s S We doa General Commission Business amd offer as inducements twenty years’ ex- 8 perience and clear record. The best equip- ; ped and largest salesroom in the business | im this city. Ample storage facilities—full -- 20,000 feet of floor space in the center of : the best market in the West. Ample capi- tal and first-class references on file with THE TRADESMAN. Write us if you wish information, whether to buy or sell. ° It will cost you nothing. BARNETT BROS. Of fer Spice Company, SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF ~ ABSOLUYE ‘SPICKS, —AND— Apsolnte Baking, Powder. JOBBERS OF Teas Coffees = Grocers’ Stndries, GRAND RAPIDS. — P. J,DEYYENYHALER WHOLESALE Salt Lake FSi AND OYSTERS. ._ Packing and Warehouse, 37 North Division Street. Office, 117 Monroe St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SEND FOR PRICE LIST. ED. DC YALE & C0 MANUFACTURERS OF 2 ae “GENERAL ‘|Commission: Merchants, AND DEALERS IN Everything Pertaining to the Farm, - Orchard and Dairy. “OUR SPECIALTIES: Butter and Eggs, Cheese, Onions, Potatoes, Foreign Fruits, Domestic Fruits. Libera] advances made on consignments. We have ample cold storage for the protection of consignments sent us in earth weather, Crates will be furnished merchants- wishing. to ship us eggs, either on consignment. or di- rect purchase. 71 CANAL STREET, Grand Rapids, {This soap may be used in ANY WAY and for ANY PURPOSE that any other is used, and will be found to excel all in cleans- ing qualities, but if you will FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. which are plain and simple much rubbing, and consequently much labor and weir of clothes, will be saved. The peculiar property posse by our soap isthat of loosening and separating the dir t without injuring the fabrie, instead of exting up the dirt and thereby rotting the cloth. Ask your wholesale grocer about our SPEC- IAL OFFER. It makes-retail profit very sat- isfactory. — Central City Soap Co, JACKSON, MICH. HIRTH & KRAUSE, LEATHER And Shoe Store Sopplies, SHOE BRUSHES, SHOE BUTTONS, SHOE POLISH, SHOE LACES. Heelers, Cork Soles, Button Hooks, Dress- ings, ete. Write for Catalogue. 118 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, GENUINE K. of L. CIGARS. The product of Organized, of Organized, Working Ci- garmakers. Established Sept. 1, 1886, on tlw Co-operative plan by members of L. A. 6374, K. of L. Smokers and Friends o% 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. li 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, ctc., address W. E. KRUM & CO., Werr«cwville, Rerks Co., Pennsylvania. POTATOES, ‘We give prompt personal attention to thesale of POTATOES,APPLES,BEANS and ONIONS in car lots. We offer best facilities and watchful attention. Consign- ments respectfully solicited. Liberal cash advances on Car Lots when desired. - Wo. H Thompsoh & C0, COMMISSION, MERCHANTS, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. - Reference i: Fre.sEentTHan, Gross & Mrnver, Bankers, ‘Chicago- Butter, Eggs, Wool, Pota- toes; Beans, Dried Fruit VALLEY cin COLD STORAGE, J OBBER OF Butter, 7 Eggs, Egg Crates and Fillers, Oranges, Lem- ons and Bananas. -No fruit held in cold storage except LEMONS for July. trade. Mail orders filled at lowest prices and sat- isfaction guaranteed. Correspondence solicited. No. 1 egg crates, 40c. No. 2 egg crates, 30c. No. 1 fillers, 15c, Liberal discount in large quantities. 217, 219 Livingston 8t., GRAND RAPIDS. PRODUCE! PA 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 ASPECIALTY. Con- signments will receive our best attention. Weare willing at all times to make lib- eral advances when drafts are drawn with biil lading attached. Goods sold on arriv- al or held as per request of shipper. s.T. FISH ch Co., Cemmission Merchants, 189 So. Water St,, Chicago, Ill. REVERENCE—First National Bank, or any Wholesale Grocer here. W. H. BEACH. Dealer in GRAIN, SEEDS, BALED HAY, MILL FEED, and PRODUCE. In Car Lots. HOLLAND, MICH. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. BOWNE, President. Gro. C. PirRcE, Vice President. H. P. BAKER, Cashier. rs $300,000. CAPITAL, Transacts a general banking business. Make a Specialty of Collections... Accounts ef Country Merchants Solicited. H. M. GOBBEL Is the largest jobber of Wall Paper In the State, not excluding Detroit. An immense stock now on hand in latest pat- terns, and we want to sell. Prices lowest. Also wholesale Paints and Varnishes. Brushes and artists materials. Orders filled promptly. Correspond with me. 19 Canal St., GRAND RAPIDS. REUBEN HATCH Attorney at Law, Rooms 23 & 24 Widdicomb Bld. Monroe St., GRAND RAPIDS. A limited amount of money toloan on real estate se- eurity. j HEXTER & FRIEDMAN, Manufacturers of BUrTTERINE. Office and Factory; 231,233 Michigan, St., CHICAGO, ILL. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL COAL and WOOD. | E. A. HAMILTON, Agt, _ 101 Ottawa St., Ledyard Block. Telephone 909—1 R. FERMENTUM! The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Handled by a Majority of the Gro¢ers and Bakers of Michigan. Send for sam- ples and prices. L.. WINTERNITZ, State Agent, Grand Rapids. STEAM LAUNDRY, 43 and 45 Kent Street, _ STANLEY N. ALLEN, Proprietor. WE DO ONLY FIRST CLASS WORK AND ft USE NO CHEMICALS. © Ondies by wall and express Promptly Redesanraiet ee “We carry a full Hine of | — of every. variety, for field and garden, want. “SELENA Wagon and Sleigh Ae MANUFACTURERS OF Spring,” Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and. esi Mill and Dump Carts Lumbermen sand — - River Tools. & large stock of material, and have We ee ela Ed fac ne for making , first-class Wagons ‘kinds, t@ Special attention given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering m pairing, Shops on Front St, Grand Hants. Mich, OREGON AND WASHINGTON. No section of the country is to- day attracting as much attention as Montana, Oregon and Washington; Montana, because it now ranks first in the production of precious metals; Oregon, because of its rich val- leys, and Washington Territory by reason of its mild climate, timber, coal, minerals and wonderful production of fruits and cereals. The rapid growth of Spokane Falls, with a water power exceeding? even that of Minneapolis; Tacoma, on Puget Sound, the terminus of the Northern Pacific * Railroad, with 12,000 inhabitants; Seattle 30 miles distant, an ener- getic and thriving city, mark this section of the Pacific Northwest as one that offers peculiar induce- ments to those seeking new homes, By writing Chas. 8S. Fee, General Passenger Agent, Northern Pacific Railroad, St. Paul, Minn., he will send you illustrated pamphletg, maps and books giving you valuabje information in feference to the country traversed by this great line from St. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluih and Ashland to Portland, Ore- gon, and Tacoma and Seattle, Washington Territory. This road. in addition to being the only rail line to Spokane Falls, Tacoma and Seattle, reaches all the principal points in Northern Minnesota and Dakota, Montana, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington, possesses unequaled scenic atiractions, as well as superior train equipment, such as dining cars, and colonist sleepers for the use of intending. settlers, neither of which conveniences are to be found on any other tine porous business to the States and Territories name SAFES! Anyone in want of a first-class Fire or “Burglar Proof Safe of the Cincinnati Safe and Lock Co. manufacture will find it to his advantage to write or call on us.. We have light expenses, and are able to sell low- er than any other house representing first- class work. Second-hand safes always on hand. C. M. GOODRICH & CoO., With Safety Deposit Co., Basement of Wid- dicomb Bik. SHEDS! A FULL LINE OF Field Seeds AT JOBBING PRICES. Drop Card for Price List. C. AINSWORTH, 76 So. Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. SOAPSI They Please Everybody. BEST FAMILY, HEADLIGHT and LIPTLE DAISY SOAPS are conceded by all to be the best soaps ever sold in Michigan. Commendations are coming in daily. Send for price list. Grand Rapids Soap C0. EDMUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT HYDE. ae Written for THE TRADESMAN. *Sam,” remarked my employer to me one evening, shortly after the curtains had beett | drawn upon the business of the day and I had extracted a fragrant weed from the ci- gar case and was in the act of lighting it, preparatory. to my usual nightly rest-of a few moments, ere going home for the night, ‘Sam, there’s some very crookede work go- ing on in this town. Biggs told me, this af- ternoon, that he had taken no less than ten dollars in bogus money—from a dollar down to a nickel, in specie—during the last week, and he swears it is made right under our noses.” ‘‘Well,” said I, as I got a fresh grip on ere | the counter with my feet, ‘I had no suspi- cion there was any of the ‘queer’ floating 2 around loose in this little one-horse town. I wonder if I’ve got stuck on any?” And, as I spoke, I went to the cash drawer, from which the day’s receipts had not yet been removed, and began to examine its contents, hardly expecting to find what I sought. “Pm lucky, at any rate,” I continued, as I finished my examination. ‘‘Every piece in the till is as good as wheat, and Ill watch closer, hereafter.” _ “Don’t you be so sure, Sam,” said Mr. Elroy, with a quizzical smile on his face. “If ’m not awfully mistaken, you’ve got a counterfeit silver dollar and two fifty cent pieces in that drawer. I was examining the change before supper, and they were there at that time; but they are such _ con- founded clever imitations that they would never be suspected if not looked at very closely and weighed. I don’t wonder yous took them. I should have done so, myself, had I not been informed they were in exist- ence. Here, Sam, I’ll show you,” and Mr.. Elroy went to the drawer, took out a silver dollar and two half dollars, after some ex- amination, and held them out tome. Sure enough, they were bad; but such close imi- tations of the genuine that, had Mr. Elroy not pointed out tome the defects, I should have taken them to be perfectly good under any circumstances. The little town ef Smithfield was the last place under the blue vault of heaven where ene would expect to find a counterfeiter, and the words of Mr. Biggs, Mr. Elroy’s competitor in trade, that ‘‘it’s made right under our noses,” seemed to me to be the exaggeration of one naturally suspicious of his neighbors. I had been in the employ of Mr. Elroy, as clerk in his general store, nearly five years, and had come to be looked upon by him al- mest in the light of a son. True, I had been faithful to his interests and had spared neither labor nor pains to make myself useful; but employes are not always rewarded with the confidence and esteem of those who ena- ble them to earn the bread of life, and in my case I felt extremely grateful to Mr. El- roy and his estimable wife for their consid- eration. Upon my shoulders, during the five years Thad been in Mr. Eiroy’s store, had yested the burden—pleasant to me—of a mother’s support, by the sudden death of my father in a logging-camp, where he acted in the ca- pacity of foreman. It had been impressed upon me by my father that my pathway in lifelay through the dusty lanes of com- -ineree and, accordingly, my education up to the time of my father’s death, had been shaped with thi$ end in view. Therefore, at the time of our sad bereavement, I was qualified to take the minor position with Mr. Elroy so kindly offered by him upon learning of cur destitution. A few months previous to the discovery of the cotnterfeit money in circulation, my thoughts and course of life had_ been inter- rupted and directed into a new channel by a fair maiden who, with her parents, had come to reside upon a little farm near the village. The girl was as beautiful as one could wish, but her parents were the most villainous, ill-favored, rough-looking characters that had ever disgraced this respectable neigh- borhood with their presence. From the first, these vagabonds, as my mother called them, were shunned by their neighbors and looked upon as birds of evil omen. This mistrust of the girl’s relatives by everyone, and my own mother especially, together with a lack of worldly possessions sufficient to support a wife, had, hitherto, been the chief obstacles in the way of my obtaining the desired end. To take up the thread of my story, the developments of the day following the dis- covery of the counterfeit money were such as to confirm me in the belief that- Biggs was right in regard to the manufacturers thereof being residents-of Smithfield. , A gentleman canié into the store during the forenoon and ‘was closeted with Mr. Elroy fer some time. As the stranger left the store, Mr. Elroy remarked: “Sam, there’s going to be some startling developments i in connection with cee coun- sufficient Start in life to warrant +t taking up- on my shoulders the responsibility of a fam- ily. Buthow could I hope to win it, tied up, 4s I was, in the store all day? The more I thought it over, the less hopeful I became of getting the reward; but. I deter- mined to watch for the slightest clue and to say nothing of my resolve. Two or three days passed with no event of any import, and, although I had kept close watch of the money received, no more of the ‘‘queer” was offered to me. One afternoon, during a lull in trade, old man Hyde, the father of the girl I hoped to wed, came slouching through the door, about half drunk, his normal condition. “Gimme half a pound of terbacker,” said he, as I turned toward him. I reached him the desired ariicle and, as he tendered me a new silver dollar in pay- ment, he remarked: ‘I heerd they was passin’ ‘queer’ stuff ‘round town.. One feller tole me they was a reward fer the man as ketched them that’s shovin’ it. Is that so?” I told him that, to the best of my knowl- edge and belief, it was as he had heard. ‘‘Wall, I jest wish I had a bushel of the d—d stuff! I wouldn’t scruple to pass it.” I put the dollar in the till, gave the man his change and he slunk out of the store, muttering to himself about ‘‘them d—d de- tectives!”’ : It had become a habit with me to exam- ine every piece of money I received, and I mechanically did so with the dollar Hyde had givenme. It was a counterfeit and, on examination, I found it to bean exact du- plicate of the one Mr. Elroy had discovered! Then the remembrance of the man’s drunk- en maunderings flashed upon me, and I be- gan to wonder-if it could be possible that Hyde was the man the detectives wanted. But, pshaw, that could not be! Hyde had n’t brains enough to do such fine work, and, besides, he was as poor and illy cladas pos- sible, seeming to be hardly able to make both ends meet, while a successful counter- feiter would naturally have good clothes and present an opulent appearance. Notwithstanding all my reasoning and arguments against the probability, I could not get it out of my head that Hyde was the man wanted. However, I deter- mined to keep my weather eye open and await developments. The next morning, as I was arranging some goods upon the shelves, the object of my matrimonial intentions, Martie Hyde came in and, after some desultory conversa- tion between us, the young lad} asked for some sugar. I weighed out the desired amount and she gave mea silver dollar in return. I gave her the change and she went out. My heart throbbed painfully as I took the dollar from the drawer to make my us- ual examination. I had made up my mind that, if this dollar Martie had given me was spurious, Hyde was the man responsible for the counterfeiting, and I dreaded making the discovery. I will confess that my hands trembled and I became suddenly dizzy as I saw that the dollar was counterfeit, like the others! The next day but one, I asked Mr. Elroy for a week’s vacation. It was readily grant- ed, and I set off, ostensibly on a hunting trip. First going to the sheriff of the county, an old family friend, I readily ob- tained a warrant with the name left blank and a deputization, after informing the sheriff of the use to which { intended put- ting it. Witha rifleon myshoulder anda revolver in my pocket, I started out. Tak- ing a course sufficiently far away to avert suspicion, I made a detour of Hyde’s small farm and took my steps to the rough cabin of an old hunter, who lived by the accuracy of his aim and seemed to enjoy life im- mensely in the woods. _ His cabin was loe- cated nearly two miles from Hyde’s farm, in the heart of the forest. Old John was sitting placidly smoking his pipe and clean- ing his gun. I broached my plan to the old man and offered him half of the reward if he would help me and we were successful. Old John took his pipe out of his mouth and eyed me sarcastically for a moment. *See here, lad,” he began, ‘‘ha’in’t I ben a fren’ to you ever sence you was knee-high toa toad? An’ didn’t] dandle ye on my knee when ye warn’t bigger’n a wood-chuck? An’ now ye offer me money to help yeclean out a set o’ rascals I’d be willin’ to give ten dollars.to see hung! Wall, ef that ain’t the cheekiest! See here, boy! You jest go ahead an’ lead the way an’ I’m with ye! But I won’t tech a.cent! Nary red!” And so if was agreed. That night, about | ten‘o’elock, old John and I started out on our risky errand. sAs we approached the old weather-beaten house occupied by Hyde, there was no sign of life. tiously around to the rear, a window was found slightly ajar. We knew that if Hyde was innocent we were laying our- | a | selves. liable to a term of imprisonment for iking,. but we took the risk, shoved | Creeping - cau-| “Martie, a | witppett, aes come here.” The girl nearly tunpadd over the ta her fright, but she made no song a as I asked. “Why, Sam!” she exclaimeéd, und : breath, ‘‘what on earth are you here for ab this time of night? If my father knew. ‘were in the house, he wouldn’t- hesitate kill you! Please go, for my sake!” ‘*Where is your father?” I asked. ““He—he’s gone to bed.” I noticed the hesitation in her reply, at once determined that it was not the trath and that Hyde was engaged in his: nefarious. business somewhere about the house. “Martie,” I whispered, ‘‘tell me where your father is. Ihave proof that- he isa counterfeiter, and I am here to arrest - him! I will guarantee you perfect safety if you will tell me, and no one shall harm you or — know that you were the means of. his dis~ covery.” ‘Oh, Sam!” exclaimed the girl, as she clasped her hands around my arm in her ex- citement. ‘I dare not tell! He said he would kill me if I did, and I am sure hé~ would. My sister helped get him arrested once. He got off some way, and she dis-- ~ appeared soon after and has never come back. Ibelieve he killed her! I wish E> dared tell, for I am sick of this horrible lifeY> I soothed the girl and calmed her fears, and she finally showed us the way to the cellar. Hyde had a confederate, so Martie’ told us; but they were both unarmed, not. expecting a surprise,and we knew we could — capture them easily. Leading us silently down a dark flight of stairs into room - where a light burned feebly upon a shelf, Martie pointed out to us a door, made of solid oak and heavily barred with iron. : “‘Wait a moment,” whispered Martie, “andy — I ‘will give them a signal.” es As we drew our revolvers, Martie spoke: oe the word “Open!” and the counterfeiters. ee were revealed. ee Hyde and his confederate were powerfut > ___——_ Blood & Hart is the name of a firm of business men at Marine City. The Antrim County Advertiser is. the title of a bright six column folio recently launched at Bellaire by Geo. W. Albrecht, one of the proprietors of the Bank of Bel- lairie. The new venture contains a large percentage of local news and enters upon the werk ef booming the county it repre- sents with earnestness and ability. MISCELLANEOUS. OP PD DD DOOD OOOO Advertisements will be inserted 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. OR RENT— LEASE OF A NEW BRICK STEAM- heated hotel in one of the best cities (‘“wet” coun- ty) in the State, together with elegant new furniture. Bar and billiard room. Elevator, annunciator. and all modern improvements. Address E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids, Mich. 240-tf Po SALE—THE DRESS OF TYPE NOW USED ON “The Tradesman’”—600 pounds of brevier and 200 pounds of nonpareil. A good bargain will be given purchaser. OR SALE—GENERAL STOCK IN GRAND LOOATION. Reason, went to sell. Address 122, this office. 238-tf OR SALE OR RENT—GOOD MEAT MARKET IN town of 1,000 inhabitants, in good farming local- ity. Will sell cheap to right party, or would exchange for real estate or city property. Address 119, this office. 241* iOR SALE—ON ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF THE proprietor, I offer for sale a small stock of drugs and ‘medicines; glass labeled bottles; black walnut front drawers; fire proof safe; jewelry; books; soda fountain, etc. All or any part will be sold at a big discount for cash. W. R. Mandigo, Administrator, oe wood, Mich. stréet, suitable for tin or hardware business. Ap- ply to room 1, Glenhaven Place. 237-240 Foe SALE—GENERAL STOCK MERCHANDISE IN good town and good trade. Inquire of J.C. Stitt, Dollarville, Mich. Re SALE AT A BARGAIN. A STOCK OF GENERAL merchandisein an iron furnace town in this State. Furnece company pays Out in cash $8,000 per month. Stock will invoice about $6,000. Can "be reduced to $2,500 or $8,600 in 60 days. Sales per month $1,600. Pay sure. Best of reasons for selling. Those mean- ing , pusinesa address No. 113 this office. - 284*tf oe 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 Pl Good reasons for selling. Address H., cure Loe Por SALE—AT A aan ¢ CLEAN STOCK OF |. ee QB. hardware and eos Choate, », Agent, East Sagin: OR SALE—THE BEST DRUG STORE IN THE THRIV- ing city of Muskegon. ee easy, C. L. Brun- dage, Muskegon, Mich. 198-tf yes SALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF Sars FIXTURES, etc., complete, en good line of railway, about 85 miles north of Grand Rapids. No paints or oils, but conld be added to goed advantage. Poor health aad Address Wayne 210-t other business only ‘reasons for selling. ‘No. ; 116 Tradesman of 298-t£ care lesman office. -ANTED—A GOOD. LOCATION FOR oa | store. Address "088 120, this office. Aican siraatioe IN EOLA LE OR RETA. re by a man of three years’ experience in . Can speak Ge & 140. ipworet aioe: ieparicnse and sal 'mile of the water power canal. Pp. E. Hackett, | Wolverine, Mich. ie ; ____ M0. ti _ | OR SALE CHEAP—ONE 1, ~~ maan. & Co fire-proof he aay one set 240 Th of miscellaneous hardware. V sold separately or all together. Call on or addrvss.. H. E. Hesseltine, 29 and 31 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. 236-48 Poe SALE—FRUIT FARM OF 736 ACRES, LOCATED in Spring Lake. Ten minutes walk ‘trom office, Pleasant place. Nice buildings. Will sell on long time or exchange for. stock of aBy kindof mer- chandise. Place is valued at $3,000, will take $2,000 for it. Aédress 8. A. Howey, Nerth Muskegon, Mich. 236-tf GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. THREE NEW articles just out. Big money. Exclusive terri- tory. Inclose stamp for particulars. Samples of all three 35 cents. Address Swineburne & Co., Manufac- turers. LaCrosse, Wis. 1e pri, ae De pected, P y 400 POUND MOSLER, | BAH-| - “h Buffalo D. A B. scales; one 8 feot nickel show éase and a quantity ost- |} Eo Robt. §. West, Pa 249% | ie ANTED PARTNER—A VERY GOOD GHANCE FOR |} a@ man with some capital to become partner in a well-established clothing store in a small, thriving eity in Michigan. Please state how much can be in- ves‘ed and address to this paper under letters A. B. Understanding of the business is not a necessity. Would like a party who understands the Holland hae t ANTED—TO EXCHANGE STOCKS AND LOCA- tions. General stock. Reason, want a change. Address 121 this office. 238-t£ ANTED—SITUATION BY A A REGISTERED ~PHAR- macist.- Seven years’ experience. Best of refer- ences. Address lock box No. 37, Midland, Mich. 233-tf ANTED—EVERY STORE-KEEPER WHO READS ‘this paper to give the Sutliff coupon system a 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 te a cash basis and save you all the worry and trouble that usually go with the pass-book plan. Start the 1st of the month with the new system and you will never Eeote? it. Having two kinds, both kinds will be sent by addressing (mentioning this paper) J. H. i Albany, N. Y. 226- V ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT Suit Improved Coupoa Pass Book System. Send for samples, E. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand Rapids. 225-tf guage. trial. CIGAR DEALERS| Read this Scheme. $11,550 Worth of Real Estate And personal property to be actually given away to purchasers of the celebrated “Golden-Rod” and “Presto” Cigars in 1888. We have sold these goods for the past ten years at the uniform price of $55 per M. for ‘‘Golden-Rod” and $35 per M. for the ‘“‘Presto” cigars, and shall continue to sell them at that price, thus charging noth- ing exira for the property we shall distrib- ute. We have figured that by liberal advertis- ing we can save the salaries and expenses of several men ‘on the road and that the dif. ference will pay for’this property and the purchasers of the goods will get the direct benefit. Just look at this carefully and see a plain business proposition. We hand over to you direct the amount it would cost us to sell these goods in the ordinary way. We will distribute this property in the fellowing manner: We will start an erder book at this date with lines numbered from 1 to 3,000 and each order will be entered in the book in the order it is received at our office. Every fifth order received will entitle the party ordering to a fine goid handled silk umbrella which wil! be sent with the goods. Every 24th order received will entitle sender to a full tea set of 56 pieces Import- ed China Ware, which will be sent with the cigars. Every 74th order received will entitle the party ordering to a clear title deed of a piece of real-estate. Either a building lot and water privilege, at a summer resort, a city lot in city of Sault Ste Marie, a house and lotin St. Ignaee, or a farm of 160 acres. There are 39 iots of the real estate and 720 articles of personal preperty to go with 3,000 orders, an average of more than one in four. An order will ecensist of 4 M. ‘Golden Rod” cigars at $55 per'M. or 1 M. ‘*Presto” cigars at $35 per M. An order of double this amount from ene party will be entered as two orders. These cigars are not made of cheap ma- terial, like the ordinary scheme cigar, but are First-Class Goods, made as we have always made them, to shold trade. The ‘‘Golden-Rod” is made from the finest imported Vuelta Havana, long filler, straight hand-made goods, without’ flavor, and as fine as anything made in the U. S:. Sold at their market value, without regard to the property given away. The ‘*Presto” cigar isa very nice imported scrap-cigar, gives universal satisfaction and sells in mapy_ places at 10c. The summer resort lots are on the beau- tiful Lakeville Lake in Oakland Co. on the P. O. & P. A. R. R., ahandsomer lake with better fishing than Orion, six miles distant. Lots 40 feet by 80 rods with good a front privilege, value $50 each. The lots at the Soo are within 14 ofa In the heart of the eity, with houses all around them, 40x124 feet, valued at $1,000 each. The house and lot at St. Ignace is in the third ward on Main street. House occu- pied by tenant, valued at $1,000. The farm is within two miles of Carp Lake Station, on the G. R. & I. KR. R. Six 240* | miles from Mackinaw City, hardwood and cedar, good front on Carp Lake, seven acres under cultivation, valued at $3,200. ~Warrautee deeds of real estate will be sent with the cigars, which come in proper order. When the property is all distributed, cir- culars will -be sent to éach purchaser of cigars, showing namé and address of par- ties getting these presents. Send im your orders, somebody will get | some good property for nothing. You will get warranted goods, worth the price put on them. © The-value of the presents is not taken out of the goods. — Terms on: cigars, 60 days to akmnsible parties, or 5 per cent. off for cash. | We give reference below as te our busi-. | niess standing. — _ Citizens’. National Bank, Romeo; First tional Bank, Romeo. business man in Romeo, ‘and any | ff buses unhagagt Chics, re Lo ~ Bole eae tor Chicago Brass Rule. Works tor State of Michigan. fection. : _ Bend for circulars. Realizing + the demand for, ‘aid d vhowtee : | the difficulty in obtaining a FIRST-CL. ASS — Ps FIVE-CENT CIGAR, we have concluded - totry and meet this demand with anew - 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 & i, Sample or- StU DDYD c&o OC., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Summer Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. Soft, pliable and absolutely unbreakabte. dard quality 15 cents per yard. Cloth eee 20 cents. Satin covered 25 cents. For sale everywhere. sam: WEST MICHIGAN OIL CoO., Grand Rapids, Mich. TO THE TRADE: the following grades: Address orders to MICHIGAN TEST CARBON OIL, XXX WATER WHITE MICH. OIL, DEODORIZED STOVE GASOLINE. We wish to caution the trade against oil from Lima Crude which is being offered for sale in some localities as being best Water White. This oil has not yet been satisfactorily refined and is sure to cause complaint wherever marketed. If bright and fresh it quickly deteriorates,and in burning smokes the chimney and gives. off characteristic sulphur odor, especially when the lamp is turned low or when itis put out. We submit that with our guar- anteed brands and qualities at prices we are mak- ing, there can be little use for the inferior grades. Our XXX WAYER WHITE MICHIGAN brand is made by the Standard Oil Company from select- ed Pennsylvania product, and is a perfect burning oil of light gravity, free from paraffine and always uniferm. We keep in stock and can ship promptly inspection paid “cc 6s West Michigan Oil Co. MARKET MEN X * We have opened our New Refrigerator and Salesroom at No. 24 Ottawa Street, for the Sale of The foll uixiliary se ikg are op-. _inetollowi charters granted by the Michi- gal : —— are A pecan: Set : Os. <4 Teaversc City B.M.A. resident ¢ si6e- E. Steele; Secretary, 1 L. Roberts. No.. 2—Lowell B.M B.M. A. . : President, N = B. Blain; Secretary, FrankT. King. No. 3—Stursis B. M.A. ‘Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. ‘0. 