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GIANT

TRADE MARK"

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Our Order Departmen

Secures to out-of-town customers the most
careful attention and guarantees perfect sat-
sfaction. We are the

LARGEST HOUSE in the STATE

DEALING EXCLUSIVELY IN

Ready-Made Clothing

With the splendid Tailor-Made Clothing
we handle the fit is as perfect as in the fin-
est custom work. Send in your order for a
Spring Suit or Overcoat and make a saving
of at least one-third. ‘

--GIANT---

The attention of dealers is called to our
JOBBING DEPARTMENT. We pay cash
for our goods and make CASH PRICES.

With superior advantages and ready cash
we are enabled not only to meet Chicago
prices but offer you a most complete line of

FURNISHING GOODS.

GIANT CLOTHING COMPANY,

A. MAY, PROPRIETOR.

(lor. Canal & Lyon Sts., Grand Rapids
MONNICH & STONE, Flint, Mich.

MANUFACTURERS OF

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POTATOES.

We give prompt personal attention to
the sale of POTATOES,APPLES,BEANS
and ONIONS in car lots. We, offer best
facilities and watchful attention. Consign-
ments respectfully solicited. Liberal cash
advances on Car Lots when desired.

Wn. H. Thompson & Co,

166 South Water St., CHICAGO.

Reference
FELSENTHAL, GROSS & MILLER, Bankers.

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 cn market price and
prospects. Liberal cash advances made
on car lots when desired.

Agents for Walker’s Patent Butter Worker.

Earl Bros., Commission Merchants,

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

BELKNAP
Wagon and Sleigh Co.

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 all kinds.

("Special attention given to Repairing,
Painting and Lettering.

Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich,

 

 

 

   
 

 

PLACE to secure a thorough
and useful education is at the
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) BUSI-
NESS COLLEGE. write for Col-

lege Journal. Address, C. G. SWENSBERG.

Voigt, Hergolsheiner & Go,

Importers and Jobbers of

DRY GOODS

Staple and Fancy.

 

Overalls, Pants, Etc.,

OUR OWN MAKE.

A Complete Line of

Faney Crockery:Fancy Woodenware

OUR OWN IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited. Chicago and Detroit
Prices Guaranteed.

SEEDS

For the Field and Garden.
The Crand 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.

COOK & PRINZ,

Manufacturers of

Show Cases,

Counters, Tables and Furniture of any
Description, as well as Designs
thereof, made toorder. Write
for Prices or call and see us
when in the City.

38 West Bridge St.. Grand Rapids.

Telephone 374.

 

 

JUDD ce CO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE
And Full Line Winter Goods.
102 CANAL STREET.

T, R, ELus & 60.,
Book Binders

PAPER RULERS,

atk Book Makers

51, 53 and 55 Lyon St,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

 

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

U

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

oe

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
usey is the very best offered to the con-
sumer. All wholesafe and retail grocers

sell it. Ly

EDMUND B, DIKEMAN,

THE—

GREAT WATCH MAKER,

—AND—

JEW BLER.

44 CANAL STREET,

GRAND RAPIDS, -

HEMLOCK BARK’

WANTED.

MICH.

 

The undersigned will pay the high-
est market price for HEMLOCK
BARK loaded on board cars at any
side track on the G. R. & I. or C.& W.
M. Railroads.
ed.

Correspondence solicit-

‘N. B. CLARK,
101 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids.

MUSCATINE
OATMEAL.

Best in the world. Made by new and im-
proved process of kiln-drying and cutting.
All grocers keep it. Put up in barrels, half
barrels and cases.

MUSCATINE
ROLLED OATS.

Made by entirely new process, and used
by everybody. Put up in barrels, half bar-
rels and cases.

For Sale by all Michigan Jobbers.

SWEE

 

 

  

== SoA P=—
The Best Laundry Scap on the Market.
TRY rN:

FOR SALE BY ALL FIRST-CLASS GROCERS.

Oberne, Hosick & Go.
OHICAGO.

A, HUFFORD, General Agent,

Box 14. Grand Rapids. 3

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.. is GRAND RAPIDS.

HLA PREEDMAN & G0.

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

CIGARS

76S. Division St, Grand Rapids.
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 ageney for

 

 

 

 

their town on this Yeast by applying to above address.
None genuine unless it bears above label. ‘

 

LOCAL ORGANIZATION.

 

Admirable Exposition of Its Intents and
Purposes.*

Althouglr our organization is in a pros-
perous and flourishing condition, yet I
think it proper at this time to submit a few
remarks on several points of importance for
the future benefit and welfare of our Asso-
ciation, and as this is somewhat new busi-
ness to me, I trust you will extend leniency
in your criicism and overlook errors which
may appear in making this attempt. One
thing is certain, we can never accomplish any
undertaking unless we make an attempt.
You all know I am neither an orator nor a
Shakespeare, yet I will admit I can deliver
guite an oration when I have a customer for

a suit of clothing, but farther than that 1)

make no pretensions.

Gentlemen, you are doubtless aware that
the birthplace of our organizations is the
State of Michigan. The first ideas for their
formation were advanced by Mr. Hamilton,

of Traverse City, now President of the
Michigan Business Men’s Association.

After its origin, it was placed in the
hands of the editorof THE TRADESMAN, Mr.
E. A. Stowe, of Grand Rapids, who by his
untiring efforts and energy carefully nursed
and reared the same until from its tender
infancy it became a mighty power.

The object of our organizations it is use-
less for me to repeat at this time, as every
member is undoubtedly familiar with the
same. Wehave at present seventy local
organizations, with a membership of about
2,000 in the State, which is still inereasing
from day to day and with marked success.
A great deal of good has already been ac-
complished. Gentlemen, it will not be long
before those organizations will flourish
from the eastern shores of the New Eng-
land states to the far western cliffs of the
Rocky Mountains and they will strike ter-
ror and dismay to the vast army of dead-
beats now infesting our glorious country.
These organizations, when judiciously con-
ducted, are a barrier against those oily-
mouthed, smoothe-talking individuals, who
by their cunningness have managed to live
and prosper on the mercantile community;
and have in that way been the means of
the ruin and bankruptcy of many a liberal
and tender hearted business man who had
not the courage to say ‘‘no.” Yes, these
organizations are a terror to those individu-
als, and they keenly feel, its sting. They
can fire their guns at our fortifications, but
the time is past when their shots will pene-
trate into our ranks; their shells will strike
on our works and rebound into their own
ranks and there explode and deal deadly de-
struction and annihilation.

We organized, gentleman, for the pur-
pose of self protection, and you all know
self-preservation is the first law of nature.
This is no secret society; we have no signs
or tokens, but nevertheless we should have
a pass-word, and 1 will now proceed to in-
vest you with that pass-word, and I would
like to have every member of this associa-
tion impress the same upon his mind. The
name of that password is ‘‘Harmony and
Unity,” and wherever that prevails success
and prosperity will reign. Members should
endeavor to be present at our frequent
meetings, if possible, and discuss inatters
and business in a friendly and brotherly
manner; no malicious feeling should exist
between members, and every one attending
should so demean himself as becomes a
man and a gentleman; no disrespectful lan-
guage should be used, no personalities, no
slurs and accusations from one member to-
wards another, #x such a course would in-
jure the vitality and integrity of our organ-
ization and have a tendancy to check its
progress.

In relation to our municipal affairs, 1
would say, bear in mind that a prosperous
city like ours cannot be managed without
expenses. It will take more money at the
present day to keep up appearances and
prosperity than it would have taken twenty-
five years ago, and we, as tax-payers,
should know that the prosperity of our city
will enhance the value of our property, im-
prove and enlarge our business, and will in
that way reimburse us for the money we so
pay. And we must further consider that
our city officers were elected by the major-
ity of the citizens of our city to supervise
and superintend the management of the
city affairs; and at the same time said City
Council should know and consider that we,
as business men and tax-payers, should
have a voice and be consulted in the run-
ning of its affairs and expenditures. But
we must endeavor to work mutually and do
so amicably. We are all liable to errors,
and, if we perceive an error, let a commit-
tee be appointed to counsel and admonish
them for the corrections in good faith; and
we, as business men and tax-payers, and
they, as the officers chosen by the people,
must labor and pull together for the benefit
and welfare of the city. In that way a
great deal of good and satisfactory manage-
ment can be accomplished. We must en-
courage new enterprises and stimulate a
spirit of progress. It is our duty and for
our interest, and for the interest of every

 

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*Address delivered by Secretary Samuel
Lamtrom before Owosso Business Men’s As-
sociation.

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a
inhabitant of our city and vicinity to do so.

One of the most important points of pros-
perity for our organization is to use the ut-
most caution about admitting applicants to
membership. If we use decayed timber in
building our fortifications, the shots of the
enemy will penetrate and our works will
tumble down, whereby the enemy may gain
such an advantage that we may be eompell-
ed to surrender. None but men actually in
business should be admitted, such as mer-
chants, manufacturers, reputable physicians,
ete. Our financial condition is flourishing
and we are not in need of funds. There-
fore, we can and must be particular on that
point. Retired business men should not be
admitted under any circumstances, as such
is, in the first place, prohibited by our con-
stitution and by-laws, and in the next*place
such an action is liable to bring the organ-
ization into discord, difficulty and trouble—
as retired business men are liable to have
old and disputed accounts, and for that rea-
son wish to annex io the Association in or-
der to realize all they can on those accounts,
regardless of the welfare and prosperity of
the Association; for you will see at once
that after they have so realized ail they
could, they have no further particular inter-
est inthe Association. I, for one, am not
in favor of electing anybody or anything by
acclamation. You are all aware that any
such election is invariably carried. It sim-
ply means all ‘‘Yes” and not any ‘‘No’s.”
Every member should have the privilege of
casting his bailot in secret, and in that way
every one can vote as he chooses and thinks
best in his own mind, and for the welfare
of the Association. This, in my estimation,
is the only and correct way to cast a ballot
that will turn out to be satisfactory and
beneficial, and in that way we may keep
our organization clear from objectionable
members.

I would now call your attention and ad-
vance a few remarks in regard to the duties
and responsibilities of the Executive Com-
mittee. Perhaps very few of our members
have ever thought about or considered the
duties and responsibilities that rest on this
committee. I assure you it is no small task
to act as such and perform satisfactory la-
bor and justice to both sides. Quite fre-
quently accounts are tendered for consider-
ation that are disputed by the party for
some cause; at other times, a name is re-
ported of one who may be a prompt paying
custemer to all parties he deals with, and
yet will refuse to pay one certain member,
thinking he has been in some way wronged
by the same; other times names advanced
are of responsible parties, where the ac-
count could be legally collected and is not
to be considered by our Associations; and
then, again, names are handed to the See-
retary, of parties that you may think could
pay but will not, and upon investigation it
will prove to the contrary—perhaps sicknsss
or other reverses and misfortunes make the
debtor unable to pay, although he gladly
would do so if he could; it will take all he
ean possibly earn to live and support his
family. All these investigations fall upon the
Executive Committee to decide upon, and
in allsuch eases they must use their best
judgment and be guided by that. I do not
think there is a man in this hall to-night
who would, knowingly, persecute a person
in that situation, and press a claim where a
a person would be willing to pay if in
shape to do so. Merchants, as a rule, are
the most liberal men in a community, and
they would willingly lend a helping hand
toassist such, and he!p bridge over their trials
and difficulties instead of persecuting them.
But allow me to inform you that there are
cases‘of that kind which come before this
Committee for consideration. I would
therefore request every member io consider
well and be lenient in passing judgment on
the actions of said committee; bear in mind
that the judgment of five business men is
more apt to be correct than that ef one, and
LT assure you that that. Committee will act
with the utmost care and sincerity, and

will endeavor to do rheir best
arrange all matters satisfactorily;
and it is hoped and expected that no

member will attribute to them or accuse
them of any unfair decision, even though it
may look to you in that way at the time,
but bear in mind that patience and perse-
verance will accomplish all things, and be
ever ready and willing to vindicate them in
the performance of their duty, and matters
will shape all satisfactory in the end.

In conclusion, I would say, Jay aside
your prejudices, and let us stretch forth our
hands and assist one another, and all work
and pull together. If sometimes matters
may look dark and dreary to you, cheer up
and remember the Password. In our
ranks no contention should exist but that
noble contention or rather emulation as to
who can best work and best agree. With
such a course, victory will be inseribed on
our banners, and prosperity will crown our
efforts.

i —E- <ie
Getting its Deserts.

“I guess you’ve got a hung jury in your
case,” said a lawyer to the prosecuting at-
torney.

“Yes,” was the reply, “and I’m glad of
it. Such a jury as that ought to be hung.”

Affability in Business.

Affability in business may not always be
attended by success, but it is a great ele-
ment in success. The courteous gentleman,
be he employer or employee, has a power
which is often estimated too lightly. The
man who makes himself pleasant, who even
goes out of his accustomed way to doa
kindness for an acquaintance has a capital
which may be of great benefit to him in his
struggle through life, and it is often like
bread thrown upon the waters which re-
turns after many days.
will not do a kindness to a man who is eivil
and kind? and who among us will give our-

civil and disagreeable?

Affability does not mean a base humility,
a cringing servility, it means a manly civ-
ility.
cringe to a buyer, the very impersonation of
Uriah Heep—an humble, crawling worm?

He almost weeps over the hand of his
customer—as he shakes it, he pats his man
on the back, and is in a state of rapture, of
eestasy; he thinks he is affable and a pleas-
ant salesman. ‘This style of man always
reminds me of the boa constrictor who, be-
fore proceeding to devour his prey, covers it
completely with saliva. Do you think that
this is pleasant for the customer?
eases, yes; for there are some mean spirits
who do not dislike the most abject servility,
or who have not brains enough to see that
they are being covered with saliva prepara-
tory to being devoured. For the most part,
however, the customer has as deep a disgust
as you and I, my dear reader.

Affability, as I have said, means a manly
courteousness. Now a manly courteous-
ness or civility does not mean a rough and
and ready, a hail-fellow-well-met, or a
brusque manner. It is well to be hearty at
times, but often it is out of place, and then
it becomes downright impudence. It means
a constant watchfulness for your customer’s
welfare, a strict attention to his wishes. it
means civility to the customer who buys a
small bill just as well as to the one who
buys a large one. Some of my most pleas-
ant business acquaintances are very small
buyers, whom I treated respectfully, and to
whom I gave my best, though perhaps poor
advice, when I was selling them goods.

{ know perfectly well that it is necessary
to *‘sit down” on some of the very tough
barnacles, but there is always a pleasant
way of noing it, and if you cannot do it
pleasantly, depend upon it you do not thor-
ship. One of my most
friends, is a gentleman who, at my first in-
torview with him, wished me to sell him
one dozen of Brook’s cotton and assort the
sizes for him. The man was entirely un-
familiar with the dry goods business, and it
vas nothing to his diseredit. 1 did not
and when he became more familiar with the
business he appreciated the advice I gave
iim, and my forbearance.

Affability should not always be on the
side of the salesman or employe. I see in
my imagination an employer, who, after
reading this, willsay, “It is a first-rate
thing for my young men to read—but is
there nothing here for the employer as
well?” Iwas talking, only the other day,
to one of the largest importers in the coun-
try, and L said to him, speaking of one of
the largest jobbing houses in the city, ‘‘i
suppose A. B. C. buy a great many goods
from you.”

“Oh, yes,

“J suppose they get a good bargain, now
and again,” I said.

“They buy our regular goods, but it I
have anything thatis especially good, I
never show it to them; not but what they

vould gladly buy it, but because A. B. C.
try to ‘bull-doze’ me and brow-beat me at
every turn. I give X. Y. Z. the preference
every time, for they are gentlemen.”
is a matter for thought. Here isa firm of
thorough business men who overlook only
this one matter of affability and thereby
lose considerable in the course of a season,

.

he answered, ‘‘a great many.”

spoken, but of many others, for I find as one
does so do they all. A salesman in the em-
ploy of A. B. C. who followed the example
shown by his employers would be dis-
charged. Rep INK.
<< —— —

Burr Oak ‘““Working on Hard Pan.”

Burr OAK, April 23, 1887.

E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Smm—At our semi-annnal election,
held Friday evening, the following were
elected as the Association officers for the
balance of the year:

President—B. O. Graves.

Vice President—W. 8. Willer.

Secretary—H. M. Lee.

Treasurer—F. W. Sheldon.

Executive Committee—Robert Ferris and
Augustus Willer.

Business Committee—B. F.
Homer Shane and W. H. Wilson.

Arbitrating Committee—Jno. Ferris, W.
W. Bates and Homer Shane.

We consider now that we are in good
working order and shall use our Association
for all that it implies. During the past six
months, .we have lost one member by death
and two have moved from town.
their membership by non-payment of dues,
so you see we are working on hard pan,
with good prospects. Yours,

H. M. Les, See’y.

Sheldon,

 

Who among us |

selves any discomfort for one who is un-|

Have you never seen a salesman |

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In some |

oughly understand the science of salesman- |
prized business |

laugh at him, although it was rather funny, |

This |

not from the one importer of whom I have |

Five lost

 

“While in Detroit the other day, 1 called
on the fellow who makes a practice of sell-
ing the farmers goods at wholesales,” said
W. H. Goodspeed, of the Woolson Spice
Co. ‘The man appeared to be very glad to
see ine and asked me to call around the
next day and. inspect his ‘‘warehouse” in
another part of the city. 1 was in a certain
jobbing house about an hour later, when

he fellow came in and asked for an_ esti-
mate on an order he had received from one
of his Subsequent
satisfied me that the man

agents. investigation
earries no stoek
himself, but goes out and buys of the regu-
lar jobbing trade whenever he
order.

receives an

He will never purchase standard
brands, if he can help it, and many are the
| importunities

 

receive
For in-
stance, he wants to buy kegs of syrup con-

the jobbing trade

from him for short-weight goods.

| taining three and one-half gallons, but label-

r

|

led five gallons. This serves to show the
| man’s true character, even if his trans-
Fone with the farmers were not suspi-

cious.

““T was down at Leslie on the eeeasion of
a ‘delivery day’ some time ago, when every
| package sold by the agents of the house in
| question fell short in weight from 10 to 20
per cent.

| “Down at Vicksburg a farmer bought $17
| worth of stuff of the Grocer Hill
figured out that he would sold the
same amount of standard Bib
less, the the

house.

have
goods at
besides

freight.

saving

purchaser

‘*T have met representatives of the hous¢
at a dozen places in the State during the
past six months, and I notice that as soon
as the goods are delivered, the men are ex-
tremely anxious to get out of town. If
there is no outgoing train, they invariably
hire a livery.

anxious
as that to get away from people he but has

Whenamanis as

 

recently had dealings with, there must be
something radically wrong.”
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A New Sugar.
A discovery is reported from British

| India. It is in reference to the saccharine
properties of the blossom of the mahwa, or
moola, a tree of large size,
in the south of

which abounds

Hindoostan. ‘This flower,
| it is claimed, will yield one-half its weight
in sugar. According to the enthusiastic re-

ports, the blossoms of five mahwa trees will

| duee of one and one-fourth acres of the best
West India plantations, and more than the

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| yield the same amount of sugar as the pro-
!

1 x ’ ‘

| same area on the French and German beet
|

farms. From 200 to 250 trees can be
grown upon this aspent, or one and one-
fourth acres. From this it would appear

that the yield would be from forty to fifty
times greater per acre of land than that of
ithe sugar-cane. The Hindoos for long

| time have been aceustomed to extract a sy-
jrup from the mahwa_ tlowers, but in the

most primitive fashion. It is also claimed

| in behalf of this wonderful tree that it de-
| mands neither care nor cultivation. The
| English speaking Hindoo press is already
urging the government to take steps for
making this new sugar industry 2 monop-
oly, so far as possible. Someone also has dis-
covered that this saccharine matter is ser-
viceable for a spirituous liquor and for an
oil whieh may be used for both lighting and
food.

-<fe <a

Duty of the B. M. A.
From the Cadiilae Express.

The prosperity of any town, large or
small, new or old, may be promoted by or-
| ganized effort on the part of the inhabi-
ltants, having in view the publie good,
| rather than the accomplishment of some
| private purpose. In large places, a board

of trade is regarded as essential as a city
eouncil, and it frequentl¥ occurs that the
| former is by far the greater advantage to
ithe place. In Cadillac the Business Men’s
| Association may serve ihe same purpose as
la board of trade in the commercial centers,
}and, by co-operating with the city council,
| may bring about the most happy results for
l this community. Cadillae has outlived the
| time prophesied fer her to exist by the ear-
lly croakers, but we are not disposed to
think her destiny There are
opportunities now within her grasp, which
should be embraced at an early day. There
is ample field for labor by every member of
‘the Council and of the Business Men’s As-
lcoeiation in bringing before the people
i those questions which have immediate rela-
i tion to our interests as a city.
| —_—-o ——
He Guessed It.

From the Commercial Traveler.
| r .
| ‘What! travel eleven months out of the
| . . - . *
| year? Lean hardly believe it,” said a silk-
} . ‘ ‘
| hatted drummer to a quiet, plainly dressed
| ‘ ss .
| brother across the aisle, and raising his
could be heard above the
| rumble of the train in the fartherest recesses
of theear, ‘‘I but two trips a year,
| sir,—but two trips a year—and of but thir-
| . red
ty days duration. :
| Oh, I see,” said the plain man quietly;
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yeo Tuilhiued.

voice so that he

make

Spend the other ten months getting located;
rather hard luck, to be sure.” And when the
| passengers had done laughing, the silk hat

with its wearer had disappeared into the
smoker,

 

nt rrr
Olive cil ranks next to wine as one of the
mainstays of Italian agriculture. An aver-
age crop is estimated at 74,500,000 gallons,
but since 1880, when these figures were
| reached, the yearly production has averaged.
| about 38,000,000 gallons.

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~The Michigan Tradesman, |

 

A JOURNAL DEV OTED "To THE

RETAIL TRADE OF THE WOLVERINE
E. A. STOWE, Editor.

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Advertising rates made known non tre ae

STATE.

 

 

“WEDNESDAY, May 4, 1887.

 

 

 

Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association.

President, L. M. Mills; Vice-President, S. 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.

 

 

 

eS 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.

 

 

A RESULT OF THE BUSINESS RE-
VIVAL.

Evidences that the tide of prosperity
is rising rapidly abound all over the State.
Industrial establishments are both increas-
ing in number and operating vigorously.
One feature of the revival is the creation of
hundreds of small establishments, begun by
small capitalists and former w orkmen who
set up for themselves. The Inter-State
Commerce law, if the Commissioners do
not manage to annul altogether what they
were appointed to enforce, gives such es-
tablishments an assurance of fair play such
as they never enjoyed before.

It is most gratifying to observe that the
principle of profit-sharing has lately been
introduced into quite a number of manu-
facturing and several commercial establish-
ments. There is a growing feeling among
capitalists that they have been standing in
their own light by adhering to the mere
wages system in their relations with their
employers, and that the offer of a share in
the profits will excite in them an interest
in the success of their business, which w ill
be worth more than it costs, not only in se-
curing more vigorous service, but in dimin-
ishing if not removing the risks of labor
collisions.

OE ONE OS ET TO

Sarah Howe, the heroine of the Boston
“People’s Bank,” has fied into Canada with
a large sum entrusted to her by  confid-
ing women of her native State. She had

_ not long emerged from the retirement upon
simple but wholesome food and plain gar-
ments, to which the State sent her as a re-
ward for her originality in banking meth-
ods. She did not even change her name
when she entered upon her second career as
aswindler, but she so far changed her
methods as to run away when found out. If
the career of Ferdinand Ward had not come
to its close while Mrs. Howe was in the
State prison, Tur TRADESMAN might have
drawn an inference as to the superiority of
the ruder sex in resisting the temptations
offered by palpable swindlers. But even
Ferd. Ward could not resume his career
without changing his name.

cseasiiiaasiatraranameiamoan

The Schnaebeles incident, which causeda
fresh disturbance between France and Ger-
many, has little permanent significance. If
the German version of the story be the true
one, the arrest of a spy on German soil was
quite justifiable. 1f the French version be
the true one, the entrapping M. Schnaebeles
across the frontier to arrest him, and then
following him into France when he slipped
out of their hands, was conduct which Ger-
many must atone for peacefully. The facts
ought to be ascertainable without much
trouble, and if need be, referred to some
neutral power for arbitration. But the idea
of going to war over such an accident was
too gross for even the Bourse to profess to
entertain .

ciechiensisiaiiaieisiinemne

Itisrumored again that Mr. Cleveland
will call Congress together on October 15.
It is said that he urged a Democratic mem-
ber, who is setting out for Europe, to make
his arrangements to be back by that time.
That he does not wish the earlier session is
certain; but he probably begins to see that
the state of the public business demands it.
Not only the accuypulation of the surplus in
the Treasury, but the muddle the Commis-
sioners to enforce the Inter-State Commerce
bill have made, seems to suggest the earlier
date for the session. And the failure of two
appropriation bills in the last session has
caused some rather serious embarassments
in the public business.

