit—The  Detroit  Transportation 
Co.  has filed amended  articles of associa­
tion,  placing  the  capital  at $310,000, of 
which $299,000 is paid in.

Prairieville— W.  L.  Brown  has  as­
signed his drug  and  grocery stock to his 
nephew,  H.  Brown, whom  he  previously 
secured on the stock for alleged borrowed 
money.

Zeeland—A.  Lahuis,  who  was a mem­
ber of  the  firm  recently burned out,  has 
resumed  business in  the old store, carry­
ing  lines  of  groceries,  dry  goods  and 
crockery.

Muskegon—Arthur  Boucher  has  re­
tired  from  the clothing  firm of  Boucher, 
Bertrand  A  Co.  The  business  will  be 
continued  by  Edward  Kainpenga  and 
Charles  Bertrand,  under  the  style  of 
Kampenga,  Bertrand & Co.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Coral—J.  H.  Paddock has leased  Isaac 

Morris’  flouring mill.

Lansing—The  Lansing  Wheel Co.  has 
been absorbed by the American Wheel Co
Port Huron—The Mudge Paper Co. has 
re-organized and will move into new quar­
ters  and  push  things for  next  season’s 
trade.

Traverse  City—Walter N.  Kelley  suc­
ceeds J.  A.  Doty &  Co.  in  the  manufac­
ture  of  lumber,  shingles  and  charcoal 
at Blight’s Biding.

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

Middleton—Albertson  &  Nelson  have 
removed  their  broom  factory from Per- 
rinton to this  place.

Eaton  Rapids—V.  R.  Stieglitz, 

for­
merly  engaged  in  the  manufacture  of 
cigars  here,  has  opened  a  retail  cigar 
store.

Muskegon—The  Muskegon Car Co.  has 
contracted to  build for the Mather Btock 
Car Co. 300 of  their improved stock cars, 
and will start work about July  1.

Cadillac—Sampson &  Drury have  pur­
chased the J.  B. Gardner  shingle mill, at 
Boon,  and  will  operate  it  this  season, 
having secured  some  shingle timber for 
that purpose.

Saginaw—C. E.  Eastman  put in a light 
stock  of  logs last winter.  He is having 
two schooners  built  at  West  Bay  City, 
and is  putting  considerable  money into 
vessel property.

Rogers  City—Albert  C.  Frost,  of  Al­
pena,  will  erect  a  shingle  mill  here, 
which  he  proposes to operate the entire1 
year.  There  is a vast  quantity of  shin­
gle material in Presque Isle county.

Saginaw — Very  few  sales  of  pine 
stumpage  have  been  made  here  this 
spring,  and  the  fact  is  conceded  that 
owing  to  the  extraordinary competition 
in  Southern  timber,  the  price of  white 
pine stumpage  has  slightly depreciated.
Saginaw—W. H. Gilbert, Secretary and 
Treasurer of  the  Hollister  Bros.  &  Co. 
Lumber Co.,  Limited, says  the  company 
purchased  17,000,000  feet  of  lumber  at 
Menominee  for  the  Tonawanda  trade, 
and has bought a few million feet on this 
river to be cut.

Menominee  —  William  Gothard  will 
build a box  factory  at  Ontonagon,  that 
will employ  125 hands or  more, and turn 
out about  12,000  boxes  daily.  The pro­
duct will  be taken  by the Diamond Match 
Co.,  which,  however,  will  supply  the 
timber from its sawmills.
Saginaw—The  mill  of 

the  Flint  P. 
Smith  Lumber Co., to be built here,  will 
not be completed until fall. 
It will have 
large  contracts to cut special  bills,  and, 
aside  from  timber  in  this  section,  the 
company has bought extensively in Georg­
ian bay,  and will raft the logs here.

Saginaw—E.  R.  Ayers &  Co.,  who  are 
operating  a  planing  mill  and 
lumber 
yard,  have purchased  the  salt  block  of 
the  Warner  &  Eastman  property,  the 
mill  having  burned  last  wint* r.  The 
purchasers will remove the block to their 
planing  mill  premises  and operate it in 
connection  with their plant.

Manistee—White  &  Friant’s  sawmill 
is  shut  down  for  lack  of  logs.  Their 
logs are  nearly all in a body in  the  main 
river,  but there happened to get in a run 
of  South  Brauch 
logs  ahead  of  them, 
which  shut  them off.  When they begin 
to  run  again,  however,  they will  have 
more than they will  want to take care of, 
for a while,  at least.

Saginaw—The demand for special bills 
of  lumber is unprecedented.  A  number 
of  mills  are  cutting  this class of  stock, 
and the concerns engaged therein are un­
able to take all the orders  offering.  The 
extraordinary activity in  car  building is 
the cause for the  demand for bill stuff,  a 
great  deal  of  which  is  car  sills  and 
decking.

Bay City—Bousfiehl & Co., the wooden- 
ware  manufacturers,  will  undoubtedly 
remain in Bay City.  A  local  committee 
is  now  soliciting  subscriptions  for  a 
bonus to  induce  the  company to remain 
here,  and it is understood  the  $5,000 re­
quired  has  about  all  been  subscribed.

In return,  the  company agrees  to  erect 
brick  buildings,  and  conduct  business 
upon the same  scale as heretofore.  The 
company has been  a  decided  benefit  to 
the city, and as liberal inducements were 
offered it to locate elsewhere,  the  result 
is  gratifying  to Bay City business  men.
Detroit—Henry Williams,  of  the  firm 
of  Williams & Charboneau,  has returned 
from Washington,  where,  as chairman of 
the  national  committee of  vinegar man­
ufacturers, he has  been  fighting the pro­
vision of  the McKinley bill which sought 
to repeal the old law and compel the vin­
egar men to buy spirits upon  which they 
would  have  to pay 90 cents a gallon tax. 
They  secured  an  amendment  which al­
lows them to distill  low-grade  wines for 
the purpose of making vinegar, and upon 
which  they will  only  have  to  pay  five 
cents  per  gallon  proof.  Mr.  Williams 
says he believes  the  amendment will not 
be tampered with in the Senate,  although 
the whisky distillers  are  fighting it. 
If 
the  McKinley  bill  becomes  a  law,  it 
means a raise  in  the price of  vinegar of 
from one to one and one-half  cents.

A Twice Told Tale.

A  good  story 

is  going  the  rounds, 
which  recalls the  early days of  granger- 
ism, nearly twenty years  ago. 
It relates 
to  the  experience of  a Patron of  Indus­
try,  who was caught in the woods during 
a rain storm and took  refuge in a hollow 
tree.  Before  he  was  aware  of  it,  the 
moistness of  the atmosphere had swelled 
the tree, so that  he  was unable to extri­
cate himself.  Not being able  to  attract 
attention  by  reason of  his  isolated  sit­
uation, he  abandoned  all  hope of  being 
rescued  and  composed his mind to meet 
death by starvation.  Thinking  over  all 
the mean things he  had  done in his life­
time, it suddenly  occurred  to  him  that 
bis worst sin was in leaving the merchant 
who  had  befriended  him  through  sun­
shine  and  storm, 
trusting  him  when 
credit  was  a  necessity,  and  otherwise 
acting the part of  a friend in need.  The 
thought  that  he  had  left such a man in 
the  lurch,  book  account  and  all,  made 
him  feel  so  small  that  he  was  able to 
squeeze  through  the opening in the tree. 
As he sauntered home,  shuddering at the 
fate he  had  so  closely escaped,  he made 
up his mind to make  amends for his past 
misdeeds  by ceasing  to  be  a  Patron of 
Industry.

W ant  a Fruit Evaporator.

The  business  men  of  Mayville  have 
raised a fund of $800 which will  be given 
as a bonus to any one  who  will put in a 
fruit evaporator there.

VISITING  BUYERS.

E L Boynton. Griswold

W D Struik,  Byron  Center
J Colby, Rockford 
C F Sears, Rockford 
O Ten Hoor.  Forest  Grove
Otto Bros., Middleville 
L Steketee, Holland 
WmVerMenlen.BeaverDam J R Harrison, Sparta 
Wm Kars ten,  Beaver  Dam H Morley, Cedar Springs 
S H Ballard, Sparta 
Jno Farrowe. So Blendon  Den Herder  A  Tania,
Vriesland
John De Vries,  Jamestown 
H Meijering. Jamestown  G J Stephenson. Bangor 
H Van Noord,  Jamestown S McNitt, Byron Center 
L& LJenison, Jenisonville ESBotsford,Dorr 
A Mulder A Sons, Spring Lk Van Bree & Son, Zeeland 
Frank Cornell. Sebewa 
G D Van Vranken, Cadillac 
C A Johnson A  Co.,  Sparta J B Watson, Coopersrille 
H Bakker & Bon, Drenthe  Sullivan Lam Co.,  Sullivan 
O W Messenger,  Spring  Lk 
R Bredeway,  Drenthe 
8 J  Koon, Lisbon 
Jas Lynch, Blanchard 
J H Manning, Lake P O 
R G Beckwith, Bradley 
C Van Am berg, 
W H Hicks, Morley
Whitneyville  H 8 Baron, Forest Grove 
J R Odell, Fremont
Smallegan A Pickaard, 
Forest Grove 
J  N Wait. Hudsonville 
L M Wolf, Hudsonville 
Stellw&gen A Kynoch, 
St Ignace  D E Watters, Remus 
D M Skidmore, Alto
Rockafellow Merc Co., 
Carson City  H Dalmon, Allendale 
J L Purchase, Bauer 
E Heintselman, Logan 
O 8 Hunted.  Nunica 
J Riddering, Drenthe 
DeKruif, Boone A Co.. 
Red path A Murray,  Martin 
Zeeland  C L Brewster,  Brewster Lk 
Herder A Lahuis,  Zeeland Gibbs Bros., May held 
O G Wicks & Son,  St  Johns 
M E Rhodes, Riverdale 
W E Thorpe, Hart
G F Cook. Grove 
Eli Runnels, Corning
N  F Miller, Lisbon 
Cole A Chapel, Ada
E White, Lee 
John Gunstra, Lamont 
Geo A Sage, Rockford 
E E Hewitt, Rockford
S A Bush, Lowell 
John Damstra. Gitchell  W p Streeter, Middleville 
R K Finch, Saranac
Kohlenstein Bros., 
Caledonia  J Kinney. Kinney 
W R Lawton, Berlin 
8 T McLellan, Denison

The  Outlook  for  Tanbark.

“Every  indication  points  to  a  large 
peel of  tanbark,” said  N.  B.  Clark,  of 
the firm  of  N. B. Clark & Co.,  the other 
day.  “It is starting  late,  owing  to  the 
cool  weather,  but  all  the information I 
receive from my buyers  is  to  the  effect 
that the  peel  will be increased all along 
the line.  As nearly as I can judge of the 
market, prices will rule 25 cents per cord 
lower than last  year,  owing  to  the  un­
usually large  amount  marketed last sea­
son—in fact,  many tanners  are  so  well 
supplied with cheap  bark  that they will 
not take over half  the usual amount this 
year.”

“It  is  generally  conceded  that  your 
firm is the most extensive handler of tan­
bark in the  country,”  observed  the  re­
porter.  “How many cords do  you place 
in the course of a season ?”

“Our  books  show  that  we  handled 

47,000 cords last year,”  was the reply.
N am es  for  a  N ew   Boat  and  a  N ew  

Resort.

Capt.  H. J.  Webb  has  decided to name 
his  new  boat,  which  will  ply  between 
Traverse  City  and  the  summer  resorts 
of  Grand  Traverse  Bay,  the  Belle  of 
Tra/verse. 
It is expected that she will be 
completed by June 1.

The  Universalist  Resort  Association 
has decided  to  christen its new resort on 
the  Traverse  Peninsula—adjoining  the 
Traverse  Point resort—“ Ne-ah-wan-ta.” 
It is understood that the  conglomeration 
is  an  Indian  term,  signifying  “placid 
waters.”

Fourth of July goods of all kinds.

P utnam  Ca ndy Co.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

two  cents  &  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
ment taken for less than 85 cents.  Advance  payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

MEAT  MARKET  FOR  SALE—DOING  GOOD  Busi­
ness;  to a practical  man a good  chance.  W.  H. 
Davis. Elk Rapids, Mich. 
W ANTED—I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  PAT  FOR  A 
general  or  grocery stock;  must be cheap.  Ad­
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dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman. 
FOR 8ALE—STORE, DRUG  STOCK  AND  FIXTURES, 
including  postoffice  fixtures,  for  sale  on  easy 
terms, owing to ill  health;  only drag  store  in  town, 
situated in  center  of  fine fruit  section.  Address  Dr. 
8. J. Koon, Lisbon, Mich. 
TXT ANTED—GROCERY  STOCK;  MUST  BE  CHEAP 
VV 

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

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HELP  WANTED.

TT 7"ANTED—REGISTERED PHARMACIST.  ADDRESS 
VV  Dr. Boynton, Fruitport, Mich. 
ANTED — A  SWEDISH  PHARMACIST*  MUST 
speak good  English.  Address,  enclosing  refer­
ences, F. D. Paquette. Ludington, Mich. 
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WANTED—A  GOOD  TINNER,  GIVE  EXPERIENCE 
and references.  Address A.  W.  Gammer A Co., 
Box 10, Coloma, Mich._______________  
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SITUATIONS WANTED.

WANTED—POSITION BT  REGISTERED ASSISTANT 

pharmacist: best of  references furnished.  8. R. 

Smith, Coopersville, Mich._______________________ 18

MISCELLANEOUS.

F or  bale—one  million  feet  of  hemlock
bill stuff  in  lots  of  ten  thousand feet  or  more. 
For prices write Walter N. Kelley, Traverse City, Mich. 
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■ BOLISH  THE  PASS BOOK  AND SUBSTITUTE THE 
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.
Samples of two kinds  of  coupons  for  re-
t&ilers  will  be  sent free  to  any dealer  who  will 
write for them to  the  Sutliff  Coupon  Pass  Book  Co., 
564
Albany, N .T. 

Cook  i  Bergthold,
SHOW  GA8E8.

M A N U FA CTU RERS  OF

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

67 Canal S t, GRAND RAPIDS,  MICH.

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Thos Wasson succeeds Wasson & Lamb 
in the grocery business on South Division 
street. 

________________

A.  Driesens  has  opened  a  hardware 
store on Alpine avenue.  Foster, Stevens 
& Co. furnished the stock.

Ketchum, Gowl  &  Co.  have  opened  a 
grocery store  at  Wood Lake.  Lemon & 
Peters furnished the stock.

M.  E.  Rhodes has engaged  in  the  dry 
goods  business  at  Riverside.  Voigt, 
Herpolsheimer & Co. furnished the stock.
Ruefle  &  Co.  have  opened  a  grocery 
at the corner of North avenue and Quim- 
by street.  The stock  was bought at this 
market.

Don J.  Leathers is soliciting  subscrip­
tions for stock in the  Gunn  Folding Bed 
Co.,  which will be organized to-day,  with 
a capital stock of  $75,000.

Cole & Chapel,  general dealers at Ada, 
are  building a two story  brick  store  at 
692  Cherry street,  which  they expect to 
have completed by August  1.  They will 
occupy one of  the stores  with  their gro­
cery stock,  removing the same from Ada, 
having disposed of  their dry goods stock 
to D.  F.  Watson,  who  will  continue the 
business at Ada.

Purely  Personal.

W. E. Thorp, the Hart  general  dealer, 

was in town over  Sunday.

F.  N.  Cornell,  general  dealer  at  Se- 

bewa,  was in town last Thursday.

John Snitzeler  has returned from Bos­
ton  and New York,  somewhat  under the 
weather.

E.  E.  Brooks, the  St.  Ignace  boot  and 
shoe dealer, was m town a couple of days 
last week.

John Mulder, manager of the A. Mulder 
grocery business,  at Spring Lake,  was in 
town last Friday.

A. T. Linderman, of  Whitehall,  spent 
Sunday  in  this  city,  coming  via  Grand 
River on his  catamaran.

M.  F.  Stellwagen, of  the hardware firm 
of  Stellwagen & Kynoch,  at  St.  Ignace, 
was in town several days last week.

Edward L.  Dodge, the  Montague drug­
gist, was  married  Saturday  evening  to 
Miss Helen E. White, of  the  same place.
Frank  A.  Rockafellow,  President  of 
the Rockafellow Mercantile  Co.,  at  Car 
son  City, was in town  Friday and Satur­
day.

N. B.  Clark  has  returned  from  a two 
months’ jaunt through Ohio, Indiana and 
Kentucky,  and  W.  A.  Phelps  is  now 
spending a week in Illinois.

Elmer  E.  Chapel  has  removed  from 
Ada  to  this  city,  for  the  purpose  of 
superintending  the  construction  of  the 
brick store now  being  erected on Cherry 
street by Cole & Chapel.

A De Kruiif,  the Zeeland druggist, was 
in  town  one  day  last  week.  He is en­
thusiastic over the condition of  his stock 
farm  and  the  prospects of  his  trotting 
stallions, Woodlark and Zeeland.

John  D.  Morton,  cashier  in  N.  W. 
Mather’s bank, at Howard City, has taken 
the position of book-keeper for the Grand 
Rapids National Bank.  His successor at 
Howard City is his brother, E. R. Morton.
Geo.  E.  Smith,  local  agent  for  the 
D., L.  & N.  Railroad,  has  evidently been 
informed  that  his  resignation would be 
acceptable to the new management, as he 
has  lately applied  for  several positions, 
as insurance solicitor, etc.

