‘VOL. 5. % GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1888. NO. 258. SEEDS! IF YOU WANT Medium Clover, Mammoth Clover, Timothy, ° Alsike, Alfalfa, Hungarian, Millet, . ‘Red Top, Orchard Grass, Blue Grass, Field Peas, Spring Rye, Spring Barley. OR ANY KIND OF SEEDS SEND TO W. Y. LAMORKAUX, 71 Canal Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. - OE BROWN ~ MALLING C0, Merchant Millers, Shippers and Deaiers in GRAIN ald BAILED HAY. Flouring Mill and Office, * Cor. Court St.and G.R. & LR.R. Grain Office, No. 9 Canal Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. J. W. CONVERSE, Proprietor. 0. E. BROWN, Manager. FRED. D, YALE & GO. MANUFACTURERS OF Imperial and LaBelle BAKING POWDERS And all kinds of -Eytrasts and Flavorings JOBBERS OF TEAS, TOILET SOAPS,CIGARS and GROCERS’ SUNDRIES. Grand Rapids. 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- cles 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 enongh 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 cent cigar in Michigan. If you don’t be- lieve it send us a trial order. Gro. T. WARREN & Co., Flint, Mich. 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Send for descriptive cata- logue with testimonials. ns Midis Pat Cy THE RIGHT RING. Reports of Delegates at the Cheboygan Convention. The following are among the reports made by local delegates at the Cheboygan convention: Grand Rapids (E. J. Herrick)—The work of our local Association has been quite satisfactory for the last year, considering the light attendance, and that the work has been left to a comparatively few members. We contracted with two gentlemen to pros- ecute the work of the collecting department with good results, when used. Too few avail themselves of the privileges of this system. One prominent work has been to wage war on ‘‘short count” pickles, with good results. Short weight tobaccos, cod- fish and sugar, have since been taken up, which evils we hope to correct, as we have in the case of the pickles. In co-operation with the West Michigan Farmers’ Club and the Grand River Valley Horticultural So- ciety we hope to secure the passage of an ordinance providing for the appointment of an inspector of fruits and meats and milk. By no means have we forgotten pleasure with our year’s work, as we have repeated the annual picnic, which is looked forward to with pleasure by both merchant and clerk. Making our own collections will do away with the evil of letting our goods go out to irresponsible persons by considering the d.-b. list and then not trusting those who appear there. The Association will make better prospects for those we deal with, for it tends to make them honest and intends to have them pay their debts. We have not been as prosperous, perhaps, as some sister Associations, but we still hold our shoulders to the wheel, to help wage on the principles of the Association. And after this meeting we hope and believe we can go home with new and better ideas as to the proper prosecution of Association work. Quincey (A. R. McKay)—We organized October 5, 1887, with twenty-five members; our membership is now fifty-two; the amount of accounts placed in the Secretary’s hands for collection is $2,078.94; the num- ber of white letters sent by Secretary is 279: number of red letters sent by Secretary is 259; the amount of accounts settled with Seretary is $500; number of names placed on delinquent list, 110; number reinstated, 5. “After nearly one year’s trial we are satisfied that it is an organization that every business man should bea member of, and that every town in the State should have an association. Owosso (S. E. Parkill)—Itis my privilege to make the report for the city of Owosso. 1 say that it is my privilege to make this report, because I am very proud of the busy, thrifty little city I call ‘thome.” Our Asso- ciation has been in existence about eighteen months and we havea membership of be- tween sixty and seventy. During our short life, we have accomplished great results. We have, by our direct efforts, secured several manufacturing concerns, two of which employ hands numbering into the hundreds. We have corrected abuses in our city government and have exerted a sen- timent in favor of public improvement. We have fostered friendly feeling with the farming community and thus extended the limits of our country trade. We have col- lected $10,000 of debts which would have otherwise been lost to us. All these things we have accomplished; but we have done more and, tomy mind, a far greater work— we have elevated the business tone of the community and created a feeling of friend- liness among our city merchants. We have improved the public credit. We, as a city, are peculiarly situated. { don’t think that there isa city inthe State of Michigan of our size that has as little wealth as the city of Owosso. I don’t recall a man in the city who is worth $100,000, and I can count on the fingers of one hand those worth $50,000. We have accomplished what we have by united work. And, so, Mr. President, while there may be associations which can make a better report, show a larger increase in population, and more healthy collective department, still we are proud of our work and, like the Apostle Paul, we shall press on to still greater achievements in the future. Plainwell (E. A. Owen)—The Business Men’s Association of Plainwell was born a year ago last January and from its birth has been healthy and has continued to grow until to-day we have thirty-eight members, comprising pretty much every merchant in town, three doctors and several mechanics and manufacturers. The collection department of our Associa- tion has.shown greater efficiency and has been more successful than any of us even hoped for at the start and our members are, consequently, to a man pleased with the result in this direction. We also realize that the moral influence thrown over the community by virtue of the simple fact that a good, strong Business. Men’s Association exists in our midst, is marked, and of great value. Life-long dead-beats are-beginning so realize that their little game is up, and old-time long-winded customers respond more ‘promptly to the little familiar invita- tions to ‘‘please remit.” A Business Men’s Association is the one thing needful in any community. By united and concerted action much good can be accomplished. For in- stance, we, by such action, succeeded at our town meeting in securing an appropria- tion of money for the improvement of one of the main roads leading into our town, Then, again, having “been sorely afflicted from time immemorial with those commer- cial cancers commonly known as peddlers, canvassers and street fakirs of all kinds, which had been preying upon us ever since the flood, eating into our vitals until we had become. barely able to stand alone. We came to the conclusion that we must do something to save us from this pestilence or else we would be compelled to give up the ghost. We accordingly employed an attorney to draft a suitable‘ by-law, pre- sented it to our somewhat conservative town board for action and by persistant effort succeeded in securing its adoption. Had I the time I might mention other good things that we have accomplished and also a great many that we of Plainwell, or any other Association might accomplish, did we make use of the means within our power and {avail ourselves of the glorious privileges GRAND RAPIDS, WICH, afforded us | Association. Ada (D. F. Watson, by letter)—In answer to your notice of the convention to be held at Cheboygan, would say, 1 am SOITy we cannot send a delegate, as request- ed. -But you may safely depend on our hearty co-operation. We notice with much interest the plans you are about to adopt for improvement, especially the organization of a Business Men’s Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Please accept our apology for not be- ing able to attend. . Greenville (Geo. B. Caldwell)—Eleven months have passed since the Greenville B. M. A. made a report to this body. Dur- ing this period we have met in regular ses- sien ten times and in special session three times. We have held but one regular meet- ing during the year but what we have added one or more names to our membership. We reported sixty-eight members one year ago. To-day we can report eighty-nine members, representing as many firms doing business in Greenville and vicinity. Wehave ap- plied as best we could for the past year the principles and purposes of the Association to our every day business. The result of a year’s practical efforts is as follows: We have exceeded last year in the collection of bad debts by over $200. Besides using the two letters of the Association, we have added increased respect for our pledge to the Association, to: refuse credit to detin- quents, and by so doing have acquired sufficient strenth to make it very binding for a dead-beat to do business with us on other than acash basis. In this way we have increased the credit of both the buyer and the seller so far that the poor accounts commonly charged to the Dr. side of profit and loss each year by our merchants do not exceed their credits. Business integrity and methods were never better understood or applied in Greenville than they are to- day. We have aided all legitimate enter- prises, secured a factory employing thirty men, observed all legal holidays and estab- lished two holidays of our own, one in the summer, when we have our annual pic- nic and onein February, our annual re- union and banquet. We can report a healthy financial condition and a competent and efficient corps of officers. We believe more than ever that every city in Michigan has a common welfare which it is the duty of its business men to improve and protect and we know of no better way than through this organization. We haveconfidence that the State Assoviation will deal with the questions to come before this body in a fair and impartial manner and we are ready to accept any return or recommendation from you for the good of the order. We believe the present officers of the State Association are the right men for the right places and would be glad to see them re-elected. I will say in conclusion that your auxiliary at Greenville is ready to renew its allegiance to this body for another year and will ask the Michigan Business Men’s Association to share with us the credit for the success we have attained during the year just closed. Dorr (L..N. Fisher, by letter)—Our As- sociation is alive and doing well. Since one year ago we have secured a charter and affiliated with the State body. During the year five new members have been added to our lists, which now numbers seventeen and includes Dorr, Burnip’s Corners, Moline, Ross and Corinth. We have compelled one peddler to pay his license and have by the use of the Blue Letter brought the delin- quents up to the cashier’s desk and some who fail to respond now buy for cash. We have, during the year, had one banquet and one picnic at Green Lake. We have still some important work ahead of us and would respectfully ask the aid of other associations of the State in regulating the peddler and hawker and also in working up a State Bus- iness Men’s Insurance Company. Oceana (E. S. Houghtaling)—I can say that we are quite well pleased with the work in our Association. We have accomplished quite all that we expected in the way of collections. We find that a better feeling exists among the members of our Associa- tion, as we become better acquainted with each other; but we find that we are trying to cover too great a scope of country. We have three of the surrounding towns in the Oceana Business Men’s Association. We have decided that it would be better to have each town organize for itself, as each has its own business interests. We have been talking about the matter of the Standard Oil Company and we find that every barrel holds from three to five gallons less than they are gauged and we desire that this Association should take hold of the evil and find a remedy for it. Coopersville (R. D. McNaughton)—As representatives of the Coopersville Business Mdhn’s Association we have been designated to make areport. We would say that the organization isin a flourishing condition, and has been of much benefit to its mem- bers, especially in the collection of bad debts. The Association- embraces Coopers- ville, Ravenna, Nunica, Berlin, Lamont, Eastmanville and Allendale, and contains about forty members. At its last meeting two delegates were elected to attend the meeting of the State Association, and much other business of importance transacted, which argues a new spirit of activity and promises well for its future success and prosperity. Through the influence and co- operation of our Association a grain and provision company was organized at Coop- ersville for the express purpose of paying the highest market price for all kinds of grain, thus building up a home market and stimulating local trade. This enterprise has been of great benefit to the business men and the town at large. Other enter- prising moves are contemplated, and the Coopersville Business Men’s Association promises to prove still further beneficial in all its various sources of good work. Flint (G. R. Hoyt)—Our report of work done since January ist is as follows: Whole number of names reported to Seeretary, 443; number of delinguents who paid inside the limit of time, after receiving the white letter, 71; number of names _ published, 372; amount of money collected, as reported by members to the Secretary, after the white letter had been sent, $756.20. Four firms reporta collection of $340.23: through. the agency of the Blue Letter, for the half year ending June 30. ‘The total amount collected so far, as reported, is $1,096.43. In con- clusion I will say, we have large manufac- turing interests and are in a condition to have more. We didn’t get the Gale Plow y the Michigan Business Men’s. Works that we tried for, but we got the ‘enthusiasm which will help us secure the | ment. next one. Our business men are energetic and conservative. No failures! As regards peddlers, we don’t have any. They must get out of town or rent stores and pay rent and taxes. Question—How do you deal with the peddlers—how detect them? Mr. Hoyt—I will wait until after the paper on the peddler before answering that question fully, but I will say that we enforce our ordinances. LeRoy (A. Wenzel)—In behalf of the LeRoy Association I will say that we started nearly two years ago. The members are well satisfied with the working plan of the Asso- ciation. We have been much profited by the collection system and some debts that were outlawed have been collected under this system. e wisb to continue in this work and see {it advance. Petoskey (C. F. Hankey)—Having been selected by the B. M. A. of Petoskey to make this report, it devolves upon me to do so. I cannot make as flattering report as I would desire in some respects, for I shall not attempt to color upor magnify the workings of our Association, in order to have it appear more prosperous than it really is. We started out with a membership of thirty; we now number seventy. We have taken all classes of good business men— bankers, lawyers, hotel keepers, merchants and even down to millers. We think it advisable to have our heavy tax payers and men interested in our town working with us. We are then better able to accomplish what we could not accomplish otherwise. There seems to be a general feeling among our citizens that our B. M. A. should lead in every enterprise and therefore we want all our leading citizens associated with us, to have their influence, their advice and assistance. How much good has been accomplished in the short time of our existence, I am not prepared to state here, but I know from experience and the testimony of others that many a dollar has been collected with the Blue Letter and many dollars saved by the delinquent list. There is, however, one class of our citi- zens (a small percentage) who do not love the B. M. A., for they can no longer enjoy the luxuries in and out of season without paying for them. They have seen their best day, but they are still hovering about, waiting for opportunities to drop in on our merchants to divide profits with them they have never earned. These are the dead-beats, the fault-finders of humanity. The will always be with us, for they cannot be exterminated. The nature of man is such that itis natural for him to get the best of his fellowmen. Men are honest if you have laws to make them so. The more exemption laws the more stealing, the less exemption the more honest will be your citizen. The history of thirty years in Michigan will bear out this state- The members of our Association are all good, jolly fellows, ready for fun or business, but somehow it requires a house afire to get them out to our meetings. The attendance is not such as we would desire. There is a want of interest. Our business men do not seem to realize the great work to be accomplished. The power in our Association is not understood fully. In our opinion there is no organization in existence in the State of Michigan that can bring about better laws, or elevate our State to as high a standard as this Association. Our collection laws, tax laws, school and criminal laws, all need more practical, more common sense, more business, and less theory and guess work. The B. M. A. in Petoskey is the rallying post, the hub, so to speak, of all enterprises. Any important questions come up, such as opening of streets, ete.—where do they go to start it?—to the B. M. A. When our village council has any important matter on hand, they, too, want an expression from the B. M. A. Why is this so—because the the money and brainsof our village are represented in our Association. Our village council has less responsibility. They partly place the responsibility on the B. M. A. They then know the will of the tax payer. Our Association is non-political, non-sec- tarian. The Democrat, the Republican, the Churchman and the free thinker all meet for the same purpose on the same level, ready to act for the interest of busi- ness. The dollar in business knows no church or party. There, gentlemen, exists our power. An organization conducted with prudence and good judgment can do more to change legislation for the interest of business than any other body of men or- ganized to-day. We are looked upon by our citizens as an organization of strength and power to do good. Let us not deceive them. Todo good and right to ourselves and neighbors should be our highest aim. If our organiz- ation is an advantage to cities and villages, it certainly has the same effect on our State at large. As representatives of the Petos- key B. M. A., we are willing and ready to co-operate with the State Association in any movement that will better the business interests of the State of Michigan. Traverse City (Geo. E. Steele)—The Tra- verse City B. M. A. is in successful opera- tion, with very nearly 100 members. The past year it has raised in cash for two man- ufactories, $5,000; for a soidiers’ reunion, $2,000; for location of preliminary survey for a railroad, $100, making a total of $7,100. The annual banquet was arranged for, and then posponed, on account of the death of our honored townsman, S. C. Moffatt. The Association has drawn up and finally adopted a new constitution, which we deem amodel. The fraternal feeling is good, and when any special work is to be done, all that is necessary is for the President or Secretary to pull the trigger—and off goes the gun. We have been taught by its past success to look upon it as a most convenient medium to accomplish -many things for the general good. No politics have so far been allowed in its sessions and we hope will not make usacall. The city has avery suc- cessful Building and Loan Association and so the B. M. A. has. had nothing todo in that direction. | The collection system has brought in many straggling sums, and bad. debts,- which otherwise we believe would never have been secured. In conclusion, I will say, the B. M. A. has come to stay. Rockford (W. G. Tefft)—The Rockford B, M. A. was organized December 13, 1886, beginning with twenty-four members, Our of present number is thirty-three. We have found it to be beneficial, not only in a busi- ness way, but we have become better ac- quainted, thereby casting aside a_ selfish interest that was often manifested before our organization. We have found that by working together matters of general interest to our town may easily be accomplished. Before it was almost impossible to get our business men interested and united in any undertaking. Through the medium of our collection department we have collected several hundred dollars of slow, and what we had considered worthless accounts. We have about sixty on our black list. Many of our customers who were slow are more prompt in their settlements. At first we had opposition, but that is being easily overcome, as people better understand the objects of our Association. We have had one picnic, which was well attended. Those of you who have not had a gathering of this kind would be surprised to see the good you can accomplish in this way. Close your stores, invite the farmer and for once a year take a holiday. We have under considera- tion the graveling of the main roads leading into our town and hope to he able to get the farmers who are alike interested to co-op- erate with us. Rockford hasa_ splendid water power and our citizens are ready and willing to aid any good company that will locate there. Our Association is small, yet we are ready and willing to work with you in any way that will advance the interests of the business men of Michigan. Small as we are, we are there, and we are there to stay. East Saginaw (Chas. H. Smith)—On be- half of the Mercantile Association of East Saginaw, I will report as follows: We have sixty members. Our Association did not join the State Association or maKe applica- tion for membership until February last. We have another association in the city called the Business Men’s Association, which is not auxiliary to the State Associa- tion, although thoroughly organized and alive to the benefits which may be obtained for the city by organization. Their aim is to boom anything which benefits the city in any manner. Our organization is mostly confined to the interests of the tradesmen of the city. We have collected through the medium of the Blue Letter since February some $7,500. The use of the Blue Letter by the firm of Burdick & Moore, members of our Association aroused the ire of the other Smith, who had owed the firm some four or five years. They put his name on the dead-beat sheet. He retained as attor- neys Messrs. Tarsney & Weadock, who pro- posed to sue our members for damages. This occurred some months ago, but nothing but talk hasso far resulted. We corres- ponded with the Secretary of the State Association, asking him what, in his opinion, was the proper course to pursue. He paid us a visit; but up to the present time we have had no occasion to defend our action. Like other associations, the business is done by a few, but our members pay their