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GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNES DAY, FEBRUARY 23;

The Michigan Tradesman.

1887.

NO. 179.

 

 

 

Highest Market Prios Paid
for Beans, Picked or r Unpicked.

W.T. LAMOREAU, Agt

71 Canal Street,
GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

KAHN, LOSTRO & CO.,
FRUITS, PRODUCE,
AND GENERAL
Commission Merchants,

Consignments Solicited,
3 NO. IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS.

Orders promptly filled, All kinds of produce in car lots.
Hh}} \ Parties in want should
write to or see the

GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0.

71 CANAL STREET.
FOR SALE.

Six Thousand Dollar Stock of Dry Goods,
Clothing and Groceries in good farming
town in Northern Michigan. “The firm has
done the largest trade in the place, the sales
for 1886 aggregating $60,000. ‘“The Trades-
man has investigated the offer, and can
recommend same as exceptional. Address

THE TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids.

BELKNAP
Wagon and Sleieh bo.

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
every facility for making first-class Wagons
of al] kinds.

"Special attention given to Repairing,
Painting and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich,

 

Weearry a full 'ine of
Seeds of every variety,
both for field and garden.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use
Heckers’
Standard

Manutactures.

 

, 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.

JODY cw SCO.,
JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE

And Full Line Winter eon.
102 CANAL STREET

EDMUND B. DIKEMAN,

THE—

GREAT WATCH MAKER

~AND—

JIEwWELER.

44 CANAL STREET,

 

 

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

DIARIES

AND

OFFICE TICKLERS.

MEMORANDUM

CALENDARS

FOR

1887.

Now is the time to make your
selections to get what you want
before the stock is broken.

Geo, A. Hall & Co,

29 Monroe St.

 

Muzzy’s Corn Starch is prepared expressly
for food, is made of only the best white corn
and ts guaranteed absolutely pure.

The popularity of Muzzy’s Corn and Sun
Gloss Stareh is proven by the large sale,
aggregating many million of pounds each
year.

The State Assayer of Massachusetts says
Muzzy’s Corn Starch for table use, is per-
fectly pure, is well prepared, and of excel-
lent quality.

Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and table
use, is the very best offered to the con-
sumer. All wholesale and retail grocers
sell it.

 

APPROVED by PHYSICIANS.
Cushman’s

 

MENTHOL INHALER

In the treatment of Catarrh, Headache,
Neuralgia, Hay Fever, Asthma, Bron-

chitis, Sore Throat and Severe

Colds, stands without an equal.

Air Mentholized by passing through the Inhaler-
tube, in which the Pure Crystals of Menthol are
held‘ thoroughly applies this’ valuable remedy in the
most efficient way, to the parts affected. It sells
readily. Always kee »p an open Inhaler in your store,
and let your customers try it. A few inhalations will
not hurt the Inhaler, and will do more to demonstrate
its efficiency than a half hour’s talk. Retail price
50 cents. For CrrcuLars and TESTIMONIALS address

H. D. Cushman, Three Rivers, Mich.

Trade supplied by
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., G’d Rapids,
And Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chicago.

Wil
LUDWIG WINTERNITZ,

STATE AGENT FOR

Fermentum!

The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast.
Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co.
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.

CHARLES A, GOYE,

Successor to

A. Coye & Son,

DEALER IN

AWNINGS = TENTS

Horse and Wagon Covers,
Oiled Clothing,
Feed Bags,
Wide Ducks, etc.
Flags & Banners made to order.
73 CANAL ST., - GRAND RAPIDS.

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 we
will keep you posted on market price and
prospects. Liberal cash advances made
on car lots when desired.

Agents for Walker's Patent Butter Worker.

Karl Bros., Commission Merchants,

157 South Water St., CHICAGO.
Reference: Frrst NATIONAL BANK.

 

For Prices and terms, address

GRAHAM ROYS,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

BAXTER’S CELEBRATED

 

“LUCKY STAR” CIGAR.

Manufactured by
ROPER & BAXTER CIGAR CO.,
51 and 53 Wabash Ave., Chicago.

This famous brand is now handled by the leading
druggists and grocers of Michigan. In towns where
the cigar is not handled, lam prepared to give the ex-
clusive agency to good parties, druggists preferred.

J. L. STRELITSKY,
STATE AGENT,
128 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids.

SEEDS

For the Field and Garden.
The Grand Rapids Seed Store,

71 Canal Street,

 

 

Offers for Sale all Kinds of Garden
Seeds in Bulk.

Medium Clover,
Mammoth Clover,
Alsike Clover,
Alfalfa Clover,
White Dutch Clover,

Timothy,
Red Top,

Blue Grass,
Orchard Grass,
Hungarian Grass,
Common Millet,
German Millet,
Flax Seed.

MOSELEY BROS.

——WHOLESALE——

NEEDS, FRUITS, OYSTERS,

Ana Produce.
26, 28, 50 and 382 OTTAWA  ST., G’D RAPIDS

THE NEW

Soap Company,

As previously announced, the trade is
now being supplied with Soap from this new
factory. Two brands are now introduced,

EHleadlight

AND

Little Daisy.

Both free from adulterations of all kinds,
and contain pure Ceylon Cocoa Oil, Steam
Refined Tallow, Glycerine and Borax. The
former is a first-class Laundry Soap, and
the latter, being fine and milder, is one of
the best Bath, Laundry and Toilet Soaps
combined now on the market.

 

 

For terms, please apply to the factory, in
person, by letter, or telephone. (Telephone
No. 578-5 rings. )

Shall we receive your encouragement by
way of a trial order?

Respectfully,

Grand Rapids Soap C0.

 

 

EATON & LYON,

Importers,
Jobbers and
Retailers of

BOOKS,
Stationery & Sundries,

20 and 22 donroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

BEFORE THE WAR.

 

A Reminiscence of Louisiana in Old

Slavery Times.

In the quiet of one’s home, the remem-
branches of childhood’s days, the stories of
the fireside, the associations of people who
have passed away, come back to us at times
with such vividness that we see the objects
before us and hear the people relating their
stories over again, as if the past was but
the present. While the bitterness of sec-
tional strife departed many years ago and
the days of salvery are no more in this
country, the following account of one of
the terrible results of the old slave system
can not but interest the reader of to-day,
and may bring up in the minds of those

who remember the slavery times, other
memories.
The code and laws of Louisiana are

founded on the Code Napoleon and that
on the Code Justinian of Rome, and is more
explicit and peculiar in its workings than
the laws of our other States. During the
year 1854, a wealthy slave-trader, named
Botts, a Virginian by birth, who lived in the
garden suburbs of New Orleans, and who
owned a slave crawl on Common street, was
suddenly stricken with apoplexy and died
without making a will. The law requires
that on the death of any person of wealth,
more or less, the Judge of the District
Court shall then appoint a notary to take
an inventory of the property, together
with a curator, also an attorney to repre-
sent absent heirs and two _ appraisers.
After performing the duties prescribed,
the document is signed by all the parties
and submitted to the Judge for homologa-
tion. Judge Kennedy, in the case of Botts,
appointed Edward F., notary, Tom Howard,
attorney to represent absent heirs, a Mr.
Sewell, curator, and two young French
creoles, appraisers. On receiving their ap-
pointments, the gentlemen in question
visited the office and bank where Botts had
kept his deposits and titles to slave proper-
ty, and then went in carriages to the resi-
dence of the deceased, which was on the
outskirts of the city. It was an elegant
Southern home, embowed in all the luxuri-
ous splendor of shrubbery for which Louisi-
ana is known, its whole aspect denoting
opulence and luxury. As the party alighted,
they were greeted with the sound of re-
ligious music, one of those magnificent
requiems for the dead, sung by two female
voices in Italian, and so pathetic and soul-
ful, that with one accord these men stood
bareheaded until it was ended; then ad-
vancing to the door they knocked and were
adinitted by a lady, tall and commanding of
gure, courteous and graceful, dressed in
deep mourning, who had such an air of re-
finement that they all were astonished that
Botts should have been so fortunate as to
have secured such a woman as his wife.
The notary briefly announced the business
of the party, and they were immediately
ushered into the spacious parlors. After
the house, grounds, household furniture, and
effects had been examined and appraised,
the negro slaves were admitted individually
to the presence of the gentlemen and were
examined, valued and approved, according
to eustom. The notary then announced that
their business was terminated, on which
the attorney for the absent heirs, Mr.
Howard, who had been talking aside with
the curator, said that he desired to question
Mrs. Botts, which, of course, was his legal
right and duty. He asked, ‘‘Are you Mrs.
Botts?” ‘To which she replied with a bow.
Continuing his questions, he said: ‘‘I don’t
want to distress you, madam, but it is
necessary that you show me your marriage
certificate.” At which the lady burst into
an agony of tears that effected even these
stern men of law. Ignoring the indignation
readable on the faces of his associates, he
continued: *‘On my honor, madam, I have
no wish to wound or pain you, but simply
have a duty to perform, and I must ask you,
Are you a free woman of color? and, if so,
show me your free papers and end this
most terrible and unpleasant interview.”
There was no reply to this except renewed
sobs and almost total abasement of the
body. She was not the wife of Mr. Botts,
nor had she her free papers. All the gen-
tlemen withdrawing but the notary, she
told her history, which was this: She was
the daughter of a wealthy Virginia planter
and had been reared in luxury and sent to
France to complete her education. On her
return to her father’s house, ignorant of her
social status, she was received as the hon-
ored daughter of an ancestral house. Her
father, dying of paralysis, was unable to
perform what he had promised her mother
to do—furnish the mother and her child
free papers—and so left his unfortunate
family, slaves in fact and in law, to the
mercy of his relatives, who came forward
apparently indignant at the manner in
which money had been spent on ‘‘a negro
family,” and both mother and daughter
were sold as slaves. Botts secured the
daughter at the sale, and, becoming inter-
ested and enamored with her, promised to
make her free, if she would live with him
as his wife. She assented, simply because
she could do nothing else, the result of
which I have shown you. The situation

.to get mad.

 

was so appalling and was so appreciated by
the gentlemen appointed by the court, that,
to the honor of the Judge, this lady was
promptly freed and sent North, with sufti-
cient money to make her comfortable and
beyond want.

And this oceurred in the United States,
the land of liberty, the home of the free.

Roper? M. Forp.
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Soliman Sacoks’ Opinion on Several Sub-
jects.

Cant Hook Corners,
EK. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Srr—I have not had time to write
you very often of late, on account of business.
My trade has been about 25 per cent. bet-
ter this winter than last, but no knowing
how soon it will be knoeked higher than
the late Mr. Gilderoy’s kite, by labor
troubles breaking out again, as they did
last spring. I hardly know What this
country is coming to yet with so much
damphoolishness in it, ready to break out
at a snap of some bosses’ fingers.

Then, there is Spain sassing us on the South
and Canada threatening us on the North.
By the great horn spoons, I am_ beginning
We have had more trouble
over the confounded codfish and mackerel
than the whole thing is worth. Every time
I weigh out a pound of codfish at a profit
of only one cent, I get madder.

But that is not the real point at issue in
this question. The point is not as to
whether it will pay or not, but as to
whether we are going to set still on our—
dignity and let these foreign powers slap
us in the face and kick us on the cheek—
and then turn the other also. I say, by
thunder, not. I am willing to pay my
share towards making a lot of guns and
terpedoes and patching up our old seows
and gun boats and again

Feb.

15, 1887.

slinging our

starspangled banner to the breeze. I
fought for this country four years, but

rather than to see our old eagle cuffed about
and his few remaing tail feathers pulled out,
I would take up arms again as a Brig.
General or—a sutler. We have got a lot of
chaps in this country, anyhow, who are
*‘on the list” and ‘‘never would be missed”
if they were killed.

L used to know an old chap named Doe.
Jenison, that had a theory that the human
system must havea regular cleaning out onee
a month or else enjoy arun of fever. So
onee a month he used to round up his fami-
ly in the kitchen, bleed each one, give each
a dose of blue mass, after a strong emetic
had operated and then wind up next morn-
ing with a dose of castor oil to all hands
and the cook. Sick or well, he followed
this practice.

Now, I think a country needs about the
same treatment. Just about every twenty
years we need a war. We must bleed, to

get rid of our bad blood and take a few
blue pills, made of lead, and follow it up

with castor oil in the shape of lots of
money to oil the wheels of commerce.
This treatment comes allfired dear, but we
must have it.

Some people claim that killing off the
men is apt to leave a large surplus of
women that cannot find husbands at any
price. I will admit that this is an objeec-
tion; but to obviate this I would suggest
that a law be passed alowing each man—

* % * * * * *
Mrs. Snooks happened in just now and eut
out three lines, so my brilliant idea will not
go to press.

Canada puts mein mind of a boy that
used to go to school where I did. This boy
had a big stout brother named John, who
was a regular bully. When John was any
where within hearing, the little fellow used
to crow like a bantam roster and sass us
boys exasperatingly. But when John was
away, Willy was as meek as a lamb and
real accommodating.

I see by the morning papers, that Canada
talks of suing us far trespass on the ease.
If she should bring us up before some
justice of the peace on a summons, we could
do nothing—as I seé—but plead a set off
and demand a bill of particulars.

It is raining to-day and the creek is ris-
ing. The goose pond is full and the
cantkook factory is threatened. Thus our
mereantile and manufacturing interest are
threatened on all sides,

Yours pugnaeiously,
SOLIMAN SNOOKS.

>. > so
To Distinguish Oleomargarine from But-
ter.

A piece of oleomargarine the size of a
hazlenut is placed in a test tube, and the
end made air-tight. Into another test tube
a like quantity of butter is treated in the
same way. When both test tubes are held
in the hand, the oleomargarine soon liqui-
fies, forming a clear solution; whilst butter
requires double the time for solution, and
when dissolved is not so clear as the oleo-
margarine solution. When the tube is
filled one-third with either, the oleomarga-
rine is easily dissolved, and does not pro-
duce any turbidity or precipitate on the ad-
dition of aleohol. Butter, when treated in
like manner, yields a precipitate.
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A French court has decided that lin-
seed oil is not a medicine. This, however,
will not prevent its use in therapeutics.

 

 

 

 

IT PLEASED THE BOYS.

Social Attention Which Catches the Trav-
eling Men.
“We traveling men have our little weak-

ness,” said a gossipy member of the itiner-
ant and commercial brigade, ‘‘and that is

craving for social attention while out on the
roan. We get so tired of hotels, and of
male society exclusively, that the custom-
er who invites us to his house is looked up-
on as a friend indeed. I know one old chap
out in Iowa who years ago sized up this
trait of drummer nature, and who has fair-
ly made a fortute on account of his shrewd-
ness. He has three pretty, pert daughters
and a wife who is the very soul of hos-
pitality. The old man invites all drum-
mers to his house, and the ladies give them
good dinners, good cheer, music,
bright conversation, winsome smiles--why,
there isn’t a drummer who has had the
pleasure of spending a night in that house
who wouldn’t ride 100 miles any time to get
there. Often three or four traveling men
are there at once, and on Sundays I’ve seen
a half dozen under that roof.

“Of course it costs money to entertain so
many guests, especially as the old man is
free with his cigars and wines. But it
doesn’t cost him as much as you would
think, for he is continually receiving pres-
ents of boxes of cigars from cigar salesmen,
eases of wine from liquor travelers, caddies
ot fruit, fine groceries, ete. It beats all the
quantities of samples that disappear from
drummers’ cases when they strike that
town. I think that if the truth were know
the family is actually ahead on the deal,
particularly if you count the jewelry and
tidbits that are given daughters by
the guests. About three out of four of the
boys lose their hearts to one girl or the other
—-T’ae been there myself—and when a man’s
in love you know how generous he is, espe-
cially with other people’s property. The
young ladies appear to keep their own
hearts faney free and have, besides, a very
pleasant way of curing a man of his infatu-
ation and of retaining his friendship.

“T once heard that some of the jewelry
and other nice stuff that finds its way to
the house is afterward sold at the old man’s

games,

those

general store, but this may be a slander.
One thing is certain, the shrewd old chap is
getting rich out of his little play on the
weakness of our tribe. How? Why, he
has the largest general store in his county.

He not only retails, but he jobs to smaller
dealers in the country towns. And he buys
his goods cheaper on an average than any
man in the northwest. The fact is that he
buys them at about cost, and, of course, is
able to knock out all of his rivals. Besides,
he is mighty slow pay. He never pays un-
til he is almost compelled, to save trouble,
and can persist in this because all of the
traveling men when written to about him
declare that he is gilt-edged, and tell their
employers to be patient; that their money is
sure and safe in time. And so it is, for the
shrewd old merchant merely delays his pay-
ments that he may loan out his money at
big rates of interest. He has thousands out
all the while on shaved notes, chattel mort-

gages, and interest due bills. If he only
had some young girls growing up to take

the place of the three who are now in their
prime when these latter get married or lose
their charms of youth and vivacity, he
would be as rich as an Astor in 15 years.
And I can say for my part that he is wel-
come to every cent he is making. He de-
serves all the prosperity his shrewdness is
bringing him. So say we all.

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A Rule that Worked Both Ways.

From the Boston Record.

A story is told of a groeeryman of the
shrewd old Yankee stock, who on several
occasions was surprised to find sums of
money in his sugar. Where it eame from
was a mystery. It may have been hidden
by slaves for some purpose, but for what it
would be hard to say. The storekeeper be-
ing too conscientious to keep the money
without trying and like-
wise being very loath to give it up, hit upon

to find an owner,

this plan to satisfy conscience and keep the
money. merehants of whom
he purchased the goods he inquired whether
they the
stones, and other things that were in it.

“No. sir,”

the sugar just as we receive it.

Going to the

were responsible for sticks and

was the reply; ‘‘you must take

We are not
responsible for anything in the barrels.”

It is needless to say that the storekeeper
did not press the matter.

a
They Are “Short” in Oil.

A stranger dropped in on Sand Lake a
short time ago and stated that he had on
hand a bankrupt stock of kerosene oil; that
the merehants had been robbing their pat-
rons right along on the oil dicker; that he
would furnish anyone with ten gallons of
water white and a tin can for $1. The man
insisted upon cash in advance in each in-
stance, and after collecting about twenty
dollars he took the train for greener pas-
tures. The people who paid for oil at
bankrupt prices have given up ever seeing
either the oil or their money, and some of
them have come to think that the merehants
are not so very exorbitant in their charges
after all.

 

 

The Michigan Tradesman.

 

: A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE
Mercantile and Nannfacturing Interests of the State.

E. A. STOWE, Editor.

Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. —
Advertising rates made known on application.

 

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1887.

 

 

Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association.

President, L. M. Mills; Vice-President, 8. A. Sears; Sec-
retary and Treasurer, Geo. H. Seymour; Board of Di-
rectors, H. 8. Robertson, Geo. F. Owen, J. N. Brad-
ford, A. B. Cole and Wm. Logie.

 

 

= Subscribers and others, when writing
to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub-
lishers by mentioning that they saw the adver-
tisement in the columns of this paper.

 

 

it is somewhat noticeable that several of
the coterie of New York sensationalists who
are talking themselves hoarse on the ques-
of food adulteration are more or less inter-
ested in preserved foods. In view of this
fact, the statement of Victor C. Vaughan,
Professor of Chemistry at the Michigan
University, may throw some light on the
motives of several of the half hundred men
who called themselves a ‘‘National conven-
tion.” Prof. Vaughan assures Tue
TRADESMAN that ‘‘the decomposition of
preserved foods presents a greater menace
to the public health than adulteration.
People are relying, more than ever before,
on preserved goods, and the worst need, a
the present time, is a sure and simple
method of detecting the decomposition.”
As the thief sometimes yells ‘‘fire.” to dis-
tract the attention of those who might
otherwise detect him in villainy, is it not a
pOssibility that some of the men who made
themselves conspicious at Washington prate
about adulteration in others’ goods to dis-
tract attention from the decomposition in
their own?

 

For years the platforms and declarations
of the Knights of Labor and kindred organ-
izations have teemed with denunciations of
the black-list, as applied to the roll of in-
competent and untrustworthy workmen
kept by railroads and other corporations.
Recently, bills have been introduced in the
Legislatures of several states, prohibiting
such black-listing. This has resulted in a
change of front on the port of organized
labor, as the latter have come to realize that
their pet weapon, the boycott, is only
another form of the black-list and that the
menace they set up against the non-union
workmen is only another species of the
same class. ‘Tite TRADESMAN is no friend
of the black-list, except when used by the
merehant to hold in check the idler and
<lead-beat, but considers the boycott the
most contemptible weapon ever used by
any class of people, the Chinese stink-pot
not excepted.

 

One of the heaviest jobbers at this market
—a man who has accumulated over a quar-
ter of a million of dollars by fyigality and
xood management—says that the first thing
je asks aman when he approaches him for
a line of credit is ‘‘Do you know how to say
no?” On the nature of the answer he receives
to this enquiry, depends, in great measure,
the conclusion he forms as to the man’s
ability to pay his bills promptly. If it is
desirable for the jobber to do business with
sueh men only as know how to refuse credit
to irresponsible persons, how much more
essential is it for the merchant’s own good,
that he cultivate the faculty of saying ‘‘no,”
when it is best he should give such an
answer.

According to Governor Luce, the butter
sold at Lansing is vilely bad. At a speech
before the Michigan Dairymen’s Associa-
tion at Flint last week, His Excellency
stated that Lansing people ‘“‘get their butter
in their mouths as quickly as possible and
then groan.” Tit TRADESMAN expects to
hear next that the people of Lansing have
begun impeachment proceedings against the
Chief Executive. They have now more
grounds for such action than Mr. Champber-
Jain had.

A, SS CSE TO

The representative trade journals of the
country are saying some pretty hard things
of the forty or fifty men who met at Wash-
ington on January 19, called themselves a
“National convention,” and proceeded to
inform Congress what it must do for the
fifty millions of people not represented at
the alleged convention.

 

If fifty men are sufficient to make a
“National convention,” how many com-
prise a State convention, by the same species
of reasoning?

 

Annual Meeting of the Michigan Dairy-
men’s Association.

The third annual convention of the Michi-
gan Dairymen’s Association, which convened
at Flint last Tuesday and closed its labors
on ‘Thursday, was the most suecessful gath-
ering of the kind ever held in the State.
Mayor Warren and the hospitable people of
Flint did all that lay in their power to ren-
der the convention a pleasant and profitable
one and succeeded to an unusual degree.
President Horton presided with dignity and
discretion, and his unanimous re-election
was a foregone conclusion after the first ses-
sion of the convention. The papers of Pro-
fessors Johnson, Beal and Vaughan were
well reeeived, and the address of Governor
Luce, on Wednesday afternoon, filled the
hall almost to suffocation and was in every
way worthy of the occasion. Thirty-five new
names were added to the membership, which
swells the total to 122. Adrian was selected
as the next place of meeting.

 

AMONG THE TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.
C. D. Richardson, late of Negaunee, has

engaged in the notion business in the new |

Cody Block, on South Division street.

Frank E. Pratt, late of Greenville, has
engaged in the grocery business at Cadillac.
The stock was purchased at this market.

F. P. Hopper, late of Fremont, has en-
gaged in the grocery business at Middle-
ville. Amos 8S. Musselman & Co. furnished
the stock.

Arthur Meigs & Co. sold over $30,000
worth of hardwood lumber last Friday from
their yards at Breedsville, Crofton and
Alba. The purchasers were Studebaker
Bros., of South Bend, Ind.

John Walsh, son of the veteran Spring
Lake merchant, has leased the corner store
in John Caulfield’s block, on Canal street,
and will fill the same with groceries. Buck-
ley, Lemon & Hoops furnish the stock.

Wm. H. Bartholomew and ‘‘Money”’ Lies-
velt have formed a copartnership under the
firm name of Bartholomew & Liesvelt,
and purchased the grocery stock of Delena
(Mrs. Frederick) Seegmiller at 559 Cherry
street.

Sam. Olander and John R. Anderson have
formed a copartnership under the firm name
of Olander & Anderson and will engage in
the grocery business in the two-story frame
building they have just completed at Cadil-
lac. Arthur Meigs & Co. furnish the stock,
M. M. Mallory placing the order.

When the late Wm. Thum died, three
years ago, he had in process of construction
the three-story brick building at the corner
of West Bridge and Scribner streets, which
he intended to devote to the purposes of a
wholesale drug business. His death, of
course, changed the plans of his sons very
materially, and the building was rented for
other purposes. They have since arranged
their affairs so that by the end of another
year they hope to be at the head of a whole-
sale drug department, run in connection with
their retail business. Their intention now
is to turn their present store over to F. W.
Wurzburg, at the expiration of their lease,
when they will endeavor to secure a double
store somewhere on the same street.

AROUND THE STATE.