4—Grand Rapids M. A. “ president, Be 3. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. No. 5—Muskegon B. M. A. _ President, H. B. rare: Seeretary, Wm. Peer. o@. 6—Alba B. M. A. President, F. Be! Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin. "No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A. me _ President. T. “M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger. Ne. S—Eastport B. M. A. President, ¥. H. Thurston; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston. No, 9—Lawrence B. M. A. President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. A. Stebbins. : No. 10—Harber Springs B. M. A. - President, W. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson. No.11—Kingsley B. M. A. : ss P. Whipple; Secretary, C. H. Camp. ~ No. 12—Quincy B. M. A. » President, C. aur; Secretary, Thos. Lennon. No. 13—Sherman B. M. A. President; H. B. Sturtevant: Secretary, W. G. Shane. “No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A. President, 8S. A. Howey; Secretary, G. C. Havens. No. 15—Boyne City B. M.A. . President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase. 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. Neo. 18—Ovwosso B. M, A. President, 8S. E. Parkill; Secretary, 8. Lamfrom. No. 19—Ada B. M. A. President, x F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel. o,. 20—Saugatuck B. M. A. President, Ares Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps. No. 21—Wayland B. M. A. President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt. No. 22—Grand Ledge B. M.A. Persident, A.B. Schumacher; Secretary, W. R. Clarke. No. 23—Carson City B. M.A. President, F. x Rockafellow; Secretary, C. G. Bailey. No. 24—Morley B&B. M. A. President, J, E. Thurkow; Secretary, W. H. Richmond. No, 25—Pale B.M. A. Prestdent, © Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew. “No. 26—Greenville ™, M, A. President. 8. R. Stevens; Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell. No 27—Dorr B&B. M. A. President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher. No. 28—Chebeyzan B. M. A President, J. H. Tuttle; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. No. 29—Freepert B. M. A = President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough. No. 30—Oceana B. M. A. President, A.G. Avery; Secretary, E. S. Houghtaling. No, 31—Charlette B. M. A. President, Thes. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury. - No. 32—Coopersville B. M. A. President, G. W. Watrous; Secretary, J. B. Watson. No. 33—Charlevoix SB. M. A. President, L. D. Bartholomew; Secretary, R. W. Kane. No, 34—Saranac B.M.A. _ President, H. T. Johnson; Secretary, P. T. Williams. No. 35—Bellaire B.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, W. F. Baxter. No. 38—Scottville B. M.A. _ * President, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins. No. 39 -Burr Oak B. M. A. President, W. S.-Willer; Secretary, F. W. Sheldon. No. 40—Eaten Rapids B. M. A. President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Chas. Coller. No. 41—Breckenridge B. M. A. President, W. O. Watson; Secretary, C. E. Scudder. No. 42—Fremoeont 8S. 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, = B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith. o. 45—Hoytville B. M, A. President, 34 G. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay. No. 46—Leslie SB. M. A. President, salah Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould. o. 47—Flint M. U. President, G. R. eee 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—Mapnistee B. M. A. President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary, J. P. O'Malley. No. 51—Cedar Springs B. M. A. President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon. No. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A. President, F..D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. Mieras. No, 53—SBellevue B. M. A. * President, Frank Phelps; Secretary, John H. York. No. 54—Bouglas B. M.A. President, ae. Dutcher; Secretary, C. B. Waller. o. 55—Peteskey B. M. A, President, = F. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman. No. 56—Bangor B. M. A. President, N. W. Drake; Secretary, T. M. Harvey. No. 57—Rockford B. M. A. President, Geo. A. Sage; Secretary. J. M. Spore. : No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. President, E. Hagadorn; Secretary, E. C. Brower. : No. 59—Fennville B. M. A, President F. 8. Raymond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts. No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt. No, 61—Hartford B. M. A. President, V.E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes. No. 62—East Saginaw M. A. President, G. * Meyer; Secretary, Theo. Kadish. o. 63—Evart'B. M. A. President, wa Davis: Secretary, C. E. Bell. : o, 64—Merrill B. M. A, ‘Prosident, c. wv “Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton. ‘No . 65—Kalkaska B. M. A.. "President, ca Crawford; Secretary, C. 8-Blom. o. 66—Lansing B. M. A. - President, Franke Wells Secretary, W. E. Crotty, .. No. 67—Watervliet B. M. A. ‘President, Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall. No. 68—Allegan B. M. A. President, A. FE, Calkins; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand. '-. No. 69—Secotts and Climax B. M. A. _ President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. 8. Willison. No. 70—Nashville B. M. A, ~ President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers. ee No. 71—Ashley B. M. A, “ ecsident, M No ‘Netzorg; Secretary, Geo. E: wns ttn Bs ‘No. 72—Edmore B. M. A. = = No, 73—Belding B. M. -- Rresident,-4. Le Rpepee; Secretary, O.. F. . Webster. frees m TC, Goossen, Mr. ‘Walker's | esignation was ac- | cepted with regret and hé was made an honor- ary. member until such" timeas he found it de- sirable to resume. active connection with the Association. - ? : M.C. Goossen, of the Cinmitioes on Trade In- terests, presénted the folowing report, whieh Was accepted: From what your Gombaltioe on Trade ‘Inter: ests can learn, it seems that there are some gate, "Wer as a Goi in regard to business inter- ests. We, a8 a Committee, suppose and do recognize the fact, that we are not to be re- ue specters of persons, Gr, in” other words, busi- ness firms or corporations. We do not make reports with intent to hurt or damage any man’s trade or business—that would be con- trary-to the purpose of your Committee. Bringing the pickle. question up again, it seems that a member of the firm of Walker & Sons has taken up the question of shortage with the intent of revenge, but your Commit- ‘tee has not as yet reported whether this Walker brand was-a Grand Hapids, Chicago, New York or Boston brand of goods. How- ever, we will say that the brand referred to | was not Walker & Sons, and, therefore, the ‘ Committee can not see why ill-feeling” should exist against one of its members whois trying to further the interests of the trade generally. To be sure, your Committee cannot do effectual work without stepping on someone’s toes, and the resuit is that the promise has been hye that another year every barrel of pickels shall contain 1,200 together with the firm assertion that the grocers shall have to pay for them,too. Your Committee assured the offended one that the grocers were willing topay for alt they received. While we will al- low, and are satisfied that the Association will concur in the opinion of your Gommittee that the grievences are not ali one-sided, we do not doubt but what competition in trade has driven, and is daily driving business men to just this work of cutting on count, weight and measure of most everything handled by the commercial world; in fact, it has driven many asmall dealer, and larger ones a8 well to the wall for geet such leakages as these, and to remedy this matter is a necessity of the day. «Your Committee would also refer you to weigh a box of cod-fish and see whether the net weight contained in the box is 40 pounds or whether it is from 36 to 38; also mackeral whether a one-half barrel contains 100 pounds or only contains 90. Further, a member of your Committee bought six cheese last week and on weighing them found eight pounds short, which makes a deduction of $1.08, to- gether with cash discount, making a total of 1.64 on an investment of about $28, making a net saving of 6 per cent. Bear these things in mind, gentlemen. Your Committee is seeking to interest you and hopes that larger attendance may foliow meeting after meeting. You cannot afford to miss even one. Each and eyery member can bring some point of interest. C. E. Morrow, traveling representative for F. & J. Heinz, the Pittsburg pickle manufac- turers, then addressed the Association at some length on the eubject of short-count pickles. He said the agitation inaugurated by the Association had been. productive of good results, as no grocer in the city. would now buy anything but full-count goods. He considered this a long step in the right direc- tion, as it evidenced a determination on the part of the retailer to pay for what he got, and nomore. This stand was especially pleasing to the speaker, as his goods are guaranteed full count every time: So confident is he of this fact that he offers to give a barrel of pickles free to any member of the Asseciation who fails to find things just as represented. President Herrick remarked that it is too often the case that grocers do not know what their goods actually cost them and that they sell too recklessly in consequence. As an il- lustration of this statement, he cited the case of a neighbor grocer who was selling Ber- muda oniohs for 10 cents a pound, when they cost a trifie more than. that amount at whole- sale. His experience was that the grocer can- not watch his tares too closely. M. C. Goossen called attention to the weight of 50 pound tin cans of lard. The packages are supposed to contain 50 pounds net. Asa matter of fact, they are from two to three pounds short. Leonard Kipp remarked that his jobber refuses to make good such shortages, wherc- upon a member remarked that no jobber would stand out in defense of dishonest meth- ods if the purchaser insisted upon getting what he bought. Mr. Kipp suggested that sugar brrrels would stand weigbing, when President Herrick re- marked that empty sugar barrels invariably } weigh from one to three pounds more than | they are marked, even in the case of hard -| Sugars, where soakage plays no figure. The collectors reported that they had been fairly successful in the collection of claims and requested the members to use their tele- | phone whenever they wart a report on a new } customer. Treasurer Harris reported.a balance on hand of $39.24, and the meeting adjourned. = The ‘‘Bad Debt” Collection Agencies. SAND LAKE, April 20, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—Noticing iv your last: issue your article headed ‘‘Beware of Him,” referring to Sprague’s Bad Debt Collection Agency, 1 here- with enclose two precious blackmailing letters received by our firm—the first a cool false- hood, the second a plaintive mewing of a feline specie, better known as pure cussed- ness, mixed with 17 ounces to the pound of *You-don’t-know-what-you-may-want -in-the- future’ sort. of sympathy and advice, all of | which we pronounce an unmitigated lie and humbug. First, we don’t owe any man a dol- lar by the name of the alleged creditor; sec- oud, we have never refused to pay our honest debis; third, we can get all the credit we need; fourth, we can pay our debts 100 cents on the dollar and have some Bagh to help prosecute this ‘‘Imp of Hades,” the -dire influence of this “Chicago Detotines Agency”’ notwith- standing,. Piainiy, E. A: what. do you think of such. missives. — iunoust thd public mails? oe NaN « CRANDALL & Son. - The Meaars. Crandall ought to know the at- titude of THE TRADESMAN on the subject of “Bad Debt” collecting dencies, it they have ad the paper'as carefully as we think they Ave, TaE TRADESMAN has always helé that - ‘such methods were gn. direct violation of law| @ -> Vand that their employment rendered all per- sons connected therewith liable to. aimee _| cussion. The ‘ack of anything of: mae kind: | Was recognized by ‘everybody present. The | this statement, I will inform you of the good discussion led to the comclusion that the sub- ject ought to be thoroughly investigated. A committee of three -comprising - Messrs. D. O. Roberts, Sam. Folz‘and A. K. Edwards, was asked to take the matterin hand and, if their inguiries showed that an association for this purpose was called for by the interests of Kalamazoo business, mature plans and eall.a ‘general meeting to which such measures could be reported. The committee has. been conducting a correspendence with various places.the past two weeks to ascertain the varieus methods pursued and the experience had with them. That committee is about ready to report and will probably call a meet- ing for some evening the middle of the week, perhaps Wednesday, to take such action as is found best. That meeting is a general one, for our mercantile and manufacturing inter- ests and professional men. This movement so widely concerns every person engaged in business here that it is hardly necessary to urge a general response to the cali of the committee when it is issued. ——_—__——~<»-@- <> _ - - --- Greenville Favors the B. M. A. Insurance Plan. ° GREENVILLE, April 16, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR StR—I enclose you a list of names un- der the head of “Information Wanted,” *‘Re- instated” and “Found” for publication on the next State list. I also enclose you check for $2 for eight new members, lately added to our membership. Our Association is interested in your insur- ance company, as lately outlined in THE TRADESMAN. Will you kindly inform us of the other associations or members which are in- terested, that we may join with them in a har- monious effort to push the scheme through? Yours pespocst ully. GEO. B. CALDWELL, Sec’y. STRUCK A SNAG. GREENVILLE, April 2, 1888. KE. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DrAr Str—Since writing you, Ihave made some investigations into the organization of the proposed Business Men’s Mutual Fire Insurance Co. I cannot find how we can organize and do business throughout the State, except through special legislation. Most mutual insurance companies are con- fined to three contiguous counties. Act No. 75, Laws of 1883, permitted ihe organization of merchants’ muiuals, with the State for a ter- ritory, but the courts have held that act un- constitutional. Can you give us a way out of this diffleulty? At the last meeting of the Association here, two new members were admitted, making 85 in all. Our Association is ready’ to furnish land and money, too, to any permanent fuc- tories seeking new and desirabie locations. There are good openings here for a good harness shop; also a boot and shoe store. Yours Respectfully, ~ Gro. B. CALDWELL, Sec’y. —_——— <~c—S—-. Four New Enterprises Within Six Weeks. Owosso, April 18, 1858. KE. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Str—Owing to the inclemency of the . weather to-day, business is so stagnant that I find ample time to direct a short communica- tion to you and inform you that the Owosso B. M. A. is still wide awake and full of energy and enthusiasm, being ever on the alert and? keeping an eye open for anything good for the prosperity and welfare of our city. And in order to demonstrate to you the truth of accomplished in the line of improvements within the last six weeks. We have secured a steam granite and marble works; also a dis- tributing office and repair stop of the Groton Bridge Manufacturing Co., of New York, for their western trade. This is quite an exten- sive concern, manufacturing wrought iron bridges, traction and portable engines grain separators, clover machines, buhr stone feed mills, spoke machines, etc. We have also ge- cured acanning factory, for the canning of fruits and all kinds of vegetables. We have just secured a cart and bugey factory, the firm agreeing to turn out at least 3,000 carts and buggies the first year. All this has been accomplshed. within six weeks and will prove quite an extensive addi- tion to our already established manufacturing | enterprises. The new enterprises are to be | attrib ted wholly to the energy and labor of the B.M. A., together with the co-operation of our common council. I think this is sufficient to prove to you that we are not of the Rip Van Winkle style. Our last regular meeting was well attended and quite successful and beneficial. We have lost several members by business changes, but have made-enough new ones to keep our num- ber good. We are still on the look out for new enterprises. By the way ‘we have no foundry and machine shops in our city at present and I think there would be a splendid oppertunity for one in a manufacturing city of this size. Yours oo : AMFROM, Sec’y. —_— Oe Tecumseh in Line on Organization. TECUMSEH, April 20, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: Dear §Sir—A month .or ae weeks ago I wrote you and asked you to send mecopy of your constitution and by-laws, and you very. kindly “and -promptly complied with my re- /quest. The business men of this place held a meeting afew days ago and decided to form an auxiliary tothe State Association. We are to hold another meeting next Tuesday night for the purpose of perfecting our organiza- tion. y objectin writing you at this time is to ask whether you could give us any inform- ation or suggestions relative to the best man- ner of proceedure in organizing, other than what is contained in the copy of the constitu- tion. Would our annual dues to the State As- sociation for the balance of the year be the full amount required for the year? Any in- formation or suggestions you might see fit to offer would be thankfully received. Yours ao. IELD. 7 oe C. H. Mehrtens will relinquish, the .con- trol of the Atlantic Hotel, at White Cloud, on the expiration of his lease on May 1, but will take good care of the gripsack brigade and traveling public at his handsome and convenient cottage and his eating-house at. the depot. Mr. Mehrten’s reputation as a eaterer is par excellence and it goes without saying that he will take good care of his -guests. He also conducts the eating-houses at Buen 2 and Holland. ( jane 60. 60 60 60 40 25 vette eee lS nuine. . wwe es Seok ce; ore Ree ae cee cee ee ey dissOe le es “BALANCES. Spring... Sibeoes Beate oy ec viene AS ‘BARHOWS. Railroad 3 0... 65 e228... Rota, Ss $ 14.0 Garden........ eee tse ne - net 33 00 , BELLS, Gong ; eo : SS S ee : E a Os ee : i ms . uid Door, Sargent... .........., aes Gis Sleigh Shoe ae Wrought Barrel Boltg................ dis Cast Barrel Bolts..........,..:....... dis Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis Cast Square Spring.............:..... dis Cast Caain 030 ... dis Wrought Barrel, brass knob........ .dis Wrought Square ..... buat sees Sarre Wrought Sunk Flush 60&10 ais 60£10 Spcfforg..... Rees sep aR ee Arm Ball 8 Po a Se es dis BUCKETS. oe Well, plain Well, Swivel BUTTS, CAST. Cast Loose Pin, figured is 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 ee Do cites dis Wrought Table. . 2.0.0. .2.6 00006060 dis Wrought Inside Blind................ dis Wrought Brass....0.0. 050.0360 000.-2.. dis y (3) Blind, Clark’s. vaceeecccecersesseeeGi§. 10810 Blind, Parker’s............... j dis 70&10 Blind, Shepard’s.............. Pees dis 50 CAPS. Ely’s 1-10....... ...... Ser ose Hick’s C.F G. D 60& 5 60& 60&10 60&10 ..per m§ e yas 30 ee la aia 60 CATRIDGES. Rim-Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list....50 Rim Fire, United States................. : -dis60 Central Dire: 3.5 20522. oes Socket Firmer.. Bis Sab geen Go dis 70&10 Socket Framing... Pee GORE Cue eee dis 70&10 Becket Comer... ory os dis %70&10 HOCKeL SHCKS ees dis 70&10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40 Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 26 Old ee eee i ee, net COMBS. Curry, Lawrence’s........... Seeea es ais 40&10 MLOCCUIISS 32 oo ch Pee cs os as ee ak dis 25 60 60 a: Be ees LS ee 40&10 HORUS eos ees oe ee 60 COPPER. Pianished, 14 oz cut to size.............. Ib 33 14x52, 14x56, 14 x60 : Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60 Cold Bolied: 1454s ee a le BOtfOmR ee ee DRILLS Morse’s Bit Stock..........2......... dis Taper and Straight Shank............ dis Morse’ s Taper Shank. ..:.......2..... dis _ELEOWS. Com. 4 piece, Gone doz net $.%5 Corrugated ..... 00.0663 eee Get Gis20&101 &0 Adjustable........ erceceeeck cee dis %&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. Clar’s, ape $18 005 large, $26.00. dis Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis "yILES—New List. American File Association List...... dis WUISSLOWU Store oc obs ess hots dis New American®. 3.605.025.6020 Nicholson’s........... Ce ee a Helleta AS ia Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis GALVANIZED IRON, * Nos. 16%020, 22and 24, 25 and 26, List 12 13 4 Discount, 60. 2S SSS8SS RS AUGES. Stanley Rule and evel Co.’8 leone dis HAMMERS. Pea & Co.’B s Mths Gees Seuss Sess eure dis dis Werkes & Plumb’s......°.....2<:<2... dis 40&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 c list 56 Blacksmith’s Solid oe Brosh Hand..30 c 40&10 Barn Door Kid derMig. | Co "Wood track 50&10 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&10 Kidder, wood track................ ...dis 40 HINGES. ae Clark's 404, 65. cece ea dis ie ee oe per dor, pene aoe ew Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 1 And IONGET, ee PS Screw Hook and Eye, % ............ net Screw Hook and Hye %.............. net Screw Hook and Eye %............ . Net Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net Birap and To ce dis HOLLOW WARE. Otsu es a MeMdens oe... gis tobe siee cea ts SPINOrs 2. ke eee AUS RE Age Gray enameled... . ecco cee eee se HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware.............. new list Japanned Tin Ware..:.................5 @ranite Iron Ware.................00.65 HOES, Grub 1..3:...: Gin sen aslo ae e se. $11 00, dis 60 RU ee ae 11 50, dis 60 Grup 856s Secs iete aie ead RB 00, dis 60 KNOBS—NEW LIST. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis 2 5 S ARE 460 2 50 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ Door, porcelain, plated panes pea Door, porcelain, trimmings. . Drawer and. Shutter, percelain.. Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s Hemacite .......500 6.00065. UR ee eve .dis LOCKS—DOOR. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’ s new list. .dis Mailory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis Branford’s .. 0505. .0 600655. 2 esas .dis Norwalk’s di Staniey Rule and Level Co.’ '. oe ek acces dis MATTOCKS. Adze Eye......... oye sak oe ae ++ $16 . dis Hunt Eye.....:.... Tsetse + eee.45 00 dis Sperry & Co.’e, Post. h “ary ¢eeses Gig” 50 MILLS. Coffee, Parkers Co.’s...... dis 40 Coffee, P.S. & W. Miz. Co. ‘sMaileables mee Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’ Coffee, Enterprise: ..... + MOLASSES GATES. Stebbin’s Pattern ........... seene---GiS 60&10 Stebbin’s Genuine...... ..... eceeeee Gis 60810 Enterprise, eempasivine Sate 25 } jpfommons Brea and Fenaing ommon, ra 8B ios $2 % ee cecsorcece 10d to 60d 8d and 9d ady.... 6dand%d adv.............: d 5d adv........ Veale ee ec ee eee rasasevese Ser ecesecses tie a ‘eae $4 20 | Trunk and Clout Nails 60 Hunt’s............ cenevterseses:$18 50 dia 20 & 10 | eee SQUARES. Gen ep op at + mse eo on revels. pete peeeeee cee Mitre erick cece as “ghar rRON. = a Smooth. - eee ee Nos. 15 to 17....... NOS. 16 (0202 re os Nos. 22 to 24.......... ees beg ae Nos .25 to 26. Re sae He: No. 4 60 aT... All sheets No. 18'and lighter, o vl wide not less than 2-10 ee. me eae ZINC. In casks of 600 bs, # b siuscsee 8 Re aM ACKS, 10 | American, all kinds. Bee ate Ss dis Steel; all Kinds a ae Swedes, all gat Gimp and Lace.. tee eee we Cigar Box Nails... Bs bees Finishing Nails. ....... Common and Patent Brads... ae Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis . dis Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails, : eee be dis Leathered Carpet Tacks: di TINNER’S SOLDER. No.1, Refined SEN sassssgssss. TIN oo IC, 10x14, Charcoal, . Ix, 10x14, »Charcoal IC, 12x12, Charcoal os l2x12, poets Oe DC, 710 DX, 100Plate Charcoal 910 DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal.................. 11-16 DXXX, 100'Plate Charcoal 13 10 a Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 7 33 TIN—LEADED. IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 6 IX, 1 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.......... 7 50 IC, "20x28, “choice Charcoal Terne...... .. 12 60 1x, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne......... 15 00 TRAPS. Steel: Game. oo 60&10 Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’ Be ociee. dis 35 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. 60810 Hotchkiss’ 2.0.6. eben nee ee 6810 S, P. & W. Mfg. Go.’s.............. Peceaces 68&10 Mouse, choker! (2: 0 00.0200. 18¢ @ doz Mouse, delusion..................... $1 50 8 doz WIRE. Bright Market................ ues Boe dis 67% Annealed Market.................. 7 dis Tb&Id Coppered Market..................0.008 dis os Extra Bailing... 2008. i ae cock dis Tinned: Market... :: 0.02020. oon. So dis <7 Tinned Broom... os... .. ce k ees oes ...9 Db 09 Tinmed Mattress... 2. eo at b 3 Coppered Spring Sieel, ees: oe Tinned Spring Steel.................... ‘is 1030 ‘Piain Pence: 2.0...) 6 ee ee 2 Ib Barbed Fence, gaivanized...... Cie ee ee 4 08 PAINE: oe se 3 25 COPPCE eee os a new list net Brass. 5 2 Bae ele. new list net WIRE GOODS. - Bright: 0 eek es dis T0&10&10 NOLOW WVOR. 2 ols. 8 dis %0&10&19 HOOKS] 3 ooo So ea at ees Gis 70&10&10 WRENCHES. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled...... ere Coes. GENUINE»... oi pie ee dk. oe cee cs ee ose dis Coe’s Ptent A gricultural, wrought, dis Coe’s Ptent, malleable.............. dis MISCELLANEOUS. Bird Cages: ii. Pumps, Cistern.. TO&5 Casters, Bed and Plate............. dis50&10&10 Dampers, American ......... 0.20.00 cee 40 Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods...d 36 Copper Bottoms.... ...... Ee 30 56 45 TIC eecos HARDWOCD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock, measured merchantable, mill culls out; Basswood, TOM PUR ee 13 00@15 00 Birch, log-run eee PEAS 15 00@18 00 Birch, Nos. ] and 2................... @25 00 Black Ash, log-rum................00. 14 00@16 50 Cherry, log-run.. 2. is oe 25 00@35 00 Cherry, Nog. 1 and 2 ; Cherry, cull....... Maple, log-run.............. tice 12 (0@14 00 Maple, soft, log-run................. 1 ais 00 Maple, Nos. land 2................... @20 00 Maple, clear, flooring................ @25 00 Maple, white, selected........... ue @25 09 Red Oak, log-run.............. 0.2000. 18 00@20 00 Red Oak, Nos.] and 2............ 2... 24 00@25 00 Red ok 4 sawed, 8in and upw’d..40 00@45 00 Red Oak he Fens: Shes a pes 00@35 00 Red Oak, -No. 1,step plank.. Walnut, log-run Beta dai yee. Ga ce cs ae Walnut, INOBiY and 2053. Sere Wammuts; culiss.. oe oe Grey Elm, log-run.... White Ash, log-run. Be Whitewood, IOM-TUT. oe ccs 20 White Oak, TO@-TUR. ese cs oo ee .-17 00@18 00 RAGS, RUBBERS, BONES & METALS BOUGHT BY Wm. Brummeler, JOBBER IN TINWARE, GLASSWARE and NOTIONS, TELEPHONE 640. 79 Spring St., - Grand Rapids. Gate Hooks and Eyes............ dis 70&10&10 | agon Covers, "Awnings and Tents, — Flags and Banners, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, Wide Ducks, ote. Telephone 106. 