? * aa ichigan Tradesman. VOL. 4. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1887. NO. 192. 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 wo will keep you posted on market price and prospects. Liberal cash advances made on car lots when desired. Agents for Walker's Patent Butter Worker. Earl Bros., Commission Merchants, 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN, + THE— GREAT WATCH MAKER, —AND— JIBwW BLER. 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, " MICH. GIANT Clothing Company. fur 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- Wade 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 déalers is calied 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. Cor. Canal & Lyon Sts. Grand Rapids MONNICH & STONE, Flint, Mich. MANUFACTURERS OF Send for Sample Order. POTATOES. We give poet naj 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. Wm. H. Thompson & Go, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference ‘ x eee — me PIONEER PREPARED PAIN'T. We have a full stock of this well-known brand of MIZED FAINT and having sold it for over SLX YEARS can recommend it to our customers as be- ing a First Class article. We sell it On the Manufacturers’ Guarantee: When two ormore coats of our PIONEER PRE- PARED PAINT is apenes as received in original packages, and if within three years it should crack or peel off, thus failing to give satisfaction, we agree to re-paint the building at our expense, with the best White Lead or such other paint as the owner may se- lect. In case of complaint, prompt notice must be given to the dealer. T. H. NEVIN & CO.. Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure White Lead. Pittsburg, Pa. Write for prices and Sample Card to Hazeltine & Perkins Drag C0. Wholesale Agents, Grand Rapids. Try POLISHINA, best FurnitureFin- ish made. PLACE to secure a thorough and useful education is at the GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) BUSI- NESs COLLEGE. Write for Col- lege Journal. Address,vC. G. SWENSBERG. 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. LUCIUS C, WEST, A Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor of American and Foreign patents. 105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S. A. Branch of- fice, London, Eng. Practice in U. 8. Courts. Circulars free. Voigt, Herpolshelmer & Co, Importers and Jobbers of DRY GOODS Staple and Fancy. Overalls, Pants, Etc., OUR OWN MAKE, A Complete Line of Fancy Crockery: Fancy Woodenware OUR OWN IMPORTATION, Inspection Solicited. Chicago and Detroit Prices Guaranteed. JUDD c& CO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Summer Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. T, R, Ets & 60,, Book Binders PAPER RULERS, Blank Book Makers, 51, 58 and 55 Lyon &t., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. IV Muzzy’s Corn Starch is prepared expressly for food, is made of only the best white corn and ts guaranteed absolutely pure. 5 & § The popularity of Muzzy’s Corn and Sun Gloss Starch is proven by the large sale, aggregating many million of pounds each a The State Assayer of Massachusetts says Muzzy’s Corn Starch for table use, is per- fectly pure, is well prepared, and of excel- lent quality. Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and table use, is the very best offered to the con- sumer. All wholesale and retail grocers sell it. | | 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. To Cigar Dealers Realizing the demand for, and knowing the difficulty in obtaining a FIRST-CLASS FIVE-CENT CIGAR, we have concluded to try and meet this demand with a new Cigar called SILVER SPOTS This Cigar we positively guarantee a clear Havana filler, with a spotted Sumatra Wrapper, and entirely free from any arti- ficial flavor or adulterations. It will be sold on its merits. ders filled on 60 days approval. Sample or- Price $35 per 1,000 in any quantities. Express prepaid on ordersof 500 and more. Handsome advertising matter goes with first order. Secure this Cigar and increase your Cigar Trade. It is sure to do it. GEO, 7. WARREN & C0, Flint, Mich. BELKNAP Wagon and Sleigh C0. MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and Trucks Mill and Dump Carts, Lumbermen’s and River Tools. We carry a large stock of material, and have every facility for making first-class Wagons of all kinds. t=" Special attention given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering. Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich, HEMLOCK BARK! WANTED. — oe 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. Correspondence solicit- ed. N. B. CLARK, 101 Ottawa S8t., Grand Rapids. HA FREEDMAN & C0. Manufacturers and Jobvbers of CIGARS Factory No, 26, 4th Dist. 16S. Division St., Grand Rapids. We carry a full line of Seeds of every variety, both for field and garden. Parties in want should write to or see the GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED CO. 71 CANAL STREET. STEAM LAUNDRY, 43 and 45 Kent Street. STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS, - Orders by Mail and Express Promptly At- ila two. Regular Meeting of the Retail Grocers’ As- sociation. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Retail Grocers’ Association, held last Tues- day evening, was well attended. The Committee on Butterine reported no further progress and was continued. The following communications were read by the Secretary: Detroit, May 16, 1887. K. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: * DEAR Srr—Yonur last letter did not reach me until just now, or I should have replied earlier. It will be impossible for me to be on hand to-morrow, but I shall delay my trip, due next week, until the early part of June, so you may look for me for the first meeting in June, Yours respectfully, E. FEcuT. MAy 7, 1887. DEAR Sir—At your last meeting you got some good returns from the Blue Letter system. If you will permit me a space in your paper, I will say that the credit system will run out. I owed a firm some time ago two dollars, and they sent mea Blue Letter, as you call it, and it was blue. Well, I told my firm to pay it the next morning. I nev- er have had any credit since, thanks to Messrs. Herrick & Randall. Yours truly, A HARD WORKING MAN. E. J. Herrick offered the following reso- lution and moved its adoption: Resolved, That the President, Secretary, Geo. Dunaven, J. G. Lehman and E. E. Walker constitute a committee to draft a memorial to the Common Council of the city of Grand Rapids, asking that a compe- tent inspector of produce, meats, etc., be appointed, and that said inspector have police authority and power to make arrests a have not been properly ob- tained. Mr. Herrick asserted that it was time the Association put itself on record as opposed to food adulterations and the handling of poor fruits and decayed vegetables, and the sooner action was taken on the matter the better. President Coye called upon Mr. Hamilton, President of the Michigan Business Men’s Association, who was present, to give his ideas on the subject. Mr. Hamilton briefly stated that he was emphatically of the opinion that it devolves upon every grocer to set himself aright on this subject. Itisa work which the Asso- ciations, as such, should take in hand and push forward. J. G. Lehman said that he was in favor of the movement and it should have his hearty support. J. A. Coye stated that there was an ordi- nance to fit the case and that there would be but little trouble to have it enforced. The motion was made and carried. Walter R. Meech was called upon to give a talk on ‘‘What Should the Consumer Ex- pect of the Fruit Producer?” He responded pleasantly. His remarks were more in re- gard to what the grocer should expect of the fruit producer. He was of the opinion that farmers should bring their products to market graded in three classes, or at least The question being asked Mr. Meech what would become of the third-class fruits after the best had been picked out, he re- plied that he did not know—he did not want them, anyway. E. J. Herrick said that the river might be used as a dumping place for them, or they might be sent to Chicago, whence so much poor stuff comes. H. A. Hydorn, of the Committee on Picnic, moved that next Wednesday, May 25, be set apart to be devoted to that pur- pose. He stated that a caterer would fur- nish refreshments at a reasonable rate or a supper for 50 cents per plate for those who did not wish to bring baskets. He also ad- vised that a circular invitation for picnic at 3 o’clock and postal card for reply be sent to every grocer, jobber and clerk in Grand Rapids, to every traveling man and all the sister associations. Carried. E. A. Stowe moved that a Committee on Sports ba appointed. The chair appointed as such committee Walter R. Meech, Geo. Bemis and J. Geo. Lehman. Miss Jennie Kipp rendered a violin solo, ‘“‘Airs Varies,” with piano accompaniment by Miss Abbie Boxheimer. President Hamilton being called upon for an address said that he thanked the Asso- ciation for the favors and generosity which had always characterized them as an asso- ciation, not only to himself, but toward the whole movement in Michigan. He stated that this body had given him more en- couragement and help than any other in the State. Great good has been accomplished and there is still more hope for the future. Good work cannot be done without organ- ization, yet unity does not consist in simply forming an association. The tendency of fierce competition is to pull men apart and to deteriorate goods. Our associations are not to boycott, but there is no good reason why retailers should not get together and great good be accomplished through the medium of harmonious feeling. What could have been done single-handed in os- tracising the dead-beat? We shall weed him out root and branch, and it will be a legitimate work. The tendency in trade is growing broader and stronger. The cash system is growing in extent. The credit system cannot be entirely done away with, but it can be curtailed. There should be a oneness of sympathy among the members of the different bodies. Itis not wise for any merchant to ignore the rights of others. What is best for most of us is generally best for us all. We have ostracized each other too much, been too selfish, ignored each other too much. We must seek to cultivate a broader spirit. Michigan stands foremost in this good work, and we hope that she will always keep to the front, the pattern of all other associations, the envy of the whole country. We cannot always depend upon man’s honor, but must depend upon state legisla- tion and local action to right the wrongs of trade. I would urge upon members to give all possible support to their officers. It is im- possible for them to do any great work without co-operation. And. this picnic which you anticipate— nothing will so cement you together as a day’s enjoyment of this nature. Get togeth- er often on the recreation basis. Weare all humans traveling the same road. In closing, 1 would bespeak a good rep- resentation at the Flint convention to be held in September. I hope that our zeal and energy may ever be unflagging in this good work of organization. Gentlemen, I thank you most heartily for your kind at- tention. Mrs. Ludwig Winternitz then favored the company with a fine piano solo—*‘Polish Waltz.” N. B. Blain, President of the Lowell Business Men’s Association, was called up- on for organization remarks. Upon rising, he casually observed that at the meeting at the club rooms, in the afternoon, he had no- ticed that Brother Hamilton frequently drew his hand across the bald spot on top of his head and always looked very wise while so doing, and he was of the firm conviction that if he were the possessor of a similar spot destitute of a hirsute covering, he would, in all probability, be able to make as many happy hits as our honored President. Mr. Blain’s remarks were short and to the point, but he stated that his silence would be more eloquent than his speech. He said that, although their own organization was small, they had been able to do much good for themselves and for the town. Mer- chants should, so far as possible, patronize home industries. There had been some mis- understandings between their merchants and the home millers, which he hoped might be adjusted in the near future. He heartily endorsed -the idea of holding a picnic occasionally, for the purpose of bringing about a feeling of good-fellowship among the members. Personally, he liked picnics and would be sure to be on hand next week, Providence and _ business per- mitting. Amid the applause following his remarks, Mr. Blain arose and said that perhaps he had been a trifle premature—he would attend the picnic if he got an invitation. H. A. Hydorn—‘‘You’ll get one.” Misses Kipp and Boxheimer then rendered a lively violin solo with piano accompani- ment—‘‘Ballet’”—which was encored. The chair called on Frank J. Wurzburg, President of the Michigan State Pharma- ceutical Association, to address the meeting. Mr. Wurzburg said that he had frequently been invited to attend the meetings of this Association, but that this was the first time he had been able to do so. He spoke of adulterations in goods, and especially in spices. He hoped that the time would come when a package would be labeled ‘‘pure,” and not, for instance, ‘‘the ginger contained in this package is pure,” as is now the rule. He cited the case of cream of tartar. ‘The powdered article is sold in some stores as low as 8 cents per pound when the crude crystals are 344 cents. The inference can be drawn as to the actual amount of cream of tartar bought for that price. The tendency is so toward cheap goods that hardly an article of this sort is purchased now-a-days which is chemically pure. ‘ Mrs. Ludwig Winternitz gave, by special request, another fine piano selection—a mazurka, entitled ‘‘Silver Star.” J. R. Harrison, President of the Sparta Business Men’s Association, was present, and upon being called on by President Coye for an address pleasantly said that he la- bored under the same impression in regard to himself as did Mr. Blain—his silence was more eloquent than his speech. A violin solo, Dancla, was rendered by Miss Jennie Kipp with piano accompani- ment by Miss Abbie Boxheimer. A rising vote of thanks was tendered the ladies who had contributed the musical part of the entertainment, and also to the officers of other Associations present. Mr. Hamilton said that he had been glad to see the interest and enthusiasm,exhibited during the evening and hoped that we would all be stimulated thereby to do fur- ther work until every business man in Michigan has put his shoulder to the wheel. The State and local bodies stand committed to a work destined never to die, and we shall look forward to seeing this movement, started right here, go on and on and on. The meeting then adjourned. LEISURE HOUR JOTTINGS. BY A COUNTRY MERCHANT. Written Expressly for THE TRADESMAN. I refer to my neighbor Jones frequently, because I consider that individual, notwith- standing his want of eduction and what society terms ‘‘polish,” a very astute and successful country tradesman, whose sharp, practical common-sense has solved many of the problems which perplex and- puzzle the average merchant, and whose language and habits render an observation of his busi- ness methods amusing as well a instructive. His store is, moreover, frequented by a class of people as peculiar, in their way, as himself, and when my ‘“‘leisure hours” become too oppressive, I indulge in a little recreation by wandering over to Jones’s establishment and watching the ebb and flow of his custom. * * * * * Jones, however, with all his philosophy and common-sense gets extremely restive sometimes over active competition, and, as his competitor Smith is considerably given to cutting prices, and offering odd and ex- traordinary inducements to Jones’s custo- mers, his relations with his rival are somewhat ‘‘strained,” and his language, occasionally, when alluding to that gentleman, would hardly be considered parliamentary. I went over to Jone’s yesterday and found his equanimity badly distracted by one of Smith’s business eccentricities. ‘*There was a feller justin here,” he ex- plained, ‘‘who bought *bout nine shillin’s’ worth of truck, an’ after I made the change he wanted to know if I wasn’t goin’ to throw in a box of pills, ‘cause Smith had told ’im he’d give one with every dollar’s worth of goods. I swan, it broke me all up for a minnit, but I managed to send him away good natur’d; but, of all the cussed, idiotic, ornery, d——d cranks that ever sold goods, Smith caps the climax. Why, nex’ the infernal fool ’1l be advertisin’ a dose of salts with a cigar an’ an emetic with every paper of tobacco an’ a blister plaster with a pound of coffee an’ a hunk of fetty with a bottle of hair ile. Who'd a thought of pills fur a bait? Sposin’a lady comes in here an’says, perlite as can be, ‘Mr. Jones, wat’s the price of that there hair brush?’ an’ Isays, ‘That there, ma’am, is a dollar, but I'll throw you in a box of pills that’s war- ranted to wake you up at daylight like an alarm clock?’ Wouldn’t she think I’d got to be a cussed lunitic?” “Well,” resumed Jones, after ruminating silently fora few moments, ‘I dunno but there’s a streak of sense in the matter after all. Smith has got stuck on a lot of pills an’ he knows a little suthin’ *bout human natur’. A little girl come in here a while ago an’ says, ‘say mister, ain’t you got suthin’ fur nothin’?? An’ if these growed up folks don’t say it, they act it every time they go into a store. Lots of infernal fools that don’t need physic more’n my dog ’!l be stuffin’ themselves with Smith’s pills, ‘cause they don’t cost nothin’.” And I don’t doubt it. * * * * * The ‘‘chromo” business, in its various phases, has become on almost intolerable nuisance. A manufacturer will put some second or third-grade goods on the market, and, well knowing that, ordinarily, their use by the consumer would not extend be- yond the first purchase, takes advantage of this ‘‘suthin’ fur nothin’” craving, by giv- ing away some showy but worthless article to the buyer. And, in consequence of this, trade in standard goods is, to a certain ex- tent, unsettled because of the numbers of consumers who are always on the outlook for something new in the ‘‘chromo” line. I know, personally, nunibers of people who, otherwise, are posessed of average brain power, who appear to believe that a gaudy picture card will flavor acup of rank coffee or that a thinly-disguised brass spoon will add strength and fragrance to a weak and villianous-smelling tea or that a muddy- looking glass dish will impart life and vigor to a mass of trash made up to imitate bak- ing powder. The ‘‘old stager” in trade rarely lends his assistance to the placing of this class of goods on the market, exper- ience, usually, having taught him that their sale is almost invariably unsatisfactory; but there are always enough dealers in every community to keep the chromo seekers well stocked with the trash. I think however, that the gift enterprize business is decreas- ing in conntry localities, and I begin to hope that the day is not far distant when no reputable merchant will countenance the nuisance. + * * * The Rev. Mr. Slimmer, the retired clergy- man and present dry goods merchant whom I mentioned in a former paper, is 1 regret to say, in trouble with his society. The charge against him is of such a singular character that I feel justified in alluding to the matter in these ‘‘Jottings.” It appears that Mr. S. and Deacon Crook went to Grand Rapids a few days ago, and, while taking dinner at one of the hotels, Mr. S., as alleg- ed by Deacon C., remarked, with a wink, toa pretty waiter girl. “Bring me about three fingers of cold tea!” Mr. Slimmer is slightly bald-headed, and and he affirms that the winking was occa- sioned by the persistent attentions of a prematurly incubated fly. This section of the charge has been dismissed, but the lan- guage used at the time specified is still re- ceiving the serious attention of the commit- tee. * * * 1 notice that several of the Pharmaceuti- cal societies, in this State and elsewhere, have done a very sensible thing in refusing to longer distribute free sample bottles of proprietary medicines. Now let the gro- cerymen combine against free sample pack- ages. Within the last two months; the peo- ple of my section have been supplied with yeast cakcs, baking powder, roasted coffee, soap, stove polish, ete., ete., free of charge and in generous quantities. It’s a little singular to me that every dealer who dis- tributes these articles doesn’t appreciate the fact that he is advertising for the packer at his own expense. This is another phase of the ‘‘suthin’ fur nothin’” business and one which is eminently satisfactory toa large body of comsumers. — + Maxims for Merchants. An extension to a merchant convicted of dishonesty is but a fresh impulse to fraud, and granted to one of habitual neglect is but to consign money to a deeper grave. It is not wealth which is deserving of homage, but the virtues which a man exer- cises in the slow pursuit of wealth, the abil- ities so called forth, the self-denials so im- posed. It is always possihle to gain a knowledge of the principle causes of a failure if we go about the investigation in time. Upon the result of that investigation let the creditor’s course of action be founded. The gradual increase of wealth which at- tends the accumulation of a man’s savings is more favorable to its preservation and to the possessor’s equanimity than any sudden accumulation of prosperity. Merchants can leave to their children a better patrimony than money. They can leave them the worth of a good example, good habits, a religious faith, a true esti- mate of the desirable things of this life. Give us the straightforward, fearless, en- terprising man for business, one who is worth a dozen of those who, when anything is to be done, stop, falter and hesitate, and are never ready to take a decided stand. A great merchant should be half a states- man. His occupation of itself, when con- ducted on the broadest scale, demands the exercise of that wide and comprehensive vision requisite for the operations of a chief minister or a general. The facilities offered by the credit system to embark in mercantile life, inducing hun- dreds to accept who are either incapable of conducting business successfully or who at- tempt to carry it on in locations already full, are among the most ruinous abuses of the system. It is only by a perfect knowledge of busi- ness, by an exercise of tact, judgment and cautious discrimination, coupled with hab- its of industry and a diligent observation of the laws of trade and manners of men, that a young man can ever hope to become a merchant of honorable eminence. Goods will not always sell themselves, and the latest styles will not of themselves increase your receipts unless aided by your business abilities. However, with them you can secure success. There is this encouragement about the formation of business habits, when once formed they act for themselves. The ac- tions become as natural to you as breathing, and you perform them with equal uncon- sciousness. The young man who thinks he can amuse or employ himself as he sees fit, at the same time throwing the burden of his support on others, or leading a precarious life on the verge of debt and bankruptey, is a dishonor to his species. Keep your store in apple-pie order. Look at the samples of every commercial traveler who may offer to show them to you. You can only improve by it. You don’t need to buy from each one. Don’t buy too much at any one time. If you are in financial trouble, ascertain the whole state of your affairs. Learn ex- actly how much you owe. Do not deceive yourself. By doing so you may awaken suspicions of dishonesty in the minds of your creditors when your intentions are far otherwise. Plate glass, fine show windows and ele- gant fixtures will not alone secure custom- ers. You must make your goods attractive as well as the store. And above all avoid the creation of an atmosphere both moral and physical which is unpleasant to your patrons. Customers say they have been in stores where they have been struck with the fresh- ness of the goods; the goods looked as if they had just come from their original pack- ages, while in another store the goods pre- sented an old-fashioned and shoddy appear- ance that repelled instead of attracting you. Now, in many cases, this difference of ap- pearance is owing entirely to the difference in the care which the goods have received. - sineheie: CAE eS 4 sat Yar as sahi Mr. Clark has not been deterred by the) Tom creek, and willimprove the stream for} . Association Notes. : The Michigan Tradesmall. almost universal censure of his proposal to| getting out the logs. — Morenci merchants have organized a Bus- A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE RETAIL TRADE OF THE WOLVERINE STATE. E. A. STOWE, Baitor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, MAY 25, 1887. Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association, President, L. M. Mills; Vice-President, 8. A. Sears; Sec- re and Treasurer, Geo. H. Seymour; Board of Di- rectors, H. 8. Robertson, Geo. F. Owen, J. N. Brad- ford, A. B. Cole and Wm. Logie. @@” Subscribers and others, when writing to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- lishers by mentioning that they saw the adver- tisement in the columns of this paper. BEAR THEM IN MIND. A careful scrutiny of the vote which de- feated the garnishee exemption bill in the Legislature reveals the fact that the only members who voted against the measure were either Knights of Labor or sympa-; thizers with the order. Inasmuch as business men like to know who their friends are, Tue TRADESMAN herewith reproduces the names of all who voted in favor of the bill: Alien, W. A. Baker, Baldwin, Bates, Brock, Burr, Cannon, Case, Chapman, Cross, Damon, Diekema, Hill, Hoaglin, Jones, Killean, Lakey, Lincoln, Pardee, Perkins, Pettit, Rentz, Rumsey, Simpson, Spencer, Tindall, Watts, Webber. If the above men are friends to fair-play and the business public, it must necessarily follow that those who voted against the bill are enemies to business men and friends to the dead-beat class. For the information of the former, and the satisfaction of the latter, THE TRADESMAN herewith presents the names of the worthies who voted in the negative: Abbott, Baumgardner, Bentley, Breen, Crocker, Dickson, Dillon, Eldred, Harper, Haskin, Hoobler, Hosford, Manly, Ogg, Powers, J. W. Robinson, Snow, Van Orth- wick, Vickary, Washburn, F. H. Watson Wilson. It is now in order for the Grand Army of Dead-Beats, Michigan Division, to get up a medal in honor of the twenty-two gentle- men who so ably and successfully cham- pioned the cause of the dead-beat in the Legislature. Such a medal should have the number of the bill inscribed thereon and should also bear the magic term ‘‘Dead- beat” on one side and the dead-beat’s rescuer, “K, of L.,” on the other side. THE TRADESMAN commends this plan to the several thousand gentlemen occupying com- manding positions on the delinquent lists of the eighty associations of this State. Meanwhile, business men should paste the above list in their hats and when the next Legislative election comes around—well, it may be necessary for some of those whose names ornament the above list to remain at home. as “GROCERS’ DAY.” Wednesday promises to be a gala day for the grocers of Grand Rapids, as well as for several hundred invited guests, most of whom have accepted the invitation. About fifty of the largest grocers have agreed to close their places of business in the after- noon, in order to give their clerks an op- portunity to enjoy a half day’s recreation, and all the others are expected to follow suit. Itisto be hoped that every grocer will conclude to close his doors for the few hours of the picnic and thus emphasize the belief that even grocers have some rights which people are bound to respect—that a year’s constant application to business en- titles the grocer to a half day’s recreation. Tue TRADESMAN expects to see the picnic bring together the largest body of local merchants ever seen at this market and the beneficial results which will follow in the wake of such a gathering will be beyond computation. Come one, come all! Just at present there is a strong move- ment in the Episcopal Church towards the union of American Christians in a single body. We fear the proposal is premature. American Christendom has not grace enough to make it safe for all the sects to be gath- ered into one body. Such a union would be followed by an era of clerical meddling in all sorts of matters with which churches and clergymen have no proper and direct concern. The present divisions save us from much by playing off one sect against another. But even now, ihe larger relig- ious bodies are somewhat of a danger in politics, and are too often represented in the Legislative lobbies by white neckties— as in two recent cases in New York and New Jersey. Besides this reason there is another for believing that the day of union is still somewhat remote. It is, that union at pre- sent would be the sacrifice of much that is precious in the existing religious bodies. Our divisions are not the mere unmeaning chaos that the friends of the union seem to assume. ‘There is reason in them. A sect lives by the vitality of its half-truths. And even these half-truths are worth too much to be thrown away for the sake of making a big corporation. Before a healthy reunion comes, the different denominations must give some time to the candid study of each other, must ‘mind not their own things only” but the things of others. For that study they have been badly prepared by centuries of sectarian self-assertion and polemics. There never was a time when - guch self-assertion was at a lower ebb than “it now is. But its disappearance has left a create a new university at Worcester, Mass. He has shown a firmness in sticking to his first proposal, which makes us think he must have come of the considerable Scotch- Irish colony, which settled in that city last century, and which—we believe—gave Judge Grey to the Supreme Bench. He has all their staying power, and he announces that if one million be not enough he is ready with another. As that commonwealth is already more than supplied with educational institutions of a higher grade, and as Wor- chester, which already has an eminent technological institute, is not big enough to furnish a large attendance, we do not see that his gift will add anything to the re- sources of education in Masachusetts. Two millions similarly spent in some Western State would be more helpful to the country at large, and a worthier monument to the donor. All the reputable fire insurance agents here are in favor of the Cole bill and the abandonment of the present compact sys- tem. Their lips are sealed, however, as they have been given to understand that any action taken in such direction will be followed by instant removal. As the board system makes the agent simply a clerk, amenable to every whim of the local under- writer, it is not to be wondered at that the agent is restive under such restraint—re- straint which:deprives him of every particle of independence and compels him to aban- don every claim to business freedom. onpeuheeneninihiseniniomnaneneamt Joseph Dillon is the only Representative from Kent county who voted against the garnishee exemption bill. Mr. Dillon has been badly in debt for several years past, yet no one pressed him for payment—let him take his own time, in fact. Why he should turn on the men who have befriend- ed him in the past and array himself on the side of the dead-beat is something no one is able to explain. Mr. Dillon will not repre- sent Kent county in the Legislature next time—not if the business men have any- thing to say about it. Every Michigan business man who be- lieves that the fire insurance business ought to be conducted in an open-handed, honor- able manner—the same as other branches of industry are carried on—should imme- diately write his State Senator, requesting him to work and vote for the Cole bill, now before that body. On the contrary, the man who believes in perpetuating a monop- oly more oppressive than the tyranny of a monarch of the middle ages should ask his Senator to use every endeavor to defeat the bill. Hereafter the Knights of Labor and the dead-beat must be included in the same category. At the behest of the latter, the former rushed to the defeat of the garnishee exemption measure before the present Legislature and succeeded in killing the bill. It now remains for the dead-beat to repay the favor by rushing precipitately into astrike or boycott. The old adage re- lativeto ‘birds of a feather flocking together” finds a capital analogy in these two ele- ments of society. A certain insurance agent of this city went before the Senate Insurance Commit- tee and stated that the furniture manufac- turers of this city were unanimously in favor of board insurance. In reply to this statement. a delegation of manufacturers, headed by John Widdicomb, will present to the Committee a paper signed by sixty-six of the sixty-eight manufacturers at this market, petitioning for legislation prohibit- ing board insurance. Sic semper blow- hardus. As a nation, we boast of being freemen. As business men, however, we are subject to the tyranny of two of the most grasping despots known to history—the board mana- ger and the insurance adjuster. Business men, as a class, are slow to act, but the pre- sent oppression is likely to arouse them from a lethargy which has cost them thous- ands of dollars—dollars which have gone directly into 50 per cent. dividends for the stockholders of board insurance companies. Representative Dillon voted against the garnishee exemption bill and then started off for Washington on a free pass, given in consideration of his not being on hand when the vote of reducing railway fare came up in the House. Yet Mr. Dillon is paid $21 per week and mileage to represent his constitutents during the Legislature. Doesn’t this look a little like dead-beating from the State? Ce reel Before the inter-state commerce law went into effect, Grand Rapids was sending thousands of barrels of flour a month to Cheboygan at a cost of 25 cents per barrel. Now the railroads charge 65 cents per bar- rel, but cur millers have found a way to cir- cumvent them. The Czar on his throne finds an exact counterpart in the present board insurance manager. **Prisoner,” said a Nevada judge, *‘what have you to say tethis indictment; are you guilty or not guilty?” ‘* Before 1 answer the question, Judge, I’d like to ask your Honor if this little spectacled dude is all the lawyer I’ve got?” ‘‘That is Mr. Ferguson, sir!” responded the Judge sternly; “I have appointed him to defend you, as you seem to have no counsel.” “Judge,” said the +e Oe GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. E. Burkhardt will engage in the furniture business at 119 Canal street. Gould & Co. have moved their hardware stock from Petoskey to this city, locating on Wealthy avenue, near East street. They made extensive additions to their stock, which were furnished by Foster, Stevens & Co. .L. J. Quinn has leased the inside store in ‘the Caulfield