GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1887.

NO. 211.

 

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: _ you get my prices.

LFRED J.BROWN

"Representing Jas. Vick, of Rochester.

- 1618 N DivisionSt, Grand Rapids

CALL FOR

SCHUMACHER'S ROLLED AVENA,
From the best White Oats:
Oatmeal, Parched Farinose and Rolled
Wheat in Original Packages.
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Mill and Dump Carts,
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Special attention given to Repairing,

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Shops on Froat St., Grand Rapids, Mich,

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

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Transacts a general banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections. Accounts

of Country Merchants Solicited.

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THE GREAT

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THE BESY SELLING GOODS ON
THE MARKET.

MANUFACTURED BY

Beaver & Co., Dayton, Ohio.

SOLD BY

A. 3. MUSSELMAN & 60,

Grand Rapids, - Mich.

LUDWIG WINTERNITZ,

STATE AGENT FOR

STEAM LAUNDRY.

43 and 45 Kent Street.
STAN LEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor.
WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO
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Orders by Mail and Express Promptly At-
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We are now supplying the Trade with our
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“BEST FAMILY.”

It is the LARGEST and BEST bar of
white PURE SOAP ever retailed at Five
Cents a bar. Respectfully,

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OATS!

In can offer a few cars of
No.1 White Oats at - 3lic.
No. 1 Timothy Hay, per ton, $13.

In car lots here on track.

W. T. LAMOREAUX,

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WINTER COAL

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SUMMER PRICES.
Until Further Notice.

Eggand Grate - - -
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$6.75 per ton.
- $7.00 per ton.

THE CRYPTOGRAPHIC MESSAGE.
Written Especially for THE TRADESMAN.

QUARTERMASTER’S DEPARTMENT, }
St. Lourw, Mo., Aug. 10, 1861. {

To JOHN B. WATROUS, _
—— Randolph 8t., Chicago, Ills.

x4tt667lvx4eg4lvi4kk
Ve4zixx®

(Sig.) HENry W———_——.-,
8 Paid. Acting Q. M.

**This is the message,” said my friend,
“that came over the wire and was the cause
of my leaving the Company’s service, and
engaging in the mercantile business. At
the commencement of the war, I had
charge of a small station as agent and tele-
graph operator, on the Dixon Air Line R.
R. from Chicago to Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Wages were low. 1 was a young man and
anxious to do better, and watching every
possible opportunity that I might take ad-
vantage of. To be sure, I was poor, al-
though I could command nearly a thousand
dollars to invest, and I looked at every triv-
lal circumstance with a single eye to busi-
ness. Ihada friend who had come into
possession of three or four thousand dollars
in money, and who was crazy to speculate
with it. He was well-educated, of good
habits, shrewd and sharp, but as inexpe-
rienced in business matters and the ways of
the world as I. Still, around the nucleus
of his golden capital he saw visions of great
wealth rolling up before him. Need I say
that we were confidential friends and that I
was as anxious for his prosperity and to
serve him as if he had been a brother; for
had he not already said to me, ‘Will, I will
raise you out of that hard railroad work, and
we shall yet do business together ?”

““In those days many of the telegraph in-
struments used were the old Morse clock-
work and paper registers, which were often
of great service if an agent was entirely
alone and obliged to act as ticket and freight
agent, operator, and also as occasional
switchman, as he could on call give the
symbolic *‘G. A.,” start his clock-work, and
attend for a moment to other business.
This was the kind of instrument in my of-
fice when I took charge, and as I wasa
rather poor sound reader it was retained.

‘About 11 o’clock on the evening of the
date of this méssage, I was sitting alone in
my Office, waiting for the Chicago express
to pass East, so as to report the fact at the
superintendent’s office, tRenJock up and re-

n

Oo.
5te
4ip7l

in? There are only nine digits, altogether,
and what nine letters out of the twenty-six
composing the alphabet can they represent?
We shall have to form a theory and again
another and still another and test each for
weeks, before we can expect to hit upon the
right one.’

‘Night came again, and after the late ex-
press passed I once more sought my bed, al-
though sound sleep was out of the question.
I seemed to doze, but my mind was busy
with that mysterious problem. Suddenly, a
voice close to my ear, sharp and. shrill,
spoke out plainly these words: ‘The figures
are vowels!’ I was sitting up in bed in an
instant and peering through the darkness.
‘Who is there?’ I inquired. But no-sound
came in response. Then I struck a light.
I was alone and concluded I must have been
dreaming. I looked at my watch. It was
3 o’clock. There was no more sleep for me.
“Vowels! vowels!’ I repeated. ‘But there
are only five vowels in general use,’ said I,
‘and, at most, but seven, and there are nine
figures and acipher. That can’t be right.
Heavens! the mystery is increased instead
of being diminished!’ and the cold perspi-
ration started from every pore of my body as
I thought of it. But that voice! It sound-
ed in my ears yet so plainly and distinctly—
and it had aroused me from sleep, too. I
shall always think, tomy dying hour, that
a voice did speak to me, by what followed
afterward.

“The first thing I did after an early
breakfast was to call upon my friend Jack-
son, who lived in the village, and take him
fo the station with me and talk over this
‘vowel’ business. ‘It seems clear to me,
Will,’ said my friend, who was less excited
than 1. ‘The party has simply used just
the number of figures he required for the
seven vowels, and dropped the balance.
And now let us try them in some regular or-
der.’

‘‘We sat down and went at the work sys-
tematically, and in one hour the key to the
message was before us. Thelettersaciou
wy were represented by the first seven fig-
ures, and the vowels read backward. ‘The
remaining letters of the alphabet commenced
by transposing from z forward, omitting the
vowels as we came to them—thus, as a was
figure 7, or, rather, 7 represented a; 2 was
b; and, omitting the y (a vowel), x was c;
omitting w, v was d; omitting u, f was t,

most paralyzed. In fact, many expected.

we would soon be without a country! But,
after the first shock was over and the sec-
ond sober thought of business men had re-
turned, they saw there would be grand op-
portunities, if they only knew what goods
to touch; and, while troops were being
equipped, supplies purchased, and the
purse-strings of the nation being unloosed,
most astonishing and unexpected prices
were asked and received for the most unex-
pected articles. Those merchants who had
full stocks on hand—even old and unfash-
ionable goods—suddenly found they were
selling goods at retail far below the whole-
sale prices; and, for a time, the paradoxical
fact was presented that the most money
could be made by selling the least goods.
Sudden and unexpected changes were occur-
ring hourly in the great centers of trade,
and it was a bold and almost reckless oper-
ator who dare risk his money in this vortex
of change. In truth, comparatively few did,
much to the after regret of those who did
not.

But, to return. Many weeks had now
elapsed since my friend Will and his
companion made their investment in coffee
and cotton goods. They saw and conversed
with each other almost daily, and, although
prices were firm, only a slight advance had
yet taken place in the above staples; yet
their confidence, owing to the strength of
the general market, was unshaken.

One pleasant autumn afternoon, the two
friends sat together at the station when the
through mail from the East arrived. A
stranger stepped from the train and handed
aslip of paper tothe agent, with the re-
mark, ‘‘Please send this at your conven-
ience.” Jackson, in the meantime, had
purchased from a newsboy a New York
Datly Tribune, returned to the’ inner office,
and, tilted back in an easy chair against the
wall, was intently reading. As the train
rolled away westward, Will walked
in, and, without speaking, seated himself at
the instrument and spread out the slip of
paper he held, on the table. As his eyes
fell upon the message, a look of astonish-
ment rested upon his face and his lips
moved as if to speak; but the next instant
he nervously opened a drawer and laid be-
fore him the ‘‘key” which had unlocked the
cryptographic message. As he compared
the two bits of paper and seemed to be read-

Financial Relations of the Nation and the —
States.
It may be hoped that some conclusions of ~
more than ordinary import will be drawn.
from the recent experiences of the national
treasury. These have been, and continue to |
be, of such a nature as to compel a thought-
ful consideration by persons whose inteélli-
gence concerning the subject goes beyond
the mere routine of handling ‘‘cash.” fist
Two features areconspicuous. ( 1.) Con-
fined by the vicious ‘‘Independent Treasury” ;
system to the hoarding of his funds, the —
Secretary must withdraw from the cireula- —
tion of the country, each day, the excess of
his receipts over his disbursements. (2.) In
order to diminish the evils arising from this
he must resort to every available expedient
to pay out his excess, and so return it to the
general use. The experience of the Seecre-
taries who have served since March, 1885,
has been like that of their predecessors.
The excess of revenues over ordinary ex-
penditures is a hundred millions a year.
The legislation of the last Congress did not
materially affect the situation, and Mr. Fair-
child has, month by month, seven to ten
millions more gathered into the ‘Treasury
vaulis than the appropriation bills of Con- _
gress order him to pay out. He has been
forced to search for ways of using the ex-
cess. He has asked bondholders to accept
payment of interest before it falls due, and
has called for offers to surrender bonds not
yet redeemable. The former is, of course,
an expedient of the most temporary and in-
effectual character, since the interest now |
anticipated will not be in the list of pay-
ments at the usual time; and the redemption
of bonds is a resource so subject to fluetua—
tions of public valuation as to be seldom an.
adequate dependence, and never a safe one..
These are reasons for examining with at—
tention the features of our financial system,
and especially for reconsidering the rela--
tions of the national treasufy to those of the-
states. It would seem as though, in the:
minds of many, existing arrangements were:
regarded as settled by nature, if not by di--.
vine ordinance. Yet, it is the fact that, im
the very beginning of the government, the-
nation assumed the debts of the states, an@
that, fifty years later, it again passed over
from its treasury to theirs the surplus which
had accumulated. These are relations be-

HIRTH & KRAUSE,

For September Delivery.

Grand Rapids Ice & Coal Co.,

tire. At that late hour, most of the offices
on the line were closed, and an occasional

tween the two which are apparently seléom

etc. There were no spaces left between the considered, yet, as a matter of fact, the sit-

words in the message, but the check called

ing, the color faded from his lips and face

And Shoe Store Supplies

SHOE BRUSHES,
_ SHOE BUTTONS,
SHOE POLISH,

SHOE LACES.
Heelers, Cork Soles, Button Hooks, Dress-

ings, etc. Write for Catalogue.

118 Canal Street, Grand Rapids,

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.

 

ASK YOUR JOBBER
Independent Oil Gos

KEROSENE

. Ifyour Jobber does not han-

dle INDEPENDENT OIL, send
your orders direct to the office
of the Company, 156 South

Division St., Grand Rapids.

CHARLES A, COYE,

Successor to

A. Coye & Son,

DEALER IN

AWNINGS § TENTS

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

 

Importers,
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PIONEER PREPARE D

PAINT.

We have a full stock of this well-known
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and having sold it for over SIX YEARS can
recommend it to our customers as be-
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On the Manufacturers’ Guarantee:

When two ormore coats of our PIONEER PRE-
PARED PAINT is applied as received in original
packages, and if within three years it should crack or
peel o: thus failing to give satisfaction, we agree to
re-paint the building at our expense, with the best
White Lead or such other paint as the owner may se-
lect. In case of complaint, prompt notice must be
given to the dealer.

T. H, NEVIN & CO..

Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure White Lead.
Pittsburg, Pa.

Write for prices and Sample Card to

\Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co,

Wholesale Agents, Grand Rapids.

“SALT FISH

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OFFICE 52 PEARL ST.,

Yard, Corner Wealthy Avenue and M. C. RB. R.

Telephone No. 159.

 

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Importers and Jobbers of

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Overalls, Pants, Etc.,

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This Cigar we positively guarantee a
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Sample or-

(GH0. 1. WARREN & 60,

‘What do you think of this? While in conver-

_| §ation 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-

‘a | lion of Tansill’s Punch 6c. cigars and that the
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friendly word between operators or the fa-
miliar ‘‘G. N.” (good-night) on the instru-
ment were almost the only sounds which
broke the stillness of the night. For the
past half-hour, I had been aware that my
circuit had been enlarged by other lines be-
ing ‘‘switched on,” and occasionally I heard
talking on the Illinois-Central. Just then,
a practiced hand seemed to take the pen, and
in a moment I heard the words, ‘Yes, I am
sure. Go ahead.’ My curiosity being
aroused, I reached quickly for the brake,
and started my clock-work and-paper. At
that moment I heard the distant roar of the
train and stepped out upon the platform.
As there were no passengers to arrive or de-
part, only a brief stop was made at the sta-
tion, and the train sped on its way.

“I passed into my office, noted the time
by the clock, and stepped to the instrument
to send my report. Theclock-work hadrun
down; the instrument was still, and, as the
light from my lamp fell upon the long line
of raised characters on the narrow band of
paper, I saw clearly the very singular mes-
sage I have shown you. ‘Well, well!’ was
the involuntary exclamation which instant-
ly came from my lips. ‘A message from the
quartermaster at St. Louis to some party in
Chicago—and in cipher, too. What can it
mean?’ I mused. ‘Possibly something
about the war.’ Ifmy memory is not at
fault, this was soon after the disastrous bat-
tle of Bull Run, and my mind pictured oth-
er calamities—a call for more men or sup-
plies; and the mysterious message broad-
ened out in many ways, until I was nearly
wild to fathom its meaning. I had heard of
secret messages of grave import in times of
war, and I knew a little about correspond-
ing in cipher—I would know the secret of
this on the morrow. Just now I mustsleep.
But, although to lie down was easy enough,
it was quite another thing, with this on my
mind, to woo the drowsy god.

“I was up early and hurried off to my of-
fice, to again rack my brain over that mes-
sage. My friend Jackson called during the
forenoon, aud, of course, I took him into
my secret at once and invoked his aid, and
we did little else but study upon and endeay-
or to ferret out that hidden mystery. With-
out knowing exactly why, we both came to
the same conclusion, viz., that it meant

money to us if we could read it. We worked.

hard over it, and Iam certain I neglected
some minor duties at the ‘time, as, in my
anxiety, I almost forgot what I was doing.
Nothing came of our work, however, and I
retired that night to dream of signs and
symbols, oe

_. “The following day my friend and I were

ai toadthan 16 we.

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for eight words; and when the letters were
made clear to us, they were easily divided.
With the transposed letters before us, the
first line of the message read, ‘Lift coffee
and cotton;’ the second, ‘Drop pork and to-
bacco.’

‘We pushed back our chairs from the ta-
ble, stared at each other, and indulged in a
hearty laugh. I was the first to speak.
‘What, in the name of all that - is sacred,
does thismean? We are justas much inthe
dark as ever.’ ‘I rather guess not,’ was
Jackson’s slow and thoughtful reply. ‘Pll
chance some money on that at any rate.
Somebody is told to buy coffee and cotton
and let pork and tobacco alone—that’s all
the secret there is to that message, and it’s
from the best source. The officers of the
government know pretty well what goods
will rise in value and what will not, as the
war is now a fixed fact; and you and I,
Will, are going to take a hand—on the sly,
of course, as this valuable knowledge hardly
belongs tous. I will leave for Chicago to-
night.’

‘So I gathered up what little cash I could
spare, and Jackson added the balance—
much the larger amount—and, taking an ex-
perienced old merchant friend with him,
they purchased in Chicago 8,000 pounds
green Rio coffee at 15 cents, and 20,000 yards
gray and bleached cottons and fancy prints
at very low prices. The bills were discount-
ed for cash, the goods insured, and carefully
stored in the city.”

* * * * *t

It will here be proper for the writer to
give a retrospective view of the situation of
affairs in the commercial world at that pe-
riod, as he then resided in the far west and
was engaged in business. During the pre-
vious year, money had been scarce and in-
terest high. The banks were only discount-
ing gilt-edged paper. Workshops and fac-
tories were running on full time, and the
country held a surplus of goods, with little
money to buy them, and, in consequence,
prices of almost everything had touched the
lowest point and must, if they moved at all,

move upward. And the stringency of the

money market had also caused every family
to economize and. make the most of every.
old garment and utensil in their possession.
Thus-every house was comparatively bare
and in want. The bombardment of Fort
Sumter shook the commerce and business
of this country to its very center. Values
experienced instant change... Telegrams
from the millionaires of the North poured
in upon President Lincoln, placing their
amense- wealth at his command to sustain

 

entirely; a pained and anxious expression
passed rapidly over his countenance, and,
with a slight cry and a grasp at the table, he

fell heavily to the floor. He had fainted.
* * * %& *

‘‘The first thing I remembered after read-
ing that message,” said Will, as he related
tome what followed, ‘I was lying on the
office lounge, my necktie and collar had
been removed, and Jackson, wearing a huge
smile, was bendihg over me, bathing my
face with cold water. ‘What are you smil-
ing for? said I. ‘What are you fainting
for?’ said he. I pointed to the message I
was to send and sadly replied, ‘Weare both
ruined!’ ‘Not yet, my friend,’ he answered.
‘I have read that message and can check-
mate it. Listen!’ And he caught up the
Tribune he had been reading:

THE MARKETS.
NEw Yorks, Thursday, Sept. —, 1861—Coffee,
sales ot Rio @22e, with a strong feeling.
Cottons, advanced 1% @ 3e per yard and ten-
dency upward.
Prints, firm, and partially withdrawn from
the market.

** ‘How is that for my smile, Will? Why,
man, we could sell out to-morrow and clean
up $1,500; but we shall do better yet. That
quartermaster and his friend are having
their quiet laugh now, but our turn will
come, also. They wereno more “lucky”
than we, notwithstanding their language.
Now, rouse up and send your message to its
destination, and then we'll afford a first-
class cigar.’

‘*Translated into plain English, with the
same key with which we had unlocked the
first one, the message I transmitted read as

follows:
G. STATION, Iowa, Sept. —, 1861.
To HENRY W ;
. Acting Q, M., St. Louis, Mo.:

Our secret out. Late heavy purchase of cof-
fee and cottons in Chicago. Lucky that we
transposed the meaning as well as the alpha-
bet. (Sig.) JOHN B. WATROUs.”

23 Collect.

* * * * *

The reader will easily see why Will ——
had fainted on deciphering the above mes-
sage, as, where the first said ‘‘lift” specified
goods, it was understood between the parties
to lift the other and vice versa. The boys
had taken the entire language literally and
acted upon it. But, the fact is well attest-
ed, that for the first two or three years of
the war, the tendency of prices, in general,
was still ‘‘upward,” although more gradual
than at first with most kinds of merchan-
dise; and while tobacco and pork went *“kit-
ing” in the markets of the country, so also
did many other products. The same coffee
purchased by the young men for 15 cents a
pound, in less than twelve months was sold

by them for 3144 cents, cash, and the cotton

goods at nearly three times the original cost.

‘Long before the

}| Jackson, —

 

uation of 1789 is in large measure repro-

duced . to-day, so much so, indeed, that the

analogy is striking. Let us consider this

analogy as briefly as possible. The generat

government, under the Constitution, took

from the states all revenue resources except

their internal taxation. The great resource’
of duties on imports, which they had pos-

sessed, was denied them. The reluctance

of New York to surrender it is well known.

And recognizing this it was that, by Hamil-

ton’s plan, the state debts were assumed by

the nation. At the end of a century we

find the states again carrying large debts—

some of them so far burdened that they have

repudiated, scaled down, or fallen behind in

payment. In some cases this has been un-

warranted by real necessity, in others itis

the not unreasonable consequence of oner-

ous taxation. And in many eases, the

states, carrying their debts as well as they

can, are unable to expend for purposes of

the highest importance such sums as they

Should. Illiteracy gains upon education,

barbarous penal methods are excused upom
grounds of needful economy, and the care of:
the defective is neglected. It maybe freely
admitted that only a few states are so em-
barrassed as were all in 1789, yet it is not less:
true that many are suffering in the same.
way as then.

And why is this? Simply because, as we:
have said above, the general treasury re-.
ceives the great, easily-collected, lightly-
carried indirect revenues, while the state:
treasuries are confined to their direct taxes.
The general treasury is full, and more tham
full; the local ones are continually drained.
It is a natural result of the system. It was
understood and appreciated a hundred years
ago, and the remedy for its hardships was
applied—the only remedy which could be
effective. The nation, having absorbed the
states’ resources, assumed a corresponding
share of their burdens.

What is there, in the nature of things, |
which has changed since 1789 and 1836?
The nation still has the great reyenues, as.
it had then. The states are now, as they
were then, the sufferers. Why is it notthe |
wise and the reasonable thing to redress
this want of proportion and the balance by _
a continuous systematic communication be- ©
tween the finances of the nation andthe

finances of the states?
OOo

A gentleman of an inventive turn resid-
ing at Plymouth, Mass., protects his gra
vines from the attention of small boys w
are fond of other people’s grapes by
of a series of galvanic batteries war
to shock an interloper to within a1
his life. It was doubtless some suc’

sh fore

 

ie ing general Associations—full reports on all

- this feature of the work toa successful com-

~~ ‘stone and Empire Associations will volun-

_ , have been accomplished.

: _ the attention of the News to the misstate-

= Wine ‘the railroads have done more to de-

“Debts” in large type—a species of blackmail

under severe penalties.

~~ effectually settled through the medium of
.. the B. M.

“ eorrespondent in the person of Zachariah
___ Wayback, general dealer at Hemlock Siding,

| business at Pl . Cod
hart & Co. furnished the stock. :

 

 

 

 

ATE CO-OPERATION.
‘Stevenson, Secretary of the Penn-
: ‘Merchants’ Association, re-
| o the Secretary of the Michi-
susiness Men’s Associatien, asking for
rmation as to the standing of a person
had removed from Grand Rapids to
*ittsburg and was seeking credit of the mer-
chants in the latter city. A full report on
@ person was promptly obtained and for-
rded. Mr. Stevenson closed his letter of
mquiry with the following expression:
In the near future, some system whereby
fe can get information as to the standing of
‘any man in different states will be of vast
advantage to the business man.
“Tun TRADESMAN heartily commends the
yriter’s suggestion and trusts that some
aeans can be devised to secure the result re-
‘ferred to. With a view to starting the ball
Tolling, the Secretary of the Michigan Busi-
ness Men’s Association authorizes THE
‘TRADESMAN to.state that he will undertakes
- to furnish the Secretaries of the Pennsyl-
- vania and New York Associations—those
being the only States besides Michigan hav-

x

_ persons who have removed from Michigan
- to either of the other States. The machin-
‘ery of the State Association is such that

- there will be little difficulty in carrying out

pletion, and if the Secretaries of the Key-

teer to do the same, the first step in the in-
» ter-state co-operation of business men will

2

The erroneous publication in the Detroit

_ News to the effect that under the new law
druggists can sell liquor on physicians’ pre-
scriptions only has caused much misappre-
hension among the drug trade, as the state-
ment of the News has been copied by about
half the country papers of the State. The
editor of THE TRADESMAN promptly called

ment and asked that a correction be made,

_ but up to the present time no correction has

appeared. The only inference THE

- TRADESMAN can draw from the refusal of

the News to set itself and the trade aright

is that the paper is interested in having an
erroneous idea prevail.

_ There is more truth than poetry in the ob-
.servations of ‘‘Country Merchant” on the
fifth page of this week’s issue, relative to

- the legitimate outcome of buying railroads.

‘velop the country than any other agency, it
‘is a deplorable fact that the advent of the
railroad is too often accompanied by an in-
flux of irresponsible traders, who add noth-
ing to the welfare of the community, but
bring disaster to every branch of honorable
-industry.

THE TRADESMAN warns Michigan busi-]
mess men against using the threatening
blanks and envelopes of the Sprague Col-
lecting Agency of Chicago. The envelopes
used by this Agency bear the words ‘‘Bad

which is prohibited by the laws of this State

“As will be seen by the call published in
another column, the salesmen of Sault Ste.
‘Marie are desirous of participating in the

formation of a State Salesmen’s Association.
So far as the early closing movement is con-
‘cerned, that question is likely to be pretty

A.