Clarence U. Clark has  gone to Cadillac 
to  establish  a  branch  office  for  N. B. 
Clark & Co.  All bark handled  over  the 
T., A.  A.  & N.  and the  north end of  the 
G. R.  & I.  will  be inspected at that point. 
Chas.  Phelps,  who  has  been  acting  as 
assistant book-keeper for the house here, 
now  takes  the  position  of  head  book­
keeper.
The  Am erican  Express  Co.  Shut  Out.
Agreeable to the  petitions of  the fruit 
growers  of  Oceana  county, 
the  C.  & 
W.  M.  Railway has  decided  to  shut  the 
American  Express Co. out of  that  terri­
tory,  so  far  as  the  handling of  fruit is 
concerned.  Large furniture cars will  be 
fitted  up  with  shelving  and  placed  at 
convenient distances along the line.  The 
fruit  will  be  loaded by the growers and 
taken to  Holland by  the passenger  train 
and  from  there  to  Benton Harbor by a 
special fruit train,  where it will be trans­
ferred  by the  railroad  company to Gra­
ham & Morton’s boats  and  taken to Chi­
cago.

The  growers  asked  for  a  rate  of  20 
cents per bushel, but the  company could 
not meet  that  request,  establishing  the 
rate  at CO  cents  per  hundred, which  is 
equivalent  to  30  cents  per  bushel,  15 
cents  per  half-bushel,  and  6  cents  per 
fifth-bushel basket.

The  double  handling of  the fruit is  a 
great  disadvantage  and  will  injure the 
fruit to a certain  extent, no matter  how 
carefully the  handling is done;  but ship­
ments will undoubtedly reach Chicago in 
much better  condition  than they have in 
past  years under the careless methods of 
the American Express Co.

P.  o f  I.  Gossip.

N.  Schuler,  the  Muskegon  grocer,  de­
nies  the  report  that  he  is  selling  the 
P.  of I.  under contract.

Athens correspondence Marshall States­
man:  “The  P.  of  I.  lecturers  left  the 
township  in  disgust  after  having  read 
Editor Lansing’s  opinion  of  their  busi­
ness.”

Frank O.  Lord,  the  P. of  I.  grocer  of 
Grand  Ledge,  was in  town  last  Friday. 
He  holds a contract  giving  him  15  per 
cent, profit on  groceries and 20 per cent, 
on crockery and glassware.

Hastings  Banner:  “Last  week  An­
drews,  the P.  of  I.  grocer  at  Charlotte, 
made  an assignment.  It is conceded that 
Mr. Andrews  sold  goods  in  accordance 
with his  contract,  and  had a large trade. 
The  failure  is  another  confirmation  of 
what the Banner has said—that no retail 
dealer can sell goods at 10 per cent.”

Gripsack Brigade.

E.  L.  Smith, formerly on  the  road  for 
Uquardt  Bros., of  Lansing,  has engaged 
to travel for the Muskegon Cracker Co.

H.  S. Powell,  who covers the  trade of 
the  Upper  Peninsula for I.  M.  Clark & 
Son,  has removed from Sault  Ste.  Marie 
to Marquette.

There is nothing innocent or  good  that 
dies  and is forgotten;  let us hold to that 
faith or  none.  An  infant,  a  prattling 
child, dying in the cradle,  will live again 
in the better thoughts of those who loved 
it, and plays its part,  through  them,  in 
the redeeming action of the world, though 
its body be burned to  ashes  or  drowned 
in the depths of the sea.

Foster,  Stevens  &  Co.  have  sold  a 
$1,000 Van range to the Occidental  Hotel, 
at Muskegon.

Lemons—Good time to buy.

P utnam  Cand y Co.

.A, i ) . S p a n g le r  ct C o

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

FRUITS »»PRODUCE

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.

DO YOU  NEED  AN

Engraving of Yoilr Store

If  so,  The 
In  advertising  your  business ? 
Tradesman Company is glad to send samples and 
quote prices.

jillagiß  Coffee  Roaster.

The Best in the World.

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

ROBT.  S.  W E ST ,

48-50  Long  St.,  CLEVELAND,  OHIO.

(Successors to Steele A Gardner.) 

Fehsenfeld  &  Grammel,
B R O O M S !

Manufacturers of

Whisks,  Toy  Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom 
Handles, and all Kinds  of  Broom Materials. 
lO and 18 Plainfield  Are.,  Grand  Rapids.

5
How  to  Keep  a  Store.
By  Samuel  H.  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,

Grand  Rapids.

[ Established  1780.]

“ LA  BELLE  CHOCOLATiAr E."

W.  BAKER &  CO.'S  R e iiist e r e d   T ra d e-M ark.  .
No Chemicals  are  used  in 
any o f Walter Baker & Col'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  oi 
purity  and  excellence.

T   IR .  Y

BUNOLA  COFFEE.
B e s t   B o u n d  
C o f f e e  on th e  M a r k e t.
PRICE—In  Cases,  24  1-4;  In  Cabinets,  24 3-4.
.A ny  Grand  Mapids  jobber 

will fill  your order.

We  are  now  ready  to m ake  contracts  for  the  season  of  lb'JO.

81  SOUTH DIVISION ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Correspondence solicited. 

6

Dry  Goods.

C ourtesy  in  Business.

From the Youth’s Companion.
‘•May I bring  this  back if  I don’t like 
it ?”  is a question  very  often  asked  by 
customers  at  the  large  stores.  Some­
times it is not  profitable  for  the firm to 
take  back  goods,  even 
if  others  are 
bought  in  their  stead,  and it is often a 
question  if  the  courtesy  thus  extended 
pays in the long run.
There can be  no  doubt, however, that 
courtesy  of  language  is  always  profit­
able.  A clerk  in  one of  Chicago’s larg­
est retail dry goods  stores  tells  the  fol­
lowing,  which  might  happen a hundred 
times  a  day  in  any  large  city.  Two 
women came to his counter and enquired 
for  Madras  cloth.  He  took some down 
and one woman said :
“Why, that isn’t Madras  cloth.  Show 
us some of  the real article.”
“I assure  you,  madam,  this  is the real 
thing.  We  have  nothing  else  in these 
goods.”
“They are not  like  this  at  Smith’s,” 
said the other woman.
“No,”  said  her  companion,  “ they are 
genuine goods there.”
“We try to furnish  the  best  thing  in 
the market,” replied  the  clerk, politely. 
“Sometimes  we  make  mistakes, but we 
are always ready to rectify them.  If  you 
find  that  this is not  real  Madras  cloth, 
we will agree to get the real article.” 
“Will  you be sure to  give  me  enough 
for  another  dress  of  the  real  Madras 
cloth  if  I  take  this,  and  find  that  in 
washing it fades—for the  real  Madras is 
warranted  not  to  fade,  you  know,  and 
even  if  you  gave  me  another  dress,  it 
would  hardly pay for my loss of  time in 
making this up.”
“I  am  quite  sure,  madam,  that  you 
will find the cloth what we represent.  If 
not, we will do the right thing.”
The  goods  were  finally  bought  and 
taken home.  The  next  day the woman, 
who had left her  address  with the clerk, 
was  surprised  to  receive  from the firm 
the following note:

“ Dea r  Madam—Messrs.  B--------and
M--------desire  to  state  that  the  goods
sold  to  you  yesterday  as  Madras  cloth 
are imitation,  and not what  we  had sup­
posed. 
If  you  will  kindly  return  the 
same,  we  shall  be  pleased to give  you, 
in  exchange,  the  real  article. 
In  case 
you have made use of  the  cloth,  or dam­
aged it in  any way,  it will  make  no dif­
ference  to  us.  Please  excuse  the  mis­
take of  the  clerk,  and  return  the  cloth 
at  your earliest convenience,

“Respectfully,  B-----& M------.”

This was a good  advertisement for the 
firm, but  even  if  it  had  not  been,  the 
courtesy was appreciated.  As the woman 
said  when she returned  the  cloth,  “It is 
worth a good deal  to  trade  with  such a 
firm.”

A  Good  Position.

“I  want  a  man,”  said  a  New  York 
merchant,  recently,  to  the  head  of  an 
employment  bureau,  “ who  can  take my 
idea in three words,  and put it into shape 
in a  letter,  neatly  written,  spaced  and 
directed. 
If  1 can get  such a man,  he is 
sure of  a good  position  as  long as I am 
in  business.”  But the intelligence office 
could only reply,  “If we had twenty such 
men they would  all  find  places  to-mor­
row,  and as many the day after.”
“If  a  young  man  wants  to be always 
sure of  a good position,”  says a business 
man  in Boston  lately,  “I would  have him 
learn to  write well, master shorthand and 
typewriting,  so that  he  could  keep  my 
accounts neatly and correctly.  Then, no 
matter how bard the  times  might be,  he 
would be sure of  work. 
If  he got out of 
a place I  would agree to take care of  him 
until he found another, every time.”

If He  Dared.

Deacon—Young  man,  I  think  I  will 
give  you an order,  but I much  fear  that 
you have not told the exact truth regard­
ing  your goods.
Drummer—Well, sir, the fact is, 1  have 
not.  Why,  sir  (sinking  his  voice  to a 
whisper),  were  I  to  tell  all  the  truth 
about  those  goods, I’d be  murdered for 
my  samples  before  I  reach 
the  next 
town.

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

“ 
“ 
“ 

U N B LEA CH ED   COTTONS.

Prices  Current.
7 Clifton C C C......
..  614
Atlantic A............
H............ .  634 Conqueror XX... -.4 34
“ 
6 Dwight Star.......
P ............
“ 
••  VJ4
D............ ■  6% Exeter A............
• •  614
“ 
“  LL............ .  5* Full Yard Wide.. ••  614
Atlanta A. A......... •  6* Great Falls E —
Archery  Bunting.. 4M Honest Width...... ..  614
Amory................... •  7X Hartford A.........
• ■  5)4
..  5
Integritv  XX......
Beaver Dam  A A..
6*4 King, E F ............ ..  614
Berwick  L............
Blackstone O, 32... •  4% “  E X ...........
..  614
“  EC, 32 in.. -•  5)4
Black  Rock  .........
634 Lawrence L L...... ..  5)4
Boot, FF...............
2X............... .  6 New  Market B__ ..  5
Noibe R.  ............ ..  5Î*
c 
............
..  6 '
Our Level  Best......614
Riverside XX......... 5
Sea Island R...........  614
Sharon B  ...............  634
Top of the  Heap—   7J4
Williamsville..........7
Comet,  40 in...........814
Carlisle  “ 
...........  714
New Market L, 40 in.  714
B LEA CH ED   COTTONS.
Glen Mills.
Gold  Medal............   714
Green  Ticket......... 8)4
Great Falls.............   6J4
Hope......................... 7)4
Just  Out........  434® 8
King  Phillip...........734
OP......714
Lonsdale Cambric. .1014
Lonsdale...........  @ 814
Middlesex........   @5
No Name................   714
Oak View..............  6
Our Own................   514
Pride of the West 
.12
Rosalind...................714
Sunlight.................   414
Vinyard..................  814
814

“ 
« 
“  AL............... •  714 Newton.............
“  PL, 40 inch...  814
Continental,  C......  714
D,  40-in  814
E, 42-inlO 
W, 45-inll
H, 48-inl2
Chapman................  4
CohassetA..............  714
Comet.....................   7
Amsburg
Blackstone A A......  8
Beats All................   414
Cleveland.............  7
Cabot......................   714
Cabot,  X.................  634
Dwight Anchor......  9
shorts.  834
Edwards.................   6
Empire...................   7
Farwell...................  734
Fruit of the  Loom..  834
Fitehville  .............714
First Prize______ 614
Fruit of the Loom X-  8
Fairmount..............  414
Full Value..............  634
Geo.  Washington...  814
Cabot......................   714|DwightAnchor..
Farwell...................  7341
TremontN..............  614 Middlesex No.  1.
“  2.
Hamilton N............   614 
L............ 7 
“  3.
Middlesex  AT........  8 
“  7.
X...........  9 
“  8.
No. 25....  9
BLEA C H ED   CANTON  FL A N N EL. 
Hamilton N............   7141 Middlesex A A
Middlesex P T..........8
2. 
A T ........... 9
A O. 
X A.........   9
4.
X  F ..........1014

U N BLEA CH ED   CANTON  FL A N N E L .

H A LF  B LEA CH ED   COTTONS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

D B ESS  GOODS.

.11.12
.1314
.1714
.16
Nameless................20
...........25
...........2714
...........30
...........3214
...........35

“ 
“ 

Hamilton 
........8
.................   9
 
G G  Cashmere........21
Nameless................ 16
.................18

“ 

1014

CORSET  JE A N S .

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

PR IN T S .

“ 
“ 

Biddeford...............  6  INaumkeag satteen..  714
Brunswick..............614|Rockport.................. 614
Merrim’ck shirtings.  414 
Allen, staple...........  514
fancy...........  514
Repp furn  .  814
robes...........  5
Pacific  fancy..........6
American  fancy__6
robes............  614
Portsmouth robes...  6 
American indigo__6
Simpson mourning..  614
American shirtings.  414 
“  —   614
Arnold 
greys........614
long cloth B.1014 
solid black.  614 
Washington indigo.  6 
“  C.  814
century cloth  7
“  Turkey robes..  714
gold seal...... 1014
“  India robes__714
Turkey red.. 1014
“  plain T’ky X 34  814 
Berlin solids...........  514
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
“  oil blue.......  614
key red................ 6
“ 
“  green ....  614
Martha Washington
Cocheco fancy........  6
“  madders...  6 
Turkeyred 34........714
Eddy stone  fancy...  6 
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........  914
Hamilton fancy.  ...  614 
staple...  514 
Riverpoint robes 
Manchester  fancy.  6 
Windsor fancy........  614
614
“ 
Merrimack D  fancy. 614
indigo blue......... 1014
TIC K IN G S.
|A C  A..................... 1214
Amoskeag AC A....13 
Hamilton N  ...........  714 Pemberton AAA — 16
D............ 814 York......................... 1014
Awning. .11  Swift  River............714
Farmer.8  Pearl  River..................................1214
First  Prize..............lH4,Warren....................14
Atlanta,  D..............  6341 Stark.......................  714
Boot........................  6341  “ 
Clifton, K 
“ 

  5
gold  ticket 

.......................  7
.......................10

“  new era. 

.......... 6^1 

COTTON  D R ILL.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag............... 1214
9oz......1414
brown . 13
Andover.................1114
Everett, blue..........12
brown......12
Simpson.................. 20
.................18
...............16

“ 
“ 
“ 
SA TIN ES.

Jaffrey.................1114
Lancaster.............1244
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 1314
No. 220.. ..13
No. 250....1114
No. 280.... 1014
Imperial.................1014
Black................9® 914
....................  1014

Lancaster,  staple 

Coechco.................. 1014
Glenarven................ 634
Lancashire.............   614
Normandie.............  714
Renfrew Dress........714
Toil du Nord__10@1014
Amoskeag................ 63i
AFC........1014
Persian.....................814
Bates.........................634
Warwick.................  8)4
Peerless, white.......18)41 Peerless  colored

“ 
GINGHAM S.
fancies —   7
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Westbrook.............   8
........................ 10
“  
York........................634
Hampton.................6)4
Windenneer........... 5
Cumberland........... 5
Essex......................4)4
.21

C A R PET  W A R P.

634

“ 

G RA IN   BAGS.

“

No.

T H R E A D S.

R ED   FLA N N EL.

M IX ED   FLA N N EL.

K N ITTIN G   COTTON.

6 ..  ..33
8 .......34
10 .......35
12 .......36

White. Colored.
42
43
44
45

Amoskeag.............. 17  (Valley City..............1614
Harmony................1614 Georgia...................16)4
Stark.....................   20  Pacific..................  .14
American...............17  I
Clark’s Mile End.... 45  I Barbour's...............88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s ...............88
Holyoke..................22141
White. Colored.
38 No. 14 .......37
39
16 .......38
18 .......39
40
41 U 20 .......40
CAM BRICS.
.  43£ iWashington...... • ••  434
Slater...................
4% Red Cross.........
• ■ ■  4«
White Star...........
Kid Glove............ ■  4X Lockwood.......... ■ ■■  4U
.  4% Wood’s..............
Newmarket.........
Edwards.............. ■  4% Brunswick.......
•••  4%
.32)4 T W..................
Fireman..............
•  22H
.2714 F T ..................... ...32H
Creedmore...........
...35
.30 J  RF, XXX......
Talbot XXX.........
.2714 Buckeye...........
Nameless  ...........
...32H
Red & Blue,  plaid .40 Grey S R W......
...17H
.2214 Western W  ...... —1814
Union R..............
.1814 D R P ...............
Windsor...............
...18H
.21 Flushing XXX..
6 oz Western........
...23H
Union  B...........  . ■ 22)4 Manitoba........... ...23H
Nameless...... 8  @ 9)4
...... 9 @10H
12)4
...... 8!4@10
Slate.  Brown.  Black. Slate.  Brown. Black.
13
954 13 
914 
15
1054 15 
10)4 
17
1154 17 
1114 
1214 20 
20
12)4 
DUCKS.
.  914 West  Point, 8 oz ...10)4
Severen, 8 oz-----
10 oz ...12)4
“ 
May land, Soz......
.1014
914 Raven, lOoz......
Greenwood, 714 oz
...13H
...15
Greenwood, 8 oz.. .11 Hi Stark 
......
W ADDINGS.
White, doz........... 25 Per bale, 40 doz
.17 00
.20
Colored,  doz........
SILESIA S.
.  8 Pawtucket........
Slater, Iron Cross.
•  .10)4
.  9 Bundle..........
...  9
Red Cross..
.1054 Bedford...........
Best  .........
.  ion
.12)41 Valley  City...... ■••10)4
Best  AA...
CORSETS.
.14 75
Coraline............... 19 50¡Wonderful__
..  4 75
9 00 Brighton.........
Schilling's...........
Corticelli, doz......... 85

CANTABS  AND  PA D D IN G .
13
914
15
10)4
17
HV4
20
1214

DOMET  FLA N N EL.

twist, doz. .4214 
50 yd, doz.. 4214
HOOKS  AND  E T E S — P E R  GROSS.
No  1 Bl’k & White..l0
“ 
“  2 
“ 
..12
“ 
“  3 
..12
“ 
No 2-20, M C......... 50  ¡No 4—15, F  3)4

No  4 Bl’k & White.,15
“  8 
..20
“  10 
..25

Corticelli  knitting, 
per 14 oz  ball........30

SEW ING  SIL K .

“ 
“ 
“ 

FIN S .

