|® VOL. 3. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1886. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN, THE— GREAT WATCH MAKER, —AND— pan WW eta 44 CANAL 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 & G0.5 29 MONROE ST. TRY US. Golden Seal Bitters is meeting with grand success wherever used. It isan article of great merit. Every family should have it in the house. It is the coming family medicine. vorcT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO., Importers and Jobbers of STAPLE and FANCY Dry Goods! OVERALLS, PANTS, Etc., our own make. A complete Line of TOYS, FANCY CROCKERY, and FANCY WOODEN-WARE, our own importation. Inspecion solicited. Chicago and Detroit prices guaranteed. JODD ce COO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Winter Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. Albert Coye & Son, DEALER IN AWNINGS, TENTS, Horse, Wagon Wagon and Stack Covers, Hammocks and Spread- ers, Hammock Supports and Chairs, Buggy Seat Tops, Etc. Send for Price-List. 73 Canal St. Money Rufunded. The true remedy has at last been discovered. It was long known in his practice as Dr. Pete’s Lung Food for Consumption. It is now called Dr. Pete’s 35-cent Cough Cure. It is the safest, the surest and the best. No other Cough, Cold, and Consumption remedy is half itsequal. We warrant it and will promptly refund the money aid foi it if a beneficial effect is not exper- enced py the time two-thirds of the contents of the bottle is used. Sold by the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. BELKNAP Wagon and Sein C0. 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 gg for making first-class Wagons of all kinds. ta@special Attention Given to Repairing, Painting Lettering. Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich. PLUG TOBACCO, TURKEY 39 Big 5S Cents, 5 Dainty {Aosta} 42 All above brands for sale only by BOLKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS WHOLESALE GROCERS, GRAND RAPIDS, a PINCGREE &SMITHE Wholesale Manufacturers Boots, Shoes and Slippers DETROIT, MICH, MICH. > = S24 aaa a © A i >» be ee: Ss SS ee Rake ("Michigan Agents Woonsocket Rubber Company. <3 Office and Factory—11, 13, 15 and 17 Woodbridge street West. Dea lers cordially invited to call on us when in town. FOX & BRADFORD, Agents for a full line of 5. W. Venable & Co.'s PETERSBURG, VA, PLUG TOBACCOS, NIMROD, z. C., BLUE RETER, SPREAD EAGLE, BIG FIVE CENTER. EATON & CHRISTENDOM, —ARE— EXCLUSIVE AGENTS In this State for the American Cigar (0.5 COLDWATER, MICH. CIGARS, Having Handled the Goods for Fifteen Years with Entire Satisfaction to Themselves and the Trade at Large. Dealers should remember that the Amoriocan Cigar Co.’s Goods can be obtained only through the Authorized Factory Agents. Eaton & Christenson 77 CANAL STREET. ‘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 PHOPLEHS Watnal 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., Pittsburgh, Pa, ‘Our Special Plug Tobaccos. 1 butt. SPRING CHICKEN .38 MOXIE 30.00 ECLIPSE 30, 130 Above brands for sale only by OLNEY, SHIELDS & G0 |e caine RAPIDS, MICH. 3 butts. 136 BUY WHIPS and LASHES OF G, ROoOYS cw COO., Manufacturers’ agents, 2 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Get spot cash prices and have the profits. Orders by mail promptly attended to. CUSHEMAN’S MENTHOL INHALER NEURALGIA. Quickly relieved by Cushman’s Menthol Inhaler when all others fail. How is that possible? Because by inhalation the very volatile remedy is carried directly to the delicate net work of nerves in the nose and head, and applied directly to the nerves, and so rapidly assimilated that quick relief is obtained. It will last six months to one year, and the last grain is as potent as the first inhalation. You will find it sells rap- idly. Retail price, 50c. Parties in want should CEE t write to or see the GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0. 71 CANAL STREET. 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. GUSTAVE A. WOLF, Attorney. Over Fourth National Bank. Telephone 407. COMMERCIAL LAW & COLLECTIONS. CINSENG ROOT. y the highest price for it. Address Sh We carry a full line of Seeds of every variety, both for field and garden. Peck Bros,, Druggists, rand Rapids, Mich.. EATON & LYON, Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS, Stationary. & Suncries 20 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. PIONEER PREPARED PAINTS. Order your stock now. Having a large stock of the ahove celebrated brand MIXED PAINTS, we are prepared to fill all orders. We give the following Guarantee : When our Pioneer Prepared Paintis put on any building, and if within three years it should crack or peel off, and thus fail to give the full satisfaction guaranteed, we agree to repaint the building at our expense, with the best White Lead or such other paint as the owner may select. Hazeltine & Perkins Drag Co. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A Simple Cure for Dyspepsia. Probably never in the history of praprietary medicines has any article met success equal to that which has been showered upon Golden Seal Bitters. Why, such has been the success of this discovery that nearly every family in whole neighborhoods have been taking it at the same time. Golpen Seal Bitters combines the best remedies of the vegetable kingdom, and in such proportions as to derive their greotent medicinal effect with the least dis- urbance to the- whole system, In fact, this renee is so balanced in its action upon he alimen canal, the liver, the kidneys, the stomrch, the bowels, and the circulation of the blood, that it brings about a healthy ac- tion of the edtire human o sm that can hardly be credited by those who have not — the eT Ee results jhat have followed its leet Hazeltine & Perkins Drug coe rand Rapids, Mich. - 155 ON A LOCOMOTIVE. Thrilling Experience of a Traveling Man While Riding in Front. ‘*T suppose,” said a New York Times re- porter to a Chambers street hardware sales- man, a modest man of about 38 summers, “that in the course of your career as a trav- eling man you have narrowly escaped in- stant death several hundred times.” ‘*No, sir,” he continued, emphatically, ‘although I have been twenty years on the road, of serious accidents I have known very few. I had one rather thrilling ex- perience coming out of Chicago once ina long train of fourteen cars filled with suffer- ers after the second fire. We were sweep- ing across the prairie at the rate of thirty- five miles an hour, when a coupling broke between the second baggage car and the smoker. The engineer felt the shock, and looking back, saw the trouble. He gavea wild shriek on his whistle for down brakes, threw wide open the throttle, and sped away down the track asif the furies were after him. The conductor happened to be sitting just in front of meat thetime. He opened the window at the locomotive’s screech, looked out, but instantly drew in his head, and, dropping his lighted lantern (it was night), stood up in the aisle bracing himself between two opposite seats. I tell you the chalky whiteness of his face was reflected in every countenance in the car. There was no outcry, but everybody clutech- ed something and waited for the shock. It never came. We ran along for two or three minutes, which seemed interminable, and then the train began to answer the steady pull on the brakes and gradually came to a halt. Every man was out of the car while the wheels were still spinning at a lively gait. It was bright moonlight, and we could see the track stretching ahead in a straight line for a long distance, but of the engine and forward cars there was nota trace. They were miles ahead, and the en- gineer was in no hurry to slacken speed. You see, it was down grade, and you can’t blame a man for wanting to keep well out of the way of a dozen loaded cars thunder- ing afterhim. We had time to see about all there was of that particular moonlit prairie landscape before our engine took us in tow again, but nobody complained, you can guess. That engineer’s quick judgment and prompt action averted a big wreck. ‘Another time when my hair refused to retain its normal position and rose at right angles with my scalp was an eecurrence on the Erie road. I had managed to get on the engine as a novel experience. I first discov- ered that the motion was really appalling. The engine throbbed and trembled as it ran rocking ahd plunging on the rails as if every moment it would leave them. The din, too, was frightful. The fireman aud engineer yelled at each other whenever they attempt- ed to speak, which was not often, and I simply could not gather my voice in suffi- cient volume to overcome that pandemon- ium of sound, “It was dark, about 6 o’clock of a late November evening. We were climbing the mountain, and the grade was heavy and the curves many. As we thundered along com- paratively slow I could see huge rocks tow- ering close to the track on one side, while from the other dark chasms, their depths hidden in gloom, yawned away. It wasn’t cheerful, and the outlook forward wasn’t much better. The first time I strained my eyes ahead I drew back with a sudden ‘start and clutched the window frame with both hands, expecting my hour had come. To my uninitiated eyes there lay apparently between the rails a huge bowlder of whit- ish rock against which we must instantly crash, but we didn’t, and after waiting to discover that we were only thrashing around in the usual way I took more courage to look again. The fireman was stolidly feed- ing the insatiate furnace with tons of coal! I looked at the engineer; he was out on the engine with his oil-can stepping along as composedly and easily as if he were walk- ing a country turnpike; then I looked ahead. We had just rounded a curve, and at the end of the stretch of track before us I saw a lot of lights, some on the track and some moving alongside. The sight startled me, and I touched the fireman, pointing through the window. He looked quickly, then seiz- ed the rope, and blew a short, sharp blast on the whistle. The engineer heard, glanc- ed down the track, then sprang inside to the lever, which he reversed with all his might. “Meantime the fireman on one side and I on the other were on the lowest step ready to swing off at the last moment. The engi- neer seized my shoulder and tried to pull me back, but I jumped just as the engine crashed into the caboose of a freight train, which, too long for the siding, had tailed over on the main track. My extra second or two of warning had been of immense value; our train had slowed up enough to make the shock a slight one. The passen- gers got nothing more than a good shaking up, and only the caboose was smashed on the freight train.” —__— -+ Great part of the deceptions of trade play upon the eagerness and public rage for cheapness. Pi Ke Abolition of the Credit System. Correspondence Detroit Journal. Srr: Will you permit me, through the columns of your valuable paper, to speak to the manufacturers, merchants and business men generally throughout the State on a matter which I believe to be of vital import- ance? It is acknowledged by all classes that we, as a nation, are passing through a _ per- iod of unusual depression in all branches of trade. As one who looks at things calmly and squarely, I would ask: Are we not, in a large measure, responsible for this state of depression? Are we not, by our mode of doing business, only ad- ding fuel, as it were, to the great cause which is consuming our interests and scattering broadcast over the land those hu- man wrecks of former pride and manhood? I allude to the prevailing custom of doing business on a system of credit. Men, as a rule, are too prone toslight their obligations on the least pretext. Where is the man of respectability that cannot, on the recom- mendation of an influential friend, step into some of the wholesale establishments of the present day and purchase almost an unlim- ited amount of merchandise on the simple ‘promise to pay.” The goods once secured, he boldly launches forth on the tide of busi- ness with bright hopes for the future, and, following the usual custom, opens an ac- eount with A, Band C, not only offering credit freely, but, through a false notion of enterprise and a desire to inerease the amount of his daily sales, actually urges his wares upon customers, with, very many times, nothing more tangible to show for them than the name upon his books, which will stand from day to day as a glar- ing monument to his stupidity. After a few months of apparently pros- perous business, stimulated by sharp com- petition, he finds his stock sadly depleted; the amount of ‘‘cash” on hond but a little more than sufficient to keep up the running expenses of the concern; and, in this di- lemma, he is compelled to purchase more good to replace those—can we say sold? No! but rather given away. Day after day, he is haunted by ghostly promises that as soon as the ‘‘wood” is sold Mr. G. will straighten that little matter, or Mr. B. says: ‘*When I sell my wheat I will surely pay up;” until at last, in desper- ation, he demands a settlement by note, which, in many instances, is about as en- couraging as an incident which was related to me recently of the friend from the rural ““deestricts” who, after being persistently dunned by the merchant for years, and was finally induced to give his note in settlement, remarked: ‘“Ihere, by gosh, that debt’s paid.” A few months, or perhaps years, of manly struggle for existence, a few more futile efforts to stem the on-rushing tide, and, with a look of utter despair he sees on the one hand, a mountain of debt; on the other—even at his very feet—a yawning chasm which has swallowed up its victims by tens of thousands. Now, as he looks again upon that huge mountain, it not only seems to increase in hight, but its very sides seem to expand, until at length his foothold is entirely gone and he plunges headlong into the depths of the pit, there to encounter the grinning vis- ages and sneering taunts of A, B and C, who stand complacently on the brink, and, with wagging heads and shouts of derision, seemingly enjoy the pitiful sight. It is folly to assert that business in all its various branches and details cannot be con- ducted on a strictly ‘‘cash” system. Let the matter be thoroughly agitated and discussed, not only by the press, but on the rostrum; in public debate; on the lecture platform; in the schools, and, in facet, everywhere, as is the cause of temperance. Let the manu- facturers and wholesale dealers set the ex- ample by refusing to sell on any other terms. Let societies be formed by men who will come to the front and