block, 87 Canal street, and will shortly remove his liquor business from 94 Canal street to that location. Mr. Caul- field has removed his ‘‘truck” to one of the vacant stores in the Killinger block, on Crescent avenue. AROUND THE STATE. Carney—Chas. A. Brown has sold his general stock. Remus—Chris. Vashan succeeds Vashan Bros. in general trade. Pierson—H. & S. Martin, druggists, are removing to New Buffalo. Centerville—Mrs. Wm. Granger, milliner has removed to Plainwell. Pinnebog—Alex. B. Arthur succeeds Ar- thur Bros. in general trade. Howard City—F. & R. Church succeed R. Perry in the meat business. Battle Creek—Estell & White, flour and feed dealers, have dissolved. Charlotte—Z. G. Call succeeds Wood & Call in the grocery business. St. Johns—Jas. Richardson has sold out his grocery and crockery business. Tecumseh—W. H. Sutfin succeeds Sutfin & Montague in the saloon business. East Tawas—Van Way & Larkin succeed Mrs. L. J. Fick in the hotel business. South Haven—Culver & Butler, druggists, did not dissolve, as formerly reported. Owosso—Theo. F. Laubengayer has bought J. F. Laubengayer’s drug stock. East Saginaw—G. M. Wisner & Co., wholesale cigar dealers, have dissolved. Detroit—John P. Becker succeeds Jacob Becker & Son in the manufacture of pianos. Plainwell—H. H. Stearns succeeds Stearns & Batchelder in the meat business. Carney—P. S. Mumford & Co. succeed Vanderheiden & Mumford in general trade. Battle Creek—W. T. Davis succeeds Da- vis & Robinson in the machinery business. Battle Creek—Stephen B. Todd succeeds Geo. E. Hastings & Son in the hotel busi- ness. Saginaw—Katherine Fink succeeds Fink & Levison in the tobacco and cigar busi- ness. Battle Creek—F. J. Hazard, boots and shoes, has been closed under chattel mort- gage. Kalamazoo—Hale W. Page, of the firm of Page & Kauffler, handle manufacturers, is dead. Bonanza—C. M. Peer, late of Ionia, has engaged in the music and sewing machine business. Port Huron—H. C. Sanborn has bought the Globe boot and shoe stock of H. S. Ballentine. Lansing—Tower & Bower have bought out the restaurant and confectionery busi- ness of C. F. Irey & Co. Ionia—George Adamy will soon have his grocery and provision house on West Main street ready for occupancy. Hudson—John W. Hall, who has been engaged in the drug business here for twen- ty years, has assigned to Ira Swaney. Reed City—Baker & Norman, crockery and bazaar dealers, have added a line of jewelry, purchased through E. K. Bennett. Quincy—C. W. Bennett has bought the B. N. Sheldon drug stock and Martin Howard's hardware store has been sold to C. T. Gilbert. Diamond Lake—The store and warehouse of the West Michigan Lumber Co. burned to the ground on the 15th. No insurance. Cause of fire unknown. Bonanza—Stephen Haight, the Woodland furniture dealer, has purchased a lot here and will start a furniture store here, if the railroadcomes this way. Kalamazoo—G. I. Goodenow and F. E. Judson have engaged in the sale of electri- cal supplies under the style of the Kalama- zoo Electrical Supply Co. North Lansing—The E. D. Kitchen boot and shoe stock has been sold to T. J. Rork and F. and E. Lemon, who will continue the business under the firm name of Rork & Lemon, adding a line of dry goods. Clinton—With the resumption of active operations by the woolen mills come several business changes. C. S. Burroughs has sold his drug store to O. A. Sinclair and has bought Kimball & Co.’s clothing store in company with F. D. Lancaster. E. R. Smith is tearing down his place of business preparatory to the erection of a fine brick block. STRAY FACTS. Mason—The creditors of L. J. Ford have received 27 cents on the dollar. Saginaw City—The Citizens’ National Bank has declared a 5 per cent. dividend. | Dowagiac—P. D. Beckwith has taken half of the gas well stock, at an expense of $2,500. Alpena—Logging teams are now running to West Branch creek, a distance of fifty miles. Charlotte—Seth Ketchum and G. Homer Jones will soon establish a bank at Lexing- ton, N. C. Gheboygan—Mason & Carleton have sold their brick yard to John Elliott, late of Fowlerville. jprcchased 11,000 haren..cf Snabes. Nand, Muskegon—John Torrent & Co. have) h 000 acres. . ‘Kuhn, M.D, succeeds to the vacancy in 5 Wright’s store. Been 2 ; ee East Saginaw—The Dillon Smoked Fish: Co. has been organized, with a capital stock of $100,000. Addison—The bank has been closed. _ It is understood that the Curtiss interest will not again open the business. Saugatuck—Wm. S. Peckham, teller of the First National Bank of Lafayette, Ind., will open a bank here July 1. Mio—The affairs of Hunter & Son have been adjusted and the firm has resumed business under the same style. St. Ignace—The salt bore of the Macki- naw Lumber Co. is down between 600 and 700 feet. Brine has been reached, but its strength has not yet been tested. Hastings—Ackerson & Hayes have about 125,000 dozen of eggs in their packing vats, and will put down 25,000 dozen more. That means $15,000 worth of hen fruit. Negaunee—The Michigan Iron Bank will be changed to a National bank and the First National Bank is being re-organized by Negaunee and Ishpeming capitalists. Flint—Burroughs, Pierson & Harris, millers, have merged their business into a stock company and will continue under the same style. The capital stock is $70,000, all paid in. Mears—H. Cockell recently traded his general stock for a farm in Ohio, but before he had time to ship the goods to Ohio they were attached at the instance of several creditors. Counter suits have been brought by the new purchaser. against the attaching creditors. Detroit—The wholesale grocery and spice house of J. H. Thompson & Co., which was established about four years ago, has been merged into a stock company, under the same style. The capital stock is %$60,- 000, of which $57,000 is paid in. C. A. Worthington is President of the corpora- tion, J. H. Thompson Secretary and J. M. Thompson Treasurer. It is intended here- after, as rapidly as possible, to limit the business purely to the manufacture and saleof baking powders and ground goods. Negaunee—The Vermillion Pine and Iron Land Co. has been organized with a capital of $1,500,000, divided into 60,000 shares. The company owns 20,000 acres of Minne- sota mineral and pine lands, which will be developed speedily. The officers are: Pres- ident, G. H. Hall, Ishpeming; Vice-Presi- dent, John Duncan, Calumet; Secretary and Treasurer, Samuel Mitchell, Negaunee; Directors, C. H. Hall, Ishpeming; Samuel Mitchell, Negaunee; C. S. Mitchell, Negau- nee; James Foley, Negaunee; E. Pallis,Jr., Milwaukee; J. M. Wilkinson, Marquette; William Chisholm, Cleveland; J. H. Wade, Jr., Cleveland; John Duncan, Calumet. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Paris—Barker, Lane & Co. will soon start up their door'and sash factory. Wolverine—The works of the United States Veneer Co. are now in operation. Lakeview—Wnm. Peters is building a saw mill with a capacity of 30,000 feet per day. Dundee—The paper mill has been pur- chased by H. E. Mead & Co., of Dayton, Ohio. Richmond—W. H. Acker and Thos. Denison have began the erection of a fruit evaporator. Jonesville—Seventy operatives are now employed in the cotton mills and the force will shortly be increased. Hudson—The Whitney hub, spoke and bending factory has been purchased by C. F. DeGolyer, of Chicago. Kalkaska—The Smith Lumber Co. is making arrangements to increase the cut- ting capacity of its mill to 120,000 feet a day. Benton Harbor—The output of the new canning factory will be 60,000 cans per day, which is double the capacity of the factory burned last winter. Saranac—Mr. Smith, formerly of the firm of Knott, Smith & Co., at Belding, offers to erect a roller flour mill here, providing he is given a reasonable bonus.-: Coral—E. R. Ferguson has purchased the property of the Greenville Barrel Co., com- prising the old mill, the store formerly oc- cupied by D. L. Shook, and the house formerly occupied by M. McMillan. The mill property will be used for a foundry. Allegan—W. J. Griffith, of Detroit, has purchased the Bush mill property, in Pine Plains township, for $12,000. The proper- ty comprises 1,000 acres and a well-equipped saw mill. There are 1,000,000 feet of stand- ing pine and any quantity of shingle and lath timber. Mr. Griffith will put in mills for the manufacture of the latter. There are also extensive beds of mineral paint on the lands, and the new owner will develop them. _——_<>-o-<.—____—- Purely Personal. E. T. Van Ostrand, the Allegan druggist, spent Sunday with friends in this city. Homer Eaton left Saturday for Lincoln, Neb., to inspect the business of the Eaton & Christenson Cigar Co. He is expected back again Thursday. Chas. H. Adams, the Allegan book-seller and stationer, passed through the city Sat- urday on his way home from a week’s va- cation in Ionia county. F. E. Stevens, book-keeper for Jennings & Smith, spent Sunday at Chippewa Lake, the guest of Geo. Medes. It is reported that he violated the new game law, which prohibits fishing on Sunday. John Magnusen, for several years past prescription clerk for E, A. Wright, at Pentwater, has taken a similar position with Vie. Roussin, at.Ludington. W. iness Men’s Association in accordance with blanks and plans furnished by the State body. Scottsville business men are canvassing the idea of forming an association and have applied to the State body for the necessary assistance. President Rowell; of the Battle Creek Retail Grocers’ Association, made the ac- quaintance of some of the Kalamazoo gro- cers, at their meeting last Tuesday evening. J. L. Willett, Secretary of the Flint Mer- cantile Union, writes as follows: ‘‘Our As- sociation is a suecess in every respect and is doing quite a good work in the boom line.” East Jordon Enterprise: At the last meeting of the Business Men’s Association, a resolution was adopted authorizing the stores to keep open evenings as long as the proprietors please. The friends of State Treasurer Schuster will be pleased to learn that he has so far recovered from his rheumatic attack as to return home from Mt. Clemens, and that present indications are that he will entirely recover his old-time health. Geo. W. Bevins, Secretary of the Tustin Business Men’s Association, writes as fol- lows: ‘*Through the labors of our Business Committee, we have secured a broom facto- ry here, which is turning out a first-class broom. We hope to secure other improve- ments in the near future.” President Hamilton is a man of many accomplishments. For several years he has been known as one of the most successful merchants in the State. Last year the or- ganized forces of the State added to his laurels by making him their presiding ofticer. Now he proposes to gain distinc- tion in another direction by engaging in the cultivation of beans on an extensive scale— and red kidney beans at that! Detroit News: Twenty-seven business men of Evart have organized against the in- definite credit system, and the chronic d. b. will soon have to emigrate. His chances in Michigan are growing less every day, as 75 cities and villages of the State have organ- ized, with a membership of over 2,000. It is pay up or pay cash hereafter. The Blue Letter is reported as doing its work faith- fully and well all over the State. Evart Review: The Evart Business Men’s Association held a very successful meeting Wednesday evening last, at which they completed their organization by the election of the following additional officers: Vice- President, C. V. Priest; Treasurer, Frank Hibbard; Business Committee, B. G. Col- ton, R. A. Allured and Geo. W. Minchin; Trade Committee, R. J. Ponsford, E. C. Cannon and M. E. Parkinson. There were also some new members added, which brings the roll up to twenty-seven, and sev- eral firms yet to hear from. The Associa- tion also voted to join the State Association as a body, and thereby receive the benefits of interchange of business relations between the numerous local associations all over the State. While at Lansing last week, the editor of THE TRADESMAN met President Hughart, of the G. R. & I. Railway, who improved the opportunity to express his approval of the local association idea. ‘‘I find that your organizations will be a great help to us,” said Mr. Hughart. ‘‘For instance, our General Freight Agent may want to com- mvnicate with the business men of a town on a matter which concerns us both. Here- tofore he has been compelled to select a prominent man in a town and depend upon him to impart the information to the others. Such a course has proved very unsatisfac- tory, but it has been the only thing he could do. Now—thanks te the work of Mr. Ham- ilton, yourself and THe TRADESMAN—we have an association in every city and in nearly every town along the line of our road, with which we can promptly communi- eate and from which we are sure to receive a prompt reply. In my opinion, there are boundless possibilities in store for these or- ganizations and the fabric you have reared is bound to exceed your expectations in every respect.” —_————> o> —__— The Gripsack Brigade. E. K. Bennett, representing N. G. Levin- son & Co., of Chicago, Sundayed here. A. E. Brownell, representing the Ameri- can Cigar Co., of Coldwater, put in Sunday at this market. Chester J. Shaw, representing Shaw & Thomas, spice grinders of New York, was in town over Sunday. Harry Hagy and wife are celebrating the advent of a six-pound girl, which arrived at their home on Jackson street last Friday. Harry Bowker, formerly engaged in the manufacture of cigars at Coldwater, has en- gaged to travel for Eaton & Christenson. Wm. A. Rindge and bride have returned from their wedding trip and will be ready to receive their friends at the Park Place after June 1. ¥. H. Lester, Indiana representative for Amos S. Musselman & Co., was in town a couple of days last week, looking up specialties for his customers. Adolph Nessen, who for several years has managed the clothing department of Carl E. Joys, at Manistee, has engaged to travel for H. A. Newland & Co., of De- troit, the engagement to go into effect June 1. M. J. Matthews, President of the Michi- gan Tinware Co., spent Sunday in Grand Rapids and left Monday for Muskegon and Big Rapids. Mr. Matthews is chairman of the National Legislative Committee of the P. A. and spent some time while here in | preparing a report for the St. Louis con- vention. Will Lamoreaux went to Caledonia Mon- day to arrange for a wool buyer. On his re- turn home, he tried to beat the conductor out of his fare, when that official promptly put him off the train. He arrived—over the ties—late in the evening. Anyone wishing to touch Max. Mills in a tender spot might gently enquire how he came to leave one of his gripsacks at Bonanza on his last trip to that place. Those who are so uncharitable as to think that it was held by the landlord to satisfy an unpaid board bill are mistaken. A. W. Landon, a traveling man living on Twenty-third street, Detroit, committed suicide last Friday by taking an overdose of morphine. He left testamentary letters re- garding the disposition of his property and remains and assigning as the reason for his act that he had long been unable to obtain employment as a commercial traveler, which had been his occupation. Besides $3,000 insurance on his life, he is said to have had $9,000 worth of property in California. Coroner Lansing inquired into the matter and concluding that the deceased was men- tally unsound decided not to hold an in- quest. The family came originally from Brockville, Ont. .The deceased left a wife and three children. —_—-— -- > VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders withthe various houses: Geo. H. Rainouard, Bridgeton. Seward MecNitt & Co., Byron Center. C. F. Williams, Caledonia. J.N. Wait, Hudsonville. R. T. Parish, Grandville. k. A. Hastings, Sparta. A. W. Fenton & Co., Bailey. H. D. Purdy, Fennville. Uilke DeVries, Jamestown. S. J. Coon, Lisbon. B. E. West & Co., Lowell. Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia. J. Q. Look, Lowell. E. E. Rice, Croton. Peck & Co., Walton. H. M. Fuller Co., Paris. J.D. F. Pierson, Pierson. M. V. Wilson, Sand Lake. A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville. E. T. VanOstrand, Allegan. Chas. H. Adams, Allegan. B. J. Robertson, Breedsville. J. E. Thurkow, Morley. McOmber. Smith & Co., Petoskey. L. N. Fisher, Dorr. N. Bouma, Fisher. A. 5S. Frye, Lake. Cc. R. Bunker, Bailey. Geo. A. Sage, Rockford. Geo. P. Stark, Cascade. A. Purchase, So. Blendon. Farrowe & Dalmon, Allendale. John Kamps, Zutphen. Sidney Stark, Allendale. C. N. Leach, Hersey. C. C. Tuxbury, Sullivan. H, Coykendail, Allegan. H. C. McFarlane, Manton. S. A. Bush, Lowell. L. Cook, Bauer. J. Omler, Wright. J. Barnes, Austerlitz. G. H. Walbrink, Allendale. G. TenHoor. Forest Grove. Stanley Monroe, Berlin. W.S. Root, Tallmadge. Norman Harris, Big Springs. D. J. McNaughton, Chapel, G.M. Huntley, Reno. H. Bromley, Hesperia. Herman Thompson, Canada Corners. C. E. Coburn, Pierson. J. VanPutten, Holland. Jno. Damstra, Gitchell. Harry Andrus, Paton & Andrus, Shelby. Mr. Waterman, with C. Mears, Mears. A. L. Carpenter & Co., Baldwin. O, F. & W. P. Conklin, Ravenna, Juistema Bros., Grand Haven. J. Raymond, Berlin. W.C. Murray, Lowell. S. Sheldon, Pierson. O. Christenson, Ryerson. W. H. Struik, Forest Grove. M. M. Robson, Berlin. Mrs. FE. L. Kinney, Maple Hiil. Cc. H, Joldersma, Jamestown. Thos. Cooley, Lisbon. Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg. C. H. Deming, Dutton. Geo. N. Reynolds, Belmont. J.P. Cordes, Alpine. Cc. E. stocking, Grattan. M. J. Howard, Englishville. Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland. x. S. Putnam, Fruitport. J.C. Benbow, Cannonsburg. Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon. 5S. Cooper, Jamestown. B. Gilbert & Co., Moline. H. VanNoord, Jamestown. R. G. Smith, Wayland. J.V. Crandall & Son, Sand Lake. R. McKinnon, Hopkins. H. Topping, Casnovia. DeKruif, Boone & Co.. Zeeland. Mrs. P. Holmes, Edmore. B. Burlington, Bradley. CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price for it. Address Peck Bros., Pruggists, Grand hapids, Mich, NOTICE. | The copartnership heretofore existing be- | tween the undersigned and carried on under the name of Emery & Co., has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. It will be con- tinued under the same name by A. M. A. Emery. J. A. HENRY. A. M. A. EMERY. Grand Rapids, May 7, 1887. 192 CHURCH’S & Finish! ug Finish! READY FOR USE DRY. NO MIXING REQUIRED. It sticks to the vines and Finishes the whole crop of Potato Bugs with one applicaiion; also killsany Curculio, and the Cotton and Tobacco Worms. This is the only safe way to use a Strong Poison; none of the Poison is in a clear state, but thoroughly combined by patent process and machinery, with material to help the very fine powder to stick to the vines and entice the bugs to eat it, and it is also a fertilizer. ONE POUND will go as far as TEN POUNDS of plaster and Paris Green as mixed by the farmers. It is therefore cheaper, and saves the trouble and danger of mixing and using the green, which, needless to say, is danger- ous to handle. Bug Finish was used the past season on the State Agricultural College Farm at Lansing, Michigan, and, in answer to inquiries, the managers write: ‘The Bug finish gave good satisfaction on garden and farm.” Many un- solicitated letters have been received prais- ing Bug Finish. Barlow & Star, hardware dealers at Coldwa- ter, Mich., write as follows under date oj May 14: “We sold 3,100 pounds of “Bug Finish” last year. Itis rightly named “Bug inish,” as it finishes the entire crop of bugs with one appli- catiod. We shall not be satistied unless we sell three tons this year, as there is already a) strong demand for it. Please send us ten bar- rels (3,000 pounds) at once.” Guaranteed as represented. Cheaper than any other Mixture used for the purpose, MANUFACURED BY 1\ MISCELLANEOUS. 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 directing that answers be sent in care of this office must be accompanied by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, JOR SALE—Two store counters, three sets scales, six teh cans, six spice cans, one small coffee mill and two show-cases, also one delivery wagon. All of the foregoing will be sold cheap for cash. M. J. Lewis, 12 Grand- ville avenue, Grand Rapids. 192tt VOR SALE—A first-class meat market doing - a good business, and in the pest location in town. Lock box 73, Cheboygan, Mich. 192* OR SALE—House, tin shop and set of tin- . ner’s tools, in a live town with good farm- ing country surrounding, for $800, one-half eash, balance ontime. Good chance for a tin- ner. No other hardware or tin-shop in town, Lock box 22, Elsie, Mich. 193* YOR SALE—Residence and medical practice of $3,000 a year, regular physician in wealthy town of 1,500 people; surrounded b excellent, thickly settled farming country with good roads; bargain if sold soon. Address 8. 261 Grand River Ave., Detroit, Mich. 193* OR SALE—One of the et pasiag drug stores in the city, Stock will inventory about $4,000. Terms cash or its equivalent. Address Pharmacist, care Tradesman. 192 Fee SALE—Stock of general merchandise, - in good condition; will rent store one year with privilege of buying; trade in a good healthy condition. G. C. Willey, Summit city, Mich. 192* OR SALE—At a bargain, a grocery stock situated on a good business street in this city. For further particulars address CCC, care Tradesman office. 192* OR SALE—A complete stock of drugs, paints and oils; am doing a good Sastaetes surrounded by a good farming country. Reason for selling, poor health. Call on or address E. H. Stevens, Pewamo, Mich. 192* OR SALE—Store building, residence, barn and stock of general merchandise, situ- ated ten miles from Grand Rapids, in a good farming country, worth $5,000. Not much competition nearer than Grand Rapids. Ad- dress, “Steven,” care of the Tradesman, Grand Rapids, Mich. 193* ys SALE—Best bargain ever offered 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. 177tf VOR SALE—Ice box, 6 feet and 2 inches high, 2 feetand 11 inches deep and 5 feet and 2 inches wide. The box is zine linad and nearly new. J.C. Shaw, 79 Canal street, Grand Rap- ids. 189tf MPORTANT TO EVERY STORE-KEEPER— Every retail dealer who desires to run his business on an economical basis should send for a sample of the Sutliff Coupon System, the most complete arrangement of the kind that will abolish your pass-books. The best and most progressive merchants throughout the United States are now using this system with the very best results. With this system you have no writing, no bookkeeping, no pass- books. Every sale is a cash sale and hundreds of dollars are saved annually in forgotten charges alone. Having two kinds, samples of both will be sent on application. John H. Sut- liff, Albany, N. Y. 197* IODA FOUNTAIN, CHEAP—A nearly new ke J. W. Tuft’s Epoch, No. 707 soda fountain and 2 copper tanks, glass syrup cans and 10 glass-lined syrup faucets, 3 glass-lined draught tubes, counter fountain. Apply to A. R. Rood, 43 Pear! street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 191-3t WV Seta —-lasies at home or to travel with my Improved Tailor System. It has full Address H. M. 194* WA -& stock of drugs. from $2,000 to $3,000 worth. Must be a good-paying business. None other need apply. Address Lock Box 59, Fremont, Mich. 192* directions and sells at sight. Perkins, Lapeer, Mich. ANTED—A man having an established trade among lumbermen to add a spec- ial line and sellon commission. To the right man a splendid chance will be given to make money without extraexpense. Address “B,”’ 178tf care Michigan Tradesman. EATON & LYON, Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS, Stationery & Sundries, 20 and 22 (Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. THE NEW Soap Company. As previously announced, the trade is now being supplied with Soap from this new factory. Two brands are now introduced, ' Headlight AND Little Daisy. Both free from adulterations of all kinds, and contain pure Ceylon Cocoa Oil, Steam Refined Tallow, Glycerine and Borax. The former is a first-class Laundry Soap, and the latter, being fine and milder, is one of the best Bath, Laundry and Toilet Soaps combined now on the market. For terms, please apply to the factory, in person, by letter, or telephone. (Telephone No. 578-5 rings.) Shall we receive your encouragement by way of a trial order? ht i Co, Gani, (a ‘ id Respectfully, shat, e- * ¥ Ss — ; ee aid ke ‘. a : : 4. w getatal sia wie ss se seit neers : > Aimee LANSING LACONICS. al, after which the measure will be pushed ef “LANSING IN ALINE. ‘ Organization and its Meaning... : It took $1,200 in caso aad tialve years of in- FILES—New List. PATENT FLANISAED IRON. : “A” Wood’s patent plani ith the President of the | through with all possible dispatch. The 77> Fromithe White Lake Business Exchange. tense suffering before I learned. that $2 worth | Smerican File Association List......dis 60810) 5, woods Daas pana oa wie a mio car Ragga nt ag Scat draft prepared is a remarkably strong one. Organization of Me Association with There has been, within the last few years, | of Tiger Oil would cure me. None but a wire- | New American............... .. “T'S Gis 60810 Broken packs %c ® B extra. . : 9 # s Sg a lena dat Sab Galas) lh eh Michigan Business Men's Association, I combining all the merits and none of the Forty Members. a tidal-wave, world-wide in extent, of com- | 002d constitution and a determined will Nicholson's Gib ics ce nee Nakbekaaeden as 6010 | 5.1, 4 in. and Meee i spent three days at Lansing last week, look- : ge Agreeable to invitation, President Hamil- | pination of forces; hardly an element of any could ever live through twelve years of such | Foes Horse Rasps... yr a MMMM. .606ccce a ia ; islation affecting the Association | defects of many previous bills of similar in- : es : racking pain and misery, without A single | “er ® Horse Rasve............:..., samegseesteesneses dated ing over legislation aitecung ton and-Secretary Stowe met a considerable | ext, but | bined t GALVANIZED IRON, 8. s extent or magnitude but has combin O- a ec | Steel and Iron ticular and business men in general tent, and too much credit cannot be accord ing taat : week of ease, as I did, before I began to take | Nos.16to20, 22and 24, 2and26, 27 28] Steel and iron.................... eee dis 70&10 in particular Sake entouk th a ed Senator Roof—who, by the way, is Pres- number of the business men of Lansing last | gether its component parts in some way Or | Tiger Oil about a year since. I used about $2 Let nt. eetaie 50@10, un al - - Mitre ere Gis 0 nm ‘or > ° : s ‘ ‘ : : arcoal 60, «§-_—_ st RARER cw cree wren n crew necenenre seecene It has bee + Talking Organization at Carson City. CARSON City, May 18, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Srmr—One of our merchants here desired me to write you and find what ar- rangements, if any, can be made to organ- ize a branch—or, perhaps, more properly speaking, to become members of an associa- tion to protect business men against dead- beats. He said that there was such an As- sociation in your city, which extended to other places, and that by writing you we could find out all about the matter. If pos- sible, will work up this place for you. For reference, will refer you to Carson City Savings Bank or to John W. Hallett, Presi- ident of village. Yours, very truly, C. O. TRASK. ———_—__—~.--¢ <<. —___——- Edmore Yearns for an Association. EDMORE, May 20, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Srr—Please send me the instruc- tions necessary for the instituting ofa Busi- ness Men’s Association. Hoping we may soon be able to say to our sister towns, ‘‘We are one of you,” I re- main. Your truly, Gro. D. Lunn. —_———_ =< -o- <> A man with a painful expression of coun- tenance sat on a dry-goods boy. ‘‘Are you ill?” some one asked. ‘‘No.” ‘‘Have you lost anything?” ‘‘Never had anything to lose.” ‘*What’s the matter, then?” ‘I’m sitting on a wasp.” ‘‘Why don’t you get up?” ‘Wall, that wuz my first impulse, but I got to thinkin’ that I was hurtin’ the wasp.as badly as he was hurtin’ me, an’ concluded to sit here a while, ’specially as Iam tired. I thought, too, that I ought to be thankful, for this is about the easiest seat I have had lately.” ‘‘What have you been doing that was so painful?” ‘‘Servin’ on a jury ina prohibition town.”—Arkan- saw Fee This boom has at last struck the business men of Michigan, and the Business Men’s Associations that have been founded during the last year have only been limited by the borders of the State, and the time of the or- ganizer, E. A. Stowe, of Grand Rapids, un- til hardly a town, or even a village of any extent, but has one. A central or State As- sociation has also been organized, to which the local associations are auxiliary anda degree of system established which is quite surprising. The common enemy which has called to- gether this congress of business men with their millions of capital to combat is the ex- cuse of commerce and the Deadicus Beati- bum Creditorum of naturalists, a reptile whose noiseless attack has bled the victim none the less deeply because of its silence. The difference in appearance be- tween this slippery customer and an honest man who, perchance, was hard up and need- ed accommodation was not readily distin- guished, and D. B. C. often passed from one victim to another without being discovered, until he had got in his bleeding work effect- ively and often. Having ‘‘done up” one lo- cality, he would spread his wings and mi- grate to pastures new. One of the objects of the local and State associations of Victims is to get this insect ‘on the list,” and that they are rapidly suc- ceeding the local and State lists is ample proof, and within the next year, at present rate of progress, a stranger in any town in the State asking for creditorum, will see the merchant slip to his desk for a mo- ment and upon his return will be able to give a very decided answer, provided the applicant is ‘‘on the list.” Not that this is the only object, by any means,of these associations. But if it were, it would be ample, and the end would sure- ly justify the means. De The Farmer Who Saved His Boots. ‘Down near Sheridan, IIl., the other day,” said a commercial traveler, ‘‘I heard astory about a farmer living in that neigh- borhood. He is a man of about fifty years, and worth $75,000 clear and easy. Last week he was out plowing, and coming across a big stone which had bothered him a good deal in past years, concluded to get it out of the way. Finding it too large to move all by himself, and being too stingy to hire help, he started in digging a big hole right beside the stone, intending to tumble the dornick in it and thus get rid of the nui- sanee. This was a shrewd plan, but it did not work very well. J ust as the farmer had got the hole about dug, and as he was peck- ing away under the edge of the stone to make it roll in easier when he got ready to push it, the infernal rock slid into the hole all by itself, and nailed the farmer fast. He was badly hurt, both of his legs being crushed, and he was compelled to remain. in that position, suffering terribly, for several hours. Finally aman passing along the highway heard the injured man’s cries and rushed to his assistance. Being unable to get him out alone, he hastened after help, and in half an hour three or four men were gathered about the sufferer. After sizing up the stone and noting the difficulty of remov- ing it, they came to the conclusion that the only way to get him out was to loosen the dirt a little behind him and then pull him out by main force. They tried this, but found the task a harder one than they had bargained for. The big stone was resting on the farmer’s cowhide boots and holding him so fast that they couldn’t pull him out. ‘¢*We'll have to cut your boots off,’ said the men, ‘and then we'll get you out in no time.’ ‘* ‘Kor God’s sake,’ replied the farmer, ‘don’t cut those boots. Ionly bought ’em last week, and paid $1.50 for’em. Don’t eut my boots.’ ‘‘Well, they didn’t cut his boots, but sent for some laborers, a pair of horses, chains, timbers and shovels, and by working two hours managed to save the man’s life. The bill which the poor farmer had to pay, greatly to his disgust, was $21.50. But he saved his boots.” ———————~.-2 <<. —__—— Evart to Join the State Body. Evart, May 19, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Str—I have the honor to inform you that the circular you mailed to my ad- dress, relating to our Association becoming auxiliary to the State body, was duly re- ceived and I presented it to the Associa- tion, which decided by vote to join the State body at once. Please inform me how to proceed to con- clude the matter. Yours truly, C. E. BELL, Sec’y. ——__~-2 2 In a millinery advertisement in the Mont- morency County Index a very clever error crept in. The word was spelled ‘‘million- ery.” The editor had probably just pur- chased a new bonnet for his wife and the word had evidently been running in his mind. 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 Ilinois—will it sold at a bargain, or exchange for other y—a rare chance. Correspondence solicited: address CBatory? this paper. ease of the Kidneys—which is death—Gravel, Inflammation of the Kidneys and Bladder, and a number of other diseases; but they all failed to do more than quiet the suffering for a short time, although I doctored with the best doc- tors I could find in Marshall, Ohio, Pittsburg, Pa., New Albany, Ind., Chicago, Il., St. Louis, Mo., Detroit, Saginaw and Bay City, Micb., and a great number of other cities; and when not under a doctor’s care took dozens and dozens of all kinds of greatly advertised patent kidney and liver cures; but under all kinds of medi- cines I got worse and worse till I began to take Tiger Oil as above stated. To say it cost $1,200 in the twelve years is far too low, but the $2 in Tiger Oil which cured me is more than it took, as I used some for other general purposes in my family. But my case is only one in thous- ands who are spendingtheir money for naught —but suffering and loss of time—who might be cured with Tiger Oil. J.E. WALKER, Manager Telephone Exchange, Cadillac, Mich. HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock: Basswood, log-run................... 12 00@14 00 Birch, log-run ba ceca cee as Coieice cast 15 00@18 = Birch, NOR. SOR Oo ook ck reeds. tc ees @25 00 Black Ash, log-run pildk Cecues cewhaaees 13 00@15 00 Cherry, log-run Dee ae hai ese se. 25 00@35 00 Oherry, NOs. 1 O00 2... oo 6. dees cca 45 00@50 00 CHOTIT, GU isc bec cccewscabacanes @10 00 WRG, WOR PUT... go os oan os ee a cnnn cote 12 00@14 00 Maple, soft, log-run................. 11 00@13 00 Maple, Nos. land2..... eG oeds cbnees @20 00 Maple, clear, flooring................ @25 00 Maple, white, selected............... @25 9 Red Oak, log-run................0000e @18 Red Oak, PROG.) GG Bookie ds oe @24 00 Red Oak, quarter ee... (26 00@30 S Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.......... @25 00 Walnut, log-run ny Aa coat ueecse wees @id S Walnut, Nos. land 2................. @75 00 Wee OU ion nk cede sce dees @25 00 Grey Elm, log-run................0. @13 00 White Ash, log-run.................. 14 00@16 00 Whitewood, log-run................. 20 00@22 00 White Oak, log-run.................. @17 00 WOODENWARE. Standard Tubs, No. 1 Fil SRT WE MSE rete 6 00 PR UDB, INO Be oc ks coca ces cancecke 5 00 Standard Tubs, No. 3.... ..... ite coi e hea ce 4 00 Standard Pails, twohoop.................... 