“ 
“

“ 

“ 

3—18, S C ..........45  I
COTTON  TA PE
No  2 White & Bl’k..l2 
10 
“  4 
-.15
12 

“ 

No 2

No  8 White & Bl’k..20 
.23
“ 
“ 
.26
............ 36

N E E D L E S —P E R   M.

A. James.................1  501¡Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s................1  35 Gold  Eyed.............. 1  50
Marshall’s .............   1  00|
5—4. 

.2 25  6—4.. .3 2515—4 

1  95  6—4 ..2  95

TA B LE  O IL  CLOTH.
“ 

...3 10

“ ...2   10 

1\ 

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

WHOLESALE

Dry  Goods  and  potions.

New Line of Summer Flannel Shirts from 3.50 per doz.  up.
Pants,  Overalls,  Jackets and Jumpers in  all grades.
Underwear,  all weights in White, Gray and Mixed and 25 cases of  Cotton  Hose, 

all grades.

Agents for Georgia and  Valley City Bags.  Wadding, Twines,  Batts.

83 

llonroe  and  10,12,  14,  IE  1  18  Pollatala  Sts.,  6RÄRD  RAPIDS.

Furniture

-AT-

N elson, 

M atter 
&  C o ’s

STYLES:

N e w ,
C h e a p ,
M e d i u m

AND

E x p e n s i v e .

L a r g e   V ariety  and 

Drices Low.

Level-Headed

Business  Men

Use  Coupons  and  put  their  Business 

on  a

C A S H   B A S I S .

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

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Raplda.

A   W N I N G S

Flags, Horse and  Wagon  Covers.  Seat  Shades,  Large 
Umbrellas,  Oiled  Clothing,  Wide  Cotton  Docks,  etc. 
CBAS.  A.  COYE,  11  Pearl  Street.

Send  for  Illustrated  Catalogue.

Telephone  106.

Voigt, HerpoMeiir  Go.
U r  y   G o o d s

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

Manufacturers of

Shirts,  Pants,  Oileralls,  Etu.

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

48,50 and 52 Ottawa St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH.

H A J V D W A M & .

Prices  C urrent.

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

7

70—10

A  P ersistent  Peddler.

“I  should  like  to  sell  you a gimlet,” 
looking  man,  as  he 

said  a  careworn 
walked into an office the other day.

‘‘We have no use for  one,”  replied the 

cashier.

‘‘But  you should always  look  into the 
misty  future,”  went  on  the  fiend,  de­
murely.  “Next winter  you  will want to 
make holes in  your boot-heels so you can 
get  your skates on.”

“I  use  club  skates—no  straps  re­

quired.”

screw—”

“You may want to screw  some  boards 
together  some  time.  The old-fashioned 
method of  driving screws in with a ham­
mer  is  pernicious, while  it  deteriorates 
the tenacity of  the  fangs of  the  screws, 
as it were.”

“Nothing to-day, sir.”
“The  gimlet  also  acts  as  a  cork­
“ 1 don’t want it.”
“It  may be  used  as a tack-hammer,  a 
cigar-holder, and  also  as a tooth-brush.” 
“ 1 don’t want it.”
“It has  an  eraser,  a pen,  an inkstand, 
a table for computing  compound interest 
and a lunch-box attachment.”

“I can’t help it;  I don’t want it.”
“I  know  you  don’t.  You’re  one  of 
those  mean men that won’t buy a gimlet 
unless  it  has  a  restaurant,  a  trip  to 
Europe, and  Italian  opera  company  at­
tached.  You’re the  kind  of  a man who 
would  live  near an electric light to save 
a gas bill.”
And the peddler  walked  out  with his 
mental plunge on the  perpendicular.

in 

length, 

regular 

The  Sm allest  Am erican  B ailw ay.
The most diminutive railroad in Amer­
ica is  that  owned  and  operated  by the 
Monson,  Maine,  Slate Go.,  running from 
the company’s quarries to Monson  Junc­
tion, on the Bangor & Piscataquis.  This 
little  road has a 2 foot  gauge,  is about 6 
miles 
and  is  thoroughly 
equipped  with  locomotives,  passenger, 
baggage,  and  freight  cars,  has  several 
stations, 
time  tables  and  a 
superintendent.  The  superintendent is 
also  conductor,  baggage  master,  mail 
agent,  passenger  and freight brakeman, 
news agent, and director—a regulat Pooh 
Bah—and for performing all these offices 
he gets $900 a  year.  Ten men constitute 
the entire force of  the road.  The trains 
average  about fifty miles  a  day in sum­
mer  and 
twenty-five  miles  in  winter. 
The  road is all  down  hill  one  way,  so 
that a car  will run from  the  quarries to 
the  junction without the assistance of  a 
locomotive. 
If  a  passenger  misses  the 
regular  train, $5 will  secure a special to 
carry him over  the line.  Last  year this 
toy road carried 9,000  tons  of  the  com­
pany’s freight to  Monson  Junction  (six 
tons to  a  car)  for  trans-shipment  over 
the Bangor & Piscataquis to Bangor  and 
points west,  and  4,200  passengers, who 
paid $12,000 in fares,  being  transported 
at a cost  of  $9,000.  This little road has 
been  in  operation  six  years,  and in all 
that  time  no  accident  of  any kind has 
occursed on its line.

AXES.

These  prices  are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay  prom ptly  and  buy  in  full  packages.
60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dls.

“ 
“ 
“ 

First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................(8 0 0
D.  B. Bronze...........................  12 50
  9 00
S.B.S. Steel................... 
D. B. Steel...............................  14 00
dls.
Railroad......................................................( 14 00
Garden...................................................net  30 00

BARROWS. 

 

bolts. 

dls.

Stove.............................................................. 50*10
Carriage new list.......................................... 
70
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST. 

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

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

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

40

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

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

CAPS.

CARTRIDOES.

50
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire...........................................dls. 
25
Socket Firmer...............................................70*10
Socket Framing.............................................70*10
Socket Corner................................................ 70*10
Socket Slicks................................................ 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

chisels. 

dls.

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

combs. 
.....................................  
.....................................  
CHALK.

dls.

40
25

White Crayons, per  gross..............12@12H dls. 10

COPPER.

elbows.

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14x56,14x60 .......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
Bottoms........................................................ 

drills. 

dls.

Morse’s Bit  Stocks......................................  
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................... 

DRIPPINO FANS.

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

28
26
26
26
27

60
50
50

07
6)4

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

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, (26....................... 
Ives’, 1, (18; 2, (24; 3, 830 ..........................•. 

30
25

piles—New List. 

dls.

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

SALVANIZED IRON

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

12 

14 

Discount, 60

13 
0AUSE8. 

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

28
18

50

dls.

HAM M ERS.

 

d l s .

dls.

H IN B ES.

HOLLOW   W A RE

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

levels. 
WIRE GOODS. 

V4...........
%...........
* ...........
%.........
H A N B ER S. 

Mavdole & Co.’s................................dls. 
25
25
Kip’s.......................................... 
dls. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s..................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ...............................dis.60&10
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4)4  14  and
3V419
...........net
...........net
8V4
.........   net
7V4
...........net
7V4
.........   dls.
70
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................  60*10
Kidder, wood track .....................   ............ 
40
Pots..................
........ 
60
Kettles..............
.......  
60
Spiders  ...........
........ 
60
Gray enameled.
___ 40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware.........................new list 70*10
Japanned Tin Ware.........   ..................  
25
Granite Iron W are................... new list 33)4*10
dls.
70
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .............. 
dl8.
Bright...................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes..............................70*10*10
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..................  
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings............  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings 
........... 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings................. 
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
diS.
55
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list 
Mallory, Wheeler &  Co.’s.............. 
55
 
Branford’s ................................................... 
56
Norwalk’s ....................................................  
55
Adze Eye  ........................................ (16.60,  dls. 60
Hunt Bye........................................  
(15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ...................................... (18.50, dls. 20*10.
diS.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled.....................  
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s  ................. 
40
.. 
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables 
.. 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cli  k’s 
.............. 
40
“  Enterprise 
............................... 
25
MOLASSES GATES. 
diS.
Stebbin’s Pattern..............................  
60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Steel nails, base...................................................2 00
Wire nails, base................................................... 2 50
Steel.  Wire.
60...................................................... Base 
Base
10
50...................................................... Base 
20
05 
40............................... 
20
10 
30............... 
20.........  ......................................... 
30
15 
35
16.............................................  
15 
 
12.....................................................  
35
15 
10 ....................................................   20 
40
50
8........................................................   25 
7 * 6 ..................................................   40 
65
4 .......................................................   60 
90
1 50
3............................  
1 00 
2 00
2.........................................................1  50 
Fine 3................................................ 1  50 
2 00
90
Case  10..............................................  60 
8..............................................   75 
1 00
6............................ 
Finish 10............................................  85 
1 00
1 25
S............................................ 1  00 
6  .......................................... 1  15 
1 50
75
Clinch 10...........................................  85 
90
8..........................................1  00 
6...........................................1  15 
1 00
Barrell %...........................................1  75 
2 50
dls.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   @3o
Sciota Bench................................................  @50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy.........................  @30
Bench, first quality......................................   @50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...  __  *10
Fry,  Acme........................ ....................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................ dls.
dis.
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs............................. 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 
.  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

Advance over base: 

MAULS. 
mills. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

planes. 

rivets. 

NAILS

Broken packs He per pound extra.

PANS.

 

 

 

 

 

RO PES.

 

 

 

d l s .

SQ U A RES. 

sheet iron.

Sisal, ft Inch and larger..........................  J2V4
Manilla............. 
i5yt
Steel and  Iron..............................................  
75
60
Try and Bevels............................................. 
Mitre....................................................  
20
Com.  Smooth.
Com. 
Nos. 10 to  14.....................................(4 20
(3 10 
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................4 20
3 30 
Nos.  18 to 21.....................................4 20
3 20 
Nos. 22 to 24.....................................4 20
3 30 
Nos. 25 to 26.......................... 
..  4 40
3 40 
___
No. 27...............................................   4  60 
3 50
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86..........................   ......... dls. 40*10
Silver Lake, White A.............................. list 
50
Drab A.......................... 
 
“ 55
White  B..............................  “ 
go
Drab B.............................. 
  “  55
White C................................   “ 
35

SAND  P A P E R .

SASH  CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH  W EIG H TS.

“ 

dls.

wire. 

saws. 

traps. 

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton (25
Hand........................................25@25&5
70

dls.
.. 
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot, 
. 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 
S n e c .iftl  S t e e l   THex  Y   r* n t.s  n o p   f n n i
. 
Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot 
Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot...........................................

28
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s 
70
. 
Mouse,  choker.................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion............. .................(1.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market..............................................  65
Annealed Market................................  
Coppered Market.............................................60
Tinned Market.... ........................................  62)4
Coppered  Spring  Steel...........................        50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized 
.................   ...  3 60
painted  .............................   3 GO
Au Sable...............................dis. 25410@25*10&05
Putnam......................................... 
dls. 05
dis. 10*10
Northwestern................................ 
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......
30
Coe’s  Genuine................................
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable 
..............
75*10
dls.
Bird Cages......................................
50
Pumps, Cistern................................
75
...
Screws, New List............................. 
Casters, Bed  and  Plate...........................50*10*10
 
Dampers, American....  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods 
66

horse nails.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

W RENCHES.

.... 

“ 

 

 

 

6Vi
7

SO LDER.

26c
28C

METALS.
P IG  T IN .
Pig  Large..........................
Pig Bars...............................
ZINC.
Duty:  Sheet, 2)4c per pound.
680 pound  casks........................................... 
Per pound.............................. .....................  
16
V4@V4....................................................... 
Extra W iping.............. 
13^4
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIM ONY.
Cookson........................................per  pound  16
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN — M ELYN  G RADE.
90 1 25
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................t 6  60
14x20 IC,
6 60 
10x14 IX, 
8 35 
14x20 IX, 
8 35

..................................
...............................
Each additional X on this grade, (1.75.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal..................................
14x20 IC, 
................................
10x14 IX, 
....................................
14x20 IX, 
.........
Each additional X on this grade (1.50.

“ 
“ 
T IN — ALLAW AY  G RADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

.(  6  00 
6  00 
.  7  50 
7 50

“ 

Allaway  Grade

ROOFING  PLATES
Worcester  ............   .

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX,
14x28  IX.
14x31  IX.......................  ............................... 14  50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers. I
9V4
14x 60 t x ’.  “  

6  00 
7  50 
12 50
5 25
6 75 
11  00 
14 00
(18

B O IL E R  SIZ E  T IN   PLA TE.

)  p e r   p o u n d  

“   9 

•• 

F O S T E R ,   S T E V E N S   <&  CO.,

The H ardware  Market.

Iron  and  steel  nails  continue  weak. 
The tin market is quiet,  notwithstanding 
the uncertainty attending  the tariff  bill. 
It is claimed that there  will be less glass 
on  hand  June  15,  when  the  factories 
close for the  season,  than  has  been  the 
case for several  years,  and  higher prices 
are therefore  looked  for.  Rope is weak 
and Me lower.

Just  a s  He  Advertised.

Mrs. Coolum—“What  is  the  price  of 
this  morning,  Mr. 

your  canned  beef 
Sandum?”

“Thirty-eight cents, ma’am.”
“Why,  that’s  the  same  price  it  was 
yesterday morning;  you  forget  that  you 
advertise ‘sweeping  reductions !’ ”
“Not at all, ma’am.  You’ll find them— 
er—just below—at the  broom  counter.”

XO  *   12  MONROE  b l.  uuil  33,  35,  37.  39  *   41  LOUIS  jT„  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

8
The Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association. 

▲  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DKYOTRD  TO  THE

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

strictly in advance.

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

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY, MAY  28,  1890.

SHOULD  CHECK  IN  INFLOW.
Mr.  Powderly,  who  is  a  witness  of 
value  in  this case, since he is the son of 
an immigrant,  and is in  close  sympathy 
with  that  great  body  of  the  working 
people  who  are  either of  foreign  birth 
themselves  or  nearly  derived  from  it, 
writes strongly as to  the  need of  check-
ing  the  inflow  of  the  foreign  stream. 
Two  or  three  of  his  statements  are of 
special interest—one as to the great num­
ber of  agents employed in Europe by the 
great  steamship  companies  to  entice 
people  to  come over,  and another to the 
effect  that  the  pressure  upon us of  the 
masses  of  unskilled,  cheap  laborers  is 
actually beginning to dislodge  American 
workmen,  and  give  them  the  spirit of 
emigration.  Doubtless the latter  is  the 
more  important,  and  it  may  be  pro­
nounced,  indeed,  very important  if  it be 
true.

The  chief  features  of  the  immigrant 
stream are  well  known.  Yet they must 
be reviewed  in  order to appreciate their 
seriousness.  The number  who  came  in 
the 
last  fiscal  year  (July  1,  1888,  to 
June 30,  1889),  was  in  round  numbers 
450,000  (444,427),  and  the  arrivals since 
that time,  in the nine  months to April 1, 
were 254,403.  Nearly  all of  these  came 
from Europe;  the arrivals from the other 
parts of the world are insignificant.  And, 
analyzing  the  European  movement,  the 
British Islands  still  lead.  Their contri­
butions  in  the  fiscal  year  1889  were 
153,549,  and  in  the  nine  months of  the 
present 
fiscal  year  68,132.  England 
(with Wales) is sending  many more than 
Ireland, and the movement from Scotland 
is not insignificant,  for it has  amounted, 
in the last twenty-one  months,  to 25,022. 
Following the British Islands comes Ger­
many.  In the fiscal  year 1889 her people 
made up over  22 per  cent,  of  the  whole 
number of  our  arrivals,  and  in  the last 
nine  months  this  percentage  has  been 
almost  precisely  maintained—her  con­
tribution  in 
the  former  period  being 
99,538, and in the latter 56,063.

Fiscal Year  Nine Mos.

the  enormous  stream: 

1889.
British Islan d s......... 153,! 49
99,53-J
Germany........
Scandinavian  C’ntries 57,51'4
Aus ria Hungary........ 31,174
Russia  (exc. Polan 1). 31,889
..................... 24,848
Italy 

There are six great tributaries, indeed, 
the  British 
to 
Islands,  Germany, 
the  Scandinavian 
countries, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, 
Russia and Italy.  The former three are 
old contributors  to  our  population;  the 
latter three are later comers. 
In  tabular 
form the six make this  showing:
1890.
09,132
56,063
19,507
34,839
22,454
24,308

Total.
222,681
IV, 601
77,' 11
69,013
54.343
49,056
These figures show  that the movement 
from Great  Britain is not  now  as  large 
as it  was,  that the  German  movement is 
almost precisely in the  same  proportion 
to the total movement,  that  the  Scandi­
navian stream is greatly diminished,  and 
that the movement from the  other  coun-
tries  is  proportionately larger,  Italy and 
Austria-Hungary  sending  us  as  many I 

people  in  the  last  nine  months as they 
had  done  in  the  preceding  twelve—a 
fact  not  calculated  to  encourage  our 
hopeful expectation of speedily assimilat­
ing the new comers.

The  movements in Europe  tending  to 
the  improvement  of 
the  condition  of 
labor  should  have  the  effect,  and  no 
doubt will have,  of  checking migration, 
but this effect  will naturally be felt most 
in the countries  where there is the near­
est  approximation  to  American  condi­
tions.  We  may  look,  perhaps,  for  a 
falling off from England—such as appears 
in the figures above—and from Germany; 
but  how  can  there be any great shift at 
present  in  the  industrial  conditions  of 
Russia,  Austria and Italy ?  If  we leave 
our gates  wide open,  as now,  the stream 
from  those  quarters  will  undoubtedly 
come flowing in,  until the day of disturb­
ance and disaster here.

Association  Notes.