take an oath—if nec- essary—to abolish this growing evil, the baneful effects of which are seen in the hag- gard and distorted countenances of thous- ands who are to-day crowding the jails, the penitentaries, the asylums, or, worse than all, a suicide’s grave. Let us awake then, I say; let us look well to our interests, and a brighter day will dawn; a glorious day of rejoicing, when Man will meet his brother man, On kind intentions bent, And say—what now not many can— “Towe no man a cent!” — -- > The Chicago Way. From the Hotel World. A grocer in an Indiana town who ordered his goods from Chicago was charged by an Indianapolis drummer with a want of pat- riotism in not patronizing home institu- tions. ‘Will you give me ninety days credit?” asked the grocer. “Of course.” ‘‘And then extend me thirty days fur- ther?” ‘*Perhaps.” ‘And if I fail will you compromise for 18 cents on the dollar and help me beat all the other creditors? That’s what my Chi- cago house is doing for me, and about every third order they throw in a dozen bed-cords or a dollar clock as a free gift.” ' The Stuff which Goes to Make up the Daily Papers. New York Correspondence. A few weeks ago 1,500 people assembled in one of the largest halls we have to listen to addresses by Bishop Potter, by Red Cloud, by General Armstrong, principal of the Hampden Institute, and several well- educated Indians. The hall was packed, the meeting was spirited, the addresses were entetrainingly instructive, and a move- ment in the direction of Indian rights was initiated which bids fair to have great wide- spread national results. The same evening a little foul-mouthed tailor addressed per- haps a hundred socialistic agitators—men who were not citizens, a majority of whom are not engaged in any occupation whatever except that of agitation—in a hall back of a lager beer saloon on Third avenue. In the papers of the city the following morning appeared from one-half a column to a col- umneof this tirade, and in one or two papers appeared a paragraphic allusion to the meet- ing addressed by the Bishop and his asso- ciates. That is a fair illustration, not a strained one, a perfectly fair illustration of the way in which the newspapers of the city treat the two classes of thought and action. Anything that is dirty, mean, wrong, con- trary to the public good, is written up, de- scribed in full length, made piquant and in- teresting, but matters which tend toward the elevation of the race, which look to the cleansing of our city, which take hold of the solid substantialities of the people, are passed by, either in absolute silence or with paragraphie attention. I remember many years ago, when I was city editor of the New York Times and lived in Brooklyn, my mother wrote me from the country, where she was spending a few months, that a stranger who judged of Brooklyn by what appeared under the head of Brooklyn news, would imagine that there was nothing in the City of Churches except a city hall, a few criminal courts, police stations and a morgue. In other words, crime has the call. No city in the world surpasses New York in intelligence, in a love of all that is good and pure and noble and decent and humane, but with the ex- ception of a few idotie reports of sermons, with now and then a record of some English lecturer or Irish orator, all the upper realm is left untouched. Our reporters are in- structed to scent the earion. They never bring the rose with its perfume, or the lily with its grace, or the pansy with its droop- ing beauty before the public atttention, but the dead dogs of agitation and the swollen eareasses of crime, and the offal of dirt and squalor, these are thrust before the disgusted eyes and under the offended nostrils of an amazed and outraged people. a The Earth as a Time Keeper. A problem which is attracting to its study astronomers, relates to the earth as a time keeper. We measure time by dividing eith- er the period during which the earth re- volves around the sun, or that in which it turns on its own axis. By the first method we measure a year; by the second, a day. The earth, according to some astronomers, is losing time. Though two causes, the sun’s attraction, and the friction, so to speak, of the tides, the earth each year re- volves more slowly on its axes. Thespecu- lative question which these astronomers are discussing is whether in the end the earth will stop its revolution upon its axes, and will present always the same face to the sun. When that event occurs, there will be perpetual day in one part of the earth, and perpetual night in another. But there is no occasion for immediate alarm. The rate at which the earth is supposed to lose time, only shortens the year by half a second in a century. There are more than thirty-one and a half million seconds ina year, There- fore, if the earth ever does cease to revolve on its axis, it will be more than six thous- rand million years before it will stop. a - Johann Most’s Theories. From the New York Herald. Most’s theory of life and society is that of ademon. If there is an under-world, and one of its betailed and behoofed inhabitants were to visit New York, he would grin with glee as he read this pronuneiamento, and take it to his master to be used as a thanks- giving proclamation. So far as we can make out the meaning of the writer, he re- jects all property rights, all penal law, the Church, the State, and everything else which interferes with his doing as he pleases. The ideal of the anarchist is not a man, but a tiger, a panther, and the highest conceivable world is a world full of tigers and panthers, all claws and bloody chops. The theory is the product of intellectual imbecility, and the practices advocated would rob the hon- est laboring man of his last dollar in order to fill the stomach of the lazy reformer with stale beer. ae A Binghamton, N. Y., cigar manufactur- er has brought a test case against four mem- bers of the Cigarmakers’ Union claiming that by paying his internal revenue tax he ac- quired the right under the internal revenue laws to manufacture cigars, and that the right so acquired gives him the protection of the federal law. ES Central system. Whether such a ‘‘let alone The Michigan Tradesman, A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Hercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State. E. A. STOWE, Bditor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18, 1886, 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. 8S. Robertson, Geo. F. Steg J.N. Bradford, A. B. Cole and Wm. ogie. 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. Business Men’s Protective Association of Kingsley. President, Jas. Broderick; Vice-President, A. G. Edwards; Secretary, Geo. W. Chaufty; Treasurer, H. P. Whipple. 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. 8. Hobart; Treas- urer, J. F. Clark. White Lake Business Men’s Associa- tion. President, A. T. Linderman, Whitehall; Sec- retary, W. B. Nicholson, Whitehall; Treastrer, C, L. Streng, Montague. Business Men’s Protective Union of Cheboygan. President, A. W. Westgate: Vice-President, H. Chambers; Secretary, A. J. Paddock. Traverse City Business Men’s Associa- tion. President, Frank Hamilton; Secretary, C. T. Lockwood; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle. 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, . 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. Sturgis Business Men’s Association. President, Henry 8. Church; Vice-President, 2. L. Anthony; Secretary and Treasurer, Wm. Jorn. Ovid Business Men’s Association. President, C. H. Hunter: Secretary, Lester oley. (@® Subscribers and others, when writing 0 advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- sher by mentioning that they saw the adver- isement in the columns of this paper. When the Grand River Valley division of the Michigan Central Railway was com- pleted to Grand Rapids fifteen years ago, the management asserted that the only freight traffic the line would cultivate would be through freight from the Eastern seaports and local shipments of produce in the opposite direction. In pursuance of this policy, the management has granted numerous concessions to Chicago and De- troit shippers, allowing them to come into Grand Rapids and the towns between Jack- son and Grand Rapids on unusually favor- able terms. On the other hand, Grand Rap- ids has been discriminated against, with the evident intention of crushing any attempt to compete with Chicago or Detroit in the territory named. Not only were Grand Rapids jobbers placed at tremendous disad- vantage, but Grand Rapids buyers were treated with equal injustice. For instance, the Michigan Central charged just as much to carry a hundred pounds of produce from Hastings to Grand Rapids—a distance of 32 miles—as it did to .carry the same quantity to Detroit—a distance of 137 miles. Such a policy, rigidly adhered to, could not fail to produce a feeling of opposition to the road, both on the part of Grand Rapids job- bers and buyers and receivers and shippers along the line of the road, and this feel- ing has taken form in the establishment of stage lines and substantial encouragement for the construction of rival railroads. Grand Rapids has managed to creep into the for- bidden territory by means of cross lines and round about shipments and large and small shippers have sought to revenge the wrong by favoring lines hostile to the Michigan poiley” is bringing the management to a real- izing sense of the loss sustained or whether the influence of men hostile to Grand Rap- ids has ceased and the management has de- termined to give the Second City a ‘‘fair show,” THE TRADESMAN is unable to an- swer; but the fact remains that the policy of the Michigan Central management to- ward Grand Rapids is being considerably modified, in consequence of which there is rejoicing all along the line. Whether the new departure will be followed by further concessions, placing Grand Rapids on the same footing as the other roads have gen- erously accorded her, remains to be seen. The editor of Tok TRADESMAN will be at the service of the retail trade five nights a week from now until the State conven- tion of business men and hopes to be able to assist in the formation of the fiftieth associ- ation before the morning of September 21. Whitehall, Montague and Saranac have formed associations since the last issue of Tue TRADESMAN and Elk Rapids is on the Dr. W. J. Carter is fathering a project looking toward the establishment of a soap factory at this market with a capital stock of $50,000. A portion of the stock has already been subscribed and no difficulty is anticipat- ed in securing pledges for the balance. THE TRADESMAN bespeaks for the enterprise thatlencouragement from business men which it deserves and hopes to see the organiza- tion an accomplished fact. STRAY FACTS. : Wm. A. Hasse, tailor at East Saginaw, has sold out. The mills at Ontonagon have shut down for lack of logs. Tobias Bergy is preparing to start up his button factory at Caledonia. F. F. Ward has sold his stock of tinware at Plainwell to F. M. Storms. Dart & Bigelow succeeds H. J. Dart,in the lumber business at Concord. Geo. D. Brown succeeds Brown & Pilcher in the book business at Jackson. A. C. Nichol succeeds C. H. Dunks as proprietor of the Flint Furniture Co. The Kirby-Carpenter Co. will build a brick store building at Menominee, 22x100. OA hoop factory, employing 50 or 60 hands, will soon go into operation at Alanson. I. N. Shepard, lumber dealer at Shepard, was not burned out, as previously reported. N. S. Loop, formerly engaged in the gro- cery business at Kent City, is now running a temperance billiard hall at Elmira. J. H. Gulliford has sold his fancy goods stock at Union City to G. E. Swarthout. He still retains his piano and organ busi- ness. A Detroit paper is responsible for the statement that T. D. Stimson is tired of his South Chicago location, and has determined to move his planing mill back to Muskegon. H. W. Sage & Co. will get out 15,000,000 feet of pine, at Sage’s lake, Ogemaw county, which has been run over by forest fires. A dam is being built to facilitate the operation. John Sweet, of Rodney, recently finished a logging contract for O. P. Pillsbury & Co., begun in 1883. He put in about 110,000,- 000 feet of logs during the time covered by his contract. T. D. Stimson’s pine, in the southern | part of Barton township, Newaygo county, | has been burned over, and will have to be logged the coming winter. It will probably be hauled over a tram road and dumped in- | to the Muskegon at Big Rapids. oeeierinc once cella ile onal THE TRADESMAN cordially commends the constitution and by-laws of the White Lake Business Men’s Association, published in another column this week, as a concise statement of the aims and objects of mer- cantile organizations. Bereft of the super- fluous articles which burden too many Asso- ciations, the draft referred to is likely to serve as a model for many organizations yet unborn. The Real Estate World is the title of a new eight-page ‘journal, the first number of which has just been -issued by Judge C. S. Edwards. The character of the venture is indicated by its title and there is every rea- son for thinking that the journal will be the recipient of the patronage itso richly de- serves. The Mancelona Herald showed commend- able energy in getting out a regular edition the week following the conflagration at that place. AMONG THE TRADE. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Hawkins & Perry sold the H. Van Giesen & Co. grocery stock at 83 Plainfield avenue. David Quay succeeds Quay, Killen & Co. in the manufacture of staves and hoops at Bailey and the manufacture of barrels at at Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids Portable House. Co. has sold one of the Densmore cottages to Mr. Rose Hartwick Thorpe, to be shipped to San Antonio, Texas. The Gripsack Brigade. J.C. Watson is working up along the lake shore this week. C. B. Lamb, the boot and shoe traveler, put in Sunday at this market. B. Dosker, city salesman for P. Steketee & Sons, is taking a week’s recreation. Dan. Lynch and wife left Monday for a visit with friends at Cinncinnati and Spring- field. I. A. Miller, formerly with M. C. Rus- sell, is now working the city trade for F. J. Dettenthaler. W. S. Horn has gone to Bethlehem, Pa., to assist in the celebration of his parents’ golden wedding. Ben. W. Putnam started Monday for a trip through the Holland colony, going with his own team. L. A. Caro, secretary of the Michigan Division T. P. A., has resigned his position with Brown Bros., of Detroit. F. W. Parsons, State Agent for the Wil- | son & McCally Tobacco Co., of Middletown, Ohio, put in Sunday at this market. H. J. Craig, of Michigan City, has engag- ed to travel through Southern Michigan for Mohl & Kenning, the engagement beginning September 1. Chas. E. Morgan writes THE TRADES- MAN as follows: ‘‘Wm. B. Edmunds has bought the Haugh Petoskey house plants for his coon farm at South Bend.” A. B. Read, formerly with P. H. Gilkey & Co., at Richland, has gone on the road for Fox & Bradford, taking as his territory the trade of Southern Michigan and North- ern Indiana. B. Frank Emery has been designated by Wm. L. Ellis & Co., of Baltimore, as their authorized agent for this State. In addi- tion to carrying a stock here, Frank has en- gaged to travel two days a week. ————> -4- = Purely Personal. ! J. H. Frazer has arranged to engage in the sawmill business at St. James, on the Big Beaver, having purchased of Hester & Fox an outfit with a daily capacity of 10,000 hardwood. The Graves Lumber Co. is the name of a new corporation which has been organized to succeed to the business of the Benton Harbor Lumber Co., wholesale lumber deal- ers at Benton Harbor. J. B. Graves is pres- ident of the company and H. P. Belknap secretary. Little, Simonds & Co., formerly of this city, who already operate a large single stave factory at Duluth, and cooperage es- tablishments elsewhere, will put up a sec- ond factory in Grafton, Dak. This latter shop will have a capacity of 600 barrels a day. The Unaka Timber Co., which is com- posed of Grand Rapids and Big Rapids cap- italists, owns 80,000,000 feet of poplar and white pine near Knoxville, Tenn., and has under contemplation the erection of a saw- mill near Erwin to cut the timber into lum- ber and market it from Knoxville. Henry B. Wetzell, of the former firm of Wetzell Bros., is vice-president of the company. AROUND THE STATE. C. W. Hall, druggist at Henderson, has sold out. O. C. Churchill, grocer at Marcellus, is closing out. Betts Bros., hardware dealers at Edmore, have sold out. C. E. Munroe succeeds Munroe & Ricket- son in general trade at Bonanza. W. E. Davis succeeds Davis & Hold in the drug business at Grand Ledge. A. J. Petz & Co. succeed Petz & Scott in > the dry goods business at Owosso. Paul G. Steketee is spending a couple of J. W. Murray succeeds Cal. Whitney in} weeks at Muskegon at Macatawa Park. the grocery business at Laingsburg. Geo. B. Dunton and wife leave Thursday Fred. J. Eienburg, of Ionia, has purchased | for a fortnight’s outing through the Upper Dr. Weller’s drug stock at Fowler. Peninsula. Ii. J. Vineelet has removed his grocery} Martin DeBoer has taken a position as stock from Farmington to Elgin, IIL stock keeper with P. Steketee & Sons, C. A. Coryell succeeds G. L. Coryell in | wholesale department. the grocery business at Grand Ledge. John M. Shields, shipping clerk for Fred. | F. C. Foreman succeeds T. C. F. Fore-| D. Yale & Co. has returned from a week’s | man in the boot and shoe business at Grand | vacation at Fruitridge. Ledge. C. C. Wilmot. left Monday for Detroit, | W. H. Goodyear, druggist at Hastings, | where he will take a trip around the lakes, has admitted his clerk, Fred. Heath, to a! spending several days at Tawas. partnership in the business, William Power Granger has gone to G. Gumbinsky & Co. have removed their} Waukeska, Wis., to test the remedial prop- dry goods stock from Howard City to| erties of the water of that resort. Alpena—not Allegan, as heretofore stated. S. W. Perigreen, manager of the Grand Paton & Andrus, general dealers at} Rapids School Furniture Co., has returned Shelby, have purchased the grocery, flour | from a week’s sojourn at Charlevoix. and feed business of A. L. Dennis, at New Adelbert L. Livingston, with E. G. Stud- Era. ley & Co., was accompanied by his daughter Lafayette A. Moon has purchased a half | on his trip up the lake shore last week. interest in the produce and commission bus-| A. Webber, salesman for the Watson iness of E. P. Clark, at Big Rapids. The} Cheese Factory Co., of Watson, and D.| style of the new firm is Clark & Moon. | Miller, maker in the same factory, spent Cole & Chapel, of Ada, have added a line | Saturday among the jobbing trade at this of boots and shoes to their dry goods and | market. groceries, making a complete general store, H. P. Baldwin 2nd, of Detroit, furnishing the stock. —_——.-—-?- | Ludwig Winternitz has received a third | Monton Tribune: Krohn & Alvin, the gentlemen who are about to open the dry 'it and I think in a short time we will be in wagon for his ‘‘Fermentum” yeast business, goods store in the Eagle building, arrived and will hereafter run three wagons instead here Wednesday evening. Their goods will be here in a few days. of two. This addition has been rendered | F. F. Ingram and 8. A. Griggs have admitted to general partnership in the firm of Milburn & Williamson, wholesale and re- tail druggists at Detroit. Sarah A. Cooley has contributed $6,750 in the form of a special partnership, terminating Jan. 1, 1889. . verge of organizing. necessary by the increase in trade and will | enable him to deliver the yeast even more | promptly than in the past, enabling mer- | chants to get ‘‘Fermentum” ahead of any | other yeast sold by the trade. The Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. | has lately received orders for school seats | and desks from Evart and Imlay City, Mich.; | Booneville, Ind.; Cambridge, Mass. ; White River, Vt.; and Lock Haven, Pa. The Coming State Convention. Interest in the coming State convention of the Business Men’s Asssociations of Michigan seems to grow as the date of the meeting approaches. Nearly every associa- tion under the jurisdiction of the meeting has notified Tuk TRADESMAN that it will be represented by delegated authority and lay delegates will be present in large num- bers from those towns not yet organized. It is yet too early to outline the pro- gramme which will be observed at the con- vention. The gathering’ will be called to order at 9a. m. on the day of meeting for the forenoon session, at which time the work of preliminary organization will be effected. An afternoon session, beginning at 2 p. m., will afford ample opportunity for the interchange of ideas and opinions, and that part of the work which is not com- pleted can be finished at the evening meet- ing, after which the gathering will be ten- dered a spread at one of the hotels by the Retail Grocers’ Association of Grand Rap- ids. Among those who have promised to be present, unless unavoidably detained, are Smith Barnes, of Traverse City, and Robert M. Floyd, of Chicago. Mr..Barnes is too well known to the readets of Tur TRADEs- MAN to necessitate an introduction at this time. Mr. Floyd is familiar with the work of the Boston organizations and has thrown all the influence he could bring to bear to render the Western associations effective and successful. Every legitimate business man will be welcomed at the convention and it is taken for granted that every one coming will be ‘‘loaded” with arguments in favor of a united and harmonious State league. ere lial ae Notes from the Various Associations. Cal. L. Martin, of Elk Rapids, sends to THE TRADESMAN for the necessary blanks and data to proceed with the organization of an Association. Wm. Jorn, Secretary of the Sturgis Busi- ness Men’s Association, writes as follows: ‘Everybody seems to be well pleased with shape to do some business.” A member of the Big Rapids Business Men’s Association writes Tut TRADESMAN as follows: ‘*We now have sixty-one mem- bers in our organization. We are getting much better acquainted with each other. Some of the members have had good re- turns.” —< -o- <> The Sturgis Association. Sturais, AuG. 2, 1886. Editor MICHIGAN TRADESMAN: DEAR Sir—At a meeting of the Sturgis Business Men’s Association, held on Aug. 9, there were present quite a number. of the merchants of Sturgis. The minutes of the last meeting were read, after which a spec- ial committee reported a constitution and by-laws, which were adopted. The following officers were chosen for the eoming year: President—H. S. Chureh. Vice-President—H. L. Anthony. Secretary and Treasurer—Wm. Jorn. It was decided to hold a regular meeting once amonth. Other steps were taken to advance the organization, after which the meeting adjourned. Wm. Jorn, Secretary. MISCELLANEOUS. Parra lpi alts Rd a Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, or 50 cents tor three weeks. Advance pay- ment. Advertisements directing that answers be sent in care of this office must be accompanied ps J 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, ete. OR SAUE—One large ice box, (lined inside,) one pair scales, weigh 800 pounds, (almost 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 press and patent brush; one safe; one second-hand cheese safe; thirteen new wooden tea chests (large). Apply toJ.C. Shaw & Co., 79 Canal street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 154 OR SALE OR EXCHANGE—12% acres fruit farm adjoining city of Grand Rap- ids, elegant buildings, for clean hardware or general merchandise stock. Address Box 65, Grand Rapids, Mich. 1h4* ARTNER WANTED—To buy half interest in grocery business in one of the finest cities of 6,000 population in Northern Michigan. One of the partners obliged to sell on account of advanced age and very poor health. Large trade already built up, and can be doubled. Sales for June, $2,015 and July, $2,477. Ad- dress L, care THE TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids, 157* Mich. The Why and Wherefore. From the Saranac Local. ORDER OF PUBLICATION. STATE OF MICHIGAN, THE SUPERIOR COURT OF GRAND RAPIDS: IN CHANCERY, VICTORY CODY, Complainant, ) vs. ANDREW CODY, Defendant. } Suit pending in the Superior Court of Grand Rapids, at the City of Grand Rapids, in said anny on the seventh day of August, A. D, A call has been signed by nearly every business man in town for a meeting to or- ganize a Business Men’s Protective Associa- tion. A meeting was to have been held last Monday evening, at which time E. A. Stowe, of Grand Rapids, intended to be present. Owning to this failure of Mr. Stowe meeting the engagement, the meeting was adjourned until Monday evening Aug- ust 16, at which time Mr. Stowe will be present. Thereby hangs atale. The editor of THE TRADESMAN boarded the 6:30 p. m. train for Saranac, but the hard-hearted conductor refused to stop there, in concequense of which the engagement above referred to was unavoidably broken. ——__—>2———_ In this cause, it appearing from affidavit on file, that che defendant, Andrew Cody, is resi- dent of this State, and that process for his ap- pearance has been duly issued, and that the same could not be served for the reason that he is concealed within this State. On motion of Frank A, Rodgers, Complainant’s Solicitor, it is ordered that the appearance of said de- fendant, Andrew Cody, be entered herein within three months from the date of this or- der, and in case of his appearance in this cause, his answer to the Bill of Complaint to be filed, and a copy thereof to be served on the Com- plainant’s Solicitor, within twenty days after service on him of a copy of said Bill and a no- en re caer and in “tens thereof, said as a lll Will be taken as confessed by said Andrew The Wayland cheese is no longer handled | Cody, Defendant: And it is further ordered, by W. F. Gibson & Co., of this city. Order that within twenty days the Complaintant direct from the factory, addressing all com- cause a notice of this order to be published in munications to I. B. Smith, proprietor. the Michigan Tradesman, a newspaper printed, published and circulated in said County, and that said publication be continued therein once in each week for six weeks insuccession, or that he cause a copy of this order to be per- sonally served on said Defendant at least twenty days before the time prescribed for his appearance. ISAAC H. PARRISH, Judge of the Superior Court of Grand Rapids, Examined, countersigned and entered by me, : CHAS. P. RATHBUN, FRANK A. RODGERS, Complainant’s Solicitor. A true copy, Attest, CHAS. P. RATHBUN, Register. LUDWIG) WINTERNITZ, STATE AGENT FOR Register eaM ContenesseD Yeas? M'F BY THE * LIVERDALE DISt-Co IF A. JUNKER GentAcr CHic pe? MISCELLANEOUS, Hemlock Bark—Local buyers are paying $5 for all offerings of new bark. The demand is not very active. Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.50 ¢ b 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. 106 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. TELEPHONE 566. Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for their town on this Yeast by applying to above address. None genuine unless it bears above label. The @ ‘HOOD BNOUVSU vamily Lamps are filled direct by THE PUMP without lifting the Can. The Fill- ing Tube adjusting to suit the heighth of any lamp. Any overflow or drippings are returned to the Can through an opening inthe center of the top. When closed the Filling Tube enters this opening, pre- venting evaporation from EITHER PUMP OR CAN. rh, i ‘AND GASOLINE CAN! Every Live Dealer Should Sell Them. This is the Most Practical, Large-Sized Family Can in the Market. It should be an object with dealers, when possible, to do away with the éunoyance and frequent filling of small cans. A little effort and a slight difference in the price of oil in quantities will in- sure you a good trade in these cans, and guarantee your customers Absolute Safety and the Greatest Possible Convenience. oe NEEDED IN EVERY FAMILY WHERE OIL IS USED. OVER 200,000 IN ACTUAL USE! DONWT BE HUMBUGGED With Cheap and Worthless ‘Imitations. Buy the Original, the Genuine, Old Reliable “GOOD ENOUGH.” WINFIELD MAN’F'’G CO., WARREN, OHIO. SEND FOR COMPLETE CIRCULARS AND PRICE-LIST. FOR SALE IN GRAND RAPIDS BY CURTISS, DUNTON & CO., Wholesale Paper & Woodenware, FOSTER, STEVENS & CO., - - Wholesale Hardware, H. LEONARD & SONS,- - - = - Wholesale Crockery. SHOW CASE 5. HEYMAN & $0 j MANUFACTURERS, 48 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ee oo PLZ ii i Hi s fi f" ; ni Every style of Show Cases, in walnut, cherry, mahogany, oak or bird’s-eye maple on hand or made to order. Best of workmanship and lowest prices. Illustrated Catalogue and Price-List mailed on application. Merchants are invited to call and look over our line when iu the city. W J ANTED—A thoroughly competent man as salesman in a general store. Must be sober and industrious. Address, giving refer- ences, West Michigan Lumber Co., Woodville, Mich. 152tf OR SALE—A hardware store with tin-shop, situated in best farming county in center of State. About $1,500 stock all new, no com- petition. Address G. A., care THE TRADES- MAN, 157* ‘\RIST MILL—For sale or exchange for other er. Mill is situated on rail- road thirty-six to eighty miles from competing mills in new and rapidly developing farming country near lumbering markets. Present owner not a miller and having other business. Address Geo. H. Smith, Gaylord, Mich. 154* oe SALE—Small stock of general mer- chandise in growing town, with prospect of railroad in the near future. Also fine resi- dence, if desired. Address O. W. Bailey, Kal- amo, Mich. 156* Fee SALE—Small clean stock of hardware with tin shop. No competition. Cause for selling, failing health. or particulars, write Foster, Stevens & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. 