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The following is the full text of the de- cision of the Supreme Court sustaining the validity of the law prohibiting combinations of exacting exorbitant rates : SUPREME COURT OF MICHIGAN. The Hartford Fire Insur- } ance Company, of Hart- ford, Conn., Relator, vs. t Henry S. Raymond, Com- missioner of Insurance, Respondent. Filed June 8, 1888. Long, J. delivered the opinion of the Court. Petition is filed in this cause for manda- mus to compel the respondent, the Commis- sioner of Insurance of the State of Mich- igan, to vacate an order made by him onthe 2d day of April, 1888, revoking the license of relator to do business within this State. The relator is an insurance corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Connecticut, and for many years has transacted an insurance business in the State of Michigan. In February, 1887, it filed the necessary proofs and pa- pers with the Commissioner of Insurance to obtain and did obtain a renewal of its authority to do business in the State of Michigan, and paid to the State Treasurer the specific taxes due from it for the pre- ceding year and continued to do business in this State for the year 1887. At its session in 1887, the Legislature of this State passed an act, which was a proved June 28, 1887, entitled ‘An Act to regulate the manner in which insurance companies not organized under the laws of this State, but doing business within it, shall transact their business.” Section 1 of this act by its terms requires ‘‘all fire, marine or inland insurance com- panies or associations, in addition to the re- quirements of the law in force, to file with the Commissioner of Insurance an under- taking that it will not directly or indirectly enter into any contract, agreement, arrange- ment or undertaking of any nature or kind whatever with any other company, com- panies, association or associations, or the agents of their respective companies or as- sociations in the business transacted in this State.” Section 2 absolutely forbids the making by any such insurance company any con- tract of the character mentioned in sec- tion 1. Section 3 prohibits the agents of any such company or association from making any such contract with the agent or agents of any other company. Section 4 declares it unlawful for any agent, solicitor, broker, surveyor or any one in any other capacity to transact or aid in transacting business for any company vio- lating said act. Section 6 makes it the duty of the Com- missioner to provide a blank for contract required under the first section of the act and to mail the same to each company not incorporated under the laws of this State but doing business therein under au- thority from the Commissioner of Insur- ance. This section makes it the express duty of the Commissioner of Insurance to “revoke the certificate of each and every of said companies or associations which Shall not file such undertaking” properly filled, executed and authenticated within thirty days after the mailing of said blanks to said companies. Section 7 makes it the duty of the Com- missioner of Insurance, on notice of ‘‘any violation of the provisions of this act,” to investigate and if satisfied that any com- pany is violating its undertaking or section 2 of the act or that its agents are so vio- lating the same, ‘‘to forthwith revoke the certificate granted in behalf of such com- pany or association.” In January, 1888, relator applied to the Commissioner of Insurance for arenewal of its authority and on February 28, 1888, filed with the Commissioner the agreement pro- vided for by the act of 1887. This agree- ment is as follows: ‘‘Know all men by these presents: That the Hartford Fire Insurance Company of the City of Hartford, in the State of Connecticut, a body corporate by or under the laws of Connecticut and fully authorized to conduct the business of fire or fire and marine and inland insurance, hay- ing been admitted or having applied for ad- mission to transact the business of fire in- surance in the State of Michigan, in con- formity with the laws thereof, and in com- pliance with Act No. 285 of the Publie Acts of 1887, does hereby undertake, stipulate and promise and agree that it will not directly or indirectly enter into any contract, agreement, arrangement or undertaking of any nature or kind whatever with any other company, companies, association or associa- tions, the object or effect of which is to prevent open and free competition between it and said company, companies, association or associations or the agents of their re- spective companies or associations in the business transacted in the State of Michigan jor in any part thereof.”| This agreement was signed by the President and Secretary of the company and to it was affixed its corporate seal. At the time of filing this agreement with the Commissioner, the relator served upon the Commissioner the following protest : “To the Honorable the Commissioner of In- surance of the State of Michigan : : ‘Act No. 285 of the State of Michigan requires insurance companies not organized under the laws of your State as conditions precedent to transacting business therein to execute and file with you an undertaking that they will not, directly or indirectly, enter-into any contract, agreement, arrange- ment or undertaking of any nature or kind whatever with any other company, com- panies, association or associations the ob- open: Ject or effect of male is to prevent among insurance companies for the purpose: ‘Other points. granted in behalf of such company and caufe public notice of such revocation to be given. : “It is the desire of this company, while transacting business in the State of Mich- igan, to comply with and observe the laws thereof. ‘“‘The form of the undertaking prepared by you under this act we have executed and enclose herewith. In executing and transmitting this instrument to you this company does hereby make: and transmit therewith its most earnest protest against the constitutionality of the act in question. ‘*In executing the annexed agreement this company must not be understood as consent- ing to the jurisdiction attempted to be con- ferred upon you by the seventh section of said act or that the authority of this com- pany to do business in the State of Mich- igan may be revoked, in case you or your deputy should become satisfied that this company is represented by any agent who is violating the provisions of section three of said act; and this company, in executing aud transmitting the annexed undertaking, does not intend to consent and shall not be understood as consenting to all the provis- ions of said act or waiving its rights to question the validity thereof should it be- come necessary hereafter.” This protest was signed by the President and Secretary of the company. The renewal certificate was duly issued to the relator by the Commissioner of In- surance and the relator continues to do bus- iness within this State. On March 20, 1888, the Commissioner of Insurance served upon the relator the fol- lowing written notice: ‘*Messrs. George I. Chase, President, and P. C. Royce, Secretary Hartford Fire Insurance Company: “GENTLEMEN—It having come to my knowledge that the Hartford Fire Insurance Company has violated the provisions of section two of Act No. 285, Public Acts of 1887, by entering into a contract, agreement or arrangement with the Michigan Rating and Inspection Bureau, the object of which is to prevent open and free competition be- tween the companies doing business in this State, youare hereby notified to appear be- fore me, at my office in Lansing, on Wednesday, the 28th day of March, 1888, at 10 o’clock a. m., to show cause why the certificate of authority to transact business in this State heretofore granted to said com- pany shall not be revoked as provided forin section seven of said Act. Respectfully yours, Henry S. RAyMonp, Com. of Insurance.” On March 28, 1888, the relator appeared specially before said Commissioner by Hon. Isaac Marston, its attorney, for the sole and only purpose of objecting to such proceed- ings for the following reasons : ‘The said act is unconstitutional and void: - “1. In its attempts to confer upon the Commissioner of Insurance, an officer ap- pointed by the Governor, judicial power. ‘2. That said act does not provide or point out any way or method of notifying a company interested that an investigation is about to be had under the provisions of section seven. : ‘*3. That said act does not provide for or require any complaint, charge or specifica- tion, informing such company of the way or manner in which it is claimed such com- pany has violated the provisions of said act or give said company an opportunity to appear and be heard upon such investiga- tion. “4, That said act deprives said company of its right to a trial by jury, and attempts to deprive it of valuable rights and priv- ileges without due process of law. ‘>. That the notice issued in this cause does not set forth or contain any charge showing a violation of the act nor point out with reasonable certainty how or in what manner the said act has been violated by said company.” On the hearing before the Commissioner, on the 28th day of March, 1888, the said Commissioner of Insurance produced in evidence a printed circular issued by David Beveridge, the material parts of which are as follows: PROSPECTUS. ‘*The enactment by the Michigan Legis- lature of a law forbidding such agreements between fire insurance companies as tend to prevent open and frée competition, would appear to render necessary some different plan for the conduct of the business. As- suming that the law will be respected by fire underwriters in both its letter and spirit, and it being evident that were each company compelled to employ in its own behalf a person to rate and inspect risks, the result would be thatno property holder could tell from day to day what his rates of insurance would be, and moreover that the cost of the conduct of the business would be largely increased, I propose—if a suffi- cient number of subscribers can be ob- tained—to open on the first of January next an Inspection and Rating Bureau, with headquarters at Detroit, to conduct the bus- iness ‘contemplated, through branches lo- cated at Detroit, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Saginaw and, if the inter- ests of the subscribers shall require it, at In order to accomplish the objects above set forth, I propose: ‘First. To employ at each of the branches named a competent deputy in- spector, who shall be possessed of under- writing skill and knowledge sufficient to fit him for the position. It shall be the duty of each deputy inspector, under regulations to be established by the proposed Inspection and Rating Bureau, to examine, either by himself or assistants, as often as the inter- ests of the subscribers may require, all classes of risks, to see that proper regula-. tions for the prevention of fires are enforced in mills, lumber yards, manufactories; theaters, public buildings, ete., ete., and to prepare, when necessary, forms of policies for the different classes of risks that shall be just to the insurer and insured. “‘Second.. Ei eputy inspector i | before said c rating contemplated. It is proposed that the rating shall be made as low as the sub- scribing companies can, in the j udgment of the Bureau, safely accept, having reference to cost and a moderate profit. I reserve the right to adopt all existing tariffs as the rates of my Bureau until they are changed by me and changes duly promulgated. “Third. In order to protect each sub- scriber from the acceptance of unsafe risks and rates, the Bureau will adopt regula- tions applying te the deputy inspectors and local agents, substantially as follows: “Each subscribing company is to require its agents in the several branch districts to submit to the deputy inspector of the dis- trict all daily reports and indorsements, and the said inspector will cause to be stamped or written on said daily reports the rate ap- proved by the Bureau, and shall also verify by his stamps all other documents presented and mail the same to the subscriber to whom they respectively belong. ‘*The fourth clause of the prospectus pro- vides for the headquarters of the five sever- al branch districts and the counties included in each branch. ‘‘The fifth clause provides for the furnish- ing from the Bureau to subscribers tariffs and schedules for rating risks outside of the districts enumerated. ° ‘Sixth. No company will receive the rates of the Bureau save such as subscribe for them and agree to withhold them from non-subscribing companies. In order that subscribers may enjoy the benefit of the In- spection and Rating Bureau made at the sev- eral branch offices it will be necessary that each subscriber shall give assurance that he will abstain from furnishing inspection and rating to any non-subscribing company and will faithfully require his agents in each of the several districts to conform to the rat- ings and rules made necessary by the use of the schedule adopted, in order that the per- manency of the work to be undertaken may be assured and paying subscribers retained. The faithful observance of this clause I con- sider absolutely essential for my own pro- tection. Should non-subscribing companies have the benefit of the information which this Bureau proposes to furnish its subscrib- ers, or subscribing companies be permitted to discredit the ratings of this Bureau by a failure to observe the same, the result in either case would inevitably be a pecuniary loss to me, and would ultimately result in the destruction of the Bureau. ‘*The seventh clause provides the com- pensation to be paid for the services render- ed by the Bureau at $4,000 per year, to which are to be added all necessary expenses in conducting the Bureau and its branches, these amounts so to be paid, to be appor- tioned among the subscribing companies as the net premiums received by each shall bear to the net premiums received by all; and in order to meet the immediate expens- es of the Bureau, each company at the time of subscribing is to pay $25 and to be cred- ited therewith on its first assessment. ‘‘Any company subscribing may with- draw from the Bureau upon giving thirty days’ notice of its intention so to do and payment of dues to date,and the Bureau re- serves the right to terminate the contract with any company whose use of facilities thus extended may be deemed detrimental to the interests of the Bureau.” It is then added: “I wish to add that, in the event of your becoming a subscriber under the foregoing arrangement, I will undertake to provide that the persons employed as deputy inspect- ors at the branch offices shall be satisfac- tory to the subscribers and that should any considerable number of the subscribers be- come dissatisfied with the inspector, on ac- count of his incompetency or unfitness for the position, he shall be displaced within thirty days of the date of notice received from one-fourth of the subscribers that such dissatisfaction exists, and a new appointee, fitted for the position, be installed in place of such displaced inspector. ‘It is proper to add that the outlines of the preceding plan have been placed before learned counsel, its general features consid- ered, and it is pronounced free from objec- tions so far as being an infringement upon the law of the State heretofore referred to is concerned. Sincerely, DAVID BEVERIDGE. Detroit, Noy. 29, 1887.” Said Commissioner also produced an agree- ment on the part of the relator with said David Beveridge, by which it appears that relator became a subscriber to the Beveridge plan as follows: ‘CHICAGO, Dee. 1, 1887. “To David | Beveredge: ‘‘The Hartford Fire Insurance Company, of Hartford, Conn., having carefully ex- amined the prospectus issued by you of an Inspection and Rating Bureau in the State of Michigan, a copy of which is hereto attached and made a part hereof, does hereby become a subscriber thereto, and agrees to pay you as in said prospectus stated, and to observe each and every of the terms thereof, so long as the same are observed by you and this company remains a subscriber thereto. G. F. BissrLu, Gen’! Agent.” It was admitted by the attorney of the relator before and to said Commissioner of Insurance that said relator executed and delivered the foregoing agreement to said David Beveredge. Said attorney further admitted to said Commissioner of Insurance that said Hartford Fire Insurance Company had become a subscriber to Mr. Beveridge’s plan according to said prospectus and agree- ment on the 1st day of December, 1887, and has continued so to be from thence hitherto. It was agreed between the said Commis- sioner and the attorney for said company that the agents for said company in the State of Michigan have not entered into any agreement with agents of other companies or associations in violation of the pro- visions of Act No. 285, of the Public Acts of 1887, so faras is known to said Com- missioner except as may appear from the exhibits and papers referred to herein. The relator then introduced in evidence ommissioner a circular letter ssi en January 16, 1888, as. fol-}-. last session of your Legislature, to prevent insurance companies an from co-operating in any manne regulation of business and which 2 effect on the 1st proximo. © os ‘While we can entertain no respect 1 law so iniquitous in its inception and unjust in its provisions as we regard to be, so long as it is in force, we exp observe it ourselves and to ask our ag to do the same. Snieen ‘** After the first of be lawful for you (in the language of law) to enter into any ‘contract? ‘agreement? with other agents or ass tions ‘the object or effect of which i prevent open and free competition.’ w ever this may mean. The operation of t} law will make certain changes in our bu: ness seem expedient. All agreements. observe compact rates will be suspend from and after the date named. ‘““We wish to add, however, that so far: this company is concerned, we do not pect to tolerate any reduction in rates by. reason of these changes. The rates insurance in Michigan, considering the pressive tax levied by the State, and t arbitrary provisions imposed upon the busi ness, are already much too low. os ‘* No concessions in the rate last acceptec will be made, except for improvements tha render the risk safer. : “The system of rules and inspectio heretofore employed through compact m: agers being, under the new law, of questio able permissibility, our business in speei hazards will be materially curtailed. F niture factories will hereafter be whol declined in your State. No saw mill risks will be accepted, except those provided with brick or stone furnace rooms and firs’ class appliances for extinguishing fires. Wood-working establishments will be declined, except at materially ad- vanced rates and after submission of fall surveys. en “We shall require in all eases the en forcement of the space and four-fifths. clause now in use, in ease of insurance Of lumber, or decline the business. Flouring mills will under no circumstances be ac- cepted at less than the schedule rates here- tofore in force. x **We shall hope to vlace in your hands at an early day printed -tariffs by which the. business of this office will be governed without reference to rates offered by ether companies. We shall also expect to avail. ourselves of such other methods for pre. tecting our interests not contrary to law ag. may oceur to us in the future. : “These changes will make it necessary for us to impose some new burdens upon one agents in respect to surveying risks and _ reporting fuller information concerning. them, which we trust they will cheerfully endure. Agents will please understand that rules relating to commissions paid by this company or by other companies a: sociated with us in the same ageney are in no manner affected by the new: law and remain unchanged. You are asked to pre— serve this circular, and for yourown pre-. tection and ours to be governed by your in- struction in the matters referred to. Yours very truly, G. F. BisseLi, Gen’l Agent.” Upon the production in evidence before the said Commissioner of the agreement an@ protest and renewal certiticate heretofore’ set forth, it was agreed and adinitted by said Commissioner that at the time said renewal certificate was so issued the relator paid to the State of Michigan the Sum of. $3,222.94 as a tax upon its business for the preceding year. Relator then produeed in evidence before said Commissioner a cire lar letter issued by its General Agent to it: General Agent in Michigan on Feb. % 1888. February it will “CuHIcaGo, Feb. 7, 1888. “Geo. W. Chandler, Agt., Detroit, Mich.: “DEAR Srk—Referring to our cireular of Jan. 16 in relation to matters in your State, we beg to notify you that we have Deeome subscribers to the Michizan Inspection and Rating Bureau, which has been vpened at Detroit by Mr. David Beveridge, who pro- poses to rate and inspect various risks im your State through bis own Bureau at De troit and through bureaus under deputy inspectors in different parts of the State, — “Under the arrangement we make, our ‘daily reports will be furnished to deputy inspectors before being sent to this offiee, The inspectors will stamp the rates tixed br the Bureau thereon and forward theu tu u ‘‘We have to request, therefore, that you will direct your reports to the Michigan Inspection and Rating Bureau at Det from and after the date of the reee this letter. Yours, G. F. Bissen, Gen’l Agent.” This was all the evidence offered befo the Commissioner ot Insuranee by eithe party. : On Anril 2, 1888, the Commissioner of In- surance made an order revoking the cersif cate issued to relator authorizing it to business in this State and is about to eause notice of said revocation to be published. some newspaper of general circeulatic this State once in each week for four in pursuance of said act of 1887. z The relator claims that sail order 0 vocation and the publication of 1 thereof will destroy its business State and prevent it from continuing business, the premiums from. whith ceived by it annually from this State ans to the sum of $100,000; that it will irreparable injury if said order is enfe: and published as aforesaid and: th a) [CONTINUED ON PAGE 4.) Lyon Street, Gremd not ‘discontinued @ Birex- ae the oe STOWE, Editor. ¥, SUNE 20. 1838. TO ¥ OVER TYRANNY. isurance law; but, when they con- mpertance of thedevision and the ESMAN ‘js ee that there ‘will a ing at the unusually large amount | ewoted to the swhiect. ision of the Supreme Court is the: jation of five years’ constant effort on / ef the business men of Michigan: q i § q i, ‘immunity from the tyranny of, ee combinations. It is the direct! oppression on the part of the m-: ace companies, and furnishes another nee of the eld adage to the effect that who sow to the wind: must reap tae wind. he ie. system of fire insurance was ied - into effect im ‘this State in 882. mediate result of the combination exorbitant advanees in rates all azcund. board managers went through the farce re-tating each town in the State, which ‘in reality sharp and unnecessary ad- vances in: commercial risks, althoug rates residence prope ty \were in seme in- ees reduced. The board mamegers, as rule, ‘were inegnmepetent men. if the in- Tance | eompanies had meant to make the ystem obnoxieus to the people, they ‘scarcely have selected Setter repre- atives for thet purpose. Daey were uliy men whe eppeared toe feel it be- Meath them to hole an audience with a wy insurer. aad #il remonstranees, how- pleasantly woreed, were invertably met insult instead of argument. “Such a dition of affairs naturally created an- nism among peeple who loved fair play served decent treatment. failing te redress tareugh appeals te .general its and company headquartere, the bus- “men tock advantage of the only e left for them to obtain redress—the ; lature. In ‘the fall of %@32, Hon. . Fletcher, of ‘Grand Rapids, was t to the ‘Legislature with te under- ding that he wouid father 2¥ill which guld put an end to-eenspiracies.on the part | wumanee compames to extort .unneces- tribute from the iasuring peslic. The rd Me. Fletcher made as the author and champion of the “‘Fietcher bill” is still esh in the minds-of anany business men. ‘made a desperate effort te gush his ure through the “egislature,'but the yposition was so theroughly untied that bill ‘faiied:to pasa. the Legislature ef 1885, lon. Robert Blacker, of Manistee, tok up the cudgel fense of the business.public and did all -any one could have done unéer the urastances to push tke same meeasure ugh to a successful issue. Again the ely 3 profits wrung fram the people were ht into pley to employ lobbyists and apt legislators, with the same resuit as Asa punishment te Mr. Biaeker prominent part he teek in the agéta- velled their policies.on his extensive mil properties an a dry, hot day in midsum- e could arrange with mutual.com-. the renewat of his insaranee. the meantime, the triumphant attitude! asuranee companies and their board rs became nearly unbearable. Public’ generally eondemned the un- ‘assumption of authority on the the underwriters, and the agents joined with their cus- in ensuring the tyranical the board managers. At this a third _ champion came to the Hon. M. T. Cole, a farmer living g , introduced the original bill for the third time and_had the seeing it perpetuated in the higan. Itdid not go through bitter struggie, however. The panies pulled every wire in mn, whipped their recalcitrant to line and threatened to rom the ‘State in case the bill d probably have been de- ime but for the fact that a nfluence was brought to ure—the influence of the of Michigan. How Instead of doing so, a portion of the companies conformed to the law in good faith, while the others sought to evade it by operating under what was known as the ‘‘Beveridge Rating system.” This plan was a virtual resumption of the obnoxious features of the old board system and was so held by the Insurance Commissioner and the Attorney General. To precipitate a test case, the Insurance Commissioner revoked the license of a company which persisted in evading the law. Ex-Judge Marston was retained to conduct the case for the company, while Attorney General Taggart looked after the interests of the people. How well he suc- ceeded is best shown by the decision of ‘the {Supreme Court, which holds the law valid | and the Beveridge plan a plain violation of tke law. While it is yet too early to predict what \éfect the decision will have, it is not diffi- ult to see that it means a gradual reduction tin rates until a fair basis is reached, for the simple reason that all artificial means to maintain rates are removed. Considerable reductions in rates have occurred in some localities since the law went into effect, and there is every reason for believing that still further concessierns will now be made. No one wants tke insurance companies to do business at a less, neither does a man wish to pay more than insurance is actually worth, A happy mean between the two extremes is the end sought by business men, and the recent decision of the Supreme Court makes it possible ‘to demand that con- dition. WHY LAG BY THE WAYSIDE? A recent issue of the Evart ‘Review con- tains the following: Evart hes.a Business Men’s Association of thirty-thsee members, stiil:a meeting has not been held for six montks.on account of the absence of a quorum. In union is strength, aad witk each and every member of the Association working ‘together great benefts can be gained for the town and each individual member, and it seems to us bad policy to allow the organization to die, as it must if semething is not-dene immediately. Few Associations started out under more favorable euspices than the ‘Evart organiza- tion. The members ‘went to work with a will, secured good results ‘through the ¢ol- lection department and agsomplished last- ing good for their town:iz the direction of improvements in wagon reads leading into the place. Having only fairly enlisted in the campeign—heaving accomplished buia tenth part-ef the advantages which the or- ganiscation was.created to secure—the mem- bers should not now falter: by.the wayside. They owe it to themselves and to their town to continue in the worg without inter- ruption until they have made Evart a city ef enterprise.and influence. This advice is inscended for no one member of the Evart Association, Dut for every ‘member. To the many benefitssecured through tke medium of the B. M. A. must now be added its greatest achievement—the aboli- tion of combination insurance. From this time en, competition ia insurance will be as free as it is inthe sale of tea-ar calico. ff any one harbors any doubts es to the in- fiuence wielded by the B. M. A. in this re- form, he is invited to peruse the voluntary acknowledgement. of the father:ef the Cole law, in another column. Having met tke insurance moropoly in deadly combat and .come eff victorious, the B. M. A. is now confronted with another abuse quite as annoying, although not so strongly entrenched in ill-getten gains, The be declared against him and his miniens at ithe Cheboygan convention on August 7 and 8. Fabulous Profits Made on Royal Baking Powder. The trial of the suit of William Ziegler against Joseph C. and Cornelius ¥. Hoag- land, for an injunetion te restrain the pay- Baking Powder Co. brought out some facts in relation to the internal affairs of the company which the four stockholders would probably have preferred to keep from the publie. President Hoagiand reluctantly gave the sales and profits, for the past seven years, as follows: 1881, gross sales, in round figures, $1,175,000; net profits, $308,000; 1882, sales, $1,487,000; net prof- its, $390,000; 1883, sales, $1,895,000; prof- its, $511,000; 1884, sales, $2,119,000; profits, $534,000; 1885, sales, $2,213,800; profits, $564.000; 1886, sales, $2,426,000; profits, 682,000; 1887, sales, $2,657,000; profits, $725,162.45. These figures are exclusive of the salaries paid the three Hoaglands, as follows: J. C, Hoagland, President, $50,000; . N. Hoagland, Vice-President, prey g. | Raymond ‘Hoagland, Treasurer, During” the Progress, of the trial it was | r organized a stock « company, under the style $6,000 a furnished the stock -tehat it would retire Seon’ the State in the ‘levent of the bill becoming a law. new enemy whieh must be vanquished is| ‘| the peddler, and in afl probability war will ment of enormous salaries te them as Pres-: ident and Vice-President of the Royal John Seven has os in the grocery business on West Leonard street. Ball, Barnhart & Putman furnished the stock. Jqhn W. Ward has engaged in the gro- cery business at Wolcottville, Ind. Ball, Barnhart & Putman furnished the stock. A. §. Frye has engaged in general trade at Slocum’s Grove. Ball, Barnhart & Put- man furnished the groceries and Foster, Stevens & Co. the hardware. Martin L. Sweet has leased the factory plant on Prescott street now occupied by the Grand Rapids School Furniture Co., where he will continue the manufacture of cheap furniture on a larger scale than be- fore. The School Furniture Co. expects to vacate the premises about the middle of July. AROUND THE STATE. Mt. Clemens—John Kruse succeeds Kruse & Tessman in general trade. Lansing—J. I. Mead, of the dry goods firm of Mead &Co., is dead. Detroit—Louis Phillips succeeds Julius S. Meyer in the jewelry business. Detroit—Chas. Klien succeeds Chas. P. Klien in the hardware business. Ypsilanti—A. H. Goldsmith P. H. Devoe in the feed business. Jackson—Weber, Grimm & Co. sueceed John Weber in the meat business. East Saginaw— Wickes Bros. have bought the boiler works of Gray & Wildman. Howell — Frank A. Burkhart suceeeds J. D. Sleight in the grocery business. Vicksburg—Baker & Carlisle succeed R. Baker in the drug and grocery business. Kalkaska—Orrin Beebe succeeds Note- ware & Beebe in the hardware business. @ Evart—Mrs. Geo. E. Wells succeeds Mrs. M. H. Steinborn in the millinery business. Reed City—Rupert Bros. succeed Mrs. S. L. Brown in the confectionery business. Reed City—Mrs. S. L. Brown has sold her grocery and restaurant to KE. A. & A. E. Rupert. Kast Saginaw — A. Scholtke succeeds Butenscheen & Schoitke in the tailoring business. Muskegon—H. E. Rumrill has retired from the musical merehandise firm of Wolff & Rumrifl. The business will be continued by the remaining partner. Nashville—H. W. Hawkins, who engaged in the dry goods business here about two months ago, has concluded to atanden the field and has returned to Reed City. succeeds STRAY FACTS. Hudson—Frank Van Epps, has engaged in the sale of electrical appliances and sup- plies, under the style of the Van- Elec- tric Co. Kalamazoo—The American Cart Co. has issued a sixteen-page illustrated catalogue. The illustrations are by the Fuller & Stowe Company. Saranac—Benson & Crawford have re- eeived orders for their ecitpse vine sprinkler from nearly every State in the Union. They are unable te fill their erdéers as fast as re- ceived. Detroit—Assignee Wm. F. McCorkie, of George A. Shelley’s estate, has filed a in- ventory in which he plaees the assets at $19,029.58, valued at cost, and the liabilities at $12,465.71. dg. R. Monroe, eashier of the Kalamazoo Savings Bank, and a brother of State Sen- ator Charles J. Monroe, of South Haven, died at Kalamazoo one day last week from riding horsebaek. Detroit—James K. Woolley declares that the Detroit Steel and Spring Works con- tracted to pay him $1 royaity on an im- provement in springs and housings, and that the company now owes him $10,000 in consequence, which it refuses te pay. He has sued in the Cireuit Court to recover. Hastings—The beot and’ shoe dusiness belonging to the Augustus Rower estate has been merged into a stock company, under the style of the Rower Shee Co. The stockholders are J. L. Wilkins, Mrs. J. L. Wilkins and Wm. H. Spenee. The latter will have the management of the business. Detroit—Arthur Loranger & Co. have ‘merged their extract business into a steck company under the same style. The capi- tal stock is $20,000, of which 75 per cent. is paidin. The stockholders are as follows: M. L. Bennett, 200 shares; J. C. Merrill, 40; H. R. Loranger, 4; A. A. Loranger, 552, and A. Loranger, trustee, 4. Manistee—The petition of creditors of the Manistee Salt and Lumber Co. amounting to over $600,000 for the appointment of games Gamble to the position of co-receiver with Otto Kitzinger was brought up in the Circuit Court one day last week. Messrs. Ramsdell & Benedict, of Manistee, and ‘Messrs. Millerand Kneeland, of Milwaukee, as | opposed the appointment, and E. F. Uhl, of Grand Rapids, advocated it. Both sides were ably presented after which J udge Judkins made the appointment. - Shelby—Kight of the business men have of the Shelb: Improvement: Co., to erect a injuries received from over-exertion in, | McKinnon, Geo. B. Getty and R. H. ‘Wheeler. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Detreit—The Neptune Manufacturing Co. has increased its capital stock from $150,000 to $200,000. Belding—H. H. Belding offers the Mich- igan Overall Co., of Ionia, factory power and a bonus to remove to this place. Manistee—The Filer City Manufacturing Co. has a gang of men and teams at work pulling stumps and preparing the ground for the new bujldings, and expect to be ready for manufacturing cheap grades of furniture in about 60 days. Detroit—The Illinois & Indiana Stone and Coal Manufacturing Co. has become in- corporated here and will quarry, manufac- ture and mine stone, coal and minerals in the counties of Vermillion and Fountaine, Indiana. Capital stock, $250,000, paid in. Stockholders, O. W. Shipman, 1,320; W. C. Maybury, 1,200; F. A. Blades, 200; F. B. Stevens, 560; J. N. Dexter, 560; W. E. Avery, 400; J. B. Corliss, 300; O. W. Ship- man, trustee, 2,000 shares. ——_—_—__—_> 2a ____ Bank Notes. Lake Odessa is now the possessor of a bank. At a meeting of the Directors of the Sec- ond National Bank of Owosso, held last Monday, A. T. Nichols retired from the Presidency of the institution, and was suc- ceeded by Jacob Seligman (Little Jake). Jas. Osborn succeeded Mr. Seligman as Vice-President of the Bank. Assistant Cashier Miner was placed in temporary charge of affairs, pending the appointment of a regular Cashier. It was voted to in- crease the capital stock from $60,000 to $100,000 in the fall. The new Central Savings Bank, at De- troit, opened for business on the 14th in the Detroit opera house block, just around the corner from Woodward avenue, fitted up with all conveniences, including a ladies’ waiting-room, something not provided by many banks. Gilbert Hart is President, Joseph H. Hart, for many years with Mer- rill & Ferguson, is Cashier, and the Diree- tors, besides the President and Cashier, are Henry F. Lyster, A. E. Leavitt, Julius Stroh, M. H. Chamberlain, W. C. Stoepel, H. O. Walker, W. H. Irvine, Wm. Leid, Conrad Clippert, C. K. Latham, W. A. Un- derwood, H. C. Hart and J. K. Boies, of Hudson. The bank will be open every af- ternoon until 4:30, and evenings from 7 to 8 o’clock, and until 8:30 on Mendays and Sat- urdays. If the great City of Glasgew Bank failure a few years back, with liabilities of thirty million dollars, marked an epoch in British finance, the manner in which its ruinous ef- fects have largely been overcome is no less by each other” for which the Scotch people are anciently famous. Usder the stern law of unlimited liability, the stoekholders of the bank had to make good te the creditors ev- ery farthing of their accounts. This they did. But the process brought utter ruin to all, except a very few who could afford to pay an assessment of $3,000 on each $100 ‘of stock. Thereupon tke Seottish people set to work, quietly and with no appeal to outsiders, to care for the unfortunate stock- holders. A fund ef $1,933,000 was raised, and so well has it been administered that not a stockholder nor anyene dependent on him has suffered want or privation, while many have been aided by loans to regain a prosperous business standing. Up to date, 88 per cent. of such loans have been repaid by the beneficiaries. There now remains of the fund some $500,000, the bulk of which will be devoted to purchasing annuities for widows and other helpless dependents. The entire transaction forms a notable record at onee of generosity and thrift, ereditable in the highest degree to the people who have thus turned disaster into honor. q@ 2a Purely Personal. John Shields, of Olney, Shields & Co., caught fifty-seven brook trout near Hart last Friday. Dr. Chas. S. Hazeltine and family are spending the summer at their handsome residence at Spring Lake. C. H. Wilbur, the St. Ignace druggist and grocer, was in town Monday on his way to Chicago to attend the convention. Miss M. Alice Crookston, daughter of the veteran traveler, has returned from New York, where she has been pursuing art studies. E. M. Slayton, dry goods dealer and man- ager for the Michigan Knitting Co., at Mason, pulled THE TRADESMAN’s latch- string last Thursday. Miss Elsie Kellogg succeeds Lloyd Van Etta as assistant book-keeper for Amos S. Musselman & Co. Jacob Klasse takes the position of billing clerk. John De Boe, chemist for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., was married last Wednesday to Miss Carrie Wagner. They are spending the honeymoon at Cleveland and Detroit. Gripsack Brigade. * - James na aoe with Ww. H. B. Totten, was noteworthy as an example of that ‘‘standing | “Ig the owner of this store in?” : “Oh! Ibe the boss.” (Squirt of tobacco juice.) — *Do you know Jedekiah Bump ad ‘Hey 9» ‘Do you know Jed. Bump?” (Loud.) “Oh, yep. Lives mile north o’ here on th’ road thet runs paralysis with this one.” (Vague sweep of the hand.) “J am a stranger in these parts and, wanting to make a few inquiries, came to you, seeing you owned the store and would be posted.” ‘*Ya-as.” (Doubtfully.) “Is this Jed. Bump rich ?” ‘Rich? Huh! Sh’d say ez much. Rich as Creosote!” (Keen look to see how classic knowledge is taken.) ‘Married ?” ‘*We-el, so to speak—be’n tied up four times.”’ ‘*Wives dead or divorced ?” ‘*Well, stranger, Jed. he’s pad hard luck. Fust, he married Spriggs’ gal. She brung him forty acres and acow. She died—I mean his wife. Then he married Widder Hines. She brung him nothin’ and two young uns. She died. Then he married Hanner Spence.” “Well, you said he was married four times, so I suppose Hannah died.” ‘*Ya-as, ager. Then he rested aspell and finally married old man Burd’s widder.” ‘*Yes, that’s the one I wanted to know of. She is living ?” “Y do’ know. She up and lef’ him.” “Did, eh? Well, well! What did Jed. say to that?” ‘*We-el, he cum in here right smart arter it happened, and he stood where you stand and 1 stood here and Tom Bunt over yon, and says Jed, says he, ‘‘Boys, I’ve had great trials in my life and the Lord has afflicted me sorely, but I’d ruther a’ buried ten wives than had one get away alive!’ JESSE LANGE. A Slick Trick. Don Korker in Denver Road. One of the slickest, as well as one of the must laughable, schemes ever perpetrated in this country was the Bartlett blacking racket. A neat, smooth talker goes into a country merchant’s store and by a dint of hard, cold jaw, accompanied with a first- class shine, which the artist bestows free, he succeeds in getting the country merchant feeling favorable, and immediately whips out an iron-clad contract and proceeds to business. He usually strikes his man for absut a $100 order, and of course is assured by the merchant that he can’t stand any sych amount; but, after some hesitation, signs an order for $25 or $30, which reaches him in time stuffed to twice its original size. Nobody reads the contract; but at the head, in very fine print, like the contract on @ Western Union message, is the iron-clad oath, ‘not to countermand, return or re- fuse.” The merchant discovers this too late, ef course, and stands the shot without akick. Herzinger & Harter, at Loveland, wrote the blacking firm on receipt of their famous product that they had enough black- ing to put the whole world in mourning, and put it on four coats deep, and still have ‘enough left to paint their agent’s eye when he called again. The little town of Love- jand has enough blacking to keep the whole {of Colorado hustling for half a century. Everybody got. a dose except Burke and Skelly & Bond. George West owns a nice lot, while Crawford & Mills offer a box of blacking as a prize with every five cent purchase. Doc. Southerland happened to fe out of town and in this way accidentally escaped having a good stock of the stuff. G@n dull days the merchants of that town kill time by forming themselves into “sides” and pelting each other with ‘it in the streets. Dunk Holliday gave away the snap, but nobody took his advice, and now Dunk has more fun thana box of monkeys talking Bartlett blackingto them. Boulder, Longmont, Ft. Collins and Greeley are all stocked up in fine shape, and there will be poor trade for shoe polish artists in that part of the country for twenty-five years to come, ——qw@m ao Two Important Business Changes” General surprise was occasioned last week by the announcement that M. J. Clark and Frank Jewell had retired from the whole- sale grocery house of Clark, Jewel & Co., to engage in business on the Pacifie Coast. The remaining mem- bers of the firm, I. M. Clark and Fred B. Clark, will continue the business under the style of I. M. Clark &Son. This recalls the name of the old firm of I. M. Clark & Co. Before the end of the week, however, an equally unexpected change took place. D D. Cody and Franklin Barnhart sold their interest in the firm of Cody, Ball, Barn- hart & Co. to O. A. Ball, Willard Barnhart, Enos Putman and Heeman G. Barlow, who will continue the business under the style of Ball, Barnhart & Putman. ‘Neither house makes any change in its traveling or clerical force. ———— Oa Better Buy of Regular Dealers. An agent of the Unien Supply Co., of Chicago, is soliciting the patronage of the farmers in Sparta and Alpine townships, Kent county. THE TRADESMAN has no special knowledge concerning the Union Supply Co., but, as a general rule, the goods such houses pretend to sell and the goods they send to their customers bear no resem- blance, except i in price. —_———_ Back-Down by the Bell Telephone Co. The - ‘Mayor. of St. Louis was one_ many for the Bell Telephone Co.. [ar meeting this evening, ant matters will come up. for consideration} The Entertainment Committee as several import- and action. will present its report of the annual picnic. The Jumbo bottle of Heinz’s pickles will be awarded to the grocer whose guess as to its contents comes nearest to the actual num- ber. ———__ 2. New Teas. The Telfer Spice Co. claims to be the first house in Grand Rapids to receive a consign- ment of new teas this season. 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. ; Wn. H Thompson & C0, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference FELSENTHAL, GROSS & MILLER, Bankers, Chicago. CHAS. A. COYE MANUFACTURER OF Horse and Wagon Covers, Awnings and Tents, Flags and Banners, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, Wide Ducks, etc. Telephone 106. 73 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, WANTED. Butter, Kegs, Wool, Pota- toes, Beans, Dried: Fruit, Apples and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above goods to ship, or anything in the Produce line let us hear trom you. Liberal cash advances made when desired. Karl Bros., Commission Merchants, 157 South Water St.; CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. 0 Nt an aya ain ANG x ici Sole agents for Chicago Brass Rule Works, for State of Michigan. WARRANTED TO BE For the money in the U. S. ("Put up 50in a box. Ask Bek for prices. We carry a full "ine of Parties in want should write to or see the JSODDYD co CO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE ADDRESS of American and Borelge patents. 105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., U. S. Branch of- HN ee for Nero Manufactured only by Seeds of every variety, Grand Rapids Seed Store, @,CN 3 And Full Line Summer Goods. GRAHAM ROYS, - Grand Rapids, Mich. fice, London, Eng. Practice in U. 8. ‘Saarts Circulars JOHN E. KE & CO., Grand Rapids. both for field and garden. Street. 102 CANA L STREET. LUCIUS C, WEST, A Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor free. 1\ FINEST and LARGEST SMOKE| | : S ord the first. i word for each subsequent: Guerin ment taken for less than 25 cents. Advance p pa; ri nt; FOR SALE. Oz SALE—GOOD HOOSIER FENCE MACHINE FOR. : manufacturing combination fence, using pickets. - and wire. Also one Gem City Fence Machine. These © machines will be sold at a bargain. Address No. we eare Michigan Tradesman, Grand Rapids. OR SALE—NO. 4 REMINGTON WRITER. Used only one week. Call on or address H. B. Fairchild, Grand Rapids. 238 OR SALE—GENERAL STOCK, GOOD TRADE, LON@ or short lease of store. A bargain for some one, — Must sell. Want to goSouth. Address Box 12, Grand: ville, Mich. 226 Por SALE—OF INTEREST TO FURNITURE, AGRI- eultural implement or any Hardwood Manufacturer. [have a factory nicely located, in good repair, dry kiln, warehouses, yard, boom and ample power. There is no furniture factory in this vicinity and there are sever-— al hardwood sawmills, I will sell cheap and on easy terms. Will exchange fer other desirable property.. Will take a silent interest or, if desired, will attend to- purchases of material and selling of goods. lama, non-resident of the city and the property must be dis— posed of. Address Box 44, Eaton Rapids, Mich. 23 OR SALE—A WELL-SELECTED STOCK OF DRY Goods and Groceries in a thriving town of 1,000 inhabitants. Two railroads, good trade, good society, everything that is desirable. Stock will invoice $2,000: to $2,500. Going out of business my reason for selling. Address H., care of Michigan Tradesman, Grand ae S. JOR SALE—HARDWARE STOCK OF WILLIAMS &. Wheeler, Ludington, Mich. Invoice $2,600; good location; will be sold at a bargain. Harlin Alene Assignee. oe SALE OR TRADE—FIVE ACRES OF GGoD brick land, boiler and engine, tile and brick ma-- chine and all equipment necessary to make brick and tile. Address O. F. Conklin, Grand Rapids, or ® ae McNaughton, Coopersville, Mich. OR SALE—STOCK OF GROCERIES AND CROCK. ery occupying a fine store room in one of the Leah locations in the city. J. Henry Allen, Sogeeee Ills. OR RENT OR SALE—ONE-HALF OR THE WHOLE: of new grist mill, full roller process, 100-barrel ca- pacity, in first-class location, on easy terms. Address W. F. Cowham, Jackson, Mich. 232 OR SALE—ON ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH QF MY husband, I offer for sale the grocery and tea busi-- ness at 89 Canal street. Stock will not inventory over’ $2,500. Apply to Mrs. E. M. White, atabove address. 227 OR 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. 206 NOR SALE—AT A BARGAIN. A CLEAN STOCK OF hardware and mill supplies. Address Wayne Choate, Agent, East Saginaw. 207 OR SALE—A CLEAN STOCK OF DRUGS, FIXTURES, ete., complcte, on good line of railw ay, about 35 miles north of Grand Rapids. No paints or oils, but could be added to good advantage. Poor health and other business my only reasons for selling. No. 116 care Tradesman office. 219 OR SALE—FRUIT FARM OF 7% ACRES, LOCATED in Spring Lake. Ten minutes walk from post- office. Pleasant place. Nice buildings. Will sell on long time or exchange for stock of any kind of mer- chandise. Place is valued at $3,000, will take ne ie it. Address S, A. Howey, North Muskegon, Mich. WANTS. ANTED—TO BUY A SECOND-HAND NO. 218 EN- terprise Coffee Mill, Must bein good order and not long in use, and price right. Address G. S. Put-- nam, Fruitport, Mich. 237 ANTED—SECOND-HAND PATENT THREE -SAW Edger. Address, giving price and full particu- lars, J. H. Parker, Alpine, Mich. 235 ANTED—A GRIST MILL AT CONKLIN, SITU. ATED in one of the best grain producing districts in Michigan. Located on Grand Rapids & Indiana Rail- road, both Grand Rapids and Muskegon markets are easy ‘of access. Right party will get site and $1,000 bo- nus. Address John Sehler, Grand Rapids, or ‘Henry Miller, Conklin. Wie a AGENTS FOR THE MME. a liamson Corset. It sells at once; good satisfac-. tion. Liberal terms and good territory. Williamson Corset & Brace Co., 18S. Sixth St., St. Louis, Mo. 229 ANTED—A MAN FAMILIAR WITH THE ae ion business to travel on the G. R. &I.R.R. An- swer 222, care Michigan Tradesman. 