73 CANAL ST., “- GRAND RAPIDS. JULIUS HOUSEM AN, Pres... e A. BO WATSON, Tre: & F. ASPINW CASH CAPITAL, pes Lorillard’s New “Smoking or Chewing” : YELLOW JACKET LONG Packed in 3 oz., 8 oz. or 16 oz. Handsomely Decorated Papers. fo be had of all Jobbers at the very low priee of 20 CENTS per POUN: | If Is THE “Mildest, Smoothest Smoke Ever Offered for Less than 30 Cents per Pound. oe : Full Line of J EWETT'S BIRD CAGES. Send for Mustrated Catalopue, aster, ste 10 and 12 Monroe St., . 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis St., GRAND RAPIDS, Frices- _ WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A. 5 MANUFACTURERS OF ADE + 2 STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS, Sipe C2>7%, Engines and Boilers in Stock ipa for immediate delivery. iV8€ a = Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large steck kept on hand. . Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. " Send for Sample Write fer Prices. wish to serve their Customers] " with GOOD COFFEE would do well WOOLSON SPIGE! C2 FOLEDO-OHIO.: IRCHANTS |! & WOOLSON SPI ECO; —_—— WS 9LSoN sPI cE CO. TOLEDC-OHnIO. ~ Increase Your SALES AND PROFITS BY HANDLING LION COFFEE. IT GIVES ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION TO Consumers, and iss, Consequently, a Quick and Hiasy Seller. 4 Lion Coffee has more actual Merit than any Roasted Coffee sold at the price either in Packages or in Bulk and storekeepers all over the State of Michigan and elsewhere who are not already handling Lion are urged to give it a trial. We cheerfully answer all communications regarding prices, etc. Convenient shipping depots established at all prominent cities, securing quick delivery. For sale by all the wholesale trade everywhere. Manufactured by the Woolson Spice Co., Toledo, Ohio. L. WINTERNITZ, Resident Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. CUANK, JEWELL & C0, Wholesale Grocers, HANDLE EVERYTHING IN THE PROVISION LINE. Pork, Beef, Lard, Hams, Shoul- ders, Bacon, Sausage, Pigs’ Feet, Canned Beef, Lunch Tongue, Potted Ham, etc. YW. C. DENISON, GENERAL DEALER IN Stationary and Portable Engines and Boilers, Vertical, Horizontal, Hoisting and Marine Engines. Steam Pumps, Blowers and Ex- haust Fans. SAW MILLS, any Size or Capacity Wanted. Estimates Given on Complete Outfits. 88,90 and 92 SOUTH DIVISION ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. RISING SUN BUGKWHEAY. i Hy ni C-raranteed Alsolately Pure, —— ORDERS FROM RETAIL TRADE SOLICITED, : Newaveo Rouen Mus, - Mich, Newaygo, MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED == = = * Thave in my *‘mind’s eye” at this mo- ent some half dozen small country capital- 8 who amply furnish proof for the asser- tion that the piling up of no inconsiderable “number of dollars during a long life can be _ accomplished under, what would appear to Many of us, very depressing and adverse ireumstances. I will select one of these parties asa fair sample of the lot. He is “about sixty years old and has often assured me that he never made a hundred dollars in my speculating transactions during his life. His income for the first ten years averaged $100. For ‘the following thirty it never “reached $400, yet he has to-day about 15,000 in interest bearing securities, -I am suggesting or advising nobody to follow in the footsteps of this remarkably sonomical individual. I am only intro- “@ucing him to show how “‘cheese paring” -Teasonably free habits and the compounding of interest can, __ if followed systematically, put even the day . daborer in a situation of independence and = €ven comparative affluence. iz ~ Under any reasonably favorable cfreum- _ stances it’s merely a matter of the eomforts _and conveniences and indulgences of the Wesent vs. the cemforting possession of a eompetence in the future, but it would bor- der closely on impertinence for me to advise my neighbor regarding his duty in the _ premises. And even if I should con- 11:45; Cincinnati Express. ...... 40 pm Traverse City and M: 7:15am train has petor 5:00 p m train |} sleeper for Cincinnati, 5:00 train connects with M.C. R. R. at Kalama- train has | Z00 for Battle Creek, Jackson, eevee and Canadien- in Detroit at 10:45 p.m, - ‘Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Leave. o Arrive. GAB MI sacs oti 10:10am 11:00 & M......5..2006. teehaabe asec cece veherescaye 4:30 p m MAO AMS os eis a oe ietaceeace dace eas Gone. 8:50 Leaving time at Bridge street de : C. L. Lockwoop, Gen’l Pass, Agent, Michigan Central. Grand Rapids Division. Detroit Express. . ress -Da; ARRIVE. *Pacific EXpress......... 0 c.cccsenccesescceccsese 6:00am Mail j Grand Rapids Express.... WARGO 38 oo oss pe ccks sce ke ; pain answse *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars run én Da Express and Grand Rapids Express to and from Detroit. Direct connec- tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.) O. W. RUGGLES, Gen’! Pass. and Ticket Agt., Chicago. CHAs. H. NorRIs, Gen’l Agent. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Kalamazco Division: i I) iM 4 o Seeseee; am bas} Sy = = Se Sek Pon: BEES SaaS tale 28am .. Kalamazoo... 7:30am ..White Pigeon. 5:55am ..-Toledo........ 11:00 pm --Cleveland..... 6:40pm 2 : .-Buffalo........ 11:55 a m 5:40am _ 7:10 pm. .Chicago....... 11:30 p m 50a Alocal freight leaves Grand Rapids at 1:10 pm, ¢ ing passengers as far as Kalamazoo. All trains dai 29.00 80 00 oe Beevoud BREBEBB except Sunday : Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. *Night Express..... : tThrongh Mail..... +Evening Express Leaves. 10:55 p m 10:30 a m 3:50 p m 11:00am 1:10pm 5:10pm 5:40am 7:45am Mixed, with covch............... GOING WEST. . tMorning Express................. 1:05 pm tThrough Mail.......... ve.ee-. 5:06 pm *Grand Rapids Express. oes *Night Express........ - --. 5:25am AMIR ORS oo os ies chee tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. - Passengers taking the 6:50 a m Express make close connections at Owosso for Lansing, and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 10:10 a m the following morning. The Night Express has a Wagner Sleeping car. : Jas. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. GEO. B. REEVE. Trafiie Manager, Chicago. ~ ci EAYON & LYON Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS Dlallonery & Sundries, 20 and 22 Aonroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich, ASK FOR ARDENYER MUSTARD BEST INTHE WORLD. DETROIT DETROIT, QUEEN ANNE, MOTTLED GERMAN, . TRUE BLUE, _ BLUE SUPERIOR, MONDAY, PHENIX, BOAP’ £0, = ‘ _ Manufacturers of the following well-known brands of Pst! ROYAL BAR, _ MASCOTTE, CAMEO, MICHIGAN, CZAR, WABASH, AND OTHERS, _. For quotations address ~ : ‘Salesman for Western Michigan, (00 p m : : chair car for Cincinnati. | 760 p m ot 7 minutes later, | ~ += GRAND RapPips. | Teas, Lanos and Foreign Fru SOLE AGENTS FOR “Acme” Herkimer Co. Cheese, Lautz Bros. Soaps and Niagara Starch. _ Send for Cigar Catalogue and ask for Special Inside Prices -on anything in our line. MANUFACTURERS! Contemplating a Change or Seeking a Location INFORM YOURSELVES Regarding the prospects, opportunities and advantageous situation of GLADSTONE, MICHIGAN, As a site fora manufacturing town. FREE SITES Will be given you, whether you be of large or small capac- ity. As you are doubtless aware, GLADSTONE is the Lake Shipping Port for the Great “Soo” Railway and feeders, and situated as it is on the Little Bay Du Noquette, the finest har- bor of deep water on Lake Michigan, offers unparalleled in- ducements for all kinds of IRON and WOODWORKING in- dustries. . For particulars, call on or address F, W. McKINNEY, Agent Sault Ste. Marie Land and Improvement Co., GLADSTONE, MICH. opportunities for business, plats and maps, Cc. L. DAVIS, BUNTING & DAVIS, Commission Merchants. : Specialties Apples and Potatoes in Car Lots, Cc. C. BUNTING. 20 and 22 OTTAWA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH. SSSA AND RapiDS 4 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Wholesale Grocers, x \21& 23 SOUTH IONIA ST, - GRAND RAPIDS, MICE e RINDGE, BERTSCH & C0,, MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. — AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO. - Grand Rapids, Mich. - Arctic Liquid Blvin 4 oz. Round Ss 6c Pints 4 oz. Ovals 3 8s ce Vu Is the Time to Order a Supply of the CELEBRATED e ? . per gross 6 Ci 3 6e iy ce _, WHICH WE QUOTE 3 doz in case, 2 3.00 600 10.80 3.40 6.50. ce (T4 ce. {4 < 6c ce Ce cc ry 3 ry) 6“ ce MANUFACTURED ONLY BY THE Arctic Manufacturing Company, 38 and 40 Louis Street, GRAND RAPIDS. The Standard of Excellence KINGSFORD'S 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. WS 12 Pacxie-& Provision Co, Grand Rapids, Mich. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Fresh and Salt Beef, _—~ Fresh and Salt Pork, Pork Loins, Dry Salt Pork, - Hams, Shoulders, ) | Bacon, Boneless Ham, ' Sausage ofall-Kinds, == : Dried Beef for Slicing. | and- Warranted, in tierces, barrels, c | - Strictly Pure : sia,“ ons ol o 50 pound cans, 20 pound cans, amilythere. = y has ack his position ad through the failure of his em- “ployers, Root, Strong & Co., of Detroit, ‘has coneluded to put another notion wagon iy aveling with it himself. J. Li Strelitsky, for the past three years ng salesman for the Roper & Baxter Cigar Co., of Chicago, has made a change of ba y and will hereafter carry a line of cigar samples for McNeal & Higgins, of — ‘Chieago. Mr. Strelitsky is an energetic ; salesman and will undoubtedly place hosts of goods. Td Savannah News: A a aineiae was in ~ Macon Friday wearing as a watch charm a — chameleon, which spread itself on his ‘Around its neck was-a tiny gold pte and when the drummer desired he a it near some colored object, and in- __stantly the little -animal changed its color accordingly. ‘Its colors were red, green ‘and white... it was a curiosity, and was obtained Pe in Florida. - < Ae Byron Smith, foreay fconpline rep- resentative for Arthur Meigs & Co., but for @yeak Or so on the road for Amos S. Mus- selman & Co., died at the residence of kis mother, and Second avenue, last Thursday. “The funeral occurred on Saturday morning, _ when the body was taken to Marshall for _ interment. “By, ”» as he was familiarly called, had many friends on the road who will regret to hear of his demise at the eee age of 34 years. “Thomas Macleod writes the Detroit News as follows: ‘‘Last fall I sent you $150, the contribution of 150 commercial travel- ers, for the Bagley memorial fund. Iam frequently asked by the contributors what has been done with~the money. Will you kindly answer the conundrum?” The News replies that the entire fund raised—1,571.17 —is drawing 4 per eent. interest in the Dime Savings Bank and will be used for the purpose intended when a design.is ac- eepted. . i i re - Purely Personal. €. I. Rathbun, Secretary of the Fremont B. M. A., was in town a ». couple. of, days last week. “Arthur ‘Ghaseobongt Secretary of the Freeport. B. M. A» was in town a couple of days last week. ~ “Nick”. ‘Sikkema, ‘ stock-keeper for Wm. Seats & Go., was married a few days ago to Miss Anna Vanderberg. HH. M. Freeman, the Lisbon . ceed dealer, ‘was in town last Thursday to attend the prohibition convention. “nN. -B. Blain, the Lowell dry goods dealer, was. in town a couple of days last week, on his way home from Chieago. H.B. Fargo, President of the Muskegon B. M. A., the banner. organization of the ‘Btate, -was in town last Wednesday. Christian Bertsch started East Monday on his semi-annual visitation to the shoe man- facturing centers of New England. _ Chas. Quick, Secretary of the Lowell B. M. A. and the Lowell. Building and Loan Association, was in Lom Monday 2 oe Tues- ¥. Hamilton, it of the M. B. "M. . A, was in town last Friday on his way -. home from Chicago, where’ he attended the funeral of his brother-in-law on-Tuesday. Chris. Pfeifie, the Park City shingle man- ~ufacturer, wasin town a couple of days last week on his way home from Indianapolis sand Plymouth, Ind., where he ae - his entire cut for 1888. 5 “Herman'Thompson, the Canada Corners general dealer, has engaged to travel during mmer for the Albion Manufacturing | 600 Sa business will be look- | portion of this week’s paper. jweeney | >| four banks for Mt. Pleasant. A new savings bank is in process of. or- | | ganization | at Detroit, to be known as the | Central Savings Bank, The. capital stock ‘will be placed at $100,000. Gilbert Hart will serve as President, Conrad Clippert as Secretary, and Joseph C. Hart as Cashier. | Among the directors are such well-known men as 8. J. Murphy, Chas. K. Latham, Fred Stoepel, W. H. Irvine, Julius Stoll, Ww. T. Gage, Dr. H. O. Walker, Dr. Henry F. Lyster, and Alvah E. Leavitt. e Arrangements have been completed for the organization of the ] Merchants’ National Bank of Battle Creek, “with a capital of $100,000. ‘The officers are: President, A. W. Wright; Vice-President, F. A. Smith; Cashier, Scott Field. The principal stock- holders are A. W. Wright, of Alma; I. M. Weston, of Grand Rapids; F. A. Smith, of Kalamazoo; A. C. Hamblin and Scott Field, of Battle Creek. They have bought the furniture and will absorb the business of A. C. Hamblin’s bank, which has done business since 1859. — Oo A Gentle Reminder. : A leading wholesale grocery house now encloses the following circular with its monthly statements: Enclosed statement shows amount now due on your account. We hope you will find it correct and make us prompt remit- tance. Carrying, as we do, a large number of ac- counts, a good proportion of them are al- ways more or less in arrears, and while singly they are insignificant, in the aggre- gate they make many thousand dollars, which we need—not to pack away in “‘our barrel,” we assure you, but to pay our debts with. Some regular system of keeping track of so many accounts is abselutely necessary, and we how ask you to throw aside any prejudice you may have against statements, and co-operate with us in ‘establishing asys- tem of prompt payments, thus doing away with that curse of the credit system, over credit, and consequent loss to you as well as, to ourselves. “Short settlements make long friends.” Let us try it, and we know the results at the end of the year will be as gratifying to you as to us. Oo <> The Best Banana. From the New England Grocer. __ The most delicious of the banana family is the fig banana. The fruit is small Ril somewhat resembles in shape a green fig. There are 200 or 300, however, on a single stem, and when ripe they present a very handsome appearance. The color is ofa very delicate yellow, the skin is very thin and the flavor is a suggestion of the fig and banana combined. Many engaged: in the American fruit trade have never seen this fruit. Occasionally .a bunch or two is brought here by some one connected . with one of the steamers. They are produced in but very small quantities, while the great, care required in handling them would make -them an’expensive luxury. Yet were they once introduced the demand for them would become large. Dairy Notes. Bloomingdale has seven cheese facteries within a radius of twelve miles of the place. - : Albert Lawton and Wm. Dorgan have formed a ‘eopartnership and’ purchased the cheese: factory at Coopersville of E. J. Savage. The. new owners will start the factory about May 1. Hon. E. N. Bates’ cheese factory, at Mo- line, began-operations on April 18. Ata late meeting of the patrons, F. G. Snow was elected President and stringent rules governing the care of milk were adopted. The Grocery Market. Sugar is unchanged. Coffee continues to decline in New York. Sugar syrups have advanced 2c per gallon. Scaled herring have advanced 2c per pound. “New cheese has put in an appearance, being held at 10. ue me pound. “ —- Oe e “Count Your Pickles.”’ NASHVILLE, April 19, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: Dear Srn—Our attention being called, in Tur TRADESMAN, to “Count Your Pickles,” we this day counted one-half barrel Walker's aeeee Pickles, said to contain 50 dozen or ickles. Result—i86 pickles; short, 114 pick We reiterate the sentiment, “Count your rane” Yours, : Buar & WHITE. ae PA ee Attention is directed to the advertisement | of the West Michigan Oil Co. in another The state- ments made speak for themselves ~ and j. Arctic, % ne cans, 6 doz. : yy 4 i - yy se 3 oe 1 es : : os va os a oe “ . Victorian, 1 ta 2 doz. 2 Diamond, “*‘bulk. Red Star 4 b cans 3 doz... ee ot 4 = 66 : a1 50 Absolute, 4 tb one “0 - cans in Case..........-.- i % Absolute, ‘ tb cans, 50 cansin Case.........--.- 1 Soe 1 b cans, hice a 2 70 ee 6s “ EG ee ee SOS 1 50 Early Riser, us, 4 doz vase: 45 es, 2 90 1s, ~ ‘© 1 60 BLUL Arctic, : oe r ‘nd 2 enone 3 ae . et ee G0 Os Bes Ln . SOnn oO Pints r’nd........ BROOME. | No. 2 PUTA ee No.1 Hari: 26 2s. No. 2 Carpet......-..-. --+- No. 1 Carpet ..........----+- Parlor Gem....-...-.-.-+-- Common Whisk .:........-- Fancy Whisk.......------- Mill Warehouse . = CHOCOLATE. Runkle Bros’ .. Vien. Sweet 22 Premium.. Hom-Cocoa 37 Breakfast.. 48 ; COCOANUT chep Ps Be eases 4s and %s.. ve : 1s in tin pails... .27%% 8 28 jet es Oo 29 b9 BS dD RSSTSRS SS 3 15 ss 6 oo 6 % oe Maltby’ 8, = Poe ae's beste sie 1.28% and %8...... 24 sit + i . Pa 24 Manhattan, ‘pails Se ag a ate 20 Peerless 18 Bulk, pails or barrels. .16@18 COFFEE—GREEN Mocha.....--.....005+ -- 25@28 Mandaling.. ene 20 POQDZ6 OG Java. ..c.0.2- seas, 25@26 SAWS oe ee ewes 23Q@24 Maricabo............% +e 21@22 Costi Rica.........-.-- .21@22 Mexican............65. 21 @22 Santos. ios 0s oe oe 5 21G@22 Rio, fancy..... ....-++ 18@19 Rio, prime..........--+ 1E@1T Rio, common......... .14@ld To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add %c per b. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. COFFEES— PACKAGE, 30 ibs 60 bs 1g bes Pion. sels se 19% Lion, in cab.. Dilworth’s.... Magnolia...... ACME...2..... 39 German ...... : German, bins. Arbuckle’ s Ariosa Avorica McLaughlin’ 8 xxxx Honey Bee.. os 21% Nox All...... 34 20% Our Bunkum.19% 19% COFFEES—50. LB. BAGS. Arbuckle’s Avorica. .... - * Quaker Cy.....<..-18 * Best Rio.........- 1D , Prime Maricabo...21 CORDAGE. 60 foot Jute..... ...-.- wees L 10 "3 foot Jute ..... 2.5 eeeeeee 1 40 49 Foot Cotton. . ey een nea ee 50 50 foot Cotton.........-...- 1 60 60 foot Cotion........... coool 75 72 foot Cotton.........-.+0.62 00 CRACKERS. Kenosha Butter..........- .. Seymour Butter... 1934 . Peta Be Family Butter.. : Fancy Butter.. se Butter Biscuit. . a ie is TRGRtOT ea hon sss ai 5 oe V4 City Soda.......-.-. Sana os ROR ees ons oe es ne ae ». be So: ek dae he es. 8. Oyster... BO Be PICNIC 2555. ie. es set ne oe bY Fancy Oyster........----- iD CANNED FISH. Clams, | b, Little Neck....1 35 Clam Chowder, 3D........ .2 15 -Cove Oysters, 1 stand...1 00 Cove Oysters, 2 i stand...1 70 Lobsters, 1 picnic. .. weed 9 Lobsters, 2 B, picnic........ 2 65 -Lobsters, 1 I star..........1 95 Lobsters. 2 } star.....-:t-. 2 90 Mackerei in Tomato Sauces 25 Mackerel, 1 b Beane aisle ae Mackerel, 2} stand Mackerel,3 b in Mustard..3 25 Mackerel, 3 ib soused...... 3 25 Salmon, 1% Columbia...... 2 10 Salmon, 2 » se 3 50 Salmon, 1 ib Sacramento.. -1 90 Salmon, 2 [som . Sardines, domestic 48. ... Sardines, domestic 48.. aaa Sardines, Mustard 44s... 9@10 Sardines, imported 4s. 12018 Sardines, nee Ws..... 10@12 Trout. 31> brook - CANNED FRUITS. Apeer gallons, “gtand..... ack berries, be Boe Cherries, red ‘Cherries, pitted... sea Ege Plums, 5 oS eae an Gobeeberries........2-2. 3 'GLAPES .. 22 -eeece- eee ee erees 0 ee Pd! i Cloves, Amboyna...... Turkey, 0 ld... Turkey, new 44@ 5 Raisins, Dehesia........-.65 Raisins, London Layers. . ..3' Raisins, California “ ....2 Raisins, Loose Muscatels. .2 Raisins, Loose a alge .1 90 Raisins, Ondaras, — Cod, whole...:......-..4%@5 Cod, boneless..... Lah as non Halput. 256.5 vies cece es Herring, round, % bbi. 3 60 Herring, round, % bbl. 1 50 Herring, Holland, bbis. Herring, Holland, kegs Herring, Been ae Mack. 8h’ Ts No. 1 A wbL....8 0 Florida.......... 00 Whito, No. 1, % bbls........6 7 White, No. 1, 12 eet White, No.1, 10 } kits.....1 White, Family, - _ eee 3 e 0 FLAVORING oe. Jennings’ Lemon. Vanilla. D, C.,2 02.. .g@doz 9 136 4 2 50 3 5 1% 2% 4.590 650 7 50 15 00 Lemon. Vanilla. per gross. English 2 of Boas 7 20 9 3 OZ.....- 9 00 12 00 No. 4 Taper..1 60 No. 8 panel... ; "5 No. 10 -».4 50 ‘a pint, r nd. 4 50 .9 00 seinaecd FARTNACEOUS GOODS. Farina, 100 Ib. kegs......... Hominy, # bbl............. 40% Macaroni, dom 12 Ib. box.. ° 65 2 imported...16 Gul Pearl Barley......... - @© 3% Peas, Green.......... Peas, Split............ Sago, German........ 33 | Tapioca, f’k or p’rl.. Wheat, cracked...... Vermicelli, import.. 10 Ou es domestic... MATCHES. H. No. 8, square........ 95 H. No 9, square, 3 gro...1 10 . H. No. 200, parlor....... i 65 . H. No. 300, parlor.......! 2.15 G. H. No. 7, yound......... i 40 Oshkosh, No. ‘ ee ec, oe 75 Oshkosh, No. 8...........-. i EA MWEGISN © 262s ae es ces Richardson’s No. 8 8q..... Bs 00 Richardson’s No.9 sq......1 50 Richardson’s No. 7%, rnd. ‘i 0) Richardson’s No.7 rad..1 50 Woodbine, 300..........00.. 11 MOLASSES. Black Strap...........--. Vi@is Cuba Baking............. 22@25 Porto Rico............5-+: 24@35 New Orleans, good......d8@40 New Orleans, choice..... 44@50 New Orleans, fancy..... HO@52 ¥% bbls. de extra OIL. Michigan Test......... .->- 1034 Water White............-.- 13g OATMEAL Warreis 26. voi os eek wee oe 6 06 Half barrels............-..- 3 2d Cases......... sy. cues ew 2 25 OATS—ROLLED,:~ Barrels .. ae 5 6 00 Half DATrelB 20... 2s +s neem B 2b CRBC Oe a 2 2@2 35 PICKLES. G G. G. G Choice Carolina............- 6% Prime Carolina........-.- 614 Good OCarolina..........-.-- 5% Good Louisiana.......... ©. DY Maple. .25.2.0...0. sexe 95% @E THOR os ee eee T% JAVA oo ass Root sa aa Fsans DM PRN. skin ta kone els Sere 54 Rangoon........-.-eeeee seers oe Broken... ... JRPAD. 5 Taylor’s G. M.........-.--+- 5 Dwight’s .........00.- see eee 5 Sea Foam...........-.- woes oe Cap Sheaf......... ...-.--- 2D ¥4¢ less in 5 box lots. SALT. 60 Pocket, FF D........--- 215 28 Pocket .. ee ee 100 3 Ib pockets. See ho eae nee 2 25 Saginaw or Manistee:..... 2 Ashton, bu. bags.......---- Ashton,4 bu. bags.......- aon ie Higgins’ bu. bags....... eis American, % bu. bags..... » 20 Rock, bushels............-- 25 Warsaw, ery bags es ho 36 SAUCES. London Relish, 2 doz... -.. 2 50 Acme English, pts......-..- 2 58 SOAP. Dingm Don’t et Anti-Washboard.... 45 BaxOle =... 8 Wes. 3% Queen Anne......%...-.--- 4 00 German Family..........-- 2 8 SPICES—WHOLE. Allsnice ...........----- 2: 8% Cassia, China in mats...... 8% Batavia in bund....12 Saigon in rolls..... 49 Cloves, Amboyna........-- 26 . Zanzibar..........- 23 Mace Batavia........ ees 80 Nutmegs, ed: ils Gees 40 oO. gs oe sho ne GPLOES--GROUND “=X BULK. Allspice tins’ ee Cassia, Batavia Dieu aoa 38 Gea Saigon. % Saigon...... ee eeeceaores Speen oes 12% Zanzibar... an, 100 bars.........- 400° Graham -- Oatmeal Crackers... .- 4 5 TOBACCOS—PLUG. Br HON. 2... G2 hares ee P ank Road eevee Bn 42 Eclipse ..:....-.-. Dp ea cee Holy Moses Si yom erawey sone 33 Blue Blazes............... 6. +32 Eye Opener re A ie Star 5 Tenderloin. alee ene Sweet Russet............. ‘ Dark Magnolia...........-.. 40 Wot SOG. coos ee ee 40 TOBACCOS—FINE CUT. Sweet Pippin............ 2e 2 DO Five and Seven..............-50 STIAWAING. 22. ic. woe wae eo ee "0 Sweet Cuba............ ee 45 Petoskey Chief............... c Sweet Russet........... sane Thistle....... ee es hoe ieee ‘2 Ue eetcmee 65 OSG: LOBE coo aks eet 66 Red Domino..... Swamp Angel....... ee GORi se cece 33 TOBACCOS—SMOKING. ROD ROY .. 25.0 soca eo cs 2028 Peerless....; ileal ovekile Sa 228 Uncle Sam... .0..5..5.... 20008 30 JRe@k Pine. ek 33 RENSATION C2 ae. oo aes e Yellow Jacket...............+ Sweet Conqueror........ 3s TEAS. Japan ordinary..... .. ‘. 18@20 Japan fair to good....... 2 Japan fine............2... 35@45 Japan dust.............-.. 2@20 Young Hyson.. wee -20@45 Gunpowder............... 30@50 Oolong...... Beier BO@QS5QUH@E Congo......... Hoa ituntee se ae 25@320 VINEGAR. 30 gr. 49 gr. 50 gr. &y 10% 12 Above are the prices fixed by the pool. Manufacturers outside the pool usually sell 5gr. stronger goods at same prices. MISCELLANEOUS. Bath Brick imported...... 90 do American...... %5 Burners, No. 0............ 65 do No. 6s Cocoa Shells, bulk Stee 4 Condensed Milk, Hagie.. Cream Tartar......5....... 125 Candles. Star........ AS 9% Candles. Hotel. Be ee oe ne ae Camphor, 02., 2 ib boxes.. Extract Coffee, VCore: “80 ao Felix ..... i Fire Crackers, per box.. Gum, Rubber 109 lumps... 2 Gum, Kubber 206 lumps... Gum, Spruce............ 80 Jelly, in 30 Ib pails.. .5 @5 Powder, Kee aU Powder, 4% Keg...........-. 2 87 PERO Ce aes 15 CANBY, FRUITS and NU'TS. Putnam & Brooxss quote as follows: , STICK. Standard, 25 i boxes....... é Twist, do 9 Cut Loaf do MIXED. Royal, 25 ib Pails ae 84%@ 9 Royal, 200 % bpIsi... 2... 2... &% Extra, 25 i pails........... 10 Extra, 200 ib bbis........... 9 French Cream, 25 b paiis..11% Cut loaf, 25 Ib cases........ 16 Broken, 25 b pass. os... 10 Broken, 200 b bbis......... 9 FANCY—IN 5 Ib BOXES. Lemon Drops...........++++: 138 Sour Drops... 2. <2... ose 14 Peppermint Drops..... , Sas Chocolate Drops............. 14 HM Chocolate Drops....... 18 Gum Drops ........... 652... 10 Licorice Drops.............-. 15 AB Licorice Drogs.. 262 Lozenges, plain.............- 14 Lozenges, printed........... 15 Imperiaisy ©... 00.0.6... 2. ees. Mottoe Cream Molasses Bar................- : Caramels. 20°56 oo. ee as : Hand Made Creams.......... Plain Creams..............-. Decorated Creams....... ... String Rock.................4- 13 Burnt Almonds............ Wintergreen Berries........ a FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails...12 Lozenges, plain in bbls....11 Lozenges, printed in pails. 2% Lozenges, printed in bbls.11% Chocolate Drops, in pails..12% Gum Drops in pails....... 6% Gum Drops, in bbis....:... Big Moss Drops, in pails....... 10 Moss Drops, in bblis........ 9 Sour Drops, in pails....... 122 | Imperials, in pails......... 12 TImperials in bbis...... SLE FRUITS. | Bananas .............- 1 25@2 75 Oranges. choice ..... . ue 00 Oranges, Florida... Oranges, Messina.. os 25 Oranges, OO........:. @4 25 Oranges, Imperiale... GA 25 Oranges Valenciaca. @ Lemons, choice...... 3 25@3 50 Lemons, fancy....... 3 5@4 00 Figs, layers, new..... 12 @i Figs, Bags, 50 @ Detes, frails do...... 4% Dates, %4 do. do...... 54 Dates, Fard 10 b box # b.. Dates, Fard 50 box @ D.. 3 Dates, Persian 50 ib box . SOS NUTS. Almonds, Tarragona Ivaca...... California Brazils .. Le ee Filberts, ‘Sicily: he cs Walnuts, Grenoble.. Sicily...... French... 66 es ‘Pecans, Texas, H. P. Cocoanuts, # 100 ‘Boston ‘clear, 2 ‘Long Clears, sje nee eos easy r BRD rt cu Bey ocr oo: eh Standard Cone. short out, best. Poe ees "36 § WOOT es ieee eee oe ea anak SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, average 20 Me AE -416 Ibs....... Gases sees be gic ee eke Z s 1 +466, 6s. * Boe ‘eonanee B vaes Shoulders .................. Breakfast Bacon, boneless.. Dried Beef, OXtrA...2 0.05. Ham prices...... 2-0... ..-.-ss . 10 DRY SALT MEATS. « 8% AU cs Vek cee dees 836 Helton i eee 10% iy ss pes. 30 faa 150 b TPUDR 3c oodles lacoste ess 7 LARD IN TIN PAILS. 8 tb Pails, 20in a case...............055+ 5 Ib Pails, 12 in acase.................05. 10 ® Pails, 6 in a case.......... 0... ee eee 20 Ib Pails, 4 pailsin case............... BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 thbs.............. 7 00 Extra Mess, Chicago Packing.:......... oe. 1 OG ‘© Kansas City Packing........ « T 2 Pigs e oe oe. ee ea cea oes Daa eke 17 WORE PAO a ea eee wate ec eb ees - 8 25 Boneless, rump UGE. eke re ees ees ce 9 50 . Kan City pkd.. sseee 8 50 “% “bbl. 5 00 1k 84% 8% 8% 8 os be SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. — Pork Sausage.......... aie umes oes we ee JO Ham Sausage 4 6... oc. se ccs cornet wens: ll Tongue Sausage...... 2c... cece ee cece eee 9 Frankfort Sausage..........5.- cece cee eens 8 Biood Sausage ces oi eae, heb cade teeecn 6 Bologna, straight... 0.2.20. 0c. cc cece ener ecee 6 Bolopnae thick 00 soe. cecwec ccs hoe wee. 6 Head Cheeses... ce ee soe 6 PIGS’ FEET. dn Hall barrels: 25 so oe ce ee ow oe 8 50 4 GUaLLOP DALLOISs.4. 22 oes oc ce ces oe dine 215 TRIPR. In% Bbl... PG 0 EN Oe ad Co eck wage 3 00 In¥yB In An a ya alee Ge Sete e Ute es vee ue ances z h a HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess pay | as follows: DES. Green ....g@b4 @ 1% Calf skins, green Part cured... 5 @ 5%| oreured....5 @ 674 Fulleured.... 54@ 64|Deacon skina, Dry ae and | #@ piece..... 10 @20 Fine washed 2 b 18@20| Coanas washed.. a Medium ......... 20@23 Eaweenod Sesh ds 1I2@16 FUR No. I No.2 No.3 ar 4 BOATS. occ de oe! 15 00 700 400 BGavers.. 3.20. eae. 600 400 200 7 20 bd bat DO F BRESSESSan y 4 Mink, Large Dark...... as Siffall Pale....... Martine 23. e 2: 1 10 ’ SPRING WINTER FALL mus MUSrats. i002... e:. 18 8@A Otter: os oes 600 400 20 1 0 Raccoon, Large...... 1S 50 20 10 ne Smaill....... 3) 20 10 = SRURM cco ae oS 50 25 10 WObEs cede oo vee 1 00 50. 3 _ 10 per cent. may be added to above prices. Deer Skins, dry, Hed Coats, per jb Bete dros Short Grey ; Long ‘*° MISCELLANEOUS. Sheep pelts, short shearing....... .. 