“@RAND RAPIDS, ‘WEDN ESDAY, OCTOBER. 12, 1887, ‘NO. 212. I ira : ey tigen lete Assortment CALL FOR -| SCHUMAGHER'S ROLLED AVENA, From the best White Oats. Oatmeal, Parched Farinose and Rolled Wheat in Original Packages. ee ne these choice cereals is to learn how WANTED. | Butter, Eegs, 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. ~ BELKNAP ten and Steiah Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and Trucks Mill and Dump Carts, Lumbermen’s and River Tools. We ca a large stock of material, and have eG ey for making first-class Wagons kinds. Special attention given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering. Shops on Front St. Grand Rapids, Mich, FOOT NATIONAL BANK ‘Grand Rapids, Mich. —— A. J. Bowne, President. GEO. C. PIERCE, Vice President. H. P. BAKER, Cashier. — CAPITAL, Transacts a general banking business. Make a Specialty of Collections. Accounts of Country Merchants Solicited. HIRTH & KRAUSE, LEATHER And Shoe Store Supplies. SHOE BRUSHES, SHOE BUTTONS, SHOE POLISH, SHOE LACES. Heelers, Cork Soles, Button Hooks, Dress- ings, ete. Write for Catalogue. 118 Canal Street, Grand Rapids. $300,000. RDMUND B. DIKEMAN HE GREAT atch BWEIGT, 4k CANAL 8Y., Grand Rapids, - ich. GRAND RAPIDS TO THE— FRONT —AGAIN.— We are now supplying the Trade with our new Brand of Soap “BEST FAMILY.” It is the LARGEST and BEST bar of white PURE SOAP ever retailed at Five Cents a bar. Respee+fully, Grand Rapids Soap Go. Grandpa's Wonder Soap THE BEST SELLING GOODS ON THE MARKEY, MANUFACTURED BY Beaver & Co., Dayton, Ohio. SOLD BY A. 8. MUSSELMAN & CO, Grand Rapids, - Mich. COOK & PRINZ, Proprietors of the Valley City Show Case Mfv. Co., Manufacturers of SHOW GASKS. Prescriphion | Cases and Store Fixtires ALL KINDS. SEND FOR CATALOGUES, SEND FOR ESTIMATES. 38 West Bridge St. Grand Rapids, Telephone 374. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, STATE AGENT FOR Fermentum! The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Manufactured by Riverdale Dist. Co. 106 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. TELEPHONE 566. Grocers, bakers and others can secure the agency for their town on this Yeast by applying to above address. None genuine unless it bears above label. TRANSIT MILL COMPANY, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Flour, Feed, Grain and ~ Baled Hay. 25 Pearl Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 0. E. Brown, Gen. Mgr. gare AYON & LYON, Jobbers and Retailers of OOKS, ‘Stationary & Suis, | we and 29 fonroe 8. Grand Ravids, Miah ie cacry tall line of. Seeds of every variety, & both for field and garden. 4} Parties in want should ' —_— er see the 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. PIONEER PREPARED PAINT. We have a full stock of this well-known brand of MIsED PAINT and having solditfor over SLX YEARS can recommend it to our customers as be- ing a First Class article. We sell it On the Manufacturers’ Guarantee: ‘When two ormore coats of our PIONEER PRE- PARED PAINT. is applied as received in original packages, and if within three years it should crack or peel off, thus failing to give satisfaction, we agree to re-paint the building at our expense, with the best White Lead or such other paint as the owner may se- lect. In case of complaint, prompt notice must be given to the dealer. T. H. NEVIN & Cco.. Mfrs. & Corroders of Pure White Lead. Pittsburg, Pa. Write for prices and Sample Card to /Hamelting & Perkins Drag Go. Wholesale Agents, Grand Rapids. Try ulgcpigatn 4g best FurnitureFin -| ish made. SALT FISH Bought and Sold by FRANK J: DETTENTHALER, 11% Monroe St., Grand Rapids. Pr ‘Oysters the weer aroend - POTATOES. We give prompt personal attention to the sale of POTATOES,APPLES,BEANS and ONIONS in car lots. We offer best facilities and watchful attention. Consign- ments respectfully solicited. Liberal cash advances on Car Lots when desired. Wi. Hi Thompson & 60, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference FELSENTHAL. GRoss & MILLER, Bankers, Chicago. EDWIN FALLAS, PROPRIETOR OF VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE JOBBER OF Butter, Eggs, hemons, Oranges. And Packer of SOLID BRAND OYSTERS. Facilities for canning and jobbing oysters are unsurpassed. Mail orders filled promptly at lowest market price. Correspondence s0- licited. A liberal discount to the jobbing trade. 217, 219 Livingston St., Grand Rapids. To Cigar Dealers Realizing the demand for, and knowing the difficulty in obtaining a FIRST-CLASS FIVE-CENT CIGAR, we have concluded to try and meet this demand with a new Cigar called SILVER SPOTS This Cigar we positively guarantee a clear Havana filler, with a spotted Sumatra Wrapper, and entirely free from any arti- ficial flavor or adulterations. It will be sold on its merits. ders filled on 60 days approval. Price $35 per 1,000 in any quantities, Express prepaid on orders of 500 and more, Sample or- first order. Secure this Cigar and increase your Cigar Trade. It is sure to do it. GEO, T. WARREN & C0, EF'lint, Mich. What do you think of this? While in conver- sation with Wm. M. Dale, one of the gevnert druggists in Chicago, we were surprised to learn that he had sold over one and a half mil- lion of Tansill’s Punch 5c. cigars and that the quality gets better all the time. The demand continues to increase. Let us tell you, if you want to sell a cigar that your customers ‘will be pleased with, the sooner you order Tansill’s Pies the better.— Sn em Grocer. Handsome advertising matter goes with “VISIONS” FOR BUSINESS ‘MEN. Written Especially for THE TRADESMAN. How apt are we all to judge erroneously in matters which we do not understand, or of which we ‘have no practical knowledge. Let any man who has generally been thought poor be seen erecting two or three buildings to rent, and forthwith the same parties acknowledge they were mistaken. ‘*“He has been making money all the time,” but was a sly dog and concealed: this fact from the community.” Leta merchant who once came to the town a poor man and com- menced business in a small way, who seem- ed to be doing fairly well and afterward met with losses, commence to erect costly buildings, and how soon certian ones point to those structures and, with a significant motion of the head, say, ‘‘I told you so. His profits have been enormous. I declare, such prices are next thing to robbery!” They do not know that in ninety per cent. of such cases the very ground upon which the buildings stand has been mortgaged for material and the building, also, as they pro- gress, for cash to pay the workmen and a fire insurance policy, also, is made payable to the money lender as collateral security; so that, in fact, the parties may still be as poor as ever and really own but very little. Will some one have the kindness to sug- gest a plan of dealing with the habitual tobacco chewer, and we might well add, the smoker? Now, Iam not making an exter- minating war upon tobacco or its friends. Possibly—for I do not personally know—it is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. But Ido know this fact, that otherwise well- bred and gentlemanly men will sit, or stand, in a neat house, store or office and deliber- ately eject the tobacco-charged saliva onto a clean floor, into your woodbox, onto your bright and polished hearth and (as if ashamed of the act) just behind the legs of your stove, until you become so nervous you can hardly attend to business. ‘‘Serves you right,” says one. ‘‘You ought to fur- nish spittoons—large ones—and have them convenient also. Well, even that doesn’t always answer the purpose, as they eject over and all around it. Then, too, such a filthy utensil in a store is offensive to those who do not use the weed and particularly so to ladies, some of whom would be driven away, and loss of custom would follow. Besides, why could not the habitual user be so thoughtful of the pleasure of others as to defer such gratification ‘until out of doors— or in his own house, where it is his own right—we beg his wife’s pardon—to soil the floor and furniture if he wishes. In the morning the office or store is swept and the hearth made clean. Then, when, a little later, we see a friend come in to have a kindly chat, and, with jaws in motion, draw a chair close up to the stove, even in warm weather, we know what is coming, but usually say nothing about it. Can’t we deal with the tobaceo fiend kindly and yet successfully? Don’t all speak at once. “O, wad some power the giftie zie us, To see oursels as ithers see us.’”’ Did you ever make an engagement to meet a man on business at a certain hovr— say 2 o’clock p. m., sharp—and, after being on hand promptly, wait a full hour, hardly knowing how it was possible to spare the time, then see your friend walk leisurely in, and without a word or even look of apology, tell you he was now ready for business? As your own time is valuable you feel more like ‘‘taking your boot away from him” than anything else; and yet, when remon- strated with for his tardiness, he re- plies with a laugh, ‘‘Oh, its always two until three, you know.” Now, we don’t know any such thing. By no _ possible twisting of reason, logic or fact, can such a falsehood be tortured into truth. As well contend that two and two are five. If such a man had a note at the bank due him Aug. 20, and called for his money at that date, he would probably open his eyes widely with astonishment if informed that he must call again asit is always Aug. 20 until Sept. 20. Yet, there would be just as much truth in one assertion as in the other. I have engaged to meet such a pretended bus- iness man more than once, but after he had treated me in that ungentlemanly way once I never again waited a moment for him after the appointed time expired. If such a man’s time is of no more value than to make a jest of yours, he displays both ignorance and impudence, which should meet with merited rebuked. There can, to my mind, be no more heinous sin in business life than procrastination. A man who has been an -occasional cus- tomer at a store for several years past, and who always paid cash, not long since asked the merchant if he would give him credit for a few dollars. ‘‘No, James, I couldn’t think of it,” he replied, in a kindly voice. “‘T value your friendship and trade too well to give you credit. If you were ill or your family were suffering, 1 would be the first to take steps for your relief.” What do you = by all this?” said the man. - oy simply mean that every man who gets | | afterward. . | sums from their husbands’ recke as op- He has just enough ready money to barely make necessary purchases and avoids that memorandum book until he can conveniently spare the amount. Then he drops in, pays it, and again is my cash customer. Thus, you see, James, I lose his trade for a long time, and some- times—I do not say it would be so in your case—forever afterward. As a plain matter of business and good policy, you see I cannot afford to give credit, but can actually afford to sell goods less than my neighbors by refusing to give it. Not hav- ing donated hundreds of dollars to the pub- lic, I have no losses to pay and can, there- fore, afford to sell goods so low that a man who intends to pay at all will find it to his interest to borrow $20 to $50, as the case may be, to make his purchases, even should he pay 10 per cent. for the money.” ‘What! You can do as well with the eash where they credit as where they do not?” “IT beg your pardon, James, no merchant dare sell at lower prices to you for cash, than to those he credits. You and I know that such a course would ruin his business. Don’t be offended at an old friend, James, if he talks plainly toyou, as it is toour mu- tual interest to avoid credit, which demon alone has mortgaged half the farms in the State; and the more you think about it, the more you will, by and by, thank the man who refuses you.” ‘What do you want of that doll?” said the man in a snappish, petulent voice, ad- dressing a small, poorly-clad woman, as the clerk passed the article for examination. ‘“T want it for Lucy, of course,” she meekly replied. ‘‘You know I have prom- ised her one ever since she was sick, and this is only five cents.” ‘“Nonsense! She doesn’t need it, you are always spending money foolishly,” and the man chewed the end of his cigar viciously. The woman paid little attention to her husband, and began pricing some cheap prints. The clerk who seemed a little em- barrassed and perplexed was, however, very attentive to his customer. ‘Oh, come along,” growled the husband, a few minutes later. ‘‘We ought to be half way home now.” ‘*Please pay the clerk 75 cents and then I am ready,” the wife quietly replied to this last hint of extravagance. This is a scene I. once witnessed while waiting a moment in a country store. And what merchant has not observed its repeti- tion with variations? What a variety of thoughts crowd upon the mind of a listener, and in what an unenviable and unpleasant position it places the merchant or his clerk! Many a man deems the judgment of his wife too weak to be entrusted with money. She seldom has a purse of her own, or if she has itis empty and carried because— well, because people might think he was unkind to her; and, as the husband is lord of the household, she must call upon him to pay for every article she purchases. I have seen a woman purchase successively a paper of pins, a darning needle and a spool of thread,and each time ask her husband. to ‘please pay for it,” which he very reluctant- ly did.. Many a time I have heard the wife remonstrate with him thus: ‘*You said, be- fore we left home, I could buy these things, or you know I would not be here to select them, and now, after they are purchased, you grumble and growl about paying for them. Iam sorry I came at all.” And while the embarrassed merchant was await- ing the husband’s decision, the wife turned away from the counter as though ashamed of such an apology for a man. The prevalent idea of woman’s mental in- feriority to man is largely responsible for such scenes. In numberless instances, when a man marries a girl—no matter what has been her previous position—as his wife, she at once becomes his slave. Often bur- dened with the entire household cares, she is expected to work early and late—work while her husband is resting or sleeping; in fact, it is a truism that ‘‘a woman’s work is never finished.”” Among the middle classes, a man eats his dinner, then reads or smokes and takes his ease, while the wife, who has labored over a hot fire to prepare it until her face resembles a piece of boiled lobster, rises to renewed work in clearing it away, preparatory to ‘going through the same routine a few hours afterward. When the income of profit from the farm or shop is gathered in hard cash at the close of a year, the husband counts it over in his wife’s presence and egotistically says, ‘‘See the regult of my hard labor!’ And instead of handing her a portion of it (which is justly hers), he coolly transfers the entire sum to his pocket. If she dare remind him that possibly he would have possessed only half the amount if he had been alone in the world and that she should be credited with a small part of it, at least, his impudence is equal to the occasion. ‘‘What use have youfor money? You don’t cultivate the farm, and you have all you want to eat and | wear, haven’t you: 7 ’ There are wives who take ence in small | it to have no word of censure for them. They have been defrauded of theirown. They have discovered that marriage is a company in which the husband owns and controls every share of the stock, while they furnish the working capital; and if a meeting of the stockholders were called, they could sit with folded hands and silent lips while the lords did the voting. It is ‘‘talk turkey” continually. That husband, whether rich or poor—who doesn’t furnish his wife with a purse, and as long as he has any cash doesn’t declare a dividend now and then, in order that she may have a dollar to use as she pleases, isa porker of the meanest sandy breed, and should be drummed out of any decent community. FRANK A. Howie. i - 9 Pity the Poor Salesman. New York Letter to the Hartford Courant. A woman behind the counter is likea queen behind her throne, and is frequently a tyrannical and arbitrary sovereign, but a man selling gouds does not possess the same imposing appearance. His object seems too plainly to sell his wares instead of to trifle with the customer, or to exercise his great privileges. He is not a diplomat, and in this position with all its temptations he is seldom a bully. A few days ago, while waiting on the will of a peerless lady with bandoline bang and a haughty mien in a Broadway shop, the subscriber was attracted by negotiations be- tween two ladies anda salesman. He was a heavily-built, stalwart young man, with a fresh color, and to the casual glance in good trainirg, weight about 160 pounds, skin clear, and well colored. The ladies were from out of town—we will say Jersey, the Jersey flats by way of a venture. The younger, the would-be purchased, was very thin, inclined to straw color, chill and aguish looking—not at all in good condi- & tion. You would have given the shopman long odds in any combat between the two. But there was a mother with the younger woman, her duplicate, if duplicate means double, for she was just double as fat, dou- ble as old, and double as eagle-eyed. ‘“*T want to see some black silks,” remark- ed the daughter. “Certainly, madam,” said the shopman. ‘“‘“Here is, I guarantee, the finest piece of black silk ever made upinthecity. II were a lady and buying silk, I’d buy this black. As long as any of it’s left, even af- ter it gets slick and shiny, you can ‘add to it, you can turn and twist it.” “Oh, but I don’t want it if it’s going to get shiny and going to fall to pieces like that,” said the younger lady from Jersey; “T want something that'll wear.” “But, madam,” began the shopman, ‘'I didn’t say— ‘Well, Mary Jane,” interrupted the elder lady, disparagingly, ‘‘itdoes seem an awful pity you’ve got to give up your black silk, but I s’pose if the man says himself it’s go- ing to get shiny, and’s coming to pieces, it’s no good looking for one. Black silk’s al- ways convenient; in case of family ’fliction, there you are; there’s nothing genteeler for church; and as for teas, all’s extra you’ve got to have’s a lace fichu and there you are again. Give me a black silk, says I, and there Tam, no matter where you put me. But, of course, if it’s going to get like that, falling to pieces in yourhand, as he says—” ‘“Madam—” gasped the shopman. His knees had begun to tremble and his breath to shorten. “Of course, nobody wants a dress that’s going to fall to pieces, because there’d be the dressmaker to pay, and what’s the use of making up if it’s bound to act like that?” went on the younger lady; but she was not weakening, her color was high, and a healthful excitement glowed in her eyes. “JT said, madam, that—” whispered the shopman. “Of course, I feel discouraged, Mary Jane;” said her mother, waving him aside, ‘but at least he’s honest; some men’d try to pass off their goodsas worth buying. Young man, [ll say this to you. Your silk’s poor, but you’re honest, and I wish you well.” With this sally they movedoff. If I kept a shop I’d keep it with saleswomen. They’d awe and they’d subdue, but they’d sell my black silks. a Honor in Trade and Industry. Undoubtedly, there is much wealth which is worthy of ‘honor, as