4 Tue TRADESMAN has secured a polished

who will contribute a series of articles to
this journal, couched in the peculiar style of
the writer. Mr. Wayback’s initial contri-

_ bution will appear next week.

_ Changes in Postal Regulations.
Postmaster Blair has been advised by the
Post Office department that permissible
1g or printing on the face or surface of
packages of mail matter of the fourth class,
ition to the name and address of the
sender preceded by the word ‘‘from” and
umber and names of the articles in-
, May include, without subjecting
postage at the letter rate,
ution, trade or profession
mder printed thereon, with
; , designating

vec iy to the address of the
for example, “John Doe, Bank-
Grand Rapids,” and

 

J. Hicks in the

Wilson McWilliams has engaged in the

-|grocery business at Conklin. Coey, Hall,
_| Barnhart & Co. furnished the stock.

The Udell Lumber & Woodenware Co.
will erect works to employ 600 hands on a
building site near Tomahawk, Wis.

J. H. Thaw has purchased an interest in
the brokerage business of T. S. Freeman &
Co. The firm name remains the sameas be-

fore.

Foster Stevens & Co., have contracted to

furnish the Lowell & Hastings Railway
with three carloads of spikes, to be deliver-
ed at Lowell.

S. H. Sweet has severed his connection

with the Independent Oil Co. and engaged
in the fruit, confectionery and cigar ‘busi-
ness at 134 West Fulton street.

Thompson & McClay, who are to embark

in the wholesale notion business in the
Blodgett block, expect to be in readiness to
begin business about November 1.

Bennett & Roney have rented a suit of

rooms in the Glenhaven block, on South Di-
vision street, in which they will locate their
business college.
to open their institution for business on Oc-
tober 18.

They expect to be ready

Martin Woodard und E. C. Spaulding

have formed a copartnership under the style
of Woodard & Spaulding and engaged in
general trade at Milo, a new town on the
line of the Kalamazoo & Hastings Railway,
five miles south of Prairieville.
bought dry goods of Spring & Company,
groceries of Clark, Jewell & Co., hardware
of Foster, Stevens & Co., drugs of the Haz-
eltine & Perkins Drng Co., crockery of D.
J. Evans & Co. and rubber goods of E. G.
Studley. Mr. Spaulding was formerly of
the firm of Spaulding & Thayer, at Lyons.

They

AROUND THE STATE.
York—Jas. Gauntlett, Jr., general dealer,

is selling out.

Detroit—Eaton Bros., dry goods dealers,

have sold out.

Harrison—H. Razek succeeds Fagan &

Derby in general trade.

Tawas City—A. 8S. Larabee succeeds John

Huston in general trade.

Jamestown—N. DeVries has sold his

general merchandise stock.

Muskegon—L. Poppe has re-opened his

meat market at 289 Clay avenue.

Lansing—A: M. Henry: sueceeds J. W.

Bliss & Co. in the grocery business.

Battle Creek—Sedgwick & Smith succeed

Benj. F. Hinman in the drug business.

Petoskey—S. S. Lampson has embarked

in the grocery, flour and feed business.

Muskegon—D. Root & Co. have opened a

commission store at 11 E. Western avenue.

Decatur—A. M. Knight & Co. succeed I.

B. Bagley in the grocery and meat business.

Colon—John E.. Chivers succeeds Chivers

& Young in the drug and jewelry business.

Coldwater—Mrs. Hattie E. Hauck suc-

ceeds Mrs. L. L. Mead in the millinery bus-
iness.

Battle Creek—Niles H. Winans has moyed

his grocery stock from Ann Arbor to this
place.

Red Jacket—Sibilsby Bros. succeed H.

W. Jackson in the dry goods and milliner
business.

Leroy—G. R. Andrews, whose drug store

was recently burned, will not engage in
tyade again.

‘Kendall—The sale of Frank Saul’s gener-

al stock to Gabriel Wolff was not consum-
mated, as reported.

Allegan—Geo. B. Kellogg is closing out

his clothing stock, preparatory to removing
to Lansing about October 15.

Manistee—Adam Deja, of the grocery

firm of Cichy & Deja, died on Sept. 24 and
was buried the day following.

Kent City—R. McKinnon has moved his

general stock from Hopkins Center to this
place and begun budginess here.

Harbor Springs—J. L. Morrice has sold

his agricultural implement business to J. S.
Sharpstein, late of Albion, N. Y.

Sbelby—J. P. Warner has sold his gro-

cery stock to F. A. Roberts and A. A. Lew-
is, who will continue at the old stand.

Evart—The Evart Hardware Co. contem-

plates building a store at Meredith, in which
to conduct its branch hardware business.

Mancelona—C. F. Walden formerly en-

gaged in trade at Leroy, but more recently

at Red Jacket, has engaged in trade here.
Leroy—Dr. W. J. Law is building a store

suitable for the drug business and will put
in a stock about the middle of the present
month.

_Millbrook—The Jas. Richards & Son

hardware stock‘has been sold by Buhl, Sons

& Co., of Detroit, to C. C. Crisman, late of
| Pontiac.

|. East Jordan—Harry Branch has - bought
the drug stock formerly owned by G. W.

Beaman, and will continue the business at
the old stand. -

n| Carson City—A. B. Wolfe, who made 12,-
last season, will turn out.
sr. He will lso tum

0 barrels of cider

year.”

: East JO

ore. are ae
dan—F. C. Wame and J. B.
Martin, «banker, have formed a copartner-
ship under the style of F. C. Warne & Co.,_
and will soon occupy their new store with
their drug stock, : :
Petoskey—Thos. H. Rockwood, of St.
Louis, is building a handsome two-story
brick store, 45 x 65 feet in dimensions. The
same will soon be occupied as a crockery
and furniture store below and above for of-

Zz

fices.

eas

MANUFACTURING MATTERS. ‘

Elk Rapids—The Elk Rapids Iron Co.’s|
sawmill has shut down for the season.

Clinton—The Clinton Woolen Manufac-
turing Co. now employs seventy hands. _

St. Louis—The pail and tub factory has
more. orders than sixty hands can keep up
with.

Herrington—Mr. Herrington is building a
double frame store, which he expects to rent
for mercantile purposes. -

St. Ignace—The shingle and lath mill of
the St. Ignace Manufacturing Co. will soon
shut down for want of timber.

Midland--The Cleveland Woodenware
Co. is building a tramway five miles long
from the factory to the woods.

Muskegon—Ryerson, Hills & Co. will
this season cut all the pine they have re-
maining in the tract east of their mills.

Evart—Byron G. Colton is building a
shingle mill about five miles north of here,
on the center line road. It will be ready to
run in about thirty days.

Saginaw City—The Barnard Lumber Co.
has let a contract for putting in 2,000,000
feet of hemlock. It isn’t very long ago that
Michigan mill men wouldn’t have taken
that much hemlock as a gift.

Kalkaska—M. C. Kidder has sold his ho-
tel to Richardson & Nichols. and purchased
a half interest in Dunham’s box and crate
factory. The new firm, which will be
known as Dunham & Kidder, will add to
their business the manufacture of pails and
tubs.

Muskegon—Jonathan Boyce, of this place,
lately bought 4,000,000 feet of pine timber
adjacent to previous holdings in Roscom-
mon county and on Denton and Backus
creeks. He has three camps at work in the
county, employing about 100 men. He will
get cut about 25,000,000 feet.

Glen Haven—D. H. Day is overhauling
his mill on Glen Lake, and will saw maple,
hemlock and other hard woods. He is con-
nected by tram road with Lake Michigan
dockage capable of cross piling 600,000 feet
of lumber, at a point where there is a good
harbor with plenty of water.

Saginaw City—Cigar makers’ Union No.
130. has commenced suit against Emil
Scheurman, charging him with infringement
in using the union label, not being entitled
to do so, as his is a non-union shop, and his
employes non-union workmen. The Union
asks that he be perpetually enjoined from
using said label until he enter the union and
the costs of suit charged up to him.

STRAY FACTS.

Middleton—There are three stores here
already.

Dorr—I. W. Carrel has brought 2,500 bar-
rels of apples so far this season.

Harbor Springs—C. W. Caskey is build-
ing a costly residence in Petoskey.

St. lgnace—Operators at this place recent-
ly offered $30 a month for choppers.

Galesburg—Olmsted & Storms have sold
their banking business to W. H. Keyser.

Frankenmuth— Gustav Habke succeeds
Habke & Hickey in the blacksmith business.

Cheboygan—The log cut in Cheboygan
county this winter will probably exceed
100,000,000 feet.

East Jordan—D. C. Loveday is building
a 24 x 50 two-story brick store, which he
hopes to rent to a live clothier.

Niles—J. B. Millard has been elected
President of the Citizen’s National Bank
and Ed. T. Woodcock Vice-President.

Cheboygan—The docks have 60,000,000
feet of lumber piled on them, with.no hopes
of getting vessels to carry it to market.

Woodland—F. F. Hilbert has abandoned
the idea of establishing a bank at Lake.
Odessa and will continue in the same busi-
ness here.

Alpena—E. K. Potter & Sons will lay a
track from the railroad to their boom cross-
ing near their burner, for the purpose of
landing logs brought directly from their
timber tracts by rail.

Detroit—A co-cperative factory for the
manufacture of bread, crackers and confec-
tionery is soon to be started by representa-
tives of the labor party. The capital stock
is $25,000 in $5 shares. A location will be
determined upon in a few days.

Sault Ste. Marie—The first carload of
freight that came in over the new road—the
first railroad that ever entered the *‘Soo”—
was a load of lumber. The road runs near-*
ly all the way through heavily timbered ter-
ritory, which has been but little developed
Yok = ps
. Hartford—Henry P. Phelps, the veteran
merchant, was killed by the cars while re-
turning home from the G. A. R. Encamp-
ment at St. Louis last Wednesday. Besides

eing prominently identified with the mer-

| pes have engaged in {

 

 

older in the bri

mnfacture of

overalls under the style of the A

handsat present. =-_—~ :

Saginaw City—Col. A. T. Bliss and ex-
Governor R. A. Alger have concluded a sale
to Bay City and Detroit parties of pine lands
in town 39 north, ranges H and 12 west,
upper peninsula of Michigan, estimated to
cut 50,000,000 feet, two-thirds white pine
and one-third Norway, for $160,000. They
paid $90,000 for the land less than two
years ago. |

Detroit—Burdett F. Whitnall was held by
Judge Brown to the jail limits a few days
ago in $1,000 bail, in a suit against him by
Marshall, Field & Co.,. of Chicago. As he
has a business in Coldwater which would
suffer in his absence, the judge has extend-
ed the limits so as to include Branch county
and an alley the width of the railroad track
to be traveled over in order to reach it.

Detroit—Alfred F. Wilcox, assignee for
J. V. Lisee & Co., makes the following re-
port: J. V. Lisee & Co.’s stock inventories
as follows: First cost, $43,172.57, appraised
at $40,265.50; bills receivable, $4,335.39, ap-
praised at $3,000; goods out on approval,
$53.50, appraised at $30. Assignee Wilcox
says: ‘‘There are $8,000 to $10,000 falling
due at once and the notes will go to protest.
Mr. Lisee’s liabilities are $62,000 or $63,000;
assets about $42,000. Half of the liabilities
are secured by chattel mortgages on the
stock. The remaining creditors are eastern
firms who are not secured.”

——>_- a

Gripsack Brigade.

Frank Collins put in a couple of days at
Marshall last week.

R. B. Orr has sold his three-year-old
Mambrino Chief colt to Hodges Bros.

Wanted—Several cats for breeding pur-
poses. Apply to Cornelius Coughdrop
Crawford.

F. M. Keats, Michigan and Minnesota
representative for F. F. Adams & Co., of
Milwaukee, is in town for a few days.

Allegan Journal: G. J. Lewis, traveling
salesman for the Diamond Wall Finish Co.,
of Grand Rapids, returned home this week
from his fall trip to remain until the first of
December.

Mike Rosenfield, formerly of the whole-
sale cigar and tobacco firm of Schneider &
Rosenfield, but now on the road for Jacob
Friedman & Co., the Chicago leaf dealers,
was in town over Sunday.

A. D. Baker came home from Woodville
last week with a sore eye, which kept him
at home four days. An explanation from
Major Wright as to the cause of the sore
eye is now in order.

Cucumber Elm Morgan, who spent his
summer vacation pulling roots on ‘his farm
near Fremont, is expected to reach Grand
Rapids about the 10th of the month, if the
walking holds good.

W. Boughton, traveling representative for
H. S. Robinson & Burtenshaw, of Detroit,
who has been confined to his home by ill-
ness for the past two weeks, is now conva-
lescent and expects to be on the road again
in afew days.

—_——2>_a
Organization of an Association at North
: Muskegon.

The business men of North Muskegon
met last Friday evening for the purpose of
forminga B. M. A. I. W. Feighner was
selected to act as chairman and S. A. Howey
was designated to serve as secretary pro
tem. HE. A. Stowe explained the aims and
objects of local associations, when it was
resolved to proceed to organize, which was
begun by the adoption of the regulatien
constitution and by-laws. The following
gentlemen then handed in their names for
charter membership: John Henry, I. W.
Feighner, S. A. Howey, G. C. Havens,
Chas. E. Leslie, John Hawkins, C. S. Place,
Daniel Williams, B. F. Reed, Peter Zals-
man, Burrell & Cleveland, Jas. E. Balkema,
Schoonfield & Clark, A. S. McIntosh, Wm.
Roe, Dr. S. A. Jackson.

Election of officers resulted as follows:

President—S. A. Howey.

Vice-President—Jas. E. Balkema.

Secretary—Geo. C. Havens.

Treasurer—John Henry.

Executive Committee—President, Secre-
tary, C. S. Place, Chas. E. Leslie and I. W.
Feighner.

The Blue Letter collection system was
adopted for the use of the Association, and
the Executive Committee was instructed to
procure the printing of the same.

The constitution of the M. B. M. A. was
read and ratified, and the Executive Com-
mittee was instructed to apply for a charter
and auxiliary membership. The meeting
then adjourned.

_—_—_——?—-

Gives Him a Hard Name.

The Marinette Hagle thus pays its re-
spects to Dwight Brooks, a young man of
rather unsavory character, who is now sell-
ing shirts for J, E. Feldner & Co.:

There is a ‘‘dandy” traveling man named
E. D..Brooks, hailing from Grand Rapids,
‘who comes hare occasionally, who had bet-
ter look a little out the next time he visits
this place, and conduct himself in a little
more circumspect manner, or he will be
treated to a coat of tar and feathers.
finishing his business, which consists of
taking orders for shirts, he usually puts in
one evening mashing and ‘‘catching on” to
little girls, and watching his chances to vis-
it them when their parents may be away
from home. He is a slick-mannered sneak
and his legs only saved his back from a can-

ing one evening the first of the week.

Picre Gre tithes witen

‘Seems necessary
fra rp eres ae m4 é

%

rian Over- |

th ! ihe sty arian Over™| George’s land theory in a recent issue,
-|allCo. Employment is given to thirty-five . ages Le ;

-before one’s very eyes without one’s detect-
I happened to mention this incident }.

After |

efuse recog-}

 

note an article ‘on Henry

which I beg leave to criticise and point
out some errors therein, evidently arising
from misconception of Henry George’s pro-
posal for taxation of land values. For, of
all classes of workers next to tLose working
for wages, the farmers are most interested
in this and most to be benefited by it, and
I cannot think that an agricultural paper
would raise its voice against this plan ex-
cept through misunderstanding of it.

You refer to what you call ‘‘exceptional
cases” of building lots in upper New York,
saying that there is a show of justice in his
(George’s)- proposal to take for the general
benefit that which had been the result of the
general movement of society. But when
any ordinary piece of land was considered,
it was seen that George’s taxation plan
would touch the earned increment of its
value and take for public use the results of
private toil.

Now, if you will study Mr. George’s
books, you will see that this is just what
Mr. George proposes not to do. ‘He pro-
poses to tax away the unearned increment
of land and nothing more, and in such cases
as you were probably thinking of, where the
bare land itself has little or no value,
George’s system would make the tax little
or nothing.

You say: ‘‘There are no farms in nature
any more than there are ships in nature.”
This is precisely what will be the very
Strongest point of the whole system with
the farmers when they come to understand
it, for itis not farms or land that George
proposes to tax, but land values; and as, (al-
though land is mostly in the country) land
values are mostly in and near large cities,
the plan proposed by him will lay the bulk
of taxes on the wealthy holders of valuable
land in and near the cities and leave the
farmer, whose property consists chiefly of
improvements, especially in a new country,
paying less taxes than now, for now he is
taxed on his farm and also, by the tariff, on
everything he eats, drinks or wears and ey-
erything he uses in carrying on his farming
operations. How much do you think a
farmer just starting in the backwoods
would have to pay on his tand, it being
taxed at its bare rental value irrespective of
the improvements? And what would be the
effect of a tax which amounted to a ground
rent upon the coal pool, which now, by re-
stricting the output of coal, forces up the
price of coal and forces down the price of
labor, thus robbing the workman and farm-
er on both sides. They would find their
taxes such that they would have to keep
their mines and miners busy, or abandon the
business to those who would.

Your statement that there are no farms in
nature is correct, but there is land in nature,
which owes its value solely to the advances
of society; and, therefore, that value of
right belongs only to society, while the val-
ues created by the improvements of the oc-
cupier of land belong solely to him, and so-
ciety has no right to them. They, and they
alone, are rightfully private property.

As for George’s coquetting with the So-
cialists, it is a mistake to think he has done
anything of the kind. He has always
maintained (and still does) his doctrines in
regard to land value taxation and .govern-
ment ownership and operation of. railways,
telegraphs, telephones and such other busi-
nesses as are in their nature monopolies.

1 write this, as I wish to do what I can to
correct a wide-spread misunderstanding of
this new political gospel, for it is evident
from the experience of the past and the
signs of the present that free land, and that
alone, will save this country and the world
from a most dreadful and bloody revolution.
The forces of anarchy and disruption daily
grow stronger; and if the just demands of
the justly discontented are not satisfied,
those who sleep in fancied security will,
ere long, be awakened by such a storm of
anarchy and fierce disorder as will seem
to them a veritable Day of Doom, when
“the great men and the rich men and the
kings of the earth-and the mighty men and
every bond man and every free man shall
fly to the dens and caves of the mountains
and call on them to fall upon them.”

N. G. LESLIE.
—___—>_ 0 _____-
How Italian Milkmen Deceive Their Cus-
tomers. ;

A correspondent of a Boston paper, writ-
ing from Rome, says:

I noticed some days that my milk was
very, very thin. Ihad stood by whilst it
was milked; what, then, could be the cause?
Was it that the cows drank too much water?
I would have been compelled ,to adopt this
solution but for a discovery that soon hap-
pened. When I came across:my cowman
the second or third evening he was milking
for an Italian, and I was surprised when I
saw this latter suddenly step up to the cow-
man and squeeze him by the arm. As sur-

prising as was this action, however, the re- |

sult was still more so—a stream of water
was ejected from the cowman’s sleeve, and
I then understood how milk can be watered

ing it.
to the American Consul, and he assured me
the trick was quite common. A bag of wa-
ter is kept under the coat and let down
through a rubber tube in the sleeve; when
detected, a shrug of the shoulders, a ‘‘Santa
Maria, what difference?” and pure milk for
the sharp eyes; when not detected, he laughs
in his sleeve ashelets the water down

through his sleeve and _ sells it to you at six } |
jeentsaquart. = ea

‘The selfish strike to win fors ce
The just for justice and the slave who toils.
So ote then, whom to trust and whom to
Learn ye men’s motives and thy task is doue.
— SO or
Purely Personal.

W. H. Hoops paid the Kalamazoo grocery
trade a visit on Monday.

Fred. D. Ballis taking a half of B. F.
Parmenter’s trip for him this week.

Dr. Burr Babcock, the Williamsburg phy-
sician, put in acouple of days at this market
last week.

Geo. W. Crouter, the Charlevoix drug-
gist, leaves for California this week, in
hopes that the trip will improve his wife’s
health.

E. E. Whipple, manager of the Whipple
Harrow Co., of Eaton Rapids, was in town
Saturdry.

Arthur H. Webber, formerly engaged in
the drug business at Big Rapids, is now
prescription clerk for R. J. Cummer & Co.,
at Cadillac.

Fred. Hotchkiss, formerly engaged in the
drug business at Hastings, passed through
the city Monday on his way to Washington
Territory.

C. M. Towne, who conducted a meat bus-
iness on South Division street several
months ago, has returned to his former
home in Milwaukee.

H. N. Morse, manager of the ‘Big Store,”
at Ludington, is rejoicing over the advent
of a son, who was promptly given the cog-
nomen of H. N. Morse, Jr.

K. A. Parkinson, the Traverse City drug-
gist, was in town over Sunday. He was a
delegate from the K. P. Lodge of Traverse
City to the Grand Lodge at Detroit.

W. B. Sweet has resigned his position as
book-keeper for H. H. Freedman & Co., at
Reed City, and has returned to this city.
He has several desirable offers under con-
sideration.

John Walsh, formerly engaged in the
grocery business on Canal street under the
firm name of Walsh & Spoon, is now clerk-
ing in a clothing store at Duluth. Mr.
Spoon is managing his father’s stock farm
near. Spoonviille.

Robert W. Hazeltine, for several years
past chemist for the Hazeltine & Perkins
Drug Co., has accepted a similar position
with G. W. Jones & Co., wholesale drug-
gists and manufacturing chemists of Mem-
phis, Tenn. Mr. Hazeltine will begin his
duties with the firm about October 15.

Byron Holden, for several years past
salesman for Hamilton & Milliken, at
Traverse City, was in town Monday on his
way to San Diego, Cal., which place he pro-
poses to make his home. Will Holden, for
several years clerk at the Park Place, at
Traverse City, joins him at Chicago, bound
for the same destination.

Cards are out announcing the marriage on
October 13 of Chas. E. Peeps and Miss Louisa
Formby, daughter of the genial book-keep-
er for Rindge, Bertsch & Co. The ceremony
will take place at the residence of the
bride’s parents, on Fountain street, when
the couple will take up their residence in
their own home at 95 North Union street.

Henry B. Fairchild, Secretary of the Haz-
eltine & Perkins» Drug Co., was agreeably
surprised last Thursday evening by an in-
vasion ai his home of the twenty-one em-
ployees of the house, bearing a handsome
easy chair as a reminder that he had reached
the 41st milepost. Mrs. Fairchild, who had
been apprised of the designs of the boys,
surprised them all by inviting them to par-
take of a supper which approached the dig-

nity of a banquet.
———_>-_ -e =

Gathering Spruce Gum.
From the Youth’s Companion.

Most of the spruce gum comes from Canada
and Northern Maine while Vermont and New
Hempshire contribute a moderate quauiity
ot the total yield.

The best gum comes from no particular
saction, but always from the biggest spruce
trees, and it begins to runin July or August,
when, in these high latitudes the sun_ be-
comes so hot as to crack the bark. On the
limbs, in the crotches, and even on the trunk
of the spruce the molten gum forms during
the heat of summer, in all sorts of fantastic
shapes, and when cold weather sets in it
becomes hard.

The first year after its run-the gum is
white and pitchy, then it begins to turn
amber or red, and the second year it is fit
to ‘‘pick” for the market, although it is bet-

 

‘is gone.

