q $ GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, Do not delay in ordering a case of SILVER SPOON BAKING POWDER, The best selling scheme on the market. A large fine dish or pitcher given away with each can. Price, BAe = $7.50 per case of 3 dozen. ARCTIC MANUFACTURING CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Sold by all Jobbers. Cutlers’ Pocket Inhaler And carbonate of Io- Adine Inhalent. A 4 e cure for Catarrh, <) P s Bronchitis, Asthma 3 NCR and all diseases of Fil by the throat and lungs VA SS —even consumption a —if taken in season. It will break up a Cold at once. It is the king of Cough Medicines. It has cured Catarrh when all other remedies had failed. Of the many who have tried it, there is not one who has not been benefitted, This is the only In- haler approved by physicians of every SC nool, and endorsed by the standard medical journals of the world. All others in the market are either worthless substitutes or fraudulent im- itations. Over 400,000 in use. Sold by drug- gists for $1. By mail, $1.25. W. 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References: Hart & Amberg, Eaton & Christen- son, Enterprise Cigar Co. ARTHUR R. ROOD, ATTORNEY, 43 PEARL STREET, ROOD BLOCK, * GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Collections a Specialty ! PINCREE &SMITH “Wholesale Manufacturers Boots, Shoes and Slippers DETROIT, MICH. aily Capacity 2,000 PAIRS Warranted, (@"Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber Company._&€]J Office and Factory—11, 13, 15 and 17 Woodbridge street West. Dealers cordially invited to call on us when in town. G.Royvs & Co., whips & Lashes 4 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN, GREAT WATCH MAKER, JEW HLER. 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, JOBBER OF Milwankee Star Brand Vinegars. Pure Apple Cider and White Wine Vinegars, full strength and warranted absolutely pure. Send for samples and prices. Also dealer in Sauerkraut. 106 Kent St., Grand Rapids. JUDD c& CO,, JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Winter Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. ALBERT COYE & SONS MANUFACTURERS OF AWNINGS, TENTS HORSE AND WAGON COVERS. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Oiled Clothing, Ducks, Stripes, Ete. 73 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich. CINSENG ROOT. We the highest price for it. Address Peck Bros., Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich. WE LEAD—OTHERS FOL LO W. is valuable. The a # Grand Rapids SMIFLE Business College is a practical trainer and fits its pupils for the vocations of busi- ness with all that the term implies. Send forJournal. Address C. G. SWENSBERG, Grand Rapids, Mich. Money Refunded. The true remedy has at last been discovered, It was long known in his practice as Dr. Pete’s Lung Food for Consumption. Jt is now called Dr. Pete’s 35-cent Cough Cure. It is the safest, the surest and the best. No other Cough, Cold and Consumption remedy is half its equal. We warrantit, and will promptly refuud the money paid for itifa beneficial effect is not exper- ienced by the time two-thirds of the contents of the bottle is used. Sold by Hazeltine, Per- woe & Co. wholesale druggists, Grand Bapids, ich. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, (Successor to P. Spitz,) SOLE AGENT OF Fermentum, The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. €o., 106 KENT S8T., GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. * Grocers and Bakers who wish to try “FERMENTUM” can get samples and full directions by‘addressing or applying to the above. i peacemaker. A DISASTROUS PARTNERSHIP. BY HJALMAR H. BOYENSEN. Mrs. Moe’s tanner had in the meanwhile entertained her with a didactic discourse on the education of children. Edueation, as he believed, was his forte, in spite of the fact that one of his daughters had run away with a barkeeper. . “Spare the rod, spoil the child, that is my notion,” he observed sententiously. ‘*Whip, whip, whip—that is the good old Norwe- gian way. I was whipped myself until I was black and blue twice a week regularly, when I was a boy, and I shouldn’t have been the man I amif I hadn’t been whip- ped. Mp father, ma’am, he didn’t spare the harness, I tell yer. He wasa sensible man, and so am I. My children, ma’am, they have been raised on the same fare, and I have had joy of them.” A rotund matron vis-a-vis, who had listen- ed to this discourse with visible amusement, remarked, quite audibly, that tanner Chris- tianson was a frugal man whom it took lit- tle to satisfy; whereupon Tanner Christian- son looked apoplectic, emptied a glass of claret, and confined his attention to the roast chicken. James, in themeanwhile, was being cross- examined as to his marriage, his income and his antecedents, by a little shriveled-up Danish grocer and his wife, who seemed charmingly harmonious in their desire to make themseves disagreeable. They in- quired whether his wateh chain was real, how much his watch cost, ete., and they in- terjected the title ‘‘Snedker” (cabinet-mak- er) between every fifth or sixth word they uttered, probably because they divined that he did not relish it. “Then your father was not a cabinet- maker,” the husband remarked, “and it was a kind of come-down in the world for you to take up a trade; isn’t that i?” ‘An honest trade is not a come-down for any man, Grocer Tullerup,” answered Moe. “Ah no! whatatrue word you uttered there!” the wife exclaimed. “But since you have married such a high- toned American wife, Mr. Cabinet-maker Moe, you, of course, prefer to keep aloof from your rude countrymen, and from us plain folks in general.” “But that is indeed so perfectly natural,” ejaculated Mrs. Tullerup. ‘Birds of a feath- er flock together.” “But birds of no feather, Mr. Cabinet- maker Moe,” said Tullerup, laying down his knife and fork impressively, ‘shave to flock all alone.” “But, my dear Tullerup, how can they do that?” asked his wife. “T mean,” continued Tullerup, growing confused, that birds—of no particular feath- er—are really neither fowl nor fish, and neither the fowls nor the fishes will in the end have anything to do with them.” “That is true, Mr. Grocer Tullerup,” James responded, inclined to laugh in spite of his annoyance, ‘‘although fishes with feathers, you will admit, are a novelty.” “J did not say, Cabinet-maker Moe, that fishes had feathers. I said they had no par- ticular feathers.” ‘*Which is perfectly true, Cabinet-maker Moe,” his wife chimed in, anxious to aid him. By the time the first two dishes were dis- patched, the guests began to grow thirsty, and a steady popping of corks accompanied the conversation. Two jolly fellows, a doc- tor and a retired ship captain, who were sitting opposite to Moe, were having a tre- mendous joke all to themselves, and they laughed until they nearly rolled off their chairs. ‘That is a first rate notion of yours, doc- tor,” said the ship captain slapping his leg in glee; ‘‘we’ll have him under the table, the confounded high-flier, or my name is not Jonas Hansen.” ‘“*Sdeath and pain! how we'll make him squirm!” chimed in the doctor, in high feather. ‘‘That superfine rascal, he thinks he has done a fine thing in turnlng his back on his own people and marrying an Ameri- can shop-girl. You may call me Jack if J haven’t had dozens of them so madly gone on me that I could have whistled them after ine like a leash of hounds through the streets!” The skipper could easily match this boast with another of a still more piquant nature: the doctor, who could not bear to be outbid in that line, was instantly ready with a still taller story; and the two friends grew vocif- erous, and would probably within another moment have pulled each other’s hair if’ Moe had not opportunely offered himself as That reminded them of their joke, which they had lost sight of, and their wrath subsided. ‘Here is to your health, Cabinet-maker Moe,” said the doctor, lifting his glass and clinking it against that of Moe. “Thanks,” replied Moe, and took a sip of sherry. ‘Ho! ho!” shouted the skipper,” ‘‘is that the way you honor your host? Sip at his wine, as if it were ink! Come, come, sir, drain your glass like a Norseman. No skulking.” Moe, to avoid difficulties, emptied his glass, which was immediately refilled. Half a dozen other wines—Burgundy, Tokay, champagne—and the insidious Swedish punch were served; enough to bring the har- diest toper under the table. Everybody lifted his glass to drink with Moe and his wife, and everybody insisted that they should reverse their glasses after drinking. “Now, if he had taken a good Norse wife,” said the skipper, sotto voce, to the doctor, ‘she would see him home to-night, put him bed, and make no more ado about | it.” The majority of the male portion of the company were now in their cups, and their conversation grew noisy and quarelsome; for it is a peculiarity of Norsemen, as it was of their Viking ancestors, that intoxication powerfully stimulates their self-esteem, and makes them ache to defy creation. Moe’s jaunty clothes and undemocratic manners irritated them, and his wife’s cool demeanor intensified the feeling. If they could only gei him under the table they might, perhaps, have contented themselves without inflicting bodily harm; but Moe was shrewd enough to suspect a conspiracy to fuddle him, and he was gradually deciminating the ranks of his foes without showing the least unsteadi- ness. Little Grocer Tullerup, who had got so immensely elated at being initiated into the plot, had been forced to retire from the battlefield; and several good men and true had seen fit to follow his example. The host still kept his post but he was red and sullen, and dangerous to look at. His wife, who had been made uncomfortable during the entire evening by Mrs. Moe’s splendor, oceasionally come and whispered to him, and every time there came a wilder gleam into his eyes. “Why don’t yer drink?” he growled at Moe, in Norwegian. ‘‘Why do yer sit and snuff at your liquor like a new-born ealf? Perhaps yer don’t think it is good enough.” “My dear Bergerson,” nis partner re- sponded, ‘your liquor is excellent; but you must see that if I drained my glass every time I am toasted, I should by this time be under the table.” ‘Many an- honest man has been there be- fore you, Mr. Cabinet-maker Moe,” observ- ed the skipper opposite. “J don’t doubt it, Skipper Thommesen,” said Moe, laughing; ‘‘but not all that honest men do is worthy of imitation.” “Still less what knaves do!” exclaimed the doctor, setting down his glass so violently that it broke; ‘“‘and the man who sniffs at good liquor is a knave.” “A true word you said there, doctor,” Mrs. Bergerscn remarked, with a vicious flash in her eyes; ‘‘but from folks as goes back on their country, what can a body ex- pect?” This latter remark, which was made in English for Mrs. Moe’s benefit, reached its destination. In spite of the mingling of foreign and native speech, she understood perfectly the situation; and, without betray- ing even by a blush the storm that was rag- ing within her, she arose with stately com- posure, and begged her husband to accom- pany her. “Tf hope you will excuse us ladies and gentlemen,” said Moe; lifting his glass po- litely to the company; *‘my wife feels indis- posed and is compelled to withdraw.” Then, turning to Mr. and Mrs. Bergerson, with the elaborote manner which to them seemed so odious, he continued: ‘Permit me also, in my own behalf that of Mrs. Moe, to thank our host hostess for a very delightful evening.” “That is a lie!’ shouted Bergerson, sudden white rage. Moe, who had risen to retire, turned about in quick surprise. He stared fora moment at Bergerson, with an angry im- perious glance. Bergerson scowled uneasily and fidgeted on his chair. But the instant the glance was averted, he picked up a bot- tle, and hurled it with furious force at his partner’s head. Moe dropped as if he had been shot, at his wife’s feet. ‘The guests jumped up, chairs were everthrown, decan- ters and glasses crashed against the floor, doors were slammed, and all was eonfusion. Mrs. Moe, kneeling at her husband’s side, stared with terrified eyes into his counte- nanee. Iie was pale, terribly pale. A slen- der stream of blood was trickling down over his neck and shirt-collar. ‘Send for a doe- tor,” she cried suddenly, ‘and a police- man.” No one stirred. ‘Run for for a doctor,” she repeated, with a wild penetrating voice, “‘and a police- man.” A strange, expectant calm had fallen up- on the noisy assembly. Some shufiled about as if to bestir themselves, and looked un- easily toward their host. and and ina ‘You cowardly, murderous crew!” seream- ed Mrs. Moe, starting forward, as if she would have liked to tear them to pieces. But the table was between her and her near- estfoe. That recalled her to her senses. She paused for a moment, then turned abruptly about, and rushed out into the hall. The outer door, too, was torn open, and the icy air from without rolled in like great steam- ing billows. A shuddering chill crept over the company; but no one rose to shut the door. It was as if a paralyzing fear had be- numbed them. The doctor was the first to stir. He walk- ed unsteadily agross the floor and stooped { over the prostrate man. He fumbled for a moment with his wrist, listened to his heart beat, and then got up with difficulty. Ber- gerson, who was still sitting at the table, staring vacantly before him, followed his motions mechanically. As he met the doc- tor’s eye he gave a start, and hesitatingly arose. were you,” said the doctor, and sauntered out into the hall. Bergerson sank slowly down upon the chair, seized his curl and began to twist it. After a pause, which seemed endless, his wife walked up to him, on tiptoe, and whis- pered in his ear. “No,” he screamed hoarsely, “T will not run.” Darting up he seized her by the wrist with an iron clutch, and dragged her across the floor to where Moe was lying. ‘Look there!” he yelled, with a terrible husky laugh; ‘‘look what you have done! We were friends till you came. He made me what Iam, and I knew it. But your hate spoiled your sleep and mine; and this is what came of it.” vi. James Moe did not die, though he hover- ed long between life and death. He was unconscious much of the time, and some- times delirious. Splendid business schemes floated through his head, and he raved about a newspaper he meant to found, which was to pave his way to the mayoralty of the city. At times he made a sort of triumphal entry into his native town in Norway, and made speeches to deputations which met him with musie and banners at the steamboat landing. It was therefore a surprise to his wife when, in his first lucid moment, he turned to her and asked: ‘Where is Begerson?” ‘Te is in jail,” she answered. ‘Who made complaint against him?” eey “Then go at once and withdraw it.” ‘You are out of your head, James,” she cried;“‘you certainly do not mean that.” ‘Yes, 1 do mean it,” ,he said. “Tf you want me to get well, go at onee.” She was too weary with anxious watch- ing to offer resistance. She only clasped her hands with a sigh, and walked slowly— very slowly—toward the door. In an hour she returned. She was just kneeling at his bed enjoining silence and rest, when the door was noiselessly opened and Bergerson entered. He had left his boots outside, and, as a mark of respect, walked in his stocking feet. He looked about shyly in the large, stately room, at the rich, subdued carpet, the great carved bed, and the warm luxurious tints of walls and ceiling. With his cap in his hand he stood awkwardly shifting his weight from one foot to the other, not knowing how to eall attention to his presence. So he dropped his eap on the floor, then picked it up again for fear it should damage the carpet, and walked with slow and hesitating steps to- ward the bed. Mrs. Moe had buried her face in the pillow, and only a glimpse of her neck and great dark coils of her hair were visible. She was erying softly to her- self, possibly from weakness, or because it seemed good to weep. James’ illness had somehow made him very precious to her— had revealed to her how much she loved him. She felt ashamed of all her ambitious plottings. If she could but keep him, she would cheerfully renounce all else that her heart was set upon. Bergerson had now reached the foot of the bed. There, he searcely knew why, he fell upon his knees. The scene which sur- rounded him—the strange, soft stillness, the luxurious warmth and comfort, the wife’s silent grief, and her husband’s death- like pallor—wrought powerfully upon him. He had never wept in his life, that he eould remember; and yet a sudden moisture dim- med his eyes, as he saw the two beautiful heads so close together upon the same pil- low, and the two clasped hands upon the cover lid. It began to become clear to him what he had done. His rash act, and all the bitter envy, resentment and hate which had prompted it, rose up in all their ugliness before him. He shuddered. A dull, bur- rowing pain nestled in his breast. breathing grew heavyjand oppressive. And yet, though the feeling of his own guilt was uppermost, the thought flashed through his brain that Moe, in allying himself to the new civilization and the new land, had been wiser than he, and had reaped his reward. “T wouldn’t wait for the police, if 1) ial .¢ , . * His | of one pound one foot in a minute. nearer to the bed. He arose, but fell again on his knees at the bedside. “IT am going away, Jens,” he said huski- ly. “I came to bid you good-by.” ‘Where are you going, Truls?” “Back to Norway.” “But the factory, Truls? tune in it. that.” ‘Yes: I want to go away from every- thing.” “But I won't let you, unless you take with you what is yours.” “At home I shouldn’t with it.” ‘You would be a rich man.” “Mayhap. Iam the kind that had better stay poor.” Moe was about to protest more strenu- ously, but his wife beckoned Bergerson to withdraw. * ‘““Good-by, Jens,” he said, with a br -aking voice. Don’t think hard of me when I am gone.” Before the sick man could answer, Ber- gerson was out of the door. * *% * * * * * There is a for- You don’t want to go way from know what to do After his reeovery Moe made extensive inquiries both in Europe and America, but he has never been able to discover Berger- son’s whereabouts. In the meanwhile he has placed a large sum, representing the half interest in the business, to his partner's credit, and hopes that some day either he or his heirs may come and claim it. The Moes in the meanwhile are well launched on the road to fortune and honor. ———_—__—_>- Transmission of Power. From the Michigan Manufactuser. Some interesting experiments on the elec- trical transmission of power have been made recently by M. Marcel Deprez, at Creil, Switzerland. Althouglr the dynamo ma- chine used to generate the electrical current, and the motor which converted the electri- eal energy into mechanical power, were placed side by side in the experiments the only connection between them was through a cireuit seventy miles in length, or twice the distance from Creil to LaChapelle. As every electrical current must have a return wire, or other conductor, it will be under- stood that in the experiments of M. Deprez the actual transmission of power was over a geographical distance of thirty-five miles. The first series of experiments were with comparatively; low speeds, the armature of the dynamo running at the rate of 123 rev- olutions per minute and absorbing 45 horse power. Under these conditions the speed of the receiving motor was 154 revolutions per minute, and the available work given out at its driving shaft was 22.10, or about 51.3 per cent. of the initial energy. In other words, the total loss in the transmission of power over a wire toa distance of thirty- five miles, was less than one-half. In subsequent experiments, the speed of the generator was inereased with better re- sults. The generating machine was givena speed of 190 turns per minute, absorbing 62 horse power. With this increased current the speed of the motor was raised to 248 revolutions, giving out 35.8 horse power of work, or nearly 58 per cent. When the many factors of loss are taken into account, the results of M. Deprez’ ex- periments appear quite remarkable. The energy of the coal consumed in generating the initial power underwent five transforma- tions—first into heat; then into steam, then into mechanical motion, then into electrical energy, and was finally re-converted into mechanical motion at the receiving motor. The above results, of course, do not inelude the unavoidable waste between the furnace and the driving shaft of the steam engine. M. Deprez proposes to follow up his experi- ments with other of a more exhaustive na- ture, in which the generating and receiving machines will be placed respectively at the termini of the line. > o- —2>-- Many persons—and sometimes good me- chanices—have only an imperfect understand- ing of the terms ‘‘foot pound” and ‘‘horse power.” A foot pound is the energy re- quired to raise one pound one foot in a min- ute, or the work developed by the descent Watt — who has been ealled the father of the steam engine—ascertained by a series of ex- periments that a powerful horse, working ten hours per day, could exert a foree suffi- cient to raise 33,000 pounds one foot per minute. In computing the motor capacity He could not imagine his own wife tenderly | of his engines, he therefore designated as solicitous for his welfare: he eould not im- like these; they were of the old world, grov- eling and unaspiring. himself to the new world, and plunged into the rushing current that bore mankind on- ward. Truls was still dimly struggling with these thoughts when Moe opened his eyes. He did not seem surprised to see his part- ner, but held out his hand to him, and beck- oned him nearer. Antoinette, aroused by the motion, raised her head and stared aghast at Bergerson. ‘Let him come near to me,” whispered James. “I wish to speak with him.” She rose hesitatingly, and invited Berger- son, with eyes still full of distrust, to step Moe had assimilated | | horse power, that which is sapable of exert agine himself and her amid surroundings | ing continuously a force of 33,000 foot pounds. The conclusions of Watt have beet universally accepted in the mechanical world, and his horse power has become the standard of measuring the capacity ot ail prime movers. It has been ascertained by experiment that a healthy man of average strength is sapable of exerting a force of frem 8,000 to to 11,000 foot pounds, or nearly one-thirdof ajhorse power. The tests by which these conclusions were reached covered only short periods of exertion, It is extremely doubt- ful whether any person not a professional athlete or a phenomenally powerful man, could sustain a continuous exertion equiv- alent to 1,000 foot pounds.