Er ene eee LON gana op TIME Gree See AEM CORR Mant ee RE ETE RM ENR SOP Ree ne FB PO hoe , ORS PS MRE i as DR Ren A FERN eT gc eae Pee a a Re eee Regen eee ear Me cee SE Ree Si RO Peart ae Cee 3 # , x ¥ ¥ Aa Pa aig eT ae te en Pe eee eae ee ae ORM TS CR Re € aoe Boe Ree hee lc eBeiey , e | | | ee apaaner Ne wget nag e | ) | ‘ | @ : : “7 &*) M h T | . ' VOL. 3. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1886. NO. 146. CLARKE, JTHWELL & Co. - WHOLESALE GROCERS, + 83,85 and 87 Pearl St. and 114, 116, 118, and 120 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich, ; == NEW TEAS We are HEADQUARTERS for New Teas, having now in stock the Largest and y Finest Line of the New Season’s Chop ever shown at this market; and we are re- ceiving fresh accessions to our line daily. Send for samples, stating quality and price desired. We can please every time, as our stock includes every grade and *price Known to the trade. We call ESPECIAL ATTENTION to our line of NEW JAPAN TEAS, which are the FINEST EVER SHOWN IN THE STATE. PROVISION DEPAR IMENT. We make Provisions a Specialty and always carry in stock a full line of Pork, Beef, Hams, Shoulders, Bacon, Dried Beef, Dry Salt Meats, Boneless Hams, Sausage, Lard, Butterine, Canned Meats, Etc., Ete. We guarantee all our goods Strictly First-Class in every way and prices as low as the lowest. SYRUP AND MOLASSES. \ Our Syrup and Molasses Department includes a number of bargains in Pure Goods, to which we call the especial § attention of intending purchasers. Our goods are all warranted to be pure, and we are selling them lower than ever before, having purchased large lots at close figures for cash. WE LEAD AND OTHERS FOLLOW OUR OWN BRANDS. We are originators in this city of the Following Celebrated Brands: “Our Leader’ Smoking. “Our Leader” Shorts. “Our Leader’ Fine Cut. “Our Leader” Cigar. Common Sense Cigar. : These goods are made on honor and sold strictly on their merits. They are the biggest deals in Michigan. STA RCE. Sole Agents at this market for Elastic Starch, Firmenrich New Process Starch, Piel’s Champion Starch. CHEESE. We are Sole Agents for the finest CHEESE in Michigan, SPARTA and LENAWEE COUNTY make. a We carry all the Standard Factory Brands of Tobaccos, as well as several well-known Private Brands, Our stock includes everything comprised in a Complete Grocery Establishment, such as Coffees, Spices, Pickles, Preserves, Canned Goods, Table Delicacies, Soaps, Matches, Brooms and Fancy Groceries, SALT Fish OF ALL KINDS, WE GALL ESPECIAL ATTENTION TO Our SEAFOAM STRIP AND SNOW BALL Brick BoNELSS CoDFisi oe & The Michigan Tradesmal. A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State. E. A. STOWE, Editor. . Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, JULY 7, 1886. Grand Rapids Dairy Board of Trade President—Aaron Clark. Vice-President—F. E. Pickett. Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe. Market days—Every Monday afternoon at 1 p.m. Merchants’ Protective Association of Big Rapids. President—N. H. Beebe; First Vice-Presi- dent, W. E. Overton; Second Vice-President, C. B. Lovejoy; Secretary. A. 8S. Hobart; Treas- urer, J. F. Clark. Traverse City Business Men’s Associa- tion. President, Frank Hamilton; Secretary, C. T. Lockwood; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle. Business Men’s Protective Union of Cheboygan. President, A. M. Wesgate; Vice-President, H. Chambers; Secretary, A. J. Paddock. Luther Protective Association. President, W. B. Pool: Vice-President, R. M. Smith; Secretary. Jas. M. Verity; Treasurer, Geo. Osborne. Ionia Business Men’s Protective As-' sociation. President, Wm. E. Kelsey;* Vice-President, Hi. M. Lewis; Secretary, Fred Cutler, Jr. Merchants’ Union of Nashville. President, Herbert M. Lee; Vice-President, C. E. Goodwin; Treasurer, G. A. Truman; Sec- retary and Attorney, Walter Webster. Lowell Business Men’s Protective As- sociation. President, N. B. Blain; Vice-President, John Giles; Secretary, Frank T. King; Treasurer, Chas. D. Pease. Ovid Business Men’s Association. President, C. H. Hunter: Secretary, Lester Cooley. Sturgis Business Men’s Association. Temporary officers: Chairman, Henry S. Church; Secretary, F. Jorn. (@ Subscribers and others, when writing © advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- sher by mentioning that they saw the adver- isement inthe columns of this paper. The Dry Goods Chroncle, which is the best exponent of the dry goods interests in this country, predicts higher prices for sta- ple cotton and woolen goods in the near fu- ture. The reasons given for the prediction are as follows: The supply of cotton goods between man- ufacturer and consumer has not been so small as now in ten years. The production of cotton goods has diminished fully one- third for the years 1884, 1885 and 1886, as compared with the product of the years from 1881 to 1884, inclusive. Current prices the past year for brown and bleached cottons, brown drills and colored cottons, including tickings, denims, checks, stripes and plaid osnaburgs, have barely paid cost of manu- facture. Calico printers have made no money for a year or more. Prints and do- mestics have been selling at prices lower than ever before known. It is therefore both reasonable and natural to expect that with a diminished supply and an increased demand that prices will advance. The situation of staple woolens is some- what similar to that of cottons. Higher prices may be expected for flannels, blan- kets, wool dress goods, Kentucky jeans and doeskins. In predicting this advance of cotton and woolen goods, we do not advise merchants to speculate or overtrade, as that policy is opposed to sound business principles. Wealso predict the largest autumn dry goods trade since the great boom of 1880. The activity of 1879 and 1880 was largely speculative; the increased business for the last six months of 1886 will be natural and legitimate. During the last four years of liquidation, the weak spots have been elim- inated from the dry goods trade, and it was never on a more substantial basis. The dry goods interest is well equipped and organ- ized for the autumn season of 1886. As THe TRADESMAN predicted last week, the attempted celebration of Independence Day inthis city was a complete fizzle—a dis- grace'to every man instrumental in getting it up anda reflection on every man who lent his name to the occasion. The TRADESMAN is the only paper in the city which uttered a warning as to the true nature of the ‘‘cele- bration,” and it is glad to learn that many of its patrons profited by the warning by staying away from the city. The char- acter of the men who were prominent in the undertaking was sufficient to condemn it in the minds of all decent people, but the street railway company seemed to have caught the prevailing spirit of deception and advertised certain attractions at Reed’s Lake which the officers made no attempt to carry out. Altogether, the people who came to the city on the strength of the state- ments made by the daily papers have good grounds for entertaining hard feelings against Grand Rapids—a feeling of resent- ment which no amount of atonement can ever wholly remove. The Cincinnati Furniture Worker is one of the brightest of the trade journals devoted to the furniture induftry. Its Grand Rap- ids department, however, is a disgrace to the paper and—toa certain extent—a reflec- tion on every furniture manufacturer at this market. The identity of the Worker’s Grand Rapids’ correspondent is not known to THE TRADESEAN, but the class of matter he furnishes for publication and the manner in which he misrepresents the industry and those who are connected with it stamp him as an irresponsible, if not an absolutely im- becile, person. The organization of the ‘Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association,” which was accomplished last Saturday, is a move in the right direction. Tie TRADESMAN sug- gested the advisability of such action near- ly three years ago and is glad to commend the organization to every traveling man who writes Grand Rapids after his name. Mem- bership in the Association is extended to every Valley City grip carrier, without ref- erence to race, color or previous condition of servitude. AMONG THE TRADE. IN THE CITY. Chas. D. Fisher, confectioner at 3 North Division street, has sold out. S. Delovage has engaged in the clothing and gents furnishing goods business at 13 South Division street. S. Sheldon, boot and shoe dealer at Pier- son, has added a line of dry goods. Spring & Company furnished the stock. Gerret Berkhoff has engaged in the gro- cery business at the corner of West Leonard and White streets. Cody, Ball & Co. fur- nished the stock. Wm. J. Grotemut has engaged in the grocery business at 839 Lake street, Kala- mazoo. ‘The stock was furnished by Bulk- ley, Lemon & Hoops, who were compelled to compete with Chicago, Ft. Wayne, To- ledo and Detroit. AROUND THE STATE. O. E. Jones succeeds H. B. Bessae in the drug business at Milan. Dirk DeVries succeeds D. & P. DeVries in general trade at Holland. John Plautz, dealer in dry goods and no- tions at Calumet, has assigned. Collins & Harvey succeed J. F. Collins in the drug dusiness at Bancroft. Geo. E. Bannister succeeds Halsey & Ban- nister in general trade at Utica. Phinney & Horr succeeds E. S. Lane in the hardware business at Ithaca. L. V. La Clair, grocer at Oscoda, has been closed on chattel mortgage. Wm. H. James succeedMoseph H. Edge- comb in general trade at Grayling. Newton & Hales succeeds H. L. Newton in the grocery business at Hastings. Hasty & Chapman succeed Geo, A. Hasty & Co. in the grocery business at Lansing. J. C. Brooks & Co., clothiers at Alpena, have been closed under chattel mortgage. B. T. Kent, late of Augusta, has engaged in the hardware business at Howard City. Reeves & Allen, of Ovid, have sold their book and stationery store to a Mr. Hanley, of Hillsdale. S. N. Aldrich, grocer and agricultural im- plement dealer at Fairgrove, has sold his grocery stock to Hamilton & Bosworth. Frank T. Roberts has traded his grocery stock at Rockford for J. C. Drew’s black- smith shop at Sparta and will resume the smithy business. H. D. Purdy, formerly of the firm of Purdy & Hastings, druggists at Sparta, has purchased W. H. Andrews’ drug stock at Fennville and is already in possession. Ionia Standard: The dissolution of the firm of W. C. Page & Co. is announced, Jno. W. Baldie and .E. H. King retiring. Mr. Baldie will go west in the fall, prob- ably to California. Rumor has it that the firm will be re-organized as W. C. Page & Son. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. A new paving block mill has been start- ed at Harrisville. J. C. Likin & Co. have put in a stave and heading mill at Akron. T. Van Landegend succeeds Van Lande- gend & Kirkoff in the plumbing business at Holland. . Wetmore & Campbell succeeds Wetmore & Pettit in the planing mill business at Mt. Pleasant. If Lansing capitalists will put up $25,000 an Eastern firm will move a rolling mill plant to that city, and within 60 days be in running order. The mill would give em- ployment to 60 men at the start. STRAY FACTS. Miss Cora Miller, milliner at Shelby, will remove to Montague. Jas. Parron succeeds W. M. Taylor in the saloon business at Alpena. The Barnum mine at Ishpeming has clos- ed, owing to an over supply of ore. The Detroit Steam Radiator Co. has in- creased its authorized capital to $200,000. Chas. Mahuke succeeds Mahuke & Kue- bish in the shoemaking business at Adrian. A. W. Thyne succeeds Case & Thyne in the merchant tailoring business at Howell. Newman, Sears & Co. succeed F. A. Newman & Co. in the agricultural imple- ment business at East Saginaw. Frederick Rosenfield has purchased the cigar factory of Kuttnauer & Co., at Detroit. The firm name will remain the same as be- fore. Douglass Payne has retired from the firm of Mumford, Foster & Co., wholesale leath- er dealers at Detroit. The firm name re- mains the same as before. Street, Chatfield & Keep have purchased 50,000,000 feet of standing pine, tributary to the Michigamme river, in Marquette county, that belonged to the Lake Superior Ship Canal Railway & Iron Co. The Presque Isle Brick and Lumber Co.’s mill, at Rogers City, has received extensive repairs, and lately started up for the sea- after his fortune has been dissipated, he finds himself without a home or family, the court having granted Mrs. Robinson a di- vorce. An offshoot of the Mackinaw Lumber Co., St. Ignace, operating under the firm name of Everitt, Connor & Co., last winter got out 10,000 cedar telegraph poles, 215,000 paving posts, and 90,000 railroad ties, 315,- 000 pieces in all. The firm’s operations ex- tended along the north coast of Lake Mich- igan 150 miles. The foundations are nearly laid for the pulp mill being erected by Fletcher, Pack & Co., at Alpena. The building will occupy several lots on Fletcher street, opposite the company’s saw mill. There will be four boilers for converting wood into pulp. The four towers for making sulphuric acid will be 105 feet in height. ——> -—__—_ VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: F. Dedge, Big Rapids. John Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey. D. R. Crane, Fennville. S. Sheldon, Pierson. Will Hesler, Rockford. Geo. A. Scribner, Grandville. c. 8S. Keifer, Dutton. Jj. F. Hacker, Corinth. Mr. Smith, Smith & Bristol. Ada. Cc. F. Walden, LeRoy. Jno. Gunstra, Lamont. W.F. Rice, Alpine. Mr. Williams, Barnes & Williams, Otsego. E. H. Foster, Fife Lake. A. E. Landon, Nunica, H. Colby & Co., Rockford. Frank Rose, Manton. N. O. Ward, Stanwood. Silas Lowe, Burnip’s Corners. C. H. Deming, Dutton. Paine & Field, Englishville. Alex. Denton, Denton & Lovely, Howard City. Chas. Skellenger, Rockford. D. R. Crane, Fennville. E. H. Foster, Fife Lake. James Campbell, Westwood. Ed. Keets, Lilley P. O. E. Wilson, Hopkins. E. S. Houghtaling, Hart. Gibbs Bros., Mayfield. O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna. a G. W. Stevens, Austerlitz. John Demstra, Forest Grove. Mr. Den Herder, DenHerder & Tanis, Vries- and. D. W. Shattuck, Wayland. Wm. Johnson & Son, Big Rapids. Goodrich & Quigley, Rodney. J. H. Loucks, Sylvester. J. O. Seibert, Johnson & Seibert, Caledonia. Brown & Cairns, Prairieville. F. P. Hopper, Fremont. A. & L. M. Woilt, Hudsonville. Wm. Vermeulen Beaver Dam. John Kamps, Zutphen. Farraway Bros., Allendale. Geo. P. Stark, Cascade. H. M. Harroun, McLain. Sidney Stark, Allendale. A. Purchase, So. Blendon. L. F. Davoll, Boyne Falls. Wesley Dunn, Westminster. J. M. Cook, Grand Haven. ———_—->-6-< The Grocery Market. Business has been only fair during the past week. Sugars are firmer and hard sugars have taken a slight upward turn. Other articles in the grocery line are about steady. Confectionery is active. Fruits are in good demand. Pork is up $1 per barrel, hams ‘4¢ and lard about ‘ce. ——_—?