152 F% SALE—Saloon doing good business on good business street. Rent, $30 per month. Stock and license will inventory $650. Address Wine, care THE TRADESMAN, 149tf us 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 ee 3t F 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 Miscejlaneons Column of THE TRADESMAN. A twenty-five word advertisement costs but 25 OLNEY, SHIELDS & 60,, WHOLESALE CROCERS, And IMPORTERS OF TEAS. 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. Tho 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. cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks. 5 and 7 Ionia Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich. We. give « ¢ 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. Secretury—Jacob Jesson. Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. Next meeting—At Lansing, November 2. Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. President—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. First Vice-President—Frank J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids. : Second 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, Geo. Gundrum, Frank Wells, F. W. R. Perry and 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. ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884. President—Frank J. Wurzburg. Vice-President--Wm. L. White. Secretary—Frank H. Escott. Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild. 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—John E. Peck, Hi. B. Fairchild and Wm. H. Van Leeuren. Committee on Legislation—Jas. D. Lacey, 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, Sep. 2, at “The Tradesman’”’ office. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. Organized October, 1883. 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 Wednesday in each month. Jackson County Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation. President—R. F. Latimer. Vice-President—C. D. Colwell. Secretary—F. A. King. Treasurer—Chas. E. Humphrey. Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron. C. E. Foot and C. H. Haskins. : Annual Meeting— First Thursday in November. Reguisr Meetings—First Thursday of each month. Saginaw County Pharmaceutical So- ciety.’ President—Jay Smith. : First Vice-President—W. H. Y arnall. Second Vice-President—R. Bruske. Secretary—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. President—Fred. Heath. Vice-President—l. C. Terry. Secretary and Treasurer—L. B. Glover. Regular Meetings—Second and fourth Wednes- day of each month. : . Next Meeting—Wednesday evening, Aug. 25. Oceana County Pharmaceutical So- ciety. President—F. W. Fincher. Vice-President—F. W. Van Wickle. Secretary—Frank Cady. Treasurer—E. A. Wright. Downfall of a Proprietary Medicine King. All the personal effects and property of R. M. Kennedy, of Pittsburg, Pa., were sold by the sheriff last week, and the event winds up one of the most remarkable busi- ness careers ever known. He is or was the proprietor of “Carboline,” the hair restorer, and the medicine known as ‘Seven Seals or Golden Wonder.” For many years he bought large quantities of drugs in New York and is well known to the majority of the wholesale trade there. The magnitude of his real estate operations also made his name a household word in Pittsburg where he transformed farms on the outskirts into beautiful villages and erected numberless cottages to be sold on the installment plan. Had he confined his business to proprietary medicines and real eatate his millions would not today be scattered to the winds. In one transaction with the U. S. Govern- ment he made a clear profit of $22,500 from a matter which experienced building con- tractors would not touch and who consider- ed him foolish. Some years ago he engaged in oil specula- tions and for a time was very successful. But luck changed, and on one oceasion dur- ing a visit to Oil City he dropped $55,000 into the market inside of two hours. His oil investments cost him hundreds of thous- ands of dollars and brought about his insol- ency. Personally Mr. Kennedy was a man of aftiable manners, a friend of everybody, taking every occasion to do a good turn to his friends and acquaintances. To-day he is living in London, England, and his friends say that not many years will elapse until ‘‘Bob” Kennedy is on top again. He went to Pittsburg some 20 years ago and started a small place on Fifth avenue, selling cheap jewelry. He started out a corps of boys who handled prize packages of candy. This was practically his start. Next he drifted into the patent medicine business, and by his great business capacity soon got to be known as one of the patent medicine kings of the country. He was one of the leaders in the use of printers’ ink, and when the money began to flow in he let it go wholesale, using not only col- umns but pages of advertising space in the leading papers of the country, his advertise- ments being a revelation to modern adver- tisers. His income from his preparations at one time amounted to $150,000 per an- um clear. Ofthe money, nearly nine-tenths was thrown into advertising, and as a re- sult the name of R. M. Kennedy has reach- ed about every village and hamlet on this continent. When he began to realize on his returns and count his cash, Mr. Kennedy, at one stage of his career, could sign his check for a cool $1,000,000. The Drug Clerk. From the National Druggist. The drug clerk sat behind the case, With his head drooping downto his knee, Wondering how long he must wait To compound the day’s last recipe. All the day long he has plodded From the case to the long counter’s end, First to put up a prescription, Tnen to the wants of a boy attend. No matter how busy he be In preparing the mixture for cramps, He must stop to wait on the boy Whose mother has sent him for stamps. Then quick to the case he returns, Only to be hurried away again, To sell a cure for an old tooth That has given a lady great pain. Thus he is is kept running about, Waiting on those who suffer from ills, And employing his spare moments In increasing the store’s stock of pills. When he has worked with the pestle From early morn until dark, His master then blandly tells him "Twould be well to be grinding some bark. And when the pill stock is full, And all the bark in the store is ground, There’s always something to be done Which until then had not been found. If he has made all the tinctures, Put up all powders he may require, He then the cases must polish, For the customers’ eyes to admire. And while he thus wonders and thinks, He is aroused from his revery By the man who comes rushing in And wants to see the directory. When late at night the doors are locked, And he sinks exhausted to his bed. He thinks that now he can at last Find fitful rest for his aching head. But not so for this weary clerk, With more trials than tongue can tell, For as soon as his eyes are closed He is awakened by the night-bell. Quickly: he dons his scant attire, Ever ready to wait on the sick, But mad he is when no one’s there, As it was only a bad boy’s trick. Again he trudges back to his bed, Hoping now to rest until the morn, But soon the night-bell calls him up fo sell a cure for a woman’s corn. All through the night he has no rest, Being troubled by one and the other, Some want oil—some, paregoric— While others come only to bother. Work all day and no sleep at night Is the poor drug clerk’s pitiful lot, And he wonders if he’ll have res When this dreary world’s fought. t battles are Even in his sleep the drug clerk dreams Of the sign that is ever in sight, “Prescriptions carefully compounded At all hours of the day and night.” ———— ea Miscellaneous Drug Notes. Aniline oil is now employed as a local an- esthetic. Soap and honey are said to be excellent excipients for pills of comphor. Hops picked in 1885 are selling for 40 cents per pound in New York State. Two druggists were recently arrested in New York City for counter prescribing. A Kentucky syndicate proposes to corner the market for free Bourbon whiskies of 1879 to 1883. The Philadelphia Board of Pharmacy is preparing to prosecute unlicensed druggists of that city. Itis claimed that over 500 patent medi- cines are born annually, and that 490 do not outlive the first year. The Committee of the National Whole- sale Druggists’ Association on Mutual In- surance has decided to let the matter rest for the present. The great demand for menthol that has arisen during the last two or three years has caused a great increase in the cultiva- tion of peppermint in Japan. Napathalin leaves are now introduced in Germany as a substitute for {camphor in the perservation of goods from moths. The sprinkling of powdered crystallized naph- thalin on articles of apparel has many in- conveniences; hence, the idea to manufac- ture the leaves, containing about fifty per cent. of naphthalin, so applied as to pre- vent it from falling off when the leaves are bent or touched by hand. Each leaf weighs about half an ounce. ———_——»>->_———- The New York Peppermint Crop. In an interview with the Buffalo Express, H. G. Hotchkiss is reported as saying: “The avreage crop per year in Wayne county is between 80,000 and 100,000 pounds, and yields on the average about twenty pounds to the acre in a good season. This year the crop will be much smaller than usual, owing to the late planting, necessitated by floods which occurred early in the spring. Although there is an in- crease of acreage over last year the crop looks poorer than it has for many years. Seven-eighths of the whole crop in the world is raised in Wayne county, and that principally in the towns of Lyons, Arcadia, Palmyra, Sodus and Wolcott. A large pro- portion of the oil is exported. In 1879 the yield was the largest ever known, aggre- gating 150,000 pounds. This year it will be hardly one-third of that. The market is now at a standstill. owing to the uncertain- ty of the growing crop. Last year’s crop is nearly all marketed. The average price paid for the last three months has been from $3.75 to $4 per pound for the crude oil. In 1879 it was down to $2. I have known the market to jump $1 per pound in a sin- gle day. One farmer last year brought into our refinery a common sleigh load, which, when measured, was found to be worth $4,000. You can see from this how much money there is in peppermint.” —_——_—_—>--->-—_—— “J see you have a new doctor at your house.” ‘‘Yes, my wife won’t have anyone else now, since Smoothtongue made his first prescription for her.” ‘*Why, did it do her so much good? What was it?” ‘Well, you know, she had headache, or neuralgia, or something of that kind, and went to him for a prescription; he looked at her, gave her some stuff, but told her she would never get well until she had a new bonnet. That set- tled him as our family docter for life.” Particular Where She Worked. ‘“T have a thoroughly competent girl who wishes a good place,” said the agent of an employment office recently; but she is pretty high-strung, and wants things herown way. Will you see her?” “Yes,” said the weary looking woman in seareh of a servant. The gifted and determined appears. She is as well-dressed as her would-be mistress, and has an I’m-as-good-as-you-are air about her. Before the lady can say a word the girl asks: ‘How many in family?” ‘-Three.” ‘Keep a second girl?” “No.” ‘Master at home for lunch?” ‘No.’ “Set tubs?” Ves,” ‘Collars and cuffs laundried out?” “Sometimes.” “Furnace?” ‘*Yes.” ‘“*Who tends it?’ . “The girl usually.” “Extra pay for that?” “No, not usually?” “Have much company?” “No, very little.” ‘Any children?” “Yes, one child.” “How old is the child?” ‘Two years.” “Humph! Bad age. “Yes.” “Do you get the meals on wash-day?” “T help always.” “Don’t do clear starching, I reckon?” “No, I do not.” ‘What kind of a range?” “Arlington.” ‘“‘Mumph! Don’t like it. the girl’s room?” “Yes.” ‘“Carpet-matting?” ‘*Carpet.” ‘““What days do I have out? “Thursday and Sunday afternoons.” “That all?” ‘*V es,” ‘Well, I don’t think the place would suit me. I’m a little particular where I go.” And out she flounced. ————_> +4 A botanist has estimated the number oj seeds in some of the common weeds of the United States, as follows: Shepard’s purse, 37,500 per plant; dandelion, 12,108; wild pepper grass, 18,400; wheat thief, 7,000; common thistle, 65,366; camomile, 15,920; butter weed, 8,587; rag weed, 4,366; com- mon purslane, 388,800; common plantain, 42,200; burdock, 38,068. It is said that the fine and aromatic tobac- co of Cuba is growing scarcer every year, and that its degeneration is due to the ex- haustion of the land and the abuse of Peruvian guayo as a fertilizer. The United States produces yearly 200,000,000 pounds, and to make cigars 7,000,000 pounds of to- bacco for fillers are bought in Cuba. Michigan Drug Exchange, Mills & Goodman, Props. PPPOE eee eee eee ree SALE—Small stock of $500 well located _ in Grand Rapids. Will either sell or rent building. Good location for physician. ere drug clerks, either pharmacists or assistants,who are sober, honest, industrious and willing to work on moderate salary. Boy?” Is there gas in ANTED—Partner with from $1,000 to $3,000 to take part interest in fine stock in growing town of about 1,800 inhabitants. Must be live business man and capable of taking en- tire charge of store. ce SALE—Stock of drugs and groceries of about $4,000 ingown of about 2,000 inhab- itants. Willsellon easy terms or exchange for good improved real estate. OR SALE—Neat stock of about $500 in small town. Doing good paying business. Reason for selling, other business. ree SALE—Fine stock of about $5,000, well located in Grand Rapids. Doing business of $15,000 per year. Can be bought at liberal discount if taken before Oct. 1. OR SALE—Stock of $1.800in town of 1,000 inhabitants, in midst of fine farming re- ion. Average daily sales not less than $20. ill sell at liberal discount or will exchange for good property. Fok SALE—Fine stock of about $4,000 in town of about 4,000 inhabitants. Will sell either at inventory or estimate. Ae other stocks, the particulars of which we will furnish on application. ae DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks we will furnish the address and full par- ticulars of those on our list free. DIARRHEA= EVERYBODY-IS:SUBIECI-TO- COMPIAINTS ORE'SKIND: ANONO-FAMILY is SAFE Without HAVING A: BOTTLE -OF- AIN:EASYREAGY, IIS*A-SARE-&¢SPEEDE "ES, CURE- — The Largest Yet. Cody, Ball & Co., the pioneer wholesale grocery house, recently made a sale of fifty- eight chests of, tea to a single purchaser to be delivered at one time. This is claimed to be the largest single sale of tea ever made at this market, and reflects much credit on the house handling the order, as well as on the salesman taking the order—the veteran Gus. Sharp. _—_————?