The date of the State Convention of  the  M. B.
M. A., which will be held at  Saginaw, will prob 
ably be decided upon this week.
Lowell Journal:  The  Business  Men's  Asso­
ciation  held a most  enthusiastic  meeting  Mon­
day night, the principal object being to do some­
thing to  advance  the  business  interest  of  the 
town.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  confer 
with the Oriel Cabinet Co., of Grand Rapids, and 
see if it were possible to  induce  them  to  build 
their  factory  in  this  place, when they rebuild. 
The Association feels  that we can give them all 
the advantages  they  now  enjoy  in  the way of 
location, fire  protection,  economy of  plant and 
cheapness of material and  labor,  besides  many 
other advantages they do not  enjoy there.  The 
meeting passed off very smoothly and Mr. Blain, 
one  of  the  committee,  went  to  Grand  Rapids 
Tuesday to arrange a meeting  between the com­
mittee and the directors.  We all feel the neces­
sity of doing something  to  increase  our  manu­
facturing enterprises, as Lowell has reached her 
maximum growth, unless enterprises are started 
that will give more employment to labor.
N ot  in  Love  W ith  Mulliken.

E lk  Ra p id s, May 24,1890. 

Editor  Michigan  Tradesman:
There is one man, at least, in  this  community 
who bears down harder on ex-Manager Mulliken 
than  T he  T radesm an  did a couple  of  months 
ago.  That man is Hon. H. H. Noble, of Dexter & 
Noble, who makes no bones of the statement that 
Mulliken openly deceived him.  Mr. Noble claims 
that Mulliken informed him that  the  extension 
of the C. & W.  M.  from  Traverse  City  to  Elk 
Raoids had been submitted  to the directors and 
approved and that as soon  as  the  right  of  way 
was  secured  the  work  of  construction  would 
begin.  Mr. Noble worked like a beaver  to  per­
form his part of  the  contract, but when he took 
the deeds to the then Manager, he was surprised 
to find that  the  estimates  had  never  been sub­
mitted to the directors.  The new Manager sub­
sequently apologized for the act of  his j redeces- 
sor. at the same  time  informing  Mr. Noble that 
he had submitted the matter of  the extension to 
the directors  and  that  the  same  had  been  ap­
proved, but could not be inaugurated  this  year.
Under  the  circumstances, it is not to be  won­
dered at that Mr. Noble’s regard  for the deposed 
Manager is not of the warmest description.*  *  *

Sailing  Under  F alse  Colors.

Sand  Lake, May 21,1890. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman:
I have  noticed  all  along  that  you  report  as 
merchants who have refused to renew their con­
tracts with the P. of I., Blanchard & Braman and 
F. E. Shattuck & Co., of Sand  Lake.  Both  the 
firms have renewed their contracts and are P. of 
I. dealers, “and don’t  you  forget  it.”  I have it 
personally  from  Mr.  Braman.  and  every  one 
knows here that Mr. Shattuck  has  renewed  his 
contract.  This sailing under  false  colors is too 
thin, but is just what contract dealers desire—to 
have the public believe they have thrown up the 
P. of I. trade.  Of  course,  outsiders  then  give 
them their trade again, while the P. of 1. chuckle 
in their sleeves.
President Lincoln ohce said:  “You  can  fool 
all the people some  of  the time and some of the 
people all the time, but you cannot  fool  all  the 
people

all the time.”  Yours truly.

J. V. C r a n d a l l .

Oood  W ords  Unsolicited.

I  Riley  Reed,  grocer,  Mulliken:  “It is a good 
paper.”

Longyear Bros., druggists, Mason:  “We could 

not get along without your paper.”

Wm. Zeran, drugs and  boots  and  shoes, East- 
port:  “Cannot do without T h e  T r a d e sm a n.”  
j  Brown Bros., clothiers, Charlotte:  “WhileT h e 
T rad esm an  cannot  exactly  be  termed a cloth- 
| ier’s journal, it comes like a friendly letter to all 
merchants and by us is thoroughly appreciated.”

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Go  Back  to  the  Farm.

In Great  Britain  land is prized  above 
money.  Those who have inherited land, 
unless  forced  by  misfortune,  will  not 
part  with it,  and  the  ambition of  those 
who  have  no  title  to  British  soil is to 
gain  money enongh  to  acquire it.  The 
merchant  and  tradesman  toil  and  save 
with a view of  resting  upon  their  earn­
ings,  when  sufficient,  in  pleasant  rural 
homes;  the  banker  and  speculator each 
looks  forward  to  retirement  to a hand­
some “country seat.”  The love of coun­
try life is general,  and  the  people  take 
pride  in  adorning 
their  homes  and 
grounds,  in  laying  out  pleasant  drives, 
and in making  and  keeping  good roads. 
They prefer to  bring  up  their  children 
in  healthy  fresh  air  and  in  innocent 
rural freedom,  rather than in the  tainted 
atmosphere of  cities and towns and amid 
their closely crowded temptations.  This 
love  of  country  life  has  made  English 
landscapes the  most  beautiful of  any in 
the world—a charming  variety of  forest 
and  stream,  of  fine  parks  and  grand 
avenues, of  noble  mansions  and embow­
ered cottages, of  excellent highways and 
tidy lanes, of  well-kept  hedges  and  or­
chards, of  neat farms and gardens.

indeed. 

establishing  a  comfortable  rural  home, 
which would each  year grow more home­
like and attractive on account  of  the at­
tention given  it,  and  the country would 
become  beautiful 
Unfortun­
ately,  he  prefers  to  he  a  town  loafer 
rather than a tidy farmer,  and  one  will 
find him lounging  about  the  stores,  the 
public  places,  and  too  frequently,  the 
saloons.  He  looks  seedy and  poor,  be­
cause  low  prices  make his income  low. 
He  is a gossip  and  a  bore.  The  mer­
chants don’t want him  in the way,  for he 
has  little  money  and  buys  only  cheap 
things.  His boys too often become hum­
mers and his girls occasionally something 
worse,  and they all lose  ground  morally 
or  physically.  Go  hack  to  your farm, 
confound you!

This  is  an  age of  novelty and  adver­
tising.  A  Philadelphia  stove  company 
has devised a new way of  bringing  their 
wares to the attention of the trade.  They 
have had a wagon built in  which sample 
stoves  are  placed—a sort of  a show-case 
on  wheels.  This  striking  vehicle 
is 
drawn by a fine team of  horses  with fine 
mounted  harness,  driven  by a driver in 
full livery.

In the United  States,  and especially in 
the  West,  quite  a  different  sentiment 
prevails,  and  the  country plainly shows 
it.  Here  the  original  God-given  priv­
ilege of  owning  land is open to all;  but, 
on account of  our natural perversity,  be­
cause it is  common it seems to be lightly 
prized.  Too  many farmers  regard their 
farms  not  as  homes, but  as  temporary 
abodes, or  places  upon  which  to  earn 
what  may enable  them  to  live in town. 
As a matter of course, they take no pains 
to fix up or beautify such places, because 
they expect soon  to  leave  them to their 
tenants.  Their  children  grow  up  with 
no love for home or rural avocations,  but 
with a strong  desire to better  their  con­
ditions elsewhere;  and the boys when old 
enough,  or before,  leave  the farm at  the 
first  opportunity.  Finally,  the  farmer, 
of  this  numerous  class,  has  got  some 
money ahead,  and  he  concludes that the 
little  interest  on  it  and  the  rents will 
support him.  He  says  he  wants  to get 
nearer church and school, although there 
is nothing to hinder  him  from  riding to 
church if  he and others  like  him would 
give a little  attention  to  the  roads, and 
any  intelligent  person  would  tell  him 
that  his  children  will  learn  faster at a 
common district school than at the highly 
graded,  repressive town institution.  But 
he  wants to live in  town.  So he buys a 
cheap  house,  and  with  his  worn-out 
wife—the only one  who may receive any 
benefit  from  the  change—and  younger 
children he moves in  and becomes a thor­
oughly  useless  citizen—a  nobody, 
in 
fact.  The  tenant  on  the  farm  has  no 
care  except  for  what  he  may make off 
it.  He will take no pains to keep up the 
fences or  buildings,  to trim  the  trees or 
to  repair  the  roads,  and  things  grow 
worse, as a natural consequence.

One  may  ride  out  into  the  country 
from any town in Michigan,  and half the 
farms that he will pass are  of  this char­
acter—in the care of tenants or of owners 
shabby 
about  to  move.  Bad  roads, 
fences and untidy yards are the rule. 
If 
the average farmer  really loved his land, 
as an Englishman does, he and his family 
would desire to live  upon  it  and  would 
he putting  in their  spare  time in adorn­
ing it,  in adding  conveniences and mak­
ing good roads to it;  in fine, he would be

HARTMAN’S  HALL, 

June  12  and  13,  1890.

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G I L M O R E ,

And  His  Famous  Band,  with  a  Quartette  of 
MISS  IDA  KLEIN, Soprano,

Distinguished Vocalists,

MME.  VON  DAENHOEF, Contralto, 

HENRI  KALKE,  Tenor,

EDWARD O’MAHONEY, Basso.
The  Grand  Rapids  Oratorio  Society
And  Its  Festival  Chorus  of  275  Voices;  also a 

Children’s Chorus of 500.

A Great Musical Festival!

Four  Grand  Concerts!
Thursday  Afternoon,  June  12,  at  2:30 o’clock. 
Thursday Evening, June  12, at 8 o’clock.
Friday Afternoon, June 13, at 2:30 o’clock. 
Friday Evening, June 13, at 8 o’clock.

PRICES OF  ADMISSION: 

EVENINGS:

First three rows in  gallery, reserved...........81.50
Balance of gallery and lower  floor 
...........  1.00
Admission to floor..........................................  75c

AFTERNOONS:

First three rows in gallery............................ 81.00
Balance of gallery................................... 
  76c
Lower floor....................................................   50c
Season tickets, with reserved seat in first three 
rows of the gallery, for the  four  concerts, 84.00.
Season ticket, with  reserved seat, in the balance 
of the house, 83.

TERMS  OF  SALE:

Sale of reserved seats  for  SEASON  TICKETS 
will commence at the  Box  Office  of  Hartman’s 
Hall, Ionia Street entrance,  Monday  and  Tues­
day mornings, June 2 and  3, at 9 o’clock.
The sale of  Single  Reserved  Seats  will  com­
mence Wednesday morning, June 4, at 9 o’clock. 
Tickets limited to ten (10) to each person.
[N o t e—Positively no single reserved seat tick­
ets sold before Wednesday morning, June 4.
SEASON  TICKETS  TRANSFERABLE.

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9

Presently my employers offered to take 
me into  business  with  them. 
I stayed 
with the old house  until  the  principals 
died, and then I had everything I wanted. 
The habit of  sticking to my business led 
people  to  trust me, and gave me a char­
acter. 
1 owe all I have and am  to  this 
motto:  “Stick to your bush.”

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Stick  to Tour  Bush.

A rich man,  in answer to  the  question 
how he became so successful,  recited the 
following story:
I will tell you how it  was.  One  day 
when I was a lad,  a  party  of  boys  and 
girls were going to pick blackberries. 
I 
wanted  to  go  with them,  but was afraid 
father would not let  me.  When  I  told 
him what was going on,  he at  once  gave 
me  permission  to  go  with  them,  and I 
I rushed 
could  hardly  contain  myself. 
into  the  kitchen, got a big  basket,  and 
asked mother for a luncheon. 
I  had  the 
basket on my arm and was just going out 
at the gate,  when  my  father  called  me 
back.  He took  my  hand, and  said  in  a 
very  gentle voice:

“Joseph, what are you going  to do?”
“To pick berries,”  I replied.
“Then, Joseph, I want to tell  you  one 
thing.  It is this:  When you find a pretty 
good  bush, do not leave  it  to seek a bet­
ter one.  The other boys  and  girls  will 
run  about  picking  a  little  here  and  a 
little there, wasting a good deal  of  time 
and getting but few blackberries.”
I went,  and had  a  capital  time.  But 
it was just as my father  had  said.  No 
sooner  had one found a good  bush  than 
he called all the rest, and  they left their 
several  places  and  all ran eagerly off to 
their newly found treasure.  Not content 
more  than a minute  or two in one place, 
they rambled over the whole pasture, got 
very  tired,  and  at  night  had  very  few 
berries.  My father’s words kept running 
in my ears,  and  I “stuck  to  my  bush.” 
When  I  had  done  with  one,  I  found 
another  and  finished  that;  then  I took 
another.  When night came 1 had a bas­
ket  full  of  berries,  more  than  all  the 
others put together, and was not  half  so 
tired as they were. 
I went home  happy. 
But  when I entered, I found  my  father 
had  been  taken  ill.  He  looked at my 
basket full of ripe blackberries and said:
“Weil done, Joseph.  Was I not right 
when I told you always to stick  to  your 
bush?”
He died a few days  after, and I had  to 
make my way in the world as best I could. 
But my father’s words sank deep into my 
mind,  and I never forgot  the  experience 
of the blackberry party. 
I “stuck to my 
bush.”
When I had a fair place and was doing 
tolerably  well,  I  did  not  leave  it  and 
spend  weeks  and  months  seeking one I 
thought might be a little better.  When 
other young men  said:  “Come  with  us 
and  we  will  make  a  fortune  in  a few 
weeks,” I shook my  head  and  “stuck  to 
my bush.” 
_________

The  Mighty  Fallen.

He had returned to his village home from 
a trip to Washington,  and  that  evening 
he appeared at the  drug  store  to  enter­
tain an admiring audience  with  his  ad­
ventures.
“Saw  our  Congressman,  I  suppose,” 
queried the blacksmith.
“Of  course,  and 
took  dinner  with 
him.”
“You  did,  eh ?  By George,  but  that 
shows  we  are  no  one-horse folks here! 
See the President ?”

“I did,  by special appointment.” 
“Shake hands with him ?”
“ 1 did.”
“Seemed to be glad to see  you ?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Ask  you to sit down ?”
“He did.”
“Stay long ?”
“About fifteen minutes.”
“Ask  you to call again?”
“He did.”
“Did  you call him Ben ?”
“Why, no.”
“You didn’t dare call him Ben ?” 
“Certainly not.”
“Well,  that’s all I want  to  know,  su r! 
You own  the  grist mill,  woolen factory, 
three  stores  and  the  tavern,  and  have 
been  to  the  Legislature and given us to 
understand  that  you  were  a  heap of  a 
feller, but  you  hain’t.  You  went down 
to Washington  and  sat  on the edge of  a 
cheer  and  talked  to  the  President,  and 
dasn’t  call  him  Ben,  and I don’t  foller 
you any further!  Come  on,  boys,  let’s 
go up to Church’s  grocery  and  see  that 
feller  who  fit  seven  rounds  of  a  prize 
fight last week.”

The  Nature  of His  Complaint. 

“Your boy sick ?”
“Yes.”
“What’s the matter?”
“Oh,  he  is  so  headstrong.  He  was 
“Did it hurt him ?”
“Well, he’s bent yet.”

bent on eating two mince pies.”

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Drugs 0  Medicines.

Stale  Board of Pharmacy.

Meetings  during  1890—Star Island,  June SO and July 

One Tear—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Two Tears—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Three  Tears—Jacob  Jesson.  Muskegon.
Four  Tears—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Tears—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
1;  Marquette, Aug.  13  and 14;  Lansing, Nov. 5 and  6.
^fcffichljgan State  Pharmaceutical Ass’n. 
pSssident— Frank Inglis, Detroit.
First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Sec’d Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs. 
Third Vice-President—Jas. vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—O. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan;  E. T. 
Webb, Jackson;  D. E. Prall,  East Saginaw;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, Kalamazoo;  J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
Next Meeting—At  Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday 
of September,  1890._____________________________ _____
Grand  Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. 
President. J. W. Hayward,  Secretary, Frank H. Escott.
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks* Association. 
President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith._______

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. 
President, J. W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackman.

Muskegon  Drug  Clerks’ Association. 

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

Latin  in  Pharmacy.