symbolizing the energy, industry, wisdom and far-see- ing judgment ofits possessor, observes an exchange. He who acquires it with honor and employs it with wise generosity stands worthily in the list of benefactors, and richly deserves the respect and admiration that are accorded to him. Butitis the in- discriminate adulteration that exhausts it- self on mere riches, no matter how they have been gained, or how they are used, that is largely responsible for the dishonor-\ able transactions which we all lament. Few, indeed, are without blame in this mat- ter. But few give their approval so heart- ily to character and intelligence when clad in homespun as when attired in broadcloth. But few pause to discriminate between the wealth gained by personal superiority and that acquired by trickery and deception be- fore they do it reverence. Everyone by purifying himself and showing honor only where honor is due can do something towards purifying the morals of trade. If the expression of social respect and consid- eration be so strong an incentive to action as to lead men to make almost any sacrifice to obtain it, a great and solemn responsi- bility rests on every individual as to his share of such expression. If he honors what is not really honorable, he contributes to commercial immorality as surely as does the manufacturer who adulterates his goods or the merchant who deceives his custo- mers. >_< France supports over 7,000 drug stores. >_> a A testimonial headed ‘‘Sufferers from Asthma Relieved,” reads as follows: have always been a great sufferer from asthma, and could not get any relief until I had a pamphlet of asthma cure sent me. It has given me great relief, and I have given great many others, and all that have ‘greatly benefited by it.” is certainly a new form of Fuearaeae oy Keep Your Capital Earning Interest. “Tt is a part of a dealer’s business,” says . Terry, ‘‘to keep his capital actively at work earning interest. This he fails to do when it lies idle half the time. It can hardly be — eulate the chances of trade as to always use and yet never at any time bein needof — money. While it is safer to be on the sure side and err by retaining too much rather than too little, yet with some men it is more profitable to retain only just so much capi- tal in their business, that they will some- times be pinched a little to get along, and even be under the necessity of borrowing temporarily. This occasional necessity for money stimulates their energy and induces them to look more closely to selling off their goods and collecting their outstanding ac- counts. The natural disposition of the dealer should be considered in this matter, and his action governed accordingly. If, with the accumulation of profits and con- sequent plethora of capital, he finds himself growing lax in pressing sales and making collections, he would doubtless be benefited by such a partial withdrawal of capital that he would sometimes be in want of money. “The points necessary to be considered in deciding that there is a surplus of profit which may be advantageously drawn are, therefore, the following: ‘‘First—Absolutely no need of if, as the Pe ean all be made for cash without it. ‘‘Second—Or, if not, that for short peri- ods when credit is needed on some of the purchases, the difference in price or dis- count which can be obtained by paying cash is adequate to pay for the use, also, of the money during the rest of the year. ‘*Third—The certainty of receiving from ~ sales and collections sufficient money to pay for the goods purchased on credit at the maturity of the credit, or if this is uncer- tain, the certainty of obtaining temporary loans, without sacrifice, to meet an emer- ency. “Fourth—Whether the capital, if left in the business, could be temporarily used or loaned in such a way as to be safe and earning interest at the periods when itis not wanted in the business.” 9 Oleomargarine and Butterine. From the Detroit News. The act passed by the last legislature reg- ulating the sale and use of oleomargarine is now in force. Any person who sells or offers for sale as butter, any oleomargarine, butterine or like mixture, is guilty of a mis- demeanor and liable to a fine of $200 ora year in the Ionia house of correction. The proprietor or keeper of any hotel, restau- rant, eating saloon or boarding house who puts imitation butter on the table, or uses itin the preparation of food, is also liable to alike fine. And, last, the presence of oleomargarine or butterine in any place where food is sold or furnished is prima facie evidence of its sale or use. There is a proviso to the above, however, which modifies it. A storekeeper can keep oleomargarine or imitation butter for sale, and a hotel-keeper can use it in the food or on the table, provided there is conspicuously displayed a white placard printed in black ink in plain Roman letters ‘‘of not less than three inches in length and not less than two inches in width” the words ‘‘oleomargarine or butterine sold or used here.” This makes a sign nearly seven feet long and four inches wide. As the quality of oleomargarine has im- proved its sale has increased. The internal revenue tax has not restricted its sale so much as it has concentrated its manufac- ture. The small manufacturers have dis- appeared and a few large concerns control the market. And as the public become fa- mniliar with the sign ‘‘oleomargarine or but- terine sold or used here,” they will begin to use it. Indeed, they are knowingly doing this now, and find it much superior to the rank, rancid and poor butter composing the product of half our dairies. Of course, the intention of those who made the law was to hamper the sale of butter substitutes, and thus indirectly make a larger and _ better market for the genuine article. “>_< He Had Reached the Limif From the Detroit Free Press. A Detroit peddler of tinware took out some egg-beaters on his last trip, and as the price was only fifteen cents each, and they worked on a new principle, he calculated on big sales. His first experience will answer for all others. He drove up toa farm house in the western part of Wayne county and took a beater in to exhibit. The people liked it exceeding well, but the: old farmer said: ‘*Young man, I want to see your patent.” “JT have none.” “Then your written authority to make sales.” ‘Don’t need any.” “Then you must givé me a bond, with two sureties, in the sum of $1,000, that you will stand between me and any trouble.” , “But I can’t do that.” “Then I can’t buy. I’ve just had to pay a royalty on a drive well, damages for using an infringement on a patent gate, and have a lawsuit about a hayfork and another over a windmill, and we don’t even buy a dish- pan without a bond that it don’t infringe on somebody’s patent bathtub.” >> oa The Salesman of the Day. If any man can cleverly adapt his con- versation and arguments to suit men and circumstances, it is the salesman of the day. hypocrisy about him. He is simply adroit intelligent eneugh to make the most of every opportunity. No matter who the . salesman has something to say which is to’ the point, and, at all events, accomplishes the object of gaining the attention and. good-will of his customer. Men who are | profound in book learning, and noted for great mental capacity, often utterly fail in this readiness of. speech, this quick grasp- ing of any subject of the moment, and thi fluency to deal with it in language which is sensible and entertaining. But the brigh elastic understanding. of the enterprising salesman responds to all such requirements: with surprising ability, which is ceeded. by that which he ti stage of the interview, to t ers of E Cetin a bill 03 expected that anyone can so accurately cal- the whole of a certain amount of capital And yet there is neither inconsistency nor .— in adapting himself to cireumstances, and |— : man is, or where he comes from, the ready ys a Wi 0 1g impression when it inti- that the Michigan Business Men’s sociation declared in favor of the so-called. few for the alleged prevention of 1e manufacture and sale of adulterated ds, The members of the Michigan Busi- Men’s Association believe in pure goods ractice what they preach by refusing ndle anything but pure goods—instead f praying for Congress to pass an uncon- titutional act compelling them to do so. Which is the more honorable—to do what is right of your own accord or to ask Con- gress to make a law compelling you to do right under severe penalties? "What the Grocer says about the attitude . of the Association on the question of prize goods is true. Believing that the Legisla- ture is the proper body for a State Associa- : tion to apply to for relief, steps will be - taken to secure the enactment at the next ~ session of alaw prohibiting the giving of ' prizes with articles of food. In this work the Association will have the hearty sup- port of the jobbing trade, which is generally “sick unto death” with the entire. scheme business. Not content to wait until the ‘Legislature finally meets, steps will be taken to secure pledges of support from candidates for the Legislature previous to -. their nomination and election. At this dis- tance, it is difficult to imagine how the bill can fail to become a law at the earliest op- portunity. Another measure which the Association stands pledged to support is the bill pro- viding for the reduction of the ridiculous exemption now allowed a householder in this State. This measure has been ‘thoroughly discussed in THE TRADES- - MAN’s columns, but will be revived again _» when the time for action arrives. THE INITIAL STEP. The offer of the Secretary of the Michi- gan Business Men’s Association to furnish reports to the Secretaries of the Pennsyl- vania and New York Associations of for- ‘mer residents of Michigan who seek credit ‘of the business men of the Keystone or Empire States has been accepted by the Secretary of the Pennsylvania Asseciation : in the following manner: Your offer to undertake to furnish the standing of any consumer in the State of ~ Michigan is a move in the right direction. - In proof of this, let me cite the case asked _ for: The person moving from Grand Rapids to Pittsburg felt safe. No sooner did he find that an Association existed in this city, similar to the one in the city he left, that he asked for credit no more. To keep the ball in motion, I will agree ~ to furnish the standing of anyone in this State. To make a system, I would sug- > gest that all inquiries be made through the Secretaries of each State Association. I am satisfied much good can be accomplished by this movement. Imagine atime when all our merchants, being thoroughly educated to this system, will, before giving credit to - . anyone, ask for their standing and can ~ secure the same information, whether the - person inquired about came from Maine or California! This is the first step which has been taken - in the line of inter-state co-operation and “will doubtless do much to promote a car- _ dinal principle of association work—the * curtailment of credit. _ Tue TRADESMAN would call the especial attention of its readers to the important and interesting article on the grocery page on the cultivation and preparation of tea. The article is contributed by Henry Smith, tea - salesman for Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops, and ‘will be followed by supplementary papers on the same subject from time to time. Mr. “Smith is well qualified to undertake the “preparation of treatises on the subject of tea, as he has had twenty-three years’ con- tinuous experience im the tea business, two of which were spent in China and Japan, buying tea for London houses. He has made a life study of his chosen profession, | the readers of THe TRADESMAN may consider themselves fortunate in being able _ to avail themselves of the knowledge he has wequired on this important subject. remarkable increase in the member- of the local associations of Michigan, yidenced by the per capita dues sent in xiliary membership in the Michigan ness Men’s Association for the ensuing gives ground for the belief that 5,000 be enrolled on the membership State body before January 1. . of 5,000 representative busi- Gripsack Brigade. B-|- Geo. ¥. Owen came home from the North ?| Friday with a Petoskey blizzard in his head. Mrs. “Hub.” Baker left last Wednesday for Fenton, where she will spend a couple of weeks with relatives and friends. George McKay returned last Friday from a ten days’ trip through the Upper Penin- sula in the interest of Putnam & Brooks. H. E. Dick, representing the A. B. Dick Company, of Chicago, manufacturers of the Edison Mimeograph, was in town last week. John M. Shields is spending a couple of weeks among the trade of Southern Michi- gan and Northern Indiana in the interest of Fred. D. Yale & Co. Joseph Mintefering, representing Allen | B. Wrisley, the Chicago soap manufacturer, was in town last week, leaving for his home in Detroit on Saturday. Will Foote, formerly with the Grand Rapids National Bank, is now on the road for the Sherwood Manufacturing Co. He is at present in New York City. Henry Smith, tea salesman for Bulkley, Lemon & Hoops, has moved his family from New York City to this place, where they are pleasantly located at 149 Gold street. J. E. Feldner & Co., the shirt manufactur- ers, are now represented on the road by J. M. Wheeler, E. D. Brooks, J. McKenzie and Oscar Davis. Mr. Feldner also goes out for a few days occasionally. Jas. F. Nelson, of the firm of Nelson Bros. & Co., is now on the road for the ex- tensive wall paper house of Warren Lange & Co., of New York. His territory com- prises the States of Michigan and Wiscon- sin. Wm. H. Kathan, formerly on the road for the Powers & Walker Casket Co., but more recently with the Detroit Casket Co., has engaged with S. H. & G. H. Edgerton, of Marshall, as manager of their casket fac- tory. _ Ed. Pike, traveling representative for Welling & Carhartt, of Detroit, will be married at St. Andrew’schurch on the 18th to Miss Lizzie Huyge. The happy couple will take up their residence 131 Fifth avenue. _ Dr. J. B. Evans, the Grand Rapids trav- eler, lost his sample case at Belding last week and it wasfound in the back room of L. L. Holmes drug store the next day at noon. his hat at the same place at about the same time. No insurance. Louis J. Fasquelle, traveling representa- tive for John J. Dodds & Co., of Detroit, was married at Petoskey last week to Miss Ethel L. Rowan, a popular young lady of that place. The happy couple will include Minneapolis and Duluth on their wedding trip and be ‘‘at home” to their friends after October 25. Aaron Hufford was run away with ina hack at Hudson while going from the depot, to the hotel one night last week, and rumor has it that he improved the occasion to utter his first prayer. The only egress from the hack was through the top window and in landing on terra firma his white plug hat was despoiled of its shapely beauty. The Road is the characteristic title of a new weekly publication just launched at Denver by Herbert George, Chairman of the Press Committee of Colorado Division, T. P. A. The Road is as bright as a dollar and as clean as a new broom. Its depart- ments are uniquely original and its general contents a long way above the average. If the Road doesn’t succeed, it will be because western travelers do not know a thing when they see it. : ; Oo Purely Personal. Geo. B. Dunton went to Saranac Monday. W. J. Rowe has sold his grocery stock at LaGrange, Ind., to Campbell & Seaton. Jas. Powers, of Steubenville, Ohio, was in town last week on a visit to his uncle, Ben. F. Parmenter. Paul P. Morgan, Vice-President of the M. B. M. A., has gone to Colorado in hopes of securing relief from a severe attack of rheumatism. Elmer Thompson has so far recovered from his recent illness that he will be able to resume his old place with Perkins & Hess next Monday. J. M. Wheeler, of the shirt manufactur- ing firm of J. E. Feldner & Co., left last Friday for a business visit to Big Rapids, Reed City, Manistee and other Northern towns. He espects to go down the Valley the latter part of this week. -Christian Bertsch leaves to-morrow for Boston, where he will spend a couple of ‘weeks buying goods for the spring trade. On completing his business, he will take an ocean steamer to New Orleans and a river steamboat up the Mississippi. E. E. Brewer has given up his position as book-keeper for Fred. D. Yale & Co., to {accept a similar position with Thompson & | Robertson. He is succeeded by Chas. W. | Fox, formerly with Davenport & Co., at Alleyton, and more recently with S. P. ” Henry, formerly : of the firm of Crawford, the canary seed kid, lost. reer has engaged in the grocery ess @t Carlyle. The stock was pur- chased at.this market. oe A.J. Young has engaged in the under- taking business at Colon. The Powers & Walker Casket Co. furnished the stock. Henry Ives has bought the plant and busi- ness of the W. H. Hughes Mattress Co., at 258 Canal street, and will enlarge the capa- city of the factory about 50 per cent. ~ H. Van Giesen & Co. have sold their gro- -cery and feed business at 73 Plainfield avenue to C. Williams, late of Hart. Van Giesen & Co. continue their drug business at the same location. A. J. Elliott & Co. succeed E. E. Walker in the grocery business at the corner of Monroe and Ionia streets. Mr. Walker will devote his entire attention to his Wealthy avenue grocery store. Geo. Dunaven has sold his grocery stock at 498 East street to Geo. W. Williams and Thos. G. Conley, who will continue the busi- hess under the style of Williams & Conley. Mr. Dunaven will engage in the grocery busi- ness again in another part of the city. An establishment representing one of the most promising branches of manufacturing pertaining to the dry goods trade is about to be merged into a stock company. The increased capital incident to a re-organiza- tion of the business will enable the manager to enlarge his facilities and increase his output, about 100 per cent. A number of gentlemen met at the office of Maurice M. Houseman last Wednesday evening and decided to proceed to the or- ganization of the Valley City Building and Loan Association, placing the capital stock at 5,000,000. Articles of association were executed and forwarded to the Secretary of State. Another meeting will be held on Wednesday evening to adopt by-laws and elect officers and directors. As heretofore hinted by THe TRADES- MAN, Edward Telfer has méfged his tea, coffee and spice business into a stock com- pany under Telfer Spice Company. The Company has a paid-up capital of $14,000, the stock- holders comprising Edward Telfer, Henry Idema and Peter Lankester, who are also the Directors. Mr. Telfer has been elected to act as President, Treasurer and General Manager, Mr. Idema will fill the office of Vice-President and Mr. Lankester will serve as Secretary. Mr. Telfer has built up a good reputation among the merchants who buy at this market and the additional capi- tal now at his disposal will enable him to increase his facilities very materially and push business stronger than: ever before. Possessing, as he does, the confidence of the entire trade, Tux TRADESMAN expects to see Mr. Telfer develop the corporation bearing his name into one of the large insti- tutions of the city. AROUND THE STATE. Oscoda—Frank McMahon, druggist, was recently burned out. Chase—H. M. Mathews, druggist, has gone to Ireland on a visit. Roseburgh—T. H. Moore