j 4) # GRAN D RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1887, NO. 222, NSIT MILL COMPANY,| "WHOLESALE DEALERS IN --F, Feed, - Grain and Baled Hay. 25 Pearl Street, | GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. ‘CHARLES A COYE, _ Successor to A Coye & Son, DEALER IN AWNINGS 3 TENTS Horse and Wagon Covers, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, ' : Wide Ducks, etc. Flags & Banners made to order. 13 CANAL ST.. - GRAND RAPIDS. “POTATOES. We give prompt personal attention to the sale of POTATOES,APPLES,BEANS and ONIONS in car lots. We offer best facilities and watchful attention. Consign- ments respectfully solicited. Liberal cash advances on Car Lots when desired. Wo. H Thompson & Go, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference FELSENTHAL, GROSS & ia Bankers, Chicago. We carry a full tine of Seeds of every variety, O. E. Brown, Gen. Mar. both for field and garden. Parties in want should IN write to or see the GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0. 71 CANAL STREET. MYRON H. WALKER, Attorney and Solicitor, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. Over Fourth National Bank. Telephone 407. SALT FISH Bought and Sold by FRANK J. DETTENTHALER, 117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. (= Oysters the Year Around _@ J. EH. 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. BRAUTIGAM BROS., MANUFACTURERS OF Cant Hook Handles, Whippletrees, Neck ' Yokes, Lath and Job’Turning Of All Kinds. Stove wood in car lots. MATL ORDERS SOLICITED. NORTH DORR, - MICH. TUBS! TUBS! TUBS!. We have 150 doz. first quality wash tubs, | which we will sell F. O. B. as follows: No. Be $3 per doz.; No. 2, $1 per doz.; No. 1, $5 per | doz.. Packed 44 doz. in bdl. with straw. Qual- ity unsurpassed. Address PIERSON’S BAZAAR, Stanton, Mich. Stoneware, 6c. per gal. F. 0. B ‘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. Handsome advertising matter goes with first order. Secure this Cigar and increase your Cigar Trade. It is sure to do it. GEO. 1. WARREN & 60, BELKNAP Wagon and Sleigh Go. MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and Trucks Mill and Dump Carts, Lumbermen’s and River Tools. We carry a large stock of material, and have every facility for making first-class Wagons of all kinds. 2 Special attention given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering. Shops on Front St. Grand Rapids, Mich, FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. Sample or- A. J. BOWNE, President. GEO. C. PIERCE, Vice President. H. P. BAKER, Cashier. CAPITAL, - - $300,000. Transacts a general banking business. _ Make a Specialt’ ~f Collections, Accounts ofCountry. ~chants Solicited. ART & KRAUSE, LEATHER ‘And Shoe Store Duis, ‘SHOE BRUSHE Ss, SHOE BUTTONS, SHOE POLISH, SHOE LACES. Heelers, Cork Soles, Button Hooks, Dress- _ ings, ete. Write for Catalogue. 8 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, RAYON & LYON Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS, Stationery & Sundries, 20 and 22 fonroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. KDMUND B. DIKRMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker seweler, KA CANAL 8Y.,, Grand Rapids, - |iich, = =. — Muzzy’s Corn Starch is prepared expressly for food, is made of only the best white corn and ts guaranteed absolutely pure. The popularity of Muzzy’s Corn and Sun Gloss Starch is proven by the large sale, aggregating many million of pounds each year. The State Assayer of Massachusetts says Muzzy’s Corn Starch for table use, is per- fectly pure, is well prepared, and of excel- lent quality. Muzzy’s Starch, both for laundry and table use, is the very best offered to the con- sumer. All wholesale and retail grocers sell it. Volgt, Herpolshemer & Co, Importers and Jobbers of DRY GOODS Staple and Fancy. Overalls, rants, Eitc., OUR OWN MAKE, A Complete Line of Fancy Crockery: Fancy Woodenware OUR OWN IMPORTATION, 1 Inspection Solicited. Chicago and Detroit ; ° Prices Guaranteed. D. D. COOK, Proprietor of the Valley City Show Case Factory, . Manufacturer of SHOW CASES Prescription Cases and Store Fixtures. OF ALL KINDs. SEND FOR CATALOGUES. My Prices are Lower.than any of My Competitors. Estimates Fur- nished on Application. 88 West Bridge street, Grand Rapids. Telephone 374. JAGOB BROWN % GO, WHOLESALE Furniehing Goods and Notions. Manufactures of Limbermen’ $ Supplies a Specialty, WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF ALA fae TENS. AND 193 and 195 Jefferson Ave., Cor. Bates St., DETROIT, - MICH. hear from you. * FURNITURE 0 ORDER. Anythingor everyt or everything in the line of Special Furniture, inside finish of house, office or store, Wood Mantels, and contract work of any kind made to order on short notice and in the best manner out of thoroughly dried lumber of any kind. Designs furnished when desired. Wolverine Chair Factory, West End Pearl St. Bridge. WANTED. Butter, Eggs, Wool, Pota- toes, Beans, Dried Fruit, Apples and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above goods to ship, or anything in the Produce line let us Liberal cash advances | made when desired. Karl Bros., Commission Merchants, 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. ANTON, SIMPSON 5 a Manutadtairors and Jobbers of ~ ™ ALFRED BROWN, Jobber in FRUITS, ASK FOR [Auxiliary Associations, Wishing to procure outfits for their Col- lection Departments, are invited to exam- ine the following quotations, which are for fine work on good quality of paper: FULL OUTFIT--$15, 30 Books Blue Letters, 50 in book. 500 Record Blanks. 500 Notification Sheets. 250 Last Calls. 500 Envelopes. HALF QUTFITS--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 poo eemended by the recent State convention, for $12.5 Prices in other quantities Fee shed on ap- | plication FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, ENGRAVERS and PRINTERS, 49 Lyon St, Grand Rapids, Fa Jy DETTENTHALER, JOBBER OF >t Lurie! —AND— SALT FISH. Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See Quotations in Another Column. VALLEY GLY BILLING CO. pe NCY PATENT Licy white NOW. FL. AKE Bue FLOUR OUR LEADING BRANDS: Roller Champion, Gilt Edge, Matchless, Lily White, Harvest Queen, Snow Fiake, 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. SEEDS - FOR EVERYBODY. For the Field or Garden. if you want to buy CLOVER Oh MOTHY SEED Or any other kind, send to the Seed Store, CHINESE GUILDS. The common remark to the effect that there is nothing new under the sun finds an admirable exemplification in the case of the mercantile associations now becoming so common all over the United States, and particularly numerous in Michigan. The man who imagines that these organizations are based on wholly new ideas will be sur- prised to learn that associations similar in many respects to the commercial combina- tions of this country have existed in China for hundreds of years, and have done much to give that country the supremacy she en- joys, in certain lines of trade, among the nations of the earth. According to the most authentic inform- ation THE TRADESMAN can obtain, the first Chinese guild was established at Peking about 500 yearsago. Its growth and in- fluence stimulated the formation of other guilds in other cities, until the number had increased to something like 200. : cases, separate guilds were maintained for the separate lines of trade, but more often the guild embodied merchants in any branch of commercial operation, each province usu- ally comprising the territory of a certain guild. With the aims and methods of these guilds THE TRADESMAN will speak in detail. Most of the guilds performed the usual functions of a chamber of commerce. They co-operated with the government authori- ties in the suppression of piracy, and with the local authorities in the furtherance of public enterprises and private enterprises for the public good. ‘They established a standard of weights and measures, decreed the time on which goods of various kinds should be sold, and prescribed iron-clad rules relative to charges for storage, trans- portation and dockage. The guilds appear to have exercised a good influence in the direction of preventing litigation among the members. The rule béating on this point was as follows: ‘It is agreed that members having disputes about money matters with each other shall submit their cases to arbitration at a meet- ing of the guild, where the utmost will be done to arrive at a satisfactory settlement of the dispute. If it prove impossible to arrive at an understanding, appeal may be made tothe authorities; but if the com- plainant have recourse to the official direct, | without first referring to the guild, he shall be subjected to a public reprimand, and any future case he may present for the opinion of the guild will be dismissed without a hearing.” It was not, however, only when disputes arise respecting ‘‘money matters” that guilds claimed the right to adjudicate, but their intervention was experienced in quarrels generally that occurred between members. Another provision which could not fail to work to the advantage of the poorer mem- bers of a guild was the rule which com- pelled a guild to prosecute law cases in be- half of its members, when satisfactory proof was afforded of the equity of the claims. The law of the guild cn this point was as follows : ‘‘Members having occasion to g0 to law to obtain redress for areal grievance, and finding their resources inadequate to carry on the suit, the guild will address a joint petition to the court praying for an ad- justment of the case. Half the expenses of legal proceedings will be defrayed ‘from the funds of the association; but if it is discov- ered that the plaintiff has an unworthy case and no resources, or that his trouble origin- ates from gambling or dissolute life, all claims to assistance will be dismissed. Members going to law to effect a settlement of claims will have three-tenths of the cost defrayed by the guild, the balance being borne by the litigants. But before legal proceedings are commenced the unanimous consent of a meeting of members for ap- proval ot action shall be obtained. The three-tenths contributed from the fund shall be inclusive of the amount involved, and will only be issued when the claim is in- sufficient to cover the cost of legal proceed- ings. When the claim sued is sufficient to liquidate costs, no grant will be made—not with a view to the saving of expenditure, but with the object of preventing advantage being taken of this rule for the sake of gain and to repress the spirit of persistency in litigation among members.” The revenue of the guild was raised from self-imposed taxes on commodities sold by the members, the assessments varying in amount according to exigencies, averaging one-tenth of 1 per cent. on the total scales‘ of each member. To _ ascertain the amount to be contributed by each member necessitated a monthly inspection of the books of every establishment, the examina- tion being made by clerks of the various firms in rotation. Such inquisitorial pro- ceedings are. little less than remarkable, and would be tolerated by the merchants of no other land. . Tho officers of a guild consisted of a gen- eral manager, a committeeman for each eng commodity and a permanent secre- tte In some | legal representative, pleading for its inter- ests, demanding redress for its injured members, and defending and protecting his constituents as occasion required. He was useful to the local authorities in soliciting from his guild subscriptions for public} ™ works, charities and extraordinary exig- encies. The meetings of the guilds were usually held in their own ‘‘guild halls,” as they were called, some of the structures being truly palatial and representing the highest specimens of Chinese architecture. All that gilding, carving, masonry and sculp- ture could do. was done to render the guild halls imposing. Every hall had a ceurt for theatrical performances in honor of the gods. The stage occupied one end and the shrines the other. The members of the guild occupied the balconies on the sides, while the open court was free to the gen- eral public. Violations of the rules of the guilds were severely punished. The first and second offenses were usually punished by the in- fliction of fines, while the third offense sub- jected the member to expulsion, after which the other members were prohibited from further intercourse with him, either socially or ina business way. This amounted to a practical ‘‘boycott,” and a pretty effectual one a: that, as the peculiar customs of China rendered it impossible to conduct business in an isolated manner. Expulsion of the guild, therefore, virtually amounted to an enforced retirement from business. While many of the customs and usages of the Chinese guilds appear to be anti- quated and tyrannical in this age of the world, it is nevertheless a fact that they played an important part in the development of Chinese commerce, and that by reason of their existence many benefits were secured to the members which could have been ob- tained in no other way. The guild still exists, but how near it resembles the guild of 500 years ago THE TRADESMAN has no means of determining. If any of its read- ers has traveled in China and investigated this subject, Taz TRADESMAN would be glad to have him throw such light as he is able to on a subject which is of importance to merchants everywhere, and especially so to the members of the modern form of the guild—the B. M. A. "The Unlucky Thirteen. **T see,” said J. H. Newton; of the firm of Barrows & Newton, ‘‘I see that old thir- teen advertising scheme has come around again.” ‘“*What is it?” ‘““Why, a merchant announces in his ad- vertisements that since the number thirteen has always been regarded as an unlucky number he will undertake the task of mak- ing it a lucky number. In order to do this, he advertises that to every thirteenth pur- chaser who pays cash he will give the full of his purchase. Of course, nobody is per- mitted to know how many have purchased ahead of him. He must pay his money, ‘and then the merchant shows him the list of sales made since the last prize was drawn. I tried it once.” ‘*‘How did it pan out?” “TI was going to tell you. It was when I first started in business, and I thought it would be a capital advertising scheme for me. It ran along all right for about a week, and several persons got their purchases free. Of course every one of them advertised me by telling it all over town, and I regarded it as the smartest scheme that has ever been hatched. One day I noticed one of the town boys standing around the store, and for some time I thought nothing of it. But he stayed so long and had so little apparent business there that I began to think he was keeping count.of my sales and intended to jump in at the right time to get the prize. So 1 watched the sale list and was consider- ably surprised when number twelve had made his purchase that this fellow didn’t make any movement. ‘** ‘He has miscounted,’ I said to myself, and I stooped under the counter to smile as I thought how sick he would feel when he saw the next purchaser walk off with the prize. ‘Sure enough, a woman came in pretty soon and bought $1 worth of sugar, which, of course, she got for nothing. I smiled a little toward the chap who had been waiting all this time, but he never let on. He just walked up, bought a dime’s worth of win- tergreen lozenges and walked away. No sooner had he turned away than a friend of his hurried in and bought a nickel’s worth of something; and then another and anoth- er, until a dozen of them had spent an ag- gregate of less than $1 with me. Thencame the thirteenth, laid down $40, said he’d take a barrel of sugar, a barrel of molasses and the rest in coffee. I saw that I was victim- ized, but J couldn’t afford to. go back on my own proposition, so I delivered the goods and paid back the money. But | immedi- ately hung out a sign saying that the prop- osition had been withdrawn. 