* The Michigan Tradesma, A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Hercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the Siate. E. A. STOWE, Editor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. _ WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1885, Herchanis and Babedacieers’ Exchange, Organized at Grand Rapids October 8, 1884. President—Lester J. Rindge. Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard. Treasurer—Geo. B. Dunton. Annual Meeting—Second Wednesday evening of October. Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday even- ing of each month. Traverse City Business Men's Association, President, Frank maretiion, Seeretary, C. T. Lockwood; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle. eS" Subscribers and others, when writing to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- lisher by mentioning that they saw the adver- tisement in the columns of this paper. The been aosente : ae sounte of the revival of business which the newspapers have been publishing seem to have awakened in the working classes expectations”of a speedy rise in wages, which is increasing the diffi- eulties of the manufacturers to keep afloat until the tide of revival really reaches them. In New England the peaceful termination of the strike of the lasters against shoe manu- facturers at Brocton is ‘likely to be followed by similar strikes by men in other ‘branches of the business. On the other hand the great strike of the coal-miners in the Mononga- hela valley, begun the day before Mr. Cleve- land’s inauguration, has now ended in the entire surrender of the workmen, who go to work on the terms awarded by the arbitra- tors before the strike began. Their prolong- ed refusal to abide by arbitration naturally robs the miners of the sympathy of all who hope for some peaceful method of settling the issues between capital and labor. But the strike itself was in a high degree un- wise. The application of natural gas to the working of iron and cooking of food has in- flicted very serious blows on the coal trade of, Western Pennsylvania, and the manu- factures could not pay the wages they were asked to give. The decision of the arbi- trators was just, and the rejection of it by the workinen was unjustifiable. There seems to be anew awakening of interest in co-operation in this country. The successful introduction of co-operative man- ufacture in barrel-making at Minneapolis has helped to this, and other attempts at co- operative production or distribution are very widely noticed. ‘This is an outcome of hard- times, and of the failure of the laboring classes to derive any commensurate benefit from the great cheapness of commodities, through the middle-man absorbing more than a just reward for his services. The farmer gets less than he did six years ago for his wheat, and yet the artisan knows that he has to pay just as much for bread, at a time when he can least afford it. It is true that everywhere the deposits in the savings banks show an inerease in both the amount of deposits and number of deposi- tors. There is, therefore, good reason to hope that the working classes are not falling behind. Yet the pressure of outlay upon income in the case of the workingman’s budget must suggest to him the wisdom of setting aside all who are making excessive profits out of his diminished wages, and go- ing more directly to the producers of what- ever he wants. The annexation, or rather the partition, of Burmah is complete. To secure the good will of China the upper part of the kingdom has been ceded to that empire, with the re- sult of advancing the Chinese frontier still closer to Calcutta. That this whole pro- ceeding isa whit better than the partition of Poland a century ago is hard to see. A half-civilized nation has just as much right to its own existence and its autonomy as has a three-quarters civilized nation. Its parti- tion among more powerful neighbors is as much the murder of a nation as the hewing of his body to pieces is the murder of aman. The English seem to feel that they need some apology for their act, and they tele- graph with anxious care that their troops were welcomed by the trading classes. As many of these are Chinese, thereis no doubt that English rule is welcome to them just as the English conquest of New York would be received with rapture by at least one-third of its wholesale merchants. Better evidence than this is needed to prove that the Bur- mese like the new rule any better than do the Hindoos, to whom it is not new, but is justly and intensely hateful. The apple s season 1 has not been a favorable one for buyers, all things considered. A leading South Water street firm has 10,000 barrels in warehouse, and the necessary sorting incident to so large a quantity re- quires the constant effort of a gang of men. The fruit is not keeping nearly so well as last year. A leading authority on the sub- ject asserts that there are enough apples stored in the North and Northwest to last the country for a straight year. There is less surplus cheese in store now than at the same date in the last eight years, which is favorable to higher prices in the spring, providing the market is not clogged with a heavy make of cheese from hay-fed milk. The loss such a course entails on the summer and fall cheese is more than the AMONG THE TRADE. IN THE CITY. : Emens & Hill have engaged in general trade at Emens’ Siding. Arthur Meigs & Co. furnished the grocery stock. Perkins & Co. sold forty shingle machines last year, and have received orders for sev- enteen machines so far this year. It is reported that H. Herrendeen will re- move his hardware stock from Kent City3to Grand Rapids, locating on South Division street. F. Goodman & Co., general dealers at Burnip’s Corners, have put in a line of crockery. H. Leonard & Sons furnished the stock. Kemp & Co., flour and feed dealers on Pearl street, have dissolved, A. B. Knowl- son retiring. The business will be continued by Mr. Kemp. The Belknap Wagon & Sleigh Co. thas added a line of blacksmiths’ iron and sup- plies, which is jobbed in connection with the manufacturing business. Shields, Bulkley & Lemon have dissolved, Messrs. Bulkley and Lemon purchasing ‘the interest of the retiring partner. The new firm name has not been determined upon, but the sueceeding partners will continue at the old stand. A. Dodds has lately shipped patent car- vers to Columbus Cabinet Co., Columbus, Ohio; Indiana Furniture Co., Connorsyille, Ind., and Decatur Furniture Co., Decatur, Ills. He has also sold one of his swinging saws to the Fondu Lae Furniture Co., Fon- du Lae, Wis. C. O. & A. D. Porter have recently sold carving machines to Grant & Son, Johnson City, Tenn.; Titusville Bedstead Co., Titus- ville, Pa.; Quakertown Manufacturing Co., Quakertown, Pa.; Loring Organ Co., Wor- chester, Mass., and Walton & Malcom, Skineardine, Ont. Jas. Fox and L. C. Bradford have formed a copartnership under the firm name of Fox & Bradford, and will engage in the jobbing of tobaccos and cigars at same loeation yet to be determined. ‘Jim’ and ‘‘Cass” are both thorough hustlers, and will undoubtedly secure their share of the trade. It is the Carbonatine—not Combination— Hard Finish Co., which has recently em- barked in business at 1 North Ionia street. “Carbonatine” is a compound which offers superior advantages as a ‘‘putty coat,” a wall finish or a wood filler, and will un- doubtedly meet with a large sale. Chas. E. Olney and John G. Shields have formed a copartnership under the firm name of Olney, Shields & Co.—‘‘Co.” nominal— for the purpose of engaging in the whole- sale grocery business. It is reported that the new firm has rented the double store on North Ionia street formerly oeeupied by Hawkins & Perry. Both partners have gone East to buy goods and establish business re- lations with the large houses of New York and Boston. The announcement that Messrs. Fox and Loveridge had retired from the wholesale grocery firm of Fox, Musselman & Lover- idge was not wholly unexpected, but the subsequent announcement that Wm. Wid- dicomb had formed a ecopartnership with Amos. 8S. Musselman for the purpose of con- tinuing the business created a genuine sen- sation in business circles. The arrangement gives the new firm a strong backing finan- cially, and under the guidance of Mr. Mus- selman the house will undoubtedly continue to prosper. AROUND THE STATE. Jacob Sturr, grocer at Dowagiac, has sold out. A. A. Coon, general dealer dan, has failed. A. 8. Martin, grocer moved to Port Huron. J. W. Weeks succeeds M. Johnson in the grocery business at Horton. G. E. Hoyt, clothing merchant at Mason, is sueceeded by Hoyt & Bates. Edward Cronin, general dealer at Ishpem- ing, has been closed on attachment. M. W. Mills has sold his hardware stock at Otsego to his brother H. D. Mills. Dunning & Bilsborrow succeed J. W. Free in the hardware business at Paw Paw. C. C. Crosby & Co. sueceed C. H. Ashby in the grocery business at Kalamazoo. Jones & Palmer succeed Jones & Taylor in the hardware business at Marcellus. W. J. K. Martin, dry goods dealer at Greenville, has removed to Port Huron. Birney & Wisner sueceed Simoneau & Wisner inthe drug business at Saginaw. Geo. C. Heuston succeeds Hungerford & Heuston in the drug business at Northville. A. P. Downer, druggist and grocer at Oakley, has been elosed under chattel mort- gage, G. M. White & Co., general and feed deal- ers at Coldwater, have been closed by ered- itors. Henry S. Ballentine succeeds J. B. Far rand in the boot and shoe business at Port Huron. Jas. A. Adams succeeds J. F. Adams & Son in the boot and shoe business at Kast Saginaw. H. C. Peckham, the Freeport general dealer, has recently discharged the chattel mortgage on his stock. A. F. Wescott succeeds Wescott & Ran- dolph in the hardware and agricultural im- plement business at Vernon. Frank Achard succeeds Hutchinson & at East Jor- at Ithaca, has re- ern ae ieee U Pea ahs J. M. Walker has purchased the of J. P. Anderson in hardware business of , Walker & Anderson, at Saranac. Dibble Bros., the Burnip’s Corners gener- | al dealers, who were recently bummed out, contemplate rebuilding with brick. John A. Taleen, general dealer at Ish- peming, has made an assignment to John W. Joehim. Liabilities, $60,000; $20,000. ‘ Shattuck & Davis, grocers at Montague, are succeeded by 8S. D. Shattuck. Wilber G. Davis, the retiring partner, will go to Florida for his health. John Stark has retired from the firm of Geo. W. Miller & Co., hardware dealers at Grand Haven. The business wili be con- tinued by Geo. W. Miller. Babeoek, Smith & Co., grocers, coal, lime and plaster dealers at Ionia, have dissolved, Bates & Hall sueceeding, The new firm consists of Philo T. Bates and Ben. B. Hall. Chas. Supe, the Bay City wholesale grocer, has assigned. Simultaneous. with the assignment he executed a trust deed for $25,000 in order to secure all his creditors as far as possible. J. J. Wright, the Chippewa Lake grocer, has abseonded, in consequence of discoveries that he overcharged on freight bills which passed through his hands as agent. Mrs. Wright will continue the grocery business. Fred Buckland, a druggist, at one time a resident of Ludington, was recklessly han- dling a revolver at his home in Buffalo county, Dakota, on Christmas, when the weapon was discharged, the bullet. passing through the vietim’s heart. O. A. House the Mendon grocer, doted on skating rinks. The amusement and exer- cise were just what he needed. He attended strictly to the business, and allowed his store to sort o’ run itself. Mr. House thoughtfully made an assignment last week, and it is estimated that he will be able to pay about 25 per cent. of his $3,000 indebt- edness. assets, MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Comstock & Bro., manufacturers of chairs, sash and blinds at Adrian, have removed to Oshkosh, Wis. Miles & Adams have put in a saw mill at Clarion. The entire outfit was of Chandler & Taylor make and was ordered through J. H. Parker. Bareus Bros., saw makers at Muskegon, have dissolved, W. W. Barcus retiring. The business will be continued by O. P. and John R. Bareus under the same firm name. Chas. J. Robinson, Secretary of the Dow- ell Manufacturing Co., was in town Satur- day on his way to Northern Michigan, where he will endeavor to secure contracts for supplies of dowell pins. J. H. Pearson & Sons, of Saginaw, have Taggart in the hardware and meres is worth. | implement business at Alma. interest i A. A. Buell, of Buffalo. | besides other ‘Sold the aoe ase Lumber Co. mill at South Manistique to Robert. Perry of Sault Ste. Marie, L. A. Hart, of New York, and They will erect at South Manistique a planing mill, lath mill, improvements. Fremont Indicator: W. J. Muskegon, has arranged to locate a nail keg factory here, using Pumfrey & Koyl’s mill for this purpose. L. V. Kinne, of Davis is the timber- furnisher for this enterprise, and will be the means of putting a good deal of the pockets of our farmers. Clark & Co, which was burned on the 10th, will be re- built immediately. The proprietors, though losing $10,000 outright, have the sand nec- essary to retrieve their losses, and will only ’s carriage factory at Lansing, | money in| put a little more energy into their business | and soon make up the deficit. STRAY FACTS. Goostrey & DeWolf, undertakers at Vicks- burg, have failed. O. 8. Tourgee, of Buchanan, will build a creamery in that city. ei South Haven man pays $1 .50 tax on real estate. ae m. Webb sueeeeds G. W. Imus in the saloon business at Ludington. Stewart Bros. have moved their billiard business from Big Rapids to Ionia. W. J. Mamer succeeds W. J. Mamer & Co. in the fish business at Detroit. Cooley C. Green succeeds Green & Lake in the furniture business at St. Louis. Thomas Cowherd sueceeds Cowherd & Bittell in the tinner business at Jackson. Nicholas Haas sueceeeds Weston & Haas in the plumbing business at East Saginaw. Dimondale will pay a liberal bonus to the man who will erect a pulp mill in that vil- lage. J. Lueas, the Manistee furniture dealer, was in town last week, purchasing his spring stock. The Ionia creamery manufactured over 23 tons of butter last season. ‘The patrons of the institution number 142. The firm of Howell & Marsh, the painters’ establishment at Battle Creek, is dissolved and succeeded by Marsh & Link. A company with $2,000,000 capital has taken a lease of the long idle Grace iron fur- nace, at Marquette, and will put it in blast shortly. The bnsiness men of Alma have formed an improvement association and raised $23,- 000 to be expended in buildings for the use of the Eastern Michigan normal school and commercial college, which will be removed from Fenton to Alma Sept. 1, 1886. It is expected the institution will materially add to the population and prosperity of Alma. R. G. Peters, who bought W. R. Reming- ton’s interest in the Stronach Lumber Co. paid Mr. Remington $100,000 cash and his Midland property, valued at $100,000. The company succeeded the late firm of Paggot 3dog tax and & Thorson, having a paid-up capital jof Gi Le LE MANUFACTURERS OF PERFECT FITTING , ‘Tailor IML BOS Or lothineg, LOWEST PRICES. Mail Orders seni in care L. W. ATKINS will receive Prompt Attention. 190 ana i) Morean frre ap 2 90 UWandhun fi e and 24 ond 26 Wandhe cacy 7} ETRG 138 and 1 ue TSO AYE, an ¢ 34 aud 36 Weedhringe St, DETROIT. Uae HALF rT Wii GARDENS -— veloc Herelorsanra, ~ Our § Seed. Warehouses, ‘the largest in in\¥ #@ Now York, aro fitted up ‘with every ap- rh A plianco for the prompt and careful America. Annual Szles f@ lling of orders. Plants. : SUPPLIED wit “Our, Green-houso Establ Jersey City is the 1 m Our Catalogue for 1886, of 140 pages, containing Colored plates, descriptions and Wustrations | Mi of the NEWEST, BEST and RAREST SEEDS and PLANTS, will bo mailed on receipt of = 6 cts. (in stamps) to cover postage. ' i [PETER HENDERSON & GO. 25 &,31,Sovienst si. TK re CAS SS mmaner eens cues BS N SICH & CO RINDGHEH, BERTSCH CoO. MANUFACTURELE RS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CoO. We havea splendid line of goods for Fall Trade and guarantee our prices on Rub- bers. The demand for our own make of Women’s, Misses and Childs’ shoes is increas- ing. Send in your orders and they will be promptly attended to. 14 and 16 Pear! Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. $250, 000. For several years Mr. Thorson, | An Obliging Creditor. of Milwaukee, and Mr. Remington owned | a , i ’ ‘ey look g . ] : sai £ ‘ all the stock, Mr. Thorson having $145,000 | am Wore fot No »” sald a Dull collector to a pedestrain on Grand River and Mr. Remington $105,000, which he sold “! ' : ‘Agente Avenue the other day. to Mr. Peters. oe , See ena eee Got a bill I suppose?’ Good Words Unsolicited. “Yes, sir.” Chas. Strobe, general dealer, Ferrysberg: | “Well, that number is two blocks farther “Would feel lost without it.” up, and [ can save you the trouble of walk- Abbott & Co., general dealers, West Camp- | ing.” bell: ‘Long may she wave.”’ Wm, Harris, general dealer, Chase: “It is | “ I i just the paper for ¢he business men of North- | Oh, no, but ’'m the party you want, and ern Michigan.” _Lean’t pay the bill. Please don’t go and Chas. Burmeister, grocer, Frankfort: “Tur ring the bell, for my wife has just gone to TRADESMAN is a lively paper, well edited, and | hed with the sick headache, and you'll dis- full of news which is of lively interest to deal-/ +144 her. Fine weather for winter, isn’t it?” i L. ” ee sep inane | And he lighted a twenty-cent cigar, took —_———— Oo The Belgan exports of iron to the United | anew grip on his gold-headed cane, and ‘vay to pursue ? ‘*Family moved?” States have kept up nearly to the same level | smilingly wrenched himself as last year. — | ia walk. Drugs & Medicines position is obtained by dissolving white wending their way silently, but knowingly, | _ WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT Serpentaria sugar, 114 ounces avoirdupois in water, 134 behind the prescription case. : forthe | os sacha a > nn fluid ounces, and mixing thoroughly with a ‘This selling 1i athe tt Advanced—Citric acid, Tonk Sarsaparilla, Hondurus........... STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. | ooiition of finid ext ° ve ana dconioae his selling liquor on a druggist’s license! Declined Chlorate patashe een Sarsaparilla, Mexican............. 