“VOL. 5. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1888. NO. 229, | Aula Associations, Wishing to procure outfits for their Col- lection Departments, are invited to exam- _ime the following quotations, which are for -fime work on good quality of paper: FULL OUTFIT--SI5, go Books Blue Letters, 50 in book. goo Record Blanks. g00 Notification Sheets. 250 Last Calls. goo Envelopes. HALF OUTFITS--SI0,. goo Blue Letters, old style. 250 Record Blanks. 250 Notification Sheets. 125 Last Calls. goo Envelopes. lace of old style Blue Letter in above 0 Outfit we can substitute 10 books Blue ge du in latest form, as recommended by the zecent State convention, for $12.50 Pricesin other quantities furnished on ap- plieation FULLER & STOWE COMPANY, ENGRAVERS and PRINTERS, 49 Lyon St, Grand Rapids, FOURTH NATIONAL BANK! Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. BOWNE, President. GEO. C. PIERCE, Vice President. H. P. BAKER, Cashier. = $300,000. CAPITAL, Transacts a general banking business. 4 Make a Specialty of Collections. Accounts ef Country Merchants Solicited. 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 our 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. s.'T.FIsSEL & Co., Cemmission Merchants, 189 So. Water St,, Chicago, Ill. REFERENCE—First National Bank, or any Wholeeie Grocer here. HIRTH & KRAUSE, LEATHER And Shoe Store Supplies. SHOE BRUSHES, SHOE BUTTONS, SHOE POLISH, SHOE LACES. Heelers, Cork Soles, Button Hooks, Dress- ings, ete. Write for Catalogue. 118 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. WANTED. }| Butter, Eggs, Wool, Pota- toes, Beans, Dried Fruit, Apples and all kinds of Produce. - If you have any of the above goods to ship, or anything in the Produce line let us hear from you. Liberal cash advances made when desired, Karl Bros. Commission Merchants, 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. SEEDS Garden and Field Seeds, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ALFRED J, BROWN, REPRESENTING JAMES VICK, nocuesTEE ROCHESTER, 16 and 18 North Division St., GRAND RAPIDS. PLEASE NOTE—Parties contemplating buying seeds in bulk should embrace the opportunity of secnring good reliable seeds frem the well-known house of James Vick. As we deal exclusively with James Vick, Seedsman, we can save you money as our geods come in large quantities, thus saving you express charges. We can supply you with box "package seeds containing 200 5c papers for 7 giving you a profit of $6 per box. On. short notice we will mail you free ¥Vick’s beautiful Floral Guide, together with qur wholesale price list. Alfred J. Brown, Seedsman. COUPON PASS BOOK Combines the Advantages of a Pass Book and the Coupon System. ——$_ PRICE LIST. 20 Coupon Pass Books....... 50 400 258 300 00 . 6 1:00 Meney ean be sent by postal note or post- office or express order. FE, A. STOWE & BRO, Grand Rapids, Mich. W. H. BEACH, Dealer in GRAIN, SEEDS, BALED HAY, MILL FEED, and PRODUCE. In Car Lots. - ROLLAN D, MICH. BEAN S! ae lot of Hand- STANTON, SAMPSON & 60,, Manutacturers and Jobbers of Men’s Furnishing Goods. Sole Manufacturers of the ‘Peninsular’ Brand Pants, Shirts and Overalls. State agents for Celuloid Collars and Cuffs. 120 and 122 Jefferson, Ave., DETROIT, MICHIGAN. ARDENTER ASK FOR MUSTARD BEST IN THE WORLD CHAS. A. COYE MANUFACTURER OF Horse and Wagon Covers, Awnings and Tents, Flags and Banners, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, | Wide Ducks, etc. Telephone 106. 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. Wi. H Thompson & 60, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference FELSENTHAL, GROSS & MILLER, Bankers, Ghicago. 73 CANAL ST., - We carry a full ‘ine of Seeds of every variety, both for field and garden. Parties in want should MUN ee GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0. 71 CANAL STREET. HEXTER & FRIEDMAN, Manufacturers of BUTTE RInN=s. Office and Factory; 231, 233 Michigan, St., MYRON H. WALKER, Attorney and Solicitor, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Over Fourth National Bank. Telephone 407. We have taken great eare in the selection of our seeds this season, CHICAGO, - ILL. and are pleased to offer SHEDS Sones plete stock of garden seeds. We also carry a full line of garden implements. Send for catalogue and whole- sale price list. To the trade only. Alfred J. Brown, Seedsman. 16 and 18 No. Division St., Grand Rapids. 10 Ulgat 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, T. WARREN & CO, Flint, Mich. BELKNAP Wagon aud Sleigh Co MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts a and Sites fe ees and 0 sina ng a rial a ind bow ; stoc. mate ra ave. “sat) for making first-class Wagons Sample or- c. AIN SWORTH, BATON & LYON, Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS, Stationery & Sundries, 20 and 22 fonroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. SHEDS! A FULL LINE OF Field Seeds AT JOBBING PRICES. Drop Card for Price List. 76 So. Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, ‘A FISH STORY. Written Especially for THE TRADESMAN. Jack Aldrich was a thriving retail grocer in a close street of one of our large cities. He had a snug little store, a nice snug little wife, together with an annually increasing snug little family; and Jack, if we except one little weakness, was the most diligent and steady fellow to be found in the neigh- borhood. Sraall in person, pleasing in ex- terior, Jack Aldrich was always considered a peculiarly smart tradesman. His father had pursued the same business before him, and, though there were not large profits, there was certainly contentment, which Jack very wisely judged was far better. It did not require any vivid stretch of the | imagination to form a comparison between the venerable Izaak Walton, of piscatorial celebrity, and our grocer; for, like that im- mortal angler, Jack was devoted to his call- ing and usually confined to streams of small dimensions, but making his escape wheney- er he could to enjoy the sole recreation of his existenee—that recreation being the sport with which Izaak’s name is ever asso- ciated. Jack Aldrich was a Gory disciple of this renowned angler—at least,.he would have been had he strictly followed that mas- ter’s injunctions; but, if truth must be con- fessed, the one weakness already alluded to in our little grocer consisted of indulgence beyond the bounds of strict sobriety, when any prolonged or favorable sport more than usually elated his spirits. On such oceca- sions, Emily, his faithful wife, of course lectured the recreant grocer most severely; while he, mortified and humbled, meekly promised ‘‘never to do so any more,” and kept his word until betrayed into tempta- tion again. Being a water-drinker at home, from motives of prudence, not to say of ne- cessity, it did net require much in the shape of stimulants to render poor Jack helpless. Whenever he could spare an hour or two in the long summer evenings, after the busi- ness ef the day was nearly over, leaving the store in Emily’s care, away slipped Jack to the river, there to watch his line and forget his cares, until night’s sombre shadows warned him thatall sober citizens were re- tiring. It was only at rare intervals that Jack engaged in a whole day’s fishing; for, in the first place, he could not absent him- self from pressing daily duties, and, in the second, he had no friend resident in the country within easy aecess to whom he could resort for an introduction to babbling streams and big fish. He had toiled carly and late, as his father had done before him; and when Emily’s brother bought a small country hotel situated upon the banks of a river much resorted to by anglers and sent a hearty invitation to Jack to come and vis- it him, what words can paint the bright an- ticipations of the happy grocer? He had not been well of late—needed summer holi- days; and, in short, Jack could not resist the tempting offer. Emily urged her husband with attfection- ate solicitude, to ‘‘keep watch” over him- self; but she loved him too well and was too unselfish to object to his accepting her brother’s hospitality. ‘“Make hay while the sun shines, my dear,” she said; ‘‘you may never have such another opportunity. Bus- iness is slack just now—besides, the baby is weaned and I can take care of the store with Charlie; only—” here there was a pri- vate whispered admonition, the tenor of which may be inferred from Jack’s answer, accompanied by a hearty kiss: ‘‘I promise you, my dear, that I will never taste a drop except when I get my feet wet, and then only just enough to keep out the cold.” “Oh, that cold, Jack!” replied Emily; “it’s a queer thing is that cold! Always trying to get a hold on you, and nothing but a little whisky will keep it away!” and the wife shook her head. It was too much felicity for Jack Aldrich —gathering together his assortment of rods and tackle—laying out his hard-earned money to purchase more—packing his va- lise and setting out on a beautiful summer morning. Yet his dreams fell short of reality when Jack first beheld the paradise which sur- rounded Ord’s hotel, nestled on the pictur- esque river. Here he could fish off the bank from a grassy slope where the banks hung over the broad, deep waters where the monsters of the finny tribe were plentiful. Here he did fish off the green bank, but the fish were strangely shy. Jack labored most assiduously; but, somehow, he caught noth- ing. There was always something wrong; either it was too hot, or the water was too clear, or the fish wouldn’t take that particu- lar bait at that particular spot and he must go up or down stream. ‘And so Jack fol- lowed the river’s course patiently, day by day, striving most manfully to ensnare the wary inhabitants of the treacherous element. ‘*Try the ‘Black Pool,’” said one and an- other, until Jack determined that he would try these famed waters, although the pool was a long way up stream. However, a farmer offered to give him a lift in his wag- on on the way up, leaving Jack to work his way back to the hotel as best he might; and, well supplied with lunch. stowed away ‘in his basket, sank set forth to try his luck for 80 -~ | “Bleck Pool” was significantly named by the inhab- itants thereabouts, with whom the spot was in ill-repute. Solemn and stately were the neighboring woods and an old house stood on the sum- mit of a high hill near by. It was uninhab- ited now and, of course, there was a legend attached. A former owner of the building and farm sutrounding it was very anxious tor a son; but, on his unhappy wife presenting him with nothing but daughters, he swore that on the birth of the next he would throw it into the ‘‘Black Pool.” He did so, and not only once but two or three times, so the story went. It was also related that the bodies of the babies were never. recovered from the deep, dismal waters, which went to show that the pool was bottomless. How- ever, whether it was that they were left very much alone or that the fish in the pool were really better than others, report had not exaggerated their abundance and size, and Jack, to his great satisfaction, managed to capture some ‘“‘big fellows,” according to his own phrase. It was a solitary place. The river here was dark and sullen; it was a fitting place for the enactment of the baby horror. The air was sultry, as ifa storm were brewing, clouds were gathering and the heat was in- tense. There was no ‘‘cold” to keep out and Jack’s feet were perfectly dry, but so was his throat. Ord, his brother-in-law, had placed a suspicious-looking bottle in the basket, saying he might like a little “in wa- ter” after a while. Jack was very thirsty and he drank a large quantity of water out of a large tin cup, pouring in just enough of the contents of the bottle to ‘take the chill off,” as he was heated and feared the result of the cold water alone. “I won’t forget my premise to my dear Emily,” said Jack to himself, as he drank. ‘‘Not one drop of whisky clear will I touch. Ah, bless me! how her dear heart - would ache if she were to hear this tale of the monster who murdered his babes! She’d almost think she could see their faces up- turned in the water. I wonder, now, if there’s any truth in the story?” and Jack fell into a reverie. Sitting down on the bank, he fell asleep and dreamed that in- stead of hooking a big fish he had pulled out a girl baby! Great was his horror, and he awoke with a start, to find that darkness was rapidly gathering around him, while a few pattering drops now and then betokened the approach of a storm as. the grumbling thunder died away in the distance. One drink to fortify himself, and Jack com- menced his homeward route—a rather diffi- cult undertaking, as he was not acquainted with the road and compelled to diverge fre- quently from the river, which was a sure guide, however, as it. flowed directly past his brother-in-law’s door. But rivers are straggling, winding things, and after an hour’s hard toiling over unknown paths, moving slowly and carefully, for caution was extremely necessary on the bank of the river, poor Jack Aldrich became thorough- ly nervous and exhausted as the rain poured down and the thunder burst overhead. Wet through in a moment, he took refuge in the bottle of whisky. ‘‘Even Emily would rec- ommend it now,” said he, and his thoughts went back to the cozy little room over the store, where he was wont to enjoy a nice supper with his wife. Now, here he was, wandering and houseless, uncertain of the way, wet through and no sight or sound of humanity to cheer his eyes or ears. He on- ly heard the rushing of the river, the wail of the wind and those ghostly, mysterious noises which issued from the desolate woods. It was enough to appal a stouter heart than Jack Aldrich’s. No wonder he took com- fort from the bottle. “Catch me a-going a-fishing in a strange place again!” muttered he; ‘‘only catch me at it, that’s all!” An impression that he was walking on haunted ground and that, at the same time, his basket was getting heavier and heavier, oppressed Jack Aldyich with a sensation al- most approaching suffocation, and he shout- ed aloud, asif to increase his courage—talk- ing to himself and at himself—‘‘Who says Jack Aldrich is drunk? Any one who dares to say so is a reprobate! Who dares to say that Jack Aldrich carries a basketful of dead babies instead of dead fish?” But just as the inebriated fisherman came to this por- tion of his harangue, a light appeared a short distance away and, as he made toward it, alow, dull sound, as of monotonous knocking, fell om his ear, notwithstanding his perceptions were not particularly acute. — Jack staggered along until he reached a building whence the sounds appeared to proceed and, creeping slowly toward an apeiture, peeped in with a remarkably sa- gacious expression of countenance, no doubt, had the darkness permitted his face to be seen. “What he beheld there caused him to start backward so suddenly that, coming in contact with a log, he fell violently over it, the blood spurting from his nose and a cry | escaping at the same moment from the hap- less angler. Jack Aldrich had seen three spectral-looking men working ata coffin, | pees in ee the. dismal reoopiaclo it | a hurry. When he recovered from the tem- porary stupor resulting from his fall, the scared man could neither speak nor move: his tongue stuck to the roof of his mouth and his legs were powerless to sustain his weight. Once, indeed, he thickly mutter- ed, ‘“‘Whisky, more whisky!” but immedi- ately sank back, helpless and hopeless, for he heard a voice say, ‘‘We’ll put him in when it is finished; it is just done. We're in good time and it’ll be the safest place for the drunken brute.” Poor Jack Aldrich! To be put in a coffin alive at the suggestion of one whom he thought an evil spirit! He heard another say, ‘‘Hello! let’s have a look into his basket! My, but they’re big ones! Put them in with him and let’s be off at once.” “Off at once! Where?” thought the terri- fied and miserable man—‘‘Where are they off to? To the ‘bottomless pit,’ for stealing the dread seerets of the haunted pool?” As to the whisky, that was nothing—ghostly beings never interfered with such matters. The knocking discontinued, a tramping of feet was heard, a bustle as of preparation and Jack felt himself lifted up and laid in what he knew by instinct to bea coffin! Oh, it was most horrible! And, with an effort, he jerked aside the lid, which was placed lightly over him, half raising himself as he did so. ‘If he gets uneasy,” said a stern voice, ‘‘we must secure him better, or he’ll be in the water before his time comes and make food for the fishes instead of fun for the devil.” So they were conveying him to his Satan- ic majesty, dead babies and all, perhaps mistaking him for their murderer! Jack still had sense enough to be aware that his struggles only rendered matters worse; he was in powerful hands and they tossed him about like a feather. Could his dear wife see her husband in a coffin, what would her feelings be? And, as Jack thought of this, his tears began to flow copiously. He sob- bed and wailed in a sickening, maudlin tone; but it had a soothing effect and he fell off to sleep just as he was conscious of be- ing placed ina boat and, amid gleaming torches, rowed rapidly away, but whether up or down stream he could not tell. ‘But of course they are taking me to the ‘‘bot- tomless pit,’ and there they will cast me in with my horrible load,” he thought. Could it be the whisky which made Jack Aldrich confound the fish he had caught with the murdered babes, who had slum- bered beneath the waters for years? With a stifled ery for pardon on his lips, insensi- bility succeeded, and when Jack awoke at noon next day in his bed at his brother-in- law’s, with the sun streaming in through the curtains, he shuddered at the remembrance of his horrible adventure, wondering how he came to be in bed, and also how he had come by a bandaged cheek, from which blood was still oozing, and a head which throbbed so fearfully at each pulsation of his heart. ‘‘What a horrible vision!” he exclaimed, feebly. ‘tDemons rowing me in a coffin to the ‘bottomless pit? of the Black Pool! It is a warning to prepare for my death!” “No, no, Jack!” exclaimed the cheerful voice of his brother-in-law; ‘‘it wasn’t a death warning, but only a gentle hint not to attack the bottle so often; your head is none of the strongest and won’t bear it. You’re all right, my boy, for you have brought back some of the nicest fish I have seen in many a day, though both they and you came home in a rather queer sort of a way, it must be owned—all packed up in a coffin together!” “Ord,” said Jack, solemnly, ‘‘these are not fish; they are those drowned ehildren!” ‘Poor fellow, he is wandering again. He must have another blister,” said Mr. Ord. And by the time it was put on and more drugs had been administered, Jack’s fever was so much reduced that he was able to collect his thoughts and attempt a descrip- tion of the prodigious scenes he had gone through. ‘‘Why, that was old Mat. Jen- kins and his two sons whom you took for demons,’ laughed Mr. Ord, as he listened to Jack’s account of his midnight adven- tures. ‘‘Mat. is a temperance. man, and thinks nothing of sending a man to Beelze- bub if he gets drunk; and, between youand 1, I don’t think Mat. is far wrong, for whis- ky is the high road to ruin at all times.” “*Yes, yes, I know that!” groaned Jack. “But they put me in a coffin and rowed me off. How did I get here? Oh, I am a doomed man! Tam a doomed man! I shan’t be long out of my real coffin!” “You won’t, if you go on like this, Jack,” replied Mr. Ord, with a serious air. ‘‘You have got a severe contusion on the head, be- sides other injuries, and it is absolutely ne- cessary that you be kept quiet and discard these foolish fancies. our only undertaker hereabouts; his. work- shop is close to the river and he frequently conveys his dismal burdens in a boat. The wooden box in which he laid you for safety was wanted urgently for a poor boy who died of infectious fever. He thought, he was doing the best he could for you. He | found, by a letter, that you were stopping ate and he - seposited you and the fish on the oreh, where we found you. ja a » hard shape, indeed. I believe old Mat. thought you a worse occupant for the coffin than the one fcr whom it was intended.” “‘And so I was!” exclaimed the penitent man; ‘‘and before I am put in a coffin again, may I be buried alive if * am not areform-— ed man.” His wife, Emily, was not informed of the reason, but she was very much pleased, as time progressed, to find her husband proof againstghe strongest temptations. Never was he’Known to be in the least degree ine- briated after his return from this memora- ble expedition, and not even to keep the “cold” out would he drink a drop of whis- ky. RELLUF. a How Profits are Figured in Maine. From the