GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1888. NO. 253. Cor. W. Fulton & Mt. Vernon Sts., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 6. B. JONES, Proprietor. Formerly landlord of the Potter House, Battle Creek; more recently of the Elliott House, Sturgis. RATES $1.50 and §2 PER DAY. The Derby is a new hotel with new furnish- ings throughout, Steam Heat, Elevator, and Bath Room on second’ fioor, and is the same distance from Union Depot as other prominent hotels. . Traveling men wishing a quiet place to spend Sunday should try the Derby. BEWARE! It has come to our notice that unscrupu- lous manufacturers of cigars are putting an inferior brand of cigars on the market under a label so closely imitating our ‘‘Sil- ver Spots” as to deceive the general public. At first, we were inclined to feel flattered at this recognition of the superior merits of our ‘Silver Spots” by a brother manufac- turer, knowing full well that it is only arti- eles of standard or sterling worth that are imitated, but we feel that we should be derelict in our duty to the public should we not warn them against this infringement, and also to dealers in cigars, as we feel positive that no first-class dealer would knowingly countenance or deal with any manufacturer who had to depend upon other manufacturers to furnish him brains to originate brands or labels for their cigars. A counterfeiter is a genius, but amenable to the law, but a base imitator who keeps within the law, or just ventures near enough to be on debatable ground, is not worthy of recognition in a community of worthy or respectable citizens. The ‘‘Sil- ver Spots” are to-day the best selling five eent cigar in Michigan. If you don’t be- lieve it send us:a trial order. GEo. T. WARREN & Co., Flint, Mich. 0. E. BROWN MILLING CO, ~ Merchant Millers. . Shippers and Dealers in GRAIN ald BAILED HAY. Flouring Mill and Office, Cor. Court St.and G.R. & IL.R.R. Grain Office, No. 9 Canal Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. J. W. CONVERSE, Proprietor. O. E. BROWN, Manager. ESTABLISHED 1866. | Barnery Bros. 152 80. Water Street, Chisago. We do a General Commission Business and offer as inducements twenty years’ ex- perience and clear record. The best equip- ped and largest salesroom in the business in this city. Ample storage facilities—tfull 20,000 feet of floor space in the center of the best market in the West. Ample capi- tal and first-class references on file with THE TRADESMAN. Write us if you wish information, whether to buy or sell. It will cost you nothing. BARNETT BROS. THURBER, WHYLAND & CO, NEW YORK, RELIABLE FOOD PRODUCTS. {It is both pleasant and profitable for merchants te occasionally visit New York, and all such are cordially invited to eall, look through our establishment, corner West Broadway, Reade and Hudson streets, and make our acquaintance, whether they wish to buy goods or not. Ask for a member of the firm.] KDMUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker = Jeweler Ah CANAL SY., Grand Rapids, - Mich, BELKNAP Wagon and Sleigh Co. MANUFACTURERS OF Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS! Logging Carts and Trucks Mill and Dump Carts, Lumbermeh’s and River Tools. We carry a large stock of peterial, and have every. facility for making t-class Wagons of all kinds. : 2S" Special attention given to Repairing, Painting and Lettering. Shops on Front St., Grand Rapids, Mich, BOOK-KEEPING WIPED QUT! No Pass Books! Charging! No Posting! No Writing! No Hisputing of Accounts! No Change to Make! TRADESMAN Credit Coupon Book. THE NEWEST AND BEST SYSTEM ON THE MARKET. We quote prices as follows: : g Coupons, per hundred ie oes $10 $20 os 6 6 6 Subject to the following discounts: Orders for.200 or over................ 5 per cent. a St sae See 100 ** 1000 Send in sample order and put your business on a cash basis, E. A. STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids, ED.D. YALE & GO. MANUFACTURERS OF Imperialand LaBelle BAKING POWDERS And all kinds of Extracts and Flavorings JOBBERS OF TEAS, TOILET SOAPS,CIGARS fF and GROCERS’ SUNDRIES. Grand Rapids. Telfer Spice Company, ABSOLUTE SPIGKS, Absolnte Baking Powder. SEEDS! IF YOU WANT Medium Clover, Mammoth Clover, Timothy, Alsike, Alfalfa, Hungarian, Millet, og . Red Top, Orchard Grass, Blue Grass, Field Peas, Spring Rye, . - $pring Barley. OR ANY KIND OF SEEDS SEND TO WY. LAMOREAUX, oe e SAFES! Anyone in want of a first-class Fire or Burglar Proof Safe of the Cincinnati Safe and Lock Co. manufacture will find it to his advantage to write or call on us. We have light expenses, and are able to sell low- er than any other house representing first- class work. Second-hand safes always on hand. OC. M. GOODRICH & Co., With Safety Deposit Co., Basement ot Wid- dicomb Blk. Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co, Importers and Jobbers of DRY GOODS Staple and Fancy. Overalls, Pants, Etc., OUR OWN MAKE, A Complete Line of Fancy Crockery Fancy Woodenware OUR OWN IMPORTATION. Inspection Solicited. Chicago and Detroit Prices Guaranteed. S. T. FISH & CO., General COMMISSION Merchants WHOLESALE FRUITS and PRODUCE, 189 So. Water St., - Chicago. We solicit your correspondence {and will make liberal advances on all shipments for- warded to us. Send us yourconsignments and we will render prompt and satisfactory re- turns. CAR LOTS A SPECIALTY. . A Book-Keeper’s Dream. The day had wearily worn to its close And night had come down with its needed re- pose, : As a book-keeper wended his way from the store, Glad that his toilsome hours were o’er. The night was cheerless and dismal and damp, And the flickering flame of the dim street lamp Went out in the wild, rough gusts that beat With furious speed through the gloomy street. Tired and cold, with pain-throbbing head, He sank to repose in his lonely bed; Still through his brain, as the book-keeper slept, Visions of debtor and creditor crept. The. great balance sheet he had finished that day, And profit and loss in the usual way Showed how much money the merchant had made Or lost in the preceding twelve months’ trade, And he dreamed that night that an angel came With the pledge of life, and against his name Were charges ’til there was no room to spare, And nothing whatever was credited there. There were life and its blessings—as intellect, health— There were charges of time, opportunities, wealth, Talents for good, of friendship, the best Of nourishment, joys, affection and rest, And hundreds of others, and each one as great, And interest accrued from the time of the date, *Til, despairing of ever being able to pay, The book: keeper shrank from the angel away. But the angel declared the account must be paid And protested it could not be longer delayed; The book-keeper sighed and began to deplore And thought of the meager treasures laid up in the store. He would cheerfully render all he had ac- quired And his note on demand for the balance re- quired, And quickly the angel took paper and wrote The following as an acceptable note: *On demand, without grace, from the close of to-day, ‘For value received, I promise to pay “To Him who has kept me and everywhere “Guarded my soul with infinite care, **Whose blessings outnumber the waves of the ocean, ‘While livine, the sum of my heart’s best de- votion, “In witness whereof, to be seen of all men, ‘“‘T affix the great seal of the Boul’s Amen!’’ — Oe MICHIGAN PINE BARRENS. Written for THE TRADESMAN. I have taken a deep interest in the agri- cultural experiments lately instituted in dif- ferent portions of this State by the Mich- igan Agricultural College and have followed with much solicitude the ‘‘expeditien” un- dertaken by a number of its professors and students through counties containing indi- cations of worthless land. I have perused the reports from a staff correspondent, and, while many valuable ideas are noted, par- don me if I suggest this as an open letter to the faculty, containing other and—I trust for the sake of those who come after us—new ideas bearing on this subject. The object of undertaking to reclaim the waste or worthless lands of our State, how- ever it may have originated, is a most phil- anthropic and laudable one and worthy of all commendation. If successful, it will eventually contribute largely to the revenue of the State and will furnish additional thousands of happy homes for our people. It would seem as if little has been omitted by this Commission that exhaustive science, skill, patience and money could procure to contribute to ultimate success. Planting foreign seeds upon this land is a move in the right direction and may prove to be the groundwork in attaining everything re- quired. There are other plants besides the Jack Pine which grow and thrive in a ster- ile, dry and sandy soil, and if sufficient of these can be caused to grow ‘and cover the ground, it is only a question of time when food products may be cultivated in their place. Whoever shall increase the area of habitable land or in any manner contribute to its increased production of food is a pub- lic benefactor. _ Fertile lands were not originally so. There was a time when they were wholly unfit for agriculture, but through the forces of nature, sometimes aided by the skill of man, in process of time—ages, it may be— they became fertile in a greater or less de- gree and, consequently, habitable. What- ever elements may be lacking at one time, all-compensating nature is sure to furnish at another. The debris washed by the rains, disintegrated by frost and driven by winds from the mountain tops and sides and carried to valleys below, forms the basis of some of our richest lands. The suc- cessive growth and decay of the rank veg- etation of our Western prairies have depos- ited—sometlmes upon the bare limestone rock and again upon the sand—its centu- ries of aggregate wealth ina soil, the en- during fertility of which is unequaled. The earth’s surface is continually undergoing chemical changes from the-action of air and water or theircomponent parts. Seeds and other substances are borne upward by cur- | rents of air, carried long distances by rush- _| ing winds and again deposited leagues away | from their natural habitat, all. assisting in | the varied changes of the earth’s produc- tiveness. It is a well-known fact that some of the heavy pine lands of Michigan, when stripped of the original forest and again left to nature, have been found covered with a dense growth of thrifty oak or poplar. Who can explain this wonderful departure, and is there not in this a lesson for our in- struction, admonishing us never to call any portion of this great State worthless ? In passing over the plains of the Salt Lake Valley and other portions of the West, formerly known as desert, the trav- eler by rail is astonished at the change and the fertility in the vicinity of many of the stations where labor, patience and money have been expended. These oases are year by year extending their boundaries, and in time there will be no more desert. It is also noticeable that water was the great magician whose magic wand had largely contributed to this wonderful transforma- tion. In all the correspondence upon the subject in question, I find no mention of irrigation as one of the factors in this great work for our State. Might not a trial of the virtues of-artificial irrigation upon this seemingly sterile soil be suggested ? Twelve years ago, it was ioy fortune to pass along for many miles upon the borders of the Mohave Desert, California. A more forbidding or dreary prospect to the eye of man could well be imagined than that be- fore me. The parched and sandy plain, as far as the eye could reach, was bare of every vestige of vegetation save the giant cactus which grew from ten to fifteen feet in height and from ten to twenty feet apart over the entire land. The stalks or trunks of these plants were from six to ten inches in diameter, and the field bore a striking re- semblance to an old orchard of apple trees with all the limbs broken off and only the bodies and a few stubs of the larger limbs remaining. Neither flight nor song of bird nor the chirp of insect broke the awful still- ness of those primitive acres. 1 afterward looked down from the summit of the San Bernardino Mountains upon many thou- sands of acres of this trackless plain, which, without doubt, was once the bed of an in- land sea. ' This land was said to be utterly worthless. Afterward parties from the Atlantic States purcHased a large tract of this territory, erected a paper mill with which to utilize the cactus and then, by bringing water from a river or lake and by sinking artesian wells, commenced a sys- tem of irrigation whereby grasses, vegeta- bles and trees were made to grow in abun- dance. I am also credibly informed that this reclaimed land now sells readily for not less than $50 per acre. In all parts of Southern California artificial irrigation of farming lands is preferred to natural rain- fall, even although a high price is paid for water. There are plenty of living streams con- tiguous to all the barren plains of Michigan from which water in sufficient quantities might be carried through canals and distrib- uted over this land, and it is quite:probable that after the second decade all further ir- rigation might be abandoned. Notwith- standing the discouraging appearance of the Michigan bad lands, Iam not yet prepared to believe that any of them must be pro- nounced valueless. Time has shown us that preconceived opinions and axioms are often proven fallacious, and there may yet remain conditions under which sterility may be made fruitful. Twenty-one years ago, I became a citizen of Mecosta county, and -was then told by residents there that all the pine lands in that county, with hardly an exception, were worthless for agriculture. Even then I did not believe it true, and I have lived to see it was a libel upon the name of that now rich and prosperous county. From time to time I noticed the logging roads over which feed for the an- imals used in lumbering was hauled to the camps. I found that seeds dropped by the wayside, although far from human _habita- tion or care, flourished, matured and ripened, and I said, ‘‘Do not tell me that this soil is worthless.” Looking eastward across the Muskegon river from the old Mason Housein Big Rapids, only pine lands came within the range of vision. I was then offered—and importuned to purchase— eighty acres of this pine land (from which the timber had been taken and: which now lies just outside the city limits) at the mu- nificent (?) price of twenty-five cents per acre! The landlord of the hotel said to me, ‘You do not want it at any price. It is worthless and always will be.” To-day that same land isa good farm and from fifteen to twenty bushels per acre of fine winter wheat has been growne upon it. With the proper treatment and cultivation, this is the history of most of the pine lands now cultivated in that county. In the settlement of. Western New York, and.as late as 1820, a large tract of land a few miles east of Rochester, then known as ‘Sandy Plains,” was considered so poor cents per acre. In time, the far-seeing, thrifty and economical Germans became its owners, and now it. ig among the richest market gardens supplying the city and cati- not be bought for $200 per acre. But why multiply the proofs that all so- that no one would purchase it at twenty called barren lands can be made fertile ? The fact is too well and widely known by practical old men in every community, but just how to accomplish it in the best way upon different soils and in different situa- tions may well be left to the wisdom of those possessing both theory and practice. All honor to those who are devoting time and energies to a purpose so fraught with the happiness of thousands yet to be. Half a century hence— This arid waste, Where shadows come and go, Unheeded and unseen, Where echoes fall upon no listening ear, Will teem with busy life, And azure skies above a floorof emerald green Shall give their kindly warmth . And generous showers upon A new and favored land. FRANK A. Howie. oO oo Some Facts About Brazilian Coffee. An English exchange gives some interest- ing facts and figures regarding the produc- tion and consumption of Brazilian coffee. More than one-half of the world’s supply ot coffee comes from Brazil. Coffee culti- vation is carried on in Brazil in a territory 20 degrees in latitude and 25 degrees in longitude. The culture succeeds best, how- ever, between the 18th and 25th parallels. Brazilian coffee is divided into eight kinds, which take the names of the districts in which it is cultivated, viz., Rio, Santos, Bahia, Ceara, Minas-Geraes, Andarahy, Pernambuco and Amazon. Fifty-five per cent. of the coffee exports are shipped from the port of Rio. The total exports from Rio for the past half-century have been as follows : 191 there. Linen and Lace Manufacturing in Ireland. Consul J. Schoenhof, at Taastall, Eng- land, in his report to the Department of State upon the economic conditions of Ire- land, treats upon the linen, hosiery and lace manufactures of that country. He finds that the earnings of the people employed in the linen mills in Ulster are far below those of any classes employed in textile branches in England. Mill regulations and working time, of course, are the same for the whole kingdom. Flax-breakers, men who have to do very exhausting work, earn from 15 to 20 shillings a week; hacklers from 18 to 23 shillings; half-timers, boys, 5 shillings; girls, 4 shillings; and weavers, mostly women, tending two looms, from 12 to 15 shillings. Damask . weavers, however, the consul says, earn a few more shillings a week. In this connection the consul re- ports that the linen trade suffers from de- pression. This is partly due to the fact that not so much linen is used, owing to the great cheapening in cotton manufactur- ing, as was the case in former times, and partly also because the use of brown linen for ladies’ dress has caused the change, bnt principally through the great reaction fol- lowing the immenst expansion in the wake of the American war and the cotton famine consequent thereto. In regard to the woolen industries, the consul notes the fol- lewing current charges: For men, from 12 to 14 shillings. The latter figure is about the limit of the best men. Spinner girls, 8 to 10 shillings; children, 5 to 6 shillings; and weavers, from 10 to 12 shillings. The mill, employing about 750 hands, pays out about £400 a week in wages. The consul says that with the advantages of cheap labor and great eagerness for finding oppor- tunities to work all over Ireland, with an intelligent population quick to take up and learn all the manipulations to which they are set, with the excellent quality of wool which Irish sheep produce, one should ex- pect to find quite a flourishing industry But there are no more than half a dozen prosperous mills in all Ireland, em- 200| ploying in all but afew thousand hands, Although half the total production of Brazil goes to Europe, Brazilian coffee is never seen or heard of under its real name. It is passed off in trade circles under other names. A prejudice seems to exist against it which leads to this commercial deception, and yet Brazilian coffee has greatly im- preved of late years both in culture and preparation. In the amount of caffeine it contains it compares favorably with other coffees. The following proportions have been found: Yellow coffee of Brazil..................... 