VOL. 4. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1887. The Michigan Tradesman. NO. 197. »«SEEDS Garden Seeds a Specialty. The Most Complete Assortment in Michigan. Don’t{Buy un- til you get my prices. ALFRED J.BROWN Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester. 16-18 N. Division St., Grand Rapids WANTED. Butter, Eggs, Wool, Pota- toes, Beans, Dried Fruit, Apples and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above goods to ship, or anything in the Produce line let us hear from you. Liberal cash advances made when desired. Earl Bros., Commission Merchants, 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. POTATOES. We give prompt personal attention to the sale of POTATOES, APPLES, BEANS and ONIONS in car lots. We offer best facilities and watchful attention. Consign- ments respectfully solicited. Liberal cash advances on Car Lots when desired. Wu, H Thompson & G0, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference We carry a full line of Seeds of every variety, FELSENTHAL, GRossS & MILLER, Bankers. both for field and garden. Parties in want should CEE} \ write to or see the GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0. 71 CANAL STREET. LUCIUS C. WEST, PA Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor of American and Foreign patents. 105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.5. A. Branch of- fice, London, Eng. Practice in U. 8. Courts. Circulars free. HIRTH & KRAUSE, LEATHER And Shoe Store Supplies. SHOE BRUSHES, SHOE BUTTONS, SHOE POLISH, SHOE LACES. Heelers, Cork Soles, Button Hooks, Dress- ings, ete. Write for Catalogue. 118 Canal Street, Grand Rapids. FOR SALE. Feed mill, eighteen horse power engine, good wholesale and retail trade. Will sell cheap. Address ‘‘Feed mill,” care THE TRADESMAN, BELKNAP Wagon and Sleigh Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and Trucks Mill and Dump Carts, Lumbermen’s and River Tools. We carry a large stock of material, and have every facility for making first-class Wagons of all kinds. t@ Special attention given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering. Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich, FURNITURE T0 ORDER. Anything or everything in the line of Special Furniture, inside finish of house, office or store, Wood Mantels, and contract work of any kind made to order on short notice and in the best manner out of thoroughly dried lumber of any kind. Designs furnished when desired. Wolverine Chair Factory, West End Pearl St. Bridge. FIREWORKS I have been designated by the Standard Fireworks Co., of New York, as Sole Agent for this territory, and carry a nice line of the8e goods. Send for catalogue and price list before buying. Alfred J. Brown, GRAND RAPIDS. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN, THE— GREAT WATGH MAKER, —AND— JW Hien. 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, . MICH. HENRY J. HARTMAN, FOUNDER, GRAY IRON CASTINGS A SPECIALTY. Send for Estimates. 71 South Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY EN GIN HS From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Complete Outfits. ww. & Denison, 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS. - MICH. SALT FISH Bought and Sold by FRANK J. DETTENTHALER, 117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. wy Oysters the Year Around _gj To Cigar Dealer 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 Secure this Cigar and increase It is sure to do it. GHO. 7. WARREN & C0, Flint, Mich. first order. your Cigar Trade. Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS, Stationery & Sundries 90 and 22 Monroe St., Grand Ravids, Mich, W. R. STEGLITZ, Proprietor of Raton Rapids Giger Factory. Manufacturer of the following popular bri nds: S. & M. CRICKET. ROSADORA. V. RS. Dealers not handling any of above brands are solicited to send in a trial order. Eaton Rapids, - Mich. CHARLES A, GOYE, Successor to A. Coye & Son, DEALER IN AWNINGS 2 TENTS Horse and Wagon Covers, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, Wide Ducks, etc. Flags & Banners made to order. 73 CANAL ST.. - GRAND RAPIDS. NO RUBBING! NO BACKACHE? NO SORE FINGERS! Warranted not to Injure the Clothes. USED TWO WAYS {i Woting Using warm Water, FULL DIRECTIONS ON THE WRAPPER. THE BEST LABOR-SAVING SOAP MADE A Vegetable Oil Soap. Contains No Rosin. A LARGE **CHROMO” WITH THREE BABS, Manufactured only by the G. A. SHOUDY SOAP CO. CLARK, JEWELL & 60, Sole Agents for Western Michigan. aie CINSENG ROOT. Ay the highest price for it. Address We Peck Bros., Pruggisis, Grand Rapids, Mich, JSOUDDYD co CO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Summer Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. STEAM LAUNDRY, 43 and 45 Kent Street. STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS. Orders by Mail and Express Promptly At- tended to. LEISURE HOUR JOTTINGS. BY A COUNTRY MERCHANT. Written Especially for THE TRADESMAN. It is now nearly a quarter of a contury since the sutler ceased to be an important factor in the American business world, and to-day his species is nearly extinct—exist- ing, like the elk and antelope, only in rare- ly visited and remote parts of the Great West; yet during the civil war he gave an immense impetus to commerce. WhileI gravely suspect that profit rather than patriotism, and lucre more than loyal- ty, induced him to leave his yard-stick in the furrow and hastened tothe front, yet I still believe that the sutler of the rebellion has been too shabbily treated by my old army comrades. Like the home merchant, he had the faults and frailties 9f human nature, but he had also, at many times, that which seemed the only link between home com- forts and enjoyments and semi-famine, ex- asperating monotony and énforced destitu- tion. * * * I have a soft spotin my heart for the sutler. To be sure, he charged me, prob- ably, a couple of hundred per cent. profit on his wares, but he was se frequently the means of reconciling differences between my stomach and the balance of my anatomy that L regarded him rather as a Howard than a Shylock. He was cne of the few traders whom I have known who adhered rigidly to ‘‘the one-price system,” and could never be induced to make an exception in my favor, but when the strain of cam- paigning told upon my garments, and rendered me an object of positive indecency, he reclothed me and took my simple promise to pay in return. He had little of the sauvity and obsequenceness of the ordi- nary merchant and never thanked me for my patronage and invited me to call again, but he would, occasionally, after business hours, invite me into his tent, and dispell my home-sickness with liberal libations of stale lager, and frequentiy glimpses of a fat, black bottle. While he was autocratic and unapproachable, at times, and during the rush of business treated the colonel of the regiment with little more courtesy than the raggedest private, he was on the other hand, never given to any of the quirks and quibbles of trade. If his cheese was full of maggots, his eggs over-ripe, his canned goods sour and fermenting his tobacco rot- ten and his clothing sun-streaked and moth-eaten, he never sought to excuse or palliate the fact. In substance, all his ap- parent interest in the matter would resolve itself into, ‘“‘take it or let it alone, but if you take it, don’t bring it back.” Yes, the sutler was cranky and important and, per- haps, extortionate, but when pay-day was afar off in the dim distance, with marches and battles and sickness intervening between, he never once intimated to you that, al- though your account was assuming alarm- ing proportions, your custom wasn’t as ac- ceptable as Brig.-Gen. Spangler’s. * * * + * There may have been, and I presume there were, sutlers with consistent temper- ance principles, but I never happened to be introduced to one. As arule, it appeared to be a firmly seated belief among them that the Rebellion could never be suppressed with- out the fighters had access to a reasonable supply of liquid stimulents, and no matter how peremptory was the commanding general’s order regarding the sale of intoxi- cants or how severe the penalties prescrib- ed for its violation, it was rarely that you found the sutler unprovided with these particular ‘“‘sinews of war.” I have read as iron-clad an ultimatum from headquar- ters regarding the traffic as any prohibition committee could devise; assuring the trans- gressor of pains and penalties that would reasonably suggest ruin to himself and busi- ness; yet, right in the wake of this, I have seen the Generals of the division and brig- ade, members of the staff, and regimental officers, staggering to their quarters after midnight, patriotically drunk, roaring out attempts at loyal songs, and all enthusiastic in praise of the sutler’s hospitality. * Sd * * * The only recognition that I remember of receiving in after life from any man of mil- itary note was through the medium of sut- ler’s whiskey. Gen. S——, who is at pres- ent a man of national reputition, used, dur- ing “the unpleasantness,” to be constantly “soaked,” yet, by good luck, he made a brilliant record, and came out of the war with ‘‘flying colors.” One night during the absence of F——, our sutler, I occupied his bunk, and about midnight was awaken: ed by a loud and imperative voice demand- ing admission. On inquiring the name of visitor, Ifound it was Gen. S-——, and lighting a candle, I undid the fastenings of the tent door. ‘Young Man! By Gad Sir!’ remarked the distinguished arrival ‘‘“Get me out a bottle of your best bourbon, immediately, sir!” I explained to the General that I was only temporially in charge, and had no authority to transact business, much less to sell liquors. _ “Soldier! By Gad sir!” interrupted the applicant, ‘‘Don’t trifle with the feelings of a dying man! I was thirty miles away from here this morning, and my infernal orderly broke my flask. By a diabolical and almost fatal series of coincidences, every man I applied to was out of liquor, and I have just managed to drag myself here.” By mingled entreaties and commands, I was at last induced to hunt up the whiskey, and before leaving the General turned down at least a pint of undiluted spirits, and put- ting the remainder under his arm departed. A year or two after the war I was intro- duced to the General at a reunion, and after looking at me intently for a moment he said: Gentlemen, I don’t need an introduction to this comrade! God bless him! he saved my life once! But the way in which it was done will remain a profound secret between us,” he added with a humorous wink. * * % * Towards the close of hostilities and un- der such generals as Sherman, the glory of the sutler passed away, and it gradually dawned on the veterans that it was possible to exist without him, but brief as was his supremacy, he succeeded in almost reyolu- tionizing many branches of manufacture. Under his dictation sprung into life the modern plug tobacco. In consequence of his orders, the canned goods makers multi- plied in the land. He was almost the crea- tor of the cove oyster, canned milk, the bot- tled mixed pickle and numberless other like articles now in common use, and before he returned to civil life he had changed the dietary habits of no inconsiderable part of a great nation. ———_—— >> —_ Millions of Pins, Needles and Fish Hooks. A correspondent of an English trade jour- nal observes that it has long been a matter of conjecture how it came to pass that Red- ditch and its neighborhood first became the home of the needle trade in England. Some have imagined that the plentiful sup- ply of water-power in the neighborhood was among the chief causes, and it is a fact that mills which date from monastic times and great dams, no longer used, are still to be seen between Redditch and Alcester. But unfortunately for this theory the first mills used in the trade were horse-mills, which were succeeded by wind-mills, and these in turn gave way,to the steam engine. Emery stones, so useful in the needle trade, are found plentifully in this neighborhood, and this may have induced the pioneers of the industry to select Redditch as their ‘‘lo- cal habitation.” The historic records of needle making since its first establishment in 1650 are full of intereg{, but my present intention is to glance briefly at the industry and its sister trade, fish-hook making, as they are to-day, noting some of the im- provements made during the last few years. According to the most recent estimate, the present weekly production of needles in the Redditch district is not less than 50,000,000 per week, and, as may be inferred from this enormous aggregate, machinery has been brought to bear upon the trade in a most extensive degree and with marked success. The pointing of needles, one of the most delicate of all the operations, is now almost exclusively done by machinery, and sois the cutting, skimming, stamping, eyeing, tem- pering, counting, heading and tailing, blue- ing, burnishing, finishing, assorting and sticking. New and improved machines for all these processes have been successfully introduced during the last twenty years or so, and, unlike the experience in other trades, the machine work about needless is not only cheaper but better. The latest novelty, and one which is a pronounced success, is the ‘‘grooving” ma- chine for making sewing-machine needles, the old stamping process being thereby su- perseded. Work done by the ‘‘grooving” machine is better and truer, besides being more economical. The old process of ether gilding has almost entirely been superseded by the newer and improved method of elec- tro-gilding. Redditch is becoming a rival of Birmingham in the manufacture of pins, the ordinary common household pin being supplemented by shawl and scarf pins with glass and steel heads. About two tons weight of pins of all sorts are made at Red- ditch weekly. According to the latest phase which ingenious enterprise has taken in this trade, the production ought to in- crease by ‘“‘leaps and bounds” for an at- tempt is being made to reconstruct the ma- chines so that they may produce two pins at a time instead of one. Redditch produ- ces every week an average of 20,000,000 fish-hooks of all descriptions, from that re- quired by the angler of minnows in the streamlet to that adapted for pike and sal- mon fisherman. Machinery is very largely used in the manufacture of fish-hooks, and in connection with the smaller class of sea- hooks electro-tinning is being extensively adopted. Fishing-rods, floats and swivels now constitute important branches of artifi- cial flies, which are exclusively hand-made. —- The ‘“‘New and Cheap Telephone.” Some facts in regard to a telephone which is being tried in Europe are given in the London Times. The description shows the new telephone to have some advantages over those generally used. It is of very small size, and in appearance resembles as nearly as can be described a shield covering the button of an electric bell. Merely touching it summons someone on the other end of the wire. In order to converse, the shield, which forms the receiver and is attached to the instrument by a wire of any desired length, is removed from the wall and ap- plied to the ear. The part exposed is a dise of carbon, and any sound uttered at or near it is plainly conveyed to the receiver. The persons conversing may each be one yard away from the instrument and yet make their voices plainly heard, while the battery power needed is no greater than that used in working electric bells. The cost is small, and application univeral. This telephone was used in transmitting messages from Brussels to Paris last March. It is said that the forts about Paris are con- nected with each other by this telephone. NUTMEGS. Where They Come from and How They are Sold. Down in the cellar of a Water street warehouse a2 man was shoveling nutmegs into a coarse sieve and rattling away like a frugal housekeeper with an ash sieve. ‘“*What’s the matter with them?” asked a reporter. ‘Nothing,’ answered the performer. ‘“Ton’t you see I’m only grading them?” ‘“‘Won’t the grocer charge more for a big nutmeg than for a little one?” ‘“*Well, right here in these boxes the nuts are just as they came from Singapore and Batavia. They are what the trade calls 110’s; that is 110 to the pound, and that is the way this firm bought ’em; but as a mat- ter of fact 110’s average better than that, and it pays us to pick out the big ones and sell them separate—see? ‘The largest nuts run about 70 to the pound, but there are some feather-weights that go ten to the ounce?” “What makes them look so white?” “Lime. It was shaken over them when they were packed for shipment. It keeps them fresh, and it weighs something, too. When you buy nutmegs in the East each one of these boxes goes for half a picul. But the New York jobber takes very little for granted, when he puts his money into merchandise that has sailed as far as those nuts have. Every box of them has got to be weighed on a Yankee beam, and on free- dom’s own soil, too; and, what’s more, 10 per cent. of every parcel must be tared be- fore the jobber let’s go of his silver dollars. Foreign weights must be naturalized, like the foreigner himself, before we take much stock in them. Nutmegs that average 110 to the pound cost us about half a cent a piece, but before they get to the snowy head of a milk punch, or into the inner richness of a rice pudding, they cost the consumer two or three cents each. For- merly Singapore used to have the lead on Batavia for nutmegs, but now honors are easy. Nutmeg immigrants from the latter port usually call at the Dutch parternal home in’Rotterdam and then take a steamer hence; but the Singapore variety, true to natural instinct, generally drops in at Lon- don to see the old folks before winding up at the foot of Hudson street, New York. The direct steamers all berth on the East river side, and discharge their cargo of aro- matic exiles amid the faded glories of Cherry Hill. Lots of pretty girls wear a nutmeg round their necks as a charm against sick- ness. Itis to them like a scapular to the pious or the face of her beloved to the love- jorn maid.” —___—.