Lewiston (Me.) Journal. A Madawaska clothing dealer in the last month of the last year took a business vaca- tion trip to Portland, and dropped into one of the largest wholesale clothing houses in the city to purchase ready-made goods. He purchased goods to the amount of $230, and asked for credit. The Madawaska clothing man was a good-looking fellow, and the Portland wholesaler tru usted him. This week the Madawaska merchant came to Portland, paid his $230, bought $500 worth of clothing and asked for time again. The proprietor called him into his private office and said: ‘Five hundred dollars is quite a bill.” **Yes.” “I thought it wouldn’t be out of place to inquire a little into your financial standing, that’s all.” ‘Quite right, quite right.” *“‘At what profit do you sell these goods in Madawaska.” “Ten per cent.” “‘Of course you have to pay the freight on these goods, sell some of them on credit and you find a poor customer once in a. while?” “O, yes.” “I don’t think the firm will be able to self you goods unless you pay.” The Madawaska man stared at the Port- land. wholesaler and said: “I guess you don’t reckon 10 per cent. profit here in Portland the way we do in Madawaska. When I pay you $1 for an article Madawas- ka pays me $10 for it.” ‘Sell you? Well, I guess we’ll sell you all the goods you want, my friend. Td trust you as soon as I would the Bank of: England, ” concluded the wholesale dealer in trousers, dispatching a clerk to pack up the goods. ——_—_——_—<>-9- <2 He Did Not Reduce the Bill. A man who had just set up in the hard- ware business and who had been a clerk where the eccentric millionaire, Stephen Girard, had been in the habit of trading, applied to him for a share of his patronage. Girard bought of him, but when the bill was sent in he found fault and marked down the prices. ‘Cask of nails,” he growled, ‘‘which I was offered for so and so. You havecharg- ed so and so, and you must take it off.” “I cannot do it,” said the young mer- chant. ‘But you must do it,” roared Girard. ‘“*T cannot and will not,” was the final re- ply. Girard bolted out, apparently in a rage, but soon after sent a check for the w hole bill. The young man began to relent and say to himself: ‘‘Perhaps he was offered them at that price, but it is all over now. I am sorry I did not reduee the bill and get it out of him on something else. His trade would have been worth a good deal to me.” By and by Girard came again and gave him another order. The young man was very courteous and said he was. almost sorry he did not reduce the former bill. **Reduce a bill!” exclaimed Girard. ‘‘Had you done it 1 would never trade with you again. I merely meant to see if you had cheated me.” ~~ 6 -- The Modern Octopus. In answer to the qnestion, ‘‘How does the trade look upon the sugar trust?” the. leading jobber promptly replied: ‘With disgust. Competition is the lite of trade. Its absence makes the handler as well as the cousumer suffer. There are doz- ens of brands of sugar. Each maker claims his own possesses the greatest merit, and there is a vast difference between them. Now the trust places them all on a level. Jobbers and brokers alike} are down on this trust. That mercantile trust ought to be prohibited by Congress is the sentiment of the trade.” ————— 2 - Little six-year-old Jay was visiting at his Aunt Willa’s, and some caller had a baby with her. Jay walked up and looked at the baby as it lay in its mother’s arms and, go- ing back to his aunt, said: ‘Aunt Willa, Dod knows everthing, don’t %e??? ‘*Yes, Jay.” Jay goes back to the baby, solemnly eyes it a moment and, turning around, says slowly: ‘Aunt Willa, then Dod knows that baby has an awful pug nose.” ; PERFECTION SCALE The Latest Improved and Best. Old Mat. Jenkins is |-@ DOES NoT EEQUIRE DOWN WEIGHT z 2 Will Soon Save its Cost on any. Counter. So ae mention nae USLAND &.00,, iE Seginn POs) ed ‘descriptions - given in about fifty trade Proprietors, Anown on application. ; ce—49 Lyon Street, Grand | se our H. AYER, 49 : to this paper are not diséontinued at ex- pation, untess’ ‘so ordered by: the subscriber. . BAL STOWE, Baitor. = WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1883. ‘ {HE NEW INSURANCE LAW. The new law prohibiting compacts and -ecombinations is now in force and the insur- ance companies are disposed to resfigct it. Wearly all the companies doing business in ' Michigan have sent out circulars to their “agents in this State, substantially as follows: To our Michigan Agents: GENTLEMEN — Referring to what is known as the ‘‘Cole Law” passed at the last session of your Legislature, and evidently designed to prevent insurance companies and agents from co-operating in any manner in the reg- ulation of business, and which law goes in- to effect on the 1st prox., if is but proper that our views in regard to the conduct of our business and the course which we intend to pursue should be given. You are doubtless well advised as to the scope and intent of that law, and that on and after the Ist of February it will not be lawful for you (in the language of the law) to enter into any ‘‘contract’’ or ‘‘agreement” with other agents or associations, ‘‘the ob- ject or effect of which is to prevent open and free competition,’”—so reads the law— évidently seeking thereby to disband all ex- isting local boards, compacts and agree- ments as to rates. The operation of this law will necessarily make certain changes in our business ex- pedient, and while we can entertain no res- pect for a law so unjust in its provisions as this seems to be, yet so long as it remains in force this Company will observe it, and must ask its agents to do the same. We wish further to say that so far as this Company is concerned, we will not permit any reduction in rates by reason of this change in the manner of conducting our business, and no concession whatever in the rate last accepted will be made, except for actual improvements that render the risk safer. All new risks will be rated at- this office on the same basis as the class has paid heretofore, subject to such increase as our experience would seem to make necessary. Farniture factories hereafter will be whoily declined in your State; no saw mill risk will be accepted except those of the better lass located at the agency writing, and pro- vided with first-class appliances for extin- guishing fire, and then only on surveys and applications signed by the owners and made a part and warranty of the policy; wood- working establishments generally will be declined, except at a very material advance ia rate; flour mills will be rated by us under the schedule now in use in this office, and as for lumber risks, the present rule of this Oftice requiring space and four-fifths co-in- surance clause will be adhered to. We shall endeavor to place in your hands within a short time printed tariffs, by which the business of this office will be governed, without reference to rates or rules adopted by other companies, but in the. absence of such the above rules will govern, subject, of course, to such changes as may be adopt- ea hereafter, not contrary to law, and as aay occur to us in the future. _ This law will impose additional labor and responsibility upon each of you, but we trust that the good judgment and discretion of eur agents will convince them that they can cenform to the law with much better results to themselves and this Company by astrict adherence to adequate rates, than to enter into any wild scramble for business. Agents will please understand that rules relating to commissions paid by this Com- pany, or by other companies associated with us in the same agency, are in no mai- ner affected by the new law, and remain unchanged. As will be noted in the above circular, in- surance agents are instructed to write risks af the rates in vogue before the compact was abolished. Itis understood that the ratings of the Board on all the risks in the State are now being classified and printed in Chicago and that copies will shortly be in the hands of local agents. While such a device will probably tend to hold up rates for a time, they cannot be maintained very jong. Local agents admit that the competi- tion for mercantile risks, on which the most money is made, will cause a break in the rates within sixty days, and this opinion is corroborated by several insurance magnates whom THE TRADESMAN has caused to be interviewed on the subject. The same rule will hold good as regards new buildings on which insurance is sought. Without the tron hand of the Board to fix an arbitrary rate, competition is as sure to bring in- surance down to what it is worth as water is sure to reach its own level. A reduction in the rates on one or two classes of risks avill necessarily be followed by lower rates all around, so that the time is not far dis- ¢ant when the concession the B. M. A. has been working for years to secure—‘‘Good insurance at fair rates”—will be realized. Then, if not before, will be time to in- quire into and abolish some of ‘the detestable practices used by insurance adjusters in set- fing losses. In the meantime, it behooves every busi- “ness man to zealously watch the Commis- -sion having in preparation a standard form _of insurance policy, to the end that the in- terests of the insured are protected. The a take care of his interests—no journals and newspapers. With few ex- : | ceptions, the convention is pronounced a dae Dollar per. year. Advertis-. most dismal failure in all the elements which are necessary to make up a success- ‘fut gathering, bent on the accomplishment of a common purpose. The editor of the Denver’ Retail: Grocer, who traveled oa thousand miles to attend the convention, seems to have expressed the sentiment of everyone present in the following terse and plaintive wail: - We would like to say one kind soit in regard to this convention, but we cannot. One would naturally suppose that a body of intelligent, professional and business men could meet without the disgraceful pro- ceedings which characterized this assembly. The thing opened and ended with a wrangle and about the only thing a well-meaning delegate was instructed in was parliamen- tary law. * * * The principal fight seemed to be in the selection of a president. Why this was so we cannot say, but it ap- pears there were two factions strongly op- posed to each other. * * * We are free to admit that the manner in which the meeting was conducted will utterly destroy any: possibility of getting the bill through Congress, and we will also state that the next meeting willnot even have a quorum. It is a pity. THE TRADESMAN--Speaking for and in behalf of the Michigan Business Men’s As- sociation, the largest and strongest body of organized business men in this country— has never favored the proposed National Act. Looking at the convention from this distance, THE TRADESMAN sees no reason why it should alter its position. A bill which can be changed, as the so-called Pure Food bill was altered, simply by a little clamor, shows unmistakably that the origi- nal draft possessed little merit—none in fact, in its unconstitutional form. The present bill, so hastily amended and:so easi- ly accepted, carries with it in but small de- gree the confidence of the’ people and will be as barren of results, if finally enacted, as is much of the unnecessary and meaning- less legislation which is pushed through Congress every session and immediately forgotten by everyone but the printer who paves its way to the ragman. THE TRADESMAN —Sspeaking, again, for the associated associations which it endea- vors to fairly represent-—-has not wasted much time or space in opposing the propesed bill, fortwo reasons: First, because of its uncon- stitutionality, knowing it would come to naught; second, because,jthe editor did not seek to antagonize the cherished opinions of those who were equally in earnest, for good food, with the business men of Michigan, but who hoped to abolish all adulteration with one fell swoop—a ridiculous idea which was clung to tenaciously until dissipated by the Washington convention. Tue TRADES- MAN expects to see laws passed by every Legislature in the country, looking toward trade honesty and the health of the people. Such a plan of action the business men of Michigan always have advocated and al- ways will advocate. The members of the 100 associations, acting in unison through the Michigan Business Men’s Association, believe in education, and agitation, and legislation—in the order named, not putting the cart before the horse—and on these handmaids they base their hopes for the fu- ture welfare of morality and the pocket on the question of adulteration. On this plat- form THe TRADESMAN is proud to stand. A Philadelphia dispatch, under date of Feb. 1, notes the following: ‘‘A suit for $50,000 damages against the Western U nion Telegraph Company was yesterday brought by Frank J. Primrose, a wool merchant, who claims that he lost that amount of money by his Western agent buying wool on a falling market through a blunder in tel- egraphic instructions.” A Grand Rapids business man suffered a loss of about #500 through the inexcusable blunder of a West- ern Union operator and when he talked about resorting to the courts, the local man- ager requested him to loan his proofs of the error long enough to forward them to the New York office for examination. No soon- er did the Westerm Union get the weapons in their own hands than they informed the owner that they would not settle the case and that he could not have his proofs—part- ly in the shape of sheets taken from his own copy book—back again. No amount of coaxing or threatening has induced the octopus to recede from its first position and the wronged party is prevented from bring- ing an action for damages by reason of his inability to regain possession of the docu- ments necessary to establish his case. The tyrannical attitude of the Western Union and its hirelings was never more fittingly illustrated than in this case. Editorial Endorsement of the Aldine Grate. From the Grand Rapids Eagle. The Aldine grate is unquestionably the handsomest and most artistic article of its kind manufactured. In addition, it is ac- knowledged, by all who have tested its ca- pabilities, to be the most economical grate on the market, as regards the amount of fuel consumed in proportion to the heat given out. It is built upon scientific princi- ples, which insure perfect. combustion, ad- mirable ventilation and absolute immunity from the escape of gas or smoke. Mr. Theo. M. Carpenter, of the Eagle’s editorial staff, recently had: ‘one of the Aldine grates’ placed in his residence, on East Fulton vorat, and is therefore qualified to testify - | personally : to the correctness of the above a which he does with pleasu : AMONG THE TRADE. GRAND: RAPIDS GOSSIP. Fred D. Yale & Co. have added a line of teas to their extract business. ee Robert North has engaged in the grocery business at Lake P.O. Cody, Ball, Barn- hart & Co. furnished>the stock. E. D. Smith has engaged in the grocery business at Burnip’s Corners. Cody, Ball, Barnhart & Co. furnished the stock. Olney, Shields & Co. are extending their} sample room twenty feet in the rear, which will give them a sample room 20 x 40 feet in dimensions. Peter Bos will engage in general trade at New Groningen. Amos S. Musselman & Co. will furnish the groceries and Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co. the dry goods. A. B. Foote, the Hilliards general dealer, has given R. D. Swarthout a trust mortgage for $1,700, including in the document about three-quarters oi his Grand Rapids creditors. Geo. P. Gifford, Jr., has purchased of C. F. Nason eighteen acres of land just north of the D., G. H. & M. junction and west of the G. R. & I. Railway. The tract has a half mile frontage on the railway track. Christian Bertsch has purchased the inter- est of John H. Palen in the boot and shoe business of Palen & Herold. The business will be continued by Alonzo Herold and Christian Bertsch under the style of Herold & Co. The general stock formerly belonging to E. N. Lesperence, of Hamilton, which is now in possession of E. G. Studley & Co., will be distributed pro rata among the chat- tel mortgage creditors during the coming week. Ed. W. Johnston has purchased a half interest in the grocery and meat market of Sam. K. Beecher, at the corner of Jefferson and Wealthy avenues, and the business will be continued under the style of Beecher & Johnston. Daniel Kull gave Spring & Company a bill of sale for his dry goods stock at 606 South Division street on February 1 and the following day the stock was taken posses- sion of by Spring & Company and removed to the latter’s establishment. VanEvery & Co., meat dealers at 51 Can- al street, have leased the store at 55 Canal street and will occupy the new premises with a complete grocery stock, furnished by Arthur Meigs & Co. Thegrocery and meat market will be connected by an archway. When H. H. Freedman & Co. took pos- session of the Fox & Bradford cigar stock about a year ago, two creditors replevined their goods. The suits came up for a hear- ing in the Kent Circuit Court last Thursday, when both the replevining creditors sub- mitted to a non-suit, decrees for $300.55 and $441.72, respectively, being entered against them. Barring these two firms, Jas. Fox has personally settled with all the creditors of the former firm of Fox & Bradford and will now probably take steps to secure dis- charges of indebtedness from them also. AROUND THE STATE. Okemos—J. Tobias succeeds Wm. Cole in the grocery business. Dimondale—D. M. Hough’s general! store has been closed by creditors. Eaton Rapids—l. P. Roberts has re-open- ed his grocery and feed store. Algonac—Geo. D. Dana succeeds Dana Bros. in the grocery business. Kendall—Geo. W. Knapp succeeds Wm. Herman in the grocery business. Muskegon—P. Wierengo has openeda hardware store on Myrtle street. Kalamazoo—E. A. Welch has purchased the grocery stock of J. E. Doyle. Big Rapids—Will Haney sueceeds Haney & Darling in the grocery business. Hoytville—O. A. Halladay is adding a line of groceries to his drug stock. Chesaning—Bettis, Hotaling & Co. suc- ceed H. J. Bently in general trade. Ludington—Chas. P. Olson succeeds J. P. Baggott in the grocery business. Norvell—Tremaine & Co. succeeds Yar- rington & Bancroft in general trade. Clyde—F. A. Wickens & Co. succeeds Wickens & Adams in genera! trade. Adrian—Voorhees Bros. have assigned their hat and cap stock to Seth Bean. Mt. Pleasant—Thos. McNamara, general dealer, has assigned to John Kinney. Adrian—b. E. Taylor has engaged in the wholesale flour and feed business. Lansing—Chas. W. Dearin succeeds F. J. Blair in the tobacco and cigar business. Lansing—Geo. L. Davis succeeds Wm. J. McRoberts & Co. as proprietor of bazaar. Sault Ste. Marie—Adams & Eccles suc- ceed Geo. H. Eccles in the grocery business. Brooklyn—Wm. S. Culver & Co. succeed Walker B. Sherman in the dry epofle busi- ness, Howell—Stephen J. Miller, the produce dealer, broke his leg while wrestling with a friend on the 2d. Wayland—Rev. J. C. Branch has _ pur- chased the grocery and crockery stock of W. H. Bartholomew. Wayland—F. A. Burlington has closed his meat market and taken a position in his father’s store at Bradley. - Detroit—Sidney D. Miller has put in $380,- 000 as the special partner in the wholesale hardware firm of S. A. Munger & Co. Jackson—D. A. Tinker & Co. have closed | Ap dry goods establishment, preparatory | Piemeib-Fenton & Rorwan's. “grocery 2 | stock has been seized on six executions and | | one chattel mortgage. The stock inventor- ies $1,537.07. gee Adrian—A. L. Morrow & Co. hare closed their boot and shoe store and shipped their stock to Marion, Ohio, where they will re- sume business. Detroit—John Freeman has been admit- ted as a general partner in the wholesale hardware firm of S. A. Munger & Co. under the same style. Hoytville—Wm. Crane has sold his dry goods, grocery and hardware stock to West & Co. Failing health is the cause assigned by Mr. Crane for his retirement. Detroit—Geo. Hadzits & Co., wholesale notion dealers, have dissolved, Geo. Burk- heiser retiring and the remaining partners continuing under the same style. Elk Rapids—Eugene Hill and Archie Campbell have purchased the fixtures of the Farmers’ Market Co. and will continue the produce business under the style of Hill & Campbell. : Ishpeming—G. L. Reynolds, proprietor of a general store at National Location, has assigned. His assets are about $1,000 and his liabilities five times as great. Reynolds has been drinking heavily and is now enjoy- ing an attack of delitium tremens. Adrian—Lisle B. Ross, for several years salesman for Crane & Wood, and more recently head clerk with Wood, Crane & Wood, will shorily remove to Three Rivers, where he will engage in the clothing busi- ness. The firm name will be L. B. Ross & Co., the company consisting of a silent partner residing in Adrian. Detroit+Last Monday the grocery firm of Nieborowski & Shellenberger gave Weise & Reese, wholesale grocers, a one-day chattel mortgage on their stock. The document was filed Tuesday, and the next day it was foreclosed. Nieborowski claims he did not know he was signing such an expeditious warrant, and has retained Col. Atkinson to help him out. Weiss & Reese say that the partners do not agree, and they took the goods to protect themselves. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Kalamazoo—A. L. Pratt & Co., road cart manufacturers, have dissolved. Lansing—Wm. VanBuren and Bailey M. Buck have formed a copartnership under the style of the Lansing Furniture Co. for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture of cheap beds and chamber suites. Port Huron—The organization of the Maddin Two Wheel Pony Binder and Chain Mower Manufacturing Co. (the longest cor- porate name on record) has been completed by the election of Thomas Sutherland as President, Marcus Young as Secretary and Samuel D. Maddin as Superintendent. Oscoda—The firm of Moore & Tanner, lumber manufacturers, has _ dissolved, Charles Tanner purchasing the interest of his partners, Stephen Moore and Lucius S. Moore, of Detroit. The property transfer- red consists of the sawmill, dock, boom privileges, village property, etc. The Mes- srs. Moore retain their pine lands and will. continue their lumber operations in the woods, and will have their logs cut by Mr. Tanner. The mill has a sawing capacity of | from 15,000,000 to 20,000,000 a season, and has a reputation of turning out as fine lum- ber as can be cut anywhere. STRAY FACTS. Medina—Chas. Colvin has been admitted to partnership in the firm of A. J. Colvin & Co., proprietors of the Medina cheese fac- tory, and E. G. Farnsworth has retired. Detroit—O. W. Shipman drops the codl business to devote his time to the Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad. The Shipman Coal Co., F. B. Stevens, President, will continue business at the old stand. Detroit—The Black Hardware Co., Du- charme, Fletcher & Co., the Detroit Stove Co. and the Peninsular Stove Co. have be- gun suit in assumpsit to recover money al- leged to be duetham from Osmun & Dow- son, hardware dealers on Gratiot avenue. The firm has chattel mortgaged its entire stock for $4,800. Mosherville—Since the 15th of last De- cember, when L. N. Tyler assigned his mill property to I. P. Wheeler, there has been a demand from many farmers who had wheat stored in the mill to have it returned, but Mr. Wheeler’s counsel advised him not to pay itout. This warmed the farmers to fever heat. Finally, Mr. Wheeler referred the case to the Supreme Court, which decid- ed that a man cannot: assign other people’s property intrust, and Mr. Wheeler has giv- en notice to that class of creditors to get their wheat. Menominee—Albert Greiner is operating two cedar camps near Cedar river on the Stephenson and Cedar river road. He expects to get about 75,000 paving posts this winter for Goodenow & Hinds, of Chicago; also five orsix hundred cords of pulp wood, which he will probably sell to the paper mill company at Appleton, Wis. —__—_ > _——_—__ Bank Notes. John H. Boies has been admitted to part- nership in the Exehange Bank of Boies, Eaton & Co., at Hudson. The reference last week to the dishonor- ing of a N. Y. draft, imputed to the Bank of Charlevoix, should have been applied to the Charlevoix Savings Bank instead. THE TRADESMAN is assured, however, that the dishonoring of the draft was not the fault of the drawer, but of the National Park Bank instead, in not crediting its Charlevoix pa-| | tron with all its remittances, and that the ane ‘was peat and henorahle adiust uit aches, Addres & Co., MISCELLANEOUS. Advertigonients. will be Gnserted under this head for one cent a word the first insertion and one-half cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertise- ment taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. Advertisements directing that answers be sent in care of this office must be accompanied by 25 cents extra, to cover expense of postage. OR SALE—GROCERY STOCK ON MAIN THOROUGH- fare in this city. Stock will inventory about $38,000. Cheap rent. Good.reasons for selling. Apply to L. 36, care Tradesman. 228-46 OR EXCHANGE—FARM WORTH $2,500. WILL TRADE for merchandise or business property. Address lock box I, Coopersville, Mich. 22. OR SALE—THE STOCK, FIXTURES -AND LONG lease of a general store ‘doing a good trade. Trade established. Reasons for selling, other business. Ad- dress 108, care Michigan Tradesman. 230" ‘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., care aber man. 219-t ‘JQYOR SALE—AT A BARGAIN. A CLEAN STOCK OF hardware and mill supplies. Address Wayne Choate, Agent, East Saginaw. 210-tf OR SALE—THE BEST DRUG STORE IN THE THRIV- ing city of Muskegon. Terms easy, C. L. Brun- dage, Muskegon, Mich. 193-tf OR EXCHANGE—$1,000 WORTH OF BOOTS AND shoes, for pine lumber dry and on railroad. Ad- dress O, this office. 230* OR EXCHANGE—FOR MERCHANDISE, HARDWARE or general merchandise preferred, five acres of land in flourishing business town. New house and barn; house alone cost $2,000 two years ago. Good well, cistern and outhouses. Plenty of fruit. Also good house with one acre of land nicely located in same town. Address G. W. Watrous, Coopersville, Mich. 9303 {OR SALE—A FINE DRUG STOCK IN ST. IGNACE. | Termseasy. Good reasons for wishing to oo Apply to D. C. ‘Hulett, St. Ignace, Mich. GtOR ‘SALE—CLEAN NEW STOCK HARDWARE. — voice about $3,500. Low rent. Southern Mich. fac- x town. Nothing out cash will buy—poor health reason. 109. this office. 230 \ ANTED—FOR CASH, SMALL GENERAL STOCK of merchandise or boots and shoes in good farm- ing country. Must be a bargain. Give particulars. H.W. Hawkins, Reed City. Mich. 231* V ANTED—AN EXPERIENCED SALESMAN AC- quainted with the manufacturing and mill trade of this State to travel for a reliable wholesale and retialsupply house. To the right party with ac- ceptable references steady employment will be given. Address Samuel Lyon, 108 Paris Ave., Grand Rapids,- Michigan. 228-26 ANTED—POSITION BY AN EXPERIENCED PHAR- macist. The best of references. Registered by examination and speaks Holland. Address N. A. Vyne, Morley, Mich. 236* Wate OREMAN FOR FACTORY. MUST HAVE a practical knowledge of chair and general cabi net work. Address W. B. Nicholson, Whitehall, Mich. 229* ANTED—THE ADDRESS OF ANYONE WISHING to start a variety store. Address B. D., care Tradesman. 231* ITUATION WANTED—IN DRY GOODS OR GENERAL store By a young German-American, of four years’ experience. Bet ofreferences. Address W. C., Michi- gan Tradesman. 229* GOOD BUISNESS AND STOCK FOR SALE. OUR furnace company pays to her men $10,000 to $12,- 000 per month. Address F, drawer V, Bangor, gre gt wt TED—EVERY STORE-KEEPER WHO R aie this paper to give the Sutliff coupon system a trial. It will abolish your pass books, do away with all your book-keeping, in many instances save yeu the expense of one clerk, will bring your business down to a cash basis and save you all the worry and trouble that usually go with the pass-book plan. Start the ist of the month with the new system and you will never regret it. Having two kinds, both kinds will be sent by addressing (mentioning this paper) J. H. ne 226- Albany, N. Y V 7 ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR Improved Coupon Pass Book System. Send for samples. E. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand Rapids. 225-ti TheAlting Patent Fire-Place! A SANITARY SAPEGUARD, AN ECONOMICAL HEATER, ND Wists aes = SN e LM waa met ewe — be SSS SS ee) Cc "ti “Ma +o ri aay it THE ALDINE FIRE-PLACEK Is constructed on scientific principles. It is the only successful hard coal grate made. It also burns soft coal, crushed coke and wood equally as economically. Unlike other grates, it has the return draft of a coal stove. The objects attained are economy of fuel, perfect ventilation, distribution of heat, and equali- zation of temperature from floor ‘to ceiling. It can be setin the chimney like ordinary direct draft grates, or piped to flues one or more rooms removed from the grate itself. It costs less than half as much to operate it, and it keeps fire through the night as well asa hare coal stove. Send for illustrated catalogue, containing full and explicit information re- garding the grate, orcall at the factory aud see an Aldine Fire-Place in operation. ALDINE MANUFACTURING 60., Cor. Court St. and Shawmut Ave., GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN. KDWUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker = Jeweler, 4h CANAL 8Y. Grand Rapids, - Mish. J. RH. 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. am i ("This soap may be used. in ANY WAY and for ANY PURPOSE that’ any other is used, and wil! be found to excel all in cieans- ing qualities, but if you wili FOLLOW DIRECTIONS which are plain and simple much rubbing, and consequently much labor and wear of clothes, will be saved. The peculiar property possessed by our soap is that: of loosening and separating the dirt without injuring the fabric, instead of eating up the dirt and thereby rotting the cloth. Ask your wholesale grocer about our SPEC- IAL OFFER. It makes retail profit very sat- o« | Slactory. Central City Soap C0, JACKSON, MICH “CANDER” AY te oo DOUBLE 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 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. BECIN the MONTH Right by using the “Complete Business Recor,” A New 5 Acecent 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, Bark Account, Bills Receivable, Bills Payable, ete. etc.; albo provides for Weekly, Monthly and Yearly Totals. The arrangement of the Reg- ister is such that a dealercun ascertain his lia- bilities and resources in a few minutes at any time Each Register contains Interest Tables, Standard W eights and Measures, Business Laws and much other valuable information for business men. Over 35,6:0 copies ef the Register now in use. Address, for free sam- ple sheets, prices, etc., H. W. PAMPHILON, Poblisher, 30 Bond Street. - NEW YORK, Voigt, Herpolsneimer & Ge. Importers and Jobbers of DRY GOODS Staple and Fancy. Overalls, Pants, Etc., OUR OWN MAKE, A Complete Line of Fancy Crockery2iancy Woodenware OUR OWN IMPORTATION. Imspection Solicited. Chicago and Detroit Prices Guaranteed. GENUINE K. of L. CIGARS. 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 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. Offer No, 173. FREE—To Merchants Only: An elegant silver-plated Water Pitcher, frosted and ae carved; height, 13 tate St., Chicago. at once, R. W. Tan-| — ‘PLACE to secure a thorough and useful education is at the GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) Bust- NESS COLLEGE. write for Col- [lege Jownal. Address, C. G. SWENSBERG. “RESTORATION NOTICE. Under instructions of the Secretary. of the Interior dated the 15th day of Decem- ber, 1887, modified by his instructions of the 22d day of December, 1887. By direction of of the Commissioner of the General Land Office dated January 19th, 1888. Notice is hereby given Thaf the indem- nity withdrawal for the benefit ef the Jack- son Lansing and Seema w R. R. Co., has been revoked. That all the lands in this district within such indemnity limits of the grant of said R. R. Co., and hereto tore w ithdrawn for the benefit of said Company—-except such as may be covered by approved selections—are now open to settlement. And that on the Sth day of March, 1888 the said lands will be open to filing and entry. U.S. Land Office, Reed City, Mich., January 23, 1888. NATHANIEL CLARK, Register. RESTORATION NOTICE. Under instructions of the Secretary of the Interior dated the 15th day of Decem- ber, 1887, modified by his instructions of the 22d day of December, 1887. By direction of the Commissioner of the Gen- eral Land Office dated January 19th, 1888. Notice is hereby given That the indem- nity withdrawal for the benefit of the Grand Rapids ard Indiana R. R. Co. has been re- ‘voked. That all the Jands in this district within such indemnity limits of the grant of said R. R. Co., and heretofore withdrawn for the benefit of said company—except such as may be covered by approved selections—are now open to settlement and that on the 8th day of March, 1888, the said lands will be open to filing and entry. U.S. Land Office, Reed City, Mich., January 23d, 1888. ¥. N. Fircu, NATHANIEL CLARK, Receiver. Register. CHAS. E. BREWSTER, MANUFACTURER OF CANT HOOK and PEAVY HANDLES, Jobber in Hand-Shaved White Hickory Axe Handles. EK. N. Fircu, Receiver, I manufacture my handles from rived second growth mapie, turned 2 1-2, 2 9-16, 2 11-16 at bulge as ordered. My stock is kiln-dried, and with a capac- ity of fifty doz. per day can fill all orders promptly. PROMPT ATTENTION TO MAIL ORDERS. LAKE BREWSTER, - - MICH. | a Present Prices: Steve No. 4 and Nut - - $8.00 perton BEggandGrate - - - $7.75 perton We are agents for Brazil Block Coal. The Best and cheapest steam coal in the market. Grand Rapids Ice & Coal Co., OFFICE 52 PEARL ST., MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER The most,practical hand Roaster in the world. Thousands in ae ee satisfac- tion. They are simple durable and econom- ical. No grocer should be without . one. Roasts coffee ¥ and pea-nuts to per fection. Send for circulars. Robt. §. West, 150 Long St., Cleveland, Ohic. Sole aconte for Chie Bree Rule Frente ror Stste of Michigan, y MFGS. ALL KINDS OF PACKING & SHELF BOXES. Shipping Cases, Egg Crates, etc. yf 4and6 ERIK ST. ! { Grand Rapids, Mich. SALT FISH Bought and Sold by FRANK J. DETTENTHALER, 117 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. - ey Oysters the Vear Around _ 34 STEAM LAUNDRY, 43 and 45 Kent Street, STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST CLASS WORK AND USE NO CHEMICALS. Orders by mail and express promptly attended to, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL COAL and WOOD. E. A. HAMILTON, Agt., 101 Ottawa St., Ledyard es Telephone 909—1 R. JUDD c& So. _ [JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWAR Ana 1S ‘Su a d re, Gi . Danes: Gresavlic. i w; Sprague. Secretary, Geo, W. Hub- WE. ‘Kelsey, lonia; Irving F. Clapp, Al- Committee oatieate Interests—Smith Barnes, Traverse : City; Chas. = Pee Flint; H. B. Fargo, Muske- Commmitte on islation—Frank Wells, Lansing; W. E. Kelsey, Ionia; Neal McMillan ‘ord. Committee o n ‘Transportation—J. W. . Milliken, Trav- erse City; ono. P. co. Battle Creek; Wm. Rebec, : East Saginaw. OHogie, Hi stings Oat Cler aes By Sowets Ee as ement, eboygan. ‘Gommittee on. Building and Loan Associations—F. L. - Fuller, Frankfort; 8. E. Parkill, Owosso; Will Em- ‘mert, “eaton Rat ids, ‘pi Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The following guxiliary associations are op- erating under charters granted by the Michi- gan Business Men’s Association: No. 1—Traverse City B. M. A. President, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberts. No. 2—Lowell 8. M. A. President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King. No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A. President, H. 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. No. 4—Grand Rapids M. A. President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. No, 5—Muskegon B. M. A. President, H. B. Fargo; Secretary, W. C. Conner. No. 6—Alba 85. M.A. Presitent, F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin. No. 7—Dimondaie B. M. A. President, a M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger. ‘o. 8—Eastport B. M. A. President, F. oy Thurston; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston. No, 9—Lawrence B. M. A. President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. A. Stebbins. Wo. 10—Harbor Nprings 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. - No. 12—Quincy B. M. A. President, C. re Secretary, Thos. Lennon. 13—Sherman B. M. A. eres H. 3. Sturtevant; Secretary, W. G. Shane. .14—No. Muskegon B. M. A. veiaaade 3. 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, W. Rasco. No. 17—Plainwell B. M. A. President, E. A. Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle. No. 18—Owosso B. M, A. President, S. E. Parkill; 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. Wo. 22—Grand Ledge B. M.A. Persident.< A. B. Schumacher; Secretary, W. R. Clarke. 23—Carson City B. M. A. President, os A. Rockafellow; Secretary, C. O. Trask. No. 24—Morley B. M. A. President, J. E. Thurkow; Secretary, W. H. Bihnne. o. 25—Paio B. M. A. Presifcots Chas. Ss. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew. o. 26—Greenville i. M. A. President. 7 R. Stevens; Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell. No 27—Dorr 6. M. A. President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher. No. 28—Cheboygan B. M. A President, J. H. Tuttle; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. No. 29—Freeport B. Mf. A. President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough. No. 30—Oceana &. M. A. President, A. G. “avery; Secretary, E. S. Houghtaling. No. 3i1—Charlotte B. M. A. President, Thos. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury. No. 32—Coopersviile B. M. A. President, G. W. Watrous; Secretary, J. B. Watson. No. 33—Charlevoix 8. M. A. President, L. D. Bartholomew; Secretary, R. W. Kane. No. 34—Saranac B. M. A. President, Geo. A. Potts; Secretary, P. T. Williams. No. 35—BSeilaire I. M. A. President, Wm. J. Nixon; Secretary, G. J. Noteware. Ne. 36—Ithaca B. M. A. President, O. F. Jackson; Secretary, John M. Everden. No. 37—Battle Creek B. M. A. President, Chas. F. Bock; Secretary, Jno. P. Stanley. No. 38—Scottvillie B. M.A. _ Peesident, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins. No. 39 -Burr Oak B. MW. A. c President, B. O. Graves; Secretary, H. M. Lee. . 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A. President, o H. DeGalin; Secretary, Will Emmert. Ne. 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—Tustin B. M. A. President, G. A. Estes; Secretary,W. M. Holmes. No. 44—Reed City B. M. A. 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. , Wm. Hutchins; 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, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary, J. P. O'Malley. No. 51—Cedar Springs B. M. A. ; ere L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A. ; eg r D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. oa - No, 53—Bellevue B. M President, Frank Phelps; Secretary, ae H. York. No. 54—Douglas B. M. A. President, Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretary, C. B. Waller. No. 55—Peteskey B. M. A. President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman. No. 56—Bangor B. ™. A. President. =. W. Drake; Secretary, T. M. Harvey. o. 57—Rockford B. M. A. . President, Bae A. Sage; Secretary. J. M. Spore. No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. President, E. Hagadorn; Secretary, O. V. Adams. No. 59—Fennville B. M. A. President F. S. Raymond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts. No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. Peesident, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Netharat. No. 61—Hartford B. M. A. President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes. No. 62—East saginaw R. G. A. President, G. W. Meyer; Secretary, Theo. Kadish. No. 63—Evart B. M. A. President, W. M. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell. + President, Association Notes. A. E. Calkins has been elected President of the Allegan B. M. A. for the ensuing year. Both the Muskegon and Greenville asso- ‘ eiations hold banquets on Wednesday even- ing. President Hamilton of the M. B. M. A., arrived in town Monday with his mother, who is bound East. President Hamilton has called a meeting of the State Executive Board to convene at Mugkegon Wednesday. he Lansing B. M. A. is the only large erganization in the State which has not yet affiliated with the State body. Wherefore such exclusiveness, President Wells? — ‘Two associations bave secured charters from the State body during the past week— East Saginaw with 55 members and Evart with 33 members. The former took Charter No. 62 meme latter No. 63. a “White Rose” and . ds of flour are manu- r by the Naat: ‘Mill. f pi rear and . ich sugges- 5. kek its: a og management ashe may deem proper, I have the p! leasure of present- ing the foliowing: — @, 28. an Association, having reached our firet birthday, should, before starting another year’s work, stop and look backward over the year now closed and mark the blunders and errors of the past as flags of warning for the coming year, for “‘he that would prosper must profit by his own mistakes.” At our organization a year ago, you well re- member hindrances of doubt and misrepresen- tation seemed to block our progress, as some of our best business men seemed fearful of the outcome and looked upon the organiza- tion as only a bubble of discord and misplaced eonfidence; so much s0, thatsome of ourmem- bers refused to have their names appear in the printed list of membership for fear of a certain faction of a dozen or more, who, through misunderstanding the objects of the Association and encouraged by one or two (who now occupy a prominent place in our de- linquent list) threatened to organize for the purpose of—they knew not what. But upon the never dying principle that “truth crushed to earth shall rise again’ our Association struggled on. The opposition saw their mis- take, and, before the first quarter, progress and success perched upon our banner. From thenceforward we have moved steadily on and now number seventy members. Our accomplishments have not been as great as we might wish, nevertheless, we have made agrand start in "the right direction, andthe hand of our compass is now ointed to success in nearly every project we have started; and only needs continued efforts to show that the , B. M. A, was not asleep in 1887. The work done, time spent, and efforts put forth by our committees are certainly deserving of more than ordinary notice and should be recorded inthe archives of this Association as efforts well worthy heart-felt thanks and should stand as examples to our future workers. While we look with pride to our first year’s success, let us not forget to note and profit by our mistakes—and aliow me here to suggest that in the year to come we bea little more discreet, firmer in resolution, more diligent in our Official capacity and prompt in our work as an Association. You have a duty as mem- bers of this Association which is to lend your resence at each and all its meetings, to up- fold its discipline, to encourage its efforts and firmly stand by its decisions. You have not reached these points fully in the past. Will you do so in the future? Whena meeting is called, you are expected to be present. When you are placed upon a committee, do your duty. When our delinquent list is placed in your hands, it is your bounden duty to become familiar with the names theron and under no circumstances extend credit to a single mem- ber of that honored list, for this is the nucleus around which clusters ‘the success or defeat of uur Association and is the only safeguard to our credit business. Fellow officers: We are the servants of bus- iness men and we are expected to fill the pos- itions we have the honor to occupy, in a busi- ness manner; let not slackness nor neglect mark our official career, allow nothing to be done in a slipshod way. Let us see that all oriers and other documents passing through our hands properly and fully signed and all moneys disbursed only on such orders, and in fact let our entire official duties be conducted according to strict business principles. And now, gentlemen of the Associaiion, for your courtesy, assistance and encouragement during the year now closed, I am indeed grate- ful; for your seeming appreciation of my of- ficial labors, in that you offer me the honor of a second term, I heartily thank you and would gladly accept, were it not for the pressing de- mands upon my time in other directions, and for th efact that presents itself to me conclu- sively after careful reflection, that the gocd of the Association demands a change of Presi- dent. Therefore, I trust you will ‘pardon my refusal to accept 2 second term, with the as- surance that whoever you may select as your President shall have my earnest co-ope ration and support. IRVING F. CLAPP. ae ee eee ae Annual Banquet of the Charlevoix Asso- ciation. CHARLEVOIX, Jan. di, 1é85. E. A. Stewe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Str—The Charlevoix Business Men's Association heid its first banquet last even- ing. At7:30the parlorsof the Bridge Street House and he halls were fuli of a lively, bustling, buzzing crowd and the dining room below was equally full of tables, and busy women, hastening the last preparations for the feast. Then the signal was given and the crowd surged down into the dining room and around the tables, filling the room almost too full for comfort. When they had seated them- selves at the richly-laden tables, there was little vacant space in the room. When they had been there thirty minutes there were ab- solutely no vacant spaces in them. Hev. A. O. Downs invoked the divine blessing. After the hunger of the feasters had been satisfied, Pres- dent Bartholomew introduced the Hon. John Nichols, our worthy ex-President, as the toast- master of the evening; and the manner in which he discharged the delicate duties of his office demonstrated that the Committee on Arrangements made no mistake in selecting him forthat place. The toasts of the evening were as follows: Charlevoix—Her advantages and opportun- ities—Queen of the Lakes—She showers her wealth of forest. field, waters, climate and scenery upon us, and bids us be loyal in main- taining her supremacy—Long live the Queen! Response by A. W. Cruickshank, The Village Newspaper—The embodiment of truth—The encyclopedia of the neighborbood —The inspirative to all thatis poble and use- ful—How could we Go without it? Response by C. J. Strang. Shorter Hours and Better Pay—What we all want—Why shouldn’t we have them? Re- sponse by G. W. Jeffries. The Business Men’s Associations—Labor is organized. Capital is org2nized—The church is organized, Kverything else is organized. Why should not the business men organize to foster their own interests and che inter- ests of the Coe ey in which they live? Response by R. W. Kane. The Ladies—They trnndie us in youth— They sustain us in manhood—They comfort us in old age—The best bargain any man ever made is when he obtained a true, sensible, loving wife. Response by Hon. E. H. Green. Interspersed among the toasts were a num- ber of pieces of vocal and instrumental music rendered by our best home talent. Everything passed off in the most pleasing manner. The responses to the toasts were heartily applauded, the music thoroughly en- joyed and the social part was the greatest suc- cess of ait Everybody seemed thoroughly delighted and at 11:30 tceok their departure from the scene of their revels, realizing that it would be a long time before another occas- ion the equal to this in social enjoyment would fal! to their lot. It seems utterly impossibie that the impres- sion made by the responses to the toasts of last evening should wear away without producing lasting benefits to our place. Our rejoicing is mingled with sadness, though, for we to-day pa pre the corpse of Mrs. Crouter, wife of Dr. W.Grouter, who is so well known to the stloars of the State Association. She died Saturday last at the home of her mother, in Strathroy, Ontario. The funeral cccurs to-morrow, Wednesday, at the M. E. Church, of which she was a member. T will only add a list of the officers elected for the ensuing year. President—L. D. Bartholomew. es ee L. Hurd. Secretary—R. W. Kane. Treasurer—W. A. Brown. Yours, R. W. KANE, Sec’y. Oe Grand Rapids Mercantile Association. GRAND RApips, Feb. 6, 1888. Dear Srr—The regular semi-monthly meeting of the G. R. Mercantile Associa- tion, which occurs Tuesday evening, Feb. 7, should be well attended, because: 1. President Herrick will announce the standing committees for the ensuing year. 2. The Committee on Berry Boxes will 4 Present its report. 3. The Executive Committee will report ‘on two matters—a new collector and a new ere for meeting purposes. _ President oasis of the State As- ‘ jation, will a t and address. the > firs Prosident of ‘ty couples fi rf th Petoskey ‘Association. key. Democrat. ‘The first annual banquet of the Petoskey Business Men’s Association was a complete success. The Cushman House was illuminat- ed in honor of the occasion, and the popular proprietors spared no trouble nor expense to make the. occasion one long to be remembered. By 8 o’clock the spacious parlors were filled with ladies and gentlemen, and soon after fif- places at the bountifully spread tables. All members of the Association displayed their qualification’ for membership by attending strictly to business, until President Hankey called a halt, and, after a few appropriate words, announced the toasts of the eyening. These were entirely informal, and partook largely of the nature of “roasts,’”’ considerable amusement being elicited by numerous sal- lies. Mr. Buckley gave an exeellent talk on Petoskey, s prospects, Mr. Boutecou praised “the ladiés, God bless them,’ Mr. Cali lighted the natural gas well, the editor of the Demo- cat expatiated on shears, Lawyer Dart tried to make people believe that lawyers could be honest if they tried hard, Mr. Wylie gave some excellent ideas on the aims and objects of the Association and Mr. Page praised the climate. The dining room was then cleared for dancing, while the ladies visited in the parlors and the gentlementalked business over their cigars in the office or joked the various speakers on their oratory. Considerable amusement was caused by the fact that President Hankey did not announce any name for the last toast, but simply said it was to be the best speech of the evening, It was claimed that Wm. L. Curtis beamed with pleasure and was just rising from his chair, that Barnum was half way up, that Judge Newberry had his mouth all fixed - say “this is an unexpected honor,” that H. O. Rose turned his head to see if ‘he had heard correctly and then pushed back his chair to rise, that J. H. Milor pulled down his vest and fumbled his necktie nervously and that Guy Harwood dropped his napkin and cleared his throat with a swallow of water. But Mr. Page showed that there was no doubt in his mind by getting under way while the other fellows were getting ready, and it was estimated that at least a dozen business men were sure there was a mistakesomewhere. AS soon as the tables were cleared away the din- ing room was filled with dancers, and those giddy youngsters, H.© ore and W. L. Curtis, cut pigeon wings and danced hoe downs until the windows rattled. Many of the dancers re- mained until the early hours, and every poey says “we had a splendi4 time.” a Congratulations Over the New Law. Chairman Blain, of the Insurance Com- mittee of the M. B. M. A., recently received the following congratulatory letter from an active worker in the ranks of organization: I congratulate you, as chairman of the Insur- ance Committee of the M. B. M. A., on the suc- cessful inauguration of the anti-compact law, which went into effect to-day, and for which the M. B. M. A. is largely responsible. Every Board office in the State is closed and all the companies which belonged to the Board have sent their agents circulars, instructing them to obey the Jaw, both in letter and spirit. The “Beveridge idea” was rejected by the in- surapce companies as a piain violation of the law. The agents are instructed to write risks at the rates established before the Board went out of existence, but as the hazard of such risks changes and new risks come into the field, competition among agents is pretty sure to bring i insurance into open market, as should be the case. While time only will tell whether we have | gained a permanent victory, we have certain- ly secured a temporary advantage, which is sure to result to the profit of business men. In my opinion, our policy should now be to keep one eye on our present law, to see that it is honestly enforced, and the ol. -r on the Commission constituted by the Legis. ‘vye to prepare a standard insurance policy,. Qsee that such a form is adopted as will be fair to both insurer and insured. ——___=>_9—<____—_ Gripsack Brigade. ). 1. Goodrich returned home Sunday morning from a six weeks’ trip. W.S. Horn has severed his connection with Cody, Ball, Barnhart & Co. Capt. Frank Conlon has taken the State agexrcy for the Price Baking Powder Co., of Chicago. Hi. Robertson was called to Breedsville Monday on account of the serious illness of his father. John H. Miller, city salesman for Putnam & Brooks, is the happy father of a nine- peund boy. ‘Wm. Krumheuer, formerly with the Tel- fer Spice Co., is now on the road for Fred D. Yale & Co. Wheeler, Conant & Blodgett is the name of the Boston house for which John F. Gill will travel during 1888. R. L. Hall, State agent for Allen B. Wrisley, of Chicago, was in town last week and attended the traveling men’s ball on Friday evening. John E. Kenning is now the proud pos- sessor of a black bull pup. It is currently reported that E. Shattuck has a slight at- tack of the same disease. L. M. Bennett, the Traverse City jewel- er, has placed his business in the hands of H. Reny and gone on the road for N. G. Ghevinson & Co., of Chicago. Geo. J. Englehardt, who has represented Wm. Graf and successors in this territory for the past eleven years, has jumped from Milwaukee to Binghamton and will hereaf- ter extol the merits of Geo. A. Kent & Co.’s cigars. H.. L. Toles, Indiana representative for Hawkins & Perry, sprained his ancle at La- Grange about three weeks ago and has since suffered a second accident of the kind at his home at Benton Harbor. ‘The prospects are not good for his getting out on the road again inside of a month. . gE The New Wholesale Notion House in Grand Rapids. As the time has come when merchants in the interior towns are beginning to place their orders for spring stocks, Tur TRADES- MAN takes the liberty of calling their atten- tion to the new establishment of Thompson & Maclay, recently opened in this place. It is unnecessary to refer to the antece- dents of the firm, except to say that they come here with an enviable reputation as business men and THE TRADESMAN feels sure it risks nothing in recommending them to the trade. Their long experience in con- ducting just such a business and their con- nection with the best manufacturers and im- porters in the East will enable them to pro- cure the most desirable goods at the lowest prices, and Tur TRADESMAN knows their intention is to sell at moderate profits and thus give the fullest satisfaction to all who may favor them with their patronage, They have employed gentlemanly and competent men to represent them on the en) ey are now interviewing dealers. ed into the dining room and took | | Common, polished | Dripping. BDarowatre. These prices are for cash buyera, who pay promptly and buy in full packagas. AUGERS AND BITS. Twes’, Old style... os... .s ees. dis N Co RESSSES Jennings’, genuine.. Jennings’, imitation...... ’ BALANCES. Brie eo ee aa oak di BARROWS. PRAIIPORI oss eu ee -.--.$ 14 00 GATOCD see eee et oe net 33 00 BELLS. Meng ee as dis $ ecu is : j 0815 x u18 Door, Sargent .... .....-0...5..... dis 60&10 BOLTS. SLOVO. so ese oe a ee 8$ 0 poner NOW LSE. siete ‘dis Oo Sloigh Shoe..... Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis Cast Barrel Bolts..................... dis Cast Barrel, brass knobs.......:..... dis Cast Square Spring................... dis Cast Chain noises. oss eels occ ee dis Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis Wrought Square Das. Ce eee Cae oe Wrought Sunk Flush. Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob PMG eee Gives ea ese es dis 60&10 TVOR) OOK ee ee ee dis 60&10 BRACES, IBBYDCN re ee ee ee is$ 40 BACKS. leh ere eek eee dis 50&10 BPOBOTG! see ee dis MBA Ce eek eae dis BUCKETS. Well plains: 200 eet ye $ 2 Pes Well. SWIVEL). cfscb laces ele ee es BUTTS, CAST. Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed......dis Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis Wrought Loose Pin.............. -.. dis Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........dis Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver tipped di Wrought Inside Blind.... Mee ae eee net T0& 70& 60& 60&10 Blind, Shepard's... 0.0.0. 050..0.20.5 06 dis Ely’s 1-10 ae WiStOe er Meese re 7 G.D MUSKOU Ue ek ete CATRIDGES. Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list....50 Rim Fire, United States.................. .dis50 Central Wires oo eer se dis25 CHISELS. MOCKEG MITMOn. eee ele dis 70&10 BOCKCL HrAMING. ool de ee eles! dis 70&10 DBOCKeE COMMON. 6. fo. seek dis 70&10 DBOCKCU SHOCKS oo oo ec dis 70&10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer ae 40 Barton’s Scecket Firmers.. COM i ee a net COMBS. Curry, Lawrence’s.......2.......0.6... dis 4 HIOCCHEGSS es dis COCKS. Brass, RACKING 6) ce es Bibb’s 60 60 40&10 GR oe ee a 60 COPPER. Planished, 14 oz cut to size.............. Bb 23 exe? IAXDG. AA KOE cs 31 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60................. 29 Cold Rolled, 14x40. oe 29 POUGOMING eas co. e ec ee ee 30 DRILLS Morse’s Bit Stock... .0055...... 602: dis 40 Taper and Straight Shank............ dis 40 Morse’s Taper Shank................. dis 40 ELEOWS. Com.'4 piece, 6 im: .. 0.3. os. 0.22. doznet $.%5 Cormupated ooo ee ce dis20&103 &0 Adjustable c.0.0 622 ee dis ¥&l ; EXPANSIVE BITS. Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis FILES—New List. American File Association List...... dis DISSLOM Ss oe ee dis New American. o.oo). fo. cece c. dis INICHOISOIB cee dis HICHONS oo ae eal es dis Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis GALVANIZED IRON, Nos. 16 to 20, 22 and 24, 25and 26, 27 List 12 13 14 6 Discount, 60. UGES. Stanley Rule and Laval ©0282 oi ce. ais 5B HAMMERS. Maydole SCOR ere eee dis 25 PSUS Ge ee eens dis 25 Merkes & Plumb's)oc0662 0055 ais 49&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 80 c list 50 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand..30 c 40&W HANGERS. Barn Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood bese 50&10 Champion, anti-friction.............. 60810 Kidder, wood track................60. dis 40 60 HINGES. Gate: Clark's, 132.302.0728. osc dis State per gOR Bate 2 50 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 1 and Jonger.: i: ci oes ss Screw Hook and Bye, % ............ net Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net Strap and Goa ee dis HOLLOW WARE. POUR ee Soe se i eae NCOURIOR Goo ose ee Oo SPIGCrS oa cs Gray enameled...) reek. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware.............. new list Japanned Tin Ware..................... Granite Iron Ware..................0... 2 HOES. Grup Ve ee a $11 00, dis 60 GID Boo ae ec 11 50, dis 60 Grub 3. Ue ie nt Sa ae BB 00, dis 60 KNOBS-—-NEW LIST. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... Door, porcelain, trimmings............. Drawer and gp rela percelain oan. dis Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s HGMaAcite 2505 oe eb ek dis LOCKS—DOOR. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’ 8 new list. .dis Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis Branford’s i Norwealk’s LEVELS. Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis MATTOCKS. AZO HYG. 6.508.) ia od ks $16 00 dis Hunt Hye... so ska es $15 00 dis Bunt se, $18 50 dis 20 & 10 MAULS. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............ dis 50 MILLS. Coffee, Parkers Co.’8...........20.00ec0005 dis 40 Coffee, P.S.& W.Mfg. Co.’s Malleables . oes 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s.......... dis 40 Coffee, Hnterprise.... 0.1.2.0... eee eee eee ais 25 MOLASSES GATES. : Stebbin’s Pattern .................... dis 60&10 Stebbin’s Genuine...... ............. dis 60&10 Enterprise, self-measuring.......... dis . 25 NAILS —TRON. Common, Brad and Benes 10d to 60d............... gS $2 = OG fine AVANCE... oe aes eee ce eee Clinch nails, adv...... 0....0......0.. Poe Finishin, | a 8d ed 4d Size—inches § 3 2% 2 1% Adv. #% keg Pat 150 175 200 Steel Nails—2. 20. ILERS. Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent. Nee gia dis60&10 Zine, with brass Porn. een fh a dis 50 oe oe COPEL. oy cee ae yee ...-dis 50 bea eee he eos per gross, $12 net Olaptond’s 50&30 i Ohio Tool Co.’s, font Pe, oleice dis 40@10 ne i ie Peek eae ae a - usky 100. "e, fane cece seeeee Gis 4H@ Bench, firstequali dds Stanley Rule and PANS. Bey, ome ngs hrc aa ‘gD Tron and Tinned.............0..00.- .. dis - 50) 1x RIVETS. ;Copper oe and Burs......:. eee ATENT FLANISAED IRGN “A’’ Wood’ spatant planished Nos. 24 to 27 10 56 dis 80 6 “B” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9 20). Broken packs 4c # Ib extra. ROPES. . Sisal, 4% in. and larger...............20.0... 10% DEAN ca ee sa ee aes 12 ‘SQUARES. : Stee] and Iron........ 0... .. ccc cece cee dis 70&10 Try and Bevels...............0c0ce cee dis 60 MAGO gee te ees ae eae dis SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Nog i646 ee $4 20 . 4 ® 0. 27 4 60 3 35 Atl sheets No, 18 and agit: Over 3 iaches wide not less than 2-10 extr: SHEET ae. In casks of 600 Ibs, @ D.................. In smaller quansities, # t............ es TACKS. American, all Kinds..........