 

third ae

After the third season the gum 1

the same state for several_years an

begins to ‘‘turn old” as the pickers say, an

the consumer complains that it ‘‘chews har

and crumbles up. A little more age mak

it dark-colored and bitter, and then its value
Up in Canada much of the gum is picked —

in the autumn, beginning as early as Octo- _

ber, but there, as in Maine, the best time

for the work is during the deep snows of

winter, when snow-shoes are used, or in the
early spring when a man can travel along —
at a lively rate on a heavy crust, above the —
underbrush. oe

The pickers are provided with long poles, _
on the end of which is fastened a sharp ~

chisel, and underneath that a eup to receive
the gum as it is chipped aff. The cupholds —
from a pint to a quart, and when full it is
emptied into a long bag which the picker
carries on his back like a knapsack.

‘Tam surprised at the way my old cus-
tomers come back to the Anchor brand,”
said F. J. Dettenthaler the other day. ‘‘It
still stands at the top of all the brands of
oysters sold at this market.” me

 

 

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ok SALE-—Stock of drugs, medicines,

paints, oils, wall paper, books and notions
in village of 900 inhabitants; stock and fixtures
invoice $3,000; can be reduced to $2,000. Ad-
dress Lock Box O, Coopersville, Mich. 213*

et SALE—Ata bargain. A clean stock of
hardware and mill supplies. Address
Wayne Choate, Agent, East Saginaw. 210tf£

Por SALE—Or exchange, platform spring
peddling wagons, suitable for wholesale
or retail trade. Address Welling & Carhartt,
1389 Jefferson avenue, Detroit, Mich. 208tf

Ce SALE—A new soda fountain, which

cost $140 and freight this spring. It was
bought of Matthews & Co. Will sell for $100.
In perfect order. W. R. Mandigo & Co., Sher-
wood, Mich. 212*

Wee SALE—Desirable residence lot on Liv-
ingston street. Will sell on long time or
exchange for good stocks, mortgages or other

real estate. E. A. Stowe, Tradesman office.

pe SALE—At a bargain, all the ma-
chinery of a two run grist mill. Put up
last year. Does firstclass-work. G.C. Willey,
Summit City. 213*

Poe SALE—The best drugstore in the thriv-
ing city of Muskegon. Terms easy. C. L.
Brundage, Muskegon, Mich. 193tf
Poe RENT—Pleasant store at 19 West Ful-
ton street, Boston block. Now used as
dry goods store. Good location. Apply to
221 Mt. Vernon street. 207tf.
Ko SALE—Or exchange. French cottage
soda fountain, G. D. Dow’s make, in good
repair: cost $400; will exchange for Jersey
cow. Address R. 8. ‘Trask, White Cloud, 211*
\ K ) ANTED—Salesmen to sell new patent led-
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Shultz, city. Z11tf

ANTED—Location for custom sawmill in
pine or hardwood of large tracts, or two

or three years sawing. Satisfaction guaran-
teed in manufacturing. Address B. B., care
Tradesman. 210tf

YW ARTED_ Situation by registered pharma-
cist of four years’ experience. First-
class references. Address P., Tradesman of-
fice. 2li*
ANTED—A salesman of experience and —
ability with highest references, to sell
cigars to first-class drug and grocery trade by
a large Cigar distributing house. . Address M.
biank, 72 Murray street, N. Y. City. 212*
[Ay ANTED—A first-class meat market man
to take good position in country town.
Good salary to good man. Address J., care
Tradesman, 207
ANTED—To exchange farm worth $2,500
for astock of goods. Address Box 23,
Tradesman office, 208*tf
ANTED—A man having an established
trade among lurmmbermen to add a spec-
ial line and sell on commission. To the right
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and expenses; no experience necessary.
Address with stamp, Palmer & Co., Lacrosse,
Wis. 213*
MA vee $700 to take haif-interest in well
established reul estate and loan office;
clears $3,500 yearly; will guarantee $100 per
month. Address lock box 437, Lacrosse, eee
ae EXCHANGH—Highly improved reai es-
tate adjoining city timits for stock of
general merchandise. Address box 65, Grand
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re’s a young chap who can probab-

o oi iy aes znough to pay his landlady and have}

lars.a week over for cigars and co-
. teu - We were short of help just then
and [I made up my mind that I would offer
him $750 a year, that being my idea of his
full value. After a little preliminary talk,
I said to him:

“**Well,sir, what salary would you expect
—what do: you think you would be worth to

us?” S

** *T want $1,5000,’ he promptly replied.
‘I think I’d be worth that to you; I can sell
goods, Mr. Holbrook.’

‘There was somethiag in his manner that
I liked, an earnestness and diregtness; but
I laughed to myself at the idea of paying
that youth $1,500. Still, I determined to
give him a trial if I could get him at about
my own figure. So, after a little more con-
versation, I asked him if he would be will-

‘Ing to begin at $70.a month. ‘It will take
you some weeks,’ I added, ‘to thoroughly
acquaint yourself with our stock and our
ways of doing business. If you are worth
more to us, that fact will not be long in ap-
pearing, and if it does appear you can rest
assured that your salary will promptly be
raised.’

** ‘It’s a go,’ replied Porter—I will call
him Porter, although that wasn’t his name.
‘When I was leaving St. Louis I assured
the boys, as I bade them good-by, that I
wasn’t coming back. So I intend to stay in
Chicago. I think I can sell goods, Mr.
Holbrook, and hope to bring you to the same
opinion. Tl begin at $70 a month.’

% * * * *

“‘As I have said, there was something
about the young man that was prepossessing
in spite of his looking a little too much like
adude. SoI engaged him at $70 a month,
+ convinced that I had about got his measure.
Well, sir, he started in the next day likea
steam engine. He went through our stock
as if he were a detective whose reputation
depended upon his not missing anything.
In an amazingly short time he was master
of all the preliminaries, and then he went
to selling goods with the same assiduity. He
would watch for a customer as vigilantly as
a cat watches for a mouse, and once a man
got into his hands he was gone—he had to
buy to get rid of Porter. A couple of
months after he entered the store, we re-
ceived from New York a consignment of a
new and very handsome line of goods. No
sooner were the samples displayed among
the clerks than two or three of them came
to me and said they thought they would like
to go out on the road for a week —they were
sure they could secure a good many orders
for those goods. ‘All right,’ I said, and off
they went. A week later one of them re-
turned. He was one of our oldest sales-
men, and had been making a trip through
Southern Illinois. ‘What success?’ I in-
quired. He replied, with rather a crest-
fallen look, that as yet he hadn’t disposed
of any of the goods, but that his customers
were pleased with the samples he showed
them and were likely to send in their orders
later.

“I think Porter heard this conversation.
At all events, he came to me that afternoon
and remarked that he wished I would spare
him for a few days. ‘I’ve got some cus-
tomers down in Southern Illinois, Mr. Hoi-
brook, and 1 think I could sell them some of
those new goods.’

** “All right, Porter,’
- went. 4

**Well, sir, he was back inside ef a week
and in that time he sold—I won’t venture to
say trom memory how many cases of goods.
But I remember he did surprisingly well.
And what made his success the more re-
markable, he got his orders in the very
towns which my old salesman whom I’ve
mentioned worked to no purpose. Along
came Porter’s telegrams, ‘send two cases
here,’ ‘send four cases there,’ ‘send six cas-
es yonder,’ etc. Onhis return I invited him
to come into my private office and congrat-
ulated him on the work he had done. He
seemed gratified at my commendation, but
about all he said was, ‘1 thought I could
sell some goods for you, Mr. Holbrook.’
Then I spoke to him about the largest order
he had secured. His eyes lit up and he re-
marked:

‘* ‘It was a tough job getting that order.
I thought at first I was going to lose it.’

*** How so?’ nee

‘“oWell, I went into the man’s store and
talked to him most of the afternoon, but I
ceuldn’t fetch him. He said he liked the
goods, he didn’t kick at the price, but he
wouldn’t decide. I went back to my hotel
disappointed, but after supper I felt better,
and determined I’d go up to his home and
make him a social callso that he wouldn’t
forget me, you see?”

- ***Ves, I see.’

st “well, in the evening I called around at
his house about 8 o’clock. I didn’t know
him or any of his folks, and pies! felt a
little embarrassed. ?

** ‘Naturally.’ .

s* *Y es, but I told him that I disliked

hanging around a hotel and took the liberty
of calling on him.
bell himself and seemed glad to see me.
had four eer Mauietitirs, and he intro-

to them and pretty soon the girls
snes, some popular songs, as

pees ‘didn aow you sang, Porter.”
‘0, a little, Mr. Holbrook. I find
goods.

said I, and off he

that we were real |

piano player?’

to 0 he ee .

He answered ‘the door- |

 

came tc .me and politely inv
ed me to call again when I came to town. I
didn’t see their mother. I presume she was

 tdead, but I didn’t think it proper to ask.:
| Next day I went into the man’s store bright

and early. He tried to beg off with taking

‘| one case of the goods, but I wouldn’t hear

of it. ‘Take six or nothing,” said I; ‘“‘one
case will help to sell another.” Finally he
gave in and I ran to the telegraph office and
sent you his order.’

***Porter,’ I remarked, with as gravea
face as I could command, as he finished his
| narrative, ‘here is one caution that I must
give you. Be careful when you are off on
the road to refrain from intruding upon an-
other salesman’s territory. Todo so makes
trouble in the store.’ ~ i

***1’ll try and do so, but 1 suppose you
want me to sellallthe goods I can, Mr.
Holbrook?’

***O, yes. Let’s see, Porter, what salary.
are you drawing?’

** Seventy dollars a month, Mr. Holbrook.’

** “And you have been with us—how long?’

‘**T wo months on Thursday.’

***And you wanted how much when you
came?’

** ‘Well, I told you I thought I would be
worth $1,500 to you.’

***Very good, $1,500 it is, your salary at
that figure dating from the day you began.’

‘**Phank you, very much, Mr. Holbrook
—I think I ean sell some goods for you.’”

—_—————>-.
“Don’t.”

Don’t acknowledge a man as an agent un-
less he can show that he stands in his prin-
cipal’s shoes as to the business in hand.

Don’t transcend your authority as agent,
or you will become personally responsible.

Don’t accept a chattel mortgage unless
the schedule annexed contains every article
to be covered by the lien.

Don’t forget that a chattel mortgage is, in
fact, a conditional bill of sale.

Don’t think that compound interest will
render a contract usurious.

Don’t forget there is an implied guaranty
in selling goods by sample.

Don’t sue for one-half of a demand unless
you want to lose the other.

Don’t refuse the call of a sheriff to aid
him in making an arrest.

Don’t rely on a witness who can’t go into
detail.

Don’t testify to your own conclusions un-
less you are an expert.

Don’t hold a paper or account an unreason-
able time, or you will be presumed to admit
it correctness.

Don’t erect a building upon foundations
sunken into the ground or it will become
part of the realty.

Don’t take a title where there is a judg-
ment against aman of the same name as
your grantor, without conclusive proof that
he is not the judgment debtor.

Don’t think that a promise to marry will
be void because no time is fixed. The law
will allow a reasonable time.

Don’t forget that a promissory note in the
hands of innocent third parties for value
shuts out all defenses usually made on con-
tracts.

Don,t take a note after it has matured,
unless’ you expect to meet all. the ordinary
defenses.

Don’t go into a firm already constituted
unless you expect to be liable for its debts.

Don’t imagine that a mere joint purchase
by two or more, each receiving his share,
constitutes a partnership.

Don’t think an infant’s neglect to gepudi-
ate a contract when he becomes of 2ge will
ratify it.

Don’t pay off a mortgage until you receive
a properly executed satisfaction piece.

Don’t attempt to construe an important or
difficult trust without the advice and consent
of the court.

———qq@m 2a _
Why a Merchant Can’t Give More Cloth
Than is Paid for.

*‘Aren’t you cutting that piece of muslin
a trifle short?” asked a lady of the proprie-
tor of an east side dry goods store as he was
measuring off her purchase.

“No, madam,” replied the merchant, ‘‘I
am giving you the exact amount of goods
you bought.”

““Yes, I know that,” persisted the cus-
tomer. ‘‘But I always get full measure—an
inch or so over—at other stores.”

‘That may be so, madam, but I can’t af-
ford to give even that small amount of cloth
away. Isell my goods at the lowest retail
price, and if I over-measured it in every
case I would lose money.”

‘*You have no idea,” explained the mer-
chant to a reporter when the lady had left
the store, ‘‘how great a loss there is in the
over-measurement of dry goods. Suppose I
sell 1,000 yards of goods a day, which isa
great underestimate, but will serve as an il-
lustration. We will say that I give away
one inch on every ten yards I sell. That
would be 100 inches, or about three yards.
We will say that these goods cost me on an
average 30 cents a yard. You see that it
would be a total gift of 40 to 90 cents.
Now, we will say that I sell these goods at
33 cents a yard on an average. That makes
$330, on which I make a profit. of $30.
Out of this I have given away 90 cents or 3
percent. You can figure out the loss on a
year’s business at that rate. ‘The loss is
hardly as large as that all through the busi-
ness, aS many dress patterns are sold with-
out being cut. But I have no doubt that it
will average 2 @ per cent. in stores where this
pernicious rule is observed. As we only
make about 8 or 10 per cent. on our goods,
you can readily see what a large loss this is
to us.”

—_———__—» 9 __
Will Not Leave Grand Haven. °
GRAND HAVEN, Oct. 1, 1887.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DEAR Sigz—Your paper of Sept. 28 states
that the Grand Haven Match Works will re-

‘move to Green Bay, Wis., which is a mis-
| take.

‘The works will remain at Grand
Haven, but I shall start another match fac-
tory at Green Bay as soon as the machinery

is ready, in order to supply the Western
auiey with round matches, where they
are in great demand.
Yours truly, F. F. SomMERS.

| cows, at the present, at. least.
| man in the United States should go into

 

eer neconding to the

‘decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsyl-

vyania in the case of Pottsville Iron & Steel
Co. vs. Good.

CLAIM FOR INTEREST ON DEBT PAID.

A claim for the interest of a debt the
principal of which has been paid will be
barred by the statute of limitations unless
admitted or sued for within six years, ac-
cording to the decision of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania.

PROPER MAILING.

A letter deposited in a street letter-box
which had been put up by the Post Office
Department is as truly and properly mailed
as if depdsited in a letter-box within the
post office building itself, according to the
decision of the Supreme J udicial Court of
Maine ‘in the case of Casco National Bank
vs. Shaw:

OUTLAWED DEBT.

The admission by a debtor that a certain
sum is due upon an outlawed debt, and the
paynient of the same, do not avoid the bar
of the statute of limitations as to a further
sum claimed to be due by the creditor, ac-
cording to the decision of the Supreme
Court of Pennsylvania in the case of Croh-
shore, Adm/’r, vs. Knox.

LEASE OF PREMISES—AGREEMENT.

An agreement was made in writing to
lease a room ‘‘by the month, at $10 a month,
payable in advance,” and the room was, ac-
cording to the same instrument, to be given
over Apfil 1, 1886. The Supreme Court of
Pennsylvania held that the agreement con-
stituted a lease of the premises until April
1, 1886, and not from month to month.

CORPORATION—MAJORITY OF STOCK.

The by-laws of a corporation fixed the
number of shares, at 400, and provided,
among other things, that no business should
be transacted at any meeting of the stock-
holcers unless a majority of the stock was
represented, except to organize the meeting
and adjourn to some future time. The full
number of shares, however, were not taken,
only 248 being subscribed for. The Su-
preme Judicial Court of Maine, however,
held that 201 shares were required to consti-
tute a majority of the stock, and that an
election of directors at a meeting where less
than that number was represented was ille-
gal.

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Heavy Sentence for a Druggis:.
From the Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter.

A young drug clerk has been sentenced to
imprisonment for seventeen years and four
months and fined $20,800 for selling liquors
in Wichita, Kan., a town ruled by prohibi-
tion laws. The owner of the drug store
where liquor beverages were dispensed was
found guilty on as many coifntsas his clerk,
some 2,000 or more, but he departed for safer
quarters, and will escape the heavy penalty.
We hope for the sake of Kansas that the re-
port is exaggerated, but as it comes over the
wire as a matter of fact, we have to accept
it as such until contradicted.

Such a sentence will surely be set aside by

-a higher court, as it is unwarranted and

against all common sense. The local judge
allowed himself to be swallowed up by the
prejudices of the community, and instead of
pronouncing judgment on two or three in-
dictments, and allowing others to hold over
as customary, his display of venom was
given full vent by meting out injustice on
every count, while the victim has to suffer
the consequences of judicial wrath. If it
were a murder or some other heinous of-
fense, there would be some excuse for the
heavy penalty, but in this case there are
mitigating circumstances which should have
received consideration, and no doubt will
enlist*the sympathy of the public in behalf
of the accused. The clerk was employed to
sell liquor beverages; he did not realize any
profit from their sale, and was ignorant as
to the great responsibility which he assumed.
Should this sentence hold good he will be
ruined for life, as the fine means an impor-
tant addition to the servitude in lieu of pay-
ment. But even in the case of the proprie-
tor, such a punishment is out of all propor-
tion to the offense committed. There is
nothing to compare with it in criminal juris-
prudence anywhere. Laws should be re-
spected by druggists, but a violation of the
liquor statutes of Kansas certainly does not
entitle a man to a life sentence.

———————>_ 2 a __—
Production and Consumption of Butter.

In touching upon this subject the Nation-
al Stockman says:

The United Kingdom produces about 30
per cent. of the butter it consumes, and uses
13 pounds per capita every year. Germany,
Austria and Italy produce about as much.as
they consume, the rate of consumption be-
ing respectively 8 pounds, 5 pounds and 1
pound. Russia produces the slight excess
of 5 per cent. and eats 2 pounds per head of
population. Belgium can export 25 per
cent. of its butter product, and consumes 6
pounds per head. Holland has the same
rate of consumption, and can spare about 88
per cent. of its production for other coun-
tries. The Frenchman eats 4 pounds of
butter, and exports 30 per cent. of the total
he makes. The Scandinavian eats 11 pounds
and has a surplus of 27 percent. Europe,
taken as a whole, consumes about 314 per
cent. more butter than it produces. Taking
the census of 1880 as a basis for calculation,
the consumption of butter in the United
States and Canada was about 14 pounds per
capita, with a surplus of 8 percent. In all
of these figures the rate of consumption
seems low, yet:it is probably not far from
the truth. The surplus produced in this
country since the census year is, undoubted-
ly, much larger than at that time.

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No Fear of Overproduction.
From Hoard’s Dairyman.

There is one view of the case that is not
taken by those who prophecy on overpro-
‘duction because of the increase in creamer-
ies. That view is that an increase in
creameries does not mean an increase in
If every

dairying next week, it would not add a sin-

| gle cow to the number we already have un-

til two years. henee, and then at a very lim-
ited ratio. The increase of cows in Wiscon-

sin from 1870 to 1880 was only 5}¢ percent.
annually. The true office fae the Creamery Kip’s

| And far, so far, fro

 

The iily-lined oar ofthe River of Rest.

| The boatman rises, he reaches a hand,

He knows you well, he will steer you true
m allilis upon land, —
From hates, from fates that pursue and pur-
sue;
Far over the lily-lined River of Rest—
Dear mystical, magical River of Rest.

A storied, sweet stream is this River of Rest,
The souls of all time keep its ultimate shore;

- And journey you east or journey you west,
Unwilling, or willing, sure footed or sore,
You surely will come to this River of Rest—
This Beanie, beautiful River of Rest.

—Joaquin Miller.
et ee rare
Mr. Howie's Reply to ‘‘Merchant.”
Written Especially for THE TRADESMAN.

We shall not condescend to give any an-
swer to ‘‘Merchant’s” reply in your issue of
Sept. 28. It alone contains sufficient (if
carefully perused) to satisfy your jury of
intelligent readers what verdict to render;
but as a general and final answer to his first
criticism of our article, we respectfully refer
him to the very able paper read by Park
Mathewson before the Michigan Business
Men’s Association, and published in THE
TRADESMAN of Sept. 14. It not only reit-
erates by more convincing arguments all we
have said on the subject of ‘‘no credit,” but
furnishes, by a variety of truthful exam-
ples, additional reasons why the system
should be abandoned.

FRANK A. Howie.

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The Hardware Market.

The great scarcity in glass which has pre-
vailed for some time will soon cease, owing
to an adjustment of wages at Pittsburg.
All the factories will soon go into blast, and
scarce sizes of glass will soon be plenty.
The nail market is dull, but there is no
change to note in prices. The factories are
still advocating a plan to restrict production
and advance prices. Light sheet iron is very
scarce, but prices are unchanged. The rope
market is still in the same condition, with
prospect of an early advance in manilla. On
account of a pool among the large manufac-
turers of doors and sash, prices have been
advanced from 5 to 10 per cent.

Ibaroware.

These prices are for cash buyers, who pay

promptly and buy in full packages.
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Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis
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Wrought Inside Blind...
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Musket....... 60
‘ CATRIDGES.

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new ee

Rim Fire, United States................ dis50&10

Central Wire: 1362s ate ee diss0&10

CHISELS.
Soeket FirMer: 6: oo. oe coc ce ss cosas voce dis
Socket Framing........ a wae On
Socket Corner.........
Socket Slicks...............
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer. ...di
Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis
OIG ee ee eee net
COMBS.
Curry, Lawrence’s............ 0.20.26 dis 40&10
PIOUCHISH ES ee ee, dis 25
COCKS.
Brase, Racking’s.........--......-..--0..

60&10
60&10

50
net

70&10
70&10

%
70&10
75&10

70

...per nee

70&10
70&10
70&10
beer

20

o

40810
HONN8 oe a se
COPPER.
Planished, 14 oz ont £0 SIZ6. 06 2 Bb 28
14x52, 14x56, 4x
Cola Rolled, 1 ebb o and 14x60
Cold Rolled, 14x48
WOPOWMIS ooo eee a ee ca desiels owinigecn eck oeec es es
DRILLS
Morse’s Bit Stock......°............. dis
Taper and Straight Shank............ dis
Morse’s Taper Shank dis

40

Com. 4 piece, 6 in...... See oe ees doz net $.%5
Corrugated . 2.6. oi 5.6 ieee Cy
AGJUSCADIG 5 coos. occ coe os ie ke dis %&10
XPANSIVE BITS.
Clar’s, small, $i8 00; large, $26 00. dis
Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis
FILES—New List.
American File Association List...... dis
PISBTON R55. as sesh see ek dis
New American: .........2...5 scececes dis
NIChOISON’ Si. oss dis
Boller 6 seco ses he ee dis
Heller’s Horse RASS.) os. cess 2 OS

GALVANIZED IRON,
Nos. 16 to 20, . @and 24, 2and26, 27
List 2 18 4 bb

Discount, 60
Stanley Rule and Laval Co: ee dis
i.
Maydole & Co.’s

of Rest—

is$ 40/]
5010 | 132,

60 Screw Hyed. dis
Hook’s

49} Pumps, Cistern

‘Cherry, Nos. 1 une Bod ee Sar ebcas 45 (

“Maple, so
Maple, Roa! land2..

* .Red Oak, Nos.1 and 2

 

Spiders ...... seed enseereeeeces ae
Gray enaiicled: Oar eres ee ee @
woven FURNISHING GOODS.
Stamped Tin Ware.............. new list
Tapmitied Tin Ware... 8.265 ee
Granite Iron Ware.............cccha cece

HOES.
Grab 1 $11 00, dis
Gb ee LH L 50 dis

KNOBS—NEW LIST.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...... dis
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings

Door, porcelain, plated teieniings: Rete
Door, porcelain, trimmings........ figs:
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain waueles dis
Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ...........
PROMACILG!. oo ee es oe dis

LOCKS—DOOR.

Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’ 8 new list. .dis
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s . Gis
Branford’s 2... 2... 0.2 <..0-< A
Norwalk’s ae -+ dis

Stanley Rule and Level ¢ Co. Oe : bie dis

Sperry & Co.’s, Post i naudied Oia ogee, dis 50
MILLS.

Coffee, Parkers Co0.’8.............. ce cc cece dis 40
Coffee, P.S.& W.Mfg. Co. a ais 40
Coffee, Landers, Ferry &Clark’s ..dis 40
Coffee, Enterprise.................0..0005 tdis 25

MOLASSES GATES. ;
Stebbin’s Pattern .................... dig 60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine...... ............. dis — 60&10
Enterprise, self-measuring.......... dis 25

NAILS —TRON.

Common, Brad and Fencing.
10d tO: G00 ce 8 keg $2 2
Sand 9d advices. ce
6d and 7d adv....... Ooh tule Soe Ne. ee oe
4d and 5d adv......... a gueoe cul Ue ad
SC AGVENCO oe eee,
30 (ING ADVANCE... i... ce ccc ecco te oa
@lineh nails, adv. eo ee
Finishing Lx 10d 8d 6a 4d
Size—inches 2% 2 1%
Adv. # keg gi 150 175 200
Steel Nails—2 2
OILERS.

Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent.............. cen
Zine, with brass bottom.................. 50
Brass gt Copper... ee ais 50
N@aper. oie 0 hos ese. per eee barr net
Onmsteaa’s os 50&10

Ohio Tool Co.’s, taney Di eee ctes ese ee dis 40@10

Sciota Benen. dis 56@55

Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy Eee tee gus dis 40@10

Bench, first{quality.................... dis 50@5i

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... .dis20&10

PANS.

HY, AGING oo ie nese cc eG dis 50&10

Common, polished..................0.05 dis60&10

Drippine. f 0.00. esse eds ke Rb 6
RIVETS

Tron and Tinned....................-. dis 55

Copper Rivets and Burs............. dis 60

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.
**A’’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24to 27 10 20
**B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9 20
Broken packs \%c # ibhextra. ~

ROPES.

Sisal, % in. and larger.................... . 114
Mania oe ee 12%
SQUARES.

Steel and Iron.... 2.2.0.2. 0... cece cess dis 70&10
Try and Bevels. . 3.0. ic eo es dis 60
MEG yoo es ee ee dis 20
SHEET IRON.

Com. Smooth. Com.
Nos 10:to 14005 $4 20 $
NGS IS 60 122 ss bee 4 20
INOS, IS £0 2h ec ee re 4 20
INOSS 22:10) 24g oo 4 20
INOS 225 00 260 ooo ese ob 4 a

2h
All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over * inches
wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.
In casks of 600 Ibs, @ b..........0.......
In smaller quansities, @ t..............
'ACKS.

.American, all kinds.................. dis

Steel, all-kinds © oo.) foc. in. Soc e eo et dis
Swedes, all kinds..................... dis
Gimp and Tace: ..0.. 26. kc ck dis
Cigar Box Nails... ......2. oss 6. oe dis

go | Finishing Nails....................... dis

Common and Patent Brads.. .dis
Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis
Trunk and Clout Nails.

Leathered Carpet Tacks........... : i
TINNER’S SOLDER.

_ No.1, Refined. 2.5.5.6) 060.2

Market Half-and-half............. ae.
Strictly Half-and-half..................
TIN PLATES.
IC, 10x14, Charcoal................ 5 co 2
Ix, 10x14, @WarecOal. o 2k oc se
Wxi2, Charcoal... .... oe. ccc aces
12x12, Ohareoal, 220.2.)
IC, 14x20, Charcoal................0005
Ix, 14x20, Charcoal. .:. 0.2.5.0... 5. S5
IxXx, 14x20, Charcoal. ce. osccs os. Fig 8 75
TXXX, 14x20, Charcool................000. 10 77
, 14 x20, Charcoakicc. 5s 12 55

1x 20x28, Charcoal..2.20 20222222! 15 50

» 100 Plate Charcoal.......... 2.0.2.1 6 50
DX, 100Plate Charcoal.................. 8 50
DX X. 100 Plate Charcoal...... 1. Peay te 50
DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 2 50
Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate addi 50 6 75

rates.
Roofing, 4x20, IC... 2. eck ee 4 90
Roofing, 14x20, a a eae 6 40
Roofing, 20x28, Oe ee, a a 10 50
Roofing, 20x28, EX ee bai ack ae SE 13 50
TIN—LEADED. —
IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... . 5 50
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.......... u a
IC, "20x28, choice Charcoal Terne...........
IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne......... it 00
TRAPS.

Steen Game. os i. a ee 60&10
Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... dis

35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. oe

Hotchkiss’

S, BP: &@ W. Mio. Gos... occ cck ek B0al0

Mouse, CHOKGR oo be Bec cel eat 18¢ # doz

Mouse, delusion..................... $1 50 #8 doz
WIRE.

Bright Market. oo... 0... ccc. ees. ce dis 67%

Annealed Market.................0.00 + W&1vu

Coppered Market.............. &

Extra Bailing. .:- 2.25. 2........

Tinned Market.................. 3

Tinned Broom....... ............. ----8 Db 09

Tinned Mattress.....-...-..0.-.y.. e050. a. Ib 8%

Coppered Spring Steel...............,.

50
Tinned Spring Steel.................... Sie oe E

‘Plain Pence 24. <2. ge oie c ek i.. 8b
Barbed Fence, galvanized................0.. 410
painted .. 22.6025. 208. 250... 8 85
COPper. oo a Sia new list net
TASS OS oe ae new list net
WIRE GOODS.
Bright 3.0. 0.5015) a dis 70810810

Brae ey Pia ee us) dis %70&10&10
Gate Hooks and Eyes.. --dis- 010810
WRENCHES.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..........
Coe’s Genuine........-...--.. see ee eee v dis 50
Coée’s Ptent A gricultural, wrought, dis  —-75
Coe’s Ptent, malleable.............. dis 75&1C
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bird Cages...... gcc eee 50
Hee ee ucaeae .-,- dis 5
Screws, new list............csceeeesescrs 7O&5
Casters, Bed and Plate............. * dissosaogt0
Dampers, American 40
Forks, hoes, oe an pil i seal d _%
Copper Bottoms........... 1.4 s.s00-s- 23¢e
HARDWOOD LUMBER.
The furniture factories here pay as follows
for dry stock:
Basswood, log-run.. backs a 00@14 00
Birch, log-run 16 00@18
Birch, Nos, band 2.22. ........0. eee
Black Ash, log-run............. + eeies 3 00@15 00
Cherry, log-run ee ee eels, 25 00@35

Cherry,
Maple, log-
ae

Maple, clear, flooring
Maple, white, selecte
Re , log-run......

70&10&10 |

18 00 | 66
“aagtg| DEB 7

 

E Lite the potato. between ihe, havent.
of the late rains and the recent frosts was
0 | phenomenal, in some cases amounting to a

change from the size of a walnut to that of
a double fist. Of course, such rapid growth
does not conduce to the good quality of the
potato, but as size as quite essential when
the price is good, the change is very ac-
ceptable. I look to see potatoes decline to
40 cents in most of the Northern buying
points and I hardly think the price will go
much above that figure during the winter.”

 

Ste apply ‘for them thousar
tickets, limited one year. ‘from:

issue, good for the one person named ‘the
ticket, at two cents per mile, or $20-p
ticket. These tickets are good on the ¢

cago & Grand Trunk and Detroit, Grand
Haven & Milwaukee Railways Company's —
steamers between Grand Haven and Mi
waukee, the Michigan Air Line and De
Division of the Grand Trunk, and theGreat —
Western Division of the Grand Trunk be- —
tween Port Huron and Niagara Falls, and
between Detroit and Niagara Falls, and on
the line of the New York, Lake Erie & .
Western Railway between ‘Niagara Falls
and Buffalo in either direction.

 

Big Sellers for

IWIGW AM ISSaSe

the Eioliday Trade.

Just the Thing for House Wear.

MGW 8.6 ee ee $10 25
Men’s, with soles Moc widecuwees Seles fore Goss 11 50
Boys’ and Women’s................000000. 8 %
Boys’ and Women’s, with soles........... 19 00

Net 30 days.

G.R.MAYHEW, -

Youth’s and Misses...................... baie: 25
Youth’s and Misses, with soles.. 8 25
Children’s... ee 6 25
Children’s, with soles.............-.... 0005 700

Send in your orders at once to

- Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

W. STEELE Pack

 

ne & Provision C6,

JOBBERS IN

FRESH

MEATS.

Stock Yards and Packing House, Grandville Ave.,

Grand Rapids,

Mich.

 

VINDEX

Tae Best

5-Cc. CIC AR

In the World.

STRAIGHT HAWANA LONG FILLER,

SUMATRA

WRAPPER.

GLARK, JAWELL & GO,

Sole Agents for Western Mich.

 

JENNKSS & McGURDY,

Importers and Manufacturers’ Agents,

DEALERS IN

Crockery, China, Glassware,

Fancy Goods of all Descriptions,

HOTEL AND STEAMBOAT GOODS,

Bronze and hibrary Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, Eis.,

73 and 75 Jefferson Ave.,

DEYTROTLT,

MICH,

 

Wholesale Agents for Duffield’s Canadian Lamps,

 

TERY OUR OELEBRATED

TRADE MARK

CHOP”

 

‘This tea i is grown in the Province of Surunga, which district, all Japanese

@20 00 produces the most regular leaf and best drinking Tea of the many plantations now

ing. Each year some new district becomes known, but none grow any tea

‘from Surunga.
ing for this market.

eq
Our Teas are carefully picked by-the natives, and the leaf well
00 | They are then sent to Yokohoma, where special attention is given to the firin eo nd }
We can highly recommend our ‘Bex .CHop” Tea, and To

a mh rich es tea will Fee ae he its many ae Try it and be ‘con

 

Runs

ron SHINS

DOUBLE* THICK
: ALL D att Le Me

ect. physique.

flerchants,

Specialties: Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots.

Ordinary Rubber Boots
always Wear out first on
the ball. The CANDEE

DRY GOODS, ==
Hosiery, Carpets, Ete. =
0 ald 8 Monroe St., Gray

JOBBERS IN

 

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

 

 

ormed. woman is more of a ae

rhite crow. Pretty faces be-

oO York girls as a part of the or-

ry courtesy of nature. Beautiful wom-

‘en, so far as hair and lips and eyes can

tribute to beauty, are not uncommon

its, but grace, or even symmetry of fig-

re, is among society girls or shop girls

practically unknown. Five women out of

ten whom one passes on the street are de-
formed. _

_ August isa. good month in which to study

‘the female tam divine. Thick clothing is
an impossibility. Wraps of all descriptions
are cast aside. In the cotton gown, which
fashion has decreed shall be as close-fitting
and as severe in its outlines as its woolen,
tailor-made model, no amount of padding
and no make up, however ingenious, can
disguise certain facts which are patent to

everybody with eyes.
-. The average New York girl has two

- strong points—her head and her hands.
The head _ is well shaped and well set upon
the shoulders. It is not large, but is alert
in every turn and movement. It impresses
the observer as belonging to a sensitive, in-

‘telligent, highly civilized type, whether he

sees the face or confines his view to the tip

of the ear and the coils of the hair. The
hands have grown progressively better since
tight gloves went out and out-of-door exer-

cise came in. As a rule, they are not

_ plump enough to be positiyely pretty, but
1 is and archery have given them a more

‘muscular, healthy, usable look than their
pallid predecessors of a dozen years ago.

- But the figure! That is a cultivated pro-
duct, and as compared with the wild growth
ives one a curious idea of the feminine ag-

‘iculturists who have taken its training in

_ hand. One has to reckon, in the first place,
‘with the designed, and, in the second place,

“with the accidental. That is, one has to take
into account the conventional shape which
the girl tries to model herself into, and the
‘Various modifications of that shape brought

: about by the manner of life, work, exercise,
ete.

___ As a basis for the various exigencies of

_ life to work themselves out upon, the New
York girl for four or five years past has

started with Mrs. Langtry. There never

‘was a figure exhibited in New York that be-

_ ‘ame more popular or more widely imitated

- than the Langtry figure, and, allowing for

. ‘the faint touch of caricature that marks an
imitation as distinguished from the original, ‘f LF

_ and sometimes for the broader caricature mn

that shows the difference between dress edu- ae : Se ee
_ cation and non-education, there are some vy. &. Denison,
thousands of duplicates of the Langtry 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street,
GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.

waist and shoulders walking about the
SI, CHARLES,

streets to-day. The Lily’s neck is beautiful,
J- W. MORSE, Manager.

but her shape is English, and bad English,
REED CITY, - Mich.

i

We

i

amine the

, i

TZ

E. G. STUDLEY & CO., Grand Rapids.
Jobbers of

Rubber and Oi! Clothing of all kinds,
Horse and Wagon Covers, Leather and
Rubber Belting and Mill and Fire Depart-
ment Supplies. Send for price list.

 

8. HEYMAN & SON, 48 Canal St, Grand Rapils
MM

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

U

The popularity of Muzzy’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-

 

 

oung with h hy
| Mrs. Jenness Miller, the new dress reform- |"
er, will succeed, if she succeeds, because
__|she is herself. Harmony from top to toe,
Miss Grace H. Dodge, the school commis-
- | Sioner, has one of the best figures in New
York. One can see splendid figures in
Castle Garden any day in the week, but
they never appear outside {t; because the
~}immigrant’s first exploring tour is directed
| toward a cheap clothing shop, where she
throws aside the German or Swedish bodice
| and puts on the corset, which she laces the DO YOU Wwan Tr A:
tighter to make up for lost time. / NC
Sitting in the office of a woman physi- ; il cn nn
cian the other day, I noticed a collection of on ae CA
‘buttons that lay on a tray on her writing a MAT | | |
desk. ‘Snapped off women’s gowns,” she a | |
said in answer to my look of inquiry. “A HI
good proportion of my -patients can’t put
on their bonnets when they rise to go with-
out unfastening their dresses to enable them
to lift their hands to their heads. In the
unbuttoning or buttoning up process, one
will fly off and hide itself in the corner. [
keep a bunch of flowers,” and she pointed
to a vase of golden rod, ‘for an unlucky
one to cover deficiencies with when we
can’t find the truant button.”
A masseuse, who has seen considerable
service in wealthy families, told me one day
that in years she had administered massage
to only one woman whoseribs were not dis-
placed by corset wearing. In a certain
studio in the city the place of honor is oc-
cupied by a series of. studies in marble of a
beautiful foot. It is taken in every position
that a foot could be supposed to occupy—in
repose and as it would appear walking, run-
ning, balanced on the toes, ete. Once the
sculptor saw a human foot, a woman’s
foot, that was fit to take a cast from. He
never expected to get another model of any
use to him, and perpetuated that in a vari-
ety of attitudes,
cere
Five energetic young men can obtain sal-
aried positions with the Metal Back Album
Co., Battle Creek.

BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS

Wholesale Grocers.

IMPORTERS OF

Teas, Lemons and Foreign Fruits

SOLE AGENTS FOR

 

 

PORTABLE AND STATIONARY

ENGINES

From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills
Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft
ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for
Complete Outfits.

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,

Solis Agents,

77 to 838 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

“Acme” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros,

 

Soaps and Niagara Starch.

 

Send for Cigar Catalogue and

 

and the copies made out of all sorts of flesh
and blood material naturally exaggerage its
_ worst points.
_ A good example of the second-hand Lily
| ‘was one of the throng ef workers that pour-
ed out of a big dry goods store at the closing
hour the other night. She was a sunset-
theaded belle, twenty years old or there-
: good-looking, neatly dressed and
very like her original in natural figure and
Superinduced build. As I looked at her, her
shoulders, though really small, seemed of
disproportionate size. The shoulder blades,
_ through dress necessities, were pushed out
. at an angle and the shoulders forced for-
_ ward, giving a tilted prominence to tke

lent quality.

sumer. All wholesale and retail grocers
The most practical
a ask for Special Inside Prices
Robt. 8. West

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

7 7 hand Roaster in the
world. Thousands in
tion. They are simple
durable and econom-
should be without
one. Roasts coffee
fection.

Send for circulars.
150 Long St.,
Cleveland, Ohio.

on anything in our line.

 

PLACE to secure a thorough
and useful education is at the
GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) Bust-
NESS COLLEGE. write for Col-
lege Journal. Address, C.G. SWENSBERG.

whole upper part of the body. The chest
was a trifle flat. The waist was six or eight
‘inches too small and unnaturally round,

LUCIUS C, WEST,
P A i 7 Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor
of American and Foreign patents.

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

 

 

Across the bust ran the prominent line that
marked the corset top, and from this point
to the waist line the body was as unrespon-
ive to muscle movements, as rigid and al-
- most as much beyond its owner’s control as
if it had been molded out of dead clay. The
hips were too large. With the swaying of
the draperies and the swish and swing of
the extensive bustle, the figure gave the im-
pression of being insecurely fastened in the
Mniddle, and one involuntarily hoped the
linge might not give way and the thing
eakintwo. The probabilities are that her
ves would have showed bad garter marks
d that she would not have bared her feet,
cept in strictest privacy, fora good round
im. i

F. J. LAMB & Co.,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

FRUITS AND VEGETABLES,

Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Etc.,

B aNd 10 Joma Steeel, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH

SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FILLING ORDERS.

Auxiliary Associations,

Wishing to procure outfits for their Col-
lection Departments, are invited to exam-
ine the following quotations, which are for
fine work on good quality of paper:

FULL OUTFIT--$I5,

30 Books Blue Letters, 50 in book.
500 Record Blanks,

500 Notification Sheets.

250 Last Calls.

500 Envelopes.

HALF OUTFITS~-SI0,

500 Blue Letters, old style.
250 Record Blanks.

250 Notification Sheets.
125 Last Calls.

500 Envelopes.

VIRANDIT MILL COMPANY,

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Flour, Feed,
Grain and
Baled Hay,

25 Pearl Street,

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH.
0. E. Brown, Gen. Mgr.

. AINSWORTH,

JOBBER IN

W7OOL.
GLOWER, TIMOTHY SEED and BEANS.

Parties Wishing to Buy or Sell above are Invited to Correspond.

76 South Division St, - - - - Grand Rapids, Mich

GURTIS3, DUNYON & ANDREWS

Fine Sample Rooms in Gonneckion,

This spacious and admirably construct-
ed New Brick Hotel is now open to the
public. It is provided with all the Modern
Improvements. The rooms are large, airy
and pleasant, in suits or single, and newly
furnished throughout. The design of man-
; : : agement is to make this house one of coin-
This English figure is a very good work- 3
g pattern, and sometimes, passin g a clus- fort and pleasure to its guests.
of girls on the pavement who have given
y years to its cultivation, one can guess
ihe every-day habits that have brought
out individual peculiarities differentiating
sure from figure and adding special to gen-
u deformity. An English waist on a girl
10 doesn’t take much exercise is apt to re-
in closest to the average type.
ms are the only characteristic in such
‘added. _An English figure at a clerk’s
copyist’s or stenographer’s desk always
one shoulder, and sometimes one whole
, higher than the other.
ut it is the athletic girl, the new type of
im for pretty nearly all the
‘brother takes up, who is, if she
sly cultivated her figure, the
rmed girl of all. There is noth-
letics and corsets, mixed or in
loses, to bring out the possibilities
twists and abnormal developments
girl. All British femininity is
engaged in screaming contradic-
Labouchere, because he had the
| to declare that tennis-playing
rooked. ‘In a half dozen groups
ark, I picked out four players
shoulders were noticeably of
6 from the left and six or sey-
1¢ same thing, though less ob-
ia $0, smamitont ftoalt-—the
enlarging the muscles, and.
ag them out of place
uneven development
0 row in corsets are
ra muscular develop-
h here the

 

The Traveling Public are cordiaily in-
vited.

Vhe Stu adard of Excellence

KINGSFORD'S

 

 

 

AKSTER & FOX.

Manufacturers’ Agts. for

MAW and Grist Ml
M AceInERy

Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds,
of Wood-Working Machinery, saws
Belting and Oils.

 

 

 

ire te eee
re EAE cgi as eee aes frinee See : : u we can subst: 10 ue
ef ge ay EAN Oeil ‘ : e _| Letter in latest form, as recommended by the
sf, Oo 70 CORN ST, in cen tion, for $12.50
Kingsford’s ae Tee ae niet Puddings, [eacescartnan rte cap
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ritten Especially for THE TRADESMAN.
tisa popular impression with sundry
nsophisticated ‘and inexperienced gentle-
men of bucolic associations that a fine sec-
1 ion of farming country and a branch rail-
‘oad are about the only essentials requisite
‘or the building up of a populous and pro-
-gressive town, and to this impression are
due a great many handsome fortunes among
speculative railroad men. No matter how
_/frequently and effectively it is demonstrated
- that the two features mentioned are merely
adjuncts to the growth and importance of a
community, every scheme organized for the
building of mythical cities on proposed lines
F of new roads finds tie usual number of
gullible admirers and investors. :
The Pineburg & Saltboro R. R. Co., for
instance, discovers that by building fifty or
- sixty miles of track it can become a com-
peting line with other through roads, and,
- after a careful outlook, it determines to put
S down the rails; which is a sensible and
_ business-like conclusion. The P. &S. Co.
- would construct the line, of course, without
 °a cent of bonus, but it secures the services
-of the eminent railroad boomer, Mr.
. Sparkler, and gives him a liberal commis-
sion, to convince the people along the pro-
’ posed route that without their hearty aid
|. and assistance the road will dodge off in
; some unreasonable and impractiable direc-
: tion, and that the goldene opportunity of
: wy their lives is before them. And the lambs
: are readily shorn, and before the first spike
is driven the P. & S. Co. has ‘‘the right of
way” guaranteed and a goodly number of
thousand in pledges with which to eventual-
ly re-imburse itself for its outlay; and be-
fore the first spike is driven numberless
‘, _ city lots have been platted and put on the
e market, along the proposed route, and every
% " forty-acre farmer within a mile or two of
| the contemplated line imagines himself a
pS ‘ gnillionaire.
Nee * * * * *
|. Samuel Snobbles, general dealer of Dull-
“burg, was in town a few days ago, and I
maturally inquired of Samuel how business
a "was flourishing in his locality.
qd. “Business,” said Snobbles, ‘‘is jus’
“a-booming at Dullburg. Last week nine
chattle mortgages were recorded in one day;
| six attachments were served: one dealer
_ hung himself, and two others are under ar-
est for burning their buildings. Talk
a out business! Ill bet there were more
' goods sold in my store Jast Saturday than
« | pee whole town disposed of.”
‘Lively day, was it?”
**You bet!”
**What were your sales, Mr. Snobbles?”
**A little over fourteen hundred!”
“Great Cesar! That was a big trade.
it must have kept you busy!”
“Oh, not particularly—but the sheriff
‘Said it was the hardest day’s work he’d done
fois yer ”

   

  

   
    
 
  
 
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
   

 

  

 

 

 

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When I iirst knew Snobbles he was a jol-

iy and prosperous country merchant, with a
satisfactory trade and sufficient financial
backbone to discount his bills and secure
him the closest quotations from the jobbers;
ut recently I notice that he appears

ured and misanthropic, and to this fact
: probably due his evident exaggeration in
re the business condition of Dull-

burg.

