2 THURBER, WHYLAND & C0, he Michigan Tradesman. VOL. 6. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1888, NO. 27}. REMOVED, * The Telfer Spice Co. HAS REMOVED FROM 46 Ottawa Street, —___}()_——_ 08-05 Pearl St. More Room! Better Facilities! The Inspection of the Trade is Solicited. Our old store. three fleors and ment, with gas engine and elevator, rent on favorable terms. base- i for i NEW YORK, FOOD PRODUCTS. @ fIt is both pleasant and profitable for merchants te e = § ® “MeAS ae epi aan amnion 4 aceasionally visit New York, and all such are cordially invited to call, look through our establishment, corner West Broadway, Reade and Hudson streets, and make our acquaintance, whether they wish to buy goods or not. Askfora member of the firm.] ; his advantage to write or call on us. We We quote prices as follows: _ > __ | have light expenses, and are able to sell low- |$ ae oupons, per hundred............ nae = er than any other house representing first- St “ virsttttstsssssos Ge} elass work. Second-hand safes always on S20 ee ECE, 5.00 | hand. Subject to the following discounts: . Orders for 200 or over................5 per cent. | C. M. GOODRICH & cc., Se TTS OT Tee | ° ee oF | With Satety Deposit Co., Basement ot Wid- Send in sample order and put your business | dicomb Blk. on acash basis. E. A. STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids. | WALES - GOODYEAR AND GONNKGTIGUT Rubbers. | } ' j t { Write for Fall Prices and Discounts. c. 1 R. MAYHEW, 86 Monroe Street, GRAND RAPIDS. KDMUND B. Dis Watch Waker Jeweler, Ah CANAL 8Y., Grand Rapids, - Mich. ers, Attention. We are making a Middlings | Purifier and Flour Dresser that. will save you their cost at least three times each year. They are guaranteed to do more work in less space (with less power and less waste) than any other machines of| their class. Send for descriptive cata- logue with testimonials. Martin's Middlings Purifier €,, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | } PLACE to secure a thorough J and useful educationisatthe | GRAND RAPIDS (Mich.) Busi- NESS COLLEGE. write for Col- Address, C. G. SWENSBERG. ; } { MAN vO AGE miuweT cara mar na AND lege Journal. | No Pass Books! ‘Holiday BUY Muscatine ROLLED OATS IF YOU WANT THE BEST! ’ BOOK-KERPING WIPED OUT] No Charging! Ne Posting! No Writing! No Disputing of Accounts! No Change te Make! TRADESMAN Gredit COUPON Book! THE NEWEST AND BEST SYSTEM ON THE MARKET. | | | | | | | | | | | THANKSGIVING. | For the hay and the corn and the wheat that is reaped, | For the labor well done and the barns that are | heaped, | For the sun and the dew and the sweet honey- comb, 'For the rose and the song and the harvest . \ brought home— I have removed my stock from re no ae : rhanksgiving! thanksgiving! : coe ce | 40 and 42 South Division Street to | For the trade and the skill and the wealth in our 198 ImiaSt NEW BLODGETT BLOCK, where five floors and a basement af- ford me better facilities than ever before for the proper prosecution of my business. Daniel Lynch ae SUCCESSOR TO— FRED D, YALE & 00. Burglar Proof Safe of the Cincinnati Safe and Lock Co. SAFES! Anyone in want of a first-class Fire or manufacture will find it to BELLE MAF Wagon and Sleigh Go., anufacturers of Spring, Freight, Express, Lumber and Farm WAGONS LOGGING CARTS AND TRUCKS, MILL AND DUMP CARTS, LUMBERMEN’S AND RIVER TOOLS. We carry alarge stock of material and have every facility for making first class W agons of all kinds. sy Special attention given to Repairing, Painting and Le ttering. Shops on Front t., Grand Rapids Our complete line of Stationers’ and Druggists FANCY Daisy Brand | GOODS | AND Novelties are ready for inspection. Ever} dealer, when visiting Grand Rap- ids, should be sure and look through our lines. 20 and 22 Monroe St. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. BOWNE, President. GEO. C. PIERCE, Vice President. iH. W. NasH, Cashier CAPITAL, - - $300,000. Transacts a general banking busines | Makea Specialty of Collections, Accounts | ef Country Merchants Solicited. JULIUS HOUSEMAN, Pres., A. B. WATSON, Treas.. Ss. F. ASPINW ALL, Secy. CASH CAPITAL, $200,000. i i | + | } | ‘ Katon, Lyon & G0, j | | } stand without rivals w herever ry dealer in Fine Cigars should secure these pele’ ands, as they: TRADE WINNERS Full particul in regard to prices, terms, etc.. GEOY. WARREN & GO. wiHHytioiouiers ' GRAHAM ROYS, - ‘Mrs, Withey's Home Made Mince Meat GREATEST SELLIN KDWIN FALLAS, Proprietor of Valley City Cold nlOTage and Jobber of the Solid Briesaidd AND Packer Powmul: OF OYSTERS. Butter, Eggs, Sweet Potatoes, Cranberries, Etc. Sole Proprietor of 1 roy Made of the best imaterial. The finest goods in the mark ical Price, ; cents per Ib. in 25 Ib. Pails. Salesroam, No. 9 i lonia Street, GRAND RAPIDS. REMOVED. THE GRAND RAPIDS PAPER BOX FACTORY, W. W. HUELSTER, Proprieter, Formerly located at 11 Pear! St.. has been remove | | 81&838Campau st. | f | | | Lto Cor. Louis, where I shall have more room and far better facilities for the manufac- ture of Pape r Boxes. All work guaranteed first class and at the lowest rates. Write or mates. ‘Telephone 850, eall for esti- TWO GREAT LEADERS ' oe | The ubove head- ici ae not refer to the great | eaders in the political parties, but to two of the G Cigars on the market to \ | day- ! | | “hamely: Warren's Spoekled Havanas © AND THEIR RUNNING MATES { Warren's Silver Spots, for « Ten Cent Cigar The “Speckled Havanas”’ | Five Cent Cigar |} | | i | and the “Silver Spot s’’ for 3 introduced, Evy- addressing can be had by Mfrs. High Grade Cigars, ‘FLINT, MICHIGAN. Full line. Cash prices this month. Grand Rapics Mich. i said i came in, {have and ‘made. atory, land, the cunning and strength man’s hand, r the good that our taught, the friendship that 1] brought- Thanksgiving! of the working- For artists and poets have r« For and affection have lope thanksgiving! For the homes that with purest affection are blest, For the season of plenty and well-deserved rest, For our country extended from sea unto sea, The land that known asthe ‘Land Free” is of the anksgiving! thanksgiving! —~ - Synthesis of the Trust. | From the New York Tribune. The way trusts are created this: Fach of several (perhaps a majority, per- haps all) firms in the same line of bus- iness becomes an incorporated company and issues certificates of stock to its par- ties in interest. Suppose the manufac- ture of cheese to be the line of business of which it is proposed to make a Trust. Suppose Jones, Muggins & Co., Weggs. Blunt & Co., Chumps, Duffy & Thistle. Bones & Beggar, Wobbles, Bog & Dun- der, and Coffin, Hurdle & Patch to be firms engaged in manufacturing cheese. these copartnership firms incor- becomes a company, Stock the partners according to the actual interest of each. Jones, Wiggins & Co. is transformed into the New York City Dairy Product Manufacturing Com- is ates and issued to is pany, with Mr. Jones for President. Mr. Wiggins for Treasurer, and the ‘‘Co.”’ for Secretary. A similar transformation is made in the nature of each of the other cheese-making firms. ‘Then they all leet one member of their corporation to be their representative in the Trust. Mr. Jones is the representative of his com- pany, Mr. Weggs of his, Mr. Chumps of his, and soon. These men get together and form the Trust, They don’t eall ita Trust. They give it some such name as the National Dairy Company, They or- co ganize as acompany, with officers, but they do not incorporate. Their name fs Jess than a trademark. It stands for nothing. They are nota person within the meaning of the law. but to them as acompany the entire aggregated capital stock of all the cheese-making corpora- tions represented in their body is trans ferred. Having no personal existenee. incapable of suing or of being ‘sued. they are, nevertheless. made the owners of the entire eapital stock engaged In their various companies. In lieu of this stock they to its former holders certificates representing each one’s inter- est in the aggregated pool. In this wa) the National Dairy Company becomes the owner of all the capital, plant, material and product the companies from which it has been made up,-and from six competing firins they created into one colossal monopoly. OThe then Trust gets down to business. It decides what price shall paid crude milk, and what price shall be paid for the manufactured cheese. It decide what the output of cheese shall issue of are al ror be for the coming year, and it apportions t each of the companies represe nted its share of the estimated output. Of course it is all one to the individual com- pany whether it produces ten pounds o1 ten million pounds, since it receives its due proportion of the profits of the ‘Trust, whatever may be the contribution of its own works to the product of the year. In other words, the eitect of the Trust is to multiply the powers and to diminish the responsibilities of capital. Take the six cheese companies, for in- stance. Individually they would have no particular foree in controlling the total amount of cheese to be manufae- tured, or in fixing the rice of it. But roll them into one force. add their cap- ital together, and immediately they be- come a dangerous power. there is a seventh great cheese which re- Suppose firm fused, as Mr. Moeller refused, to come into the company. It soon finds that the Trust has contracted to secure all the available milk. It must go to a great distance for its supply. It must pay a higher price for it anda heavy freight bill besides. When its goods are put upon the market it finds that cheese is selling so low that it must either doa losing business or none at all. Ina little while it is foreed to quit or come into the Trust. Many things.are lawful for an individual to do which are crimes whe Y committed by several individuals acting upon acommon understanding. And the reason of this is plain. When one man reous fo) he may But when such ve an end advantag injurious to others, act entirely within his rights several persons to thing they bring to the purpose of injury great a power as to require restraint. The criminal nature of Trusts not entirely in the fact that their aims are hurtful to the public, but that their power is a source of public danger, alse. 2 > <—- A Point Well Taken. From the Toledo Business World. Some of the trade papers, among them the Buckeye Grocer, have been diseussing the advisability of forming a Tri-State league gmong the state business associa- tions. ‘The States of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Miehigan have been mentioned as forming an excellent alliance of this character, and the trade are asked to express their opinion to such a plan. The World respectfully suggests that a better combination would be one which would include Ohio, Michigan and Indiana. ‘The interests and associations of Pennsylvania are Eastern rather than Western, and Philadelphia is her Mecea. Michigan and Indiana are, on the othei hand, only older sons of Ohio, and there a community of thought and senti- ment in a business way which would go a great way toward making such an or- seeks to effect himself, but conspire do sO LEeS press as Is ganization effective. In these three States the sales of the jobbing houses are not by state lines, but there is a wide business which facilitate ~ {on much the same footing. If we are to ' have an inter-state association, let it in clude Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. ——— ED ——d Merchants should remember that the celebrated *‘Crescent,”’ *‘White Rose’’ and ‘Royal Patent”? brands of flour are man- ufactured and sold only by the Voigt Milling Co. ® The Michigan Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, E. A. STOWE & ERO., Proprietors. subscription Price, One Dollar per year. Advertising Rates made known on application. Grand Rapids Post Office. A. STOWE, Editor. Entered at the E. a WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1888. IN THE NEW QUARTERS. Tue TrADESMAN is now pleasantly -ettled in its new quarters at 100 Louis business office and editorial All the street, with room onthe ground floor. ma- vhinery connected with the office is run hy electric power. while the offiee is equipped throughout with electrie lights. Those of Tor TRADESMAN’S patrons who have never seen an electric motor in operation are invited to call and make un inspection of the establishment. THE ATTACK ON THE TRUSTS. Now that the proposal to put an end ‘y Trusts by abolishing the protective rarif! has been disposed of—a plan quite to that of Charles Lamb’s China- wan. who down in erder to roast his pig—the question of equal burned his house repressing them in some reasonable way tiaturally comes up for rational diseus- siou. Tt should be the policy of Ameri- can manufacturers to keep home ecompe- titton free and to suffer no restriction of it by any sort of permanent combination. if ‘ent fluctuations of prices and a means of preventing ‘cut-throat’ competition— which really tends to destroy vigor of production—that may be a different mat- A@r, a ‘pool’ is a mere guard against vio- To regulate a thing does not imply ts restriction, much less its injury. Something is gained in the attack upon the Trusts by the decision of a California ‘ourt that contracts made in pursuance ef the Trust policy cannot be enforced by Jaw. This is good as imparting _“eneral sense of insecurity to those who arrangements. But it does not meet the needs of the situation entirely, as jt is seldom that suits of any kind The a enter into sueh arise over such transactions. rogues do net fall out often enough for honest men to be sure of getting their own. And something more may be se- cured by local action, like that which the people of Indianapolis took in the matter «1 the supply of natural gas to that city. | ANOTHER REBUFF FOR IRELAND. | Ireland gets a rebuff to her national | aspirations from two ecclesiastical quar- tersin the same week. The Pope has issued a rescript to the Roman Catholic bishops, which requires that they and | tional League. and other ministers outside the Episco- pal Chureh have united in an address to against Home Rule. Pol- make strange bedfellows, but we never expected to see the Pope and the Irish General Assembly in the same bed. And we think it must be suggestive to those who declaim that ‘‘Home Rule would be Rome Rule” to find the Pope as zealous for the maintenance of alien rule in Ireland as they are. And he is the better informed of the two. So long as England governs Ireland. the patriotic instinets of the Irish people must be en- listed on the side of the religion England persecuted and still proseribes. It must be a point of honor for every Irishman born a Catholic to remain such. It is English rule which has made the Roman Catholicism of Ireland perfervid and un- Lord Salisbury 4 itics questioning to a degree not seen in any other part of Europe. The rise of Na- tionalism has weakened the feeling by drawing Catholics and Protestants into co-operation for a common patriotie ob- ject. ft has so in the face of the opposition of the extremists in the Irish done and English hierarchy who have been forced Mr. Parnell a leader- ship they would fain have kept for them- Nationalism would finish the business, by making the to yield to of selves. The suceess issue between Protestanism and Catholic- ism a purely theological question. and relieving the former of the political stigma which Protestant ascendancy and English rule have affixed to it. The Pope knows what he is about, unless, in- deed, his action should drive a. still larger number of Irishmen to the relig- ious indifference which has been adopted by some of them. The Presbyterians are sidering the heated controversial atmos- phere through which Irish Protestants of all sorts are apt to study situations and events. TWO GREAT QUESTIONS. On the closing day of the Chicago meeting of the National Board of Trade, two resolutions of national importance The first demands ‘early action’? on the partof Congress to reduce the national revenues ‘tin a way which will least embarrass existing industries.”? were adopted. he whole business was in danger of W passing into the hands of a single mon- opoly, when the people united to boyeott and all its connections. 