--—— A Talk on Starch. From the Commercial Bulletin. Starch is so common in these days and so cheap, too, that it seems hardly possible that the world got along without it for so many centuries. Starch plays an important partin the economy of nature, and is found in greater or less quantities in all cereals—very pure in rice, barley and corn. In wheat, poeta- toes, peas and beans itis associated with gluten, mucilage and saccharine matter. It can also be extracted from horse-chestnuts, and every intelligent, economical housewife knows how to prepare starch, if necessary, from wheat flour and potatoes, mixing with cold water and working through a sieve, the settlings of the fluid which flows through the strainer being fair starch. Few are compelled to resort to this laborious pro- cess, now, as a much better article can be secured at any grocer’s for a few cents per pound. This simple article, now so indispensable in household economy, the laundries and cotton manufactories, that not less than five hundred tons are consumed daily in the United States alone, was scarcely known until the Elizabethian period and then only a very inferior article was used in laundry- ing the ruffles then worn. The famous Beau Brummel was conspicuous in London for his stitfened cravats, and long kept the fact that starch was employed to produce the envied effect a secret. What was then a luxury for the rich, is now one of the com- monest articles of every day use with all classes. John Biddis, of Pennsylvania, secured a patent for extracting starch from potatoes in 1802, and the industry has grown to very considerable proportions, and many thous- ands of bushels of potatoes are now con- sumed annually for this purpose. Potatoes yield about eight pounds of starch to the bushel, so that when there is a good crop the business of manufacturing starch from them can be made very profitable. The proportion of starch in grains aver- ages from thirty-five to seventy-seven per cent. in wheat to seventy-five to eighty-sev- en in rice. Corn stands next to rice and yields from sixty-five to eighty per cent., and as corn is a natural product of the Unit- ed States, it follows that this country pos- sesses advantages over any other in the pro- duction of so important an article of com- merce as starch. The manufacture of starch from corn is not confined to the quality employed for laundry purposes, but edible starch is pro- duced very extensively and is popular as nu- tritious and delicate food. Like all other necessary and useful arti- cles, many brands of starch both for the laundry and culinary use are adulterated, and dealers should buy only from reliable and honorable manufacturers. ~~ 3. > Coffee and Tea Adulteration. From the Scientific American, An enterprising daily paper, anxious to learn something of the extent and nature of that general adulteration of tea and coffee which has so eften been alleged, recently caused several hundred samples of these to be gathered from various retail stores throughout the city of New York, and turned the same over to a chemist for analysis. The results as pulished would indicate that sophistication of these pro- ducts is so rare as to scarcely deserves mention, and might, as a natural conse- quence, be looked to to prove that the charges so frequently made may not be sus- tained. This particular examination is valuable in its way, but it does not go far enough. It has not by any means proved that tea and coffee do not suffer very generally hereabout from adulteration. Itonlys proves that pure coffee and tea may readily be had, if only one asks for and shows a disposition to pay for them, and perhaps it is not too much to add that all this was generally known be- fore. Those who collected the samples for the recent test were instructed to ask for pure coffee and pure tea, and were supplied with money to pay for these articles. But let us suppose that they contented themselves with purchasing samples of these articles which were placarded before their eyes, “Pure Java Coffee’ and ‘Pure Tea,” at ridiculously low prices. How would these have stood the test? : It is a custom, now become quite general in New York and elsewhere, to give away china and other wares to the purchaser of a certain specified number of pounds of tea or coffee, some stores giving tickets with each pound sold, which tickets, when enough are in hand, entitle the owner to various descriptions of presents. Now, any one who has the time and the inclination to look (and he needn’t go very far) may find the brands of teas and coffees which fetch, say, 40 and 80 centsa pound at wholesale marked at 30 and 70 cents respectively, with the promise of an ultimate present thrown in to tempt the buyer. It doesn’t require the services of a chemist to discover how this is done. The coffee is adulterated, and the teas blended with those of inferior quality. It would be interesting to know just how much chicory the purchaser of low-priced ground coffees gets, and how much roasted hardtack and rye and peas. Chicory is generally thought to improve the flavor of coffee, and the average con- sumer is willing to have his coffee thus ‘‘im- proved” to the extent of, say, 5 per cent.; but there is reason to believe that when he pays a very low figure, and gets a share in a set of crockery besides, that 40 per cent. of chicory, at least, is added to his coffee. Even then the per cent. of chicory is not greater than that which the French and Ger- mans are wont to use. sae > . —_- Getting Even With the Teller. Baltimore American. There is in Washington a small boy, not more than ten years of age, whose indulgent mother keeps him well supplied with pocket money. This young man opened an account with the local savings bank some time ago, and on the first of April he had on deposit there about $35. Twoor three days later he hada falling out with the teller of the institution. For nearly a week he tried to think up some method of settling the score, and at last he hit upon a plan. He went to the bank and drew out $30 from his store. Then he went over to the Treasury build- ing, which is across the street, and had his three ‘‘tens” converted into thirty ‘‘ones.” Next he proceeded to make out thirty de- posit slips, each for $1. These he carried to the bank, one ata time, compelling the poor teller to make thirty separate entries in his books. The following day this young fiend again drew out $30. Again he visited the Treasury, but this time he had his mon- ey changed into silver quarters, bright from the mint. One hundred and twenty deposit tickets were then. prepared, and a_ corres- ponding number of entries had to be made in that unfortunate teller’s big books. Then for three days an armistice was declared, but at the end of that time $30 was again drawn out, and this time when the boy vis- ited the Treasury building it was dimes that he wanted. The regulation deposit slips were prepared once more, and the teller gritted his teeth when he saw that he was again to be made the victim of that boy’s vindictiveness. At last the 300 dimes were all in the bank, and the young villain pre- pared to reduce the store of his wealth to nickels, but he was notified that the bank would insist upon the thirty days’ notice allowed by law, and fora time the teller rests. —_—_—»-o <> Study Your Customers. The Merchant. Few retailers realize the importance of studying their customers. ‘There is a great difference in human nature, and a liberty taken with one person might prove a woful failure if applied to another. A retailer meets with all kinds of people; some are talkative, others reticent; some know just what they want, others haven’t the faintest idea and must be told. Frequently there will be found customers who are reticent one day and very talkative the next, and it is much better for the merchant and his clerks to eater to the peculiarities of each individual, allowing him to display his na- ture for the day before committing any lib- erty by making conversation or suggestions. There can be no greater mistake made by grocer or clerk than an attempt to put oth- er goods than those actually called for into the hands of a buyer who knows just exactly what he or she wants. A good many re- tailers have a habit of treating the request of a customer with the utmost indifference, so far as their efforts toward executing it are concerned. ‘There are goods of certain classes which have an established reputa- tion among consumers; competition has brought into the market imitations of them either in purport or brand, and, of course, at a reduced price to the consumer, but at the same time they are made to pay the dealer a better profit in order to urge him to push them. The dealer, of course, is anx- ious to make all he possibly can and in many cases he can put the most profitable goods successfully into a consumer’s hands, but we must caution him not to ‘‘cut off his nose to spite his face,” by forcing them up- on individuals who are firm in their de- mands. ———__——> Montana Poison Law. The Montana Territory is without a pharmacy law, but the Legislature recently passed the following act: ‘*Whoever sells arsenic, strychnine, corrosive sublimate, or prussic acid, within the territory, shall keep a record of the date of such sale, the name of the article, the amount thereof sold, and the name of the person or persons to whom delivered. Any person neglecting to comply with the provisions of the act shall be fined in a sum not exceeding $50 for each and every offense. Whoever pur- chases deadly poisons as aforesaid, and gives a false or ficticious name to the ven- cor, shall be punished by a fine not exceed- ing $50. The record provided to be kept by this act shall be open to inspection for any and all personsatall times”. As will be noticed, the schedule of poisons in this law is surprisingly small. an ¥ “Saggy: ty ling in al The Michigan Tradesmal. A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE RETAIL TRADE OF THE WOLVERINE STATE. .E. A. STOWE, Editor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. A‘ivertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1887. THE NEW LAW. The Commission to enforce the Inter- State Commerce law has published an elab- orate opinion on the meaning of the long- and-short-haul clause, which indicates their purpose with regard to it. Tur TRADES- MAN is glad to see that they will not sus- pend its operation again for any railroad, and that after the date fixed in the suspen- sions already ordered, all railroads come equally under the operation of the clause. Neither will they undertake to decide be- forehand in individual cases whether a change is in defiance of the law. Instead of that, they lay down certain general princi- ples as involved in the clause, and espec- ially in the words: ‘‘under substantially similar circumstances and conditions.” They hold that these words justify no discrimina- tion between local and through freight as such, nor any discrimination in favor of par- ticular localities, manufacturers, or mines, nor the carrying of freight below cost fairly computed, for the sake of competition. They do not accept the principle that any freight may be taken which adds more to receipts than to expenses, as railroad men have claimed before the Commission itself. They do assent to the contention that freight taken in competition of water-ways, traffic may be charged at a lower rate to meet the competition of water-ways. And they affirm that the purpose of the law is to encourage a reasonable degree of compe- tition as a public benefit. Tur TRADESMAN sees nothing to call for dissent in these statements, and is of opinion that the Commission has taken the right way of procedure in refusing to be both legal adviser and judge to the rail- roads. But we also fail to see that the Com- mission has grasped firmly the principle of the new law. That we take to be that the railroads shall not give any locality advan- tages over others, which nature has not con- ferred upon it. The Commission has before it two cases under the law which forbids personal ¢is- criminations. A white citizen of Georgia sues a railroad for excluding him from a car set apart for the use of colored passen- gers. A colored citizen of Alabama sues a railroad for excluding him from the car re- served for white passengers. Much inter- est will attach to these cases, as their de- cision involves result which affect the social relations of the two classes. In the North, no discrimation is attempted or would be tolerated. The matter is never noticed and the popular feeling is that many white peo- ple are more disagreeable as passengers than is a clean black man. But in the South the social repugnance to even the best class of colored freedmen—aministers, schoo]- teachers and the like—has been deepened rather than removed by the abolition of slavery. The Southern women, especially, are determined to mark their position as that of an inferior and servile race, to whom no recognition of human equality is to be recorded. But the new law, passed mainly by Southern votes, seems to have put a dif- ficulty in the way of that policy. The Supreme Court of the State of Georgia has pronounced a decision which does the State more honor than its people may be ready to recognize. A wealthy bachelor had left his estate to his colored mistress and his-illegitimate daughter. The natural heirs sued for the property on the ground that it is against public policy to allow property to pass to riegroes under such conditions. The Court decides that the fact of the inheritors being colored has nothing to do with the case. Colored people have just the same civil rights of inheritance as white people, and as nobody denies the right of a white mistress and her illegitimate children to succeed by bequest, this colored woman and her daughter inherit. Before the late un- pleasantness, they would have been sold on an aution-block, and these natural heirs would have divided their price. But times have altered, and the supreme tribunal of Georgia has not driven these two women to defend their rights in a United States Court. The wheat “corner” in Chicago, which failed so disastrously, has left as one of the wrecks a large bank in Cincinnati, mis- named the Fidelity. The completeness with which the gamblers have despoiled the bank is shocking, nobody apparently being likely to save anything out of it but the holders of its notes, which are made good by the deposits at Washington. Some peo- ple think that such experiences have no ef- fect upon the public mind—that notwith- standing this disaster, reckless speculation will go on just as fast as ever—but the con- trary is more reasonable. The public does lay such things to heart. Germany is plainly upon the eve of great changes. The Emperor is very feeble, and his death seems near at hand. The throat affection of the Crown Prince, according to the burden of the reports, is not curable. Bismarck is attacked by rheumatism, and too ill to leave Berlin. No one needs to be told what a crisis in the affairs of Germany is involved in these facts. The organization of the Manistee Busi- ness Men’s Association last week increases the number of local bodies in this State to eighty-one. Of this number, 70 have affili- ated with the State organization, giving that body the co-operation and support of 2,119 business men. THE TRADESMAN prophesies that the number of local organ- izations will reach 100, and the State mem- bership 3,000, by the time the September convention meets at Flint. AMONG THE TRADE. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. J. A. Smyth has removed his grocery from his old location on Front street to 32 West Leonard street. Hester & Fox have leased the double store on South Division street now occupied by Amos S. Musselman & Co., and will move to that location as soon as the present occu- pants vacate, which will be about August 15. Harry Perkins and Walter McBrian, con- ducting a brokerage business under the style of Perkins & McBrian, will dissolve partnership on July 1, each continuing on his own account. Manager Bonnell, of the West Michigan Oil Co., states he has made contracts for the construction of buildings at Allegan, Howard City, Big Rapids, Ludington, Cad- illac and Petoskey, when he will establish tank line connections with those towns. Messrs. Thomas and Baldwin, late of Woodstock, Ont., and O. W. Bloomrich, of this city, have formed a copartnership under the firm name of Thomas, Bloomrich & Bald- win and engaged in the manufacture of reed and rattan chairs at 96 Third street. Mrs. M. C. Burch is erecting a three-story building, 40x80 feet in dimensions, near the Eaton & Christenson cracker factory, on Upper Canal street, which will be occupied by Clark & Hodges. Hester & Fox have contracted to furnish a 30 horse power en- gine and boiler. The project of starting another spice house at this market, to be owned and con- trolled by the jobbing houses on a stock company basis, is being revived. An out- side man has been in town several days looking over the field and expresses him- self as favorably disposed toward the pro- ject. Mr. Eames, of Chicago, the inventor and manufacturer of the Eames loose pulley, has come to Grand Rapids for the purpose of organizing a stock company for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture of his pul- ley, a split wood pulley invented by a Ben- ton Harbor man and the patent hanger in- vented by Willis J. Perkins, of this city. The company will also handle shafting and boxes. Itis intended to inaugurate busi- ness with a capital stock of $25,000. AROUND THE STATE. Detroit—Geo. Engelhart, furniture dealer, has sold out. Lansing—Mrs. B. Hoffman, restaurant, has been burned out. Ludington—A. D. Brooks, bazaar, has removed to Charlotte. Belding—Chas Gildemeister has opened a wagon and repair shop. Evart—C. E. Smith succeeds C. G. Smith & Co. in general trade. Stanton—The Stanton Milling Co. suc- ceeds Turner & Reynolds. East Jordai—Dr. F. C. Warne has en- gaged in the drug business. Muskegon—Geo. H. Maul succeeds Maul Bros. in the grocery business. Manistee—Henry Koster succeeds Koster & Haak in the meat business. Muir—C. H. Warner & Sons succeed H. C. Dutton in the milling business. Clarksville—Dr. B. E. Hess has purchas- ed the C. L. Howard general stock. Ironwood—Heyman & Aronson, clothing dealers, have dissolved, Aronson succeed- ing. Eaton Rapids—Sanford Wright has bought out J. A. Hamlin’s restaurant busi- ness. Detroit—Geo. W. Witherspoon succeeds Witherspoon & Mutch in the plumbing busi- ness, Six Lakes—E. O. Bellows & Co. succeed W. A. Wood in the drug and grocery busi- ness. Charlevoix—Fred Herren has purchased a half interest in the meat market of Robt. Johnson. Carson City—F. A. Rockafellow & Co. are building a second warehouse, 20x36 feet in dimensions. Reed City—Dr. A. G. Goodson has moved his grocery and hardware stock from Man- ton to this place. Belding—L. L. Holmes has bought the Greenop grocery stock, at Orleans, and re- moved it to this place. Sault Ste Marie—E. H. Martindale, merly of Harbor Springs, the restaurant business. Conklin—Nelson McWilliams has sold his property at Coopersville and will en- gage in trade at this place. Morley—Chas. Lawson is endeavoring to sell his boot and shoe stock, in which case he will remove to Duluth. Allegan—E. Root has sold his grocery business to M. F. Small, late of Ft. Wayne, Ind. Mr. Root will resume rural pursuits. Hudson—The Hall drug stock has been purchased by Richards & Son, of Canandai- gua, who will continue the business at the old stand. Manton—James McMichael has closed his grocery store and moved the stock to Haring, where he has a stock of goods and a sawmill. for- has engaged in STRAY FACTS. Casnovia—W. H. Benedict’s assets are $1,079. His liabilities are $2,070. Manton—Green & Son’s flouring mill burned last Friday. Loss, $5,000. Cadillac—Hoffman & Co. indulged in a chattel mortgage. Their store is closed. Detroit—The Peninsular Savings Bank is being organized, with $200,000 capital. Boyne City—B. F. Ingals has sold out his livery business and will remove to San Diego, Cal. Muskegon—J. W. Blodgett succeeds D. M. Benjamin as a director in the Muskegon Boom Co. Saugatuck—The Indiana man who con- templated starting a bank here has abandon- ed the idea. Muskegon—The West Michigan Oil Co. will begin running tank cars to this point about July 15. Detroit—The Detroit Carpet and Furni- ture Co. has been incorporated, with a capi- tal stock of $40,000. Paris—W. D. Hopkinson, for several years engaged in trade here, started for Dakota last week. Detroit—Stearns, Worden & Co., manu- facturing chemists, have increased their capital stock from $10,000 to $20,000. Marshall—The business men have nearly all agreed to close at eight o’clock p. m. from April 1 to October 1 and at 6 o’clock from October 1 to April 1. Battle Creek—R. C. Parker, the grocer, is the owner of a dollar bill which was 113 years old last April, having been issued two years before the declaration of indepen- dence was signed. Detroit—Articles of association of the J. P. Scranton Lumber Co. have been filed with the county clerk. The incorporators are Margaret A. Scranton, James P. Scran- ton, and Abram L. Stebbins. Capital stock, $5,000. Petoskey—S. C. Fell and W. B. Hill have retired from the firm of Fell, Hill & Co., shingle manufacturers. The business will be continued by S. A. Fell and A. J. De- Arment under the style of Fell & DeAr- ment. Detroit—W. M. Wyckoff, assignee of the Smith & Owen Heater Co., has brought suit to compel Russell B. Owen, vice-presi- dent and manager of the company, to turn over to him, as part of the assets, two in- ventions in heating apparatuses. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Casco—E. Decker has repaired his saw- mill and added a lath mill. Pentwater—The Pentwater Bedstead Co.’s new building is up as far as the second story Chippewa Lake—The Chippewa Lumber Co. is building a two mile extension to its logging road. Saginaw—Chapin, Ring & Co. succeed Chapin & Lockwood in the manufacture of furniture and salt. Menominee—J. A. Crozer has sold his stock in the Bay Shore Lumber Co. to the Soper Lumber Co., of Chicago. Menominee—Some of the mills are said to be sawing some logs so small that a sin- gle 4x4 timber is all they will make. White Cloud—J. D. Champion, of the grocery and shingle mill firm of Champion & Hayward, has been confined to his bed since June 6, but is convalescent. Grand Haven—The Grand Haven Lum- ber Co.’s shingle mill will cease operations in October, which will wind up the manu- facture of that commodity in Grand Haven. Kalamazoo—O. M. Allen, casket manu- facturer, has merged his business into a stock company, to be known as the Globe Casket Manufacturing Co. The capital, paid-in, is $57,500. Marquette—Mann Bros., of Milwaukee, White, Swan & Co., of Chicago, and the Doherty-Barrs Lumber Co., of Menominee, have lately purchased $60,000 worth of pine land in this county. Menominee—There was lately a contest in the mill of Ramsey & Jones between a circular and a band saw, the latter cutting 48,356 feet in the same time that the for- mer cut 46,901 feet. Hermansville—The Wisconsin Land & Lumber Co. has commenced erecting a big planing mill, which is to be 80x260 feet in size and two stories high. It will be ready for operation in October or November, and will be largely devoted to manufacturing the hardwood turned out by the sawmill. Flooring, ceiling, casings, ete., will be the chief products. Menominee—The Menominee River Man- ufacturing Co. lately elected the following officers: President, I. Stephenson; Secre- tary, Francis A. Brown; treasurer, Jesse Spalding; board of directors, I. Stephenson, F. Carney, A. C. Merryman, Philetus Saw- yer, S. M. Stephenson, Jesse Spalding, J. B. Goodman, Harrison Ludington and A. A. Carpenter. ——> © >. —-— Carson City Joins the State Body. CARSON City, June 21, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Str—Enclose please find draft for $3.20, for per capita dues to become auxilia- to the M. B. M. A. We have thirty-two mem- bers and are progressing nicely. Our last meeting was a good one and everybody felt pleased with the results. Our membership will probably reach nearly 40 before a great while. Give us all the benefits that come from State Association. Yours truly, C. O. TRASK. i -o-<—————————— ‘Not Only Bright but Useful.” From the Freeport Herald. Tue MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, published at Grand Rapids in the interest of business men, is one of our brightest exchanges. It is not only bright but useful and should be taken by every business firm in the State. Association Notes. The Bellaire Business Men’s Association is paying out its money for street improve- ments. ‘ The Lansing early closing movement is having sad results. ‘The clerks have organ- ized a brass band. Hastings Banner: The Business Men’s Association has a proposition from a furni- ture manufacturing association, employing from 75 to 100 hands, which will remove to this city if proper encouragement shall’ be given. We hope no efforts will be lacking to secure it. That’s the kind of institutions Hastings wants. Freeport Herald: The prompt action taken by the Freeport Business Men’s Asso- ciation in reporting delinquents has virtu- ally eradicated the dead-beat from this place. Our merchants now report prompt paying customers who were even a year ago more or less careless in fulfilling their promises. It is better for all concerned when every person tries to live within his income. Chas. Duncombe, the Keelersville general dealer, in remitting $3 on subscription, wriles as follows: It was in your paper that I first read anything in regard to the B. M. A. and I often wished one would start near enough that I might join it. As soon as you started the Hartford B. M. A., I joined. I think it the best way there is to collect bad debts. The enclosed $3 is what a man paid me a few minutes ago. It has been standing three years. The Woodland correspondent of the Nashville News writes as follows: ‘Our business men through their organization are fully determined to wage war on what are known as dead-veats. As the law now stands, it gives those who have a natural tendency in that direction a good chance to avoid paying their honest debts; sono course is left business men but to put their organi- zation in full force, and push them to the wall. As those who are trying to pay and do an honest business are not included in the list, all objection to the theory that it is an organization to oppress poor people van- ishes.” Su - i VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders withthe various houses: Thos. Curry, Hudsonville. Thos. Sowerby, Rockford. L. B. Chapel, Ada. Thos. Cooley, Lisbon. Patrick Lee, Spring Lake. A. A. McCoy, McCoy & Maes, Traverse City. E. Campbell, Baldwin. aon E. Cornweli, LaBar & Cornwell, Lake ity. Ben. E. West & Co., Lowell. R. G. Beckwith, Bradley. R. T. Parrish, Grandville. Walling Bros.. Lamont, J.C. Benbow, Cannonsburg. Cc. Vv. Nash, Bravo. U. DeVries, Jamestown. S. MeNitt & Co., Byron Center. B. J. Robertsong8reedsville. Dr. John Grave® Wayland. D. McLeod & Co., Middleton. Dr. H.C. Peckham, Freeport. R. A. Hastings, Sparta. H. Baker & Son, Drenthe. R. Bredeway, Drenthe. M. Heyboer & Bro., Drenthe. Jobn Gunstra, Lamont. L. Book, Bauer. L. Kolkama, Filmore Center. C. F. Sears, Rockford. Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg. Hanson Bros., Morley. Peter Steketee & Co., Holland. C. E. Coburn, Pierson. C. H. Deming, Dutton. Robt. Graham, Coopersville. Jno. Giles & Co., Lowell. Jay Marlatt, Berlin. C. E. Manley, Kinney. Smith & Bristol, Ada. A. M. Church, Alpine. Rutgers & Tien, Graafschaap. W.M. Rogers, Fennville. Nelson F. Miller, Lisbon. C. Roosenraad, Zeeland. Cornell & Griswold, Griswold. F. Boonstra, Drenthe. M. J. Howard, Englishville. H. Thompson, Canada Corners. DenHerder & Tanis, Vriesland. A. C. Barkley, Crosby. Velzy Bros., Lamont. H. NanNoord, Jamestown. N. Bouma, Fisher. Jno. Damstra, Gitchell, G. C. Baker, LaBarge. Jno. Kamps, Zutphen. Wm. Black, Cedar Springs. Mrs. Q. Huyser, Holland. G. TenHoor, Forest Grove. J. A. Shattuck, Sand Lake. B. Volmari, Fillmore. M. Minderhout, Hanley. D. N. White, Petoskey. S. D. Thompson, Newaygo. Snyder Bros., Brutus. Geo. N. Remington, Bangor. Jud. Rice, Rice & Lilley, Coopersville. L.N. Fisher, Dorr. R. Weertman, Holland. G. M. A. Smith, Smith & Field, White Cloud. N. T. Johnson, Saranac. C. Slaght, Hart. G. M. Huntley, Reno. ¥F. Keeney, ferry. H. W. Potter, Jenisonville. J.P. Dwinell, Carlyle. Wm. G. Tefft, Rockford. Gus. Begman, Bauer. L. 8. Scoville, Clarksville. L. Johnson & Bro., Greenville. S. Frost, Stanton. P. Hanson, Hanson Bros., Morley. J. E. Edwards, O’Donnell. J. H. Killmer, Saranac. Henry Cliff, Spring Lake. S. Monroe, Berlin. Chapman & Callahan, Cedar Springs. W. W. Woodhams, Plainwell. Henry Harris, Greenville. TT’. B. Seeley, Harbor Springs. e M. Eider, Spencer Creek. I. J. Quick, Allendale. - DePree & Bro., Zeeland. .B. Chapel, Ada. . Cardinal, “Allegan. aw. Robinson, Edgerton. . R. Crane & Son, Fennville. . N, King, Muskegon. arowe & Dalmon, "Alhewdade. Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam. > P. Stark, Cascade. A. & L.M. Wolf, Hudsonville. C,H. Joldersma, Jamestown. Brautigan Bros., No. Dorr. e Grutter, Grandville. I. Kipp, Carson City. s. ?- M artin, Sullivan. J. Quick, Allendale. E. J. Hewes, Newaygo, G. H. Walbring, All Allendale, J. Raymond, Berli a A Dedicated to Snooks. C. H. Barlow, the Leroy poet, thus apos- trophizes Snooks’ recent advent to the realms of futurity: The late lamented Soliman Snooks Was snatched by old Satan away from his books; And now he doth revel ’mong cherubs and spooks, And he’s missed at the Corners entitled ‘Cant Hook.” PPPEr a ' Position of the Traveler on the Transpor- tatlon Question. At the recent convention of the To Ps Aas at St. Louis, the following resolution ‘was unanimously adopted: Resolved—That we, the Travelers’ Pro- tective Association of the United States, in convention assembled, demand from the railroad companies of the United States that recognition which is in obedience with law and consistent with business principles and equity. Recognizing the fact thit all sec- tions of our country can not be ,overned by a uniform rate of fare, we demand that 1,000 and 5,000-mile tickets be sold to com- mercial travelers in New England, Eastern, Middle and Western States to the Missouri River; also, in Southern States and all States and Territories west of the Missouri River at materially reduced rates, and that these tickets shall be acceptable on freight trains. We also demand for our fraternity throughout the entire railroad system of the United States a uniform allowance of 250 pounds of free baggage. We demand for commercial travelers week-end excursion tickets over all lines of railroad, except where shown to be absolutely inexpedient, and we hereby pledge ourselves to accept any and all consistent safeguards which railroad companies may deem necessary for their protection against the abuse of conces- sions granted us. We also believe it our duty to ask nothing unjust or inconsistent with conservative business principles, and it is hereby. further resolved that we will stand firm and unfalteringly to obey the commands of our authorized officials when they believe it to the interest of the asso- ciation to exert our influence in diverting business from one channel to another. nn Manistee— Onekama—Frankfort. Tur TRADESMAN will have something to say about the above named towns next week. MISCELLANEOUS. ms Advertisements will be inserted under this head for one cent a word or two cents a word forthree 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 oF 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, IOK SAL E— A large double store. ‘pbuilding and general stock of merchandise, con- sisting of dry goods, boots and shoes, hats and eaps, ‘ready-made clothing, furnishing goods, notions, ete. Building for sale or tor rent with fixtures. To anybody wishing to pur- chase the stock I will sell cheap, as Lam going to leave in thirty days. Address P. Lee, Spring La uke, Mich. _A9itt OR SALE CHEAP—Portable saw mill in good runningorder. Capacity 25 M pine lumber perday. Gang edger, saw dust carrier, and linerollers. For further particulars en- quire of J. F. _ Clark, Big Rapids, Mich. lvett OR SALE I—$2,! 50 0 new stock of drugs and groceries at sacrifice, in rattling town. Five dry goods stores, one drugstore. Drugs separate, if desired. Exchange for unipcum- bered farm or other business. D. &G., care Tradesman. 198* Woes yet “DPD. & G.” po send his ad- pS dress to this office, as the same has been mislaid. Several letters await a response to this request. OR SALE—In the fast-growing city of Mus- kegon, achoice stoek of groceries, includ- ing store fixtures, horses and delivery wagons. Corner store, well located, everything in good shape. Address H, lock box E, Muske- gon, Mich. 199* OR SALE—A big ice box, suitable for gro- cer or small meot market. Almost new. B. S. Harris, 525 South Division Street, Grand Rapids. 196tf OR SALE—Fine residence property on Mount Vernonstreet, west side, with bath room, closets and all modern conveniences, for sale for $5,000 cash, or will trade for stock of general merchandise or goods in any partic- ular line. Address N. A. Fletcher, Houseman Building, Grand Rapids. Wdtt Hees SALE—Stock of groceries situated in a brisk railway town, good farming com- munity. Stock will inventory about $800. Ad- dress 8. Th. - care The Tradesman. 197* OR . SALE—An old established ¢ onfection- ery and fancy goods stock. For informa- tion call or address at premises, 43 West Leon- ard street, city. 197* OR SALE—The best drug store in ‘the thri iv- ing city of Muskegon. Terms easy. L. Brundage, Muskegon, Mich. i95¢f OR SALE—Drug and grocery stock: sales, $8,000 a year; invoice, $3,000. Western fever only reason for wishing tosell. Will givea bargain to right man. Address Pain- oe care of The Tradesman, Grand — ich OR SALE—Two store counters, three sets scales, six tea cans, six spice cans, one small coffee mill and two show-cases, also one delivery wagon. Allof the foregoing will be sold cheap for cash. M. J. Lewis, 72 Grand- ville 2 avenue, Grand Rapids. 192tt ree: SALE—Best bargain ever offer ed for general stock in growing town in good farming community in Northern Michigan. Stock willinventory about $6,000. Sales last year were $60, Address *'The Tradesman,” Grand Rapids. Witt YOR SALE—Ice box, 6 feet and 2 inches high, 2 feetand ll inches deep and 5 feet and 2 inches wide. The box is zine lined and nearly new. J.C. Shaw, 79 Canal street, Grand Rap- ids. 189tf GENTS WANTED-—Solicitors for the “Im- perial;’’ cheapest reliable life insurance in the world. Men of energy and ability can secure good territory and contracts. ©. H. Hovey, general agent, 32 Houseman block, Grand Rapids. 195 3t MPORTANT TO EVE RY Y STORE- KEEPER— Every retail dealer who desires to run his business on an economical basis should send for a sample of the Sutliff Coupon System, the most complete arrangement of the kind ‘that will abolish your pass-books. The best and most progressive merchants throughout the United States are now using this system with the very best results. With this system you have no writing, no bookkeeping, no pass- books. Every sale is a cash sale and hundreds of dollars are saved annually in forgotten charges alone. Having two kinds, samples of both will be sent on application. John H. Sut- liff, Albany, N. Y. 197* SEE BUGKW AT THE seed Store, So - 71 CANAL SI. PLACE to secure a thorough and useful education is at the GRAND RAPIDs (Mich.) Bust- NESS COLLEGE. Write for Col- lege Journal. Addrsas, C. G. SWENSBERG. MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER The most practica’ hand Roaster in the world. Thousands in use—giving satisfac- tion. They are simple durable and econom- ical. No grocer should be without one. Roasts coffee and pea-nuts to per- fection. Send for circulars. Robt. 5. West, 150 Long St., Cleveland, Ohio. Peale = ie Full Line ot LIBRA NG Ul, We make a specialty of BORERA OLG, Which for purposes Farm Machinery and general is the Best Brand on the market. GRAND RAPIDS OFFICE, BWro. 1 Canal S$t.. Telephone No, 228-2. J. G ALEXANDER, Agent. GIVE We Guarantee Satisfaction. THE NEW Noap Company. As previously announced, the trade is now being supplied with Soap from this new factory. Two brands are now introduced, the Ficadlighnt AND Little Daisy. Both free from adulterations of all kinds, and contain pure Ceylon Cocoa Oil, Stam Refined Tallow, Glycerine and Borax. ‘The former is a first-class Laundry Soap, and the latter, being fine and milder, is one o. the best Bath, Laundry and Toilet Soaps combined now on the market. US A TRIAL ORDER. For terms, please apply to the person, by letter, or telephone. No. 578-5 rings.) factory, in (Telephone Shall we receive your encouragement by way of a trial order? tespectiully, Grand Rapids Soap G0. WY tha &S ADDRESS GRAHAM Roys, - Grand Rapids, Mich, ANTED—Agents to handle the New Chem - -| ical Ink Erasing Pencil. Greatest nov- elty ever produced. Erases ink in two sec- onds, no abrasion of paper. 200 to 500 per cent. profit. One agent’s sales amounted to $620.00 in Six Days; another $32.00 intwo hours. Ter- ritory absolutely free. Salary to good men. No ladies need answer. Sample 35 cents. For terms and full particulars address the manu- facturers, J. W. Skinner & Co., Onalaska. Wis- consin. 200* ANTED — To exchange a nice house and lot in Big Rapids fora drug store, Grand Rapids preferred. Address H. L. Hall, care Hazeitine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. ANTED—A man having an established trade among lumbermen to add a spec- ial line and sell on commission. To the right man a splendid chance will be given to make money without extraexpense. Address ‘‘B,”’ care Michigan Tradesman. 178tt LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, STATE AGENT FOR Fermentum! The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co. 106 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. TELEPHONE 566. Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for their town on this Yeast by applying to above address. None genuine unless it bears above label. J. IT. BELG & CO, Wholesale Fruits and Produce, BAST SAGINAW, MICH. 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 OR Wurzel, Anything in the Line of SEEDS, Write or send to the Need Store, 71 CANAL ST.,, W. T, LAMOREAUX, ORGANIZATION OUTEITD, | | Full outfits for the Collection Depart- ment of a Business Men’s Association, con- taining all the late improvements, supplied to order for $13. The outfit comprises: 1,000 ‘“‘Blue Letter’ Notification Sheets, for member's use. 500 Copyrighted Record Blanks, 500 Association Notification Sheets, and 500 Envelopes. | Money can be sent by draft, post-office or express order. Fuller & Stowe Company, 49 Lyon Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich. For Sale or Exchange. A faetory fully equipped with wood work- ing Machinery—good Brick Buildings—am- ple grounds—good shipping fac ilities—well located in a thriving City in Lllinois—will be sold at a bargain, or exchange for other property—a rare echanee. _Corresponde nce solicited; address ‘*Factory” this paper. .G.A.VOIGT & C0. Proprietors of Star Roller Mills. Manufacturers of “Our Patent,” “Star,” “Calla Lily,” “Golden Sheaf,” “Our Fancy.” Rye Flour, Granulated Meal, Bolted Meal, Bran Mid- dlings and Screenings. GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. Cold Storage. We are prepared to receive from Mer- chants and others consignments of Butter, Cheese and Eggs, for COLD STORAGE. We have one of the best Cold Storage Houses in Michigan. Solicit Correspondence. Rates made for long or short time. GRAND RAPIDS STORAGE CO. Oftice with Cheney & Anderson, under Fourth Nationa! Bank. ASK YOUR JOBBER FOR dependent Oi Co.'s KEROSENE If your Jobber does not han- dle INDEPENDENT OIL, send your orders direct to the office of the Company, 156 South Division St., Grand Rapids. HESTER & FOX, Manufacturers’ Agts. for baw abd Grist Ml ACHINER Pla s, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds 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 punestosing. WRITE FOR PRICES. 130 Oakes St., Grand Rapids, Mich. THE REAL HERO. Written Especially for THE TRADESMAN. How oft we read of heroes grand, Upon proud history’s page, “ High prancing lads, with fierce command, And names that stun the age. High o’er the throng, so grandly tall, On chaira of state or throne, But the little man cutshines them ali Who planks his dollars down. Chorus— Who planks his doliars down With a free and open palm; He’s an honest man, God bless his heart, Who planks his dollars down. Spot cash for all the goods of earth, For all his daily needs, Who pays his way for all’tis worth, And talks with solid deeds, Whose promises are scant and few, Whose work is driven home, And whose good word is proven true By planking dollars down. Away with princes, lords and kings, With every glitt’ring sham, And up with the boss of men and things— The honest business man. He’s a human helper, brave and strong, Whose work is truly done; You'll rarely find him in the wrong Who planks his dollars down. He’s a brother man who asks no odds, He knows no word like “‘wait;”’ To him come kneeling all the gods, Vielding the keys of fate— A hero in his every work, Both great and small, ’tis one, He ever drives straight at the mark, And planks the dollars down. His plans are sure, with steady eye, He never risks a guess; His creeds the grandest ’neath the sky— Produce, and then possess. No matter whether rich or poor, You'll find him always one— A real man, who makes things sure By planking dollars down. The man who’s prompt in business way, T’ll risk him, bond or free, But from him who’s a slouch in pay— Good Lord, deliver me. If e’er I reach high Heaven’s gate Or the other party’s throne, With him I'll gladly trust my fate Who planks his dollars down. I know his soul 1s plumb and true, Who’s prompt with nimble coin, And he’s a devil through and through Who flunks in the business line. Religion, faith and loyal! love Are proved by works alone; True saints began to soar above By planking dollars éown. Away with the poet's gushing rhyme, With hollow, sounding fame, Away with priestcraft, mock divine, And empty, jingling name. Here’s honor to the true man’s part— The only real renown— And him we'll take unto our heart Who planks the doHars down. C. H. BARLOW. - a Manistee in Line on Organization. The business men of Manistee held a meeting last Friday evening for the purpose of considering the subject of forming a Bus- iness Men’s Association. J. E. Mailhot was selected to act as chairman and H. W. Leonard as secretary. F. L. Fuller, of the Bank of Frankfort, enumerated the advan- tages secured by the Frankfort Business Men’s Association, aud set forth many good reasons Why Manistee should enroll herself on the side of pay and progress, and the ed- itor of Tor TraprsMAN explained the de- tails connected with association work. On motion of A. H. Lymaa, it was voted to proceed at once to the formation of an asso- ciation. The constitutien presented was then adopted, when the following gentle- men handed in their names for charter membership: A. H. Lyman, Edmund Kiel- ing, McGuire & Weckstaif, Wm. Ferguson, Jno. Oglethorpe, H. O. Haines, John Me- Kinly, Henry Geigling, J. B. Newcomb, F. W. Dunlap, Bauman & Wall, Jorgenson & Jenson, Heath & Eaton, Paul Cieehanow- sky, Geo. Japson & Co., W. H. Willard, C. D. Gardner, C. E. Joys, T. L. Reynolds, Harry Reynelds, Mahon & Mauzy, John Hillswig, John Zimmer, J. E. Mailhot, Krogen & Leonard, C. H. Hunt, Thorvald Peterson, Wm. Nungesser, E. Russell. Election of officers resulted as follows: President—C. D. Gardner. Vice-President—A. H. Lyman. Secretary—H. W. Leonard. Treasurer—Win. Nungesser. Executive Committee—President, Secre- tary, Treasurer, E. Russell, J. B. Newcoinb, Harry Rey nolds. The election of the remaining committees was deferred until the next meeting. The Blue Letter collection system was adopted for the use of the Association and the Secretary was instructed to procure the printing of the necessary blanks. The Secretary was instructed to request the editors of the local papers to print the con- stitution and by-laws as a inatter of news, and the meeting adjourned for one week. i Op - Attention, Travelers. As the season for holding our fourth an- nual picnie is near at hand, I hereby call a meeting of the traveling men of Grand Rapids, to be held at Tok TRADESMAN of- fice Saturday evening, July 2, at 7:30 p. m. sharp, to consider the various plans propos- ed and take the iniatory steps. Let there be a general attendance. Hy. ROBERTSON, Chairman Committee on Arrangements. —_ Oe A Tribute to Woman.