-:....... dis Steel, all kinds........... H Swedes, all kinds.. Gimp and Lace...... Cigar Box Nails.. Finishing Nails. . Common and Patent Brads dis Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis Trunk and Clout Nails dis Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails....... dis Leathered Carpet Tacks TINNER’S SOLDER. Not, Refined co Market Half-and-haif. Strictly Half-and-half TIN PLATES. 10x14, Charcoal................ 6 08@s 20 10x14, Charcoal... 7 85 12x12, Charcoal. 12x12, Charcoal . 14x20, Charcoal 14x20, Charcoal..... GU ee yl 7 14x20, Charcoal ooo i, 9 35 IXxX, 14x20, Charcool.................... Il 37 I 14x20, Charcoali.: 02: 13 15 IX, 20x28, Charcoal. fo05. 0, 16 10 DC, 100 Plate Charcoal. . 710 DX, 100Plate Charcoal.. setae ee ee DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal. 2:0... i a DXXX, 100 eee Charcoal 5% 6% RESSSSSSSSS &Bs rates Roofing, 14x20, IC Roofing, 14x20, 1X Roofing, 20x28, Ic ‘Roofing, 20x28, IX TIN—LEADED. IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........:.. 8 a IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne i IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne........... 12 a0 IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne......... 15 00 TRAPS. Steel. Game. ee, 60&10 Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10 Hotchkiss’ 6O&10 S, P. & W. Mfg. Go.’s 60&10 Mouse, GROKCR es 18c 8 dez Mouse, delusion..................... $1 50 8 doz WIRE. Bright Market. 2... 6.6... ae. dis 67% Annealed Market..................... dis 7&lv Coppered Market...................000 dis 62% Extra Bailing......... Bee toa ee dis 55 Minned: Marke: 0.655.020 06 2bok dis 62% Pinned Broom... 5.6 <5 5. oes bb Tanned Mattress. :.. 2.6300 sees c liek 8 Ib 8% Coppered Spring Steel................. dis 50 Tinned Spring Steel.................... dis 40&10 ‘Plain ReENeCe@. 200. go @b 3 Barbed F ence, galvanized................... 4 00 painted .3 25 COPPOR oss. essed ae new list net IBTASR cee eee ee ke new list net : WIRE GOODS. BMShb oer eee a dis 70&10&10 BCrew BY@8: - 6. oo. dis %0&10&10 HOOKS) 22055. case a dis %0&10&10 Gate Hooks and Eyes............ dis 70&%10&10 WRENCHES. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......... Coe’s Genuine! o.oo ese oes boo ce 56 Coe’s Ptent A gricultural, wrought, ‘is 75 Coe’s Ptent, malleable.............. Tb&L MISCELLANEOUS. Bird Cases. ee oe. Pumps, Cistern ooo. 5 es ole dia Serews, new Hest. 2. eee, TO&5 Casters, Bed and Plate............. diss0&10&10 Dampers, American ..................... 40 Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods...d % Copper BOttoms 226680) ee: 30¢@ HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock, measured merchantable, mill culls out; Basswood, TOSTUN so ee oes 15 00@15 00 Birch, log-run eee Birch, Nos. land 2 @25 00 Black Ash, log-run Bee i 14 00@16 50 Cherry, log-run Pee ee Senn ee, Cherry, Nos.1 and 2................. Cherny, culls Maple, log-run................... Hee Maple, soft, log-run................. Maple, Nos. land 2................... Maple, clear, tflooring................ Maple, white, selected........... ... Red Oak, log-run.... 2.0... ccc cece ees Red Oak, Nos.] and2........... .... 2 Red Oak, 4 sawed, 8in and upw’d.. Red Oak, * ‘‘ resular... oo. ecss 30 Pe Oak, No. 1,step plank.......... Walnut, log-run pee ae es Walnut, INOS: Pang? 2.2 . Walnuts, Cullis: 60g. 0 oo ee Grey Elm, log-run..... Belo i White Ash, 1OG SEU eh 14 oie 0 Whitewood, HOMSrUN. 6 oo ces 20 00@22 00 White Oak, JOR EO eae 17 00@18 00 LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES. ' FINISHING AND FLOORING. Uppers Se aes § Pos ine ee ea - 42 00@44 00 rea 5 eg tO 2 I ee 36 00@38 00 in shop. Wg to 2am ee 2 W@24 0 Ae as ea ee ake ee uacu ae ié GO@18 00 Norway strips, C & better, 6 in. .- 16 WEIS 00 Bee ie Gos es UA Ue a 15 GO@I16 00 COMMON BOARDS AND STRIPS. No 1, 10 in, 18 & 20 feet............ -. 1700@18 00 10 feet and under................. 16 00@17 00 Wide com. b’ds, No. I, 16 ft. & un’ T 16 WO@17 00 Com. fence. No. I, 16 in, 16 ft & un’ r 16 0@17 00 Oom. st’k, No. 1 1, 8&10 in.16 ft.,un’r 14 C0@I16 00 Com, strip, No. 1, 4in., 16 ft. Sun'r 15 CO@I16 00 Com. stocks, No. 2, 16 ft. & under.. 12 00@13 60 Wide com. No. 2, 16 ft. & under.. Com. boards, No. 2, 16 ft. & un’r... Ce fenc., No. 2, 6in., 16 ft, & un’r PY tei ey Sur lone ec econ e Shipping culls, in................... 10 toatl 00 Neer ey fencing, No. 1., (6an u 00@13 00 9 00@10 00 9 00@10 00 PIECE STUFF AND TIMBER. Piece stuff, 18 ft. & under.......... Add $1for each extra two feet in length. Tim. i2x12 & un’r and 18 ft. fun’r. 12 00@i5 Add $1 for each extra two feet in length. Waeway CHMNINIS cP ee 16 00@17 00 Car decking, 18ft................... . 12 00@14 00 SHINGLES AND LATH. Thick eran 18 in., 5 to 234........... Clear, 6 i Thin star, "i in., 5 t0 2in:. 2.2... Clear Ban oe esa ese ce Star iG in 08 eo ewe ee é Clear Fin oe ee Lath, No.1 NEAL’S 45 00 Pitta EXTRACT "7 MALT a ane n eae FOR SALE BY A MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 20, 1887. Ph. Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.: GENTLEMEN—I have used in my family and practice the Liquid Extract of Malt and Hops, known as The ‘‘Best?’ Tonic, with the most satisfactory results. I consider the Malt Extract the most valuable of all of its class of Tonics, and especially adapted to those cases of debility arising from en- feebled digestion. The ‘‘Best’’ Tonic I be- lieve folly equal to the best imported Malt Extract, and I am confident will give satis- faction to patient and physician. J. H. THompson, M. D. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 21, 1887. Ph. Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.: DEAR Srtrs—I take pleasure in stating that your ‘‘Best’’ Tonic is the most palatable of any preparation of Malt, and that from its prompt and reliable effect, I prescribe it in preference to that of any other make. Yours truly, J. R. McDint.. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 21, 1887. Ph. Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.: GENTLEMEN—I have used The ‘‘Best’’ Tonie in my own family and in my prac- tice, ever since it was brought to my atten- tion by the Phillip Best Brewing Co., and am free to say that I believe it to be the most palatable and useful of the Malt pre- parations I have used. Wo. Fox, M. D. LL DRUGGIS TS. CuicaGgo, Dec. 6, 1887. Ph, Best Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wis.: GENTLEMEN—I have had the pleasure of examining and testing the qualities of The “Best” Tonic, not only in my practice but: in my family. Am most highly pleased with its medicinal qualities, and cordially recommend it to those, who, by reason of nervous exhaustion, find it necessary to re- sort to Tonics and extra nutrients. A wine glass full before each regular meal, in- ereases the appetite and improves digestion; administered upon retiring at night, has the effect to produce most tranquil sleep. Respectfully, J. HARVEY Bates, M. D. MILWAUKEE, Wis., Oct. 26, 1887. Ph. Best Brewing Co.. Milwaukee, Wis.: DEAR Srrs—I thankfully received the two bottles of your Concentrated Liquid Ex- tract of Malt and Hops, and am impressed with the value of this good and nutritive preparation. Itis really a highly nutritive Tonic and remedial agent in building up a weak constitution, strengthening the nery- ous system, anda valuable substitute for solid food, particularly if given after dis- eases, in cases of injuries of the body, and especially when the appetite is diminished. It will be difficult to find a better Tonie than the ‘‘Best,” and I cheerfully testify that it is of great value in the treatment of all kinds ef weakness and diseases. I pre- fer it to any imported Malt Extract. Very Respectfully, M. OHLEVANN, M. D. For Sale By HAMELTING & PE Grand Rapids, NS JR0G [0 Mich. ISHING §=TAGKLE! If you want to put in a stock of Fish- ing Tackle and wish first-class goods and bottom prices, get our prices before you buy, as we have the largest and best stock in the State. L. S. HILL & CO., and 21: Pearl] Street, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. ree A . fe oe e AD & C0, 58 Michigan Ave., Chicago, PROPRIETORS OF. Century spice Mills IMPORTERS OF YEAS, COFFERS & SPIGKS. OWNERS OF THE FOLLOWING CELEBRATED BRANDS: JAPAN THA---“Re d Dragon” Chop. COFFEE---O. G. Plantation Java, Imperial, Javoka, Banner, Mexican. The Bast Cotfee on arth. We dollcit Communications. W.R. KEASEY, Traveling Representative. a CARRIAGE PAINTS Re-paint your old buggy and make it look like new for LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR. Eight beautiful shades. Prepared ready for use. the ORIGINAL, all others are IMITATIONS. The Great Invention. Six Handsome Shades. They dry hard in a few hours, and havea beautiful and durable gloss, More of our brand sold than all the other brands on the market. Ready for use. They are DRY HARD OVER NIGHT, and are very _durabie. Give them atrial, and you wiil be convinced that It does not pay to mix the paint yourself. ACME WHITE LEAD «& COLOR WORKS DETROIT, ‘Dry Color. Makers, Paint and Varnish Manufacturers. curt THIS AAERTISEMENT rat AND TAKE IT Lj Your BEALER TT WILE dunes ‘YOu A PRIZE. eres oe : ae oo k here!” broke forth the bald-headed and then he blushed, even to the little paces not concealed by the long lock so carefully brushed out over his bald pate, to ind the eyes of the other three stonily rivet- on his right hand, with which he had _ just then mechanically slipped a pedro from the bottom of the deck. ‘‘I was just _ thinking,” he began again. ‘‘Well, if you ®ve thinking,” broke in the man with the - specs, “is the reason you and your partner _ always hold a pedro when you deal, I move that from now out we have no. thinking when we play pedro!” : _, Twas just wondering,” imperturbably -. went on the bald-headed man, ‘‘which is the most injurious to. traveling men, wo- men, whisky or.eatds?” ‘“‘Women?”’said the tall passenger, who “was a bachelor. ‘“‘Whisky!” cried the weak-eyed man with the red nose. “Cards!” said a man who looked likea Roman Catholie priest, but who really sold beer for a Toledo brewing concern. **From the bottom of my heart, I believe that cards are the most to blame for men who go wrong,” said the bald-headed man. *Itisa great temptation for a man who loves cards, and is fascinated by the excite- ment of ‘skinning’ five cards to see if he has drawn the right one to fill his flush, to set down to a poker table with his employ- er’s money in hjs own pockets. If he sits down with ever so good intentions and wins, all is right for that one time, but he spends his winnings freely. If he loses, a ‘ten’ or a ‘twenty’ taken from his collections may win back his own ‘stuff’—and it may eventually land him in Canada or in jail.” “But,” argued the man with the specs on, **‘my dear boy, if he had not been a drink- ing man, he would not be so foolish as to use his employer’s money. In nine cases out of ten, you will find that the men who play cards for money are men who also drink; and, further than that, I firmly be- lieve that aman who drinks has a shorter life ‘on the road’ than a man who gambles. Ladmit that to sit up nights unfits a man for business, but you must also admit that a man with a head full of whisky is in far worse shape to transact the business of his employers than a man whose head may ache bu? who is sober. More than that, the man who gambles is oftentimes able to con- ceal his vice: from his associates—that is, until the inevitable end comes and he is a defaulter or an embezzler. But the man who drinks! How can he remove the signs? The trembling hand, the reddened eyes and nose, the ever-predominant clove or mint smell are too plain. Then come the shabby clothes, the unshaven face, the empty order book and—”’ “You can trace all these things to wo- men,” broke in the tall passenger; ‘‘all of them! When a man on the road has a ‘mash’ . in every town, when he bores the life out of his companions by telling them of this mar- ried woman or that dining-room girl he has mashed, then begins his downfall. Fine clothes, presents, money—all are needed to keep up one’s reputation as a lady-killer, and soon his salary is ,not enough. What follows? He gambles. He loses often- times, and, filled with agony and remorse, he takes to drink! Do you fellows ever think, when one of these puppies with dude bangs and perfumed handkerchiefs sits be- side you and tells you of his mashes, of your own women-folks at home? - Has such a ‘masher’ no mother, who, at least it is hoped, isa married woman? Has he no sister, who may one day be insulted by the lecherous stare of just such another ‘blood’ ashe? Fellow-soj.urners, women, the stay of our homes, the beginning of our lives and the tender thought of all honest men, are the fault, not the cause, of more men going wrong than whisky and cards put to- gether! “re some of them did not encourage men to flirt with them, many men would not flirt at all. AndI firmly believe that some women are born, just as Minerva was, fully armed at all points. Some have been ruined by men, and from other men they exact a most terrible revenge. Men on the road who are married and have homes and families have no business with this terrible pastime—fiirtation. It can only lead to . shame and dishonor—” And here someone observed that they had ‘passed Bangor and the committee of the whole arose and a motion was duly made and carried that they get off at McDonald, ~~ go to the Buster House and play double-pe- dro at a quarter a corner, ten cents a “‘set _ up,” until the train came back. Adjourned sine die. LrEo. A. Caro. - M. de Lesseps has sunk a billion of _ franes in digging a useless and,hopeless ditch at the Isthmus of Panama. Nearly all of this great sum—a fifth of the war in- _demnity exacted by Germany in 1871—has - come out of the pockets of small investors in France. Is the country going to ‘throw good money after bad?” No more can be ton thecredit of the stock_or bonds of. ie canal company; but. the great projector he could replenish his empty treasury | BULKLEY, LEMON & HOPS Wholesale Grocers IMPORTERS OF Teas, Lemons and Foreign Fruits, SOLE AGENTS FOR _ “Acme” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros. ‘Send for Cigar Catalogue and ask for Special Inside Prices Soaps and Niagara Starch. on anything: in our line. PUTNAM & BROOKS, WHOLESALE CAND YT Jobbers In Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, IN UO TDS Dates, Figs, Gitrons, Prunells, Ets. PRICES QUOTED AND CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED 13) 35) 17 South Tonia Steet, (UD ANT) DADITG 13, 15, 17-Railroad Place THOMPSON & MACLAY, Notions, Hosiery, Knit Goods, Furnish Goods, Ete. 19 South Jonia Street, No Goods Sold at Retail. - Telephone 679, iN iN) Cae BLANK BOO” EVER MADE - GRAND RAPIDS. 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JENNESS & McGURDY, Importers and Manvfachvrers’ Agents. DEALERS IN ‘Crockery, Cia, Glassware, Fancy Goods of all Description. HOTEL AND STEAMBOAT GOODS, Bronze and Library Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets, Ets., 73 and 75 Jefferson Ave., DETROIT, MIC EL. Wholesale Agents for Duffield’s Canadian Lamps, Pa The Staadard of Excellence “Silver Gloss” Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc. THE PERFECTION OF QUALITY. WILL PLEASE YOU EVERY TIME! ALWAYS ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THESE GOODS. OM WATER - FREE FR ce FR Ou Sy DIRECTIONS ‘ eed We have cooked the cornin this can [¥ am) suiliciently. Should be Yhoroughly |B ime we || Warmed (not cooked) adding piece of |Paaa wei} Good Butter (size ofhen’sege) and gill pags “&i| of fresh milk (preferable to water.) 4] Season to suit when on the table. None genuine unless bearing the signature ot Davenport Vaunirg Co. Davenport, Ts. B o. * EN at THis EN Grand, Square and Upright Pianos, The Weber Piano is recognized beyond controversy as the Standard for excellence in every particular. It is renowned for its sympathetic, pure and rich tone combined with greatest power. The most eminent artists and musicians, as well as. the musi- eal pnblic and the press, unite in the ver- dict that The Weber Stands Unrivaled. Sheet musie and musical merchandise. Everything in the musieal line. Fischer Pianos, A B. Chase Organs, Hillstrom Organs, Weber Pianos, Smith Pianos, Histey Organs, JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH, (Successor to Friedrich Bros.) 30 and. 32 Canal St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ie, 06 | CURTISS & DUNYON, Everything in the Paper Line. Roskfalls, Childs, Sterling, Keonomy, wW.&T. PURE JUTE MANILDA. GENERAL WOODENWARE, OIL CANS--{288,43855" BASKETS, BRUSHES, MOPS, BOWLS, AXE HANDLES, CLOTHES BARS, LINES AND PINS, TUBS AND PAILS, Everything in the Woodenware Line. *S |Lock Box 173, DETROIT SOAP CO, DEFTROILT,. MICE... Manufacturers of the following well-known Brands SOAPS MOTTLED GERMAN, ROYAL BAR, SUPERIOR, MASCOTTE, PHCENIX, WABASH, CAMEO, AND OTHERS. : a For Quotations address W. G. HAWKINS, * QUEEN ANNE, MICHIGAN, TRUE BLUE, CZAR, MONDAY, an for Western Michigan. the —st. 1t reminded me of a fact that had nA BN ‘el >—at, It reminded me of if iH o ie JPVAtéd 2 | occurred to me numberless times; that I had als xi. a @AELMING: : ‘MOCHAr sNoRRIO | MOCHA, swoRIO ~MOcCHA; tts ee i ae Tae lent him $300, and it informed me|’ [awe nny ee on oe ee that he had reformed and: was rros-| [i a «Kock ATEAT 0 2 : Written Especially fo TF eRUeeNSY {perous beyond expectation and that h al Sey a : 7 If the titular deity, who is said to : : wee CS -26X@)y , ) Se aes losed me, with thanks and un-| fae oe ; preside over sundry observances that are oe ae oADIUSTABLE = WO | : Pet aaah oo Ms | ate ant, gow Oo | UI Gait Revenue | am¥SON SPICES. =» WOOLson SPICE CO: =» WoL spn SPICE CO. re rae mingle me pracieal business “Under certain. circumstances gentle m = wich aisreions eatimentaliy,atth and. money is wonderful tole: ant a sty em nN h {HR CH ANT | Increase Your SALES AND PROFITS BY HANDLING : ey, : "with in, | desire for self-extermination rapidly evap- a find himself in much greater favor with in- aes Aa e ivsdale qs have paiead tha age of sen- orated. The other enclosure was from the oe oes Me " PUT UP BY ANY IilION COF'F HUE. 7 aM Hs Seen at or encore ce meno If GIVES ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION ; : : ..;me that my application, which had been Leu ° See Aidon’t object to St. Valentine’s suggesting|, ,.. : ’ : Sab OTe ENSILY AS STOCKe combinations of hearts, and arrows, and holding fire’ for years. had been favorably _ * ONE oes less spendthrtt: and irresponsible major of| fi Ot ofp Re STORE: 5 ‘ passed upon, and in it was inclosed a draft eupids, and vine-trellised cottages, and S SUITABLE FoR V 7 oO "| on the New York Sub T R_ VARIOUS OQ Onsumers, and is a reasury for several Helly Upc ie iopnitiy 5 9 Consequently, a Quick and Hasy Sell or. gondolas, and flower gardens, and rose- ce : ; : ndred dollars. Altogether my ‘valen- -and-butter misses and | ,. my tinted skies to bread-and-b tines’ more than covered all my indebted- PATENTED OCT. 19, 1887. ~ ee Sean cae on laid the foundation for an,| [i ie Manufactured by ple to'send glaring amd hideous caricatures | °Y°n‘U8" 9» Successful business. : KOCH A. B. CO. —which rarely possess the merit of humor, | 4.07 ne pn eer! CS ee PYOSIA.TEL/ Lion Coffee has tual Merit th Ro and are nearly always calculated to distort | "°°! me to refer to a matter—I mean the| Liberal discount to the trade, or parties more ac eri an an asted Coffee sold at t i i i : x sR SE idee ee a, defects—to per- | 0 episode—of which even my family is i putting up these brackets in ay local- | All over the State of Michigan and elsewhere = are not already hentine We ee ae - ” pees eC ee pieMia. Gicdes 1b aueke the day-an Sens. ignorant, and, of course, I expect that the | answer all communications regarding prices, etc. Convenient shipping depots established at all rominent citi ri confession will not be made public. The quick delivery. For sale by all the wholesale trade everywhere. Manufactured by the Woolson Spice Co Toledo, Ohio ve is , : sion for dissipating a portion of the gloom| .. : z . end.depression of life, he would certainly circumstance is somewhat antiquated, but J OHN H, REDMOND, si emmy 10 the rats of Moder as sia mate we et! Wholegale Conmistion Merchant - WINTERINITZ, Resident Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. x - : x ; old woman’s gossip the balance of your If, for instance, the saint could by some | lives.” 