The Michigan Tradesman. * VOL. 6. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1889. RISING SUN BUCKWHEAT Absolutely Pure. Orders from Re- tail Trade solicited. Newaygo Roller Mills NEWAYGO, MICH. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. ome Guaranteed Cans A A. J. Bowne, President. GEO. C. PIERCE, Vice President. H. W. Nasu, Cashier. CAPITAL, - - - $300,000. Transacts a general banking business. Makea Specialty of Collections. Accounts ef Country Merchants Solicited. DQ YOU WANT A SHOWCASE? SPECIAL OFFER-—This style of ovalcase; best quality; all glass, heavy double thick; panel’or sliding doors; full length mirrors and spring hinges; solid cherry or walnut frame, with or without metal corners, extra heavy base; silvetta trimmings; 6 feet long, 28 inches wide, 15 inches high. Price, $11, net cash. i I make the same style of case as above, 17 inches high, from walnut, cherry, oak or ash, for $2 per foot. WBoxing and cartage free. Db D. COO. 21 Scribner St., Grand Rapids, Mich. POTATOES. We give prompt personal attention to thesale of POTATOES,APPLES,BEANS and ONIONS in car lots. We offer best facilities and watchful attention. Consign- ments respectfully solicited. Liberal cash advances on Car Lots when desired. Wu. H. Thowpson & Co, COMMISSION MERCHANTS, 166 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference FELSENTHAL. Gross & MILLER, Bankers, Chicago. — WELTON’s — e Business College. Room 8 Shepard-Hartman BIK., Offers the most reasonable terms, the most com- fortable 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. 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 taught. Send for circular. Ad dress A. S. PARISH, successor to C. G. Swens- berg. Voigt, Herpolshelmer & C6, Importers and Jobbers of Dry Goods STAPLE and FANCY. Overalls, Pants, OUR OWN MAKE. Eic., A COMPLETE LINE OF Fancy Crockery and Fancy Woodenware OUR OWN IMPORTATION. Inspection Solicited. Chicago and De- troit prices guaranteed. J. DETTENTHALER, JOBBER OF F. D x RY & D And Salt Fish. Mail orders receive prompt attention. See quotations in another column. GRAND RAPIDS. CASH SALE CHECKS. Encourage your trade to pay cash instead of running book accounts by using Cash Sale @hecks. For saleat50 cents per 100 by E. A. STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids. WALES - GOODYEAR and Connecticut Rubbers. THE PARAGON Misses’ and Children’s, Heels and Spring Heels. G. R. Mayhew, 86 Monroe St., Grand Rapids. TWO GREAT LEADERS The above head-line does not refer to the great leaders in the political parties, but to two of the GREATEST SELLING Cigars on the market to- day—namely: Warren's Spcekled Havanas AND THEIR RUNNING MATES Warren's Silver Spots. The ‘“‘Speckled Havanas” for a Ten Cent Cigar and the ‘Silver Spots’ for a Five Cent Cigar stand without rivals wherever introduced. Ev- ery dealer in Fine Cigars should secure these two brands, as they are TRADE WINNERS. Full particulars in regard to prices, terms, etc., can be had by addressing GKO.T. WARREN & 60. Mfrs. High Grade Cigars, FLINT, : MICHIGAN. Millers, Attention We are making a Middlings Purifier and Flour Dresser that will save you their cost at least three times each year. They are guaranteed to do more work in less space (with less power and less waste) than any other machines of their class. Send for descriptive cata- logue with testimonials. Martin's Middlings Purifier Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. KDMUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker = Jeweler, Ah GANAL SY, Grand Rapids, - Mich. rw Industrial School of Business Is noted for THOROUGHNESS. Its graduates succeed. Write W.N. FERRIS, Big Rapids, Mich, KDWIN FALLAS, Proprietor of Valley City Cold Storage. 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Anyone in want of a first-class Fire or Burglar Proof Safe of the Cincinnati Safe and Lock Co. manufacture will find it to his advantage to write or call on us. We have light expenses, and are able to sell low- er than any other house representing first- class work. Second-hand safes always on hand. C. M. GOODRICH & CoO., With Satety Deposit Co., Basement oi Wid- dicomb Blk. WAR STARS No Equal in the State. Wherever Introduced itis a Stayer! TO THE TRADE: Iguarantee “SILVERSTARS” to bea long, straight filler, with Sumatra wrapper, made by union labor, and to give complete satis- faction. A Ss. DAVIS, Sole Manufacturer, 70 Ganal 8t., GRAND RAPIDS. also Not only BUY Muscatine ROLLED OATS IF_YOU WANT THE BEST? WIDOW APPLEDORE’S ROMANCE. “A man that thinks of nothing but pep’mint oil an’ the price of wheat! No! Emma Jane; my life has been hum- drum enough without my ending it with Deacon Bliss. I shan’t have him !’’ | slowly twisting her hair coming to the rescue, ‘‘and I suppose | you know what that implies.”’ The night after the lecture was a very stormy one, and Mrs. Appledore was in crimping- pins when the door-bell rang. ‘‘I could “Well, well, Rosetta, if you won’t I) not endure the loneliness of the hotel, don’t know’s anybody’s goin’ ter try an’ | dear Mrs. Appledore,”’ make you,’’ chirped plump, rosy Mrs. Phlox, looking up from the stout blue! have come to beg for just one song. woolen sock she was knitting. ‘‘I s’pose the Deacon thought he’d aright to ask, you, seein’ its a free country. Caleb Appledore was a awful nice man, but so’s the Deacon. Lone wimmen are put on. Job Whittamore neglects your gar- ding, am’ just see what work you have with your fires winters an’ keepin’ roads! broke out.’’ “T’m not going to marry just to have some one to tend the garden and do the chores,’’?’ said Mrs. Appledore. ‘‘I’ve never found fault with them that’s dead | said Professor St. Clair Smith, making a courtly bow, ‘‘and The Professor was, so far as outline and coloring go, a handsome man. His head was what is commonly called dome- shaped. His wavy hair and silky beard were a bright vellow red, and his rather large eyes were blue. He sat down in a big rocking-chair, and taking a twin on each knee, ‘‘I renew my youth in chil- dren.’* he cried, giving them a squeeze. “Do you know the song, ‘The old times were the best times, when you and I were young 2? ”’ *“Oh, yes,’’ said the widow, nervously and gone, but I know what it is to live! turning over her music, ‘but I can’t say with a person who does not care two pins | for the things I do, and if I ever do marry again it will be some one who ean | sympathize with me. low all ’Lias Bradshaw says about the marryin’ of souls and affinities, but there’s some truth in it you may depend. Besides, I'd like a little romanee in my life before I die.”’ *“‘Ro-mance is all well ‘nuff,’’ said Mrs. Phiox, “but you're thirty-nme next March, Rosetta, an’ sech aman as Deacon Bliss don’t grow on every bush. Bein’ a good provider, an’ a splendid farmer an’ a deacon, an’ a piller in the church may not be romantic, but they’re good recom- mends in aman you're thinkin’ of mar- ryin’. I hope you’ll think twice.’’ ‘“Thave thought, and I shan’t marry the Deacon,’’ said Mrs. Appledore, de- cisively; ‘‘an’ if that’s being romantic, I’m not ashamed of it.’’ The little widow did not look romantic. Her complexion was a dull white and her hair wasadull brown. Dull, too, were her large gray eyes that blinked behind short-sighted glasses, but her form, though meager and devoid of curve, was not without grace, and she had a clear, sweet soprano voice which, though it was untrained, she could use with taste and feeling. The Harmonicum, the Dix- ville musical association, made her the head of all their committees, and relied upon her to sing all the solos. Indeed, without her it could not have existed. The wheezy melodeon which was a dozen years old before it became the property of the society, had at last collapsed un- der the energetic fingers of Professor Jackson Jones, who did the accompany- ing, and they were trying to buy a piano. They had given concerts and had had oyster suppers till Dixville was tired, when Dr. Ollapod suggested a lecture. It was whispered that the doetor had ex- pected the committee to invite him to read one of his papers on the Semitic tongues; but if he did, he was disap- pointed. They corresponded with many popular lecturers, who all declined to visit Dixville on the plea of engage- ments, and the committee at last invited a certain Professor St. Clair Smith, about whom they knew nothing save that he had lectured in the neighboring villages with acceptance, to address them. The Professor had suddenly appeared in Dix- ville mounted on a fine gray horse. The next day he was seen to enter the post- office with a green bag on his arm, and the gossips immediately reported that he was wealthy and had come from Boston. He at once accepted the invitation of the Harmonicum committee, and announced that his lecture would be on the ‘*Philos- ophy of Art.’? The meeting-house was hired, and Mrs. Appledore with a select few began practicing some music for the occasion. It was the afternoon before the lecture, and Mrs. Appledore had invited her sis- ter to spend the day with her. Don.estic duties seemed to be just what Mrs. Phlox was made for. Her husband. and sister usually did all her thinking. In return she served them with her hands, but the few notions that did creep into her round head she elung to. perti- naciously. “The worst kind of a fool is a beetle- headed old one,’’ she said, after a long pause, ‘‘an’ puttin’ this an’ that together, Rosetta, I think you’re preparin’ with your romancin’ to be just that kind of a one.’ ‘TIT don’t see how sisters can be so un- like,”? and Mrs. Appledore drummed a harsh accompaniment to her words on the middle Cof her piano. ‘‘Tobe sure, you are the oldest, but age need not make one’s soul a eclod.”’ “It would be well for you to remem- ber that all the advantages are not on your side,’’ cried Mrs. Phlox, rising with dignity. ‘‘There are bodies, yes, and dispositions, that are clods,’? and Mrs. Phlox jerked on her calash and went home. The meeting-house was full, and next day the Dixville Times declared the lecture to have been a most seulful and eloquent dissertation, but Mrs. Appledore’s atten- tion wandered, and she only knew that the entertainment was about to be con- cluded by Dr. Ollapod’s sonorous eall for ‘‘moosic.’’ “IT am delighted,’ said Professor St. Clair Smith, bowing low before her as soon as possible after the ‘‘moosie.”? ‘I never heard such a delicious voice.’’ Mrs. Appledore coughed behind her hand to conceal her flattered embarrass- ment and turned a questioning look on Professor Jackson Jones, who stood near. ‘““You always sing splendid,” said that gentleman, drawing himself up. aL dare say I put you out. That flute ob- ligato is adeuced hard thing to do. I didn’t do myself justice to-night.”’ ‘““You’ve always dragged,” said Karl Leopold, who took every opportunity to criticise the Harmonicum doings. Professor Jackson Jones pulled at his cravat, and Mrs. Appledore’s face was full of resentment. ‘TIT never heard anything finer in Bos- ton,’ said Professor St. Clair Smith, I can’t say I swal-| that I feel so very old.’’ ‘‘Dear_me, what a blunderer I am,’’ cried the Professor. ‘‘T was thinking of my boyhood. Ive always hated being grown up. A man has so much to fetter his imagination. You must have lost your husband in the first flush of your youth.”’ “I did.”? murmured the widow, forget- ting that she was thirty-five when the event occurred. “The twins were babes.’’ Song succeeded song till the Professor proposed duets, and Mrs. Appledore en- joyed the music so much that it was mid- night before she knew it. Two months passed away. The Pro- fessor came almost every evening. He had hired a small house a little out of town that he might be undisturbed, he explained, and a relative had come to keep house for him. He did not know how long he should remain in Dixville. He was preparing a book for publication and writing several new lectures. When his literary labors were over he was going to take a trip somewhere and rest, though friends of his, influential at Washington, were anxious for him to accept a consulship at an important point. The widow’s neat white cottage stood by itself on the confines of the village. Deacon Bliss’s fields of dark green pep- permint and nodding wheat, stretching along the country road for nearly a mile, joined the garden. Before her abrupt refusal of him the deacon had been ac- customed to drop in for a little visit or to bring a neighborly offering of apples or fresh vegetables. But these calls had ceased, and, cut off from all her sources of news and pleasure, Mrs. Appledore stayed closely at home, practiced her music and entertained the Professor. But. one sunshiny afternoon Mrs. Phlox came bustling up the prim gray- eled walk. ‘Rosetta Appledore,’’ she chirped, like an angry blue-jay, as she opened the door, ‘‘though a clod, which there are folks that think different, ’.ze come to ask you if you know you're the town talk 277 “The town ished sister. ‘Yes, the town talk,’’ repeated Mrs. Phlox, with wonderful emphasis. ‘‘Any- body would be who had spent two blessed months philanderin’ with a married man.”? ; ““Who is married 277 *“*Your Professor Smith.’’ ‘I don’t believe it.’’ “I s’posed you wouldn’t, but ve seen his wife,’’ said Mrs. Phlox, with evident satisfaction. ‘‘Miss Merrills, she ’twas Pearly Ann Truesdale, wouldn’t miss a findin’ out anything if she had to walk ten miles, an’ she called on her an’ told me. That night I sez to John, ‘John,’ sez I, ‘a sister’s a sister, *specially if she’s younger an’ a widder, an’ if I bea clod, ’'m goin’ to the bottom of this;’ ‘an’,’ sez he, ‘Emma Jane, I think you’d better,’ an’ the first thing he did the next mornin’ was to hitch up and take me over on the mile-strip where that fellow lives, in Tony Allerton’s cottage. He wa'n’t in, but she was, an’ she was washin’. “hm Miss Phiox,’ sez LL. ‘an’ l come to call.’ “Thank you,’ sez she, ‘I’m Miss Smith,’ an’ she set out the only chair there was in the room for me an’ set down herself on the wash bench. ‘(Atr you Miss St. Clair Smith, the wife of the Professor ?’ sez I. **A sort of smile twinkled over her mouth an’ she sez, ‘Yes, Miss St. Clair Smith, though I didn’t know Mr. Smith had adopted the St. Clair name. That’s my family name.’ An’ then she went on an’ spoke of her husband, an’ of how ambitious he an’ how he feels his spear in publie life, an’ how she is willin’ to do anything to help him. An’ then she inquired if I thought she could git sewin’ in Dixville when she feels a little better an’ is able to do it.’’ Tears of shame and anger gathered in talk ’ echoed her aston- is, Mrs. Appledore’s eyes as her sister spoke. ‘‘Is Mrs. Smith good-looking ? Is she an_ interesting woman?’ she asked. ‘I can’t say how interesting she is. She seemed kind of trod on, so to speak. As for looks, she ain’t any prettier’n you’d be if you worked hard an’ didn’t have half enough to eat,’? said Mrs. Phlox, calmly. Mrs. Appledore sobbed aloud. ‘‘What do people say about me? What shall I do ?”? she cried. “They don’t say nothin’ yet o’ny that youre dreadful foolish,’’ chirped her sister, rising and putting on her calash, for it was almost supper time. ‘‘I can’t say as I know of anything for you to do except to tell Mr. Smith to stay t’ home. ,Taint likely Deacon Bliss will give you a chance to say yes a second time.’’ There had been a good deal of pleas- urable excitement in receiving the visits of the Professor. To dress herself in her best mourning and to sing her favor- ite songs to an appreciative listener had been something to lock forward to during the humdrum work of the day. The thought, however, of what her acquaint- ances were saying about her embittered her life, and when the Professor again called one glance at her face told him that she knew all. ‘Dear Mrs. Appledore,’’ he began, but she checked him. “You had better go home to your wife, Mr. Smith,’’ she said, coldly. Tears, real tears, came into the Pro- fessor’s big blue eyes. ‘‘But I love you,”’’ he cried, ‘‘and she has always been an ineubus upon my soul.’’ i ‘But she’s your wife,’’ persisted Mrs. Appledore. “I know it,’? moaned the Professor, rubbing his brow distractedly. ‘‘It eats out my vitals when I think of it. She don’t feel as I feel. There’s no wings for me as long as I am tied to her. We’ve no affinity.”’ Mrs. Appledore gazed at him in. dull wonder. ‘These were almost the words she had used to her sister, but they did not sound pleasantly now. ‘IT love you, Rosetta,’’ went on the lit- tle man approaching her, ‘‘and I want to ask you just one question: Were la sin- gle man would you marry me?’’ ‘I might,’ admitted the widow, smoothing down a fold in her overskirt with a trembling hand. ‘“*Enough!’’ and the Professor flung his arms about her and pressed a rapturous kiss upon her forehead. ‘‘Bless you, my darling!’ and before she could answer him he was gone. The next evening when Mrs. Apple- dore was taking down her washing from the line she was suddenly clasped from behind by a pair of strong arms. ‘‘You will soon be mine,” said the voice of the Professor. ‘I’ve offered my wife fifty dollars to leave me and she has accept- ed.7? ‘““Accepted!’? the widow cried, wrench- ing herself free. ‘Yes, and assoon as I can sell my book she shall go. I’ve lived in soul isolation long enough. My heart has found its mate.’’ All the men that Mrs. Appledore knew were quaint of speech and somewhat rus- tic in manner, but what they considered duty controlled their lives. ‘* You wretch!’ she cried, dashing the clothes- pin basketat him. ‘‘Fifty dollars! You ain’t worth fifty cents. Go home and never dare to speak to me again!’ ‘‘Hear me,’’ he pleaded, catching hold of her gown. ‘I can’t stay out here and listen to philanderin’ talk,’’ she answered reso- lutely, and twitching her dress from his grasp she entered the house. But the Professor’s hand was upon the _ latch. Like most little women, the widow was a curious mixture of timidity and courage. She flung the door open. ‘Don’t you dare to come in!’ she erred. “Vl! throw hot water on you! Vll—Ill kill you!’ Then slamming the door in his face she bolted it securely. All the evening the Professor paced up and down Mrs. Appledore’s back veran- da. The nextevening he again appeared, and the next, and the widow thoroughly alarmed sent the bravest twin out the front way with a note to her brother-in- law. Mr. Phlox delighted in anything that could be called proceedings, and in a few minutes he had the deputy sheriff ann two constables and went marching dowd the principal street with them to the great delight of all the small boys of the village. It was impossible for the Pro- fessor to escape. The officers crept around the house noiselessly. The sheriff collared him, the constables pinioned his arms, Mr. Phlox grabbed him by the coat-tails and away he was walked to the village lock-up. Mrs. Appledore passed a sleepless night. She imagined the whole town was wide awake and discussing her, and long be- fore daybreak she had resolved to sell her home and Dixville bank stock and move west. ‘lve got my comeupance,’’ she groaned. ‘‘T’ve always been romantic and wanted a romance such as I’ve read about, an’,Il’ve had one. Oh, dear! Oh, dear.”’ About eight o’clock in the morning there came a lively rap at the kitchen door, and unstrung by excitement and | lack of sleep, she shrieked aloud. “O’ny me. O’ny Deacon Bliss,’’ cried | a pleasant voice through the keyhole. Mrs. Appledore slid back the bolt with trembling fingers. ‘‘How thankful I am,’’ she said, holding out her hand, ‘I feel so in need of somebody.’’ ‘*? Twas fortinet I come along jes’ as I did then,’’? said the Deacon, taking off his straw hat and slowly rubbing his face with his ample bandana. It was a shrewd though benevolent face, framed in waves of iron gray hair. ‘‘I see ye look kinder peaked. The weather ‘has been tryin’. DPvefelt itmyself an’ ached in my jints the wust way.”’ “It’s my soul, Deacon,’’ wailed the widow, dropping into a chair and cover- ing her face with her apron. “lve always hankered after a romance an’ I’ve had one and I wish I was dead and laid beside Caleb.”’ “Oh, no ye don’t, Miss Appledore,’’ said the Deacon in the caressing tone in which he would address a sobbing child. “This world’s a pooty good place, an’ with a few exceptions folks are pooty good. Icome over to fetch a few of my sweetins’ and to tell ye thet that there offer I made yeaspell ago holds good yet. I rally wish ye’d consider it agin.’’ Mrs. Appledore remained silent behind | her apron. “Ef ye’d hev me,’’ repeated the Deacon | in a low voice. “I know I ain’t half! good ’nuff and thet I’m kind uv an old} fellow, but ve got a comf’able place an’ comf’able things in it, an’ ’ve been sot on ye this long spell as ye know. I dare say I was ’tached to Lucy more’n I shall | ever be to anybody agin. We sort uv} growed together like, but so did you an’ Caleb, an’ I’m sure I'll try to make ye| happy, an’ yer two little gals, as sweet | 99 hands, as two pinks, ’11 be to me jes’ like the little gals I lost.’’ Mrs. Appledore did not remove her apron, and after a pause the Deacon fal- teringly continued: ‘I s’pose’taint no use ter argy. Folks hez their- own idees of sech things; but anyways I'll stand yer friend.’’ The widow rubbed her eyes and slowly let fall her apron. ‘I’ve always had the greatest esteem for you,’’ she said, with a little shake in her voice, ‘‘but I never knew how good—how much I think of you. I will—l’’— The Deacon started. ‘Will ye?”’ Mrs. Appledore had taken refuge in her apron. “Will ye really, The bowed head gingham nodded. ‘*Ye shan’t regreu it,’? said the Deacon solemnly and awkwardly laying his big hand, coarsened by labor, on her shoulder. ‘Lord bless the little woman—an’ our home. Our home,’’ he spoke softly as if to himself. “P’raps now,’’ he eontinued after a minute, ‘ld better drop in an’ see him. an’ in tellin’ the news, I might mention casual like we're goin’ ter be married soon. An’ thet nobody’ll trouble any- body that stays t? hum, an’ thet I’m able to help an eddicated man to a good place, real neighborly, ’eause my brother Eben out in Kansas wants a clerk.’’ Mrs. Appledore said nothing, but the Deacon seemed satisfied with her silence, for he did just as he had proposed. Pro- fessor St. Clair Smith was discharged from jail, and in three days he and his pale little wife had left Tony Allerton’s cottage on the mile strip to return no more. In about a fortnight tended a quiet wedding. ro-mance at last, Rosetta. say two of ’em,’’ whispered Mrs. Phlox as she gavethe bride a sisterly kiss. ‘The adoration of the Professor was like things in a novel book, but marryin’ a man whose goodness an’ farm can’t be paralleled in the county is a ro-mance that has sense in it, an’ I wish you joy.’’ ELIZABETH CUMINGS., Losetta?’’ he repeated. covered in the blue Dr. Ollapod at- ‘“‘You’ve hada I might better -— > -. > Drummed His Own Employer. Said a druggist recently to a reporte: in Chicago: ‘‘A commercial travele1 whose business is selling baking powde? of alow grade was in a quandary what todo. His customers saw the analytic comparison by diagrams in newspapers. and naturally would want the purest. In his diiemma he came to me to ask if I could not put up some chemical dodge on the other fellows to get even for the ad- vertisement. I mixed him a compound and*gave him strict instructions how te use it. By a little sleight-of-hand trick he could pour the contents out of a bottle into a glass of water and it would turn black or green, as he desired. I advised him to call for the green color when pro- fesssing to analyze any of the admittedly purest baking powders, but when testing those which rivaled his own i:perfect goods. then he should shake the water until it was black as ink. ‘I didn’t see my friend for some time afterward, and then I was surprised to see him carrying a grip of shoe samples. He told me he had quit selling baking- powder, that there was nothing in the business, and that he had a better thing of it in shoes. ‘* ‘How did that chemical racket work?’ the man asked. ***Don’t say anything about confounded thing busted business.’ ** ‘How was that?’ I inquired. ‘**Well, if you won’t give me away. it—that up the whole Fl tell you. You see 1 went into a store where [ had never called before, and saw a number of show eards of various baking powders hanging on the walls. I commenced the usual story about the superiority of our goods over all competitors, and when the proper time came produced my bottle of mix- ture and asked for a spoonful of each kind of powder they had in stock. ***] went through the whole magie per- formance, turned one black, one green, another dark green, and so on, when a man stepped out from behind the coun- er. ‘““*What blamed foolishness he asked, rather savagely. ‘**T assured him that it was a chemical test which cost the house thousands of dollars to have made.’ ‘**Chemical fiddlesticks! Leave your samples right here, sir,’ he added, ‘and I will write Mr. Smith (the cashier at our house) to pay your salary due, and you may 20, Sir, Vm Dr. ( “Great Scott! Here was the inventor of the baking powder himself—my em- ployer—whom I had never seen, and I had been trying to work the cheap Jack dodge on him. Every ounce of powder I had been experimenting upon was our own manufacture !’ ’’ this 2’ is —_ 0 Fooled a Drummer. A story is told of:a Boston traveling man who, one evening while in Hartford. Conn., and after lounging about the hotel in disconsolate loneliness for an hour or two, asked the clerk if there was anything going on intown. The clerk suggested taking in a masquerade ball that was in progress. The drummer thought the idea was a good one, but he hadn’t any costume. The clerk sug- gested that he borrow the colored porter’s overalls and jumper, black his face and and go. The suggestion was promptly acted upon, and for an hour the bogus colored man talked African- English and had a high old time among the masked belles. Finally the signal to unmask was given, and when the masks came off a great wave of darkness swept over the hall. Every blessed man, woman and child in the place was a full- blooded negro. The drummer east one panic-stricken look at the crowd, and then made for the door. -adopted by about fifty of the local bodies, January 12: The ee Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. A WEEELY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THK Retail Trade of the Wolverine State. E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors. Subscription Price, One Dollar per year. Advértising Rates made known on ‘application. Ev:tered at the Grand Rapids Post Office. E. A. STOWE, Editor. “sz WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1889. A POOR SUBSTITUTE. ‘The average Muskegonite belongs to that class of individuals whom George Eliot a of as being ‘‘forever unsat- isfied.’? When the Muskegon B. M. £ was re-organized, a year ago, the Blue Letter collection plan was discarded and a regularly paid collector substituted therefor. This innovation not working to the satisfaction of the members, the services of the collector were dispensed with and the Blue Letter again brought into requisition—not the Blue Letter which is doing such wonderful work ina hundred other localities in the State, but a revised form of the blank, such would meet the requirements of the su- percritical people of Muskegon. A year ago the question of mutual in- surance began to be agitated by the busi- ness men of this State. It was discussed in the offices, at the association meetings and in the columns of the official organ. The discussion was carried into the State convention, when it was decided to pro- ceed to organize a company in such man- ner as might seem to be most desirable Dy a committee made up of men of ex- perience in insurance matters. That committee has spent weeks of time in the investigation and consideration of the subject, as the result of which they present a plan which bears every evi- dence of stability and practicability. So favorably has it impressed the most of the associations of the State that resolu- the plan have been as tions endorsing while several of them offer to subscribe for stock in the company as soon as the books are opened. Not so with the Mus- kegon Association, however. The mem- bers of that organization would be untrue to their record if they did not reject the proposed plan and substitute in its place a scheme of their own. The situation is thus described by the Muskegon News of The purpose of the special meeting was to discuss the proposition sent out from the State Association relative to a stock insurance company for the busi- ness men. The question was thoroughly discussed, when it was finally decided to oppose the proposition, and in its stead to favor a local mutual insurance plan It was thought that a local mutual in- surance company could be organized to embrace. say three counties, Muskegon, Ottawa and Oceana, on something of the same plan as the Kent, Allegan and Ottawa company, with better results than the plan proposed by the State Associa- tion. “ounty mutuals are good in their place policies are small and the risks widely separated—but they hardly do for a populous city like Muske- gon, where a dozen policies would haye “where the will to be written within the compass of a single block. As the Citizens’ Mutual Fire Insurance Co. is taken as a model Muskegon brothers, it might be well to look into the financial condition of that organization, as set forth in the reports of the officers at the annual meet- ing held one day last week: Number of members... by the as os lttCti“‘(‘(C‘CCWCNNCOC. 6,754 imiceme im: 1G86. 42.20 Losses paid ec eee i al 601.66 (Caen 1a Greasury.§.--- 8 $1,552.48 Would a in available resources inspire the fidence in the insuring public as a strong organization with $100,000 securities deposited with the State Treas- urer at Lansing? Would the of an company confined to three counties appeal to the sound sense of a business man as much as a strong corporation, having ramifications in every Jocality in the State? In the opinion of THE TRADESMAN, it would not. County mutuals are desirable for country and village insurance, far dwelling houses and barns are concerned, but they have never yet met with any great meas- ure of success in competing with the regular companies in insuring mercantile risks in towns and cities. THE TRADESMAN does not wish any of its readers to take its jocular references to Muskegon people in seriousness, but it is strongly of the opinion that in op- posing a plan so generally acceptable to the business men of the State, they are making a mistake—and a serious mistake at that. $1,500 Same con- company having in sterling resources assessment So as LET IT ALONE. The head of the English Postoffice is very urgent to have the United States adopt the parcels-post plan, which is now in operation throughout Europe. THE TRADESMAN thinks this is a case for going slowly. If the Government is to go into the express business, out of what other business is it to keep? Just at present the Socialists are pressing in all directions for an ‘‘extension of the i ean sphere of government activity,’’ with the aid of some of our new economists. No doubt they will be shrewd enough to seek the ‘‘line of least intrusion into private business resistance’’ at the point | of social comfort and convenience. Most | people will condone any government if it shown that it will save them a trifle of money, or enable them to come at something in an easier way. They do not pause to ask what is the major pre- mise in the train of reasoning required to justify the intrusion. They are quite content with its personal advantages of the moment, and look no farther. This is the kind of policy which has converted the postoffices of Europe into express companies, operated by the governments for the sake of revenues, and tolerated by the people for the sake of convenience and cheapness. It may be remembered that the post- office is an anomalous feature of our civilization, which finds its special justi- fication in the political necessity for maintaining close and constant commu- nieation between all parts of the body politic. But when we allow it to step outside the limits of its proper functions and use its machinery to minister to so- cial conveniences which are not political necessities, we are adopting a principle whose logical result is the absorption of all industrial functions by the State. It isnot in this age of the world that we can afford to lose sight of this distinction. The parcels-post must be mischievous in its tendency to centralize business. In England it is ruining the business of even the larger towns, and is building up London at their expense. It is the London interest which is especially strong for its maintenance, as it was London which was especially clamorous for its establishment. In America it would be harmful in cramping the growth of the smaller centers, and if the repre- sentatives of those places are awake to the interests of their constituencies, they will not consent to any further enlarge- ment of the functions of the Postoffice. be THE FUTURE OF SILVER. Manton Marble, who has a roving com- mission to Europe to look after the interests of silver, reports that the na- tions of the Old World probably are ready to reopen negotiations for an in- ternational agreement to restore that metal to its old place in the coinage of the world... We every much doubt the feasibility of such an agreement at the present time, much as we should desire to see it established. Great Britain still is in the way, and the Royal Commission appointed by the party which cares least for political eeonomy stands six to six on the question. The most effectual way to quicken the sensibilities of the United Kingdom would be to get India back into the strait she was in ten years ago, when her government was selling exchange on Calcutta at 30 per cent. discount, to raise gold to pay the interest on its London debts. But to that India will not be brought so long as we go on coining such a volume of standard dollars as relieves the pressure of the silver market. And by and by when India has so developed her grain production as to deprive us of our English market for wheat, in large part if not entirely, she will not care whether we coin silver,or not. She will pay her London debts by her export of wheat and care nothing about the rate of exchange and the price of silver. Our alternative to international agreement is to develop direct trade with the countries, and pay for our purchases in that metal. At present we buy their products largely of England, these with her manufac- and uses them to pay us for wheat, petroleum, and other American articles. To putastop to this jug-han- dled arramgement, we must have ships of our own and control our own commerce. That would affect more directly than any other step we could take for its benefit; and, purchases, we could make a good profit out of placing silver with them as capital and taking the annual interest Gn these investments in produce, as England does. Instead of moving that we going the other way. Chinese Exclusion bill has not only offended and alienated the Chinese, but has. impaired the confidence of our weaker neighbors generally in our friend- liness and probity. an silver-using who pays for tured goods ¢ silver besides our direction, Our new in are SET- BACK FOR THE TRUST. The annulment of the charter of the North River Sugar Refining Co. by Judg Barrett, on the ground that the combi- nation known as the Sugar Trust is ille- gal, will be hailed with satisfaction by people generally. Unfortunately, how- ever, the decision will probably be ap- pealed from, so that it may take years for the matter to run the gauntlet of the courts. In the meantime the trust will continue to pay 10 per cent. dividends on its badly watered stock. THE TRADESMAN’S most peel and valued exchange, the New York Shipping and Commercial List, has made a great improvement in its make-up by changing from a ten-column quarto to a Ssixteen- page form. The Shipping List is the most reliable business companion in this eountry. OUT OF THE RUT. London is on the eve of an election of the city council which is to control the affairs of acity of four and three- quarters million people. Heretofore only the ‘“‘city’? proper—a mere fragment of the real city—and Westminster have had even the form of municipal government. The other districts have been treated as country parishes and governed by a vestry elected at the parish meetings, except that the nation has placed the po- lice and the public works, including the opening of streets, under special boards. Now the whole city is to be ‘‘consol- idated,’’ as Philadelphia was in 1854, and the new Council will have the ex- penditure of a revenue larger than that of many whole nations, and the control of the affairs of a population as large as that of Portugal or Sweden, and greater than that of Holland, Switzerland, Greece or Denmark. New York is the only State of our Union which (by the 1880 census) exceeds London in popula- tion, and Canada falls considerably be- low it. Of course, much importance attaches to the election of the 118 members of the first Council, as its wisdom or folly may affect the history of the city for a long time to come. The chances are heavily in favor of its acting foolishly. The long isolation of districts has thrown the control of affairs into the hands of small men, who have acquired influence enough to secure their election in a majority of cases to the Council. It will take such men some time to get rid of the parochial way of looking at things; and instead of dealing with municipal questions in a large and generous spirit, they probably will resist any measures which might tend to increase the burden of taxation or ineur larger responsibilities than at present. If broader views do prevail, it will be by the alliance of the poor and the rich districts against the timidity and economy of the middle class par- ishes. Birmingham, thanks largely to the good example set by Joseph Chamber- lain when Mayor of the city, is the best managed municipality of England. The authorities have made free use of the power given them by recent legislation to ‘‘condemn’’ and tear down the old rockeries in which the working classes were housed and to replace them with decent and comfortable homes. This has resulted in establishing in Birming- ham a higher standard of living than ex- ists in any other manufacturing city of Great Britain. The result goes far to explain the popularity of the Unionist leader, which has enabled him to hold the city on the Unionist side. That London will follow this example is not immediately probable. The wealthy class of large employers, which controls Birmingham and carried out these re- forms in spite of the shopkeepers, hardly exists in London, which is the first manufacturing city of the world and yel is destitute of large establish- ments of that kind. And the rich peo- ple of London generally have but little sense of responsibility for the condition of their poor neighbors miles away at the other end of the city. WAIT AND SEE. THE TRADESMAN notes that several members of the Legislature are ready with bills for the adoption in this State of the Australian method of secret voting. To THE TRADESMAN, it looks as though it would be well to have the plan tested in some one State before oth- ers generally adopt it. In Massachusetts it has been adopted but not yet tested, the recent elections having been held in the old fashion. There are objections to the plan. In Australia, as in the United Kingdom, they elect nothing but mem- bers of the legislature. It is a very sim- ple matter, where the choice is to be made of one or at most two persons, to identify those for whom you wish to vote. But to send the average voter into a secret place with a long list, and only a couple of minutes to mark his prefer- ences among them, is likely to be con- fusing. THr TRADESMAN has in mind a number of estimable and conscientious voters, who would be as helpless as chil!- dren under such circumstances, and who certainly would delay the of getting the voting done before sun-down. business BISMARCKIAN DIPLOMACY. The attempt of the younger Bismarck to fasten upon Sir Robert D. Morier, now the English ambassador to Russia, the grave offence of communicating to Mar- shal Bazaine in 1870 the movements of the German army, is a proceeding as stupid as itis absurd. It has cemented the sympathies of French and English against the Germans, without convincing anybody that so astute a diplomat as Sir Robert could be guilty of such an offense. The only evidence on which the charge rested was a letter or dispatch of Ba- zaine’s, in which he spoke of a piece of intelligence received from London, where Sir Robert was mentioned as the authori- ty for it. But in a subsegent letter, on whose authenticity the German official press has tried to cast doubts, Bazaine denied having had any communication with the English ambassador. The barrack-manners Herr Bismarck showed when asked by Sir Robert to have the report contradicted in the offi- cial press, have not mended the matter. As the Germans have no reason for hat- ing Sir Robert, and no national motive for provoking the English, it is inferred that this move is another bit of Bis- marckian policy, and is intended to weaken the popular regard for the late Emperior. It is meant to be understood that he communicated to the English am- bassador what his duty to his conntry forbade him to make known, and thus imperilled the army and endangered its operations. It is certain that the Bis- marcks leave nothing undone to throw a shadow upon the late Emperor’s name, and, shameful as it seems, his unworthy son permits it, if he does not actually co- operate with them. Wecan put no other construction upon his selecting for a much prized decoration at the Holidays Herr von Putkammer, the very man whom his father so ignominiously dis- missed from office during his brief reign. Even the dismissal of Prof. Geffcken from arrest for the publication of parts of the late Emperor’s dairy is made the occasion to stigmatize these extracts as injurious to Germany. The House has passed the Nicaragua Canal charter, but with a number of un- friendly amendments. The action taken amounts to saying: ‘‘We cannot help granting what you ask, but we are de- termined that you shall get as little good of it as possible.’? The main reason for this is found not so much ina proper anxiety to guard the country against un- due risks, but in the preference for other enterprises than that which has now ap- plied for incorporation. The policy is very short-sighted, for che precedents set by the House Amendments, if followed in the incorporation of any other company, would create insuperable obstacles to its success. No company could. afford to construct a canal across the territory of Nicaragua with the proviso that the Con- gress of the United States shall have power to fix the rate of its charges for the use of the canal. And no company could raise money in Europe for a canal in which not a single European could be a director; yet without financial support in Europe the canal is an impossibility for years to come. And these restric- tions are accompanied by the require- ment that every share of stock shall be stamped on the back with a statement that the United States has no sort or de- gree of responsibility for the financial success of the enterprise. Itis hard to see how the House could have displayed a more unfriendly spirit towards an un- dertaking which our government ought to regard with prompt and earnest favor. The Board of Trustees of the Ohio Retail Merchants’ Association has framed two bills for legislative action—one pro- viding that ten per cent. of the wages of men who fail to pay their bills or fail to provide for their families shall be set aside as a credit fund, to be drawn on by persons furnishing them credit, and the other providing that a direct tax shall be imposed on dealers who go into atown or city and rent a room for temporary bus- iness which class is now prac- tically exempt from taxation of any char- acter. THE TRADESMAN wishes. the Buckeyes their endeavors to secure an umd footing before the law. purposes, suecess in Grand R apids now has six building and loan associations, a species of co-opera- tive banking which is becoming desery- edly popular in many other cities and towns in the State. Sooner or later it will be desirable to place these organiza- tions under State control, subject to the same rigid inspection which the State banks receive under the new law. THE TRA ADESMAN ‘notes with pleasure that the Philadelphia Retail Grocers’ Association has voted to re-affiliate with the Pennsylvania State body for the en- suing year. Four hundred dollars is a large per capita tax for one association to pay, but the investment will be like “bread cast upon the waters’’—it will return fourfold. AMONG ‘THE ‘TRADE. GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. Michael Steele succeeds Steele & Gard- iner in the broom business. The Strahan & Long Furniture Co. has changed its name to the Grand Rapids Parlor Furniture Co. Wm. E. White has sold his drug stock at 126 Canal street to D. E. Watters, who will continue the business. Bliven & Allyn will not remove to Monroe street, as previously announced, having concluded to remain on Pearl street. J. C. Hazleton has removed to this city from Petoskey and engaged in the grocery and bakery business at 719 Wealthy avenue. All the stock in the Grand Rapids Portable House Co. has been subscribed. The corporation will have $50,000 cap- ital. Thys Stadt will shortly move his hard- ware stock from Spring Lake to this city, locating on the corner of West Leonard street and Alpine avenue. Assignee Clark has filed the schedule | of assets and liabilities in the Geo. A. Hall failure, showing assets of $9,043.39 and liabilities of $8,911.50. A. R. Fernald, formerly manager of the general store of Dunham, Peters & Co., at Chase, has opened a boot and shoe store at 496 South Division street. Maggie Formby will not remove her confectionery business to the new Cody block, having effected a longer lease of her present