1 40 Standard Pails, CHEGG OGD. ooo os co cca ccc 1 65 PRIUS, BTOUNG WOO © oo cc cc eccccccapsleqecs: 4 50 Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................. 2 00 PUCUOY FA ARE... co ok. es ae eo abc ve ccs 2 25 Butter Ladles..... Loi caaseeca ce ea eis 1 60 PARES I oo vos vn vac Sec cc eo os cakes : BOtaee RAG ONS on oo occ ba ok 5s vv cali ac da bes 50 THGRNOS POUNDS... 5... oes ceaccnee cuca cess 2 2 CON So ois cs con cel i cas 60 DRO GS oa vcs os ca cdecccesscacaesdcs 1 00 Washboards, single................ ccc ce eeee 1 %5 Washboards, double......................0-. 2 25 BASKETS. DHRMONE NArke.. oo ioc. cic cccc cece ence 40 Bushel, narrow band...................0.00. 1 60 ESWONGL, WIGG DANG. 0 ic. coe co ds wesc oa cases 1 %5 Clothes, Rs TIO. he. oo cs cee os da cei ac. 3 50 Clothes, Gee, NOR. 6 oe occ ee is 4 25 CIOGhOs, Mounts NO. Gi. . coc ccc. ce cca a ones 5 00 Clothes, willow No. 1 Reb ubeuee side pu ewenescs 5 50 Clotnes, Willow NO: 2.0)... .o ccc secs ccec esc 6 50 Clothes. willow No.8......... uaa bie alia 7 50 Water Tight, Mees chide yee oak ee a ee, 2 85 Blacksmith’s ons reese — Hand. .30 c 40&10 Barn Door Kidder } Mfg. Co, “Wood track 50&10 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&10 Kidder, wood track................... dis 40 HINGES. aes, Clawk't, 08: 8. oo. ccc dis bad deacuedbnechanca duis cece er doz, net, 2 80 Screw Hook rn Strap, to 12 mn 4% 4 ME Ooo ich ninco secas. cbacass 3% Screw Hook t and Eye, % ............ net 10% Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 8% Screw Hook and Eye %&.............. net 7% Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net i% CU OO ioe cs cota cance xs dis 65 HOLLOW WARE. OU ies vn le oak all acu cek sso k ce lbs 60 POE bie co ko sec od ence neaas cewek sdas 60 PI aks een oes as olad an bieuen caus 60 COD OTINOIG oo oi ia oe cle ec das ak 50 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware.............. new list 75 Japanned Tin Ware............ccceccecs 25 Gramice Fron Ware. ©. oo... c ccc cee cc ca cc 25 HOES. Grub 1 hig eee eds Wyss Whc ec ill a eecea a. $11 00, dis 60 MOWUN W a os eke h ca deckes beacecesce J1 50, dis 60 Grub 3. be sh aca scnmd euch a don upeedacdes 12 00, dis 60 KNOBS—NEW LIST. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis 55 Door, porcelain, ap. trimmings........ fd Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... BD Door, porcelain, trimmings............. 55 Drawer and Shutter, percelain teas dis 70 Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........... 40&10 WIRUORIUG cde a a, dis 45 LOCK S—DOOR. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’ 8 new list..dis 55 Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis 55 RIO io occa oes an cea be nk dis 55 BO ee ine dis 55 EVELS. Stanley Rule and Level MOR vada cosa dis 70 MATTOCKS. PG IG ca vba di cece: $16 00 dis 60 Hunt Eye es owes cy da ees cage: $15 00 dis 6 a ee $18 50 dis 20 & 10 MAULS. Sperry & Co.’r, Post, handled........... dis 50 MILLS. Coffee, Parkers Co.'s... oo... c ccc cc ecccss dis 40 Coffee, P.S.& W.Mfg. Co.’s Malleables ... dis 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry &Clark’s.......... dis 40 COMGE, TILOVIING. 50 io occ okie cece ce secs dis 25 MOLASSES GATES. Stepoin’s Pattern ... 2... 6. .cceccacsee dis 60&10 Stebbin’s Genuine...... 5 ........0ces dis 60410 Enterprise, self-measuring.......... dis 25 NAILS—IRON. Common, Brad and Fencing. BO Wy GO oe le lie keg $2 15 8d and 9d as cae eee oe OE YE A Se ee 50 MO Ue OG oso ak ve ois 6c hbk i vids caheccce 75 BE BVO ooo a ooo aoe s paccacdackecces 1 50 Oe THEE EVI i oo ia snc cco nue case ox aes 225 COINGU OU, WT oe kok i cnncasecncc cee 1 00 Finishing ; 10d 8d 6d 4d Size—inches § 3 2% 2 1% Adv.@ keg $125 150 175 200 Steel Nails—2 25. OILERS. Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.............. dis60&10 Zine, with Meee... 66.00... a dis 50 Fevmee OF COOGR oi osc cbs oes cee cen dis 50 ce ee ... per gross, $12 net ONO ee ee ale cide doccs 50&10 PLANES. Ohio Tool Co.'s, fanoy. ... .. 6. ccc ccnceccee dis 30 PUTORE TOTO 5 os che wave cee eues cade dis 50@55 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy ....dis 30 Bench, first§quality.......... .. dis 50@55 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood.. ais20azl0 PANS. ip ee ES aa cae dis 50&10 Common, polished................. .... dis60&10 Be neue hse pcaeuces: Bh 6% RIVETS. EVO Grid THMNGG, 20. cocks cece caccucs dis 5D Copper Rivets and Burs............. dis 60 “err eeese No. is C666 Heed eceesse 4 60 2 All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 3 inch wide not less than 2-10 extra. f — SHEET ZINC. oo In casks of 600 hs, @ M.................. 6 In smaller quansities, ®@ .............. 6% TACKS. American, 21) BINGS.. . oo. cc ce cc oscccs dis 60 BRGGL, Mit WINGS: 8. i vcccs Geo ddecece dis 6 Swedes, all kinds............0. 0.0000. dis 60 TRPUUNE BIN TG. 56 ook ads ch bie e cu ctcks dis 60 Caer BON Wale. s 6. ic ccc Acc niin dis 5O arian OGG... . osc ce dc acicccdcus. dis 50 Common and Patent Brads.......... dis 50 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. Wud, TROMMOG so oo ie oi cis decccdi clack 12 50 Market Half-and-half............. .... 16 00 Strictly Half-and-half.................. 17 3 TIN PLATES. 1c, IGX14, CHATOOG)...< 665 5c6esuen 5 40@5 2 Ix, WORT, CherOOGl . sic Sas weasinccess 72 Ic, 12x12, CUAGOORE, iis ds cbidcaea cans 6 oF La TANI, CORTOOGL §... 5 oc cc cocks cadence 7 15 IC, J4NU, CUHONGORE 5 oa . eee llaire Business Men’s Association. By John Rodgers; Secretary, G. J. Noteware. Burr Oak Business Men’s Association. President, B. 0. Graves; Secretary, H. M. Lee. ee 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. Cadillac Business Men’s Association. President, J. C. McAdam; Secretary, o. fT. Chapin. President, J. C. ee ccscodbetionenl asnovia, Bailey and Trent B. M. A. iced eames H. E. Hesseltine; Secretary, E. Farnham. Cc dar Springs Business Men’s Association. een olin Wr Provin: Secretary, L. H. Chapman, Pree: 5. Charlevoix Business Men’s Association. President, John Nichols; Secretary, R. W. Kane. 3 iation Coopersville Business Men’s Assoc > prankaent. G. H. Watrous; Secretary, W. R. Boynton. _ Business Men’s Protective Union of Che- boygan. President, J. H. Tuttle; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. etail Grocers’ Trade Union As’n of Detroit. eu, John Blessed; Secretary, H. Kundinger. Dorr Business Men’s Association. President, L. N. Fisher; Seeretary, E. S. Botsford. etail Grocers’ Association of EK, Saginaw. Pcatant Rithard Luster; Secretary, Chas. H. Smith. ~ Kastport Business Men’s Association. President, F. H. Thurston, Central Lake; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston. Central Lake. : , Elk Rapids Business Men’s Protective As’n. aaeet J. J, MeLau ghlin ; Secretary, Cc. L, Martin. Evart Business Men’s Association. | President, W. M. Davis; Secretary, Chas. E. Bell. Frankfort Business Men’s Association. President, Wm. Upton; Secretary, E. 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. yProsident, Jas. A. Coye; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. Greenville Business Men’s Association. President, L. W. Sprague; Secretary, E. J. Clark. Hartford Business Men’s Association. President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes. Hastings Business Men’s Association. President, L. E. Stauffer; Secretary, J. A. VanArman. Hersey Business Men’s Association. President, O. L. Millard; Secretary, Frank L. Beardsley Preeident, 0. SC" Howard City Business Men’s Association. Chairman, C. A. Vandenberg; Secretary, B. J. Lowry. Holland Business Men’s Association. President, Jacob Van Putten; Secretary, A. Van Duren. Hubbardston Business Men’s Association, President, 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. Lawrence Business Men’s Association. President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. A. Stebbins. Leslie Business Men’s Association. President, Wm. Hutchings; Seeretary, M. L. Campbell. Lowell Rusiness Men’s Protective Ass’n. President, N. B. Blain: Secretary, Frank T. King. Luther Business Men’s Association. President, W. B. Pool; Secretary, Chas. J. Robinson. ons Tusiness Men’s As’n. President, A. K. Roof; Secretary, D. A. Reynolds. Mancelona Business Men’s Association. President, W. E. Watson; Secretary, C. L. Bailey. Manistique Business Men’s Association. President, F, H. Thompson ; Secretary, E. N. Orr. Manton’s Business Men’s Association. President, F. A. Jenison; Secretary, R. Fuller. 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 Muir Business Men’s Association, President, Simon Town: Secretary. L. A. Ely. Otsego Business Men’s Association. President, J. M. Ballou; Secretary, J. ¥F, Conrad. 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, 8. Lamfrom. 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. Merchant's Union Protective Association of Port Huron. President, G. C. Meisel; Secretary, 8. L. Merriam. Ree ity Business Men’s Association. eee SG 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, E. E. Burdick. St. Johns Merchants’ Protective Association. President, H. L. Kendrick; Secretary, C.M. Merrill. _ Business Men’s Protective Ase’n of Saranac. President, Geo. A. Potts; Secretary, P. T. Williams. South Boardman Business Men’s Ass’n. President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, 8. E. Niehardt. go. Armand 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 Husiness 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, Ww. E. Holt. Watervliet Business Men’s Association, President, H. Peirce; Secretary, F. H. Merrifield. Wayland Business Men’s Association. President, E. W. Pickett; Secretary, H. J, Turner. —Woodiand Business Men’s Association. President, John Velte; Secretary, I. N. Harter. Business Men’s Association. 3 Bec , M. D. Hayward. Echoes from Pennsylvania. Percy F. Smith and Henry Daub, who rep- resented the Retail Merchants’ Association of Pennsylvania at the March convention of the Michigan Business Men’s Association, made the following report at the recent State convention at Harrisburg: The Michigan Business Men’s State As- sociation is one of the most representative bodies that it has been our pleasure to sit with in along time. Two hundred dele- gates from all parts of that great and grow- ing State met in Grand Rapids on March 15 and 16, and transacted business of the most vital importance to the trade of the North- west, and notably. Michigan. The enthu- siasm was intense and the amount of work brought to an issue would do credit to any organized body, old or new, in the country. The proceedings throughout were harmon- ious, and we predict will more thoroughly cement the local associations and solidify the movement than any previous conven- tion. The President’s address, full of ad- mirable suggestions, was acted upon in de- tail, and every item of note adopted and made of binding effect. Every local association was called upon for a report as to how the organization is working and the reports were of the most flattering character, the results already at- tained having exceeded the most sanguine expectations. Collections are easily made; credits are being curtailed rapidly; whole- salers are being enlightened and are dis- covering that the retailers are in earnest and want nothing but what is right; trade fellowship is being developed; better prices secured, without any concerted action; early closing is steadily growing in favor; cities and towns are being improved and manu- factories planted, and even railroads regu- lated somewhat by the efforts of the busi- ness men. The proceedings may thus be summed up: Shorter hours for the merchant; it is possible to do a cash business; insurance rates on property are too high; accounts are never out-lawed—they may be collected for 20 years back; as soon as a person fails to pay when he promises to do so, he ought to be reported as a delinquent; a wife should not be trusted who becomes a custodian of her husband’s prosperty to allow him to evade the payment of debts; cutting in prices is never justifiable; a lawyer is a busi- ness man; merchandise must be sold on, its merits, and without prizes or gifts in any shape or form. One local association secured a reduction of 15 cents per hundred on freight rates. One delegate said they had 200 delin- quents reported, but before the time came around to publish the list 193 had settled up. Kinglsey had no success until they join- ed hands with the State Association. The convention decided to ask the State to enact a law to check the sale of adulter- ated goods; also to enact the New York law on the subject of weights and measures. A resolution was adopted that the Asso- ciation put itself on record as unqualifiedly in favor of goods of standard purity and strength, full count, full weight and full measure, and that we, as business men, agree to practice what we preach by refus- ing to handle any goods not up to the stan- dard. The influence of this convention will be felt in Michigan until every trade abuse is remedied and business in general is con- | ducted on a boarder basis. The convention attracted the largest gathering of retail business men ever held in this country, but it must be borne in mind that the representation was one dele- gate for every ten members. Our represen- tation is one for every hundred or fraction thereof. They did not come from idle curiosity, but to participate in the benefits to be deriv- ed from such an interchange of opinions and the high character of the papers and reports presented, as well as the discus- sions held, furnish abundant proof that the proceedings were remarkable in point of scope and thoroughness. A singular fea- ture of the occasion was that no one who was assigned a topic or report failed to re- spond, which is certainly an unusual occur- rence. Many of the papers presented exhibited deep study and research, and will be pro- ductive of further thought and discussion. Your delegates were received with en- thusiasm and cheers and by a unanimous vote, notwithstanding an earnest protest, were compelled to sit on the platform with the President during the sessions of the convention. The Pennsylvania Associa- tion was thanked by resolution for sending delegates and your committee were elected to honorary membership in the State Asso- ciation of Michigan. The retail merchants of Grand Rapids tendered the delegates a banquet, which was one of the most pleasant features of the convention. —_—_- <> -.-o-———— Some Objects of Association Work. From the White Lake Business Exchange. The objects of the Business Men’s Asso- ciation are many. Our space is too limited to explain at length, but some of its leading principles may be of interest. To establish a cash system is one of its leading features. Before its accomplish- ment a grand revolution in business must be brought about. This means earnest, persevering work by those who see the im- portance of the movement. The plan of compelling men to work one, two or four weeks before receiving pay for their work must be changed, and the labor- er paid daily for his work. By the present unjust plan the laborer is compelled to seek credit until pay day or starve. The mer- chant is therefore compelled to do a credit business or be branded a heartless man. So, partly from an anxiety to do business, and partly from sympathy, the credit sys- tem becomes universal. Through this sys- tem all branches of trade are preyed upon by unscrupulous men who buy upon credit but never pay. Merchants all over the country have large sums deposited with thisclass of men, and such as these have become a stench in the nostrils of the trade. The outcome is organized associations all over the country to establish a cash system. Business men of every class, you can but see the importance of this wise step. We ask your hearty co-operation. Laboring men, you can at once see the advan- tages it will bring to you, therefore we ask your united efforts, that, as a community and as a state, we may rest upon a system that shall be a blessing to all. The New York Holiday Law. The general understanding of this new law is that it decrees a cessation of all bus- iness on Saturday afternoons. As a fact the new statute does not approach the labor question even by implication. It is ‘‘An act to designate the holidays to be observed in the acceptance and payment of bills of exchange, bank checks and promissory notes and relating to the closing of public offices,” and goes no further than the title in any of its provisions. It will facilitate the granting of a half holiday on Saturday by allowing banks to close at 12 o'clock if they choose, and permitting business houses to grant the asked-for concession without fear of an unlooked for protest. But it gives no employee any right to demand such freedom for Saturday afternoon, and not even by a hint requires an employer to concede the half-holiday except as a pure act of grace, or through an agreement which shall regulate the pay by the hours of ser- vice. It adds a new holiday to be called Labor Day, for the first Monday in Septem- ber. But neither on this or any other holi- day of the year is it unlawful for an em- ployer to require service of his hired help, whether clerks or laborers. Sunday is the only day of rest provided for by statute. The other holidays are only rendered possi- ble by the law which regulates the handling of bills, notes, drafts and checks, so that the man of business may rest if he chooses and not otherwise. There is no provision in the law of this State exempting anyone in private service from labor on any so-called holiday or half-holiday of the whole year. ESTER & FOX, Manufacturers’ Agts. for Saw and Grist MM WiAcHINERY Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for sample Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. WRITE FOR PRICES. 