> > We have got out a new bushel and half bushel basket which is hooped like a pail and is perfectly smooth outside and in. It is so tight that it can be used to water stock out of. It is made of black ash staves and is a very slick thing. Our agents will carry a sainple once over the road. R. Hancock, of Curtiss, DuntroNn & Co. PO BRADPID TODACOUNISTS! 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 MATL. Guaranteed absolutely PurRE, HiGHEsT GRADE, CULTIVATED coffee, and free from any mixture with the rank acid coffees grown on untultivated lands, which cause dizzi- ness, indigestion, sleeplessness, ete. Sold in 1 tb pink paper bags, 1 tb foil lined cartoons, and 2 tb tins by all leading Retail Geocers. HOWARD W. SPURR & CO.,, Importers, Roasters and Packers, BOSTON. Wheat Germicelll Contains the Germ and Gluten of Selected Winter Wheat. Will cook in FIVE minutes as thoroughly as Oat Meal will in ‘Two Hours. IT IS NOURISHING. IT IS HEALTHFUL. IT IS ECONOMICAL. FOR SALE BY JOHN CAULFIELD CODY, BALL & CO. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. PAPAL. These prices are for. cash Iniyers, who pay | promptly and buy in full packages. AXLE GREASE. Challenge.......... 80(/Paragon ...........2 10 Frazer’s........... 90/Paragon 25 pails. 90 Diamond X........ 60\Fraziers, 25 ib pails.1 25: Modoe, 4 doz....... 2 50] BAKING POWDER. PUCOMR, BAB i ca oc casi c cc esa yee ee 1 25 * Mee et ee cae dicen Be " Be cree ve cak ss Saaktc sc uuayt doh ean 4 25 “ RE os i a vn tt cane as we aes 28 Arctic, 4% tb cans, : G02. GOSE. i 66. css 45 _ : Lae caches es 75 . % - 2 iit ya bs 1 40 ag 1 " 2 Wi oaks Se pee bees 2 40 a & «© 1 " be a cle e ae Victorian, 1 cans, (tall,) 2 doz..... ...... 2 00 Diamond, rly oc. s ci csccs escent Sean chas 15 BLUING. OO, TO Bike os ise odes ia ieee doz. 25 DO TA ds oa oo daca cesses cnses doz. 45 Pt © OBS 6 ok ns. oc coi ccs cencs cs doz. 35 Rs OO ios ac bk Lack cues cence doz. 65 Oe ON, ks becca ns se atinges asenss % gross 3 50 EN Oo og oa ibk ok Cs era neseeancn suse 7 20 OCS OE ons sac casa ecenacnic cece 12 00 Arctic No. 1 pepper box.............. ssey GO Arctic No. 2 - sad Gi as seee nh ween 3 00 Arctic No. 3 " ewe dia hee es 4 00 BROOMS. Wo. 2 url oc. sos os 2 00|}Parlor Gem........ 3 00 No. 1 Burt, ........; 2 25;Common Whisk.... 90 No. 2Carpet........ 2 50|}Faney Whisk...... 1 00 No.1 Carpet........ Tos cla dedeancss 3 75 CANNED FISH. Clams, | hb, Little Neck...................: 1 35 Clams, 2 tb. Little Neck.......... a eee Ciaie CNOWGCL, BD. oc iw. kcce ences ce nee 215 Cove Oysters, 1 ® standards.......... 95@1 00 Cove Oysters, 2 tb standards............. 1 75 TOMBEOTS, 1 I DICDIO! ooo oo cee cae eens 1 % PQUSURTA Sa 10, PIODIC. .. - cs can cee hoe noe es 2 50 PODSbOIE. FW BERT. 6. ces Coc ec eee soc aee 2 60 TODSCCIS: 2 WD BURT so cc sees oo ce ce cess ens 3 00 Mackerel, 1 fresh standards............ 1 20 Mackerel, 5 t fresh standards............ 4 00 Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 fb........... 3 00 Mackerel,3 thin Mustard.................. 3 00 Mackerel, 3 i soused...................24- 3 00 Salmon, 1 fb Columbia river............... 1 60 Salmon, 2 t Columbia river............... 2 40 Sardines, domestic 348..................02. 7T@8 Sardines, domestic 48................... 2 Bardines, Divistard 366... 2. cone cece secenes 12 Sardines, imported S8.................... 14 TPOUL. A. DFOOK, 05 ois ece sans ase esses 4 CO CANNED FRUITS. Apples, 3 standards ..................... 75 Apples, gallons. standards................ 2 00 Blackberries, standards...... 4. Cherries, red standard.................... 95 ci cica desks cheaneas 1 00 Egg Plums, standards ............... 1 20@1 25 Green Gages, standards 2 B........... 1 20@1 25 Peaches, Extra Yellow ..................-- 1 90 Peaches, standards..................ceeeee 1 60 PRBCHUOR, BOCONGS. ois ic croc cscs cecssceses 1 2 Pineapples, standards..................... 1 50 Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced... .......... 2 60 Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated...... ..... 2% NOE soe iva oc wa oo ace bs pa ceases 1 25 Raspberries, extra................2- 1 20@1 30 RECA DOTIIOS ii cia enc i occ aces oe 1 1W@l1 25 CANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA. Lusk’s. Mariposa. PTIOOES oo a ence i cnc as 2 25 2 00 BOE PT oe a ain sk oo sos oo oan 210 2 00 OR ee keene 1 8 1 80 Green Gages................... 210 2 00 POO ae. 2 25 2 ROM co a hence cv ao deck 2 50 PORCNOG oe cocks ia cise cel. 2 85 2 25 CANNED VEGETABLES. Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................... 3 00 Beans, Lima, standard.................... 80 Beans, Stringless, Erie.................... 95 Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. 1 65 Corn, Archer’s Trophy.................0 1 00 WP) OW COPY. 8. oo cok ces oe ce 1 00 Or as os oc ca Se cco weno taken ne 1 00 OO CI oo on kc coc caecccaccues sacs p ‘** Excelsior.. OOO, DRO oo he ic inka chaps cece dscns cee 1 65 Peas, Marrofat, standard, Erie............ 1 50 i RSE TS A ee 70 Peas, Fink, Dwyer &Co.................. 75 Pumpkin, 3 Golden..................... 7d Succotash, standard..................... 75@1 40 Rs i oa nek deca es cence acon: 1 00 Tomatoes, standard brands............... 115 CHEESE, Michigan full cfeam................. 8@ 8% CHOCOLATE. ROS oe dace. 37\German Sweet....... 23 MunwiOS ik... ks 2t 35| Vienna Sweet ....... 22 COCOANDT, RORCIGs Cees aie ace @25 ae SOOM MOR oe oes @26 ‘ eons lace dds tines @27 POE OU BS 18 oe ec eee anes, @23% “ BRON 46 6 ccc se oon @24 - Mocs pda ce ba cs eescaes @2A% MONDALIAN, DALUB, 6.6.60. c. 6 sins cease @18 COFFEES. Green. | Roasted. WO ceo, cae ass Oe AIO... cc... T@15 Golden Rio......... 12 |Golden Rio......... 16 MANUOR. .... 5... ses ay pene... 17 Maricabo........... 13 |Maricabo Se eT 17 PAG oY... A@25 jJava.......... 24G26 i A. Jae.:....55.- 10:6. Java........:: 24 MOGHhS ooo) sca ieee 25. (Mocha... .......... 25 COFFEES—PACKAGE, 60 Ibs 100 hs 300 hs ae ike vavad nese clans 144g 14 13% ik ce vu ca ee upes 13% PORE Boo oes a os cadena bones 13% 135% a aoc co ca seen occ ness 1334 POO ive cate cence sc ccdeas 14414 4 OUR css eck bsp ewes whens 13% 138% IO ooo cans bs hi ec cues eee vs 13% 1334 13% EIGEN Wt es werden bce 2 21 POOR olin Vien caceacaes 16 TR oh Sk cig oe ic oye awa cas 12% 1256 se bs vas sno vee dean ss 1334 133, 18% : CORDAGE. 60 foot Jute..... 100 |50 foot Cotton....1 60 72 foot Jute ..... 25 (60 foot Cotton....1 75 40 Foot Cotton.,..1 50 |72 foot Cotton....2 0 CRACKERS AND SWEET GOODS. c XXX Pb Kenosha Butter................ 6% Seymour Butter............... 5 Ps ke chk ered ancl os des 5 PADOCY FAUCIOP cnc secs iets ees 4% Se SPORES os vn csc cake ccakes 5 a a ce ae ees bs 5 WANGCY OFBtO?: once ce cok occ 4% WEDOCY BOGR. ae aks ci 5s be dwanse 4% CRED OGG ooo cists ola cagess i% WO ck Soe eau ues acess 5 MN ra Ue eat T RRS oes ois occ kk eee cae es 7 CPB OOM oo oi anks cane cence 8 Oe EO ie incees 8 Pretzels, hand-made........... ns% PVCUIOIS oo ae ks nada accu syeenets 9% CYAOGKNGIS .. 6b cine he iene ges c cen 15% Lemon Cream.........5.0..565. 7% 8% Frosted Cream...............:. 8% Ginger Snaps..............-...- 7 8% No. 1 Ginger Snaps. cian ae Lemon Snaps........ cacue us 12% Coffee Cake. oo... . 66. cade vances 8% Lemon Wafers............6.... 18% OMIDIOR sce eds cis ees este 11% Extra Honey Jumbles......... 12% Frosted Honey Cakes......... 138% Cream GeOMB..........c0ecccees 13% Bagleys Gems................. 18% Beed CAKeS. oo 6.52.5 acess seeescs RY% Bi & M. Canes: occ. as 8&4 FISH. Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.............. @é0 COO WOE oak nos cack a Son den canes cass 38%@4% COO TRO ONE SS oo oa scons da cc aces entices wate 5@6% WUD oo eas eV oic aca ouen codekcl aueig 9@10 Herring, round, % bbl................ 2 W@Z 25 Herring ,round, 4 bbl.................... 12 Herring, Holland, bbls................... 11 00 Herring, Holland, kegs................... *5@80 Herring, Scaled...........6....000 seeeeeee 20@% Mackerel, shore, No. 2, % bbls............ 5 25 “ . AO RS eck vcac 30 - - - oe aaa 60 _ Wo. &, 46 BOM ck oes ese gaaks. 3 25 46 OER Roos vs cas ckcn as 60 ‘ ee ci cares heel vous 50 BG 8G BE os ke cic ede iene dcas teins: 2 25@2 50 Trout, 4 DdIS....6. 666s ..0> eibcecuaee: 3 50@3 75 OE OO AO a vaca ic cece vicina ce cas vo nees 70 WED, NO; 136 DDE oe oo coos eee cece ks 5 White, No.1, 12 b kits . 90 White, No. 1, 10 b kits.. 80 White, Family, % bbis..................... 215 FRUIT JARS—MASON. ey vi cares esa asa cae @9 CONGR as cos si cs oh eas ay RARER Omen @10 50 Walf Gallons... .......0.:<. Se kescs @13 50 Disk CBD, GQUAPEB. . oo. 56 5 ence ce oes ys @11 00 . St Ue ON ss ccc oka de acces @l4 00 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. mon. Vanilla. Jennings’ D.C.,2 0z.......... #@doz.100 140 "e A eM ics C4 ons wae 150 250 ~ Of OB. cis ckavsesiiews 250 400 . OD i eel aste xb 850 50 “ foie Taper ee ben 1 25 1 50 “ - 0. 4 Oe cage 1% 2% * “ ¥ pint, round....... 4 50 7 50 * ha a teks 900 1500 * No.3 panel...... ----110 165 Gy Oo Sas eases 275 425 * No. 10 ot ke OM DRIED FRUITS--DOMESTIC. Apricots, 25 BD ROKOB... 6. 620... scl ee ks @& % | Cherries, pitted, 50 h boxes........... @ 2 Egg plums, 26D boxes...............- @ 20 1 P@Ara, A O WOEOS: «occ eae vencwcess dene @ 1b ' Peaches, Delaware, £0 i boxes....... @ 28 Pesohes, Michigan... .......;..e0c. e005 @12% Raspberries, 50 tb boxes............... @ & } DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN. FN es as a A lk Ca ae oe hos @ 2 OO hc i aka ise see a neu @ 7 TO Foss i ca ok coe en bana ce @ 14 ee i ieee cs gacee @ it PPRNOR, Prenen, COG. goose bien scenes LY~@ Prumes, Prone. Gis... 3. u ese ece bose 84a POU, BUPMON nic cen cde v dednes ones @ 4% RGIGING, DOUORIG. .. 0... 6.0 cee cecs cease @3 Ou Raisins, London Layers............... @2 7d BEEING, COUTOVGIR oie ca icnn ds cus @2 24 Raisins, Loose Muscatels.............. @2 00 Raisins, Ondaras, 266... ........ ....- @12% Raisins, Sultanas.. @9 TRIE, VOI oe soa os cane 5a ce wee Whaieins, Imiperiais...............-00-. @2 85 MATCHES. Grand Haven, No. 8, square................ 1 00 Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro,.......... 1 20 Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor.............. 1 7 Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 2 2 Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 1 50 MO Ws Sia os oa bic sk ok on cc ncwees acess 1 00 CN co sic de iwc anccdesecuds 1 50 ROUEN ao ihe hun eivece lechancucecdavas 75 Richardson’s No.8 square.................. 1 00 Richardson’sNo.9 dO. ............cceeee 15 Richardson’s No. 7%, round................. 1 00 Richardson’s No. 7 ics bin ek 1 50 MOLASSES. MOU ETN ek cence oo cece cine ceuans 15@17 CURD PEA oes cc cdc ceca de cin cece » « -2HQ28 WORT TE ol soi ck eet ia nest cece ce ¢-.-.- -24@30 NOW GrIGRNG, BO0d 2.2. ee een ck 28@34 New. Orleans, choice..... .........esse0e - 44@50 New Orleans, faney. 0... 62.) i .cck di vase 52@55 44 bbls. 2e extra. OATMEAL. Steel cut...........5 50/Rolled Oats, Aeme.5 75 Steel Cut, 4% bbl....3 00 Rolled Oats, Acme.3 00 Rolled Oats........ 5 75| Quaker, Ae DA. |... 2 2 Rolled Oats, 4bbl..3 0¢;Quaker, 60 tbs...... 2 85 Rolled Oats, cases.3 25|Quaker bbls........ 6 2% RolledOats,Shields’3 25 PICKLES. TMM on ei oc ood eee oc tee ck @d 00 - Me oa ic ee ci @3 00 A, @s6 00 PIPES. Imported Clay 3 gross.................2 25@3 00 Importee Clay, No. 216,3 gross..... .. @2 25 Imported Clay, No. 216, 2% gross...... @1 8 POPICO ese ce 73@ 90 RICE. Choice Carolina..... GA IAVE .. oc cc kscns Prime Carolina..... DAG GRIM oo cece vanancecs 5% Good Garolina......5 |Rangoon....... 54@5%4 Good Louisiana..... 5 |Broken.. ..... 34@3% Tokens oars. eLand’s pure...... 54%4|Dwight’s ............ 54 Churen’s ........... 54 lSea ea eaécaseaeas 54 Taylor’s G. M....... 5%4iCap Sheaf........... 514 \4e less in 5 box lots. SALT. OG Poohet, FF Dairy. ........2.2...... 2 25 hg SE aE a ee 215 pe Ce ee a 2 35 Saginaw or Manistee.................. 90 Wo ae 1 45 Standard Coarse..................00. ‘ 1 25 Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 7d Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 2 75 Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 7 American, dairy, 4% bu. bags.......... 25 MOGm, OUANGIS oc. cc 28 Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags..........4.. 45 " * We ae cece ace 25 SAUCES. Perinian Me Wits... oo... occas @2 00 Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ 70 Pepper Sauce, green................... @ 80 Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... @1 25 Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @1 50 Catsup, Tomato, pints................. Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. @1 20 Halford Sauce, pints.................. @3 50 Halford Sauce, % pints.... ........... @2 20 SOAPS. New Process, 1 ..3 96) Extra Chicago Fam- New Process, 3 )..3 85) ily 2 i ee we Acme, bars........3 75|Napkin............. 4 75 Acme, biocks..... OF Oe OON boca c inns onic 4 75 Best American....3 08| White Marseilles..5 60 COM ec oll... 3 75|White Cotton Oil..5 60 Big Five Center...3 90/Shamrock.......... 3 30 Nickel... ++++++--.-0 45/Blue Danube.......2 95 Gem... 6.14... 3 35|London Family....2 60 SPICES. Ground. Whole. Pepper.........:. 16@25|Pepper........... @is Allspice ...... --12@15)|Alispice.......... 8@10 Cinnamon........ 18@30 Cassia ............ 10@11 CTV OR one eg 15@25 Nutmegs, No.1... @60 GGG Lo viva cau. 16@20' Nutmegs, No.2.. @i0 Mustard..:....... 15@30/Cloves ........... 23Q@25 Cayenne ......... 25@35! STARCH. Pieotrie Tastre........................ @3 20 SUOSOE, COVM oe ok @ 6 - gloss, 1 i packages....... ... @ 5% ie we ee ene @ 3% Niagara, laundry, bbls................ @ 3% — “ i Se @ 3% ” Mieke) Bie ke cc. : @ 5% ‘ OMI oa oa co cs wb sc ecd secs @ 6 Quaker, laundry, O6%...°.............. @4 50 ne ar SUGARS. MR BM cecal a eeu ce eck uk, 7% MOON goa oo os aac cn g Tg Granulated, Standard................. 6 4G 6% COMTCOUIONOPY Ao... oo 55 ooo ccc cu cccee 6 @ 6, iA Ag oa ae @ 5% IO. ty White Beira €C.... coe cc coed... 553@ 5% TOO, Oe MORIN Coe cc cece clicks cle 536@ 5% PROG, eh slesits on 300 Ueda can eeesents 5 @ 54 ee ee, 44@ 475 SYRUPS. OOP, POARROIN ook oa ck nc cien cn ees 22@26 OO, MN i as oes ane. 24@27 Corn, 0 mwalion Kegs... . .. oo... 6.0505 0k @29 Corn, Bb MOOG ROS. 8. 6... ok cca cnoe 1 35 Us ooo cg vcc cs ccs 2226 BVO COGAN, ON. on ccc ec ccacc cess gh 24@28 Pure Sugar 65 wal Koge...... <<... 06505. @1 50 TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PAILS. Jim Dandy... «66.4: 38)O0ld Time............. 35 Our Bird.............28}Underwood’s Capper 35 Brother Jonathan...28\Sweet Rose.......... 45 Our Hioek.......c650. 60| Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35 MOUS THONG... 6.50055 MANN io vnc cons cc ccs ess 35 Our Leader.......... 33)Royal Game.......... 38 Sweet Rose.......... 32|Mule Ear............. 65 May Queen....... .65|Fountain............. 74 Dark AmericanEagle67|Old Congress......... 64 The Meigs............ 60;|Good Luck........... 52 Red Bird......c...... 50| Blaze Away.......... 35 State Seal...... aiea Ga 60| Hair Lifter........... 30 Prairie Flower ...... 65|Hiawatha ............ 65 Indian Queen........ WOOO oo occas cc cu ckes 65 BOE BOB ak oon snes *57|May Flower.......... 70 Crown Leaf..... .... 66'Sweet Pippin........ 45 *Delivered. SMOKING Our Leader.......... MII ok esa cc aaess 30 AMG VOR ee gece nck: 30|Eight Hours......... 24 PHP PICA). 6c dt sean st BE EMIORM 665. coi swede cs 30 Ruby, cut plug...... 35| Boss Pe aes whan 15 ‘Navy Clippings...... 26/Two Nickel.......... 2 DORON i ced cine ss 15|Duke’s Durham..... 40 Hard Tack........... 32'Green Corn Cob Pipe 26 PE cc a vnck ens cee PIW hai howe oeae ck occ kes 16 mime... ., 40|Rob Roy. ..... 12.2" 26 Arthur’s Choice..... 22\Uncle Sam........... 28 POG POM. ooo. cc ki ces 26 Lumberman ......... 25 Gold Dust............ 26/Railroad Boy......... 38 Gold Block........... 30) Mountain Rose....... 18 Seal of Grand Rapids |HomeComfort....... 25 (GIOED). clic cc .cs. 2lOIG Rip... oe... cc ces 60 Tramway, 3 02Z....... 40' Seal of North Caro- Miners and Puddlers.28| ‘ina,2 0z........... 48 Peerless. ....5.....0. 24'Seal of North Caro- Standard.,............ oy UBB, SOR.) i. nc c: 48 OO asc cece us 18: Seal of North Caro- Tom & Jerry....... won. Um. Son...) :...... 45 OO ci veloc cs cees «25 Seal of North Caro- TNE VOIOR ooo orcs ceca 35} lina, 16 oz boxes... .42 DERIGON . 0s neces ee ...20| King Bee, longeut.. .22 Pickwick Club....... 40 Sweet Lotus.......... 32 Nigger Head......... 26\Grayling ............. 32 PROUADG 605.650 cos se 22\Seal Skin............. 30 GOTTAOR oo. occ cs cca 15|Red Clover. ......... 32 Bm Or fe... c.. 42@46 | Good Luck........... 26 Honey Dew.......... 25 PLUG. DO ai occas sass 44|Trade Union........ *36 Old Honesty......... 40|Labor Union........ #30 POY Pieces ciccece 32 pee aac uupchsia 38 Jolly Time........... 82;Old Solder............ 40 PAVORNNO fous cccesccua 42\Red Fox.............. 2 Binek Bird........... $2\Big Drive............ 42 Live and Let Live...32|Patrol................ 40 Quaker...............20,0a0k Babbit........<. 35 BH DIOR. vin ss os dss *36 Chocolate Cream....39 FUER WOUIE skins ccc s se 42'Nimrod ...........:. 36 BP IG. ine cs cx das MAO i os eee ig cle ce eas 38 Spear Head.......... 39\Spread Eagle........ 36 Kole Earth......... 82| Big Five Center...... 33 Crazy Quilt..........32/P. is oa vo cen ve ys chek MN TEUGEOL oi. cc cate ceans 35 Spring Chicken......38) Black Prince......... 35 OO oe ake nace 80;|Black Racer......... 35 EN oe in oben POE i cscs es i ka ae anne 39 Black Jack........... BRONUOGR cca yectecwcks 42 Hiawatha.........\.. ABIACOKM ..6..ccdccceehs 39 Musselman’s Cork@.30;|Horse Shoe..... neal PUTROY s,s ie sc cece .39 *Delivered. 2c. less in three butt lots. SHORTS. Our Leader. ...<< oss. Mi Hiawatha .:.......... 23 Mayfiower ...........28/Old Congress......... 23 ee ces ec Gee LiOGl, oo. ccc ccc 22 Wt Re cn kx naces MUL ENENG fact caeschass cc. 20 TEAS. MEY CORON ons. isk secscceece bac 18@20 MTA SEE OO MOOG. obo coc oo cc civ cscad cs, 25D30 MPN Gig ai os os ob ccc ekeceveescsccccss, 3545 MO CMR eo odo sco Unc celeincdcuceccl st 15@20 MOAT PION oo oc ok ce ciccce be deck cic. 30@50 WP IONE, cosa os sod sees loc esac 35@50 NN ies ben Fh cs oh kbc es ch ccee cede. @55QECO MI oo 8 oobi he odode ba ees ee cdcce 25@30 SNUFF. Lorillard’s + poe 0 Gentilemen..... %2 - pe 5d Gail & Ax’ _ ones ae g 4 “ TOG ii rcs occas cscs, @ 3% Railroad Mills Scotch @ 45 MM Soon eo oe ve ce cececs ccc. @1 30 VINEGAR. wees... ~~ OR ici iant ee 08 10 MISCELLANEOUS. Bath Brick imported .................. 90 do MIOTIONNS oo ocncsck. 7 MUNUN G oogoe ccss o csc, 1 00 do TRO, Wi bee che bd esac. 1 50 Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... 7 70 Cream Tartar5 and 10 cans......... @25 WT, as ook os can cess, @l1 TNR: BIOL hice ie ccacces......... @l12 Extract Coffee, V. C................... do 0 a ee tis Gum, Rubber 100 lumps............... @25 Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. ............ @35 OO, PNUOG. oc coos cc ceccccss such... 30@35 MUA OD occ. oo coocoss ogc c @30 eee, ts et UN occ cls @4 WOME IMU 65 555 onc dec ccienscn sc . 2%@ 3 wees, Green Bush..................... @1 % Peas, Split Prepared.................. @ 2 Us OM ec bs ccc. ce. @3 00 wOGt, a MOS. 8... @1 90 PON igo k esa ccs oe cucerel sauce oo. @ 10 CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS, Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: STICK, Standard, 25 f boxes.............. 8%@ 9 Twist, do cesesdscesute7l. © ae Cut Loaf do Ss a5 @10 MIXED mover eee OOM. @9 ren ee co @ 8% ae ae onlie. tes @10- Me ee ON csc 9% French Cream, 25 pails....)."""""""jg @ipig Ons leat, %® caees........ @l2%4 Broken, 25 ™ pails...........°°7.77°0"" 10 @10% Broken, 200 B bbls... @ ot FANCY—IN 5 b BOXES, ae ee ee @13 ee @i4 Feppermint Drope.................... @l4 CHeCOmse DrOne................. 15 H MChocolate Drops................... 18 Ce OOS ed... ica... 10 ieee INONA, 22 AB Licorice Drops... ............... 2 eeneee, Di. eS 15 pamonges, printed................... _. 16 OIA co ice css 15 ee 15 eee 138@14 MG TUBE. coon cc coc occ 13@14 ON sic Hand Made Creams.................. Plain Wi Decorated Creams....... ........... 2) RI ON eos ce coisa 14 Burnt Almonds. .................... 20@22 Wintergreen Berries........... ....... 15 FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails............... 2 @% Lozenges, plainin bbis........... -+e--ll @U% Lozenges, printed in pails............. é Lozenges, printed in bblis............. @l2 Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. 1224%@13 Gum Drops in pails................ -6 @ 6% Gum Drops, in DbIs.................... 5 @5% Moss Drops, in pails................... @10 Moss Drops, in bbls.................... @ 9% Sour Drops, in pails................... @R Imperials, in pails.................. 24@13 Imperials in bbls... ........0202.0 ' n¥ew FRUITS Bananas Aspinwall................... 2 00@3 50 Oranges, California, fancy............ Oranges, California, choice........... Oranges, Jamaica, bbls................ Oranges, Florida Crees, NADIOS......................4 ee @8 5 Deine, tay... 8... enone TREN ons co cc ac cca e... IMG, IAVOTS, NOW, WM... .. o.oo occ ccc ce 2h j Figs, Bags, 50 b.. om Wea dheeeaeece vac. sO IOs enon YUN CO ................ .... rt Dates,4 do do. 8 5 RM ORI on cua cc ue, aes Dates, Fard 10 ® box ® D............. Dates, Fard 50 t box ® tb.............. 84@ 9 Dates, Persian 50 hb box # b.......... @3 Pine Apples, @ doz................... oe ‘ais PEANUTS, be ee bg Choice do % Sacbsoeles ce ig $ 5” weer Re. a) dO ................ @ 5% Choice White, Va.do .................. @ 5% wouow beh. VG 40 .................. @ i% iii co cei cc @i NUTS. Almonds, Tarragona.................. @16 “ BMG kikcsss cc @l6 p a Ge a 1 @l6 UNMOMR 4s fees decd uckcucacccecasads 8 @8&% MOMENUIE, DOP DUE... 6. cca cc cc occcesee ali ea ea ll @2 i WOMB iso cc oo iv oc cncc sci: @10 Wamuts, Orengle....:......<..6...; @16% ’ ook ooo = hice oc ch case, “ ON oa inc cok ac ccus. @12 Poeans, Texas, H. P>... 6... 5.0.55... 9 @1bB a as MEP vie ccs dieu acacesca: 84G@ 9 MONE, oa ooo ccc cccc access. @5 PROVISIONS, The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Mess, Chicago packing, new................ 10 75 WE on cock case cc cee cc 2 50 y BROOM, CIOGP, GRORE CUE. 66 6 once vo cc cc cucccess 13 75 Extra family clear, short cut.............. 13 00 Clear, A. Webster, new ................... i iy Extra clear pig, short cut.................. 13 7 WOR RE CHOUE, DOROY ooo on oss cece coccne sca), 14 Clear Guill, aNort Gut... <... 6... cc cee: ...14 00 Boston clear, short cut.......... 0... cecceee 14 00 CUIGEE DEGK, GNOEG GUE. oo ooo cnc cccccccasccuc. 14 00 Standard clear, short cut, best............ 14 2% DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Long Clear, HOAVY. «6. cscs cccccccens 6% “ OGIO. 5556 co 5c 6% “ NON eo biiecin ccc 6% Short Clears, heavy..................... 7 do. MRIS oc ccckaceeccccae. 7 do. WO eels 7 SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. UPTO ONG oo ee oa cis odes cckcieiccals 15 Re IU os od So Sicc cane boos cae GUM coc dei aks cucu. viede ae hi = DOMGIOUB i oes veccekcscises 9 Pertees HGGT, OXGVA i... soc ons ccncccces cousccc. 10% " TA, PIOGO oc cc ciuekc 1344 LARD. UNO ot. cc se ccs.. 7% MOI OO We ION 6 os sc cce snc cuaccdckias 7% 50 ib Round Tins, 100 cases.............. 7% LARD IN TIN PAILS. 20 Pails, 4 pailsin case............... 75g © OP Ry OC TN CON cn. ca cecccccwccuce St, 5 Pails, 12 in a case. . 8 10 ® Pails, 6 im @ CASE .. .. 2... ccc cc ccces The BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 8 50 WOOHOO, CRUE oo gov cc cahcccesscisicias 13 00 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. WORM POUBREO, 6. 6 is céscicccceieates ssacace a WOME PG sg cu inne cécccechscardhuescccc. TEINS BOUGORG Sou. 5 isd cane ca ccasss Becks MAME PATIO oobi bs dco eis cake Blood Sausage................ seaeeues ccueuka ROEIAE, OEPMIMUID, 6 conn ccsncecesetcdecckeus po MMM COIN 6 ou ccs co ccccdecedeeccbadavscuul PIGS’ FEET. MMe WEE PUNE, 6 oo bins cos ccacnccccaccscl 3 50 Wed GUMUGGT TRENOID oo. <6 ov Sra dcdcenc cockce, OYSTERS AND FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS. Mew YORK COWMtee . iiss i icicssc cece cack. 40 FRESH FISH. 3 OO eos ee ei Coe ee @35 OME coir en weed Go. ticabacsckaec i) cdionbscus @10 ROO © 5c Ass ceeds a4 cd cade oc becacie G7 MINOR Ss 5 ooo 5 soins ocho ca Wkdceccnse ee 15 @20 Mackinaw Trout..................00005 @ 5% 0 STS SST Mee ESE oe ae eee eigenen: @3 RN a Orig ig aia sd cideg sci necce cw 10 @nl WETMORE 65 55 id bas acento bnkcewes @é6 e > o X a ® 4 ~ OBERNE, HOSICK & CO., ,, Manufacturers of FINE LAUNDRY and TOILET SARS 120 Michigan St., Chicago, tll. We make the following brands: HARD WATER, Linen, German Family, Sweet 16, White Satin, Country Talk, Mermaid, it will float, Silver Brick, Daisy, White Prussian, Glycerine Family, Napkin, Royal. Our HARD WATER Soap can be used in either hard or soft water, and will go one quarter farther than any other Soap made. (Trade mark, girl at pump.) We are getting orders for it now from all parts of the country. Send for a sample order. We pay all railroad and boat freights. Our goods are not in Michigan Jobbing houses. A. HUFFORD, General Agent, Box 14, GRAND RARIDS, MICH. Write me for Prices. BB FALUAS, 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 O. W. BLAIN & CO., Produce Commission Merchants, ——DEALERS IN—— Forsign and Domestic Fruits, Southern Vegetables, Ftc We handle on Commission BERRIES, Etc. All orders filled at lowest market price. Corres pondence solicited. APPLES AND POTATOES in car lots Specialties. NO. 9 IONIA ST. PEHEREINS & 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. H [F & C0 Jobbers Michigan Water White and 06 , Legal Test Oils. Manistee and Saginaw Salt. Agricultural Salt. Warsaw Salt; pockets, all sizes, and barrels. West Michigan Agents for Prussing’s Celebrated Vin- egar works. Write for quotations. Warehouse: Lee’s Ferry Dock, 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. P. STEKETER & SONS, 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. J. T. BELL & Co., ” Sasinay Valley Fruit House And COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Dealers in all kinds Country Produce & Foreign Fruits. Reference: Banks of East Saginaw. . . sonom BASt Saginaw, Mich. - CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. HESTER & FOX, MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS FOR SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, Send for ¢€ Catalogue E ENGINE ATLAS WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A. MANUFACTURERS OF , Prices. Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock for immediate delivery. Se Skatohers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for sample - Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. MUSKEGON, MICH, 130 OAKES ST.