_AIthink that I can account for the change
that has come over Snobbles. A few years
ago, Dullburg was a lively and tidy little

_ hamlet of four or five hundred people, sit-
mated atleast a dozen miles from any sta-
tion. Its trade was, of. course, a purely
wricultural one, but its merchants and me-
chanics were reasonably proportioned to its
e stomers. In short, peace and quiet and
plenty reigned in Dullburg, and although
0 golden Showers of wealth were poured
2 onits inhabitants, it was almost totally des-
» titute of those conglomerate elements of
a umanity, that in too many localities are
inded together for the evident purpose of

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fitable as possible.
the Arcadian- business is rarely satis-
y to the American sovereign of specu-
ng propensities, and the Dullburgers
no exception to therule. Although,
5 Not exactly aware of the fact, they
liscontented with their peaceful, un-
land hundrom existence and vague-
for excitement and revolution.

e one cold evening in the winter
hile Dullburg was. buried in
up of men in one of the
0 untry passed a resoiu-
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ng the life of the trader as joyless and |

flooded the market. with bankrupt goods,
and the old-time prosperity of the mes
merchants vanished forever.

‘The new road was a financial success, but
as its local traffic was of small moment, all
the interest its managers and owners took
in Dullburg was to rigorously exact the
amounts subscribed by its people. Among
the rest Snobbles was notified to pay up, but
as that individual had become very much
disgusted over his speculation, he stubborn-
ly refused to respond, and, in consequence,
soon found himself engaged in a legal fight
with a wealthy and ‘“‘soulless” corporation.
The case went from court to court, was
sent back occasionally for new trials, and
Snobbles, on the whole, rather worsted the
company; but, unfortunately, during all the
litigation Snobbles’ store wasn’t paying
expenses, his surplus funds were rapidly
evaporating and by the time the case was
finally wound up his business was also
wound up, and the savings of years passed
into the possession of his attorneys.

‘‘Havn’t made anything lately, you say?”
said the victim of modern enterprise and
progression, as I was sympathizing with
him on his misfortunes, ‘‘but I have,
though! I’ve made whet every infernal fool
of acountry merchant that doesn’t know
enough to keep out of the railroad business
will make, sooner or later, and that’s an as-

signment.”
%* * *& * *%

I am not one of those who decry the im-
portance and convenience of railroads, but
were they four-fold as important and con-
venient, it would not excuse their owners
for begging and ‘“‘bulldozing” the public in-
to building their lines, without an equiva-
lent in return; but as long as new routes
are constructed, and as long as oleaginous
and oloquent Sparklers can be subsidized,
so long will there be Snobbleses and Dull-

burgs.
— O_O

Our Miscellaneous Column.

THE TRADESMAN has received many vol-
untary acknowledgments of the value of its
Miscellaneous Column. A recent mail brings
in the following testimonial from Ramsey,
Morgan & Jenks, the well-known Kalkaska
grocers:

‘“‘We are satisfied Tue TRADESMAN is
the paper for a want ad.”

CINSENG ROOT.

We pay the highest pricefor it. Address

Peck Bros,, Druggists, Grand Rapids, Mich,

SODD c& CoO.,

JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE
And Full Line Summer Goods.
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BARK loaded on board cars at any
side track on the G. R. & I. or C&W.
M. Railroads. Correspondence solicit-
ed.

f N. B. CLARK,

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IMPORTERS OF

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OWNERS OF THE FOLLOWING CELEBRATED BRANDS:

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JOBBER OF

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aon Dike B. M. A; Savcrtises to
$5,000 in bonuses to manufactur-
rprises which will locate atthat place.
Saugatuck B. M. A. has completed
rganization by electing J.F.Henry Presi-
L.A. Phelps Secretary and E. Wisner
‘Treasurer.
- "Phe following Associations have re-affili-
ated with the State body during the past
week: Muskegon, 100 members; Traverse
_ City, 100; Alba, 17; Dimondale, 20; East-
port, 9.
The Sturgis B. M. A. offers a site on the

o G. R. & I. track and a brick structure con-

- taining boiler and engine to any practical
miller who will operate a 100 barrel roller
process mill.

Owosso Times: Secretary Lamfrom, of
the Owosso Business Men’s Association, re-

- eeived a letter last week from a knitting
factory firm, relative to a location in Owos-

80. The factory employs from 75 to 100

hands and makes all kinds of knit goods.

- THe TRADESMAN commends the course
of the North Muskegon B. M. A. in seeking
affiliation with the State body at the same
time the organization was effected. The

- members of that Association realized that
while local organization was a good thing,
affiliation with the State body would double
the benefits legitimately accruing to the
work, and they governed themselves accord-
ingly.

Occasional complaints are made by local
secretaries relative to misspelled names on
the State list. On investigation, it is invar-
iably found that the trouble arises from the
carelessness of the local secretaries, in trans-
ferring the names from their record sheets
tothe State reporting blanks. Too great
care cannot be exercised in reporting names
for publication on the State sheets, and it is
to be hoped that it will not be necessary to
repeat this reminder.

The Michigan Business Men’s Association
has filed articles of incorporation with the
Secretary of State, at Lansing, and received
full authority to charter local associations in
accordance with the provisions of Act No.
190, Public Acts of 1887. It is to be hoped
that all the local associations will procure
charters as soon as possible and conform to
the improved methods adopted by the recent
State convention, in order that all the local
bodies of the State may be working in har-
mony.

Lyons Herald: While in Pewamo last
Saturday, we visited several business places,
among them the store of.E. R. Holmes,

Secretary of the Pewamo Business Men’s

Association. We were struck with the way
they have in Pewamo of making public
their ‘‘black list.” A board is fastened ina
conspicuous place, upon which is plainly
written the names of those who have not
heeded the ‘“‘second warning.” A talk with
several members of the Association showed
them united in a common purpose, deter-
mined to protect their business interests.
Everyone seemed bent on pushing to its ut-
most their several branches of trade and one
eomes soon to understand that Pewamo is
the biggest little town in Michigan.

. Cadillac News: The second annual meet-
ing of the Cadillac Business Men’s Associa-
tian was held on Wednesday evening at the
council rooms. A new constitution and by-
laws were adopted and the Association will
at once be incorporated as an auxiliary body
to the Michigan Business Men’s Association,
now incorporated under an act of the last
Legislature. The Cadillac organization
now has fifty-nine active members and one

honorary member. Officers were elected
“for the ensuing yearas follows: President,
J. ©. McAdam; Vice-President, L. J. Law;
Secretary, M. T. Woodruff; Treasurer, P.
Medalie. The Executive Committee con-
sists of President McAdam, Secretary
Woodruff, Vice-President Law, F. S. Kield-
- gon and W. M..Gow. The citizens of

“Cadillac have reason to expect much good

to result from the organization of her busi-
- ness men.
a

Retail Grocers’ Association.

. Atthe regular semi-monthly meeting of
the Retail Grocers’ Association, to be held
- this evening, the question of merging the
_ organization into a Business Men’s Associa-
tion will come up for discussion and action.
Such a project has been under advisement
for some time and it is understood that a
majority of the members favor the change.
~In case the change is made, membership in
e Association will be open to any reputa-
ble business man and a public improvement
ture will be added to the work, placing
organization onthe same basis as the

nety other associations in the State oper-
ader charters from the Michigan

Men’s Association. B. F. Emery

uMoroUs description of: a

| greeab. y surprised bya frost '
| ahead of time, which will curtail the pack yin
‘to such au extent that they will be able to
supply jobbers with only 60 per cent of

the amount contracted.

Cable advices are to the effect that a prom-
inent authority estimates the German beet
sugar crop at 940,000 to 950,000 tons,
against 1,012,500 tons last year. On Friday
quite a bullish cable was received from
London announcing very unfavorable har-
vesting weather for the beet crop and re-
porting the London sugar market strong
with an advancing tendency.

The total stock of Brazil coffee in New
York on September 29 was 321,522 bags.
and the total stock in other ports was 55,-
086 bags, making the total United -States
stock 376,608 bags. . With the addition of
75,000 bags afloat, the.total American visi-
ble supply amounts to 451,608 bags, against
512,892 bags at this time last year and 471,-
592 bags last week.

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ADULTERATION.

Dangers to Which Young Children are
Exposed.

evils of adulteration:

The most dangerous adulteration of the
day is to be found, not in those instances
where the purchaser is cheated in strength
or in quality. A child sleeps, nowadays, in
aroom whose wall paper with arsenic pat-
tern reriders the air deadly, and whose win-
dow curtains of lead and arsenic dye load
the air with death; the flushed and feverish
sufferer wakes to draw on brown and yellow
steckings, dangerous with picric dyes, puts
on a hat whose inner leather lining has been
bleached by a cheap but noxious process,
hugs a wax doll whose complexion has been

dye, drinks a glass of milk which impure
water has deprived of a fifth of its natural
strength and has charged with the germs of
disease, slips a bun into the lunch basket in
which chromate of lead has been stirred by
the economical baker, starts for school
sucking a stick of pistache candy, which
owes its tint to Scheele’s green, is treated by

other preparation of arsenic, and when the
unfortunate victim of these daily dangers,
sown inthe path of a civilized child, suc-
cumbs to their manifold poisons, the parents
mourn over the obscure providences of God
which remove from us the young in all the
opening vigor of childhood. This is no im-
aginative sketch. Report and analysis
could be quoted for each specification.
>.> <<
From the President of the Pennsylvania
Association.

PITTsBURG, Sept. 3, 1887.
Frank Hamilton, Traverse City:
DEAR Srr—Yotur kind and cordial invita-
tion to attend the convention of the Michi-

| gan Business Men’s Association is at hand.

Will you kindly express my _ sincere re-
grets, as, owing to business relations which
Iam unable to leave unattended, I cannot
be with you? Accept the enclosed as a to-
ken of my earnest desire to be with you on
that auspicious occasion. Although not
with you in person, my sentiments and sym-
pathies are firmly with you in the good and
noble cause.

As a humble officer of the State Associa-
tion, I tender you the cordial greetings of

sociation has the best wishes of our forty
local associations, numbering over four
thousand members. It would be a great
pleasure to me personally and of much prof-
it to our State Association to be represent-
ed at every state convention of sister state
associations. I hope that, in the future, it
may become a regular order of business in
each state association (as our objects and
aims are very Similar) to appoint one or
more officers to represent them at the other
annual state conventions. Organized effort
has been too long and sadly neglected in our
business. By a thorough co-operation of the

of a legislative nature, as well as of a gener-
al character and of the utmost importance to
all, state as well as inter-state, could be
properly provided for.

I have taken great pleasure in reading and
learning of the good work you have accom-
plished by your organization, and can assure
you that I have been greatly encouraged in
our work by your success. I shall be pleased
to take you by the hand in the near future,
and hope to have the pleasure of presenting
you to our State Association in convention
at Philadelphia on October 18, 1887.

Wishing vou all the success which your
efforts so richly deserve, I remain,

Fraternally yours,
JOHN A. HARBAUGH,
President Retail Merchants’ Association of

Pennsylvania.

—-s0——_____

Call for a State Salesmen’s Convention.

We, the members of the Sault Ste. -Marie
Salesmen’s Protective Association, haye re-
solved that it would be a great advantage to
all salesmen throughout the State to calla
convention, to be composed of at least one
member from each place, for the purpose of
organizing a State Association of Salesmen,
having for its object the securing of shorter
hours, better remuneration and the general-
advancement of all salesmen, wherever they
are.

We would like to call the convention for
January 1, 1888, and we can do soif all con-
cerned are willing and will give this com-
munication prompt notice, and let us know
whether they can send a delegate or not.

Should there be no regular Association at
your place, the salesman into whose hands
this should fall will please call a meeting of
all the salesmen in your city, todecide what
you will do.

Believing, as we de, that this ‘matter i is
one of great importance to all salesmen, we
beg of you to give it careful consideration,
and report.as soon as — e :

Gro. E. COLLIER,
President Sault. Ste. Marie Balpeinee » Pro-
_ tective Petes

 

ree weeks:

The Philadelphia Press thus portrays the

colored by another soluble and dangerous:

a school-mate to an ice-cream colored by an-:

that body, and can assure you that your As- |-

organized state associations, many matters |

ee of ‘trade anc bus
beenformed for the purpose of cireumvent-.
g the *‘beat” who buys without intending
to pay and of reaching him when by any
chanee he has succeeded in his design.. But
the ‘‘beat” still flourishes at the cost of the
butcher, the baker and candlestick maker,
to say nothing of the grecer; the tailor and
the hotel keeper. ‘‘Black list” and ‘‘confi-
‘dential circular” are alike futile; and when
the army of ‘‘beats” is supplemented by the
army of unfortunates who would pay if they
could, but cannot, the array of bad debts
reaches colossal proportions.

One of the newest devices for forcing col-
lections is the attacking of the delinquent
through the postofiice. The patience of cred-
itor and collector having failed, the debtor
receives some morning through the mail his
bill inclosed in an envelope whereon is in-
scribed in large letters the legend, *‘Bad
Debts.” At the same time he is apprised
that unless his particular bad debt is liqui-
dated his bill will continue to seek him out
with just such an envelope until it is paid.

In certain cases, no doubt, this method is
as effective as its inventors and users claim.
Some bad debtors can, unquestionably, be
shamed by such a proceeding into paying a
debt which they would otherwise permit to
outlaw. We doubt very much, however, if
the method is efficacious enough in the long
run or with the mass of bad debtors to justi-
fy the resort to it. The true ‘‘beat’’ cannot
be shamed in any such fashion. On the
contrary, he will regard himself upon the re-
ception of a ‘‘Bad Debt” missive as a mar-
tyr and hold himself justified thereafter in
refusing payment if he has never before at-
tempted justification. With the ‘‘slow”
man or the unfortunate the process will be
equally barren of results. The former, if in
passable credit, will be angered and aban-
don, if he ever entertained it, the intent to
pay. The latter will be hurt, perhaps, but
he will not be made any more capable of
payment.

There is risk, too, in the resort to this
method of attempting to collect ‘‘bad
debts.” The sending of such an envelope
as we have described is a direct atiack on
‘the credit of the person to whom it is ad-
dressed, and, unquestionably, libelous. If
the recipient has any credit at all and is in-
jured therein, he can secure damages from
the sender if not from the creditor who au-
thorizes collection in such fashion. ‘There
would be no risk, of course, if all bad
debtors were ‘‘beats;” but such, as we have
already pointed out, is not the fact. It
very often happens that the non-payment
of.a bill is due to a dispute as to the amount
or as to the fact of indebtedness. <A ‘‘bad
debt” envelope, out of which it is inti-
mated a lawsuit may grow, was brought in
yesterday in which there is a difference of
two dollars between creditor. and debtor.
The former claims there are four dollars due.
The latter admits that there are two which
he honestly means to pay—or did mean to
pay before his credit was attacked in the
manner described. The sum is too small
for litigation, but it is easy to see that in
such a case—and there are many of them—
the creditor or his collector could not well
do a more unwise thing than to inclose his
bill in a libelous envelope.

Creditors will, nevertheless, run the risk
of this scheme or any other which gives the
faintest promise of securing bad debts.
But, by and by, perhaps, they will learn
that the true method of dealing with bad
debts is not tohave any. If our credit sys-
tem were not grossly abused in the frantic
rush to do business and make sales, there
would be no bad debts worth scheming to
collect.

——————

A Word about Pepper.
From the Spice Mill Companion.

Black pepper is a native of the East In-
dies, but is now grown in many tropical
countries. The common black pepper of
commerce consists of the dried berries
which have become wrinkled. There are
only two kinds common to this market,
Singapore and Sumatra, known by import-
ers as West Coast. The latter is the kind

not so handsome, and, second, because it
costs a little less: but this is not always a
good rule, as we will hereafter show. The
Singapore is heavier and more solid than the
Sumatra, and is more acceptable to be sold
whole; and in its whole state it will stand
considerable manipulating. As pepper fre-
quently comes to market in a very dusty
state, arising in a measure from handling,
whereby the outer wrinkled skin, especially
in poorer grades, is knocked off, some man-
ufacturers lay considerable stress on the fact
that they sift their pepper before grinding,
and thus present to their customers the
clean berry ground. Suchathing may have
been done, but as the writer has been
through this business, he merely asserts that
those who so pretend lay themselves open
to suspicion. To extract the grit would add
to the reputation of any manufacturer, even
if he made no pretense about it all. We
know that the shell or skin on good pepper
contains the essential constituentof the spice
much more than the inside or kernel, which,
when freed from the shell, produces white,
not black pepper; butthe heavy grains, with
thé shell on, is the best black pepper.

On this account grades are made from the
Singapore after it arrives in this country, to
imitate a superior quality, known as Mala-
bar pepper, which is, for the most part, sent
to England. ‘These grades are known as
Heavy and Shot, and are the result of sep-
arating the crude stock, by subjecting the
whole grains to the ordeal of water, when
the heavy, of course, will sink to the bot-
tom, while the light will float on top; thus
is the separation effected. The light is tak-
en off, and the whole removed from the wa-
ter, is dried as quickly as possible, and so
made salable as before. This is a more cer-
tain way to get the grit out than by sifting,
for, by the water process, the grains are not

lighter. part will bring a fair price to grind.
We will take occasion to say here that, from
experience, we favor a combination in near-
ly all kinds of spices, and even of coffee and
tea, believing that no one kind of coffee is
as good as a combination of two or more
kinds. In this way experts can imitate
higher grades of coffee by the combination
of lower and cheaper grades, and so with
pepper. I would mix Singapore and Suma-
tra, half and half, for grinding, as the latter
is too gray in color, and not pungent

, sein ass to the taste.

 

most in use for grinding, first, because it is P

injured. ‘The shot is of more value, and the

di} orders with 1l the various houses:

f F Hagens, Hoc Decitond / :

ie Mariat Berlin

A B Wolfe, Carson City

EC Spaulding, Woodard & Spaulding, Milo

RA Hast Sperta
Rashe E Whipple, Whipple Harrow Co, Eaton

id

WC oiner Harbor Springs

E Gilbert and FD Hopkins: Gilbert, Hopkins
& Co, Sherman

M Dickinson, Boyne Falls

C A Van Denbergh, Divine & Van Denbergh,
Howard City

LE Walbic echt, Wayland

FB Watkins, Hopkins Station

R Neuman, Dorr

JC Bostick, Manton

ES Pride, Saugatuck

Gordon Earl, Rodney

Geo McCurdy, Sumner

Dr E A Parkinson, Traverse City

L Cook, Bauer

Fred Norris, A Norris & Son, Casnovia

L Perrigo, Burnip’s Corners

S MeNitt & Co, Byron Center

Neal McMillan, ockford

RB McCuilock, Berlin

Dr 8 J Coon, Lisbon

W H Hicks, Morley

EB Wright, manager West Michigan Lum-
ber Co, Woodville

Fred’ § Kieldsen, Cadillac

M Winnie, Traverse City

r Woodhull, Busman X Woodhull, Coopers-
ville

Rk Bredewey, Drenthe

J C Drew, Rockford

F Knapworst, Grand Haven

IJ Quick, Allendale

John F'Gauweiler, Croton

Darling & Roberts, Sparta

S J Martin, Sullivan

John Giles & Co, Lowell

Stickney & Co, Paris

Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland

John Gunstra, Lamont

Mr Heyboer, Heyboer Bros, Drenthe

Mr Daimon, Farrowe & Daimon, Allendale

C H Joldersma, Jamestown

Wm Vermeulen, Beaver Dam

LM Wolff, Hudsonville

Wesley Dunn, Kingsley

Dell Wright, Berlin

R McKinnon, Kent City

H Van Noord, Jamestown

Jas S. Toland, Ross

W G Tefft, Rockford

Darling & Roberts, Sparta

LeFebre & Meyer, Grand Haven

D R Stocum, Rockford

John Damstra, Gitchell

Cutler & Lauster, Ionia

Parkhurst Bros, Nunica

John Smith, Ada

Geo Carrington, Trent

GC Baker, LaBarge

O Narragang & Son, Byron Center

Adam Wagner, Eastmanville

Plumb & Son, Plumb’s Mill

N Bouma, Fisher Station

Morley Bros, Cedar Springs

P Dendel, Hopkins Station

M Gezon, Jenisonville

C K Hoyt, Hndsonville

E Hagadorn, Fife Lake

CE Grant, Blanchard

Peter Hoethe, Muskegon

J N Baker, Chauncey

John Kamps, Zupthen

Geo P Stark, Cascade

N Harris, Big Springs

A M Church, Alpime

AC Barclay, Crosby

DJ McNaughton, Coapel

H Rice, Alpine

Jas Barnes, Austerlitz

N F Miller, Lisbon

Wm Karsten, Beaver Dam

G Ten Horr, Forest Grove

W H Struik, Cannonsburg

J H Robinson, Elgin

J C Benbow, Cannonsburg

LA Paine, Englishville

C O Bostwick & Son, Cannonsburg

Mrs Jos Hiizy, Byron Center

LR Burch, Edgerten

John Kinney, Kinney

S T McLellan, Denison

D D Harris, Shelbyville

L o ekapel Gat Ravenna

Mr. Cha & Chapel, Ada
ae Will J eppetle op 0 Jehnnot & Co, Diamond

ake

Gus Begman, Bauer

RL Willett, Altona

J L Rodemacher, Reno

Jas Fisher, Wayland

CH Deming, Dutton

AB Wolf, Pewamo

GN Reynolds, Belmont

 

 

Leading Cigar Jobbers of Michigan.

EATON & CHRISTENSON.

Wholesale Cigars,
Mich.

 

 

Grand Rapids,

 

 

MISCELLANEOTS.

Hemlock Bark—Tanners at this market are
paying $6 for all offerings of good bark.

Ginseng—Local dealers pay $1.60@$1.70 8 b
for clean washed roots.

Rubber B@ts aud Shoes—Some manufactur-
ers authorize their agents to offer 40 per cent.
and 40 and 5 per. cent., for first and second
quality, respectively, and some are authorized
to sell for 40 and 1244 per cent., and 50.

COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Apples—Fall fruit is in good demand and
supply at $1.25@$1.65 per bbl.

Beets—In good supply at 40c per bu.

Bean—Hand-picked mediums are _ very
searce, readily commanding $2.50@€2.70 per
bu.

Butter—Creamery is in good demand and
fairly firm at 26@28c. Dairy is active at 18@
22¢.

Cabbages—$4@$7 per 100, according to size.

Carrots—40c per bu.

Celery—20@25 # doz.

Cheese—Jobbers are holding their stocks at
183@13\%c.

- Cider—9c per gal.

Cranberries—Home grown, $2@$2.50 per bu.
Cape Cod, $3.25 per bu.

Dried Apples—Evaporated are dull at 10@
llc per lb.

Eggs—Scarce and firm. Jobbers are paying
16¢e and holding at 1%c.

Grapes—Concords, 3%c per Ib;
6@7c # lb; Delawares, 6c per lb.

Honey—Dull at 12@16c.

Hay—Baled is moderately active at $14

Niagaras,

car lots.

Onions--In plentiful supply at 80c per bu.

Pears—$1.50'per bu.

Peppers—Green, $1.25 per bu.

Potatoes—Handlers are paying 55@60c per
bu.

Pop Corn—2c 8 b.

Seeds—Clover, mammoth or medium, $!.50.
Timothy, $2.00.

Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys, $3.50 per bbl.

Tomatoes—$1.26 @ bu.

Turnips—50c # bu.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—Nochange. City millers pay 75c for
Lancaster and 72c for Fulse and Clawson.

‘Corn—Jobbing generally at 50c in 100 bu.
lots and 474c in carlots.

oa teeta 350 in small lots and 30@3lc in

err eo .
} bbl.in sacks
00 ® bbl. in

 

Grown, a ee
| Diamond X........
: Modoc, 4 doz...

per ton intwo and five ton lots and $13 inf

 

a oe EASE. 3 ;
80(Parago 2 e
= Paragon 25 tb. ‘pails.

eeeeee

io ails.1 3
peewee BO .