It may be  admitted  that  the  study of 
Latin  is,  perhaps, no  more  necessary to 
the  student  in  pharmacy  or  medicine 
than  it  is  to  students  in  many  other 
branches of  technical  study.  Still  it  is 
evident  that  in  order  to  understand 
thoroughly  any  of  these  branches  of 
learning, the student  should,  first of  all, 
become  familiar  with  the  derivation or 
basis of  the words  used  in  the  nomen­
clature of  the particular brauch pursued. 
The  general  experience  of  teachers  in 
the  higher  branches  of  science  proves 
this.  Prof.  Snow, of  the  University  of 
Kansas,  states  that  the  student  who 
comes to him for the study of  any branch 
in  natural  history,  and  has  been  pre­
viously  trained  in  Latin  or  Greek,  or 
both,  is far superior to one who  has  not 
had  such 
training.  Long  experience 
through  a  series  of  years  has  so  im­
pressed  him  with the  truth of  this that 
be urges  all  students  in  his department 
to  come  well  prepared  in  the  ancient 
languages.
The  difficulty of  teaching  a dead  lan­
guage to a technical  student  lies  in the 
fact that to the student it appears to bear 
so remote a relation to his immediate ob­
ject—to  have  little or no practical bear­
ing upon his work.  While this is  a very 
false  and  unreasonable  notion,  yet  the 
instructor  must  not  overlook  or ignore 
the prejudice of  the  student  who cannot 
see in the ordinary Latin  reader or Com­
mentaries of  Caesar  any  direct  applica­
tion to his immediate work.
It is in  view of  these  facts that I have 
endeavored to  obtain for  the  student  in 
pharmacy  a  special  drill  in  Latin,  de­
signed for his special  work. 
I proposed 
to  Mr.  D.  H.  Robinson,  professor  of 
Latin  in  the University of  Kansas,  that 
he should design and  arrange a series of 
lessons  with  the  above  object  in view. 
These  lessons  have  been  prepared and 
used  in manuscript  form during the past 
winter.  They are  made  as  practical as 
possible by incorporating  as  many phar­
maceutical  and  medical  terms  as could 
conveniently  be  inserted. 
In  addition 
to the exercises in  translation,  there  are 
others by which,  upon the  basis of  these 
words already used, additional  ones  are 
formed  or  built  up.  These  latter  are 
“suggestive  derivations,”  such  as  the 
following :
the  Greek 
words pharmakon,  medicine, and poles, I 
make, a  collection  of  formuhe  for  the 
preparation of  medicines.
2.  Pharmaconwnia, from  pharmakon, 
medicine,  and  mania,  madness,  a mania 
for taking or prescribing medicines.
3.  Pharmacoposia,  from  pliarmakon, 
medicine,  and  posts,  a  potion,  a  liquid 
medicine, especially a cathartic.
from  pharmakon, 
medicine,  and  poleo,  I  sell,  a  medicine 
seller or druggist, sometimes a quack.
5.  Phosphorus, from  the  Greek  word 
phos,  light,  and  phero,  1  carry, a light- 
carrier.
fi.  Photoniania,  from  phos,  light, and 
mania,  madness,  light-madness,  or  in­
sane delirium  caused by light.
7.  Photophobia,  from  phos,  light,  and 
phobia, dread, fear of  the light.
8.  Photopsia,  from  phos,  light,  and 
ops, the eye,  a false  perception of  light,

1.  Pharmacopœial,  from 

4.  Ptuirmampola, 

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

9.  Photuria,  from  phos, 

as sparks,  Hashes of  fire, etc., caused  by 
certain  conditions  of  retina  and  brain, 
and by pressure on the eye-ball.
light,  and 
ouron,  urine, a luminous condition of the 
urine.
During  the  past  winter I have had an 
opportunity to  form  an  opinion  of  the 
advantage  of  this  presentation  of  the 
subject to  the  pharmaceutical  students; 
as the scheme in the  hands of  the assist­
ant  professor  of  Latin,  Miss  Rudolph, 
has  for  the  first  time  been in use with 
this  class of  students. 
I  have  watched 
the  work  with a good  deal  of  interest, 
inasmuch  as  it  was  an  experiment  of 
vital  importance  to  the student as well 
as to the department of instruction.  The 
result has been highly satisfactory.  Not­
withstanding the  disadvantage of  teach­
ing  from  manuscript, the students have 
been interested  from  the  beginning—in 
marked  contrast  with  the  students  of 
former  years.
Their progress  has  been  rapid,  and it 
is  my  opinion  that  they  have  gained 
twice  the  amount of  knowledge  in  the 
same  time  that  was  gained  by  the  old 
method,  and with greater ease.
I wish  we  might  get  all  students  of 
pharmacy to take up  the  study of  Latin 
in the right way.  Ail admit that Latin is 
valuable,  and  some  go  so  far as to say 
that it is essential;  but  they do not place 
sufficient  stress  upon  the  fact  that  it 
should be studied by beginning  with the 
principles  of  the  language.  The  com­
mon  idea is that  one  should  commit  to 
memory a large  number of  Latin  words 
used  in the profession  and  understand a 
few  phrases,  such  as  are  given  in the 
various  text  books.  The  absurdity  of 
this  kind  of  training  is  apparent  to 
everyone.  The only way to  give  profit­
able  training in Latin,  such as will be at 
all  useful  to the intellect, or of  practical 
benefit in any way, is  to  study first  fun­
damental principles,  and afterward their 
application  to  the  work in hand. 
It  is 
with 
this  special  object  in  view  that 
Professor Robinson’s  work  has  been ar­
ranged. 

L.  E.  Sa y r e,  Ph.  G.

The  True  and  the  Spurious.

Some  druggists  manage  to ease  their 
conscience,  when they sell  cheap  drugs, 
by the plea that they are not adulterated. 
They seem  to  overlook  the  fact  that a 
poor  quality is  as  worthless  and  some­
times as injurious  as  goods  which have 
been  grossly adulterated.  The  druggist 
who takes a pride in his  medicines  must 
remember  this  and  see  that  the  drugs 
and  preparations  are  true  to  name  in 
every sense of  the word.  Cinchona bark 
may be of  the  proper  botanical  source, 
but not contain the requisite per cent, of 
the characteristic  alkaloids;  opium  may 
come  from  the  official  poppy  and  not 
meet  the  pharmacopoeial  requirements, 
etc.  The  same  is  true of  preparations. 
A preparation  must not only contain the 
proper ingredients, but they must consist 
of  the  prescribed quality and be present 
in proper proportions.  Not  long since a 
so-called laudanum was sold  in  England 
which did not contain a particle of opium 
or morphine.  We  also  knew  of  a drug 
store  porter  who  mistook  tincture  of 
aconite for whisky.  His  life  was  saved 
because the tincture  was  so weak that it 
did  not  exert  the  usual  physiological 
effects.  The  druggists  and  the  doctor 
can remember that  all  medicines are not 
what they are labeled  any more  than all 
that  glitters  is  not  gold.  A  pharma­
ceutical  education  and a will to apply it 
will show  them  the  difference  between 
the true and the  spurious.

Liquid.  Energy.

A correspondent  of  the  Buffalo  Com­
mercial relates  that  while himself and a 
doctor  were  traveling  in  Virginia they 
came  upon  an  old  colored  man  whose 
mule,  attached  to  an  old,  two-wheeled 
vehicle, was in the dumps  and  wouldn’t 
go.  “Dis  mule  am  balked,  boss,” said 
the old  man,  “an’ I’ll jis’ gib a doll ah to 
de man dat can sta rt’m.” 
“I will do it 
for less than that,  uncle,”  said  the  doc­
tor.  He took his case from the carriage, 
and  selecting  a  small  syringe,  with  it 
injected some morphia  into the animal’s 
side.  The mule reared, gave a loud bray 
and started off  at railroad  speed.  The 
negro gave a look of astonishment at  the

doctor,  and,  with a loud “Whoa!”  started 
down the road  after  the  mule. 
In the 
course  of  ten  minutes  they came up to 
him,  standing in the road,  waiting.  The 
mule was nowhere in sight.  “Say, boss,” 
said  the  colored man,  “how much is dat 
stuff wuf you put  in  that  mule?”  “Oh, 
about ten  cents,”  laughingly replied the 
“Well,  boss,  yo’  kin  squirt 
doctor. 
twenty  cents’  wuf  in  me  right  away. 
Heah  am  de  cash. 
I must ketch dat ar 
mule.”
Seasonable  Suggestions for the P.  of I.
In view of  some  of  the crazy schemes 
advocated by the Patrons of  Industry,  it 
is hereby suggested  that  they urge upon 
Congress  the  adoption  of  the following 
measures :
On and after the 1st day of April, 1891, 
all potato hills  shall contain at least one 
bushel of potatoes.
Potato  bugs  are  hereby  abolished. 
Congress shall  enforce  the act by appro­
priate legislation and Paris green.
In  buying,  the following  standard  of 
measures shall be used :
12 pints make one quart.
144 quarts make one peck.
144 pecks make one bushel.
In  selling,  the following  standard  of 
measures shall be used :
%  pint makes a bushel.
Patrons may sue but shall uot be sued.

Train  the  Clerks  Properly.

It is not very pleasant  for  proprietors 
to contemplate  but  uevertheless  true, 
that the drug clerk who  serves a full ap­
prenticeship  before  he  becomes  a  pro­
prietor makes all  his mistakes and learns 
his business  at  the  expense of  the men 
for  whom  he  works. 
It is furthermore 
true  that  such  clerks  usually  forsake 
their  teacher  and  benefactor as soon as 
they become  thoroughly  competent  and 
launch out as a competitor.  Where some 
clerks miss it is by leaving the sheltering 
roof  before  they have  made all of  their 
mistakes  and  become expert in the bus­
iness.  The  pharmacists,  also,  have fre­
quent occasion to regret that they did not 
train  their  clerks in such a manner that 
they would  have  made  more  honorable 
and  acceptable  competitors.  Let  each 
druggist  remember  that  the  clerk he is 
training  may soon become a solicitor for 
the same trade.

to 

In the State of  Missouri  may be found 
living  examples of  the  evils  of  permit­
ting  physicians 
register  as  phar­
macists.  The  doctors register  and then 
loan their  certificates  to  some  druggist 
where  they  loaf a portion  of  the  time. 
This  procedure  is  taken as a fulfillment 
of  the  law  which  requires a  registered 
pharmacist  in  every  store  where  phy­
sicians’  prescriptions are dispensed.  The 
original law passed in 1880 permitted the 
same state of  affairs,  but it was amended 
a few  years later so that physicians were 
obliged  to  be  examined.  The  doctors 
could not stand this, or the examinations, 
so they made a grand  rally last  year and 
had the amendment repealed.  The mem­
bers  of  the  Missouri  State  Pharmaceu­
tical Association  will  make  an  effort to 
agaiu amend the law at the  next  session 
of  the Legislature.

The Drug  Market.

Citric  acid  continues  very  firm  and 
scarce.  Camphor  gum  is  steady at  the 
decline.  Borax  is tending  lower.  Qui- 
uine is weak.  Gum  opium  and morphia 
are unchanged.  Brimstone and  sulphur 
are very firm and will  be higher.  Castor 
oil has advanced.

Milk Shakes and Ice Shaves.

P utnam  Canijy Co.

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stomach.  Take no other.  Sold by 
druggists.  In cans, 35c. and upward. 
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'THE  WEAR  IS  THE  TRUE  TEST 

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years, we  can  say it  has  fulfilled the manufac­
turer’s guarantee.  Write  for  sample  card  and 
prices before making your spring purchases.

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8© 10
Acetlcum.....................  
Benzoicum  German..  80@1  00
Boracic 
....................  
30
Carbollcum.................   40® 45
Citricum......................  50® 55
Ht 
Hydrochlor..................  3®  5
Nitrocum 
...................  10®
Oxalicum.....................  13®
Phosphorium dll........ 
....‘M
Sallcylicum............... 1  40@1  80
Sulphuricum................  1K@ *
Tannicum.................. 1  40@1  60
Tartaricum...................  40® 42

AMMONIA.

« 

Aqua, 16  deg................  
4®  £
18  deg.................  6®  7
Corbonas  .....................  11®
Cblorldum...................  13® 14

a n il in e .

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

BACCAK.

Cubeae (po. 1  50...........1  60®1 75
Juníperas.....................  «*» "
Xantnoxylum..............   *5® 30

b a l s a m u m .
Copaiba.......................  00® 65
P eru .......................*•
Terabin, C anada......   45®  50
Tolutan........................  40® 45

CORTEX .

Abies,  Canadian.  ..............  18
Cassiae  ...............................  J*
Cinchona F la v a.................   ¿8
Euonymns  atropuxp...........  30
Myrica  Cerífera, po.............  ~
Prunns Virglnl....................
(¿uillaia,  grd.......................
Sassafras  ...........................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

EXTRACTUM .

“ 

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
po..........  99©  *
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
is..............  13®  14
“  Us.............   14®  15
14s..............  16®  17
« 
FK RRU M .
Carbonate Preclp........  @
Citrate and (¿ulula.
Citrate  Soluble........  w
Ferrocyanidum Sol —   @
Solut  Chloride...........  @
Sulphate,  com’l .........   IK®
pure.........   •  @

®3 50 
-  80 
50 
II 
2 
7

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PLO R A .

A rnica.......................   14®
Anthémis...................  30®
Matricaria.................  30®

FO LIA .

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  16®
nivelly........................25®
Alx.  35@
Alx.  35®

“  1 

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Salvia  officinalis,  Ks
  Vk
Ura Tirsi......................  8©  10

and  K8....................   ^

Cubebae..................14 00® 14 50
Exechthitos...............   90@1  00
Erigeron......................1  20@1 30
Gaultberia..................2 10@2 20
Geranium,  ounce......   ®  75
Gossipil, Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  ...................1 60®1  75
Juniper!......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
ImonlB.......................1  50@1 80
Mentha Piper...............2 10@2 25
Mentha Verld............. 2 50®2 60
Morrhuae, gal............   80®1  00
My rcia, ounce............   ®  50
Olive........................... 1  10@2 75
Picis Liquids, (gal..35)  10®  12
Ricini..........................1 24@1 36
Rosmarinl............  
75®1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  @6 00
Succinl.......................   40®  45
Sabina.......................   90@1  00
Santal  ........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce—   ®  65
Tlglfi..........................   ®1  50
Thyme.......................   40®  50
opt  ...............   @  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20
BiCarb.......................   15®  18
Bichromate...............   13® 
l4
Bromide.................... 
37®  40
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 18)........  16®  18
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide......................... 2 86@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  3< @  33 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @ 15
Potass  Nitras, opt  —   8®  10
Potass Nitras.............. 
7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

POTA SSIU M .

* 

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)..  13®  20
Jalapa,  pr...................  40®  45
Maranta,  *¿8..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Spigelia......................  48®  53
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla.................  40®  45
Senega.......................  45®  50
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Zingiber a ..................   10®  15
Zingiber  j .............. 
22®  25

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O U M H I.

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“ 
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“  2d 
“  3d 
“ 
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Acacia, 1st  picked....  @1  00
....  ®  80
....  @  80
sifted sorts...  @ 65
po.................   75@1  00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  @  12
“  Socotri, (po. 60).  @ 50
Catechu, Is, (Ks. 14 548, 
.
16)..........................   @  1
Ammouiae.................  25®  30
Assafcetlda, (po. 30)...  @  15
Benzoinum.................   50®
Camphors...................  50®  52
Euphorbium  po  ........  35®  10
Galbanum......................  @3 00
Gamboge,  po..............  80®  95
Guaiacum, (po. 60)  ...  @ 55
Kino,  (po.  25)............  
20
Mastic..........................   @1 00
Myrrh, (po  45)...........  @  40
Opil,  (pc. 5 20)...........3 65@3 85
Shellac  .. 
...............   25®  35
bleached........  27®  35
Tragacanth................  30®  75

“ 
hkrba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Kupatorium  .......................   20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue.......................................  30
Tauacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25

MAONESIA.

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

OLEUM .

podium  ...........  10® 

@ 15
Anisum,  (po.  20). 
Apium  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, is.................... 
4©  6
Carul, (po. 18)............   8®  12
Cardamon.................. 1  00@1 25
Corlandram...............   10®  12
Cannabis Sativa.........   3)4®  4
Cydonium...................  75@1  00
Cheno]
iz
Dipterfx Odorate......... 2 25@2 50
Foeniculum......   ......   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........  
6®  8
L inl...... ............. ........4  © 4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  )...  4K@ 4)4
Lobelia.......................   35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3K@ 4K
Rapa..........................   6®  7
-  
" 
" " 9
Sinapis,  Albu............   8®
Nigra...........  11®
12

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SPIR IT U S .
Frumentl, W.. D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R .......1  75@2 00
 
Junlperis  Co. O. T....1  75@1  75
“ 
....... 1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ......... 1 75®2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  Galli............ 1 
Vini Oporto.................1 
Vlnl  Alba....................1 

75@6 50
25@2 00
25@2 00

10@1 50

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SPONOES.

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

25@2 50
2 00 
1  10

1  40

Absinthium.................... 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae__8 00@8 25
Anisi.......................... 1  90@2 00
Auranti  Cortex.........   @2 50
Bergamil  ...................2 80@3 25
Cajiputi.......................   90@1 00
Caryophylli.....................1  25@1 30
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodii...............   @1  75
Cinnamoni!.....................1 35@1 40
Citronella...................  @  75
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba...........................1  20@1 30

ST R U PS.

Accacia...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac............................—   60
F errilo d ............................  50
Auranti  Cortes....................  56
Rhei  Aram..........................   50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega  ...............................  50
ScUlae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunua vlrg........................   50

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .2 85©3 10 
C. Co.......................2 85@3 10
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristica, No. 1...........  70® 75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia......................  30® 32
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co...  ......................  @200
Picis  LIq, N.  C., K gal
doz  ............................  @2 00
Picis Liq., quarts......   @1  00
pints.........   @  70
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 18
Piper Alba, (po ga)__   @  35
Pix  Burgun...................  @ 7
Plumbi A cet................  14® 15
Puivis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30®  35
Quassiae......................   8® 10
Qulnia, S. P. & W......  41®  46
S.  German__  30®  36
Rubia  Tlnctorum......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactis pv.  @ 25
Salacin.......................1  80@2 00
Sanguis  Draconis......   40®  50
Santonine  .  .................   @4 50
Sapo,  W.......................   12® 14
8® 10
“  G..........................   @ 15

M.........................  

“ 

Seidlltz  Mixture.......   @  25
Sinapis.......................   @  18
“  opt..................   @  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff. Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 13).  .  12®  13 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  30®  33
Soda Carb.................  1 K@  2
Soda,  Bl-Carb............   @  5
Soda,  Ash..................   3K@  4
Soda, Sulphas............  @  2
Spts. Ether C o..........   50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......  @2 00
“  Myrcia Imp........  @2 50
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 05).........................  @2  15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1  10
Sulphur, Subl............ 2K@  3K
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae..............  50®  55
Vanilla......................9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph...............  
7®  8

“  Roll................2K@ 3

OILS.

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

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
65

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paints. 

Lindseed,  boiled  —   65 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................  50 
Spirits Turpentine__  43 

68
69
48
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............IK  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  IK  2@4
“ 
Ber........IK  2@J
Putty,  commercial__2K  2K@3
“  strictly  pure......2K 2K®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16
ican ..........................  
Vermilion,  English__ 
75@80
Green,  Peninsular —  .  70@75
Lead,  red....................  @7K
“  w hite................  @7K
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
1  00
White, Paris  American 
Whiting  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints..................... 1  00©1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach__1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.................1  60@1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T urp......................  
70®  75

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Dealen in

We  are  Sole  Proprieton of

WEATHEKLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY.

We have in stock and offer a fall line of

W f c i s l s i e s ,   B r a n d i e s ,

G i n s ,   W i n e s ,   B u m s .

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

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.