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | Spotter—V. On Deck, out for your fall trade, I suppose. Yes, I reckon it must be kind o’ quiet now. All these folks that’s been spendin’ the 4th away from home and takin’ their little vaca- tion is probably hard up. No, I didn’t have any layoff this year. Been too busy. Bad time for conductors? Oh, that’s played, you know. ‘These old timers aint a knockin’ down.any. This coupon system and the round trip tickets and mileage books sort o’ took people to buyin’ tickets, and so you see there aint as much cash handled as of old. DoI know Joe? Well, I should say so. Greatest Pedro player in the world. All he wants is three Grand Rapids men and a deek of of cards and Joe is there. Cheat? Hem! well, sir, the innocent look of surprise that will come over that colored individual’s countenance, as he is accused of sneekin’ an ace or king from the bottom of the pack, would make a dog groon. I have heard said that Joe once got into a game just after leavin’ M——, coming south, and played until they blowed for Bridge street depot. Old Cap? Who don’t know old Cap? “God bless my soul,” he says, and folds his fat hands on his aldermanic protuberance. “God bless my soul, how are you?” Smart as lightning is the old gentleman, and it’s a cold day when he can’t find a seat in the chair car for one of the ‘‘boys.” Ihave seen him set down and hold a serious con- versation with a minister and in five min- utes he would be in the smoking room, tell- ing the gang a yarn that would scarcely do service as a Sunday school tale. They say Cap. used to sleep in the old car, and one day, or rather one night, he was up to the ‘“‘Park” rather late, and on coming to the ear found himself locked out. Mad! He always did say that it would be a cold day when he got left. Well, the ice in Traverse Bay froze a foot that night. Not long ago, an old gentleman got on the north bound train at Sturgis, and when the conductor came along to gather up the tickets the old man was leanin’ his head on the seat in front of him asleep. He shook him, but as he appeared to pay no attention, and some one said, ‘‘His friend has his ticket and is in the smoker,” the conductor left him and went on. He found a partyin the smoker who said he had aided the old man in getting aboard, but he hadn’t his ticket—it was in his vest pocket. So the conductor went back, and finding the old man asleep yet, took his ticket out of his pocket. It being for Kalkaska, and the train crew changing at the Rapids, he merely punched it and placed it back in the man’s pocket. Ashe turned to leave, some one said to him, ‘‘I think that man’s dead!” Well, sure enough, on examination, he was found to be dead—heart disease. about 70 years old, and was going from one son’s house in Coldwater to another son’s in Kalkaska. But about the saddest sight I ever saw was a woman going to her home out East in answer to a telegram that her mother was dying. Ifelt sorry for her. She had never traveled before, you see, and she was allalone. Her husband couldn’t leave his farm, on account of it’s being harvest, and she had to recheck her trunk twice, and, I declare, the poor creature nearly worried the conductor and brakeman and the pas- sengers within ear shot half to death. Get off here, do you? I thought you only sold to jobbing trade? See you again. LrEo. A. CARO. —_——__> -9 > VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders withthe various houses: Geo. W. Bevins, Tustin. Eli Runnels, Corning. Brett Bros., Ashton. Wm. Jones, Forest, Ont. M. V. Wilson, Sand Lake. M. Minderhodt, Hanley. R. Weertman, Zeeland. A. W. Blain, Dutton. Geo. A. Sage, Rockford. C. N. Leach, Leach & King, Howard City. W. W. Forrester, Pierson. C. F. Williams, Caledonia. F. C. Stone, Cedar Springs. H. DeKline, Jamestown, J. A. Shattuck, Sand Lake. J.H. Megargie, Big Rapids. Geo. Scribner, Grandville. J. P. Cordes, Alpine. G. P. Stark, Cascade. Carrel & Fisher, Dorr. P. Steketee & Co., Holland. C. G. Jones, Olive Center. D. H. Decker, Zeeland. John Giles & Co.. Lowell. Voorhorst & Co., Overisel. John Kamps, Zutphen. Mrs. J. Hovingh, Grandville. L. Vallier, Fremont, O.D. Chapman, Stanwood. D. D. Harris, Shelbyville. Cole & Chapel, Ada. M. W. Thompson, Nunica. Woodrutt & Monk, Saranac. H. W. Potter, Jennisonville. C. O. Cain, Sparta. A. D. Martin, Otia. Mr. Emmons, Eddy & Emmons, Grattan. G. W. Stevens, Austerlitz. N. Bouma, Fisher. Winegarden & Peterson, Grand Haven. Dell Wright, Berlin. Hewitt & Teft, Rockford. Will Jeannot, P. Jeannot & Co., Diamond Lake. 7 Harding, Jamestown. J.C. Townsend, White Cloud, John Spring, Spring & ed Bailey. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg. M. J. Howard, Englishville. John W. Mead, Berlin. Jay Marlatt, Berlin. John Gunstra, Lamont. Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam. Stanley Monroe, Berlin. Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon. A. C. Barclay, Crosby. Norman Harris, Big Springs. Dingman & Mitchell, McBrides. Livingston Cook, Bauer. E. Conklin, Coopersville. Chas. Demming, Dutton. A. E. Landon, Nunica. H. Colby & Co,, Rockford. F. W. Foster, Newaygo. Geo. Carrington, Trent. 3. C. Seott, Lowell. O, F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna. D. W. Shattuck, Wayland. J. W. Closterhouse, Grandville. Paine & Field, Englishville. J. Van den Bosch, Zeeland. John Smith, Ada Henry. DeKline, “i amestown. penaes eae Hartford. J. F, Mann, Lisbon. Mrs, J. Debri, Byron Center. Ww. a Struik, Forest Grove. 8. Comstock, Pi ierson. He was | Big Rapids Bits. bh d | PATENT FLANISAED IRON. : : i “A” Wood's patent planished, Nos, 24 to 27 10 N. H. Beebe will soon be doing business a U Ww a U € , | “B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos.25 tom 9 again at the corner of Michigan avenue and pe Broken packs 4c @ B extra. Maple streeet, as the old building has been ese prices are for cash buyers, who pay | g, = x m o ay 7 P > Sis + . Pi sccdanta undergoing quite extensive repairs. spenpaly and Way tm Tull ‘packages. rr srernrer sc oserss 3 A. S. Hobart & Co. are closing out their! oo. oa et a ee is SQUARES. entire stock at cost, with a view of locating ’ WOM uccu case scab aceages sss is WE MIE RII ci asa hoes eanasceededdcuss dis 70 N. ‘ ares lak ; . pineie bel: ee in ae eee A. R. Morehouse, who is about closing| Pierces’ ................ 6... seen eee dis60&10 SHEET IRON. 5 out his mill eut near Rodney, has purehased powesch a had daha deanedathaceesueeees dis60&10 Com. Smooth. Com. the W. W. Demming saw and shingle mill tote seabed ceeaetew een bewees wuae rte Sg = be 2 Geduaus had n6oeuk acne ™ = $2 75 and a large tract of pine located some six| Jennings’, imitation...........’ ~.......diss0810 | Nos. 18 to 2100000002222 4 23 80 miles north of Woodville. The West Mich- : BALANCES. : POR SCD Rc oss daceceestesce 4 20 2 90 igan Lumber Co. will take the entire cut of PUOYUE, 6. 5s cs ears cia aednh hee hors dis 40 ag 25 Oe a cas a an ce ; = 3 00 : ‘ a s. } Me ceca cles dacsku es decks the mill. Mr. Demming expects to make @| Railroad ......0.. 0. .eeeeeeeee esses oes $1300| Allsheets No, 15 and lighter, over 3 inches large purchase of pine in Missouri. ee ia ec esses ack cddaccacces net 33 00 | wide not less than 2-10 extra. Cole & Judson, the hardware men, have BELLS. : SHEET ZINC. rented the store just vacated by A. Sachem | HANG .......0.----+--.0s0eeerees adage: 2 oo] pam Rrohenpdtars y O 5% & Sons and will remove their stock to the} Ggy 0 dis 30815 eee epee oo ee : same some time during the week. MO ce on dis 93 | American, all kinds.................-dis 60 ee! =. or ue PIGOR, OOPHONE . ook o.oo cc kes dis 69810 MN OE occ acc cance scan cs 60 oe BOLTS. wOtee, Git MINS... .. 64. 0e0c cesses: dis 60 The State of Trade. prc hates fg dis$ 40 Gimp and Lace Boece 1. Gis 60 We Hew Nee es, We E Cig IO INGAIG. «i conn cans se cedses i i From the Boston Commercial Bulletin. Flow Giggs dis 30810 Finishing Nails. Deck uga lceucis asses dis 50 ae 4 . . | SIClS: WM eee wnceeeiccss 4: di 75 | Common and Patent Brads.......... li 50 The condition of trade in some circles is| Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 60410 | Hungarian Nails and Miners’ ‘Packs.dis 50 well illustrated by the answer of an Italian Cast Barrel Bolts Cece ecceecesesscesces dis 60&10 Trunk and Clout Nails SH HESHESEHEECEEE dis 50 : Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 60 | Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails....... dis 45 fruit peddler on State street, who, when — Square Spring................... dis 60 | Leathered Carpet Tacks........... . dis 35 asked, ‘‘How is business?” replied: ‘‘Alla Wrought Bascel tress coca ccs i ete bot sees enoee ed, ; sete en aseee 25 money I maka on peanut I lose on dam Wrought Square etek Mania 4aeenewdae s dis 60&10 Ma k ‘Halt- - ee S Wrought Sunk Flush : eg BRE, BEAU. cece cee ese cee é . 5 Oats—White, 40¢ in small lots and 34@35e in; Cold Rolled, 14x56 and a = Coe’s Patent, malleable............ dis 7 TSSc1010 car lots. ON, Ms sec eccscscncccos ER Os ee Rye—18@50c ® bu. atine a MN eae icdkd sci deccsnacenaeacka 50 8@50 ae ae : oso ok os eae cece onan 7 Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 @ ewt. Pee oe. patensdetes esesiass dis Ai Pipomewe, OW TAG, og. oooh ices cscccacees - i5@10 | Flour—No change. Patent, $5.30 ® bbl. in eee tuner a Died daue eds & 40 | Casters, Bed and Plate... disbose108e10 oa se ppg OR FAWN ices. es enous is 40 | Dampers, American ..................0e+ &10 sackg, and $5.50 in wood. Straight, $4.30 ® ELBoWs. Forks, hoes, V j <8, rakes and all steel goods. “eoul0&S bb if backs and $4.50 in wood. Com. 4 wiece, 6 in.................; doz net $.85} Copper Bottoms..................-. seus. 22¢ Meéal—Bolted, $2. 5 R bbl. teenie eb dddae beds dnbeaeadeccwas dis 20&10 Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 @ ton. Bran, $13 | .EXPANSIVE BITS. aa dis 410 LUMBER, LA —- y ne % ton. , Ships, $14 ® ton. Middlings, $15 #% ton. Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20 cgi ee ee Cornu and Oats, $17 @ ton. , | Ives’, 1, $18 00; on a $30 W. dis 25 1 The Newaygo Manufacturing Co, quote f. 0. ———————————————— | American File Association lint. dis 55&10 cars as follows: COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS. | Disston’s ..........c. 000. cceeeeeeccceee dis 55410 | Uppers, linch...... 0... 0... sss er Bf $44 00 ol ancora te OE oes ee dis 55&10 | Uppers, l'4, 144 and 2 ineh............... A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: stiaholean’s ee dis 55&10 | Selects, 1 ON Bes casa cse- ccsicicccs 35 00 io White Li RN sic cater ehh cp eee Oe Yi 00 Stanek eM... « ccs. ck im nd Level Co.’s......... a Oe En oe et ev 2a aie 00 feet..... 1 . HAMMERS. No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet...... 16 i reer. per pe Oe ese cua ean al : = Maydole & Co.’s dis wits ieee ba ee a 2 an p as r ear lo 8 oe ee OD mp | ee ES WH Ye Dec ce cr cere cree cscrccnce 3B . . me ’ A ‘<> se eee Be eeeee saee d & nukes $25 @' = x aiDs .. “Bing dis or Zo : ene Sin., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00 Fire clay, per PE he ss deans se Mason’s Solid Cast Ste el ie es es obey as dose No. 1 Stocks hi ree Sh Sey oli ve a = eam prea 6 Ee cet 1c sts aoa ee 30 ¢ list 50 ae oo ha » xt feet se cdsesbaaea esses 17 00 Antenne egg and grate. car lots..$5 75@6 00 7 oo Hand. .30 ¢ 4010 No < 3 Stocks is i ‘Ghee 16 feet... +. be Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 00@6 25 29 B in. 18 FOCt...... ..20.eeeee Cannell, car JOts...........0..0eceeeee @6 00 fasta Rater Mtg. Co., Wood track 50410 a 2 Stocks, oe = Petia nn 90 a ten 2< 60 0s 14 00 ‘Ohio Lam me er ee: 3 10@3 2 ampion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&10 | No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 ump, © . @3 25| Kidder, wood track 0. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 f : Biossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 4 50@5 00 . a a aaa dis 40 X Naan ta ae an ceee eee 3% Portland Cement............. s.s.++- 3 50@4 00 Gate, Clark’s cl No 2 a Si fog woe a 16 feet. 4 0 a oe Sag eas per dom net, 2 $0| No.2 Stocks; 8 in. ISfect.s..s..ccessscc. 12 00 FRESH MEATS, Ser re Hook and Strap, to 12° in. 4% 14 No. 2 Stocks, § in., 20 TR casi. ‘Ses uindieeh Gisteen the trade acti WO II ii ions Sibiceen: Scenes 3% | Coarse Common ‘or shipping culls, al prices as follows: . oo pn ew eg and Eye, eo net 10% widths and lengths......... ....... 800 900 erew Hook and Eye %.............. net 8% A and B Strips, 4 OTS esc kcxi ee a 33 00 Fresh Beef, sides..............0.sce08. 5 @ 6% | Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 7% | C Strips, 4or6inch.................... «. 27 90 Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 7 @ 7%| Screw Hook and Eye, % 220000000222. net 7%] No.1 Fencing, all lengths.........:...... 15 00 SiN MAUI ss ca.5 oc ws Ss sake 05.db ns ch a + On| OO Ss cis dis 65 | No. 2 Fencing, 1, 14 and 18 feet.......... 12 00 Mutton, Carcasses...........cs.ccceees 6 @ 6% HOLLOW WARE. No. 2 Fencing. 16 feet............0...000. 2 Spring MIN i os asp gh sicies isc iane & BS | Stamped Tin Ware..........5.......0005 30 | No. 1 Fencing, 4 inch................000 15 08 ee ee ee a ee % @8 | Japanned Tin Ware..................... 95 | No. 2 Fencing, 4 inch..................... 12 0 Pork Sausage.. s | Granite Iron Ware................. 25 | Norway C and better, 4 or 6 in 2 @Ss | Granite IPOD WaAPre............ cece eee 25 J. . OR iiccdeei 0 00 Bologna......... .. 6 @b% HOES. Bevel Siding, 6inch, A and B............ 18 00 WI 5s i ieciacide irk host a oo @i1 | Grub 1... eee $11 00, dis 60 | Bevel Siding, 6 inch, C......-............. 14 50 Boring Chickens... ..............4.0.: 16 @IZ | Grud 2... 22... cece ee ee ee eee 11 50, dis 60 | Bevel Siding, 6inch, No.1 Common.... _9 00 Ducks Ce soi Cee en tea AGN Ce. 2 00, dis 60 ce Siding, 6 inch, Clear.............. 20 00 PROVE 0. KNOBS. iece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, 12 aie... 2. 5: t er Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis 45 | $1 additional for oashh 2 foot ava 16 ft. “e WOODENWARE. roe tne a trimmings eee 45 peceees qioseing, . in., ~ | AEE er 36 00 Standard Tubs.No. 1)... 21... sc ee es. ene 5 25 ; aa © iacaed Maceten 6te GX cane ao Sante he a2 4 es , porcelain, tri re. Benen eens ui ; 45 — pee 1, common.. 17 00 SiRROerd EROS NGS. lei eas cane 3 25| Picture, H. L. Juda eC Sonne. 2's. ” io Beaded Ceili gy im ai oe meena ss> | ae Standard Pails, two hoop................0085 1 25) Hemacite .... een eons Gis a Dressed Fl falas ‘ti : r Band Cie 5 Standard Pails, three hoop................-. io” LOcKS—pooi. 18 * | Dressed Flooring, 4in.’C. eet io ee er sides : eerste ee C0 posned) & Ir win Mfg. Co.’s new list..dis 45 Dressed Flooring, 4 ord in., No. 1 com’n 16 00 alios ate’ ann + W/ Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis 45 | Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5in., No.2 com’n 14 00 eostowill” oo. Thyapeg antag dg ile ake cee : - Breaded’ ee dis 45 ~_—— ont 4 mem ao additional. b UULOS. 6. eee eee eee ee ee eee ee teens 00 Oe ck: ..dis 45 2 8in. Standard Shingles......... 3 10 stn ag on Meee ise aces ghee thes - 6 LEVELS. Pe FEM ERs os yee : Ne elaaees sl 3 00 ao. nea he sto crass thes se snnese es lh es ” | Beef and lard half barreis......... 75@ | 9) Dripping. ..+-.. cess. ccc caees 8 Peres > ens LASSE a Seemaae soos hs +5 tA +4 3 O% Settoke Deeeass one head.......... 1 pe 1 Pia psi RIVETS. WwooL, | Flour barre Nis de exes den mand Tinned................ acve ene 40 | Fine washed Coarse washed. . .20@24 ' Produce barrels..........0.0.0s6+e+ — @ Copper hivets an Burs. ira as cae 60 | Medium eh *Fonuwehed 2-3 * ~— WHOLESALE CROCKERY, H. LEONARD & SONS, GRAND RAPIDS mH, PRICE LIST. CROCKERY DEPARTMENT PART 12. Terms 60 days; 2 per cent. discount for cash in ten days on approved credit. To enable our customers to depend on our stock of English White Granite Ware, we print for this week the assortment of crates which we carry in stock and can ship on receipt of order. Prices in first column are for Wedgwood or Johnson Bros.’ best White Granite in Original Crates, and in the second column for Wedgwood & Co.’s same grade repacked to order in any quantities. Mail orders solicited and given prompt personal attention. S77 Net Price List olish White Granite = — ED 6s List of Assorted Crates in Wedgwood & Co.’s White Granite Ware. Assortment No. 220. So Wedgwood & Co.’s Square Pattern. Assortment No. 305. 