1 monopoly \S a consequence, its power was broken ind it had to vacate the field. and the gas ix supplied to the city by an arrangement which is for t he benefit of the whole city, and not It may et be t be found that this most primitive of for of amonopely. ee ee -ociai weapons, the taboo, may be found > nat 1e@ Most x anend to etfeetive for many gross abuses. But still more direct and efficient inust | x the proseeution of the corporations | vhich unite into Trusts, as having gone] bevond the powers granted in their char- ters. The corporation is the creature of tate, and it is the right of its creator ax what is permitted to it and what is rt. And if Trusts of the first there be any danger of creating instance by Incorporating a vast amount of capital in firm, this can be forbidding a single prevented by any corporation to produce nore than one-tenth of the amount of the commodity consumed in this country. Thus far the Sugar Trust has failed of aim in that it has not in} asorbing the refineries of Philadelphia, succeeded is ‘hicago and San Francisco. These have kept the price of their sugars steadily one-eighth of }} eighth of a cent more for raw sugars. a cent below the Trusts rices, although they have had to pay an AS While the nds it impossible to find work for «a consequence, they are tess Trast 6 ven the limited number of refineries it | proposed to keep in operation, and it has} had to close the last it n| Boston. In the course of a short time it will order to save! itself, and indeed it will have no option but to do so when Mr. Spreckles gets his The rise Of prices it has forced cannot be any- had at work i have to cut. prices in hig refinery going in Philadelphia. thing but temporary, just because it was not able to kill off those refineries which would not come into its consolidation. } a Europe again seem S moving toward a war, but past us to wait for very positive signs before indulging in predictions. Russia moves her troops in great bodies to her Western frontier, and is forbidden to raise a fresh loan in the German bourses. getting it at France. Bulgarian are general experience warns once in exiles their priests shall preach down the Na-! i The Irish Presbyterian | acting with much less intelligence of the | . ° 1 situation, and yet naturally enough, con- } > AMONG THE TRADE. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. L.. C. Miller sueceeds Noble & Miller in the grocery business. W. C. Bangs has opened his new drug store on South Division street. A. S. Mount has engaged in the grocery business at Lowell. Olney, Shields & Co. furnished the stock. John B. Dinsmore wil! open a boot and shoe store at Portland. Rindge. Bertsch & Co. are putting up the stock. Mrs. Sarah Drake has engaged in the | grocery business on Calder street. The } stock was purehased at this market. ; Geo. Hermance has engaged in the | : a : i grocery business on West Bridge street. ! : | : : | Amos S. Musselman & Co. furnished the | stock. } Bradley & Calhoun have opened a } . |grocery store at 29 Catherine street, | Muskegon. Ball, Barnhart & Putman furnished the stock. | F. J. Cox. who recently removed his grocery from Harbor Springs to this place, has located at the corner of Madison avenue and Hall street. Andrew Flanagan, the Marion chant who assigned last week, is in town to-day to attend a meeting of his cred- itors. It is expected that he will make an offer of compromise, but what per- centage he will offer, if any, is not fore- shadowed at this writing. stock Hier- Geo. H. Blackmar, for the past three years traveling representative for L. C. King & Co., of New York, has purchased an interest in the grocery business of C. C. Comstock, at 333 Canal street, and will continue it under the style of the People’s Store. H. Blackmar, manager. Huntley Russell, who has had charge of the store for several years, has taken the management of Mr. Comstock’s branch store. near the Grand Rapids Chair Co. Geo. AROUND THE STATE. Sault Ste. Marie—Wm. Howlett opened a grocery store. Morrice—G. F. Schmidt succeeds W. P. Yakely in general trade. Owosso— Jeremiah Collins is closing out his boot and shoe stock. Imlay City—Holden & Forsyth succeed A. F. Martin in the drug business. Big Rapids—Ward & Kelly have opened a meat market on Michigan avenue. Freeport—h. M. Blair, late of donia, has opened a jewelry store here. Durand — Cole & Vincent ;Smeadly & George in the meat business. j has Cale- succeed As the people have declared against a i an i : } Iron Mountain—J. E. Bergeron has reduction of the revenues on a free trade! | : J | {sold his general stock to A. L. Despins. basis. there is nothing to do but to go on} ae ad : ae 4 ., Alpena— MeKein & Barden succeed With the work on a protective basis. using } : : 7. : : : | } Folkerts & MePhee in the grocery busi- the so-called Senate revenue bill Qs aj 1eSs. model. Congressmen should take due : : : i .,| Hart—John Westbrook has sold his notice that the passage of such a bill | meat market to Ira Ryerson, late of is demanded by the business community through its accredited national organ. The other resolution proposes that sub- sidies similar to those granted to the steamships of other countries for carry- mails be granted to American ing the steamship lines. On this point the great yodies of of taken The country has deelared for this prin- ; ] commercial } Very one seaports have the action. Saine ciple. which thus weuld be applied to after a trial of free in ships for exactly a third of a century. our shipping trade We do not think subsidies the best way We believe that on this point, as on many others, we have learn from the fathers of the Republic, who created our great merean- of applying the principle. to tile marine by differential duties on goods imported on foreign bottoms. But if subsidies are the only plan. let us avoid the them under pretense of payment for ear-| rying the mails. That is a dodge to! Which no great nation should stoop. Rather let us be frank and honest about the matter, as are Germany, France, Italy and other European countries. which pay subsidies openly and as subsidies. THE BOOK AGENT NUISANCE. One of the most sensible positions our } English hypocrisy of paying | Bailey. Brockway Center—H. F. Leonard has his hardware stock to James assigned Brown. Blanchard—Daniel Lyneh has sold his general stock fo his brother. Jazees ‘ Lynch. Jamestown—Henry Meijering has pur- chased the Stock of H. Van Noord. Ypsilanti—Lamb, Davis & Kishlar sue- general ceed Henry P. Glover inthe dry goods | business. Cedar HH. ceeds Chapman & Callahan in the grocery Springs—L. ‘Chapman sue- business. | Mason—H. H. Mills & Co., Webberyville, | will open adry goods store here about January 1. Plainwell — E. Spencer will shortly j}open a grocery store in his building on | Main street. Muskegon—Wm. Keck has opened a | jewelry store in the Gustin block on ; Western avenue, | Plainwell—J. M. Baxter has sold his smaJl grocery stock and restaurant to Mrs. J. D. Steele. Nunica—aA. G. Wayward has sold his ; meat market to F. Turner & Co.. who will continue the business. ever taken by any business man is thus! described by the Manistee Sentinel : C. F. Ruggles has made it a rule to charge book agents $5 an hour for the privilege of opening a book-store in his office, as its running expenses are $4 an hour. ize that time is money when they detain adozen clerks an hour, which is worth S84 or more to the proprietor. originality, and it certainly embodies all the elements of fairness to al} parties concerned. ee Unfortunately for the celery growers of Kalamazoo, the agreement not to sell below 15 ceuts per dozen at wholesale notified that the Czar has been disap- | pointed in his hopes of German support in casting out Prince Ferdinand and re- the principality. So Russia washes her hands of Bulgaria, and proclaims at the same time that Teutonie neighbors. much, or nothing. to keep the peace. she has no love for All this may mean lt does not mean zeal her | has been abandoned. It is stated that the competition of outside markets brought about this result. | Itis claimed that the yield of clover! . : . : - | seed for 1888 is » smallest for 7 rt storing the reign of Russian influence in| 5° | for 1888 is the smallest for twenty years, and the surplus outside of seed re- quirements will come from the States of Michigan. Ohio and Indiana. P-o <> : | | } { { } L. Winternitz two new | Wagons for the use of the Fermentum | Yeast Co. has received Book agents do not seem to real- | This position certainly has the merit of | } | Charlotte—L. F. Mikesell has sold his ; grocery store to Henry Hare, who has | been clerking in the store. Big Rapids — Nathan Tompkins has bought the Saunders grocery stock and will continue the business. Clarksville—M. H. Cavelry, formerly engaged in the harness business at Salem. has opened a harness shop here. Manton-—-H. C. MeFarlan is closing out his dry and clothing stock and threatens to close out his grocery stock later on. Sault Ste. Marie—Lewis & Swain will open a tobacco store here about Decem- ber 15. Both gentlemen hail from Min- neapolis. Charlotte—N. E. Gibbard his boot and shoe stock to John Q. Thomas and John T. Wilson, who will the business. Owosso—Dr. C. A. Osborn has sold his drug to C.F. Haicht and S. B. Pitts. who will continue the business ‘under the style of Haight & Pitts. ; Cheboygan—Frank Sheldon, formerly in the employ of W. J. Armstrong, has | opened a meat market in the building ad- ! joining Frank MeDonald’s grocery store. goods has sold continue stoek | Bellaire—Schooleraft & Nash sueceed H. Eddy & Co.—not O. Schooleraft, as stated last week—in the grocery business. O. Schooleraft old stand. Manistee- continues business at the _ RR. Blacker—better known Carl E. Joys general stock from the assignee and 4 as ‘‘Bob’’—has purchased the will continue the business, with Mr. Joys as manager. Lisbon—Fred Pomroy, who purchased the remnants of If. B. Irish’s hardware stock, brought the remainder of his stock from his old place of business in Hil!s- dale county. Otia—A. A. Sherlock has sold a her general stock to daughter, Annie A. Definey. The new firm name wil! be known as A. A. Sher- lock & Definey. Petoskey—Jas. Buckley has sold his interest in the drug firm of Buckley & Fasquelle to his partner. who will con- tinue the business under the style of Louis J. Fasquelle. Cadillae—Albert E. Smith has sold his drug, stationery and wallpaper stock te Geo. D. Van Vranken, formerly with R. J. Crummer & Co. Mr. Van Vranken will continue the business at the old stand, while Mr. Smith will remove his grocery and crockery stock to the store formerly half interest in her occupied by Louis DeChamplain, on the eorner of Pine and Mitchell streets. STRAY FACTS. Dearborn—David Sloss. senior member of the general firm of David Sloss & Son. is dead. Leroy—Frank Smith will adopt the cash system, with coupon attachment. on December 1. Sutton’s Bay—W. S. Johnson shipped 152 cargoes from Grand Traverse Bay and Pine Lake during the past season. Detroit—Horace M. Dean. receiver of the wall paper busidess of H. L. Dean & Co., asks leave to sell out the business, all contracts accepted by the firm being completed. Saginaw—The Central Furniture Co., composed of Frank S. Lockwood and Joseph Christ, has made an assignment. The assets are $10,992.27 and the liabil- ities are $13,289.89. Detroit—The Michigan Dry Kiln Lum- ber Co. has been incorporated, with a capital stock of $10,000, one-half paid in. Joseph Miller holds 140 shares and Au- gust Knobelsdorf and Frank Lark each hold 130 shares. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Lucas—J. H. Eppink is building a saw- mill with a daily capacity of 60,000 feet. Albion—A malleable iron factory will located leaves the ground. be here before the frost Carson City—Geo. A. Thayer succeeds EK. J. Mason & Co. in the manufacture of cider, jelly and evaporated fruit. Clarion—The Blood Bros. plant has been sold to Buckley, Milor & Co.. who will make the wheels hum again. Port Hope—R. C. Ogilvie’s salt new works have begun operation They re- et hn place the plant destroyed by fire on suly 1. South Arm—W. S. Johnson. the Sut- ton’s Bay Poo Bah, has purchased the Meech sawmill and will stock it. with about five million logs this winter. Detrcit—The has been Lehndorff Cushion Co. organized to manufacture car furniture. Capital, $10,000, of which 31.000 is paid in. Henry P. Glover, 100: Enoch C. Bowling, 100: E. R. FE. Cowell, E. D. li. Lehndorff, 50: Braisted. 2 R. Lehndortf, 50 seats, cushions and other car Stockholders Zos F. shares. Browne, 25; o. and ©. >. > - Don’t Talk So Much. From the New England Grocer, To be a suecessful salesman. one must maintain a certain amount of reserve. Too much talk has spoiled many a good trade. It is tiresome to purchasers, who frequently prefer to be guided by their own judgment than by the suggestion of store clerks. People who buy goods. particularly the ladies, generally think over what they want and make up their minds before they start out on a shopping expedition about what they want and what they feel they can afford to pay forit. When they enter a store and call for a certain qual- ity of goods, they expect the salesman to place before them what they desire—not to suggest they know something a good deal better, which they are sure will cive them far greater satisfaction. ' __ --O- -<-— --- Change of Location. Associated with THe Traprsman in the three-story building at 100 Louis street is the Fuller & Stowe Company, wood engravers and job printers, which has now the largest and most complete engraving establishment in the State and the best arranged job office in the city. The company expects to be able to keep all its old customers in its new location and hopes to make many new ones. Those in need of work in their well to give them a call. line would do > © —_- On a Chromo Basis. Skinner Weetpit (to art dealer)—An’ how much d’ye say this ere pietur’s worth? Art Dealer — Eight hundred dollars. sir: and you can, of course. select any style of frame that you think appropriate. Weetpit—Kight hundred dollars! Why, inan alive, at that rate o’ figgerin’ any de- eent kind o’ frame would eost $1.500! Come on, Mariar: I can’t stand this fool- mn’. Gripsack Brigade. John Gale and wife were guests at the Fifer House, at Ludington. last Thurs- day. W. A. Mitchell, traveling representa- tive for the Winfield Manufacturing Co., of Warren, Ohio, was in town yesterday. A. W. Peck, traveling representative for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., was made the father of a son at Manton on the 18th. but was compelled to follow the little one to the grave last Frank L. Kelly, traveling representa- tive for Spring and Company. is confined to his bed at his home at 51 avenue with his old tory rheumatism. Saturday. Shawmut trouble. inflamma- The visits of the boys are appreciated by the sufferer. THe TRADESMAN las received the fol- lowing, with a request to publish: Every traveling man who is interested in going to Washington to see Harrison’s inaugu- ration is requested to meet at the Morton House on Saturday night at 7:30. The traveling man who put himself in a compromising position early in the cam- paign has so far failed to make honorable acknowledgment his and set himself right before his fellows. If he stand the odium attached to such a course, others are willing he should do so. das, N. Bradford wager with R. D. Barry, the Lake City liveryman, that if Cleveland pay Barry double price for liveries for year. Barry agreeing to drive him around for nothing for the same period if Harri- son was elected. Bradford took his first drive under the arrangement the last time he was at Lake City. Capt. Filler, of the Ford Men’s Club. wagered $25 with Geo. Owen a few days ago that tion contained 192 legitimate traveling men. Isn't it about time that the unfor- tunate division of the traveling men on the political question was allowed to die natural death? Why rake the old embers and expose the live coals of of error ean made a was elected he would a hew ‘Traveling E. his organiza- a over dissention? The late Mr. best known as the man who carried a box as a sample case for ten years, which was compelled to do duty until it nearly fell to pieces. and is now preserved in Crookston was perhaps the house asa relic. To this box he at- tributed all manner of good lutk, having suffered no accident so long as he carried it, and meeting a severe shaking up on the first trip out without it. Lecal: > Give the Lady a Seat. Everybody in the car was sitting down, bui there wasn’t room to squeeze another in anywhere, not even the thinnest kind of a cigarette dude. Near me a middle-aged) gentleman with a De Cone. were con- | ducted by the Masonie Lodge of Pai- inyra, With which the deceased was act- ively affiliated for over thirty years. Buy flour manufactured by the Cres- cent Roller Mills. Every sack warranted. t Voigt Milling Co, SESS5Bh ‘< ae iy 38ees, $ f rte Ae $s Se _— are) 5 a NA TI SCENE ON A COFFEE PLANTATION ————- CONTROLLED BY VE COFFEE PICKERS. -. CHASE & SANB ORN. OUR COFFEES HAVE A NATIONAL REPUTATION REPRESENTING THE FINEST CROWN. BEAL BRAND, COFER in its Coffee of America. Always packed whole air-tight tin cans. CRUSADE BLEN . Warranted not to contain a single suit your taste as no other coffee will, at a moderate JAVA and MOCHA, surpassing all others y called The Aristocratic roasted (ungrcundad) in 2 Ib. Just) A skilful blending of strong, fla- vo and aromatic high grade io bean, and guaranteed to price. Always packed whole roasted (unground), in 1 ib. air-tight parchment packages. RETAIL CROCER «nd selling our coffees. What it has done for them it wiil for you. SANBORN, rumptes to CHASE & BROAD STREET, Tell us that their coffee trade has doubled and trebled since baying Send for BOSTON, MASS. Western Department, NO. S20 fFHANKLIN STFHEET. CHICAGO, a $3 — _ ASSOCIATION DEPARTMENT. “Mie higan Business Men’ 5 Association. President- First Vice-President Sec Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. reo. Executive Board- _Ppre sident; C Frank Hamilton, Traverse Ci Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint; Secretary. Committee on Insurance—Geo. yille; W.S. Powers, Nashville; « mittee on Legislation—S. E . Hydorn, Grand R: apid H Committee on Trade Inter Geo. R. Hoyt, E City: kegon. ; a. Committee on Transportatic 2 Grand Rapids; C. oO. F. Conklin, Creek. Committee on Building : eey Strong, Kalamazoo; vx. Crotty, Lansing. “Pp. J. Conne Local Secretary- Official Organ—THS MICHIG The following auxiliary associations are Op- erating under ¢ gan Business Me No. 1 President, Geo. E. Steele; Secretary, eo harters n’s 3s Assoc! iation: -Frank Wells, Lansing. —H. Chawbers. Cheboygan. ond Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. Grand Rapids. ; B. Blain, Lo onl aa G B. Caldwell, Parkill, _H. Pope, Allegan. aw; H.B. Fargo, ast Sagin¢é _James Osborn,Ow Fr. Bock, ll, Muskegen. AN TRADESMAN. granted by the M 1—Trave: erse Ci ity B. M.A. L. Roberts. _ No. 2—Lowell 8. M. A. President, N . B. Blain; Secretary. Frank T. K King. _ No. 3—sturgis BMA, President. i. Ss. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. No. 4—Grand Rapids ‘he AL President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, aa “5—Muskegon B. M. A. B. Fargo; Secretary, wm. Peer. No. 6— Alba B. MAL President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P. President, a H. E. A. Sto ve. ‘No. >_Dimondale B. M. A. Pesident.1 + M. Sloa President. Fr. = ‘Thurston; Secretary, Ge sO. F -resident, c. McKay; S ceretary, Thos. snnon. No. sa eB M, A. President, rs tevant; Sec retary, W- J. Aus No. aaa “Muskegon B, M. A. President, S. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Havens. 7 No. 15—Boyne City B. M.A. Secretary, F.M. Chase. @Pesicent, R. R. Perkins; astpert B. M. A. Secretary, N. H. Widger. No, “9—Lawrence B. M. A. President, H. M. Marshali; Secretary, 10—Harbor Spr _— BMA. 7. J. Clark; Secretary. son No. 11—Kingsley b. President, i. Sw hipple: Secretary, No. 1% 2—Quine y B. M. ce 3.0. Ke Hy. . L. Thom M.A. No. 16—sand Lake B. M. A v.« President, J. President, E. A. Owen, Secretary, No. [8 Owosso B. M. A. Presic dent, H. W. Parker : . Lamfrom. No. D. F. Watson No. So—saugatuck = John F. Henry; Secretary, L “No. 21—W ayland t Preside ent, C _H. Wh: arton; Secret President, President. Ne wersident, Ta ail: No. 17—P lainwe Secretary, W. Rasco. J. A. Sidle. Grand Ledge Bb. M. ecretary, BY wi i “hitney, Muskegon; well; Allegan; reen- Oren Stone, Flint. Owosso; smith Barnes, Traverse | Mus- OSso; Battle and Loan Associations—Chaun- Will Emmert, Eaton Rapids; ichi- a. Baldwin oO. L.T Thurston. tin. ary, M. V. Hoyt. ne B. Schumacher; Secretary, Ww. HA = Clarke. No. 2: 3—C arson City B. - - President, F. A. Rockafel liow: Secret tary. Bailey. ~ No. 24—Morley M = President, J. E. Thurkow: Se |. Richmond. No. 25—Palo w B, Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew President, Chas. No. 26— Greenville fo, President. 8. R.S NO President, E. 8. Botsf« ord ds President, Fr resident, Wm. ¥ President, A. G. President, Thos. No. 32—Coopersy -G- Barnes President, W. 9, 34 —saranac BM. Johnson; President, H. t. No. "35—_Bellair e b. M. * President, 2. M. Ne. President, Chas. Ne. 3 ~ Her steve « Frost; M. A. Secretary, Geo. 7—Dorr B.M. A. ; Secretary, L. N. Fisher. Na. 28—U heboygan B. M.A Ss 3 a G, Dozer. foore; No. 30—Oc Avery; Neo. 31—Charlotte %&. M. a Green; mstreet [o== eport rae Mi. — Free} 36 seeebroush Secretary, ana B. - Secretary, E A. Secreta ary, A. G. Fleury. rilie B. ML A. J. B. Watson. st. WE. A. Secretary. Secretary, P. 1 ; Secretary, C E. Dens 36—Ithaca b. M. A President, 0. F. Jackson; Secretary, John M. Eve No. 37 7—Battie F. Bock; § ° 8—Seotty: le B. M. =e scretary, D. W. a Yresident, H. E. Symot No. 39 -Burr Oak B. M.A. Willer; W. - resident, Ww No. 40— jreek B. M. A. tary, r Secretary, -Eaton Rapids B. M. 7 President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, ,WillEmmert. iN s g Breckenridge ie mM. A. President, W Ne. 4% . President. Jor. Gerber: Secretary ( ‘), Watson; Secretary, 3 Fremont i. = J. Sethian, Wo. 43—Tustin B. M. A. B. Caldwell. &. ‘Voughteling. secretary, R. R. W. Kane. ao T. Williams. nore. rden. E Ww. Moore. Sheldon, |. Soe President, G. A. Estes; Secretary, W. M. Holmes. No. 44—Reed city 1B , M. A. posite, K. B. Martin; Sec y, Wwe Smith. Ne th Loyt ite) a ice President, D.E . Hallenbeck; Secretary, 6.4; Hatiade. se ©... No. 46—Leslie B. M.A President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. ™. - Gould. No. 47—Flint M. U. President, G. R. Hoyt; Seer reta No. 48— President, Bo yd Redner; Secretary. No. 49—L Leroy B President, A. Wenzell; Secretary. Frank President, President, ae Vv « nk Pr ident, Frat ry, W. H. Graham. Hubbardston 8. ™M. A. w. J. Tabor. — M. No. 50—Manistee B. M.A. A. O. Wheeler; Se cretary, No. 51—€ edar “springs fb ME A. President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, No. apie ea Haven B. Secretary, sellevue Os; 55—!1 Phelps J.P. WwW. Mt Mieras. M. a. n i. York. Wm. z de ; Se secretary, No. 54— wougl: 2s BL M. a President, Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretary, Cc. BW No. 55—Peteskey B. M. A. President, C. F. No. 56—Bangor B President, nN. Dri ake; "No. 51—Roe ktora Be. i President, Wm. G. _ Tetft; Sec No. 53—Fife L: Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman. Secretary, Ge tary. e aie M.A. President, L. S. Walter; Secretary, G. G. Blakely. No. 59—Fennville B. ME A. President F . 8S. Raymond: Se Swarts. eretary, P No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A. President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt._ No 6 President, President, Ww. x. No, 64—Merrill B. M. A. President, C. W. Robertson; secre Vv (o. 65—Kalkas President, ps G. Drake; Lansing Bb. M. A. No. No. 63—Evart B. 2 Davi 66— No. 61—Hartford B. M. A. tien) resident, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes" Kast -aginaw “. A. G. W. Meyer; Secretary, Cha@.H.Smith. M.A. Secretary, C. E. sell. a B. M. Secretary, fel S. Blom. President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles. No. 67— Watervliet RB. M. A. President, Geo. Parsons; Secretary,J. M. Hall. No. 68—Allegan B. President, A. E. Caikins; ie No. 69—Scotts and Climax B sident, Lyman Clark; Se secretary, Ss. Willison. No. 70—Nashvitle 7 MM. President, H. M. Lee; Sect v Nol vt j President, M. Netzorg; Secretary, 73—Belding B. M. A. M.A. + Geo. E. No. 72—Edmore B. M. A. O'Malley. Cc. Co gdon. Secretary, E. T. VanOst aller. 5 Be, Laph am. . Horton. rand. Clatterbuck. President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster. Ro. 74— Davison M. U. President, J. F. Cartwright; No. 75—Fecumseh B. M. A. President, Oscar P. Bills; No. 76—Kalamazon B. M. ‘amly; Secretary. Chauncey Strong. oo. 8. S.M ee J. Monroe; 77-South Haven B. M. Secretary, S. VanOstrand. Secretary, F. Ros A. Secretary L. Gifford. ii. | Srecery Le _— | OAEITES. j Death of James A. Crookston. | James A. Crookston, the veteran trav- 4 eling man, died at his home on Wealthy avenue last Tuesday noon. Ife had been failing for several months, and for sev- | eral weeks—as intimated in last week’s his death was momentarily The funeral was held at the late home of sased on ‘Thursday fore- i noon, being attended by the friends and relatives of the family, including a con- siderable number of traveling men. were taken to Palmyra, N. Y., H. B. Fairchild and Chas. 3. Robinson accompanying the remains to their resting place, in accordance with ; paper— ex- | pected. the dece The remains Messrs. the expressed wish of the deceased sey- eral months previous to the dissolution. The following sketch of deceased appeared in THe TRADESMAN about five his approval at the years ago, and received that time: James A. Crookston was born at New- /ark, New York, in 1829, and was educat- 'ed in the common schools of that place. In 1843, he went to Palmyra, N. Y., and | entered the employ of a drug firm as an where he obtained a thorough the remaining there over ten years. he formed apprentice, business, In 1854, copartnership with James Gallup—now this city- A. Crook- drug and In the J. who has borne him two daughters, He ré years, knowledge of ta ja ih ny iin the insurance business in — the firm name of James iton & Co., the business at Palmyra. ae 1 under and engaged in same year he was married to Miss M. [now woman mained in Palmyra i came to Grand Rapids, and purchased the then frown. itrade in five when he | drug stock and business owned by Cole & Wilson, | in the T. Lamoreaux. | ducted under the old firm name, myra business having, in the In 1859, store now occupied bs the spring of 1860 his located on Canal street, building formerly occupied by W. This business was con- the Pal- meantime, the firm re- to the 1K. Westlake, and in Mr. Crookston sold | partner, returning to Palmyra and engag- ing in the drug, grocery and hat and cap which he continued for twelve In 1872, he sold out and removed moved Le) to his } } lea disposed of. ' | : | INtETESt business, years. to Cheboygan, where he formed a copart- nership with Joseph Jessup, and engaged 1874, ihe removed to Grand Rapids, to enter the { in generaltrade. In the spring otf employ of Shepard & Hazeltine as travel- January 1. i882, he was ht years’ ad ing salesman. faithful ice partner sery rewarded for eig being admitte a im the | firm, style then changed to Shepard, Hazeltine & Co. On the ganization of the firm, three months tater, as Hazeltine, Perkins & Co., as by the being re-Or- he retained om augmented interest in the business, and when the business was merged into a stock comyany, in January, 1885, his interest had increased so as to represent a holding of $10,000 worth of stock. For about six years, Mr. Crookston was the only regular traveler in the employ the house, and was compelled to cover preity much the entire trade of Western Michigan, during which time the large number of druggists. tional help enabled. him to his until it from the North- co i. he gained of The employ- acquaintance and friendship a ment of addi gradually curtail territory, included few towns aside Ar TK: ern Division of the Railroad. Failing health frequently compelled him to omit the visits he had made the trade with such regularity for years, but he —jhated to give up and invariably started fout as soon as he was able to stand on his | feet again. j - <= - oe - Orange Growing in America. A recent report of the fruit produce in that the cultivation of lemons California, Florida has assumed such vast proportions that it is @ matter of certainty that at no distant period the import of the former of these frults into this country, which has been and is one of the chief customers for Sicily oranges, and the carrying of which gives so large employment to English merchant vessels, will wholly cease, and though the expor- tation in LSS87 largely increased on account of the partial failure of the Florida orange crop in that season, yet it was carried on at unremunerative prices. In fact. encouraged by the extraordinary which obtained the mar- kets in this country tor Sicilian produce some years the Sicilian cultivators increased their orange and lemon planta- tions to such an extent that the over pro- duction has increased toa ruinous degree. In addition to this, the bad packing and choice of interior fruit have contributed to the depreciation of Sicilian fruit in American and other markets. The ex- port of lemons, however, is likely to con- tinue profitable, on account of the apti- tude of Sicilian climate. Florida is pro- ducing magnificent lemons, and may yét become as strong a competitor in the production of this fruit as it has in the matter of the ora states oranges and Louisiana and Sicily in Was were ago, ne | ening A Good Report. Sovuro Haven, Nov. 21, 1888. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sin—We had a good attendance last ev- , the first meeting since taking the charter. We are on the sure road to 2 successful career The early closing hour was debated and a committee appointed to secure an_ expression from parties outside of the organization, to be re- ported atthe next meeting. We have also as sisted in getting a new chemical engine, with hook and ladder attachment, for our village—a long-felt want. : : We also want to know what is being done about furthering the mutual insurance scheme. Yours truly, S, VAN OSTRAND, The “mutual insurance scheme,” as the writer above denominatesit, is now before the Execu tive Board of the M. B. M. A. and will receive due attention at the meeting to be held in Lan- sing early next month. Sec’y- It Is Never Too Late to Mend. SoutH BoarpMAN, Noy. 20, 1888. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DeaR StrR—The South Boardman Business Men’s Association wishes to be reinstated. I will send the dues by return mail, if that is all that is necessary. Respectfully . S. EB. NEIHARDT, Sec’y E. a The Hardware Market. Steel nails and unsettled. Wire nails are firm. The glass ecombina- tion, while not disbanded, has withdrawn are weak all restrictions. This aetion has been caused by the great number of glass factories starting up in the natural gas region, which refused to adhere to the prices established by the combination. Sheet iron is a little more plentiful, but Sisal and There is no there is no change in price. manilla rope still hold firm. in tin plate. change ee the the Detroit ele- to be found on another page Attention is directed to advertise- ment of HH. Middlebrook, vator dealer. of this issue. Mr. Middlebrook is State agent for the Morse Elevator Works, of Philadelphia, and his long experience in + the business enables him to serve his pa- trons well and faithfully. > > aa The St. Johns creamery made over 50,- 000 pounds of buiter this season—real butter, teo. 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Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, °85..... @ 10 CARPET SWEEPERS. Bissell No. 5. .per doz.317 00 Bissell No. 7, : 19 6O Bissell, Grand ae . 36 00 Grand Hapids.:.-.-.-.... 7... 24 00 Magic 15 00 CRADLES. rei ee dis, 5002 CROW BARS. EE ae per rh O4 iron, Steel Porites... 344 CAPS, Picci ..-..hULUCUmCUm.,CU -perm 65 Hees CF... ..:..:. . 60 Cp: ee oo —e..lrlrt”*:t~™”C;i<‘(<‘:‘CCNSC;C;SCSCCC _. 60 CARTRIDGES. Zim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list. st) Rim Fire, United States........- , dis. 50 Central Fire... _- . ais, 2 CHISELS. dis. Socket Firmer -70&10 SOCKCL Era 8 70&10 SocketCormer. .... a, Socket Slicks (oe... : .70&10 Butchers anced Wirmer .... 40) Barton’s Socket Firmers..... 20 Cold. net COMBS. dis. Curry, Layrences......... -40&10 Hotchkiss ......... oe 2 CHALK, White Crayons, per gross.-. 120.1214 dis. 10 cocks, Brass, Rackings...... |... 60 Bipps .. ee 60 Beer... ee 40&10 reouns titi‘ eo te COPPER. -lanished, 14 oz Cut to size...... per pound 33 i Faxoe. Px56, xe... 31 ‘ ‘old Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60. oo 29 Cold Rolle od, Loe ee 29 PBottoms _.-- Le 30 “DRILLS. dis. Morse’s Bit Stocks... 49) Paper and straight Shank. 40 Morse’s Taper Shank........... 40 DRIPPING PANS. Small sizes, ser pound ....-. OF Large sizen, per pound = =.= Cts; 614 ELBOWS, Com. 4 piece, 6 in. _.....doz. net ~ Corrugated . __.... dis. 20&104&10 Adyustapic. ........ .. dis, 4%&10 EXPANSIVE BITs. dis, Clark’s, small, $18; lars $26 30 ves’, 1. o13: 2 et Soe 25 ce tae ict, dis. American File Association List...... _-.-. O0a10 Wisstoms --.. 6010 New Amicrican = = ==. ..60&10 Nicosia... tit . 60£10 Beers 50 Heller's Horse Rasps......_..._-- 50 GALVANIZED IRON, Mos. 16 to 20: 22 and 24- 25 and 26: 27 28 List 12 13 14 15 18 Discount, 60. GAUGES. dis Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s. 50 HAMMERS. Naydole &Co/s........