-o-< “Are Doing a Good Work.” From the Nashville News. Tue MICHIGAN TRADESMAN is a valua- ble journal for business men. E. A. Stowe 1 Nuts are steady. 2 COUNTRY PRODUCE, Apples—Southern, 50c @ box. Beans—No market. Beans—String, $1 #% bu. Wax, $1 # bu. Beets—New, 25@30c # doz. bunches. Butter—Michigan creamery is in poor de- mand at 18@léc. Dairy is a drug on the market at 6@9c. Cabbages—$1@$3 # crate, according to size. Carrots—25c 8 doz. Cherries—$1@$2 # bu. Cucumbers—3ic # doz. Cheese—May and June stock of Michigan full cream is in fair demand at 8c. Dried Apples—Quartered and sliced, 3@3%c Evaporated, 64@7c, according to quality. Dried Peaches—Pared, l5c. Eggs—Somewhat scarce. and sell for Wc. Gooseberries—4c # qt. Honey—Easy at 12@138c. Hay—Bailed is dull at $14 per ton in two and five ton lots and $13 in car lots. Lettuce—ic # b. Maple Sugar—Dull at 7@8c. Onions—Green, 25@30c # doz. Southern, $2 # bbl. Illinois, $1.2 bu. Peas—About out of market. Pop Corn—2c # b. Potatoes—Southern command $2@$2.25 ® bbl. Poultry—In fair supply. Fowls sell for 10@10%c; turkeys, 12c. Ducks are out of mar- ket. - Radishes—l4c ® doz. Raspberries—Black and red are held at 6@ 8c ® qt. Squash—Crookneck, 7ic # box. Tomatoes—Southern, 50c # box. Turnips—35c ® bu. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—No change. The city millers pay as follows: Lancaster, 78; Fulse, 75c; Clawson, 75e. Corn—Jobbing generally at 42@48¢ in 100 bu. lots and 35@38c in carlots. Oats—White, 40c in small lots and 34@35c in car lots. Rye—48@50c # bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 2 cwt. Flour—No change. Patent, $5.20 # bbl. in sacks and $5.40 in wood. Straight, $4.20 # bbl. in sacks and $4.40 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $2.75 ® bbl. Mill Feed—Screenings, $13 #® ton. Bran, $12 # ton. Ships, $13 8 ton. Middlings, $13 ® ton. Corn and Oats, $17 # ton. Jobbers pay lle bunches. COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS, A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: Ohio White Lime, per bbl.. va 1 00 Ohio White Lime, car lots.. 85 Louisville Cement, per bbl. 1 30 Akron Cement per bbl... 1 30 Buifalo Cement, per bbl.. 1 30 Carlots ‘“* . | 1 05@1 10 Plastering hair, per bu... 25@ 30 Stucco, per bbl............ 1 75 Land plaster, per ton... 3 50 Land plaster, car lots... 2 50 Fire brick, per M....... - $25 @ $35 Fire clay, per DDL. ... «5. ons. deans cas ne 3 00 COAL. Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75@6 00 Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 00@6 25 Cannell, Gar 1006... 2.6.63. ..25 cece 50s @6 G0 Ohio Lump, car lots.................. 3 10@3 25 Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 4 50@5 00 Portiand Cement. ............--.ec-0. 3 50@4 00 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. Advertisements directing that answers be sent in care of this office must be accompanied by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, ete. ience. References. Climax, Mich. ANTED—Salesmen. One for Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, ete., dry goods and hosiery. One for Tennessee, dry goods and hosiery. One for Michigan, seamless hosiery. Commission. References required. Address “Daniels,’’ care THE TRADESMAN. * ANTED-—Situation in drug store bya reg- istered pharmacist of extensive exper- Address E. R., Box 35, 148* ANTED—Registered drug clerk, single man. Give reference and wages ex- pected, habits and experience inbusiness, Ap- ply to J. F. Clark, Climax, Mich. 146* NOR SALE OR EXCHANGE—A two-story store building, 22x50 foot, with lot, 26x115, in the village of Rockford, Kent County. Will sell cheap for cash or will exchange for small farm or house and lot in some good town. Ad- dress Lock Box 18, Clarksville, Mich. 148* NOR SALE—One large ice box, (lined inside,) one pair scales, weigh 800 pounds, (al- most new); two counter scales; twenty-one feet of shelving suitable for grocery or drug store, and other shelving; One 2% foot show case; one new delivery wagon; one copying ae and patent brush; one safe; one second- and cheese safe; thirteen new wooden tea chests (large). Apply toJ.C. Shaw & Co., 79 Canal street, Grand Rapids, Mich. OR SALE—Portable steam saw-mill in per- fect running order. Capacity 35,000 feet per day. Will be sold at a bargain or will trade for real estate. Address Lock Box 289, Big Rapids, Mich. 144tf ANTED-—Situation as book-keeper or eashier by a young lady of experience. Have no objection to going out of the city. Best of references furnished. Address No. 5, care THE TRADESMAN. 146* ANTED-—Situation as registered pharma- cist bya man of extended experience. Good references furnished. Address W. B. Falk, Big Rapids, Mich. 146* OR SALE—A drug store situated on the Chicago & West Michigan Railway in one of the finest fruit and farming counties in the State. Stock of $1,500 or under, Also a fine practice to be disposed of at the same time, to a physician who wishes to practice medicine in connection with drug store. Competition light. Address ‘Sun,’ care THE 7 att iy Aa correspond with a good, live man, posted in the grocery business, with a view to partnership. I have a good store building in a village needing a grocery badly. Any grocer who has a small stock of one or two thousand would do well to corres- pond with Box 10, North Muskegon, Mich.141tf WAS - position as book-keeper and general office man by a gentleman of large experience. Would prefer a lumbering firm or large manufacturing concern. Address and refer to Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops. 140tf oR RENT—Desirable brick store building in a thriving farming town, twenty miles from Grand Rapids. cery or general stock. Good opening for gro- Address re care & Bro. are doing a good work for the trade of Michigan, and we are glad to learn of their well-merited success. >> Miscellaneous Dairy Notes. Bronson will have no creamery this year, certain necessary connections having failed. Loyster & Son, proprietors of the Hudson son, running night and day, cutting 70,000 feet in 24 hours. The logs sawed mostly belong to Alpena parties, and were put in on Grand lake. Charles Robinson was at one time a lead- | ing and prosperous merchant at Port Hu- | He made money rapidly and spent it | ron. freely, acquired a taste for liquor, and now, creamery, recently turned out 6,000 pounds | of butter in one week. | SCAMS? “pear gly Sn eR NTE Her Dainty Boot. Her dainty boot, her dainty boot; ‘ It held a fascinating foot, A promty foot; but, sad to tell, It held an aching corn as well. Ah! things are never what they seem, And life is a delusive dream. 1 Ib.,cans, 50 | | | ' i THE TRADESMAN. \ FoR SALE—A drug store. One of the hand- | somest drug stores in the State, doing a | splendid business, in a town of 12.000 inhabi- ' tants. Stock, ete., will inventory about $3,500. | Average cash sales, $25 a day and increasing. | No paint and oils carried in stock. Owner | wishes to go into manufacturing business at | onee. Address, for full particulars, Aloes, care | TRADESMAN Office. 3stt j Lincehetasiaiitdaniicintannsastilisanntnve m acim pupil " ining ik { AS ENTS WANTED—For an article used in | 4% every house. I can give alive mana good saying job in every town in the United States. | For particulars, address with stamp, A. Retan, ' Pewamo, Mich. 148* | ]* YOU WANT—To get into business, to sell | your business, to secure additional capital, 'to get a situation, if you have anything for | sale or Want to buy anything, advertise in the | Miscellaneons Column of THE TRADESMAN. A ‘ twenty-five word advertisement costs but 25 HONEY er a sample case of ‘BEE COFFEE. PRINCESS BAKING POWDER, * Equal to the Best in the market. JH Thompson & Co, 59 Jefferson ave., Detroit, Mich. Wholesale pects. Reference: FIRST NATIONAL BANK. POTATOES. _ We make the handling of POTATOES, APPLES and BEANS in car lots a special feature of our business. If you have any of these goods to ship, or anything in the produce line, let us hear from you, and will keep you posted on market price and pros- Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired. Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker. EARL BROS., Commission Merchants. 1s7 Ss. Water St., Chicago, Il11. Reference: Banks of East Saginaw. CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. J.T. BELL & Co., Saginaw Valley Fruit House And COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits. East Saginaw, Mich. L, M. CARY. L. L. LOVERIDGE, CARY & LOVERIDCE, * GENERAL DEALERS IN Fire and Burglar Proof SAFES, Combination and Time Locks, Grand Rapids, Mich. VOrIaT, HERPOLSHBEIMER & CO., STAPLE and FANCY Dry Goods ! OVERALLS, PANTS, Ete., our own make. A complete Line of TOYS, FANCY CROCKERY, and FANCY WOODEN-WARE, our own importation. Inspecion solicited. Chicago and Detroit prices guaranteed. EATON & LYON, Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS, Stationery & Sundries, 20 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, STATE AGENT FOR Fermentum, THE ONLY RELIABLE Compressed Yeast. Man'f’d by Riverdale Dist. Co. 106 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan, TELEPHONE 566. Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for | cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks. their town on this Yeast by applying to above address. $17.60 case. every yet WFR ana FOL & BRADFORD WHOLESALE UBALLUNISI! Full Line Key West Goods in Stock. Full Line of all Staple Plugs Kept in Stock. Sole Agents for Celebrated L. C. B., American Field, Pan- tilla, Our Nickle, The Rats, Fox’s Clipper. 76 South Division St., Giand Rapids, Mich. EXCLUSIVELY WHOLESALE. OrDER SAMPLE M By MAT. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY BNGIN BS From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft- ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Complete Outfits. emer cL0 Miers. oo Denison, 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. case we give Grocers, ¢ @ g e ' a ~ 4 Drugs & Medicines STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY. One Year—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City. Two Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Three Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Four Years—Ottmar Eberbach. Ann Arbor. Five Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. President—Ottmar Eberbach. Secretary—Jacob Jesson. Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. Michigan State Pharmacentical Association, OFFICERS. President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. First Vine rremidont—Frank J. Wurzburg, rand Rapids. : nesoee Vice President—A. B. Stevens, Detroit, Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit. Secretary—S. E. Parkell, Owosso. Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—Jacob Jesson, Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W. R. Perry John E. Peck. Local Secretary—Will L. White, Grand Rapids Next place of meeting—At Grand Rapids, Tuesday, October 12, 1886. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. Geo. and ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884. OFFICERS. President—Frank J. Wurzburg. Vice-President--Wm. L. White. Secretary—Frank H. Escott. Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. m : Board of Censors—President, Vice-President and Secretary. ; : Board of Trustees—The President, Wm, H. Van Leeuwen, Isaac Watts, Wm. E. White, Wm. L. White. - Committee on Pharmacy—M. B. Kimm, H. E. Locher and Wm. E. White. Committee on Trade Matters—J ohn E. Peck, H. B. Fairchild and Wm. H. Van Leeurven. Committee on Legislation—Jas; D. Isaac Watts and A. C. Bauer. oe Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in each month. : Annual Meetings—First Thursday evening in November, : Next Meeting—Thursday evening, Aug. 5, at “The Tradesman’’ office. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. Lacey, Organized October, 1883. OFFICERS. President—A. F. Parker. : First Vice-President—Frank Inglis. Second Vice President—J. C. Mueller. Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen. ‘Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. Regular Meetings—First W ednesday in each month. Jackson County Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation. OFFICERS. President—R. F. Latimer. Vice-President—C. D. Colwell. Secretary—F. A. King. Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey. Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, and C. H. Haskins. . Annual Meeting— First Thursday in November. Regular Meetings—First Thursday of each month. C. E. Foot Saginaw County Pharmaceutical So- ciety. President—Jay Smith. A : First Vice-President—W. H. Yarnali. Second Vice-President—R. Bruske. Seeretary—D. E. Prall. Treasurer—H. Melchers. : Committee on Trade Matters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Hamilton, H. Melchers, W. H. Keeler and R. J. Birney. Regular Meeting—Second Wednesday after- noon of each month. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. OFFICERS. President—Fred. Heath. Vice-President—J. C. Terry. i Secretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover. Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Wednes- day of each month. Next Meeting—Wednesday evening, July 14. Oceana County Pharmaceutical So- ciety. Temporary officers: Chairman, G. W. Fin- cher; Secretary, G. F. Cady. Some Experiments With Lycopodium. Lycopodium is a fine powder, the seed, or more correctly the spores, of a club moss. These are members of a curious family of eryptogamons plants that, from the demand in commerce for the spores, have a certain importance. They form the iiving repre- sentatives of a once numerous and import- ant group of large trees, now mostly extinct —the lepidodendrous and sigillarias. In the carboniferous ages these plants grew to immense size, and it is supposed that in the moist air laden with carbonic acid gas their growth was extremely rapid. From them and their associates the beds of coal that we now burn, anthracite, bituminous, and can- nel, were formed. To-day this mighty series has dwindled into insignificance, the survivors being little more than herbaceous in habit. Long strings of some of its varieties are sold for Christmas decorations, the stems being tied together. The spore cases are comparatively large vessels. Exactly how the germination takes place is unknown. Each spore case contains a quantity of the spores—micro- scopic bodies that, collected, form the finest conceivable powder, of a yellowish brown color. So fine and smooth are the spores, that a bottle half full acts almost as if filled with water. The lycopodium, when the bottle is inclined and slightly jarred or shaken rapidly, slides down to a level, or nearly level, surface, and, on more active agitation, a species of waves or ripples can be produced on the surface. On microscopic examination, each grain is found to approximate to a spherical shape, with three faces meeting pyramidical- ly on one part of its superficies. Several very interesting experiments can be per- formed with this substance. For a long time past it has been used in theatres for the production of flashes of light. Owing to its fine state of division and its resinous nature, it catches fire with great readiness when disseminated in the air, and produces much the same effect that a sudden inflammation of a large body of gas would exhibit. Its fineness is such that, practically speaking, it dissimilates itself to the gaseous state. If a small quantity is placed on a card and shaken out over a can- die flame, bright, lightning-like flashes will appear. By proper management, absolute- ly explosive mixtures of lycopodium and air can be produced. In these respects it re- minds us of the dust of coal mines and flour mills, to which so many fatal explosions have been due. By virtue, probably, of its resinous na- 000 ture, it is moistened by water only with considerable difficulty. Spread over the surface of water, it forms a coating that does not for many hours become wet, and that prevents other bodies from coming in contact with the fluid. It does this, not by acting as a membrane, but by sub-dividing the surface of the water so as to magnify the effects of surface tension. It also seems in a certain sense to increase the coherency of the surface, and to make it, tend to move all at once, if an effort is made to disturb it. Having sprinkled some over the surface of water ina glass, the experimenter may immerse his finger in the fluid. He will no- tice no difference in the sensation, the water feels cold as ever, but will observe that as his finger descends it carries with it the coating of lycopodium that now, like a membrane, wraps itself around his finger, and adheres to it under the water. The effect produced is sometimes quite peculiar, the finger appearing enveloped in ice, and magnified by the shape of the glass. On withdrawing it, however, it will be found perfectly dry. The adhering powder can be shaken off on the surface of the water. As long as enough powder is kept upon the surface of the water, the immension can be repeated over and over again. The finger wiil never become wet. The lycopodium divides the water into such small areas that, in virtue of its surface tension, it is held back and away from the skin. If all the dust is drawn down, and the water comes in contact with the unprotected finger, it will become wet above the lycopodium. One curious illustration of the efficacy of ths powder in preventing contact between a solid and liquid may be obtained by lower- ing a coin into the water. The coin may rest upon a bent wire or be lowered by a thread. The coating of lycopodium will close over and envelop it as it descends, and it can be lowered down to the bottom of the vessel and again extracted perfectly dry. It is just as if it were inclosed ina-sac of India rubber. From a vessel of clean water, drops may be taken and allowed to fall gently on a somewhat thickly coated surface of water. They immediately form into spheroids, not coming in contact with the water below. They can be rolled about and against each other without coalescing or sinking, as cur- iously enough, there isa species of adher- ence that obtains between the lycopodium and the water, so that the drops become coated with it. If a pieceof glass is dusted over anda drop, placed on it, the rapidity with which the drop rolls about, as the glass plate is inclined, is quite striking. In a lantern this may be shown with good effect, the projected image of the drop flying across the field of view like a pistol ball. The experiment of the floating needles may be repeated on a lycopodium-coated surface with magnified effect. Pieces of wire of some thickness, steel pens and the like float upon the surface, just as they do on mercury. Here again it may be noticed that the actual depression is quite small. The surface is but slightly effected by the weight resting on it. The coated surface forms an admirable field for the display of magnetic figures. A tray of paper may be used to contain the water. It must be made water-proof by treatment with shellac or melted paraffine. Paraffine from a candle melted over the sur- face by the heat of an oven, or by being held in front of a fire, will suffice. A shallow layer of water is placed in it, and the tray rests upon the poles of a powerful magnet. It is dusted with lycopodium, the excess is blown off, and iron filings dropped on the surface from a considerable height. The filings may need a little assistance by jarring, but they will often without it, arrange them- selves in the magnetic curves jas shown. At the poles, where the attraction is strongest, and where most filings accumulate, the mag- net draws them down, depressing the sur- face quite curiously, but not with power enough, under ordinary conditions, to break through the film. It iS a case of two forces being insufficient to overcome the surface strength. Here gravity and magnetism co- operate, but cannot break through. 2 > “Its Candor Is Appreciated.” From the Freeport Herald. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN warns peo- ple not to expect to see an old-fashioned Fourth of July celebration in Grand Rapids this year; that the idea of celebrating was not thought of, until an Indian show came along and induced a few individuals to ad- vertise a celebration, in order to drawa crowd to the show. THE TRAEESMAN’S candor in this matter will be appreciated by its numerous friends in surrounding towns. —_——— >< A student in the Pharmacy Department of the Michigan University wrote to a Kan- sas druggist about taking a place in his store as prescription clerk. This is what the druggist wrote back: ‘‘DEAR SiR yours Reed in Reply i will Give you a brief Dis- cription of our business Perhaps you under- stand the nature of a drug store in kansas we Do some Liquor business in a Back Room. By the Drink our prescription trade Runs from two to three Thousand Pr year some clerks objects to the back Room trade i Give you the facts in the case so that You will not be disappointed your board By the week will cost you from $3.50 to $5 a week now if you accept this position Answer by telegraph At once as i kneed a clerk very bad & must have one as soon as possible.” The owner of a patent medicine, living in New York, has recently contracted with a printer in an Eastern city for supplying him with 40,000,000 pamphlets of thirty-two pages, and 400,000,000 circulars of four pages each. ‘The price to be paid is $800,- , THE OLD RELIABLE Perry Davis Pain Killer, Established 1840. All Druggists Should Keep It. PRICES TO THE TRADE: Per Bottle. Per Doz. eG) LEG. og vs 5 is cscs bree tans 25 1 80 Medium Size................+.. 50 3 60 DATPO BIZO...<. oe vo cece ase PUA Se 1 00 7 20 Beware of Imitations. There is but One Pain + > Moving in the Matter of Freight Rates. From tbe Ionia Mail, June 238. A committee consisting of Hon. Geo. W. Webber, Dr. W. R. Cutler, T. S. Barringer, G. F. Phelps, B. B. Babeock, Philo T. Bates, W. E. Kelsey and Thad B. Preston, went to Detroit this morning in behalf of the I. B. M. P. A., to wait upon the mana- gers of the railroads, and talk over the question of discrimination in freights. Whether their object—securing to Ioniaa freight rate as low as that at Lansing, Owosso and other points along the roads— will be accomplished or not, it certainly shows a commendable public spirit, which for some reason has been sadly lacking among our business men for the past few years. It is a special object of the Business Men’s Association, not only to protect themselves from dead-beats, but also to look into Ionia’s business interests in all departments, and as such should have the hearty support of all business men, and every citizen who is at all interested in the progress of Ionia. _-—__—>-o- <> Cobbs & Mitchell have purchased three quarter-sections of pine in the Cadillac dis- trict, of D. A. Blodgett and will proceed to log it off. It is estimated that the purchase includes 20,000,000 feet. The firm will re- build its Cadillac mill, putting in a combin- ed band and circular. The price paid for the pine was about $100,000. Albert Coye & Son, DEALER IN AWNINGS, TENTS, Horse, Wagon a: and Stack Covers, Hammocks and Spread- ers, Hammock Supports and Chairs, Buggy Seat Tops, Etc. Send for Price-List. 783 Canal St. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN, THE— GREAT WATCH MAKER —AND— JEW HOUR. 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. Our Special Plug Tobaccos. 1butt. 3 butts. SPRING CHICKEN 38.36 MOXIE 80 100 ECLIPSE 30, .30 Above brands for sale only by OLNEY, SHIELDS & Co, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. FOX & BRADFORD, Agents for a full line of 5. W. Venable & Go. PETERSBURG, VA., PLUG TOBACCOS, NIMROD, 2 a, BLUE RETER, SPREAD EAGLE, BIG FIVE CENTER. STEAM LAUNDRY 43 and 45 Kent Street. STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS. Orders by Mail and Express promptly at- tended to. i Hi HRM 7" of i ironing use ** Electric Lustre” For eas Starch. It is all . use in One Pound which goasfarastwo pounds of a1 any 0 tarch, Ask your Grocer for it. The Electric Lustre Starch Co. 204 Franklin St., New York. — for immediate JOHN CAULFIELD) Wholesale Agent, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. BINDERS’ TWINE. We have a basement full. ‘Curtiss, Dunton & Co. PHEREINS & HESS, DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. BFA ILGUAS, Makes a Specialty of Butter and Eggs, Lemons and Oranges, Cold Storage in Connection. 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 See Our Wholesale Quotations else- where in this issue and write for Special Prices in Car Lots. We are prepared to make Bottom Prices on anything we handle, A.B. KNOWLSON, 3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich. RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO, MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO. 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. F.J. LAMB & CO. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Hruits, Vegetables, Butter, Eigss, Cheese, Etc. Wholesale Agents for the Lima Egg Crates and Fillers. 8 and 10 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ORDETE, Our Leader Smoking)|Our Leader Fine Cut 15c per pound. 338c per pound. Our Leader Sherts, | Our Leader Cigars, 16c per pound. $30 per M. The Best in the World. Clark, Jewell & Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee. oc ROM MEET FREE Foy A 1G, DIRECTIONS We have cooked the corn in this can sutticiently. Should be Thoroughly 1] Warmed (not cooked) adding piece ot Good Butter (size ot hen’s one) pe gill of*fresh mil referable to water.) Season to suit when on the table. None genuine unless bearing the signature of P es EN AT THis EN? : Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with signature and stamp on each can. Fresh Roasted Coffees AND INCREASE YOUR TRADE. We have the following varieties in stock from which to select: Javas, Carracas, Mochas, Maracaibos, 1 Ceylons, Costa Ricas, Guatemealas,Santos, Mexicans, and Rios. All bought for their fine roasting and drinking qualities. Give me a trial order. HD. THLEF'EHR, 46 OTTAWA ST. ABSOLUTE SPICES BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS Importers and W holesale Grocers. Sole Agents for “Jolly Tar” Plug Tobacco. Daniel Scotten & Co.’s “HIAWATHA” Plug Tobacco. Lautz. Bros. & Co.s SOAPS. Niagara STARCH. Dwinell, Howard & Co.’s Royal Mocha and Java. Royal Java. Golden Santos. Thompson & Taylor Spice Co.’s “Mag- nolia” Package Coffee. SOLE PROPRIETORS “JOLLY TIMRM’” Fine Cut Dark and sweet, with plug flavor, the best goods on the market. In addition to a full line of staple groceries, we are the only house in Michigan which carries a complete assortment of fancy groceries and table delicacies. Mail orders are especially solicited, which invariably secure the lowest prices and prompt shipment. Satisfaction guaranteed, 29, 27 aud 29 font Stand 91, 93, 59, 37 and 59 Island Sts Grand Rapids, Mich. PUTNAM & BROOKS Wholesale Mannfactarers of PURE CANDY! ORANGES, LEMONS, BANANAS, FIGS, DATES, NEAL'S CARRIAGE PAINTS, Seven beautiful shades. Just the thing for repainting old buggies. Varnishing not necessary. One coat for old work. Dries with a beautiful gloss. An old buggy can be repainted at a cost not to exceed one dollar. Arapid seller. Packed in as- sorted cases. Every case has accompanying it ample advertis- nite Lead & Color Works, Acme W. SOLE MANUFACTURERS. Detroit. Mich. ° 5 The Michioan Tradesman : The Labor Advocate. He lectured on unions and labor, And wildly he brandished bis fist: He told them to take gun and saber, And go for the capitalist. He told them he never need ’cumber Their thoughts with respect for the law; He said he was one of their number— But all that he worked was his jaw! ————_—»>- Maxims for Merchants. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. : A merchant who intends to make money must understand the true principles of his business. A merchant to be successful is obliged to keep his word, to preform his promises and to execute his contracts. As a man rises in the scale of civilization his wants are increased and diversified. He labors more, produces more and exchanges far more. The practical choice of the mercantile class of the future lies not between large and small pércentages on their sales, but between small ones and none. A man has the right and itis his duty to get all the money he can consistently witha due obedience to the laws of the land, the moral laws and the laws of honor. The aggregate exchanges of property is probably now expanding at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, while the annual in- crease in population is less than three per cent. The merchant of the next age must be a genius; a financier, a man born to be an ef- ficient and beneficient distributor of the bounties of nature and of the products of ‘human labor. A law that is generally broken or evaded is worse than no law, and a moral rule that is impracticable weakens the sense of moral obligation and leads to a disregard of other rules of vital importance. Every year the construction of canals, railroads, harbors, steamships and -other facilities for transportatation and traffic im- pels still greater production with still larger extension of commercial exchanges. The number of good, practical business men who have failed within the last fifty years is sufficient to show that the science or principles of business have not received the study and attention which they de- serve. A merchant violates the laws of honor when he uses information confidentially in- trusted to him, or when he takes the ad- vantage of another’s unskillfulness or inex- perience, or the technicalities of the law to impose upon him. A reserve capital should always be easily convertible into money, as the,exigencies of trade may require, and hence it should al- ways be invested in those commodities which constitute the floating capital of the country, such as stocks, merchandise, notes, bills of exchange, ete. A counting-house education is of advan- tage to every man, no matter what his oc- cupation is or may be. Good address is the leading requisite in all trading pursuits, and is the basis of suc cessful storekeeping. Every seller of goods is a buyer of noney, and the goods he offers for sale constitute his demands for money. Fair competition is the life of trade. Ap- parent opposition, yet secret partnership, has frequently made fortunes for both. A dealer whose liabilities are already three times the amount of his capital should be extremely cautious in extending his pur- chases. It will astonish any merchant who has never examined the subject, how small profits on short credits will accumulate in comparison with large profits on long cred- its. Is lying necessary in buying and selling? No, because many of the falsehoods in trade are about irrelevent matters not pertinent to the bargain. Cost is a matter never per- tinent to a sale. Good customers make their purchases where the leading stores are. It is a great mistake to choose a location in a city where there are none others of the same line in the immediate neighborhood. The proper time or age for commencing business on one’s own account is a mooted question, but it is imprudent in anyone to embark in business without that moderate capital ordinarily required in the business. A good salesman has a perfect command of his business. Knowing that the goods have been purchased with care, he has no hesitation in fairly recommending the goods or in warranting them when requested to do so. A dealer has a right to risk his own cap- ital, but he has no right to risk the property of others without their consent, and he can only honestly extend his business at any time, so that he will be still, able to_pay his debts. There are two rules of dailyjand hourly application to business life. The first is that the seller is bound in conscience to dis- close the faults of what he has to sell. The second rule is, that the price which the sell- er asks or charges for his merchandise is implicitly the market price. —____s+>____—_ Buttermilk mixed with fine sand, and applied to new woodwork outside will stand for many years and gives the most com- plete imitation of stone it is possible to get, and with it absolute perservation of timber. Berlin has abolished the old custom of holding market in squares and _ public places, and has recently opened a series of grand colossal market halls in various parts of the city. ao MOULTON & REMPIS, Manufacturers of SETTEES, ROOF CRESTING OECD ~ LAVIN VASES. And Jobbers in Gray Iron Castings. WRITE FOR PRICE-LIST. 54 and 56 North Front Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. G. A. H. & CO. Merchants and manufacturers will find a complete line of STATIONERY, BLANK BOOKS And SUPPLIES, At lowest prices at GEO. A HALL & CO.5 29 MONROE ST. TRY US. PLUG TOBACCO, TURKEY 39 Big 5 Cents, co Dainty | 42 All above brands for sale only by BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS WHOLESALE GROCERS, GRAND RAPIDS, Accidents will Happen No one can tell how or when-—- accidents by railroad, steam- boat, horse or carriage travel and a thousand various ways. The only safe way is to be in- sured in the PHOPPLES Mutual Accident Association when they happen. The BEST, most LIBERAL and CHEAP- EST Accident Insurance is granted by the Peoples Mutual Accident Association, of Pitts- burg, Pa. Features new and original not to be secured in any other company. Address 96 Fourth Ave., Pittsbureh, Pa, OLD COUNTRY As good a ONE POUND BAR of A fine revolver / with each butt. | MICH. purposesasmade. Steam pressed and always hard. Show Card and Adver- tising Tablets furnished to give it an introduction to yourtrade. Packed 80 1 lb. bars in a box at 4 3-8c per bar, $3.50 per box. 5 box lots at 4 1-4, $3.40 per box, delivered at any railroad station FREE OF FREIGHT. Any Wholesale Grocer in the State, or his agent, will take your order. Al- ways kept in stock by CODY, BALL & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. UNO, oval cake, highly perfumed and elegant, stock packed. 100 12 oz. in box. 3.75 per box. CITY, 100 12 oz. in box, a first-class 5e soap, $3.15 per box. Manufactured by Alicn B. Wrisley CHICAGO, ILL. CINSENG ROOT. e pay the highest price for it. Address Ww Peck Bros,, Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich Only 35 Cents. So confident are we that Dr. Pete’s 35 cent Cough Cure will not disappoint the most san- guine expectations of a single broken-dawn consumptive invalid that we warrant it. Had we not the most perfect confidence in its vir- tues, we would not thiuk of offering it as we do. Sold by Hazeltine, Perkins & Co., whole- sale druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich, { LAUNDRY SOAP for all household | SPRING & COMPANY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Staple and Fancy DRY GOODS. CARPETS, MATTINGS, OT, CLOTHS ETC. ETO. 6 and 8 Monroe Street, Grand Rapids, itichigan. SMOBRING TOBACCO, Manufactured by the National K. of L. Go-operative Tobacco 60, RALEIGH, N. C. Arthur Meigs & Go, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., Wholesale agents for the STATE OF' MICHIGAN. This is the only authorized KR. cf LZ. Smoking Tobacco on the market. The stock of this corporation is all owned by the K.of L. Assemblies in the U.S., and every member rill not only buy it him- self, but do his utmost to make it popular. Dealers nrill therefore see the advisability of putting itin stock at once. We will fill orders for any quantity at follomring prices, usual terms: Wholesale Grocers, 17, 19, 81 and 83 South Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ) ~PSTERETEE & SUNS, JOBBERS IN DRY GOODS, AND NOTIONS, S83 Monroe St.. AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers American and Stark A Bags / A Specialty. GO TO Puta & Brooks FOR ANCES, LEMONS, Figs, Dates, ETC. THE BEST IN THE MARKET. Wee Gtk 22.84.86 & 88 SUUTH WATER STREET OHIOAGH. ° Full Weight. One. Pound i i Groceries. Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand Rap- ids. President—Erwin J. Herrick. First Vice-President—E. E. Walker. Second Vice-President—Jas. A. Coye. Secretary—Cornelius A. Johnson. Treasurer—B. S. Harris. Regular meetings—First and Third Tuesday venings of each month. Next meeting—Tuesday evening, July 2. Grocers’ Association of the City of Mus- kegon. President—H. B. Fargo. ae First Vice-President—Wm. B. Keift. Second Vice-President—A. Towl. Secretary—Wm. Peer. Treasurer—John DeHaas. . Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday evenings of each month. : Next meeting—Wednesday evening, July 7. Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association. President—P. Ranney. First Vice-President—O. K. Buckhout. Second Vice-President—Hugh Beggs. Secretary—M. S. Scoville. Treasurer—Julius Schuster. Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Tues- days of each month. Valuable Information for Business Men. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. NOTES. Demand notes are payable on presenta- tion, without grace, and bear legal interest after a demand has been made, if not so written. An endorser on a demand note is holden only for a‘limited time, variable in different States. A negotiable note must be made payable either to bearer, or be properly endorsed by the person to whose order it is made. If the endorser wishes to avoid responsibility, he can endorse ‘‘without recourse.” A joint note is one signed by two or more persons, who ean each become liable for the whole amount. Three days grace are allowed on all time notes, after the time for payment expires; if then not paid, the endorser, if any, should be legally notified, to be holden. Notes falling due on Sunday, or on a legal holiday, must be paid the day previ- ous. Notes dated Sunday are void. Altering a note in any manner, by the holder, makes it void. Notes given by minors are void. The maker of a note that is lost or stolen is not released from payment if the amount and consideration can be proven. Notes obtained by fraud, or given by in- toxicated persons, cannot be collected. An endorser has a right of action against all whose names were previously on a note endorsed by him. BILLS OF EXCHANGE, DRAFTS, ACCEPT- ANCES. A bill of exchange or draft is an order drawn by one person or firm upon another, payable either at sight or at a stated future time. It becomes an ‘‘acceptance” when the party upon whom it it drawn writes across the face ‘‘Accepted” and signs his name thereto; and is negotiable and bankable the same as a note, and is subject to the same laws. In many States both sight and time drafts are entitled to three days’ grace, the same as notes; but if made in the form of a bank check, ‘‘pay *to,” without the words ‘‘at sight,” it is payable on presentation, with- out grace. Check Your Bills. From the American Grocer. It is almost amusing to note the blind confidence many retailers have in the accur- acy of the bills rendered them by jobbers. They seem imbued with the idea that pro- fessional bookkeepers are infallible. They never think of examining extensions or footings, nor will they take the trouble to check off the goods received to see how weights and tares correspond with those charged. As every one is liable to mis- takes, it is best to err on the side of oyer- carefulness and examine everything. It is very easy to lose ten dollars through a bill clerk’s habit of making his sevens so long tailed that they extend to the line below and unwittingly add ten to the dollars there noted. A grocer, in examining a bill, noticed that the tare allowed on a tub of lard had been added to instead of subtracted from the gross weight. He took the bill, which read 52—9—61 pounds at 714 cents, for correc- tion. The bookkeeper acknowledged the mistake, deducted 9 pounds from 61 pounds and thus managed to scoop 67!¢ cents out of the complacent grocer, who failed to no- tice the little,trick. Be sure you receive all the goods charged. Where purchases are frequent and heavy it is very easy to have a chest of tea, a bag of coffee, or barrel of sugar, go astray either in transit or during delivery. Such a loss would demolish the net profits for several days, _ Acquire the habit of checking every item fwice. Run over the footing twice, once up and once down the column. It is well to follow the above rules in all tran- sactions over the counter. It is through neglect to check bills and accounts that profits are dissipated to the astonishment of the merchant. One Result of the Retail Grocers’ Associa- tion. Lisbon Correspondence Sparta Sentinel. Our merchant, A. P. Hurlbut, has pulled up stakes and moved to Grand Rapids, where he will engage in business. Mr. H. has been quite successful here, but since they raised the license in the city to $50 per year it shut him off from the means of dis- posing of produce, so it became necessary for him to get into the city where he can make daily trips instead of weekly, as be- fore. 5 Points for Retailers. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. The chief qualification of a good™®uyer is a judgment bf goods; of a salesman, a judgment of men. : The art of living easily as to money is to pitch the scale of living one degree below your means. A man who intends to make money, not merely to try his chances, must look first to the safety of his business. ‘‘Men are usually tempted by the devil,” runs a Spanish proverb, ‘‘but an idle man positively tempts the devil.” Elevate your business. Remember that the more elevated the business character the more easy it will be to get money. A load of old debts is more than poor human nature can bear, but a legal dis- charge, that is not a moral one, is a mere fiction. In the dry goods business, a retail store isa better school to attain a knowledge of the value of goods than a wholesale house. Frown down all tricks, all cunning, all those winding and crooked courses in busi- ness. Take an honorable stand and boldly maintain it. Every business that is worthy the name has two departments—its science to be un- derstood by study and its art to be acquired by practice. If you intend to rely upon a guarantee, do not be satisfied with anything less than a positive promise of guarantee, which should be in writing. An expert salesman has a thorough knowledge of human nature, courteous manner, and a ready tact in adapting him- self to the various humors of buyers. Politeness has been defined to be the art of showing men, by external signs, the in- ternal regard we have for them. Politeness is never a trifle, and there are no trifles in business. The only rule that can be given in regard to capital is, that it should be adequate to the business—that it should be increased in proportion to the business, or the business kept down to a level with the capital. The leading causes of failure are founded on a desire to get forward too fast—an am- bition, on the one hand to get rich without labor, and on the other, an impatient desire to enjoy the luxuries of life before we have earned them. One of the most important objects to be acquired by any young merchant is a judg- ment of the value of goods. He must pos- sess this knowledge to do justice to his cus- tomers and to himself, and ‘to avoid cheat- ing and being cheated. In the event of failure the debtor is al- ways bound to examine his conscience and see whether he has acted with fraud, mis- representation, carelessness or extravagance; and if so, he is moraly bound, when able, to pay to the uttermost farthing. Whoever opens a shop or in any manner exposes his goods to public sale, virtualy en- gages to deal with his customers at a mar- ket price, because it is upon the faith and opinion of such an engagement that any one comes within his shop doors or offers to trade with him. _ —————> - 9 a Not Following Their Platform. From the Shoe and Leather Review. The Knights of Labor are now discussing the question of ‘taking action against per- sons who express any unfavorable opinion of the order.” This would be an interest- ing state of affairs in a free country, and just what action these people would take against free speech and action in this en- lightened country cannot yet be clear. If the Knights of Labor make it their business to boycott everybody not in sympathy with them, they will be apt to encounter many obstacles. The “‘principles of the order” hardly accord with the obnoxious and de- testable boycott now being pushed in so many cases. sl SOR eee New York Dairy Market. Continued heavy supplies of butter, com- bined with poor demand, both from the home and export trade, has further depress- Led prices, and the lowest quotations have been recorded since 1879. There is a plen- tiful supply of all grades, which make buy- ers quite independent. Choice to fancy crenmery is quoted at 15@17}¢c. The export demand for cheese has been rather lighter than usual at this season of the year, fancy being freely quotable at IYw@tKe. MISCELLANEOUS. Hemlock Bark—Local tanners are taking all offerings of new bark on the basis of $5 per cord, delivered, cash. The market is general- ly firmer. Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.75 #@ for clean washed roots. Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers are authorized to offer standard goods at 35 and 5 per cent, off, and second quality at 35, 5 and 10 per cent off. COOPERAGE., Quay, Killen & Co.gquote as follows, f. 0. b. at Grand Rapids. STAVES. Red oak flour bbl. staves......... M 6 50@ 7 00 Elm * - Mei eee M 5 50@ 6 00 White oak tce staves, 8’d and j’t.M 20 00@23 00 White oak pork bbl. ‘“ * M 18 50@20 00 HEADS. Tierce, dowelled and circled,set.... 15@ 16 Pork, af ' «UL eee 8 Tierce heads, square.......... 2 M 23 09@26 90 Pork bbl. * Pe veg ee gak 8 M 18 00@20 00 Basswood, kiln dried, set............ 4@ 4% HOOPS. White oak and hickory tce, 8f’t. M 11 00@12 50 White oak and hickory * 7%f’t.M 10 00@1 Hickory flour bbl................ M 7 00@ Aen, vORnR 7 kes es M 6 25@ Ash, fiat racked, 6% f’t........... M 3 50@ BARRELS. White oak pork barrels, h’d m’d.M 1 00@ 1 10 White oak pork barrels, machine.. 8@ 95 TORS RSRS White oak tard tierces............. 1 15@ 1 2% Beef and lard half barrels......... 75@ Custom barrels, one head.......... 10@110 Flour barrels............,.+-+++-++- 37 FRED. D. YALE. DANIEL LYNCH. FRED. D. YALE & UO. SUCCESSORS TO CHAS. S. YALE & BRO., WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF Baking Powders, Extracts, Bluings, 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, - MICH. COFFEE Guaranteed absolutely PurE, HIGHEST GRADE, CULTIVATED coffee, and free from any mixture with the rank acid coffees grown on uncultivated lands, which cause dizzi- ness, indigestion, sleeplessness, etc. Sold in 1 tb pink paper bags, 1 tb foil lined cartoons, and 2 fb tins by all leading Retail Geocers. HOWARD W. SPURR & CO., Importers, Roasters and Packers, BOSTON. Granello, MERCHANT TAILOR, LEDYARD BLOCK, 1O7 Ottawa St. Suitings for Manufacturers, Suitings for Jobbers, Suitings for Retailers, Suitings for Traveling Men, Suitings for Clerks, AND Overcoats for Everybody. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC WOOL- ENS AND ORSTEDS, THE BEST MANUFACTURED. FINE AND SER- VICEABLE TRIMMINGS. SUPERIOR WORK AND THE PROP- ER STYLE FOR THE WEARER. ALL AT PRICES THAT WILL IN- DUCE YOU TO LEAVE YOUR ORDER. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. as ow Apricots, 26 boxes... .........-ceeee @ % een ome | Cherries, pitted, 50 h boxes........... @ B These prices are for cash buyers, who pay, Egg plums, 25 boxes................ @ 2 promptly and buy in full packages. POGKG, 25 T DOXOS 6... cogs ce cs costae ss @ lb Peaches, Delaware, 50 boxes....... @ 28 AXLE GREASE. Peaches, Michigan.................-.0. @12% Challenge .........- &0/Paragon ........... 210) Raspberries, 50 tb boxes............... @ 2B Prazer’s........... 90)Paragon 25 pails. 90; DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN. Diamond X........ 60|Fraziers, 25 pails.1 25) Citron ............. Need ad pi uni eae ue ihe @ 2 Modoc, 4 doz.......2 50 POCUNMAIEE as ies cleasa iecda dea aT BAKING POWDER. niga a COOn 4040 bd ChE O80 bese Ke ene ? y : ; at CO OE ooo ccc ap asce ceases @ Princess, by cu saa Cea di wea oe Ae ee 1 = Prunes, French,608.................... 24%@G ia is oa is Wi abn gana taal i oF Prunes, French, 80s a 84@ oe Be eile clsskicciee, BB] Rennes BemmmT gscasbensnensssenesesess Oty * 1 ° e - ip BPR ccc c cs cunsteseccesnace c o Arctic, is ib cans, 6 doz. CASE... eee ee eee = Raisins, London Layers............... @3 00 oo ee coe 1 40 Raisins, California “* ...0........... @2 50 “ a ee ee ee ee 2 49| Raisins, Loose Muscatels.. @2 00 Ne 5 po 1 ‘a ae Raisins, Cuderns, Mike 3 @13% Victorian, 1 cans, (tall,) 2 doz..... ...... 2 oe me oo er ees Oo “ - 99 rn : io ¥ BIOTICIR... 0.05 cence sccscccces L 2 Diamond, “bulk,”...........-..2 5 sere eee 15| Raisins, Imperials................-.... @3 25 BLUING. MATCHES. a ccs doz. 25 Grand Haven, No. 8, square................ 1 00 re ee ee doz. 45 | Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro........... 1 20 Be Ok oss ane sam aera ees doz. 35 Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor.............. 1 7 INE WU. oo vic ss dense lnde ees et doz. 65 | Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 2 2% AMOUG HOB oh ccclo ee ae #® gross 3 50| Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 1 50 MOOG OA oo Bec bs sane scenes: Oh) OBDMORM, IO. Boe oes e ecco es ces ce cones 1 00 NG TO i ad cee ue ca gncnucses 12 00| OshKosh, No. 8............ cece cece cece eee ees 1 50 Arctie No. 1 pepper ee aes 2 00 Swedish tts g stents sees ns erste eens eres eeeces 75 intio WG 3 00| Richardson’s No.8 square.................. 1 00 RecaNA e Me 4 00| Richardson’sNo.9 = dO .............-204. 1 50 BROOMS Richardson’s No. 7%, round................. 1 00 ° Richardson’sNo.7 dO. ..............000. 1 50 No. 2hari,......... 2 00}Parlor Gem........ 3 00 MOLASSES. NO. 1 Burl... .....<.: 2 25;Common Whisk.... 90} Black Strap................ccccccccccucces 15@17 No. 2Carpet........ 2 50\Fancy Whisk...... 1 00| Cuba Baking... .... 2... .0....c csc ccec ccc. s, 2528 No. 1Carpet........ Mr UM cs ck ae ess Me OT | OO een pe vnceccaccclecs ces 24@: CANNED FISH. i oe — Minin d dd aaainee ase sna eeae 2 On0 Clams, | fb, Little Neck.................... 135 |} io tr al del ha tea ey 4@50 Clams, 2 tb. Little Neck 2.002021. ae ne ee ees eee — Clam Chowder, 3-5-5 ----+- sgiee B a Re ove Oysters, standards.......... 95@1 00 = OO! i | x we Cove Oysters, 2 I) standards............. 1% oe fos ‘Mb 8 eee o—~ aome.6 i Eolsiers, 1 Dplonic. ........6......---.4-- {?s |e me ta ne S Lobsters, 2 tb, picnic...............2. . eee. 2 50 Rolled Oat YyEbbI 3 Ot eee bares 3 85 Bobetert, 1B Oe. oo... 55. aces S00 | tales Gece cooen's 1 eae ah pal 2 & Lobsters, 2 I star............ 2.0. cence eens 3 00 tedeoe ian bo ere emiendn nies “— Mackerel, 1 fresh standards............ 110 a ro Mackerel, 5 b fresh standards............ 425 | Medium oe t 50@4 75 Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 Ib........... ROO oe eee a a on Mackerel,3 tin Mustard................4- i eater wae on Mackerel, $ ® soused ee lees racine eains as oe aa" @5 00 almon, olumbia river........... 1 45@1 50 ’ 9° ons Salmon, 2 t Columbia river............... 2 35 — Ging, =. 3 eross....... _— 2 Sardines, domestic 48................+-4+- 7@8 | Imported Clay. No. 216, est ts @ Sardines, domestic 448.................+. 12 Tease T 5 Witcher ar Sardines, Mustard %48..000000.000000.000, 2 es: meas rechs sent te wm 8 Sardines, imported 48...........-.-..+++. 14 | Choice Carolina 6%\Java Trout, 3 broOk..........-+++++20+-0 e+e 400 | Prime Carolina.....5%|Patna ............... 5% CANNED FRUITS. Good Carolina...... 5 |Rangoon.......54@i% Apples, 3 b standards ...................4. q Good Louisiana..... 5 |Broken. ..... 34@3% Apples, gallons. standards................ 200 i SALERATUS. | Blackberries. standards................... 119 | DeLand’s pure...... 5%4|Dwight’s ............ 5% Cherries, red standard..................4- 95 | Church’s ........... 544 Sea Foam........... 5% Wagons ee 109 | Taylor's G.M....... 5%4\Cap Sheaf........... 5% Egg Plums, standards ............... 1 20@1 25 44¢ less in 5 box lots. Green Gages, standards 2 D........... 1 20@1 25} 9 __ SALT. Peaches, Extra Yellow .................06+ 199 | 80 Pocket, F F Dairy................+. 2 25 Peaches, standards...............s....s00. DOD | FE MOONE... weeseececes snsceenssenes 21 Peaches, seconds..............0ceeeeeeeees 125 as I pockets.......... 2.2... eeeeeee 2 35 Pineapples, standards..................055 1 50 > deepal or Manistee.................. 90 Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced... .......... 260 |g Jamond C..............s0e02 cree eee 1 45 Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated...... .....2 75 nen Coarse.... Facial co lawks . 1 25 > oe a le i a ae re AS 125 shton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... %5 Raspberries, extra............ 2.0... 1 20@1 30 | Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags... 2 75 Dime 1 16@1 25 | Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 7 American, dairy, % bu. bags.......... 25 CANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA. Rock, ONGIE 6 ies eco a eawe ie de 28 Lusk’s. Mariposa. W arsaw, Dairy, Rs WEGS. oo. o cscs 45 She. oe 2 25 2 00 “2 edie wet et een eees “5 9 9 “ cs. ee ce ee 1 89 | Parisian, % pints... esses cose @2 Groen Gages...............-..s 2 10 2 99| Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ 7 WE, 5 Bids. cavhcigavcamaest 2 50 2 29| Depper Sauce, green ...............-. @ 0 ee 2 50 Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... @1 % MOOOHOR 66. ce coe sac ss Sie a cue 2 35 2 25| Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @15 ve : Catsup, TOMALO, DING, .. 665.5 ac cccces @ 80 CANNED VEGETABLES. Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. Gl 2% Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................... 300 | Halford Sauce, pints..... _ @3 50 Beans, Lima, standard.................... 80 | Halford Sauce, % pints................ @2 20 Beans, Stringless, Erie.................... 95 : SOAPS, Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.........: -....165 | New Process, 1 b..3 96|Extra Chicago Fam- Oorn,. Archer's Trophy... ...<....0.6.55.00% 1 00 New Process, 3 )..3 85) ily ................ 2 94 ™ BlOrnine GlOry... os... ccnens eens : Acme, bars......:. & TO OMIM, ook sce cance 4 75 gE ee Co 1 00 Acme, blocks..... 3 22/Towel .............. 4 75 Mi Meee eee a, 9) | Best American....3 08 White Marseilles..5 60 0 ee 100 | Capos .... 5... 5... 3 75|White Cotton Oil..5 60 PORE BONO ion yie bc cea c ensues ovo ans 165 | Big Five Center...3 9jShamrock.......... 3 30 Peas, Marrofat, standard, Erie............ 15 Poel. ce a. 3 45|Blue Danube....... 2 95 ee 7 Gem De aes ca 3 35|London Family....2 60 Peas, Fink, Dwyer & Co......... te se aeuk 75 SPICES. Pumpkin, 3 i Golden....... le vd Ground. Whole. Succotash, standard..................64- 75@1 40| Pepper........... 16@25|Pepper ........... @18 Megege a ea 100 | Allspice.......... 12@15|Allspice.......... 8@10 Tomatoes, standard brands........... 1 15@1 20; Cinnamon........ 18@30 Cassia ............ 10@11 CHEESE. pal Si. eee eeeces. io. 1. @60 fe f : WO cache 20 Nutmegs, No.2.. @i Michigan full Cre@m........ 6. ce00 cece @8 Mustard....... “115@30 Cloves Open: 16@18 CHOCOLATE. Cayenne ......... 25@35 | BAROP Bec. once hi 3744|German Sweet....... 23 : STARCH. Hinkle’ 62.6. s lk .. 35|Vienna Sweet ....... 22 ne PORNO le Vaceceie eels @3 2 ae oo. i ca cca ac eveisecas, @ 6 COCOANUT. 2 ao aa As @ 6 Schepps. RR DOR clin cs ae aaa cn @27% ae — b — cilia aes e. é ae Maltby’s ~~. Sa tes teeernes | oes Niagara, laundry, bbis................ @ 3% oe Dn z ; DORON oo ce cecie cece @ 3% a aN seeecees ‘: @28 c ——* bac lees i lece P Sean Manhattan, pails..............-....... @20 | Quaker, laundry, 56... .............. @4 50 COFFEES. SUGARS. i Green. Roasted. Cut Loaf........... @ 7% SE BEE te i ica; es ieee @ i% Golden Rio......... 2 Golden Rio......... 16 | Granulated, Standard................. 6 69G 6 . ee EE aie | 18 (Santos... oo. 5h. 455. It | Confectionery A...................022. 6 rf i y : S | COMPOOUOMONY A... 5... 5. cece csc cee 8@ 6% —? i eweseeuis 13 esos 1 7 Standard A........... @6 en |. 44... SO@eO EAA... ....<. -24@2 N fata Go 5% Bi AVE. on cae 24 10.G,Java...... a No. 2 Batra ¢ ee Eid Bx BAMEIIN hiss cseucues 9% |Mocha... .......... Mm Te a 54@ Bi COFFEES—PACKAGE. _s . Deals vd Sida bane ee sine cecs deen d4@ 53 60 Ibs 100 Ths 300 hg | NO-O ©---- 2-22 eee ee ee ence ee ce eee 4%@ 5 De kdb eae che daa ha see aed 138% 18% 18% SYRUPS. RO i eas sts cer ence acacss 13% oR ES ee 22@26 PPWOPtH'S 6... oc. sc ce ec cn ces eens 135% 13% | Corn, % bbis.................... 24@27 MA ie clas aa ead ok 13% 13%| Corn, t0 gallon kegs.......... @2 PPORIO Boo. o a5 co ces cccccs ces 13% 138% 133% | Corn, 5 gallon kegs... 2 135 Cee 13% 13 | Pure Sugar, bbl.................... .- 22Q@26 WOAH. 5.56 ook ie oon cs she ee 135g 138% 13 | Pure Sugar, bbl...................... 24@28 Silver MU oeielielkceviscs 21. «21:~«&|: Pure Sugar 5 gal kegs................. @1 50 ae TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PAILS, CORDAGE. ’ Our EROGOT. 6 oons +00 33)Old cece das 35 60 foot Jute..... 100 (50 foot Cotton....1 60 Our os bake ans 60) Underwood's Capper 35 72 foot Jute ..... 125 |60 foot Cotton....1 75 Yum Yue... :.4..... 25 Sweet Rose.......... 45 40 Foot Cotton....1 50 |7%2 foot Cotton. ...2 00 Sweet Rose.......... 32| Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35 CRACKERS AND SWEET GOODS. May Queen ees -65| Atlas bce ubhbwdcucies 35 X XXX ®b Jolly Vime........... 40 Royal Game.......... 38 Kenosha Butter............---- 6% | Dark AmericanEagle67|Mule Ear............. 65 Seymour Butter............... § The Meigs............ 60|Fountain............. 74 tae 5 Red TANG bos asd weds lan Congress......... 64 Faney Butter................0. 4% State Seal............ 60|Good Luck........... 52 GS Ovster... oo oe 5 Prairie Flower ...... 65|Blaze Away.......... 35 ig ee 5 Indian Queen........ 60|Hair Lifter....... ... 30 Fancy Oyster..............00.+ 4% Bull Dog. .........- *57\Jim Dandy........... 88 Waneoy S0d8............ 6... 04+ 4% Crown TMB osc aus 66;Our Bird.............28 (ire GMB ss teres 74, | Hiawatha............ 62\Brother Jonathan.. .28 ee 5 CN haces sans 65\Sweet Pippin........ 45 ee ea, 7 May Flower.......... 70! ES SE NS He ieee 7 | *Delivered. COP go chk. wc bakes tes eese 8 SMOKING et Moat ee. g | Our Leader.......... 15jUnit ................. 30 Pretzels, hand-made........... 11% Old Vot..... ..