‘BAKING. POWDER. j
Acme, % B cans, 8 doz. case..... eae dip ste kale
b Se ec we ck een 1 50
os 1 66 és wiht ne a

Bue Silo
WPEINGCES, 346 es oe ee eee eeen se se cewe 1 25
MS ARR seca es ase Se ces 2 00

66
oe

e

66 2
5 ee

Victorian, 1 b cans, (tall,) 2 doz.:
Diamond, “bulk,

~ 66 %
6 +.

a sé

Dry, NOs2. 63. ae +. d0Z.

Dry NOs. oo. ite eee eas doz.

Liquid, 4 6z,........ eae sestaies es dos.

Liquid, 8 02. ...... 2.2.02... eee eee ee

APOE 4 O28) 20. ooo ec ok ee “oS ores 3 56
Arctic 8 02.2 oes eee eee Nee co vaise 72
AVOUC IGOR: Ooo ol oot eee, Se oe 12 00
Arctic No. 1 pepper box Ly die ae OER aS dare es 2 00
Arctie No. 2 Sadie ak gsaasing . 3 00
Arctie No.3

No. 2Hurl.......... 1%5
Bs 1 Hurl og. 2 00
2Carpet........ 2 25|M
No 1 Carpet. (41.2.2 ae
Parlor Gem........

eee

Wilbur’ s Premium..35|German Sweet....... 23
Sweet...... 25|Vienna Sweet ....... 22
B’kf’tCocoa 45| Baker’s .............. 37
Cocoa-theta 42| Runkles’ . woe
Vanilla Bar 28

COCOANDUT.
Schepps, NSeo coe oe Ba
1s and %s.. oe

Common Whisk. . 90
Fancy Whisk...... -.1 00

Mill 3 75
Warehouse ........ 2%

sé
oe
66

%
Is in tin, pelle,

VY ;
Maltby’ 8, WEL Oe te ua «
Isand s..
“ee 4S
Manhattan, pails...
Peerless
Bulk, pails or barrels..................

COFFEES.

Santgs.......... YB@25
Maricabo....... ee
SAVE. eset HD25
O. G. Java...... Sen
Mocha ......... 25@26
COFFEES— PACKAGE,

60 ibs 100 bs
ROU 82 ee eee ee a bag cas 253
Lion, in cabinets.................8..

RN eee se ceca Bowel ca caas %
APHHCKIOG Re ooo eos ee 25%
DDTIWOTEN’S 20) 5 aes os Se See Cos
Standard: (80ers
Germano... 60.0... UeeeiGe ogress eae
German, in bins.....................

MA SMOUB ee oor oso acc ce che
BIAGIO os i eee ee aes 25%
MOGXICAD bocce oan eas 20
Honey Bee, 1  packages............ 26

COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS.
Bell, Conrad & Co.’ s Plantation Java.
Mocha... .......
es Javoka..:...:...
a Imperial:........
Banner..........
6S Mexican. .......
CORDAGE.
60 feot Jute..... 90 (50 foot Cotton....
72 foot Jute ..... 120 |60 foot Cotton....
49 Foot Cotton....1 50 (72 foot Cotton....
CRACKERS AND SWEET GOODS.
X XXX

és

ib
Kenosha Butter................ 5
Seymour Butter...............
ButlOre sie oe ee eee
Fancy Butter... .:.2..0... 26258:
S: Oyster 2.5.20 0.60. 02. cso. ss
PICMG aie ees oes
Mancy Oyster. oo. 2.6.3
WANCY SOGH. 20... oie. sctee ces
@ityiSoda 2. segs acc
Sod

4%

4%
5

Pretzels, hand-made...........

IPREUZCIS - 205.2. cel oe oes
WCEACRMOIG: 0. o.oo ciie wie sce cee

Lemon Cream..................

Sugar Cream... .... 6.02.5. 06 65. 8
Frosted Cream.................

Ginger Suaps:: ..:. 2.0... 0.02.. q 8
No. 1 Ginger Snaps............ 7
MeMON SUAS. 20. sew see 12%
Coffee Cakes... ..5......6...22 8
Lemon Wafers.................

DIOR a es

Extra Honey Jumbles.........

Frosted Honey Cakes.........

Cream Gems.2 2.0 oc cc.. Secs se

Bagleys Gems.................

Seed Cakes... 00.50.04 <3 2.2...

S. & M. Cakes.

CANNED FISH.
Clams, 1 ib, Little Neck......../0005....... 1 35
@lam Chowder, 31D...2.. 00. cee Se ee 2 15
Cove Oysters, 1 Ib standards............ 95@1 00
Cove Oysters, 2 i standards............. ; 55
Lobsters, 1 i picnic. 1 %
Lobsters, 2 Ib, picnic.............2.%. Reale 2 65
Lobsters, 1 b BUA eco eee oo os 5 1 90
Lobsters, 2 ID Star... .. <5... ses. heed e eee 2 90
Mackerel, 1 ib fresh standards............ 1 70
Mackerel, 5 ih fresh standards............ 5 00
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 b...........
‘Mackerel,3 hin Mustard.................-
Mackerel, 3 b soused
Salmon, 1 m Columbia river............... 2
Salmon, 2 h Columbia river....... Se 3 90
Sardines, domestic 348............0..cceees @é6
Sardines, GOmMestIC 168600065 ten
Sardines, Mustard \8..............ceecees
Sardines, imported M8... cc. cece see 13015
Sardines, spiced, 4S............cceccecsoes
Trout, 31 brook i

CANNED FRUITS.
apples, gallons, standards................ 3 00
Cckberries. standards..............c00. 1 25
Cherries, red standard.................... 1 65
DRIMSONS 6626 o ek k ca esc sees eee nes 1 25
Egg Plums, standards ................... 1 45
GOOSEDOITICR FON eos Gola ce cece seces cee 1%
GRADO oe a oe eee 95
Green Gares: 208 fee acts 145
Peaches, all yellow, eiannaeae: Be SE 2 65
Peaches, seconds.. aa 2-2 20
PEACHES: DIO). 55. oo occas we ce Sac seee cee 1430
PORTR ceo ee eee ee a 0s Ss waw ns cae wos 1 40
PINGAPDIOR. 6. iyo 2 Soa) yee ee ance 1 40@2 50
QUINCOR ore ere se eee eee ak votes 1b
Raspberries, ae ee Soe ERD eyecare sane 150
TOG: oo kickers Se gisele crae ee 150
Strawberries: oes. oS. sob Osea e ec cnsees 1 60
WhHOFtIGBOLPiOS 2. ee cc eee eee 1 30

CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay.................... 2 00
Beans, Lima, standard................0008 %D
Beans, String............... Pedidessceeuene 75
Beans, Stringless, Erie.............+...... 90
Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. 1 50
Corn, Archer’s Trophy .........ceeceeecces 1 20
Peas, nch ; 1 60
Peas, extra marrofat..........0....... 1 Oe; 40
POSE ROAKCUG. eo iis cocaine scaweus
SS Early J une, ea Oia coos bee ok tier

6s
oe

French, extra fine....,............0005 $0 00
Mushrooms, extra fine......... ete cenes = °
Pumpkin, 3 ® Golden..................00:

ae ein BtANGAaTd. 6 ces. ec gos sia Bo

ash
foniainen: standard brands............... 115
CHEESE.
Michigan full cream.................. 3 @13%

DRIED FRUITS—FOREIGN.
GHGTOW Ge ore. seks Sse Gea soak cee b oe swe de
pclae Nini ag Sees Coke ey cahoeelsccles cas :
Lemon Peel.. Lote caps na baeie cous ee
Orange Peel. 3. ooc6 os ees care ce cece
Prunes, cal OUR. yo ce eee as acu ue

cn,
ieee ee haaeague cooks css ahs 465

Hy! TKOY..<.5 5506 cokes Ce teas eee ces 5
Raising, Dehesia.. 6.6605 osc.

e*

Raisins, London Layers.:.............:
ee oe BE ee occa ei

ins, Loose Museatels..... phen Ges
Raisins, Ondaras, BOs opens:
Raisins, Sallanee. o.oo eee
Raisins,

@
@10%
oy

eres oeere

Valencias, HeW.....s..0sccsse
Raisins, Imperi a Soest Sone ehece

Cod, whole
| Cod, bone!

. 300
20 Jennings’ D. C., oe Cs anes doz. Z 7

ee P EARS 8
a . ‘ :
4 | Extra, 25

 

Bionme EXTRACTS.
nee

ii 5
a6
es
oe

bol OT a
gBSRSSSRER

ee.
oC

2 pint, round Been: 4 50
Pe ee Sn ee BE Oe 9 00
No. panel eke or cay 1
No. yy

No. 10 ss

MATCHES.
Grand Haven, No. 8, square................
Grand Hazen, No 9, square, 3 gro........2..
Grand Haven, No. 200, PAPlOR 6
Grand Haven, No. 300, Parlor. 0.60
Grand aay No. %, POGHG..o-.--
Oshkosh, No. 2.020.002 oe
Oshkosh, ING Soo ou ese en. es eee
Swedish ‘ 15
Richardson’s No.8 square................-. 1 00
Richardson’s No. 9 Oe ss a Be 1 50
Richardson’s No. 7%, round................. 1 00
Richardson’sNo.% dO. .............00.5. 1 50
Woodbine-300).00 a ee 145

MOLASSES.
Black: Strip. oo 16@18
Cuba Baking (ooo. 0 ee 22025
POnte HicO. 66206 oe oo ee 2
New Orleans, good...................0000- 28@s34
New Orleans, choice..... .............02--44@50
New Orleans, fancy...... ...........0.085 52@55
44 bbls. ce extra
OATMEAL ROLLED OATS

Barrels. ............ 6 00|Barrels.............8 § 00
Half barrels........ 3 12)Half barrels...... 2 12
CaS@8 2. i. ns 2 Q5| Cases... 5 os sca. ce 2 25

; PICKLES.
Medium ............ 6 00;Small, bbl.......... 7 00

s Seb. fee: 350} Ybbl....... 4 00

PIPES.

Imported Clay, No. 216,38 gross..... ..
Imported Clay, No. 216, 21% SYOBS......
American T.

oe
eé
sé
66

ote OF SO

@2 00
@1 75
@ ia

5%
PObne oc. ce. 5%

Choice Carolina..... GY Java ...........
Prime Carolina..... 6
Good Carolina......5%|/Rangoon....... @5
Good Louisiana..... 54%iBroken. ..... BA@3%
Wable <2 fo. 35002). ce a SPR oes se oe ek
Head 200 oe:
SALERATUS.
DeLanda’s pure...... pA pens Berets. 5
Church’s 5 Sea Foam........... 54
Taylor’s G. M....... 5 \Cap Sheaf........... 5
“ec ee in 5 box lots.
SALT.
60 Pocket, F F Dairy.... 2.2... ccsn 2 10@2 20
POR OCROU ee a ee Ot 210
TOO SID POCKete co co. oe. ck coca wees ee 2 3d
Saginaw or Manistee..................
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags......
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags..
Higgins’ English dair. y bu. bags......
American, dairy, % bu. bags..........
HOGK, DUSUEIB 22. so ec oc es
Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags ee Cues
%

SPICES—WHOLE.
Allspice ... 2 .c2o...5835. Pabee gut cohiees
Cassia, China in mats..................
‘* Batavia in bundles............
Saigon in rolls.................
Cloves, AMDOYNA.... 22.2... cece ee eee
Oy AANA ES oe eS cose one
Maee Batavia «32203 ne
Nutmegs, PAUNCV oe. ee ee,
No.

oe

os

No. 2
Pepper, Singapore, DiaGk 2. 5...
WHIitG 2560 so ee:
SPICES—PURE GROUND.
Allspice ..

Cassia, Batavia Be ieee oboe vas fac 45%
and Saigon............
Saegy cae ek
Cloves, aoe Wao Eee «
ee Zanzibar . Deseo amas
Ginger, AITICA Bo
COCHIN ei oe eck.
DMINMICR oo oe oka ck,
Mace Batavia: oi o.k soo ees eck s

Mustard, English..
and Trieste.........
EEVIGRUG Po oe ese cake
INubmegs, (NO. 2335. sooo. ieee
Pepper, Singapore Dig ss) on. ee
White. 20s foe.
C8VGRNG eo oe Se:

TARCH.

Muzzy, Gloss, a b » boxes z pkgs. we

OD mee
72 Th crates, 6 Ib eee: .
Corn, 40 Ib boxes, lb pkes..

Tb

‘

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oc

6e

66
es

ee

20 ib
Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, t sis) pkgs.
tb

6s 66 be

ss Pure, 1 © pkes............

Corn, 1 ib pkgs..... ......
SUGARS.

Cut, Roaty. 8 eo os

Cubes sce ai Be Oe cae o

IPOWGCHOG ooh e oe ices a ak

Granulated, Standards: 23.0605 Le.

oe

65

BRAD INR TIRA BS
AAS.

Core anon neo
pe DN Pg

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Confeetionery Aj 0.22). ee
DtanNad ands A | os owe
as o.1, Pee es Coes a

MANS

QOOHESHNHHHHHSD SOPDOOHOOOA

H OO OUST ON SD

&

BY Be

@31|Pure Sugar, bb1..25@38

@83| Pure Sugar, % bbl 28@38

235

SNOFF.

Lorillard’s American Gentlemen.....
MACCODOY . osc 5 eo chs oes

Gail & ae

oe
Railroad Mule nedicn Rate Cees caven tes
Botmbe¢k 20. o ee es

TEAS.

TOBACCOS—PLUG.
Spear Head.......... 42|Merry War........... 34
Plank Road.......... 42) Jolly Tar............. 3t
Helipse <0... 52 .05-4. 36] Live & Let Live...... 34
Holy Moses.......... 33 BaUeiey & Quality. ae
Blue Blazes.......... 32|Nimrod
Eye Opener.......... 32|Whopper ............. 3)
Star. br Jupiter. 62. oe ee 26
Clipper salOld Honesty.......... 42
Scalping Knife...... 341P. L 33.
Sam Bass............. 34
JRPAW OFAMATY. o.oo ok ccs ew 18@20
Japan fair to GOOd........ cece cece ee ees 25@30
JOPAH BNO ooo oo ok a ss
Japan Gust... oo ces cece cee es :
VOunge FYysOM oo. 55 bo nos co oe oe
Beer ones ile e sade vis Ua sees s seen

Corn, barrels.....
Corn, % bbis......
Corn, 10 gal. k’gs.

@
@

Couns ae EO NEO COriine eeu anes
VINEGAR.

White Wine 2.0.20 55. 222s ;
Cider 2 es oo, Bi are ear 8
HABDIG. ooo ae ee es 10
MISCELLANEOUS.
Bath Brick imported ..................
do AMETICAN. 2... o.oo ee os es
Beers NO No. ee ROS ES eet

do
Cocoa Shells, bulk.....................
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand.........
Cream Tartar 5 and 10  cans.........
Candles. Stars. .c0 0650.6. eo ook
Candles. Hotel: 2. ooo. os oes oc
Camphor, 02., 2 Ib boxes...........2...
Extract Coffee, V. C
do ‘ Fel

Fire Crackers, per box................
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps...............
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.

Gur, SPRUCE... so ee ii oc pede we
Hominy, ®-DbL.. .... 6.6 cos locke eae cee
Jelly, in 30 pails..................... 6
Pearl Barley: o.oo ess oe ec ce deca
Peas, Green Bush................0.005
Peas, Split Prepared..................
Powder, Beg ee enc wecwes Mpwacch els odes’

Tapioca ............ Wis enee or beeen a a

CANDY. FRUITS AND NUTS.
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:
STICK.

00 | Rolling Pins.....

: Diamond Market. tees canis

 

Molasses Bar... 0.60. bh ee uae
Caramels (20.5.0. 0. 0 2 a ee
Hand Made Creams... 0.0.00. ..02..-005 oe
Plain Creams.............0.. 65.4005 on
Decorated Creams
String Rock
Burnt Almonds : c
Wintergreen Berries........... ... ore
FANCY—IN BULK.
Lozenges, plain in pails...............
Lozenges, plain in bbis........... oeeee
Lozenges, printed in pails... ;
Lozenges, printed in bbis.............
Chocolate Drops, in pails...... Bees are!
Gum Drops in pails...........0..0....
Gum Drops, in bbls................02..
Moss Drops, in pails...............2... 9
Moss Drops, in bbis......-......2..000.
Sour Drops, in pails...........6.....05
Imperials, in pails...............0000e.
Tmperials in bbls... .......0.5.... -0-
FRUITS.
Bananas: 2.02 ee ee ee .1 00@2 50
Oranges, California, faney............ @
Oranges, ChOICE 2. os osc ke ee ee vee ee
Oranges, Jamaica, bblIs................
Oranges, Florida... ............0c ccc
Oranges, Rodi,-. .-.20 ooo ce
Oranges, Messina...................005
Oranges, OO aoe
Oranges, Imperials..............0...4.
Lemons, choice......................
Lemons, faney.. ...... 2... .e.c.nce soe
Lemons, California
Figs, layers, no Bb.
Figs, Bags, 50
Dates, frails dO... 3.00. 8
Dates; do do 2.20. oe ye
Dates, Fard 10 box # T.............
Dates, Fard 50 box @ Bb..............
Dates, Persian 50 fh box # Ib...........
Pine Apples, # doz...................
NUTS.
Almonds, ssn Seen See tinee
PVRGG 2 hu Ae ae, @17
Cahternianc 220 ras @l17%
Brazile ene a ee ee 84@ 9
Bilberts, Sicily... 0.0.62. cs is @l1
ne Barcelona as, oh
Walnuts, Grenoble....................
* Sieve ee es
BEONCH oe eee ns ee
Pecans, Wexasy BoP
MISSOURE coco 25 ic
Cocoanuts, # 100, full bags............
PEANUTS.
Prime Red, raw ® D................65
Choice do GO eo
Fancy H.P.do do
Choice White, Va.do ..............005. 6
Wieiey 2 HP. Va dO 26

8 cue
ex) «BBB CS

2.00
w

QOHOHOO

“6

06

OYSTERS AND FISH.
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
@YSTERS.
Fairhaven Counts 2... 0.0 occ cceece cece ae 35:
Seleete 2.02. eee oe ee 25
ANGHOINS. 6.2 oes ee 22
Standards 35 os ei cen 20:
FRESH FISH.

Black Dass: 22...) A 10
Mock Dass. oo. soi ee aa 4
IPGNGH 6. oc oe es a 4
Wall-eyed: pike... 220.5 0 eo 7
Duek-bill pike..... 2.2... 0... sce 00. ‘javeleeeaes 7
Sturreon. 2.23.2. ee a eee 6
Sturgeon, smoked...................0.
Whitefish

Whitefish, smoked..... 2.0... 6.00 cece ce loec ce 10

PROVISIONS.
The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co.
quote as follows:
PORK IN BARRELS.
Mess, Chicago packing.................0000 1d TS
Short cute. .3o. ee ae a 15 %5
Short cut, clear, Botsford.................. 15.00
Short cut Morgan.............0...csece eee 16 00
Extra clear pig, short cut......... 2.0.0... 16 %5
Extra clear, heavy............ cece cee eee eo
Clear quill, short cut................2. 0.04. 16 %5
Boston clear, short cut.................020. 16 175-
Clear back, short cut... 22... 0.0.0 ee cence 16 %%
Standard clear, short cut, best............ 16 %5.
BG. so eee
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Hams, average PO TBS ooo 11%.
16 ibs
IZ totes. ee 2%
5144
oe Doneless... 2 oc 622 eS ll
Shoulders. c7. 2 e005 ee TH,
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................2. 13%
Dried Beef, extra... 0... eg
ca ham priées.2: 32.0 os 10%
LARD.
IGr@@S oie. oocc Se, oe
30 and 50 hb Tubs
LARD IN TIN PAILS.
5 Ib Pails, 20 in a case...................
5 ib Pails, 12 in a case. ............ 0002.5
10 b Pails, 6in a case ............ 0. eee
20 Ib Pails, 4 pails in case...............
BEEF IN BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs.............. 7 50
Extra Mess, Chicago Packing........ - 0 2S
‘ Kansas City Packing So vou ec tte 7% 7%
PIGbC os ee 7%
Extra Plate. 2.2. os ee eee 8 25
Boneless, rump Dubie: oo8o3 60.5 ee 10 50
-. Kan City pkd.. - 9 50
ee be 6 \% ‘bb 1! 5 00
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.
Pork Sausage... .. cscs ee 1%
Ham Sausage S alicdde a sha Ceca cak glee urate oe 11
Tongue Sausage... 6... cc cc cc ccccccceces 9.
Frankfort Sausage............ cece ccs cc ee 8
Blood Sausage... ei Se 6.
Bologna, straight............ ccc cece ec eees 6.
Bologna, thick: .. 2 o.oo eek ogee 6
Head Cheese... 2.200. 6
PIGS’ FEET.

oe oe
6

“ss

1% .
1%

ee be

FRESH MEATS.
John Mobhrhard quotes the trade selling
prices as follows:
Fresh Beef, sides.. w ccecicscs es (EO
Fresh Beef, hind quarters. Bio get oaee 6
Dressed Hogs ROCs orcas Cote ea ued 6
Mutton. 00.6056. oak 6
i SPR R oe 8
VCR ioe eg ae 8
Pork Raushee ia ince ee palecue woe cee couse: 8
Bologna.. sess ss wade w laae eee
HOWISS obec... Coo eo ee
Turkeys
Lard, kettle-rendered............ poe

©
o
eB

SHQEeeeses
QP st et bet Sp 00 00.00 >. O>
ARS

HIDES, PELTS AND FURS.
Perkins & Hess pay | = home:

Green ....% Db 5%G a Cait skins, green

Part cured... 7 @ 7%4|_ orcured....7 @&

Fullcured.... 74@ 8 |Deacon skins,

ag hides and ‘ ® piece..... 10 @30
Ipsec.

Fine washed # Db 22035) Conte washed. . .26@28

Medium 27@30|Unwashed........ 16@22
MISCELLANEOUS.

Sheep pelts, short shearing....... ..

Sheep pelts, old wool estimated welts

‘Os
TAHOW 0.5025 ce 3
Grease butter.... 2.0... ccc. ccc cece “ 68 1 bi

“7

Ginseng, 200d... .... 2... cc cee eee eck wor q

WOODENWARE,

Curtiss & Dunton quote as follows:
Standard Tubs, No. l............ 005 Wares coat
Standard Tubs, No. 2.....:.........0.< eos
Standard Tubs, No. 8.... ooo. c cece cece cece.
Standard Pails, fWORCOP..- nesses eases
Standard Pails, three hoop
Pails, ground wood
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes < ;
Butter Pails, = seas Vase iccse ec cicee oe
Butter Ladles.. :
Butter Spades..

AISRUSSRESS

Potato Mashers.. Pace esas veeevcawanes
Clothes Pounders.................022202 és
Clothes Pins.... 2. ......0...5. $e icy
Mop: Stes... «0 60.5. 2205620. 5. oa sie stn e
Washboards, single. aly Se os ccc ons whines
Washboards, double.............. chee
Washboards, Northern Queen. setee anes ;
BASKETS.

Bushel,. narrow band, NOs dee we ack
Bute wiloband. band, ae ne

su . wide band :
Cloth lint,

sss Ca

 

 

harmaceutical Society.