_... . 8, 20 Roe . |, Gis, 25 Yerkes & Phangan dis, 40£10 Mason's soled Cast Steel... 30¢ list 50 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand... .30¢ 4010 HINGES. ate Clare s.i2.2...-.............. dis. 60 i, 2 oO . 60410 . 60410 . 0O0&10 50 TO0&10 = or ww lis. lis, dis, 60 60 ov 2A100 HE10K10 & 5 dis, dis. poze lve .. $16.00, dis. 60 Hunt Eye. . 4 $15.00, dis. 60 Manes $18.50, dis, 20&10. MAULS. dis. Sperry & Co.s, Post, handicad = __ 30 MILLS, dis. Coffee, Parkers Co.'s.. 40 PS. & W. Mic. Co.’s Malleables 40 esr Perry & Clark’s..__. 40 e Enterprise ee. yi" MOLASSES GATES dis. ichbals Pattern 60£10 Steppin s Genuine... 60£10 Enterprise, self-measuring. 2 AILS| Advance above 12d ie FENCE AND BRADS. matoGGG : 25 oe 10 Satan Sa 25 OO 4) asa... i. 60 SO 1 00 -......... ..... . 150 FINE BLUED ee ee 1 00 Bee ee 1 50 TO 2 00 CASTING AND BOX. ite ge ee. . 50 Ne ee 60 oa... CCC... 7 Gaicia........ a 90 Sete ee LL la Se. 1 50 COMMON BARREI pen 25 EE 2 CLINCH, 1% and 134 inch a 1 35 2 and 234 ie 15 and 2g ee . 1 00 3 neh SS a 85 314 and 4%, inch. ‘o Each half keg 10 cents extra. OILEBS. dis. Rine or tin, Chase's Patent. HO&i0 Zine, with brass bottom. . ee 50 Brass OECOUPEE 8 BO CNT ee per gross, #12 net Olmsteng’s 5010 PLANES, dis. Oni Tool Co. 8, faney ... 9... .. 1 40@10 neue Boucle @60 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy. Bench first quality... _... Stanley Rule and Level! Co.’s, wood... “anti PAN Dry Acme .. dis, 50410 Common, polished ............. dis, 60&10 RIVETS. dis. ron and Tinned... 4.20) 2s. le 50 | Copper Rivets and Bars... ....-. 8. BO | i PATENT FLANISHED IRON. ‘*A’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20 | “B”? Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27. 9 20} 2 Broken packs ‘4¢ per pound extra. | : ' ROPES. sisal, 4 meh and larper...._._.. - CY | Matta fee ce iad a “Dointers, Steel and Iron... -70&10 | ary end Bevels |... . 60 | Mie 20 oe nai Smooth. Com. N R Nos. 10 to ta SS aa eas M 20 8 00 | | BB all BS Mee 1st0t) 4 Ww 3 00} Wos ties 4 20 3 10; — 0 aS See = * Mee a ea Received the only Gold Medal wide not less than 2-10 extra | . : a “ cen aN PAPE ___,, awarded in 1884, and the only saves take: woitee™tigt sg AOL Medal Certificate for oe ccocovn. = 3}| continued superiority award- ont a tetris * ed in 1887 by the Massachu- Solid Eyes...... MN YmCRT® _verton | S@tts Charitable Mechanics’ SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR FILLERS. Miles’ “Challenge”... per doz. #20, dis, 5075005 Association. The character Fetry......_-_.¢ per ‘doz. 2X0. 1, a 0, a . $21: dis. 50@50&5 | ; . pixcmuca ee eee ee aes of ths Acei- cane Seco. oe dis. 20K10E 30 | | Silver's 1 2 7 Meee So dis, sos 0/ tlon are well known and val- Si s, dis, Disston’s Cireular ..._.___. 45M 45&5 ; . 1 rn Ci wees| ued accordingly. Their suc- an c -2IAGAES ' “ *Extras times given by jobbers j Atkins C a aay given ty Jobber oo . dis. 9 CESS IS phenomenai. Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot as 70 | Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot. mw” Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot... oO * Champion and Electric Tooth X i Cuts ver foot. =. 28 { i . i a TACKS, IS, \s ] American, all kinds } = Steet. all kinds... 60 ; "7 Swedes, all kinds.... . 60 10 and 12 Monroe St., ote i oe 60 Cigar Box Nails.... .. 50} Finishing a ee 30, 38, 35,37, 39 and 41 Louis Street. Common and Patent Brads.......... 50 | Hungarian Fails and Miners: Tack Si Trunk and Clout Nails..... nol Tinned Trunk and Clout N 15 | Leathered Carpet Tacks.... oo TRAPS. dis. Steel, Game. 60410 Oneida ¢ ommunity, Ne whouse’s ' 35 Oneida Comzaunity, Hawley & Norton's 70 a. pes 70 S. & W. Mie. Co.'s ee 70 oe choker... __. : ioe Bl OZ. Mouse, delusion... WIRE. Bricht Market Annealed Market ‘i 7 Coppered Market....._.. __ BRI Lf ointers Extra Bailing ........ ~ r Tinned Market..... oe oo Tinned Broom............ er pound 09 @inined Mattress. ..__.. -per pound 814 People are ! ° Coppered Spring Steci a a 5 eople are more and more learning te Tinned ees Se -40&10| Appreciate the luxury of STEEL RANGES. > y > y . i . . Maat “sine tygeoaoen iivanized. 0... Lier —_ 03) and the wonderful increase in demand arbe i , galvanize 1. oo. to 7d Ce a. a 4 4 : : ‘ Sainted . a 300 has caused the appearance of a number Copper new listnet} Of very low-priced, cheaply-made, (as- Es oe bestos lined,) short-lived sheet iron WIRE GOODS dis. | ranges, whose only claim to favor is Bn 010610} he eee aa 1 oe : sp&10&10| Cheapness. rhey are put on the market ‘ a -70&10&10| Under fancy names and are called “Stee ‘ate Hooks ; ‘veg m1) 8-1 () 8r e : 4 Gate Hooks and Eyes......... 10£10&10} Ranges. In reality. they are no mort steel than the pipe on your stove. or fur- nace. WRENCHES. dis. 3axter’s Adjustable, nickeled... Coes Genuine... - 0) Now. in} — i Coe’s Patent — wrought,. io a ee er ee want on¢ Coe’s Patent, malleable. i3&10}| that will give you satisfaction. requires Se eu dis but little fuel and one that is made in the Ben Geces 5o| best manner ot the best material, on the Pumps, Cistern....._. - Pee : 75| most approv ae aad W : yl i ee nt ae s < Ve . yy 2 te * Sercws Sew ise ees ‘ . pI i d pi Sn ul W's KNOY Casters, Bed and Plate.......... Soé10g10| that you will find all the above in the Dampers, American. oo 40 Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods... 6625 2 } \/ Copper Botioms............ 30e O 1] rn aA Nn eat ' METALS, S | R co = tee ange, Pig re... _......_.... 2e ure : P : -23¢ i , ee P: 3 With Fire Brick Lining. COPPER. Duty: Pig, Bar and Ingot, 4¢; Old Copper, 3¢ Chey are used in all the prineipal ho- Manufactured (including all articles of which} tels and public institutions in the coun- Copper is 2 component of chief value),45 per| try. They have a #atterine rer " cent ad valorem. For large lots t following | ..3 ' ce a) 1 " : Ta sight rb putation quotations are shaded: and we cordially invite an inspection. We keep all sizes for family a or hotel use. Lake... ee. 18% ‘Anchor’ Brand.. 18 a. ZINC. Duty: Sheet, : per pound. gu0 pound ae 63 Per pound. 1 eae, 3 " Yuty: Pig, per 100 pounds. Old Lead, 2e per : pound, Pipe and Sheets 3 3c per pound, : 10 and 12 Monroe St., APACE ey 5% .@5:,| $8, 35,37, 39 and 41 Louis Street. . a Se, dis. 20 " “quali i of ; private brands st Cookson. pou! Halle MELYN GRADE, rin tO It isa pleasure using it compared with other sifters. It has improvements and patent deviees found in no other Sifter. HARDWOOD LUMBER. furniture factories here pay as follows for merchantable, mill culls The dry stock, measured out: It will save more than its price in an er- Basswood, log-run .... .13 00@15 00 : a ane i her. 15 “oe = dinary family in a few weeks. Bireh, Nos. 1 and 2... @22 00| It is safe to say it has all the require- ae —_, Op ANN... .14 00@16 00 ments feeded. merry, lop run....... _ "25 ‘ ie Cherry, — tas 50 sorne oo | It has less fauits than any other, and (neue Can @i2 00; more advantages than al} other sifters Maple, log-rum ........................ i2 00@14 00 combined. Mapic, sof top run =... -11 00@13 00 It costs 1 little Maple, Nos. Tand?...._.. @20 00 t costs but ittle. Maple, clear, flooring......... @25 00| It is, as its name denotes, --PEERLESS.’’ mavie. white, selected....... . @2%5 00 | Hea Gak, log-run -...._.. --.--+.-- 20 ieee OO) a Mead Oak Nog fang? ................ 24 00@25 00 Red Oak, 44 sawed, 8 inch and upw’d.40 00@45 00 Red Oak, iy Sawed Yeonier............; 30 we 35 06 ted Oak, No. 1, step plank..... G@% 00 Waeinut logtan 55 00 Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2. @75 00 5 es Walnuts,cull....._.. : . @25 00 Grey Elm, log-ran..... a 12 90@13 05 BF White Ase FOG TIO 14 00@16 00 10 and 12 Monroe St., Whitewood, log-run.... . 20 00@22 00} White Oak, log-run.... ‘1700818 00 ~=©88, 85, 3'7, 39 and 41 Louis Street. | : : co * The new crop is abundant, Fine Quality Weec ] The Tades be ee ee and Cheap. We offer Choice and Fancy kinds sary a large stock of of — ore Layers, 35-lb. Baskets, Fancy Stock and Nuts and are prepared to sell in Tae eee eee MOSELEY BROS. 50-Ib. Bags, 100-Ib. kegs in cheap goods. any quantity. Secret of His Success—What the ___- WHOLESALE— All at bottom prices. P U ap N { ME & R R O 3usiness Leads To. ° | ie N/ yy The pes dividual factor in the| K' PULItS, Seeds, Oysters z Sauce. ces ee Putna AY) & Brooks. - + + : : E OK ss, ee oe ee eee All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty. LORILLARD’S MS F 2 ‘SWE ile ‘aqger a ecap- i i tt i a i iples of the mercantile trader on a cap If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be Cai often tan te "Tey buy the my or sell Clover Seed, STANDARD FIRST GRADE PLUG TOBACCE a wee ot i ie rice, nd hen , 28, 3 d 32 Ottawa St., - ~ GRAND RAPIDS. (}8 HSSrLMAN h (} “ / - : retail them to the public aes a in idan a M I ij c Z I M A .' this transaction is involved the same basis of trade which a Stewart or a Field | 620 ¥- HOWES. ——— — Can now be bought at the following exceptionally regents ee (se E.. Owe_es Co. Lowe FirouURES: i he world. eae Ss » Suecess- ( - H & Ass’t’d lot ful merchants who have started in bus- ces ee a ), 28 be Ie Ibs Less than 56 Ibs. 56 lbs. or over. any quantity ines as edie. seldom revert tothe JOBRERS IN Wholesale Grocers, goumpgera orcs eaeem AP ag 8D iime when they traveled from house to | CLUBS, 12 x 2. 80z.. 6 cuts “2, 30 & 12 “ , house carrying a few dollars’ worth of | FOURS, 6 x 2,4 02... i 42, 30 & 12 ** merchandise in a pack, but there are A I “4 P Z t 4 ¥ QO = =. RIVES, 6X1%.31-5 07... 45, 25% & 16 “ 43 at thousands ef men who can now draw] & PP es, O a oes nions, FIGS, Co gag Z, 7 tO 1D, “| = ys mi tu Al Al their cheeks for $1,000,000 who began é i _ ek see in ts haebic way, 21 & 23 SOUTH IONIA ST., u GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH. | THESE PRICES LOOK TOO GOOD TO LAST. The Jews have been a race of peddlers SPECIALTIES: as they have been arace of merchants, GRAND RAPIDS TANK LINE C0 and every boy who has spent his earlier days in the country knows the typical Oranges, Lemons, Bananas. OG DON T BE A SLA VE Distributing Agents for Michigan Trade man Responsible Commission Houses. r by Hebrew peddler. These itinerant mer- chants area familiar sight as they toil along the dusty road carrying a heavy) & Ionia Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. i burden. What boy is there who has not To prejudice, but save money, time, labor, if | jeered at them from the schoolhouse D | aA ireeestle | rel eaDias } . | ail streneth and clothes by using playground, and if he chanced to be at is 7 AT EO 3 GO E y. gt lothe , g home when the peddler called would aL Te " " OSS N,; 5 \ erowd close to the pack of wonders when] © Sf | WHOLESALE = JAXON ANTI-WASHBOARD SOAP. it was opened to get one look at the “ og i i mmo | GASOLINE and NAPTHA,. UVenive metions”? The likeet aches 5 a | Produce Commission Merchant, 0 aa It loosens and separates the dirt without injur- peddler ds full of interest. He comes to] js aq | , a a I America not ready to appreciate what 55 BROKER IN LUMBER. a ing the fabric, instead of eating up the dirt Works C R RI and 1} & Ml Jae Office No 4 Bladgett Blk there is in absol » free ‘ing { | j Se paige a We e ‘ . ' . ‘ 3 ' the 2 = SO | ; eer — to Ss S Orders for Potatoes, Cabbage and Apples, iu Car Lots, solicited. io and thereby rotting the cloth. Don’t be put 8 the persecuuions suimered vy gaa a, Butter and Eggs, Oranges Lemons and Bananas a specialty. | 6 of with somethine claimed to be « me every division of continental Europe.| Ww : :

amount of money, and this he invests in S | | © prove for yourself the advantages of this soap. the merchandise that is most salable among the simple country folk. His ‘ lari o 1 To and cireuit of territory, the wandering mer chant returns to the city again to replen-] amount and ish his stock. The next time he travels K. & STUDLRY, Wholesaie Dealer in RUBBER BOOTS AND SHOKS® Manufactured by Gandee Rubber Co, Send for Large Dlustrated Catalogue and ' Price List. a THE PENBERTHY IMPROVED haematite Injector os a caver BOILER FEEDER prttr: 16,000 in 18 Months Tells the Story. WHY THEY EXCEL_ 4] 1 ao cost less than other Injectors. 2 You don’t have to watch them. If they break they will RE-START automatically. 3 By sending the number to factory on the Injector you can have parts renewed at any time. 4 They are lifting and non-lifting. 4 Hot pipes don’t bother them and the parts drop out by o Fe ae 7 | Willtry to buy them < DW si { lo From this time on the progress of the made when desired. | 16 and 18 No. Division St.. : : 9 wandering Hebrew is rapid and = sure. am He soon the Wi EARL BROS., | qranp rapPips soon abandons wagon, aud his name in gilt Igtters adorns the front of a COMMISSION MERCHANTS . lane 88 Monroe St, h 10, 12, 14, 16 k 18 Fountain St, brick block in some populous Western ity. 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. : ; : —~~ -¢ ~ oe y superior to the ordinary yellow sugar, utes you satisfactory prices Ne f V BB N & A V [ ‘j s A p - rh and ata higher price. The cost Of tee) 5 = a COMMISSION MERCHANTS, L cee ul Aa v9 ae £S®% 4 Some ord linary — Sumar is Six cents a { 1668S 0 : . ea Dass Oe at a ‘ : outh Water St., CHICAGO. / Sole Agents for the 2 / See See end. wile curse tots Gee oncs Alero | Elraw a Siis denit deck! We've net’ « Reference aid. a the mixture contains one- FELSENTHAL. GRoss & MILLER, Bankers, Shark. He'll do for — Jogpiciiain sey - sold _ -— — Seed Store r Bli & Alien. : : ( ( 8 1 ( J 1 | t pj oe ee Fpl : ive ents ay ss echo GRAND RAPIDS il MICH nw ei sis L e Zn rall j Q ale all prig ] 1anos, fhe compound may be detected by pour- if ‘ * = ee ug water upon a sample of it. The) ——— ae pure sugar will dissolve quickly. but the slucose will remain hard for a longer time. Considerable complaint is arising on account of the preparation, and it is claimed that housekeepers lose great quantities of canned goods by reason of the deception practiced upon them. This mixture is compounded in Philadelphia House and Store Shades Made to Order. xy one Front street firm, which makes a The Weber Pianois 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 w ell as the musi- cal pnblic and the press, unite in the ver- dict that specialty of it. ihe members of the ; irm and their brokers say that no mis- Th W } St fl U l fl epresentations are made by them to the b el dl 5 urlvd b ' rade. The deception, however, it is Sheet music and musical merchandise. Everything in the musical line. ae is practiced by the retail dealers, who do not explain to the customers the N a ] SON BROS. a real nature of the goods. Nefiners dis- 3 countenance the preparation. Weber Pianos, Fischer Pianos, Smith Pianos, A. B. Chase Organs, Estey Organs, Hillstrom Organs, JULIUS A. J. FRIEDRICH (Successor to Friedrich Bros.) 30 and 32 Canal St.. Grand Rapids, Mich. the drummers and one of the disadvan- ee ee : 68 Monr - and Rapids. Disfranchised Drummers. onroe Street, Gr = e tages under which they labor: I believe that the most important class of men in the United States are the com- mereial travelers. They are important to the business community and impor- tant to the country atlarge. They really i i transact the business of the country. A A Chicago merchant talks thus about billion dollars’ worth of business is done PUT TAM ck BROOKS Paka H. M. BLIVEN, Manager. 