1 was con- vinced by that time that the number thir- teen was was an unlucky number, and that it might stay so until the end of time for all of me.” —————q+2-2e Happy Thoughts. As a general thing we don’t find fault with a woman’s incompetency until wehave been made a victim of it. The most popular drink in the world-— gossip. It is no use to throw cold water upon the prohibition movement. It won’t be long before the hational air ma be ‘Yankee Boodle.” A good motto for a. dime. museum: ‘never cease.” ly| in who #s going to the. dogs gen- : erally gets rere pene) itout. =|. ‘|in the same countries. Nutmegs and Mace. From the London Grocer. These are one production, the mace bese , the envelope fo the nutmegs, and although | they are entirely different in all outward ap- — pearance, and are only separated for com- . mercial purposes, and to get rid of a thin intermediate shell, they must have grown ~ together on the same tree, and, of course, We will, therefore, bring them back to somewhat of their orig- inal relations, and treat of them together especially as their manner of treatment is the same in the spice-mill room, and will better answer the purpose of this article. The fruit of the nutmeg tree has much the appearance of a pear, and when ripe has a yellow, golden color. The fleshy part resem- bles candied fruit, and is itself also pre- served and eaten assweetmeats. Within is first the mace, then the shell, and then the kernel, which is the nutmeg of commerce. It is therefore enclosed in a thin brown shell separating it from the mace which en- velopes* both. The Dutch endeavored to control this trade ané confine the cultivasion to the Banda Isles, but during the retention of the islands by the British, living nutmeg plants were sent to Penang, India, and they are now extensively cultivated in the West Indies, also in the Dutch possessions in Java, of which Batavia is the capital. The Batavia nutmegs are those most commonly used in America. They are all limed_ be- fore shipping to protect them from the rav= ages ofa beetle—or worm, as understood there. The Penang nutmegs are not so limed, and on this account some consider. them better, while others think the Batavia far superior. There is considerable decep- tion, however, practiced in limed nutmegs. Sometimes, old, ‘worm-eaten nutmegs are plugged up and relimed; again, they are sometimes relimed to give them a new ap- pearance, and to put on them an extra coat of lime that costs little, and when the case is emptied there is a pound or two of. lime that has cost the purchaser.the price of the nutmegs. This isnot always covered by tare. To judge nutmegs, pick out of the lot one of the most inferior—not the best, for if the worst looking are good there is no trouble with the rest—and cut it in two. It should have no worm holes, but be full of oil and cut like a piece of wood, and if a pin is thrust into one the oil should ooze: out on its being withdrawn. These would be considered good nutmegs. But every quality has a market value; they must all be sold. Knowing, therefore, how to judge, the question to be determined is, what is. any kind worth to the purchaser? If they are intended to be sold whole at retail, those of about 110 to the pound are the best for general demand, and the round ones are- considered the best in quality as well as in appearance. Large, long Penang nutmegs, either limed or brown, are fancy, and not in the line of spice mill stock. Itis not in the line of common sense either to use the best stock for grinding, for after they are ground the appearance amounts to nothing. For this. purpose, therefore, it is desirable to pick your stock, or buy a quality for grind- ing.. Get them as good as you ean for the money, as rich in oil as possible; but some- how the worm holes will often get into the best nvtmegs, as in other things, and the holes are not difficult to grind. and when ground the holes are hard to find. There- fore, judge judiciously, and avoid the dry, insipid kind that a worm would not touch. Nutmegs cannot be ground in an ordinary spice mill (burr stone) on accountof the oil, and if a pure article is desired,, it is ne- cessary to crush them in pounders, the same as mustard. Only in cases where they are much mixed with some very dry material could they be ground, and then only by an experienced miller. How to Win Success in Trade. Affability gains custom, fair dealing keeps it. It is better to lose a few sales than to buy an article that but few use. Make it a rule to prepare in time for bills coming due first, rather than to settle those maturing later, even if a large discount is offered. : Never try to make your credit solid with a new firm at the expense of the old one; always remember the bridge that carried you over and the firm that aided you in building up your credit. The old darkey preacher’s idea of perse- verence was that it was just like a bull dog: ‘He takes a fast hold, hangs on, and neber lets go until he carries the pint.” This ap- plies as well to merchandising. +0 Business Before Pleasura. Husband (just starting out of town)— My dear, here is a $50 bill— Wife (hastily) — Oh, John, I’m ever so mueh obliged! Husbénd — Which I wish you would — give to the tailor for my new overcoat. He said he would send the bill to-day. ——_—__2— a Amateur Marketing. Young Housekeeper (to fish dentonten What kind of fish have you this morning ? Fish dealer—How would you like some nice striped bass, mum ? Y. H. = (hesitatingly)—-No; I think I would prefer something in a small check. : Oe aS “Say, what are you doing?” demanded the hall-boy of the countryman who was working away at the electric button in his room with a penknife. ‘‘Qh, ye’re here, air ye?” was the response. “J ust lend mea hand, will ye? I wanter git the stopper aout o’ this speakin’ tube. S’pose’n the house sh’d catch fire an’ I couldn’t let bs : < ; f lan’lord know!” PERFECTION SCALE uC The Latest Improved and Best. - } paper are pt Aiapontinned at ex- so ordered pad the subscriber. x - STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1887. ‘ALLACIOUS. ASSUMPTIONS. The annual report of the Inter-State Com- erce Commission shows that the Commis- dently shrink from a. thorough ap- ical ion of the principle on which the bill tself rests—that small places, where there are no competing lines of railroads shall have the same rates as the centers of popu- lation, at which several railroads vre com- -peting. The Commission fear that the en- ‘foreement of that principle would work a oe revolution, i in which existing interests would guffer too much; and they hold that Con- gress cannot have meant to deprive railroad centers of the advantages of competition be- ‘tween the several’ roads. Here THE _ Wrapesman thinks the Commission is at _ fault. The unrestricted competition of the railroads is building up great cities at the gacrifice of smaller places, to the public in- jury. Weare becoming a country of large cities with far too great rapidity, and at the cost of the country districts in a double sense. We are creating artificial attractions - in the great cities, which draw the more energetic and ambitious elements to them - from the country districts. And we actually “are making those districts pay the cost of these attractions by allowing competitive rates to the cities, which, as a matter of course, are refused to lesser places. To put a stop to this mischievious and revolu- tionary process is the pnrpose of the pre- sent law. Any hardsnips it may inflict upon overgrown centers are trifling in comparison with the injury which competitive rates have inflicted and will continue to inflict up- on the districts which have been drained for their benefit. THe TRADESMAN hopes that in any modification of the law, Con- gress will rather reinforce it in this direc- tion than weaken it, in spite of the sugges- tions of the Commission. The worst fallacy of the report lies in the statement that ‘‘the public interest is best served when the rates are so appointed as to encourage the largest possible change of products between different sections of our country and with foreign countries.” if this be true, then commerce is an end in itself, and not a means to an end. We should forbid any part of the country to sup- ply its own wants, and compel Pennsylvania to give up growing wheat and Michigan to stop smelting iron. And this is just what ‘iow through rates combined with high local rates tend todo. They make it more profit- able to supply every local want from a dis- tance, even though the local facilities for pro- duction are abundant. PAY CASH. FOR PRODUCE. - THe TRADESMAN has frequently advised the merchants of Michigan to pay cash for produce, instead of compelling the farmer to take the value of his products ‘‘in trade,” - and there seems to be no valid reason why -fthe advice should not be repeated until more merchants are led to discard the pres- ent too-prevalent practice and substitute the more equitable method suggested by the caption of this article. The old custom is productive of evil in two directions: If the farmer is compelled to trade out the amount _ of his sales to the merchant, he cannot well __~ help thinking that the dealer is making fish _ of one and fowl of another—that he is will- ‘ _ ing to pay the jobber cash for his supplies, because he cannot help himself, but bears _~ down on the farmer, because he has him un- _ adler his control. Such a feeling cannot well _ be avoided by the merchant and develops _ into a sentiment which bodes no good to the _ dealer. Again, where the merchant offers _ to pay one price for produce ‘‘in trade” and wes another price “‘in cash,” he inculcates in the mind of the producer the fact that his goods are not on a par with cash, which is one of the most damaging opinions which can be = anaintained ‘by his customers. The merchant who pays cash for produce : always gets the best, grades the market af- fords, because he attracts the most inde- pendent clags of customers, both sellers and buyers, while the dealer who follows the an- iquated method of exchanging merchandise for produce is compelled to take whatever along—in many cases. lots which have in ejected by other and fore -enterpris- n 3. The result is that while the sh ‘purehaser builds upa reputation among 8 for handling prime butter and |_ the — dealer who fol- cation of sugar, fo Se was 3 made 25 | cents per hundred to. Grand Rapids in car- lots: and 35 cents per hundred i in less than car- loads—a difference of 40 per cent. in favor of the carlot shipper. Claiming that the difference in the two classes should not be |. so great, the New York jobbers filed a pro-. test with the Inter-State: Commerce Com-| mission. The hearing of the case has been postponed from time to time, being now set:| for January 24. The retail trade of the country, realizing that the present system operated against purchases being made in any but near-by markets, arrayed itself‘on the side of the Eastern jobber, reinforcing the protests of Boston, New York and Philade:phia with numerous ringing reso- lutions. The Western jobbing trade, recog- nizing that the present classification gives it an advantage over its Eastern competitor, has been equally active in seeking to maintain ‘the present classification. This question is an important one and strong arguments can be advanced on both sides. THE TRADESMAN thinks no-one will dispute the statement that there should be a difference in freight charges between carlots and less than carlots. When it is remembered that in carlots the shipper al- most invariably loads the car and the receiv- er unloads it, that the work of checking and billing is greatly reduced, that the switching and overhauling incident to local traffic are largely obviated, THE TRADES- MAN’s statement will be accepted without debate. -So much being taken for granted, then, what percentage should be added to the carload rate in the shipment of smaller lots. Is 40 per cent. too great? Is 10 per cent. too little? The Western jobbers claim that the former percentage is about right, while the Eastern jobbers and the Western retailers are equally certain that the latter figure is correct. Both are actuat- ed by selfish motives, if the advancement of material interests in a general sense can be so denominated. Neither contestant has all thevargument on its side. Such being the case, which is the proper course to pur-| sue? Simply to work for the side which will put the most money into your pocket. If you are a Michigan jobber, it is desirable that you contrel the trade of the-State as far as possible. Therefore, protest against a change in the classification. If, on the other hand, you are a retailer and desire to choose in what market you shall buy your goods, co-operate with the Eastern jobber in his attempt to reduce the difference in the classification, thus placing you in more direct communication with the markets of the Western World. Itis not often that the interests of the jobber and retailer are antagonistic, but this question seems to place the two branches of trade in direct opposition. There is, however, no occasion for dissention. The two classes can prepare suitable resolutions expressing their views and forward them to the Commission for consideration. And when the Commission finally announces its decision, both classes will be found ready to obey it to the letter, remembering that past differences were purely business variances which pass away without en- gendering ill-feeling or malice. ‘‘Taxation without representation” chang- ed this country from a dependency on a monarchy to a republic. The Grand Rapids Board of Trade is largely supported bygre- tail merchants, yet the directors of that or- ganization have seen fit to set their seal of approval on a measure which strikes at the pocket book and independence of every re- tail merchant in Michigan. The body has ceased to represent what it purports to and the directors should change its name to ‘Board of Jobbing Trade.” Incident to such change, they should return the money contributed to the support of the Board ey retail merchants. The thirty-one directors of the Grand Rapids Board of Trade seem to be in about the position of the Irishman who-said he ‘‘never opened his mouth without putting his foot init.” The directors presented a dictum to the taxpayers of the city on the subject of increased water service and the| taxpayers buried the project deeper than hades. are retail merchants, slap the retail trade in the face by adopting an arbitrary resolution on thesubject of freight classification. The Grand Rapids Board of Trade is sup- posed to voice the business sentiment of the community, but a recent action of the di- rectors of that body gives ground for the belief that its influence is to be exerted in a lop-sided direction. In adopting a memor- ial to the Inter-State Commission, asking that the present freight classification be | maintained, the directors exhibited a sus- 15 | ceptibility to railway influence and an utter disregard of the best interests of the rank e a file of Michigan business men. of the Merchants and XC jobbers of Now the directers, forgetting that. . three-quarters of the members of the Board pie map eek of YU eon. ‘ store at 165 West Bridge stret comer | 1 Stocking street, a ee e _A. C, Perigard has engaged in the grocery | business at sg pire The stock was pur- chased at this market. A. A. Goodwin has aad a dry goods and gents’ furnishing goods store at 596 South Division street. J. L. Thomas has engaged in the grocery business at Cannonsburg. Clark, Jewell & Co. furnished the stock. D. D. Cook succeeds Cook & Prinz in the manufacture of show cases and store fixtures at 38 West Bridge street. | C. N. Leach has engaged in the grocery business at Hersey. Amos S. Musselman & Co. furnished the stock. - Reeder, Palmer & Co. expect to be able to open their new wholesale boot and shoe establishment about January 1. O. Emmons has removed from 196 East Bridge to 212 East Bridge, where he has en- larged his stock and added a line of feed. E. W. Stewart has engaged in the grocery and bakery business at 238 South Division street. The grocery stock was purchased here. Nick Villa & Co., two Italians who for- merly carried on a fruit business in ths Caulfield block, on Canal street, now tarry at Adrian. The Grand Rapids Leather Co. expects to start its tannery in full blast next week. The capacity of the establishment is about 100 hides per day. Oltman Bros. have moved from their old store to their new building at the corner of Fifth and Davis streets and added lines of flour, feed and wood, E. Martin, formerly engaged in the meat business at Big Stone City, Dakota, has purchased the meat market of I. C. Barnes, at 694 South Division street. Geo. Dunaven, who sold his grocery stock at 498 East street to Williams & Conley about three months ago, has resumed pos- session of the stock and will continue the business. John Rookus, the Monroe street job printer, who has executed chattel mortgages with great regularity for some time past, has capped the climax by uttering a bill of sale of his material to Geo. W. Gay. J. Davenport has engaged in general trade at Paris. Olney, Shields & Co. fur- nished the groceries, Thompson & Maclay the furnishing goods and notions and Reed- er, Palmer & Co. the boots and shoes. Edgar W. Bowker, formerly engaged in the bakery business at 310 Jefferson avenue, but more recently engaged in the same business at Saginaw City, died at Memphis, Tenn., about two weeks ago, where he had established a bakery business, which will be continued by his wife. J. H. Huntley has just completed an ad- dition to his grocery store at 204 Henry street, 16x18 feet in dimension, which makes his store 42 feet long. Albert Graham is assisting him behind the counter, pending the rebuilding of the factory of the Grand Haven Broom Co., which was recently des- troyed by fire. * , AROUND THE STATE. Ishpeming — Paul Jaddcke, the cigar manufacturer, is dead. Detroit—A. R. Walker succeeds A. E. Holt in the drug business. Mecosta—Carman & Co. Carman in general trade. Shelby—A. A. Lewis succeeds Roberts & Lewis in the grocery business. Hastings—Ed. Evans has opened a meat market—the fifth in the place. Tonia—John H. Welch succeeds Welch & Payne in the grocery business. Batavia—C. Pond & Co., general dealers, have been closed by creditors. St. Joseph—Chas. Morrison has opened a meat market on Maple avenue. Allegan—Clark & Merical succeed Wm. Clark in the harness business. Morley—Mrs. S. E. Hanover, of Big Rapids, has opened a bazaar store. Saginaw—Becker Bros. succeed C. H. Becker in the dry goods business. _ Owoso—The Owosso Cigar and Candy Co. sueceeds the Owosso Cigar Co. Wayland—F. A. Burlington has purchas- succeed Mr. Cheboygan—J. W. Armstrong has sold his meat businesss to J. T. Belesle. Hopkins—W. S, Campbell has opened a grocery, dry goods and notion store. Leslie—V. H. Grout & Co. succeed Nor- ton & Grout in the hardware business. ’ Cass City—Holmes Bros. succeed C. S. Ross i in the grocery and book business. Fremont—Sutfin & Carlton have bought the flour and feed store of G. E. Harris. Kalamazoo—Wm. G. Foster has opened a variety store at 184 South Burdick street! _ Dowagiac—J. F. Taylor has moved his dry goods stock here from Berrien Springs. Ionia—Geo. Taylor succeeds N. 8S, Hitch- cock in the agricultural implement business. Corunna—E. Eveleth succeeds. Lowe & ee in sige dry goods An crore busi- " Diweciec. topline: & Hockstadt : suneeel ‘Ezra Jones. in the: Sreery and oe business. — Grand Ledge—W. E. Wilson has sold his drug stock to Wm. A. Tuttle, late of Wil- ‘liamston. -Saranac—Lester & Co. will remove their fancy goods stock to Lake Odessa about January 1. Portland—Elder Bros. have sold their drug and grocery stock to J. J. wee late of Bad Axe. Mt. Clemens—Frank Dowling succeeds Dowling & Parker in the agricultural imple- ment business. Niles—Colby & Griffin, druggists, have dissolved. E. C. Griffin continues in place of the old firm. Owosso—Maggie McBain (Mrs. N.),cloth- ing dealer, has discharged the $1,000 mort- gage on her stock. Irving—L. R. Rogers, formerly engaged in general trade at Eastport, will engage in the same business here. ; Detroit—The assets of Julius Newman, the failed shoemaker, are $2,563.48 and the liabilities are $7,117.69. Wayland—J. C. Yeakey has begun the erection of a new building, which he will occupy as.a meat market. Detroit—W. D. Robinson & Co., whole- sale boot and shoe dealers, who suspended a few weeks ago, have resumed. Fremont—O. C. Pemberton has sold his drug stock to Dr. Miller, but will continue in charge of the prescription department. Big Rapids—E. H. Branch & Co. have shipped their unsold stock of dry goods to Brooklyn, N. Y., where it will be closed out. Glenn—Geo. T. Clapp, whose store and stock were recently burned to the ground, is fitting up the skating rink for mercantile purposes. Gilead—Dr. A. B. Mathews’ drug stots and contents burned to the ground on Dec. 14. The fire is supposed to be of incen- diary origin. Niles—Stater & Hart, confectioners and stationers, have dissolved, E. S. Slater hav- ing bought Hart’s interest and will continue the business. Gobleville—Wilkinson & Monteith suc- seed Lambertson & Monteith in the harness business. Mr. Lambertson continues in the livery business. Blanchard—Dr. Peter Beyer has pur- chased the interest of his partner in the drug rm ofJ.S. Burton & Co. and will continue the business under his own name. Charlotte—Edwin D. Foote and Lewis P. Church, late of Flint, have formed a co- partnership under the style of Foote & Church and purchased the hardware stock of Barber & Forentan. Hudson—J. K. Boies & Co., who have carried on general trade in the ‘‘Old Corner Store” for over forty years, have sold out to F. H. Brown’& Co., of Blissfield, who will take possession January 1. Kalamazoo—Fred R. Phetteplace’s gro- cery store was ‘closed on the 16th under foreclosure of two. chattel mortgages, one being held by the Kalamazoo Savings Bank and the other by H. Phegtteplace. There are also other creditors,; whose claims can hardly be paid by the ;sale of the stock. Phetteplace claims ‘that if his creditors would hold off thirty days he could satisfy. all claims. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Lansing—The Anderson Road Cart Co. is turning out 100 finished carts per day. Wayland—Hydenburg & Hanchett are putting in a pickett mill in connection with their feed mill. St. Joseph—A. W. Wells & Co. hake purchased Geo. E. Smith’s box and basket manufacturing plant. Buchanan—Spencer & Barnes, the furni- ture manufacturers, will increase their buildings to double tneir present capacity in the spring. Shelby—Peck & Cutler, who recently en- gaged in the manufacture of broom handles, have secured a contract which will keep them running two years. Muskegon—Blodgett & Byrne have about 200 men at work in the woods of the Hough- ton lake region, and are putting in logs over a logging road. The haul to tte river is 14 niles. Flint—Fred Brainard will build six char- coal kilns, which will have a capacity of 10,000 cords a year, at Ola, on the Toledo, Saginaw & Muskegon Railway. He also has kilns in full blast at Alma. Buchanan—The Buchanan Manufacturing Co. has increased its capital stock from $40,000 to $100,000, the employes subscrib- ing for $10,000. The factory will be en- larged in the spring and 200 men employed —double the present force. The specialty of this company is the ‘‘Queen” folding bed. : Adrian—This place can get the Geo. T. Smith Middlings Purifier Co. away from Jackson by putting up $40,000 and a site, but she won’t even make an effort unless Mr. Smith will give bonds to stay 100 years. Adrian has been in the bonus business be- fore and knows thataconcern bought in that way can get up and dust even as does the Irishman’s flea. Kalamazoo—The Gazette is authority for | | the statement that Fuller Bros., manufac-| 1¢ | turers of washboards — and clothes dryers at| _ 2- Minnespolis, will remove to that -_ next Wayland—D. J. oe tad opened a shoe shop; Chippewa Lake—E.. Burtch bas engaged in trade. Mosherville—S. N. Taylor, miller, has made an assignment. Detroit—Henry Grimm, tailor, has. as- signed to H. P. Davock. Benton Harbor—John B. Graves succeeds the Graves Lumber Co. South Lyon—H. Whipple succeeds Hop- kins & Baker in the hotel business. Detroit—Julius Newman, boot and shoe dealer, has assigned to Robert Schlesinger. Detroit—The Peninsular White Lead & Oil Works will be merged into a stock com- pany about January 1. Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard has re- ceived the appointment of post master, to the satisfaction of everyone. Port Huron—Cobb & Comstock’s agtieul tural implement warehouse has been closed on a $12,000 chattel mortgage. Muskegon—T. D. Stimson has a crew of 60 men at work, and will put 7,000,000 feet of logs into Long lake in Clare county. Ishpeming—The Argyle iron mine has been sold to Morris Sellers, Don M. Dickin- son and W. W. Wheaton, of Detroit, for $250,000. Montague—The Farmers and Working- men’s Co-operative Association is consider- ing the advisability of increasing its work- ing capital. Menominee—Loggers are feeling rather blue in this region on account of poor roads and poor hauling, owing to the open weath- er and no snow. Muskegon—The Jonathan Boyce Lumber Co. is getting out 20,000,000 feet of logs this winter, in Roscommon and adjoining counties, which is 4,000,000 more than last winter. There are 175 men employed. Port Austin—Larned & Culham, who bought the flour on the wrecked steamer Osceola, have been lucky. The fine weath- er has enabled them to save the entire car- go, and salt rising ought to be cheap in the thumb this winter. Detroit—The Michigan Electric Service Co. has filed articles with the county cierk. The eapital stock is $50,000, of which $34,- 000 is paid in. The incorporators are Fred H. Seymour and John C. Grout, of Detroit, and Edwin N. Neff, of Chicogo. Saugatuck—The Commercial shows a to- tal of 1,215,545 baskets of peaches shipped the past season from East Saugatuck, New Riehmond, Fennville, Saugatuck, Douglas and Pier Cove. An aggregate of 24,417 barrels of apples were shipped from the three ports of Saugatuck, Douglas and Pier Cove. ——————__ >_< ___ Purely Personal. F. A. Rackett has taken the position of assistant shipping clerk for Curtiss & Dun- ton. Wm. R. White, of the Thompson & Tay- lor Spice Co., of Chicago, was in town Mon- day. Thos. W. MacVenn, book-keeper for Olney, Shields & Co., will spend Christmas with friends in Chicago. Dr. Péter Beyer, the Blanchard druggist, was in town last week on his way to Drenthe, where his parents reside. E. S. Houghtaling, Secretary of the Oceana B. M. A., was in town one day last week. He reports his Association as boom- ing and an annual banquet in prospect. +> -9<2—____ Gripsack Brigade. M. J. Matthews, of the Michigan Tinware Co., Detroit, was in town a couple of days last week. Ivan Lloyd, district representative for the |. R. W. Bell Manufacturing Co., of Buffalo, leaves for Buffalo on Thursday, where he will spend the Christmas holidays with friends. Ed. P. Andrew, for the past two years on the road for S. A. Maxwell & Co., of Chi- cago, has purchased an interest in the book and stationery business of F. W. Andrew & Co., at Ludington, and removed from Grand Rapids to that place. He will retire from the road permanently. DPD. A. Harrison, for several years past general Western Michigan traveling repre- sentative for Farrand, Williams & Co.,; of: Detroit, was here last week for the last time with the old house. On January 1, he takes a position with the Peninsular White Lead and Oil Works, at Detroit. ——$+_‘__>_0-<———————"_ They Speak for Themselves. THe TRADESMAN has frequently men- tioned the success which has attended the opening of the branch house of the Detroit Safe Company, which is so ably represented by E. A. Lee. From the very start their trade has been vefy good, and large num- bers of sales have been made in thecity and surrounding towns. The Detroit safe is so well known that it is needless to ex- tol its merits. There is no safe made to- day which excels the Detroit safe, and those who contemplate purchasing one of these valuable protectors, both against burglars or fire, will do well to call at 46 Ottawa street. Mia A BOX FASTE Baia oa al s aa o “Advertisements: one cent a word, or two cen word inser- ‘tions. No advortiacneat ire for less t than 25 cents. Advance payment. — Advertisements eee that answers be sent i care of this office must be accompanied by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage. : ATENT RUNNER ATTACHMENT-—FOR ROAD Carts. Sent on receipt of $5. Name size of axle. H. Loughborough, ymanufacturer’s agents, Kalama- z00, Mich. 224* and wall paper in a thriving town. Also tres story brick building on best corner in town. Will sell stock and rent store, or will trade both for good farm near some town in Southern Michigan. Address P. M. Lonsbury, Reed City, Mich. ° 224* OR SALE—WHOLE OR PART INTEREST IN A FIRST- ; class meat market in a thriving town of 1.000 in- habitants with two railroads. Average sales $30 per day. Good reasons for selling. Address H., cure Trades- man, 219-tf OR SALE—DRUG STOCK AND FIXTURES IN A live town in Southern Michigan. Only those wee cash need apply. Best of reasons given. Address, W. R. Mandigo, Sherwood, Mich 219-223 Fe SALE—AT A BARGAIN. re CLEAN STOCK OF hardware and mill supplies. Address Were Choate, Agent, East Saginaw. 10-tf OR SALE—THE BEST DRUG STORE IN THE aa ing city of Muskegon. Terms easy. C. L. Brun- dage, Muskegon, Mich. 193-tf AV ee eeey STORE-KEEPER WHO READS this paper to give the Sutliff coupon systema It will abolish your pass books, do away with all your book-keeping, in many instances save you the expense of one clerk, will bring your business down to a cash basis, and save you all the worry and troubles that usually go with the pass-book plan. Start in January Ist with the new system, keep pace with the times, and you will never regret it. Having two kinds, both kinds ‘will be sent by addressing Crentone _ paper) J. H. Sutliff, Albany, N. Y 19-6t Ya aes WITH $1,000 TO $3,000 IN Sint groceries or general merchandise. Want to ex- tend business. This is a grand opening on railway. Address 105, this office. 22 ANTED—A MAN HAVING AN ESTABLISHED trade among lumbermen, to add a special line and sell on commission. To the right man a splendid chance will be given to make money without extra ex- pense. Address “B,” care Michigan Tradesman. 178-tf trial. ar this head foe Pe SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS, BOOKS, STATION- | "NO. 8 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, — Electrical Supplies Burglar Alarms and Fire Alarm Boxes put in cities. Hotel Annunciators and Electric Door Bells at wholesale and retail. Drawings sent with Bells, so anyone can put them up. - Messengers, Hacks, Express Wagons on hand day and night. ~ J. W. GLASS, Supt. GENUINE K. of L. CIGARS. e The product of Organized, Working Ci- garmakers. Established Sept. 1, 1886, on the Co-operative plan by members of L. A. 6374, K. of L. Smokers and Friends of Labor, Attention! If you are opposed to filthy, tenement-house factories, the servile labor of coolies, the contracts for convict labor, give our Cigars a trial. If you arein favor of shorter hours of labor, the Saturday half-holiday, and last, but not least, the payment of higher and living wages in solid cash, give our Cigars a trial and accord them your most liberal patronage. The yel- low K. of L, label on every box. One hun- dred thousand sold within three months in the 3% | City of Detroit alone. Warranted to be strict- ly five and ten cent goods. For further partic- ulars, terms, prices, references, tc., address W. E. KRUM & CO., Wernersville, Berks Co., Pennsylvania. PLACE to secure a thorough and useful education is at the GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) Bust- NESS COLLEGE. write for Col- Address, C. G. SWENSBERG. JODD c&o CO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Summer Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. lege Journal. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL COAL and WOOD. E. A. HAMILTON, Agt., 101 Ottawa St., Ledyard Block. Telephone 909—1 R. WEI PS ADDRESS GRAHAM ROYS, - Grand Rapids, Mich. LUCIUS C, WEST, Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor of American and Foreign patents. 105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S.A. Branch of- fice, London, Eng. Practice in U. 8. Courts. free. TERMS:-- Ce 1,6. LAY TO RETAILERS —_—OFr"— CLOTHING, Furnishing LUMBERKENS SUPPLIES Hats, Gans, Ete, All winter goods will be sold at and BELOW COST FOR 30 DAYS To make room for SPRING GUUS Which are now arriving. 7 per cent. 10 days. 5 36, 38, 40 and 42 Ganal 8k, Goods, sé 30 NET 60 ce GRAND RAPIDS, WiIGW AM *©) With SOlG8. 23.2. Boys and women’ 8 . ee with soles..............% SLIPPERS. Send Your Spring Orders to MAYHEW. Wee 10 00 | Youth’s and Misses........00... 0. eeseeesees 3 8 60 Children’s............ ae Woonsocket and Wales-Goodyear Rubbers, Boston Knit and ‘Wool Boots. a. R. MAYHEw , Grand Rapidca. PERKINS «= HESS Circulars = Barnes, Traverse . Fargo, Muske- ¢ at ran lis, Lan . sing aw Transportation—J. W. Milliken, Trav- ». P. Stanley, Battle Creek; Wm. Rebec, Woe on Insurance—N. B. Blain, Lowell; E. Y. ings; O. M. Clement, Cheboygan. Se ittee on Building and Loan Associations—F. L. : Faller. rank 3 8. KE. Parkill, Owosso; Will Em- "The following auxiliary associations are op- erating under ‘charters granted by the Michi- gan Business Men’s Association: See ‘ No. 1—Traverse City B. M. A. _ President, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberts. No. 2—Lowell 6.M. A. _President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King. No. 3—sturgis B. M. A. _ President, H..S. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. No. 4—-Grand Rapids M. A. President, Jas. A. Coye; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. "No. 5—Muskegon B. M. A. President, H. B. Fargo; Secretary, W. C. Conner. : : No. 6—Alba 8.M.A. _ President, C. R. Smith; Secretary, P. T."Baldwin. No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A. President, T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger. No. 8—Eastport B. M. A. : President, F. H. Thurston; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston. : No. 9—Lawrence B.M.A. —_ President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. A. Stebbins. ®o. 10—Harbor Springs B. M. A. President, W. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson. No.11—Kingsley B. M. A. President, H. P. Whipple; Secretary, C. H. Camp. Ro. 12—Quincy B. M. A. oe President, C. McKay; Secretary, C. W. Bennett. & No. 13—Sherman B. M. A. President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, W. G. Shane. No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A. President, S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. Havens. No. 15— Boyne City B. M.A. __ President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, J. F. Fairchild. No. 16—Sand Lake B. M. A. President, J. V. Crandall: Secretary, A. P. Comstock. 5 No. 17—Plainwell B. M. A. President, M. Bailey, Secretary, J. A. Sidle. No. 18—Owosso B. M, A. ‘President, W. A, Woodard; Secretary, 8. Lamfrom. _ No. 19—Ada B.M. A. President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel. No. 20—saugatuck B. M. A. President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps. No. 21—Wayland B. M. A. President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt. No. 22—Grand Ledge B. M. A. Persident, W. E. Wilson; Secretary, W. R. Clarke. No. 23—Carson City B. M. A. : President, F. A. Rockafellow: Secretary, C. O. Trask. . No. 24—Morley B. M.A. __ President, J. E. Thurkow; Secretary, W. H. Richmond. : No. 25—Palo B. M. A, President, Ira S. Jeffers; Secretary, H. D. Pew. No. 26—Greenville %, M. A. President. L. W. Sprague; Secretary, E. J. Clark. No 2%7—Dorr 6. M. Ae __ President, E. 8, Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher. No. 28—Cheboygan B. M. A President, J. H. Tuttle; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. No. 29—Freeport B. M, A. President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough. No. 30—Oceana B. M. A. 4 President, A.G. Avery; Secretary, E. 8S. Houghtaling. N«. 3i—Charlotte K. M. A. President, Thos. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury. No. 32—Coopersville B. M. A. President, G. W. Watrous; Secretary, J. B. Watson. No. 33—Charlevoix B. M. A. President, John Nicholls; Secretary, R. W. Kane. No. 34—-aranac B. M.A. President, Geo. A. Potts; Secretary, P. T. Williams. No. 35—Bellaire B. M. A President, Wm. J. Nixon; Secretary, G. J. Noteware. No. 36—Ithaca B. M. A. President, O. F. Jackson; Secretary, John M. Everden. No. 37—Battle Creek B. M. A. President, Geo. H. Rowell; Secretary, Jno. P-. Stanley. No, 38—Scottville B. M.A. ~ President, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins. No. 39 -Burr Oak B. M. A. President, B.O. Graves; Secretary, H. M. Lee. No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A. President, F. H. DeGalin; Secretary, Will Emmert. No, 41—Breckenridge B. M. A. President, W. O. Watson; Secretary, C. E. Scudder. No, 42—fremont 8. M. A. President. Jos. Gerber; Secretary C. J. Rathbun. No. 43—fustin B. M. A. President, G. A. Estes; Secretary, G. W. Bevins. No. 44—Reed City B. M. A. i President, C. J. Fleischhauer; Secretary, W.H. Smith. No. 45—Hoytville B. M. A. President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay.: No. 46—Leslie B. M. A. President, M. L. Campbell; Secretary, B. M. Gould. No. 47—Flint M. U. _ President, W. C. Pierce; Secretary, W. H. Graham. ; No. 48—Hubbardston B. M. A. President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor. No. 49—Leroy B M. A. President, A. Wenzell; Secretary. Frank Smith. . No. 50—Manistee B. M. A. President, C. D. Gardner; Secretary, H. W. Leonard. No. 51—Cedar Springs B. M. A. President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon. ® The Veteran Association of the State. From the Traverse City Herald. The meeting of the Business Men’s Asso- ciation on Tuesday evening was well at- tended, and matters of interest were dis- cussed at length. The plan to unite with other Northern associations for the purpose of advertising broadcast the products and desirability of the Grand Traverse region for homes and for the manufacture of our endless variety ‘and quantity of hardwood timber, received considerable comment. -The Committee on Manufacturing was instructed to further confer with the parties proposing to erect a shingle mill at this lace. . The fourth annual banquet will be held on Tuesday evening, January 3. A com- mittee of three, consisting of F. Hamilton, J. A. Montague and J. G. Johnson, was ap- pointed to outline the work. Neighboring associations will be invited to send delegates. The Secretary and other officers of the State Association will be present. The ladies will also be invited. The Association will soon enter upon its fourth year. The work it hasaccomplished has won favorable comment, both at home and abroad. It has the interest of Traverse City and the Grand Traverse region at heart, and when profitable and desirable en- _. terprises are seeking locations at our hands, the business men of Traverse City go down into their pockets with commendable vigor. __ The work from the Railroad Committee is beginning to show up in tangible shape. _ Grand Rapids Mercantile Association. _ GRAND Rapips, Dec. 19, 1887. D oi h will be held Tuesday 3, Dect 20,.the’ question of em- an agent and collector will be dis- “Muskegon Business Men’s Association— ‘| ereased or that the banks accept the money the D., G. H. & M. Railway for a stub line | B.A, Stowe,Grand Rapids: = ‘Traverse City B. M. A. he po ual banquet from Ja _ Wm.-H. Graham has been elected Secre- tary of the Flint Mercantile Un‘on, in place of J. L. Willett, who resigned when he en- gaged in the manufacturing business. Muskegon Business Gazette: Business. men say that it pays te take stock in the that is, all who have tried it say it does. Six new charters have been granted dur- ing the past week—No. 47 to Flint Mercan- tile Union (89 members); No. 48 to Hub- bardston B. M. A. (22 members); No. 49 to Leroy B. M. A..(13 members; No. 50 to Manistee B. M. A. (78 members); No. 27 to Dorr B. M. A. (10 members); No. 51 to Cedar Springs B. M. A.- (24 members). These additions increase the number of aux- iliary associations to an even 51. Cheboygan Tribnne: Last week the banks announced that on and after the first of this month Canadian bills would only be receiv- ed on deposit at a discount of 2 per cent. The Cheboygan Business Men’s Association has asked that the discount be either in- at par. Canadian money has become a nui- sance in this community, and we would like | to see the discount placed heavy enough to drive it out of circulation. Cadillac Democrat: At the meeting of the Cadillac Business Men’s Association, Wednesday evening, it was decided to cele- brate the completion of the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Cadillac Railway by a banquet. Excursion trains from this city and from Toledo will meet at the Muskegon river, witness the driving of the last spike, and then come to Cadillac for a grand good time in the evening. A special meeting of. the Association will be held next Wednes- day evening to arrange for the jubilee. Lyons Herald: The regular annual meet- ing of the Lyons Business Men’s Associa-| tion was held at the Town Hall Friday ev- ening, with quite a full attendance. Dr. B. M. Hutchinson was elected President, and Jonathan Hale, Vice-President. D. A. Reynolds received the entire ballot for Sec- retary, electing him to that position for the third time. E. N. Thayer was elected Treasurer by a majority vote on first ballot with two other candidates in the field. The Executive Committee was elected as fol- lows: J. F. Baker, Jonathan Hale, C. E. Amold, W. 8S. Barnard, Geo. Mullins and A. K. Roof. James Fraser was appointed janitor for 1888. The Committee on Manu- facturing reported adversely on securing the Bailey Manufacturing Co.’s works, the rea- sons being entirely satisfactory tothe Asso- ciation. Hon. A. K. Roof gave the Associ- ation his views upon the completion of the Marshall & Coldwater road-bed, which was discussed, in connection with petitioning connecting our manufactories with their main line. —_—————> a ______ Grand Haven to Secure a Charter, GRAND HAVEN, Dee. 17, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR SriR—At our annual meeting, held Dec. 14, the following officers were elected: President—F. D. Vos. Vice-President—Fred Albers. Secretary—Wnm. Mieras. Treasurer—Fred A. Hutty. Executive Committee—G. Juistema and P. Van Lopik. Business Committee—Jurien Ball, E. Holstell and John Cook. } We voted to join the State body and will do so as soon as you send us another appli- cation for charter. Wethank you for your past kindness in helping us organize. It has done us much’ good and we think it will continue to do so. Yours, Wn. Mreras, Sece’y. ——————»-2e___ Fennville About Ready to Organize. FENNVILLE, Dec. 16, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR S1r—I take the liberty of writing you to ascertain the workings of the B. M.. A. Ihave been, for the last two months, trying to start one here and at last have ac- complished the worst part of it—that is, I have twenty of the best men of the town who will take hold. As not one of us under- stands what is required, I want to know] what the expense of starting is and also what it will cost each member per year.: Then I will call them together and let them read your letter and you can appoint a time to be here and set us afloat. Please answer at once. Yours, E. E. JARVIS & Co. LATER—Under date of Dec. 19, Mr. Jar-, vis sends in an application from _ sixteen business men of Fennville, announcing their readiness to effect an organization as soon as a mutually agreeable date can be ar- ranged. Good Report from the Muskegon Asso-} ciation. MUSKEGON, Dee. 14, 1887. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: Dear Str—We had a very interesting meeting again last evening. Eight new firms were admitted to membership. Sey- eral members made reports in regard to col- lections, the total showing a saving of about $320 to the members of the Association through the use of the Blue Letter. _ Enclosed find list of names to be placed on next State sheet, under head of ‘‘Infor- mation wanted.” ae g Yours truly, Ww. Peer, Ass’t Sec’y. —_—_ 2 Cedar Springs Secures Charter No. 51. : _ CEDAR SPRINGS, Dec. 19, 1887. and ding: ihe alivent ve: apathetic feeling to the occupants. Cold, | unprepared rooms, necessitating heavy ov-. ercoats in winter, usually give a ‘‘want-to- go-home” and ‘‘never-care-to-go-again ” feeling, while bright, well-lighted, comfort- able rooms always impart cheer and good. fellowship, drawing out profitable and felic. itous remarks; business is transacted with dispatch, and all go away ready to respond to the next call. First, securea good room, not too large, easily accessible; have every- thing ready for the guests at the appointed hour and your meetings will be well attend- ed and profitable. A little study in the se- lection and caré of such will amply repay the extra expenditure over and above what an undesirable room will cost. -Promptness in the Delinquent Depart- ment— Every association ought to have the latest form of Blue Letter, blocked in twen- ty-five and fifty sheets, perforated at the stubs, that the sheets may be torn off easily, and upon each stub the name, amount, date of purchase, date of sending Blue Letter, ete., should be recorded, previous to tearing off and sending the sheet to the delinquent. The secretary-should, from time to time, or every thirty days, be allowed, according to the provisions of the constitution, the privi- lege of reviewing these stubs, to ascertain if any have failed to comply with the condi- tions set forth in the constitution as relates to his reporting delinquent to secretary, and ifso, he should be granted the right of tak- ing these names unreported to him, and for- ward to the delinquent the proper Notifica- tion Sheet. Delay on the part of the mer- chant in doing this subjects him and the en- tire association to criticism. Negligence is usually at the foundation of this delay, but efficiency is too often retarded by it and the delinquent loses his conviction that he must pay in the allotted time or at all, if sixty or ninety days pass and he fails to be again prompted, as the Blue Letter promised. This visitation by the secretary or actuary would also acquaint hin with the workings of the system and by consultation with the members, more efficient work would follow. For this, a compensation should be paid ov- er and above the regular salary, or a per- centage for all collections made after the Notification Sheet is sent out by him, whether to him paid or to the party direct. This would insure prompt service on _ his part, a stimulus in urging the members to report promptly, and the association would grow daily in public favor. No system will bring the promised results, unless it is man- ipulated ina proper and methodical man- ner. OBSERVER. oO The Convention of Northern Associations. From the Petoskey Democrat. The convention of delegates from North- ern Michigan Business Men’s Associations concerned here on Dec. 14. . W. Kane, of Charlevoix, was elected chairman and opened tne meeting with some very appro- priate remarks in regard to the object of the convention. He considered it poor policy for one town or village to endeavor to build itself up by attempting to tear others down. A spirit of harmony, friendliness and good feeling should exist. Each place should endeavor to advance its own inter- ests, but not by a system of back-biting, or injurious insinuations against sister vil- lages. At the close of Mr. Kane’s remarks, the Committee on Credentials reported the fol- lowing delegates present: Petoskey—H. O. Rose, P. B. Wachtel, James Buckley, Wm. L. Curtis, S. Rosen- thal, J. L. Alger, M. F. Guinon and A. Cs Bowman. Charlevoix—R. W. Kane, Albert E. Ma- son and Willard A: Smith. Harbor Springs—B. T. Halstead, A. L. Duel and W. J. Clarke. Mancelona—J. W. Wisler and S. Roden- baugh. Cheboygan—J. W. McDonald. Traverse City—J. W. Milliken. Alba—H. J. Cook. A committee of one from each delegation was appointed to devise methods and plans for properly advertising this section. The committee consisted of James Buckley, W. A. Smith, W. J. Clarke, J. W. Wisler, J. W. McDonald, H. J. Cook and J. W. Milli- ken. Promptly a 4 o’clock the convention was called to order to listen to the report of the Comnittee. Chairman Buckley reported as follows: ‘"Werecommend that each local associa- ‘tion be requested to collect and arrange all data, and statistics bearing upon the inter- ests of its locality; this data to be submit- ed to a committee appointed by this conven- ‘tion; said committee to revise and compile said data, after which another convention is to be called, to whose consideration said data is to be submitted, which will devise means for the publication and distribution of same.” The report was accepted and adopted and the Secretary was instructed to inform all local.associations not represented, of the action of this convention and request their co-operation. e The standing committee to revise data consists of R. W. Kane, Willard A. Smith and J. L. Hurd. Permanent secretary, R. W. Kane. The convention then adjourned, subjeci to the call of the committee. ——__—>>-_ a Good Report from the Grand Ledge Asso- ciation. GRAND LEDGE, Dec. 14, 1887. E, A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sin—I herewith hand you the first delinquent list published by. our Associa- tion, showing the names of other than local debtors. : Members of our organization are meeting with good success in the - collection of bad and doubtful claims, and we have hopes of | doing good work in other directions before | ‘we are many months older. ~. Respectfully yours, 4 W. R. CLARKE ‘DEAR Str—I note with regret that my re-| cent communication to THe TRADESMAN, relative to the broadening of the scope of the Michigan Commercial Travelers’ Asso- ciation, did not. draw out the discussion 1 had hoped. On glancing at the member- ship list, I notice that we have thirty-eight | members. living in your city, which is a pretty small proportion among 450 traveling men—a trifle over 8 per cent. By taking the course suggested in my previous com- munication, there is no reason why the membership from Western Michigan should not be increased ten-fold. What does THE TRADESMAN think on the subject? Yours truly, M. J.Marraewt, Member No. 63, M. C. T. A. THE TRADESMAN has watched the career of the Michigan Commercial Travelers’ As- ‘sociation with increasing interest, because it represents principles which deserve the encouragement of every traveler and every one who glories in his advancement. The last official report shows the membership of the Association to be 536, only 8 per cent. of which comes from Western Michigan. As Mr. Matthews intimates, there is no rea- son why the membership should not be in- increased ten-fold, if the proper steps are taken to secure such increase. The ‘“‘proper steps,” as Tor TRADESMAN views them, are to render the Association State in char- acter as Well as in name. Remove the head- quarters of the Association from Detroit to Lansing, and throw the official positions open to the entire State, instead of restrict- ing them to residents of Detroit, and the traveling men of Michigan will rally to. its support and double the membership of. their Association inside of a year. So long as it remains solely a Detroit institution, the re- mainder of the State cannot be expected to arouse much enthusiasm. This feeling is dueto an unfortunate sectionalism, which no one depleres more than Tur TRADES- MAN and which no one has striven harder to overcome. If the Association was a Grand Rapids institution, Eastern Michigan would not be expected to take any great amount of stock in it, but Lansing is a point at which all sections of the State can meet on com- mon ground. Tue TRADESMAN offers the above re- marks by way of suggestion only, expressly commending the self-sacrificing efforts of past and present officers in bringing the As- sociation up to its present high standard. <> ______ Dorr Joins the State Body. Dorr, Dec. 19, 1887. KE. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Str—At the annual meeting of the Dorr B. M. A., held on Tuesday, Dee. 6, the following officers were eiected for the coming year: President—E. S. Botsford. _ Vice-President—Wm. Trautman. Secretary—L. N. Fisher. Treasurer—H. P. Nevins. Executive Committee—President, Secre- tary and Treasurer, Geo. Levitt and W. H. Goodman. Business Committee—H. P. Everts, Adam Newell, Jas. Toland. ‘The State constitution was ratified, the dues paid up, acharter provided for and all looks good for a prosperous future for the Association. The Secretary was instructed to procurea charter and to send in per capita dues on all members in good standing. Our Association is alive and proposes to stay. Yours, L. N. FisHer, Sec’y. + i o> Information Wanted. Frnt, Dec. 18, 1887. RK. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—Information is wanted as to the whereabouts of one E. Sawyer, a hatter and furrier, who skipped from Flint on Sat- urday night last, leaving several creditors to mourn. Hecame from London, Canada, about four months ago, and was apparentiy doing a good business. It has been sugges- ted to me by one of our members that there is a scheme whereby such people can be lc- cated sooner than by the slow process of getting their names on the dead-beat list, and he desires me to write you for informa tion. Yours truly, Wo. H. GRAHAM, Sec’y. -_——————@o2--+O a THE TRADESMAN is assured by several of its Cadillac friends—and if there is a city where the paper has more friends to the square inch than Cadillac, Tar TRADESMAN would like to know it—that the article in last week’s paper relative to the condition of local trade brought about by the non-pay- ment of the workmen on the Toledo, Ann Arbor & Cadillac Railway was overdrawn. The statements made were based on the re- presentations of a Cadillac business man, and the picture was not made as strong as he painted it. Tur TRADESMAN regrets that it was led into error in the manner de- scribed and congratulates the business men of Cadillac on the likelihood of the Railway meeting its payments within a short time. o_O If every boy in the country who _has his way to make would sit down with the fact long enough to master it, that nothing but hard honest work will bring anything worth having in this world, there would be fewer young men looking for some kind of work where they could keep their hands clean, and in doing which they could lie abed un- til eight o’clock in the morning. There would be fewer looking for such jobs, and more who were anxious to work at trades, where the prospect of amounting to some- thing is much greater. ee ee ee A Philadelphia company is now shipping to Michigan oysters locked in their shells by means of a wirefastening. It is claimed that this method excludes the air, which is poisonous to the oyster, retains the juice on which the oyster feeds, and that the bi- valves may thus be kept alive and sweet for 60 days in an ordinary temperature. - E | _ Employer—. Sui ek Mr. Smith (the bookkeeper)—No, sir; there isa discrepancy uf two cents in Blank & Go.’s account in our favor, and that must| be settled before I can strike a balance. Employer—Have you written them? Mr. S.