335 Broadway, - Albany, N. Y., process induce a portion of the great body| Smiley may accuse me of making ‘his P.O. BOX 215 re eSNG. : Cc. L. DAVIS. of delinquents, to make the Fourteenth of ; Secret public, but he can’t accuse me of Se ee giving his real name. Liberal Cash Advancements on Con- B | N Ji N (F &S DA V Is CURTISS. DUNYON h ANDREWS 3 February an- occasion for surprising and 5 : delighting struggling and almost disecour- pes tes gies gy 73 leanialapong neh aged tradesmen, by sending them valen- P ATENTS LUCIUS C. WEST, ited. References furnished. { tines enclosing the amount of their ac- ot bene cedineny ee counts, how many of those depressed deal- fice, London Bn amazoo, Mich., U.S.A. Branch of Poultry, Butter and Eggs a a 2 ers would welcome the day with eagerness | fe » Cronies | Specialty. ! Y mM and delight. Then, again, he might arrange 1SS10n erc an S. affairs so that, on this occasion; now devot- ed almost exclusively to rather mawkish REEDER, PALMER & CO. Good Work, Guaranteed for Five Years, at Fair Pri _ Sentiment, unthinking fvolishness and, of- ? S ‘ es. 8 : ir Prices. Be tek gccruvie imeperdnente. the Whol pecialties: Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots, : anxious office seeker should receive his O esale Boots and Shoes. Grand Ra id M l commission; the veteran his long-delayed pension; the expectant heir the notification STATE AGENTS FOR hYCOMING RUBBER (0 20 and 22 OTTAWA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Dp S, ich. ef his inheritance; the principal in a law- ms : suit his antiouncement of victory; the minis- 7 e ter his ‘‘eall” to new and richer pastures; ae Pearl St. Grand Rap ids, Mic ed "NO. 098. — MOSELE x BR OS the lawyer his most important ‘‘brief” TRELE AGK NG ROVISTON (} , ay of the year; and divers and sundry other Wy impecunious, anxious and expectant parties, - is Lt - L INT S ZS EL io fs : = : a Sie paaau estan -Missives, in the shape of valentines, that DEALERS IN would dissipate their monetary troubles : ; W JOBBERS IN : F ruits seed Oy iF & P | and dispel their anxiety. Hides, is ur d, ool &Z Tallow, j 8; S er S r 0 UCce, ——— % % * * * i 5 copie of years ago, on the eyening of NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ALL KIN DS OF FIELD SEEDS A SP ECIALTY, > Wk YAR the Thirteenth of February, Deacon Cross- * CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. . If you are in Market to Buy or Sell Cl Seed, B grain, our neighbor Smiley, and myself, : Stock Yards and Packing House, Grandville A : a were seated around a comfortable fire, ' : . : iia eles toes, will be pleased to hear from you. manufacturing huge wreaths of smoke, and Retail Grp 5 brs who wish to serve a = discussing various matters, when Cross- | ~ : their Customers C+rand rapids, Mich of 08 af h 39 (itawa Stree Hi AND h A gran’ thre children entered the store and a with GOOD COFFEE would do well ! gan importuning the old man for some : 4 : money to buy valentines. Now Crossgrain, | [mma = to ees that Oe e the sup- ee ment we rj port of Git Schemes, Prize Promises!] VV IC+WeAM SLIPPERS TA nothing is more distasteful to him than the | = f Or Lotter Induceme ts. a 2 ee Simi Siar ee i \ y scl = Pol ell (ie [ purchase of articles that could not be classed —— = f SELL ear : , ut Hu as ‘‘necessities,” and when an unsatisfac- Ere 5 , eae - : ke a cA tory compromise had been effected with the | 5 youngsters, and they had departed, the = =a as Deacon exclaimed: , == j “sOf all the senseless and rediculous cus- |- Which Holds Trade on Account of + sf = = - i : x Superior Merit Alone. 2 : 3 toms that the human family is afflicted with , Send Your Spring Orders to MAYHEW. I class this valentine business the greatest. ; ay = Unequaled Quality. Improved Roasting Process, | Men’ ; : x S ; SoA Patent Preservative Packages Men Ae - a ee Sere re 10 00 | Youth 8 and Misses Se i : Vee \ we il l y return for the expense in the observance of with soles............... with soles........ 6 7 tribution of Uncle Sam’s mails on the though not perhaps in exactly the sense you a = Pere ee ee eee ont pt Me anny eon: MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED PLZT Ee : @iderably demoralized in health, and with ' 1 EZ : a e = - ; = Be : business, and for three or four years paid te ] ] G : . 2 aie AyGO 1B 22 3 = Vie! The Most Popular 10e cigar, and 2e 2. el qn a C q ‘¥ holesale rocers, = Daranteed Absolutely Pure. some of the holidays, but who aes " = ee Pest Suelo nad Bay City. Woonsocket and Wales-Goodyear Rubbers, Boston Knit and Wool Boots. 63 and 65 Canal St an individual that receive any real benefit or Rowe? ' ; HE Y ‘ Mi A N & CO a. BRO HERS, Proprietors, PITTSBURGH, Penn, |r. ER. MAYVYEEVW, Grand Rapids. a *) Grand Rapids Q Fourteenth of February?” an excess of lead aboutmy anatomy. Find- &~ [IR i yy ing farming impossible I sold my forty 1S Yi : eae Gy RT = —S expenses and kept my credit in fair shape. But during these years my family increased cy U WM ~ U Mw 53 = — fer ity Pre ree But eo ORDERS FROM RETAIL TRADE SOLICITED : gy i aye 4 : i can see some sense and perhaps a partial 7 a oe 1 3 YF j : For Sale by all Jobbers at Grand Rapids, Detroit, oys an MEN'S «ooo e ee ee ee ce eee eee e ee e | CU ORO ooo shoe eee oe os 6 06 if so, send for Catalogue and Price-List to of even lasting satisfaction through the dis- . “IT have!” said Smiley, promptly; ‘‘al- MI HIG CI R CO LE RI SING SUN acre patch and invested it in asmall! trading and my trade began to decrease, and in the early part of February, 1870, I found my- . EiiT NEWR R self involved to that extent that I could see 21 & 23 SOUTH IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. he Best Selling 5e Cigar in the Market. Send for trial order. : == YG0 OLLER. Minus, tricate myself f. finan- aie eae : no way to extricate myself from my finan 7 BI co. PIDS, IC ie = ee ial difficulties. To add to my troubles my wife and two children were taken sick, and @ heavy doctor's bill noire a , i 2 Hes . | “ . . four of my heaviest credito ed West GEO. 7. HOWES, - i i G E, ; ° ER TS CH & [ (} | | | I ec oe to without settling up, and an alleged friend, whose note I had endorsed, left the matter . tix rie cs eau: C. N. RAPP, Manager, |SOAP. Sister Clara writes that it is the best in the “Qn St. Valentines day, about eleven s JOBBER IN MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AN ie im | 2 ! mee W orld for hi 1 th | | re 1a | washing clothes Pe —o’clock the sheriff attached all my ee: ; aN ; ; ' : a Digan ea eter et Appl es, P otat oes e : Oni ons. BOOTS AND SE OES. | Peay , | seit 20d all house - cleaning their dues, and my total cash assets were FOR SALE BY ‘inside of ten dollars. SPECIALTIES: oe AGENTS FOR THE | ae i ‘i - -. “JT have no excuse for cowardice, or de- eK I ‘ i ae oa te at that Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO. |256 MV Hawkins & P CITy | Sentad mettle Wy uimenn| eronia St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. [14 and 16 Pearl Street Grand Rapids, Mi aS | ee en S e tha uld, by no process 0 . . ’ ns apids, Mick | Lee eee ag 2 ae, cman myst that I was P 2 S GRAND RAPID S, MICH. _ the remotest use to the world, my family or (Sa fie Y ALL PAPER & WINDOW SH ADES WM. SHEARS & CO, #®STER & Fox, _ After making what must have seemed an exceptionally affectionate visit to the sick SAW AND CRIST MILL MACHINERY, | ones, I went into our humble parlor, laid 2 fend for, ' E N g INE down upon the lounge, and was deliberate- : ind) i ) Ae peaticmate “dutting of roo! House and Store Shades Made to Order. [ ac Af | dill] actil if [ , » Prices. 7 WORKS Se aden ae ZS : ; ' ‘ : oe ve casi MANUFACTURERS OF 4 id burst into the 'Casry Engines and Boilers in Stock fe a for Immediate delivery. wey Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. || Maem Matelion, Moulder aid at kinds of ME ann ee eae \ \ HOLES. oe K PRICE CURREN TY, : tae uti oe Because, forsooth, ‘tis friendship’s due, a : . So let us act without ado,. Before the eve distills her dew, Come kiss me, love, and then Adieu. M. J. WRISLEY. . ——— as Buy flour manufaccured by the Crescent | Roller Mills. Every sack warranted. Voigt | { PROVISIONS. ce rear VA sn The Grand Kapids Packing & Provision Co. } is A ; F y UR TRADE quote as follows: aa ee aay ee 16 00 BY SELLING SHOP CUG. 56s ae oe lees oe wales eneee 16 00 = ‘Short cut, clear, Botsford.................. 15 00 Short cut Morgan............ 0... c 2 eee ee ee 16 25 Extra clear pig, short ont......... 2.20.00. 17 00 Extra clear, heavy ......-......0. 0 eee cece ee 17.00 Clear quill, short cut.................5---5- In 00 Boston clear, short cut.......... 02.00.0008. 17 00 Clear back, short Gut... 2.2... cee ce eee 17 60 oar clear, Shurt cut, best............ 17 00 GE oo ee Gu cule te caeas ‘ PureSugar,% bbi ......... 27@39 | BAKING POWDER. SWEET GOODS. Michigan full creat seen chigan full cream... DRIED FRUITS. | WHOLESALE Apples, evaporated. ..94@10% | Ginger Snaps........ T% 8% ‘ * - sundried...... .. 6@ 6% | Sugar Creams........7% . &% Frosted Creams...... Ty Graham Crackers.... 84 Oatmeal Crackers.... 81% TOBACCOS— PLUG. Spear Head....... ia 44 DRIED FBUITS—FORBIGN. Citronc) 2 Carrania. 222 2.2. eee oe oa Lemon Peel.............--- uf e wives are able to get together ‘twice a year and enjoy a day and evening in " gocial pleasures. The annual summer pic- - ‘mic of the Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Orange Peel.........-.--.:- 4 Prunes, French, 60s.-..... 14% pe French,80s......-. 12% _ French, 908.....-... 11 Plank Road......... Se 42 Holy Moses. GU PSG. ioe sey ete 36. SMOKED. MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, average 20 Ibs...............00 ieee il . os oe 16 ibs be oe Lake Fis Milling Co. _ «Association has come to be looked upon as _ @featere of the heated term, and, in no less degree, the annual. winter ball of the fra- hey HAVE No RQUAL! - ‘¢emity has grown to be one of the events of ee «€he social season They Please Everybody. Bt BOE eae ae Princess, 48......-..+--:: ‘The fourth annual social party was held ‘ AS at Metropolitan Hall last Friday evening BRST I AMILY, : ee _ and was no exception to its predecessors in Arctic, i ib cans, 8 doz... . point of attendance, sociability and general Hi ADLIGHT ant a eS ve good feeling. All the boys wore their store 4 8 5 yi amiles and their wives were arrayed in gar- LITTLE } SY Victorian, 1 0 (tall,) 2 do ments which will’ make the expense ac- Al Pee SOAPS are conceded by all to be the best Absolute, 4 b ‘cans, 100 counts uncommonly large for the next few soaps ever sold in Michigan. de 33 1 Loess é Ce Ito V4 8. o: cocc ccs 1% Bye Opener... “Hest boncledd. ao a » AGA | Shoulders .....-.-.e20eseveeeesseeeses etree 8 UNDPOr....- - eee cease sane 3) | Breakfast Bacon, boneless..................H eee ttetersscst cess - Dried Beef, Cxtra.......... 2.6. .eee cess ee eee 8% Raising, Loose California..1 90) Climax..............--- 43@45 a ham prices.......... ease et alse 10 Raisins, Ondaras, 28s. 812@ 5% | merry War 8 ae DRY SALT MEATS. Raisins, Sultanas...... .-. +8% | Jolly Tar... ........ "15" gy | Long Clears, heavy........... --e-eeenee eee 8% Raisins, Valencias......... 7 | Live & Let Live ne M MICGLUG eco 8% Raisins, Imperials.........- BG wed 43 Woht oe 8% ¥ISH. Whopper................. Perr.) LARD. Cod, whole............. 4%@5 | Jupiter...... 2.2.2.2... eee 30 Cod, boneless..... .....6%s@i% | Old Honesty..............+--- 43 Halibut... ......-.-....-- We oe 8 Herring, round, 4% bbl. 3 00} Corner Stone.............-... 39 Herring, round, % bbl. 1 50} Clipper.................-.+ 35@3' Bere, ae poe. oy 4 BANG Foose icy s ten os 25@32 erring, Holland, kegs 75@8 ae Herring, Scaled........ @22 week Plooin ee Mack, sh’r, No. i, 4 bb!....8 75 Five Guateven. 0 : Z a 12 ® kit... %5 Hiawatha............... +110] Sweet Cuba.......... 5 Petoskey Chief....... Turkey, old........- 4% Turkey, new..... oe Raisins, Dehesia..........-. 3 60 Raisins, London Layers....3 10 Raisins, California ** ....2 40 Raisins, Loose Muscatels..2 10 Acme, % fb cans, 3 doz.... ew 2 C2 beat RSSESRRRASRSSS AND OYSTERS. Wwe Packing and Warehouse, oe os TPierGOR 2 es ch bas 80 and 50: Tubs:.........6.. 0.050022 8: LARD IN TIN PAILS. : 8} Pails, 20 in @ case................... i 5 ib Pails, 12 in a case, ............--.--- Composed of Guatemala, African and 10 Pails, 6 in a case .................-- Mexican Javas, Santos, Maracaibo and Kio 20 ib Pails, 4 pails in case............... selected with especia! reference to their fine BEEF IN BARRELS. drinking qualities. The most popular brand Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs.............. 7 00| of Blended Coffee in the market. Sold only Extra Mess, Chicago Pacwing.............. 7 59| in 50 1b. Cans and 1 |b. packages, 30, 60 and 100 i « Kansas City Packing......... "7 98 | Ib. Cases. Mail Orders Solicited by the pro- PING et os os 7 '15| prietors. weet Busdet oo. A ge Pinte . 8 25 J. Hi. THOMPSON k G0., Thistle......-...-..---+eeee ees Boneless, rump butts. .......-.s.0sesereees 10 00 BEE SPICE MILLS, Florida.......... oe Kan City pkd 9 59 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich. TOBACCOS—SMOKING. + es “ je Rob: Roy... 6. ese) 26 ae * % bbl. 5 00 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Importers and jobbers of fine Teas, Coffees, Spices, Etc.. Baking Powder Mfrs., Coffee Peerless........ aes Pork Sausage...........ceccescees ie os. « os TH Roasters, Spice Grinders. 37 North Division Street. ro bo doe oe ° Office, 117 Monroe St., cans in Case.........---- M1 75 beak c Absolute, % b&b cans, 50 weeks—providing, of course, there is any cans in case........----- . eonnection between to two. Dancing was Aone: 1 Deans, SCANS os andulged in from 9 o’clock until nearly mid- Telfer's ¥, tb, eans,6doz in ‘night, when all hands adjourned to Sweet’s Telfer's i cans,3 doz in CABC Lc cece eee ee eens Hotel for supper. Through an unfortunate mae we cand 1 dosin hitch in the arrangements, seats in the din- CASO. ee: 1 £0 ing room were prepared for about twenty Jess than should have been the case, in con- sequence of which a dozen couples—includ- GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Commendations are coming in daily. Send for price list. Grand Rapids Soap Co. BLUING Dry, No.2......... ...d0Z. Dry, No. 3..........4% doz. Liquid, 4 02........-- doz. Liquid, 8 02....... .doz. Uncle Sam..........-..-. 222% 30} = TEAS. Ham Sausage...........0.-ssceeeceeneceseeee il 18@20 | Tongue Sausage...... Japan ordinary..... .... : 1 66 Japan fair to pood ee 25@30 | Frankfort Sausage. FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Jennings’ Lemon. Vanilla. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. Bo ty A B doz : a LIST 2 65 2 ing the President of the Association—were compelled to occupy the parlor for the space ofanhour. Thesupper provided for the first contingent is said to have been admira- bly served, but those who came last were dreated with about as much respect as would ordinarily be accorded a gang of tramps. Dancing was resumed at the hall shortly after 1 o’clock and everything pass- ed off as ‘‘merrily as a marriage bell” until adjournment. Success No.4 may now be inscribed on the banner of the G. R. T. M. A. Treasurer Seymour furnishes THE TRADESMAN his usual semi-annual re- port, as follows: RECEIPTS. Balance on hand...............- $ 65,06 Receipts Feb. 3, 1888.........-..- 166.50 DISBURSEMENTS, For hall and checkers.........-.. $16.00 WOr MUSIC... .....- 22-2. 026----- 02+ 24.00 For printing.............----. -- Bor ribbon..................--2+6- For postage...........-..-------++ F ¥or supper tickets...........----- 3 For printing programs...........- “ $231.56 $174.45 Balance on hand............--------+ $57.11 i Purely Personal. Frank Jenison, the Manton merchant, was in town over Sunday. Daniel Lynch paid a visit to East Liver- pool and Pittsburg last week. M. J. Wrisley, of Lakeview, is compiling a 600-page volume comprising the efforts of Michigan poets only, and wishes the address of every verse writer in the State. Geo. H. Reeder, of the firm of Reeder, Palmer & Co., has gone to Williamsport, Pa., to interview the Lycoming Rubber Co., for which factory his house is distributing agent in this territory. Sumner M. Wells, store salesman for Clark, Jewell & Co., failed to put in an ap- pearance Monday morning, but he sent down word to uncork a box of cigars for the boys while he juggled the nursing bottle. it’s a girl and weighs eight pounds. Geo. H. Rainouard, the Bridgeton mer- chant, is in town for a couple of days as a witness in the United States Court in the matter of R. S. Shiffert and Ed. English, who were arrested by the U. S. authorities for illegally carrying the government mails. A. W. Ferguson has been engaged to suc- ceed C. N. McWhorter as local representa- fivefor R. G. Dun & Co. Mr. Ferguson has had twelve years’ experience in the agency business, two years as chief clerk in fhe Grand Rapids office, and is well quali- fied to assume the duties and _ responsibili- ties of local manager. Se ee The Grocery Market. Sugars have taken a slight downward movement and package coffees tumbled @own another ic on Monday. Well-in- formed members of the grocery trade ex- press the belief that a decline of 7c per week will be witnessed for at least a month toceme. Beans continue to getscarcer and tend higher. Procter & Gamble and Kirk doth announce advances in their brands, wanging from 15c to 50c per box and Kirk is ut with a circular, announcing that hereaf- ter the Michigan trade will be handled ex- clusively through the jobber. Business in the grocery line is moderate in volume, but ollections are fully up to the average for this season of the year. —_—__— 2? >_—_—_ Lenten Fish and Oysters. ¥. J. Dettenthaler is well supplied with . fish and oysters of all kinds for the Lenten trade and is prepared to supply dealers, ither jobbers or retailers, with anything in his line on short notice. Those who have _ mever dealt with him would do well to send Zor quotations without delay and his old - gastomers—well, they'll keep right on in ‘the old way without any suggestions from ue TRADESMAN. The Michigan Central’s Niagara. _ The Michigan Central does not assume | Rapids ownersh vnership of Niagara Falls, but it does ‘© its passengers from its station at Falls View the grandest and most compre- HAY! We offer in car load lots good Timothy Hay. We have the output of four presses and can offer it inany quantity. Write for prices. [AMOREAUX & JOHNSTON, 71 Canal St., Grand Rapids. EDWIN FALLAS, PROPRIETOR OF VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE, JOBBER OF Buber, Eggs, Lemons, Oranges. And Packer of SOLID BRAND OYSTERS. Facilities for canning and jobbing oysters are unsurpassed. Mail orders filled promptly at lowest market price. Correspondence &- Jicited. A liberal discount to the jobbing trade. 217, 219 Livingston St., Grand Rapids. FOR SALE! The steam grist mill at Pewamo, Mich., known as the Chubb Mill, with good house, fair barn and new boiler. The property hav- ing fallen to me by the decease of L. W. Chubb, my father, and living in another state, I will sell the property at a very low price. Ira Chubb, Himrods, N. Y. Address A. W, Sher- wood, Pewamo, Mich. : Soft, pliable and absolutely unbreakable. Stan- dard quality 15 cents per yard. Cloth covered 20 cents. Satin covered 25 cents. For sale everywhere. TIME TABLES. Grand Rapids & Indiana. All Trains daily except Sundny. GOING NORTH. Leaves. 11:36 a m 7:00am Arrives. Traverse City & Mackinaw Ex......9:05 am Traverse City Ex........... ... fee From Cincinnati............... 7:30 pm Ft. Wayne and Mackinaw Ex....... 3:40 p m Saginaw Express.............-..+.+ 11:25am 7: id ME Ce Ce iutaia tice dae 10:30 p m. 4: Saginaw express runs through solid. 7:00 a. m. train has chair car to Traverse City. _ 11:30.a, m. train has chair car for Petoskey and Mack- inaw City. 5:05 p. m, train has sleeping cars for Petoskey and Mackinaw City. 5:05 pm 20am 10‘p m GOING SOUTH. Cincinnati Express........... . Fort Wayne Express...... ‘ 11:45am Cincinnati Express....... .. 4:40pm 5:00 p m Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .11:00 pm 7:15am train has parlor chair car for Cincinnati. 5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 5:00 p. m, train connects with M.C. R. R. at Kalama- zoo for Battle Creek, Jackson, Detroit and Canadien points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p. m. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Leave. Arrive. BAS BMG oii ks cece selec cosh anes duins combos eene 10:10am ED A 90h. Go cd oc bs eo societies wis atic bine puain niacin soe 4:30 pm 4:40 Dp M...-.- 2s ss eecsec seen ec eececesereensseses 8:50pm Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. C. L. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. 7:15am Michigan Central. Grand Rapids Division. DEPART. Detroit Express. per Express.... antic Expres: Mixed Peeve ese ce ese ecceseesceeesesereeesseee poce eee — aorn *Pacific EXpress.............0ccc ress cceecesccece Mal oi es esate AS ASG sia yigte, ety Grand Rapids Express.............. Misha cena aad puawlenn os Disneseusecssee . 