location, 103 Monroe street. Will L. White and Wm. E. White have formed a copartnership under the style of White & White and will engage in the drug business in the corner store in the Morton House block, now occupied by M. H. Treusz:h & Bro. They will make the store one of the handsomest in the city. The opening will occur about April 1. AROUND THE STATE. Middleville—F. L. Blake has assigned to Clement Smith. Flint—J. C. Croul has sold his grocery stock to Green & Freeman. Reed City—C. W. Rickerd will remove his cigar factory to Kalkaska. Otisville—R. P. Alexander, of the firm of Alexander & Son, is dead. Marshall—C. H. Cook has bought the grocery stock of H. Coleman. Middleville—Dr. A. Hanlon has bought the drug stock or W. O. Clark. White Cloud—M. M. Cole has sold his hardware stock to Pursel Bros. Marshall—John Butler has grocery stock to Geo. Coleman. Glenn—L. O. Seymour succeeds Hutch- ins & Seymour in general trade. Ypsilanti—Rathfon & Damon succeed tathfon Bros. in the flour trade. Lapeer—Mapes & Carpenter Mellick & Mapes in general trade. Marshall—Chas. Hildebrant has bought the grocery stock of Wynne Phelps. Allegan—Wm. Harman has removed his novelty stock to Mishawaka, Ind. Concord — F. A. Purchase sueceeds Grover Bros. in the grocery business. Flint—Kellerman Bros. succeed Keller- man & Son in the upholstery business. Flint — Pettibone & McCall succeed Frank E. Willett in the clothing business. Montague—R. Herren has bought the meat market business of C. W. Johnson. Harrison — H. 8S. Rausch sueceeds Rausch & Hoover in the hardware bus- iness. Muir—W. S. Terrill is considering the removal of his harness business to Sun- field. Armada—Hibble, White & Preston sueceed Wm. E. Preston & Co. in general trade. sold his succeed Manistee — Hans Peterson succeeds Peterson & Nelson in the clothing bus- iness. Marshall—Snyder & Pryor’ succeed Thomas Rollinson in the undertaking business. Williamston—John Watkins succeeds Watkins & Casson in the boot and shoe business. Sunfield—John H. Hammond succeeds Carpenter & Hammond in ths hardware business. Kalkaska—Chas. FE. Ramsey succeeds Ramsey, Morgan & Jenks in the grocery business. Irving—A for for the Hughes & Co. oe & Green succeed . B. Gibson and Lyman Green in the grocery business. Muskegon—Jeannot & King succeed Jeannot, King & Co. in the produce com- mission business. Owosso—J. Van Vechten general stock has been closed chattel mortgage. Walkerville—Geo. N. North has put in a grocery stock, to be run in connection with his meat market. Lyons—John Bowman has sold meat market to Barras & Gee, who continue the business. Plainwell—M. Bailey has purchased a receiver grist has been applied mill firm of A. D. de ©6.’s out on his will drug store at Wabash, Ind., whither he has removed his family. Overinsel—Jacob Den Herder & Son is the style of the firm which ine John Scholten in general trade. Montague—John Timmer is closing cut his dry goods and millinery stock and will remove to Grand Rapids. Forest Grove—W. H. Struik has sold his general stock to Smallegan & Pikard, who will continue the business. White Cloud—Mrs. D. A. McIntire is closing out her dry goods and millinery stock and will retire from trade. Nashville—Albert Tungate has pur- chased the interest of Mrs. Burdick in the meat firm of Burdick & Ackett. Gilbert—Andrew Carlson has sold his general stock to O. & J. G. Carlson, who will continue the business under the style of Carlson Bros. Blissfield—A. D. Gilmore has been ad- mitted to partnership in the general firm of F. H. Brown & Co. The firm name remains the same as before. Traverse City—S. W. Perkins, formerly engaged in the manufacture of mince meat, has opened a grocery store and meat market in the Roland building. Greenville—Ed. Van Wormer has re- tired from the grocery firm of Van Wormer Bros. The business will be con- | tinued by Leroy Van Wormer under his own name. Ryerson — Soderberg & Donaldson have moved their boot and shoe stock into one of the new stores in the Soder- berg & Parke block. The other store is occupied by the new firm of N. Ander- son & Co., who handle gents’ furnishing goods. STRAY FACTS. Charlevoix—W. P. Brown has retired from the Bank at Charlevoix. Evart—lIt is reported that Allan Camp- bell, proprietor of the Bank of Evart, has disappeared. Detroit—J. b. Roe has been admitted to partnership in the grain commission firm of F. J. Simmons & Co. The style remains the same. Detroit—J. A. Roys & Co. are succeeded by the J. A. Roys Publishing Co. The capital stock is $25,000, fully paid up, distributed among five stockholders in the following amounts: J. A. Roys, 950 shares; Eliza J. Roys, 20; Elizabeth Roys, 10; Grace Roys, 10; Sherman A. Roys, 10. Coopersville—The Coopersville Grain and Provision Company held a meeting on Monday at the Bank, and elected the following directors: Roswell Lillie, D. O. Watson, R. D. McNaughton, Chas. Lillie, E. J. MeNaughton, Thos. Hines, F. D. Smith. At a subsequent meeting of the directors the following officers were elected: President, D. O. Watson; Vice-President, Roswell Lillie; Secretary and Treasurer, Thos. Hines. The Com- pany declared a dividend of 12 per cent MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Sullivan—Klise & Son have sold their sawmill to D. M. Welman. Milford—-The Milford Cultivator Co. is sueceeded by the Wells Cultivator Co. North Adams—Arnold & Hall succeed Hall & Arnold in the lumber and coal business. Tonia—Webber Bros. succeed Williams, Crookshank & Co. in the planing mill business. Detroit—Wm. I. Ely has merged his dowel business into a stock company un- der the style of the Ely Dowel Manufac- turing Co. Wolverine—The United States Veneer Works are negotiating for the purchase of the Chandler tract of hardwood land, in which case they will remove their fac- tory to Cheboygan. Moline—The Nordyke & Marmon Co. has sold the Moline roller mills to Henry Sprik and Sjerk Veenstra, both of Grand Rapids, who will continue the business under the style of Sprik & Veenstra. Cheboygan—A. A. Aldrich has bought twenty acres of land on the lake front, on which he will build a shingle mill and | will have a] box factory. The former capacity of 150,000 shingles per day. Bay City—Bousfield & Co. have ten feet staves on cars. in all, which will hold over 2,5 of staves. Detroit—The Detroit Radiator Co. ital $100,000, one-quarter paid in, nas been incorporated. ner houids 400 shares; Charles field, 200; Charles H. Hodge, 200, Walter S. and George H. Russel, Muskegon—The Island Lumber Ce. has been organized with a paid-up ecap- ital stock of $50,000, in the | lumber business at Sturgeon Bay, The stockholders are James M. Cook, of high, to hold ninety cords of The firm has thirty kilns 00 cords cap- stock and | to engage built eight new dry kilns, eighty feet long and ; Edward A. Sum- | Stinch- } 100 each. | Wis. | this place, Arend Vander Veen, of Grand Haven, and Wm. T. Addis, of East Sag- inaw. The latter holds 364 the other two 818 apiece. shares and FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. Pre Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one centa word for each subsequent insertion. No advertise- ment taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment. FOR SALE. rt SALE—STOCK Of DKUGS ASD FIXTURES FINE enough for any city. Invoice $1,800 to $2,000. Will trade for Grand Rapids city or farm property. Address, ‘‘ Druggist,”’ case Tradesman. 352 a SaLE— DESIRABLE BAKEHKY AND CONFEC- tionery establishment, inciuding oven and all necessary fixtures. Seven years in trade. Good run ofcustom. Correspondence s licited. er, No. 859. care Michigan Tradesman. 350 ge saLE—HOTEL IN GOOD KeSORT TOWN, WITH nineteen beds. House furnished complete. Price $3,500. $2,000 down, balance on time to suit. Poor health, reason for selling. Barn, 34x60. Sample room and livery office, 16x24, good livery. Mail and stage line in barn. House pay ing $100 per month now. For particular+, address “* Hotel,” care Tradesman. 349 re SALE—NEWS DEPOT, NOVELTY STORE AND ice cream parlor, cheap tor cash. Also city bill porting Stock, abous $2.000. Sickness, cause of sale. M. E. Higgins, Mendota, i. OR SALE—SECOND-HAND MACHINERY. ONE eightinch four-side Smith moulder; one Joslin re-saw; one Smith re-saw; exhaust fan; ee: pul- leys;, ‘ete. Cheap for cash. F. B Wiggins & Co., machinery depot, East Saginaw, Mich. 341 q OR SALE—CHEAP, SET OF TINNERS TOOLS AND machines. E. A. Hill, Coloma, Mich. 340 ywOR SALE—MILL SUf®PLIES. LARGE STOCK OF belting, packing and hose, glue, samd paper, oils, varnishes, etc. Alse new and second-hand machinery. Write us forprices. F.B. Wiggins & Co., East Sagi- naw, Mich. 342 VOR SALE—OUR RETAIL STOCK OF GROCERIES at 110 Monroe street, Grand Rapids. Goods are all new. The stand is in the best location in town and can be leased. Bemis Bros. 307 OR SALE—A CLEAN, WELL-ASSORTED STOCK OF general hardware, stoves and tinware. Tin shop in connection. Willinventory about $6,000. Located centrally and one of the best points for retail business in the city. Good reasons for selling. Address Hard ware, care Michigan Tradesman. 300 {OR SALE—GOOD RESIDENCE LOT ON ONE OF the most pleasant streets ‘“‘on the hill.”? Will ex- change for stock in amy good institution. Address 286, care Mich gan Tradesman. 286 WANTS. W? ANTED—A GENTLEMAN WITH CAPITAL TO IN- vestinthe business of Wholesale Manufactur- ing of Baking Powders and Flavoring Extracts, with one who has had five years’ experience in the business. Address Chemist, care Michigan Tradesman. 354 \ J ANTED—A position as bookkeeper. Four years’ experience- Best of references given. Address K., 63 Monroe St. 351 iv 7ANTED—SITUATION IN GENERAL STORE BY young man of 19. Two years experience and good references. Lock Box 19, Leroy, Mich. 353 y JANTED—TO EXCHANGE 100 ACRES OF TIM- bered land in Southern Illinois for horses or hardwood timber lands in Michigan or stock merchan- dise. Addrese &..°26 Michigan swreet, Chicago, $45 \ SANT me—av EXCHANGE OR SELL a GOOD BUS- iness property and stock of drugs. Real estate consists of two frame stores well located for business on corner. One store, 24x 80, with nice living rooms above. Other store, 20 x 60 (adjeining) one story. Large lots with garden spot, barn,ics house,ete. Title perfect. No incumbrance. The occupantis mow car- rying on a general store and doing a geod business, but is anxious to makeachange. Satisfactory reasons given. Will sell or exchange for a good business prop- erty in some lively railroad townin this state. Corres- pondence solicited. Address, 338, care Michigan Trades- 338 man. W a TUATION AS CLERK BY PHARMACIST who is registered by examination, Address Robert W. Hazeltine, 22 Henry St , Grand Rapids. 380 QItvaTI ATION WANTED—A COMMERCIAL TRAVELER WO is open for engagement. Large acquaintance with grocery trade in Michigan. Address Jackson, care Michigan Tradesman. 325 \ ANTED—EVERY STORE-KEEPER WHO READS } this paper to give the Sutliff coupon system a trial. It will abolish your pass books, do away with all your book-keeping, in many instances save you the expense of one clerk, will bring your business down to a cash basisand save you all the worry and trouble that usually go with the pass-Look plan. 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Weare Extensive Manufacturer Wehave three Western factories, a each of which we make Special Lines of Ss on the theory of merit, without Eastern shoddy. In one we make Ladies’, Misses’ and Children’s Shoes; in another, Men S and Boys’ Fine Sewed Shoes and, in the third, Men’s, Boys’ and Youths’ heavier grades of Boots and Shoes. It will prove to your adv antage to give our goods a trial. Headquarters for the Celebrated Wales-Goodyear Rubbers, FACTORIES: Fond du Lac, Wis. Dixon, Ill. Chicago, Iil. WILLARD H. JAMES, Salesman for the Lower Peninsula, P. O. address, Morton House, Grand Rapids, Mich. We furnish electrotypes of our Specialties for Customers. @ * e ea ASSOCIATION DEPARTMENT. Michigan Business Men's Association. President—Frank Wells, Lansing. First Vice-President—H. Chambers, Cheboygan. Seeond Vice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. Seeretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids. Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville. Executive Board— Piocidinmt; Cc. L. Whitney, Muskegon; Frank Hamilton, Traverse City; N.- B. Blain, Lowell; Chas. T. Bridgman, Flint; Hiram DeLano, ‘ANegan; Secretary. * Committee on Insurance—Geo. B. Caldwell, Green- ville; W.S. Powers, Nashville; Oren Stone, Flint. Committee on Legislation—S. E. Parkill, Owosso; A. Hydorn, Grand Rapids; H. H. Pope, Allegan. Committee on Trade Inter ests—Smith Barnes, Traverse City: Geo. R. Hoyt, East Saginaw; H. B. Fargo, Mus- kegon. Committee O. F. Conklin, Grand Rapids; Creek. Committee on Bu — Strong, Kalamazoo; Will . E. Crotty, Lansing, Loeal Secretary—P. J. Conne li, Muskegez. Offeial Organ—THE MICHIGAN TR ADESMAN. The following auxiliary associations are Op- erating under charters er anted by the Michi- gan Business Men’s Association: No. t—Traverse City B. M. A. W. Hastings. on Transportation—James Osborn, Omaaite ' ee C. F. Bock, Battle | ilding and Loan Associ iations—Chaun- Emmert, Eaton Rapids; President, J. W. Milliken; Secretary, E. No. 2—Loweli &. M. A. President, _N. B. Blain; Secretary, Frank T. '. King. ‘No. 3—Sturgis. >. = President, H. S. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn. "No. 4—Grand Rapids M. A. President, E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe. No. 5—Muskegon B. M. President, . John A. Miller; Secretary, C. T W hitney. No. 6—Alba cM AL President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin. a | ‘No. 7—Dimondale nM AL President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger. No. 8—Eastport B. M. A. President, F. H. Thursten; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston. - No, 9—Lawrence B. M, A. President, H. M. Marshall; Sccretary, J. Kelly. to. -40—Harber springs B.M. 4 President, W. 7. J. Clark; tary, A. L. ‘Thompson. o.11—1 rsley B. M. A. : President. = P Whipple: Secretary, G. W- Chanfty. | No. 12—Quincy B. M. a President, C. McKay; Secretary, Th Thos. Lennon. _ No. 13—Sherman B. MAL President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, Ww. J. Au No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M. A. President, S. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Havens. stin. No. 15—Boyne ‘City B. M. A. President, R. R. Perkins; 8; Secretary, F, M. Chase. No. 16—Sand Lake B. M. A. President, J. V. Crandall: Secretary, W. Rasco. No. i17—Plainwell B. M. A. President, E. A. Owen, Secretary, J. A. Sidle. No. 18—Owosso B. M, A. President, Albert Todd; Secretary, S. Lamfrom. No. 198—Ada B. M. A. President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel. No. 20—Saugatuck B. M. A. President, John F. Henry; Secretary, L. A. Phelps. No. 21—Waylaad B. M. A. President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt. No. 22—Grand Ledge B. M. A. Persident, A. B. Schumacher; ae, R. Clarke. ee No. 23—arson City B. M. A. President, “a zs Rockafellow; Secretary, C. G. Bailey. o. 24—Merley B&. M.A. Pnmiaaret 5 = Thurkow; Secretary, W. H. Richmond. No. 25—Paie B. M. A, President, Chas. B. Johnson; Secretary, H. D. Pew. No. 26—Greenville b. M. A. President. °R. Stevens; Secretary, Geo. B. Caldwell. No #7—Derr B. M. A. President, E. s. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher. No. 28—Chebeygan B. M. A President, A. J. Paddock; Secretary, H. G. Dozer. No. 29—Freepert B. M. A. President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough. Ne. 30—Oeeana B, M. A. President, A.G. Avery; Secretary, E. 8. Houghtaling. Neo. 31—Uharlotte KB. M. A. President, Thos. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury. No. 32—Coopersville B. M. A. President, W. G. Barnes; Secretary, J. B. Watson. No. 33—Charlevoix &. M. A. President, L. D. Bartholomew; Secretary, R. W. Kane. No. 34—Saranac B. M. A. President, H. T. Johnson; Secretary, Pr. tT. Ww illiams. i No. 35—Bellaire B. M. A. President, 2. Mw. Hems treet; Secretary, C. E. Densmore. No. 36— ithaca mM AL President, oO. F. Jackson; Secretary, John M. Everden No. 37—Battle Cr eek B. M. A. President, Chas. F. Bock; Secretary, E. W. Moore. _ No. 38—Scottville b. M. 4 | | President, H. E. Symons: Secretary, Db. w. a No. 39 -Burr Oak B. M. President, W. S. Willer; Secretary, F. Wy. Sheldon. Eee eee encom ee No. 40—Eaten Rapids B. M. A. President, C. T. Har secretary, Will Emmert. Ne. 41—8r : President, W O. Watson; No. 42—Fremone B. M. A. President. Jos. Gerber; Secretary C. ¢ C. J. Rathbun. _No. 43—Tustin B. M. A. _ A. Estes; Secretary,W. M. Holmes. enridge B.M. A. Secretary, C. E. Scudder. President, G. A. Es No. 44—Reed City B. M. = President, E. B. Martin; Secretary, W.H.S No. 45—Heyiviille B. M. President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. 7. Halladay. mith. No. 46—Leslie B. M. A. President. Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. . Gould. — "No. 47—Flint M. U. President, W. C. Pierce; Secretary, W- H. Graham. No. 48—Hubbarédston B. M. A. President, , Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor. No. 49—Lerey B M. A. President, A. Wenzell; Seeretary. Frank Smith. No. 50—Manistee B. M. A. President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary, c Grannis. No. 51—Cedar Springs B. meal President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W. Cc. Congdon. No. 52—G President, A. 8. Kedzie; reta No, 563—Bellevue B. M. - President, F: Frank Phel Ips; Secretary, John H. York. No. 54—tbouglas eR. M.A. i President, Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretary, C. B. Waller. | No. 55—Peteskey B. M.A. President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman. | Secretary, F. D. V nd Haven | M. B. M. A. ! i. i i Secretary; €. C. Dell, | M. Association Notes. The Executive Board and Insurance Commit- tee of the Michigan Business Men’s Association meets at Lansing on Wednesday to consider the insurance matter, the proposed changes in the exemption laws and such other matters as nat- urally come before the Board. Battle Creek Call: The Business Men’s Associ- ation held a meeting and elected the following officers for the ensuing year: F. Bock, Presi- dent: R. C. Parker, Vice-President: E. W. Moore, Treasurer; C. M. Ranger, Charles Gardner and T. H. Jennings, Executive Committee. Referring the last meeting of the local B. A., the Manistee Advocate remarks: A com- munication from the State Business Men’s Asso- to | ciation outlining a plan for the organization of | an insurance company No- 56—Bangor B. M. A. | . W. Drake; Seeretary, Geo. Chapman. No. 57—Roektford B. M. A. President, Wm. G. Tetft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham. No. 58—Fife Lake BK. M. President, L. S. Walter; Secretar; ,C.€ No. 59—Fennville B. MA. President F. S. Raymond: Secretary, FP. 8. Swarts. No. 60—Seuth Boardman B. M. A. President, a E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt. . 61—Hartford B. M.A. President, = % Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes. No 62—East saginaw M.A. President, G. W. Meyer; Secretary, C. W. Mu'holand. No. 63—RBvart B. M. A. President, C. V. Priest; Secretary, C. E. Beil. No, 64—Merrill B, M. A. President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton. No. 65—Kalkaska B. M.A. President, aoe G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom. o. 66—Lansing B. M. A. Beesident, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles. No. 67—Watervliet HK. M.A. President, Se. Parsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall. o. 68—ANegun B. M.A. eit A E. “Calkins: Secretary, E. T. V anOstrand. No. 69—Seotts and Climax B. M. A. President, Lyman Clark: Secretary, F. 8. Willison. Ne. 70—Nashville B. M.A, President, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. S. Powers. No. 71—Ashiey B. M. A, President, M. Netzorg; Secretary, Geo. E. Clutterbuck. Neo. 7 72—Edimore . Mw. A. No, 73—Belding B. M. A. President, A. L. ‘spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster. President, N A. Plakely. ~o. 74—Dnavison M. U. President, J. F. Cartwright; Secretary L. Gifford. No. 75—Teenmseh B. Mw AL President, Oscar P. Bills; Secretary, F. Rosacraus. No. 76—Kalamazoo B. M. “i.” a President, S.S.McCamly; Secretary, Chauncey Strong. 77—South Haven mw. AL J. Monroe; Secretary, S. VanOstrand. 78—Caledonia B. M. A. President, C. F. Williams; Secretary. J. W. Saunders. Ne. 79—_ta+t Jordan and So. Arm B. M. A, President, Chas. F. Dixon; Seeretary, L. C. Madiso: No. 80—Bay City and W. Bay City RB. M, A. President, F. L. Harrison; Secretary, Geo. Craig. President — No. Insuring Registered Mail. A New York insurance company has made arrangements for issuing policies on all registered mail matter, thus pro- tecting customers against al! loss while the registered matter is in process of earriage by the postoffice department. This plan of insurance, it is said, is not new, but attention is attached to it chiefly because of the readiness of the company to go into the business extensively. |of the insurance committee of Charlotte Business | held at the council rooms Tuesday evening and | the | President; | Fleury, ; elected for the year: ; rooms last | ize an auxillary B. M. A. j ' conversation at our meeting last evening. 1 in connection with the order was read and discussed. On motion the secretary was instructed to notify the chairman that the Manistee branch approved of the general plan as set forth in the communication. Charlotte Republican: The Men’s annual meeting Association was following officers elected: Jerrie Mikesell, Cc. B. Lamb, Vice-President; A. G. Lecretary; G. H. Spencer, Treasurer; Executive Committee, Geo. M. Fenn, O. E. Pack- ard and F. E. Piper. The next meeting will be held Tuesday evening and a full attendance is desired. A Palo correspondent writes as follows: At the second annual meeting of the Palo Business Men’s Association the following officers were President, Henry D. Pew; Vice-President, F. A. Hargrave; Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson; Treasurer, Ira S. Jeffers. The As- sociation has simply held its own during the past year in regard tomembership. It is in good working order, and the members. are «li elated over the results for the year just closed. Howard City Record: The Michigan Business Men’s Association Insurance Company has form- ulated a most novel and short-hand fire insur- ance scheme, which, with good, honest, capable men atits head, and the sanction of the Legis- lature [The Insurance Commissioner not the Legislature, is he tribunal before which the proposed organizations must run the gauntlet— Ep. TRADESMAN.