130 Oakes St., Grand Rapids, Mich. EEDS 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 Baga Mangle Anything in the Line of SEEDS, Seed Store, 71 CANAL ST., W. T, LAMOREAUX. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. BowNE, President. Gro. C. Prerce, Vice President. H. P. BAKER, Cashier. _—_—— CAPITAL, - - Transacts a general banking business. - $300,000. Make a Specialty of Collections. Accounts of Country Merchants Solicited. SEEDS Garden Seeds a Special The Most Complete Assortment in Michigan. Don’t Buy un- til you get my prices. ALFRED J.BROWN Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester. wt di L_D, HARRIS, WRAPFING PAPER, OF ALL KINDS, PAPER BAGS, BERRY PAILS, ICE CREAM PAILS, WHITE: AND MA WOODEN BUTTER DISHES NILLA WAX PAPERS, TWINES, CLOTHES LINES, ETC. 33 NORTH IONIA STREET, CRAND RAPIDS, MICE. CHO. E. HOWES, JOBBER IN Foreign and Domestic Fruits, SPHOLALTIES: Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. 3 Ionia St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Stauadard of Excellence KINGSFORD'S mega Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc. THE PERFECTION OF QUALITY. WILL PLEASE YOU EVERY TIME! ALWAYS ASK YOUR GROCER FOR. THESE GOODS. C..C. BUNTING. Cc. L. DAVIS. BUNTING & DAVIS, Commission Merchants. Specialties: Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots. 920 and 22 OTTAWA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. JENNESS & McCURDY, Importers and Manufacturers’ Agents, DEALERS IN Crockery, Cid, Giasswalt, Bronze Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, kit. 73 & 15 Jefferson Ave, DETROIT, MICH Wholesale Agents for Dufiield’s Canadian Lamps. SPRING & COMPANY » JOBBERS IN Hosiery, Carpets, Ete. O aud 8 Monroe St., Grand Raplos. + “Silver Gloss” MILLER'S PATENT CASH TILL AND SALE REGIST an: h. wTHE CASHIER” ———— - Simple! Durable! Indispensable! Cheapest, most reliable cash system/ever introduced into store or office. It is an ac- curate record, safe deposit for money and a detector of error or wrong. It commends itself at sight, and is endorsed and highly recommended by all who have it is use. Send for circulars and testimonials. MANUFACTURED AND SOLD BY THE PATENTEE, = FVELACA,N.Y. ll \ i sceneunmmenenmnmmeliiill seteneemmmmenenendim nsidaieatiaimeenees " NNN es : aah = bh c—7The accompanying illustrations represents the Boss Tobacco Pail Cover. It will fit any pail, and keep the Tobacco moist and fresh until entirely used. It will pay for itself in a short time. You cannot afford to do without it. For particulars, write to é ARTHUR MEIGS & CO. Wholesale Grocers, SBOle Agecnts, 77 to 83;SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. Js 4 DRY GOODS, » ‘ @ Sian Er a * Pag aw de LEO anne sey PHEREIN SS ® HESS, | » cERS IN “{ Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, * NOS. 122 and 124 LOU!~ STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. The Michigan Tradesman. A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY. E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors. Office in Hagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. Telephone No. 95, {Entered at the Posto at Grand Rapids as Secor 8 Matter.) WEDNESDAY. MAY 25, 1887. BUSINESS LAW. —_—— Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts oi Last Resort. LIABILITY FOR FALSE REPRESENTATIONS TO MERCANTILE AGENCY. A case of interest to business men was lately decided by the United States Circuit Court for the Western District of Wiscon- sin, that, namely, of Kellogg et al. vs. Pow- ers. The defendant, in April, 1885, pur- chased the interest of a partner in a firm of which he was a member. At the request of the Bradstreet Mercantile Agency he made a statement of his financial condition, in which he stated that his assets amounted to $8,500 and his liabilities to $2,400. Short- ly afterward the plaintiffs’ traveling sales- man called upon the defendant to solicit his order for goods, when the defendant volun- teered the statement that he had purchased the interest of his partner and had made a statement to the Bradstreet Company, and he gave a small order to the salesman. The latter sent the order to his house with a let- ter giving the substance of the defendant’s statement to him. The plaintiffs, upon re- ceipt of the letter, called upon the Brad- street Company for a copy of the statement, and, relying upon the same, filled that and subsequent orders. The plaintiffs afterward made other inquiries as to the financial standing of the defendant, and the answers thereto seemed to corroborate the statement made by the defendant to the Bradstreet Company. In February of the follewing year the defendant failed, and it then ap- peared that the statements made by him to the Bradstreet Company and to others were false. The plaintiffs thereupon brought suit against the defendant for obtaining goods under false and fraudulent represent- ations, and had him arrested. The defend- ant contended that he had made no repre- sentations to the plaintiffs or their agents, and that therefore he was not liable in the action. The court, in charging the jury, following the decisions of the New York Court of Appeals and of the Michigan Su- preme Court, said that a person furnishing information to a mercantile agency in rela- tion to his own circumstances, means and pecuniary responsibility can have no other motive for so doing than to enable the agency to communicate such information to persons who may be interested in obtaining it for their guidance in giving credit to the party; and if a merchant furnishes to such an agency a willfully false statement of his circumstances or pecuniary ability, with in- tent to obtain a standing and credit to which he knows that he is not justly entitled, and thus to defraud whoever may resort to the ‘agency, and in reliance upon the false in- formation there lodged extend a credit to him; there is no reason why his liability to ‘any party defrauded by those means should not be the same as if he had made the false representation directly to the party injured. The plaintiffs recovered judgment in the case. PRE-EXISTING DEBT. One who buys ata voluntary sale from his debtor and pays no money, but credits the amount of the consideration upon a pre- existing debt, is not» bona fide purchaser for value according to the decision of the ‘Texas Supreme Court in the case of Over- street vs. Manning. ‘RIGHT TO PUT SIGNS ON LEASED PREMISES. The question was lately presented in the ‘New York Supreme Court whether a tenant ‘has the right to use the outside wall of the premises demised to him for advertising purposes, a question not before decided in ‘New York State. The question arose up- -on an application by the tenant of a portion of a building in New York city for an in- junction to prevent the landlord from eras- ‘ing certain decorative signs which the ten- ‘ant had had painted upon the outside wall -of his portion of the building. The court theld that the injunction should issue, inas- much as it was shown thatthe paintings ‘did net extend beyond the premises leased ‘to the tenant, and there were no restrictions .as to signs in the lease. oe Largest Check Ever Drawn. In the negotiations made a few years since ‘by the English Government for $80,000,000, the successful contractors were the MeSsrs. Rothschilds; and having been supported by subseriptions of friends, they were, of course, recognized as the acting firm in that important transaction. In paying the first deposit toward this amount to the Govern- ment, the check they drew was for the sum of $6,000,000. This bank check was probably the largest ever drawn at once by one private banking house. A ~ oe If your customers know that your goods eome from houses known to be at the head of the trade, they will have confidence that they will prove as you represent them, for they naturally reason that such houses did ‘not gain their reputation by selling shoddy articles. Pacific Coast Salmon. This industry has, for the last two or | three years, been an exceedingly profitable one op the Pacific coast. Last year was the year of the pool. managed by Wm. T. Cole- man & Co., that resulted in very large prof- its for the syndicate. Some 600,000 cases were controlled, and prices were advanced $1acase. This year salmon opened $1 a case higher than the opening prices of last year, and 750,000 cases Lave been soid ai prices that will realizea very handsome profit to the canner. The principal operat- ors have been egain Messrs. Coleman & Co., who claim to have sold between 400,000 and 500,000 cases already. They will control on commission consolidated packs of the Sa- cramento river and Alaska, besides the pro- duct of some fifteen canneries on the Colum- bia river and the principal outside packs. This concentration has enabled prices to be firmly maintained, and it is said that at no time in the past has the salmon-packing in- dustry of the Pacific coast been upon a more substantial financial basis. Great prepara- tiens are being made for the present seas- on’s pack, but the fish have hardly yet com- menced torun. It is estimated that from 1,000,000 to 1,250,000 cases of salmon will be put up on the Pacific coast. a ee The Wall-Paper Pool. Reports are current that the wall-paper pool is in danger of dissolution. The cause appears to be that establishments outside the pool will not agree with the pool as to a policy. The official pool year ends June 30, 1887. It is stated, however that the pool is already practically broken and that rates are being cut. As four of the most popular non-pool concerns refuse to be bound any longer, many believe that an am- icable settlement is out of the question. oo 2 No one becomes an artist in any profes- sion without study and practice. You will never become an artist in selling goods in any other manner. Therefore, study your failures, study your customers; study your- “4g and know all about the goods you han- 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- tory.—New Enqland Grocer. CHARLES A, GOYE, Successor to A. Coye & Son, DEALER IN AWNINGS = TENTS Horse and Wagon Covers, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, Wide Ducks, etc. Flags & Banners made to order. 73 CANAL ST., - GRAND RAPIDS. TIME TABLES. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Kalamazoo Division. ; ail. N. Y. Mail. N. Y. Mail. N. Y: Ex 4:33pm 7:45am,.Grand Rapids. 9:45am 6:15pm 5:55pm 9:02am..Allegan....... 8:28am 5:00am 7:05pm 10:06am,..Kalamazoo... 7:30am 4:90pm 8:30pm 11:35a m.,White Pigeon. 5:55am 2:20pm 2:30am 56:05 pm..Toledo........ 11:00pm €¢:45am 8:30am. 9:40 pm..Cleveland..... 640 pm 3:35am 2: pm 3:30am..Bufifalo........ 11:55am 11:40pm 40 & m 6:5) pm. .Chieago....... livdIpim 6:50am Alocal freigt t leaves Grand Rapids at 12:56 pm,carry- ing passengers us far. as Allegen. All trains daily ex- cept Sunday. J. W. McKEnNnex, General Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. s GOING EABT. Arrives. Leaves +Steamboat Express............... 6:25pm 6:30 p m ¢Through Mail..............sseee0 10:40 am 10:50 am tEvenin ng POO oo s 0 ida ns ceess 3:25 pm 3:50 pm *Limited Express.............+000+ 6:50 am 6:50am +Mixed, with coach..............-. 11:00 a m GOING WEST. +Morning Express............0005 1:05 pm 1:10pm tThrough Mail...............seeees 5:00 pm 5:10 pm +Steamboat Express.............+. 10:40 pm 10:45 pm sv stb necks dan beacndnonacences 7:45 a ‘Night ge ke ba cee de bakeektelsneds §:25 am 5:40 am +Daily, Sunda: as axcanted. *Daily. Passengers ing the 6:50 am Express make close connection at Owosso for Lansing, and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 10:30 a m the following morning. The Night Express has a through Wagner car and local sleeping car from Detroit to Grand Rapids. D. Potrsgr, City Passenger Agent. Go. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager Chicago. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves. Arrives. MURRAE csc bands cab bndaesccsinnaceie 9:10am 3:55 pm tDay WXpress, ......2nccrccmconecee 12:30 pm 9:45 pm *Night TO, oi vc cndackcncanstane 11:00 p m 56:45am Muskegon Express........ ....-+++- 6:00pm 11:00am *Daily. +Daily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all Pnight trains. Through parlor car in charge of careful attendants without ex- tra charge to Chicago on 12:50 p. m., and through coach on 9a. m. and 11 p. m. trains. Newaygo Division, | s. ° Arrives. TEGOTORE joo code ced sanbkause ys venses 3: 348 t pI m 4:50 pm BERD CBE. 0 kn cace ccnncwcrasnsscsssans 8:00 a m 10:30 am All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot. Tie Northern terminus of this division is at Baldwin, where close connection is made with F. & P. M. trains to and from Ludington and Manistee. W. A. GAVETT, Gen’l Pass. Agent. J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager. Detroit, Mackinaw & Marquette. Going West. Going East. 7:00am §:00am,.St. Ignace..... 8:40pm 5:55pm 12:20pm 11:05am,..Seney......... 5:15pm “oe 6:30pm 2:30pm 2:05 pm 700 am 4:00 p at Marquette... 4 1:55 pm 4:35 ¥ m,.Negaunee..... 1:25 pm 4:45 pm. saeeernes: ...12:55 pm 8:00 pm..Houghton . 9:25am 8:20 pm..Hancock ..... 9:00 am Mixed train leaves St. Ignace at 7am; arrives Mar- quette 5:30 p m. E. W. ALLEN, Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent, Marquette. Detroit, Lansing & Northern. Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division. DEPART. TOW RPO 6 ones sca cc ckcdcnsesevccensrcens 7 30am Baginaw WXPTEss.....cccesccascsccercsccsvvacece 400pm ARRIVE. Grand Rapids Express..........cseccseseseeseee 11 35am Grand Rapids Express. ..........+.s.seesseee00s 10 30 pm All trains arrive at and depart from Union depot. Trains run solid both ways. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY BENGIN HS From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft ing, Pulleys and Roxes. Contracts made tor Complete Outfits. Denison, 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, ww. oO. GRAND RAPIDS, " MICH. ORANGES SHiut PEA NUTS LEMONS 1865 PUTNAM & BROOKS WHOLESALE ‘S.DL1.N FRUIT 1887 OYSTERS ALL KINDS THE OLDEST. THE LARGEST. THE BEST. The best of Testimonials from every State and Territory, ron footing; forrugated fo CINCINNATI PORTER IRON ROOFING CO. cars. J.T. BELL & CoO, Wholesale Fruits and Produce, EAST SAGINAW, MICH. RUITS A.D. SPANGLER & CoO. feneral Commission Merchants PRODUCE, NUTS, BERRIES, ETC. 200 and 202 North Washington Ave., Hast Saginaw, Mich. Consignments Solicited. . ABSOLUTE SPICES ‘Absolute Baking Powder. 100 pr cent. Pure. Manufactured and sold only by ED. TELFER, Grand Rapids. ORD EE Our Leader Smoking |Our Leader Fine Cut 15c per pound. 338c per pound. Our Leader Sherts, | Our Leader Cigars, 16c per pound. | $30 per M. ‘The Best in the World. Clark, Jewell & Co. SOLE AGENTS FOR Dwinell, Hayward & Co.’s Royal Java Coffee; and O’Brien & Murray’s “Hand Made Cigar. " 1 WM. SHARS & CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 37, 39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS J OBBERS OF CIGARS SEED AND HAVANA 10. 10- CENT CIGARS. Ti Cr ca ee ae Rega Espicial...... $58 | Mackinaw ........ Londras Grande. . - 70 El Captain General.Cone. Esp......... 60 | Twisters .......... «os 50 El Primero........ Cone. Fina......... 56|Chacer...........- on " L378 és ee aaah ke Panatelas.......... GST The POX, . .. 0 0... as Moe . oy aay ak aia Rega Princessa..... 68 DOMESTIC NICKEL CIGARS. When.............Londras Grande. ...$35 | Atlas.............. Conchitas.......... 2 Caasis. 2. los ss Flora Cordova..... 35 | Gents’ Companion. -Concha Hindoo. Lae os Spanish Tuck...... Renia Victoria..... 35; Donny Brook...... oe First Degree....... Conchitas......... 35] Belle of the Rink..Florde Corvado.... 2 Panatalla.......... (B. lL. & H.).. 2... 85 | Big Chief.......... Bag Dad.. ac a Town Talk........ CUO ATO Fe es ke 33 | Jim Fox’s Clipper. -Concha ace ones as 2 Young Amefica....Bag Dad.......... 25 | Select... ...... ccc. 8 nec ce ee ene 22 Great Scot......... Bendaro. .......... 32 Elite Gem......... oe) ee egels ea 20 Our Block......... Conchitas, extra... 25| Away Ahead....... “6 ...ccseceeee 18 NOV os goo eke os Ce alas 22| Our Emblem....... Ste Ree eeeeweecie 15 Boodle... .. 25 ...- i Se: ‘,. 20] Legal Tender...... WE aia sh os'e els 13 New Fashion...... ee ae ail 25 | No Name.......... Reale gw css 2 La Attractiva...... ae 25 KEY WEST CIGARS. Snugglers Diu ias. SubhMe.. yc 5. ek $75 | Los Castellos...... Londras Grande.... 70 Seton ies Con. Especail...... 60! Estrelle de Ora.....Sublime........... 60 Los Castellos. . . Opera Reina....... 60 | La Modesta........ Operas Renia...... 65 2 ee ay Con. Selectos...... 65 | Coronet Boquet....Londres Chica..... 60 IMPORTED CIGARS. Golden Fagle...... Lilliputanos ......$ 75 | Matilda............ Royales..... .... 100 Pega, isc ss ss OPOIRS. ccacs veces 80 | Flora de, T. & F.. "Rothschilds... wee Bae CIGARETTES. Old Judge. . ..500 ina box cae $4 25; Sweet Caporal..... « Oe, 4 25 Satin Straight. eM oe 7 00 ; We do not dean any Cartage. We do not pay Freight or Express Charges. We sell and deliver all goods F. O.B. Grand Rapids. We do not allow Express charges or Exchange on Remit- tances. Terms, invariably, 60 days. Two percent. cash discount al- lowed on bills paid within 30 days from date. PLEASE SEND US A TRIAL ORDER. BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS, brand Rapids. P. STRKETER & SUMS, JOBBERS IN DRY GOODS, AND NOTIONS, S883 Monroe St.. AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers American and Stark A Bags A Specialty. DO You WY Oe A. f tL ue i Ml ce Ln i. 7 4 i If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to \S. HEYMAN & SON, 48 Canal St, Grand Rapids OL oe or or ov or pur | NEW PROCESS STARCH, [SW2ET- This Starch having the light Starch and Gluten removed, One-Third Less @ Can be used than any other im the Market. Manufactured by the aYIRMENICH MNFG. CO. Factories: Marshalltewn, Iowa; Peoria, Ills. Offices at Peoria, Ills. FOR SALE BY strona] Clark, Jewell & Co. [sore FH. J. LAMB & CO. STATE AGENTS FOR D. D. Mallory & Co.’s DIAMOND BRAND OYSTERS Also Fruits and Country Produce, FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, Designers Eneravers 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. In Ordering a Supply of the Arete Baking Powder Do not forget to ask for Deaf and Dumb Alphabet Rules also Comic Cards for Adver- tising. ARCTIC —= BAKING —— —= POWDER 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. —THE— IMPROV Bail NG POWDER Arctic Manufacturing Go,, Grand Rapids, SOLE PROPRIETORS. DETROIT SOAP CO, DETROIT. MICE... Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands SOAPS QUEEN ANNE, MICHIGAN, TRUE BLUE, CZAR, MOTTLED GERMAN, ROYAL BAR, SUPERIOR, MASCOTTE, MONDAY, PH@GNIX, | WABASH, . AND OTHERS. For Quotations address W.G. HAWEINS, Lock Box 173, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH CAMEO, Salesman for Western Michigan. 295 a ica’ Aqreeed tion P RS’ PI a tas soe to : ste CNIC cH es or et a ‘a : ° : t th lo io ig ions: eA epg Gath ee eanar GR. jat Oa eg Bu Th oe oo “zeta caters — At RA nd to ry nk oes and ee ti sociation, Se all si the et h: up coll M ; 00: on old n eeti Ma iste it ave af ecti pa =<" Dalek by ae Sees ee e pr ie eo es a , al of > k pi eve Ret: gra. 8, h ely ‘oOpo e d th th’ ae — aif men the | m % — tai n BY sta rti pr e : e; a dee e ni tree nic ng. il va ulati ve ta ti ion ice m good ; , a ers he Astoa g ay Wedne t it sap ed a ken onar, . § of anuf nee ech —— y invited sis al iat roce 25, ne he on fr nd on ym ugar, pac ac- “ THe j to oe . tr: jon rs ’ ~_ hig day om } all man pra Ss, a kag kee e°Ind Still . nthe bt to fin ton or not | appl rete ‘o apwen tira ae net ef rem' rst = amps ling n eth | SoPs r pri The to 8 gra ard 8 ra of ry a es the’ , —" : erat . mths are and 12@12: ty shah neon a ae ns th et, own “ * us on S suppe _ Comp: ic ‘occasion a an need sch is’ day ad- whose i tale Ser eir. a ans to po ne Levey use an e mnie n : r, ab d tha ar