1.82 PAM ye ee 1% Mocha.. : Cayenne... St. Di An analysis made by Pro ft te years ago for the Brazilian government tow 1.18 per cent. At the different international exhibitions in Holland, Belgium, the United States and Russia, Brazilian coffee has obtained the highest awards. The principal error made in the production of coffee appears to be in throwing the produce on the market in too green a state. Unlike tea. which should be used as soon as possible, coffee like wine, improves with age, and the longer the berry is kept the better, as the moisture is evap- orated and the quality isimproved. But neither planters nor dealers can afford to store the coffee for any length of time and incur the loss in weight and expenses, hence the rawness of the coffee and the ob- jection to its general use, except in the United States. The Brazilian planters, with the growers in British possessions, are suffering from the gradual fall in prices during the last eight years and the more general use of tea in many countries. In England the consumption of coffee has declined. Ten years ago it was about one pound per head of the population; now it is only 0.86 of a peund, whilst the proportion of tea is five pounds. After the United States, which consumes 10?¢ pounds per head, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, the Scandinavian States and Switzerland are the largest consumers of coffee. Oo -O Curious Facts Regarding Silk. A curious inquirer, of a statistical turn of mind, has been endeavoring to put some of the properties of silk in afresh form for the edification of the public. With all that has been written of the wonders of silk, that is no easy matter, and it is not at all surprising to learn that'a pound of cocoons wound in one continuous thread would make a circuit of 1,128 miles. The same quantity when woven would cover a space 185 square feet in extent. Although more commonplace in footing, it is more wonder- ful to realize that a penny reel of three- cord twist, fifty yards in length, really (an entirely unpremeditated pun) contains 12,500 yards of fiber. A comparison is drawn between the weight-bearing strength of silk and iron, first with ropes of equal diameter, when an inch rope of iron would bear a load of twenty tons, and one of silk about eleven tons. .But if. the test is made with material, weight for weight, silk proves to be much stronger than iron. Ten pounds of iron made into a bar thirty-six inches long will successfully carry a load of some twenty-six tons. Ten pounds of silk, ina.rope of the same length, would contain about 3,309,700 threads, each of six strands, and would sustain 164 tons, by weight—more than six times as strong as iron. - Although it cannot be said that these results serve any practical purpose, they are still very remarkable. iS —-o-< A peculiar feature of the cigar trade is the universal demand for light colored ci- gars, despite the fact that color is no erite- rion of strength and flavor; in fact, the dark colored leaf is invariably the finest fla- vored. Much of the light colored leaf used for wrappers is bleached, the supply of nat- ural light leaf being small compared to the demand. The trade have been greatly ham- pered in the past because of this whim, which is extremely foolish, because the smoker is the worst sufferer.. Perhaps if retailers were to explain the matter to their customers the old practice of choosing. cigars by flavor, instead of by the eye, would come in vogue once more. and a good many mills are closed up for want of orders. With reference to hosiery manufactures, the consul states that the girls and embroiderers earn from 7% to 8 shillings a week—a neat and nice employ- ment. It is difficult, however, to keep them at home when they have become prac- tical and well trained to work, as they are very quick of learning, and go where they ean earn 12 shillings a week. —_—_— oO Evolution of the Saw. From the American Artisan. Every instrument which the mechanic uses has a history. Some of them were brought into being by inventive genius, and "8° required days and nights of wearying conception and to ‘overcome tmp s... The simpler’ tools have been in use for centuries’ tinder one form or another—at first only rude sugges- tions of what they afterward came to be. Perhaps no tool has a more interesting his- tory than the saw. According to a recent writer, saws have been discovered in Ger- many and Denmark which belonged to the bronze age. The metal of which they were composed was cast into a thin shaft and serrated by breaking the edge. Equally in- teresting discoveries have been made in this country. It has been found thatsaws made of obsidian, which isa kind of glass pro- duced by voleanoes, were used during the stone age in Mexico, and saws and knives of the same material have been found in the alluvial deposits of New Jersey, thought to have been sent thither from Mexico by the action of the water. The Pheenicians are among the earliest nations which are thought to have used the saw. The scholar is not surprised to find a very pretty story accounting for the discovery of the saw in Grecian mythology. Here the inventor is said to have found the jaw bone of a snake which he imitated by jogging an iron plate. One day the uncle of the in- ventor murdered him in a fit of jealousy, so the story goes, and if the liberty may be taken of filling out this little romance, by plunging one of the poor young man’s own saws through his heart. The lacustrine and other early inhabitants of Europe are credited with having saws made of flint, and the native of the West India Islands had saws made of notched shells. The Japanese saw is acuriosity. It is shaped something like a butcher’s cleayer. The. shank is drawn into the handle, whichis. flat, where it is secured by being wrapped with split cane. The teeth are described as. being very narrow and pointed toward the handle. Some of the saws used by the. ancient Egyptians are exceedingly rude and imperfect, consisting of long, thin blades, ragged at the edges and driven into rough: pieces of wood. It is from such crude and inefficient implements as these that the- modern saw has been developed. The law- of evolution has been operative here, as the- philosopher might say, as it has been else~ where. . aa - -O- ee His Interpretation of the Line. From the Merchant Traveler. ‘ A certain representative of a St. Louis house had purchased a volume of poems on the cars. He opened at a page which con- tained ‘‘The Burial of Sir John Moore,” and proceeded to read aloud to his seat- mate, ‘‘Not a drum was heard—” and there he stopped short. _ “By Jove,” he said, “that must have been mighty dull and lonesome.” ‘*‘What do you mean?” ‘Why, just think of it, not a traveling man in the whole place!” ocomplete the. UGTU ae ma A. STOWE & BEO., Proprietors. ion—One Dollar per year. Advertis- tates made known on.application. - A Omeer te Lyon Street, Grand Subscrt Snteas' rdered by the sub __ B.A, STOWE, Editor. “WEDNESDAY, JULY 25. 1888. FORD'S PET MEASURE. importation of contract labor has been evaded, and that large numbers of Italian coolies have been imported since it was passed, is one which calls for the most thorough investigation, if there be any grounds for believing it true. of the Italians it probably will be harder to suppress, the evil than in that of any other immigrants from Europe. The Padrone system, first organized to supply Christen- dom with the wretched slaves who grind organs and exhibit monkeys, was established long before the law was enacted, and has a system of traffic in human beings as com- plete as that of the slave-traders in the Soudan, though not so inhuman. If the penalty of a thousad dollars fine for every violation ef the law is not enough to deter mean employers from having dealings with these people, it ought to be increased toa figure which will beso. Butif once we could make a contractor pay $100,000 for having brought in a gang of these people, that would encourage the others to stop it. The appointment of a committee of the House to look into the matter was tele- sgraphed to Europe and calls out a note of protest or defiance from an official paper in ‘Rome. It speaks of the proposal as in- ~volving measures either contrary to inter- national law, or in opposition to the treaty .xights of Italy. As for international law, it has nothing to say on the subject. No _rule of the law binds us to allow a single _Italian to land on our shores, much less to -andertake any business or employment in ‘this country. And as Italy denies the right of her people to become naturalized - citizens of the United States, and claims - their services as soldiers in her army in the - event of their return to their native country, sit hardly would beeome her to talk of the wights secured her by diplomacy. CONVICT LABOR. The Legislature of New York has been called to meet in special session to make . provision — for the male ang y ons in # way, th atter “ha ng oy neglected at the last session. Of course the working people of the State are anxious that the provision shall not be madeat their expense, by selling the labor .of the con- victs to contractors, or by employing them in any way that may tend to lower wages. It may be assumed that the contract system is at an end in that State, as in several oth- ers. it was a bad system for many reasons. It interfered with the proper object. of prisen discipline—the reform of the crim- inal. it transferred him from the over- sight of the responsible officers of the State to that of men whose only interest was to get work out of him. In some cases this was abused by treating mere failure to comply with an industrial standard as fail- ure to obey the laws of the prisons, and by punishing it accordingly. Yet, because that system provided for the support of the convicts without cost to the State, it was held up as the ideal of prison administra- tion. The opposition of the wage earners is putting an end to it in one Northern State after another. They very naturally object to being thrown into competition with the State’s bondsmen. But the employment of convict labor on ‘State account, while less objectionable, is not altogether free from objection on the part of the laboring classes. Where the ‘dabor of the convicts is concentrated in one -or a few lines of production, and its pro- -ducts are sold in the general market, it cer- tainly does come into unfair competition with ether workmen in the one or few kinds -of production concerned. To overcome this in New York, it is proposed to forbid the use of any kind of machinery in the .prisons. ‘PINE PLAINS.” THe TRADESMAN devotes no inconsid- erable portion of its space this week to the ‘subject of the pine barrens of Northern Michigan, holding that no theme is deserv- ling of greater attention at the hands of the newspapers cf the State. of the State which are looked upon by many as practically worthless. [ tists and others can prove to a certainty that the lands are arable, millions of dol-' lars will be added to the wealth” of — wolverine State. oe ; Tae TRADESMAN cannot feel otiierivise than flattered at the frequent quotations made from its columns. Contemiporaries |” are always welcome to anything» they con- sider worthy of reproduction and are hereby’ oe given liberty to use the same, with or with- out credit, as best suits their purpose. Whenever reference is made to th paper, are note giscontin edatex-] yi ope In the case There are mil-' lions of acres of land in the upper. portion: If scien-° new manufacturing establishment having been secured last week, while two others are in process of negotiation. e “Where's the Detroit Club?” The Grand Rapids traveling men are be- ginning to wonder what has become of the base’ ball club recently: organized by the traveling men of Detroit. The latter issued |a bold challenge to the Grand Rapids grip ‘The allegation ‘that the, law against the | Cet Which was formally accepted over a month ago, but up to present. writing no intimation has been received from Detroit relative to the time at which the first en- gagement can be effected. The Grand Rapids travelers continue their Saturday practice, the gare last Saturday having resulted in a score of 21 to 19. During the course of the game A. B. Cole had two fingers badly hurt, and Fred. E. Powers had the misfortune to have his left thumb dislocated and cutopen. So serious is the injury that it was feared Monday that amputation would be necessary in order to save the hand. President Mills telephoned THe TRADES- MAN the following message from Reed City on Monday : Regarding various inquiries concerning the traveling men’s picnic, I want to say that it has been vouchsafed by a number of our traveling men to make the coming day- time excursion to the Detroit base ball game our annual picnic, the particulars and time of which will be given by Manager Seymour as soon as it is definitely arranged. As itis to be important, it is hoped that there ‘will be a large delegation, as an en- joyable time is assured. If some other trip would prove to be more acceptable, different arrangements can be made later on. L. M. MILLs, Pres. eee ee AD rare Banking Methods in St. Louis. From the Chicago Mail. They are doing business on the same old plan in St. Louis to-day that was in vogue there when the French squatted down on the levee. A Chicago lady, who was there recently, relates the following: “I went into one of the banks and told the gentleman at the window that I wanted to buy a draft. He asked me if I had any one to identify me. Thinking he had misunder- stood me I laid down my money and said: ‘I presume that is sufficient identification.’ He said it wasn’t. Ithen repeated that I wished to buy a draft, not get one casheds He said he understood me quite, and begged leave to assure me that I must be identified before I could get what I wanted. I asked him if that wasn’t something unusual. He said it was one of the early customs of bank- ing in St. Louis, and they had to keep it up. St. Louis people were accustomed to it, and_ it wouldn’t do. a tragpd put up aby hew nded my informant of something that had also occurred in St, Louis. Anold and very wealthy man of the town, whose constant companion was a white and black dog, had been in the habit of coming to the Sub-Treasury at certain periods for the pur- pose of getting coupons of his bonds cashed. One day he presented himself for that pur- pose and the cashier refused to give him the money. The old man demanded to know why. “‘T don’t know you,” said the cashier. ‘‘But I have been here before and never was denied,” the man answered. The cashier looked at him a moment and then said: ‘‘Where is your black and white dog that always comes with you, if you are the same man?” The old man’s eyes filled with tears as he told the cashier that the dog was dead. ‘‘Well,” replied the cashier, ‘I am sorry to hear that, but you’ll have to bring some- body here to identify you now. I don’t know you without the dog.” —————_—_—~- -0 << ___ Business Men Mostly Gormands. ‘Unless business men give more time to their mid-day meal, such a thing as good digestion will become extinct,” said a lead- ing restauranter, the other day. ‘‘It seems next to impossible for the average business man to eat slowly. He will waste valuable time talking with acquaintances. He will loiter in his office or in the office of a friend and think nothing of it; but when the luncheon hour arrives he makes a rush for the nearest restaurant and bolts his food with alarming rapidity. A mer- chant will lounge in his office, but when the meal hour arrives a transformation takes place. He rushes to the nearest eating house, gallops into 4 seat and fights with the waiters if not waited on instantly. Once at the table, he absorbs the food with lightning rapidity. Then he returns to the office and yawns and gapes the rest of the afternoon. No wonder dyspepsia holds high carnival among business men. If they paid more time and attention to their mid-day meal, they would avoid many a doctor’s bill.” Building and Loan Associations. There are over 200 building and loan asso- ciations in Cook county, Ill., and a move- ment is on foot to have them unite for the protection of their interests and the promo- tion of proper legislation. Each associa- tion will average 400 share owners, and 80,000 persons in the county are interested directly in building societies. These so- cieties* have largely taken the place of | savings banks. Oe one a ‘Crop in Western Allegan : County. Paitin thie Saugatuck ‘Commercial. ' - Peaches are dropping heavily this season, but on account of the trees being unusually ‘well loaded the growers are obliged to thin their fruit largely. The crop will: be a large one, and those who thin the most will probably get the best returns from their orchards. Grocers wanting good cheese | should: or- der ees B. enn & oe of ge AMON ? THE ‘TRADE. aN have engaged in the gro- prncreealponees in a Saaens sense, one cery ‘business at “Allegan,” ‘Arthur Meigs & Co. furnished the stock. The Grand Rapids School Furniture Co. will begin operating ‘the machinery in the main factory building next Monday. Arthur Meigs & Co. have made a contract with E. L. Piper to put in a sawmill near Lockwood. to cut the timber on their hard- wood tract in that vicinity. N. W. Crocker, formerly engaged in the grocery business near Byron Center, has opened a grocery store at South Grand Rapids. Olney, Shields & Co. furnished the stock. Stanley N. Allen has sold his laundry. business at 43 and 45 Kent street to G. M. Munger & Co., who already conduct similar establishments at Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City and Des Moines. The Grand Rapids end will be managed by W. E. Hall, Jr. Mr. Allen will hereafter devote his entire attention to his carpet beating business, which he has removed to the Mechanic block. AROUND THE STATE. Edmore—A. C. Morehead has purchased the grocery stock of A. P. Curtis. Wayland—F. A. Coville has purchased the stock of the late J. W. Sessions. Charlotte—B. Netzorg has retired from the dry goods firm of Jacobson & Netzorg. Muskegon — Clayton & Cowan have opened a fruit and cigar store on Terrace street. Hartford—Olds & Van Ostran, the pro- duce dealers, have dissolved, the latter suc- ceeding. Fulton—S. J. Case, formerly of Cadillac, is arranging to engage in general trade at this place. Whitehall—J. J. Gee has purchased the furniture, undertaking and wall paper stock of W. B. Nicholson. Otsego—L. D. Williams has retired from the grocery firm of Barnes & Williams. C. A. Barnes will continue. Bellevue—Ward & Co. have transferred their clothing stock to A. Kalb & Co., of Rochester, N. Y., who are closing it out. Muskegon—Peter Damm has retired from the undertaking firm of W. H. Irvine & Co. The business will be continued under the style of Wm. H. Irvine. ‘ Clarkston—C. M. Smith has consolidated his drug and grocery stock with the general stock of Edward A. Urch. The new firm will be known as Urch,& Smith. STRAY FACTS. Wayland—l. N. Hoyt is erecting a ware- house at his lumber yard, 30x60 feet in di- mensions. Fenton—Geo. W. Fenton, a leading bus- iness man, died last Monday and was bur- ied on Friday. Wolverine—P. E. Hackett, hous saw- mill was recently burned to the ground, has already begun the work of rebuilding. Ashley—W. A. Chatterton, who recently sold his drug stock here, will shortly en- gage in the lumber business in Washington Ter. Newberry — Operations at the Burrell Chemical Co. will be begun about Septem- ber 1. About forty men will be regularly employed. Alma—M. B. Faughner’s Excelsior Works burned on Sunday. His loss on stock and machinery is about $10,000, on which he had $1,500 insurance. - - Newberry—The Newberry Furnace Co.’s monthly pay roll averages $8,000. The furnaces of the corporation consume 120 cords of. wood per day. Slocum’s Grove—The sawmill of N. P. Glan burned last Wednesday. The fire is supposed to have originated from a spark thrown from a locomotive. Freeport—John Yarger has purchased a large safe of Cary & Loveridge and pro- poses todo a banking business in connec- tion with his dry goods trade. Kalkaska—R. B. Wadsworth & Co. are erecting a brick store, 20x40 feet in. di- mensions, which will be occupied with a millinery and fancy goods stock. Elmira—N. S. Loop has opened a new hotel, to be known as the Exchange. It will have stage connection with Gaylord, six miles east. Ypsilanti—N. Cordary has assigned his grocery and crockery stock to Judge Look, of Detroit. The liabilities are about $50,000, with assets about half as much. Mrs. Cor- dary is the possessor of $30,000 in her own right. Detroit—The reported sale of the stock of the Metcalf Bros. to the father of the latter is not correct.. The business is being conducted as it has been since the purchase of the stock by H. B. Claflin & Co., of New York.» Sault Ste. -Marie—The new Soo Bank and opera | block is receiving the roof. . The cost of the building will be $70, 000.. The seating capacity of the opera house will be g00.. The Bank will have a capital of $100,000. When fully organized the Soo will have three banks equal in appointments to any in Northern Michigan. | Detroit—Charles R. Richardson, the boot and shoe dealer, who recently chattel ‘mort- | gaged his stock at 41 and 43 Monroe avenue for $4,800, has made an assignment to Chauncey. Stewart. Liabilities, $55,000; assets are hot known, but consid- 207 erable, ‘He ran eleven store, seven in De- about | troit: le one each at Pontiac, Holly, Lan- sing and Bay City. The New York and | New England Shoe Manufacturers’ Selling Co. has begun an action of replevin in the |. rayne Circuit Court to récover about 8,000 pairs of shoes, valued at $6,000, from the assignee, on the ground that they were ory dered after Richardson knew that he was insolvent. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. .. &dmore—The Homer Green shingle mill started up on the 23d under the manage- ment of Henry Blair. Mt. Pleasant—Gorham Bros.’ basket fac- tory now employs fifty men and boys and turns out 5,000 baskets per day. Harrison—Cory & Co.’s shingle mill will soon be set up, the owners having bought enough timber near town to keep the con- cern running five years. Summit City—Mr. Bowerman has sold his interest in the Michigan Flooring and Handle Co. to Messrs. Slayton and Todd, ‘who will remove the plant to Cadillac. Shelby—Geo. Fay has purchased the in- terest of Alex. McLeod in the wagon man- ufacturing firm of Harrison & McLeod. The new firm will be known as Harrison & Fay. Cadillac—Arrangements have been com- pleted for the removal of the plant of the Michigan Flooring and Handle Co. from Summit City to this place. The enterprise will employ about fifty men. so ___—_ Gripsack Brigade. E. K. Bennett ison the rampage again, after a two weeks’ vacation. Frank A. Miles started out on the road again Monday noon. His wife will tarry at Macatawa for the present. Chas. Clouston, formerly with the Leg- gett & Myers Tobacco Co., has taken the position of house salesman for Ball, Barn- hart & Putman. Mrs. Will J. Atkins and family, of De- troit, are spending a couple of weeks with Mrs. L. M. Mills, of Wealthy avenue. W. J. was also here over Sunday. Hiram B. Clark, formerly on the road for the old firm of Eaton & Christenson, is now traveling for C. G. A. Voigt & Co., cover- ing the towns north and east of this mar- ket. L. M. Bennett, formerly engaged in the jewelry business at Traverse City, but now on the road for N. G. Levinson & Co., of Chicago, is now traveling in Kansas and Nebraska. The traveling men who visit the trade of Seuthern Michigan and Northern Indiana frequently meet a, quiet little lady who sells brooms for her husband, who conducts a factory at La Porte, Ind. She meets with good success. Suel A. Sheldon, formerly on the road for the Jackson Wagon Works, but now a hard- hearted granger and calf trainer near Ber- En, walked in last Tuesday to announce the advent of a nine-pound heir at his house. The youngster is of the male persuasion. Jas. F. Nelson, Michigan and Indiana traveling representative for Warren, Lange & Co., of New York, the largest wall paper manufacturers in the country, left for the metropolis Monday evening for the purpose of getting out the new line of samples. He will start out on the road about Septem- ber 1. The traveling men who work through Northern Michigan are somewhat elated over the appearance in that territory of a feminine exponent of trade in the person of Miss Emma Brown, of Ft. Wayne, who sells extracts and yeast for a Chicago house. Miss Brown is described as a brunette of about 23 years of age, with winning ways and business-like air. In common with her associates of the male persuasion, THE TRADESMAN wishes her success in her chosen field. ——___ OS Purely Personal. W. W. Richardson has returned from his wedding trip. W. J. Hopper, the Fremont merchant, was in town last week. Homer Eaton went to Battle Creek Mon- day to spend a few days with friends. Ira O. Green, formerly engaged in the wholesale grocery business at this market, is now a real estate operator at Denver. L. F. Perkett, of the grocery firm of Perkett, Lardie & Co., at Traverse City, was in town last Friday on his way to Chi- cago. A. Norris, the Casnovia Poo Bah, was in town Monday for the purpose of purchas- ing belting for his new grain elevator, which will have a eapacity of 8,000 bushels. Dr. H. B. Hatch, the Hart druggist, was in town Monday on his way home from Tennessee and Virginia. Heeffected a sale of his Virginia lands during his absence. E. B. Wright, Manager of the West Michigan Lumber Co., at Woodville, may now fairly be counted asa resident of Grand Rapids, as he has lived in his handsome home on South Union street long enough to entitle him to that distinction. Chas. C. Kritzer, the Newaygo miller, is one of the most enthusiastic yachtsmen in the State. He is the happy possessor of a sailing craft which cost him over $600, on which he disports himself on Hess Lake, a beautiful body of water about four miles from Newaygo. oe N. B. Blain, the Lowell dry goods dealer, will spend next week at Traverse City, visiting with Frank Hamilton and other friends. ‘ The people of Traverse City will have three or four thousand old soldiers to entertain at the same time, which furnishes another proof. of the old adage to the effect — misfortunes never come singly. iJ Raymond, Berlin The Owosso. Travelers. Beat the Commercials. ah 100880, J uly 23, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapid _ They. were met at the depot by nicely received by Landlord Lott and invited into the parlors, whereupon Hon. Oren Stone, Mayor .of.Flint, presented us the key to the city of Flint. He said it was “large enough to’ unlock’ any place: in town and it would be our own fault if we failed in obtaining anything we sought. The key was cheerfully accepted and put to good use during the day by the Owosso Flint _ FOR SALE, _WANTED, ETC. ee te ? Advertisements will = inserted andar this head for : iiwo cents a word the first insertion and one cent a “|-word for each subsequent insertion. DEAR Srz—Most of oie boys and friends, about twenty in number, went over to Flint, early Saturday morning, arriving in Flint _about 8:30. }about 100 citizens of Flint and escorted to .the Sherman House, where they were all No advertise- ment taken for less than 25 cents. ” Aeeanoe payment. FOR Ee R SALE—CLEAN GROCERY, DRY GOODS AND Crockery stock, situated in a railway town, with good line of customers. Stock will inventory, about $2,000. Will take part cash and balance on time. Ad- dress A. 8. Musselman & Co., Grand Rapids, 260 OR SALE—AT A BARGAIN FOR CASH OR PART cash and terms easy, a circular mill now running and in good order, located on a railroad in a section of fine hard and soft timber. Capacity 10 to 14 M perday Apply to No. 256, Michigan Tradesman. 256 {OR SALE—DRUG ‘FIXTURES AND SMALL STOCK: of drugs. Address Doctor, Box 242, Rockford. 258 OR SALE—OR EXCHANGE FOR:STOCK IN TRADE, Grain Elevator, ten carloads capacity ; horse, power, large grounds; fine town on C. &G. T. railroad; good wheat and produce market: Write for particu-; lars, W. B. Tyler, care B. P. & D. A. Co., Grand Hapids,: people, for we. were not all commercial | Mich. men by any means. number of our business men with us. After accepting the key, we were all taken in charge . by our hosts and treated to a ride over the city of Flint, returning in time for early dinner with the genial land- | lord of the Sherman House, where no pains were spared to give every one all that was needed to refresh the inner man. After. dinner, by invitation we were treated to a.trip through the Warren cigar factory, where we found some fifty people at work making up the noxious weed into that popular cigar known as Warren’s ‘‘Speckled Havana,” which were tried at this time by all of our smokers. We then wended our way to the Hotel Bryant, when the landlord assigned us rooms for the pur- pose of permitting the Owosso team to put on their uniform. But, alas! The Flint commercial men outstripped us so far in this respect that we had the appearance of a lot of moss- backs or hayseeds. Promptly at 2 o’clock the band for which the city of Flint is justly proud, appeared to escort us to the ball ground, one mile away, with many misgivings as to who would have the honor of coming beck in front with the honor of carrying the beautiful banner and long handled broom to which our hosts had been to so much expense to procure, on which were two cross bats with ball in center and monogram COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS CHAMPIONS 1888. The game was called promptly at 3 o’clock, with Owosso in the field, Filnt re- tiring with a goose egg for tally. Owosso made two runs in the first inning and suc- cessfully whitewashed the Flints in the sec- ond innings and made one tally themselves. At this stage in the game, your correspond- ent got the end of his third finger split open, which precludes my sending you the Score. ¢ During the game the Flints encored their team with tin horns and all the implements that as a general thing go to make a first- class chivari, taking good care to wrap the runner of the first tally in woolen blankets and walk him out that he might not get stiff before the next call on his wind and muscle for bottom. Having bought out some wholesale house in large firecrackers, Owosso was on hand to fire from one to ahalf-dozen for every man who made a tally for Owosso. H. Nye, a particular friend of J. Sharp- stein, of Owosso, kept the Flint team right up to the score with his patent gun, to the delight of many. The game being over, with a score of 19 to 15 in favor of Owosso, we were called up in a line and presented with the beautiful banner before. described, with a bran new broom of no small propor- tions, nicely decorated with ribbons, with ap- |' propriate remarks from the manager of the Flint team. Wethen returned to the Hotel Bryant through a very crowded street, but your re- porter will say the most orderly and well- behaved people it has ever been his lot to meet. No one was making any noise or demonstration except Ed. Withee, who was wound up for all time and seemed to think his mouth would close if he didn’t wag his tongue most of the time, which he did toa success from first to last, to the amusement of all and the harm of none. Arriving atthe Hotel, our boys scattered until the call of the banquet, which was superb. After the banquet came the usual toasts of an occasion of this kind, Ed. Withee acting as toast master for the evening. The address of welcome by Mayor Oren Stone was very brief and to the point. The response by Stanley E. Parkill was in his usual eloquent and brilliant style of merri- ment and wit. The other responses were as follows: ‘*Why we got beat’’-_F. Wickins. ‘Base ball vs. hotel flies”’—Otis Merrill. “‘T cannot chew tobacco”—G. W. Haskell. ‘*Wooden nutmegs”—R. P. Bigelow. ‘Why has candy advanced”—A. D. Chase. ‘Plug trains’—B. J. Reynolds. On going to depot at 10 o’clock, our friends came down and lulled us out of the charm- ing city of Flint by singing, ‘‘Good bye, -my lover, good bye,” the echoes of which I can hear to this time. Our banner broom and gun are on exhi- bition at the postoffice in the city of Owosso and are open for inspection to any of the Knights of the Grip who come this way in the near future. _ We feel so proud over our victory that we have almost got our courage screwed up to the point of challenging the Grand Rap- ids traveling men. Yours, R. P. BIGELOW. —_—_—— oO A Candid Drummer. ‘Now, then,” said a well-known jobber to one of his traveling salesmen who was pack- ing for his journey, ‘‘let us see that you sell more goods than you did before. Our firm is more generally known now.” ‘In that case,” said the drummer, look- ing dubiously up from his sample cases, ‘‘I’m ~a little afraid it will be up-hill work. ——_—_—_—_<»>_2 VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: AJ White, Bass River DenHerder & Tanis, Vries- W J Hopper, Fremont land JF Moloney & Bro, W C Hinman, Sparta Cheboygan John Kamps, Zutphen MH Pasco, Rockford G@ Ten Hoor, Forest Grove Perkett, Lardie & Co, Silas Loew, Burnip’s Crnrs Traverse City Cutler & Wright, Morley CB Lovejoy, Big Rapids Moores, Weed & Co, Kohlman & Hofftmaster, Moorestown Allegan C H Deming, Dutton MB Pincomb, Sn, fon pids E Young, Ravenna BF Reed & Son, oes CH Looms, Sparta CL Graves, Conklin Dr H B Hatch, Hart EB Wright, Woodville J B Watson, Coopersville Heyboer & Bro, Drenthe L Cook, Bauer AW Blain, Dutton — Walling Bros, Lamont @ M Huntley, Reno RT Parrish, Grandville SL Alberts & ay Ravenna Dr A Hanlon, Middleville R Schaak, Reed Cit; ms SJ Case, Fulton Hutchinson & Co, Fennvile Wm Wood, Six Lakes HVanNoord, Jamestown MV Wilson, Sand Lake Brautigam Bros, No Dorr Geo P Stark, Cascade Sidney Stark, Allendale: J-P Cordes, Alpine ; W G Tefft, Rockford Chas Judson, Cannonsburg H Dalmon, Allendale - WG Hastings, Kent: Cit FB Sauerbier, Big Rnpids L & L Jenison, Jenisonville J€ Benbow, Cannonsburg Frank Sommers, Dorr Mrs J Debri, Byron Center Wright & iiend AS essa, Wheeler Bros, Shelb C K Hoyt, Hudsonville “ZL Knevels, Chase : Chas McCarty, Lowell ! ‘HH Ade, Conklin CH Do: , Hammond — L Maier, Fish ier Station © AL Power, Kent City. A No: idea ld shaun via es We had a goodly CAPITAL, - - | Grad Bais sd Store, 1¢. OR SALE—ON E OF THE BEST PAYING SROGKE OF Bazaar Goodson the best thoroughfare and busi- est street in the city of Grand Rapids. Or will trade for small farm. ' Poor health is the reason for selling. Also four beautiful new storesto rent. Address W. F. Chapman, 445 So. Division st., Grand Rapids, Mich. 257 OR SALE—STOCK AND FIXTURES OF THE GRO- cery, dry goods and notion business at 281 South Division street. Business well established, with good line of customers. Reason for selling, other’ business. Will sell part or'all of stock, as purchaser prefers. Ap- ply on premises or address A.W. Curtis & Co. 253 OR SALE—AT SULLIVAN, MICH., STOCK OF DRUGS and notions, worth $7 his is a live town, with five sawmills, lumbering, bark, ties, etc., and only drug store. No doctor there. Would be good place for doc- tor and druggist combined. Reason for selling, have store in Coopersville to attend. J.B. Watson, Coopers- ville, Mich. 252 OR SALE—A GOOD-PAYING DRUG STOCK IN A growing town. any drug store is six miles. Will invoice about $2,5 big chance for aman of push. Terms easy. Best of reasons for wishing to sell. Address ‘‘Pain Killer,” care Michigan Tradesman, Grand Rapids. OR SALE—GENERAL STOCK, GOOD TRADE, LONG or short lease of store. A bargain for some one. Must sell. Want to goSouth. Address Box 12, Grand- ville, Mich. 242 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. OR SALE—AT A BARGAIN. A CLEAN STOCK OF hardware and mill supplies. Address Wayne Choate, Agent, East Saginaw. 