Jtaeltine S Perkins  Drug  Go,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Aconitum  Napellls R.........   60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   60
and  myrrh.................  60
A rnica................................   50
Asafoetlda............................  50
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sanguinaria........................   50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Cardamon............................  75
Co......................   75
Castor................................. 1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
60
Columba.............................   50
Conium...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Guaica................................   50
ammon..................   60
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Hyoscyamus.......................  50
Iodine..................................  75
Colorless.................  75
Ferrl  Chloridum...............   35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia................................  50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
O pil.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deoaor........................2 00
Auranti Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
K hatany.............................   50
Rhei.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan................... 
60
Valerian.............................   50
Veratrum Veride.................  50

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Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F .. 
26®  28 
“  4 F ..
30®  32
Alumen....................... 2)4® 3K
ground,  (po.
7).............................   3®  4
Anuatto......................  56®  60
Antimoni, po.............. 
et Potass T  55®  60
Antipyrin..................1 35@1 40
Antifebrin  ................   @  %
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  ©
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ks
11;  Ks,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
@1  75 
po............................
Capslci  Fructus, af...
@  82 
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16 
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14
15®  18 
Caryophyllus, (po.  20)
Carmine,  No. 40.........
@3 75 
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......
50®  55
Cera Flava.................
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  20
Centraria....................  ©  10
Cetaceum...................  @  45
Chloroform...............   50®  55
squibbs..  @1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  50@1  75
Chondrus..................   20®  25
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15®  20
4®  10
German 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
60 
cent  .......................
50
Creasotum.................
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........
5 
10 
8 
38 
24 
9 
12 
70
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15 
23 
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@  90

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ubra................  @
Crocus.......................   35®
Cudbear......................  @
Cupri Sulph...............  
8®
Dextrine....................  10®
Ether Sulph...............   68®
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po  .................  @
Ergota,  (po.)  60 .........   50®
Flake  White..............  12®
Galla..........................   @
Gambier......................  9
Gelatin,  Cooper.........
French...........  40®
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by box 62% less
Glue,  Brotvn..............  9®
“  White...............   13®
Glyeerina.................  19K@
Grana Paradisi....................  @
Humulus....................   25®
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..
@1  00 @  88 
“  Cor ...
Ox Rubrum 
@1  10 
Ammoniati.
@1 20 
Unguentum. 
47®  57
Hydrargyrum
Hydrargyrum............  @  84
Ichthyobolla, Am...... 1  25@1  50
Indigo..........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 7E@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin.......................   85@1 00
Lycopodium...............   55® 60
Macis..........................   80® 85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy­
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitls  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
IK).............................  2®  3
Mannla,  S. F ...............  45® 50

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

G R O C E R I E S .

A  Proposed  Cream  of  Tartar  Combi­

nation.

Another  combination  among  the  re­
finers of  cream of  tartar is  being  talked 
of  as  possible. 
Such  a  combination 
would  unquestionably result  in  an  ad­
vance of  prices  in  cream  of  tartar  and 
the better grades of  baking powder,  and, 
therefore,  would  be  widely felt  if  con­
summated.  There  are  but  four  or five 
refiners of  cream of  tartar  in  the  coun­
try,  four being located  at New York and 
one  on 
the  Pacific  coast.  The  crude 
argols  from  which  cream  of  tartar  is 
produced  are  imported  from  France, 
being a by-product of  the wine industry. 
There  has  been a combination of  cream 
of  tartar  refiners  before,  it  having  ex­
pired January 1,  1889.  There were three 
refiners parties to it,  all  then  operating, 
and  under  their  control  of  the  market 
prices were sharply advanced  and  firmly 
' maintained.  One of  the  parties  to  the 
combination  was  not  satisfied  with  its 
operation,  believing  that  he  was  not 
being  fairly treated,  consequently  made 
propositions  looking  to  the  pooling  of 
products.  His  suggestions  to  this  end 
were not accepted by his  associates, and 
the  combination  was  allowed  to  fall 
through in consequence.  Just  after  the 
combination  broke, the  market  price of 
cream of  tartar  dropped  about  10 cents 
per  pound,  and 
in  the  meantime  has 
fluctuated  more  or  less,  holding,  how­
ever.  uniformly  lower  than  under  the 
combination.  Since  last  fall, cream  of 
tartar has  made a considerable  advance.

Wool,  Hides and  Tallow.

“But little wool on the market and but 
little  wanted,”  sums  up  the  situation. 
Flannel  mills  are out,  as their goods did 
not  sell  for  more  than  actual  cost  of 
wool. 
It  is  only scarcity of  grades that 
keeps  prices  where  they are,  which are 
too high  for  the  manufacturers and too 
low for the dealers. 
It has been a heavy 
loss for  both  dealer  and  manufacturer, 
with no hopes in the  future outlook,  un 
less  at  low  prices.  The bright outlook 
of  the past few weeks for  high  prices in 
the  country  is  lost,  and  wools  costing 
over 25 cents to farmer  will  lose money.
Hides are strong in price  and  the  de­
mand is good.  A slight advance is looked 
for as they improve in quality.  Tanners 
are getting quite  an  advance in leather. 
It is generally conceded  that  bottom has 
been  struck,  all  surplus  stock  having 
disappeared  and a firm,  healthy  market 
is looked for.

Tallow  is in good  demand  and  prices 
are  firm,  but  no  advance  is looked for 
before August or September.  The supply 
is ample.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars are  without change.  Cheese is 
tending downward,  and  the  indications 
are that  the  Adrian  jobbers  will  bring 
about a complete  demoralization  of  the 
market, as they are sending  out  shyster- 
ing postal  cards again,  offering cheese at 
a certain price a week or ten days ahead. 
Peanuts are strong and are gradually ad­
vancing.  As high  as  8}£c is now asked 
for fancy hand-picked  stock in Virginia, 
and  a  10c  market  is  looked  for.  All 
chewing  gums, except  spruce  and  par- 
afine, have been  advanced from  10 to  25 
per cent., owing to the  scarcity and high 
price  of  chickle  gum. 
It  is  predicted 
that  the  high  price of  this  staple  will 
drive some of  the manufacturers of  gum 
out of  market.

A Dividend  Declared.

Silver  Soap  sells for 5 cents per cake. 
The  wrappers are  worth from  one  cent 
to $4 apiece. 
It  will  pay  you to handle 
it.  Send for  catalogue.  Thompson  & 
Chute, Toledo, Ohio.

In  a  Chinese  Grocery.

N ew  T o r k  c o r r e s p o n d e n c e  P h ila d e lp h ia  I n q u ir e r .
1 was  in a Chinese  grocery  store;  but 
such a  grocery  store !  The  oddity  and 
variety of  its wares  was  almost  beyond 
comprehension.  The  clerks  in  charge 
numbered  exactly fourteen.  Each  wore 
a  blouse,  each  had  a  pig-tail,  each 
breathed  of  opium,  and  all  fourteen, 
when  they  had  recovered  from  their 
amazement  at  the  entrance  of  a  Cau­
casian,  rushed  forward and waited upon 
him in unintelligible chorus.  Thanks to 
the instruction of  the Chinese merchants 
and owing to the  aid  of  a fat pass-book, 
in which English equivalents  were given 
for  Celestial  hieroglyphics,  order  soon 
reigned over  this  confusion.  The array 
of  articles which  the  customer  was  in­
formed he  could  obtain  was  absolutely 
bewildering  and  few of  them  known  in 
American households. 
Information  was 
sought first as to what  Chinese  grandees 
would  place  before  their guests in a re­
ception room as appetizers  for  the  ban­
quet  to  ensue.  Two  bottles  were  pro­
duced,  one  swathed  in  wide  bands  of 
straw and the other a terra cotta thing of 
stunted  growth.  The  first  contained  a 
sort  of  Chinese  whisky  distilled  from 
rice, white in color and bearing a remark­
able resemblance in  taste  to  crude  coal 
oil, and  rejoicing in the  ponderous  title 
of  Sam-Suey-Bok-No-Ma-Thaio,  which 
name  upon  oppressively convivial occa­
sions is abbreviated into Sam-Suey.  The 
second liquor is a Chinese  brandy  called 
Ung-Ka-Peh  and  really  very  palatable, 
resembling curacoa  very much  in  taste. 
With  the  aid  of  the  fourteen  clerks, 
three  bottles  of  each  of  these  liquors 
were  procured, and  then,  when  it  was 
suggested that Russian  caviare would be 
the  proper  appetite-whetter  to  accom­
pany these bibibles, twenty-eight  shoul­
ders were shrugged  in  unison,  fourteen 
voices shrieked a falsetto disapproval and 
twenty-eight  hands  produced  a  jar  of 
Canton ginger, which,  the  customer was 
informed,  was  the  only proper  thing to 
eat before a meal.
Then came the  selection  of  the  table 
relishes — which  the  American  bill  of 
fare insists upon calling hors a’oeavres— 
to take the place of  the  radishes,  olives 
and  pickles  which  generally  grace  the 
banquet  board in  crystal  vessels.  The 
Chinaman  offered  a  wonderful  variety 
of  these things,  but only the rarest were 
selected,  these  including  gum-gwot,  or 
preserved  limes;  gum-git,  or  preserved 
prunes;  sziz-szue, or preserved  shrimps; 
laichee nuts and  preserved  cocoanut cut 
in thin curling strips like  ¡Saratoga chips 
and slices of  preserved  watermelon,  the 
heathen equivalents of the last two being 
too twisting for my American tongue.
As it was not intended that the  Clover 
Club should  give an entire  Chinese  din­
ner,  but  simply  one  with  a  Celestial 
flavor,  it was  not  necessary to purchase 
any  substantial  Chinese  dishes,  but  of 
course it was important that an organiza­
tion possessing such a great  gastronomic 
reputation should make an  American ex­
periment with the much-written of bird’s 
nest soup.  1  had  been  given to believe 
that  the  houses  of  which the feathered 
inhabitants of the Celestial Kingdom had 
been robbed were sold  in  their  entirety 
at  so  much  per  dozen.  The  emissary 
of the Clover Club,  however,  soon found 
that this is a delusion, as only the animal 
gluten which the swallows of the Chinese 
Sea  deposit from  their  bills  in forming 
their  abodes  is  extracted  therefrom by 
tweezers wielded by women and children, 
the product  being  somewhat like a mass 
of  vermicelli  broken  into  small pieces. 
But  whatever  it  is  the  customer  soon 
found  that it is a rare  product,  for four­
teen  clerks,  after  confessing  that  they 
sold  it  only on  rare festal  occasions  in 
Chinatown, told  with  bated  breath  that 
it  would  cost $6 a pound,  and that each 
pound  would furnish  soup for from  ten 
to  twelve  people.  When  they  were 
ordered 
pounds 
the  fourteen  clerks  disappeared  under 
the counter, and  when  they got to  their 
feet again  demanded  to  see the color of 
the  customer’s  money before  they  pro­
ceeded any further  with  such a reckless 
purchaser.  This difficulty was  soon set­
tled,  and then  when the information was 
sought as to how the  bird’s  nest  should 
be prepared, each of  the  fourteen clerks

to  produce 

eight 

furnished a different  recipe.  All  agreed 
that  chicken  consomme  would  have  to 
be used as a basis of  making.  The  man 
who  appeared  to  possess  the  greatest 
authority  insisted  that  it  could only be 
successfully prepared  with  the  aid of  a 
thin soup made from  Chinese  flounders, 
and  when  he  was  despairingly  asked 
where in the name of  all that is good the 
Chinese  flounders  were  to  be  obtained 
within forty-eight  hours,  his head disap­
peared 
it 
emerged he bore aloft a large  dried  fish, 
flat  and  broad  and  with  the  flesh  of 
salmon  tinge.  One  pound  of  this  was 
found necessary.

into  a  barrel,  and  when 

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

349tf

PRODUCE  MARKET.

25c.

Apples—Green,  $3.50@$4  per  bbl.  for  choice. 
Dried,  5*4@6c  for  sun-dried  and  10@llc  for 
evaporated.

The market is firm.
medium, $3.50.  Timothy, $1.50 per bu.
being picked up at 14c.

Asparagus—50c  per doz. bu.
Beans—Dealers  pay  $1.40  for  unpicked  and 
$1.50 for picked, holding  at  $1.75@$1.85  per-bu.
Butter—The  market  is  weak  and  sluggish. 
Farm dairy grades are  dull at 10@12c, while fac­
tory creamery is slow sale at 17c.
Cabbages—Mobile  stock, $5 per crate.  Florida 
stock, $4.75 per crate.
Cheese—New full  cream  stock  commands  9c. 
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
Cucumbers—50c per doz.
Eggs—Dealers pay  11c  and  hold  at  12@1254c. 
Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth,  $3.50  per  bu.: 
Honey—Very scarce, stray lots of  cleau  comb 
Lettuce—12c  per lb.  for Grand Rapids grown 
Maple  Sugar — 8@10c  per  lb.,  according  to 
Magle Syrup—75®85c per gal.
Onions—Green,  20c  per  doz.  Southern,  $3.2! 
per sack.  Bermuda, $3 per crate.
Parsnips—About out of market.
Peas—Green, $3 per bu.
Pieplant—$1 per crate of 50 lbs.
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Potatoes—The market is looking a little better, 
dealers here pay 35c for  Rose  and  40c  for  Bur­
banks.  Bermudas, $7  per bbl.;  Southern, $5 per 
bbl.
Poultry—Spring  chickens,  50©75c  per  pair. 
Live fowls  8c per lb.  The market is firm. 
Radishes—20c per doz bunches.
Strawberries—Illinois  stock  brings  $2.50@$3 
String Beans—$1 per box.
Spinach—50c per bu.
Turnips—25c per bu.
Vegetable Oysters—About out of market.
Wax Beans—$2 per box.

per case of 24 qts.

quality.

PROVISIONS.

 

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PO R K   IN   B A R R ELS.

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new..................... 
13 00
Short c u t.....................................................   12 00
Extra clear pig, short cut......   ...................  13 25
Extra clear,  heavy......................................   13 00
Clear, fat  back.............................................  13 25
Boston clear, short cut................................  13 25
Clear back, short cut...................................   13 25
Standard clear, short cut, best...................... 13 25
Pork Sausage...................................................7
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................   9
Frankfort  Sausage..........................................  8
Blood Sausage.................................................   5
Bologna, straight............................................   5
Bologna,  thick................................................5
Headcheese....................................................   5
Tierces..............................................................734
Tubs.................................................................  754
50 lb.  Tins......................................................... 73£
lard—Family.
Tierces..............................................................6
30 and 50 lb. Tubs.......................  
654
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case....................................  7
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.....................................  624
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case.....................................  634
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case.......................................654
50 lb. Cans......................................................... 654
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs.....................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts.....................................
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lbs......................................   934
16 lbs...................................... 10*4
12 to 14 lbs................................1054
picnic...................................... 
734
best boneless..........................................854

lard—Kettle Rendered.

B E E F   IN  B A R R ELS.

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Dried beef, ham prices...................................  9
Long Clears, heavy.......................... ............... 6
Briskets,  medium...........................................   654
light................................ :............. 654

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F R E S H   F IS H .

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
Whitefish...............................................
smoked...................................
Trout......................................................
Halibut...................................................
Ciscoes...................................................
Fairhaven  Counts...............................
Selects..  ................................................®
F. J.  D.’s ...............................................

o y s t e r s —Cans.

@ 754 
@ 8 
@ 754 @15 
@  4
@35
@30
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FRESH  MEATS.

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Swift and Company quote as follows:
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hind Quarters...............................  7
hind quarters.
fore 
loins, No. 3.
ribs............
tongues......

@ 9 
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Hogs....................................................... 5 54© 6
Bologna.................................................   © 5
Pork  loins..............................................   @ 8
“  shoulders......................................   @ 6
Sausage, blood  or head.........................  @5
liver.........................................  @5
Frankfort................................  @ 8
Mutton...................................................8  @9

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

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

Standard, 25 lb. boxes.......................................854
25 
Twist, 
854
Cut Loaf, 25 
10
Royal, 25 lb. pails............................................. 854
2001b.  bbls............................................. 8
Extra, 25 lb.  pails............................................10
200 lb.  bbls...........................................   954
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails..........................   1154
Lemon Drops................................................... 12
Sour Drops.......................................................13
Peppermint Drops............................................14
Chocolate Drops...............................................14
H. M. ChocolateoDrops.................................... 18
Gum Drops...................................................... 10
Licorice Drops..................................................18
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................14
Lozenges, plain................................................ 14
15
Imperials..........................................................14
Mottoes...................................... 
15
Cream Bar........................................................13
Molasses  Bar................................................... 13
Caramels................................................... 16®18
Hand Made  Creams.........................................18
Plain Creams................................................... 16
Decorated Creams.........................  
20
String  Rock.....................................................15
Burnt Almonds................................................22
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................14
fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails................................1154
in bbls..................................1054
printed, in pails.............................12
in bbls................................11
Chocolate Drops, in pails.................................12
Gum Drops, in pails........................................ 654
in bbls..........................................  554
Moss Drops, in pails.........................................10
in bbls..........................................  9
Sour Drops, in pails.........................................12
Imperials, in pails.....................  ...................11
inobls..............................................10

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Florida, choice......................   @
fancy......................   @
Riverside, fancy....................4 75@ 5 00
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“  Valencias,  large.........................   @
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300.............. 4 25@ 4 50
fancy,  360..............  @ 4 25
300...............4  50@4 75
Figs, Smyrna, new,  fancy  layers........15  @16
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“  choice, 7 lb....................................  @
Dates, frails, 50 lb..................................  @
54 frails, 50 lb.............................   @
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Persian, 50-lb.  box......................  554@
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Almonds, Tarragona.............................   @16
Ivaca.....................................  @15
California.............................   @14
Brazils....................................................   @1054
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @16
California..............................   @15
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...............................li  @14
Cocoanuts.............................................  @4 50
Fancy, H. P., Suns  ...............................  @954
Fancy,  II.  I’.,  Game Cocks  .................  @ 954
Fancy, H. P., Stags................................  @834
“  Roasted  .................   @1054
Choice, II. P., Stars 
..................... ......  @854
“  Roasted..................   @10
Fancy, H. P., Steamboats......................  @ 854
Roasted.........   @10

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Roasted........  @11

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Wholesale P rice  Current.

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

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AXLE GREASE.

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CANDLES
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CANNED GOODS—Fish.