 

THE TRADESMAN seconds the motion of
the Denver Retail Grocer to the effect that
the Independent Grocer ought to extend
the grocer movement the encouragement it
deserves by organizing the entire retail gro-
cery trade of Chicago. In no way could it
serve the trade so well. It will be compar-
atively easy for the Chicago journal to find
hearty co-workers in such a cause. In fact,
if it were to saunter down on River street,
it would find a man who would willingly
give the cause all the impetus which springs
from unusual experience and marked ability.
To whom could THe TRADESMAN refer but
to Robert M. Floyd?

 

The Bohemian oats man has had his day,
thanks to the beneficent act of the Legisla-
ture; but as he is a man of keen precep-
tions, it has not taken him long to ascer-
tain that there is still left to him a capital
avenue for the utilization of his nefarious
practices. He has accordingly engaged to
sell groceries to farmers for the alleged
wholesale grocery house of Detroit which
cultivates that branch of business.

 

The Chicago Grocer is advocating local
organization among grocers. A house or-
gan recommending organization finds a par-
allel in the love of the devil for holy water.

 

A few years ago Grand Rapids possessed
a firm which made a practice of selling
groceries to farmers at wholesale. Through
the exposures of Tor TRADESMAN and the
co-operation of the jobbing trade at this
market, the firm was obliged to go out of
business. Detroit is now the base of oper-
ations of one of these vandals, and the
jobbing trade of the City of the Straits
owes it to themselves and their patrons to
expel the obnoxious operation with all pos-
sible dispatch.

 

AMONG THE TRADE.

_ GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.
J. P. Dwinell has engaged in the grocery

business at Carlisle. The stock was pur-
chased here.

 

L. J. Wilson has engaged in the grocery
business at Nashville. Arthur Meigs & Co.
furnished the stock.

H. A. Daily has engaged in the grocery
business at Lumberton. Bulkley, Lemon &
Hoops furnished the stock.

H. Munger has engaged in the grocery
business at Sullivan. Amos S. Musselman
& Co. furnished the stock.

Ed. Telfer has added a new baking pow-
der machine, which gives him three times
his former capacity in this line.

J. J. Green has engaged in the grocery
business in Lord’s block, on West Bridge
street. Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops furnished
stock.

Swanson & Gustafson have engaged in
the grocery and boot and shoe business at
Leroy. Amos. 8. Musselman & Co. fur-
nished the groceries.

J. F. Lamon, who i is engaged in general
trade at Twin Lakes, has opened a grocery
store at Muskegon. Arthur Meigs & Co.
furnished the stock.

 

 

 

The Co-operative Supply ly Co., J. A. Lam-
bert, manager, has engaged in the grocery
business at Holland. Cody, Ball, Barnhart
& Co. furnished the stock.

 

 

Putnam & Brooks are now doing busi-
ness at their new location on South Ionia
street, but it will be a week or ten days be-
fore their mannfacturing department will
be in full running order.

 

 

 

O. V. Adams, of the firm of Adams &
Kimball, grocers at Fife Lake, was in town
last week and purchased a stock of dry
goods of Spring & Company and a stock of
boots and shoes of Rindge, Bertsch & Co.

S. L. King has leased of J. W. Converse
the building on the west side of South Front
street, formerly occupied by the Plumb &
Lewis Manufacturing Co., which he will
occupy for the manufacture of his couches.

AROUND THE STATE.

Grayling—D. W. Mills, grocer, has as-
signed.

Manistee—J. Zimmer & Son have opened
a drug store.

Jackson—R. B. Coltrin
Jackson Carriage Co.

Bancroft—Wm. Herman,
removed to Caro.

Newport—E. Vargason succeeds C. J.
Ball in general trade.

Daggett—Perrigo & Son sueceed Bush &
Perrigo in general trade.

Detroit—Geo. H. Giddey
Isbell Fish & Oyster Co.

Detroit—The Copeland Cracker Co.
been closed by creditors.

Baleh—Osgood Bros. have bought J. P.
Beckler’s hardware stock.

Clare—Wm. E. Hubel succeeds Pierce &
Webb in the grocery business.

Harrison—Louis Saindon succeeds Henry
Hinkle in the saloon business.

Byron Center—Constantine & Ewing will
put in a cheese factory here.

Hudsonville—Curry & Bennett, sawmill,
are succeeded by Thos. Curry.

Lansing—A furniture factory is among
the new enterprises in prospect.

Allen—Winchester & Ellis sueceed A. M.
Winchester in the coal business.

Morrice—D. B. Holmes sueceeds E. D.
Hartwell in the hardware business.

Harbor Springs—John Starr sueceeds H.
F¥. Murdock in the bakery business.

East Tawas—A. G. Van Wey succeeds
Mrs. L. J. Fick in the hotel business.

Mt. Pleasant---T. J. Barber succeeds Bar-
ber & Wardrop in the livery business.

Howard City—A. A. Bush succeeds C.
C. Messenger in the jewelry business.

Jackson—Jerome B. Richmond succeeds
Hiram Preston in the milling business.

Muskegon—E. J. Buckley succeeds Bulk-
ley & Co. in the confectionery business.

Kalamazoo—The Kalamazoo Cart Co. has
received a order from Fitzroy, Australia.

Lansing—C. Clipinger & Co., grocers,
have dissolved, C. Clippinger succeeding.

Ovid—McLeod Bros. succeed C. H. Hun-
ter in the dry goods and clothing business.

Montague—B. F. Reed & Sons, grocers,
have dissolved, B. F. Reed & Son succeed-
ing.

West Bay City—Bissell & Mather suc-
ceed H. & H. 8. Lewis in the hardware bus-
iness.

Kalamazoo—Underhill & Spofford suc-
ceed the estate of L. J. Babeock in the drug

business.
Jackson—Carroll, Boardman & Farrell

succeed Carroll & Boardman in the bot-
tling business.

East Tawas—Benj. Richards & Co.,
bankers, hve dissolved, J. H. Schmeck &
Cot succeeding.

Adrian—John McFarlane, of the firm of
John McFarlane & Son, grocers and met
dealers, is dead. a

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Shelby—Gaylord & Hill, the oldest hard-

ware firm in the place have dissolved, Mr.
Gaylord continuing.

Chelsea—Parker, Kempf & Schenk, gen-
eral dealers, have dissolved, Kempf &
Schenk succeeding.

South Haven—French Bros. & Hewson,
general dealers, have dissolved, French &
Hewson succeeding.

Durand—Chas. E. Cook has admitted
John P. Genedy to partnership in his drug
and grocery business.

Owosso—The Shiawassee Savings Co.,
with an authorized capital of $1,000,000,
begun business May 2

East Saginaw—Farmer & Beck, black-
smiths and carriage makers, have dissolved,
Wm. Farmer succeeding.

Ann Arbor—A. F. Hangsterfer, of the
firm of A.F. Hangsterfer & Co., restaur-
ant, cigars and confectionery, is dead.

Leroy—C. F. Walden, who recently sold
his grocery business here, will engage in
the same business at Calumet about May

10.
Fife Lake—C. T. Kimball has purchased

a half interest in the grocery business of
O. V. Adams. The firm name is Adams &
Kimball.

Rebd City— Baker & Norman’s stock com-
prises crockery, jewelry and bazaar goods—
not stationery and confectionery, as stated
last week.

Oscoda—The Oscoda Salt and Lumber
Co. has contracted to furnish the Western
Union Telegraph Co. with 1,000,000 tele-
graph poles.

Big Rapids—W. R. Kromer has retired
from the hardware firm of Cleugh, Peirce
& Co. Cleugh & Peirce will hereafter be
the style of the firm.

Burnip’s Corners—Adam Newell has pur-
chased S. E. Young’s drug stock and re-
moved the same to the store occupied by
his grocery and boot and shoe stock.

Clayton—J. M. Judson and A. H. Haw-
kins have formed a copartnership under
the -firm name of Judson & sean and
purchased the drug stock of W. C. Luke.

Woodland—Arthur L. Haight has pur-
chased the interest of L. Parrot in the drug
firm of L. E. Benson & Co. The business
will be continued under the firm name of
Benson & Co.

Shelby—The sale of the Paton & Andrus
general stock to Mr. Snyder, of Sebewa,
was not consummated, on account of some
flaw in the title to the land Mr. Snyder pro-
posed to exchange for the stock.

Shelby—George W. Woodward & Son
have sold their wheat house and elevator to
George R. Hancock & Co., of Montague,
who will enlarge and improve it so as to do
a large grain and commission business.

Lumberton—Amos 8S. Musselman & Co.,
of Grand Rapids, who foreclosed their
morgage on the grocery stock of C. H. Ty-
ler, sold their claim to Darling & Smith, of
Fremont, who held a second mortgage, and
who have consolidated the gtock with their
own.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Kingsley—H. P. Whipple is arranging to
erect a chair factory.

Manistee—The State Lumber Co. has
been organized, with a capital stock of
$60,000, two-thirds of which is paica up.
Robert R. Blacher and Patrick Noud have
each 1,195 shares and Michael Fay, Jr., has
10.

Purely Personal.

W. H. Marston, of the Independent Oil
Co., has returned from a trip to Cleveland.

W. J. Whitney, formerly with Ed. Telfer,
now represents that house and ‘‘Fermen-
tum” yeast at Kalamazoo.

Chas. E. Brewster, the Kingsley table
leg mannfacturer, was in town last week
on his way ome from Buffalo.

Frank E. Leonard has arrived in New
York from his European trip and will
reach home the latter part of the present
week.

Jerry Woltman has engaged to travel for
Olney, Shields & Co., taking the Pentwater
branch and some other, as yet unassigned,
territory.

W. N. Rowe left Monday for a four
weeks’ trip through the East in the interest
of the Valley City Milling Co. He expects
to go as farnorth as the New England States
and as far South as Virginia.

R. B. Jennings, formerly engaged in gen-
eral trade at New Troy, but for the past
nine months at Asheville, N. C., has re-
turned to his Michigan home, greatly bene-
fitted in health.

A Grand Rapids traveling man is the
happy possessor of thirty scrap books. If
Robert M. Floyd preserves half the good
things which are said about him by the
trade press, he must have a collection
of scrap books equally as large. By way of
variety, THE TRADESMAN suggests that Mr.
Floyd announce himself as a candidate for
some office. The collection of personal edi-
torial references will suddenly decline in
interest, except as each attack is scrutinized
for the purpose of ascertaining whether the
accusation contains the possible basis for a
libel suit.

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Open Accounts.

Jn an ordinary open account the time is
calculated from the date of entry of each
item. If a balance, however, is struck, and
the account is rendered and accepted by the
debtor, the period runs from such accept-
ance. If the accounts are mutual, as,
where both parties are merchants and each
furnishes goods to the other, and each
makes entries against the other in his
books, the time runs from the entry of the
last item.

Geo. A. Wrisley, the Chicago soap manu-
facturer, has assigned. He.claims assets of
$36,000, with liabilities of $31,000.

 

CAN’T FOOL HER.

 

The Typewriter Girl. Soon “Sizes up”
Her Emyloyer.
From the Boston Trinscript.

No man is a hero to his typewriter girl.
The nature of the unflattering information
which she finds out about him may differ
quite from that which men’s valets used to
find out, in the time when men had _ valets,
but it is just as fatal to an ideal. Theever-
present amanuensis’s watechfuleye, her ear
that no syllable escapes, take in all his
little weaknesses and jot them down in-
delibly in a mental notebook. She sees his
mind, which the world takes to be bril-
liantly and swiftly constructive, struggling
in its paltry workshop, and she knows
where he goes to borrow a good many of
his tools; she listens to his faltering tongue
while it painfully evolves utterances after-
wards to be bartered to the world under the
glittering label extempore; she knows his
procrastinations and his petty cowardices
in dealing with his correspondence, and
kas seen him shy away again and again,
under pretexts too hollow to deceive her,
from some matter which he could easily
face if he chose to; she has been the victim,
now and then, of his little impatiences. In
short, she sees through the mask of pre-
tense that deceives the world, and her
knowledge is destructive to any aureole of
greatness that her imagination may have
formed about him before she had the op-
portunity to study him at short range.

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Still on Deck.

The Independent Oil Co. announces that
it is still on deck, false and malicious re-
ports to the contrary notwithstanding. Its
reception at the hands of the retail trade has
been, exceptionally flattering, and it propos-
es to hold its own until every retailer
in Western Michigan is given the oppor-
tunity of testing the superior merits of anti-
monopoly oil.

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VISITING BUYERS.

The follow ing retail dealers have visited
the market during the past week and placed
orders withthe various houses:

J. W. Armstrong, Middleville.
C. E. Brewster, Kingsley.
Albert Retan, Pew amo.
J. F. Conrad, Conrad Bros., Otsego,
Mr. Eppink, Eppink & Kohiman. Allegan.
. H. Montague, The Mercantile Co., Traverse
vity.
H. Eberlink, Kalamazoo.
O. V. Adams, Adams & Kimball, Fife Lake.
W.H.Sebuh, P. H, & W. A. Schuh, Wayland.
Jackson Coon, Rockford.
Jno. Giles & Co., Lowell.
Jas. Colby, Rockford.
Geo. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
L. N. Fisher, Dorr.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
C. Stocking, Grattan.
G. P. Stark, Cascade.
Cc. H. Joldersma, Jamestown.
J. iH. Wheeler, Cedar Springs.
Jas. Broderick, Kingsley.
D. D. Harris, Shelbyville.
A. Purchase, So. Blendon.
John Kamps, Zutphen.
J. N. Hill, J. N. Hill & Co., Plainwell.
John C. Seott, Lowell.
John Fowle, Jr., The Mercantile Co., Trav
erse City.
H. Colby & Co., Rockford.
Mr. McElraith, with E. B. Mather, Muskegon
C. H. Loomis, Sparta.
C. B. Field, Meredith.
Thos. D. Stimson, Muskegon.
Wim. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.
W. H. Struik, Forest Grove.
Rutgers & Tien, Graafschap.
Neinhuis Bros., New Holland.
R. W. Coy, Spencer Creek.
A. Wagenaar, New Holland.
Js N. Covert, Carlton.
G. Begman, Bauer,
E. T. Hewes, Newaygo.
Geo. Carrington, Trent,
R. 8. Shiffert, Brigdeton.
¥. Boonstra, Drenthe.
L. A. Seoville, Clarksville.
L. Cook, Bauer.
D. Cleland, Coopersville.
Alex. Paton, Paton & f ania Shelby.
E. Wright, West Mich. Lumber Co. »WVoodville.
©. S. Comstock, Pierson.
C. A. Verity, Big Rapids.
Ira A. Adams, Bellaire.
A.S. Hobart, Big Rapids.
8. L. Davis, Cadillac.
W. F. Pew, Cheboygan.
S. A. Bush, Lowell.
M. J. Howard, Englishville.
G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.
Heyboer Bros., Drenthe.
Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg.
G. TenHoor, Forest Grove.
M..Gezon, Jenisonville.
C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.
H. VanNoord, Jamestown.
Watson & DeVoist, Coopersville.
O. F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna,
Childs & Carper, Rockford.
Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland.
DenHeréder & Tanis, Vriesiand.
Spooner & Moore, Cedar Springs.
M. VanDenBosch, Zeeland.
- Boonstra, Drenthe.
R. G. Smith, Wayland,
LB. Burlington, Bradley.
J. E. Thurkow, Morley.
R. A. Hastings, Sparta.
J. N. Wait, Hudsonville.
G.M. Huntley, Reno.
A. W. Blain, Dutton.
Jno. Damestra, Gitchell.
Herman Thompson, Canada Corners.
G. Stevens, Austerlitz.
F. B. Watkins, Hopkins.
S. L. Ware, Sand Lake.
E. L. Halliday, Hoytsville.
J.M. Keeney, Ferry.
J. P. Dwinell, Carlisie.
John Galster, Boyne Falls.
L. R. Rogers, Eastport.
Wm, Rosie, Bass Rivers.
S. Frost. McBrides.
Chapman & Callahan, Cedar Springs.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
Eli Runnels, Corning.
Adam Newell, Burnip’s Corners.
Seward MeNitt & Co., Byron Center.
Dr. W. Ryno, Coloma.
J. W.C iosterhouse, Grandville.
Slsson & Lilley Lumber Co., Sisson’s Mill.
H. Barry, Ravenna.
J.B. Watson, eee
C. F. Williams, Caledonia
Osborn & Hammond, Luther.
Neal MeMillan, Rockford.
P.M. Lonsbury, Reed City. ‘
Severance & Rich, Middleville.
W.N. Hutchinson, Grant.
Silas Millis. Denver.
C. H. Deming, Dutton.
R. B. MeCulloch, Berlin.
Ben. E. West & Co., Lowell.
J.C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.
J. F, Hacker, Corinth.

 

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Good Words Unsolicited.

Barnhart & White, grocers, Mancelona:
“Your paper is a good one. We would be lost
without it.”

C. V. Priest, general dealer, Sears:
it very much.”

Frank A. Runzel, grocer, Montague:
well pleased with your paper.”

Piper & Tower, boots and shoes, Charlotte:
“You have our best wishes for your paper. We
find a great deal of valuable matter that is in-
teresting to us.”’

Ww. P. Andrus, general dealer, Cedar Springs:
“Your paper is a valuable one for merchants.”

Jacob Summers, general dealer, Chester: ‘‘1
have found it to be a good paper, and could
not spare it in my business.”’

Samuel Cupp, general dealer, Brutus: “It
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Association Notes.

The Otsego Business Men’s Association
voted to join the Michigan Business Men’s
Association at the last meeting.

Good reports come from Otsego relative
to the progress of the Association. _Seven-
teen members are now on the roll, and
three more are expected to be added at the
next meeting.

The Saranae Business Men’s Association
has under consideration the appropriation
of $500 for the location of a furniture fac-
tory at Saranae which will giveemployment
to ten men.

Every indication points to a very large at-
tendanee at the September convention of
State body. There promises to be a lively
scrimmage in some of the local bodies in the
selection of delegates.

As a result of the information furnished
a month ago by the Retail Grocers’ Associa-
tion of Grand Rapids, Omaha has now a
promising association. A. F. Ross is pres-
ident of the organization.

The Coopersville Business Men’s Asso-
ciation elected new officers at a meeting
last Friday evening, as follows: President,
G. H. Watrous; Vice President, Geo. Peck;
Secretary, W. R. Boynton; Treasurer, E. N.
Parker.

The business men of Watervliet have or-
ganized a Business Men’s Association, offi-
ecered as follows: President, H. Peirce;
Vice-President, A. J. Sutherland; Secretary,
¥. H Merrifield; Treasurer, H. B. Bradt,
Application has been made for admission to
the State Association.

Tustin Eeho: At the last Business Men’s
Association meeting, the subject of adulter-
ated food was discussed, and the prevailing
opinion was that our merchants should aim
to buy only pure goods and also endeavor
to educate the buyer that it is for his best
interest to purchase the genuine article.

The Merchants’ Union Protective Associ-
ation of Port Huron and Fort Gratiot is of-
ficered as follows: President, G. C. Meisel;
Seeretary, Seward L. Merriam; Treasurer,
Jas. A. Hope; Board of Directors, Jas. A.
Hope, Will. E. Stewart, G. C. Meisel, Hen-
ry S. Ballentine, Martin Huner, Alexander
Jacobi and Henry C. Kuill, Jr.

The Pewamo Business Men’s Association,
fourteen members, has joined the State
body and the Charlevoix Business Men’s
Association has reported ten additional
members, which increases the membership
of the Michigan Business Men’s Association
to 1,879. Later—Hubbardston has come in
with 21 members, which augments the
State body to an even 1,900.

In electing a secretary, members of an
association should remember that the suc-
cess of the organization depends more upon
that officer than all the other officers com-
bined. This may seem to some to be too
broad a statement, but if is clearly proven
in the career of several associations in this
State. The more active the secretary, the
better the work accomplished by the asso-
ciation, and vice versa.

1. J. Quick writes as fellows from Allen-
dale: ‘‘I wish to have you inform the Sec-
retary of the Ashton Association of a fam-
ily by the name of Scott, who skipped out of
here last night. The men’s names are
Robert and Hiram Alexander and the
women’s names are Eve and Jennie. I
want them to get a notice as soon as possi-
ble, as they have bragged that no dead-beat
list could get the start of them. They think
they are very sharp.”

Secretary Scoville, of the Kalamazoo Re-
tail Grocers’ Association, announces a stroke
of good luck through the agency of our
Grand Rapids city water. A lady of that
city recently bought a jug of him, filled it
with Kalamazoo water and sent it by express
to a friend in this city. When purchasing
the receptacle, she asked Mr. Scoville to
write a tag to attach to the handle. He
graciously complied with the request, when
he found to his surprise, that the name was
that of a person who had owed him for lo!
these many years, and whose address he
long sought in vain. Mr. Seoville is now a
firm believer in the aphorism—one good
turn deserves another.

l. b. Barnes, Secretary of the Hariford
Business Men’s Association, writes as fol-
lows: ‘‘Last Thursday evening W. D. Cod-
man and myself went to Lawrence and as-
sisted there in organizing a Business Men’s
Association. There were twelve present
and every one joined and they said there
would be several more added to their list,
who were not able to be present. They are
all live merchants and I know it will prove
a success. We are all very much pleased
with the working of our Association and
would not give it up for anything. A mem-
ber was in to see me a few minutes ago and
said he had just collected a bill of $4.50 that
was seven years old. It is having good
effect in many ways.

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Hubbardston Pleased With the Associa-
tion.
HvUBBARDSTON, May 2, 1887,
RE, A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Str—Enclosed please find postal
note for $2.10, as per capita dues of the
Hubbardston Business Men’s Association
to the State body.

We find the Business Men’s Association
to be the ‘‘lucky hit” of the times in collect-
ing bad and slow accounts and posting deal-
ers in whom.to place their confidence and
trust with their goods.

May as good success attend all associa-
tions as it has ours and they will be satisfied
and well paid.

Respectfully yours,
L. W. Roprson, Sec’y.

     

 

Boots and Shoes: It has been suggested
that.some manufacturer, running a ‘‘free
shop,” ought to make a line of boycotted
shoes. It is believed that such shoes would

sell quicker in some localities than any
others.

Complete Paper Warehouse.

Messrs. Curtiss & Dunton are now fairly
settled in their new quarters, the large
double store in the Houseman block, lately
vacated by Clark, Jewell & Co., where they
have sufficient room to display their stock
to advantage. Their stock now
everything ineluded in the paper and
woodenware lines, the whole comprising
the largest and most complete establish-

comprises

ment of the kind in the State. Messrs.
Curtiss & Dunton began business in a
small way about a dozen years ago, but

they have always kept pace with the growth
of the retail trade tributary to this market,
and the result is a business and bine of ecus-
tomers of which any hou se might well be
proud.
a RE =
All the cheese factories in this State

which will run this season are now in oper-
ation.

HIRTH & KRAUSE, |
LEATHER
And Shoe Store Supplies,

SHOE BRUSHES,
SHOE BUTTONS,
SHOE POLISH,
SHOE LACES.

Heelers, Cork Soles, Button Hooks, Dress-
ings, ete. Write for Catalogue.

118 Caual Stresi, Grand Rapids.

 

 

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Full Line of

LUBRICATING OILS.

We make a specialty of

BOURERA OIG,
Which for Farm
purposes is the

Machinery and general
3est Brand on the market.

GRAND RAPIDS OFFICE,
No. 1 Canal St.,

Telephone No. 228-2.

J. G. ALEXANDER, Agent,

GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER.

We Guarantee Satisfaction.

ASK YOUR JOBBER

FOR

Indenendent Gi Go.s
KEROSENE

If your Jobber does not han-
dle INDEPENDENT OIL, send
your orders direct to the office
of the Company, 156 South
Division St., Grand Rapids.

MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER

 

 

The most practical

hand Roaster in the

a work 1. Thous*nds in
use—-giving s tisfac

tion. ‘They are simple
durable and econom
ie leal. No grocer
should be without
i one, Roasts coffee
a
ee PY and pea-nuts to per-
£ fection.
Send for circulars.

=o Robt. §. West

150 Long St.,

a Cleveland, Ohio.

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OUR LEADING BRANDS: .«

Roller Champion,
Gilt Edge, ,
Matchless,
Lily White,
Harvest Queen,
Snow Flake,
White Loaf,
Reliance,
Gold Medal,
Graham.
OUR SPECIALTIES: ®
Buckwheat Flour, Rye Flour, Granulated
Meal, Bolted Meal, Coarse Meal, Bran,
Ships, Middlings, Screenings, Corn, Oats, Feed.

Write for Prices.

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

POPP PL PLD LP PPP PPP LDA LLP PLD ALL

Advertisements will be inserted under this
head for one cent a word or two cents a word
for three insertions. No advertisement taken
for less than 25 cents. Advance payment.