20 dna Pouin.Gok 1. Motonabl, Kalsmasoo. on of fluid extract of ginger, 2 fluid is the bane snd horror to too many saloon ACIDS oa white (Powd 35¢).2 0.02. 15 Two Years—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City. drachms; fluid extract of capsicum, 1minim; keepers. This is no new phase of the liquor Acetic, No. 8 Vaierinn: Vous = Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. fluid extract of sassafras, 15 minims; oil of ¥ . ag : Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040). 277! 9 @ 0 alerian, Vermont (Powd 28¢)... 2 Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit. te 2 Sassatras, 1: s; oil of traffic. The practice is as old as the drug-|Carbolie......... cerca » $ 7 SEEDS. ven ae os te i : “ iain Boe . j i re " aoe ot : = 8 JOU eee eee nee een e ee eeeeees € 3 ‘ ath é Five z e ars Otten ® Bb : : ach, Ann Arbor vintergreen, 1 minim, in alcohol,-1 fluid gist business. It isa trick of the trade and aoe eb cranes 6 @ i Gina. mated i po co i. ; a ‘ 5 ‘hms San te i Turis Ber cs, ‘ Secretary —Jacod Acari ounce and 5 drachms. hence the druggists in our little towns are | Nitric oa. ceo an ha. . @ a reasurer—Jas. Vernor. " ES NATE eadot aS : - ' ee eo seates : S| Gaawaw, bee woos eee sass see 4 Fetes of mectng—At Grand Rapids, LAVARRE’S SURE CURE. | thriving nicely, getting their coffers full of | suiphuric 68deg.... 1... 20 @ 8 yer ted . aimaan (Powd 20c). 15 @ 18 March 2, 1886, : Bottle contains 234 fluid ounces of a rath- | unholy gain. Tartariec rowdered..... haces | Ko @ 55 on Malakar. ; 7 < Tey rae : eae oeSaeIe WN ioe ic de east 2 BE SE MT Hd 08 se rer onsen 5 Michigan Stat Ph tral Associat er turbid, deep pinkish red liquid with a) 1 can find druggists in towns where no ame qemean Eee oe es wisi 12 @ iB Coriander, pest English........... Le ichigan Mate rharmacentica ssociation, | sweetish, saline, aromatic taste, the com- | SAloon keeper is permitted to taint the hal- Be EB Fennel. .-eeseseeeeeeseresesceecees is : : au eet : : x, clean...... a — position of which is about as follows: | lowed ground with his unholy and_life- . AMMONIA. Flax, pare ae ana ue i resident—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. Fluid extrac srrie l Aaa Be 2 BTDONALO....... ne as--eerseeee b Lb Foenugreek a Tiest Vice-President-—Frank J. Wurzburg, rota oceans pike Senet: . minims. destroy ing, heaven-accursed traffic, where | Muriate (Powd. 22c)............ phe @ ii Hemp, i. Duc duae dasa haan Grand Rapids. : Liquid ammonia, Caustic...... 50 |any of the knowing ones can get their Aqua l6 deg or Bf... 2.2.2... eee @ 5 | Mustard, white Black 10c)...... 7. ” 1» Second Vice-President—A. B. Stevens, Detroit, Sodium bromide............ 20 grai ae . “ : Aqua J8 deg or 4f............ e.. 3. DP iiss acs kere ei - : : wooecee 20 STRING morning d Third Viee-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. ern hacuese.! ing drams without any scruples. I BALSAMS MO, WINN, oo ss oi cs a ce cous 6 @ ° ieaencer Win Dupont Detroit, is er ee berg ts oui aacs iminim. |C@nmname one of our smart inland towns | Copaiba 40@45 Worm, Levant... 00.0.0 8 4 a asurer—W im, Pupont, HOmoi. owdered cochineal........... 4grains. | where : A j ee ( : SPONGES. . migooutive Comamnitie dane Jesson, Geo. White sugar............-.- troy 3 “irachms. |* here the drayman told the writer he had os Pah es sede sera dGWbah skees ens : 49 | Florida sheeps’ weal enerinae oe 225 @2 50 ‘ Soke ee a ells, F. W. R. Perry and Water (enough to make)....... 4 fl’ ounces. | delivered from the depot as much or more Oe ee ie 50 coe t = CO cas 2 00 EB. ik, s 4 . : ee ee re ee ee oe ‘ Vv xtra do d rprel pe peggy Serb Has W bite, Grand Rapids OSGOOD’S CHOLAGOGUE. 4 liquor to the two or three druggists of the BARKS. ies Tee do a AD ‘ = xt place of meeting—At Grand Rapids, e on ei £ | oa : ~ | Cassia, i a9 ie ee OR ces 65 Tuesday, October 12, 1886. Sulphate: ot eee ae 2 drachms. _ town as he had to the three or four saloons. eee oe ane d 20c). saseees uu Hack weed bee inka a geeus 65 3 - leptandria....... drae od ogy Sekt s » YELMOW.......-...4 sss 7 a2 Meese eee nee . Grand Rapids Ph tical Society Fluid extract stillingia...-..... 4 ons. | Your correspondent knows these saloons Nh WONG oe ce oes ccs ns 13 | YellowReef, do _ .........., 140 pias armaceuticai Society. Fluid extract May apple....... 3 drachms. | were doing a flourishing business ee Tita, STOUNG, DUTG.....-.....-<-..- 4 ‘eink __ MISCELLANEOUS. sesahehans ON MAMNOETOR, 6.2.55 occ sche 10 drops. | 2" shing business, and what | Elm, powdered, pure.........-.... 15 a eehar grain (bbl $2.21) ® gal... 231 ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884. Oil wintergreen................ 10 * ican be said of the druggists—that it must Sassafras, Of TOOt..........+--- +++ 10 | Anod ade 150 New Orleans molasses.........- 3% ozs. | hate heals adore alobiv : Wild Cherry, select............-+.. 12 yne Hoffman’s............... 50 ae _have been a very sickly locality or else the earoeny Powderats: oo secb. ec 20 —— ons solution...... 27 os SCHENCK’S PILLS ae98 any ee emlock powdered........... senic, Fowler’s solution... ‘ Presidont—Frank J. Wurzburg. HENCK’S PILLS. _kegs sprung a leak—through the faucet. a. Tr eee 16 | Annatto 10 rolls......... Ce i 6 ae Smee el ee Schenck’s Mandrake Pills havehadan ap-, 45 I said above, if this subject was ven- Soap ground. 6.0 is... 2 2 a rounc 1 (Powd 9¢e).. 1. #b 2%@ 3% . retary—Frank H. Escott. Sa ce bik eae : » ground (Powd 9¢)...... ‘ r Treasurér—Henry B. Fairchild. proximate analysis made of them by Hager | tilated properly from the bottom up, instead 0 : BERRIES. Annatto, prime......... ee See eas shes 5 U. l epres Commas Brenivient, Vice-President | (Berlin), which analysis states that there is | of repealing the Internal Revenue law as a (Powd 1 05¢).....+.+ 4 S q ee A ee pemet.:. - 4%@ 5 5 Secretary. : ’ ; AB) : 2 EE OE ‘ onic, >, powdered......... j Board of Trustees—The President, Wm. H.|no mandrake contained in the pills, that shadowed above druggists would have to | Prickly Ash...... Cee “= oa meats sar cass toe sine i i eae Isaac Watts, Wm. E. White, | they contain some cayenne pepper, a bitter take outa dealer’s license. Weare sorry EXTRACTS. Bay Sean donaoatte the. bs Gs 9! Pp Committee on Pharmacy—M. B. Kimm, H. E. | extract and some vegetab 4 powder, which | Yourcity druggists or do 3 show s Licorice (10 and 25 b boxes, 25e)... oq _| Balm Gilead Buds.......- se : Locher and Wm. E. White. ae eg le ] ov der, which a . ; be loctors show so much | Licorice, powdered, pure......... BE IR, BON bcc ci sec ccscene: os a Committee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, | "#5 4 percentage of tannin. We suppose, | Ver@ency m this matter; and would suggest eons pe ly mah parapet 9 ae Vanilla............. olen 700 @9 7; | OFFER TO THE TRADE THEIR EN _B. Fairchild and Wm. H. Van Leeuvren. =| however, th: se pills are hi ..|that they take a tri _ | Logwood, Is (25 boxes)........-. 2 sismuth, sub nitrate...... 00.6... 2 3 TIRE STOCK OF © Committee on Legislation—Jas. D. Lacey, | ever, that these pills are nothing more they take a trip out to our country | Lgowood, %s aes 13. | Blue Pill (Powd WOM cs cccess . 30 TIRE STOCK OF Isanc Watts and A.C. Bauer. or less than a cheap vegetable cathartic pill, drug stores where their benighted minds awoud, 48 | Oe a ae 15 a VOOR osc in ees dacs sesese ae é 7 Reguise Bestings fot Thursday evening in| probably containing aqueous or alcoholic would soon become enlightened. Mihaid Hortracts--25 cent. off list. 9 Cantharides, Russian rine. 1 5 Annual Meetings—First Thursday evening in extract of mandrake root and probably some Yours. J. V. CRANDALL 3 ran gmc dae mae ed Se November, RG } aoe JRANDALL, FLOWERS. Capsicum Pods, Atrican pow’d ; 2 Next Mecting—Thursday evening, February 4, aloes and coloeynth. <> i es 2 @ 15 Capsicum Pods, Bombay do Ht 18 at “The Tradesman” office. HOSTETTER’S BITTERS. Rattlesnake Oil. ravenna Romie. . i... .s 25 =e a Mica chde cu seca us 4 00 r : : . oe 1amMowmi i ‘orman...... oO 9 is eed hawes dwecdh bc anu 2 Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. A similar preparation, possibly not quite | F"0™ the National Druggist. ee aes - Ga eee reteeess i , ee so strong in ale ES Nehai bain wanker anal A leadi Bee eed GUMs. halk, prepared drop.............. 5 Fae ageing ng in alcoholic percentage, may easi- A. te iding London chemical firm recently | Aloes, Barbadoes................++ 60@ 7% on precipitate English........ LP z er, 1883. ly be made by macerating for 48 hours: received e letter from Mexico, in which the a Cape (Powd 20¢).......-.++. in Ohalle sade eae go eight 2 ey Bes os : — : oes, Socotrine (P 5 Jnalk, % SE ea ‘ OFFICERS. Gentian 15 grains, blessed thistle (ear- | Writer asks them to let him know the price ne ose 28@ = (Slorotcem, Squibbis Wend cadatess 1 6 President—Wm. Dupont. duus benedictas), 15 grains; calamus, 15 | Per ounce of rattlesnake oi ; » pest | Arabic, powdered select... 90 TE anon os 60 Ree eer iiuak Ingila: oe ) , grains; ca amus, 15 ” “lesnake oil, also the best | Arabic, ist picked................- 90 aloes hydrate, German crusts... 150 poy We Second wt rcbient OW. Colawell. grains;orange peel, 60 grains, with alcohol | Way to take it, to pack it, and to ship it and es PICked...........eee ees 80 Chior! oo Ss a Cryst... 1 78 Secretary and Treasurer—F. W. R. Perry. and water, in the proporti > @ narte o¢| to state what ¢ ratus is necessary i rabic, 8a pioked,.......,..-.-.-+- "5 ro cherin’s do ... 1 x ae eery ceorctary-andTreasurer—A. B. Galt " ater, in the proportion of 6 parts of | to state what apparatus is necessary in the | Arabic, sifted sorts................ BB ow pa do do crusts... 1 "3 zer. : _« : the former to 4 parts of the latter, by meas- | Manufacture of it. When we were in the | A8s@feentida, prime (Powd 3c)... 25 Semen, Sa aa rere ees PF -conteeen : 2 oe ai Cinchonidia, P. & W § = Meeting—First Wednesday in June. ure—enough t ake. after strainiz | ihntl Miter Renienon COMO cooks osc aaa sn cy en ee 55@60 % pr ningaped trscerdereeeree BO QD 25 Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each ough to make, a ter straining and | retail drug business, a customer offered a} Camphor...........0..0coeeeeeeee 25@ 27 ee other brands......... 18 @ 23 month. expressing, 16 fluid ounces, in which dis- pint of this oil for sale at the rate of 1 cent eine os oe es 13 faaaeeal SIs inn asiersnks ve se 1 @ 2 eG ck : : rbium powdered...........- 35@ PAUL wee ee ee ee ee ee teen ener es Jacxson County Pharmaceutical Asso- solve by agitation white sugar, 320 grains; | Per drop.. When it was suggested that his Galbanum strained... hanavivaweaes 50 ly bbi ie) RAO as es sn ia eane 40 a ; Ae nected eal An ie : ian wha is : amphoee.. or 80@ 9 PAS (DY DDE 1C).. 2.2... ee sees 2 ciation. and add oil orange peel, one drop, previous- | Price W - rather high, he answered that he Guaiae, prime (Powd Wh cas: 38 Corrosive Sublimate........ 02.2.4 70 niantenetn$b, oa. ly dissolved in smallest quantity of alcohol, | Once paid a druggist-doctor 50 cents to put no lai eure Pierah cas ean 20 teen atin pores Boe “ resident—R. F. Latimer. i as. . oe ee ee EE ECE 1. (42... @ 40 Vice-Pre nee mt—C, D. Colwell. Decant or filter. 5 drops of the oil in his ear, so that at 1 Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... a | geen ntnets gracer’s, 19B box. 5 . oS ene : : a ogy : 9 : IRCAEONG sce cl iaci ss ev accnsu caus 5 Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey. a cone a drop, he allowed the druggist a profit Shellac ene ra pees , 30 Cuee nt Pion “ Heinsehie rR pry 24 Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, C. E. Foot Oil sassafras........ fl. 3 i of 9 cents a drop, and that was enough for Shellac, Engligh...........c.cceees 26 Cuttle Fish Bone...............000. 20 and C. H. Haskins. Oil peppermint see ee were teen eee re : i i : ; it Shellac. native. eee e meee eter eeene of Dextrine ee eee “ 7 penal tect, Hirst Toureday in November, oy igapatir cele eae ter te Beit anyone to make. se iy gut So aa aaa = haat tink. a Until Janu ar 1 1886 Regular Meetings—First Thursday of each Aqua MesmAiNNA. oss icis cess teeee Ee er eer rere Tragacanth .... Beasts 30 @1 00 Dragon’s Blood Mass...... eke 50 J ’ . month. Bp. Mie TORE. 6. ec coi ete il. 2 ii, | Proportion of Pharmacists to Population ese ae Rther gyuibb's. calle wade suc 2 . . Ha POMRMNOE. ack i503 case cones Troy =i : : cRBS--IN OUNCE PACEAGRES. Sere earn ttt tastes sense eee Saginaw County Pharmaceutical So- Mae a gi. The following tabulated statement is the | Hoarhound 25 oni its (bbl ao ‘s ; , : . as ae WOUNG 2.2... ee eee ee eeee eee eee ee eeeees 2 Epsom S . 1% sl ‘ ciety. Dissolve the oils and camphor in the alco- result of an investigation as to the ratio be- i ate ne teen esceeenncewscessccacesccecs 25 Ergot, fresit. - : ee Gases aes 60 TEMPORARY OFFICERS. hol, then add the sp. niter, and lastly the tween druggists and population in the Eogpersnint tee ake te ce Heeenanaaes . pang aa Oe Po ciccisens 60 THE LINE INCLUDES ir » , leher a . dak : : ag eee ee ee eee ee ee s ce SS a aps 4 hi 4 “ a ee heer eee ammonia. Let the preparation stand for countries named: ee tentsins sae sda ee ce ae are aia : pS es IN ois oot censscanne 2 ee : : ; eee : i sl s Pc. ike panne el eka 35 Jelatine, Cooper’s................. ; three or four days before being filtered. Unitea coon pharmacist to ey ei? MN ncaa ic cca neeeavesencess 33 Gelatine. Proton sch gedainebagdsehed ye “ Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. sinned PUN oes kiss cso kn ss cee 245 ~— aah eo eas 30 | Glassware, flint, 7) off. by box 60 oft glass hae ed Oe Cae 2,426 mw Ap rR Ge 25 Tare. o aah ox xs OFFICERS. Unjust Tirade Against the Country Drug- a Coe een ee eee ae, vs — po aa ya cutinasiped vena 1 iiecat hontai 8. ieuokine. BOM ih opaie ne setenere tries 2500 TRON. ee ete Ben Oise Proaident—dohn Meyers. mn g meee SR ee 17,000 . Citrate and Quinine............... ae Ps gg Oe ec ins uaa ls 16 @ 28 rash and Comb Sets Beoret ary and Treasurer—O. A. Lloyd. i | Tur TRADESMAN gives place to the fol- ae — ad na er mur., for tinctures...... m | meee Mean Us................... a 40 egular Meetings—Second and fourth Friday co “hit A : eee we ulphate, pure erystal............ 7 nae... . " of each month. Y | lowing contribution because of its disposi- hohe ou ES ae a 7,800“ Citrate bes Laces : Hts dat eee ase eas aa sa ee GRR eee en 5 @ Next Mecting—Friday evening, January 22. tion to be fair to both sides of any contro- Be eee ee atte nen nee ns oo : PROGR AEO oo. oo 6s oc io oe cn anes eenss 65 aces Powder, best Dalmatian... = 2 = : : o ee ee gue ' nsect Powde > en eee rere eerste meoneeererer versy, at the same time expressly asserting cee ee ere LEAVES. lodine, sont, ee G a Ill Cellnloid FORMULAS. that it disapproves of the statements made SV as Fe ay ated roa sre ag aaa ee. oo Japonica “ngcenpenesoneneaepe 1% eneenmrtie its cides 4h cae Tanwar. aac ate Sage, Italian, bulk (348 & 48, 1c)... ee IEEE ST 7 sucks ob aks Sie Hour See bs the writer, If Mr. Crandall is in posses- Ten year old boy—I want five cents worth Beams, Alex, natural...... Dieatee 18 @ 20 a PUPDIO es ois cake vances onda 10 @ 5 sion of the information he claims to be, | °° °*t* senna, Alex. sifted and garbled.. 30 | ead, acetate...» -. soa 20. 15 . as es tie Mtn, slaim: e, ieckcats ee : Senna, powdered..............00 gg | Lime, chloride, (is 2s 10¢ & 4s 11e) 8 ate i common honesty should impel him to dis- ruggist—I guess it is paregorie you | Senna tinnivelli........... . 76 | Pupuline............ : ld l f SANFORD'S RADICAL CURE FOR CATARRIT] (10) ut for t} Lo : | want. Is the baby sick? TN TN omc ooo shi ca hades De CARIN oo a's gh nc cn caixaase A ae ’ consists (according to an analysis made by rai a or the benofitof the ‘public at large. Boy—No es pa oe ena nt 85 Maken, be veges ae a enesatarseseees 50 . oe astes : aking a gener niscnat y—No. OOM O ok ee ean sicbse ne ces 3 der, best Duten...... : ‘ Prof. A. B. Lyons) of a distilled extract of es of ee | Rental Seen Druggist—Whi: ah pe ve as 35 Manna, 8. .. ea me witch hazel, containing a little aleohol and against the trade as a whole—an accusation B ggist—What do they use i for? HOR, FOR 66 nk cog en aoanne 2 35 Mereury ove viee ccna vega tee 60 ie atte — : . hich is ne + dee ticks | Boy—Dunno. Morphia, sulph., P.& W...... ® 07 2 95@3 2 Orellce glycerine, perhaps as much as five per cent. chien is not borne out by the facts in the ee itiandl ae ce LIQUORS. Musk, Cinton, H., P. & Go.’s Boz 2 9@3 . ’ . matter—it w s e consistent for hi 8 ¢ ng hima bottle of he fin te a ir oss, Iceland.................. 9B of the latter and between ten and fifteen t lee — ould be more consistent for him saa wae on i : Bn e of eh => Oo Sour Maab cenauids: . @2 50 Moss —— Shean sgt te cenegs 8 b 10 ; ‘ : o secure the convicti t the few dpaliors | © —Take the -and if your mother | QhUselsts rovite: ByG@.......... 5 @2 ice Mastin “ : per cent. of the former (no exact determin- it obi eo ee oe don’t want it bring i youE MOMe | Whisky, other brands............. 110 ol 50 Mustard eee aw ala %3 Od C ations attempted), also an important con- who disgrace their profession by the prac-| ~ want {t bring ft back. Gin, Old Tom............+-2++0e+00: 135 @l %5 Nutgalls. oe oF aSES, Bc are abck enka heaeatinalel ding Me Ceabilall lmumiles to thent—Ep. Boy goes home and returns, saying it was apagegatg Ser anne sere dekiaenes 2 3 = Nutmegs, No. 1.-.20.00, Leticuadhes b £ , y juc f ¢ 1. a a : borax he wanted. “ole eeagate a lngegtenee hy poten eee eee eeeeeeerenans ‘ 2 yf t ia Vania 0 The “solvent” consists mostly of niter and TRADESMAN. | Catawba WineS...........-..064 + 125 @200 | Ointment. Mercurial, 4d... 22.20... a . ei ak an da ae ee TR PE ois kas ses ce ck ns 135 @250 | Paris Green cere eneats 17 @ 45 Collar and Cuff Boxes i-carbonate of soda, with a small quantity Sin 4AKE, Jan. Lo, 1500. ne per, Black Bi ae 7@ % a drag late. yu on Melios Michio Seadaienen! The Drug Market. MAGNESIA. é Pole Rise Gere... .........454 18 j yellow powder, insoluble or sparingly . ai : : ate, Pattison’s, 2 07 ios aisha a5 : : : : I By Dear Sir—I am a constant reader of | Business and collections are both fairly Sormnenin. Puen BF ies teers ag | Fitch, True Burgundy.......... 7 soluble in water—probably a vegetable pow- | vour y : i en : Car bonate, Jenning’s, 202Z......... Me PI nico cyan cisco ck cece 6 ” ‘ } ' 0 your valuable paper, and as such receive good. Citric acid and tonka beans have ad- carat H., P. & Co.’s solution.... 2 25 Quinia, Sulph, P, oe. ‘ce on e pe Gents Dressing Cases ae UCI Oo cl erent instruction and benefit. Nevertheless, Lam vaneed and chlorate potash nen daclinad CIOL gongs cs oa hacen aeanceeaseds 65 aie, errant Gh ebeddecbateeucas H@ 80 j *ELLOWS’ SIRUP OF HYPOPHOSPHITES. : ; : : , . od Precipitate.......... gr ee ia sometimes lead to smile at some opinions Other articles in the drug line are about OILS. Seidlitz Wixvare SRS Oe 7 Su Dr. Tscheppe, after an exhaustive an- es marie’ Bh aMincnta Abhsiind b | steady : MIO RWORE. 6 a3 nic ke cannes 45 @ 50 SMeryOnMin, CRPSE.. 6. ccs cc ce 1 60 alysis, gives the active constituents of Fel- sie sdievebbad Sea ot Pe " a. Dy ee Tae —— FOCEIOG 6000 45 ee ee ee ele 14 @ 78 Cut Glass Bottles, lowe’ preparation*as follows (100 aris i pre ex ors. for instance, EN tree atd sgt : : ae ig tga ae eae ce ae co eae 2 00 Sc] ak merican. aes eeu dn ean ca 35 viele): s (100 parts by | at the meeting of theGrand Rapids Pharma-| _1¢ metric system of weights and meas- Seasons 225 Sal Nitre, large oryst. 22202020207 at : ae : ceutical Society, held last week in your city. ures was adopted enthusiastically in any PRION cs sdiseunes ce it Sal Nitre, medium eryst........2: Quinine and strychnine, anhydrous. .0.10 oe os edn ee ie laboratories when first intr eae . “ CONOR ce Sal Rochelle........... : Oa 3 : Fancy Perfumes Fy pophosphites (as sodium salt)... . i) | Dr. HL. E. Locher moved that ‘Our member é atories when first introduced, but it is | Cajeput .............. ss "5 WE oooh os iaeekieenat sacs 2@ 2% j Tron and Manganse, weighed as ox- ii of Congress be asked to use his influence to now said to be rapidly losing ground. It ae bh minbaaeas seca bosnsl etree 1 00 Seca ell We UGeue el aceioeu ge ua: 215 Dio ek eh eee Rhee 00h e eee ee 6 hee we 10 ag a ‘ . : = Gar, COX ercla re T5C).... 