. Locher.
Escott. :
B. Fairchild.

it, Vice-President and Sec-

lent, John E. Peck, M. B.

H. VanLee n O. H. Richmond.
‘atts, Wm. E. White and Wm. L. White,
We Matters—John E. Peck, H. B. Fair-

ca. A. McWilliams, Theo.
 W. H. Tibbs.
Pharmacy—W. L. White, A. C. Bauer and

eotings—First Thursday evening in each

Anni son Meeting— ing- First Thursday eveningin November

Nont Mocting. “Thursday evening, October 6, at THE
TRADESMAN office, =

ee Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.

ae ORGANIZED OCTOBER, 1863.

~~ President—Frank Inglis.

~ First Vice-President—F. W. R. Perry.
Second Vice-President—J..J. Crowley.
Secretary and Treasurer—F. Rohnert.
Assistant Secre’ and Treasurer—A. B. Lee.
'. Annual Meeting— t Wednesday in June.

Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month.
Central Michigan Druggists’ Association.
President, J. W. Dunlop; Secretary, R. M. Mussell.

Berrien County Pharmaceutical Society.
President, H. M. Dean; Secretary, Henry Kephart.
' ‘Clinton County Druggists’ Association.
President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary, A. S. Wallace.

Charlevoix County Pharmaceutical Society
President, H. W. Willard; Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter.

Ionia County Pharmaceutical'Society,.
President, W. R. Cutler; Secretary, Geo. Gundrum.

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

 

 

 

 

Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical Association.
President, D. O. Roberts; Secretary, D. McDonald.

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

 

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

 

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

 

Muskegon County Druggists’ Association,
President, W. B. Wilson; Secretary, J. R. Tweed.

 

Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
President, E. C. Bond; Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre.

 

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

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

 

 

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

 

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

Manistee County Pharmaceutical Society.
President, W. H. Willard; Secretary, A. H. Lyman.

 

 

CHLOROFORMING.

-Can Burglars Chloroform Sleeping People?
‘From the American Analyst.

A correspondent asks this question, and
‘were we to answer from eur general knowl-
edge obtained from reading the newspaper
accounts of burglaries and robberies com-
anitted while the inmates of the house are
fast asleep, or base our opinion on the very
ancertain knowledge derived from reading

.movels, we should answer in the affirmative.
@ur knowledge of the characteristics of
ehloroform and its physiological action on
the human system, however, makes us an-
swer decidedly in the negative. This is
probably a question about which it would
be difficult to convince the public, but facts
are very stubborn things. Careful enquiries
among detectives and police authorities have
failed to show one single instance where
these officials, after careful examination,
have become personally conviuced that per-
‘sons robbed have been chloroformed. All
shave heard of such cases, but not one has
-come within theirown knowledge. Having
$0 far convinced ourselves that these cases
-do not occur, let us look a little further, and
try to prove that chloroforming a person
‘while asleep is impossible for sound physio-
logical reasons. Chloroform, as all physi-
-cians know, is a decided cerebral stimulant;
that is, it is really a concentrated alcohol,
-administered by inhalation, and produces
-intoxication. All physicians who have ever

} .administered chloroform to a patient know

“what resistance they encountered. Any

_ ssleeping adult not under the influence of a
powerful hypnetic would certainly be

-sawakened if an attempt were made to make

him inhale chioroform. Besides all this,
we are always told that the persons who

7 Q were chloroformed and robbed recovered.

_ sEyery physician knows that unless chloro-
‘form is carefully administered with a prop-
_ rer admixture of atmospheric air, the patient
«dies. Now, why should a subject in the
hands of an ignorant burglar, inhaling
chloroform, have a better chance of recov-
»ery than a patient in the experienced hands
-eOf several skilled and trained physicians
“who have previously examined the action of
_ his heart, who cautiously watch his pulse
_ and closely adjust the amount and quality
_. of the chloroform and atmospheric air ad-
eministered. And yet we hear constantly of
-deaths by the administration of chloroform
“in physicians’ hands, but never a death
~when given by thieves. Further than this,
“we are told that burglars can administer
chloroform to several persons sleeping in
@ same room and produce anesthesis. Of
e,it would be sheer nonsense to talk of

fglars impregnating the entire atmosphere
apartment with chloroform, for that

l necessitate many hours’ labor with an

‘izer, a supply of more chloroform than
‘would earry, and would leave the

pirable by the thieves. These state-

s, which any physician will confirm,
i rove clearly that chloroforming

de-| abie attention in the Circuit Court which
‘convenes next week.

| dissolving or destroying

 

tration the den he

digval alchemists ttle to dispel. A
it to a modern analytical laborato

ould give a very different impression, even

_ |to one not familiar with chemistry. The
_.. | most striking feature of such a laboratory
| would be, perhaps, the large number of bot-

tles, filled with solid and liquid substances,
and the quantity of glass utensils of various

| peculiar shapes. Many of the chemicals

used in analytical work are so corrosive that
they act vigorously upon metals, quickly
ig them; and it is ex-
ceedingly fortunate that in the cheap and
common glass we have a substance which

_| withstands the action of nearly all reagents.

The most useful piece of glass appara-
tus is, perhaps, the beaker, which is simply
a cylindrical glass vessel with a flat bottom,
shaped much like an ordinary drinking tum-

bler, but made extremely thin, so that when |.

liquids are heated in'it, the outer and inner
surfaces of the glass will.expand together,
and thus avoiding the breaking of the ves-
sel. These beakers are used for innumer-
able purposes—of precipitation, evaporation,
ebullition and crystallization. The best
kinds are wondrfully strong and tough; and
we haye often tested them by heating water
in them to the boiling point, pouring it
quickly out, and refilling at once with
cold water. Usually, they will stand this
extreme test; but, on the contrary, they will
sometimes break in the most unaccountable
manner, from the opening of a door, or
from no preceptible cause. With the “‘total
depravity of inanimate things,” these break-
ages usually occur at the most critical point
of an analysis; and a careful chemist will, in
all important cases, reserve a portion of the
material which he is testing, in case the first
portion is lost by any such mishap. For test-
ing exceedingly small quantities of mater-
ial, especially where the quantity is not to
be determined, test tubes are almost always
used. These are glass tubes from four to
eight inches long, and from a quarter of an
inch to one inch in diameter. Like beakers
they are made of the thinnest glass, and are
constantly in use. The visitor to a labora-
tory would also notice the glass flasks,
spherical in shape and provided with a long
neck, in which various gases are generated,
and which are used in place of beakers for
many operations where a wide-mouthed
vessel is not desirable. He would notice
the filtering funnels and evaporating dishes,
all of glass or the finest porcelain; and, per-
haps, he would see the chemist working
over a non-luminous gas flame, with pieces
of glass tubing, bending them into various
complicated forms, apparently with the
greatest ease; but a single trial would show
that there are two ways—a right and, a
wrong—of bending a glass tube. What a
visitor to a laboratory would not see, would
be the immense furnaces, stills, and other
cumbersome apparatus of earlier times.
The charcoal furnaces have been superceded
by the little Bunsen gas-burner; and even
where a greater heat is required, gas is al-
most invariably used. The modern chemist
has little use for stills, and when one is
needed a glass flask, attached to a com-
pact little piece of apparatus known as a
Liebig’s condenser, replaces the retort and
‘‘worm” of former days. The visitor need
have no fear of being ‘blown up,” for ex-
plosive materials are rarely used, except in
special investigations; neither need he fear
that his olfactory nerves ‘will be disturbed
by. disgusting odors or acrid gases. A prom-
inent feature of every laboratory is the
“hood,” or glass closet, connected with a
ventilating flue, in which are carried on all
processes in which offensive gases are gen-
erated. Among the most interesting objects
would be the costly platinum dishes and
crucibles, which are unaffected by nearly all
chemicals, and withstand the most intense
heat without melting. They have the ap-
pearance of ordinary tin, but formerly the
price was from ten to twelve dollars an
ounce, and the increased demand for plat-
inum wire by the manufacturers of electric
lights is rapidly appreciating it to an equal-
ity with gold. The measuring flasks, which
are graduated to hold exactly a liter of fluid,
or some proportionate fractlon, and the
burettes, or graduated glass tubes, from
which any desired quantity of a liquid may
be measured and drawn off with the great-
est exactness, are also worthy of notice.
The chemist’s balance is the most important
and expensive piece of apparatus of which
he makes use. A first-class balance costs
over one hundred dollars, and a set of accur-
ate weights about fifteen dollars. These
balances are sensitive to 1-20 of amilligram,
or 1-1300 of a grain. This is the weight of
a fraction of a hair, or about the weight of
the graphite used in writing one’s name
with a pencil. Ever since the time of
Lavoisier, chemistry has been a science of
relative weights, and its wonderful progress
has been due, in no small measure, to the
mechanical perfection to which the indis-
pensable balance has been brought.
—————————@713,-a
The Drug Market.

Trade continues very active and is unpre-
cedently large for the season. ‘There are
but few changes to note. Opium is harden-
ing in price again and another upward move-
ment is predicted. Ergot is advancing rap-
idly. The crop this year is almost a failure
owing to dry weather, and extreme prices
will rule. Golden seal root is very scarce.
There is a lively demand and few orders
can be placed. The price quoted is nomi-
nal. Cuttle bone is tending upward. The
largest holders will only sell limited quan-
tities and very high prices are predicted.
German quinine, after the advance last
week, was unexpectedly reduced in price by
the agents of German manufacturers and is
now quoted dull and lower. Morphia is
steady, with good demand. Linseed oil has
declined. Sulphur is tending upward. Ja-
maica ginger root is higher. Cubeb berries
are very firm. Oil cassia has declined.

Muriate cocaine has advanced.
eo
The Drug Store Cases.
From the Muskegon News,
The drug store cases will attract consider-

week. The case of the Peo-
ple vs. Dr. Quinn stands first on the calen-
dar, but that:

fact has no especial significance

ttered,
dear?” _

Alcohol in Tonics.
| From the ClevelandLeader. __

‘An interesting statement.was received at
the healthoffice in Cleveland last week,
showing the result of a number of anaJyses
of various medicines and tonics generally
known as temperance drinks. The Health
Officer considered the statement interesting,
inasmuch as several of the compounds were
found to contain more than 40 per cent. of
alcohol and one of them as high as 47.5 per
cent. The statement given below shows
the exact per cent. of alcohol discovered in
the tonics, bitters and medicines tested:

Carter’s Physical Extract Tonic, George-
town, Mass., 22 per cent.

‘ Hooker’s Wigwam Tonic, Haverhill,
Mass., 20.7 per cent.

Hoofiand’s German Tonic, Philadelphia,
29.3 per cent.

Hop Tonic, Grand Rapids, 7 per cent. :

Howe’s Arabian Tonic, New York, 13.2
per cent. .

Jackson’s Golden Seal Tonic, Boston,
19.6 per cent.

Liebig Company’s Cocoa Beef Tonic, New
York, 23.2 per cent.

Parker’s Tonic, New York (advertised
without stimulants), 42.6 per cent.

Schenck’s Sea Weed Tonic, Philadelphia,
19.5 per cent.

Atwood’s Quinine Tonic Bitters, Boston,
29.2 per cent.

Atwood’s Jaundice Bitters, Portland, 22.3
per cent. .

Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters, Burlington,
16.5 per cent.

Baker’s Stomach Bitters, New York, 42.6
per cent.

Brown’s Iron Bitters, Baltimore, 19.7 per
cent. : :

Burdock’s Blood Bitters, Buffalo, 25.2 per
cent.

Carter’s Scotch Bitters, Georgetown, 17.6
per cent.

Colton’s Bitters, Westfield, 27.1 per cent.

Drake’s Plantation Bitters, New York,
33.2 per cent.

- Flink’s Quaker Bitters, Boston, 21.4 per.
cent. :

Goodhue Bitters, Boston, 16.1 per cent.

Hartshorn’s Bitters, Boston, 22.2 per cent.

Hoofland’s German Bitters, Philadelphia,
(claimed to be free from alcohol,) 25.6 per
cent.

Hop Bitters, Rochester, 12 per cent.

Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, Pittsburg,
44.3 per cent.

Sulphur Bitters, Boston, (contains no
sulphur) 20.5 per cent.

Longley’s Bitters, Boston, 18.1 per cent.

Mexican Tonic Bitters, Boston, 22.4 per
cent.

Porter’s Stomach Bitters, New York, 27.-
9 per cent.

Bush’s Bitters, New York, 35 per cent.

Sherry Wine Bitters, Wakefield, 47.5 per
cent.

Cinchonia Bitters, Providence, 13.1 per
cent.

German Bitters, Concord, 21.5 per cent.

Strengthening Bitters, New Bedford, 29
per cent.

Old Continental Bitters, Lynn, 11.4 per
cent.

Walker’s Vinegar Bitters, New York, 6.1
per cent.

Warner’s Safe Tonic Bitters, Rochester,
35.7 per cent.

Warner’s Bilious Bitters, Boston, 21.5 per
cent,

Wheeler’s Tonic Sherry Wine Bitters,
Boston, 18.8 per cent.

The compounds were analyzed by the
Massachusetts State Board of Health, and
the Health officer considers the results ob-
tained very nearly correct.

—— -8-
Failure to Convict Under the Pharmacy
Law.
From the Muskegon News, Oct. 2.

The case of the People vs. Dr. T. D.
Quinn was disposed of in Justice Miller’s
court yesterday afternoon.

The suit’ was brought by the State Board
of Pharmacy under the statute requiring
druggists to compound and dispense drugs
under the supervision of a registered phar-
macist or pharmacist’s registered assistant.

The complaint which was based upon this
section was, that on the 27th day of Sep-
tember, T. D. Quinn, in the city of Muske-
gon, was and had been proprietor of a drug
store or pharmacy in said city, that on said
day he had in charge of said store, in said
city, having general charge of same, one
George McEvoy, who is not and has not
been a registered pharmacist or a registered
assistant pharmacist; that the defendant
permitted said McEvoy to compound and
dispense drugs and physicians’ prescerip-
tions; particularly to one Charles Haland, a
prescription of Rochelle salts, not in the
presence of or under the supervision of any
registered pharmacist, or registered assist-
ant, contrary to the statute, etc.

The defendant entered a plea of not guilty
and the case came on yesterday afternoon
for trial before a jury, composed of F. L.
Reynolds, H. J. Footlander, Wm. R. Em-
ons, Miles B. Briggs, Jas. Locklin and Geo.
Emerson.

After a statement of the case by the Pros-
ecuting Attorney, Jacob Jesson was called
for the people. He testified that he was
Secretary of the State Board of Pharmacy;
that he had the records of the Board; that
Dr. Quinn, the defendant, is a registered
pharmacist; that the clerk in his store, Geo.
E. McEvoy, is not.a registered pharmacist.

At this point, F. W. Cook, attorney for
the defendant, objected to any further testi-
mony under the complaint, for the reason
that the warrant and complaint showed no
offense to have been committed under the
statute relied upon. Mr. Cook’s points were
that the language of the statute, ‘‘that the
proprietor of a pharmacy who is not a reg-
tered pharmacist shall keep a registered
pharmacist,” ete., did not apply to Dr.
Quinn because he is a registered pharmacist
himself, and that the complaint did not
show specifically that the offense complained
of was committed at the defendant’s store
or place of business, as required by the act.

The court held that the failure to negative
the exception in the enacting clause of the
statute, as to the accused being a registered
pharmacist, and the failure to allege that
the offense was committed at the ‘‘defend-

ant’s store or place of business,” was fatal,

and that the case must be dismissed, and the
defendant discharged. The jury rendered a
formal verdict of not guilty, and the phar-

The

 

sentative for 8.
_ | Chicago, has opened 1

__|day line at the ladies’ drawing room at
Sweet’s Hotel and fron now until October
11 will take pleasure in showing the fetail

trade everything new andnovel in the book,
stationery and fancy goods line. . His dis-
play of plush goods was never as large and
complete as this season—in fact, the same
may be said of his entire line. Dealers
within convenient distance of this market
should avail themselves of this opportunity
to select their holiday stocks.

rane a ree
A Second Edition.

The sale of the Improved Liquor and
Poison Record has been so great during the
past week that a second edition has been
decided upon, identical in every respect
with the first edition. . The Improved
Record naturally attracted the attention of
the drug trade by reason of its superiority
over every other Record of the kind now on
thé market. Druggists should note the ad-
vertisement in another column and act ac-
cordingly.

———>_ +

It is reported that a Philadelphia druggist

who died recently, left $150,000 to his

widowed mother who resides at Blackburn,
England.

 

 

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As Well?

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would respectfully announce
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and Revised edition of their

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URUGGISTS|

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druggists selling liquor to minors, except on
the written orde1 of the parent or guardian.

 

By being supplied with proper blanks, this
provision is rendered as little obnoxious as
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We are prepared to furnish these blanks
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~ Declined—Oil cassia, linseed oil. ae
 ACOHCUM «2.6... eee ec bececseseaeek ra

druggist, and blocked in tablets of 100, sent | j,

 

need—Gum ergot, ergot powder- | Vel
n seal root, golden seal root powdered, g

ad golde:
euttle bone.

Benzoicum, German........... .. “cle
Carbolicum ........
Citricum
HMyd@rochior’ 6000. o ec? -3@
NitroCum : 00. oo cock ceensce ee 10D 12
Oxaticum ................ Pie se N@ 13
SalcylCum:, 56. co 1. 85@2 10
Tannicum............... Pes 40@1 60
Partaricum:.. 25.5 30805 oo. .50@ 53
AMMONIA.

Aqua, 16 deg..... Vee ecu Sparen! 3@ 5
S18 deg. oo... Vuleks ccomdeuge esos 4@ 6
Carbonare: ooo. coe a ee HG 13
Chioridum 35 W@ it
BACCAE.
Cubebae (po. 1 80...............20.000% 1-40@1 50
SUBIPOTUR cob eee 6@ 7
RANCBOKYVIUM |. oon ok os oe kn ces 25@ 30
BALSAMUM.
Copaibe. 2) i ae.
BON oe roa
Terabin, Canada.................cceees
PONIEATE SoCs eo eS

CORTEX.

Abies, Canadian....................056
WOASSIDO oo oe cba so ae es
Cinchona Mave... seis. i. oc
EKuaonymus atropurp..... Peyhiot cpe a se
Myrica Cerifera, po............. .....
PYUNUS Virginie.
Quiliaia, STAs. eee
DASSENAS ee cee
Wms aa os. 2
Ulmus Po (Ground 12).................

EXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza Glabrae i. . .e ec. osc 2A@

83@
9@
@

+86@1 00
45@ 50

Seow sees ececccessces

WO ee, ee cae
Haematox, a WbOxeS. 6 ob. oo ce,
fe 8 é

Carbonate Precip................. ee

Citrate and Quinia....... .............

Citrate Soluble ..: 2... .c 0. cco eke:

Ferrocyanidum Sol....................

Solut Chloride: ooo. oes5 co ce eee ce

Sulphate, com’l, (bbl. 85).............. 1%
Ls DURGA 2 wee ee

QHHOOHH 66

MMATPICRPIAS) ce. os vehi eee wove oe oo. 8

Barosma :
Cassia Acutifol, Hinulvelly Mace ee uaeee
a cs >. Sacer See ee arate
Salvia officinalis, 4s and s..........
Wra, Ursh. oo. ee. Sees s acct aces cect
GUMMI.

Acacia, Ist picked............0....000.
MOBO ee eee eee as
oe oe

oe

3
Sifted sorts.: os. 6c.l. be cok.

oe PO oe see ce Sooo ee oo
Aloe, Barb, (po, 60)............-.....4.

ah C&POs (DO. 20) sic es cee cecal ss

* Socotrine, (po. 60)...............
AMNVINONMIRG | oo Pee ee se ces
Assafoetida, (po. 80).............. eee
Ben zou Foros eae oak
Camphorae ..-...........65.66:
Catechu, Is, (48, 14; 48, 16)...........
Euphorbium, po.................... ee.
GalbanuMy es. 62s lee ee
Gambose, DO... 22.6. 6. ee eee
Guaiacum, (po. 45)........ ccc cee cece
INO, ((PO.'20)-. eo sh es cease ce esos ws
MASE. 6s sons Olean soe se Coa ee ce
Myrrh. (pO-40)0 2. Ae ees. eee ck
Opit; po: 6 00). oo. cate ee ss 4
SHURE Coe eck oats Se eae caeiae 1

sc plesohed: 6.005.523. or sd. eae
TEVAPACANEN 6 5055.0 Se se os ak ee

HERBA—In ounce packages.

ADSINENIUM. ooo. os oe ccs ce dasa eben
WIVPRtOVINM 2. 70. se. bee ees cae eas
Lobelia ........... ONES Cass cca cs oe
WPSIOVUIN feces cok dace de desu ence Geme as
Mentha Piperita.... 2... cc cccc ccc cece e

RO VE cs ee as oe ae
UO Fe as reas ees ok
Tangeetvm, Vio 56 eos ee ee,
TBA VMUB LV 65. 5o cas ees ccce ce ccs

MAGNESIA.
Caleined; Pat... 8.2 i0. ce 22s ee
Carbonate, “Pater ce... 0.0. 2564. oe ede.
Carbonate, K.& M....................
Carbonate, Jennings..................

OLEUM.

A DSINCHTIIG: 605 pont oe cc ccc gens oe bene 4 50@5 00
Amygdalae, Dule....................4- 45@ 50
Amydalae, Amarae.................24. T 25@7 75
AMVISL othe oes seas ee e 2 20@2 30
Aurenti Cortex... oo ek soc oul ca
IBCPRSM soe eae oe ieee oes 2
Caqgiputy ci... ee. ee le Ae ae 5
Caryophyllt os. seus. oc ek.
WOGATR ce oe ea soon cigs eae cee wees
Chenopoagil oc. e. ek ae
CINNAMON oh be oe hone cee cee vac ek cs
CHETONEHE eos oy ces ce sac hese ks
Comm: Maes. oo 2 bs. eco eee c ee one
Coparpe 26-8 i 0@ 1 CO
@ubeHRe! 2s peice. ose ook ck. ek 11 50@12 00
Eixechthigos. 20: ooo oko ee ee ces 90@1 09
BYIiSe@rOM 22 oo. os Ss See en ss ee ek wea e 1 20@1 30
Gavltheriy 605 8 ek ee eae 2 25@2 35
Geramipm, 4.3.0.0 6. tte eb ek
Gossipii, Sem, gal........ 2.0... cece eee
Hedeoma. ... 2.56... cess: Be pla ec ee Sc
PUMIPSR 3 5 cats ccels cose see lace,
Miavendula .o55 sus 6... eck ceca wees 90@2 00
EMORIS ios ooo sacs tots oe co ele oe soc 1 %5@2. 25
NGI, so oka os A os cc eee cee: 5
Mentha Piper. o. 2.2 oe.) Seo ak 2 25@3 3)
Mentha VGtid. 22). 62) oo Soe oa, 3 15@4
Morrhtine, malic... oo ee
Myrcia, 3.. 2.3... .2.
Olive ..... ee
Picis Liquida, (gal.
Ricini ........
Rosmarini .

@ i
35@ 65
90@ 1

Sabina..........
Santale..:. 2...
Sassafras... ...

op
PHEODTOMAS 55 occ s oo os eee ee eee ek
POTASSIUM.

Bichromate cos. Poe ee ae
Bromide .......0...-.---.+e0ee e+ coon
Chlorate, (PO. 20)..60 s2 Sa oo a,
FOGG 22 eae Oe eon oes 3
Prussiate ......... FESS DNS in tek
RADIX.
URS oe es ee ee
MANGHUSS 2.8 b ee se ee.
ATU | Oo. 0858 cae Soeie va oes Ss
Calamus...........-
Gentiana, (po. 15).....
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..............-....
Hydrastis Canaden, ,po. 45)...........
Hellebore, Alba, po...................