Advertisements direeting that answers be
sent in care of this olfice must be accompanied
by 25 ce ents extra, to cover expense of postage,

Pees SAL E—Seve ‘n Room House, plastered

and well finished, good brick cellar, good
well and two lots 50 x 142 ft., only two blocks
from business center of Dayton, Tennessee, a
thriving city of 3,4W inhabitants, 38 miles north

 

 

of Chattanooga, on the C. 3. RLR Also two
lots, 50 x 150 ft., at Tunnel of E. T., Va. & Ga.
R.R. Prettiest suburb of Chattanooga. Will
sell on easy terms or exchange tor real estate
or merchandise in or near Grand Rapids.
George A. Deitz, Dayton, Te nn. Jou"

or SAL E—A complete ‘stock of drugs
paints and oils: am doing a good busine 188:

surrounded by a good farming country.
Reason for selling, poor health. Call on or
address EK. HH. Stevens, Pewamo, Mich . 192*

NOR SALE—Store buil ling, resi le nee, ‘barn
- and stock of general merchandise, situ-
ated ten miles from Grand Rapids, in a good

farming country, worth 35,000. Not much
competition nearer than Grand Rapids. Ad-

dress. “Steven
Rapids, Mich.

Pe SALE—The “¢ ‘ash Grocery” at Petos-
- key. Present value of stock and fixtures
2,000. Cash sales past year, $17,000. _ Best, lo-
io inthe city. Cheap rent. Good reasons
tor selling. Well established cash trade. Ad-
dress W. W. McOmber, Petoskey. Mich. 190*

,’ care of the Tradesman, Grand
193*

por s SALE—Best bargain ever offe red for

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

NOR RENT—From May Ist., brick store and
basement, 21 Scribner street, now oceu-
pied by Kilstrom & Peterson. Good stand for
retail trade. A. Rasch, 122 Canal street, Grand

Rapids. 187-8t
VOR SALE—Stock, fixtures and lease of an
old, first-class, well-established groce ry

business. Best location in city of Grand Rap-
ids. Address The Tradesman. 191*

ps: SALE—Ice box, 6 feet and 2 inches high,
2 feet and 11 ine he Ss deep an 15 » feet and 2
inches wide. The box is zine lined and nearly
new. J.C. Shaw, 7 Canal street, Grand Rap-
ids. sore

we ANTED—A man having an established
trade among lumbermen to add a speec-
ial line and sell on commission. To the right
man a splendid chance will be given to make
money without extraexpense. Address “B,”
eare Michigan Tradesman. ristt
TPENNe rR Ww ANTED—A rare opportunity of-
fered for a first-class tinner, plumber and
pipe-fitter. A man of good mechanical ability,
vood habits, polite, industrious, reliable, with
first-class references, considerable experience,
who desires to make a place for himself in the
near future, with a chanee to have a busines
of his own with our patronage and good-w ill
ack of it. Such a man would find it to his in-
terest to communicate with or visit us within
the next thirty days. The Hannah & Lay Mer-
cantile Co., Traverse City, Mich. :

 

SEEDS

Garden Seeds a Specialty

The Most Complete Deas
in Michigan. Don’t Buy un-
til you get my prices.

ALFRED J. BROWN

Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

16-18 N. Division St. Grand Rapids

 

For Sale or Exchange.

A factory fully equipped with wood work-
ing Machinery—good Brick Buildings—am-
ple grounds—good shipping facilities—well
located in a thriving City in Illinois—will
be sold at a bargain, or exchange for other
property—a rare chance. Correspondence
solicited; address ‘‘Factory” this paper.

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

A. J. BOWN®, President.
GEO. C. PIERCE, Vice President.
H. P. BAKER, Cashier.

CAPITAL, - -

- $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections, Accounts
of Country Merchants Solicited.

GERMAN ‘L Winternitz,

106 Kent St.

MUSTARD. iGrand Rapids, Mich

SEEDS

FOR EVERYBODY.

For the Field or Garden.

if you want to buy

 

 

Clover,
Timothy,
Hungarian,
Millet,
Orchard Grass,
Kentucky Blue,
Red Top,
Seed Oats,
Rye,
Barley,
Peas,
Onion,
Ruta Baza
Mangle
OR W urzel,

Anything in the Line of SEEDS,

Write or send to the

Need Store,

71 CANAL ST,,

W.T LAMOREAUX, Agent

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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.

As the first man in the West to advocate
organization among the retail trade, it has
been a source of great pleasure to me to note
the improvement in business methods which
has resulted from the formation of seventy-
five local bodies in this State. I expected that
every man identifying himself with an or-
ganization would secure a dollar in unex-
pected collections for every cent invested.
I anticipated that concerted action would
give the peddler a ‘hard row to hoe.” I
knew the jobber would willingly relinquish
all claims to doing a retail business, when
properly requested to do so. I could forsee
that more thorough acquaintance could not
fail to bring about the early closing move-
ment. 1 saw that a considerable curtail-
ment of the loose credit business was iney-
itable. These advantages, and many minor
benefits incident thereto, I could see would
necessarily follow in the wake of trade
unity. The only evil which I feared would
prove incurable was that of adulterated
goods. That evil had existed so long and
had become so deep-seated, that I was un-
able to calculate the effect of concerted ac-
tion upon it. I hoped to see the sale of
spurious goods Jessened, but I confess to
have felt many misgivings on that point.
Two years’ observation, however, has con-
vineed me that a considerable betterment
has been made in the right direction. Few-
er scheme goods are sold than formerly.
Less glucose sugar is handled. <A higher
grade of spices has come into demand.
Short weights are seldom met with. Shod-
dy goods of all kinds are not sought for.
It is even asserted that the manufacturers
have added an eighth of a yard to a bolt of
ribbon, instead of shortening it another
eighth. These things are shining examples
of what can be accomplished though concert
of effort and are an earnest of more impor-
tant results in the future.

The longer I live the more I am convinced
that the old-fashioned ideas relative to busi-
ness courtesy are rapidly being relegated to
the background. My memory does not go
back two seore years, but men who occu-
pied commanding positions in the business
world as long ago as that assure me, in all
seriousness, that it was not then customary
for one person to presumé upon another's
time in so wanton a manner as at present.
The man who wrote to a gentleman in a
distant city for information which concerned
the writer alone enclosed a sum sufficient
to cover the cost of postage and the time
involved in preparing and forwarding an
answer. Is such a custom now in vogue?
Far from it. No business man is exempt
from the presumption of persons who imag-
ine that the world and everyone therein
were created for their especial benefit. A
conservative estimate of the time involved
in yielding to the importunities of these
parasites would place it at not less than 10
per cent. of the total time at one’s disposal.

+ &

Perhaps some of my readers may think
that I am over-sensitive on this point, but I
confess to being a victim of just such injus-
tice as I have endeavored to portray. There
is nota day passes that I do not receive
from four to twenty letters from persons
who have no possible claim upon me, asking
questions which in no way concern me, but
which will require hours to investigate and
properly answer. Not one in fifty deigns
to thank me for such service, and not one
in a thousand thinks of enclosing so much
as a postage stamp. Such an imposition is
rank upon the face of it, but I suppose that
I, in common with all other sufferers from
this cause, will be obliged to make a virtue
of necessity and tamely submit to the out-
rage until the dawn of the millennium.

+ & &

Anent his great love for bogus butter,
they tell a good one on Ira Hatch, the Mon-
roe street grocer. Ira was in the employ of
the old grocery firm of Crawford Bros. a
dozen years ago, and one day he sold a little
girl some butter. The child soon returned
with the package, giving as an excuse that
the butter was strong. Ira accepted the ex-
planation without a murmur, but innocent-
ly remarked: ‘*Your mother doesn’t want

weak butter, does she?”
* +

There is at least one in Battle
Creek who is an unbeliever in the efticacy
of cheap sugars. He purchased some time
since ten barrels of extra C at a bargain, but
which turned out to be ‘‘stale, flat and un-
profitable,” as there was a trace of iron in
the saccharine substance, which turned a
cup of tea as black as the ace of spades,
and thereby ruined his tea trade for months.

i de ue
Look Out for the Detroit Sharks.
From the Wayland Globe.

Some of those farmers who purchased gro-
ceries of the Detroit wholesale firm got
woefully scooped, both in prices and quality
of goods. The fellows Who are going
around the country selling these goods re-
quire more profit than the ordinary grocery
dealer who does a legitimate business and
what they cannot make in price comes
out of the guality. There were $1,300
worth of these goods delivered at this depot
to our farmers and we understand that at
Middleville they disposed of $1,700 worth.
Some of the articles purchased were so
worthless that they were thrown away after
being thoroughly examined. The farmers
who bought might have purchased a first-
class article at their home grocery just as
cheap as was paid for most that was
bought.

grocer

——_—-—

John,” said the grocer to his assistant,
as they opened the store early Sunday morn-
ing: ‘‘the parson says it’s wicked to do
any unnecessary work on Sunday.” ‘Yes,
sir.” ‘*Well, you needn’t wet that sugar
until to-morrow. It can lay over just as
well; besides, it weighs a great deal more
just after you wet it. I don’t believe in

breaking the Sabbath unnecessarily.”

 

A Plea for the Cole Bill.
Sanp LAKE, May 2, 1887.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Sir—I have read the article from
the Detroit Journal on ‘‘The Insurance of
the Future” in your issue of April 27, and
am somewhat amused, but more vexed, at
the position of the Journal’s reasoning.

T. H. Hinchman’s reasoning is the same
old chestnut—you ‘‘ean’t” or ‘fought rot to
prevent combinations.” ‘It is an infringe-
ment on the rights of individuals.” The
same line of argument is used by every
cut-throat organization now doing business
under pretext of law. It is the argument
of the Standard Oil oppression—of railroad
monopolies—of coal monopolies—of usurers
in money loaning—of every kind of color
and complextion of oppression now en-
dured by a suffering people.

Again, Mr. Hinchman says: ‘‘The cost
of running stock companies are immense;”
‘‘managers are paid heavy salaries, some of
them getting 35 per cent.;” ‘‘the cost of
operating an insurance company is 40 per
cent,;” and he might have added, their
offices are palatial, their homes and _ sur-
roundings princely, thelr wealth immense.

Who furnishes the money to make these
princely homes; these palaces of wealth
and luxury; these large salaries; these 35
and 40 per cents? The people—business
men—who, to save a little from burning
ruins, are compelled to divide their invoice
with these sharks—these cut-throats—un-
der the fear of, ‘‘if you legislate against
the boards of insurance—these stand and
deliver gentlemen—they will leave the
State.”

Let them leave, if theclimate becomes too
warm for them; if legislating in the in-
terest of our over-burdened, over-taxed
people will drive them out, let them go.
We can suffer the “inconvenience” for a
brief season, rather than the robbery for
long years.

Again, Mr. Hinechman says: ‘“‘If boards
of ifsurance are done away with the local
agents will begin immediately to cut each
other; the companies can’t stand a cut.”
O, no! Of course not! They would leave
the field to other organizations like the
twenty or more of New England, which
have been in operation forty years or more,
doing business at a cost of 3-10 of 1 per
cent., as against 3 per cent. by these com-
panies. O, no! Mr. Hinehman—Mr. De-
troit Journal—business men need not your
special plea in the interest of stock com-
panies to make us believe a lower rate per
cent. will be to our interests. Let us have
the Cole Bill.

Yours, J. V. CRANDALL.
——<-9<—_____—
Official Call for the T. P. A. Convention.

State Secretary Mills has mailed neatly
printed invitations, worded as follows, to
every member of the T. P. A. in Michigan:

GRAND Rapips, April 29, 1887.

The second annual State convention of
the Michigan Division of the Travelers’
Protective Association will be held in
Grand Rapids, Friday and Saturday, May
18 and 14. Annual State Banquet on Fri-
day evening, May 13, at Sweet’s hotel.

Objects of meeting— Election of State
officers and delegates to the National con-
vention; the transaction of important busi-
ness; concerted action for the reduction of
R. R. rates.

The li® of invited guests in attendance
will include Governor Luce, General Alger
and ladies, the President and Secretary of
the National Association, and prominent
citizens of the State; also representatives
from most of the commercial associations
of the United States and Canada.

The wives of all members are especially
invited. Free accommodations will be fur-
nished by the principal hotels, to the wives
of all members in attendance.

Through the courtesy of the caterer, N.
C. Johnson, the Banquet Committee are
enabled to provide the banquet at $1 per
plate.

Please notify the State Secretary of your
acceptance as soon as possible.

C. 8. Kesey, President.

L. M. Mints, Secretary.

568 Wealthy ave., Grand Rapids, Mich.
———)-——

“Would Not Go Back.”’
PEWAMO, April 28, 1887.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.

Erar Sin—Enclosed please find $1.40, as
admission fee to the State body from the
Pewamo Business Men’s Association.

We are getting along finely and would
not go back to the old method for twice and
twice again the price of the new.

Yours, E. R. Houmes, See’y.
ae ee ne
The Hardware Market.

The market generally is firm, except
nails, which have sustained another decline
of five cents per keg.

Failure of an Honest Man Versus a
Scoundrel.

‘*The proper course for a merchant to
pursue when he fails,” says Walter Bar-
rett,” is to go deliberately to work. When
he is to fail and cannot help it, if he owes
half a million of dollars,: he should imme-
diately buy to the extent of a million; then
turn into cash, say $800,000. Then report
his failure as an immensely bad one, and
that the unfortunate merchant will never
pay two cents on the dollar. In this way
he will beable to purchase up all his debts
for ten cents on the dollar, or for $100,000.
This leaves him a clear gain in bank, or
United States stocks, $700,000. Properly
invested he can make $100,000 on that
money. Pay that to his creditors after
relieved, and all will join in saying: ‘What
an honest man? Let him give up every
dollar and not have enough to buy a mor-
sel of victuals, and every one will say:
‘What an infernal scoundrel! ”

Lawrence Business Men’s Association,
President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. A, Stebbins,

 

 

 

 

Evart Business Men’s Association.
President, W. M. Davis; Secretary, Chas. E. Bell.

 

Hersey Business Men’s Association,
President, O. L. Millard; Secretary, Frank L. Beardsley.

 

Merchant’s Union Protective Association of
Port Huron,
President, G. C. Meisel; Secretary, 8S. L. Merriam.

 

Watervliet Business Men’s Association,
President, H. Peirce; Secretary, F. H. Merrifield.

 

Luther Business Men’s Association.
President, W. B. Pool; Secretary, Chas. J. Robinson.

 

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

 

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

 

Retail Grocers’ Association of Battle Creek
President, Geo. H. Rowell; Secretary, John P. Stanley.

 

Coopersville Business Men’s Association,
President, G. H. Watrous; Secretary, W. R. Boynton.

 

“Country Merchant’ on the Insurance Sit-
uation.

Referring to the Tur TRADESMAN’S crit-
icism on ‘‘Country Merchant’s” statement
that an insurance policy in a stock company
is a safe investment, that gentleman Writes
as follows:

I notice that Time TRADESMAN, in its
last issue, is somewhat skeptical regarding
my assertion that stock insurance is a ‘‘safe
investment.” As I qualified my statement
with ‘as far as practical,” I see no reason
for receding from my position. While I
certainly have no love for the extortionists,
I am forced to regard them as a necessary
evil, and the fact that parties are bullied or
wheedled into compromises with them is, to
me, no evidence to the contrary. If aman
has.a just and equitable claim against—let
us say—the ‘‘Hartford,” he has no more
reason for discounting it than he has for
submitting to a reduction on a certificate of
deposit of a solvent bank. His want of ver-
tebree needn’t necessarily establish a prece-
dent. And then, let us ‘‘give the devil his
due.” I think it safe to assert that not one
merchant in three, who meets with a loss,
has his books and papers in shape for a sat-
isfactory adjustment and, consequently, is

in no condition to accurately determine his |

own rights.

It should be more generally appreciated,
among country traders at least, that the as-
sured has duties to perform in these matters
as well as the companies.

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Lawrence Joins the Majority.
LAWRENCE, April 26, 1887.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DrAR Stmr—The business men of Lawrence
have established a Business Men’s Associa-
tion under the name of the Lawrence Busi-
ness Men’s Association, with twenty-four
charter members. We think it is a good
thing and hope it will work to our benefit.

The following are the ofticers elected:

President—H. M. Marshall.

Vice-President—H. L. Cornwell.

Secretary—C. A. Stebbins.

Treasurer—J. F. Barrows.

Business Committee—S. M. Hess, <A.
S. Haskin, Newell Crissey.

Executive Committee—H. M. Marshall,
C. A. Stebbins, J. F. Barrows, G. W. Fish-
er, L. E. Whiteman.

The charter members are as follows:

W. E. Bass, J. H. Clark & Son, W. E.
Cornwell, M. H. Plopper. J. H. Kelly, O.
E. Holmes, 8S. E. Crain, H. C. Hendricks,
T. O. Sweet & Co., F.S. Seymour, H. A.
Hills, Ransom & Thompson, S. G. Mather,
J. B. Potter, L. J. Dane.

We send this for publication, as one more
town to head off louses and dead-beats.
Yours truly,

C. A. STEBBINS, See’y

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Hardwood Lumber.

Black ash is firmer and higher, ordinary
log-run commanding $14@$15, while some
lots have been sold by the commission men
as high as $17. Red oak is firmer and tend-
ing higher. Whitewood is dull and lower.

 

- TIME TABLES.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

Kalamazoo Division.
Leave.

: Arrive.
Ex. & Mail. N. Y. Mail.

N. Y. Mail. N. Y. Ex

 
 

4:35pm 7:45am,.Grand Rapids. 9:45am 6:15 pm
5:55pm 9:02am..Allegan....... 8:28 5:00 am
7:05pm 10:06am,.Kalamazoo... 7: 4:90 p m
8:30pm 11:35am..White Pigeon. 5:55am 2:20 pm
2:30am 5:05pm..Toledo ........ 11:00pm 9:45am

 

    

8:30 am . Cleveland..... 640pm 5:33am
2:50 pm » eon, .., 11:55am 11:40pm
5:40am 6:50 pm..Chicago... 1:30pm 6:50am

_ Alocal freight leaves Grand Rapids at 12:50 pm,carry-
ing passengers as far as Allegan. All trains daily ex-
cept Sunday. J. W. McKenney, General Agent.

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING EAST.

   
   

Arrives. Leaves.
tSteamboat Express............... 6:25am
ee OT 10:40 am 10:50 am
+Evening Express................0. 3:16 pm 3:50 p m
WAMMOIEOG MOXUITORE, .. oo og osha cg 9:20pm 10:55 pm
tMixed, with coach..............., 11:00am

GOING WEST.
tMorning Express. ........6..004. 1:65 pm 1:10pm
Through Mail..........:.:........ 5:00 p m 5:05 pm
tSteamboat Express............... 10:40 pm
WPAN oo eec ck ce aban ie acs 7:45am
PNight EXpress. oe cis eccscccsessnss SOR M 5:35am
+Daily, 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 am the following
morning. The Night Express hasa through Wagner car
and local sleeping car from Detroit to Grand Rapids.

D, PottEr, City Passenger Agent.

GEO, B. REEVE, Traffic Manager Chicago.

Chicago & West Michigan.

   

: Leaves. Atrives,
APR io ico ciocde eee casas ba sie 9:10 am 3:55 pm
Way Expreas. 06 ll eae cs 12:30 p m 9:45pm
POURS CEDTORE. soos okos cadith oes oa 11:00 pm 5:45am
Muskegon Express........ .. ..... 5:00 p m 11:00 a m

*Daily. +Daily except Sunday.

Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through
parlor car in charge of careful attendants without ex-
tra charge to Chicago on 12:50 p. m., and through coach
on 9 a.m. and 11 p. in. trains.

Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette.

Going West. Going Fast.
7:00am 8:00am..S8t. Ienace..... 8:40pm 5:55pm

12:20pm 11:05am,..Seney......... 5:15pm 12:35pm
6:30pm 2:30PM) yonquotte.. § 2:05pm 7:00am
4:00 pm$ Marquette .. 2 1:55 pm
4:35 pm..Negaunee..... pm

   

4:45 pm. Ishpeming... .12:5/
8:00 pm..Houghton ... 9:25am
8:20 p m..Hanecock ..... 9:00 am
Mixed train leaves St. Ignace at 7am; arrives Mar-
quette 5:20 pm. E. W. ALLEN,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent, Marquette.

Detroit, Lansing & Northern.

Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division.
DEPART.

  
   

A CUI oo iin ones hbk cep skaciaeiascas 7 30am

Saginaw Express.... bother hs eke uke actuaee 4 00pm
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Grand Rapids TXpDroas. .. oo0sos sas ces p cndce eas 11 35am

Cpand HAIGs EXATOON, «0.5 isc ess focds corso vedas 10 30pm

All trains arrive at and depart from Union depot.
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PATENTED OCT. 19, 1887.
Manufactured by

KOCH A. B. CO.

354 MAIN ST., PEORIA. ILL,

Liberal discount to the trade, or parties
first putting up these brackets in any local-
ity. *

LUCIUS Cc. WEST,
Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor

PATEN T of American and Foreign patents.

105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S, A. Branch of-
anes London, Eng. Practice in U.S. Courts. Circulars
ree.

PORTABLE AND STATIONARY

ENGINES

From 2 to 250 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills
Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaf
ing, Pulleys end Boxes. Contracts made for
Complete Ourttts.

 

  

 

Denison,
88, 90 and 92 South Division Street,
GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

HARDWOOD LUMBER.
| The furniture factories here pay as follows

 

 

for dry stock:

Basswood, log-run.................6- 12 00@14 00

TRAROU, MOTT ase oes os oe ss anaes oe 15 00@18 00
| Bireh, Nos. Land 2.............4...+, @25 00
| Black Ash, log-run................04. 13 C0@15 60
| SOROEEY, TODA. . 0... enw er en nce ccs 25 00@35 00
| Caerry, Nos. 1 and 2................. 45 00@50 00
PRMOIET eed eee a as 10 00
Re, IOP kd ne ae ....12 00@14 00
| Maple, soft, log-run................. 11 00@13 00
| Maple, Nos. land2........... nada @20 00
| Maple, clear, fooring................ @25 00
| Maple, white, selected............... @25 06
ORO nig nnn os een @l8 00
| Red Oak, Nos.] and2.......... abe @24 00
| Red Ouk, quarter sawed............26 00@30 00
' Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.......... @25 00
WV TORTI 8 knew eae ce @A5 V0
| Walnut, Nos. land 2...... acess @75 00
PRIDE, CUE. hel eae ce tk. @25 00
| Grey Him, low-run..........,......... @13 00
| White Ash, log-run.................. 14 00@16 00
| Whitewood, log-run................. 20 00@22 00

White Oak, 10f-rum.. .i.......5..-.0: @17 00

WCODENWARE.

ered Te NE ek cece cca 6 00
Brarrard P08, NO. 8. oi... cee cca cbc ce sss. OO
ROOD PDR. NO Boo ook a cee saeco ac ck 4 0
Standard Pails, twohoop.................... 1 40
Standard Pails, three hoop.................. 1 65
PANS, CPOUNG WOOK ou c ek eee cece cee ae 4 00
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................. 2
Be Pe A cnc ceca etaccd 2 50
Re ele eke cae busca es 1 00
TN eee cece acces ech ees _
TOTO DURROS, go eine ec cca ce ccae 50
ROUROS POUR ORIE oo ook oo occa coke ice cece 2 26
ee 66
RN I oe cue be iek enc sn nuance acess 1 00
WOSUDGAPOS, GINGIO; 0. 6 oon es conc cea w'as 1 75
WaBRDOBTGE, GOUDIC. «0... oo. cee ese ccc 2 25
BASKETS.
TMamond. Markel. |... .. lek. oc cases cnc: 40
Bushell, narrow banG.......................5 1 60
TAUB), WEGO DANG. 0... oo. ese cece oe cay 175
Clornes, splimt, No. ?.... 2.0. 60..00 8502) oe. 3 50
Comes, suit, No.8... cee yk che as 4 25
Clothes, splint, NO. 3. .... goo 6... cee ees 5 00
iotmes willow Not... . oo... ciel oak, 5 50
Mlothes, willow INO. 22. occ. esc ece cal et 6 50
Clothes, willow No.8......... el 7 50
Water Tight, bu........... en 3 75
* Pe OR ae 2 85

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners all have large sup-
plies. Dealers are paying $5 for.good bark.

Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.50 2% i for
clean washed roots.

Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers are
authorized to offer standard goods at 40 and 5
per cent. of, and second quality at 50 per cent
otf.

 

 

—Pardware.

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

 

 

TVOS OIG OP 10 ek dis 60
ee dis 60
Te dialed e scan dis 60
Te eae s diel dis 60
Re as aue veh cone dis 60
MO ee ed ceca dads dis 40
JENNINGS’, MONUING.:....5..... 200 eens dis 25
POUUINGS , IITATION.... 1.5.5. acta se: dis50&10
BALANCES.
Oe ee dis 40
BARROWS.
Pare $ 14 00
ea, net 33 00
BELLS.
TAOS ics dis $ 60&10&10
OO dis 70
Re dis 380815
OO ee dis 25
moor, Sargent... .2.....000.....- dis 60&10
BOLTS.
Te he ee ce cas dis $ 60
Carriage new list.................000. dis 76
Pe dis 40
I OR i cat, dis 7
Wrought Barrel Bolts....... gee dis 60
Caat Marre: MOMs... 2... ck. dis 40
Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 40
Cast Square Spring................... dis 60
OAD EO a dis 40
Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 60
Wrotvgnt square ..... <........6,....; dis 60
Wrought Sunk Flush................, dis 60
Wrought Bronze and Piated Knob
PUR dis 60&10
TON 00K. ca a dis 60&10
BRACES.
MARU ROR oo. se acts Meno ess sld ok dis $ 40
MOS i dis 50&10
POON elec kee es eile a eens) dis 50
PT i oe ia dis net
BUCKETS.