dues promptly and begin to see the benefits of organization. The license for hawkers and peddlers has been placed at $15 for single rigs, and $25 for double. Until the organ- ization of the Association there was no li- cense. ‘The wholesale dealers sell no goods at retail. The retailers live in peace and harmony and work together for the general good. : oO Bank Directors’ Pay. From the Detroit News. rs It is the custom among the New York banks to pay the directors a fee of from $5 to $10 for attending the meetings of the board. Some amusing stories are told of the regularity and avidity with which some of the millionaire directors come’ around to get their little stipend at the weekly meet- ings, and feel very sore if there is no quor- um. In Detroit, the custom is not uniform. The Commercial National pays its directors $5 each for attending the meetings of the Board, which are held weekly. The Third National and Merchants’ and Manufacturers’ National pay their directors $3 for each meeting, which are also held weekly, and $10 for attending each quarterly meeting. At the latter, money is counted, the books examined, ete., the work generally requir- ing the services of the Board for half a day or a whole evening. The compensation is made partially to insure a regular attend- ance at the meetings and also on the ground that the money is rightfully earned by the directors, who give considerable time, once a week or oftener, for the general benefit of all the stockholders. The other national banks of the city, some of which hold di- rectors’ meetings every day, pay their direc- tors nothing for attending the meetings, nor do the savings banks’ directors receive any compensation. Cashier Davidson, of the Detroit National, says the custom of paying directors prevails very generally in England, not only among banks, but other corporate institutions, and he thinks it is gradually being adopted in this country. ee An example of how completely selfsus- taining the United States is capable of be- coming, when its resouces are fully devel- oped, is furnished in the reported discovery of perfect lithographic stone in large sheets within a hundred miles of Austin, Texas. The only source of supply of these stones heretofore has been Bavaria, where the mines have been worked and where it is be- lieved the supply is gradually becoming ex- hausted. If the reports from Texas shall be confirmed by the production of large and perfect sheets of stone, another impcriant industry will add to the prosperity and de- velopment of the New South. PERFECTION SCALE The Latest Improved and Best. ~~ DOES NOT REQUIRE DOWN WEIGHT Will Soon Save its Cost on any Counter. ~~ GEO. C. WETHERBEE & CO., Detroit, _ For Sale by HAWKINS & PERRY, Grand Rapids. McCAUSLAND & CO., E. Saginaw And by Wholesale Grocers generally, Send f | erated Catalogues” 17> “or Tue Frade of the Wolderine State, Be .. STOWE & BRO.; Proprietors. is ‘Subsoription n Price—One Dollar per year. a vertising Rates made known on application. intored. at the Grand Rapids Post ' Office. _E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1888. “TOO MUCH PROFIT. Tue TRADESMAN maintains that the _ Standard Oil Co. demands too great a ran- som of the mercnantsof Western Michigan, and in proof of this statement submits the following figures, showing the margin made by the West Michigan Oil Co., the ‘local representative of the Standard mon- opoly; COST OF WATER WHITE OIL—TANKS. Current price in Cleveland .............. $ .08 Freight in tanks..................22--2000- 0034 Inspection.. . STAR oe. oe ces $ .0% This oil is drawn into tank wagons and sold to the retail trade of Grand Rapids at 10 cents per gallon—a clear profit of 3 cents per gallon, not counting cost of delivery. COST OF WATER WHITE OIL—BARBRELS. Current price in Cleveland............... $ .06 Freight in barrels..................--22-++ 01 Cost of barrels.” oc. . 3. ss-b-e ects eee 01% MARDOCHONS 06 25s 8s 8 oS ec ee oe -0014 MOtAL 8 ioc ccs ceases $ 08% This oil is sold to the retail trade outside of Grand Rapids at 121¢ cents per gallon— giving the monopoly a profit of 33g cents per gallon. When sold through the jobber, it still affords the monopoly a profit of over 2 cents per gallon. Is it any wonder that the retail trade is demanding a reform in the methods of the monopoly—that the trade is clamoring for any remedy which will relieve it in its present distress? In Utah the Saints seem to be worn out with the strict application of the Edmunds law against polygamy. The President of the Church admits that the government is too much for them, and that they can find - no way to get around the cohabitation clause ‘of the law. He seems to say that the Church will have to yield in abandoning the practice of plural marriage, but he in- sists that it will not give up the doctrine of its rightfulness. He sees no way out of the difficulty. The Saints cannot emigrate to Mexico, because they would sacrifice too much of) the fruits of their: industry in abandoning Utah. He does not suggest that it is possible for the Church to have a fresh revelation on the subject, but it is noticeable that his tone is very despondent. He has nothing of the defiant air which used to characterize Brigham Young. Con- stant hiding from the officers of the law, and the burden of the troubles of his sub- jects, who appeal to him for advice when any of them are arrested, have told upon his spirits, and he evidently would be glad of peace upon any terms short of a surren- der. But nothing less will the people of the United States accept in this matter. Hayti has varied the monotony of its cor- rupt and disorderly politics by frightening President Saloman into flight. He has tak- en refuge on board a British vessel, a pro- visional government has been organized un- der a man of character who has friends in both parties, and the country is moving for- ward to a new presidential election with the confidence that it will get a free vote anda fair count—things that it was not sure of while Mr. Saloman was at the head of af- fairs. So some one of the many generals commanding the army of 7,000 will be chos- en president by the voters of a population of less than 600,000. Were it not for the Monroe doctrine, Hayti would have been swallowed up by England or France long ago. The condition of the black population of Jamaica does not go to show that the people would be very much benefited by the change. But surely we have both the right and the duty to exercise some. kind of re- straining influence over states like this, which exist only by our forbidding anyene else to meddle with them. _ Referring to the attempt on the part of Representative Regan to suppress trusts by legislation, the New York Shipping gist ealls attention to the fact that the copper trust, which is the most gigantic combina- tion on the globe, is operated in Paris in the very face and under the shadow of a : most stringent law against conspiracy and commercial combinations. As Regan’s measure is patterned after the French law, people cannot be blamed if they persist in considering the Regan movement as a pol- ~ itical maneuver. - oe Tae Texnmouke is under obligations to ao Chauncey Strong, City Clerk of Kalamazoo, for a. copy of the annual report of the _ @fficers of that model municipality. The _-reports bear evidence of that economical Soneebertsg which has always been a dis- ) of the ‘Celery City, GRAND RAPIDS GoseIP? : ~ Sessions & Hanna succeed ¥, Hale Sessiors in the grocery business on Monroe Street. © ee ee The Grand Rapids Packing and Provis- jon Co. has Solnreet the capacity of its office. Austin Miles has removed his grocery stock from Wayland ‘to this city, locating at 13 North Coit avenue. Morris H. Treusch & Bro. will shortly open a retail cigar store at the corner of Canal and Bridge streets. Roossineand & Musk, late of Ludington, have opened a clothing and furnishing goods store at 19 West Bridge street. Bauer & Curtiss expect to move their drug stock, about September 15, from the the corner of East Bridge and Barclay streets to the corner of East Bridge and Clancy streets. It is J. E. Westlake —not Dr. L. E. Best, as previously stated—who has purchased the interest of John D. McIntyre in. the former drug firm of Westlake 4 McIntyre, at 8 Canal street. Nick Meyer, who has been engaged in the grocery business at the corner of East and Sherman streets for about two years, has concluded to retire as soon as his stock can be closed out. John Harkema, whose store and grocery stock on the corner of West Leonard and White streets were recently destroyed by fire—probably of incendiary origin—will not re-engage in trade. Henry M. Bliven will not act as manager of the oyster department of Putnam & Brooks this year, having arranged to engage in business on his own account. He leased the Geo. W. Thayer store, on the corner of Canal and Bridge streets, for a period of five years, but subsequently accepted an offer of $500 bonus for the lease, offered by Morris H. Trensch & Co. Up to the pres- ent writing, he has not secured another location. AROUND THE STATE. Allegan—Spear & Davis have opened a grocery store. Evyart—YV. R. Davy succeeds Day & Co. in general trade. Fenton—John Beales succeeds Bush & Co. in the harness business. Niles—E. D. Mann’s boot and shoe stock has been taken by the mortgagees. Muskegon—-C. J. Johnson has opened a haxdware store at 72 Ottawa street. Stanton—M. Stanlon succeeds Mrs. D. L. McBirney in the restaurant business. Milford—Taggett Bros. succeed Livius Tenney in the boot and shoe business. Kalamo—Colton & Cessna, meat dealers, have dissolved, each continuing alone. Charlotte—Herbst & Reine, merchant tailors, have dissolved, both continuing. Big Rapids—Mrs. A. Gingrich has pur- chased the Phoenix Laundry of L. E. Lowe. St. Joseph—W. W. Colby, of Niles, suc- ceeds Geo. S, Rickaby in the drug business. Allegan—W. Harmon has opened a shoe and notion store. He was formerly in trade at Fremont. Lawton—k. J. (Mrs. C. H.) Dalton will close out her dry goods stock and remove to Sioux City, Iowa. Grand Haven—John T. Persival is clos- ing out his flourand feed stock, preparatory to retiring from business. South Haven—A. P. Chaddock has pur- chased the grocery stock of Taylor Hance and will continue the business. Coopersville—Warren Reynolds has added considerably to the grocery stock he recent- ly purchased of Robert Graham. Kalamazoo—The mortgage on Spofford & Underhill’s stock of drugs has been paid and the goods are offered for sale. Nashville—Henry Roe has sold his meat business to W. W. Burdick and John Ack- ett, who will continue the business. South Haven—A. M. Sellors has sold a half-interest in his harness business to E. W. Cook. The style of the new firm is Sellors & Cook. Big Rapids—W. H. Walker has sold his interest in the furniture business of Walker & McNaughton to Thos. Skelton. The bus- iness will be continued under the style of McNaughton & Skelton. Morley—Lon A. Pelton has sold his build- ing and fixtures to J. S. Barker, of Grand Rapids, who will move his hardware stock to this place. Mr. Pelton will remove his stock to Luther, where he will engage in business. East Saginaw—Fred C. Knapp and Har- ry G. Hamilton have formed a copartner- ship under the style of F.C. Knapp & Co. and engaged in the crockery and glassware business at 507 Genesee avenue. Mr. Knapp ‘was formerly manager for Jones Bros. in their tea store. Muskegon—F. B. Aldrich has purchased a half interest in the grocery firm of J. O. Broner & Co., at the corner of Jefferson street and Clay avenue. The business will be conducted under the firm name of Broner & Aldrich. Mr. Aldrich has been with the. grocery firm of Christie & Co. for the past three years. STRAY FACTS. _ Musk egon—The Shippy shingle mill, re- cently destroyed by fire, will not be rebuilt. *Paris—J. Davenport’s general stock was destroyed by fire on the 22d. Foe: $8,500; mG. W. Longa i bling 2 ; c brick block, to be —— as a subscription prices will be 50 cents for 3 t—Carr & Grayer hav com- ue ee their grain elevator, which has a ca- | pacity of 60,000 bushels. Ishpeming—David _ J. Gray has assigned his harness stock to C. C. Ely. Assets, about $1,000; liabllities, $1,200. Detroit—The Art Stove Ce. has. been or- ganized with a capital of $50,000, 20 per cent. of which has been paid in. Holland—R. Kanters is erécting a aa story brick building, opposite his present hardware store, and expects to be able to occupy it about October 1. Jonia—Mr. Snyder and J. H. Palmer have formed a copartnership under the style of Snyder & Co. to engage in the jobbing of butter, eggs, apples, etc. Paw Paw—Fred. Bilsborrow, who was burned out by the fire of last February, has just gotten settled in his new brick block, which is 26x90 feet in dimensions and two stories high. Grattan—A. Norton, assignee for J. R. Trask, has closed out the remaining stock of goods to Chas, Eddy, of Grattan, for 42 per cent. of the appraised value, Mr. Eddy being the highest bidder. Mrs. Trask bought the real estate for $2, .subject to all incumbrances. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Reed City—Jackson & Cavis have en- gaged in the manufacture of cigars. . Detroit—Friesma, Royal & Winter have engaged in the manufacture of boxes. Kalamazoo—A stock company which has a capital of $75,000 and thirty-five acres of ground is going to make Kimble steam en- gines and do a general foundry business at Comstock, four miles east of this place. Detroit—The Fisher Electric Motor Co., which will manufacture and ‘seli electric motor appliances, has been incorporated with.a capital stock of $100,000, one-half of which has been paid in. The stockhold- ers are Hugh McMillan, William A. Jack- son, Frank E. Fisher, Frederick A. Forbes, Frank E. Smith, Gilbert A. McMillan, George H. Lothrop and Edwin B. Hutch- inson. ~~. -4 <<. _____ Gripsack Brigade. J. L. Strelitsky is paralyzing the trade of the Saginaw Valley this week. F. H. Lester writes THE TRADESMAN that he sold a grocery stock, one day last week, to G. A. Doremus, of Elkhart, Ind. J. H. Miller and wife went to Battle Creek Saturday to visit the former’s parents. Mrs. Miller will remain at Battle Creek about two weeks. The McNeil & Higgins Co., of Chicago, has paid the judgment recently obtained against the corporation in Justice Westfall’s court by J. L. Strelitsky. W. M. Adams, Western Michigan repre- sentative for Miller & Co., of Akron, Ohio, has returned from Dimondale, where he spent a week with friends. In view of the score at the traveling men’s game at Detroit last Saturday, THE TRADESMAN suggests that the Grand Rap- ids boys hire an amateur club to meet the Detroit nine at the next encounter. Chas. S. Robinson ought to be given a good postoffice. His father and Grover Cleveland’s father were clerks in the same store. Moreover, Grover Cleveland’s mother was present at Charley’s birth and officiated as master of ceremonies at the process of ablution. R. P. Bigelow, the Owosso tourist writes THE TRADESMAN as follows: ‘‘You have always invited items of interest, and now we have one that gives us pleasure to record foryou. At the close of our financial meet- ing, held at the Wildermuth Hotel on Sun- day, August 26, Mrs. Wildermuth was in- vited into the parlor and presented with an elegant engraved silver water set in appre- ciation of her untiring efforts to please our visitors on August 18, and as a token of the high esteem with which she is regarded as a lady and hostess by all Owosso commer- cial travelers.” People on the street at Ralaniaced recent- ly were somewhat startled to see Frank P. Dodge, a bright young drummer represent- ing a Toledo shoe house, give a scrawny loafer a peg in the ear that placed him in the gutter. ‘‘The fellow asked me fora match,” said Dodge, with a grin, as he ex- plained himself to the on-lookers, ‘‘and I accommodated him. Then he felt in his pocket a minute, looked disappointed, and said, ‘by the way, you haven’t got a cigar, have you?’ I liked his nerve, so I handed over the cigar, but when he laughed and re- marked that he was ‘much. obliged, old Easyboy,’ I thought he ought to have a side- winder, sol gave it to him. I asked him to have another, but he said he never smoked but one cigar a day.” —_—-9 , Indisputable Proof. From the Fremont Indicator. Traveling men say there is more business stir in Fremont than most any other village of its size in the State. Look at the large number of stores in this town, consider how much it takes to support them all; then ask yourself whether trade ‘‘dares” be dull here. It stands to reason that trade is good in Fremont—the ‘‘grand array” of stores prove it so. —— eo oo “Requires Sand to Oppose a memopely: E From the Shelby Herald. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN has come out against the Standard Oil Company, pro- nouncing its methods as merciless. It re- quires considerable sand for a trade journal to oppose this great monopoly, but from our knowledge of the paper and its editor, E. A. Stowe, we are free to assert that this quality will not be lacking. ——_—_s+ Gage’s Saturday Gazette. The first number of Gage’s Saturday Gazette will be issued September %. The THE TABLES ‘TURNED. | The Flints Defeat the Owosso Travelers. Owosso, Aug. 19, 1888. BE. A, Stowe, Grand Rapids: Dear Str—August 18 dawned upon the Flint and Owosso base ball teams as per- fect as if it was made to order. The Flint people came over in their own car, about eighty in number, all wearing Blaine hats, except H. Nye, who had on a Mother Hub- bard. All were decorated with bouquets, made of good-sized sunflowers. 'The Flint delegation were met at Durand by a recep- tion committee from Owosso, who were armed with badges and a supply of meal tickets for those who forgot to bring their lunch baskets. Upon our arrival at Owosso, Ex-Mayor Nelan took his Honor, Mayor McCall, of Flint, by proxy, and managed to get his Honor, Williams, Mayor of Owosso, to no- tice him—in fact, he invited McCall to ride up into the city with him. Mascot Sid Lambe was invited to ride with the Owosso mascot, Billy Rooker, who met him with his 2x4 mule and chariot covered all over with mosquito bar, decorated in words, *‘No Flies On Us.” On reaching the first brick block, our vis- itors found a banner across the street with this inscription thereon : WELCOME, FLINT ! At the Hotel Merrill another banner was strung across the street with this inscrip- tion: THE EARTH FOR FLINT. The earth being represented by the globe, instead of the word. Mayor Williams escorted the Mayor of Flink to a cool and shady nook and gave him a brief address of welcome, at the same time presenting him with a token of the earth in miniature form in the shape of a globe about afoot in diameter, on which the countries were represented, the princi- pal sites of which were Flint and Owosso. The globe rested ona standard set in an octagon base with a picket fence all about the outside except on the panel, which was made into a gate with an arch over it, on which was inscribed the words, ‘‘The way to the earth is Owosso.” Mayor McCall very kindly thanked our Mayor in behalf of the Flint delegation, when about 100 gentlemen took a ride through some of the shady streets of Owosso back to the Merrill for dinner. After dinner, the Knights Templar band called the boys to the Hotel Wildermuth, two blocks away, where the ball players began to appear.in uniform. At 2 o’clock the band escorted us to the ball ground, with the help of the cadets. At3 o’clock the trouble for the Owosso boys commenced before about 2,000 people. But for the band keeping us encouraged with strains of music, I don’t think you would have had any report of this game from this source. At the close of the game the score stood as follows : Innings........... a a ae Plints,. ©. csad S265 71301 1-4 3-25 Owosso.........:.. 