Lowell—Geo. W. Parker & Co., grocers,
have sold out.

Muskegon—The Muskegon Dry Goods Co.
is closing out.

Weston—Lepper Bros., hardware dealers,
have dissolved.

Leslie—H. Grove is About to discontinue
the grocery business.

Burgess—Geo. Saunby has engaged in
the grocery business.

Jasper—Cone Bros. will shortly engage in
the hardware business.

Lawrence—Fred Seymour has engaged in
the hardware business.

Capac—Fuller Bros. succeed Brooker &
Fuller in general trade.

Walled Lake—Theo. Moore, general deal-
er, is about selling out.

Deford—A. Fruchey
born in general trade.

Croswell—Jas. Pannell sueceeds Pannell
& Stewart in general trade.

Plymouth—A. A. Teft succeeds
Crosby & Co, in general trade.

Acme—A. T. Hoxie succeeds Chandler &
Hoxie in the grocery business.

Elmira—Manes & Buckman succeed J. R.
Combs in the grocery business.

North Adams--O. C. Smith succeeds E.
J. March in the grocery business.

Mt. Clemens—E. T. Snook succeeds E.
T. & D. D. Snook in general trade.

Mason—E. Woodworth sueceeds
Edward & Co. in the drug business.

Battle Creek—Taylor & Son succeed John
K. Lotheridge in the grocery business.

Ypsilanti—H. Fairchild & Co. succeed
Fairchild & Smith in the meat business.

Lowell—A. Fisher & Co. succeed Geo.
W. Parker & Co. in the grocery business.

Allendale—VanFarrowe & Dalmon suc-
ceed VanFarrowe Bros. in general trade.

Marshall—Sarah M. Webster succeeds C.

3. Webster in the boot and shoe business.

Decatur—Stewart & McNaughton, grocers
and druggists, have assigned to B. O’Dell.

East Saginaw—M. S. Couse succeeds
Couse & Gemmill in the hardware business.

Lake Linden—Nathan Newman succeeds
Newman & Hart in the clothing business.

Bay City—Buck, Leighton & Co., produce
dealers, have dissolved, O. Bump retiring.

Detroit—J. F. Macauley succeeds Macau-
ley Bros. in the book and stationery busi-
ness.

Coldwater—Z. G. Osborne & Son sueceed
H. N. Moore in the drug and grocery busi-
ness.

Blissfield—Gauntlett & Koester, dry goods
and boot and shoe dealers, are succeeded by
R. Koester.

North Dorr—Peter Brantigan, the New
Salem general dealer, has moved his stock
to this place.

Weston—A. P. Phillips, late of Lyons,
Ohio, will put in a stock of dry goods and
groceries here.

Coopersville—John Busman and August
Busman have joined hands and engaged in

succeeds F. H. Os-

C. B.

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the meat business.

Coopersville—W. F. Storrs has sold his
bazaar stock to Mrs. Lutkins, who will con- |
tinue the business.

Cheboygan —Langmaid & Clark, saddlery
and harness dealers, have dissolved, Mr.
Langmaid succeeding.

Jenisonville—Martin Gezon has pnrchased
the general stock of Andre Bros. and will

 

 

continue the business.

Hartford—Henry L. Gleason has hought
the grocery stock of Charles Nicolson and
will continue the bufiness.

Fred. 8S. Kieldsen, who is arranging to re-
engage in the grocery business at Cadillac,
is in town purchasing stock.

Cadillac—Report has it that Fred. S.
Kieldsen will sueceed Newark & Sorenson in
the grocery business on May 1.

Maskegon—Horace Cummings is defying
the laws of the State by conducting a lot-
tery in connection with his grocery busi-
ness.

Burnip’s Corners—Allen Twining has re-
tired from the firm of Goodman & Co., gen-
eral dealers. His interest is taken by W.
Hélmer.

_ Muskegon—J. M. Dobson has retired
from the firm of G. Riordan & Co., dealers
in dry goods. The firm name remains the
same as before.

Cheboygan—A call has been issued for a
meeting of the druggists of Cheboygan coun-
ty, for Wednesday, Feb. 23, to osganize a
county association. :

Cheboygan—The G. A. Davis boot and
shoe stock was bid in at attachment sale by
Oscar Adams for H. A. Wetmore, who will
continue the business in company with C.
E. Davis.

East Jordan—The assets of C. G. Lewis,
who recently assigned, are in excess of his
liabilities, and arrangements will probably
be made which will enable him to resume
business.

Flint—Alex. F. Sharp and Fred. Ander-
son have been admitted to partnership in
the firm of W. E. Braman & Co., wholesale
and retail tobacco and cigar dealers. The
firm name remains the same as before.

Perrin—Phinney & Bullock are building
a hotel, W. S. Sawdy a hardware store, J.
W. Creagor a meat market, and J. A. Sick-
els & Co. have already opened a_ general
store. C. H. Jones, of Henderson will also
remove his grocery stock here.

Grand Haven—Mr. Roseboom has retired
from the hardware firm of Pfaff & Rose-
boom. The business will be continued by
Fred. and Charles Pfaff under the firm name
of Fred. Pfaff & Co. Mr. Roseboom will
re-engage in the same business here.

Muir—ElImer H. Ely has sold his interest
in the firm of Ely Bros., general dealers at
Muir, to Oliver N. Ely, who has formed a
copartnership with L. A. Ely and will con-
tinue business under the firm name of L. A.
& O. N. Ely. Elmer H. Ely has resigned

he secretaryship of the Muir Business
Men’s Association. L. A. Ely is temporari-
ly filling the position.

Fennville—Dr. W. Hl. Andrews writes
THE TRADESMAN as follows: ‘I aim fixing
up my store building in good shape and ex-
pect to engage in the drug business perma-
nently early in the spring. There will not
be three drug stores in Fennville, however,
as [am negotiating with Moon & Goodrich
for their stock, whieh is new and fresh:
Dr. Moon wants to go away to some larger
place. Wehave a nice store, 24x60, and
the postoffice is in one corner. ITalso ex-
pect to have a partner in the business,
when the proper time arrives.”

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Hubbardston—Ithaeca parties will start a
spoke factory.

Kalamazoo—Dunbar & Trumbull, manu-
facturers of cultivators, have dissolved.

Maytield—Gibbs Bros. are adding machin-
ery for the manufacture of chair stuff at
their mill.

Cheboygan—Murray & Rich, machinists
and foundrymen, will enlarge their shops,
owing to increase of business.

Harrison—W. TH. Mosteller, who runs a
shingle mill near here and manufactured 7,-
500,000 shingles last year, will put in a eir-
cular saw with a capacity of 25,000 feet of
lumber a day.

Big Rapids—Trowbridge Bros., for several
years past engaged in the manufacture of
clap-boards and shingles, have arranged to
put in machinery for the manufacture of
barrel staves.

Detroit—Report has it that the Michigan
Car Company recently declined a bid for 5,-
500 freight cars, for the reason that its shops
are full of work that cannot possibly be
turned out for several months.

Cheboygan—L. P. Swift, purchaser of the
W. S. Smith mill property, is getting ready
for the season’s work. He combines the re-
quisite amount of pluck and push, and is
backed by capital to make it & success.

Alpena—A. movement is on foot here for
forming a stock company of mill owners for
the purpose of building a box factory, the
lumber for consumption to be furnished
from the several mills. The Minor Lumber
Co.’s mill will not be converted into a box
factory, as was previously reported,

Saugatuck—-The Saugatuck Basket Man-
ufacturing Co. was organized on the 21st,
with a capital stock of $10,000. The stock-
holders so far enrolled are as follows: Capt.
R. C. Brittain, Calvin Whitney, Chas. Mil-
lerand A. Nyson, each $1,000; Chas. E. Bird,
D. L. Barber, John Nies, H. Palzer and H.
F. Marsh, each $500. All kinds of baskets
and fruit packages will be manufactured.

 

STRAY FACTS.

Lansing—L. Price & Co. sueceed F. I.
Moore & Co. in the lumber business.

Lenox—Jacob P. Bender succeeds O. W.
Gleason & Co. in the milling and lime busi-
ness.

Manistee—W. E. Sawyer succeeds W. E.
Sawyer & Co. in the lumber inspecting bus-
iness.

Overisel—Hofman & Nykerk are building
an addition to their grist mill in the shape
of a warehouse.

Grand Haven—F. Metz has sold his (con-

 

troling) interest in the Metz Leather Co. to
J. A. Nyland & Son, of Holland.

Manistee—R. G. Peters has been offered a
large sum by the Standard Oil Co. to cease
boring for oil. He has the offer under ad-
visement.

Lisbon—We have 30,000 bearing peach
trees within a radius of two miles of this
place. Prospects were never better for a
large crop.

Three Oaks—The Warren Featherbone Co.
now gives employment to 150 persons and
consumes 30,000 quills and 125 miles of
thread daily.

Charlevoix—The bay shore from Charle-
voix to Traverse City is lined with railroad
ties, banked for shipment. A man named
Durga has contracted to deliver 12,000 at
Yuba.

Falmouth— Logging operations in this
vicinity are more extensive than ever this
season. Logs to the amount of 50,000,000
feet will be put into Clam river and floated
to Muskegon for sawing.

Harbor Springs—Michael Davitt recently
cut a tree near here that had an ax imbedded
in it, covered with concentrite growths that
indicated that the ax was wielded and thrust
into the tree 100 years ago.

Muskegon—Wnm. F. Ninneman has retir-
ed from the Muskegon Bottling Works.
The business will be continued by Gottlieb
Ninneman, Otto G. Meeske and Gustav
Meeske under the same firm name.

Muir—L. A. Ely writes as follows: ‘Lyons
aud Muir are variously united—by a union
of the two Business Men’s Associations; by
highway, railroad, side-walk, balloon; three
lines telephone; swimming; ice bridge; boat-
ing, and by trading in and visiting each oth-
er’s towns.” :

Detroit News: The business men of Alle-
gan are mad because they are convinced
that the Lake Shore railroad is working
against them in the matter of getting the
proposed Otsego paper mill. They all be-
long to the Business Men’s Association, and
they propose to move at onee for railroad
connections which will make them inde-
pendent of the Lake Shore, in every way.

Marshall—The commercial department in
our high school is conducted on strictly a
business basis; so much so, in fact, that one
of the enterprising students attempted to
make an assignment, not long ago, of what
there was due him from the professor, but
the statute of limitation was brought into
play for the assignee’s relief and the shrewd
business youth was, perforce, compelled to
bear the burden of his obligations where it
did him the most good.

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VISITING BUYERS.
The following retail dealers have visited
the market during the past week and placed
orders withthe various houses:

B. H. Rolph, Coopersville.
Peter Brantigan, North Dorr.
©. F. Williams, Caledonia.
John Giles & Co., Lowell.

S. A. Bush, Lowell.

W. 3B. Rickart, Lowell.
J, E. Rice, Rice & Lillie, Coopersville.
J, F. Mann, Lisbon.
J.¥F. Clark, Big Rapids.

H. Munger, Nunica.

Ed. Keats, Lilley P.O.

Gus Begman, Kauer.

J. ¥. Hacker, Corinth.

C. W. Armstrong, Bowen’s Mill.
Cole & Chapel, Ada.

C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.

H. Baker & Son, Drenthe.
Smith & Bristol, Ada.

Darling & Roberts, Sparta.

M. Minderhout, Hanley.
Jobn Gunstra, Lamont.

N. Bouma, Fisher.

Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.

R. D. McNaughton, Coopersville.
A. Purchase, South Blendon.
Farrowe Bros., Allendale.
Sidney Stark, Allendale.

D. W. Shattuck, Wayland.

D. B. Gaientine, Bailey.

Wim. Thompson, Nunica.

C. V. Nash, Bravo.

B. A. Kliese, Sullivan.
J. K. Sharp, Big Rapids.

Wm. VerMeulen, Beaver Dam.
Fred K. Kieldson, Cadillac.
Wm. B. Kieft, Muskegon.

M. J. Lewis, Boyne City.

k. Gannon, W bite Cloud.

Smith & Bristol, Ada.

Myers & Burton, White Cloud.
Jas. Broderick, Kingsley.
G. T. Clapp, Glenn.
G. VanLopik & Sons, Grand Haven.
C. W. Caskey, Harbor Springs.
G. M. Huntley, Reno.
David Holmes, West Michigan Lumber Co.,

Woodville.

Lilley & Lilley, Allegan.

Dr. G. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
F. P. Hopper, Middleville.
Dell Wright, Berlin.
Mr. Spring, Spring & Lindley, Bailey.
J. McMichael, Manton.
L. Vallier, Fremont.
Den Herder & Tanis, Vriesland.
M. M. Elder, M. M. Elder & Co., Spencer

Creek.

John Meijering, Overisel.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
Mrs. G. Miller, Muskegon.
Moerdyk DeKruif & Co., Zeeland.
Miss Emma §S. Ellis, Casnovia.
H. B. Church,. Lowell.
W.C. Murray, Lowell.
C. M. Woodard, Kalemo.
R. Neil, Ashiand Center.
F. C. Stone & Son, Cedar Springs.
A. Norris & Son, Casnovia. —
Jno. Giles & Co., Lowell.
F. Voorhorst & Co., Overisel.
<A. F. Harrison, Sparta.
D. H. Dekker, Zeeland,
VanFarowe & Dalmon, Allendale.
Walter Struik, Jamestown.
Wm. VerMeulen, Beaver Dam.
Dr. G. B. Nichols, Martin.
C. E. Blakeley, Coopersville.
Blakeley Bros., Fife Lake.
T. J. Sharp, Big Rapids.
Will Ashton, Ashton Bros., Traverse City.
E. C. Foote, West Carlisle. {
John Kamps, Zutphen.

R. G. Smith, Wayland.
Velzy Bros., Lamont.
D. R. Stoeum, Rockford.
Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon.

W. A. Struik, Forest Grove.
J. Raymond, Berlin.
John Smith, Ada.

E. W. Pickett, Wayland.

L. A. Scoville, Clarksville.

L. N. Fisher, Dorr Center.

Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
Jos. P. Cordes, Alpine.

8S. Cooper, Jamestown.

Jos. Omler, Wright.

8S. J. Koon, Lisbon.

LL. Cook. Bauer.

L.A Paine, Englishville.

N. Harris, Big Springs.

C. 8. Comstock, Pierson.

I. J. Quick, Allendale.

C. F. Sears, Rockford.

G. C. Baker, LaBarge.

Walling Bros., Lamont.

J. B. Watson, Coopersville.
J.N. Wait, Hudsonville.

1. F. Williams, Caledonia.

G.H. Walbrink, Allendale.

M. peer & Bro,, Drenthe.

DeKruif, Zeeland,

 

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Rights of Passengers Purchasing Tickets
of Station Agents. |

In 1882, Aaron Hufford purchased a ticket
of the station agent at Manton, which the
agent represented was good for a ride from |
Manton to Traverse City. The ticket was
part of an excursion ticket, good when first |
issued from Sturgis to Traverse City.
After purchasing it, Hufford noticed that it.
was not like the tickets he had been accus- |
tomed to purehase, asked the agent if it
was good, and was assuaed that it was. On |
presenting his ticket to the conductor, he
was informed that the latter could not re-
ceive it for fare, whereupon Hufford stated
to the conductor the facts as to its purchase
and the statements of the agent, and re-
fused to pay the fare a second time. The
conductor then laid hands upon Hufford,
rang the bell and informed him that unless
he paid he should put him off. Hufford
paid the fare demanded under protest and |
began suit against the company for dam-|
ages, which resulted in a verdict for the
plaintiff. The defendant appealed to the!
Supreme Court, which reversed the decision |
of the lower court and ordered a new trial, |
Judge Cooley and a majority of the bench
rendering an opinion that the conductor can
accept in payment of fare such tickets only
as bear upon their face marks, words, let-
ters and figures required by the railroad to)
be placed thereon. On the seeond hearing
of the case in the Circuit Court, Judge
Montgomery charged the jury upon that!
theory and a verdict was rendered in favor
of the defendant. In the meantime, the
complexion of the Supreme Court had been |
somewhat changed by the retirement of }
Justices Cooley, Grayes and Marston and
the accession of Justices Champlin, Morse |
and Sherwood. Satisfied that a different
view of the matter would be taken by that
body, as now constituted, the plaintiff again
appealed to the Supreme Court, which prae-
tically reversed its former opinion by a re-
versal of the verdict of the lower court,
Justice Sherwood rendering the following
opinion, which was coneurred in by Justices
Campbell and Morse:

1. That Hufford had a right to rely upon
the statements of the agent that the ticket
was good and entitled him to a ride between
the stations named. It was a contract that
the agent had a right to make and did make
with plaintiff. The ticket was the evidence
agreed upon by the agent and passenger by
which the railroad company should there-
after recognize the right of plaintiff in the
contract, and neither the company nor any
of its agents could thereafter be permitted
to say the ticket was not such evidence, and
conclusive upon the subject.

2. Passengers are not interested in the in-
ternal affairs of the companies whose
coaches they ride in, nor are they required
to know the rules and regulations made by
the directors for the control of the action
of its agents and management of its  ofti-
cers.

3. When Hufford informed the eonduetor
of the facts, as before stated, it was his
duty to accept the plaintiff's statements as
true, no matter. what the ticket contained in
words, figures or other marks. All sorts of
people travel upon the cars and the regula-
tions and management of the company’s
business and trains, which will not protect
the educated and uneducated, the wise and
the ignorant alike, are unreasonable indeed.
On the undisputed facts in the ease I think
the plaintiff was entitled to ride to Walton
upon the ticket presented to the conductor.

4. The Court sustains the act of 1885, al-
lowing error to be assigned upon the charge
of the trial judge in the Supreme Court |
without taking exceptions at the Circuit,
holding it to be a remedial statute, affecting
a question of practice and intended to apply
to cases pending at time of its passage as
well as to those thereafter commenced.

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Purely Personal.

J. T. Avery, the Grand Haven cigar man-
ufacturer, was in town Monday.

Ben. W. Putnam is confined to his house
by illness, induced by a severe cold.

Dr. G. W. Crouter, of Charlevoix, passed
through the city Friday, on his way home
from Jackson.

Harry Blanchard, formerly of the firm of
Blanchard Bros. & Co., is now engaged
with L. S. Hill & Co.

W. T. Lamoreaux has been delayed in get-
ting his White Swan combination on the
road, owing te the prolongation of the bean
season.

Thos. Curry, the Hudsonyilie sawmill op-
erator, was in town last Saturday. He is one
of the severai men who have under advise-
ment the purchase of the Northern Manu-
facturing Co. property at Boyne Falls.

Geo. L. Medes, formerly with Jennings
& Smith, and later with H. Schneider &
Co., but now book-keeper for the Chippewa
Lumber Co., at Chippewa Lake, put in Sun-
day at Grand Rapids, basking in the smiles
of a certain fair lady.

D. G. Crotty, of Muskegon, sustained a
fractured arm by the derailment of a train
on the Luther branch of the G R. & L,
last Saturday morning. Harry Morris, of
Muskegon, and Frank E. Chase, of this
city, were also among the passengers, but
escaped serious injury.

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W. D. & A. Garrison expect to get their
new creamery, at Vernon, in operation by
April 1.

The Cassopolis creamery Still stands idle |

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and is likely to until Davis & Rankin come |
to their senses. |

Wolters Bros. expect to get their new)
creamery, at Overisel, into operation by the |
latter part of March.

Dwight Stone, of Kalamazoo, has engaged
to travel through Michigan for F. B. Fargo |
& Co., of Lake Mills, Wis.

The Holly creamery is badly in’ debt, as
the result of inexperienced management,
and unless. the property passes into other |
hands, the factory will probably not be.
operated the coming season.

Abram Scott and J. E. Sandburn have.

| enac county.

| and neat, and smells of his drugs;

| slippers;

| care Michigan Tradesman.

formed a copartnership under the firm name
of Scott & Sandburn, for the purpose of put-
ting in a cheese factory at Maple Ridge, Ar-
t is expected that the factory
will be in operation by the middle of May.

| The milk from 800 cows is promised.

East Saginaw business men are moving

| in the matter of a creamery, which will be

located a short distance outside the city.
Among those interested are L. A. Clark,
Thos. Saylor, W. L. Webber, H. P. Smith,
Wm. Callam, John C. Brown, Archie Brown,
Jno. G. Owen and Chas. Holland. The
proposed cregmery will have a capacity of
1,500 pounds daily.

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The Gripsack Brigade.
Michigan is blessed with another lady
traveler in the person of Miss Emma George.

| She hails from Chicago and sells paints, oils

and brushes.
J. N. Bradford, who has been laid up for
two weeks with a partial dislocation of his

| Shoulder, received by falling on the side-

walk at Fremont, started out on the war-
path again Monday.

W.S. Horn has severed his connection
with Amos S. Musselman & Co., to accept
asimilar position with John A. Tolman &
Co., of Chicago. He is succeeded by Valda

i Johnston, who has given up his position

with Gray, Kingman & Collins for that pur-

| pose.

A porter on a western train says: ‘The
drug drummer is a queer fellow; so nice
always
smokes a cigarette; has a way of dressing
that suggests a calico dressing gown and
recognizes in the conductor a
necessary evil; always has his 1,000-mile
ticket in the last valise he looks into, yet is
a very pleasant man with very pleasant
weaknesses.

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Furniture Facts.
Ludington—O. S. Stout, furniture dealer,
has sold out.
Benton Harbor—A. chureh furniture fac-
tory in prospect.
Ludington—G. W. Spear suceeeds
Stout in the furniture business.
Detroit—Keenan & Jahn succeed Kirch-
berg & Keenan in the furniture

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OUSINESS.

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted
in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week,
or 4 cents for three weeks. Advance pay-
ment.

Advertisements directing that answers be
sent in exre of this office must be accompanied
by 26 cents extra, to cover expense of postage,
ete.

Po SALE OR EXCHANGE—For a stock of

hardware or genera! merchandise, 12
aeres fruit and garden farm adjoining city
limits. Elegant buildings, ete. Address Hox
65, Grand Rapids. 181*

hee SALE—General stock of dry goods, gro-
\ ceries, boots and shoes, crockery, ete.,
situated in live railroad town near Grand Rap-
ids. Stock will inventory about $4,000. Reason-
able terms to responsible parties. Trade good.
Address No. 51, “Tradesman” oftice, Grand
Rapids. 18)*

| paap SALE—Well-selected general stock, lo-
cated at a place tributary toa large farm-
ing trade. Stock will inventory about £6,000,
Address for full particulars, “I. J.,” eare “The
Tradesman.” V7stf
Le SALE—Clean stoek of dry goods, cloth-
ing, hats and caps and boots and shoes,
situated at Plainwell, a lively town with two
railways. Stock will inventory about $3,500.
For terms of sale, apply to W. H. Hoops, at
Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops, Grand Rapids. 177tt

 

ree SALE—Drug store. A rare chance. One-
half interest in an old-established, good
paying business. This is a chance seldom of-
fered to secure 80 great 2 bargain. Willstand
close investigation. An extra opportunity for
eniysician. Address L.S. Willson, Lock Box
st. Joseph, Mich. 17y*
pce SALE—A large Newfoundland dog,
. ¢ixhteen months old, good wateh dog,
broken for being in office or store. Address
Jos. Omier, Wright, Mich. Li9*

 

RARE CHANCE—An eighty acre farm,
dé which unites all advantages, one mile
from the tlourishing village of Coopersville;
good buildings; the very richest of soil: water-
ed by springs of living water, and no rough
land—a perfect garden. I will sell on terms to

{| 8uit purchaser, or will exchange for first-class

residence in Grand Rapids; or will take stoek
ot goods for whole or part payment. The farm
is worth $6,000, «+, F. Conklin, Coopersville. 175
POR SALE—A thirty-year old grocery stand
in Kalamazoo. A two-story frame store,
with good tenement rooms above, and a good
tenement house on same lot, aiso barn. Three
blocks from M. C. depot. $3,500, part down,
balance in easy payments. Possession given
in May. J. Van Zolenburg, Petoskey. 174tf

Ho SALE—Two-story brick building, 24x60,
with clean grocery and meat stock (wood
business in connection) on principal business
street of thriving Northern town. Terms,
$5,000, half down, balance on time to suit pur-
chaser. Address “Bargain,” care “The Trades-
man.” is]

yo SALE—Best bargain ever offered for

general stock in growing town in good
farming community in Northern Michigan.
Stock will inventory about $6,000. Sales last
year were $60,000. Address *"The Tradesman,”
Grand Rapids. Titt

 

POR SALE—Business and store buildings at
Walton. As we desire to close up xll out-
side matters, we shall offer for sale the
stock, fixtures, store, warehouse, realty and
good will of our branch house at Walton. This
business has been established for ten years, is
well equipped, located at tie junetion of the
Grand Rapids & Indiana failway and Trav-
erse City Railway, and presents a good open-
ing for one who has a smali capital, combined
with energy. For terms ot sale apply to our
Mr. Leavenworth on the premises. Hannah,
Lay & Co. oF

 

 

ANTED—Small stock of drugs in good lo-
cation in railroad town. Place where

| good physician is needed preferred. Address,
| Box 66, Maple Rapids, Mich. 181*

Wes man having an established
trade among lumbermen to add a spec-

ial line and sell on commission. To the right

| man a splendid chance will be given to make

money without extraexpense. Address “B,’”

178tf

Vy See) ~Rvery dealer to know that we
are in position to give extra induce-
menis to Cash purchasers and would respect-
fully solicit correspondenee. We are over-
stocked in tubular lanterns and will make a
special price to dealers wanting any. Also
low prices on globes, chimneys, burners,
shades, etc., Cummings & Graham, Cor. So.
Division aad Fulton St. 179

 

 

\V ARTED—Stock in Kent County Savings
Bank. Address, stating terms demanad-
ed, “Purchaser,” care “The Tradesman,”

P- 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, sdvertise in the

| Miscellaneous Coluran of Thr THADESMAN. A
twenty-five word advertisement costs but 25
cents a week or 50 cents for three weeks.