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ORT et. ear... oe -30 ok M FR atin wah eved . @ Set isi Hie ees 62 hee as talon ESH ceseeeeeeees eat) 4 os tlie acs new ee 65 _ Hee Ilo ard se %@ 4% see 22 la at .* 65 | Mut ont. Ws: Se 5 “ ° ae — ++ BO Mutton et aides qu A eee @5 ‘35| Dark ongrese : Lamb ¢ Ho; hind | ote TS sxe 1% / ark gress... = . £8 a au: s the o3 seat Pork spring tee quarte e 6 ‘ “ene 29 B rk Sa: ng.. rters. tr: ' eee 23 Bologna. “a TB... ws ‘ TS elli acs = — serene . lling Purke: eer sc 54@ 2 rd ee ceeeeeees 2s" SS ae a ore ves oi eae 26 ees Ss ce 2 $ 3 7) »@ 13 ¥ 1@3 alas 2 “ ig Sele glen th: Sapomr sth 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. 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—Hen 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 Jaco Jesson. Local Secretary—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, V ice-President and Sec- retary. 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 Wm. L. White. Committee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair- d Hugo Thum. cna on Legisiation—R. A. McWilliams, Theo. d W. H. Tibbs. PI en oy Pharmacy—W. L. White, A. C. Bauer and Watts. aeeba Meetings—First Thursday evening in each nth. snnanh Meeting—First Thursday evening in November Next Meeting—Thursday evening, June 2, at THE TRADESMAN office. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER, 1883. President—A. F. Parker. First Vice-President—Frank Inglis. Second Vice-President—J. C. Mueller. Secretary and Treasurer—A. W. Allen. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—H. McRae. ‘Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month. 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.S. 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. H. 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, E. C. Bond; 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; Secretary, D. E. Prall. Shiawassee County Pharmaceutical Society Tuscola County Pharmaceutical Society. President, E. A. Bullard; Secretary, C. E. Stoddard. Should Worm-Eaten Drugs be Used for Making Pharmaceutical Preparations. OTTO A. WALL, M. D., PH. G. The subject of insects injurious to dried and prepared vegetable or animal substances has never received the attention its import- ance demands, possibly because any single individual’s risk of loss is not sufficient to take the labor and time that is necessary for the pursuit of a study so comparatively new. The monéy interests involved are enor- mous, as all kinds of organic substances are subject to injury from the depredations of these minute but numerous foes. Already while still living, vegetables and animals are threatened with injury and of- ten are totally destroyed by these pests; it is only necessary to remind one of the wide- spread deyastations of the vineyards by Phylloxera, or the extensive destruction of forest timber by certain bugs, which, both in the larval and perfect forms, burrow in the wood of the living trees until these are completely destroyed and millions of dol- lars’ worth of lumber rendered unfit for use. The wood in our buildings and ships, furniture and wood-work of all kinds, dried parts of plants such as drugs or herbarium specimens, dried animal substances such as furs or woolen clothing, tapestries, carpets, upholstering, animal drugs or stuffed mu- seum specimens, all are liable to the same injury and ultimate destruction. The study of the animal foes of growing vegetation has been carried on toa certain extent at the expenseof various governments for the protection of the agricultural inter ests, but the study of the insects injurious to the other cbjects enumerated above has mainly been left to individual enterprise. The study of the foes of dry drugs which is of especial interest to us pharmacists has, by this means, been almost wholly neglect- ed. During last year, it is true, a valuable contribution to our knowledge on this sub ject was published by M. Lojander, of Stras- burg, in the Archives de Pharmacie, which gave much information, and has probably stimulated others to pay more attention to this subject. But even this paper, while it gives usafew dozen names of vegetarian insects, tells us but little in regard to pro- tecting ourselves against loss, which, after all, isthe main utilitarian object of this study. M. Lojander says that ‘‘our means of defense affainst all these pests are _ yet very weak and insufficient, because, until now, but little attention has been given to the subject.” He proceeds to mention the use of camphor and chioroform vapor, but admits that these incommode the insects and they soon recover; heating, when the nature of the drug permits, he thinks the best method of destroying these insects, their larve, and ova, and mites, and there- fore the best means of protecting and pre- serving our drugs when these little beings have once. made their appearance. Meanwhile the destruction goes on, and every pharmacist has a smaller or greater number of packages of drugs ruined each year. The question arises, what, ie if anything, can we do with these ‘drugs when thus worm-eaten? Is the only thing we can properly do to throw them away, or can they be used ia making pharmaceutical preparations? This question was suggested to my mind, when I read the following in a paper recently pub- lished in one of the pharmaceutical journals: ‘“‘Another syrup largely used, especially in quinine mixtures, is syrup of licorice. Take six ounces of your old worm-eaten stick licorice. ‘The licorice is yet good, on- ly the starch eaten out. Break it into small pieces and pack in conical percolator, with alternate layers of cotton or straw;’ then follow directions to percolate and make the syrup. The above quotation contains a statement which is absurd on the very face of it. Ex- tract of licorice is so.intimately mixed with the starch, and the grains of the latter are so completely embedded in the extractive matter, that it would be absolutely impossi- ble for an insect or mite to get at the starch without.at the same time eating the extract. Moreover, the insect, small as it is, is yet microscopic as compared with the microsco- pic size of the starch grains. Thisis at once apparent on merely examining the di- ameter of a hole made by such an insect in the stick licorice. But the insects are probably just as fond of the sweet extract as the average small boy, and the probabili- ty is that they eat thestarch merely because they don’t know how to get at the extract without also eating it. This statement, then, was probably anerror based on the reccllection of what takes place in worm- eaten jalup tubers. In this drug we find parenchyma cells filled with starch, measur- ing about 1-500 inch in transverse diameter, and a little morein length; and among them, isolated in groups of two or three, resin cells about 1-225 inch in transverse di- ameter and occasionally up to 1-120 inch or more in length. These latter contain no starch, but only resin, and they areshunned by the insects, which live in jalap, so that ail the resin remains in the most honey- combed worm-eaten jalap; and, therefore, weight for weight, the worm-eaten jalap is more valuable than the fresh and sound. But such worm-eaten jalap is only good for making resin of jalap and not for making abstract of jalap, nor powdered jalap, or tincture, or fluid extract, for several reasons. If we make no allowance forthe loss of weight by being worm-eaten these prepara- tions would be too strong, while whether we make these preparations with or with- out proper allowance the finished product will contain not only the extractive matter and resin of the jalap, but the extractive matter of the insects, larve, ova, and excre- ments as well. These latter are not very appetizing, but we might be told that this cannot hurt the patient, for he doesn’t know it. Well, the patients will soon know it, if such formule become at all common in our periodicals. I remember a revolt, when at collegé, 6ti account. of ‘‘worms” (larve) in our soup which had been prepared with pearled bar- ley. The argument of the principal that he could not be expected to throw away the pearled barley merely because it contained a few worms, and that, besides, ‘‘these worms are nourishing, anyhow,” did not convince these boys, and no soup containing pearled barley was eaten during the remainder of that session. A strike of this kind on the part of the public who become aware, in any way, that worm-eaten drugs were used by any pharmacist would not prove pleasant to the latter. In making resin of jalap, probably no contamination of the finished product with the insects and their excrements can occur, and the use of the worm-eaten drug is, therefore, perhaps not so objectionable. But there is another point. The insects are not necessarily without physiological ac- tion on the patients. The irritating proper- ties of arnica, in producing eczematous eruptions in some cases, or vomiting, when taken internally, have been ascribed by some to the little insect which is sometimes found in the drug (Trypeta Arnicivora. Lew). It is true that this has been denied by others, but it is at least quite likely that some of these insects, their larvae, ova, or excrements, may have some effect to nause- ate the patient or render the medicine offen- sive. If they have, their presence is posi- tively injurious. But insects may prove injurious in anoth- er way, indirectly. There may be some that, instead of eating only or mainly the starch, prefer to eat the active ingredients, or constituents of the drugs, thus deteriorat- ing them in medical value much more than in proportion to the weight actually con- sumed. The medicine would, in such a case, fail to act with sufficient energy. There is no doubt that in many cases the remains of a worm-eaten drug are in every regard as active and good as while sound. In other cases, by eating out the inert mat- ter, the strength may be increased, as in jalap, and perhaps in ginger. In other cas- es, the drug may have an altered action, either because the active principles are at- tached by preference, or, as in angelica root, because the spongy condition of the worm-eaten drug allows the more ready es- cape of the volatile oil on which the activity depends; or,perhaps the readier oxidation of the volatile oil and consequent change to a less active resin; or,because the animal sub- stances themselves are irritant, purging, di- uretic, or in any other way active, and this activity is added to that of the drug itself. Even when perfectly bland, the preparations are not appetizing; and as little as we want our cooks to use up all old food-stuffs, merely fishing out the cockroaches, should we expect our patients to take preparations in which these offensive animal substances are contained? Be When drugs become worm-eaten they should be thrown away, unless, indeed, they may be utilized for the manufacture of iso- lated principles by processes which preclude all possibility of the presence of the extrac- tive matter of the insects and their excre- ments in the finished product. The idea of using old, worm-eaten food- stuffs would not be tolerated by a_ refined community, and a restaurateur of whom it was known:that his materials and kitchen would not bear inspection in this regard, would deservedly lose his customers. The same should be true of pharmacists. Be- sides, if the use of worm-eaten drugs is urged on the score of economy, it is an ar- gument which applies equally well in favor of all cheap and inferior goods. We can control the destruction of our goods toa great extent by judicious pur- chase of suitable quantities for use within a reasonable time, and by careful packing of what we have on hand; but a still greater step in the solution of this question will be made when it becomes a common practice to work up our crude drugs into fluid ex- tracts while they are still fresh, and then use these fluid extracts to make the other pharmaceutical preparations that may be required. Looe e en A Patent Medicine Forger Sentenced. Judge Mitchell of Philadelphia last week sentenced J. Richardson Parke, convicted of selling spurious patent medicines with forged labels, to six months’ imprisonment from the date of hiscommitment, March 24. Albert Fetters, a confederate of Parke, was discharged, and Jeremiah Opdyke, an- other confederate, was held on a charge of larceny, brought against him by Parke. Last year the druggists of that city sus- pected that the medicines sold by Parke at his place, 240 South Tenth street, were not what they were represented to be. A meet- ing of representatives of the leading firms was held and detectives were employed to purchase bottles of the medicine. The con- tents of these bottles were found to be worthless imitations of the real preparations. Opdyke was supposed to be a compounder of this stuff, and Fetters was understood to be interested in it as well. Through the agency of the detectives, Op- dyke gave sufficient evidence to convict Parke. It was arranged by the detectives thata man named Wiltbank, a dealer in patent medicines, on Fifth street, below South, should make Fetters and Opdyke be- lieve he wanted the medicines for use in his business. Interested persons were hid in the store and saw Fetters deliver the medicines and overheard what he said about them. On their evidence Fetters was arrested and warrants were issued for Parke and Opdyke. Fetter and Opdyke were tried first. They pleaded guilty and their sentence was de- ferred until after the conviction of Parke. In the course of the trial Opdyke testified to having used the most disgusting materials in the preparation of the spurious goods. Parke, to invalidate his testimony, or from revenge, preferred a charge of larceny against him,for which he is now held to an- swer. oe —-2- ape UES 4 ae uel ahaa ad seed vaa bid deace Boe 83 Fine P aint and Var- PIERO 650 cas ote csece ieee sueee's 5@ 3 agnesia, Sulph, (bbl. 144)............. 2 ‘ i Catechn, 1s, (48) 143 48, 16)......--... Seine 90¢o1 00 nish Brushes. Euphorbium, p0............e.eseeeeees 35@ 40] Morphia, 8S, P. & W.................05. 3 15@3 35 Galbanum...,...+++ ceceghvsccanpeseascs © @ SBT MOMCRUS CONLON, 2) cio ie coi ccck ca scese @ 40 THE CELEBRATED GAMDOMO, DO... ois c ccc ss. cadence Macc d (WM GUT PE PIMRIOO, NOL Bo vc vec scien see dese ccess @ 6 Guaijacum, (po. 45).......... 2c eee e ee eee @ 35| Nux Vomica, (pO. 20)......ceceeeeecace @ 10 ; AE, CGD). oni va dain sbi kenecsdn acces er Oe ee iii via saccncwces's sa 18 OI aos ak a ss nd anne ev eannetncce ence @1 25 | Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co............ Q2 00 Myrrh, (D0. 45)...... 0.06. - see e esses eens @ 40} Picis Liq, N.C..% galls, doz.......... @2 70 IL, (Tos cico nk cs cee cece sane se re 4 26@4 35 | Picis Liq., quarts...................04. @1 40 iki lacisea care teniees 18@ 25 | Picis Liq., pints................0cceceee @ % ALSO FOR THE s “ ene De acess canes 25@ 30 e Hydrars, (po. 80) Del euae ve coe) @ 50 SOARED oc ccc ick as bhda dade caee cons é 75 | Piper Nigra, (po. 22)...............000+ @ 1 Rapi Sa ccas HERBA—In ounce packages. PS aa. Alba, (po. MP ik book es we acccecns @ 35 ae pids Brush Co., Manu- Bith i ee. . 