63 PEARL STREET. EL 9 woe by commercial travelers for their em- ; 3 | NEAL’S CARRIACE PAINTS ; ployers. Through them immense for- tunes are made and great industries are built up. Important as these men are, Re-paint your old buggy and make it look like new for LESS THAN ONE DOLLAR, Eight beautiful shades. Prepared ready for use. They dry hard in a few hours, and have abeautiful and durable gloss. Theyare the ORIGINAL, all others are IMITATIONS. More of our brand sold than ali the other brands on the market. they are very shabbily treated. Why, in Chieago alone. thousands of them were The Great Invention. Six Handsome Shades. iiiside for use. DRY HARD OVER NIGHT, and are very > Cee d “BIG o Brand of Oysters In Cans and Bulk, and Large Handlers of OCEAN FISH, SHELL CLAMS and OYSTERS. We make a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time. We solicit consignments of all kinds of Wild Game, such as Partridges, Quail, Ducks, Bear, ete. Buy the GREAT eBIQOlA UL SavQ Pella qseq eUL Why you should send us your orders. We handle nothing but BEST and CHOICEST BRANDS; 3 Sellat Manufact rurers’ and Importers’ P: Ship at ONE DAY'S NOTICE, ena you to receive goods day follo - | a Va A Fill orders for ALL oS of Wy - | 7 Ba ve : sk S 5, i an } aR a2 ps | pEz, < i , 04 ee 7) AlIL’ Attttlec ¢- disfranchised at the last election. Hun- | dreds of thousands of them were unable to vote in the country at large. Iam in favor of a special election law for their benefit. During the war soldiers in the field were allowed to vote to the redit, of their states, and the votes were fe 3 aon v4 ZING: Rie eh: p. old his le one uray be that the ble and désiral fraternity. It sensitive Wah is secretly regarding per- shrinks from con- indulge in but. ex- ~onal appearance, and might expense, event of him to leave to the rs or tact with those who or sareasm at his it oceurence ridicule is an for community for gut, two that as it tremely rare be may, his rural a Visit centers. so himself <4uantity of goods he donned his best rai- and traveled to the city to make a the house business yea igo, finding in want of a large ment personal selection of commodities. Upon entering the where he signed making his largest purchase he was confronted by a dapper young fellow of the dude species, who, after eyeing him de- superciliously for a moment. drawled out: ‘*Hello, Unele Noah! What's wanting, my venerable patriarch?” “One of my monkeys has got out of the replied the old man, viewing the *tother ari- 7? ark, clerk with manifest disfavor, ‘tan’ one’s eryin’ herself mos’ to death, an’ I] kim in to git you te go an’ console ‘er.’ Another salesman came up at a signal from the first one, and asked cordially: ‘Well, what’s your business with us, id man?’’ ‘| kimin to buy a fewtraps. Where’s Mr. Blank, your boss?”’ “Don’t know: and *twouldn’t do you nN ood if I did. We don’t retail goods ny £ Cre. that wasn't but s’ posin’ ‘Seems as if exactly ae- like; we come What’s your figgers on commodating to A eoffee sugar wholesalin’. to-day?’ companion, two The clerk winked at his and named a price that was about cents less than inarket rates. “All right.’’ said the old man pleasant- iy kin Just have 7em roll me out a hundred barrels.”’ began to dimly slightly un- guess dicker. we The jocular salesman realize that perhaps he had dervalued the visitor. and observed a little nervously: ““T guess you're ‘“Never’s more serus in iy life. feller.”’ “You | advance.”” ‘‘Jist as well, my boy! an we'll! fix that in a jiffy,” than, exhibiting the contents of a corpu- lent pocketbook. “B-b-but,”’ faltered elerk, “I don't believe barrels in stock to-day.” “Couldn’t expect any rot. Lets fo an? count em.” But.’ gasped the young man, seeking a further excuse, ‘‘We sell only to th regular trade and those having a good mercantile rating.”’ “‘Perfec’ly correc’ my son, perfec’ly. An’ here comes Mr. Blank, who kin testify that I fit that description pretty close. Hello, Mr. Blank; glad to see you agin, sir. You remember me? Name’s Bowlman, you know. of Upnorth. Your young fellers here seem to be a little doubtful *bout my character an’ standin’. an’ if youl) be kin’ enough to sort of put joking, Unele young ihave to plank the money in Git the weights smiled Jona- the frightened we've a hundred you've more ni me im good Shape with ‘em, we'll git back to business.” The proprietor shook the desirable eustomer cordially by the hand, made a few courteous inquiries regarding trade and personal matters, and then asked the cause of the misundertanding. The explanation was given in Bowl- man’s eccentric manner, intermixed with apologies and excuses from the clerks. Blank listened attentively and ‘‘sized up’ the matter accurately. After the old man had concluded he inquired: “How many barrels of A sugar did you intend purchasing, Mr. Bowl]man, before these young gentlemen gave you the exhibition of their remarkable humor and versatility?’ “._... 1:05 pm 10pm *Terougt Mai... .. ee 4:55 pm 5:10pm +Grand Rapids Express........... 10:40 pm *Night Express Lote. Deco a mn 5:40am {Mixed |... 7:30am GOING EAST. ‘petrom BEprese .....-0°). 6:40am +Through Mae 10:26am 10:30 a m +Evening ea See e ee cs aieiee 3:50 pm 3:50 pm ‘“Timited FXpress.................. 16:30 p m 10:55 pm +tDaily, eae excepted. *Daily. Detroit Express has parlor car to 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 Niagara Falls, connecting at Milwaukee Junction with through sleeper to Toronto. Through tickets and sleeping car berths secured at D.,G. H- .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot. Jas. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Ww C. DENTSON, GENERAL DEALER IN Stationary and Portable Engines and Boil Vertical, Horizontal, Hoisting and Marine Engines. Steam Pumps, Blowers and Fx naust Fans. 88,90 and 92 SOUTH DIVISION ST., SAW MILLS, any Size or Capacity Wanted. Estimates Given on Complete Outfits. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH D+ NO he 0 (N GOL SIREC Tic We nave cooked Wie corn ta i b tet cowked! a@diu Good Bulter (size of heu’s egy) aud g of fresh nik (preferabie tu w Season to suit when on lie alice. wou genuine ui.ess bear ett Me? SiZiiaiuare W. Sreeue Pack WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Fresh and Salt Beef, Fresh and Salt Pork, LARD, 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-hal a 50 pound cans, 20 pound cans, 3, 5 and ro pounc 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. NG & PROVISION C6, ELEVATORS (FOR PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT. Telephone 1032. H. MIDDLEBROOK, Agent. ave. and Detroit. Mose, Wil- liams & Co., proprietors. Detroit office, 91 Jefferson rEeREINS 2 BBSsS 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. We have anranged for a large Florida Oranges quantity of this fruit and our fancy stock will come from the celebrated Hillyer Groves, whence they ship nothing but the finest, ripe stock. Putnam & Brooks. T RHEDER, PALMER & CO, Wholesale Boots and Shoes. STAYE AGENTS FOR LYCOMING RUBBER 60., 24 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mic TELEPHONE NO. 998. COAL! --- Wholesale A. Office tnder Nat'l City Bank. Telephone Call 490-2. OKE!---WOOD! HIMES. and Retail Yaris Shawmut Avenue, Winter and W. Division Sts. CAR LOTS A SPECIALTY. WM.SEARS & CO., Cracker Manvtactv ers, AGENTS FOR AMBOY CHEESE. 37, 39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. RIN DOE, BERTSCH oa C., Manufacturers 1 Wholesale I -alers in BOOTS ae SHORS AGENTS FOR THE Boston menue Shoe a 12,14 & 16 Pear! Street, mI ca nT pe meee — | Morse Elevator Works, Philadelphia, New York | WHO URGES YOU SAPOLIO? ° TO BEEP Tee, Sw! 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 BEGLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS. MICHIGAN CIGAR CO, MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED (|. C.,” The Most Popular 10¢ eigar, an “xy UM TUM,” The Best Bic RAPIDS. Selling 5¢e Cigar in the Market. Send for trial order. MICE, BES Ter & FO 2. Manufacturers’ Agents for SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, Send for —_ , Prices ENGINE ATLAS Worxs Ae IND., U. S.A. MANUFACTURERS OP | STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. 2 Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock Rama: for immediate delivery. Planers, Sreeciocis Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working ae And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Write for Prices. Saws, Belting and Oils. Large stock kept on hand. Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.,. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Send for Samp: RISING SUN BUGKWHEAY. Guaranteed Absolutely Pare. ORDERS FROM RETAIL TRADE SOLICITED. Newaygo, “ Mich, Newayeo Roker JMiuus, Made onl i E NK. nas on RECO. Ghicago'. = a fey ~ me m4 S o w @, bia ~ re pone my Y : ° ’ . = D 5 5 0 » ve a —_ = ~ pee - ( ‘ a ve Set ue om la - vey ws. ve coy © rey , ~ mo © py i w Ome Yor ¥ - a= wy > 4, {VYJOTeET POOY MANUFACTURED BY THE uae STARCH (0. Brees V TENN | eV 18) Boe ad IRWIN & C Pine 165 Milk Street, ‘SLIIOTYD ITRVSIIOY A [JU AG IVS Loy] H3est Laundry Starch “ RERS OF Cig To the Drugeist who handles Cigars: ars, BOSTO N, MASS. Dinar Sre-_Your. business will be benefited by selling IRWIN & CO.S “LOS DOCTORES” for the following reasons: Ist—Because they are made exclusively for the A pothec an ly them ~d-—-They are entirely free from ARTIF ICIAL BLAVORING 3d--They are made of the best Havana Tobae- co grown for. fille ind Amsterdam Delhi A1 Stmatra tor Ww | {th--They are hand-made by experienced Un- jon Cuban workmen, under our personal super- Vision, at our own factory, 165 Milk Street, Bos- Com. oth-—Because we are in position in the way of capital and resources for buying our tobacco di- rect from growers, and selecting it so “LOS DOCTORES” will continue to be as good as it has been tine in the past. 3,700 Druggists now : hay “Los Doetores”’ is ¢ a 00d recommenda Rey Sup ‘riority to all other ten-cent ei- Ee PACKED | nex Box Of ov, 1 1d 250 Londres size WE 30 in box Conchas size. pack Per Thousand, SoS.00, SOO & S6O. ts ioe Be » Ws mx ordet a 1PM rds we give | V4) B s i them in \ \ ste s cut, greatly "SEND FOR ¢ E LIST | IRWIN & CO.,, | Havana Cigar Manufacturers, BOSTON, MASS, GROCERIES. WHO ARE THEY : ? Pencil Portraits of nd Rapids Jobbers. KL He is about tall as they and his voice has something of a sugges- tion of his giant frame. © He is quick in his movements, rapid in his gesticulation, quick to get angry and quite as quick in getting good-natured again. When he goesn’t ride in his own conveyance, he takes the cable car when he goes to din- mer. Whois he? AXRITL He is a politician as well as a jobber, and he would rather have given a thou- sand dollars than have the election go as it did. Generally speaking, he is as suc- cessful in political pursuits as in jobbing transactions, and itis not among the im- that he may adopt the in the near future. make “em as probabilities former avyocation Who is he ? NORTEL His cognomen is not a part name, but he is the ‘best fixed’’ of any of his business for all that. He has all the attributes of a Scotchman, except being dyspeptic, and some menu are so unkind as to think he has two at- tacks of that malady. Nothing seems to do him much good as to deny a per- sixtent salesman the privilege of noting an order in his order book, although he of the firm associates SO is about equally overjoyed at an oppor- tunity to build a house for some cne— and take his pay inmonthly installments. Whois he? NAT. He is a disciple of baked beans and codfish, but he isn’t a bad sort of a fel- He pretty near in the matter of dress, low for all that. comes to Dr. Hazeltine but he comes a good ways from being a He is mostly at financial end of isn’t maugwump in politics. hoine attending to the the firm’s business, but proud to pack a grip and make an occa- eall the trade of the larger he 100 sional on eities in three states. Who is he? RAV. lie was a success asa merchant anda minufacturer of woolen goods, and he is distinction destined to acquire equal anit luere in his present undertaking. Syuarely built, his heart is constructed or: the same plane, and his word is as Although a eompar- atively new resident here, he has already acquired the local pride of old settler. Who is he? as his bond. } Soa ha Ie is a Canuck by birth an En- glishman by inclination. He believes in free trade, pure and undefiled, and was ticket good, and go sanguine of the success of his this fall that he laid down man) elegant dollars at the altar of sacrifice. ile has carried on a jobbing business at two different markets, but prefers Grand Rapids to his former location. Who is he? XXX VEL He is practically out of the jobbing business, although his name still stands at the head of the firm and his spirit still animates the policy of the establishment, while the same influence is exerted over one of the largest manufacturing estab- lishments of thecity. A gentleman from the crown of his head to the sole of his feet. he attracts men by the genuineness ef his personality and holds them by bands of iron so long as a common inter- est exists between them. No one ever heard name mentioned except terms of the greatest respect and no one e his in was ever associated with him in business who did not serve him with all the fideli- ty of afriend. Whois he? XXX VEL He is rather large in Size, with the head of a lion and a laugh of proportion- ate dimensions. His complexion borders en the Indian style, but there are no Indian ways about him. There is no hack-handedness in his make-up. He would quicker tell a man what he thought him to his face than behind his back. Nothing dees him so much good as to get a joke on a friend and no one approaches him in mercilessness in never ‘“‘letting up’? under such circumstances. His love for newspaper men is proverbial, and he has a profound respect or horse jockeys—especially if taey aave their hands full of stones and other convenient missils. Whois he? For the first correct interpretation of all of the above personal descriptions, one year’s subscription will be given. LAST WEEK’S PORTRAITS. Several correct answers were received of to the portraits in last week’s paper, Peter Lankester-deing the first to hand in a correct solution. The answers are as follows: 23. Wm. H. Hoops. 24, Wm. Judson. 25. Heman N. Moore. 36. Wm. T. Hess. 27. Frank E. Leonard. 28. Geo. P. Gifford, Jr. 29. John L. Curtiss. 30. John C. Bonnell. coe ~~ Handle the Best. ‘There are oysters and oysters, but no brand gives more general satisfaction than the celebrated ‘‘Anchor’’ brand, put up solely by F. J. Dettenthaler, the Mon- roe street fish and oyster jobber. Send iand ‘thither. and last, but not least ;it would boom business and you would The World’s Prayer. Qh! Almighty dollar, our ac knowl- edged governor, preserver and benefac- tor, we desire to approach thee on this and every other occasion with that rev- erence which is due superior excellence, and that regard which shall ever be cher- ished for exalted greatness. Almighty dollar, without thee in the world we can do nothing, but with thee we can do all things. When sickness lays its par- alyzing hatids upon us thou canst provide for us the tenderest of nurses, the most skillful of physicians, and when the last struggle of mortality is over, and we are being borne to the resting place of the dead, thoueanst provide a band of inusic a military escort to accompany us erect a magnificent monument over our grave with a living epitaph to perpetuate our memory. And while here in the midst of misfortunes and temptations of life, we perhaps are accused of crime and brought before magistrates, thou, al- mighty dollar, can secure to usa feed lawyer, a bribed judge, a packed jury and we go scott free. Be with us, we pray thee, in all thy decimal parts, for that thou are the only one altogether lovely and the chief f among ten thousand. We feel that there is no condition in life where thy potent and all-powerful charms are not felt. In thy absence how gloomy is the household, and how deso late the hearthstone; but when thou, oh! almighty dollar, art with us, how glee- fully the beefsteak sings on the gridiron, how genial is the w armth that anthracite coal or hickory wood diffuses hionshent the apartment, and with an exuberance of joy continues to swell every bosom; thou art the joy of our youth and the so- lace of our old age; thou canst adorn the | eentleman and feed the jackass; thou art the favorite of the philosopher and the ideal of the lunk-head. When anelection is to be earried, O, mighty dollar, thou art the most potent argument of politi- cians and demagogues, and the umpire sig decides the contest. Almighty dol- lar, thou art w orshipped the world over; thou hast no hypocrites in thy temple or no false hearts at thy altars; kings and courtiers how before thee and all nations adore thee; thou art loved by the civil- ized and the savage alike with unfeigned and unfaltering affection: we continue to regard thee as the handmaid of religion and the twin sister of charity. Oh, almighty dollar! be with us we be- seech thee. attended by an inexpressible number of thy ministering angels made in thine own image, even though they be but silver quarters, whose gladdening light shall illuminate the vale of penury avenly radianee, which shall cause the awakened soul to break forth in acclamations of joy. Almighty | dollar, thou art the guide of our footsteps and the gool of our being. Guided by and want with he harps as we enter the golden street. Almighty dollar! thy shining face Bespeaks thy wondrous power: In my pockets make thy resting place I need thee every hour. And now, almighty dollar. in closing this invoeation, we realize and acknowl- edge that thou wast the god of our grand- fathers, the twofold god of their children thy silvery light we hope to reach the golden gate, triumphantly enter while hands harmoniously sweep the golden and the threefold god of their grand- children. Permit us to possess these in | abundance. and of all thy varied excel-| lence is our constant and unwavering | prayer. { — —_.