BON IAI eee ln deal eee #$ 350
WOU COVE ee . £00
BUTTS, CAS.

Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis T0&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed......dis 0&i0

Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 60&10

 

Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 60&10
Wrought Loose Pin.................. dis 60&10
Wrought Loose Pin, acorrtip........ dis 60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver

TATOOS oo cai eee vs eats acest si. Ais 60& 5
WE OMIT TRI. eck he cae hc dis 60&10
Wrought Inside Blind................ dis 60&10
WU OUT TTORB 6 ik rc ele ie ces Secs dis 75
We CPOE Bi iii lei cei okie eck, dis 80
Ps PART Bee ee dis 80
MUG, HRODAIG G;... oo. ces. cocci dis 70

CAPR,
BO tk age ake hk os cosy per m $65
as ok credo cake ces ec ck 60
ie ok hoe be cece cies .. 3b
POR ea, 60
CATRIDGES.
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list50&10
Rim Fire, United States................ dis50&10
OONOIIE IB. sok ee ec aecdcdcksccesese dis30&10
CHISELS.
MOOMEU FMINOT oo. coo cas saan oe ee dis 70&10
Sooket Praming.... 6.2.6.6... cesec sy os dis 70&10
PGE OL COVNOP. icles ck ecko ccs tecee dis 70&10
ROU LEO ook hho ive choice eck bo dis 70&10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40
Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20
a i. net
COMBS.

Curry, Lawrence’s........... ae dis 40&10
WOOO GINS Sig ooo gio ea eek eka eee tink dis 25
COCKS.

TiPAGR, HOOMING GB. .i cis ccs been ecs e's 60
Ree ileal ast wae 60
PGCe oe ee ea ae ea 40&10

MN ecg hikes ee eis ee ke
COPPER,

Planished, 14 oz cut to size.............. Bb 28

DORDD, FAG, TO BOO. ooo even cc dbede des 81

Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60................. 23

ON POT, PONG i oes ciao cuss cc vcnceeskas 23

MOTI i ik one tp ck 4 ots es oeec db bean es 2
DRILLS

Morse’s Bit Stock.................... dis 40

Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 40

Morse’s Taper Shank................. dis 40
ELBOWS.

Com. 4 piece, 6 in................6 doz net $.85

OPP MOBOE is ook koa a ks vos os hg dis 20&10

PUIMACADIO 6562s SiS ow pene os :....dis %&10

EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 30
Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $80 00. dis 25

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FILES—New List.
| American File Association List...... dis 60&10
SOREOU osc re assis dis 60&10
New Americar. .......025.,.2'...5.,.. dis 60&10
DAGNOIOD Be ce dis 60&10
TIOUOP eR ce acca ve dis 855&10
Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 50
GALVANIZED IRON,
| Nos. 16to20,  2and 24, 25and26, 27 28
| List 12 13 4 b 8
Discount, Juniata 50@10, Charcoal 60.
GAUGES.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis 50
HAMMERS.
| enpOne BOM. ico .. c dis 25
PO le rere ese ladle), dis 25
ernes & Plambeck dis 40
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 ¢ list 50

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Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30¢ 40&10
HANGERS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track 50&10

Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&10
Kidder, wood track................... dis 40
HINGES.

Gate, Clark #.1.2.8...........,....... dis 60
ORR ec iieeee sls ae er doz, net, 2 50

Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 444 14

MG 100G0F...... ... coe.s cock ce. 3%
Screw Hook and Eye, % ............ net 10%
Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 8%
Screw Hook and Eye %...... Ricees us net 7
Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net ™™%
Miran Gne 7 dis 65

HOLLOW WARE.
OUR i ce ga eiacae €0
ee ee 60
Ne ee er 60
ray Gnameled.......... 50
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.

Stamped Tin Ware.............. new list 75
Japanned Tin Ware..................... 25
Granite Iron Ware...................... 25
ead HOES.

OO ec $11 00, dis 60
Grub 2 See Aes h i ehuecieeu ss oo, 11 50, dis 60
rag itt Ee ES CC aaa 12 00, dis 60

: KNOBS—NEW LIST.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis 55
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ 55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... 55
Door, porcelain, trimmings...........__ 55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...... dis 70
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........... 40&10
WROMORONG ce oe dis 45
LOCKS—DOOR.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list. .dis 55
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis 55
PORIOFG Se dis 5A
POPWOI Be dis 55
LEVELS.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.............dis 70
MATTOCKS.
Adze Eye Meh ica $16 00 dis 60
Bunt Byo....:..... «nme eescenacastehey OG Gin 60
PEGG $18 50 dis 20 & 10
MAULS.
Sperry & Co.’r, Post, handled........... dis 60
MILLS.
Coffee, Parkers Co’s...................... dis 40
Coftee, P.S.& W.Mfg. Co.’s Malleables ... dis 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry &Clark’s.......... dis 40
Comee, Enterprice................ dis 25
MOLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattorn .................... dis 60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine...... ............. dis 6010
Enterprise, self-measuring.......... dis 25
NAILS—IRON,
ieee eames, Brad and Fencing.
eee oc ke 25
8d and 9d ee ee ” 25
Orme OO. 50
OA OE OG MOY. co.cc, 7
pe BO teee 1 50
Oo feo BOWEROO..... 2. ................... 2 25
Cpe BAe, O00. 1 00
Finishing (10d 8d 6d 4d
Size—inches { 3 a4. 8 1%
Adv. ® keg $125 150 175 200
Steel Nails—2 40.
OILERS.
Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent.............. dis60&10
Zine, with brass bottom............. .... dis 650
DIARBOF COMDEL. 2... dis 50
MOONEE... eto, per gross, $12 net
CHMRRCRG Se 50.&10
PLANES.
Onio Tool Co.'s, faney.................... dis 30
CIORR DOMOM ieee ala eas dis 50@55
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, faney.... ......... dis 30
Bench, firstiqualty.................... dis 50@54
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... . dis20&10
PANS,
BYU OMG .... dis 50&10
COMmmon, DOMENOG. ....... 6... dis60&10
PDI a Rb 6%
RIVETS.
von ANG Tinned, 8. dis 55
Copper Rivets and Burs............. dis 60

PATENT BLANISAED IRON.

“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24to27 10 20

“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9 20
Broken packs %e @ DB extra.

ROPES.

Bisel. 4 in. and larger,................. .. 11%
OOM ce 13%

/ SQUARES.
Bice ena lron dis 70&10
ryan Bove dis 60
oe ee dis 20

SHEET LRON,

Com. Smooth. Com.
OS. 1010 Mg... $4 20 $2 90
bon t9t0 7... 4 20 2 90
POR, THO Ole 4 20 3 00
OR bat MA. |... 4 20 3 05
WeOR a OO We wis... kk, 4 40 315
POE gees a 4 60 8 285
All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 3 {uches

wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 ths, @ D.................. 8

In smaller quansities, ® t.............. 64%
TACKS.
American, all kinds.................. dis 60
peeo. Gi Miia... .. wk, dis 60
mwedes, all Kinds ...... 2.000... 06... dis 60
CuO ANG LACH. 8, lsc. cle dis 60
Cigar HOx Nalie........ ec... dis 50
mimisbing Nate. jw... dis 50
Common and Patent Brads.......... dis 60
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis 50
Trunk and Clout Nails................ dis 50
Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails....... dis 45
Leathered Carpet Tacks............. dis 35
TINNER’S SOLDER,
MO. 1, ROOMOG. ooo oe coe a ek 12 50
Market Half-and-half............. 2... 16 00
Strictly Half-and-half.................. 17 56
TIN PLATES.
IC, 10x14, Oharooal................ 5 40@5 60
IX, fe Oe a ee 72
IC, eee, CUAVOOR!. «o,f. cn. .5. ss 6 25
1X, TEXIM, CHOTGGRL 6 oo. oei ck cs voce ccas (FU
IC, bem, Coarooa!. ..... .e.. ic... ck. 5 75
IX, Tovey Charcoal)... .....)......¢..... 7 25
Ee, 140, Charcod!..............,....; 8 5
Es PAROS CAROOOL. o.oo o cdc cc. 10 77
FAAS, eee, CHAPCOal..........005.00 5, 12 55
IX, a COMTOORL ow ct ices 15 50
DC, 100 Plate Charcoal.......:.....:.... 6 50
Da,  W0 Pate Charcoal,..........,....., 8 50
DX, 100 Plate Charcoasl.................. 10 50
DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 12 50
Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 75
rates.
Bet VANE, oe i oe gee 5 2
POC, FE ER reek vo oe cc cle. 6 5
ROOT, BUR, FE og a co ccc, 11 00
BROOTIOR, PUNGR, BR eos i coca cakes, 14 00
TIN—LEADED.
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........ . 70
IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........... 11 00
TX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........ 14 OU
TRAPS.
MOOT GOING) ici iis a icic i ecb cin 60&10
Oneida:Commiuntity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10
Hotchkiss’ ...... De Cates a cee asbanh cenevewdes 60&10
By. mW. Oe. 0. 8... cece itl, 60&10
PROUGG: GHONGE. ooo occ ccc las, 18¢e ® doz
TROURG, GOMIBION 4 oo oo oi ccc ccndncc, $1 50 8 doz
WIRE.
POPES DEOUMOU ic ccc ice cle ce cs vcasa dis 67%
Annealed Market.............. 0.00. dis 7u&lu
Coppered Markot.... 2... .cci icc cccccess dis 62%
Extra Bailing......... yeh ea ice cies cea. dis 655
PEO DUQUE. og occ soc ese e conc seads dis 6244
A, TOPO ce ck wns ns coe be ccece mb O09
Wied MECEFORE. 20)... occ cokes nse shee Bb 8%
Coppered Spring Steel................. dis 50
Tinned Spring Steel..................%. dis 40&10
PE OGG oii ocho ee con sacnca cial Bb 3
Barbed Fence, galvanized................... 4 25
" Goo cob ba bc bcacenes ..3 50
CONDON sooo ni son loa or oe cob new list net
RUAN ho a a a es ie ss new list net
WIRE GOODS.
PENIS oy ae ic cic akc ceace dis 70&10&10
BOTOW WCB. ooo ii cake weduueesick dis T0&10&10
BROOD cage hice cs yceaweds Fin os den ks dis 70&10&10
Gate Hooks and Eyes............ dis 70&10&10
WRENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled......... .
Coe’s Genuine...........-..2000.+002+ Gis 50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 15
Coe’s Patent, malleable.............. dis 75&10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Fe CO cha cdbasp hea aeccas inne 50
PUPAE, CURTOIT ie 65 cediige véce even csens dis T0&10
BOPOWS, ROW Tbe... ink eese ices cedenice t
Casters, Bed and Plate............. dis50&10&10
Dampers, American .............. tek ehie
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods.60&10&10
Copper Bottoms.... ...... Wea Mewuee aK ?3e¢

 

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Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings,
Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc.
THE PEREECTION OF QUALITY.

WILL PLEASE YOU EVERY TIME!

ALWAYS ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THESE GOODS.

 

The accompanying illustrations represents the

Boss Tobacco Pail Cover,

It will fit any pail, and keep tl
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.

Whoelesale Grocers,

HOilc Agcnts,

77 to 838 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

1e

Tobacco moist

ame

 

 

REMOVAL.

We shall remove to the HOUSE-
MAN BLOCE, corner Pearl and Ionia
sts., April 15.

Curtiss & Dunton,
BXGLUSIVELY WHOLESALE PAPER & WOODENWARE

Wall Paper = Window Shades

At Manufacturers’ Prices.
SAMPLES TO THE TRADE ONLY.

House and Store Shades Made to Order.
68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

Nelson Bros. & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

Large Importers and Jobbers

 

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EVERYTHING IN THE GROCERY AND PROVISION LINE.

 

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A MERCANTILE JOURNAL,
WEDNESDAY.

 

 

 

 

KE. A. STOWE & BHO., Proprietors.

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

(Entered ot the Postoffice at Grand Rapids as
Second-class Matter.

 

 

 

"WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1887.

 

Michigan Business Men’s Association.
President—Frank Hamilton, Traverse City.

Lyons Feusiness Men’s As’h,
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. 8. Houghtaling.

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

 

Owosso Business Men’s Association.
President, Jas. Osburn; Sec’y, 5. Lamfrom.

 

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

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

Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.

Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo.

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

Committee on Trade 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.

Committee on Transportation—Jas. A. Coye, Grand
Rapids; J.W. Milliken, Traverse City; C. T. Bridg-
man, Flint.

Committee on Constitution—W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; R. D.
McNaughton, Coopersville; L F. Clapp, Allegan,

Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

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.

Alba Business Men’s Association,
President, C. R. Smith; Secretary, Peter Baldwin.

 

 

 

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, E. P. Clark; Secretary, A. 8. Hobart.

 

 

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

 

 

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

Battle Creek

Retail Grocers’ Association of
c. A. Hoxsie.

President. Geo. H. Rowell; Secretary,

—$—$—$—$—$—$—$————_—————

 

Cadillae Business Men’s Association,
President, J. C. McAdam; Seeretary, C. T. Chapin.

Casnovia, Bailey and Trent B, M, A.
President, H. E. Hesseltine; Secretary, FE. 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 Pro
boygan.
le; Secretary, H.G. Dozer.

President, J. H. Tutt
Joopersville
President. KE. N. Parker;

tusiness Men’s
Seeretary, R. D. McNaughton.

As’n of Detroit.
H. Kundinger.

Retail Grocers’ Trade Union
President, John Blessed; Secretary,

 

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

 

Retail Grocers’ Association of FE, Saginaw,
President, Rithard Luster; Secretary, Chas. H. Smith.

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

 

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

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

Flint Mercantile Union.
‘President, W. C. Pierce; Secretary, J. L. Willett.

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

Fife Lake Business Men's Association.
President, E. Hagadorn; Secretary, O. V. Adams.
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, KE. A. Stowe.

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

 

 

 

Hartford Business Men’s A ssociation.
President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, 1. B. Barnes.
ane

Hastings Business Men’s Association,
President, L. E. Stautfer; Secretary, J. A. VanArman.
Howard City Business Men’s Association.
Shajrman, C. A. Vandenberg; Secretary, B. J. Lowry. 2

Holland B
President, Jacob Van Putten; Secretary,

usiness Men’s Association.
A. Van Duren.

Hubbardston Business Men’s Association.
Presigent, Boyd Redner; Secretary, L. W. Robinson.

Ionia Business Men's Exchange.
President, Wm. E. 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; Secretary, C. E. 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.

 

 

Loweil Business Men’s Protective Ass'n.
President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

 

Otsego Business Men’s Association.
President, J. M. Ballou; Secretary, J. F. Conrad. —

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

 

Pewamo Business Men’s Association.
President, Albert Retan; Secretary, E, R. Holmes.

 

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

teetive Union of Che-

Association, |

Reed City Business Men’s Association.
President, C. j. Fleischauer; Secretary, H. W. Hawkins.

 

 

 

Rockford Business Men’s Association.
President, Geo. A. Sage; Secretary, J. M. Spore.

 

 

 

St. Charles Business Men’s Association,
President, B. J. Downing; Secretary, F. E. Burdick.
St. Johns Merchants’ Protective Association.
President, H. L. Kendrick; Secretary, C. M. Merrill.

 

 

Business Men’s Protective Ass’n of Saranac,
President, Geo. A. Potts; Secretary, P. T. Williams.

 

South Boardman Business Men’s Ass’n.
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, 8. FE. Niehardt.

 

So. Arm and E, Jordan Business Men’s As’n.
President, D. C. Loveday; Secretary, C. W. Sutton.

 

Sherman Business Men’s Association.
President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, W. G. Shane.

 

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 Association.
President, W. H. Benedict; Secretary, W. E. Holt.

 

Wayland Business Men’s Association.
President, E. W. Pickett; Secretary, H. J. Turner.

White Cloud Business Men’s Association.
President, P. M. Roedel; Secretary, M. D. Hayward.

 

White Lake Business Men’s As’n.
President, A. T. Linderman, Whitehall; Secretary, Ww.
B. Nicholson, Whitehall.

 

 

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

 

Grand Rapids Butehers’ Union,
President, John Katz; Secretary, Chas. Velite.

 

 

 

SOLIMAN SNOOKS,

Commerce Bill.
Canr Hook Corners, April
Editor Tradesman:

Dear Sin—aAs time passes, and 1 notice
time always does pass, no matter what is
trumps, we see more and more the beauties
and workings of the’ bill to prevent com-
merece between the States. Even a little
city like Cant Hook Corners is effected by
it. The secretary of the cant hook factory

vas in last evening and he was all broke
up. Isays:

‘Hello, Johnson! what is the matter with
you? You look as if you had lost your last
friend.”

‘Everything is the matter, Snooks.
darned country is gone to the dickens.”
“Why, anything new happened?”

‘Not in particular. Itis just this same
old snag, the long and short clause in that
hinder state commerce bill. The blasted
fools that passed that bill ought to chop
cord wood all the rest of their lives fora
living.”

“7 did not know it had any effect on your
company.”

“Effect! Great Scott! I will tell you.
You know we secured an order from a firm
in Seattle, W. T., a while ago for 50,000
handles?”

‘Yes, I remember that.”

“Well, we agreed to lay them down at
Puget Sound at a certain price and it would
cost us, all told, eighty-eight dollars a car
from here to Seattle. So we figured our
prices accordingly. Butnow this confound-
ed bill knocks the tar all out of us. What
do you think a car load would cost us now?”

“Oh, I hardly know. Perhaps a hundred
and fifty.”

‘‘Hundred and fifty! You ar3 away off,
Snooks. We figured up to-day and it costs
just four hundred and thirty-six dollars.
More than the whole cussed caboodle is
worth when we get them there.”

‘That is bad, I nyist say.”

“Bad, I believe you. And the worst of
it is that the president and most of the stock-
holders have run in debt for, new suits of
clothes on the strength of this order.”

Johnson gave a parting spit\on the stove
and mournfully meandered out to nail a
board over the factory door, while I thought

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to myself what a blessing it would be if our
wise legislators were only allowed to meet
every ten or twenty years to pass laws that
are worse than useless. It was almighty
lucky that the President appointed a lot of
suspenders to go with the bill. There ought
to be a full set of suspenders to go with
each bill, to suspend the provisions.

Look at some of the wild-cat schemes now
brewing in our State Legislature on the
liquor question. What a bright idea it
would be to foree druggists into the saloon
business, or close up and lose all their
trade! But perhaps no such bill will be in
troduced, so we will rot anticipate.

I sent a Cuban hand made cigar by mail
to a Western friend a few days ago for a
birth-day smoke. It seemed to hit him in
exactly the right spot, for he acknowledges
the receipt and consumption of the same by
the following:

THAT CIGAR.
A quite suspicious looking case

Comes post-marked from afar;
I open it and now I gaze

On what seems a cigar.

But what if in this fair disguise—

(The tho’t frail nerves must jar)
I find some devilish surprise,

A dynamite cigar.

What if a jealous rival’s ire

Would thus my beauty mar!

I pause twixt terror and desire

To think of this cigar.

A pity now weeps in my heart

For Russia’s menaced Czar,
Whom fear of Nihilistic art

Deprives of his cigar.

Altho’ this has a Cuban air,

We have no Spanish war.

Come life or death, I’ll even dare

To smoke this fine cigar.

Alas, that silly fears withhold

The sweetest joys there are!
Hereafter I shall be more bold

With such a fine cigar.

Like Moses’ bush, it burns but still

Leaves unconsumed its ashy bar;

 

Its fragrance all the air doth fill—
The spirit of a grand cigar.
It rises and each god above
Swift speeds to meet it from his star,
To breathe its odorous breath of love,
To bless the smoker and cigar.
Irwin, lawa. J.K. P. BASER.
Mr. Baker says that Old Winter has set
down in the lap of Spring pretty hard out
in Iowa and he thinks the snow now on the
ground will interfere with their garden
truck as well as Spring wheat.
As we have not begun to plow at the cor-
ners yet, we are safe from the snow.
Lintended to say something about natural
gas in this letter, but will be obliged to de-
fer it. With respects,
SoLIMAN SNOOKS,
General Dealer.

 

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.

 

 

TIME: TABLES.
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

Kalamazoo Division.

 

Leave. Arrive.
Ex. & Mail. N. Y. Mail. N. Y. Mail. N. Y. Ex
4:35pm 7:45am..Grand Rapids. 9:45 am 6:10 pm
5:55pm 9:02am..Allegan....... 8:28am 5:00am
7:05pm 10:06am..Kalamazoo... 7 30am 4:00pm
8:30pm 11:35a m.,White Pigeon. 5:55am 2:20pm
2:30am 5:05pm..Toledo........ 11:00pm 9:45am
8:30am 9:40pm..Cleveland..... 6:40pm 5:33am
2:50pm 3:30am,.Buffalo........ 11:55am 11:10pm
5:40am 6:50pm..Chicago....... 11:30pm 6:50am

A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1 p m, carry-
ing passengers as far as Allegan. All trains daily ex-
cept Sunday. J. W. McKENNEY, General Agent.

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
GOING EAST.

   

 

   

   
 

Arrives. Leaves.
+Steamboat Express..........-+++ 6:25am
+Through Mail..........+. ...10:40 am 10:50 am
+tEvening Express.........+.+- ... 3:15pm 3:50 p m
*Limited Express........++++- ... 9:20pm 10:55 pm
¢Mixed, with coach...........+++++ 11:00am

GOING WEST.
+Morning EXpress........s+-sesees 1:05 pm 1:10pm
¢Through Mail.........e.seeeeeeeee 5:00 pm 5:05 pm
+Steamboat Express.......s.e+-+++ 10:40 pm
+Mixed..... vcs se seenecnsuhecene 7:45am
*Night EXpress.......+-+-seeees sees 5:10am 5:35am
+Daily, 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 am the following
morning. The Night Express has a through Wagner car
and local sleeping car from Detroit to Grand Rapids.

PD. Potter, City Passenger Agent.

 

Gro. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager Chicago.

 

NESS & MctU

facturers’ Agents,

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Tuuporiers and Mann

DEALERS IN

Crockery, China, Glassware,

73 & 15 Jeuerson Ave

Bronze Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, Etc.

- DETR, MICH

 

suflicientiy.

 
 

We have cooked the cornin this can
should be,
adding piece ot

Warmed (not cooked (
1en’s egg) and gill

Good Buiter (size of
of fresh milk (preferable to water.)

x Season to suit when onthe table. None

. genuine unless bearing the signature ot "

Wah Mag licklno’
(AY Kihingly

B CHILLICOTHE ILL.
EN ay THis EX?

 
 
 
   
 
   
    

 
 

Thoroughly

     
   

  

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

 

WM. SHA

 

 

RS & CO.

 

 

Cracker Manufacturers,

Agents for

AMBOY CHEESE.
37, 39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

See Our Wholesale Quotations else-

‘ where in this issue and write for

 

 

 

Special Prices in Car. Lots.
Weare prepared to wake Bottom Prices on anything we handle.

A.B KNOWLSON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich. -

 

 

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JOBBERS IN

DRY GOODS,

Hosiery, Carpets, htc.
G ald & Monroe Si, Grand Kall

 

BE. HOWES,

JOBBER IN

CEO.
Foreign and Domestic Fruits

Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.
3 Ionia St, CRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

BUNTING. Cc. L.

BUNTING & DAVIS,
Commission Merchants.

Specialties: Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots.

DAVIS.

20 and 22 OTTAWA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

Seats

 

 

PERKINS & HESS,

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

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

 

 

 

 

argest Stock of Groceries and
93 & 25 SOUTH IONIA ST.

inest Store

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in the State.

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

1
The General Salesman. |

The Bible contains a verse which we will
quote: ‘Satan goeth about like a es
lion, seeking whom he may dovour.’ The |
moral, the truth ef this passage is to be!
found in many if not in all of the sacred |
books of the world. We find in the Talmud | |
the same thought, although in different |
words. Inthe Tri-pitaka of the Hindoo
and in the book of Kings of the Chinese, it |
is to be fonnd if you wish to look for it.
What does this all show? There is only |
one interpretation. These inspired or phil- |
osophical writers could never have conceived
this thought, unless they had seen a general |
salesman with a customer in view. |

JOBBERS IN

 

If there is anything more like a roaring
g

lion, leading the to-be-devoured lamb,
about, we have neyer seen it. 83 Monroe SSt..
The lamb enters the store, and, even al- |

though he be a fierce lamb, it won’t do him |
a particle of good; his doom is sealed, or, to |
use the classic language of the day, ‘‘His |
name is Denis.” Major Howitzer steps |
forward and goes through the ‘‘Rules on |
Approaching a Customer” and then he |
takes him directly toa department. Is it
any department to which he takes him, |
without thought, but just by chance, |
or because the lamb has asked fr |
certain goods? No, indeed. Major Howit- |
zer has lain awake for nights, figuring on |
this and other lambs, and he lays his plans: |

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers
American and Stark A Bags

¢

ORANGES

Old Huckleberry will be in town Satur- |
day next; his account is $5,000. | guess if |
he runs over his line 700 or 800, it will be)
all right. He sells a good many ribbons; it
is necessary for him to have them; there-
fore, I will keep him away from the ribbon
department until I have sold him every-
thing else that he does not need.

