The Michigan Tradesman.

 

 

VOL. 7.

GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1889.

NO. 315.

 

Wm. Brummeler
JOBBER OF

Tinware, Glassware end Notions.

Rags, Rubbers and Metals bought at Market
Prices.

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WE CAN UNDERSELL ANY ONE ON TINWARE.

HIRTH & KRAUSE,

DEALERS IN

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AND

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A BROOKSIDE IDYLL.
They wandered down the daisied glen

The poet and his fairlyoung maid;
They reached the purling brook, and then
They rested in the shade.

They watched the swallows dart and glide,
And listened to the blackbird’s song;

And of the cool pellucid tide
They tasted deep and long.

“O, what a draught and what a birth!”
He cried unto the fair young maid,
“This cometh from our Mother Earth,—

From an eternal shade!

“How pure, how sparkling and how cold!
Ambrosia hath not such a taste;

E’en nectar would seem flat and old
If *twere beside it placed!

“‘What are the beverages of man

Compared with this that comes from clay!
It hath more body in it than

The wines of far Cathay!”

I’ faith, that last were true, I trow;

Poor Poet, I sigh for thee and thy maid,
It hath a body in it that thou

Thinkst not of, I’m afraid!

Thy ardor had not been so fond,
Thy lay so loud, nor thy song so sweet,
Couldst have seen that tramp on the hill beyond,
A-washing his frescoed feet!

-_——___{< -©- <a —_—_

THE CROSSED DOLLAR;

 

Or the Country Dealer and His Clerk.

Mr. Elias Randall kept one of those
large stores so common in flourishing
country towns, where every article of
produce is bought from the farmers
round about, and where every kind of
goods usually needed in the country is
kept for sale. He was a sharp-featured,
shrewd-looking man, somewhat turned
of fifty, and hard as a diamond at trade.
He could buy the best of produce at the
cheapest rates, and he could sell his
auction bought goods at alarmingly high
prices. In short he never failed to make
around profit at both ends of a bargain.
He did not hes:tate to overstep the
bounds of honesty, when he had a fair
chance, though he always did it in such
a manner that his old adage ‘‘A bargain
is a bargain,’’ would safely shield him.

*-Lyman,’’ said he to his son one day,
a young man some twenty years of age,
and almost the counterpart of his father,
save that he showed more recklessness
of disposition, ‘‘did you make a trade
with Farmer Jones?’’

“WeS.77

‘What did you charge
sugar and tea?”’’

‘Twelve cents for the sugar and half
a dollar for the tea. Made him believe
*twas extra nice, you see.”’

“That’s right. And what did
charge him for the cotfee?’’

**Ah! there ] had him! I made the old
man believe *’twas extra old Java—
charged him 15 cents.”’

*Pretty good, my son, only you might
have put on the half cent. You see you
can make a great point out of that. When
you come the half cents over them they
think you are shaving closer down to
cost. But you did very well, Lyman.
Now, what did you allow Jones for his
beans?’’

‘Seven and sixpence.’’

“Oh, you shouldn’t have done that.
A dollar, or a dollar and ninepence,
would have been enough.”’

‘“‘But they were nice ones, father, care-
fully picked and clean.’’

“Yeu should have made him believe
they were poorer.’’

“But how?’’

‘Why, when you found the old man
had beans to exchange for his goods, you
should have taken a handful of poor ones
out of one of our barrels, and watched
your opportunity to scatter them over
the top of his. Don’t you understand?’’

‘““Yes, I see now, father.’’

“That’s right. We must live and
thrive, you see, and he who makes the
most comes out best at the end. Always
take advantage of a customer when you
can, but be careful and keep the bright
side out.”’

This is the way the father taught his
son, and how that son profited by it, the
sequel will show.

“By the way, Lyman,’’ continued the
old man, *‘] have discovered who it is
that has been robbing my money
drawer.’’

“Ah!? uttered the son turning at that
moment to arrange a piece of calico
which -didn’t need any fixing at all.
‘*+And who was it?’’

“Wilton Cunningham.’’

‘“T shouldn’t wonder in the least. I
never liked the fellow, and I have often
wondered what made you keep him.”’

‘IT shouldn’t have kept him, only that
he is such a remarkably sharp book-
keeper, and such a beautiful writer, too.
He ain’t fit to trade.’’

‘“‘No; you never can make him believe
it’s right to drive asnug bargain. But
how did you manage to detect him?’’

“1?]] tell you,’’ returned the old man.
‘Last week I took particular notice of
some silver dollars that were in the
money drawer and determined that I
would set a trap for the theif. I took
four of the pieces and crossed them very
earefully, and in such a manner that one
not acquainted with the secret would not
be likely to notice it; then I put them
back into the drawer. Next morning
one of them was gone, and as all our
trade the day before had been barter or
eredit, I Knew that it could not have
been given in change. Of course my
suspicions fell upon Wilton, and .1 at
once began to look about to see where he
had spent the money, and I found that
he had paid Mr. Willey for his mother’s
rent. I went to Mr. Willey and asked to
see the money Wilton had paid him, and
I found my crossed dollar among it. It’s
as plain as daylight.”’

“Certainly it is,’ said Lyman.

“There can be no doubt about it,’’
added the old man in a confident tone,
and then, with a sarcastic sneer he add-
ed, ‘‘His seeming honesty is all the re-
sult of fear. He dares not make a bold
trade, but he can steal in the dark,
though.”’

Just then a customer entered, and
while Mr. Randall was trading with him,
Wilton Cunningham camein. The latter

him for ithe

you

 

was hot over one-and-twenty, and though

‘had passed. She was horror-struck, but

*‘appearances are deceitful,’’ yetit would | not for a single instant did she entertain

be hard to make a physiognomist believe
that he could be guilty of theft. The
young clerk went immediately to his
desk, and as soon as Mr. Randall was at
liberty he joined him.

“You need not open your books this
morning, sir,’’ said the trader.

The young man looked around in sur-
prise.

‘Mr. Cunningham,” continued Ran-
dall, I have discovered who it is that has
been forsolong a time robbing my money
drawer.’’

+6 A)???

“Yes, sir. I have trapped him, and
you may judge of my surprise upon find-
ing it to be none other than Wilton Cun-
ningham.”’

‘‘Do you mean me, sir?’’ uttered the
young man, stepping down from his stool
and boldly facing his accuser.

“Of course I do, and 1 have proof of
what I say.’’

*‘No man, Mr. Randall, can produce a
proof of dishonesty in me.’’

“Not quite so fast, sir. Did you not
pay to Mr. Willey the rent of the house
which your mother occupies?’’

“Er did, Sit.7”

“‘Anddid you not give him this dollar?’’
asked Mr. Randall, producing the dollar
he had crossed.

‘I might have done it, sir, for 1 paid
him several silver dollars.’’

**Ay,’’ réturned the old man, with a
sort of triumphant look, ‘‘and that dollar
was stolen from my money drawer last
Wednesday night, and you paid it away
on the same night. Now how came you
by rt?’

“If I paid it to Mr. Willey—’’

“But you did pay it to him.
swear to that.’’ i

‘Then, sir, I know not where I got it. I
had several of them. Some my mother

He ean

has taken for cheese and butter, and
some I have laid away.”’
“Yes, some you have laid away! That

dollar, sir, you took from my drawer last
Wednesday evening, sir. You stole it!’

‘Mr. Randall.’’ said Wilton, in a tone
of calm dignity, *‘I hardly know how to
meet your charge. To deny it would
only be to contradict you; but I do deny
it, and I call on God to witness that I
never, to my knowledge, wronged a man
to the amount of asingle cent. I shall
see Mr. Willey, sir.’’

“Do so. I will go with you at onece.’’

Accordingly Mr. Randall and his clerk
set off. They found Mr. Willey, and
that gentleman, though he felt much
friendship for the young man, could not
but declare that the crossed dollar had
been received from him. Wilton could
not deny it; he had not noticed any par-
ticular marks upon the money he had
paid, and he could only reiterate the
assertion that he had not taken it from
his employer’s money drawer. He felt
grieved to see that a shade of suspicion
rested upon the face of Mr. Willey, and
then he saw how strong was the evidence
against him. He turned away to hide a
tear that started from his eye, and his
heart swelled with a painful emotion.

“Is Squire Bullard at home?’’ asked
Mr. Randall, after the facts in the case
had been sufficiently discussed.

‘“‘No; he’s gone down to Portland, but
he’ll be at home to-night,’’ returned Mr.
Willey.

‘Good heavens! Mr. Randall, you do
not mean to make a legal investigation
of this case?’’ cried Wilton, turning pale
and trembling like. an aspen.

‘*Most assuredly I do,’? calmly returned
the trader. ‘If you are innocent you
will have nothing to fear.’’

‘““And suppose I cannot prove that in-
nocence?”’

‘“That's just what Pm afraid of,’’ half
ironically returned Randall.

“Oh, God!’ ejaculated the youth,
clasping his hands together in tortured
agony. ‘‘What have I done that it should
come to this?’’

Mr. Willey began to show evident signs
of repentance that he had been instru-
mental in bringing this about, and as
Randall noticed it he made haste to cut
the meeting short.

‘You need not go back tothe store
With me.7”? he said to his clerk, ‘but f
shall see you this evening.’’

Wilton Cunningham turned his steps
homeward, but his walk was slow and
sad. He knew the disposition of Mr.
Randall, that he was hard-hearted, grasp-
ing, avaricious, and capable of doing
anything that might answer his own
ends; but he knew not then all the ends
the trader had in view—ends which will
be easily unders‘ood by a slight conver-
sation at the store.

‘“‘Lyman,’’ said Mr. Randall, after he
had returned: from Mr. Willey’s, ‘‘I’ve
got young Cunningham hard and fast.
The evidence is clear, and if Bullard
gets home before dark ll have him ex-
amined and bound over for trial this
very night.”’

“Bat you don’t really mean to try
Wilton for theft, do you?’ asked Ly-
man.

“Of course I do. Do you suppose a
man shall rob me with impunity?’’

“But you might turn him off, father,
and keep back his last quarter’s salary.”’

“You don’t know all, Lyman. The
young fellow might have been likely,
hadn’t this thing have turned up, to have
proved a dangerous rival to us.’’

‘*How so, father?’’

“By setting up an opposition store.”’

‘“*But he hasn’t the capital.’’

‘““He can raise it, though. That old
Jones that was in here this morning has
offered to lend him $2,000, and others
have offered to advance him money if he
will open a new store.”’

‘“‘That would be rather dangerous bus-
iness for you,’? remarked Lyman in a
thoughtful mood.’’

“But he won’t do it now,’’ returned
the old man, with considerable satisfac-
tion. ‘This thing will shut him up.’’

When Wilton reached his home he
found his mother sitting in her front
room, and heat once told her all that

 

 

a question with regard to the entire in-
nocence of her dear boy. She was con-
fident that all the money she had given
her son towards paying the rent she had
received from Portland, and that she had
had it in her possession for several weeks
before it was thus paid out.’’

The conversation between the mother
and son was long and earnest, but they
eould find no clew to the solving of the
difficulty. All looked dark and gloomy.

After dinner, Wilton put on his hat
ane took a few turns in the garden. He
seemed to be struggling with some strong
desire, and more than once he laid his
hand upon the latch of the gate and then
turned and went back again. At length
he placed his hand upon his brow, and
muttered a few incoherent sentences to
himself. When he looked up again he
was pale and sad, but appeared no long-
er undecided. He opened the gate and
passed out into the street, and turning
to the left he walked away from the
village. At the distance of half a mile
he came to a small, white farmhouse
where lived Mr. Drake, one of the thrift-
iest farmers in the town, and as he
turned up the pink-bordered walk that
led to the door, he was met by a happy.
laughing, beautiful girl, who came run-
ning out to meet him.

“Why, what isthe matier, dear Wil-
ton?’’ she exclaimed, as she noticed the
pallor that overspread his features.

‘Come into the house and I will tell
you,”’ he returned.

Alice Drake took the young man by
the hand and walked with him up through
the garden. When they reached the sit-
ting room, Wilton Cunningham closed
the door, and then, taking a seat, he
drew Alice to his side, and told her all
that had transpired. His voice was firm,
for he had schooled himself to the task.

“And now,’ he continued, as he fin-
ished his story. ‘‘I have thought, Alice,
that it would be better for me to tell you
this than have it come to you from other
lips.
but I fear that I shall be unable to dis-
prove Mr. Randall’s charge. In all prob-
ability 1 shall this evening be called be-
fore Squire Bullard for examination, and
the event cannot but cast afoul stain
upon my reputation. It is a painful
thing to be situated thus, for others must
suffer besides myself; but you, Alice, I
would free from—’’

Wilton hesitated, and wiped a tear
from his eye, but he soon gained his self-
possession, though his voice faltered as
he continued:

“You know our relations, dear 4 lice,
but if this stain falls upon me | must re-
lease you from your vows. One so pure
as you should not be united to aman
upon whose name even a suspicion of
crime can fasten itself. It is like taking
my life thus to—’’

‘Hold, Wilton,’’ uttered the fair girl,
who had managed thus far to keep back
her tears. “Are you gulity off this
thing?’’

‘*It is cruel to ask me that, Alice.’’

‘“‘T ask it, nevertheless.’’

‘*As there is a God who hears me now,
the thought, even, of such a crime never
entered my mind. The person does not
live who can say, with truth, that I ever
wronged him or her.”’

**] believe you,’’ returned Alice, laying
her head upon Wilton’s shoulder, and
gazing affectionately into his face. ‘I
know you, and, knowing you asI do, I
shall never forsake you. When I prom-
ised to be yours for life I did it upon
mature deliberation, nor did I mean that
the first time the cold breath of slander
or suspicion fell upon you that I should
throw you off.”’

‘Noble, geuerous girl!’? murmured
Wilton, as he wound his arms around
her, ‘‘this takes away half the sting; but
you must remember well what you do.”’

*“*] know what I would do, Wilton. Ah,
if I could forsake you in your trouble,
how unworthy should I be of the sacred
office of wife! But tell me, have you no
suspicions? You say that for some time
various small sums of money have been
taken from Randall’s drawer.’’

‘*Yes, dearest; for over a year there
have frequently been discrepancies be-
tween our cash record and the amount in
the drawer; but in many cases it has
been the result of Mr. Randall’s own
carelessness in taking money during the
day for small purchases without givng a
minute of it; but, in some instances, I
know that money has been stolen.’’

“And have you no suspicion of who
took it??? asked Alice with much earnest-
ness.

‘“*‘} do not know who took it, and it
would be ungenerous to tell of mere sus
picions.”’

‘“‘Well, I have my suspicions,’’ said
Alice. ‘‘I was in the store after you
went away to supper last Wednesday
evening, and I waited some time for
you tocome back, but I got tired; so I
came away without seeing you.’’

‘“Well, uttered the young man in al-
most breathless anxiety, ‘‘did you see
anything out of the way?’’

“Not that I know of; but, while I was
there, I saw Mr. Randall go away from
the desk where you write, and put some
heavy pieces of silver into the money
drawer, and when he went out of the
store, I went too, for I did not like to re-
main after he had gone.”’

“That was probably the money he
marked, and it was after he had gone
that that money was taken, for when the
drawer was taken out of the safe the
next morning, he says it was gone; and
it was after that, too, that I paid Mr.
Willey.”’

For some time Alice Drake sat in deep
thought. Her finger’s ends were placed
upon her brow, and weighty ideas seemed
revolving in her mind. At length she
raised her head, and ina hopeful tone
she said:

‘*“You have many friends, Wilton, and
some who may help you in this emer-
gency. Iwill myself seek them. Ah,
there goes Squire Bullard now. You

I know not how it will turn out,.

 

had better return to your own cottage,
and trust me, a woman’s wit may bea
match for them all.’’

‘‘But I cannot consent to this, Alice,
that you should 7

**‘Let me have my own way this time,”’
interupted Alice, ‘‘and I assure you that
you shall not often find me so stubborn.
The merest accident in the world may
turn the whole current of affairs.’’

*‘Well, be it as you like,’’? returned
Wilton, as he rose from his seat, ‘‘though
it will be a lucky accident that settles
this in my favor, though God knows it to
be a just one.’’

Shortly afterward young Cunningham
kissed Alice, and then turned his steps
toward his home. He had been in the
house but a short time before he saw
Alice ride past alone in her father’s
wagon. He had not vet dared to tell his
mother that he expected to be taken to a
lawyer’s office, and rather than she
should know of it until the result had
appeared, he resolved to seek Mr. Ran-
dall ere he should be sent for, and with
this view he told his mother merely that
he was going to the store, and then left
the house. Before he reached the store,
however, he met the deputy sheriff, who
already held an order for his arrest, Mr.
Randall having entered a complaint.

It was not until after dark that Wilton
Cunningham was conveyed to the office
of Mr. Bullard, and when he arrived he
found not only his accuser and witnesses
there, but also several of the townspeo-
ple besides.

Those who know anything about the
preliminary examination of a complaint
in one of our country lawyer’s offices,
understand pretty well the latitude that
is generally given to not only witnesses,
but also to plaintiff and defendant.

Mr. Bullard opened by reading Mr.
Randall’s charge, to which Wilton, of
course, responded ‘not guilty.’’ Randall
then made his statement in full. His
son, Lyman, was called upon to testify
to the fact that money had frequently
been stolen from his drawer. Just as
young Randall was delivering his testi-
mony with a brazen-faced, off-hand man-
ner, old farmer Jones entered the office,
followed by Alice Drake and Mark Loud,
the latter of whom was a hostler in Mr.
Willey’s stable.

Randall felt uneasy when he saw Jones
enter, for he did not iike the man at all;
but Lyman betrayed the most trepida-
tion, and for why will shortly be seen.

Mr. Willey was then called upon for
his evidence, which he gave with pre-
cision and confidence.

“This thing looks rather dark,’’ re-
marked Mr. Bullard, bending a sort of
compassionate look upon Wilton.

‘“’Squire,’’? said Farmer Jones, in

 

his

usual blunt way, rising slowly to his
feet. ‘1 don’t know much about your
law regulations, but I ’spose you

wouldn’t have no objections to my ask-
ing a few questions just about as 1 have
a mind to?”’

“Certainly not,’’ returned the lawyer,
with an air of deference, for Farmer
Jones was one of the most honest, up-
right and influential men in the town.

‘Well, then, ’squire; ’bout an hour
ago Miss Alice Drake came drivin’ up to
my house, an’ asked me if I didn’t re-
member bein’ in Randall’s store last
Wednesday night, an’ of course I remem-
ber it, though I don’t ’spose I should
ever have thought of itaginin the world,
if she hadn’t’’ave mentioned it. Well,
I come right down with her, and atween
us both we’ve got up considerable of a
story. Now I should just like toask Mr.
Randall where his son was Sunday ’fore
last.”’

‘‘He was at P— Hill, to attend meeting
all day,’’ returned Randall; but when he
saw how his son trembled, he evinced
some strong misgivings on that point.

‘‘Rayther guess you’re mistaken on
that point,’’? said Jones. ‘I saw him an’
old Sampson’s boy, with one of Mr. Wil-

ley’s wagons, postin’ off airly in the
mornin’ in another direction, an’, if I

ain’t mistaken, they spent a good part of
the day on Thompson’s pond a fishin’.’’

Mr. Randall turned sharply upon his
son and asked if that was true. Lyman
at first denied the gentle insinuation, but
at length he was obliged to own it.

‘“‘Well, that’s so much gained,”’ contin-
ued Jones; and then, with lawyer-like
tact, he turned to Mr. Willey. “Mr.
Willey,’’ said he, ‘‘how do you know that
Wilton Cunningham gave you that crossed
dollar that Randall lost out of his
drawer?’’

‘‘Because no one else paid me any such
money on that day,’’ answered Willey.

“Where did you put that money when
you got it?”’

“In my drawer.”’

‘And doesn’t somebody else ever go to
that drawer?’’

‘“*No one but Mark Loud.”’