—->- ' “The Grocery Market. Sugar remained stationary until last Friday, when a slight advance occurred vance on Monday. advanced week, followed by another ad Rio and Santos coffees have from 3,@l1lye during the past caused by reports of short Javas have taken an upward turn ing from 44@3gc. The package manu facturers have kept up with the proces- sion by advancing the price on their pro- duct Candles little higher. Water white oil has declined 14 no crops. and vary- ise. are a ¢ per gal- lon, charge bel made on Michigan ng test. and The peanut market is very strong active and prices are somewhat higher. From the very best information obtain- able we learn that the balance of the crop of 1887, together with the entire new crop of 1888, does not exceed 2,500,000 bushels. We also learn from the same reliable source that the con- sumption for the past ten months up to November is over 3.500.000, leaving a heavy shortage. These facts cause a very heavy demand from the large trade throughout the country and liberal ad- ———__—_ 2 <—___— For Grocery Windows. Sam Plank, in the Philadelphia Grocer. says tinned goods are the best things to ornament windows with. Milk, sardines, tomatoes, preserved fruit, fish and meats, ete., are handy in shape and light in weight, and are capable of being ar- ranged in a thousand designs. You ean build a model of the White House with them, if you have time enough and your window is of large size. Or you might ‘try to modei Grover Cleveland out of fruit and put him among the eandy-dates. Or youcould form aman’s figure with fine blood oranges, and say it was a like- ness of Benjamin Harrison. If you heap some granulated sugar ona rusty eracker bex lid you might facetionsly eall it the Sugar’d Rust. A circular pyramid of tinned milk in a basin of real water would represent Coney Island. You ought to have some attractive ‘ards in your windows, and if you went in for a few original inscriptions thereon, tind your own store windows a splendid advertising field and a remarkably cheap one at that. You might print on your cards, stance: OUR BUTTER IS JUST STRONG ENOUGH TO DRAW CUSTOM. ee for in- “IT wish to know how to prevent my hair from falling out,’’ said a wife one day to her husband. ‘*Well, I wish you could prevent it from falling in,’’ said the husband, as he drew one about a foot long out of the buekwheat cake he was | ing original vances are certain in the near future. i | the past. ating. for a sample case of **Anchors.”’ Rules to Observe in Handling Poultry. As the poultry season is at hand, a few general directions in regard to its prepar- ation for market may be valuable: Stop feeding half a day at least before slaughtering. Kill by bleeding. Pick dry—never scald. Draw the intestines. Chop the head off, then draw the skin over the end of the neek and tie with a eord. Do not allow it to freeze, but pack cold. Pack closely in boxes, back up, using no straw. The box may be lined with clean paper. but do not wrap the birds separately. Mark the boxes carefully and legibly and consign to reliable and trustworthy houses. i --<——- ene There are men who will meet a pay- ment due a bank at any sacrifice, but will ‘stand you off*’ indefinitely on a store bill. Demand firmly of all the same promptness that is exacted by 4 bank and you will soon break up this dil- atory habit. WELTON’S —- Business College. Room 8 Shepard-Hartman BIk., Offers the most reasonable terms, the most con}- tortable rooms, the best disciplined school, and the most extensive course of study in commer- cial branches. J. W. WELTON, Prop.; for 10 years Principal of Swensberg’s Business College. pdrtddr —WARRANTED NOT TO RIP.— 4 4 4 Every garment bearing the above ticket is WARRANTED NOT TO RIP, and, if not as re- presented, you are requested to return it to the Merchant of whom it was purchased and receive anew garment. STANTON, SAMPSON) ae Manufacturers, Detroit, Mich. MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER, The most practical hand Roaster in the world. Thousands in use—giving satisfic- tion. They are simp:e durable and econom- ical. No rocer should be without one. Roasts coffee and pea-nuts to per fection. CO. A Address for Cata- logue and prices, C.F. Marple State Agent, Lansing, # Mich., care Marple French & Co., Whole- sale Confectioners. THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE CONGRATULATES Every American Farmer, Wage-Earner and Business Man, the Union Voiunteers,the Settlers of the Western Territories, every Young Manand Woman,the Freedmen of the south, our American Fishermen and Shipbuilders and the Whole People Gen- erally, on the SALVATION OF THEIR WELFARE which was won at the polls on Nove mber 6th. In the prosperity, which is likely to follow, the men of both parties will share; but to the Republican voters, workers and press, is due the credit. During Gen. Harrison's administration, ‘The Tribune” will continue to advocate the great measures of public policy, with which its name name is identified, Great responsibilities now rest, not only on the new administration, bet on the Re public an party and press, with reference to shaping legislation so as to give practical ef fect to the = ill of the people. Itis no time now, for farmers, wage-earners, Union veterans and otherf _ whose interests have been imperiled by un administration of free traders and rebel brig- adiers, to relax their interest in public affairs and let things take their course. On the con- trary. it would seem to be the duty of all voters ro co-operate eornestly in ne advancement of measuees undertaken in their behalf, and to lend their support to great newspapers, whieh are do- and nggressive work to promote their welfare. 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The Almanae will be issued in its old form, only -with new, valua- ble and extensive additions to the contents, the number for 1889, by the. way, containing com- plete returns of the Presidential election. The other numbers will be made up with pages of about monthly magazine size. There will be one or two numbers, per year, devoted to the lat- est ideas in ‘“kEnitting and crochet.’ Several will contain complete novels. Others wiil be made up of entertaining features of special and permanent value relating to Science, Society, Literature, Politics, ete. Single copies, 25 cents. Price per year for the 12 numbers, $2. THE TRIBUNE, New York. DL Fs ex _ ab Year; per year, receive PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Full fruit commands $1.25@91.75 me bbl. Winter fruit isin fair demand at H.50@% per bbl. Beans—The new crop is coming in freely, com- manding $1@$1.25 per bu. for unpicked and $1.50 @1.65 for hand-picked. Butter—Creamery isin fair supply at 26@28c. Dairy is scarce, No. 1 readily commanding 20@ 23e. Cabbages—Home grown command H@® per 100 Celery—20@22¢ per doz. Cider—8@.10¢ per gal. Cooperage—Pork barrels, $ oe. Cranberries—#7.75 for Bell $8.59 for Bell and Bugle. Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried at 5@514¢e and evaporated at 7c. Eggs—Striectly fresh are very scarce, readily commanding 2@23e. Pickled and cold storage stock are in good demand at 21@22c. Grapes—Catawbas, 414¢ per ib. Honey—Scarce and hard to get, manding 20e per Ib, Onions—Too low to quote, several Jarge pur- chases having been made by commission men during the past week at 13¢ per bu. Pop Corn—2'4¢ per Ib. Potatoes—The market is flat there apparently being no demand anywhere. Buyers are paying 25e per bu. here and 20@22¢ at the principal buy- ing points out of town. Squash—Hubbard, 1c per Ib. Sweet Potatoes—Baltimores, Jerseys, 8@M per bbl. © urnips—25¢ per bu. PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packin sion Co. quotes as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. .25; produce barrels and Cherry and readily com- $3@ 93.25 per bbl. g and Provi- Mess de Gia 2. NOW _ 1 oO Short cut Morgan.. ae Extra clear pig, shorecug. 0c ii i Exira Clear beayy =... ss 1 7 Clear quill, short Cab _ ke wo Boston clear, short cut....... _ At Clear back; short cut.......-- _ i Standard clear, short cut, best.... ie SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Hams, aver race 20a. 8 1 : 16 Ips... . Aly [ 12 to 14 Ibs. ~11%¢ CHG 915 ESt POMeTeSS. 2 1214 Shoulders .... ._.. _. 9% Breakfast Bacon, boneless. 11 Dried Heel csi... _.......- 8 : ] aan PRICeS 3 22... : 4 DRY SALT MEATS, Long Clears, he avy oe. LY, medium, Le ue i os Hight Si, LaRD—Kettle Rer dered. Pierces 10 Pubs 9% 50 lb. Tins ee. 7, Lanp---Compound. Tierces. _. : oe Rtg 30 and 50 Ib. Tubs ...- oe 83 3 ib. Paals, Shin wease oy 5 ib. Pails, 121m #2 Case.......--.- Qi — Pais, 6 in a case... 9 1b, Pails, din acase.....__. 834 BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs... : 7 00 Extra Mess, Chic oe oe f oO Pilate. a ee i.e 2 Extra Pate! i Boneless’ rusip butts... 10 50 . ee -ooul....-_....... a oe SAUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. Pork Sausage. - 8 Haim Sausage x Ponpue sasree. oo. 05 |. 9 Frankfort Sau 8 Blood Sausag 6 Bologna, straight.. 6 Bologna, thick 6 Head Cheese. oe 6 PIGS’ FEET. In half barrels. » 30 in quarter barreis..._.- > 00 TRIPE. in GAlt Gareeic................- : 5 00 In quarter barrels . : i In kits : ol : _ & FRESH MEATS. Beet, Carcass __. ee 4 @5 ia hind qui irters. : io 15G@ 6 ic LU Ss @4 s....tisié‘i(i#’yY...sasi‘C##C. > @6 Fork ious... 10 BH OUIIGr Se ee. @ 8 Boson oe : @ Sd Hraneftort sAusaee ....-.- --- f@, 8% Blood, liver and head sausage........ @. 5 Mutton. : am & OYSTERS and FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS IN CANS. Standards @ib Anchors Le , @is cg. |... .. 21 Gz Hairnaver: Counts... 35 OYSTERS IN BULK. Standards i 00 Seicers. 4 40 Clarins - _ i> FRESH FISH. Black Bass. @3243 Prom... |. @. 7 WwW hit tefish . : @ 7 smoke ~d. @10 pees ae Ee |) teagan 4 CANDIES, F RU ITS and NUTs. Putnam & Brooks quote as fol] ws: STICK. Standard, + 3 iy. Domes... __. gi Twist, ‘ 10 Cut Loaf, ee #1 MIXED. Royal, 25 1b. pris... _. _- ot. 10 . 200 Ib. ee 9 . 250: pas 2. 10% 200 Ib. a 1. oe French Cream, 25 1p. palls.........-.._- . 12s Cut Loaf, 25 1b. cases... -. .. } jt Broken, Sip Pais 11 Sib. PRIS 2... 10 FaNcy—lIn 5 lb. boxes. Eemon Drops... «ss _i3 Sour Props . 414 Peppermint Drops. (2.0. _14 Chocolate Drops....-...-.........- oe 15 EL Mi Chocolate Drops = == 18 Ginn Props. 10 Licorice Drops... ...-.. 1... 1 AB. Licorice Drops: :._._. ee. 12 Lozenges, Pee _ 24 printed.. ns Imperials.. aa a 24 RCE 5 Cream Bar. iS Molasses Bear... i Carancs.: ss Cs 19 Hand Mage Creams = =. 19 iain Creams 2... .2-.....-.--... Decorated Creams. ..5..- _... . 20 Strme Roce. 14 Burnt Amends. ..........:.-.. =. ee Winterereen Gerries....-.....:.._.. 14 FANCY Lozeng es, plain, in pails.. 2 in bbls... oe 11 printed, in pails... ee ee 13 in bbls... .. Le Chocolate Drops, in — eee 12 Gum Drops, in pails.. oe 6% : in bbls . 5% Moss Drops, in pails 10 ' iGOIS. 944 Sour Drops, in pails...............+.-...- 12 imperials, in paiis._........... ee - ibis...) : eee 11 FRUITS, Banades le ceeee @ Oranges, Jamaica, Dpig.........-..-. @ Lemons Cholee....-°.-.. 3.2 .< @3 30 . mney 4 00@4 2 Figs, isvyern, HOW... 8 1@15 bees I @ 6 Dates fons Gib @ 4% - ¥4 frails, 50 gE @ 5% - Fard, 10-1b. bex. @Y re - Si = a7 a Persian. 50 1D. boOx........._..... 64@ 8 NUTS. Almonds, Porrapena.- 2)... : @l7 nas ...,...-...,......... @15 ° alteOrnis. sk, @i4 —.h.hLlmrmr,m,m,UmCw”COCOCOCCOC‘<‘’SCO(;‘;‘CSCR(CCNSC# 14@ 8 Filberts, Sicily ee . @i1 Ww alnuts, Cretople 1314@4 Wreney 2. 2.5 ts Pecans, Texas, HP... ..... 2 = 12 Cocosunic perl. @A4 50 fewest. 2 50@2 75 PEANUTS. OPE ee ot @ 5% Pency. Bo @ 6% Choice White, Virpinia................. @5 Haney H.P., ee @T extra «* ee @ 5 } Dairy, Wholesale Price Current. The quotations given below are such as are pay promptly and buy in full packages. BAKING POWDER. 95 . 146 1 90 & oe » et pe kay Absolute, 1b. cans, 100s... 5 1 b. 50s. . ee 1 Ib. DOs. Telfer’s, 14 Ib. cans, 6 doz. ie aap. eae . tip: Acme, 34 Ib. cans, 3 § doz. _ ib | : 1 Sb i Ib. es . bulk a Red Star, ‘a Ib. cans, 12 doz -ID. 6 i i a. f BATH BRICK, English, 2 doz. in case. Bristol, 2 7 American, 2 doz. in case BROOMS. No. 2 tlurl. |_| Veo No. i ac No. 7 arpel No. e ous Gem. Common Wi hisk Fanc y Mit. Ware house, BUCKWHEAT. Kings 100 Ib. cases .. XO Tb. Causes. BUTTER INE solid pac ked. POMS Creamery, solid pac ked i mie wh teWwe meot woo we e we = rolls .. CANDLES. Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes. . Star, 40 - 1 : it Paraffine as 12 ‘ire... Ci... c ANNE! D GOODS . ish. —— 1 Ib, Little Neck. ....1 22 Clam C howder ,1D.........3 Coy e Oysters, 1 1b. stand ee 2b Lt Lobsters, Llb. pic nic 2 Ib. i tb. Star. . : 2 ib Siar... : oS ,in Tomato Sauce “Ub. Stand... Macke Te 1.25 Mustard. . -< . soused. P in d asi » Columbia. Salmon, 1 . Sacraments sardines. dom 1estic iS... ins Sakai 28... imported 14s 10@11 spiced, 148... 10@12 3 1b. brook. Trews, Fruits. CANNED GOODS- Apples, gallons, stand. Blac Tries, stand... .- Cherries, red standard pitted W Damsons ..- Le 1 00 Egg Plums, stand... 1 20 Gooseberries .. 1 40) Grapes -.......... 90 Green Ga; ieee 1 40 Peaches, all yel iow. stand..1 45 seconds .. ko ime. 1 0 Pears. oo oo *jIneapples L 10@¢1 25 Quinces 1 oe kaspberries, extra. 12 . re... oe Strawhermes ..........1 10@a1 2 Whortleberries. _..4.... = CANNED VEGETABLES Asparagus, Oyster Bay. 1 80 Beans. Lima, stand. .1 00 Green Limas.. Gi ane... ..... @ % Stringliese, Eric... - 90 Lewis’ Boston Baked. .1i 45 Corn, Are ‘her’ S Prophy...- .- ce Morn’g Glory.1 10 ; Early "Gold. .1 10 Peas, Wrench... 1k 2 extra marrofat. 110 soaked. oo June, stand......1 40@¢1 50 sited Ut in ies French, extra fine... .20 00 Mushrooms, extra fine 20 00 Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden. .1 © Suceotesh, standard. @1 30 SOUS i 2 Tomatoes, Red Coat. @i 10 : Good Enough. iw Ben Har... .. .1 10 stand br....1 Go@1 10 CHEESE. Michigan Full Cream 12 Sap Sago. CHOCOLATE. Kunkel Bros. Viennasweet = . my Premium. .. oo Ifom-Cocoa 37 Breakfast 48 CHEWING GUM. Rubber. 100 lumps... . “2a 200 ee 3D Spruce _. 30 CHICORY. Bulk. . : oe. 4 Hed... : Le a6 COPFEE—(ireen, Rio, fair. 16 @le good. Vi G5 prime. ea 18 @19 aa washed...19 @20 olden... 20 @21 Sindee ! io @is Mexican. &Gu te mala li @19 Peaperny 1.0. |. 1% @I19 Java, Interior 20 @22 fancy : zs @2 Mandh eling 2 Ges Mocha, genuine....... > To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add ‘4c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. COFFEES~—Packege. 100 lbs Lo... . wi lg “* in cabinets 22 Dilworth’s.... 214 Macnolm 9. 2114 30 Ibs 60 Ibs Acme... .-.20% 203, 2034 Cran 8 2114 ‘| Ban oo Arbuckle’s 3 phrontig _.. 284 AVOMEA..-...._- 1934 MeLaughlin’s XXXX... 21% money Bee... 0. R™% Nox AM) te cs... 214 Giger... we COFFEES 50 Ib. ‘bags. Arbue hie’s Avorca........ 19 Quaker City....20 Bess Kio... 2 Prime Maricabo 2314 COFFEE EXTRACT, Patiey City . ‘ eM ot CLOTHES LINES. Cotton, 40 ft super daz. 1 25 Ey oe te. . : . t oo Soft... 1 60 io ft. 2 00 cr Soft ..... 2 25 Jute cS 1 00 re ge ies. 115 CONDENSED MILK, 7 60 6 00 CRACKERS. Menosha Butter... ... ..- 844 Seymour ' ee Bete oe a - SAMY. < Sey 644 f) MISGiHee 2 iM Boe ee 8% City Sega 2020.5 eo 844 DOM eo eee we) [. feney oc ee SS. G@yster ce ae % City Oyster, XXX... Z PACS eo: 7 Macey Oyster...) . 8. 6 CREAM TARTAR. Strictly pure. . a. 38 Grocers 24 DRIED FRU re Apples, sun-dried. 514, 6 ev aporated. 7 @7a% Apricots, o to Blackberries ** a Nectarines ie Peaches _ 14 Plums Raspberries 24 DRIED FRUITS Citron, in drum. -. . in boxes. Foreign. tire ,| No.4 i Wo. 2 emtra C. . No. 3. golden. C, dark. et Nes C... i { SYRUPs, | Comm. Darréis........ :_ one-half barrels Meee Pure Sugar, a half barrel. SWEET GOODS, Ginger Snaps.. , | Suear Creams...... ‘ | Frosted Creams. Graham Crackers Oatinen! Crackers. ordinarily offered cash buyers who yaa > 2028 2YA39 i 1 30 20B3¢ 3135 TOBACCOS—-Plug e ere VALLEY GLY i | LLING 0. OUR LEADING BRANDS Roiler Champion, Gilt Edge, Matchiess, Lily White, Farvest Queen, Snow Flake, White Loaf, Reliance, Gold Medal, Graham. OUR SPECIALTIES: Buekwheat Fleur, Ry | Meal, Bolted Meal, | Ships, ¥ | | TO THE TRADE: ~The BEST CRACKER Made. |: Curraiis.......- ( ree st y 4 Lemon Peel nen a al = Orange Peel... Corner Stone mt) coat — eu i Double Pedro. . 40 ne ‘ected | Whopper... .... 