207 OR SALE—FRUIT FARM OF 74 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 $2,000 for it. Address S.A. Howey, North Muskegon, Mich. 208 WANTS. ANTED—LOCATION FOR PORTABLE SAW MILL, where 500,000 feet oak and other hard wood tim- ber can be bought for cash. Address G, 226 Penge St., Chicago, Ill. ANTED—PARTNER IN AN ESTABLISHED ANT. facturing business, Young man. preferred. $1,500 required. Worth investigating. Address Manu- facturer, care this paper. 244 ANTED—EVERY STORE-KEEPER WHO READS this paper to give the Sutliff coupon system a trial. It will abolish your pass books, do away with all your book-keeping, in many instances save you the expense of one clerk, Will bring your business down to a cash basis and save you ail the worry and trouble that usually go with the pass-book plan. Start the Ist of the month with the new system and you will never regret it. Having two kinds, both kinds will be sent by addressing (mentioning this paper) J. H. neue. Albany, N. ¥ V \{ANTED—TO BUY A SECOND-HAND NO. iF aN. terprise Coffee Mill. Must bein good order and not long in use, and price right. Address G. S. Put- nam, Fruitport, Mich. 237 ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR Improved Coupon Pass Book System. Send for samples. E. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand Rapids. 214 MISCELLANEOUS. RAND OPPORTUNITY—TO PURCHASE A PAYING cash business. The only Bazaar in Antrim coun- ty. Manufacturing town of $1,500 inhabitants. $20,000 cash paid out monthly. “Little purchase money re- quired. Satisfactory reasons for selling. Address Lock Box No. 86, Mancelona, Mich. 255 Bi 20 CASH BUYS MANUFACTURING BUSI- ness paying 100 per cent. Best of rea- sons ‘for selling. Address Chas. Kynoch, St. Ignace, 228 \ illers, Atte Attention We are making a Middlings Purifier and Flour Dresser that will save you their cost at least three times each year. They are guaranteed to do more work in less space (with less power and less waste) than any other machines of their class. Send for descriptive cata- logue with testimonials. Martin’s Middlings Purifier Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. WANTED! POTATOES, APPLES, FRUIT, BEANS and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above gooa's to ship, or anything in the Produce line. let us hear from you. Liberal cash advanes made when desired, KARL BROS., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. DRIED FOURTH NATIONAL BANK) Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. Bowne, President. GEo. C. PIERCE, Vice President. H. P. BAKER, Cashier. ~. = $300,000. Transacts a general banking business. Make a Specialty of Collections. Accounts ef Country Merchants Solicited. Sateen Naa ed sie Zia ool a Sia Roe IE Richmond & Seymour, : MGS. OF ALL KINDS Packing Boxes, Shipping Cases, E gg Crates, eto. / éand 6 Erie &t., j GRAND RAPIDS We carry a full line of \" Seeds of every variety, ' i ‘both for field and garden. : Parties in want should write toorseethe | TL CANAL Street. SHELF BOXES. ‘SUaMVvud DnUd OUR FALL LINE OF soloo! Sap ies jas”. rine Ctationery ——— IS NOW . COMPLETE. —— OUR TRAVELERS J. L. RY MEM yee our firm), 5 RAYNOR ieee GILBERT J. HAAN Will soon eall be ipa the trade with a complete line of samples. EATON, LYON & C0, 20 and 22 Monroe St, Grand Rapids, WALES - GOODYRAR —-AND— GONNEGYIGUY Rubbers. Write for Fall Prices and Discounts. G. R. MAYHEW, 86 Monroe Street, GRAND RAPIDS. SHOK 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. THEO. B. GOOSSEN, WHOLESALE PRODUGK and COMMISSION And Jobber in Stovewood. 33 Ottawa Street, GRAND RAPIDS. RAGS, RUBBERS, BONES & METALS BOUGHT BY Wm. Brummeler, . JORBER IN TINWARE, GLASSWARE and NOTIONS, TELEPHONE 640. 79 Spring St Grand Rapids. WARRANTED TO BE TH FINEST and LARGEST SHOKE ¥or the emtcney in the U.S. GerPut up 50in 5 box. Ask ur geen er ache them: Manufactured JOHN E. G & CO., Grand Hapids. ed for prices. Offer No. 174. . FREE—To Merchants Only: An elegant Carving Set (knife, fork and Steel), in satin-lined case. Address at once, R. W. Tansill & Co., 55 State St., Chicago. FERMENTUM! The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Handled by a Majority of the Grocers and Bakers of Michigan. Send for sam- ples and prices. L..WINTERNITZ, State he a Grand Rapids. _PLACE to secure & thorough ‘and useful education ig at the GRAND. RAPIDS (Mich. BUsr- NESS COLLEGE. tg for Col- lege Journal. Address, C. G. rene BERG. BD) :033 Stays Soft, pliable and absolutely unbreakable. dard quality 15 cents per yard. Cloth et 20 cents. Satin covered 25 cents. For sale everywhere. LUCIUS C. WEST, ' Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor of American and too te. ten’ 105 E. Main St. St. ne ereeaie Mich., U. 8. a ot. fice, eee Eng. Prac tice in U.S. ‘Courte. Circulars aye + Geo. W: Hub- Commi ftee on Frade Intereste—Smith Barnes, Traverse ty; Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint; H. B. Fargo, Muske- n, : : : Commmitte on I tion—Frank Wells, Lansing; W. E. Kelsey, Ioniz; Neal McMillan, Rockford. : Committee on Transportation—J. W. Milliken, Trav- -erse City; Jno. P. Stanley, Battle Creek; Wm. Rebec, Committee on Insurance—N. B. Blain, Lowell; E. Y. seein Gi reat Nee eBtiiag 2 1. Fuller, Frankfort; 8. E. Parkill, Owosso; Will Em- ae ton Rap’ ids. ; Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The followi guxil x iary associations are Op- erating ADAGE ‘Uhavibre pranted by the Michi- gan Business Men’s Association: ‘No. 1—Traverse City B. M. A. President, Geo. E. Steele; Se , L. Roberts. ; No. 2—Lowell 6. M. A. Sees meee are Pronk 7. King: — foie President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, : No. 3—Sturgis B. M.A. President, H. S..Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. : No. 4—Grand Rapids M..A. President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. No. 5—Muskegon B. M. A. President, H. B. Fargo; Secretary, Wm. Peer. » No. 6—Alba.K.. M, A. President, F, W. Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin. + No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A. President, T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger. No. 8—Eastport B. M. A. President, F. H. Thurston: Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston. No, 9—Lawrence B. M. President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, C. 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. - President, H. B. Sturtevant: Secretary, W. J. Austin. No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A. President, 8. 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. p President, 8. E. Parkill; Secretary, 8. Lamfrom. No. 19—Ada B. M. A. President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel. No. 20—Saugatuck B. M. A. President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps. No. 2i—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. M. A. President, J. E. Thurkow; Secretary, W. H. Richmond. No. 25—Palo B. M. A. President, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew. No. 26—Greenville &. M. A. : President. S. R. Stevens; Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell. No. 27—Dorr #.M. A. President, E. 8. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher. No. 28—Cheboygan B. M. A President, J. H. Tuttle; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. No. 29—Fréeport B. M. A. President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough. No. 30—Oceana H. M. A. President, A.G. Avery; Secretary, E. 8. Houghtaling. No. 31—Charlotte BK. 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 &. 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, O. F. Jackson; Secretary, John M. Everden: No. 37—Battle Creek B. M. A. President, Chas. F. Bock; Secretary, W. F. Baxter. No. 38—Scottville B. M.A. | President, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins. No. 39—Burr Oak B. M. A. President, W. 8. Willer; Secretary, F. W. Sheldon. No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A. President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Chas, Coller. No. 41—Breckenridge B. M. A. President, W. O. Watson; Secretary, C. E. Scudder. No. 42—FKremont K. M. A. ' President. Jos. Gerber; Secretary C. J. Rathbun. as 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; Sécretary, O. A. Halladay. * No. 46—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 8B. 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— Vougilas 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. 5%7—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. No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt. No. 61—Hartford B. M. A. President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B.-Barnes. * No. 62—Hast saginaw M. A. President, G. W. Meyer; Secretary, Theo. Kadish. No. 63—Evart B. M. A. President, W. M. Davis; Secretary, C. E. Bell. 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. No. 66—Lansing B. M. A. . President, Frank Wells; Secretary, B. F. Hall. No. 637—Watervliet B. M., A. President, Geo. Parsons; Secretary, J..M. Hall. 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. No. 70—Nashville B. M. A, President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. 8. Powers. No. 71—Ashley B. M. A, President, M. Netzorg; Secretary, Geo. E. Clutterbuck. No. 72—Edmore B. M. A. No,.73—Belding B. M.A. - President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster. No. 74—Davison M. U. President, J. F. Cartwright; Secretary. L. Gifford. No. 75—Tecumseh B. M. A. President, Oscar P. Bills; Secretary, F. Rosacraus. No. 76—Kalamazoo B. M. A. President, 8. S, McCamly; Secretary, Chauncey Strong. Spel Enterprises Wanted, — APPL A, A. Stebbins. Cae ANT WOOD MANUFACTOR- ies in every branch to improve the greatest ad- vantages in the State. Ail kinds of timber of the finest quality in unlimited quantities. Come and we will _ help you. : Address Sec’y B. M. A. ae 248 KINS STATION—OFFERS BIG INDUCE- - mente for the location of a Roller Mill. Adpress SeCyRM A 1 | NOtpoer aiarrleoy aoa at Tee A ‘Muskego ¥. Clapp, Al- —| ers, all of whom assured 7 Programme for the Cheboygan Convention. % qieeees a ‘2 @URBDAY—9 a. M. 2 yer by Rev. P. J. DeSmedt. 8 Address of welcome by Watts S. Humph- rey. 2 : i ‘Response by M. L. Whitney, of the kegon B.M. A. ~ t et ' 5. President’s address. oat 6 Secretary's report. — ae: 7 Treasurer’s report. : “8 Report of Executive Board. 9 Appointment of special committees on President’s address, Secretary’s report, Cre- dentials, Order of Business aud Resolutions. 10 Reports of delegates. TUESDAY—1:30 P. M. 1 Report of Committee on Order of Busi- ness. Report of Committee on Credentials. Report of Committee‘on Transportation. Report of Committee on Legislation. Report of Committee on Insurance. Report of Committee on Building and Loan Associations. 7 Reports of delegates. TUESDAY—7:30 P. M. ] Music. 2 Report of Committee on Trade Interests. 3 Discussion‘and action on above. 4 Reports of delegates. to other state con- ventions. _ 6 Question box. ‘ _ WEDNESDAY—9 A. M. 1 Call to order. 2 Prayer by Rev.— : ae Report of Committee on President's ad- Tess. 4 Report of Committee on Secretary’s re- rt, ort. 5 Paper—‘Regulating the Peddler,” H. T. Johnson, Saranac, 6 Discussion of same. : 7 Paper—‘*Needed Reforms in the Commis- sion Business,” I. F. Clapp, Allegan. 8 Discussion of‘same. 9 Reports of delegates. WEDNESDAY—1:30 P. M. 1 Consideration of reports of standing com- mittees. 2 Reports of special committees. 3 Paper—“Duties of Local Officers,’’ S. E. Parkill, Owosso. 4 Election of officers. WEDNESDAY —7:30 P. M. 8 2 3 4 5 6 1 Music... 2 Paper—“‘The Business Man in Politics’ prepared for the Flint convention], by the ate Fon, 8. C. Moffatt, Traverse City. 3 Paper—“‘The Successful Merchant,” Parke Mathewson, Detroit. ‘ 4 Selection of next place of meeting. THURSDAY—10 A. M. Drive about city (fishing trip to Bois Blanc Island for those who prefer), tendered by the Cheboygan B. M. A. THURSDAY—l1 P. M. Excursion to Mackinac Island, tendered by the Cheboygan B. M. A. "MHURSDAY—7:30 P. M. Banquet at the City Hall, tendered by the Cheboygan B.M. A. ———>>_ a ___- Meeting of Lansing B. M. A. From the Lansing Journal, July 19. Even the possibility of being sent as del- egates to the meeting of the State Associa- tion at Cheboygan on August 7 and 8 did not secure a large attendance at the session of the Business Men’s Association last night. Itis barely possible, however, that this would have proved a better drawing at- traction if the delegates were not compelled to bear their own expenses. As it was, there were about a dozen present when President Wells mildly suggested that it would not be objectionable to come to order. James W. Twaits, of North Lansing, was elected a member of the Association. A communication was read from Secretary B. F. Hall announcing that his time was too abbreviated to allow him to fill the office, but it was decided to postpone the election of a new Secretary until the next meeting. The Association is_ entitled to nine representatives at the State conven- tion, and President Wells, Will Crotty, Dr. Whitney, Ald. Cherles Broas and H. A. Woodworth were elected as part of the del- egation. Four others will be chosen by the President, who- was also directed to fill any vacancies in the list chosen. Ex-Secretary Crotty was. requested to prepare a three- minute address for the State meeting on the work accomplished by the Lansing Associa- tion. Burr D. Northrop presented a resolution to the effect that the meetings of the Asso- ciation shall hereafter be held with closed doors. No one was prepared to vote on the proposition, and it was, therefore, tabled uptil the next meeting. Vice-President Osborn suggested that a discussion of how to make the Associa- tion’s meetings more interesting should likewise be made a special order for the next session, and the suggestion was promptly adopted. Dr. Whitney had apparently had some- thing on his mind during the entire evening. Toward the close of the session it became too big a burden to be borne in silence. The doctor was a little misty on one of the As- sociation rules, and wanted to know whether he could conscientiously, as a mem- ber of the B. M. A., attend a patient who was on the Association’s delinquent list, provided the invalid aforesaid paid cash for his services. President Wells said he could, and the doctor looked relieved. oOo Direct Rail Connection with Cheboygan. J. F. Moloney, a leading business man of Cheboygan, was in the city last Friday and Saturday for the purpose of interesting the jobbers and manufacturers of this market in a project which is dear to the hearts of Cheboygan business men—the construction and operation of fourteen miles of. railroad between Levering and Cheboygan, which would give the latter the benefit of a com- peting transportation line, making direct connection with the G. R. & I. Railroad and indirect connection with the entire Pennsylvania system. Mr. Moloney first called upon President Hughait, of the G. R. & L Railroad, to whom he made a plain statement of the -|Yeasons why Cheboygan