‘Well,’ continued Jones, ‘‘last Wednes
day night 1 left my horse in your shed,
and after the store was shut up I went
after him, and just as I was outhitchin’
him Mr. Lyman Randall steps in and
pays Mark Loud for the horse he had the
Sunday before, though he didn’t notice
me when he did it. When I turned into
the street saw Alice Drake, an’ I offered
to carry her home, though I had to go
some distance out of my way. As we
were riding along, we got to speaking
about Randall, an’ I told her all about
Lyman’s ridin’ off Sundays, and that’s
the way she happened to hit upon me in
this case.”’

“But what has all this to do with my
complaint?’? asked Randall, in consider-
able passion.

‘Only just this,’’ returned Jones, with
a peculiar leer, ‘‘it was your son that
paid that crossed dollar.’’

“It’s a fact,’’ said Mark Loud, hopping
up from his seat. ‘‘Lyman Randall paid
it tome for the horse, and I put it into
the drawer with some of the others, and
if you’ll look on the book, you’ 11 find that
I gave him credit for it.’’

“T remember now that I noticed the
credit,’’? said Mr. Willey; ‘‘but there was

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The Michigan Tradesman

 

 

AMONG THE TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.
W. C. Spreen has engaged in the gro-
cery business at Elmira. Olney, Shields
& Co. furnished the stock.

C. W. Caskey has engaged in the gro-
cery business at Petoskey. Lemon &
Peters furnished the stock.

S. M. Meader, grocer at Brinton, has
added a line of boots and shoes. Rindge,
Bertsch & Co. furnished the stock.

H. W. Morford. grocer at Brutus, has
added a_line of hardware. The
Gunn Hardware Co. furnished the stock.

F. J. Lamb has sold his lot on South
Ionia street, opposite the union depot, to
T. J. O’Brien, for a consideration of
$9,000.

Rodney C. Sessions, who purchased the
grocery stock of Sessions & Hanna about
a week ago, has traded the stock with
F. J. Lamb & Co. for their house and lot
on Spring street.

The stockholders of the Peninsular
Novelty Co. hold a meeting here to-day
to consider a proposition for the consoli-
dation of the company with the Heaton
Button Fastener Co., of Providence, R. 1.

Fred Clock has retired from the firm
of C. A. Lamb & Co., produce and com-
mission merchants at 56 and 58 South
Jonia streets. The -business will be con-
tinued by C. A. Lamb and F. J. Lamb,
under the same firm style, occupying a
portion of the building heretofore used
by F. J. Lamb & Co.

A. E. Brooks and his associates have
formed a copartnership under the style
of A. E. Brooks & Co. and the firm has
rented the Fulton street store in the Cody
block. Mr. Brooks and Wm. B. Edmunds
will look after inside matters, while Geo.
McKay and Henry Dawley will visit the
outside trade. No stock has yet arrived,
but it is expected that everything will be.
in readiness to begin business by the 20th.

Samuel Lyon, who engaged in the belt-
ing and mill supply business on his own
account about two years ago, has con-
cluded to transfer his business to Chicago,
in order to be better able to serve his
trade in Wisconsin, Minnesota and the
South. He will make the change about
December 1, probably locating on Lake
street. Mr. Lyon has made many friends
here who will regret to learn of his con-
templated removal.

 

AROUND THE STATE.

Martin—Eugene Jacobs will
open a meat market.

Tecumseh—Geo. Ferguson has moved
his drug stock to Coldwater.

Cleon — John Docherty’s
building is nearly completed.

Escanaba—J. B. Moran succeeds Egan
& Moran in the grocery business.

Newberry — Fred Brabeau succeeds
Amos Jones in the grocery business.

Evart—J. K. Smith succeeds J.
Smith & Co. in the tinware business.

Jackson—Phillips & Hill are succeeded
by Hill Bros. in the grocery business.

Muskegon—Daniel Kerr is succeeded
by C. W. Payne in the grocery business.

Gladstone—H. A. (Mrs. W. E.) Murney
has assigned her grocery stock to A. W.
Wolfe.

Traverse City—Eugene McManus has
opened a stock of notions and fancy
goods.

Tecumseh—Joseph Wilson & Son have
removed their boot and shoe stock to
Owosso.

Petoskey—Mrs. M. A. Eckliffe has pur-
chased the fancy goods stock of Mrs.
Fincham.

Ada—Sisson & Watson succeed Sisson
& Livingston in the grecery and meat
business.

Marine City—Scott Bros. & Delisle
succeed McElroy & Scott in the hardware
business.

Martin—L. W. Hooper has sold his
meat market to Albert Stroble and Frank
Anderson.

Petoskey—W. W. McOmber has sold
his furniture and crockery stock to J.
Levinson.

Spring Lake—D. F. Clements has re-
moved his boot and shoe stock to Toma-
hawk, Wis.

Lyons—Howard Ranger, of Ionia, has
purchased the grocery stock of the late
F. H. Ranger.

Evart—Cairns E. Smith succeeds Col-
ton & Smith in the manufacture of lum-
ber and shingles.

Traverse City—E. McNamara ucceeds
Hamilton, Milliken & McNamara in the
boot and shoe business.

Owosso—Wheeler Bros., of Corunna,
have purchased the C. A. Black (Andrus)
stock of hardware.

North Muskegon—Miss R. A. Howey
will remove her millinery stock to Ra-
venna about November 1.

Wayland—E. 8. Fitch will engage in
the crockery business in the building

shortly

new store

K.

 

adjoining his hardware store.

Hastings—Phin Smith and Thos. Blind-
son have formed a copartnership under
the style of Smith & Blindson are engaged
in the sale of wagons, buggies and agri-
cultural implements.

 

Hastings—A. D. Cook has sold his gro-
cery stock to J. G. Runyan, formerly en-
gaged in the boot and shoe business.

Ann Arbor—Lew H. Clement has con-
solidated his sheet musie business with
the Allmen-Dinger Piano & Organ Co.

Port Huron—The firm of Huner &
Wilson, butchers, has dissolved after
twenty-three years of pleasant and
profitable partnership.

Morley—Henry Strope has purchased
the interest of D. W. Rugar in the firm
of Hill & Co., dealers in furniture. The
firm name remains unchanged.

Paw Paw—The constantly increasing
business of L. Perrigo & Co. impels
Bartram & Millington to close out their
grocery and crockery business, and they
are now looking for a buyer.

Owosso—Geo. L. Lusk has sold the
West Side drug store to John S. Haggart,
of Pontiac, for six years the chief dis-
penser at the Central Michigan Insane
Asylum, at Pontiac. Mr. Lusk will open
his new drug store at West Bay City
about the 15th.

Lowell—Robert G. Bostwiek, of the
boot and shoe firm of Howk & Bostwick,
died Sept. 15. Mr. Howk writes THE
TRADESMAN that the business will be
continued under the present style until a
settlement of the estate of the deceased
can be effected.

Dollarville—Wm. Fagan has sold a
half interest in his general stock to D. E.
Lockwood, who has clerked in the store
for a year past, and the new firm will be
known as D. E. Lockwood & Co. Mr.
Fagan has gone to Manistee, where he
has real estate interests, to engage in the
real estate and loan business.

Paw Paw—A patron of THE TRADES-
MAN writes as follows: ‘‘Paw Paw is
booming since the news came that the
C., L. & M. Railway was not coming
here. Longwell Brothers had one wheel
of their delivery wagon painted a bright
red. Conner & Osborne shingled the
roof of their double pedro bean room,
and Bartram & Millington sold a stallion
and gave the purchaser the wrong ped-
igree.”’

Detroit—The Kallmeyer brothers, who
used to runasmall wholesale jewelry
store corner Woodward and Jefferson
avenues. up stairs, are bodily absent—
being in Canada since they filed several
mortgages September 4—but it is claimed
that some of their stock is present in the
hands of Joseph Van Baalen. Bowen,
Douglass & Whiting and Griffin, Warner,
Hunt & Berry. representing sixteen East-
ern creditors of the Kallmeyers, have
begun sixteen lawsuits against Van
Baalen and the Kallmeyers and got out
writs of replevin for an assortment of
jewelry and diamonds in Van Baalen’s
possession.

 

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Manistee—The Manistee Furniture Co.
will soon begin the erection of a 40x100
foot addition to its factory, three stories
in height.

Detroit—Articles of association of the
Sulphite Fiber Transportation Co., cap-
ital $100,000. have been filed with the
county clerk. The stock is held in
blocks of 500 by Moses Humphrey, Arch-
ibald G. Lindsay, Charles L. Ortmann
and De Forest Payne.

Ypsilanti—Glover & Bowling, whose
business has grown in three years from
nothing to a paid-up capital of $200,000,
has been reorganized as a stock company
under the style of the Ypsilanti Dress
Stay Manufacturing Co. E. C. Bowling,
the inventor and patentee of the ever-
ready dress stay, parts with the most of
his interest and retires from the active

management.
—_—__—~.» 4 <_____-

Gripsack Brigade.

Mrs. Walter E. Cummings accompanies
her husband on his trip to the straits this
week.

H. A. Hudson is building a handsome
residence at the corner of Dunham and
Dolbee streets.

W. H. Goodspeed. M. D. Teal, A.S.
Baker and L. C. Brough are now working
this territory for the Woolson Spice Co.,
and the Telfer Spice Co. has arranged to
handle ‘‘Lion’’ coffee in connection with
its regular line.

The base ball match Saturday resulted
in the victory of the home nine by:a
score of 36 to 22. The game was un-
usual in one respect—no one was ser-
iously injured, although Frank Hadden
sustained a sprained wrist. Hi. Robert-
son and Sam Morrison took star parts in
fhe engagement.

Chas. R. Remington, formerly on the
road for Gardiner & Baxter, but more
recently with Wm. M. Clark, has en-
gaged to travel for Putnam & Brooks,
taking the territory formerly covered by
Geo. McKay. The trade formerly seen
by Henry Dawley will be hereafter seen
by W. A. VanLeuven.

———_—>>____—-
It Takes.

We again mention Gringhuis’ Itemized
Ledger for those who have not seen it,
for it is a work you would not be with-
out, no matter how small your book-
keeping may be, if you once used one.
Send for price-list and sample sheet.
G. Gringhuis, Grand Rapids, Mich.

> -.____—-
Straw Paper Higher.
Straw paper has advanced and the
market is very firm at the advance.

 

P. of I. Gossip.

Cedar Springs Clipper: ‘‘Any swindle
or dodge must always have its run. Just
like measles, you know. And the bigger
the dead-beat and fraud that works it,
the more suckers.”’

A correspondent of the Rockford Reg-
ister writes as follows: ‘‘The P. I.’s
have recently organized a lodge of about
sixty members and more are being taken
in at every meeting.’

A Newaygo correspondent writes:
‘‘ Perhaps it would interest you to know
that at a recent gathering of P. of L.’s in
Newaygo, they held their meeting in an
undertaker’s shop.”’

A B. M. A. man in a thriving town
writes: ‘Don’t let up on the P. of I. Let
us know at the Saginaw convention if you
lose anything by the manly course you
are taking and we will make it up to
you in less than two minutes.”’

The Sand Lake correspondent of the
Cedar Springs Clipper writes as follows:
‘“‘One of the Sand Lake P. of I. farmers,
who took in the Cedar Springs fair,
bought a toy watch and a$i bill for $5.
Probably Dead-beat Waterhouse told
him it was time to bite and he bit.’’

Forester & Clough, of Millington, have
refused to renew their contract with the
Patrons of Industry and report them-
selves glad at the expiration of the old
contract. They acknowledge that their
experience has been their only gain.
Chas. H. Valentine is their successor.,

A correspondent of THE TRADESMAN
writes: ‘“‘The P. of I. are getting along
very nicely. The Committee on Trade
sat in state at the town hall, yesterday,
and sent out for the dealers to visit
them, one atatime. I did not respond
to their call, but two of the dealers went
and, during their talk, told the commit-
tee that the State’s prisons were doing
most of the contract work in this State
at present.’

L. M. Mills, traveling representative
for the Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,
compelled a loud-mouthed organizer of
the P. of I. to back water at the dinner
table of the Western Hotel, at Big Rap-
ids, one day last week. The organizer
asserted that the ritual recently published
in THe TRADESMAN was not authentic.
Mills happened to know that it was au-
thentic and offered to wager the windy
invividual $50 that it was. That sort of
argument did not arouse any enthusiasm
in the organizer and he slunk out of the
dining room without further remarks.

R. W. Shaw, of Tuscola, writes THE
TRADESMAN a letter, which repro-
duced verbatim et literatim, as follows:

‘¢ Now Mr. Editor in your lastisue you
Published what you purport to be the
Constitution and Secret work of the
Patrons of Industry. nowI would say,
any man who will stoop so low should
be branded as A low Scurrilous Fellow
and not entitled to the patronage of the
Farmer and I think your Abuce will cost
you Ten Thousand Subscribers to your
Paper if not the total Annihilation of it
Altogether which would be no more than
A Just Retribution the Framers of the
Constitution of the Patrons of Industry
Sought through that Channel to Elivate
the Farmer and the Laborer on A level
with all man kind but the Press of the
Country would surpress them at A
moments notice if they could and yet
what would they do without them the
Patrons of Michigan Number to day
Eighty Thousand Strong and your As-
sault will be circulated in every Asso-

is

ciation.”’

—_—.--2<_
Bank Notes.

The failure of H. G. Packard & Co., at
Reed City, brought about by the final
collapse of Wilson, Luther & Wilson,
will be a severe blow te the business
men of that place.

The Union National Bank of Muskegon
opens its doors for business on Wednes-
day, having secured handsome quarters
in the new Lyman bleck. Wm. 5B.
McLaughlin has ‘taken the position of
cashier, having resigned a similar posi-
with the Merchants’ National Bank.

J. Weimeister & Co., who conduct a
bank and general store at Howell and a
clothing store at Ludington, have as-
signed. The crash was precipitated by
the fatal illness of the senior partner,
who founded the bank over twenty-one
years ago and who had always been con-
sidered worth at least $100,000.

—————> 2. a
Japanese Rice.

The great proportion of fatty matter
that chemical analyses have shown to be
contained in the better quality of Japan-
ese rice, says the Pall Mall Gazette, ren-
ders it one of the most nutritious as it is
one of the most palatable grains in the
world, and as both these characteristics
of it are gaining more and more recog-
nition in the principal European centers
of consumption, which is testified by the
fact that it now commands a better price
in the home market than most other de-
seriptions, the demand for it in those
markets may fairly be hoped to showa
steady if not the same striking progres-
sion that it has done in the past year.
The advance that took place in the for-
eign shipping at Hiogo during 1888 is
largely due to the export of rice, and
British ships have been peculiarly fa-
vored, while in the trade a large amount
of British capital has also found profit-
able investment. A few years ago Aus-
tralia was the only foreign market for
Japanese rice, it having—though in most
of the colonies its import was laden with
heavy duties—there early gained the
recognition it deserved; but in the ex-
port during 1888 there were included
111,108 tons shipped to Europe, prin-
cipally to Mediterranean ports for transit
to southern Europe and Germany, 2,651
tons to the United States and Canada,
besides 26,123 tons to Australia.

 

* HATCHING THE PLAN.

 

How and Under What Circumstances
the P. of I. Originated.

 

CHAPTER It.

The organization known as the Patrons
of Industry owes its existence to the
combined effort of three men—‘‘Rey.”’
F. W. Vertican, F. H. Krause,and I. R.
Wadsworth. These men do not live far
apart in Port Huron and during the year
of 1885-6 they frequently visited back
and forth, occasionally meeting together
at the house of Krause, where ‘most of
constitution and ritual of the organiza-
tion were, prepared.

The idea of combining the farmers in
the manner pursued by the Patrons of
Industry first found lodgment in the fer-
tile brain in the reverend end of the
trio, who was unable to secure a position
to preach and found it necessary to de-
vise some other means of securing a
livelihood. He first considered the plan
of originating an organization for labor-
ing men, embodying the same ideas ad-
vocated by the Knights of Labor, Sons of
Industry and the various trades unions,
but subsequent investigation satisfied
him that no field was so inviting, and
promised such rich results, as the rural
communities of the commonwealth. The
average farmer, he argued, permitted
others to do his thinking for him, and
was easily influenced when stirred up on
the subject of trusts and monopolies. In
a letter to a friend, written in February,
1886, he said:

You ask how I am getting along
with the new organization. I think I
have struck a rich vein. I[ propose to
play on the gullibility of the average
farmer, making him think the merchants
are in league with the Standard Oil Co.
and the Diamond Match Co. That will
make the farmer hate the merchants and
I think it will be easy for me to make
money in two ways—compel the farmers
to pay me well for organizing them and
compel some merchant to pay me a
goodly amount for turning the trade over
to him who will agree to sell goods on a
10 per cent. margin. Of course, [ don’t
expect the merchant will do anything of
the kind. I don’t believe he can do bus-
iness on a 10 per cent. profit and live,
but all I care for is for him to make the
farmers believe that he is doing as he
agrees.

What do you think of my scheme?
Don’t you think I have indeed struck it
rich—playing on the credulity of the
farmers ?

Such is the plan that Vertican un-
folded to his neighbors, Krause and
Wadsworth, and it is affirmed that those
worthies lost no time in assuring Verti-
can that his scheme was a grand ong and
that they must be counted in on the deal.
Vertican then prepared the skeleton
work of the constitution and ritual,
drawing largely on the ritual of the
Patrons of Husbandry and copying en-
tire sections from the constitution and
ritual of the Ancient Order of United
Reformers, an order long since defunct.
The trio frequently met every evening
in the week, noting the progress made
and debating over the wording of cer-
tain sections of the organic work of the
order. Vertican was rather moderate in
his views as to the charges which should
be made for admittance to membership,
but Wadsworth—having great and
abiding love for the farmers by reason of
his occupation as a railway official— ar-
gued that the more it cost the farmer to
join, the more anxious he would be to
solve the mysteries of the order. Krause
usually sided with Vertican and more
moderate views generally prevailed. As
soon as the constitution and ritual were
completed, and the wording of the neces-
sary blanks decided upon, copies were
printed and the selection of officers was
made. Vertican was elected president,
Wadsworth was given the position of
secretary and Krause took the remaining
office—that of treasurer. Considerable
discussion followed over the matter of
salaries, but the question was finally set-
tled by voting Vatican a salary of $2,000
a year, while the other schemers—in
view of the fact that one held a situa-
tion on the Port Huron & Northwestern
Railway and the other was the recipient
of $120 a month from Uncle Sam—agreed
to serve in their respective capacities for
$1,000 a year.

————————~—.-_2 << __-
Wool, Hides and Tallow.

Wools drag the same as for the past
month. They are strongly held, asa
rule, with an occasional dealer weaken-
ing for some cause. Manufacturers buy

 

as necessities require. They must have
cheap wool in order to sell their cloth,
and will not buy beyond present wants.
In order to sell any considerable quantity |
of wool, large concessions in price must
be made. What little is sold, is by aj
concession on both sides, seller and
buyer. Manufacturers claim that the |
outlook for winter weight goods is no
better.

Hides are lower. Tanners cannot make |
any money in tanning on present prices
and when hides are at their best for
quality; therefore, they decline to buy, |
and prices have dropped, lower than for
years past, considering quality. The}
leather trade holds good, with prime tan- |
ages in demand, but at low prices.

In tallow, the slight advance obtained |
the first of the week was lost again be- |
fore the close, as it brought ample sup-
plies to the front.

How a Country Boy Looks at the
P. of I. Matter.
WHEATLAND, Oct. 1, 1889.
E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids:

DeEAR Str—I am a farmer’s son, having
worked on a farm all my life and just got
asmall amount of schooling. I would
like to say to some farmers who are dis-
contented about times being a little
close, and who have gone in with the
Patrons of Industry movement and want
merchandise sold to them at 10 per cent.
above actual cost—supposing the mer-
chant, in turn, should offer to buy your
wheat at 10 per cent. above actual cost—
what would your wheat sell for? The
following will show:

Let aman take a field containing ten
acres of good, clean soil and plow it
twice in a season, and allow wages at $2
per day for man and team; let him har-
row it ten times at the same rate of
wages: allow him to break two points of
his plow, and pay ninety cents a bushel
for his seed wheat, and then add 7 per
cent. interest on his investment for one
year; when the grain is ripe, pay $1 per
acre to cut it and 50 cents an acre to har-
vest it in barn, and pay 31¢ cents a
bushel for threshing, with a yield of
fifteen bushels to the acre (which is not
a large yield), his wheat would cost him
just 521-5 cents a bushel; and, if that
was sold at 10 per cent. above actual
eost, it would have to be sold at 58 cents
a bushel.