40 « cee ; In wh He Raisins, Valencias..... ee see: = Onaues Wedding Cake, bik. 4 Domestic Laye TEAS Loose Californias. JAPAN- eee ae FARINACEOUS GOODS, Fair wae ae Farina, 100 lb. kegs.... Ce ee ca ae Hominy, per ppl... .- 4 00! Choice : i 54 cao Macaronj. dom 12 1b box HO i Ce at Ges : a " Eomperted. ; 510 Choicest.......- WwW @33 i wi UN CURED, Pearl Barley... a3 | Vair 12 @I Peas vreen mad | : oe 4s a Hf 0 mio split oe : eee | Good : ie Ge Sates : ( Be } hoice ° “ Sago, German.. a, GY | : “ur ee a pon Tapioes Ae ie See a oo Tapioca, fk or pri... @ 6% BABE 1 FIRED. W heat, cracked. . @, 615 A Vermicelli, import. aio a domestic. rou 1G hoicest. “7 God ai ae nnn a“ , | Extra choice, Wire leat (ie Cees oe | GUNPOWDER. Hi seat sig | i | Common to fair... 25 @3D He ie ss ie win | Extra fine to finest DO) @bDd Seana ind, : 2b) “1 Choicest fancy 7 eo tot 1 ae z 00 | IMPERIAL. Holland, > 2 e = | Common to f: 20 @35 : Sh aoa . ‘ yy | SUD rior to fine... 40 G50 Mack. sh’s, No. 1,13 1 9 50 | Pe aeons oe ae y | Common to fair.......18 @i2e 63 49 | Superior to fine....... 20 GAD het 1 Pena : hic ae oe | OOLONG, Prout, a . “ei ‘2 =? | Common to fair.......25 @30 White No. 1. bys 6 00] 2 uperior to fine 30 aD Se ea ee iip| rine to choieest.......55 @65 . 1H Eu Ta Boil ENGLISH BREAKFAST. 10 ID. KILS f aia ae Family. 13 bbls Se a a ores kit ui Choice. 30 @3D kits Mer 3s <= te GUN POWDEI = see as a 2 ao) rea Dust) . S$ @10 ee ai 2c TOBACCOS— Fine Cut. fe eee a. : ce | Sweet Pippin. a) x LAMP BURNERS i Five and Seven a) . U. | Hiawatha .._. 68 Now} i | sweet Cub i wis MP ’ NEY fe Petoskey ¢ hi Cl ad LAMP CHIM ~ a | Sweet Russet 10 = i i) eeistie 12 No. ey ne 40 | Fiorida... 65 eee ae i | Rose Leat. 66 xo 0 LAMP WICKS. aM Red Domino. . 3S a Wo | Wamp Angel... 4i) N BT mat LAN CREDIT COUPONS. INO. «. a i my * hundred » 59 ACORICE, < > Bie ' — 3.00 ec: weds 400 Calabria. 25 | < S sicily ee ae 2 OO ? sr j Subjeet to the is : i - counts: Buckets G4] [ 1¢ : yl ane 00 or over a DET Cert Half bbls cn ane 6 ey * HW r 1OLASSES. om Black Strap. .__.- | eT v1 Doe Cuba Baking | 30 x1 a Porto Rico. - . ae New Orleans, “good i sth a a choice — | Abov ure the prices fixe ¥ De ee jthe pool. Manufacturers out- One-half =. 3€ EXtra. | side the pool usually sell 5 er. Muscatine mae « oo | Stronger goods at same prices. SPUSCAaTINC, i RE kn , | a1 fF ' Half barrels 8 i5| a tn barrel. oe S oe ae | MISC EL “hh ANEOL s aa 0600 le ee : t s Jelly, 30-Ib s 1 Museatine, Barrels : 600 Sace : ~ o : Hae barrels... (aaah ar) ce : es 225 . = ene La 02 35 PAPER, WOODENWARE, a: - | PAPER Michigan Test... 1034 | Ceti | £ a eater White) (00) 1” zt Curtiss & Co. quote as PICKLEx, | follows: Mediom og... A Se : i. 13; a 1 DD) ....). eee | leet Went a Small, bbl... .. a a 701 Soe ...... | 2 a oe 3 38] Rag Sugar 21 PIPES. Hardware . 215 Clay, No. 216.000... 1 GO| Bakers ....... 21, “PD. full count (>| Dry Goods... .. a Cob. No. 3.. ‘Si Jute Manilia...... NS LICE | Red Express, No. 1 5 Caroling head | : NOL 2 t ie No. 1. a7 t TWINES. Woo. | 48 Cotton 22 ee No 3 } Cotton, No. 2. 20 gapen ...... | i 2 18 ! eae Sea Island, assorted {{) SA 4 vy iw * ay ) . Debande, pure |) ee on y tp i ~ Ci_arch’s, Cap Shceaf 3 Ugpot i —— ee = | WOODENW ARE. ayiors... ! -o | Tubs. No. 1 ey SALT Le wee i 7D Cc ommon F ine per bbl. a2 | NG. & > wa “¢ §6=Ceariots NO | Pails, No. 1, two-loop. 160 Solar Rock, 56 Tb. sacks 23 Ne. 1: three-hoop i we 28 pocket 200 lothespins, 5 gr. boxes GO 60 = 10 , los, 115 cam 1%s | 100 l = 25) | skets, market Ashton bu. bags «| i bushel . _ Higgins ** lot t re ¢ Warsaw ** aoe oat willow ¢l'ths, No.1 5 50 SAL SODA. : No.2 6 00 Ress... eee cece lS No.3 7 00 Granulat ed, ‘boxes : 134 splint NO.1 3 SAPOLIO, : NO.2 £25 Kitchen, 3 doz. in box a No.5 5 00 Hand, _— Hs 2 35 | : E i i queria une | GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS | S SRRAUT. i WHEAT. Silver Thread, 3) gx) 3.90) White + 10 #50} Red. Ox SEEDS. | FLOUR. Mixed bird....... _ 415 | light. in sacks a oO Caraway. . ! 10 Darrels, > 70 Canary . -.. t Saeks..- 6 30 Hemp... ..._. ' 415 | r “| barrels. 6 70 Anise. . 814 | MEAT. Rape... a 414 ; Bolted l > xO Mustard. a 714 | Granulated. 60 eee : MILLSTUFFS a Seotch, in b ladders. oo —— i 00 Maccaboy, in jars...... ae) ea eo French Rappee, in dars.... 43 | Vercenines 00 aa : * | Middlings 17 06 SOAP. ' Mix a a a ~~ Dingman. 100 barg......-... 100} ee ee ulti —. Aunti-Washboard 731 Small lots =p) e PI aos lal iol ait . . Car | ot 7 Queen Anne.. 2 We ' Ge rman family. 2 40) Small lots / 2. Die GEE 6. 1/67 | Car a SODA. j RYE aa Hh st ce if | NO. 1 per 100 lbs . >in) PES, LNSUISO...... “a | ‘ } RBARRBEY. SPICES—W hole. i Nod aan 130 AGEs o I No 2. a 1 10 Cassia, ( ‘hina in mats ...... TM | LAY : Bataviain buid....11 | No 4 i 13 30 Saigon in rolls......42 | No. 2 a 12 50 Cloves, Amboyna... .. a i ‘taste Ss ‘34 | HIDES, PELTS and FURS. wtace ae oe om | Darking :. soc ear ae Tule te. mi: erkins & Hess pay as eS ‘65. | follows: No. 2. : 60 | HIDES. Pepper » Singa sore, ‘bl ac kK. | 11814 Green... ae. . I iE ore | ; . white.....28 | Part Cured..... shot. of | Pull SPICES _—Ground. an Bulk. (iy... Alispice 0 eT 121. | Dry Kips ..... Cassia, Batavia oe 20 ro alfskins, ereen.... .. D5 r and Saigon.25 cured.. -.. 04@ 6 Sapo. 0.2. ae Deacon skins.. We 10 @25 Cloves, Amboyna. 35 | >%s Of for No. 2. : Zanzibar... io 4 PELTS Ginger, African... Lo eee Ghoarknge 0000 10 wx oe “7s: | Estimated wool, per tb 20 G@28 Jamuic: | FURS. Mace Batavia...... | Mink .. a Ch Mustard, ne oe 22 | Coon..... KG. 00 Lu i and Trie..25 | Skunk. K@1 10 istics . vee 70 | Muskrat. 1@ 15 s Rovere eee eres Ox ree le 5x@1 50 Pepper, Singapore, black... ..2 4 cross... 50G5 00 : white..... 20 A rey 3@ 80 Cavenne....... oo Cat, housé..._.. XO 2 STARCH. Wen: |. .. Se Se Kingsford’s ~ rie op i... 7 ae oe Silv er G loss, 1 Ib. pkgs..... @ || By 50@3 00 : G Ib. boxes. ... . 7s | wecus, dark. 2503 00 . bull. .....- .. G6] - pale. 10@1 00 Mystic, 125. pee 7 | OUer 2, 50@8 00 ee 50@3 00 SUGARS ; Bear 7.20 00 SUGARS. a i e Out beat. @, 813 | Beaver.....--. Ka6 00 Cubes @ 77 Badger . fee 5@1 00 Powdered 0.0040... @ 77% | Deerskins, per Ib... Ke 40 Granulatec 1, Stand -- @ 75% | MISCELLANEOUS. Off @ | Tall ee. a PPabow 205.0... Confectionery A.... @ 714 | Grease butter.. Standard A. .....-... 7 4 Serene -....-... No. 1, White Extra C m6 Ginseng. ......--- e Flour, Coarse Meal, Granulated Bran, Aiddlings, Screenings, Corn, Oats, Feed. Write for Prices. ‘Grand Rapids, Michigan. JOBBER OF OYSTERS! AND—- SALT FISH. Mail Orders Receive Prompt ttention See Quotations in Another Column. fF, J: DETTENTHALER, YER STARS No Equal i in the State. Wherever Introduce it it is a stay er’ Iguarantee “SILVERSTARS” to bea long, straight filler, with Sumatra wrapper, made | by union labor, and to give complete satis- | faction. A. S. DAVIS, Sole Manufacturer, 70 Ganal St., GRAND RAPIDS. ' EE nag ry bt 4 iv i Ss ~~ STRE! N iow 4 Dr V% ! 4 ve fe, x eG; rit | ASSOLUTELY | [TRIPLE STRENGTS | OREST oe 4 ‘ 4 } C i} Ad 4 THESE @coDs ARE “PAR EXOELLENGE” Pure, Healthful and Reliable, warranted to give satis- faction in every particular. retail grocers throughout tht United States. Vouwiz Bros., Manufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago. For sale by wholesale and Jackson Cracker C0, Goods. © & a o 3 9 5 S p a aa & a p ins e = 5 and samples. (HO 'TWIEL ‘CHLIOTTIOS @ &, n z a $ Write for quotations JACKSON MICH. G. M. MUNGER & Co., GRAND RAPIDS. Successors to Allen’s Laundry. Mail and Express orders attended to with p:omptnesas. Nice Work, Quick Time Satisfaction Guaranteed. WwW. E. HALL, dr., Manager. Dri 1@s ss M edicines. State Board of Pharmacy. one Year—James Vernor, Detroit. Two Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Three Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Four Years—Staniey E. Parkill, Owosso. Five Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegvuti. President—Geo. McDonald Secretary—Jacob Jesson. Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. Next Meeting—At Lansing, on November 6. Canc did: ates will please repor tat9a.m. the second day | Michigan Stzte Pharmaceutical Ass’n. President—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. First Vice-President—-F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing. Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles. Third Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. 7 reasurer--Wm Dupont, Detroit. Executive C ‘ommittee—A. H. Lyman, Manistee; sett, Detroit; F. J.. W urzburg, Grand Rapids; Hall. (:reenville; E. T. Webb, Jackson. Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. President. J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott. A. Bas- w. Detroit Pharmaceutical society President, J. W. Caldwell. Secretary, B. W. Patterson, ~ Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Asseciatien. President, Geo. L, LeFevre. Secretary, Jno. A. Tinholt. The Mutual Relations of Physicians and Pharmacists. For a proper understanding of the mutual relations between physician and pharmacist, it essential that each should have a thorough acquaintance with, and a keen appreciation of, the ex- tent and limits of the work pertaining to his swn profession. The physician is entrusted with the care of the sick, and to the applic ation of his knowledge and judgment is often due the issue of the ease. The carrying out of his treatment is amatter for which he is responsible and which calls for his watchfulness and eare. Itis only when the prescription which he has written has been placed in the hands of the pharmacist that the lat- ter assumes any responsibility in the case. His duties and responsibilities cease when he has correctly dispensed the medicines prescribed. The manner in which the prescription is to be com- pounded is to be determined by the phar- macist and calls in no way for the advice or interference of the physician. Itis expected, however, that it will be put up according to those rules—the outcome of is observation and experience—which are intended to guide the practical and scientific pharmacist in his work. A thorough master in the art of dispensing needs no instructions from the physician, and the latter should not seek to invade his domain. Every medical practitioner, however, should have a thorough knowl- edge of the art of dispensing, not that he should teach the pharmacist how drugs should be prepared and how pre- scriptions should be compounded, but that he may be able, should occasion re- quire it, to assume temporarily the func- tions of the pharmacist, and also to guard against the possibility of error. ‘The manner in which the ingredients which enter into the prescription are prepared is a matter with which the phy- sician has nothing to do; if he have reason to believe that they have not been prepared in the proper or authorized way, his duty lies in recommending to the patient or his friends that the pre- scriptions be compounded by another. Every prescription, however, should be put up as written, except in the case of palpable error, when the prescriber should be eonferred with, no hint being allowed to reach the patient or his friends salle ieccnetiimaineaatittiena . | careful too, not to lay, himself open to | the suspicion of receiving a percentage from any pharmaceutical establishment, by writing prescriptions, the formule for | which he has only given to a certain pharmacist. 1f the physician have any | j | order zanas.| each pharmacist in the city or district in favorite prescription and has occasion to it frequently. he should give to which he practices, a copy of such form- ula. By attending to this matter, much iof that unpleasantness which arises be- | twe en the members of the two professions jmight be averted, and the mind of the | public disabused of what are often un- oa . . | Just suspicions. A. | It is the duty also of the pharmaceuti- cal profession to discountenance any at- tempt on the part of physicians to induce them to offer a percentage on preserip- tions. It is perfectly consistent with the dig- | nity of the pharmaceutical profession that its several members should seek to merit the confidence and patronage of physi- cians by such means as professional hon- or and etiquette can justify. A confi- dence based on honor and merit will be mutually helpful and stimulative. and tend to secure for each the confidence and esteem of an appreciative public. At- tention-on the part of the pharmacist to what are too often regarded as minor de- tails does much toward winning the con- fidence of the physician and of maintain- ing with him harmonious professional re- lations. The adoption of separate pre- seription files for the different local phy- sicians is a point of importance, as it pre- vents prying physicians from getting any information regarding their competitors’ prescriptions or practice. In no better way can the inquisitive physician be checkmated. ‘Fhe pharmacist should es- pecially strive to be open and honorable in his dealings, and thus show to the phy- sician and the publie by his daily work that he is both a man of honor and a master of his art. He should avoid criti- cising the prescriptions entrusted to him and should exhibit no inquisitiveness as to their special purpose. He should re- fuse to renew prescriptions if he knows that the renewal has not received the sanction of the physician. In cases of ambiguity or of supposed error in pre- scriptions he should express no opinion but should immediately confer with the physician. and in cases of mistake on his own part he should seek at once to re- lieve the physician from all responsibili- ty in the matter. It is not prudent for a physician to be- come proprietor of, or even a partner in, a pharmaceutical establishment. Much hostility between physicians and pharm- acists is often in this way engendered. Suspicions, too, are apt to arise that ex- pensive medicines are being ordered for patients when simple remedies might an- swer the indications as well. In eases of error arising from careless- ness or want of knowledge on his own part and where the pharmacist is being} held responsible for the mistake, the | physician should at once seek to correct ; the white only being used. This anti- Rules for Fat People and for Lean. dotes the acids—sulphuric, nitric, muri- To increase the weight: Eat, to the | atic, oxalic, carbolic: > alkalies—am- ioe : ig oe alic, carbolie; the alkalies ‘M-! extent of satisfying a natural appetite, monia, soda, potash, lye; corrosive sub-| | ' ae : limate is effectually antidoted by the| Of fat meats, butter. cream, milk, cocoa, whites of two eggs, and tartar emetie is} chocolate, bread, potatoes, peas, parsnips, made quite harmless. Sugar of lead is| carrots. beets, farinaceous foods, as In- also anti > yy 16. Both as ic é ; . : : | — — = : ve = E = = dian corn, rice, tapioca, sago, corn starch. sdicine. S¢ server of hee ‘ life. pastry, custards. oatmeal, sugar. sweet VISITING BUYERS wines, and ale. Avoid acids. Exercise | Ss “RS. i : as little as possible: sleep all you ean, M Heyboer & Bro, Drenthe Cahoon Bros, Lake Odeséa i DWC Shattuck, Wayland A Purchase, So Blendon B Gilbert, Moline Frank E Piper, Charlotte IC Benbow, Cannonsburg John Meyer, No Dorr Jackson Coon, Rockford W S Adkins. Morgan H Ade, Conklin Woodward & Polland, Ashlan A L Power, Kent City E Brown, Englishville John Gunstra, Lamont L Maier, Fisher Station W H Struik, Forest Grove F A Shattuck Wm Karsten, Vriesland Frank Somers, Dorr GS rutnam, Fruitport Thos Cooley, Lisbon E 8 Botsford, Dorr G N Reynolds, Belmont M H McCoy, Grandville J P Cordes, Alpine Chapman & Callahan, =e & Co,SandLk and don't worry or fret. eo a To — weight: Eat, to the ex- tent of satisfying a natural apnetite, of RB Gooding & Son, Lisbo : e 5 John Baker-Chauncey | lean meat, poultry, game. eggs. milk W A Whitney. Montague moderately, green vegetables, turnips. J Pr’, ie. . . . J ® Huling, Big Rapids suceulent fruits, tea or coffee. Drink M M Robson, Berlin lime juice, lemonade. and acid drinks. LA Scoville, Clarksville N O Ward, Stanwood A MChurch, Englishville AJ Provin, John Kamps, Zutphen John Damstra, Gitchell CH Smead & Co, New Mrs J Debri, Byron Center H Thompson. Canade Cor J F Mann, Lisbon John B Densmore,Portland SJ Koon, Lisbon L & L Jenison, Jenisonville Adam Wagner, oa He Thos Smedley, Byron Centr White & Co, Reed GW A Smith, Grand Haven Hesler Bros., J W McLenathan.WCarlyle Carrington & North, Trent J Frank Clark, Big Rapids Adam New Dunlap Bros., Vermontville Cedar Springs LM Wolf, Hudsonville Avoid rice. Cedar Springs earrots, Richmond There a advance. camphor higher. Rockford yell,Burnips Cors fat, butter, cream, sago, beets, Exercise freely. this week. sugar, tapioca, corn starch, parsnips. i ee The Drug