70 Wedgwood &Co.’s White Granite Ware. Assortment No. 144, 23 doz. Plates, 5,5; 2,6: 12,7; 2,8 flat; 2,7 deep. 6 “ 4inch Fruit Saucers. w ae 72 Ass’d Crate Burgess & Goddard Diamond X English White Granite Ware. 22 doz. Plates, 4.5; 4,6; 11,7; 3, 8. 1 doz. Soup Plates, 7 inch. Johnson Bros. English White Granite Ware. Diamond E Assortment. 30 doz. Plates, 6, 5; 20, 7; 4, 8. 24 Bakers, 6, 6; 12, 7: 6, 8. 6 “ 4inch Fruit Saucers. ina baa, ca aa. i ; Crates. Prine. 28 doz. Plates, 6,5; 3,6; 14,73 3,8 flat; 2,7deep. | 20 doz. Plates, 5, 5; 2,6; 12,7: 1,8. 2 “ Ind. Butters. ; 30 Bowls, 6, gp Papeioal 12, 36, St. Dennis. 24 sets Teas, 6 hand., 18 unhandled. Pdoz. Bdoz.| g « 4 inch Round Fruit Saucers. 6 “ 4in. Fruit Saucers. 23 Platters, 3, 8; 3.9; 6, 10; 6, 11; 3, 12; 2, 14. 18 Cennebane, 2 ween Severn. s 15 Dishes, 1,7; 2, 8; 3, 9! 3,10; 3, 11; 3, 12. PORMOTE, © INO... 5. so cesses or eer 85 95 | 10 Dishes, 4, 4: 4, 12: 2, 14, square. 3 * square Individual Saucers. 18 Bakers, 3, 6; 6, 7; 6, &} 3, 9. 36 Scollops. 12, 6; 12, 18 8, square. 16 Bakers, 4, 5; 4, 6; 4, 7; 4, 8. a. 106 119/|18 Bakers, 3, 5; 6, 6; 6,7; 3, 8, square. 21 Platters, 3, 8; 3,9; 6, 10; 6, 11; 6, 12. 51 Scollops, 12,3; 6,5; 6,6; 12, 7; 12, 8; 3, 9. 6 doz. 4 in. Square Fru Semeees. 24 Scollops, 6, 5; 6. 6; 6, 7; 6, 8. Skne'a Mahe 400d bo be ao ee 30 Scollops, 6, 5; 6,6; 12, 7: 6,8 square. 18 Bakers, 3,6; 6, 73 6, 8; 3, 9. 4 Covered Dishes, 2,73 2, 8. 34 sets Teas, 24 hand, 21 unhand.; % St. Dennis 4 Covered Dishes, 2,7: 2,8. MF ceedasisssbinisonsnise 128 143] 4 Covered Dishes, 2,7; 2, 8. 48 Scollops, 12, 3; 6,5; 6,6; 12,7; 12, 8, square.| 2 Sauce Boats. . and % Minton. 1 Sauce Boat. oo ee 191 214! 2Sauce Boats. 4 Covered Dishes, 2, 7; 2, 8. 8 Pickles. mA Oyster Bowls, 30 ‘ 2 Pickles. pic 2 el pbehee bbe s bb bean eense 3 Pickles, 2 ‘6 Butters, 5 inch. 2 Covered B tt rs, 5 inch. pairs 9 Ewer and Basins. 4 Covered Butters, 5 in. Bowls, No. 36, 1 pint................ 7 79} 6 Sugars. 2 Sauce Boats. 4 Casseroles, 2, 7; 2, 8. a Sak: goog 6, 2 Tea Pots. “ No. 30, % “ : 85 95 18 Bowls, 3, 24; 12, 30; 3, 36. 8 Pickles. 2 Tea Pots, 24. ae ae : £14.19.10 6 Sugars. eNO. 80, 46 “we see ee eeeeeee 36 Sets Teas, 18 handled; 18 unhandled. 2 Tea Pots. 4 Sugars, 24. 6 Creams, 24. “ No, @4, quart..............5. 106 119| 3 “ handled Coffees. 4 Sugars 24. 2% Pitchers, 3, 6; 6, 12; 3, 24 6, 30; 6, 36. Johnson Bros. White | Bowls, s, 24; 6,30; ts 3. , 18 Pitchers, 6, 12; 3, 23; 9, 36. 4 Casseroles, 2, 7; 2,8. 42 sets, 12 hand; 30 unhand. : 24 Pitchers, 4, 6; 6, 12; ; 4,30; 4. 36 J RAMI . «ccc cncccosedbone 21 24 2 ee es ee . : W 7" Dy dow » 30; 4. 36. Butters, Individual 3 Pairs 9 Ewers and Basins. 24 Pitchers, 3, 6; 6.12; 3, 24; 6, 30; 6, 38. 38 Bowls. 6, 24; 20, 30; 12, 36. Granite are. 4 Pairs No. 9 Ewers i bone ” Sin. Covered...........>.. 3 88 4 28] 6 Covered Chambers. 33 sets St. Denis Teas, 18 handled; 15 unhand.| 6 Mugs, 30. . 6 Covered Chambers, 9%. Cassaroles » inch 5 10 5 70 6 Mugs 36. * Minton Hand Teas. 6 pairs 9 Ewers and Basins. Diamond I Assortment, 6 Soap Slabs. ee £13.0.0 24 Bowls, 6, 24; 12, 80; 6, 36. 18 Chambers, 6 covered; 12 open. 21 doz. Plates, 5,5; 2,6; 12,8; 2.8. 6 Mugs, 30. Hs BS aa. iahebeseoune 574 641] For prices original crates see Ist column. 6 Mugs 36. £16.1.2 6 © Square 4 inch Fruit Sauces. £11.12.0 : ‘ 24 Oyster Bowls, 30. For prices Original Crates see first column. | 3 “ “Ind. Butters, For prices Original Crates, see first column. Chambers, 9 open...........5e00000 340 38! Assortment No.65 Oval. |% ae ee aa ie wut ees « Me POOWRNOR Ls. ios scnccie 510 570 oe 5,4; 4,6; 12, 7; 3,8, flat; 2, 7.) 6 pairs No. 9 Ewers and Basins. ‘ Assortment No, 229. 18 “ 3,6: 6,7; 6,8; 3,9. Ass’d Package Diamond K _—"e 15-5-9 100 doz. 7 in. Flat Plates 48 Scollops, 12, 3; 5, 63 6, 6; 12,7 8, square, i i : Coffees, handled.................5++ TT 6 6 ic tic dia, soe cetose Oxkubedl Caliah hic Godk oslamne. one Piste gh Thirds, White Granite “ wrhantiol............... 85 95 | 24 sets Teas, 9 handled, 15 uneandled. A “ t N 266 2 “ Butters, 5 Poa W are. : 3 “ Handled Coffees. 2 Sauce Boats. q > a Covered Dishes, 7.................5. 446 499/45 Dishes, 3,8: 3,9: 3, 10: 3,11: 3,2 ASSORTMENT NO. 275. : SSO r men! 0. ; ee s* doz. Sinch Plates..... .......... 36 3 24 a o be 5 10 5 70 | 20 Bakers, 6, 6; 4, 7; 6, 8; 4,9. 70 “or Scollops, 20,5; 15,6; 15, 7; 15, 8; 2 Tea Pots, a ; tat etawenta esas: z 0 > 24 Scollops, 6,5; 6, 6; 6, 7; 6, 8. 5, 9 pi avatiakap ol PS a 3 60 BIN oni edcsse ecu 105 - 1291 3 Gince Tarcen Complete. W edg wood & Co. £20.0.0 . ee 6 WOON oss sce; 3 7 os OM. il aga | ae a a a a 96 HD ceeeeeneeee ee teenees eS ee Assortment No. 264. 24 Pitchers, 8, 6; 6, 12; 3, 24; 6.30; 6, 36. eee 1 40 ‘ “ 9 2 Sauce Boats. 30 doz. Plates, 6,5; 20,7; 4,8. 33 sets Teas, 18 handled; 15 Unhandled, St.} 1 + No. 36 Bowls . MD vkewsee rc me asns asses > 191 214) 9 pickles. : =. cay Rote CAG. 2ORe ee eR 8 eee eee ee wT Oe Oe OWS. 6... secs ececcces 50 : 24 Bakers, 6, 6; 12, 7; 6, 8. £15.0.0 Dennis. ee eg ea olen pe 60 esa ss eee cca se toneetans 310 356 a. . eau 30 Bowls, 6. 24; 12, 30; 12, 36. re 9 Handled Teas, Minton. 1“ Nom « % nn Tinie : : ee a FE vevsesccscis anes a 1 : 17 Chambers, 12 open; 6 covered, No. 9. *4 Bowls, 6, 24; 12, 30; 6, 36. 1“ 9C ’ er 8 9 03 oO overed Chambers..... 4 00 Ewers and Basin, 9 08 6 Sugars. 4 36 Scollops, 12, 6; 12, 7; 12, 8, square. Assortment No. 263. 6 Mugs, 36. 6 6 Cues . eer Fruit Saucers, 4in.................. 32 36 een a a 6 doz. 4 inch Fruit Saucers. 14 doz. No. 9 Covered Chambers. 24 Oyster Bowls, 30. «tin det in. “@ te Scollops, Nappies, 6. . -106 119 4 a a a. B- : —o pedi o 45 sets Teas, 21 unhandled; 24 handled. 45 sets Handled Minton Teas, ten 12 Chambers, 6 covered; 6 open, 9. % “ 5in. Covered Butters........320 160 . “s - 128 143 _ a eee ee 6, 36. 2% Oyster Bowls, 30 ae 6 Pairs 9 Ewers and Basins. % “ Tin. “ Dishes .. .....3 20 80 eat ised oe 6 Pairs 9 Ewers and Basins. 6 pairs 9 Ewers and Basins. Assort t No. 265 £15.8.6 ‘ett “ sa. le ss -* Bo chaccss 1 91 214! 6 Covered Chambers, 9s. 18 Platters, 6, 9: 6,10: 6, 11 SSO men 0, ‘ iM aa ue oo ll - * 6S Slab ee ‘ Johnson Bros ’ White 1g pairs No. 9 Ewers and Basins6 60 2 20 Pitchers, No. 36..........0: 0.020000: 10 «119 or 3 doz. Individual Butters. 15 doz. No. 9 Open Chambers. : . 1 “ 5 in. Scolloped N appies..... 60 S WA iss isan eee £14.19. 10 45 “ doz. Unhandled St. Denis Teas. Granite Ware. Ae he. A, 76 a > : pa Sete For prices Original Crates see Ist column. £13-7.0 : 1“ Tin “ 1 Of OF ons ciccs seen 148 166] For prices original crates see 1st column. Diamond A Assortment ee ee aees 00 Me MIN isiccsivieensincsecss 255 2 85 A ort t No 9°60 ‘ 7 oo |e eee 1 40 ous gmoranames ae Assortment No. 189. ASSORTMENT NO 962 ssortmen ' ‘ 42 doz. Plates, 9,5; 3, 5; 30, 7. Me OO PIO. a icc cia cicccs: 1 00 25 oe ee , “| #4 Pairs No. 9 Ewers and Basins. ' * 1 %5 doz. 4 inch Square Fruit Saucers. 6 “ 4in. Fruit Saucers, square, ccs. 1 60 40 Plates, 5in. or Pie...7.........4.... 48 53 | 18 Covered Chambers 9. 50 ‘* Square Ind. Butters. 36 Bowls, 12, 24; 12, 30; 12, 36 m oe od... 204 54 so we 58 65 | 18 Uncovered Chambers 9. W edgwood & Co. 50 ‘* 83 inch Square Bakers. 60 sets Teas, 30 handied, 30 unhandled. ia a. ooeeit Of 7 “ 7 “ Breakfast 69 77 | 54 Bowls, 15, 24; 30, 30; 12, 36. : mo“ 8 * Dishes. 48 Scollops. 6, 5; 12,6; 12,7; 12,8; 6,9, square. | 4 Sets Handled St. Den nis : Tea a6... % 816 AS bocacteieens tema G3) é gg | 2 402. Plates, 5, 5; 20, 7 60 pairs 9 Ewers and Basins. — 3 “ 5 “ Covered Butters. 15 Pitchers, 3. 12; 6, 30; 3, 36. 18 “* Unhandled “ one 80 8 “ Dinner.............. 8 36 Sets Teas, 9 handled; 27 unhandled. 45 sets Handled Teas, St. Denis or Minton. 18 sets Hd. St. Denis Coffees. 6 pairs 9 Ewers and Basins. WG se cocicccdisass 2 00 Teas, handled, any size............ 85 95 £14.13-7 For prices Original Crates see first column.}jg « « Minton “ 12 Chambers, 6 covered, 6 open, 9s. "$54 80 * sphandied, “| ......26.:..> 7 ‘9| For prices original crates see 1st column. £14.0.0 £31-5-6 16.12.10 Sold by the package only. Points for Retailers. **Vhell, I can’t make him fit on my screen- ORDER. From the Dry Goods Chronicle. A judicious reticence is consistent. with perfect truthfulness. Every trader has a clear right to the mar- ket price of his commodities. ‘‘Saleableness” in a merchant’s vocabula- ry should be a synonym for ‘‘serviceable- ness.” If you have facilities and valuable stock, your name ought to be before the public every day. An attractive appearance in business premises and in arrangement of goods gives a fair vantage ground in competition. To ticket goods at a higher price than that which they bear at a neighboring shop is to refer your customers to that shop, not only for the one article but for other articles, too. An open, honest manner, available to every one in trade, differs widely in its mor- al quality from the trick of decoying custo- mers by acting deceptively upon their blind eagerness for a wonderfully cheap article. Whoever was the first to invent the trick of a “‘leading article” in trade, or the first to introduce that trick into a neighborhood, played his own conscience as false as he play- ed his customers and his brother tradesmen. A tradesman has as much right to sell an article at cost price or below it as to make his customers a presant at Christmas, so long as he does not indemnify himself at their expense by charging all the more for something else. ‘Your account, though a poor one this year, is quite satisfactory,” said a jobber to a retailer, ‘‘as you are steadily reducing stock and expenses, and this, 1 am persuad- ed, will shortly enable you to send better or- ders and remittances.” An honest rivalry in meeting public wants is as noble in competitors as it is ser- viceable to the community, but to resort to sly manceuvres, which treat the public as a prey to be caught by a bait, and your both- er tradesmen as natural enemies, is unman- ly and unmerchant-like. No merchant with any pretention to hon- esty can practice on his customers, much less expect any of his employees to practice, a degree of deception which, if attempted on himself by the self same employees, would bring down on the culprit a storm of indignation, and if repeated, would entail their dismissal. + +O » Couldn’t Make It Work. From the Detroit Free Press. He slid quietly into a Jefferson avenue hardware store yesterday forenoon, unroll- ed a paper on the counter, and, as he held up a patent door-spring, he said: “IT buy him two days ago und I like to exchange him for a vhetstone.” door.”” ‘‘Why, that’s the easiest thing in the world. See here: This end screws on the door and that end on the casing.” “IT tried him dot vhay und he doant vork.” : *‘When it is on you take this metal pin and turn the spring. See the holes there?” “I does dot vhay und my screen-door flies open.” ‘**You turned the wrong way.” “I turns him eafery way. Sometimes der door vhas wide open, und all der flies in Michigan go in; und sometimes he vhas shut oop so tight I cant get in my own house. I begin on him in der morning, und I doan’ leave off till night, but he won’t work right.” ‘*That’s curious. have?” “‘T use a hammer, und a screw-drifer, und a coal-shisel, und saw, und auger, und crow-bar, und lots of more, but he doan’ spring forme. My wife works at him, too, und my hired man he lose half a day, und I vhas discouraged. I guess I trade him for a vhetstone.” “Well, I'll exchange with you, but I’m sure I can show you how to adjust it.” ‘*T guess I doan’ try any more. You see my life yhas short, und I can’t spare so much time mit machinery. If I gets a vhet- stone I doan’ haf to screw him on nor turn him round. Dere vhas no pins or ratchets in his stomach. He vhasall right both ends oop. Maype he doan’ keep oudt flies, but he makes no trouble for me.” The exchange was made and the man went away light-hearted, calling back from the door: “I can make oudt a vhetstone all right, und I vhas oblidged mit you. A vhetstone winds oop only one vhay. >.> — The Enterprise Had a Good Start. In the speculative days following the war several Milwaukee capitalists organized a railroad company, projected a line two hun. dred and twenty miles long, and came to New York to secure capital. A party to whom they were referred listened t6 their project and asked: ‘*Have you secured the right of way yet, made a survey, or estimated the costs ?” ‘*No.” ‘*Then you haven’t any railroad ?” “Not any actual railroad, but we’ve been paying ourselves salaries for the last three months, and that’s a good start, you know.” —_——_——> -- > Every grocer and cheese buyer is cordially invited to visit the Wayland factory and inspect the system and cleanliness observed in every detail. ‘Silver King” coffee is all the rage. One silver present given with every 1 pound “— What tools did you “What's the matter?” package. Our Leader Smoking 15c per pound. Our Leader Shorts, 16c per pound. The Best in Clark, Jewell & Co. SOLE AGENTS Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee. Our Leader Fine Cut 33c per pound. Our Leader Cigars, $30 per M. the World. FOR 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. 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- pects. Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired. Agents for Walker's Patent Butter Worker. EARL BROS., Commission Merchants. L1S7 Ss. Water St., Chicago, I11. WM. SHARS é& CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 87, 89 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. — ot, . SMOKING TOBACCO, Manufactured by the National K of L. Co-operative Tobacco Co, RALEIGH, N. C. Arthur Meigs & Go, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH., Wholesale agents for the STATH OF' MICHIGAN. This is the only authorized EK. cf LZ. smoking Tobacco on the market. The stock of this corporation is all owned by the BR. 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 wrill therefore see the advisability of putting itin stock at once. We will fill orders for any quantity at follourine prices, 2 02,40: 402.44: 802,43: 16 02,42, ARTHUR MEIGS & CO., Wholesale Grocers, 717, 19, 81 and 83 South Division St, Grand Rapids, Mich, — ti