Farmers, be reasonable. How would
you like to follow the Golden Rule—to
‘*do to others as you would’be done by ?”’

FARMER Boy.

 

 

 

 

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A Chicago Honeymoon.

‘John, dear,’’? said a newly married
Chicago woman to her husband, ‘‘you
are never going to scold about your
meals, are you ?”’

**No, indeed.”’

‘‘Nor find fault with me when I buy
dresses ?’’

**Never.”’

‘And you’ll always think
much of me as you do now ?”’

‘“sAlways.’’

“You dear, kind, good John; I know I
shan’t want a divorce from you for ever
so many months.”’

just as

 

 

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Gobleville, Mich. 515
= OO — THE COMPLETE MACHINERY OF A
oO first class custom grist mill; two run of
stones, one feed, the other for feed; all in good order;
ready to deliver on cars. Address Geo. M. Sayles,
Attorney-at-Law, Flint, Mich. 514
OR HOOPS AND HEADING—GET PRICES FROM
Crescent Manufacturing Co., Detroit. Mich. 496
ANTED—A LOCATION FOR THE HARDWARE OR
furniture business. Would buy out a small stock
or take a partner in good location. Address, S. A.
Howey, North Muskegon, Mich. 493
FTANTED—SEND A POSTAL TO THE SUTLIFF COU-
pon Pass Book Co., Albany, N. Y., for samples
of the new Excelsior Pass Book, the most complete
and finest on the market and just what every mer-
chant should have progressive merchants all over the
country are now using them. 437
ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT OUR
Improved Coupon Pass Book System. Send for
samples. E. A. Stowe & Bro., Grand Rapids. 214
We SALE- GOOD PAYING BUSINESS—BAKERY
and confectionery; first-class location; reason for
selling, ill health of owner.
Michigan Tradesman.
OR SALE—GOOD RESIDENCE LOT ON ONE OF
the most pleasant streets “on the hill.’’ Will ex-
change for stock in any good institution. Address 286,
care Michigan Tradesman. 286

T PAYS TO SELL “OXYTOCCIA”—SEND FOR CIR-
cuiars, terms. Address, Geo. L. Hager & Co.,
South Bend, Ind. 494

 

 

 

Address No. 511, care
511

 

 

 

 

** Born, what are the styles in hats
this season ? ”’

We are asked this question every day, and this is our invariable

Teply: °‘Many.

small, medium or large. So far
proper thing.

very few worn.

lishment in Grand Rapids that gives you the value we do.
the way from one dollar and a half to five dollars.

in showing you our entire line, whether you wish to buy or not.

are recognized

We can give you any style that is becoming to you,

as Color is concerned, Black is the

There is nothing new in colored hats, and consequently

In qualities. allow us to say that there is no estab-

Prices all
We take pleasure

We

TRe. HAT HOUSE

Of Grand Rapids and our elegant stock this season fully endorses that

reputation. You will appreciate the fact that it pays to buy from

BOR

The Hatter,

54 MONROE ST.

 

 

MERCHANTS

You should not listen to overtures from persons who try to influence you
to substitute inferior brands of coffee in place of the Lion Coffee,
simply because they pay a larger profit.

REMEM BER that “Around the tree that bears the best

fruit, are always found the largest clubs.”

CON SUMERS are entitled to the best di the market

affords, and they know that “Lion Coffee” is superior to all other pack-
age coffee, besides in each package is found a “BEAUTIFUL PICTURE
CARD” for HOME DECORATION.

MERC HAN TS who continue handling Lion Coffee will

certainly increase their trade, consequently their popularity as dealers
in first-class family supplies.

WOOLSON SPICH Cc). have arranged a ship-

ping Depot at GRAND RAPIDS for convenience of merchants who wish
to purchase their supplies there. Your orders will be promptly filled,

LION OOF FEE and a full line of Bulk Roasted Coffee,

Spices, &ce., will be kept in stock at our Grand Rapids Depot.

YOU CAN BUY LION COFFEE from any Jobber in the
Telfer Spice Co., Grand Rapids.

following cities:

BAY CITY ....
BATTLE CREEK
CHICAGO ....
DETROIT ....
EAST SAGINAW .
FT. WAYNE...
JACKSON ....

.. ‘MICH. KALAMAZOO .... MICH.
4 - LANSING ...-+-e “

.. ILLS. LaPORTE ......- IND.
. . MICH. MUSKEGON ..... MICH,
- - SAGINAW ...-2+s > “

.. IND. SOUTH BEND .... IND.

. . MICH. MILWAUKEE .... WIS.

And of all Jobbers Throughout the United States.

 

SD

WOOLSON SPICE Co., TOLEDO, O.

MANUFACTURERS LION COFFEE.

 

  
 

 

 

ASSOCIATION DEPARTMENT.

Michigan Business Men’s Association.

President—C. L. Whitney, Muskegon.

First Vice-President—C. T. Bridgeman, Flint.

Second Vice-President—M. C. Sherwood, Allegan.

Secretary—KE. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.

Treasurer—H. W. Parker, Owosso.

Executive Board—President; Frank Wells, Lansing;
Frank Hamilton, Traverse City; N. B. Blain, Lowell
Chas. T. Bridgeman, Flint; O. F. Conklin, Grand
Rapids, Secretary. :

Oumaibioe on Insurance—O. F. Conklin, Grand Rap
ids; Oren Stone, Flint; Wm. Woodard, Owosso. |

Committee on Legislation—Frank | Wells, Lansing;
H. H. Pope, Allegan; C. H. May, Clio. :

Committee on Trade Interests—Frank Hamilton, Trav
erse City: Geo. R. Hoyt, Saginaw; L. W. Sprague,
Greenville. :

Committee on Transportation—C. T. Bridgeman, Flint;
M. C. Sherwood, Allegan; A. O. Wheeler, Manistee.
Committee on Building and Loan Associations—N. B.
Blain, Lowell; F. L. Fuller, Cedar Springs; P. J. Con

nell, Muskeger. :

Local Secretary—Jas. H. Moore, Saginaw.

Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.

 

 

The following auxiliary associations are oper-
ating under charters granted by the Michigan
Business Men’s Association’

 

No. 1—Traverse City B. M. A.
President. J. W. Milliken; Secretary, E. W. Hastings.
No. 2—Lowell B.M. A.
President, N. B. Plain; Secretary, Frank T. King.
No. 3—Sturgis B. M. A.
President, H. 8. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.
———WNo, 4—Grand Rapids M. A.
President, E. J. Herrick: Secretary, E. A. Stowe.
chennai saint
No. 5—Muskegon B. M. A. -
President, John A. Miller; Secretary. C. L. Whitney.
No. 6—Alba &. M. A.
President, F. W. Sioat; Secretary, P. T. Baldwin.
See
No. 7—Dimondale B. M. A.
President, T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. Widger.
No. 8—Eastport B. M. A.
President, F. H. Thursten; Secretary, Geo. L. Thurston.
No. 9—Lawrence B. M. A.
President, H. M. Marshall; Secretary, J. H. Kelly.
No. 10—Harbor Springs B. M. A.
President, Ww. J. Clark; Secretary, A. L. Thompson.
No.11—Kingsley B. M. A.
President. H. P. Whipple: Secretary, D. E. Wynkoop.
No. 12—Quincy B. M. A.
President, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.
No. 13—Sherman B. M. A. :
President, H. B. Sturtevant; Secretary, Ww. J. Austin.
No. 14—No. Muskegon B. M.A.
President, S. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Havens.
No. 15— Boyne City B. M.A.
President, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase.
No. 16—Sand Lake B. M.A.
President, J. V. Crandall: Secretary, W. Rasco.
No. 17—Plainwell BMA.
President, Geo. H. Anderson; Secretary, J. A. Sidle.
No. 18—Owosso B. M. A.
President, Warren P. Woodard; Secretary, S. Lamfrom.
ES
No. 19—Ada B. M. A

President, D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.
io. 20—saugatuck B.M. A.
ST ae A. Phelps.

President, John F. Henry; Secretary, iL.
ee ee

No. 21—Wayland B. M. A.
President, C. H. Wharton; Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.

No. 22—Grand Ledge B. M.A.
President, A. B. Schumacher; Secretary, W. R. Clarke.
No 23—Carson City B. M. A.

President, John W. Hallett: Secretary, L A. Lyon.
No. 24—Morley B. M. A.
President, J. E. Thurkow; Secretary, W. H. Richmond.
i No. 25—Palo B. M. A.
President, H. D. Pew; Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson.
No. 26—Greenville I. M. A.
President. A. C. Satterlee: Secretary. E. J. Clark.
No 27—Dorr B. M. A.
President, E. s. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.
No. 28—Cheboygan B. M. A
President, A. J. Paddock; Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
No. 29—Freeport B. M. A.
President, Wm. Moore; Secretary, A. J. Cheesebrough.
No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
President, A. G. Avery; Secretary, E. 8. Houghtaling.
No. 31—Charlotte B. M. A.
President, Thos. J. Green; Secretary, A. G. Fleury.
No. 32—Coopersville B. M. A.
President, W. G. Barnes; Secretary, J. B. Watson.
No. 33—Charlevoix B. M. A.
President, L. D. Bartholomew; Secretary, R. W. Kane.
No. 34—Saranac B. M.A.
H. T. Johnson; Secretary, P. T. Williams.

President,

No. 35—Bellaire B. M. A.
President, H. M. Hemstreet; Secretary, C. E. Densmore,
———~Ne. 36—Ithaca B. M. A.
President, O. F. Jackson; Secretary, John M. Everden.
No. 37—Battle Creek B. M.A.
President, Chas. F. Bock; Secretary, E. W. Moore.
No. 38—Scottville B. ee
President, H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins.
No. 39 -Burr Oak B. M. A.
President, W. S. Willer; Secretary, F. W. Sheldon.
No. 40—Eaton Rapids B. M. A.
President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, Will Emmert.
No. 41—Breckenridge B. M. A.
President, C. H. Howd; Secretary, L. Waggoner.
No. 42—Fremont B. M. A.
President. Jos. Gerber; Secretary Cc. J. Rathbun.
No. 43—Tustin B.M.A. __
President, Frank J. Luick; Secretary, J. A. Lindstrom.
tic a iim hil SS aa
No. 44—Reed City B. M. A.
President, E. B. Martin; Secretary, W. H. Smith.

No. 45—Hoytville B. M. A.
President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secretary, O. A. Halladay.
No. 46—Leslie B. M. A.

President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.
No. 47—Flint M. U.
President, W. C. Pierce; Secretary, W.H. Graham.
President, W. ©. tierce; Se
No. 48—Hubbardston B. M. A.
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.
No. 49—Leroy B M.A. |
President, A. Wenzell; Secretary, Frank Smith.
No. 50—Manistee B. M. A. _
President, A. O. Wheeler; Secretary,C. Grannis.
No. 51—Cedar Springs B. M. A.
President, L. M. Sellers; Secretary, W.C. Congdon.

 

 

No. 52—Grand Haven B. M. A.
President, A. 8. Kedzie; Secretary, F. D. Vos.
ret elite ete
No, 53—Bellevue B. M. A.
President, Frank Phelps; Secretary, A- E. Fitzgerald.
No. 54— Douglas B. M. A.
President, Thomas B. Dutcher; Secretary, C. B. Waller.
No. 55—Peteskey B. M.A.
President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.
No. 56—Bangor B. M. A.
President, N. W. Drake; Secretary, Geo. Chapman.
No. 5%7—Rockford B. M. A.
President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.
No. 58—Fife Lake RB. M. A.
President, L. 8. Walter; Secretar; ,C.5 Plakely.
No. 59—Fennville B. M. A.
President F. 8. Raymond: Secretary, A. J. Capen.
No. 60—South Boardman B. M. A.
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.
No. 61—Hartford B. M. A.
President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.
No. 62—East saginaw M. A.
President, Jas. H .Moore; Secretary, Cc. W. Mulholand.
No. 63—Evart B. M. A.
President, C. V. Priest; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
Ne, 64—Merrill B, M. A.
President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horton.
No. 65—Kalkaska B. M. A.
President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.
No. 66—Lansing B. M. A.
President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.
No. 67—Watervliet B. M.A. |
President, W. L. Garrett; Secretary, F. H. Merrifield.
No. 68—Allegan B. M.A.
President, H. H. Pope; Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.
No. 69—Scotts and Climax B. M. A.
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. 8. Willison.
No. 70—Nashville B. M. A,
President, Wm. Boston; Secretary, Walter Webster.
No. 71—Ashley B. M. A,
President, M. Netzorg; Secretary, Geo. E. Clutterbuck.
No. 72—Edmore B. M. A.

 

 

No, 73—Belding B. M.A.
President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O.F. Webster.
No. 74—Davison M. U.
President, J. F. Cartwright; Secretary. C. W. Hurd.
No. 75—Tecumseh B. M. A.
President, Oscar P. Bills; Secretary, = Rosacraus.

No. 76—Kalamazoo B, M. A.
President, 8. S. McCamly; Secretary, Chauncey Strong.
No. 77—South Haven B. M. A
President, E. J. Lockwood; Secretary, Volney Ross.
No. 78—Caledonia B. M. A.
President, J. O. Seibert; Secretary, J. W. Saunders.
Noe. 79—fKaxt Jordan and so Arm B. M.A.
President, Chas. F. Dixon; Secretary, L. C. Madis a
No. 80—Bay City and W. Bay City R. M,A.
President, F. L. Harrison; Secretary, Geo. Craig.

No. 81—Flushing B. M. A.
President. L. A. Vickery; Secretary, A. E. Ransom.
No. $2 Alma B M. A.
President, B. 8. Webb; Secretary, M. E Pollasky.
No. 83—Sherwood B. M. A.
President, L. P. Wilcox; Secretary, W. R. Mandigo.
No. 34—-Standish B. M. A.
President, P. M. Angus; Secretary, D. W. Richardson.
No. 85—Clio B. M. A.
President, J. M. Beeman; Secretary, C. H. May.

No. 86— Millbrook and Blanchard B. M. A.
President, T. W. Preston: Secretary, H. P. Blanchard.
No. 87—Shepherd B. M. A.

President, H. D. Bent; Secretary, A. W. Hurst.

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

Association Notes.

Portland has organized a Business Men's Asso-
ciation.

C. E. Morse, the Remus merchant, writes as
follows: ‘‘Weare having good meetings at our
monthly B. M. A. gatherings. We now have
every merchant in Blanchard, Millbrook, Remus
and Mecosta in our ranks.”

A B. M. A. worker writes as follows: ‘‘When
Brown-Sequard’s Elixir of Life gets lower—rams
are high here now—we shall buy a quart for our
Business Men’s Association, if we can get atwo-
horse-power syringe to go with it.”

An association member in a P. of I. town
writes: “At our last meeting of the B. M. A.,
we drew up and all signed a resolution not to
contract with the Patrons. We propose to stand
firm and not flinch, even if they put an absolute
boycott on our town.”

The Clio B. M. A. recently passed a resolution
favoring an early closing movement; and an
agreement concurring with the resolution was
afterward circulated and received the signatures
of nearly every business concern intown. The
new order of things goes into effect Oct. 1.
Much rejoicing among clerks and no grumbling

among customers.
sO

Good Words Unsolicited.

A Lenawee county merchant writes: ‘“‘Here-
with please find $1, for which please send me
your paper for one year. A friend recently sent
me a copy of the issue of Sept. 4, containing the
exposure of the workings of the Patrons of In-
dustry. It struck me so favorably, as well as
other valuable reading matter, that I feel as
though it is a paper that should be well sup-
ported by the legitimate mercantile people of the
State. Iam situated in one of the hot-beds of
the Patrons of Industry and I feel as though it
is our duty to show the unjust principles of the
workings of the order. I was at Blissfield yes-
terday and showed the paper giving the expos-
ure to some of the merchants there, which gave
great satisfaction, and you will hear from some

of them soon.”
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Points for Clerks.

Master your temper.

Don’t be afraid of your employer.

Dirt is destruction; a clean store is the
customer’s delight.

@ The “smart Alick’’ enjoys but a brief
and perishable popularity. _ oe

® Work can always be found in a store
without a double million microscope.

Get plenty of sleep and so be fresh,
clear-headed and energetic all day long.

A reputation for truthfulness is in-
dispensible to permanent and satisfying
success.

Don’t borrow money from the drawer
or wear goods and replace them in the
stock.

To stand much in the front door may
delight the girls who pass, but it detracts
from the business character of the es-
tablishment.

—____—»>-0-

VISITING BUYERS.

H P Whipple, S Boardman Matthews & Chappel,
W J Roche, Lake City west Troy
H A Fisher, Lake City Buel & White, Nashville
D H Meeker, Perrinton Carrington & North, Trent
Hins & McFadden, Stanton F A Jenison, Manton
Rodenbaugh Bros, C B Bailey, Manton
Mancelona Williams & Kerry,ReedCty
H W Rodenbaugh, E W Pickett, Wayland
Breedsville JD McDonald, Gd Ledge
W H Hicks, Morley Geo Weitz, Caledonia
Guy M Garwood, Petoskey H Johnson, Shelby
Conrad Bros, Otsego Justema Bros, Gd Haven
Dr Peter Beyer, Sullivan LY Hyde & Co, Hart
Osborn&Hammond, Luther H H Baker, Muskegon
AB Clark, Gobleville DJ Peacock, Grant
J P Odell, Fremont P I Welsh, Shaytown
pr J W Kirtland, Lakeview Kolvoord & Teravest.
J C Bostick, Manton Hamilton
PS Fancher, Mt Pleasant John English, Lucas
A M Park, Westwood JM reters. Luther
H Matthews & Co,Chase GD Webster, Hesperia
C W Vining, Lakeview R D McNaughton,
A E Gates, Crystal Coopersville
Geo F Goodrich, Fennville Cu'ler & Lauster, lonia
Geo J Stephenson, Bangor J T Pierson, Irving
JL Ash, Parmalee W Barker, Sand Lake
E A Ferguson, Middleville M M Robson, Berlin
E H Foster, Fife Lake L A Scoville, Clarksville
GC Willey, Summit City JG Peterson, Ironton
A Shook, Coral Brownyarn, Ashland
S M Geary, Maple Hill H Thompson, Canada Cors
A W Fenton, Bailey H J Fisher, Hamilton
RA Hastings, Sparta D C Blood, Whitneyville
H Van Allen & Co, LkOdessa J H Manning, Ashland
Whelpley & Cogswell, Geo Lentz, Croton
Mulliken RK Craven & Co, Elmira
A Norris & Son, Casnovia DF Clement,Spring Lake
Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia Parkhurst Bros, Nunica
W A Engle. Hartford Wm Hewett, Campbell
T A Jamison, § Boardman J R Campbell, Big Rapids
E Heintzelman, Logan Wm DePree, Zeeland
EB Martin, Reed City Converse Mfg Co, Newaygo
N B Blain, Lowell J Colby, Rockford
Hamilton & Mulliken, W H Watts, Bowne Center
Traverse City J McKelvey, Maple Grove
Smith, Bridgman * Co, Anderson Bros, White Cld
Flint Welsh & Parson, Manistee
W J McKenzie, Muskegon Dickenson & Raymond,
Jos Rogers, Hastings | Fennville
Boise & McLennan,McBride N O Ward, Stanwood
ES Welsh, Ionia EN Parker, Coopersville
M F Tuck, Greenville Holmes & DeGoit, Tustin
D L Morthlar d,CedarCreek C B Shave . Kalkaska
J McKelvey. Maple Grove A&E Bergy, Caledonia
C E Nickerson, Lacey A R McKinnon, Shelby
P D Keim, Sturgis W A Feazell, Gd Junction
M Hill, Vicksburg Despres & Montague, _
C A Barnes, Otsego Traverse City
Wright & Friend.LkOdessa La Du & Baldwin, Coral
Houghtalling & Co, W H Smith, Gd Junction
Lake Odessa Moore & Shepard, Freeport
H F Miner & Son,Lk Odessa Sullivan Lumber Co,
Jos Post, Clarksville Sullivan
L Schrock, Clarksville E Young, Ravenna
Bissell & Flansburg, J W Darling,Hesperia
Hickory Corners GA Ball, Dignton
W W Pierce, Moline S Kelbourne, Grand Haven
F E Campau, Alaska P Wierenga, Muskegon
Henry Strope,Morley Bosema, Bolt & 0,
W W Hazilit, Wayland Muskegon
Halliday & Crane, Mulliken John Carter, Traverse City
H W Morford, Brutus Geo H Hawley, Breedsville
C ECoburn, Pierson Mr M: Intyre, Boyne City
W J Richards, Union City WH Pipp, Kalkaska
Geo W Bevins, Spring Lake E H Foster, Manton
Dr John Graves, Wayland Bert Tinkler, Hastings
M B Pincomb, Big Rapids
Austin & Warnick,
Montague