| would do a rushing business. Plainwell Independent: The Plainwell Busi- ness Men’s Association held its annual election of officers Friday evening, with the following result: E, A. Owen, President; Geo. H. Ander- son, Vice-Presibent; J. A. Sidle, Secretary; Wm. Cox, Treasurer. There is M8in the treasury to begin the work of the coming year, and the gen- eral expression seems to be that the Association shall be continued. The present membership is forty. East Jordan Enterprise: The regular meeting of the Business Men’s Association on Monday last was largely attended. An arrangement was made between W. L. French and the Association for a daily passenger, freight and express service, starting from here at 6:30 a. m. and re- turning from Boyne Falls at11a.m. A requisi- tion for an extra mail service was drawn up, the object being to save the delay of thirty hours, which is now the fate of all mail arriving at the Falls on the 1a. m. train. A discussion on early closing resulted in a resolution to close all stores except druggists’ at 7:30 p. standard time every evening but Saturday until spring., Warn- ing to be given by the Company’s bell. Other points of minor importance were discussed, new members balloted for, drawn, and the 7. orders :| meeting adjourned. There was a meeting of the Muskegon Business Men’s Association at the night, which was fairly attended. The purpose of the special meeting was to dis- cuss the proposition sent out from the State Association relative to a stock insurance com- pany forthe business men. The question was thoroughly discussed, when it was finally de- cided to oppose the proposition, and in its stead to favor a local mutual insurance plan. It was thought that a local mutual insurance company could be organized to embrace, say three coun- ties, Muskegon, Ottawa and Oceana, on some- thing of the same plan as the Kent, Allegan and Ottawa company, with better results than the plan proposed by the State Association. The State Board will meet at Lansing next week, and will be attended by C. L. Whitney,who is a mem- ber, when the conclusion of the Muskegon Asso- ciation will be reported and discussed. ————@q-=_. = _- Gobleville Considering Organization. Jan. 10, 1889. Muskegon News: GOBLEVILLE, E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—Will you please send me informa- tion of the work necessary to be done to organ- and the amount neces- sary for charter and what it would cost to have you come here and organize us. Ithink that we can start a B. M. A. here very easily now. Yours truly AB oe East Saginaw Re-affiliates. LARK. East SAGINAW, Jan. 7, 1889. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR StrR—Enclosed find money order for $26.50, being amount due the State body from the East Saginaw Mercantile Association. We had on Oct. 1, 1888, fifty-three members in good stand- ing. Our Association is gaining at present. We are in hopes of getting all the business men of the two Saginaws in. Yours, Respecfully, C. W. MULHOLAND, Sec’y. ————©. -- <> Annual Meeting of the Cheboygan Asso- ciation. From the Cheboygan Tribune. The annual meeting of the Cheboygan Busi ness Men’s Association was heldin the council room last Monday evening. The following offi- cers were elected for the ensuing year: President—A. J. Paddock. Vice-President—J. J. Post. Secretary—H. G. Dozer. Treasurer—R. Rapp. Executive Board—James F. Moloney, E. Mould and Fred 8. Douglass. The matter of insurance was discussed and it was voted to favor the organization of a Busi- ness Men’s Insurance Company, in accordance with the recommendations of the Committe of the State Association. It was voted,in view of the false and exag- gerated rumors afloat in places through the State in regard tothe ravages of small pox in our village, to request the board of health to pre- pare a plain statement of the facts for publica- Charles ; tion in all the local papers. —_—~»_4 <2» They Approve the Insurance Plan. SoutH Haven, Jan. 8, 1889. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: Dear Srr—Insurance was the general topic of The interest manifested was strong in favor of the scheme proposed by the circular. President Mon- roe said if good men were put at the head, he could not see how it could fail of success, In working insurance under this plan, having only one office, it would seem as though you would require quite a corps of traveling agents to ex- amine risks. This would seem to us very ex- pensive. The matterof accepting risks would certainly cut quite an important figure, as con- cerns future success and prosperity. I am thor- ouhgly convinced that the South Haven B. M. A. will meet this matter half way. We appointed a committee last evening to canvas the members that were not present and as soon as they re- port to me, I will write Mr. Caldwell fully. All seemed unanimous on this one point—that you are entitled to our gratitude in aiding us to get out from under the old time Companies who have been regular leeches on eur business for years. Enclosed find $1 for two new members—and they are good ones, too. Very truly, S. Van OsTRAND, Sec’y. AROUND THE STATE. How the Insurance Plan is Regarded— Wayside Jottings. East SAGINAW, Jan. 14, 1889. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR Sir—In compliance to your request that I should sound your subscribers and members of the Business Men?s Association along my route, on the plan of insurance set forth in THE TraDEsMAN, I have to say that, metaphorically speaking, Michigan is all torn upon the insur- ence problem. JI halted first at Newaygo. As- sociation matters there are very quiet, but a number of the dealers were on the anxious seat with reference toinsurance. Dr. Lever believes there is life yetin the heart of the Newaygo Association and will put forth vigorous efforts to bring that body to its feet again. White Cloud is slumbering sweetly, yet her denizens volunteered the statement that the Association was a grand thing and ought to have been keptup. They are ready to espouse the new insurance and look hopefully to the day of deliverance. Fremont is alive, active and aggressive. Her Association means business, and will do her duty. One of the members is a keen, sharp shrewd insurance agent, who knows where his bread and butter comes from. Addressing the Association the other night, he advised them to keep out of the business and stated the old yarn about companies now playing to empty houses, etc. I havesaid he was a wise man, but he is also abrave man, else he would not have risked his reputation for varacity on such a statement, before such a body. Whitehall and “Montague are in a comatose condition. While they are growing hoarse in their supplications for deliverance, they make no move towards the goal of freedom. Shelby wears a smiling f Face over the prospect- ive return of half her premiums, and Pentwater is prepared to receive any good thing that knocks her down. Some of her tradesmen believed they had heard something about some new fangled plan or something of the sort and hoped there might be something in it. L udington has taken no formal action, though all who have heard of the plan are anxious to see the work go on. East Saginaw isa liberal patron of THE TRADEs- MAN andis always alive to her own interests. You may turn your eyes towards her for the tight. All along my route, the dealers who are alive to their interests are thorougly awake and fayvor- able to the plan of-insurance, as set forth in your paper. Yet there are an amazing number of intellectual drones who have neither thought nor read on the subject. It is noticeable to the commercial traveler that a marked increase towards the cash system has set in in the western half of Michigan, where the Associations have held sway and the cause is traceable to the organization and the agitation by THE TRADESMAN. Yet, although it has bat- tled valliantly for the retail trade; opposing un- scrupulous wholesalers, and has built up an institution which has collected a million of dol- lars of bad debts and saved many more; brought new life, energy and industries to scores of towns; dared to oppose that gigantic system of robbery, board insurance—yet men tell me they stopped THE TRADESMAN because it was of no use to them. They had fogotten the Fletcher law, the enactment of the uniform insfrance policy and, in many instances, the collection of many dollars through the Blue Letter. To a wayfaring man, this may seem like trying to cure the dry rot of ignorance with the core of ingratitude. I am glad to say, however, that your paper almost universally finds hearty wel- come by Michigan merchants and that all men acknowledge the benefits of the associations and are prepared to meet any innovation against insurance robbery with a liberal support. Respectfully, WRISELEY. 9 Inteiesting Meeting of the Traverse City B. M. A. From the Grand Traverse Herald. The adjourned meeting of the Business Men’s Association, Tuesday evening, was an important one, and was well attended. Philip Lang, J. H. Monroe and W. F. Harsha were elected to mem- bership. Considerable time was given to the discussion of the proposed Business Men’s stock insurance company, under the auspices of the State B. M Complying with the invitation given by the Grand Traverse county Agricultural and Industrial Society, at its annual meeting, the Association appointed H. D. Campbell, Thos. T. Bates, F. Friedrich, M. E. Haskell, B. J. Mor- gan, E. W. Hastings, S. E. Waite and J. Fowle Jr. 2 committee to meet the officers and trustees of the Agricultural Society, at a meeting called for Saturday, to jointly consider the interests of the society and make preliminary arrangements for holding the fair, next fall. A good deal of interest was manifested by the business men in the success of the asricultural society, and they will be glad to do all in their power to forward the interests of the society and make the coming fair a great success. Thisis but the beginning, and good results will follow. An adjourned meeting of the Business Men’s Association will be held on Tuesday evening, Feb, 22, at which time the question ‘of electric liggting will be discussed; its feasibility, prac- ticability, and possibility for our town. This is a subject that interests every business man in town, and it isearnestly hoped that every mem- ber of the Association will be present. President Milliken announced his committees for the ensuing year as follows: Trade interests—S. Barnes, S. C. F. Hamilton. Despres and Mannfacturing—C. K. Buck, Thos. T. Bates and W. L. Hammond. Transportation—M. E. Haskell, H. Montague and L. Newberry. Insurance—L. Roberts, J. Furtsch and J. G. Johnson. Improvements—F. Hamilton, W. Loudon and J. W. Hilton. The Executive Board consists of J. W. Milli- ken,S. Barnes, C. K. Buck, M. EH. Haskell, 1. Roberts, F. Hamilton, H. D. Campbell. a Annual Meeting of the Manistee Associa- tion. From the Manistee Democrat. The annual election of the Business Men’s Association was held on Monday evening and the fellowing officers were chosen, the President and Vice-President being re-elected: President—A. O. Wheeler. Vice-President—A. H. Lyman. Secretary—C. D. Grannis. Treasurer—J. E. Mailhot. Executive Board—A. 0. Wheeler, C. D. Gran- mis, Geo. KR. Scoville, E. KR. Weleh and C. DB. Gardner. Improvement Committee—R. and John H. McAnley. Committee on Trade Interests—H. W. Leonard, Cc. H. Hunt and H. W. McGoon. The Committee on Early Closing reported that most of the merchants had signed the agreement to close at 7 p. mM. This Committee has been working since the meeting and have secured the names of all merchants except F. C. Larsen, C. Michelson, dry goods, and Ole Holm, druggist, who refuse to close. J. B. Newcomb _ OS Annual Meeting ot the Evart B. M. A. From the Evart Review. The adjourned meeting of the Evart Business Men’s Association, which met Tuesday evening, was well attended. The Secretary and Treas- urer submitted their annualreports. The treas- ury showed $20.77 left over fromlast year. The following officers were elected: President—C. V. Priest Vice-President—E. F. Birdsall. Secretary—C. E. Bell. Treasurer—W. J. MeIlwain. Executive Committee—J. W. Turner, Geo. W. Minchin and V. R. Davy. The balance of the committees will be appoint- ed by the President. The feeling seems to be prevalent that the Association has plenty of work before it, and all interested are expected to join hands in aiding such enterprises as may seem best for the town. ee In railroad building, the year 1888 was not remarkable for the number of miles constructed, as compared with other years, but the building was of a most useful kind, and more efficient in local advantage to the people than almost any year’s building heretofore. The total milage was over 7,000, and of this the Southern tier of States claim 2,000, Kan- sas 600, and California 600. The mileage of 1888 was almost entirely local, in the way of branches or short connecting lines to facilitate quicker distribution of out and in traffic with the trunk lines. >_< It is always dangerous to build ona hollow foundation. Co-operative Banks. From the Boot and Shoe Recorder. The January meeting of the Boston Boot and Shoe Club proved unusually in- teresting, although the subject discussed is one not directly connected with the trade. In the reports of the speeches given in this issue the advantages of the plan of co-operative banks or building associations are ably set forth both asa means of individual profit and as an im- portant measure for aiding the working people. At a time when so much is being said about the condition and needs of the wage workers, and when so many visionary schemes are proposed, it isa relief to find something offered that is practical and simple while securing such decided benefits. The trade unions, for example, propose any amount of plans for securing grand results by legislative enactment or by the coercive power of their organization, but they neglect the obvious method of individual effort, with- out whieh all plans fail. As was well said by one of the speakers, there is no country in the world where wages are as high and the purchasihg power of money so great asin the United States. Itis, therefore, the fault of the individual if he does not take advantage of his posi- tion to improve his condition by saving something. The building associations have passed the position of experiment. They have proved their advantages beyond all ques- tion, and are to be found in successful operation in almost every section of the country. The interest which these or- ganizations should have for the manu- facturers was set forth by the speakers, who showed that habits of thrift and saving, which the building associations developed, improved the character of the workmen and thereby produced better results for the industry. It is the idle, dissipated and spendthrift workmen who are always making trouble in some form, and it is tarough them that work is rfeg- lected and the reputation of the product is injured. With the co-operative banks, or building associations, there is an in- centive for saving. Workmen are nat- urally more anxious for steady employ- ment and take more interest in the de- tails which are so necessary for the suc- cess of any establishment. Retail dealers are also interested in the same direction. As arule, a large por- tion of their customers are wage work- ers, and it depends on the habits of the latter whether the dealer’s business is profitable or otherwise. Spendthrifts are never good customers. They may, indeed, buy recklessly at times, but they are sure to want credit before long, and from slow pay they drift into chronic dead-beats, piling up bad debts on the dealer’s books. The man who takes the first step toward owning his home be- comes at once 4 desirable customer. He is necessarily more careful and conserv- ative. He must keep within his income, and will be more likely to have the cash for what he needs. The dealer with the proper effort can secure such men as reg- ular customers, and count on a perma- nent increase in his business. It is highly important, then, that these associations should be encouraged by both manufacturers and dealers, as in fact they should be by all right-minded citizens. There is the direct inducement of profit on the investments, which of itself is sufficient ts enlist capital, and there is the additional motive in indirect benefits through the improvement in the condition of a large class who would not otherwise be influenced to habits of saving. This is, of course, all aside from the purely philanthropic motive, which looks only to the improvement in the general welfare of society. ——__—+>_o<__—_—- Sardine Fishing, Sardine fishing begins in May or June, and sometimes lasts as late as November. Boats come from Dournenez to take ad- vantage of the early run, and, as the season wanes, return. At times there are aS many as 1,200 boats engaged here in the pursuit. These boats are about thirty feet long, entirely open excepta short deck at the stern, and carry two masts that can readily taken down. The sails have no booms, and whenever a tack is made they have to be run down and put up on the opposite side of the mast—the windward side. When at work the rigging is sometimes com- pletely cleared away so that the boat has no appearance of being adapted to sails. It is then pulled along by huge sweeps. The fish are not caught by inclosing them as when a seine is used, but the net, which is of small mesh and made of linen thread, often dyed blue to render it less apparent in the water, for the sardine is wary, is made to trail straight behind the boat. That? is, the net, about twenty feet long and six or eight feet broad, is weighted on one long edge and buoyed with cork floats on the other, so that when it is in the water it assumes an up- right position through the water, by one end, as the boat is moved slowly along. The patron mounts the little deck at the stern with a bucket of bait called roug, the eggs of the codfish, under one arm, and his keen practiced eye ranging the wave. He scatters alittle of the roug on one side of the net when he discovers the proximity of the fish, and they rise in a shoal to take it. This is the critical moment. He throws a quantity on the opposite side, and the fish, making a dash for it, areentangled in the meshes. When the sardines are numerous, the boat does not halt to take the net on board, but by giving it a certain pull the meshes are tightened, and witha buoy to mark it, it is cast off and left till afull catch is made. Somany fish have been known to entangle themselves that their weight carried the net down and it was never recovered. Another net is immediately put out, and the operation is repeated until the nets are all used. Then comes the picking up and the extraction of the fish, the latter work being performed with great care, because handling the fish injures them. The net is caught up at the ends and see-sawed until the fish drop into the bottom of the boat, where they remain until the arrival in port. A Merchants should remember that the celebrated ‘‘Crescent,’? ‘‘ White Rose ”’ and ‘‘ Royal Patent’’ brands of flour are manufactured and sold only by the Voigt Milling Co. — 7 The reward of one duty is the power to fulfill another. What the Fennville As sscciation Has Done. FENNVILLE, Jan. 14, 1889. E. A. Stewe, Grand Rapids: Dear SrR—The annual meeting of the Fenn- ville B. M. A. was held Jan. 3 at Dickinson & Raymond's hall. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: F. 8S. Raymond, President. E. E. Jarvis, Vice-President. A. J. Capen, Secretary. W. W. Hutchins, Treasurer. In praise of the Association, I will give some of the benefits derived from it: First, the Fennville Roller Mill, which was talked of for three or four years, now is moving with a full set of rolls, doing as good work as any mill can do and at a good profit for the time it has been running. : Second, stopping of the fast train. 1. Petition after petition had been sent in, but availed nothing. Assoonas the log was rolled across the track and chained by the Business Men’s Association unitedly, the engineer became aware of the fact that it would pay toset his air brake at Fennville, as we gave him more passengers than most any other station on the road—some of larger business capacity. There are some other things wnich we arein hopes to derive some benefit from in the near future. one of which is the raising of the ped- dlers’ license to such a sum that it will be im- possible for more than one in every thousand to reach it. I hope this will be looked up thoroughly. Some time when I have more time, I would like to say a few words on what I think the man- ufacting ¢ ompi inies will sooner or later have to come to, us there is the starting point of all bus- iness. saa te tfully. A. J. CAPEN, Sec’y. ———o<——— Wiil Insure i in ‘the M. 5 M. Insurance Co. Cim1ax, Jan. 8, 1889. E A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: _ Dear Str—At the last regular meeting of the Scotts and Climax B. M. A., the following reso- lution was passed: Resolved, That we will co-operate with Mic hi- gan Business Men’s Association, in perfecting a B. M. A. Insurance Co., on the plan put forth by the Insurance C ommittee, and that we will in- sure in said Company as fast as our present poli- cies expire. You can look for all the help we are able to give and we will do our part in the matter. Yours truly, FE. L. Willison, Sec’y. aes HARDWARE. The Hardware Market. Steel nails still hold firm. Wire nails are still demoralized. Barbed wire is without change. Pig lead is a little firmer, which will produce an advance in shot and lead pipe. The two manufac- turers of granite iron ware have gotten out anew list, increasing the discount from 25 per cent to 3344 and 10. The new lists are now in the hands of the jobbers, from whom they may be ob- tained on application. The jobbers have advanced rope. Prices Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. yew, O10 Style 60 Sees. ee 60 COGS 40 cca Pomme 23 Jennings’, ‘imitation eo 50&10 AXES. First Qual ity, & B Beonze. 6. $ 7 00 DD 8 Urome. 11 © . & BS Steel... 8 50 - bm B Steel. 13 00 BALANCES, dis, Sr : BARROWS. dis Retiroad .... «5... ee Garden. net 33 00 BELLS, dis. Bene 60£10&10 COW es. 70 Call See ero CO ee 25 IDGOE, SARBENE 60&10 BOLTS. dis. SOOM e > oO Carmage new fist... 7O&10 PIOW ooo 50 eels SHOC (oe 70 Wrought Barcel Bolts... 60 Cast Borre: BOs 2 40 Cast Burrell, brass KiiOpS.../............... 49 os Square Spring....... Se 60 Cacti Cham ee. 40 Wroucght Barrel, brass knob....... _....._.. 60 Ww rought Square. 60 Wrought Stmk Plush... 60 Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush.. .60&10 ves Boor... ee 60£10 BRACES. dis. as... 40 BACKUS 9... 8 Hi .-.-. SOMO So 50 ae ea net BUCKETS. Well, plain. $ 3 50 Well Saver 4 00 BUTTS, CAST. dis. @ast Boose Pin, figured...-..0) 6. T0& Gast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed. ..........-- FO& Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..........60 Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.........- 60£10 MWirowent Boece Pin. oo 60£10 Wrought Eocse Em, zcornm tip......-.._.. _.. 60&05 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned ......_... 60&05 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped. 60405 Wrought fable 0 60&10 Wrought Inside Bind. ==. 60&10 Wrought Brass. 75 Blind @lartkese oe 70&10 Blind, Pee 70&10 Blind, PHeparas 8 7 BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle. list April 17, 85... ._.... 40 CARPET SWEEPERS. Bissell No.5. 0.0 per doz. $17 00 Bissell No, 7, new drop pan ......