succeeds Wm. McIntyre in general trade. Mendon—Beard & Kirkbride, general dealers, are about to dissolve. Anchorville—Geo. Christie & Son succeed Geo. Christie in general trade. Vassar—A. A. White succeeds Geo. E. Burgess:in the grocery business. Muskegon—J. C. Bennett succeeds S. E. M. Corbett in the hotel business. Mancelona—Dr. G. H. Gosford is build- ing a 24x70 two-story brick store. Lansing—M. E. Charles succeeds Charles & Phister in the grocery business. Charlotte—A. D. Brooks, proprietor ba- zaar, has been closed by creditors. Charlevo1x—Will See & Co. have sold their grocery stock to A. E. Mason. Dorr—R. Neuman & Co. have sold their general stock to Frank Neuman, Sr. Mason—S. H. Beecher succeeds C. G. Parkhurst in the hardware business. Perry—Spaulding & Marble succeed Ellen Spaulding in the dry goods business. Constantine—Norman B. Hass succeeds W. B. North in the lumber business. Manistee—J. Riley, groceries and teas, has been closed on chattel mortgage. Vicksburg—Eldred & Beebe succeed W. T. Long & €o. in the grocery business. Jonesville—Andrew Ure succeeds Wm. W. Wade in the boot and shoe business. Mancelona—W. E. Watson, general deal- er, has taken into partnership W. D. Case. Evart—Wolf Bros. are closing out their dry goods stock at auction and private sale. Muskegon—L. B. Glover & Co. have opened a new drug store in the Zimmer block. Lake City—Herbert A. Fisher, the drug- gist, has platted his addition to the town as North Lake City. Port Huron—M. K. Goodale succeeds G. Arthur Locke in the grocery business. The latter still retains his meat business. _ Crystal—B. F. Sweet, the Carson City iruggist, is putting in a branet: will be managed by his brothe s eS ;of Bay City, have opened a branch dry the corporate style of The} - store here. It| removed his. grocery stock to Yankee Spee - East Tawas—Bancroft, Thompson & Co., goods storehere. _ Muskegon—Andrew: Wierengo has at- tached the grocery steck of Lyman Newton ona claim for $252.42. ’ Lansing—P. E. Dunham & Co. succeed Chas. L. Sattler & Co. in the hardware bus- iness. The former still retain their grocery and saloon. Big Rapids—Harry Clark has been ad- mitted to partnership in his father’s seed and produce business. The new firm name is E. P. Clark & Son. Battle Creek—N. H. Winans, who recent- ly sold his grocery stock, at Ann Arbor, to Brown & Cady, has’ engaged in the mer- chant tailoring business here. ' Mancelona—J. L. Farnham now occupies one-half of his new. double brick store, while G. I. Watkins, with a millinery and faney stock, occupies the other. Kalkaska—Dr. Elms has nearly complet- ed his three-story brick block. Pipp Bros. & Martindale will soon move into the same with their hardware and harness stock. East Saginaw—McCausland & Co. sold forty-seven carloads of goods to a lumber- ing firm at Naubinway last week. The or- der included ten carloads of hay and ten car- loads of oats. Detroit—Brand & McCullock, the paint- ers and paper hangers, who were attached $ by T. H. Hinchman & Sons in 1885, brought suit against the firm for $10,000 damages and the case is now on trial in the Wayne Circuit Court. Mancelona—Rodenbaugh Bros. have their two-story brick store, 24x70 feet in dimen- sions, nearly completed. The inside is being finished in natural wood and presents a fine appearance. It will be stocked by the own- ers with drugs. Traverse City—E. McNamara has consol- idated his boot and shoe stock with that of Hamilton & Milliken and been admitted to partnership in the boot and shoe depart- ment of their business. The style of the new firm is Hamilton, Milliken & MceNa- mara. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Cadillac—John. G. Dersch has started a cigar factory. Muskegon—W. L. Ducey has bought the interest in the Michigan Shingle Co. of M. J. Moriaty. Detroit—It is reported that Alger, Smith & Co. will put in 100,000,000 feet of logs in Alcona county the coming winter. Owosso—The Estey Manufacturing Co. has purchased 1,000,000 feet of lumber at Fergus and is shipping the same to this place by rail. Tustin—C. L. Duroy, who has operated a sawmill in this vicinity for three years, has removed his mill to a new town in Missau- kee county, on the line of the T., A. A. & C. railway. Evart—A. L. Freeman & Co. have sold their Horse Shoe Lake and Cox shingle mills to Crosby & Collin, of Greenville. Nelson Link will have charge of the firm’s business, with headquarters at this place Oscoda—The J. E. Potts Salt & Lumber Co. claims to have made the champion week’s cut with its mill for the week end- ing Sept. 24, when 2,353,190 feet of lumber were turned out with two circulars and a gang. The mill runs twenty hours per day. Detroit—The Santaluma Co., with a capital of $40,000, divided into 1,600 shares, has been organized for the purpose of manu- facturing proprietary and non-secret medi- cines and paper and wooden boxes.. James Todd, Manson S. Cochran, Edward B. Wel- ton and Wm. H. Allison are the incorpora- tors. Big Rapids—The Big Rapids Wagon Co. offers to convert its plant into a furniture factory, conditional on $75,000 or $100,000 eapital stock being raised, its property to represent $25,000 of the stock. An effort is being made to put the same in shape, and something like $7,000 has been obtained by P. A. Erikson in Upper town. Muskegon—Dr. J. M. Cook, with Dr. VanderVeen, and another Grand Haven Iumberman, have formed a company under the firm name of Cook, VanderVeen & Co., for the purpose of conducting lumbering operations in Wisconsin. They have pur- chased of Monroe, Boyce & Co. the saw and shingle mill at Spring Lake and will at once remove the entire plant to Sturgeon Bay, Wis. There they have purchased an excellent mill site, several residences, board- ing houses, etc., included, of Spear & Co. The mill now there will be converted into a shingle mill. STRAY FACTS. Kalamazoo—The daily shipments of cel- ery at present average 50 tons. -Lansing—Carmer & Carmer succeed Car- mer & Parmalee in the milling business. Mecosta—Wixom & Carpenter succeed Gilbert & Wixom in the banking business. Muskegon—Representative business men have organized the Muskegon Savings Bank, which will have a capital of $50,000 and be officered by some of the best men in the city. Bancroft—Our business men have put $10,000 worth of confidence into the Hunt- ington automatic car coupler, and have e such arrangements with the Grand EATON & CHR ntemplates removing to Detroit, in order to secure larger quarters for its business. Cheboygan—The Cheboygan River Boom- ing Co. recently had a sale of stray logs, at which 36,000 feet went at $5.90 a thousand. -Muskegon—C. T. Hills has recently bought about 60,000 acres of Jong leaf pine in Greene and Perry counties, Miss., paying government prices. Detroit—The Globe Tobacco Co. dis- tributed $831.84 among its employes Satur- day, being a percentage of the net earnings of the company for the last quarter. Wyandotte—J. T. Hurst has bought 60,- 000,000 feet of pine in the Alpena district, paying about $3 stumpage. The property was in the Richardson estate and was con- trolled by a syndicate composed of Mitchell & McClure, Rupp & Kerr, A. P. Brewer, ‘Little Jake” Seligman and others, and they made about $60,000 out of the deal. Detroit—The Michigan Chemical and Stone Co. has been organized with a capital of $100,000. Henry Heames, Ford D. Hinchman and others are interested, and they expect to revolutionize all business in which dressed stone or flagging is used. The chemical is a composition of sand, gravel and cement and a secret solution, and is made for less than one-third the cost of natural stone. Rogers City—John Brown, having four camps on the Ocqueoc, in Presque Isle county, will put in 60,000,000 feet of logs this winter, and is building a horse logging road, which will be shifted from one camp to another, in making the haul to the land- ing, the work being finished at each camp before the removal of the iron and ties is made. In this way 150 tons of rail will answer the purpose. Two car loads from Bay City lately went into the woods for lay- ing the road at the first camp. The logs put into the water by the road will be towed mainly to East Tawas and Cheboygan next summer, and some will reach Alpena. Business Troubles at Whitehall. J. & N. Sturtevant, two sisters doing a grocery business on Colby street, have as- signed to E. D. Thompson. The liabilities are about $900. The assets comprise stock, fixtures and 300 acres of land near White- hall. Henry Sturtevant, who managed the store, will engage in some other business. H. A. Spink has executed a bill of sale of his grocery stock to E. M. Ruggles and H. E. Staples, who have endorsed his paper to a considerable amount, The stock inven- tories $2,600, which Mr. Spink claims will cover all liabilities and leave a considerable surplus. He is conducting the business for the nominal owners and hopes soon to ex- tricate himself from his difficulty. Indian vs. China and Japan Teas. In his next contribution to THz TRADES- MAN, Henry Smith will discuss the relative merits of Indian vs. China and Japan teas, citing statistics showing conclusively that the product of the former country is destin- ed to become as strong a competitor in the American market as Indian wheat is of the American cereal in the English market. Oe The Hardwood Market. Ash is in good demand, especially black ash. Beech and birch are not in much de- mand. Elm isin fair demand. Cherry is much sought after. Maple is dull. Bass- wood has advanced and is active at the ad- vance. Oak is in good demand, especially quarter sawed. pn Ns ee The Tradesman’s “‘Poet.” From tHe East Jordan Enterprise. M. J. Wrisley, THE MicHigGAN TRADES- MAN’S poet, smiled on our town recently. He calledon his brother, Frank, whom he had not seen for twenty years. He reported that THE TRADESMAN was taken by every merchant in the town, with one exception. > E. D. Brooks asserts that the derogatory statements concerning him recently pub- lished in the Marinette Eagle, and repub- lished in these columns last week, are false in every respect; that the original publica- tion was actuated by malice; that he should not be confounded with the somewhat no- torious Dwight Brooks, with whom such conduct would be entirely characteristic. THE TRADESMAN believes the statements of Mr. (E. D.) Brooks to be true, having never heard of his conducting himself other- wise thana gentleman. All evil reports regarding Dwight Brooks, however, are more than likely to be borne out by facts,as the fellow is essentially base. ee ere Peter Brautigam, of the firm of Brauti- gam Bros., job turners at North Dorr, is spending a week in Cleveland, Ohio, solicit- ing business for their factory. A. L. Thompson, druggist, Harbor Springs: “I must have THE TRADESMAN.”’ : John Foote & Sons, tanners, Traverse City: “We find Tot TRADESMAN of great use to us in business.”’ Additional Affiliated Associations. In addition to the affiliated associations rinted on page 5, the following associations bave procured charters from the State body: No. 12—Quincy B. M. A. President, C. McKay; Secretary, C. W. Bennett. No, 13—Sherman B. M. A, Prosident, H. B. Sturtovant; Secretary, W: G. Shane. : No, 14—No. Muskegon B, M. A. President, 8. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. Havens. Leading Cigar Jobbers of Michigan. “Wholesale Ci ugh to speak { MISCELLANEOUS. _ OOF LI II IFPI PP AAP APA PAPAL PPP PAA Advertisements will be inserted under this head for one cent a word or two cents a word for three insertions. No advertisement taken for less taan 25 cents. . Advance payment. Advertisements directing that answers be sent in care of this office must be accompanied by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage, id Husband—P he’s got tongue eno’ OE SALE—Nice country hotel. Highland Sta., Oakland Co., Mich. C. M. Chatfield, 214* pee SALKE—General store in village of Mt. Pleasant: dry goods, groceries, boots and shoes, crockery, and farm of 160 acres, 70 acresimproved, Apply to John Maxwell, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. 214* OR SALE—Stock of drugs, medicines, - _baints, 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. 2i3* Oe SALE—At a bargain. a clean stock of hardware and mill supplies. Address Wayne Choate, Agent, Kast Saginaw: 210tf O# SALE—Or exchange, plattorm spring peddling wagons, suitable for whoiesale or retail trade. Address Welling & Carhartt, 139 Jefferson avenue, Detroit, Mich. ZU8tt Pet SALE—A new soda fountain, which cost $140 and treight: this spring. It was bought of Matthews & Co. Will sell for $100. In perfect order. W. RK. Mandigo & Co., Sher- wood, Mich. y 2i2* Oa 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. rn 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* OR SALE—The best drug store in the thriv- ing city of Muskegon. ‘Terms easy. C. L. Brundage, Muskegon, Mich. 198tf OR RENT—Pieasant store at 19 West Fui- ton street, Boston block. Now used as dry goods store. Good location. Apply to 221 Mt. Vernon street. 207tf. Ay ANTED—Salesmen to sell new patent led- ger to merchants; and other specialties; commission. Model Ledger Co., South Bend, d. 213* In '\ \ J. ANTED—To exchange. Two freight wa- .gons for buegy horse. Address O. C. Shultz, city. 211tf V 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. 210t£ \ K ] ANTED—Situation by registered pharma- cist of four years’ experience. First- class references. Address P., Tradesman of- 21% ce Wot 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. lank, 72 Murray street, N. Y. City. 212* \ x .ANTED—A first-class meat market man to take good position in country town. Good salary to good man. Address J., care Tradesman, 207 Vy ene exchange farm worth $2,560 for a stock of goods. Address Box 23, Tradesman office, 208*tf ANTED—A man having an established trade among lumbermen to add a spec- ial line and sell on commission. To the right man a splendid chance will be given to make money without extraexpense. Address “B,” eare Michigan Tradesman. 178tf ANTED—Five traveling salesmen, salary and expenses; no experience necessary. Address with stamp, Palmer & Co., Lacrosse, Wis. 213* AN—With $700 to take half-interest in well established real estate and loan office; clears $3,500 yearly; will guarantee $100 per month. Address lock box 437, Lacrosse, = MEGS. ALL KINDS a ACKING & SHE ¥ BOXES. Shipping Cases, Egg ) # Crates, etc. 4and6 ERIEST. Grand Rapids, Mich, The Teller Spice Company. TO THE TRADE GRAND RAPIps, Mich, Oct. 4, 1887. I take pleasure in informing my frien:}s and patrons that I have merged my whole- sale Tea, Coffee and Spice business into a stock company under the style of @ THE TELFER SPICE COMPANY which will continue the manufacture of Spices and Baking Powders and the job- bing of Teas, Coffees and Cigars at the old stand. Thanking the trade for the generous pat- ronage accorded me in the past, I bespeak for the new house, with its increased capi- tal and enlarged facilities, a continuance of the same, asstring its patrons that as Pres- ident and General Manager of the corpora- tion, their orders will have my careful at- tention. Absolutely yours, EDWARD TELFER. H CO. ST., GRAND RAPIDS, Electrical Supplies, Burglar Alarms and : ie Fire Alarm Boxes put in citieg, Hotel Annunciators and Electric Door Bells at wholesale and retail. Drawings sent _ with Bells, so anyone can put them up. Messengers, Hacks, hand day and night. J. W. GLASS, Supt. a : eg Express Wagons on. Correspondence a merchant is judged largely by the quality of his STATIONERY, And if you are not supplied with LETTER HEADS, NOTE HEADS, BILL HEADS, STATEMENTS, ENVELOPES, CARDS. Send to us for Samples and Prices. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Fulior & Stowe. Compan, 49 LYON STREET, Grand Rapids. - Mich. Voigt, Herpoisiemer & Co, Importers and Jobbers of DRY GOODS Staple and Fancy. Overalls, Pants, Etc., OUR OWN MAKE. A Complete Line of Fancy Crockery Fancy Woodenware OUR OWN IMPORTATION, Inspection Solicited. Chicago and Detroit Prices Guaranteed, PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGIN ES From 2 to 150 Horss-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Complete Outfits. > en ne ‘ ae S aa 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. J. E. FELDNER & CO,, CUSTOM SHIRT MAKERS, AND DEALERS IN Men’s Furnishing Goods. NO. 2 PEARL ST., - GRAND RAPIDS. Prompt Attention to Mail Orders. Telephone 891. MYRON H. WALKER, Attorney and Solicitor, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. Over Fourth National Bank. Telephone 407. VW AN TED. Parties Having Pine cr Hardwood Lum- ber for Sale Can Find a Cash Market by Addressing Buyer, care ‘Michigan Trades- man,’ Grand Rapids, Mich. LUCIUS C, WEST, P AT 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. 4 CORSETS, a Boned with Featherbone, which is absolutely un- breakable, and is not injured by perspiration, or laun- drying. Soft and pliable, giving health and comfort. FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY of soap LY. | one of Pershing’s Patent Petit Ledgers, comprising 1,000 pages, with buyer’s We will give free with every order for ten boxes of either of our following brands {HARD WATER,” “LINEN” “SWEET SIXTEEN” & “MERMAID,” heading oo ‘Have the Largest and Best Selected Stock. of eee ROBES AND HORSE BLANKETS ~ Se |. IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN, i” if I would give him a deed of ten good lots| . 