 

Brookings Lumber Co,
Brookings
E J Herrington, Holland /
Jno Pickaard, Fremont E E Hewitt, Rockford
Frank Smith, Leroy ES Houghtaling, Hart
M Heyboer & Bro, Drenthe Jas S Toland, Ross Station
H Van Noord. Jamestown Geo Hirschburg, Bailey
J A Armstrong, Ludington Swanson& Gustafson.Leroy
Jno Bishop, Montague F J Clark, Lacota
B Volmari, Fillmore Center Monroe & DeHaven,Bangor
O A Rowland, Hesperia F P Hopper, Fremont
J DenHerder&Son, Overise] W P Stringham, Nashville
CS Comstock, Pierson Vallier & Pearson,Fremont
G Ten Hoor, Forest Grove Hick & Spense, Hastings
Smallegan & Pickaard, A Rankin, New Era
Forest Grove L M Wolf, Hudsonville
LN Fisher, Dorr A Purchase, So Blendon
H Dalmon, Allendale Horning & Hart, Woodville
Mills & Mills. Ashland / AJ Halsted&Son,Muskegon
M J Butler, Sand Lake Goodyear & Barnes,
8 H Ballard, Sparta : Hastings
AM Kingsbury & Co, M V Gundrum & Co, Leroy
Edmore Hemstreet Bros, Bellaire
Johnson & Seibert, J E Berghuis, Muskegon
Caledonia Mrs A Mulder & Son,
J Kruisenga, Holland Spring Lake
Prins & Rooks. Holland Geo P Stark, Cascade
BZwaagman,Gd Haven Geo L White, Mancelona
M A Side, Kent City A F Draper & Co, So Arm
Cole & Chapel, Ada F Keift, Grand Haven
Van Lopik & Son,Gd Haven Alex Denton, Howard City
P Kinney, Altona A Wagner,Eastmanville
Rutgers & Tien,Graafschap Chas kadkte, Bangor
A Wagenaar, New Holland ¥ D Hobbs, Kalkaska
N Bouma, Fisher GS Downs, Vermontville
Lambert & Van Norman, GH Remington, Bangor
Baldwin E Smith, Meantawaka
NA Van De Car, Marion John DeVries, Jamestown
Frank N Cornell,Sebewa Spring & Lindley, Bailey
DenHerder & Tanis, John Giles & Co, Lowell
Vriesland CA Wagner, Fife Lake
P Buwalda, Hamilton Wm Karsten, Beaver Dam
AC Barkley, Crosby W G Hastings, Kent City
John Damstra, Gitchell CK Hoyt & Co,Hudsonville
H Meijering, Jamestown GW Bump, Petoskey
t Mulder & Co, Graafschap D O Cheney, Palo
CC Barton, Big Rapids S D Thompson, Newaygo
Herder & Lahuis, Zeeland W_D Reynolds,Coopersville
T H Condra. Lisbon CM Philabaum, Muskegon
W R Lawton, Berlin G Wagner, Muskegon
John Smith, Ada Wm Balgooyan, Gd Haven
N F Miller, Lisbon Ball & Co, Gd Haven
O J Eldred, Clarksville Wm Mieras & Co,Gd Haven
Hamilton & Beach, Crystal H Eberlink, Kalamazoo
J H York, Bellevue Eli Runnels, Corning
F J Clark, Lacota Geo A Sage, Rockford
MA De Hart, Vickeryville R B Gooding &Son,Gooding
Wm Abbott & Co, LN Mosher, Banfield
West Campbell FL McElroy, Clarksville
W E Hinman, Sparta R Purdy, Lake
J W Polland, Ashland John Gunstra. Lamont
Palmer & Gibson,Kalkaska J L Wagner, Mendon
P W Travis, Otsego Walling Bros,Lamont
G F Cook, Grove T W Preston, Millbrook
W S Adkins, Morgan H E Parmelee. Hilliards
Reigler & Albright, AD Farling, Millbrook
Freeport T Herbert & Co, Maple City
S Sheldon, Pierson M J Butler, Sand Lake

 

THE WEST MICHIGAN FAIR. |
A Meritorious Exhibit in Every Depart- |
ment--Special Mention.

The annual fair of the West Michigan |
Agricultural and Mechanical Society,
which oceurred last week, was ahead of
any of its predecessors in point of exhibits
but the attendance was not as large as
could be desired, owing to the unfavor- |
able weather. The following descrip-
tions include the most meritorious ex-
hibits in their respective lines:

THE TELFER SPICE COMPANY
made one of the most attractive displays
of the occasion, including ground spices
in handsome packages, baking powders,
teas, coffees, etc. The business was
established by Edward Telfer, four years
ago, having been merged into a stock
company under the above style in Octo-
ber, 1887. The establishment occupies
two floors and a basement, employs nine
workmen and three traveling salesmen.
The company manufactures ground
spices, baking powder and extracts and
deals extensively in coffees, teas, syrups,
molasses, vinegar and cigars, having a
direct connection with foreign markets
and importing choice brandsin lines rep-
resented. The house maintains a very
satisfactory trade with retail dealers in
all portions of the State, and the name
of the establishment has now become an
accepted voucher for the purity and reli-
ability of products turned out, the busi-
ness being one of the largest enterprises
of the kind in Michigan. Mr. Telfer, the
President of the company, is a practical
man in the business and personally super-
vises the selection and purchase of ma-
terials and also looking carefully to the
details of manufacture. The business
has enjoyed a healthful growth since its
projection and is steadily extending its
bounds in the favor of the trade.

THE GRAND RAPIDS SCHOOL FURNITURE
COMPANY

showed a fine line of school seats and
desks, globes, maps, school and office
desks, opera chairs, pews, pulpits, ete.
Although organized less than three years
ago, the trade of this company extends
into all sections of the United States, and
fully 1,500 local agents represent the con-
cern, besides five experienced salaried
traveling men. Branch offices are located
in New York, Boston, Salt Lake City,
San Francisco, and Portland, Oregon.
The establishment manufactures com-
plete school furnishings, opera chairs,
chureh seatings, bank, office and court
house furnishings and an extensive line
of office desks. The various processes of
manufacture are all accomplished in the
institution itself, each portion of the
work being facilitated by the most im-
proved and available mechanisms and
appliances. In the quality of material
and details of construction of all prod-
ucts, great care is exercised, so that there
is insured to all work the maximum of
reliability and general excellence. The
plant of the company occupies six and
one-half acres of ground. The fine new
factory, which has but recently been
occupied, comprises an immense three-
story brick structure inclosing three
sides of a court or hollow square. All
the various castings used in the work of
manufacturing are made at the estab-
lishment itself, the large foundry build-
ing, 88x200 feet, being separate from the
factory proper, and equipped with all
appliances for expediting this essential
branch of the industry. An average force
of 350 competent workmen is employed,
and the company have an office corps
larger than any other manufacturing
establishment in the city. The gentle-
men in charge of the flourishing enter-
prise are in every way representative
business men, and the enterprise, dis-
cernment and success which they brought
into the work have secured the natural
result and reward in the great scope and
popularity of the industry.

HESTER & FOX

made their usually complete exhibit of
agricultural implements and mill ma-
chinery and their headquarters were
thronged all through the fair by inter-
ested observers and prospective purchas-
ers. Many sales were made on the
grounds and more will necessarily fol-
low. Messrs. Hester & Fox carry the
finest grades ef stock in all lines, in-
cluding portable and stationary engines
and boilers, full lines of farm and mill
machinery, wagons, sleighs, carriages,
whips, robes, agricultural implements of
every description, and full lines of re-
pairs and supplies—the stock, in short,
comprising everything to be found ina
leading and first-class establishment.
The careful attention and scrupulous ex-
actitude with which Messrs. Hester &
Fox have conducted their business from

‘and untrimmed hats, ribbons, laces and

| linery line.

 

the start presaged its present great ex- |
tent and prosperity, and both gentlemen |
are among the Valley City’s most honor-
able, enterprising and successful bus-;
iness men, esteemed alike in commercial |
and social circles.

THE ALDINE MANUFACTURING CO.
showed several of its handsome grates,
combining the advantages of an open
fire-place with the economy of a coal
stove. The superiority of the ‘‘Aldine’’
grate is coming to be generally recog- |
nized, the State Fair at Lansing having |!
accorded it the highest award within the
gift of the society. - The ‘‘Aldine’? em
bodies the perfect principles of heating
and ventilation, and should be examined
by every one needing a grate.

THE CHASE BROS. PIANO CO.
showed five fine pianos of their own
manufacture, and a skeleton piano with-
out a case, showing the manner in which
the instrument is constructed and the
action of the keys and strings. They,
also exhibited two organs and a large
number of small musical instruments.
The Chase pianos have been sold and
shipped into every state in the union,
and the demand for them continues to
increase so that they find it necessary to
greatly enlarge their manufacturing fa-
cilities. That these pianos are appre-'
ciated in distant parts of the country, as
well as at home among friends, is dem-
onstrated by the many letters of recom- |

mendation which are constantly coming |
in unsolicited.

Messrs. Chase Bros. gave excellent
musicales every afternoon of the fair,
which were highly appreciated by thé

| cational work of a commercial character.

| has even increased the popularity it en-

| Steinmann, who had charge of the enter-
iW.

/at the piano, and the singing by little

; much praise and applause from the large
| and intelligent audience which was con-
'stantly admiring the Weber, Hazelton
'and Fischer pianos and also the A. B. |

erowds who thronged the Art hall while
the concerts were being given.

 

ADAMS & CO.
showed acomplete assortment of trimmed

all the novelties of the season in the mil-
Mrs. Adams’ frequent trips
to New York enable her to keep pace
with the prevailing fashions and her
establishment is headquarters for all that
is new and striking in her line.

WEST MICHIGAN BUSINESS COLLEGE AND
NORMAL SCHOOL.

This school had an office in Art hall,
where they exhibited specimens of the
penmanship and other work turned out
by the scholars of the school. The sam-
ples shown were very fine and indicated
that the training must be very thorough,
in order to get such fine execution. The
school is conducted by the veteran edu-
eator, Prof. J. U. Lean, assisted by a
corps of able assistants, and is fast
taking rank among the leading educa-
tional institutions of the land. .

PAUL W. FRIEDRICH

made a handsome display of pianos and
organs in Manufacturers’ hall, including
the celebrated Kranich & Bach and Bush
& Gerts instruments. In addition to the
above instruments, which have a super-
ior reputation for finish and tone, Mr.
Friedrich carries a large line of musical
goods, which is open to inspection at his
South Division street store.

VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER & CO.
made a very attractive display in Art
hall} occupying the entire east wing of
the north side. Handsome carpets played
an important part in the exhibit, in the
center of which was displayed a mam-
moth fan-shaped figure, made by placing
different kinds of silk and satin closely
together in a perfect harmony of shades
and colors. Few exhibits have ever been
made in such good taste or will be fol-
lowed with more gratifying results.
W. C. DENISON
had on the grounds a very complete ex-
hibit of plows, harrows, cultivators,
grain drills, corn planters, and almost
every other kind of agricultural imple-
ment. He also had on exhibition one
of the finest lines of carriages, buggies,
road earts and light and heavy wagons
ever seen in the city. Mr. Denison is
one of the oldest dealers in his line in
the city and his warehouse on South
Division street bears evidence of his
standing as a jobber of mill machinery
as well as a dealer in farm implements.
D. H. HAMILTON

had an exhibit of life size portrait work |
in the annex of Art hall, of which he’
may well feel proud. It consisted of a
large number of realistic life size faces
worked in pastel, crayon and water
colors, also a case of cabinet photo-
graphic work. Fine as his display was
a year ago, his exhibit this year was, if
possible, superior to that of last season.
Mr. Hamilton’s studio is at 79 Canal
street, where he is pleased to welcome |
past, present or prospective customers at \
any time.

COLBY, SON & CO.
showed a line of vehicles of their own
manufacture which has won enconiums
wherever introduced. Their specialty
is ‘‘The Creeper,’’ a light and durable
delivery wagon, which has met a de-
servedly large sale.

GEO. D. HERRICK & CO.

made a very attractive exhibit of musi-
cal instruments in Manufacturers’ hall.
Their display was cut off from that of
their neighbars by partitions made of
organ or piano covers of beautiful and
costly designs and the back and roof of
their department was decorated in the
same way. They hadanumber of pianos
and organs in their space, and they were
all beauties. They are agents for the
well-known Steinway, Hallet & Davis,
Haines Bros., Everett, Krakauer, and
Brandbury pianos and the Story & Clark,
United States, and Estey organs. These
instruments are all recognized by the
musical world as leader, in their respec-
tiue fields and they have a large and
constantly increasing sale. The store
of the firm, at 13 Fountain street, is filled
to overflowing with musical goods of all
kinds, from a jews harp to a $1,000
piano, and is presidered over by the |
senior partner in person, whose record
as a teacher of music runs back nearly
twenty years. Mr. Herrick is ably as-
sisted by Mr. Arthur H. Morehead, who
is the director of both the Schubert Club
and the Oratoria Society, and is gener-
ally considered one of the most compe-
tent musical directors in the State.

PROF. A. S. PARISH,
Principal and Proprietor of the Grand |
Rapids Business College, had a booth in |
machinery hall, where he pleasantly
greeted all who were interested in edu-

His College has had a long career of use-
fuilness and under his management it

jored under his predecessor. |

AN EXCELLENT DISPLAY.

Julius A. J. Friedrich made a grand
display of pianos, organs, and other
musical instruments in the westside of
the north wing of Art Hall. The beauty
of the decoration, which was first-class in
every respect, was arranged by C. F.

tainments and exhibit. He was ably
assisted by Messrs. D. H. Chipman and
H. Andrews. Mrs. Frank Braun, |
whose reputation as a musician is too|
well known to need mentioning, presided

Miss Blanche Minderhout called forth

Friedrich sold pianos during fair week as
follows: Mrs. B. R. Wallace, Peru, Ind.,
a Weber: Mr. Harry Bedell, Grand Rap-
ids, a Hazelton; Mr. Chas. Urban, Chi-
cago, formerly of this city, a Weber.
Fischer pianos were bought by John M.
Hammond, of Howard City; James A.
Hice, Grand Rapids, and Misses Elja and
Lizzie Chinick, of this city. He alsosold
several organs,’and smaller musical in-
struments too numerous to mention. His
stores are at 30 and 32 Canal street, and
he earries everything that any one may
desire, in the musical line, from a jews-
harp to the very best pianos manufac-
tured. His prices are very reasonable,
his sales are large and he considers it a
pleasure to show instruments. He also
carries the largest stock of sheet music
in the city.
Money Orders by Telegraph.

An important innovation in postal
methods went into operation in the
United Kingdom this month. This is
the sending of money orders by tele-
graph. : The rates charged will be double
those charged in the case of mail or-
ders. The system is in operation at the
principal offices in twenty large cities.

 

 

Dry Goods.

 

 

Prices Current.

 

UNBLEACHED COTTONS.

 

 

 

Atlantic A... 5... .:- (4\integrity XX.......- 54

Atlanga ALA... Gime Ee... 614

Archery Bunting... 444} ‘‘ x... 6%

AyeOry 2.5 2050002: me. EC. 22m... 5te

Beaver Dam AA... 5%|LawrenceLL....... 5%

Berwack £200.72... 64|New Market B...... By

Blackstone O, 32... 5 jNorbe EK... -..... 5%

Chapman. ..... -...- 4 (Newton .-... _- _. 6

Cohasset A....-..... 74% \Our Level Best..... 7

Comet... % jRiverside XX... .. 5

Citton CCC... .- 6%|Sea Island R........ 6%

Conqueror XX...... & jSharon 6... ........ 6%

Dwicht Star. .....-.- 74|\Top of the Heap.... 7%

Hexeter Ao. 6%| Williamsville. ...... q

Full Yard Wide. .... 6%|Comet, 40in........ 8%

Great Falls E....... % (CeErmele |) .:.2 2... 1%

Honest Width....... 7 |New Market L,40in. 7%

Martiord A... 3. ... 5%

BLEACHED COTTONS.

Blackstone A A..... § {Rirst Frize.........- 7

Beats AQ. .-......... 414|Fruit of the Loom %. 8

Cleveland ...... -.- % \Bairmount..... ._.-- 4%

Cabos... 7-8... 744|Lonsdale Cambric. .10%

CAbOG, %.....-.:.... 6x Loensdale........... 834

Dwight Anchor..... 9 |Middiesex.... .....- 54%
< shorts. S¥iNo Name... :. |... 7%

Hawards..-..._....- G (Ook View... ._... 6

Meagire. 2 Oar Owe... 5%

BRarwell.... .......:. § Sumhehe 1... 4%

Fruit of the Loom.. 8%|Vinyard............- 8%

Mitenyitle *.._. ..-: wy,

HALF BLEACHED COTTONS.

abet.) 120.2 744| Dwight Anchor..... 9

Voawell....... .._.. 84)

UNBLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL.
Tremont No.0... £14(Middlesex No. 1....10
Hamilton N......... 6% . <2. oe

. ... @ ie - 2... ke
Middlesex AT...... 8 - * ¢.. 5s
es x... 8 s...
No. 25.... 9
BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL.
Hamilton No... ..- 714|Middlesex AA...... 11
Middicsex PT... .- 8 e Sos. 12
“ Ae 9 a AOU 1314
mA. g a . 17%
xe. 10%4| 5...... 16
CORSET JEANS.
Biadetord........... 6 |Naumkeag satteen.. 7%
Brounswick..... .... 644|Reckport........... 6%
PRINTS.

Alien. staple. ....... 6 |Merrim’ck shirtings. 5%
‘ faney........ 6% “ Reppfurn . 8%
. Tropes. ..__... @4iPacihe fancy.....-.. 6

American fancy.... 6 "  yobes.-.....- 6%

American indigo.... 6%|Portsmouth robes... 6

Ameriean shirtings. 544|Simpson mourning.. 6%

Arnold f 12. O86 . greys... .-- 6%

‘© long cloth B.10% — solid black. 6%
ag “ ©. 8%4|Washington indigo. 6%
century cloth 7 “« Turkey robes.. 7%
gold seal..... 10%4| ** India robes.... U4
Turkey red..10%| ‘‘ plain T’ky X % 8%
Berlin solHds......-- a yy “~ 2.41
fc ol bine _.... 6%| ‘* Ottoman Tur-
«+ green .... 644| keyred..... eee 6
Cocheco famee oe 6 |Martha Washington
. madders... 6 Turkey red %..... 7%
Eddystone fancy... 6 {Martha Washington
| Hamilton fancy. ... 6%| Turkey red........ 9%
. staple... 6 |Riverpoint robes.... 5

Manchester fancy.. 6 |Windsorfancy...... 6%

= new era. 6% . gold ticket

Merrimack D fancy, 6%} indigo blue....... 10%

TICKINGS.
Amoskeag AC A....1344|Pear] River......... 12%
Hamilton N.......-. T%

DEMINS.

Amoskeag...... .---13%|Everett......-. ..--- 12%

Amoskeag, 9 0z...-.- i> fhawrence XxX. .....- 13%

Andover.-._...:-...- 1i4ibancaster.....-..--- 12%

GINGHAMS.