10381001 3 0—11 On returning from the scene of conflict, all hands reported to the Hotel Wildermuth, where a sumptuous banquet was served. Before the guests were allowed to depart, the following intellectual programme was thrown at them : The City of Flint—Dr. H. H. Bordwell. Why Weare Victorious—A. D. Slaght. The Business Missionary: The Drum- mer—Alf. Galbraith. Echoes from the Twine Binder—W. D. Royce. Foul Tips—Dan McKercher. The Water Brigade—Harvey Nye. The Um-(em) pire—C. A. Muma. My First and Last Chew—Ed. Withee. Scenes and Incidents in a Drummer’s Life—S. E. Parkill. The Electric Street Railway—Geo. Hub- bard. Why Was Gum Invented—Wnm. Tracy. The Home Run—J. J. Carton. At 9 o’clock we escorted our visitors to the train and sent them home rejoicing. R. P. BIGELOW. RENDERING UNTO CESAR. Owosso, Aug. 25, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR S1r—In behalf of the Owosso com- mercial tourists, we take this means of returning our sincere thanks to the Owosso business men for their kind and very effi- cient help, financially and socially, in assist- ing us to entertain our mutual friends, the Flint commercial tourists and. citizens on August 18. Owosso COMMERCIAL TOURISTS. —_—- -2 Purely Personal. L. B. Wells, of Pontiac, is in town for a few days. Fred B. Clark has returned from his trip to Lake Superior. H. F. Hastings is expected home from Waukesha, Wis., Wednesday. L. A. Boise, buyer for Crosby & Collin, of McBrides, was in town last Friday. Fred Tracy, of Cadillac, spent several days here with friends and relatives last week. Wm. H. Jennings and family have re- turned from Hicksville, Ohio, where they have been visiting friends and relatives. Cc. F. Nevin, senior member of the firm of T. H. Nevin & Co., the Pittsburg paint manufacturers, was in town over Sunday. Jack Cozens, who has been confined to his house by illness for about two weeks, has resumed his duties at the Telfer Spice Co. Walter G. Sinclair, Secretary of the Wm. Steele Packing and Provision Co., has re- moved his family from Spring Lake to this city. Jas. C. McAdam, formerly engaged in the dry goods business at Cadillac, has taken a position in the'cloak department of the Bee Hive, at Chicago, the engagement to begin Sept. 1. O. H. Richmond, the South Division street druggist, left for the North Monday evening in hopes of securing immunity from the hay fever. Checker players should govern themselves accordingly. Dr. H. C. Peckham, the Freeport drug- gist and proprietary remedy manufacturer, was in town last Friday on his way to Six Lakes. He was accompanied by Mr. God- frey, the editor of the Freeport Herald. _— O- Oo - Grocers wanting good cheese should or- der from I. B. Smith & Sooy, proprietors of | the Wayland Cheese Tees Wayland. re Baristacton, semntons IT WAS. A FUNERAL. The Trip to Detroit Not a Triumphant .. Victory. About seventy-five Grand Rapids traveling men boarded the special car placed at their disposal by the D., G. H. & M. Railway, last Friday evening, and proceeded to De- troit in answer to the base ball challenge issued by the Detroit traveling men. ‘The trip down was one continual round of en- joyment. Jokes, stories, songs, laughter and smoke floated in the air in hilarious confusion. James Campbell, the genial agent of the railway, who accompanied us, partook of the enthusiasm and looked after the comfort of the party ina manner the boys will not forget. When our train reached Owosso, Mr. Merrill, of the Merrill House, presented the boys with a box of choice Havanas, and his thoughtfulness was duly appreciated. Further down the line a gentleman sent in a bouquet to be presented to the biggest liar in the crowd. -@- <>. -— me Breach of Promise by Death. According to a recent decision of the Court of Queen’s Bench, London, which may be accepted as a legal authority and asa precedent the world over, a suit for breach of promise of marriage will lie against a dead man. This extraordinary ruling was developed in the case of an elderly lady named Davies, who sued the estate of Wil- liam Seale, her dead lover, for damages on the ground that he had died before the promise had been fulfilled. Of course, the ease was contested, the executor of the es- tate pleading that as he was already a mar- ried man he couldn’t be expected to carry out the contract entered into by the deceas- ed, while he didn’t see that any damages could be recovered. But the lord chief jus- tice thought otherwise, and so, to save ex- pense, the case was withdrawn from the jury, and the executor agreed to give the maiden $5,000 because her lover broke his promise by shuffling off this mortal coil. >_< His Credit Standing. Would-be Customer—Will you trust me for a few things for a couple of days? Grocer—Come around in a couple of days and I will. Would-be Customer—But I will have the money then. Grocer—Then is’ when I would trust you. ikker, sorr?” KOALA s. S : ek AGIN’ THE STANDARD. e : abue Who Would Like to See Compe- tition in the Oil Business. Among the letters received from’ mer- chants indorsing the efforts of Tue TRADES- MAN to get an opposition oil house to locate at this market are the following : Dorr, Aug. 24, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids : DEAR Sir—Count mé a solid customer for an opposition oil company. The Stan- dard is too odious for me. L. N. FISHER. Yours truly, HILiiarps, Aug. 22, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—I note what you say in your last issue regarding the establishment of an independent oil house. I, for one, would give such a company my patronage. Hoping to hear more on the subject, I re- main, Yours very truly, A.B. Foore. LIsBoN, Aug. 24, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—We notice your call for merchants who would patronize an inde- pendent oil house. We will and will go even further: If the Standard Oil Co. tries to freeze them out, we will be one house of a certain number to combine and pay enough for oil for three months so the independent house will! not be the loser. Yours very truly, Rk. B. Gooping & Son. BURNIP’S Corners, Aug. 24, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—We find by THE TRADEs- MAN that you desire to ascertain who would patronize and support an independent oil company at Grand Rapids. We hereby give you our assurance that such a company would receive our entire patronage, as long as their prices would be as low as their competitors. We are opposed to all con- cerns that enter into any combine or trust for the purpose of controlling or advancing prices, first, last and always. Yours respectfully, F. GoopMAN & Co. >a VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: Martin Gezon, Jamestown W H Wheeler, Cedar Spgs G M Hartwell, Cannonsbrg das Raymond, Berlin CK Hoyt & Co, Vm Hewit, Campbell Hudsonville P DeKraker, Holland John Gunstra, Lamont John Smith, Ada Jno Kamps, Zuatphen Wm Vi ermeulen, Gronegen A M Church, Englishville GF Cook, Grove Hamilton & Morton, P VandenBosch, Zeeland Sand Lake Neal McMillen, Rockford John-Damstra, Gitchell CS Keifer, Dutton H VanNoord, Jamestown J W Runner, Shelby AC Barkley, Crosby O W Messenger, Spring Lk GC Baker, LaBarge RB McCulloch, Berlin JW Lovely, Howard City TV. anEenenaam Zeeland Lon A Pelton, Morley Clives & Son, Coopersv ille CH Deming, Dutton John Farrowe, So Blendon RB Gooding& Son, Lisbon Alex Denton, Howard City ST McLellan, Denison Jas S$ Toland, Ross John Kinney, Kinney H Dalman, Allendale SH Ballard, Sparta IL Thomas, Cannonsburg W MeWilliams, Conklin Hemy Burt, Whitneyville S A Bush, Lowell A D Martin, ’Bitely De Kruif, Boone & Co, Zee- Geo A Sage, Rockford land : Gus Begman, Bauer CR Bunker, Bailey A C Perigard. Muskegon S J Martin, Sullivan Nelson Pike, Morley B Gilbert & Co, Moline E E Hewitt. Rockford Silas Miller, Denver W D Reynolds, J C Benbow, Cannonsburg Coopersville W H Struik, Forest Grove F C Stone, Cedar Springs Mrs J Debri, Byron Center J Homrich, Dorr LM Wolf, Hudsonville Wm Karsten, Beaver Dam S Cooper, Jamestown John Bowers, Reeds Norman Harris,Big Springs John Giles & Co, Loweli FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a word for each subsequent insertion. No advertise- ment taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. FOR SALE. ARDWARE STORE FOR SALE—STOCK OF SHELF hardware, stoves, tinware, tinners’ tools, glass, oils, paints, sash and doors, pumps, etc., at Elkhart, Indiana; 12,000 inhabitants; live, growing town, in- creasing business; stock particularly clean and well assorted; stock $5,000 to $6,0¢0, reduced to suit pur- chasers; no trade. Address proprietors, Thompson & Co., Elihart, ind. 276 OR. SALE—ONE 9x24 ROWNDS’ SECTIONAL ROLL- er mill, with elevators and scalpers complete; one Webster bran duster; one OO Geo. T. Smith purifier. The above machines are allin good condition. Enquire of owner, D. C. Briggs, North Branch, Mich. 217 OR SALE—BAZAAR BUSINESS, WELL ESTAB- lished in one of the liveliest and best business towns in the State. Propr ietor’s health failing. In- voice about $1,400. Now is the time to buy for fall and holiday trade. Address A B C office of this paper. 272 ro SALE—CLEAN GENERAL STOCK OF GOODS and store building in a growing railway town sit- uated in excellent farming region. Stock will inven- tory about $5,000. Reason for selling, too much other business. Will exchange for Grand Rapids property. Address No. 262, care Michigan Tradesman. 262 VOR SALE—CLEAN GROCERY, DRY GOODS AND Crockery stock, situated ina railway town, with good line of customers. Stock will inventory about $2,000. Will take part cash and balance on time. Ad- dress A.S. 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 per ont Apply to No. 256, Michigan Tradesman. {OR SALE—DRUG FIXTURES AND SMALL STOCE 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- ae W.B. Tyler, care B. P. & D. A. Co., Grand Hapide, OR SALE—GENERAL STOCK, GOOD TRADE, iORG 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. 206 WANTS. ANTED—BY A. YOUNG MAN UNDERSTANDING the meat business, to buy an interest ina meat market in a good town. Address Cleaver, care Michi- gan Tradesman. 2380 Wo Notenottmsecs TO SELL OUR CHOICE VA- rieties of nursery stock, either on salary or com- mission. Permanent employment to sueceessful men. Address, with references, May Brothers, FIORE YIDEMs Rochester, N. Y. 278 Wee LIVE, ENERGETIC MAN WHO IS sO ber and honest, to consolidate stocks with me, in a No. I location, where a trade of $20,000 a year can be done. Don’t write unless you are all right and mean business. Address Lock Box 129, Collins. Mich. 275 ANTED—PART INTEREST IN DRUG OR GENERAL store by Pract ical registerad pharmacist. Ad dress Robert, care Michigan Tradesman 271 ANTED—TO EXCHANGE 80 ACRES OF TIMBER land (pine and black ash), desirable village prop- erty and three horses, for clean stock of groceries in some lively town of not less than 1,000 inhabitants. Address, Exchange, care Michigan Tradesman. 270 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 all the worry and trouble that usually go with the pass-book plan. Start the lst of the month with the new system and you will never ree it. Having two kinds, both kinds will be sent addressing (mentioning this paper) J. H. ee Albany, N.Y. {7 ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OR Improved Coupon Pass Book System. . Send for samples. E. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand Rapids. 214 * MISCELLANEOUS. R RENT—TWO WELL LOCATED STORES ON South Division street. Size’@x 80 feet. G. K. fh son, 68 Monroe street. 1 20 CaSH Buse MANUFACTURING ak. ) ness paying 100 per cent. Best of rea- coe for selling. Ad OOD EG. a HLAMILTON, | Teepe, Qfee, 101 Ottawa 8, Ledyard Block. ss Chas. Kynoch, St. Tangees ; > a ague. Greenville. ‘ Sane , Muskegon ee meen Y. en I deman, Pint; ’Hirain ‘DeLano,, ‘Allegan; “a .—Geo. B. Caldweil, Green- hville; Oren Stone, Flint. - —S. E. Parkill, Owosso; H. Rapids; H. H. Po tereste—S ts—Smith aiierass Praveres East Saginaw; H. B. Fargo, Mus- rtat Osborn Owosso; ticle on. Teanape Rapids, CF, Boe a Oaths | Cree manittoe on Building an 4 Loan Associa’ ali ws : wee Be Seen) ‘Will Emmert, Eaton Rapids; pita ace tee. ‘J. Connell, ee Oficial Ore Organ Tae MICHIGAN, TRADESMAN. ~The following auxiliary associations are op- erating lowing auxilia granted by the Michi- gan Business Men’ 8 Association: cA ievarss City B. M. es ! President, prey E. Steele; Secretary, L. Robe No. 2—Lowell 8. M. A. President, N. = Blain; ; Secretary, Frame ‘0. 3—Sturgis B. M. President, H. F tace, 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 B. = A. President. = wv. Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin. o. 7—Dimondale B. ak A. Prosiont. 3.3 ard Sloan: Secretary, N. H. Widger. o. $—Eastport B. M. A. oe a ‘Thurston; Secretary, Geo. L Thurston. 0. 9—Lawrence B. M. A. boii ™. Marshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly. 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. a No. 13—Sherman B. M. A. President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, W. J. Austin. No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A.. President, S. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Havens. No. 15—Boyne City B. M. A. President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase. No. 16—Sand Lake B. M. A. President, J. v. Eeeatt: Secretary, W. Rasco. No. 17—Plainwell B. M. A. President, E. A. Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle. No. 18—Owosso B. M, A. President, H. W. Parker; Secretary, S. Lamfrom. No. 19—Ada B. M. A. President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel No. 20—Saugatuck B. M. President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps. No. 21—Wayland B. M. A. President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt. No. 22—Grand Ledge B. M. A. Persident, A. B. Schumacher; Secretary, W. R. Clarke. No. 23—Carson City B. M. A. President, F. A. Rockafellow; Secretary, C. G. Bailey. No. 24—Morley B. 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 I. M. A. President. S. R. Stevens; Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell. No. 27—Dorr BK. M. A. President, E. 8. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher. No. 28—Cheboygan B. M.A President, Fred 8. Frost; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. No. 29—Freeport B. M. A. President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A.J. Cheesebrough. No. 30—Oceana B. M. A. President, A.G. Avery; Secretary, E. 8S. Houghtaling. No. 31—Charlotte B. M. A. President, Thos. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury. Wo. 32—Coopersville B. M. A. President, W. G. Barnes; Secretary, J. B. Watson. No. 33—Charlevoix 8. M. A. President, L. D. Bartholomew; Secretary, R. W. Kane. No. 34—Saranac B. M. A. President, H. T. Johnson; Secretary, P. T. Williams. No. 35—Bellaire B. M. A. President, Wm. J. Nixon; Secretary, Cc. E. Densmore. Ne. 36—Ithaca B. M. A. President, O. F. Jackson; Secretary, John M. Everden. No. 3?—Battle Creek B. M. A. President, Chas. F. Bock; Secretary, W. F. Baxter. No. 38—Scottville Bb. M. A. President, H. E. Symons: Secretary, D. W. Higgins. No. 39—Burr Oak B. M. A. President, W. S. Willer; Secretary, F. W. Sheldon. No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A. President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Will Emmert. No. 41—Breckenridge B.M. A. President, W. O. Watson; Secretary, C. E. Scudder. No. 42—Fremont B. M. A. President. Jos. Gerber; Secretary Cc. J. Rathbun. No. 43—Tustin B. M. A. President, G. A. Estes; Secretary,W. M. Holmes. No. 44—Reed City B. M. A. t, E. B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith. No. 45—Hoytville B. M.A President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. . 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 B. M. A. President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor. No. 49—Leroy B. M. A. President, = Wenzeil; Secretary, Frank Smith. o. 50—Manistee B. M. A. eet ae O. Wheeler; Secretary, J. P. O’Malley. No. 51—Cedar Springs B. M. A. President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W- C. Congdon. No. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A. President, F. D. Vos; Secretary, Wm. Mieras. No, 53—Bellevue B. M. A. President, Frank Phelps; Secretary, John H. York. No. 54—Douglas B. M. A. President, Thomas B. Sabehers Secretary, C. B. Waller. No. 55—Peteskey B. M. A. President, C. F. Haakey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman. No. 56—Bangor B. M. A. President, N. W. Drake; Secretary, Geo. Chapman. No. 57—Rockford B. M. A. President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham. . No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. President, E. Hagadorn; Secretary, E. C. Brower. No. 59—Fennville B. M. A. President F. 8S. Raymond: Secretary, P. S. Swarts. * “No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. President, = E. Hogan; Secretary, 8. E. Neihardt. . 61—Hartford B. M. A. President, % Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes. No. 62—East saginaw M. A. President, G. = Meyer; Secretary, Theo. Kadish. o. 63—Kvart B. M.A. President, W. a Davia; Secretary, C. E. Bell. No, 64—Merrill B. M. A. President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton. No. 65—Kalkaska B. M. A. President, Alf. "@. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom. No. 66—Lansing B. M. A. President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles. : No. 67—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 ene ee M. Netzorg; Secretary, Geo. E. Clutterbuck. cae 72—Edmore B. M. A. o, 723—Belding B. M. A. ence C3 L. ‘Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster. No. 74—Davison M. U. President, J. F. Cartwright; Secretary. I L. Gifford. et No. 75—Tecumseh B. M. A. ee Bills; Secretary, F. Rosacraus. Ses %76—Kalamazoo B. M.A. i President, 8 8. MeCamly; Secretary, Chauncey Strong? Special Enterprises Wanted. A FACTORY TO Bonus, $1,000. 266 King. Pp. sa if R —W. yaaa five years. Relation an of the Law the B. M. AL Col- & Granp. Rapis, Aug. 4, 1888. | Mr. EB. A. Stowe; See’y: DEAR Stk—In answer to inquiries made by you in regard to the liability ‘attached to the publieation, by your Association, of the names of delinquent debtors on your delin- quent lists er ‘Notification Sheets,” for dis- tribution among your members, I have to say that it is, no doubt, lawful for merchants, or others whose business demands it, - to form associations for the purpose of communicat- ing to each other any information which may come to the knowledge of any one of them, regarding the financial standing and reputation of any person likely to have deal- ings with them, and thus, by giving timely caution, protect each other from persons who do not meet their obligations and the class called “professional dead-beats’’ or fraudulent debtors. So long as the com- munication is confined to the. members of the association, and is treated by them as confidential, and is made in good faith, with- out malice, and for the sole purpose of mu- tual protection, no. action for libel can be maintained by the person about whom it is made. Tussell vs. Scarlett, 18 Fed. Rep. 214. It would be what is termed “conditionally -| privileged,” or “authorized,” i.” e., a “com- munication,” as stated in one case, “made i in good faith in answer to one having an inter- est in the information sought; and it will be privileged, if volunteered, when the party to whom the communication is made has an in- terest in it and the party by whom itis made stands in such a relation to him as tv make it a reasonable duty, or at least proper that he should give the information.’’ Sunderlin vs. Bradstreet, 46 N. Y. 188. : see & aaeNier vs. Dun & Co., 4 McCrary . Ct. 160. Locke vs. Bradstreet, 22 Fed. Rep. 771. Or, in other words, it is one fairly made by a person in the discharge of some public or private duty, whether legal or moral, or in the conduct of his own affairs in matters where his interest is concerned; ,“‘it must be made in good faith and believed by the par- ty making it to be true.”’ Gasset vs. Gilbert et al, 6 Gray 94. As stated by a learned judge in a recent ease, ‘‘the occasion that makes a communi- cation privileged is when one has an_inter- est in a matter, or a duty in regard to it, or there is a propriety in utterance and he makes a statement, in good faith, to another who has a like interest or duty, and to whom a like propriety attaches to hear the utter- ance.” Hamilton vs. Eno, 81 N. Y. 116. . The duty need not be a legal one but may be of a “moral or social character of imper- fect obligation.”’ Bacon vs. M. C. R. R. Co. 33 N. W. Rep. 18]. “A privileged communication means noth- ing more than that the occasion of making it rebuts the prima facie inference of mal- ice arising from the publication of matter prejudicial to the character of the plaintiff and throws upon him the onus of proving malice in fact.” wat vs. Woodgate, 2 Crompton M. & R. White vs. Nicholls, 15 U. S. 439. . But such a communication must be shown by the plaintiff to be both false and mali- cious before he can recover. Bacon vs. M. C. R. R. Co. 33 N. W. Rep. 181. Ina suit against your Association, the plaintiff would never be able to prove mal- ice, if the communication is always made in good faith, for the sole purpose of warning other members, to whom the party giving the information is bound, by your articles of association, constitution or by-laws, to give warning of persons unworthy of credit. It has been held that even if the party who originally furnished the information was actuated by malice, such malice could not be imputed to one standing in the posi- tion of your Association, if the officers were ignorant of it, and did not in any way par- ticipate in it, but acted themselves in good faith. Bradley vs. Cramer, 28 N. W. Rep, 372. If your officers ever discover any malice toward the debtor on the part of the mem- ber furnishing the information, they should decline to publish his name as a delinquent. Malice may exist in the form of ill will towards the person, or it may consist in do- ing a “wrongful act intentionally without just cause or excuse.” Bacon vs. M. C. R.R. Co. 33 N. W. Ben. 181, if either of these forms of malice should enter into the publication and the matter published should prove to be untrue, an ac- tion for libel could be maintained against the Association. The publication of your delinquent list can only be justified on the ground of an obligation resting upon the members to fur- nish information to each other for their mu- tual protection in business. Your constitu- tion and by-laws should make it obligatory upon every member to furnish to the proper officer of the Association any useful inform- ation regarding the financial standing or rep- utation of persons dealing with them, and to report cases of the abuse of credit, when- ever they occur, and it should be made the duty of such officer to disseminate such in- formation confidentially among all the mem- bers, so that there will be a reciprocity be- tween them for their mutual interest and ad- vantage. You ought always to make sure, so far as you reasonably can, that the information j communicated through your Association re- garding any person charged with being de- linquent is true. You will then be on the safe side. 1f the debtor honestly disputes the claim of his creditor, he ought not to be published as a delinquent. A publication in such case might be held malicious, and if it ultimately turned out that the debtor had a good defense, the Association might be lia- ble for the publication. ' Respectfully, REUBEN Harcy. SE eee How Grocers Are Imposed Upon. Referring to the system of beggary prac- ticed by churches, asylums, orders, associa- tions and other bodies, an interior grocer was relating in a wholesale grocery, the other day, that after he had donated a bar- ‘rel of crackers to a church fair, fifty pounds of sugar toa Sunday school picnic, half a chest of tea to.an old woman’s home, 100 = | Pounds of butter to a hospital and $10 in E-| cash to a Bible class, a woman came in and “df asked him to givea lift to a helping hand society. “Oh, certainly,” he pleasantly replied, ee “ghall I give you the entire contents of the store ?’ 