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POTATOES!

fae’ . : r ‘ ”
CAR LOIT> A “SPECIALTY.

We offer Best Facilities. Long Experience. Watchful Attention. Attend Faith-
fully to Cars Consigned tous. Employ Watchmen to see to Unloading. OUR MR.
THOMPSON ATTENDS PERSONALLY TO SELLING. Issue SPECIAL POTA-
TOE MARKET REPORTS. KEEP OUR SHIPPERS fully posted. OUR QUOTED
PRICES CAN BE DEPENDED UPON. WE DO NOT quote irregular or anticipated

prices. Consignments Solicited. Correspondence Invited from Consignors to this mar-
ket. References given when requested.

WM, H, THOMPSON & G0,, Commission Merchauts

166 SOUTH WATER ST., CEAIOAG OO. IL.

ORDER A SAMPLE OF

OUR PURE SMOKING TOBACCO,
ON TIME, FINS CUT, += «© + + Se
UNCLE TOM “ - es oe = | re
NOX ALL " fe ee oe BS
CINDERELLA “ oe - 25c
IRON PRINCE CIGARS,- -— -

 

15c
60c

J.T THOMPSON & G0, Wholesale Grocers,

59 Jefferson ave., Detroit, Mich.
OBERNE, HOSICK & CO,,

Manmacturers Of FINE LAUNDRY and TOILET SOAPS,

L2O Michigan St., Chicago, Ill.
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.

 

 

, They find their way among the big hem-
/ locks and elms, away down in the cedars

|
|

|The deathly order so often heard in days

| and pines, anywhere and everywhere where

/ an old account stands uneared for and un-

| protected.

More Facetiousness from Boyne City.

Boyne Ciry, Feb. 19, 1887.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
DEAR Srr—I write you again to assure
you that the Boyne City Business Men’s
Association is warming up to fever heat.

agone, ‘‘chalk this down,” now rings but
little in our ears. In place thereof we hear
more froquently the chink of dimes and dol-
lars in our money drawers and feel ,the
greenbacks in our pocket-books. The Blue
Letters (I almost wrote ‘‘Blue Pills”) are,
making fearful inroads up in the forests.

One oi our inerchants says he

$35 per M.

| has been enabled to haul in one line that
| has been set for nearly five years. Another
; sees the bob go down, twich and_ twist,
' which he has watched for over three years.
| One man angled, fished, prayed and begged
| and almost cried for over two years and now
‘laughs, crows and “‘hollers” praises to the
Blue Letter, because it has done the busi-
| ness and he has the money. He says he
| Was never so happy in his life over so little
‘money. Some of our fellow borrowers are
| Swearing mad. One man swore he would
| never buy another dollar’s worth in Boyne
City. He would go to East Jordan, where
| White people live, and where they do not
put names of honest debtors on a Dead-beat
| list, simply because they did not pay when
they were always willing to pay. Imagine
that man’s astonishment when he went to
Kast Jordan and found out that they, too,

had ‘tone of them things” there. But
enough. More anon.

Yours truly,
F. M. CirAsp, See’y.
—-o
One and One-third Fare.
Frank Hibbard, of Evart,
TRADESMAN as follows:
Are any provisions made for reduced rail
' road fare or hotel rates for those wishing to
| attend the Michigan Business Men’s Associa-
; tion conventionin Mareh? Itis quite an item
| of expense for those who would like to be
present, but who have no particular interest
,in coming. I think reduced rates would

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writes ‘Tre

 

Our HARD WATER Soap can be used in either hard or soft water, and will go | largely increase the attendance, if known.

one quarter farther than any other Soap made. (Trace mark, girl at pump.)
getting orders for it now from all parts of the country. Send for a sample order.
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. ;

We are |
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WM. SHARS & CO.
Gracker Manufacturers,

Agomts for
ABRIBOY CHEESE.

37, 35 &41 Kent Street. Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

Wall Paner 2 Window Shades

At Ritanurfacturers’ Prices.
SAMPLES TO THE TRADE ONLY.

House and Store Shades Made to Order.
68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.
Nelson Bros. & Co.
PHEREINS & HESS

DEALERS IN :

 

Hodes, Furs, Wool é& Tallow,

NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,
WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE.

OLD BARRELS

Setting about a store are
jecting nails on them az
enterprising sro¢
eonvenier
WooLson
their

luion ©

vccompanying cut gives but a parti
» Inthis eabinet is packed 120 one-pound ;
of Lion Coffee, and we offer the goods at a
enabling the grocer to secure these cabinets withou
cost to himself. They are made air-tight, tongued and
grooved, beautifully grained and varnished, and ar
put together in the best possible manner. Complete
set of casters, with serews, inside this cabinet. Their
use in every grocery, after the coffee is sold out, is ap-
parent; just the thing from which to retail oatmeal,
rice, prunes, hominy, dried fruits, bread, and a hun-
dred other articles. Further, they take up no more
floor room than a barrel, and do away
unsightly things in a store. For price-list of Lion @
Coffee in these cabinets, see price-current in this pa-f
per. Read belew what we say as to the quality of
Lion Coffee.

 

   
   

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_ is ALWAYS possible when a good cup of cof-
“fee is served.
COFFEE to his trade can invariably se-
enre this result to them. LION COFFEE
is always uniform; contains strength, fiavor and
true merit; is a suecessful blend of Mocha,
Java and Rio. Packed only in one-pound air-

 

net weight, and is never sold in bulk.
A Beautiful Picture Card

In every package. We solicit a sample order
for a cabinet filled with LION COFFEE.

For sale by all Wholesale Grocers every-
where, and by the

Woolson Spice Co,

92 to 108 Oak 8t., Toledo, Ohio.

 

 

 

 

 

A GOOD BREAKFAST

The grocer who sells LION |

tight packages; roasted, but not ground; full |

with which their offer was snapped wp made
the Chicago men dizzy, but they are coming |
‘to time.

A one and one-third rate of fare has been
secured over all the railways of the State,
providing reduced rate certificates are ob-
tained in advance of convention from the
Secretary. Material reductions in hotel
rates have also been obtained at several of

the hotels.

St. Charles in Line on Organization.

Sr. CHARLES, Feb. 17, 1887.

KE. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DrAR Stmr—Our Association is now
thoroughly organized and in good working
order, being ofiicered as follows:

. President—B. J. Downing.
Vice-President—A. Stewart.
Secretary—E. E. Burdick.

Treasurer—F. Ackley.

Executive Committee—President, . Secre-
tary, Treasurer, Chas. Ditzler and GC. W.
Hamilton.

Business Committee—J. T. Syms,
Sandford and F. Ackley. Yours truly,

E. k.Burpick, Sec’y.
‘ —
White Cloud Talking Organization.
Wuirr Cioup, Feb. 16, 1887.

E, A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dear Sir—I would like to inquire into
the workings of the Business Men’s Assoeia-
tions. Ihave been talking the thing up
here for some time and I think we could
start one. How many does it require to
organize? Please give me the full particu-
lars, as near as you can, and oblige

Yours respectfully,
M. D. HAywarp.
—_——_—-~ -9- <a
Plainwell Joins the State Association.
PLAINWELL, Feb. 17, 1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Sir—Enclosed please find postal
note for $2.40, being per capita dues for
twenty-four members, to unite our organi-
zation with the Michigan Business Men’s As-
sociation. We have now a membership of
twenty-six and are in good running order.

Yours truly, '
J. A. Sipe, See’y.
—-0- <>
The Cadillac Association Growing.
CADILLAC, Feb. 14, 1887.
kh. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Dean Sir—Enclosed please find our de-
linquent list No. 2. Our Association is in a
flourishing condition and doing, very much
work. Since joining the State Association,
we have increased our number to forty-five,
with prospects of soon adding many more.

Respectfully,

J. C. McApAm, See’y.
OP —)- <1

Will be on Hand.
HARtForpD, Feb. 14, 1887.

H. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Sin—Tuesday, Feb. 22, will do us.
I am now confident that we can organize
with every business man in our town, ex-
cepting one or two “‘old fogies” who al WAYS
kick. We will let them go now and ina short
time they will be tapping on the door for ad-
mission. Very respectfully,

FReEp. F. ALLEN.
' rr > <_o—- ---—___——__ ---
| “New Members at Every Meeting.”
FREEroRtT, Feb. 14, 1887.
£. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:
DrAR Sir—Enclosed [ send you the first

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| delinquent list of our Association. The As-

| sociation isin a flourishing condition and
_the members are thoroughly alive to the
_ work. We are receiving new members at
_every meeting. Yours truly,

A. J. CHEESEBROUGIL
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 cerine in 115 parts of water.

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The business men of Benton Harbor have
_ laid their heads together and organized a
$50,000 church, opera house and office furn-
| ishing company, because a Chicago firm sent
out word that it would take $10,000 stock,
run the thing for a year and guarantee ;
profit of 10 per cent., under penalty of for- |
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Association Notes. COOPERAGE.: | EXPANSIVE BITS.
. : D. Quay & Co. quote as follows. f. 0. b, Bailey: | Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20
> 3, ees : ~ a Ves ot S on , , A * . * t ~

President Hamilton organized Sherman de iran. | Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis 25

last Wednesday evening with ten members. | Red oak flour bbl. staves......... M @ 6 23) FILES—New List.
The snow blockade has prevented a report | Elm ae Di eben ae ot @ 5 25; American File Association List...... dis 60&10
: : . se White oak tce staves, s’d and j’t.M MO URE SUOMI gies on os cece cued cece scan dis 60&10
of the meeting reaching Tim TRApESMAN ce oem pork ae - a a @is OO | iow MUON 6 er vc ees, dis 60&10
Be fe ey es roduce barrel staves.... lam Oe © Oe CUM gece c ee: dis 60&10
in time for this week’s issue. | Tight bbl, and. h’ds to mateh..... M Ore GO eer ee dis 55&10
_ D. F. Watson, President of the Ada Bus- | io naa HEADS. au ae | Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 50% 5
. i : 1OTCOG HOARGE, SQUErO.......... q G2 00! +s ordeens ie
iness Men’s Association, was in town last! pork bbl. ee @M @I8 00| Nos ietae ae age —- &
y ee : “| NOS. 16 “Uy, wes & <4, Zand 2, 27 2
Saturday. He was recently elected as the ee barrel, set. © ............ @ i | List 12 > 13 4 56 8
: ee a ER On Geek ecu ee ak wee a a 2 isecou J iy 50@ ‘hare .
delegate of the Association to the Mareh} Cull wood heading.................. @ 3% | pesrensanata gaan nae wnscienatbi

: : sods cag | HOOPS. Stanley Rul a cate F ;

at -o scQeiati , a : ; es anle > § weve 8 lis 50
meeting of the State Association and will} w hite oak and hickory tce, 8f’t. M 15 00@IL2 00 | Stanley Rule and haveh Co.'s Wiegauess dis 30
be on hand bright and early on the 15th. White oak and hickory “ 7%f’t.M 9 00@11 00) Maydole & Co.’s.............. dis 25

Ae sal 4. | Plekory flour Bbl.......... 045... re OO ee re seers cess i on

Three more local associations have affli-| ach. y isso M 5 50@ 6 00) wee ea SF EGNEK CGMS OSs gauss ais 60

Ash, round wean e ee eneneees M 5 30@ 6 00! Yerkes & Plumb’s... dis 40

ated with the State body during the past a 9mm 644 f't........... M 3 boc : ‘a Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...... 1. ++. -30 ¢ list 50
: at SE WAR d ha wee a hes oedecd en ae oO acksmi *s Soli ‘as tan) Ef; 2) a , ..

week—Plainwell with twenty-fourmembers, ees BARRELS. Blacksimith’s ae aes Meal. Hand. .30 ¢ 40&10

tockford with twenty-six members and Cas- | y eo Leeey quanto 26 follows: | Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 50&10

: ; sai Vhite ouk, pork, hand made.......... 1 00@1 05) Champion, anti-friction dis 60&10

novia with twelve members. This gives * . , _ lard tierces, hand made...1 15@1 25| Kidder, wood track.......000 077!’ jis
i" r Fe - eae a NOE ORO a. bicker cack, dis 40
, oe ‘i Beef and lard, 4% bbls., --- T@ 90 HINGES
the State Association a total auxiliary mem- Custom, ouehéad.........:....... 1 W@1 10} Gate. Clark’s. 1.2.3 MGR. dis 60

* . ae rear H 7 2 Or + mm Be Mg Fa cnciccccencccsenece
bership of 1,807, comprising forty-two local ,. SARE TNE NAAR RSV ana Hees vat ees sp ae rom Be i oink co edcncasaaiss per doz, net, 2 50

a nee a weHKD Sere Str 9m 3 AL
bedies. -All but sixteen associations have ———_—_. ane ose morene 1 2. Sie oe 3%
now qualified for State membership and WOODENWARE, Screw Hook and Eye, 4 co ee ie

ee ake 4 : 1 MONMNNNE TIM OD is dec, 5 16) SOvew BOON ANd BIO %----.- 000-00. net 8%
they are expected to swing into line by Sianhandl ae 4 nS Serew Hook and By€ %......-. 2.600. net 7%
March 15. Standard Tubs; No.8... 2.0.0.6... osc. 3% io aaa and Eye, %............. ie ‘ z

Se ee oe ee Standard Pails, twohoop.................... 1 35 SANA Se eaae sass seers GIS 0

Charlevoix Journal: At a recent meeting | Standard Pails; three hoop......0002 2200207. 160} — HOLLOW WARE.
of the Business Men’s Association, the mat-| Pails, ground wood —.......... 2.2.0.2. 4 00) Stamped Tin Ware...................004. 30

: : : : Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................. 200; Japanned Tin Ware..................... 25
ter of early closing of stores came under} Buiter Pails. ash...............0000000007 SO) Granite Iron Ware...................... 25
oe nae : ste Butter Ladles........... 1 00 HOES

, A IITIeA@ ONNORITINY ON The] SFM k B41 Ge- ccc ci ccceecrcceseceseseas eee ee nae
discussion. Some little opposition - the RONDA yi ove esc de sae, BT CR Baie oo bs cases e ceca nese sees $11 00, dis 60
part of consumers had been manifested, poeate ee 50 aoe Me i haa wend el ds ge ss eice sc 11 50, dis 60

Z Siothes Por We ese 2 2 Os aoe seca eens 2 is 6

probably on account of the matter not Hav- oes oo Le ey Ni = ’ KNOBS—NEW LIST oe
ing been sufficiently advertised in advance | Mop Stocks... .. 0.0.0.1... ccc ee eeee eee e eens 1 00| Door, mineral, jap. trimmings... .. .dis 6
a ; : - WASRDOBTUE, SIDRIC. io... oo. ae ee ce 1 75| Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ 60

to avoid some disappointments whish oc-| Washboards, double.....1./222/77) 7° 270077 2 25} Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... 60

une De ee f : a BASKETS. Door, porcelain, trimmings............ 60

€ Ss * : d : » al- if : ’ ees J
vat last week On the part of the deal-| p.smond Market.........-0.ocscelecccsccc. 40| Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...... dis 70
ers it was believed that the movement Basho. oe ce 1 60 papa me be CUCG & OO.'@., .....:... 40.10
i ee ae SG MOO WAGE! nc ccs venecdoscse Ei) PRCIMAGANG 204.606.5200... ay clea dis 5
would occasion no material loss of trade, | Clothes, WO, oe kdn cca 3 50 : _ LOCKS—DOOR,
would result in a saving of fuel and lights, | Clothes, splint, No. 2.0.0... .0.......... ee. 4 25| Russell & Irwin Mtg. Co.’s new list..dis 60

i " Clothes, splimt, NO.9..<............:........6 00) Mallory, Wheeler & Co.'s............. dis 60
se 7 . , 1} * . a
and would relieve business men and_ their OCiothee, wiew No. t..... Od dis 60

sea ek Ue shite aeta a of etka) CONOR, WUlbW NOS pO yg ee 60
clerks of — of their extra hours of night Clothes, willow No.3...... Nat 750} LEVELS.
work, and give them more time for social} Water Tight, haiti a ee 3 75 | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 70

; : : ‘. . se WORE EN icc e cic whet eaa, 2 85 MATTOCKS.
enjoyments. ‘There was some complaint in cr "| ates ne $1600 dis 60
regard to the ringing of the bell at the hour HARDWOOD LUMBER. oom Bye vasa gi aad raat aa anes ate & 13

ome ee IS & S20 &
for closing, it appearing that all did not ‘ a a factories here pay as follows MAULS. Bie ’

1. ee 7 : or dry stock: Sperry & Co.’s. Pos ‘ : + ate 6
hear it. If a good-sized farm bell were! Basswood, log-run......... On 2 00@14 00) “PET & Co.'s, F — sete eeees q..dis 50

an wither WOU Cenina & Me ae | MAE, Ook csc ccc cans 15 00@18 09! Coffee, Parkers Co.’s................ dis 40
— opt : ; gwen OO OC a @2 00) Coffee, P.S.& W.Mfz. Co.'s Maileabies .. dis 40
Stockman & Iddings’ stores, and the rope Black Ash, Wa eo, @13 | Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s dis 40

Gas ca a, Se bite i i | SOU II oon os sede ce anes vees 25 00@35 00! Coffee, Enterprise.... ..... an a
properly secured from mischievous boys, it] Cherry’ Nos. 1 and 2.000.007" 45 00@50 06 ’ iene se aia

rould’overeome this difticulty.as sue BT COREY, OO ices ccc ceveccensss ones @l10 00} | re RUMALSES GALES. .
ee err PER WONT ee ae ‘2.12 00@14 00} Stebbin’s Pattern ................ ee. dis 60810
could easily be heard the entire length of Maple, soft, log-run................. 11 00@13 00 enka’ nn tenet ee eens ys GO 10

3ridge stree The spiri Dt on Bape, NOS, LamaG. ... .....6.60-0sces @20 00; Enterprise, self-measuring..........dis 2
Bridge strc et. The spirit of the movement, Maple, clear, flooring. ...........<.s. @25 00 ‘ NAILS—IRON, :
properly adjusted and carried out, cannot] Maple, white, selected.........0..... @2% 0g common, Bra and Fencing.
Fall a2 wool venite Red Oak, log-run...... Pees @I18 00 | 10d to 60d... 6... eee cee eee eee keg $2 at

ail OL good results. Red Oak, Nos.1] and2.......... ul O24 00} 84 and Od adv... .... 2... ee eee ence eee 5

Toronto Merchant: We heartily com-| Red Oak, quarter sawed............ 26 00@30 00] Gd and 7d adv....... .......eseeeeeeseeeees oi

Lng 3 oe Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.......... @2z5 00| 4d and 5d aAdv..... 2.0.66... ee eee eee ees ie
mend the new feature of instructive enter-} Wainut,log-run...........000000070! @dd 00 | 8d AGVANCE..... 2... eee eee eee eee ees 1 50

Ne bs : o. ion | Walnut, NOs. Lande... -............ @i5 00 | 3a fine advance...........-. 66... eee eee 3 00
tainment agrec d upon by the Toronto Gro sae... @25 00} Clinch nails, adv...... sa senes eee ene ence wees Li
cers’ Association, at the last meeting. A} Grey Elm, log-run................... @13 00 nn f -” o ea od

; 7 . oe White Ash, log-rum................ 14 00@16 00| Size—inches } 3 2% 2 1%
comiittee was appointed to make arrange- Whitewood, log-run.....2.0.0022222. G23 00 Adv. @ keg | $125 150 175 200
ments for a preliminary debate, at the next} White Oak, log-run.................. a
monthly meeting in February, upon some} ¢oaL AND BUILDING MATERIALS. ne oly pecs de bea * . +. dis60&16

raetical snbiee P Aivact. tntarac . ‘ Aine, W 88 botton, vice Ga
practical subject of direct interest to the A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: ME OW COUIOT oie once ccc ccnccccc cess ss dis 50
trade. We understand it is the intention to | Ohio White Lime, per bbl............. 1 WO} Reaper....................004, per gross, $12 net

a io 8 ..;., | Ohio White Lime, car lots............. Oreo. 50&10
hold debates thereafter at regular intervals, | Louisville Cement, per bbl............ 1 30 ot anne

ee ee ae : ok | Akron Cement per bbl................ 1 30 : Hauora
during the winter season at least, and B-Galo Goment per thi” oe 41 3)| Ohio Tool Co.'s, faney.... eee cecccee. dis 1:
while the leaders will be seleeted in ad-| Garlots  “ We eee 1 05@i 10 oan ae e864 66h Hd oss dined aus one dis 25

oo. ee ohh ho | Easteriie hair, ner bu................ 253@ 30| Sandusky Tool Co.’s, faney.... ........, dis 15

ance, the discussions will most probably be aaa. Ue 1 7%5| Bench, firstquality.........00............dis 20
open to all the members who wish to take _— er — ieee et eae e say 3 5} Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s, wood... .dis20&1t

: ae ae : : : Jang PIGSter, Car lOtS..............0... 2 50 is
part. This is certainly a step in the right] Fire brick, ae 25 @ $35 | Fry Acme... — dis 50&1(
direction. There is unquestionably a good | Fire clay, per Wrestacots tateecee scenes 3 00 Connon, ME .. dis60K16

: : ; : ; AL. Pane oc q (
deal of debating talent of no mean order Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots..$5 75@6 00 —" Rivers. ¥e :
among the members of this association, and | ADtbracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 00@6 25) Iron and Tinned.......... 2... cece. dis a

é : . ' ge | ¢ Ot COP LOM a. @6 00| Copper Rivets and Burs.............dis 60
as the topics to be discussed will be of direct | ya nr, — stswnt weet sees oo 3 1W@3 25 PATENT FLANISAED IRON. _

: : : : | #Jossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 4 505 U0} *4°' Wood’s pate lanished. Noa 2410 o7 it
yractic: arest ese debates sl Mt Dastiana Con <. Ones A’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10
pract cal interest, th iy debates should form Portland Cement............. sees 3 50@4 00) “1B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9
an additional attraction to all progressive | -— eerste es — Broken packs 4c @ tb extra.
aii alk oe so tata. A | : i ROPES.
grocers who have not yet joined the Assoc i-| 1 . * +) . Mine), 4 tm. Gnd larger. ...........<....<00.. 10%
ation to attend the meetings and become | al C 8 W a v ‘ ’ Manilla.........; ttasseeseteceecscecene sees Sha

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members. If they only knew how well it! Steeland ae . dis 70
oe ; es . | These prices are for cash buyers, who pay} Try and Bevels ae is ;

s to be i“ » associ: ou a fc ‘ 7 . ww pay vi WO hc ee ck cic cc ance dis 60
sr to be long to the issociation, there are | promptly and buy in full packages. mee. dis 20
few grocers in the city who would not make | : s Aver AND BITS. SHEET LRON.