_. 19 @# Bissell Grand... se . 36 00 Grand "Rapids ec a 24 00 MREC 7 15 00 CRADLES, Gra dis. 50&02 CROW BARS, lst Ste per ib 04 Trou, Steel Pomts....---. 34% CAPS. | De perm 65 Hees Oe 60 Ce t 35 PMIRCE ee . 60 CARTRIDGES. Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list. . 50 Rim Hire, United States. ..0000000 00000 dis. 50 Centres: Wire: dis. 25 CHISELS. dis. Secke€ Firmer: 7O0&10 Seeket Wraming =... 70&10 Becket @ermer 70&10 MOCKCL SHCER ..8. 70&10 Butchers tanped Hirmer 0)... 40 Barton’s Socket Firmers...../:.. oes. 20 Cold. ee net COMBS. dis. Curry, Dawrenee'’s. |... 4010 PIGGCNIRPOR oe 2 CHALK. White Crayons, per #ross..:......- 12@12% dis. 10 cocks. aa BAChIne Ss oo _ Pe ee eee Beer 40840 WeWRA ee 68 COPPER. Planished, 14 oz cut to size...... per pound 33 Pees Tene 1x6) 31 Cold Rolled, teene and t4xeo 29 Cold Rolled, Pee 29 BOUGMS oo 30 DRILLS. dis. Morees Bit: SERS sc, 40 Paper and straight Shank. .....-............ 40 Memes Taper seank. (2). ee 40 DRIPPING PANS. Small sizes, ser pound ........ eee ous a 07 arge sizes, per pound: .......... 2... co. oe ELBOWS. Com. 4 picee Gin. 3... 2. G02, ne6 CGSFOQRNCR oe ae dis. oe Adjustable...... Sees, Be imal eae .... dis. 4%&10 The Leading Hardware House in West- ern Michigan. The Finest Sample Room in the' State. EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark’s, small, = large, ee 30 ives 1 te SO eee 25 ! 3. List. dis. American File Association List............. 6610 ee GO&19 NCW American 60410 oo Se a: 60&1) ee 50 Heller’ 4 Perse HASpe 50 GALVANIZED IRON. Ios. 16 to 20; 22 and 24- 2% and 26; 27 28 List 12 1 14 15 18 Discount, 60 SAU > nigel dis. Stanley Rule and Sa ete Ss 5 HAMMERS. Naydole @ ©O.8...00....... ee. dis = SO dis. Werkes & Pramirg.. dis. 40810 Mason's Solid Cast Steel................. 30¢ list 50 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand....30ce 40410 HINGES, Gate, Clark's, #23 oe, dis. 60 State Meee ey icc uc cece per doz. net, 2 50 — Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and 34 10 844 ™, ‘ "ie Nee ee ule dita adie dis, dis. Barn Door Kidder Mf. co Ww ood track... .50&10 Champion, anti-frietion...-................ - 60610 Kidder, eee 40 HOLLOW WARE el, 60&10 Metis 60&10 Speers - 60410 tiv CHAMICICG 50 i HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, sounped Mim Ware new list 70&10 gapunned Bim Ware... 8... = Gramic tran Waret ..... ao) HOES. Grap ts $11, dis. 60 Gaps 11.50, dis. 60 u00 ..... $12, dis. 60 HORSE NAILS. Au eee dis. B&10@25€10& MUMIA cc, ec dis. 5&10&2! bose, IWORUEWESSERE dis. 1041045 KNOBS—New List. dis, Door, mineral, jap. trimmings _......_. oe 55 wide not less than 2-10 extra Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings. ...._.. ... 55 Door, porcelam, plited trimmmings........ .. 55 Door, porcelvin, trimmings... .. 55 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain. oa ed) Preture, H. bE. Judd & Co.’s.....___.... 4010 | emaAcHG 5 | LOCKS—DOOR. dis tussell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ..... 55 Mallory, Wheeler & Co.'s. ee 55 Bete 55 Momeeles .. 2. 55 LEVELS. dis Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s 70 MATTOCKS. Waza Bye = 00, dis. 60 eG , dis. 60 Pts 1S. 50, dis. 20&10. MAULS. dis. Sperry & Co.'s, Post, handled... .._.... 50 MILLS. dis. Coffee, Parkers CO7s oo... 40 P.S. & W. Mic. Co.'s Malleables.... 40 Landers, Herny dc Clarks: 2.0.1... 40 > BaeCrpIIse oe 5 MOLASSES GATES. dis. Seppins Patter 60&10 Steppin s Genuine === 60&11 Enterprise, self- ee. ee. 25 AILS | Advance above a aniie FENCE AND BRADS. DOG ta GO ee. 25 M00 ee. 10 fe ae 25 foand ie... 40 COS a 60 SS ee 1 00 —.... 1 50 FINE BLUED Ce 1 00 eee 1a ee: 2 00 CASTING AND BOX. Pee GO SO ee. 50 EE 60 Stee cs Sa tote 8 90 AG tS ee. {1 10 Ce. 1 50 COMMON BARREL, a 25 Ee a 2 CLINCH. 12and ixineh. =e. . 1 35 2 and 24 ee ee ip Te 1 00 SICH. 85 oe ae a CN 1) Each half keg 10 cents extra. OILERS dis. Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent.................. 60&i0 ine, with brass bottom... 50 Brass or Copper... 50 Meaper per gross, = net Glmstezas 50&10 PLANES. dis. Ole Yoo! Cos, fancy... 40@10 petots Benen. @60 Sandusky Tool Co.'s, faney................. 40@10 Benel first Quaiity |... es @60 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood. . - -20&10 PANS. ry, ACme dis, 5010 Common, posed 0 ys dis. 6010 RIVETS. dis, Frou and Framed... 50 Copper ives and Burs .3.........00.0 2.2 50 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. ““A*? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 =" 10 20 ‘*B”? Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 Broken packs 4c ~ pound extra. ° OPES. Sisal, 144 inch and dae ee 13 CT Tn et 15% SQUARES. dis, Seeeb and Fron oo 70X10 ‘ey and Bevery... 60 a , 20 SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Com. mos, 1000 Pe 4 20 3 00 Nos, 15 to 17 Se 4 20 3 00 MOS: MIO Se 4W 3 10 POOR Pet SE oe ee 40 3 15 ag - te2e 4 40 3 35 Resse ee . 460 3 35 ae sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches SAND PAPER. Hist ace=. 19 So... dis. 40 SASH CORD. Silv er Lake, White A. list 50 rnp sh... ia 55 White 6.................... . O ’ se e..................... 7 oo ea WikteC 2. 30 Discount, 10. SASH WEIGHTS. Solid Byes per ton $25 SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR FILLERS, ®& Miles’ ‘“Challenge’’....per doz. #20, = WC@B£05 Perey... 1.6... .. per ‘doz. No. 1, $15; N No. 0, a ee R21; dis. BOOKS Draw Cut We. 4... 5... each, $30, dis 30 Hterprise Mie Co... dis. 20&10@30 CRVCR dis. 40&10 SAWS. dis. Disston’s < oeuINe 45@A5&5 a ts... 4EX@AB KS im IHG LHGWBKS *Extras sometimes given by jobbers. Athineg CMmeniar - 9 “ Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot, _ - W Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 50 ‘* Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 ““ Champion and Electric Tooth X Guts, per feee 8 TACKS. dis mmerican. ali kinds... 8... 60 SCC E GN ee, 60" Sweees, QIbEiNGs 60 Gimp and idee... [ 60 Cigar Box Nails. SO Finishing Naiis..... 50 Common and Patent Brads...... Leek 50 Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Packe. |... BO Grunk aud Clout Nats 50 Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails.......... . 45 Mentherea Carpet Paems... ..........____.. 35 TRAPS. dis. Steel, Ganfe........ ee 6010 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s.......... ao Oneida Community, Hawley « Norton's .. 70 Hotehkiss’ .... _. . 70 FS. & W. Mee ogre Lo. iO Mouse, homer... |... |... _-. S86 per doz. Mouse, delusion .._._.._._. . $1.50 per doz. WIRE, dis. Brieht Maret. = | ere Annenied Market............... 10K Coppered Market... 62 Extra Bailing ... (Winned Magiet. 621, Ginned Broom... per pound 06 Tipned Watircss = per pound BY Cop Were SORES Ce ) Tinned Serine Sseer 4010 lain Fe ne Coe e per pound 03 Barpea Penée salvanized................... $3 75 ch Ae "3 00 Copper. new list ne —...ldlClCsCsé«Ci‘(i‘j..... . WIRE GOODS, dis. Brieot... ee merew Byes 8 . - 70810410 Hoge Ss... .:...... -TO&1INKI0 Gate Hooks and Byes................ -T&IOK10 WRENCHES. dis. Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled........... 30 oes Coo 50 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........ W5 Coe's Patent, malleable.........- 75410 MISCELLANEOUS. dis. ira Caves eee 50 Pumps Cistern i 73 Sercwe, Now Bist 2&05 Casters, Bed and Plate.......-...----- + WLIOK - Pomepers, Amerie¢an....-.. Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods...... 663% S Copper Bottoms... 30¢ ™M ETALS. PIG TIN. rei... .20e rete 30¢ COPPER. Duty: Pig, Bar and Ingot, 4c; Old Copper, 3e Manufactured (ine luding all articles of which Copper is a component of chief value), 45 per cent ad valorem. For large lots the following quotations are shaded: INGOT. “Anelios qe ee ZINC. Duty: Sheet, 2%c per pound. 600 pound CAeee 6% Per pOune I@i* LEAD. Duty: Pig, $ per100 pounds. Old Lead, 2c per pound. Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound. ACCA @S5 UNC a. oe @5 EE Reeet ys. 8e, dis. 20 SOLDER, ao... _.. Extra W RE a ieee alts eee ele elt al 13% The prices of the many other qualities of solder in the market indicated by private brands, vary according to composition. ANTIMONY. COOESON. per poured j4%q en Hk TIN—MELYN GRADE. Wxaa (6, Conreoat ol ..8 6 00 14x20 IC, oe See ee 6 00 12x12 IC, ee 6B 1 40 00 10x28 IC ee 10x14 IX, Oe tS 14x20 IX, ee i @ 12x12 IX, Fee ees cee eee _.. oo 14xi4 IX, eee. 12 3 20x28 IX ee. Each additional X on this grade, $1.7 TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE, MOxIt IG, CHarege $5 46 14x20 IC, o 5 40 12x12 IC; a 14x14 IC, 29x28 IC, bal 10x14 IX, . 14x20 IX, . 12x12 1X, ral 14x14 IX, 20x28 IX, Eayh additional X on this grade, $1.50. ROOFING PLATES. 14x20 IC, Terne M. De 87 60 Ree 15 %5 14x20 IC, ce wacccaed eee cease 5 5O 14x20 IX, Ke A 7 00 29x28 IC, - a. 11 6D 14x20 IC, ° Aligway Grade............ 4 90 14x20 IX, ee. 6 4 2x28 IC, - ne ee 10 20x28 IX, on . Oe ee ae, 13 50 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. por Beer eee eae coe ade cs $12 00 ex, See sea cil oa twee eu es 13 BO 14x! ae for (0. : 8 Boi ers, per I oesian a 09 The Michigan Tradesman AN EARTHQUAKE OR A BOY. In the early part of a certain summer the selectmen of alittle New England town determined to erect a high pole, on which a new flag was to be raised on the coming Fourth of July. According to the ordinance which they passed, this pole was to be set up on the highest point of land within a mile of the Town Hall. provided the owner to such land should consent. The town people were very glad to have the pole and it was expected that the raising of the new flag, with the at- tendant speeches and other ceremonies, would be avery interesting event, and would attract not only the town-folk but many persons from the surrounding country. But after the matter had been talked over for a day or two, some of the more thoughtful of the inhabitants of the town began to find an objection to the ordin- ance. ‘The selectmen did not think what they were about,’’ said Mr. Silas Markle, the schoolmaster, ‘‘when they voted to put the pole on the highest point of land within a mile of the Town Hall. I have surveyed pretty much all the ground about here and I know that Mullein Hill on old Jimmy Haskins’ farm, is higher than any other land in the neighborhood. The next highest is the hill on Mr. Up- ton’s place, but that is at least six feet lower than the highest part of Mullein Hill. Nowit is my opinion that if that pole is put up on Jimmy Haskins’ prop- erty he will levy toll on everybody who goes to the celebration. We all know he don’tallow people to walk over his fields, but he will jump at a chance like this to make money.”’ ‘‘That’s so,’’ Said a bystander. ‘I be- fieve he got the thing passed himself, just to screw pennies out of his friends and neighbors. He knows very well that his hill is higher than any land near the town.”’ The day after this Mr. Jimmy Haskins was in one of the stores of the place, where there was a good many people eollected, when one of his neighbors asked him a plain question. ‘‘Mr. Has- kins,’’ said he, ‘‘if the pole is set up on your land you’ll let everybody go free to the hill, wont you?’’ Old Jimmy Haskins smiled and did not immediately answer, and then he said: ‘When the flag-pole is set up on Mullein Hill I want everybody in this town and every one within thirty miles around to attend the celebration, and they'll all be free to come though my big gate and to walk up to the hill, provided—And I'll let you all know the provision when the time comes.’’ And then he smiled again. “You seem to feel pretty sure, Mr. Haskins,’’ said his neighbor, ‘‘that your hill is the highest point of land in the neighborhood.’’ “Of course | am sure of it,’ Said the id man. ‘i know just as well as I know anything that Mullein Hill is six feet higher than any other ground in these parts, and nothing can change that state of affairs except an earthquake.”’ ‘‘Or a boy,’’ said a youthful voice from the outside of the little group. The voice was not very loud and few persons heard it. Certainly Jimmy Has- kins did not. The youthful voice be- longed to George Upton, a lad between thirteen and fourteen years old. George, as wellas the other boys in the town, was full of enthusiasm about the flag- pole, and he had had strong hopes that the hill on his father’s farm would be found higher than Mullein Hill. But on talking the matter over with Mr. Markle he had been assured that this would not be. He had thought a great deal upon the subjeet, and while listening to Mr. Haskins’ boasting talk in the store, had hit upona plan to change the state of affairs which the old man had said could be altered only by an earthquake. “The pole ought to be on our hill any- way,’’ he thought, ‘‘for it’s near the road and everybody could come in without walking through a long, dirty lane. Be- sides ’m not going to stand by and see old Jimmy Haskins taking two or three cents from every person who goes to the flag-raising.’’ It must be admitted, however, that Master George’s plan was prompted a good deal by personal feeling. He would be very proud to have the great pole set up on his father’s land. Mr. Silas ek: who was the sur- veyor of the town as well as the school- master, had been informed by the com- mittee having the matter in charge that on the twentieth of June, which fell on a Saturday, they would employ him to ascertain the proper point of land on which to erect the flag-pole. This gave George but one week to carry out his plan, and he therefore set to work with great energy. Having first obtained his father’s permission, he called together a number of his boy friends and announced what he intended todo. If Mullein Hill was six fieet higher than the hill on their place, he would make the latter seven or eight feet higher than it then was, and if the other fellows would help him, he believed this could be done without the ‘assistance of an earthquake. His plan, as explained, was wildly approved by the boys, and as this was vacation time, ‘George and his companions began their great work early on Monday morning. Wheelbarrows, crowbars, shovels and spades were borrowed, and Upton’s Hill soon became the scene of great activity. verything was done undercGeorge’s di- rections and he began operations by wheeling all the large stones that could be picked up in the field to the top of the low, round hill. These were spread over a space of fifteen or twenty feet in di- ameter, and formed the base of the mound to be built. Earth was wheeled up to fill in the spaces between the stones; sods and smaller stones and earth were piled up, layer upon layer, until, toward the end of the week, the top of the mound was about eight feet from its foundation. There were mere than twenty boys en- gaged in the work, and they labored every day with great enthusiasm. George built his mound a good deal smaller at the top than at the bottom, and, as faras possible he made it con- form to the shape of the hill. The out- side of it was covered with sods and earth, and when finished it presented a very creditable and solid appearance. When the committee, with Mr. Markle, started out on the following Saturday on | AmosS, Musselman 860, their tour of inspection, they were met at Mr. Haskins’ gate by that gentleman himself. ‘‘You are welcome to measure Mullein Hill,”’ he said but of course it is a mere matter of form. I am perfectly willing to have the pole set upon my land, but I intend to charge each person coming here asmall toll to pay for the There is wear and tear of the ground. nothing in the ordinance to prevent that.’’ When the height of Mullein Hill had been ascertained, the committee started off toward the Upton farm. “There is no use going any further,” said Mr. Haskins. ‘‘We know all about the other hills round here.”’ ‘“There’sa point of landon Mr. Upton’s place I wish to measure,’’ said Mr. Mar- kle. “Stuff and nonsense,’’ said Jimmy Has- kins, but he followed the party. Nearly all the boys in town and a great many other people were assembled at Upton’s Hill wheft the committee arrived there, and when Mr. Jimmy Haskins saw the mound that had been raised, his sur- prise and rage were very great. He in- sisted that the height of this mound should not be measured, for it was nota natural formation. But the committee declared that the ordinance called for the highest point of land, without reference to the manner in which it was formed. The measurements were made and the top of the mound found to be nearly three feet higher than the summit of Mullein Hill. On the Fourth of July the flag was raised on the pole, which was firmly set in George’s mound. The pole was high, the flag was a beautiful one; everybody cheered and was happy. and no one paid a cent for the privilege of being present at the celebration. “T thought nothing but an earthquake could make any of these hills higher than mine,”? grumbled Mr. Jimmy Haskins, “but I forgot that there were such things as boys.’’ FRANK R. STOCKTON. $1, 000 REWARD iY THE LARGEST AND BEST CLEAR LONG HAVANA FILLED SUMATRA WRAPPED CIGAR SOLD FOR & CENTS. We acree to forfeit One Thousand Dollars to any person j= proving the Filler of these Cigars to contain anything but Havana Tobacco. DILWORTH BROTHERS. SOLE AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. WANTED. POTATOES, APPLES, DRIED FRUIT, BEANS and all kinds of Produce. If you have any of the above goods to ship, or anything in the Preduce line, let us hear from you. Liberal cash advances made when desired. KARL BROS., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: FIRST NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapide. BELKNAP WAGON & SLEIGH GO. Manufacturers of BALANAP'S PAT SLEIGH Business and Pleasure Sleighs, Farm Sleighs, Logging Sleighs, Lumbermen’s and River Tools. We carry a large stock of material and have ev- ery facility for making first-class Sleighs of all kinds. Grand Rapids, SHOP, Cor. Front and First Sts.. forest f = i Ani Ie ABSOLUTELY oR y rate Sten THESE GOODS ARE “PAR EXOELLENCE” Pure, Healthful and Reliable, warranted to give satis- faction in every particular. For sale by wholesale and retail grocers throughout tht United States. Bros., Manufacturers, Cleveland and Chicago. VouWwIE DO YOU HANDLE IT? Ewes : ' [eG cauan 4 Rel MEDICATED HOG CHOLERA.—Cause, Cure and Prevention. Cir- culars & Testimonials Free For sale by Druggists, Gro- ce:s, etc. Gives Universal Satisfaction for Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Sheep, Colts, Calves, Pigs, Lambs. Has the finest line of illustrated advertising and most attractive Lithograph | Label. List price reduced August 1, 1888. A 75 cent. cash guarantee on every box you sell, 1,000 illus- trated circulars in each case. tubbe rstamp and self-inking pad free with your first order through jobber. Special directions for building upa large trade with ey ery shipment. Our new Circu- lar, ‘Hog Cholera—Cause, Cure and Pre- ventive,” is attracting universal attention. Contains the most scientific and practical facts in regard to this terrible disease, and only known positively successful treatment. Gives valua- ble information in regard to swine-raising for large profit. See ether circulars for all kinds of stock. The facts contained in these circulars are worth many dollars to every enter- prising farmer or stockman. Dealers! We hav e withdrawn our salesmen and solicit a continu ance of your trade through prominent jobbers. Send to them for their special circular“TO THE TRADE,” for full information in regard to rub- ber stamp—free—and : = our GRAND CASH PRIZES. See circulars for testimonials of reli- able dealers from all parts of the country. This trade is about equally divided between drug- gists, general dealers and grocers. A good trade for one insures a satisfactory trade for the other. Order at once, save freight and commence turn- ing your money every thirty or sixty days, at 71 per cent. profit. SOLE MANUFACTURERS: The German Medicine Comp’y Minneapolis, Minn. For sale in Grand Rapids, Mich., by Hazeltine «& Perkins Drug Co. and Haw kins & Perry, whole- sale grocers. THE GERMAN RLS mers Rae aula Funt, MICH. To THE MERCHANTS OF MicHican — We offer Marble and Granite Monuments at a closer margin of profit than any Concern in the State. Write for estimates on Building Stone or 2zemetery work. First class material and work- manship only. SAM'L MOFFEYYT, Manager, bB a \ amount and & willtry to buy them W. T. LAMOREADX, 71 Canal Street. DANIEL LYNGH Successor to FRED D. YALE & CO,, Manufacturer of Flavoring Extracts, If you have any to offer send samples and Baking Powder, Bhimng, Etc. And Jobber of Grocers and Draggists’ Sundries, Call and inspect our new establishment when in the city. 19 S. IONIA ST. EB BMA. | AX Abso ATTENTION, RETAIL MERCHANTS Increase your Cigar Trade by selling the B.M. A. = | BIM A. Named in Compliment to the wn Michigan Business Men’s’ Association, And especially adapted, both in Quality and Price, to the requiremerits of the RETAIL GROCERY TRADE. 1K BhOT PRICE, $30 PER THOUSAND. O Gent Cigar on arth! The Telfer Spice Company, | MANUFACTURERS’ AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS. BOOK-KEEPING WIPED OUT! No Pass Books! No Charging! No Posting! __ No Writing! “|. No Disputing of Accounts! No Change to Make! TRADESMAN Gredit COUPON Book! THE NEWEST AND BEST SYSTEM ON THE MARKET. We quote prices as follows: $2 Coupons, per | hundred eee eee: $2.50 Se ee ee 3.00 $19 i eee eee . 4.00 $20 : . 5.00 Subject to the following discounts : Orders for 200 or OVED.... 0. eee ease = per, cent. “ ‘cs se | er eee 20 Send in Sample order and put your business on a cash basis. K. A. STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids, Alfred J.Brown ——JOBBER IN—— Foreign, Tropical and California FRUITS Cranberries, Sweet Potatoes] and Grapes. Bananas, Our Specialty. 16 and 18 No. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Nuts PUTNAM We carry a large stock of al! kinds of Foreign and Domestic Nuts and are prepared to sell in any quantity. & BROOKS. The Best Fitting Stock- ing Rubber in the Market. »Geo. H. Reeder, Sole Agents, Grand Rapids, Mich. WHO URGES YOU TO HEE P SA POLIO’ Tes PUBLIC! ate a demand, and only ask By splendid and expensive advertising the manufacturers cre the trade to keep the goods in stock so as to supply the orders sent to them. Without effort on the grocer’s part the goods sell themselves, bring purchas- ers to the store, and help sell less known goods. ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS. HEAVENRICH BROTHERS WV holesale Clothiers MANUFACTURERS OF Perfect-Fitting Tailor-Made Clothing AT LOWEST PRICES. 138-140 Jefferson Ave., 34- MAIL ORDERS sent in care L. W. ATKINS will receive PROMPT ATTENTION 36 Woodbridge St., Detroit. Morse Elevator Works, Philadelphia, New York and Detroit. Morse, Wil- liams & OCo., proprietors. (FOR PASSENGERS AND FREIGHT.) — Detroit office, 91 Jefferson ave. Telephone 1032. H. MIDDLEBROOK, Agent. WHEN II J es USKEGON Fletcher’s City Creamery * For the BEST LUNCH to be had in the State, W. H. FLETCHER, 54 W. WESTERN AVENUE. Pea rReiNnNas & BESs& 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- KLKVATURS. Oy Bad SJ So by O by Ao BA 0 Zo)" A), a9 ° Bw PUTNAM & BROOKS, Packers. SUAP Detroit Soap Co., DETROIT, MICH. Manufacturers of the following well-known brands of QUEEN ANNE, MOTTLED GERMAN, MICHIGAN, ROYAL BAR, TRUE BLUE, SUPERIOR, CZ MASCOTTE, MONDAY, PHEENIX, WABASH, CAMEO, AND OTHERS, For quotations address W.G. HAWKINS Salesman for Western Michigan, 9 Lock Box 173, GRAND RAPIDS COAL!