people desired more direct connection with Grand Rapids and Chicago, tages such a feeder would be to theG. R. & I., and setting forth what inducements the business men of Cheboygan would offer for the sake of such a connection. Mr. Hughart listened to Mr. Moloney’s remarks with much interest and asked enough per- tinent questions to show that he proposed giving’ the matter serious consideration. He promised to lay the matter before the Executive Committee of the road at the next meeting and inform the Cheboygan B. M. A. of the decision, if any was‘definitely % 2 r. Moloney then called on the ‘Trans- portation Committee of the Board of Trade and other leading jobbers and manufactur- enumerating the advan- | him that they a “Association Notes. W. J. Hopper will represent the Fremont B. M. A. at the Cheboygan convention. _ Edward Telfer, President of the Telfer Spice Co., will accompany the delegates of the Grand Rapids Mercantile Association to the Cheboygan convention week after next. Nashville News:The Business Men’s Association has elected Dr, W. Young and id W. S. Powers delegates to the annual meeting of the State Association, to be| held at Cheboygan on August 7 and 8. Edmore Herald : We understand that the Business Men’s Association, which was or- ganized here for the purpose of ‘‘booming” Edmore, is lagging in interest. Gentle- men, this will not do.. ‘You should attend regularly each meeting and do what you can to advance the interests of Edmore. Rockford Register : Atthe regular meet- a ing of the Rockford B. M. A., Wednesday evening, the following delegates and alter- nates were elected to attend the State con- vention, to be held at Cheboygan, August 7 and 8: Joshua.Colby, Wm. G. Tefft, Willis 10d H. Hyde. Alternates, E. E. Hewitt, S. A. Betts, John J. Ely. From present indications every associa- tion in the State will be well represented at the Cheboygan convention. It should not be other wise, for two reasons—there is a crying necessity for effective work in sey- eral directions and the business men of Cheboygan deserve a general acceptance of their proffered hospitality. Gaylord Herald: The third annual con vention of the Michigan Business Men’s Association will occurr at Cheboygan on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 7 and 8. The convention is going to decide on how to regulate the peddler, how to do better collecting, how to get up business men’s mu- tual insurance companies, etc. Gaylord will send delegates and a brass band to help en- liven the occasion. Gaylord Herald: The Business Men’s Association of Cheboygan accepted the terms of the Gaylord City Band, and that fine musical organization will endeavor to render the air of Cheboygan sweet with melody on the occasion they are engaged for, which is the meeting of the Michigan Business Men’s Association, which occurs the *th and 8th of next month. A number of the members of the Gaylord. Business Men’s Asseciation will attend as delegates. _—_——— oo? Or Grand Rapids Mercantile Association. At the last meeting of the Grand Rapids Mercantile Association, the special order of business was the election of delegates to the State convention, to be held at Cheboy- gan on August 7 and 8, resulting in the se- lection of the following gentlemen: E. J. Herrick, H. A. Hydorn, C. L. Lawton, Thos. Keating, M. C. Goossen, John Sours, Hale Sessions and L. Winternitz. ©. F. Conklin was invited to accompany the del- egates as an honorary guest. It was voted to reimburse the delegates the traveling expenses actually incurred in attending the convention. Any delegate finding himself unable to go to the convention was instructed to se- cure an alternate without fail. E. J. Herrick was selected to present the official report of the Association. The Secretary was instructed to prepare suitable badges, M. C. Goossen suggested that the meet- ings of the Association be held in different portions of the city, in order to secure the co-operation of every one in trade. The same gentleman reported that he had discovered that the tobacco put up in ten- pound pails by some manufacturers was short weight. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned until August 21. —_———— 0 Are Minors Eligible to the Delinquent List ? CLIMAX, July 15, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—Please find inclosed list of delinquents to be reinstated; also list of delinquents. We were rather late in get- ting out our list this month, as we ad- journed once on account of the Fourth, that being the date of our regular meeting. We have elected J. F. Clark, of Climax, and E. L. Carbine, of Scotts, to represent us at Cheboygan. 1 would like to ask the question, ‘‘Does the Association take any notice of a boy under twenty-one years old, if he has all other requirements of a first-class dead- beat—i. ¢., would you advise putting a boy under twenty-one on the delinquent list ? Yours truly, F. L. WiLuison, Sec’y. There is no apparent reason why age should act as a barrier in the case of a de- linquent. ‘The delinquent list is gotten up for the purpose of protection—to warn the members of an Association against those who can pay their debts but do not do so— and why a line should be drawn on account of age is not plain. —_—_— OO - Oo They Must Have More Feeders. ‘‘Freights along the main line are a little quiet these days,” said an official of the G. R. & I. Railroad to a reporter of THE TRADESMAN the other day. ‘‘What we need and must have,” continued the same gentleman, ‘‘is more feeders.” : With this statement Toe TRADESMAN is in perfect accord. There are four terminii the G. R. & I. people ought to have touched before this time—Manistee, Elk Rapids, Charlevoix and Cheboygan. And if the management isas wise as THE TRADESMAN gives it credit for being, these gaps will be covered with as little delay as possible. Hit the Wrong Pill Box. New Wire Nail Card. which went into effect on July 16. It willbe noticed that the base has been changed from 10d to 60d to 12d to 40d, the same as the new base of the steel nail card: COMMON FENCE, SHIN- GLE, FLOORING AND BARBED COMMON .AND BARBED CAR NAILS. 25 cents advance over common. CASING, SMOOTH BOX. a ee Segde beislet $0 7 3 25 Barbed Box 25¢ ad- vance. SMOOTH FIN. NAILS. $3 50 MOG So oc ce, wae iseicis W2d to 20d.......... WIRE SPIKES. All sizes. ¢.2 2.2... $0 3 0) HINGE oe : 60sec oe 1 50 ROS cee 1 4 10d to 20d.......... 100 Barbed Finishing 25¢ advance. FINE NAILS. LINING NAILS. ai Meee cel Soat® <> —______ “‘Can Show Substantial Progress.” HARBOR SPRINGS, July 21, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR SIR—At a meeting of our B. M. A., held last evening, W. J. Clark, C. H. Eaton and E. L. Marshall were elected delegates, with A. L. Thompson, D. W. Culver and J. L. Morrice as alternates, to the Cheboy- gan meeting on August 7 and 8. Wealso designated our President, W. J. Clarke, to make the three-minute report. » We are confident our B. M. A., which you and Bro. Hamilton organized a year ago the 16th, can show as much substantial progress as any in the State. Please send six reduced rate certificates and oblige, Yours, A. L. THompson, Sec’y. HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock, measured merchantable, mi.. culls out; Basswood, log-run................... 13 00@15 00 Birch, log-run........... Hb loa cute se 15 00@16 00 Birch; Nos. band 2.................;. @22 00 Black Ash, log-run................... 14 00@16 5) Cherry, log-run.../ 2... eek... 25 00@35 00 Cherry, Nos.1 and 2................. 50 00@60 00 Cherry, cull....... ... Maple, log-run........ Maple, soft, log-run.. Maple, Nos. land 2...... Maple, clear, flooring... Maple, white, selected.. Red Oak, log-run...... Red Oak, Nos.1 and 2......:. - 24 00@: Red Oak, 4 sawed, 8in and upw’d..40 00@45 00 Red Oak,“ ‘“ regular... s..6s 30 00@35 0 Red Oak, No. 1,step plank.......... @25 Walnut, log-run tes ee oo PIOUS sae. Walnut, Nos. land 2.............. .. Walnuts! Gulis;:..... 206.02. Grey Elm, log-run......5.5.......... 12 00@13 White Ash, log-run..... Pecos eee & 14 00@16 Whitewood, log-run................. 20 00@22 White Oak, log-run.....;........ .+- 4-17 00@18 0 00 00 00 @25 00 00 50 00 00 THERE IS NO BETTER IN- VESTMENT IN THIS COUN- TRY THAN No boom, but a sure, steady and rapid rise in values. Davis, Turner & Garroll ADDITIONS. Our Additions are the best in the market. They are in the best locations. The city is built up to and around them. They are right on the street car lines. We offer all classes of prop- erty. Residence lots from $250 to $1,000 each. Business property on South Division street $25 to $40 per foot. Now is the time to buy. You can now secure choice of lots. There is certain to be a large rise of values next year and you will soon double your mon- ey on present prices. Don’t wait until your smarter neigh- bors corner the market. Correspondence solicited. Turner & Carroll, New Houseman Block, a The following is the new Wire nail card, 09; Call... oa... Ae Grand Rapids Real Estate} GRAND RAPIDS.! ba roware.. 5 * promptly and buy, ackagres. : '_ AUGERS AND BITS. - Ives’, O1d 8tYl@.. o.oo. ee ci cele bbe coool N. H.C. Co; ag ss 9's Poor ele ge feo e Ke MS ral dell ass dis mitation.......... a! deee eee GiSD0& Sos BALANCES.: | Spring... 220.20... eeu s ec Sse e eel E Beg bles dis | BARROWS. Railroad 2.63... 43 28 Dosh eeves! ones $ 14 00 Garden. 0,.325.4. 7.4.02 2; fT eae k ap edie'cs net 33 00 BELLS. Hand... ... Seer ceatese cece. .. dis $ 60&10&10 dis 70 Cow... : e 80&15 25 60&10 yeesess Jennings’, Jennings’, & 8 Gong anna sea ce’ eaeelna bees on Heeue ae ud Door, Sargent .... ois .ccccecs cece: dis BOLTS. 50 | Stove. Spe bs aia ee ees eek oo od dis $ 0 Carriage new list.........c.cccccccces dis %0&10 BIOW eel o oe ig ie Me dis 50 Oo ught Barrel Bolts. Cast Barrel Bolts...... Cast Barrel, brass knob Cast Square Spring....... Cast Chain 72006. Wrought Barrel, brass knob. Ae Wrought Square .............. se Wrought Sunk Flush........... . Gi eeeee Bronze and Plated Knob POSS geo Beg dis Ives’ Door... 66 ho a .-... dis BRACES, Barbero, ca. ae ee dis$ 40 Ba@RUs..0 0 eo ee dis 50&10 Spotord.) cos dis 50 Am. Ball: oo eee a dis net BUCKETS. Well plain oa $ 350 Well, swivel 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........ di rowel Loose Pin, japanned, silver ppe Ce ae, Wrought Table........ Wrought Inside Blind Wrought Brass........ 75 Blind, Clark’s... is 70&10 Blind: Parker's. 000 008 ae dis 70&10 Blind, Shepard’s.........:............ dis 70 CAPS. Bys 1-10 oe Hicks G2 eo. G. D Musket. cis. 4 : CATRIDGES. Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list....50 Rim Fire, United States.................. -dis50 Central Wires a eg dis25 CHISELS. Socket Birmer: 2. ee. dis %0&10 Socket Framing... .................... dis %0&10 Socket Commer... 600. loccecc ce ck. dis 70&10 Socket SHGES: oo. dis %0&10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis 40 Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20 Old eo rene net COMBS. Curry, Lawrence’s.................... dis 40&10 FVOCGHESSS ss go en dis 25 COCKS. Brass, Racking’s.... 050) occ. ccc. c ecco es IBIDDIR ee ee ae 60 OCR eke i ss ah 40&10 FOnNe 3). see a ee 60 COPPER. Planished, 14 02 cut to size.............. Bb 3 14x52, 14x56, 14 x60............ Teens os ae 31 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60................. 29 Cold Rolled, 14x48 Bottoms...) 66 225 406; DRILLS Morse’s Bit Stock......... 40 Taper and Straight Shank. 40 Morse’s Taper Shank...... 40 ELBOWS. Com. 4 piece, 6 in.................. doz net $.%5 Corrugated. oe dis20&101 &0 AGjustable dis 4%&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 30 Ives’, 1, $18 00;, 2, $24 00; 3, $3000. dis 25 SSS5S55S3 60&10 60&10 70& esc per m $ 65 sos 60 These prices are io cae n aa &, who pay i? os ’ «| Heller’s- Horsé Rasps................. di Nos ingow, “Band a ina a, 2 : : . 25 and 26, eB om 14 15 60 | Adv. # keg ay :.. FILES—New List. : American File Association List...... dis MOBO 6 ho. coe cae gecesi cae dis New Am Raisers cease son cee dis Nicholson’s. ....2...60....00ccccceceees dis Heller’s...... PS WEE eos oo dis List She ~ Discount, 60. i ' “GAUGES. Stanley Rule-and LevetCo.’s......... dis 4 HAMMERS, | Maydole & Co.’8.........5 cc cece cece dis BOR Seo ee fac a ue dis Yerkes & Plumb’s.................... dis Mason's Solid Cast. Steel.............. ce Re FS SB SSssess 40&10 u Cast 30 ¢ list 60 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10 : | SHINGES. Gate, Clark’s,1,%, 8.52002 /..0........ dis 60 State...... ewes aecce sae per doz, net, 2 50 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and longer........ Gites tewccg cer sss Screw Hook and Eye, & ............ net Screw Hook and Bye 5.............. net Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net Strap and Te dis : HANGERS. Barn Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track 50&10 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&10 Kidder, wood track................... dis 40 HOLLOW WARE. ORR eres eon ee MEGOCIOR oe SpldOre ooo ee Gray enameled...... 2.0.0.0... 00.0.0 000s HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware.............. new list 70&10 Japanned Tin Ware..................... 25 Granite Iron Ware...................... 25 Grub ls 2 ee $11 00, dis 60 HOES. 2 UL NR ae a sr ii 11 50, dis 60 dis 6010 60&10 60. &10 50 : KNOBS—NEW LIST. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.......dig Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings........ Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... Door, porcelain, trimmings............. Drawer and Shutter, porcelain......dis Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........... BOMmaeite dis LOCKS—DOOR. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list. .dis Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis Branford’s i Norwalk’s 55 55 LEVELS. Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis MATTOCKS. AQ7G HYCO $16 00 dis Hunt Hy@ 00). ok $15 00 dis BUG a $18 50 dis 20 & 10 MAULS. Sperry & Co.’r, Post, handled............ dis 50 MILLS. Coffee, Parkers Co.’8............0ccccc005. dis 40 Coffee, P.S. & W.Mfg. Co.’s Malleables ... dis 40 Coffee, Landers, Ferry &Clark’s.......... dis 40 Coffee, Enterprise..................0..... dis 25 MOLASSES GATES. Stebbin’s Pattern .................... dis 60&10 Stebbin’s Genuine...... ..... --dis 60&10 Enterprise, self-measurine... ..dis 25 NAILS —TRON. Common, Brad and Fencing. OG tO. 600. ooo. se ® keg $2 05 Sd'and 9d adv. oo eo ee Gdiand 1d adv... 02 oe 40 and 5d) 8d. 50 eo, 30 SdVENCO! ee 3d fine advance...... 0.2... ec ee bee eccn. Clineh nails, advise Finishing f 10d 8d 6d 4d Size—inches 3 2% 2 1% $125 150 175 200 Steel Nails—2 10. OILERS. Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent. ............ dis60&10 Zine, with brass bottom.................. dis 60 Brass or Copper.............ccecececceees dis 50 Reaper... oe per gross, $12 net Ghustead’s.. 22) 50&10 2 25 100 PLANES. Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................. dis 40@10 Sciota Bench. 0632680 dis @é0 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.... ....... dis 40@10 Bench, first?quality.................... dis @é0 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... .dis20&10 PANS, Fry, ACM6:... 0.5.5. dis 50&10 Common, polished................. ..- . Gis60&10 Dripping ob es Bh 6% RIVETS. Tron and Tinned...................2.. dis 55 50 Copper Rivets and Burs.............dis °)DX, 100 Plate Charcoal...1117.7""" 5 DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal PATENT FLANISAED IRON. “A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24to 27 10 20 *B” Wood's pat, planished, Nos. 25 to27 920 Broken packs Kc ® Bextra. ROPES. Sisal, 4% in. and larger........ Bae eee ae Manilia.......... sb Sae Se cote wed sae z Steel andIron.................. ee ated Try and Bevels.........0.00000000000 ais Mitre ott ewe cece twee cece cccan cocede GB SHEET IRON. m. ie Nos. 10 to 14............... ee Nos. 15 to 17.......0000....00007 420 Nos. 18 to 21........00000000000007 4 26 NOS. 2210 2. 4 20 NOS .25 to 26......0.00...000000007" 440 Ne rer OIRECTIONS i. ‘We have cooked the cornin this can socked) adding piece ¢ size of hen’segg) and gill le to water. the table. None | the signature of Davenport Vannirg Qo, Davenport, Ia. ' Successors to CURTISS & DUNTON. WHOLESALE PAPER WAREHOUSE, Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts., GRAND RAPIDS, MICHEL. RETAIL GROCERS Who wish to serve their Customers with GOOD COFFEE would do well to avoid Brands that require the support of Gift Schemes, Prize Prom- ises or Lottery Inducements. ers DILWORTH'S COFFEE, Which Holds Trade on Account of Superior Merit Alone. _z Unequaled Quality. Improved Roasting Process, z= Patent Preservative Packages. For Sale by all Jobbers at Grand Rapids, Detroit, Saginaw, East Saginaw and Bay City. rietors, - PITTSBURGH, Penn, BARLOW Pa Ohy ee See € oe Ne I > oN NGEST —— SW Caen EVER MADE MOSELEY BROS. WHOLESALE 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. Of 98 30 & 32 Ottawa Street, GRAND RAPIDS Lorillard’s New “Smoking or Chewing” YELLOW JACKET [LONG UT. Packed in 3 0z., 8 oz. or 16 oz. Handsomely Decorated Papers. To be had of all Jobbers at the very low price of 20 CENTS per POUND. IT IS THE Mildest, Smoothest Smoke Ever Offered for Less than 30 Cents per Pound. THOMPSON & MACLAY, Notions, Hosiery, Underwear, Purishng Guts, Bt, ie ye Aare 5 CURTISS & CO. M, GhaRK & SON (Successors to Clark, Jewell & Co.) Wholesale Grocers, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Will occupy this space next week. SWIET’S Choice Chicago Dressed Beet ‘ —AND— MUTTON Can be found at all times in full supply and at popular prices at the branch houses in all the larger cities and is Retailed by all First-Class Butchers. The trade of all marketmen and meat dealere is solicited. Our Wholesale Branch House, L. F. Swift & Co., located at Grand Rapids, always has on hand a full supply of our Beef, Mutton and Provisions, and the public may rest assured that in purchasing our meats from dealers they will always receive the best. Swift and Company, Union Stock Yards, CHICAGO, ILL. AY i 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. l, 6. RVI, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 Canal ot. ~-PSTRKETEE & SONS, JOBBERS iN DRY GOODS, AND NOTIONS, 8383 Monroe St.. AND 10, 12, 14, 16 AND 18 FOUNTAIN STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. * Peerless Carpet Warps and Geese Feathers American and Stark A Bags +A Specialty. PUTNAM & BROOKS, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF CAND YT And Heavy Jobbers In Oranges, Lemons, BANANAS, NUTS Dates, Figs, Gitrons, Prunells, kts, PRICES QUOTED AND CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED GRAND RAPIDS. 