2 WW ee BY A REGISTERED PHAR- macist. Seven years’ experience. Best of refer- ences. Address lock box No. 37, Midland, Mich. 212 Ww’ TED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR Improved Coupon Pass Book System. Send for EH. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand Rapids. 214 MISCELLANEOUS, $1, 200 CASH BUYS MANUFACTURING BUSI- ness paying 100 per cent. Best of rea- sons” for selling. Address Chas. Kynoch, St. Ignace, ic’ 228 GENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. THREE NEW articles just out. Big money. Exclusive terri- tory. Inclese stamp for particulars. Samples of all three 35 cents. Address Swineburne & Co., oe turers, LaCrosse, Wis. 216 samples. TOPSY GILT EDGE GLYCEROLE RAVEN GLOSS LADIES (WOOD'S) ROYAL POLISH (BIXBY’S) SATIN POLISH (BROWN’S). Findings and Shoe Store Supplies,. GR. MAYHEW, Grand Rapids, Mich, . BALL, BARNHART & PUTMAN, (Successors to Cody, Ball, Barnhart & Co.) mporters & Wholesale Grocers Transportation—J. Milliken, Trav- Jn ley, Battle Creek; Wm. Rebec, ice—N. B. Blain, Lowell; E. Y. s; O. M. Clement, Cheboygan. on Bu and Loan Associations—F. L. Frankfort; 8. E. Parkill, Owosso; Will Em- THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. wing auxiliary associations are op- ing under charters granted by the Michi- an Business Men’s Association: No. 1—Traverse City B. M. A. nt, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, L. Roberts. No, 2—Lowell 5. M. A. President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. King. Be “No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A. President, H. 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. ee “No. 4—Grand Rapids M. A. - President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. No, 56—Muskegon B. M.A. President, H. B. Fargo; Secretary, Wm. Peer. poe No. 6—Alba B. M. A. E President, F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin. No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A. President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger. 2s No. 8—Eastport B. M. A. 4 President, F. H. Thurston; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston. *- No. 9—Lawrence B. M. A. President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. A. Stebbins. —No. 10—Harbor Springs B. M. A. President, W. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson. No.11—Kingsley B. M. A. President, H. P. Whipple; Secretary, C. H. Camp. : No. 12—Quincy B. M. A. President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon. : No. 13—Sherman B. M. A. ae President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, W. J. Austin. -- No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A. President, S. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Havens. No. 15—Boyne City B. M.A. President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, 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. No. 18—Owosso B. M, A. President, 8. E. Parkill; Secretary, 8. Lamfrom. : No. 19—Ada B. M.A. _ President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel. No. 20—Saugatuck Bb. M. A. President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps. ‘ No. 21— Wayland B. M. A. President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt. No. 22—Grand Ledge B. M.A. Persident, A. B. Schumacher; Secretary, W. R. Clarke. No. 23—Carson City B. M. A. President, F. A. Rockafellow; Secretary, C. G. Bailey. No. 24—Morley B&B. M.A. President, J. E. Thurkow; Secretary, W. H. Richmond. : No. 25—Palo Bb. M. A, President, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew. No. 26—Greenville &. M. A. President. S. R. Stevens; Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell. No. 47—Dorr 8. M. A. : President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher. No. 28—Cheboygan B. M. A President, J. H. Tuttle; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. No. 29—Freeport B. M. A. President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough. No. 30—Oceana B. M. A. : President, A.G. Avery; Secretary, E. 8. Houghtaling. No. 31—Charlotte B. M. A. President, Thos. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury. No. 32—Coopersville B. M. A. President, G. W. Watrous; Secretary, J. B. Watson. No. 33—Charlevoix Bb. 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, C. E. Densmore. No. 36—Ithaca B. M. A. President, 0. 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—Eaton Rapids B. M. A. President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Chas. Coller. No. 41—Breckenridge Kb. M. A. President, W. 0. Watson; Secretary, C. E. Scudder. No. 42—Fremont B. 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, E. B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith. : No. 45—Hoytville B. M.A. President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay. No. 4G—Leslie B. M. A. President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould. No. 47—Flint M. U. President, G. R. Hoyt; Secretary, W. H. Graham. : No. 48—Hubbardston B. M.A. President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor. No. 49—Leroy B. M. A. _ President, A. Wenzell; Secretary. Frank Smith. No. 50—Manistee B. M. A. President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary, J. P. O’Malley. No. 51—Cedar Springs B. M. A. President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. C. Congdon. No. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A. President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. Mieras. No, 53—Bellevue B. M. A. President, Frank Phelps; Secretary, John H. York. No. 54—Douglas B. M. A. President, Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretary, C. B. Waller. = No. 55—Peteskey B. M.A. President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman. No. 56—Bangor B. M. A. President, N. W. Drake; Secretary, T. M. Harvey. : No. 57—Rockford B. M. A. President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham. No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. President, E. Hagadorn; Secretary, E. C. Brower. No. 59—Fennville B. M. A. President F. S. Raymond: Secretary, P. 8. Swarts. 3 No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, 8. E. Neihardt. No. é¢ Miritned B. M.A. President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes. ; : No. 62—Kast saginaw M. A. '. President, G. W. Meyer; Secretary, Theo. Kadish. : No. 63—Evart B, M. A. President, W. M. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell. se No, 64—Merrill B, M. A. President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton. : No. 65—Kalkaska B. M. A. _ President, Jas. Crawford; Secretary, C. S. Blom. a No. 66—Lansing B. M. A. President, Frank Wells; Secretary, W. E. Crotty. e535 No. 67—Watervliet B. M.A. _ President, Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall. ee A No. 68—Allegan B. M.A. _ President, A. E.Calkins; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand. . No. 69—Scotts and Climax B. M, A. - President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. 8. Willison. i _ No. 70—Nashville B. M. A, President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W.S. Powerg, «= -) No. 71—Ashley B. M. A, , President, M. Netzorg; Secretary, Geo. E. Clutterbuck. te No. 72—Edmore B. M. A. Be No, 73—Belding B. M. A. President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster. 2 No. 74—Tecumseh B. M. A. ‘President, Oscar P. Bills; Secretary, F. Rosacraus. No. 75—Davison B. M. A. President, J. F. Cartwright; Secretary. L. Gifford. Special Enterprises Wanted. TATION—OFFERS BIG INDUCE- Bae location of a Roller Mill. Aapres _a______ Arousing Interest on the Peddling Ques- tion. WEST CAMPBELL, June 16, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR SiR—Being considerably interested in the peddling question, I would suggest the idea of taking some way of informing the pub- lie concerning the peddler’s law and its re- quirements. As far as my observation ex- tends, there are very few peopie who know that there is such a law or what it aims to be. Yours respectfully, OBSERVER. Will the writer of the above kindly goa little more into detail and state his ideas asto the best method of “informing the public” on this question? Chronic cases deserve heroic treat- ment, and the peddling question is one of the most serious questions which now confront the business public. Any suggestions which will tend to mitigate or eradicate the evil will be thankfylly received and, where practicable, quickly put into execution. —_—————> +2 a A Merchants’ Exchange at Detroit. From the Detroit Journal. A movement which has been steadily pushed in a quiet way for some time has so far progressed that the formation of a Mer- chants’ Exchange and the erection of a building for the accommodation of all the the exchanges in Detroit seems assured. The Board of Trade is obliged to vacate its present quarters, which have never been suitable for exchange purposes, next May, and this fact has hastened the new project. The Merchants’ Exchange, as propesed, will take in the Board of Trade, the Merchants. and Manufacturers’ Exchange, the Coal Exchange, the Builders’ Association and the Lumber Exchange. Each will maintain its separate organization, but will unite with the Merchants’ Exchange in a common home and in a mutual advancement of in-| terests. Already a number of capitalists have effered to put up any kind of a build- ing desired on any suitable location. > A Cut of Ten Cents in Salt. An East Saginaw dispatch of June 15 contains the following information relative to the cut in salt: . ‘ The Michigan Salt Association has re- duced the price of salt ten cents a barrel, and manufacturers will receive but fifty cents per barrel. The cut in price is owing to the large amount of salt being sent from the East to the Western market. Owing to the discrimination in freight rates against Michigan, the present rate from Warsaw, N. Y., to St. Louis is only three cents more than from Saginaw, with a difference of 280 miles in favor of Saginaw. The Salt Association proposes to submit the discrim- ination to the Inter-State Commission. The -| reduction in price will cause a suspension 4 66 i of all salt works in the State not connected ‘The butcher slays the pensive pig, _ And grinds them into sausage big, — “Thus making both endsmeat. _ —>___. Brigham Young’s Wit. It is believed that the following anecdote of Brigham Young has never before been published. The high priest of the Mor- mons often had to exert the whole of his wonderfully quick wit in order to preserve the faith that his followers had in him, but he was generallv equal to the occasion. A certain elder, while chopping wood, had cut his leg so badly that it had to be amputated. As soon as he was able, he came to Young and stated his case to him somewhat as fol- lows: ‘‘I have always been a good Mormon; I have several wives and a good many-chil- dren, and in my present maimed condition I do not know how Iam to provide for them. I believe truly that you are Christ’s representative on earth, and that you have all the power that He had. If youlike you can work miracles. If you like you can give me a new leg, and now I ask you to do it.” Young assented to all the flattering prop- ositions as they were laid down, and when the elder had finished speaking he said: ‘I can give you a new leg, andI will, but I want you to think about it a little at first. When the day of judgment comes, where- ever you are buried, your old leg will find you out and join itself to you, but if I give you a new one, that will rise with you, too, and the question is whether you would rather suffer the inconvenience of getting along with one fora few years here or go through all eternity with three legs.” The choice was quickly made, and Brig- ham Young’s reputation as a miracle-worker was saved. — —————— 2? a __._—_ Beware of Blackmailers. From the American Stotekeeper. The best way to collect bad debts is never to Bive credit to bad debtors, but that is a rule which many, many times cannot be put into force. The -most plausible credit- seeker may bethe most inveterate dead- beat. Merchants should be careful, how- ever, in attempting to collect bad debts and not lay themselves liable to damages for libel. A. G. Armstrong, of Mexico, Mo., employed a Chicago collection agency to collect a debt from a St. Louis saleswoman. The libel consisted in sending ‘‘dead-bea:” letters and ‘‘bad-debt” envelopes. The fair delinquent resisted, and a jury recently found Armstrong guilty of libel and fixed his fine at $500. Merchants should be very cautious in dealing with the many collec- tion agencies and mercantile associations. Many of them are blackmailing schemes and unworthy the slightest confidence. ———qo@-- ae __ Fourth of July Excursion Rates. The Chicago & Grand Trunk Railway, Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee Rail- way, the Michigan Air Line and the De- troit & Port Huron Divisions of the Grand Trunk Railway, have arranged to sell special excursion tickets at single fare for the round trip between all stations on their lines, on July 3 and 4, tickets good to return up to and including July 5. The custom of making cheap holiday excursion rates was inaugurated by these lines some years ago, and the increase of sales year by year show that their patrons appreciate the concessions made. ~~ <____ Not Favorable to the Bonus. From the Plainwell Enterprise. In another column we print a pointed article from Tuk MICHIGAN TRADESMAN on the giving of bonuses to secure manu- facturing enterprises. The practice is fun- damentally wrong, and the dishonest use | lately made of it by the Gale Plow Works, of Albion, shows to what hurtful extent it may be carried. Of course, in some cases, a slight bonus may secure a concern that will be of great benefit to a municipality, but generally the concern will settle in the most advantageous place for its business— bonus or no bonus. ——————»>_9 a __ She Concluded Not to Wait. An obliging lady customer in a certain store recently insisted that she always traded with the proprietor and not with mere clerks. ‘‘But the proprietor is not in,” said the clerks. ‘‘Oh, well,” was the reply, ‘‘?ll sit right down and wait for him.” She waited, and as the half-hours sped she grew impatient. ‘‘When will he be back ®” she said loftily. ‘‘In about four weeks, madam,” was the reply. ‘‘He is now on a business trip to Montana.” She traded with the clerks. > 0 From a Newspaper Standpoint. From the Newaygo Tribune. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN grows bet- ter and better with age. Editor Stowe is a wide-awake young man, and is publishing a paper that no merchant in Michigan can afford to be without. ——_—___—>_0 VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: CH Joldersma, Jamestown H VanNoord, Jamestown Martin Gezon, Jenisonville Barnhart & White, Mance- CH Deming, Hammond lona W H Struik, Forest Grove J W Balcom, S Boardman DenHerder & Tanis, Vries- John Farrowe, So Blendon land F Walden, Mancelona Sevey & Harrington,Berlin Frank Catlin, Sullivan J Raymond, Berlin Watson & DeVoist,Sullivan Woodard & Pollard,Ashind JL Purchase, Bauer S Cooper, Jamestown Purchase, S Blendon John Damstra, Gitchell John Kruisenga, Holland Mrs J Debri, Byron Center A & E Bergy, Caledonia G Ten Hoor, Forest Grove C H Wilbur, St Ignace John Kamps, Zutphen Cole & Chapel, Ada J Cohen, White Cloud Geo A Sage, Rockford W Karsten, Vriesland John Kinney, Kinney RT Parrish, Grandville John Gunstra, Lamont O Ward, Stanwood Danforth & Co, Stanwood Dole & Haines, Sparta EE Hewitt, Rockford H A Childs, Childs’ Mill J L Thomas, Cannonsburg SL Rouse, Hobart Chas Judson, Cannonsburg Walling Bros, Lamont Hersler& Hessler,Rockford L & L Jenison, Jenisonville J B Watson, Coopersville H B Irish, Lisbon V Wilson, Sand Lake Wm DePree, Zeeland Thys Stadt, Spring Lake Silas Loew, Burnip’s Crnrs Geo H Walbrink, Allendale J F Scott, Lowell ES§ Botsford, Dorr LN Fisher, Dorr OW Messenger, Spring Lk J Coon, Rockford EE Rice, Croton ‘ GS Putnam, Fruitport Van N Miller, Fremont J Martin, Sullivan A W Fenton & Co, Bailey L Maier, Fisher Station W Vermeulen, Beaver Dam John Smith, Ada : S MeNitt & Co, Byron Centr W C Hinman, Sparta E A Parkinson, Trav City ASF¥rey.Slocum’s Grove Gus Begman, Bauer Sidney Stark, Allendale A Miles, Wayland LM Wolf, Hudsonville M sey baer & Bro, Drenthe J V Moran, Lake City HB Fargo, Muskegon Geo Davis, Hesperia 1A Mitchell, Lowell Horning & Ha:t, Woodville N Bouma, Fisher |. Tue TRADESMAN is uuder obligations to the Chiegyo Timberman for a convenient ‘Ready -Maydole & Co.’8.......... 