6: ly: other ly except Sunday. Slee cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express pe to oe Detroit. Parlor cars run on ress and Grand Hehe made ch Detroit with oil through icains Kast aver ‘ou; 8s East over M.C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div. . 2) : O. W. RuGGLES, Gen’! Pass. and Ticket Agt., Chi > Cuas, H. Norris, Gen’l Agent. eee BSwa oeSre BaRSs Sosa cw8udo evue BEBB BESS Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. | GaP, Arrive. N. ¥. Mail. N.Y. 45am 6:35 Peas, French..............- Arctic, 4 02.....- @ gross Arctic 16 0Z....-....-+---- Arctic No. 1 pepper box. Arctic No.@ * Arctic No.3 ‘ BROOMS. Fancy Whisk........ Special 12 WR as se ee ee ee 3 15 Warehouse .:....------+--- 3 09 CHOCOLATE. Runkle Bros’.. Vien. Sweet 22 a “ Premium.. 33 Hom-Cocoa 37 Breakfast.. 48 : COCOANUT ScheppS, 18.....--.-----+--- 2g 1s and %48...-.---- oe of 6 oe “se 4S ad is in tin pails.... st 4s te 22228 Maeitby’s, 18......-...+---+-- =n Is and 4S........ “sé i 48 Manhattan, pails........... Peerless ..........------2+5- 18 Bulk. pails or barrels. .16@18 ‘ COFFEE—GREEN. Mocha c.. 2... 22.822: 124 @29 Mandaling..... cuca: ve 25@55 OG Java: ::..:.-.---2-- 26@2y9 Paya oe oS ee coe ZIAD2Z’ Maricabo...........+-+«- 6 Decorated Creams....... -.. 2 String Rock i Burnt Almonds.........--- Wintergreen Berries..... ...d4 FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails Lozenges, plainin bbis....1 Lozenges, printed in pails.124 Lozenges, printed in bbis.i1% Chocolate Drops, in paila..i2% Gum Drops in pails....... 6% Gum Drops, in bbis........ 5% Moss Drops, in pails....... 10 Moss Drops, in bbis........ 9 Sour Drops, in pails.....-.! 2 Imperials, in pails......... 12 Tmperials in bbls...... .. FRUITS. Bananas .........----- 1 75@2 50 Oranges. choice .....3 W@3 50 Oranges, Florida..... 3 UO@+s 15 Oranges, Messin2.... @3 00 Oranges, OO @3 00 Oranges, Imperials.. Gs 50 Oranges Valencia, cases...6 00 Lemons, choice...... 3 50@3 75 Lemons, fancy.......3 75@4 00 Figs, layers, new..-... 12. @16 Figs, Bags, 50 ...... 6 7 Dates, frails do...... @ 5% Dates, 4 do do...... @ 6% Dates, Fard 10 b box # b.. 3 Dates, Fard 50 box # b.. 7 Dates, Persian 50 box ® b 5% NUTS. Almonds, Tarragona @1’7 . Ivaca...... 16 @16% es California 15 @I16 BYazis 2060 See 9144G10 Filberts, Sicily....... 1 Walnuts, Grenoble.. @i41% se Sicily...... 2 se French.... Pecans, Texas, H. P. Cocoanuts, # 100..... PEANUTS. Prime Red, raw # ® 4 Choice do do AY Fancy H.P.do do : 5 @ll 8@12 @5 50 Choice White, Va.do Fancy HP,. Va do HP. Vagos oe os 6 OYSTERS AND FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS. Fairhaven Counts.......... Selécts..6..5.5..2065--35.- ee Anchors .......--:- eee Standards PAVOLIteR:. . 6. oe ce ce ee Standards per gal.......... 110 Selects, per gal 1 Counts, in bul - ** shell z Clams, “f Se aD + per gal....... ons. 1 265 FRESH FISH. Black bass.......--.--0+2+--+- 10 Rock Dbass......-.---.2---s++- 4 Perch, skinned...........-.-- 6 Duck-bill pike......-.......- 8 Mow Us ses sc cece eae seee 10 Whitefish. ....... ....--- sae AO be FRESH MEATS. John Mohrhard quotes, selling prices, as follows: Fresh beef woueee t @ BY Hi . 11 640 7 9 a Bologna. .....-----+«: Frankfort sausage.. Blood, liv, h’dsaus’g 5 @6 | Mutton 1 @ v% T4@. Ne) 8% and $5.60 Blood Sausage........ Bologna, straight........ on Bologna, thick... cco... eo. cca et wn eee 8 Head Cheese. 0620). ole ec eel ee ee ce 6 PIGS’ FEET. Tn half Barrels. lc... uses ee ence st ec es 3 50 In quarter barrels..... ass Suc aes ee, 215 FRESH MEATS. The W. Steele Packing & Provision Co. quotes as follows: Hresh Beet. eo. oo cee ea os doce cies 5 6% Dressed Hogs............225. 6. .cecec ee ob} A Pork loins.... Beef loins.. .. oa BeeCE VIDS 22 s0 fle se’. BROTK PIR. 8oh oo, ce oe POrk SAUSAEO: 6.6 os ops ee oe a BOlOGMA 6.8 ee. Bek oes nee 6 Frankfort sausage...... .........-..6- Summer SQusSage........:...0.-0. 2 eee Blood, liver and head sausage........ 5 om aw @909OOS80050 BGO are! MO HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess pay as follows: HIDES. Green ....8 b 4%@ 5 |Calf skins, green Part cured... 6 @6%| orecured....6 @7 Fullcured.... 77 @ _|Deacon skins, Dry hides and #8 piece..... 10 @25 KIDS) J 403. - 6 @8 wool. Fine washed # i 18@20|Coarse washed. . .20@22 Medium ......... 20@23|Unwashed........ 12@16 : FURS. No. 1 No.2 No.3 No. 4 BGare. io... es 15 00 700 4 50 VREAVERS... oie 55 eck ene se 600 4 00 25 20 20 1 wo Ss bel D9 hed BSRSSSESSEacx ie Smali Pale....... Martins 2000 2s 08 3 oacsa. 1 00 SPRING WINTER FALL KITS Musrats: oui s220t : it 8@4 Ol Otter s.3 poe 6 sc: 600 400 Raccoon, Large...... "5 50 es Small....... 30- 20 50 Wolfe) aos os 300 100 Deer Skins, dry, Red Coats, per Jb........ se oe be Blue 06 ee ** Short Grey, ss Long ee MISCELLANEOUS. Sheep pelts, short shearing....... .. 5@25 Sheep pelts, old wool estimated....... @z Mallow week Corer ee ol B4@ 3% Grease butter... oes. eh ess. 5@ & Ginseng, £000... 22... ... 5.520635. as _.-l 66@1 70 WOODENWARE. Curtiss & Dunton quote as follows: Standard Tubs, No. L.............. Cees 6 00 Standard Tuwbs,No. 2.2.00... .. 5.0252 .05 2282 5 00 Standard Pubs, NO. 3:2. 0.5...5. . 6. oo eo oes 4 (6 Standard Pails, two hoop...............--66- 1 35 Standard Pails, three hoop................-. 1 60 Pails, ground wood __.......... 2. sees eee eee 4 50 Maple Bowls, assorted sizes.............-.-- 2 2 Butser: Pais, ash. e080. ccnp ce ceases 2 2 Butter Ladies..... Bo Oe el eel Saas aids 90 IBMGteCr SPACES. 05. ode oo see ce cine ROW OPTS a ig wane es cee ses 4 Potato Masners. 22. 5.2... ul able ee nate 50 Clothes Pounders.................0¢ Be ee 2 26 Clothes Pins............ LO i ES aerate 60 Mop SttGkg ose cee oe oe 1 00 Washboardg, single...........-...- 2c eee eeee 1 75 Washboards, double..........2.5.0 see eens 2 25 Washboards, Northern Queen.............. 2 %5 BASKETS. Diamond Market:.:-20.50. 5.5.0... 3350 v.c ce Bushel, narrow band, No.1......-.........- 1 50 Bushel, narrow band, No. 2..............60% 1 40 Bushel, wide band...............2.2ceceeeees Li Clothes, splint, No. 3..........-...-.--2+-0-- 3 50 Clothes, splint, Pee aig Clothes, splint, Clothes, willow Clothes, willow Clothes, willow No.1 Water Tight, (acme) bu..................-- 3 - Te e half bu 2)... le, 2 85 PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—$2.50@$§3 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, l6e for solid packed and lie for rolls. Dairy, 13%c for solid packed and 14%c for rolls. Extra creamery 20c for solid packed and 21c for rolls. Cabbages—$6@$10 per 100, according to size. Very scarce. Carrots—30@35e per bu. Celery—25 #8 doz. Cheese—Jobbers are holding their stocks at 18@13%e. Cider—le per gal. Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.45; apple bar-| ° rels, 25c. Cranberries—Wisconsin Bell and Bugle are in good demand at $3.75 per box or $11 per bbl. Dried Apples—Jobbers hold sun-dried at 6c and evaporated at 84c. Eggs—Jobbers hold fresh at 20c and limed and pickled stock at 18c. Honey—In plentiful supply at 15@16c. Hay—Baled is moderately active at $14 per ton intwoand five ton lots and $13 in ear lots. : Onions—Home grown, 8c per bu. Spanish, $1.30 per crate, Pop Corn—22¢ @ b. : Potatoes—Buyers are paying 75@80c per bu. and holding at 90c. : Turnips—20@25e per doz. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—lIc lower. City millers pay 8tc for Laneaster and 82e for Fulse and Clawson. Corn—Jobbing generally at 56c in 100 bu. lots and 62c in carlots. Oats—White, 42c in small lots and 36c in) car lots. Ry ® bu. ° . Barley—Brewers pay $1.20 8 cwt. : our—No change. Patent $5.40 8 bbl in sacks ic in wee aoe $4.40 8 bbl. i bl TuE TRADESMAN. ESTABLISHED 1866. ARNRTY BROS, 159 So, Water Street, Chicaga. 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. information, whether to buy or sell. will cost you nothing. BARNETT BROS. Ample storage facilities—full | Write us if you wish ALFRED J. BROWN, FORBIGN, TROPICAL AND CALIFORNIA FRUITS. 20,000 feet of fioor space in the center of | the best market in the West. tal and first-class references on file with | Ample capi- ! Bananas, Ovr Specialty. 16 and 18 No. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. 46 Ottawa Sh S/ABSOLUTK SPIGKS, —AND—. Absolute Baking, Powder. eet Grand Rapids SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF Baking Powders, Extracts, Bluings, AND JOBBERS OF GROCERS SUNDRIES. 40 and 42 Sonth Division St., THURBER, WHYLAND & C0, NEW YORK, RELIABLE FOOD PRODUCTS. {It is both pleasant and profitable for merchants te occasionally visit New York, and all such are cordially invited to call, look through our establishment, corner West Broadway, Reade and Hudson streets, and make our acquaintance, whether they wish to buy goods or not. Ask for a member of the firm.] Po \s WY aw Nt \N , iN a O54 “CS age oe “Whey. My aa li) neat tin JULIUS HOUSEMAN, Pres., A. B. WATSON, Treas... S. F. ASPINWALI, Secy. CASH CAPITAL, $200,000. q — aed $ id HOCOLAS i YS yes ‘J Anythingor everything in the line of Special Furniture, inside finish of house, office or store, Wood Mantels, and contract | work of any kind made to order f | on short notice and in the best |manner out of thoroughly dried \lumber of any kind. Desig furnished when desired. — - Wolverine Chair FORNTPURE 70 ORDER. i ‘ President—Arthur Bassett, Detroit. : _ Kirst Vice-President—G. _M. Harwood, Petosk : Seay Moc rreniat 3B. Fairchild, Grand Rapids. a Viee-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs. Secretary—S. E. Parkill, Owosso. : Treasurer—Wm. Dupont Detroit. - Executive Committee—Geo. Gundrum, Frank Inglis, A. H. Lyman, John E. Peck, E. T. Webb. Zocal Secretary—James Vernor, Detroit. Next Meeting—At Detroit, September 4, 5,6 and 7. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. ‘ ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884. President—H. E. Locher. Vice-President—J. W. Hayward. So ee e repeal ia : reasurer—He: . Faire s Board Of Censrs President, Vice-President and Sec- re ‘ f Trustees—The President, John E. Peck, Geo. Oe stoncten A. F. Hazeltine and F. J. Wurzbure. wen, Isaac Watts, Wm. E. White and Wm. L. White. @ommittee on Trade Matters—Jonn Peck, F. J. Wurz- . W. H. Tibbs. eerie oh ene W. ‘Hayward, Theo. ing, W. H. Van Leuwen. : ones attten on Pharmacy—W. L. White, John Muir, M. B. Kimm. ; Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in each th. Se ' hounal Meeting—First Thursday evening in November Next Meeting—Thursday evening, February 2, at THE TRADESMAN office. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER, 1888. President—Frank Inglis. First Vice-President—F. W. R. Perry. Second Vice-President—J. J. Crowley. Secretary and Treasurer—¥. Rohnert. Assistant Secretary and Treasurer—A. B. Lee. Annual Meeting—First Wednesday in June. Regular Meetings—First Wednesday in each month. ntral Michigan Druggists’ Association. ee J. W. Dindep: Secretary, R. M. Mussell. Berrien County Pharmaceutical Society. President, H. M. Dean; Secretary, Henry Kephart. Clinton County Druggists’ Association. eo A. G. Hunt; Secretary, A. 8. Wallace. Sharlevoix County Pharmaceutical Society Sone H. W. Willard; Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter. Yonia County Pharmaceutical Society, President, W. R. Cutler; Secretary, Geo. Gundrum. + = os 9. Jackson County Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President, C. B. Colwell; Secretary, C. E. Foote. Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical Association. President, D. O. Roberts; Secretary, D. McDonald. Mason County Pharmaceutical Society. President, F. N. Latimer; Secretary, Wm. Heysett. Mecosta County Pharmaceutical Society. President, C.H. Wagener; Secretary, A. H. Webber. Monroe County Pharmaceutical Society. President, S. M. Sackett; Secretary, Julius Weiss. Muskegon County Druggists’ Association, President, E. C. Bond; Secretary,Geo. L. LeFevre. ‘Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, C. 8. Koon; Secretary, Geo. L, LeFevre. Newaygo County Pharmaceutical Society. President J. F. A. Raider; Secretary, A. G. Clark. Oceana County Pharmaceutical society. President, F. W. Fincher; Secretary, Frank Cady. Saginaw County Pharmaceutical Seciety. President, Jay. Smith; Secretary, D. E. Prall. Tuscola County Pharmaceutical society. President, E. A. Bullard ; Secretary, C. E. Stoddard. Manistee County Pharmaceutical -Socie President, W. H. Willard; Secretary, A. H. Lyman, Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. ‘At the regular monthly meeting of the Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society, held at Tue TRADESMAN office last Thursday evening, the following communication was presented: We, the undersigned retail druggists of Kent and Barry counties; do hereby signify our desire to join the Grand Rapids Pharm- aceutical Society and comply with its rules and regulations, provided every retail drug- gist in above counties will also jcin: Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia. C. F. Williams, Caledonia. J. W. Armstrong, Bowen’s Mills. Severance & Rich, Middleville. W. O. Clark, Middleville. J. A. Baughman & Buel, Hastings. HE. H. Lathrop, Hastings. W. J. & L. L. Holloway, Hastings. W. H. Goodyear, Hastings. D. E. Watters, Freeport. H. C. Peckham, Freeport. D. B. Kilpatrick, Woodland. L. E. Benson & Co., Woodland. Jolin Q. Look, Lowell. Yeiter & Look, Lowell. Clark & Winegar, Lowell. Hunt & Hunter, Lowell. W. L. White moved that the communica- tion be accepted and the persons who sign- ed the same be invited to join the Associa- tion atthe next meeting, Also that the druggists at Ada, Rockford, Cedar Springs, Sand Lake, Berlin, Coopersville, Grandville and Jenisonville be extended a similar invi- tation by the Secretary. The motion was adopted. President Locher announced the follow- . ing standing committees: On Trade Matters—John Peck, F. J. Wurzburg, W. H. Tibbs. On Legislation—J. W. Hayward, Theo. Kemink, W. H. Van Leuwen. On Pharmacy—W. L. White, John Muir, M. B. Kimm. It was decided to hold the regular meet- | Protecting American Oil | A. M. Todd in Oil, Paint and Drug Reporter. — ' Balsam fir is advancing. ings in the afternoon, instead of the even-' ing, fora time, in order that the out-of-, town members may be able to attend the meetings. The prospects for oil of peppermint have improved... An attempt to trade on the good name which American peppermint has | achieved by importing the Japanese imita- tion and bottling it-in United States bonded | warehouses in packages imitating American brands, was recently made, and an order se- cured from the Secretary of the Treasury to that effect by New York parties. In grant- ing this request, the Secretary of the Treas- ury was undoubtedly not aware of the real intent of the matter, which could hardly be looked upon as anything else than one of the worst systems of adulteration. As the Jap- anese oil is sold under the name of ‘‘Pep- permint,” he was probably not aware that it is the product of a plant vasily different from the true American peppermiat, men- tha piperita. The Japanese oil is produced from a to- tally distinct plant, mentha arvensis, which is more related to the pennyroyal than to peppermint. The leaves of the plant have an odor of pennyroyal in a high degree, the flowers, also, having the same cup-shaped form as the pennyroyal, and being likewise disposed at the axles. The true pepper- mint, both American and English, flowers only at the extremities of the stems, the flowers being conical in form. Regarding the relative value of the Japanese plant, mentha arvensis, I refer to Drs. Hanbury and Fluckiger, the highest authorities in the worid, who, in the latest edition of the ‘‘Pharmacographia,” page 485, say as fol- lows: ‘‘One grower of peppermint known to us (at Micham) was compelled to aban- don the cultivation, owing to the enormous increase of mentha arvensis, which could not be separated and which, when distilled with the peppermint, ruined the flavor of the latter.” : : Foreseeing that the effect of the above mentioned order would be injurious to the good name of the American oil, I addressed the Secretary of the Treasury, stating the facts in the case and the pernicious effects arising from the use of his order. So soon as the real facts in the case were known to the Secretary, he promptly issued an order revoking his former one. It will be interesting to learn what will be the next move made by the adulterators in this country. They may possibly adopt the plan which a party in Liverpool is using, who is advertising ‘‘New Americax oil of peppermint, splendid crop! 10s 6d per lb. sterling, or if cash is remitted with order, 10s per lb.” Knowing that it was impossi- ble for him to sell the genuine article at these prices, I ordered a bottle through the editor of the Chemist and Druggist, Lon- don. I found it to contain not even a trace of genuine peppermint, but the Japanese variety with an extremely rank odor. It was more rank than the notorious ‘‘Michi- gan Peppermint,” so-called, purporting to come from ‘‘Evart, Michigan Co., U. 8.” It is to be hoped that the journals of the country will, by denouneing such swindles, help to maintain a high reputation which has been secured for the American industry by many years of toil and watchfulness. ———_—__—> -9-~<»—.__—- VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: L BR Rogers, Irving R Bredeway, Drenthe W W Forrester, Pierson A Wagenaar, New Holland Baker & Baker, Rockford Chas Brott, Canada Cor- Eli Runnels, Corning ners Frank Jenison, Manton S Sheldon, Pierson JJ Williams, White Cloud SJ Martin, Sullivan O Trumble, West Olive Chas Lawson, Morley H Perigard, Muskegon L Maier, Fisher Station Houghtaling & Lichty RT Parish, Grandville Hastings L Cook, Bauer A Purchase, So Blendon J™M Reid, Grattan Jobn Farrowe,So Blendon CS Comstock, Pierson H Dalmon, Allendale Wm Vermeulen, Beaver Dr Henry Lever, Newayge Dam Geo H Rainouard, Bridge- J C Benbow, Cannonsburg on M J Howard, Englishville J W Pessink & Bro, Hol- Chas Wagner, Fife Lake land E F Foster, Fife Lake J W Robinson, Stetson Wm Barker, Sand Lake CE Pratt, Moline - Geo P Stark, Cascade GM Huntley, Reno Ira H Peck, Cedar Springs P Mulder & Co, Graff- Morley Bros, Cedar Springs schaap F E Darby, Kalkaska Cordes, Alpine Jno Pruim, Zeeland A W Blain, Dutton L Thomas, Cannonsburg AS Carpenter & Co, Bald- Levitt & Dann, Dorr win Smith & Bristol, Ada M Jonkman, Holland F W Bunker, Casnovia W Messenger, Spring L N Fisher, Dorr Lake J V Crandall & Son, Sand DrS J Koon, Lisbon Lake Geo E Harris, Ashland GN Reynolds, Belmont D E Watters, Freeport OF &W P Conklin, Raven- Neal McMillan, Rockferd na CC Tuxbury, Sullivan A Carlson, Gilbert Henry Baar, Grand H2ven Wm Karsten, Beaver Dam ‘Sisson & Lilley, Sisson’s H H Childs, Rockford Mills M Gezon, Jenisonville J N Wait, Hudsonville D Cleveland, Coopersville CW Fenton & Co, Bailey M Minderhout, Hanley —_— S22 The Drug Market. The three staples, quinine, opium and morphia, are without change, but are weak and prices are unsettled. Balsam copaiba continues to harden in price. The supply is very light and very little is coming forward. Gum camphor is very firm at the advance. Po. gum gamboge has advanced. Qil spearmint has declined. Alcohol has advanced again 2c. The Trust is ‘‘getting there.” of Peppermint. ay >... MusKreon, Feb. 1, 1888. DEAR Smm—A meeting of the Michigan Board of Pharmacy, for the purpose of ex- amining candidates for registration, will be held in new Royal Arcanum hall, 74 Water- loo street, Grand Rapids, Tuesday and Wed- nesday, March 6 and 7, 1888. . Candidates for the registered pharmacist certificate will please report at the hall at 9 o’clock, Tuesday morning, March 6. The examination will occupy two days. Candidates for the assistant pharmacist’s certificate will please report at the hall at 9 o’clock, Wednesday morning, Marech?. This examination will occupy one day. Yours respectfully, Jaco, Baga ec’y. GINSEITC BOOT. We pay the highest price for it. Address Peck Bros., Druggisis, Grand Rapids, Mich, FOR SALE! A drug stock in the lively and booming town of St. Ignace. Population 3,000. Apply to J. H. Thompson & Co., Detroit, Michigan. 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. 30 West Bridge street, Grand Rapids, Telephone 374 PECKHAW’S GROUP REMEDY Is now put up in two sizes, retailing for 25c and 5vce. 25c size, - perdoz. $2.00 DOC He ea re * 3.50 Peckham’s Croup Remedy is prepared es- pecially for children and is a safe and certain cure for Croups, Whooping-Cough, Colds, and all bronchial and pulmonary complaints of childhood, ; Druggists make no mistake in keeping Peck- ham’s Croup Remedy in stock. Trade supplied by Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., Grand Rapids. Farrand, Williams & Co., Detroit. James E. Davis & Co,, Detroit. Peter Van Schaack & Sons, Chicago. FOR ATTRACTIVE ADVERTISING MATTER ADDRESS THE PROPRIETOR. DR. H. 0. PECKHAM, t=" *‘Peckham’s Croup Remedy is the most reliable and satisfactory proprietary medicine I handle. My sales are constantly increasing.”’ —W. H. Goodyear, Druggist, Hastings, Mich. Freeport, - TRADE SUPPLIED BY THE Havelting & Perkins Drag Co, GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. And the Wholesale Drugzists of Detroit and Chicago, | DETROIT, - Manufacturers of the Celebrated ACME PREPARED PAINTS, Which for Durability, Elasticity, Beauty and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed. J. WOURZBURG, WHOLESALE AGENT, Grand Rapids, - Mich. THE IMPROVED American Pocket Battery it PHYSICIANS AND FAMILY USE. cell e, itt tine = Ne Hlgbe : Points of Superiority: Portability, Power, Durability, Compaectness, Strength of Cur- rent, Patent Hard Rubber Revoluble Cell, Water Tight, Convenience, Can be Carried in the Pocket Charged. Price $10. Dis.to the Trade. The Electro Medical B:ttery Co,, KALAMAZOO, - MICH. Hazeitine & Perkins Drug 6o., Manufacturers’ Agents, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | A beauitisiu,-accoruted Metal Box, with bionze label pull, GIVEN FREE with every dozen boxes of COLGAN’S TAFFY TOLU. Specially Designed for a Herbarium. Suitable when empty for preserving, under proper label, herbs, roots, s eds, spices, papers. ete., ete. Every storekeeper as well as housekeeper, wil find it well. adapted in size, material and finish for many use- ful purposes. COLGAN’S TAFFY TOLU is the original trade-mark- ed gum which has cet the world a-chewing. It sells rapidly, pays well, and alwayf gives satisfaction. Supplied by all jobbers, packed in above style, at $3 Size, 816x444x7 inches. COLGAN & McAPEE, hoviswille, Ky. Originators and Sole Proprietors. per dozen. N. B —Include a dozen boxes in your next order. You will tind it the best $3 investment you ever made. L _ Direct Importers of Imported and Key West Cigars, EXCLUSIVE HOLESALE CIGAR HOUSE. KE LUSTIG CIGAR CO, “ Aone White Lea & Color Works,| | Zingiber a........ sie | Anisum, (po. 20)...... “| Garvis (po. 18) Varul, (po. nial _ WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Advanced—Alcohol, gum gamboge, po. | Declined—Oil spearmint, German quinine. ACIDUM. Aceticum ............ 8&@ Benzoicum, German s0@l BOracies. 2002007, ‘ Carbolicum .......... 45@ 6o@ 3@ Citricum ............. Hydrochlor .......... Nitrocum ..... ...... 10@ Oxalicum ............ ll@ Phosphorioum dil... Salicylicum .......... 1 teed 05 Sulphuricum......... 34 40@1 60 50@ 53 . | 12 Tannicum............ 1 Tartaricum .......... AMMONIA, Aqua, 16 deg......... 38@ 4 oc ER ACR OS. 4@ 6 -. H@ 18 Chloridum ........... 122@ 14 ANILINE. Blac cg oe 2 00@2 25 Brown. oec2 BLOG ee ay 4 Vetlow. 3.050002 BACCAE. Cubebae (po. i 69....1 75@1 85 Juniperus ......... : a Xanthoxylum ...... : BALSAMUM. Carbonas..... PE Ce ae cs Terabin, Canada..... POMMAaAn 220527 2. CORTEX. Abies, Canadian..... Cassiae ....... ea wieaad Cinchona Flava...... Euonymus atropurp Myrica Cerifera, po. Prunus Virgini...... Quillaia, grd......... Sassfras .............. Blmus) oo Ulmus Po(Ground 12) EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza Glabra.. POl. es. Haematox, a Ib box... ee EB ef MS ee, 6s 4s Carbonate Precip.... Citrate and Quinia... Citrate Soluble....... Ferrocyanidum Sel.. Solut Chloride.... .. Sulphate, com’l...... cr Pure. 3085, FLORA. Arnica: sos es Anthemis............ Matricaria............ FOLIA, Barosma............. aetna poueien Tin- Alx. Salvia officinalis, 4s ONG 38s. oes ks Ura Ursis 230020 27: GUMMI. Acacia, Ist picked... So ends Sh Sand: See Sifted sorts. Pose... arsed Aloe, Barb, (po: 60).. ** Cape, (po. 20)... ** Socotri’, (po. 60) Catechu, 1s, (148, 14 4s, 16) Ammoniae .......... Assafoetida, (po. 30). Benzoinum .......... Camphorae .......... Euphorbium, po..... Galbanum............ Gamboge, po......... Guaiacum, (po. 45)... @ Kino, (po. 25)......... @ 2 MASUION ee! @1 6 Myrrh, (po.45).... .. @ ¢ Opii, (po. 5 75)........ 4 00@ Shellaceec es, 25@ “« bleached..... 25@ 30 Tragacanth .......... 30@ 5 HERBA—In ounce packages. Absinthium.......... 28 Eupatorium ......... 20 LODCLA. 2.625.500 l ok 25 BISON 26... 28 23 25 30 22 2 60 22 30@ 35@ @ 80@ Tanacetum Thymus, V MAGNESIA. Calcined, Pat........ Carbonate, Pat...... Carbonate, K. & M.. Carbonate, Jennings 85@ 36 OLEUM. Absinthium.......... 5 00@5 50 Amygdalae, Dule.... 45@ 5 Amydalae, Amarae..7 25@7 10 ANB: 6.5000 3.. 1 90@2 Ov Auranti Cortex...... @2 50 Bergamii............. 2 75@3 25 CaMpubt ooo. .s cuss. Caryophylli.......... COdar oes coc oc: 55@ 20@ 2@ 25 Chenopodii .......:.. Cinnamonii.......... Citronella ........... Conium Mac......... Coparba oo) 90@ 1 00 Cubebae ........... 14 50@15 v0 Exechthitos.......... 1 00 Brigeron............. 1 20@1 3u Gaultheria ... ....... 2 25@2 85 Geranium, %.......... @ % Gossipii, Sem, gal.... 55@ 75 Hedeoma............. Ta@ 85 JuMiperi.. ..2. 6.60). 50@2 00 Lavendula......... ~-s 90@:% MOIS. . 62: 1 T5@2 25 Mentha Piper........ 2 25@3 3) Mentha Verid........ 3 00@3 25 Morrhuae, gal....... 80@1 00 Myrola: 3.560555 0 0.4.5 @ 50 Olive sco: 1 00@2 %5 Picis Liquida,(gal.35) 10@ 12 Rie¢ini eke e.g bee. ,..1 18@ Rosmarini ........... ROSAE, Boo eek @s Suecini o: 2.0500 3... 40@15 Sabina es ses 90@1 00 Santal os. eke 8 50@7 00 Sassafras... ....... . 8G Sinapis, ess, 3........ @ ii @1 40@ AT ee oe ae TAY Me fb oes. Le. 6 opt @ Theobromas.......... 1@ POTASSIUM. Bi Carb. vec oe. é Bichromate.......... 15@ Bronlidé:..o.2.20...525 CAne ys ios coe. ee ages 12@ Chlorate, (PO. 20)... . 18@ Cyanide. : oo 6552250522 50@ Todide:: 23025555 08: 8 00@3 Potassa, Bitart, pure 34@ Potassa, Bitart, com @ Potass Nitras, opt... 8@ Potass Nitras........ 1@ Prussiate .......:.... Sulphate po.......... RADIX. Aconitum ............ Gentiana, (po. 15).... Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15). Hydrastis Canaden, \PO. 4D) oo occ cae: @ Hellebore, Alba, po. 15@ 20 Inula, po............. 15@ 20 Tpecac, po............ 1 75@2 00 Iris plox (po. 20@22).. 18@ Jalapa, pr............ 25@ Maranta, 48......... @ Podophyllum, po.... 15@ 18: Rhei pee tare seen (561 4“ Vv Spigetin Dog eae ar Sanguiraria, (po. 25). Serpentaria... ...... Senega........... 62. Smilax, Otficinalis, H Scillae, (po. 35)....... Symplocarpus, Foe- tidus, pO..-......... Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30) sf German.. 1 RSS 8@ @ 20@ cee Zingiber j..... i. , SEME Apium (graveleons). Seed ce cee feeesie SREaKE MERE ENBSEREETS om ee eecc ace Sati Chenopodium ....... 10@ 12 Dipterix Odorate....1 75@1 §5 Foeniculum.:........ @ Foenugreek, po...... 6G 8 Ba a 3 SPIRITUS. Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 Frumenti, D. F.R....1 75@2 6¢ Frumenti ............ 5 Juniperis Co. O.'T.. .1 Juniperis Co......... 1 %5@: Saacharum N. E..... 1 T%5@2 00 Spt. Vini Galli....... 1 75@6 50 ini Oporto..........1 25@2 00 Vini Alba............ 1 25@2 00 SPONGES. Florida sheevs’ wool, _ Carriage........., «0.2 23Q@2 50 Nassau sheeps’ wool, Carriage............ 2 00 Velvet Hixtra sheeps’ wool carriage...... 116 Extra Yellow sheeps’ Carriage............ 85 Grass _sheeps’ wool carriage............ Hard for slate use... Yellow Reef, for slate WUSCl oe SYRUPS. ACCACIA ee Zingiber.............. IPCGAG 225 Herrilod.. 20.05.60... Auranti Cortes....... Rhei Arom........... Smilax Officinalis.... Ce & Co.. Senera.. oi Seillge 62 os Pee On fo ee Tolutan. ..0c6. 000. Pruous virg.......... TINCTURES. Aconitum Napellis : 65 165 1 40 50 ALOCS eo Pe, ** and myrrh..... ATCase, Asafoetida ............ Atrope belladonna... Benzoins 20206. a COLE ss Sanguinaria .......... Barosma...... 262... Cantharides......... Capsicum............. Cardamon............ Ma CO a Catechu .............: Cinchona............. Digitalis: 230000004. BESO. feo, Gentian: 203.0050 0. * co Hyoscyamus ......... fodines ** Colorless...... Ferri Chloridum...... ) CVG ee Oe MVERR Gt co es Nux Vomica.......... Opis Camphorated... “f°: Deodor.......:; Auranti Cortex...... Quassia oo... Cassia Acutifol...... es 66 Co. a Serpentaria.......... Stromonium.......... Polutanee ee. ce. Maleriam 265000000. Veratrum Veride.... MISCELLANEOUS. Atther, Spts Nit,3 F.. 26@ 28 Atther, Spts Nit, £F.. 30@ 32 Alumen©, ook), 24@ 3% Alumen, ground, (p- One ea Sa d Antimoni, p 5 Antimoniet PotassT 55@ 60 Antipyrin............1 35@1 40 Argenti Nitras, 3.... @ 68 Arsenicum........... 5@ 7 Balm Gilead Bud.... 38@ 40 Bismuth S. N........ 2 15@2 20 Calcium Chlor, 1s, (%s 11; 348, 12) 9 Cantharides Russian, (Oe ee ee oe @2 10 @ 15 @ Pp Capsici Fructus, af.. Capsici Fructus, po.. Capsici Fructus, B po Caryophyllus, (po. 35) Carmine, No. 40...... Ccra Aiba, S. & F.... Cera Flava........... COCCHS 6. Cassia Fructus....... Centraria....0) 02... Cetaceum............ @ Chloroform .......... 48@ 50 Chloroform, Squibbs @I1 00 Chloral Hyd Crst.....1 50@1 75 Chondrus ............ 10@ 12 Cinchonidine, P.& W 15@ 20 Cinchonidine, Ger’an 8S@ i5 40 @ Corks, list, dis. per CONG as Creasotum ........... @ Creta, (bbl. '75)........ @ Creta prep........... 5@ Creta, precip......... 8@ Creta Rubra.......... G@ Grocug 006. RH@ Cudbear.............. @ Cupri Sulph.......... 6@ Dextrineé 2.20020). 10@ Ether Suiph.......... 6 Emery, all numbers. mer, po. : as 0 rgota, (po.) 75....... ve Flake W : Gall OnDaNanrKndSanws TIVA NYOLAa Aq ovo 40.6 puv “yor ‘spidey puein “Omg 2 TMOLS ‘V ‘A Gambier . 22. 2.00.0. Gelatin, Coopor...... Gelatin, French...... 40@ 60 Glassware flint, 70&10 by box. 60&10, less. Glue, Brown......... Glue, White.......... Glycerina............ Grana Paradisi...... Humulus..... ...... Hydrarg Chlor. Mite. Hydrarg Chior. Cor. HydrargOx.Rubrum @ 90 Hydrarg Ammoniati. @1 15 Hydrarg Unguentum 45@ 55 Hydrargyrum ....... Ichthyocolla, Am... Indizo ee 76@1 00 Iodine, Resubl....... 4 00@4 10 Iedotorm ............ @5 15 85@1 00 Lupuline ........... Lycopodium ......... 55@ 60 80@ 85 @ MAGIS: ore Liquor Arsen et Hy- = 10@ 12 drarg Tod........... tae Potass Arsini- Ae cera ie Magnesia, Sulph, (bb! gy a: - 2@ 38 Mannia,S,F.......... 90@1 00 Morphia, S, P.& W 3 10@38 35 Morphia, 8. N. Y.Q. &C. Co 3 00@3 25 @ 40 9@ 13@ 23D @ @ @ Moschus Canton .... Myristica, No. 1,..... Nux Vomica, (po. 20) Os. Sepia Pepsin Saac, H. & P. DOs oo: ng Picis Liq, N. C.. % eal C07 ee a Da ava ; Picis Liq., quarts... Picis Lig., pints...... Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). Piper Nigra, (po. 22). Piper Alba, (po. 35).. Pix Burgun.......... Plumbi Acet......... | Pulvis Ipecac et opii.1 1 Pyrethrum, boxes, H Co., doz... . © S8Eeee8 — sobbSe5. 504 Soda Carb............ Sanzuis Draconis.... Santonine............ Supo, W...... We oece, Bape. DE APO, Ge ee Seidlitz Mixture..... Sinapis ............... Sinapis, opt.......... Snuff, Maccaboy, Do. e GGG ee Snuff, Scotch, Do. NOCH oe ee Soda Boras, (po _ 11)..10 Soda et Potoss Tart.. 40@ 50 @4 50 R@ 14 8@ -10 15 28 18 © © 886d R rw) RSIR Soda, Bi-Carb........ Soda, Ash............ Soda Sulphas........ Spts. Ether Co....... Spts. Myrcia Dom... Spts. Myrcia Imp.... ae Vini Rect, (bbl. Us aime ce siniee Gece os Strychnia, Crystal... Sulphur, Subl........ 2 Sulphur, Roll........ 2 Tamarinds........... Terebenth Venice... 2 Theobromae......... Gi 65 Manilla 2.0000. 2. 9 00@16 00 Zinci Sulph.......... 1@ 8 OILs. Bbl 70 68 45 56 59 Se8dss SSS rman S800 © “See as 568 Whale, winter........ Lard, extra....... ... Lard, No. 1........... Linseed, pure raw .. Linseed, boiled ...... Neat’s Foot, winter Strained............. 50 Spirits Turpentine... 45 PAINTS Bol Red Venetian........ 1X¥ = 82@8 Ochre, yellow Mars..1% 2@3 Ochre, yellow Ber. ..13 3 Putty, commercial. ..2% 244@3 Putty, strictly pure..2% 2%@3 Vermilion prime Am- CVi@an 26200 6ts. 18@16 Vermilion, English.. 75@80 Green, Peninsular... 16@17 Lead, red strictly pur 6@6% Lead, white, strictly 6@6% @iv Lb UEC fee gk: Whiting, white Span Whiting, Gilders’.... White, Paris Amer’n 110 Whiting, Paris Ene. Gl eS 1 49 Pioneer Prepared Paints. 23.206. 1 20@1 40 Swiss Villa Prepared Panta. se. 1 00@1 20 VARNISHES. No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 Extra Turp.......... 1 60@1 %0 Coach Body.......... 2 'T5@s3 00 No.1 Turp Furn..... 1 00@1 10 Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@1 60 Japan Dryer, No. 1 SED Goo. - %0@ 7% . Oc TS CNS LON AL WANTED ‘GUOSTY NOSIOd ONY WOON CHNOWdW! NY AOA HNWH ¥ a & PERKINS DRUG CO, Importers and Jobbers of DGS, CHEMICALS neTGTe iS DEALERS IN PATENT MEDICINES, PAINTS, OlLs, VARNISHES, WE ARE SOLE PROPRIETORS OF WEATHERLY S MICHIGAN UATARRH REMEDY. We have in stock and offer a full lineo Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines, Rums, Weare Sole Agents in Mich- jigan for W.D.& Co., Hender- {son County, hand-made NOUR MASH WHISKEY, AND — Druggists’ Favorite Rye Whisky, We Sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. ; ‘ We Give Our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guarantee Satisfaction All Orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we receive them. SEND IN A TRIAL ORDER. Hazeltine & Perkins _ Biowvp, Feb. 2, 1888. ‘RADESMAN —I am at last i the tide of life in the shape of way train and a couple of ill-looking 1 the guise of an innocent traveling ‘man just starting out on his maiden trip. [don’t know what evil genius could have - entered the purity of my mind and induced _ moto renounce the joys of a six-dollar-a- “oweek clerkship to plunge into the awful __-wortex of railway horrors, hard beds and ill- - -gonditioned fleas usually comprised in the happy lot of a commeicial pilgrim. Of one hing, however, I am morally and physical- ly positive—never again, after these sam- piles are safely stowed away in their recep- tacles at home, will I be caught in the hu- - ane employment of endeavoring to sell - pure goods at half the cost of impure to the gnwary merchant. I left the house in an ecstasy of delight. My very blood danced in my veins like sparkling champagne, as through my brain _ flitted glorious visions of full order-books, full—well, never ‘mind that—l’ve got it in way grip yet, and it isn’t half empty, either. My first—and I can gladly say my last— trip leads me to minister to the wants of the shrewd merchants of the Upper Penin- sula. Like a conqueror onhis way to battle went I out. Like a lamb led to the slaugh- ter, or a Shanghai rooster after a rain, go Il ack. . The first place at which I rendezvoused is galled Blowup, presumably through some ancient Indian legend, as it is a min- img town and explosions of giant powder are frequent. As I left the train, I wan- dered artlessly toward the hotel, dreaming happy thoughts of the ray of light 1 was bringing to Blowup, when my reveries were syddenly interrupted in a rude manner by my person coming in contact with an ob- struction—in other words, a full-grown bar- gel of salt planted carefully in the middle of dhe street. 1 stopped immediately—that is, as soon as I reached the ground—and com- muned awhile with nature. When I had xecovered my breath and sample cases, which I had carelessly laid down when I stopped, I uttered a prayer for guidance and at last reached the hotel. . After a large lap-dog of the bull variety had made my ac- ‘ quaintance and had taken an appetite-re- storer from the young and tender veal of my lower limb, I hobbled gracefully into fhd-bar-room. The landlord was there— very much so. As I left the depot, Ithought probably the inhabitants of the town had been snowed in and the only food they had was onions. Inow discovered my error. It was the landlord; and, if odor would con- yey sound, he certainly had no use fora telephone in his hostelry. It has since been fold me that this individual ground the cof- fee and ‘pounded the steak for breakfast with his breath. This is not hard for me to believe, for I saw him drive a nail with it at ferty rods. The hour being late for a traveling man to be out—8:30 p. m.—I went to my room immediately after tea and made a desperate effort to retire. I soon found this to bea hopeless task. Iam not naturally cruel or sanguinary, and the conflict in which I en- gaged for about half an hour completely un- nerved me. Thinking discretion the better part of valor and, being of a strangely re- tiring disposition, I left the fl—them in un- disputed possession of my downy pine board with one-blanket attachment. One great and oyerpowering reason for my leaving @hem masters of the field was: the horrible @hought that I might be spirited away in the ‘might, leaving the landlord under the im- pression that I had jumped my board-bill, hus creating a bad precedent for the house er which I travel. : Returning to the bar-room, I told the Jandlord that the bed was so very soft and gaptivating that I feared to yield myself to | Lam about to go out among the guileless | merchants of Blowup and save their cus- its seductive influence, as I might not be sable to arise as early as I ought in order to gall on my customers, and therefore begged the privilege of sitting in a chair in the of- face for the balance of the night. I would mot, for worlds, have injured the landlord’s tender sensibilities, and I will own that my gsluctance in this regard was partly threugh fear of the awful cyclone of his breath. The eold, clammy perspiration comes to my in- tellectual forehead as I think of that breath! @ften in my dreams I can see its phantom _ shape stalking with terrible grandeur and fragrance before my eyes. i was awakened in plenty of time for ‘ breakfast, but breakfast was not so prompt, and when at last it was served 1 most heart- ily wished it had forever stayed away. Be- ing voraciously hungry, in a momentary fit gf insanity 1 advanced on the enemy. My fate wassoon decided. After devouring a shingle nail thoughtlessly mixed in the ‘uckwheat man-killers, I sent a hinge of ‘Broiled sole-leather after it. My reason for ‘this was that I] had discovered that the trap- oor of my stomach was sadly in need of a anew hinge, and I hoped, in this way, to get at no extra expense to the house the landlord breathe on me and the hinge by drivir nail. At tomers many hundreds of dollars by selling’ goods at prices of which they never dream- ed. The thoughts which crowd my wander- ing mind are too painful at this time to write further of my adventures, but I hope to tell you of my wonderful success next week. : Until then, I ask you to cherish me in your memory, and if you don’t hear from me, sée that my grave is at least four feet and a half under snow the year around, and inform my creditors of my whereabouts. Yours, crushed to earth, but to rise again, F. O. B. JAGOB BROWN & CO. WHOLESALE Furnishing Goods and Notions. Manufactures of Lumbermen’s Supplies a Specialty. WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF ALASKA SOCKS AND MITTENS. 193 and 195 Jefterson Ave., Cor. Bates St., DETROIT, - MICH. FOR EVERYBODY. For the Field or Garden. If you want to buy CLOVER OR MOTHY 3 Or any other kind, send to the Seed Store, 71 CANAL ST,, W. Y. LAMORRAUX. Grand Rapids, Mich, ¢ The accompanying illustrations represents the Boss Tobacco Pail Cover. It will fit any pail, and keep the Tobacco moist and fresh until entirely used. It will pay for itself in a short time. You cannot afford to do without it. For particulars, write to ARTHUR MEIGS & UO. Wholesale Grocers, SOle Agents, 77 to 88 SOUTH DIVISION STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. TO RETAILERS ae CLOTHING, Furnishing Goods, ~ LOBERMENS. SUPPLBS Hats, Caps, Ete. All winter goods will be sold at and BELOW COST FOR 80 DAYS To make room for SPRING GOODS Whieh are now arriving. TERMS = 6 i eee 7 per cent. 10 days. 5 ao * le Agents, Grand Rapids, Mich. H, Leonard & Sons, 184 to 140 Fulton St., Has the best record of any stove in the market. profitable stove to handle because the easiest seller. body knows the 2UICK MEAL.” Now is the Time to Secure the Exclusive Agency. Most Every To the Hardware, Crockery and House Furnishing Goods Trace—We are pre- pared to quote bottom factory discounts with advertising matter, electrotypes, etc., and to give exclusive territory for the sale of the “QUICK MEAL.” to our eustomers. _Write us for new catalogue showing new designs and improvements for 1888 and advise us if you desire to handle the stove in your town. Al bills dated April 1st and stoves shipped at once if desired. H. LEONARD & SONS. Wholesale Crockery and House Furnishing Goods. SPRING X GOMPANY JOBBERS IN RY GOO osiery, Carpets, 6 aud 8 Monroe St, Grand Rapids C. YW. C. DENISON, GENERAL DEALER IN Stationary and Portable Engines and Boilers, VINDE 5-Cc. CIGAR In the World. SYRAIGHY HAVANA LONG FILLER, SUMATRA WRAPPER: FOSTER, STEVENS & CO, W aolesale Hardware, 10 &12 MONROE St., 33, 35, 37, 39 & 41 LOUIS St., The Gem Coat and Hat Hook. Patented. 50 Walnut Finish List 50 Tinned be 60 Walnut “ 70 ce “ Write for discounts. $1.90 Gr $2.20 “ $2.15 “ $255 “ AGENTS FOR L. & J. WHITE COOPER TOOLS. La | i A il ©