2 Ee a pl i . PLUSH ROBES—$1.25, $1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $4, $5, $6, $10, $15 and $18 each. ‘ ~ ona plat he would make of the land around | 4 3 e the depot, I jumped atthechance. He said FUR ROBES—$4, $5, $6, $'7, $8, $10, $12, $15, $20 and $25 each. : I got married to my second rhen the chief engineer told me, mfidential sort of a way, that he CHEAP SHAPED BLANKETS—65c., 75c., 85c., $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2. CHEAP SQUARE BLANKETS—75c., 90c., $1, $1.25, $1.50, $2. _ L eould sock it to the company for the right _ of way, as the road would have to come _ through my gully, anyway, if he gave the word. He didn’t have to advise me any -™nore on that point. I put my ‘Agure at $600—although I’d have taken $1,000 for the whole eighty before the railroad headed my way—and after I’d been interviewed by about a dozen representatives of the road, from the upstart young lawyer from the city to the president of the whole shebang, I finally agreed to compromise at $500. The paymaster came around the other day and made out the papers. Susan—that’s my second wife—said she wouldn’t sign ’em unless I'd take her on a trip to Grand Rap- ids and buy her a new dress, so I had to do as she wanted me to. Then the fellow with the money counted out $500 in green- backs, which was more money than I had seen since I got my pension. It makes me tired to think of that pension money. It came along just as I got married to my sec- ond wife, and a devil of arumpus it came pretty near making. I wanted to start a store with the money and make Susan book- keeper and assistant salesman, but she wouldn’t have it that way. She said she was cut out for a doctor’s wife, and she gave me no peace until! I agreed to go toa medical college. I hadn’t been there but eight months when the money gave out. They wouldn’t give me a diploma, so I be- gan the practice of medicine on my own account. I guess I did kill more than I cured, but I had to get the experience some way, youknow. Just as I was getting so I could bet on saving one patient in ten, some one made a complaint against me for practicing without a diploma and I had to skip or stand trial. I skipped, and no one heard of me for five years, when I went to Reed City to ‘‘prove up” on my homestead. Ihave seen pretty hard times up in the woods. Many’s the time we’ve had nothing to eat but ‘‘sow-belly,” Johnny-cake and basswood gravy. But those times are over. The homestead is mine now—all but the strip I sold the railroad and the ten lots I had to deed the chief engineer. The cars are stopping regularly, and it’s over two months since Uncle Sam gave me the privi- lege of writing ‘‘P. M.” after my name. When I got the money for the right of way, my first thought was to buy some more land, but I soon concluded that I had land enough and that the best thing for me to do was to build a store. I laid the foundation a week ago Saturday, and before the end of this week I shall have the roof on and the building enclosed. The next thing to*con- sider is the best place to buy the stock. Susan wants metogo to Saginaw. You see, she knows she’ll go along with me and she thinks Pll forget all about -my promise to take her to Grand Rapids, and when we get home from Saginaw, she’ll remind me of my promise and insist upon going to Grand Rapids right away. So, to beat Susan—to kill two birds with one stone, in other words—I have decided to buy my stock in your city. Ishall be there some time next week, and shall‘take the liberty of calling on you, and will ask you to intro- duce me around among the jobbing houses. Yours truly, ZACHARIAH WAYBACK. ————» 9 <— Unpleasant Competition in the Custom Shirt Business. ‘*We have considerable unpleasant com- petition in the custom shirt business,” said the leading local manufacturer of that class of goods, the other day. ‘‘For instance, about as often as the moon changes, we come in competition with some chap who goes about offering to sell custom shirts for $1.25 apiece. Of course, anyone who knows anything about the business understands _ that a decent custom shirt cannot be made for ten shillings, but there are always those who grab at a thing that has the appearance of a bargain, and the fellow almost invaria- bly plays to good business. The joke of the thing is that the man has no connection with a custom shirt factory, but carries an ~ assorted stock of shop-made goods, from which he selects sizes which will fit as near as any stock shirt can he made to fit a man He goes through the farce of measuring his customers, and usually claims to hail from Boston, but the last time he visited Grand apids he ‘gave the snap away’ by deliver- g ‘custom made shirts, made in Boston’ days after the order was taken.. I to get a glance ata C. O, D. bill had in the Muskegon express FINE FUR ROBES—#$25, $30, $50, $75, $100 and $125 each. SIZES---76x80, 84x90 and 90x96. DISCOUNT TO LARGE BUYERS. Catalogue and Descriptive Price-List Mailed on Application. 20 and 22 PEARL STREET, FINE WOOL SQUARE BLANKETS—$1.50, $2, $2.50, $3, $4, $5, $6, $8, $10, $12 and $15 each. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. — You are Invited to Call and Examine Our Large Stock at - GRAND RAPIDS, MICE. Quincy Organizes an Association. QUINCY, Oct. 6, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR S1r—Our people met last evening, and organized after the plans of your Asso- ciation. Twenty-two joined at once, and eight or ten more have agreed to do so. Only one positively refuses. The constitu- tion and by-laws you sent were read and adopted. There was general good feeling, and even more interest in the matter than I hoped for. For the interest I have taken inthe matter, they ‘‘suspended the rules” and ordered the tellers to east the unani- mous ballot of the Association for me as Secretary. I enclose application for charter and fee of $3. We do not understand whether we have to pay dues to the State: Association now or later on. Please set us right on this point, and send us such other matters and instructions as we need. Yours truly, C. W. BENNETT, Sec’y. The $3 fee enclosed with letter pays fora charter, which should be framed and hung in the place of meeting. On filing articles of association with the county clerk, on blank form sent with charter, your Associ- ation will befully incorporated, at one-tenth the cost it would be to incorporate on your own account. To become auxiliary to the State body, per capita dues of 25 cents should be for- warded to the Secretary as soon as conven- ient. The fiscal year is from October 1 to October 1, so that in paying now you would have no further dues until October 1, 1888. Such payment will entitle you to all the rights, benefits and privileges of the State body, including representation in the annual conventions of the association and partici- pation in the admirable collection depart- ment devised to supplement the collection system of the local associations. Every auxiliary member receives the monthly sheets issued by the State body, containing the names of delinquents changing resi- dence, and has the privilege of contributing thereto. Every auxiliary member for the ensuing year will also receive a book, con- taining in compiled form all the work ac- complished by the Association in this direc- tion during the past year. Considering the substantial benefits of affiliation with the State body and the meager cost involved, it would seem that no local association could afford to refuse to harmonize. ——— oOo How to Affiliate with the State Body. Rockrorp, Oct. 6, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—Our Association had quite a dispute last evening in regard to adopting the constitution and by-laws recommended by the State body, which you enclosed with other blanks relative to incorporation. I was instructed to ask you if in adopting them, it was first necessary to disband and re-organize or to rescind or declare the old constitution void and then adopt the new? Also, in regard to the membership fees, it was claimed by some that the fees, already paid, 10 cents per member, carried us for the year. A word from you will set.the matter right. Please give full information in re- gard to the adopting of new constitution. We adjourned until Monday evening, after which we will makeapplication for charter and auxiliary membership. Yours truly, J. M. Spore, Sec’y. It is not necessary for you to disband at all. Pass a resolution adopting the new constitution in place of the old, read and ratify the State constitution, and instruct your Execuiive. Committee to apply fora charter and auxiliary membership. It may be well to also adopt a resolution instruct- ing the present officers to hold over until the regular annual fneeting. Regarding the payment of per capita dues, it should be remembered that the fiscal year of the State body is from October 1 to Octo- ber 1, and that all per capita payments of 10 cents expired on October 1, 1887; also that all per capita payments of 25 cents, made hereafter, expire October 1, 1888, Thanks to the Grand Trunk. _ In behalf of the Michigan Division, T. 'P. A., we desire to return our sincere thanks to the Grand Trunk Railway system for placing on sale 1,000 mile tickets at the uniform rate of $20 per ticket. Through all WOONSOCKET RUBBERS! The constant demand made b has induced us to put before the Tr will meet every requirement of those who Such a Boot is to be found in the New WOONSOCKET PURE GUM DUCK BOOT! This Boot is made with unusual has double thick ball, and patent H King of Duck Boots. A careful ins Order Sample Cases from UK. MAYHEW Grand Rapids, A FULL LINE OF Mich. WOONSOCKETS AND WALES GOOD- YEAR RUBBERS. BOSTON KNIT AND WOOL BOOTS LUMBERMEN - SOCKS Ete § y a large class of consumers for a Rubber Boot that would stand more severe usage than the best Boot of former years, ade this Season a Boot which we think subject Boots to unusual wear. care of the very best material obtainable, eel Protectors, and is in every respect the pection will convince the most skeptical. m WE CALL YOUR ATTENTION TO OUR Provision Departmen _ We Carry a Large Stock of all kinds of Dry and Salt Meats and BUTTHRINE. We buy of First Hands and Will Not Be Undersold by anybody. FURNITURE ¥0 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. Dardwatre. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGERS AND BITs, Ives’, Old style... 02s sc dis IN, HEC, CO. se dis DOUMIBES Coe ore ere ee ec cco ee ....dig PIGKOGB oo ees eee ee aaa +. -- di Snell’s COOK'S :. 2. <0. 22008 bees eevee wee caua coc ae dis Jennings’, genuine.................02., dis . Jennings’, imitation........... ..... >: 01850 BALANCES. BDVING os no ae ae dis BARROWS. Garden............. ; Eysesees 988 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...... dis Hemacite (os dis R. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list..dis Mallory, dis Branford Norwalk’s .:....0 02.22... LEVELS. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis BOLTS. BUQVGr ee dis $ Carriage new list.................0.4. dis %&10 BIOW See oe ee: dis Sleigh SHOG dis Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis Cast Barrel Bolts..................... dis Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis Cast Square Spring................... dis Cast Chain yi ee dis Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis Wrought Square ..... SES eS pee dis Wrought Sunk Flush................. dis Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob WISN dis 60&10 Eves. Door. 2... 22060 es dis 60&10 BRACES. Barker oo dis$ 40 RAGS) dis 50&10 BDOROKG cs dis 50 Ale Bale. ooo oe dis net ene BUCKETS. . OU IAT oe ooo a ee cs 50 Well, swivel _ 4 BUTTS, CAST. Cast Loose Pin, figured..............-dis Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed. .dis Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis Wrought Loose Pin.................. dis Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver CIPVCO soe dis Wrought Table:.0 0.000. dis Wrought Inside Blind................ dis Wroufht Brass. 0000002068 dis Blind Clarks yi 0 i dis Bind Parker's. 20000 dis %5&10 Blind, Shepard’s...................... dis 70 CAPS. Bis IQ oo ee oe. Hick’s C. F. Ge ee 35 Muskete ee 60 : : CATRIDGES. Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list50&10 Rim Fire, United States................ dis50&10 Contral Wires cc dis30&10 CHISELS. Socket Wirmer:. 600 dis %0&10 Socket Framing... .................... dis 70&10 pocket Comer... 2... 2220.55. dis 70&10 Socket Sueks: 3.006) eo dis %0&10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40 Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20 COM net COMBS. Curry, Lawrence’s........... Sea dis 40&10 HROUGHKISS 0s 5 5 ee dis 25 COCKS. Brass, Racking’s......................... 60 BID ee 60 BGC ee es es ee ee 40&10 OMS ese Ugo ee ee 60 COPPER. Planished, 14 oz cut to size.............. 8 b 14x52, 14x56, 14 x60........... eee Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60....... Cold Rolled, 14x48..................... et Bottoms. : 62.0.5 5.05...: ieee oe ee DRILLS Morse’s Bit Stock.................... dis Taper and Straight Shank............ dis Morse’s Taper Shank................. dis 40 : ELBOWS. Com. 4 piece, 6 in.................. doz net $.7%5 Corrugated s.. 00. ccs dis20&10) &0 AGJUSPADIO oe oo dis 44&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 30 Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis 25 : FILES—New List. American File Association List...... dis 60&10 BMGStON S 02 dis 60&10 New Amorican.) oo dis 60&10 Nicholson's, 2.000. 8060 dis 60&10 HONGr a gee ee dis 55&10 Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis GALVANIZED IRON, Nos.16t020, 22and 24, 2%and26, 27 28 List 12 13 14 1 Ww Discount, 60. GAUGES. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis 59 HAMMERS. Maydole & Co.’s _ di 26 Ree dis Yerkes & Plumb’s.................... dis 4&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 ¢ list 56 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 HANGERS. Barn Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track 50&10 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&40 Kidder, wood track................... dis 40 HINGES. Gate, Clark’s,1,2°3.2....0.-... 2. 3, dis 80 State per doz, net, 2 50 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and longer................ Screw Hook and Eye, % . Screw Hook and Bye %.. Screw Hook and Eye %.. Screw Hook and Eye, %.. Strap and T 2.06.0... sy bees HOLLOW WARE. POU co Kettles.... Spider) oo ee Gray enameled.......................... HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware.............. new list Japanned Tin Ware..................... Granite Iron Ware...................... } KNOBS—NEW LIST. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... Door, porcelain, trimmings.......... Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........... LOCKS—DOO Wheeler & Co.’s............. 8 vee cyt Coase eas ccg es dis oil eue yee dis 3 SER Besgmes ° MATTOCKS. AGAG HVG.2.. fo $16 00 dis 60{| Che HOnw Bye a Oe $15 00 5: 5 00 dis HONS. $18 50 dis 20 & 10 MAULS. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............ dis 60 MILLS. Coffee, Parkers Co.’s...................... dis 40 Coffee, P. 8. & W.Mfe. Co.’s Malleables .. Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s Coffee, Enterprise... ; ‘OLAS - M Stebbin’s Pattern . Stebbin’s Genuine. )}| Enterprise, ©, self- 60 | 4d and 5@ adv... 4.20.00. 2 50 | 3d fine advance... 0.0... cece cece 60 | Finishing 10d 8a 60 | Maple, log-run.............0......... 6d and (d@ advo. ee 7 Sd AGVANCE.. Lc. 150 2 25 Clinch nails, adv...... oo ccc eee ce cece ec 100 6d 4d Size—inches § 3 2% 2 1% Adv. @keg $125 150 1%5 200 Steel Nails—2 20. OILERS. Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent.............. dis60&10 Zine, with brass bottom............. .... dis 50 Brass or Copper........o...cc0ecece ee dis 50 IRGANERS.. oss per gross, $12 net Olmstead’s .- as « oenee ee DOGO PLANES. Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................. dis 40@10 Sciota Boneh. .c: 2. dis 5 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, faney.... ....... dis 40@10 Bench, first@quality......¢............. dis Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. ...dis20&10 PANS. ry, Acme. ho io00) ee dis 50&10 00 Common, polished................... . -- dis60&10; Dripping: 0 o soi ee 8b 6%. RIVETS. Iron and Tinned...................... dis 5Bn Copper Rivets and Burs............. dis 60. PATENT FLANISAED IRON. ‘‘A”’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24t027 10 20 “B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9 20> Broken packs %c ® b extra. : ROPES. Sisal, % in. and larger...............0...... hy Manilla) 000500 seg 0 ae 124% — SQUARES. Steel and Iron... 05.203. dis 70&10 - Try and Bevels. .......02..22 dis 60 MAERG: ee leo ee dis 20 - SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Co Nos: 10 to 14... 3 $4 20 $2 NOS. Ib to 176 4 20 2 NOS. IS tO SF. ee 4 20 3 NOS222 10 260 4 20 3 NOS 25 60:26) 22) ea 4 40 3 NON Shao o cco 4 60 8 2.- All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 3 inches. wide not legs than 2-10 extra. SHEET ZINC. In casks of 600 ibs, @ Ib.................. In smaller quansities, @ tb............_. TACKS. American, all kinds.................. dis Steel, all kinds. 05) dis Swedes, all kinds:..032..-2.222....2.- dis Gimp and Lace....................... dis Cigar Box Nails.......0......0...5... dis Himishing Nails... dis Common and Patent Brads.......... dis Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis Trunk and Clout Nails..........:..... dis Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails....... dis Leathered Carpet Tacks............. dis TINNER’S SOLDER. Nok, Refined... 0 0 ee Market Half-and-half............. .... Strictly Half-and-half.................. TIN PLATES. 10x14, Charcoal................ 54 10xi4,Charcoal.................... 12x12, Charcoal.................... 12x12, Charcoal ................... 0% 14x20, Charcoal.................... 5% 14x20, Charcoal.................... IXX, 14x20, Charcoal.................... 8 %5 IXXX, 14x20, Charcool.................... 10 77 IXXXX, 14x20, Charcoal.................. 12 55 IX, 20x28, Charcoal.................... 15 50 DC, 100 Plate Charcoal.... 6 50 DX, 100PlateCharcoal.................. , 8 50 DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal.................. 10 50 DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 12 50 Reunece Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 7% rates. Roofing, 14520, 163. oe 4 90 Roofing, 14x20, IX.. Roofing, 20x28, IC... Roofing, 20x28, [X.... TIN—LEADED. m. 90 90 00 05. 1b. 8 bet lb ok RRS SSS RRSSSssegss F az ecm ere encces 50 i 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 50 X, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.......... 7 @0 IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........... 11 00 IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........_ 14 00 TRAPS, Steel, Game. co 60&10 Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10 Hotchkiss’... 60&10 8, P. & W. Mie. Gow’s. 2.20. 60&16 Mouse, choker 18¢ 8 dez $1 50 @ doz WIRE. Bright Market... 200... oo dis 6 Annealed Market..................... dis we Coppered Market.................0..... dis 62% eke Sauee ede dads lac secu esd eee ‘inne ERO es eo ees dis Tinned, Broom... 62. ¢..6.5,5555... mo Tinned Mattress.............0...00.0.... 8 Db 8% Coppered Spring Steel................. dis 50 Tinned Spring Steel.................... dis 40&10 Plain Wenee,. 0.2.02 Bb 3 Barbed Fence, galvanized................... 410 “ painted..... fea scdae es ueuen es 3 35 Copper. ....- 5-4 new list net Brass. . 625... ita cas tea ou new list net WIRE GOODS. 60 | Bright.......... sak wne daca ae Sous dis 70&10&10 60 | Serew Byes... occ dis 70&10&10 HOOKS. ooo eau dis 70&10&1 Gate Hooks and Eyes............ dis Toeeee WRENCHES. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......... Coe’s Genuine..............0.......... dis 50 Coe’s Ptent A gricultural, wrought, dis % Coe’s Ptent, malleable T5&1C : MISCELLANEOUS. Bird Cages.................0... Pumps, Cistern......... Screws, new list........ Casters, Bed and Plate. Dampers, American ..................... Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods...d Copper Bottoms........... ... ........ HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furnittre factories here pay as follows culls out; ; Basswood, log-run....:.............. 13 5 Birch, log-run.............0...... ae 18.00: Bireh, Nos. land 2............. -- @25 00 Black Ash, log-run........... 14 [ Cherry, log-run.............. Sh 35. Cherry, Nos.1 and 2......... «45 oO 12 wait 00 Maple, soft, log-run.,......,........11 0@13 00 Maple, Nos. land2................... 020 00 Maple, clear, flooring......... afeaes ‘ O25 0p Maple, white, selected.....:.._. i‘ Red Oak, log-run Red O rry, cu 3 for dry stock, measured merchantable, mill ~~ ‘on—J. W. Milliken, ‘Trav- Be wee Creek; Wm. Rebec, Titorance-—W. B. Blain, poet: E. Y. ir ). M Clement, Cheboygan. -and Loan ‘Associations—F. L tg. Parkill, Owosso; Will Em n Rapids. | — -THE Micuigax TRADESMAN. g auxiliary associations are op- fone Miter granted by the Michi-: ‘Men's Association: No. | 1—Traverse City B. M. A. resident, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberts. No. 2—Lowell B. M. A. N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King. No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A. H. 