Glenarven... .----- 6%|Renfrew Dress...... 8

Lancashire. --...---- 6\4|Toen du Nord........ 10%

Normandie........- 8 |

CARPET WARP.
Peerless, white...... era, colored. ..21
GRAIN BAGS.

Same 8 20 |Georgia..........., 16

Aqmerican .... -. 5. iz |baemiec .. __..-. 14

Valley City. .-...---- 1¢ |Buriap......-.- -.. 11%

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End....45 |Barbour’s........-.. 88

Coats’, d. & P....--- 45 |Marshall’s.......... 88

HMotyoke........--. 2214 |

KNITTING COTTON.

 

 

White. Colored. White. Colored.
Ne. 6 .. _.33 35 iNo. 14... 37 42
. 8.22. 34 a6, 16. .... 38 43
38 ne of i. .... 39 44
no 36 41 7 7. 40 45
CAMBRICS.
| Slater... =. 5.7. ay, Mad Glove... ..-.- 4%
White Star_......-- 4% |Newmarket......... 4%
RED FLANNEL,
fice... .-... S2tee We... 5... 22%
Creedmore,..- ._.--. 2TA|FT.... ee
Puibot Ss sk... ... 30 BRP Xxx... 3b
WNamciess -.- 8: 2734| puckeye.... --.. ..-. 32%
MIXED FLANNEL.
Red & Blue, plaid..40 |GreySRW......... 17%
Union B.:... .... Sorc) Western W ....-.--- 18%
iageor...... ...... 6D Po. ...... 184%
1 6.0z Western... ...- ot i Fiushing XXX......25%¢
Ges B..... Qo Minmtoba.-.. ....:- 23%

 

 

HARDWARE.

 

 

Prices Current.

 

These prices are for cash buyers, who
pay promptly and buy in full packages.
AUGURS AND BITS. dis.

 

Chase and Hillstrom organs. For purity |
and strength of tone, beauty of finish and |
action, these instruments are equaled by

few, if any, and excelled by none. Of

‘the two very beautiful Stewart banjos on
| exhibition, the one costing $125 was sold |
'to Mrs. Charles H. Pelton, of this city. |
| Eddie Galezio, of Muskegon, a pupil of |
i Mrs. E. L. Lovejoy, of Grand Rapids,

was the winner of the $30 Stewart banjo

| offered by Mr. Friedrich as 4 special pre-

mium for the best banjo player. Mr.

ves), Gla style 2.0. 60
Rel So ec See 60
Cogs 2... ee ee 40
Jennings’, ZEONUINE......-.-.-.- 2. eee ewes eee =
Jennings’, imitation .......-....--....--2.-- 50&10
AXES. :
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..............---- 8 7 00
-  & Breeze... 11 00
. Sm oteer. -.. 8 50
es DB Stee... 13 00
BALANCES. dis.
ee ae ae ence
BARROWS, dis.
Rae se $ 14 00
Caegem oe net 30 00
BELLS. dis.
Rigg ee et 60&10&10
ee ee ee ee 70
sac tee ee 80&15
eee 2
BOLTS, dis.
See ee eee sae ec 50&10
Carriage new list.......... 0.0. . ese ee enon es %
Pig 40&10
Sitien shige. -... 28... se 70
BUCKETS.
WOl, MIAME. 60s. ts $3 50
Well SWIVGl 0005. es 400

THE RICKARD LADDER.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOLD

 

BY

FOSTER, STEVENS & CO.,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Write for Circular,

 

 

 

COMMON BARREL,

 

eS i ee

en UM 2 25
CLINCH.

6 and is:iuenh. 1 35

SE 115

Sa 00

OE 85

w6 and 46 inch 7
Each half keg 10 cents extra.
TLANES. dis.
Ome Tool (a.’s, faney ... _... ss 40@10
Belews Benen @60
Sandusay Tool Co.'s, fancy................. 40@10
Benen first quality... ...
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... ....20&10
PANS.
ey. ACme dis. 60
Common, polished)... dis. 70
RIVETS. dis.
Iron and Timed... ....... 3... eens 50
Copper Hivetsa and Hura............ 50
i PATENT FLANISHED IRON.
‘A’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10 20
“BY” Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27... 9 20
Broken packs \c per pound extra.
ee a ROPES.
mean, 56 Inen amd Tatreer . %
Mamma : eS ee 138
SQUARES. dis.
Steel and Iron..... . Bee eed cece de eue actus m 7
aay oue Bevcrn 60
are ............... a ee 20
SHEET IRON.

Ll Com. Smooth. Com.
OR At 4 #2 800
Woe tGie- 4 3 00
Nos, toe... 4 #0 3 10
Moe. Sto 4 20 3 15
ee 2atO 2G... |. . 40 3 35
CO we 2 3 35

All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inches

wide not less than 2-10 extra

SAND PAPER.

Hist acet 1 36 dis. 40410
SASH CORD.

Suver Eake White A .................. list 50

- De ee 55

. White B...... c 50

. an ol . ee 55

. White @ . 35

Discount, 10.
| 84SH WEIGHTS.
Selid Huce 3. per ton #25
SAUSAGE SUUFFERS OR FILLERS.

Miles’ ‘‘Challenge’’....per doz. $20, dis. 50¢@250&05

erry... ......._ per dag. No. aoa te 0,
el eee, oe 1; dis. 50@5045
Draw Cut Ne.¢ 8. each, $30, a
Munterprine Bie: Coe................ dis. 20&10@30
SOVers dis. 40&10

SAWS. dis.
- HONG 25@2545
Silver Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot,.... 70
‘* Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 50
' — Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot.... 30
«Champion and Electric Tooth X
Cuts, per OGG
TRAPS. i
Steel Game cou10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s........... 35
Oneida Community, Hawley « Norton’s ... 70
igtetarien ec... 70
PS aw. Mig Coe... 70
Mouse, €noker = |... ee per dos,
Mouse, delusion..................... 81.50 per doz.
WIRE. dis.
rien, Marect 3 674%

Avpecalcd Market... 1.8... oe... 70&10

 

 

 
  

 

Hpracets. dis.
Bo ee ee
Meee 50&10
Speser ee 50
Ame Bal Sec e es cee ae ee net

BUTTS, CAST. dis.
Cast Loose Pim, figured........ .....-....... T0&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 60&10
Weouent Loose hin —... 8s... 60&10
Wrought able... se. 60&10
Wrought touside Blind. -.-..--.... 60&10
Wrougnt Brass... ..505...5.-. 22. 15
iad, Olsers 70&10
Bind, Parkers... 70&10
itd. SHGDAFE A. 70

BLOCKS.

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, °85......-.... 40
CRADLES.
Grain dis. 50&02
CROW BARS.

@ast Steel... em me eg
CAPS.
De perm
OC eee re 60
en ee c 35
Muscee ut 60
CARTRIDGES.

Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list.. 50
Rim Fire, United States.-..-.....--._.-- dis. 50
Cemizal fue = ee dis. 25

CHISELS. dis.
Socket Miner (20 70&10
Socket ramen. -... 6-8 70&10
Socket Corner... 70&10
eee 70&10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............-.....-
COMBS. dis.
Curry, Lawrence's’.......-...-.-....... 40&10
Hovenkies 25
CHALK.
White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10
COPPER.
Planished, 14 oz cut to size...... per pound 28
iy i4aehe 1450, 14060... 8. Cf. 26
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.... ..........- 24
Cold Botied 14x38... si. 24
Batons 25
: DRILLS. dis.
Morse’s Hit Stoeks........_.--- 5... 40
Paper and straight Shank................... 40
Morse’s Taper Shank................---..--- 40
DRIPPING PANS.

Small sizes, ser pound .....-........__.._... ov
Large sizes, per pound................ -...- 6%
ELBOWS.

Com. £ piece,Gim....-..-0- doz.net 7
Comrugatea 2... dis. 20&10&10
Adgtmstaele. dis. 4010

EXPANSIVE BITS. dis.
Clark’s, small, 818; rm oe .. 30
ives’. 1, 618; 2, @4; 3. e.......-..-.-... 25
FILES—New List. dis.
MHRRIOIPR 6010
New American... 0.1)... 60&10
Miehaise Ss 2 0 60&10
Mellera ee. ee 50
Hellers Horse Haspe.......--....-.......... 50
GALVANIZED IRON.
Nos. 16 to 20; 22 and 24; % and 2%; 27 28
List 12 13 14 15 18
Discount, 60
GAUGES. dis.
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ......... 50
HAMMERS.
Maydole &€o.’s......-..... -........... dia. @
A as 2
Vormes & Pimps... ee dis. 4010
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel................- 30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand... .30c 40&10
HINGES.
Gate, Clark's, 1,2,0...........-... 4... dis.60&10
Senge ee per doz, net, 2 50
Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14 and
lOHSCE 3%
Serew Hook and Hye. %°...-..- net 10
Be “f a: net 8%
. . ' aaa net %%
. Y ' mo... net 7%
Sirapand To eee dis, 7
HANGERS. dis.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10
Champion, anti-friction...................- 60&10
Bidder, wood track .-......-....-..
HOLLOW WARE
Peis... 60&05
a... 60&05
ee -- -60&05
Gray enameled.....-........-...-... 8... 50
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS.
Stamped Tin Ware.........-....... new list 70&10
Japanned Tin Ware........-.......---..---- 25
Granite fron Ware .........-..--. new list 3344 &10
HORSE NAILS.
Ap Seapie. dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Putnam... /_........._..... dis, G@iaeass
Northweseeem. =. dis. 10&10&5
KNoBs—New List. dis.
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings ...........--. |
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings............ 55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.......... 55
Door, porcelvin, trimmings..........-... ae 55
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain............. 70
LOCKS—DOOR. dis.
Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list ....... 55
Mallory, Wheeler & Co.’s............-...--- 55
Brontorais... 6k. ss 55
Morwaurs.-..............- 55
LEVELS. .
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s............... 70
MATTOCKS.
Adze Wye... $16.00, dis. 60
Hung Hye. $15.00, dis. 60
Wap 6 $18.50, dis. 20410.
MAULS. dis.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............... 50
MILLS. dis.
@ottee, Parkers Cos... 02.0 .5.0-0 40... 40
« “P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables.... 40
« Landers, Ferry & Clark’s............ 40
c Heperprise 25
MOLASSES GATES, dis.
Stebbins Patierm.... 6. tt 6010
Sitebpiis Genuine. ......--... 60&10
Enterprise, self-measuring.................- 25
NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.
FENCE AND BRADS.
Sd (6 GO. 25
ee ee. 10
Sagod a 3c. 8... 25
6a ana 1G... ....- ee 40
et eA es 60
EE eee 1 00
— .. 1 50
FINE BLUED.
— 1 00
OE 1 50
eed ced ea oe 2 00
CASEING AND BOX.
$e to SOG 50
ee 60
eos... 75
Eee 90
OE eee 1 10
ee ee dan 150

 

 

Conperca Morket 62%
inned Maree 62
Coppered Spring Stcel.... se... 50
Pint PeRee per pound 03
Barbed Vence, salyanized................... $3 45
. Bate. 2 80

i WIRE GOODS. dis.
ee ea aa 70&10&10
merew Eyen 3. 70&10&10
Ue ...-70&10&10
Gate Hooks and Hyes............... .... 70&10&10

WRENCHES. dis.
Baxter's Adjustable, nickeled.............. 30
Coes Géaume. 50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........ %
Coes Patent, malleable 75&10

MISCELLANEOUS. dis.
Bird Cases ee 50
Peueps, Cistemm. 3... 75
Sercows, New Int... a 50
Casters, Bed and Piate................ - -50&10&10
Hampers, American... 20... ...... 40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods...... 65

METALS,

PIG TIN.
ie 26¢
Pie Be ee 28¢

ZINC.
Duty: Sheet, 24%c per pound.
OO POMNG COeNe 6%
Per pomne. 2.6... Se cee cae 6%
an LEAD.
Duty: Pig, $8 per 100 pounds. Old Lead, 2c per

pound. Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.
American

CWONE oo ce i @5
Te 6
Sheet. ee ee, ai
SOLDER.
BO 16
eee Wipe ee, 13%

The prices of the many other qualities of
solder in the market indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.

ANTIMONY.

COOESOH.... 1,2... cs. er pound 1414
Mee es = oe
TIN—MELYN GRADE,

Madi iC Charedal $6 00
14x20 IC, gl 6 00
10x14 IX, ee. 7%
14x20 IX 7%

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.

Mxtt (C, Ciarcont 3... 6c i... ll. $05
Se eee sg o
FTE ee ee 6
14x20 IX

Each additional X on this grade 81.50.
ROOFING PLATES
Toa, torne Me 87

Re 15 %5
14x20 IC, *  Worecster..-....... 5 50
14x20 IX, . eo eS 7 00
20x28 IC, ie ie eS 11 50
14x20 IC, * Ablawey Grade....:..:._.. 4 90
14x20 IX, f ‘ MS Veo eeuas 6 40
20x28 IC, ‘ CE 10 50
20x281X, “ “ 4: oe ee
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE,
POeee Ee $12
ee ee

14x56 IX, for No. : Boilers,
“oe “ ity

14x60 IX, per pound....

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The Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association.

 

 

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 Rapids Post Office.

 

 

E. A. STOWE, Editor.

 

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1889.

 

 

IN POOR TASTE.

Th Michigan Farmer thus rebukes the
penchant of the Detroit daily papers to
make fun of the rural population of the
State :

Every day since the Exposition opened
the Detroit daily papers have been vieing
with each other in holding up the visit-
ors from the rural districts to the ridi-
cule of our citizens. The reporters have
drawn on their imagination for their so-
ealled humorous incidents, and the
‘‘Hanner’’? and ‘*Marier’? who are sup-
posed to reside in the country have been
dished up to their readers in all sorts of
ridiculous styles, shapes and fashions.
Of course these articles will be rigorously
excluded from the weekly editions of
these papers, as the very class whom
they have tried to make fun of for the
delectation of their city readers make 90
per cent. of the readers of the weeklies.
Had the incidents been true, it would
only go to show that these papers, es-
pecially in their weekly editions, have
been very poor educators.

Considering the benefit the Detroit
merhants derived from their exposition
and the support accorded the undertaking
by the farmers of the State, the contin-
ued repetition of insulting allusions to
the ruralists of the commonwealth would
appear to be In very poor taste.

The annual oieike of ae ce ommissioner
of Education filed with the
Secretary of the Interior, and it probably
will be in print in a year ortwo. In the
meantime we are favored with a very
brief abstract of it. Mr. Dawson finds
that the figures of growth for the past
two decades show that the attendance in
the schools has increased more rapidly
than the population by 1.6 per cent., and
that this increase has been due chiefly to
the rapid development of the school
systems of our Southern States. He also
is able to say that in the matter of equal
division of school funds the colored
people have nothing to complain of, ex-
cept in Delaware, where they are not
treated on the same footing as are the
white people. Elsewhere their schools
are kept open as many months of the
year and the teachers are as well paid as
are those of the schools for white chil-
dren. Butitistobe noted that while the
school attendance in the South has in-
creased very greatly, there has not been
secured an equal efficiency, just through
want of money enough to keep the
schools open more than a few months of
each winter. The school vacations are
thus made so long that the children have
time to forget between the sessions much
of what they had learned. Southern
progress, therefore, is only an additional
reason for the national government com-
ing to the help of those who have been
doing so much to help themselves.

has been

The decree of the Chinese Government,
in the name and by the authority of the
Emperor, for the construction of the
way from Pekin to Haukow,
dred miles long, marks most distinctly
the tremendous change which has come
over the policy of the Empire, and leaves
room for infinite speculations as to the
future, not only of China, but of the na-
tions with which she has relations. Three
years ago, no railway was permitted—the
short one built by the English had been

rail-
seven hun-

torn up—while now the Government has‘

embarked upon enterprises of construc-
tion which will show many thousands of
miles of completed road within a few
years. The easy transportation of food,
the rapid mobilization of armies, and the
greater centralization of the
ment’s functions, are all involved in the
new work, and all are forces of prime
importance to a powerful nation.

Govern-

Some good frequently results from
evil and the Patrons of Industry will
prove no exception. In spite of the de-
moralization of trade incident to their
brief career in each community, and the
distrust with which the farmers will be
impregnated when they realize how un-
mercifully they have been swindled, one
one good feature will emerge from the
wreck—the farmer will have learned that
the purchasing power of one dollar in
cash is considerably more than an equal
amount of credit; that the man who car-
ries the money in his fist will always
have the preference over the individual
who buys on credit. If this feature is
made sufficiently clear to the farmers,
and they are disposed to profit by the
discovery, perhaps the reign of the
P. of I. will not be so bootless after all.

 

THE TRADESMAN wishes it to be re-
membered that, in its discussion of the
P. of I. question, it has no harsh words
for the farmers who have been tempo-
rarily led astray by the false statements
of the organizers. They are, in the main,

good men and worthy citizens, who will
soon see the utter worthlessness of the
order to which they have given allegiance,
and will leave it with far less reluctance
than they joined it. Itis to the officers
and organizers of the order that THE
TRADESMAN pays its compliments, be-
cause they are teaching a false doctrine,
knowing it to be false, and pursuing the
course they are from selfish motives and
for mercenary ends.

 

Considerable space will be given next
week to a discussion of the bonus ques-
tion—that is, the desirability of raising
bonuses for manufacturing enterprises
and the effectiveness of such methods.
Included in the discussion of the subject
will be published the written opinions of
Governor Luce, the President of the
Grand Rapids Board of Trade and about
twenty-five other representative business
men from different parts of the State. No
theme is more pertinent to the business
men of the State at this time and it is to
be hoped that THE TRADESMAN’S treat-
ment of the subject will throw some new
light on the problem.

When faithful a friend of the
farmer as the Michigan Farmer advises
its readers to give the Patrons of Indus-
try a wide berth, itis time for them to
cease listening to the seductive promises
of such worthies as Waterhouse, Payne.
Wolff, et al.

BUSINESS REVERSES.

So

 

An Old Merchant Has Something to
Say About Them.

‘“‘For many years.’’ said an old mer-
chant recently, *‘business men appear to
me to have less and less knowledge of
their own affairs than they once had.”’
Possibly this is true to a certain extent,
for men with large responsibilities on
their hands cannot give that attention to
the minute of their transactions that it
is possible for a man who is only doing
asmal! business. But there is a germ
of truth in the remark that such and
such a firm had no idea of failing a week
before the unfortunate event. Most bus-
iness men are hopeful. They expect to
tide over a desperate pinch in one way
or another. But is this business? The
careful navigator, when sailing in smooth
seas, is no less mindful of storms and
hidden reefs. The happy-go-lucky man
of business is very apt to find shoals in
unexpected places. That causes over
which the merchant has no control may
shipwreck his fortunes, is true. Finan-
cial panics come at times and bring mis-
fortunes to the most conservative, but it
is neverless true that the merchant who
has his sails well trimmed often weathers
an unexpected gale, while the man who
is spreading too much canvass goes to
the bottom.

The methods in business life change
with each decade. Years ago a mer-
chant sold his goeds on six months, and
in a majority of cases the notes were re-
newed for six months longer, interest
being added. The banks discounted
these notes, for they were based on mer-
chandise, and the supposition was that a
merchant would not sell his wares toa
person of doubtful credit. The banks
held what was in reality business paper.
This method had to a certain extent
passed away and single name paper is
taken in place of a supposed responsible
buyer and an equally responsible seller.
The larger buyers now sell their notes
and buy their merchandise for cash. <A
house of good repute can put out in this
Way aby quantity of paper. This
method has its advantages, but it also
has its temptations, and one of the most
dangerous which arises from this system
is the fatal facility with which money is
obtained. <A bit of time paper ora few
mouths for any reasonable sum brings
the money through a note broker ina
few hours. The money thus obtained.
which comes so easily, is apt to go quite
as quickly into outside speculations. A
run of luck may be thus secured. but if
the tide turns and losses follow. the
debt is there while the assets are minus.

It is rarely thata merchant or evena
speculator ever deliberately starts out to
defraud his creditors. He goes on from

month to month, under easy sail, indulg-
ing in borrowing to meet deficiencies,

without a thought of being dishonest.
When the strait occurs he adopts some
new device to raise money, and, without
a suspicion that he is doing a dishonest
act, resorts to acts that are criminal.
When he awakes from his fancied dream
of security and sees where he has placed
himself, he seeks safety in flight or
suicide. Not one man ina hundred has
the moral pluck to stand up and accept
the penalty. There is in the state prison
to-day aman who had it in his power to
leave the country, but refused to do so.
He preferred to meet the obloquy at-
tached to his acts rather than flee from
justice. That such a man ismorally bad
is impossible, and, while we may depre-
cate his methods, we can not help but
have a certain amount of respect for
him. Business men, having large re-
sponsibilities, are too much inclined to
ignore the unpleasant episodes of bus-
iness life. They bave so many cares
that to delve to the bottom of every com-
plication they leave to others—it may be
a junior partner or confidential clerk.
The facility for dismissing a disagree-
able matter is lauded by the unthinking,
but many of the failures in commercial
circles may be justly attributed to this
way of placing burdens upon the shoul-
ders of less competent men instead of
manfully bearing them, by those who
have the power to remedy the repetition
of awrong method. The burdens of a
large business offer these temptations,
and the tendency to increase the amount
of business that one firm or one corpora-
tion can cover is becoming a fruitful
source of misapplied energy and conse-
quent failure. A merchant overtaxed
does not do himself justice, and fora
business man to know his own limitation
and keep within the circle where he is
sure of himself and his resources isa
gift which, fortunately, many possess,
and which the younger class of mer-

 

chants should cultivate.

HARDWOOD LUMBER,

The furniture factories here ay as follows for
dry stock, measured merchantable, mill culls

out:

Basswood, log-run ........ OSes 13 00@15 00
Been, ORTON oc es 15 00@16 00
Biren, Nos Land so 00
Bisck Act lor ren ooo. 14 00@16 00
Cherry, log- EM ee 25 00@40 00
Onerry. Nos. ft and 2... 60 00@65 00
Chery (me ae @12 00
Mae AG i ee hel 12 00@13 00
Maple, soft, log-run.,................. 11 00@13 00
Maple, Noe Tahoe. el @20 00
Mapie, Clear, flooring. ......:........': @25 00
Ma le, white, ROIGCLOS @25 00
Reog Oak Jocrun. 0. 20 00@21 00
Hod Oak Noe tand 2.00.5... 0 526 26 28 00

00@:
Red Oak, 4 sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, 4 sawed, regular............ 30 32 00

Red Oak, No. 1, step ee 325 00
Walnut, log re 55 00
Walnut, Nos, fang 2... 2.0. ks es 75 00
Winns co 0 ee 25 00
Grey Elm, log- fam ee ‘12 00G@13 05
White Aso; loptan 0006) 14 00@16 00
Whitewood, locrnn:......%..0... | 20 00@22 00
White Oak, loerun oo. 17 00818 00
White Oak, 4% sawed, Nos. 1 and 2....42 00@43 00

 

 

   
   
    
 
 

ABSOLUTELY

Pure *, Heaithful

THE BEST SOAP MADE.

hk 2
Try it once, and you will
rse no other.

ee
ror Sale hy aii Grocers,
Mail
GOWANS & STOVER,
Buffalo, N. Y.
25 wrappers from the

(JAK-|EAF SOAP

or a copy of the ELOPEMENT after the painting by
Kaemmerer, issued by them at a cost of over
5,000 dollars.

 

 

AND

Piumbing,

Steam and Hot Water Heating,
Brooks’ Hand Force Pump, In-
stantaneous Water Heater, Hot
Air Furnaces, Mantels, Grates
and Tiling, Gas Fixtures, Etc.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in

Plumbers’ Supplies.
184 Kast Fulton St, Head of Monroe,

Telephone No. 147.

21 Seribner Street,

Telephone No. 1109.

GRAND RAPIDS, - MIQOH.

 

 

“COLUMBIA”’’

and Hot Water Boiler for

dwellings, ete.

HUM & SCHNEIDER, Grand Rapids,
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.

FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Steam warming

 

 

A. J. BowNE, President.

GEO. C. PIERCE, Vice President.
H. W. Nasu, Cashier

CAPITAL, - - - $300,000.

 

Transacts a general banking business.

 

“fake a Specialty of Collections. Accounts
of Country Merchants Solicited.

ARR CD ae
LECTROTYPERS,

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The Putnam Gandy So

SUCCESSORS TO PUTNAM & BROOKS.

W holesale

CAND
FRUITS, NUTS,
OYSTERS, EYG

13, 15, 17 Seuth ltlonhia Sireci.

 

 

me

i Bagby use
XL CREA

THE OLD RELIABLE

PUY UF IN

| Boxes, Cans, Pails, Kegs, Half

Barrels and Barrels.

Send for sample of the celebrated

Frazer Garriage Grease

The Frazer Goods Handled by the Jobbing
Trade Everywhere.

 

cake.

RR cameras

WOMAN

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 foras much with equal or better value to the
consumer, although it is generally sold at 5 cents a
Cut this out, and ask your Jobber to send youa
box of Pride of the Kitchen.

Can be

It is worth trying.

 

J. DETTENTHALER,

JOBBER

OF

Uysters

——AND——

Salt Fish.

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. See Quotations in Another Column.

 

KOAL!

GRAND RAPIDS ICK & COAL 60.,

WHOLESALE

Anthracite and Bituminous Coal.

State Trade a Specialty.

Before ordering your coal write to us for prices.

52 Pearl Street,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

Warranted Not to Rip.

sent on application.

 

MANUFACTURERS

Pants, Overalls, Goats, Jackets, Shirts, Rts.

lonia Pants& OverallCo.

E. D. Voorhees, Manager.

OF

Fit Guaranteed.

Workmanship Perfect.

Mr. Voorhees’ long experience in the manufacture of these goods enables him
to turn out a line especially adapted to the Michigan trade.

Samples and prices

IONIA,- MICH.

Uo Not Violate the Law

To conform to the law passed by the last Legislature, we have arranged to brand
all barrels containing our superior vinegar

MALT VINEGAR

The purity and strength of which are fully guaranteed.

Dealers should remember that no vinegar below 40 grain can now be
sold and that those who violate the law are liable to both fine and impris-
onment. Every barrel of vinegar we sell is tested before it leaves our
factory and we guarantee it to be up to the legal standard.

Telfer Spice Company.

 

 

z® GEO. H. REEDER,
be -Lycoming Rubbers
© © Medinm Price Shoes,

* 8 Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

c= No Chemicals.23

  
    

Breakfast Cocoa

Is absolutely pure

and it is soluble.

To increase the solubility of
the powdered cocoa, various expe-

* dients are employ ed, 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
ted color which is characteristic of an absolutely pure and
natural cocoa.

W. Baker & Co., Dorchester, Mass.

TRAVENRIGH BROS.

WV holesale Clothiers

MANUFACTURERS OF

Pertect-Fitting Tailor-Made Clothing

AT LOWEST PRICES.

138-140 Jefferson Ave., 34-36 Woodbridge St., Detroit.

MAIL ORDERS sent in care L. W. ATKINS will receive PROMPT ATTENTION.

 

 

S. K. BOLLES. E. B.

S. kK. Bolles & Co.,

CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

W holesale Cigar Dealers.

-Eioe wrt

We will forfeit $1,000 if the “TOSS UP”
Cigar is not a Clear Long Havana Filler of
excellent quality, equal to more than the aver-
age ten cent cigars on the market.

Selected Hers 8p

THOMSON & TAYLOR SPICE COMP

Chicago.
Is a Combination of

The Finest Ingredients for use in
Seasoning . Meats, Poultry,
Game and Fish.

DIKEMAN.

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SOLD BY ALL GROCERS.

 

 

2

 

The Michigan Tradesman

 

 

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1889.

 

MICHIGAN KNIGHTS OF THE GRIP.

 

President—A. F. Peake, Jackson.
Secretary—L. M. Mills, Grand Rapide.
Official Organ—Michigan Tradesman.

 

Report from Secretary Mills.
GRAND Rapips, Oct. 1, 1889.
To the Members of Michigan Knights of the

Grip:

Through the courtesy of E. A. Stowe
& Bro., | mail to each member of our
Association a copy of our official organ,
containing a complete list of hotels
granting concessions to our members,
reports and suggestions from officers, and
other items of interest to every member;
also a notice of the annual convention,
to be held in Lansing on Friday after-
noon and evening and Saturday forenoon,
December 27 and 28, at which it is earn-
estly desired that every member be pres-
ent, if possible, as matters of much im-
portance to every commercial traveler
will come before the convention, and an
enjoyable time is promised by our broth-
ers of the Capital City. The banquet
tendered by them will be on Friday
evening, and a cordial invitation is ex-
tended to the ladies to be present. Gov-
ernor Luce and other prominent men of
our State have signified their intention
to be present.

The success and growth of our organ-
ization has far exceeded the most san-
guine expectations of the organizers,
and the hearty co-operation of the com-
mercial travelers of our State has swelled
the membership to 671 members, for the
week ending September 28. The Secre-
tary will promptly forward blanks to
any address desired. The present post-
office address of the following members
is desired by the Secretary, as he has
mail in his care for them: W. J. Worden,
J. Van Kueren, B. Woodward, H. W.
Gleason. H. S. Townes, Harry N. Brit-
ton. J. BR. Launer, W. A. Morse, C. 8.
Hall.

I desire to caution our members against
soliciting membership from commercial
travelers who are anxious to join simply
to secure hotel concessions, while travel-
- ing through the State but once in a year
or a lifetime, it is understood these
privileges are granted only to members
on their regular trips, and by the hotels at
which they regularly stop, on trips of
every thirty or sixty days, as it behooves
every member to carefully guard these
concessions.

I desire to again mention the prize
offered by the Board of Directors, of a
gold K. of G. pin, to the member secur-
ing the largest number of new members
for the year ending December 27. There
are several doing grand work in this
direction, as we have received over fifty
applications the past week.

I would urgently advise every member
to send $1 to THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
for a year’s subscription, as it contains
all matters of interest and official re-
ports of our association, besides being
the best commercial journal in the
Northwest.

Owing to not having received prompt
responses from some of the Vice-Pres-
idents, our Hotel Bulletin has been de-
layed much longer than we had expected:
but we hope to be able to issue it during
the coming month.

Yours very truly.
i. M. Minus, See’ y.

28
as

 

Notes from the President’s Pen.

The Lansing travelers are making ex-
tensive arrangements to entertain hand-
somely all members who attend the an-
nual meeting on Dec. 27 and 28.

The present outlook indicates one of
the largest gatherings of commercial men
in Michigan. All who attend may be
sure of a hearty welcome and a general
good time.

Do not forget to bring the wives and
babies to the annual.

His Excellency. the Governor, will be
with us, as will also several other promi-
nent men.

In order to retain concessions and com-
mand the respect of those who grant
them to our association, it is necessary

that all members see to it that the same
is not abused.
The hotels who have granted us the

benefit of allowing each member the priv-
ilege of bringing his wife one trip each
year we ought to make it a point to pat-
ronize, for they are our friends.

We eall the attention of our members
to the new bus line at Au Sable and
Oscoda. and trust that each one will give
Mr. Elliott his support and stand by him,
in case his competitors cut to same rate.
It is but what is justly due him for giv-
ing us the rate of 25 cents round trip and
one-half cut on baggage.

Asamember of the Knights of the
Grip. you ought to arrange to attend the
annual meeting at Lansing, as matters of
great importance to each will be brought
before us for consideration. One impor-
tant move is the establishment, in each
first-class hospital in Michigan, of aroom
to care for our sick members.

Asamember of the association, will
you get one new member before Dec. 1?
By so doing, we will have just 1.400 mem-
bers. Try it, and do not leave all the
work for just a few. temember, they
have their work as well as you.

Our committees are in good working
order and have accomplished much work.
Each Vice-President has handed to the
Congressman of his respective district
the endorsement of our amendment to
the inter-state commerce law, of each
jobber and manufacturer having signed
the same.

A. EF. Peannu, Pres.

 

New Bus Line at Oscoda and Au
Sable.

The following letter is self-expanatory:
AU SABLE, Sept. 13, 1889.
A. F. Peake, Pres., Jackson:

DEAR Srr—As there is a great deal of
dissatisfaction among the traveling men
coming to Au Sable and Oscoda about
the exorbitant bus fare from the depot to

 

 

the hotels, I take this method to state to
you that I will give the traveling mena
special rate, providing that you place my
bus line on the list and guarantee me the
patronage of the traveling men belonging
to the Association. '
The bus fare here at present is 50
cents for round trip from depot to hotel
and return, and 25 cents all around for
trunks, that is, 25 cents each. Now, I
will, provided as stated above, cut the
bus fare down one-half or 25 cents for
round trip and also eut one-half on bag-
gage. I intend to put on first-class bus-
ses and run a first-class bus line and do
all that I ean to accommodate the travel-
ing public, as the bus fare is now exor-
bitant: and should I be the means of other
bus lines cutting rates, I feel that it
would be no more than just that I should
have the patronage, even if my competi-
tors cut likewise. I will be ready with my
bus line in about 10 days. It shall be
known as ‘‘The Elliot Bus Line.’’? Please
let me hear from you as soon as possible.
Yours truly, WILLIAM ELLIOT.
The above offer has been accepted in
behalf of the association and we earnestly
request every member of the Knights to
use his influence to make Mr. Elliot’s
venture a profitable one.
AF. Peann, Pres.
I. M. Manus, See’ vy.
HB. L. Peck, Chairman.
Bus and Baggage Com.

 

From Treasurer Cooper.
LANSING, Sept. 16, 1889.
L. M. Mills, Sec’y., Grand Rapids:
DEAR Sir—I have nothing special to
report. |
We will organize here to protect the
boys at their annual meeting, with a
banquet, etc. We want them all to
come. Lansing will do it up to the
‘‘queen’s taste.”’
Yours very truly,
Geo. C. COOPER.

 

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:

Hotel Cadillac, Detroit.

Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids.

The Northern, Big Rapids.

Hibbard House. Jackson.

Park House, Richland.

The Steele, St. Johns.

Hotel Phelps, Greenville.

Hotel Marquette, Marquette.

Wright House, Alma.

Kalamazoo House, Kalamazoo.

Mears Hotel, Whitehall.

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.

Pheenix 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.

McElrain House, Vicksburg.

Goodwin House, Cassopolis.

Three Rivers House, Three River.

Hotel Belding, Belding.

New Con mercial, Lonia.

Brackett House. Big Rapids.

Hotel McKinnon. Cadillac.

Pipp House, Kalkaska.

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.

Quincey House, Quincy.

Alger House, Clare.

Decker House, Lakeview.

Retan House, Ithaca.

Commercial House, Boyne City.

Smith’s Hotel, Hillsdale.

3ryant House, Flint.

Keefer House, Hillsdale.

Brown’s Hotel, Union City.

City Hotel, Holland.

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.

Cook’s Hotel, Ann Arbor.

Welch House, Portland.

Hotel Hodges, Pontiac.

Snow’s Hotel, Ludington.

The Oakland, Oxford.

Sherman House, Mt. Clemens.

Edwards House, Marine City.

Commercial House, Richmond.

American House, Romeo.

Atlantic Hotel, White Cloud.

Lake View House, Elk Rapids.

Lewis House, Torch Lake.

Davis House, Lowell.

Miller House, Carson City.

Oaks House, Reed City.

McKinnon House, Cadillac.

Hotel Downey, Lansing.

Whipple House, South Lyon.

Sherman House, Flint.

Moore House, North Branch.

Tremont House, Cass City.

Marathon House, Columbiaville.

American House, Cadillac.

New Everett, East Saginaw.

Sebring House, Bangor.

Depot Hotel, Hartford. .

Bond House, Niles.

Coburn’s Exchange, Howard City.

Abram House, Lapeer.

Brooks House, Sand Lake.

Bailey House, Ionia.

Campbell House, Bay City.

Wildermuth House, Owosso.

Evart House, Evart.

Phoenix House, West Branch.

Otsego Lake House, Otsego Lake.

Grayling House, Grayling.
New Cheboygan, Cheboygan.
Hotel Whitcomb, St. Joseph.
Filer House, Ludington.
Hotel Marquette, Marquette.
Snow’s Hotel, Ludington.
Northwestern Hotel, Hancock.
Bennett House, Galesburg.
New Winchester, Au Sable.
New Winchester, Oscoda.
Davis House, Lowell.

New Strong House, East Tawas.
Caro House, Caro.

Voigt, Herpolsheimer & Co,

Importers and Jobbers of

Dry Goods

STAPLE and FANCY.

 

 

 

Overalls, Pants, Ete

OUR OWN MAKE.

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A COMPLETE LINE OF

Fancy Grockery and
Fancy Woodenware

OUR OWN IMPORTATION.

Inspection Solicited. Chicago and De-
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Millinery.

Wholesale Department.

 

Largest Stock in the City,

Goods Direct from the Manufacturers
and Importers. Merchants and Milliners
will find our prices this season as low as
any house in the trade.

J, C. Kendall & Co.,

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Manufacturer of

LRATHER BELTING

JOBBER OF

Rubber Goods and Mill Supplies,

1 to 5 Pearl Street,
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Such is the fate of the Pass Book System wherever it comes in
contact with the

Tradesman Gredit Govpon 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 * na ciecc.... 3:00 | Orders for 200 or over... ...- 5 per cent
$10 a ce uci 4.00 " SOO fe ee 10 ba
$20 ug ee 5.00 ee * 1000 = 222s... 20 “

SEND IN SAMPLE ORDER AND PUT YOUR BUSINESS ON A CASH BASIS.

B.A. STOWE & BRO. Grand Rapids.
H. Leonard & Sons.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Cor. Spring and Fulton Sts.

 

Near Union Depot.

REDUCED PRICES

MASON

Porcelained Top Fruit Jar

For immediate orders we quote Mason’s Fruit Jars at the following Reduced Prices,
Terms Regular:

PINTS, Per Gross, $ 950|HALF GALLONS, Gro, $13.00
QUARTS, Per Gross, 10.00! RUBBERS, for any size, 55

No Charge for Case or Cartage.

Stoneware:

Jugs, Butters, Churns & Milk Pans, per gal..$ (6

Jelly Tumblers: |

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Davenport, Ia.

EDWIN FPALLAS,

JOBBER OF

Batter, Hogs, Fairfield Cheese, Foreign Fruits, Mince Meat, Nuts, te.

Will be prepared to fill all orders for his popular Solid and Daisy Brands of
Oysters after Sept. 1. Let your orders come.

Office and Salesroom, No. 9 Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Grand Rapids Fruit and Produce Go,,

Headquarters for C. WILKINSON & SON’S
Fancy Jersey
Sweet Potatoes.

3 NORTH IONIA ST., GRAND RAPIDS.

MOS fis BROS,

—WHOLESALE——

Fruits, Seeds, Oysters: Produce.
All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be
pleased to hear from you.

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Wholesale and Commission

Fruits

 

Our Specialties?

CALIFORNIA FRUITS,
—— AND——
ORANGES, LEMONS,

zr roduce. BANANAS AND BERRIES.
56 and 58 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

PERACHES!

I Am Headquarters.

Alfred J. Brown,

16 and 18 North Division Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

Peaches! Peaches! Peaches!

 

THEO. B. GOOSSEN,

WHOLESALE
Produce and Commission Merchant,

Is bound to let you know that he will sell you peaches as low as any one.
or wire for prices and same will receive prompt attention.

33 OTTAWA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH,

Telephone 269.

PERMENTUM

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.

ae WINTERNITZ, | Special care given outside shipments.
State Jobbing Agent, | Visiting merchants are invited to call at
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | the distributing depot, 106 Kent St.

A. HIMES,

Shipper and Retail Dealer in (* : .

Lehigh ValleyGoalGo.'s

Write

 

 

Oftice, 54 Pearl St. Grand Rapids, Mich.

THE ABOVE COMPANY’S COAL IN CAR LOTS ON TRACK READY

SHIPMENT.

J. H. Myera,

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FINE SINGLE HARNESSES A

SPECIALTY.
73 Canal st., Grand Rapids.

BLIVEN & ALLYN,

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

“BIG F” Brand of Oysters.

In Cans and Bulk, and Large Handlers of OCEAN FISH, SHELL CLAMS and OYSTERS. We make
a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time. We solicit
consignments of all kinds of Wild Game, such as Partridges, Quail, Ducks, Bear, etc.

H. M. BLIVEN, Manager. 63 Pearl St.

MICHIGAN CIGAR CO.
Big Rapids, Mich.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY CELEBRATED

OAL €. CC." Vum yam”

OThe Most Popular Cigar. The Best Selling Cigar on the Market.

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GROCERIES.

The Condition of Trade.
From the New York Shipping List.

Commercial affairs continue under the
infiuence of favorable conditions, which
not only maintain the volume of busi-
ness, but in several instances have devel-
oped progressive improvement. The
cooler temperature that has prevailed
has stimulated the demand for many
descriptions of merchandise, there has
been increased activity in the export
movement of produce and the increasing
volume of general trade is reflected in
the heavy bank clearances reported from
all parts of the country, which are of
more than usual significance because they
are not swelled by speculative trading,
which in all departments has been, and
is now, notably stagnant. With respect
to the export movement of produce, the
most notable feature has been in the
large shipments of cattle and provisions,
the latter including fresh beef as well as
cured and canned meat. For the month
of August alone, the value of the exports
of cattle was $1.515.000 in excess of last
year, while of provisions there was an
increase in value of over $3,200,000, and
for the three months ending August 31,
the shipments aggregate more than 90,000
head of cattle, 40,000,000 pounds fresh
beef and 34,000,000 pounds cured and
canned meat. If to this is added a phe-
nominal increase in the total shipments
of petroleum, which since the first of
January to date are more than 76,000,000

gallons in excess of last year, or an in-
crease of about 21 per cent.; a large
increase in the shipments of corn and a
moderate increase in the exports of flour
and wheat, and the result shows the ex-
tent to which our export tr ade has
expanded, before the most active season
for heavy wheat and cotton exports has
fairly commenced. It is quite true that
there has been a corresponding increase
in the imports of foreign merchandise,
but the exhibit is none the less satisfac-
tory. fora falling off in impor ts is usually
experienced during the remaining months
of the calendar year. The absence of
speculative activity is in striking con-
trast with the cheering reports received
trom all quarters as to the condition of
general trade, but the Tribune puts the
matter tersely and truthfully when it
says that this stagnation has come ina
natural way. With respect to the stock
market, it says: ‘‘The people who have
got stocks are mainly the professionals,
who bought believing that the crops and
the business would cause higher prices,
and they cannot unload on each other.
The people who have not bought stocks

 

 

see that railroad wars have not been
prevented by the presidents’ agree-
ment, but result inevitably from

the unreasonable construction of com-
peting lines. While they wait, because
wars increase and become more threaten-

 

ing, the market is left tothe professional |
speculators. The case is just the same
in wheat and cotton. Those who have

bought cannot sell at their price, and the
public at their prices has no desire to!
buy. But the country is all the better
for languishing speculation, because that
interrupts legitimate business less than
if it were more active.’’ So long as bus-
iness men are actively employed with a
large and remunerative trade, they are
less susceptible to the attractions of a
fiyer in Wall street, especially when they
are aware that professionals are only
waiting their coming into the market to
unload and this is true of produce as
well as of stocks. The important feat-
ure of the grain market has been the de-
eline in the value of corn, which is now
selling at the lowest price on record.
There is no longer any reason to doubt
that the enormous crop of last year is to
be followed by a yield that will very
nearly equal it in proportions and ac-
cordingly its distribution will only be
stimulated by low prices. The firmer
temper of the wheat market has been
due to the prediction that there is likely
to be a scarcity of good grades, due
largely to the effect of rains during the
harvest period. Speculative influences
here as well as in Liverpool continue to
sustain the value of cotton, but although
the short interest is slowly covering, the
deal will not be completed until the
present month has expired. The con-
dition of the local money market con-
tinues to cause uneasiness in financial
circles, and the lean condition of bank
reserves shown by the last weekly bank
statement forshadows a close working of
the market and high rates of interest for
all kind of accomodation, but the high
rates prevailing last week brought a con-
siderable increase in the offerings of
Government bonds. An assuring feature
of the situation is that the interior is
plentifully supplied with funds, that
present conditions are the result of a
healthy expansion of legitimate trade
and that money abroad is cheap and
plentiful; besides, there is at present
very little inducement for stock specula-
tors to undertake to create an artificial
squeeze by manipulation. The publica-
tion of M. Litch’s estimates of the
European beet crop has caused a re-
newed feeling of depression in the sugar
market, the yield foreshadowed being
the largest on record and somewhat in
excess of the preliminary estimates pre-
viouslymade. The feeling here has been
furthermore influenced by the slow
movement of refined, which has induced
refiners to mark prices down %4 cent,
with the hope of stimulating the demand,
but thus far without encouraging success.

—————_—>>
Meeting of the Executive Board.

The Executive Board of the Michigan
Business Men’s Association held a meet-
ing at the Morton House last Wednesday
evening, all the members of the Board
being present except Mr. Wells, of Lan-
sing.

It was decided to engage the services
of President Whitney to personally visit
every local association in the State dur-
ing the coming six months. He is to
meet and encourage the members, and
will probably deliver two talks or lec-
tures in every town where there is an
Association—one to the publicagenerally
explaining the purposes and usefulness
of the local Association and the desira-
bility of sustaining it, and the other to

members of the Association only upon

 

matters peculiar to their interests.

The Board instructed the Committee
on Insurance to proceed with the organ-
ization of the Michigan Business Men’s
Fire Insurance Company with as little
delay as possible.

—-—~>-e
Purely Personal.

Chas. Smith, buyer for Horning & Hart,
at Woodville, was in town a couple of
days last week.

Arthur Gibson, of the grocery firm of
Palmer & Gibson, was in town all last
week. He was accompanied by his wife.

J. G. Peterson, the Ironton general
dealer, purchased three Holstein calves
of Martin L. Sweet, on the occasion of
his visit to the West Michigan fair last
week.

Emanuel Treusch, of the firm of
Morris H. Treusch & Bro., has gone to
New York to complete arrangements to
handle Straiton & Storm’s entire line of
cigars.

Capt. C. G. Perkins came up from
Henderson, Ky., yesterday, to attend the
meeting of the stockholders of the Penin-
sular Novelty Co., which is to be held
to-day.

Guy M. Harwood, the Petoskey drug-
gist, sauntered around the city all last
week, seeking rest and recreation. He
acted as official scorer at the traveling
men’s ball game on Saturday.

Samuel Lyon left Monday for Cleve-
land, whither he goes to Auburn, N. Y.,
and Providence, R. I., returning by way
of Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Indianap-
olis. He expects to be gone about two
weeks.

J. Vandenburg, buyer for the Chippewa
Lumber Co., at Chippewa Lake, has con-
cluded to defer the erection of a house on
his lot on Wealthy avenue until next
spring. On the completion of the house,
he will take up his residence in the city.

 

The Chicago Tribune noted the presence
of a tough looking cowboy in that city
one day last week. The Tribune was
mistaken. Its supposed cowboy was
none other than F. S. Millington, the
Paw Paw merchant, accompanied by his
big hat.

—_—_-—___—
The P. of I. Dealers.

The following are the P. of I. dealers
who had not cancelled their contracts at
last accounts:

Assyria—J. W. Abbey.

Bellevue—John Evans.

Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Ses-
sions.

Cedar Springs—John Beucus,
Fish, L. A. Gardiner.

Charlotte—John J. Richardson,
& Smith, J. Andrews, C. P. Lock.

Coral—J. S. Newell & Co.

East Saginaw—John P. Derby.

Flushing—Sweet Bros. & Clark.

Gardner—J. B. Brice.

Grand Rapids—John
Beries, A. Wilzinski.

Harvard—Ward Bros.

Howard City—Henry Henkel.

Hubbardston—M. Cahalen.

Kent City—R. McKinnon, M. L. Whit-
ney.

Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich.

Millington—Chas. H. Valentine.

Morley—Henry Strope.

Nashville—Powers & Stringham, H. M.
Lee.

Olivet—F. H. Gage.

Rockford—B. A. Fish.

Sand Lake—C. O. Cain,
Blanchard.

Sparta—Dole & Haynes, Woodin & Van
Winkle.

Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter.

Wheeler—Louise (Mrs. A.)
H. C. Breckenridge.

——— >> >
The Grocery Market.

Sugars have taken another downward
turn, but the market is now fairly firm
and no further downward movement is
expected for the next few days. Sep-
tember cheese is advancing, although
some grades of July and August stock
are still sold below 10c. California Mus-
ecatels and London Layer raisins are in
market, but the quality is generally poor.
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The Stub-Tailed Cow--One of Lincoln’s

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Cordes, Joseph

Brayman &

Johnson,

 

Stories.
Stories of President Lincoln’s keen
humor are seemingly inexhaustible.

One which has never appeared in print
comes from a man who held a prominent
office under Lincoln, and who knew the
great statesman well. At an official ball
some thieves made off with many of the
hats and overcoats of the guests, so that
when the Presidential party was ready
to take leave Vice-President Hamlin’s
head covering was not to be found.

“711 tell you what, Hamlin,” said a
friend; early in the evening I saw a man,
possessed of keen foresight, hide his hat
upstairs. J am sure he would be willing
to donate it to the Administration, and I
will go and get it for you.

 

When the hat was produced it was dis-
covered to be very much after the style
affected by Hamlin, but it bore a badge
of mourning, which emblem the Vice-
President ripped off with his penknife.
The party stood chatting merrily as they
waited for the carriages to be driven up,
when a man stopped directly in front of
Mr. Hamlin and stood staring at the
‘tile’? with which his head was covered.

‘““What are you looking at, sir?’’ asked
Hamlin sharply.

“Your hat,’’? answered the man mildly.
‘If it had a weed on it I should say it
was mine.’’

“Well, it” hasn’t got a weed on it, has
it??? asked the Vice-President.

“No, sir,’’? said the hatless
hasn’t.’’

“Then it isn’t your hat,
the proud possessor | of it.

“No, I guess not,’’ said the man as he
turned to walk away. When this little
scene was explained to President Lincoln
he laughed heartily and said:

“That reminds me, Hamlin, of a long
time ago when I was pioneering and
soldiering in Illinois and we put up a
joke on some officers of the United States
Army. My party and I were a long way
off from the comforts of civilized life,
and our only neighbors were the garrison
of a United States fort. We did pretty
well for rations, had plenty of salt meat
and flour, but milk was not to be had for
love or money, and as we all longed for
the delicacy we thought it pretty mean

man, “it

it??? said

is

that the officers of the fort, who had two
cows—a stubbed-tailed one and a black
and white one—offered us no milk,
though we threw out many and strong
hints that it would be acceptable. At
last after much consultation we decided
to teach them a lesson and borrow or
steal one of those cows, just as you
choose to putit. But how it could be
done without the cow being at once iden-
tified and recovered was the question.
At last we hitonaplan. One of our
party was dispatched a day’s ride to the
nearest slaughter-house, where he pro-
cured a long red cow’s tail to match the
color of the stub-tailed cow, after pos-
sessing ourselves of which animal we
neatly tied our purchase to the poor stub,
and with appetites whetted by long ab-
stinence we drank and relished the sweet
milk which ‘our cow’ gave. A few days
afterward we were honored by a call
from the commander of the fort. ‘Say,
boys,” said he, ‘we have lost one of our
cows.’ Of course we felt very sorry and
expressed our regret accordingly. ‘But,’
continued the commander, ‘I came over
to say that if that cow of yours jhad a
stub tail, I should say it was ours.’

«+ ‘But she hasn’t a stub tail, has she?’
asked we, sure of our point.

‘“‘No,’ said the officer, ‘she certainly
has not a stub tail.’

‘¢ “Well, she isn’t your cow then,’ and
our argument was as unanswerable was
Hamlin’s.’’

 

 

 

THE BEST

Accident |! tha
Furnished
Insurance

Dnited States Mutnal
Accident Association

CHARLES B. PEET,
President.

JAMES R. PITCHER,
Sec’y and Gen. Manager.

320-324 Broadway, New York.

 

 

SEEDS

If in want of Clover or Timothy,
Orchard, Blue Grass, or Red Top,
Any Kind of Seed,
send or write to the

Seed Store,

71 Canal St, GRAND RAPIDS.

W.T. LAMOREAUX.

or, in fact,

 

S. P: Bennett,

The “Live GOAL Man.

Wilkesbarre and Pittston Anthracite
Coal, Cumberland Blossburg Smith-
ing Coal, 72-hour Connelsville Coke.

A large supply of the above coals on track the

year around.

8. P. BENNETT, Grand Rapids, Mich.

Write for prices.

 

Special Notice!?
All smithing coals sold by us we guar-
antee to be mined from the BIG VEIN
in the Georges Creek District. This is
the coal so favorbly known as Piedmont
or Cumberland Blossburg, and stands
unrivalled for smithing purposes.

 

Dry Mined Rock Salt

99 1-2 PER CENT. PURE

 

We Have secured the sole agency for the Dry Rock Salt

 

mined in the celebrated Retsof mines, in the Genesee Valley, IN. ¥:,

 

which we offer to the trade in 100-pound sacks.

The superiority

 

of this salt over the manufactured or evaporated article will give

 

it a large sale, as it is the strongest salt in the market.

 

|. M. CLARK €

SON.

 

We are also sole agents for Grand
Rapids for the celebrated “TIGER”

Package Coffee,

 

PEREINS & HESS

DEALERS IN

Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.
WR CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MITT. TSE

 

The Belknap Wagon and Sleigh Co., Grand on ee

 

 

of

Manufacturers

Delivery Wagons of

all descriptions. Also

manufacturers full

line of Delivery and

Road Sleighs.

for illustrated cata-

Write

 

logue and price list.

  

 

PRODUCE MARKET.

aie come oe pay $1.25@81.50 for good fruit
in the orchard. Snows, Kings, Pippins and Wag-
— are now in market, pnenaeas $2.50 per

Beans—Dealers pay $1.40 for unpicked and
$1.60 for picked, = ding at $2 per bu.

e Beets—40c per bu.

* Butter—The market is firm; dairy has ad-
vanced to 16@17c, while creamery is in good
demand at 18@19c.

Cabbages—Home grown, fine in quality, com-
mand $1 per crate.

Cheese—Makers are holding September stock
at 944¢, jobbers holding at 10%c.

Cider—10c per gal.

oo barrels, $1.25; produce barrels
ic

Cranberries—Cape Cod are #1 higher, readily
commanding $9.50 per bbl.

Dried Apples—New evaporated are held at 744¢
and new sundried at 5c.

Egg’ et 15¢c for fresh and hold at
18c. Pickled and cold storage stock commands
about 17c¢.

Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, $ per bu.;
medium, $4.75. Timothy, $1.65 per bu

Honey—In small demand. Clean comb com-
mands 15@16c per lb.

Musk Melons—%5c per crate.

Onions—50c per bu. for clean stock.

Peaches—Hill’s Chili are still in market, com-
manding $2.25@2.50 per bu. Late Crawford's
are held at $3 per bu.

Pears—82 per bu.

Pop Corn—4¢c per Ib.

Potatoes—The market is steady.
30c and sell at 35c.

Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.

Sweet Potatoes—Fancy Jersey stock commands
$3.25 per bbl.

ee = bu.

Turnips—30e per b

Water Melons $15@318 per 100.

Dealers pay

 

PROVISIONS.
The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co
quotes as follows:

 
 

    

PORK IN BARRELS.
Mess, new. .... es 11 00
Short cut Morg SE 10 50
Extra clear pig, short cut 11 50
‘xtra clear, NeCSvy 8 ee 12 00
@lear fat back... .-. ---. - HG
Boston Glear, short GuG...........-0.. 52-2... 12 00
Clear back, BOE CHS 10 50
Standard clear, short cut, best........-.-... 12 00
SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average : We 1034
C1BG ee 114
_ a. 2 ute ............. 11%
ee ‘
. best POMCICHS.....-...... 1... 2... 2. 9
Shoulders ee 5%
boneless .... 2.0.1... st 8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............------- 10
Dried beef, ham prices...........--..--------- 10
Long Clears, HEAGS 6
Briskets, ROC 6
' HenG 6
LaRD—Kettle Rendered.
MECRECR ce ee 14
Oe is eee os 7%
Sale Tans... .-....-. 2... Ty,
LaRD—Refined.
icrees 6
20 and 50 ID. Tubs .....-...-- Se! =
3 Ib. Pails, 20in a case..............-.....---- 7%
Sib Pails 12in 8 ease. ...:..---... ee cecae oe t
10 lb. Pallas, Gim a case... ee 6%

   

20 Ib. Pails, 4in a case........... %
1b Cams. ne. 6%

BEEF IN BARRELS.

 

 
  
 

 

 

  

Extra Mess, warranted 200 = 7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.. 7 00
Pine ee 1S
Huaura Piste... ee 77
Boneless, rump butts...............--2--e0e 9 00
saUsAGE—Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage... 7
Ham Sausage... 2... 8 12
‘Tongue Sausage........... ee 9
rankfort SANRAGe, .-.-....-- <5.
Bicod SAUBEee 5%
Bolecna atraignt...-.-.. se =
Belopma: thick... .. 2. --- ss
ead Cheese |. Si
PIGS’ FEET.

im balt barress. 3 00
In quarter barrels..............-...-.-...-...- 2 00
TRIPE.

En halt barvela) 3.8... c.f. 2%
im quarter DAEreI#.:¢ 032. - et 50
in kis. es Ce 75
FRESH MEATS.

Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, CarGees 4@6
hind Quarters.....-.-.---.--...... 54@ 6
- fore ee 3 @ 3%
ee T%@ 8
C “4... @ 6%
c fOHEUES. @10
ee @ 5%
Pork lois)... -.......--. : @8
 eanonreers....-..... @ 5%
Belegna @5
Sausage, Hloed or Head: -.....-. .. @5
OO _. @ 5
. Mrankfort. 00.000 @ 8
Mutton... --5...-.- Sees cee os @i7
OYSTERS and FISH.
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
FRESH FISH.
W. ——— i. @ i%
maGmeG..... 5.0) @8
‘out. @ 7%
TT @15
OYSTERS.
Marrhavyenm ©oumts......... 0-0... 8 @35
Golceta, i es ae 25 3
a @22
AmeHNOre 08 ee @20
CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:
STICK.
Standard, 25 lb. boxes ee 10%
Twist, SS ee 1
Cut Loaf, 25 ee eee ee eee 11%
Royal lb. pail ee:
oyal, 25 pass... C.-C 10%
ne 10°
Extra, Sib, ’ pails Se 11%
eee i
French C ream, 25 Ib pails. .--) ..) 1 3. 12%
Fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.
emer Drops. 13
Sour Prope 14
Peppermint Drops _
Chocolate Drop... .......- 15
HM: Chocolate Drops... ....- 2... 18
Gom Drops... 10
ijearice Prope)... 2.8. 18@22
‘A. 8 tdeoriee Props...-.--. 14
EOzenges, pie ee ees 15
- PERCOG eee 15
Do 14
OC ee Le
Cream Bar 8 14
Momsses Bar... 13
Caramels 2) 16@18
land Made Creams... -- 7 18
Piain Creams. 252 18

Decorated Creams........
Dire BOCK 8... :
Burt Almonds... 3. 22

 

 
 

Wanterereen Berries... 6 14
FaNcYy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, = pois. ee
n bbls... 12
re printed, = ees - do
. Des ee 12%
Chocolate Drops, in mia ee 13
Gum Drops, Gr pate 6%
POMS 54
Moss Drops, i yids ee 10%
mppis. 10
Sour Drops, in pails........................... 12%
Imperials, Pipe 12
Mapes 3 10%
FRUITS.
OraneeR ee @
femong Cherce. 3.0 @6 00
“ fancy, large case............. @z 00
ios layers: New. 92.20 c ce 9@1i1
? Bass oO @ 6
Dates Ceres 2 ............... @ 4%
ie iG feats FOI @ 5%
- FE. ard, 10-Ib. box nes as a @
Ee 8 @
_ Persian, 50- mm ie... 54@
Sarin ee. 1 25@2 5
NUTS.
Almonds, deg @i7
eae... | @15
a" Cantos... . 1... 13 =
— ee Oe @9
POGNGH, SHETEN --.104%@11
Walnuts, ‘Gronchic. bee ee Sade es coe ae
- MrenmCh cs oo cul o  ell e. @10
Pecans. Terns HP. 22) oe ccs T4@12
Cocoanuts, er tec os es ce 4 25@4
PEANUTS.
— OCR es @8%
ee Gt
PROP co os

 

Wholesale Price Current.