-...... 30) Eight PIOUS... «35s 24 Dentrnig ee ce 9% | Big Deal. ............ 27 MOM coi vee oye eees 30 (racinale ee es 15% | Ruby, cut plug...... YORE oe n eke c ene acne: 15 Lemon Cream...........---0+-: %% 8% Navy Clippings...... 26)|Two Nickel ses 24 Frosted Cream.............-06- gy,| Leader ............... 15|Duke’s Durham..... 40 Ginger SHADE... .....4- 40... 7% 8% Hard Tack........... 32|Green Corn Cob Pipe 26 No. 1 Ginger Snaps............ ver DEO eae ces cee se rah De GGAGES CA Se cecenas 16 Lemon Snaps..........--..6+- 12% Old Tar....... axeseend 40|Rob Roy.............. 26 (oes Oakes... .. 20.5... 0. 8% Arthur’s Choice..... 22\Uncle Sam........... 28 Lemon Wafers............-.65- 13% | Red Fox.............. 26) Lumberman waeacveus 25 eADIOR. i eur ok cae 114% | Gold oe sci aias 26) Railroad Boy......... 38 Extra Honey Jumbles... - 12 Gold Block lakes ss + .30| Mountain Rose....... 18 Frosted Honey Cakes......... 13%, | Seal of Grand Rapids !HomeComfort....... 25 Cream Gems... .......c0eccc. 13% (GIOCGD). ceicncieess ROC BOI, avec cccacacess 60 Bagleys Gems................. 13% Tramway, 3 0Z....... 40/Seal of North Caro- Boek Calieg es, 12% | Miners and Puddlers.28} ‘ina, 2 0Z........... 48 S & Me Oakes, ......65.5. 5). 8% POCVOME ovis csicscecs 24|Seal of North Caro- FISH. Btandargd : oo... c.cses 20|_ lima, 40z............48 Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.............. @60| Old Tom............-. 18 Seal of North Caro- NN oe clears anek cava cckss 344@4%4 | Tom & Jerry......... 24) lina, 80z............ 45 God Bones. 6. oe ca 5@6% . .25|Seal of North Caro- i oe ses bn on as vans 9@10| Traveler ............. 35} __lina, 16 oz boxes. ...42 Herring, round, % bbl................ 2 00@2 25 Maiden ..... lecleenba 25! King Bee, longeut.. .22 Herring ,round, 4 bbl.................... 130. | Pickwick Club....... 40|\Sweet Lotus.......... 32 Herring, Holland, bbls................... 11 00 | Nigger Head......... 26 Grayling ............. 32 Herring, Holland, kegs......:............ 80@95 | Holland .............- 22\Seal Skin............. 30 Herring, Scaled...............0ccccseee cess 20@2z2| German.............- 15 Red ClOVEGr. ...600s. 32 Mackerel, shore, No. 2, % bbls............ 5 | K.of L../........ 42@46|Good Luck........... 26 “ “ “ PDkits ....... 80 Honey Dew.......... 25 “ * : wh ud abee 60 PLUG. - No. 3, % bbls....... ebnbeceecunae $25 | Quaker............... 28)Trade Union........ *36 ” OP Ue We Ns sok ak vcs eda 60 WEL DOG iss as eo ae *36| Labor Union........ *30 - TM seein eae bne cies 50 Hiawatha ............ 42\Splendid ............ 38 BAGG BEL ee lev eksecisseescccanecs 2 26@2 50| Jolly Tar.... ....... 32\Old Solder............ 40 Trout, % bbls cetitueckwl bein saad esse 2 75@8 00} Jolly Time........... SBROG POM. eile. ck cats 42 Ad ho aeaeehoa ye bred aeaceaeneanens 70 | Favorite ............. 42iBig Drive............ 2 WIG, NO: E46 INS ooo ike vn co cabo cccs 5 50 Black Bird........... WRN bis ks Sk sinas cee 40 White, No.1, 12 kits..................... 75 Live and Let Live...32|Jack Rabbit.......... 35 White, No. 1, 10 kits............. getaees 70 PDO sissies ceccs ses 36|Chocolate Cream....39 White, Family, % bbls..................... 215 | Bie Wie. .:....:..... SU INTMIROG 5.55. secs 36 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Spear Head.......... LS, ORS Re pe ie 38 ie Lemon. Vanilla.| Old Honesty......... 40'Spread Eagle........ 36 Jennings D,C.,2 OR eek sass ¢@doz.100 140) Whole Earth......... 32| Big Five Center...... 33 - OD. e ee eee eee ees 150 2 50} Crazy Quilt.......... BH OLEOG on rics sc cescess 42 : - OO BOO Beas oe aia 40|Buster................ ‘ a * 50 6 00} Spring Chicken...... 38|Black Prince......... 35 a i 1 60} Eclipse .............. 30|Black Racer......... 35 # S 2 75) Moxie.......... . .34/St : ic a 7 50; Black Jack..... 82 os ms 15 00} Hiawatha........... 42 ok i x 1 65} Musselman’s Corker.30 ue . a 426) Turkey. «5260s cbses se 39 EE i ce ccks cc Seees 4 6 00 2c. less in three butt lots. DRIED FRUITS—DOMESTIC, * SHORTS. Our Leader.......... 16|Hiawatha............ 22 Mayflower ........... 23 Old Congress......... % Cee oo... cou. sd, eee OGL. Sc... i 23 Mule Ear............. MOOR occ vices 20 TEAS. MMT OMEN ics cid bi ceca ndeeccs cca 18@20 eS TINE WY ONO ss os kn vc koe ccc ce 25@30 MEM NG 6 co wikis cigs abs cnc vecade ucscads Ge MIME ON oo ele k occ akccacesecccclinu., 15@20 RAR RWI i oo i ok ccd kk va coed do ceca ck 0c 30@.50 MN RIN 6 iss ovcncsccnd ceed ecccesiscic, 3550 Oolong sw ua ue dive hued aa dn eeccsadiaasg BI@SHQ@EC MN al dite eine was sh eWekiccecleck 25@30 : SNUFF. Lorillard’s Amerigns Gentlemen..... 72. ns PEI 6 6 vc kk cvccc eal cine Db 55 Gail & Ax’ . Pee 6 44 We WR ic ci ic couse sc ccc... @ Railroad Mills Scotch................. @ 45 DOOON oe oie @1 30 VINEGAR, WO Wa on aon vo cis wicce cease, be - er Oe odin cece Neeedcde Wausau. 08 1a MISCELLANEOUS. Bath Brick imported .................. % do MT oo oocikcceccs... 75 po i: 1 00 a cc eae ee ne ee WO. ccc. 7 7 ream Tartar 5 and 10 Db cans....... 5@25 mre OAOE. 8. cc... 5... ? Sie BE isos cnc cc c.cci. ck ae Extract Coffee, V. C................... G80 do ae... CL 1 2% Gum, Rubber 100 lumps........ 7.77" @25 Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. ............ @35 ie cs. ks c,. 30@35 We WR vcescckecccccccc.ccccc aely, tne palle..................... ase 23 3 Peas, Green Bush.................5... La: ee 2% @ Peas, Split Prepared.................. > MOWGGE, OG oo. o.oo ccc... hem ate | Ee cd lice cca ye @ 18 CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS, Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: Standard, 25 bt Sap Pits Me ORO, oo. co ccc caecs..., e@ § Twist, . — 26 944 tot G6. @0 MIXED Royal, 25 pails................ @ 9 an ee oe... ........ @ 8% mate co paile..... .......... @10 x Extra, 200 D bbl... oe D9 rench Cream, 25f pails.............' 2 @12 Cut loaf, 25 tb caste. iia - ot ae eeee........... °°" 10 “@10% Broken, 200 bbls... 2... 7777°°7."" . et FANCY—IN 5b BOXES. ’ Lemon Drops................ @13 kn bah soni daesasse sacs... (Ae Peppermint Drops................... @li4 Cnecoiate Drone...................... 15 HMChocolate Drops............00 0°77" 18 ee ee 8. es 10 Domes 22 AB Licorice Drops.. teidieseucclia, R rooveee Win... 15 I OO oo acess cc cece ea, 15 MONTINI 65 65 os coco lc cceviccce 15 Me listecesteytsetcaent 13 WO ‘ poe ee... ole CATAMEIB «2. ---- eee. o ees Saree 18 and Made Creams..................... ‘ wee Clea. a Decorated Creams................ 20 mre 14 Burnt BOONE... : a2 Wintergreen Berries........... 00°77” : 15 FANCY—IN BULK. | Lozenges, plain in pails............. 12 @12% Lozenges, plainin bbls........... “ale @ly% Lozenges, printed in pails............. @B Lozenges, printed in bbls............ @l2 Chocolate Drops, in pails............._ 24@13 Gum Drops in pails................... é @ 6Y Gum Drops, in bbis.............. |. 5 @ 5i% Moss Drops, in pails................... : @10 Moss Drops, in bblis..................._ @ 9% ta roo, Mm paile...... ig mperials, in pails...... ""12%@13 Imperials in bbls... .. ee “Titen Bananas Aspi "capa PU EE 1d 5 onan fone Taney....... oo ranges, California, choice....... |" 5 00@5 5 Oranges, Jamaica, bbls. . e ne Me — ieee words... Oranges, Valencia, cases..........|| Oranges, Méeesina.................. Oranges, Naviog................ eS ee ee @i 50 orn eee eo seen. Mora igs, layers, new, @D.............._.. 244 5 Si aleabalie depeapesena ee Pee ee as... @ rth mentee 6... | @ . Tre One " eee eet Dates, Fard 10 tb box ® b... ecsics a Dates, Fard 50 hb box ®B....... 84@ 9 Dates, Persian 50 bbox ®........._ “@ 8 Pine Apnles, @ doz................... 2 25@2 50 Prime Red 5 psi le BOW TH OB. coc ccacce 4 Choice do 4 Snehie ask a. ok ' $ 5” Fancy H.P. do Cee @ 5% Choice White, Va.do 1.0.00..." @ Be waneg uP. Va do ................. @s- obec ook so oecickccsan s,s. 7 @i% NUTS. Almonds, Tarragona.................. Wb @i6 " BOO oo checsccai ee cece : @15 7 California ............ 14 @15 BONN ee occ bo ca ccecc sce. 8 @ 8% wee WOW. dicen: : ™ ilberts, Sicily........... 114@12 Ol BOROOMIL c-....... 5. ' ee Walnuts, Grenoble.................... 144@15 “ MONO a. aaa BCui Al ddek ss saccdecace PME be soon ko vac ca nce 12 Pecans, Texas, H.F................... 9 ois eg WN ooo oh cdc cas, 84@ 9 Coeoamute, 6100... ..56.5-............ 4 75@ 5 PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing & Provisi Y I on Co. quote as follows: ” PORK IN BARRELS. Mess, Chicago packing, new......... 5 Cm ae eee ee Be Oe ook ooo oc vee ce cave ce cc . 12 50 Back, clear, short cut......................4 00 Extra family clear, short cut.............. 13 50 Clear, &. Webater, How .................. 14 00 Extra clear pig, short cut............. .... lt 25 Bextra cloar, he@vy............0:.0.........¥4 25 CROGY OUT, SNORE CUE. ok 55. cc ccce cence ccc 14 50 Boston clear, short cut.................. 14 50 Clear back, short cut......3................14 BO Standard clear, short cut, best............ 14 75 DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Long Clears, aa 614 sk on oe cn seseccass 64 “< pe 64 Short Clears, heavy..................... 6% do. ee 6% do. el a cacccs., 63g SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. _ pe ee as ee 10% oe WOU ec 114 ANG ce ere cs 1% yelp a ae eae een a 8 IO bocce viccchecasver.... G0 10 | ORE OMGIOER, ow occ 5k oe kc ov ck ce ccc lt Shoulders, sweet pickle..................... ’ " Toso 5 cove esckl cc oka, PANGMMCROE THROU. 6 ooo 5 os oc ck coche caccecccecc “ mE i.e cee 844 rey WOMIOGS. ibook ook c occa ccs 9° MOUVEe AGT, OMEN 6 oo 5s noc vk vccccdccvccceen. 11% “ MAIO TOOG ii eruass se ce 13% LARD. - PNM oon cca eas ia doc ccc bcc ciccccce, 7 30 and 50 Tubs............. ead 76 50 Round Tins, 100 cases............., Ts LARD IN TIN PAILS. 20 fb Pails, 4 pailsin case............... 7 Oy EMI, A) AE GOBO. ... og oo cccccecs cee 7 We Re, FHI BR OREO. oo ov 5 oc kccacc cece 7 ‘ BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 tbs........ 8 50 OU, CHENG. 6. Fe ook ic ca cc ca ccccecceccs 13 00 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. WO DOIBOOD. on oo coco ccscccccac sexevace cs MOM Ps 6 od koi aida oh de vendicccccei PU PR oi vos 6 vn neck cceccesccc. TPYGMMCORG BAUSATC.....< oo cccccccccecca « WE IO, oo ooo oococc ve ca ccc Me: OONMIOUE. 5 oo ok os oi oc voce coc occ cc, ME, COMO, 6 ooo os ood coecececcccc nck PRONE CNGONE Noe c6 cos ok os cc cccidec. ..., PIGS’ FEET. BE ee CIT OUN, occ i xciekeicecsisieccelc.. 3 50 RUE CUETO WATEOIS. oo. 65.5555 cc ovncccccedee OYSTERS AND FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS. WOO POUR COUNIN oioci ci oeeeckc ccc csadeiiacc 40 FRESH FISH. } ee. ay + “a BELKNAP +, Wagon and Sigh Go MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and Trucks, Mill and Dump Carts, Lumbermen’s and River Tools. We carry a large stock of material, and have overy facility for making first-class Wagons of all kinds. t@7Special Attention Given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering. Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich. GUSTAVE A. WOLF, Attorney: Over Fourth National Bank. Telephone 407%. COLLECTIONS Promptly attended to throu ghout the State. References: Hart & Amberg, Eaton & Christen- son, Enterprise Cigar Co. PINGREE &SMITHE Wholesale Manufacturers Boots, Shoes and Slippers DETROIT, MICH. 2.3% : > ff a: CLIT, \2ulk VAI / J Sak {Q"Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber Company._&} Office and Factory—t11, 13, 15 and 17 Woodbridge street West. Dealers cordially invited to call on us when in town. WHIPS & LASHES AT WHOLESALE ONLY. Goods at jobbing prices to any dealer who comes to us or orders by mail, for cash. Go. ROYS cc CO., Manufacturers’ agents, 2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Having been witnesses of the truly miracu- lous cures made by Golden Seal Bitters, we do not hesitate to say that there is no other rem- edy for blood, liver, stomach, and kidney dis- eases, half its equal. SHERIFF’S SALE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a writ of fierifiacias issued out of the Circuit Court for the County of Kent, State of Michi- gan in favorof John N. Compton and William Rk. Compton against the goods andchattles and real estate of Mrs. J. M. Lane, in said county, to me directed and delivered, I did on the 6th day of May, 1886, levy upon, and take all the right, title and interest of the said Mrs. J. M. Lane in and to the following described real estate, that istosay: The north-east quarter (74) and the north-east quarter (34) of the north-west quarter (14) of section twenty-five (25) town five (5) north of range twelve west, all of which I shal] expose for sale at public auction or ven- due to the highest bidder at the south front door of the court block (so called) that being the place of holding the circuit court of said county of Kent, on the 14th day of August, A. D. 1886, at 10 o’clock in the forenoon of said day. Dated this 22nd day of June, A. D. 1886. MAN T. KINNEY, Sheriff. By Henry Pulver, Deputy Sheriff. FRANK A. RODGERS, Attorney for Plaintiff. 150 HESTER & FOS, Manufacturers’ Agents for Saw and Grist Mill Machinery, Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machin- ery, Saws, Belting and Oils. MICH:CAN AU'TOMATIC INJECTOR. ‘LAMUVK AHL NO sad Depot for Independence Wood Split Pulley. Large »stock kept on hand. Send for sample pulle y and be- some convinced of their superiority. Write for prices. 130 Oakes St., - Grand Rapids, Mich. FRESH MEATS. John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling prices as follows: Fresh Beef, sides..............-.+2200- 5 @ 6% Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 8 8% Dressed Hogs............--cccreeceeces 534@ 6 Mutton, Carcasses...........--.ee ears 54@ 6 ‘Spring Lamb...........-- ys oe ke de sh pe ps ce eaee ee * Pork SAUBAZE..........2-.cceererecvces 64@ 7 PROIOMTIG...... oi cee er cence sec ccncscsreves 6%4@ 7 cas oy cee cecs ees ean ee eaeeee ll @l2 WORN es cc ap cneysdveenepenacusnusss MKC YS ...-...0 cere crc eeseceseeecees 12 @'M4 HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock: Basswood, log-run..........--.seee0- @13 00 Birch, log-run.......-.-..--00ceeeeeee 16 00@20 00 Birch, Nos. land 2..........+++++++++ @25 00 Black Ash, log-run..............-++-- @13 00 Cherry, log-run........-..+eeeeeeeeee 25 ‘ Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2............-++++ 45 00@50 00 Cherry, Cull....... --2-ceseeeeeeeeee @10 00 Maple, log-run..........-.-++002 ees 13 00@15 00 Maple, soft, log-rum............+4-+- 12 00@14 00 Maple, Nos. Land2........-.-+++-++++ @20 00 Maple, clear, fooring..........--++.- @25 00 maple. white, selected.............