209 | No, sir,” she replied with a good deal -|you want to give us the "| stock, rs 1 of dignity; ‘you can reserve the barrels of molasses and the boxes of clothes pins. If balance of the d will kindly make out an inven- ind pay half | the cartage ae assured of 01 z TREE SRL ELS The special edition of THE Paapuauan containing a verbatim report of the pro- ceedings of the Cheboygan convention will be issued on the 30th, when copies will be | promptly forwarded to all who apply for ‘same, Secretaries of local organizations can have copies sent to.all their members by sending in a full membership list. . Lansing Republican: The Lansing dele- gates to the Michigan Business Men’s Con- vention will cherish fond recollections of the entertainment accorded the Association by the citizens of Cheboygan. They were received with open arms, given the best that the city could produce and during the entire session were recipients of many little attentions for which the delegates will always remain grateful. Eaton Rapids Herald: The Business Men’s Association held a meeting Monday afternoon, and will hold another Friday evening, Sept. 7, at which time every mem- ber should be present. Secretary Coller handed in his resignation, Wm. Emmert being elected in his place. The Associa- tion is constantly increasing in numbers, and will soon begin aggressive work in making improvements in roads, insurance, ete. Cheboygan Tribune: A special meeting of the Cheboygan Business Men’s Associa- tion was held last Thursday evening to con- sider what was best to be done in order to secure the building of a railroad from Che- boygan to Levering, on the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. After an interchange of opinion, it was voted to appoint a com- mittee of three to prepare a memorial to be signed by the business men of Cheboygan, the same to be presented to the Grand ‘Rap- ids Board of Trade. President Frost ap- pointed Dr. A. M. Gerow, James F. Moloney and Wm. McArthur. Upon mo- tion, it was voted that the commitiee visit Grand Rapids, present the memorial and wait upon the officials of the G. R. & I. Railroad for the purpose of ascertaining what encouragement the move would re- ceive from that company. ———2—0 a —_ She Let Him Have It. Among the passengers on a north-bound G. R. & I. train, a short time ago, was a much overdressed woman, accompanied by a bright-looking Irish nurse girl, who had the charge of a self-willed, tyrannical two- year-old boy, of whom the overdressed woman was plainly the mother. The mother occupied a seat by herself; the nurse and child were in the seat in front. The child gave such frequent exhibitions of his temper, and kept the car filled with such vicious yells and shrieks that there was a general feeling of indignation. Al- though he, time aud again, spat in his nurse’s face, scratched her hand, and tore at her bonnet, she bore it patiently. The indignation of the passengers was greater because the child’s mother made no effort to correct him, but on the contrary sharply chided the nurse whenever she manifested any firmness. What ever the boy yelled for, the mother’s cry was uniformly, ‘‘Let him have it, Mary.” The child had just slapped the nurse in the face for the hundredth time, and was preparing for afresh attack, when a wasp from somewhere in the car flew against the window of the nurse’s seat. The boy at once made a dive for the wasp as it strug- gled upward on the glass. The nurse quickly caught his hand and said: ‘‘Harry mustn’t touch! Bug will bite Harry.” Harry gave a savage yell, and began to kick and slap the nurse. The mother awoke from a nap. She heard her son scream, and, without lifting her head or opening her eyes, called out sharply to the nurse, ‘“‘Why will you tease that child, Mary? Let him have it!” Mary let goof Harry. The boy clutched at the wasp and caught it. The yell that followed caused joy to the entire ear; for every eye was on the boy. The mother awoke again. ‘“Mary,” she cried, ‘‘let him have it.” Mary turned calmly in her seat and said: ‘Shure, he’s got it, mum !” This brought down thecar. Every one in it roared. The child’s mother rose up in her seat witha jerk. When she learned what the matter was, she pulled her boy over the back of her seat, and awoke some sympathy by laying him across her knee and warming him nicely. In ten minutes he was quiet and as meek as a little lamb, and never opened his head until the train reached Petoskey. ——qo@—--o ae Brought Face to Face. If the world were willing to accept most men at their own valuation, it would have to go into involuntary bankruptcy in a fort- night. If the moon were for sale at a bargain counter half the women in the world would want to buy it, and the one who did would spend the rest of her life wondering what on earth she’d do with it. Most self-made men go through the world as if immediately behind a brass: band. The only time a woman ever longs to keep her mouth shut is when she is at the dentist’s. The reason some men can’t make both ends meet is because they are too busily engaged in making one end drink. Women carry pet dogs around who would scorn to wheel a baby carriage. . Many aman who is the architect of his own fortune has nothing to brag of in the structure. ‘‘Women’s work is never done.” Well, why? Because they stand out in front and talk to each other so lof&ig, that’s why. He isa bold man who dares always to say what he thinks. Besides being bold, he is generally an awful bore. It is a curious fact that although women talk about four times as fast as men, it takes them eight times as long to tella thing. | Men cling to their wives through habit, as one likes the cosy arm chair he is always certain to find in one place on coming home. ‘Silence is the severest criticism,” but amost wives don’t seem to know it. —_—_—_>- Imitation maple syrup is made from glu- cose by adding an extract obtained by soak- ing hickory, or sometimes maple bark, in water. The process, said‘ to be patented, imparts the cameras noe pa smell of. the ‘| real article. FEMININE BREVITY. A Specimen Exhibited in a atge Dry Goods Store. “May I leave this letter here?” asked & woman, rushing up to the cashier’s desk ina dry goods store. “*Certainly.” “My husband will call for it. sure to give it to him ?” ‘Yes, madame.” “The letter is very iaibortant: ‘indeed. It’s about our lost dog Flossy. If I found her I was to leave word here so that he needn’t advertise.” _ The cashier wearily stamped a ticket and handed the change to a cash-boy. ‘*My husband is a tall, blonde man, with a sandy moustache,” pursued the woman, while the cash-boys yelled and struggled around her. ‘‘He is sort of stout and mid- dle-aged. You’il be sure not to give it to the wrong person ?” You'll. be barodware. ares ae who pay AUGERS AND BITS ares old pre Side. eae eo aneccena ae. os 8 Jennings’, genuine........ Gogetes cigs dis Jennings’, imitation........... .:...... BALANCES. Borg). ee ey dis BARROWS. RAUTORG 365. co Soe ew Pee le vee-eB 1400 GALden 2. horse ee ec net 33 00 BELLS. HANGS oo ee me s bape COW eres ee aso, ae Gene eee ua : ‘ie oe Door, Sargent...) 2.63.58... oe die 60&10 BOLTS. The cashier sighed heavily and nodded | Plow absently. ‘“The reason I’m so particular about the letter is because I’m going away to the country for a few days and I’ve added a postscript to tell where I hid the silver,” the woman continued, . breathlessly. ea | hope I haven’t troubled you.” The cashier prevaricated with consum- mate art. ‘‘Oh, and please tell my husband that I decided to go by the Michigan Central, be- cause the depot is soconvenient. Well, I must hurry or Il] miss the train. You don’t know which is the right car for my train, do you?” The cashier pleaded his ignorance con- cerning street car routes and devoutly prayed that his tormentor would spend the remainder of her ~life in pastoral scenes. The woman hastened away, laboring under the delusion that she had impressed one man with a sense of the feminine ability to be brief and concise in business interviews. ——————@»@>-2a_ Wasn’t the Business for Him. Written for THE TRADESMAN. I heard a good story the other day about a prosperous storekeeper in a small Michi- gan town, the name of which has escaped me, who once practised law but who has long since abandoned it. Being met by an old acquaintance, he was asked for all the particulars of his giving up the profession. ‘Didn’t it agree with your health?” ‘Oh, yes,” answered ‘‘Uncle Joe,” as he was familiarly called by his friends. “Didn't it pay?” ‘‘First-rate.” **Meet with sufficient favor from the courts?” *SAll I could ask.” ‘*Then what was it compelled you to quit it?” ‘*Well I’ll tell you—I was to honest.” A loud laugh from the bystanders aroused “Uncle Joe” into earnestness, and he re- peated the strange statement, and nailed it to his shop-counter with his huge fist. But his cross-questioner went on: ‘*When did you find this out?” ‘In my very last case.” ‘*‘What was that?” ‘One in which I was retained to prose- cute a neighbor for killing a dog.” ‘‘And he was acquitted? So you lost the case, and gave up your profession discour- aged?” ‘*No, he was convicted.” ‘*Then he was guilty?” **No, he was innocent.” “But didn’t the evidence prove his guilt?” “Certainly it did.” ‘*Then why do you say. he was innocent?” ‘‘Because Lhad killed the dog myself a few nights before for trepassing on my Ki poultry, and I came to the conclusion that any business that would aid a man to con- vict a neighbor of his own crimes wasn’t the business for me, so I gave it up.” ROBINSON ——_—__—~ -2 <> The Habits of a Man of Businesss. His conduct should be regulated by a sa- cred regard for the principles of justice. He is strict in keeping his engagements. He does nothing hastily or carelessly. He does not unwisely reveal his designs or his business. He leaves nothing to memory which would be more safely committed to writing. He preserves all important letters received, filing them with precision and care. He keeps copies also of the essential por- tions of his own correspondence. He keeps a memorandum-book in his pocket for current matters. He keeps everything in its proper place. He will not become a security without prudent consideration ef the circumstances. He is prompt and decisive with his cus- tomers, and does not overtrade his capital. He prefers short credits to long ones, and cash to credit at all times, either in buying or selling. He never suffers his desk to be confused by many papers lying upon it. He is always at the head of his business, well knowing that if he leaves it, it will leave him. He is constantly examining his books, and sees through the whole affairs as far as care and attention will enable him. —_—_——-_>-a___- Origin of the Term “Dongola”. From the Shoe and Leather Gazette. Some of our contemporaries have been giving reasons for the origin of the word “Dongola” as applied to the popular leather thus named, but none of them are right. The Gazette is enabled to give the origin of the term as well as the erigin of the leather. A tanner at Gloversville, N. Y., where so much glove stock is manufactured, on one oceasion spoiled a considerable quantity of goat leather, making it useless as far as gloves were. concerned. Not wishing to lose the lot, he went to. Haverhill, Mass., and found that it could be utilized for shoes. ‘What name shall we call it?” enquired the | A: shoe manufacturer. “It was tanned with Dongola oil,” was.the reply, ‘‘and I think that’s as good & name as any.” So Dongola it was called. And thus to a mistake in tanning the shoe trade is indebted for one of the most popular lines of stock ever thrown on the market. A Taking Sign. A hardware dealer filled his window with Blove-pipe to whieh was attached this sign: rere ee a ee ee a a d coves You do nice have Fits when you ut our Stove-Pipe hei ‘It’s the Pipethat h “ t solos ee eene je nevee ee een snes Sleigh Shoe 0 Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis Cast Barrel Bolts..................... dis Cast Barrel, brass knobs.........:... dis Cast eae uare Spring................... dis Cast Chain ooo. dis Weeuehe Barrel, brass knob......... dis Wrought Square eddae soon bce peck cues oe Wrought Sunk Flush..............:.. dis Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob di SSSESESS woe BUCKETS. Ol DIAPER oe ee a ee eee Seek ee 3 50 Well Swivel... oo cok ie es - BUTTS, CAST. Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed. .dis Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint. .dis Wrought Loose Pin.................. dis Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........dis Noone Loose Pin, japanned, silver ippe i Wrought Table dis Wrought Inside Blind................ dis Wrought Brags: o.oo. oo ol oe dis Blind :Clavk’6. 030.06... .. dis Blind, IParker'@) os dis %&10 Blind, Shepard’s: .-. 02.62.60: dis 70 aan CAPS. WSO A ee ns er m & EHCRIS OOo ee - . G.D 3 60 75 70&10 CATRIDGES. Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list.. di . 50 Rim Fire, United States CHISELS. Socket Firmer.. 2.0000) ..00.2..0005.0. dis 7%0&10 Socket Framing... wees ons ee dis 70&10 Socket Corner........... ....dis %&10 Socket Slicks.............. ..dis %0&10 Butchers’ Tanged Firmer. ...dis Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis Coldi css eee ea net COMBS. Curry, Lawrence’s.................... dis 40&10 Hotehkiss 22.0500. 6s dis 20 Brass, Racking’s Bibb’s ee 1080 io IGnRR e ee ee COPPER. Planished, 14 oz cut to size.............. 8 Db T4x52, WAXD TA XOD. oe Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60. 5 oo Cold Rolled, 14x48 DRILLS Morse’ S Bie. Stock. 22.005 60.40... dis Taper and StraightShank............ dis 40 Morse’s Taper Shank................. dis 40 ELBOWS. Com. 4 piece, 6 in.................. doz net $.7%5 Corrugated) 6.2.60. dis20&101 &0 AGIUStADIO. fo es oe dis &10 EXPANSIVE BITS. 30 25 3 30 40 Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2 2, $24 3, $30 00. oe Nee List. American File Association List...... dis DISStONTS oe dis New American. ... 2500500000 6 00b dis Nicholsonis...c200 be dis Heller se dis Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis GALVANIZED IRON, Nos. 16 to 20, 22and 24, 25and26, 27 List 12 13 14 15 Discount, 60. dis dis AUGES. Stanley Rule and Bova Corsa. yo...) |. dis HAMMERS.. wewiele & COUS rs ue dis ip’s : weeks cc GS Yerkes & Plumb’s.................... Po 40&10 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. c list 50 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. a e 40&10 HINGES. Gate; Clark's, 132, 3.022020 .00 0005.08. dis 60 State. per oe et, 2 50 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 1 and lONSOr. oe es ss Screw Hook and Eye, % ............ net Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net Screw Hook and Eye X&.............. net Screw Hook and Bye, %............. net Strap and: oo ee dis HANGERS. Barn Door KidderMfg. Co., Wood track 50&10 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60&10 Kidder, wood track................... dis HOLLOW WARE. ROUS) e en: WRGHHIOR oo ieee i eee febeess BPiGOUs es a eee: Gray enameled.................... HOUSE FURNISHING GOOD Stamped Tin Ware.............. new ‘ist 70&10 Japanned Tin Ware..................00. 25 Granite Iron: Ware:.......6o.0...6.6 0065 25 HOES. Grab We $11 60, dis 60 Grub 20 oo ce ll 50, dis 60 GRU Bos rie aoe ¥2 00, dis 60 KNOBS—NEW LIST. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.......dis Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings. pene ah Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..... Door, porcelain, trimmings............. Drawer and Srahier porcelain ese dis Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........... FROMACICO ooo eo eo aes hen c s dis LOCKS—DOOR Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.” 8 new list. .dis Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............. dis Brantord’s:. 6... Seve < sees : ....dis Norwalk e330 ee sno. oe, dis Stanley Rule and Level C Co.'8. cu .... Gis MATTOCKS. AAZO VO. oes d oe Sik cece ceees ee & os Hunt Eye.. - $15 RUNG Se. lea ee "$18 50 0 hia 20 &10 RRS SB S=Sess Sperry & Co.’s, Post. b handied Mp ose sah dis 50) MILLS. Coffee, Parkers Co.'s: 25005562026 05.2 ae 40 Coffee, P.S.& W.Mfg. Co.’s Maileables . Coffee, Landers, Ferry &Clark’s Coffee, Enterprise... ...........cc.ccceee di MOLASSES GATES. Stebbin’s Pattern .................00 dis 60&10 Stebbin’s Genuine...... ........... ..dis 60&10 Enterprise, self-measuring..........dis 25 NAILS —TRON. Common, Brad and vencng: AG@ONG SE AAV. 005s ooo. oes hones chee eeee BO BOVANGCE. 2 os esos ceo bee kek ican Sd ANE: AAVANCO. oo 5s. eck keene chee sles ‘ Clinch nails, adv...... .........008- eineees Finishin tu 10d ae 6d 4d ea es 2% 2 at keg - $1 2 150 17% 200 ; Stoel ails—2 10. eed Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent Rive eas soeees dis60&10 Zine, with brass bottom............. oS on 50 Brass or COPPON iscsi k so Seca eee es 50 RGADOE. oe oa ek aces per gross, 33 net Olmstead’s oe eee hs ce 50&10 PLANES. Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.............0..06 dis 40@10 Sciota Bench... 2s... es cee cc esos dis @60 Sandusky Tool es 8, fancy.... ....:..dis 44@10 Bench, firstiqual dis -@60 Stanley Rule aad evel Co.’s, wood. . “ais208:10 PANS. Beau aanime ones GIS ae is60& 11 foment polished... Dripping 18 100 eee ed... i Copper Rivets and Burs............. dis Sy ‘Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails....... dis 4 00| 1X; PATENT FLANI “A” ‘Wood’ spatoutplanished Nos. 24to27 10 2 “B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to27 9 20 ~ Broken packs Ko 8 D extra. ROPES. Sisal, a in, and larger.;........ dedhdesus cue 10 Mamba oe ee i 2 SQUARES. Steel and Iron.....:.....0..0005.0 0200. << oe Try and Bevels.......2 0.2.0.0... ce eee. MAGGS ae eee ee ie dis SHEET IRON. m. Smooth. NOB. 10tO 14. 3. ooo. ou $4 20 20 $3 00 3 00 3 10 3836 3 25 3 35 4 60 all sheets No, 18 and lighter. over 2 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra. SHEET ZINC. In casks of 600 Ibs, ® Ib.................. 6% In smaller quansities, ‘ee eS 6% TINNER’S SOLDER. No. E Refined oo eo Mark ket Half-and-half..........:.. 2... Strictly Freee nate Bote ease oe ACKS, American, | - xinds. ovate Gees! dis Steel, all kinds.. ie Swedes, WKinds..............0..... dis Gimp and Lace....................... dis Cigar Box' Nails..................0005 dis Finishing Nails..................00... et Common and Patent Brads Hungarian Nails and Miners’ Tacks. dis Trunk and Clout Nails dis iol fo ao RESSSSSSSES Leathered Carpet Tacks............. dis iit. oe Se x ALCOR eo. cca cc casks 6 00@6 20 10x14,Charcoal 32x12, Charcoal iexia, Charcoal Ix, IC, faa . 18:15 20x28, Charcoal... 02.02 22272) 16 10 DC, 100 Plate Charcoal DX, 100 Plate Charcoal DxXx, 100 Plate Charcoal.................. u 10 DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal . 3 10 7 35 rates. Roofing, 14x20, IC . 5 40 Mootna, 14570; UX 00 Rooting, 20x28 96. 2... 12 00 Roofing, 20x28, EX... <6 20 oe: . 15 00 TIN—LEADED. IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 6 00 IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne.......... 75 IG," 20x28, choice Charcoal Terne TRAPS, Steel; Game. 8 60&10 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s. dis 35 Oneida ae Hipwley & Norton’s 60810 poe fee, 60&10 ..-.18¢ ® doz Mouse, delusion....... .. $1 50 8 doz WIRE. s50| Bright Market.......................... dis 67% Annealed Market......... tee es dis 70&lu Conpere? Market: 0000.8. col dis 62% Extra Barn oo. ce dis Pinned Marketi) oo 2c oo dis 7 Tinned: Broom... .. 3... 005.000 ke, 8 b Tinned Mattress... 0.005.000... cs RB b 2% | © 40 Coppered Spring Steel................. dis Tinned Spring Steel.................... dis 40&10 Plain Henee@: oe sce. ek ee ec 220 D 8 Barbed Fence, galvanized................... 400 DPSIMte fee 3 25 @Oppew eyo on oe new list net IBVASSe eo ee eee new list net WIRE GOODS. 70&10&10 IBPIGRG ee eae dis Serew Eyes... . 6 ois) coi cee: dis 70&10&10 ok’s 70&10&10 ely ogi ue eee eee aoa tl dis Gate Hooks and Eves............ dis 70&10&10 WRENCHES. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......... Coe's Genuine. 2... ooo. 2 ee occ. dis Coe’s Ptent A gricultural, wrought, dis Coe’s Ptent, malleable di MISCELLANEOUS. Bird Cages) io 28 a 50 Pumps, Cisterns 3... . 52.5.6. lek dis 75 Screws, new list... 0%. sc.5..0.5650.06.5 T0&5 Casters, Bed and Plate............. ie Dampers, American ...................-- Forks, hoes, rakes an all steel goods...d % Copper Bottoms... .:.- 2.0.08 62. ee ek 30c 50 75 %5&10 HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock, measured merchantable, mi.. culls out; Basswood, TOS-EUM: oo coe 13 90@15 00 Birch, log-run........... HE See ine 15 OO@ ie 00 Bireh, Nos. land 2...) 022.0. ... 0.5; 00 Black Ash, log-run.................0 Cherry; 1Os-Tum. o.oo cece coe 25 Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2................. CHOEEY CUI ooo. ke ae sc Maple, log-run................026 neue Maple, soft, log-run................. Maple, Nos. land2................... Maple, clear, flooring................ Maple, white, selected........... ... Red Oak, log-run............0...20085 Red Oak, Nos. Pand2.....2.... Red Oak, % sawed, 8in and upw’d. “40 00@45 00 Red Oak ss regular.......... 30 00@35 00 Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.......... @25 00 Walnut, log-run eee ee ee @ad5 00 Walnut, Nos. land 2.............. .. @i5 00 Walnuts, GUS Soi oo ok ssa ok The Real Secret of the unparalleled success e€ THE CHiIcaco Dairy News may be found in ¢wo distinguishing characteristics, which more than anything else have con. tefbuted to its remarkable growth. Frmst:—Zi isa Daily Paper for Busy People. The people of the busy West appreciate keen- ly the necessity of an intelligent knowledge ef the world’s daily doings, but they are too busy to waste valuable time in searching through a cumbrous “ blanket-sheet ” news- paper for the real news of art, literature, science, religion, politics, and the thousand- and-one things which make up modern civ- flization. They want news—all the news— but they don’t want it concealed in an over- powering massof the trivial andinconsequen- tial. It is because THE CHICAGO DalILy News is “ail wheat and no chaff,” that its circulation is over “ @ million a week.” SEcoND:—Z/? ts an Independent, Truth-telling Newspaper. The people demand a fair, im- partial, independent newspaper,which gives all the news, and gives it free from the taint of partisan bias. With no mere political am- bition to gratify, no “ax to grind,” the im- partial, independent newspaper may truly be ‘guide, philosopher and friend ” to honest men of every shadeof political faith; and this iswhy THE Cuicaco DAILy News has to- day a circulation of over'‘a million a week.” THE Cuicaco Dairy News now adds to these two comprehensive elements of popu- larity, a third, in its unparalleled reduction of price to ONE CENT A DAY. It ts always large enough,—never too large. THE CuicAGo DAILy News is for sale by all ‘newsdealers at One ‘Cent per copy, or will be mailed, postage paid, for $3.00 per year, or 25 cents per month. The farmer and mechanic can now afford, as well as the maerchant and professional man, to have his raetropolitan daily. Address VICTOR F. LAWSON, Pannnee. fe “The Daily eye: | Chicago. - \ Weekly ‘Pointers,’ Not One in a Hundred knows there is such a thing as a Peach Parer, but there is a little machine that made its ap- pearance several years ago, which is a com- plete success as a peach and apple parer. In all probability, a peach is the hardest thing in the line of fruit to pare without waste, but this machine, by the peculiar motion of its knife, makes a nice, clean, thin pare and saves a great deal of labor. Talking about paring machines, there is that little “O. K.”’ paring knife that is one of the most convenient things about the kitchen. By changing the blade a trifle, it will cut-any desired thickness, and you can slice niore potatoes “Saratogas” in 85 | ten minutes than with any other knife in one hour, and have every slice the same thickness or varied at pleasure. Being made of refined steel, will last longer than any other, and can easily be re-sharpened with a earving steel. Handles of hard wood, enameled. Not affect- ed by hot water. Made right and left handed. Ra eee ain Foster, Stevens & C0. 