0... cece cee dis Kip’ ‘koner,” which is surely destined | prices are for cash buyers, who ‘promptly and buy in full packnees’ S __. _ AUGERS AND BITS, goes Old Style. ec. dis MIOUBIAGR, 3. eos. di8 Pee ee oc roe ee veeees cess Gls Peouee Ss eae ee Poses cea e cua cain Bore Seas: sedsveseasves Ge 2 ge ANG 6.5: ebe ce cnee Gas mitation....................dis50& BALANCES. Spring..... Speeesn cass entieds+osceese .c G18 BARROWS. BUATIOAG ooo cnc woe ces. AO Garden. oe: caleeiscs -net 33 00 BELLS. Mane dis $ 60&10&10 dis 70 Cow.... OA ee lig 30&15 Gong ........... ag cuene cise sc eee tS 25 Door, Sargent ..... Bese oe dis 60&10 BOLTS. ee ee ee dis $ 0 Carriage new list........ ecccccceceee-GiS O&10 Plow Moeesocese cw tee cee Gols GIs 50 70 RESSSSS 6 6 Perec cece ccaccce oe mecccccee Sleigh Shoe... . ..dis Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 60 Cast Barrel Bolts..................... dis 40 Cast Barrel, brass knobs...... 4 40 Cast Square Spring.......... oe 60 Cast Chains. 66 dis 40 Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 60 Wrought Square ...................... dis 60 Wrought Sunk Flush................. dis 60 Ye ee Bronze and Plated Knob HUGG dis 60&10 IVES DOOT:. 36.5 dis 60&10 BRACES. BARDON oe dis$ 40 BACKUR RSS ee re ee dis 50&10 Spokord 2.0 dis 50 Ara Bal ee ae dis net ee BUCKETS. ell, plain....... Dees a. oe Soe $ 3 50 Well swivels 0. 0) ee ee 4 00 BUTTS, CAST. Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed. .dis Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis Wrought Loose Pin.................. dis Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver MID DOG Bee ee ene ee, dis Wrought Table... ccc. dis Wrought Inside Blind................ dis Wrought Brass.................... ....dis Blind Clark’s.. 2.6.0. 0 ates oes Blind, Parker’s.............. S oases oc GIS Blind, Shepard’s.............. weet ce. Gis CAPS. Ely’s 1-10....... en eae ss Hick’s C. F... Ge 35 Muskete: ao 60 CATRIDGES. Rim Fore, U. M.C. & Winchester new list....50 Rim Fire, United States................... -dis50 Central Wire. sc ee as -dis25 CHISELS. Socket Mirmers sooo. ee dis 70&10 Socket Hraming..: 20.005.) dis 70&10 Socket Cormer.. 2.3... dis 70&10 Socket Slicks..............0.... Seeks dis 70&10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40 Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20 COlde ee ee ee net : COMBS. Curry, Lawrence’s.................... dis 40&10 HOtCHKISS oo dis 25 COCKS. Brass, Racking’s.................cccee00. 3 60 BUDD IR oeecees ecct eee 60 BOOP ee saa ee ee 40&10 MERNS eo S e 60 COPPER. Planished, 14 oz cut to size.............. Bb 33 WARDS) MAxDG, AEXCO ee 31 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60................. 29 Cold Rolled, 14x48. os oo ee 29 Bottoms: . oo os s.5.60 2... Beets ccd woos ok 30 DRILLS Morse’s Bit Stock.................... dis Taper and Straight Shank............ dis Morse’s Taper Shank................. dis _ ELBows. Com. 4 piece, 6 in........ Rocbeues doz net $.%5 Corrugated... 5. 6c... sec ek dis20&101 &0 AGGUSCADIC 02 eos tere dis 4&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 30 Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis 25 FILES—New List. American File Association List...... dis MISSIONS 22 dis New American: 2000.02 ...2.0 boc dis NICHOISONS) or dis Helms es cose dis Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis GALVANIZED IRON, Nos. 16 to 20, 2zand 24, 25and26, 27 List 12 13 14 15 Discount, 60. --.--.per m $ 65 80 GAUGES. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis HAMMERS. 25 IB eee ee ie dis 25 Yerkes & Phumb’s.....:.. 6.2... 0.. dis 40&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 ¢ list 50 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&16 HANGERS, i Barn Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track 50&10 Champion, anti-friction........ Cet dis 60&10 Kidder, wood track........... Soe kek dis 40 HINGES. Gate; Clark's:4,2. d....2-.. 2.2.2... 3.- dis 80 States ee per doz, net, 2 50 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and longer................. pelea eae Screw Hook and Eye, % ............ net Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net Screw Hook and Eye &.............. net Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net Strap and (Ue ee dis HOLLOW WARE. POU ee sk ‘saies WROUUIOS ees ci ho i PPIGOIS: 22s ee A ‘Gray enameled..... 2.22. 2260. ccs ee esl. : HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware............ --nhew list 70&10 Japanned Tin Ware..................... 25 Granite Iron Ware..................0005 25 HOES. Garb de ee oe es $11 00, dis 69 OOTUD Beco es clos ee -. 11 50, dis 60 GED 865.5522 ke 12° 00, dis 60 KNOBS—NEW LIST. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings....... dis Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... 55 Door, porcelain, trimmings............. 5b Drawer and Shutter, percelain......dis 70 Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........... 40&10 Hemscite cco es ees -...dis 5 . LOCKS—DOOR. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list. .dis Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis Brantord’ so 3 ee dis TNOMWATE So ee dis 55 LEVELS. Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s.............dis MATTOCKS. Adze Eye. oy. sset ese ee $16 00 di Hunt Hye. 2 osc heen 3 $15 00 dis Hunt’s.......... sree cos oeeeeee O18 50 dis 20 & 10 MAULS. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............ dis 50 : MILLS. Coffee, Parkers C0.’8.000. 0.50. oc cscccncces dis 40 Coffee, P.S. & W.Mfg. Co.’s Maileables ... dis 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry &Clark’s..........dis 40 Coffee, Enterprise.-................ Bs dis 25 MOLASSES GATES. Stebbin’s Pattern .................... dis 60&10 Stebbin’s Genuine...... .... acoscees iS 60&10 Enterprise, self-measuring.......... dis 25 NAILS —TRON. Common, Brad and Fencing. Wd tO B00... ci. ec ce ck. Hoe ies 8 k 60 and (0 AAV. oo... bees eo cccc eee, 4d and 5d adv....... web es ce eee ecaws oo ¥ : 3d advance........ mena avge Cslen ae sae t Cees es Bd Tine BaVaNnCe- 3.2.66. eos ae Clinch nails, AdV........ 0.2.2... ccsecceeees Finishi 10d 8d ss 4 % 2 WK d keg $12 150-175 2300 Steel Nails—2 10. : : OILERS. Be is CSS es nar nen tn s+ EOE 10 with brass bottom. dis 50 yr Copper... dis 50 iT BLANISAEDIRON. | atent planished, Nos. 24 to at. planished; Nos. 25 to 27. Broken packs 4c #® hb extra. “ROPES, | ts Sisal, % insand larger..........-........... 10 Manillg............... ate ees csh oe ce cues <5 SQUARES. Steel and Iron............ Sues wegen s GS Try and Bevels........................@i8 Mitre 0 ee eee. . I SHEET IRON. m. Smooth. Nos. 10 to 14........... cera eos : 20 Nosyld to 1%: 60. NOS. 18 to 21.2.0... 005250002. ae NOS. 22 tO 24300 woe 420 NOS 25 tO 26.005 ic 440 NOL 20 eee eee 4 60 All sheets No, 18 and lighter. over 2 wide not less than 2-10 extra. SHEET ZINC. In casks of 600 bs, @ D................. . In smaller quansities, @ .............. TACKS, American, all kinds.................. dis Steel, allskinds:-....0...... 00 Swedes, all kinds................. ; Gimp and Lace................. -. Cigar Box Nails...................... dis Finishing Nails....................... dis Common and Patent Brads.......... dis Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis Trunk and Clout Nails................ dis Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails....._. dis Leathered Carpet Tacks..........__. dis TINNER’S SOLDER. Noob) Refined 2. Market Half-and-half............. ..! Strictly Half-and-haif.................! TIN PLATES. IC, 10x14, Charcoal................ IX, 10x14,Charcoal 70&10 60 20 Com. $3 00 3 00 3 10 3 15 3 25 3 35 inches ee ecee eoee 6 on RSSSSSSSSS & ener ee is eet ae Charcool.. =X x , Charcoal ORAPCORL 6. oye ss ce 100 Plate Charcoal.................. DX, 100Plate Charcoal.................. DXX. 100 Plate Charcoal........ Pape oes DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ Reseed Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to rates. Rooting, 14x20, IC..... Roofing, 14x20, IX Roofing, 20x28, IC Roofing, 20x28, [X........ eeceteslu ese Wedee TIN—LEADED. IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........_. IC, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne...... anges IX, 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne......... TRAPS. Steel Game. 60&10 Oneida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10 Hotehisg? oe 60&10 S, P. & W. Mfg. Go.’s............ Mouse, choker......................... 18c # doz Mouse, delusion..................... $1 50 # doz WIRE. Bright Market (2... 052 so. dis 67% Annealed Market..................... dis 7u&lu Coppered Market................0...... dis 62% Extra Bailing......... oe ane Gae ae coals dis 55 Pinned Market. ..02 5.005.022.2052 dis 62% Tinned Broom 22.3... 8 09 Pinned: Mattress... 2.2.00) ® Ib 8% Coppered Spring Steel................. Gis 50 Tinned Spring Steel.......... ....dis 40&10 Pisin Wenee.. 2 sos eS b 3 Barbed Fence, galvanized................... 4 00 = painted -8 25 Copper coe new list net Bree re new list net Ce ee cree cr ccosecce eeec ec escccocceseses 4 ore monaco esS5 SSSSSSRnR8RRRR' we eceee coer cccces beat bed SrwaIor a} GD. rie-ae See8 | Screw Eyes... 1.2.2.2... | Gate Hooke and Eyes...... Bight. 2 Hook’s ... x --.-dis < Ue WRENCHES. Veo Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled : Coe’s Genuine............. ERE Coe’s Ptent A gricultural, wrough Coe’s Ptent, malleable........... - + Gi MISCELLANEOUS. is Bird Cares... 023 . ro cea Pumps, Cistern................. Screws, new list........ Sosvseeous Casters, Bed and Plate........___ Dampers, American ......... wine nee B Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods. Copper Bottoms.... ...... ... HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as fi for dry stock, measured merchantable, n culls out: : pee Basswood, log-run............... <2. 13 00@15 Birch, log-run.................... does Birch, Nos. 1 and 2................... Black Ash, log-run................... Cherry, log-run Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2 ; Cherry, cull. .022 2028 es ee Maple, log-run..........2.2......02.. R Maple, soft, log-run............. = Maple, Nos. land2............. Maple, clear, flooring...... Maple, white, selected. Red Oak, log-run Red Oak, Nos.1] and 2.......... -... 24 WG. 00 Red Oak, 4 sawed, 8in and upw’d..40 00@45 00: Red Oak,“ * regular........ --30 00@35 00. Red Oak, No. 1,step plank.......... - @25 00 Walnut, log-run....3. 2.05.05... Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2 ee Walnuts, culls... 2.0 ‘ Grey Elm, log-run.................. 3 White Ash, log-run................6. 14 0@16 Whitewood, log-run................. 20 00@22 00 White Oak, log-run.................. 17 00@18 06 t" Send for circulars and book of testimonials. FOR SALE BY H. M. REYNOLDS. Grand Rapids, BLAGK For all kinds of buildings re- quiring a good roof at less _priee. than any other. Anyone can put it on, READY TO APPLY WHEN RECEIVED. Mich. + Scle Manufacturers, Chicago and Philadelphia. NEAL’S CARRIAGE >AINTS Re-paint your old buggy and make it look like new for LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR. Eight beautiful shades. Prepared ready for use. a They dry hard in a few hours, and have abeautiful and durable gloss. the ORIGINAL, all others are IMITATIONS. More of our brand sold than all the other brands on the market. GRANITE FLOOR PAINTS The Great Invention. Six Handsome Shades. Ready for use. DRY HARD OVER NIGHT, and are very They are durabie. Give them a trial, and you wiil be convinced that it does not pay to mix the paint yourself. ACME WHITE LEAD DETROIT, Dry Color Makers, Paint and Varnish Manufacturers. CUT THIS ADVERTISEMENT OUT AND TAKE IT TO YOUR DEALER, IT WILL SECURE YOU A PRIZc. M. GLARK & SON, (Successors to Clark, Jewell & Co.) Wholesale Grocers, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Will occupy this space next week. The BEST CRACKER Made. ‘CALIOTIOS WACO TWILL We also manufacture a full line of Sweet Goods. Write for quotations oe and samples. : SHUK DRESSINGS. Brown’s French, - Bixby’s Royal, Eclipse Safety Barrel, Raven Gloss, Spanish Gloss, Topsey, Gilt Edge. HIRTH & KRAUSE, JOBBERS, 118 Canal St, GRAND RAPIDS. RAGS, RUBBERS, BONES BOUGHT ™ BY Brummeler, & METALS Importers, Jobbers and Retailers of BOOKS, Gtationery & Sundrigg, — fonros 3t., Grand Rapids, Mich, 29 and 22 GRAND RAPIDS Paper Box Factory Paper Boxes of Every Description Mad to Order on Short Notiee. We make a specialty of Pigeon Hole File Boxes, Sample T Sample Cases. Also shelf, Shoe, Conf tionery. Millinery, Dress, Suit Packing Boxes. Drugeists’ Sddes and all kinds of Fine Work, All work guaranteed first class an prices. Write or Call for estimates on thing you may want in my line. Telephone OFFICE AND FACTORY, 1 Pe, Ga Rags ET, Jr, & CO, on & COLOR WORKS ee “MOCHA, sworiO ae Contemplating a Change or Seeking a w.uuon mo Fight or authority F : INFORM YOURSELVES | ccnede| WOOLSoN SPICES: OOLSON SPIER.ED = SXSOLSON SPIGE Toe “nota violation of | | | — i crip the prospects, opportunities and advantageous Oo ‘ GLADSYONE, MICHIGAN, ed into. by ib with any TIT Increase Your SALES AND PROFITS BY HANDLING association; we Bev ' : | the opening created by MEHRCHANTS e LAILON COB HEHE. As a site for a manufacturing town. ‘nm individual account and, e agent of any company, sce.) I GIVES ABSOLUTE SATISFACTION ciurs shall investigate all ligan and report as to the . : ected with them in much 7 Be is wich cepors con- o Consumers, and is, Consequently. a Quick and Hiasy Seller. it or bankrupicy risks of a ; n. This information is sold to the TRH I ? QTTHS interested in knowing it, viz., the e companies contemplatihg : ‘ icies on the buildings reported. Will be given you, whether you be of large or small capac- a protection and acting in pre- : : : itv. : me way ent Dun or Beotetnest Lion Coffee has more actual Merit than any Roasted Coffee sold at the price either in Packages or in Bulk and storekeepers ipa Pecit Gor ae er "Soo" aera nario oo “ ‘qu oo oa ue 2|all over the State of Michigan and elsewhere who are not already handling Lion are urged to give it a trial. We cheerfully | situated as it is on the Little Bay Du Noauctes the fica hare each company acting for itself, answer all communications regarding prices, etc. Convenient shipping depots established at all prominent cities, securing | bor of deep water on Lake Michigan, offers unparalleled in- ndependentof other companies | quick delivery. For sale by all the wholesale trade everywhere. Manufactured by the Woolson Spice Co., Toledo, Ohio. ducements for all kinds of IRON and WOODWORKING in- dustries. “| for relator say furthur: ‘‘It is ‘true that the effect of subscribing L. WINTERNITZ, Resident Agent, Grand Rapids, Mich. plan may, when more than one a ee ' “subscribes, tend to impair compe- For particulars, opportunities for business, plats and maps, ween such companies. But this is j . call on or address : hn. No one ean say that, should . : any accept Beveredge’s rates and its agents not to vary therefrom, ould be a violation of the act. r C j j ny . ' j hen, should the fact of another py, acting independently of the first § to the same plan, make the first |. Agent Sault Ste. Marie Land and Improvement Co., mar aithoush without the knowicdge 17, 19, 81, aud 83 South Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. Bet ‘nol: of sae Se ee = ne gar ene §©GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. aera a Headquarters 0 “companies doing business in this d unite them upon uniform and ates of insurance, and from which no {=> One Block from Union Depot on Oakes Street. Ze FOR hem might depart after becoming a a ee r thereto. is He: e intert of Mr. Beveridge undoubtedly A eles ; make 2 place of profit for himself at. if Peet ot, oe d of a Rating and Inspection Bureau. we ‘effect of the whole plan is to evade ————— i , ; ovisions of the act of 1887, if an in- company is permitted to do indi- what the statute. positively prohibits. : y | not do to say that when a foreign W HO I j HS A I Hy GROC HRS jp nce company becomes a subscriber to e Exclusive Agents for (jf. O esa @ rocerxs. jan. Mr. Beveridge and his de- ; | re not its agents. The prospectus The Labrador | provides that the the plan is to be IMPORTERS OF Refrigerator. : ries a IMPORTERS OF forward “if a sufficient number of ® White Mountain q —— ? ibers can be obtained,” and each sub- F reezer. y its terms is ‘‘to require its agents ° fe a ; : x aul : Pe 1 i everal branch districts to submit to Dangler Gasoline _ n RY : Sy 7 if AAs All is dll puty inspectors of the districts all Stove. : : P Everything in the musical line. IT IS THE ae Mildest, Smoothest Smoke Ever Offered for Less than go Cents per Pound. | Weber Pianos, _—S= Fischer Pianos, SB Ok Reino, | THOMPSON & MACLAY, IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF > A loss aribg occurred on sia policy issued by the Company, it was sued in a court of the State. It filed its petition xd jin proper form for removal of the suit — in “usiness ead in an unsound condition to revoke such certificate y- Act 108, Laws of 1871, a the insurance Bureau and provided Commissioner of Insurance, | » upon him all the duties and fore vested in the Secretary of aw relating to life, accident, and ive iusurance has followed sub- in the same channel as that relat-_ to fire and marine insurance. At the of each year, each company is to make statement of its business for such year, pay atax of three per cent. upon its receipts, which amount may be re- svered at the suitof the State from any | ed. company: neglecting to pay. it é& contended by the relator that the withority granted te foreign insurance cor- s to do business in this State is a Valuable right in the nature of and equiva- te a corporate franchise and within ion of constitutional safe-guards; that the aet is unconstitutional and 7oid_ because it deprives the relator of these valuable rights and privileges without due process of law. Corporations organized under the laws of other states to engage in and earry on business not open to citizens erally cannot carry on business in this State except permission, either express or implied, is given themto.doso. All foreign = insurance companies, however formed er ated, associations or corporations cannot ectly or indirectly take any fire risks or sact any business within this State unless authorized so to do by the Commis- ioner of Insurance. -7t has been repeatedly held, and there seems to be no conflict of authority, that rations ef one state have noright to ereise their franchises in another state ‘except upon the assent of such other state, and upoa such terms as may be imposed the state where the business is to be one. The conditions imposed may be reasonable or unreasonable, they are abso- lutely within the discretion of the legisla- ture. “In Fire Association of Philadelphia vs. New York, 7 Supreme Court Rep., 108, Mr. Justiee Blatchford .guoted witk approval the Janguage of Mr. Justice Field in Paul Vi Mr. Justice Field, in p foreign” corporations says: Having no absolute right of recognition in other states, but depending for sueb recog- Rition and the enforcement of its cantracts upon their assent, it follows as a matter of course that sueh assent maybe granted mpon such terms and conditions as ¢hose states may think proper te impose. They may exclude the fereign corporations .en- tirely, they may restrict its business to particular loealities ¢r they say exact such specurity for the performance of its contracts "with their citizens as in their judgment will best promete the public inéerests. The | wvhole matter rests in their discretion.” And in the same ease Mr. Justice Biateh- erd, in speaking further of the principles Jaid down ia Paul vs. Virginia supra: 4‘Fhe view announced was that corporations are not citizens within the clause of the provides that citizens of each state shall be Bntitled to all the privileges and immunities eitizens in the several states; a ecrpora- fon ereated by a state is a mere creation of Jecal law ; even the recognition of itg ex- istence by other states and the enforcements f its contracts made therein depend purely pon the comity of these states-—a comity which is never extended where the exis- tence ef the corporation or the exercise of its powers is prejudicial to their interests ‘or repugnant to their policy.” ‘This same inciple was stated by Mr. Justice Camp- in Home Ins. Co. vs. Davis, 29 Mich., It is claimed by counsel for relator that - the case of Doyle vs. Continental Insurance _ Co. supra is overruled or explained in the _ease of Barron vs. Burnside, 121.U. S., 186. In this case, Mr. Justice Blatchford says: -**The case of Doyle vs. Continental Insur- ance Co., 94 U. S., 535, is relied on by the defendant i in error. In that case this court said that it had carefully reviewed its decis- in Insurance Company vs. Morse, and was satisfied with it. In referring to the second conclusion in Insurance Company vs.. Morse, above cited, namely that the statute of Wisconsin was repugnant to the consti- tution of the United States and was illegal nd void, the court said in Doyle vs. Conti- ental Insurance Ce. that it referred to that portion of the statute which required a stip- lation not to transfer causes to the courts fthe United States. In that case, which rose under the same statutes of Wisconsin, rane foreign insurance company had com- lied with the statute and had filed an agree- nt not to remove suits into the federal ts and had received a license to do busi- the State. Afterward it removed ihe federal courts a suit brought against State court of Wisconsin. The State ities threatening to revoke the li- the company filed a bil] in the cir- i ourt of the United States, praying for injunction to restrain the revoking of the __A temporary injunction was grant- } defendant demurred to the bill, was overruled, a decree was en- ng the injunction’ perpetual and ppealed to this court. This d the decree and dismissed the point of the decision seems to have , as the State had granted the li- yfficers wronld not be restrained by dall that is said in the urs to be in conflict with Insurance Company vs. arded as noti in ee 4 into the federal court. ‘The State court re- 1 fused to allow the removal and, after atrial, gave judgment for the plaintiff, which was affirmed by the Supreme Court of Wiscon- sin. The Company brought the case into this Court which held these propesitions: First. The agreement made by the Com- pany was not one which would bind it with- out referenee to the statute. Second. The agreement acquired no va- lidity from the statute. The general propo- sition was maintained that agreements in advance te oust the courts of jurisdiction conferred by law are illegal and void and that while the right to remove a suit. might be waived or its existence omitted in each recurring ease, a party could not bind him- self in advance by an agreement which might be specifically enforced, thus to for- feit his rights at-all times and on all occa- sions whenever the case might be present- In regard to the second question, the proposition laid down was that the jurisdic- tion of the federal courts under article 3, section 2 of the Constitution depends upon and is reguiated by the laws of the United States; that state legislatures cannot confer jurisdiction upen the federal courts, nor limit or restriet the authority given to them by Congress in pursuance of the Constitu- tion; and that a corporation is a citizen of the state by which it is created and in which its principal place of business is situated so far as its rights to sue and be sued in the federal courts is concerned and within the clause or the Constitution extending the jur- isdiction of the federal courts to eontrover- sies between eitizens of different states. The conclusions of the court were summed wp thus: 1. The Constitution of the United States secures to the citizen of another state than that in which suit'is brought an absolute right to remove their cases into the federal courts upon compliance with tke terms of the removal statute. 2 Thestatute of Wisconsin is an vy Engines and Boilers In Stock fe La for immediate delivery. i i Planers, Matchors, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sample Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Cc. N. RAPP. GEO, E, HOWES & CO,, JOEBERS IN QA a Apples, Potatoes Onions. SPECIALTIES: Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. 3 Ionia St.. CRAND RAFIDS, MICH. GEO. E. HOWES. S. A. HOWES. al 0, - MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN AGENTS FOR THE BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CO. 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich,. MV LOSELEY BROS., WV ELOLESALE Fruits, Seeds, Oysters & Produce, ALL KINDS OF FIELD SEEDS A SPECIALTY. If you are in Market to Buy or Sell Clover Seed, Beans or Pota- toes, will be pleased to hear from you. aD 28, 30 & 32 Ottawa Sires, © GRAND RAPIDS. DETROIT SOAP CO, DE TROrLT., MIOFL.. Manufacturers of the.following well-known brands of SO APYPS QUEEN ANNE, TRUE BLUE, MONDAY, AND OTHERS, MOTTLED GERMAN, SUPERIOR, PHGNIX, For quotations address W. G. HAWKIN S, rock Boris, = GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN, ' CZAR, WABASH, ROYAL BAR, MASCOTTE, CAMEO, 21 & 23 SOUTH IONIA ST., MOS §, MUSSELMAN & (0, Wholesale Grocers, GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH, — , CO wit Prince! THE FAVORITE BRAKD _ With Grocers. BURYISS, DUNYON ANDR Strictly Pure and Warranted, in tierces, barrels, one-half os oa 50 pound cans, 20 pound cans, 3,5 andio pound “shower of rain| with the games, delay-,} 3 nd necessitating the} of several ‘sports—in spite of nd annual picnic of the Rapids Mercantile Association | to be much more of a success than t event of the kind, held on May 28 yst year. While the first picnic was ed y less than a thousand persons, ear’s festivities were participated in | 000 people—all bent on having a me and enjoying themselves to the est extent. That such a consummation secured in most cases, goes without aying. A jollier party never assembled at y resort and from the beginning to the md of the picnic all seemed to be bent on ‘securing as much fun to the square inch as ible. “The match game of base ball between the lerks of the wholesale and retail houses . called at two o’clock, continuing over two hours, and resulting in a signal victory or the wholesalers. Five innings were played | on both sides, when the score stood as follows : ‘ THE WHOLESALERS. r =. ts ° W & | CEO WNWDmSmO* Wilson s. s. P. Fox, 3d b. Parmenter, c. f. A. Wickom, r. f. Gregory, |. f. Total, S| punwpnwowone alwornnoocoe! ‘THE RETAILERS. 8 a " Tucker, 3d b. ‘Herrick, c. Boon, p. ‘Russell, 2d b. -A. Wagner, ist b. ‘Henshaw, r. f. g 2 Be o , Wagner, ce. f. “Total, Base on balis—Aldrich, 1: Boon, 4. ~ Two base hits—Wholesalers, 3. - Home run—C. Fox _. Struck out—By ‘Aldrich, 7 Boon, oe At the conclusion of the ball game, the _ sports set forth on the programme were in- augurated, continuing until a refreshing shower drove all indoors. The time mean- while was improved in lunching and visit- ing, so that when the storm ceased about ‘7 o'clock all were in readiness to take in the boat rides provided for by the Enter- ‘tainment Committee. This and other ‘species of amusement occupied the time of the party until about 8 o’clock, when the prizes won by the contestants were pre- ‘sented and the dancing began. This con- continued until about 11 o’clock, when the party broke up in the best-of spirits, well Satisfied with the afternoon’s enjoyment. ~ But for the incidental drawbacks alluded toat the beginning of this article, it is esti- ated that the picnic would have been ‘attended by fully 5,000 people, ———— Looking for Defects in Eggs at Gotham. _¥From,the New York Sun. . - A man busily engaged in holding eggs up before a candle attracted the attention of a «Sun reporter in Third avenue, the other ‘evening. An interview was the result, and ere it is: -**What are you doing ?” ‘*Candling eggs. You see I pick up each egg and hold it before the candle. The ight shines through it. I can see at a glance whether it is cracked or specked or ‘spoiled. If it is cracked I set it aside to be sold ata low price. Bakers and confec- mers and some prudent families buy cracked eggs, and they are as good as any es not cracked, but they must be used ‘within twenty-four hours.” - *¥s not that an old-fashioned way of testing eggs ?” -. **Yes; but experience proves it to be the t, and it is quick. An expertcan candle 000 eggs a day. It has been tried to est eges by water. A good egg will sink and a bad egg will float, but you can’t find ut a specked egg that way.” - “What makes specked eggs? o ‘Lying in one position. S| omcoocoooos 21 oqooccoocoe Sl Moco Omm An egg should ny. the President of the Duchess County ery, as to how long an egg could be good. He kept one on his desk nine ‘months, foe turned it every day, and it es about four days, because they t in bulk in the country and must ly’ assorted before being placed on Fe ric watched and turned. in cases easy to handle, and an learns to handle them quickly. a quarter of a cent a dozen to e can pay that and the freight eggs that come from France ly cheaper than we. can sell eggs, and [some think they are bet- : ‘ y they are good B “495 ao 54948 .. 18 75 . 17 16 .. 222 20 15 | Lemon Deel... couse sc ese eae Orange Peel.............. -.14 Sree ee 608.. eeccee hey Raisins, Dehesa er suaheees ° Raisins, London Layers Raisins, California “ 50 | Raisins, Loose Muscatels. . Raisins, Loose California. 1. 20 | Raisins, Ondaras, 28s. 9 Pp: incess Boies 125 . ee BLE “7 2 00 dime size...... 2 Arctic, ¥% b cans, 6 doz. . Se 5 pe Victorian, 1 b (tail,) 2 doz. Diamond, “bulk.” Red Star iy b b cans 12 oe : ee ee i oe “ee : 6s; y Absolute, 4% b cans, 100 cans in Case............. Absolute, 4% Bb cans, so cans in Case..........-.- 10 00 ye 1b fea Early Riser, 4s, 4 doz case 45 ws. os Is, a. 66 “ss 1 60 BLUIL Arctic, 4 oe r ‘nd 2 gross : - 66 oy 8oz. ‘ 65 ‘- Pints rnd. :o...:. 10 80 BROOMS. NO: 2 Fit. ce 2 .e. os sone 2 00 NOs 4 Mart oe. oo. see sae 2 25 No. 2 Carpet .....-..... .-.. 2 2 No. iCarpet................ 2 7 Parlor Gem ...............- 3 Common Whisk............ 1 00 Fancy Whisk........-...-- 125 GU a eo oe aes 3 15 Warehouse .............--65 3 00 CHOCOLATE. Runkle Bros’ .. Vien. Sweet 22 Premium.. 33 Hom-Cocoa 37 Breaktfast.. 48 COCOANUT Sche 8 as ee elie oa tenia 8 Me Is in tin are . “6 se os 6 ss Ys ae Maltby’ 8, a. ee eee and i%s.. a af i Boe es “24y, Manhattan, pails........... 20 Peerless 18 Bulk, pails or barrels..16@i8 COFFEE—GREEN _ Mocha... 5... 22. -- an pe Mandaling.. woe 20h @20 OG Java... ci. 5.5.5 24@25 RVR ss care oon 23Q@24 Maricabo. ............00- 16@19 Costi Rich... 3. ....-.5..00 @19 MOCXICAN . ...5550-.2-.- 200 @I19 SANTOS: 65 25.0055 5532s 15G@18 Rio, fancy..... cere on 18@19 Rio, prime.............. 16@17 Rio, common......... 14 @15 To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add 4c per tb. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. forshrink- age. COFFEES—PACKAGE, e ibs 60 bs 100 Tbs LUC ea Lion, in cab... Diliworth’s. Magnolia...... ACME. ........ 20 German ...... German, bins. Arbuckle’s Ariosa - Avorica McLaughlin’s XXXX Honey Bee.. .2234 = 4g Nox All....... 2144 21% Our Bunkum.204% 203 COFFEES—50 LB. BAGS. Arbuckle’s Avorica. . 38% ‘° Quaker City....... sie Ss Mest Bios... 22... 2c 20% “« Prime Maricabo.. .22% CORDAGE. seed 10 .1 49 60 foot Jute. . 72 foot Jute . 49Foot Cotton. . tics esusee veyed 50 50 foot Cotton. . .-1 60 60 foot Cotton...........0... 1 %5 742 foot Cotton...............2 00 CRACKERS. Kenosha Butter.............. 7% Seymour Ber. eee Butter.. coeseeeaeesB Family Butter....... Fancy Butter.. aon Butter Biscuit. . 19% Tn pone So ee sone 5 Oyster.. Siaes esses Bienie. poeta ce peace Fancy ‘Oyster... Geo se lec catene 5% - CANNED FISH. Clams, | , Little Neck.... Clam Chowder, 3D......... Cove Oysters, 1 stand... Cove Oysters, 2 ib es Lobsters, 1 i picnic. ... Lobsters, 2 ib, picnic..... _.2 65 Lobsters, 1 i star.......... 1 95 Lobsters, 2 ib star.......... 2 90 Mackerel in Tomato Sauce3 25 Mackerel, 1 ib stand........ Mackerel, 2% stand........ Mackerel,3 i in Mustard..3 25 Mackerel, 3 ib soused...... 3 25 Salmon, 1% Columbia...... 2 Salmon,2mb ‘* 3 Salmon, 1 b Sacramento. 1 90 Salmon, 2 b coed be Sardines, domestic ¥s. ... . 7 Sardines, domestic %s...10@11 Sardines, Mustard %s... 9@10 Sardines, imported 4s. "12@13 Sardines, spiced, 4s.....10@12 Trout.3b brook......... CANNED FRUITS. ples, gallons, stand..... 255 so ckberries, stand........ 1 20 Cherries, red standard.....1 60 Cherries, pitted...... 1 @1 Damsong.. .1 25@1 35 Egg Plums, stand.......... 1.50 Gooseberries.............. ol 65 GPARER 8 seas ee ae Green Gages,............... 150 Peaches, all yellow, stand .2 65 Peaches, seconds.......... 2 25 Peaches, pie.......... 1 wer ] PRA ore oe os cece Pineapplesg,..........- 1 ise %3 Quinces, 150. Raspberries, ones Joc ees 150 re Strawberries ... Whortleberries............- CANNED vaGntABias. a Bald : Acsace now brought to Beans, String has been |: It has would Raisins, Sultanas...... . @ Raisins, Valencias..... @1% Raisins, Imperials......... -3 75 FISH. Cod, whole............. 44@5, - 5 Cod. boneless.....-..... 