5@20 Sheep pelts, old woolestimated....... 20@z3 Mallow. cor ee el i nls ore ee 3%@ 4% Grease DUtter.. 2.0.2. eee cece ences & Ginseng, £OOd.......... eee e ee oot ee OD sé se $3 6s oe PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—$4@$4.50 per bbl. Asparagus—$1.50 per doz. Beans—Hand-picked mediums are very searce, readily commanding $2.50 per bu. Beets—New, bc per doz. Butter—Good butter is easier. Jobbers pay 20c for choice dairy and sell at 22@23c. Grease butter is slow sale at 8c. - Butterine—Creamery, 16c for solid packed and 1%c¢ for rolls. Dairy, 13%e for solid packed and 14%e for rolls. Extra creamery 20¢ for solid packed and 21¢ for rolls. Cabbages—New Southern stock readily com- mands $2.50 per.doz. Carrots—30@35e per bu. Cheese—New cheese 1s held at about lle. Cider—l0e per gal. Cooperage—Peork barrels, $1.25; apple bar- rels, 25c. Cranberries—-About out of market. Cuecumbers—s0@7ic per doz. Dried Apples—Jobbers hold sun-dried at 5% @5%c. Evaporated are slow sale, pems some- what of a drug on the market at 74%@8c. Eggs—Jobbers now pay lic and “sell at 2c. The tendency is downward. Honey—In plentiful supply at 15@16c. Hay—Baled is scarce at $16 for No.1 and $b for No. 2. Lettuce—12@l1ic per |b. Maple Sugar - New crop, 10c per Ib. Onions—Heme grown, $1.40 per bu. Ber- mudas are beginning to come in slowly, seil- ing at $5 per bu. box. Pop Corn—24c ® b. Potatoes—Home mand, readily commending %1@$1.05 per bu. Radishes—25c per doz. — Seeds—Clover, $4.25 for medium or mam- moth. Timothy, $2.85 for prime. Spinach—$1.25 per bu. Turnips—20@25c per bu. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. - Wheat—City millers pay 82c for Lancaster and Clawson and 80c for Fulse. Corn—Jobbing generally at 6ic in 100 bu. lots and 59c in carlots. Oats—W hite, 42@45¢ in small lots and 39c in Rye—50e #2 bu Barley—Brewers pay $1.0@$1.40 G cwt. Flour—No change. Patent $5.49 8 bblin sacks and $5.60. in wood. Straight, $4.40? bbl. in sacks and $4.60 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $3.00 8 bbl. Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 @ ton. Bran, $18 # ton. Ships, $18.50 # ton. Middlings, $19 ton. Corn asd Oats, $23 # ton. Soe AND— 6% BN oe cee Oe ten caer as wae eee cias = 1 % |. 85 grown are in strong de-’ WALES - GOODYEAR Send Stamp for sample of the TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPON, the best and newest system on the market. Furnished in Denominations of $5, $20 and EA STOWE & BHO, | Grand Rapids, - Mich. SHHDS! IF YOU WANT Medium Clover, Mammoth Clover, Timothy, Alsike, Alfalfa, Hungarian, Millet, Red Top, Orchard Grass, Blue Grass, Field Peas, Spring Rye, Spring Barley. OR ANY KIND OF SE@pS SEND TO W. Y. LAMOREAUX, 7: Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. VV V UW UUW CUCU UU (comm Hel Composed of Guatemala, Atrican: and’ "| Mexican Javas, Santos, Maracaibo and Rio . selected with especial referénce to their fine ‘| drinking quatities. The most popular brand of Blended Coffee in the market. Sold. only in 50 Ib. Cans and 1 lb. packages, 30, 60. and 100 ib. Cases. Mail Orders Solicited by the pro- prietors. 4d, A. THOMPSON & 60,, BEE SPICE MILLS, 59 Jefferson Ave., Detroit, Mich: Importers and jobbers of fine Teas, Coffees, Spices, Etc., Baking Powder Mfrs., Coffe Roasters, Spice Grinders. ALFRED J. BROWN, ———JOBBER L.-—— FOREIGN, TROPICAL CALIFORNIA —. FRUITS. Bananas, Our Snecialtt, 16 and 13 No. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, mice THURBER, WHYLAND & (0, NEW YORE, RELIABLE FOOD PRODUCTS. [It is both pleasant and profitable for merchants to oceasionally-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.] Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co, Tmporters and Jobbers of DRY GOOD Staple and Fancy. Overalls, Pants, Ete., OUR OWN MAKE, A Complete Line of Fancy cuca Fancy Wondenalt OUR OWN IMPORTATION. Inspection Solicited. Chicago and Detroit eee Guaranteed. STANTON, SAMPSON & 09., 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. GEO. F. OWEN, Grand Rapids; Western Michigan Salesmaa. Pure,
    the laws of that State. Tue young ‘was given ‘an opportunity ef *‘travel- 0) shew .” and is now.in Texas. the sentence to six months in jail, tug clerk, however, has no special for Kansas, and has not given himself ‘the authorities. ~ ee Detroit Drug Notes. the many | new appiications for 1 the M. S. P. A. is one from druggist, 74 years of age, engaged in the drug business returned from an ex- Hoe tells of picking | number their perscriptions con-- Since been ‘reduced to $600, orders with the various honses: - should have the same made out to his own order, and notto the order of Jones, to whom it is to be sent. He should then endorse the draft-on the back: Pay to Jones or order, Smith. 1f this draft is then lost in the mails, a duplicate can be procured without trouble; but if it had been made to the order of Jones the finder would have good oppor- tunities to cash it, and in all cases of fla- “grant carelessness the Jaw says the loss has to be borne by the careless one. If a de positor uses ordinary cautten in his business with his bank, and his check is forged or the amount raised, the loss falls upon the bank. _~ The holder of a note or check may give notice of protest, either to all the previous endorsers, or to only one of them; in case of the la:ter, he must select the last endors- er, and the last must give notice to the last before him, and so on. Each endorser must send notice the same day or following. Neither Sunday nor legal holiday is to be counted in reckoning the time in which no- tice is to be given. : Oo Iasect Powder. From the Druggist. Many of the~ younger members of the drag trade will hardly believe that the arti- cle known as insect powder was generally known a dozen years ago, and it will prob- ably surprise an equal number when we State that to-day it is known to hundreds of of thousands of people—certainly not as to its efficacy in the destruction of ihsects and many of those who do know of it have not taken sufficient interest in the article to | learn in how many ways it can be used for the relief and comfort of man and beast. It occurs to us that the druggists should do all they can to bring it to the notice of the people. Unfortunately, like many other articles of great value, this article has been greatly adulterated, and thus injured its standing in the market. But we are firmly convinced that the days of poor in- sect powder are counted, simply because the retail dealer will lose confidence in the jobber who sells him such stuff, and a re- tail dealer who is of the opinion that the consumer does not know the poor from the good article will also make a great mistake. He will simply lose his trade. Insect powder of late years has been very cheap, but this year the price is just double what it was last year, and if the reports from Dalmatia may be. relied upon it will continue to rule high during the present season. >_< _—__—_____ Caution in the Use of Rat Poison. The druggist is expected to serve the pub- lic in every possible manner, and this, too usually, free of charge. One of the latest opportunities for his showing his interest in the public welfare is connected with the sale of rat poisons. It seems that entire families have been poisoned by eating food that had been trailed over by rats or mice who refused to eat poison, but were ready to run over it and then carry some of the peisen to food they share with the family. . Poison mixed with meal or fiour is espec- ially liable to be seattered in this manner. BeOS AR cp SOC Keep Posted on Prices. It isan excellent practice followed by many druggists whe mark the cost price on every article in stock, but such figures should not always regulate the selling price. The druggist should keep posted on the current value of his goods, and govern him- self accordingly. Unless this practice is followed, some of his competiters, who have. purchased goods more recently, will get the advantage of him by-giving custom- ers the advantage of declines, and letting them go to his own store when goods ad- vance. ee The Drug Market. There are few changes of importance to note this week. Quinine has declined, both P. & W. and German. Opium is steady, with a firmer feeling in New York. Mor-g phia is unchanged. The manufacturers’ association advanced the price of paris green 1 cent on the 18th. Juniper berries have declined. Oo One Thing at a Time. The American Drug Clerks’ Journal very pertinentby says: | : When compounding prescriptiens, put your whole mind upon the work in hand; allow nothing to distract your attention. Finish one prescription, even to the label, before beginning another. Serious mis- takes have happened through interchange of labels. ‘‘Be neat, accurate and rapid.” eee VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed 48 Baron, Forest Grove nwail _ Sisson & Lillie, Lillie P O Goodrich Bros., Fennville W J Roach, Lake City - Chi ian Pfeifie, Park City C H Demiag, Dutton 8 itt &Co, ByronCen A A Weeks, Grattan Frank Narregang, Byron J R Odell, Fremont Center sa CF Williams. Caledonia Geo Ht Remington, Ronee Boren ae Geo H Remington, Bangor Sevey & He: mn, Her-. CT} Rathbun, Fremont ~~ rin OS aes | HM Freeman, Lisbon j J V Crandall & Son, Sand Jas Riley, Dorr : Vo og ee AW Blain, Dutton .- NB Blain, Lowell _ . CW Fisher; Shelby- Hamilton & Milliken, Trav- Barker & Barker, Rockford ity > JL Thomas, Cannonsbu: + JA Smith; Byron C i Gus man, Baur G A Spencer. Peach Belt M Bailey, Plain H Thompson, Canada Cor- H yo pO: 98). 2.5 ee '| Heliebore, Alba, po. | Iris plox ( Jalapa, ‘| Maranta, alicylicum ... Sulphuricum. Tannicum........ Tartaricum ........ Agen 16 dea” qua, OS. cE 6: 7 S18: der... 2 weecccce jum dil... weeeecese ed t : : ANILINE. TROIS ee a ks 2 BrOW 2. oi 6s bees ce ve HOG ieee ss his Vellows.. ...5c5 co ey: 2 BACCAR. Cubebae (po. 1 60....1 75@1 85 Juniperus . &@ - ees eeseons « Terabin, Canada..... Polutan =~... 2500. .55: CORTEX. Abies, Canadian..... Cassiae Cinchona Flava...... EKaonymus atropurp Myrica Cerifera, po. Prunus Virgini...... Quillaia, grd......... Sassfras ............. WMS 6 oo . ; Ulmus Po(Ground 12) EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza Glabra.. : 0 Sree ccc nec eres 220 33Q 11@ 13 li@ 16@ Haematox, 15 b ‘pox. se 1s Carbonate Precip.... Citrate and Quinia... Citrate Soluble....... Ferrocyanidum §Sol.. Solut Chloride.... .. Sulphate, com’l...... : /pure....... FLORA. AIMICR. 2 es Anthemis............ Matricaria.,.......... FOLIA. Barosma............. Cassia Acutifol, Tin- nivelly. wpeeee ge Ra & RSE anhSSse nt St eeeee . Alx. Salvia officinalis, 4s WEB. ses- > ss -- ; ov Q 2@ 35@ Sk _ Acacia, Ist picked... ss Sna e ee ora Sifted sorts. PPO. esc ss senate Aloe, Barb, (po. 60).. *“* Cape, (po. 20)... ** Socotri’,. (po. 60) Catechu, 1s, (%8, 14 148, 16) Ammoniae .......... Assafoetida, (po. 30). Benzoinum .......... Camphorae .......... Euphorbium, po..... Galbanum............ Gamboge, po......... Guaiacum, (po. 45)... Kino, (po. 25)......... Mastic......... ; Myrrh, (po.45).. Opi, (po. 4 90)....... Shellac.) .0.. 252.2254 ‘© pbleached..... Tragacanth .......... HERBA—In ounce packages. Absinthium ........ as 25 Eupatorium ........ : PODCR ci seccscce cece Majorum ..... Mentha Piperita..... ee, ft eee Fis MUG i. os eces. Tanacetum, V....... Thymus. V........... MAGNESIA. Caleined, Pat........ 55@ Carbonate, Pat...... 260@ Carbonate, K.& M.. 20@ Carbonate, Jennings 35@ OLEUM. Absinthium..-........ 5 00@5 50 Amyegdezlae, Dulc.... 45@ %5 Amydaiae, Amarac..7 25@7 16 Anisi..::...... 1 15@1 85 Auranti Cortex...... @2 50 Bergamii............. 2 16@3 25 rach stiac nee ee 2 o Caryopnylli.......... COURT 20.2. 2s tk ee . 33@ 65 Chenopodii .......... Ql 75 Ctnnamonii.......... 8%@ 9 Citronella ........... @ 7% Conium Mac......... 35@ 65 Copaiba .............. 90@ 1 60 Cubebae ........... 14 00@14 50 Exechthitos.......... 90@1 00 Erigeron....... posees 1 20@1 30 Gaultheria... ....... 2 25@2 36 Geranium, 3.......... Gossipii, Sem, gal.... edeoma............. Juniperi.............. Lavendula.,.:.. Li 25 Mentha Piper........ 2 25@38 3) Mentha Verid........ 3 sé oe Se8e esdseoes euesnese 30@ 35@ @ SRRSSRRGSE 1.35, : 10@ Picis Liquida,(gal.35) 10 Ricing 5 oe 1 18@ Rosmarini ........... Rosae, 3.5... .. 5... ae ®uccini .............. Sabina 25... . 6.5.8. se 90@ Santal...... -r0.3 DO@T Sassafras... ....... . 8G Sinapis, ess, 3........ @ Wig. a: @l PAYMO? o.oo caw cede 0@ 66 @ 1b@ SS8uus S28 & eee cees SSSSRSSS opt....... Theobromas.......... POTASSIUM. Bi Carb......... ; Bichromate......:... 16@. Bromide .......,...:. . 42@ WAND oii oo ass 12@ Chlorate, (Po. 20)... . 18@ Cyanide......... «-.. B@ TOQING 35 os see 3 06@3 Potassa, Bitart, pure 37@ Potassa, Bitart, com @ Potass Nitras, opt... Potass Nitras........ Prussiate ...:.......: Sulphate po.......... SRASHRRS bed bed Sor 1@ 25D Bo aden, Inula, po Ipecac, Pe ee cece ee tee | |-Lobelia. ....... |. SPERETUS. | Frumenti, W.,._D. Go.2 + Glue, White.......... SISERESEREA EOeEEeR Phalar Rapa, . vs S Canarian : % Pee teoees | £ra....... LU iy eFrumenti, D. F.R....1 75@2 oC rumenti ............ 1 10@1 + Juniperis Co. O.'T...1 %5@i 75 Juniperis Co.........1 75@3 50 - | S#achurum N. E..... 1 15@2 09 Spt. Vini Galli....... 1 745@6 50 Vini Oporto.....;....125@2 60 Vini Alba......... . 125@2 66 se BPONGES Florida sheevs’ wool Carriage... 6.62 25@2 50 Nassau sheeps’ wooi Carriage........... ‘ Veivet Extra sheers’ wool carriage...... Extra Yeliow sheers’ CArriage.......... Grass sheeps’ wool Carrlage............ Hard for slate use... Yellow Reef, for slate Rhei Arom........ Smilax Officinalis. ss $: Co., Senega............... 4 DCU soos sins ss Oe OO as a Tohitan....... Prunus virg.......... TINCTURES. Aconitum Napellis : *. eee Aloes........ Spee “* and myrrh..... PIVACR eo, Asafcetida ........... . Atrope belladonna... Benzoin........ feeb CO Se. ccs sa Sanguinaria .......... Barosma............ ae Cantharides......... Capsicum..... Cardamon............ fe CO fc Castor es. Catechu 0c. 6s. 6. Cinchona..........%.. . Co as eeccecese Columba . Conium.. Cubeba..... Digitalis. 6290 oo. Preeti oe. ase Gentian : 2. 566.5...¢.; ot co GMAICR OS esc. ** ammon....... Zingiber.............. Hyoseyamus......... lodine........... oe ** Coloriess...... Ferri Chi ridum..... : Myrrh..... ac Nux Vomici ....... ae Pkg ore eee ees Camphosated.. ; ** Deodor. ......4 Auranti Cortex...... Cassia Acutifol...... 6s - 6 Serpentaria.......... Stromonium...,..... ; POA. seg, Valerian... 