10 and 12 Monroe St., on 33, 35, *37, 39 and 41 Louis Street. sstFRe NS SSG AGE? Jisites: * Weekly’ "Pointers." SRB aor se LT © _iT Is LAUGHABLE to see how’ surprised most — are when they see the Troy Polishing - Tron’ CThe majority of the people have been accus- tomed to the ‘nickel-plated polishers, and it seems odd to see such a contrast. ise Bad The TROY polisher has a perforated or rough surface, and will make a gloss on shirts, collars or cuffs in ONE-THIRD the time the old-fashioned smooth iron will. Itis used al- together in the laundres and public institu- tions, and should be in every home where good ironing is appreciated. Then there is that Taylor’s Patent Flour Can. It is quite a novelty: i it holds fifty pounds of flour and has a sifter on the’ bottom or mouth of it, so that you can sift out just as much flour as you like without any waste. It hangs on the wall and takes up no room that could be used for any other purpose. : {Foster Stevens & Go, 10 and 12 Monroe 8&t., 33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis Street. fos Series + Weekly ‘Pointers,’ QUESTIONS without ANSWERS WHY IS IT—That a universal table bever- age like tea or coffee, which may be prepared and served by all as pure and clear as a deli- cate wine, isso frequently set before us a bit ter, strong, mixed or uncertain and unpalata- ble decoction? WHY IS IT—That the “penny wise and pound foolish” policy prevails to such an ex- tent in the domestic economy as to lead so many to purchase tea and coffee pots made of very light and often positively poisonous coke plate with adangerous alloy of lead, witha mere film of tin coating, which will hardly last a week? WHY IS IT—That some people, reasonable in other matters, and buying a good article of tea or coffee, expect a delicate and wholesome beverage prepared in these vessels, which are utterly unfit for civilized beings to use? WHY IS IT—That many people, extremely nice and particular about the most cleanly service in the dining-room, pay so little heed tothe impure, poisonous and absolutely un- clean tea-pot or coffee boiler in the kitchen, from which our palates are separated only by the thin mask of a silver urn and a china cup? WHY IS I1T—That some people will buy this tinware of “Cheap John” peddlers because it is cheap, when itis the most dangerous and costly thing that could be used about the house? We are up to the times in the tinware line, and have placed a brand on the market known as the “F. & S.CO.” Tinware, made of I. X. X. X. tin plate (our own make), and we guarantee every piece to be first class, and it comes but little above the price of this cheap ware. Foster, Stevens & Co, -10 and 12 Monroe St., 88, 85, 37, 39 and 41 Louis Street. _ - Same old } oes Hal new face. - Eyes.of blue, - e ‘Neat tennisahoo, _ Silken stocking As she’s rocking. Soul to soul, Moonlight stroll. Charming dance, Shy, sweet glance. *Fraid she'll drop If I pop. Moist of eye, Alas! good-bye, Once again On the train. Dear old place, Ha! new face. —_—§\_>-_ oa - Our National Banks. ¥rom Philadelphia Commercial List. The dividend record of * the National banks of this country during the last eighteen years affords a striking illustration of the tendency of interest rates to decrease, a subject which is just now attracting a large share of attention, because of the re- ductions recently made in dividends by several of the larger railroad systems. The reports of the Comptroller of the Currency shows that on March 1, 1870, the total number of national banks in the country was 1,571, their capital aggregating $416,- 336,991 and their surplus $86,118,210. Dur- ing ‘the half year ended on that date the ra- tio of dividends to capital was 5.16 per cent., while the ratio to capital and surplus was 4.27 per cent., with net earnings amounting to 5.77 per cent. Up to September 1st last, the number of banks had increased to 2,942, witlL an aggregate capital of $558,- 544,541, and a surplus amounting to $171,- 254,553. Their total net earnings for the half year were only as 4.50 per cent., to capital and surplus, and the dividends actually paid amounted to only 3.01 per cent., or $22,003,820. This was, with one exception, the smallest ratio to capital and surplus ever paid during corresponding previous periods. The rate was the same for the six months ended with September, 1885, when, however, the net earnings were only 3.28 percent. The ratioof earnings to capital and surplus has, several times fal- len below the level of last year, though, of course, owing to the increase in the number of banks and the amount of capital employ- ed, the aggregate earning has not often been exceeded. In fact, in only one half year, that ended September 1, 1873, were the net earnings greater in amount than those of last year. Then, with a capital of $70,000,- 000 less in amount, the earnings reached a total of $33,122,000, from which there were paid dividends amounting to $24,822,009. The lowest point reached in the net earn- ings was in 1878, when for the six months ending September 1st, the total was $13,- 658,893, the decline having been continuous up ‘to that date, as a result of the financial and business depression following the panic of 1873. They cannot be said to have be- come nearly normal until 1880, when for the first six months, March to September, they amounted to $24,033,250, getting up to $29,170,816 in the corresponding period in 1881. Here again a «cetrograde move- ment began and for the half year ended with March, 1885, the total was only $21,- 601,202, from which the advance has been steady, as indicated above. The lessened profits of the business of banking are well illustrated by the column showing the ratio of earnings to capital and surplus, a fact which will be better appreciated when it is stated that in the ten years to October last, as shown by the Comptroller’s reports, the National bank note circulation has de- -ereased from $292,000,000, to less than $168,000,000, the number of banks having meanwhile increased 969, while the liability to depositors was more than doubled. The bonds held as security for circulation were reduced during the same time from $336,- 800,090 to $189, 100,100. ——_——_»_ > —_—_—_ Seasonable. Goods. Flom the Merchants’ Review. It is, perhaps, unnecessary to call the at- tention of the more experienced merchants who belong to our army of readers to the necessity of making preparations for the usual summer demand for such goods as olive oil, salad dressing, canned gooes, etc., which form what are known as seasonable goods during warm weather. But many dealers will appreciate our desire to see this trade extended to the utmost limits by a proper display of the articles, as well as by keeping in stock only first-class goods. Our climate is so peculiar in its extremes of heat and cold that a wide difference exists between most of the delicacies in demand in summer and in winter, much more so than in Europe, the birthplace of many of our retail grocers, and all dealers catering for achoice trade are compelled to rear- range their stocks every six months in order to meet the wants of the better class of eustomers. The sultry heat of July and . August causes the more solid viands to pall upon the palates of many persons, and it is then that the dealer has an opportunity to dispose of delicacies which afford him a much better profit than many staple goods. The summer, too, is the season for picnics when the demand for the finer grades of eanned articles suitable for this purpose is at its height. Manufacturers and whole- salers have been assiduous in supplying this demand, and never before were there so many choice brands on the market. The retailer has certainly a long list to select from if he deals with one of the leading jobbing houses; it includes domestic canned fruits, vegetables, meats and soups; French vegetables, olives, sardines, pates de foie gras and olive oil; pickles and sarfces: salad dressing, jellies, ginger ale, soda water, -sarsaparilla, cider, fruit juices, root beer | extract and other cooling beverages, for which the demand can be greatly extended with but little trouble. The various pre- ‘pared farinaceous goods, such as oatmeal, crushed wheat and oats, are in request in the hot weather, many persons being unable to eata meat diet in the dog days. Tle merchants, who make the neatest and yet the most extensive display of delicacies _ 4nvariably capture the t trade. Asa _ vale, the public need to have their attention _ directed to such articles; the necessaries of ife will always besoue™ out when needed, e consumption is only by | 01 or by-an_ “increase of ple, but with the - to. above the i ph &0gD8 Cleveland Saxony Wool Ping Hats, Pear! Color, Harrison CSS sCt BrOW. $10.50 per doz. Lapel Buttons For Both Parties. MEDALS, ETC. LOWEST PRICES. Did you get our Fall Catalogue? send for one. I. C. LEYI, B42 to 42 Canal Street. / If not, lM. GLARK & SON, hi LEADING'Y 4 P\ HOUSE ——IN——_ ® MICHIGAN SWLIE'IS 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 Union Stock Yards, Company, CHICAGO, ILL. P, STEKETEE & SONS, JOBBERS iN DRY GOODS, AND NOTIONS, 83 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 1A Specialty. PUTNAM & BROOKS, WHOLESALE MANUFACTURERS OF CA INDY And Heavy Jobbers In Oranges, Lemons, BANANAS, NUTS, Dates, Figs, Gitrons, Prunells, Rts, PRICES QUOTED AND CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED 13, 15, 17 South Ionia Street, 13, 15, 17 Railroad Place GRAND RAPIDS. EMON, HOOPS & PETERS, Wholesale Grocers AND ‘Ly A. IMPORTERS. GRAND RAPIDS, DON'T BE A SLAVE To prejudice, but save money, time, labor, strength and clothes by using JAXON ANTI-WASHBOARD SOAP. § It loosens and separates the dirt without injur- ing the fabric, instead of eating up the dirt and thereby rotting the cloth. Don’t be put off with something claimed to be “just as good,” but insist on having the genuine and prove for yourself the advantages of this soap. WANTED{ POTATOES, APPLES, DRIED FRUIT, BEANS ; and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above ods to ehip. or anything in the Produce line, let ear from you. Liberal cash advances made when desired. EARL BROS., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. -| Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MIORICAN saree arene aanna ae EDWIN FALLAS, PROPRIETOR OF VALLEY CITY COLD STORAGE, JOBBER OF Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Butter, Eggs and Egg Crates. . No. legg crates, 37c. No. 2 egg crates, 30c. 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. SALESROOM, - No.9 Ionia St, Grand Rapids. THERE WA AS AYOUNG PERSON NAMED HOPE, WHO DID NOTHING BYT WORRY, AND MoPE ; , HER WoRK All BEHIND, 17 WN | AFFECTED HER MIND, \\\!'! \ TY Jil ONE MORNING IN MA “ti Xs ib / THE NEIGHBORS DID SAy, USE SANTA (TAUS SOAP FoR Your WASHING Today, AND YOVR TROUBLES “V2 WILL VANISH | sli AS By MAGIC AWAY. 5B = N. K.Fair BANK &Co. CHicaes: att FROM WATER - FREE FRow DIRECTIONS v4 We have cooked the cornin this can jf ae sufliciently. Shouid be Thoroughly 1) Warmed (not cooked) adding piece of ©) Good Butter (size ot hen’s egg) and gili 4] of fresh milk (preferable to water.) Season to suit when on the table. None . genuine unless bearing the signature of ‘ Davenport Cannirg Co, 5 Davenport, Ia. Ss EN aT THis EN” WM. SHARS & CO. Cracker Manufacturers, Agents for AMBOY CHEESE. 37, 39 & 41 Kent Street. Grand Rapids, Michigan. MOS 8, MUSSELMAN & (30, Wholesale Grocers, 21 & 23 SOUTH IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Lorillard’s New “Smoking or Chewing” VELLOW JACKET LONG UT. Packed in 3 oz., 8 oz. or 16 oz. Handsomely Decorated Papers. To be had of all Jobbers at the very low price of aO CENTS per POUND. It IS THE Mildest, Smoothest Smoke Ever Offered for Less than 30 Cents per Pound. RHEHDER, PALMER & CO, Wholesale Boots and Shoes. STATE AGENTS FOR LYCOMING RUBBER 6O., 24 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich., TEzuO™= 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. EG. P. CLARE & SON, WHOLESALE COMMISSION MERCHANTS, ase DEALERS IN Seeds, Produce, Vegetables, Fruit, Butter, Eggs, Cheese, Eis. Ete., CONSIGNMENTS SOLICITED. Big Rapids, ee - Michigan. _ > % whe LEISURE HOUR JOTTINGS. - BY A COUNTRY MERCHANT. ‘The extremists of any community «re the worst enemies to its progression and pros- ~ perity. Conservatism may be carried to an e Unreasonable extent in public as well as private affairs, but conservatism is the bal- _ ance wheel of all sensibly managed public and private affairs. Extrayagance and un- reasonable and unreflecting outlay may, in _ ¥are cases, prove profitable and fortunate in the end, as applied to community interests, just as in personal ventures ignorant and blind speculators and inexperienced gam- blers occasionally “get to the front” in spite ef themselves; but, as a rule, it is as unreasonable and unbusinesslike to engage be the reckless and unreflecting to conduct > your public affairs as it is to entrust your private financial matters to the ignorant speculator or inexperienced gambler. In trusting your business to the other extremists—the ultra economists—you are safe, but unprogressive, and‘it almost seems as if the average American had rather retrograde than remain in statu quo. When the question of outlay is not in- volved, your affairs are usually attended to conscientiously, but the question of outlay is often a very important one, and a nig- gardly expenditure is at times almost as anuch to be condemned asa reckless and extravagant one. As an illustration of this, itis a matter of court record that a certain Michigan village has a judgment against it for $3,500, which could have been saved to the taxpayers by the purchase of twenty feet. of lumber. The authorities neglected the necessary repairs, because it would have required the services of a team- Ster a few hours in bringing the plank from the mill. And, as an evidence of the folly of em- th . ploying the other class of extremists—the ailtra reckless ones—to transact public bus- aness, another Michigan village can be named that is practically bankrupt in con- sequence of its efforts to assume metropol- tan airs. : Had conservative individuals been ‘‘at the helm” in either of these cases; the taxpay- ‘ers Would to-day have materially less cause for despondency. * * * ¥ * * *% The Hon. Mr. Blankblank, in an “‘inter- view,” the other day, remarked : “This is a vastly wealthy country, and ‘the era has arrived when demands for old- time economy in public expenditures is ‘peurile and unstatesmanlike. Instead of decreasing taxation, rather let us increase it. Let us decorate the land with magnifi- ‘cent monuments to the nation’s progress. “The people can afford it, and are willing to -afford it.” As an extremist the Hon. Mr. Blank-: blank, according to current reports, is a. -double-ender. Heis one of the American examples of an individual’s rising to the ‘rank of the millionaire on an official income of a few thousand dollars yearly; yet he is reported to be excessively mean, miserly -and extortionate in his private and business ‘transactions. It is related of him thata recent attack of sickness was caused by some unknown party’s passing a counter- feit quarter on him, and the neighbors around his country house allege that he is in the habit of amusing himself, during his visits home, wich sprinkling flour on the backs of his bees, so that he can recognize ‘them, and then taking a stick and killing all other bees that trespass on his clover fields. This is, perhaps, an exaggeration, ‘but it shows that the honorable gentleman is generally regarded as an extreme ex- tremist where his personal affairs are con- cerned. Isn’t it more than passing strange that all -of us have seen more or less cases similar to that of the.‘‘statesman” mentioned—of ‘notoriously penurious individuals, who, when entrusted with public interests, were -as liberal with other people’s money as they are close-fisted with their own ? * * * * * * * But gentlemen of the Blankblank stripe -are usually well sheltered from the show- ~ers of taxation which they delight in bringing -down. If any device or invention for ‘shirking their share of the public burdens exists without their knowledge, they are not to blame for it. In this connection, it is singular what an almost universal opinion appears to exist that any means taken to circumvent the as- -sessor is legitimate and justifiable. The man who boasts of his wealth eleven months in the year lies himself into a semi-pauper -on the twelfth. The party in whose word you have the most implicit confidence dis- ‘counts Ananias when the supervisor puts in _ @M appearance; and to note how stocks dj- -. MIninish, land becomes valueless and securi- ties disappear at the advent of the assess- -ment blanks is to notea wide-spread, and . "apidly increasing defect in the American “In our State,” said a gentleman from the East, recently, ‘property owners are _ required to make oath regarding their pos- _ + sessions, and all indebtedness may be de- ~dueted from the total. Our town is princi- _-- pally owned by old Deacon B——, who has _ a brother in the next.state who is just about 48 wealthy, Deacon B——’s assessment is taken in March and *Squire B—s in . So just before the 1st of re | Placently testifies to the fact; andabouta! =§= TIME TABLES. month later the ’Squire returns the papers. 6 d Rapids & I a ce Deacon. The Deacon is worth a million, March the] . and mortgages ‘his possessions to the All Trains datly except Sunday. ~ GOING NORTH. jand the rest of the peo ple in the town are ‘Traverse City & Mockinaw..........730am oe am oe ae Pe <" erse City & Mackinaw.......... i : not worth half that, combined, yet the de-| Petoskey « Mackinaw. 770 Bm 10:30 pm ; Sng ante: ‘or AO ince cles bec asses seenSs : ‘| vout. ‘pillar’ don’t pay one-tenth of the w Express......... iisbam- 7:20.3m taxes.” : et % eS bs bepekessogces cao 10:30pm. 4:10pm “ oe Saginaw express runs through solid. I notice that a:'great many Michigan cap-| 8:00. m. train has chair carto Mackinaw City. : 11:30 a. m. train has chair car for Petoskey and Mack- italists have wealthy relations in other ‘inaw City. states, for whom they are chronically loaning | mackinaw Ging 7? MeePing cars for Petoskey and GOING SOUTH. 2 money. Cincinnati Express................ 6:30am 7:15am ee * * * * * Fort Wayne Express.......5....... 10:30am 11:45am Cincinnati Express................ 4:40 pm 5:00 p m Yes, America is a vastly wealthy country, but its wealth is so diffused, and its pro- visions for adjusting public burdens so wanting in equity, that the Hon. Mr. Blankblank never perpetrated a more colos- Traverse City.and Mackinaw Ex. .10:40 pm 7:15 am train has eur ehair car for Cincinnati. 5:00 p m train has Woodruff sleeper for Cincinnati. 5:00 p. m. train connects with M.C. R. R. at Kalama- zoo for Battle Creek, Jackson, Detroit and Canadian points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p. m. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Leave. Arrive. sal falsehood on ‘‘thestump” than he perpe- | 11:15 0 mi22002200020 Ne 8B SMO DM recs seo se oo oe case ee 7:45 p trated during the “interview,” in declaring that the people can afford increased taxa- tion and are willing to afford it; and that there is a great yearning among the masses to assist in the erection of magnificent gov- 45 pm Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. C. L. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Michigan Central. Grand Rapids Division. DEPART. . Detroit Express................ceccesceccoceccees 6:45 am Set works Pe ee vos oe ee ee they are by absurd party prejudices, and | AispleExpress..+.---+css.esssecssssscssseeseol045 PM deluded as they are by the professional "Pacific Express........ re pin ipinaicn he seats 6:00am falee ‘Prophets, have, movortheless, am In- | tsenl Passeniers ..----.---...-scisccee. <8 008 mn tuitive perception of what constitute their creed Heptis Express... steteseeeeeesseneenes 10:15 Dm individual duties as citizens. The average] *Daily. Ail other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor carsrun on Day Express and Grand Rapids Express to and from Detroit. Direct connec- tions made at Detroit with all through trains East over M. C. R. R., (Canada Southern Div.) - : O. W. RUGGLEs, Gen’l Pass. and Ticket Agt., Chicago. Cuas. H. Norris, Gen’! Agent. - unit of the masses clearly realizes the fact that, as governments are instituted for the protection of persons and property, he, asa beneficiary of the government, should cheerfully assume his pro rata of its reas- onable and necessary expenses. He may Lake Shore & Michigan Southern. Kalamazoo Division. differ with other units upon the most sensi- , e ; oe a ble system for the treasury to draw upon 4 2 oo ‘ a cage Crs poise see eeceeees Hed os him, but its legitimate drafts are always | Frt . 5:03 10:00 Ar...:Kalamazoo...........0. 7:10. 3.52 honored wi thout protes &* But when it be- 6:35 = cn *¢ ....White Pigeon........... 2:25 comes evident to him that the sums de- Be ee ee rts eerie oo at manded are excessive, and thata portion of a4 Me1O Ls SOMICR PO ooo se 11:30 8:50 his tribute is being wasted in recklessness pied 5:05 ** eae poem Male dates ae 11:25 10:00 and extravagance, he speedily developes 1:35 aie “ ....Cleveland..:.....< eo miles 7:15 e 6:20 3:30 * BUMlAlO en co ese es 1:00 11:40 into a ‘‘kicker,” and forms another unit in a rapidly growing, but as yet chaotic, body of our citizens, whose mission will be, among other things, to kick the Blank- blanks out of office and keep them out. The Tickets for sale to all principal points in the U. S., Mexico and Canada at Union Ticket Office, Gzo. WIL- LIAMSON, Agt., Depot Office, M. Boortz, Agt. A. J. SMITH, Gen’! Trav. and Pass. Agt., Cleveland, Ohio. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEST. average unit is selfish, as he has a right to Arrives. Leaves. : : tMorning EXpress........005..0055 1:05 pm 1:10pm be, in this case. He has no “surplus” | tThrough Mail... 5:05pm 5:10pm ee 2 : - +tGrand Rapids Express........... 10:40 p m 10:45 pm awaiting the disposal of the extremists, but | *Night Express........ 0.0...) 5:25 am 5:40am 2 . GMIKOG os oe 7:30am if he had he would immeasurably rather GOING EAST. 2 < tDetroit Express.................. 6:45 a m 6:50 am use it for a little personal extravagance, or | }Through Mail. .....0.000.0070007. 10:20am 10:30a.m s * tEvening Express.... .-... 3:25pm 3:50 p m reserve it for unforeseen emergencies. tine 625 pm 690 sm tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Detroit Express has parlor car tv Detroit, making direct connections for all points East. arriving in New York 10:10 a.m. nextday. Limited Express, East, has through sleeper Grand Rapids to Nia gara Falls, connecting at Milwaukee Junction with through sleeper to Toronto. Through tickets and sleeping car berths secured at D., G. H. & M.R’y offices, 24 Menroe St., and at the depot. AS. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Notwithstanding the assertion of the “statesman” quoted, Iam honestly of the opinion that the average property owner of the country has not, for at least a score of years, found himself ina worse condition to meet excessive, or even prevailing, taxa- tion. Gentlemen who are supposed to be selected to represent the people, and attend to their interests, are either willfully or ig- norantly blind to the importamt fact that, outside of the large manufacturing centers, and outside of the circle of the capitalists and monopolists, there is a feeling of bus- iness depression that is daily growing in extent. This is especially the case among the farmers, country mechanies and coun- try merchants. Its reason is obvious; the means by which an adjustment of matters can be inade for its removal is debatable, but it would be superlative folly to place any reliance on the Blankblanks for a restoration to a condition that denotes pres- ent and future prosperity. The extremists will never seek to provide a remedy, and it is only to the conservatives that we can look for relfef. —_—_—_—_——— Oe _— Buy flour manufaccured by the Crescent MUSTARD ir woo | BEST INTHE WORLD -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. 