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. : ‘No. 4—Grand Rapids R. G. A. President. Jas. A. Coye; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. ee No. 5—Muskegon B. M. A. : - president, i. B. Fargo; Secretary, W. C. Conner. i - No. 6—Alba 8. M. A. President. C. R. Smith; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin. No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A. "President, a3 M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger. : o. 8—Eastport B. M. A. | President, ei Hn ‘Thurston; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston. Se No, 9—Lawrence B. M. A. i Frese H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. A. Stebbins. & o. 10—Harbor Springs B. M. A. : ede ow. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson. ee No.11—Kingsley B. me A. se President, H. P. Whipple; Secretary, C. H. Camp. The Doctor. The doctor is a useful man, Constructed on a noble plan; He’s sometimes fat and sometimes lean And sometimes just half-way between, yBut none confers more blessings than The doctor. “The doctor goes and lingers where :Men’s moanings freight the fetid air; Where’er he can he gives relief To sickness, and as well to grief. : sate ill could we poor mortals spare The doctor! *He may some stately palace own, _ All silk inside and outside stone; But still, in counting human woes, Like some base burner stove he goes, _And never sleeps—so far as known— The doctor. We may not know him when this shell »~Of clay befits the spirit well; But when the spirit doth protest Against the clay that doth invest, Our grief i in confidence we tell The doctor. ' The doctor is a generous man, But people cheat him when they can; a ave their health restored rust’ And pay him something when they musi . And swear no bill is bigger than e doctor’s. “<2 _2 ae —_ BUSINESS LAW. ‘on “Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts of Last Resort. FORGERY OF INDORSEMENT. * “Where a check, payable to a payee named ‘or order, having been delivered to the payee, comes into the hands of one not en- titled to it who forges the payee’s indorse- ment and passes it to another person who} receives the money on it, such other person is not liable for such money to the drawer, though he may be liable to the payee. So held by the Supreme Court of Minnesota. PROMISORY NOTE—INDORSEMENT. The nameof the payee appearing on the back of a promissory note is evidence that he is indorser, and proves that he has assumed ' the liability of indorser as fully as if the agreement were written out in words, and parol evidence is no more admissable to con- tradict, or vary this contract than any other written contract, according tothe decision of the Supreme Court of Ilinois, in the case of Johnson vs. Glover. In this case the court held that parol evidence going to show that the payee agreed to guaranty the note, and for that purpose wrote his name twice across the back of the note, was inadmissa- ble. COVENANT IN RESTRANT OF TRADE IN- ; JUNCTION. A person agreeing to act as clerk and traveling for another in the business of a wine and spirit merchant at Burton-on- Trent further agreed that he would not at any time thereafter, either alone or in _ partnership with or as agent for another, carry on or assist in carrying on said busi- ness or any branch thereof within the dis- tance of fifty miles from the town. The - Chancery Division of the High Court of . Justice (England) held that the restriction _- imposed upon the covenantor was not in ex- - cess of what was required for the reasona- ble protection of the other party in his busi- “ness, and that it was not invalid as being -eontrary to public policy, and that a perpet- ual injunction should issue to restrain the - eovenantor from a breach of the condition. ee - ‘The significance and importance of the | platocy of the Volunteer are that it shows | at Americans still possess the instinct which created the Baltimore clipper, the first class of vessels built on lines that se- cured the maximum of speed, from the time that the Vikings ceased to sail the German “ocean.. The Yankee’s right hand has not Jost its cunning in this matter, and if we sared enough about it to take steps for the revival of our ship building, it would make our rivers as famous for their dockyards as 1 steam and steel superceded sails and The Vues isa typical fact, as OUR LEADING BRANDS: Roller Champion, Gilt Edge, Matchless, Lily White, Harvest Queen, Snow Flake, White Loaf, Reliance, Gold Medal, Graham. OUR SPECIALTIES: Buckwheat Flour, Rye Flour, Granulated Meal, Bolted Meal, Coarse Meal, Bran, Ships, Middlings, Screenings, Corn, Oats, Feed. Write for Prices. Grand Rapids, Michigan. Fine Sample Rooms in Conneckion. 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 corn- fort and pleasure to its guests. The Traveling Public are cordially in- vited. WINTER COAL SUMMER PRICES. Until Further Notice. EggandGrate - - - $6.75 perton. Stove No. 4and Nut - - $7.00 per ton. For September Delivery. Grand Rapids Ice & Coal Co., OFFICE 52 PEARL ST., Yard, Corner Wealthy Avenue and M.C. R. R. Telephone No. 159. Wei PsS ADDRESS GRAHAM ROYS, - Grand Rapids, Mich. HENRY IVES, ~ Manufacturer of Mattresses & Pillows. The most practical hand Roaster in the world. Thousands in use—giving satisfac- tion. They are simple ical. No grocer should be without , one. Roasts coffee and pea-nuts to per- fection. Send for circulars. Robt. §. West, 150 Long St., Cleveland, Ohio. LACE to secure athorough and useful education is at the GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) Bot NESS COLLEGE. write for Col- Address, C. G. SWENSBERG. lege Journal. 258 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan. MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER}: durable and econom-. Butter, Bees, Giieone! Bite, “6 and 10 loa Stee, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FILLING ORDERS. BULKLEY, LEMON & HUUES, Wholesale Grocers. IMPORTERS OF Teas, Lemons and Foreign Fruits, SOLE AGENTS FOR “Acme” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros. Soaps and Niagara Starch. Send for Cigar Catalogue and ask for Special Inside Prices on anything in our line. The accompanying illustrations represents the Boss ‘obacco Pail Cover. It will fit any pail, and keep the Tobacco moist and fresh until entirely used. It will pay for itself in a short time. You cannot afford to do without it. For particulars, write to ARTHUR MEIGS & CO. Wholesale Grocers, SOCle Agents, 77 to 88 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. JENNESS & McCURDY, Importers and Manvfackvrers’ Agents, DEALERS IN CTOCKETY, Cina, Glassware, Fancy Goods of all Descriptions. HOTEL AND STEAMBOAT GOODS, Bronze and Library Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets,, Etc., 73 and 75 Jefferson Ave., DETROIT, MICH. Wholesale Agents for Duffield's Canadian Lamps. PUTNAM & BROOKS WHOLESALE OYSTERS NO BETTER GOODS IN THE LAND TRY THEM 13, 15, 17 South Ionia Street, GRAND RAPIDS. SPRING & COMPANY, JOBBERS IN DRY GOODS, Hosiery, Carpets, Ete. O and & Monroe St, braid Rai D. W. ARCHER'S FRED COAT VINDEX TSE BEST -C. CIGAR In the World. STRAIGHT HAVANA LONG FILLER, SUMATRA WRAPPER, Cc. C. BUNTING. Cc. L. DAVIS. BUNTING & DAVIS, Commission Merchants. Specialties: Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots. 20 and 22 OTTAWA S5ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. DO YOU WANT A Z oH a + — y ee BU AT i ! DAY. OOTOBER 12, 1887. K LEISURE, HOUR jorTinas, : BY A ‘COUNTRY: ‘MERCHANT. ‘Written, Especially for THE TRADESMAN. . Asa general rule, it is very difficult to in- duce the representative business man to ac- cept office, and not bring a r. b. m. myself I have no hesitancy in saying that I think the fact an unfortunate one for the public. “With general and local legislation conducted in a plain, practical, common sense man- mer, and on business principles, we should _ .get something like value received for our public expenditures; ‘‘boodleism” would de- cline instead of increase; the burdens of taxation be more equitably adjusted, and the official visits of the collector deprived.of much of their unpleasantness. * * *% * It is not at all singular that the majority of merchants ‘‘steer clear” of active politi- eal work. It is almost a business necessity for them to do so. If Farmer Snow has an offensive way of showing you that he de- spises your political faith, you continue to buy his butter and eggs just as cheerfully. While his neighbor, Jenkins, has affirmed to you on many occasions that you voted like a knave or fool, you pay him as much for his crop ef apples as if you harmonized on politics. You use Mrs. Patterson with courtesy and respect, although she recently asserted that you ought to be presented with fifty lashes for not depositing a pro- hibition ballot, and you carefully avoid showing any anger to old Mother Hoopen- licker when she promises you a future brimstone residence for a similar offense. But reverse the situation with these parties, and return one-half of the virtual abuse which you have received from them, and you can erase their names from your list of customers. It cannot be denied but that politics is a luxury to the trader, and one which he pays for in proportion to his indulgence. In looking back many years I can call to mind but an extremely limited number of merchants, who combined business and politics to any great extent, who succeeded in both pursuits. On the contrary, I can remember many who were local party manipulators, who are absolute failures as business men. * *€ * * *¥ I would by no meansargue that the trader - ghould entirely ignore public affairs, or for- feit his rights as a free man and citizen for the sake of policy, but I do say that the store is no place for heated political discus- sions, and that the individual who regards his profession as secondary to his party is indulging in a very costly luxury. _ * * * * %* And if the honesty, integrity and com- mon sense of the country can’t be, or won’t be, utilized for the public good, where is our relief from the folly and oppression and extravagence and dishonesty of the cranks, buncombes and boodlers? I don’t know. Immeasurably wiser men than myself have asked the question, and left it unanswered. My impression is that if the parties possess- ing the qualities mentioned should, en masse, commence a crusade in the interests of economy, retrenchment and a practical administration of public affairs, the cranks, buncombes and boedlers would still remain thevictors. Universal suffrage is a_beati- ful thing in sentiment, and American sovereignty, as dn abstract theory, keeps patriotism at a boiling point; but there isn’t a tax-payer of ordinary intelligence who doesn’t believe that a system which places theearnings and savings of the industrious, - prudent and economical at the mercy of the ‘idle, improvident and dissipated is a travesty on sound principles of government. And the idle, improvident and dissipated hold , *‘the balance of power,” and they are always | anfaltering admirers and followers of the | -buncombes and boodlers. * 2% * * * | t | | * Three or four years ago last spring, be- | - fore a “town meeting” held within a hun- dred miles of Grand Rapids, a solid and | reputable country merehant was induced to | - accept the nomination for township | _ treasurer, in order to bring about the defeat | of a tricky, disreputable, irresponsible in- | dividual nominated by the dominant fac: | tion. As the difference between the parties | ‘was not large, and the character of the two | andidates so materially dissimilar, it was pposed by the “‘solid men” that their choice would be indorsed by a large majori- of the voters. On the contrary, however, ‘chant was eee defeated gation was accordingly appointed to wait upon him and solicit his co-operation. It found the old man in his store, and the | spokesman said: ‘*Mr. Bloomer! The tax-payers of the village, viewing with alarm the insane and reckless outlay of our hard-earned dollars, | by the present authorities, have determined to be swindled and outraged no longer. You are known as an economist in public as well as private affairs, and we have de- termined to elect you President of the Board.” ‘Really, gentlemen!” remarked Bloomer, hugging himself with secret rapture, ‘‘I cannot be induced to run for office. I ap- preciate the honor, but must beg leave to decline.” ‘But consider the service you can render the community, Mr. Bloomer!” ‘Well, p’raps I could, but I'd rather give a hundred dollars than hold an office of any kind.” “Tf those are your sentiments, we shall have to look up another candidate, of course. Good day!” ‘“‘Wait a minute! Mebbe as a matter of accomodation, and to save trouble, I’d bet- ter sacrifice my principles a leetle, and—— and—” “Mr. Bloomer! We want one thing thoroughly understood. There must be no faint-hearted, shilly-shally business about this matter. To win will take time and money. If you are not prepared to sacri- fice both, it is best to say so now!” ‘‘T.ook-a-here! You put it down that P’ll get there if it costs me a thousand dollars and shuts up my business fora year. Lay out your programme and you'll find Old Gideon Bloomer ready to fill the bill.” But the economists were, as_ usual, ‘“‘snowed under,” and Bloomer consoled himself for his defeat by letting the com- mittee settle the expenses. STEAM LAUNDRY, STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. 43 and 45 Kent Street. WE DO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS. Orders by Mail and Express Promptly At- tended to. | year or two by electing as. near a a ohesse: 1 Vi | "A S HINER - paring” board as” could be found, and head- | it with Old Bloomer for President. A dele- Planers, DMatohors, Moulders and all kinds, of W: -Working Muchinery, Saws Belting and Oils, And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send fur sample Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. WRITE FOR PRICES. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St., Grand Rapids, Mich. |QUEEN ANNE, . ‘DETROIT. MICE. | Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands of SOAPS MOTTLED GERMAN, ROYAL BAR, - SUPERIOR, MASCOTTE, PHGINIX, WABASH, AND OTHERS. For Quotations address W.G. HAWKINS, Lock Box 178, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Salesman for Western Michigan. MICHIGAN, TRUE BLUE, CZAR, MONDAY, CAMEO, WHOLESALE Fruits, So Seeds, Oysters & Prado, 4 ALL KINDS OF FIELD SEEDS A SPECIALTY. If you are in Market to Buy or. Sell Clover Seed, Beans or Pota- toes, will be pleased to hear from you. oo 26, 28, 30 & 32 Ottawe Street, GRAND RW OOMS! Having contracted with Steele & Gardiner to handle the entire output of their broom factory, all or- ders should be sent to us direct. _ CURTISS & DUNTON. eed a 0 reer. CHURCH’S B=} Finish! Us #121512: READY FOR USE DRY. NO MIXING REQUIRED. It sticks to the vines and Finishes the whole crop of Potato Bugs with one applicaiion; also kills any Curculio, and the Cotton and Tobacco Worms. This is the only safe way to use a Strong Poison; none of the Poison is in a clear state, but thoroughly combined by patent process and machinery, with material to help the very fine powder to stick to the vines and entice the bugs to eat it, and it is also a fertilizer. ONE POUND will go as far as TEN POUNDS of plaster and Paris Green as mixed by the farmers. Itis therefore cheaper, and saves the trouble and danger of mixing and using the green, which, needless to say, is danger- ous to handle. Bug Finish was used the past season on the State Agricultural College Farm at Lansing, Michigan, and, in answer to inquiries, the managers write: ‘The Bug finish gave good satisfaction on garden and farm.’”’ Many un- solicitated letters have been received prais- ing Bug Finish. Barlow & Star, hardware dealers at. Coldwa- ter, Mich., write as follows under date oJ May 14; “We sold 3,100 pounds of *‘Bug Finish” last year. Itis rightly named “Bug Finish,” as it finishes the entire crop of bugs with one appli- catiod. 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, “CANDEE : Dowelé THICK BALL. Ordinary Rubber Boots always wear out first on the ball, The CANDEE Boots are double thick on the ball, and give DOUBLE WEAR, Mest economical Rubber boct in the market. Lzsts longer than any other boot and the PRICE NO HIGHER. Call and ex- amine the goods, FOR SALE BY E. G. STUDLEY & CO., Grand Rapids. Jobbers of Rubber and Oil Clothing of all kinds, Horse and Wagon Covers, Leather and Rubber Belting and Mill and Fire Depart- ment Supplies. Send for price list. JODD c& CO., : JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Summer Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. Ful! Line of LUBRICATING Wemakeas ecialty of BEOUREEA OIL, Which for Farm Machinery and general purposes is the Best Brand on the market. GRAND RAPIDS OFFICE, No. 1 Canal St., Telephone No. 228-2. J. G. ALEXANDER, Agent. GIVE US A TRIAL ORDER. We Guarantee Satisfaction. CINSENG ROOT. ay the highest priceforit. Address We Pecic Bros, Droggisis, Grand Rapids, Mich, PHEREINS & HESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILU "SF, ie eee Bhhb, GUNKAD = G0, 58 Michigan Ave., Chicago, PROPRIETORS OF Uentury spice Mills IMPORTERS OF . YRAS, COFFERS & SPIGKS, OWNERS OF THE FOLLOWING CELEBRATED BRANDS: JAPAN TEA---“Red Dragon” Chop. COFFEE---O. G. Plantation Java, Imperial, Javoka, Banner, Mexican. The Best Cotiee on Earth. We Solicit Communications, W.R. KEASEY, Traveling Representative. NOVELTIES! $ .75 25 1.75 1.75 90 1.25 2.00 2.00 2.00 2.00 3.75 Sailor Hat Perfume - Plug “ “ small large Tooth Pick round Slipper 6c small medium "i large Cornicopia « Chair Cat Tooth Pick Perfume, large All ‘above in assorted colors. China Shoe, Lilly ofthe Valley -_ - ORDERS BY MAIL SOLICITED. Jennings & Smith, 38 and 40 LOUIS STERT, Grand Rapids, Mention Tradesman. cc Mich. P. STEKETER & SUMS, JOBBERS iN DRY GOODS, AND NOTIONS, B83 Monroe Sst., AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers American and Stark A Bags {A Specialty. W. SteELE Packie & Provision Co, JOBBERS IN FRESH MEATS. Stock Yards and Packing House, Grandville Ave., Grand Rapids, Mich. TERY OUR OEDEBRATED “BEE °= CHOP” JAPAN TRA. This tea is grown in the Province of Surunga, which district, all Japanese admit, produces the most regular leaf and best drinking Tea of the many plantations now yield- ing. Each year some new district becomes known, but none grow any tea equal to that from Surunga. Our Teas are carefully picked by the natives, and the leaf well rolled. They are then sent to Yokohoma, where special attention is given to the firing and pack- ing for this market. Wecan highly recommend our “BEE Cuop” Tea, and all lovers of a full, rich drinking tea will appreciate its many merits. Try it and be convinced. J. H. THOMPSON & CO,, SO Jefferson Ave. Detroit, Mich. The S tuadard of Excellence INGSFORD'S “Silver PES ov MANUFACTURED By = OSWEGO,N.Y. a Kingsford’ Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, | Custards, Blanc-Mange,etc. _ THE 1 PER FECTION Oe QUALITY. o L, M. CARY. L. L. LOVERIDGE. CART & LOVERIDCE, GENERAL DEALERS IN Fire and Burglar Proof Combination and Time Locks, 11 Tonia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. INDGE, BERTSCH & 60, MANUFACTURERS cca WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOE! es _ AGENTS FOR. THE OSTON RUBBER SHOE 1 to explain the at the beginn ing of all, is a nut, generally a philopena, arge as a hazel nut, the kernel of very bitter, owing to the large pro- tannin in it. Planted in the branch sprouts up that may grow ix to twelve inches in the season; d, it will develop in three years toa fine bush, from three to five feet high, with leaves suitable for tea-making. The leaves _avegathered when they are young and tender, not more than a few days to a week old; after that time they become tough and will not ve yield to the treatment, nor develop in the uring that favorite flavor which the world calls tea. The first picking takes place about the middle of April: the second the middle of May; the third in June and the fourth in July. Each crop is different in character and respectively inferior to the - former crop, both in appearance of leaf and steeping qualities. All of these growths ‘atrive in this country marked ‘‘First crop,” _ *First of new crop,” or ‘‘May pickings,” - not branded ‘‘First,” ‘‘Second,” ‘‘Third” and ‘‘Fourth” crop, as they should be. The difference between the first and the other crops is easily detected in the cup by ex- It is well to remember that there is but ONE KIND OF TEA PLANT, from which all kinds of tea are made, for it is the different methods of curing that pro- duce the varieties in use. | But while there - “is but one kind of tea-plant, the same tea- plant in different soils and climates pro- duces certain characteristics peculiar and due to the climactic influences, just as to- baceo plants from Havana, planted in Con- necticut, no longer produce Havana tobac- co, but Connecticut. Stress is laid on the fact of there being but one kind of tea- plant, for the reason that the impression seems general, even among those who deal in the article, that there must be several kinds of plants to account for the wide dif- ference to be found in teas. There are but three distinct processes of curing the leaf, which produce the three kinds—Green (under which head come Gunpowder, Young Hyson, Imperial and Japan), Oolong (sometimes called Black ‘with a Green flavor) and the Congou or Sou- chong, which is the Black tea proper. The young leaves are gathered in bas- kets, generally by women and children, and it takes about six pounds of fresh leaves to make one pound of tea. When gathered, the leaves are brought to the curing house, which is always near by, and the first part of the process is to wilt the ieaves. Thisis done by exposure to the sun or to fhe gen- tle heat of an oven. They are then worked by the hands into balls about four inches in diameter, for in the wilted state they are very sticky, and will take any desired form. So far, the different kinds of teas are treated alike, and it is at this stage that the treatment changes for each of the three kinds. If it is intended to make Green tea, the balls are at once broken up and thrown into a paper tray about three feet long and two feet wide, which has a framework of bamboo, and is placed over a charcoal fire. The paper is especially prepared for the purpose, generally of ared color, while the stain imparted by the juice of the tea leaves colors it so that it may be taken for metal, and no doubt this is the origin of the MISSIONARY STORIES about tea being cured on copper pans. The _ leaves are carefully watched and handled - during this first curing process and when completed the leaves are uneven in shape, . yellowish, green and mottled in color. In _ China and Japan it is in this condition that _ the Green tea is sold to the native consum- er, and he prepares it for use by ‘‘firing.” it is this ‘‘firing” that develops the aroma and quality. Itis nothing more than the ~ same household method with us of roasting coffee. If tea could bear transportation in _ this semi-cured state, and before it is final- iy prepared for use by firing or roasting, ‘then its condition would more nearly re- _ semble green coffee and it would be roasted _ here just as coffee is, and with the same re- sult. But, unlike green coffee, tea will not ‘stand transportation in a close package, consequently it is completely prepared for _ @ur use by this ‘‘firing” or roasting, which is always done in large iron pots, heated from beneath by a charcoal fire. These pots (pans is the technical term) are always f iron, never of copper, as some have sup- posed. The simplicity of the process will Surprise many who have always regarded ‘as one’of the _ | MYSTERIES OF THE EAST, hiefly because the Chinese themselves, de- ‘siting to retain control of tea-making (as T many centuries), magnified the. ties and intricacies of a very simple _ Bear in mind, this is Green tea, green in the sense of fresh, like n, ete. We say nothing about the ‘entire | Be color of -green, it is a reddish-brown, _WELI-CURED TOBACCO, “sweating” tobacco being very similar to **fermenting’*tea. ‘When the fermentation has gone far enough, it is checked by breaking the balls, drying them in the paper trays over the charcoal fire, and finally firing or roasting the dried leaves in iron pans, as_ described for Green tea. The third kind, Oolong, is a tea be- tween the other two kinds, and owes its pe- culiarities to arresting the fermentation or “sweating” of the balls of leaves almost as soon as it has commenced. That is, when the leaves are just turning from a green to a reddish-brown, the balls are broken and dried on the paper trays over a charcoal fire, an examination of the leaves showing that some are turned reddish, while others retain the green color, or a leaf may be half green and half brown. Thus the popular description given of this elass that it isa ‘black tea with a green flavor” is a correct one, for it has properties of both. Thus it appears that the three kinds are: First, Green or fresh tea, the leaf not being fer- mented; second, English Breakfast, or the leaf that has been fermented; third, Oolong tea, which is between the two extreme classes. It is reasonable to expect that in Green: tea would be found more of the characteris- tics of the leaf itself, and it is a fact that the properties that INDUCE WAKEFULNESS are more decided in Green tea, while in English Breakfast this property is weakened by the fermentation, which has also ren- dered soluble 48 per cent. of the leaf in boil- ing water. Thisis why the infusion of English Breakfast tea is always made so strong, and why so much of the leaf is sol- uble that, when properly made and served, it more resembles in appearance a cup of coffee than one of tea. Oolong, as was stated, is not a distinct class, but borrows its peculiarities from the other two; in the finer kinds it more nearly approaches Green tea. We have endeavored to simplify the mat- ter that the reader may clearly understand the principles underlying the subject. SALT, 60 Pocket, F F Dairy................. Se ROCKCt oe ee 1003 pockets. 30220. Saginaw or Manistee.................. Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... American, dairy, 4% bu. bags.......... Rock, bustels: (00656. Warsaw, Dairy, bu. bags.............. 6s oe ¥% sé 2 10@2 20 210 ‘2 SPICES—W HOLE. Allspice o.oo pea aces one Cassia, China in mats.................. ‘* Batavia in bundles............ Saison in rolls... ... 2.2.6.5... Cloves, Amboyna..................000. PAN ZAN RE) Mace Batavia 0. Nutmegs, fancy... .....020...0.0.22.. fs No.l se INOS ee Pepper, Singapore, black............. se re White ..25.005.5.; SPICES—PURE GROUND. Allspice ....... Cassia, Batavia... 0.6)... fs e and Saigon............ Saigon Cloves, Amboyna..............-.0ece0s se Zanzibar 2... 0.65... Pee iieess Ginger, African. 2.6.5. e @ochime 3. 0 ee IC a Muce Batavia OS Mustard, Enzlish... a se and Trieste......... IRVIOSt@ 2 0h eo Nutmess Nowa 02. Pepper, Singapore black......... oe es = WIG. ooo. 6 oc Cayenne. STARCH. Muzzy, Gloss, 48 ib boxes, 1 pkgs... “se oe 48 ee “se 3 tb oe Z 40% “ bulk....... 72 I crates, 6 ib boxes.. ‘© Corn, 40 i boxes, : bia) pkgs. cae 6é ee Ib “eé 66 as 66 oe os oe oe os ws Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1 ib pkgs.... is 5s ‘* 6 Ib boxes... bulk 220. ‘ Pure, 1b pkgs............ ‘s Corn, 1 ib pkgs............ SUGARS. Cyt Hoate ee CDOS... cic cee: i Sera a er ROWdered ee ee Granulated, Standard... ............ ae os se DPR IHU IAHHOP WAS: NX oO AK E Confectionery A... 2.02 ee. Bbandard An ye No. 1, White Extra C.................. INO, Cuiatina © 62580 NOS Ce PBOQHOHHHOHHDD POPDOQHHAGAaSO OrOtT OUOwgs Sd o> Nrawes Neo e CRO oN ® > IN Ss Corn, barrels..... @3144|Pure Sugar, bbl. 25@35 Corn, % bbis.... ..@334|PureSugar,% bbl 27@37 Corn, 10 gal. k’gs.233514 SNUFF. Lorillard’s American Gentlemen..... s§ Maceoboy.. ........ 65.0065 Gail & Ax’ se _ RAppe@ ss. 1 oie. oes se Railroad Mills Scotch................. Hotzbecke os oe - TEAS. TOBACCOS—PLUG. Spear Head.......... 42|Merry War........... a4 Plank Road.......... 42) Jolly Par... 60.2.5... 34 MOGMDSG Jos. 3 oes ok oS 36|Live & Let Live...... 34 Holy Moses.......... 33/Quantity & Quality. .25 Blue Blazes.......... 82|Nimrod............00. 37 Eye Opener.......... 32} Whopper ............. 89 Stan 6 ee kes 4}|Jupiter...... ........ 26 Clipper... 255....5: 34|Old Honesty.......... 42 Scalping Knife...... OAPs Bie ees oo 2. 38 Sam Bass............. 34 Japa OrdINaLy 625s oe cece Gk 18@20 Japan fair to £000... 22... eee ce ee eee 25@30 seeUP FUER ENG! Ge ee eo 85@45 MPM GUSE. hse eee 15@20 VOUHO HYySOn soe oo el elle 20@45 Gun Powder..... ee Saran oun cae eae 30@50 Oolone ee. oe BSc c aoc es 3I@H5@EC COBEO Wee Poa Sedieiacigsicae se 25@30 VINEGAR. 30 gr. White Wine... 2.0. 000.022.0032 .. q Cider es ase Gos eae oe 8 APPIC ee ee ken, 10 MISCELLANEOUS. Bath Brick imported .................. do AMROCLICAN: | occ oe: Burners, NO: 0...) 2.63505 sa do No.1 do NO: Boe Cocoa Shells, bulk..................... Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... Cream Tartar 5 and 10 cans......... Candles. Stare. cece oo. Candles. Hotels.) 32.2 so. ec, Camphor, 02., 2 boxes............... Extract Coffee, V. C do Feli 50 gr. 10 10 12 90 5) @i0 80 90 @4 @i 60 @25 @10 @ll @35 Fire Crackers, per box................ Gum, Rubber 100 lumps............... Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. Gun, Spruce. ose. eae @30 Hoptiny, @ DD). o.oo co ks ol Sls @s 50 Jelly,in 30 ib pails..................... 6 @6% Woarl Barloy 7 22... 6.035 ol ees eg 3: Peas, Green Bush....... Pees Poor sk Peas, Split Prepared.. ce | Powder, i A AS Powder, % Keg.............. AMO ora eo cs peace nes aes BAGO Ce eo ee wee TPA DIOCH oo oe ech oe ceo aas CANDY. FRUITS AND NUTS. Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: Standard, 25. Twist, CutLoaf do Royal, 25 ib 3 oe 5 | Royal, 200 bbls 4 | Extra, 25 pails... Licorice Drops. «. 5 AB Licorice Drops... Vea Lozenges, plain.......2.........05 encens Se Lozenges, printed.............. UC eay PMHOrigta 3.00 C2 fc ee aks wee MOUtOOS ooo. ce Cream Bar... 05... Molasses Bar.................-. Ueiees wa Caramels: 62.60 5 ales sane Hand Made Creams...... Lead Oa aaut we . Plain Creams. 00.00. 3522 heard Decorated Creams....... ..............- String Rock: 2308) 02 . Burnt Almonds FANCY—IN BULK. d Lozenges, plain in pails............... Lozenges, plainin bbis................ Lozenges, printed in pails............. Paty been rinted in bblis............. Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. Gum Drops in pails................... Gum Drops, in bbis...........0..0..... Moss Drops, in pails................0.. 9 Moss Drops, in bbis.................... Sour Drops, in pails................... Imperials, in pails............. Tmperials in bbls... ............ FRUITS. Bananas: es Oranges, California, fancy............ Oranges, ChOiCe .... 0... ee eee ee ence Oranges, Jamaica, bbls............ 000. Oranges, Florida : Oranges, Rodi, ... 28.2063 Fo Oranges, Messina..............0...0.-- Oranges, O00. 22 Oranges, Imperials..:................. Lemons, choice..............00.0000... Lemons; fancy. 4b oe emer Cahiformigg 5 3 Seo ‘igs, layers, new, #D................. 12 Figs, Bags, 50 b.. o eee ahs ea es pe cG , Dates, frails do ...........00.......... Dates, 4 do do 20.2. Dates, Fard 10 b box ® b............. Dates, Fard 50 ib box # .............. Dates, Persian 50 b box #@.......... 6 Pine Apples, # doz................... NUTR. Almonds, Tarragona.................. se EVAGS 2 bo oS G RUSS SSERRRREE 2 ai a @10 @9 @i2 1 00@2 00. oO 8 eegesd sss §$ @€GEOHHSSO sr-egges se California 2... 225.02 3220 Brazile ooo es 8 Milberts, Sicily. 3... ee Barcelona ee Wainuts, Grenoble.................... se Blety o.oo ae, se Wrenelt so) oe0 5.6202 9 Peeans, Texas, H. Po... ee 18@17 bcs MissOUri. 3.20.0. 622.2: Cocoanuts, # 100, full bags............ @5 50 Chestaute:. 0000 ee vee @4 50 PEANUTS. Prime Red, raw @ .........2......6. Choice do dO tea dads Fancy H.P. do OO) ee eR Choice White, Va.do ............0000.. 6 Haney HP... Va do 2.208 RPS VG os oe ae 6% OYSTERS AND FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quctes as follows: OYSTERS. Fairhaven Counts... 2 2... 0k. 35 Selects.......... pe ea ee eae. 25 AM@NOES oo ages co 22: Standards. >. oo... ee 20- FRESH FISH. Blaek bass oo. 605. eo es 10 Hoek Dass: e020. os 4 PORCW 5 oe ok a 4 Wall-eyed pike... 00... a 7 Duek-bill pike. ic. 20 ce % Sturgeon. i. es pe eehae estas 6 Sturgeon, smoked. ..2.. 02.05.0525 ee & Whitelist i... ce ae 7 Whitefish, smoked... 60. 2.0032 b 10 PROVISIONS. The Grand Kapids Packing & Provision Co. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Mess, Chicago packing... Shortcuts: 22.22.22 Short cut, clear, Botsford. Short cut Morgan.......... Extra clear pig, short cut Extra clear, heavy....... Clear quill, short cut... Boston clear, short cut Clear back, short eut.......... Standard clear, short cut, best... SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, average 20 Ibs....... ee oe «é 1 te se 6 6 best boneless.... Shoulders ............. Breakfast Bacon, boneles Dried Beef, extra.......... sf ham prices.. LARD. TOKC@S. oe ee 30 and 50 b Tubs S LARD IN TIN PAILS 3 ib Pails, 20 in a case............. 5 ib Pails, 12 in a case. ........ 10% Pails, 6in a case....... 20 ib Pails, 4 pailsin case....... BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 bs.............. 7 50 Extra Mess, Chicago Packing....... my fs ‘* Kansas City Packing. IPIRCG oc Extra Plate............. eae Boneless, rump butts........2.......00000-. 10 5 ss : “* Kan City pkd........ 9 50: ee be 6s 6 ee oe yw bbl. 5 00: SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Pork Sausage.......... Ham Sausage... Tongue Sausage Frankfort Sausage. Blood Sausage...... Bologna, straight. Bologna,. thick.... ee cco esa cee Head Cheese... soe ee eee 6 PIGS’ FEET. Im balf Darrels. 0 ose ee 3 00 In quarter barrels... 2. .....2.0............ 1%. FRESH MEATS. John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling. prices as follows: . Fresh Beef, sides........... Fresh Beef, hind quarters. Dressed Hogs......... Mutton..........:. Lamb spring... NOB) ore see Pork Sausage. Bologna....... Fowls..... WUGRS: 22 o5l e e e TUrROYS. (0565005 Geo es Lard, kettle-rendered................. HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess pay as follows: HIDES. Green... 2 ib 5%@ 6 [Calf skins, green Part cured... 7 7%! orcured....% @8& Fullcured.... 74@ 8 |Deacon skins, Dry hides and ® piece..... 10 @30 KIps .25025.. 8 @12 WwooL, Fine washed #8 i 22@25|Coarse washed. . .26@28- Medium ......... 27@30| Unwashed........ 16@22-: MISCELLANEOUS. Sheep pelts, short shearing....... .. Sheep pelts, old wool estimated. . : @25 TaNOW oe cee ure te . 34@ 3% Grease butter........... --. 5@8 . GInseOne, F008. oc sk 1 60@1 40- WOODENWARE. Curtiss & Dunton quote as follows: Standard Tubs, No. 1...............0c00005-e 5 50: Standard Tubs, No. 2.............2.... esree 4 50 Standard Tubs, No.3.... 0.0.00... ce. cece: 3 50 Standard Pails, twohoop.................... 1 2 Standard Pails, three hoop..........5....... 150 Pails, ground wood ...............2.5..... 4 60 Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................. 22> Butter Pails, ash...........00000...0 0.013 2B Butter Ladles...........0....00.0.... Pet eae 90 Butter Spades Rolling Pins Potato Mashers.. ......00¢05.0).00....... BR Clothes Pounders............00 0. oc cc ceecee 2 25 Clothes Ping... a os 60° Mop Sticks el OO Washboards, single............ A Sveceeecpee al 1% Washboards, double...... oc 2 25. Washboards, Northern Queen............ : BASKETS. ee Diamond Market.............. Uidencuewscee es Bushel, narrow band, No. 1............. Bushel, narrow band, No. 2... Bushel, wide band......... 40 Clot hes, splint, No.1... Clothes, wil : 5 ; e President, John E. Peck, M. B. 2 Siticueen ak 0. H. Richmond. , Isaac Watts, Wm. EK. White and Wm. L. White. nittee on Trade Matters—John E. Peck, H.B. Fair- id Hugo “ao ee on Legislation. A. McWilliams, Theo. on Pharmacy W.L. White, A. C. Bauer and ir Mectings—First ‘Thursday evening in each month. - ees i Annual Meeting—First Thursday evening in November ‘ cay ateouing Tharaday Croahie. November 3, at THE « TRADESMAN Office, . - Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. : i OCTOBER, 1883. President—Frank Inglis. ¥irst Vice-President—F. W. R. Perry. Second Vice-President—J. J. Crowley. Secretary and Treasurer—F. Rohnert. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B. Lee. Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each nronth. tral Michigan Druggists’ Association. ee J. W. Tuon: Secretary, R. M. Mussell. "Berrien County Pharmaceutical Society. President, H. M. Dean; Secretary, Henry Kephart. Clinton County Drugzgists’ Association. - President, A. O. Hunt; Secretary, A. 8. Wallace. -Charlevoix County Pharmaceutical Society President, H. W. Willard; Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter. Tonia 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. y. _ Monroe County Pharmaceutical Society. @ zPresiaent, 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. The Drug Market. a Opinm is steady, but is lower here than | in Smyrna. Morphia it without change. Quinine is lower. P. & W. have reduced their prices two cents. German is very dull and is lower in large bulk. Ergot continues to advance. Reports of short crops having been confirmed, very high prices are looked for in this article. Balsam copaiba is high- : Yr, on account of scarcity. Cubeb berries S e"* are very firm. Stocks are concentrat- oe Juniper berries are tending upward. | ‘Carbolie acid is very firm at advanced prices. Stocks are small in New York and a good demand is reported. Cuttle bone is very firm at the advance. Oil cubebs is higher, in sympathy with berries. Oils demon and bergamot are advancing again E sand higher prices will rule very soon. Ca- apr seed is very firm and tending higher. ~ *Golden seal root is scarce. There is little to +e had at any price. : -————»> 2a ___ A Chinese Anesthetic. A curious anesthetic used by the Chinese thas recently been made known by Dr. U. Lambuth in his third annual report of the - Soochow Hospital. It is obtained by plac- ing a frog in a jar of flour and irritating it y prodding it. Under these circumstances @ i exudes a liquid, which forms a paste with a portion of the flour. This paste, dis- solved in water, was found to possess well- marked anesthetic. properties. After the finger had been immersed in the liquid ' for a few minutes, it could be pricked with _ «a needle without any pain being felt, and a _ numbness of the lips and tongue was pro- _ duced by applying the liquid to them. $4 ecient ert _... Michigan Board of Pharmacy. MuskEGon, Oct..1, 1887. A meeting of the Michigan Board of *harmacy, for the purpose of examining andidates for registration, will be held in Representatives hall, Capitol building, at Lansing, November 1 and 2, 1887. Candidates will please report at the hall at 9 o’clock Tuesday morning. Yours respectfully, JACOB JESSON, Sec’y. —_——._————___—__ y Sticky Stamps. One of the perplexing effects of warm eather is the manner in which it causes tage stamps to stick to each other. This e prevented by simply dusting them lycopodium. It is a ‘‘wrinkle” worth bering when sending stamps by mail them in the pocket. —_—_—_<-9 > —__ A Difference in Suicid2s. troit News. See iggists, are organizing for the ft preventing ‘‘suicidal cutting in Cutting prices is evidently re- ‘these gentlemen as suicide. As ey have the greatest re- es. : | have beer extracts, I purchased a mill, percolators, a ondensing apparatps and stove, and went to work. I commenced with fiuid extract | of senna, one of the extracts of which large quantities are used. When I had prepared . | the first lot, I made a calculation to find out how it compared in price with the purchased article. I found quite a margin in my fa- vor, larger than I had expected, and con- cluded to put in as much of my spare time making fluid extracts as I could convenient- me ly.. As already stated, I commenced with fluid extract of senna, and gradually, from year to year, increased the number until at jthe present time I make sixty-three fluid extracts-—forty of these are prepared by re- percolation. I keep on adding to the list as occasion requires. Difficulty is sometimes experienced to obtain a new crude drug, but after a time the market is supplied and all that is necessary is to secure good quality. I find no difficulty in securing crude drugs of excellent quality. I insist on having them and am willing to pay a fair price. In this time of patent medicine cutting and close competition in the retail drug trade, it becomes absolutely necessary that the pharmacist should add to his income by any legitimate means offering. Making one’s own fluid extracts is such ameans. I find it one of the most profitable branches, although it is hardly correct to call it such, of my business. It furnishes me much sat- isfaction to counter-balance, I suppose, the disgust experienced in other branches. To illustrate the difference in price be- tween purchased and home-made fluid ex- tracts, I have made a list of those most fre- quently used. The purchasing prices are those of Parke, Davis & Co. and Oldberg- Wall Laboratory. In calculating the price of my home-made extracts, which are al- ways made from the best crude drugs ob- tainable, the prices of Meyer Bros. & Co.’s crude drugs are the basis. In fluid extracts made with a menstruum containing less than 75 per cent. alcohol, the loss in alcohol for each pint of finished extract has been caleulated at 4 fluid ounces; and when a menstruum containing more than 75 per cent. of alcohol has been used, 2 fluid ounces of aleohol to the pint of finished extract have been calculated as loss. The amounts may vary slightly, a little more for some and a little less for others, but they are fair averages, found by extended experi- ence. The list comprises thirty-six fluid extracts, as follows: Wholesale Price own price per make per Profit per pint. pint. int Belladonna...... $1 36 $ 6 Buch 1 60 Coffee........... - 125 Cascara sagrada 1 & Cinchona, pale.. 1 50 Cichona, red..... 2 7d Black cohosh.... 1 10 Foxglove...... 2 Ereot.......5. 5: 1 Cocoa leaves.... Cucalyptus...... Grindelia........ Hydrastis cana- densis......... Henbane. Ipecac... Jalap......... Licorice root Buckthorn, Rhubarb.. on Biackbery....... 1 00 Sarsaparilla..... Sarsaparilla com Senna, Alexand. Senna and jalap. Senega.......... 2 Senaga & squill. Pink r’t & senna, Stillingia......... Stiilinga, com... Sumbul.......... 8 25 Dandelion....... 1 we Mandrake....... Pink root....... 1 Total........$54 72 521 80 $32 92 The wholesale prece of these thirty-six fluid extracts, 1 pint of each, is $54.72, and if you make them yourself, $21.80. The amount realized for labor and time is $32.92, or 62 per cent. This certainly is good com- pensation for work. Now, I only make ex- tracts in a small way, making of some 12 or 15 pints, of some 1 or 2 pints, and of some only 4 fluidounces at a time, and never pur- chase crude drugs in 1,000-pound lots. Pharmaceutical manufacturers who pur- chase crude drugs in large lots can add from 15 to 25 per cent. to the profit as I have fig- ured it above. All this shows that the manufacture of fluid extracts is very profit- able. Ifa pharmacist has any spare time, I do not see how he can employ it more profitably thar making his own fluid ex- tracts. Besides thesatisfaction of knowing what they are made from, and that pharma- copeeial directions have been followed, you know that you can prepare them 60 per cent. cheaper on the average than those pur- chased from the wholesale manufacturer. The assertion that fluid extracts can not be made of as good quality by retail pharma- cists as by wholesale manufacturers, I be- lieve erroneous. The’assertion might as well be made that a doctor could treat 100 patients more successfully than one. It is a fact, however, that difficulty is sometimes experienced in procuring some of the rarer crude drugs. But there are a rrmber of houses in the country which try to meet the demands of the retail pharma- cist in this line, and all that is necessary is to order from them direct. Since there isa great variation in the structure of different drugs, it is evident that they can not be treated alike in making fluid extracts out of them. ‘This is shown by the directions given in the Pharmacopeeia, different degrees of fineness of powder, and different menstrua are used for exhaustion; the moistened powder is packed with varia- ble aegrees of pressure. To know just what fineness of powder of a certain drug is best adapted for exhaus- tion, just how tight it ought to be packed, and which is the best menstruum for tho- rough exhaustion, require practice and ex- perience. It is soon learned; failures now and then are compensated for by the large profit realized in subsequent successful at- tempts. Gentlemen, I would say to ‘you, Iam much of an enthusiast on fluid extracts. 1 have naking them for the last. sixteen and I propose to keep on I was autor n fluid at 1 WON ee _ “Wrong,” he snorted, ‘Everything! Why, the quiet passe in mild surpris look here! Here is an everlasting kick from my house about allowing a customer ten cents rebate for cartage. Now, if I don’t allow this ten cents, my customer won’t buy, and then the house kicks. If I do oblige my customer, and do what others do, allow this rebate, and the house finds it out, why, then they kick, Oh, the life of a traveler is just one—” “Say,” broke in a_bald-headed man in the double seat, “‘why don’t you charge it to ‘sundries?’ ” He was so green, and he wanted work so bad, that the conductor told him they ‘needed a man at once to do certain work,” and he pulled off. his coat, pulled some of the buckwheat from his hair and said he ‘‘was ready right naow.” So they got him a tin horn, told him the engine whistle was broken, and that he would have to sit on the cow-catcher and blow his horn for cross- ings and towns. And he followed their in- structions to the letter. Think of the poor fellow riding twenty miles an hour in the dust and blowing his lungs out! The train crew got bounced the next day. ‘Say, young fellow, let me give youa pointer. I’m an older man than you are and know what I’m talking about. Don’t ever let on if a conductor does do you a fa- vor. It ain’t a bit smart to brag about this or the other’a"*Con.” dividing up * with you. You can’t. tell who may be | listening, and your freshness may cost a good man his job and his family their bread and but. ter.” *‘How’s trade?” Rocky, awful rocky, this week, but I know what the cause is. I got hoodooed, yes, hoodooed—queered. Monday morning when I got off at M : my first stop for the week, I stood on the depot platform and waited for a freight to pull off the street crossing. A young chap, not one of the train crew, stepped between the cars to couple them, and on stepping back from between the moving cars, he caught his heel on the depot platform, fell and had his right leg taken off slick and clean. It hung on just by the back of his pants. Well, he fell “against me, and I helped carry him into the depot. Such a thing happening on a Monday is dead sure to knock the luck right out of a man. ‘“What is it?” ‘“Horse chestnut.” ‘*What do you earry it for?” “Oh, rheumatism and pains in general.” **Do you any good?” ‘‘Well, I’ve carried this one over seven years, and used to be bothered with rheu- matics, but I ain’t been since I carried it.” “Seven years, eh? Well, sir, funny how people carry things around. Now, here is a cent that I found eleven years ago, and I never change vests but 1 put this in my lower right vest pocket. Sort of a talis- man, you know.” ‘Eleven years? Let’s see it—say, this is dated 1884!” Lro A. CARo. gg Minor Drug Notes. A New York City drug store advertises a “great clearing out sale of seidlitz powders.” Lachesis is the name of a homeepathic rem- edy prepared from the the poison glands of the rattlesnake. “American Soothing Syrup” was used in Queen Victoria’s childhood days in Eng- land. Pure subnitrate of bismuth has been known to cause poisoning when applied as a dressing to wounds. A fire in the cellar of a drug store melted the lead pipe to the charged soda fountain, and the escaping carbonic acid gas extin- guished the flames. A New York wine merchant is given credit to having said: ‘They make wine nowadays without a particle of grape juice in it. We have just receiyed from Portugal a proposition to supply us with a secret coloring matter. The proposition has it all figured out for us to show that with any amount of their stuff, costing $13 in our money, we can turn 1,650 gallons of white wine into claret. They send a sample with the offer. Just so much of it as could be taken upon the point of a knife blade turned a glass of water in an instant into the loveliest claret-colored liquid you ever saw.” ————— oe New American Anesthetic. The recent discovery of a new anesthetic substance in the leaves of a tree abundant in Louisiana, and the experiments made with this substance, are of the greatest in- terest. The properties of cocaine have be- come so well known, that it is but natural that the anesthetic effect of leaves, gath- ered by chance, and expected to serve only as retainers of heat and moisture, should have aroused curiosity in an intelligent mind. The demonstration of the presence of an alkaloid possessing anesthetic powers superior to cocaine, and also mydriatic effects exceeding those of homatropine, renders this substance highly valuable in therapeutics. The Australian alkaloid, drumine, the most recent rival to cocaine, has not realized the expectations of its dis- coverers, and if American forests can fur- nish a substance combining and exceeding the actions of two of the most valuable al- kaloids now known, it ‘will demonstrate ‘anew the medicinal value of the flora of | Fr America, and should stimulate a more com- plete study of its resources. . | Benzoicum, German......22...; | Carbolicum .... 2.0.2.0... .. cece eee nee erries, balsam an. : eee ACIDUM ne Aceticum ......: ngeees ba ces! < EO eee aie ~ 80@1 00 45@ 50 58@ 65 ‘Citricum ...... eee cece ene es ceetleepedes Hydrochlor ......... ravine gas ceed ees Nitrocum ..... .......... ee iteset eos 10@ 12 Oxalicuim 220.09 Hi@ 13 Saleviioum 22 1 85@2 10 Panhioum 7.0. a 1 40@1 60 Martaricum 0400205 oe 50@ 53 AMMONIA, Aqua, 16 deg eos es 8@. 5 * 18 deg. Pepe tes estoy ss peel CATDORAS: 66 ge a Chicridum ..:. 3402) 550 os BACCAE. } Cubebae (po. 1 80........ 00.0 ce cee cee 1 60@1 7 SUMIPEIUS os 6@ 7 Xanthoxylum .......0.... 0008050. ‘12. 2@ 30 BALSAMUM. COBHIDA 22.2 ee PCRs ie ee Terabin, Canada..........2. 0.0.00 ..005 LOUIE eo CORTEX. Abies, Canadian...............0....0.. ORSSINO Boe ce Ge eae Cinchona Flava......... is Euonymus atropurp..... oe Myrica Cerifera, po............. .:... Prunus: Virginie ok ee Quillaia, grd.............. DASSILAS. oes cas Te ao 3 Ulmus Po (Ground 12).... EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza GIRDIE ies 24@ DO Beco eee ce eee oe Haematox, fe POEs Beanie esac cesses 6é 8 4@ H@ 13 55@ 60 @I 50 50@ 55 55@ 60 88 oe FERRUM. Carbonate Precip................. Citrate and Quinia...... ewe wb ets ccs Citrate Soluble.....................002. Ferrocyanidum Sol..................4. Bolut: CHIoMge: oo. os. Sulphate, com’l, (bbl. 85).............. 1% n DUNG oe a oe las bee ous te FLORA. PPMICA ee eee A AMINOMIS 22 so 8 ee NEBGIICBTIA G0. one ee FOLIA. MSONOSIIG oo sk as oe ee ee Cassia Acuiifol, ervey Soaie Settee. QHOHOKE O88 x Salvia ofiicinalis, 4s and %s.......... ra Ores ee GUMML. Acacia, Ist picked...................2. $6 200 7 ee ee @ oe 8rd. ee @ $e Sifted sorts. 2.2.06. 560025... @ 6 of DO oe oe cp cise i vise cic ec eecs sland 75@1 Aloe, Barb, (po, 60)............ TG 50@ 60 He CORDON(MOL CO) ccs oe ee ** Socotrine, (po. 60)............... Ammoniae ........ eis Caceres sss Assafoetida, (po. 80)...............000. BONZOMMIN . 56. ele UCSMPNOTAC ooo ck ek ee ks Catechu, 1s, (48, 14; 4s, 16)........... Huphorbium, pO.: 6550 66.002. eee Capmany eh er bee CAIMDOSE, NO. ooo. se es ook, obs os Guaiacum, (po. 45)..................084 MNO; (PO. 2D) 05s os sh ce IWSULO 2 se oe ke ee oe Merri (0:40) 2.55 66.5 0850 @ Opry (OLB 00). eo. ok ea 4 SBHOURC eo. Dee eee 18@ ce DIOBCHEd eek eee Wragvacanth 2 oe el HERBA—In ounce packages. ADSintwiM 20 ace ee PGUPUCOLIUM 5c. eS elo MOVES so a MaAjOVUIN ise oo ee a) oe Mentha Piperita.. 2.6.60. cle. ae NAD ee es @ 25@ @ 50@ 25@ @ 35@ @ 15@ @ WANACCHUIN, Wea eee a eae (Eh yanys OV cos. ee ee MAGNESIA...) . ° Calcined, ‘Pat. .05.........0000. 25 ieee 55@, Carbonate, Pat... 2.6 00000.00.025° en occ 20@ Carbonate, K.&M....... 20@ Carbonate, Jennings.................. 39@ OLEUM. PANISUUDWUIN ok ee ees ce cas 4 50@5 Amyrdalae, Dile. 0.62.3. tes. Amydalae, Amarae................0005 { 25@7 WRTNIST Ss er ek ot ne 2 W@2 AUIPATION COTLOR 6) 8 ee. @2 00 TROPA 2c 2 15@3 ARIDUDL Cook ele. dec unis. Saeco - 90@1 OAEVODMV IE soo a @2 WOOOB eee eis meee is ca Sie aes foe 3D Chenopodii. 2. esi le. SINNAMON esos oss ge ee CALTON CWE oe eh cee ee 0@ 1 60 WU ODRO ores sce kia ce 12 W@12 50 PIROCHUMILOS 2.5 8 lia a ee 90@1 60 Erigeron......... esha wails ew a 1 20@1 30 GAGNON 08s os 2 25@2 85 Geranium, 5.063 @ % Gorsipil, Sem, Pal... PIP GCOMIN ooo te oe PMO le ok aso os SUAVENGUIA ¢ 505 occ a PAMIONIS 2 = ope Pot ae a 1 %5@2 25 Pn OM So ee ee 42@ 45 Mentha Piper... 6.0560. 6. cececc ck, 2 25@3 3) Montha:V enide sso. oe. ee 3 75@4 00 Morrhuge, alse eo. 80@1 90 Myrcia, 3 @ Ne eee eee e an. oe 1 00@2 75 Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)................. 10@ 12 RiGiAL ee re a ee 1 42@1 60 BOSMATING Goes ce eo (5@1 00 OSHC. 52s eS @8 00 BUCCINT | 5. ee 40@45 GOIN ee 90@i 00 DANAE eas uvivew se Selepiaciels ee --3 50@7 00 MABSAITHS. 2 oe ee 55G@ 30 SiInapis, C88, Fo. Ce ee @ 65 ST @1 50 AVA OSs 40@ 50 Oe ODL. hoe sea a aes @ 60 PREODPOMAS. 6.05005 oe: 1b@ 2 POTASSIUM, Bichromate - 4.4.2. coe ees 13@ 15 PEVODNIGO eo eee eho ons la el cde cund oe 42@ 45 Chlorate, (PO. 20). 6.. 0.20. ce cece eco e ccs 18@ 20 MOGING ee ee ee ee 3 01@3 25 IPYUSSIALC 2 Soe See os oe, 25@ 28 RADIX. - AUERSG oo ee ea is 25@ 30 AMNGRUSR Coe cat ee 15@ 20 ATU, (DOs ce eee ete, 25 CARING ee es os 20@ 50 Gentiana, (po. 15)..................000. 10@ 12 Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)................... 16@ 18 Hydrastis Canaden, (po. 45)........... @ 4) Hellebore, Alba, po..............00... 16@ 20 TIA, On ee ee ss 15@ 20 IDCCHC, DOo oi eee s oe eek le 1 75@2 00 SELES UN) OF iy Gace en rns ed Ahern te A 2.. 20@ 30 Maranta,i48: 03.2. os. iis eee @ 35 Podophyllum, po.................0.... 1@ 18 Rhei Desa esa ci yn ge a ces, q 5 6é ve Spigelia Sanguinaria, (po. 25).............0.0 00s Berpentarig: oo... DONCRA ck eee eae Smilax, Officinalis, H.................. as se Moxie. @ Scillae, (po. 35)..... PO NURS ea 10@ sR ps Re Mao oe Foetidus, po.......... @ aleriana, English, (po. 30)........... *s German)... SEMEN, Anisum, (PO:20).00650 000 fc he. Apium (graveolens)................... Oe es I a aru, ipo, 18). oo see. 12@ Cardamom ......... eel ae cee 425 be -1 00@1 COVisndruiMm. oo... 10@ Cannabis Sativa.................00.... 3@ Cydonium............. awit cleo ants cos Chenopodium ................0.0.005.5 Dipterix Odorate..............00.005.. 1% POONICUIUM . 2.56. eee ee ee recs ecrs ccc c cece cece aces 35@ 40 40@ @ @ 1b@ @ 10@ 3 ou © SARWSmBRoO SS 8e88 oenugreek, pO................024... ee ae ee Pe nea i, gra, BO) cise ee ae oy | Phalaris Canarian..................... RAPS oie sk. Montel aioe: Sinapis, Albu........... a pace g og eC hy Ae Nigra.. ae Bprnrrog. 777" | Frumenti, W., D.&Co............ /Frumenti, D. F.B...........0 2 Frument 2D. copaiba, oll ubed. Ue? | lined—Quinine, P. & W., Quinine, Ger-| Grace Aither, Spts. Nitros, 1F............... 6| Cantharides Russian, PO ee . 15 ; ee MISCELLA : AXther, Spts Nitros, 3 F................ ; W@ 32 24@ 314 AMON te Alumen, ground, (po. 7)............... 5 Annatto 55 AMGIMONT, PO... 2.55005. 802 Antimoni et Potass Tart.............. Argenti Nitras, 3.2.)20 0600.00.00 02008. APEOMIGUING | gS eo Balm Gilead Bud...................... 38@ Bismuth SON. oe 2 15@2 20 Calcium Chlor, 1s, (448, 11; 348, 12).... @ 9g @2 10 @ bb 16 Capsici Fructus, af.................... Capsici Fructus, po.................... Capsici Fructus, B, po - @H4 Caryophylius, (po. 35)................. 33 Carmine, No. 40........................ @3 75 Cera AlbayS. & F.........0....0....... 55 Cera lava 308 oe 2@ COGCUS 0 eee ee ee @ Cassia Fructus......................... @ Centraria 60 0 ee we @ Cetaceuny 1.00 oe Chloroform 38@ Chloroform, Squibbs.................. 1 60 Chloral Hydrate Cryst: 0 Chondrug ee Cinchonidine, P.& W.................. Cinchonidine, German........... _... Corks, see list, discount, per cent.... Oressotum ..,..8 Cretan, (Dba) Creta prep. Creta, precip... 0.) Crete Rubra. 6 Cracuse oe ee ae CUudbears (foo ea CupriSulph oh DOXteING oo ee reek aie ace Ether Suiph: (00 Emery, all numbers................... Emery, po oe Ergota, (po.) (6.000.006 Flake Calla se Gambier ee ee Gelatin, Coopor........................ Gelatin, French........................ 40@ Glassware flint, 70&10 by box. 60&10, less. Glue, Brow. 2220050000002 Glues White ii ey Giveeringess se Grana Paradisi........................ Hummus se Hydrarg Chlor. Mite .................. Hydrarg Chlor. Cor................... Hydrarg Oxide Rubrum............... Hydrarg Ammoniati............. sees Hydrarg Unguentum.................. Hydrargyrum (6306. Ichthyocolla, Am ..................... Tadigoe se ey lodine “Resubl. lodoforme. oie Liquor Arsen et Hydrarg Iod......... Liquor Potass Arsinitis.............., upuline: 2 eo ee Lycopodium .. 73.002 MACIS 2 3 Retgiele Seta ere snisel. apes one Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl. 134)............. Mannig, S.Fo ee 90@1 00 Morphia, §,P.& Woo 3 35@3 60 Morphia, 8S. N. Y.Q. &C.Co........._. 