13, 15, 17: South Ionia Street, 13, 15, 47 Railroad Place Lots OF SOA but room for ae TO USE Crers A Circ JAXON becauseit beatsthemall IT Is QUICK, EASY, ANTI- CHEAP. 3 It’s worth trying. i) SAVES MONEY, TIME. LABOR, STRENGTH, CLOTHES. 5 Cents Is ALL IT COSTS. That’s not much if it’s bad, and is mighty cheap if it does what is claimed for it. If so, send for Oatalogue and Price-List to THY MAN & OO. MICHIGAN BIG RAPIDS, CIGAR CO, MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED “—. © Ga The Most Popular 10c cigar, and “rvUM YUM,” The Best Selling 5c Cigar in the Market. Send for trial order. MICE. ae os §, MUSSELMAN # GO, « Wholesale Grocers, 21 &23 SOUTH IONIA ST. _ - GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH, of At the outs is one thing that must, perforce, be When you and I— who are ‘‘featherweights”—have occasion to visit some trading establishment where the lightest and gayest and flimsiest. kind of merchandise is handled, and are waited upon by a big, brawny, semi-gigantic clerk, we can’t help thinking that there is some- thing incongruous, out of place, and almost comical in the association of the man and the goods, and that an intelligent, tidy lit- tle damsel ought to supplant the massive counter-jumper, for the good of the princi- ple, and in the interests of an equitable ad- justment of the right of the sexes. This is the common and superficial view with which such cases are regarded. There is among our people something approaching a chivalrous respect for women, and it is natural to feel contempt for those whom mature apparently fitted for the rougher and more laborious pursuits, but who, neverthe- less, persist in. becoming obstacles in the ~ road of the female seeker after honorable and suitable employment.- And from a sentimental point of view this is perfectly right, but, unfortunately, people cannot afford to run business on a sentimental basis. Perhaps the employer of the Vulcan-like fellow has experimented with the tidy little female clerk, and knows what pertains to his own interests better than you and I. Perhaps he has found the big mass of flesh and bones a ‘‘hustler,” and the little ditto of very small value to. him in the matter of gaining and holding trade. * * * * * * * Of course, there are exceptions to all rules, but, from my own observation, I am inclined to believe that the average female who attempts to cater to the bucolic buyer: isnot asuccess. And, bless her heart, she is not to blame for it. She labors as faith- fully and diligentyl for her own, or her em- ployer’s, interests as she is possibly capable of doing, but nature never fitted her for grappling with the difficulties of a country trade. In her own way, and among her own pursuits, she has a keener intuition, and a better faculy of adapting herself to circumstances, than the animal man, even approximately possesses, but her ideas of the manner in which business transactions should be conducted are usually so diamet- rically opposed to the ideas of the majority of the male bipeds with whom she has dealings, that not all their inherent chivalry can persuade them to prefer her ministra- tions to those of her masculine coadjutors. * * * ¥ * * * If there is such a thing as bringing bus- iness down to too fine a point, the female handler of merchandise very often errs in that manner. For instance, I was in a dry goods store, one day, that had been tem- porarily left in charge of alady. Quitea number of customers were present, and the slowness and painful carefulness with which every deal was transacted was note- worthy. One man traded two dollars and one cent, and handed a five dollar bill to be changed. Three or four people were impa- tiently waiting to beserved, but that blessed ‘woman spent ten minutes in searching the safe and drawers, and finally sent out after ‘some pennies to make the ninety-nine cents change, and, during all this, a half-dozen customers left for other stores. Shortly .after this matter was adjusted, a party~pur- ahased a dollar article but found that he had only ninety-eight cents in his pocket, and ‘the goods were promptly returned to the ‘Shelf; and after measuring off ten yards of calico the female dealer discovered that there was a remnant of about a quarter of a “yard left, which was torn off and put back dn place of the piece. % * * * * * * Smith, during the last winter, thought | .4rade too slow to warrant him in keeping a . -- =< __ The Latest Trust. It is a cold day when a new trust is not announced. The last of these legalized robberies organized to play the part of pub- lie extortioners is the nut and bolt trust now going through the forms of organization in the City of New York. There is not a machine, from a farmer’s wagon toa locomotive engine, that is not held together by the iron nuts’ and bolts made by the parties’ to this: syndicate, nor i> there an implement used in- domestic’ economy, from a coffee-mill: to the kitchen pump, that does not contain . these con- trivances. They are in every shop, mill and store in the country. They are made on patented machinery, in which only a few men are interested, so ae me business can be easily eontrolled. ny No Grounds for Fear. _ “Young man,” said the solemn-faced | gentleman to the urchin who was puffing | - with all his might at a cigar, “let. me warn “you in time that _ isa ee vice you cultivating.” you not afraid of bringing your | ee ae 1. : oy "think Fe is Dib the fault. of the butchers,” -was theteply. ‘They have ed- -ucated their customers to paying low prices for meats, and they now find it impossible to get out of the rut they have created. I am confident ‘that. if . Michigan butchers would place the choicest quality of meats before their patrons the latter would soon come to recognize the superior merits: of the high-priced article.”. ‘Wherein are our Michigan meat aiken behind their Eastern brethren ?” asked the reporter. **In my opinion, they make a great mis- take iu cutting everything into steak, in- stead of giving more attention to other methods of cutting. I think they sell steaks a cent too low and boiling pieces a eent too high. As a matter of fact, the people who can least afford to pay for steaks are the largest patrons of that cut, while the rougher meats, which are higher in nu- triment and cheaper in price, are bought largely by those who. could’ better afford to pay for.steaks.” Designed to Catch the Eye. L. A. Pease & Co., of Grand Island, Neb., send the American Storekeeper the follow- ing eye-catching card, which they got up to hand to farmers who come into town on Sat- urday: i We wish you would de- ‘VOTE a few minutes to our store be- FOR- e youleavetown. Weare offering CHEAP GIN- ghams, muslins, calicos, ete., to-day, and can prove to you in a few minutes that your trading should be done with L. A. PEASE & Co. —————>- The Grocery Market. The condition of the sugar market is the principal feature in grocery circles, further advances having taken place during the past week. Jobbers are unable to fill all orders as itis impossible for them to get their spot orders filled. The refineries will make no quotations and will take open orders only—that is, orders to be shipped] whenever sugar isin stock atthe ruling price for that day. Itis reported that the refiners are averse to higher prices than 737 cents at the refinery; but they were unable to do so after last Friday. ‘The end is not yet, and it takes a wise man to foretell]: what that end will be. _BAUWS THE ACKNOWLEDGED KING of AXLE LUBRICANTS. Neither Gums nor Chills, never runs off the axle and outwears any other known oilor grease. PRICES TO THE TRADE. Ponys, per gross, $10. Packedin3 doz. cases. Retail at 10 cts. each. Pints, per doz., $2.25. Packed in 1 doz. cases. Retail at 30 cts. each. Quarts, per doz., $4. Packed in 1 doz. cases. Retail at 50 cents each. Gallons, each, $1.20. Packed 6 cans in case. Retail at $1. 50 each. Each case contains a liberal assortment of advertising matter, lithographs, show-cards, etc. THE TRADE SUPPLIED BY OLNEY, SHIELDS #60, o™sen?'** 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 & Go, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference FELSENTHAL. Gross & MILLER, Bankers, Chicago. STANTON, SAMPSON & 60,, Manutacturers and Jobbers of: Men's Furnishing Goods. Sole Manufacturers of the “Peninsular” Brand Pants, Shirts and Overalls, State agents for Celuloid Collars and Cuffs. 120 and 122 Jefferson, Ave., DETROIT, .. - . MICHIGAN. GEO. F. OWEN, Grand Rapids; "Western Michigan Salesman. D. D. COOK, PROPRIETOR OF THE Vale iy Shy Case Paco, .Santos.. -Dilworth’s. '‘Magnolia...... ‘German, bins. : Mich » | Lemon Best) Sas ‘Orange Peel oe stnset eas Arctic, : cans, 6 doz... . ig 4 wf “ ats oe 5 12 Victorian, 1 b (tall, 2 doz. 2 Diamond, “bulk.” Red Star % b cans 4 doz.. “6 Oy “a 66 § ‘ss Absolute, M i cans, 100 cans in cas Absolute, rae b ‘cans, 7) ~ cans in Case............. 10 00 — 1D cans, 50 cans > RH Telfer’ 8 1 cans, 1 doz in CORO ee ee oe 1 BROOMS. No: 2 Burl.) es. sees eres No. asurt oe No. 2 Carpet....... as No. 1Carpet.....-.. Parlor Gem..... : , Common Whisk .. a Whisk .. Warehouse .........- " % CHOCOLATE. - Runkle Bros’ .. Vien. Sweet a Premium.. : Hom-Cocoa ar Breakfast.. 48 COCOANUT Sche 8 ae Boe eS al ce 27 OM is ani WES 8 oly ran ae 1s Ba tin eae “ Maltb 8, is Pos ace ieseus ae) r and s.. - Manhattan, sails cin ua eees Go coro Dodo SARSSaSRS G9 C9 bas oo a se oe oe , Peerless Bulk, pails or barrels. “isos COFFEE—GREEN MOCHA. 2.6. ooo iss «--25@28 Mandaling.. wo oe coe D226 GO G Java... .22.2.:..5.05 24@25 SAVA. 6 oo co kos oc eee «202A Maricabo............0¢ - 16@19 Costi Rica............% « @I19 Mexican....... Secu seas @19 °215@18 Rio, fancy.. eee oo seeae a *58@19 Rio, prime............. 16@17 Rio, common......... .14@15 To ascertain cost of ‘Toasted coffee, add %c per D. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. forshrink- age. COFFEES—PACKAGE. : 30 lbs 60 bs 100 bs TON ....5 225. . ; 18% Lion, in Sine a 19% 1836 184 1834 18% 1934 18% 16% ACGME. 2... ... 6 18% 18% German ...... Arbuckle’s Ariosa £* Avorica ‘McLaughlin’s XXX X 183% i COFFEES—50 LB. BAGS. Arbuckle’s Avorica. .... .16% * Quaker City....... 1s "% os BOSt REO! eo. os 18% ‘© Prime Maricabo.. .201%4 CORDAGE. 60 foot Jute.. %2 foot Jute . 49 Foot Cotton... BC 50 foot Cotton............ -..1 60 60 foot Cotton......,... 0... 1% 42 foot Cotton...... ioecoeode 2 00 CRACKERS. Kenosha Butter.............. 1, Seymour Butter.......... Butter... os 3s. Family Butter.. Fancy Butter.. Butter Biscuit. Boston ........ a paney Oyster...... se CANNED VISH. Clams, 1 , Little Neck.. Clam Chowder, BD.i 5.05.5 Cove Oysters, 1 b stand.. Cove Oysters, 2 i stand.. Lobsters, 1 hb picnic. ..... bsters, 2b, picnic........ bsters, 1 star.......... Lobsters, 2 ib star.......... Mackerel in Tomato Sauce Mackerel, 1 i stand........ Mackerel, 2% stand........ Mackerel,3 b in Mustard.. Mackerel, 3 b soused...... Salmon, 1b Columbia.. Salmon, 2 b a Salmon, 1 b ec neni Salmon, 2 b Sardines, domestic 8... Sardines, domestic %s. “hoa Sardines, Mustard %s... 9@10 Sardines, imported 8. '12@138 Sardines, spiced, 48..... 10@12 Trout, 3b brook CANNED FRUITS. Apples, gallons, stand..... Bisck berries. stand...:.... Cherries, red standard.. Cherries, pitted......1 85@ Damsons......... .. wl Eee Plums, aap cee Gooseberries.. Daa MATADOR oo se see os aa fos GAROR Se sce esse os Peaches, all yellow, stand.2 Peaches, seconds.......... Peaches, pie.......... 1 60@1 65 PRBTR. ose oe a snes or on es el Pineapples,........... 1 40@2 & Quinceg. 15 Raspberries, BxtRas 2. cs. 1 30 jose 1 50 | Strawberries Dees 6 1 cde s Whortleberries.. D VEGETABLES. Aspe Orr Bay.. Beans, ima, stand Beans, Green Limas.. Beans, String.. .10@ Beans, Stringless, Erie.. Beans, Lewis’ Boston Bak.1 60 8 iovioiininie ss SSRR RERKASSRR osteo 6e foi anes R Dodo LBB ERRSRARSTSSSS Corn, Archer’ 8 pe Pa: oe ; ry. oy a] more Gold.1 15 Peas, French.............. -l 60 Peas, extra marrofat. 1 20@1 40 Peas, 8 90 2 ‘© French, extra fine. .20 00 Mushrooms, extra fine....20 00 | N Pumpkin, 3-b Oe eine: 100 Succotash,standard....80@1 30 BauUAan: osc e se csc 125 Tomatoes, Red Coat e612 Good Enough 1 20 oe Ben Har .......120 fe stand br.1 15@ 1 20 |: DRIED FRUITS. Apples, pundried.- -94%@10 ees 64@ 7% < CHEESE, ED EBUIEy FOREIGN,” citron, im drum:.... soeee 28 j mere rer eae @ 1% see Raisins, Loose Califo ‘nia ee! "1 60 | 00 | Stand ceieveae Raisins, Ondaras, 28s. 9 @9% Raisins, Sultanas....... @ Raisins, Valencias..... an Raisins, Imperials.......... FISH. Cod, whole............. 44QA% Cod, ~ li once cud oo neless.. 5AOI4 Herning, round, % bbl. 2% Herring, round, % bb! 1 50 Herring, Holland, bbis. . 10 00 Herring’ Holland, kegs 65@70|8 He aled 90 fo Gc Corner Stone. ................ 39 Whe ble Pedro................ 40 ding Cake, bik a + +-40 @, DIK. foe rte Red For... Gn is Sweet Roneet aed eee eet 30@32 TOBACCOS—FINE CUT. Sweet Pippin................ 50 Five and aeven. De eancueesoee 50 POBWHtHA. oo. 68 weet Cuba................¢. 45 Petoskey Chief.. i 55 re Russet...... eS 4042 TOBE os ike es. ok 66 50 | Red Domino..." mee cr ai ccs 38 85 ao Angel....... Recs sce 40 on0e! salenies Vem eReres pe wees 33 20 Capper soe eben sees. cs eS 42 No. 8 Panel... No. 4 Taper..1 é 7) Lg 8 panel... 2% o. 10 4 50 i “pint, r nd. . Siandar Lemon. Vanilla. per gross. English 2 OZ.....5 720 9 30z......900 1200 “© —402......1200 1500 $B OFny es es 1800 2400 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Farina, 100 lb. kegs......... Hominy, # bbl............. 4 99 Macaroni, Some lt: box.. ae mported.. ry ra Pearl Barley. Boks Peas, Green... ab Peas, Split..... Sago, German.. Tapioca, fi’k or P rl. Wheat, cracked...... Vermicelli, import... a domestic.. - MATCHES. G. H. No. 8, square........ 95 a - No9, square, 3 gro...1 10 H. No. 200 ee alae 1 63 ao 15 HED D0 C925 st SSSARKRSRP Ss 15 00 % Oshkosh, No. Oshkosh, No. 8 Swedish Richardson’s No. 8 sq..... -1 00 Richardson’s No.9 8q...... 1 50 Richardson’s No. 7%, rnd..1 00 Richardson’s No.7 rnd..J 50 Woodbine, 115 MOLASSES. Black Strap.............. 17@18 Cuba Baking............. 2AD2B Porto Rico................ 274@35 New Orleans, good.....: 3B3@A0 New Orleans, choice..... 44@50 New Orleans, fancy..... 50@52 % bbls. Jc extra OIL. Michigan Test.............. 10% Water White: ...2:..2...06% hs OATMEAL Bartels: 6.5 ooo... ci. 6 26 Half barrels..... oe 3 25 CaSOs. or see SS 2 OATS— ROLLED. BOLrvOls «os oc oss ce es Half barrels: ... 0 ccc - se CASOB. 6... ee Le 2 B@ PICKLES. wo FESS RRS & SALERATUS, DeLand’s pure.......... vee 5 Church’s 40| Taylor’s G. M............... 5 Dwight’s Sea OE ECE oe Re ag 5 ME i ns cds wees cs an 5% Cap Sheal...;..:.4 3.5. 4.. 5 44¢ less in 5 box lots. SALT. 60 Pocket, FF D.. . 28 Pocket .......... 1003 pockets...... Saginaw or oe Ashton, bu. bags.. Ashton,4 bu. bars. Higgins’ bu. bags. ; | American, % bu. bags. Rock, bushels....... Warsaw, "he bags. UCES. London Relish, 2d0zZ... ... SOAP. ; Dingman, 100 bars.......... Don’t Anti-Washboard.... JAXOD. 0.2.2 Ss sg 08. Ss Queen Anne............... 00 German Family............ 2 49 SPICES—WHOLE. AUISDICR cee Cassia, China in mats...... Batavia in bund.... ‘© Saigon in rolls..... Cloves, Amboyna.......... 2 ** (ZAnZvar. «0 ..ss0 008 Mace Batavia............... Nutmegs, FANCY 6 65.5 ce Jc oe sf NO: Boose ees 60 Pepper, Singapore, pee a hite. es SHO. o) ace ccs 21 SPICES—GROUND—IN BULK. AVISDICE. cbc bees es ce 12% Cassia, Batavi Be ee ies 20 and Saigon. ae $ SQIGON..:.. 4-252. s Cloves, enn See ees & Zanzibar........... oo African: . 05.65.02. By COCHIN 6: 660k. ose < samaica.......- cS G18 Mace Batavia............... 80 Mustard, English.. 22 and Trie. pe a Trieste........... Nutmegs, No. 2............ 70 Pepper, Singapore black. .22 © - white. .30 Ae Cayenne.......... 25 Absolute Penoee. doz...84 Cinnamon 84 ss Allspice of 00 - Cloves 410 es Ginger ee TB Y Mustard Oe Oe STARCH. o| Silver Gloss Silver Gloss, 1b pkgs...... 7 ‘© 6 ib boxes..... 1% bulk........ »- 6% Pure, 1 pkgs.............. 5% Corn,1 i pkgs...... ae oe os be Powdered............. Granulated, Stand...8 19 *s Off. ..23. é Sota tomery Bosse 88 ©: NRRR SAN ard A No. 1, White Extra C. {% , extra C.:...... 6% ©OHHO8O BD CreFoYotet Re. t @33 | Black — Bee Gee eee 12% | Rock 4 bas: Duck-bill Opies iia hace eews 6) Trout eee ss Os 4 SWEET GOODS. x Ginger Snaps........ 8 Samet puine, ..8 Oatmeal Crackers... TOBACCOB—PL ua. r Head special........ we | prices, ‘Gum, Rubber 200 lumps.. Powder, ; Chocolate Drops............. 15 y} Gum Drops ' Pecans, Texas, H. Pp, TOBACCOS—SMOKING. BONG 28 Peerlegs........ Reemouee Rea be 28 POMOIO BAD. 25... cole as 30 Jack Pine.. BOHAGHON. 33 Yellow Jacket.. pum clos Sweet Conqueror... Coie. 20@25 TEAS. Japan ordinary..... .... ---18Q20 Japan os to good...... .25@30 Japan fine................ 385@45 Japan dust............... 122@20 Young Hyson............ nee Gunpowder............... Oolong...... peas ss@ssGaNGTS CONZO. i 25@30 VINEGAR. 30 gr. 50 gr. 9% ny, 13 Above are the prices fixed by the pool. Manufacturers outside the pool usually sell 5 gr. stronger goods at same $1 for barrel. WOODENWARE. Curtiss & Co. quote as fol- % Pails, No.1, two hoop...... a 50 ** three hoop....1 75 Clothespins, 5gr. boxes. . 60 Bowls, 15s, 17s and 19s...... i) a Baskets, market,.......... bushel...... os... ‘* with cover . willow clothes No. 66 “ee splint 16) 90 50 00 00 50 5 sl 15 26 3 q 13 . 42 66 35 00 MISCELLANEOUS. Beth Brick imported ..... -90 a ono do Bere No, 0 2038 40 * ce he Cocoa Shells, bulk.......... Condensed Milk, Eagle.. fo 60 Cream Tartar.............. Candles, Star............... Ss Candles, Hotel.............. 11 Camphor, 0z., 2 - ae - eat Coffee, V 1 Chimneys, N 0. 0 .-1 20 20 .35 Gum, Spruce.............. 30 Jelly, in P30 ib pails...5 @ 3 WG Rees osc ck 5 BU Powder, % Keg............ 2 87 Bage Bree ee ees 15 Fire Crackers, per box.. Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.. 5 CANDY, FRUITS and NUTS. 1, + ‘Putnam & Brooks quote as - follows: Standard, 251 D Tones se seein 9% do 10 ist, ‘Cut Loaf oe Royal, 25 b. mall Bios er Royal, 200 bbis........... Extra, 25 I pails........... a Extra, 200 b bbis........... French Cream, 25 b pai ils. ae Cut loaf, 25 Ib cases........ Broken, 25 ‘Tb pailg......... il Broken, 200 b bbls.. .10 FANCY—IN 5 bb BOXES. Lemon Drops................ 13 Sour Drops.. Boke Peppermint Drops. Le et ky HM Chanolate: Drops.......18 ies Bala oc ss 10 Licorice. ae Meee ee kG 16 AB Licorice Drops.. too de Lozenges, plain.............. 14 9 | Lozenges, printed el. 15 Imperials .. Mottoes . Cream Bar.. Caramels: i co2.4 60.56 cc. 19 Hand Made Creams.......... 19 Plain; Creams... ............. 16 Decorated Creams....... ... 26 String BOCK: ..........0....06 14 Burnt Almonds............ 22 Wintergreen Berries........ 14 FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails...13 Lozenges, plainin bbls....12 Lozenges, printed in pails. 13% Lozenges, printed in bbls.12% Chocoiate Drops, in pails..13% Gum Drops in pails....... 6% Gum Drops, in bbls........ 5% Moss Drops, in pails.. idsaaiereal a Moss Drops, in bbis.. Sour Drops, in pails. 8 Imperials, in pails......... 2 Imperials in bbls...... pe FRUITS. Bananas ..........-... 1 26@3 00 Oranges, choice ..... @ Oranges, Biouas. Maile Oranges, Rodi.. Oranges, OO.......... Oranges, Imperials.. Oranges Valencia ca. Lemons, choice...... Lemons, fancy..... Figs, layers, new..... WB @il5 Figs, Bags, 50 ib @ 6 Dates, frails do...... 4% Dates,4 do do...... 5 Dates, Fard 10 b box @ b.. 9 Dates, Fard 50 hb box #8 b.. 7 Dates, Persian 50 ih box .. @6 NUT Almonds, ane ona or Ivaca...... @lé o California i. BAGS cose cae Filberts, Sicily....... Walnuts, Grenoble.. Sicily...... fs French.. Ql @13 BR 8@ eee _ ce Bes @4 50 Prime: Red, gy ve » Choice do Fancy H.P. do ag Choice White, Va.do % Fancy HP... Va do 54 i. ‘Extra H. P. Va....... OYSTERS AND FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS. Fairhaven Counts.......... FRESH FISH. 40 FRESH MEATS. Beef, carcass........-. 44@7 “ hind quarters.. cee 06 Hogs 42 | Pork loins.. «shoulders ...... Ss ass ee Frankfort | Blood, liv, bas | quote as follows ; peta G 43@45 nos cut Morgan Peneione” - The Grand qd Rapids Packing & Pioemion Co. PORK IN BARRELS. Wiech occcw wiv Genet 15 00 eeee dots dodcecd® 60 se ogee ‘. 1-016 00 tra clear pik, ‘short-cut......... 22. ree Extra clear, heavy... .... 2.0... ccc cee ccc ence Clear quill, short cut.. Boston clear, short Wee hoa Clear back, short cut..................kk, eee clear, short cut, best............ We ce cs Sock eeu ea seecicia cc, SMOKED MEATE—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, average br ae “ rT) $6 pat poneleas US Caer e weet ot ores C4 li SROUWGRIR ee 8% Breakfast Base, boneless.........0....... ll Dried Beef, ON UNO aos See ec eos ce esic css 8 Nam prices. (oo 6s ee 9% DRY SALT MEATS. Long Clears, nea Se aca Gee Pate ee " RESRER S3ss3s MIOTOOR so ae ote 30 and 50 DPS ee cS LARD IN TIN PAILS. 3D Pails, 20in a case...............0008 5 bb Pails, 12 in a case. .................. 20 | 10 Pails, 6 in a case ................ 005 20 Db Pails, 4 pailsin case............... BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 s.............. 7 00 Extra Mess, Chicago Packing.............. 5S * Kansas City Packing See duce o T 25 PURI see 7 25 Extra Plates... oot 15 Boneless, rump butts.......... eee ee ote to 00 elu eue es % bbl. 5 25 SAUSAGE-—FRESH AND SMOKED. Pork SQusage. oc). cs ee ik oe oss 7 Ham Sausage. 22.00 eos eek eee se 11 Tongue Sausage... 6... oe lee ede kk 9 Frankfort Sausage................00c00 esee 8 Blood Sausages occ seek 6 Bologna, straight... ............cccscecceces 6 Bologna, thick.) occ backs sek co eck cee ccs 6 Mend Cheese: oe 6 PIGS’ FEET. Im half barrelg. 2.3.0). .et 3 00 In quarter barrels..............ccccccencees 2 00 TRIPR. MEE BD er ee ease Sas oe 3 00 Pr eB e e e 1 %5 PROGIGS oc oa - 8 HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess pay ! “ cic aiiaal Green....Rb4 @ 1 Cait skins, green Part cured.. @ 5 or cured.. 56 @6 Fullcured.. 6 |Deacon skins, Dry hides and # piece..... 10 @20 Kips ooo. 6 @8 WOOL. Fine washed # tb 18@20/Coarse washed. Medium - 18@20 Unwashed........ 12@16 MISCELLANEOUS, Sheep pelts, short shearing....... .. 5@20 Sheep pelts, old wool estimated. . @20 PRUOW. ee es , 2%@ 3 Grease butter @2 00 PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Green, $3 per bbl. Beans—Hand-picked mediums are very scarce, readily commanding §2 per bu. Beets—New, 25c per doz. Butter—The market is well supplied. Large ean. pay 12@1]4c for choice, selling again Cabbages—Home grown command 50@f0c per doz. Celery—20@25e per doz. Cheese--The market continues to improve, stocks in jobbers’ hands being now held at 9@94e, according to quality. Cider—l0c per gal. Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce bar- rels, 25c. Cucumbers—30c per doz. Dried Apples—Jobbers hold sun-dried at 7c and evaporated at 9c. Eggs—Jobbers now pay 18%@l4e and sell at M4yalie. Green beans—90c per bu. Honey—In plentiful supply at MU@lse. Hay—Baled is in small demand at $15 for No. land $14 for No. 2. Onions—Home grown dry stock command $1.25 per bu. Peas—Marrowfat, 50c per bu. Plums—Tennessee, $1.50 per case. Pop Corn—2%c # b Potatoes—Jobbing generally at 75e per bu. Radishes—éc per doz. Raspberries—Black, 10c per qt.; red, lle per qt. Squash—Summer, 2c lb. String Beans—$1 per bu. Tomatoes—$1.20 per bu. Turnips—25 per bu. Wax Beans—$1.25 per bu. Watermelons—Georgia, 20e apiece. W hortleberries—$3.50 per bu. ‘GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—City millers pay 8ic for old white and 8c for old red, 80c for new white and 76c for new red. Corn—Jobbing generally at 58c in 100 bu. lots and 53¢e in car lots. Oats—White, 45c in small lots and 40cin car lots. Rye—50c # bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.30@$1.40 8 cwt. Flour—Higher. Patent $5.70 #2 bblin sacks and $5.90 in wood. Straight, $4.70 @ bbl. in sacks and $4.90 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $3.60 # bbl. Mil! Feed—Screenings, $16 @ ton. Bran, $13 ® ton. Ships, $14.00 #@ ton. Middlings, $16 ton. Corn and Oats, $23 # ton. MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER The most practical hand Roaster in the world. Thousands in use—giving satisfac- tion. They are simple eee and Soon No cer should be thout one. Roasts coffee P and pea-nuts to per fection. Send for circulars. Robt. §. West, 150 Long St., Cleveland, Ohic. EDWIN FALLAS, PROPRIETOR OF VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE, JOBBER OF © Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Butter, Eggs and sae Crates. ek egg crates, 3%c. No. 2 egg crates, pie "No. 1 fillers, 13c. No. 2 fillers, 10c, I have facilities for handling each line above named that are unsurpassed. I aim to handle the best that can be obtained. Mail orders filled promptly at lowest market price. A liberal discount on Egg Crates and fillers in large lots. SALESROOW, - No.9 Ionia St, Grand Rapids. WU! WE EGA? THESE GOODS ARB ‘‘PAR EXOELLENOR” Pure, Healthful and Reliable, warranted to give satis- faction in every particular. For sale by wholesale and retail grocers throughout tht United States. VouwI1Ez Bros., Manufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago. CHAS. A. COYE MANUFACTURER OF Horse and Wagon Oovers, Awnings and Tents, Flags and Banners, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, Wide Ducks, etc. Telephone 106, 73 CANAL ST., - GRAND RAPIDS. JUDD ce CO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Summer Goods. 102 CANA L STREET. The BEST ORACKER Made. We also manufacture a full line of Sweet Goods. Write for quotations and samples. Jackson Cracker C0, JACKS MICH. JULIUS tidus AN. Pres., A. B. WATSON, Treas.. S. F. ASPINWALL, Secy. CASH CAPITAL, $200,000. WEEP S ADDRESS GRAHAM ROYS, - Grand Rapids, Mich. BULKLRY, WHOLESALE LEMON GROCERS k HOOPS AND TD EG A IMPORTERS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. DETROIT DETROIT, SOAP CO, MIZOFL.. Manufacturers of the following well-known brands of m0 A Pb & QUEEN ANNE, TRUE BLUE, MONDAY, AND OTHERS. SUPERIOR, PHENIX, W. G. HAWKINS, 1.0 Ste" MOTTLED GERMAN, MICHIGAN, CZAR, WABASH, ROYAL BAR, MASCOTTE, CAMEO, For quotations address Salesman for Western Michigan, | GRAND RAPIDS. GEO. E. HOWES. S. A. HOWES. Cc. N. RAPP. GEO. FE. HOWES & CO,, JOBBERS IN Apples, Potatoes Onions. A az < SPHOCIALTIES: Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. 3 Tonia St, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. At Lowest Summer Prices ORDER YOUR COAL OF A. HIMES, Office under National City Bank. New Yards, Shawmut Ave., Winter and W, Division Sts. TELEPHONE CALL 490-2. REEDER, PALMER & CO, Wholesale Boots and Shoes. STATE AGENTS FOR LYCOMING RUBBER CO., -|24 Pearl St. Grand Rapids, Mich., CrPEREKINS & HESS NO.9938. DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS, 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ve. _WE CARRY A STOCK OF ee Tn TO ee ‘CALIOTIOS UACHO THIEL TELEPHONE ® Se x and do not know is mere quackery. | If physicians are deceived into using them, are we nota party to the fraud ‘in permit- . | ting this state of affairs without a protest? We.can remove-this ee and spirits of nitre, and:showed to each phy- sician, as opportunity offered,. suggesting that, if there were any small . children they wished to kill, that would bea good way! The remedy for these evils to our profes- sion and to oe is, ap oti ueeoine bet- r pharmacists. here. cixcumstances per- EB marecetars elixirs,.so:that as palat- ble remedies with greater medical value and known strength can be had everywhere; and help physicians, when possible, to make their prescriptions pleasing to palate and eye of the patient. We send out some such repulsive doses that their appearance is suf- ficient to kill a sick man. . I never knew a physician to hesitate to make.a remedy more pleasing, or fail to willingly receive any suggestions in that di- rection. We must scorch the snake by beat- ing him at hisown game. Progress must be made; new remedies will appear; some good, some no good; let us be ready with such preparations of the crude drug as will be desirable. And when German or.Eng- lish proprietaries come with ine or oid, or any tail to their name, set them back gently, know what they really are and show them up in their true light. Don’t be deceived by high sounding titles, recommendations or names. There is another method of curing these ills which some states probably try, that is, by act of Legislature. , But all Americans like to be let alone, so far as the public weal will permit. We can generally manage our own affairs better than any legislative body can. I believe we can more certainly get rid of this incu- bus by making more accurate and honest preparations. Following the line of the New. York and Brooklyn Formulary, we improve ourselves and benefit the public. 22a Minor Drug Notes. Acetic acid has been found adulterated with glucose. ‘*Perforated sulphur” was ordered by the customer of a druggist. ‘*Rose oil” is simply perfu;ned benzine put up for cleaning kid gloves. Sacecharite of cocaine is a new English preparation of uncertain value. Raw linseed oil has been substituted for cod liver oil with satisfactory results. Indianapolis claims the finest drug store in Indiana, if not in the United States. Amy] nitrite should be kept in small vials protected from air and light to prevent ex- plosion. A Mononville druggist received an order for ‘‘one pump for child to suck Clark’s drug store Price 10 cents.” A druggist in Munich sold croton oil for cod liver oil, but the mistake was discov- ered before any harm resulted. Theo. Kemink, the West Leonard street druggist, recently had a call for *‘5 cents of Grosupliment and same of terpentine.” A Canadian druggist cireumnavigated the globe in hopes of ‘finding a better place to carry on the drug business than Ontario. He returned disappointed. ‘‘Do you rectify mistakes here?” asked a gentleman, as he stepped into a drug- gist’s shop. ‘‘Certainly, sir, if the patient is still alive,” replied the urbane assistant. A moisture-proof glue is said to be pro- duced by dissolving a pound of good glue in three pints of skim milk. This becomes a strong cement by the addition, just before using, of some freshly slacked lime. School teacher to anxious parent—‘‘Your son is bright, intelligent, and getting along well in everything but handwriting.” Parent—‘“‘That’s all right; his writing doesn’t matter. I’m going to make a doc- tor of him.” Customers do not always want what they et, or get what they want, nor always call for what they intend to buy. Chris. Schaefer, of St. Louis, had a customer call for ‘‘jimson” when he wanted ‘‘ginseng,” and the error caused the death of several members of the family, who drank a tea made from the drug. 22a Detroit.” Aen ese ~ M. Petoskey. sotanatiis: art, Berrien Springs. | eee eee cen, te pA oman, Joln E. Pock, E. T. Webb. Next Meeting—At Detroit, September 4, 5,6 and 7. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. i Oo . § sie “ President—H. Ex pes Ne : ee Vice-President—J. W. Hayward. ieee 4: : nae numerous as flies in a barnyard, anda great-| The sixth annual meeting of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association will be held at Detroit, Tuesday, Wednesday, er pest. I counted 248 of them in one price current, and the half is not told. Their] ways are so bland and winning that they A ccm and Friday, September 4 to 7, The record of the past meetings of the deceive the warmest enemy of quackery. They come with common names, but an ex- Association. is a sufficient. guarantee of the success of the one we hold this year. tra attachment that makes them proprietary; they come with common names reversed or hyphenated. They are swarming from : The American Pharmaceutical Associa- England and Germany with American wit | tion holds its annual meeting at Detroit at the same time. This joint meeting of the two Associa- ‘to back them and American ingenuity to tions will bring together the largest number multiply them. I will not give them free advertisement, so I have carefully avoided ther of druggists ever gathered in convention in the United States. x ‘mentioning any by name; but you all know them in their various shapes. ; J ‘This class is a real enemy of pharmacy as| Leading men “in the profession from a profession; their use steadily lessens the Skill and practice requisite for a pharma- cist; they supplant official remedies, and, in effect, tend to make us merely druggists, | -dealers in drugs; they cost four times their ‘value, which the sick have to pay; their medical value is an unknown quantity. Some are so false as to pretended formula ithat they are really pernicious to the sick. A physician mislead into prescribing them thinks he is using a known remedy, while part of the supposed contents are entirely -absent, We, as pharmacists, have a moral respon- :sibility in the matter, and should avoid, so ‘far as we can, being in anywise a party to a fraud. Robbing a bank is a trivial offense compared with giving the sick fictitious _ remedies. Physicians are not pharmacists, know what trash is foisted upon them; we do, and we should show it. up. ‘These compounds are a fraud, in whatever _ + light you may consider them. They pretend _ not to be proprietary, merely pharmaceuti- _ eal; they are as truly secret remedies as Any n the market; they fill our shelves with e d unsalable; they take our 3 no consideration; they upon the medical fra- present, and we are confident that Michigan druggists will turn out and give them a re- ception that will make the meeting a mem- orable one. We want one thousand Mich- igan druggists in Detroit on this occasion. The Michigan Association, considering its age, is the leading State Association in }the country, and we earnestly urge upon every: member the necessity of extending our membership, that we may hold our po- sition and be ready for the Work we may expect to have thrust upon us