35 a a a. 36 Saiphuri ia. f . i secure the repeal of the U. S. Revenue law nae Ghon The canes of mitny Sens errors. oo On ra ca eee 3 Soda A iB iup kes or Sooteh....... i is Mani C S t Sulphuric acid, from quinine, -traces. ss aftants oe ; : : The fact thé ions : ClOVES .... 2. eee cee ee 2 Soda Ash [by keg 8¢e]..........2.4. 7 paraohotic neil, as affecting druggists, ete.” In discussing The fact that the misplacement of a little | God Liver, N.F.... 11138 gal 2 a vega a ANiCure nets, Dr. Tscheppe proposes the following for- this matter, Dr. Locher said, ‘There are dot will turn a comparatively harmless ae Laver, 89 eae aa 15 a ie Goes DeLand’s.... 4%@ 5 : : i : ee Cs 2 : San nt eee. os aiver, Hi., P. i. 2 { iY eS) > 8 Pekue nea eae hans mula, based on his examination, and which other reasons why the motion should prevail. dose of medicine into one having a deadly | Cubebs, P. & W.......... 6 0 Sean Green do ..... ...... 14 ’ ’ ‘ : I isonineg 1 : ‘ ° 7 Bie a. Oe 1 Goan, MOUION GO | ......6csc5555-. " Jewel Cases he says, practically demonstrates the cor- | On¢ is the erroneous idea that druggists are | POSOMNS power bgars strongly against it. | rireweed..21.00.20.0 22 3 00 ee eae m . rectness of his analysis, as this product is |iquor dealers. Now, Mr. Editor, Ido not| Order a sample package of Bethesda Min Geranium @ 0z...... wis es ass 3.0 Boat, Masatnt... biases acs backs 14 io : ~ ; Soe ; . ; .j ie ie ue a emlock, commerci re 7 3, | Spirits Nitre,3 F...............04. 26 ; as nearly similar to Fellows’ sirup ef hypo- know but [ am getting on sacred soil and eral Spring Water from Hazeltine, Perkins | Juniper wood..... sade bse > Spirits Nitre’ 4 F Si eiauea ids shuns 30 $ = | fi S phosphites as it is possibie to obtain synthet- forbidden ground when I write against this & Co. See quotations in another column. Peraaher specs, Srenak je c= Sulphur, fours... eve oenens, KO 4 eat ots, ically: sentiment of druggist being liquor dealers Lavender garden o SP hicks tO Sulphur, Mice Ae 3M Dy . hii . : vee, See . ee avender spike G0 fo 9 Partar Emetic............-.2+.+20+. j Soci hy pop hos ts ‘a ae . aan in : se se an doctor wished to be |» M. MILLS. M. S. GOODMAN. nme WOW CPO li ves ce ees 3 ae N, Pine, 4 gal. cans ® doz 2 “0 W ork Boxes Sones , vssrseeeeee-43 28. | understood. I remember last winter i ; emon, Sanderson’s............. 2 — do quarts in tin....... Quinine Sulp 1ate. eke cena 5 ers. a : . Yr 1 Our eAME cock ce sce 2 00 Tar, do pintsin tin . ° } Fe ee chsue-d oo Wer. Legislature, when the matter was under dis- MICHIG A W Cee MARA ccs @ - Turpentine, Venice........... 2 = q 1e8e hypophos. or sulphate 5 gers. Le : a : ba “hg oem Sedat g ete * . e , Whi : a we tt “a Simple sirup suffigient to make..16 3. cussion, some over-zealous law maker raised en are Wrench a 5 zine” Sulton orn ote 7 @ be Dissolve by trituration in a warm mortar, his hands in holy horror at the thought of Origanum, No. 1....... Doacsk ae ” 50 a ’ Game Boxes without the addition of anil. druggists selling liquor other than for legit- DRUG peercies “white Meu aaa re cules 30 St ovlindors ALAA bead edeeul cy (NWA ds daa 75 a fon cn : on ee : : oP LEG, WHILE... +2. seecescees 2a aa 4¥ il Mis od aw eho eee oe ne adacnescee es 5 CUTICURA RESOLVENT. imate purposes. This sentiment, as did the eon y ce tient (Riowers $1 BO) 800 | Shield Cylinder.............. 50 URA RE - sah brag oe ag oo 10 oe UMDOP eves eeeeeeeeeeeee ee eeeeeeeees 50 This preparation is said to be: statement of Dr. Locher above referred to, EXCH ANG H; Salad, e ral UR aioscts ise : ” " "3 peor tows eee * Alops —. Teese yer pectnseneisree Ldrachm. | incited within me a belief that the question . eae Wood, German............ a teokas Wi I iics co assevgc gs fi ie pe Di iiayty SOW. ... 6-40 s0000+0- 1 drachm. a hoe ae ; S Gd. CRM a ceo, 5 BOWS FING BOOTING. ooo 665 occ cs ce cscc ll. 5 Iodide tal toy be popes ek 6) oh ee a was being whitewashed, either through a ® Sandal MO a Bi ove een ca soces : ° Black Diamond Lachine. a. ‘a | | ION, oo a se cet one eke 1 pint. lack of knowledge by its advocates or else Mills & Goodman, Props. aeeeeaied Po ceed @s = Paratf te an Obes sess casei ce reece nesses OE eo : si Rw p ee se . Spee Se ak. AO 00 MM ooo cs co cadsccceadsacscl 5 ‘ Macerevte overnight and filter. the druggists in your city are purer and more oo settee tees eee eens eee ae ones 4 00 @A 2d Parafline, We ea ie eats oe . : : : 2 as : J. L. ST. JOWN’S LINIMENT. law-abiding than are their country cousins | 44 aRGAIN 1 cS Wikccnees” SEA eee - @, ¥ 1 eso at nase anescuuan teeth bathe © cad i 40 ‘ Sede . : | : : / —Fine drugs te Hae Mee MER a cece cases ceaceesns 2 OD . J Turpe tine UE ES sks ok ounces. and druggists in our little towns. If this | Michigan, sin tad te aettie tate, hea No. 1(Pure $4.00)..... 3 50 WV TGIO, WINGY | oo ok on ac dis jo wanes cs an a Ret capi ee ; “ matter was writte aS ; Building for sale or rent on easy terms. Fine WRIAGOCU Voce sias eh ts inceWwetsinans 200 | Lard, OXtra........ee eee erence eeeeees 55 60 i i are AINICH.....20000 02 er ee eee ‘ natter was written up honestly by men and! chance for physician Stock about’ eh 0ue: POTASSIUM ae 45 53 nu anuary Ist. At PIII, poe cs cnee os ok ounce, ee is ice ae as wee : : milidinos 2 ‘ ; out $2,000; oe 4insee We WON occ. ok saadeces : 5 Ree es 1 - women, too; by men who visit daily behind buildings, $3,000. Part on time. BiCroMate...-----05:.-2 05 .00es # b 1W@14 finest: Coned Cee = ° - eee -- sui ee eece cree ee euss i me pea the show case, taking often their friend with RINCIP ay, rm Se ee ob eee ati fo bulk... 40@.43 Neat’s Foot, winter strained.......- 70 90 eb eee eh sae ene hee a 8. _ ene s¢ i ie ae is a yf " »j r > iehi - >, CY * FIO)... wee e nee % Spirits Tur a eee e 9 ese RR RE RRS EE 9 “ them; and if wives who know that their hus- | on Lake Shore Rie ine akeek oh 300, lodide, cryst. and gran. bulk..... 3 be rn ents 40 45 Hi Spr. Me ATNIG |... 5 ce soos oo 2098 Younce. bands get their daily supply of intoxicants | $1,000 cash, balance on easy time if canine, Prossinte VOuOw .. . 0s... 5p ecco 28 VARNISHES. DIMI c, os pcennerestinctecas if : a2 : : | Good paying store. Good reason for selling. | ROOTS No. 1 Turp Coach............+. 1 10@1 20 EEE OREN behind the druggist’s prescription case even —e PEs ; Extra MD rou iwncchanscdcsacene 1 60@1 70 MPSON’S EXE WATER. f ; coe POE oe ec ce eek aiiae adck panne e 2 ‘oach es 2 %5@3 a ae oo when saloon keepers have refused to sell| [INE STOCK in western Michigan on ©. & | Althea, Cuba... «as. sseeeeeeeeeees = a tiara Ginakiase sieehuduases i 00@1 % Lending to Sybase esse apes — them. I say, if one-half of the facts could a ae Stock worth about $1,500. = _ we piatwceee eens j7 | Extra Turp Damar........ eee © epee ewerinceccees « : & s,in \% Qe rye . a EE GANION, 2555405252006 40- 2 drachms, | be brought to light that curse this illegiti- Blood (Powd A aia met 2 rr ee en rseeete 7 J Tinct. camphor.-..----+++++-++- b RIBO. | is tcainae of actiinw ih a Calamus, peeled........ 0.0... c ee, 20 eee Rose ater Luogesangedats eek 8 ounces. > busines: selling liquor contrary to Baye several competent registered | Calamus, German white, peeled.. 35 | Red Venetian ™ Lb SRO is kee co ev ie cere ounces. | law behind prescription cases, there ld e cists on our list and can supply | Elecampane, powdered...... ‘ as wate hea eae ae sie & 3% 2@ 3 Mix and filter , there would | druggists requiring assistants with well rec- | Gentian (Powd I5e).....00. 0.0000. 20 | Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... 1% 2@ 3 : be less holy horror manifested. T +. | omended assistants on very sh ice tinge fric owd ldc)........ 10 | Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... i 2 * : 1at this y short notice. Ginger, African (Powd lfe)........ 11 @ 12 | Putty, commercial 24 2 oo 3 8 NTMENT. es slip a - 3 : Ys ay ‘ : UY ‘ idesessceuse Ot é se is RDY'S OINTMENT is a delicate subject Iam fully alive to; but Guten Seal (Powd 20). Caine lv | Putty, strictly pure............ 2% aMO 3 et Ng 20s +0024 2-9 ERIS: I know whereof I write. 1 can find you Hellebore, white, powdered....... 2”) vormiion ae ae RMN GUE, oy iho sndesbasscs 30 grains. druggists who have had large invoices ett 120 | Green, Peninsular...2.0.....0. E anilla to fi : 8 of alap, powdered.................4. 30 | Lead, red strictl 16@17 ssence van a. 8.to flavor. liquor—larger than saloonists in their towns. 4 ee Pasi sr sone Div ct acces 18 | Lead, white, strictly pure.. c rise : *$ TON rice, extra select.............. ‘ re ene 7 PARKER’S TONIC. I can find you druggists whose customers 357 SOUTH UNION ST cat WM nidariiani stinks én 60 Whiting! Gilders™ eee ’ or m ; sees pg LPLTATED cece eranewanene ' The green panel bottle contains full 3 fluid | are among men of influence and position : y fhe fwderod i vi ‘eounaitert 1 10 gi oD white Ne en ‘cliff.. Po = aha naahaibs suis ng Paris English cliff.. cy would hardly be seen in a saloon, | GRAND RAPIDS, = MICH. Rhei, choice cut cubes............ 200 | Pioneer prcpatee Taints..... 1 20@1 40 225 | Swiss Villa Prepared Painte.. 1 00@1 20 5 ounces of a reddish liquid. A similar com- f / z » Rhei, choice cut fingers........... crowd salt into it is a foolish and ign The Michigan Tradesiel. A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY. E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors. Office in Fagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. Telephone No. 95, [Entered at the Postofice at Grand Rapids as Second-class Matter.) FANUARY 20 BUSINESS LAW. Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in,Courts of Last Resort. STATUTE OF FRAUDS—CONSIDERATION, The Superior Court of Kentucky held, in the case of Spurrier vs. Nottingham, that the assumption of liability as surety was a sufficient consideration for the promise of another to save the surety harmless, and that a promise to save one harmless if he would become the surety of another was not such as was required by the Statute of Frauds to be in writing. LIABILITY OF CITIES—NEGLIGENCE. In the case of the city of Henderson vs. Weisenberger et al., the Superior Court of Kentucky held that a city was not liable for injuries resulting from the falling of a bill board erected by the proprietor of a private lot and projecting over the line of his lot only the thickness of the board unless the city had notice that the board was not se- curely fastened. INSURANCE—AGENT—NOTICE. An agent was employed to secure certain insurance, which he did. Afterwards the. insurance company gave notice to the agent of the cancellation of the policy. ‘The Gen- eral Term of the New York Supreme Court held that the notice so given was not notice to the insured, and that a clause in the poli- cy to the effect that the insurance broker should be deemed to be the agent of the in- sured in any transaction relating to the in- surance did not affect the question. GARNISHMENT—GENERAL WAIVER OF EX- EMPTION. The Supreme Court of Georgia recently declared void a general waiver made by a laborer in a note in the following form, viz.: “T hereby contract and expressly waive the exemption of my wages or salary from the process of garnishment under the laws of Georgia, or the exemption of my daily, weekly, monthly or yearly wages or salary from the operation of the garnishment law, in case this note is not paid promptly at maturity.” The court did not decide wheth- er a special waiver of the exemtion as to -certain employment and for a certain time by specific orders on employers containing such specific orders on employers containing such specific waiver would be good. SALE OF STOCK—LACHES—INTERFERENCE OF EQUITY. In a ease recently decided by the Supreme Court of Georgia it appeared that a person residing in Savannah and knowing the value of certain stock of a company in that place instructed his agent in Macon to purchase for him 1,000 shares at $1.50 or $1.75 per share. The agent went to the agent of the company in Macon and inquired where he could get the stock. The latter asked what he was willing to pay for it, and on being informed that the buyer would pay $3.75 per share sold at that price. The market value was not above $2 per share. There was no evidence of any relation of trust or confidence between the agent of the buyer and the seller, or that any inquiries were made of the seller as to the value of the stock, or that the seller knew of his ignor- ance thereof. Subsequently the buyer’s agent discovered the mistake which he had made in executing his instructions and a re- cission of the trade was demanded. The court held that equity should not relieve against such a contract, that since no fraud, actual or constructive, was shown, negli- gence of the buyer f urnished no ground of relief, and that the ignorance of a fact known to the opposite party would not jus- tify the interference of a court of equity wnere there had been no misplaced confi- dence or misrepresentation or other*fraud- ulent act. _— oO Impossible to Counterfeit It. From the Pittsburg Chronicle. “Speaking of oleomargarine,” remarked McSwilligen this morning, ‘‘it has occurred to me that there is one kind of butter which will always defy counterfeiting.” ‘Ah! What kind of butter is that?” asked Squildig. ‘*The goat.” ——_—» > A man was seized with an epileptic fit in the street the other day, whereupon a kind- ly disposed policeman darted into a neigh- boring grocery and asked for a handful of galt which he forced into the poor fellow’s mouth. The operation was approved by some of the spectators, who complimented the policeman upon his knowledge of ‘‘just what to do” in such eases. ‘Of all popular remedies,” said a physician who was ques- jioned on the subject, ‘‘that of choking a man with salt just because he has a fit is the most senseless and barbarous. In some cases it would do serious injury, and might cause death. Histero-epilepties are troubled with a choking sensation and spasmodic con- tractions in the throat, which interfere greatly with breathing and swallowing. To PAE Predictions Regarding Provisions. New England Grocer: With cheese sell- ing at rates fully 25 per cent. less than last year, experts claim such goods a good pur- chase to hold. Choice grades of cheese will undoubtedly command an advance over present quotations by next spring. The low price of pork products and other pro- visions will be somewhat of a check upon any marked advance. Chicago Inter-Ocean: Chicago is one of the largest, if not the very largest, producer of butterine and oleomargarine in the world. It has six firms which report astonishing figures for 1885. The first one makes two freight car loads each day. The second pro- duces 30,0C0 pounds a day, ‘‘fine grades a specialty.” The third has made 4,500,000 of the stuff in eight months, and the fourth re- ports the sale of 3,000,000 pounds for the year, “almost all of which was shipped to Eastern markets.” Philadelphia Times: It may be said that the lowering of the price of wheat and flour will be an advantage to the working classes of our own country. This, however, is true to a limited extent only, as the agricultural class is by far the largest of any, and its power to purchase is entirely governed by what it gets for its own products. The farmer, who has only a half crop of wheat and is compelled to sell that at a low price isn’t going to buy many clothes for his family nor build a new house to live in. He will get along with what he has, as taxes and the barest necessaries will consume his income for the year. The prosperity of the manufacturing and commercial interests de- pends very largely upon the prosperity of the farmers, and the permanent lessening of the foreign demand for our agricultural pro- ducts is not a thing to be contemplated with indifference. ——___ ~<>-o-<——-___———_ Injustice to Inventors. It is an indisputed and acknowledged fact that the high position which this country holds among nations is almost entirely due to the inventors. Year after year the Com- missioners have recommended an increase of the examing corps and ample rooms for its accommodation, which at present are en- tirely inadequate. In this year’s report the Commissioner says upon this subject: ‘Business is retarded and health impaired in consequence of the limited space allotted. No well-regulated mercantile house would suffer the inconventenees to which this office is compelled to submit on account of want of room and office force necessary to proper- ly dispatch business. Inventors are contin- ually complaining, and they cannot under- stand why their work is delayed when the fees they pay the Government are ample to supply all needful facilities. It is not be- lieved that it was ever the intention to make the Patent Office a bureau of revenue, and I submit that it is due the inventors that they should have prompt, intelligent and careful action upon their applications for patents when the fees which they pay are more than sufficient to meet all the incidental expenses. We hear no complaint because of the amount of fees exacted, and the patrons of the office would willingly submit to an increase in that direction if it would hasten well-con- sidered action in the Office; but no increase is necessary. They only ask that Congress shall se more of the money paid into the office for the purpose for which it was in- tended. This is all they ask, and I submit that Congress should not do less.” Dorcas contains each month a number of new patterns in knitting, and is valuable as regards other varieties of fancy work. It should reach those interested in home dec- oration. Publisned by Howard Bros. & Co., 872 Broadway, New York. Golden Seal Bitters is meeting with grand success whenever used. It is an article of great merit. Every family should haye it in the house. Itisthe coming family medicine. DANIEL LYNCH. RED. D. YALE & 0. FRED. D. YALE. SUCCESSORS TO CHAS.S. YALE & BRO., WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF Baking Powders, Extracts, Binings, AND JOBBERS OF GROCERS’ SUNDRIES. All orders addressed to the new firm will re- ceive prompt attention. 40 and 42 South Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, ~ STEAM LAUNDRY 43 and 45 Kent Street. STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CEASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS PORTABLE AND STATIONARY menwainms, FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft- ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Complete Outfits. 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - Designers Engravers and Printers Engravings and Electrotypes of Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits, Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice. Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading Feature. Address as above 49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich. PEREINS & HESS, DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. Denison, MICHIGAN. hardly be A Simple Cure for Dyspepsia. Probably never in the history of Proprietary Medicines has any article met success equal to that which has been showered upon Golden Seal Bitters. Why, such has been the success ot this discovery, that nearly every family in whole neighborhoods have been taking it at the same time. Golden Seal Bitters combines the best remedies of the vegetable kingdom, and in such proportions as to derive their greatest medicinal effect with the least dlsturb- ance to the whole system. In fact, this prep- aration is so well balanced in its action on the alimentary canal, the Liver, the Kidneys, the Stomach, the Bowels, and the circulation of the Blood, that it brings about a healthy ac- tion of the entire human organism that can credited by those who have not seen the remarkable results that have followed its use. Sold by Hazeltine, Perkins & Co., whole- sale druggists, Grand Ragids, Mich. 123 WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. | JENNINGS’ © Flavoring Extracts! MANUFACTURED BY JHNNINGS & SMITH, Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co., CRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. ‘Lewes COU SL PRINCESS BAKING POWDER. J. H. THOMPSON & CO. BEE SPICE MILLS, WHOLESALE GROCERS AND JOBBERS OF Teas, Coffees & Spices, MANUFACTURERS OF The Celebrated Butterfly Baking Powder, Dealers in Tobaccos, Cigars, Etc., 59 JEFFERSON AVENUE, - DETROIT, MICH. No AcE "334409 334 AINOH DEL QUOTATIONS IN ae _Orders by Mail and Exp: "e) promptly at- ‘ yr a give me a pew KNIFE “ SHINE slhicaga— _) Tobacco is packed in 30 pound butts, lumps 2x12, Rongh and Ready Clubs, 16 oz, full weight. A case of 30 knives packed on the top of each butt. The butt of Tobacco with case of Pocket Knives is branded “ Pen Knives;” the one with Jacks, “Jack Knife.” The consumer gets a 16 oz. Plug of the Finest Tobacco that can be produced by purchasing a GOOD KNIFE at 65 cents, well worth the money. Big thing for the Consumer, equally so for the Retailer. Send us your order. i arn etl é J. GOULD & GO., Detroit, Mic | Boott, R. 3-4....... | Conway, 44... ... 