 

1865.

PUTNAM & BROOKS

WHOLESALE

CAN

FRUIT

    
 
 
 

 
 
 

And Major Howitzer lays the plan of cam- |
paign as carefully as though a thousand
lives rather than a thousand dollars were to
to be the result. Old Huckleberry arrives. |
He is a kicking lamb and knows what he >
wants, but, bless your soul, that makes no
difference. He has been looking about, |
and has an idea or two about the fashions, |
but when he leaves the store all these ideas
have vanished. Howitzer will conduct his
lamb to a department, and call up a certain
department salesman who, in his plan of
campaign, is the one thought most able todo |
his part in devouring. The salesman comes
up, and, making a salute, reveals the |

SDOLet

 

secret that he is a military man. ‘“‘I al- |
ways choose a military man, if possible, | 1887
andathin one, if there is any choice. |

Now this man might appear to be of no use
in aregiment, but, to a thoughtful man, |
there are many uses to which this gentle- |
man might be put upon necessity—a ram- |

rod or flagstaff, forexample. Butit is the | PEA NUTS
precision, the order which I value, and, be- |
ing thin, he can easily crawl ~~ ot a state |

P. STEKETEE & SUNS,

DRY GOODS,

AND NOTIONS, |

AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET,

A Specialty

 

 

 

L. D. HARRIS,

W7holesaic Dealer in

 

   

33 NORTH IONIA STREET,
| GRAND RAPIDS,

 

MICH.

 

DO eee a A

 

If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to

'S. HEYMAN & SON, 48 Canal St, Grand Rapids,

 

LEMONS! PURE.

 

| NEW PROCESS STARCH, [S¥==*.

This Starch having the light Starch and Gluten
removed,

One-Third ess

Can be used than any other in the Market.

 

 

  
 
  
 

Manufactured by the

4 VIRMENICH MNFG. CO.

Wactories: Marshalltown, Iowa; Peoria, Ills.

 

Offices at Peoria, Us.
ALE BY

 

FOR S

 

OAT LRAROWAN A UTS EEE

>| Clark, Jewell & Co. [sors

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS,

lmporters and

Wholesale Grocers.

Sole Agents for

Lautz Bros. & Co.'s Celebrated Soaps. |
Niagara Starch Co.’s Celebrated Starch.

‘SLL Ne

 

OYSTERS

 

men if it becomes necessary.’

Old Huckleberry starts on his rounds, |
and he is told, with the most positive as-
surance and in the most solemn manner,
that these goods are the thing, in fact the | }
only thing; and he may say he was heard |
different, but that makes no difference. He |
is informed, in a whisper, that, if he wants |
to be right, ribbons are the only trimmings
for the coming season; and, when he ge ts |
to the trimmings, he will be convinced by |
an eloquence not to beequaled that the rib-*
bon map must haye been misinformed |
about the coming season, and that he re- |
ferred to the last. The button man will |

look with the saddest of eyes upon Old | eS
Huckleberry, when he refuses to buy large '
buttons, QUEEN ANNE,
“Did they tell you, down-stairs, net MICHIGAN,

they were out of date?”

Y il f if that tl TRUE BLUE,
**Y es, anc see for myself tha 1ey |
e are.” CZAR,

and then the button man will cajole) MONDAY,

Huckleberry into looking at ‘“‘just one)
style, which has been re-ordered three | WABASH,
times.” If Huckleberry looks, like St. An- | AND OTHERS.
thony, he is lost.

So Huckleberry goes home. Metaphori- For Quotations address
cally speaking, the lamb has been devoured; |
for he has more goods, by far, than he-
knows what todo with at once, and he |
really does not know what he has exactly, |
but has-a faint idea that something must be |

i right. Rep Inx.

Lock Box 178, GRAND

DETROIT SOAP CO,

DETROIT. MIOFt1..

‘Manufacturers of the ee well-known Brands

SOAPS

MOTTLED GERMAN,
ROYAL BAR,

PHCNIX,

U7.C. HAWKINS, _

iid for Western Michigan.

“Jolly Tar” Celebrated Plug Tobacco,

dark and light. |
Jolly Time” Celebrated Fine Cut To-

bacco. |
rinell, Hayward & Co.’s Roasted

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.

| 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. Satinisetion
‘guaranteed,

25, 27 and 29 Tonia Stand 91, 93, 99, o7 and 59 island wis

Grand Rapids, Mich. |

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SUPERIOR,
MASCOTTE,

 

CAMEO,

RAPIDS, MICH,

F. J. LAMB & CO.

STATE AGENTS FOR

D. D. Mallory & Co.s

DIAMOND BRAND OYSTERS

Also Fruits and Gountry Produce,
FULLER & STOWE COMPANY,

Designers

Engravers and Printers

 

 

Engravings and Electrotypes of Buildings, Machinery, Patented Articles, Portraits,
Autographs, Etc., on Short Notice.

Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading Feature.

Address as above

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

ORDER :
Our Leader Smoking | Our Leader Fine Cut
15c per pound. | 33c per pound.
Our Leader Sherts, Our Leader Cigars,
16c per pound. $30 per M.
The West in the World.

 

Clark, Jewell & Co,

SOLE AGENTS FOR

Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee; and
O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar.”

 

In Ordering a Supply of the

Arctic Baking Powder

Do not forget to ask for

Deaf and Dumb Alphabet Rules
also Comic Cards for Adver-
tising.

 

 

—

 

 

 

 

Has now STOOD THE TEST
TEN YEARS, and has always
given entire satisfaction. It
has never been connected with
any schemes to help its sale,
but has enjoyed a steadily in-
creasing demand each year.

 

POWDER

Arctic Manufacturing Co., Grand Rapids,

SOLE PROPRIETORS.

 

THE HOME YEAST CAKE

Absolutely the Best and Purest ev Purest ever put upon the Market.

SELUS on rts MERITS.

The Home Yeast Cakes are put up in two sizes ‘tonal ages) cartons.

No. 1.

Large size, 36 pac kages, or cartons, per ease, $1.50.
No. 2. as

Smaller ‘* 1.00.
——-MANUFACTURED BY——

TH HOME YEAST CAKE C0. 26 & 28 River St., Chica

28 River St. Chicago, il

. B.---Ask your wholesale grocer for the HOME YEAST c AKE,

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The Michigan Tradesiae.

Bang Away.

First be sure you’re in the right,
In whate’er you wish to do,
Even though you have to fight
All the world to push it through:
Then bang away.

 

 

Let no feeling of dismay
Overpower your single aim,
Lest the world may truly say
To success you hav eno claim:
So bang away.

Fate disdains a coward heart,
So do you, I dare to say;
Let that never be your part;
Whether work or whether play:
Bang away.

_——_—>--
The Battle Creek Grocers Take a New
Lease of Life.

When the Retail Grocers’ Association of
Battle Creek was organized, six weeks ago,
only about half the grocers of the city join-
ed the body. Several ineffectual attempts
were made to secure the co-operation of the
remainder, but it was not until President
Rowell had come to the conclusion that the
Association must go ahead or go to pieces that
the necessary co-operation was secured.
Mr. Rowell decided to give the other gro-
cers of the city an opportanity to set them-
selves aright by calling a general meeting,
as follows:

BATTLE CREEK, April 25, 1887.

Your presence isearnestly desired at the
meeting of the Retail Grocers’ Association
of Battle Creek, to be held Wednesday
evening next, at A. O. U. W. hall, over
Peters’ hardware store.

BE. A. Stowe, Secretary of the State Or-
ganization, and officers from the Kalamazoo
Association will be present and address the

meeting.

If we are to have an organization of this
character in this city, now is the time to
eome forward and complete the organiza-
tion. Wehave encouraging reports from
all over the State where these organizations
exist, and we trust you will not withhold
your presence from this most important
meeting in the life of our Association.

Very respectfully,
GrEO. H. ROWELL, Pres.

The meeting was well attended by repre-
sentatives of the grocery trade of Battle
Creek and brief addresses were made by
Messrs. Scoville and Davis, of Kalamazoo,
and the editor of Tur TRADESMAN. Mr.
Seoville’s presentation of the advantages
secured through united effort at Kalamazoo
were particularly lucid and convincing and
Mr. Davis’ statements relatiye to the efficacy
of thecollection blanks were not without ef-
fect. Messrs. Rowell and Parker had al-
ready used the Blue Letter to good advan-
tage anda knowledge of its benefits was
thereby instilled in the minds of every one
present.

The sentiment being unanimeusly in fa-
vor of continuing the organization, the
President called for the names of those
who wished to join the Association, which
resulted in twelve accessions, as follows:
Judd & Keys, N. Retallick, J. M. Joy, Sim-
mons & Young, Henry Herns, Will Dum-
phey, Clark & Son, Stanley & Spoon, W.
G. Murphy, Leon & Jennings, J. F. Halla-
day, Austin & Godsmark.

The resignation of Secretary Hoxie was
received and aceepted and John P. Stanley
elected to fill the vacancy.

The following Committees were elected:

Executive—President, Secretary, Thomas
Jennings, R. C. Parker, J. C. Halladay.

Trade Interests—H. E. Merritt, N. E.
Retallick, Eugene Reynolds.

Business—John F, Halladay, Chas. Aus-
tin, J. W. Landes.

The A. O. U. W. hall was engaged for
the meetings of the Association. The Sec-
retary was requested to ask the local papers
to print the constitution and by-laws in full,
as a matter of news.

On motion of R. C. Parker,
thanks was tendered Messrs. Davis, Seo-
ville and Stowe for their encouragement
and advise, and the meeting adjourned.

The Association now includes nearly
every grocer in the place and the members
are confident they can paddle their canoe
in the future.

no a a

Grand Rapids Grocers to Talk Picnic.

The Retail Grocers’ Association has never
yet held a picnic, but so many have _ pro-
nounced themselves in favor of such an in-
novation that it has been decided to bring
itup at the meeting this evening, which
promises to be interesting in other respects
as well, as the following announcement
would indicate:

GRAND RAPips, May 2, 1887.

Dear Sin—Be sure and be present at the
regular meeting of the Association on Tues-
day evening, May 3. Heman G. Barlow has
prepared an interesting address on ‘‘Un-
healthy Tendencies in the Grocery Busi-
ness” and Edward Telfer will be prepared
to test all samples of ginger brought to the
meeting, for purity and strength. Willie and
Elinor Marston will render several musical
selections during the evening. The Enter-
tainment Committee has also other inter-
esting features promised, which it hopes to
present at the same meeting.

E. A. Stowe, See’y.
Don’t forget to bring samples of ginger.

The Association has extended an invita-
tion to E. S. Kells, Superintendent of the
Excelsior Refining Co., at Cleveland, to
meet with the Association at some future
meeting and analyze such samples of illum-
inating oi] as may be brought in by the
members. Mr. Kelis will probably accept
the invitation for the first meeting in June.

nnn
The Grocery Market

Business is good, in all the term implies.
Sugar remains about the same. Coffee's
continue to advance, the manufactures of
package goods, having advanced their price
Xe. Riceisa little firmer. Some of the

a vote of

 

popular brands of plug tobacco have been
reduced two cents.

 

COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Apples—Good truit is scarce, readily bring-
ng $3@$3.50 per bbl. Fancy, $4.

Ruta Bagas—$1 # bbl.

Beans—Looking up. Country hand - picked
are held at $1 #@bu.,and city picked are in
fair demand at $1.25.

Beets—4ie ® bu.

Butter—Creamery is in good demand at 26¢.
Dairy is slow sale and weak at 18@18e.

Cabbages—$1.00 8% doz. New, $4.50 per crate

Carrots—35e % bu.

Celery—No good stock in warket.

Cheese—Fall stock of Michigan full cream is
firm at 18%@l4e.

Cider—I2%e ® gal.

Cucumbers—$1. #8 doz.

Dried Apples—Evaporated, 13c #% ib; quarter-
ed and sliced, 6@7c ® bb.

Dried Peaches—Pared, l4c.

Egys—Jobbers are paying 10c and selling
for lle.

Honey—Good demand at 10@18ce.

Hay—Baled is moderately active at $14
per ton intwoand five ton lots and $13 in
car lots.

Lettuce—lic # 1b.

Maple Sugar—l0c # Ib.

Onions—Old stock, 85c. ® bu.
$2.75 per crate. Spring, 20c # doz.

Parsley—25c ® doz

Peas—$1 # 44 bu.

Potatoes—Shippers are paying70c for Bur-
banks and White Star, and ‘5c for Rose
and Hebron.

Pop Corn—2K%e # b.

Pieplant—ic # b.

Parsnips—blc # bu.

Rutabagas—$1 # bbl.

Radishes—30-35e @ doz.

Spinach—7ic# bu.

Strawberries—30c ® qt.

String Beans—$1.75 ® box.

Tomatoes—$1.50 ® box.

Vegetable Oysters—25c #8 doz.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—Steady. City millers pay 78 cents
for Laneaster and 75 for Fulse and Clawson.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 45¢ in 100 bu.
lots and 40¢ in carlots.

Oats—W hite, 36c in small lots and 30@:
car lots.

Rye—48@50c #8 bu.

Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 ® cwt.

Flour—No change. Patent,$4.80% bbl.in sacks
and $5.00 in wood. Straight, $4.00 #8 bbl. in
sacks and $4.20 in wood.

Meal—Bolted, $2.40 ® bbl.

Mill Feed—Screenings, $13 ® ton. Bran, $15
#@ ton. Ships, $15 ® ton. Middlings, $16 # ton.
Corn and Oats, $17 # ton.

Bermudas,

gle in

PROVISIONS.

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

EO RO cinch io especie ce sec ees ease 17 50
Short OT NR on icsy sence cc eeeret ue 16 50
Extra clear pig, short cut......... ... .... 17 50
BEREP COB, TOAVY,. «oo os one oe cto sss ans cece 17 50
Clear quill, short out................2.....- 17 50
Boston clear, short cut.............0.00+.5. 17 50
Clear back, short Cut.............s-e0ccer00> 17 50
Standard clear, short cut, best............ 17 50
DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.
Long Clears, WOR voi ccase ssc ceses 834
mobi pices ehecksias sen” 8%
” RU socks ees esks tases 834
Short Clears, ~ eel DS peaceoeeeececreets 9
do. PROT oo oc coe s esas oss 9
do. BEN og coe beck c ccc eee ss 9
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Hams, average Oe a ie es 12
TJ FO A es ce arate a) at 12 %
“ “44 B20 10 DDS, 2. ccs oe cn cas 1234
OP MUU cece ac eee cee 9
.” Ppeb MODBINBS, yo ook eos aes ciclo s 11
ORNS rk ce ince cee cbeea cca wee 8%
* RWIS go csc c een eee a cay eon ee 9
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................4. 10%
Dried Beef, mn ou 10
” MMM VOICOBc. .: oko. ise ieee ces 13
LARD.

EIR ee ee. 74
Oe RMS NTS os ai es 738
LARD IN TIN PAILS.

3D Pails, 20 in B CABC.............-.005- 8

B® Pats, 12 1h BGCOBO, 5. ss nen scans oe os es 7X

10 ® Pails. 6 in 8 CASE .........05-2+05-- 1%

20 ib Pails, 4 pailsin case............... 738
BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 bs........ 8 50
BRORBIONE AUN os) ok is oceans 11 50
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

Pork BAUBAQG.....,.0.0.-0000+550 Sec bekees os 7%

Ham Sausage............... Soc ceees dls sees a

MOTUS FOMUIBR on 8 soo sk he oa ok ok od ons

PORN OOIT BAMBREO.... 2 cence cces esses sa 8

PRU RRUIBRIO. oon ae ccs peso coos scesanesies 6

BOlOGTB, BUPRIMDL...... 2050-2 rn00o0 0000 ee )

Bologna, thick................ Seek ok ee sbeccas 6

PROBE CORB. soos ods cece essence sss boeuae 6
PIGS’ FEET.

MWe MTT TEM os ook oh nb eb as eh ba eden 8 00
BU) CUIMTEDE DRTTOIG. . no. kine cee nessa seces- 1 65
OYSTERS AND FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
OYSTERS.
PEO WOE COO ooo oe ds oak ee avec 38
5 OBL 00. 6 BRIRCIB, .. oo. ks cos oe ee eos 35
PMO nk os nk a es eee ce 25
FRESH FISH.
ROU TOT og oe ck pi cio cas ehh sens pees cons 10
RAM TU os oc ioc oc enc cose ck ease eeu se be ones 4
ON ios ckee kode ssdecoceeees ea +
WWRILOVON TIKG.. oo. oo ao ec eis cea ase 7
SON OID: oo Seinen esi cs bebueeeeendaes 7
PRN i ase ke oes os be ed ocean 6
Minton, GINOMOI. Coo ss ch aeeecue senses 8
MNOTET co pe he ee sk oe ie oe kee eee ees 9
ENDURE, UTA. oak oo cco oe ero scons hc cs ees> 10
MY MRUON a iw acs vibeses seua cae 9
WY MAREOTIGT, GIRO. oo oe ok oe ck cee cs 10
HIDES, PELTS AND FURS.
Perkins & Hess pry as follows:
Green ....8 b 5%@ a Calf skins, green
Part cured... 7 @%%|_ or cured..
Fulleured.... 7%@ 8 |Deacon skins,
Dry hides and # piece..... 20 @50
“re eee as 8 G12
SHEEP PELTS.

Old wool, estimated washed # b...... 25 @26
OA os oy oo io os os ee hoo sk ne is css 3 @3%
WOOL.

Fine washed 8 ib 25@26|Coarse washed. ae
Meili. ...,..... 27@30| Unwashed ios 2-8
FURS.

a ns a is ioe och ae ces bncbass 10 00@25 =

BOO og ois occ ices ses sana 4 00@ 6 00
ROBE iis on ods cen sk os cee he odes che 75@ 1 00
WU oie oe 50@ 75
House Cat........- tiie esee ee use ahh 1@ 20
Be oes ce ected sean 1 0@ 1 50

We I noe oo oe se oe 8 00@ 5 0

FAD oh ve cote cape ene cies ce 1 00@ 1 25
SUT 8 is ga co ok ps 4 00@ 8 00
RU ib ns cea eds es 0 sss Saw 3 00@ 6 00
BN ee as i ok a 200 6
PUNE a on oc ee oc iv ecde nk 75@ 1 00
OUR cok sie se ih 5 00@ 8 00
WO ecco hes Bc a e 90
SONI cae cae babe ok envebecas : §
UO oa is ose es ke ee 2 once 3 00
Diesel, WIL: oo ok. 6 oes Sooo ceesewe @ i2

* OA cee eas 06@ 08
, TR ak obs 5 ooh oo oo ae bk @ 16

SPORY, WO. eke ee, 5@ 2

These prices are for prime skins only.

OILs,
ILLUMINATING.
WY BCOY WANED isos oc ese neces so ieeksn th 18%
Michigan Test...... .... blades eeaced- beau WY
PORSUMANUNG So ois sss ns ecdee sieeve Ji besepses cuee _ 24
BREW Sooo fea oi la pede cue es bb eialee se ee
LUBRICATING.
MPAB OUND. ik i os sens oes cours vcd nese ,---ll%
Cato! CHUNGEL: 0.655. 26 62 osc ckorscebes 2+ OOM
PEOGOE CPG. ooo os bcc ccc coo So ccw sas ence 31%
RSPR MONE. gis os bose ses vw snsvccsens 26%
Eldorado Engine............. isa dedessneese 28
Peerless Machinery....... a eG ESPN cea cece. 20
Challenge Machinery.................00.000- 19
PRT OTIIO oc ia bo ob os kao kha beh tho tok edeteeies 20%
Black, Summer, West Virginia............. 9
Black, 256° to 30° ........... fei ghueusnuess be 10
Black, 15> Oe Rae ici ceee eas Seiwa dsag ee ll
ONG. sa cease ge oade ees des eskousus -- 12%
FIELD SEEDS.

Clover, mammoth.......,....scecese0% ‘ 25@4 50

ca ET EEE 7 4 25@4 50
Timothy, prime............00ssc05 ..---1 90@2 00

 

CROCERS’ REFRIGERATORS,

Manufactured by

O. M. WHITMAN & CO.,

99 Bristol Street. - BOSTON, MASS,

 

AGENTS—A. Flesch, 118 Randolph St.,

Chicago, Ill.
William a Morgan, 215 Duane S8t., N. Emil
Albany, N. Y. Gardiner Bros., St. Augustine, Fla.

FRESH FISH

Bought and Sold by
FRANK J. DETTENTHALER,

117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids.
je" Oysters the Year Around _g?

ORGANIZATION QUTEITS,

 

 

Full outfits ‘for the 6 Cottscton Depart-
ment ofa Business Men’s Association, con-
taining all the late improvements, supplied
to order for $13. The outfit comprises:

1,060 “Blue Letter’? Notification Sheets,
for member's use.

500 Copyrighted Record Blanks,

500 Association Notification Sheets, and

500 Envelopes.

Money can be sent by draft,
or express order.

Fuller & Stowe Company,
49 Lyon Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich.

post-office

 

The universal sale of ‘‘Tansill’s Punch”
5-cent cigar is proof of its extraordinary
merit. The live dealer will always avail
himself of an opportunity to make money.
The ‘Tansill’s Punch” is unquestionably
the most profitable cigar to handle, as dem-
onstrated by the testimony of their numer-
ous agents located in every state and terri-
an —New ose: coker Grocer.

Wienert,

 

 

THE NEW

Noap Company.

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

” Fleadlight

AND

Little Daisy.

Botn 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 Soay C0,

Dissolution of Copartnership.

 

Notice is hereby given that the firm of Fred.
D. Yale & Co. is hereby dissolved by mutual
eonsent. Fred. D. Yale retiring, and that all
accounts due said firm must be paid to Daniel
Lynch, and all debts owing by said firm will
be paid by Daniel Lyneh.

Dated Grand Rapids, Mich., April 12, 1887.

Frep D. Yau E,
DANIEL LYNCH.

l hereby give notice that, having purchased
the interest of Fred D. Y ale, in the late firm of
Kred D. Yale & Co., I will continue the extract
business at the old stand, 40 and 42. South Di-
vision street, under the firm name of Fred.
D. Yale & Co.

Dated Grand Rapids, Mich.. April 12, 1887,

Iss-3t DANIEL Ly NCH.
Parties in want should

ChE \ write to or see the

GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED (9.

71 CANAL STREET

 

We carry o full tine of
Seeds of every variety,
both for field and garden.

 

¢ AINSWORTH & C0.

Are placing their wool buyers for
the season. Any town not represent-
ed by a buyer would do well to ad-
dress the above at 82 South Division
Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

FRUITS

 

 

A.D. SPANCIER & Go.

GGT al COMMISSION

PRODUCE, NUTS, BERRIES, ETC.

prcilal

Consignments Solicited.

200 and 202 North Washitgton Ave., Fast Saginaw, Mich.

 

ABSOLUTE SPICES

Ana

Absolute Baking Powder.

100 pr cent. Pure.

Manufactured and sold only by

ED, TELFER, Grand Rapids.

 

OLD BARRELS

Setting abouta store are unsightly, besides the pro-
jecting nails on them are dangerous to clothing.
enterprising grocer realizes the value of handsome and

convenient fixtures, and to meet this demand the

WooLson SPICE Co., of Toledo, Ohio, have designed &

their

The fogs

ion Coffee Cabinet,|

 
   
 
  
  
  
 

ss a n Sy
SY = y

Of which the accompanying cut gives but a partial Ne

idea. In this cabinet is packed 120 one-pound package
of Lion Coffee, and we offer the goods at a price
enabling the grocer to secure these cabinets without
cost to himself. They are made air-tight, tongued and
grooved, beautifully grained and varnished, and are
put together in the best possible manner. Complet
set of casters, with screws, 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,
dred other articles. Further, they take up no more
floor room than a barrel,
unsightly things in a store.

 

   

per.

Lion Coffee.

 

 

 

 

 

 

In every package.
for a cabinet filled with LION COFFEE.

  
  
  
        
  
  
 
  
   
   
  
  
   
 
   

bread, and a hun Ling

and do away with these @
For price-list of Lion B
Coffee in these cabinets, see price-current in this pa-#
Read below what we say as to the quality of @

This Coffee Cabinet Given Away.

A GOOD ‘aca

Is ALWAYS possible when a good cup of cof-
fee is served.
COFFEE to
cure this result to them.
is alwa
true merit;

Java and Rio.
— tight packages; roasted,
net weight, and is never sold in bulk.