—Several times. Employer—Well, write them again, and enclose a stamp for a reply. That ought} to fetch them. Two cents is not much, but it is worth as much to ug as’ to Blank & Co. ey A clergyman preaching a very dull ser- mon, set his congregation to sleep, except a poor fellow who was generally considered deficient in intellect. 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His intermediate garments we hardly on a par ‘with those of the ex- tremities. _ A pair of what had once been _ pants but were now, in their declining years, principally patches, covered his gaunt frame - from the waist to the tops of ‘the antedilu- vian overshoes. From the waist up, the old _ man sported a conglomeration of poverty, wealth and style in the shape of a vest, flowered i in the fashion of fifty years. ago, _. which had evidently been rescued from S oblivion in the shape of a dust-heap, where - itappeared to have lain concealed for a de- |, cade. These garments, combined with an . ancient and sadly demoralized and befrayed dress-coat, with its tattered caudal appen- dages flapping lonesomely in the December blast, completed the old man’s tout ensem- ble. It is barely possible that this wreck of ‘humanity might have been young at some period of the world’s formation—certainly Young, strong, handsome and manly in his strength; sought after by fair maidens as one worthy of their greatest ad- oration—their souls’ ideal; his father’s first- over. whom the old man doted and his mother dreamed bright dreams of the glowing future which might lie in his pathway, aS she patted the dimpled cheek - which is now encrusted by time with a coat- ing of gray bristles and dirt. This man—if such a being can be of those fashioned ‘‘a little.lower than the angels’— was a merchant in an humble way—a ped- dler of matches; and, as he entered the of- fice, a faint recollection of better days seem- ed to dawn upon his dust-covered memory, for he straightened his gaunt form to its fullest height and offered his humble wares with a caricature of the air of a business man, affable and polite. The old’ man bore traces of culture and intelligence in his face which neither age nor whisky could entirely efface; and won- dering what could have brought him to so low an ebb in the tide of life, I questioned him. Under the influence of the genial warmth of the fire and my curiosity, the old man thawed out, and his story—pathetic and sorrowful, but not unusual—was as follows: “Thirty odd year agone,” began the old man, as he set his basket of matches on the floor and put his half-frozen feet on the fen- der, ‘‘I had a good education, as knowledge went in those days, a good start in life in ‘the way of a little store located at my na- tive place, and the prettiest girl in the vil- lage had given me the promise of her hand. I was as well situated as any young fellow of two-and-twenty need be, and if I had on- |: ly heeded the advice given me by my old. . father and mother, I might now be going down to the shores of ane a wealthy and respected man.” The recollection of ‘‘what might have been” seemed to agitate the old man, for he brushed away a tear which had made its unusual way to his dim old eyes and thence to his withered cheek, with what had originally been the cuff of his coat. “In the course of a month after I was fairly established and worked up a trade, I married my sweetheart and for a year we were happy and prosperous. My business increased, and I came gradually to be look- ed upon as the coming man of the place, and my name was even talked of: for the Legislature. In those days, political as- pirants for office were not so plentiful as now. ‘¢ But as the months rolled on,” continued ‘*a gradual change took - place in both my household and place of — business. My wife, I discovered, was vain and fond of admiration. * her maidenhood to be the admired of all and the belle of the country frolics, the ‘routine of household duties became irk- ‘some to her and she began to neglect them. _ The necessity for my presence at the store Accustomed in was such that I was unable to accompany her to the parties in the neighborhood with- out neglecting my business. This she id not appreciate, and finally it began to ‘be whispered about that young Ames’ as getting a little wild—was too free young men for a married woman. | urse, these rumors never came to me but a man always discovers such 1 some way, and my enlightenment | ; | destined to be very hard and sudden. had heard eccasional rumors, I had or mr mites to believe them, | _ {I was paralyzed, mind and body, by the realization of the perfidiousness. of man | torture which followed. I finally recovered overcome by “the scene before me to move. | and the frailty of woman. Oh, my God! es groaned the old man. ‘‘Could I have died right there, I would have been saved the myself sufficiently to go home, and in the morning I went to the store as usual, but not to work. I arranged all my affairs and transferred my property to my father’s care for the babe that I left sleeping calmly in his cradle at home, put a few dollars in my pocket, and disappeared from the sight of my neighbors forever. I told my mother of my trouble be‘ore I left, bade her keep my secret, and the next morning my coat, with papers in the pocket to insure _ its identity, was found on the bank of the river. 1 learned, years afterward, that they searched for my body for days and weeks and finally concluded that it must have floated away to the opean, not far from the village. ‘* The rest of it is soon told. I got work, but drank so hard in order that I might forget the past, that I lost situations almost as fast as I got them, and now I am what you see—a wreck, a mere semblance of a man—my self-respect utterly gone and my desire to be other than what I am obliterat- | ed by whisky. Say, can’t you buy afew boxes? I ain’t had a mouthful to eat to- day.” I bought his stock and gave the pitiful old man a dollar, and as he tottered through the door he thanked - ‘me with tears in his eyes. The next morning, I saw him again, but he did not recognize me. He was glorious- ly drunk and asked me to give him ten cents. ‘“*T say—hic—ole feller, I won’t—hic— give yeno story of woe. I worked that racket on a sucker lasht night an’ he—hic —gimme a dollar to git a meal! Tve worked that chestnut a good while now, an’ they’re gittin’ on toit. Jist gimme a dime fer a drink, will yer?” I gave him the money, convinced that charity and sympathy for my fellow-crea- tures were wasted, when such vagabonds are allowed to exist. RULLUF. ~ Butter, Eggs, Lemons, Oranges, And Packer of lsorrD BRAND OYSTERS. Facilities for canning and jobbing oysters | are unsurpassed. Mail orders filled promptly at lowest market price. Correspondence. so- licited. A liberal discount to the jobbing trade. . 217, 219 Livingston St., Grand eee, BEGIN THE NEW YEAR Right by using the “Complete Business Revord,” A New Account Book For Grocers and General Dealers, This book has Printed Headings planned to receive a daily statement of Sales, Pur- chases, Cash Received, Cash Expended, Bank Account, Bills peel aol Bills ayable, ete., etc.; also provides for Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Totals. The arrangement of. the Reg- ister is such that a dealercan ascertain his lia- bilities and resources in a few minutes at any time. Each Register contains Interest Tables, Standard Weights and Measures, Business Laws and much other valuable information for business men. Over 33,000 copies of the Register now in use. Address, for free sam- ple sheets, prices, etc., H. W. PAMPHILON, Pnblisher, 30 Bond Street. - NEW YORK. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGIN S|, From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Millis Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for anion Outfits. <_- i a i ww. co Denison, 88, 90 and 92 South’ Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. es THOMPSON & MACLAY, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF Notions, Hosiery, Knit Goods, Furnishing Goods, Ble, 19 South Ionia Street, No Goods Sold at Retail. - - GRAND RAPIDS. Telephone 679, haar? Hamully Lamps are filled direct by THE PUMP without lifting the Can. The Fill ing Tube adju the heighth o sting to suit f any lamp. Any overflow or drippings are returned to the Can through an opening inthe center ofsthe top. When closed the Filling Tube enters this op ening, pre- venting evaporation from EITHER PUMP on eae: OIL AND GAS EVERY LIVE DEALER The Most Practical Large Sized Can in th closes PERFECTLY AIR TIGHT preven OLINE CAN! SHODLD SELL THEM. e market and the ONLY Pump Can which ting evaporation from either Canor Pump HALF A MILLION IN ACTUAL USE! Though imitated in Appearance, by no means Equaled in Merit. Its recognized Qualities and increasing Popularity has induced imitations and its would-be competitors are trying to follow—their eyes fixed on the “GOOD ENOUGH”— The Bright Star That Leads Them All. #- DON’T BE HUMBUGGED by cheap and worthless imitations and SO-CALLED air tight Cans. Buy the ORIGINAL—the GENUINE OLD RELIABLE "GOOD ENOUGH” and guarantee your customers ABSOLUTE SAFETY AND THE GREATEST POSSIBLE CONVENIENCE, AND EACT URED BY: ASK YOUR JOBBER FOR THESE CANS. ay BROS ‘TAKE NO OTHER. Warren, ©, INSIST ON HAVING THEM. e is —~ Une SNE MICH IGAN . MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED “S.C.” The ‘Most Popular 10¢ cigar, and “—lVUM YUM,” The Best Selling 5c Cigar in the Market. Send for trial order. BIG RAPIDS, MICHEL. ROOFER Good Work, Guaranteed for Five Years, at Fair Prices. Grand Rapids, F. J. LAMB & Co., WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FRUITS AND VEGETABLES, Butter, ges, Cheese, Etc., 8 ald 10 Yona Stecel, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO FILLING ORDERS. RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO, MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN |BOOTS AND SHOES. AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CoO. 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. HESTER & FOX, Manufacturers’ Agents for = a GRIST MILL MACHINERY, 2M ATLAS iii! INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S.A. Ese MANUFACTURERS OF Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Mseiinar. Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood’Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sample Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. “Now, John, don’t fail to iget some of the DINGMAN SOAP. Sister Clara writes that it is the best in the ‘world for washing clothes r a ies be le > work.’ FOR SALE BY Hawkins & Perry Wholesale Agents, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. L, M. CARY. L. L. LOVERIDGE. GENERAL DEALERS IN Fire and Burziar Proof Combination and Time Locks, 1 Tonia Street Crand Ranits, Mit. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 3'7, 89 & 41 Kent Street. Grand Rapids, Michigan. DO fe celal es eT A fe al ‘ If so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to S. HEYMAN & SON, 63 Canal SL, Grand Rapids W. Steete Pacxine & Provision Co. JOBBERS IN FRESH MEATS. Stock Yards and Packing House, Grandville Ave., Mich. Grand Rapids, BULKLEY, LEMON & HOOPS, Wholesale Grocers. IMPORTERS OF Teas, Lemons and Korean Fruts 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. . MOSELEY BROS., WELOLESALE Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce, ALL KINDS OF FIELD SEEDS A SPECIALTY. If you are in Market to Buy or Sell Clover Seed, Beans or Pota- toes, will be pleased to hear from you. 26 28, 30 & 32 Ottawa Streét, = GRAND RAPIDS. CHO. &. HOWES, JOBBER IN Foreign and Domestic Fruits, SPECIALTIES: Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. 3 Ionia St.. CRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Mich. ‘and all house - cleaning* Cc. C. BUNTING. c. le DAVIS. BUNTING & DAVIS, Commission ‘Merchants. «| e bd iC and imperceptibly ts | truthfulness and, wasn’t the remotest prevar- ‘ication ‘connected with the narrative; and, hence, when I hear some of the old-timers bringing up alleged reminiscences of the onderful qualities of old-time merchandise, 1 often feel inclined to think that they have, constant repetition, persuaded themselves that their most absurd and marvelous state- c ments are, by no means, the figments of _ fancy. : m thing belonging to the present. 7) _ by the faults and frailties of the race. Itisa curious, but perhaps easily ex- ‘plained, phase of human nature that the majority of people have educated themselves }s to the belief that anything and everything that belonged to the past and gone was su- perior, in all respects, to anything or every- Man com- menced the journey of life less handicapped The cardinal virtues were more generally dif- fused and distributed. Crime was less prevalent, and fraud and trickery more re- pugnant to the masses. The various neces- Sities of life were made and sold on their merits, and the wants of the farm and shop and bousehold were less exacting, because eo _ of the solidity and durability and purity of "> the commodities offered by the various deal- ©) ers. * * * * * Trying to convince one of the grumbling old-timers that he is indulging in a palpable illusion would, undoubtedly, be labor wast- ed, as of all prejudices the prejudice of the believer in old-time superiority is the most indelible. But the fact is patent to any reasonable observer that the world, as it progesses in age, progresses in its attracta- bility as a sojourning place for the descend- ants of Adam, and when I mentally ‘com- ‘pare the advantages which the present gen- eration enjoys, even over the one which im- mediately preceded it, I almost marvel that there are numerous individuals continually lamenting the changes time has wrought. I presume, however, that like the man with the fish story, they have arrived at their conclusions atid grounded their faith by a ¢ehronic habit of ventilating their complaints on any and every possible occasion. *% *% * * * Let, for instance, old Uncle Hopkinson come in for a nickle lamp chimney and he - will make it the occasion for saying: ~ @) ¢ “It’s mighty cur’us they don’t make no ¢chimbleys like they used to! Why, the fust one I bought lasted seven year. The folks used to use it for drivin’ nails an’ poundin’ tough steak an’ killin’ strange cats an’ sich things. But, w’en it fin’lly bust, it went into more’n seventeen million pieces. Meb- be, though, the ile had suthin’ to do with it. W’en I first used kur’sene, a gallon ’ud last a year, besides what we used for boot grease an’ ile’n wagons; an’ it giv’ a light bright- ern gas, but I never knowed it to bust a chimbley.” And, perhaps, Hopkinson will, at this juncture, be joined by three or four old con- freres, and the wonderful toughness and ‘ stiffness and durability and indestructibili- ty of the old-time manufacture will occupy the attention of the house for an indefinite: period. During the session, according to the testimony of the narrators, we will| dearn that some three or four decades ago it was acommon occurrence for boots, shoes ; and garments to resist the wear and tear of ten or a dozen years; that steel was made ‘that never lost its edge; that paint never scaled or chalked; glass seldom broke, and the wares of the wood-worker invariably de- € fied the attacks of time and the element. But, by all odds, the most marvelous old- time product was distilled liquor. Its strength, flavor and immaculate purity have probably suggested more anecdotes and com- parisons than all other commcdities com- Dined, and to witness the enjoyment of some old-timer in describing the ecstatic effect of a single swallow that ‘‘went down jist like _ water but warmed yefrom one eend to t’oth- er in less’n a second” is a partial relief from the boredom of the narration. _ + * Bs % I have asserted that the present genera- ion is cireumstanced to extract more com- ort and enjoyment from life than the one that preceded it, but I am not going to as- | old-time abortions. enj yments of life are ore He has, per- haps, accumulated a tidy little library—at the expense of his grandmother’s bible. He can decorate his walls with cheap but artis- tic pictures at a fraction of the price of the The furniture for his whole house called for less days’ works in its purchase than his father’s massive bu- reau and four-post bedstead. His two or three heating and cooking stoves were pur- chased for less than the amount paid for the uncouth concern that first warmed him and cooked his daily food. Three decades ago his glassware and crockery would have or- namented the dining-room of a palace, and} the dudes of that period would have envied him the cut and texture of his holiday clothes. 1 haven’t the remotest idea, however, that Uncle Hopkinson and his contemporaries would, for a moment, admit that there was any argument in all this, because Uncle H. & Co. belong to that class who refuse to recognize that the artistic and intellectual and inviting are at all necessary for the welfare of the human family. * ry * + * Uncle Hopkinson not only insists on the inferiority of modern merchandise, but he also claims that the fruits and grains and ‘stock of the country are deteriorating. While engaged in illustrating this alleged fact once, he related a little circumstance which, as I never studied the peculiarities of the porcine family, is entirely unexplain- able. “In 756,” said the old man, “I had a breed of hogs that averaged about five feet high an’ about five inches thick. No matter how much you fed ’em, I never knowed a rib to go out of sight, an’ there wasn’t a hoss in the country could outrun ’em unless they got broadside to the wind. After giv- in’ ’em all the corn they’d eat for three months, there wasn’t one of ’em that ’ud make a shadder in the sun more’n a pane 0’ glass; so I gin up an’ concluded to kill ’em. There wasn’t meat enough about all them there hogs to feed a hungry dog, but, Jeru- salem! you ought to seen the lard—great slabs of it a foot thick an’ four feet long; an’ I figgered up arterwards that every three pound o’ corn had made a pound 0’ lard, to an ounce.” —_————<_- 8 ____ Foresight is an essential requisite; always earefully consider what the outlook for trade is, study well the condition of the crops and all industries in your section. GUUPON PASS BOOK.