64Or4 Halibut Herring, round, % bbl. Herring, round, % bbl. Herring, Holland, bbls. 2 ie 1 50 10 00 5 | Herring, Holland, kegs 65@70 Herring, Scaled Mack, sh’ ry, No. 1, % pbl....8 %5 12 b kit..1 25 ee “ss 10 os ook. 10 No. 2, 4% bbis.. ee 8 White, No.1, % bbis........ 6 75 White, No. 1, 12 b kits..... 1 20 White, No. 1, 10 kits..... 1 05 o| White, Family, i pls sao 3 e FLAVORING Suis. : Dooce. Lemon. — No. 3 Panel.. No. 4 Taper. “1 60 “© No. 8 panel...2 75 * No. 10'S 2:4 50 * 2 pint, r’ nd. A co Standard Secon. Vanilla. per gross. Bnelehe ea SS , . 9 60 oe FARTNACEOUS GOODS. 00 Farina, 100 lb. kegs......... Hominy, #@ bbl............. 4 00 Macaroni, dom 12 1b. box.. 60 ** imported...10 @ll Pearl Barley......... - @3 Peas, Green.......... @1 Peas, Split............ Sago, German........ Tapioca, fi’k or p’rl.. Wheat, cracked...... Vermicelli, import... a domestic... MATCHES, G. H. No. 8, square........ 95 G. H. No 9, Square: 3 gro...1 10 G. Bek 200, parlor....... 1 63 Ape . NO. 300, parlor....... 215 G. H. No. 7, round es ie Oshkosh, Noe eos oaks Oshkosh, No. 8............. 1 i) ByeOnish: .5 6.56 6b esc ees % Richardson’s No.8 8q...... Richardson’s No.9 sq......1 50 Richardson’s No. 7%, rnd..1 00 Richardson’s No.7 rnd..1'50 Woodbine, 300.............. 115 MOLASSES. : Biack Strap.............. 17@18 Cuba Baking............. 22G25 Porto Rico................ 5 New Orleans, good...... 33@40 New Orleans, choice..... 44@50 New Orleans, fancy..... 5 ¥% bbls. yf extra OIL Michigan Test......... Se -10% Water White....:.-........ 1133 OATMEAL BATTRIB. Foo. cs soe cc oe es 6 25 Half barrels 25 ASOR ae oSociss si cece ces 2 33 OATS—ROLLED. WATTOIS, 6 os os cisco see ose 68 00 Half barrels ...... <.....+-- 3 25 (CASCB oo oes es ek 2 26@3 35 PICKLES. Ye Small, DOL nc. ssteee ee 7 00 i %b Die 4 00 » RICE. PADIO. os ae ees tia ee os inet is Hen. oe se ee AW ee sige oe Se eee 614 Patna....... Rie es case cen se bi RARCOOD. |. ies. fees cee ees: Broken . Sapa. sos oe SALERATUS. DeLand’s pure.............. 5% Church’s 5 Taylor's G. M............<.. 5 Sowipny Ss . oo 225.556... as 6 5 Sea Foam. 2... 2.6. .... 3-5 54 Cap Sheaf.. oD 4c less in Pe ‘box lots. SAL 60 Pocket, F F Dd. OD eee seee 215 28 Pocket . DUieceee nse Oo a 3 Ib pockets. eicscsece. ts 2 25 inaw or Manistee...... 85 oa DU, DAPS. 2. os 345 75 Renton 4bu. bags.. weed 1D Higgins’ bu. bags.......... %5 American, % bu. bags..... ; 20 Rock, busheils.............. 2d Warsaw, bu. bags.......... 36 2 Wee SAUCES. London Relish, 2 doz... .. .2 50 SOAP. Dingman, 100 bars.......... Don’t Anti-Washboard.. WAKO 2. es ce ce Queen Anne............... : 60 German Family............ 2 49 SPICES—WHOLE. PMSDICO 225. 6s so ct oe a ces Secs 8 Cassia, China in mats...... 1% Batavia in bund....il ‘© Saigon in rolls..... 42 Cloves, Amboyna.......... 28 88 - FOMNZIDOT. .. oie d see 3. 23 Mace Batavia............... 70 4 00 ea 50 | Nutmegs, fancy............ 70 6s No 6s Pepper, Singapore, plack..1844 white.28 6s 21 SPICES—GROUND—IN BULK. Alispice... 12% Cassia, Batavia. shes ae, Z and Seer c ‘- Saigon.. Cloves, ar BoEnA. St, MABNZIVAL,.. 2. bases Ginger, African............ 12% Coehin. ...00.6..4. 15 sO Jamaica.. Mace Batavia............... 80 Mustard, English.. at Trieste........... Nutmegs, No. 2............ 70 RS Singapore a : . Cay: Absolute Panes Cinnamon os Alispice - Cloves “Ginger os , Mustard ingot , STAROH. | Silver Slee : b sD bores. ae et Gix\¢ 9 | Chocolate es Connts.......... : ‘| Black DABB.cr cece. é Whitefish. coe ; Cre: Oatmeal Crackers... TOBACCOS—PLUG. ear pee mie ee: -43@45 Clear quill, short-cut..................... ‘Clear back, short cut.............000cccece. Hexira clear pi COV es nese sesh es oye ne oe ° Boston clear, ohoee COE ee Be i) 50] 50 50 50 50 50 Standard clear, short cut, best............ CAN ee ee SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. 42 Hams, Pptees ws Mees eee ecu os eile ee 11 Holy MOSO8 2.55055 esl cke. 33 Blue Blazes...............00s- = Eye Opener.................. Star Sees ese on isos COUPON, 0.7 ook . uo ome 15@ 18@ 25@ os wcecee KSSKSBSF esdsenesSeo 8 Cupri Sulph.... Ether Suiph.......... Emery, all numbers. Emery, po............ Ergota, (po.) '75....... Flake White......... Gaile oe. . secs. Gambier ............. 1@ Gelatin, Coopor...... @ Gelatin, French...... 40@ Glassware flint, 70&10 by box. 60&10, less. Glue, Brown......... 9@ 15 Glue, White.......... I3@ 25 Glycerina............ 26 Grana Paradisi...... @ bb Humulus ..... ...... 25@ 40 Hydrarg Chlor. Mite. @ 80 Hydrarg Chior. Cor. @ 0 HydrargOx.Rubrum @ 90 Hydrarg Ammoniati. @1 10 Hydrarg Unguentum 45@ 55 Hydrargyrum ....... @ 65 Ichthyocolla, Am....1 25@1 50 IMGiGO 5 ee: 75@1 00 Iodine, Resubl....... 4 00@4 10 Todoform ............ @5 15 Lupuline ............ 85@1 00 Lycopodium ,........ 55@ 60 Macis......:css1::00e5. 80@ 85 @ 27 ecccece . = - @ 10@ Foe- S50 cece RaSRR CSSSRSGRISE shies es 18@ 15 2 6 ee R@ 15 veeeae 1 00@1 25 Ss 1 12 4% @1 06 10@ 12 6@ 3 pcncce 2 8%@414 omic wee q 0 eae 8G 9 besssd 11g 12 TUS. Liquor Arsen ét Hy- drare fod........ Bo 0} iiguor Potass Arsini- R....1 75@2 OC] tis.......... SS ae es 16@1 5 | Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl 1%) 3 90@1 00 W. 2 40@2 65 Morphia, S. N. Y.Q. WAS. COs 2 30@2 55 Moschus Canton .... @ Myristica, No.1...... 60G 70 Nux Vomica, (po. 20) Os. Sepia............. 2B Pepsin Saac, H. & P. 99008. ae. ; Picis Liq, N. C.. % gal MOA es ae: ‘ Picis Liq., quarts.... Picis Liq., pints...... Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). Piper Nigra, (po. 22). Piper Alba, (po. 35).. Pix Burgun.......... vf Plumbi Acet......... u4@ 15 Pulvis Ipecac et opii.1 10@1 20 Pyrethrum, boxes, H & P.D.Co., doz.... . @l1 25 Pyrethrum, pv....... 65 Quassiae ............. Quinia, 8, P. & W.... Quinia, S,German... 37@ Rubia Tinctorum.... 12@ Saccharum Lactispv @ 35 S Salacin ..:...... 22... 3 40@3 50 on 59 | Sanguis Draconis.... Santonine............ oe 1 T5@3 50 09 psa 115@ 125@2 00 1 25@2 60 wool ‘ aceree.e 20@2 80 wooi 2 00 110 eeccce eoccee eeccce eocce ee 8@ 50@ ee Sapo, G.... 3.3.2... Seidlitz Mixture..... MINADIS .- 6... 25s... oe ; Sinapis, opt.......... Snuff, Maccaboy, Do. OCR oo soe ) Scotch, Do. OPS cs oe Soda Boras, (po 11)..10 + Soda et Potoss Tart.. Soda Carb............ Soda, Bi-Carb........ Soda, Ash Soda Sulphas........ Spts. Ether Co......, Spts. Mivreia Dom... Spts, Myrcia Imp.... Spts Vini Rect. bbl. : oo Ree ges 2 35 Less 5c. gal. gash ta days. Strychnia Crystal... @1 10 Sulphur, Subl ...... 2%@ 3% Sulphur, R6#........ 2%@ 38 Tamarinds........... ferebenth V eobrtimae VON 2... oe ees 9 00@16 00 Zimei Sulph.......... 1@ 8&8 OILs. ee © eeeeds ecoce oe eevee oo occccee ences es eccce eoees oa @ epseSdsS SSTrmokBeR RS 2@ 30 strained............ si Spi..ts Turpentine... * 45 PAINTts Bbl Lb Red Venetian........1% 2@38 Ochre, yellow Mars..1% 2@3 Ochre, yellow Ber...1% 2@3 uy: crmmein oe es Pa} pure... pc annie e Am- e CON Soe. sss cces Vermilion, English.. Green, P Lead, 13@16 @i5 «-. _ 16Q1T ve a6 writs Spa aris: S4HO5S% -b%4@a: mes |gas, or “Laughing Gas,” as it was orig- g | less. 60 | existence. 50 | afterward, a third time. 55] refreshing sleep, and no after effects were xperience of my own with nitrous oxide inally known. Insomerespects, the effects of both are similar, and this recital may therefore prove of interest to the druggist, if not to the general reader. I have learned, however, from long experience, that power- ful drugs of any kind, and more particularly anesthetics, seldom produce like mental effects. upon different individuals. It was many years ago that I seated my- self in the dentist’s chair in the city of Jackson, in this State, for the purpose of having a few annoying fangs removed, with my friend Boughton, of that city, standing near to witness the then compar- atively new method of removing sensation during an otherwise painful operation. I had eaten a hearty dinner about an hour previous, was in excellent health and spir- its, and with no misgivings in regard to good results. Iwas told to take full and regular inspirations from the instrument, as it was_hefd tightly over my mouth, and remain perfectly passive and quiet. I obeyed until it seemed as if I was full to bursting, and could hardly breathe longer; then I struggled to free myself and screamed loudly. No attention being paid to that, I rapped furiously upon the réunds of the chair with one hand and shouted, ‘You are killing me!” Still no notice was taken of the noise I made or of my frantic actions. ‘‘Well,” thought I to myself, ‘TI shall surely die in this chair;” and just as I seemed to be losing consciousness, my son, a lad of seven or eight years, opened the door and came in, walking toward me. I can never forget my feelings at that mo- ment and hope never to realize such appar- ent suffering again. My heart was bleed- ing in agony, as my sympathy went out to my only child, whom I loved dearer than life, and who was so soon to become father- I reached out one hand and grasped his, bidding him good-bye and requesting him to tell his mother how the accident occurred. Then all became a blank in my My next recollection was a sensation of unparalleled lightness or buoyancy of the body, and a roaring noise as of a train of cars approaching in the distance. Time, surroundings, locality and purpose had en- tirely left me. Inow felt quite at ease in mind and body and believed myself a spirit, separated from the old ‘‘casket,” gently floating along through the air, close to the earth. The increased noise of the ap- proaching train thundered in my ears and soon came to a halt near me. Istepped (or rather seemed to float) on board; passed into a car, which seemed well filled with passengers, and appropriated a vacant seat. Musing upon my strange situation, I heard the rear door of the car open and close with a bang, and the increased roaring and rat- tling of the train was for an instant very distinct. On turning my head to look at the newcomer, I discovered the conductor reaching from one side of the aisle to the other, collecting the tickets and fares, and just then I remembered I had neither ticket nor’ cash. As he appreached nearer my seat—my hat being removed—he grasped a small lock of my hair, nearly on the crown of my head, and gave a quick jerk, as I supposed to attract my attention. While for a moment meditating upon the situation and what would be done with me under the circumstances, I felt him grasp a lock of my hair again near the same place and jerk it a second time, and, in an instant His act did not seem to hurt me, although I felt annoyed, as I distinctly felt a tearing sensation as the hair came out of the scalp, and I recollect for a moment of thinking I would remon- strate with him if he did not desist. Then, for an indefinite time, came another blank, and a hand was felt wpon my shoulder, Shaking me rather roughly, and a voice said, ‘Come! wake up! It is time you went home.” I was instantly wide awake, and still sitting in the dentist’s chair, “Why did you not remiéve these fangs 2” said I to the dentist. ‘“Thete they are, all three of them,*lying on the floor. Please rinse the blood from your mouth with this water,” was his reply, as he passed mea goblet. 1 felt as if just awakened froma perceptible. It has always been a query in my mind how such a singular dream or psychological condition was induced. And let me add that the main features which I have related in detail never occurred. I was seen to pound gently upon the chair while inhaling the gas, but 1 uttered no sound whatever. My child was not present atany time. The outer door was opened and closed gently, which admitted sounds from the street, and just afterward the three fangs were ex- tracted, which no doubt gave rise to the idea of the car conductor tearing out tufts of my hair, though why the sensation of | the crown of the head, instead of any other portion of the brain, I must leave to others to decide. The friend whé witnessed the | extracting the teeth should be felt only upon | 40,000 “unde e shall always be grateful if permitted to | take that minimum risk rather than suffer pain. FRANK A, Howie. ao Oo i Minor Drug Notes. Dublin has a new school of pharmacy. _ Carbolic acid is incompatible with antipy- rine, There are 110 drug stores in Berlin, Ger- many. _ Bicarbonate of sodium is an antidote to iodoform poisoning. An English invalid has paid for medicines alone over $10,000. Oxide of tin colored with carmine and prefumed forms nail polish. Iodide of potassium has been found con- taminated with the sulphite. Some one has estimated that 36,500 ‘pat- ent medicines are on the market. French dentists are obliged to have a pre- scription in order to buy poison. Hypophosporus acid is frequently cen- taminated with oxalate of calcium. Sal ammoniac has been mistaken for ordi- nary salt and caused fatal poisoning. Druggists who make money are the ones who personally look after their business. Aqueous solution of hydrochlorate of co- DRUG CO, Importers and Jobbers of URUGS, CHEMICALS AND DRUGGISTY SUNDRIES, caine cannot be evaporated without decom- position of the salt. A drug clerk in Germany was in jail thir- ty days for carelessly dispensing opium for ace powder. The accident killed a child. {n Wisconsin, the prescription *, elonzs to Oe Bae A LaCrosse druzeist was sae or refusing to give yp a inti he had filled, : p prescription Odor of iodoform ean be removed from the hands by washing in soap and water, and then rinse with tincture of iris; so says an exchange. A cheap mucilage is made by powdering, separately, equal parts of gum arabic and tragacanth and mixing them with a suft- cient amount of water. Graduated bottles would be very accepta- ble to customers who receive liquid prepara- tions. They are used in Paris and can be had in this country, if the druggists create a demand for them. _The pharmacist who can remain in the dispensing department of a French insane asylum near Lyons for three years is offered $3,000 the first, $4,000 the second and $5,- 000 the third year. A druggist in China was sentenced to re- ceive ‘eighty blows” for selling arsenic to a man who used it for criminal purposes. In China, it is the druggist’s business to find out all about his customers for poisons. A proposed substitute for cod liver oil is composed of chloride of sodium, two parts; bromide of potassium, two parts: iodide of potassium, one-twentieth part; fresh butter (unsalted), 125 parts. It is to be eaten with bread. The French government has decided that antipyrine cannot be copyrighted, and that any druggist has a right to sell the chemical under the name antipyrene, even if it was not manufactured by the firm that was put- ting it on the market under that name, and who claim the exclusive right to produce it, OO A Good Law on Conteiners. From the Oil, Paint and Dru g Reporter. The Albany Legislature did one good act before adjourning by adopting an amend- ment to the law in force which protects the owners of bottles, boxes, syphons and kegs by prohibiting their use or sale by other parties. The law has been extended to in- clude medical preparations, perfumery and all articles in the proprietary or drug line, and takes effectimmediately. Hereafter, all traffic in containers is met with a heavy pen- alty, and junk dealers especially are pro- hibited from handling any of the articles hay- ing marks or devices branded, stamped, en- graved, blown or otherwise produced. The owners are required for their own safety to file a description of their trade-marks and containers in the office of the County Clerk and with the Secretary uf State, also cause a publication of the same for three weeks. It is made unlawful for any persen to de- face, erase, obliterate, or otherwise remove or conceal any name or device on the con- tainers, without a written consent from the original owners. Search warrants are authorized and conviction is followed with a fine of 50 cents for each article found, in addition to imprisonment for ten days for the first offense. This measvre was passed through the instru- mentality of the Proprietary Association, assisted by some wholesale druggists who found it necessary for self-protection in this direction. They are greatly pleased over the result, and will immediately proceed to take advantage of tne law. ga : Russian Pharmacists. The report of the Russian Pharmaceutical Society for 188% says that in the laboratory of the Association dnring the past year 309 analyses and examinations were made, for which the munificent sum of 1,920 roubles (about $960) was allowed. The astonish- ment of the reader is not excited by learn- ing that there were only four students in the school of pharmacy, which is under the protection of the Association, ——_—$—$$< 0a An Infant's Opinion. “T wonder where they get camphor gum?” said little six-year-old Eddie Post. “Why, laws ’ee! Don’t you know that, and you in the first reader, too?” replied his playmate, Nellie Green, aged five. ‘Well, I will tell you. You see the Arabs chases the camphors ‘over the deserts ’til they catches ’em, an’ they knocks ’em down an’ cuts their gums off.” $$$ The Drug Market. Theft ‘are no changes of importance, Opium is weak and a trifle lower. Quinine is dull and weak. Morphine is unchanged. Offer No, 176. _FREE—To Merchants Only: One Williams’ “Perfection” Electro-Mag- DEALERS IN PATENT MEDICINES, PAINTS, OILS, VARNISHES, WE ARE SOLE PROPRIETORS OF WEATHERLY } MICHIGAN CATARRH REMEDY. We have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines, Rums, Weare Sole Agents in Mich- igan for W.D.