Acme, % lb. cans, 3 doz__ 

141b.  “ 
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141b.  “ 
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BATH BRICK.

E. J. Mason & Co.'s goods..  6
Frazer's.............................. *2 40
Aurora................................  1  75
Diamond.............................. 1  80
Absolute, % lb. cans, 100s.. 11  75
50S..10 00
50s..18 75
75
14 lb.  “  2  “ ....  1 50
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lib .  “  1 
bulk.........................  20
Our Leader, %lb.  cans......   45
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90
......  1 60
Telfer’s,  54’lb. cans, doz..  45
“  .. 85
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English, 2 doz. in case...... 
80
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Bristol,  2  “ 
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American.'2 doz. In case...  70
Dozen
BLUING.
30
Mexican,  4 oz.........
60
8  oz...........
90
16 oz..........
BROOMS.
1  75
No. 2 Hurl...............
No. 1  “ 
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2 00
No. 2 Carpet.......................  2 25
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No. 1 
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Common Whisk................. 
90
Fancy 
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Mill . ..................................   3 25
Warehouse.........................2 75
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............  10
Star,  40 
Paraffine............................11
Wlcking............................. 25
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck......1  20
Clam Chowder, 3 lb............2 10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand —  1  15 
....1  95
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Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic..........1  75
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2  lb.  “ 
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1 lb.  Star...............2 35
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2 lb. Star...............3 25
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85
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1 lb.  stand.............1 20
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2 lb. 
2 00
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3 lb. In Mustard..  .2 85
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31b.  soused...........2 85
Salmon,1 lb. Columbia 1 65@2  00
1 lb.  Alaska.. 1  40@1  60
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Sardines, domestic  %s..............  5
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%s........@9
“  Mustard %s.........  @9
imported  %s.. .10%@16
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10
Trout, 3 Id. brook........... 
2 60
CANNED GOODS—Fruits.
Apples, gallons, stand........3 00
Blackberries,  stand............   80
Cherries,red standard 1  10@1  20
pitted...................1  40
Damsons............................1  15
Egg Plums, stand.......1  15@1  35
Gooseberries......................1  00
Grapes  ................................
Green  Gages...................1  15@1 35
Peaches, yellow.standi  75@1  85
seconds........ 1  10@l  45
P ie....................... 100
Pears..................................1  25
Pineapples, common.. 1  10@1  50 
Johnson's.2  50@2 75
Quinces............................. 1 00
Raspberries,  extra............1  75
red...................1  40
Strawberries................... 1  15@1 35
Whortleberries....................   75
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........
Beans, Lima,  stand.............  80
“  Green  Limas—   @1  35
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Strings..............  @  80
“  Stringless,  Erie.........   80
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy........  90
“  Morn’g Glory.  90
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Peas, French.........................1 68
“  extra marrofat... @125
soaked...............  
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June, stand................ 1 40
“  sifted..........1  65@1  85
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“  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  @1 00
Ben Har  ...  @1 10
stand br__   @  %
Snider’s, % pint....................1 35
pint........................2 30
quart......................3 50
@  9 
@ 8 
© 7 
@20 
@1  00

Fancy Full  Cream —  
Good 
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Part Skimmed............
Sap Sago....................19
E aam ........................
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’
German Sweet..............
Premium.........................
Pure.................................
Breakfast Cocoa............
Broma.............................
CHEW IN G   GUM.
Rubber, 100 lumps................30
40
200  “ 
Spruce, 200 pieces................40
Bulk.......................................6
Red................................. 7%

CATSUP.

CHICORT.

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@7

@21
@22
@23
@24
@24
@23
@24
@26
@30
@24
@28

COCOA  SHELLS.
Bulk.............................4
Pound  packages...........
COFFEE EXTRACT.
Valley City.........................  80
Felix..................................   1  10
coffee—Green.
Rio, fair......................
“  good  ...................21
“  prime..................
“  fancy,  washed...
“  golden..................23
Santos.........................22
Mexican & Guatemala 23
Java,  Interior.............24
“  Mandheling— 27
Peaberry........ 
22
Mocha, genuine......  26
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add %c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
coffees—Package.
Bunola................................2414
in cabinets...............2494
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX__2494
Lion  ................................... 2494
in cabinets.................25%
Durham.............................. 21%
CLOTHES  LINES.
Cotton,  40 ft.........per doz.  1  25
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60 f t.......... 
175
TO ft.......... 
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80 ft.......... 
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60 ft.........  
“  100
7 2 ff........ 
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CONDENSED MILK.
Eagle.................................   7 50
Anglo-Swiss............. 6 00@ 7 60

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$ 1. per hundred...............  2 50
* 2, 
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* 5. 
................  4 00
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*20, 
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8 1, per hundred...............   2 00
$2, 
*5, 
*10, 
*20, 
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over.............. 5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000 
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CRACKERS.
Kenosha Butter.........
Seymour 
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“  biscuit..............
Boston........................
City Soda....................
Soda............................
S. Oyster....................
City Oyster, XXX........
Shell...........................
CREAM TA R TA R .
Strictly  pure...................... 
38
Grocers’.............................  
25
dried fruits—Domestic.@ 6 
Apples, sun-dried.
evaporated.
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@19 
Apricots, 
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Blackberries “
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Nectarines  “
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Peaches 
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.............30
Raspberries  “
Prunes.
Turkey....................... 6%@ 6%
Bosna.........................   @7%
California..................10  @11
Lemon........................  
18
Orange........................ 
18
In drum......................  @23
In boxes.....................  @25
Zante, in  barrels........  @594
in less quantity  6  @ 6% 

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...... 7%
......6
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...... 5%
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d ried fru its—Currants.

DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.

DRIED  FRUITS—CitrOD.

DRIED FRUITS—

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farinaceous  goods.

Valencias...................  @9
Ondaras......................  @11%
Sultanas.....................   @10
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia.....................  2 50@3 00
London Layers, for’n .  ©
Muscatels, Callforuia.l  90®2 25 
Farina, 100 lb. kegs............   04
..3 00 
Hominy, per  bbl 
..  60 
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box
imported......
@  9% 
Pearl  Barley..............
@   2% @1 00 
Peas, green.................
“  split....................
@ 3
Sago,  German............
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’rl... 
6@ 7
Wheat,  cracked.........   @ 5
Vermicelli,  import—   @10
domestic...  @60
F IS H — SALT.
Cod, whole.................  5  @6
“  boneless..............6%@ 7%
H alibut....................  @10%
2 90 j
Herring,  round, % bbl.. 
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gibbed.............. 
2 75
“  Holland,  bbls.. 
12 00
“  kegs, new  @  75
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Scaled...........  @  20
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Mack,  sh’s, No. 2,  %  bbl  12 00 
“  12  lb kit  .130
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Trout,  %  bbls............ 4 00@4 25
..............  60
White,  No. 1, % bbls. .5 50@5 75
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10 lb. kits......   SO
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kits..............  50

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H E R B S.

JE L L IE S .

K egs...................................5 25
Half  kegs...........................2 88
Sage.... .................................. 9
Hops...................................14
E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6
Chicago  goods................  4
LAM P  W ICK S.............   30
No.  . 
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40
No. 1. 
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No. 2.
LICORICE.
Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  18
Condensed, 2 doz...............1  25
No. 9  sulphur.....................2 00
Anchor parlor.................... 1 70
No. 2 home..........................1  10
Export  parlor.....................4 00
20
Black  Strap...................... 
Cuba Baking.................... 
24
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Porto  Rico....................... 
New Orleans, good........... 
24
choice........ 
30
fancy.........  
42
One-half barrels, 3c extra

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

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pickles.

ROLLED OATS

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels.............4  50
Half barrels......2 50
Cases........2  15@2 25
Muscatine, Barrels__  @4 50
Half bbls..  @2 50 
Cases........2 15@2 25
Michigan  Test....................  9%
Water  White........................10%
Medium............................. @8 50
“  % b b l..................... 4 50
2 50
Small,  bbl.............................9 00
3 00
“  %  bbl..........................5 00
4 00
5 00
Clay, No.  216.......................1  75
“  T. D. full count...........  75
Cob, No. 3........................... 1 25
E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  8
Carolina head....................... 6%
“  No. 1........................5%
“  No. 2................5%@
“  No. 3...........  ......... 5
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Japan, No. 1..........................6%
No. 2........................5%

PRESERVES.

PIPES.

RICE.

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Scotch, in  bladders............37
Maccaboy, in jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars......43

40

SOAP.

3  “ 

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

SAPOLIO.
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Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Superior..............................3 30
Queen  Anne.......................3 85
German  Family..................
Mottled  German................ 3 00
Old German....................... 2 70
U. S. Big  Bargain...............2 00
Frost,  Floater.....................3 75
Cocoa  Castile  ....................3 00
Cocoa Castile, Fancy..........3 36
Happy Family,  75...............2 95
Ola Country, 80...................3 30
Una, 100...............................3 66
Bouncer, 100....................... 3 15
SAL  SODA.
Kegs..............................
IX
Granulated,  boxes.......
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.
Hand 
Snider’s  Tomato..........
spices—Whole.
Allspice..............................10
Cassia, China in mats........  8
Batavia in bund__ 15
Saigon in rolls........35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................16
Mace  Batavia.................... 80
Nutmegs, fancy................. 80
“  No.  1...................... 75
“  No.  2.......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black— 16 
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shot........................ 20
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spices—Ground- -In Bulk.
Allspice...... : .......................15
Cassia,  Batavia.................20
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and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................42
Cloves,  Amboyna..............26
Zanzibar*.............20
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Ginger, African.................12%
“  Cochin.................... 15
Jam aica................18
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Mace  Batavia....................90
Mustard,  English................22
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“  Trieste.................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 .................80
Pepper, Singapore, black — 18
“  white...... 30
Cayenne................25

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Cubes........................
Powdered..................
Standard  Granulated.
Fine...........
Confectioners’ A........
White Extra  C.........
Extra  C......................  5%@ 5%
C ................................   @5%
Y e llo w ...-..,,,,.......   @ 6%

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Mixed bird.................  4%@ 6
Caraway...............................9
Canary.................................. 3%
Hemp..................................... 3%
Anise.................. .-..............   8
Rape...................................   6
Mustard.................................7%
Common Fine per bbl.........   80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......   27
28 pocket...................................1 90
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100  “ 
Ashton bu. bags.................  75
 
75
Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
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Diamond  Crystal,  cases —  1  50 
28-lb sacks  25
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56-lb 
60  pocket .2 25
28 
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barrels..  .1  75
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .5%
Dwight’s Com...................... 5%
Taylor’s............................... 5%
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf...........5%
pure....................... 5%
Our Leader........................   5
Corn, barrels.................... @26
one-half barrels__@28
Pure  Sugar, bbl................26@35
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Ginger Snaps.............. 
Sugar Creams............  
Frosted  Creams.........  
Graham  Crackers...... 
Oatmeal  Crackers__ 
s h o e   p o l i s h .
Jettine,  1 doz. in  box.............75

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SUN  C U RED .

BASKET  FIRED.

j a p a n — Regular.
F air............................ 14
@16
Good...........................18
@22
Choice.........................24
Choicest......................32
@ 38
I F air..............................14  @15
Good............................16  @20
Choice.......................... 24  @28
Choicest.......................30  @33
F air............................  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fair...........25  @35
Extra fine to finest— 50  @65
Choicest fancy............ 75  @85
Common to  fair...........20  @35
Superior to fine............40  @50
Common to  fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40

YOUNG  HYSON.

im perial.

GU N PO W D ER.

EN G LISH   BR EA K FA ST.

F air............................. 25 .@30
Choice.......................... 30 @35
Best............................. 55  @65
Tea Dust.....................   8 @10
Common to fair...........25 @30
Superior to  fine...........30 @50
Fine to choicest...........55  @65
Boxes................................... 5%
Kegs, English.......................494

OOLONG.

SODA.

2 25

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.'s Brands.

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

63
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35

Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good.................... 38
Double Pedro  ....................... 35
Peach  Pie...............................36
Wedding Cake, blk................35
“Tobacco” ..............................37
Our  Leader.............................15

tobacco—Shorts.

tobaccos—Smoking.

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Hector.................................. 17
Plow Boy, 2  oz.................... 32
4 oz.................... 31
16 o z ..................32
V IN EG A R .

40gr.................................    6%
50 gr.....................................  7%
PA PER & WOODEN WAKE 

P A P E R .

Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol 
lows:
Straw....................................160
“  Light  Weight..............200
Sugar....................................180
Hardware..............................2%
Bakers.................................. 2%
Dry  Goods............................ 6
Jute  Manilla.........................8
Red  Express  No. 1...........   5
No. 2............. 4

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

W OODENW ARE.

Tubs, NO. 1.......................... 8 00
“  No. 2.......................... 7 00
“  No. 3.........................  6 00
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
1  50
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1  75
Clothespins; 5 gr. boxes —
Bowls, 11 inch...................   1  00
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assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75

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splint 

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Baskets, market.................  40
bushel.................  1  50
willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75 
“  No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 50
“  No.2 4 25
“  No.3 5 00
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF8
W hite........................  
90
Red............................ 
90
All wheat bought on 60 lb. test.
i  20
Bolted............................... 
Granulated....................... 
l  3g
Straight, in  sacks............  4 80
“  barrels...........  5 00
Patent 
“  sacks............   5 80
“  barrels..........  6 00
M IL L ST U FFS.
Bran........................... 
  14 00
Ships.................................  14  00
Screenings.......................  12 00
Middlings.........................  15 00
Mixed Feed......................  15 50
Coarse meal......................  15 50
Small  lots.........................  40
Car 
Small  lots............................35
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Car 
No. 1.................................  
45
No. 1..................................  1  10
No. 2.................................   1  06
No. 1..................................  10 00
No. 2.................................   900
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

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BA R LEY .

CORN.

OATS.

H ID E S .

lows:
Green.........................  4%@ 5%
Part Cured.................4%@ 5
Full 
.................  5%@ 6%
Heavy  steers, extra...
Dry.............................  5  @ 6
Dry  Kips  .  ................  5  @6
Calfskins,  green........  3  @6
cured........5  @ 7
Deacon skins.............. 10  @25

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PE L T S .

W OOL.

Shearlings...................10  @25
Estimated wool, per fe 20  @28
Washed.............................20@25
Unwashed......................   10@18
Tallow.......................3  @3%
Grease  butter  ...........  1  @2
Switches....................  1%@ 2
Ginseng......................2 00@2 50
Above prices are nominal and 
for immediate delivery only.

M ISCELLANEOUS.

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

D E A L E R S IN

NOS.  122  and  124  LOUIS STREET. ORAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN. 

____________ WE CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR MILL  USE-

F I R E W O R K S !

Besides our FINE LINE of CANDY, we are agents for the Best ALL COLORED 
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.,

c o n i   BLO C K .  15 8   E A ST   F U LTON  ST„___________ - 

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH

El.  P u ritan o   Cigar.
The Finest 10 GentGigar

O N   E A R T H .

MANUFACTURED  BY

DILW0RTH  BROTHERS,

P IT T SB U R G H .

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY

I.  M.  CLARK  &  SON,

Graud  Itapids.
■, BRAD DOCK, BATEMAN  A  CO., 
Bay  City.
-  Detroit.

f T.  E. BREV00RT, 

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LION  COFFEE

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Groeers  in  Grand  Rapids  and 
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WOOLSON  SPICE  CO.

The  Farmers’  Trust.

From the American Miller.
At last the farmers have a sure remedy 
for  depressed  prices.  A  company  has 
been  incorporated in Illinois, with head­
quarters  at  Chicago,  under  the  awe­
inspiring  title of  the  Farmers’  Co-oper­
ative Brotherhood of  the  United  States. 
The incorporators propose to do business 
with  §50,000,000,  which  will  be  sub­
scribed by the fanners.  When the stock 
is all taken,  the  brotherhood  will  be in­
formed by the  farmers  what  price  they 
desire for their  grain,  and  the  brother­
hood will go  into  the  market  and  push 
the price up to the desired  point.  Thus 
farmers can sell  their grain and buy more 
stock in the  brotherhood,  and  in a short 
time the brotherhood  will  have the grain 
and  the  farmers  will  have  the  stock. 
The scheme is very simple  and  will  un­
doubtedly prove a howling  success—that 
is,  the farmers will  howl for their  grain, 
which  the  promoters  have  successfully 
made away with.  The Farmers’  Brother­
hood are to get rich by buying their  own 
grain.  The “farmers”  who  are  in  the 
scheme probably all live in Chicago.  The 
curious part of  this and all similar plans 
for increasing  the  price of  the farmers’ 
produce  is  that  it  utterly loses sight of 
the fact that  the  farmers  of  the United 
States  do  not  raise  all  the grain in the 
world. 
In fact,  any very great  advance 
in the price of wheat, for instance, would 
be almost certain to bring Russian wheat 
to our shores,  in  spite of  the tariff.  The 
farmer  has  not  had a very good time of 
it of  late  years;  but his  redemption will 
not be brought about by any such scheme 
as  the  brotherhood  proposes,  or  the 
equally brilliant plan of  the Detroit gen­
tlemen who proposed that  farmers could 
instantly double  the  price  of  wheat  by 
burning half  of  their crop.