|é Combines the Advantages of a Pass Book and the Coupon: System. PRICE LIST. ...9 1 00 2 00 20 Coupon Pass Books........ 50 . ae Ra es 100 3 00 250 sc. 6 25 500 sts bisies cue oe 200 1000 Besa ssl ed DO eoeer ere enseon Money can be sent by postal note or post- office or express order. BE. A. STOWE & BRO, Grand Rapids, Mich. nd more easily | obtainable by the masses. The laborer of | oe) to-day is an epicure when compared with| w3si%s™ the one of thirty years ago. ores 9:05am | 11:30am : :05 pm 4:10 p.m ‘Saginaw express runs throneh solid. 9:05 a. m. train has chair car to. Traverse City ana 11:30 a, m. train has oa car for Traverse City, Pe- tore and Mackinaw City. p. m, train has eeenins, cars for Traverse City, Petoskey and Mackinaw, Gorn SOUTH. Cincinnati Express............... s ‘Fort Wayne Express....... . 40: 30am Cincinnati Express 4:40pm . Traverse City ie Mackinaw Ex. .10:50 p m 7:15 am train has parlor chair car for Cincinnati. 5 _ » m train has Woodruff sleeper ior Cincinnati. 5:00 p. m. train connects with M. C. R. R. at Kalama- ZOO for ‘Battle Creek, Jackson, Detroit and. Canadivn points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p.m. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Leave. Aides 7:15am 11:45am 5:00 pm Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. C. L. LocKwoop, Gen’l Pass. Agent. Detroit, Lansing & Northern. Grand Rapids & Saginaw Division. DEPART. Saginaw Express............sceeccscenccsccecses 7 30am Saginaw EXpress.........cccccccsccsccccscuccscs 410pm ARRIVE. Grand Rapids Express............c00. sescceces 11 25am Grand Rapids EXpress..............0ssescccsees 10 30pm All trains arrive at and depart from Union depot. Trains run solid both ARE Chicago & West. Michigan. Leaves. PMORE ool ce ote se specs ss ciies casas 9:10am Tay MXPTOss, :.). cso ees oc es bic 12:30 pm *Night Express..........csscceeeese 11:00 pm 5:45am Muskegon Express........ ........ 5:00pm 11:00am *Daily, +Daily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through parlor car in charge of careful attendants without ex- tra charge to Chicago on 12:30 p. m., and through coach on 9:10 a. m. and 11 p. m. trains. Newaygo Division. Leaves. Airives. 3:55 pm 9:45 pm Arrives. MURDPOSS Foc ce cso soe bcs cb cscs psd 4:05 pm 4:20pm TOXPUCES.. . 055 oso oie veces te sees as ce 8:25am 10:20am All trains arrive and depart from Union Depot. The Northern terminus of this division is at Baldwin, where close connection is made with F. & P. M. trains to and from Taainetos and Manistee. W. A. GAVETT, Gen’l Pass. Agent. J.B. MULLIEER, General saboana ist Lake Shore & ‘Michigan Southern. Kalamazoo Division. Leave. Arrive. Ex. & Mail. N. Y. Mail. N.Y. Mail. N.Y. Ex 7:45am..Grand Rapids. 9:45am 6:33pm 9:02 am..Allegan....... 8:28am 5:18am 10:06 a m..Kalamazoo... 7:30am 4:20pm 11:35 a m.. White Pigeon. 5:55am 2.40pm 5:05 pm..Toledo........ 11:00pm 10:00am 9:40 p m. ce eae tees 6:40pm 5:55am on BIO. Sess 11:55am 11:40pm a 7:10 pm. ‘Chicago eh vee 11:30pm 8:50am Anes freizht’ leaves Grand Rapids at 1:10 pm, carry- ing passengers as far as Kalamazoo. All trains daily except Sunday. J. W. MCKENNEY, General Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Miiwaukee. GOING EAST. Arrives. -Leaves. ‘Night WRUPCES. eo. ost cs es 9:30 pm tThrough Mail..................... 10: me am tEvening Express... tDetroit Express... He tMixed, with coach................ GOING WEST. tMorning Express........... estate +Through Mail........ tGrand Rapids Express. *Night Express.......... ARKO ee ees eo rece elas tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Passengers taking the 6:50 am Express make close connection at Owosso for Lansing, and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 10:10 am the following morning. The rage Express has aWagner sleeping car, Jas. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Gro. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager, Chicago. Michigan Central. Grand Rapids Division. DEPART. DetrottMxpress. sss. s. ees es ha ieee ooek 6:15am WOW MXDICES oso is occ ccciegeecs sscecs. -. 1:10pm *Atlantic EXpPress............2cccceceeeces 111010 pm NEURO ooo eer eos vee ee ees 6:50am ARRIVE. oa MUXDVORS, Fo oie isco ccs ose vk pees uke ls cae 6:00am 3:00 p m ixed 5:15pm *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping ae run on Atlantic and Pacific Express 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.J OHNSTON, Mich. Pass. Agt., Grand Rapids. O. W. RUGGLEs, Gen’l Pass. and Ticket Agt., Chicago. Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway. WEST EAST A PM _ Leave] [Arrive B25. 2202.4. Grand Rapids.......... Lv Ar ee ...St Ignace 1.......... .. Marquette ; -Negaunee -Ishpeming. Houghton 3:14 Ar.........Calumet ....... ‘LV *8:06 4:26 PM PM AM PM Only direct route between the East and South and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. E.W ALLEN, Gen’! Pass. Agt. PRODUCE. We should be pleased to open corres- pondence with anyone having APPLES, POTATOES, ONIONS, BEANS, DRIED FRUITS and other Country Produce to of- fer. CAR LOTS A SPECIALTY. Con- signments will receive ovr best attention. We are willing at all times to make lib- eral advances when drafts are drawn with bill lading attached. Goods sold on arriv- al or held as per request of shipper. Ss. T.FIsSE c& Oo., Commission Merchants, 189 So. Water St,, Chicago, Il. REFERENCE—First National Bank, or any Wholesale Grocer here. SPRING X COMPANY. JOBBERS IN DRY GOODS, = Hosiery, Carpets, Ete. holesale Hardware Wish Additions Lately Made to Our Business, We now Think We have the FINEST AND MOST COMPLETE HARDWARE STORE In the State of Michigan. Our Facilities for doing Business have been much Improved and we feel better able to meet all MARKETS and PRICES. We Solicit Orders or Inquiries for anything wanted in the line of Hardware. FOSTER, SYRVENS & GO, 10 and 12 Monroe street, and 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis street, Grand Rapids, Mich. DOUBLE 1 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. Most economical Rubber Boot in the market. Lasts 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. Ss SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF ABSOLUTE SPIGRS, ——_ AND— Absolute Baking Powder, 100 PER CENT. PURE. ce FRO EE Faw DIRECTIONS We have cooked the corn in this can sufficiently. Should be Phoroughly Warmed (not cooked) adding piece ot Good Butter (size of hen’s egg) and gill of fresh mil referable to water.) Season to suit when on the table. None cenuine unless bearing the signature of avenport Uanning Co, Davenport, Ia. JENNKSS & McGURDY, Importers and Manvfackvrers’ Agents, DEALERS IN rocker, China, Glassware, Fancy Goods of all Description. HOTEL AND STEAMBOAT GOODS, Bronze and Library Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, Ete. 73 and 75 Jefferson Ave, DETROIT MICH. Wholesale Agents for Duffield’s Canadian Lamps. PUTNAM & BROOKS WHOLESALE NO BETTER GOODS IN THE LAND TRY THEM 18, 15, 17 South Ionia Street, GRAND RAPIDS. MOCHA, Jinic OFFEE WOOLSON SPICE CO. AREAS CITY—HO TOLEDO-OHIO. MERCHANTS! a Vi MOCHA; Jeic COFFEE. : MWOOLSON SPICE co. TOLEDO-OHIQO. : VM, MOCHA; Jisic OF FEE WOOLsoN SPICE CO- (AUSAS.CITY-H0, Increase Your SALES AND PROFITS BY HAN DLING TOLEDO-OHIG. LION COPPER HRE. IT GIVES ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION To Consumers, and is, Consequently. a Quick. and Hasy Seller, on Coffee has more actual Merit tia any Roasted Coffee sold at the a all over ap Rtate of tee a and elsewhere ho ot not, alread) arding pri price either in Packages or in Bulk and storek dy handling: Lion are urged to give it a trial. We cheer ag ts established at all prone ci spear | by the Woolson pice Co, F le me Baltimore. ein the price of metal is cal- ffect of increasing the | next f cans have already put up the ym 3 to 5 cents per dozen. hine thas recently been invented for nufacture of cans for preserving and vegetables. It will obviate the le e cans on the inside, thus do- mg away with the possibility of chemical bone through the means of the solder. Several sugar refiners and dealers were interviewed last week by.a representative of a New York daily paper, with a view of as- Z -eertaining their views respecting the proba- _ ble result of a change in the tariff which ~ would exempt duty on sugar. All expressed hemselves as unqualifiedly in favor ofa change--about two-thirds favor the entire of the tariff and the balance a heavy reduction in the tariff. , - ee . What They Use. From the monthly report of the factories making butter substitutes, the Internal Rey- enue Department has compiled the fol- lowing table, showing the materials used in the process of manufacture, and also show- ing the number of factories using such in- greaients: ‘Number of factories in which Kinds of material. rot ae il egetable oil...... ec eee WPM tthe oS so es on cee oes coon Ses MateriNe |. os oe ss we ne as cs oe on aw we eee 2 Buttermilk... .............. cece cece ese ce eee oi ENON an ae os ce te weno ene 1 —$_$__‘_ oe ——_—_ Hides, Pelts and Furs. Hides are quiet at the recent decline, with large accumulations. As hides get poorer frow now until June, no advance need be looked for, unless tanners find, after their annual invoice, that they have made a prof- it in place of a loss. Wool is dull at the low prices. Both sides are awaiting the effect of the Presi- dent’s message. The season with London furriers closed very unfavorably and affairs on the conti- nent are thoroughly unsettled, which has a bad effect on raw skins here. The advance of 1% cent in tallow the first of the month was lost again last week. : ee The Grocery Market. Hard sugars are still firm at last week’s quotations. Soft sugars are a little higher. New Orleans sugars are moving freely, on account of the advance in refined sugars. Imported fruits are not quite so firm as us- ual at this season of the year. Candy is steady in price and very active in demand. Nuts are plenty and a shade low- er. Lemozsare also lower. Oranges are firm, ata little higher price. Oysters are unchanged. eee a Dettenthaler Still at the Head. ¥F. J. Dettenthaler struck a ‘‘lucky vein” when he began canning the celebrated ‘‘An- chor” brand of oysters. He did not then sealize that that branch of his business ‘would expand so rapidly, but he has man- aged to keep his facilities for canning and marketing equal to the demand, although it has taxed his capacity very severely. Re- member to specify the ‘“‘Anchor” brand in placing orders for oysters. —_—_—_—__._.. Muzzy Starch Works. ELKHART, Ind., Dec. 15, 1887. To the Trade: The report published that our works have been destroyed by fire is incorrect. We are running as usual and can fill all orders promptly, which we trust you will remem- ber us with when in need of starch. Yours truly, , Muzzy Srarcn Co. —____——2>_ oo Christmas Oysters. Emery & Co., of Grand Rapids, can fill _your orders for Wm. L. Ellis & Co.’s Balti- more Oysters, either in bulk or cans. Terms strictly cash. By an early order to me the goods can be shipped from the house in Address all orders to B. F. Emery, Ag’t, 37 Canal St. The Dairy Convention. ‘The fourth annual convention of the Mich- igan Dairymen’s Association will be held at - Adrian on February 14, 15 and 16. The in- _ dications point to a large gathering and an = interesting programme. ~ Phil. Armour, of Chicago, has no cigar- ete smoking in his office. A legend to the that. it will not be allowed is conspic- ly posted. over his cashier’s window,- when his two hundred clerks walk in| v their salaries, they always remem- s accused of is anger jecelt of the offense, rendering the crookedness' decidedly expensive. Revenue Collector Davis disclosed the fact that the same deception was being practiced in this district and was being handled in an equally summary manner. When Daniel Scotten & Co. send out General Salesman Bosset, those cognizant of the fact may as well come to the conclusion that the sub- stitution of other brands for ‘‘Hiawatha” is taking place, as the arrest of offenders in this respect invariably follow in his foot- steps. He can distinguish any of Scotten’s brands at.a glance, and he didn’t have to look around in this district long before he discovered a couple of grocerymen, in ‘a neighboring city who were selling *‘Petos- key Chief” for ‘‘Hiawatha”—one of the gro- cers having crowded thirteen pounds of the ‘former brand into a ten pound pail ‘labeled with the latterbrand. The penalty for such offense is confiscation of the goods,‘a fine of $100 to $500 and - imprisonment « ofroni one year to five years. In both of ‘the cases above referred to, the violators have made of- fers of compromise, which have been sent on to Washington for approval or rejection. —__o0 a VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various housés: R D MeNaugaton, Coopersville Dr Peter Beyer, Blanchard Frank Narregang, Byron Center SM Wright, Big Springs CK Hoyt, Hudsonville W G Hastings, Kent City Smith & Bristol, Ada LM Wolf, Hudsonville JP. Cordes, Alpine ES Botsford, Dorr Hanson Bros., Morley Geo P Stark, Cascade Geo M Reynolds, Belmont Levitt & Dann, Dorr CH Joldersma, Jamestown JL Thomas, Cannonsburg Henry Strope, Morley E H Sisson, Sisson & Lat, Freeport ES Houghtaling, Hart Geo H Rainourd, Bridgeton CF Williams, Caledonia CE Blakely, Coopersville Blakely Bros, Fife Lake JN Wait, Hudsonville RB McCullock, Berlin Hunt & Hunter, Lowell CH White, Reed City WH Hicks, Morley W H Walker, Trufant H D Harvey, Bangor A W Fenton & Co, Bailey John Crispe, Plainwell Lon A Pelton, Morley D A Boelkins, Muskegon CW Armstrong, Bowen’s Mills Cole & Chapel, Ada AC Perigard, Muskegon Gus Begeman, Bauer W A Levington, Hatton CE Doyle, Parmalee J L Rademaker, Reno J P Pruin, Zeeland WW FOr Pierson A Carlson, Gilbert SJ Martin, Sullivan CF Sears, Rockford Nicholas Bouma, Fisher T R Lyon, Ludington EL Wright, West Mich. Lumber Co, Woodville LD Chapple, Wayland Sisson & Lilly, Lilly PO W G Tefft, Rockford R McKinnon, Kent City J B King, Howard City Sidney Stark, Allendale GS Putnam, Fruitport D W Shattuck, Wayland Mrs Q Huyser, "Holland John Farrowe, So Blendon JE Hutchinson, Fennville John Damstra, Gitchell J C Drew, Rockford BS Davenport, Paris Henry Baar, Grand Haven M Carman, Carman & Co, Mecosta J J Baker, Baker & Son, Grand Haven Mrs J Hilzy, Byron Center Wm H Pipp, Pipp Bros & Martindale, Kalkaska OB Granger & Son, Plainwell Poole Bros, Luther Humphrey & Spaulding, Wayland D W Shattuck, Wayland H Van Noord, Jamestown FW Bunker, Casnovia GL Veenstra, Montague J Raymond, Berlin Keeler Bros, Middleville H Ade, Conklin ‘Wm Barker, Sand Lake ES Burnell, Ashland Center LA Paine, Englishville H Thompson, Canada .Corners 8 C Doster, Brouard E Hogadone, Fife Lake H J Fisher, Hamilton N F Miller, Lisbon A Purchase, So Blendon W H Pardee, Logan J F Mann, Lisbon es $$ $$. The Grand Traverse Herald issues a Christmas extra, which exceeds in interest and valne any publication of t):e kind seen this season. : POP CO I have a large lot of two- year-old pop corn. W. f. LAMOREAUX, 71 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich, MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER The most practical d Roaster in the . world. Thousands in use—; fac- tion. ey are simple durable ss econom- ical. grocer ~ should be without one. Roasts coffee and pea-nuts to per ection. : Send for circulars. Robt. §.West, Geant Ore: 19wledged the violation and comprom- Va - posed | ised the cases against them by the payment q -of fines ranging according to the fiagrancy ‘No. 2Hurl.-........ 2 00 Common Whisk.. Corn, Archer's Sauce Wass es oes Peas, French... 10 cent cans....... 6 A recent visit to the office of Internal rt Acme, % B Cans, doz. CARC......-00-.+--- Me te i iene ae oes 150 1p © i . Bere ae ergy Ae din aa pares 3 00 BULK 60552022 cos eRe cee 20 Princess, me Boe oss Cian eaclcs 2 ee sé oe Herring, round, % bbl................ 5 1 “ictorian, 1 cans, (tall,) 2 doz..... Diamond, “bulk, : Absolute, - ib cans, 1uN cans in case....... Gaui) 5a seeeeel 00 4 Re Oe ae 18 %5 Telfer’s 85% b, cans, 6 dozi in case............ 2 70 iE PRS so eee 2 = eS. 1s os oe oe 6s 6 os oe BLUING Dry NO. Boo ee ects ese doz. MIEYV. NOS Oo eis he ee es eke nee doz. TAGUWIG, 4 02, 05.2500 cscs ste ck ee doz. TAGWiG, 8 OZ. . 3... oes coe see doz 06 ow 1 65 DECHIOCA OF oss on oss Souk eevee se 8 gross 3 50 720; Arctic 8 OZ Bes oa se libuec ook oa ee eee cane Pi eee a eee sates 12 00 Arctic No. 1 pepper gat Arctie No. 2 Arctic No.3 o eo eke wee cc S200, BUCKWHEAT. King’ 8 ioe EER: ee. cases.. seals ® : 2 ..1 00 No. 1 Hurl.........- 2 25 raney Whisk...... 125 No. 2Carpet........ 3 50) Mill 3 15 No. 1Carpet........ 2 '%5| Warehouse ........ 3 00 Parlor Gem........ 3 00 : CHOCOLATE. Vienna Sweet................ 22 Premium........ : Homeo-Cocoa..... ; IBregktast: - 2560 26s. hs sees ; COCOANUT. Schepps is oe et aca aes ears ess ‘$band G60. ai 1s as tin, PRIS. sce ses ¥% neue ° Runkle Bros’.. sé os “6 ee cerc ce cce eevee Maltby’ 8, is Boe oe is oo oe ci ox 3 ONG 4458-2 5.2....54... Hes 4s Manhattan, pails.................0000- PeCrIOSS 55s eee ies eos ose esos Bulk, pails or barrels................-- COFFEES. Green. Rio .........-++. 19@22 Santos.........- 23@25 Roasted. Mocha.. COFFEES—PACKAGE, 30 lbs 60 bs 100 bs NOW oss go Pcie cs oo a 24% Lion, in cabinets...... ee Dilwortw’s ..2-.-..-.----- : Maenolia....-.2.0.....------. Honey Bee....... .-....--..- 25% 2556 Gorman 620.0. 2. oe. ee German, in bins.............. Arbuckle’ S-AVIOSA.. 6...20.505 AvoriGa........-. McLaughlin’s XXXX........ COFFEES—SPECIAL BRANDS. Bell, Conrad & Co.’ s Plantation Java. Mocha... 