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the necessary sacrifice to get to the MONE TM, 1. . O0...,........... So lsadia Me O61 ie. i Mh....<................. $420 $2 90
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E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: | BALANCES. wide not less than 2-10 extra.
I Spring dis 40 HEET ZIN

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DEAR Srr- I notice in Cire TRADESMAN BARROWS. in Gaaks Of 600 ba, @ D.................. 5%
that the special convention of the Michigan Railroad ee $ 14 00| In smaller quansities, @ D.............. j
Business Men’s Association is called for| Garden.................0..0. cece ec eee ee net 83 00 Aaa iia

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Mareh f 5 and 16 ies Grand Rapids, a dis $ 60810810} Steel, all kinds........................dis 60
write this i nae if the date cannot bel cow... 00 dis éo&10| Swedes, all kinds.....................dia 60
changed, for these reason: ec dis 30&15 | Gimp and Lace.......................dis 60

ist. The Department Encampment of the oo Soren dis ao wen os a ee bm =
G. A. R. is called in Grand Rapids on the | ~00% °@rgent . wea - — duethmiosaind Paicnt a... dis 50
same dates and, doubtless, a great many of | Stove.................... wR dis§ 49} Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis 50
the business men are (like myself) interest-| Carriage new list..00000 000000007 dis 76&19; Trunk and Clout Nails....... oeeteeces dis 50
ed in that organization and wish to attend oo. Me hen ctat tenet +++ -dis 30810 per nee eee ei». ae &
it as well as the convention, and as now ar-| Wrouskt mie Ros | —_ coaun coe = oe sa -
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to the G. A. R. encampment, besides numer- ae Chote ee rer ale onan | Strictly Half-and-half.................. 17 50

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gates, who will attend, whieh will crowd | Wrought Square... |. dis 60&10] +, , cards for Churcoals, $6 75. P
the hotels and make it impossible for all to | = rought Sunk Flush... 2.2... Tia dis 60 | re Weld Chenoa oe 7 8

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not need to state here, but which will, | BRACES. aI +o bye ia Charecal A phere a toe

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doubtless, suggest themselves to you. ee I REIEA Nhs com dann ns nds opt dis $ sien ). ie omens 3 “5

it seems to me, that if our convention | ee. eee a " | Reins SERN CUMFCOOL «oo... cc acsscsaacee 10 77

could be changed to the 17th and 18th, it| Am. Ball... dis net | LXXXX, Mk, Chareoai 2 12 56
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would accommodate many and be productive) 3 BUCKETS. EX, ' ae CNAPCOAL. «sees ee eeeeeees  %

of a more interesting meeting. | oe plain pe ner ene ees teens cans $ 3 50/ HY 100 Plate Charcoal Gee lads selc ae $ 50

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W. E. Toor, y | Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 70g¢19| DXXX, 100 Piate Charcoal....... vaseesees 12 50

Pres. Oceana B. M. A. | Cast sonee i. Berlin bronzed... ..dis 70&i0 ee Charcoal Tin Piste add 1 50 to 6 75

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hension. The G. A, R. Encampment con- | nee sam eresiekes 10 diet cuaate pn oe Roofing, 20x28, 10... 11 00

, oe : . r g 40080 0 POR EE GED en occecn is COM : een ities See ee

venes on the evening of Wednesday, Mareh | Wrought Loose Pin, japanned ee dis 60% 5 | Roghee se en... 14 00
coo ... | Wrought Loose Pin. 4: ae alles i. TIN—LEADED.

16, continuing through Thursday and Fri-| Senne oe him inpanned, eo " te 60& | LC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 50

day. The M. B. M. A. conyention con-| Wrought Table..................0.. 00.4 lis 10&60 3 choice Chareoal Terne ere
: ‘ sn | Wrought Inside Blind............ dis 1&0 | 1¢; 2UX#8, choice Charcoal Terne........... il 00

venes on the morning of ‘I uesday, Mareh ae... ee rat IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........ 14 Ov
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following day. Simultaneous with the) Blind; Shepard’s./237//°/7.7). 0777077 dis 70 teen eee ee ee eee 36

5 : : : | A ed neida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
coming in of the delegates to the G. A. R. | Ely’s 1-10 rare per m $65! Hotchkiss’ ....... ie : : sehogede aie

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meeting will occur the departure of the del-| a SOL Boece ceee ce ee eee eee ence es GO ais = co ee ern: iso’ dem

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egates to the M. B. M. A. convention. The! Musket.. diy) PROURE. ICIUBION. o.oo. coe n eae $1 50 B doz
original intention was to hold the conven-! ,. CATRIDGES. | Bricht Marke _— in

aaa sé 1 i fe. cone | Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list50&10 | re - iS ae Racer PAA saad eond goa’ ce ey

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dates were changed on purpose to accommo- | eae lie IB SULIO LOT Cs ne ae dis 65
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ee i PPGmOt BUCKS. cl tr. dis 70c10| COPpered Spring Steel.... ....... dis 40@40810

| Butchers’ Ts ‘ : : ~— linned Spring Steel......... lis 50

a : ue a Butchers’ 'Tanged Firmer............ dis Ot eee a Te tt Sire ceaees oe
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i “ : : i + oy} Bose es , or | om Oe ee ne is €

DEAR Sin—Our Association has decided to | Hotchkiss .........- ale oy dis 2 wise noiine iy
ce ~\ ° a ‘ j J S. | a 4 he Se
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members. We all are well pleased with the | meee BUCS SETA ANS AA SARA TREES Teen oad we 40810) Hg Ok's 0. ee eee ceee cone GS TOMIOEIO
Association. Yours truly, | PODNS ........ 0.64. PORE ea ae 60} Gite Hooks and Eyes............ dis TO&10&10

sae ee A Be AE Ps | cs PER. WRENCHES.

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E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: Morse 8 Bit Stock Pian dene abet wie cic pat lis 40' Bird Cages...... ae ue 59

ay a _ | Raper and StraightShank............ dis ‘i; Pies (ete dis 70
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and pleasure to come and organize us. ELBOWS. | Casters, Bed and Plate......... diséust0gn

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; F Shey chat cA Peaicus acd iviocwins 8s x ‘orks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods. 608 lW&10
L. W. Ropinson. | Adjustable... coe. ek. ccs oe iaeoucts dis %&10| Copper Bottoms............ i pec ee

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The Michigan Tradesman.

A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH
WEDNESDAY.

 

 

 

E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors.

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor.
Telephone No. 95,

{Entered at the Postoffice at Grand Rapids as
Second-class Matter.)

 

 

 

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1887.

Michigan Business Men’s Association.

President—Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.

First Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe.

Second Vice-President—E. J. Herrick, Grand Rapids.

Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.

Treasurer—Juligs Schuster, Kalamazoo. :

Executive Committee—President, First Vice-President,
Secretary, N. B. Blain and W, E. Kelsey.

Committee on Prade Interests—Smith Barnes, Traverse
City; P. Ranney, Kalamazoo; A. W. Westgate, Che-
boygan,

Committee on Legislation—W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; J. V.
Crandall, Sand Lake; J. F. Clark, Big Rapids.

Committee on Membership—H. 8. Church, Sturgis; B.
F. Emery, Grand Rapids; the Secretary.

 

 

The following local associations have mostly
been organized under the auspices of the
Michigan Business Men’s Association, and are
auxiliary thereto:

 

 

Ada Business Men’s Association.
President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, Elmer Chapel.

 

Allegan Business Men’s Association,
President, Irving F. Clapp; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

 

Bellaire Business Men’s Association.
President, John Rodgers; Secretary, G. J. Noteware.

 

Merchant’s Protective Ass’n of Big Rapids.
President, N. H. Beebe; Secretary, A. 8. Hobart.

 

Boyne City Business Men’s Association.
President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.

Burr Oak Business Men’s Association.
President, C. B. Galloway; Secretary, H. M. Lee.

 

Cadillac Business Men’s As’n.
President, A. W. Newark; Secretary, J. C. McAdam.

 

Casnovia, Bailey and Trent B, M. A.
President, H. E. Hesseltine; Secretary, E. Farnham.

 

Cedar Springs Business Men’s Association.
President, T. W. Provin; Secretary, L. H. Chapman.

 

Charlevoix Business Men’s Association.
President, John Nichols; Secretary, R. W. Kane.

 

Business Men’s Protective Union of Che-
boygan,
President, J. H. Tuttle; Secretary, H. G. Dozer.

 

Coopersville Business Men’s Association,
President, E. N. Parker; Secretary, R. D. McNaughton.

Retail Grocers’ Trade Union As’n of Detroit,
President, John Blessed; Secretary, H. Kundinger.

 

Dorr Business Men’s Association.
President, L. N. Fisher; Secretary, E. 8. Botsford.

 

Eastport Business Men’s Association.
President, F. H. Thurston, Central Lake; Secretary,
Geo. L. Thurston, Central Lake.

 

EIk Rapids Business Men’s Protective As’n,
President, J. J. McLaughlin; Secretary, C. L. Martin.

Frankfort Business Men’s Association,
President, Wm. Upton; Secretary, E. R. Chandler.

 

Freeport Business Men’s Association.
President, Foster Sisson; See’y, Arthur Cheseborough.

Grand Haven Business Men’s Association.
President, Fred. D. Voss; Secretary, Fred A. Hutty.

 

Retail Grocers’ Ass’n of Grand Rapids.
President, Jas. A. Coye; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.

 

Greenville Business Men’s Association,
President, L. W. Sprague; Secretary, E. J. Clark.

 

Hastings Business Men’s Association,
President, L. E. Stauffer; Secretary, J. A. VanArman.

 

Holland Business Men’s Association,
President, Jacob Van Putten; Secretary, A. Van Duren.

 

Ionia Business Men’s Protective Ass’n,
President, Wm. FE. Kelsey; Secretary, Fred. Cutler, Jr.

 

Kalamazoo Retail Grocers’ Association.
President, P. Ranney; Secretary, M. 8. Scoville.

 

Kalkaska Business Men’s Association,
President, A. E. Palmer; Seeretary, C. FE. Ramsey.

 

Kingsley Business Men’s Association,
President, C. H. Camp; Secretary, Chas. E. Brewster.

 

Leslie Business Men’s Association,
President, Wm. Hutchings; Secretary, M. L. Campbell.

 

Lewell Business Men’s Protective Ass’n.
President, N. B. Blain; Seeretary, Frank T. King.

 

Luther Protective As’n.
President, W. B. Pool; Secretary, Jas. M. Verity.

 

Lyons Business Men’s As’n.
President, A. K. Roof; Secretary, D. A. Reynolds.

 

Mancelona Business Men’s Association,
President, W. E. Watson; Secretary, C. L. Bailey.

 

Manistique Business Men’s Association,
President, F. H. Thompson; Secretary, E. N. Orr.

Manton’s Business Men’s Association,
President, F. A. Jenison; Secretary, R. Fuller.

 

Muir Business Men’s Association,
President, L. Town; Secretary, Elmer Ely.

 

Grocers’ Ass’n of the City of Muskegon.
President, H. B. Fargo; Secretary, Wm. Peer.

 

Merchant’s Union of Nashville,
President, Herbert M. Lee; Secretary, Walter Webster,

 

Oceana Business Men’s As’n.
President, W.E.Thorp; Secretary, E.S. Houghtaling.

 

Ovid Business Men’s As’n,
President, C. H. Hunter; Secretary, Lester Cooley.

 

Owosso Business Men’s Association,
President, Jas. Osburn; Sec’y, 8. Lamfrom,

Petoskey Business Men’s Association,
President, Jas. Buckley; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.

 

Plainwell Business Men’s Association.
President, M. Bailey; Secretary, J. A. Sidle.

Keed City Business Men’s Association.
President, C. J. Fleischauer: Secretary, H. W. Hawkins.

Rockford Business Men’s Association,

 

St. Charles Business Men’s Association,
President—B. J. Downing; Secretary, F Burdick.
Ss
yp
Business Men’s Protective Ass’n of Saranac,
President, Geo. A. Potts; Secretary, P. T. Williams,

 

.Johns Merchants’ Protective Association.
esident, H. L. Kendrick; Secretary, C. M. Merrill.

  
 

South Boardman Business Men’s Ass’n,
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Niehardt.

 

So. Armand KF, Jordan Business Men’s As’n,
President, D. C. Loveday; Secretary, C. W. Sutton.

 

Sparta Business Men’s Association,
President, J. R. Harrison; Secretary, M. B, Nash.

 

Sturgis Business Men’s Association.
President, Henry 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.

 

 

Traverse City Business Men’s Association,
President, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, C. T. Lockwood.

Tustin Business Men's Association,
President, G. A. Estes; Secretary, Geo. W. Bevins.

Vermontville Business Men’s Associati@n.
President, W. H. Benedict; Secretary, W. E. Holt.

Wayland Business Men’s Association,
President, E. W. Pickett; Secretary, H. J. Turner.
White Lake Business Men’s As’n,
President, A. T. Linderman, Whitehall; Secretary, W.

B, Nicholson, Whitehail.

 

Woodland Business Men’s Association,
President, John Velte; Secretary, I. N. Harter.

 

Grand Rapids Butchers’ Union,
President, Johs Katz; Secretary, Chas, Velite.

 

Model Constitution for Local Associations.

The following constitution and by-laws
were reviewed and amended by the officers
of the Michigan Business Men’s Associa-
tion, at their meeting here last week, and
are presented herewith as representing the
most approved thought on the subject up to
the present time.

PREAMBLE.

WHEREAS, comparison of ideas and methods and con-
cert of action are essential to the well being of any
community, and

WHEREAS, We believe that a Business Men’s Associa-
tion will accomplish these objects; therefore

RESOLVED—That we, business men of Hartford
and vicinity, duly assembled on February 22, 1887, do

hereby organize ourselves into such apg Association,
q

and adopt the constitution and by-laws following:
CONSTITUTION.
ARTICLE I.—NAME.

The name of this organization shall be the Hartford
Business Men’s Association.

ARTICLE Il.—-OBJECTS.

The principal objects of this Association shall be as
follows:

1. To encourage well-directed enterprises; to pro-
mote the proper progress, extention and increase of
the trade and growth of this city.

To increase acquaintanceship and foster the high-
est commercial integrity among those engaged in the
various lines of business represented.

3. To encourage the merchant to adopt shorter hours
for doing business.

4. To promote the proper observance of all national
holidays and more frequent intervals for rest and rec-
reation.

5. To take concerted action against discriminations
by railway and express companies.

6. To induce equitable insurance rates and settle-
ments.

7. To secure immunity from inferior and adulterated
goods, short weights, counts and measures, fictitious
brands and labels and misrepresentationin public and
private.

8. To influence legislation in favor of better collec-
tion laws, affording more safely to creditors in general.

9. To introduce the cash system, wherever practi-
cable.

10. To guard against unnecessary extensions of credit
to unworthy persons, through the interchange of in-
formation gained by experience and otherwise.

11. To maintain a collection department for the col-
lection of doubtful accounts and the blacklisting of
dead-beats who prey upon business men.

ARTICLE II].—MEMBERSHIP.

Any firm or individual doing an honorable business
may become a member of this Association on the two-
thirds vote of the members present at any regular
meeting, by paying to the Secretary the sum of $1
membership fee, and agreeing to pay 25 cents quarterly
dues in advance, and any assessments which shall be
voted by the Association to meet expenses.

ARTICLE IV.—OBLIGATION.

Every person or firm becoming a member of this As-
sociation shall be honorably bound to conform to the
rules, regulations and by-laws.

ARTICLE V.—NON-PAYMENT OF DUES.

Any member of this Association who shall neglect or
refuse to pay his dues, or any assessment ordered by
the Association, for three months after such sums be-
come due, shall thereby forfeit his membership.

ARTICLE VI.—OFFICERS.

The officers of this Association shall consist of a Pres-
ident, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, andan
Executive Committee of five members (of which the
President, Secretary and Treasurer shall be three) and
a Business Committee of three members. These officers
shall be elected annually by ballot and shall hold oftice
until their successors are elected.

ARTICLE VII.—DUTIES OF OFFICERS.

Section 1—The President shall preside at all meetings,
if present; in his absence, the Vice-President.

Section 2—The Secretary shall receive all money due
the Association from any source and pay the same to
the Treasurer, taking his receipt therefor; keep a ree-
ord of all meetings; conduct all correspondence; keep
a list of all members in a book provided for that pur-
pose; and notify all committees of their appointment.

Section 3—The Treasurer shall receive all monies
from the Secretary, giving his receipt therefor; pay all
bills when approved by the Executive Committee, and
report the condition of the treasury at each regular
meeting.

Section 4—The Executive Committee shall have
charge of the collection department and the compila-
tion and publication of the delinquent lists; shall pro-

| vide rooms for the Association; audit all bills and ex-

amine the books and accounts of the Secretary and
Treasurer previous to each annual meeting.

Section 5—It shall be the duty of the Business Com-
mittee to look after all matters pertaining to the
growth and well-being of Hartford; to use all possi-
ble inducements to secure the location of mills, factories
and other improvements; and to endeavor to secure
any needed concessions in freight, express and insur-
ance rates.

ARTICLE VIIL.—COMPENSATION,

No compensation for services shall be paid any officer,
except the Secretary.

ARTICLE 1X.—MEETINGS.

Section 1—The annual meeting of the Association
shall be held on the first Friday of each January.

Section 2—The regular meetings of the Association
shall be held on the first Friday of each month. Special
meetings shall be called by the President on the written
request of five members.

ARTICLE X.—ORDER OF BUSINESS.
Reading minutes of the last meeting.
Admission of new members.

Reports of standing committees.
Reports of special committees.

Reading of correspondence.
Communications from State Association.
Communications from locai associations.
Unfinished business.

9. New business.

10. Election of officers and appointment of commit-
tees.

11. Report of Treasurer.

12. Adjournment.

ARTICLE XI.—AMENDMENTS,

This constitution and by-laws may be altered or
amended by a two-thirds vote of those present at any
regular meeting, providing a written notice of such
alteration or amendment has been presented at the
preceeding regular meeting.

ARTICLE XII.—BY-LAWS.

By-laws not in conflict with this constitution may be
established for the gofernment of the Association on
the two-thirds vote of the members present at any ses-

sion.
BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE I.—QUORUM.

Five members shall constitute a quorum for the tran-
saction of business.

ARTICLE Il.—EXPULSION.

Any member of this Association who shall be placed
on the delinquent list shall stand expelled from the As-
sociation; and any member doing any act which tends
to bring the Association into dispute shall be expelled
by the two-thirds vote of the members present at any
regular meeting.

ARTICLE I1I—DELINQUENTS.

Sec.1 The Association emphatically asserts that it
hopes to collect all debts due the members without pub-
licity, and that it neither desires or intends, in any in-
stance, to permit its members to intentionally annoy
or persecute any person indebted to members of the
Association.

Sec. 2. That no injustice may be done to, or advan-
tage taken of any debtor, by any member of the As-
sociation, it shall be the duty of every member, before
reporting a person to the Association as a delinquent,
to send him the first official notification sheet, known as
the “Blue Letter,” setting forth the fact that he owes
the writer a stated sum and that he is granted fifteen
days from the date entered on such letter in which to
pay the debt, or to satisfactorily arrange for its pay-
ment; that if after the expiration of the fifteen days
thus granted, the debtor shall have failed to pay or to
have arranged for payment the member shall report
him to the Secretary (giving in each case his full name,
occupation and place of residence), when that officer
shall mail him ®he second official notification sheet,
setting forth the fact that he is indebted to the member
named in the sum stated, and that unless he pays, or ar-
ranges to pay the amount within ten days he will be re-

oerted to the Executive Committee as a delinquent; and

n the absence of extenuating circumstances, that Com-
mittee shall then place the debtor’s name on the De-
linquent List.

Sec. 3. The second circular letter sent to the debtor
shall be enclosed in the authorized envelope of the As-
sociation, on which shall be printed, “If not called for
in ten days, return to the Hartford Business Men’s
Association,” and the non-return of any cireular letter
thus mailed shall be deemed sufficient evidence that
the said letter was received by the debtor addressed.

See. 4. Disputed accounts shall be investigated by
the Executive Committee, whose report on the same
shall be acted upon by the Association.

Sec. 5. Any member trusting a man whose name ap-
pears on the Delinquent List shall be fined $10.

mI oe Owe

     

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The Book-keeper Swore.

‘The head of a certain jobbing house is a
very good and pious man, and the head
book-keeper, whe is called Sam for short, is
also-a church member. One day Sam and
the chief were in the office alone, and Sam
was wrestling with an account which per-
sisted in not coming out as he wanted. it to.
Finally he became so provoked that he
slapped the ledger shut and vindictively
muttered: ‘‘Damn the thing.” The chief
was so shocked at first as to be speechless,
and he gazed at Sam in horror. Then he
spoke:

*‘Samuel,” he said, slowly and firmly,
‘shut the office door and lock it.”

Samuel obeyed, and returned to his desk,
wondering what was going to happen.

“Samuel,” continued the chief, “let us
pray.”

Then the door was opened and business
was resumed,

To know what customers really require to
satisfy their tastes, and to supply them with
what they at all times seek, demand that
the retailer himself should, in some degree,
feel as they do, and, therefore, be in sym-
pathy with their wants.

 

SNOW-SHOVELS,
SLEDS,
FIRE-KINDLERS,

FOR SALE BY

CURTISS & DUNTON.

L, M. CARY.

CARY & LOVERIDCE,

GENERAL DEALERS IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

SAFES

Combination and Time Locks,

11 Tonia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich,
HIRTH & KRAUSE,

DEALERS IN

Fides, Furs ax Tallow,

Prompt returns made on Consignments.

118 Canal St., Granda Rapias.

 

 

 

 

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RINDGE, BERTSCH & C0,

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

BOOTS AND SHOES.

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO.
14 and 16 Pearl Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich.

OIL & GASOLINE CANS,

With Wood Jacket,
LATEST IMPROVEMENTS FOR 1887.

 

 

 

 

  

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GRAND RAPIDS, MIOEI.
Manufactured by the Adams & Westlake Mfg. Co., Chicago.

 

ABSOLUTE SPICES "
Absolute Baking Powder.,

: 100 per cent. Pure. |

Manufactured and sold only by

ED, TELFER, Grand Rapids. ,

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MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS FOR

SAW AND GRIST MILI MACHINERY,

 

 
 
 
 
  
  

   
  

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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A.

MANUFACTURERS OF

STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.
Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock §
for immediate delivery.

  

 
 

 

Planers, Matchers, 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.
130 OAKES ST.. GRAND RAPIDS,

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS,

Importers and \

holesale Grocers. °:

Boilie Agents for

Write for Prices. MICH.

 

 

Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Celebrated Soaps.
Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch. i
“Jolly Tar” Celebrated Plug Tobacco,
dark and light. ‘
Jolly Time” Celebrated Fine Cut To-
bacco.
Dwinell, Hayward
Coffees.
Thomson & Taylor’s Magnolia Coffee.
Warsaw Salt Co.’s Warsaw Salt.
“ Benton” Tomatoes, Benton Harbor.
“Van Camp” Tomatoes, Indianapolis.
“Acme” Sugar Corn, Best in the World.

& Cos Roasted .

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In addition to a full line of staple groceries, we are the
only house in Michigan which carries.a complete assortment
of fancy groceries and table delicacies.

Mail orders are especially solicited, which invariably
secure the lowest prices and prompt shipment. Satisfaction
guaranteed,

29, 27 aud 29 Lonia St. and 51, 53, 55, 57 and 59 Island Sts,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

SPRING & COMPANY ©

JOBBERS IN

DRY GOODS, -

Hosiery, Carpets, Etc.

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mis replete with new engravings of the choicest flowers and vegetables, many of which can only bes
obtained from us; and contains, besides, 2 beautiful colored plates, and very ful! insiructions oné
all garden work. Altogether it is the best ever offered by us, and. we believe. is the most complete #
publication of its-kind ever issued. Mailed on receipt of 10 cents (in stamps), which may be de-§
ducted from first order. Please be sure to order Cataloque by ihe number.
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The Michigan Tradesman,

BUSINESS LAW.

 

 

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts
of Last Resort.

DEATH OF PARTNER.

Where a banking firm gave its certificate
for money deposited with it, and one of the
partners subsequently died, the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania held that the payment
of the interest from year to year on the cer-
tificate by the survivers, who continued the
business, was not an assumption of the debt
by the new and a release of the old firm, and
that the estate of the deceased partner con-
tinued liable for it.

TRADE-MARK — INFRINGEMENT — INJUNC-
TION.

The case of the Sanitas Company ys. Con-
dy, decided lately by Mr. Justice Kay, of the
Chancery Division of the High Court of Jus-
tice (England), involved a trade-mark ques-
tion. It appeared that the plaintiff company
had registered the term ‘‘Sanitas” asa trade-
mark some years ago. Subsequently, the de-
fendant began to sell what he called ‘*Sani-
tants,” and called himself ‘‘Condy’s Sani-
tant’s Company,” and lately he began to sell
“Condi-Sanitas Crystals.” The plaintiff
asked for an injunetion to restrain the de-
fendant from infringing its trade-mark ‘‘San-
itas,” and Justice Kay granted the applica-
tion, saying that there could be no doubt
about the infringement, which would not be
lessened by adding other words.

SUBSCRIPTION TO STOCK.