3 25@8 50 Moschus Canton ...................... @ 40 Myristica NOoE 0 75 Nux Vomica, (po. 20).................. Os Sepia i ee Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Co............ Picis Lig, N.C..% galls, doz.......... Picis Liq., quarts...°). 05)... Ricis BigG pints... Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)................... Piper Nigra, (po. 22)................... Piper Alba, (po. 35).................... Pie Burgas sre Plumbi Acet Potassa, Bitart, pure.................. Potassa, Bitart,com.................. Potass Nitras, opt..................... Potass Nitras. 003 Pulvis Ipecac et opii........... ...... 1} Pyrethrum, boxes, H. &P. D.Co., doz. PYLetneum. DV 2.0). oe OUASSING (0 ae Quinia,S, Po& Wei: Quinia, S,German..................... 3 Rubia Tinetorum...................... Saccharum Lactis, pv................. DAlAGHE cy ee Sanguis Draconis.....................! Santonine! | sl ee SApO, Wii. ct SAO, Mo gece. ee SBpO,Ga ee ees Seidlitz Mixture. 32.0 BIMADIS oy ee SiMapis, Optes 6. Snuff, Maccaboy, Do. Voes...... Snuff, Scotch, Do. Voes...... Soda Boras, (po. 9)......... Soda et PotossTart......... Soda Carb. 220-30 Soda, Bi-Carb............. boda, Ashe. Soda Sulphas............ Spts. Ether Co.......... Spts. Myrcia Dom..... Spts. Myrcia Imp...... Spts. Vini Rect, (bbl. 2 08). Strychnia, Crystal... .... Sulphur, Subl............ Sulphur, Roll........ Tamarinds......... Terebenth Venice. Theobromae....... @ 5@ 00 White........ oe eho R@ @ 1@ @ B@ 23@ @ 25@ @ @ @ @ 3 2@ 40@ @4 L@ PV ay Zinci Sulph Wihisle, winter: .070. oe Lard, extra.............. lard, NO bs ee ee Linseed, pure raw.................. 41 Linseed, boiled ...................... 44 Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 50 Spirits Turpentine...... ...........) 36 PAINTS ‘ Bbl Red Venetian.................. Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... Putty, commercial ............ Putty, strictly pure.......... mee 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. ...2. 2.00.52. .0 a. Extra orp.) Coach Body... 2.0 2 %5@3 00 No. 1 Turp Furniture.................. 1 Extra Turk Damar.................... Japan Dryer, No.1 Turp. APPROVED by PHYSICIANS. Oushman’s MENTHOL INHALER In the treatment of Catarrh, Headache, Neuralgia, Hay Fever, Asthma, Bron- chitis, Sore Throat and Severe Colds, stands without an equal. Air Mentholized by passing through the Inhaler- tube, in which the Pure Crystals of Menthol are held‘ thoroughly applies this: valuable remedy in the most efficient way, to the parts affected. It sells readily. Always kcep an open Inhaler in your store, and let your customers try it. A few inhalations will not hurt the Inhaler, and will do more to demonstrate its effieiency than a half hour's talk. Retail price 60 cents. Fer CircuLaks and TESTIMONIALS address - D. Cushman, Three Rivers, Mich. Trade supplied by > Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., G’d Rapids, And Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chicago. 00 10 65 a \ | postpaid. Manufacturers of DRY PAINTS, Grinders of Paints, In Oil, Varnish and dapat, Being makers of DRY COLORS, we have an advantage over the so-called paint manu- facturers, who simply grin, and mix. SPECIALTIES—Tinted leads, twenty shades; coach, carriage and buggy paints, nine choice colors; ready mixed paints; coach colors ground in Japan; decorative wall, fresco, floor, sash, fire-proof, car, barn and domestic paints; wood and iron fillers; maple leaf per- manent green; pure putty. SPECIAL PAINTS MADE TO ORDER. Peninsular brands of ready mixed paints are full weights and free from water and barytes. : FARRAND, WILLIAMS & CO, WHOLESALE AGENTS. Factory, Lieb St., between Transit R. R. and River Front. DETROIT, - MICH. Send for Sample Cards. QUININE! —WE OFFER— BOLHRINGER & SONS 100 OZ. tins........ 37 50 Se. 37146 ae se +6038 Side to. G6 40 N.Y. QUININE & CHEMICAL CO. eho “yoo oz. tins ..... ..361¢ f 4 se “ nee a e a 19 POWERSER“WEIGHTMAN 5 & 10 oz. tins........ 50 oz. vials...... 55 . TERMS NET CASH. NO DISCOUNT. |Haxelting & Perkins Drug Go, DRUGGISTS |! HAVE YOU A Record Book for keeping Sales of Liquors? HAVE YOU A Record Book for your Sales of Poi- sons? IF NOT ~ Send to us for our Improved 7 COMBINED. eq Can be used for either or both. SENT POSTPAID, 100 PAGES, $1.00. DO NOT Mistake ours for the cheap 40or 50 page ‘‘Records,” printed on cheap?paper and poorly bound. OURS Is printed on thick, heavy paper, and firmly bound in mill board and Leather Backs. ; SEND FOR SAMPLE PAGE. FULLLER & STOWE COMPANY, Grand Rapids. - Mich. ae COLOR WORKS, Ligur and Poison Record BLANK LIQUOR ORDERS FOR MINORS. One of the most important provisions of the new liquor law, in its bearings on the drug trade, is that clause which prohibits druggists selling liquor to minors, except on the written order of the parent or guardian. By being supplied with proper blanks, this provision is rendered as little obnoxious as possible. We can furnish the trade in any quan- tity desired either with or without card of druggist. WITH CARD 500—$1.50. WITHOUT CARD 500—S .75. 1,000—$1. Blocked in tablets of 100 and mailed 1,000o—§2. rl STOWE COMPARY, PERKINS — DRUG 60, WHOLESALE Urvgg Have now in Stock and Invite Your Order for the HOLIDAY TRA An Elegant Line of PHREUMES Put up in the following styles: Match Safes five styles Christmas Cards ten styles Fancy Plush Boxes Hand Lamps two sizes Night Lamps Embossed 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 very Desirable. Hazeltine - that an expert cannot discover them. oe ‘is, unless all the books and papers are de- 'hend, but very f ha exclusive charge of the books and being adroit enough to steal for a con- derable time and at the same time conceal vit of thefts on tke books, should YJeave on them patent, to the expert, a record fhiscrime. ' “Why does he not destroy all evidence of the fraud, so that when he has gone, it will be as _undiscoverable as while he conducted 6 swindle?” I asked the veteran expert. : he remove all trace of his criminal operations?” “No,” said the accountant, ‘‘it is abso- _ Jutely impossible for a dishonest book-keep- er, for instance, and his opportunities are his thefts by far the best, to so cover up That i stroyed, which is proof positive of fraud on : _ its face.” -“Well, why is that true?” To answer that question I must give : oO "you an idea of the whole business of expert accounting. It is not difficult to compre- difficult and very tedious to do sometimes. In the first place, there are only two methods of stealing: Method No. 1, abstracting goods or money without re- cord; No. 2, doing the same with record and falsifying the accounts by failing to acknowl- edge moneys received for goods sold or for stocks, or otherwise. Let us. take this case No. 2, first. The accountant, being con- vinced that the accounts are falsified or a balance ,‘forced,’ that is, made to appear where there is none, proceeds in this way: ‘‘He first compares the cash on hand at the time of the examination with the balance shown on the books. If the balance is cor- ~ yect the next step is to trace specimen en- tries by means of returned checks, which, of course, are never destroyed. For example, if a certain cashier receives from a debtor a check for $500 and no entry is found on the cash book, by applying to the debtor the expert finds whether the debtor received a returned $500 check indorsed by the de- faulter on the day when the swindle is sup- posed to have taken place. An affirmative answer from the creditor is, of course, a sureclue. But if the books have been kept so that the cash is right to all appearances, and yet the accountant finds that some de- falcation must exist because of the differ- ence shown by the trial balance, he very frequently discovers that shipments have been made and no copies of bills retained nor entries of them put down. He at once compares the original shipping receipt books with the original entry of sales, or checks them off, as we call it. Here again, of course, if there is any discrepancy or omis- a we have positive proof of sharp prac- ice. ““Swindling method No. 1, by receiving cash and keeping no entry at all, is general- ly practiced by bunglers, or men who be- come dishonest through force of circum- stances. Nearly always such frauds are re- yealed in one of two ways: either by means of false additions or by supplying fictitious accounts. False additions, of course, are easily discovered. When fictitious accounts are used the expert often has great difficulty in unraveling them. For instance, I fre- quently have found on ledgers the names of fictitious firms eredited with money and charged with small amounts of goods, whereas the actual shipments were to some bona fide firm, and for much larger amounts. In this case the expert can only find out by extensive letter writing to whom goods were shipped on that date. The firms can tell, of course, by their books, whether they re- ceived goods of the sort in controversy about the time of the fictitious shipments. Some- times, however, it involves an almost end- less amount of inquiry, running through all sorts of complicated dishonesty, to get the whole skein of such frauds in hand. But exposure is inevitable sooner or later. The swindler can falsify his trial balance so that to 2 casual observer the books will appear straight. But he cannot so falsify all the books, vouchers and cash records involved as to ultimately elude the detective ability of an expert accountant.” *“‘How long does it ordinarily take to straighten out books where there is fraud?” ‘That depends altogether on the shrewd- ness with which the fraud has been perpe- trated. Some accounts can be straightened out in two weeks. Others take many months. I have worked nine months on a tangied set of accounts. The work always involves an immense amount of reference. It is necessary, in many cases, to go through several years of book-keeping, item by item. Great numbers of letters must be written. Banks must be called on for the record of checks and drafts. Incidentally, features requiring entirely different procedure from any the expert has before met will arise. Then, besides the tedious examination of the books, he must resort to new and ingen- ious devices. This is what lends a zest to _his researches.” Do you stumble upon many interesting eases?” **Yes, indeed. Itisa fact that the pub- lic hears of only a small part of the actual dishonest dealings. Frauds often are cov- ered up for personal, social or political rea- sons. I have worked on seven cases within ‘@ year and found crooked work in them all. - But in only one case, and that where the - fraud was small and insignificant, did the ‘business house concerned prosecute the : ——— OO Partners Should Understand and Perform Their Duties. ‘here ought always to be a clear under- tanding between contemplated partners as fo the various details of the business which | is best fitted to take care of,” remarks old merchant. ‘It is sometimes found, partnership is made and the actual siness is commenced, that Pied ived su ‘Each -| 0. W. RUGGLES, ‘The popularity of Muzzy’s Corn and Sun Gloss Starch is proven by the large sale, aggregating many million of pounds each ted | year. The State Assayer of Massachusetts says Muzzy’s Corn Starch for table use, is per- fectly pure, is well prepared, and of excel- lent quality. ‘ ve Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and table use, is the very best offered to the con- sumer. All wholesale and retail grocers sell it. ‘ ay + ct ees (| im! SPAOTAHERS 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. BRAUTIGAM BROS., MANUFACTURERS OF Cant Hook Handles, Whippletrees, Neck Yokes, Spinning Wheels and Job _ Turning Of Ail Kinds. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. NORTH DORR, MICH. = 2 z 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.........ssceseeees 3 Saginaw Express icceabseetneeecbes Leaves. 9:05am 11:30am 10:40 pm 5:05 pm 7:20am 4:10 pm 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 City, Petoskey and Mackinaw. GOING SOUTH. Cincinnati Express... Fort Wayne Express.. bo Cincinnati Express... Traverse City and Mackinaw E: m 7:15amtrain has parlor chair car for Cincinnati. 5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 5:00 ¢. 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. 6230 DM. . ccc ce cece cece ccc ee sceccncceneseeseence 10:10am 11:00 & MN... c cece cece cece cece cece crccecresesesecs 4:30pm 4:40 DM. 2... cece cece cece ce cec ccs ec ee eececceseres 8:50 pm Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. C. L. Lockwoop, Gen’l Pass. Agent. 7:15am 11:45am 5:00 pm Detroit, Lansing & Northern. Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division. DEPART. 730am 410pm Saginaw EXpress.......--serceseereescecesccees Saginaw EXPPess.......-..-cceecerecsecceccesecs ARRIVE. Grand Rapids EXpress..........-.2+0+ ercsseees 11 25am Grand Rapids EXpress...........+s+secesssecees 10 30pm All trains arrive at and depart from Union depot. Trains run solid both ways. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves. AML esse epee lees ewes te oes sine 9:10am tDay EXpress......-..--cseeseeenes 12:30 pm *Night Express. ........-++seeeseee+ 11:00 pm Muskegon Express........ 2+ e+-++ 5:00 pm *Daily. +Daily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through parlor car in charge of eareful attendants without ex- tra charge to Chicago on 12:30 p.m., and through coach on 9:10 a. m. and 11 p. m. trains. Newaygo Division. Leave Arrives. Arrives. EXPIeSB «....0.-02-2ceeseeeee 4:20pm Express. ‘All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot. The Northern terminus of this division is at Baldwin, where close connection is made with F. & P. M. trains to and from Ludington and Manistee. : W. A. GAVETT, Gen’! Pass. Agent. J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Kalamazoo Division. Leave Arrive. » x. & Mail. N. Y. Mail. / N. Y. Mail. N. Y. Ex 7:45am..Grand Rapids. 9:45am 6:15pm 9:02 am..Allegan....... 8:28am 5:00am 10:06 a m..Kalamazoo... 7:30am 00 pm .. White Pigeon. 5:55am 7220p m . Toledo ........ 11:00pm 45am ..Cleveland..... 6:40pm 735 @ ma : . Buffalo........ 11:55am 11:40pm 40a 6:50 p m..Chicago....... 11:30pm 6:50am A local freight leaves Grand Rapids at 12:50 pm,carry- ing passengers as far as Allegan. All trains daily ex- cept Sunday. J. W. McKENNEY, General Agent. | Site cote sent te SSSSSank sEEvdds BEBEBBBEB Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. Arrives. *Night Express.............---00000 9:30 p m #Through Mail.............+-.+++- 10:20am tEvening Express.........+.+0200-+ 3:25 pm +Detroit Express............-0e-0s 6:45am tMixed, with coach................ GOING WEST. #Morning Express..........-.+++++ 1: +Through Mail.........cssessseee0 5:00 pm +Grand Rapids Express............ 10:40 pm *Night EXpress. ........-.-eeseeeese 6:25am +tMixed. Leaves. ed...... pales poate Gidea secon +Daily, 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 10:10 a m the following morning. The Night Express has aWagner sleeping car. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Gzo. B. ReEve, Traflic Manager, Chicago. Michigan Central. Grand Rapids Division. DEPART. Detroit Express. .....-....++ Day Express... *Atlantic Expre OU. cee se ues Saat ‘ ARRIV. *Pacific EXPress.......sceccsscccenceccseses seoes 6:0082M Bil... sss. se se seee teres peccenestconeccs sceececeee 3:00pm Grand Rapids Express.......-.-.seseeerscereres = 15pm Ps ae cae Cy bg en heen we eae s 9 de wen mnt 15pm “Daily. ‘All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cae run on Atlantic and Pacific Spee trains to and from Detroit. Parlor carsrun on Day Express and Grand Rapids Express to and from Detroit. Direct connec- tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.) : : .D. W. JOHNSTON, Mich. Pass. Agt., Grand ee ?} Pass, and Ticket Agt., Chicago. Rapids.........+ q Ar PM 8 | to the Arts, 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. In place of old style Blue Letter in above $10 Outfit we can substitute 10 books Blue Letter in latest form, as recommended by the recent State convention, for $12.50 Prices in other quantities furnished on ap- plication. ‘FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, ENGRAVERS and PRINTERS, 49 Lyon St, Grand Rapids, F, J. DETTENTHALER, JOBBER OF OYSTERS! —AND— SALT FISH. ‘Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See Quotations in Another Column. holesale Hardware With Additions Lately Made to Our Business, We now Think We have the NEST AND MOST CUM HARDWARE STO In the State of Michigan. Our Facilities for doing Business have been much Improved and we feel better abie to meet all MARKHTS and PRICES. in the line of Hardware. POSTER, STEVENS & G0, Grand Rapids, Mich. We Solicit Orders or Inquiries for anything wanted 10 and 12 Monroe street, and 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis street, Glass Oil The New Peek-a-Boo 5 Gal. Ol Cans. 14 gal. 1 gal. 2 gal. Plain Low Hand Lamp. The Impervious Oil Can. The most durabie Can made in the world. Oil will pene- trate tin sometime, but nev- er this. # doz. 3 gal aes ts ey $13.03 Mn gue ey oat aes 15.00 PRICE LIST. 8 doz. Glass Oil Can 1% gal....$ 2.75 “ bg Sey 3.25 Peek-a-boo 5 gal, tin... 13.00 ae wd jk. 16.00 Goodenough 5 gal,tin.. 15.00 ss “wa jk 18.00 Pinafore 5 gal, tin...... 15.00 - ss wdjk... 18.00 Owl Tubular Lantern.. 5.50 Dietz Lift Wire L’tern. 6.50 Dietz Lift Wire L’tern with guards........ 3.5 No Charge for Package on Above. os Ponap and 8 doz. 6doz. in box No.0 Lamp Chimney... -23 Noob cs 24 No. 2 gee Oe Boxes 30, 40 and 50 cents. No. 1 Engraved Chim.... 70 Gy No. 2 aS ss 90 5 cents # doz. less in cases of 6 dozen. ‘fin Jacket. “es sé 66 No. 1 Pearl Top Chim.... No.2 “ ee Tubular Globes, open.... ss parrels.. No. 0 Sun Burners........ Noe S- ss Se No. 2 The “Owl Lantern.” Easy Lighter. Flame Cannot be Extinguished. ee be #@ g@ross. No. 0 Best wick...... .... 20 No.1 ne No. 2 No.3 % inch White Shades..... 1 Yineh ‘ case of 12 dozen.............. "inch Illum. Bases.......1 3: Plain Low Handle Lamp Complete With No. 1 Burner and Chim...... 1 59 se be SEE FOR EVERYBODY. For the Field or Garden. If you want to buy GLOVER Oh MOTHY SEED Or any other kind, send to the Seed Store, 71 CANAL ST, W. Y. LAMORBAUX, Grand Rapids, Mich, TAMS BROS. & CHARBONNEAU Preserves and Jellies, DAMSON, - BLACKBERRY JAM, CHERRY, RASPBERRY JAM. PEACH, FIG, APRICOT, Etc, ht 10 ® Wooden Box, 5 Tin Pail, 2 i Glass Jar, 1 Glass Jar. Cody, Ball, Barnhart & Go, SELLING AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ox oOo xX 4x 66 6 66 4x i x Ax Handles ee 3 x Dbi. Bit &¢ C. & D. LANTERNS, OIL CANS AND TANKS, And a General Line of PAPER & WOODENWARE. CURTISS & DUNTON, Fuses, Caps, Augers, ‘snjereddy suyse[q HURGULES POWDER THE GREAT STUMP AND ROCK Annibilator Strongest and Safest Explosive known Now is the time to Stock Up for Farmers’ Trade. JOBBER IN ‘OOL GLOVER, TIMOTHY SEED and BEANS. Parties Wishing to Buy or Sell above are Invited to Correspond. 76 South Division St, - - - - Grand Rapids, Mich C. AINSWORTH, WM. SEARS & CO Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 837, 39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. GURYISS,DUNTON J ANDREWS _ ROOFERS | Good Work, Guaranteed for Five Years, at Fair Prices. CEO. E. HOWES, Oranges, Lemons, JOBBER IN Foreign and Domestic F ‘SPHOIALTInS: Banan rreht ume ¥ aes