7 | Boott M, 4-4........ WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. WIDE BROWN COTTONS. Androscoggin, 9-4..23 |Pepperell, 10-4...... 2 Androscoggin, 8-4..21 |Pepperell, 11-4...... 27% Pepperell, 7-4...... 16% | Pequot, 7-4......... 18 Pepperell, 8-4...... 20 |Pequot, 84.........21 Pepperell, 9-4......2244|Pequot, %4......... 2 CHECKS. Caledonia, XX, 0z..11 Caledonia, X, 0z...10 Economy, 02Z....... 10 Park Millis, No. 50..10 Park Millis, No. 60..11 Park Milis, No. 70..12 |York, 1 0z.......... Park Mills, No. 80..138 |York, AA, extra 02.14 OSNABURG. |Park Mills, No. 90..14 ‘Park Mills, No. 100.15 |Prodigy, 0Z..... ceed i\Otis Apron......... 10% Otis Furniture..... + Alabama brown.... 7 |Alabama plaid..... 7 Jewell briwn....... 9% Augusta plaid...... 7 Kentucky brown..10% Toledo plaid........ 7 944|Manchester slaid.. 7 .. 9% |New Tenn. plaid...11 Lewiston brown... Lane brown...... Louisiana plaid.... 7 |Utility plaid........ 6% ' a enemas Soeeore Avondale, 36...... 84\Greene,G 4-4 . .. 5 ‘Art mbries, 36. ‘abt Hill, ro ba . mee me Androscoggin, 4-4.. 844, Hill, 7-8..... Sacdaues 6% | Androscoggin, 5-4..1244;|Hope, 4-+4........... 6% on e* aeueeuss cae ing _— te tle, G6. oc. nase Db Ny O86 cic. cece oo eer 844 pb Ce 7% oott, E. 5-5....... % jLonsdale, 4-4....... 7% Boott, AGC, 4-4..... 9%/Lonsdale cambric.10% 544| Langdon, GB, 4-4... 9% Blackstone, AA 4-4. 7 |Langdon, 45........ 14 Chapman, X,4-4.... 6 |Masonville, 44..... 8 |Maxwell. 4-4.. ceeees a Cabot, 4-4... ......:- . 6%!) New York Mill, 44.10% Cabot, 7-8. ..«.....-- 6 |New Jersey, 4-4.... 8 Canoe, 3-4.........-. 4 |Pocasset, P.M.C.. 7% Domestic, 36....... 744 Pride of the West..11 Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 9 |Pocahontas, 4-4.... 74 Davol, 4-4.......... 9 (|Slaterville, 7-8...... 6% Fruit of Loom, 4-4.. 844| Victoria, AA....... 9 Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 744) Woodbury, 4-4...... 5% Fruit of the Loom, \Whitinsville, 4-4... 7 cambric, 44...... 11 |Whitinsville, 7-8.... 6% Gold Medal, 4-4.. .. 634; Wamsutta, 4-4...... 16% xyold Medal, 7-8..... 6 |Williamsville, 36...10% Gilded Age......... 834 | SILESIAS. OO, 8 oo oc ces ics: 17 |Masonville TS...... 8 SO a i gl. a 10% COTE oe ok ocie cnensnse 10 |Lonsdale ........... 9% JO ee 15 |Lonsdale A......... 16 Centennial......... INIotory ©.......-:. Blackburn ......... © Pieters dC... oc. i cccee TE is ccc cccceess M4 Victory D.......... ee Wi Victory K.......;;. 2% Paconia ..........+. (Phoenix A........<. 19% Red Cross........-- 10 [Peon B......... 10% | Social Imperial....16 |Phoenix XX ..... .. 5 PRINTS. | Albion, solid........ 54% iGloucester .......... 5M | AIDION, ATOF.... 00: 6 |Gloucestermourn’g.5% | Allen’s checks......54% Hamilton faney....5% | Ailen’s fancy.......54|Hartel fancy........ 54% | Allen’s pink.........54¢|Merrimac D.........5% Allen’s purple....... 5%|Manchester .........5% | American, fancy....5% |Oriental fancy......5% Arnold fancy........6 |Oriental robes...... 6% | Berlinsolid......... 5 |Pacific robes........ 6 Cocheco fancy......5 |Richmond........... 6 Cocheco robes......- 6%4|Steel River.......... 5% | Conestoga fancy....6 iSimpson’s ........«-- 6 Eddystone ..... ...- 6 |Washington fancy..6 Eagle fancy........- 5 |Washington blues. 7 Garner pink.........5%! FINE BROWN COTTONS. Appleton A, 4-4.... 6%|Indian Orchard, 40. 8 6% Indian Orchard, 36. 7% Boston F, 4-4....... %44 Laconia B, 7-4...... 16% Continental C, 4-3.. 644) Lyman B, 40-in..... 10% Continental D, 40in 8%| Mass. BB, 4-4....... 5% Conestoga * 4-4... oan * oo 8% Conestoga D, 7-8... 5%) Nashua R, 4-4...... 7% Soneatoas G, 30-in. 6 |Nashua O,7-8....... 634 Dwight X, 3-4...... 5t44|Newmarket N. .... 644 Dwight Y, 7-8....... 5%|Pepperell E, 39-in.. 7 , Dwight Z, GA veces 6% Pepperell R, 4-4.... 74 Dwight Star, 4-4.... 1 \Pepperell O, 7-8... 6% _—_ her, >: 9 eo N, 3-4... 6% move ic? (ewes B.-.. Tl Farmers’ A, 4-4..... @ iSaranac &.......... 9 Indian Orchard t4 7%) DOMESTIC GINGHAMS. Amoskeag ........- 74| Renfrew, dress styl 9 Amoskeag, Persian $%4|Johnson Manfg Co, MOVIOR, . 6. coon ccess | Ogetoms 1... 12% WOE) so cceccuess 7%' Johnson Manfg Co, Berkshire ......... 6%)| dress styles......12% Glasgow checks.... 7 |Slaterville, dress Glasgow checks, f’y 74%) styles............. TH Glasgow checks, |White Mfg Co, stap 7 royal styles...... 8 |White Mfg Co, fanec 8 Gloucester, new {White Mant’g Co, SEAOAIG 6.065000 Ti BaristOn.... ...... 8% PHeGt .... 60-00 TIA IGOINEONS 5 oo. cc seseese 7 Lancaster .......... 8 iGreylock, dress Langdale ........... NEEL GRGIOD icccs sccccs 12% WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS. Androscoggin, 7-4..21 |Pepperell. 10-4..... 27% Androscoggin, 8-4..23 |Pepperell, ll-4..... 32% Pepperell, 7-4......20 |Pequot, 7-4......... 21 Pepperell, 8-4......224%| Pequot, 8-4......... 24 Pepperell, 9-4......25 |Pequot, 94......... 27% HEAVY BROWN COTTONS. Atlantic A, 4-4..... 7¥4\Lawrence XX, 4-4.. 7 Atlantie H, 4-4..... 7 \|Lawrence Y,30.... 7 Atlantie D, 4-4..... 6% Lawrence LL, 44... 54 - Atlantic P, 4-4...... 54 Newmarket N...... 6% s | Atlantic LL, 4-4....5 |Mystic River, 4-4... 5% Adriatic, 36......... 7% | Pequot A, 4-4....... 7% Augusta, 4-4........ 6% Piedmont, 36....... 6% Boott M, 4-4........ 6% |Stark AA, 4-4....... 14 ' Boott FF, 4-4....... 73% 'Tremont CC, 4-4.... 5% Graniteville, 4-4.... 5% \|Utica, 4-4........... 9 Indian Head, 4-4... 7 |Wachusett, 4-4..... [% Indiana Head 45-in.124%|Wachusett, 30-in... 6% TICKINGS. Amoskeag, ACA...12%)Falls, XXXX....... 18% Amoskeag ‘“ 4-4..19 /|Falls, XXX.........15% Amoskeag, A..... WS PMN, Ben cscs ccice 11% Amoskeag, B...... 11% |Falis, BBC, 36...... 19% Amoskeag, C...... 11 (Falls, awning...... 19 Amoskeag, D...... 10%|Hamilton, BT, 32..12 Amoskeag, E...... 10 |Hamilton, D....... 9% Amoskeag, F....... 9% Hamilton, H.... .. 9% Premium A, 4-4....17 |Hamilton fancy...10 Premium B........16 |Methuen AA....... 12 Extra4-4............16 |Methuen ASA...... 16% Extra7-8...... ...-14% Omega A, 7-8....... 1 ae Gold Medal 4-4...... 15 jOmega A, 4-4....... 13 COR TH... cece cscsess 24% Omega ACA, 7-8....14 CE PG «ca saesnceeess 14 Omega ACA, 4-4....16 TRE Fw code se cacuass 14 \Omega SE, 7-8...... 24 WE i cok dseusess 16 ‘Omega SE, 4-4...... 27 MEGA, ovis ccisensss 19 \Omega M. 7-8 ...... 22 Cordig AAA, 32..... 144 |\Omega M, 4-4....... 25 Cordis ACA, 32..... 1b Cordis No. 1, 32..... 15 iShetucketSS&SSwW 11% Shetucket,S & SW.12 Cordis No. 2........ 14 |Shetucket, SFS ..12 Cordia No. &........ 13 (Stockbridge A..... 7 | Cordis No. 4........ 11% Stockbridge frney. 8 GLAZED CAMBRICS. cove cuca RII cca cs os denne Hookset... . 5 |Washington........ 4% Hog Grogs... ..<..... ey 5 Forest Grove....... Te, ©, Os BG oi cas 5 GRAIN BAGS, American A...... 18 0U. Old Tronsides......15 Stark A........... -2evel WneM@SIana ......... 21 DENIMS. PE a shececas GAIGES CO... cds ccces 10% Everett blue....... 134 Warren AXA......12% | Everett brown..... 134/Warren BB........ 11% Clin BAA... .0-0: 12%|Warren CC......... 10% CO cnc ccs cs cuis 11%|York fancy........ 12% | PAPER CAMBRICS. F WEMIIWIG..... oe s0cses 6 (8.8. & Soms......... 6 | Masenville......... © [RGM o.oo sccrecces 6 WIGANS. Red Cross.......... 7%/|Thistle Mills........ Fe oo incu kc ba dees WAR EMOO, nic csccscauac. 8 CHRO «5 a oca ds ccase 7 SPOOL COTTON. Brooks..... |Eagle and Phoenix Clark’s 0. N.F.....55 | Mills ball sewing.30 J.& P. Coats.......55 |Greeh & Daniels.. .25 Willimantic 6cord.55 (Stafford ............ 25 Willimantic 3 cord.40 |Hall & Manning....25 Charleston ball sew |Holyoke nav anscaeas 25 ing thread........ 30 | CORSET JEANS. | BPRIORG oo 565csccass 6%4|Kearsage........... 1% | Androscoggin sat.. 7% Naumkeagsatteen. 7% ; Canoe River........ 6 |Pepperell bleached 7% | Clarendon, ........ 6% | Pepperell sat....... 8% Hallowell lmp..... 6%|Rockport........... 6% | Ind. Orch. Imp..... 6% Lawrence sat....... 7% | Laconia ............ 7¥%|\Conegosat.......... 6% | | COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS, A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: | Ohio White Lime, per bbl............. 1 00 | Ohio White Lime, car lots............. 85 Louisville Cement, per bbl............ 1 30 | Akron Cement per bbl................ 1 30 | Brifalo Cement, per bbl............... 1 30 cicudessesaee 1 056@1 10 | Car lots * " | Plastering RE Oe Un oo ccc cccns ines 25@ : FPN OO Ro oon hana nctsusun secdecens 1 75 Land plaster, per ton................6. 3 50 Land plaster, car lots...............+6. 2 50 We WTION, WOE Mg gone ni cdc die ccaete $25 @ $35 Wie GIRS, DOE DOL. 5. oncceccecacsccccies 3 00 COAL. Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 76@6 Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 Cannell, car lots.............26.eeee0e 00 : 10@3 25 ge Lamb. ome eo ia ha ag ossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 00 Portland 3 Og 00 Cement....... eee eee er eeses { cf if - Maxims for Merchants. A man’s look is the work of years. It is stamped on the countenance by the events of his life. If you cannot frame your circumstances in accordance with your wishes, frame your will into harmony with your circumstances. It should not be forgotten that the per- fectly made article is usually limited in quantity, commands a higher price and pays a better profit to the producer than the in- ferior or imperfect grade, which is always over-abundant and often sells at a loss. Ambition is like the sea which swallows | all the rivers and is none the fuller; or like ; the grave whose insatiable maw forever craves for the bodies of men. It is not like an alffphora, which being full, receives no more; but its fullness swells it till a still greater vacuum is formed. The great things of the world have been ac- complished by individuals. Vast social re- formations have originated in the individual man. Truths that now sway the world were first proclaimed by individual lips. Great thoughts that are now the axioms of humanity proceeded from the center of in- dividual hearts. If adversity hath killed its thousands, prosperity hath killed its ten thousands; therefore adversity is to be preferred. The one deceives, the other instructs; the one miserably happy, the other happily miser- able; and, therefore, many pliilosophers have voluntarily sought adversity, and so much commend it in their precepts. A rushlight that had grown fat and saucy with too much grease, boasted one evening before a large company that it shone bright- er than the sun, moon and all the stars. At that moment a puff of wind came and blew it out. One who lighted it again said: “Shine on, but hold your tongue.” It is estimated that 85 per cent. of all who zo into business fail in a few years; and that only three out of one hundred gain more than a living. Such are the uncertainties of trade, with all its opportunities, shrewd and daring operators, its varied experience, its versatility, its capital, its enterprise and its power over men. To be well insured means not only to have a sufficient insurance to cover at least the larger portion, if not all, the stock of goods, but it also means that it should be in com- panies which are able to pay and are in the custom of paying their losses ;without the necessity of a suit at law to compel them. Avoid all insurance companies whose names are frequently seen in the newspapers as de- fendants in lawsuits. —<— -- <> A Few Long Words. From the Rochester Post and Express. A correspondent has asked for the longest word in the English language. There have been a large number ‘of answers, some of them quite amusing. Here‘is a list of words with the number of letters in each: Philoprogenitiveness .............-+e+-seeeee 20 Incomprehensibleness ..............--++++++--21 Disproportionableness .............+2.2+ee sees 21 Suticonstitutionalist................-cc0cccces 21 MonorificibiliGidinity.........-+---.-.-+-+.s+. en Velocipedestrianistical.................-..00++ 23 Transubstantionableness ..................... 23 Proantitionsubstantionist .................... 24 Only the first three words are to be found in the last edition of Webster’s dictionary, and disproportionableness undoubtedly is the longest word in that volume. The cor- respondent who originated honorificibilitu- dinity defines it as honorableness, but it cer- tainly has not honorableness enough to en- title it to a nest in the unabridged. Veloci- pedestrianistical likewise so lacks age and respectability, but it may find its way into Webster in time; it certainly has good loco- motive powers. Suticonstitutionalist doubtful and we do not believe even a man- damus would get it into the dictionary. Transubstantionableness might get there if Webster wasn’t looking. The man who in- vented proantitansubstantiationist says it is a good English word, ‘‘derived from a short and simple Latin root, and means fone who dissents from the doctrine of dogma of the so-called real presence.” That may all be, but he ought*to be condemned to pronounce to word twice a day as long as he lives if he tries to introduce it into the speech of hon- est men. But speaking of long words, what is the matter with Lianfairpwilgwyngyligertro- bwilgencnwyrmbyligogerbwilzanttosiliogog- ogoch, the name of a village in Wales. ————s>- + An Obliging Hardware Clerk. From the Middleville Republican. A certain clerk in a hardware store not a thousand miles from Middleville, is fast be- coming famous for his untiring zeal in the matter of waiting on customers and explain- ing the use of goods in his line. A few days ago he felt called upon to give a practical il- lustration of how a hog ring is adjusted so as to do its work properly, clasping the ring on his own nose in the absence of a better subject. The ring must haveffelt very much at home on his nasal organ, forjit took two hours hard labor with a kit of tinsmith tools to make it let go and then his nose had lost its ‘*Roman” contour. Should Have a Rebate. ‘‘How is this, Doctor; you charge me one dollar a visit?” “Tt is less than I charge anybody else.” “That may be so; but then you forget that it was I who introduced the small-pox into the neighborhood.” >>> The actual horse power of a non-condens- ing engine of average efficiency is, approx- imately, eighty-eight per cent. of the indi- cated horse power. Of course, engines vary greatly in this respect, the relative efficiency often ialling considerably below the figures given, and in the better class of engines, under favorable conditions, rising somewhat is PUTNAM & BROOKS Wholesale Manufacturers of PURE CANDY! ORANGES, LEMONS, BANANAS, FIGS, DATES, Nuts, Hitec. See Our Wholesale Quotations else- where in this issue and write for Special Prices in Car Lots. Weare prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle. A.B KNOWLSON, 3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich. WM. SEARS & CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 37, 39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. SPRING & COMPANY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS, CARPETS, MATTINGS, OII, CLlhLOTHS BETS. ETO. 6 and 8 Monroe Street, higher. F }. COMING to GRAND RAPIDS IN ; CAR LOADS! D, W. Archer’s Trophy Corn, D, W. Archer’s Morning Glory Gorn, D,W. Archer’s Early Golden Drop Gorn EVERY CAN BEARING SIGNATURE OF The Archer Packing Co. CHILLICOTHE, Tits. The Well-Known J.S.Farren & Co. OYSTE ARE THE BEST IN MARKET. PUTNAM & BROOKS WHOLESALE AGENTS. THE LEADING BRANDS OF TOBACCO Offered in this Market are as follows: PLUG TOBACCO. RED FOX BIG DRIVE + ee PATROL JACK RABBIT - SILVER COIN PANIC - BLACK PRINCE, DARK -_ - BIG STUMP APPLE JACK 2c less in orders for 100 pounds of any one brand. FINE CUT. THE MEIGS FINE CUT, DARK, Plug flavor STUNNER, DARK - ems RED BIRD, BRIGHT OPERA QUEEN, BRIGHT FRUIT owe ee O SO SWEET 2c less in 6 pail lots. | SMOKING. ARTHUR’S CHOICE, LONG CUT, BRIGHT RED FOX, LONG CUT, FOIL GIPSEY QUEEN, GRANULATED OLD COMFORT, IN CLOTH - SEAL OF GRAND RAPIDS, IN CLOTH DIME SMOKER, IN CLOTH - 2c less in 100 pound lots. These brands are sold only by Arthur Meigs & Co. Wholesale Grocers, Who warrant the same to be unequalled. We guar- antee every pound to be perfect and all right in every particular. We cordially invite you, when in the city, to visit our place of business, 77, 79 and GRANELLO, MERCHANT TAILOR, LEDYARD BLOCK, LOY COttawea Sst. Suitings for Manufacturers, Suitings for Jobbers, Suitings for Retailers, Suitings for Traveling Men, Suitings for Clerks, AND (vercoats for kverybody. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC ENS AND WORSTEDS, THE MANUFACTURED. FINE AND VICEABLE TRIMMINGS. SUPERIOR WORK AND THE PROP- ER STYLE FOR THE WEARER. ALL AT PRICES THAT WILL IN- DUCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR ORDER, WOOL- BEST SER- Michigan Dairymen’s Association, Organized at Grand Rapids, February 25, 1885. President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. Vice-Presidents—W. H. Howe, Capac; F. C. Stone, Saginaw City; A. P. Foltz, Davison Station; F. A. Rockafellow, Carson City; Warren Haven, Bloomingdale; Chas. E. Bel- knap, Grand Rapids; L. F. Cox, Portage; John Borst, Vriesland; R. C. Nash, Hilliards; D. M. Adams, Ashland; Jos. Post, Clarks- ville. Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Next Meeting—At Kalamazoo, February 16, 17 and 18. Membership Fee—$1 per year. Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, TIME TABLES. Detroit, Grand ‘Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. Arrives. Leaves. +Steamboat Express. ..... 6:25am Tinvouan Ball. .......+..;- 10:40am 10:50am +Evening Express......... 3:40pm 3:50pm *Limited Express.......... 8:30pm 10:45pm +Mixed, with coach........ 11:00am GOLNG WEST. +Morning Express......... 1:5 pm 41:10pm peo OS | A ee 56:09pm 5:10pm +*Steamboat Express....... 10:40 p m WEE os hab hans caus dances 7:10am *Night Express............. 5:10am 5:35am +Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Passengers taking the 6:25 a. m. Express make close connections at Owosso for Lansing and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 10:00 a. m. the following morning. The Night Express has a through Wagner Car and local Sleeping Car Detroit tc Grand Rapids. D. Porter, City Pass. Agent. Gro. B. Rerve, Traffic Manager, Chicago. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves. Arrives, PNM oh nisin ckccdtes cancers 9:00am 4:30pm *Day Express.............. 12:35pm 9:25pm *Night Express............ 10:40pm 5:45am Muskegon Express......... 4:20pm 11:20am *Daily. t+tDaily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through parlor car in charge of careful at- tendants without extra charge to Chicago on 1:00 p. m., and through coach on9:15a. m. and 10:40 p. m. trains. NEWAYGO DIVISION. Leaves. Arrives. TRA IOOE, oon acc ccncccenctes 4:20pm 7:30pm MN ook nc co ac ccuassaes 8:00am 10:50a m All trains arrive and depart from Union De- pot. The Northernterminus of this Divisionis at Baldwin, where close connection is made with F. & P. M. trains to and from Ludington and Manistee. J. H. CARPENTER, Gen’! Pass. Agent. J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager. Grand Rapids & Indiana. GOING NORTH. Arrives. Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 9:20 pm Cineinnati & Mackinac Ex. 9:30am 11:30am Leaves. Ft. Wayne& Mackinac Ex 4:10pm 5:05pm G’d Rapids & Trav. City Ac. 7:00a m GOING SOUTH. G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 7:1am Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex. §:05pm 5:30pm Mackinac & Ft. WayreEx..10:330am 11:45pm Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac.10:30°p m All trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS. North—Train leaving at 5:05 o’clock p. m. has Sleeping and Chair Cars for Petoskey and Mackinac. Trainleaving at 11:30 a. m. has combined Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinaw City. South—Train leaving at 5:30 p.m. bas Wood- ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati. c. L. Lock woop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. ’ Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. (KALAMAZOO DIVISION.) Arrive. Leave. EXXpreSS......26-++eeeee ees 7:15pm 7:30 @ me DRO igcnoc dc cccesccascctess 9:50am 4:00pm All trains daily except Sunday. The train leaving at 4 p. m.connects at White Pigeon with Atlantic Express on Main Line, which has Palace Drawing Room Sleep- ing Coaches from Chicago to New York and Boston without change. The train leaving at 7:30 a. m. connects at Whife Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with special New York Express on Main Line. Through tickets and berths in sleeping coaches can be secured at Union Ticket office, 37 Monre street and depot. J. W. McK ENNEY, Gen’! Agent. Michigan Central. DEPART. +Detroit EXpress.........ccceceeecceees 6:00 am Wile BSUTGOS. «.. 