Marsget. r¢ Balsain copaiba is firm at has firm. advaneed. Oil Borax is very Jamaica ginger has advance Cassia pastry, potatoes, and sweet wines. the Gum is wee Pace Cues. the impressions by stating to the patient | Glycyrrhiza Glabra. or his friends that the error did not arise | in the compounding of the medicines. To | avoid that feeling of distrust which often | arises on the part of the patient towards | the pharmacist, on account of unexpected } or apparently high charges, the physician | Carbonate Precip.... should not neglect when ordering ex- that an error had arisen. Tt is the cus-| ,cnsive medicines to state to the patient tom with not a few physicians, when] 9. pis friends that the prescription con- prescribing pills, to write only the names | tains expensive ingredients. though he of the active ingredients. leaving to the | Qnould never act as referee as to what the pharmacist the choice of the vehicle with | compounding of a given prescription | which he shall dispense them. —- is @l chould cost, nor should he eae habit which should be discouraged and swer fo any inquiry on this, point. any liscountenanced, as it tends to give rise | ).ut an approximate estimate. to suspicions in the mind of the patient. | ‘pe physician should remember that should the prescription, when renewed. | the pharmacist. like other mortals. needs be put up by another, that a mistake hast. gay of rest. and he should in view of arisen. Nor should a pharmacist seek | nic necessity endeavor to give him as to supplement ina prescription what he} little inconvenience as possible on the may deem to be wanting. It appears to) Sapbath, with the troublesome mixtures, | be the rule with many ph: armacists to add to the oft-prescribed mixture of quinine, sufficient dilute sulphuric acid to dis- solve it, should the acid ingredients not be denoted. Quinine is dissolved in the stomach by the acid gastrie juice and no previous solution. If, there- tore, the prescription be written without the aeid, itis not the duty of the phar- macist to add it. While the physician should understand ihat his duty as faras relates to the phar- inacist, consists only in prescribing med- icines. the pharmacist, on the other hand, should ever bear in mind that the pre- seribing of medicines is not a part of his calling. Nothing tends more to destroy the friendly relations which should exist between the members of the two pro- fessions, than the practicing on the part needs of the pharmacist, of ‘counter dispens- ing.’?? The physician is made to suffer a pecuniary loss, while an injustice is done to the patient, who allows himself to be treated for a disease which has not been earefully diagnosed, and the course and complications of which, even though it had been recognized, no pharmacist is expected or at all likely to know Not only are physicians made to suffer a loss, but the dignity and importance of their profession isapt to be under-estimated by the public. A person who has once been successfully treated by a pharmacist loses 2 a that respect, and we may even add reverence for the physician, which he formerly entertained, and begins to im- agine that no special training beyond what the pharmacist has received, is uecessary to the suecessful practice of medicine, and that the suecess which so often attends the physician’s efforts, is due, like that of the pharmacist, to a “lucky hit.”’ In regarding the sphere of the pharma- cist it should be remembered that he is not a tradesman or merchant. His eall- ing is that of a profession or an art, and the more he seeks to sink in his profes- sion the mercantile part of his calling, which is an extraneous or attendant, not & necessary part of it, the more will he do towards Keeping his profession in har- mony With its nature and requirements. The selling of merehantable wares is an accomplishment, if it can be called such, which can be acquired by one of ordinary ability in a few weeks: the calling of the pharmacistis one which requires a special and long continued training after a good and substantial education has been ae- quired. It is the duty of the physician as a man of honor and asamember of a liberal profession to discountenance on the part of an unworthy pharmacist any attempt to solicit his influence by the offering of pecuniary inducements. He should be where by ordering simple ones the inter- ests of his patients will not be interfered with. He should also, while not giving prominence to the matter of money, not deprive the pharmacist of his profit b ordering any patent preparations, when a prescription written by himself and compounded by the pharmacist would meet the indications as well. That physician or pharmacist will sel- dom be accused of dealing unjustly who has a full honor, and is deter- mnined to carry it with him into his daily practice. Points must from time to time arise in which it difficult to decide whether or not one is invading another's sphere, but they are not of common currence. Each should recognize the dignity and ijimportance of his own pro- fession and be determined to act his part in keeping it at the plane it is entitled to occupy. Where each, in his dealings with the other. ucts from a sense of prin- ciple and honor, and recognizes the claims of both professions. the ideal harmonious relations whieh should exist between them will seldom be disturbed. -

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We are Sole Proprietors of -WEATHERLY’S MICHIGAN CATARRH REMEDY. } { { t | 3.50 | tracts,’ | ‘est, Ihave used your “Best” We have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines, Rums. We are 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. We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guar- antee Satisfaction. All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we re- ceive them. Send in a trial order. Hazelting & Perkins. hy G0, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. ~ 4. ave a Saarte Or aS AGE x A 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 inthis institution. I must say that the beneficial effects on weak and debilitated patients have been most satisfactory, espec- ially to those in a stage of recovery after se- vere sickness. I write this thinking you might like to have my opinion on its merits. I certainly shall prescribe it in future, where the system re- quires building up. either from constitutional weakness or otherwise. Yoars truly, Wa. GRAY, M. D. Medical Sup’t. Midville, Geo., Feb. 24, 1888. Speciaity Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN—I think the “Tonic” It is giving me great satisfactiou. Very respectfully, . M. JOHNSON, M. D. gestion. Yardley, Pa., March Bs, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., DEAR Sirs—I have given your ‘‘Malt Tonic” a trial in several eases of Enfeebled Digestion and Genera! Debility, especially in the aged, where the whole system seems completely rostrated, with very satisfactory results. ave used many of the so-called ‘Malt Ex- | * but believe your preparation to be superior. In the aged where the digestive | tunctions are exhausted, and there is a loss o the nerve vital force, I found its action to ae rapid and permanent. 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Alumen |. .0. ie 214@, 316 Extra > cup ae 1 660@1 70; : groun¢ (po. Cone Bedy........... 2 T5@3 00} SEW OO ee ---- | g@ 4120001 Tarp Purn.....- 1 00@1 = Gun G = ‘Tt. Annatto.. -.s-....., 5 601 Butra Turk Damar. ...1 55@1 We pay the highest price for it. Address Antimoni, ‘po Leen nal -. 4@ 5) dapan Dryer, No. 1 Wholesale Dru sts et Potass T. 55a 60 urp . eli VO ;'| PECK BROS., GRAND RAPIDS. ’ highly efficacious remedy. lam, Very truly yours, E. W. FLEMING, M. D. a splendid | medicine for all forms of Dyspepsia and Indi- | iy | Troy, New York, January 26, 1888. | Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co,, DEAR Srrs—Your agent left me a sample of your liquid extract, Malt, and as I use much such in my practice,I thought to compare your product with some from another house I had on hand; and finding yours superior in the great essential, the palitable nutriant as ' well as in tonie stimulant properties, felt anx- ious to know about what it can be furnished ' the dispensing physician. Yours truly, E. JAY Fisk, M. D. East Genessee Street, Butfalo, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1888. Speciality Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., GENTLEMEN—I[ have used the ‘“‘Best’’ Tonic with most gratifying resultsin my case of dyspepsia. My case was a bad one, 1 had no appetite; headache in the morning; sour stom- ach; looking as though I had consumption, and after taking this tonic I never felt better }in my life. f think it will cure a bad case of dyspepsia. You may recommend it for that case. Wan. O. JAEGER. 322 South Fifth Street, Philadelphia, Feb. 4, 1888. Ph. Best Brewing Co., 28 College Place, N. Y., | GENTLEMEN—I have tested the sample of | “Concentrated Liquid Extract of Malt and | Hops” you sent me, and find in my humble ; judgment that it isa very pure and safe arti- cle. I will not hesitate to recommend it in { every case of debility where a Tonicof that | kind is indicated. oe E. H. BELL, M. D. New Orleans, La., April 6, 1888. ! specialty Depart. Ph. Brewing Co., GERTLEMEN—Having tried your “Best” | Tonictoa great extent amongst my practice, | I will state in its behalf that qe 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 D. For Sale By HADELTINE & PERKINS [JRUG (0. Grand Rapids, Mich. ae The Michigan Tradesman BUSINESS LAW. Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts of Last Resort. BANK—DRAFTS—INNOCENT PURCHASER. Another suit growing out of the Harper wheat deal of last year has been decided by the United States Circuit: Court at Gincinnati, Ohio, A number of drafts sent by Harper to be cashed at the Ameri- can Exchange National Bank of Chicago, were cashed by that bank, but when they were presented to the banks on which they were drawn payment was refused. The American Exchange Bank presented its claim to the receiver of the Fidelity Bank. and on his refusal to pay brought suit against him. The court decided in favor of the claim of the American Ex- change Bank, holding that the bank had not exceeded its powers, but had become an innocent purchaser of the paper. STOCK—PLEDGE—SALE—DAMAGE, In a case reeently decided by the New York Court of Appeals it appeared that the pledgee of certain non-dividend pay- ing stocks pledged as collateral security, acting under an honest mistake, sold the stocks contrary to instructions before the debt was due, and appliegl the «proceeds to the payment thereof. The court held, in an action by the pledgor of the stock avainst the pledgee, that the measure of damages recoverable by the former was the difference between the amount of the debt with interest to the date of the sale ef the stock and the amount for which the pledgor could within a reasonable time after learning of the sale have gone inio. the market and repurchased the stocks. INSURANCE — AGENT — FALSE REPRESEN- TATION. ‘The agent of an insurance company in soliciting insurance asserted to an intend- ing insurer that a certain clause made a part of the policy furnished by his com- pany was not contained in the policies of a rival company. This assertion was false, and the agent knew it to be so. He, however, invited the intending in- surer to compare his policy with that of the other company, and left a blank form ei the same for that purpose. The per- son to whom he made this representation aiterwards insured in the agent’s com- pany, and the Supreme Court of Minne- eoia held that he could not refuse to receive the policy an@ avoid his agree- ment to pay the premium therefor be- cxuse of the false statement made by the agent. INSURANCE—INSOLVENT—CREDITORS. An interesting decision has jnst been rendered by the Supreme Court of the United States in an insurance case. A resident of the District of Columbia died insolvent but leaving life insurance poli- cies for $35,000, payable by their terms ajther to his widow or children. His ad- ministrators and creditors sought to force an application of the proceeds of the pol- icies to the payment of his debts on the ground that the premiums paid by him constituted a fraudulent transfer of an insolvent’s estate and were void avainst creditors, and that the proceeds ef the policies should inure to the benefit et his estate and not to the beneficiaries named in the policies. The Supreme Court, however, held that the bene- ficiaries were entitled to the proceeds of all the policies without any deduction whatever on account of premiums paid, taking the ground that a husband and father has a full right to insure his life in the interest of his wife and children, and that where such policies are effected in the name of the beneficiarjes they are no part of the estate of a deceased insoly- ent, and therefore cannot be regarded as a fraudulent assignment of any part ef his estate when so effected. > a> Constituent Elements of Washing Com- pounds. I, O. Jeneck and ©. AL Voset, the Wisconsin Sehool of Pharmacy, have made chemical examinations of several of the popular washing powders, resulting as follows: as of Pearline ... 12.563 | Se POatine....... 15.213 | 4 5 Boraxine .... 14.708 | 37. 4 Gold Dust..... 8.062 | 48.980 | 42.957 Peomine ....- 4... + 14.490 | 47.240 | 38.260 Babbitt’s 1776 Powder..... | 8.650 | 37.570 | 53.770 Acme Soap Powder........ | 15.390 | 58.470 | 26.140 Gillett’s Washing Crystals | 17.122 | 82.878 | none. Shirrell’s " : 53.180 | 46.190 | none. No. 3 contained 3.601 per cent. insolu- bie silicate, probably contained as an im- purity in the sodium carbonate. —— 0 <——____ Canadian Commerce. An inspired dispatch from Ottawa has appeared in the Montreal Gazette saying that the Canadian government has de- cided to invite the Australian and New Zealand governments to send delegates to Canada at an early date to consider the question of trade relations, especially cable communication by way of the Pa- cific Ocean. ‘In other words,”’ says a correspondent of the Philadelphia Ledger, ‘‘after an agitation of nearly ten years the advocates of imperial federa- tion have gained their point, and a move- ment is now fairly started to make the bond between England and her colonies snore secure than ever by having free trade between the different countries, under the British flag. to the exclusion oft every other country. This action of the cabinet is adirect threat of retalia- tion by the Canadian government against the United States, in that England’s products and free trade principles will be sold and practiced right on the Amer- ican border.’’ ACTUAL BUSINESS PRACTICE at the Grand Rapids : Business College. Ed- ucates pupils to transact and record business as it is done by our best business houses. It pays to goto the best. Shorthand and Typewriting also thoroughly teaght. Send for circular. Ad dress A. S. PARISH, successor to C. G. Swens- berg. SWIFT'S Choice Chicago Dressed Beet -AND MUTTON-=-- Can be found at all times in full supply and at popular prices at the branch houses in all the larg- ger cities and is retailed by all first-class butchers. The trade ofall marketmen and meat dealers is solicited. Our Wholesale Branch House, L. F. Swift & Co., located at Grand Rapids, always has on hand a full supply of our Beef, Muttonand Provisions,and the public may rest assured that in purchasing our meats from dealers they will alwaysreceive the best. Swift and Company, Union Stock Yards, CHICAGO. J. H. THOMPSON & CO., ——— SPECIALTIES: Honey Bee Ooffee- Our Bunkum Coffee Princess Bkg. Powder Early Riser Bkg. Pdr. IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS TEAS, COFFEES SPICES BEE Mills Gd. Spices. BEE Mills Extracts. BEE Mills Bird Seed. SPICE GRINDERS and manufacturers of BEE Mills Starch. BAKING POWDERS. BEE Chop Japan Tea. 59 Jefferson Ave., DETROIT, MICH. Our Glassware, Fancy Goods, etc., at io lower prices than you have ever | Fg bought before. | = ~~ { Commings & Yale, *'cosssision : Agents. 19 SOUTH IONIA ST. | SPECIAL OFFER-—This style or oval case; best quality; all glass, heavy double thick; panel doors; full length mirrors and spring hinges; solid cherry or walnut frame; extra heavy base; 6 feet long, 28 inches wide, 15 inches high. Price, silvetta trimmings; #11, net cash. at Td CAO g., 21 SCRIBNER STREET, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Boxing and cartage free. CASH SALE CHECKS. Encourage your trade to pay cash instead of running book accounts by using Cash Sale Checks. For sale at50 cents per 100 by E. A. GRAND RAPIDS | stowE & BRO., Grand Rapids.