* But in regard to women, I have the _ his- tory of the world to draw from, and the tendencies of the future to show that the greatest educator in the world, of truthful- ness, honesty, courage and religion, is that sex which has not honored this picnic with their presence. Who teaches the first principles of honor and truth to the growing child? The at- tendants of this picnic? No! Who teaches that courage and gentleness are to be far more considered than position and money? The men I see about me? No, indeed! } habits. Who, when a man is broken down by losses or unfortunate circumstances, strengthens, encourages and helps him? You, men? No! Andno one knows bet- ter than yourselves that it is woman. Blessed she is, God made her so, And deeds of week-day holiness Fall from her noiseless as the snow, Nor hath she ever chanced to know That aught were easier than to bless. Woman’s direct influence in business is known and felt in almost every quarter. Look at the thousands of offices that are employing women as cashiers, book-keep- ers, and stenographers. What has been the result? I will give one instance. A little slip of a woman was employed to make out in- voices in an office where there were thirty|s odd men and boys. The result was not, as feared by the head of the concern, that she would be badgered and annoyed by the un- pleasant attentions of the men; but, mark you, in less than a week men who were known for their profanity, carelessness in attire and slovenly ways, became guarded in speech, careful in dress and neat in their They were considerate of their girl associate and she was pleased at their kind- ly solicitude, and what had been a noisy, turbulent crowd became gentlemen. *Speech by Robt. M. Floyd at picnic of St. Louis wholesale grocers and brokers. a Does It Pay to Be Polite? From the Albany Merchants’ Mail. The universal answer to the above ques- tion would be that it does pay. Doubtless at times itis an exceedingly difficult thing todo. We know in our own experience, when we have been driven with work and every minute seemed worth one dollar and a half, and some man would be sitting at our elbow taking up our time with a rehears- al of old and worn out-chestnuts, we smiled outwardly and boiled inwardly, and yet we had to be polite. It is not an easy thing when the merchant gets out of bed in the morning, wrong foot first, and sits down at a breakfast that has been spoiled through no fault of the good house-keeper, because those things do hap- pen in the best regulated families, to go into his store and find everything at sixes and sevens, knowing well that he has several bills that must be met and not having the money to meet them,and to wear asmile that would make a cast-iron dog on a stoop come down and lick your hand is almost impos- sible. Under such circumstances it is no wonder that the store cat gets upon the highest perch available and looks down with mingled feelings of fear and trembling. Now is the acceptable time for the festive salesman to drop in—and then drop out as though fired out of a cannon. These are the days when the clerk thinks the cellar needs cleaning, and spends half a day down stairs meditating upon the peculiar freaks of his employer. ‘The merchant who in view of these things, can meet the small child and carefully wait upon the little customer as though never a thing was troubling him, who can answer the thousand and one questions fired at him by ill-humored customers, pos- sibly crosser than he himself, is fit to be president of these United States. How many merchants have lost custom- ers during just such times as we have been describing by a cross word and impolite treatment? ‘‘l would just as soon think of going into a powder magazine with a torch as to go into that man’s store, because he is so cross” was the remark we heard this week from a woman whose trade is worth having and keeping. ‘The merchant had been displeased at something and losing control of his temper had given a short answer to the woman. The following article taken from the Boston ers: went to Young’s to lunch one day, feeling overworked, tired and cross, I suppose. Looking up and down the tables in the part of the room where I always prefer to sit, I chairs, one of which, however, had been turned down by a quiet looking man with a black beard, who sat at the table. the other lunch. “Just as I began to eat, a friend of mine empty chair and ordered my to see very much came in and walked down past the tables. There was a business mat- summate. I was also anxious to keep at my lunch. I looked at the chair that was turned down, and it struck me that my neighbor’s friend, for whom he was keep- ing the place, was a long time coming in. I have told you already that I was a little cross. So I quietly turned back the chair and invited Perkinson to sit down, where- upon the man with the black beard looked up in surprise. “**T was keeping that chair for a friend,’ said he. ‘* ‘it strikes me, sir, that your friend is a long time coming,’ said I ill-naturedly, ‘and I don’t think any one has a right to retain a seat to the exclusion of everybody else.’ ‘*The black-bearded man said no more, though he looked me over carefully, and Perkinson sat down. Presently the other man’s friend came in, and the black-bearded man got up, had his dishes removed to another table after some bother to get hold of a waiter, and they sat down together, while we went on with our lunch and our business. ‘About a month after that there was a matter of some $1,000 difference in a tran- saction between a man in our trade and my- self, and weagreed to leaveit out to arbitra- tion. We each selected our man and they selected a third who wasn’t known to me but who was said to be avery fair man. I had my side set forth in good shape and knew I should have won the case easily enough. But when I went in to see the arbitrators and gave a glance at the third man, my heart sank. It was the black-bearded man whose chair I had taken possession of at Young’s. Now, I believe that man may have been fully resolved to decide the case on its merits, but I don’t believe he or any other man could have done so under the circumstances. My rude act stuck in his crop, that was all. He decided dead against me and it served me right. I shall always be- lieve that it cost me just one thousand dol- lars to turn back that man’s chair.” The merchant must smother his wrath and smile whether he wants to or not and while he smiles call to mind that he can catch more flies with molasses than vine- gar. > -@-

tne pe : TECUS ES ee : Saranac on Monday. The merchants in Grand Haven......--.---+crs-rers-7-77 + 18 | those towns have THE TRADESMAN’S pro- MMU os ee is oo as ce sn ck ceca os cae cee 15 foundest sympathy. MORNING ss i i hs 5s os non eo cas 14 Matteo dae 48| D. Andrew Holmes, manager of the store a Ba so eae 7 of the West Michigan Lumber Co., at Wood- DAS NAMIINI 5 hi cs ry cots bs adn s sak S ville, will pass through the city Saturday WURVIOG og oe i wo io ie oe oe ae oe oe ‘ ca : Cheboyren eee eee ee 61| on his way to New York, where he will . City eT ae es ba oe hin hs sch h ie ue be fee ee a spend three weeks at his old home. QHATIGVOIN: vrevertrerrerecersnserctsetst’) Bt] BL, Hastings and wife went to Pent- Petsokey Riatee cer ete a erence nec sans anes ss See 7 water Saturday to spend Sunday with his Oe A ae eS ES INNS - 1%| friend, Banker Nielson. They expected to oe leave Pentwater Monday for Waukesha, Boyne City 7| Wis., wherethey will spend a couple of Plainwell.. pecmtord ap 6 weeks. BTNOVIED ooo hese ap etc ee aoe ne seta p+ sa 2 ia + hat J. M. De: ashier for Rig, BGAIOIIAN wes se ease eee cs 7| Itis reported that J. M. Dean, cashier fo fuir...... SR 7 the West Michigan Lumber Co., at Wood- Hormontville »..-+-s-ssseesrete cess Bl ville, contemplates resigning, having re- rome Oe - ceived a flattering offer to travel with the ON ee ee a 2 , ; RTI oe ican 11 | Forepaugh show in the capacity of elephant PPT oo ee nel Sone erect ts 25 | 9, : Godar Springs... -...........,........-5-.5 088 feeder. ' RORINED CROOK, ooo oc eda cb ee ees Ceca cee -* G. W. Watson, for the past year with White cloud. SUUEuiicui "| Bred. Nielson, at Pentwater, has taken the BNR ee 74 siti - hea ok-keeper for R. G. E — Snatenw. i position of head bo ) t Belding........ 18 | Peters, at Manistee. Mr. Watson was head “2 Aa ala eerie gee ; 21 | book-keeper for Knoxon Bros. Manufactur- MU UIVINNE oe eee a es. 8|}ing Co., at Ingersoll, Ont., for about a Howard City...... eee ee ee eee susie s tes ons ee oo : : TN oi igs . 21| dozen years and is capable and energetic. Gisego.-- Licbcd ntsc dans ababheseeeeneseonsaneses re Don A. Gaylord, the ‘‘Co.” of J. G. Mc- Tt... ere LLLLEEEEIEEE! a1 | Elwee & Co., lumber manufacturers at Otia Hopkins Stationes-vcv cists v7) | and pieture backing manufacturers at Big OUR eee ka 12 | Rapids, was in town Monday on his way Fife Lake...... : : ; Carson City... home from an inspection tour of the busi- BEOMOTATO oo 8 on aa sc cs 6] ness. Mr. Gaylord’s New York business is WOH a. 2,119 | conducted under the style of Don A. Gay- lord & Co. Will. E. Jeannot, junior member of the firm of P. Jeannot & Co., who are conduct- ing an extensive logging contract at Dia- mond Lake, was married at St. James’ church last Tuesday morning to Miss Cath- erine Kelly, an estimable young lady of the West Side. The happy couple will make their home with the parents of the groom at Muskegon. —_—-- > -6- The Central Backs Down. The Michigan Central system has made a practical back-down on., 4he mileage book matter. Efforts were made a_ short time ago to get President Ledyard to issue 5,000 mnile tickets at a 2 cent mileage rate. This proposition he refused to entertain and every jobbing house and traveling man in the State immediately began discriminating against the Central system in the shipping of freight. The loss in business thus oc- casioned has brought Mr. Ledyard to terms and he now announces that on July 1 there will be placed on sale 2,000 mile tickets, good for one year, for $40. The price of 1,000 mile tickets remains the same as be- fore—$25. These tickets are sold to any- one applying for them, the management re- fusing to recognize the commercial traveler as a factor in commerce. The F. & P. M. Railway, in its issuing of 2,000 mile tickets within the State, will go farther than the Michigan Central, and is liable to reap a harvest from all the cities along its line. It willsell these tickets at two cents a mile to any gentleman or lady, allowing them to be used by any or all members of a family, as may be desired. tener mE ernesarrersireeine Kalkaska Notes. Mr. Richards took possession of the Man- ning House June 20. Kalkaska people are agitating the ques- tion of water works. The Kalkaska business men are _ talk- ing of challenging the victors in the 4th of July contest at Elk Rapids. The Kalkaska Business Men’s Association will tender a banquet to the Business Men’s Associations of Bellaire and Charlevoix, to- gether with the stockholders of the D. C. & E. Railway, in honor of the completion of the survey to that place. The Smith Lumber Co. started their mill last week after two weeks’ stop for repairs. They will run night and day and will cut 120,000 per day. i -@- He Spoiled the Whole Thing. He came into the club with a big sear on his nose and a bump very low down on his forehead. “Prize fight?” I asked. SN O, ” **“Row?” ‘*No.”? “Ran up against a street?” “No. You’re very inquisitive. a fire, that’s all.” ‘*Did the hose strike you?” ‘No. I got those scars saving a fellow’s effects. ‘There was a poor devil of a store- keeper being burned up. I made off to help him. The door didn’t happen to be open, so I went through the panel of glass with my head, got in and saved his books.” “That was noble. He must have felt grateful.” “Grateful be ——. Heasked me what in thunder I wanted to save his ledger for. Didn’t I know any better? I didn’t, and I guess he’s my enemy for life.” * a eH A J. D. Concidine succeeds Concidine & Ewing in the manufacture of cheese at Went to Byron Center. The Gripsack Brigade. It is reported that L. E. Ireland has in- vested $60 in a buckskin horse. E. K. Bennett, representing N. G. Levin- son & Co., of Chicago, was in town last week. Steve Sears is afraid to go to Wood- ville any more. Dave Holmes is too much for him. Geo. W. Botsford, of the Auburn Paper Co., is working through Minnesota this week. He is headed toward St. Paul. Claude Boynton, formerly with Chas. D. Carpenter, at Big Rapids, has engaged to travel for Warren & Michael, of Chicago. “Taffy Bill” Edmunds drew $25 at the last divvy of the Louisiana Lottery and Leo A. Caro came in smiling on an award of $10. Cass Bradford still adheres to his temper- ance views and, as a safeguard against temptation, carries a silver water pitcher around with him. Hy. Robertson attended the K. P. con- clave at Kalamazoo last week and returned home painfully sober. He buys his collars by the gross now. C. Crawford, the ‘‘kid” traveler for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., hag a new and very distinctive title. He is now known as ‘*The Mouthpiece.” Belding Star: The young lady who went | walking with the Grand Rapids drummer on Friday night should be a little more care- ful how she kisses him good night in the future. Too much publicity robs the trans- action of all its best pleasure, and, then, there are too many young men in Belding to waste such sweetness on a non-resident. Geo. F. Owen and L. M. Mills and wife returned from the St. Louis convention of the T. P. A. Saturday night. They report a time bordering on the gorgeous and their looks do not belie their words. Mr. Mills was honored by being made an assistant secretary and Mr. Owen found an opportu- nity to display his peculiar talents as a member of the Committee on ‘Transporta- tion. The attention of the traveling men is directed to the call for a meeting to agree upon a time and place for holding the fourth annual picnic. Various plans are proposed, one of which is to charter the Barrett and picnic at some convenient point down the river. Others favor spending the day at the Black Lake resorts, while some wouid like to go to Grand Haven. The picnic will probably be held on a Saturday the latter part of July. St. Louis last week, the Globe-Democrat said: The Travelers’ Protective Associa- tion, now in session in this city represents a body of men who have a wonderful deal to do with keeping the wheels of the country’s commerce in motion. The proportion of business done through the agency of the commercial traveler, as he likes to be called, or the ‘‘drummer,” as many people like to eall him, is constantly increasing. Mer- chants sometimes say of the traveling man that he comes too high, but they must have him. He has his faults, like the rest of us, but one thing may be safely said of him, and that is, that to a greater extent than most other men he is the architect of his own fortune—his success depends entirely upon himself and his own industry, energy and exertion. A bad physician may get along somehow; a poor lawyer may manage to make a living; but a poor ‘‘drummer” is something for which the busy business world finds no use. Commerce is cold, self- ish and calculating: it will not keep a man “on the road” if his services are not up to the standard. Competition is lively, and the man who cannot hold his customers, and multiply them, soon finds himself crowded into the background. It is a eall- ing in which the fittest alone survive, and the weakest are soon crowded to the wall. Many a merchant in control of great busi- ness interests, and able to count his monthly profits in many thousands, would find him- self at a great disadvantage should he un- dertake for a short time, to do the work of one of the humblest on his list of successful ‘“‘drummers.” teem ee nvm It is 3,000 cars—not cords—of tan bark which N. B. Clark has contracted to handle this season. SEE For the Field and Garden, The Grand Rapids Seed Store, 71 Canal Street, Offers for Sale all Kinds of Garden Seeds in Bulk. Medium Clover, Mammoth Clover, Alsike Clover, Alfalfa Clover, White Dutch Clover, Timothy, Red Top, Blue Grass, Orchard Grass, Hungarian Grass, Common Millet, German Millet, Flax Seed. In welcoming the commercial travelers to Snobbery at the Counter. From the Economist. In one of Boston’s prominent dry goods establishments recently, while a lady was making some purchases, her attention was called to a colloquy between a prospective purchaser and a salesman. The party de- siring the goods asked to be shown what she required and, being accommodated in that particular, examined the article deliber- ately and carefully, and expressed the greatest satisfaction, saying it was just ex- actly what she wanted. Then, turning to the salesman, she asked: ‘*What did you say is the price per yard?” ‘*I'wenty-five cents,” came the reply. ‘‘Why,” indignant- ly exclaimed the aroused customer, putting the goods from her with a gesture of con- tempt, ‘‘I don’t want it, then, I want to pay 50 cents a yard,” and she tossed her head in the air, inquiring, ‘*Where can I get what I want?” “Wait ’Till the Clouds Roll By.” Not long ago a wag changed the notice “Wait until the train stops,” in a ear of the London underground railway, to ‘‘Wait un- til the rain stops.” The next day, which happened to be a rainy day,a French gentle- man got into the car and read the notice, and, though surprised at it, determined loy- ally to obey the rules of theroad. Atevery station he asked a porter if it was still rain ing, and on receiving an affirmative reply, went back to his seat. And it was not un- til he had ridden far beyond his destination that he discovered his mistake. He now thinks as little of English wit as he does of the English climate. 0 <—— If butter-makers only possessed half the strength which much of their product does early in its career, they could defy competi- tion with a large-sized Defy. ORANGES Spit PEA NUTS 1887 LEMONS 1865 PUTNAM & BROOKS Manufacturers’ Ag’ts for FIREWORKS Largest Stock & Best t00ds IN THE MARKET. ‘S.L11N CANDY IMPROVED BAKING In Ordering a Supply of the Arctic baking Powder Do not forget to ask for Deaf and Dumb Alphabet Rules also Comic Cards for Adver- tising. ARGTIC—— —THE— 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. Arctic Manufacturing Co,, Grand Rapids, SOLE PROPRIETORS. no other, The above Brands are Standard the World Over. DAVENPORT CANNING C0, D. W Archer’s Trophy Corn, D. W. Archer’s Early Golden Corn, D.W. Archer’s Morning Glory Corn, DLW. O.W. Archer’ $Red Coal Tomatoes ri aa = ra) on | ss. “~ ~ ak Pie st —— on Ask your Jobber for them and take Packed by - — Hjavenport, Lowa. No. 1 Egg Crates for Sale. 217 and 219 Livingstone Street, ES FA ILILAS, Makes a Specialty of Butter and Eggs, Fruits and Oysters. Cold Storage in Connection. All Orders receive Prompt and Careful Attention. We Handle the Celebrated “ROCK BRAND” Oysters. Stevens’ No. 1 patent fillers used. 50 cents each. . Grand Rapids, Michigan, PHREAEINS & HESS, DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. The Michigan Tradesmad. Michigan Business Meon’s Association. President—Frank Hamilton, Traverse City. First Vice-President—Paul P. Morgan, Monroe. Second Vice-President—E. J. Herrick, Grand Rapids. Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Treasurer—Julius Schuster, Kalamazoo. Executive Committee—President, First Vice-President, Secretary, N. B. Blain and W. E. Kelsey. Committee on Trade Interests—Smith Barnes, Traverse City; P. Ranney, Kalamazoo; A. W. Westgate, Che- boygan. x Committee on Legislation—W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; J. V. Crandall, Sand Lake; J. F. Clark, Big Rapids. _ Committee on Membership—H. 5. Church, Sturgis; B. F. Emery, Grand Rapids; the Secretary. Committee on Transportatlon—Jas. A. Coye, Grand Rapids; J.W. Milliken, Traverse City; C. T. Bridg- man, Flint. i : Committee on Constitution—W. E. Kelsey, Tonia; R. D. McNaughton, Coopersville; I. F. Clapp, Allegan, Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The following local associations have mostly been organized under the auspices of the Michigan Business Men’s Association, and are auxiliary thereto: Ada Business Men’s Asseciation. President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, Elmer Chapel. Alba Business Men’s Association. President, C. R. Smith; Secretary, Peter Baldwin. President, ©. se Allegan Business M en’s Association. President, Irving F. Clapp; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand. ect tcorenneen Retail Grocers’ Association of Battle Creek President. Geo. H. Rowell; Secretary, John P. Stanley. Belding Merchants’ Association. President, H. J. Leonard i; Secretary, J. M. Earle. Bellaire Business Men’s Association. President, John Rodgers; Secretary, G. J. Noteware. Burr Oak Business Men’s Association. President, B. O. Graves; Secretary, H. M. Lee. 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, Cc. T. Chapin. Garson City Business Men’s Association. President, F. A. Rockafellow; Secretary, C. O. Trask. Casnovia, Bailey and Trent B. M. A. President, H. E. Hesseltine; Secretary, E. Farnham. Cedar Springs Business Men’s Association. eoanent. T. W. Provin; Secretary, L. H. Chapman. Charlevoix Business Men’s Association. President, John Nichols; Secretary, R. W. Kane. Coopersville Business Men’s Association, Preckaaer, G. H. Watrous; Secretary, W. R. Boynton. — Business Men’s Protective Union of Che- oygan. President, J. H. Tuttle; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. Retail Grocers’ Trade Union As’n ef Detroit. President, John Blessed; Secretary, H. Kundinger. Dimondale Business Men’s Association. President, T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger. Dorr Business Men’s Association. President, L. N. Fisher; Seeretary, E. 8S. Botsford. Retail Grocers’ Association of E. Saginaw. President, Richard Luster; Secretary, Chas. H. Smith. Edmore Business Men’s Association. President, H. W. Robson; Secretary, W.S. Whittlesey. Eastport Business Men’s Association. President, F. H. Thurston, Central Lake; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston, Central Lake. Elk Rapids Business Men’s Protective As’n. President, J. J. McLaughlin; Secretary, C. 1. 