2060 eccdenecacccacs 12:45 9 m *Atiantic EXpress. .......cccccccececees 10:40 pm +Way Freight... .... 2... ce ccccececeeeeeee 6:50 am ARRIVE. *Pactfic EXpress.........cccccececceees 6:00 am NE pice secs chance ndéceecceeeeas 3:30 p m +Grand Rapids Express.......... ..10:35 p m UMINUR cs dices ec ccasadad caucus 5:15pm Way +Daily except Sunday. *Daily. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express. Direct and prompt connection made with Great Western, Grand Trunk and Canada Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus avoiding transfers. The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has Drawing Room and Pvrlor Car for Detroit, reaching that city at 11:45 a.m., New York 10:30 a.m.,and Boston 3:05 p.m. next day. A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv- ing at Grand Rapids at 10:35 p.m. Cuas. H. Norris, Gen’! Agent. Detroit, Mackinac & Marquette. Trains connect with G. R. & I. trains for St. Ignace, Marquette and Lake Superior Points, leaving Grand Rapids at 5:00 p. m., arriving at Marquette at 2:05 p. m. and:30 p.m. Returning leave Marquette at 7:00 a. m. and 1:40 p. m., arriving at Grand Rapids at 10:50 a. m. Con- nection made at Marquette withthe Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad for the Iron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts. W. ALLEN, 81 South Division Street. It may save you money. y Gen’l Pass. & Tkt. Agt., Marquette, Mich, — m ° Groceries. RETAIL GROCERS’ ASSOCIATION OF GRAND RAPIDS. ORGANIZED NOVEMBER 10, 1885. President—Erwin J. Herrick. First Vice-President—K. E. Walker. Second Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye. Secretary—Cornelius A. Johnson. Treasurer—B. S. Harris. Board of Directors—Eugene H. Sigel, A. J. Elliott, Henry W.E. Knox. : Finance Committee—W. E. Knox, H. A. Hy- dorn and A. J. Elliott. : Room Committee—A. J. Elliott, Eugene Rich- mond and Wm. H. Sigel. | Arbitration Committee—Gerrit H. DeGraf, M. J. Lewis and A. Rasch. : Annual meetings—Second Tuesday in Novem- Richmond, Wm. A. Hydorn and ber. Regular meetings—First and Third Tuesday Evenings of ‘each month. : i‘ Next meeting—Tuesday evening, F eb. 2. Grocers’ Association of the City of Muskegon. OFFICERS. President—H. B. Fargo. First Vice-President—W m. B, Keift. Second Vice-President—A. Towl. Recording Secretary—Wm. Peer. Financial Secretary—John DeHaas. : Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. 1. McKen- zie, H. B. Smith, Wm, B. Kelly, A. Tow! and E. Johnson. Finance Committee—Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl and E. Johnson. Committee on Rooms and Library—O. Lam- bert, H. B. Smith and W. i. McKenzie. Arbitration Committee—B. Borgman, Garrit Wagner and John DeHaas. Complaint Committee—Wm. B. Keift, D. A. Boelkins, J. O. Jeannot, R. 8. Miner and L. Vineent. ee Law Committee—H. B, Fargo, Wm. B. Keift and A. Towl. Transportation Committee—Wim. B. Keift, An- drew Wierengo and Wm. Peer. Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday evenings of each month. Next meeting—Wednesday evening, Jan. 20. We've Got Them on Our List. From the Denver Retail Grocer. And every day in Denver some dead-beats will be found : : We've got a little list—we’ve got a little list— Of grocery offenders who might well be under ground, : And who never will be missed—who never will be missed. : There’s the pestilential nuisance who will pay to-morrow noon, : : And the man who has just lost his job, but will get another soon, : And the woman who declares she has forgot her pocket-book, : ‘ But will pay youin the morning; sheis another crook, And the pompous talking fellow who for credit does insist, : They never will be missed—they never will be missed. There is the man who hasn’t paid his grocer in a year, We've got him on the list—we’ve got him on the list, And who complains because you grocers are 80 very, very dear; He never would be missed—he never would be missed, : And the woman who makes up her mind she would rather trade with you Than with that other grocer, because his scales are never true, And want a giass of cider as she’s just famish- ing with thirst, Then asks you to give her credit until about the twenty-first, And the trickster who sends round a boy with no money in his fist, They never will be missed—they never will be missed. —_————__—_—__< >_> The Cultivation of Rice. From New Orleans Times-Democrat. This season’s rice crop is the largest ever raised in the State, being very nearly double that of last year—it might have been three times as large. The crop thus har- vested in this State, while the largest ever produced, ranks low in grade, and shows more rice of an inferior quality than ever produced. Much of this was due to the bad weather prevailing during the harvest- ing season; but some of the inferiority is clearly attributable to the neglect and care- lessness of the planters. On this point the committee on rice of the Produce Exchange sounds a timely warning? They recommend a more careful selection of seed, and timely and thorough weeding of the crop, as the presence of black seeds of various kinds and spear grass in the rice has a depressing effect upon it, a difference of one cent per pound frequently resulting therefrom. ‘To assure the success and stability of this in- dustry our planters must produce only the high grades of rice. Our competitors in this product, as in cotton, afe countries where labor is cheap, but rough, and where a cheap, inferior rice can be produced. If we raise a fine quality it will be like Ameri- ean cotton as compared with the Indian, al- ways in demand at good prices on account of its superiority. — ot Clearing House Report. A. B. Porter, manager of the Grand Rapids Clearing House, reports the following as the clearings for the dates named: i oi vb cess nd cs shecin scons 92,037.79 soi oe isp os ui vewnee seco bebe seen 75,149.17 149,151.49 64,747.59 57,416.43 61,557.54 59,142.10 63,336.14 94,338.86 GL os hias seas Dak ssksbo (ohuaeceeveste 716,877.11 Total for week ending Jan. 18......... 400,538.66 Cheap Meat. In view of the increased competition from the large importations of foreign (principally colonial) fresh meat into the United Kingdom, the farmers of North- hamptonshire have formed a company and have opened stores to supply meat direct from the breeder to the consumer. ‘The un- dertaking is being watched with much in- terest. —_— oO Found in a Raisin Box. A Lynn, Mass., grocer recently found beneath the top layer of raisins in a newly- opened box two ugly looking knives, en- cased in leathern sheaths, a woman’s lower jaw-bone and a woman’s shoe of foreign pat- tern. One of the knives was fully eighteen inches long, while the other was about twelve inches in length. Both were of English make, bearing the Sheffield stamp. The entire surface of: the blades was covered with blood-rust. The raisins were the best grade, known as Ondaras, and were import- ed from Denia, Spain. ‘are a trifle lower. OUT AROUND. News and Gossip Furnished by Our Own Correspondents. Bass River. Trade is good. Large quantities of wood are being gotten out. I shall have about 4,000 cords on the bank of Grand River. Wo. Roster. Clarion. The Grand. Rapids Chair Co. is buying 3,000,000 feet of maple logs here. Henrietta. W. F. Prescott announces that he will start a hardware store at Munith in the spring. Newaygo, It is currently reported that Geo. King will build a brick block early next spring. Miss Bernice Wheeler, of Saranac, has taken a position at Taylor’s book store. Miss Bernice was formerly a Newaygo girl. There are now in the seven dry-kilns at this place 400 cords of pail and tub staves, and in the stave sheds over 1,800 cords, be- sides some 30,000 or 40,000 pail headings. Traverse City. East Bay is frozen over for several miles. Ike La Rue, of Frankfort, Pa., has been engaged by D. E. Carter, as salesman for musical merchandise and sewing machines. John Clark, formerly employed in the grocery department of the Hannah & Lay Mercantile Co., has gone to Appleton, Wis., to attend the medical college there. J. H. Clune, the new proprietor of the Frost Youse, has refitted and refurnished the same entire. J. H. Steinberg left Monday for Bryant & Stratton’s Commercial College, Chicago, where he will again take up his course of | studies. J. Levison is visiting Detroit, Grand Rap- | ids and Cadillac, soliciting funds for the | nearly completed Hebrew synagogue. Farmers are again bringing in square tim- | ber in large quantities. <_< The Grocery Market. H Hoe : \ Business is first-rate and collections are | very good. Sugars are firm at a slight de- cline over last week and California raisins | Other articles in the gro- | cery line are about steady. Pork is up 50 cents per barrel and fresh | pork has sustained a corresponding advance. | Fowls and chickens are scarce and high, local quotations now ranging from 9@12 cents per pound. The ice blockade at Baltimore still con- tinues, in consequence of which oysters have advanced 25 cents per gallon. Local dealers experience considerable difficulty in getting supplies fast enough to meet the demands of the trade, and the retailer will have to be as indulgent as possible until the present obstruction is removed. The balance of the crop of Florida oranges has been destroyed by the frost.. Messina oranges are just beginning to arrive. Val- encia oranges are coming in in small lots. California oranges will begin to arrive in a few days. Lemons are steady, with light demand. Foreign nuts are steady. Pea- nuts are still advancing and are bound to go higher.

-9-<————— Poor Prospect for Florida Oranges. Alford H. McClellan, formerly identified with his brother, D. M. McClellan, in gen- eral trade Reed City, but now a resident of Cone, Putnam county, , Florida, writes as follows relative to the discouraging weather in that climate under date of January 12: ‘We are experiencing terribly cold weather. Old settlers say it is many years since such severe cold visited this region. It is nowa week since it began to freeze. The oranges are frozen on the trees and the nurseries and young budded trees are ruined. It makes one’s stomach ache to look at the winter gardens, and we are all blue in looks and feelings. We hope every day will give us our old-time sunshine, also a rest from feeding the fire-places. I think that the insects are all embalmed, as I find them with their toes turned toward heaven wherever I look.” _—> 2 Hides, Pelts and Furs. Hides are lower and weak. Pelts are un- changed. Furs are improved in demand. Wool is quiet. Tallow is lower and ex- tremely dull. —_——> > A tew days ago a young lady was making a purchase at a country store and the mer- chant gave her a counterfeit quarter in change by mistake. In counting the change he discovered the quarter, and wishing to correct it said: ‘‘Hold on; I guess that’s a bad quarter I gave you.” The lady replied by saying: ‘Oh, never mind; I’m going to church to-morrow, and this will make as much noise in the box as a good one.” Order a sample package of Bethesda Min- eral Spring Water from your grocery job- ber. See quotations in another column. Ludwig Winternitz has just received a | moderate size. iV | office. | drug or clothing business. second carload of saurkraut. Dissolution of Copartaerstip. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Fox, MUSSELMAN & LOVERIDGE is hereby dissolved by mutual consent, and that all debts due said firm will be paid to AMos S. MUSSELMAN, and all debts owing by said firm will be paid by AMOS 8S. MUSSELMAN, its successor. Dated January 11, 1886. JAMES FOX, AMOS 8S. MUSSELMAN, LIVINGSTON L. LOVERIDGE. Copartnership Notice. Notice is hereby given that we have formed a copartnership under the firm name of AMOS S. MUSSELMAN & Co., for the purpose of con- tinuing the Wholesale Grocery business of the late firm of Fox, Musselman & Loveridge, at the old stand. Dated January 12, 1886. AMOS S. MUSSELMAN. WM. WIDDICOMB. MISCELLANEOUS. Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, or 50 cents for three weeks. Advance pay- ment. SE FOR SALE—Desir * elean grocery stock, situated in growing railroad town. Present owner has all he can do to attend to other business. Anyone with $3,000 can secure the opportunity of a lifetime. Address X, care THE TRADESMAN. 124* Vy ANTED TO RENT—A centrally located store in some thriving town suitable for first-class drug store. Address Lou J. Shafer, 141 South Division St., Grand Rapids. ITUATION WANTED—By a man of long ex- perience in mercantile business, to man- age a general store or lumber supply store. Can furnish unexceptional references, Ad- dress, XXX, care THE TRADESMAN. 121tf a ee clothing salesman in a retail store—general store man preferred. A good situation for the right manin a town of Address, stating age, exper- ience, references, ete., A,” care TRADESMAN. 122 p# YSICIAN WANTED—A good regular phy- scian, who can come recommended, can hear of a good location, good pay, little oppo- sition, in splendid farming and fruit growing section which ean be obtained by renting prop- erty of retiring physician. Address, W. Ryno, M. D., 251 Gold St., Grand Rapids, Mich. litt ANTED—A man of experience wants to buy an interest in a paying mer- ecantile business and take an active part in conducting the same. References exchanged. Address with description of business, M.., this yes SALE OR RENT —Store in the livliest manufacturing town of 2,000 population inthe State. Splendid opening for grocery, Possession given March 1. For further particulars, address Lock Box 116, Muskegon, Mich. 119tf JARTNER WANTED—A general merchant doing a good business in a thriving lumber town desires a partner with two thousand dol- lars capital. For particulars address, “Part- ner,”’ care the Tradesman. Witt OR SALE—The font of brevier type for- merly used on THE TRADESMAN. The font comprises 222 pounds, with italic, and can be had for 30 cents apound. Apply at the office. PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Mess, Chicago packing, NEW.........-+++++- 11 75 Mess, Chicago packing............-eeeeee ee 10 75 Clear, short pork, Chicago packing....... 12 50 Back, clear short cut, Chicago packing...18 25 Extra family clear, short cut...........--- 12 00 Clear, A. Webster packer, new..........-+ 12 75 Extra pig, Short CUt........ 0 ee cece ee eee ee 12 %5 Extra clear, heavy............ec ence ee ...13 25 Clear back, short cut....:......-....--->-2+¢ 13 5) DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Long Clears, heavy........-----.2eeee+ “A PROGUGIR c a5 sig es eect - PE ah ca a es Lace ak Short Clears, heavy..........-0--.-eeee do. PROMI i a ceca shee do. Me epee nd oes SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, heavy...........scce cece sewer cece cease > | PNOMISIIN, ogo a cnkn nn esensnens reese ress We REG as Soca sca ss cc weaee) os oe ae Roneless Hams. .c 53. Me cc oc an cee: coches en ee 6 Boneless Shoulders..........-- is ace ke as 6% Breakfast Bacon............0.eeeeeseees eens 734 Dried Beef, extra quality..........-.ee eee 9 Dried Beef, Ham pieces............---..+++- 1044 Shoulders cured in sweet pickle............ 6 LARD. ew 02/8 5% 533 6% 63 638 9% 914 Qs 34 Tiereces | 30 nti 50 DTS oc... se os cease seas ee 50 th Round Tins, 100 cases............-+ LARD IN TIN PAILS. 20 I Pails, 4 MAUS 1D CASC.... 26.05.0006 3 Pails, 201 @ CASC...........-ccenees & & Patis. 12 in @ CABG. ........-. 26.0506. 10 ® Pails. 6 im @ CARE .....<.-.--- 22-6... BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 9 BoneCl@ss, OKITA... 5.645556 2 dpe ee scene e+ eee 18 50 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. We GAUAR ofa a hoa hes oe oo’ os SEs CANGROO sak ie kn v4 pan ates co conte s o Tongue Sausage........ ce ceceeeeneeeeeeees Tranitort BAUBARE.; .... 5. <2. <<-0ccce 208 POA SOUGATO. oS 5 ak woos n os eos noe cence ss Bologna, straight..............ceseerseeeeees Bologna, thick............ ocue ees she ces Seis Be COORG ook con koe ne as a Fon vec scaceee PIGS’ FEET. Tet GATE WASTOIR co ou os oo 6a aes nc od awn ees 3 5 In quarter barrels..........6... ee ee eee eee es FRESH MEATS, John Mohrhard prices as follows: Fresh Beef, 8id@S.........--.eeeseeeeee 4144@ 6% Fresh Beef, hind quarters 6 @T% WGGEHON FLOOR: cio 6s hao eg ae cetacean es 43 @ 5 Mutton, CarcasseS............c.ceeeees 44@ 5% WOAL.. cose cuss Nba a Go os SE ends ee aed aae & @9 Pork Sausage..........0..cescesces .... 84@ 7 PEON clo dacemencaseseensosenae 64 7 iin ec anes 10 @il Spring Chickens..........--.--sc.seees ll @I2 Ducks @i3 PEO ooo ao na naka cnc sane sestsinnsn? @AL : 25 quotes the trade selling HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess pay as follows: HIDES. Green ....8 @‘% |Calf skins, green Part cured... 8%4%@ 8%|_ or cured.... Fullecured.... 9 @ 944|Deacon skins, Dry hides and # piece..... 20 @50 BIDG . .- 655s @I12 * SHEEP PELTS. Old wool, estimated washed # b...... @25 TAO cs sen sang cone Ses ae ses -4 @4% Wook. Fine washed tb 24@27|\Unwashed........ Coarse washed... 18@22| FURS. C1 Ee Dar PS eae beicha a eo as 1 00@12 00 Fisher . 2 00@6 00 BRA WO cs oes ee was Sha uues eas @ 25 7 20 2-3 MAE 4. oss. eet ey wiaieaa ea bates © Muskrat, winter..............+. ieee ee ses fall Beaver, # Ib..... é Deer, # tb....... es ee ae aet dues The Connecticut clock works, looking for a site in Michigan, will not be located until next month, before which time a represen- tative of the company will visit a dozen towns and look over the advantages offered. ‘ | Richardson’s No. 7%, SRNR ih acs 1 00 WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. ae These prices are for cash buyers, who promptly and buy in full packages. AXLE GREASE. PPASOr SB. Rts cw ace ae cs ges 10 AM co ie a cence ue as ie ce chee 2 Prout, 44 DDIG.. .2 255-50 cece noe csceesen es ee f OHO cg co calc gee ae sea saneses oe 10 White, No. 146 DINE...» .. 26-5. 000s ee daca White, NOcd, 12 B WG. co. ie we es ec ee ess 1 WU a, NO. by 1078 Bit co 6k os oe oa en nies on White, Family, +6 DbIG.............4-..4.,- 2 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Lemon. Jennings’ 2 0Z........ ASO # doz.100 1 " We se a as es 15 2 ss se Vanilla. 40 50 00 Z 00 MTOR oe csc ist anes 1 a Te i ais ee sae cee 175 be int POUNG............45 4 50 L WO as ceases oc $ 00 es cacaeae wees 8 00 EO AO oo a cn ht wanes 4 25 FRUITS—DOMESTIC. Apricots, 25 fb DOXES............ 6... eee Cherries, pitted, 50 th boxes........... Egg plums, 25 I boxes...............- POY! 20 ME DOOR i nie boss a5 le de ss ans Peaches, Delaware, 50 Ib boxes....... TROON, MONO. uv ck sc ci cece ck cueee Raspberries, 50 tb boxes............... FRUITS—FORBEIGN. es wiwe nc a be eeck once ( CHipPANtG, OW 4 ons ancsdceeas ecco suas s 74@ Pranes, French, G08........ 2.000... 650 @ Prunes, French, 808...........2008 «- 2 @ 10 Week, TUT ROG cca snes ens doesn nea 44@ 05 Paihine: DOUOBIB. 0). isicc wees ccs a4 ents 5 @4 00 Raisins, London Layers............... @3 2% Raisins, California *‘‘ ( Raisins, Loose Muscatels, new........ Raisins, Museatels, 10 Ib boxes........ (2, Raisins, Ondaras, 14s.................- @ 13 Raisins, WE ee gees th ates @12% Raisins, Sultanas, new................ @10%4 Raisins, Valencis.......5...-6.0.-+005s @ill Raisins, bnperials, 10 i boxes........ @1 00 KEROSENE OIL. Water White...... 12% | Legal Test....... MATCHES. Grand Haven, No. 8, square................ 1 00 Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor.............- 1 7a Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 225 Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 1 50 Oshkosh, NO. 2........ceecc cece ceecceccceens 1 00 Oshkosh, No. 8.........--.