2.22. Javoka......:..-. Imperial......... Banner.......... Mexican. .... Arbuckle’s Avoriea, 50 Ib. double bags * Quaker Cy. ‘ ‘“* Best Rio Prime Maricabo Thompson & Co.’s Honey Bee.......... CORDAGE. 60 foot Jute..... 90 (50 foot Cotton.. 42 foot Jute ..... 120 |60 foot Cotton.. 49 Foot Cotton....1 50 |72 foot Cotton.. CRACKERS AND SWEET ie 6 6 66 se oe oe ..1 60 112 00 # tb Kenosha Butter.............-.- 6% Seymour Butter............... Butter : Fancy Butter...............--- S: Oystet:..-.2........--:->.>-- PICTIC oo ne icone Saco ts s-ee Fancy Oyster...............+- s Fancy Soda..............--++- City Soda....... Saas od 4% 4% 5 Oat Mea Pcuee haan Se sects sap Pretzers foo 2s one cs oes eens Crackihels 263 2.2.22... 2.2222 -- Lemon Cream...............06. Sugar Cream...:.............-- Frosted Cream.........4....... Ginger Snaps.............----- No. 1 Ginger Snaps. oe Lemon Snaps....... Coffee Cakes.......... oe Lemon Wafers...............- i JMDICS. a, oso osc Se oes Extra Honey Jumbles......... Frosted Honey Cakes......... Cream Gems..........2..20006- Bagleys Gems................- Seed CAKES... 6.2255 6s ae sess S. & M. Cakes. CANNED FISH. Clams, 1 Ib, Little Neck.................... 135 Clam Chowder, SWDe Sees es See nee 2 15 Cove Oysters, 1 ib standards............ 1 00 Cove Oysters, 2 ib standards............. 1 70 Lobsters, 1 picnic. ...................56. 1 %5 Lobsters, 2 1, picnic................. ee 2 65 Lobsters, 1 ib star.............- Meee ene 1 90 Topsterks 2 D SbAT....- ss occ es ce. ee 2 90 Mackerel, 1 i. fresh standards............ 170 Mackerel, 5 i fresh standards.........-.. 5 60 Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 b......... on Mackerel,3 iin Mustard.......... | Mackerel, 3 i soused........ 2 Salmon. 1 i Columbia river. Salmon, 2 ib Columbia river... Sardines, domestic %48........ yas “<- Sardines, domestic 48...............0000- "9910 Sardines, Mus BERET ees see eee 9@10 Sardines, imported %48............. Ip@13 on ae BPICCG, F486 os. ce cee ea alen ee 10@12 Trout. brook CANNED FRUITS. ples, gallons, ee nar tees Ss Se eerie, standards. Cherries, red standard... Cherries, pitted.......... Damsons Egg Plums, standards ... Gooseberries......... seas hWee ss GYAPES.....-..022--202-ceeee irae pa lbie Green Gages. Cea Peaches, all yellow, standards. Scaecees Peaches, re Soke Peaches, pie. : POSINSe, os. n ses et eee Geaeee capes eae seis e Pineapples, ......-..-- 2-2. s--e cence wish QUINCES ..... 6... e cece scene en Raspberries, oe os ie es Wissas shee Sieawueries ee sea tease coe te Whortioberries -... - igs eee oe eae ea de CANNED VEGETABLES. Aspar: » Oyster Bay...... Co asvacakanwe Beans, Lima, standard.:...............-.. Beans, Green Limas..... prea, oe eee ene Stringless, Erie... Hoe Lewis’ Boston Baked. iaeas 2 ok ek S8a Bg RE ecee RRSRRS eccce eecccce ran ; oe je = HI or 2 ot fk bash ft fd ft A] as SSSS = s a S25 Morning Glory. as ras Golden. begs et Cad 6 Cus ee 8 Bae ‘DRIED FRUITS—FOREIG cece cc ce see ceseece st eeece ete ° Currants . 2 ..° . ... Lemon Peel..........---.- Orange Peel............-2.56- Ve Sue ; Prunes, French, 608......... pee eee ok French, BOR ee yr ea French, OOR ee ee Turkey, Oldeesis cesses. ay | TUPKGY, NOW ic. osc cece eee Raisins, DEhEsia .; .... 00+. .5 32. 0 ce we ses Raisins, London Layers,.......-... ee Raisins, California “ ... ........ oe, Raisins, Loose Muscatels,............. Raisins, Loose California............. @2 15 Raisins, Ondaras, 288... ........ ..... ’ 9%@ es Raisins, Sultanas..........:...... ties 3 @S Raisins, Valencias, ............ ee ake @ Te Raisins, Imperials.... sec er cece secs ss se os SHOO8 of Soa & 2888: s Cod, WHOIG 6. ook oa re ee ise ea .- AMOS Cod, boneless..... .......-. Ssees gece «2... 607 Waloat 12% @3 00 Herring, round, %4 Dbl.................... 1 50 Herring, Holland, bbls....... pee eee mE Herring, Holland, kegs..........: Herring, Sca Mackerel, shore, No. 1, % bbis.... 12 Ib kits “oe 66 Trout, Ape bbls White, No. r DDIS see seer: 6 75 White, No.1, 12 Ib kits............. obese se 1 20 White, No.1, 40% IGS 6 core. clic secs es 1 05 White, Family, a DVIS ee 3 5 WEBS ee ese eons 68 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Vanilla. ee Jennings’ D. ee on Souk eas 8 doz. 1 00 60 150 265 rer > R mI WHO SRSSSRE 9 00 No. 3 ae lah gta 1 10 NOLS At Ore. c. 25 No. ‘0 Sosa ee 4 2) FARTNACEOUS GOODS. Farina, 160 ee eee BS oe ese roa soins 66 =. oOo © > woe oe Macaroni, domes 12 lb. boxes...... re imported Pearl Barley oe es Peas, Green: oso aoe tee Peas, SP ee eee ee Saeo- German 260. bs eee es Tapioca, flake or pearl................ Wheat, cracked: 20... 32s cee eee ies ieee Vermicelli, imported.................. . domestic, 12 lb. boxes...... MATCHES. Grand Haven, No. 8, square..............+. 95 Grand Haven, No 9, square, 3 gro...........1 10 Grand Haven, No. 200, DaElOL. os. cece se 1% Grand Haven, No. B00, PAPlOL. 6... ee 2 25 Grand Haven, No. 7%, round............2..- 1 50 ‘ %5 Oshkosh, No. 8 SWEGISG ae ee es es ae ce ck woe 1d Richardson’s No. 8 square ea 100 Richardson’sNo.9 do. ..............-05. 1 50 Richardson’s No. 7%, a Ss es ue ciee 1 00 Richardson’s No. 1 GO] Ss 1 50 WOOODINC: 300. 6.0 hes 115 MOLASSES. BiRCK SEPA oe) ie ee oe eee eee ces 17@18 Cuba Baking. 60 cs es oe eke eo see 22@25 Porto Rico.............. . -24@35 New Orleans, 200d... ..............0..0005- -33@40 New Orleans, choice..... ...........ee00e. 44@50 New Orleans, fancy...... ......cssceeeees 50@52 ¥% bbis. te extra OIL. Michipam Test. 2.2 20. 266s so. ec a se 10 WATE White 600 oe oa es 114% OATMEAL ROLLED OATS Barrels. 25. .¢.....: y 2D BAITCIS. 6. coes os: € 2 Half barrels........ 3 25\ Half barrels...... . 3 25 CASES ete eee OO CBSOB Se. cf ccGec ee 2 35 PICKLES. Medium............ 6 00 Small, Dol a. 7 00 os Ybbl...... 3 50 Y%bbl....... 4 00 PIPES. Imported Clay, No. 216,38 gross..... .. @2 00 Imported Ciay, No. 216, 2% SYross...... @1 75 American T. D. %5 ® oS Or SSO oo & OS Choice Carolina..... 84) | i ava, Shou 8 Prime Carolina..... Good Garolina...... 5% feanigosti os Good Louisiana,..... 5%| Broken. @3% a Co 1Aeo JaPAN.......... d4@6% SALERATUS. DeLand’s pure...... BH Dwight’s <...62:..... 5 Church’s: Sea Foam........... 5% Taylor’s G. M....... Cap Sheaf........... 5 . \%e less in 5 box lots. SALT. 60 Pocket,.F F Dairy EP yesus aaa mista aod DE OCKOGE Foc os So sods os des acess vce cens 100 3. pockets...... ee ae Saree c cases Saginaw or Manistee.................. Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags. a Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... American, dairy,’ bu. bags.......... Rock, bushels Warsaw, Dairy. ie bags Doe ease fees 2 10@2 20 2 10 SAUCES. London Relish, 2 doz...........-.....265- .. 2 50 : SOAP. Dingman, 100 bars................2-....060- 4 00 SPICES—WHOLE. ATISPICE 6 see eae a ees weet ste 8% Cassia, China in mats.................- 8% “ - Batavia in bundles............ Saigon in rolls................. Cloves, AMDOyNA.......... 2.60.00 008s 6S ZONZUDB 6 oa ae esis 5 odes 2 oss Mace Batavis.2 os. 005 c5 0 ae pec eee oes es Nutmegs, FANCY. i ee eke se cs 66 oe 0. 2 Pepper, Singapore, ek Pee coe ae SPICES—PURE GROUND—IN BULK. Aligpice.. Cassia, Batavia Bt eee oe wice ces es and eee Bai Saigon . : Cloves, ee Coe aa : FARAWAY ::,. 6. . ecto cs see Ginger, AEVICR. Oo. e 6 Bo cae eee Cochin... .........2. 6. eee eee ee WRMSBICR. os cece Cee scene Mace Batavia... ..........ccc cece cence Mustard, English. and Trieste......... TPVICBEO 2 oases se ss Nutmegs, NO.2::....-. 22.2255... .-.- =. Pepper, Singapore black.....-..-...-- White... 0265-0005. Cavenne.:..-.°.....5--:.--2-- Absolute Eopues Peer Sr eae anal as Cinnamon: 22. .....2..26 2025 3 PAUISPICO oss a soc ae a CIOVES: Ooo oe ee ‘: Ginger.. ee siduss peice cscs Mustard. ee Cine cate oie cae STARCH. Kingsford’s Silver Gloss, 1b BEE AA: 6 Ib boxes. bulk os ies. Pure, 1 2 PEGS rc Corn, 1 ib pkgs Muzzy, Gloss, 48 b boxes, 1b pkgs. ae : ae 12 15@16 25 6s oe 6 1 12 78 84 oe oe se “ R RRS x 40 Bb “12 Tb crates, ¢ I boxes.. Corn, 40 hb boxes, I ih pkgs.... SS PO we AS EM Sh, Ss : ‘SUGARS. Cut Loaf........... Poel tec costiadce a Ouest ee eee ee eee Powdere ‘ Granulated, iandard. po eas eee 8 Teed 8 C0 ORT AIT SINR Granulated, Bow Orleans....0........ Confectionery A Standard A No. 1, White Extra C...... No. 2 pare Cc No.3C.. RK ® EEEEEHEEOSOHO QOHHSHHHOOHOO NOVO SS. So 93 Sd SEN etree scwsccccce 3 Pure Sugar, bbl. .25@38 Pure Sugar, bbl 27@39 | | Lotzbeck Uh nae te ct ae ea eee ke Dressed Ho 40.| Pork ag 30 | Beef loins Railroad ‘ Mills § ogee ucdes : FINE CUT. Sweet PID eo er a Five and Seven..............s+..ssscecececeee Sweet Russet... Japan ordinary.. Bows See e ae eat ee Japan fair to good... Sse ua tee cues Ceacoeues -20@30 Jdapan MNe. . 2.6. 650: oie ok vee cbs os ss ee OAD Japan dust.. geete east eae at aes Young Hyson.. wee ocean: nes cose ce ce es QO0@AS Gun dae eee as Mea ee 35@50 Oolong .. Sun Pe eee pecs emwint - CONRO 6.6 ooo oes a ec bal Peete - -25@30 VINEGAR. ; White -WinG. o.oo 655 econ ces CLOG ore eee APDlG oe ea MISCELLANEOUS. Bath Brick imported do AMCYPiCah |. . .6 665.502 cee ee Burners, No. 0 do N 8 10 do__—'No. Cocoa Shells, Piilik era elise ets Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... Cream Tartar 5 and 10 b Cans.) 223. é Candles. Star. ik ko sas fe Candles, Hotel... =... coi. oe ci ee cee Camphor, 0z., 2 Ib DOXES............... ee Coffee, Vi. ©... 6s: oo5 Felix ..... ; Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. Gum, Spruce............. Sage x Sauer-kraut, 30 gals. .......... 0052.0. Pareeeee 8 5 CANDY. FRUITS AND NUTS. Putnam & Brooks quote as follows :..,., STICK. 2 Standard, 25 phones eles bo eee ae 8 < Bx Twist, Cut Loaf eo Royal, 25 > pails. : 2... ss cock ne : Royal, 200 bbls................... ; Extra, 25 Ib pails........ pe cuiacs Extra, 200 fb bbls........... French Cream, 25 b pails.. Cut loaf, 25 Ib cases............ aoe Broken, 25 ib pails...............c00008 Broken, 200 bbls..............000000. FANCY—IN 5 ib BOXES. Hemon Drops. oo ss os oo. ec es onc ce ok Sour Drops oe oot eo es oe ok Peppermint Drops...... ......2...000.: Chocolate Drops... 2. 6c. cccs ee ceased H MChocolate Drops...............0005 Gum Drops, oe. coc. oe THCOMCE DYOPS. 2 oo. ooo Seek. os Sao cee ee AB Licorice Drops.. . OzZenSes, Plain... 5 ces eect c no’ Lozenges, printed................0008 cas EMPCrinis (ook oe WMOULOOR 66s os Sake ie oka. so cone we ce @regm Bare ois oor eee oo oe es Molasses Barc: icc. oo eck techs cs cae Caramels ois coos See he Hand Made CreamsS.........2........000- Plain: Creamg:: 22.5 eos eos c ese cee Decorated Creams....... ..........-.00 String Rock: .....:......... Be valsonibisd ce oo Burnt Almonds.. Wintergreen Berries. ee FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails.............. - Lozenges, plainin bbls........... oes Lozenges, printed in pails............. Lozenges, printed in bbls............. Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. Gum Drops in pails................... Gum Drops, in bbls.................... Moss Drops, in pails...............000- Moss Drops, in bDbis.............. 200008 Sour Drops, in pails..................- Imperials, in pails.................020- Tmperials in bbls.. Se leicws Soe FRUITS. Bananas Oranges, California, fancy............ OVranees, CHOICE |. eo ae. oa es Oranges, Jamaica, bbls................ Oranges, Florida...%................. .8 20@4 00 Oranges, Rodi,............ ee ae @ Oranges, Me@SSINA...:........ 200. ce ance @ Oranges, OO @ Oranges, Imperials......... im: @ Lemons, choice....... cs Be @3 75 Lemons, fancy.............. .. 4 26@4 50 Lemons, California.................... Figs, layers, new, # tb................. 1244@16 Figs, Bags, @ Dates, trails dO: 25.020 o. ee ks ee Dates,'4do do Dates, Fard 10 i box ® bb............. Dates, Fard 50 ib box # Db.............. Dates, Persian 50 b box # Ib........... Pine Apples, # doz................... NUTS. Almonds, Tarragona. 2c. coc coe cones PVROR eo, ne seca cc es California 0562... cee Ll IATA ZEIS oo ee oo cone coe esa oe ce ceias ele Filberts, SICHY 222s. Senko ce ces Barcelona... oo... sc. ceccs oss Walnuts, Grenoble: o.6 cocci ak oe Bicihy: ..2 5. cue ec 15 MreneGhce. 0. coo es oe oS ce 8%4@l11 Pecans, Tease: a ee oie c ee 10@14 isso Cocoanuts, # 100, full DARSs 5622560555. @5- 50 Chestnuts. 62.00.5052 ee ee. ee @ PEANUTS. Prime Red, raw 2 e bs Rudo elp aceaeses @ 4% Clidice: do = do... (6 @5% Fancy H.P. do 5 Choice White, Va.do .. Hancy H Py Va dO 2.28 sie as ee ER PeVae ore o e e PU atenes 6 os PROVISIONS. The Grand Kapids Packing & Provision Co. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. WO oe creas ea ceca 15 25 SHOVE CG oso ee caves cans 15 25 Short cut, clear, Botsford.................. 14 25 Short cut Morgan...................+5.005. 15: 50 Extra clear pig, short cut................ 16 25 Extra clear, h@AVY...........csece cece cnn 3 "716 25 Clear quill, short oe: Be Gow ates be ~ es ae a Boston clear, short cut.. eee bees eee « Clear back, short Cut................ecceeee 16 3B Standard clear, short cut, best............ 16 25 Bean.. SMOKED MEATS-CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, average a BE esa-bs. 11% Slee See coos wee oe oe 66 boat AS isan ieee Showlders....) 020. soa es. Breakfast Bacon, boneless.. Dried Beef, OXtrae. 202 se. Me BAM PLICOS 2. i. ooo ee ee 110 DRY SALT MEATS. * Long Clears, H@avy. .<..:52.: <...<; ieee ++: medium............... Ee light .. 30 Vana bomiebe 2S be oy a LARD IN TIN PAILS. 8 Pails, 20 in @ case..............068 es 5 ib Pails, 12 in a case. ...............- se 10 Pails, 6 im a case ...............00 pees 20 ib Pails, 4 pails in case............. os “BEEF IN BARRELS. oo Extra Mess, warranted 200 tbs.............- Extra Mess, Chicago Packing....... Wea «Kansas City Packing. avaccced Plate Extra Plate. 2. .. 20.5.0 oe oc oe oe pees Boneless, rump butts..... ae Lu Kan Cit ty pkd.. SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Pork Sausage......... Be Cac wae gh caste apt Ham Sausage.......... eta Tongue Sausage......... Pe ae Pe a oe Frankfort Sausage...... Sica weak esac’ Blood Sausage.........5.. ee eee sisice. teak Bologna, straight. . Bologna, thick..... wg gan Gedy coe voleanvapes eee Head Cheese..............- ecu acet poaeecube PIGS’ FEET. In half barrels. ... 6. 225... 2. cs ccc wee secees ox In quarter barrels... eae eee aba 2S 215 FRESH H MEATS. 66 be ee cr cece ecconces Cece cr er cccecccstesenececes 6 6 6 6 Beef, Binew ¢ or CArCASSES......:, *@ ORB. 5 oe cece cece ctencccuscsces 40 1 Sa 6. eonee ae er atecccosce sift : Rows. cs Ce a at OBE es THO SM Poa ee See emer cree rcee ence esos acesiogs OMIPROVE oo eo a ce Oe i Lard, kettierendered..200000000.7 eee *@ 8% OYSTERS | AND FISH. 68 F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: : OYSTERS. Fairhaven Counts ..... .........- Se wee .30 BGIOCES eee Sas ay ea we ies 2 PNOCNORS ooo coho es oe aces oon specs 20 Biandards. . os ee: .. 18) WAVOUN OS. ou ooo a ee ada Hiaueees 15 Standards per. gal.............. ccc cece ee ee ..1 60 Selects, per gal... 2.2... 220. occ cues ~k 40 Counts, in Bones »per 100.........¢ BoceGe eer mes i BigGk PASS. oes ee oe as a _ Orel coe Po ee cee 4 LD eae DERG hohe ek cs oe on ones se 5 MEG oe Pe ok, Soe ae see ee Enees © 10 Whitefish SEAS week oe ce oye tens co Saat eawes 10 WOODENWARE. Curtiss & Dunton pore as Foros: Standard Tubs, No. 1...0.. 02.00. ce cece eee 5 5 Standard Tubs, No. 2..............0..c0eeeee 4 %5 Standard Tubs, No.3.... .........ceccceeee 3 15 Standard Pails, twohoop.................... 1 2 Standard Pails, three hoop................ 2.1 50 Pails, ground wood _...................88, 4 50 Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................. 2 25 Butter Pails. GSN 2 25 90 Batter Lbadles.:. 2... .. ss. secs oo ce ek sts Butter Spades. - 2.2.0 ee. ‘ Rolling Bins. :.. 6... ooo oe eee ey Potato Masters: 266 iS cee doe Clothes Pounders Clothes Pins..... Mop StHeks. 250.2252... fo kets Washboards, single.................2- Washboards. double.............. Washbcards, Northern Queen............. 12°15 BASKETS. Diamond Markets. .i... 20. 08. eke ccc ence Bushel, narrow band, No. 2................. Bushel, wide band.....................c0000e Clothes, splint, 4 Clothes, splint, fClothes, splint, Clothes, willow No.@............... 23.0203: Clothes, willow NOo2: 2... oo Clothes, willow No.1.........-........0 0008 Water Tight, (acme) Die half bu HIDES, PELTS ‘Ss AND FURS. Perkins & Hess Bay | i follows: ES. Green ....2 e 14@ 5 "Calf skins, econ Part cured.. 6%| or cured.. @t Fullcured.. “f @ Deacon eee Dry hides and #@ piece..:.. 10 @25 Kips) .: 2.22: 6 ! WOOL. Fine washed # ib 22@23|Coarse washed. FUR ‘No, 1 No. 2 pas Bears. 2.0... osc cs ee 500 7 00 OUVEESe. kicks c. 8 00 4 Mink, Large Dark...... Ss Small Pale....... Martins .os. ec. ek cee 1 SPRING WINTER FALL KITS MUSPats. : 6.3.05. 00 2. 8@4 Otter oe 6 00 Raccoon, barre cates oe Short Gr ey, Long MISCELLANEOUS. Sheep pelts, short shearing....... .. Sheep pelts, old wool estimated....... oe 5@2 @%5 (NaOws ese e 34@ a% Grease DUtter, -22 8 seo Ginseng, Z00d.................-- fee 1 sol 70 MISCELLAS ¢ )™US, Ginseng—Local dealers pxuy $1.60@$1.70 8 b for clean washed roots. _ Rubber Boots and Shoes—Jobbers are offer- ing 40 per cent. off on first quality and 40 and 12% per cent. off on second quality. PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—$2.25 per bbl. Beets—In good supply at 40c per bu. Bean—Hand-picked mediums are very scarce, readily commanding $2.25@$2.50 per bu. Butter—Jobbers pay 20c for choice dairy and sell at 22c. Grease butter is slow sale at 8c. Butterine—Creamery, léc for solid packed and lic for rolls. Dairy, 14c fcr solid packed and 15e for rolls. Cabbages—$6@§8 per 100, according to size. Very scarce. Carrots—30@35c per bu. Celery—25 # doz. Cheese—Jobbers are holding their stocks at 1L8@13 Ke. Cider—1l0c per gal. Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; apple a rels, 25c. Cranberries—Home grown, $3 perbu. Cod, $9.50 per bbl. Dried Apples—Jobbers hold sun-dried at 6c and evaporated at 8'4c. Eggs—Jobbers pay 18c for pickled stock and 22c for fresh, holding at 2c above those fig- ures. Fresh eggs are hard to get. Honey—In moderate demand, but scarce, readily commanding 16@18e. Hay—Baled is moderately active at $14 per ton intwoand five ton Jots and $13 in car lots. Onions— Home grown, 75c per bu. $1.30 per crate, Pop Corn—2ec # b. Potatoes—Buyers pay 68@70c for good stock nore and Hebrons preferred) and hold at 75@ Cc Sweet Potatoes—Kiln-dried Jerseys are searce and high, readily commanding $5@$5.50 per bbl Turnips—20@25c per doz. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—No change. City millers pay 79c for Lancaster and 7%c for Fulse and Clawson. Corn—Jobbing generally at 56c in 100 bu. lots and 54c in carlots. Oats—White, 38c in small lots and 34c in car lots. Rye #8 bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.20 8 cwt. Flour—No change. Patent, $5. 208 bbl.in sacks and $5.40 in wood. Straight, $4.20 $ bbl. in sacks and $4.40 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $2.40 ® bbl. Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 # ton. Bran, $18 ®ton. Ships, $18.50 @ ton. Middlings, $198 ton Corn and Oats, $18 ® ton. COAL! Present Prices: Stove No. 4and Nut - - Eggand Grate - - - Cape Spanish, $8.00 per ton. $7.73 per ton. We are agents for Brazil Block Coal. The best and cheapest steam coal in the market. e. : ‘“"| Grand Rapids Ice & Coal Co., The W. Steele Packing & "Provision Co. ; ee as follows: : OFFICE 52 PEARL ST., ee | Offer No. 176. -FREE—To Merchants Only: Ons! eC’ E on”. Electro-Ma; ‘ 50 40 Bushel, narrow band, No.1................. 1 50 : é . .26@28 Medium ......... 25@27 Beasts? os 16@22 3 No.4 50 I have a nice lot of Hand- picked Beans I offer to the trade. Parties in want can get supplied by writing to _W. T. LAMOREAUX, 71 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich. e THURBER, WHYLAND & C0, NEW YORK, RELIABLE e FOOD PRODUCTS. {It is both pleasant and profitable for merchants to occasionally visit New: York, and all such are cordially invited to call, look through our establishment, corner West Broadway, Reade ani Hudson streets, and make our acquaintance, whether they wish to buy goods or not. Ask for a member of the firm.] LECTROTYPERS F Tee ae 3 ore oty pe Beta rai ea SWS, BRASS RULE: AS Nedokol= a al et ro Sa OLA Se NGA Sole agents for Chicago Brass Rule Works, for State of Michigan, ‘ ESTABLISHED 1866. BaRNery BRo0s., 152 So. Water Street, Chicago. ‘ We do a General Commission Business and offer as inducements twenty years’ ex- perience and clear record. The best equip- ped and largest salesroom in -the business in this city. Ample storage facilities—full 20,000 feet of floor space in the center of the best market in the West. Ample ecapi- oe tal and first-class references on file with Tur TRADESMAN. Write us if you wish information, whether to buy or sell. It will cost you nothing. BARNETT BROS. S Ses BRE' i ae INCREASE YOUR TRADE” BY aeets G s Composed of Guatemala, African © ana Mexican Javas, Santos, Maracaibo and pees selected with especial reference to their fi drinking qualities. The most populér bra of Blended Coffee in the market. Sold only, 4 in 50. Ib. Cans and 1 Ib. packages, 30, 60 ib. Cases. Mail Orders Solicited by the, pro- prietors. “A, He THOMPSON. 60 BEE SPICE MEL LLS: e om P ccaintiai—3i. A. McWilliams, Theo. H, Tibbs. e Pharmacy—W. L. White, A. C. Bauer and Watts. — : Meetings—First Thursday evening in each month. see - Thursday evening in November oe Next“ Mooting=Thureday evening, January 6, at THE _ Charlevoix Count " president, D. 0. Roberts; Secretary, D. McDonald. eee bf ‘TRADESMAN 0 Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER, 1883. * President, J. W. Dunlop; Secretary, R. M. Mussell. - ‘Berrien County Pharmaceutical Society. proitent H. M. en. Seeretary, Henry Kephart. ~€linton County. Druggists’ Association. President, A. 0. Hunt, ‘Secretary, A. 8. Wallace. y Pharmaceutical Society President, H. W. Willard; Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter. ‘Yonia County Pharmaceutical Society. ’ President, W. R. Cutler; Secretary, Geo. Gundrum. 7 Jackson County Pharmaceutical Ass’n, President, C. B. Colwell; Secretary, C. E. Foote. Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical Association. “Central Michigan Druggists’ Sena aton: '= Mason County Pharmaceutical Society. President, F. N. Latimer; Secretary, Wm. Heysett. ecosta County Pharmaceutical Society. Poe C. H. Wanoner: Secretary, A. H. Webber. °Monroe County Pharmaceutical Society. President, 8. M. Sackett; Secretary, Julius Weiss. Muskegon County Druggists’ Association, President, E. C. Bond; Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. . President, C.S. Koon; Secretary, Geo. L. LeFevre. )\, Newa County Pharmaceutical society. Y president, J. F. A. Reider; Secrotary, N.N. Miller. Oceana County Pharmaceutical society. President, F. W. Fiacher; 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. Y Impure Iodide of Sodium. In a paper read before the London Chem- ists’ Association on ‘‘Commercial Iodide of Sodium,” W. G. Blackham stated that this iodide is superseding the potassium salt on account of its less: depressing after-effects, and he had been struck by the varying phy- sical characters of the salt, some samples presenting a “‘dry. white crystalline” ap- ) pearance, others being **white and crystal- line,” but decidedly not ‘‘dry.” On one oc- casion, having to dispense some iodide of sodium with syrup of iodide of ironand wa- ter, he found from the resulting mixture that the former contained carbonate. He - therefore examined six specimens of the salt obtained from different sources, and found that one sample contained 5 per cent. and another 6 per cent. of carbonate of sodium. Four packages of iodide were decidedly hy- @) drous in appearance, from 7 to 10 per cent. 4 of water being found. One specimen con- tained as much as 12 per cent. of water. He had been unable to obtain any iodide corresponding to the B. P. requirements. After pointing out how undesirable it is to dispense chemicals so impure as his results showed commercial iodide of sodium to be, Mr. Blackham_ concluded by saying that it was with great reluctance: that he was forced to the conclusion that the impurity & of commercial specimens is due to a direct _ ™ admixture of carbonate, and that great neg- ligence is displayed in sending out the arti- cle. + ae Minor Drug Notes. -The shipments of California wine from that State by sea and rail the first ten months of this. year amount to 5,500,000 gallons, valued at $2,200,000. At one time a very large number of pro- @ prictary medicines of Dutch manufacture “were held in some repute in foreign coun- tries, but the export trade in these nostrums has now dwindled down to a few old-fash- toned remedies, of which, at the present time, the United States is the principal for- _ eign customer. “The Incorporated Society of Chemists and Druggists, Limited,” is the name of an organization. just established in London. Membership of the society is limited to qualified chemists and druggists. Every mémber is entitled to the advice of the so- licitor, gratis, with reference to any trade- marks, proprietary articles, or other busi- mess matters, or any prosecution or proceed- ings that may be taken or threatened against him in relation to his business. Members Shaving any knowledge of breaches of the Jaws affecting the trade, or of anything like- dy to injure chemists and druggists, are ex- pected to forthwith report the same to the jety. ; Java Indigo. _ The indigo crop of 1886 was satisfactory, ‘both as regards quality and quantity. Dur- ‘ing the year, 612.000 kilos. were exported rom Batavia, against 601,000 kilos. in 1885, and an ayerage export of 422,000 kilos. from 1880 to 1884. The high prices which ruled the commencement of 1886 could not be . and the season closed at decid- ‘rates than the one preceding. act, were so low that the plant- jot sell outright, but preferred to ‘cargo ‘to Holland for The finest varieties are d more scarce. The 1887 ok favorable as: regards suffered. fr | law has now been in fo and as eight examinations are, from excessive | about two years, of candidates for certificates of registered pharmacists have been held (embracing in all 371 candidates), | the members of the Board of Pharmacy have .| had a good opportunity of ascertaining the | average degree of proficiency in pharmaceu- | tical knowledge of those who have appeared before them. We regret to say, that while there have been some notable -exceptions, the standard of. proficiency has fallen far short of what it should be for the best inter- ests of pharmacy. It would seem to be self evident that the pharmacists of Michigan cannot expect’to secure the esteem and confidence of their patrons unless they show a degree of intelli- gence and skillin their profession which will command it. The aim of Pharmacy laws is to elevate the standard of pharmacy and make it rather a profession than a trade or mere mercantile pursuit. The only way by which this can be effected is by requiring of those who intend to make pharmacy their vocation, a more thorough knowledge in all those branches of study which are essential to pharmacy, than has been deemed necessary in the past. This should be and is one of the chief duties of ‘‘Boards of Pharmacy.” The branches in which candidates have been examined have thus far been five in number, viz: Identification of drugs and chemicals (pharmacognosy), Pharmacy, Materia Medica, Chemistry and Prescrip- tions. In the first branch (pharmacognosy) there has been some improvement manifest- ed in the percentage of correct replies dur- ing the past year. In all the others, how- ever, there has been absolutely none; and the average percentage of correct replies showa is far below what should be expected of the reasonably competent pharmacist. The greatest deficiency is shown in the de- partment of chemfstry. While it is not ex- pected that a pharmacist should, of necessity, be a thorough chemist or expert analyst, it will not, we think, be denied that he should have a fair knowledge of chemistry as taught in the simpler manuals of that sci- ence in ordinary use. e When it is taken in- to consideration that the questions given in this department have been, for the most part, of the simplest possible character, and |- | requiring only a very limited knowledge of ‘‘Elementary Chemistry,” such questions, in fact, as any one desirous of becoming a pharmacist should be able to answer cor- rectly, at least seventy-five per cent.; and when it is further considered that the aver- age of correct replies in this branch has been far below this, the lamentable lack of knowledge in this department becomes strikingly manifest. Heretofore, owing to the newness of the conditions imposed by the Pharmacy law and the consequent lack of necessary time for candidates to make preparations for the new order of things, the Board have’‘consid- ered it not only their duty, but an act of justice as well, to be quite lenient in their examinations. The time has, howeyer, now come when the best interests of pharmac y demand a change, and hereafter they will have to be more exacting in the standard of qualifications required of cahdidates. We would therefore recommend that pros- pective candidates for examination as regis- tered pharmacists prepare themselves be- fore hand by a proper course of study and by practical training. The best, and in fact the only practical, training, is that acquired by actual service in the drug store. For a course of study, the Board would recommend: First—A regular course in some School of Pharmacy, and they know of none they can more heartily recommend than that of Ann Arbor, in our own State. Second—The course of study by letter, given by the National Institute of Pharmacy, of Chicago. To those who ean afford neith- er the means nor the time for a regular course in a School of Pharmacy, this course is highly desirable. Third—A systematic course of private study, such as that recommended by Prof. A. B. Prescott, of the Ann Arbor School of Pharmacy, in a very able paper read before the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Associa- tion, at its meeting held in Grand Rapids, ia 1886. This paper will be found in the vol- ume of the proceedings of the Association for 1886, and was also distributed in pam- phliet form to all the members of the Associ- ation. To those who wish to take up the study of pharmacy at their own homes, and without any expense except that of the ne- cessary text-books, and do not know just how to go about it, a careful reading of this paper, embodying, as it does the results of years of actual experience by one of the ablest teachers of pharmacy in the country, will give the necessary information in full and comprehensive detail. In addition to the above we would recom- mend that you take, at least, one of the pharmaceutical journals, and carefully read every issue. In this way only can you ex- pect to keep yourself posted on current pharmaceutical literature, and feel that you are, in a fair degree, abreast with the pro- gress of the times. ; It is an old saying, and a true one, that “Nothing really worth having can be ob; tained without some sacrifice:” and in no vocation is this more true than in that of pharmacy. ’ Trusting that these remarks and recom- mendations will be received in the same kind spirit in which. they are written, we Yours very truly, GEO. McDonaLp, President, JAMES VERNOR, Treasurer, JACOB JESSON, Secretary, STANLEY E. PARKILL, OTTM4R EBERBACH, | Michigan Board of Pharmacy. ————q@q@m 2a _ .. Detroit Drug Notes. Bassett & L’Hommedieu have opened their fine new drug store on Woodward ay- enue. ee Geo. M. Connor has’ purchased the drug store formerly kept by Dr. Cox. He has cleaned it up and repainted it, making.a very neat store. eek Joseph Feil, of Cleveland, has started a| 4 | School of Pharmacy in Detroit. . EAS -| The publishers of the Pharmaceutical | Era offer a prize of a dictionary and dic- tionary holder to the druggist sending to 3em the largest number of new members | a E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: — Dear Srr—In your recent the subject of po: tal telegraph, you urge that a virtual monopoly has been established of a means of public communication nearly as important as the post office, and that the| character of the men who control this mon- opoly furnishes no guarantee thatit will not be abused to further their selfish ends. In the nature of things, a much higher de- gree of confidence must be reposed in tele- graph operators than in post office clerks. The latter have no cognizance of the contents of the messages they transmit, unless these are written on ‘postal cards, or they brave the penalties of the law by opening letters. The former must be acquainted with the contents of every message that is not writ- tee in cipher, and experience shows that every ordinary cipher can be read by the exereise of patience and ingenuity. And with the change which the telegraph itself has brought about, the most important be- cause the most urgent intelligence is now sent by telegraph and not by mail. What safety is there that our telegraphic system may not be enlisted in the service of'a group of upscrupulous speculators, like the chief owners of the Western Union, and the most confidential intelligence either de- layed-or utilized, or both? There is force in these arguments; but it would be better to wait until it is found that the Western Union - has been used in any such fashion as is suggested. ‘The law lays down-very severe penalties for such practices. “Whether it be through fear of these penalties, or a prudent regard for the credit and prosperity of the company, or motives higher than its critics are inclined to credit its managers with, it is pretty cer- tain that it has not been diverted as yet from its legitimate work as a confidential transmitter of intelligence. And, on the other hand, theinconveniences which would attend the government control of the telegraphs and the mischief which would result from the prodigious enlargement of political patronage, are enough to discour- age the American people from taking this step before its necessity has been made plainly evident. Yours truly, xX & X —— a -@- The Logwood Trade of San Domingo. The logwood trade has been much de- pressed lately, mainly in consequence of excessive competition. There. is a very good demand—larger, in fact, than the sup- ply—tor the better varieties of logwood. In consequence, a good deal of inferior wood is brought down from the interior. and these shipments give rise to claims on the part of receivers in Europe. The experts from Hayti fell from 293,548,750 pounds in 1885 to 273,520,277 pounds in 1886. The decrease is principally owing to reckless destruction of the woods and to the haste with which young trees are felled before they have at- tained maturity, and by the wretched condi- tion. of the roads in the island, which are never repaired, and have now become so bad that it is impossible to bring down the fine trees which are still found plentifully in the interior. In the coast districts there is no wood left. —_—___—_»--¢-<--—- Ginger Preserving at Hong Kong. Though most of the preserved ginger sold at Hong Kong is made in Canton, a consid- erable quantity, which is steadily iucreas- ing, is now prepared in the colony itself. The process is simple. After first boiling the -fresh root until it becomes soft, it is punctured all over with a fork, and then boiled in syrup until the proper consistence is obtained. when it is placed in jars for market. Other fruit, and vegetables are preserved in substantially the same manner, holes being pricked into them to allow the syrup in which they are boiled to penetrate them in every part.