--- COKE!--- WOOD! Wholesale A. HIMES. and Retail (fice under Nat'l City Bank. Yards, Telephone Call 490-2. CAR LOTS A SPECIALTY, LORILLARD’S STANDARD FIRST GRADE PLUG TOBACCO CLIMAX Can now be bought at the following exceptionally LOW FIGURES: Less than 56 lbs. Shawmut Avenue, Winter and W. Division Sts. Ass’t’d lot Pope oe 56 lbs. or over. any quantity POUNDS, 12 x 8, 16 0z., 6 cuts, 49, 28 & 121 CLUBS, 12 x 2, 16 ox., 6 cuts} 42, 30 & 12 * a a 8 CLUBS, 12 x 2, 8 0% 0z., 6 cuts, 42, 3, 30 & ig “ FOURS, 6 x 2, “ FIVES, 6x1%.3 15 0 45 2 & 16 « 43 Al Al TWIN FOURS, 3x 2, 7 to Ib, 41, 27 & 13% FIGS, 3x1, 14 to iDe 41,31 &17 * THESE PRICES LOOK TOO GOOD TO LAST. BESTER & FO, Manufacturers’ Agents for SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, Bu ATLAS ENGINE Catalogive ie WORKS SuLNES s INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A. he ao STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. * 2 = MANUFACTURERS OF Garry Engines and Boilers in Stock Sea for immediate delivery. Ui Palade, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Snckinewy, Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sample Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.,. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH, ° ° | a : : a | &, rT. | Luckily something approaching an at- ~) = q The Michigan Tradesman | tack of apoplexy, which was making an| © 3 5 | REQU | RES NO Coo 6 appearance in the old man’s face, was = bo a 7 x x WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1889. obviated by an outside voice which in- Be = = hw . 5 formed the bore that the team wasn’t © ae fe at S ~ I TTINGS. —AS Law| 4 ——— ee going to wait for him all day. he bd J] } Ge . 2 6 D Written for THE TRADESMAN. As soon as the door closed behind him = = a “r~ ae o ie ~ o BY A COUNTRY MERCHANT. Brown at to the — and — siness i . and unthinkingly, and unsuspectedly, ec — eg a = With datnt ace = E. any person can annoy and weary people = a Pid Ea nan aa RETA = ; : ce oa ae f ( = z Poe Q i : ae : i only one place where ay k > han- e also manufacture a full line of Sw ss f) - ~ e . : ai =e ee ae dled without serus danger of bustin’ a Goods. Write for quotations ahd pt OW Case, _ = Q the little, petty affairs of life are proba- rae ee eee and samples. A ~ bly derived nine-tenths of all that goes — sii W — _—_— ee JACKSON nda dresses \ ~ 3 = 3 to make existence enjoyable, endurable| #2” dumb asylum. ° LD i i | * * % x * * * 1 MICH. a ina row? - is or undesirable, yet it is an exceptionally dit see we ee ee * | a be 0 o exceptional number of the human ixtbe co ea aoe met something like the —— 0 Theiruhiteness surely shames thesno q D 8 gp that ever asks himself, while suffering counterpart of the almanac bore, but his = = 796, S. 5 from bores of lesser or greater calibre, ae Ce a ae ret toe | ? = offensiveness is still more marked. He ° 0 whether he couldn’t often, justly and}. |.. a Z ae ck: aati aed a \ was anta OS oap that madet em So! = . 0 Se, ee b > Sele is still more stupid, ignorant, = gar an¢ 5 | = : @ reasonably, be classed as a bo _ . | importunate. It is perhaps a little be-]| 3)7 5200-30 All Grocers sell SANTA CLAUS SOAP. q MEPL eadicr hn < Oo (But I want to observe right here Inj, 7... ee Le iq | i MANUFACTURED BY THE N ig fore train time, and the ticket window in [5 ; ; | K. FAIRBANK & CO., CHICAGO ml parenthesis, that nothing will induce me Sac steais wih cack. ee 1Z 8 PANTS | | Made by N. : . a < to plead guilty to boredom in filling my ee eee [ely cae + Pri Ww My STIC WP nieln O 6 er . y a T HHSRE “Te T ing his way through a dozen prospective = pu ae PUCE wrvsnrrnrnrecenee | D z e — niga Ee i eee cor-| Passengers he reaches the opening, be-| {Us Ze at ® at MINNE APOLI MINN-— 5 eee a ee ee fore business of any moment is tran-] Every garment bearing the above ticket is a = p ee 3 J nering my victim, proceed to inflict it} : St WARRANTED NOT TO RIP, and, if not as re- : sy ui arfectly l right sacted, and inquires: presented, you are requested to return it to the upon him, he has a perfectly moral rig “What time’s the 11:30 train due? Is]| Merchant of whom it was purchased and receive ‘ » as he pleases, but if he vol-|. co i i anew garment. 2 > -? ees it on time? Prob’ly could know if you STANTON. SAMPSON & CO untarily reads it himself, I am exonerated Al NN, SAT SO. ui f i wanted to! 11:30 slow time, hey? Is Manufacturers, Detroit, Mich. from any depressing effect it may have ..) your clock slow er fast time? Is it right? eS upon him.) And, unparenthetically, if Train Setediyon Gime? Alnays shows — — a *ere don’t it? Stop crowdin’ there! Some is induced to read a and — Se himself, because of its calling attention bat Gem! Whetstiat? Ga my tke to unsuspected failing, I shall = my- and sib out ike way! Mipbty exons.) 7 self as a benefactor to that individual, ain’t you? i ain’t after a ticket; you see and American Sey . . ay | Rough and Ribbed my wife’s aunt is coming here some day! fost, ang erie BLIVEN & ALLYN, . i Sole Agents for the The devil, Jack! We've gota P 4 Shark. He’ll do for 3 Bliven & Allyn. Why you should send us your orders. We handle nothing but BEST and CHOICEST BRANDS; Seliat Manufacturers’ and Importers’ Prices; ' Ship at ONE DAY'S NOTICE, enabling you to receive goods day following; Fill orders for ALL KINDS of GLASS, VIZ: and those with whom he associates. ¥ * * % * * * . i . —— 7 can Window, English 26 oz. An attempt to describe the various this week an’—— Enamelled, Cut and Embose ied, a At this point the bore is probably srosted Bohemian, German Looking grades of bores would be nearly as ex- : : va. | Glass Plates, French Mirror Plates. tocle tee ee red aside 7 > exasperated ¢ i- r uality, variet it r stock have co é ni A haustive a subject as an article on **The shoved aside by the exasperated appli i oe ee ae eed Ok sufficiently Should be Thoroughly | @ ne ae eants for tickets, and goes off; threaten- ee : Warmed (not cooked) adding piece ot Deadbeat: his wersatility, ingenuity) Cee te ee eae an aa WM. REID Goo# Buiter (size of hen’s egg) and gill o* fresh milk (preferable to water.) Seasonsto suit when on the table. None genuine unless bearing the signature ot ' ies 1 i a Davenport Vannirg (jo, Davenport, Ia. P ! EN at tus €N® 3 ing, loudly, to reportthe “uncivil’’ agent | 73 &75 Larned Street West, DETROIT, MICH. and inventiveness: from the comparative ' ; Grand Rapids Store, 61 Waterloo Street. to the superlative.”’ And then again the to the company. > : : AG 7 oi tte 2N90A 1S eX- ir party who bores one person may produce But I susp 7 acdiaiain d space is ex MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER : , : austed after hardly having writte : an almost opposite effect upon another. | } : l x _ : wine Witten & phe most practical & > eg : eet _| prerace tO the SUD) ECt. an oaster in the For instance, the music cranks who may |! " J peal Seaauuaaeee oe ee wen ay a . ay a ir : usé—gfiviiiy satisfre- rasp my feelings to a raw edge with hi: Beandalent Patents. tion. They sresimzce unceasing ‘‘toot, toot, toot’? or her unend-] From the St. Louis Druggist. urable and econom- come —— . a ing ‘bang, zip, crash,’’ are undoubtedly Patent medicines are among us and @ & e ] “ - ical. Ne grocer a viewed with approval and admiration by | S¢em to be here to remain. But few, if K (j STUDLKY i i ' should be without any, druggists, either retail or wholesale, Wholesale Dealer in one. Roasts coffee ean carry on business without handling R ! BBRR BUUT : Ceiebrated “BIG F.” Brand of Oysters a P and pea-nuts to per kind of ‘‘musie in their souls,’’ but there] this class of goods. There are some SS = In Cans and Bulk, and Large Handlers of VOEAN FISH, SHELL CLAMS and OYSTERS. Souci - We make a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time. eres = We solicit consignments of all kinds of Wild Game, such as Partridges, Quail, Ducks, Bear, ete. fection. are other people, and people who are not] preparations classed as patent medicines H.M. BLIVEN, Manager. _ 63 PEARL STREET, a 3 those who have the right and responsive Address for Cata- logue and prices, civen to “treason, stratagem and spoils,’ | that very likely are beneficial to human- i ity and many that are in no way fraud- Robt. S. West, ulently represented. 48-50 Long St., imagination, regard them as anything Very unfortunately, however. we have “ . e = a = : ither, who cannot, by any effort of the S== — sea CT eee i Cleveland, Ohio, Ema ee ee but unexcusable and intolerable nui-| business men who attempt to defraud the | -y ~ sances. So too the party who delights public and impose upon the innocent by G. M, on UNGER &S COo., in the chronic indulgence of retailing SS SE ae oe rn nage a readers must be acquainted with Wilson’s | Successors to Allen’s Laundry. ® loud and obscene anecdotes undoubtedly | Consumption Cure, or Bloodgetti, as it is] Mail and Express orders attended to with finds numbers of eager and enthusiastic¢|] called, and the manner in which it is ad- p-omptne-s. Nice Work, Quick Time listeners. but his language and habits are} Vertised. But one of the worst frauds is | yw, 5, —— SS Professor J. A. Lawrence’s Arabian re- Manufactured by Gandee Rubber Go. Send for Large filustrated Catalogue and Price List. disgusting and sickening to others. The ceipt for the cure of eatarrh. Numer- rms . : : . oe gee : : ry sample order in 14 dozen man Whose hobby is polities or religion,} ous druggists have met with this. as the ( a Prices, $1, $2, 33, 4 to be discussed on every possible occasion, | free receipt sent out graciously by the 24 per doz. For terms ad- dress Graham Roys, Grand ‘i . Re ‘ (9 ee ae i io: ‘ may be deemed a profound and wise man] benevolent (?) old rascal, who claims } Rapids, Mich. that he received it through divine agency. TIME TABLES. 5 no i Telephone 464. by one portion of his neighbors, and an : : : Loe elephone 464. : i i One druggist of this city informs us that annoying and conceited ass by another.] the receipt is presented at his store about tv 7 : s a Monroe Stre GRAND RAPIDS, MICH 2 Seoop, who pastures a huge flock of] once a week. The receipt’ calls for fic- Grand Rapids & Indiana. . No. 4 ONTO « ret, a - } ' chickens on my garden every summer, — which the Brooklyn fiend GOING NORTH. a Bea un : : is willing to furnish < is own price. | Traverse City & Mackinaw.......... ni : : has caused me to violate a certain com-| ,, ——— = eae eee Gok makina a sas rl . : i i ao a a i : 9 The ftormulas have been published im | pom cacimed 7 3 06am 11:30am G<é 7 aes a i :55 p 5:00 pm neighbor on the other side regards Sceop| to give it space again, but our readers | 882A SXRTESS: «+ -eeese reste sees 1am 8 T20am LLI ® e mandment a great many times, but his] various journals, so that we do not care | For Petoskey & Mackinaw Gity.. Pe cae cle ale Sealcleicie 10:30 p m. 4:10pm as a capital good fellow, because he should take pains to explain the nature opal an bgeae ate rtp rel of the fraud to all customers who call] 11:30. m. train haschair car for Petoskey and Mack- with the so-called ‘‘free receipts.”’ inaw City. B cl d i ae ipts 5:00 p. m, train has sleeping ear for Petoskey and r | Yn aA YN) jury couldever be got together that would} This also reminds us of the class of | Mackinaw City. EXTRACT OF NE Obs ie) of) . raat « € F re nee 2A thes re a»djies as 2 6 j Titi ‘ » GOING SOUTH. convict a man of boredom, because what a foal oo al — a Cincinnati Express een aie Tapia half of them considered offiensive and} PUrposes the OC le arng trade. OYr- | Fort Wayne Express............... 10:30am 11:45am i ! tunately. the majority of ‘ aoa Cincinnati Express. eee 4:40pm 5:00 pm take the FO = SA za B A { j & C i) ] ) 2 unendurable the other half might think wus d] BJOrIt} of them have no From Traverse City................10:40 pm i es bd ‘ge D R | “ medicinal effect on the system, but han-| 7:15am train has parlor chair car for Cincinnati. doesn’t make a garden. Probably no TCtif ; > Jay : . 5:00 i Ww ; inei justifiable or commendable. Perhaps,| dling such goods does have a tendency to} 2.000. Mn arain connects te ae eee a after all, the only way to avoid being! corrupt the moral principles of all who | 2°° for Battle Creek, Jackson, Detroit and Canadian . : have thi to d vith the points, arriving in Detroit at 10:45 p. m. classed with the bores, in any quarter, | #@ve anything to do wl 1em. Sleeping car rates—$1.50 to Petoskey or Mackinaw : . A ererrrnemmennen is to make a somewhat comprehensive ake. Nothing 78 Congress St., West, Troy, New York, January 26, 1888. = = * Detroit, Mich., April 9, 1888. Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co,, sold in M ichig AN | specialty Dept. Ph. Best Brewing Co., | Dear Srrs—Your agent left me a sample of GENTLEMEN—I duly received the case of | your liquid extract, Malt, and as I use much PIL, Cans City; $2 to Cincinnati. All Trains daily except Sunday. rs Upon the recent death of a Hindoo, Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. “ ” ae such in my practice,I thought to compare study of human nature. the coroner’s verdict read as follows: | eave- ees nes Arrive. that equals them. ane in this Pamaten "l amcaaie Gon ae Tid product with some from another house x x x * * *% x ‘Peudies ‘ded of tie tier cee Bae ceca” See eee ees oes cde ae beneficial effects on weak and debilitated had on hand; and finding yours superior in But the stupid, and ignorant, and in-| there was no other a f “a 2 h. eae oe. 7:45 pm Send in your orders patients have been most satisfactory, espec- er ira ae Saaeeerien tea 1e stupid, and ignorant, < as » other cause of death. i lally to those in a stage of recovery after se- | Well as in tonic stimu prope . ious to know about what it can be furnished Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. c . : oa the dispensing physician. curable, and exasperatingly persistent] Nothing was left except some fingers, / h, Lockwoon. Gen! Fass. Arent. which probably belonged to the right or vere sickness. / ! I write this thinking you might like to have bore is offensive to nearly everybody of ordinary susceptibilities. The other morning, as the old man Brown was post- ing books in the rear end of the store, left hand.’’ HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock, measured merchantable, mill culls MICHIGAN CENTRAL DEPART. Detroit Mxgrese 6:45am ‘Putnam & Brooks. Yours truly, my opinion on its merits. I certainly shall E. JAY Fisk, M. D. prescribe it in future, where the system re- | quires building up. either from constitutional weakness or otherwise. | Yoars truly, | | East Genessee Street, Wa. Gray, M. D. | Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 17, 1888. ve l i : i a i Day Express... 3). 1:10pm Medical Sup’t. | cialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing C one of them came in and stopped, as if] out: Now VonE Maores : L i il P | Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., men a ! [ Basswood, log-run ....................13 00@15 00 | *atiantic Express SC ae a THE PENBERTHY IMPROVED | GENTLEMEN—I have used the “Best” Tonic waiting to purchase Something, near the] Birch logrun. 1 O6G16 00d niger ae Midville, Geo., Feb. 24, 1888 | with most gratifying resultsin my case of . ire TOS and 2 wD») Cy ; J y a ca, soe, | Sa : a cigar case. Brown, whose corns were —. i. eee TT aaa ee i ae ak ARRIVE. ' . a des eas | dyspepsia. My case was a bad one, 1 had no " | 31% Abe iets lltUCttCtCtCtC‘(‘ C‘™CO!#«;*#C(C#*: 14 0016 00 : — C EXPreSs.....6.0. sseeeeeeeeeeeeee een ees 6:00am Specialty Depart. Ph. Best Brewing Co., | appetite; headache in the morning; sour stom- troubling him badly, hobbled around the Chetty iy oe prt tit eset eee ees 25 0035 00 ae Teen ae ja U Ol } la 1G l } eC oY GENTLEMEN—I think the “Tonic’’ a splendid | ach; looking as though I had consumption, cite gi i ce verry, Nos. 1 and 2..................50 00@60 00} Grand Rapids ae cc a nn ay gee — medicine for all forms of Dyspepsia and Indi- | and after taking this tonic I never felt better U a , alter a J 1€y OL Seventy a _ ull a _ O12 OO faeces ee eee 5:30 pm _ ane 2 a gestion. It is giving me great satisfactiou. |in my life. I think it will cure a bad case of or eighty feet, announced himself ready] w12P;©: 1O8-TUR .---.---- ee sees eee 12 00@ 14 00] *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars WAG Very respectfully, | dyspepsia. You may recommend it for that oe ’ Maple, soft, log-run X@13 3 i i 7 | Maple, soft, lop ram... 11 00@13 00 | run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from ‘ J. M. JOHNSON, M. D. case. Wa. O. JAEGER. for business. Maple, Nos Jandel @20 00 | Detroit. Parlor cars run on Day Express and Grand \\ - BOILER FEEDER ce “Got thi : Maple, clear, Hoorinmg. .-. 1.2... @25 00 ae pe negate and ee Hasse! connec- © Nig CAN’T BEAT! “Cot any S year’s 2 aco? ina thite. selecte = Om ions made at Detroit with all throu i t i r 7 3, 1888 3 i = uny this year’s almanacs?’ in = = pelectee G25 00 | Hone ee i 16,000 in 18 Months Tells the Story. Yardiey, Pa., March 18, 1888. 322 South Fifth Street, quired the ‘‘customer.”’ Red ake ssl qr Sree anata > tron po . W. RUGGLES. Gen’l Pass. and Ticket Agt., Chicago. Sem | EE Ph. Best Brewing Co., Philadelphia, Feb. 4, 1888. : i : : tap ae gen i cet aia 9 pd RED M. BrigGs, Gen’l Agent. a DEAR Sirs—I have given your ‘‘Malt Tonic” | Ph. Best Brewing Co., 28 College Place, N. ¥ ‘*Ple a 2 + ois : r *h ¢ , - : : 4) : - bes rewilng Co., olliege ace, N. *” © Plenty of ’emon the counter right} Red Oak, 4 sawed, 8 inch and upw'd 49 00@45 00 nes se aI l= WHY THEY EXCEL_&} a trial in several cases of Enfeebled Digestion; GpNrtemeN—I have tested the sample of afore you!’ replied the old man with a| Red Oak, No. 1, step plank............ @2500| 7” Lake sneer & See + Wes ecct bs ee otic Bote = — — —— in the oe, “Concentrated Liquid Extract of Malt and little disgust. Weg en @55 00 * arrive. 2 You don’t have to watch them. If they break they | prostrated, with veey satisfactory resel ‘a {| Hops” you sent me, and find in my humble 6 Walent Nos dand aio 0) @is 00} 19 3) 8 al a ill RE-START i 7 7 7 =< with very satisfactory results. I| judgment that it isa very pure and safe arti- “How much they cost?’’ Wiha ca @25 00|pm pm am am pm ‘ ee agen ree ; ave used many of the so-called “Malt Ex-/ Gie. I will not hesitate to recommend it in te Grey Elm, log-run............ """"""" "49 99@43 05 | 1:10 3:00 7:45 Dp....Grand Rapids........... 9:45 6:10 3 By sending the number to factory on the Injector you | tracts,” but believe your preparation to be every case of debility where a Tonic of that ‘Don’t cost anything.”’ eA bee 14 00@16 00 | 3:25 4:12 9:02 @ ....Allegan.................. 8:28 4:55 — have parts renewed at any time. superior. In the aged where the digestive | ind is indicated. ue ‘o oo Mita 2) 000 22 9 | FFt 5:08 10:00 Ar... Kalamazoo. .......0.0.2, 7:10 3:52 4 They are lifting and non-lifting. functions are exhausted, and there is a loss of Respectfull Can I have one? maa. ae 6:35 —— LLoWikite Pigeon! /./0 (007 2:25 5 page cr br g and the parts drop out by | the nerve vital force, I found its action to be E i BELL, M. D oe : Ee ae Dope S18 m widia ea ring ut. cia -—>___—_ How True It Is. You can get all the opinion you want on both sides of a question nowadays. Oatmeal had not long ago been reported to be a healthful food, when some phy- sician arose to deny it and to assert that it produced dyspepsia. Allowance always to be made in sucha question for the variations of human stomachs and con- stitutions, sothat what may bea good food for one person may not be for another. The truth about oatmeal for the gener- ality of persons (and they are the only persons you can speak for) is that, af it is eaten in only a partially cooked condi- tion, it is not healthful; and neither are flour, corn-meal, and many other articles of food. Indigestion and acidity of stomach ure caused for some people by the eating of sugar or other sweets on oatmeal, and they get the same effect if they eat these sweets on rice or bread. Cream, too, may be too much fat for a sensitive stomach if put on eatmeal. In these cases it is not the oatmeal, but either its insufficient preparation or the addition of an improper food that causes the stomach trouble. If a person will eat a moderate amount of oatmeal, eooked and prepared as his needs may demand, there can be no question that it is healthful, digestible. and highly nu- tritious. fevere 7 1S —_—_—< 9 <> Hides, Pelts and Furs. The hide trade is dull and lifeless, with no market to quotefrom. All quotations must be considered nominal and only good for the day, as prices are likely to be lower. The failure of a large leather house in Boston tends to weaken the trade. Tallow is lower and weak, with little doing. e Wool is firm, with good sales for the season, at prices ‘1s cent lower than quo- tations. Furs are in good demand at good prices. ——_—> +> Foot Superstition. Jay Gould, in going up stairs, always puts his left foot on the step first, even if he has to get out of step to doit. If, by accident or through thoughtlessness, he happens to start with the right foot, he is certain to remark it before reaching the top of the steps, and if he does will return and start over again. Another reported peculiarity of Mr. Gould is his antipathy to fair-haired men. There is not asingle blonde clerk in his imme- diate employ, and it is said that he dis- likes to do business with men that have fair hair. —<=—-4—<— Expected to Know Him. From the New York Sun. Young Man (in shoe store, to clerk)—1 say, d’ye know that old gentleman who just went out is the father of my girl? Clerk—Is that so? Young Man—Yes. I don’t know him personally, but I expect to meet him soon. Clerk—Yes, you probably will. He has just purchased a pair of cowhide boots. a Attention is directed to the bag truck advertised by W. T. Lamoreaux in an- other column. It has several points of superiority over any other similar truck on the market and will undoubtedly Dressed Meat and Legislation. From the Chicago News. The meeting of numerous state legisla- tures brings new cares to the dressed- meat shippers of Chicago. A well-organ- ized movement is on foot throughout a large part of the nation to defeat by in- spection laws those remarkable men who are rapidly revolutionizing the meat bus- iness over a wide extent of territory. The Beef Producers and Butchers’ Na- tional association is directing the move- ment, and on it largely depends the suc- cess or failure of the great battle with Chicago’s so-called **big four.’ It is the intention of this association to aid the butchers of the different states which are open to the dressed-meat trade in obtaining state laws compelling local inspection of all meat sold within the boundaries of those states. The passage of these laws will be urged on sanitary grounds, the alleged object being to pro- tect the health of consumers from the baleful eifects of diseased food. Of course the real object to prevent butchers in other cities from being in- jured or driven out of business by the powerful Chicago firms. Chicago meats are well inspected in Chicago. People at a distance who ob- ject to them for sanitary reasons are barking up the wrong tree. If they choose to protect local industries, that is a different matter. But nothing is to be gained by lying about Chicago meats. If the butchers and cattlemen expect to sueceed in obstructing trade between the states by means of unjust charges they are rather more sanguine than circum- stances would seem to warrant. Their motive is plain enough, and while they certainly have a right to live they ought to stand by their own grievances rather than imagine grievances for other people. ‘As the dressed-meat war promises to rage bitterly in numerous state capitals this winter itis worth mentioning that the leader of the embattled butchers bears the peculiarly appropriate name of C. C. Slaughter. It is also interesting to note that the names of the ‘‘big four’ form a significant acrostic, as follows: Hammond. A rmous. M orris. S wift. Purely Personal. is Peter Brautigam, the North Dorr gen- eral dealer, was in town Monday. F. R. Burrews, chief engineer for Swift & Company, was in town Saturday. Claud Freeman has gone to Forest Grove to inventory the Struikstock. Wm. H. Hoops and family spent last week in Chicago. returning home Satur- day night. J. L. Hurd, the Charlevoix general dealer, was in town last Friday on his way home from the East. Milton Reeder, late of Traverse City, has taken a position with the wholesale boot and shoe house of Geo. H. Reeder. James D. Carson, house salesman for Foster, Stevens & Co., is quarantined at home reason of sickness in his his by family. —___—<»2—2>___ — The Grocery Market. lower last Green in Sugars were weaker and week, but rallied again Monday. coffees are higher and an advance package brands is expected to-day. In consequence of the light demand for oranges prices have declined to a very low figure. Lemons are steady, with no prospects of much change in the near Nuts ar. not much sought for somewhat lower future. walnuts Figs and dates are very cheap, and are in price. though the latter show a stronger feel- ing. >.> = Buy flour manufactured by the Cres- cent Roller Mills. Every sack warranted’ VoigtMilling Co. ——————_ >> +e VISITING BUYERS. Geo L White, Mancelona L M Wolf, Hudsonville H Meijering, Jamestown J L Purchase, Bauer R J Siae, Kent City A Purchase, So Blendon S D Kenney, Covert CS Comstock, Pierson John Kamps, Zutpben W HStruik, Forest Grove W. E. Hinman, Sparta GH Walbrink, Allendale J Coon, Rockford H Thompson, Canads Cor F'S Kieldsen, Cadillac O A Rowland, Hesperia C K Hoyt & Co, Hudsonville JN Wait, Hudsonville B A Fish, Cedar Springs J B Watson, Coopersville A Norris & Son, Casnovia ‘Alex Denton. Howard City J Raymond, Berlin CF Sears, Rockford Gus Begman, Bauer M Creighton, Nirvana John Baker, Chauncey E Hogadorn, Fife Lake John T Snushall, Fife Lake E E Hewitt, Rockford Geo Booth, Byron Center Eli Runnels, Corning S Brautigam, No Dorr CH Deming, Dutton G P Stark, Cascade Geo E Harris,Ashland Geo J Stephenson, Bangor E S Botsford, Dorr Dr Peter Beyer, Sullivan F N Cornell, Griswold Walling Bros, Lamont —_THE——_ BEST BAG TRUCK HadVaL FAL OL LNQNOOSIGC TVYAAIT V BAG OR BARREL. STRONG AND DURABLE FOR Weighs only 16 lbs,; always stands up alone when not in use. Send $3.50 and I will send you one, charges paid. Warranted to suit. W. T. LAMOREAUX, 71 Canal Street, The number of commercial travelers in England is estimated at 36,000, which is less than one-fifth the number em- ployed in the United States. W. 1. BRAGH WHOLESALE DEALER IN GRAIN, SEEDS, BALED HAY, MILL FEED and PRODUCE. | BALED HAY A SPECIALTY. HOLLAND, - MICH.| AWNINGS AND TENTS. Horse and Wagon Covers, Water Proof Coats, Buggy Aprons, Wide Cotton Ducks, etc. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Chas. A. Coye, Telephone 106. Over 73 Canal St. BLANK BOOKS Stationery, TABLETS, STEEL PENS, INKS. OUR NEW LINE OF Valentine Samples are ready for inspection. Raton, Lyon & Go,, 20 and 22 Monroe St. | THE ACME oF UTILITY 4x0 1S REACHED IpRE SAME 1S A KGGE t dis- to the Special Inducements to partiesintro Liberal count trade. ducing this system of store- fitting in any locality. Manufactur- ed by 00 © 0 KOCH A. B. CO.; 354 Main St., PEORIA, ILL BORDEN, SELLECK & CO., Agts., 48-50 Lake St., Chicago; 114 Water St., Cleveland Crockery & Glassware No. OSan ee No. 1 No. 2 LAMP BURNERS. ee LAMP CHIMNEYS. 6 doz. in box. No Osun Neat | (2..0:° No. 2 First quality. No, 6 San. Crimp top..-....-.-._----.--.--.-. No.i | . a oe ee ee XXX Flint. i No. 6 Sun, crimp top...............----..-.-.. Not = - 2 ee Pearl top. No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled............-- No. 2 No. 2 Hinge, “ La Bastie. No. 1 Sun, plain bulb.......-....-...--.--..-- No.2 | No. 1 Granpeae et [Nos Butter C Jugs, be fee » Meat Tu STONEWARE—AKRON. TOCKS Persea. |... al perdoz.................-.....- iE La 1 bs 10 cal cach. 12° 6s 15 Milk Pans, 14 gal., per doz. (glazed 66¢).... be 6 1 ee oe ( oe ode) i iL THE SUCCESS OF T 2 58 2 80 .3 80 70 4 70 4 70 123 1 50 1 40 i 60 H.LBONARD &SUNG Sole Agents for Western Michigan for the ‘Quickmeal’ GASOLINE STOVE. A SEASON JUST PAST. Has eight separate and important improvements for 1889. Now is the time to arrange for the selling agency for your town, and we invite correspondence from previous agents and from those who would like-the agency for the coming season. Discount, terms of delivery and dating of invoice given on application. Catalogue for 1889 now ready. ge Leonard & sons, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Jobbers of Crockery, Yinware and Lamp Goods, Stationary meet with a large sale. Grand Rapids, Mich. 88,90 and 92 SOUTH DIVISION ST., Ww. C. DENISON, GENERAL DEALER IN and Portable Kngines and Boilers, Eg GRAND RAPIDS, MICH Vertical, Horizontal, Hoisting and Marine Engines. Steam Pumps, Blowers and Es haust Fans. SAW MILLS, any Size or Capacity Wanted. Estimates Given on Complete Outfits. PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—n fair demand at $1.50@%2 r bbl. Beans—Handlers are paying about $1.25 for un- picked and getting #1. Butter—Creamery is in Dairy is easier, No. 1 readily commanding 2, 23¢. Cabbages—Home giown command $3@% per 100 Celery—20@22e per doz. Cider—8@10c per gal. _Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce barrels Cranberries—$7.75@38 for Bell and Cherry and $8.50@#9 for Bell and Bugle. Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried at 5@5%c and evaporated at 644@6%¢. Eggs—Fresh are coming in freely, having | dropped to 18e. 1.75 for hand-picked. | fair supply at 30@3ic , with prospect of further decline. | Pickled and cold storage stock are being pushed \ out at 17¢. Grapes—Malaga, $5 50 per keg. Honey—More plenty, being easy at 15¢e.@i6e. | per Ib. Onions—Buyers pay 20@25c. soc. per Du. Pop Corn—2%c per Ib. Potatoes—The market is looking and hold at up a little, on aceount of a limited demand from the South for stiffening in| seed stock. There is no visible prices, however. Squash—Hubbard. 1e per Ib. Sweet Potatoes—Kiln-dried Jerseys, 783.50 per bbl. Turnips—25c per bu. PROVISIONS The Grand Rapids sion Co. quotes as follows: -acking and Provi- WEGSS NOG ees oe 14 50 Shorea: Moreen... ee 15 60 Extra clear pig, short cut............++--+-- 16 25 Bxira clear, heayy...,..¢.........-.-3...... 16 25 Clear quill, short cul........---.-.-.-------- 16 25 Bocios clear chorteut .........-.......... 16 2% Clear back, chort €ut......-.....-..--.-..... 16 2 Standard clear, short cut, best..........---- 16 2 SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Hams, average 20 Ibs......-..--..------------- 10 . . iis 1044 e ito i4 ibs...) --_- |... 2. ee picnte se 9 fe Gent pOnelGsS. ....-. 2-2. 12% Shoes ss tij¥...---.... |... -- 8% . Lc. .t:t=i‘“‘“‘C:COCONCOC:CO;*#*CS;:;SC#;S;#C#C*;«C;:.C 9 Breakfast Bacon, boneless.........----------- 1014 Dried Beet, extra. ..._.....-._---.-.---_----.-- 8 . a hampraces. Longe Clears, heavy.........----.-----.. 8 Rrishets. MICGIDI.-.. -....--- 2... 2 - fen uae 8 LARp—Kettle Rendered. Wierees.....__...2..--_ ee ee 9 MSPS. 0 os oe eee ee ee eee 914 Seip Pins... 8. 91g LaRp—Compound. MO ROCR a ee en 8 30 and 50 Hh Pops ...-.......2...-..- B14 $3 ib. Pails, 20in @ case........---.....-..---.- 8% 5 Ib. Pails, #2 m & Gase...---..----..---...-.... 855 30 Ib. Pails, 6 im a ease.........------......---- 8% 90 Ib. Pails, 4in # case.......--.---.----.-----« 84 SOD Gans: 00.0. tee 814 BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs..........----- 7 00 Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......-..------ Pte ... e Eine Plate... Boneless, rump butts.........-.--.+2- essere: 1 - cee. SsAUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. Pork Sausage. .-:...-....-.-.--- Ham Sausage..... ee. Tongue Sausage........-.. ee ee ee Frankfort Sasisage..........-.---------------- Blood Sausege:.--..:-... Bologna, straight..........--.---..--------.--- A Boloena, (ick es Oe Head @neese. cs. 5 PIGS’ FEET. im holt barrels...-.....-. 2.2... > oO In quarter barrels........-.----- 2 00 TRIPE. in halt barrels =...) ee. 3 00 In quarter barrels..........--.....-----.-- La In Kits... 85 FRESH MEATS. Beet Carcass... 4@6 bind quarters......-.._.-...- 5 @ 6 fore -— ... 3 @i Hoes... @ 614 Pork loing...._....-.-____...-.--.------- @B8 Shoulders... ......-......-....-.-- @I% Boleema 5 gs @ 5 ranktort sausage ........-....-.-... @, 8% Blood, liver and head sausage.......... @ 5 ia ltCté 1.6 Lobsters, 1 Ib. pienie...... _- 1 50 ° 2 Ib. - NT os . 1 oer.......... 1 90 . 2 1b. Star...........2 90 Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce. - 2 1b. stand.....__- 12 Be so ) 3 1b.in Mustard... fe 3 1b. soused....... Salmon, 1 Ib. “Columbia. . . 21b ai 1 Ib. Sacramento. . : 77 2 lb “ Sardines, domestic 4s....... 5 és “ i ra SYRUPs,. S. Ceeier = 2... G64 | Com, barreis.-- |... (City Ovster, SAN. OT one-half barrels... .26¢ Piemie: 6% (Meee 1 20 CREAM TARTAR. | Pure Sagar, DbE......- 2532 Giricily pure. -........__.. 38 | : half barrel....27@34 GrOCere (6. 6.1... 24 | SWEET GOODS. DRIED FRUITS—Domestic. x AX Apples, sun-dried..... 544@ 6 Ginger Shaps....-....-9 9% evaporated.... 7 @ 7% | Sugar Creams......-.. a 914 Apricots, ee es 16. «6| Frosted Creams....... 9% Biaekberries ......__. ¢ | Graham Crackers..... ie NectermeS «=... 14 | Oatmeal Crackers..... 9 Pesepes ©... im | ToBaccos—Plug. Plums ee Cmax... ............. sae Raspberries ‘* CO ot emer Stoner Se _ DRIED FRUITS—Foreign. | Double Vedro............-.-.- 40 Citron i Grum....... eee 40 - in Demes.... |... @25 Weddine Cake, bIE....-......2 Cotranis..--. @ 5% | Something Good..........-..- 40 Lemon Feel..........- 4° | “Vobaceo” 2c: . Orange Feet.......-... a. | Prunes. turkey ..__- @, 4% TEAS. maperial @ 6%4 JAPAN—Regular. taisins, Valencia. ...-..... 6) Baie... 2 eae Ondaras.......... [6te) Goe@ @16 Domestic Layers. 2 45/| Choice... .... eS Loose Californias. .2 05 | Choicest...............30 @33 FARINACEOUS GOODS. | SUN CURED. : Paring. 100 Ib. kegs......... iver... 3 4. oe et Hominy, per bbl... ..._...- 400 | Good 000. ls 16 @20 Macaroni, dom 12 1b box.... 60; Choice....... D2 imported... _- @1io0 } Choicest... 3 Pedr! Barley... _... Qs BASKET FIRED. Peas. ereen..._ . ttt ia 40 | Fair... @20 spb @ %% | Choice................. @2& Seoo. Germiai........- @ 6% Cngieest.. 0 @35 Tapioca, fi’k or piri... @, 6% | Extrachoice,wireleaf @40 Wheat, cracked ...... @. 614 | GUNPOWDER. Vermicelli, import... @io | Common to fair.......25 @35 . domestic... @60_ | Extra fine to finest....50 @65 FISH—SALT, : | Choicest fancy........75 @8 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. | IMPERIAL, Jennings’ Lemon Vanills | Common to fair....... 20 @35 20z. Panel,doz. 90 4 35 Superior tonne... ... 40 @5 402. “ 1 40 2 25 | YOUNG HYSON. i 6 Oz. . 2 25 o- | Common to fair.......18 @265 Wo 7, 1 00 ) | Superior to fine.......30 @40 No § “* 2% OOLONG, a nol, © << 450 i Common to fair.......% @a No. 4, Taper,” 1 @ Superior to fine.......30 @50 14 pt, Round,“ 4 25 i Fine to choicest.......55 @éo c ° = § of E ENGLISH BREAKFAST. | Cod, whole... aa | eae 25 @30 “* boneless ..._....... @u | Cueice 30 @35 sna eee Bese oo. aoe Herring, round, % bbl.. 275 | Tea Dust.............. 8 @10 “ 22 bbl.. 1 50} ToBAccos—Fine Cut. ef Holland, bbls.. 10 00 | Sweet Fippm........-- 50 Holland, kegs.. @%5 | Five and Seven....... 50 - Sealed ___. | oo | ERawatha............. 68 Mack. sh’s, No. 1, % bbl....9 50| Sweet Cuba,.......... 45 63 “ “+5 15 bat. 1 45) Petesmey Chief........ 55. se “ *« 10 4 95 Sweet Busset........ .- 40 (Trout, %¢ bpla. ._..___ as 60 Viantle .....-. = Oe 1) Go| Slorida | 65 White, No. 1, % bbls........6 00| Rose Leaf............. 66 . - 419i. kite... 1 15) Red Doming.........-. 38 re ‘ 10 Ib. kits..... | Swamp Angel......... 40 se Family, 1% bbls... .:2 | TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS. e cc Pity. Ae@nbe | © 2, per Hundred........... 2 59 GUN POWDER, eo OO 3 00 Fe See eee 4 00. Half kege 0010000) es ga ee eee 5 00 LAMP WICKS. | Subject to the following dis- mo.G..-......-............. 30 | Counts: Sei 49; ~eorover -.-_... 5 per cent. mae oe _< LICORICE. oe 20 a. ......................- 30 | VINEGAR, Calsbra See, 9% Stet ee 1 MINCE MEAT woe... 8 12 Buckeis ss Cae Above are the prices fixed by Half bbls............... 1. | the pool. Manufacturers out- MOLASSES. | side the pool usually sell 5 gr. Bisek Strap. ............._ 16@17 | Stronger goods at same prices. Cube Batineg.............. fl 22@25 Porte Hicd........._:... 24@35 | $1 for barrel. j MISCELLANEOUS. .@ 81— BO | Mustard %s "G19 | New Orleans, good........ 7230) Cocoa Shells, bulk. _.... oa imported 4s.....10@11 és choice......23a Jelly, 30-1b. Peiis........... 436 spiced, 148.......10@12 | ey fancy.......45@48 | SABe----- |. 15 cues ablorookl 0 . One-half barrels, 3¢ extra. fo i ee CANNED Goops—Fruits. : [ OATMEAL. j I APER, W oo DEN W A RE. Apples, gallons, stand...... 2 oo | Muscatine, Barrels .... Se a Blackberries, stand........- 1 00 Half barrels Curtiss & Co. quote as Cherries, red standard......2 50 : r prot te ot follows: - Mited —........__... 2 60 tOLLED OATS traw ESEIISOL una ant manny * ty | Muscatine, Barrels..........6 00) Light Weight... 12... Bee Plums, stand... _... 1 20 0 Half barrels.....3 15) guear | Se Cooseperrics ...............- 1 40 Cases......2 20@2 35 | tag Sugar .... a Grapes ... 90 : OL. ardw oe . Geese Ua ae Michigan Test..........:...10%4 — Peaches, all yellow, stand..1 45 Water White................12% | Dry Good ; Recdpas 1 251 PICKLES. Jute Mani “ Be 1 oo) Medium 0000.1... a Red es Pear 1 30| “ 7 bbl ........ a Pineapples ............1 10@1 25 Small, bbl.. be ee ees... 0 7 eee EEE ao we Sea 3 38) 48 Cotton 22 =o oa ey > my LON seo ee eeee cere ee eee BR - — m Se 5 aos 216... Oe beh i — Se = Strawberries .......... 10@1 25 © Pe tullcowt ....... | Go. peor CANNED VEGETABLES. ! at i No. 8B aR W Asparagus, Oyster Bay...... 1 sq | Carolina head....... ST zy, Beans Lima, stand....:--._ 1 00 0 No. 1......-- -: | eT a en Green Limas.... @1 10 NO. 2.....-++5+-574@ Tubs, No. 1 hana q G << | Stree... 3.8... @ % NO3 ae 6 7 ‘“ Stringlesg, Erie....... 90 en So ~ Lewis’ Boston Baked..1 45 SALERATUS. | Pails. No.1,two-hoop.. __ 50 Corn, Archer’s Trophy. c : — ”| DeLand’s, pure..............534| a Ne . — ; = 66 66 Morn’g Glory.1 10 CiLarceh’s, Cap ..ltrti“‘“‘i‘ QW Clotl oe ike “ ale a 1% 6c Early Gold " 110 Dwight’s ce ae le oe i ha ee st Peas Brenebo 0 ys, | Taylor’s... pnnely Hee OE ve Ce - ‘“ extra marrofat... @1 lv SALT | en ae “ aoa aE a sie (9 | Common Fine per — _.. a4} . Ge : . ee @i 5 . _ <¢ eariets.. 80 eeanuipa tea and 4 a oe a ena = Solar Rock, 56 Ib. sacks..... 23 pt — eae i : = “French, extra fine... 14 v0 | 3 pocket..........----.. +++. 200 Baskets uu ee A Mushrooms, extra fine..... 18 00 | ee eek are +++ -2 10) Teco pase 1 60 r Pumpkin, 3 Ib. «rolden...... 95 {100 eee eee eee eee 20 “with covers 1 90 Succotash, standard.... @ 85 | Ashton bu. bags ......---. fe) rillow el’tk N 155 Saar 1) Se SE ee aaa 09 | wea Noo 6 oD Tomatoes, Red Coat.. @1 10 Warsaw * (se 39 “ No3 - . ‘ Good Bnough....1 10) scar aig an splint No.1 3.50 BenHar 41 10 ess... et 11% , rr Noo 4 pa “ stand br....1 05@1 10 Granulated, bomes.......... 1% ‘ PY No3 fe 00 ee a : a : a | ‘ ae Michigan Full Cream 12 @1244 | RIE 1en, 3 doz, in box. 235, G iS: “EEDSTUFFS pap sag0 0. 1 ol “{Hand, 3 * i eos 235] — —— vcr "| CHOCOLATE, “ 1 ee ee LwWwhite .... can 03 Runkel Bros,’ Vienna sweet 22 | Silver Parca See ee eee hi “| Premium. ____ 33 7 7 . ee Hi “ Caseig || Set SEEDS. De ee . ae eee ae ee ee CHEWING GUM. Caraway. 10 |} Patent sacka. ce 6 20 Rubber 160 tari. 0. || GREY ea neces aes ay a . parrels.....-.. 3 4 ce | ong |e i 35 Hemp. 416 |} eas rot _ Spruce.....-----20-200 sees eee ---------------- BA | ate. 2. 2 80 a CHICORY. Mustard ea o73 Granulated: 0000s 3 60 oo 3 Base. .----.:------------- + MILLSTUFFS. ee Ts ee i COFFEE—Green. ‘* | Seotch, in bladders.........37 ae Ce a = Rio fare 16 @1z_ | Maccaboy, in jars...........35 naan... ae : =. ee = = French —— Jars.....43 Middlings eae 17 00 ra lin li & Ql a oT ee re tee ie ‘© faney, washed...19 @20 Dingman, 100 bars........-. 4 00 aia lace = eolded 0 29) @2i | Don't Anti-Washboard..... 475 | small lots......... 50 See i Gis (eee 8 BB Gee ee. 47 Mexican & Guatemalai7 @19 | Queen Anne................ 3 85 | Game Pane 17 @19 German family.........-.--. 2 40 | gmall lots ao 32 Java, Interior......-.- 20 @22 | Big Bargain...........-..--- 1 87! Gar Sl 30 . fancy... a 3 @5 |p ves SODA. na RYE | ‘ Mandhe ee 28 CSL ciels scituicia wicoe ee ee oe 64s 04 un . Mocha, genuine. in = = Kegs, English...............- 434 No. 1, per 100 Ibs .......... 2 00 To ascertain cost of roasted ___ SPices—Whole. Nod ae coffee, add 4c. per Ib. for roast- Allspice .....-...-++--- cree ne 10 Ne a i ea ad ae 1 30 ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- | Cassia, C hina in mats....... NO ee prtteteee 110 age. i Beare in =e No.1 HAY. 14 00 secre elie cl Som im PONG ae | ee ee ae eee ee C comens 250" eae Ibs | Cloves, Amboyna.......... .30 NO. Bee eee eee eee eee eee eee 13 00 TE 21, . @ameter............ 24 on a : ce in cabinets ............- 223; Mace Baier. ...-.-...-::. 70 HIDES, PELTS and FURS. Dalwortns ani, | Nutmegs, fancy........-.... v0 Perkins & Hess pay as ee 22 Sear nantes 65 | follows: 30 lbs 60 Ibs a No. eee. 60 HIDES Acme............213§ 21% 21% | Pepper, Singapore, black. ...1874 | Green weeeee 44@ 5 Geman 22 i in white..... 28 | Part Cured............ ge ‘“ tna oo 2 [ earee 2. 21 Full o a . : 2. Arbuckle’s Ariosa.......- 4 spices—Ground—In Bulk. De cM 6 @ eT “ Avorica |... .00. Sin vAbapice 15 | Dey Kips 1... .-..... 5 @7 McLaughlin’s XXXX....... 233, | Cassia, Batayia............- 20 Calfskins, green...... 4 @4% Honey Beé.........---+--+++ 2414 “and Saigon .25 ‘6 cured...... 5 @5b% Rex All ...... 2... es. 23% BD oa 42 Deacon shing.........- 10 @25 Se 2214 § Cloves, Amboyna...........35 14 off for No. 2. Wiser. 2. 224% aa Pepeioar..........- 28 i PELTS. COFFEES—50 Ib. bags. Ginger, African.............12% | Shearlings............. 10 @30 Arbuckle’s Avorica......... 3 - Coehin:... 0... 0.. 15 Estimated wool, per ib 20 @28 fe Quaker City....21 i ecmiates,....... | 18 FURS. i - Best Bio: .... 22 Mace Batavia...............80 Moe... 5@ 65 “ Prime Maricabo 25 | Mustard, English...........22 | Coon..-....-....+..--+- 5@i 00 i COFFEE EXTRACT. c : and Trie. .25 Gia... 5-5 5@1 10 Walley @ity 0.0 el 15 | Giese oe) Wairae l cen e Me ee 1 0) Waimess No %..........0 | Pox, red.......-..-.... B@1 50 CLOTHES LINES. Pepper, Singapore, black....22 ff @roed-.,......_... 50@5 00 Cotton, 40f6.... |. per doz. 1 25 “ << | white... a0) | eee 5@ 80 : 50 ft a. ‘ 150 @Cavenne ..,.....26 | Cat, howse............. 5@ 25 C0f ee STARCH. oo 5@ 50 ss Watt 5.1... «<< 200| Mystic,11b. pkgs........... 7 | Fisher..-..........--.. 1 00@6 00 a a 0 J 00@6 00 Soh. ..... 2 25 . Barres .. .......- 6 Eye... -.52.1......1.. 50@3 00 Jute 60 - ee - = i Martin, dark.......... 25@3 00 ee. G1Ont Leaf... ....:--.. ont * pe... @, CONDENSED MILK. Cwpes @8 | Otter ao a 5008 00 Magia 3... 7 GO| Powdered .......-..-.- @s + Wer................. 50@3 00 plo fwasee 0 ds 6 00 | Granulated, Stand.... 7%@ Se 70@20 00 CRACKERS. : Ons @ | Beaver................ Se @ Kenosha Butter...........-- 8 | Confectionery A.....-. 74@ PHedeen 5@1 00 Saviour (| 6% |Standard A. ......... @% |Deerskins, perlb...... 5@ 40 Butter....+--...-.----.--++-- 6% | No. 1, White Extra C.. @ 6% MISCELLANEOUS oo ae 6% | No. 2 Extra C......... @ie | Pallow oy 44@ 4 Bono SCE essere 7” | No. 3G, golden...-..-. @ 6% | Grease butter......... 8 @ 8i% eS es Wo. 46, dark.......--- @ 6% | Switches .............. 2 2% ee Siete. ow. @6 |! Ginseng.......... - woge iG | 6 Drugs se M [edicines. State Board ef Pharmacy. ‘One Year—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Two Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Three Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Four Years—Jacob Jesson, Musbegen. Five Years—James Vernor, Detroit. President—Geo. McDonald Secretary—Jacob Jesson. Treasurer—Jas. Vernor. Next Meeting—At the lecture room of Hartman’s Hall, Grand Rapids, Tuesday and Wednesday, March 5 and 6. Michigan state . Pharmaceutical Ase’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, Ana Arbor. Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—A. H. Lyman, Manistee; A. Bas- sett, Detroit; F. J. W uraburg, Grand Rapids; W. A. Hall, Greenville; &. T. Webb, Jackson. Local Secretary—A. Bassett, Detroit. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Seciety. President. J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott. Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. President, J. W.Caldwell. Secretary, B. W. Patterson. Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. President, Geo. L, LeFevre. Secretary, Jno. A. Tinholt. The Handling of Acids. From the American Druggist. A cerrespondent informs us that he has met with a serious accident, caused by the spattering of some drops of mu- riatie acid into his eyes, while loosening the glass stopper of a five pint bottle eontaining it. He suggests that we cau- tion our readers against similar mishaps, and ke thinks that it would be a useful thing to repeat such cautions occasion- ally, even without waiting for the oc- currence of an accident. We think this suggestion deserves attention, and, in compliance, will append here some cau- tionary remarks, which do not claim to embrace all that could be written upon the subject, but which may afford some practical hints at least for the younger and less experienced members of the pro- fession. When emptying carboys of acid, see that they are securely held. Do not tilt them over with one hand, while holding a receiving vessel in the other, unless they are so hung or placed that you have absolute control over them. A good way is to put the carboy on an elevated place, say about 18 or 24 inches high, so that when it lies on its side, its upper edge will be about three inches within the edge of the platform. If the carboy has a wooden strip or side rail, instead of a handle, it is best to tilt it on the side where this is situated, as this assists in keeping command oyer the carboy while itis tilted. If you have a carboy swing, be sure you see that the carboy is secure- ly fastened, and that allowance be made for the change in center of gravity as it becomes more empty. Never stand in front of a carboy while emptying it, but sideways, and use a receiving vessel with substantial han- dle. Do not hold a bottle with a funnel under the mouth of the carboy, nor hold any vessel so that if it should overtiow, the acid would run over your hands. Choose such a place for emptying car- boys, or any other containers of acid, as will suffer the least injury should the vessel be broken, or any of the acid be spilled. Remember that the sier the container is, the more care and circumspection must be exercised. A person may have emptied a hundred or more carboys without any mishap, when unexpectedly an accident will happen, and in nine cases out of ten this is due to pure carelessness. Never carry large containers of acid in | eontact with your body. Should they accidentally break, a most painful burn | larger or the flim- | (sometimes turning out fatally) may be| the result. When opening acid bottles, for in- stance, the usual five pint sizes, first re- move the cement from around the per, and wash and wipe the neck care- fully to remove every trace of foreign matter. Then. if the stopper cannot easily loosened by hand, place a towel over the stopper and bottle, and while bearing with the thumb of one hand against the edge of one side of the stopper, tap the other side gently with the wooden ( spatula, when it usually will become loose. Should it be very obstinate, and the bottle at the same time appear to be of rather thin glass, place the bottle into a sufficiently deep and large acid-proof jar to receive the contents in case the bottle should break. The reason why a towel should be put over the stopper is almost self evident. Our correspondent would have had no occasion to write to us had he used one. If a bottle of acid not is exposed to a warm temperature, evi- | dently some pressure will be developed within the bottle. By moving the bottle about. the neck and bottom of the stop- per will be wetted with the acid, afterward the stopper ened, the compressed air is or are between the neck and stopper. All acids are not equally dangerous. Hydrochloric or muriatie is perhaps the jeast risky. Sulphuric acid comes next, as it does not evolve any gases. greatest care. however, must be exercised with nitric -aqua regia. When compelled to work for any length | of time with acids, it is well to have a ves- | close at hand, to wash } off any drops that may have come in con- | January 2 y | ther saat are not so attractive when the question | though most of those sold | of their continuance is a concurrent ele- ment of doubt. sel of fresh water tact with the hands or face. it may be advantageous to rubber gloves, for this purpose are In packing acids, wear rather clumsy. i} are about 28.500.000 bushel stop- : be | Ccoar;rse |} metallic) handle of a | and if | suddenly loos- ; gases will | as 1 i . 7 . . . i y i Ps = M a reas > a « ~ Ur » ' throw out any particles of liquid which | ward grade must be reached in a system The, acid, and still more so with | Sometimes | India | it should be made a | rule to put them in a box by themselves, | if at all possible. miscuously with such articles as chlorate of potassium and organic substances. In storing acids, “equal care must be} exercised. As a rule, they should be kept ina place, so arranged that, if the containers should be broken, the acid would be unable to reach other stances. When diluting acids with water, re- member always to pour the acid, gradu- ally and under stirring, into the water, and not the waterin the acid. In the ease of sulphuric acid, for instance, the latter method may develop such an amount of steam at once that the whole liquid may be scattered about and do much damage. The last time we saw this happen was about a year ago, when several carboys of acid accidentally fell from the rear end of a truck in front of a factory of mineral waters. The acid «collected in a pool in the gutter, and one | tion of the fire department. It would certainly be dangerous to pack sulphuric acid pro- | sub- | ;of wheat from | lieve in the /explosion in a prescription of the workmen connected with the es- tablishment, wanting to wash it into the sewer, turned a small stream of water upon it by means of a hose. The con- sequence was, a violent evolution of steam, almost resembling an explosion, and a number of the bystanders received more or less of the spray, to the damage of their skin and clothes. oe __—_ The Condition of Trade. From the New York Shipping List. Both trade and speculation have con- tinued more or less of a halting character since the close of last week and the vol- ume of business in progress has been of moderate proportions, partly in conse- quence of seasonable influences and part- ly because of the feeling of hesitation that seems to prevail respecting the im- mediate future and a disposition to await further developments before undertaking fresh operations. Business men are gen- erally unanimous regarding the favorable commercial outlook in this country as well as abroad, the general prosperity of industrial enterprise and the renewed feeling of confidence that has been re- cently establishsd, but, notwithstanding these facts, speculative values have shown an easier tendency since the com- mencement of the new year, the distrib- utive volume of trade has failed to ex- pand, buyers appear to be holding back in making contracts for forward delivery, and for the moment the business: situa- tion is in a waiting attitude. The unsea- sonable and mild weather that has been experienced thus far during the winter is now beginning to be reflected in the condition of affairs, retarding as it has the marketing of agricultural products in the Northwest, interfering with the consumption of seasonable goods and re- stricting the consumption of all kinds of fuel for domestie purposes. Then, again, there is an unsettled feeling respecting the improvement in railroad affairs and the permanency of the agreements re- cently made by competing lines for re- storing rates. Scarcely had the first day of the new regime elapsed before the cut- ting of passenger rates was_ report- ed, and although Mr. Gould, upon whose road the cut was made, came promptly to the rescue, the effect of the incident was demoralizing to the stock market and caused investors to hold off. The fact that vast quantities of grain and merchandise are awaiting transportation in all parts of the country is of little consequence unless the railroads have definitely abandoned the ruinous compe- tition that proved so disastrous last year. The tinancial situation causes no uneasi- although the money market has worked rather close during the past fort- night and the bank statement does not make a very favorable exhibit compared with last year, but the tendency is easier, and as the large disbursements that have hess, been in progress become available the market is likely toresume normal con- ditions, especially as the money market in London and on the Continent has re- flected easier conditions, which lessens the probability of further gold exports at present. The produce markets have developed no new feature, and, with the exception of cotton, values have dis- played an easier tendency. Wheat still maintains a speculative value that re- tards the export movement and prevents free buying for domestic use. Specu- lators continue to predict higher prices and the holding back of supplies by those who believe these predictions as- sists the maintaining of artificial values, | but in spite of these influences there has been quite a sharp decline since our last jissue, but yesterday a rally just about recovered the lost ground. The exports Atlantic ports thus far s less than for the corresponding period last year, but the exports of corn have largely in- creased, stimulated to some extent by the lower tendency of values. ——— Decline of Standard Oil Trust Stock, From the Oil, Paint and Drug Review. If thesigns donot mislead, the colossus | of capital, which has for so long a time hung upon the neck of competitive enter- | prise in every approachable field in the oil business, has about reached the ze- nith of its career. With a grasp tighter than that of the ‘‘old man by the sea’”’ Arabian Nights’ history, this monopoly has enfolded itself about every under- taking which offered legitimate field for healthy competition. By its grasp- ing, and often unscrupulous methods, it | has never hesitated to secure the end in! view, weaker though atthe price of ruin to a competitor. That these standpoint needs no confirmation. Com- mercial history as well as contemporary Congressional reports of investigation committees may be relied upon in tkis respect. That sooner or later the down- be- fit- such a basis, none who doctrine of the ‘eternal ness of things’ is also apparent. concern promises to go to pieces founded on unremunerative speculation. Its to be barren of the desired result, shares having declined steadily in value —from aie on July 25, 1888, to $162 on , 1889, Twelve per cent. dividends —_——>—o— They Never “Attended a College of Phar- macy. A correspondent of one of our contem- | poraries writes to ask what caused the alcoholic ingredients, tied down water-back. ‘*‘What reaction,’’ he asks, “‘took place to produce the explosion’’ he experienced when he shook the heated bottle and contents? The editor, of course, had no difficulty in solving the problem. This experiment reminds us of one tried by a junior clerk who, wish- OF | The | upon | ithe rock of unbridled greed—its endeav- | ors to forestall the markets having led to | pur- | | chases in the Ohio oil fields, too, threaten its | with indications of fur- | containing | when the cork was | and the mixture heated on a! Adulterations of Drugs in England. From the Chemist and Druggist we learn that at a monthly meeting of the Salford Town Council, J. Carter Bell, the public analyst, reported that during the quarter ended September 30 he had analyzed 303 samples, including seven lards, twenty-nine drugs and. eight aerated waters. Of the samples exam- ined, twenty-four were adulterated, in- cluding nine drugs. The nine drugs were bitartrate of potash, or what was commonly known as cream of tartar. These were adulterated with about ten per cent. of sulphate of potash, and the analyst stated that as cream of tartar was worth more than £100 a ton, and sulphate of potash only about £10 a ton, the addition of ten percent. of this latter salt made a very respectable profit. Not one of these drugs, he added, was bought at a druggist’s shop. The lard was adul- terated with twenty per cent. of cotton- seed oil. All the samples of lemonade, soda water, ete., contained lead, in some cases only a mere trace. The analyst suggested that as such beverages are manufactured by first-class firms without containing a trace of this poisonous metal, itis not too much to ask of the smaller makers that they should sell their aerated waters of the same high degree of purity. The report was received and adopted. oe —_—_ Rabbit Skins. When the Acclimatization Societies of Australia introduced the rabbit some years ago, they thought they were ac- complishing a good work, and little an- ticipated what a serious injury these rab- bits would effect in less than ten years, and that their extermination would be a costly and impossible work. Rabbits have so increased now in Australia and New Zealand that the colonists are at their wits’ end how to repair the evil. The extent of the injury done te the pas- turage required for sheep may be inferred in some measure from the enormous number of rabbit skins exported, which, however, prove a blessing to the cheap furriers of Europeand America. A local industry has also sprung up in the colo- nies in making soft felt hats from their fur. Coney wool was encouraged and valued in England a hundred and fifty years ago, and is now worth 7s. a pound. The damage done to the crops in the Australian colonies by the little animals that furnish the skins for export has become of such magnitude as to furnish the subject of parliamentary legislation there. —_——.—>-+ <> Minor Drug Notes. Nitroglycerin, in ten per cent. alcoholic solution, is free from danger as an ex- plosive. Jay Gould has engaged a doctor for twenty years, or until his death, at $2,000 per year. The doctor is to devote his entire time to Mr. Gould. Opium, containing less than nine per cent. of morphine, cannot be imported into this country. The rubber stoppers of pop bottles have been found to contain a high per- centage of lead. This is an unlooked for source of lead poisoning. Fifty thousand dollars was the fee paid a physician in India by a man who had been suffering from malarial fever. The doctor who told his patient that the druggist substituted iodide of potas- sium for iodide of sodium, because the former is the cheaper of the two, is sorry that he ever said it. The druggist made him retract the statement, which was very proper, but an unpleasant thing to do. 2 <> ______—_- Two new vegetable perfumes have lately become articles of commerce and are thus described in the Popular Science |News: ‘‘One is a kind of zxylopia from the provinee of Chirigui in Costa Rica. The odor closely resembles that of Can- Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Oxalie Acid, Bichrom Potass, Saffron, Turpentine. pure, German —— PF. & W. —— Declined—Alcohol, Cream Tartar aga odorata and the flowers are now used | like those of that plant in the manu-}| |facture of ylang-ylang. ‘The other is named oweo, ‘blossom of a kind of acacia-tree which is found in Central Africa and which Serpa Pinto was the first to describe. The| ouco flowers are brought down the Cu- bangin river for sale. They cover the trees on whieh they grow with such pro- fusion that they fill the atmosphere with the overpowering richness of their i scent.” - <> -@- <> -—- The Drug Market. Opium is firm. lower. Oxalic acid has advanced. Mor- phia steady. Cream tartar, 99 per | cent., The makers’ combination expired December 31 and they are at war, so that lower prices are probable. American saffron is higher. Turpentine is higher. 1 Pharmacy Prosecutions. Jas. A. Kinnane, attorney for the State Board of Pharmacy, has caused the ar- rest of Adam Bryan, Chas. Bryan and Chas. E. Bleakley, all of Detroit, charged j with violation of the Pharmacy Law by selling drugs without having the | site authority from the Board. —_-@- << Bank Notes. The First National Bank of Eaton ‘Rapids paid dividends to the amount of 1314 per cent. during the past year. | The Belding Savings Bank has opened its doors for business. D. E. Wilson is President of the institution and C. E. Hills, Cashier. German quinine is tacties | i have been prolific of success from its own | is is lower. Alcohol is lower. requi- —<——_2-<——__- A nice young man stood at the corner of twostreets. Hehad just had his boots polished to the highest degree of glossi- ness, and it was a serious question with him how to make the crossing without getting his boots soiled. A couple of fashionably dressed ladies were approach- ing, and the mind of our young man was made up in an instant; he quietly waited ing to ascertain if the alcohol barrel was. until those ladies had swept up the mud nearly empty, lighted a taper, and, after| with their trailing skirts, and then fastening it to a piece of wire, put it in-| crossed in perfect safety. side the bung to give him sufficient light | _—»—2—____— to see the surface of the liquid. The re- The magnitude to which the production sult was a somewhat similar reaction to’ of cotton seed oil has grown in the South the one referred to, only the consequences may be judged by the fact that while in were somewhat more disastrous, as the 1880 there were but forty cotton seed oil cellar was shortly in a condition which, mills in operation in that section, there in a very short time, attracted the atten- | are now one hundred and sixty with an invested capital of about $12,000,000. and is the highly odiferous } “ Versatile Salesman. A Maine newspaper publishes the fol- lowing advertisement: SITUATION WANTED — Young man; stands the retail drug and saloon business: Globe office. Considering that Maine is a prohibition is decidedly sugges- good penman. ‘X 46,’ state, the inference tive. Going with the Times. what are your medicine Professor—‘‘That depends When I am slightly ill, I am a homeopathist and a Unitarian: but when Iam very sick, Iam an allo- ‘*Professor, cerning the theology ?’’ upon circumstances. schools pathist aud a Calvinist.”’ ot under- views con- and FREE PRESS ENG DET. pel hsp: BRAND. Didocles CUBAN,HAND MADE. HAVANA,CIGARS Is free fro TIFICIAL o eis (tt GG ( “al ‘ys WS ri Shi m AR- FLA- ACIDUM. Capbe. os. le 12@ 15 Aedleesi be aes 1 35@1 40 : Chiorate, (pe. 20) ...... 18@ = Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 68 Aceticum 8@ 10 I 2 BEE ooo c : 8 Benzoicum, German.. 80@1 00 Cyanide 02.62.28. Areenicum ..-...-..... : 7 Boracic ? at 30 Eedide 2 85@3 00 Balm Gilead Bud..... 38@ 40 Carbolicum ee 40@ 45 | Potassa, Bitart, =, 29@ 32} Bismuth S. N. -2 15@2 Seema ec i ee nya ep | Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 15 Calcium Chlor, Is, “(4s Capcieue 55@ 60 : Hydrochlor ie 3@, 5| Potass Nitras, opt.._.. . 8@ 10 11; 248, 12)....-..... @ 9 = ee 10@ 12 Votes Nitras.........: 7@ 9} Cantharides Russian, Oxalicum ee 13@ 14 Pygeainee 2000 6s. KD 28 pO... ..------------- @1 75 Phosphorium dil a 29 | Sulphate po........... 15@ 18 Capsici Fructus, ee = = Salicylicum ........--- 1 40@1 80 eee a i a... @ Hees (@ 5 : ' po.. @ 14 a -- 1 aon gp | Aconitum ............. 2@ 25} Caryophyllus, (po. 30) 2%3@ 28 See 5o@ 53|Althae................. 25@ 30| Carmine, No. 40....... @3 75 SS cae Avenmen en 15@ 20| Cera Alba, S.&F..... 50@, 55 AMMONIA. _— pO. @ % sien inva 9.2. BQ 30 oe 3@ »5|Calamus............... 20@ 50} Coccus................ @ 40 Aqua, = - a 1a 6 Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12] Cassia Fructus........ @ 15 Carbonas “INET gag 2g) Greenies, Gy. &).. eee se --- -- @ 10 Chloridum uT! qa@ q4| Hydrastis Canaden, eae Rene ctteecss 3 39 Tos rr (po. 65)... .......... @ 60| Chloroform ........... 5@ 55 ANILINE. Hellebore, Ala, po... ba 2 " squibbs .. a . oe | Si Oagoloc| |imaay (pec a 15@ 20} Chloral Hyd Crst...... 1 50@1 7 ae 80@1 00 | Ipecac, po..--....--..- 2 15@2 30; Chondrus...... 10@ 12 ~ “1 SYRUPS. s & = D. Co., doz..... _@1 % feted oe wise ee 5H 60 Euphorbium, po....--- S5y 10) Zineaper |... 50 Quinia, Bp a = Galbantwm ....5-.--.-. @ 80 Ipecac.... ee OS nll German... : 307, 40 Gamboge, po....------ 80@, 95 0 ~~ ee ps Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14 — um, (po. 45). @ ae 50 —— Lactis pv. ae @ 35 Kino, (po. 2)-------- 8 Stmmilaxe officinalis. 2000 60| Sanguis Draconis... 40@. 50 Myrrh, po. 45) 4 ones 40 deapes Co...... eis Santonine ce @4 50 _ 3 20@3 254° Pe ee 3 we Ope, (pe. 4 1). FRE etme. 82 a ec 1p re vigached 1.1. 25@ BO] C0. eeee vere — 64 Bs Tragacanth .......---- 30@ es Glas ae aaa ae a Seidlitz Mixture...... @ : HERBA—In ounce packages. 7 Se Se @ = ore o= SINCTURES 7 Ope @ 30 Absinthigm (000. 0000000... 25 TINCTURES. Snuf, a 2 is : ¢ accaboy, De HUPALOMOY «ot = Aconitum Napellis R...... 60) Vees 0. @ 3% a B21). 50] Snuff, Scoich, De. Voes @ 35 é Ba ne S11 Aloes. 60! Soda Boras, (po. 12). . Mentha Le iperita.......----- 35 — and — os 60| Soda et Potass Tart... i oe oy mica... 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Weare Sole Agents in Michigan for W. D. & Co., Henderson County, Hand Made Sour Mash Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite Rye Whisky. We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. 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. Hazeltine & Perkins Drvg bo, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Michigan Tradesman The Hindoo’s Search for Truth. All the world over I wander, in lands that I nev- | er have srod, Are the people eternally seeking for the signs and steps of a God? Westward across the ocean, and northward ayont | the snow, : Do they all stand gazing, the wisest know? as ever. Here, in this mystica! India, the deities hover | and swarm, Like the wild bees heard in the tree-tops, or the gusts of a gathering storm: In the air men hear their voices, their feet on the rocks are seen, Yet we all say, ‘“‘Whence is the message, what may the wonders mean?’ and A million shrines stand open, and ever the cen- ser swings, As they bow to mystical symbols or the figures of ancient kings; And the incense rises ever, and rises the endless cry : Of those who are heavy laden, and of cowards loth to die. For the destiny drives us together, like deer ina pass of hills. Above is the sky, and around us the sound and the shot that kills: Pashed by a power we see not and struck bya hand unknown. We pray to the trees for shelter and press our lips to a stone. Here are the tombs of my kinsfolk, the first of an ancient name, Chiefs who were slain on the warfield, and wo- men who died in flame; They are gods, these kings of the foretime, they are spirits whe guide our race— Ever I watch and worship; they sit with a mar- ble face. And the myriad idols around me, and the legion of muttering st “y ts The revels and rites unholy, the dark, unspeaka- ble feasts: What have they wrung from the silence? Hath even a whisper come Of the secret—whence and whither? Alas! for the gods are dumb. Shall I list the words of the English, who come from the uppermost sea? *““*The secret, hath it been told you, and whatis your message to me*”’ It is naught but the world-wide story, how the earth and the heavens began, How the gods are glad qnd angry, and a Deity once was a man. I had thought, ‘‘Perchance in the cities. where the rulers of India dwell, “Whose orders flash from the far land, who gir- dle the earth with a spell, “They have fathomed the depth we fioat on, or measured the unknown main—” Sadly they turn from the venture, and say that the quest is vain. Is life, then, a dream and delusion, and where shall the dreamer awake? Is the world seen like shadows on water, and what if the mirror break? Shall it pass asa camp that is struck, as atent that is gathered and gone From the sands that were lamp-lit at eve, and at morning are level and lone? Is there naught in the heavens above, whence the hail and the levin are hurled, But the wind that is swept around by the rush of the rolling world? The wind that shall scatter my ashes and bear me to silence and sleep With the dirge and the sounds of lamenting, and voices of women who weep? — ©