Eight  pin  manufactories in New Eng­
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pins.  Each  pack  contains  3,360  pins, 
which  make a total  yearly production of 
6,720,000,000  pins.  These  pins  are 
usually put up in large  cases, each  case 
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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. Barns.
Adrian—Powers  &  Burnham,  Anton  Wehle, 
L. T. Lochner, Burleigh  Bros.
Allendale—Henry Dolman.
Almira—J. J. Gray.
Almont—Colerick & Martin.
Altona—Eli Lyons.
Armada—C. J. Cudworth.
Assyria—J. W. Abbey.
Aurelius—John D. Swart.
Bay City—Frank  Rosman & Co.
Belding—Lightstone Bros.
Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Nash.
Bellevue—John Evans.
Big Rapids—A. V.  Young,  E.  P.  Shaukweiler 
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.
Charlotte — John  J.  Richardson,  Daron  & 
mith, J. Andrews,  C. P. Lock, F. II. 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.
Baton  Rapids—Knapp  &  Rich,  II.  Kositchek 
Evart—Mark Ardis, E. F. Shaw, John C. Devitt. 
Fenwick—Thompson Bros.
Flint—John B. Wilson.
Flushing—Sweet Bros. & Clark.
Forester—E. Smith.
Fremont—J. B. Ketchum, W. Harmon.
Gladwin—John Graham,  J.  D.  Sanford,  Jas. 
Gowan—Rasmus Neilson.
Grand Haven—N. J. Braudry & Co.
Grand Junction—Adam Crouse.
Grand Ledge—Frank O. Lord, Geo. Coryell. 
Grand  Rapids—Joseph  Berles,  A.  Wllzinski, 
Brown & Sehler, Houseman, Donnally  &  Jones, 
Ed Struensee, Wasson & Lamb, Chas.  Pettersch, 
Morse & Co., Famous Shoe Store, Harvey & Hey- 
stek, Mrs. E. J. Reynolds, E. Burkhardt. 

Croskery.

& Bro.

E.  Covel.

man.

Pelton.

lett, James Gauntlett, Jr.

Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg.
Hart—Rhodes & Leonard,  W.  Weidman,  Mrs. 
Hastings—J  G. Runyan.
Hesperia—B. Cohen.
Howard City—O. J. Knapp, Herold  Bros., C. E. 
Hubbardston—M. H. Cahalan.
Hudson—Henry C. Hall.
Imlay City—Conn Bros., Porter Megan.
Ionia—H. Silver, Wm. Wing, E. S. Welch. 
Jackson—Hall & Rowan.
Jenisonville—L. & L. Jenison (mill only). 
Kalamo—L. R. Cessna.
Kent City—M. L. Whitney.
Kewadin—A.  Anderson 
Kingsley—J. E. Winchcomb.
Lacey—Wm. Thompson.
Laingsburg—D. Lebar.
Lake City—Sam. B. Ardis.
Lake  Odessa—Christian  Haller  &  Co.,  E.  F. 
Colwell & Son, Fred Miller.
Lakevlew—H.  C.  Thompson,  Andrew  All  & 
Bro.
Langston—F  D.  Briggs.
Lansing—R. A. Bailey, Etta (Mrs. Israel) Glic- 
Lapeer—C. Tuttle & Son, W. U. 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. 
Mason—Marcus Gregory.
Mecosta—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.
Nottawa—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.
Sand  Lake—Frank  E.  Shattuck,  Braman  & 
Sebewa—P. F. Knapp, John Bradley. 
Shelbyville—Samuel  Wolcott.
Shepherd—H. O. Bigelow.
Sheridan—M. Gray.
Shultz—Fred Otis.
Spencer Creek—M. M. Elder.
Spring Lake—Geo. Schwab, A. Bitz.
Springport—Powers  &  Johnson, Wellington & 
Hammond, Elmer Peters.
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. 
Williamsburg—Mrs. Dr. White.
Wllliamston—Thos. Horton.
Woodland—Carpenter & Son.
Yankee Springs—T. Thurston.

Breckenridge

D. D. Paine.

Blanchard.

■ F. H. Cowles.

TETE!  TVTTOTTTOA'N'  T R A D E S M A N .

15

A .  H I M E S ,

Wholesale and  Retail Dealer in

TIME  TABLES.
Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

In effect May 18,1890.
TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive. 

7:15 a m
18:26 pm
6:00 p m

Leave.
7:10 a m
Traverse City A Mackinaw................ 
11:90am
Traverse  City  E xpress...................  9:80 am  
4:10 p m
Traverse City A Mackinaw................8:15pm  
From Cincinnati.................................8:50 p m
Cadillac  (Mixed)..................................  
6:30 p
Through coaches for Saginaw  on  7:10 a m and 1:11 
n train.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express.......................... 
Fort Wayne Express....................... 11:45 a m  
Cincinnati  Express.........................5:90 p m 
From Mackinaw A Traverse City.. 10:40 p m
From Cadillac........................................9:55 a m
Train leaving for Cincinnati at 6 p.  m.  and  arriving 
from  Cincinnati  at  9:20 p. m., runs daily,  Sundays  in­
cluded.  Other trains daily except Sunday.
Sleeping and Parlor Car  8ervice:  North—7 :10 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.
Leave 
Arrive.
7:00 a m ..............................................................................10:15 am
11:16 a m ......................................................  
5:40 p m ........................................................ 
Leaving time at  Bridge street  depot 7 minutes later. 
Through tickets and full  Information  can be had by 
calling upon  A.  Almquist,  ticket  agent  at  depot/or 
Geo. W. Munson, Union  Ticket  Agent.  67  Monroe  St., 
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 

 
 

 
 

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

9:46 pm
8:46 pm

Lime,  Cement,

F ire Brick, etc.

GOAL  AND  WOOD.

Yard  and Warehouse on Line of 

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

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

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

D uplex S -  W a g o n

Detroit,  Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

Arrives.

Leaves. 
1:00 p m 
4:80 p m 
10:30 p m 
8:45 a m

fMorning Express.................................18:50 p m
tThrougn Mail........................................ 4:10 p m
tGrandRapids  Express.................. 10:85  pm
•Night Express...........................................6:40 am
tMlxed................................................
GOING BAST.
tDetroit  Express............................... 6:45  a m
tThrough Mail.......................................10:10 a m
tEvenlng Express.................................. 9:95 p m
•Night Express.................................. 9:50 p m

6:50 a m 
10:80 a m 
9:46 pm  
10:65 pm
tDally, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
Detroit Express  leaving 6:50 a m has Wagner parlor 
and buffet car attached, and Evening  Express leaving 
9:45 p m has parlor car  attached.  These trains make 
direct connection in Detroit for all points East.
Express leaving at  10:55  p  m  has  Wagner  sleeping 
car to Detroit, arriving in Detroit  at 7:20 a m.
Steamboat  Express  makes  direct  connection 
Grand Haven with steamboat for Milwaukee, 
sleeping 
tickets  and 
secured 
D., G. H. A M .R’y offices, 89 Monroe St., and at the depot.
J as. Cam pbell. City Passenger Agent. 

car  berths 

Jno. W. Loud, Traffic Manager, Detroit.

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

Michigan C entral

“ The Niagara Falls Route.’*

5:00 pm
Mixed  ....................................................6:90am 
Day  Express........................................11:55 a m   10:00 am
•Atlantic A Pacific Express............. 11:05 p m  
6:00 a m
New York Express..............................5:40 p m  
1:25 p m

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

•Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
Parlor cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 
F red M. Brig g s, Gen'l Agent, 85 Monroe St.
G. S. H aw k ins, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St.
O. W.Rugglrs.G. P.  &  T. Agent., Chicago._________

W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If you have any  of  the  above  goods to 
ship, or anything  in the Produce  line,  let 
us 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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  First  National  Bank,  Chicago. 
Michigan T radesman. Grand  Rapids.

FOURTH NATIONAL BASK

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J.  Bownk, President.

Geo.  C.  P ier ce,  Vice President.

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

Transacts a general  banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

jet  Circular and Testimonials.  S e n t   F r e t : .

of Country Merchants Solicited.

■BEFO RE  B U Y IN G   G R A T E S

ALDINE  FIRE  PLACE,  GRIND RAPID!,  MICH.

Economical.  Sanitary,  Cleanly  and  Artistic.

p One of the most perfect  wagons  ever produced, combining strength, durability 
Just the wagon for light delivery,  farmer’s run-about,  or 
and cheapness of price. 
for pleasure.  Send for price list and  description.
THE  BELKNAP  WAGON  &  SLEIGH CO., Grand  Rapids.
Io n ia P a n ts  & O v erall Co.

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Pants,  Overalls,  Goats,  Jackets,  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.

W M . SEA R S & CO.,

GraGker  Manufacturers,

87, 39 and 41 K ent St., G rand Rapids.

Putnam  Bandy  Go.

H E A D Q U A R T E R S   F O R

ORANGES,

LEMONS,

BANANAS, 
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WHOLESALE

Paper  Warehouse.

EXCLUSIVE  AGENTS  FOR  THE  KEYSTONE  BINDERS’ 

Houseman  Block, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

TWINE.
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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

A   Farmer’s  First  Deposit.

They had opened a bank at Medina, the 
first  one in the  history of  the town,  and 
one  day,  after  it  was  in  good  running 
order,  Farmer Adams  hitched  his  horse 
and  wagon  in  front  of  the  building, 
looked to see if  the  crock of  butter  and 
basket of  eggs were  safe,  and  then  en­
tered the building.  He was  well known 
to  all  of  the  officials,  and  each  had  a 
word  for  him as he entered.  He looked 
around  him 
in  wonder,  and  then  ad­
dressed himself  to the President:
•Wall, Steve  Smith,  you’ve  gone  and 
opened a bank, eh ?”
“Yes.”
“Git a reg’lar charter?”
“Oh.  yes.”
“Got  things  so  that  robbers can’t git 
the money ?”
“Yes.”
“Wall,  now,  look-a-here,  Steve,  I’ve 
“You have, Mr. Adams.”
“Knowed  you  when  your  father  run 
off  and  left  the  family as  hard up as a 
spring coon with a broken leg?”

knowed  you a long time, haven’t 1 ?” 

and married Hauner Taylor?”

“Yes.”
“ Knowed  you  when  you  growed  up 
“Yes.”
“How is Hanner and the  young’uns ?” 
“Well,  thank  you.”
“That’s  proper,  but  what I was goiu’ 
to  say  was  that  I  guess  I’ll  put  some 
money into  your bank—not a great deal, 
but  jist ’nuff  fur a nest egg,  like.”
“We shall  be glad to number  you  with 
our patrons.”
“Yaas.  but  look-a-here,  Steve,  I don’t 
want no foolin’ about this bizness.  When 
I want  my money I want  to  find it right 
here.”

“Certainly.”
“And I want to find  you here.”
“Of  course.”
“And if  you bust up the bank and run 
off  with  the  cash,  as  some of  ’em  hev 
done, do  you  know  what  I’ll  do? 
I’ll 
hitch up the  old  mare  and foller  you to 
the  end of  the  airth,  and  when I over­
haul  you  I’ll  give  you  the  allfiredest 
drubbing  any  man  on  this  globe  ever 
got.”
“You need have no fears, Mr. Adams.” 
“Wall,  you  hear  me, and now here is 
$4 to  begin  on. 
It’s  to  sort o’  try you, 
and,  if  everything is all  right,  1 may put 
in  four  more  when  I  sell  that  steer. 
That’s all,  unless  you bust  up  and  run 
away.

Truths  to  be  Remembered.

Frugality may be termed  the  daughter 
of  prudence,  the  sister  of  temperance, 
and  the  parent  of  liberty.  He  that  is 
extravagant  will  quickly  become  poor, 
and poverty will enforce dependence and 
corruption.
The  management of  a  household is as 
much a matter of  business  as  the  man­
agement  of  a  shop  or  counting-house. 
It  requires  method,  accuracy, organiza­
tion,  industry,  economy,  discipline,  tact, 
knowledge  and  capacity  for  adapting 
means to ends.
There is no slight danger from general 
ignorance;  and  the  only  choice  which 
Providence  has  graciously  left  to  a 
vicious  government  is  either  to fall by 
the people, if they are suffered to become 
enlightened,  or  with  them,  if  they are I 
kept enslaved and ignorant.
Activity  without  overwork,  healthful 
living,  moderation,  self-control,  the  due 
exercise of  all the  faculties, the cultiva­
tion of  the reason, the  judgment and the 
will,  the  nurture of  all  kindly feelings 
and 
the  practice  of  doing  good— all 
things,  in fact,  which  tend to  build up a 
noble  manhood — prepare  the  way  to 
a  long  life  and  a  happy  and  blessed 
old age.

A child’s training must be begun with­
out  delay,  while it is  yet  an  infant  in 
arms.  As  soon as it knows  that  crying 
will  not  conquer,  that  persistence  in 
naughtiness will not be encouraged by its 
weak-minded nurse  or  mother,  it learns 
the  wisdom  of  submission.  A  victory 
once gained  thus over a rebellious child, 
however  much  it  may cost  the  tender­
hearted mother at  the time, is  well  won. 
Next time the  fight  will not last so long, 
and  gradually the little child  will  learn 
the necessity of obedience.

Government  Test  of Woods.

inches 

length 

From the Southern Lumberman.
In compound columns  care  should  be 
exercised  in  selecting  the  sticks which 
are  to  form  the  column.  Of  course, it 
would be  useless  to  place a poor with a 
strong  stick, but it is best  to  place  the 
good together and  the  inferior by them­
selves.  To make the effects of  knots in 
the  resistance  of  short  posts  to  com­
pression  more  apparent, some  columns, 
after having been tested and their resist­
ance determined, were cut up  and  spec­
imens  of  shorter 
taken  and 
tested;  the  difference  in  strength  was 
very marked,  as was to be expected.  An 
oak  column  168 
long,  which 
yielded at 4,953 pounds  per square  inch, 
showed  in  a  specimen  fifty-two  inches 
long  cut  therefrom  8,450  pounds  per 
square  inch,  and  another  7,794 pounds 
per square inch,  which  then gave  way at 
a  knot  Another post  164  inches  long 
failed at 3,432 pounds  per  square  inch, 
but a piece  thirty-two  inches  long  was 
cut from it,  which gave 6,230 pounds per 
square  inch.  A  yellow  pine  post,  143 
inches  long,  gave a resistance  of  4,663 
pounds  per  square inch,  but a specimen 
thirty-two inches long was  taken from it 
which  had a resistance  of  6,230  pounds 
per square  inch.  Pieces of  smaller  size 
could doubtless have been  cut from each 
of  these which  would  have  shown  still 
greater strength, as they might have been 
obtained  more  free  from  imperfections 
of  all kinds.  Knots of  even  small  size, 
firm  and  sound,  exercise  an  injurious 
effect upon  timber.  This  was shown  in 
a piece of  spruce,  from  which  two sam­
ples  were  cut,  one  having  a  uniform, 
straight grain, the other two small knots; 
the  strength of  the  former  was  11  per 
cent,  greater  than  the  latter.  “When 
we  come to determine  the  resistance  of 
specimens  having  knots  to  forces  of 
compression  at  right  angles to fibers of 
the  wood, we  find  the  resistance  much 
increased,  and  this  increase  should  be 
taken  into  account  when  selections for 
this  purpose  are  possible.  The  resist­
ance of  specimens  of  a  given  wood,  as 
compared with others of  its kind, is gen­
erally indicated  by  its  specific  gravity, 
but this does not  always  hold good. 
In 
yellow  pines  some of  those  rich in tur­
pentine have a high  specific  gravity and 
yet are not  the  strongest.  The rapidity 
of  growth  will  sometimes  give  indica­
tions of  the  strength.  A  rapid  growth 
in oak is apt to be accompanied by an in­
crease of  strength,  while  the  reverse is 
often true in  yellow pine.”

Legal  Impertinence.

Honest  witnesses  anxious  to  tell the 
truth,  the  whole truth,  and nothing but 
the truth,  do not receive from  the bench 
the protection to which they are entitled. 
They  are  badgered,  brow-beaten,  and 
sometimes  made to  commit  involuntary 
prejury by “smart”  lawyers,  “the court” 
smiling  the  while  and seeming to enjoy 
the over-bearing insolence of the bar.  It 
is a disgrace to the dignity of justice that 
such  things  are  permitted  and  even 
tacitly encouraged.
Why  should  a  respectable  citizen  be 
brought  into  court to be made a butt for 
the stale wit and  libelous  innuendoes of 
so-called professional  gentlemen ?  Why 
do  judges allow  the  ordinary courtesies 
of  life  to  be  violated  every day in  the 
tribunals,  where,  if  anywhere, the rules 
of decency and decorum should be rigidly 
enforced ?  Why should a pert  attorney 
be permitted to imply by his mode of  ex­
amination  that  a  gentleman  and a man 
of honor,  whom he knows to be such,  has 
appeared  on  the  witness-stand  for  the 
express  purpose  of  prejuring  himself, 
and  is,  upon  the  whole,  a  suspicious 
character ?
Is it not  enough  that  an  honest  man 
should be taken from his  business  with­
out  compensation  to  testify in a case in 
which he has  no  personal  interest,  but 
he must also have his reputation  assailed 
and his feelings  wrung by a lawyer  who 
is paid for the job?

Withstand  the  Song  of the  Siren.
There are but  two  starch manufactur­
ing concerns in the  country that  are not 
members  of  the  starch  trust—T.  Kings- 
ford &  Son, of  Oswego,  and  the  Gilbert 
Graves Manufacturing Co., of  Buffalo.

H bMILTOHS A R rßBHERY

GRAND  RA PID S,

M akes  a  Specialty  of  Life  Size  P o rtraits  in 
Crayon, P astel  and W a te r Colors, at the L o w ­
est Possible Prices.  Correspondence solicited

L E M O N   &  P E T E R S ,

IMPORTING  AND

Wholesale  Grocers.

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

McGinty*s Pine Cut Tobacco,
Lautz  B ro s*   A   C o .’s   Soaps,
Niagara  Starch,
JVcme Cheese—H erkim er Co,, N.  Y. 
Castor Oil A x l e  Grease*

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

S.  K.  BOLLES.

E.  B.  DIKKMAN.

S .  K .  B o lle s   «fe  Co.,

77  CANAL  ST..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  HIGH.

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

ii

(Formerly Shriver, Weatherly A Co.) 

CONTRACTORS  FO R

Galvanized Iron  Cornice,

Plumbing X Heating Work,

Dealers in

Pumps,  Pipes,  Etc.,  Mantels 

and  Grates.

Weatherly  &  Pulte,

G RAND  R A PID S,

M ICH.

Bicycles,
Tricycles,
Velocipedes
General Sporting Goods

AND

Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.'s 
Sporting  and  Athletic  Goods  and 
American Powder Co.’s Powder.

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

E. 6. Studley,

4  M onroe  St.,

GRAND RAPIDS

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