& Co., Hender- son County, hand-made NOUR MASH WHISKEY, ——_AND — Droggists’ Favorite Rye Whisky, We Sell Liquors for Medicitiel 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. } Hazeltine & Perkins 78 Congress St., West, Detroit, Mich., April 9, 1888, 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. Itis giving me great satisfactiou. Very respectfully, J. M. JOHNSON, M. D. Yardley, Pa., March 18, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., DEAR Srrs—I have.given your ‘Malt Tonic” a trial in several cases of Enfcebled Digestion and General Debility, especially in the aged, where the whole system seems completely prostrated, with very satisfactory results. I have used many of the so-called ‘Malt 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 vita] force, I found its action to be rapid and permanent. ELIAS WILDMAN, M. D. Work-House Hospital, Blackwell’s Island, Feb. 10, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN— AS a matter of personal inter- est, 1 have used your “Best” Tonic in several eases Of impaired nutritition. The results in- dicate that it is an agreeable and doubtless, highly efficacious remedy. Iam, Very truly yours, E. W. FLEMING, M.D. LINE Meal gre Ll wear Hang io hoy oy DRUGGISTS. Troy, New York, January 26, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co,, al DEAR Sirs—Your agent left me a sample of © your liquid extract, Malt, and as I use much - such in my practice, I thought to compare hathas product with some from another house had on hand; and finding yours superior in Me the great essential, the patitable nutriant as 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” Tonic with most gratifying resultsin my case of dyspepsia. My case was a bad one, l 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 case of dyspepsia. You may recommend it for that case. Wo. O. JAEGER. 322 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 itis a very pure and safe arti- cle. I will not hesitate to recommend it in every case of debility where a Tonic of that kind is indicated. Respectfully, E. H. Ber, M. D. New Orleans, La:, April 6, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN—Having tried your “Best” Tonic to a great extent amongst my practice, I will state in its behalf that I have had the best results with nursing mothers who were deficient in milk, increasing its fluids and ge- creting a more nourishing food for the infant, also increasing the appetite and in every way satisfactory for such cases. Very respectfully, D. Bornro,M D. UD, For Sale By PER Grand Rapids, - \ Acme White Lead & Color Works, DETROIT, - MICH. Manufacturers of the Ce ebrated ACME PREPARED PAINTS, Which for Durability, Elasticity, Beauty and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed. r.J. WURZBURG, WHOLESALE AGENT, Grand Rapids, Mich. _. “TRADE SUPPLIED BY THE ie 1 PIONEER PREPARED PAINTS Write for Sample Cards and Prices. have Supplied our Trade with this P. PF. Brand and it is all the manufacturers claim for it. We sell it ona GUARANTEE. Haxeltine & Perkins Drug Go.,. GENERAL AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. We PIONEER PREPARED PaInts VIC'S BHD-BUG KILLER! WitHoUr Porson, No Color, No Smell and No Damage to 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. Gils USE Df RCS gare; li 7/40 ha ROE SILO) oo ee. oon ees as He 50e < oe Peckham’s Croup Remedy is prepared es- pecially for children and is asafe and certain cure for Croups, Whooping Cough, Colds and all bronchial and pulmonary complaints of childhood. For attractive advertising matter address the proprietor, Dr. H. C. PECK H i, Freeport, Mich. Trade supplied by whole- sale druggists of Grand: Rapids, Detroit and Chicago. ao CASH SALE CHECKS. Encourage your trade to pay cash instead of running book accounts by using Cash Sal Checks. For sale at 50 cents per 100 by EB. A. STOWE & BRO.,Grand Rapids. ss your opinion of a de- s day you ‘would probably with a sombre, leaden sky, dripping rain, an entire ab- customers, and © even visitors, and deserted alike by teams and pedes- And such a day is certainly de- enough, but aren’t there other days, he sky is blue; when nature is ar- er most fascinating, garb; when s ;and stores are filled, and when ything presents the appearance of ac- ty and mercantile prosperity, that are, twithstanding, far more exasperating and ypressing than the exceptionally stormy one? Are there not days: when almost : every transaction, from the time you open your doors until you lock them at. night, seems calculated to arouse all the latent gloom of your nature; when every caller or eustomer seems actuated by a deliberate de- sire to ruffle your feelings; when even your ‘mail matter makes you misanthropic; when a multitude of petty annoyances, which ‘singly would be scarcely noticeable, concen- trate themselves upon you, and when by no effort of your own can you keep the tide of trade in anything like a straight chan- » mel? Idon’t doubt but that you have ex- _ perienced such days; I know I have myself. % * * * * - Yes, said Mr. Slimmer, the other day, after [had made a remark similar in pur- _ port to the above, “‘yes, I had exactly such -aday last Saturday. In the first place, I was very anxious to see some quotations in the morning paper, but the train carried the _ papers by. Then, while William was {fill- ing the lamps he broke one, and spilled oil all over the floor, and in sweeping out he ran the handle of the broom through a show-case. About this time, old Deacon Crossgrain came in to settle up and disputed -the account and said he’d start a suit if I didn’t throw off two dollars. Then two or three lots of goods were brought back as unsatisfactory, and one old woman almost created a riot because a piece of calico wouldn’t wash. While I was showing a couple of ladies (who didn’t want any- thing—were ‘merely out shopping’) my line -of dress goods, a number of customers came in and went away disgusted because I couldn’t wait on them. And while I was absent a few minutes Slinker came in and beat William out of a dollar or so, and some one stole a couple of silk handkerchiefs. Nobody seemed to find anything to suit, and everybody grumbled at prices, and while I was talking with Sister Simkson my wife -eame in the backdoor, and—” é If Mr. Slmmer hadn’t apparently discoy- ered, about this period, that he was on the point of revealing astate secret and hadn’t he hurriedly crossed the street ‘‘to see a man,” his catalogue of afflictions would have, undoubtedly, been much larger. * * * * * And the conduct of some of those people who help make depressing days for you and me is a subject for considerable study and analysis. Custom has, very unreason- ably, made the merchant the subject for more impertinences and aggressions than almost any other trade or avocation. If Farmer Robinson tells you that it costs a certain amount to raise and fatten the hog “which he sells you, you never think of try- _ ang to convince him that you think he lies; ‘but Farmer R. doesn’t try to conceal his _ «isbelief when you assert that you are sell- “ing Coffee A sugar at cost. If you owe - _ Farmer R. for a load of wheat and he re- - quests his pay, you accept his demand asa simple matter of business; but if Farmer R. owes you for a barrel of sugar and the bill _ 3s long past due, it wouuld hardly surprise you to receive considerable abuse—with a -yery small payment on account. If you ask Farmer R. the price of his load of po- - tatoes and the amount specified doesn’t suit _ you, you quietly walk away without any _ expostulation; but if Farmer R. wants to ‘know what you'll put him up ten pounds of a certain grade of coffee for. and you name your price, you almost expect to hear him say, ‘‘I don’t see why the devil you - can’t sell aS cheap as they do at Bubble- ville,” and then have him aver that the arti- cle can be bought at that metropolis at tt two-thirds of the jobber’s prices. Farmer Robinson’s goods and chattels are his own and you know that you haven't any your hands, you would throw it call the Joss your own; but if he , a package of your white fish to rt you prepare yourself for a lg refused to ‘‘make it} : x faecutaibe: ef a financial ‘toss and the ‘other unpleasantness of aloss of your natural rights as a manand a reputable citizen. ¥ * * * * Within a radius of two or three miles from the place of the present writing, there are four or five individuals whose combinet onslaught on a dealer, in one day—suppos- ing him not abnormally calloused—would evaporate all the good nature he has stored up after a profitable week’s business. Take old Microbe, for instance; his total expen- diture during the year will not exceed $200, and he spends one-fourth of his waking hours trying to find where to put it out to the best advantage. During the past week, he used up two and a half hours of Skim- mer’s time in negotiating the purchase of a six-cent calico dress for his wife and come back the next day and spent a couple hours aver the question of the trimming. On the third day, he brought back the calico and, after an hour and a half’s debate, succeeded in inducing Skimmer to exchange a ten- cent pattern for it at an advance of two cents a yard; and on the fourth day he re- turned and demanded a rebate because his wife’s sister had bought the same thing in another town for nine cents. On one of the coldest days last winter, Microbe brought a two-gallon jug into Smith’s and ordered it filled with the best syrup. The operation took nearly an hour, and. when completed, the old man laid down a silver dollar and turned to depart, when he was informed that the bill was $1.50. Microbe then spent about ninety minutes in denouncing the ex- tortion of dealers in general and of Smith in particular, at the end of which time Smith declared that-he couldn’t have the goods at any price, and after nearly another fellow his empty jug. These are but average instances of the Microbic habits of what may be termed the counter irritants of the country merchant. Luckily, the Microbes are not numerous, but there is, undoubtedly, in every commu- nity a sufficient number of the tribe to make many dealers of a theological turn of mind strong believers in the theory that the or- dained punishments for all sins and trans- gressions are inflicted here on earth. ‘Cincinnati Express.............++- 4:40pm hour’s work succeeded in returning the old) : Leaves, traverse City & Mackinaw Bx... 9 :05 am 11:30am ‘Traverse City Ex. . z 7:00am From Cincinnati....... Ra aicad eae ae 30pm Ft. Wayne and Mackinaw Ex.......3:40 pm 5:05 p m Saginaw Express bs auesckbeeads eee -11:25am 7:20am Buceybesen sees a eee 10:30 p m. 4:10pm ‘Saginaw express runs through solid. : 7:00 a. m. train has chair car to Traverse City. 11;30 a, m, train has chair car for Petoskey: and Mack- ‘inaw City. ‘5:05 p. m, train has sleeping cars for Petoskey and Mackinaw City. GOING SOUTH. Cincinnati Express..............+. Fort Wayne Express............... 10:30am 7:15am 11:45am 5:00 pm Traverse City and Mackinaw Ex. .11:00 pm 7:15am train has parlor chair car for Cincinnati. 5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 5:00 p. m. train connects with M.C. R. R. at Kalama- zoo for Battle Creek, Jackson, Detroit and Canadivn points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p. m. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Leave. Arrive. Ci4D DIM. cc cceciccccccccccccccccvccrcssesccscescces 10:10am 11:00a ~~ Baas See hes eas eas ce Se ba ware cme eye suis 4:30pm 4:40 p 8:50 p m Taare time at Boee street depot 7 minutes later. Cc. L. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Michigan Central. Grand Rapids Division. DEPART. Day EXpTress.......-.cceeecesecss *Atlantic EXPYLess.....cccrssceees ail Grand Rapids Express..... ws Sats ese ES hob bs paike a cise au ais b's pale sees eisieis ore 5:30 pm ai All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor carsrun on Day Express and Grand Rapids Express to and from Detroit. Direct connec- tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.) O. W. RueGLes, Gen’l Pass. and Ticket Agt., Chicago. CuHas. H. NoRRIS, Gen’l Agent. Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Kalamazoo Division. oe ....Grand Rapids........... Oe A UCD AN. oon econ cence ass ce KALAMAZOO... ....0ceeeee .... White Pigeon........... seat. och cect cece ces p iS CONICR EO 6 este osc ecicce 11:30 8:50 EMP OIOUOs:sn:c0/55.c0's Baiciag ens 11:25 10:00 oo. Cleveland........0ccseeee 7:15 : o 6:20 3: 30 Sie ASAE OS osu cinciige ciaset 1:00 ti: 40 Tickets for sale ‘to- all principal points in the U.S., Mexico and Canada at Union Ticket. Office, GEO. WIL- PAN a Depot Office, M. BooTz, Agt. A.J. ‘SMITH, Gen’l Trav. and Pass. Agt., Cleveland, *Ohio. Ec +SS8S tO SVASB Oo Sarod RS6SBe Daw ea kesps rm eo oe oped =i Bs = BS -_ Pops a Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEST. Leaves. éMorning Express.... +Through Mail.......... +Grand Rapids Express. *Night Express........ oe PMIR OO So 5 oasis cine sp le vice comes eo ees GOING EAST. tDetroit Express............cceee. 6:45am +Through Mail........... cece ee eons 10:20 am tEvening EXpress........-.-seeee. : 25 pm *Limited EXpress...........eeeeeee 6:25 pm +tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Daily Detroit Express has parlor car to Detroit, making direct connections for all points East, arriving in New York 10:10 a. m. next enay Limited Express, East, has through sleeper Grand Rapids to Niagara Falls, connecting at Milwaukee Junction with thr ough sleeper to Toronto. Through tickets and sleeping car berths secured at D.,G. H. & M.R’y offices, 24 Monroe St., and atthe depot. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. 6:30 pm MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER The most practical hand Roaster in the world, Thousands in use—giving satisfac- tion. They are simple durable and econom- cal. Nou grocer should be without one. Roasts coffee P and pea-nuts to per fection. Send for circulars. Robt. 8. West, 150 Long St., Cleveland, Ohic. Die ae ds Uk JULIUS sir eae Pres., A. SS. WATSON, Treas. S. F. ASPINWALL, Secy. CASH CAPITAL, $200,000. act Rom WATER * FREE Fray We have cooked the co uffici sided carob tect | n this can Shi P adding p Davenport Canning Qo, Davenport, Ia, ince Chay ree Ba —AND— MU'T’TON. Can be found at all times in full supply and 4 popular prices at the branch houses in all the lar : cities and is Retailed by all First-Class Butchers. The'trade of all marketmen and meat solicited. Our Wholesale Branch House, Aece swith: & Co., located at Grand Rapids, always has on hand,, a full supply of our Beef, Mutton and Provisions, ang. the public may rest assured that in purchasing peer meats from dealers they will always receive the Swift and Company, Union Stock Yards, CHICAGO, ILL, AUT ma ARK AT LAST. LARGE DEMAND FOR HIN GOODS Of all kinds. I offer a good quality saleable pattern Seersucker Coats and Vests at from $12.50 to $13.50 per dozen, good sellers for gener- al stores and pay a good profit. Send for sample half dozen, 6, LAY 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 Canal St. I as Hm Square Dinner Pails Heavy Tin Safety Pins” aad Adarinaine a Jelly Tumblers an Table Peer a iy “Jim’s” Toasters. The best toaster ever shown Hotel Goblets—ev: ery style Baskets of our own importation—see catalogue “Francis” Fire Proof Earthern Tea Pot From our Illustrated Price List, Sent to Dealers only on application, Three Hundred Pages of Bargains. H LEONARD & SONS, Grand Rapids, “NO MORE SCHEMES.” Red Star Baking Powder SOLD AT ACTUAL VALUE 45 per dozen; - Retail 5 cents Retail 10 cents Retail 20 cents 14 Ib Cans 1g Ib Cans 1 lb Cans 1.50 per dozen; Sold only in cans. 85 per dozen; - QUALITY GUARANTEED, Arctic MANOEAGTORING COMPANY. 38 and 40 Louis Street, GRAND RAPIDS, ICHIGAN. Very Attractive. Full Weight, Full Strength. OrderaSam- ple L REEDER, PALMER & CO, Wholesale Boots and Shoes. 8ST TE AGENTS: = a RUBBER 60., oa : eee P, STEKETEE & SOM, JOBBERS iN DRY GOOD AND NOTIONS, S88 Monroe St., AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. PUTNAM & BROOKS, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF CAIN DX And Heavy Jobbers In Oranges, Lemons, BANANAS, NUTS, Dates, Figs, Gitrons, Prunells, Rts, PRICES QUOTED AND CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED