® * T GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, e Michigan Tradesma JULY 24, 1889. Nl. NO. 305. 186 EAST FULTON ST. The Leading Lavndry IN GRAND RAPIDS. Any one wishing agency in towns outside will please write for terms. OTT. BROS., Props. SFECIAL OFFER-—This style of oval case; 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. ce I makethe same style of case as above, 17 inches high, from walnut, cherry, oak or ash, for $2 per foot. Boxing and cartage free. Dp D. COOK, 106 Kent St., - Grand Rapids, Mich. Raton, Lyon & G0. Base Balls, Rubber Balls, Marbles. Base Ball Bats, Fishing Tackle, Archery. BOXING GLOVES. STATIONERY. Raton, Lyon & Go., 20 and 22 Monroe St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Read! Ponder!--Then Act! OFFICE OF KING & COOPER, Fancy Grocers. St. JOSEPH, Mick., Feb. 23, 1889. DANIEL LYNCH,Grand Rapids: DEAR SIR—Permit us to con- gratulate you upon the trade we wre working upon your Imperial Baking Powder. We have had it tested by the most competent cooks in the city and they pro- nounce it fully equal to any powder on the market; Yours very truly, KING & COOPER. F.J, DETYENTHALER JOBBER OF Fresh and Salt SS a= ==AND== Ucean Fish attenti On. receive prompt orders See quotations in another column. GRAND RAPIDS. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. BOWNE, President. GEO. C. PIERCE, Vice President. H. W. Nasu, Cashier - $300,000. CAPITAL, Transacts a general banking business. Make a Specialty éf Collections. Accounts ef Country Merchants Solicited. Daniel G. Garnsey, EXPERT ACCOUNTANT AND Adjuster of Fire Losses. Twenty Years Experience. References furnished if desired. 24 Fountain St., Grand Rapids, Mich. TOURISTS Trunks and Traveling Bags MADE TO ORDER. The Largest Line of Traveling Goods in e City at the Lowest Price. Repairing neatly done on short notice at Groskopt Bros.., 91 CANAL ST., TELEPHONE 906. Business Practice at the Grand Rapids Depa rtm ent 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. BARNETT BROS. Fruit Commission 159 South Water Street, CHICAGO. CONSIGNMENTS OF SOLIC rPRUTTS Write for information on the markets, etc. i 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 tc 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 8. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker = Jeweler, 44 CANAL SY, Grand Rapids, - ich BUY Muscatine ROLLED OATS Will not turn bitter in hot weather. Best the year around. (Formerly Shriver, Weatherly & Co.) CONTRACTORS FOR Galvanized Plumbin Pumps, Iron Cornice, q & Heating Work, Dealers in Pipes, Etc., Mantels and Grates. Weatherly & Pulte, GRAND RAPIDS, - a MICH. ALLEN DURFEE. A. D. LEAVENWORTH. Allen Durfee & Co., FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. Wim.R. Keeler, Gonfectio JOBBER OF ery Cigars, 412 So. Division St., GRAND RAPIDS. Penny Go ods a Specialty. l1 have a complete line and will cail on all trade within reasonable distance of Grand Rapids. MAN conPANY & Show Case MAKERS. Prices Lower than kuer QUALITY THE BEST. W rite for Prices. 63—65 CANAL ST. SE If in wan Hungarian, Blue Yellow or I Grass, EDS! SEE I t of Clover, Timothy, Millett, Orchard or Seed Corn—Early Yent, Turnip or Ruta Baga, or, in fact, Any Kind of Seed, send to the Seed Store, 71 Canal &¢t., GRAND RAPIDS. W.T. LAMOREAUX. Hon NOK d (gar Whol That contains any m- ferior tobacco, flavoring’ or other in- jurious ingredients. QUALITY COUNTS. Our “BEN BOR’ CIGARS have proved so popular over all other 10c Cigars in the market that the de- mand overwhelim- ing. SOLD BY ALL DEALERS. Ask for Geo. Moebs and Ces ‘* BEN HUR” if you want the best. ‘sE1q- is esale and Retail HEADQUARTERS 92 Woodward Ave. The Drummer to His Grip. Full many a weary mile, old Grip, We've traveled o'er together, Both in sunshine and the storm— In every kind of weather. ‘ How many hours you've waited, Grip, Alone in some hotel. While I was selling piles of goods, Or getting scooped like ——well. I never was profane, old Grip, You never heard me swear— Not even when that bottle broke, And I'd no shirt to wear. How often you’ve held down the seat, You darling, dear old Grip, While I went to the smoking car With friends to take a sn—smoke. I’ve trusted you with secrets, Grip, In fact, you hold some now, | Which, were they known to folks at home, Would raise an awful row. You've kept my secrets weil, old Grip, At home and ‘“‘on the road,” Though scores and scores of times, old friend, You've carried a ‘‘heavy load.” You've seen me shed some tears, old Grip, When no one else was nigh, And often tried to comfort me With drinks of good old rye. We've seen some hard times too, old Grip— _ Like me, you've stood abuse. Sometimes, Jike me. you’ve empty been, And sometimes ‘‘fuller’n a goose.”’ Yet, I never saw the time, Grip, When you were really drunk, Though oftentimes I’ve had to “preach” To our old ‘sample trunk.” We're gray-haired, rusty chaps, old Grip, And don’t look very fine; The ladies never notice us, As when we used to shine. You know the reason, too, old Grip, They know the world we’ve seen; So they ‘‘catch on” to newer grips, And traveling men in green. Ch, weil, we’ve seen the time, old Grip, Whene’er we left the train, It was to leave some gentle heart Just fluttering with pain. And you could tell of letters, Grip, And faces, sweet and fair, Which I have left, day after day, In your most sacred care. Well, we are aged now, old Grip— I’m forty-nine, you’re seven; Soon you’ll be “‘laid upon the shelf,”’ I—sailing off toward heaven. But we will stick together, Grip, The longest that we can, For, next to woman, there’s no friend Like Grip to a traveling man. > JOHN SINGLETON’S RESPONSIBIL- ITIES. In the cottage at the corner of Creston Green, there is a shop—a nice, brisk lit- tle general shop—where one can get something—more or less satisfactory—of everything that one can call necessary to life. Our story begins when this shop was kept by one ‘John Singleton,’’ and it is about forty years ago since he died. That was a time of sad disaster at Creston. The Broadshire Bank, which had an office in the nearest market town (as in every other in the county), had stopped payment. There was not a household in Creston which did not suf- fer for that somehow. Those who were too poor to be at all personally connected with banks anywhere were yet depen- dent for employment, or support, or sue- cour from those who were so. The blow was all the harder to bear, too, because it came after a period of lavish financial prosperity, whose ruinous unreality had been suspected by nobody but the bank directors. The dividends had been so unusually large! And so wages had been high, and largesse liberal. Everybody knew at that time that John Singleton’s days were numbered. But everybody who had lost money came to John Singleton for his sympathy—from the squire. who had to sell off all his horses, and the vicar, who had to take his boys from college and put them into offices. down to old Mother Webb, whese annuity was gone, and who would have to retire to the workhouse. John found something cheery to say to each, though all the thanks he received in return was usually but the grudging congratulation ‘that he was so well out of the loss him- self that he could easily look on the bright side.”? For John Singleton had had no money in the Broadshire Bank, only a current account which happened to be infinitesimally tiny, because he had just invested the small industrious life in the purchase of two cottages on Creston Green, for the benefit of his wife. ‘*‘Your mother can live in one, on the rent of the begins to want rest, and you are old enough to take the shop upon yourself,’’ 1g) said John Singleton to his sixteen-year- |} son—another John, very like his It was only by Jittle pieces of oid rather. | forethought such as this that the father | and son ever alluded to the great change which they knew was coming. What was there to say about death and dying? That was all in God’s hands. John Sin- gieton was fearlessly ready for it, as they are who, having done their best with what they have seen and do know, have} their | sounded the great mercies of Father. and know that He is ready to fill up their short measures and to satisfy | all their wants. ie ‘ i John Singleton died in the first days} of the Broadshire Bank troubles. His wife always thought they hastened his end: his warm sympathies tempted him to hear too much and to say too much, } and his excited emotions rapidly wore down his scanty stock of strength. ‘Thank God, you are provided for, Mary.’’ he said, with his failing voice. “You will do as well without me as with me.’’ And Mary did not contradict the humble delusion which soothed him, but only said, ‘‘Please God, we’ll do our best to be a credit to you, John.”’ The widow paid the doctor’s bill and legal expenses in taking over her hus- band’s affairs. These were expenses which would not recur, and she and her son John could live very sparingly, and they would soon make up the difference. But, somehow, that proved not to be so easily done. Changes wrought by the bank failure took away many customers; they diminished the expenditure of savings of his! other, when she} others. There were more bad debts. Then old Mr. Action, who used to keep a big shop in Blankton, quite out of ange of Creston, being made bankrupt his bank losses, retired to Snell, a village near Creston, and opened a little shop there, which closed that locality to the Singletons; besides that, one or two wealthy farmers living midway between Snell and Creston thought it their duty to turn to their old crony in his mis- fortunes, and so dropped their dealings with the widow. Mrs. Singleton could hardly. realize how rapidly she got ‘behind the world.’’ First, she had to comprehend that she was really doing so, and that her sense of stagnation and loss was not bred solely of her new isolated responsibility. Then, she had to make a struggle against this turn of the tide, and then at last a fran- tie effort to extricate herself from a whirlpool which was swamping all. And more was lost before she could get free of the losing business, and might walk out of the old shop a ruined woman, only saved from the incubus of debt by pay- ing off her creditors through a mortgage on her husband’s little cottages, which the efforts of a friendly old lawyer suc- ceeded in raising almost to the amount of their actual value! “They are as good as sold.’’ said he to young John. ‘*There no particular object in your mother’s beginning to pay interest.’? The solicitor spoke in a kind- ly hope of softening the blow, for was it likely that a widow like Mrs. Singleton, and a simple working lad—as John must be now—would be able ever to pay off a mortgage? “It must be paid off. Father meant the houses for mother,’’ said young John simply. And the lawyer thought to him- self that he was a good lad, but that as soon as he began really to earn money he would find something else to do with it. The mother and son seemed to under- stand each other without many words. She was a strong woman still, and active, and though her duties of late years had fitted her rather for the position of a house-mother and a business woman than for the place of a working woman, she was one who had always held herself under the authority of the little word ‘‘must,’’? and was prepared for anything. The rent of her cottages would only pay the interest of the mortgages upon them. with a small margin for necessary re- pairs. Young John gota situation ina timber yard in the county town, and had to ledge there, walking over on Sunday to spend the day with his mother. Mrs. Singleton herself found rent free quarters in a dreary little cottage at the corner of the green, by taking charge of two old women, one half-blind, and the other slightly paralyzed. The rest of her wants she supplied by plain sewing, and sick-nursing, and charing. It seemed that most of the direct losers by the Broadshire Bank were ‘‘wonder- fully upheld.’? The sale of the squire’s horses put an end to his betting, and he gained by that loss. The vicar’s sons were recommended to good appointments, especially on the ground of their father’s ruin, and a large public subscription was divided among the other sufferers who could be helped so. Even Molly Webb was saved from the workhouse by the exertions of former employers. But there was no sympathy for the Single- ¢ I t ry is tons under loss that was indirect and unromantic. Some of the very people who talked about the wonderful com- pensations of Providence, and how one door opened when another shut upon themselves. were inclined to think that dead John Singleton ought to have man- aged better for his widow and orphan. The women seemed to think that Mrs. Singleton was not likely to realize her changed position unless they took pains to teach it to her. The farmers’ wives who used to chat with her, took no notice of her except to issue a command or to find fault. Nobody felt bound to help her, but many felt free to criticise. Why didn’t young John become an agricul- tural laborer and live with his mother? they asked: Wouldn’t that be more natural and proper? But perhaps the boy was wiser to look out for himself, and to begin as he meant to goon. Mrs. Singleton found, in those days, that her best friends—those most ready to give her work, and to say a heartening word to her—were those who were generally called ‘thard men,’’ because they were | not ready to admit the unlimited claims of reckless relatives, or to carry messes of unsavory pottage after the prodigals, in case they should otherwise have to eat |of those terrible swine’s husks which have been known to produce such salu- tary results. It was one of these who got John his situation in the timber-yard. Years after, Mrs. Singleton used to say, ‘‘No woman knows the good or the evil that is in the world, or the help and strength there is in God, until she has stood alone, a widow.”’ | At the wages which young John first | received, he could not save ifew pence a week. But he began that. All the other men in the yard smoked; John did not. All the other men drank beer. John took the pledge. All the other men bought themselves Sunday suits—quite unfit for after work- ing uses—with smart satin ties, and oc- easional silk hats. John’s best suit was exactly like that he wore in the yard, only fresh. All the other men bought newspapers, and song-books and novel- ettes, which they tore up when read. John subscribed a yearly mite to with ly that he got quite friendly with the gentleman—a young architect—who gave his services as the club’s supervisor, and was invited to his house, and got the loan of books from his private library, and his help and sympathy in choosing and reading them. John Singleton had fewer friends among lads of his ownclass and age than ‘imposed on him by his life’s aim. But more than aj} the | Reading Club, and went there so regular- | , ] |my mother will live in one cottage, and | he might have had, but for the habits | he was soon a good friend to many whom he could scarcely cail friends. Somehow, they came to him in scrapes, because he had none of his own. ' His lifehad a distinct purpose, and a life | with a purpose always gains a dignity of its own, which sets it in the chancellor’s place, whence it can reach out a hand of sympathy to others. Even older people began to talk to John as they did not always talk to each other. His own life being real. he was made free of the reality in other lives. And so years passed on, and John’s wages rose. and the little store began to increase. The goal of his hopes appear- ed on the horizon, and yet, asis so often the case, the last bit of the race was the hardest of all. For John was now a man of twenty-four, and John fell in love. Kitty Ray, the daughter of the foreman at the timber yard, was such a pretty, lively girl, and she was always kind and civil to John, and treated him on quite a different footing from the other work- men. (She heard her father praise John, and say that he was a man who was sure to get on—he must be saving a good bit of money already.) John never said a word of love to Kitty Ray, but he could not help feeling as if sunshine broke over the yard whenever she entered it, and doubtless she could see the sunshine on his face. John never said much about Kitty to his mother, but she noticed that he grew a lit@e absent-minded. And the good woman found occasion to say that every life should have jus- tice for itself as well as show generosity to others, and that the real good of any- body was the real good of everybody, and that happy hearts made active hands, and that every good soul we could link to our own must be anew hand on that cable of life at which we musi all take a long pull, and astrong pull. anda pull altogether. Mrs. Singleton actually made a journey to the town to get a look at Kitty. She thought it was a pity that she wore her hair in a fringe over her forehead, and it did strike her that Kit- ty’s style of dress would be a sore tax on such wages as John’s. ‘But, after all, it is not forme to make or to mar,”’ she decided, as she trudged home. ‘‘The lad is guided by better hands; for houses and riches may be the inheritance from parents—an’ it’s little John has got from his father and me— but a prudent wife is from the Lord. A’ the heart will not be contradicted— only sometimes the heart’s not in it at all, but just the fancy "’ It must be owned that Kitty’s appear- ance did sometimes give John a qualm. She certainly did not look dressed for the part he wanted her to play. But he had the belief of his young man’s vanity, that if she loved him, all would be well. It hurt him once when he heard her speak of an elderly woman who was earning her living as his mother did as ‘‘a serubby old thing.’? But that was only her thoughtlessness: she meant no harm. The way in which John came finally to tell her the story of his life was in this wise: Gripsack Brigade. Scott Swigart spent Sunday with his family at Grand Ledge. Fred. W. Powers started out Monday after arest of seven weeks. J. H. McKelvey and wife have gone to Petoskey and will spend a month among the Northern resorts. There is a move on foot to crown Max Mills poet laureate of the Grand Rapids Traveling Men’s Association. W. E. Hampton, of Harbor Springs, has engaged to travel on the road for Le Bar & Cornwell, of Cadillac, selling flour. C. S. Davis, filer in Filer & Son’s mill, at Manistee, has engaged to travel for Perkins & Co., selling shingle mill ma- chinery. A. R. Ramage, traveling salesman for the Lustig Cigar Co.. was in town a couple of days last week. Mr. Ramage resides at Port Huron. H. E. Borden, formerly engaged in the grocery business at East Saginaw, taken a position as traveling salesman for the Jas. Stewart Co., of that city. has ‘Hub’? Baker has engaged in the breeding of mastiff pups. Price, $25 apiece, expressage prepaid. Out of a litter of twelve, ‘‘Hub’’ expects to real- ize enough to buy a fast horse. —— rt Wool, Hides and Tallow. In the wool market, the same uncer- tainty exists, and the two extremes be- tween manufacturer and seller, as to prices, does not change. Some of the larger manufacturers bought early at home, while others bought in the States, helping to advance prices to the farmer, and now have their wools at relatively lower prices than can be bought in the Eartern markets. They consequently made prices on cloths at which those not stocked can buy wools and compete. How long either side can hold out isa question, to be forced one way or the other—shall the dealer lose, or the man- ufacturer lose, or force higher prices of cloth ? The hide market is as dull as ever, with a general indifference, whether they buy or not at any price. In the meantime, supplies of both hides and leather are ample, yet not so large, but large purchases of leather would clean out sufficient to give more tone to the market. Tallow is quiet but in fair demand at low prices. > > Allegan’s Wool Purchase. The Allegan Gazette places the wool purchase of that place at 157,000 pounds, distributed among six buyers in the fol- lowing amounts: H. Stern &Co.. ee esas eee 34,000 Sherwood & Griswold...-. ........-. 00000 18,000 Etvineston &Co..-°) 0c ol. = 000 Re AO 30,000 OG: te STAG 20,000 oO. POGCIMAN oe Be 10,000 a ae To Elect Delegates to Muskegon. A special meeting of the Grand Rapids Mercantile Association will be held at THE TRADESMAN office this evening for the purpose of electing delegates to the Muskegon convention. +—>_—_— Sherman Will Be Represented. SHERMAN, July 17, 1889. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR S1rR—You will find enclosed post office money order for $7, for dues =‘ fourteen mem- bers from the Sherman B. M. A The official notice of the meeting, at Muske- gon, was received, and at our meeting last even- ing was read. Delegates were elected to attend the convention. Although we have been rather slack in our work in the past, there is good prospect now of more life and interest, the general sentiment of the members being that we, as a local associa- tion, must do more work, if we reap any benefit from the organization. Yours respectfully, W. J. Austin, Sec’y. —_——__<>0>_—_—_—_ Greenville Elects Delegates to the Con- vention. GREENVILLE, July 18, 1889. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: Dear SrR—At the regular meeting of the Greenville Business Men’s Association, held July 17, the following members were chosen delegates to represent this Association at the State convention, to be held at Muskegon, July 30, 3i.and Aueust 1: ES. Clark, Will UB: Brad- ley, T. J. Phelps, W. B. Wells, A. A. Stitson. Alternates—A. C. Saterlee, David Hyde, Lute Wright, Leroy Van Wormer, E. A. Kemp. WwW. B. Wells was chosen to make the three- minute report of our Association. Respectfully, EK. J. CLARK, Sec’y. << Freeport Awakening from Lethargy. FREEPORT, July 18, 1889. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: ae Sir—Kindly inform us, the Freeport B. M. what steps to take ~ order to be in good star ae with the M. B. M. Mr. Cheeseborough, our oe retary, hav ing gone out of business is the main reason of our lapse from fellowship. We desire to send representatives to the an- nual meeting at Muskegon. Yours truly, H. C. PecKHAM, TREAS. ——< 4 The Detroit Merchants’ and Manufac- turers’ Exchange to be Represented. DetroitT, July 20, 1889. E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids: DEAR SIR— Your kind invitation to attend your fourth annual convention is just received. Please accept my thanks for the same. I shall be very glad to attend, and if I can possibly do so, I think I shall. Yours truly, | S. S. SEEFRED. Actuary M. & M. Exchange. — ~_2 << ___- Write the Local Secretary. P. J. Connell, Local Secretary for this year’s convention, at Muskegon, requests Tue TRADESMAN to ask every man who intends to attend the convention to write him to that effect, stating whether he will be accompanied by his wife. This will enable Mr. Connell to make arrange- ments for the accommodation of all. PARTIAL PROGRAMME Forthe State Convention at Muskegon Next Week. TUESDAY—1:30 P. M. Call to order. Prayer—Rey. S. M. Cramblet. President’s address. Secretary’s report. Treasurer’s report. Report of Executive Board. Appointment of special Committees on Credentials, President’s Address, Secretary’s Report, Order of Busi- ness and Resolutions. Reports of delegates. SE OTR OW TUESDAY—7:30 P. M. 1. Music—Opera House Orchestra. 2. Prayer—Rev. J. N. Rippey. 3. Music. 4. Address of Welcome— 5. Response— 6. Music. 7. Address by Governor Luce. 8. Music. 9. Address—‘‘Legal and Business As- pects of the Bonus,’’ H. H. Pope, Allegan. Music. Paper—‘‘The Business Man and the Railways, and their Relative Rela tion,’’? Chas. Clarke, Ovid. Volunteer addresses. 10. ze: a2. WEDNESDAY—9 A. M. Report of Committee on Order of Business. Report of Committee on Credentials. Report of Committee on Insurance. Report of Committee on Trade Inter- ests. Report of Committee on Transporta- tion. Report of Committee on Legislation. 7. Report of Committee on Building and Loan Associations. 8. Reports of delegates. WEDNESDAY—2 P. Excursion on Steamer Van Raaite on Muskegon Lake and Lake Michigan; ex- hibition drill of life saving crew; visit to M. Interlake Park; returning to city in time for supper. WEDNESDAY—7:50 P. Me 1. Consideration of report of * Cémmittee on Transportation. 2. Paper—‘‘The Best Method of Secur- ing Manufacturing Enterprises,’’ A. O. Wheeler, Manistee. 3. Consideration of report of Committee on Legislation. Paper—*‘How Shall We Deal with Jobbers Who Retail?’’ W. J. Clarke, Harbor Springs. 5. Consideration of report of Committee on Building and Loan Associations. Paper—‘‘The Business Man and the Legislature,’’ Hon. Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. 7. Paper—‘‘Why Not Become a Nation of Cheese Eaters??? Hon. E. N. Bates, Moline. 6 THURSDAY—9 A. M. Paper—‘‘Mutual Insurance,’’ Kelley, Muskegon. 2. Consideration of report of Committee on Insurance. 3. Consideration of report of Committee on Trade Interests. Report of Committee on President’s Address. Report of Committee on Segretary’ Report. ~ Address—‘‘How to Deal with the Pat- rons of Industry,’’ C. L. Whitney, Muskegon. M. C. THURSDAY—1:30 P. M 1. Paper—‘:Permanency in Bu O. F. Conklin, Grand Rapids. 2. Reports of special committees. 3. Reports of delegates. 4. Election of officers. 5. Question box. 6. Unfinished business. 7. Adjournment. xo Po M. deparimeni THURSDAY—Ti: Exhibition of fire chemical engine. and THURSDAY—9:50 P. M. Complimentary banquet at Occidental Hotel, tendered by members of Muskegon iB. 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GM New Market B...... 5 solid black. 6% aoe 544|Washington indigo. 6% NeWwEO ..0.0 50). .. 6% Turkey robes.. 7% Our Level Best..... 63% India robes.... 7% IAVErsiG@ 5M. 5 435 plain fh ky X % 8% Sea isiand Bic... :: 614 xt pusren 6 0.01. ie: 6% Sisdenia Tur- Top of the Heap.... 74] key red.. 6 Williamsville. ...... 7 |Martha W ashington Comet, 40in..... 4. 8 Turkey red %..... 7% Carisie * 714|Martha W ashington New Market L,40in. 744; Turkey red.. . 9% BLEACHED COTTONS. Riverpoint robes. yer, Blackstone A A..... 7%| Windsor fancy...... 6% Beats Aly 3. o. 434) : gold ticket Cleveland ...... ... a indigo bine... 1. 10 (ao... T4) TICKINGS. EbOt. Ho cy 6%|Amoskeag AC A....13 Dwight Anchor. 9 |Hamilton Noo. aie _ shorts. 8%|Pearl River. -12% Mowers... : co 7 DEMINS. Binpire. te @ jAmoskeag...:_. ae Marvel 2) 00. § |Amoskeag, 9 oz. 15 Krait of the Loom.. Sx|Andover...-.....-._. 11% Pitenvilie 6. Gis Hverety. 0k 12 Hirst Prize... 22: ( (bawrence XX. ..... 13% Fruit of the Loom %. 8 GINGHAMS. Fairmount.. _ 24 \Glenarven.-.. oo... 63% Lonsdale Cambric. ‘10% Rancashire,........- 6% Lonsdale. ...... ... 84 Normandie.. cc. & Middicsex (.....:: 514 Rentrew Press;....- 8 Mo Mame. ........... 24 Toil du Nord... :-... 10 Oak View..... i CARPET WARP. Our Own............ 51¢!Peerless, white... 18% Sanlipkt (0... : 4% . eolored....21 Vinyard: 000. 8 GRAIN BAGS. HALY BLEACH’ D COTTONS/ Stark. --...-........ 1914 Cabot... ..:......0 Pig; Pramkhavine.....: 1s Parwei. 3 |). SC AmerCamn 00... 1644 Dwight Anehor..... 9 |Wandser.... ....._.. 16% CORSET JEANS. :Valley City eel 16 Biddefora....- 2... 6 Brunswick. Naumkeag satteen.. 7 Rockport.. Oe L COTTON. PRINTS. Mi le End... .47 American fancy. = ee 47 indigo . , Holyoke. Meee oe Co ge BUSINESS LAW. Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in|! Courts of Last Resort. PATENT — PROCESS — ACTION—JURISDIC- TION. In the case of Taylor et al. vs. De Lime, the Superior Court of Kentucky held that an action to recover upon an alleged contract the value of the use of a pro- cess for which the plaintiff had a patent was not acase arising under the patent laws of the United States, and that, therefore, the state courts have jurisdic- tion of such an action. PROMISSORY NOTE—DELIVERY. A note signed by the maker and found among his private papers after his death cannot be said to be delivered within the meaning of the law, according to the de- cision of the Supreme Court of Indiana the case of Purviance, adm’r, vs. Jones. The court said that in order to constitute the delivery of a promissory note, it must appear that the maker in some way evinced an intention to make it an enforceable obligation against him- self, according to its terms, by surren- dering control over it and intentionally placing it under the power of the payee, or of some third person for his use. in SALE—HOTEL PROPERTY—ICE. In the case of Hill et al. vs. Mundy, recently decided, it appeared that hotel property was sold in the month of April, there being on the premises an ice house which at the time was nearly full of ice. Nothing was said between the vendor and vendee in relation to the ice. The ques- tion arose whether the ice passed by the conveyance of the property ornot. The court held that, in view of the fact that the property was purchased for hotel purposes and that the season for gather- ing ice had passed, the ice on the prem- ises must be regarded as connected by the intention of the parties with the par- ticular business to be carried on upon the premises and as passing by the convey- ance of the freehold. INDIANA DRESSED MEAT LAW VOID. The last Legislature of Indiana passed an act prohibiting the sale of fresh meat in any of the counties of the State, ex- cept in cases where the animals had first been inspected alive within the county where the meat was to be offered for sale. An agent of a Chicago firm was lately MANUFACTURERS Desiring a good location will find the City of Hastings, Mich A very desirable place. GOOD They ment. Close to the different railroads. will take stock and give ev We have , The Common Council and the Citizens will furnish oe y encourage- Hara Vv ood Liammber In abundance. City Improvement Committee, - Address at once City of Hastings. arrested and fined for selling in Indiana beef slaughtered in Chicago. Judge Johnson, of the Porter County Circuit Court, has rendered a decision holding this act unconstitutional. Judge John- son, in his opinion, says that the Indiana statute is akin to the exercise of power by the individual states over interstate commerce, which rendered the articles of confederation a rope of sand, and which led to the adoption of the present national constitution, and that whatever -may be the nature and reach of the police power of the State, it cannot be exercised over a subject confined ex- clusively to Congress by the Federal Constitution. it Is the Moon Inhabited? Whether or not the moon is inhabited has always been an engrossing specula- tion. but probably no more original mode of setting all doubts at rest on the sub- ject has ever been attempted than that credited to the King of Wurtemburg. It is stated that this enterprising monarch has decided to have photographs of the moon made, under the best possible con- ditions, and then to have the negatives enlarged 100,000 times. The result of this experiment, if it is carried out, will be watched with much curiosity and interest. ooo Crushed Again. Boston Drummer (parting from his sweet heart)—‘‘Now, Miss Jennie, I am about to go on the road again—to the far West, probably,—a country full of dan- ger. You may see me no more.”’ (Voice chokes with emotion). ‘*‘ What—what have you to say?’’ Miss Jennie (cheerfully)—‘‘Hurry up, Sam, you may miss the train.’’ FTARDWARE. The Hardware Market. Sisal rope is down 1¢ and manilla rope is down 2¢ per pouud from the previous quotations in THE TRADESMAN. Iron and steel squares are quoted 10 per cent. less. The steel] nail manufacturers have arranged to make their product lighter, making more to the pound, so as to com- pare favorably with wire nails. Window glass has advanced 5 per cent., the dis- count being 80 per cent. in single box lots and 80 and 5 per cent. in larger quantity. Bar iron has been advanced $1 per ton at all the factories, Carriage bolts are firmer. The new wire nail card has been generally adopted. Copies can be had of any jobber. Prices Current. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AUGURS AND BITS. dis. Even, GIG StylG © 0c 60 Sretiis. 7. 60 Cook 40 aenninge fonume 25 sennines’, imisanon .-. ee 50410 AXES. First ¢ ~seeed S. B: Bronze... € 7 00 B Bronze... 11 00 x B.S. See) ce 8 56 DB sce .. 13 00 BALANCES dis SOS BARROWS. dis. OE EEE $ 14 00 Garden =... s.2-.......Mes So 00 BELLS. dis. Bang 2 oo10610 ee cue le Ce. 30615 5 Gan Door Sarfent. 3. 60810 BOLTS. dis. Stove...-..------.---.-- +20... ew 50&10 c arriage new list. pat is POW ee -- @&10 Sleigh shoe...,.. 70 Ww rought Barre! Bots 60 Cast Barve! bo... . 40 Cast Barrell, brass Emeps. 0s. 40 Cast Square Spring. _....- eee ae et 60 acne. 40 Wrought Barrel, brass knob...... ee 60 Wreushacquare, |. 60 Wroueht sank Minsk. «8. 60 Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob Flush...60&10 byes Peer. 60£10 BRACES. dis. Cee ee 0 a 50&10 SHOrGrG oe “a 50 Aon Bas net BUCKETS. Well, plain... € 3 50 Well. swivel... 4 00 BUTTS, CAST. dis. Cast Loose Pim, fipured......_- ee . ‘ast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed............. T0& ‘ast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed.......... 60& « rought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 60410 Wirounnt Loose Fin ee 60&10 Wrought Loose Pin, acer Gip............ |: 6005 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned .. -60&05 Wrot ight Loose Pin, japanned, sily ertipped. 60405 Wroget tape: ... 4. 60&10 Wrou ght imide Bing oo 6c. 60&10 Wrouens Brash 75 Blind, Clark’s 70&10 Bimod Parkers... 0.0 .-) 6. oss. ee Blinc. Shepard's 70 BLOCKS. Ordinary Tackle, bst April ig, S........... 40 CARPET SWEEPERS. Bisse NO 5 per doz. $17 00 Bissell No. 7, new ae = See 19 060 Bissell, Grand .....- oe . [ 36 00 rami: Tunas i 24 00 ee 15 00 CRADLES. Crete ee eo dis. 50&02 CROW BARS. Oant Sheek ij. 2 0 per Ib 4% feon, Stee! Poumes 9.0 3% CAPS Se ee perm 65 iene Coy a 60 Ce. 35 MaSwet 60 CARTRIDGES, Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list.. 50 Rim re, United States................. dis. 50 Géntzal Wire dis. 25 CHISELS. dis. Socket Mirvicr 70&10 M@cCKGLHTenHe oc 70&10 Socket Cormer.......-... Pee ee ees c ae eu. 70&10 NOGKES SIIGES 8s 8 ee 70&10 Buteneras’ Taneed Hirmcr..-- 12.62... LU. 40 Barton's Socket Hitmers...-. 2... 20 COM ee net COMBS. dis. Ourry, Pawrenees 3 ee. 40&10 Moteneiss 25 CHALK, ‘White Crayons; per gross... 12@12% dis. 10 cocks. BABS, MACKINITS 0000 ee 60 Bibb’s eee esac ce eee occ. 60 CCS ee ee 40&10 MERRG) ooo se ee COPPER, Planished, 14 oz Gut to size. ..... a — 28 14x52, 14x56, 14x60 .... 26 Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.... ........... 24 Cold Rolled; AS ee ace ‘ BegsrOts ee ee: 25 DRILLS, dis. Morse’s Bit Stocks. oe. ce 40 Paper and straight Shank.......:........0 0. 40 Moree Ss TADCEMBOBE oe 40 DRIPPING PANS. Suialt cites, ser pOUNG 2 ss. 07 LSree sizes, per POUNG... 2... 22). ss 634 ELBOWS. Com. 4 piece, 630... se. ck doz.net %5 CotRObed oe dis. 20&10&10 PRIIUIRURRIC So. s oe eae dis. 4%&10 The Farmers’ Friend. POTATO BUG AND PLANY SPRINKLER. This is the only practi- cal sprinkler for putting water and Paris Green on potato vines todestroy the beetle. This cut gives an inside view, showing the Agitator, also the Valve and the man- ner in which the spring is put in the tube, ete. Where this sprinkler is known it is regarded by Potato Growers to be as necessary as the self binder to every farmer. PRICE—$7.50 Dozen. Foster, Stevens & Co., Wholesale Agents Grand Rapids, Mich | | EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Clark's, small: $18: laree, $25............ 2... 30 | Ives’, 1, #18; 2, #24; 3. $30 25 FILES— New List. dis. American File Association List............ .60&10 PHOS SS a. 60&16 INGW American 70 60410 MMCBOISGO 8 oe 60410 ECO aes 50 Heller's Horse Haspe. 9.00). 50 GALVANIZED IRON. Wos: 16 to 20; 22 and 24: 25 and 26; 27 28 List 12 13 14 1 18 Discount, 60 GAUGES, dis. | mianiey tule and Level Co.'s...) .:......- 50 | : HAMMERS. Wayaole @CGs dis 5 | Kips... ce ee 5 | Merkes @ Plume di Mason's Solid Cast Steel... 6. 30¢ list 60 lacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand....30ce 40410 HINGES, Gate, Clarks) 102.3 2.00 dis.604£10 State. .per doz. net, 2 50 Screw Hook and ‘Strap, ‘to 12 in. 4% 14 and HOUSCE ee 8% Screw Hook and Eye. ee net 10 54 Ree aea es ceces ac met 8% A met 1% ba _ Bee net 1% SEA aN ee dis. 70 HANGERS. dis. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 Charapion, anti friction.................... 60410 Midder, wood track .3.... ... . 40 HOLLOW WARE Bee 60&05 Lae .. -- 60805 NGCES 60&05 Gray cuameiea oo 50 HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Stamped Tin Ware. ................ new list 70&10 dapanned Fin Ware. . 25 Granite fron Ware ........... 2... new 333 g&10 HOES. Chap fe $11, dis. 60 Crane oo $11.50, dis. 60 Gtaps $12, dis. 60 HORSE NAILS, Aas dis. 25£10@: oo Param... - eG . dis. 5&10&21 Northwestern. . dis. 108108 a 2 ew List. dis. Door, mineral, jap. (rimmiinies _............ 5 Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... Door, poreeteni, trimmings: 200... Drawer and Shutter, poreelain........._... 70 Picture, H. L.. dudd & Co.'s... ............ 40eo Hemzcte =. 45 LOCKS—DOOR. dis. Russell & Irwin Mfs. Co.'s new list ....._. Mulliory, Wheeler & Cos... Broantora ss ;.. ss. INGEWAUES oc LEVELS. Staniey Rule and Level Co.'s. -....-........ 70 MATTOCKS, Agzetye - $16.00, dis. 60 SAND PAPER. Posh Geet 00, 66.0... dis. 40 SASH CORD. Silv er Lake, White A. < List 50 Drab A.. oo 55 TS an . 50 nee . 55 Whee... ts . 35 Discount, 1 a SASH WEIGHTS, CE Ce per ton 825 SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR FILLERS. Miles’ ‘“‘Challenge”’....per doz. $20, a. 50@50&05 Permy ol. “per doz. No. 1, 815; No. 0, . B21; dis. 50@50&5 Pane each, $30, dis 30 Enterprise _ Ce dis. 20&10@30 A dis. 40&10 SAWS. dis. Disston’ S CirG@uiae 45@45&5 Cross Cut........... a . 45@45&5 » 2 Lee 25@25&5 *Extras sometimes given by jobbers. Atkins’ Circular... aa 9 Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,.... 70 Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.. 50 Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.. 30 Champion and Electric Tooth X Cuts, De 28 TACKS. dis. mmerienn ah hinds. ........................ 60 Seeel alt manda 60 Bweacs, ati kinde =. .¢ 60 Guapand bate 60 Cigar Box Nats. 50 Finishing Naiis..... eee 50 Common and Patent Brads................. 50 Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks........ 50 Trunk and Clout Nails.... Se ee 50 Tinned Trunk and Clout Nails. oe 45 beathered Carpet Tacks. ||...) 6... 35 TRAPS. dis. eee Gate 60&10 Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........... 35 Oneida Community, Hawley « Norton’s ... 70 OCH 70 PS. & W. Mfe Co” eee. es 70 Mouse! chokes (00 18¢ per doz. Mouse, delusion = = $1.50 per doz. WIRE. dis, Drtent Market. 67% mmnesied Markeg........................1. eee Capperce Market 62% 55 EME TN TEN 2% Tinned Broom. ecet cette. POE ese 09 Tinned Mattress. 0000000000010), per pound 8% Coppercad Syria Steel 50 nme Spree Scere 40&10 lain Fence... . .. per pound = Barbed Fence, $3 7 galvanize ' PabieG 3 00 Copper... |. Se lew list net Brass i WIRE GOODS. dis, OE -70&10&10 Se -70&10&10 oe -70&10&10 Gate Hogks and Wyes.............. -70&10&10 WRENCHES, dis. Baxter's Adiustable, nickéled..... ..... 30 | Coe’s Gem i ae 50 } Coe’s . 75 Coe’s 18 leable Le eee eee ee el 75&10 dis, 50 % ; 50 Casters, Bed hana Piste ss B0Ke10610 fers, ATC eae ae Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods...... é& METALS, PIG TIN. a E Large... 11s eee ee eee eect 28C Punt Eye... SO dis: Ge | Mapes. ....... 0... eS be die Se MAULS. dis. Sperry & Co's, Post, handled .-.......___.. SO = dis. Coffee, arkers “6... 40 | Fr. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables.... 49 Landers, Ferry & Clark’s............ 40 Harerprise =. 25 MOLASSES GATES. dis. StepbINS PAG 60k i Seepinires Gernmine 3 iy Enterprise, self- measuring De eee ome NAILS Advance above 12d nails. FENCE AND BRADS. mea toGid 25 eee 10 Stang fe 25 ed and 7d... ._......... oe 40 Ee ee 60 ee 1 00 i a 1 50 FINE BLUED. ee ee eS ae el 1 50 a ee. 2 00 CASTING AND BOX, ated. 8 50 6. 60 Sl toe 75 baton. 90 Adiga 8. 110 ee 1 50 "i COMMON BARREL, — oS. =e CLINCH 1% and 1 1% i neh Dee ooo ease 1 35 2 and is, ee ae ne i 21% Sn ee 1 00 3 inch a a eee 85 oa me te CN. 75 Each half keg 10 cents extra. OILERS. dis. Zine or tim, Chase's Patent..............3. 5. 60&i0 Zine, with brass boom Be eee ecu cele 50 BrassorCapper. 5 hearer per gross, $12 net Gianaeed ee ee. 50&10 PLANES. dis. Onie Toot Ces, faney 2.0.2... 40@10 OO eee @60 Sandusky Pool Co.'s, fariey.......-....._... 40@10 Beneh. first quality @60 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood.. - -20&10 PANS. ee ACC dis. 60 Saleen polisliod Dee ec ce ec dis. 70 RIVETS. dis. irom and Peane@. 50 Copper Rivewand Burs... 1.2...) 50 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. ‘A’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 - 10 2% ““B’? Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20 Broken packs %c per pound extra. ROPES, Sisal 24 inch and lareer,-.:. 2-6... 12% ee eee 14% SQUARES. dis Stecland-fron..:. (22.0: vis ity And Oven yo 60 ee 20 SHEET IRON. Com. Smooth. Com. WOR 1010 1400.00 $4 20 #3 00 EE Ee 4 Ww 3 00 OOS. AOC O Pe eS, 4 3 10 Nos. 22 COR ea 42 3 15 a Ce a 440 33 OO 4 60 3.35 ie sheets No. 18 and lighter, ‘over 20 inches wide not less than 2-10 extra COPPER. Duty: Pig, Bar and Ingot, 4c; Old Copper, 3c Manufactured ‘including 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. a 18% “Anehor Brang.:...0 0.05. ...._.. oo 18 ZINC. Duty: Sheet, 24%4¢ ~ — 600 pound casks..... ee Per pogne. ss 1@7% LEAD. Duty: Pig, # per 100 pounds. Old Lead, 2c per pound. “Pipe and Sheets 3¢ per pound. i . @5 a @ ae. 6 So a 8c, dis. 20 SOLDER. Te a 16 Metre Wipe ee 13% The prices of the many other qualities of solder im the market indicated by private brands vary according to composition. ANTIMONY. Cookeen per pound 14% ee 11% TIN—MELYN GRADE. 10xi4 IC, Charcoal ce --8 6 00 14x20 oT . ©a i? IC, i Sa Sana - a ianid Ie, ee - 10 00 10x28 IC, ee on 10x14 IX, es anne sont 2 oe 14x20 IX, OT a 2x12 1X, Oe 14x14 IX, . ee 12 50 20x28 IX, EE Each additional X on this grade, $1.75. TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE. 10x14 IC, Charcoal ee e. 85 50 See ee 5 40 12x12 IC, eee ee Gls ll oe 5 65 14x14 IC, Cee 9 25 29x28 IC, Se aaa. 11 80 10x14 IX, ge 6 90 14x20 IX, ee 6 90 12x12 IX, ee ce ion aoe ewe. 7 14x14 IX, Tee cet Cod eee ume csee cs 11 65 20x28 1x. ee ee 14 80 Each additional X on this grade $1.50. ROOFING PLATES 14x20 IC, Terne M. ea $7 60 Ee. 15 %5 14x20 IC, . Worcester Ie eee oe aa ells des 5 50 14x20 IX, eee aes 7 00 29x28 IC, ” i cs 11 50 14x20 IC, _ Allaway Grade Shae ccuss s 4 90 14x20 IX, ee ole ce 6 40 20X28 IC, C "a Fes lea a as ices de 10 50 20x28 IX, Bi . ovale 13 50 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. Ee ee $12 00 14x31 cia ‘wee iit Nae he We eg ants g 13 50 14x56 I or No. & oilers 14x60Ix, ie pound.... 69 356 The Michigan Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. A WEEKLY JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Retail Trade of the Wolverine State, E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors. Subscription Price, One Dollar per year, payable strictly in advance. Advertising Rates made known on application. Publication Office, 100 Louis St. Entered at the Grand Rapids3 Post Office. E. A. STOWE, Editor. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1889. THE COMING CONVENTION. The fourth annual convention of the Michigan Men’s Association will certainly not fall behind its prede- ecessors, either attendance, programme entertainment features. Preparations for the event have carefully consummated, and great interest manifested in the work of organ- ization all over the State gives good} groufkd for the belief that the Muskegon | convention will surpass the Cheboygan 3usiness in point of or | been the meeting in the same way that the latter | event surpassed the previous conventions } of the Association. The programme, which has been re- peatedly published in columns, comprises features which are common to in any branch of business, so that these men no one will have cause for thinking that the proceedings of will possess less interest for him than for an- other. for instance, is as important to the manufac- the convention The question of insurance. turer as to the grocer, and a discussion of that subject will attract the attention of both. while a desultory controversy over the subjects peculiar to each line of business would invite the apathy of all but the representatives of that particu- lar line. To the absence of such and distinctions, and couragement of a spirit of utilitarian- ism, is largely due the wonderful suecess which has accompanied the work of or ganization in this State. In one respect, at least, the fourth con- vention will undoubtedly take advanced ground—in throwing the doors open to business men of all classes, matter under what auspices they attend the meeting. This is not exactly in con- formity with the constitution, but the innovation will probably be made in the manner suggested by President Wells in a recent communication, as follows: class questions the en- no I am much in favor of giving every member of local associations present at the meeting, the right to vote and speak. Personally, I would be glad to have it published that a resolution to this effect will be introduced early in the session. I think the result can be reached without an amendment to the by-laws, but am not certain. In this way, delegates will have no advantage, except where locals pay part or all the expenses of one or more and, of course, in such cases the association can choose. The object in this is to secure as large an attendance as possible and it seems to me that one way to accomplish this is to make mem- bership at the annual meeting as free as possible. THe TRADESMAN urges every business man who ean possibly attend the conven- tion to do so, as there are ample assur- ances that the business transacted will be of lasting benefit to the business pub- lic, while the entertainment provided by the Muskegon people will be of an ex- ceedingly enjoyable character. A NEW EXPERIMENT. Minnesota is trying a new theory in its endeavors to get rid of the liquor traffic. Hitherto the motto of the temperance workers has been, ‘‘Moral suasion for the drinker and legal suasion for the seller,’’ but in Minnesota legal suasion is to be tried for both classes. A new law went into effect in that State last month which provides that becomes intox- icated by voluntarily drinking eating liquors shall be deemed guilty of} the crime of drunkenness conviction thereof, shall be punished as follows: For the first offense, a fine of not less than $10 nor more than 340, or} by imprisonment for not less than ten} nor more than forty days: for the second offense, not than thirty nor more than sixty days, or by a fine of not less than $20 nor more than $50; for the third, and all quent offenses, by imprisonment of not less than sixty days nor more than ninety days. There is a semblance of justice in such whoever intoxi- and, upon'| by imprisonment for less subse- a law. inasmuch as the man who volun- tarily gets drunk makes himself tem- porarily insane and so becomes a menace to the community. But wouldn’t it be well to add some of the features of the law in Denmark, or a modification of them? There the man too drunk to go home is arrested, taken to the station, the name of the man who furnished him liquor taken and the seller compelled to hire a cab to take the man home. If Minnesota had added to the law sending the drunkard to jail a provision that the man who sold him the liquor should sup- port the family of the drinker during his imprisonment, there would have been more justice init. The greatest evil of the drinking habit is not the mere getting drunk, but the misery that it entails upon the families of those who waste their money, time and character in the saloon. With the amendment suggested THE TRADESMAN would be disposed to favor the Minnesota law, but it does not believe in compelling the drunkard’s wife to support the family while he is in| jail, nor in having the public support , them. Let the men who make the profit | from the business do it. | os | THE ANTI-COMBINATION LAW. | Michigan now has a drastic law against | combinations to put up or keep up the | price of commodities. whatever the na- | tureof thecombination. The bill passed | the lower house without much resistance, but when it reached the Senate it was suggested that it applied just as much to farmers’ associations and trades’ unions as to pools and trusts organized by man- ufacturers. Thereuponit was so amend- ed as to exclude expressly those two forms of combination. Is this just? Is the manufacturer, the miner, the salt- maker, to buy his labor and raw materials in a close market, and then be compelled | to sell his produectin an open market? Manifestly whatever legislation is had to suppress or restrain or regulate combina- against competition must apply equally to all kinds of combinations for that purpose. stand which includes one class of producers and ex- empts the others. If all such combina- tions are to be forbidden, then the trades’ union must be forbidden as the first in point of both time and importance. Neither can any state afford to enact heroic against combinations, when it has no assurance that this legis- lation will be copied by its sister com- monwealths. Michigan go very tions No law will remedies might far in this direction without losing its present industries, as these are based on its natural supply of iron and copper ores, | salt. But such legis- lation will tend to drive into more lenient states those industries for which Michi- gan possesses no monopoly of the sup- Certainly umber and ply of materials. nothing eould be more foolish than to drive out industries by tax laws or any other kind of legislation. PRISON LABOR. The agitation concerning the labor of the prisoners in our penitentiaries is de- veloping some valuable thought. Under the present systems, which compel the prisoner either to be idle or to give his labor for a fraction of its value to a con- tractor of prison labor, the family of the prisoner are left without any help from him. It has been suggested that our present laws, which put men in prison for offences, should be entitled acts ‘‘to the wife and children of the criminal.’? The effect the law really to do this. The family of the left to shift for themselves or to go to the county houses, to be sup- ported by the people, while the work of the prisoner is sold by the state at low arate as to seriously injure me- chanies outside the prisons. Would it not be feasible to sell this labor ata reasonable price and use the money for the benefit of the family of the prisoner or for the benefit of the prisoner himself? In the case of habit- ual criminals, the proceeds of their work could zo to the state as a part of the punishment of the offender. It would seem as though the oppor- tunity to earn something for themselves and their families would be a benefit to a large class of criminals, and, if paid what their labor is worth, there would be an ineentive to labor that does not and cannot exist under present condi- tions. This matter has been often dis- cussed, but THE TRADESMAN not aware that it has ever been tested. punish of is eriminal is sO is SMALL SATISFACTION. Four years ago the editor of THE TRADESMAN filed a complaint against the local manager of the Western Union Telegraph Co. Since that time two ad- ditional complaints, based on the stupid- ity of the representatives, have been filed. No attention was paid to the matter until last week, when the State manager called at the office of THE TRADESMAN for the purpose of admitting that in each case the company was at fault and to express regret that such glaring and inexcusable have occurred. No intimation was made that the errors would be rectified—no assurances were given that the mistakes would not be repeated—simply a regret that the company and its patrons had company’s errors should been so .‘‘unfortunate!’’ | And yet the company invites people, who are subjected to loss and annoyance | through the incompetency of its employes | to file complaints! Four years elapse | before the complaint is given any atten- | tion and then the company sends its re-| grets. This is what THE TRADESMAN con- | siders small satisfaction. | | Business men should remember that a | half-fare rate has been obtained to the | Muskegon convention, next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, good on and | over all the railroads of the State. Tick-| j | ets must be used from Monday noon to) Tuesday noon, being good to return — the Friday evening following. Grand Rapids jobbers did a very grace- ful act last Thursday in tendering the retail trade of the city, through the Grand Rapids Mercantile Association, a complimentary collation at Reed’s Lake. Coming so unexpectedly and without so- licitation of any kind, the act was all the more clever and is entitled to the gener- ous recognition of the trade. MICHIGAN KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP. President—A. F'. Peake, Jackson. Secretary—L. M. Mills, Grand Rapids. Official Organ—Michigan Tradesman. he following circular is being sent out to the members this week: GRAND Raprips, July 20, 1889. To the members of Michigan Knights of the Grip: Thinking it would be of interest to each of you to know what we have ac- complished in the first five months of our existence,- I submit the following: We have in this time organized, equipped and put into active operation an association of commercial travelers, with nearly 600 members. Our Legisla- tive Committee is securing the signatures of every employer of commercial trav- elers, jobbers and manufacturers in the State, to a petition to each United States Congressman in this State, requesting his co-operation in securing the passage of an amendment to the inter-state com- merce law, allowing railroads to grant us concessions in mileage, baggage and week-end tickets. The Vice-President of each district has the supervision of this work in his district. We have ap- pointed resident members of the Relief Committee in prominent cities to care for sick or injured members. The following hotels of our State make no charge to members for their wives accompanying them on regular trips, net oftener than one trip in each year. The list is rapidly being added to and will be published each week in our official organ, THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN: Mears Hotel, Whitehali. Moore’s Hotel, Shelby. Exchange Hotel, Baldwin. Western Hotel, Big Rapids. Train’s Hotel, Lowell. De Haas Hotel, Fremont. St. Charles Hotel, Fremont. Elliott Hotel, Ludington. Imus House, Pentwater. Wigton House, Hart. Phenix Hotel, Charlotte. Commercial Hotel, Vermontville. Sherman House, Allegan. Hastings House, Hastings. Hotel Miner, Lake Odessa. New Tinkham, Grand Ledge. Hotel Exchange, Otsego. Williams House, Battle Creek. American House, Kalamazoo. Kalamazoo House, Kalamazoo. McElrain House, Vicksburg. Goodwin House, Cassopolis. Three Rivers House, Three River. Hotel Belding, Belding. New Cor mercial, Lonia. Brackett House. Big Rapids. Hotel McKinnon, Cadillac. Manning House, Kalkaska. United States Hotel, Boyne City. Commercial House, East Jordan. Cushman House. Petoskey. Forest Hotel, Fennville. Smith’s Hotel, Grand Junction. Central Hotel. Goblesville. Higbee House, Benton Harbor. Dyckman House, Paw Paw. Bennett House, Mt. Pleasant. Duncombe House, Decatur. St. Joe House, Mendon. Arlington House, Coldwater. South Michigan House, Coldwater. Russell House, Jonesville. Quincy House, Quiney. Alger House, Clare. Decker House, Lakeview. Retan House, Ithaca. Commercial House, Boyne City. Hibbard House. Jackson. Smith’s Hotel, Hillsdale. Bryant House, Flint. Keefer House, Hillsdale. Brown’s Hotel, Union City. Hotel Phelps, Greenville. City Hotel, Holland. Wright House, Alma. Commercial Hotel, St. Louis. New Paddock, Union City. Lawrence House, Adrian. Mancelona House, Mancelona. Sherwood House, St. Ignace. Gilbert House, Reed City. Depot Dining Rooms, Reed City. Hotel Jackson, Cadillac. Commercial House, Manton. Park Place, Traverse City. Park House, Portland. Cook’s Hotel, Ann Arbor. Hotel Cadillae, Detroit. Welch House, Portland. Hotel Hodges, Pontiac. The Northern, Big Rapids. The Steele, St. Johns. Hotel Phelps, Greenville. Snow’s Hotel, Ludington. The Oakland, Oxford. Sherman House. Mt. Clemens. Edwards House, Marine City. Commercial House, Richmond. American House, Romeo. All that we can expect to do the first year is to thoroughly organize, make plans and arrange for their future devel- opment, and what we most need is the influence, support and co-operation of every commercial traveler in the State, and to this end it is earnestly desired that each member use the application blank enclosed on some brother commer- cial traveler and drop a postal card to the Secretary for more. Our annual meeting will be held at Lansing, Dec. 27 and 28. A. F. Prax, Pres. L. M. Mims, Sec’y. ——__ ~~ -4 Belongs to the Drum Corps. ‘‘Are you a musician?’’ asked an elder- ly lady of a young man in a music house. “‘T may say that Iam,’’ he replied with some hesitation. ‘“‘What do you play?”’ ‘*T belong to the drum corps.” ‘*To the drum corps?” ‘Yes; [ am a commercial traveler.”’ A Ghostly Happening. From the Boston Courier. Tales of ghostly happenings, even although they be but the veriest coinci- dences, are always attractive. A lady who was a widow, and whose husband had been defrauded by his part- ner, came down to bréakfast one morn- ing looking strangely disturbed. Her husband’s partner had been a man well known in Boston, but at this time he had given up his residence here, and was living in the State of Maine. It may be that his removal had been, in part at least, brought about by the public indig- nation which was felt at his crooked dealings with his late partner, and with the widow, whom he had defrauded in the most high-handed fashion, although not in ways which made legal redress possible. On the morning in question, the lady stated that she had passed a most troubled night. “All night,’’ she said, ‘‘I was pursued by X., who kept declaring that he wanted to make reparation to me for the wrong he had done, and that he could have no peace until he had done so.’’ The family made various comments upon this, none of which were compli- mentary to X. or to the tenderness of his conscience; but the dream, if dream it were, was fixed in their minds and made memorable when that afternoon’s papers contained a telegram announcing the death of X. on the night before. a ne The Type-Writer’s Brilliant Idea. *‘Miss Blondine,’’ said Mr. Baxter to his typewriter, ‘‘my wife is coming down to the office to-morrow. Would it—er— be asking too much of you to—er—ap- pear as awkward as possible?”’ “Certainly not,’’ replied Miss Blon- dine, ‘‘and,’’ she added thoughtfully, ‘in order to have no doubt about the matter, I will wear a dress that buttons up the back.’’ 2 Working Up Trade. The mora! of this item is plain: For forty-eight years there was not a law case the town of Meddybemps, Me., neither was there a lawyer. But two weeks ago a lawyer hung out his sign in this primitive Paradise, and now two citizens are going to law over a fence line. 1? ik a Time Will Correct It. Customer—I don’t like the soles are too thick. Clerk—You will learn to like them, as the objection you speak of will gradually wear away. R. H. RVANS & OU. Manufacturers’ Agents Hardware, Iron and Metal Trades. Southern Pig [ron General Southern Agents for Office Specialties and Manufacturers’ Agents for Yellow Pine Lumber and Flooring for Northern and Eastern Trade. the shoes: for 15--Richardson Block--15 CHATTANOOGA, TENN. Correspondence Solicited. Fehsenfeld & Grammel, Manufacturers of BROOMS! Whisks, Toy Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom Handles, and all Kinds of Broom Materials. 526 and 528 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. Muskegon Paper Go,, Dealers in FINE STATIONERY, WRAPPING PAPERS, PAPER BAGS, TWINES, © WOODEN DISHES, ETC. Mail Orders Filled. 44 Pine St., Muskegon, Mich. Promptly AWNINGS AND TENTS. Horse and Wagon Covers, Water Proof Coats, Buggy Aprons, Wide Cotton Ducks, etc, Send for [llustraced Catalogue. Chas. A. Coye, Telephone 106. 11 Pear! St. FLOUR Owl, Crown Prince, White Lily, Standard, Rye, Graham. Bolted Meal, Feed, Etc. MAIL ORDERS SOLICITED. NEWAYGO ROLLER MILLS. FIVE DOLLARS FINE, Or imprisonment for ten days, is the legal pen- alty for selling tobacco in any form toa minor without a written order from the parent or To Gonform to the kaw, of blank orders, which will be sent postpaid on receipt of guardian. Merchants should procure a supply postal note, as follows: 250 TOBACCO ORDERS -— .75 500 bas se - L25 1,000 ¢ s - 2,00 All orders must be accompanied by remit- tance. EK. A. STOWE & BRO., Grand Rapids. So nd Hotels The Best is the Cheapest. We offer you a first- class article. Cut shows our No. 62, in Antique Ash, Air-tight Locks, Padded Doors, Patent Interior Circulation of Dry, Cold Air, seven feet high, shipped in sections, constantly in stock for immediate shipment. We pay freight. Send for cata- logue. Mention paper. Also LIQUID COOLERS for milk, iced tea, etc. apids Refrigerator Co., RAND RAPIDS, MICH. VER STARS No Equal in the State. Wherever Introduced itis a Stayer! TO THE TRADE: Iguarantee “SILVER STARS” to bea long straight filler, with Sumatra wrapper, made by union labor, and to give complete satis- faction. A. S. DAVIS, Sole Manufacturer, 127 Lovis $t., GRAND RAPIDS THE “EDITOR'S CHOICE.” | FLINT, Mich.. April 9, 1889. | ; To Whom it May Concern: i |. We, the undersigned committee, se- | lected by Geo. T. Warren & Co. to can- ; vas the list of names and select one for a | ; Cigar Label from the many names sent | in by the contestants, have this day | selected the following, viz: EDITOR'S | CHOICE, sent in by Sig Wolf. of | oledo, Ohio. | JouN J. Coon, Editor Flint Journal F. H. RANKIN, JR., of Wolverine Citizen A. L. ALDRICH, of the Flint Globe. “SDITOR'S CHOICE” Will be ready for shipment in about two weeks. NEW BRAND OF CIGARS, Price, Thirty-Three Dollars per Thousand. We shall be pleased to receive a sample order from you. fours respectfully, Geo. T. Warren & Co. $1,000 REWARD! THE LARGEST AND BEST CLEAR LONG HAVANA FILLED SUMATRA WRAPPED CIGAR SOLD FOR & CENTS. Teri tattt TW Gear Leng Hama Filler 38. Imported Wiapper 5 - UOAUEANITADAA TACIT SSN AAASELEE ES ARNE a One Tho rof thes nd Dollars to any person tars to contain anything DILWORTH BRUTHERS. Amos, Musselman & Co. 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 Produce line, let us hear from you. Liberal cash advances made when desired, EARL BROS., COMMISSION MERCHANTS 157 South Water St., CHICAGO. Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. t= No Chemicals..2 | W. BAKER & C0,’S Breakfast Cocoa Is absolutely pure ‘ and it is soluble. To increase the solubility of ‘the powdered cocoa, various expe &s dients are employed, most of them being based upon the action of some alkali, potash, soda or even ammonia. Cocoa which has been prepared by one of these chemical processes can usually be recognized at once by the distinct alkaline reaction of the infusion in water. W. Baker & Co.’s Breakfast Cocoa is manufactured from the first stage to the last by perfect mechanical processes, no Chemical being used in its preparation. By one of the most ingenious of these mechanical processes the greatest degree of fineness is secured without the sacrifice of the attractive and beautiful red color which is characteristic of an absolutely pure and natural cocoa. We manufacture a full line, carry a heavy stoek, and warrant our goods to W. Baker & Co., Dorchester, Mass. be STRICTLY PURE and CAND Y le PUTNAM & BROOKS. TUM | The Only Reliable Compressed Yeast. Grocers and Bakers not handling our yeast are requested to write for samples and prices. One trial will convince all of its superiority for freshness and strength. EL. WINTERNITZ, State Jobbing Agent, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. 7k LEAD Let Others Follow. Special care given outside shipments. Visiting merchants are invited to call at the distributing depot, 106 Kent St. Not a question of Who Can, but Who Will sell the Best Goods for the Lowest Prices. QUR NEW TEAS ARE NOW READY FOR INSPECTION. Telier Spice Company 1 and 3 Pearl St., Grand Rapids. S. K. BOLLES. §S. Kk. Bolles & Co., 77 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. E. B. DIKEMAN. W holesale Cigar Dealers. ahs Url’ We will forfeit $1000 if the “TOSS UP” Cigar is not a Clea4r Long Havana Filler of excellent quality, equal to more than the aver- age ten cent cigars on the market. 397 The Michigan Tradesman WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1889. LEISURE HOUR JOTTINGS. Written for THE TRADESMAN. BY A COUNTRY MERCHANT. There is a good deal of solid food for reflection to the honest burgher who passes his little time for vacations, dur- ing the heated term, in endeavoring to extract comfort from the shade of his lawn trees, or the grateful breezes that pass through his porticos, but, unfor- tunately, it is a species of reflection that does not always bring satisfaction and thorough enjoyment to the party who undertakes to digestit. The fact that there is no inconsiderable proportion of our citizens who are eternally conjuring their brains to circulate among neighbors new and unique specimens of animated nature, still portion of our people persistently refuse to accept as blessings, disguised or oth- erwise, continues. and apparently will always continue, to disgruntle and dis- gust the unappreciative enough alone’’ class of residents to that extent that there is a continual ceasing protest arising against the im- portation and propagation of four-legged animal from of which the their which a larger and ‘“‘let well and un- and two-legged nuisances the importers and owners satisfaction, their neighbors can, light than that of bores and discomforts that add siderable amount to the unceasing and evils that them at every turn of their earthly jou And, as I say, vacations under possession appear to derive immense and which, unfortunately, or will, regard in no other unmitigated no incon- oe trials constantly beset rney. little warm vine and fig the weather your “own tree’? give you about as fair an oppor- tunity to indulge in mental anathemas ie } against these peculiar, but perhaps well meaning people, as any other means you adopt to pass away hours. Taking a favorite volume and passable cigar, you stretch the grateful shade for may your leisure yourself in an hour’s release from the treadmill routine of a routine business. There are many things in your daily life that perplex and annoy you, but here everything seems calm and enjoyable and satisfactory. noticed, particularly, the appearance of your house since you gave it its spring coat of paint, and indulged in a general + You haven’t cleaning up, but, in one of the intervals of your reading, you glance up at the cornices, and are almost horrified. In the place of a clean, tidy front, you find the siding streaked, mottled and disfig- ured by yards of liquid guano. Every bracket or other ornament is littered and clogged with hay, straw and filthy weeds, and you make the sudden discovery that you are the possessor of a fully devel- oped aviary, tenanted by the foulest bird, of its size, that is known to the rnithologist. I have ne doubt but that the individ- ual who first imported the English spar- row fondly imagined himself a benefac- tor of his kind, but, if throughout the length and breath of America he can find a hundred parties to commend his action, I will warrant that a hundred thousand will dissent from their verdict, and let us sincerely hope that the next would-be experimenter in the line of bringing semi-tame birds to our shores will stop and reflect that nature, in her made such an scientific and more furred and IS far-seeing wisdom, in- finitely better, more distribution of her that sensible feathered dependents, it worse than folly for mankind to endeavor to improve upon her methods. There is a tradition that the gluttonous appetite which, for many years, per- vaded the Samoan group for baked and stewed missionary was entirely due to the injudicious actions of those itinerant experimenters in inoculating people with biblical doctrines, and at the same time endeavoring to incorporate among their theological precepts and practices a new and untried dietary system:.and while I am not going to appear the defender of our parti-colored brethren, I am glad to notice that, since that unpleasant lit- e episode among the expounders of the various ‘‘ in the far away South Seas. there has been a complete divorce- ment between theology and gastronomy, and that even the most limited importa- tion of foreign birds and animals viewed with anxiety ond distrust. It appears that at one period in the latter history of Uncle John Sherman’s Sammy-o-ha, a general famine pervaded the islands. There was, to sure, plenty of wild game always ready for the harvest, but years and generations de- voted to the use of tropical fruits, which grew spontaneously and without the re- motest need of muscular exertions, had witnessed the complete decadence of Nimrodism, and then came along a suc- cession of poisonous winds—due, as some of the old fogies claimed, to the blasphemy and heresies of the trans- and their tollowers— as isms,”’ is be oceanic priests which almost destroyed every species of succulent vegetation, and necessitated the fatigues of hunting or fishing until | Was the affliction could, in some manner, be removed from the stricken land. And here the missionaries stepped for- ward to relieve the physical as well as the spiritual disabilities of their tattooed brethren. Remembering the extraordi- narially prolie habits of the rabbit, and the ease with which cabbage could be grown in the climate they volunteered to put the natives on a liberal diet of boiled rabbit and cabbage within a year, and the chief dignitaries of the country, after mature deliberation anda great wrest- ling with sundry Christian and pagan customs, appointed a national feast day, to be held some twelve months ahead, to gratify the stomachs of the masses, and to proclaim that the god famine had been summarily expelled from the country. There was nothing in the actions or performances of the missionaries that militated against their character as honest, intelligent and truthful Christian In less than a year the land overflowing, if not with and honey, at with multitudinous fat rabbits, and corpulent heads of cabbage, and as these esculents had been rigidly tabooed the prospects for the feast were most flattering. The great feast arrived and immense crowds of semi-starved natives were in attendance to replete their stomachs, but there was enough and to spare: but in this case the old adage that ‘‘man pro- poses but God disposes’? appeared to be The native ‘‘med- seeing that, with success of their ended, into a dark damning gentlemen. milk least somewhat transposed. icine men,’’ the entered spiracy. which, a By consulting obsolete Samoan festival vocation was and con- was eminently suc- cessful. abstruse, and partially medical authorities they formed a vile decoction las. which would plunge the user into a long and alarming fit of vomiting, with all the symptoms of poisoning, and with this mess the viands for the thousands of banqueters were thoroughly saturated by themselves and believers. The next day, after the festival was conciud- ed, thousands of natives were rolling in agony among its debris. The recovery of the majority was rapid, but as soon as the Samoan viscera resumed its normal condition grand jury brought in atrue bill against the mis- sionaries and their leading followers. An immediate trial was ordered, and the holy men were found guilty of conspir- cy, treason and premeditated murder. About this time the insatiable appe- tites of the empty stomached feasters returned, and it was discovered with great alarm that, with the exception of rabbits and cabbages, the land was totally devoid of provisions. A revolution was on the tapis, and, as a last resort, the gentlemen who governed the country by reason of possessing the largest number of shark bones concluded to hold an emergency convention in which the cui- sine. and afterwards, the theological status of the land should be disposed of: and the *‘medicine men’’ were ordered to assist in the deliberations. By this con- vention it was proclaimed that all the distress and trouble that afflicted the people were directly traceable to the missionaries; that missionaries, either boiled, baked or fricasseed, were the most nourishing and satisfactory esculent known to build up a famishing race; and it was decreed that for a period specified, the good men and, event- ually, those inoculated with their per- nicious principles, should be carefully rationed out for the publie stomach. It may be added that irrepressible teachers of the various have again become plenty in Sammy-o-ah, but that they evince very little interest in zoology and leave the subject of gastron- omy to the native authorities. trusted gorged ; the “isms” But I doubt whether the importer of the English sparrow, has oeea- sioned half as many words”? as those individuals who are constantly un- loading in our midst strong-lunged dogs, cats and various other animal nuisances, even, ‘Seuss and some day Iam going to excoriate some of these parties who regard the pandemonium of a dog fight as far more celestial music than the sweetest heaven- ly choir ever attempted to imagine. —>— >< Sturgis—C. N. Fridley succeeds Joseph Hawley in the bakery and restaurant HARDWOOD LUMBER. The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock, measured merchantable, mill culls out: Basswood, toe 7Un 62 3. os ee 13 00@15 00 Barer, 10G-2UH 8. i a 15 00@16 06 Bireh, Mee: 2 ane? es @22 00 Black Ash, Top tHE = 00@16 00 Cherry, log- fun ee 25 00@40 00 Cherry, INGK. PANG 2 sci ot. 60 00@65 00 berry Cat oe @12 00 mreme. 100 -fii ..12 00@13 00 Maple. soft, fog zun. 1. 2.22... 2... 11 00@13 00 Manic: Nos: land?) so @20 00 Maple, clear Tieoring. 2... @25 00 Maple, white, selected ..2........-.. @25 00 ea Oak, low-run 9. os. 20 00@21 00 Rea Oak Nos dane? 3: 26 00@2 00 Red Oak, 4 sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00 Red Oak, 4 saw pd repgiag 3. le. 30 — 00 Red Oak, No. 1: Step plank es oe 00 Walnut toe rum. j0)0 00. ce: 5 00 Wabrat. Nos: land 22. ooo 75 00 Walnuts, cull ... ee eee @25 00 Grey Elm, log- ran eG 12 00@13 05 White Aso, log- PR ee 14 00@16 00 Whitewood, log-run. Log. cos... ee Obes 00 White Oak lop-tium -..:6.-3 17 00318 90 White Oak, 4 42 MAGIC COFFEE ROASTER The most practical hand Roaster in the world. Thousands in use—giviig satisfic- tion. They are sim;:e durable and econom- ical. Neo grocer should be without one. Roasts coffee P and pea-nuts to per fection. Address for Cata logue and prices, Robt. §. West, 48-50 Long St.. Cleveland, Ohio, sawed, Nos. 1 and2. 00@43 00 Wm. Brummeler JOBBER OF Tinware, Glassware end Notions. Rubbers and Metals bought at Market Prices. 76 SPRING ST., GRAND RAPIDS, WE CAN UNDERSELL ANY ONE ON TINWARE. STAR FRED MILk Just what farmers need. Rags, Durable, Slightest in Draft and Most Rapid Grinder on the Market. The Cheapest, Very Agents Wanted for Every County in Michigan and Wisconsin. FOR TERMS WRITE TO MELOY & RICH, 20 LYON ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Crockery & Glassware LAMP BURNERS. No OSan..-) oe 45 = Ce a 48 No. Lo. oO Tubular ee ce 15 LAMP CHIMNEYs.—Per box. 6 doz. in box. No. OSun. be eee cece 1 98 NO ee 2 00 No. 2 Cece eee ae First quality. No. 0 Sun, crimp top Pee ee 2h Net 7 ST ee 2 25 Nes “ . Fe ee ee XXX Flint. No. 0 Sun, crimp top. ......... 10. 8 os No.1 * - ee. 2 80 No 2 ° Me [SO Pearl top. No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled.. _.o «0 Nee Ee 4 70 No. a ie a ae 4 70 La Bastic. No. 1 Sun, piai n bulb, per doz.. .. 1 25 No. 2 Lo oe oe No. 1 crimp, per G00 1 40 NO ee 1 60 STONEWARE—AKRON. Butter C = per gal... : . Jugs, % gal., per doz eee ewe 1 Milk ake % gal., per doz. cinar ite 66e).._. 60 “ce te t oe se . 90e) i we %3 FRUIT JaARS—Per gro. Mason's, pits... ee “ CL 11 00 i ean 14 00 Lightning, quarts.. : 12 00 %- galion.. 16 00 LECTROTYPERS, od lated oS fs Sct as : BO AY Vd eae ae es Second Hand Sample Yrunks EF'or Sale. NELSON BROS & CO.. 68 Monroe Street. WM.SEARS & CO. Cracker Manvfacttrers, 37, 39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. THE HE LLANE & BODLEY Co, TELANE & BODLEY CO. AUTOMATIC CUT OFF_ NGINES UNRIVALLED for STRENGTH DURABILITY anD CLOSE REGULATION. 2 to 48 JOHN STREET, CINCINNATI, oO: CURTISS & CO,, WHOLESALE Paper Warehouse, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. W. STEELE Packing and Provision Co. GRAND RAPIDS, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN MICH. Fresh and Salt Beef, Fresh and Salt Pork, Pork Loins, Dry Salt Pork, Hams, Shoulders, Bacon, Boneless Ham, Sausage strictly Pi of all Kinds, Dried Beef for Slicing. ure and Warrant LARD , in tierces, barrels, half- bbls., 50 Ib. cans, 2 Olb. cans, 3, 5 and 101b. pails Pickled Pigs’ Feet, Tripe, Etc. Our prices for first-class goods are very low and all goods are warranted first-class in every in- stance. prices. When in Grand Rapids, give usa Call and look over our establishment Write us for Aly Usen - crott WATER - FREE-re ace RO = ee FPOY 5 OIRECTIONS We aav’ cooked the curnin this cau sufficient. Shoaid be Thuruughiy Warmed iuwvt cooked) adding piece u: 200” butter ( 3ize ot hens eg; B) and gu - fresh mili (preferable to waier.) Season to suit when on the tabie. None genuine uniess bearing the signature: Davenport Cannizg 0o, Davenport. Ia. - . £N ar ruis © H. Leonard & Sons. Near Union Depot. The Old Reliable. THE Quick Meal Gasoline Stove Has Safety Points Found in no Other Stove. a ia aii Mich. Cor. Spring and Fulton Sts. WE ARE Headquarters FOR Michigan. 26,169 Quick Meal Stoves So ld in 1888, Warranted to Give Satisfaction. Above Stove, with Russia Iron Oven, Self Lighter - - “Tim Oven, se Self Lighter - - With Three Burners on Top, Russia Iron Oven, Self Li ghter oe Tin Oven, Self Lighter - List Price. $21.50 - — 50 33. 50 22.50 w 0 Send for Complete Illustrated Catalogue and write for Factory Discounts, “Useful Hints to Dealers in Quick Meal Oil Stoves’’ Every dealer should have a copy. sent free on request. H. Leonard & Sons. MICHIGAN CIGAR CO., Big Rapids, Mich. MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED “AJ. ©. ©." “YY amyunr The Most Popular Cigar. SEND FOR TRIAL ORDER. The Best Selling Cigar on the Market. C. A. LAMB, Grand Rapids, Mich. FRED CLOCK, Chicago, Iil. F. J. LAMB & CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. C. A. LAMB & CO.,, Wholesale and Commission Pruits ——anpD—— Produce. Our Specialties: CALIFORNIA FRUITS, ORANGES, LEMONS, BANANAS AND BERRIES. 56 and 58 So. Ionia St. Grand Rapids, Mich. EDWIN FALLAS, JOBBER OF Butter, Eggs, Oranges, Lemons, Bananas, Mince Meat, Nuts, Figs, Ete, Eggs Crate Factory in connection. Price List furnished on application. Mail Orders Filled Carefully and Promptly at Lowest Market Price. Cold Storage at Nos, 217 and 219 Livingstone St. Office and Salesroom, No, 9 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich. ALFRED J. pROVV N, WHOLESALE DE ALER IN Foreign, Tropical and California FRUITS. Headquarters for Bananas. 16 AND 18 NORTH DIVISION ST. - - - GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Fiuckilieberries Wanted! THEO. B. GOOSSEN WHOLESALE Produce and Commission Merchant IS MAKING A SPECIALTY ON HUCKLEBERRIES. If you are in the market to either buy or sell, or send on commission, will be pleased to hear 33 OTTAWA STEET., Telephone 269 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Grand Rapids Fruit and Produce Go, (SUCCESSOR TO GEO. E. HOWES & CO.) Jobbers of FOREIGN FRUITS. Oranges, Lemons and Bananas a Specialty. 3 NORTH IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS. MOSEL YY BROS. —WHOLESALE— 4 Fruits, Seeds, Oysters? Produce. All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty. If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be pleased to hear from you. 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., . - GRAND RAPIDS. LEHIGH VALLEY COAL? Will furnish at lowest circular prices Lehigh Valley Coal in car lots. All coal of superior quality. Order at once and save advance. A. Himes, TELEPHONE 490-1. MAIN OFFICE, 54 PEARL ST. FIRE! FIRE! We are selling the BEST RUBBER HOSE in 3-4, 1, 11-4, 11-2, 2 and 21-2 inch. Cotton Mill Hose, Rubber Lined; also unlined Linen Hose, in all N sizes, for fire protection. Uur Prices are Rock Bottom We have the Best Lubricators, Grease and Oil Cups, Lath and Fodder Yarn, Saw Gummers, and the best General Stock of Mill Supplies in this State. FOR STEWART’S SHEATHING, BEADY ROOFING, DEAFENING FELT IRON FIBRE PAINT AND CEMENT. BEST OF THE KIND IN. CSE. DAMUERI, LYON, AGENTS AND GROCERIES. MANUFACTURE OF CRACKERS. The Rapid Growth of an Extensive In- dustry. From the New York Post. The business of manufacturing crack- ers—not firecrackers, but the kind that are furnished at every lunch table and pienic party—has grown to hea great industry in this country, and in the city ef New York alone probably from 3,500 to 4,000 men, women, and children are | employed inthis work. It is only within the last fifteen years that the business has grown to such prominence. Before 1870 the only crackers made in this country were the old style or standard soda, milk, butter, lemon and oyster- crackers, ginger-snaps, and pilot-biscuit. The only kind of fancy cracker made at that time was a dry, slightly sweetened biscuit made up in peculiar forms; but these crackers bore about as much resemblance to the fancy crackers with which picnic parties of the present day can regale themselves as the old oblong box-cars which were run over the first railroad do to the magnificently equipped drawing-room cars now in use on all the principal railroad lines. This rapid growth of the cracker-bak- ing industry ean be ascribed to the brisk demand that followed the introduction of the fancy errekers or English biscuits first brought into this country in 1868. These biscuits were imported by a well-| | der the cutting machine, they are pushed known grocery house of this city. Al- though their cost to the consumer was | more than double the price asked for the homely domestic cracker of the day, there was at once so great a demand for them that the importers were not able to keep their customers supplied. The first | of these crackers brought to this country were known as *“‘Cornhill’’ biscuit. They were of various shapes, were toothsome and novel, and seemed to fill a void in the American picnic bill-of-fare. The ready sale which these crackers met with induced the firms engaged in supplying the American market to forward a large consignment of ‘‘Albert’’ biscuit. The youngest child in the land who knows anything about crackers has made the acquaintance of this variety. but twenty years ago his parents probably had no idea what the term meant. These bis- cuits found as ready a sale as the ‘*Corn- hill’? crackers did, and about a year later the first ‘‘fruit’? crackers were put on sale in the American market. For two or three years all the crackers of | . . . } these three varieties used here were im-| ported from England, and were sold at prices ranging from twenty-five to forty cents a pound. The first ‘‘Cornhill’’? biscuit made in this country were manufactured in 1869 by John Holmes, who is still engaged in the industry. The machines in which the crackers were made and the dies for cutting them out were imported from England, and it is even reported that Mr. Holmes employed men from §the other side of the ocean to mix the dough and make the crackers. ‘This, however, was before the days of the law prohibiting the importation of laborers under con- azact. Im i870 the arst “Albert” bis- cuits were made in this country. These were also made in English machines, and cut out by dies imported from that country, but these were the only ma- chines brought to this country. All others were made here, and the many improvements in the machines and dies have apparently brought cracker manu- facture toa state as near perfection as| possible. American ingenuity and me- | chanism have, moreover. advanced the | industry much more rapidly in this] country than it has advanced in England, | and while about fifteen years ago there were probably not more than a dozen varieties of fancy crackers, most of which were brought from England, to- day there are more than two hundred | varieties manufactured. Moreover. there are more crackers shipped from the United States to England in one year than were imported into this country in} the three years previous to thedate when | the manufacture was begun here. Not only this, but the United States are also carrying on a very heavy trade with razil, Mexico, and other South Ameri- ean countries, and with Cuba and other islands in the West Indies. There are in this city te-day sixteen eracker bakeries, two or three in Brook- lyn, and factories in Boston, Philadel- phia, Chicago, Buffalo, and every other large city. The total number of firms engaged in this business cannot be defi- nitely learned, but a well-known man- ufacturer said that it would not be an exaggeration to place the number at 400, with a producing capacity ranging from 100 to 600 barrels of crackers per day each. There is apparently no end of making new designs for crackers. Some of these ‘‘take’’ well, and meet with a steady sale. The demand for others lasts a little while and then falls off, while others still are a total failure. ‘‘Alpha- bets’? and ‘‘dominoes,’’? both of which have names suficiently descriptive, have about had their run. the demand for these varieties being now very light. Medalions made to represent the faces of Gen. Grant, Peter Cooper, Gen. Butler, and other well-known persons, found a ready sale for a short time. In the cam- paign of 1884, ‘‘campaign’’ crackers, made to represent the faces of Cleveland and Blaine, were put on the market by one firm. The smallest cracker made is the ‘‘imperial dot,’? and the purchaser who buys a pound package of this variety can, if he has fourteen children, give 100 crackers to eachof them. These crackers are very popular. Other favor- ites are the ‘‘Oswego,’’ ‘‘snowflakes’’ and macaroons. Many of the finer varieties have a coating of icing or chocolate, while others still, of the larger sizes, have white or colored iving laid on in fanciful devices. These designs are made by means of a pair of bellows, the nozzle of which is of the shape of the design required, and icing is forced through upon the surface of the cracker while it is still warm. In one of the largest cracker factories in this city, the work of manufacturing was watched by a reporter of the Post. In this bakery the weekly supply of ma- terials is 600 barrels of flour, 3,000 pounds of butter, 20,000 pounds of lard, 80 barrels of sugar, 25 barrels of mo- lasses and 15 barrels of dried currants, together with eggs, honey, corn starch, flavoring extracts, and other needed in- |are packed in barrels or in the square | tins with glass fronts with which every gredients. The mixing of the dough, the rolling, the stamping, and, in fact, the entire process of making all buta few of the finer grades of crackers, are done by machinery. The mixing ma- chine is on the second floor of the build ing. This is a large wooden cylinder, with a number of wooden shutes leading into it. Through one of the shutes the necessary amount of flour is supplied, through another the sugar, another the milk, another the water, etc. In the mixer are three bars or spoons, revolving alternately, after the style of the ice- cream freezer, which thoroughly mix the dough. When mixed, the dough is taken to the third floor. where a number of bins are placed in which it is set to ‘“‘rise.’? When ready for baking, it is again taken to the floor’ below, where it is placed onatray and kneaded by the bakers. As they knead it, portions are sliced off, which are put in the rolling machines, and are run under the rollers four or five times, until the paste is thin enough. tis then placed on the cracker-making machine in the form of a continuous belt of dough. This first passes under another roller, with knives at each end, which cut off superfluous dough at the edge of the helt, and trim it to the proper shape. It then passes to the cutting or die machine. This is a large drum which cuts the dough into the form which the crackers are to have, and at the same time stamps the name of the cracker, or the manufacturer, or any design that is de- sired. As the crackers pass out from un- onto trays, which are taken at once to the ovens. These are reel or cylinder ovens, which are about twenty feet in diameter and have the fires at the bot- tom. Above the fire is a large wheel or cylinder, On the outer frame of this are ten swinging wire trays. On these trays the crackers, as they are turned out from the stamping machines, are placed, and the wheel revolves slowly, lowering the next tray into position. Thus the wheel is kept in constant motion, the trays stopping over the fires just long enough to properly bake the crackers, which are removed from the trays after making one circuit of the oven. In stamping or cutting soda and other square crackers there is little waste, but in cutting out others of more fanciful forms, fully one-half of the dough that passes under the die is unused. This is not wasted, as itis again passed under the rollers. The surplus material is sep- arated from the perfectly formed crack- ers by an ingenious contrivance, consist- ing of an iron bar with a toothed edge. The soft crackers, such as ‘‘lady- fingers,’’ butter-scotch,’’ ‘‘honey-cakes,”’ etc., are baked in square ovens resem- bling the ordinary house oven. Some of these cakes are made by hand, but most of them by machine. The dough, which is soft, is placed in hoppers with per- forations in the bottom. Through these holes the dough is dropped upon pans in the form which the cracker is to have. The process of making cocoanut cakes, for instance, is this: The dough is dropped upon the pans. six oreight cakes on each. Then, as it adheres to the pan, a baker turns it upside down, just touch- ing the cakes into a vat of pulverized cocoanut. The tray is next put into the oven, and in two or three minutes the crackers are baked. Then the crackers are taken to the upper floor of the build- ing, and, after cooling and hardening, one is familiar. This work is done by > Shipper of Fruits, Butter, Eggs, and Vegetables. < a7 Docust Strest. boys and girls. Everything about the bakeries is kept in good order, there is un) dirt or dust, aud all the materials used. the manufac- turers declare, are of the best grade. | The currants used in making the fruit | erackers are first washed and then care- ing the fruit cracker is somewhat differ- | ent from that of other flat or hard crack- } ers. The dough is rolled a little thinner | than for the common cracker, a layer of | currants is spread over it. and then an- other layer of dough is placed upon this. The dough is next run through the machine. ln making the ‘‘flake’’ crack- ers, a very light soda biscuit, the dough is also rolled very thin, and the crackers are in the reel oven less than half a min-| ute. These wafers are so thin that the name or¥Uesign on them can be read by looking at the reverse side as the cracker is held to the light. Another style that ealls for special mention is the ‘‘char- eoal’’? cracker. This is made by mixing finely-pulverized charcoal with the dough, and the variety is held in high esteem by dyspeptics. i) te The Grocery Market. As aresult of the declining tendency of the raw sugar market, the refiners re- duced their prices 4¢ on Monday. It is not thought that further declines will occur at present, and some predict an upward movement about August 15, by which time the stocks in dealers’ hands will be pretty well exhausted. Green coffees have advanced ‘4c during the week, making 13g¢ advance from the lowest point, and the manufacturers of package brands have raised their prices ige. Canned corn, Harford county grades, have advanced about 10¢ per dozen. | | fully sorted over. The process of mak-| | | | | | ———_ —< 9 VISITING BUYERS. D F Lewis, Reed City W 8 Hicks, Morley Gus Begman, Bauer Carrington & North, Trent J DenHerder&Son, Overisel W Ver Meulen, Beaver Dam E M Stickney, Paris Geo P Stark, Cascade DenHerder & Tanis Dr HC Peckham & Co, Vriesland Freeport Steketee & Bos, Holland GH Walbrink, Allendale JC Benbow, Cannonsburg F O Lord. Grand Ledge cs Comstock, Pierson John DeVries, Jamestown H Meijering, Jamestown Johnson & Seibert, H Van Noord, Jamestown Caledonia John Farrowe, So Blendon Sisson & Livingston, Ada John Damstra, Gitchell Wm Karsten, Beaver Dam G Ten Hoor, Forest Grove ao S Adkins, Morgan E Heinzelman, Logan M Porter, Moorland Brookings Lumber Co, é S Curtis, Edgerton Brookings John Giles & Co, Lowell A C Barkley, Crosby A&E Bergy, Caledonia Smallegan & Pickaard, Stulp & Son, Muskegon Forest Grove H B Wager, Cedar Springs SH Ballard, Sparta H Forbes, Hopkins Mills & Mills, Ashland Munger, Watson & DeVoist. JA resi Caledonia Sullivan A J White, Bass River C H Loomis, Sparta R Osterhoff, Ferrysburg J C Scott. Lowell Jno Pikaard, Fremont Silas Loew, Burnips Cors M Heyboer & Bro, Oakland A R McKinnon, Shelby C K Hoyt & Co.Hudsonville Fred Herrick, Custer John Gunstra, Lamont N F Miller, Lisbon $ T Colson, Alaska M M Mansfield, Hesperia CH Deming, Dutton Frank Smith, Leroy Cutler & Wright, Morley J Coon, Rockford JN Wait, Hudsonville WN Hutchinson, Ashland oo 8 A. R. Ramage is the originator of the ‘“Malto’’? 5 cent cigar. Sold only by the Lemon & Peters, WHOLESALE GROCERS.. SOLE AGENTS FOR Lautz Bros. & Co,’s Soaps, Niagara Starch, Amboy Cheese, GRAND RAPIDS. Fac Simile of the Label of The Best Scouring and Cleaning Seapin the World Costs as much to manufacture as Sapolio, yet sells at about half the price ($2.75 per box of 72 cakes). retailed for as much with equal or better value to the consumer, although it is generally sold at 5 cents a cake. Cut this out, and ask your Jobber to send youa Lustig Cigar Co. box of Pride of the Kitchen. ‘It is worth trying. PRODUCE MARKET. Apples—Choice eating, #3 per bbl.; cooking, $2.50 per bbl. Beans—Dry stock is scarze, but there is ee any demand. J obbers pay $1.75 per bu and hold at $2@$2.25 per bu. Beets—30c per doz. Blackberries—$1.75 per 16-qt. case. Butter—While there has been no advance in price, butter is firmer and in a little better de- mand. Creamery commands 16@17c, and dairy 10@12c, according to quality. Cabbages—Southern Tilinois stock is in plenti- ful supply at $1.85 per crate. Cheese—Lenawee and Allegan county makers bill their stock at 8c, while jobbers hold at &4@8e, Cherries—#1.75 per bu. Cider—10c per ga Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce barrels Boe. Cucumbers—40¢e per doz. Dried Apples—Commission men hold sun-dried at 3@3%c and evaporated at 54@6é6c per hb. Eggs—Jobbers pay 12c and hold at 13c. Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, #5 per bu.; medium, $4.85. Timothy, $1.85 per bu. Gooseberries—$1 per crate of 16 gts. Green Beans—String, $1.50 per bu.; wax, $1.75 per bu. Green Onions—i2@15c per doz. bunches. Honey—In small demand. Clean comb com- mands 15@16ce per lb. Onions—Southern, $2.75 per bbl. Peaches—Seattering lots are beginning to ar rive, but not in sufficient quantities to establish the market. Pears—California, $2.50 per crate; Southern, #5 per bbl. Peas—Green, 50¢ per bu. Pop Corn—2%c per Ib. Potatoes—New Southern stock, 40c per bu. or $1.25 per bbl. Radishes—i0@12c¢ per doz. bunches. Raspberries—#1 per 16-qt. crate. Tomatoes—95¢c per 30-lb. crate. Whortleberries—The indications are that the crop will be short, on account of frosts in the spring. The price is now $3.25 per bu., although choice lots bring $3.75. PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. quotes as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Mess WEWa ooo ts ee 12 00 Short cut Morgan. Sete oe ee 12 2 Ectra Clear pis. short cut. ...2 60. <0. 5... 1. i3 @ Pearad Clear. Heavy... 13 50 Clear fat Hack 13 2 Boston Glear, short Cut. 5-3. 13 50 lean baek, Shorpems. (2 <2 2 13 50 Standard clear, short Cut, besé..........-... 13 50 SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. Hams, average e 20 Ibs ec 10% _ —o ee 1114 es - tO 77108. 2) 2. ese 12 picnic ee ee cae 84 S =CRL DONGCICER ce se se 10 Shoulders Se ee ee 634 DOHRGICHS 2 8 Breakfast bucon, DOHCICSS (2. 10 Dried Beef, CRE ae 7 haan prices. ee. 9 Wane Cleums eivy 6% Bridzets, mean 8 6% Wee 6% LaRD—Kettle Rendered. MGECES 73% Se 8 5616 Dine ee ee 8 Larp—Refined. MMCreCs 8 62 6 S0 and 50 1b Tmps. 63% 3 lb Pats Mina Case. 2000.) 52.2. Te Sib. Pais tine ease. ee ae 7% 10 10. Pails, 6 im a Case. 1 744 S03b. Parle fim a ease. 6% SO 1b Cans ee 6% BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess, warranted 200 Jbs............-.- 7 60 Extra Mess, Chicago packing............-..- 7 00 rate... a .... 7 2 Petre VP lete le 7% IBeneless, rump PUbIS. ---......° 9 00 saUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. Pork Sauaeee ee q nan Sasser ee 12 WonugHe SaHeMPe ic. meses @ Pronitors Saseee. 8 8 Blood Sausage.. __. M4 Bologna, straight.. ee ad ce Lee Bologna, thick. ee es 5% Head eee 5% PIGS’ FEET. i alt Barres 3 00 In Guarier barrels. 8... 1 %5 TRIPE, in Walt Darcels cs. 3 00 In ¢ — Darretg. as es) fee £%% Be ee a 85 FRESH MEATS. Swift and Company quote as follows: Beet, Carcass 2. 44@ 6 hind qua Pers... 6 “@ 7 fore eee ce eiaieeree 34%4@ 4 Hogs... ee. & 6 Pork 1 loins. eS eS al @ 74 "i shoulders De ee ee ee ce @ 6 @ 5 @ 5% @ 8 6 @ 6% OYSTERS and FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: FRESH FISH. Whitefish . ooo. aes eI G@ 6 f REE eS eT @ i% eee @ 6 Halibu _.... @15 Hroge’ legs, perdez 2.0.02.) 0022 7. 10@50 CANDIES, FRUI1 ITS and NUTS, Putnam «& Brooks quote as follows: STICK, Standard, 25 lb. boxes be ee oe. 11 Twist, 5 ee 11 Cut Loaf, 25 Se 12 MIXED. Royal, 25 tp. pais. ee 200 Ib. Bee ee 10% Extra, ea lb pails. 12 SOR TD SDDS ee 11% French Creamy 25 ib, paiis...... -.......... 13% Cus Loaf, 25 1b. eases... ... oo ee Broken, 40 1b. De ' Se0 1b HDs FAaNCY—In 5 lb. boxes. Hemen Props. .: 13 Sout Draps 14 Pevpernint Ops...) 8.6 tl 15 GChoceimetrer 15 7M. Chocolate Props... 2.0. 18 Gum Drops...........-22.eeee sence ee cee nee: 10 Haeorice Props... «6... 3. 18@22 A.B licorice Props. se 14 HOAGHECS, PIN ee ee 15 . PURMOG 16 Ipertais oe oe Looe ee ee 15 EE 14 Molasses Bar...) 2 13 OEOIOTN ee eas 16@20 Hand Wade Cremmes os 20 Pista OCR 18 Decoraced Cresman - ee 20 Rn” PROC 15 Burm Almonds... 22 Winterercen Bermes 8. 15 Pancy—In bulk. Lozenges, plain, = Fern Soe ee ce 13 ee a ec ee ee eae 12 : printed, in gale eee eee coe ee 13% . AE OO ees 12% Chocolate Drops, in vier Ce eee cra 13% Gum Prope ii patie 6% ie Be a Moss DTOps, oi pa 11% iO 10% Sour reps 10 pas i Imperials, ee ee 12% PO ee 11% FRUITS. Oranges, famey modi ool 5 50@5 75 Messina PAS. i Pe ec COR Scie es Lemons, jane ee @5 50 : PAey ee @ ign layers, new... 0.00005... «s-- | See ape De @ 6 Dates, frails, BO De ee, @ 4% < ay ieetie. oO ID ee @ 5% Fard, 10-Ib. box De ccs eae ee @ PE ee eee oe 8 @ Persian, 50-Ib. box........2...-.. a 4@, 6 } BOMANAS 50 es 1 25@2 50 NUTS. Almonds, Tarragona. Bec e seep ose ces 164@17 yeed 14 @14% . CoMLOrnin oo. so ake 13 @14 MRR ee q @ 8 Piiberts, SiGily so 3.6.22 @10% Walnuts, CRONE. 72s eee. 11%@12 - CRG ae @10 Pecans. faxag nF eee T4@12 Cocoanuts, per 100. 202. oo. sk koe 4 25@4 50 ROR PEANUTS, OC ag @8% RR eee ue a o.. wi eset Gare @i%4 BAOEBO oS ieee scat ed Sedge @6% Wholesale Price Current. The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash bwyers who pay promptly and buy in full packages. BAKING POWDER, Fh ip 0 ap et Re SRISKSSESR By rT i 5 ib. ae Absolute, is tn car — 61 ‘ ies + Ib. EN ma . Telfer’s, 4 1b. Cans, doz.. 45 | . 2 . dip. > 3 Z as beet DD bet W Wht > } rd 3 Ib. ne .s 83 | im * 2 0 OO Acme, 14 lb. cans, 3 doz.. vie i % Ib. & i 1b 1 os eS Oe bulk Red Star, % lb. cans, 45 ib. 85 ae 1 50 AXLE GREASE. irager eo oo ee AON 1. iD Diamond.. . 1 6 BATH BRICK. English, 2 > doz. in case..... 80 Bristol, 2 po a 75 American. 2 doz. in case. 70 BLUING. Gross Arctic lig; oz... 3 40 oe ec. 7 00 LS ee 10 00 7 20 3 00 00 00 . 8-0z paper bot Pepper Box No. 4 Op to CP ve GO = BROOMS. No. 2 Hurl ee 1 No.7 le No. 2 Ca arpet. SO a, 2 00 Noort ¢ oe oes ee Parlor Gem... s 2 60 Common Whisk... ........ 0 Fancy ee 1 00 Mill . ees 3 25 Warehouse. : 2 BUCKWHEAT. Kings 100 Ip. Cases ......... 5 06 5 0 Tb Cases...-.......4 25 BUTTERINE Dairy,sold packed... ... 12 FOR 14 Creamery, solid packed.. 15 ‘ous. 8 86|« 4s 6G CANDLES. : Hotel 40 1b: baxes.:........ 104 Star, 40 i roars... ....... 12 Wiekange 25 CANNED Goops—Fish. Clams. 1 Ib, Little Neck... 1 20 Clam Chowder, 3 Ib.. _..2 Cove Oysters, 1 = stand... 90 2 _...1 Lobsters, ie “pienie Been s 1 50 So 8 Co 2 65 1 Ib. go Co .2 00 2 Ib. Star. - 1.3 (oO Mackerel, in Tomato. Sauce. Pib, stand... .. | 1G 3 Ib. oo ce Oe 31b.in Mustard...3 00 is 31B. soused..-.... 3 00 Salmon, 11b. Columbia... ..2 00 ' fib. Alaska... ie Sardines, domestic 4s.. oc 5 PEG... @ 9 Mustard ¥%s.... @10 imported 4s..... 13% spiced, 4468.-.._.. 10 Trout, 3 Ib: brook... .. 1. . CANNED GooDS—FTruits. Apples, gallons, stand. 2 25 Blackberries, stand......... 90 Cherries, red standard..:... GO : puubCd cs 2 00 Lote ee a a ee 90 Bee Plime. stand... ..-_-- 1 2 Goosenermcs -........._..-.1 @ Grapes 6... 202.2... Green (aes ............... 110 Peaches, all yellow, stand..1 7 seconds 00. 14 Pie 1 60 Pears... a a Emenpples ...000 0.2... i “40@2 2 50 Guiéees ... _. Loos. 8 OO taspberries, extra 1 35 " red. os. 1 60 peraywerries. «|... 12... .1 16 sscaapenniainienie oe . See, Oys Beans, Lima, stand... ... Green Limas.... Ores 221... am % Stringiess, Erie... ..-- 90 Lewis 1 40 i is’ Boston Baked Corn, Archer’s Trophy C Morn 1) CRP Early Golden. v0 Dae Pes eas, French ee 1 68 | Warsav extra marrofat. @1 10 ’ SORKEG. 2.1.2) 2... 70 Sune sand 4 Sn) ess... bo 1 aieod. » | Granulated, bo pee ‘ French, extra fine. | DATOLIO- cl Mushrooms, extra ine... _. 2 15| Kitchen, 3 doz. in box..... ra a Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden...... g5|Hand, 3 eee —— Succotesh, standard........ 100 F : anes : Seqdse qd do erreei bra 4344 Tomatoes, Red Coat... @1 00 | Caraway..... settee seers eee TO Good Enough....1 0 | Canary ......-----------. -+. 4 Ben Har...” 4 66 Hemp Ce eee 4 stand br... .: @1 00 — ca ate a ali ot i oA CHEESE. a ee 4 Michigan Full Cream 8 @ 9 | Mustard.............-. ..... 67 Sap S4fO0.000 eo. 16 @1614 SN ' a i os Seeten, in bladders. ee Se ee re Co eGo at era. German Sweet.. ...-...-.- 23 | French Reppee, in Jars... ECE ee 35 SOAP, COCOA 38 Detroit S es . : etroit Soap Co.’s Brands. Breakfast Cocoa.......... 48 | . . a Bl Brana ee 37 | Superior settee tere 20 TT Queen Anne. 3 85 78 German Family. .........- 2 40 25 5 oa -- Rubber, — ee <2 | Mottled German... 00). 1. 3 00 i ! i ae ate So bOlad German...) ee SEENCC 30 U.S. Big Bargain..... ay eg « CHICORY. Prost, Biogen... 1... os oo Bo 6 Cocoa Castile ... . 2 OO Reg 7% | Cocoa Castile, Fancy... -3 36 COFFEE—Green. Allen B. Wrisley’s Teste. : a Rio, 4 Soa nica a Hanpy Mamily, 75... 1... _- 2 9 i, BOOG-------- ----- 18 A@A Old Coonizy, 5 eo é i Pe @21 Una. 100.. a 5 fancy, washed...19 @22 | Bouncer, 100.. golden See ai sale a 20 @23 SPICES—W hole. ee a oe oe a Q @22 Allspice 10 exican HatctanIntS Ges b Goces Gene tai) || | “wy Peaberry 0 @23 Cassia, China in mats....... 4% alee a eae Batavia in bund....11 Java, Interior... ee 20 @25 “ Saigon in rolls...... 40 “ | Mandheling _. 26 @2o Cloves, Amboyna 30 a 3 Sa eae s, Amboyna...... sk Moeha, genuine..... -- 2 @2i “ ee 23 To ascertain Cost of roasted | Mace Batavia........-..---. 80 coffee, add 4c. per lb. for roast- Nutmegs, fancy............. 80 ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- ‘ oe 7 oe || a NOs 70 COoFFEES—Package. Pepper, Singapore, black ....18 Lion 100 Ibs white.... .26 At el i lhl a! hi li nn 4 “ec Siet2 2 es x oan Calanets | ..0 00.0. 2. 223% i i McLaughlin’s XXXX....224 4 OZ. 6 Oz. Cuba Bakime ....... \ vapan .. 100 DRIED FRUITs— Domestic. Apples, sun-dried. a @ 33 evaporated. . @ 6% Apricots, a @i5 wreck permies 0... 5 Wectarmes: © co... 12 Peaches ee ed ws 12 Plums ae ee Measpuerrics * =... 0 DRIED FRUITS—Citron. In drum.. oa. @23 fe Pages... 2... @25 DRIED FRUITS—Currants. Zante, in barrels...... @ 4% = in less quantity @ 5 DRIED FRUITS—Prunes, UERO Y@ 4% Weenies 514@ 6 Pperiah 8. @ DRIED FRUITS—Raisins. Waiemeins 27. 3.. 2 8 @ 8% GATOR a @ 9 London Layers, Cali- PORMIG oe ce 2 35@2 | London Layers, for’n. @ Muscatels, California. @2 00 DRIED FRUITS—Peel. hemo <2 is . 13 Orange... 14 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Faring, 100 Ib. kegs... ) Hominy, per bbl. _~ i & OO Macaroni, dom 12 lb box. 60 : imported... _. ‘@10 Pear! Barley... @ 3 Peas preen:........... @i 30 ro @ 3 Seago, German......... @ 6% Tapioca, Hk or p'ri... @ 644 Wheat, cracked... ._. @ 6% Vermicelli, import.... @10 domestic... @60 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Jennings’ D.C. Lemon YVanills 2 Oz. Panel, doz. 85 1 ae No. 3, No. 8, No.10, No. 4, Taper, ly pt, Round, OD fe bt im We 2g 1 15 O FISH—s Cod, whole..... . @ 5 “ poneless. ... Halibut... Herring, round, % 1 embed... Holland, bbls... 10 Holland, kegs.. @ sealed. |... Maek. sh’s, No. 1, Tr out, % bbis 1 ) Ib White, No.’ | wae. i 101 Tp. Rita... Family, % bbls.... i kits Se a ell al ae GUN POWDER. Kees.) Le ee ) Halt eps. oe LAMP WICKS, LICOR I B, Pure.. Cc alabria. ey ee. MOLASSES, Binek Sima... Fortwo Hico...... New Orleans, good ic hoice One- half barre OATM Muscatine, Barrels . . Half barrels fs. Cases... ROLLED OATS Mu scatine, Barrels Half bbls. Cases ...2 ¢ Michipam Pesg. |... |... 9 Water Wate |... es PICKLES, Medium. . 2) 2.5. 2 60) % bbl . oo oe Small, ia. 5 00 % bol! fa --..0 OO | Clay, No. oe. Cob, Nog 2... 28 pocket Sis ce SS el 2 05 60 ee eee ae Ashton bu. | bags _ Higgins * SPIC =e Bulk. os Th ' 941, | Allspice ne —— —— . rth, Cassia, Batavi TR 20 “ Nox All..1!.llaaig] — 7 Se 224% “, paigon .............42 ‘ 35 i COFFEE EXTRACT. / Zanzibar.......... 26 Valley City................. % | Ginger, African............. 12% Behe 1 E Coen a 15 CLOTHES LINES. Semen 2. Cetton, 40 ft... _... per doz. 1 251 Mace Batavia........_... . BO ff. . 1 Mustard, English Looe se Cf... . 1 60 H and Trie. a wets... 2 00 re Trieste eee oe 27 Sots... - 2 25 | Nutmegs, No. 2 ... -80 Jute la on 1 00 Pepper, Singapore, black... .2 fe eee -- es i 1 1b Waite... ..30 Raple ONDENSED MILK. «Stal ee 25 Ce ee 7 60 eo : Antio Suies a 6 00 Mystic, 64 pkgs.............4 48 ea barrels = ee 6 Kenosha Butter..........--. 8 | cut co ge om Angas csc eae: Si @ubes ui @ 9% Butter...... aa O TP Powdered ue @ 9% i ee oe 2 6 Granulated, H. &E.’ @ 9% PRSGGIG foe cl 7 A perder sagt @ 9% Boston...............2..+054. 8 Lakeside... @ 4 City PEA S Knight's... @ 9 Soda... 0... ees. e ees eee eee 6% | Confectionery A...... 93 Se Oyeter ee, 6 Standard A..... - @ 873 City Oyster, XX os... 6 No. 1, White Extra C.. @ 85% Prewte i oe 6 No Oo Mxtra C5. , @ 84 CREAM TARTAR, No. 3C, eolden...:.... @8 Serreiy, pure to: 361 NO. 4C: dark... 5... ® 7% Grocere 2 eo 244 MOG 6 @ 7 Cloves, Amboy me iy 40 22 | Jelly, 30-lb. pails.......4 @ 4% oe | DeLand’s, MW fue alae aie 5 | Church’s, Cap Sheaf ceca a 5 WWE Soe i eg, 5 Peylen Go. oo... nce 5 SYRUPS. | Corn, Barret cos @2% one-half barrels.. @27 | Pure Sugar, BE, half barrel. ...30@38 SWEET GOODs. xxx Ginger Snape... ......: 9 9% Sugar Creams... ....: 9 9% Frosted Creams....... 934 Graham Crackers..... 9 Oatmeal Crackers..... 9 SODA. BOsCs ei, 54% Hers, Enelieh |. to 4% TEAS. / JaPaN—Regular. DO so 14 @i6 Goede a 18 @22 CHe@iee 001i 24 @29 CHeicest: 5.2. ----00 @34 SUN CURED. ae ee, 14 @1 GOOG ee a 16 @B Chetee oa, 24 @2e Choicest.. soeotcs. ee ie BASKET FIRED. air @20 Cieree @25 Choicest. @35 Extra choice, wire leaf @40 GUNPOWDER. Common to fair..... .. 2 @35 Extra fine to finest....50 @65 CHoicest faney. 2.5... 75 @s5 IMPERIAL, Common to fair.......20° @35 Superior to fine... ._-. 40 @50 i YOUNG HYSON. Common to fair.......18 @26 Superior to fine. .... __ 30 @40 OOLONG. Common to fair.......25 @30 Superior to fine....... 30 @50 Fine to choieest....... 55 @65 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. Per... ee, ae Choiee.. 2... 66 se 30 @35 Best . Hotes. oe Gee Seal Dusty 8 @10 ToBAaccos—Plug. S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands. Nimrod, 4xi2 and 2x12........ 3 tec eption, ee oxle, 16-027.... 7 ) 7co, i, 43 c | Big 5 Center, 3x12 12 oz...... a Wheel Sto W... ... 39 Trinket, 349 9 oz... 25 TOBACCcOs—Fine Cut. D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands. Fugwatna ............ 4 sweets Cuba........... 37 TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS. $ 2, per hundred Rees ce kees 2 | $ 5, #10, i $20, Subject to the following dis- counts: 200 or over. > per cent. ‘ 10 “ 500 wal 1000 slo VINEGAR. Ege ee 6% 40 gr 8% | 50 gr. ee €1 for barrel YEAST. | Fermentum, Compressed. | MISCELLANEOUS. | Cocea Shelis, bulk......... 3% sage. or 25, PAPER & WOODENWARE PAPER, Curtiss & Co. quote as fol- | lows: Straw . eles ' Light | Wei ent... 2....200 wugar . i oe ee Rag Sugar . ee 214 | Hardware See ese ec ae Ce 2% 7} Dry Goods........._.. 5 | Jute Manilla. a Red Express No. : I 5 a Sea Island, assorted....... 40 [Ne 6 Berm... ........ .. 16 No. Ce ae Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 1 60 No. 1, three-hoop.... 1 75 Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes.... 60 Bor wls, 11 inch eet ee 1 00 assorted, 17s and 17s 2° \ " Joe, 17s and 19s 2 7% Baskets, market...... . 40 : bt ushel .... ee. be _ wi ith covers 1 90 willow er th Ss, NO. No.2 c . NOs splint — ING : ny No.2 No.3 Ot fe GO -2 cD OF GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS WHEAT. White |... 96 Rea... : 88 FLOUR. | Straight, in sacks... ..... 4 80 Bs Daerreis...._... 5 60 Patent i“ seeks. ...... 5 " POrrels......_. 6 00 MEAL. Bollea. |. 2 20 Granulated... 20204000... 2 45 MILLSTUFFS. Bran eee Sepa 12 06 MErcenINes |... 8. 00 Midditggs....... st 00 Mixed Weed............... 50 Coarse er ties Hotes A CORN Small lots ee eee eee 43 sar oe ee 39% OATS, Seeall lots... 3. 32 C. cy a OTe el 30 RYE. Nef. 35@40 BARLEY. WO 0s. 1% Ne fo 1 16 HAY. ONO de 12 06 PO 10 50 HIDES, PELTS and FURS. Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows: HIDES. Green ici, Part Cured ......--.:: = ee E eet cease cules 5 @6 ips ....- 2.05.3: 5 @6 Calfskins, green...... 3 @4 eured...... 44@ 5 Deacon sking..........10 @20 1g off for No. 2. PELTS. SHCARIING So... 10 @25 Estimated wool, per fh 20 @28 MISCELLANEOUS. MAINO 20.058 sk 384@: 3% Grease butter.........3 @5 Bwitcnes oo. i... 2 @ 2% Ginseng ...6...... «++. OO@2 25 WOOL, WeRNOCG a. cet 25@30 Unwashed.. os aa Charlevoix—aA raft of 3,000,000 feet of logs was lately made up in Lake Mich- igan, near this place, to be towed to Bay City. Another raft of 1,000,000 feet will is be added to it. of Opium.* Some years ago I had an excellent op- portunity of observing the process of manufacturing this extract, as followed by the Chinese experts, who prepare the | domestic article from Turkey opium in San Francisco. The details of the pro- cess are kept as a profound secret by | them and their employers, the’ wealthy Chinese merchants, but owing to excep- tional circumstances I was enabled to study the subject and become thoroughly conversant with every point. And I may as well state before proceeding further, that lam betraying no confidences, and I paid dearly for the information which I am about to place before you. I do been inclined to expose the details of a process which has a considerable com- this oceasion is a remarkable one in the history of American pharmacy. I need not tell you how to prepare ex- tract of opium. It is merely an aqueous infusion evaporated on a water-bath toa pilular consistence. An addition of 5) per cent. of glycerin is ordered in the} last edition of the United States Pharma- coperia. The Chinaman proceeds otherwise. His apparatus consists of two charcoal burning fire-clay furnaces, about fifteen inches high and of about the same width, open on three sides; some palm leaf or other cheap fans, for fanning himself and the fire; several brass pans, such as are here shown; a brass ladle and several tin ones; a large spoon for skimming; a gridiron; two pair of pincers for lifting the pans, and some thick woolen cloths to protect the hands: some fiber brushes, several buckets, basket strainers, muslin for straining, fibrous material for draw- ing off the liquor; some heavy sticks to be used as pestles; several spatulas about a foot long and three inches wide at lower end, and made of oak or ash, and a steel-bladed scraper. One or two low stools complete the arrangements. The operator does not require any tables or benches, as all the work is done on or near the ground. The operation requires two days, but after the first day the two days’ work goes on regularly, and a batch of extract is turn- ed out by the same workmen every eve- ning. The quantity of opium operated upon, that a workman can doa fair day’s usually about sixteen or eigh- teen pounds. The balls age placed in tepid water, to soften the Surface, and they are washed by hand to remove grit, leaves, and other foreign substances. The material is then placed in one of the shallow coneave brass pans, which is kept gently heated over the naked charcoal fire, and by means of the wood- en pestle is kneaded into a soft paste. When homogeneous, the softened opium is uniformly spread over the inner sur- face of the pan, and patted down by the hand, so as to give it a smooth surface. The heat is continued until the greater part of the moisture has evaporated, and the opium has become so solid that the pan can beturned over. The direct heat of a very small fire is now allowed to act directly on the face of the opium by turn- ing the pan upside down. This has to be carefully and skilfully done. As soon as the surface of the material has become sufficiently hardened it is deftly removed in thin layers, and this is continued until all the opium has been taken from the pan, except the dried portion, which re- mains attached to the bottom and sides of the vessel. This is scraped off. The gridiron now comes into play. The crusts which were laid aside in the: former operation are now put on the | gridiron a few at a time, with the great- | est care, toavoid breaking them, and are toasted over the charcoal at a low tem- perature until they have become perfect- ly crisp. The crusts are then placed in one of the brass pans, covered with warm water, and left standing until the next morning. On resuming work the infusion is drawn off into buckets through baskets lined with miaslin strainers. The brass pan is slightly tilted, and by means of a knot of vegetable fiber the liquor is drawn off over the edge of the pan without loss. The roasted opium is drained, and a second quantity of warm water added, with as little breakage of the crust as possible, and the extraction is finished with a third lot of water. Only the first and second infusions are used for the extract; the washings and weak infusion are employed for the ex- traction of the next batch. There seems to be no precise rule as to the quantity of water for making the infusion—the crusts are merely covered. The infusion is then mixed with some egg albumen, and apart of it is placed in the largest of the brass pans over the naked charcoal fire, and is heated, skimmed, and boiled constantly. The pan is not filled, but room is allowed for frothing, and fresh portions of warm in- fusion containing albumen are added from time to time as the bulk diminishes. During the boiling there are several matters to be attended to, such as keep- ing up the fire. or banking it up with ashes if too hot, prevention ,of boiling over by addition of small quantities of the infusion, or of water, and keeping the sides of the pan free from hardened extract. This is effected by water and the fiber secrubing brushes. When all the infusion has been added, and the evaporation has proceeded as far as is considered to be necessary, the pan is removed from the fire, and the extract constantly stirred by means of a wooden spatula in acurrent of air produced by fanning until cool and uniformly mixed. The yield of extract varies aecording to the kind and quality of opium, but I have not observed any very remarkable difference between the results of this and those of the ordinary pharmaceutical methods. Eighteen pounds of first qual- ity Turkey opium generally yields about | ten pounds of this extract. The greatest watchfulness is exercised over the roasting or toasting part of the process. Although a small exposed corner of the crusts may become charred occasionally, the object of this operation | is to expose the opium to such a heat only as to render it porous, to do away with the quality of stickiness, which is said by some authors to be produced by an easily decomposed caoutchouc-like substance, and to allow the aqueous ex- so work, is *Read before the American Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation, at San Francisco, by John Calvert, of San Francisco. not think that even now I should have) mercial value, except for the reason that | Chinese Method of Preparing Extract | tractive matter to ooze out of the ma- | terial without stirring. Notw ithstanding the constant repeti- tion of cautions in all the text-books, | dispensatories, and other pharmaceutical literature respecting the care to be ob- | served about subjecting opium to heat, I | do not find that there is any appreciable difference in the yield of morphia when | opium has gone through this barbarous | process. Whatever changes may take place among the other proximate constituents is not known, but Iam quite satisfied as to the fact that the natural morphia salts, protected by extractive, are not decom- posed, or only to a very small extent, by such a heat as is necessary for the de- sired alteration of the valueless or inert ‘matters contained in opium. j —_—_—_—»>_——___—_- Special Meeting of the State Board. | From the Muskegon News, July 18. The State Board of Pharmacy held a special session yesterday at the residence |of Jacob Jesson, the President of the i Board. After transacting the business /on hand. the visitors were shown about | The Drug Market. There are no changes of importance to note this week. Opium, morphia and quinine are unchanged. Carbolie acid is tending higher, as the demand is larger. Cuttle fish bone is very firm and will probably advance again soon. Golden seal root is scarce and higher. Oil sassa- fra8 is advancing. <_< Coopersville—Adrian DeVoist has re- signed his position in the store of Mun- ger, Watson & DeVoist, at Sullivan, and returned to Coopersville. For Infants and Invalids. Used everywhere, with unqualified success. Jot a medicine, but asteam- cooked food, suited to the weakest stomach. TZake no other. Sold b: druggists. In cans, 35c. and upward. Wootricu & Co. on every label. CINSENG ROOT. * Grand Rapids Tank Line Go., ithe cit There were present George oe 7 | McDonald, Kalamazoo; James Vernon, We pay the highest price for it. Address | Detroit, and O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. Wholesale Dru | , ts, They returned home last night. PECK BRO ay GRAND RAP 3. e Wholesale Price Current. Advanced—Golden Seal Root, Cuttle Fish Bone. ACIDUM. CAPO fO | RbIDV EE eo 1 35@1 40 ede 8@ 10 | Chlorate, (po. 18)...... io 18} Argenti Nitras,ounce @ 68 Benzoicum i ‘German 80@1 00 Oynmide (i. Da@ Sp} Arsenicnm 0... ma. 7 Barmete aah BG Gs 2 3503 00| Balm Gilead Bud..... 38@_ 40 “1 a eae Potassa, Bitart, pure.. 27@ 29} Bismuth S. N. 2 15@2 2 Carbolicum ......-...- 0@ 45 1 pau 50@ 55 Potassa, Bitart, com... @ 15 Calcium Chlor, ‘Is, (4s Hedrchion 3@ 5 | Potass Nitras, opt..... 8@ 10 Gee, Pe 9 Nitrocuim es ae 12 | Potass Nitras.......... 7 © Cantharides Russian, Orne 13@ i4 Prussiate .............. eo) | PO @1 %5 Phosphorium dil...... op | SINPHALe) pO... .. 2... 15@ 18 capsici Fructus, af.. @ 18 Salieylicum ..........- 1 = 80 RADIX. in oS e . ee 5 : Z ——— ce “"1 40@1-60 | Aconitum ............. W@ 2 aceite’ (po. 28) B@ wB | Tartaricum "| 40@ 43] Althae................. 2 30| Carmine, No. 40....... 3 75 nes Amehusa ..........-... 1o@ 2) Cera Alba, 5. ao 50@ 5} AMMONIA. Arn PO... @ 2) Cera Fisya........_.: Ba 30 Aqua, 16 deg | Galunms i... me su COCeUs 8. @ 40 = Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12] Cassia Fructus........ @ 8 deg........-- 1@ : Givehrrniza, (pv. 1>).. 160) 18) Centraria. =... @ 10 eat ee ee eee 11@ 1 Chloridum 12@ 14 gen Canaden, ag oe eee = 35 a (pO. 45). 00.0 a 48 oroform ........... 45 ANILINE. elebore, Ala, po.... 15@ 20 squibbs . * 00 ee 2 one 26 | etm PO oon --, @, ao 1 —_—- 1 00 Ne 5 Peo. 6 40Q~ on¢ Se . am. ie = - 50 iis plox (po. 20@22) .. = = Cinchonidine, B. ‘EW b@ 2 | i alapa, = ee, 25 erman 10 ee 03 00 Maranta! tgs 010001). - @ 35) Corks, list, dis. per on BACCAE. os pe... |: a Sl cent oe @ 60 2 wer o@i 08) Creasotum ..._... .... @ Soniperus oe : 30 $0 Cie @i = Crete; (DDL 7)... g 2 ge vem ge 25@ py... T5@1 35 Beep Se 5 Xanthoxylum ..-.-...- aplasia ee 48@, 53 DEeeIp 8@ 10 BALSAMUM. Sanguinaria, (po 25). @ W EDEe. 2... @ §& Copaiba ........------- . - Sempentarig..-0 20.77 |. 25@G 30 Pee eee eee Ne 35@ 38 Per 5.5... et oe | seneee ee , bo) Cudpenr. 8 eas, @x Terabin, Canada ..... 4x@ 30| Similax, Oificinalis, H © @ 40) Cupri Suph 010.2102. s@ 9 fan. Se 45@ 50 1g Bh @ A mmr 10@ 12 mite Scillae, (po. 35)........ 10@ 12) Ether Sulph..2)127..7 68@ 70 CORTEX, — Feti- =e Emery, all numbers @ 8 ies. GCanadian.....-....-- 1 IS. PO. os so. o POs. @ 6 roan eee eee eaicnie 11 Valeriana, Te (po. - 156 = oe eo) 4: 40@ 45 ‘inchona Flava .....------- 18 German. 5 2 ake fe 12@ 15 anes atropurp..-....- 30 | Zimpipera.... 2... ..- 70@, f5) Gala... @ 23 Myrica Cerifera, po......-.-- oo | Aimeiper j---- 0... 22g 20) Gambier. .f0 3... &@ 9 Prunus Virgini....... -. i c Gelatin, Cooper.:..... @ Quillaia, grd........... 12 cant Brench 10). 40@ 60 Sassafras .......----------:: 12| Anisum, (po. 20)...... @ 15) Glassware flint, 75 & 10 per Ulmus Po (Ground 12). 10 —— 7 (graveleons).. - = ae box 70 less mee a ue, Browit....-..... 15 EXTRACTUM. Carui, (po. 18)......... 8@ 12 ae 13@ 25 Glyey rrhiza sa Vg 21 Cardamon.....:......- 1 OB@i1 251 Glycerina...-... 2R@ 25 os 30) co | Coriandrum .....:.... on 12 oe ogo ad @ 5 ematox, 15 tb. box.. 11@ 12] Cannabis Sativa....... “4 4| Bomulus 3... 25@ 40 2s ra : eee 13@ 14 sD Lesa See T3g1 . Hy draag Chlor Mite.. @ 8 6 es oo. oe 14@ 15 enopoc pan |e @ iz = Cor... @ & ‘ $8 16@ 17] Dipterix Odorate...... 1 75@1 85 Ox Rubrum @ % ae Hoenicuium...-.-../... @ th Ammoniati.. @1 10 _ | Foenugreek, po....- _ 3s : Unguentum. “= 55 Carbonate Precip.....- De @ 4%| Hydrargyrum %5 Citrate and Quinia.. @3 50| Lini, erd, (bbl. 4)... 4%@ 4% | Ichthyobolla, Am.....1 a1 50 Citrate Soluble........ ST tebeba a a Hae 75@1 00 Ferrocyanidum Sol. . @& 50 | PharlarisCanarian.... 34@ 43 4 Jodie, Resnbl.... .... 4 00@4 10 Solut @hieride.-....-- - @ = eT ee ae 5G Fodotorm 100) 0 @5 15 Sulphate, Gouri... 0. 1%4@ 2 Sinapis, — a sa 3 Lapulin ... 85@1 00 pares cL. @ i Nigra... 11@ 12 —— oe 55@ 60 al 80@ 85 FLORA. SPIRITUS. Liquor Arsen et Hy- Arnien 1. ol 14@ 16 Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 mare fod. 0. 27 | Anthemis .......-..--- 30G 35 Dw ei i 73@2 00} Liquor Potass Arsinitis 0g 12 | Matricaria ...... .---. Se Se : 10@1 50} Magnesia, — = | FOLIA. Juniperis Co. ot. 4 a = wet a): — 22 3} > wok Cae annia, Soe 50 | Barosm *\cutifol, Tin- 10@ 12 Saacharum N. E.. a 1 75@2 00| Morphia, fy Pe Ww. 2 sabe 30 | Cassia £ ’ 25@ 28 | Spt. Vini Galli........ 1 75@6 50 ! N.Y. _& | nivelly .....- “Ris. 35@ 50| Vini Oporto........... pre 6 Oe 2 55@2 70 | i fAacinalis 5 i Want Alba.) 2... 1 25@2 00 Moschus Canton...... @ 40! ST: officinalis, “4: 10@ 12 i Myristica, (No! fi) 0) 60@ 70 | =o. a aa Nux Vomica, (po2).. | @ 10] : i Florida sheeps’ wool Os: Sepia. 00 = 27 | See carriage... ......2 23@2 50| Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. | Acacia, ist picked... @1 . Nassau sheeps’ wool sig Picis Lig, N. baer é ie gai 2 00 | FN 2 eae. @ Cariaee (2) 2). 2 Of »N 2 | 3d“ ..-. @ 80) Velvet extra sheeps’ Pieis Lig. @2 0) — sorts. . 8 65 wool carriage....... 110 cis Liq., ‘quarts ae @1 00 | pete eee oe 75@1 00| Extra yellow sheeps’ pints ....... @ 70 lao, Barb, (po. 60)... 50@ 60] carriage ............. g5| Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). @ 3B «Cape, (po. 20). @ 12] Grass sheeps’ wool car- a Nigra, (po. 22) .. @ 18) “ §ocotri, (po. 60). @ 50} riage ...............5 65| Piper Alba, (po g5).... @G 35) Catechu, 1s, (+ AS, 1 14 * i Hard’ for slate use. 75| Pix Burgun........... @ 7 ess @ 1 | Yellow Reef, for slate Plumbi Acet .......... 14@ 15 Amimoniae (0 le oe = ee 1 40 a. ke _ -1 10@1 20} Assafoetida, (po. 30). @ io ae a Benzoinum.......--.-- 3G 55 SYRUPS. ‘& P. D. Co., doz..... @l 2 Camphore......-.---++ oom SS tiAeccacia 50| Pyrethrum, pv........ 40 | Euphorbium po ....-- oma, IB Zingiber 000. ese a, 50 Quinta, 8! Pew” 3 10; Gaipawo 00060... @ SO ineese 60} Quinia, S.P.& W..... OQ 44) Gamboge, po.......--- Sl Merri tod. 50 S. German.... 26@ 35) Guaiacum, (po. 45).. @ 2) | Auranti Cortes... 0.0.2.0... 59| Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ = Kino, (po. 23)..------- @ 2) Rhet Arom 0) 5) | Saccharum Lactispv.. _@ >| Male @1 00 | Similax Officinalis.......... 60} Salacin........:. mentees 2 2@2 35 Myrrh, (po 45).....--+ @ 4 Cc 59| Sanguis Draconis..... 50 | Opi, (pe. 4 7). 3 20@3 Z See 50 Sapo, W.. rite teee ees 2 7 Sheliae .. ..--..-- -- 2@ S ee a ““ pleached...... B@ 2%W ne 50 Meee e eee eee eee 8@ 10) Tragacanth ........--- eo lwolntan 50 1 san Se @ 15 | HERBA—In ounce packages. Pranus virgo 200000) 1 50 te ixture...... 3 = Absinthium Gece ee = TINCTURES. “ Ce a @ 30 | a ee —s a a) Maceabioy, ae Majorum 00 coL eT ee eee 50] Snuff,Scotch,De. Voes @ 35 | Mentha Piperita.......----- 23 | Aloes.. -ss+++-+++ 60] Soda Boras, (po. 12}. . 11@ 12) Vit. eee ee B teat myrrh............ $0] Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 33 | Bue gen be | Asafostida... 2... ee ee io S| Mae 25 | Atrope Belladonna... ...... 60] Soda, Ash............. 3@ 4! a Benzoin ee 60 | Soda, Sulphas...)) |) @ 2| os. ae So} Sere mehr Oo... 50 55 9 Ab... ee eee & OW} Ssanguina;ria............222-- : rej yo | Carbonate, Pat ....... mua) 22) BArOSmaA 002060200) le. 50 oo — ae ss = | Carbonate, K.& M.... 20@ 25| Cantharides................. Ol ce ome al Roce bbl | Carbonate, JenningdS.. 35@ 36/ Capsicum ................... SOO genuine @2 15 | eae ee Ge Se ee = . Less 5c gal., cash ten days. were ewww wwe ee eeee ‘ Absinthiam (6200... . 5 00@5 50} Castor .....---.....---....-.- 1 00 Soa ame ae 24u@ | Amygdalae, Dulce... .. am Wp Cateehu 2. 0 ct 50 Roll 7! 2%@ 3 a Amydalae, Amarae....7 25@7 50 | Cinehona .........--...-.--- 50] @amarinds 00 8 10 | ASE T5@1 85 . 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Sion OG | Guassing 2 50| Vermilion, English.... 70@75 Myreia, ounce......... ions 50 Khatany ee a 50 “130 ae ees veees “ee oa 16 22. eo eee, ee ae ai, eee te IAD 7, Picis Liquida, (gal. i) 10@ 12| Cassia Acutifol............. SR es ree oars: 64O1™% Hight 24@1 32 “ Oi ei. 59| Whiting, white Span... @i0 Rosmarini......... Pal 00) Serpentaria 22.02... 8.0.2... 59| Whiting, Gilders’...... 390 Rosae, ounce.. a = Siromaninne. 000060000022) 60 ye ee a 1 00 | Suecins.... 2: 45 1 Poluten i ee 60 Sabina 2.2.0.2. 1 Oia OO Valerian fos eo oe: 50| Cliff... 2. ew ee 1 40 Baia cn 3 50@7 00 | Veratrum Veride............ 50| Pioneer Prepared Paintl 20@1 4 Sassafras. ..... _.. BOQ 60 — = illa a 120 Sinapis, ess, ounce. @ 6 MISCELLANEOUS. SPS 00@1 & ight ots @1 50! wther Spts Nit, 8 F.. 6@ 28 VARNISHES. gine wang ae ait 4 ae 4F.. 30@ 32| No.1 Turp Coach.....1 10@1 20 Theo Cee estar ea 15@ 2p | Siumen ....-.-...- 00. 2%@ 3% | Extra Turp............ 1 60@1 70 CODTOMAS ..-.-.- +++ 5@ c’ ground, (po. @oath Botly.::.. 2.2 .-. 2 75@3 00 POTASSIUM. MY as occ aise oe 4\ No.1 Turp Pura...... 1 00@1 10 Caro 5@ 18) Annatio....<.-.-...__- 5 Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60 | Bichromate San dies ing. «16 | Antimont pe_.... ...:: h; Japan Dryer, No. 1 Bromide. 7 oy. sss 37@ 40 as et Potass T. soa Of fee 2, Fi (3 Polishina The Best is Always the Cheapest, WE HAVE SOLD THE Pioneer Prepared Paint For many years and GUARANTEE Same to Give Satisfaction. it to their prices Dealers in paints will find interest to write us for and sample cards. HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG 60., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. LIQUOR & POISON REGORD COMBINED. Acknowledged to be the Best on the Market. OILS! Snow Drop. A Fine Water White Oil, High Gravity and Fire Test, and recommended to those wishing a High Grade Burning Oil. Red Cross. (SPECIAL.) Water White—A splendid oil. e Gasoline. Our XXXX Red Cross brand is unexcelled. War- ranted to Give Satisfaction. al aptha. Sweet and Free from Oily Matter, and has met the approval of many of the largest consumers. Red Cross Paint Oil Is full of merit and needs but a trial to convince | all of its great value. For mixing with Linseed | itis without a peer, as it greatly reduces the cost of same and without injuring its quality. e Mineral Turps. Its peculiar composition is such that it can be used with turpentine in fair proportion, the lat- ter retaining full possession, and with perfect results. ALL KINDS Lubricating Oils Constantly in stock, all at our Cleveland prices, thus saving you time and freight. WORKS—D. & M. Junction. OFFICE ROOM—No. 4 Blodgett Block. Branch Scofield, Shurmer & Teagle, Cleveland, Ohio. “THE OLD ORICINAL.” RE-PAINT eal cals”, Your _ <= 75 nea [jarriage Paints MADE ONLY SY Coler Works, DETROIT, MICH. AMOND TKA CURES Liver and Kidney Troubles Blood Diseases Constipation Fem ale Complaints Being composed entirely of HERBS, it is the only perfectly harmless remedy on the market and recommended by all who use it. Is Retail Druggists will find it to their interest to keep the DIA- MOND TEA, as it fulfills all that is claimed, making it one of the very best selling articles handled. Place your order with our Wholesale Diamond Medicine Go,, DETROIT, - MICH. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., WHOLESALE AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, 7 MICH, HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO. Importers and Jobbers of - DRUGS~ Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries. Dealers in Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes. Sole Agents for the Celebrated Pioneer Prepared Paints. We are Sole Proprietors of WEATHERLY’S MICHIGAN CATARRH REMEDY. We have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines, Rums. '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 ta Mail Orders and Guar- antee Satisfaction. All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we re= ceive them. Send in a trial order. Harelting & Perkins Drvg 60, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. The Michigan Tradesman. THE ABUSE OF DIVORCE. Written for THE TRADESMAN. On one day of last week two divorce eases were mentioned among the current news, which illustrate the lawless and eonfused condition of the country in this | = nn., respect. A woman of Ephrata, appeared before the Register of Wills at Lancaster, to claim the right to sediliiat- ister the estate of Fer deceased husband, only to discover that she had been a di- vorced wife eight years, without knowing it. In Missouri, the wife of a former minister of the gospel, sued for a Tor share of his estate on the ground that she had never and that his second wife was not his wife at ai: The case was difficult enough to occupy the courts Kansas City for some time in getting at the facts; but favor of the been divorced legally, ot finally the decision is in second wife, although there were con- siderations which weighed against her claim. We have reached the point at which it to say who is married to whom, this for want of a common law of and divorcee for the whole country. Those who insist on the sa- credness of the marriage relation often depreciate the idea of having it reduced to the level of a civil contract. But there is no civil contract known to the about which such adegree of uncertainty could exist, as now has arisen about mar- riage. A Pennsylvanian who tries and fails to obtain his release from a business partnership under the law of his own state, cannot run off to Nebraska or to Indiana. as these two husbands did, and get a dissolution there, after residing three months in the State, and publish- ing the legal notice of his application in some obscure country newspaper. He must give real and not nominal notice of his application. He must sue in the courts which naturally have jurisdiction over the contract. He cannot add to the number of his natural and legal rights by playing the vagabond. But all this he can do in the case of his marriage. One of the remedies which should be applied to the evil is amore vigorous application of the idea of domicile. In the Pennsylvania case the husband went off to Nebraska expressly on this errand. When he had complied with the terms of the Nebraska laws—laws enacted for the purpose of attracting settlers—he re- turned to Ephrata. He was but ‘‘a short time’? away, the dispatch says. So of the Missouri husband’s trip to Indiana. Why should either Missouri or Pennsy]- vania recognize the legality of such evasions? A domicile is not secured by any term of residence, either long or short, unless the person gives evidence of his purpose to fix his residence there. Manifestly, these divorce-domiciles con- fer no right to sue for adivorce and, if our judges their duty by their own States, the worthlessness of such evasion soon would be recognized. Three States—Maine, Massachusetts and Del- aware—have taken this ground. Of course, very much of the mischief is due to the easy terms on which divorces are authorized and granted. A writer in the Andover Review has searched the statute books of the states. He found that two states authorize divorce for “tany gross neglect of duty;’’ ‘the habitual indulgence and ungovernable temper;’’ and three territories deemed sufficient Island, Wyoming frage Washington Territory rank the authorizing the court to give divorce whenever it is shown that the welfare of the parties requires a separa- tion! At Carolina, which grants none next to York, which no grounds except adultery. is hard and al] marriage law did for of a violent three states for any by the court. | (with Woman one eause thode Suf- ') and lowest. the other extreme stands South at all, and it New admits of Tosee how these laws are administered we turn to an article in the Review for 1889. Westminster The writer has been examining the records of our courts. Y June, and he finds that in some of our cities there is one divorce to every six mar- riages, and that these are granted often on very slight grounds. One husband gota divorce because his wife ‘‘struck him a violent blow with her bustle’’ another because she had ‘‘evinced toward him a hasty temper’’; yet another be- him °S and cause she called nothing had good-for- vagabond, ‘wished to God he would go away’’’; another because his wife has no children and therefore ‘this life is burdensome and his home dreary.”’ Nor are the wives atall be- hind. One secures a divorce because her husband ‘‘does not wash himself’: an- other because he ‘‘does not come home until 10 o’clock at night and keeps his wife awake, talking sometimes midnight’; yet another toe-nails, and every night.’ until ‘never cuts his scratches her ‘severely Worst of all, one Cali- fornia husband was divorced for ‘‘fre- quentiy quoting Scripture passages to show his wife that she was to be obedient to her husband,’’ the court ruling this to be ‘‘cruel and inhuman treatment.’’ If a deeper depth of cruelty can be found it is that of the husband who ‘‘cut off the plaintiff's bangs by force, thereby causing her great mental anguish.”’ | | in allowing of no divorce whatever. We are not in favor of rigorous legis- | lation on this subject. We think South Carolina is grossly unjust to its people Nor should we like to see the general accept- ance of the New York rule of fixing upon marital unfaithfulness as the only valid reason. Thatis the rule laid down in the New Testament for the conscience ‘of individual Christians and for the Church, but not for the State. Nothing but confusion has attended every attempt to legislate the gospel into the statute- book. But. our present laxity is not jus- tifiable on ‘any At the very least the marriage contract should be made as sacred as every other, and no reason should be accepted for its legal termination which not involve its termination morally as well as legally. Unless we can come to this, at least, we shali find ourselves slipping on the moral down grade which society in the foman Empire reached its dissolution— a dissolution more directly traceable to the looseness of the law and practice in matter than to any other single cause. That we ever shall come to that depth of degradation we do not believe. But it can be avoided only by the quick- ening of the national conscience as to and every other ground. does by this the sacredness of this contract into whieh men _ voluntarily enter. A. S. M. Our Best Market. The Cleveland Iron Trade Review con- tains the following interesting summary: ‘The statistician of the Agricultural De- partment finds, after a careful inquiry, that Europe is pra@tically our only mar- ket for wheat. importing 144,000,000 bushels a year. Her crop is 1,200,000,000 bushels, or twice ours, but is insufficient for her needs. We actually send her an- nually about 95,000,000 bushels. Europe takes 19,000,000 bushels of oats, of which we supply 2.500.000 bushels. Of rye we export but 3,000,000 bushels, Russia being the great producer of this grain. Great Britain takes three-fourths of the world’s surplus of corn, that is to say, 62,000,000 bushels. Of the total we export 68,000,- 000 bushels. We supply not a pound of the 1,000,000,000 pounds of rice Europe imports. The European demand for but- ter is 25,000,000 pounds, of which we supply 24,000,000 pounds. The European deficiency of cheese is 140,000,000 pounds and we supply 118.000,000 pounds. We supply 1,850,000,000 pounds of the 2,636,- 000,000 pounds of cotton Europe takes. Europe produces as much tobacco as we do—500,000.000 pounds a year—but ours is used because it is cheap and is needed for mixing. We send 242,000,000 pounds of tobacco across the Atlantic every year, Europe’s total deficiency being 324,000,- 000 pounds. About one-tenth of our agricultural products is exported. Yet such is their amount that they constitute 97 per cent. of our total exports.’’ THE ALDINE FIRE PLACE VS ee S = sseane cos ceria a Before Buying Grates, get our circular, Sent Free. The Aldine produces Warm Floors, Perfect Ventilation; keeps fire over night, and is cleanly. Burns coal, coke, wood or gas. Can be piped to com- mon chimneys, or set like other grates, and can be run at half the costofany other. AddressALDINE MFG. CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. | eae Voigt, Herpolsheimer & G0, Importers and Jobbers of Dry Goods STAPLE and FANCY. Overalls, Pants, OUR OWN MAKE. Etc. IMPLETE LINE OF Fancy trot kery il a Woodenware OUR OWN IMPORTATION, Inspection Solicited. Chicago and De- troit prices guaranteed. OO a WHY WEAR PANTS That do not fit or wear satisfac- torily, when you can buy the Detroit Brand, that are perfect in stvle and workmanship. pas stVel RA acke Td 11 ie Superior Make Ae -” OVERALLS. ASK FOR sy EM? HYDRAULIC ELEVATORS Water Motors and Specialties Send for New Catalogue. Tuerk Hydraulic Power Co NEW YORK: CHICAGO: « 12Cortland St. 39 Dearborn St. G. M. MUNGER & CoO.,, GRAND RAPIDS. Successors to Allen’s Laundry. Mail and Express orders attended to with piomptness. Nice Work, Quick Time Satisfaction Guaranteed. W. E. HALL, Jr., - - - Manager. ’ The Belknap Wagon and Sleigh Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Manufacturers of Delivery Wagons of all descriptions. Write for illustrated catalogue and price list. The Belknap Wagon and Sleigh Co., Also manufacturers full line of Delivery and Road Sleighs. c= GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. J.F. TROUT & CoO., Real Estate, 2 N. DIVISION STREET, ROOM 55, PORTER BLOCK, Grand Rapids. 5 t- Realty is the basis of all security and the basis of security in real estate transactions is feund in the knowledge and probity of those through whom they are conducted. Holding, by reason of prudence, integrity and signal ability, a posi- tion of prominence among the real estate dealers of Grand Rapids, J. F. Trout & Co., who com- ; ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS. menced operation in May of this present year, are | deserving of individual mention. Theinterested | principals are J. F. Trout and L. Taylor, and | they conduct a general real estate business in | city and suburban properties, farming and _ tim- ber lands, etc. They are agents for the sale of | 40,000 acres of excellent pine and farming lands | in ‘Soutbeastern Missouri, near Doniphan, Ripley county—a region which supplies Kansas City with fully two-thirds of the lumber used in carrying on her manufacturing enterprises, be- sides being one of the finest stock sections— especially for cattle and hogs—to be found any wherein the country. Mr. Trout personally owns some 2.200 acres of fine land in that section and offers genuine bargains to purchasers, the lands having a double productive energy in the natural timber growth, sean being one of the most fertile agric ultural sections of the Union. J.F Trout’s Addition to the City of Grand Rapids comprises the most desirable of residence properties in the suburbs for homes or invest- ment. The plat is most delightfully situated, is level, high and dry, convenient to railroad and street car lines, being located Southeast of the city and only eighty rods from Oakdale Park depot, on the Grand Rapids, Lansing and De- troit Railway, which runs suburban trains on regular schedule, requiring but six to eight min- utes toland you at Madison avenue, which leaves you only eighty rods from Trout’s addition. The plat contains 128 lots, is splendidly shaded with native trees, and in the center of the platisa flowing fountain of living water. Lots are sold at from $200 to $376. Terms, $0 down, and bal- ance on long time and at low rate of interest. No cash payment is required from those who build at once. To those who desire homes or the most advan- tageous of investments, J. F. Trout and Co. can offer the most notable inducements, and parties will do well to consult this reliable firm. Special attention is also given to the handling of city and suburban property of all kinds and to the} renting of houses. + —WARRANTED NOT TO RIP.— : Pye + 3 | Every garment bearing the above ticket is | WARRANTED NOT TO RIP, and, if not as re- presented, you are requested to return it tothe Merchant of whom it was purchased and receive anew garment. STANTON, SAMPSON & CG., Manufacturers, Detroit, Mich. TIME TABLES. Grand Rapids & Indiana GOING NORTH. Arrives. Leaves. Traverse City & Mackinaw.......... 7:00 am 7:39am Traverse City & Mack 9:30am 11:30am ‘i Se oan 4:20pm 5pm 10:30 pm 7:30a mand 11:30 a. Petoskey and Mackinaw City. 10:30 p. m, train has sleeping car for Petoskey and Mackinaw City. GOING SOUTH. Cinciinaw Mixprese... 0... 6:25am 7:@Mam Fort Wayne Express 11:45am 12:45am Cincinnati Expres 5:40 pm 6:00 pm Chicago and Sturg 10:40pm 11:05pm 7:00am train has parlor chair car for Cincinnati. 6:00 p m train has Pullman sleeper for Cincinnati. 11:05 p m train has Wagner sleeper for Chicago, via Kalamazoo. Sleeping car rates—$1.50 to Chicago, Mackinaw City; $2 to Cincinnati. Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. Petoskey or Leave Arrive. Ce ee ae ce 10: idam i BS BIN. oo. ccc ceeccccnscccrsscccvcccesscerocces O 45pm 5:40 pm §:45 pm “Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. C. L. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEST. Arrives Leaves ‘Morning Express................- 12:20 12:25pm +Through Mail.. . 4:25pm 4:39 pm | Steamboat Expr -106:40 p m 10:45 pm *Night Express... - 6:50am 7:00am Oe eee 7:30am GOING EAST. +Detroit ee Mecpeeuces cued suas 6:45am 6:50am +Through Mail....................- 11:35 a m 11:40am +Evening Expres eee eae aie pm 3:50 pm ME imited WEPress. 6... 6:45 pm 6:50 pm +Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. y Detroit Express has parlor car to Detroit, making direct connections for all points East, arriving in New York 10:10 a. m. next day. Limited Express has parlor car to Detroit, making elose connections for all points East, also makes direct connections at Durand with special Pullman through cars to New York and Philadelphia. Steamboat express has parlor car to Grand Haven, making direct connec- tion with steamer for Milwaukee and the West. Through tickets and sleeping car berths secured at D.,G. H. & M.R’y offices, 28 Monroe St., and at the depot. JAS. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. . Toledo, Ann Arbor & Northern. For Toledo and all points South and East, take the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Michigan Rail- way from Owosso Junction. Sure connections at above point with trains of D., G. H. & M., and connections at Toledo with evening trains for Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincin- nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville and all promi- nent points on n connecting lines. A. J. PaisLEy, Gen’l Pass. Agent. “trains hare chair cars for | D. Whitney, Jr., President. WHO URGES YOU TO HREEP = += Ott OP 22328, PUBiIAC! By splendid and expensive advertising the manufacturers cre ate a demand, and only ask the trade to keep the goods in stock so as to supply the orders sent to them. Without effort on the grocer’s part the goods sell themselves, bring purchas- ers to the store, and help sell less known goods. AKAVENRIGH BROS. W holesale Clothiers MANUFACTURERS OF Perfect-Fitting Tailor-Made Clotiine AT LOWEST PRICES. 138-140 Jefferson Ave., 34-36 Woodbridge St., Detroit, MAIL ORDERS sent in care L. W. ATKINS will receive PROMPT ATTENTION. P. STEKETEE & SONS, WHOLESALE Dry Goods ? Notions, 83 Monroe St. and 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18 Fountain St, Grand Rapids, Mich. Comforts and Blankets, Yarns and Woolens for Fall Trade. conn i. Geese Feathers, AMbnicay, Ba 5 | Waddings, Batts BURLAPS. and Twines, Agents for Georgia and Valley City Bags. Our lemons are all bought at the cargo sales in New Orleans Prints, Ginghams, Dress Goods, Hosiery, Underwear and full line of Staple Notions. and are as free from frost or chil] as in June, LEMUNG Se Michigan Fire aud Marine Insuranee Co. PITAL $400,020. CASH ASSETS OVER $700,000. LOSSES PAID $500,000. CASH Eugene Harbeck, Sec’y. The Directors of ‘‘The Michigan’ are representative business men of our own State. / Equitable Rates, Settlements, Fair Contracts, Prompt Insure in “The Michigan.’’ The Best Fitting Stock- ing Rubber in the Market. Geo. H. Reeder, Sole Agents, Grand Rapids, - Mich. We are wholesale agents for the Fancy California Mountain Seedlings and headquarters for all kinds of Messina oranges. PUTNAM & BROOKS, ranges | BES THR & PO-, Manufacturers’ Agents for SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY, ATLAS ENGINE WORKS INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A. MANUFACTURERS OP Send for Casry Engines and Boilers in Stock for immediate delivery. Biiseek Matchers, Moulders and ail kinds of Wood-Working Machinety. Saws, Belting and Oils. And Dedge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sampie Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. Write for Prices. 44,46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Pur OF If | Boxes, Cans, Pails, Kegs, Half Barrels and Barrels. Send for sample of the celebrated Frazer Carriage Grease The Frazer Goods Handled by the Jobbing Trade Everywhere. PERKINS & HESS 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- DEATH To the Pass Book. Such is the fate of the Pass Book System wherever it comes in contact with the Tradesman Gredit Covpon Book, Which is now used by over 2,600 Michigan merchants. The Tradesman Coupon is the cheapest and most modern in the market, being sold as follows: $ 2 Coupons, per hundred..........$2.50 | SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING DISCOUNTS? $5 “ lg 3.00 | Orders for 200 or Over......- 5 per cent. $10 " Ca 4.00 | SF 10 Nn $20 _ es 1000 20 . 5.00 | ae ae SEND IN SAMPLE ORDER AND PUT YOUR BUSINESS ON A CASH BASIS. R.A. STOWE & BRO, Grand Rapids, Fundge, Berisch & Ce Carry in stock the best line of Women's - and - Misses - how - Gut - Shogs AT THIS MARKET. 12,14 &16 Pearl] Street, rand Rapids, M ich. AGENTS FOR BOSTON RUBBER CO. DETROIT SOAP CO., Manufacturers of the following well-known brands: QUEEN ANNE, MOTTLED GERMAN, ROYAL BAR, CZAR TRUE BLUE, SUPERIOR, MASCOTTE, CAMEO. PHENIX, AND OTHERS, SROKA AARNE For quotations in single box lots, see Price Current. For quantities, address, W, e G. HAWIECINS, vock sox ts, GRAND ‘RAPips. Wecarry a large stock of Foreign and Domestic Nuts and are at all times prepared to fill orders for car lots or less at lowest prices. Putnam & Brooks. Seventeen Years on the Market With a steady increase in demand. Jennings Flavoring Kxtracts ALWAYS RELIABLE AND UNIFORM IN QUALITY AND ‘mashes pug MADE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE FINEST FRUIT THAT GROW CANNOT BE OTHERWISE THAN THE FINEST FLAVORS PRODUCED. quotations in larger ARE Dealers will always find Jennings’ Extracts saleable and profitable goods to add to their stock. Order through your Jobber or direct from Jennings & Smith, Grand Rapids, Mich. “EE QUOTATIONS THIS PAPER.