26 28, 30 & 32 Ottawa Street, GRAND RAPIDS. PESTER & FOX, Manufacturers’ Agents for . SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, ATLAS iat WORKS 4 INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A. MANUFACTURERS OF WARRANTED TO BE THE FINEST and LARGEST SMOKE For the er in the U. 8. (Put up 50in a box. Ask our dealer forthem. Manufactured only by J OHN E. KENNING & Co., Grand Rapids. Send for prices. ASK FOR ARDENYER Ce=cy Engines and Boilers In Stock (=p for immediate delivery. mig Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sample Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, -MICH. 7 achinery,’ Write for Prices. MICHIGAN CIGAR CO. MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED | The Most Popular 10c cigar, and “YUM YUM,” _ ‘Tho Best Selling Se Cigar in the Market, Send for trial order. _ 33 Ottawa Street, - - *. DEALERS IN . Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE, - fee ‘EL HO. B. GOOSSEN, WHOLESALE PRODUCE COMMISSION MERCEANT Dealer 1n STOVEWOOD and Jobber of FOREIGN, TROPiCAL and CALIFORNIA FRUITS. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Order- for Potatoes, Cabbage and Apples in Car Lots solicited. Consignments Solicited, Sele Agent for MOLINE CHEMSE. 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. ——SELL——_- DILWORTH’S COFFEE, Which Holds Trade on Account of Superior Merit Alone. z= Unequaled Quality. Improved Roasting Process. Patent Preservative Packages. , 7 For,Sale by all Jobbers at Grand Rapids, Detroit, a Saginaw, East Saginaw and Bay City. DILWORTH BROTHERS, Proprietors, - PITTSBURGH, Penn. ONGEST- RK BLANK BOOS -EVER MADE. ARKEL BAG aan (rasioriny OIL 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. Packed in3 doz. cases. Retail at !0.cts. each. Pints, per doz., $2.25. Packed in1 doz. cases. Retail at 30 cts. each. Quarts, per doz., $4. Packed in! doz. cases. Retail at 59 cents each. Gallons, eich, $1.20. Packed 6 cans in case. Retail at $1.50 each. Each case contains a liberal assortment of : advertising. matter, lithographs, show-cards, ete, THE TRADE SUPPLIED BY OLNEY, SHIELDS &G0., “sacri Mich. a So JeNIO COFFEE. WOOLSON SPIGE CO. TOLEDO-oHIO. MERCHANTS! #0, FFEE WOOLSON SPICE, CO. - THE PENBERTHY IMPROVED Automatic Injector c&vr BOILER FEEDER 12¥rr 16,000 in 18 Months Tells the Story. (2 WHY THEY EXOEL_ 4 Served Him Right. Christian Simersbach, the East Bridge street grocer, recently detected a passer by in the act of pilfering a California pear. ‘The pear was not. worth oyer 5 cents, - but Simersbach was tired of being . continually subjected to such small losses and decided to:put.an.end to them. So the next time the man happened along that way Simers- bach hailed the fellow, told. him that he took a pear without paying for it, and that the price of the pear was $1. The fellow expostulated,.but Simersbach stood — his grotnd, giving the man the option of pay- ing $1 for a 5 cent pear or being subjected to arrest and prosecution on a charge of petit larceny. The man finally came down with the cash, but he walks on the other side of the street now and no longer covets Simersbach’s pears. THE TRADESMAN is of the opinion that a more grocers would pursue the same course the horde of pilferers would gradu- ally grow smaller. The Grocery Market. Sugar has been practically unchanged during the past week, but the indications are that an advance of {@X¥c. will be ehronicled before the end of the week. ‘The Standard Oil Co. has advanced water ‘white oil another 1{c., evidently for no other reason than to squeeze the market as ‘much as possible before active competition wompels the octopus to drop the price down to living limits.. The West Michigan Oil Go. is holding water white at the extreme price of 121¢c:; two local jobbers are sell- ing the same grade of oil, procured from wpposition oil houses, for 1014c. Flour ad- ‘wanced 10c. per cwt. Monday, in conse- qquence of the advance in wheat. Layer “Walencia raisins continue to stiffen. Other articles are without thange. — Notice to Our Trade. . We take this means of informing vur ‘friends and patrons that we have disposed #f our wholesale grocery stock and will re- “ire from the grocery business about Sep- ember 10. - ‘While it is not our intention to distress amy of our customers in our debt, it is de- _ ‘Mirable for all to make arrangements to meet their accounts whee same fall due. ie Neu Metcs & Co. : The U. S. President. John F. Halladay, the enterprising whole- wale grocer Battle Creek, has secured nfacturers = the: ‘agency £ for the tee the in-| M ‘and noné without seat weourtiy being given. In Cuba the time fixed for payment is from four to five mouths after the delivery | fms of the goods, In the Bermudas accounts are settied but Be ‘once ayear. June 30 is the day usually fixed for the payments. In England a payment of the price: of goods delivered is required at the end of three months, dating from the day of ship- ment. - In Canada settlements are made at the end of thirty days with a discount of five per cent. Sometimes a credit of from three to six months is allowed, but in this case] there is no discount. - In Australia it is searcely possible to do| business without allowing a long credit, which is usually one to six months. In Spain four-fifths of the transactions are done on a cash basis, while in Portugal great liberality i is shown and quite a long credit is generally allowed. In Turkey even objects of prime necessi- ‘ty are sold on credit, and in this conntry, as well as. in Russia, the time allowed in most cases is twelve months. In Mexico the large commercial houses willingly give credit from six to eight months, and in real estate trade long terms are given customers in which to settle ac- counts. In China it is not customary to give. cred- it. Money is obtained from lenders, who exact an interest of from 8 to 12 per cent. Business is nearly always conducted upon a cash basis. ee ‘‘Millions In It.’’ The Chemist and Druggist publishes the report of a correspondent to the effect that Carlsbad ‘‘sprudel” water contains gold. Possibly the spring from which ‘‘sprudel” is drawn must in its course have become combined with a subterranean well which has passed through a gold-bearing stratum. —Med. and Surg. Rep. PLACE to secure a thorough and useful education is at the GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) BusI- NESS COLLEGE. write for Col- lege Jorrnal. Address, C. G. SWENSBERG. Wait & Full line. Cash prices this month. GRAHAM ROYS, - Grand Rapids, Mich. LUCIUS C, WEST, P ATE Attorney at Patent Law and Solicitor of American and Foreign patents. 105 E. Main St., Kalamazoo, Mich., U.S. A. Branch of- fice, London, Eng. Practice in U. 8. Courts. Circulars JUDD c&o COO.,. JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Summer Goods. 102 CANA L STREET. CASH SALE CHECKS. Encourage your trade to pay cash instead of running book accounts by using Cash Sale Checks. For gale at50 cents per 100 by E. A. STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids. We carry a full line of Seeds of every variety, both for field and garden. NEES Parties in want should write to or see the Grand Rapids Seed Store, 71,0A% Offer No, 178. FREE—To Merchants Only: An elegant silver-plated Water Pitcher, frosted and richly carved; height, 13 inches. Address at once, R: W. Tan- sill & Co., 55 State St., Chicago. » renee or Cian Bon areas i ee od iS) ol URS Richmond & Seymour ? M¥GS. OF ALL KINDS I Packing Boxes, Shipping Cases, ge Crates, eto. 4 and 6 Erie 8t., GRAND EAPIDS AGRE PROPERTY. Five Acres at the corner of Burton Avenue and the new Un- ion Boulevard, with ten-room cottage, barn "and greenhouse. Other parcels adjoining, 2 1-2 to 10 acres each, I will sell this property at prices which will af- ford a good profit to the pur- chaser. H. E. THOMPSON. Also enquire of E. J. HORTON, House- man Block. Telephone 1. SHELF BOXES. ‘SuaMvud Dpnud OUR FALL LINE OF aut DUppies File Stationery a ——IS NOW COMPLETE.—— OUR TRAVELERS J. L. KYMER (of our firm), GEO. H. RAYNO and GILBERT J.HAAN yn call, upon th the trade le with a semper: ine of samples TON, LYON & C0, nd 22 Monroe 8t,, Grand api | PRICE. CURREN T ‘The | quotations | ‘given. below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full pack: ages: oe mE 1 soe “6 Arctic, zm ss cans, 6 seal yy. 4 “ss isos 3 “s : Tt) se ri) oe Victorian. 1b (tall, 2 doz. Diamond, “bulk.” Red Star % b cans a doz,. 6 os 1 oo s 4 ea 50 Absolute, 4 cans, wn cans in Case..........-.: nh Absolute, ~ Db cans, 50 10 00 cans in case Aol eey 1 ® cans, 50 cans 1 wo 112 2 ‘RaSSSSSaay telfer : 4 B, cans, 6 doz: in ase Telfer’ 8%} cans, 3 doz in as Oe iho 6a 4 eens a0 Telfer’ 81 cans, 1 dozin CARO SH i.5 6c ss ee ne - 1 £0 BROOMS. No: 2 Hurl) 2 ek 2 00 No.1 Burl: .220.5.66. 52> 2 2% No. 2 Carpet..3....50.. +5. 2 50 No. 1Carpet .........-..---- 2 %5 Parlor Gem ............---- 3 00 Common Whisk............ 1 00 ned Whisk (22.2455 27 1 25 Mill 3 75 CHEESE. Michigan full cream.. CHOCOLATE. Runkle Bros’ .. Vien. Sweet Premium.. Hom-Cocoa Breakfast.. COCOANUT 409% Ty oe - 6 6 48 woeedt 1s in tin pails... : 28 8 es Maltby’ 8, ea LACE pass aipes faae ae oH : and s.. is Manhattan, pails........... Peerless «os os ec ccincce ess) ee 18 Bulk, pails or barrels. .16@18 COFFEE—GREEN Mocha. 22.02 554-22: «+: 2 05 1003 pockets............-. 2 = naw or Manistee...... Ashton, bu. bags........... Ashton,4 bu. bags......... 2 ae Higgins’ bu. bags.........- 75 American, % bu. bags..... » 20 Rock, bushels.............. 25 Warsaw, bu. bags.........- 36 rT) 4 oe 19 50 15 00 G. G. G. G. s. : London Relish, 2 doz... ... SOAP. Dingman, 100 bars.......... Don’t Anti-Washboard TAXON oc. 2es ss. Queen Anne.. German Family eas 5s Big Bargain............-..- SPICES—WHOLE. IAMISICO fo. 2-5 s ence sees Cassia, China in mats...... s Batavia in bund.... “© Saigon in rolls..... 42 Cloves, Amboyna......... 25 “ . Zanzibvar.......-.- <0 £2 Mace Batavia............... 70 Nutmegs, TANCY:. «<2 2s. sans %0 NO; Dols. o.cck se 65 as INO: 2.45. oe cess: 60 Pepper, Singapore, plack..184% white.28 ae shot. 21 SPICES—GROUND—IN BULK. Allspice........ 12% Cassia, Batavia Sapa sasigis 20 and Saigon. 2 Ser BAAVON, .. 225. o eso 8 Cloves, Aa hovin Be ook 30 Zanzibar........... 28 Ginger, African............ 12% Cochin............. 15 Mace Goon: Sates be oes Mustard, English.. and ririe.35 ss ee Seles cne 27 Nutmegs, No. 2 10 Pepper, Singapore cs prog 22 .30 fb MNO... 6: c. oe sc 2b Absolute Pisces doz...84 Cinnamon “ ...84 as Allspice ae gs OD s Cloves $f ok. Sy Ginger 40348 Ge Mustard ‘“ ...84 STARCH. Kingsford’s * Silver Gloss, 1 bb pkgs...... % a6 s° 6D boxes..... 1" fe ° bulk.... o. 6% Pure, 1D pkgs............. - 5% Corn, 1 Bb pkgs........: eeu Cu Powdered............. Granulated, oe Confectionery Boose Standard A No. White Extra C. No. 2; Extra C No. 4C,.d OHOHSHHHHSS IO MOo. RR SRR RRR GB SSrezetzet @29 Corn, % bbis...... @31 Corn, kegs........ oa csact 2 Pure Sugar, bbl........... P ureSugar,% bbl SWFET GOODS. Ginger Snaps........ 8 Sugar een -.8 Frosted Creams. ie es Graham Crackers... ‘Oatmeal, Crackers... -. MOBACCOS—-PLUG. 5 ear, Head spec 5 | Rob Roy.. TOBACCOS—SMOKING. 3 sea PecCriCss. oes 5 s. Meta ites 26 Mncle SAM oes ee 8 30 OR LMBCK Pines ee os ae 36 Sensation..................00. 33 Yellow Jacket..:............. 20 Sweet Conqueror........ 20@25 TEAS. Japan ordinary.. . -18@20 Japan fair to good.. a eae 25@30 Japan tine. 25.0.6... 35@45 Japan dust..... Young Hyson.... Ca weeny: Oolong... Congo... Ye 1% Above are the prices fixed by the pool. Manufacturers outside the pool usually sell 5gr. stronger goods at same prices. $1 for barrel. WOODENWARE. Curtiss & Co. quote as fol- 3 %5 Pails, N o. 1, two hoop...... 1 60 three hoop....1 7 Clothespins, 5gr.boxes.... 60 Bowls, 15s, 1%s and 19s...... 112 50 Baskets, market,.......... 40 Dushel:,.. 0.0.0.4: 1 60 _ “* with covers 1 90 C willow clothes No.1 5 50 66 os “es splint ‘* ss s se “ee “ee o6 6é MISCELLANEOUS. Bath Brick imported ...... 90 do American...... 75 ogo No ao Of ee fe oO 66 Cocoa Shells, bulk... 5... Condensed Milk, Eagle.. i ag Cream Tartar.............. Candles. Star............... an Candles, Hotel............6. il Camphor, 0z., 2 i boxes.. 35, nee Coffee, V. C 7a oO Fire Crackers, per box.. Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.. Gum, Eybper 200 lumps...35 Gum, Spruce............... 30 Jelly, in 30 pails.. .5 @ 5% Powder, Keg oe 5U Powder, MISO io. ce 2 87 RRO ro. So oe 15 CANDY, FRUITS and NUTS. Putnam & Brooks quote as follows: STICK. Standard, 25 ¥ aes cemiles 9% 10 ist, Cut Loaf. se MIXED. Royal, 25 Ib paiis..... @10 “Royal, 200 bbls. . eee HEixtra, 2a pails... .o 063.0. “e Extra, 200 ib pbls. SE Agee French Cream. 25 b pails. 1B Cut loaf, 25 ib cases........ Broken, 25 pails......... il Broken. 200 B bbis......... 10 FANCY—IN 5 Db BOXES. Lemon Drops................ 13 Sour Drops................... 14 3 | Hepp ermint Drops.......... 14 Chocolate Drops............. 15 HM Chocolate Drops....... 18 Gum “Preps... ccsds5s ch cee 10 Licorice Drops............... 16 AB Licorice Drops.. ee Lozenges, plain.............. 14 Lozenges, printed........... 15 TINO RIBS oo sites vce es ve ees 14 MOUGOCS ies. eee onde cas 1b @ream: Bat. sesso. ie ese css 13 Molasses Bar................ 13 CATAMEGI Soo bs cee s ic sg se 19 Hand Made Creams.......... 19 Plain Creams................ i6 Decorated Creams....... ... 26 Stringe Bock..2.% 0.00. 3.55. 0503 14 Burnt Almonds............ 22 Wintergreen Berries........ 14 FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, piain in paiis.. Lozenges, plain in bbls.. Lozenges, printed in pails. iam Lozeng es, printed in bbls.12% Chocolate rops, pails. 4 Gum Drops in pails....... 6% Gum Drops, in bbls.. ae Moss Drops, in pails.. ll Moss Drops, in bbls.. Sour Drops, in pails.. Seecees 2 Imperials, in pails......... 12 Tmperials in bbis...... -il FRUITS. Bananas. 5.06.3. se 5: 1 25@3 00 Oranges, choice..... @ ‘Oranges, Florida. . Oranges, Naples.. Oranges, OO @ Oranges, Imperials.. @ Oranges Valencia ca. @ Lemons, ch’ce to f’cy4 — 75 Lemons, ............. Figs, layers, new..... 15 Figs, Bags, 50 Ib @ 6 Dates, frails a bee ea 4% Dates, 4% do do 5% Dates, Fard 10 b box ® b.. 2 .-1 20 3) a aca * California Brazils so: os ccs... Filberts, Sicily....... | Walnuts, Grenoble.. Frene h.. Pecans, Texas, H. P. Cocoanuts, # 100..... PEANUTS. Prime Red, raw # Bb Choice do do Fancy H.P.do do Choice White, Va.do Fancy H rn va do & Extra H. P. V: OYSTERS AND FISH. F.-J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: @ @ @ @5 @ 6 @5 OYSTERS. MOIOCTS. 226i aks oes cee gece Fairhaven Counts.......... FRESH FISH. mlack DRBBS eee 12% Trout f 38 40 FRESH MEATS. Beef, carcass.......... 4 @ . “hind 2 arg are 6 ss fore s¢ od Hogs.. (coe Pork loins... Soaas PGR re a ig Bier ee Lo ‘i PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing & Hiovisen G6. 1. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. MBBS) iso en ae as Short.cut...:; Short cut Morg' ‘an.. : Extra clear pik, ae cut..... Extra clear, heavy............. Clear quill, short cut.............. Boston clear, short a epee poets eed : Clear back, short cu 1 Standard clear, shove cut, WESt coset 14 SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. Hams, average = Pee a Seles bak Geek ae cs cone 18 Bilis oO caciss Peas Caine i138 oe oe “ Shoulders .......... Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................. - Dried Beet OXtra ee. oo6cs cis oo cee ck 5 bos Ham PriG@s. boo. ee sce om DRY SALT MEATS. Long Clears, ROSNY. oe ee MOGCIUME ok ee eect ORG ee LARD. TFIGVGRR see eee ee oe 80 and 50 Tubs .................0cce es LARD IN TIN PAILS. 3b Pails, 20 in a case.........5......... 5 bb Pails, 12 in a case. .................. 10 Pails, 6 in acase................... 20 Ib Pails, 4 pailsin case............... BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs.............. 7 00 Extra Mess, Chicago Packing.............. 7 5o ‘* Kansas City Packing......... ~% 2 PIQtG oe oe ee 72 Mxtra Plates soccer ee re 75 sone rump butts rea Soe wale sacs G 10 00 Bh crate ceauuts % bbl. 5 50 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Pork SAUssG0.. ee oc 8 Ham: Sausage. ooo. ..5. ceases codec ea cae 32 Tongue Sausage... 6.060. .ek sccee eds 9 OLt BRUBBRO.. 6... coco ese ck 8 Blood Sausage... oie oc ees 6 Bologna, straight: 2.2.0.0... c. 0. lo ecks ce cee c es 6 Bologna, Chick 2 5.060. ee as 6 Hoag CHEOSC roe ey ee er 6 PIGS’ FEET. In half Darrelgis coco ee a 3 00 In quarter barrels). 2... 0. ... eyes oo 2 00 TRIPE. Ine BD cee ee wees ote oes, 3 00 Dn SAC eg a ee 1 %5 85 os ot) : HIDES, PELTS AND FURS, Perkins & Hess pay } Bs ews : Green....@b4 @ tii Cait skins, green Part cured... 5 @ 5%} orcured....5 @6 ie cured... 6 @ 6%|Deacon skins, iece..... 1 KIDS 65.555; 6 @ S vp ca Fine washed # Db 200231 Ceniene washed.. A@2 Medium ee Unwashed........ 12@16 MISCELLANEOUS. Sheep pelts, short shearing....... ... ehee? pelts, old wool estimated....... Tallow Grease butters: 20... Ginseng, 00d .... 66.06. en, C PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—25to 35c per bu. Beans—Hand-picked mediums are very scarce, readily commanding $2 per bu. Beets—New, lic per bu. Blackberries—8c per qt, Butter—Good quality is scarce and high. Deaiers pay 15@ltc and hold at 18ce. pb pabes Sene grown command 2. Glens sead0e per doz. ca cream readily commands 94@ Cider—l0c per gal. Closer Seed—Mammoth or medium, $4.50 per Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce par- rels, 25c. Corn— Green, 5c doz. Cucumbers—50c per b Dried Agaics abbecs hold sun-dried at 7c and evaporated at 9c. oo obbers now pay 18ec and sell at per Grapes—lIves, 5c per lb. Concords, 6c per lb. Honey—Scare, not equal to the demand. All ones offerings are grabbed up quick at lic per Hay—Baled is in small demand at $15 for No. land $14 for No. 2. . : Mushmelons—7ic per doz. _ Onions —Home grown dry stock command 50c per bu. Peaches—Clingstone, $1.75@$2 per bu. Plums—Michigan, $2 per bu. Pop Corn—2%c # b. Potatoes—Jobbing generally at 25c for home grown. Squash—Summer, Ic lb. Tomatoes—70c per bu. Turnips—25 per bu. Watermelons—Indiana, 10@l5c apiece, W hortleberries—$2.75 per bu. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—City millers pay 85c for old white and 8c for old red, 85ec for new white and 8c for new red. ; Corn—Jobbing generally at 58c in 100 bu. lots and 58ce in car lots. Oats—White, 45cin small lots and 40cin car lots. Rye—b0c 8 bu Barley—Brewers pay $1.30@$1.40 8 cwt. Flour—Higher. Patent $5.70 # bblin sacks and $5.90 in wood. Straight, $4.70 $ bbl. in sacks and $4.90 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $2.80 # bbl. Gran. $3.50 @ bbl. Mill Feed—Screenings, $16 # ton. Bran, $15 ® ton. Ships, $14.00 % ton. Middlings, $17 # ton. Corn and Oats, $23 8 ton.
    Ss TREN N SX ~w: " N ) THESE GOODS ARE ‘PAR EXOBLLENOE” Pure, Healthful and Reliable, warranted to give satis- faction in every particular. For sale by wholesale and cers throughout tht United States. VOUWIE anufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago. ‘CALIOTIOS VACUO 'TVTLL Write for quotations © ‘and samples. — vil atu Crack C0, "sien" JULIUS HOUSEMAN, Pres., A. B. WATSON, Treas.. S. F. ASPINW ALL, Secy. CASH CAPITAL, $200,009. MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER The most practical hand Roaster in the world. Thousands in use—giving satisfic- tion. They are simp:e aoe and econom- vu grocer should be without one. Roasts coffee and peronks to per fecti Send. for circulars. Robt. 5. West, s 150 Long St., Cleveland, Ohic. CHAS, A. COYE ’ MANUFACTURER OF Horse and Wagon Covers, Awnings and Tents, Flags and Banners, Oiled Clothing, Feed Bags, Wide Ducks, etc. ¥Felephone 106, 73 CANAL ST., - GRAND RAPIDS, Sereeneaer eet: AINA ENATAot aE SOREL Ce ae ae Kako Eval io! et TaD ae STANTON, SAMPSON & 60, Manutacturers and Jobbers of Men’s Furnishirg Goods. raed Adcon) Roe 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. WALKS - GOODYKAR —AND— GONNEGTIGUT Rubbers. Write for Fall Prices and Discounts. G. R. MAYHEW, 86 Monroe Street, GRAND RAPIDS. F, J. DRTTENTHALER WHOLESALE Salt hake Fish AND OYSTERS. Packing and Warehouse, 37 North Division Street. Office, 117 Monroe St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ‘ SEND FOR PRICE LIST, ALFRED J. BROWN, ——JOBBER IN—— FOREIGN, TROPICAL FRUITS. Bananas, Our Specialt 16 and 18 No. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. WM. L. ELLIS & CO, BRAND hs MOT mores uD Broker in CANNED GOODS. Salt and Sea Fish. B. F. KMERY, - Manager, 20 Lyon St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, Telfer Spice Company, SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF ABSOLUTE SPIGKS, AND— Absoltte Baking, Powder. JOBBERS OF Teas, Coffees = Grocers’ Sundries, 46 Ottawa St., GRAND RAPIDS. POTATOES. We give prompt personal attention to. the sale of POTATOES, APPLES,BEANS. and ONIONS in car lots. We offer best: facilities and watchful attention. Consign-- ments respectfully solicited. Liberal cash. advances on Car Lots when desired. Wo. H Thompson & Go, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference FELSENTHAL, Gross & MILLER, Bankers... Chicago. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. | A. J. BOWNE, President. Gro, C. PIERCE, Vice Brosident.) H. P. BAKER, Cashier.. CAPITAL, - - $300,000.. Transacts a generat banking. ments Make < PL intoedr of Collections. Accounts: FOR Merchants Sonetted € a The Moral Status of the Druggist, THE IMPROVED _ | From the St. Louis Druggist. - _ No one who reflects upen the question AMERICAN POCKET B ATTERY will deny that a druggist or pharmacist oc- : “ cupies a position in society where his mor- —_— a al character is severely tested. Therefor, eee 2 it becomes important that the subject re- | ceive the most serious consideration. It is quite evident that in very many cases errors occur and wrongs are commited for want of a proper appreciation of the situation. That the world is full of evil doers is too well known, and when immoral deeds have been committed, especially in sensualities, the druggist is called upon to furnish medi- cines or instruments to hide or destroy the natural consequences that follow. The question then arises as to what an honora- |. ble druggist should do in such cases. But these are not the only cases where a man’s conscience is tested and his moral courage called into requisition. Hereis a man or women addicted to inebriety, such as the use of liquors, opiates, ete.; what is the druggist todo in those cases? Here is a proprietary article which contains injurious ingredients or is made ostensibly to destroy germs, etc. To acertain extent our laws are trying to prevent such immoral articles from being sold, but the sales are carried on soclan- destinely that very little is accomplished by the government. Hence, it is all the more praiseworthy if the high character of our profession will discountenance everything that is derogatory to such immoralities. Every man must consult his conscience and bear in mind that nothing escapes the Om- nipotent. The wholesale druggist also occupies a very difficult position. He does not sell to the consumer, but to the retail dealer, and he is not able to judge whether the use of these articles may not have a reasonable ex- cuse for their manufacture. Articles that are prohibited by the government: should not be kept for sale by jobber or retailer; but in most other cases itis not to be ex- pected that the jobber is to be governed en- tirely by his own private opinion, unless he is certain that the articles are per se against good morals. Nevertheless, it is an annoy- ing feature to him, and it is not always easy to determine what to do in such cases. —_—— eo To Mix Different Colored Paints. Red-Haired Mary and Her Horse. | Mary hadalittlehorse; ts - . Its hairwas white-assnow, And every place that Mary went | _ The horse was sure to £0. It followed her to school one day, Which was against the rule. It made the children prance and play, To see a horse in school. me DRUG Importers and J obbers of --DRUGS- Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries. fi rat de in each month. gan D geists’ Association. :; Baore Me esol. Central Michi, 3 President, J..W. Dunlop; Secretary, R. M. M “Berrien County Pharmaceutical Society. pee H. M. Dean; Ce Henry Kephart. ty its’ Association. ace. ” —At Lansing, on ‘November 6, Zand 8, And so the teacher turned him out, please report at 9 a.m. the second day But still he lingered near, ace ee) And waited patiently about Till Mary id appear. gan. State Pharmaceutical Ase’n. lent—G. M.’ Harwood, Petoskey. Viee-President— ent Hi. B, Fairchild, “Grand Rapids. i esident—Henry Kephart, Berrien Sp . Vimponk bern. poe eS —Geo. Gundrum, Frank Inglis, nau, John EsPeck, fe ae ene ‘James Vernor, Detroit. - t Detroit, September 4, 5,6.and 7. - Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. - Presiden ope teeEn ODTOBER 9, 1884. _’ ‘Vice-President—J. W. Hayward. Secretary—F = SCO! Clinton County Druggzis President, A. O. Ban, Secretary, A: 8.. Wall. | Charlevoix County Pharmaceutical Society President, H. W. Willard; Secretary, Geo. W. Crouter. Ionia County Pharmaceutical Society. | President, W. R. Cutler; Secretary, Geo. Gundtum. Jackson County Pharmaceutical Ass’a. President, C. B. Colwell; Secretary, C. E. Foote. "Kalamazoo Pharmaceutical Association. President, D. O. Roberts; Secretary, D. McDonald. Mason County Pharmaceutical Society. President, ¥. N. Latimer; Secretary, Wm. Heysett. Mecosta County Pharmaceutical Society. President, C. H. Wagener; Secretary, A. H. Webber. ‘Monroe County Pharmaceutical Society. President, 8. M. Sackett; Secretary, Julius Weiss. Muskegon County Pharm. ‘Association, President, Wm. B. ae. Secretary, Geo. Wheeler. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, C..8. Koon; Secretary, Geo. L, LeFevre. Newaygo County Pharmaceutical Society. President J.F.A. ei Secretary, A: G. Clark. Oceana County Pharmaceutical Society. President, F. W. Fincher; Secretary, Frank Cady. Saginaw County Pharmaceutical Seciety. President, Jay Smith; Secretary, D.E. Prall. : “What makes the horse love Mary so?”: The children asked one day. The teacher stroked fair Mary’s hair: “T know, but dasn’t say.”’ —_—_> +. ____- ADULTERATED PAINTS. Analytical Process for Detecting the Presence of Adulterants. — We present below a scheme for the detec- tion of baryta and lime in ready-mixed ‘|paints. To understand this scheme’ it is necessary to bear in mind that baryta and lime are the usual adulterants it light-col- ored paints, and that lead .and zinc are the basic pigments of all good light-colored ready-mixed paints. No baryta or lime should be found in white, ready-mixed paint, and whenever their presence is de- tected the paint is adulterated. Take a can of outside white, agitate it until all the pigment is thoroughly mixed with the oil, fill an ordinary silver tablespoon three- fourths full, and blow upon this with a blow-pipe the flame of a spirit lamp until the oil is completely burned out. A white or, straw-colored amorphous mass will re- main; powder this, weigh it, and introduce it into a test tube; add acetic acid one ounce, and boil. If it all dissolves, no sul- phate of baryta is present; if it does not all dissolve, decant or filter out the acetic acid; set aside the filtrate for further examina- tion, as it may contain lime. To the res- idue which acetic acid has failed to dissolve add nitric acid two drams and boil. If it all dissolves, the residue is probably lead soap, and is not an adulterant; but if nitric acid fails to dissolve the residue, it may be considered as settled that the paint con- tained baryta; it is settled beyond any question that the paint is, not a pure lead and zinc paint. To determine whether the For Physicians’ and Family Use. This Battery has the advantage over any inthe mar- ket in the following points of superiority: A Patent Hard Rubber, Removable Screw Top Cell (like a pocket inkstand), containing the Carbon and Zinc elements, can be carried in the pocket charged ready for use; water-tight, no leaking; for durability, compactness, and strength of current it excels all others. Two nickel-plate sponge electrodes with each battery. No small wire connections on bottom of this machine, as in all others, that rust easily and are difficult to repair. Sold by the trade. Price, $10, and every Battery warranted. Send for Circular 49, giving special price to physicians for a sample battery prepaid. Address ELECTRO-MEDICAL BATYERY CO,, KALAMAZOO, MICH., Or HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG Cco., Grand Rapids, Mich. Acme White Lead & Color Works, DETROIT, MICH. “ Ce ‘ ad - = roo BI ~ Bild. ; : ‘Board of Censors—President. ‘Vice-President and Seo- «rel BSE em bei A ee 3 Soard rat ‘Trustees—The President, John E. Peck, Geo. : Stokete, AF. Haxcltine and F. J; Wursbu z. a its, White and Wm. 5 t on re p ‘Matters—Jonn Peek, F. J. Wurz-. burg, W. H. “comm on Legislation—J. W. Hayward, Theo. Kemink, W. H. Van Leuwen. ee on Pharmacy—W. L. White, John Muir, |' noone Meetings—First: Thursday evening in each mo! ; nth. E Annual Meeting—First Thursday eveningin November. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. | Advanced—Senega root. Dealers in Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes. We are Sole Proprietors of WEATHERLY'S MICHIGAN (OATARRH REMEDY, Capsici Fructus, af.. Capsici Fructus, Re. : i i otic, = ryophyllus, (po. armine, No. Cera Alba, S.& F.... Cera Flava..... : MS 5205) Cassia Fructu Centraria .... Cetaceum .. i Chloroform ... . Chloroform, Squibbs Chloral Hyd Crst..... Chondrus.............: Cinchonidine, P.& W 15@ Cinchonidine, Ger’an 5@ Corks, list, dis. per cent Potass Nitras, opt... Potass Nitras........ Prussiate ............ Sulphate po.......... RADIX. Aconitum... ...... : AdMnge 225.2502. 285 Anchusa ............. Arum, po............ Calamus.............. Gentiana, (po. 15).... 10@ Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15). 16@ Hydrastis Canaden, (po. 35).......... + @ Heliebore, Alba, po. 15@ Inula, po............. 16@ 6 Ipecac, po............ 2 15@2 Iris plox (po. 20@22).. . 18@ Jalapa, pr............ ACIDUM, ‘Aceticum............ 8@ 10 ' Benzoicum, German 8:0@1 00 BOrVACIC... 05.5. fc 00: . 30 45@ 6G 8@ 1@ S805 25@ 16@ Carbolicum .......... 5 We have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Cins, Wines, Rums. 8 12 ice stecanes 2 osphorioum a : Salicylicum eeceases 1 70@2 05 Sulphuricum........ - 1%@5 Tannicum............ 1 40@1 “ 506 gdeseesdeSece és BACCAE. Cubebae (po. 1 60.... qoninerse a aweee = ao Xanthoxylum......., Abies, Canadian..... CANBIBE =. 6.4.6.2 35s. ‘Cinchona Flava...... Euonymus atropurp -Myrica Cerifera, po. Prunus Virgini...... Ulmus Po(Ground 12) EXTRACTUM. Glycyrrhiza Glabra.. 2@ ~ po...... 33@ Hiaematox, = ® pox.. ue - Bc a SBS cscs os 348 3s FERRUM. «Carbonate Precip.... Citrate and Quinia... Citrate Soluble....... Ferrocyanidum Soi.. Solut loride....... Sulphate, com’l...... 1% 2 pure....... SHG006 Matricaria............ FOLIA. 5 588 © Barosma...........-. ‘Cassia Acutifol, Tin- nivelly. wpeeter tases 5 ‘Salvia officinalis, 8 GUMML. RKSSSBSS SVSRBENR 25@ Maranta, 448......... @ Podophyllum, po.... 1b@ Rhei He ci gaa tee ab 7 ; = PV «-----s.e00ee 75@1 Spigetia. ......: 028205 48@ Sanguinaria, (po. 25). @ Serpentaria.......... R@ Senega...... ae 50@ Smilax, Otficinalis, H @ @ Scillae, (po. 35)....... 10@ Symplocarpus, Foe- tidus, po........ ease @ Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30) @ oY German.. 15@ Zingiber a............ Zingiber j............ 18@ SEMEN. Anisum, (po. 20)...... @ Apium (graveleons). 10@ rd, 1 4@ RESRR BSSEARKSSRASE toe Coriandrum.......... Cannabis Sativa..... 38%4@ 4% Cydonium............ 75@1 00 enopodium ....... 10@ Dipterix Odorate....1 75@1 385 Foeniculum.......... @ 15 Foenugreek, po...... 6@ EU ee ae Lini, grd, (bbl, 3).. .. Lobelia. ........ ae Phalaris Canarian... RADA os ee eos Sinapis, Albu........ a0 Nigra....... SPIRITUS. Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 Frumenti, D. F.R.... Frumenti ............ 1 Juniperis Co. 0. T... Juniperis Co.:....... 1 75@3 50 Saacharum N.E..... 1 75@2 09 Spt. Vini Galli....... 1 75@6 50 ini Oporto.......... 125@2 00 Vini Alba.......... 1 25@2 00 SPONGES Florida sheeps’ wool carriage.......... «.2 25@2 50 Nassau sheeps’ wooi 8@ 9 l@ 1 WPOCUR oo. os : Galla 2. oie os ee 2 Hydrarg Ox. Rubrum Creasotum ........... Creta, (bbl. %5)........ Creta prep........... Creta, precip........; Creta Rubra.......... @ @ 5@ 8@ @ 18@ @ 6@ 10@ @ Cudbear.............. Cupri Sulph.......... Dextrine.....5 0.2... Ether Suiph.......... Emery, all numbers. Emery, po............ Ergota, ( Boa Whi eee RaooShakSaseanSS BSRNSRSSHRESTANE Se @ 2 Gambier .........:... ™@ 8 Gelatin, Coopor.....: @ 9% Gelatin, French...... 40@ 60 Glassware flint, 70&10 by box. 60&10, less. Glue, Brown......... Glue, White.......... Glycerina............ Grana Paradisi...... Humulus..... ...... Hydrarg Chlor. Mite. Hydrarg Chior. Cor. 9@ B@ 23@ @ b 25@ 40 @ 8&0 @ 0 @ 9 Hydrarg Ammoniati. @1 10 Hydrarg Unguentum 45@ 55 Hydrateyrum olen ce 35 Ichthyocolla, Am .... Indigo. .*. 5.22202... 75@1 00 Iodine, Resubl....... 4 ae 10 0) Todoform ............ Lupuline ..... Lycopodium .......:. MARCI: 628 a ke Liquor Arsen et Hy- drarg fod........... saquor, Potass Arsini- IBS eee. Magnesia, Sulph, (bbl ee se 2@ Mannia,8.F.......... 90@1 00 Morphia, S,P.& W 2% 25@2 50 Morphia, S. N. Y.Q. REMO, MOO 2 15@2 40 Moschus Canton .... @ 4 Myristica, No.1...... 60@ %0 Nux Vomica, (po. 20) @ lv Os. Sepia........... 27@ 29 26 | absence of lime can be determined. residue which acetic and nitric acids have failed to dissolve is baryta or not, wash it with water and fuse with carbonate of soda; wash the fused mass with water to remove sulphate of soda formed in the fusion; then boil the remaining residue, from which the sulphate of soda was removed by washing, with dilute nitric acid, and filter and mix the filtrate with an equal quantity of a per- fectly clear solution of sulphate of lime. If a precipitate is formed it may be con- sidered as demonstrated that the insoluble residue was sulphate of baryta. We have yet to look for lime. This, if present, will be found in the acetic acid solution, which contains also the lead and zine. These must be removed before the presence or ‘To re- move the lead and zine dilute the acetic acid solution with four or five parts of water; run into this for one hour a current of sul- phuretted hydrogen gas, cork the bottle and allow it to stand twelve or fifteen hours, by which‘time every trace of lead and zine will have been precipitated; the lime, if present, will remain in solution. Filter out the lead and zine, boil. the filtrate to drive off the sulphuretted hydrogen, add to a portion of the filtrate a solution of oxalate of am- monia; if a white precipitate occurs, lime is | present. The percentage of lime may be determined with sufficient accuracy by evaporating the fluid from which the lead and zine was precipitated, and weighing the residue. The residue which acetic and nitric acids failed to dissolve may be sulphate of lead or sulphate of lime, 9 | as both of these are sometimes used as. adul- terants. No matter; the insoluble residue is an adulterant. There are a great many things to be considered in work of this kind which we have not noticed, as we wished lampblack. milion. yellow. red venetian red, red lead or burnt ochre. red. From the Detroit Free Press. Brown—Mix together venetian red and Buff—White, yellow ochre, red. Chestnut—Red, black, yellow. Chocolate—Raw umber, red, black. Copper—Red, yellow, black. Cream— Same as buff, with more white. Dove—White, vermilion, blue, yellow. Fawn—White, yellow, red. Flesh— White, yellow ochre, vermilion. Freestone—Red, black, yellow ochre, ver- French Gray—White, Prussian blue, lake. Gray—White lead, black. Green (dark)—Lamp black, chrome green. Green (pea)—White lead, yellow, red. Green (bronze)—Chrome green, black, Gold—White, stone, ochre, red. Lead—White lead, black. Lemon—White, chrome yellow. Limestone—White, yellow ochre, black, EL Mf Manufacturers of the Ce ebrated ACME PREPARED PAINTS, Which for Durability, Elasticity, and Economy are Absolutely Unsurpassed. F. J. WORZBURG, WHOLESALE AGENT, Grand Rapids, - Beauty Mich, Olive—Yellow, blue, black, white. Orange—Yellow, red. Peach—White, vermilion. Pearl— White, black, blue. Purple—Violet, more red, white. Red—White lead, vermilion, scarlet lake, Rose— White, madder, lake. Salmon— White lead, bitte; yellow, red. Sandstone— White, yellow ochre, black, Snuff—Yellow, vandyke brown. Stone—White lead, spruce ochre. Straw—White lead, yellow. Violet—Red, blue, white. ———_—-2 << _____. That Was a Long Time Ago. ‘I was attorney for the Michigan Central antee Satisfaction. ceive them. Send ina Weare Sole Agents in Michigan for W. D. & Co., Henderson County, Hand Made Sour Mash Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite Rye Whisky. We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. © give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guar- All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we re- trial order. fazelting & Perkins Drvg Go, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. aiata0) EVE OTN ana MAaNee a Ae Pepsin Saae, H. & P. DOG Se Picis Lig, N. C.. % gal OZ ee ~_ @2 00 @2 70 @l1 40 @ 2 00 1 10 85 65 5 40 Carriage............ Velvet Extra sheeys’ wool carriage...... £xtra Yellow sheers’ carriage........., Grass sheeps’ wool Carrlage............ Hard for slate use... Yellow Reef, for slate GSO 2 SYRUPS. PACCARIA: 565.5. ecse> sinc Zingiber.............. PRECAC, ooo. occ oes PWerti10d : «2... ccc sses Auranti Cortes...... : Rhei Arom........... Smilax Officinalis.... os be Co Railroad twenty years ago,” said a Detroit lawyer the other day, ‘‘and one day went out to settlea less with a woman. She and her husband had been struck at a crossing, and while she was badly hurt, he was killed outright and the horses and buggy were smashed to pieces. They had the dead- wood on us for $15,000, as the engineer did not signal thecrossing. I wentout to make an offer of about $12,000. The widow was not able to sit up, and I stopped at a store in the village and bought some oranges and lemons and took themup. When we finally got around to the matter of damages, she said : “Yes, it is a sad thing, and the railroad was to blame, but I don’t want to be mean about it. I suppose the President and all of ’em are worried most to death, and I suppose I could stop all the cars from run- ning, but I want to be just. Your bringing up that fruit proves how kind-hearted you all are, and if you think you could afford to give $1,000 [ll sign off.” ‘I made her accept $5,000, and took her the money myself. When she received it she asked: ‘*Won’t the road be crippled?” “Oh, no.” ‘Cars run just the same?” Yes, ”? ‘‘And none of your folks are mad at me?” _Acacia, Ist picked... Sond! only to give the most simple process that we have been able to devise which would give a thoroughly reliable result. This scheme will not answer for dark-colored paints, but may be used for lavender, stone- gray and all light-colored paints. Any tinted paint—anything but white—must be expected to show a very small residue in- soluble in acetic and nitric acid, as nearly all coloring matter for paint contains some Silica; therefore, a slight residue in tinted paints should not be considered an adulter- ant. We have purposely used the old nom- enclature in this article for the benefit of the older pharmacists who have not yet be- 50 | come familiar with the new. If it is ‘pre- ferred, the pigments may be freed from oil by washing well with ether or the lighter 15 | petroleums in lieu of burning, as suggested above, or may be burned out on a charcoal support. We prefer the process as given in the scheme. ——————--6- a The Olive Oil Industry. One of the most profitable industries Cal- fornia has to offer 1s that of growing ' olives for the oil obtained from them. The oil imported from Italy and Spain has, in re- cent years, been so much adulterated that the price has been greatly reduced. In os e008 88 88 Picis Liq., quarts.... Picis Lig., pints...... Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). Piper Nigra, (po. 22). Piper Aiba, (po. 35).. Pix Burgun.......... @ Plumbi Acet......... 14@.- 15 Pulvis Ipecac et opii.1 10@1 20 Pyrethrum, boxes, H @1 25 60@ 65 ord oe Sifted sorts. RO ca ee _Aloe, Barb, (po. 60).. _ * Cape, (po. 20)... Socotri’, (po. 60) «Catechu, 1s, (%8, 14 348, 16)..........---- .Ammoniae .......... Assafoetida, (po. 30). Benzoinum .......... ~Camphorae .........- Euphorbium, po..... vGalbanum............ ~Gamboge, po......... «Guaiacum, (po. 45)... _Kino, (po. 25 Mastic........- cee Myrrh, (po.45).... -- ’ ey (po. 4 50)........ $ ellac cota 8 18 oe @ @ @ 680 608 Ss ® S D.Co., doz.... . Pyrethrum, pv....... UASSIAE ............. 8@ | uinia,8,P.& W.... 50@ ? Quinia, S,German... 38@ Rubia Tinctorum.... 12 Saccharum Lactis pv Salsein 0000.2 255., 3 4 Sanguis Draconis.... Santonine............ PAPO, Wee... se Sapo, Mi... 3 /.... 5... Sapo, G............ 2 Seidlitz Mixture..... Sinapis ............... Sinapis, opt.......... Snuff, Maccaboy, Do. 4 Y GOR Snuff, Scotch, Do. Voeos Soda Boras, (po 11)..10 Soda et Potoss Tart. . da Carb............ Soda, Bi-Carb........ Soda, Ash............ Soda Suiphas........ Spts. Ether Co....... Spts. Mvreia Dom... Spts, Myrcia Imp.... Pe! © MALT RHOPS els e-7 0a nae ae) Aken Seay Troy, New York, January 26, 1888, Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co,, DEAR SIRS—Your agent left me a sample of your liquid extract, Malt, and as I use much such in my practice, I thought to compare your product with some from another house had on hand; and finding yours superior in the great essential, the patitable nutriant as well as in tonic stimulant properties, felt anx- ious to know about what it can be fur the dispensing physician. Yours truly, E. JAY FIskK, M. D. TRADE SUPPLIED BY T-: Hazaltine & Perkins Drag Co. GRAND RAPIDS, - MICH. And the Wholesale Druggists of Detroit and Chieago. HEAD)! READ! READ! PIONEER PREPARED Panes The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE. When two or more coats of our PIONEER PREPARED PAINT is applied as received in original packages, and if in three years it should crack or peel off, thus failing to give satisfaction, we agree to re-paint the building at our expense, with the best White Lead or such other paint as the owner may select. In e868 78 Congress St., West, - Detroit, Mich., April 9, 1888. Specialty Dept. Ph. Best Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN—I duly received the case of your “‘Best” Tonic and have since had a great many in this institution. I must say that the beneficial effects on weak and debilitated patients have been most satisfactory, espec- lally 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 shal! 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. § SSSRRSSSRGSE SRSSRESS ES SBS KX .wHBSeS SONCPH.. 2. ..2... 222.05 Seillae...........-.... “* Co cS Prunus virg.......... TINCTURES. Aconitum Napellis . IQR 5i 506. cna ooo ss “and myrrh..... BPRICR sc. o sos ose Asafeetida .......... ee Atrope belladonna... eee Sole Svnks ‘ HERBA—In ounce packages. _Absinthium ........ S zEupatorium ......... MEUGHA oc. ..-25- 5-5. -Majorum ........-.-- ‘Mentha Piperita..... Bo Var oe ese ee © esss8Se58 East Genessee Street, Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN—I have used the “Best” Tonio with most gratifying results in my case of dyspepsia. My case was a bad one, 1 had no Sanguinaria .... Barosma....:... Cantharides... Capsicum.... Cardamon... 6s Co “Thymus, V........... MAGNESIA, -Calcined, Pat........ “Carbonate, Pat...... “Carbonate, K. & M.. ‘Carbonate, Jennings 8566 Midville, Geo., Feb. 24, 1888. -— OLEUM. a ab 5 Am i cans Ria tain, Amarae..7 25@7 10 Anisi 1 = 95 aS SRNS RNVSRRRRVR 8S Spts Vini Rect. bbl. Bebe since cue, @2 37 Less 5c. gal. cash ten days. Strychnia Crystal... @! 1 Sulphur, Subli ....... 2%@ 3% Sulphur, Rell........ 2%@ 3 Tamarinds........... 10 California it has been grown and sold by a number of firms. The price for the pure 0 | article, itis stated, has been as high as $5.00. But of late the American olive growers have begun to follow in the way of their foreign rivals and to make either the adulterated should get hard up and want to borrow, it’ll find me ready to lend.” °*No. ” ‘‘Well, then, I’!] take it, but if the road Sa eee ae An Exhibit Worth Seeing. case of complaint. en to the dealer. Write forSample Cards and Prices. . prompt notice must be giv- We have Supplied our Trade with this 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 satistactiou. Very respectfully, J. M. JOHNSON, M. D. 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. Wa. O. JAEGER. 8@ ferebenth Venice... 28@ 30 Theobromae ......... 50@ 55 Wantla. . 3. ok. 9 00@16 00 Zinci, Sulph.......... %@ 8 OILS. Whale, winter........ ard, extra........... He (a |e ee Linseed, pure raw .. Linseed, boiled Neat’s Foot, winter strained........... & Spi..ts Turpentine... 41 PAINTs Bbl Red Venetian........ ? Yardley, Pa., March 18, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., DEAR Sirs—I have given your ‘“‘Malt Tonic” a trial in several cases of Enfeebled Digestion and General Debility, especially in the aged, where the whole system seems completely pres 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 rapid and permanent. ELIAS WILDMAN, M.D. 322 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Feb. 4, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., 28 College Place, N. Y., GENTLEMEN—I have tested the sample of “Concentrated Liquid Extract of Malt and Hops” you sent me, and find in my humble judgment that it is a very pure and safe arti- cle. I will not hesitate to recommend it im every case of debility where a Tonic of that kind is indicated. Brand for more than eight years and it is all the manufacturers claim for it. We sell itona GUARANTEE. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. GENERAL AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Tea ATs ral Os een oda 1a Bb? Diepicuslen , 25c size........ Duce ccseeeen coeuue r doz, $2.00. 50c a Plea ea ens poe Uren Cee as Pe ee 3.50 -Peckham’s Croup Remedy is prepared es- pecially for children and is a safe and certain cure for Croups, Whooping Cough, Colds and all bronchial and pulmon complaints of childhood. For attractive advertising matter address the proprietor, Dr. H. C. PECK HAM, Freeport, Mich. Trade supplied by whole- sale druggists of Grand Rapids, Detroit and icago. . = 1 ' | Should send $1 to DRUGHIN N= See KIQUOR & POISON RECORDS PEGE BROS, “Sisesmes! Chas. E. Watson, general traveling repre- sentative for S. A. Maxwell & Co., of Chi- cago, has engaged a suite of rooms at the Hotel Cadillac, at Detroit, where he will display the contents of acouple of dozen sample trunks during the annual conven- tion of the Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association, week after next. His line of holiday goods is the largest he ever carried, including many novelties controlled exclu- sively by his house. Those who attend the convention without availing themselvesof the opportunity to look over his line will miss the event of a lifetime. — nee - 6 a A Smile While You Wait. A. W. Peck, traveling representative for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., writes THE TRADESMAN as follows: If any person wants to see S. E. Wait, the genial Traverse City druggist, smile, he should call for 1 cents’ worth of nitric acid, bottle to be returned. 2 article or an imitation of genuine oil. Cal- ifornians were becoming aware of this, and an investigation was instituted. Seven samples of the so-called California Olive a ee Oil-were tested at San Francisco. Five out 72 | of the seven were adulterated. The test is 50 | made with nitric acid; a few drops are put 531 into a small quanity of the oil, which’ is 56 | then slowly heated. If the oil is-pure the 60 | whole becomes a ‘straw colored mass; if 45 | adulterated with cotton-seed oil it. remains Lp | liquid but changes to a dark red color. ik was igh Pa referred to oe a ay of the samples was. pure cotton-s oil; an- oe y' gion Mars..1% 2@3) other was'sixty per cent. of that article; and » yellow Ber...1 2@3 . s A Putty, commercial. ..244 2%@3 | another consisted of olive oil twenty-five per Putty, strictly pure..2% 2%@3 | cent. peanut and sesame oils twenty-five per Vermilion prime Am- 1g | Cent. and fifty per cent. cotton-seed oil— Vermilion, Engiish.. 7oo10 | this sample showed much lighter color in Green, Peninsular... 16@17| the test. : oe d, red. y Such adulterations tend to interfere greatly with the industry. But those who manufacture only the genuine article will j in the end reap the benefit. Thereisa de- mand for the appointment of a committee to break up the traffic of the impure article. Honsekeepers may, to some extent, test the purity of the oil by placing the bottle in the ice box at night, and in the morning, if : the oil is impure, it will appear like butter, The Drug Market. while the pure article will remain un- There are no changes of importance to changed. | 7 note this week. Opium is dull and a trifle For people to live happy together the real | lower in price. Morphia and quinine are }- | Secret is that they should not live too much | steady. Borax is very firm and will be together.—English Proverb. — Thigher. Senega root is tending upward. Hyoscyamus......... Todine........... becces ** Colorless...... Ferri Chi ‘ridum...... sali i 68 45 50 So et es _ Erigeron... +Gauitheria ... Respectfully. Myrrh..... E. H. Beu, M. D. Nux Vomica ....... aS oe Camphorated... Deodor. ....... Auranti Cortex...... Quassia.............. . Rhatany ............ 2 BON ose oo vec ccbcss Cassia Acutifol...... Be ee Co... Serpentaria.......... 2% | Stromonium........ ia Tolutan Tolutan,.............. Valerian............. . ‘Veratrum Veride.... New Orleans, La., April 6, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN—Having tried your “Best” Tonic to a great extent amongst my practice, I will state in its behalf that I have had the best results with nursing mothers who were deficient in milk, increasing its fluids and se- creting a more nourishing food for the infant, also increasing the appetite and in every way satisfactory for such cases. Very respectfully, D. BORNIO, M SSRaaessese Juniperi.. favenduil ; fimonis......... 4 15@2 251... Mentha Piper... 2 25@3 3) Mentha Verid........3 00@3 25 , 80@1 08 genCoE 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 bl pate romney lam, ae ery truly yours, E..W. FLEMING, M. D. MISCELLANEOUS. ASther, Spts Nit, 3 F.. Xther, Spts Nit, 1 F.. Alum: 2 For Sale By HACELTINE QPeaKnNs [ave (0, _ Grand Rapids, - Mich. Zz : } Sot aie a Be BEaBSSa08n Sex SSSSSSSSSSSSTRSSSSRARSS SSSSSSSSSSSSSAASASSSSSLSSSss wgevagesaren si. oa tooo : “Theobromas.......... Pioneer Prepared. aints ...........5:.1 W@l1 40 Swiss Villa Prepare Paints ....... ee 1 00@1 20 VARNISHES, — No. 1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 Extra Turp........”. 1 sags 70 ns ee ne “Time brings us. akties in this enterpris- ‘ing, bustling and open-handed town, whose ‘citizens have literally “taken us in” and are mow “doing for us” in a way not to be for- ao —_ by those who are fortunate enough to be members of the M. B. M. A,, domi-| _ tiled among such royal good fellows as Che- oe brings to the fore. The.ozone of the _ straits, laden with the balsam of Cheboygan county pines, has largely to do with the en- ‘dargement of the heart with which our en- tertainers seem to be seriously afflieted. Let us hope that each one may survive its ef- fects and that in no case it may prove fatal. } When thoughtful, hardworking, intelli- - pent and experienced business men decide to leave the treadmill of daily duty, hie themselves away to this “fair north country” and clasp hands with their brothers of the mercantile fraternity in Michigan, it cer- tainly indicates a step forward. There are but few, if any, of us, 1 imag- ine, but that, with Balzac, feel the spur of that cruel rider\—necessity —which, in too many cases, is allowed to keep us continu- ally in the one rut of toil, moil, worry and care. While it has become an axiom that “Ail human power isa compound of time and patience,” there is such a thing as ad- hering too closely to the principles laid down. The unbending of the bow which earries the arrow of our hopes and desires straight and unwaveringly to the high mark ofour earnest aspirations is what gives it Tenewed strength and Keeps it from becom- ing a powerless tool in our hands. Is it not wiser to give ourselves a rest in some such a manner as this than to go on and on, until our overtaxed energies succumb from sheer exhaustion? Permit me, as a single representative of a large number of tradesmen, to proffer my congratulations to this body of gentlemen here convened, for having dropped their “tools of trade” and helped to make up the sea of intelligent faces which sparkle around and about me. The Executive Board of this Association saw fit to appoint a Committee on Trade In- terests, made up of Mr. Fargo, of Muskegon, Mr. Bridgeman, of Flint, and myself. By jast what casting of the dice of Fate it'should have happened that the laboring oar was given to me, 1 am unable to determine, when Flint is one of the old towns in the State and Muskegon the greatest lumber town, not only in Michigan but in the world, as applied to its manufacture. Unfortun- ately for me, my collaborators have failed to come to my aid and assistance to any con- siderable extent until too late for the prepar- ation of this paper. No doubt, there was a wealth of un-told ideas in reserve, but, alas! they have not been as freely transmitted as I eould have wished. “Trade interests” are, as applied to this Association, in my opinion, much as Shakes- peare is to the legitimate drama—the begin- ning and the end. ‘The field isso broad that at the most its outer confines only can be fouched upon in any paper concise and graphic enough to be read before this gath- ering. Its indices have been pointed out in previous conventions, in quite an exhaustive manner, by different ones who have given it particular attention. The broad superstructure upon which the entire fabric of trade must rest is conceded by al! tobe honesty, integrity, earnest en- adeavor, close application, purity of purpose, no misrepresentation, justice to all, anda full comprehension that each, in his place, is an integral part of an honorable whole, known as the live, pushing and trustworthy merchants of 1888. ‘The importance of a completer system in Athe detail of general merchandizing, and a “more thorough training for the vocation of a merchant is, no doubt, a foregone conclusion with those present. The necessity of close application to make a success of business is, of course, fully understood; while the grav- er importance of doing our ‘business i in fewer hours, compelling ourselves to take more frequent vacations and seeing that our help- ems are considerately cared for, has, I pre- sume, sunk deeply into our minds. If we expect the most promising results from those whom we employ, we must see to it that they are not treated like post-horses which, no matter if they are foundered, amust get to the “next relay.”” The man who has plodded on in a mercantile career until the significant mile-post of life, bear- ing the unmistakeable letters of three score #r more years, is passed, can hardly avoid a sense of gratulation as he sees the hours for business reduced from sixteen to twelve. None the less will he be pleased to see that ~ dmproved methods in untold ways are taking the place of the older and cruder ones. When the thinking merchart sees a con- stantly awakening tendency to sell good goods or none; to call things by the name that they should hear; to avoid any leaning aowards misrepresentation ; to speak of his _won.petitors in terms. of manly courtesy; to avoid the insinuation or belittling fling to- ward a neighboring tradesman, who has just as good a right to ‘serve the public”—if “honorably done—as any other one; and the 4endeavor on the part of each to get all the ’ *4uice out of the orange”’ of a business life, day by day, that itis possible to do—then is not one fairly warranted in saying that the dealer of to-day is beginning to see and practice the things and ways which tend to _ emlarge, make broad and develop the better t of man’s nature? © “The results of action taken by the Com- _ . gmittee on Insurance in securing such a con- rol of insurance combinations as has been done by their protracted efforts and push is wne of the things this body has to congratu- _Aate itself upon, and which will, no doubt, “Snare to the benefit of dealers at ‘large. Like beneficial results have accrued from the well- timed and persistent efforts of the Commit- tee on Transportation—both by rail and steam—for which they are entitled to just commendation. The gentlemen of the Com- mittee on Legislation have made for them- - selves an estimable repute in getting well to _ fhe front with our State Legislature and in - making it understood that there is a M. B. - ML A., which, through its efficient Commit- tee, has secured an intelligent hearing on subjects vital to its organization. No doubt the Committeeon Building and Loan Asso- ations has made itself felt in the consider- - gabe pursuit of all legitimate measures to ad- * =wanee the interests of this Association, ay: ‘through the valuable medium of these Asso- sae There seems to be an urgent mond of civ- inco! le thought and discus-. I warranted and annoy- dealer, who pa’ porg for State, county and when he pays| flesn” > ‘the resident Menten, hin’ | the farming _| the merchandise it daily needs. The un- community at fair prices with fairness of non-protection is painfully ap- parent as a first reason; while, as a second | reason, is the known fact that the merchant ‘will supply his customers at equitable val- ues, as against the probable taking advan- tage of the average ciistomer’s i ignorance and trustfulness by the peddler, who, in many eases, literally robs those who are foolish enough to be his patrons, in more ways than one. The stimulating by theory and daily prac- tice those methods which shall beget a stand- ard of commercial ethies, which has for its object and aii the very best obtainable re- sults as between seller and buyer—not for- getting the relations that sbould exist be- tween dealers and their competitors—your Committee deems one of the measures which should receive careful attention from every member of this Association, as wellas through. Foremost among these considera- tions might be suggested: the highest stand- ard of commercial integrity, probity, candor, truthfulness, courtesy, justice and equity. Let us aspire to a repute so golden that any statement, private or public, that we may make shal! be readily taken as true beyond question. If we look for confidence to be reposed in our word we must speak the truth only. Can we expect to receive such courtesies as we desire, if we condescend to the means, manners and verbiage of the street huckster who uses billingsgate and personal reflections as a stock in trade? A legitimate inference is that what one re- ceives in confidence and courtesy out of one’s business depends very much on what he carries into it. Any combination of forces which shall forever banish the habit of mis- representation, direct or implied, in the sell- ing of goods to our patrons should be wel- comed most warmly. Our united efforts should be concentrated against the selling of goods of inferior grade unless they are sold as such; against the handling of adulterated goods; against a tendency to sell by ‘“‘short weights” or to buy by “slack fill,” “short count” or “marked up” measures; an inclination to sell or buy by fictitious brands or labels; or any secret or misleading plan involving misrepresenta- tion in any form, which we hold should be made so obnoxious that “it smells to heaven.” The union of strength in “‘scotehing the serpent” of iudiscriminate and miscellane- ous credit—the bane of the business sys- tem of our fair State—has resulted in reduc- ing, if not eliminating, the danger to which so many of our younger merchants have been exposed. Will it not be wise to urge theimportance of avoiding this maelstrom of commercial destruction by adhering even more closely to ‘‘ready pay” and giving that “other fellow” the chance to retire on the profits (?) made out of the ‘“‘clever customer”’ who is “always going to pay’’—the ubiqui- tous ‘‘dead-beat’’? A important element in the concentration of association efforts is the wise endeavor to encourage manufacturing enterprises to lo- cate in our towns as a means to stimulate their growth and increase the larger distri- bution of merchandise. ‘The man who thinks will see that the ex- ample he sets before his employees should rigidly coincide with the precepts he advo- cates and theruleshe lays down. It is somewhat feared that there may bea ten- dency to wink at the so-called ‘‘minor irreg- ularities’’ on the part of employees by which a dollar can now and again be made, which the brotherhood of merchants the country ; we look “upon as the ee gockand| | that saps the foundation of any business stracture. : "It amounts, to offering a premium to dis: | honesty and frequently results in defalca- tion and theft, together with the ruin of the party involved. If we can by our in- fluence raise the standard of mercantile ex- cellence on toa plane above that upon which we found it, when we becanie dealers, ought we not to take a laudable pride in doing so? Should we not try to so train ourselves that like the lamented Lincoln we, too, shall have a heart so great that, ‘‘there shall be no room in it to hold the memory of a wrong?” Honest aspirations are the un- seen key that winds up the machinery which propels our daily acts. While it is probably tiue that as a body the alembic of circumstances with the spoon of opportunity for years, and the two chem- icals would be inert and isolated,” there can be no question but what the trituration re- sulting from these social meetings will pro- duce the most perfect chemical affinity, as well as a ready assimilation. “Hope, whose face is always shadowed by a colored cloud,” holds out her golden promises inviting us to reach out our hands and make them our own. Let us act only as men can act with- out a chain upon our brains and with naught but kindness and pure purposes in our hearts. If over our personal habits and daily intercourse with the world a veil of elegant courtesy has been cast, which has left an indefinable mark upon those with whom we commingle, shall we not have laid up in the rich honey combs of our commer- cial cabinet a legend woven in many colored threads for our successors to ponder over and, mayhap, to imitate? Let our brains take counsel of our hearts and remember that the happiness of giving happiness is far greater than a pleasure we receive direct. Politeness has been well de- fined as benevolence in small! things. Every man’s affairs, however small, are of impor- tance to himself. When the memories of each day are such that one may draw re- freshments therefrom, as from Zem-Zem the holy well of Mecca, then do we not find infinite riches in a narrow room? If we cultivate the habit of remembering with Mr. Carneige’s old friend in Scotland, that “nine-tenths of the troubles we have had in life have never happened,” and of letting our thoughts flow as far as may be through Fairyland, where the stream mur- murs and laughs while the banks grow green and the vines blossom; where one may drink the waters of forgetfulness from the vase of Fiametta;”? where when we are relieved from business cares which we should train ourselves to leave behind us, that our dreams may be as soft ‘“‘as the feathers on the wings of sleep’’—then we certainly may hope that “when the fruits of our brief early season of three or four score years have given us all they ean impart for our happiness, that the abiding felicities of our later life season may far more than compensate us for all that have taken their flight.”” A busy busi- ness man’s life should beso spent ‘‘as to breathe its own peculiar fragrance, as the honey of Hymettus tasted of the wild thyme” from which it was made. Let us not forget that all the streams of our life, ‘‘no matter how long they wander, turn and curve, amid the hills and rocks, or linger amid the lakes and ponds, must sometime reach the sea;” and let us hope that that sea be calm, and its colors satis- fying as the sun gilds its western horizon in the setting. of men we might be “‘stirred up together in |. Ww. C. DENISON, -@ENERAL DEALER IN Vertical, Horizontal, Hoisting and Marine Engines. Steam Pumps, Blowers and Ex haust Fans. SAW MILLS, any Size or Capacity Wanted. Estimates Given on Complete Outfits. 88,90 and 92 SOUTH DIVISION ST., = = - GRAND RAPIDS, MICH TheStaudard of Excellence KINGSFORDS , e088 st Co mate Su Ncsron0 8 2 Kingsford’s Oswego CORN STARCH for Puddings, Custards, Blanc-Mange, etc. THE PERFECTION OF QUALITY. WILL PLEASE YOU EVERY TIME ! ALWAYS ASK YOUR GROCER FOR THESE GOODS. 134 to 140 Fulton Street, Grand Rapids, HEADQUARTERS ON Fruit Jars JELLIES, STONE Preserve JARS and JUGS. ‘peeueca 7: as. 5 See Re-lssued J Pateapril 2d, aie) Per Doz. 1-2 gal. Stone Preserve Jars $ 90 1 “ 1 40 12“ “* Tomato Jugs, with Corks - 1 gal. Stone Tomato Jugs, with Corks, - - 1 40 Fine Preserve Jars, see cut. 1-4 gal. Fine Preserve Jars and Covers, - - 1-2 gal. Fine Preserve Jars and Covers, - - 1 gal. Fine Preserve Jars with Covers, - - - 11-2 gal. Fine Preserve Jars with Covers eo 2 gal. Fine Preserve Jars, with Covers, - - 110 1 40 1 75 2 40 3 50 FINE PRESERVE JAR AND COVER. Owing to the Rail Road Co.’s not receiving stone- ware unless it is packed up, we are obliged to make an extra charge of 1c per gallon for package, which however is not all loss, as it now goes as Fourth Class Freight, instead of First Class, as before. H. LEONARD & SONS. GEO. E. HOWES. S. A. HOWES. Cc. N. RAPP. GEO. E. HOWES & CO,, JOBBERS IN Apples, Potatoes SPHCIALTIES: Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. 3 Ionia St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A Z < Onions. > (TOW rill Prince Hy > TR FAVORITE BRAND With Grocers. Orders from Retail Trade Solicited. Newaygo Roller Mills NEWAYGO, MICH. DO YoU iD i iat HEYMAN & DETROIT DETROIT. QUEEN. ANNE, - (TRUE BLUE, ‘MONDAY, AND OTHERS, SUPERIOR, _ PHENIX, wWwamnrT -. If so, send for Oatalogue and Price-List to CO 63 and 65 Canal St., * Grand Rapids. SOAP CO, - = MIOE+t.. Manufacturers of the following well-known brands of SOAP Ss! MOTTLED GERMAN, MICHIGAN, CZAR, « ene ROYAL BAR, MASCOTTE, CAMEO, Kor quotations address Salesman for Western Michigan, Lock Box.173, — Grand, Square and Upright Pianos, The Weber Piano is recognized beyond controversy as the Standard for excellence in every particular. It is renowned for its sympathetic, pure and rich tone combined with greatest power. The most eminent artists and musicians, as well as the musi- cal pnblic and the press, unite in the ver- dict that The Weber Stands Unrivaled. Sheet music and musical mercnandise. Everything in the musical line. Fischer Pianos, A. B. Chase Organs, Hillstrom Organs, Weber Pianos, Smith Pianos, Estey Organs, JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH, (Successor to Friedrich Bros.) 30 and 82 Canal St.. Grand Rapids, Mich. W. Steete Pacxine & Provision Co, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Fresh and Salt Beef, Fresh and Salt Pork, Pork Loins, Dry Salt Pork, Hams, Shoulders, Bacon, Boneless Ham, Sausage of all Kinds, Dried Beef for Slicing. Strictly Pure and Warranted, in tierces, barrels, one-half barrels, 5¢ pound cans, 20 pound cans, 3, 5 and ro pound pails. LARD, Pickled Pigs’ Feet, Tripe, Etc. Our prices for first-class goods are very low and all goods are warranted first-class in every instance. When in Grand Rapids give us a call and look over our establishment. Write us for prices Grand Rapids, Mich. WHO UR GES YOU BEEP SAPOLIO? THE PUBLIC! By splendid and expensive advertising the manufacturers cre- ate a demand, and only ask the trade to keep the goods in stock so as to supply the orders sent to them. Without effort on the grocer’s part the goods sell themselves, bring purchas- ers to the, store, and help sell less known goods. ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS. RINDGE, BERTSCH & C0, MANUFACTURERS AND WHOLESALE DEALERS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. AGENTS FOR THE ‘BOSTON RUBBER SHOE Co. ‘GRAND RAPIDS. 14 and 16 Peer River, ‘Grand EReeiae,) eh \ Bee JHNNINGS “CELEBRATED” FLAVORING EXTRACTS Are put up in all sizes, from 1 oz, to 1 gal. bottles. 4, SOLD BY ALL JOBBERS. MANUFACTURED ONLY BY JENNINGS & SMITH, 38 and 40 Louis St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. "Ask For JENNINGS’ EXTRACTS? “HE boar Sons Salon and Portable Engines and Boilers, ¥ :