2.0.5.5. . ‘ Veratrum Veride.... MISCELLANEOUS. Aither, Spts Nit, 3 F.. 26@ 4ither, Spts Nit, 1 F.. 3@ Ajumen .......... Seas’ Alumen, ground, (p- Bae yt Se Annatto ......152.... 2 Antimoni, po........ Antimoni et PotassT 55@ 60 Antipyrin............ 1 35@1 Argenti Nitras, 3.... @ 68 Arsenicum........... 5@ Balm Gilead Bud.... 38@ 40 Bismuth 8. N........ 2 16@2 29 Calcium Chior, Is, (48 ll; \%s, 12 Cantharides Russian, PO ee ee Capsici Fructus, af.. Capsici Fructus, po.. Capsici Fructus, B po @ Caryophyllug, (po. 30) 25@ 2: Carmine, No. 40...... @3 % 50@ 55 2@ 30 5 4 8 Ccra Alba, 8. & F.... Cera Flava........... COCCUE oi kl, Cassia Fructus....... Centraria ..... ca Cetaceum.. soe Chlo1oform 60@ 65 Chloroform, Squibbs @1 W Chioral Hyd Crst.....1 50@1 75 Chondrus ............ 10@ 12 Cinchonidine,P.& W 15@ Cinchonidine, Ger’an 8&@ Corks, list, dis. per COnt- oo. oe Creasotum ........... Creta, (bbl. '75)........ Creta prep........ 4 Creta, precip......... Creta Kubra........ par CrYOCGS 2. Cupri Sulph........ a Dextrine............ é Ether Suiph.......... Emery, all numbers. Emery, po.:.......... Ergota, (po.) 75...:.. Flake White Galla...... 15 10 40 15 Gelatin, Coopor...... Gelatin, French...... 40@ 60 Glassware flint, 70&10 by box. 60&10, less. “Glue, Brown....... ay Glycerina~..-........ pes Grana Paradisi...... Humulus ....° ...... Hydrarg Chloz. Mite. Hydrarg Chior. Cor. @ HydrargOx.Rubrum @ 90 Hydrarg Ammoniati. @1 10 Hydrarg Unguentum 45@ 55 By drergyrum ee caus @ % Ichthyocolla, Am. ...1 25@1 50 Indigo 3.55 .6.555...3., Go Iodine, Resubl.......4 Iedoform ............ Lupuline ........ eee Lycopodium Lp ak . ABISe he : Liquor Arsen et Hy- drarg Iod........... Mager Potass Arsini- @ 25@ 46 @ @5 15 85@1 00 55@) “60. 80@ 85 @ 27 16@ 12 i 2@ 8 Sma ot ines WSO OD! Pei PO, - dlitz Mixture..... inapis............... Sinapis, opt....... ao Snuff, Maccaboy, Do. NOOR A ey. . Snuff, Seoteh, Do. WOOK. 00 5. 0.9 os Soda Boras, (po. 11)..10 Soda et Potoss Tart.. 33@ Soda Carb............ Soda, Bi-Carb........ an Sods, Ash. -......... Soda Suiphas........ Spts. Ether Co....... Spts. * vreia Dom... Spts, Myreia Imp.... Spts. Vini Rect. bbl. MON ei te @2Z 29 Less 5c. gal. lots ten days. Strychnia Crystal... @i 10 Suiphur,Subl ...... 24@ 3% Sulphur, Roll........ 2%4@ 8 Tamarinds........... &8@ 10 _ferebenth Venice .. 28@ 30 Theobromae .. 56@ 55 Vanilla oe... 9 0O@16 00 Zinei Sulph.......... 1@° 8 OILS. Bbl Gal Whale, winter..... pee AO Lard, extwa........... 68 Lard, No. 1........... 46 Linseed, pure raw .. 36 Linseed, boiled ..... 59 Neat’s Foot, winter “trained........ os Sph.tsTurpentine... 43 PAINTS Bbl Red Venetian........1% 3 Ochre, yellow Mars..1% 2@3 Ochre, yellow Ber.. 1X 3 Putty, commercial...24% 2%@3 Putty, strictly pure..2% 24@3 Vermilion prime Am- OFican 138@16 Vermilion, English.. Oi Green, Peninsular... 16@i7 Lead, red strictly pur 6@6% Lead, white, strictly eb MIRC feces os se 5614 Whiting, white Span @i0. Whiting, Gilders’.... @S0 White, Paris er’n 110 14 1 WE 40 00@1 20 Lb &, Whiting, Paris Eng. CUT eS Pioneer Prepared Paints oe Swiss Villa Prepared Painta os at VARNISHES. No. 1 Turf Coach....1 10@1 20 Extra Turp.:........ 1 60@i 0 Coach Body.......... 2 75@3 00 No.1 Turp Furn..... 1 00@1 10 Extra Turk Damar.. 1 55@1 60 Japan Dryer, No..1 MII ey - W@ % + QHY Wosidd ONY NONDIT GHMOYENI NY AOA AKH OL i$ CNS LON Ar * NAO.LAa £q au0 408 Importers and Jobbers of DRUGS, CHEMICALS AND DRUGEISTS ~SONDRIES DEALERS IN PATENT MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, WE ARE SOLE PROPRIETORS OF WEATHERLY'S MICHIGAN ~-CATARRH REMEDY. We have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines, Rums, ~ We are Sole Agents in Mich- igan for W.D. & Co., Hender- son County, hand-made SOUR MASH WHISKEY, ——_AND — Drnggists’ 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. J e SEND IN A TRIAL ORDER. Hazeltine , No Smell~ Bed Clothes or Furniture. - Retails for 25 cents for large package. ~ |. Trade supplied through all wholesale drug- gists, or direct by the manufacturers. -|ROUSSIN & CO,, Ludington, - Michigan. |B Tea Cec een ae 25c size, - perdoz. $2.00 50¢° &. « 3.50 Peckham’s Croup Remedy ig prepared es- pecially for children and is a safe and certain cure for -Croups, W hooping-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, Freeport, - Mich. 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. t"““During the years 1878 and 1879, when we handled proprietary medicines, we sold more than four gross of Dr. Peckham’s Cro ap Remedy, on a positive guaran- tee, and not one bottle has been & RousH, Merchants, Freeport, Mich, HONEER PREPARED Palwrs Write for Sample Cards and Prices. We have Supplied our Trade with this FF. P. Brand and it is all the Manufacturers claim for it. We seil it on a GUARANTEE. Haxelting & Perkins Drug 6o., GENERAL AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PIONEER PREPARED PAINTS pec swine returned.”—REIGLER | i { ! | | i | | ' j | f ! 1 t i | { { 1 { } j | ! t i | Manufacturers of the Ce ebrated ACME PREPARED PAINTS, Which for Durability. Elasticity, Beauty and Heonomy are Absolutely Unsurpassed. . J. WURZBURG, WHOLESALE AGENT, Grand Rapids, - Mich. TRADE SUPPLIED BY THE Hazelting & Perkins Drag Co GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. And the Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chicago, | va GINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price for it. Address Wholesale Drug: GRAND RAPI “ %8 Congress St., West, Detroit, Mich., April 9, i888. Specialty Dept. Ph. Best Brewing Co., ‘ GENTLEMEN—I duly received the case of your ‘‘Best’’ Tonic and have since had a great many in this institution. I must say that the beneficial effects on weak and debilitated patients have been most satisfactory, espec- ially to those in a stage of recovery after se- vere sickness. I write this thinking you might like to have my opinion on its merits. I certainly shall prescribe it in future, where the system re- quires building up. either from constitutional weakness or otherwise. Yoars truly, Wm. GRAY, M.D. Medical Sup’t. Midville, Geo., Feb. 24, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN—I think the “Tonic” a splendid medicine for all forms of Dyspepsia and Indi- gestion. It is giving me great satisfaction. Very respectfully, : - J.M. Joanson, M. D. Yardley, Pa., March 18, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., % DEAR Sirs—I have given your “Malt Tonic” a trial in several cases of Enfeebled Digestion and General Debility, especially in the aged, where the whole system seems completely rostrated, with very satisfactory results. I ave used many of the so-called “Muit Ex- tracts,” but believe your preparation to be superior. In the aged where the digestive functions are exhausted; and there is a loss of the nerve vital force, I found its action to be j rapid and permanent. ELIAS WILDMAN, M.D. : Work-House Hospitai, Blackwell's Island, Feb. 10, 1883. Ph. Best Brewing Co., > . _GENTLEMEN— AS a matter of personal inter- est, [have used your *‘Best” Tonic in several ~ | cases of impaired nutritition. The results in- dicate that it is an agreeable and doubtless, highly efficacious remedy. 1 am, Very truly yours, _ KL W. FLEMIne, M. D. Troy, New York, a) anuary 26, 1888, | Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co,, DEAR Srrs—Your agent left me a sample of your liquid extract, Malt, and as I use mueh such in my practice, I thought to compare your product with some from another house I had on hand; and finding yours superior in the great essential, the palitable nutriant aB well as in tonic stimulant properties, felt anx- ious to know about what it can be furnished the dispensing physician. Yours truly, - E. JAy Fisk, M. D. East Genessee Street, Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN—I have used the “Best” Tonie with most gratifying results in my case of dyspepsia. My case was a bad one, | had no appetite; headache in the morning; sour stom= ach; looking as though I had consumption, . and after taking this tonic I never felt better — in my life. I think it will cure'a bad caseoft dyspepsia. You may recommend it for that case. Wa. O. JAEGER. 822 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Feb. 4, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., 28 College Place, N. Y., GENTLEMEN—I have tested the sample of “Concentrated Liquid Extract of Malt and Hops” you sent me, and find in my humble judgment that it isa very pure and gafe arti- c'e. I will not hesitate to recommend it in‘ every case of debility where a Tonic of that kind is indicated. oe Respectfully, E. H. Benn, M. D. New Orleans, La., April 6, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Brewing Co., — : 3 GENTLEMEN—Having tried your Tonic to a great extent amongst my I will state in its behalf that é ; best results with nursing mothers who were deficient in milk, increasing its fluids and se- creting a more nourishing food for the infant, - also increasing the appetite and in every way satisfactory for such cases. ee eae Yery respectfully, os D. BORNIO, M ¢ ‘B est’? és practice, have had the - pe ‘ . a no Co : . e - , : s | TOE | ery ‘ N 1 1 oe N ( CW! r Tope : Pel — - <8 a. Fancy Goods of all Description. = =. ciagowar, Lampe and House Fusaiing Goss | _ ieee geld ets | --Bronxe and Library Lamps, Chandeliers, Brackets,, ts., Wei e Dates, Figs, Gitrons, Prunelis, Bis, =| = =___ Banh 1 inn ee ) DETROIT, - MICE, ( se yy be : : yi ‘ \ A\ . \ ' a ies, Sos and glossy broadcloth frock the car platform. ‘The variety peculiar fascination for the ym who comes to the city, ; a S cc aaoes | 13, 15, 17 South Ionia Street, , the bagnios, shares the largest; = 1815 . Railroad Place © GRAND RAPIDS. Wholesale Agents for Duffield’s Canadian Lamps, . PRICES QUOTED AND CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED WY ‘ QW RN —— in the city by our something pecu-| . our country jn visiting the ‘‘tabooed” region of “the ‘‘wineroom.” ‘The gay tinsel, the painted faces, the half-naked forms of the “women who inhabit these dens of vice are “pictures that at home are held up as exam- ples -of horror; and yet, when the city “friend mentions. the ‘‘elephant,” Rusticus . eagerly jumps at the hook. : ee “With all the hue and cry of.a few months a : age, gambling hells are in fall blast in the) | "ity, and the young country lad, who at| 5 : ; | : - home is the “boss” pedro player and who nas won as mach as forty cents at “penny: JOBBERS IN ou JOBBERS IN —— - > gate,” must needs be steered against some aro joint,” in order that when he gets \\ Wy yA YY ‘home again he may relate how he clipped) R ‘ : —- Wh the “tiger's” claws, or was clipped himself. as D GO OD S : \\ ] Wi One of the worst “fakes” in our midst, 9 : ee however, is the “anction room.” In the SO iy Uh Ye ‘country, at the county fairs, these auction AN LD IN I OC! | 'TO IN | S ‘ OUR NORMAN PATTERN ke - , : : wos AN a { S ° ” fiends, reap a rich harvest, and, wher If your name is not on our list of customers. We shall be the season is over, they retire to the cities 88 Monroe St Ge eon oes es | © . \ pee , have you send for the Catalogue, confident in the act that we : - = (a tempiation Uist tow com rote mee AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET ? H ; ¢ f _. _- gomething for nothing, and yet, how men » 1a, is, . : ee OSIELy, al'pe S; Have Goods You Want to Buy — who ought to be up to the. tricks of trade can fall into such glaring pitfalls is ap ever GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. recurring surprise. A man comes in from Hodunk to buy ‘ an overcoat. He has in his pocket money Peerless Carpet W : cs ‘ | N. B.—Our salesrooms having been entirely refurnished-and — enough to pay for the garment and, pre- oe ee ae Specialty. greatly enlarged we should be pleased to have the trade call | ny upon us when in the city, wnether you wish to buy or not. 2 haps, afew dollars tor sight seeing. As and our prices are the popular low prices which insure a profit. "he goes along Canal street, he hears the loud ] 1 ‘ 2 e = gold watches—must be sold at any price” isgoing on. He goes in—not to buy—ob, = OE ee “Be sce tas dou me an : 7 e cece) . DON’T WAITIARTHUR MEIGS & GU, comaneneenr | BURTISS k DUNTON, oe . : a 77, 79, 81, and 83 South Division Stree, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. — - gents is bid by someone for a solid gold - Everything in the Paper Line. FOR THE TS One Block from Union Depot on Oakes Street. wateh and the auctioneer in mock indigna- tion almost falls off the counter. Suddenly é : : he spies Rusticus, winks at him and says Rockfalls, Childs, Sterling, Keonomy, " "Pwo dollars, did you say?” and, before ‘our friend can-master his embarrassment, | W. & T. PURE JUTE MANILLA. Chicago Or Detroit Drummer! | Qe the auctioneer goes on, soon to have some _ “goffee,” raises the bid until ten or fifteen | | r dollars are bid. Rusticus examines the ; watch, is told by a man disguised as a BUY YOUR SPRING LINE OF _ Jaboring man that ‘I bought one just like ce “ Gbfor thirty-five dollars,” and before he | OIL CANS--{ S288 -Aoe00, ~ Ignows how it is done, Rusticas is out on CONGRESS. _ the street again—a cheap brass watch in =. sid ius Aften of twenty _ AXE HANDLES, BASKETS, | ae MEN'S § RAYS WOOL, FUR 5 T AW HATS, WHOLESALE GROCERS. 3 . _ doliars. ~ Does he kick? Sometimes he does.) — CLOTHES BARS, BRUSHES, - But what good does it do? Th ti LINES AND PINS, Bete aie rouactlba wasn ose eon & : ee oe ; TUBS AND PAILS, BOWLS, __ purely business. one, and Rusticus is over- a ‘awed, or out-lied, and hides his shame and | 3 : LADIES and MISSES STRA S : trusts to trading the watch for a horse “‘out : Everything in the Woodenware Line. : : - “A _~, home.” . i > + , * - E . = : . _ ‘Then we have the “‘museum of anatomy” : for “gentlemen only.” Rusticus strolls is—| es ee NEAR HOME. admission only-ten cents—sees a lot of im- ble wax images, and horrible freaks in | ol, sees alot of anatomical charts and. cent mera] Be Saving You ‘ine, Towle aud Expense Tobacco and Cigars. © JOBBERS OF is‘head examined by a ‘‘phrenologist,” rged five dollars for a chart of his ten eent pamphlet, and leaves, pyer learn? Not much, or else : : ZS

    4 oe es fe VEGETABLES, FRUITS and PRODUCE, — SHIPPERS OF would soon starve out of ex-} _ times they warn their friends, | y say nothing gnd frequently PROPQJETORS OF THE ‘steer” their own friends against | af ie 5 TT TN ap.” ss esse LANGE. | Pee es \, | | : if AY OUSK In WESTERN MICHIGAN, - AGENCY OF ee : Boss Tobacco Pail Cover. — =a V L [Pant and Complete Line of FIXTURES and STORE