+00- es ceos ee be hens 1 Swedish Richardson’s No. 8 square.,...... ee ean 1 00 Richardson's No. 9 cde bance cus 1 50 SU Hk CO OU 7 7” * 114 Richardson’s No. 7 ck Cuca s eats ..1 50 MOLASSES. Black Strap....... Due he tes ca ds su anges See POP FRB ci wkend ovhe Cheeee ne Leke caewe -28@30 New Orleans, good...... ivde is ial wale es eee New Orleans, choice..... ......+.00e+ee0+ 48@50 New Orleans, fancy...... ...-...e.+0005+- S255 % bbls. 3c extra. OATMEAL, | Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. | Halford Sauce, pints.................. Q3 | Halford Sauce, 4 pints...........-..... 8 25 Steel Cut, % bbis...3 00/Quaker, 60 Drees teee . Steel cut...........5 i) uke, Ws eax Rolled Oats........8 00}\Quaker bbls........ | PICKLES. ON ee Cs conc ss Genes esi dduece oe ee « ME CUE ONO loo i vec ckweddcies @3 25 NG bios de cu aad ek vases enue iuees @i7 00 PIPES. Imported Clay 3 groas.............266- 2 25623 00 Imported Clay, No. 216,3 gross..... .. @2 2% Imported Clay, No. 216, 2% gross...... @I1 85 PROT ICAM Ty Bl onc hc ci ve fos ccc aen ees @ 90 RICE. Choice Carolina..... GLFRWO co eciesccs @6 Prime Carolina..... UTR 6 ky ohn deca sce 6 Good Carolina...... 5 |Rangoon....... 54@d Good Louisiana..... G (Ree. .6.55 343% SALERATUS. DeLand’s pure......5%|Dwight’s ............ 54 COMMON BE obec access! 4iSea Foam........... 5% Taylor’s G. M....... 54 |\Cap Sheaf........... 54 14¢ less in 5 box lots. SALT. Go Foeket, F FY Dairy... ....- sec sscase Me ONG io oa cs ae saws cde. 4c tweaceseess er oe OO, os oe ex ctcnconcesseness Saginaw or Manistee...............6- MAO Oo esa dis a ce sn cws Bianca Coarse... ............0. ROS ce i cccccsckecsddwcdecks I3@4 DRO ih bocce xu d cd uc cece ceucs 13 EE a a sesso ce Hand Made Creams....... eels adies fla "20 Plain CO ae ea ees is ie ce se acca ceca. M@ls ite A 2 Wintergreen Berries........... Ey FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails begenaes, nin in DIS... ......5.5. 2.6. ew ave onan @ilt i i @12%4 Lozenges, printed in bblis............. U4@l2 @l2% @i 54@ 6 10 @10% “ss 2 Gum Drops, in bbls - ll @ FRUITS |Bananas Aspinwaill.............. | Oranges, Jamaica, bbls... Oranges, Florida | Oranges, Valencia, cases. ............ 1 00@S 00 Oranges, Messina......... 4 00O@4 5 ne fee ee @A 00 @A 50 @li m 4 @ 5 Rr TRO oe oc ao ec . ss yer Wiens coc cuedeclas, l4 WM os os hci oxi sce c. Ee ee skin. Dates, Dates, Dates, et dates, Fard 10 box ®@ ft...... Dates, Fard 50 box P i... “ILL oman Dates, Persian 50 1b box ®b........... Si4@ 9 Pine-Apples, #@ doz................... eke _ PEANUTS. Prime eG, Vee © W........ 4 @4% Shoice do GD ei coccccs, sesecs SEO Fancy do OY bi ecwkeis ae "@ 5Y Choice White, Va.do .................. @ 414 Warev HP Va do... . 54@ ec NUTS. Almonds, Tarragona........... “ IVaGn..........:. a SR ec COPTER, DEP DU. . 5... 6 och ccc. cs Filberts, Sicily........ Ra 114@12 sacle. oe "@ll POG. 1414 Meee. —— Perens Cieimia. a eRe EE Oi. ce, 10 DRMBBOUNE coe ec ccc. Cocoannuts, 2 100.......... Se Walnuts, Pecans, OYSTERS AND FISH, F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: : OYSTERS. New York Counts.......... 33 Pelee ‘ Bd ner se sass) secenneesas ener dessess : Pd. 2 Standards ..... pg eee eR ie Mee ee Primes Berens, BY BUIE.. 6... os ecc ccc, 60 Biandards, by Wulk.................... 1 0O@1 10 Shrewsbury shells, @ 100.......... ey 1a Princess Bay Clams, ® 100........ ul SU New York Counts, @ 100............ cau FRESH FISH. Cod .. Weusdess Lec aucune es Haddock...... ee ee | Mapnerol 2, as 12 ROM IAW TEOUL. ... 5. cs cececa ce wee emee...,...... BO 10 WO MISCELLANEOUS, : Hemlock Bark-- The local tanners are offer- ing $5 per cord delivered, cash. _Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.59@1.60 @ for clean washed roots. : Rubber Goods—Loeal jobbers are authorized to offer 40 and 5 per cent. off on standard goods and 40, 10 and 5 percent. off on second quality. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples—Choice winter fruit is in good de- mand at $1.75@$1,90. Beans—Local buyers pay 50ce@$90 ® bu. for unpicked and hold ordinary hand-picked for $1.10@S81.30. Butter—Michigan creamery is-easy at 25@28. Sweet dairy is in sharp demand and firm at 16, while old is dull at 5@8e, Butterine—Creamery packed commands 20e. Dairy roils are held at 4@l5e and solid packed at I@lie. Cabbages—In fairdemand at SI@SS B 100. Cheese—The best grades of September, Oc- tober and November make are 12%. Cider—l0ec # gal. and $1 for bbl. Celery —20@22e ® doz. zoo or Grand Haven. Cranberries—The market with both cultivated and wild New Jersey berries, which command $1.75@ $2 @ bu. for choice. Eggs—Fresh are firm at 20c, are moving slowly at 17@18e. Honey—Choice new in comb is firm at He. Hay—Builed is active and firm at $16 per ton in two and five ton lots and $14 in car lots. Hops—Brewers pay 8@l0c 2 bb. Lettuce—25c ® b. Onions—Home-grown, Tle @ bu.‘or $2 #8 bbl. Pop Corn—Choice new commands 2%c ®@ b and old 8e # Bb. Potatoes—Burbanks command 42@43e. Late Rose are in only oceasional demand at 30e on account of the “tred streaks.”’ Poulitry—Fairly well supplied. Fowls sell for W@lle; chickens, 11@l2c; ducks, 15¢; and turkeys, lle. Squash—Hubbard, guoted nominally at le ® ib, although very little is moving. Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys command $4.50 and Baltimores $3.50. Turnips—25e ® bu. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—Lower. The city millers pay as follows: Lancaster, 83; Fulse, 80c; Clawson, 8c. Corn—Jobbing generally at 44@45e in 100 bu. lots and 38@40e in carlots. Oats—W hite, 38¢ in small lots and 33@34c in ear lots. Rye—48@i0e ® bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 8 ewt. Flour—No change. Fancy Patent, $5.50 @ bbl. in sacksand $5.75in wood. Straight, $4.60 % bbl. in sacks and $4.80 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $2.75 ® bbl. Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 # ton. @ ton. Ships, $15 ®@ ton. Corn and Oats, $20 ® ton. selling at U@ bunches for Kalama- is well supplied Michigan and and pickled Bran, $14 Middlings, $16 # ton. BOYCOTTING A UNION. A Singular Contest Now Underway ina Small Maine Village. Norway, Me., Correspondence N. Y. San. This little village of 2,000 inhabitants, nestled amid the foothills of the White Mou- tains, is at present torn to the core with a labor struggle of a most singular aspect. The life of the town for thirteen years has been the big shoe factory of B. F. Spinney & Co. It came to bring prosperity to the villagers during the labor troubie in Lynn in 1872. A good many other Lynn firms sent part of their business into exile at the same time, with the view of having two strings to their bows, by holding a shop at Lynn and matehing it with one in the coun- try. The country shops were usually built by the towns in which they were located, and were given, rent free, to the big firms, who occupied them under terms which for- bade the formation of labor unions by the rustic operatives. So this factory came to Norway, and the village boys and girls, and the farmer’ sons and daughters found profit- able work within it, and all prospered to- gether for full ten years until the workers became experts and drifted away to bigger and better factories, where their skill brought better pay. In their stead came the professianal shoemaker, restless and with but one idea, governing himself with the principle that he would do the least possible work for the most attainable money. He brought trade unionism with him, but it took no shape for several years, for the vil- lagers crushed all incipient movements. Finally the Lasters’ Union sent out from its Lynn headquarters about six months ago an order designed to drive all outside factories back to the shoe metropolis. It came to Norway, and the lasters formed a union at midnight and made a demand for a raise. The company’s lease had expired, and it at once declared that if it must be governed by unions it were better to have it done in Lynn than in Norway. They gave notice to quit with a promptitude that brought horror to the Norwegian mind. The vallagers went on their knees to both the corporation and the lasters, offering even to buy out all the latter if they would but vacate_peaceably. The lastersrefused to do so. Despair seized the people of the little town, and kept them in misery for twd weeks or more until an imprudent Lynn laster said that when the factories were once all back in Lynn the union would finish its work by pushing them to the wall until high wages ewere again ob- tained. This frightened the manufacturers, and the Spinney turned again to Norway, saying that if a shop were built of suffleient size they would desert Lynn at once and forever. The proposition was ac- cepted, anda building that will accoimmo- date 400 hands stands complete to-day ready for business. ‘The company exacted that labor unions be crushed out in the town, and the town went to work to doit with ill- advised recklessness. Every man who had joined the lasters’ little band was thrown out of employment and boycotted in every possible way. Storekeepers declined to trust them and gave their accounts to law- yers to colleet by the aid of a deputy sheriff, without a show of merey. Many de- serving fellows who but sought their rights suffered with the malcontents. Each man who dared to speak against this cruel sys- tem was ostracized with the rest. A Knight of Labor named Adams, who owned a store and restaurant, had the building™he rented purchased by John L. Horne, Freeland Howe, H. M. Bearee, and W. H. Whitcomb, four local magnates, and was turned at once out of doors, in an endeayor to drive him from town. No man whe said a good word for the lasters Even the local baker, an active youth named Rines, is now having his loaves boycotted for a too free ex- pression of opinion. In the mean time the Knights of Labor have turned their attention to the town. Master Workman Dutton and Massachu- setts workmen have organized a lodge of a hundred or more and are laboring to increase its ranks. No {hall could be hired for the purpose in the village, so they went instead to the ‘“‘Lalse,” a suburb,a mile or more away. Queerly enough the farmers are joining with them. Tuey fought the coming of the shoe factory long ago, and were beaten, but have never ceased to hate it, and now they are getting even. Meetings are held eyery night or two, and the heat of both parties is rising fast. The bitterness of feeling ex- hibited all around is something amazing. Neighbors are arrayed against neighbors and there is more than enough tinder ready fora blaze. Few places can produce such en- thusiastic hatred as these New England towns, and Norway, by long practice, has won a place at the top in the list of com- bative communities. It has fought destruc- tive battles over religion and politics; now itis tryinglabor. The lasters erred foolish- ly in the beginning, and now the townspeo- ple are taking their turn. There is more trouble ahead than peaceable people care to think about. The new factory, though, is filling up with the peasantry. Each would- be worker signs an ironclad oath not to join trades unions before he can go to work, but the lasters bide their time. —_——_--—> -9- <> Messrs. escaped. The Knights of Labor are boycotting the Protective Union Store at Glencove, Long Island, because of the discharge of an em- ploye for dishonesty. The discharged man complained to the Knights of the injustice of the action taken. Three hands who had been discharged were arrested for dishon- esty. The store is deserted. It is owned _by one opus Starch Works and — le from the ‘works. The Gripsack Brigade. To Mr. and Mrs. McKay—a ten pound boy. Father and child both doing well. R. B. Orr recently picked up a flock of geese, which he has added to his menagerie. Leo. A. Caro wasalso one of the contrib- utors to the Geo. wen emergency fund. W. N. Ford, the more or less ubiquitous plug tobacco man, was in town over Sun- day. John S. Williams, representing Senour & Gedge, of Covington, Ky., was in town last week. Dick Warner now puts in every Wednes- day at the house. Dick’s country trade should paste this reminder in their hats. L. Cole, representing the Pembroke Knitting Co., Muskegon, was in town Mon- day, on his way to the Upper Peninsula. D. S. Hatfield has engaged to travel for the Fuller & Fuller Co., of Chicago, cover- ing about the same territory as formerly. Perley W. Hall, who has represented J. R. Pierce, of Benton Harbor, on the road for the past three years was in town Monday. W. G. Hawkins now holds the reins on a 2:36 roadster, and rumor hasgit that he pro- poses entering the nag for the spring races. Wm. Hood, formerly engaged in the rail- way business, succeeds Leo. A. Caro as representative for the Enterprise Cigar Co. Sam. Lemon requests Ture TRADESMAN to state that the new firm in which he is a leading spirit wishes two ‘‘Jim-Dandy” traveling men. Uub. Baker and L. L. Lomis will remain with the old house, while Ed Frick and Ad. Morrison will unite their fortunes with Ol- ney, Shields & Co. A. S. Doak is now the possessor of a 1andsome Maltese cat of the male persua- sion, which he has taught tosing. Some of his traveling friends recently mistook the animal for a mocking bird. L. W. Atkins, traveling representative for Heavenrich Bros., of Detroit, writes Tue TRADESMAN that he is getting his spring line ready and will be out among the trade in about two weeks. W. E. Cummings has left J. P. Smith, Son & Co., of Pittsburg, Pa., and signed with Geo. F. Bassett & Co., of New York. He will cover the same territory as formerly and make his trips with accustomed regu- larity. Geo. F. Owen has lost his door-key, in consequence of which misfortune. he is com- pelled to crawl in and out the transom. Those of his friends who have spare keys on hand should improve this opportunity to forward them on, either by mail or express, to 38 South Division street. oe Purely Personal. Fred. H. Ball now spends a portion of his time among the city patrons of Cody, Ball & Co. L. C. Handy, the Mancelona druggist, was in town last Friday, on his way to his old home at Albion. W. W. Barcus, manager of the Heap Earth Closet Co., of Muskegon, was in town acouple of days last week. John B. Parker and Edward O. Ely, who manage the Boston end of the Peninsular Novelty Co., are in the city to attend the annual meeting of the stock holders of that corporation. Capt. C. G. Perkins, of Henderson, Ky., is in the city again this week to assist in the obsequies of the firm of Hazeltine, Per- kins & Co. and witness the birth of the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. Cornelius A. Johnson, Seeretary of the Re- tail Grocers’ Association, has gone to Ocala, Marion county, Florida, where he will spend about six weeks in search of health and recreation. He is accompanied by Win. VanEtten. Big Rapids Herald: W. A. D. Rose has accepted a position with the Osterhout & Fox Lumber Co., of Grand Rapids, and will enter upon his duties about February first. Mr. Rose does not know his destination yet, but thinks not in Big Rapids. The funeral of the late Arthur J. Holt took place Friday afternoon from. the resi- dence of his aunt, Mrs. Friend, 633 South Lafayette street. The service .was largely attended by members of the Royal Arcanum and also the Kent County Sportsman’s Club. He was a member of both organizations. Mr. Holt had a large circle of acquaintances here, having resided in Grand Rapids many years previous to his remoyal to Cleveland, and was held in high esteem by those who knew him. Lian rk Oe Ae How a Traveler Telegraphs. “T never senda prepaid telegram,” said a machinery drummer, ‘‘because I can gen- erally get a letter through about as quickly. If you send your messages ‘collect,’ the tel- egraph company will rush them and hurry their messengers out to get the money, but if they are prepaid they move very slowly. I used to send prepaid messages but I got a lesson that cured me. I was in St. Louis and an Ohio miller who I had been figuring with on some machines, telegraphed me to meet him at the depotnext morning. I was just leaving my hotel that morning when he walked in. We shook hands, but I noticed he was rather cool in his greating. After a brief talk he said he supposed I had receiy- ed his message, and was surprised when I told him I had not. Just then a messenger sauntered up to me and delivered the mes- sage. Suppose I had left the hotel, or left town—the miller would certainly have plac- ed his order with some other establishment. I tell you again, never send a prepaid mes- sage if you can avoid it.” bss eae a emcee ccc, There remained at the close of navigation on the docks of Lake Erie ports 1,048,940 tons of iron ore, of which all but 130,000 | tons were sold. THE LOUNGER. There is no doubt that defects will be found when it comes to an application of the law, even though it be passed as it now stands, but it is equally certain that any law which will be passed in relation to that subject will prove in a measure defective, and the chances are that amendments, if adopted in many particulars, will prove more injurious than beneficial. I have had considerable experience in congressional matters and the result of it is a distrust of the wisdom of ill-considered and hastily at- tached amendments to well-digested and carefully prepared propositions. I have seen plain and absolutely perfect measures so distorted by the addition of ridiculous amendments, attached more because of a desire to amend than to improve them, that they were rendered almost unintelligible and required the application of a wise discretion rather than a strict construction in carrying out the provisions as enacted. It is not at all an infrequent occurrence that measures are thus rendered entirely inoperative and require explanation by the passage of an amendatory measure defining the true mean- ing and intent of the previously enacted law. * % * The re-introduction of the measure known as the ‘‘Lowell Bill,” providing a code of proceedings in bankruptcy in the United States Courts, which was presented by Sen- ator Hoar at the commencement of the ses- sion of the Senate last month, indicates an appreciation of the urgency of providing a National bankrupt law for the relief of the business communities of the country and the intention of this ve, aOR Senator to press for an early consideration of the sub- ject. This measure was passed by the Sen- ate during the Forty-eighth Congress, but it was left among the debris in the House at the close of the Congress. Its provisions embody the wisdom and learning of some of the ablest. jurists in this country upon the subject at issue and it is, without doubt, as nearly perfect a collection of provisions and requirements in that direction as can be en- acted into a law by such a ponderous body as our present House of Representatives, where three hundred and twenty-five opin- ions must be ventilated and at least a ma- jority of that number must coincide. * * * I observe that business men universally send all their telegraphic matter possible over opposttion lines—in other words, use the Western Union only when compelled to do so. Fvery jobber has a grievance against the Gould monopoly; and some of them swear that they will use the lineonly in case of death. A leading wholesale grocery house has lately been the victim of one the West- ern Union’s unnecessary mistakes. Fifteen eaddies of a certain brand of plug tobacco were ordered by telegraph, and the poorly- paid, inefficient operator changed the order in transmission to fifty-caddies. As it hap- pened, the tobaceo was not a good seller, and the house is consequently out a consider- ableitem in the shape of interest. A bill was made out and presented to the local mana- ger, which that seif-important dignitary consigned to the waste basket. Such tyran- nical methods serve to embitter the people against a monopoly so thoroughly disreput- able as the Western Union Telegraph Co. Speaking of mistakes, reminds me ofa dispatch Messrs. Hazeitine, Perkins & Co. recently sent their crack salesman, L. M. Mills. It was wired over the Western Un- ion lines, and reached its destination ad- dressed to ‘‘Ellen” Mills. i o- - , choice Charcoal Terne........ 14 00 ROPES. Sisal, 4 im. anid larger scl s ck cc cecscees 8% EUAN io oi isis cekee is ccd ek b SQUARES. Pe cecil e, dis 70&10 TREY A PIOUGE, 5 oo ook aoe ccc cciniccccs dis 50&10 ON aces ee a dis 20 SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Com. mee ete Mae $4 20 3 00 mes 0 00 i se a... £ 20 3 00 A We so og oo Gece cck, £ 20 8 00 | ee ae 4 20 8 10 OT EO A oka d obec ccc, 4 40 3 10 io vk lo pease ein ce 4 60 3 30 All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra. SHEET ZINC. In casks of 600 ths, @ t.............002:- 6 In smaller quansities, @ .............. 