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. Flirt Mercantile Union. President, W. C. Pierce; Secretary, J. L. Willett. Freeport Business Men’s Association. President, Foster Sisson; Sec’y, Arthur Cheseborough. Fife Lake Business Men’s Association. President, E. Hagadorn; Secretary, O. V. Adams. Grand Haven Business Men’s Association. President, Fred. D. Voss; Secretary, Fred A. Hutty. Retail Grocers’ Ass’n of Grand Rapids. President, Jas. A. Coye; Secretary, 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. Holland Business Men’s Assoeiation. President, John Krumer; Secretary, P. W. Kane. Hastings Business Men’s Associa ° President, L. E. Stauffer; Secretary, J. A. Va 3m Hersey Business Men’s Association, President, O. L. Millard; Secretary, Frank Beardsley “Howard City Business Men’s Association. Chairman, C. A. Vandenberg; Secretary, B. J. Lowry. ~~ Folland ‘Business Men’s Association. President, Jacob Van Putten; Secretary, A. Van Duren. Hubbardston Business Men’s Association. President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, L. WwW, Robinson. _ Yonia Business Men’s Exchange. President, Wm. E. Kelsey; Secretary, Fred. Cutler, Jr. Kalamazoo Ketail 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. Lansing Business Men’s Association, President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Will Crotty. “Lawrence Business Men’s Association. President. H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. A. Stebbins. “Leslie Business Men’s Association, President, Wm. Hutchings; Secretary, M. L. Campbell, Lowell Business 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. Lyons /cusiness 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. C. Bowman. Pewamo Business Men’s Association. President, Albert Retan; Secretary, E. R. Holmes. —Plainweill 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. Rodney Business Men’s Association. President, L. T. Wilmarth; Secretary, R.E. McCormick. Reed City Business Men’s Association. President, C. J. Fleischauer; Secretary, H. W. Hawkins. Rockford Business Men’s Association, President, Geo. A. Sage; Secretary, J. M. Spore. St. Charles Business Men’s Association, President, B. J. Downing; Secretary, E. E. Burdick. St. Johns Merchants’ Protective Association. President, H. L. Kendrick; Secretary, C.M. Merrill, Business Men’s Protective Ass’n of Saranac. President, Geo. A. Potts; Secretary, P. T. Williams. South Boardman Business Men’s Ass’n. President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, 8. E. Niehardt. 80, Arm and E. Jordan Business Men’s As’n, President, D. C. Loveday; Secretary, C. W. Sutton. Sherman Business Men’s Association. President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, W. G. Shane. Sparta Business Men’s Association, President, J. R. Harrison; Secretary, M. B. Nash. Sturgis Business Men’s Association. President, Henry 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. Traverse City Kusiness Men’s Association. President. Geo. E. Steele: Secretary, L. Roberts. Tustin Business Men’s Association, President, G. A. Estes; Secretary, Geo. W. Bevins. Vermontville Business Men’s Association. President, W. H. Benedict; Secretary, W. E. Holt. 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. Woodland Business Men’s Association. President, John Velte; Secretary, I. N. Harter. White Cioud Business Men’s Association. President, P. M. Roedel; Secretary, M. D. Hayward. White Lake Business Men’s As’n. President, A. T. Linderman, Whitehall Secretary, W. B. Nicholeon, Whitehall. SOLIMAN SNOOKS Gives Vent to His Ideas of Drummers, Bustles and Real Estate. Cant Hook CorRNERS, June 27, 1887. Editor Tradesman: DEAR Srr—Some old chap or other has said : “The settled stone suffers no loss— A rolling stone gathers no moss.”’ There isa heap of truthin the above quotation, as may be seen by a casual glance at the Corners. Weare none of us rolling stones here, consequently we gather moss. In fact, some of our envious neighbors at Grumbleton and elsewhere have called us ‘smoss-backs” with all the name implies. But a change has come o’er the spirit of our dream now, and the inhabitants have begun to wake up and shake off the dead memories of the past, and are beginning to hump themselves towards a more glorious future. The gas well started us, and then the railroad coming along justin the nick of time kept the ball a-rolling. The railway ties are being laid down right plum in front of my store and the street is all torn to flinders, so a team can’t get up to my front on Damlongue street to unload. But Idon’t mind that, for business is a sec- ondary consideration now. I am speculating in real estate. That lot I sold at $3.25 a foot last week I bought back yesterday at $7 afoot. Bilson says he don’t see where in thunder I made any- thing by the transaction. I don’t exactly see it, myself, but to-day it is worth $8, so I am ahead $50 since yesterday noon. Just think of it! Who-o-pee! Fifty dollars a day, without moving a peg! Old Potts is cutting up his place into fifty foot lots and selling them off like hot cakes at a hundred dollars each. Two real estate dealers have opened shops and the hotel is crowded so that two drummers by the name of Dave Haugh and Charley Robinson had to sleep in the barn last night. Lots of traveling men are coming to the Corners now to sell goods. You know that they shun Grand Rapids on account of its being such ahighly moral (?) town. At least we learn that such is the case from a morning paper published there. Some folks are foolish enough to suppose that traveling men go home Saturday nights to be with their families over Sunday, and to fill up their cigar cases and change their shirts. But it seems this is an erroneous idea. They go in to paint the city a neat carmine and raise merry Hades. But when it comes to painting the town—a lot of drummers ain’t a patch on your coat beside these railroad builders. Drummers pass for Methodist deacons on our streets at present, or would if they were not so well-dressed and did not ‘look quite so nobby and did not smile at the pretty girls they meet. Talking about girls —they have caught the boom, too, and bus- tles have been enlarged at least eight inches. Did you ever notice, Mr. Editor, that the smallest and shortest woman will wear the biggest bustle? It is a fact! I don’t under- stand the philosophy of it, but a woman four feet high will have her bustle three feet seven. But I don’t kick, for there is some- thing about a bustle I like. I wanted to say something about trade matters, but the boom and Fourth of July takes up all my attention. By the way—we are going to have an im- mense celebration here the Fourth. Fire works, balloon ascensions, brass band from Grumbleton and a grand meeting in the new park east of town. The Hon. Soliman Snooks! is to deliver the oration. Iam writing it up now, so that [ can deliver it in anice impromptu shape. If all goes off well I will write you a description of it for Tuk TRADESMAN. I notice that the Legislature is going to adjourn pretty soon. That is a good scheme. It would have been full as well if they had adjourned before they began, as far as any thing I can see. Look at that confounded liquor bill. Turned wrong side out and up- side down and totherside to, until Bates himself would not recognize it on the street. But it has done its work in the way of un- settling business nearly as well as the Pro- hi’ amendment farce did. 1 should like to belong tothe Legislature a term or two ‘“Sust to see how itis done.” ButI sup- pose I would be like the other boys as soon as I “got there.” I just threw off the fol- lowing little jew de squirt on legislative subjects: I would like to go to Lansing, And with the Senate stand, With boodle in my pocket, And vetoes in my hand. I'd rise up in the morning At eleven forty-three, To over-ride that veto With a big ma-jor-i-tee. I would vote appropriations, Increasing every year, To all our institutions, I would not care how queer. If it takes a hundred thousand To keep them running nobby, They need as much more extra For expenses of a lobby. The granger, he might grumble, The merchant he might grow]; The manufacturer mumble And all tax-payers howl. I’'d go my way rejoicing, For the public is an ass. I’d draw my little mileage And ride upon my pass. That is about the size of what nearly ev- ery cne would do, and, I suppose, Yours truly, SoLIMAN SNOOKS, Speculator. —— —_— <> Tiger Oil challenges the world of medi- cines for an equal to cure diseases in man or beast. FLFREEDMAN & 00. Manufacturers and Jobbers of CIGARS Factory No, 26, 4th Dist. 16 8. Division St, Grand Rapids. ABSOLUTE SPICES Absolute Baking Powder. 100 per cent. Pure. Manufactured and sold only by ED. TELFER, Grand Rapids. ONEER PREPARED PAINT. We have a full stock of this well-known brand of MIZED PAINT 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 or more coats of our PIONEER PRE- PARED PAINT is applied as received in original pene 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 ease 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 Co. Wholesale Agents, Grand Rapids. Try POLISHINA, best FurnitureFin - ish made. Halon & GHristenson Are State Agents for FREDERICK THE GREAT CIGAR. Grand Rapids, Mich. Represented by the Giant, Mr. Christopher Sparling. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Go, Importers and Jobbers of DRY GOODS Staple and Fancy. Overalls, Pants, Etc., OUR OWN MAKE, A Complete Line of Fancy Crockery: Jancy Woodenware OUR OWN IMPORTATION, Inspection Solicited. Chicago and Detroit Prices Guaranteed. Muzzy’s Corn Starch is prepared expressly for food, is made of only the best white corn and ts guaranteed absolutely pure. The popularity ofuMuzzy’s Corn and Sun Gloss Starch is proven by the large sale, aggregating many million of pounds each year. The State Assayer of Massachusetts says Muzzy’s Corn Starch for table use, is per- fectly pure, is well prepared, and of excel- lent quality. Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and table use, is the very best offered to the con- sumer. All wholesale and retail grocers sell it. VOIGT MILLING. CO,, Proprietors of Crescent Roller Mills Manufacturers of the following well known brands: Crescent, White Rose, Vienna, Royal Patent, AND ALL WHEAT FLOUR, The Great Health Food. 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Cards, Letter, Note and Bill Heads and other Office Stationery a Leading Feature Address as above 49 Lyon Street, Up-Stairs, Grand Rapids, Mich. L. L. LOVERIDGE., L. M. CARY. CARY & LOVERIDCE, GENERAL DEALERS IN Fire.and Burglar Proof SAF ES Combination and Time Locks, 11 Tonia Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich. CEO. E. HOWES, JOBBER IN oreign and Domestic Fruits, SPEHEICIAL TIES: Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. 3 Ionia St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 4 ~~ The 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 ARTHUR MEIGS & CO. Wholesale Grocers, SOlc Agonts, 77 to 88 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. so HONEY BEE COFFEE! 7 Si PRINCESS BAKING POWDER, ll BEE MILLS’ SPICES Absolutely Pure. YOU WANT A if f : zs re ree HMA id A Ht a If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to S. HEYMAN & SON, 48 Canal Si. Grand Rapids. X <0 eee Shear ne KP ANKES EVER MADE THE OLDEST. THE LARGEST. THE BEST. The best of Testimonials from every State and Territory, fodting: Gouget fo PORTER IRON ROOFING CO. S2r° ae Tea =I = $2 peer oll << The Michigan Tradesmae. A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY. &. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors, Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor. Telephone No. 95, \Eutered at the Poxtofice at Grand Rapids as Second-class Matter.) WEDNESDAY. JUNE 27, 1887. The New Movement for Christian Union. Written Especially for THE TRADESMAN. There is a significance that has not been appreciated in the proposal for a union of American Protestants in one body, which has emanated from the Protestant Episcopal Chureh in several forms recently, and es- pecially from the High Church section of that Church. It is the High Churchman who naturally lays the most stress upon vis- ible corporate union of Christians. His theory of the Church invoives that. Less than that is schism, and schism is sinful in his eyes—especially sinful in the author of disunions, and so in a less degree in those who perpetuate them. Fifty years ago, the High Churchman ad- dressed himself to individuals only. His communion was the Church; simple submis- sion to this authority was the duty and the privilege of all who found themselves out- side it. He could not recognize other com- munions in any way, and to them as such he had no message. The problem of Chris- tian union was simply the problem of bring- ing all sorts and conditions of men into the Anglican Episcopal fold. All the peculiar- ities of that fold were sacred. The authority of the Church made them all ‘‘of obliga- tion.” The whole Christian world must ac- cept the Book of Common Prayer and the governmental traditions of the Church which has drafted it. The very least that could be asked was the American form of that book, although some of its departures from the English model were to be de- plored. So the High Churchman of that day held his head very high, indeed. The claims of his own Church were so impressive to him- self, and he had fixed his eyes so intently upon its excellence, that he saw no future for the ‘“‘other denominations”—as the pre- face to the American Prayer Book calls them—except in the absorption of their membership, one by one, into the Church. He seldom or never referred to those ‘‘other denominations,” except in terms of oppro- prium, which contrasted strongly with that of his own Prayer Book. He talked of them as “the sects;” he left them to ‘‘un- covenanted mercies of God.” And _ this lofty attitude of the earlier years of the ‘Tractarian movementis maintained by many High Churehmen still. But not by all—not, we think, by the majority. There are many reasons for the change. One has been the influence of the Broad Church sen- timent. It is customary to speak of the Broad and High and Low Church parties as mutually exclusive. This is true of High and Low; but not true of the Broad Chureh in relation to either of the others. There are Broad-High Churchmen, and Broad- Low Churchmen, as well as Broad Church- men who are neither High nor Low. The influence of men like Thomas Erskine and Frederick Robertson and Maurice and Charles Kingsley has prevaded the High Church party in a very marked degree. Their preaching on the Atonement and on Inspiration gives ample proof of this. And from these teachers they have learned to look over the wall of their own fold, and to see what good is doing by those who ‘‘fol- low not with us.” They have been brought to acknowledge that this is a Christian country mainly through the operation of other agencies than those of the Episcopal Church, and that if their own communion were blotted out, the loss to American Christianity, while great, would not be fatal. In the second, place forty years’ experience must have taught the High Churchman that his Chureh is not the Moses’ rod which is going to swallow up all the rest. It is true that the Episcopal Church has grown with great rapidity, and especially during the years of the Civil War. It went into the War of Independence the strongest com- munion in America; it came out of it one of the weakest, because of the extreme par- tisanship with which it embraced the losing side. Taught by this sharp experience, it has avoided political discussions and deliv- erances more than any other religious body in America; and in the War of the Union it regained much of the ground it lost in the War for Independence. But even at the rate at which it has grown in the last twenty-five years, it could not absorb the -other American churches. Several of them have had a still greater aggregate increase in numbers and resources, during the same quarter of a century. If the Episcopal Church has gained a somewhat higher rela- tive position, it is still far below the Metho- dist, Baptist and Lutheran bodies, and be- low the Presbyterian and Congregationalist bodies, in point of numbers and general in- fluence. In some parts of the country, not- ably in the South, it is very feeble. It is the Chureh of the cities and their suburbs, while the bulk of the American people is rural, however the ratio of urban popula- tion may have increased in recent decades. Another influence which has contributed to the growth of a broader spirit in the High Church party is the diffusion of a gen- uine national feeling. The average High Churchman of 1847 was rather more English ‘than American. His misfortune was to have been born on the wrong side of the Atlantic; he was an ecclesiastical dude. The average High Churchman of 1887 is an American, with a genuine and hearty re- spect for his own country. He is not satis- fied with her ecclesiastical condition; but he does not despise her religious life ane tra- ditions. He has learned to have an eye of appreciation for its various phases, and their respective merits. He looks forward with hope to a time when the extension of a national spirit into the field of religion will awaken the American people to the fact that their sectarian peculiarities are all imported, not native to the soil. He finds this national spirit one of the hopefuiness in the direction of the Christian union. And he believes when its work comes to be done in the reconstruction of our religious meth- ods, the worship and the government of his own Church will commend themselves to the judgment of the American people as right in the main. He is not averse to helping on this ten- dency, and so he begins to ask: ‘‘What is it that we must. hold fast as the irreducible minimum of churechmanship? Not the Book of Common Prayer certainly, in any of its forms, English, Scotch or American. Not the traditions which have gathered around the episcopate and given it a character which makes it less acceptable to the other Christians than to ourselves. Only so much of our liturgy as is indispensable to the proper observance of the two sacra- ments, and so much of our governmental system as is essential to the episcopal suc- cession, can be included in any basis on which we can insist as a necessary pre- requisite to the union of Christians on the right ground. With these two reservations we are ready to negotiate with any body of persons who profess aud call themselves Christians and a Christian Church, to weigh any considerations they have to present for a different modification of these (in our view essential) elements of Church exist- ence.” Such is a view of the High Church atti- tude toward Christian union as viewed by an outsider. And as the High Church party now controls the Episcopal Church, this may be said to be the attitude of that church. A. S. M. <--> Bill Nye, recently writing in the New York World, touched gently on the subject of codfish: ‘‘Up to about the middle of this month the codfish is liable to bite if imposed upon. He then ceases to do so until July, when he again resumes. The cod when taken from the water is not ready for the market, as I had supposed, but is in a very different condition from that in which we find him at the inland grocery stores. Shortly after the cod is caught plain men from the common walks of life remove this works; after which he is salted and pressed in a large book like an autumn leaf. After this he enters the home life of an American citizen, and fills the air full of redolence.” Valley City Milling Co OUR LEADING BRANDS: Roller Champion, Gilt Edge, Matchless, Lily White, Harvest Queen, Snow Flake, White Loaf, Reliance, Gold Medal, : Graham. OUR SPECIALTIES: Buckwheat Flour, Rye Flour, Granulated Meal, Bolted Meal, Coarse Meal, Bran, Ships, Middlings, Screenings, Corn, Oats, Feed. Write for Prices. Grand Rapids, Michigan. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. BOWNE, President. Gro. C. PreRCE, Vice President. H. P. BAKER, Cashier. ee CAPITAL, - - - $300,000. Transacts a general banking business. Make a Specialty of Collections, Accounts of Country Merchants Solicited. COOK & PRINZ, Manufacturers of Show Cases, We are now prepared to fill all orders promptly, as we have a large and well-selected stock on hand and havea large selec- tion of material for use in odd sizes and shapes. Liberal dis- count to the trade for cash. 38 West Bridge St. Grand Rapids. Telephone 374. TO THE TRADE. We desire to call your attention to the . “ee eardsley Window § sy Window Screen de 3 * And ask you to examine its merits and the great advantages it possesses over any other sereen in the :nurket, and eo beguided in purchasing tor this season. We carry the follow- i & Jie 0 ing sizes in sto Number High Opens List 0 25 22 to 26 3 =6$5.00 1 25 25 to 29 5.00 2 30 25 to 29 5.00 Discount 10 per cent. “THE BEST.” The Beardsley Swing Center Screens have these advantages over all others: 1. The center being a swinging door, ob- viates the necessity of removing the screen to clear the room of flies, to throw out or re- ceive any article through the window, or to open and close the blinds. 