Where subscriptions to the stock of a cor-
poration were made on condition that the
whole amount should be subscribed, and
some of the subscribers were married wom-
en who were not bound, the other subserib-
ers were held to have waived this condition,
where, with knowledge that some of the sub-
scribers were married women, they paid a
large part of their subscriptions as called
without objection, and took an active part in
the meetings of the stockholders. The Court
held, however, in Haln’s Appeal, that a sub-
seriber as to whom there was no evidence
that he had waived this condition was re-
leased. Married women in Pennsylvania,
it appears, can hold stock and transfer it,
but the statute does not empower them to
contract to pay for it, and their subscriptions
for stock create no legal obligation on their
part.

 

LEGALITY OF COMBINATIONS TO REGU-
LATE COMPETITION.

An interesting question was involved in
the case of Central Shade Roller Co. vs.
Cushman, decided recently by the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts. The point raised was
whether a number of manufacturers under
several patents of certain curtain fixtures,
known as ‘wood balance shade rollers,”
could form a corporation, of which they
were the stockholders, for the purpose of pre-
venting, or rather regulating, competition
between the parties in the sale of the par-
particular commodity which they made.
The contract between the parties put no
restraint the production of the
commodity in question, and offered_yo
inducement to any person to produce
than to the full extent of
capacity. It did not restrict the sale
of the commodity, but provided that sales
not at retail or for export should be in the
name of the corporation and reported to it,
and that when any party should establish
an agency in any city or town for the sale
of a roller, made exclusively for that pur-
pose, no other party should take orders for
the same roller in the same place. Jt was
further provided that the price for rollers of
the same grade, made by different parties,
should be the same, and should be aeccord-
ing to a schedule contained in the contract,
subject to changes which should be made by
the company upon recommendation made by
three-fourths of its stockholders. The court
said that the contract was, in effect, an
agreement between three makers of a com-
modity that for three years they would sell
it at a uniform price fixed at the outset and
to be changed only by consent of a majority
of them. It, however, held that the pur-
pose was a lawful one, and that the means
adopted for carrying it ont were legal. The
court said: ‘*The agreement does not refer
to an article of prime necessity nor to a
staple of commerce, nor to merchandise to
be bought and sold in the market, but to a
particular curtain fixture of the parties’ own
manufacture. It does not look to affecting
competition from outside —the parties
have a monopoly by their patent, but only
to restrict competition in prices between
themselves. Even if such an agreement

upon

less his

 

tends to raise the price of the commodity,
it is one which the parties have a right to |
make.
pair the right of persons to make contracts |

To hold otherwise would be to im-|
and to put a price on the products of their |
own industry. But we cannot assume that)
the purpose and effect of the combination is |
to unduly raise the price of the commodity. |
A natural purpose and a natural effect is to |
maintain a fair and uniform price, and to|
prevent the injurious effects; both to pro-|
ducers and consumers, of fluctuating prices
saused by undue competition. When it ap- |
pears that the combination is used to the |
public detriment, a different question will |
be presented from that now befor us. The}

contract is, appargntly, beneficial to the!

parties to the combination and not neces-;
sarily injurious to the public, and we know |
of no authority or reason for holding it to |
be invalid as in restraint of trade or against
public poliey.”

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goats 5:20 pm.

He Brought Him to Time.
From the Detroit Free Press.

A well-known druggist in this city was
filling an order for a lady the other evening,
when a hawk-eyed young man whose rai-
ment bespoke hard times stood by without
making any errand. As the lady went out
he was asked what he desired:

‘*Twenty-five cents to pay for a night’s
lodging, please.”

‘Well, you won’t get it.”

‘Very well, sir. You put up quinine for
that lady?”

“T did.”

“Suppose I follow her home and raise the
query of whether you didn’t make a mistake
and put up morphine?”

“But it was quinine.”

*‘No doubt, but just to show you how a
word will upset some people I will run after
her and—”

‘Here!
wanted?”

“A quarter, please.”

‘Well, here it is, and as you probably
haven’t had any supper here’s fifteen cents
extra.”

“Thanks, sir, and may you never make
another fatal mistake. Good-night!”

CeO Ss es

The man who desires to lead in cheap
goods should have ample capital and buy
right down to rock bottom figures every time.
He should see that he obtains a paying profit,
while taking care that he offers indisputable
value. Then let him stick to his prices, and
the public will soon learn to trust him.

How much did you say you

 

 

The CELEBRATED EMERY $3 SHOE
MANUFACTURED BY
HATCH & EMERY, Chicago and Boston,
D. G. KENYON, Traveling Salesman,
227 Jefferson Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

GERMAN |h, Winternitz,

106 Kent St.
MUSTARD. Grand Rapids, Mich
PCRTABLE AND STATIONARY
WN GIN BS
From 2 to 159 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills
Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shatt

ing, Pulleys and Roxes. Contracts made for
Complete Onitfits.

 

   

 Demigson,
83, $0 and $2 South Division Street,
GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

 

» TIME TABLES.

Chicago & West Michigan.

 

   

Leaves. Arrives.

OO i eae 9:10 am 3:55 pm

WDRT FOX ORR. isos cinwes oe -. 12:30 p m 9:45 pm

PNAS BOOBS: oi sea yo bes stoi cask 11:00 pm 5:45 am

Muskegon Express....... os emcee O2OR DT 11:00am
*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.

Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through

parlor ear in charge of careful attendants without ex-
tra charge to Chicago on 12:50 p.m.,and through coach
on9a.in. and 11 p. m. trains.

Newaygo Division.

eaves. Arrives.
BORON oo ois os chose se clenianteass. Sp Dan 4:50 pm
i iced ce cet stone es ccis 8:60 am 10:50 am

All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot.

The Northern terminus of this division is at Baldwin,
where close connection is made with F. & P. M. trains
to and from Ludington and Manistee.

W. A. GAVETT, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
J.B. MULLIKEN, General Manager.
.

  

 

Grand Rapids & Indiana.
GOING NORTH.

    

 

 
  

 

Arrives. Leaves.
AGy FURNOUS, ook 5 o'ke ose 7:60am
City and Mackinaw Ex.. 9:20am 11:30am

Rid SURV ORS coe gees css 7:30 pm
Petoskey and Mackinaw Express.. 3: 5:05 pm
NARIROAW EXTPOHA, oso hss ase csee 11:25 ¢ 7:20am
oF a 10:30 am. 4:10 pm

pis edie :
Saginaw express runs through solid.
7am train has chair car for Traverse City. 11:30 a
m train has chair car for Petoskey and Mackinaw City.
5:05 pm train has sleeping and chair cars for Petoskey
and Mackinaw.

 

7:15am
11:45am
5:00 pm

Cincinnati Express
Fort Wayne Expre
Cincinnati E> S. wee . 4:40pm
Traverse City and ¥ 1aw Ex,.11:09 pm
7:15amtrain has parlor chair car for Cincinnati.
5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati.
Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.

 
   
   

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Leave. Arrive.
Te Ts ooh cpu veccies . 9:15am
1:00 p m.. - 1:00pm
PR OP ao ad bce dc tac ban ae kde bacs ebb ikc cs 7:10pm

 

Leaving time at Ff ge s st depot 7 minutes later,
.. L. LocKwWoop, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
Kalamazoo Division,
Arrive.

N. Y. Mail. N.Y. Ex.

Leave.
Ex. & Mail. N. Y. Mail.

   

4:35pm 7:45am..Grand Rapids. 9:45am 6:10pm
5:55pm 9:02am..Allegan...... 8:28am 56:00am
7:05pm 10:06am,..Kalamazoo... 7:30am 4:00pm
8:30pm 11:35am..White Pigeon. 5:55am 2:20pm
2:30am 5:0)5pm..Toledo........ 11:00pm  $:45am
8:30am 9:40 pm.,.Cleveland..... 640pm 5:35am
2:50pm 3:30am..Buffalo........ 11:55am 11:10pm
5:40am 6:50 p m..Chicago....... 11:50pm 6:50am

A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at1 p m, earry-
ing passengers as faras Allegan. All trains daily ex-
cept Sunday. J. W. MCKENNEY, Genera! Agent.

 

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
GOING EAST.

   

 

 

    

Arrives. Leaves,
‘Steamboat Express............... 6:25am
WENO TERE. oboe ii a ceoies es 10:40 am 10:50 am
tEvening Express. ..,....6...0.ce. 3:16pm 3:50 pm
PU AmIGOG FORD TORS, o 4.05555 obs sas ine 9:20pm 10:55 p m
tMixed, with coach........... abe 11:00 am

GOING W .
TUOFRING TROPOON, 6. cao cnncsccs sk 1:05 p m 1:30pm
TThrougo Mall... .. 5. .0i.5is00556 82080 OM 5:05 p m
+Steamboat Express 10:40 p m
FICO, ...5-- wa 7:45am
*Night Expre pshdh ok ae oe baks than Oke Both 6:35am
tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Daily.

Passengers taking the 6:25 am Express make close
connection at Owosso for Lansing, and at Detroit for
New York, arriving there at 10:30 a m the following

| morning. The Night Express has a through Wagner car

and local sleeping car from Detroit to Grand Rapids.
D. Porrer, City Passenger Agent.
GEO. B. Reeve, Traffic Manager Chicago.

 

Michigan Central.

DEPART.

Detroit Expre

 
 

6:15am

  

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MACARIUAC POR OP ONG, «55 005505 ine kde occu s ade bo e0a5 © 10:10 pm
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ARRIVE,

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Ns oe hes es de he ke ces ka cc 3:00 p m
Grand Rapids Express, ......:.2.scrsecsseeceess 10:15 pm
POI gi ope pens ele sudden ee iis was ce ceenuetrsckinis Dols Oi

*Daily, All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars

run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from
Detroit. Parlor carsrun on Day Express and Grand
Rapids Express to and from Detroit, Direct connec-
tions made at Detroit with al! through trains East over
M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.)
D. W. JOHNSTON, Mich. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids.
O. W. RuGGLEs, Gen’] Pass. and Ticket Agt., Chicago.
Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette.
Going West. Going East.
7:00am 6:i0am.,.8t.Ignace..... 8:30pm 5:55pm
2:20pm 9:40am..Seney......... 5:15pm 12:35pm
5:20pm 12:40pm)y 4. § 2:15pm 7:00am
12:50 pms Marquette .. ¢ 2:00 pm

1:40 pm. .Negaunee..... 1:25 m

1:55 pm. .Ishpeming....12:58 pm

5:39 p m..Houghton ..., 9:20am

5:50 p m..Hancock ..... 9:01am

6:35 pm.,Calumet...... 8:15am
Mixed train leaves 8t. Ignace at 7am; arrives Mar-
W. ALLEN,

    

E.
en. Pass. and Ticket Agent, Marquette.

 

DIRECTIONS
We have cooked the cornin this can

sufficiently. Should be Thoroughly
Warmed (not cooked) adding piece of
Good Buiter (size ot hen’'s egg) and gill
of fresh milk (preferable to water.)
Season to suit when on the table. None
genuine unless bearing the signature of

 

Every can wrapped in colored tissue paper with
Signature and stamp on each can.

 

ORANGES LEMONS

   

PUTNAM & BROOKS

WHOLESALE

    

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PEA NUTS OYSTERS

PRESENTS WITH

- BAKING POWDERS

Order a Case.

 

White Star Baking Powder.

Pound cans, 2 doz.in case for $9. A large piece
Decorated China given with each can

Family Baking Powder,

Pound cans, 2 doz. in case for $8. Given with each
can, a large Hob Nail Oblong Berry Dish, as-
sorted colors.

Silver Spoon Baking Powder.

10 oz. cans, tall, 3 doz. in case for $7.75. With each
can, choice of a quart Pitcher, 8 inch Nappy, 7
in.Comport. All Mikado Pattern, Crystal Glass.

 

 

Arctic Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids,
ThsStauadard of Excellence

KINGSFORD'S

 

   

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go CORN STARCH for Puddings,
Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.
THE PERFECTION OF QUALITY.

WILL PLEASE YOU EVERY TIME!

ALWAYS ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THESE GOODS.

 

_SFEKETER & SN

JOBBERS IN

DRY GOODS,

AND NOTIONS,

S83 Monroe Sst..

 

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.

 

FULLER & STOWE COMPANY,

Designers

Engravers and Printers

 

Engravings and Electrotypes of Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits,
Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice. i
Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading Feature.

 

 

Address as above

49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

CERMAN COFFEE,

——_—-THE———

Best Package Goods on the Market.

Manufactured by

TOLEDO SPICE CO., TOLEDO, OHIO.

Order Sample Case of your Jobber.
tions in Price-Current.

 

See quota-

 

The accompanying illustrations represents the

Boss ‘T'obacco Pail Cover.

It will fit any pail, and keep the Tobacco moist
and fresh until entirely used.

It will pay for itself in a short time.

You cannot afford to do without it.

For particulars, write to

ARTHUR MEIGS & CO.

Wholesale Grocers,

BOlc Agents,

77 to 838 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

 

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The Michiean Tradesmal.

Regular Meeting of the Retail Grocers’ As-
sociation.
The regular semi-monthly meeting of the

 

 

Retail Grocers’ Association, which was
held last Tuesday evening, was fairly well
attended.

President Coye stated that he had met
with the Executive Committee of the Mich-
igan Business Men’s Association, by request
of the latter, and extended an invitation to
them to hold the March convention in Grand
Rapids. The invitation was accepted, as
was also the tender of a banquet at one of
the hotels. He suggested the appointment
of Committees on Entertainment and Re-
ception.

The President was instructed to appoint
such committees, when he announced them
as follows:

On Reception—Hydorn, Dunaven, Pet-
tersch, Farnsworth, Lawton, Ferris, Keat-
ing, Rasch, Geo. Bemis, Dettenthaler,
Elliott, Wurzburg, Meech, Dunnebacke and
Winternitz.

On Entertainment—Walker, Emery, Leh-
man, DeGraaf and Randall.

On suggestion of Treasurer Harris, he
was instructed to remit to the State Associ-
ation the per capita dues on the new mem-
bers.

On motion of B. F. Emery, it was voted
to furnish free tickets to the banquet to the
delegates, and that members of the Grand
Rapids Retail Grocers Association be in-
vited to attend at $1 a plate.

Collector Cooper’s report of the collection
of $21.74 since his last report was read.
President Coye urged those having accounts
in the Collector’s hands to see him in per-
son.

The Secretary reported the issue of the
first regular semi-monthly Notification
Sheet and stated that such sheets would be
printed regularly hereafter.

President Coye stated that he had ob-
tained a legal opinion in regard to the char-
ter amendments and that the Common
Council had passed the bill in- accordance
with the petition signed by the Executive
Committee. He stated that on motion of
Alderman DeGraaf, the clause prohibiting
a publie market had been stricken out with
only one dissenting vote. Ifthe charter is
passed by the Legislature, as recommended
by the Council, the power to establish a
publie market would rest with the Council.

President Coye stated that this meeting
had taken only forty minutes, and urged

 

the members to be more prompt in getting
to the meetings. The meeting the adjourn-

ed.
> ® —-

““Modern Competition” Ciearly Defined.

A wellknown Muskegon grocer issues the
following circular to his patrons, which Tue
TRADESMAN cordially commends to its
readers:

 

During the past year competition has been
so strong, and the desire to undersell com-
petitors so great, that anything cheap—no
matter what the quality—has been eagerly
bought by those whose main idea in life is
to “‘lead in low prices,” regardless of quality.

The public has beeome so familiar with
these flaring advertisements, and the subse-
quent disappointments in finding out the
trashy quality of the goods so advertised,
that a new device has become necessary to
allure people to their places of business, and
they have gone so far as to defy the laws of
the State of Michigan by openly advertising
and conducting a lottery, thereby not only
making themselves liable for such violation
of law, but courting the just condemnation
of all honest, law-abiding citizens.

In this connection, it is pertinent to ob-
serve that a dollar is worth a hundred cents
anywhere in this state, and any man trying
to sell silver dollars for ninety cents would
give color to the idea that he was either a
fool or a knave—a fool for working for
nothing and giving away his money, ora
knave for selling counterfeit dollars; and
does not a man who advertises to sell goods
at cost put himself virtually in the same po-
sition as the man selling silver dollars for
ninety cents? :

It is some satisfaction to know that there |
are some dealers who will not stoop to such |
means of increasing their trade, but stick
to the old and honorable way of. selling |
good gocds at fair prices, giving sixteen |
ounces to the pound and four pecks to the |

!
|

 

bushel.

As one of the latter, adhering to my mot-
to of *‘Quality before quantity,” I invite all |
who approve of the latter way of doing bus-
iness to give me a eall.
Amending the Law Relating to Peddlers. |

Hon. J. B. Goodrich favors Tim TrapEs-
MAN with a copy of the bill which he intro- |
duced in the House on Jan. 28, amending |
the present law relating to peddling, so as
to make it effective. The bill is as follows:

A bill to amend section 21 of chapter 28
of Howell’s Annotated Statutes of Michigan, |
being compiler’s section No. 1262, relative |
to hawkers and peddlers. |

Section 1. The People of the State of Mich- |
igan enact, That section 21 of chapter 28 of |
Howell’s Annotated Statutes of Michigan, |
being compiler’s section 1262, relative to
hawkers and peddlers, be amended so as |
to read as follows:

Section 21. Fvery person who shall be
found traveling and trading, or soliciting |
trade within the limits of this State, contrary |
to the provisions of this chapter, or contrary
to the terms of any license that may have
been granted to himasa hawker or ped-
dler, shall be deemed guilty of amisdemean-
or, and upon conviction thereof befere any
court of competent jurisdiction, shall be pun-
ished by a fine of not more than fifty dol-
jars and costs of prosecution and imprison-
ment in the county jail for a period not ex-
ceeding three months, or by both such fine |
and imprisonment, in the discretion of the |
court or magistrate before whom conviction
may be had.

- <9 <> --——-—-
The Grocery Market.

Sugars are a trifle lower. Pickles are |
higher, but as all the jobbers have large |
stocks, they are selling less than manufac- |
turers’ quotations. Other articles in the!
grocery line are steady. }

Benton Harbor Changes Form of Berry
Boxes.

At a recent meeting of the Fruit Exchange
a report of the Executive Committee was
discussed and amended until the following
was adopted for the season of 1887:

All berries usually put in “quart” boxes,
to be shipped in 24-quart crates, each box
to be five inches square and two and eleven-
sixteenths inches deep, containing 67 cubic
inches, or ful! quart;

Pint boxes to be just one-half the size of
quart boxes—5x5 inches square, and one
and eleven-thirty seconds inches deep, to
hold a full pint;

Apple barrels to have a 17-inch head, and
to hold three full bushels.

A proposal to have the boxes hold a little
less than pints and quarts was rejected.
This is a highly important departure, both
on account of its honesty of dealing and the
change in the form of the boxes. In both
respects it is worthy of imitation.

+ oe Oe
Hides, Pelts and Furs.

Hides are dull and unsettled. Pelts are
quiet and rather dull. Furs are firm and in
fair demand. Wool is dull and lower.
School furniture is in heavy demand and
steady at the highest market quotations.

 

 

 

OILS,
ILLUMINATING.

WURROE WT ec nas oe eee ce, 1114
PRPCUIOON FORD ik 104g
LUBRICATING.

OROBOUND. icy ook oe 11%
MPmeOl COVMONGRE, oon on... ce no kn cae cs ac ee 364
mote) Tener. oe ok... ccs, 31%
RIOD AMO a eee a, 26%

Eldorado Engime................... ou sta. 23
Persrioss Machimery...........)..5...,..4555 2
Challenge Machinery................0..s0008 19
WOMANS ois os ok ooo ecu sc ce los oe 201%
Black, Summer, West ‘Virginia... ......... 9
SIBOK, Por TO BNF 10
RO IB i
WOOO eA a cae deee

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co.
quote as follows:
PORK IN BARRELS.

Mess, Chicago packing..................... 14 60
DUGSH TIOW ooo e sc osc .--15 00
RAOPe OUT NOW... 5... ose cacae cece se: \ 15 25
Pe hs EROOUEL, CMORT oie oak ee ns cn eee ens Ae 15 25
Extra clear pig, Bhort Cut... 16 50
KORA ClOAT, BOAVY.....,.... 6.20 16 50
Ciear quill, short cut...:........¢....5,...; 16 5)
Boston clear, short cut.....................16 50
Clear back, SROrt GUL... .. 66... ces es ccc 17 00
Standard clear, short cut, best............ 7 00
DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.

Long Clears, hOavy..............-65055: 8

- RENN cc ues uae 8

sed MON ee 8
Short Clears, heavy...........2..6:..... 84
do. IORI ee, 84
do. MENU eae ase 84

SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.

Hams, averhae eo? s..<...5.- 0... 11%
sas OO 8 ie oe

* “ AO 10 DR, a a 12

ON ee 9

S MOURIGRS Cw 8.

 weees WOMOINER. 666; 1]

MOOMINORS ee 8
‘ DONGIOER 2s, 8%
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................. 914

PITA ABORT ONTO. 3... ic 9

* BOs MNORR 6 o.oo ee 12

LARD.

PMOMORE ee es ee A3¢
POA Ow TUDR 6%,
LARD IN TIN PAILS.

3 Palis, 20ina case.......)......... i%
> > Paiis, 12 in a CARC. ...,...6....¢..... 758
cD Pause. Gin Be oase ic... rer
20 ib Pails, 4 pailsin case............... 7

BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 bs........ 8 00:
moneiess, OFITA.. 12 OU
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

TOPK SAUBRRO.. 8. re The
Reet NOMGAGO oe... see ac

Ponce Saenger
Frankfort Sausage...... ee os
SOO POBNIEA es
eomertia, RiVRMORt 6
orn TC... os eocaeel Ss
meeoae Ouoess 4... “2

PIGS’ FEET.

Cele AITGIS es ccc, 8 00)
£0 guerter OBIPAIS| -.. 8... ec 1 65 |

 

COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Apples—The best winter varieties are scarce
at $8@$3.50 # bbl.

Ruta Bagas—$1 ® bbl.

Beans—Country hand-picked command $1.15
8 bu., and city picked $1.50.

Beets—40c ® bu.

Buckwheat—2\e ® b.

Butter—Michigan creamery is in good de-
mand ates@we. Dairy is in active demand at
22¢.

Jabbages—$i@B5 P 100, according to size.

Carrots—40c #% bu.

Celery—Kalamazoo, 25e doz. Scarce.

Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan full cream is
firm at 184%@l4e.

Cider—12%e ® gal.

Cranberries—Choice Bell and Bugle
Cape Cod are steady at $9 # bbl.

Dried Apples— Evaporated, 9@lle ® b;
quartered and sliced,5@5%e ® bb.

Dried Peaches—Pared, 18e.

Eggs—Strictly fresh, 20@22c and going
lower. :

Honey—Good demand at 9@138c. 4

Hay—Bailed is moderately active at $15
per ton in two and five ton lots and $14 in car
lots.

Onions—Good stock is scarce, readily com
manding $3.25@$3.50 8 bbl.

Potatoes—Buyers are paying 35e@40e at this
market and towns within convenient shipping
distance of this market.

Pop Corn—2%e # b.

Squash—Hubbard, 2c # bb.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS,

Wheat—Lower. City millers pay %8 cents
for Lancaster and 75 for Fulse and Clawson.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 46@47e in 100 bu.
lots and i2@48¢ in carlots.

Oats—White, 38c in small lots and 32@38e in
ear lots.

Rye—48@50e ®B bu.

Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 ® ewt.

Flour—Higher. Patent,$5.20 2% bbl. in sacks
and $5.40 in wood. Straight, $4.20 @ bbl. in
sacks and $4.40 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 % bbl.

Mill Feed—Screenings, $13 @ ton. Bran, $14
Pton. Ships, $14 @ton. Middlings, $15 ton.
Corn and Oats, $18 ton.

and

HiIDES, PELTS AND FURS,
Perkins & Hess pay as follows:
HIDES.
Green ....@ i 54@ 6 |Calf skins, green
Part cured... 7 @%7%! orcured.... 7
Fulicured.... 74@ 734|Deacon skins,

@8

Dry hides and ® piece..... 20 @a0
KIOS 2.2... : 8 @l2
SHEEP PELTS.

Oid wool, estimated washed # ...... 23 @28
ROMOW. ok oe 38 @3%
WOOL,

Fine washed ® i 25@23|Coarse washed... .20@24
Megium ......... 27@30|Unwashed........ 2-3
FURS.

BIORE oi ke ee cas te ee lus ciao 3, ss 0 OOe 00
BROMWOR ch 4 00@ 6 00
Ameer %5@ 1 60
RVR NOOS ee 5O@ %
mune ORD 8. W0@ 20
POx C00 1 O0@ 1 2%

PONG ee ee ae 3 00@ 5 00
UO OROAY 6 1 00@ 1 25
FiANOP aries mewn ka 4 00@ 8 00
$e 3 0C@ 8 00
Oe 30 «69
MOP ee 1 00@ 1 25
OE 5 0@ $ OO
COR 4¢@, 90
Be ee 9M@ 1 CO
WO ec 2 00@ 3 00
Miskrat, winter...........,... Sore. i2@ 14
~ Me ee ee a 06 «us
Deer, BH. ... 5@ 25

These prices are for prime skins only.

 

FRESH MEATS,
John Mohrhard quotes the
prices as tollows:

trade ge iling

 

bes b ce Sel Pe, 54G 6%

Fresh Beef, hind quarters 6 @Qi%

HORS. kc esi ot O4@ 63;

Pathe aed whee bene et wae 7 Qi%
Lee 8. a @ 8
OR 8 @9
LPOPK SMUESPO eo Gs
ROTORUA co ee ie eo ee @ 6
| OWIB. 305... Wee a 10 @il
POMCKeNS 0. ee lt @12
PES ee @R
MUEMOVS. 60.65.06 ll @12

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Saas

Ss,

Makes a Specialty of

a f ct ; r]
Butter and Eggs, Fruits and Oysters.
Cold Storage in Connection. <All Orders receive Prompt and Careful Attention.
We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters.
No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale. Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used. 50 cents each.

97 and 99 Cana! Street,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

 

FP. J. LAMB & CO.

STATE AGENTS FOR

D. D. Mallory & Co’s

DIA

 

Also Fruits and Gountry Produce,

 

TTENBE!

Hazel Kirke

 

10 cents.
La Rosa Celeste| ~
Sweet Catawba!

ents.

Having secured the Sole agency for S. OTTENBERG &

BROS.’ Celebrated Cigars, I take pleasure in recommending

them to the Trade, as the Finest and Best
Sand 10 Cent Cigars

Ever placed on the Market. They are made of the Finest Qual-
ity of Imported Tobacco without artificial flavor.

CIvE THREM A TRIAL.

I will send to any responsible first-class dealer a sample of

these Cigars on trial, to be returned if not satisfactory, within
60 days. We send advertising matter with above Cigars.

Morris EH. T'reusch, .

SOLE AGENTS

ed

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Groceries.

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

 

 

 

 

 

These prices are for cash buyers, who pay
promptly and buy in full packages.

AXLE GREASE.

  

APOWR wc ce S0Paragon .......:....2-10
Pragzer's. 3. ss c. 90|/Paragon 25 pails. 90!
Diamond X........ 60)Fraziers, 25 tb pails.1 25
Modoe, 4 doz....... 2 50) \
BAKING POWDER. |
Acme, 4% f cans, 3 doz. case................ 85 |
ae. es OY depos de olla! 1 60)
. oer ft OF ec icee ute ieee 3 00 |
Ci eee ee 25 |
PYINCORE, A oo ec ce. aok hie
. Mepis ea ee als ils oe ecu ae 2 25
. Pee oa 4 25
. Pi eo i oe a away co cue 28
Arctic, 4 Ib cans, 6 doz. case............... 45
“ yy - Pe ede cae. 75
- % “ 2 aac awk acs 1 40
‘* 1 ba 2 ee a 2 40
. 5 t 1 Mee ee lee aod "12 00
Victorian, 1 cans, (tall,) 2 doz..... ...... 2 00
TERA OME el eee b ok cet c 1)
BLUING
PE, AO Bi ae eee ica ce doz. 25
TW Oe doz. 45
PAE A OR ee ce. doz. 35
POOUIG, BOR ics cocci bos. sek doz. 65
TOMOTI SOM ces oak 8 gross 3 60
IO Os ie eo ae gs ca 72
PAPOUIE TOO tee 12 00
Aretic No. 1 pepper box........ 0.0... .0.66. 2 00
Arctic No. 2 ° Oe aa ie awe) 3 00
Arctic No.3 . Oe eee eh cee ioe 4 00
BROOMS,
NO. 2oHur. ......... 1 75|\Common Whisk.... 90
No. 1 Hurl....2 00@2 25|/Faney Whisk...... 1 00
No. 2Carpet........ mM Mee. oe) 3 75
No. 1 Carpet........2 50} Warehouse ........2 %5
Parlor Gena........3 00]
CANNED FISH.
Ciama. 1%, Little Neck... isk eee ne 110
rath CuOwaer, BW. coos ck. usee 1D
Cove Oysters, 1 I standards.......... 90@1 00 |
Cove Oysters, 2 t standards............. 1%
PGQNStOTa, 4 PiONNO! oo. ois ic Oo ee 1 75
hOnstOrn 2 WO 2 65
POURIOre. FID OUR ee. 2 00
BOvewerH. 2 MOEA. 6. ove ce ts eeu e ss 3 00
Mackerel, 1 fresh standards............ 1 50
Mackerel, 5 fresh standards.........:.. 5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 b........... 3 50
Mackerel,3 in Mustard.................. 3 50
Mackerel, 3 solded.... 6... 3 50
Salmon, 1 fh Columbia river............... 1 60
Salmon, 2 fh Columbia river............... 2 80
DUrdInee, GOMIORLIO MG)... ooo. oc. 6@7
Sardines, domestic 448................... IW@12z
pardines, Mustard 146. ...... 6.6.5.6 cece sce 9@.11
Perdines: WipOred MS... joc ac R@I138
POUL 8 DROOK. .. oc... ol: anes 4200
CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, gallons, standards................3 23
Blackberries, standards................... 90
Cuervies, red Standard... .. 65 ...2.2 0,-6.5 - 110
DAMSONS ........ ee dnc oe cae ace, 1 00
Bae Plums standards ................... 1-25
RIOBOMOIINON er 95@1 00
Green Gages, standards 2 Ib............... 1 2
Peaches, Mxtra Yeulow ........ 6.0. 5..00 05 2 09
PORCUGE, BLANUAIOR, 0, 1 60
WeRCNOR, BOCONOS........ 6... ... io. sk, 1 45
ROR GUOR INO ce cece ela 12
Fineapples, etandards,.................... 1 40
Pineapples, Johnson’s sliced... .......... 2 60
Pineapples, Johnson’s, grated...... ..... 275
APUEOOM 1
MOOSDOGITION, OSIFR... 06... 1 25
- MO eee 1 35
errawoerrmed 1 2E@1 80
Wrortionerrieg 20.60.66. oe... ccs, A 90
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Agmaracue, Ovetor Bay... 6... 6... 2 00
Beans, Lime. standard... ....:. 6 75
Beans, Oiringiess., Brie... ....)... 6... 90
Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. 1 76
Corp; Archers Troppy.............-.. =: 1 i5
Mornias Glory. i 10
OMG SUC cai a eae ol eck
MARIO ORT oc «ss AO
Te PR OGRNIOM oe 12
Pie SORPOMMC ce 1 35
Oe AO Oe oe 1
Ph MOE ec 1 GD
OC NOW BROOGHB Coo oer 1 WO
MW Seertiew 2.6.4... keece neces sted 10
Peas, tremens, 1 50
Pees, extra mMarrotat oo... i 20@1 40
Pree, SOORCG 75
EiAbey June, Stane 1 50@1 75
- ae “ TEE sie ec ec we 2 60
Po SPOnen Oxtra fine ¢..:......00....” spin
Mushrooms, extra fine....... hace (beat cee
Pine, GOON. ke ee 1 CO
PUCCOMBAN. SLANGGra.... 6.3. 0. s. RUMI 80
RR L a0
Tomatoes, standard brands............... 1 20
CHEESE.
Michigan full, eream.,...-.........0... @l4
Vork State, AGmo. @14
CHOCOLATE.
Wilbur’s Premium..35|German Sweet....... 23
i Sweet....-. 25| Vienna Sweet .......22
- B’kt’tCocoa 45| Baker’s .............. 37
$6 Cocoa-theta 42! Runkles’ ............. 3D
af Vanilla Bar 28}
COCOANUT.
PONCE TS ae a, @2%
i IG OO B48 ee O26
- OR cca ey, @27
_ oe ti tit PAIS... cc... @27%
. 148 ™ Cue eae duel ees @28%
Mmattoy’s, 18...... ds tees eek ak deduce 1) 2344
" $end 48.2... 4... 2
7) HO ERO Sei a A
Manhattan. pails............0.........
PORTION eee
COFFEES.

Green. | Roasted.
ae M4Gili Rig......:.... 16
Golden Rio...17 @19 |Golden Rio...18
Santos... 25... > Gil Santos........:.... 6
MOTICADO...°....... 16 |Maricabo....... 18@21
wre 4. To@e) (Ove... 4... .25@26
O. G. Java....28* @30 |0. G. Java....25° @29
Mocha 23 [Mocha... ....27 @28

 

COFPEES—PACKAGE,
60 hs 100 ths 360 bbs

  

ee ee 195g 19% 19%
MENBCHIO 8 oo oss... -..193 1914 1914
PEwort a 193,
ROR 1944
COroren oo...) Se eke pean aad 1914
Sermon ih bins... 6... 1914
BO ee 19ly
2400, 10 COINNOTS... 4... 20
Magnolia ieee eee hel y eg s54e cs. 1944
MOM es a 1834 18%
Kagle haa Meee eed shes aes We Gaus 1914 194 1834
RIOR a 73g
CORDAGE.
60 foot Jute..... 10 150 foot Cotion....1 60
72 foot Jute ..... 125 |60 foot Cotton....1 7%
40 Foot Cotton....150 (72 foot Cotton... .2 00
CRACKERS AND SWEET GOODS.
C XXX #b
menoshs Butter... oo... ....3... 6%
Meymour Butter’... co. ca. c 5
EE ee ee a eas 5
Waey PUGURE, 5.2. 4h
MOREE. 8, Feat 5
i ee 5
Hepoy Gvater.. |... 44%
Panoy GOGG fo 5
ry MOOR. 2, ee 7%
ON ee es ae 5%
CEL SA A a ye ?
BOO oie. eves cetie ce). 7
SSPRUON oo oc hice, oe 8
ORE Oy oe i i eee 8
Pretzels, hand-made........... 114%
RIO lek es ices kc 9%
POGOe ce 15%
Remon COB. . 2... 63. ce. cee. 7 8
SRS COO oo aia ck ct seks ass i 8
ORC APOOOE ce 8%
Cingor Snape oo, 7 8
NO. | Ginger Mnaps.:.......5.. 4
BOT AOE, 6, vio ine cs 12%
Comee Cakes. . ...6 00.55, 6 oc, 8%
Lemon Wafers... ....0.:...5... 13%
UO a ie: 11%
Extra Honey Jumbles......... 1244
Frosted Honey Cakes......... 13%
Cree Ge as 13%
Bawievn Comms... 2.2... so... 13%
BOGE CONCB. 6666. oc cc 2%
S.& M. Cakes. .. 84
DRIED FRUL
CPU oa cious ees ea a 22 @ 2
OIPOTS i ee oe, 6 @ 64)
Temon POR a a @ 14!
CIPRROG FOO ios ese cs Sk Gc, @ 4
Prunes, Prenon, 608... 6.6 ok: 12 @12%
Hig PrOnOm, 808... 5... WW @Il0%
rf French, 110s and 120s......... @ 8
PRU OR COP oid ee cc Gt: }
SURISING, ONOSIC, . . oo. as sc acca chs 3 50@5 00}
Raisins, London Layers............... @2 50
Maisine, Oplivornig 2.6.5.0 1 50@2 00
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.............. @I1 5G
Haisines, Ondaras, 266... 6.66.56. sa, 9 @ 9%
PAIRING, Stata @ 8%

Raisins, Valencia, new..........35:.... 7 @ %%

 

Raisins, Imperials.............. @3 00

 

FISH. a
OG; WHOIG ook. co.cc hesiewardicgee’ 44@
COG DOMEIOOR. ee cell eel ee 5%@7
WE oe ee ge cad - . S@IC%
Bectring, FOUNG, 34 DDI. ... 6.5... @3 25
Herring yvound, % Wol........ 00.8... 1 75
Herring, Holland, bbia........:.......... il 00
mrorring, Holland, kewe......... 6... 75@SO
REORTING, ORION. o.oo ics a, outa Qt
Mackerel, shore, No. 1, % bbis............ 10 GO
” " jew ee ......, 15
a " ee ee 1 25
” NG.G, 40D... T To
| parcnes, Opleed M6. LE@12
br 6 I ce 5 25
Oo MA bee cl 95
Wome, O36 Dole 7 00
Wii, NO, tae tte a 110
White, No. t, 10 B Bite....0.-...5.....0. 1... 1 00
; Whee, Pamdie S60 Whig 3 50
* We ee. iS
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.
Lemon. Vanilla.
Jennings’ D. C.,2.02.......... 8 doz. 1 60 1 40
sf “ WM he ae ds 1 50 2 50
" Occ coe cl, ae 4H
_ Nae 3 50 5 00
. ~ NO. 2 Taper... .....1% 1 50
- “ No.4 Mea aeccs le 26
55 "| +4 pint, round.-..... 4 50 7 50
” wales i ey aie 900 15 00
a ™ NO. 8 penel.......... 1 10 1 65
a “ No. & Gace 2 75 4 25
‘ee “ OG. 4 2% 6 00
MATCHES,
Grand Haven, No. 8, square................ 1 00
Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro........... 1 20
Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor.............. l 7
Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 2 25
Grand Haven, No. 7%, round................ 1 50
MOOR OS eel. 1 00
eee, PO 8 1 50
ee 75
Richardson’s No.8 square.................. 1 00
ieoerason GNO.o do... 1 50
Richardson’s No. 74, round................. 1 00
Richardson’s No. 7 oo. 1 50
WeCuanine, OM... 4... 90@1L 10
MOLASSES.
mee ON 16@18
Oe OR ee 25G28
Wee ee 24@30
New Orieaus, good..:........... +i ka ec oso eee
POW OMIGHEG. GHOICG,...., .....,.. 3... 44@50
ow cerreane, faney.. B2@SS
16 bbls. 2e extrs
OATMEAL.
Rolled Oats, bb]....5 50/Steel cut, bbl...... A 50

% bbl.3 00; % bbl...3 00

” ** eases 8 25)
PICKLES.
POON ee @7 00
” ice @4 00
Oe @8 00
se f

46 Dbl...

@4 50

PLPES. i)

Imported Clay 3 gross. ................ 2 2503 00
Importee Clay, Yo. 216,3 gross..... .. @2 25
DORs ea No. 216, 214 gross...... @1 85
NRO ie Bi ons coe ccc ue kseeedeucsl. ja@ 90
RICE.
Choice Carolina..... OAIAVE ... 28... y, 6
Prime Carolina..... OG OMA ., 8. a... e004
Good Garolina...... 4144/Rangoon....... @54
Good Louisiana.....5 |Broken. ..... 34@3%
ee © pee. a
SALERATUS,
DeLand’s pure......544|Dwight’s ............5
Coureh’s ...........5 |8ea BOOM... 266.54. .086
7aylors G.M....:..6 |CanSheaf... | &
4¢ less in 5 box lots.
SALT.

om voore: FF Dery. ..............,. 2 10
oe POONER. ook... eee heen cus 1 %
Mam OOONGtR |. 2 $b
Saginaw or Manistee.................. &5
OM Oe 1 45
Standard Conrad... ...............: ta 4 1%
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 78
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 2S
Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... TO
American, dairy, % bu. bags.......... 22
TROGIy WMBHGIN. oi... 650. . 6 ee, 28
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags... .......... i)

“ _ me ee... ro

SAUCES.

Paria, 4% Hints... ..............5.... G2 00
Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ T0
Pepper Sauce, green .................. @ 0
Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... @I1 25
Pepper Sauce, green, large Tine... .. @1 50
Catsup, Tomato, pints................. @ W
Catsup, Tomato, quarts ..............

Halford Sance, pints..................
Pratord Sane6, pints... .......
SOAPS,

 

 
 

 

    

 

 

ACY 4... 3 85) Extra Chicago Fam-
Sehr AO ie eae
New Process, 1 tb..3 85|Napkin......... «os& (0
New Process, 3 b..3 96) Towel........ ¢ ooh TO
Acme, bars........3 55|White Marseilles. 5 50
Acme, blocks..... 8 05: White Cotton Oil..5 50
Best American.,..2 93\ Railroad ....,...... 3 50
Ok ee Ta ee ee. Geo... 8 ae
Sig hive Center...3 85 Mystic White.......4 65
BICKO... 8... 3 45;Saxon Blue........2 60
Shamrocr,......... 3 15|Palmer’s, 100 bars..5 50
Blue Danube.......2 55] : We 4 4 On
London Family....: oe 3 75
Ground. Whole

Fopper........... 1@esiPepper.... 2k
Atepiog :......... I2@15\ Alispice .......... S10
Cinnamon... ROBO CASSIA ..........., L011
Crovea 15@25: Nutmegs, No.1... @éd
Ginger ...........16@20,Nutmegs, No.2.. @50
Mustard....:.....U@o0iCloves ........ |. G28,

Cayenne .........25@35} .
STARCH,

f boxes, 1 pkgs...

>

@ 5%

@ 3}

2 66 oe

Muzzy, Gloss, 48
oa) os 48

 

  
   
 

 

 

 

 

ees 172
“ * 400 “ hulk. @4-
o “* [2 tb crates, 6 b boxes.. @ 614
** Corn, 40 b boxes, 1 bh pkgs... @ 6
“ec sé 20 th oe 1 oe ve @ 614
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 t pkgs... @ 7
a - aay 6 tb boxes... @ T%
m . “ DOE 25... 6%
. Pure, (ih peee............ @ 5%
” orn | Boke... ...... 7
Royal. Gloss, 1  packages............ , 5%
- - WU koe cecea cc @ 4
. COM iis. O 6
lirmenich, new process, gloss, lth... @ 5%
as “ “ an... @ 5%
“ “ “ oD.... @ 64
- * bulk, boxes or bbls @ 4
‘a  COrn kt &.......... @ 5
SUGARS.
Ce Oe @ 63%,
ec. @ bi
POMGGIGG 2... GB 65,
Granniated, Standard... ............: @6 06
Confectionery #.......... @5 69
eT 2 56
MO... Waite Bextra ©............ | 5
m0. Met, a,
We
I 6 cl
mew Ovioans. in hds.... 4. 424@
SYRUPS.
CORTE, PEO obo 5 occ ones cu kskee ass
OTN ec cee veces occa e 2
Com, ti galion kegs. ................. 0. 3
Corn, 6 Galion Reas..................... @3:
mre Pee 23@35
Fyre Sugar. 46 Ohl... 3.6... ae 2537
TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PALLS.
CHOUOY i. MVORROOE  5 oo... 35
Five and Seven...... Cen tk ....G ae
MaOnuce.............,. eld Time............. 30
Seal of Detroit....... 60 Underwood's Capper 85
min OENGY......,... cn weet Hoee........ |. 4h
Cre Pe... cc... Meigs & Co.’sStunner35
Brother Jonathan. A SS a 38
MOUY TIMO>.......... 36) Royal Game..........38
Our Leader....... «ste ee es... U8
Sweet Hose.......... Gn POWMtOIN 2... 2... U.. 74
May Queen....... -65 Old Congress......... ot
Dark AmericanEagile67/Good Luck........... 52
The Meigs............60| Blaze Away..... ne
BOG Hird. sc... 3s. a aie Lifter....... ... 30
Prairie Flower ...... Go traweane ...;.... 4... 65
indian Queen........ sd dain, Ta 65
May Flower.......4. AU DOP... cscs *5T
Sweet Pippin........ 45\Crown Leat..... 66
RrGetior «2 ......5....
SMOKING
an MOROt.. (ee 30
Ce VOU. ct 2c. 8e,.. 30|Kight Hours.........24
Bist DOGl) .. 2... SS 30
Navy Clippings..... -20.2WO Nickel... ......24
DOOM co. ee. 15;Duke’s Durham..... 40)
SeOr TROK. cake 82 Green Corn Cob Pipe 26
Bae aa. oo ee ae Mel Uae 16
ee A ac AOOO MOY. occ sca cin, 26
Arthur’s Choice.....22;/Uncle Sam........... 28
Red Fox..............26\Lumberman........ 9%
Gola Dust. :.......... 26| Railroad Boy......... 338
Gold Block...... eceal 30) Mountain Rose....... is
Seal of Grand Rapids |HomeComfort.......25
(GIOURD ok ai cc POO AE oc 60
| Tramway, 8 oz....... 40\Seal ot North Caro- |
Miners and Puddlers.28] ‘ina, 2 oz........... 48 |
Peerless .............24Seal of North Caro-
PEANGOTO 0.008.000 c5k oy Wena. 402... ....., 48
SE POM iii eke cca 20Seal of North Caro-
Tom & Jerry.......5, Be Wee. B04, os, 45
OMOR i a ac, Seal of North Caro-

  

 

 
 

OTOP se ou vaca 35 lina, 16 0% boxes... .42
MO ie ..20King Bee, longeut.. .22
Pickwick Club....... 40S5weet Lotus........ 32
Nigger Head......... Maree... oc ccc. ae
PIOUOOG aac ss eaneel SKIN... ..... 05, 30
German...... aseves oe bomee Olover. oo... 5.0.38
Wes OP El cco. 42@46Good Lu k........... 26
Honey Dew.......... 25Queen Bee. ........ 22
Colonel’s Choice..... ao)

 

PLUG,
| Star ee annd daen = APOUUOIIIGL 65 cous bce cc 38
| Cia Bolder... .......-37\ Red Fox......... ae eeSe
| Clpper ea ei eea ae os, OS ie Drive.: . 5... ..40
| Corner Stone. .......84 Chocolate Cream. ...40
| Scalping Knife......3!'Nimrod .......... J
Date OMG... ee, o4 big Five Center &
PPGRE os 651s. : oi (ee ETOE . ou. os,
Puy Ter. Oy PUOtOr 2...
Faguy Time... .... ..d2,Blaek Prince.....
Peevormte .......... 2 Black Racer.....
| Black Bird....... meCHmeee ooo ..:
| Live and Let Live eT 4 Ee a }
Sueeer a. Horse Shoo.......... 7
| Hiawatha at bedsacsei cSt VIO... 34

oi Merry War..... a 26

| Big Nig.. :.

| Spear Head.. .39 Ben Franklin........32
OR Vek. cay, sac mokiea....., cde oaccu
| Spring Chicken 03 Black Jack...........39
| Eclipse Neuadd cea: 30 Musselman’s Corker.30
Perey... i... 2 ae
SHORTS,
|Our Leader..........1dj/Hiawatha.......__. 22
| Maytiower . .....25|/Old Congress......... 23
TC od cc. «mei may Leaf.......... 3
MAGHG BON, 5... ......, Sere | 6s cca. ae
SNUFF.
Lorillard’s American Gentlemen..... 72
” MIAOCODOY'.. ........ @ 5D
Gail & Ax’ “ lee ca wm 44
e MmeUNOG. 6... iis, @ 3%
Railroad Mills Scotch... ............. @ 4
Lotzbeck pial dacs , @l 30

werey) OVOINEFY |... 4c... | .... 18@20
cere MPO a0... -. -20@30
Mme es cic 3B
meee ORS Ce... «e+ - 1LHQ2
wie 20S
PerOwGer,. oo... - KD 50
ec BIQ@SIGHE

   

VINEGAR.
BO gr. 50 gr.

moe Wie... 03 10
Oe OS lO
yOrettate Apple............._. 16
MISCELLANEOUS,
Bath Brick imported ................ 90
do Mie 75
ee 1 00
do Wn... L 5
Condensed Milk, Eagle prand....__| 7 60@7 70
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ® cans........ @25

Cee Ot.
Candice. Hotel....:......__. ie
Camphor, oz.,.2D boxes........___
mxutenes Coffee, V.C.......
do For .....
Gum, Rubber 100 Pe
Gum, Rubber 200 ee, gk.
en re
mOGuee SOO.

 

Jelly, in 30 b po oe tee tC

Pueet OOOO wese 2UOE
Feas,Green Bush....... as ‘@
Peas, Split Prepared............ |
Wow, BOM... te

Powder, % Keg............
| Save

PoaVMernrant ............_. On ys

 

CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS,
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:

i STICK.
Standard, 25 B boxes............ cesta

84@ 9

Twist, do Cueide secs sg. @s
Cut Loaf ao. @10

. é; : | MIXED

PHoval. 21% paile.................. @ 9
Move oem Ob... @ 8
ene os. Ol0
ae COMB... ‘ @9
French Cream, 25 pails.............. @i
Cor MOGh com CONG... @Ww

Broken, 25 % paile..........
Broken, 200 i bbls... eeelites ai.
FANCY--IN 5 bb BOXES.

 

 

eG i. .., Oe
Me AG i @ls
Peppermint Drops..... a em es ode cbacual @is
CMGCOUG Dns. |... uc... l4
a Chocolite Drape... .... 1s
Gum Drops a 19
Licorice Drops...... Gel eecn ke 22
A B Licorice Drops.. calceekess 2
Dove Win it
Lozenges, printed............. 15
SYODGMIGIG ............ 14
mores .......... 5
Cream Bar.......... a. 12
Rowen eee .. 13
Cureriem.................. re 18
Hand Made Creams................_. 18
won Greate ................ 6
ecoraved Creams....... ........ 20
Pert On. |... 3
mur Aone. .......... ...... ‘ a
Wintergreen Berries........... .. it

| FANCY—IN
Lozenges, plain in paiis..........
Lozenges, plain in bbls. cis
Lozenges, printed in pails.......
Lozenges, printed in bbis.....
Chocolate Drops, in puils.............
Ce Ere I pale... 4... ......... 8.
Cnn roo inbhie ................
MOts ErOns, Uh palis................... 9
Moss Drops, in bbls .....
Sour Drops, in pails.....
Imperials, in pails...
Imperials in bbls...

BULK.

 

 

ERUITS
Bananas Aspinwall................

Oranges, California, faney............ @A 00
Oranges, California, choice........... 3 60@3 75
Oranges, Jamaica, bbls.......... ?

Crear Prove... .....,.. 2 50@3 50
Oranges, Valencia, cases. .. OD BO

Oranges, Messina......

Creme, WOOO... .. .. 2... ...
Menon, GOOG. .............. :..... 9
Lemons, fancy....... eee Gci sa. «oe 4 BOG §
porous Caulonis .................
Figs, layers, now, @D.............
wie ee Oe... 6. @ 6

AD
On Vo

Dates, frails do ...... D 5%
Dates,’4 do do 6%

Di LN

pated, % ekin............ pelea eis
Dates, Fard 10 tb box 7 B.... seccee SHQQIO
Dates, Fard 50 ib box ® D.............. a8
Dates, Pergian 50 B box ®b.......... 7 @i%
rine woes, @ Goa.................;
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona..... 1 GIS8
" ao oo oo occ csc ks , QAI
” California ....... 7
nee. il',@l2
Chestnuts, per bu.
Filberts, Sicily........ me eect ice. 14@11
“ Ree, 2. cc, @ 9
Wahjote, Grenovie....................18 Git
“ ee. : 12
™ eee lt
va Jo Gi) eee
Proven euen Me... ll @l4
“ Pee c.g, @ 9
Couognois Gio... cs SL@E 00
PEANUTS.
Prime Red, raw # D........... bees: @ 4
Choice do 0 ee ae @ 4%
Fancy H.P. do AAD os cn ccccnccsivcss: 4G
Cuore wits. VEG)... ...... .... @ 5%
Waney MP. VE GO ooo. . coc ccci.se. @ @ 64
a fe a ee - § @ 6%

OYSTERS AND FISH.
i. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
OYSTERS.
mow som Conn...
bo. oe CO. Gkolasts........
eee ais ks edsbilaceuveueniuc. o
ee.

 

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NN l4
eet ss lz
poco Wi OOM... cic...
menuerae Win Wee... 2 On
New yore Counts, 100................. 1 2%
" " " Shell, @ 100......... L 40
Came, ene, @ 0. ........... 80
FRESH FISH.
mG ki... duo ds docked Gees. @10
PEROOQOON oo... os ‘ @T
ee Lb @20
meme TOU... Wc. oo @ 8
WON ae @ 3
Smelts 10 @il

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| Hemlock Bark—Tanners all have large sup-
|plies. Dealers are paying $5 for good bark.
| Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.50 2% 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.

 

FIELD SEEDS,
Clever, mammoth... 6. i... oc: 4 85@5 00
oe Ws ohn ce hee 4 35@5 00
ORNNs TIIIG. ool. 2 10

  
 

 

 

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Drugs & Medicines

Staite Board ‘of Pharmacy.
One Year—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Two Years—James Vernor, Detroit.
Three Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Four Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Five Years—Stanley E. Parkell, Owosso.
President—Ottmar Eberbach.
Secretary—Jacob Jesson.
Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.
Next Meeting—At Grand Rapids, March 1 and 2.

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Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n.

President—Frank J. Wurzburg, Grand Rapids.

First Vice-President—Mrs. C. W. Taylor, Loomis.

Second Vice-President—Henry Harwood, Ishpeming.

Third Vice-President—Frank Inglis, Detroit.

Secretary—S. E. Parkill, Owosso.

Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.

Executive Committee—Geo. W. Crouter, J. G. Johnson,
Frank Wells, Geo. Gundrum and Jacob Jesson.

Local Seer etary—Guy M. Harwood, Petoskey

Next Place of Meeting—At Pe toskey, July D, 13 and 14,

 

 

 

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884.

President—Geo. G. Stekettee.

Vice-President—H. E. Locher.

Secretary—Frank H. Escott.

Treasurer—Henry B. Fairchild.

Board of Censors—President, Vice-President and Sec-

etar,

waned of Trustees—The President, John E. Peck, M. B.
Kimm, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen and O. H. Richmond.
wen, Isaac Watts, Wm. FE. White and Wm. L. White.

Committee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair-
child and Hugo Thum. :

Committee on Legislation—R. A. McWilliams, Theo.
Kemink and W. H. Tibbs

Committee on Pcaceae L. White, A. C. Bauer and
Isaac Watts.

Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in each
month.

Annual Meeting—First Thursday evening in November.

Next Meeting—Thursday evening, Mar .3, at THE
TRADESMAN office.

 

Saginaw County Pharmaceutical Seciety.

President—Jay Smith.

First Vice-President—W. H. Yarnall.

Second Vice-President—R. Bruske.

Secretary—D. E. Prall.

Treasurer—H. Melchers.

Committee on Trade Matters—W. B. Moore, H. G. Ham-
ilton, H. Melechers, W. H. Keeler and R. J. Birney.

Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday afternoon in
each month,

 

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 Ass’n,

President—R. F. Latimer.

Vice-President—C. D. Colwell.

Secretary—F. A. King.

Treasurer—Chas. E. Rumuhrey,

Board of Censors—Z. W. Waldron, C. E: Foot and C. H.
Haskins.

Annual Meeting—First Thursday in November.

Regular Meetings—First Thursday in each month.

 

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
President—I. C. Terry.
Vice-President—P. VanDiense.
Secretary and Treasurer—Geo. L. LeFev
Regular Meetings—Second and four th. Wednesl ay of
each month.

 

Mecosta County Pharmaceutical Society.
President—C. H. Wagener.

Vice-President—Nelson Pike.

Secretary—A. H. Webber.

Treasurer—C. A. Fellows.

 

 

Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society.
President—l. W. Fincher. __
Vice-President—F. W. VanWickle.
fiecretary—Frank Cady.
Treasurer—Kk. A. Wright.

 

Mason County Pharmaceutical Society.
President—F. N. Latimer.
Secretary—Wm. Heysett.
Treasurer—W. H. Taylor.
Meetings—Second Wednesday of each month.

 

Clinton County Druggists’ Association.

President—A. O. Hunt.
Vice-President—A. S. Fildew.
Secretary and Treasurer—A. 8. Wallace.

 

The Drug Market.

The excitement in opium has subsided,
although price is firm. There is a larger
stock ‘in Smyrna than was reported and
there is more of a disposition to sell by
large holders but at full prices. Morphine
was again advanced 10 cents on the 15th
and is now very firm at $2.85 in ounce vials
and $3 in one-eighths. The London bark
sale last week was watched with much in-
terest by quinine manufacturers. The
greater part of the offerings were sold at
prices fully up to those of the last sale and,
in consequence, quinine is firm at quota-
tions. One manufacturer writes that the
prospect of a general war in Europe during

the summer will have a great deal to do
with determining the future price. The
long-promised advance in bromine took

place on the 15th, advancing bromide potash
5 cents, also bromide ammonium and sodium.
Oil anise isin light stock and advancing.‘
Oil wormwood is very scarce. Stocks are
much depleted and none offered by pro-
ducers. Arnica flowers have advanced two
cents per pound. Small stocks and an active
demand are given as the reason. The stocks
of high grades of tinnervelly senna leaves
is about exhausted and price has
again been advanced. Anise seed is very
active and higher. Ipecac root is very firm

at the advance noted in our last, $2 per
pound being predicted by one holder. Nut-

meg is firm and tending higher. Gum cam-
phor is very firm and hardening in price. The
spring demand for this article will advance
the price materially. Insect powder is firm
at the advance and ,is selling rapidly. We
anticipate a further advance when the
heavy spring orders come in. Salacine has
further declined. The adyanee was too
rapid and could not be sustained. It would
cost $10 to iimpert, but stock in our market
is full. Balsom copaiba is tending higher.
Information Wanted.
Evart, Feb. 16, 1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

Deak Str—I send you a receipt for the
druggists of the State to study on. It has
evidently been taken from some old book
and has frequently been presented to me to
put up. Ihave always put it up, leaving
out the sixth article, which [ am unable to
make out, it being very vague in the receipt.
The party insists that there is Such an arti-
cle and spells it out to me in different ways
as follows: ‘*K Muir,” ‘‘K Miru,” **K Murr”
—the “K” and capital ‘‘“M”’ always being
prominent. Who knows what is meant?

Yours truly,
Frank HipBarp.

The prescription to which the writer re-
fers is as follows:

R
Alcohol, 1 Er
Gum Myrrh, 1 oz.
Cayenne Pepper, 4 02.
Hartshorn, 1 eeu.
Oil Cedar, 1 dram.
K Muir or K Miru, 2 02.
Oil Pennyroyal, % 07.
Camphor Gum, 1 02.

ix.
Let stand 3 days.

 

 

 

N
— M.D.
McDonald & Travis, druggists, St. Johns:
“We think it is a good trade journal.”
C. E. Silver, general dealer, Acme:
sell goods without it.”

“Can't

THE COUNTRY DRUG STORE.

How a Young Clerk Lightens the Tedium
of Business.
From Tid-Bits.

The young drug-clerk is alone. His em-
ployer has gone to the city to buy stock.
. There has not been a customer in the store
for over an hour. The drug-clerk feels
lonesome. He gazes pensively out at the
deserted village street, and muses upon the
vanity of all things here below. An open
book lies upon the counter before him. It
is ‘Daniel Deronda.” Somebody has advised
the drug-clerk to read it, and he has been
trying to do so. But he doesn’t like it. He
is disappointed, for he began it under the
impression that it was a detectivestory. It
makes him sleepy.

The drug-clerk is a thing of beauty, and
is calculated to be a joy forever. He wears
a check suit, a blue scarf with a large pin
representing a mortar and pestle (sugges-
tive of his devotion to business), and a
very high collar. His natural attractions
are further enchanced by a large amethyst
ring upon the little finger of his right hand,
and a blonde bang, which long and careful
training has reduced to a state of empene
subjection.

But see! the expression of gloom upon
his features gives place to a sunny smile.
He sees a maiden coming up the village
street, and he knows that the chances are
very large that she will not be able to get
past the door. He pulls down his cuffs,
and assumes what he believes to be an at-
tude of unstudied grace. The door opens,
she enters, and the following dialogue en-
sues:

She—All alone, Cy?

He—Why! good afternoon, Addie. Yes,
things are rather quiet. Hain’t seen you
for an age.

She—You saw me at church last Sunday.

He (with a killing glance)—Well, three
days away from you seem an age.

She—Cy Whitaker, youw’re getting worse
and worse!

He—I know 1 am. Guess you'll have to
undertake my cure. Hey? (Brief inter-
mission for giggling).

She—What are you reading? ‘‘Daniel
Deronda.” Do you like it?

He (guardedly)—Do you?

She—I think it’s perfectly splended.

Dow’t you?

He (promptly)—Perfectly magnificent!
Going to the Methodist tea-party to-morrow
night?

She (with scorn)—Me? No, sir; 1 don’t
mix with that set.
He—Kinder severe, ain’t you, Addie?

Some nice folks down to the Methodist
Church.

She—Oh, yes, I s’pose there are—the
Griswold giris, for instance. IL heard it
said yesterday that the Griswolds must be
a mighty unhealthy family—judging from
the number of times a week those girls visit
this store.

He (slightly hysterical)—He! he!
Now, that amuses me. Who said it?

She—I shan’t tell you.

He—Yes, do!

She—I won't.

He—Well, I know
that Higgins girl.

She—Perhaps it was,
wasn’t.

He (insinuatingly)—This ain’t the first
time that girl has tried to make trouble be-
tween'you and me. But she can’t influ-
ence me. Andas for the Griswold girls,
you can judge how much I care for them,
when JI tell you that though they were
round here this morning, urging me to go to
the tea-party, what you have said has de-
cided me not to attend it. (Assumes an
expression of tenderness. )

She—I am sure it is a matter of indif-
ference to me whether you go or not.

He (ignoring the remark)—I think I
shall take in the concert at the Presbyter-
ian Chureh—that is, if I can get any one
to go with me.

She (unbending slightly)—You seem in
such demand that there ought not to be any
difficulty about that.

He—Well, l’'m a little particular about
inmy company. But if you would accompany
me—”

She—Oh, Cy!
and what would she say?
wild!

He (with dignity)—Miss Berry’s opinions
are a matter of perfect indifference to me.

She—Well, Pll go, Cy, and 1] wear my
plum-colored silk; and you be sure to call
for me very early, and—oh, my goodness!

He—Whzy, what’s the matter, Addie?

She (in great agitation)—I forgot all
about it! Grandma has got one of her fits
—a dreadful one, this time—and ma sent
me round here to get the old _ pre-
scription put up (produces bottle); and I
forgot ali about it, and poor grandma may
be dead by this time. Do hurry and get the
stuff ready, Cy!

The young man prepares the prescription
in about thirty seconds, and hurries his
visitor off feigning great solicitude for the
neglected invalid. And as Addie disap-
pears round the corner, he murmurs:

“Just in time! In another minute Susie
Griswold would have been here.”

Then he wipes his brow with his silk
handkerchief, and adorns his features in one
of his most fascinating smiles, as he turns
to welcome Susie Griswold, who enters and
greets the conqueror of all hearts with an
ill-assumed air of indifference.

So runs the world away.

ne, ae on es

This country imported $129,175 worth of
gum arabic in 1886, and over twice as much
| in 1885.

he!

who it was: it was

and perhaps it

Fanny Berry will be there;
She'd be just

 

 

Two Praiseworthy Publications.
The new catalogue of the Grand Rapids
Pharmaceutical Society is now ready for
distribution. It comprises 108 pages and

cover and contains the name and schedule |

price of every proprietary article sold in
the State. A considerable number of extra
copies were printed, which will be furnish-
ed other local societies on the basis of 50
cents per copy.

Secretary Parkill is out thus early with
the proceedings of the fourth annual con-
vention of the Michigan State Pharmaceu-
tical Associaion, which was held at Grand
Rapids last October. The book comprises
241 pages, exclusive of cover, and in point
of typographic excellence and literary merit,
surpasses any previous publication of the
Association. Every member is entitled to
acopy, and those who wish extra copies
will be supplied with same for 50 cents
apiece. Secretary Parkill accompanies the
book with the following timely reference to
the next annual meeting:

The next meeting of the Association will
be held at Petoskey July 12, 13 and 14,
1887. We hope every member will plan to
attend. Cheap rates on all railroads, and
reduced rates at hotels will be given Drug-
gists and their families.

Take a rest from your work during the
heated July days, and meet with us for a
season of rest and enjoyment, at the famous
Summer Resorts of Northern Michigan.
Take an excursion down the beautiful
Traverse Bay, and catch a trout on the
Jordan.

The interest in the meetings of the Asso-
ciation has grown every year, and we can
promise that the coming meeting will be as
rich in pleasure and information as any
former one.

—_—_—_—~—.-¢ <._—__--——

Getting Turpentine by a New Process.

The process of extracting turpentine from
pine knots was invented by E. Koch about
a year ago, when he constructed temporary
works on the present location in New Or-
leans.

He selects the richest pine knots, which
are loaded upon iron skeleton cars, holding
about three-fourths of a cord of wood each.
These are run by an inclined railway into
iron retorts, one of which is now placed on
its brick foundation. The foundation for
the larger retort, which is above referred to,
holds two and a half cords of wood. These
retorts, when filled, are charged with super-
heated steam, while the furnace is fired
with wood from beneath. After six hours
there is gas evolved in the process, and it is
used as fuel. When the gas begins to gen-
erate a discharge begins from the rear end
of the retort of a liquid mass of crude tur-
pentine and tar, from which the gas, being
more volatile, separates. The former flows
into a bath, from which it is pumped into
the still. Here the crude turpentine is re-
fined and flows from the mouth of the still
into barrels ready for shipment, while the
tar is discharged from another opening.
After twenty-four hours the doors of the
retort are opened and the red-hot charcoal is
by rail transmitted toa cooler, from whence,
also by rail, it is transported to the charcoal
warehouse, and is ready for market.

A eord of wood is estimated to yield from
thirty-five to forty gallons of turpentine,
over two barrels of tar and from twenty to
taventy-five bushels of charcoal.

Minor Drug Notes.

Madras indigo is said to be adulterated
with anilin.

The United States exported about $42,000
worth of glue in 1886.

The American Druggist suggests ‘Rough
on Fevers” as a popular name for some of
the new proprietary antipyretics.

This country exported over $1,300,300
worth of patent and proprietary medicines
in 1886. This is a slight increase over 1885.

The Committee on Mutual Fire Insurance
of the National Wholesale Druggists’ Asso-
ciation are taking steps to accomplish the
end for which the Committee was appginted.

A man living at Wayne, N. Y., bought
peppermint oil from the farmers, sold it to
menthol manufacturers, bought back the de-
mentholated oil, and sold it in the New York
market. A warrant is out for his aarest.

 

Michigan Drug Exchange

Mills & Goodman, Props.

375 South Union St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

W ANTED—At once a Scandanavian regis-
tered Pharmacist. Also other registered
Phar macists and Accountants.

 

 

ANTED—To exchange farm and timber
land for drug stocks. Also good farm-
ing lands in Dakota for exchange.

 

OR SALE—Very desirable stock of about

$3,500in town of about 2,000 inhabitants

(county seat) in Illinois. Doing very -good
business.

G OR SALE—Very desirable stock of about

$4,500 in town of 4,000 inhabitants in
Southern Michigan. Doing a very fine busi-
ness:

TGIOR SALE—Bankrupt stock of about $700
can be bought very cheap.

 

 

Pose ee of about $1,200 in lumber-
ing town. Doing good business.

 

 

 

1OR SALE—Stock of about $1,400 in town of
800 inhabitants in eastern part of State.

Reason for selling, poor health.
LSO—Many other stocks, the particulars
of which we will furnish on application.

O DRUGGISTS—Wishing to secure clerks
we willfurnish the address and full par-
ticulars of those on our list free.

 

 

 

W E HAVE also secured the agency for J.

H. Vail & Co.’s medical publications and
can furnish any medical or pharmaceutical
works at publishers’ rates.

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Michigan Drug Exchange,
357 South Union St., = - Grand Rapids.

CN SEEING RmOOT.

Peck B the highest price for it. Address

Bros., Pruggists, (rand Rapids, Mich,

 

 

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WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT,

 

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Advanced—Bromide potassium, morphia, oil |

wormwood, oil anise, German quinine.
Declined--Salacine.

ACIDUM.
POUR Lakes cee hk poe oc aa 8@ 10)
Benzoicum, German........... ...... 801 00 |
ARI es pee cous 5K 60 \
MR ig cock seek ee ak eas occa cece W@ 5
Biydroeplor . oo... sess... Peed vente 3@ 5)
SACRO ks Noa ca acca ad cet 10@ 12)
MORO cae iy ga eb ee ks eeu es n@ 13)
POU 1 85@2 10!
Panam ee 1 40@1 60}
ECPI ig oy bes cok vay ek ck baw nes 50@ 53
AMMONIA,
Aqua, i CO ee a ee 3@ 5]
Dicks chacankds Vly eekue 4a «6
insane Li punish eb ceen hese dele vieegcls P@ 14}
OIOPI ks acces ecw cu lal seals W@ 14}
BACCAE.

DURCRAG CG Biel ck can ocn pecs cudeat se 1 — 10 |
POON te aan ws tI
PARENOR VII oc de ceeds cise cei cc. nee ‘

BALSAMUM.
OBA he ee eka 50@ 55 |
ae ee aan ee @l1 50 |
OPM, CRO Ges os Gaia nsdn s dons es 38@ 40
OT oe cae ct scons oobn ee ce caus 45@ 50
CORTEX.
Abies, Canadian. oo... 660... .c5. eee. es 18 |
WO es ey cas cock as 11}
AADNGRORE FIAVE on ooo ie akc ee as oo 18 |
Euonymus atropurp.................. 30
Myrica Cerifera, po........... aaa ke 20
Wrens Virgin oo ob ee essa. 2
Ue, OR ee et 2
ORE ee ee a ack a 12
SN ce ea oo. 12 |
Ulmus Po (Ground 12)................. 10 |
EXTRACTUM. :
Gly eyrrhiza — Sul hou ee cde si ke 2@ 25
Sas esc ce Wee dane cas cues ss 838@ 35
Haematox, 15 ) b BOROR ose ks 8B 9
ee ks eee @ RB
” PO eas cent cakes case @ 13
a Me ees a se @
FERRUM.
POPOONRIC PEOGID 6k oss pecs cnet aes @ ib
ClbrAt@ ANG OUINIB. cis cook e's ics @3 50
MAU ON es co eka ce QD 80;
Ferrocyanidum Sol..... eae ea @ 50)
aoe Cea es @ 15!
Sulpnate, com |, (DDI, 78)........ 2.006. 1%@ 2
. TPG os cade oak ce ch cc ac mm 4
FOLIA,
TRARORUIA ha ise acas. 38a 40
Cassia Acutifol, — OEY sci lc ence 200, 2%
Wee tees cae eee 385@ 60 |
Salvia officinalis, 4s Bnd AS. ... 6... ss 10@ 12)
PR TRE ee ae ck oe ence w ack 8@ 19
GUMM1.
Acacia, Ist picked bas el Gp ate ae oo) @1 00
Oe ee ek @ W
“ 3r ace @ 80
- PireOr, BO ce ic a @ 65
a WO aa ea i as T5Q1 00
mice, ard, Gye. OO)... oc. ces sock. OG WwW
MP AG, BA os ccs va oo @ PB
™ Soootrine. 0. 60).....:..:....2. Q 5
Oe ea, 20 30
mpneatoetida, (po. a0)... 6... sis cece ess @
PAPUA i ia occ ace ck 50@ 55
CRMDNOTAG . 6666. ke sso aaa fee
Catechu, 1s, (448, 14; 48, 16)........... @ 13
PMI MOTUIUIN: DO... bisa cck seeks cee BD «40
Pre OOM @ 80
CMI ORe, DO eck eel... 75@ 80
Guaiacum, (pO. £5)... -.... 2-65 --.s- 0 @ 3
BING COG eo) @ 2
OSU eee cul. Ql 25
DEVI, (0.4 oo ce kes ce con oe @ 40
Opii, res Be on a eer ea ee cee 3 T5@S 8d
PACED eee ee <2 SG 2
WORONRG. ee, 25@ 30
PPOMORROON 6 Se a, 30@ 75
HERBA—In ounce packages.
PROGTIACDUT oe ke cee ce 2h
BRORtOr foie. ea, 20
BRNO eee occ eek 25
PAPIOVU on oes one ec bvecn csc cee cs 28
Mentha wien a, 2
ee cuca de a, 25
UG ee a. 30
MPAPACOUUMD, (Foo. ek as. oa, cs sc 22
TEMVIOUG. Vik dig ok ey el, we 2d

MAGNESIA.

 
   
 

 

> OiMmOG Fat. co... 65 ie: 5H 60
Carbonate, WOM a AG 22
Rmeoneia, 1. & Meio: os aks 20@ 25]
Carbonate, ORE. ok eos. BD 86
OLEUM.