+- @25 Red Oak, log-run.......-...2-- secure @18 Red Oak, Nos.] and 2.....°.......... @22 Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.........- @25 00 Walnut, log-TUD.........0---eeeee reese @aAd5 00 Walnut, Nos. land 2.........-.++++++ @75 00 Walnuts, culls..........---s-eeeerere 25 00 -Grey Elm, log-run.........--..++++- j 13 00 White Ash, log-rum.........-..-++++- 14 16 00 ‘Whitewood, log-run........-- Suvpees 00 Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association. President—L. M. Mills. Vice-President—S. A. Sears. Secretary and Treasurer—Geo. H. Seymour. Board of Directors—H. S. Robertson, Geo. F. Owen, J. N. Bradford, A. B. Cole and Wm. Logie. A PLEA FOR THE TRAVELER. BY L. M. MILLS. They’ve calleda drummers’ picnic by this love- ly lake to-day, And to the call responding, we’ve come from many a way, Casting, for a time, aside allthought of busi- ness Worry. Our grips and trunks are all forgot, and all of travel’s hurry. The price of ‘‘Lawrence L. L.s,” of “Standard C’s’’ or ‘‘A’s,” Of “Curacoa’s, Calfs or Kips,” of samples in our trays, Of Pills or Quinine, Beef or Hams, of Hinges or of Nails, . All through the year so rack the brain that reason almost fails. As down life’s toilsome way with hurrying feet we tread, And planning, scheming, rushing, tiil weary hands and head Seem to revolt, and call a halt for time to think ot self, A pause for recreation in our restless race for pelf. While there be many others more gifted far than I Lo wreathe poetic laurels, still by your lief I'll try To cite in rustic measures, or, if you please, in rhyme, Some things that may not be amiss at this par- ticular time. Our dear ones, wives and babies, or, if none, sweethearts true, To the pleasures of this day, we gladly wel- come you, For though stern business often doth call us far from home, We know you feel ’tis duty, not our desire to roam. Not for our own enjoyment, but for the ones love; Not from selfish motives, but to cheer the paths you rove With needful, thoughtful offerings, our happy homes to deck, We brave the trav’lers dangers, and pass through storm and wreck. And often when we’re downcast with trade that’s dull, or care, When customers are surly, or not found any- where, Then homeward fly our wand’ring thoughts, for comfort and for rest, And like a glimpse of heaven, it cheers the weary breast. The dream of loved ones happy, there in our own dear home, Doth give new life and vigor for triais still to come, Battling long and earnestly, for orders and for right, From early dawn of morning, till far into the night. The epithet, A Traveling Man, has oft been used in scorn, But brighter days are dawning, of which we see the morn, : And those who know us best know there are hearts as true, Beneath a drummer's cutaway, as a soldier’s eoat of blue. 5 And none who prize more highly a modest wo- man’s heart, Or none that act more truly a gentlemanly part, More generous or willing to relieve distress or woe, To lighten others burdens as through the wor'd we go. A suft’ring comrade, wife or child, never plead in vain, But promptly forth the willing hand, filled with our honest gain Goes silently, but surely, to banish want and pain From homes to where some traveling man doth ne’er return again. We're charged with being mashers, with jilt- ing fairest hearts, Of being men with many wives ang acting many parts, But if ’tis true in any case, and “pity ’tis, ’tis true,” T’ll prove it’s the exception and not the rule, to you. And now my brother travelers, a closing word to you: Remember al! our promises and may we keep them true To wife, to child, or mother dear, and still to lover, too. ,And always keep this fact in mind that God is watching you. We know our truest allies are our darling ones at home, And while upon the sea of life we still do go and come, Their thoughts and prayers are for us, all through the livelong days To guard and keep us safely through many dangerous ways Intemperance, our greatest foe, we're battling strong and hard, For down our memory’s highway the view is sadly marred With wrecks of noblest manhood, the brightest and the best, ; Slain by the great destroyer of happiness and rest. Debauchery lies, Are not essentials to our trade, above these we must rise, And soon we hope to show the world, as we know we surely can, That for honor, virtue, truth and right is the so-called traveling man. nor gambling, profanity nor Short is our creed, our precepts few, but he who tries the heart, . Methinks, will find in Heaven’s retreat, for traveling men some part, And when life’s trip sheet bas been filled, and our ledger balanced stands, May an interest in the house be given, “The House not made with hands.” a Tie ART INTERCHANGE. A Household jour- nal. New York: William Whitlock, 37 West 22d street. This periodical is one of the very best art 00 | journals of the country and richly deserves the splendid patronage it receives. It is in- variably bright and original and the illustra- tions possess more real merit and are far more suggestive than is usually the case A Letter From Home. The hotel ’bus from the midnight train Brought one lone passenger through the rain. A commercial tourist, weary and sad, For trade had been poor and collections bad. With a careless hand, he wrote his name On the page of a book unknown to fame; The drowsy night-clerk the signature scanned, And a letter placed in the drummer’s hand. See what a look of great delight : Comes over his face at the welcome S81 ht, And eargerly scanning the well-known and Of the loving missive from his home band. Open the envelope is quickly torn ‘And over his face so weary and worn Now flit, like the sunbeams after a storm, Smiles of joy as the message takes form. So wives, sisters, sweethearts, brothers or . chums, If you know where we’ll be where next Sun- . day comes, : Just drop us a letter if time will permit, Draw on us at sight and we will remit—Our thanks. The Drummer's Visit. From the Washington Post. Welcome, Travelers Commercial! Fellows that have come so far shall Have a greeting quite impartial. How @’you like our streets pictorial, Drives romantic, parks arboreal, Buildings huge, and spots memorial? How do you like the House and Senate And Rotunda? Pause a minute ‘And observe the pictures in it. How do you like the man (in clover) Who the Nation bosses over And the girl that bosses Grover. Welcome, boys! The Prince and Plumber. Bridal couple, Duke and Drummer, Always come to us in summer! ——_—_» o> The Gripsack Brigade. An notion trip—The commercial travel- er’s tour with samples of small wares. Leo. A. Caro and wife are still in Balti- more, being detained by the serious illness of the latter. F. M. Blount, representing Schnull & Krag, of Indianapolis, is in the city, intro- ducing “Standard” package coffee. A. D. Baker and wife have returned from their wedding trip, which included a visit to Niagara Falls and several New York towns, and are now pleasantly located at Park Place. Mr. Baker will take to the road again next week. Herbert A. Filler, Michigan traveling rep- resentative for the P. J. Sorg Co. of Middle- town, Ohio, was in town over Sunday. Mr. Filler now calls Chicago his home, but has about decided to change his residence to Grand Rapids. Geo. F. Owen has returned from Balti- more, whither he went as a delegate to the national convention of the T. P. A. He re- ports having a splendid time and returned by way of Washington, where he was pre- sented to the President. George says he as- sured Grover that he was entitled to the full trade discount. Chas. E. Morgan, the versatile salesman for Jennings & Smith, took supper at the Eagle Hotel the last time he was in town and attempted to play a trick on one of the dining room girls. The young lady bided her time, and on the plea that she was go- ing to hug him stuffed both his ears full of dough. Charley says she will never get a chance to dough it to him again. Dave Holmes, who gets extra pay from the West Michigan Lumber Co. on account of his ability to outlie any traveling man except Dave Smith, took in a portion of the the O-wash-ta-nong club fora drink of ice water. The next seen of him he was floun- dering in the lake, having gone out ina single seull under the impression that half a day’s practice would enable him to take the sweepstakes at the coming regetta. Tire TRADESMAN acknowledges the re- ceipt of a handsome oleograph reproduction of A. M. Williard’s famous painting, ‘‘The Drummer@ Latest Yarn.” The subject is decidedly “taking” and the artist has suc- ceeded in presenting it with wonderful ef- fect. The reproduction is published by da F. Ryder, 239 Superior street, Cleveland, typical of his business could not do better than to send $3 to the address given and obtain one of the greatest successes ever boys’ picnic Saturday and then slid down to} and any traveling man wishing a picture | Downs, Daniel Lynch and Adelbert L. Livingston. Mr. Falls’ side was composed of Joe. Reed, Dave Kenyon, Manley Jones, W. G. Hawkins, Cass. Bradford, Geo. Owen, Hy. Robertson, R. Vaness, Steve Sears and L. M. Mills. At the conclusidn of the game, the crowd moved to the north end of the pavilion grounds, which had been set apart for the traveling men by the management of the street railway company. The mob followed, however, crowding out many who were entitled to the privileges of the occasion. Geo. Owen acted as master of ceremonies, introducing a quartette com- posed of Ad. and Sam. Morrison, L. M. Mills and Geo. C. Potter, who rendered the national hymn very effectively. Max Mills then read an original poem entitled ‘‘A Plea for the Traveler,” which is given in full in another part of this week’s paper. Chas. M. Falls also read an original poem—orig- inal with somebody else—which is publish- ed elsewhere. The quartette then rendered another selection, when Geo. Owen enter- tained the audience with a narration of his recent trip to, Baltimore and his introduc- tion to the President and Belva Lockwood at Washington. Several short addresses were made by representatives of the frater- nity—including Gideon Bludgeon Kellogg, Ned. H. Knight and Herbert A. Filler— when the quartette rung down the curtain with the Doxology. The fat men’s race, which was then called, was won by Chas. M. Falls and atest of fleetness among the lean men resulted in the victory of Geo. C. Potter. Each gentleman received as a premium a box of cigars, with the compli- ments of THE TRADESMAN. The ladies then set about preparing ~the evening meal, while the boys proceeded to the formation of the “Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s As- sociation.” Hy. Robertson was made chair- man, but soon gave way to Max Mills, who was elected president of the Association. Steve Sears was elected vice-president and Geo. H. Seymour secretary and treasurer. A board of directors was elected, composed of Hy. Robertson, Geo. F. Owen, A. B. Cole, J. N. Bradford and Wm. Logie. EK. A. Stowe was elected an honorary member. The meeting then adjourned until Monday evening, when the boys met at THE TRADESMAN Office and perfected the organ- ization. ~=-—@-~o—- Hides, Pelts and Wool. Hides are firm. Pelts are firm. Tallow is a trifle weaker. Wool is firmer and tend- ing higher. TIME TABLES. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves, Arrives, ht EEE, ee Ua 9:00am 4:00pm +Day Express..........---- 2:50pm 8:55pm *Night Express............ UW: pm 6:45am Muskegon Express.......-.- 445pm li:v0am *Daily. +Daily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through,-parlor car in charge of careful at- tendants without extra charge’ to Chicago on 1:08 p. m., and through coach on9:15 a. m. and 10:40 p. m. trains. NEWAYGO DIVISION. Leaves. Arrives. ie oye. aa ania ET ae 3:50pm 5:20pm BEMDTOSS 0: a Sa on one so Ge ee 8s 8:00am 10:50am Alltrains arrive and depart from Union De- ot. j PiThe WNorthernterminus of this Division is 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. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. (KALAMAZOO DLYISION,) | Leave. Arrive. Ex.and N.Y. N.Y. RY. Mail. Mail. Mail. Ex. p.m. a.m. a.m. Pp. Mm. 4:40 7:50 Dp..Grand Rapids... Ar 9:50 7:15 Hoe 9:07. .% 2: OMAN ay ooo «son 8:32 5:48 6:55 10:05..:... Kalamazoo......... 7:30 5:00 9:50. 11:40...... White Pigeon...... 5:50 3:30 am. p.m. p.m. &. m. 4:15 6:¥0.....- TPONOUG. ig ccc eeeees 11:15 10:40 S:2p) S:al...... Cleveland .......... 6:40 6:30 p.m. a.m. a.m. p.m. 4) 8:80, ..... MIO 4... -. -+-- 11:55 11:55 a.m. p.m. p.m. a.m. 6:40 «=8:00.....-. Chicago ........ Lv 1130 = 8:50 » » or oY »- . Rae, Os 22 and 24, 25 and 26, 7 2 No. 1 Btocks, 2 in., 12, l4and16 feet.... 15 00 A tata BOG a ne 7 I Mo. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet... .. .. ccc cccses 16 00 ae ee ee No. 1 Stocks, 12 eee 17 00 Stanley ue : eights ue -,, | No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 15 $0 ee ee net ee 8 dis 50 | No. 1 Stocks, 10 in.,18 feet..............-. 16 00 Maydole & Co.’s ee dis ox | No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet........... ..-. 17 00 «gata mens ee re dis = No. 1 Stocks, 8in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00 Yerkes & Plumb’s......-.--.-----++« Oe qstetmagh + mgd - + sd Sie aa 16 00 Mason's Solid Cast Steel,...........2130¢ list 40 | NO: 3 Sr0ckS> Ste to aid foot... ie Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 No. 2 Stoc s, be in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 HANGERS. No. 2 Stocks, Iz in., 18 FECL... . 2. .ceeceeees 13 00 Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 50610 No. 2 Stocks, I2in., ~) TOG. aks ences ceeeee 14 00 Champion, anti-friction dis 60&10 No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 Tats adh... dis No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet........-....++. 13 00 HIxGss. a aoe 7 in., 20 es sinaprasenennies 14 00 ~ , sa . , . Yo. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 11 00 Some, awe. % = x npetanrgntes Sis a 2 No. 2 Stocks, $ in., 18 feet..........+.. +++. 12 00 Screw Hook and Strap, oe. 4% _ “ No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 20 feet.............+-: 13 00 eS a EE ee 3% Coarse Common or shipping culls, al Screw Hook and Eye, % ............ net 10% eee an MORIE wns s+e00 o-4es4 o@ = 00 Serew Hook and Eye %.............. ae 3% | 4 and es WOT occ cc cidesnsce 33 00 Screw Hook and Eye %.............. meg T% C Stri ps, 4 or oa vec cece eedsndate on 27 90 Screw Hook and Eye, %....... mae : No. 1 ‘encing, all NE ooo ccc cn ckass: 15 00 nee ss ins dis 6 No. 2 Fencing, 12, 14 and 18 feet.......... 12 00 iow Wi. >| No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet.........-.--...se ees 12 00 Stamped Tin Ware.............. . 