2. They are made adjustable by movable wings on either side, and may be instantly fitted to any window without cutting or pounding. 3. The frames are made of kiln dried lumber, and are nailed and glued.§ 4. The wire cloth is from the celebrated Wickware Bros.’ factory, of Courtland, N.Y. x 5. They are the best finished of any. 6. They are so well made and are so sim- ple in operation that the liability to get out of order is entirely obviated. The success this sereen met with the past season has convinced us that it will take the We shall be pleased to correspond with the trade. lead in the future. For particulars address FOSTER STEVENS & C0, rand Rapids, Mich “= - Se SS oa — c-2 HILLERS PATENT GASH aL ANY) SALE RECORDER, Every Merchant in want of a perfect and comp!cte Check System, should place his order at once. Special Offer until Cc. 3. MILER, June 15, 1887. Send for Circulars. ITHACA, N.Y. Binders Twine. Bug Finish. Curtiss & Dunton, MOSELEY BROS., WHOLESALE Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce, ALL KINDS OF FIELD SEEDS A SPECIALTY. If you are in Market to Buy or Sell Clover Seed, Beans or Pota- toes, will be pleased to hear from you. 26, 28, 30 & 32 Ottawa direst GRAND RAPIDS JENNESS & McCURDY, importers aud Maufacturers’ Agents, DEALERS IN 1ckery, Glia, Glassware, Bronze Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, Ete. 73 & 75 Jefferson Ave, DETROUY, MICH. Wholesale Agents for Dutiield’s Canadian Lamps. IONS AND ORANGES Are Cheap. You cannot make a mis- take if you buy all you need for thenext forty days at present prices, especially Lemons. Buy only the Choicest Frut. Naturally, we desire to be favored with your orders. Still, we all have our preferences, and whether you favor us or another, still we say BUY! But before you buy elsewhere, let us quote you prices. ~ Sparta and Lenawee County Cheese, We are Sole Agents again this season for the above Popular Brands of Strictly Full Cream Cheese. Send us your orders. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Clark, Jeurell & Co. Cc. C. BUNTING. Cc. L. DAVIS. BUNTING & DAVIS, Commission Merchants. Specialties: Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots, 20 and 22 OTTAWA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ee PROCESS STARCH. | SWEET. This Starch having the light Starch and Gluten removed, One-Third Iess 7 Pe Can be used than any other in the Market. Manufactured by the /FIRMENICH MNFG. CO. Factories: Marshalltewn, Iowa; Peoria, L1s. Offices at Peoria, Ills. ‘ FOR SALE BY STRONG| Clark, Jewell & Co. | SURE. Wall Paper = Window Shades 4.t¢ Manufacturers’ Prices. SAMPLES TO THE TRADE ONLY. House and Store Shades Made to Order. 68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. Nelson Bros. & Co. RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO., MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CoO. 14 and 16 Pearl Street, - PUR SMES LR ee | Grand Rapids, Mich. W M. SHEARS & CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Asents for AMBOY CHEESE. 37, 89 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. SPRING & COMPANY JOBBERS IN DRY GOODS, Hosiery, Carpets, Ete. O ald 8 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. F. J. LAMB & Co., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Etc., B and 10 lonia Stesel, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO:FILLING ORDERS. 325 SENSIBLE SUGGESTIONS. The Grocery Store in Country Towns and How to Run it Profitably. Written Especially for THE TRADESMAN. Tue CouNTER, June 26, 1887. Thinking a few hints as to the most economical way of conducting stores of dif- ferent classes might not be out of place in your most valuable paper, I will endeavor to present some of the most salient points in a series of articles of this nature. Al- though some of the suggestions may be termed ‘‘chestnuts,” on the whole I think they will be found valuable. The country grocery store is one of the easiest and, at the same time, most difficult of all the different branches of trade to con- duct with profit. Situated, as it is, in small villages, it is at once the place of rendez- vous for the loafers and gossips and the source of sustenance for the surrounding country. For these and many other reas- ons it is a very difficult place to keep clean, and cleanliness and order are the first re- quisites of a profitable conducted store. Asarule, stores of this class are kept open until late in the evening, partly for the accommodation of customers, but prin- cipally for that of men and boys who, hay- ing no places of amusement, are wont to congregate ‘‘up at the store,” and there sit and whittle, spit tobacco juice, eat peanuts and smoke, till the place looks like a circus ground after the white tents haye disap- peared. To a great extent this is unavoidable—the practice having been so long established that to attempt to break it up and close ear- ly would only open the field for some less scrupulous competitor. But it can be allev- iated somewhat by taking precautions in the way of spittoons, boxes for dirt, and by a system of management the storekeeper and his clerks will be able to abate a portion of the nuisance, at least. If you see a cus- tomer standing beside a spittoon and filling a box of soap next to the counter opposite half full of tobacco juice, take the cuspidore and unostentatiously move it where itseems to be most convenient for the tobacco-chew- er, and the chances are ten to one that he will take the hint and not}feel offended, and your floor and soap boxes are saved so much. Of course, customers don’t realize how much work {they fmake, besides the filthiness of it, and, therefore, so long as the country grocery remains a fact, just so long will the dirt ofjthe loafers. But one great evil with which the country merchant has to} contend is the practice so common among country people, of sitting on the different counters, oblivious of the fact that generally their clothes are dirty and grimy fromftoil and that the food they and their neighbors must eat passes over the same place. Not only is it an evil in this ‘way, but it hinders the clerk, who loses valuable time going around to avoid giving offense. He knows that his employer’s and his own livelihood comes principally from the people who make themselves so much at home, and he must be yery careful not to of- fend by so much as a word. And as a class, the inhabitants of a village and the country surrounding are quick to take umbrage. They seem to think the storekeeper is nat- urally obligated to give them a place to spend their evenings, inasmuch as it is through their patronage that he is enabled to make his living. The simplest way to get around this problem is, if possible, to provide @ small room opening on the store, and furnish it with a few chairs, a table or two, and have a set of dominoes, checkers and other games—perhaps the old-time free box of smoking tobacco—and introduce the loung- ers to it as a special favor to them, and you will be voted the most popular man in town, your custom will increase, and the time your clerks will save in keeping the main floor of the store clean can be utilized with much more profit to the merchant. If it is not possible to provide the extra room, have chairs convenient in the most out of the way place,and it will becomea habit for cus- tomers to occupy them instead of the counters. Not only must the store floor be kept clean, but the shelves, windows, counters and, last but not least, your goods. Don’t let dust accumulate. Have everything thor- oughly dusted after sweeping in the morn- ing and teach your clerks to fill up their spare time washing windows and showeas- es, scouring the scales and neatly arrang- ing the shelf goods, instead of sitting on a barrel waiting for customers. At this season of the year canned goods are liable to ferment and burst their cans, the liquid running down over the shelves immediately beneath, and perhaps covering a dozen other cans and spoiling the labels, thereby making them look like old, shelf- worn stock. Remember to examine the shelves every day, andif there are such cans take them out and withadamp cloth carefully clean those it may have soiled. Always endeavor to have something at- tractive in your windows, and do not let them remain in the same condition for six months ora year atatime; for not only will the goods be spoiled, but your store loses the attractive appearance which draws custom that otherwise would pass by and go to your competitor up the street who keeps his store clean and tidy. Above all things, keep order. Put your canned goods on a certain portion of your shelves, each kind in a section by itself,and Jet them remain there. Constantly chang- ing shelves and putting goods in different positions hinders clerks in waiting on cus- tomers. Give everything a place and let it be in its place, and{your work will be facil- itated, your customers pleased with your promptitude in attending to their wants, and your profits increased. It is not everything in buying cheap, get- ting low freights, etc., that makes the mon- ey for the grocer. His greatest profit lies in carefully watching the smallest details, in seeing that nothing is wasted, in study- ing the wishes of his customers and, above all, in keeping his store tidy, clean and at- tractive. RELLUF. ————>-<—__—— An Enterprising Woman. From the New York Graphic. ‘‘Have you anything for me to-day?” said a bright-eyed young lady to a genial clerk at the St. James, one morning last week. “Yes, miss, quite an amount,” was the answer, and the young lady went to the cashier’s office, there was a clink of coin, a laughing discussion and the lady hurried away. “What is it?” said a reporter to the hotel man. ““Only another evidence,” said he *tof how many ways there are to make money in a city and how easily a smart or man woman may make a good living if he or she just succeeds in ‘catching on’. Now there is a bright little woman who makes the round of the principal hotels in New York every morning, and her profits, judging from our own house, must average $5 or $10 per day. She buys foreign money—Canadian, Eng- lish, French, German, any kind—and the hotel clerks keep all they get for her. A stranger comes here from abroad, he doesn’t care to go down town to a broker's office and he applies tu the hotel clerk and gets American greenbacks for his foreign coins and bills. The price paid is always some- what less than the full market value, yet not sufficiently below the quoted price to make it an object for the traveler to take a journey down town. The next morning, rain or shine, the little lady you have just seen trips into the office, the money is turn- ed over to her at the same price we gave for it, she pays back our greenbacks and hur- ries away thankful and smiling. She is an apt business woman, has made plenty of money since she began two years ago, and takes care to keep all of us hotel clerks just half in love with her, so that her trade in foreign money may go on increasing.” —————>> +s Don’t Order Too Much. From the Albany Merchant’s Mail. Itis the season of the year when the re- tailer has need to guard himself, so to speak, against ordering too many goods. There is such a thing as economy in ordering goods as well as in everything else connected with this life. ‘The prudent storekeeper takes into consideration that a great many of his customefs are preparing to leave town for the season, and that trade he will be de- prived’ of fora number of weeks, ‘Then there are goods, the fewer of which he has in his store during the warm season the better off he will be. Salesmen are willing to give bargains (?) in order to sell a good bill of goods and many are thereby persuaded, and, later on, wish the salesman had never been born. It is much better at the present time to order twice of certain goods than to order once and ‘‘get stuck.” Caution should be exercised in the purchas- ing of perishable goods. The retailer who has his weather eye open for all these emer- gencies is the man who comes out at the end of the year with a fair profit on his sales; as loss from shrinkage, breakage and other causes are exceedingly light in his case. —_——____—»>-¢ <> -——-- Store Jellies. From the Utica Observer. ‘‘How is it,” said a grocer to a commer- cial agent, ‘‘that I cannot buy jellies of you so that I can sell as cheap as my neigh- bors?” ‘Perhaps you could if you bought the same grade of goods. On what do they un- dersell you?” asked the agent. ‘‘At what price do you want to sell it in order to com- pete with your neighbors? Ican give you carrent jelly, for instance, as low as four cents per pound, in wooden tubs. War- rantit? Oh, no. What is it made of? Well, that is another thing; but, as I don’t expect to sell you any of that kind, I don’t mind telling you. Water, tartaric acid, glucose, gelatine, dried cores and skins of apples, aniline red for coloring and a varie- ty of other things that I do not recollect just now. When you find goods at whole- sale at less than the cost of manufacturing, to say nothing about the material, you may rest assured that they are not ‘straight.’ ” —___ >. Lucky for the Children of Israel. ‘“‘What is that you are reading?” inquired a traveling man on the cars the other day. “The bible,” was the reply. ‘*Ah, interested in theology?” ‘*Yes, somewhat. I desire to post my- self on the scriptures in order to be able to talk intelligently to some of the deacons among my customers. Il’ve got as far as when the children of Israel got the manna in the desert.” ‘*You are certainly getting along.” “Ves, There is one thing that strikes me about that manna arrangement.” “What is that?” ‘Supposing Jay Gould had been among them at that time?” **Yes?” “Well, you can bet that some of those Israelites would haye gone hungry. He'd have had a corner on manna, sure.” i The Grocery Market. Sugars are a shade firmer and there are good reasons for looking for higher prices before the close of the season. ‘The tobacco manufacturers continue to flood the trade with announcements of advances. Oranges are scarce and prices are advanc- ing. Lemons have also taken a sharp turn upward and higher prices are looked for from this out. Bananas are fairly plenty and prices are reasonable. _— >.> ———— At an adjourned meeting of the Grand Rapids Bakers’ Association, held last Mon- day evening, an Executive Committee was elected as follows: C. E. Smith, E. Brad- ford, Thos. Wasson, F. C. Hammerschmidt, and D. B.«Austin. Fred Behl and D. B. Austin were constituted a Finance Com- mittee and H. M. Reed and C. Buob, a Committee on Rooms. Other business of minor interest was transacted. rr Frank E. Pickett, the Hilliards cheese manufacturer, paid his patrons 96 cents and 6 mills per cwt. for April milk. This is an exceptionally good showing. Thos. Heffernan, druggist, Baldwin: ‘Don’t want to miss a single copy of THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.” Independent Oil. Manager Marston, of the Independent Oil Co., states that the rapid strides his brand- have made in securing the approval of both dealer and consumer are a source of contin- ual surprise tohim. He was aware that his oils were the best on the market, but he had no idea the trade would take to them so kindly right from the start. His success is as gratifying as it is profitable. ————<-o<-——___—— ‘ Acme Liquid Blacking. Curtiss & Dunton have been designated as agents for this market for the Acme Liquid Blacking, the finist thing of the kind ever introduced, and will shortly be ready to quote prices and terms to the trade. ed eee What do you think of this? While in conver- sation with Wm. M. Dale, one of the largest druggists in Chicago, we were surprised to learn that he had sold over one and a half mil- lion of Tansill’s Punch 5c. cigars and that the quality gets better all the time. The demand continues to increase. Let us tell you, if you want to sellacigar that your customers will be pleased with, the sooner you order Tansill’s Punch the better.—Independent Grocer. —_——~—-- Saugatuck presents a good opening for a State or private bank of moderate capital. COUNTRY PRODUCE. Beets—40c @ doz. Beans—Country hand-picked are held at $1.30 #2 bu., and city picked are in sharp demand and scarce at $1.60 @ $1.75. Butter-Creamery is in good demand and fair- ly firm at 18c. Dairy is in better demand at 12 @ 18e. Cabbages—New, $4 per crate. Carrots—50c # doz. Cauliflower—$1 8 doz. Celery—Grand Haven, 35c ® doz. Cheese—Jobbers pay ‘ce for Michigan full cream and sell for 8c. Cucumbers—30 8 doz. Dried Apples—Evaporated, 16c # h; quarter- ed and sliced, 6@7c @ b. Dried Peaches—Pared, lic. Eggs—Somewhat lower. Jobbers are now paying 12¢c and holding at 14c. Honey—Fair demand at 10@13c. Hay—Baled is moderately active at $14 per ton intwoand five ton lots and $13 in car lots. Onions—New, $1 #bu. Bunch, 18c ® doz. Parsley—25c @ doz Peas—75c ® bu. Potatoes—Handlers are paying 75c for old stock. New are coming in freely, having de- clined to $3 per bbl. Pop Corn—2%c # b. Radishes—12@l5c ® doz. Raspberries—Black $2 per 24 qt. case. Spinach—3dc# bu. String Beans—$1.25 ® bu. Tomatoes—$2 ® bu. Turnips—‘ie ®# bu. Wax Beans—$1.50 per bu. Watermelons—$45 per 100. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—Lower. City millers pay 81 cents for Lancaster and %8 for Fulse and Clawson. Corn—Jobbing generally at 45c in 100 bu. lots and 40c in carlots. Oats—White, 36c in small lots and 30@38le in ear lots. Rye—48@50e ® bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 @ cwt. Fiour—No change. Patent,$5.00% bbl.in sacks and $5.20 in wood. Straight, $4.30 # bbl. in sacks and $4.50 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $2.40 # bbl. Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 ® ton. Bran, $n #® ton. Ships, $15 @ ton. Middlings, $16 ® to4. Corn and Oats, $17 # ton. PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. MESS, TOW... .... 2-0 ce ccesccecccsccccscrececs 15 50 Short Cit, ClOAD...---.-.-2-c0sereessecesseos 15 %5 Extra clear pig, Short cut......... .....66- 17 00 Extra clear, heavy.......... cc cece eeeeee eens 17 00 Clear quill, Short Cut...........-00-eee eee es 17 00 Boston clear, Short CUL.... 2... 2. ee ee eee eee li 00 Clear back, short Ccut.............0.eeeeeees 17 00 Standard clear, short cut, best............ 17 00 DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Long Clears, heavy......-.--++2+++-++++ ot MCRUMPEND cs ec es pokes " MOG ce cass see ene Short Clears, heavy........-----eeeeeeee 8% do. NURRURENYA ic a bas oo ce oko nee 834 do. TENG ooo kok oto dee een eos 83% SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, average 20 D8........---- eee eee ence 43 * MB eae nae 11% - * 25.00 04 DR... 53s ss ose ee 11% 6 PIOMIG ........02c.--ceoescnccccces see 6 * Hest DONCIRES.............2-+.e002+-0¢ 10% REMMI oc ooo os bc cic abe oso ss wesc ns ecaecies i% Breakfast Bacon, boneless............-..+65 10 Dried Beef, extra.............cecee cece ee eens - ham prices.............-..----. 13 LARD. HNDNOOR cub cess css awinectsacebeoes 7 30 and 50 I ‘Tubs ..........-----.eseeeee- i%% LARD IN TIN PAILS. 3b Pails, 20 in a Case..........---- 20 eee 7% 5 t Pails, 12 in @ Case. .........-6e ee eee 15s 10 Pails, 6 im & CABE .... 2. ee ee ee ee eee i% 26 D Pails, 4 pailsin case..............++ 1% BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 8 00 Boneless, CXtra........c.ee eee ec ceeeeeeeees 12 00 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Pork Sausage... .....- see cece cece eee oe 7% Ham SauSage.......... cece ec ee cece ence eeenes 11 Tongue SAUsage.........ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeere 9 Frankfort SauSage............ cece eee coer 8 Blood SAusaw@e...... cc cece seve sccescsseccce 6 Bologna, straight............--eeeeeeeeeeeeee 6 Bologna, thick...........c.ccessesees RG 6 BEGR COUGONO,. . oo ok coon ch ee ncee ene ee aes 6 PIGS’ FEET. Tis TALE ALVES. 55 oo bw occ ese ok cc ese a nen ee 8 00 In quarter barrels..............ee cece ee eens 1 65 ‘ FIELD SEEDS. Clover, MAMMOTH............020ee0085 @A 25 a WI ec Fic sao os be os @A 25 TIMOLAY, DUUME, «ike a5 pk ones can’nse @1 9 FRESH MEATS. John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling OILs. ILLUMINATING. Water White. ......... cccccee cece er eee vases 11% Michigan Test......0 05.0.2 2 cece eee eee eens 10% PEG ooo cos vc cones And eh eehndvtnscoccers 134 PRUDY oo oc icc cece ess eens tet cece ee se er eseeese 12% LUBRICATING. RPOIOTIO oo. oc ccc doc cece esas e ss arenes 1% Capitol Cylinder. .............eeeee eee eens 36% Model Cylinder...........:.ese cece sere ce eees 31% Shield Cylinder..............0.-eeceeeeeseee: 26% Eldorado Engine............ cece ee eee ree eeee 2 Peerless Machinery.........-..:.+e+-eeeeeee 20 Challenge Machinery...........+-+.:+0+++++-19 WAV BONG ooo ook ck an onine cone ses es tree eees 20% Black, Summer, West Virginia... ......... 9 Black, 25@ tO BO@ .... 2. cece eee e ccc ec eee oe 10 POU FO a oo ka eee nn seas seen nn sector 11 1.0 1D% OYSTERS AND FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS. Fairhaven Coumts ..... .....- sees sees eeeeeeees 40 FRESH FISH. MR A iss ne acs sono eens eee eee 9 4 .4 Wall-eyed pike..............-. eee eeeee ft Duck-bill pike. ............ cece cece eee e eect eens 7 POON go on os one skeet ane senator ar encnaens 6 Sturweon, smoked...........-.--e sees ce eee 8 aa wac cane vanencd tess seoneae 9 Mroiit, BMOKOCR. .... 56-255 e. we ace cee n sess nese 10 ON ok ing Seana atc wk a nenec esos cess 9 Whitefish, smoked...............2-s cece seeeee 40 MRP TPOAIG.. on ccc iw wb cs ance w esa nee ences 50 Frogs’ Legs, per dozen...........--+-+++++ 25@65 Groceries. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. ene eee eee These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AXLE GREASE. Orowh .....5.---5- 80/Paragon ........... 210 Praver’s....:..>... 90|/Paragon 25 pails. 90 Diamond X........ 60)Fraziers, 25 Ib pails.1 25 Modoe, 4 doz....... 2 50 BAKING POWDER. Acme, 4 cans, 3 dOZ. CASC.......--.- e+e ee 85 , in 8 eae 1 60 pe ee et as 3 00 * ee etisaeassan see 25 PrERGORR, Sh. ok cn acca cose cee weet en 12 = oe ee ee ettaeeae 2 25 - a a ee 4 is ecen cesses 4 25 * Bs sua wkd ase waee 28 Arctic, % i cans, § doz. case.............-. 45 . 4 “ Fe keen cess 75 _ % ne 2 af SUT 1 40 ‘ 1 ~ 2 eels 2 40 * 5 . 1 “ oe Victorian, 1 % cans, (tall,) 2 doz..... ...... 2 00 TOEAMONG, WRN. on. 5 ca sons keke s cen ece ss 15 BLUING BO, NOB ns ivan onsen ses ns doz. 25 Oe es doz. 45 Liquid, 4 02,.........-cccceececesece doz. 38d TiGuid, 8 OZ. 6. o.oo e eka se canoes oe doz. 65 DPOUIO £O0 i occ ns a ha as tenn ene se # gross 3 50 POTTS Faas os a iw oc oe ncn ce we tine ces 7 20 POCO Go oon si ns wc kw ns os nn on ine nna 12 00 Arctie No. 1 pepper DOX............ eee ee ee 2 Arctic No. 2 sg Oe akas cee ee 3 00 Arctic No. 3 a Panes ae es a 7 48 BROOMS. No, 2 Burl. .i......- 1 %!Common Whisk.... 90 No. 1 Hurl....2 00@2 25|Fancy Whisk...... 1 00 No. 2Carpet........ DSO ca ceca cass 3 75 No. 1Carpet........2 50;Warehouse ........ 2 75 Parlor Gem........ 3 00| CANNED FISH. Clams, | B, Little Neck..................-- 110 Clam Chowder,. 3 Ib...........-.--- ae 2 15 Cove Oysters, 1 standards............-. 90 Yove Oysters, 2 Ib standards............. 1 75 Lobsters, 1 Ib picnic. ..........---- seers eee 1 %5 Lobsters, 2 Ih, picnic..............-..--.-.- 2 65 Lobsters, 1 1 StAL.. 2... oo 3c cee ee ews cone ene 2 00 TOUSters. 2 D STAT... nck ccc cack eee ec ene e 3 00 Mackerel, 1 fresh standarda............ 1 45 Mackerel, 5 i fresh standards............ 5 25 Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 f........... 3 50 Mackerel,3 thin Mustard.........-.....-+- 3 50 Mackerel, 3 i soused............0 . ee ee eeee 3 50 Salmon, 1 fb Columbia river.........-..-.. 17 Salmon, 2 Columbia river....... ....--- 3 00 Sardines, domestic 348............-- ee ee eee 6@7 Sardines, domestic 48............---04+- W@1eZ Sardines, Mustard 48............-.seeeees 9@11 Sardines, imported 148...........-02- eee: @12 rout. bm Prook.............-..-.- 4 00 CANNED FRUITS. Apples, gallons, standards................ 3 75 Blackberries. standards............-...-.- 30 Cherries, red standard..............-.--4- 1 20 ica vanakcecassaess 1 00 Egg Plums, standards ...........-.+-+++: 115 PON a a oo oie oe we bw oe cece ees 85 Green Gages, standards 2 Ib........-....-- 115 Peaches, Extra Yellow ............---2208- 175 Peaches, standards..............0+e-eeeeee 1 55 PERCHES, SOCONGS........ 22... 0. ee sceeeses 1 45 PGA GUOK, TO... ccc let ed neo cascrncensege - 250 110 Tic ce cece h wenn ance sens 1 10 Pineapples, standards............-+eeeeeee 1 35 QUINCE 2.1.6.6 e ee ee cece ee eee eee e ce eeees 115 Raspberries, CXtra..... 22... 2. ee ee ee ee ee ee 1 25 - re acdc ncaa 1 35 PRAT ORIOS ooo cae wee eee ene enc a nse n es 1 20 MU GPEICDORTIOS «ccs ca keane cece cess coeces 80 CANNED VEGETABLES. Asparagus, Oyster Bay.........--...6255++ 2 00 Beans, Lima, standard...............-.+-- 75 Beans, Stringless, Erie..................-- 90 Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. 170 Corn, Archer’s Trophy...........+-+.+++:: * Wormine Giory.._...............-.; I ce evoke ice ee we oe se 135 Oe Oeics eae en eens 1 35 Re eee etn naan 1 35 eS i Ee 1 40 WM Pt... ence sc a ee ee 1 30 Peng, PrONCH. oo. sin cw os coin ce we eas on ce we 1 50 Peas, extra marrofat............2-206: 1 20@1 40 TOGDR GOOMOG. 6000 oo. 5 5st cet ene cece te eee 75 “Early June, stand..............- 1 50@1 75 * * ME BIRO. ccc c ec ee stan ne 2 00 * French, extra fime...............-.--- 20 00 Mushrooms, exira fine....... ..... --..++ 20 00 Pumpkin, 3 Golden..........---.++-++-+. 110 Succotash, standard............... eee 80@1 30 BUSAN icine eden atest ace nee ok 00 Tomatoes, standard brands............... 1 20 CHEESE. Michigan full cream..............-++- 8 84 York State, ACMC,..........-655--- @ 8% CHOCOLATE. Wilbur’s Premium..35|German Sweet....... 23 ‘ weet...... 25) Vienna Sweet ....... 22 . B’kt’tCocoa 45| Baker’s .........--..- 37 4s Cocoa-theta 42| Runkles’ .........---- 35 “ Vanilla Bar 28) COCOANUT. BGHODDR, 16 ooo. eth oek sw ecne oe see @25 Me PAR ee nck eee @25 -* aes eae @2T ms fn is tin palis.;. 3.3.5... oe @27% “ 4s vas eeeeee @28% Mailtby’s, 162.0... 0.0 see stot oe ess 5- 2. @23% 1 ANG) 4B...) se .4---s @24 * Oe hia ees ee hn te @24% Mannattan, DAUS..... 6.6. cse eases sss @20 POCTICHS .2..02.-nacererenis scemenceres Q@18 dab sd ca cens ceaae @15 COFFEES—PACKAGE, prices 25 follows: 60 tbs 100 Ds 300 bs Mresh Boet, sides,.............---0.++ 5 @ 6% | Lion......... abe te ghee ses epics 24 Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 7 @ % | Lion, in cabinets........-..---- 2434 Wrossed TORS. ......:..-.2- 25... 2.2. c @ 6% es ees asa cade 2436 24% 24 oo beng yce ne na es ce etree T @ 7% | Arbuckle’s ........6--ee eee ee eee 2425 2414 24 TAI SPYING, «10. ods cos + cas sey 000 50> ll @l12 MOE G ion ce toes ennnne stot 2416 WORE os ns eess a cae de cs ceo eee TH%@ 8B ,| Standard ........-. ee ee cess eee es 24 Pork Bausage.......,..->.--++ geek ches @8 || German.........-.. cess esse ee eee 24 SO as ace ear en @6 |German, in bins................- 2414 Tc ic cacce scence 12 @13 Ma gnolid. ... 2.2.2... ccceesee scene 24 TOU ee @ Hagle........ceeece sees cece ee eeees 2496 2414 24 ASTRO UE 4 os ons bo op oes cae se eae een e- 12 @13_ | Mexican .........--- 2s esse eee 2 2 2 Lard, kettle-rendered....... erecta 744@8 COFFEES. er Green. Roasted. HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. TG ick ccc ks — BRIO ciaksccaccas a. SANTOS. ....--5 6 23Q@2 Bantos. <.... +. ++ 23@26 Porkins & Hess pay as follows: genoa. aaa |uatieabo.. ages HIDES. DAVE 6 aos cunntn e 23@25 jJava.......... -25@30 Green ....#@%5%@ 6 |Calf skins, green O. G. Java...... 24@32 |O. G, Java...... 27@33 Part cured... 7 @7|_ orcured....7 @8 | Mocha ........- 25@26 (Mocha... ...... 31@32 Fullcured.... 74@ 8'4|Deacon skins, CORDAGE. Dry hides and » | ®Piece.....10 @30 | 60 foot Jute..... 100 {50 foot Cotton....1 60 Kips ........ 6 Se SE 12 a 2 ute ..... i * 2 foot caaion- A 4 s : . : 40 Foot Cotton....1 5 2 foot Cotton.... ee ee CRACKERS AND SWEET GOODS. ee Kenosha Butt —T Fine washed ® i 22@25|Coarse washed. . .26@28 | Kenosha Lit meer ton te 5 % Medium ......... 27@32|Unwashed........ Soe | mmm Mr tres . MISCELLANEOUS. Pe ns Hemlock Bark—Both price and demand are | Picnic..........---+-+eseeeseees 5 better than was anticipated earlier inthe sea- | Fancy Oyster...........--.-+-- 4% son. Tanners at this market are paying $5.50 Fancy Soda...........-eseseees 5 for all offerings of good bark. 5 7% Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.50 @ bb for os clean washed roots. % Rubber Boots and Shoes—Local jobbers are 8 authorized to offer standard cost at 40 and5 | Oat Meal.........-.-+2+565 Soaks 8 per cent. off, and second quality at 50 per cent | Pretzels, hand-made........... 1l% off PretZelB .. .....cceccssccsveseres 9% j t 4 Cracknels .............- ace ceat 15% Lemon Cream............0.e00e 7 8 Sugar Cream.,........cceeeecees 7 8 Frosted Cream.............2065 8% Ginger Snaps............. ee | 8 No. 1 Ginger Snaps............- 7 Lemon Snaps...........<.00.- 12% Coffee Cakes.......... ius cane é 8% Eemon Waters... .. 6 occ eceraes 13% JUMDIOS.. 2.6. 42-5. Se 11% Extra Honey Jumbles......... 12 Frosted Honey Cakes......... 13% Cvenin Gems. .........4-.- <-> 13% i TO cas chance reene 13% BOG CMNOG oe icin ks cc cee ness 12 O&M. Oekee: ........--- ese 08% DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN. ON ea ki es Ge ce sc eens 19 @ 2 ON oo ines banca secateausas ean 5%@ 6 TOO POOL ooo is ods ance cc caneesss @ i4 CPPATINS POEL. ooo dancin os ssc send ce wes ce @ 4 Prunes, French, 608..............-5-00+ @10% _ VOOR FIM, aoc d vnceuae seee @ 8 a Bvenon, G06. ..5 60. ci ecce sues @t . PAO aso ot oid cc decdaetoeeses 44%4@ 5 “ POUR, «on 5c cs on ce canckcenct 4% Raisins, Dehesia..................0200 3 50@5 OU Raisins, London Layers....... @1 80 Raisins, California “* ............... @1 65 Raisins, Loose Muscatels.............. 1 40@1 56 Raisins, Ondaras, 288... ........ ..... 844@ 8% Raieing, SutAMas. ... .. 2-000. ccecesccce 8 @ 8% Raisins, Valencia, new ............... @ 6% Raisins, Imperials................ chia @3 00 ce dais FISH. WE kc ieee cess a ene ds dheaseess 5% POE WONGIOR ce coma ea ccs bo % UMN oi ee ook pene csc. memaeees 8%@ 9% Herring, round, % bbl................ @2 90 Herring ,round, % bbl.................... 1 75 Herring, Holland, bbls................... 11 00 Herring, Holland, kegs................. 65@75 RD IO oo ia ia cocci en ck aee ce ccecas lW@22 Mackerel, shore, No. 1, % bblis............ 20 00 “ “ * Mee ....... 3 CO ” “ ce eee. 2 50 a TO. BM oe oe lic cae: 6 50 Sardines, spiced, 48. ..... .. <. 0. oes ceases 10@12 Pat, FR DE oa i ok ci ies s cd ae 5 50 RO Ue cae cons oe ee nb ces 85 VE DIGG. IEG, Eo oo ee ecw cave cc cnasees 7 50 White, NO. Ete O RIWS... 22. 5 oe cea cn ces 1 10 White, No, f, 10 @ Bite... . oie ees nc ke 1 00 White, Family, 4 DDS... 6.6.5... 0c cc eee 8 75 “c oe Ee Ea 75 FLAVORING EXTRACTS, ; Lemon. Vanilla. Jennings’ D.C.,2:02.......... 8 doz. 1 00 66 a MOM aes ci ea ccc, 150 265 vas Oe cae aces 2 50 4 25 td MOR a livcc cause 3 50 > OV *s ~ Wo.2 Taner... ..... 1 2% 1 75 -* “ No.4 Oa 1% 00 ” “* % pint, round....... 4 50 9 00 . a . c sectnaamae «66 OO “ * Wo. 0 panel:........- 116 1 85 = “« No. 8 OF lice aasea- 27 500 “ “ HO. coins c cee 25 7 60 MATCHES. Grand Haven, No. 8, square................ %5 Grand Hxaven, No 9, square, 3 gro........... 115 Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor.............. 1 7 Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 2 2 Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 1 50 ON ee a ee 1 00 MOG, I, Baca tic cock nce ce cedenneses «. 1 50 eee cate sans c wanes 75 Richardson’s No.8 square.................. 1 06 Richardson’s No. 9 oa sep anes 1 50 Richardson’s No. 74%, round................. 1 00 Richardson’s No. 7 MO acces 1 50 POG os oo cons gn ca ce cc a cee 115 MOLASSES. MN PN a ck kin cock cp aceceuce 16@18 CU PRB oo co occ cnn ccna cc un en aocs eee Porto Bie ce cee cc New Orleans, 900d... .... 0... 2. nk scce cece 28@34 NO@wW OFIOANS, GROIGG..... ...0.005-sescrces 44@50 New Orleans, fancy...... .......2.eeeeeee 52@H5 \% bbls. 2c extra OATMEAL { ROLLED OATS Harrois: .. 22... ....- 5 75| Barrels. ........:..- 5 75 Half barrels........ 3 00|/ Half barrels...... .3 00 Capes. ........2 2 25@3 25:'Cases......... 2 25@3 25 PICKLES. PROGID oo oo ak oe cet cs cans beens Qi 5D " oc cv ccc mess @3 75 Mme BhE 6... @7 450 . Mo es cee sae @A 25 PIPES Imported Clay, No. 216,38 gross..... .. @2 00 Imported Clay, No. 216, 244 gross...... @l1 75 Berican Toe acc ane @ ia RICE. Choice Carolina..... (ga ah 5 Prime Carolina..... @ Paina oe. 5% Good Garolina......5%|Rangoon....... @4%4 Good Louisiava.....54|Broken. ..... 343% WAG ooo. . oiasieee GMA POATY os oo ccs o as 5% SALERATUS. DeLand’s pure...... Gx Dwight’ ............ 5 Chureh’s ...........5 |Sea Foam........... 5% Tavyiors G. M.......6 \|Cap Sheat........... 5 1ge less in 5 box lots. SALT. 60 Pocket. F F Dairy.........--. esces 2 CO@2 25 Oe Ps cocks can cennesiesaeee 1 W@2 15 MODS TH DOCKOIS. 0.6 0.5.55 check cea sasecs 2 3d Saginaw or Manistee................6- 75 Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 80 Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 315 Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 75 American, dairy, % bu. bags.......... 2 aes . Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags.............. 40 ’ a MT rasa vce e des 20 SAUCES. Parviion M Othte.... .....+.....--.4;-- - @200 Pepper Sauce, red small.............. @ 70 Pepper Sauce, Sr@eD............cceeeee @ 80 Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... @l 2% Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @1 50 Catsup, Tomato, pints..............4.. @ 9 Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. @1 20 Halford Sauce, pints.................. @3 50 Halford Sauce, % pints................ @2 20 SPICES—WHOLE. DIO ceca ones cee cues ae 64g Camels, CHINA 1 MOTH... 8... cosas na ce 634 ‘s Batavia in bundles............ lu A* Salen 10 Polls... .. .-.0044-5-5.- 40 Cloves, AmaDOVDA. . 5.25. nce nsnscees 28 OF TO cnc s ca cc casenseee 27 Mace RATAVIA .. ... 20.5 a. cnc cans en sense 60 Nutmegs, fancy........ccceceececccsss 70 a” PO aa cnc c ccc anand es 65 “ TR cock cowl ae cs cae a) Pepper, Singapore, black............. 18 “ “ WEIGG .. 4.54... 20 SPICES—PURE GROUND. PB PIOG on hia cnc en cents enenes At Casein, Batavia. ... ......6..006-.06-s:- 15 s a and Seigon.........--- 25 We soc dee cn cc cemaesse 42 Cloves, AMDOGRAE...... 2... .csc-nceesss 32 “ UE 6 no 4 oon ck bce a ieee 3L Ginger, African................------;; 10 OR a os ck ce ce ene casens 15 A I a ks conc ke sa cacessnns 18@22 WEACO ERGUB VIB. «oo. ww occ nants ecsneunss 70 Moirstard, Mpgish... ......+.---+-s * Bae ...... @4 _ “© =-72 tb crates, 6 boxes.. @ 6% * Corn, 40 Ib boxes, 1 Ib pkgs.... @ 6 . “ 2D mo 1 hee @ 6% Kingstord’s Silver Gloss, 1 tb pkgs.... @ 7% 46 ag * 6B boxes... @ TT, “ as Ac UME io cease @ 6% “ Pure, 1 B pkgs...........- @ 5% an Conn. 2 Okee..-.:....2.. @% Firmenich, new process, gloss, 1ib.... @ 5% et oe oo) 3 : a 5% + af “ Gn.... @ 6% & * bulk, boxes or bbls @4 - * OG) OP cs, o. cs @ 6 SUGARS. Ot Be a era ace tac nn en as @ 6% ae cacao eens tne as @ 6% ies once caanae @ 6% Granulated, Standard... ............ @6.31 “ Oo ii rac cane wncaenes @ 6% Confechionery Ac... .i.. cs 6. sch cencens @ 9% OE Bok oi sn ok ond cence tee cess @ 5% No. 1, White Extra C.............-.0¢: @ 5% WHO. 9, FORTE Cone os ace chee senses @ 5% EC Ee as ab et ee cert n coceenes @ 5 REG A cache oe pee necde se seaed @ 4% cs ch ccsa anaes pees ee @ 4% SYRUPS. Corn, barrels ...........ceeeeeeeseeees @27 Corn, % DDIS.. 2.2... cece cece eee e ecco eee @29 Corn, t0 gallon kegs...........++++++++- 3 Corn, 5 gallon kegs...........+eeeeeeeee @32 Pure Sugar, Dbl........ 2c. eee ee eee eee 23@35 Pure Sugar, % Dbl.........-. 2-0 eee ee ee 25@37 TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PALLS. Uncle Tom...........4%|Bad Boy..........-++- 35 What te H7......-...- 28|Cinderella............30 OBGITE 5c ceb ke ce cece 60|Hi There............- 30 Five and Seven...... 45|Red Cap.........+.--- 55 Magnetic... ...-525-- 2a| Cross Cut..........0: 35 Seal of Detroit....... 60) Old Jim.........0.0-8: 35 Jim Dandy.........:- 88iOld Time...........-- 30 Our Bird, .........:. 25| Underwood’s Capper Brother Jonathan...27\Meigs & Co.’s Stunner35 Jolly Time........... PBC, vices ccc cceenent 35 Our Leader.......... 33|Royal Game..........38 fon 4 Oranges, California, FANCY .......-++6- Oranges, California, choice........... Oranges, Jamaica, DbI8..........-. 2+ Sweet Rose.......... 82|Mule Ear............. 65 May Queen....... .65| Fountain............. 74 Dark AmericanEagle67|Old Congress........-. 64 The Meigs...........- 60|\Good Luck........... 52 Hed Hird..........+« 50|Blaze Away...... .... 35 Prairie Flower ...... 65| Hair Lifter....... ... 30 Indian Queen........ 60} Hiawatha ............ 65 May Flower.......... WiGlobe . ............-. 65 Sweet Pippin........ 45\Crown Leaf..... .... 66 PRUIGRION. oo.) coe suse cs PUTIBOG. ois sconces scas 35 SHORTS. Our Leader.......... 16) Hiawatha ............23 Mayfiower ........... 23\Old Congress......... 2: CE os cc nh cs scenes 22iMay Leaf............22 BEGG BAP. . ci. ceuse:s PRP oo vs di cece csecese 20 PLUG. Eye Opener.......... 271Blue Blazcs......... 27 WRODDOFP. ... 0.065065. TR OOGE oo 5.6 - cc ccescces 3h -POGGN P1O..........+- 30| Jupiter ..... aa 25 We cceciuss Sti Nigmt Cap............28 Old Solder..........-- 37\Splendid ............ 38 CHIDOE 20 cokes cseksas MAI TEOG BM ona ccc ccccess 40 Corner Stone. ....... 34|Big Drive............40 Sealping Knife...... 34 Chocolate Cream... .40 Bar BOOM... . <6 055 PS er MORO ca icik cede cascee 20: Big Five Center...... 33 OY FIOAG, «ao ccccass dg Sy a ie 42 DOVOUNS oo occa ccccess OE a 35 Black Bird........... 82' Black Prince......... 35 Live and Let Live...32 Black Racer......... 35 a ee bal IMEI Sh cu dec ccaeseus 42 8 LAIN kc nccaceweces) 39 Spear Head.......... 37|Horse Shoe..........87 EO ccc es tice sh cees PL ee 34 Spring Chicken...... 36\Merry War........... 26 EKelipse ..............30/Ben Franklin........ 82 Turkey............-.. BO Ga ee 34 Oe oe. ok cnc cece ee 24|Black Jack........... a2 SM ce. oan. ......22 Musselman’s Corker.30 Chooee me...... «.-..-. 241 SMOKING Tom Vue. ... 2. ..5-. BONG 5 lew once cedaacs 16 Our Leader.......... MU cass. aa Old PVE aes Ges cdse ROUTE oe occa ce ckcee 3e OR coca case es 27;Eight Hours.........24 Navy Clipping’s...... BEG occ ca cecncae 30 IO foe ba a vescd ee 18\Two Nickel.......... 25 Hard Tack........... 30;Duke’s Durham..... 40) PMI sce cs ce tas oe 26 Green Corn Cob Pipe 26 OC Ss ne ike Mel sek. 16 Arthur’s Choice..... po ee 24 Red Fox..............26/Uncle Sam........... 27 CO PRE. 4 6c554..- 26 Lumberman .........2 Gold Block........... 31 Railroad Boy.........36 Seal of Grand Rapids |MountainRose....... 18 . (OlOGB). 3. 3. 4: ies 25 Home Comfort....... 25 Miners and Puddlers.28 Old Rip............... 60 WOGUIOOD occ sechinass 24 Seal of North Caro- RIG (6 oon acc sess re 48 Oe OME iki as 18 Seal of North Caro- Tom @& JOrry........-. OA RR BOR goo sac icce 48 ONE ccc acc acess 25|Seal of North Caro- EVRVOIOR 665 es see ena s's oC 45 Maiden ..............- 25|Seal of North Caro- Pickwick Club....... 40) lina, 160z boxes....42 Nigger Head......... 26) King Bee, longeut.. .22 Holland ..............22|Sweet Lotus........ Bs GORD fies ccc. 15'Grayling ........... g Honey Dew.......... Se OE AMEN. os cs cacncs. 30 Colonel’s Choice.....15) Red Clover. .........32 Queen Hee. ........227;G@00@ Ltek........... 26 Mle Wie. .......<,; ps ee ee 30 SNOFF. Lorillard’s American Gentlemen..... 70 . OG ooo ie cee os i 55 ce @ 5d Gail & Ax’ ee @ 44 “ Te oa aa ccca: @ 3 Railroad Mills Seoteh................. @ 45 jE IP een ee @1 30 TEAS. BES a ee 18@20 POG TALE OO BOO, 6 oo oo 55 do wasn cs cc cues 25@30 OPA idan pe ceca d cece cece cexcs- 345 MMT oo ehh cave aac aseeceeeaeces 15@20 WO FEWBOT oo oni one bc aces coun oR I ooo aid ha ka heel cis sc cscecses 35@50 WN as Sica ewe oc ccns 8E@5SS@EC adc cance, 25@20 VINEGAR, 30 gr. 5 , WIG WONG, . og occ occa cae, 08 _ er (bh OC eed dee cee. 68 10 York State Apple................ 16 MISCELLANEOUS. Bath Brick imported .................. 90 do FO) eS eS 7d tis Che O 80) (an @i0 do ING Fu. ieeges! §9 do WG ek doce eci de ccc cines 9) Cotoa Bien We... 1... ............. @4 Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... @i 70 Cream Tartar 5 and 10 i cans......... G25 CON Coos i oon cn beac cesses @it Cees, TAGEOE ok oi. cocoon ccc @i2 Canohor, O2., & 0 DONGG.... ... 656.006 @35 ixtxvact Coffee, V. C............. a: @30 do Fels ..... ued cues @1 20 Fire Crackers, por box...............-. @1 20 Wei Fee A dd. cc cae ssc ce @it Ov “ MT OAIINO ois os oo cc eutccneeseas @i2 00 ° cia cdc. cee @1i5 00 Gum, Rubber 100 lumps............... @25 Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. ............ 83d CHOTA, BVOC ls eee ssc ce eg conc as 30@35 oa inca cle ates ness @3 00 GUY, AY) OE WP DORI, 6 05 oo oo on acc cece ess 5 @5% Doart Bovine. 6.4... 6s... cole. ..cs SRE D ORE CG FAB ck vc canscaecss @1 15 Peas, Gout FYEDAred..............000. @ 3 PO kk cc nds ccess @5 00 pee a CPOE a @2 %5 ccs cas @ 15 OE ee @ 7 NN i cas @i CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS. Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: STICK. Searcard, 25 BOOMS... .. «2-55 052+ c0 es: 84%@ Twist, eid vs cues @Y Cut Loaf Ce @10 MIXED PROVE, Be MN soo ons chides sncsesees @9 PEPE I Ws oo aoa eons co cccescces @ 8 Poe eg @lv Dovety ee es @9 French Cream, 25 Bb pails.............. @1i1L% Cree 10ST, Oh Wy GRBOR ooo 6 os ones ne ce cess @l0 PAPO GEL Se WD TR, oo cc cc ce cess acseass @10 BUCGMGI, Wty ONE, og occ ie ca nccess @9 FANCY—IN 5 i BOXES. TO i iin cc tak sec escace @l12 MO oi io ds ad oc de ccd enacesess @ls Peppermint Dropg...... 2.00. .--cseess @13 COUN FINO soso cece cece ceccces 4 H M Chocolate Drops................... 18 Cg ee ee rrr ce iv DP AGOWIGG TINOIE 6c 5 oo oa ns hs ce ae cusses: 22 AH EGORIGS DORR... ieee nce ecsesse 2 POR OOOM WEN. sos ayes cs bec cenccees cece 14 Lozenges, Printed... .... 2.2.60: ccccncces 1d DOU os hi cau sane esas cscceestcscees 14 MO oa on ns oy es ie ce ee oo ae ek ch ae 15 AN RB ooo ns cho eee theta dncececucs 2 MU ic duv cada cannes tececnaace 2 ae i cs neta scase 18 Prand Made Creams. ...... 