The grocer who sells LION
his trade ean invariably se-
LION COFFEE
ys uniform; contains strength; flavor and
is a suecessful blend of Mocha,

Packed only in one-pound air-
but not ground; full

A Beautiful Picture Card

We solicit a sample order

For sale by all Wholesale Grocers every-

1 where, and by the

Woolson Spice Co.

92 to 108 Oak St., Toledo, Ohio.

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ROWS i cc , Sb Paragon ...........2 10
ROP 6. i.e ke 90|/Paragon 25 tb pails. 80
i Diamond X........ 60|Fraziers, 25 ib pails.1 25 |
reeodoe:; 4:dot....3.: 2 50 |
BAKING POWDER.
Acme, \ i Deane. 3 doz. CBSO... sere eee eee 85
ee Oe aes ack ed es 1 60
. 2 > . : = vag ee eS ee ae 8 00
“ Bulk PG eee cee lyse Stace e es 25
Princess, Me oo igs denen hs nee 1 2
148 Pied eh ha eNcs sw Ck bas Cea Ae ea OO 2 25
“* ee ce ok eg e ae can 4 25
’ ii ccs ay cach anus 28
Arctic, % tb cans, 6 doz. case............... 45
” Ly " 4 OR a edocs de kes 75
° “ 2 es ec ee dees s 1 40
- 1 ” 2 aay ess 2 40
5 a. 1 ae aes 12 00
Victorian, 1 bb: ‘CANS, ( (all) 2 Oe... ca. 2 00
TOAD, oo oe ca cc ca as ns Sacsuues 15
BLUING
TO a aoc ea ka ca aias, doz. 25
op A OE: Sa IE I ene doz. 45
BO © OM nec ba cs oc ee cas oo 35
Taguid, § 02. .. 4 .5.5...- eo esatea us 65
be POULO © OFicc os dithk 8 oy cn coc coe cesens o exces 3 50
Arctic 8 02Z...... Mk ceca vos eba wae aus se dae 7 20
I i ee cs cance wk cape case see 12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box bua gavabele cass cease 2 00
MEO TN nice de wcenceee 3 00
Arctie No.3 " aay ce eases 4 00
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hird... os... 1 75!Common Whisk. . 90
No. 1 Hurl....2 00@2 25| Fancy Whisk...... ‘1 00
No. 2Carpet.. a bawauas DE ck banca cece 3°75
Wo. 1} Carpet......., 2 50 Warehouse ........ 2%
Parlor Gem........ 3 Ou
CANNED FISH.
Clams, | ib, Little PRO eo bea ca aes 110
@lam Chowder, G1)... ........ eon eee 215
Cove Oysters, iN ® standards.............- 90
Cove Oysters, 2 ib standards............. 1%
Lobsters, 1 ib picnic see as hee ces l %
Lobsters, 2 DT Or 8 eco ee ease 2 65
LOvsterH. | BIG oi... o ce ees cos ccc e ses 2 00
Lobsters, Ms 53 00
Mackerel, 1 fresh standards............ 1 45
Mackerel, 5 ib fresh standards............ 5 25
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 b........... 3 50
Mackerel,’ hin Mustard..............00:- 3 50
MAOKOGrO), 5: SOUSOG. 22... cc es. ca cess ee 3 50
Salmon, 1 mh Columbi& river............... 1 70
Salmon, 2 f Columbia river............... 3 00
BATACINES, GOMEBLIC WS... .. .. 0. ccc cc cece 6@7T
Sardines, domestic 148................006 1W@12
Sardines, Mustard 4s..................... 9@11
Sardines, imported 38.................... 12@13
Pert. GW DPOOR... oc ceess cannes 4 00
CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, gallons, standards................ 3 25
Blackberries. standards................... 80
Cherries, red standard.................... 1 10
PR ia cco clase 1 00
Hoe Pins, Standards *........ sce nsecess 11
MORON TION oo va ok sean ne wean cas 85
Green Gages, standards 2 ........ bececcl ek
Peaches, Extra Yellow ............ tae 1
PORGNOG, STRTIGALGG. . 0... cc csc nce c ne esce 1 55
go a 1 45
iin ac cece eka was 1 10
Pineapples, standards. ..........-...cccees 1 35
as acc insane ccccdues us 115
Raspberries, extra......... eee es 1 25
_ WOO a a, 1 35
POU gs ch ns os nce saunas eos 1 20
ORICON ook cece cen tec ca sces 80
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster HOY... . 5.65... scene: 2 00
Beans, Lima, standard..............4....- 75
Beans, Stringiess, Brié,.................-. 90
Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. ia
Corn, Archers TrODDy.................0.6 1 10
Doe Gore... ke, cake 1 65
ee ee ee
OP Be ae ka
ee a 1 20
OD Oe cu a cee. 1 35
Oe EN ee ie lee 1 50
OY a oa is aac bucs 1 00
Mm ew PrOCGSe |. iii isis 115
Oo PORRORE oo A ea eee : 10
ene, Preven oc 1 50
Peas, @xira. marrotat.......<.......6.;. 1 wer. -
WORE, BONO eo che ceca es
si Early UGG, BORDA... 23. i 26s. 5. 1 s@1 75
_ uy ee ce a, 2 00
” “Previoh Oxten Gme.......1...... a v0
Mushrooms, exira fine....... oe 20 00
Pump rin. hm GOWen............5.....5--. 1 00
mmecotesn. SIANOATC. ..............-...-> 8U0@1 30
a als os cede caus 1 00
Tomatoes, standard brands............... i 10
CHEESE.
Migiiaan full. CPOEQM...... 2.20.5 .0 506. 1I84%@l4
Wore State, AGMO. ..............-.. . @
CHOCOLATE.
Ww ilbur’s Premium. -35| German Sweet....... 2
Sweet...... 25| Vienna Sweet ....... 22
ai B kf tCocoa 46 Baker's .............. 37
“ Cocoa-theta 42) Runkles’ ............. 35
- Vanilla Bar 28|
COCOANUT.
OOM Bcc cues hl van taaeses @25
+f pe A a @26
“ Me ace awe. @27
- is in tin, WU is cascade coe @27%
26 Me Me a. Q@28%
a A Ee @23%
iy ee ee seas O24
7 NO aca vaa @2A4%
PEMMAtUAM, PALB.. 6 oo... oo nc os onc eenss @2
Peerless @18
ee @15
Se .
60 Ibs 100 ~ 300 bs
TO as cece sc ceice 215%
Lion, in cabinets...... galkeswase 22%
xX oe eT erg! 221%, 22 22
PO oo oa vc vn kak cases ce ene 2244 22 2134
PONE Boo one oe ce ccc basics, 21%
PO in cc ces ues enon ess 2134
EE a A 2134
German, in DiNs.............00cs 22
Me cls ceed chee, 21%
WN a lie 20% 20%
Meee. 213%, 20% 20%
PEO a ak cee 18 18 18
COFFEES.
Green. | Roasted.
Bie. tT: Ge Rio......:.... 19 @29
Golden Rio...17 @I18 ‘Golden Rio.. @20
Pantos. ....... 17 @i0 |Santos............. 21
Maricabo..:....:.. 18 |Maricabo.......21@23
d2Va ,... @20 Jay POs ca a: .28@29
O. G. Java...... 25@27 |0.G.Java....29 @30
TRGOOM oa sees 23 |Mocha... .... 2% @28
CORDAGE.
60 foot Jute..... 100 [50 foot Cotton....1 60
72 foot Jute ..... 125 |60 foot Cotton....1 7
40 Foot Cotton....1 50 2

 

Groceries.

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

PLPALPL LSA

 

 

 

 

 

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

AXLE GREASE.

 

       

 

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\72 foot Cotton. ...2 00
CRACKERS. AND SWEET GOODS.
< 8

X XX) tb
Kenosha TOP ak coe: 6%
Seymour Butter... ........... 5
Butter rene Ges nae es ki 5
Faney Butter... .4. i... .4.. 4%
Be OOVBLOP. on. noe oes ci wb ecu e ose ee 5
ON oon ads iin ccc e ss 5
BONO OVGLCE. . oa c5cscncc cess .» «646
POROCY BOG. aie case ceckcecces 5
Mee OG. , 4. 2 2, ie oes: TMs
POE co cas ade hee cto es oe ms 54%
a cies 7
ORION ee ie diss ace es « 7
Graham....... bude tact vanes 8
OAT TERRE sac icc ee kek cccocees 8
Pretzels, hand-made........... 11%
BVCUIONE oo reed ie sheds cs ess ce 9%
POO oo coke ck wets cece 16%
RiOWION CROOM. ow. cece cca ccc ices a 8
EE OPO ccc cake nnseece 7 8
WPEOGIOR OCPOGE oo. ices eens case. 8%
Ginger GAsne.................. 7 8
No. 1 Ginger Snaps........... oF
LL@MION BMADS. . oo... <5 os cece cece 12%
CHTOG COROR .. cave vece ce dccswae 8
BiOMAON WALKS. . 2... 6.5. cence : 13%
EPPO oe ecw aa Vac aces 11%
Extra Honey Jumbles......... 12%
Frosted Honey Cakes......... 13%
Oren GoM... e. ca boc ne oc css 138%
Bagleys Gems...............6. 13%
MORO CRROG ce. ik. ceeeencss 12%
he DE OOS. och ac cac bee 8%
DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN.
OI Bene c ds eee kh cg seed aves cs 19 @ 2
OG aoe oc cn die cede tas 6 @ 6%
Lemon Peel...... Wed Geile ak band au ena e @ 14
RPP POO ak Seek hi ce oe Wa Fe bl nds @ 4
Prunes, French, 60s.................... @10
- PPONGINS COR, bi bcs cack de ae 4850 @ 38
af meen. GOR cis. bi cos @ 6
i OD ong ok oc ccc de esas @ 54
“e TON ig oo oo nos ceca ce 5
Raisins, Dehesia.................. .....d 50@5 00
Raisins, London Layers........... ot @2 10
Raisins, California ‘* ....... Se aa ‘1 50@1 90
Raisins, Loose Muscatels.............. 1 40@1 56
Raisins, Ondaras, 28s............ ..... 84@ 8%
Raisins, Sultanas...................... 8. @ 8%
Raisins, Valencia, new..... A eye vans . @6
Raisins, Imperials............ viskansie Oe On

 

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FISH. PLUG.
We a og bake eek ek Laced Cages oak h@5'% | Eye Opener.......... 25|Blue Blazes......... 26
Cod, boneless. . Seu ehahaa cis de eees 54%@6% | Pauper .............. BUICODOGLE 0.0. cc cccceds Bh
ee. Lea 84@ 9% | Peach Pie............ Bt) Jupiter. ele ce 25
herring, round, 4 DDi.... 2.6... 6. cae. @2 Ww | Star wislee ung SI Cn 22
Herring ,round, % bbl.................... 1 %5 | Old Solder............37/Splendid ........|... "38
Herring, Holland, MPN oo oo hae nceaa es 11 00 CCG once kic cece Sifted Vox............. 40
Herring, Holland, kegs................. 7i@ 80 | Corner Stone. .......34 Big Drive....... ae
PO, ai ona ce cece icsd, «oancsss i7@18 | Sealping Knife......34 Chocolate Cream... .40
Macke rel, shore, No. 1, % ie, 20 00 | Sam Boss............ 84:Nimrod .....  s
me ie 8. 8c0 |Next ......... ......20/Big FiveCenter...._. 3
‘a ie “ 3 250 | Jolly Time........,..32)Parrot a ee
7 : No. 3, % bols.. coakccest-@ Ot BROCOENO ......4,. < Aen 35
Sardines, spiced, %s bee 4A eceeeece 10@ 12 | rack Bird........... 52) Black Prince.........35
Trout, is Be 50 | Live and Let Live...32'Black Racer...) |’ *'35
| dick aa ac,  LGpeeeer......... 28 Climax 42
WN i se RI oko oo bc none uae ecueee, 750 | Rig Nig vee ‘ieee to 39
Whita. No.1 18 & Wits... 110 | Spear ae Horse Shoe...) .°°:37
White, No. 1, 10 » WO ed cos cess was ] 00 rr. Y. Wacko ce ces WiViegs 2 34
White, Family, % WG se 3 75 Spri ing Chicken ....06) Merry Ve... =
MR a os, 75 Eclipse baeaeec 30\Ben Franklin....... |; 32
FLAVORING EXTRACTS. | Furkey...............30)/ Moxie .......... 2.0. Ot
Lemon. Vanilla. | &: We GR cos co cess cacenceh OG OMGM..........| 32
Jennings’ D.C.,202.......... ®@doz.100 16 | bark......... | ......22!Musselman’s Corker.30
MF OM oss dec) gc ie 156 263\|. : “SMOKING

“ Oe Sm 6 Oe VOM, oso. ices MAW ONO coi. cise,

‘“ Wee 3 50 5 00 Oar Leader.......... DOE 451001 a

“ * No.2 Taper. ee 1 25 1 % Oe WOE, cbc, 30 me 4... 30

“ “ Kos ie ae OS eens 27|Eight Hours....._|"|2:

. «4 Pint, round. Nakane 450 9 00| Navy Clippings......26 Lucky 2.0.0... 30

“ Ce 900 18 09 | Leade Dees eeeeeeeeees 15 Two Nickel. _ «<

. * No.3 panel.......... 110 1% nee RRC... +0 0040 3) Duke's Durham. :-. 40

“ TS dheksdenss SM GO Aer ttre este “5 Green Corn Cob Pipe 26

No. 10 eo, 4 25 7 00 Old Par aa Oks heehee enue 40 WR ce 16
MATCHES. Arthur 8 Choice..... 2 Rob Roy be bads caang.. 4
Grand Haven, No. 8, square................. 95 | Hed Pox. ............. 26 Unele Sam.....2...": 27
Grand Haven, No 9, Square, 3 — Por ol aa 26 Lumberman ........ .25
Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor.............. 1 7% | Gold Block........... 30 Railroad Boy... 3b
Grand Haven, No. 300, ae 2 25 | Seal of Grand Rapids | Mountain Rose... .., 18
Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 150 |... (cloth)............ 25 Home Comfort....... 25
Oshkosh, No. 2 a. o...., 1 00 | Miners and Puddlers.28 Old Rip.........0 00... 60
wns... 1 50 | Peerlese ............. #4 Seal of North Caro-
Oe os. ng | Standard ............. 20) _ -ina, 2 OZ........... 43
Richardson’s No.8 square.................. 1 09 | Old Tom.............. 20 Seal of North Caro-
Richardson’sNo.9 do. .................. 159 | 10m & Jerry......... me 6 4O8 .......... 48
Richardson's No. 7%, round................. 1 00 | JOker.................25/Seal of North Caro-
Bichardeon' bho. dao .................. 1 50 | Traveler ............. sd Hs ge Reh yg PE 45
WY OMGL ONE ee heer gel ies is aeedes ss. 1 15 pt feat aaass +s <ese: 20'Seal of North Caro-
' ickwick Club....... 40, _lina, 16 oz boxes... .42
a Ss T 4 ses
iaten |. on ar " i 16@18 | Nigger Head. --+++..26 King Bee, longeut.. .22
Cuba Baking :..0.000000 00000 ges | Gorman 2000000005 Saying sis
Porto Rico. "34@30 | = ~~ vette eee ees WI GAP os co. secs 32
New Orleans, ‘good. tated este ye * 28@3s | ae y Dew. 7 oe Seal a
New Orleans, choice... He as ccs i eaee 44@50 Cc aa 1's Ck ica || 5) Red Clover. ......... oe
New Orleans, fancy binges Gh l ces. 52@55 | On ee es = S\Good Luck...........26
“% ee a trees He ee n Bee. at hesctaee UY 6c, ee
OATMEAL ROLLED OATS pee = ‘SNOFF
g we » } > & =r :
Mus c-yeus? isan < 0” Muse ens no Lo rillard’s one ean Gentlemen. . Ae 72
te. »« > | “ ice F ATF
enses 2 25@3 25) + cases 2 256325 Gail Ax’ ee ea @ 4
Mediu PICKLES. of Rappee..... ioc 6 (ee
i a as cece. @7 00 | Railroad Mills Seoteh............ @ 45
a 8... @4 00 | Lotzbeck .......... . ale
i ins, @B8 50 a se
et @4i % | dapan ordimary.............. 82
PIPES. wana tele ta gcdd.............. : : bee
ne
papensae Clay, No. 216, 3 gross..... .. @2 00 a. =m ey ' a «+o
mported Clay, No. 216, 24% gross...... @1 %5 | vy al ght che octal a le alate HO20
amaviaass OE. Bi eccek. : — aaa. 3 33 anu aT son. ee aaas
RICE. ba ee. amit oe eee . dBW
Choice Carolina..... 6% BW lev cace, 5 tomar Er CU et a SASS tena sea aed is SSDGIS@EC
Prime Carolina..... oo ae 5% —* ws KDW
Good Carolina...... 4% Rangoon....... @A'% VINEGAR, “
Good Louisiana..... ® |Broken. ..... & Gow | White Wine.............._.. “a 0 gr.
1 A es Big Cider . a
SALER ATUS. : : 44646 G0 66 denen (
DeLand’s pure..... 54 |Dwight’s ............5 York State Apple. ....... 1) 16
" - 4 8.
CUNO ... 1... 5 |Sea Foam...........5% | Bath Brick ir MISCELLANEOU
Taylor’s G. M.......56 |Cap Sheaf...........5 ’ do we Ameria a eames =
in¢ less in 5 box Lots, cae ee nt teeoesess en
ALT. BS, 4 6446 044646818 60 4b de ck Ds
60 Pocket, F F Dairy. Geta ee ky scqnce 2 15 - ro 1 a ae po
ae Pooket. 8s, 2 10 | Comdaneed Mi Manis toa 90
ee eat ir nnne ees 3 3s ponte ged TERN, ae 1 hyend ........ @i 70
Saginaw OF FENO soic lasses: 1% |¢@ ee [ae vilnenledubtiulemmeaseeah Gs
i. aii ~) pa a $46 6466 w ddd ba anes cusec ces @it
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. Deee...... su ( ho - 2 Bt ieovsa °° *"*S a2
Ashton. English, dairy, 4 bu. bags. 315 vera cig ea . FOROS... ucerererees 35
Higgins’ English dair y bu. bags...... 75 a — * va ee Se
oon oe: % bu. — settee eee =) | Gum, Rubber Dd oe, RE Son,
Ww arsaw, Dairy, bu, bags... HAI 40 aaa Babbe . 200 lumps. , Osis
ea 2) A ey ee a ae aie S035
" cei a . Hominy, SO Gs 00
WOrieta,  WNR s io ies ees @2 00 wei - 30 PALS... -eeeernreeeeeneee S @ 5%
Pepper § Saue CG POG AIA... ..,........ @ 10} peas, an a haa 8 sues Ka —
Pepper Sauce. green ieee eau ha acces @ 380| peas, Split tens a oh a. @1 1 -
Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... @1 2% Bandas Ke ah epares oe @3
Pepper Sauce, green, _— une Nees Gl 50 | powder, % Kee... | oe es G5 00
Catsup, Tomato, pints.. sscseeeees @ | Sage Br rie stineeeesenivesiae ee
Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............! CMa ae at esas ins @ i
Halford Sauce, pints.................. @s ieee eee etesee 6S
Halford Sauce, 4% pints... 1.0 2262.), @2 20 2 it APACARAHS SHS SESIICC+Ks 4eeeeend 4: @%
SOAPS, aes
Fo 3 85 Extra Chicago Fam- CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS,
Master ....... ar v0 ily .. : 2 94 Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:
New Process, 1 D..3 8 Napkin. Wows bux cages me re . STICK.
New Process, 3 1b..3 06 ee 45 Standard, Pemucree.............,.... 84E 9
Aome, bars........ 3 55|White Marseilies..5 50} 2Wist, | do @9
Acine, blocks..... 3 05;White Cotton Oil.. 5 50 Cut Loat WR 8 alia @10
Best American....2 93)/Railroad ........... 3 50 MIXED
Cicns 3 70.U. G. Ce A LN ee oss ose e cece aces @ 9
Big Five Center...3 85 Mystic White. ...1) 4 63 orm ae DIG 5A Kos ode nlindacuaans @ 8
WiCkGl 3 45\Saxon Blue........2 60 | Extra, 25 ® pails... 2... eee. @QIlv
Shamrock.......... $3 15 Star 3 75 | Extra, 200 I bt rs... ttt estes eee eeeeees @9
Blue Danube....... 2 55\London Family. ...2 30 | Frene b Cream, 25 i puils.. 2000. 00000 @il'g
SPICES—WHOLE. Cut loaf, 25 WY CUO oi ci cian csecas. @Ww
ACS i 6 | Broken, 25  pails.............. 6.2.08. @W
Cassia, China in mats.... Do 6% Broken, 200 bbls.... 3 @9

Batavia in bundles............ lv FANCY—IN 5 b BOXES.

Saigon in rols.,............... 49 | Lemon Drops.. @lz
Cloves, Amboyna... .... do... ck, vg | Sour Drops..... trercceecctocsecceeee QI

© Zane el .. 7 | Peppermint Tl vacuo aa @ls
TROGIR i occ ee cea deacecs 60 | Chocolate Drops...............ccceseeees 1%
Nutmegs, taney. 65 | H M Chocolate Drops.. tte e cece eeeeeeees 18

ee me 60 pre ae ens Ga uaneCcuwescccee. 10

“ og a. oan 5B seotiee ae ey ae ee ee 22

Peppe . Singapore, DO oka es 7 me EMCOPG TOE. Cg. coon cacsn,, 12

white . ee 24 Lozenges, DUAN, 5-555. (Gesu acdecccesees lt

aniousseGan chown. oe WN cs +9 os cnscone sesceases :

Allspice .. C40 deat ee ceercccecccces 10 a... .. ae 15

Cassia, OR a... 15 | Cream Bar ee .

- ¢ 3 A Siti re

. TE cick. lc, Me UGeeatisie ret eseeses 3

oo ft dd keass yon ae 8

Cloves, a = mata ee recssaseeseces cs 32 | Hand Made Creams............-....... is

fanzibar . Gisteceese caces 3 > res a

Ginger a telnan 10 Cos nas cnn cack 16

eee tt AHA ENON R Reed no ee os DE EIOOONNNE ONORTOR cocci c conc cacacess 20
OO 15 | String Rock ont +

ye a ee 18@22 Bu © Riera tee thet atest aeons 18

° MG FO ooo coc cscccc ae, 22

Mace Batavia..... ee pale ules cuasesie 10 | Wintergreen Berrie a) 44
et ae 20 mnatgreen EHIOG. 2.0004 bee }

“ “and Trieste......... 22 FANCY—IN BULK.

“ Trieste Oe aes 95, | Lozenges, plain in pails............... @11%4
Naimegs NGG... ...... 60 | Lozenges, plainin bbis................ @lv0%
Pepper, Singapore WAGON... 4... cic w@2L Lozenges, printed in pails.. @il2%

whe | 39 Lozenges, printed in Dbls..........4.. @11'4

“ Cerone isc.) ee... 25 | Chocolate Drops, in pails.. @i2%

STARCH. COUT ENO TES I, ooo oi cc cece, @ 6%
Muzzy, Gloss, 48 tb boxes, 1 ib pkgs... @ 5% MOT NINS BPPOUG, VEN I. oa os 55s ce cccscacs @ 5%
48 31 co @ 5% | Moss Drops, in pails................... 9 @10

“ “ 40 tb a Gea LR IO TT OO 6 once os cc cess css. @ ?

“ “ ? Ib crates, 6 th boxes.. @ 614 Sour Drops, in pails ee OG debe keaeeehacwe @l2

“Corn, 40 b boxes, Lt pkgs.. @ 6 PAGRIAIS, TUL AN so ooo cn ccc se @12%

“ © "90 th +e 1 tb oo @ 6% BURRGTIOIO 10) THRIG. og vc cnc cccccca. @ll%
Kingstord’ s Silv er Gloss, 1 tb pkgs... @ 7 FRUITS.