2 Pe ai ca hvac cues ckec deus 7 i Hupatorium 11......cevecsssost ies of | Plumbl Adets viii I $ 13 ae of Hair, Shoe snd PS ee ak oi eke ccna one 25 | Potassa, Bitart, pure..........., pede 40 TUS. CORIO, nec sckane ethics Veh eras cede = une pany eg ee ee ¢ 15 orse B hes. entha Piperita............ccccecciacs 2 otass PAB, OPb. ccc cece cesceccsccces es Ve Eye al ee 25 | Potass Nitras’.. Vaca Pba chad oubc ics 7° 9 WE ARE SOLE OWNERS OF Rue rset acne: ap crerriteenee tte tae eaee BO ae og et opil. ‘EP Ue. die W@l 2 ‘anacetum ee a eee 22 | Pyrethrum, boxes, H. + D.Co., doz, »1 00 ’ Saha con PARE PERO ES BEDPE 25| Pyrethrum,py.se--.---.cv---+ 480881 WQtherly § Michigan Catarrh Care uassiae Die ea es leg co cada cucaad 1 §@ 10 MAGNESIA. Me GW, 58 69 Caleined, Patis..ccii.....c.cscccececss BD Quinia, 8,German........... hoeanveeas 48 6 : tah i fae i us| ; : Caxbonste, Pat. sagtabataecs ns teseeee: Be m2 Rubia Pinetoram oe, ae Ba oe positively the best Kemedy arbonate, K. & M............0.eeeeee » 25| Saccharum Lactis, pv................. 35 of the ki x Carbonate, Jennings...6....ceeeee sees 35@ 36 on Vosekeeavicas es Woke dsgsccu tee 4 50 7 ee anguis Draconis...................... 5 al OLEUM. PES Santomine............eecee cseceeeseees ey i PE e Tek ccc icceedcdes ‘gencus 5 PMO, WE ig coca sh chee dius cnc cce i i : Amygdalae, Dule.................. 0605 SO 50 Sano, i ie a, %O 10 ‘We desire particular attention of those Amydalae, Amarae.............. +000. OMIT 0 OO Oooo crocs eek cnnccsececs es cel, @ 15| about purchasing outfits for new stores to BOWE ventas a cs Ove sak .2 15@2 25 | Seidlitz Mixture...................00 @ 28| the fact of our UNSURPASSED FACIL. Auranti Cortex DEM i iowa cone essence ce @ 18/ ITIES f i h is class Bergamii... ON ois hii, ca cc cscs cestac @ 30| of b ene Se wee oe ee, Cajiputi ... 00 | Snuff, Maceaboy, Do. Voes.....2./12. @ 35| CUYeS WITHOUT DELAY and in the Caryophy li 00 | Snuff, Scotch, Do. Voes............... @ 33; most approved and acceptable manner ea lees es a . sacs Een aS We eo ok, ... .8@ 10} known to the drug trade. Our special ef- CN Een aa E oO oe ye lak : 35 i is di i . Cinnamonii ............. cee cece ee eee e ee 90@1 00 | Soda Carb...... et 0 ou forte in this direction have seesiead: Sai CNN van oo ok canon cassia Triads @ %5| Soda, Bi-Carb.................... 1@ 5 hundreds or our customers the most satis- CN BEND. 5 Fics cs genes caese neon css 5@ 65| Soda, Ash.............................. 3@ 4| fying recommendations. DGMBIDA Sa ROOT ccna capes as 90@ 1 00} Soda Suiphas.............0........0005 @ 2 UDODEE sos psc sles cata tnarssdenas << 10 00@10 0 | Spts. Ether Co................00. eee 50@_ 56 : 7 MUOUMAMNOR 6 6cisy cc nesdenvsckanciwcnd 90@1 00| Spts. Myreia Dom................ 2.04. @2 00 { RIOR os lai een ce ie eacy Saw eas 1 20@1 30 | Spts. Myrcia Imp...................... @2 50 (UOT f dt All Gaultheria . Soho lel cess dete es cece ce ceias 2 00@2 10 | Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl. 2 10)............. @2 25 Gerenium, Boao: Dee ei, va cial 38 "5 Stryebnia, Crystal. Pee es @1 30% ossipli, Sem, gal..................000- Ei "Uae | MAURER FOU aoe cc ekki dese cecceeecece 6 i i AMUN is a6 abies seekers 90@1 00| Sulphur, Roll.... 1.12.00... 2..2.000°00° One 8" | co Bive Our special and personal atten- ARIE as 5 i ig 3 0k siips odes ba'ezaec dae es ee GT SOUAANIOR 66 oe occ eee es hac cdcccaccs 8@ 10 tion to the selection of choice goods for the EOTONOGD cei. vena tces ct ccsecsacinens 90@2 00} Terebenth Venice..................... 23@ 39| DRUG TRADE ONLY, and trust we merit SME 5a s cotig sheds Sh ideas osagentl 2 26@2 35 | Theobromae ..................ccceeeees 45 @ 50} the high praise accosded to us for so satig- BT OND es clic dias ease neececvenens Ale A OMAR aos 6s ee cold wake akc dade. 9 00@16 00} factorily supplying th PRONE PING. ice acckce kcekecnces ve 3 00@3 75} Zinci Sulph............ Pid eecdiaces i@ 8 7 ere ¢ wants of our custom= Mantis Vertd...3 cco ec cs bnnece ces. 5 50@6 06 OILs. ers with PURE GOODS in this Morris BIL. «soc cccccecscvaseces. 80@1 00 Bbl Gal| ment. We CONTROL and are the ONLY Merete, Be Mk cei dah oh beac bbaciccian ‘ ta 50 presale, winter be Oo eo opwuaaiia 0 75| AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of bac 0 6 be Wed o EG wks 604 be ebenes eeene é . Weeds whe K eee be ewe ebedue. s Picis Liquida, (gal. 80)....22.022022202. oe Bima... SS «gg | te celebrated RAGE ooo. oe ce ec ce tees een sesecccees 1 42@1 60 | Linseed, pure raw.................. 40 43 Rosmarint ..4. 0. os es ss cere esereeeeesens 75@1 00 | Linseed, boiled ...................... 43 46 ROSE, 3.20. 2- seen cece cece eeecen ence @8 00 | Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 50 60 5 Biuebint os i ke oe 40@45 | Spirits Turpentine................... 40 45 E & Rs cco tpsscees Sas neaes® sekdee 20@1 00 PAINTS a ne wants bia sas cia ds obs ay ..3 og S ian ¥ Bobi Lb es, SUC OMA gO ued} ed Venetian.................. 1 i Sinapis, C66, 3..........0ccesececeeceees 65 | Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... in 2 ; Henderson Co., Ky., oe ce os uivluu locus ecb e cea eneeabe me S ta yellow — Lvaweua 1% 3 Ss M OURO on iN chi wtwaued dadegask aoe ds utty, commercial ............ 2 2 3 - ashioned Maaies ~ esas taeecseunrenakensac ety ; 4 = peti, eare. ceviese ae’ ot 340 3 ashes a and Old F PORIOE ea 5 ioe Ane cc ck takai saee 2 ermilion, me American.. 13@16 - = oe asartie Vermilion, English............ 55@ and Made, Copper . Green, Peninsular............. 16@17 Distilled piceroeaaye hot Wa egecnec a eee banva vue ae u a a picey pore veh ute 6@ 6% Me oh Vo ceva ek cele cde oe 6 . ead, white, strictly pure..... 6@ 6% Chlorate, (PO. 22)... ........068 . 20@ 22)| Whiting, white Spanish..... . i VV eI S K B; Y Todide «sss scscetestesicteeenseee 3 00a 2% Whiting, Gilders’ eae ean ooo I . MIABIOGS ook ts ice ices HS Ga ae ba Sea’ 2 2 , Paris American........ ee Whiting Paris English cliff. : a We not only offer these goods to be exe . : Pioneer Prepared faints .... 1 20@1 49| celled by NOOTHER KNOWN BRAND aac nee bade ccce uss 25@ 30 | Swiss Villa Preparer Paints.. 1 00@1 20/ in the market, but superior in all respects NI os a a ded ee Was wees @ lb@ 20 VARNISHES. to most that are ex osed t al wi Ree ee ce ae, @ 25 | No.1 Turp Coach..............cecceees 1 10@1 20| Gy P io = ae. 2@ 50| Extra Turp..........000000 1 60@1 70| GUARANTEE perfect and complete satis- Hontiens, (po. 16). gre Gesnyns cst 10@ 2 Coach Body .. Ee ee 2 75@3 00 | faction and where this brand of goods has yebrrhiza, (pv. 15)............... cee 5 oO. r PMIANG, Foss cwlk acdc ssn’ i has pepe Canaden, (DO. 83).........56 4 B 25 | Extra Turk Damar. Rodeinteseeuanenes i sal 60 br a Ce eee See ellebore, Oe occas eeegnes 5@ 20| Japan Dryer, No.1 Turp.............. % " ; Inula, BO. ones: ociesaboacts caNiuesccy i 15@ 20 | —— me 0@ | We are also owners of the OMI os og kecu use var eines ssa e 50@2 60 Jalapa. Pr... SPE, vod eh Uata ued udaaes "5 30 APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. : } ’ PRIA MOO lacie. 5 conv eacacs seus § Podophyllum, p0...........0...s.ss-. 1b@ 13 Cushman’s ToS ) Avorile RY6, Rhei caer eterna hrteomn caters eh s+) 7 eo Or ep beaks daen cb aCdb Clas anea es ‘ PE oc i ies aeueettuaussd T5Q1 35 Which continues to have so many favore Spigetia ...... PLU lesakuderouewecns 48@ 53 i i these Sanguinaria, (po. 25)................05. @ 2 ee tan cuayne “— hawe: anne BORDON GARE. < oo es eae ein sce ceaeses 35@ 40 goods for a very long time. Buy our OOO oe eek ec de ncesceds cugunee H@ 55 Smilax, Officinalis, . Deeiec i vanes ce - @ 4 meant . : : . * fo Os ited cake eas @ 2 a e4 melee, (p08, eee ue ™ eo = Lils, Brandies & Fine Wines. Seemplocernee, pene nade Cane'en @ 2 ; aleriana, English, (po. 30)........... @ 2% “ German.............. 00008 L@ 20 MENTHOL INHALER ‘ vee a attention to the adjoining iain ist of market quotations which we aim te ANIBUM, (PO.FD) cece s cenccessceness @ li iuiees ee ee ee “| make as complete and perfect as possible, Apium (graveolens).............0.0005 oy 15 chitis Sore Throat aud ata For special quantities and quotations om Bt Os os ees ee wich abenass oe : : list, ME, COW... 5 oc cicccieceiccbhec ess P@ 15 Colds, stands without an equal. — ne on nae er ee COPORINGIN so 5 osc kc bos oo chk Onn ccek ice ves 100@125| 4; - Panam. ee 10@, 12| Ait Mentholized by passing through the Inhaler- Cannabis Sativa...........:......0..48 som 4 | held’ thoroughly applies this’ valuable we e the ‘Ar WO oka oa cae Cel Ped ee ccs cae 75@1 00 | most efficient way, to the parts affected. It sells Chenopodium .......2.......ccec ec eeee 1@ 12) readily. Always kcep an open Inhaler in your store, Dipterix Odorate 20 ses, 1 15@1 85 and let your customers try it. A few inhalations will 5 Foeniculum .. os. 05.00 ccees 6 book cc ccee @. 15 — a the Inhaler, and will do more to demonstrate : Foenugreek, p0...........00..c0ccecees G8) co cnaee” Farrel tan cad eairon ee Etc., we invite your correspondence. BB oa ooh ka ce oe pes ss dew es 3B4@ 4 | . D. Cushman, Three Rivers Mich. Mail orders always receive our specia: Lal, O60, (OM, Bess: ..sa.c5. cance eas 34@ 4\_Tradesuppliedby . * | and personal attention Phalaris Canarian..................... 3%@4% | Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., G'd Rapids, : ME i sacs uae cave sceigke 5@ 6 | And Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chicago. SUR, AUS ok. eh 5 connec aks oe oc 8@ 9 ® , aoe x 9 Hazeltine SPIRITUS. 6 Frumenti, W., D. & Co......0..c00--00 2 50 Z Frumenti, D. F.R..............2s.0eee 1 75@2 OC SS 7 4 PrUMANE Gs chiki le 1 10@1 50 THE LATEST DISCOVERY. er S i ae ee Tee secegeareeees 3 a as c Dr. Laparle’s Celebrated Preparation, Safe and d ye . gett shaneedege cH ae 09 | Stwavs maleate, cients to LADIES We ~ i 3 caer cue Gn i Drug Co. 237 ete POE lll jl. < fhe Michigan Tradesmal. SOLIMAN SNOOKS. His Opinion on the Liquor Law—Boring for Gas. Cant Hook Corners, May 20, 1887. =r. Lo. 134 to 142 Hast Fulton St., Preserve These Advertisements for Future Reference. Duplicate Copies of Our Tinware Price { cise ONARD & SONS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. List of Last Week Sent on Application. < o, : @ doz. B® gross. Asst Case 9 doz Covered Slate 8 ‘ : mate Whisk Broom. Curry Combs. Fry Pans. Rules. oe ; Baitor No. 2 Jute Jumping Rope With case $5 25 Drax Sir—I have before me the full iat eile WAMU fois dccovesy as nkes 40 450 Wooden Ware text of the new liquor law as passed by the No. 80 Curry Coahe se enaeeeeeeeenes 884 40 No. 4 Jute Jumping Rope With . House, sol can know what I am talking MMe Fo nettepnnge crete 8 . 950 lee Wd ee ieee 1% «8. 50 about. Take it all in all, it is a pretty good Can Openers. Key Rings ~—"s daw, perhaps as good as we could expect No. 3 Can Openers........-+++00+09 25 290 : 0z. 8 gross. Yamder all the circumstances. The tax on No. 5900 Asst. Sizes Split Spiral... 15 150 ~ Boxwood Pocket. .......... : s ¢ saloonists is pretty high, to be sure, but if Bdoz. F gross. Magic Puzzje..........0+ sees eeeee 45 625 C ts 4 it tends to lessen the number of saloons, | No. 80 Whisk Broom black h’dle.. 90 1060 We ay caticctes & 1% Knife and Fork Boxes arpet oweepers. “ “ 7 os oe se 2 s i 3 00 e the ones who do pay it will probably do No. 60 hurl .. 160 ee aes } “ “ ‘ ae me a ee eben en ans 2 2% i enough more business to make them whole. oo 5 “ & “ “ : : Fly F ohn dasa apg a heA a a 6 > As to druggists, I for 7 ss glad thatino.s “ “ ivory “ .. 400 as + hapten Wicker oblong No. 8302........... 2 60 the bill is a binding one and if it becomes : roo , Fancy “ =‘ 7489.........04. 10 50 a law I hope every druggist in the State Sweeping B ae Gimlets. a I, [ie onc ccsectee ; will live up to it square-toed. The worst Child’s Toy Sweeding Broom...... Iron Head Nail Gimilet............ 18 «62:0 I Eig = OP erecta etacets 30 Siediin, havotofore, has been thatthomajor- [BOSS E ., . Cork Screws. We ey 80 8.40] Oblong 2 holes.......-.++-se+seeoos 35 4.00 i ee pn » ity would not live up to the law, so that)no1 Ohaus etn 2 50 Garden City Cork Serew......----- mes m0 spike woo 45 5 25| Round 4 holes.............+-- haha 70 © 8 00 Fe es those who did, lost trade by it. It is a] No.6 “ ee ms No. 3226 Pocket Cork Screw....... q ue. No. 3spring catches them alive... 1 50 Sanath. cs oles eke 2 00 stran very druggist knows it to | No. 8 . MS aeensounce 3 00 yin ards. Le Pages Glue with Brush........ 8 1000 ‘ Be tact, but ap v as Pla; & CG Handy Glue Pots.........-.--.++:: 2 40 P oppers. Clothes Pins. be so, that the majority of people and more Blacking. No. 218 Squeezer.......-eseeee seer 50 Hammers : aeeaee ’ especially ladies, are offended when we ask Bixby’s Best 3doz.in box No.4.. 45 5 40 No. 0 Steamboat..........----eeeees 65 ° : a a. weet e tenes er eete cece ee - oa “p ; — Packed in 5 gross boxes # box 60 them their name and what they want liquor oe Royal Polish or Dressing. 92 11 00 a : ey Tally ae hades smusincee® . . ou Z a ‘ re [ , ; 2 ra oO. - — ae re Lice - a Potato Mashers. Vs for. They will stare at you and say “Do B O.9Git * — vscecee corer : Sees ase Balls. Potato Mashers Wi 2CrownJewell “ ...... 19 00 No. 1 Wood Potato Masher....... 39 «4.50 syou think I want to get drunk? Well, Hard Rubber Combs. ota ashers Wire. Grand abide a ee oa " dase 5 ; : : 1 XL Base Ball......-.....0.---++, 38 ; or eT eae 38 4.50 ® never mind, I can get it over to Bilson’s.” Bully or baie “a : — Sin. Th Wine Mathen. 0. < vy Cee Caen 8 eee Hatchets. es hed aoe ak, et topec eee 48 56.20 inch Hollow Handle..... 75 875 4 4t falling out of a tree; or a couple of ounces 0 are 5998“ “a0 400 Toy Hatchet...... .....++- 37 «4 25 | F3% Eureka Toilet Rolls.......... 70 ‘ ee eae te mre BEB cer So wee * Spring Balance. : : 0. “ yy “ Mie 600, % oe “ ” ooee ‘ ° M. C, f a” ee cus die 85 discovered in her internal machinery, and | 2 inch Hollow Fancy Colored...... 85 mn iF He BS Hardware Sundries. sas. B Dkiew Satie Pita... “ CA —*; , and pea-nuts to per- SHOE BUTTONS, No. 1. Large size, 36 packages, or cartons, per case, $1.50. EQUAL TO THE BEST MADE. safter anything we can find. We are not a ada: SHOE POLISH, No. 2. Smaller‘ 36 “ ” ” 1.00. # wery allfired particular what, provided it is something we can turn into money, unless #t is a brimstone factory. That would be an indication we would not fancy. I have another piece of news, Mr. Editor. “The graders have got ‘within seven miles of ‘the Corners with the railroad and the iron 4s laid within twenty-one miles. A party «of axe men came through on the line yes- terday and cuta hole through Smikes’ or- Robt. 5. West, 150 Long St., Cleveland, Ohio. SHOE LACES. Heelers, Cork Soles, Button Hooks, Dress- ings, etc. Write for Catalogue. 118 Canal Street, Grand Rapids. ——MANUFACTURED BY—— THE HOME YEAST CAKE C0. 26 & 28 River St., Chicago, Il . B.---Ask your wholesale grocer for the HOME YEAST CAKE, OFFICE AND SALESROOM. SHOW - CASES. Dealers will find it to their , BEE MILLS’ SPICES ~* Absolutely Pure. ‘LIOULAG “oay Tosieyer 69 "09 8 NOSGWOHL “H ‘f Ad GqgauaALVAANVNN L. L. LOVERIDGE. Valley City Miling bo, ghard, north of the grave yard, amid the) acclamations of the entire town. The days : of the old Cant Hook stage are numbered. | Yours boomingly, SoLIMAN SNOOKs, advantage to correspond with us, as we are in the posi- tion to make A No. 1 goods at the lowest pos- SEEDS For the Field and Garden. GENERAL DEALERS IN Fire and Burglar Proof ' IS ArEHS ,’ + prices. General Dealer. | —_—_—_—_——_ ence. “so ited — ® rom e OD- “What Does Down Weight Amount To? Th F (Rk (| \ (Sf bing trade rela- It looks innocent enough to give down f Td abl H Ob Or6, saieae ne Cc bi ti d Ti L k : : , ompination an ime LOCKS wetghat when considered in rotarence to sack AMERICAN SHOW CASE YWORES oe ees cease Ve 27 Lake Street, Chicago 11 Tonia Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich of the great number of down weights given Offers for Sale all Kinds of Garden a ete ee aati 9 . ; : ; wherein lies the mischief. Seeds in Bulk. Resear tiem Spe cot om HIRTH & KRAUSE 1 sales. Medium Clover ’ / Or aloss of from 10 to 40 per cent. on OUR LEADING BRANDS: Mammoth Clover, DEALERS IN MI H} r ' A J B R A N D ¢ I gross profits. Roller Champio3, Alsike Clover. PGI ad EF ; f from 26 to 100 3 Gilt Edge, ? Ur and Wy — es em Alfalfa Olover, OS; Ss Ow’ TWO AND THREE PLY dacs iaftat. do you do business? sg em White Dutch Clover Prompt returns made on Consignments. arvest Queen, ’ Is it for personal profit, or to give down Snow Fae, : Timothy, Lis Canal St., Granc Rapids. R H} A D Y R O O it I N (+ weight? ; . Red op i a cg ani Reliance, ? é Don’t dread competition. Meet it man- “Gold Meda, Blue Grass, me. EF A. Iu Iu A. Ss, Waterproof, Durable and Economical, ae fully whén it comes. Accept it smilingly OUR SPECIALTIES: - ; Orchard Grass, Makes a Specialty of OVER 7,500,000 SQU ARE FEET APPLIED IN 1886. 4oPe 7 Hx-will make you pat fort your host ener: Dapkent, Fite PP tadre Weg hea Hungarian Grass, Butter and Eggs, Fruits and Oysters. » That will not prove a , | Ships, Middlings, Screenings, Corn, Oats, Feed. . . + ) So ea gle oi allan aang Common Millet, Col BR a nt SOCK BEARD? Oysters, Curtiss & Dunton, ‘_ ‘ight, attend to your business closely and German Millet, No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale. Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used. 50 cents each. ' Gena yonet terroir | arand Rapids, Michigan. No eee Livmgstone Street, - Grand Rapids, Michigan. |GIRAND RAPIDS, . — ee Seas