this coming year. Will you not send in anew name on the application on fourth page ? j The entertainment will be a more prom- inent feature than ever before. The fact that it is under the direction of the genial’ Local Secretary, James Vernor, is ample assurance of its complete success. of the Local Secretary. Make plans to come to this great gather- ing of druggists, bring your wives and daughters, and be prepared for a long-to-be- remembered time, Certificates for reduced rates on all rail- roads will be furnished on application by the Local Secretary, or the undersigned. STANLEY E. PARKILL, Sec’y. —— ee 0 se it, better -prep: - of For instance, I mixed some Antipyrine | nearly every .State in the Union will be Ced Entertainment. tickets are to be secured | sy He isa model husband who will pretend | Carb liver ?” will give plac coming con- vention of the M. 8. P. A. and A. P. A. to io | the inquiry, ‘‘What’s your number ?” Each unique badge, | guest will be’ presented wi ha characteristic of the drug business, bearing a number, no two “badges -beisg, pumberal | jalike. The Entertainment Committee will be furnished witha list. of the owners of all, the hadg i $0 ‘that ‘no, tember of the iftge wl be ander @ annoying ne- is. The ease with which some men will be able to pronounce the names of strangers they never saw before will be something of a surprise’ to many of: Detroit's guests on that occasion. Local Secretary ‘Vernor. - Tue TRapEsMAN will present to its|, readers, next week, an admirable portrait of Jas. Vernor, of Detroit. And if -a friend of that gentleman can be found who will divulge the chief events of his career, a biography of the genial Local Secretary will accompany the*portrait. burglar. problem at last. They tell me you / Merchant—I hear you have solved the| LE AA 4 have imported a thoroughbred watchdog. i. from Europe—paid $2,000.for-him ? Brother Merchant—Yes. “Td like tosee him.” “He isn’t at home just now. blasted thief stolehim.” The Next President. The only name THE TRADESMAN has yet heard suggested for the next presidency of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation is that of Geo. Gundrum, of Ionia. Mr. Gundrum is one of the early members of the organization, has. always given it a hearty support and will honor the office, if it happens to come his way. —____ ¢ ——____ The Drug Market. Opium is firm, but unchanged in price. Morphia is steady. Quinine is quiet. Oil sassafras is scarce and higher. Oil winter- green is advancing. Oil peppermint is very firm. Ste" Some WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Advanced—Nothing. Declined—Nothing. ACIDUM. — Aceticum ............ 8@ 10 Benzoicum, German 80@1 00 Boracic..... ay cs 3K Carbolicum .......... Citricum ............. Hydrochlor.......... Nitrocum ...°. ...... Oxalicum ............ Phosphorioum dil... Salicylicum.......... 1 Sulphuricum......... 1%@ Tannicum............ 1 40@1 Tartaricum .......... AMMONIA. Aqua, 16 deg......... .38@ oe AB em. sess 4@ Carbonas............. 1@ 13 Chloridum ........... 12@ 14 . ANILINE. Blsek.. -.-2 00@2 25 Brown --- 80@1 00 Red.... Yellow.... BACCAE. Cubebae (po. 1 60.... Juniperus ......... S Xanthoxylum......, BALSAMUM. Copaiba.............. Per... sss oes Terabin, Canada..... Tolutan:scaceigs ... 0 CORTEX. Abies, Canadian..... Cassife 232.0525 25 ea. Cinchona Flava...... Euonymus atropurp Myrica Cerifera, po. Prunus Virgini...... Quillaia, grd......... Sasstras ...5..-555'56 AUS ee ee ee Ulmus Po (Ground 12) EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza Glabra.. 24@ f as 0... Aconitum... 5 60 53 oe oe Haematox, ox.. ng Chenopodium “ Tee 2.2. 13 oe FERRUM. Carbonate Precip. ... Citrate and Quinia... ‘Citrate Soluble....... Ferrocyanidum Sol.. @ Solut Chloride.... .. g Sulphate, com’l...... 1%@ J £2188 pure....... @ Lini Lini, Lobe ©98 BBE SESSRSSS SK SKS BEX aeSEEO come Anthemis ............ Matricaria............ FOLIA. Barosma............. Cassia Acutifol, Tin- nivelly... Shp aac ess - 3 x: Salvia officinalis, 48 Acacia, Ist picked... NG se “= 8rd , Sifted $5 DO cease eoee Aloe, Barb, (po, 60).. ** Cape, (po. 20)... “ gocotri’, (po. 60) Catechu, 1s, (%8, 14 14s, 16)...... Ammoniae ........-.. Assafoetida, (po. 30). Benzoinum .........-- Camphorge ... : Euphorbium, po Galbanum....... 5 Gamboge, po......... Guaiacum, (po. 45)... Kino, (po. 25) MAStIC.. .. sc.255. 5... Myrrh, (po.45).... .. Oph, (po. 4 °40)........ 2 Shellac .... 2... 60 . pleached..... Tragacanth .......... HERBA—In ounce packages Absinthium .......... Velvet sorts. Hard for slate 28@ 35@ @ 60 SSSRASSBE © — ¢ Oo @ $3@3 00 25@ 33 2@ 30 30@ oe RV SRB RSE ajorum ............ Mentha Piperita..... fe AT oe ha cise WMO) ooo ete Tanacetum, V....... Thymus. V MALONE Calecined, Pat........ Carbonate, Pat... 20@ Carbonate, K.&M.. A@ Carbonate, Jennings 35@ RNS OLEUM. Absinthium.......:.. 5 00@5 Amysgdalae, Dulc.... 46@ %5 “‘Amydalae, Amarae. .7 25@7 10 Anist . 2... 2. wees.) 85@L 9 Chenopod: Cinnamonii Citronella Conium M Copaiba .... gsite ng Myrrh Nux Opi Geranium, %.......... Gossipii, Sem, gal.... Hedeoma............. Juniperi.............. Lavendula........... . Limonis .............. 1 Mentha Piper........ 2 Mentha Verid........ 3 oe gwal....... SAEEEE oH o6 Piols Liguidast ‘Serpentaria ic , Serpent a Ricini .... ro) SSREASSRERSSNAewSzeR ebbige Potass Nitras, opt... Potass Nitras.. Prussiate ...... 30 | Sulphate po.... RADIX. 5| Althae ........ Anchusa ...... Arum, P0O...........- Calamus....... Gentiana, (po. 15).... Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15). Hydrastis Canaden, (PO.8D) 3 ob cccer ss. < Heliebore, Alba, po. Inula, po....... Ipecac, po............ 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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 SOUR MASH W —AND — KEY, |Druggists’ Favorite Rye Whisky, We Sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. We Give Our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guarantee Satisfaction i All Orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we receive them. SEND IN A TRIAL ORDER. Hazeltine .| rapid and permanent. Hazelting & Perkins Drag C0. | And eS MHI FOR SALE BY A %8 Congress St., West, Detroit, Mich., Apri! 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. It is giving me great satisfactiou. Very respectfully, J. M. JOHNSON, M. D. Yardley, Pa., March 18, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., DEAR Sirs—I have given your “Malt Tonic” a trial in several cases of Enfeebled Digestion and General Debility, especially in the aged, where the whole system seems cunpictely porated, with very satisfactory results. ave 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 vital force, I found its action to be. 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, I have used your “Best” Tonic in several cases Of impaired nutritition. The results in- dicate that it is an agreeable and doubtless, highly efficacious remedy. 1am, Very truly yours, E. W. FLEMING, M. D. NCE MALT KRKHOPS a a i SCN aie LL ODRUGGISTS. Troy, New York, January 26, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co,, DEAR Srrs—Your agent left me a sample of your liquid extract, Malt, and as I use much such in my practice, I thought to compare oe product with some from another house had on hand; and finding yous superior in the great essential, the palitable nutriant as well as in tonic stimulant properties, felt anx- ious to know about what it can be furnished the dispensing physician. Yours truly, RK. JAY Figx, 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. y case was a bad one, 1 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. Wm. O. JAEGER. 322 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Feb. 4, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., 28 College Place, N. ¥S GENTLEMEN—I have tested the sample of “Concentrated Liquid Extract of Malt and Hops” you sent me, and find in my humble judgment that it is 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. Bewu, M. D. New Orleans, La., April 6, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. 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To laster was applied at the zone 200 pounds of plaster and 200.pounds of common salt; to the fourth zone 200 ‘the ne t ae | pounds of salt, and the last zone received their | no manure, for purpose of comparison. It, 0 | will thus be seen that there are one hundred ‘walue. The hundreds of abandoned home- _ gteads give sad evidence of misdirected la- ‘bor and disappointed hopes. Some have asked, why raise expectations which shall e others of small means and who are ‘ily able to bear the loss of their little capi- tal and years of fruitless toil to embark in - amenterprise which will end in disastrous - ghipwreck? The answer is obvious: If these plains are incapable of cultivation, then, in mercy to the homesteader and men of small means, make it clear and plain that the plains are worthless for farming, and " thus prevent their entering upon a hopeless undertaking; if previous failures have been “in consequence of wrong methods of tillage, kinds of crops, etc., then make this plain and point the way to successful farming on ‘the plains. The homesteader can not bear the expense or spare the time forsuch exper- imentation; the government, having hun- Greds of thousands of acres of these lands on its hands, can well afford the means for - thorough investigation of this subject. The question for present consideration is, how to bring these lands into profitable cul- tivation by such methods of tillage and the use of such manurial materials as are with- in the reach of every farmer of moderate means. It does not include the use of sta- ble manure for the reason that this can not, at present, be obtained in sufficient quanti- ty to supply the needs of the plains. No one need doubt the capacity of these sandy soils to produce crops if a sufficient supply of stable manure can be obtained. The first question is, how to raise the crops on these Jands that shall furnish the stable manure. The present inquiry does not take account of possible results by the use of commercial fertilizers and imported manures. There is little question that with the free use of superphosphates affording abundant sup- plies of potash, phosphoric acid and am- monia, large crops can be produced on these plains. The lavish expenditure of money for the production of crops without consid- eration of the cost is as worthless as it is extravagant. Such commercial fertilizers are beyond the means of the pioneer and homesteader, and hence outside the present inquiry. The problem, briefly stated, is this: With a light sandy soil, of very porous quality, in a northern climate, subject to late frosts in spring and early frosts in autumn, and liable to midsummer drought, with no fer- tilizers except marl, salt and plaster, can ‘any methods of tillage or kinds of crops bring these plains into profitable cultivation for ordinary farming, stock raising or fruit production? ‘With what the soil now contains, and - what plants may accumulate from the rain and air and return to the soil when plowed under for green manure, and with the aid of the cheap mmeral manures, so abundant in this State, can we bring these sandy soils into profitable cultivation? For many years 1 have given thought and study to this problem of the sands, and in lectures and articles called attention to the subject. Many persons have aided and en- couraged me in this investigation. fort has been made in our Legislature to es- tablish an experimental station on the plains. When the Hatch bill became a law, it was felt that the time had ceme to take up this subject in a practical way. A Farmers’ Institute had been held at. Grayling, in which farming on the plains occupied most of the time and thought of those present. When it was determined to establish an ex- perimental farm on the plains, the State Board of Agriculture fixed upon Grayling as the place, because it is in the heart of the jack pine lands, is readily accessible by rail- way, is neara large deposit of mari, the people take a lively interest in the experi- ae and’ the Michigan Central lroad offered to donate eighty acres of ¢ pine land for the experimental farm. — It isc timber being mostly Pinus Banksiana, Coc: pine,” some seattering trees of Nor- way pine, scarlet oak (dwarf), huckleberry ‘bushes, dwarf cherry, sweet. fern, trailing arbutus and many wild grasses (sedges). ‘The ground is nearly level; the fire has run wver most of it at frequent intervals, but the central part less than the north and south ends. The farm, both as to soil and the natural products growing on it, is consid- ered:a fair average of the jack pine plains. It nearly touches the railroad at the south- west corner, and the experimental field of ‘twenty acres at the south end of the farm is _ plainly visible from the car windows. The experimental field of twenty acres at the orth end of the farm adjoins the village of Grayling. This ‘field is: nearly ready for aie surrounded by.a sub- stantial board and barbed wire fence to ex- lude cattle. The fence is placed in the enter of a ten-foot strip of plowed ground _ #@ prevent the spreading of fire from outside - gouirces to the farm. The central forty _ gees is left substantially in original forest - 4p test the effects of excluding stock and d bein the way of the plow; ae field in a ae man farm 18 contracts. were let for ing twenty acres on the ing to be re- ground was Lo th a spring tooth sulky harrow, then lied with a heavy roller, then again har- :the roots and trash raked into wind- 1a spring tooth sulky horse rake, the work very rapidly The ef- | Li and satis-| ‘burning the roots, the se experimental plots of one-fifth of parate € ) ‘| an acre each in this field. After the seeding, the roller was again passed over the whole field. I regret thata | heavier roller was not used. On the east side of this field, near the fence, a narrow strip was sowed and plant- ed to quack grass. At the north end of the farm, twenty acres have been cleared, grubbed, plowed and subdued in the same way as the south field, and is now nearly ready for sowing. Mar! will be applied to a part of this field, and plaster on many of the plots. Some seeds not used in the south field will be sowed on the north field, so that the num- ber of plants used experimentally will be about thirty. The ground on the experimental farm is all ‘new breaking.” It is probable that land longer under cultivation and more thoroughly subdued may give different re- sults with some or all of the plants used in these experiments. For this reason a field of eight acres in the outskirts of the village was rented of Mr. Brink for experimental uses. This field had been under cultiva- tion for three or four years, and the roots and trash well worked out of the soil. The field was plowed and fitted for crops and seeded the 17th of May, the following seeds -being placed in plots beginning at the west end of the field and passing eastward : Timothy, Alsike Clover, Hungarian Grass, Blue Lupins, Yellow Lupins, Cow Peas, Field Peas, Vetch, Yellow Branching Sor- ghum, Sorghum and Kentucky Blue Grass, Kentucky Blue Grass, White Mustard, Millet, Tall Fescue, Rye Grass, Red Clover, Alfalfa, White Clover, Spurry and Rye. To these will be added seven-leaved Turnip and New Zealand Spinach. Climatic conditions limit the field of experimentation at Grayling, and many plants that promise good results must be omitted on account of frost. The Cow Pea, for example, that was sowed May 17, gave promise of good results, but the frost of June 1 was very severe on this plant. It seems that we cannot depend upon the use of plants that are easily cut by the frost. A hardy, quick-growing plant that will at the same time accumulate a large amount of vegetable matter is especially needed for that locality. In order to determine some of the agri- cultural-climatic conditions, a set of soil thermometers to show the temperature in the soil at distances of 24 inches, 12 inches, 9 inches, 6 inches and 3 inches below the surface of the soil, haye been placed in po- sition near the village field in charge of Mrs. Brink, who will take observations on soil temperature three times a day for the four months from June to September. A corresponding set of soil thermometers are in position at the College, anda comparison of soil temperatures at corresponding depths at Grayling and Agricultural College may develop facts of interest and value. The chemical composition of the soil of the jack pine plains is of interest in study- ing this problem. The average composi- tion of six soils taken from different points in Crawford and Iosco counties, in which analysis shows aclose similarity of compo- sition, is exhibited in the following table: Sand and Silicates insoluble in Acids..... 94. OXide Of ITO... 0. 0...00.c0cceecvseserececes — TNO. ccc ceca s avneccncn cvcensosiascscrccve . TOU ee Re a pulphuric' Acid.........-....-.... .60---3+ Phosphoric Acid.................00-2--e08- Organic BOAVGCTS 05 os eck Sy wis oe sess = .08 2.16 100. Capacity to hold water by capillarity..33 per ct. The depth of the water line below the surface at Grayling is from 15 to 18 feet. This preliminary bulletin is issued for the information of the public in regard to the nature and scope of the experimental ork at Grayling in the department of istry. It is only begun, and it is too to ask, ‘‘What shall the harvest be ?” ae R. C. Kepzin, Chemist of Experiment Station. GRAND RAPIDS Paper Box Factory, W, MW. HUELSYER, Prop. 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