«ss 6 Ib boxes... @ 7% | Bananas Aspinweall...................2 23@3 50
: ; _ “ MAU in 4s. @ 6% | Oranges, California, faney............ GA CO
Pure, | peed. ........... @ 5% | Oranges, California, choice........... 3 Th@4 00
“ Com, | Mi pkes..... ...... @7T |Oranges, Jamaica, bbls........
Royal. Gloss, A b packages elGe cases @ 5% | Oranges, Florida.................. oS .
” . WU cee cu ac ccne @ 4 Oranges, Valencia, cases. .............
on Corn weet nett cece ee eeee tess s eens @o | Oranges, Measing...... 2.26.6... sees. @4 00
Firmenich, new process, gloss, ltb.... @ 5% | Oranges, OO.... bi eaeecads aces acces @
c 7 3... @ 5b Oranges, Impe a. 4 25@4 50
: c 6 ii, @ 6% | Lemons, choice.. shah ia daha @4 00
: . bulk, boxes or bbls @ 4 LOTIONS, TANIOY«« o <0 5645 cc senvesss @4 25
He Gorn. 5... ...:... @ 6 =| Lemons, Gao cs ch ca tstccics
Niagara, —_ iweb he ocak tos ec cnee $ ~ Figs, mere Dee, TE bc iciscecuea. | 10 @s
bea uedcub ened sn eacieckas WO OMNI OF MS cin boc absccdde vencades @ Ss
: SUGARS. MOON, TES GO ob vo cn cc cascscccccecsss ® 5%
Oe ea i wks cws @ 6%; | Dates, 4% do do...... @ 6%
MN da ea vis au daca dc cece OM Uiisieas Obi ol a. : oe
_ oc ET EEE A ca ana oa cee...
Granulated, BOI... 24)... ...s.. © OO 61g Dates, Fard 10 box ® ............. 94@10
COMIOCCIIIONY Goo occ cs co wadeucacces @ 5% | Dates, Fard 50 i box ® D.............. @8
ARG ge ahi nsce seek sh eucsds ess: @ 5% | Dates, Persian 50 box # .......... 7 @%*%
- 1, oe Wei yi ici cecs 51g@ 544 | Pine Apples, ® doz............ 2 90@3 EO
OO, Oe EN Coulee es ore ee Se ee
ae @4% |. . NUTS.
eee ie ess @ 45} Simonds, Tarragona.................. 4@i8
WE a cee cies cu wes cs @ 4% Mi VAOR. «02sec eeenear renee ou
: pn . CUNIOUMEN, cic cd cncaes cocues @li
CO, POT ices os ec ea ded cc ees 25@27 hosiedik oon ia =
ET ee Maes | wineries. Siciiy....................... 0 @U
Corn, (0 gallon kegs... .........+.....- @30 a B: ain) 20 0! , ‘@9
ts bees et es en eee eee eee S| Walnuts, Grenoble................:00 15 @it
Pure peg Be herve a iret inks) J 2} i + A ick. 15
We 6 Eons a hock a oun a ceccce “ Va. ll
TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PALLS. ° OG Fe ae
Dndie Tomt........... 37|Cinderella............2 25 | Pecans, Tex XAS, H. Poe... cece cesar ees 10 @l4
WRN TP... i cc05 3 26/Hi There............. 30 | ,, MEMOIR. so.5.ss5aecceecrees 8 @ 9
Chere ess, 60|Red Cap.............. Or, E COCOGI GE, WAR 6 go oc nce ecco cccc cules 5 50@6 00
Five and Seven...... 45] OO ONIN so 6 acs sean 35 PEANUTS.
SERIO au csc pees Sea dim De eues caues ame FTI FROG, WOW WH Wook og vin ccc cccces @ 4
Seal of Detroit....... a0}0ld PRRs os ccc. tsi 30 | Choice do Oise @ 4%
dim Dandy... ...i.<« 3 Underwood's Capper 35 Fancy H.P. do Co a 4%@ 5
Or TAP ooo a cies ss 25 Sweet TON ees 46 | Choice White, VG.d0 .. 2... cc ccccccccce @ 5%
Brother Jonathan.. 21 7|Meigs & Co.’ sStunner35 Wee a es VR GO occ cc incense @ 6
Jolly Time..........- ASU Sica sce cases oct We ERs Oe Vso o hc ice cheese ccacs a 5%@ 6
+ cond on Oo eaea cas 33!RRoy al ee Ge bcccun- 38 Eee
weet Hose.......... é CO a ee ee 65 writen ““
May Queen....... a0) POUMUAIN. «oc cece ccace 74 FRESH MEATS.
peek Eerennegieds ‘Ola Congress......... 64| John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling
"ENG MOIS: .. ..6 5555: 0|\Good Luck........... 52 | prices as follows:
a) ee 50 Blaze er. aekaev cdi 35 | Fresh Beef, sides. ccsaccscs OE DG
Prairie Flower ...... 65| Hair Lifter.. . ...30} Fresh Beef, hind quarters. Nesceceteuce 74@ 9
Indian Queen........ 60 Hiawatha ............ 62 | Dressed Hogs Nec db ineaes Goines se ccasas @T
May Flower.......... a SORE bcos ck wees cc acns Wy FORO ag bon oa ba es ek cs ee kc bk 8 @9
Sweet Pippin........ 45'\Crown Leaf..... .... Se ee es TE 8 @9
PROSHION oi. ( 5 .csvaes, MUNG i. soos ok ca cane BE VON io coca can cn nck ccd cs un cc daccacciauces 7 @T%
Fiedl BOW oj oe ccc cdee 35! BPE PORTAGE, on ins 5s cs Sa dc bs chs bas @&
SHORTS. Iw oo a 6 0 00 6 cod cn beds react @ 6
Our Leader.......... 16| Hiawatha meEv a cdicews Mee ERNIE ioc ie oe deus ac unbes cevbdes ceca. 2 @18
Mayfiower........... 23;Old Congress......... EL RRUROMOE i ic ol a Ga le dec Cows ob bik ake voices @
Globe..... clue laveuas PRAY TORE, 20 oc. csiecs pT ae ae ae ..12 @13
Mule Ear......... ys AMEE sh dd bj ce doaedenee 20 ' Lard, kettle-rendered.............0005 @ se

 

  

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Drugs& Medicines

 

 

State 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.

ae Secretary—Jacob Jesson.

Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.

Next Meeting—At Detroit, July 5 and 6.

 

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 Seeretary—Guy M. Harwood, Petoskey.
Next Place of Meeting—At Petoskey, July 12, 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-

tary. ae

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

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

Committee on Legislation—R. A. MeWilliains, Theo.
Kemink and W. H. Tibbs. ? :

Committee on Pharmacy—W. L. White, A. C. Bauer and
Isaac Watts.

Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in each
month. Oe

Annual Meeting—First Thursday evening in November

Next Meeting—Thursday evening, May 5, at THE
TRADESMAN office.

 

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.
ORGANIZED OCTOBER, 1883.

President—A. F. Parker.

First Viece-President—Frank Inglis.
. Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller.
Secretary and Trcasurer—A. W. Allen.
Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae.
Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June.
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in eagh month.
Central Michigan Druggists’ Association.
President, J. W. Dunlop; Secretary, R. M. Mussell.

Berrien County Pharmaceutical Society.
President, H. M. Dean; Secretary, Henry Kephart.

Clinton County Druggists’ Association.
President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary, A. 8. Wallace.

 

Jackson County Pharmaceutical Ass'n.
President, R. F. Latimer; Secretary, F. A. King.

Mason County Pharmaceutical Society.
*President, F. N. Latimer; Secretary, Wm. Heysett.

Mecosta County Pharmaceutical Society.
President, C. HW. Wagener; Secretary, A. H. Webber.

 

Monroe County Pharmaceutical Society.
President, 8. M. Sackett; Secretary, Julius Weiss.

Muskegon County Druggists’ Association,
President, W. B. Wilson; Secretary, Geo. Wheeler.

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association,
' President, I. C. Terry; Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre.

 

Newaygo County Pharmaceutical Society.
President, J. F. A. Raider; Secretary, N. N. Miller.

Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society.
President, F. W. Fincher; Secretary, Frank Cady.

Saginaw County Pharmaceutical Seciety.
President, Jay Smith; Seeretary, D. E. Prall.

Shiawassee County Pharmaceutical Society

 

 

 

 

Tuscola County Pharmaceutical Society.
President, E. A. Bullard; Secretary, C. E. Stoddard.

 

The Dirge of the Drugs.
From the British Druggist.
With fingers swollen and red,
With eyelids drooping and dim,
, A chemist stood in the flare of his shop,
Doling his physie for “tin.”
Grain—ounce—pound—
In bottles and boxes and mugs;
And now hear his voice of heart-rending sound,
As groaning the “Dirge of the Drugs,”

 

“Slave—sluve—slave—
As soon as the sun peeps out;
And slave—slave—slave—
So long as a penny’s about.
O! but to be a ‘cutter’
With Lewis, Whiteley, Bon Marche,
Where labor earns bread minus butter,
The collar does without starch!

“Slave—slave—slave—
With pestie and mertur and knife,
Slaving for health the strongest brave,
Driving out death, bringing back life!
Drop and minim and drachm,
Drachm and minim and drop—
Whilst over the ‘piping’ a moment I nod
And ‘roll’ them asleeping top.

“Oh, patron of markets cheap!
Oh, dealer in unfair trade!
Your neighbor smashed, up the poor rates keep
Art sure of the bargain made?
Crucible, balance, retort, :
Weary research—the soul's despair—
Have they our birthright bought? —
Dare not we ask a common share?”
— Oo >
The Poetry of the Mustard Plaster.
Bob Burdette, the humorist, seems to
have found his affinity in the mustard plas-
ter, which he thus apostrophizes:
Press me closer, all mine own,
Warms my heart for thee alone.
Every sense responsive thrills,
Each caress my being fills;
Rest and peace in vain I crave,
In eestasy I live, thy slave;
Dower’d with hope, with promise blest,
Thou dost reign upon my breast;
Closer still, for I am thine, :
Burns my heart, for thou art mine;
‘Thou the message, I the wire,
I the furnace, thou the fire:
Ithe servant, thou the master—
Roaring, red-hot mustard plaster.
- >.> —
” The Drug Market
Trade in this line continues good. The
tendency of prices is downward in many
instances, a natural reaction from the sud-
den advances early in the season and the
absence of any speculative demand. Citric
acid has advanced and is likely to be higher.
Carbolie acid has declined and is weak.
‘Owing to lower prices abroad, lower prices
are reasonably sure. Balsam copaiba has
“ advanced and is very firm. Stocks are low.
Cubebs are declining daily and will be low-
er. Oil cubebs have declined, in sympathy
with the berries. Borax is weak and has
@ieclinea a fraction. Buchu leaves are lower
and are gradually getting down to old
price. Caimphor gum is still firm and likely
to go higher. Oil copaiba has advanced.
Ipecac root has again adyanced, as predict-
ed, and extreme prices are probable, as there
is only abcut thirty days stock on hand in
this country. Canary and hemp seed are
*™ weak and lower, on account of large stocks.
Anise seed is a trifle off in price and likely
@,, be lower. Quinine is still very low, but
a little firmer. Fifteen thousand ounces
B. & 8. were sold at auction in New York
at a good price and that added strength to
the market. Opium and morphine are un-
i changed. Oi] anise is advancing.
wintergreen, sassafras and peppermint are
declining.

 

 

"Local Organization in Manistee County.

& The druggists of Manistee county meet
at Manistee to-day to organize a local associa-
tion on the same plan adopted by the other

‘local bodies in the State.

A

Oils |

THE DIE IS CAST.

Druggists Must Fight or be Classed as
Saloonists.

As predicted in Tur TRADESMAN of
last week, the House Committee on Liquor
Traffic has reported a bill, known as file
No. 371, which makes no distinction be-
tween saloon-keepers and druggists, com-
pelling all to pay an annual tax of $500, to
close their doors at 9 p. m., and to keep
closed on Sundays, election days and legal]
holidays. The prohibition wing of the
House endeavored to railroad the bill
through last Friday afternoon, before the
members not on the committee had time to
read it, but the attempt failed. The measure
was made the special order for Thursday
afternoon, May 5, which date will probably
witness the beginning of a prolonged and
bitter struggle. The druggists as a class
are in favor of the enforcement of the

ge ee ce ee ee ee ee
present law, or the enforcement of a more
strict law to prevent the druggist selling
liquor as a beverage, but they are em-
phatically opposed to being classed as sa-
loon-keepers or compelled to pay a tax
wholly out of proportion to the amount of
liquor sold on physicians’ prescription or
for purely medicinal purposes. With a view
to combating such inimical legislation, if
possible, President Wurzburg has issued a
general call to the druggists of the State to
meet at Lansing on Wednesday evening
for the purpose of devising means to defeat
the proposed measure.

Chairman Frank Wells, of the Cominittee
on Legislation of the Michigan State Phar-
maceutical Association does not share the
belief of some members of the drug trade
that the bill will go through. He _ writes
President Wurzburg as follows:

LANSING, April 29, 1887.
Frank J, Wurzburg, Grand Rapids:

Dear Str—I send you to-day a copy of
the liquor bill introduced in the House this
morning by the Committee on Liquor
Traffic.’ Will you please show this to our
friends in your city, as I am unable to send
but this one. -A few copies only. for com-
mittee use have been printed, and it has
been impossible for me to procure but four
copies. Mr. MeMillan, of the House, has,
Ll understand, several copies and expects to
bein Grand Rapids on Monday next. If
this is true, you should see him and learn
his views about what should be done. The
prompt action in reporting this bill to-day
was inspired by a hope that it might be
forced through at once or before taxes
should be paid on May 1. This was found
impracticable, and it was decided to con-
sider the measure in committee of the
whole on Thursday afternoon next. You
will observe that the bill makes no ex-
emption in favor of any class of pharma-
cists. If the billean be amended in this
particular in committee of the whole, such
amendment will probably remain through
its entire course to its passage, should it be
fortunate enough to pass. Hence work done
now may prove of more valve to us than at
any other period. A similar delegation to
the one which met here before might accom-
plish much, On the other hand, it might
do no good at all. I am conscious of the
sacrifice of time and money required for a
trip to Lansing, and therefore hesitate
about asking yourself or others to come
upon a doubtful errand. It is probably un-
necessary that somany as were here be-
fore should come, and in order to husband
our strength it will be better that only a
few shall come at any one time. I have no
time to be more explicit, as I shall write to
several other cities concerning this matter
this afternoon, and I have many other en-
rgzagements. Please show this letter to Mr.
Peck and explain to him that I cannot
write him to-day.

Now, in what I have written in great
haste, Imay have seemed more alarmed
than I really feel about the result. The
fact is, there is a large fanatical element in
the Legislature, bound to tax, indiserimi-
nately, everything having the slightest odor
of liquor. There is also a conservative
element which will resist the unreasonable
attempts of the former to the last. The
latter are asserting themselves more than
they have heretofore done, and the contest
between the two is likely to be prolonged
and severe. The temperance sentiment is
overwhelming, but I believe not unreason-
able with a majority. 1am sure this bill
cannot be passed in anything like its
present form. Its absurdities and ecrudities
are too patent. Do not, then; be unduly
alarmed at its provisions or at what I have
written about having some of our friends
here next week.

If yourself or some one else from Grand
Rapids, and perhaps two or three from
other Jocalities, can be here Wednesday
and Thursday, I shall be glad to advise
with them, as they may discover in the
situation what I may be unable to see.

' Yours truly, Frank WELLS.
ner ernnerenermemene
Didn’t Want the Pills in Shells.
From the Philadelphia News.

“Gi’me a postage stamp and wrap it up
soze 1 won’t lose it,” said a little girl toa
Camden drug clerk yesterday afternoon.
“An’ say, can’t you give me some Easter
cards and a liquorish drop? An’ mother
wants to know what’s good for swellin’ in
the ear.”

“Oh, that’s an everyday occurrence here,”
said the drug clerk sadly, as the girl went
out. ‘‘Last week that child’s mother came
here with a prescription for forty quinine
pills, one grain each. I put’em up in eap-
sules and it isn’t a nice job for a busy man,
either. Two days ago she came back here
with the capsules in a little box and wanted
me to renew the prescription.

** ‘Don’t put the pills in these little shells,’
she said, ‘‘cause its an awful bother to get
?em out when I want to swallow ’em.’ She
wanted me to throw off fivecents for return-
ing the capsules.” :

a 9

A few of the retail drug stores in London
would sell for $25,000 a piece.
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_ The Druggists’ Journal states that. the
careful measurements of seventy human
skeletons have shown the lower limbs to be
equal only in seven. It appears that a per-
son’s legs may differ in length from an
eighth of an inch to an inch and five-eighths,
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A Druggist on the Insurance Question.
Evart, April 26, 1887.
E. A. Stowe Grand Rapids:

DEAR Str—The second meeting of the
Central Michigan Druggists’ Association,
which was to have been held at Mt. Pleas-
ant on the 25th inst., was a failure, owing to
non-attendance, there not being members
enough present to form a quorum. ‘There
were several druggists in ‘attendance wish-
ing to become members, but, being unable
to proceed with business, we were obliged
to await further developments, which will
probably be an obituary.

It is with pleasure that I see the interest
that is now taken in insurance matters.
When such men as T. H. Hinehman wake
up on the matter and give their views to the
public, perhaps small fry won’t get so much
cold shoulder. Tally one for Hinchman
and let the good work go on.

Even the antagonistic remarks of “A
Country Merchant,” whose name I have for-
gotten, will have their good effect, as he so
plainly shows that he stands in with the
Underwriters. We would like to hear him
enumerate his ‘‘brief, but very exasperating
and expensive experience with mutual com-
panies,” and name the companies. To be-
long to a mutual company costs the enorm-
ous sum of $1 50 for the policy and survey,
and you are a member in good standing as
long as you pay your assessments, which
will average 1¢ of 1 per cent. a year, against
5 per cent. in a stock company.

Supposing your paying teller of a mutual
company is in Canada! If he has not got
areturn ticket, he won’t have eompany
money enough to get back on without he
decamps with an assessment, which will not
exceed 36 on $1,000, while your stock com-
pany agent coolly sits in his office and
bleeds you to the tune of $50 on $1,000,
without the trouble of a ticket to Canada.
When you are called on for an assessment,
you have the satisfaction of knowing that it
goes to some fellow-sufferer, and not into
the pocket of the insurance monopoly, who
are living like nabobs on the hard-earned
money of the business man.

Again he says, ‘‘When you pay your
money to the latter (stock companies), you
may feel that you have, as far as_ practical,
made a safe investment; while any transae-
tion you may have with the former (mutual
companies) has in it all the elements of un-
certainty.” Let us see. What seems to be
the difficulty with Pingree & Smith, of De-
troit, who invested their money with the
best stock companies now in existence. Ac-
cording to Tuk TRADESMAN, the adjusters
tried to bulldoze them out of their insurance.
There is not one case in ten but what, on
one scheme or another, they will cut you
down on the amount due. Your policy
reads, $200 on fixtures, $200 on
furniture, $600 on © stoek in all
$1,000, You have saved some fixtures and
furniture, and you get $600 out of an insur-
ance of $1,000. Or, perhaps you had some
article in your stock which contlicted with a
sentence in fine print not uoticed in your
policy, but forcibly brought to mind aftera
fire. How is itin your mutual company?
If your neighbor pays his assessment, your
loss is paid in full. A few dollars more or
less is not felt by the company and does not
enrich the pockets of their hirelings. Sup-
posing your rascally officers of a mutual
company make an assessment of $5,000 to
cover a $1,000 fire, and decamp to Canada
with the extra $4,000. Even then you are
300 per cent. in pocket by your’ investment
in the mutual company on the basis of 14 of
1 per cent., as compared with 5 per cent. in
a stock company.

The maw of the mutual insurance shark,
as spoken of by ‘‘Country Merchant,” is a
mere hay-seed in the hay-mow as compared
with the maw of the stock company.

That business mutuals, as well as farmers’
mutuals, are a success, I would refer *‘Coun-

try Merchant” to the St. Joseph County Vil- |

lage Mutual.
As for the history of Western
being replete with fraud,

and set it down agaitist the stock companies

and you have but a drop in the bucket to

what we have submitted to and took it out

in grumbling, or, as ‘Country Merehant”

says, ‘‘in unlimited and fruitless fault-find-

ing.” Yours truly, F. Hrparp.
Dr. Holmes on the Drug Business.

At a banquet given to Theodore Metealf
by the Boston Druggists’ Association, Oli-
ver Wendell Holmes gave his opinion of
apothecaries, as follows:

I have always had a great opinion of the
medical advice of apothecaries. ‘The truth
is, they put up the prescriptions of all the
best physicians in the place in which they
live, and they have the very cream of. all
their wisdom at their fingers’ ends. So,
when I have inyself been suffering from
any slight bodily inconvenience, I am
ashamed to say—or ought to be, perhaps—
instead of going to a professional brother, I
have quietly crept into the back room and
asked Mr. Metcalf what such and such a
doctor was in the habit of prescribing.

—_ 2 >. -

The Illinois State Pharmaceutical Asso-

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TIGER OIL.

What J. A. Crookston Has toSay Whilein
the Tiger Den.

CADILLAC, Jan. 24, 1887.

Well, Doctor, Iam around again, but my
wife had to use a lot of Tiger Oil. It isthe
most wonderful medicine I ever knew. It
surpasses everything else. During my se-
vere sickness of pleuro-pneumoniagwhen wy
pulse ran up to 150 and my temperature to
104° the pain was so excruciating that noth-
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never failed. ‘The physician gave but little
hope of my recovery, but through“his atten-
tion and the constant application of Tiger
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strength by using Tiger Oil, which I know
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| who use‘it properly; for of all medieines that
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to be n
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so many different kinds of diseases. There
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Therefore, knowing as 1 know of Tiger @il,
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my fellow men as publicly as possible, that
they may have the benefits of such a valua-
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to be wherever it has been used, both for
man or beas.. J. A. CROOKSTON,
Of the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,
Grand Rapids.

 

 

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MEE sa nee asc sninep mens ne Ge newnaehees os @1 50 | Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... 1% 2@ 3
Yo Ee ea 40@ 50! Putty, e -reial 2h 4@ :

y : Db 50| vs COMMMOGRCIMD ....... 4s. 2 24.@ 3
ets Oboe reece cece cece cece ences eee @ 60 | Putty, strictly pure............ 2 2%4@ 3

ac co cad esac c, L@ 20 Vermilion, prime American.. 13@16

Porassrux. Vermilion, PUAN is. c, 55@58
sihiice e a | Green, Peninsular............. l6@17
Yaw rag ye tel aes, cc eines... Tz, if | Lead, red strictly pure..... .. 6@ 6%
ao mits cake rt erin sone ere Sua 2@ 45 | Lead, white, strictly pure..... 6@ 6%
: oes Be, CP ee... oe ads esa. i UC, we | Whiting, white Spanish..... @Qiv0
a ide .. wot ee tere ae ete eeeeer sees cuca "@3 25 | Whiting, Cldere ey... @90
MUGSIOLO oo. cle cack See aks 3@ 23 | White, Paris American........ 1 10
RADIX. | Whiting Paris English cliff. . 1 46
ee. ss | Pioneer Prepared Faints..... 1 20@1 40
Ose a | "wiss Villa Prepare: Paints.. 1 CO@L 20
DO | x VARntenee.
Creme oe | NO. Pure Coseh... 2... 1 10@1 20
Gontiangs, (po. 1B),.... «662.60. eee Ve 1 60@1 70
Bigenrrhiaa, (pv. 15)................... BN We I cae case ckeciceas 2 75@3 00
Hydrastis Canaden, (po. 33)........... @ 25 No.1 Turp Purniture.................. 1 0O@1 10
mrelepore, AIDA, pO..... 0.08. ...00.... 1G 20 | extra Turk emer | 1 55@1 60
oo. po. ee eee ee oe , 15@ | 20) Japan Dryer, No.1 Turp.............. 0@ 7%

ORO. NO. ..... 2 Ree eee a 02 0) ee oreo
MM Osc ucla eek, 25@ 30 oe eee
Marana, MG... A @ 3
POUGOPUVIINM, POL) .7.... 5.2. 05-025... b@ 18
MN bei hes ed eee, (S100 |

OO UNE ys See ca unas COREG Loieke cl we i.) @I 7d |

MO a oil cke a T@L 35 | :
Oe 48@ 53
Sanguinaria, (po. 25)...............05.. @ Ww PAL IN ' I 1
OPPO OANIG. o.oo lale beac ec es cuccuce, 35@ 40 "
BONOOR ee eo 50@ 55 yr , full P th:

Smilax, Officinalis, H................ . : a ‘0 We have a full stock of this well-known
@ 40) :

_s ‘* Wisin: @ 20° brand of

MORTAR. (DO, GB)... kine ee asco. 10@ 12) -
Symplocarpus, Foetidus, po......,... @ 2 IVE a. 3 pe P A WN -™
Valeriana, English, (po. 30)....... 2) @ 2% < x
vy yar Rey 6¢ ‘ ake —
German mas rs at eet 1b@ 20 | and having sold it for over SLX YEARS can
Anisum, (po. 22) @n recommend it to our customers as be-

I all, CORA AACA HM aw ee wae 6 6 4 so wn M62) ‘ : +: : r *
Apium (graveolens)................... L@ ing # First Class article. We sell it
rr AB te eer 1M 6 .

Cree CO ee ie oe sa a R@ 15 On the Manufacturers’ Guarantee:

} Cardamom Lc aA Oe We hh UES 6 esl ees ke 4 l OO@1 25 | Wi t t f PIONEEI PE

| orig ndrur Po » | 1en two or more coa so our } vr ; ; > > E-
foe aeneod A OT 10@ 12 | PARED PAINT is applied as received in original
feaenion., ee ee oe 4 | packages, and if within three years it should crack or

A Reeth ee thG bag teehee ae Raia boas 15@1 00! peel off, thus failing to give satisfaction, we agree to
Chenopodium Rue eo eo cb lah ieee. 10@@ 12) re-paint the building at our expense, with the best
Dipterix Oe. 1 75@1 8b | White Lead or such other paint as the owner may se
Foenieulum,..............., @ 15 | lect. In case of complaint, prompt notice must be
Foennugreek,. pO. 2.69.5 68... oe — 6 ee
TAG ce ee 38%4@ 4) T. H. NEVIN & CO..

Lini, SrA, (DDB) ve. oh. ds ck 34M 4) Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure White Lead.
Phalaris Canarian..................... 34 @AY | >i
ee 5a é Pittsburg, Pa.
irApig, Ale el at | 8@ 9

: eee a, Se . &@ 9) Write for prices and Sample Card to

SPIRITUS. ‘“ i

wrumenti, W.. D. @Co..:7.-.:......., 2 00@2 50
BPrumonti, D. FM... ..., ocs< ci ciasess 1 T5@2 OC | » ()
SRAM iis ser Riek tec cer, 1 10@1 50
Juniperis Co. O. T......:.. Rt dele css 1 75@1 75 | :
Juniperia Co. 6iic.3 0 1 15@3 50. Wholesale Agents, Grand Rapids.
eran au Mie eli deco us s - 1 756@2 00)

» Vini Galli... :......... seecccecccee ed T5@6 50 | i i
Vini Oporto...0020000 IDI Bae &) Try POLISHINA, best Furniture Fin-
Vini Alba............. ish made.

 

AAELTINE
& PERKINS
URUG U0,

WHOLESALE

Druggists!

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, g1,
93 and 95 Louis Street.

IMPORTERS AND JOBRERS OF

Hrngs, Medicines, Chemicals,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
dnd Drugeist's
Nand ies

MANUFACTURERS OF

Elegant Pharmacentical Prepare:
tons, Hinid Extracts and
Hlixirs

Wolf, Patton & Co. and John L..
Whiting, Manufacturers of
Fine Paint and Var-
nish Brushes.

THE CELEBRATED

Poles? Prepared Paints

ALSO FOR TflE

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manu-
facturers of Hair, Shoe snd
Horse Brushes.

WE ARE SOLE OWNERS OF

Weatherly’s Michigan Catarrh Cure

Which is positively the best Remed-
of the kind on the market.

 

 

We desire particular attention of those
about purchasing outfits for new stores to
the fact of our UNSURPASSED FACIL-
ITIES for meeting the wants of this class
of buyers WITHOUT DELAY and in the
most approved and acceptable manner
known to the drug trade. Our special ef-
forts in this direction have received from
hundreds or our customers the most satis-
fying recommendations.

Wine and Liguor Department

e
We give our special and personal atten-
tion to the selection of choice goods for the
DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit
the high praise accorded to us for so satis«
factorily supplying the wants of our custome
ers with PURE GOODS in this depart-
ment. WeCONTROL and are the ONLY
AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of

the celebrated °

WITHERS DADE & C0’S,

Henderson Co., Ky.,

Sour Mash and Old-Fashioned
Hand-Made, Copper-
Distilled

WHISKEY.

We not only offer these goods to be exe
celled by NOOTHER KNOWN BRAND
in the market, but superior in all respects
to most that are exposed to sale. We
GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis-
faction and where this brand of goods has
been once introduced the future trade has
been assured.

We are also owners of the

Nriwgists Favorite Bye,

Which continues to have so many favor~
ites among druggists who have sold these
goods for a very long time. Buy our

Gils, Brandies & Fine Wines,

We call your attention to the adjoining
list of market quotations which we aim to
make as complete and perfect as possible,
For special quantities and quotations on
such articles as do not appear on the list,
such as

Patent Medicines,

Etc., we invite your correspondence.
Mail orders always receive our specia
and personal attention.

Hazeltine
& Perkins
Drug Co,

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The Michigan Tradesman

LEISURE HOUR JOTTINGS.

BY A COUNTRY MERCHANT.
Written Expressly for THE TRADESMAN.
If the country merchant is ‘‘built that
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——e and Dish Pans. er
No.02t  “ % “ ..2 00
| 2 quart Pieced " “ Covd & 10 50
4 “ a7 a «tt 7) l 90
Strainers.
!
| Small Pieced Milk Strainer...... , 9 50
| Medium Pieced Milk Strainer..... 1 25
#@ doz. ® gross. | | No. 3 Gravy Stamped Ret’d Ebony
8 quart I. C. Rinsing Pans.... .... 1 80 lx Handle. . % 9 00
10 “ é « ee 2 00 2 Gravy Stamped Ret’ a Bhony
14 * rT) oe oo 2 E WU ogc occ c ceeded a v5 409
zw “ “ ee ei 3 20 | No.2 Sherwood Wire Ebony Han-
1° LX. vy ‘eo 250 | Cn oo nc cas kccusecucseccuce oe
14% “ “ “oe . 3 25 We, © re WO in ks vc cic ca heckuen 42 4 75
a ity 7) oe Fc ucck 3T i) No. 1 ” ” . eee ween ewes 45 5 00
yw“ Pieced Dish a ee 19 No. 2 “ WO ae ke banca Be 9 00 é
14 oe +“ “ os » On < 5
wien eis BB ) Tin Sundries.
| Scoops. | 3 quart milk cans..................2 I
tiie. 6 Gntte Hetoe. 2 cack access 40 450) "Wik Tytrariere BOOP... . caso << svc cescs 36 4 25
|e, Paenily Gaoop.....--..,.....-.08 © 6 10] APPIO Comers....%. «2... 040+ 00-2 0000 =
| No.39 “* “ Ebony H’dle...88 10 50 | Japaned Pepper boxes..... ...... 20 2 25 .
i OI oi tdci ssa 30 See, ese tseteness “ so .
| Ski ” Pint Molasses cans...... 89 10 50
| immers a Spice boxes 6 in a tray..2 25
| Flat Milk Skimmer..................22 2 40} A. B. C. Rattles with Whistle..... 18 = 00
iH od Milk Ski , 4 75 |
fundied) Jilk Skimmer. cores dR 475 | Toasters. . ®
Pierced Long Handle Skimmer. aera 15 5 00
Bright wae Broilers or Toasters.. .42 £ 50
| Sieves and Sifters. “ ee 3 950
Elipse Sifter. 89
| Electric Light Sifter aca ae eects 1% Bris ri 4 Coffee Pot Stands,
| Champion Sieve... a  s 10 40 | ‘ ig m , ire sqr. coffee pot stands. . 4: 3 £ 90
No. 16 Tin Rim ghee ‘  haeea 2 00 No. 17 Coppered Round coffee pot ’
Nested Wood Rim Sieve Seare 3 She — ve chp 7”
' SR rie taal alae ine n 1erwoods ret ‘a coffee pot ‘stands. 85 10 €0
No. 11 Tin Rim Pieced............. 85 10 00 | Tea Pots. ®
Square Pans Fo. 20 octagon planiehe d tea pots.1 25
| No. 30 ” “ae :
:
|No.40 “ " _ oe
| No. 50 " sf “ * 223
No. 60 « “ “ 23
| Eqnare cen OGD occ caccunct seuss,
me OMIMUE TOM WOGG 655 cock cccdcccacss 1 25
| No. 1130 Copper bottom Tea Pots. 3 00
| No. 1150 “ “ “ « 40 @
Seollop B Bread Pan. ie * : _  <s
ee it WHR ooo oc ice ccs seas 44 5 25 Tea Kettles.
| 6x10 Bread We ise eeneeas +4 5 25) No. + Conver a. r’
; NO. s U er bott ebeeea i
\6x10** OGG cas. os cous 88 10 50 iy a ade oe cei 7
‘ ones ee ciaans 5 20
5x9 ’ S Wr ete nenean te 8 50)
Seollop Bread Pam .......--....-...+ 44 5 23 | Tubed Cakes.
|
Sauce Pans. Sinch Tibed Cakes. ... oc... cece ccc acd £ 23
em " in dcaebcdg nes. coe 6 00
| Wash Baisins.
No. 7 Wash Baisin Plain no ring... .39 t 60  )
Nog “ aq “ with ring..4 52 *:
| | No. 64% °* Ret’'ad * “« 8 50
| No. 6% “ “ “ no 70 8 00
| No.7 Wash ne sin Plain no ring. 5S. §& ‘
Nie | No.7 ” “ with ring. 52 6 00
| No. 7 " “ Beg “ cue 9 2%
| No. 012 Retinned Sauce Pares...... 78 9 25 ‘
|No.0lM  * as a 85 Wash Boilers.
No. 016 a o . 1 00 No. 7 P’ed Copper B’toms H’vy -10 80
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not profit, by the study of human nature. | Basting Spoons. Cups. Mugs and Cups. # doz. ® gross.
Removed from the whirl and bustle of the ans. Oates (See Mugs.) @ doz. ¥ gross. 5 * Flared Black Handle Pails 77 9 00
larg enters, he finds plenty of : , eo : ss 1 25
e commercial ¢ prenty ©" | 12 inch Oval Threaded.............+. 390 4.50 Potet Wibded oii ca. a eee a
time for analyzing character and. reflecting . pe
a " Oe Bekins beeen 45 5 60 1 pint Stamped.............-..2.56-.. 30 859/14 * as as * * 195
on the idiosynerasies of the genns homo. ' Ce : : /
“Reading character” is the secret of a great 14“ Whittled Wood.............. 35, 4 00 Picnic Planished Loose Handle. ....30 3 50] * Rd Pieced Dinner Pails....2 00
Rea s me : ES oo “a coke x a ope: “Ova = - “ 2 50
many peoples’ success in life. Ihave known a — Peers venee see cosy , = : — — oe S64 + square wo ee
tradesmen who could ‘size aan ae 45 5 40 ee ee oi 425110 “ Strainer Pails.............. 25
tomer almost as soon as he entered the 10 * Rd.Jron‘ Tinned........ 35 4 26 Dippers. Daisy Painted Mugs Asst. colors. ...45 5 40)14 °* “ i a ene ny 400
door, a faculty which, when put to practi- 2“ . . eee Ab 5 85 @doz. Baeross.; “  _—_—_ ~ ee ofS 5 40 Pot Cima
-ioe . Reece eee 35 4 00 i nq | Toy No.2 Painted Small Cup Asst. ' :
cal use, is of no small advantage to the deal : . 1 quart Plain Stamped............... 40 4 50 y mer I aft . 9% inch Hemmed ané Ringed.......35 425
er. Unfortunately for our bank accounts, | 14 FlatTron* ..... sss+e+ee+s OMe 8 NM zs - 8 mw Weehecah eats hae bhwva veya p> % 10% * vs ‘ a
rs “ “ ” - ee 03 *« Medium * .
ve jority of us study the sub-|16 * 8 se ee ee ee eee eeees 3 [mia te we P aT No
mamener, se agettiied : “ « ss 6 - - D6 COLON ee ane a 25 3 00 Preserve Kettles
ject in question more for amusement than|17 “nsec eee ee ee eens 7 Sis 6 Bias 50 6 00 Muff : .
profit. : és “ Biscuit and Cookie Cutters. (2 “ Pieced........... eee 6 = «7 50 uffin Rings. mnt Reaneeen eemeree Kettles. .1 20
” : ro : ie ti : 5 s sé on | Plein 6 on eheet...........-..-.--.. 1 50 No. 200 * 4a
The other day I went over to visit my | 1% inch Biscuit Cutter.............. 17 1 80 | No. 50 Cocoa Shaped Ebony Handle.65 Soo . : : No. 249 a a as 1
neighbor Jones, and while refreshing my- :. = * Malad wanngeas 18 1 95 | No. 51 Cup . * aa 9 00 8 Spores : . ee
self with the mingled odor of codfish, early | Assorted Animal Cookie Cutter.....23 8 50 No. 22“ ’ “ ae Mee etre 9 Pans Plain Dairy.
} “ “sc “ ss x or . 6 Weccscccccccece e 9 75
onions and ripe cheese, communed with | Assorted Figures............+++++++. 24 2 7h | No. 100 45 wing MOOS Om Sheet ote =
that experienced caterer to the rural tastes Comb Cases. No. 29 Ladies “ “ 90 8 00 Measures.
. orompted No. 139 ** ~ * 40 4 75! Gill Lippe sasur 35
regarding the subject which has prompted) |) cases Assorted Colors......-- i eh Dust P 15 | Gill Lipped Measures....... sistas 33. 4.00
this article. — . " + 490 ust Pans. % pint Lipped Measures........... 40 4 50
7 : og Boo BE as
“Yes, said Jones, reflectively, ‘‘a fellow) a o en 9 95 | Toy Painted Asst. Colors............ 33 3% pl “ es 45 5 25
comes across some mighty queer customers Stacanineed 44 coi" 44 sheet Asst. Colors. ..35 400|/1 quart “ Me 5 8 50 . Full Size, Charcoal Finish.
; 7 , oo? > ' 7 none | AAATIMCTOCG..... wr csncnvresevceeses 2-98
sometimes. Now, there’s Peck: Know Cullend Janpaned Full Sheet................. 79 95512 - as 2125 % pint Dairy Oe 16 1 90
Peck, don’t you? Well, sir, that cuss — ullenaers. Drip Pans. 3 _ ee so “ citer iiieses 19 2 .
> L— y adi 7 95 ° uar Po Pata ck eae a eae uae eee 26 3
seven miles, clear ae to 4 WeeK | No. 20 Medium Footed........--.- 1% 8x10 Russia Iron Drip Pans....... 80 1 pint Graduated Measure......... 39 4 50 res iu . i ti Pp 50 |
to save five cents on ten pounds of sugar, | No, 30 Large be 150 : . 4 en 7 ro Meee Aenean neeiet ta oe ee ‘ ‘
i : 8x12 “ ‘ ‘“ hh She 99 POUR ca eee ane 42 475|Q & “ 35 4 00}
and then came back here and paid me thirty- Coffee Pots vee : “4 “i ‘ "5
° - “ss se rT] ee € eo ee eee eae ROR ee OO Ee EES 4 L 47
three cents profit on a dollar bottle of pat- rae pe a: 7” Oil Cans. Ce “a ea
ent medicine without grumbling! Funny, 1 quart Pieced Coffee Pots........ : WT ae enens 1 50 % gallon Kerosene Tin Oil Can...1 60 Bo ee 5 7 20
. “ 6 se ss 95 § vy “6 ‘ 6 ‘es © . * Y
wasn’t it? Then there’s Kyser! The old Re ee ee _— 1exli ; senses 2 OO i. “ * oo ee . * ee 64 i 40
- € os 6s se oe 5 ° es oe ~
se gan down hero yomcdayhaving 3/© 1 50 Dish Pans. 0 Zine Sewing Mac nine Oil Can. = 3 15 . a eres te erarshoaee - - .
se se + os ee a eee APES viet D
jamboree with the boys. He spent over Ce eres 1% (See Rinsing Pans.) 2 ‘ Machine Oil Can............5. 62 7 25
two dollars at the saloons, and then tried|? “ Extra Heavy Coffee Pots...1 ° Funnels. Pails | Pans Retinned Dairy.
: te ‘ “ ‘“ os ss “2 50 i .
to beat me down three cents on a quarter | 3 : a pint Ponnels...... 5 =... 6c... 33 8% i4 quart Reta Dairy... ...<. 0.2.0.5. 87 10 75
pound of tea.” ‘| : ree bauer © 5 5 15 le: " been ee eee eee eee 1 CO 12 00
At this juncture a customer entered’ and Canisters. se A Oe “ as | g « “ ce 1 25
asked: « .
“What yer selling granulated sugar at to- | 1 pound Japaned Tea.........5-.+++ 80 9 50 Graters. | Pans Pieced.
day, Jones?” oe ¢ | GoMee.......2-.--- 80 9 50| % sheet Vegetable Ebony Handle. .42 475 4 quart Round Pieced Pudding
“Six-and-a-half.” Wood Frame Vegetable............. 2 4 %5 ~ oe wns “i on i se aseeees : 8 25
“Thunder! Smith is selling at six! Can’t We a 14 1 60 beercsrenes Pieced Milk Pan...1 15 cul
ay 0.K . ae E quart oe Pieced Pudding Pan. 10 8 25
you put up twenty pounds at six? bb Ress Kcies boop eee ne nen e pele ne bees eee e 30 3 50 | 4 “ “ce ry 80 10 50 |
“Oh, I on so! We always sell sugar for WiGlor oe 89 10 5 :
fun, anyhow!” Match Safes. | Pans Deep Pudding.
“All en - up, you'll have to Crumb Brush and Tray. Vike le 3 50 | Squart Stam’d Deep Pudding Pan. .62 7 25
ae 7 . a ogi : i ‘ . Fancy Asst. Cslors................- 1 95 No. 10 Bronze Tron.................-. 38 4 25 (Our Pails are not Coke Tin but I C) ioe 7 ac " iS 77
‘Couldn’t go back on a good customer,’ ie e “oN | i
ew Pattern...2 25 No.2 * te eel. 4 3 t Covered Pails ; 5 at
said Jones, after the buyer had departed, he dae Ch es a 8 06 | 1 quart Covered Pails......... 56 6 50 Patty Pans.
1sy . rs ang 1 ° “se a 4“ " 8 00}
“but I was a cussed fool not to have asked Cake Turners. oe : ee ‘ : (0 | scollop Pattty Pans.............000+- 80
a ee a ee B2l_ a G oe 8 ( |
seven cents and stu . . it. : 5 ao No. 200 Retd. Blade Iron Handle... .52 4 %5 | Excelsior Pocket....................6 75 9 00 oe “s ks 1 50 Plates.
24 , « sy aS te resterday,’ . a ee a ae t |
i. aac hi 2 se . 1 : ne ere ee taped ee soe re a” Mig * “s “ 1 90 '9inch Plain Pie Plate 24 2%
Jones, resuming his seat o ie n > TE tren tienes 90 9 inel MO. eS 2%
sal . _ ” & - oa UD) ee oe een eee ah eee eee ee ee 40 4 50 | Mascott ‘© Hammered...... 2 00 no ie “ Oval 89 10 50/10 * eee 33 3 th
keg, ‘‘an’ asked me what I was payin’ for | No. 50 Russia Iron Blade Wood Han- Winter nt . eT ene a
eggs, an’ I told’er ten cents, an’ she said | BMD oie ss sv cadences veenenngeanae 84 9 50 incing Knives. 2 “ Graduated cov'd........... 84 Og * Sale Cabee  olesacec scene 28 3 2h
that Smith paid thirteen, an’ got hoppin | No. 18 Retd. Blade Wood Handle Single Blade Russia Iron............ 42 454 ¢ " Pe Gees taenee 1 7 9 “ Deeo Jelly Cake Plate........ 40 4 75
mad because I seemed to doubt it. About | BORODIAS coc ce aes cise seo e se 84 950|Double ‘* " Oe &5 1000/1 ‘* Painted es 75 | ee me sg “ as 45 5 25
five minutes after she went out, another | a _ —
r «© >» aj 94 ire That aSke * . ° |
woman —_ in an inguired what I asked! ealico dress never sounds his praises f
for eggs oi : sion ig an ote, among her neighbors; the man who argues
clared that Smith offered’em for nine. Now | 4 oe a
gainst the extortionate profits on sugar
a > » . 5 >
the fact is, both of them wimmen knowed | peralds him as an individual to be shunned Manufactured and Sold Onlygby Patentee,
a > a y |
they lied, and knowed that I knowed they | py aj) careful buyers, and even the child CO. BB. MitLatER, TTELACA, IW. & «
lied, but lyin’ of that sort has got to be| who cannot readily decide between the rela- a —— oe Mich., Ne et
+ ice ts of folks; if ” i ; q 3 s ANT, MIC ~ 5
second nature with lots of folks; if —— | tive merits of two sticks of candy regards os — *2 ich., Nov
An influx of customers here interrupted, | him as an ogre for months after wards. _ Dear Sit—Enclosé leixe find New York
and an pasion subs ee pe- | : . e Rolls Paper, which please forward at once
culiarities of yeopleis doubtlessly still treas- | : : hey aa ha i ie by Am. Express.
J I ° P breast | Some party who chances to read these {t took me some time to arriv e at the con-
ured up inJones’ bres hasty sketches might infer that I advocate f clusion that your “Cashier” was the one I
x * * Pa wanted, but now, after having had itin
sks wants tt ghi la meek submission to the insult and abuse practical use for some time, I will frankly
a a 3 a or os ,
I some a ( er - iether a iin ily | which cranky and eculiar customers some- none — =. a Voie eg oie ag
P a a ‘OnS é . 4 ee . - o 8 o r
nara 7 sa oe a ss x | ‘times delight in indulging in, but should he 5 the other line of this verse, but will leave
on ( ly any ae eer in trade oe 7. do so he would mistake my meaning. Like that for others, faa — imagine.
indees ’ ve agg ai ser a ” _— i . . ecuil | most self-constituted advisers, however, my vs SAM’n MOFFETT.
cadia ; e _ - San sings a SS | theory and practice don’t always harmonize. Impo ers,
— oe . ass ai . mais | In theory, I would meet the assaults of the Jobbers and
a ee os S vine- | i}-bred and ignorant in amanner that would Retailers of ( ; A S H; S
, ey x g ;
_— * dei i eg Oe . oo them that courtesy and decency
i S, a wont in ; - . ee i "ace. | are requisite in both the customer and deal- find it to their
es nee’ S Sa 7 Poel in i rte | ‘er. In practice, my reception of their im- advantage to
or ys | ” a a an ys ww ; 7" | pertinences would depend very much on the vec iad ne -
ven a oO rte sat 1G 0 shige e cate state of my mind and the amount of bile in 3 axe in the post
sures himse 1at he is ‘‘not like other ate ‘ . ion to make A
i iy ‘nui AA Sok seemed | my sy stem. F. H. S. No. 1 goods at
men. o accuse Mr. 8. 0 resem ing | > tie 1 ; et the lowest pos-
Ananias in any respect would be deemed, A Laingsburg man has three daughters Stationery y Canaries i oo Seancm:
little short of sacrilege in the society to| anda dog that chew gum. y once es
: claw ie on hie mesa Ek on : 5 : : ‘rom the job-
which he belongs, yet I sole mnily _ that There are about 30,000 retail druggists in bing trade Bo
I heard that gentleman tell a deliberate | the United States. 20 and 22 donroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. poee En Gresopreniiim

falsehood less than a week ago.

 

 

 

 

 

It was on the oceasion of old Jaxon’s ask-
ing him for credit ‘‘for a few days.”

If Slimmer had been conscientiously hon-
est,he would have replied tothe request sub-
stantially as follows:

“No, Jaxon! I wouldn’t trust you for a
paper of pins! You are not exactly a dead-

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too short for any credit transaction with |
you. You were never known to pay an ac- |
count without more trouble attending the
matter than the profits were worth, and I had
rather have $10 worth of goods than an |
account against you for double that |
amount.”
But here is what Slimmer did say:
“Really, Mr. Jaxon, I should like to ac-|
commeodate you, but I am doing no credit,
business at present. I had as soon trust |
you as anybody, but I am obliged to refuse |
everybody these dull times.”

ORTER IRON ROOFING CO

JI. TT BLD & CO,
Wholesale Fruits and Produce,

BAST SAGINAW, MICHEL.

 

‘THE OLDEST. THE LARGEST. THE BEST.

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AMERICAN SHOW CASE WORES,
2°97 TIuaake Street, Chicago.

Send for Catalogue and prices.

ELIF DEL & KRAUSE,

DEALERS IN

Flides, Furs «<a Tallow,

Prompt returns made on Consignments.

11383 Canal St., Grand Rapids.

Be FA LUAS,

Makes a Specialty of

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.
217 and 219 Livingstone Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

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EQUAL TO THE BEST MADE.

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BHE MILLS’ SPICES

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L, M. CARY. L. L. LOVERIDGE,

CARY & LOVERIDCE,«

GENERAL DEALERS IN

Fire and Burglar Proof

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11 Tonia Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich. ”
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MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS FOR @
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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A.

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STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.

Das Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock
for immediate delivery.

‘alaede, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood- Working ‘Siddaen
Saws, Belting and Oils.

And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand.

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

130 OAKES ST.. GRAND RAPIDS,

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ITaccused Slimmer of telling one false-
hood, but. on reflection, I find he lied four |
times in two sentences—but who among us |
can ‘“‘cast the first stone” at the offender?

Mr. Slimmer is morally responsible for |
another prevarication. He has displayed |
in his store the legend ‘‘No Trouble to Show
Goods!” and I recently heard him assert.
that he had just spent two solid hours in|
selling an old lady a calico apron.

* * * *

A nervous, irritable man has no business |
in trade. The peculiarities of customers are |
to him a source of annoyance and vexation |
instead of amusement. The old lady who|
hesitates long and axiously in the choice of |

MOSELEY BROS.,

WWEROLESAIE

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce,

ALL KINDS OF FIELD SEEDS A SPECIALTY.

‘If you are in Market to Buy or Sell Clover Seed, Beans or Pota-
| toes, will be pleased to hear from you.

26, 28, 30 & 32 Ottawa atreel,

GRAND RAPIDS.

RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO.

MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

BOOTS AND SHOES.

AGENTS FOR THE

BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO.
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TWO AND THREE PLY

RHADY ROOFING

Waterproof, Durable and Economical,
OVER 7,500,000 SQUARE FEET APPLIED IN 1886.

Curtiss & Dunton,

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