I8@ 2
OC@S 25
25@: 28

25@
1b@
@

SPigena |. ee

Sanguinaria, (po. 25).............20.006

BOLpentaria: 6.026 soc cc ee cs oes eo

SONOGR cs oi oo tates succes cosgu aes

Smilax, Officinalis, H..................
“ oe Mex

Scillae, (po. 35).......... Roe ge wise cb esdae
Symplocarpus, Foetidus, po.:........
aleriana, English, (po. 30)...........
ef German es soo eos
SEMEN. f
Anisum, (pd: 20). 6.0.62 60 Wess. ks @
Apium (graveolens)................60 10@
Bird, 18 ee 4@
Carui, (pO. 18)... isc. aa ceed ie ce se W2@ 15
CATQQMOM 6 ook ee 1 OO@I1 25
Coriandrum........... hee outceuae secs If
Cannabis Sativa..........-........... . 38@
CYGONIUM. . 2 iiss sce ase. See ia ve eee 75@1 00
Chenopodium. 3... ecco cee es 1 12
Dipterix Odorate..............2. 2.005 +.1 T5@1 85
Foenioulam voc, os. cee ene se @ 15
Foenugreek, p0.............2.2.0050 set
AM Gees oe eek Vee < Siac ues ale » 84@
Lini, grd, (bbl, 3).........2....2..0... 6 ‘34@
Phalaris Canarian....................6 By @4

@
16@

Doakena

ATA. cee A ural os

SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D. & Co ec
Frumenti, D. F.R

| Yellow Reef.
0 Either, Spts Nitros,3F................

20 | Ricis Liq., quarts... .2°. 20.0. oo...
0 Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)...................
5 | Piper Alba, (po. 35)................000.

OO | Theobromas oo

 

. do
for slate u :
do ap
MISCELLANEOUS.
ther, Spts. Nitros, £ F

phar i Woe ee . Bees teer fee cael,
lumen, groun OU ee
Annatto ........ = SS o evees rte ue
ABUMONI, PO. 82s
Antimoni et Potass Tart..............
Argenti Nitras, 3... ... 00.00.0505...
Arsenicum......... ieee aes og aes
Balm Gilead Bud.:............6.......
ane an Bees Bee eR eee poe
aleium or, Is, (448, 11; 448, 12)....
Cantharides Russian, po.. x aes
Capsici Fructus; af....................
Capsici Fructus, pe ede vet be es Bowes
PRO 3

® 2
SS0sS88058 Mt
5. SSu8nley “eeess

as
fond
g99
So

Capsici Fructus,
Caryophyllus, (po. 35).......
Carmine, No. 40............

Ccra Alba, S. & F...... 6...

Cera Flava... 00.6.2. 2,
COGCHS ee

Cassia Fructus.............

Centraria . 3. 8.20
Cetaceum.............. 2
Chloroform ................
Chloroform, Squibbs........

Chloral Hydrate Cryst.......... i.
Chondrus be
Cinchonidine, P.& W..................

5068
Bran

8

S000058

30 | Cinchonidine, German........... ....

Corks, see list, discount, per cent....
Créasotum . 60-0
Creta(60E 1b) 02
Creta’ prep

Creta precip.
Creta-Rabra. 02.0
OVroeis 20.2 eee ee
Cugb@ar.. oo ee

ge 7 CUpTE SUIDE cee. as cee oe es cs

Dextrine Ue ee
Ether Suiph.. 00
Emery, all numbers...................
ce pe. j oo el
PROC. (PO) OB... oe eee:
Flake White Mi ceing ties urs slot es eee a
Gale
Gambier 65. vo
Gelatin, Coopor........................
Gelatin, French........................ 40@
Glassware flint, 70&10 by box. 60&10, less.
Glue, Brown. 2.00
Giie White oo. eS B@
Glyceringe no a ee 23@
Grana. Paradisi.. (2.2... oo. @
HMMS Fe 25@
Hydrarg Chlor. Mite .................. @
Hydrarg Chlor. Cor..... she
Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum.
Hydrarg Ammoniati....
Hydrarg Unguentum..
Hydrargyrum .........
Ichthyocolla, Am......
ENGIFO os
Iodine, Resubl............... i
Iodoform .......... Baca ess dacs k ais
Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod.........

5 | Liquor Potass Arsinitis................ 100

EUPONG 3.0 eee:

60 | Lycopodium .............. 000... cece

MOIS eden ono coc dnce hoe en
Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl. 134).............
Monmia Sono 90@1 00
Morphia, 8S, P. & W.... 2... ocean 3 35@3 60
Morphia, S.N. Y.Q. & C. Co........... 3 25@3 50
Moschus Canton ...................... @ 40
0@ a

6

Myristica, No.1
Nux Vomica, (po. 20)..................
OS: Sepia co ee 25@ 28
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co............ @2 00
Picis Liq, N.C..% galls, doz.......... @2 70
@1 40
@ 8
50

18
35

15
40

Pieis hig. PMts. os oo
Piper Nigra, (po. 22).............c ce ces

Pie Burgun 82
BRlumbi Acet. ooo
Potassa, Bitart, pure..................
Potassa, Bitart, com.................. 15
Potass Nitras, opt................0000. 8@ 10
Potass Nitras: 2.360.026. %@
Pulvis Ipecac et opii........... ...... 1 10@1 20
Pyrethrum, boxes, H.& P.D.Co.,doz.  @1 25
Pyrethrume py... 6.6 6@ 6

U4@

80 | Quassiag 22 ee

Quinia, 8S, PLO Wo... it
Quinia, S,German.....................
Rubia Tinctorum......................
Saccharum Lactis, pv

Salaem:. 2.2... 22 3.

Sanguis Draconis...

Santonine........

Sapo! G2... 5...
Seidlitz Mixture...
SUAPIS cee ee
SINADPIS,.OPt. 206. se
Snuff, Maccaboy, Do. Voes...........
Snuff, Scotch, Do. Voes...............
Soda Boras, (po. 9).......... cece cece ee
Soda et Potoss Tart....................
Boda Carbon 0 eee
Noda, Bi-Carbi i005 oe
Soda, AGH oe oo se eg
Soda Sulphas: 02.022 oe.
Spts. Bther o.oo hs,
Spts. Myrcia Dom..............:......
Spts. Myrcia Imp......................
Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl. 2 08)............. i
Strychnia, Crystal..................... @!I 30
Sulphur, Sublo. 3. 24@ 3%
Sulphur, ROW o.oo 24@ 8
TamMarinds 2560055568. s@ I
Terebenth Venice..................... 28@ 30
50 @ 55

Mian ek 9 16 00
Aine: Sulph 7 fe 8

OILs.
Bbl
70

1%

33@ 35
2@ 2%
4@ i

Whale, Winter. 0. oo. coe ce

GO (bard, extra. oo
S50; Bard Noe. oe

Linseed, pure raw.............0000.

2} Linseed, boiled ...........0.. 0000000.

Neat’s Foot, winter strained........
Spirits Turpentine...................
PAINTS

Red Venetian............. Cease
Ochre, yellow Marseilles......
Ochre, yellow Bermuda.......
Putty, commercial ............
Putty, strictly pure............
Vermilion, prime American..
Vermilion, English............
Green, Peninsular........

Lead, red strictly pure...

Lead, white, strictly pure

‘Whiting, white Spanish..

Whiting, Gilders’.........
White, Paris American........
Whiting Paris English cliff..
Pioneer Prepared Faints ....
Swiss Villa Preparer Paints..

VARNISHES.
No. 1 Turp Coach :.3. eek 1 10@1 20
Bextra Cum os, 1 60@1 70
Coach: Body is eo 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furniture... .......2........ 1 00@1 10
Extra Turk Damar.................... 1 55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No.1 Turp.........,.... 70@ 75

 

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Trade supplied by

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WHOLESALE

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Have now in Stock and Invite
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An Elegant Line of

PHREFUMES

Put up in the following styles:

Match Safes five styles
Christmas Cards ten styles
Fancy Plush Boxes
Hand Lamps two sizes
Night Lamps
Kmbossed Boxes
Vases four styles
Slippers two sixes
Bisque Figures
Watches
Tumblers
Pitchers
Boots
Jugs

Also a Line of

Sachet Bags

In Silk and Satin.

All These Goods are Low in
Price and are wery
Desirable,

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xis ornot. Here is a case in

n mind a traveling man who

nong the most successful in this
have personal knowledge of three
t lines of goods he has handled with
al suc ~ When I first knew him he

was on the road for a boot and shoe firm:
le had no particular training for the posi-
) it stepped right out on the road with

§ prices and samples. Notwithstanding

ignorance of the goods he sold and his]

of acquaintance with the details of the
‘business, his success was remarkable, and
‘the orders he sent liome were astonishing.
iter a few years in this line of business, at
‘handsome salary his ability readily com-
ded, he made a sudden break and start-

ed on the road representing a large furni-
ture manufacturer. Before the end of his

_ first trip his success became evident, and

_ more than one car-load bill was sold. Re-
_. markable as were these two ventures, they

Were not more so than hislatestmove. Af-
_ ter a few years in the furniture business he
made another sudden change, and invested
his capital in an importing drug house of
this city, in which he still retains his inter-

est. . From its complicated nature, this

branch of business presented even more
difficulties than either of the other lines
which he had represented, but away he went

on the road and in came his orders. ‘To-day
there is not, I believe, a more successful
salesman on the road in that line, and he
has a trade which he holds firmly. Howhe
sells goods and secures such a trade I am ut-
terly at a loss to explain, nor will he offer
an explanation himself. Nevertheless, he
sells the goods. I have seen him in hisown
office try to sell goods to some small chance
customer and make a complete failure with
both goods and prices by his side. Then,
again, I have known him torun over to New
York without a sample or price of any kind
and come back with a pocketful of orders at
‘more than ruling prices. That man has a
secret that is worth thousands of dollars to
him, although to another man it might per-
haps be worthless.” ;

A dry goods merchant said: ‘*You cannot
tell from a man’s appearance whether or not
he will make a good salesman.
most unpromising men we have employed
have turned out to be the best of traveling
men. For instance, some years ago we en-

“gaged a man who had previously found em-
ployment as a hog butcher. He wasa most
uncouth and unattractive character, with
little education and apparently small busi-
ness capacity. We put him on the road very
doubtfully, and to our great astonishment
hemade an excellent salesman. He worked
up cross-roads trade principally, and sent in
some rousing big orders. He was in our
employ for many years, and did a splendid
business. Itso happened that he was just
suited for the trade he took, and he handled
it well, where another man might have made
adismal failure. I find that frequently
some of the best salesmen are men of small

ability in other directions. Of course, that
is not general, as the great majority of trav-
eling men can turn their hands to almost
any kind of work, but it does show that the
ability to sell goods on the road is a natural
gift rather than an acquirement.
———q@m 2a
Our Local Bodies.*

Well, 1 feel as though my body was local
—and well located, too; but I really don’t
feel as though 1 needed any toast.

Our local bodies are of no small impor-
tance, for without them we would not have
had this State body, and had it not been for
our State body we should not to-day have
enjoyed the large-hearted and open-handed
hospitality of the business men of this beau-
tiful city of Flint (may their shadows never
grow less). Our local bodies are an impor-
tant factor; they are the foundation upon
which is builded this grand Michigan Busi-
ness Men’s Association, and it is important
that we look well to our foundation when
building a structure of such magnificent pro-
portions. The material selected should be
of the best and placed in position by wise
heads and skillful hands.

Many local associations have made mis-
takes in their efforts to swell their member-
ship, and have taken in men who would
disgrace themselves and any organization to
which they may belong. This, in a meas-
ure, may be avoided. The greatest care
should be taken that no one not known for
his business integrity be admitted, and, aft-

er membership is secured, it is highly im-

_ portant that the selection of officers be from
the best material to be found. It is too oft-
_den the case that this matter is not sufficient-
ly considered. The success or failure of any
organization depends, largely, upon the et-
ficiency of its officers. Our own Associa-
tion made a sad mistake in this particular,
and I fear that there are others in the same
eondition. Weigh well this matter and in
- your next election see to it that your best
- men are selected to officer your Association.
_ ‘To prove the correctness of my position, it
. is only necessary to cite to you our State
_. Association. It is only through the untir-
_ ing zeal of our worthy President and Secre-
tary that this Association has reached its
- present proportions.
Another matter of importance in which
many of our local bodies err, is the stress
€ upon the listing of delinquents and col-
ion of debts. While we are willing to

eoncede the latter a question worthy our

sideration, there are other avenues to

Which our efforts may be directed with
equally good results, namely, the improve-
ment of our wagon roads, the encouraging
of manufactories, the improvement of our

es and villages and the cultivation of a
better feeling among competitors in trade.

and many other matters may and y

ould be discussed at our meetings, and ac-

| selected

Some of the.

 

selected to act as secretary. ‘The editor of
Tux TRADESMAN was present by invitation

,| and explained the aims and objects of organ-
| ized effort. Candid remarks on the benefits
| of organization were also made by James

Farnsworth, df Grand Rapids, who happened
to be in Leroy the evening of the meeting.
At the conclusion of Mr. Farnsworth’s talk,
it was resolved to proceed to organize,
which was done by the adoption of the reg-
ulation constitution and the election of the
following officers:

President—A. Wenzel.

Vice-President—G. R. Andrews.

Secretary—Frank Smith. ~

‘Treasurer—J. H. Williams.

Executive Committee—President, Secre-
tary, H. M. Patrick, G. R. Andrews and
Peter Peterson. ;

The Blue Letter Collection system was
adopted for the use of the Association, and

the meeting adjourned.

 

 

 

 

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GRAND RAPIDS

Buy of the manufacturer and save freights and
dealers’ commissions, Factory, 61, 63 and 65 South
Front St. Office and salesroom, 92 Monroe street.

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TIME TABLES.

Grand Rapids & Indiana.
All Trains daily except Sundny.

GOING NORTH.
Arrives.
Traverse City & Mackinaw Ex...... 8:45am
Traverse City & Mackinaw Ex.....
Traverse City & Mackinaw Ex....
Cadillac Express. ............ccce0 3:40pm
Saginaw Express............ecse00 11:25am
ve Meuse e ogee 10:30 a m.

Saginaw express runs through solid. ’

9:05 a. m. train has chair car to Traverse City and
Mackinaw.

11:30 a. m. train has chair car for Traverse City, Pe-
toskey and Mackinaw City.

10:40 p. m, train has sleeping cars for Traverse Clty,
Petoskey and Mackinaw.

GOING SOUTH.

Cincinnati Express................
Fort Wayne Express............... 10:30am
Cincinnati Express................ 4:40pm
Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .10:50 p m

7:15am train has parlor chair car for Cincinnati.

5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati.

5:00 p. m. train connects with M. C. R. R. at Kalama-
zoo for Battle Creek, Jackson, Detroit and Canadien
points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p. m.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.

Leave. Arrive.
POO BAN. es sieve iets scons cece sees Gocuics osscs 10:10am
PROD OANA toe bc sector oh aws dessicss sees bebe ciemce ls 4:30pm

Leaves.
9:05am
11:30am
10:40 pm

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

Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later.
C. L. LocKwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent.

Detroit, Lansing & Northern.
Grand Rapids & ea Division.
DEPART,

Saginaw EXpress. ........0cccccccsccscssenccsave 7 30am
SAGINAWAKPYIOSS, 5.5 6c oss cose sciec ches specec ced 410pm
- ARRIVE.
Grand Rapids Express........... -..-1l 25am
Grand Rapids Express................0008 --.10 30pm
All trains arrive at and depart from Union depot.
Trains run solid both ways.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Leaves.
AMON eee ei ssn wc owen pele akoes 9:10am
TORY. GORPPORS. 6 oii. do cuca de scceies s 12:30 pm
*Night Express. ..........cccccccees 11:00 pm
Muskegon Express........ ..-ce0.- 5:00 p 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 Bivision.

Alrives.
3:55 pm
9:45pm
5:45am
11:00 am

Arrives.
Express...

m
Express.... 10:20am

All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot.

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

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

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.
. Kalamazoo Division.
eave.

Arrive

x. & Mail. N. Y. Mail. : N. Y. Mail. N.
..Grand Rapids. 9:45am
9:02 am..Allegan....... 8:28am

< .-Kalamazoo... 7:30am

.. White Pigeon. 5:55 a m

5:05 pm..Toledo........ 11:00
9:40 p m..Cleveland
3:30 a m..Buffalo...
: 50 p m..Chicago.......11:30 p
A loeal freight leaves Grand Rapids at 12:50 pm,carry-
ing passengers as faras Allegan. All trains daily ex-
cept Sunday. J. W. McKEnnEY, General Agent.

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Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
GOING EAST.

tSteamboat Express.
(Through Mail.......
tEvening Express. .
‘Limited Express.... ecebesbaw
tMixed, with coach,...............
' GOING WEST.
t+Morning Express.....:........... 1:05 pm
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AMAROOS oi ees so aeeic dass by
*Night Express. ........c.cccccucece 5:

tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Daily.

Passengers taking the 6:50 am Express make close
connection at Owosso for Lansing, and at Detroit for
New York, arriving there at 10:30 a m the following
morning. ‘The Night Express has a through Wagner car
and local sleeping ear from Detroit to Grand Rapids.

JAS. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent.

Gxo. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager Chicago.

Michigan Central.
Grand Rapids Division.
DEPART.

*Daily. All other daily except
run on Atlantic and Pacific
Detroit. Parlor cars run on
Rapids Express to and

D. W. Jom ass. Agt., Grand Rapids.
oO. W. RuceLEs, Gen’l Pass. and cket Agt., cago.

| Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway.

Ra dso 10:80 8:40

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

JOBBER IN

Foreign and Domestic Fruits,

SPHOLAL TIES:
Oranges, Lemons, Bananas.

 

 

SIonia St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

- READY FOR USE DRY. |
: ’ - NO MIXING REQUIRED,

It. sticks to the vines and Finishes the whole
crop of Potato Bugs with one application $ also
pe any Curculio, and the Cotton and Tobacco

orms. f

This is the only safe way to use a Strong
Poison; none of the Poison is in a clear state,
but thoroughly combined by patent process
and machinery, with material to help the very
fine powder to atick to the vines and entice
the bugs to eat it, and it is also a fertilizer.

ONE POUND will go as far as TEN POUNDS
of plaster and Paris Green as mixed by the
farmers. It is therefore cheaper, and saves
the trouble and danger of mixing and using
the green, which, needless to say, is danger-
ous to handle. :

Bug Finish was used the past season on the
State Agricultural College Farm at Lansing,
Michigan, and, in answer to inquiries, the
managers write: . ‘The Bug finish gave good
satisfaction on garden and farm.” Many un-
solicitated letters have been received prais-
ing Bug Finish.

Barlow & Star, hardware dealers at Coldwa-
ter, Mich., write as follows under date oy May
14: “We sold 3,100 pounds of “Bug Finish” last
year. Itis rightly named “Bug Finish,” as it
finishes the entire crop of bugs with one appli-
eatiod. We shall not be satisfied unless we sell
three tons this year, as there is already a
strong demand for it. Please send us ten bar-
rels (3,000 pounds) at once.”’

Guaranteed as represented. Cheaper than

any other Mixture used for the purpose.

MANUFACURED BY

Anti-Kalsomine Co., 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,

Karl Bros., Commission Merchants,

157 South Water St., CHICAGO.

Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids.

FURNITURE TO ORDER.

- Anythingor 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.

 

American and Stark A Bags

 

POSTER, STEVENS & CO.
Wholesale Hardware.

With Additions Lately Made to Our Business, We now Think We have the

FINEST AND MOST COMPLETE
HARDWARE STORE

In the State of Michigan.

Our Facilities for doing Business have been much

Improved and we feel better able to meet all

MARKETS and PRICES.

 

We Solicit Orders or Inquiries for anything wanted

in the line of Hardware.

-POSYER, SYEVENS & GO,

10 and 12 Monroe street, and 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis street,

Grand Rapids, - Mich.

 

Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers

 

P STBKETEE & SONS,

‘JOBBERS IN

DRY GOODS,

AND NOTIONS,
83 Monroe St.,.
AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

| A Specialty.

AX HA

 

The New Peek-a-Boo
5 Gal. Oil Cans.

Glass Oil Cans. Tin Jacket.
% gal. 1 gal. 2 gal.

Plain Low Hand Lamp.

LES!

 

 

1 x Ax Handles
ak
3x
4x
& X Dbl. Bit
4x

66 6s

ce 66
6¢ 66

5 66

C. & D. LANTERNS,

Oli, CANS AND TANKS,

And a General Line of

PAPER & WOODENWARE.
CURTISS & DUNTON,

The Impervious Oil Can.

The most durable Can made
in the world. Oil will pene-
trate tin som etime, but ney-
er this. 8 doz.

Q gal eile esr gues Hee $13.0)
si eae divide gu. go 15.00

PRICE LIST,

8 doz.

Glass Oil Can ¥ gal..
ss “ OE Soe | gon
Peek-a-boo 5 gal, tin... 13.00
os “wd jk. 16.00
Goodenough 5 gal,tin.. 15.00
‘ “wd jk 18.00
Pinafore 5 gal, tin...... 15.00
fs “ wdjk... 18.00
Owl Tubular Lantern... 5.50
Dietz Lift Wire L’tern. 6.59

Dietz Lift Wire L’tern
with guards........ 6.55
No Charge for Package

on Above,

8 doz.
6 doz. in box
No. 0 Lamp Chimney...
No, 1 “sé 6s
No.2 * ss oe
Boxes 30, 40 and 50 cents.
No. | Engraved Chim....
No. 2 a Se
5 cents # doz. less i
of 6:dozen. oe
# doz.
No. 1 Pearl Top Chim....
No. 2 6 26 ‘ “ee Boks
Tubular Globes, open....
ae as barrels..
No. 0 Sun Burners.......
No. 1 6s es
No.2 *

43
48
40
No. 0 Best wick...... ee
No.1 a
No. 2 sf
No.3 ae
7 inch White Shades..... 1 00
Tinch ‘* “ease
of 12 dozen..............
7 inch Tllum. Bases....... 1 35
Plain Low Handle Lamp
Complete With No. 1
Burner and Chim...... 1 50

$ .75
1.25
2.00
2.50
1.50
2.25

 

-.$ 2.75 The **Pinafore.

90

‘ The

SEE

FOR EVERYBODY.

For the Field or Garden.

inated Label. Pump and
Tube Removabie.

 

 

 

 

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“Owl Lantern.”
_ Lighter. Flame Cannot
be Extinguished.

Tubular Globes.

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if you want to buy

 

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TAY SEED.

Or any other kind, send to the

seed Store,

71 CANAL ST,

W. YT,
Grand Rapids, Mich,

LAMOREAUX,

” Bright Ilum-

Easy

 

‘snjereddy sunseiq

HURCULES POWDER

Annihilator

Strongest and Safest Explosive known

to the Arts.
for Farmers’ Trade.
_ Mail orders promptly filled.

L. 8. BILL &

Now is the time to Stock Up}

 

 

 

 

 

JAMS BROS, & CHARBONNEAU

Preserves and Jellies,
BLACKBERY JAM,

DAMSON,

CHERRY,

RASPBERRY JAM.

PEACH, FIG, APRICOT, Ete, Ete,

10 h Wooden Box, 5b Tin Pail, 2 Glass Jar, 1» Gless Jar.

Cady, Ball, Barnhart Go,

SELLING AGENTS,

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