6% TINNER’ S SOLDER, No.1, Refined.. 12 50 Mar ket Haltanshall,...,........ 15 00 Strictiy Half-and-half...:........«.secs 16 50 TIN PLATES. Cards for Charcoals, $6 75. ic, 10xif, CROROOG , ooo vs ces ccccss 5 75 IX, lOxl4 Charcoal... ....c.... y IC, Mie, CUMPOOEL.... .. ss. 6 25 IX, pee, CMMPOORL 5 oo 65.65 ccc ckaek 7 5 1C. Ma CORPOOGD. dc. 5 75 2. Jo, CUMseGe.. ... % 26 IA. 14x20, Chareo ee 8 7% tae. Mee Cuaron... 10 75 A222. 14xrt x, MN ge 12 %5 IX, 20x28 .C PRON, ocd sine ic cede uaa. 15 50 DC, 100 Plate Ch BOE ci cic ccc ea 6 50 DX, ng tomnogh not a ae 8 50 DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal. . sedeseauecae ae DXXX, 100 Plate ¢ ‘hareoal.. 12 50 Kedipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 %5 rates. Reo, Deere, 10... ........... 8, 5 26 Roofing, 4x20, TX.. . Ge MOR, A Oe coc ecec ic ic ec 11 00 Parra, Wee, EN... .... cca 14 i TRAPS. cai CT Te i) Onvida Communtity, Newhouse’s.......dis 35 Oneida C ommunity, Hawley & Norton’s..60&10 Hoteh Mai ces one ense cd ole acse cous) 60810 moeoe Ww, wie CO'8..,...:....... 0. 60X10 Men, CROMOR 6... cio. o ccc ccs. cack, is8e @ doz Mouse, delusion.....................$1 50 ® doz WIRE, Meets MOGEMOE. .. ooo. icce sec, dis60&1C&5 punened POMP dis 70 Coppered Market...........'. ..dis 55&10 ee A, ek ce dis 55 momen BOOS cc dis 40 ees POON. ois. csc ib 09 dae gS ee ae 2 th 8% Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 40@ 10810 eee Mri tee]... ... 5... dis 37% ae. ®@ Ib 3% ae wen. .... ioe OR ooo cc biicas cscs cc new list net eee new list net : WIRE GOODS, J dis TO&10&10 EN PAPO oc oo e ccc ceccgcce dis T0&10&10 noone. dis J0&1l0&10 Gate Hooks and Eyes............ dis 70&10&10 WRENCHES. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......... COW COMMING |. oo 5 coc as. cceacuasieac, dis 60 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis T5&10 Coe’s Patent, malleable............ dis T6&10810 | MISCELLANEOUS RCO) is. 50 Wipe, Cistern.................... dis 70X10 movewe, vow litt 8. 75&10 Casters, Bed and Plate............. dis50&10&10 Reesnern, AMeMCGn 40X10 . orks, hoe: 3, rakes and all steel goods. .60&10&5 Soper MOutoms....................... 19e LU M BER, LA LT no ‘AN D SHINGLES, The Néwaygo Manufacturing Co, quote f. o. b. cars as follows: Sere, FING. ........;. .per M $44 00 Uppers, 14,144 and Zinch................ 46 00 aioe... 35 00 mores, 154, 154 ane 3 ineh........ ...... 38 00 wre Common, | MGN............. 3... 30 00 Shop, Linch. Seu Adde ChGebucdia daca. 20) OO Fine, ¢ ‘ommon, 14, 1% and Zineh. ...... 82 00 No.1 Stocks, 12in., 12, 14and16 feet.... 15 Oo No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet hies ee as 16 00 No, 1 Stocks, 19 in., Sfeet................ 17 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 teet..... 15 OO od. 5 mrOcms, 10 in. 18 feet..............:. Lb 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet... oe 5 Oe No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 22, I4and 16 fee t. a 15 00 mo. + GeOees, 8 in... IS feet................. 16 00 No. 1 Stocks, & in., 20 feet Veeuleud sieei us 17 00 No. 2 Stocks, I in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 No. 2 Stocl mG, te ML I 2OO6.. es. 13 00 eo. 2 eecons, in. So feet..............., 14 00 No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 No. # Stoc ks, Met, tee cc. 13 00 INO. 2ococes, 10 in., 2 feet... ............ 14 00 No.2 2 Stoe ks, Sin., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 1! 00 No. 2 mrGmn, © 10., IOTeCt..........2...... 12 00 No. 2Stocks, S$ in., 20 feet........ ..... 15 00 Coarse Common or shipping eulls, all widths and lengths......... ....<.. $ 0W0@ 9 00 A and B Strips, 4or 1 IED a i! 33 00 C; morn, © OF G nen. |... . 3. 6c. c.,. + meee No, 1 Fencing, all lengtha................ 15 00 No. 2 Fencing, 12, 14 and 18 OGG oo cds ae 12 00 IG, & Peeing: 10 1666... .... ta. 2 00 me, § Pomme. 4 neh... ooo. cae... 15 00 nO weenie. 4 en... ...... oe. 2 90 Norway C and better, 4or6ineh......... 20 00 Bevel Siding, 6inch, A and B.........:.. 18 00 Beve | Siding, GION, Co coi accueetidk ks 14 50 Bevel Siding, 6 ine h, No. 1 Common.. 9 00 Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Clear.............. 20 00 Piece Stull, 2x4 to 2x12, 12 to 16ft........ to 00 $1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft. Dressed Flooring, 6in., A. B 36 00 Dresden Frodring, Gin. €........5......., 29 00 Dressed Flooring, 6 in., No. l,common.. 17 00 Dressed H looring 6in., No.2common.... 14 00 Beaded ¢ eiling, 6 in, $1 00 additiinal. srenees cad ‘ in., A. Band Clear.. 35 00 womeen PrOOring. 490., ©. . .. cas coe cease 26 00 Dressed Flooring, 4 ord in., No. 1 com’n 16 00 Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.2 com’n 14 00 Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional. XXX 18 in. Stand: urd Baineiog......... 3 10 Bot ph Rad yt ee i a a ES ah 3 00 XXX oe er Se a 15 $7 2 oréin. C. 2 lin. Shingles......... 1 75 mounor os. C. By. NW... ............, 1 40 OO ei le detyla 1 7%5@ 2 00 H ARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock: PeeOOG, MOGNPTIN. 5... os ok cc caccccaca @13 00 Be, SOEVON.. .. .. .... 6.5. .- 16 0V@20 00 mere ee ee © ac... @25 00 Black Ash, log-run @I13 00 Cherry, log-run 25 00@35 00 Cherry, NOG. ] Ald 2... oc sos ccccccs @55 00 eee. Gl. a. a 10 00@12 00 Me, MPU oe oo occ bio ccce cs 14 00@16 00 Pete, STG, 1OO-TWN. . . . 5. 6 acc kccse 2 00@14 00 amine, OG, LANES. ... oo ccccccchvih @I18 00 Maple, clear, flooring. .........<..... - 00 Maple, white, selected..........,.... @25 00 BURG A, HOMO ok cc cay ocak an ox > 00 Ked Oak, Nos. 1] and 2..... e: oan B20 00 Red Oak, No. I, step plank.. SN cuuah aces 25 00 We NUS, CORTON, oo ce oon oo cc accu vses @d5 00 Wait, Noe. 1 ONG S,. .. . 60. cass veces @i5 00 WwW alnuts, WN ooo oa one vic esa ce ecess be 00 Grey Elm, log-run..... wed edaseuseets O13 White Ash, log-run «ok oogpis 00 WRIGWOOd, 1OGTUR.... ......cccccce @23 00 WOODENWARE, PN PU, INO, Dn once csc uae coi 7 00 Prete ENUM, TOE Boo coc ace coccuc ccc, 6 00 Preps “PAG, IO, oe, oc ekcsks csc 5 OU Standard Pails, two hoop Wied ees cceeedac veal 1 40 Standard Pails, three hoop 1 65 Waite Cédar, three ROOD 2... ccc ds de caca cca. 2 00 i a <0 dealascdedcabins 1 90 8 7 Dowell Tubs, No. 00 Dowell Tubs, No, 2 00 BOGE Bits INO. GG. ooo cc oa ds icuesecccse. 6 00 Weire GCeger NG 1... cle 7 50 Were Cater, NO. 8. oi occ cock 6 50 Maple Bowls, assorted sizes...............0. 2 00 BECPREE EAMAIOG, . oc cancel ocans cesses 12 WRT TU ssc ck bcc xa Ko ea sah ecechondael 1 00 io PMN os anes cs cogs ccc ccceahedul 5 GEICO WONTON cso os ou cn be ccc bincliua 2 ANTI OAM Ne scl cic cae occu casdwuslicecad: 65 WET I os sn ios oe cess sadn de ddasacss cet 1 25 ee EAR, OE ios ccc iicnkd scence bone Vu 17% We GDOMROR, COMO ooo oi ios co dcncccececsdes: 2 25 BASKETS PIMIDONG MAPK. ici ook ids, 40 Bushel, DArrow HONG... . << scisececaces teak on Bushel, wide band.......... i heceaes tice oe eke Clothes, spit, Now td, 3. i. awe. BiiUW io hee de 3 50 Clothes, splint, No. 2. ereheekde seu eki a ae Clothes, splint, RO, WS boa bbs oN icencccs iene -4 00 Clothes, willow, No. 1 RiRhe stains be kha enc cca ae Clothes, ilow’ tore he WKWh Leda sense cans pea Oe Clothes, Wi Gedcv uss ualeciducsusecat Ue + Phe Michigan Tradestan, Choice of Life’s Pursuits. There is nothing more noticeable in the economies of time than the wasted and un- used forces of nature and life. The world is everywhere full of hidden powers, ready to enrich and aid man and all animal life, in the struggle for existence and happiness, The air, with all its invigorating powers, only awaits the knowledge of man to prop- erly use it—from the electric bolt to the smallest drop of dew—while the earth is filled with minerals of inestimable wealth the storage of unnumbered cycles of cen- turies of time. It is only man’s ignorance that locks up these grand powers of the universe. Doubt- less had man the requisite knowledge of nature’s forces, where they lay and how to use them, all poverty and sufferings there- from could at once be relieved, and what is called disease, could be exterminated entire- ly from the human race, or greatly mitigat- ed. These buried, and therefore wasted, forces are not confined to the material powers of the wovld; but the same waste is constantly going on among the intellectual and spirit- ual forces of man. Scarcely a man ever used all of his pliysical, intellectual and spiritual powers, or any of them to their fullest extent. What a world would this be, if even a majority of the powers of man were brought into practical uses and exer- cise! Luxury, wealth, magnificence and splendor undreamed of now would take the places of wretchedness, squalor and poverty. And the world would be full of the achieve- ments of men in every department of art, science, literature and highest expressions of a nobler civilzation. But the limitations now upon us, are not always necessary. The failures of men are largely attributable to their choice of a bus- iness or occupation for life that will call in- to highest, and pleasurable exercise their own powers. One of the saddest sights to the observ- ant mind, is the vast throng of purposeless, drifting middle aged men and women, who have whiled away in inactivity, or uncer- tain fugitive and unwise efforts, the prime of life, and are left floating on the rough surface of current events, wistfully waiting for something better to turn up. And how very few of this ever increasing multitude are able to gather up in the later years of life anything noble, useful or beau- tiful for the autumn and the winter of life. While admitting that the choice of life’s pursuits is most important and difficult to make, and is often determined by circum- stances, more than by a definite choice, yet life’s noblest results cannot be reached, save by the most judicious forethought, prepara tion, and careful application of our powers to reach the proposed ends in view. Large responsibility rests on parents, guardians and teachers in directing the young in the choice of the ends to be reached in after life, and in insisting upon some choice of an honorable and worthy calling for the whole life. In our age and country there is scarcely any calling, which, if faithfully and persist- ently followed, will not lead to affluence, independence and consequent happiness. It does not matter so much what the call- ing for life is, if honorable, as,the manner in which it is pursued, in order to lead to the best results. The young, the restless and impatient, find it hard to submit to the needful effort to overeome the details of every business and calling in life, which is worthy of their aspirations. The child de- sires to commence where the parent leaves off, and is unwilling to travel the long and toilsome road that has led the parent to sue- cess. Activity and effort have been, and always will be, the law of growth and success. Wise directed and persistent effort is the key that unlocks and brings into beneficial use all the hidden wealth of ‘the earth, and the secret forces of nature. Those that can and will use their powers, under wisely ar- ranged and vigorously executed plans of life, are the greatest benefactors of the race. 2 An Odd Competition. An odd bit comes from far away Odessa. It appears that a new cemetery is about to be opened near that city and that two Greek merchants, each anxious to secure the most comfortable or most distinguised resting place, were allowed by some official blun- der to buy the same allotment. When the mistake was discovered neither would yield his claim, and the matter was referred to the district judge. Greek had met Greek, and the tug of war had threatened to be severe, when the magistrate, with astuteness worthy of Solomon, arranged the matter in the sim- pliest way possible by applying the rule ‘first come first served,” and suggesting that whichever died first should have the right to the coveted resting place. The par- ties went away reconciled and happy. Itis not stated whether they had to find sureties to guarantee that neither would take an un- fair advantage of the other by committing suicide. _—_ oO ‘“*When women make bread,” said an un- henpecked married man, as he was moraliz- ing over an underdone biscuit at the breakfast table the other morning—‘twhen women make bread, a curious phenomenon often results; you find a little dear bringing forth a little dough.” Granville is a small town among the hills of Western Massachusetts; but it makes a big noise in the world all the same. Last year it turned out 130,000 drums. a BETHESDA MINERAL WATER. H. F. Hastings quotes as follows; Barrel, 42 gallons............see cence cece ees 8.50 Half barrel, 20 gallons.......2......2ee seers 5.00 Cans, 10 gallons... 2.0.2... ee eee ee eee eee ee 2.50 Carbonated, cases 50 quarts........... ---- 7.00 = ” WON ee Ss ea 8.50 p This water will be supplied to the trade by any wholesale drug or grocery house in Grand Rapids. HENRY KRITZER, PROPRIETOR NEWAYGO Roller Mills MANUFACTURER OF THE “Crown Prince” BRAND. ALWAYS UNIFORM IN QUALITY. FINEST GRADES OF WHEAT AND BUCKWHEAT FLOUR A SPECIALTY. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, ROLLER PRO- CESS, GUARANTEED PURE. TO THE TRADE. We desire to call the attention of the Trade to our unusually complete stock of SCHOOL BOOKS, School Supplies And a Genera! Line of Miscellaneous Books, Stationery, Paper, Ete. We have greatly increased our facilities for doing a General Jobbing Business, and shall hereafter be able to fill all orders promptly. We issue separate lists of Slates, School and Township Books, Blanks, Ete., which will be mailed on application. Quotations on any article in our stock cheer- fully furnished. We have the Agency of the REMINGTON TYPE WRITER For Western Michigan. Haton é& Lyon 20 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ABOLISH YOUR PASS BOOKS. GROCERS! Start in the New Year by Introducing the SUTLIFF CUPON SYSTEM. The only Complete Coupon System in existence, making business safe both for the merchant and his customers. A CARD. In presenting to the trade my COUPON SYS- TEM, which has been revised and improved, I claim that I have the most complete, safe and cheapest system for simplifying business on the market. Customers can send their ser- vants with the Coupon Book to the store with no danger or discrepancies, as by the record which is kept on inside covers, amountof each sale is recorded. All books are numbered when so'd, and when not paid for in advance, are secured by note, one of which is in every book. Every Coupon has engraved signature of the merchant, together with the card; cov- ers have the merchant’s advertisement on, and their size makes them desirable to the custom- er as well as the cashier. As they are now made the smaller numbers below the five cent can be detached, same as the larger ones, thus obviating the necessity of a Be and stamp. MERCHANTS CONTEMPLATING CHANG- ING FROM CREDIT TO CASH, ean still hold their old customers by introducing this sys- tem, which I claim is the only system where both customers and merchants are absolutely protected against all loss. Send for sample. J. H. SUTLIFE, Proprietor ALBANY, N. Y. BAKING POWDER This Baking Powder makes the WHITEST, LIGHTEST and most HEALTHFUL Biscuits, Cakes, Bread,ete. TRY IT and be convinced. Prepared only by the Arctic Manufacturing Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MIC WM. F. SIMMONS, WHOLESALE PINE AND HARDWOOD LUMBER, And Dealer in Pine Land. Correspondence solicited with parties having either to sell. OFFICE, 58 MONROE ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. EFALDLAS — Wholesale & Commission—-Butier & Egos a Specialty. Choice Butter always on hand. All Orders receive Prompt and Careful Attention. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale. Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used. 50 cents each. 97 and 99 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids, Michigan ‘ L A Green and Dried Fruits, Write me for prices, POP CORN A SPECIALTY. ww. T. LONG, VICKSBURG, MICE. CHOICE BUTTER A SPECIALTY! CALIFORNIA AND OTHER FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Care- ful Attention Paid to Filling Orders. M. C. RUSSELL, 48 Ottawa st., Grand Rapids. O.W.BLAIN & CO., Produce Commission Merchants, ——DEALERS IN—— Forein and Domestic Fruits, Southern Vegetables, te We handle on Commission BERRIES, Ete. pondence solicited. APPLES AND POTATOES in car lots Specia DEALERS IN RAW FURS AND DEER SKINS, SEND FOR PRICE-LIST TO Pie Qf es anon. CLARK, JHW HLL & CO, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SOLE AGENTS FOR ELASTIC STARCH! It requires no cooking. Makes collars and cuffs stiff and nice as when new. One pound of this starch will go as far as a pound and a half of any other starch in the market, and all we ask is an order for a trial box of” ‘Blastic Starch. We have in stock a fine line of Foreign and Do- mestic Dried Fruits, Raisins, Prunes, Currants, Peaches, Apples, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, Figs, Dates, Etc. We are sole agents for “COMMON SENSE” Cigar, the best five cent cigar in Michigan, L M. C., the best ten cent cigar in Michigan. CLARK, JEWELL & CO. WHOLESALE DEALER IN Butter, Eggs, Pop Corn, Allorders filled at loyest market price. Corres- es. NO. 9 IONIA ST. L. A. TUCKER, Commission Merchant, 167 South Water St., CHICAGO. WE HAVE STANDING ORDERS FOR LARGE AND SMALL LOTS OF AP- PLES AND POTATOES, AND CAN PLACE SAME AT ALL TIMES TO. THE ADVANTAGE OF CONSIGNORS. WE ALSO MAKE A SPECIALTY OF BEANS, DRIED FRUITS AND CRANBERRIES, AND ARE IN A POSITION, TO COM- MAND THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE ON SUCH ARTICLES. AMOS S. MUSSELMAN & GO. Saecessors to Fox, Musselman & Loveridge, W holesale Grocers. AGENTS FOR Knight of Labor Plug. The best and most attractive goods on the market. SEND For SAMPLE Butr. SEE QUOTATIONS IN PRICE-LIST. HESTBEHER & FOX, MANUFACTURERS AGENTS FOR SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, Sond for cs : ag a a P Cavalogue ; a “Te CQ F. el ual ‘a rc Met gs, { an ia A 3%, (on f ‘ bat Oe WORKS 24.5 .:.-a3 = Me =e INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S.A. ~~ > MANUFACTURERS OF 24 STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS... et W ay Seva C@:7y Engines and Boilers in Stock ey = for immediate delivery. ea Fea he Planers, Matchers, Moudlers and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pniley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for sample pulley and become convinced of their superiority. 130 OAKES STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Write for Prices. G.R. MAYHEW, JOBBER OF ALASKA WITH CRESCENT HEEL PLATE. Wears three times a8 long and Keeps from slipping. The Trade Supplied with Arctics, Alaskas and Sandals with the Crescent Heel Plates. Agent for Woonsocket, Wales-Goodyear and Meyer Rubber Companies. S86 Monroe St,, Grand Rapids, Mich. CURTISS DUNTON & CO. HEADQUARTERS FOR WOODENWARE! WHITE CEDAR TUBS AND PAILS, A LINE OF THE BEST GOODS IN THE MARKET. “WARREN'S CRIP.” This new brand of cigars (to retail at 5 cents) we put on the market guaranteeing them to equal, if not excel, any cigar ever before offered for the price. We furnish 500 “Gutter Snipes” advertising the cigar, with every first order for 500 of them. We want one good agent in every town to whom we will give exclusive sale. MANUFACTURED BY Geo. T. Warren & Co ELIwT. MIiCEi. APPLIES We have a large Western order trade for Apples in car lots, as well as a good local demand, and also handle both Evaporated and Sun-dried Apples largely. If you have any of these goods to ship, or any Potatoes or Beans, let us hear from you, and we will keep you posted on market price and prospects. Liberal cash advances made on dried fruit, also on apples in car lots. # EARL BROS., COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Reference—First National Bank. 157 S. WATER ST., CHICAGO, ILL. } THE ELKHART PAPER PAIL, THE BEST PAPER PAIL MADE. TCA NN OIL TANSES, 1, 2 AND 3 BARRELS. DIAMOND and KING Oil Cans. “GOOD-ENOUGH OIL. Cans, all Sizes. 51 and 53 Lyon St., Grand Rapids. F.J. LAMB & CO., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Fruits, Vegetables, Butter, Egsss, Cheese, Etc. 8 and 10 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FILLING ORDERS. \ ] *, ?