PNT UIE co oo in ea ecu s ces 4 50@5 00
PUN VROOIRe, DIG eo cc ns cae ake 45@ 50
Amydalae, OREO. oe 7 WOT dv
PE aac eciec: ody csc cee eee oe
Pte COUT OR oc oe ek oo ea cas dan @2 50
We 2 OOG2 75
ON a eee eek casa ‘ @ %
RO oes os se aks ob cele cae es @2 15
Rc ee oaks 33@ 65
RONONOON oo ee ec. «al 5D
I a a yk os ek he ans @ 5
OUPOROU eee ae ee es & 7%
re MOG. ec san ceces B65
Copaiba CRO eee ee heb de eal eaae ee aks @ 80
CHDODRE ......... pe heGa wee ee Gece 12 OC@iIS
MOO GNIUOR 6 ica s ia cl a eas 90@ 1 OO
BOO oe ec ee cee ck ee L 20@1 30
CORA OPIA oe a 2 80@b2 40

POPU RIMOR, 8 oc ce i
Mondint Bom, wel oa a, i
PICGOOMR... co. ica anes ca ce Cee yee vac aeees
PO hea aed es canes
RO orca psa cease Gk YO0@2 U0
BROT ay ce Baas ees ce ks sane 2 2Q@2 35
S00T Pe ye, 42@ 45
MORUOR POE oi cece cnn ccc 3 00@3 75
PCUCIO VORG. oe eee il 6 WO@T 06
TROT GAG! Al 8U@L 00
PAV ONN ci oaks has ve sy adedes sic cus @ 50
MOTI ol eect eae eke cae ae 1 CO@2 75
Piois Liguida, (eal. BO)... cs. ok cw ce. W@ 12
WO ee ee, 1 42@1 60
PORTA DEINE oo voc kc be wees oe ce oe tla aey T5@L 00
PROG, Fook Pe oh GS 00
uO a a 4G
PT oe es ci ee eae Gales 90@1L 00
RT ok eae dae ees eles, 3 OCT 00
POMERAT OR ic coke vei voc sek voce ccasaecss 50@ 60
BiGRtA. COR Fic a, cee ns @ 6
Rh dea cca vase eeucer cect ce csan’ Li 50
AWN oe ee oe, 40@ 50
Or I ees ie sk aa dane ees eae @ 60
ON cowie au cea scabs 15@ 20
POTASSIUM.
EHR POIOOLS 20a Peco A sec. 72@ 4
OPNIGS oc a la. 420 45
ERUOPAGE, (POS) vaca fo cede s wo oh 55 WQ 2
POMIOR a ai cae oo oe cela ies - 26-3 WO 25
PUVUGRIAtO os eer niece a keke 25@ 28
RADIX.
AM a eee ee eae es 25@G 30
POOR ee rhe oe i, a es LH@ 20
PAPUA, DO oo ck ok ont a cae ccukeatces cs @ 25
ON on es oe oon ua hs de ae ks 20@ 50
PPO, (OG. Wie ee ec ewe aes l@ 12
Givenrrpiee, (00. Wb)... ck csc ek ck cans 16G 18
Hydrastis Canaden, (po. 35)........... @
Hellebore, Alba, po................... 1b@ 20
PTE kc nk cay ohn ed ccs lakes 15@ 2
TUPORE, OG i cee ec eka 1 60@1 70
SM Par es a cs oc 25@ 30
PEOVAOtA, MAO oo aaa, @ 35
ee OO eee ce. 1b@ 18
ic as i a T5S1 00
OP MOR es faeces shee deei sco as 1 75
“ Mo ein bch s eeee ck cee T5@1 35
Spige- We Gs oe aa oy a oe a os 5 5d
Sanguinaria, (po. ? Mol baeei asl @ 20)
BOPDORIATI 6 hoo ok sce cceeue ss 40@ 45)
enere ee at. 50G 55 |
Smilax, Officinalis, H................ ; @ 4
$e . MOR icc cccies ccs @ 20
Maar, (PO. PO). .e o kc. eed adc wanes 1@ 12
Pep biocarnes. Foetidus, po.......... @ 2%)
leriana, ee 90; BO) oo. ca cs fas @ 2%}
MOU IORI icc ds cas cou aks Lb@ Ww)
SEMEN.
MPISU, (00. FR) ices Velie ek esc cd @ 18!
Apium (graveolens).................6 R@ 15|
WOON A ii ve yea i hte eee ic ccu dees 40, 6)
Carui, (po. mee ee cie ua ewece a oboe aa wes 2@ 1d}
Cardamom . ile ces teens 1 CO@1 25 |
CebianeeGin.. oo... ec a 10@ 12)
REO e BARGE kis ck ee eee 3K@ 4)
VOOM oc ou 6, cane a edd a yeese THQ@1 00 |
CAONODOGIII oil ci coca cele isd decks U@Q 12)
DPIDUATIR OGOTEO. 6. cook cece cannes 1 T5@1 85 |
Foeniculum............ Moi see ieeresi @ i!
WOT OOR IO. aa ics oe vi nck oes ch 6m 8)
Ree ae ya es ak, sense OH@ 4)
DARL, BUA, (DD), Be lie ss es cc ee ted 0 34 4)
Phalaris Canarian..................... 44@ 5)
MRE oe hahaa lac oad ke doe diy dae Chadies 5@ 6)
Sinapis, PR eee eo a a es 8S@ 9)
PENT sda b ssi eve Saas 6 oy oe &@ 8)
SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W.. De & Co... oe cccis ices 2 W@2 50 |
Prumonti, DIR... 1 T5@2 UC |
Promend .......43..3... 80.8 cebhs ia 1 10@1 50 |
Juniperia Co. 0. To... eis as 1 75@1 5 |
MOTIONS OO ee ak. ee 1 T5@3 50 |
PROMPT ee bi ccc vce ca vee 1 T5@2 00 |
re VE GE srk yi eer 1 75@6 50 |
Hit QMOVER. Oeics dies oye ee) was aun 1 25@2 00
SIE AS ots evan ops cease eees 1 25@2 00!

SPONGES.
Florida sheevs’ wool, carriage..... 2 2 50
Nassau do GO suk 2 00
Velvet Ext do do 1 10
Extra Ye do Oe. sie, 85
Grass do 6. Gla 65
| Hard? for slate use. we. 75
| Yellow Reef, Oi 140
MISCELLANEOUS.
Aither, Spts Nitros, 3 F................ 26M 28
Aither, Spts. Nitros, t F............... 30@ 32
EP ca es vow alc ands 248 3%
Alumen, ground, (po. 7)............... 3@ 4
MM ee ka oho aide cs dn ccc case. 55@, +60
PO Oe os ca cc cccc cal ia desc 4@ 5
Antimoni et Potass Tart.............. 5) 60
MODEL FRSTAG, 5... co. oko. eu @ 68
VORB ee 5G 7
BORO ROR FUNG ook oo oc cae ee ccud ss 38a 40
CS ee a ee ati 2 UK? W
Calcium Chior, Is, (448, 11; 4s, 12).... @ 9
' Cantharides Russian, ck desc unas: @2 2%
| Capsici PPGOG OE cece cows cc <a @ lb
Capsici Fructus, See os ece ceca aw ud @ 16
Capsici Fructus, B. MOE oe siea oes ce @ 14
| Caryophyllus, (po. 35)................. 30, 33
POurMane. MO. 40... cco @3 %5
(Cera: Atha G.& 8... f0M 5S
ONO Be ekg be eee ccs 20 +30
CO ioe da ile ob cs vacaa che, @ 40
oD @ Wb
MONON ee ce @ W
OIE ie oie dco cek cancels. ss G a 50
RA des oo cek wens cscs 3 40
Chloroform, Squibbs.................. @l °
Chloral Hydrate Cryst................ 1 50@1 7
Oe ee oooh eie cs oe 10@ 2
Cinchonidine, P.& W.................. Lb@ 2
Cinchonidine, German........... .... R@ li
Corks, see list, discount, per cent.. 40
CAOeeee esc ico @ 50
ROEM, CORE, OF. io ooo ceva ccc. Mises @ 2
Creta prep....... 2, ee desc vena K@ 6
Creta, precip Maeda etede way daa saades sue &@ 10
Oe I eee @ 8
WOME ee 25 30
a a a ay ea @ 24
CO 6@ 7
Ee es a a a Wg W2
ee 68@ 70
Emery, all numbers................... Q@ 8
We 0s @ 6
MPOORR TO OP occ cece, 50 «60
WN We cl R@ Wb
pk ESE A ei te Q &
Oe ee, ™]@ 8
GelIgtih, OCOODOR. oo. ooo. sec c coeds clk. @®
eT) a 40 60
Glassware tlint, 70&10 by box. 60&10, less.
Ope, MVOWO......... 6... 9Q 15
Sie Wee... LB@ 25
CO aS a io 24%@ 30
BG a a ee @
PAU. ce a 25 40
Hydrars Chior. Mite..................4 @ 7%
everett Chibe. C6b.. 0.6... occ. 6k @ 65
| Hydrave Oxide Rubrum............... @ 8%
PAVOrurx AMMONIA... 6.6. sa oes @1 00
mevorury Unguentaim.................. @ 40
Beever i. @ 65
Penn oeita AW 1 25@™1 50
TN a el FOAL UO
adios. WOME icc biicc ec, 4 00@4 10
lodoform Gh em eu) 4 aaed bee ceccuess ss @5 15
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod......... @ 27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis....... caau case 10@Q 12
Oe ee 8hA1 OO
EVOCOOOURUION (0064.60 h5Q 60
ae 60M 65
Magnesia, Sulph, Uo 2) 2@ 3
PE Oe a ich. 80@1 00
prorunig, OP. Wo. .. a ec s ce 2 85@3 30
Moschus Canton eee eases eee hin dua cas @ 40
BeGristign. NO.) ce @ 60
Mux Vomion, (po. 20). ..... 60... 60.2... @ WW
Ce SOO oe 238Q 2%
Fepsn saa, BH. & PF. D. Co... ........ 5. @2 00
Picie Lia, N.C... % walls, doz.......... @2 70
Pigis bid., GUATIS eee oo @I1 40
BG ee eo as ay, @ 8d
Mik RE VGRARE, (D0. BO). o.oo. oc cele c cc. @ 5O
Piper POTN, (DO. BA). ood cca e sci ce ese @ 18
Piper Alba, (0. 5):...-. 1.0. .... 6... Q 3
Pix Burgun De awee she y 454 eke dea ca oes a fT
Pim br Agel. o.oo Me 15
Potasss, Hitart, pire.................. @ 40
Potassa, Bitart, com.................. @ 1
Porses Witras, Ont... 6.5.2... c ess... s@ 10
Powar Witrae. 6.8 cic ce cae. i@ 9
Pulvis tneesse et opti... 6... <.. 5.655. 1 101 20
Pyrethrum, boxes, H. & P. D.Co., doz. AL 00
WyPOCeran, DV oe oe 45@, 50
IO os bi se sakes se yess eens. 8@ 10
CO, Wo ee cack 0@ 5
Quinia, Oe CROMIION oo ooo eke cc cess 68@, 73
Dw GS R@ 13
mecomaram Heetis, OV............<c5.« Q 3
Po evan cs cacecee Well. @5 50
BTINIS UIPROORIA. ooo. ooo c cece 40@, 50
ee @4 50
AO ee, 12@ 14
lie i eee eeu ccc. 8Q@ 10
BO a i ic cecal, @ Wb
Petite WENUURIO. ooo. aces cles. @ 28
RO ease eis ge as c. @ 18
Sieg, OOF 2... .2......... 8... @ 30
Snuff, Maceaboy, EO, YOOG.. ......... @ 3
Pon, ccatcn, FO. VOO8........-...... @ 3
see, eR, CO. BOD oe ca ae ee 8a 10

Hoge OF Porous Tart... kc... cycle, 33M 35

 
 

MOE ee eee ev ccd aaa 2@ 2%
SO Ts os vv so ccc aes 4M 6
PO ee el 3m 4
ROOM SUIDNAR coo. oi. .ek cc ce cine ee @ 2
Spts. Ether Co Ee er a HO 5d
Spts. PON DOT ecco eee caae @2 00
DUS. DEVOID: BIND os oon easy cae @2 50
Spts. Vini Heet, (bbl. 2 25)..........-.. @2 35
Strychnia, Cc rystal.. dis a tee ca cas @1 30
arb BE ee | 240 314
Sulphur, SO ea a ei, 244@Q 3
ams Ney eke aces s@ 10
22 30
ae tesaria Dew eelicaucewouces accace @ 40
WR oo ee 8 9 O16 OO
Gt Pe i@ 8
OILs.
Bbl Gal
WO WOR, ace os eck ccs ac... 70 TS
DRG. ORNS oo occa cc cee occ cn sacs 55 60
MEE EO Ba oe acces caus cc aas 45 55
EANBOEOO, PULOG PAW... .:. 5. scacssccccs 40 43
EAMAGOd, OKIE o.oo. 5 sida seek Se vaal 43 46
Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 50 80
Spirits Turpentine... .. 6... esc cc cee 4 50
PAINTS
Bbl Lb
eee VO@NGEIRN og. oc os ccs as 1% 2@ 3
Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... 19 2@ 3
Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... 14% 2@ 3
Futty, commercial ............ 244 24@ 3
Putty, strictly pure........<... 2% 2%@ 3
Vermilion, prime American.. 13@16
Vermilion, cinglish Dacecaaeaas 5S@60
Green, Peninsular............. 16@17
Lead, red strictly pure..... .. 6@ 6%
Lead, white, strictly pure ay 6@ 6%
Whiting, w hite Spanish aks ‘ @i0
Whiting, Gilderd’.............. @90
White, Paris American.. a 110
Whiting Parts Eng!ish cliff... 1 40
Pioneer Prepared Faints .... 1 20@2 40
Swiss Villa Prepares Paints.. 1 OO7C@D1 20
VARNISHES.
Wee TP CORO, 2 oe oe es os eee 1 10@1 20
mr ON eo ka 1 60@1 70
AO PO ioc cg eae scace 2 T54@3 00
INQ. 0 TUS WINMUSUNO. . oo oo ose ans ccee: 1 0O@1 10
ttre Tork DAMA... . 52.60.40. ccanes 1 55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No.1 Turp.............. 70@ 5

 

 

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Ask vour Druggist, Furniture Dealer, Grocer

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Hazelting & Perkins Drag 66.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

 

 

HAAELT INE
PERKINS
DRUG CO.

WHOLESALE

4p musi

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id deths cnt ate,
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The Michigan Tradesman.

THE CHANCES OF EUROPEAN
WAR.
The extent of the panic in London and
-aris last week, when valuable stocks went
tumbling as in another Black Friday, shows
how serious and how genuine are the appre-
hensions of war in Europe. People do not
sacrifice valuable property in this way un-
less they have what they regard solid rea-
sons for thinking that there is trouble
ahead, and we do not believe that in this
case the keenest-witted business men in
Europe were seared only by an offensive
article in the Berlin Post. They must have
had advices from what they thought trust-
worthy sources which gave to that article a
significance which does not appear on the
surface. And later despatches seem to show
just what those advices amounted to.

It seems that Prince Bismarck has no
wish for a war with France. He is not
eynieal enough to regard a periodical inva-
sion and devastation of France as necessary
to the peace and the strength of Germany.
But he is satisfied that Frange, and more
especially General Boulanger, have been
playing a game which treatens an invasion
of Germany. His spies have detected a
French conspiracy with a power hostile to
Germany, on the hope of a joint movement
upon Berlin. This is the significance of
the ostentatious display of the evidence of
France’s conspiracy with Hanover in 1867,
which he made in his speech to the Reich-
stag in advocacy of the Septenate Bill. He
was hinting to France that, just as Prussia
held all the clues to that plot, so Germany
held the clues to this similar movement.
And he was intimating to the opposition in
the Reichstag that there was more than ap-
peared in his demand for entire and perma-
nent control of the military forces of the
empire.

But which of the European powers is in
this new plot with France? The news-
mongers suggest Russia; but the suggestion
is not supported by the probabilities of the

 

 

case. Russia has no grievance against Ger-
many. Rather she has great reason for grat-

itude to Germany, in view of the Chancel-
lor’s indifference to the Russification of the
Baltic provinces, and the support of Russian
pretentions in Bulgaria. Nor is there any
evidence that any coolness has arisen be-
tween Berlin and St. Petersburg, whatever
may be true of Vienna and St. Petersburg.
Austria-Hungary has intererests in the Bal-
kan Peninsula which are in collision with
the’ Russian policy; but Germany has none,
and she has avoided a collision with Russia
in the quarter where the Muscovite policy
might have provoked it. She has stood by
and seen the German language, religion and
influence suppressed in the Baltic provinces
—suppressed by Russian laws, so far as
laws could do this. And while individual
Germans, like Julius Eckart, have protest-
ed against this, there has not been a word
of official protest from the Kaiser or his
Chancellor. :

As Italy and Spain are both hostile to
France and friendly to Germany, neither of
them can have been the scene of this new
international intrigue. And as Austria-
Hungary has everything to hope and noth-
ing to fear from Germany, it also is ex-
cluded from the supposition. This leaves
only Denmark, and we are satisfied that it
is with the Copenhagen government that

Gen. Boulanger has been carrying on the
secret negotiations which Bismarck has de-
tected, and at which he was hinting in his
speech. Denmark’s relations with Ger-
many are very similar to those of France.
She has been stripped of provinces which
partly are thoroughly German and partly
are Danish, or nearly so. She has a more
substantial grievance than France, in one
respect. She was promised the retro-
cession of North-Sleswig, which is a
purely Danish conntry. But the prom-
promise has not been kept, and everything
that Germany could do to Teutonize that
province has been attempted, though with |

small success. In Sleswig, as in Aineers th

and Lorraine, the people cling to the tradi- |
tions Germany is trying to eradicate, and, |

if they were left to themselves, they would | of protecting it would exceed any

go back to the rule of Denmark with almost
entire unanimity.

It may be thought that Denmark is too
weak a power to be worth the risk France
would@® take in such negotiations. But
“every little helps,” and, in case of a great
European war, the little kingdom might be
of considerable service to the enemies of
Germany. To a country which possessed
an effective fleet—and the united fleets of
France and Denmark would be superior to

might be used as an effective base for opera-
tions which would prevent the Kaiser from
throwing his whole force on the French
frontier. Denmark has 50,000 soldiers in
her army, which could be doubled at least
by a levy on her population of two millions.
She has forty war vessels of all sizes, car-
rying upwards of two hundred guns. And
she would attract volunteers from the other
Scandinavian Peninsula and from Sleswig,

if she could not enlist the government of |

Sweden and Norway in her behalf. For
years past it has been the effort of the Dan-
ish government to increase the military im-
portance of the country by a system of
great fortifications. The Folkething, the

more popular branch of the national Parlia-
ment, has resented this policy, not—as the
Germans flatter themselves—out of a hope
of cultivating more friendly relations with
the Empire which plundered them, but out
of the pure selfishness of a body elected by

 

 

 

the tax-payers. But under the Danish con-
stitution the King has been able to carry out
his policy in spite of the resistance of the
tax-payers. He has had the support of the
sristocratic branch of the Parliament, and
when the two branches cannot agree upon a
budget he has the power to proclaim one.
So he has had his fortifications and arma-
ments in spite of the tax-payers. And he
probably has responded very readily to the
Freneh advances, if any have been made.

If they have, they mean that France has

joined hands with the only European power
which has:the same reason with herself for
hating Germany.

 

FROM THE TROPICS.

 

Incidents of a Voyage from Barbadoes to
New York.
From the Grand Traverse Herald.

Leaving Barbadoes on Friday, Dec. 31,
we found ourselves at Martinique on Sat-
urday morning, thence sailing along the
lovely shores past Dominica, Guadaloupe
and Maria-Galaute, to Antigua on Sunday
morning, making a brief call, and on to
Nevis for Sunday. Here we visited the
town of Charleston—the ruins of.a large
and originally a handsome hotel, erected in
1803, where the wealth and beauty of
Nevis, Dominica and St. Lucia made a
Saratoga of it and its warm medicated
baths. This was the centering point for
the wealthy slave owners and the whale
ship owners of the day, both of whom ‘‘roll-
ed in wealth,” so to speak—the unholy re-
sults of unpaid slave labor.

We rode up the hill two miles to the old
church where the marriage of England’s
naval hero, Lord Nelson, to a lady of the
island was recorded, and near which it was
solemnized, nearly or quite a century ago.
He afterwards deserted her, as was then
quite the usual thing among English aris-
toeracy.

At eve, on to St. Kitts, spending Mon-
day afternoon in receiving cargoes of sugar
aud rum, passing close by the Sulphur
Mountain, a minature Gibralter, with a
large fort near its base and its top 1,200 to
1,500 feet high, bristling with a network of
fortifications, which at the time were con-
sidered impregnable, but now and for long
years all a dismantled ruin, tenantless and
going to decay.

Sailing at eve toSt. Croix and completing
our cargo with rum, we took our last stroll
upon land, amid tropical foliage and bloom
everywhere running riot in its exuberant
vigor and freshness; strolled among its soft-
speaking native and mixed-populace, made
our adieus to our late shipmates, hoisted
anchor, fired our evening gun, furled our
colors, and turned our prow towards St.
Thomas and the ‘‘sail-rock” passage, and
as we turned in at 1 p. m. on Tuesday night
our course was laid tor Sandy Hook, and
home.

Neptune, with his trident, has thus far
favored us, our only protest being against
quite so much rolling of the deep blue sea
—preventing our sleeping, and, at times,
making it no easy thing to keep in our
berths.

Three of us are making the round trip,
which makes it very agreeable.

My stay at Barbs sdoes was one of interest
—a little world containing fourteen sec-
tions, less than five of our townships, 164
square miles of land, sixty of which is
either worthless or wooded land. As com-
parisons are sometimes of interest, I glean
that the total cost of running the govern-
ment of the island is $563,675 per year,
distributed among the following items in
the amounts given:

Governmental proper, such as legisla-

tion, police, prisons,educational,etc. 318,020

Ecclesiastical, such as support of the

clergy, parochial schools, ete...... 57,130
URN ie oa se ces ee eee 56,850
Civil, such as Governoy-general and all

public UOIRIG. oo voce cean ss choc ie 116,790

Of which the governor gets a salary
which with house, grounds and
POTVANUS MAKES.........e00cces aes oe
Colonia] BOCHELATY.. ..........06020-s0555 4,175
~ BRIER 5 isos own cna y cis kee 7,500
" Re ss ne skces 3,000
The salaried officials are almost invaria-
bly appointed by the Queen or by the one
whom she appoints governor, taking the
control of expenditure almost completely
out of the hands of the citizens, who have
to pay all the taxes, which are levied di-
rect, as follows:

20,000

On horses at $1.50 each................. $ 2,700
On mules at 90 cts. each................ 4.200
On wagons at $2.40 each.......... shoe es 5,950

On carriages at $2.40 each....... 8,450

Taxes on lands:

  

For roud taxes, 480 miles............... 40,465
The public debt is........... ........... 95,000
GEA SEMIOPTB 5 oie fons ho ee bos ce yee s 2,233,000
Total imports from U.&. A............. 1,721,000
Ot which salt meats are................ "292"000
OR es cy cask See soe seb ccwas 446,000
MOTD PR oo cokes oe coho c ese kee ance es 180,000
Cerri GAN GN, os on oa vin onc ens oo one os 148,000
OO WU oa iis bo ons ool eessosdtao sees 100,600
RIMS ecb eee cee bs oo ci ost ee ies 75,000
DARA os hess ce soo bende ob snek 33 ce 85,000
While total exports to the U.S. A. are.1,8/ 53, v0
Of which sugar and molasses are....... 1, 823 9,000

All of which make a good showing as to
e trade with us, notwithstanding which it
'is an evident fact that we could not afford to
have the island attached to us, as the cost
pos-
| sible revenue therefrom.

The above facts will startle the conserva-
tive thinker when he comes to compare the
cost of running this little territory with our
home expenditures. In some of the islands
and in British Guiana it considerably ex-
ceeds these figures.

The temperature has been so mild that
for twenty-one nights there have been but
three when a light blanket was needed, the
other eighteen nights requiring no more
covering than a linen sheet to be comforta-
ble—sometimes even that was to warm—
mosquito nets being occasionally used when

those of Germany—the Danish Peninsula | 0? and.

January 7—850 miles from New York—
mercury 80 degrees— sea smooth—weather
as perfect as a June day

January 8—We are begining to run into
the Gulf stream, that wonderful river 250
to 400 miles in width, by 1,200 feet in
depth, flowing northeasterly at the rate of
two miles per hour, until it loses itself on
the shores of old England and in the North
sea, tempering the adjacent shores of con-
tinents and islands on its ronte. The mer-
cury has reached 72 degrees showing our
approach to the ‘‘ice-bound” north.

January 9—Nearly off Cape Hatteras, and
a rough road to travel. Twenty hours of
tossing.

January 11—Arrived at New York—ice
cold. S. BARNES.

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BUSINESS CHANGE.

copy.——
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117 GriswoLp Str., Detroit, MIcH.

CONSOLIDATION.

Having purchased the stock, accounts, ete., of S. A. Weniine, of 24 Pearl St.,
Grand Rapids, Mich., and of HAMILTON CARHARTT, of 117 Griswold St., Detroit, Mich.,
and removed the same to the large and commodious four-story building,

No. 189 JEFFERSON AVENUE, -
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