2. ... 400.0600 18 po ee if Decorated Creaming......0 scccsscccescecs 20 REWER IG ohh cn cadens as saseccancesccs 13 Wee FG gi onda sda ea cea sesase a 22 Wintergreen Berries........... ... 4 14 FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails............... @u% Lozenges, plain in bblis...........-.... @1% Lozenges, printed in pails............. @12% Lozenges, printed in bbls............. @il% Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. @12% Gum Drops in pails................... @ 6% Gum Drops, it DDIS.... 2... ccnncccecees @ 5% Moss Drops, in pails.............--.0s- 9 @I0 Moss Drops, in DbIS.... 2.2.2... eee ees: @ Sour Drops, in pails... ..........ceeeese @l2 Imperials, in pails............ eee ee eee @i2% Impeériais in bbls... ...........-.- @u1% FRUITS. TN aon ccna bbe cane ce caese 1 50@3 U0 wy @ Oranges, Florida.. ......-....ece eee ; Oranges, Rodi, CAS@S..........02 ee eee 5 00@5 25 Oranges, MeSSINA...... 6... eee ee cece ee 4 59@5 00 Oranges, OO.......... cece ee ee ee eeeeeees @ Oranges, Imperials...........+++-+0++- 4 50@5 00 LemMONS, CHOICE... .......ceccccecesecece @4 00 Deicrin, TATOY «6 553 5040 cece nsecee. sacs 4 §0@4 75 Lemons, California..............+.--+: Figs, layers, new, @ ........--.+--+-- 10 @15 Figs, Bags, 50 I.... 22.2... cece eee eee @8 Dates, frails dO .........-.0 ee eee eeee > 5% Dates, 4 dO dO ...... ccs sees eee eeees d 6% Dates, Fard 10 box ® D...........-- 94@10 Dates, Fard 50 ib box @ D...........-.- @ 8 Dates, Persian 50 b box # D.......-.-.. 7 @* Pine Apples, ® dOZ..........-.---+++- 2 00@3 00 NUTS. Almonds, Tarragona...........+--+++: 17%@18 “ icine es esee ds @li is COTORIIS on on xs sins cess nese @l7 Brailes «onc 5 ks on dd ovens nde ao ce en ceeqees @9 Filberts, Sicily. ........-..seeeeeeeeeees @10 m Barcelona. ..........ecceeeeee @ 9 Walnuts, Grenoble..........--++..+-++ 1 @li * PI oon ice dh cannes easaness 15 a WOMAN a cs ca Glee ce nc escdecoy il Pecans, Texas, H. P........-.0--e sees 10 @i4 “ WEA Foi vs cece secsncecces 8 @ 9 Cocoanuts, # 100......--.. eee ee ee ee ees 5 50@6 00 PEANUTS. Prime Red, raw @ D.......... cece eens 4 @4% Choice do Wh oy vis inns access @ 4% Fancy H.P. do Oe 8 i dcccusens 44%@ 5 Choice White, Va.do ..........0-0+e00- @ 5% Fancy H P,. V@ GO 2... cece cece erence @ 6 TE. Pi VG cack coc cde acids kines idunese ... 6 @ 6% It took $1,200 in casa and twelve years of in- tense suffering before I learned that 32 worth of Tiger Oil would cure me. None but a wire- bound constitution and a determined will could ever live through twelve years of such racking pain and misery, without a single week of ease, as I did, before I began to take Tiger Oil about a year since. I used about $2 worth altogether, which I took a teaspoonful inatumblerof hot water three times a day, which quickly relieved and I believe it has per- manently cured me, as the immediate past cight months I have not had a sign of my old disease, which the doctors called Bright’s Dis- 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 fora short time, althouysh I doctored with the best doc- tors I could find in Marshall, Ohio, Pittsburg, Pa., New Albany, Ind., Chicago, Ill., 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 worre and worse till I began to take Tiger Oil as ahove 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 ia thous- ands who are spending their money for naught —but suffering and loss of time—who might be cured with ‘Tiger Oil. J.E. WALKER, Manager Telephone Exchange, Cadillac, Mich. GROCERS’ REFRIGERATORS, Manufactured by O. M. WHITMAN & CO., 69 Bristol Street. ~ BOSTON, MASS, AGENTS William M. Morgan, 215 Duane St., N. Albany, N. Y. -A. Flesch, 118 Randolph St., Chicago, Il. Emil Wienert, Gardiner Bros., St. Augustine, Fla. HEMLOCK BARK! WANTED. The undersigned will pay the high- est HEMLOCK BARE ioaded on board cars at any gide track on the G. R. & I. or C & W. M. Railroads. market price for Correspondence solicit- ed. N. B. CLARK, Grand Rapids TIME TABLES. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway. “The Soo-Mackinaw Short Line.” 101 Ottawa St., WEST TIME TABLE EAST READ DOWN | May 1, 1887 READ UP PM Leave} Arrive PM eseuen Bch | occ caccececc DCUFON.. ccccccceens BEG. cance AM am {| Lv Ar| PM Fe 97:00 *6:50) ..........5¢ Igmace 1. .....ees | $:40 5:53 $:90 19:40/ Ar....... Marquette........Lv | 2:00 7:00 } } arr | | PM 5:36 1:00) Lv....... Marquette........Ar)| 1:46 6:16 6:08 1:35! Ar........Negaunee 2.......Lv | 12:55 5:32 neaaee Sen FUGMEO cc kcccccne | GtRe (cence haces 6:34 | Ar. oe CMTUMEE 2.66000 0Us¥ | FB10G 2c ecee PM PM | | am PM Only direct route between the East and South and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. E W ALLEN, A WATSON, Gen’'l Pass & T’k’t Ag’t General Superintendent. Detroit, Lansing & Northern. Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division. DEPART Saginaw Express 7 30am Saginaw Express Grand Rapids Express. .....cseeeeeeee teeeeeeee ll Gam Grand Rapids Express......ccsseeseeeeeeseceens 10 30 p m All trains arrive at and depart from Union depot. Trains run solid both ways. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves. Arrives. WT soci ca cs ceca ss canisenseecneian 9:10am 3:45 pm tDay EXpYress....ececeseseeeeeeeees 12:30 p m 9:45 p m *Night Express. ......ceeessceceeees 11:00 pm 5:45am Muskegon Express......- aé sosce GE 11:00 a m *Daily. tDaily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through parlor car in charge of careful attendants without ex- tra charge to Chicago on 12:30 p. m., and through coach on 9:10 a. m. and 11 p. m, trains. Newaygo Division. eaves. Arrives. EXPress ......ccecececcccccceccteess 4:05 pm 4.20 pm EXPTe@SS. ...cccecceescccececeecsenees §:25a m 10:20 a m All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot. The Northern terminus of this division is at Baldwin, where close connection is made with F. & P. M. trains to and from Ludington and Manistee. W. A. GaveTT, Gen’! Pass. Agent. J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Kalamazoo Division. Leave. Arrive. Ex. & Mail. N. Y. Mail. N. Y. Mail. N. Y. Ex £:35pm 7:45a m..G@rand Rapids. 9:45am 6:5 pm 6:55pm 9:02am.. u §$28am 5:00am 7:05pm 10:06 a m,.Kaiame 7:30am 4:90 p In 8:30pm 11:35am..White s 5:55am 2:20pm Oam 5:05 pm..Toledo........ 11:00pm 9:45am 8:20am 9:40pm..Cleveland..... 640pm 5:35am 2:0 pm 3:50 .m..Buffalo........1:5am 1:40pm 6:40am 6:50 pm..Chicago....... 11:30pm 650am A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 12:50 pm,carry- ing passengers as far as Allegan. All trains daily ex- cept Sunday. J. W. McKENNEY, General Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. Arrives. Leaves. +Steamboat Express.....-cceeeeees 6:25pm 6:30 p m 4Through Mail........cccceeseeeees 10:10am 10:50 a m +Evening Express So caddeccdacee Ge 3:50pm *Limited Express......cceeeceeeees 6:50 am 6:50 a m ¢Mixed, with coach.........++-eee+ 11:00 a m GOING WEST. +Morning EXxpress.......ceseceeees 1:05 pm 1:10pm #Through Mail........ceeeeseeeeees 5:00 pm 5:10 pm +Steamboat EXpress.....-.-- 2 <> Druggists of Michigan, Attention! In two weeks we hold our annual con- vention at Petoskey. This is the time to send in applications for membership. We want every reliable druggist in the State to join us. Itis for your interest to do so and strengthen us in our work for the advancement of the drug trade, both from a professional and a business standpoint. We can give you improved business methods. We watch your interests and protect you from unjust legislation and, if you will meet with us, we will give you a glorious time as well. Address the Secretary, STANLEY E. PARKILL, Owosso, Mich. Soran = Arnage A Slander on Homeopathy. Patient comes in. Homeopathic doctor, after a short conversation, takes a little powder from a jar and says to the patient: ‘“‘Smell that—now you’re cured.” Patient says: “Doctor, how much do 1 owe you?” Doctor says: ‘“I'wenty dollars.” Patient takes out a $20 bill and says: ‘‘Smell that— now you're paid.” ae Poisoned by Morison’s Pills. The Pharmaceutische Post states a case of poisoning by Morison’s pills which oc- curred in Vienna. A girl eleven years old took twenty-eight pills, half of which were No. 2, in the course of three hours. Death ensued in the course of twenty-four heurs. It is called poisoning by drastics. —-—__— -9- The Very Latest. A druggist friend of Tur TRADESMAN states that the latest peculiar order is as follows: ‘Liquid to deodorize the breath from onions.” IMPURE DRUGS. Worthless Medicines Largely Sold in New York. The New York World has recently pub- ' lished analyses of the tea, coffee and sugar | sold by the grocers of the metropolis, which | Were reassuring on the adulteration ques- ‘tion, Analyses of several hundred sam- ples of liquor procured from liquor dealers | were also reassuring, the cases of adultera- | tion having been found to be comparatively rare. The analyses of drugs and medicines obtained from druggists were not so favor- able, some cases of adulteration being dis- covered and 40 per cent. of the drugs tested being found to be below the standard. The comments of the World on this showing were as follows: Pure drugs are as essential to the main- tenance of public health as pure foods, and so the law provides stringent regulations for the prevention and punishment of their adulteration. On their being pure and of the proper standard often turns the decision of life or death. The physician in pre- scribing a medicine calculates to obtain a certain effect by its use. It is obvious that if the apothecary, in making up the pre- scription, supplies an article that falls short of the percentage of strength upon which the doctor based his calculation, the effect may not be obtained. The dealer in sophis- ticated or stale drugs, therefore, trifles with human life, and, if death is the result of his greed, there is really not much difference between him and the murderer who resorts to more violent methods. The World publishes to-day the result of an examination made under the direction of its chemist, Dr. Love, of a large number of samples of drugs purchased in the shops of apothecaries in the cityof New York. The same measures to secure accuracy were taken in obtaining these samples as were observed in buying those of foods and liquors, the analytical reports upon which the World has already published. Every package of drugs at the time of the pur- chase was inscribed by the purchasers with the name of the seller and his place of busi- ness and the particulars of cost, weight, etc., and in this condition delivered to the chem- ist for analysis. In the chemist’s report upon each sample below appear the facts as to tie examination for adulterations and proper strength, together with the name and address of the seller. It is hardly nee- essary to state that in no instance was the druggist aware of the purpose for which the purchase was made. The five avenues on the eastern and western sides of the city were selected for visitation, as in the case of the foods and liquors, because, as they cut it through at great length, they might be expected to show a fair average of the dealings of the retail druggists with all classes of consumers, and particularly with the poor. Drug adulterations were formerly very extensive, and before the United States passed a law forbidding the importation of dangerous adulterants most of the sophisti- cation was done abroad. The first year after the passage of the law Government officials condemned and destroyed many thousand pounds of Peruvian bark, jalap, senna, rhubarb and Turkish opium in the ports of the United States. After that do- mestic adulteration took its place, and has continued to the present day, though in di- minishing volume. Some drugs are searcely ever tampered with; others are largely so. Of the latter class are powdered drugs, flour and starch being the usual additions. ‘The most injurious class of adulterants were formerly to be found in the opium. An evil affecting the quality of drugs to a much greater extent than adulteration is inferiority. Proper drugs must conform to the standard of strength as laid down in the recognized pharmacopoias. The physician invariably has this standard in mind when he writes his prescriptions, but it will be found that a considerable portion of drugs, when submitted to analysis, fall below the standard. This is due either to age, expos- ure or contaet with moisture. Drugs that are allowed to become stale no honest apothecary will sell. They are worse than worthless, because their administration, upon the supposition that they possess the requisite virtues, imperils life. It will be found by purchasers that the stores in which the chances of obtaining fresh drugs are best are those which do the largest trade and, therefore replenish their stocks the oftenest. Goods linger longer on the shelves of shops in which business is slow and un- certain. The druggist, of all merchants, cannot plead ignorance in sellmg goods that are of the proper siandard. The grocer may not have the technical education to detect adulterations or inferiority in the articles which he purchases from the wholesaler and passes op to the consumer. But the druggist is presumably educated in phar- macy, if he has a license to do business in this city, and he knows perfectly well the requirements of the Pharmacopeia and how to determine the character of every drug he has on sale. If, then, he allows an improp- er drug to go out of his store, he does it through willfulness or indifference, and, as human life possibly trembles in the balance, one reason is as bad as the other. It is estimated by Dr. Hoffman, of New York, that one-third of the medicinal drugs and chemicals consumed in the United States enter into and are dispensed and con- sumed in proprietary medicines. This af- fords an idea of the enormous amount of patent nostrums swallowed by the Ameri- can people. We are characteristically a patent-medicine drinking and eating race, rivalled, though not surpassed, by our cous- ins of the Eritish Isles. The worst of it is we are completely in the dark as to the com- positions of our beloved nostrums and how much of the original impurity and adultera- tion of the component parts we get we can or know. The law does not help us ere. Following is Dr. Love’s report upon sam- ples of drugs analyzed for the World. In selecting samples, as wide a range of goods as possible was kept in view and rarely used and unimportant drugs were excluded. It will be seen by the reports that nearly 40 per cent. of the samples were in one form or another deficient in the requirements of the legal standard. The New York law to | prevent and punish adulterations in drugs | declares a drug to be unlawful when it dif- | fers from the standard of strength, quality | or purity established by the ‘United States | Pharmacopoeia” or materially from that of | any other pharmacopoeia or standard work /on materia medica or falls below the pro- | fessed standard for which it is sold. That /an examination indiscriminately made of | the drugs retailed in New York should re- veal the fact that from a third to a half of them are below the proper quality and strength, ranging from a trifling percentage to worthless, is sufficiently startling to ar- | rest the attention of everybody in the com- munity. Here is a field for the city Board of Health, which defines its functions to be limited to the prevention of adulterations which are harmful to health. Certainly, the medicine which is not what it is repre- sented to be may be harmful to the degree of sacrificing the health or life of the pa- tient who takes it. In the cases of feeble in- fants and delicate invalids the wrong is es- pecially great. The lessons which the re- sults of the World’s analysis of city drugs teach are: More caution on the part of buyers, more honesty among druggists, and more vigilance by the health authorities. The prevailing evil, it will be seen, is not so much the use of adulterants in drugs as the lowering of their curative value. It should be added that all samples defined by law as poisons, reported upon below, were bought on physicians’ prescriptions. Ap- pended is the chemist’s report: ‘“The examination of the drugs submitted to me shows little adulteration. With the exception of one sample pinkroot there was no case of substitution discovered, and it is possible that this sample was sold by mistake. Samples of oil of wintergreen and solution of citrate of magnesia, in which the substitution of a cheaper article was rather expected, were found to be genuine. Oil of sassafras is sometimes used to adul- terate oil of wintergreen, and occasionally a solution of tartrate of potassium is labelled and sold for citrate of magnesia. ‘*There were a number of samples which showed carelessness in manufacture or col- lection, and which did not conform in all respects to the degree of purity called for by the Pharmacopceia. “In a few cases drugs were found to be of an inferior quality, notably ipeecac, in which the medicinal portion of the drug haa entireiy disappeared; senna, which con- tained decayed leaves possessing no value; gentian, long kept and worm eaten; taraxa- cum, aconite and rhubarb, inferior speci- mens when gathered. ‘‘The most important adulteration diseov- ered was in the tinctures of nux vomica and opium—articles over which the retail drug- gist has absolute control. In the matter of crude drugs he is often at the mercy of the wholesaler, but in pharmaceutical prepara- tions like the above he, and he only, is ae- countable for whatever deficiency may exist. He can purchase powdered opium and pow- dered nux vomica of unquestionabie value, and, in the case of the former, at least, sam- ples which have previously been assayed and have their alkaloidal strength printed on the label. From these, by following the directions of the Pharmacopeia, he can readily procure tinetures which shall abso- lutely correspond to the officina! require- ments.” ; ————_—__——-9- > ——-— Oil of Erigeron. According to Professor Robert Barthalow, oil of erigeron has quite an extensive range in therapeuties and, as he says, will deserve a prominent position as aremedy. He has found it to act efficiently in certain cases of menorrhagia and metrorrhagia. Menorrha- gia sometimes becomes an embarrassing complication in neurasthenia; but he has found the oil to act efficiently, and whilst it has moderated the flow to proper dimen- sions has improved the general condition and jessened the nervous irritability. He also states that in the chronic form of Bright’s disease oil of erigeron lessens the amount of albumen, lowers the abnormal vascular tension, and improves the general condition. It also seemed to have a most favorable action on the headache, the nausea, and other sysmptoms of uremic character. Oil of erigeron also acts ina very benefi- cial manner in cystitis, lessening the irrit- able condition of the bladder and diminish- ing the eatarrh. In eatarrh of the bronchial tubes, chronic bronchitis, and in cough of a nervous char- acter, he has seen very considerable relief given by it. In administering it, he has usually direct- ed itin 5-drop doses every three or four hours. It may be conveniently given on a lump of sugar. It appears to him to do better in moderate doses rather frequently administered, so as to maintain a constant impression, than in occasional larger quan- tity. i Leave the Law as It Is. From the National Druggist. A circular has been received at this office from J. W. Coleord, of Lynn, Mass. This energetic gentleman proposes the organiza- tion of a national association of the retail druggists of this country for the purpose of securing the repeal of the internal revenue tax of $25 on druggists who retail liquor. He proposes that the organization be per- fected through the State Associations. To those who are anxious to see the tax remoy- ed the plan is a feasible one, but it is ques- tionable whether it is as desirable to repeal the law as some advocate. Manufacturers and firms who sell large quantities of preparations containing alcohol will realize less profit if the tax is removed. This must be evident to all who stop and think how goods are sold. The general business rules are to ask a certain per cent. on the eost. In this manner, as the cost of a gallon of fluid extract decreases, the profit becomes less; and as no more alcoholic med- icine will be consumed when the tax is re- moved it can not do otherwise than cut off a portion of the income of dealers. With some small firms this loss may not amount to as much as the $25 tax, but to the average druggist there will be no finan- cial gain by the removal of the internal rev- enue. In our opinion those State Associations that remained neutrafin the matter or re- fused to spend money for such purposes acted wisely. —— -9- The Drug Trade at Present. Druggist (to customer)—There you are, sir; a 2-cent stamp. Can I do anything else for you, sir? Customer—Well—er—would you cash a small check? Save me the trouble of going to the bank. Druggist—With pleasure. Anything else, sir? Customer—I believe I will put one of these almanacs in my pocket, and that is all, I believe, this morning. Druggist—Thanks. Won’t you have a glass of soda-water with me? —— i 9 -o-—