30 No. 2 Foncing, & inch... 15 © Japanned Tin Ware... 25, No. 2 Fencing, 4 inch...... sectteeeereeees 12 Granite Iron Ware.... 35 Norway C and better, 4orGinech......... 20 ae ee - Bove: anes 6 sue On Be coe cos cess 18 00 " ee evel Siding, 6 inch, C..........cee.cceces 14 50 < : BI Neste ee teehee seen he Tet be & “= Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No.1 Common.... 9 00 Bee 12 00. dis go | Bevel Siding, 6 ineh, Clear... ..<......; 20 00 eeet cores eee’ ———_— ~ UU, GIs Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, 210 16ft........ ES Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.......dis 45 | $1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft. Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ 45 ne eee ; 8 a oa a 0 Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... 45 | trecanee Wiocstan 6in., No.1, common. oe Door, porcelain, trimmings......... 45 ressed OCR IAR: © hes No. 1,common.. 17 00 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain dis 70 Eeeseed Finurtng Sin. So. 5 cone. -~: ao Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s meme ss 40&10 Beaded Ceiling, 6 in, $1 00 additiinal. Humacite —— MAS Seen O46 ‘ais 45 Dressed Flooring, 4in.,A. Band Clear.. 35 00 ane nse Locme—-nOOR,. +++ + CIS ° ees rene: Mth Cy cc ccstacccncace. Be tag. a Sa ; . | Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.1 com’n 16 00 coer 5 oak ay Ly ae 8 new list. — a Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5in., No.2 com’n 14 00 Branford’s .... oes dis 45 Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional. Meters ee ii 45 XXX 18 in. Standard Shingles......... 3 10 wee eceaadneniess sere ee ee GIB ee eS ee eT LEVELS. : PO He hn go 2a oo nn cc tnn ne ceessens 2 75 Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 70} No.2or6in.C. B18in. Shingles......... 1 75 MATTOCKS. mre, Or 6 in, ©. Bh, WG Tikes vn occ cece davcecss 1 40 My cc cess cas snes UR A ARE ana van oc ca tace dacsacedccsaees 1 75@ 2 00 Hunt Eye Dice caevel thi ved us $15 00 dis 60 aauiaceaclibaeii eg eG Ta ialen pte ea $18 50 dis 20 & 10 WOODENWARE. Sperry & Co.’s, Post. handled............ dis 50 Standard rar, BAG, Bin on ic cascusee coacanagl 5 5 MILLS. Standard Tubs, TRO i ak cod c ch duu deeuasteaas 4 50 Coffee, Parkers Co.’s...............0+: dis 40&10 Standard Tubs, NO. 3... . cece seer cere eeeees 3 50 Coffee, P.S.& W. Mfg. Co.’s Maileables dis 60 Standard Pails, two hoop.....-...---+++2++55 12% Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s...... dis go | Standard Pails, three hoop..........--.+++++ 1 50 Coffee, Enterprise.... .............0eeees dis 25 Ma Bowls, assorted sizes..........-+0+45- 2 setsidiaain taarben — to oo cdi ex cc dice ceddcncacsu 2 50 Stebbin’s Pattern ........... iii gceouees dis 7 Baling —: Ob ; oo Stebbin’s Genuine...... MAgesiiaeassueees Gin 90 | Didaas MUONO....... .<.500-cecccaceseccace Enterprise, self-measuring.............. dis 25 | Clothes Pounders..............ccsccececeeees 2 25 NAILS. CO PIE og vo va conn < cas acc ececusasgedeas 65 Common, Bra and Fencing. Mop Stocks... 2.2... cc cece ceescenccccceceeues 1 25 MORN OO el ccaeoe vesaanes ® keg $2 10 WashDOGrde, GINGIO. ... 0 occccccevccaccscness 1 75 _ and 9 s aay ds va edwcdes 25 | Washboards, double............-seeeeeeeeees 2 2 Oe OT OI ooo oo i Soin cc comes ty ants dae 50 SK ETS ae ae ON Oo cc ose sehacee ces si. — Ge Re na a 150 Wiiammond Markos... ....cicsccccascccesacgeues 40 Sib ies GAVATIOR.... .ooscscsccacecccesnsess 3 00 Bustfel, narrow TN os cack sckisceaees .1 60 Clinch naule, adv...... .-.-- 0c. --ccaegeess 1 75 | Bushel, wide band... 0... eee cece eee ee eee AT Finishin 10a 8a 6d 4d Clothes, splint, Mle Be igs bass onis sen eekee 3 50 eats mF ee Giates aulias, Wo. 8.........:.:000cs0 3% Adv. # keg $125 150 175 200 Clothes, splint, NO. 8.........cccccceeesecees 4 00 Steel Nails—2 30. Clothes, willow NO. J... <0. cc ccsccsceesaces 6 00 OILERS. Clothes, WillOW NO. 2.0... 0. cece cee e eee eeeeees 7 00 Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent.............. dis60& 10 CHOATOR: WHHOW NOs Bo occ cccc cs wcccceasecstes 8 00 ti ee POCLOUE ic. ccc ecs ase 455 dis 50) ——— MAME ON COMTER i555 5 coc c so ocean e et aces oh dis 50| iS, PE : 'U BOG DON. oy. sec kaccbeasa caus 48 per gross, $12 net | en ms =e em) won TEM ony yak cseas foees 50&10| Perkins & Hess pay as follows: . PLANES. HIDES. Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy............00eeeeee lis 15|Green....@ 6@ 6%4|Calf skins, green Sciota Bench......... Bee et a dis 25 | Part cured... 74@8 | orcured.... 8 @10 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.... ......++ dis 15 | Fulleured.... 84@ 94|Deacon skins, Bench, first quality Leroi san evenly dis 20| Dry hides and | | @ piece..... 20 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. .. .dis20&10 | KipS .....--- 6 @8 | PANS. SHEEP PELTS. Be, AOC sion 5 io iS ce cdennn cecnta gees dis 50&10 | Old wool, estimated washed # h......22 @27 Common, polished............+s00. s-45 dis60&10 | pallow , a1 Dripping Be ee eee fae #8 ib 6 j BLOW .. ww ween ee or rrr rere re eee ee 3 @ Om RIVETS. WOOL. Tron and Tinned. .............6s-52+++ dis 40 Fine washed @ ib 25@28|Coarse washed.. .20@24 Copper Rivets and Burs............- dis 60' Medium ......... 27@30| Unwashed........ 23 ° a.% ee WHOESWLECHCKIRT, H. LEONARD & SONS, GRAND RAPIDS, Terms Cash. Sixty days or 2 per cent. discount for Cash in ten days, on Crockery and Glassware. We present a few Specialties in Plain and Colored Glassware from leading Factories. Merchants will do well to carry a line of goods on this order, as the people constantly demand more and more; need not keep very much, because we carry so many patterns in open stock, and are glad to keep up the assortment for you, and sell in any quantities. SS and ss 3 '7 Ss No. 100 Lace Canary, Amber, Blue or Crystal, 4 piece set, t0c ® set open. $9.0) 2 doz. by bbl. 65¢ ay $7.25 oo 7) No. 110 Basket. Pattern, Ass’d Color, 4 piece sets. 35¢e 8 set open. $3.75 @ doz. by the barrel. 18 sets in barrel. EMPIRE CRYSTAL GLASS SET. A GREAT BARGAIN. 18c ® set open. léc ‘“ by the barrel. 1% doz. in a barrel. Rose Pattern Crystal Glass Sets, 4 pieces. 374ec ® set open. Empire 14 gal. Pitcher, Crystal Glass. $2.25 ® doz. open. $1.90 by ~ barrel. 1% doz. in barrel No. 86 Assorted Color Sets. Open. Bbl. Amber, # set.. ... 24 6 75 Blue, ~ ..624% 6 %5 Canary, “6.60... 2% 675 12 sets in, barrel. TIS Akg! Os — Floral Crystal 4 piece set. $5.60 # doz. sets. 1¢ Pint Rosette Tum- |} bler. | 12 sets in barrel. 6doz.in a box. By box only $2 25. No extra charge for box. Floral 4 in. Footed Comport. 25¢ 8 doz. open. £2.75 8 gross. Igrossin box. No. 10x Hobnail Assorted Color Tumblers. Box contains 18 Amber Color, 18 Blue ay Canary “ 18 Crystal ‘* Sold by the box only for $4.25 ® box. No extra charge for package. Floral 4 in. Nappie. * Same as above cut, only round. 20e #@ doz. open. $2 #% gross. 1 gross in box. A Bit of Experience. Communicated. Merchant—Mr. Dead Beat we have a small account against you for collection. Dead Beat—ls that so? Whois it from and what is it for? “Jt is from Mr. Pillbox, your druggist, for medicines furnished.” “Yes. Well, if Pillbox had not acted so d——d mean about it, I would have paid it long ago. He can wait now until I get a d—— good ready.” “T am surprised. Pillbox is well spoken of by most of his patrons. Didn’t he fur- nish you the medicine a year ago last winter when your wife was sick and you were away in the woods?” “Ves.” ‘Did he neglect to supply everything ~ ealled for or ordered by your physician?” ‘‘No,” “Did you offer to pay him when you came out of the woods?” **No.” “Did you adjust the matter with him be- fore leaving town?” ‘*No.” ‘“‘How did he act mean with you about it.” ‘‘He sent me several statements of ac- count and duns through the post office.” “Did you answer the first one?” ‘*No.”? “Did you answer any of them?” : “No. 1 got hot at receiving so many.” ‘‘Then he began to be mean when he be- gan to want his pay?” ‘“‘That’s about the size of it. I don’t like to be dunned every month through the post office.” ‘‘Well, Mr. Dead Beat, I confess that . Mr. Pillbox does not have much sympathy for the class of customers to which you be- long, although he never has any trouble with honest men or those who try half so hard to pay an account as they do to d paying it. If other merchants had the sand to show you up, you would soon have to pay or go hungry; but they seem to be afraid it will hurt their trade. Your in- fluence, you know, among men of your class, will continue to support you without pay. Just call on Pillbox and he will give you a receipt in full of account. You made a good cash customer as long as you did not ask for credit, but as soon as you once got your name on his books, he lost both your custom and the account. Your name is legion. You are met with in all kinds of trade every day of the week. But your days are growing shorter. Brother Stowe is after you with his protective agencies all over the State. May the day come when your name will appear in a long list in Tue ‘ TRADESMAN. F. HrpBarp. —_-_ >? > Smoke the celebrated ‘‘American Field.” Fox & Bradford, sole agents. 148 “Well Pleased and Greatly Benefitted.” Ion1A, June 29, 1886. Editor MICHIGAN TRADESMAN: DEAR Srr—I send you to-day a copy of the Ionia Evening Mail, containing several items of interest pertaining to the Ionia Business Men’s Protective Association. You will at once see that we are still up and doing. We are about to issue delin- quent list No. 2, which we are glad to say will be much smaller than No. 1. The dead- beats here begin to realize that the Associa- tion means business and has come to stay, and they are beginning to act accordingly, much to the satisfaction of the business men. Itis also a demonstrated fact that the credit trade in general—good, bad and indifferent—is much more prompt in paying than ever heretofore. For this the merchants are not sorry. Another good re- sult experienced is that not near as many ask for credit as formerly, many knowing beforehand that a polite ‘‘No” awaits their request. Others, for manifold reasons, pre- fer to pay cash, which the business men do not refuse. Altogether, after a six months’ trial, the business men of Ionia find them- selves well pleased and greatly benefited by “that terror to some people,” the Ionia Business Men’s Protective Association. Yours Respectfully, FreED CUTLER JR., Secretary and Treasurer IL B. M. P. A. -—-_s->—— Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ KALAMAZOO, June 28, 1886. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association was held Tuesday evening June 22,8President Ranney in the chair. The first and second vice-presidents were absent. W. L. Brownnell presented a petition signed by thirty-nine grocery clerks, re- questing their employers to close their re- spective places of business Monday, July 5. Julius Schuster moved that the petition be accepted. The motion was supported and carried. Mr. Schuster then made a motion, which was supported and*earried, that. the secretary publish such notice through the daily and weekly papers. The committee on peddling nuisance were granted further time for action. The meeting then adjourned until the second Tuesday in July. M. S. Scovii1ez, See’y. ——— > +2 << - F. A. Lawrence, of Boston, has bought the clothing stock of Kloch, Donnelly & Co., at Alpena, and will continue the business. Grocers wanting cheese warranted to give satisfaction should sell the Wayland cheese, I. B. Smith, proprietor. ‘Silver King” coffee is all the rage. One silver present given with every 1 pound package. L. Winternitz sells the best and cheapest vinegar ever handled at this market. ° Association. WM. SHARS a a Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 37,39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Jobbers Michigan Water White and HOGLE & C 1 Legal Test Oils. Manistee and Saginaw Salt. Agricultural Salt. Warsaw Salt; pockets, all sizes, and barrels. West Michigan Agents for Prussing’s Celebrated Vin- “Se Warehouse: Lee's Feity Dock, MUSKEGON, MICH, VON BEHREN & SHAFFER, STRYKER, OHIO, Manufacturers of Every Style of " ASH OARS. Spoon Oars made of Best Spruce ‘Timber. ROWING SPOON OARS FOR BOAT CLUBS MADE TO ORDER. FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, 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. O.W. BLAIN & CO., Produce Commission Merchants, ——DEALERS IN—— Foreign and Domestic Fruits, Southern Vegetables, Etc. We handle on Commission BERRIES, Ete. All orders filled at lowest market price. Corres- pondence solicited. APPLES AND POTATOES in car r lots Specialties. NO, 9 JONIA ST. Soo and GO NORMANDY Assorted Package Crystal Glass Ware. 4% gal. Pitchers, 410 inch Salvers, 48inch High Foot Covered Bowls. 12 articles for ~ - Barrel $3.85. * “we, - Huber. Plain. Star. TUMBLERS. BG WR ic oa oe oe a obo eae desk ce sesceocs er box MT I a i ca cicaa ees ek danas a6 bbaene chedacue ents oa bone cic ted eh ciuncecadecaseeae . TR oes a ue csc ck cass bee deccca ence . No. MO og aids cub ade ce secs aan se cess cccecacees .per doz ai co cccabe cs cake acca. ” Medicine glass, graduated, only 46e ® doz. A BIG DRIVE ON TUMBLERS. THE MIKADO ASSORTMENT, Put up in bbls, containing'18%doz, 44 pint Star, 1g pint Plain, 14 pint Cate star bottom, 1¢ pint Barney, 14 pint Short Flute, 4 doz. 4 doz. 4 doz. 3 doz. 3 doz. 18 doz. at only 26e @ doz...... . B4 68 Ry ciccdiacacsdes 35 Sold by the barrel only. No. 40 Crystal... .45¢ #@ doz, open. No. 236 Blue....1 00 “Amber. 1 00 " ” “Canary 1 00 - - “Rose ...1 50 “ _ ‘The following BAKING POWDERS have no LOTTERY SCHEME CON- NECTIONS: Each can has a present of equal value. Family Hob Nail” Baking Powder. 1 lb. cans, tall, packed 4 doz. case with 4 doz. 10 in. oblong Glass Dishes, assorted colors . FOR $16.00. LVER SPOON BAKING POWDER 10 oz. cans, tall, packed 4 doz. in case, with 1 doz. sets Colored Glass, 4 piece each FOR $10.00. We guarantee the above brands Baking Powder to give entire satisfaction. Arctic Manutacturing Co. GRAND RAPIDS, Mic OLNEY, SHIELDS & CO, WHOLESALE CROCERS, And IMPORTERS OF TEAS. 5 03 $2 75 8 box. Our Stock is complete in all branches. New, fresh and bought at latest declines and for cash. We have specialties in TOBACCOS and CIGARS possessed by no other jobbers in the city. SOLE AGENTS FOR McAlpin’s Peavey Plug. The P. V. is the Finest Tobacco on the market. ALSO SOLE AGENTS FOR MENDEL & BROS.’ Celebrated CIGARS, Finer quality and lower prices than any handled in the market. VISITING BUYERS ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO*CALL AND EXAM- INE OUR STOCK, AND MAIL ORDERS WILL RECEIVE PROMPT AND CARE- FUL ATTENTION. 5 and 7 Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.