The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who
pay promptly and buy in full packages.

 

 

BAKING POWDER.

 

 
 

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22
. 2
- 200
.. 3 oo
.. 4%
nS
aie 3
a a
. 22 2
Arctic, ¥% Ib. cans, : doz.. 45
¥% lb. ie
c Sib . 3 <1 4
e 1b" 2. 2
- fe 1 oe
Absolute, 4 _ cans, 100s..11 75
Be ip. *. SOs. 160
i 11b. oe 18 7%
Telfer’s, is Ib. cans, doz.. 45
. 4 lb. oo
1b. « of oe
Acme, 4 Ib. cans, 3 doz.... %
ia Ib. * Ss * 2 bo
es fb 8 : Se
aie 20
Red Star, 4 lb. cans, 45
- “wip * 85
Bs 11b 1 50
AXLE GREASE.
Myagers .-. 2 .:.. $2 60
ApgrOsG..-..-.22..- .---_.._- g ay is
Piamond..-... -.-....-..... 1 60
BATH BRICK.
English, 2 doz. in case..... 80
Brace, = = ==... 75
American. 2 doz. in case. 70
BLUING. Gross
Arctic Lig, 4oe...._. 3 40
% a... osc cs 7 00
ee - pe... ..- 10 00
- - 8-0z paper bot 7 20
. Pepper Box No. 2 3 00
< “ “ 4 4 00
“s “ “ “« 5 800
BROOMS.
No. — oe 1 70
Net 2... 1 90
No. 2 Carpet ee 2 00
Mot lL. 22
Parlor Gem... --.-..---_-. 2 60
Common Whisk........--.- 90
Fancy ee 1 00
ns. 3 25
Warehouse. ull 00) 2 7%
BUCKWHEAT.
Kings 100 lb. eases ....._....5 ©
80 ib. Cases... ---- 425
BUTTERINE
Dairy, — packed... -_. 13
ee ees 14
Seances: solid —— 15
= rolls . 16
CANDLES.
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.......--- 10%
Star, 40 oo. d%
Paragine.. .......-..--..-- 12
Wicking. ......-s....._-- 25
CANNED Goops—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck. .... 1 20

Clam Chowder, 3 Ib... ...-.. 2 10

  

 
  

Cove Oysters, 1 Ib. —-
2 ib Te 35
Lobsters, 1 1b. picnic. ft oo
2 Ib ..2 6
. Z ib. Ste 2 00
. 2 Ib. Star.. 2 to
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.
1 1b. stand. ..-. |: 17
c 2 ~~ 3 00
. 3 1b. in Mustard...3 00
. Sib. soused....... 3 00
Salmon, — Columbia.. ..1 90
Alasma.......- 1 80
iti, domestic 4s eae 5
ay 3G8....-- @ 9
e Mustard %s...... @10
‘ imported %4S8..... 13%
a spiced, %48...-.-- 10
Trout, 3 Ib. broek_....-_--
CANNED Go0oDs—Fruits.
. ples, gallons, stand. ..... 2 40
Blackberries, staat 90
Cherries, red standard...... 1 35
pised _-:..... 8 2 00
Hansens.... ¢
Egg Plums, stand........... 1 30
Gooseberries .............-.. 1 00
Grapes
Green Gages.........-.....- 1 30
Peaches, all yellow, stand..1 70
“ seconds 000000000 1 45
. a 116
Pears... --. 2... 1 30
Pincappies .....-....-- 1 50@2 50
Gainces.........--..-..--... 1 00
Raspberries, Gxgra......_-.- 1 35
ROG. 205.4... 1 1 60
GhrawhOEFIcs ... ........... 1 10
Whortleperrics.............- 7

CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster may...

Beans, Lima, stand........- 90
“Green Limas.. @1 0u
fc | Stree... @ #9
 Stringiess, Hrie.....-- 90
‘* Lewis’ Boston Baked..1 40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy...... 1 00
Morn’g Glory.1 00
. i Early Golden.1 v0
Peas, Freneh..-. 5s -.- 1 68
‘¢ extra marrofat. .. @1 35
< soakea .....-..... |. 80
« June stana...._.-_..- 1 35
v ee 1 55
‘* French, extra fine... .1 50
Mushrooms, extra fine...... 215
Pumpkin, 3 1b. Golden...... 1 00
Succotesh, standard........ 95
Squsesh . 06 6... 1 10
Tomatoes, Red Coat.. @1 00
Good Enough. 3. OF
a BenBar...... |. 1 00
Ls stand Dr.... @1 00
CHEESE.

Michigan Full Cream10 @l1

Sap Sago.....-....-.... 16 @16%

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.

 

German Sweet... .......--. 23
Prensieea. 6... 35
Coeds 38
Breakfast Cocoa....----.- 48
roma: ......_-_----...... 7
CHEWING GUM.
Rubber, 100 lumps.........-. 25
. me 35
Spree 30
CHICORY
Bae
Read... T%
COFFEE—Green

Rio, fair.

= good. ._

“ ‘prime D3

“ fancy, washed... @22

Wee @23
Sepieg. 00 7 @22
Mexican & Guatemalal9 @23
IPesbercy (5... 20 @23
Jaya, Titerior... 000... 20 @25

“«  Mandheling....26 @29
Mocha, genuine....... 2 @27

To ascertain cost of roasted
coffee, add %c. per lb. for roast-
ing and 15 per cent. for shrink-
age.

COFFEES—Package.
1

* in cabinets .

 

 

MeLaughlin’s XXXxX. oe
Durham. . :
Thompson’ s “Honey ‘Bee... 51
Wiper 0 2314
Good Morning |... ........ 23%
COFFEE EXTRACT.

Walley City... 75
Metis 0 1 10
CLOTHES LINES.

Cotton, 40f......- per doz. 1 25

cc bof... .-. . 1 50
bs OO f:....... o 1 60
e wo ff... . 2 00
= mae... ne 2
Jute GO fe... .... 1 00
: 2m ...... C 1 15
CONDENSED MILK.
Macie.).. 2... 7 50
Anplo-Swiss......-.,-.-.... 6 00
CRACKERS.
Kenosha Butter. ..-:-..--..- 8
Seymour = ......-.4.5-. 6
Butter.._....._-.. .. 6
< fos: .. 6
 Bisemie vj
oe Se 8
Gacy Soda.-...---.-....--_,.- 8
Soaqe:.... 6. 6%
S Oyster... 0.1.2.8... 6
City Oyster, Ae 6
PiCwe i es 6
CREAM TARTAR,
Strictly Pure. .0.55....-. 22. 38
Grocers. 230 8. ae. 24

DRIED —

  

 
 

 

  
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i SAL SODA,
Apples, eun-aricd..... 5 @ 24! KReme... .... ei 2c. 1%
“ ~ evaporated.... 6 @ 6% | Granulated, boxes.......... 2
Apricots, . a @15 SAPOLIO.
Blackberries‘ —s.........- 5 Kitchen, 3 doz. in box..... 2 3%
Meciermies ote c ose 1 'eene, 3 ty : 2 35
Peaches ee Se 12 | ae
Plums eS a a 9 | SAUERKRAUT.
lcerien 90 | Barrels, 2 gallons ice 3 00
DRIED FRUITS—Citron. | wad .%
in Gram... 8... | Corn, b Is =,
Po @25 ote barca ox
DRIED FRuirs—Currants. | | Pure Sugar. bbl wueaee
Zante, in barrels...... -- half barrel. |_| 3038
f in less quantity 5“ | Ww a arrel....30@38
. — oe | ee X Xxx
y
Bosnay ssescs veces SAO vs | ee eo : =
aperial . @ Sugar Credims......... 9 9%
Sates cece eee : | Frosted Creams....... 9%
DRIED a | Graham Crackers..... 9
Valencias........ ..-.- %@9 |; Oatmeal Crackers..... 9
Onedaree (oo... - @ilu% SODA.

—_— Layers, Cali- EOS 54
Gram... 2. @2 65 | Ke a Bagien
London Layers, for’n. @ | ” " CC ly 4%

Muscatels, California. @2 65 | TEAS.
DR JITS— |
toe ene : _— 13 |p JaPan—Regular.
Cramge ... 2. 5: ... 14 fea ea 14 @16
ens | Good ............ 2... 18 @22
_ FARINACEOUS GOODS. Choice sececece «Ot QOD
Warina, 100 1b: kegs. ........ @4! Choteest .....__.. 30 @34
Hominy, per bbl... ........ 3 50} SUN CURED.
Macaroni, dom 12 1b ne Cet Par a 14 @15
imported. @10 C6 ee 16 @20
Pearl Barley. @ 3 Chore ee @28
Peas, See @i 4) Chotedst) 000 @33
split.............. @ Zz | BASKET FIRED
Sago, German......... am G6) Fan... i @20
Tapioea, f’k or p'rl... @ Ge | Chetee @2
Wheat, cracked....... @ 6% | Choicest......0..00...) QB
V ermicelli, import. . @10_ =| Extra choice, wire leaf @40
domestic... @60 GUNPOWDER.
FLAVORING EXTRACTS. | Common to fair....... 2 @35
Jennings’ D.C. Lemon Vanills | EXtra fine to finest....50 @65
2 oz. Panel, doz. 85 1 25) Choi¢est fancy....._.. 7 @8
oz. 1 40 2 25 | IMPERIAL,
6 oz. ‘ 2 25 3 95 | Common to fair....... 20 @35
No. 3, “ 1 00 1 60 Superior tofine........ 40 @50
Ne. §, ° 23 4 00} YOUNG HYSON,
No.0, “ < 4 50 6 00 Common to fair,..... . 18 @26
No. 4, Taper, “ 1 60 2 59 | Superior to fine....... 30 @40
% pt, Round,“ 4 25 2 501 OOLONe,
1 + “ “ 8 50 15 00 Common tO fair... ||. 25 @30
FISH—SALT. i Superior to fine.......30 @50
Cod, wale TT @5_ | Fine tochoicest....... 55 @65
a Homeless 000010 @ 7% | ENGLISH BR
atone 10@1 114 Se ae y @30
Herring, round, % bbl.. 2 50 Chotee 30 @35
«« gibbed.. 75 Best. 12.55 @65
Holland, “bbls... 10 00 | Tea Dust..20.0.000.11"8 @10
. Ss 5 |
Lu ia _ ’ — @ = | TOBAccos—Plug,
Mack. sh's, No.2, %4 bbl 11 oo! _S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands,
“ ey lb kit..1 65: Nimrod, 4x12 and 2x
«“ “99 4 45! Reception, 22-5x12, 16 of Ce 3
Trout, a @5 00 | Vinco, 1x6, 4% to b.........7 30
Oe ere 75 Big 5 Center, an Wee, 34
White, No. 1, 4 Ubis. oO) Wheel Gia Bo 37
12 Ib. ate) 5) Deiiet teagan 25
“+ 10 Ib, kits..... OO) een ee ean ee
“ Family, % bbls... 2 35 utler & Co.’s Brands.
«” Néte |... - 50; Something Good... 37
GUN POWDER. | Double Fedral, 37
Kegs CEE se 37
ax 2 gg | Wedding Cake, blk........... 37
: LAMP WICKS. NOMS
ee 30 | ToBAaccos—Fine Cut.
Net... 40 D. Se 3 l
Ge. Set a Scotten & Co.’s Brands.
LICORICE. Bigwese 62
Be gg Sweet Cuba... 37
Calabria oe 2S TRADESMAN CREDIT
SC 18 8 2, per hundred os wow"
* MOLASSES. ea ee
mise Strap... 2... SO 4 00
-_ —-- Lg Se a 5 00
orto Rico --.-- -sa@oo Subject to the following
New Orleans, good.. ee 25@30 commie the ——
eChoice. ..... _— me eorgver. ....... &
faney..._ .. a 10 oe
One- half barrels, 3¢ ae 20 ss
OATMEAL. a
Muscatine, Barrens ..|.... 5 ee ea
= barrels. Cone 3 is a - i bl lh el 7
ac ‘ases ee 2 1 » 25 9) hl A A
ROLLED OATS —_ i 8 fa barrel. ’
Muscatine, Barrels.. @5 75 | YEAST.
s »
i Half bbls... : ie 12 Fermentum, Compressed. .
OIL. 1 MISCELLANEOUS,
Michican Best) |... go | Cocoa Shelis, bulk......... 7%
Water While. 10% Jelly, 30-Ib. pails........... 5
PICKLES, Co 15
Medium ee ee oe 5 25! See
eee 399 PAPER & WOODENWARE
Small Ger. 6 25} PAPER,
CSS ee SH Oot A Ge
dish Ss Co. quote as fol-
nae... 1 75 lows:
7 a. * full count........ io SOO 160
Cob Nels i 40, “ Light Weight... ...::200
RICE. [Seger 180
Carolina Heaa |... G4 Mardware 2%
ee 5% Se 24
Mg Ne eee 5 AG. iy Goode... .. |. nt '
~ Bae | Jute Manilla........... 4
Sane 58% Red Express ee
| Sauer i No. 2 4
Common Fine per bbl....... ly
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks..... 28 4g¢ ct
——s ee 6 fa es
ALR 2 15 Cotton, No. 2................20
100 ee 2 40 HP adored de
Ashton bu. bags ....-..-.-.. %5 No. — auecmeaeneie =
mae Se eae — ees 4. 16
eee a 37 NO. BB.....-.-.02-005 coeeee 7
 ? va ern Be OE ee 1%
SALERATUS., | WOODENWARE
Debhanes, pure..............5 | Tubs, No. 1 se as
Church’s, Cap Sheaf......... See TT a 6 5
Ce ee 7 7 Nes. TN el i
Wiwere 3. ll. 5 Pails, No. 1, two- -hoop.. 1 60
! | SEEDS. "|. INO. 1, three-hoop.... 1 7
Mixed bird. . 4% Clothespins, 5 gr. oe : oe
Caraway.....------.. esse eee 10 Bowls, 11 inch 00
Cavary 8... 8 4, o = 25
| “ce 15 “ee
00
“oe 17 oe » 95
‘* assorted, 17s and 17%s 2 50
“< 158, lis and 196 2%
: SHOE POLISH. | Baskets, rae cu 40
Jettine, 1 doz. in box...... 15 | Moshe! ... 1... 1 50
SNUFF. . cc we y
Seateh, in bledders........- 37 “ willow cl'ths, N ‘ol 5 73
Maccaboy, in jars...........35 “ No.2 6 5
French Rappee, = Gare! . |. 43 : . he No3 7 2
SOA ' a splin i
Detroit Soap Co. *s Brands. | 7 he ; , =
Sets 3 20} “ “ “ No.3 5 00
ea es nN ane! 3 85 | —_— iT
erman Warotiy.. 1... .... 240 GRAINS an EE y
Mattied Germann. 0.00.0). 3 00 | wt ' Te —
ae — bee eee tee ace. 2 70 hn New. Old.
S. Big — ei t 87}
Frost, Floater. . ia cle ae] a eas = Fo
Cocoa Castile (000 00 SO a ee
Cocon Castile, Fancy...... .- 3 36 | a ener pgeos cd om OF Th, Sone.
Alien B. Wrisley’s Brands. | Straight, in sacks... 4 70
Happy Family, (5........... 2 95 ow" barrels,....... 4 8
Ol Country, 30............ 330. Patent “ sacks.... on 5 70
Una, 100. 2... _ * Dearreis. .. 5 90
Hognce,, We.......-..... ... 3 15 MEAL ain
sPices—Whole. T Bete a 0 a 2 20
Allspice. . 2... ¢ Granulated. ..... .. 2 es
Cassia, China in mats. cus. S | MILLSTU FFS.
a Batavia in bund....11 Brean 11 00
“© Saigon in rolls a ie 11 00
Clov es, Amboyna.. .-6 | Screenings LE Ts
Pangisee mo 6} Midaiinee:. ......... 12 00
Mace Batavia... 2.2... 80) ||| Mixed Weed (000007) 15 06
Nutmegs, fancy............. 80 | Coarse meal............... 15 00
: CD 75 | CORN,
EE ~ (oll ine... ......... 39
Pepper, Singapore, Bide: 8 {Car  *« ...... 36
white... _ 26 | Cara
* oc... EE 26
sPricEs—Ground—-In Bulk. | Car oe 23
Se 1 i
Cassia, Batavia. . Woe 35@40
and “Saigon. fo | BARLEY.
| Saigon Be Ne 1 25
Cloves, Amboyna...........; 32 | DE a 12
«| Paugipar...... St wee
Ginger, AtMIcan 5... .- ee Gt 11 00
Coen... IE 9 00
a “ = aa Se
ace Batavia. ee | tS, PELTS :z J
Mustard, English. a | — oe
aaa onl Perkins & Hess pay as fol-
+ ule 27 (| lows:
Nutmers, No.2... 0.1.0... .. oo 1a ee
Pepper, Singapore, black....21 | Green ee eee 4 @4%
white... 30 | Part Cured............ @ 4%
“ Cavgenne. 0). 005... 95 |Full “  ......+eee . @d
Herbs & Spices, small..... 65 | DIY --22-- +--+ eee ee eee 5 @6
large... 1 25 Dry Kips ......--..-.. 5 @ 6
STARCH. Calfskins, ats eae Se 8 @4
N Ha > . cured. ..... 4%@ 5
ly stic, oe ne — Deacon skins.......... 10 @2
deine) 4g off for No. 2
Se a @ 8% PELTS.
Cates @ 6% | Shearlings............. 10 @2%5
Poweered ....00........ @ 8% | Estimated wool, per bh 20 @2
Granulated, H. & E.’s.. @ 844 MISCELLANEOUS
eS Franklin.. @ 844
‘ee Knight's... @ 94 ON ae 34@ ;
Confectionery A...... @ 7% | Grease butter.........
No. 1, White Extra C.. 7K@ 7% Switches .............. 3 @ oy
No. 2 Extra ee 7 @ 1% Ginseng ee 2 00@2 95
No. 30, golden........ 6%D 6% WooL.
No. 40, Gapk...... oe GOO Ge | WORMED... ou... oul. 2
Ne. & C........- 2... G @ Gy ' Unwashed. ..5.. .....:.... 12@22

 

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ne art paintin i x aoe How to H
oe State Board of Pharmacy. in preserving ang ante great value Hire ci ave @ Poor Clerk.
@ Tre or ae ae Ann Arbor. creskuess of picments orial purity and at work wi pest applicant. Set him ss
Two Years deo. MeDonald, Kslemene. Suiph pigments. h without ascertaining how THE OLD ORICINAL.”’ : °
Three For eccb Yesson, Muskegon. ulphur chloride gave a_ perf “he knows of the job he is to =_— :
Five Yearo- james Vernor, Demat. — product with the fresh oil gree Don’t watch him, but LOE RE-PAINT Na
Beoretary—des, Yornor, Betioltn eg a the product was Bases ps he is an expert iia eas 3 ZE
as — y re Sg ce ie a " a : m -
Next acon Gee, abe ieee a — black. The iodine absor e rowl at him.if he does wrong, b Your Buggy This is the Tim N
| sing November 5, 6, and 7. ae ve = fresh oil thus obtained re. — not to teach him how to a. be ' The B e to Paint.
gan State Pharmace y high, but fell aay : a eep him rove. i
Presid seer utical Ass’n. * _rapidly by oxidati ' ieeak engaged only on i fo @ bes
First vin prendene" Ft slstoet = =. on A curious fact has See as — of work. y on the menial ee 75 ‘ tis Always the Cheapest.
ec’ Tice-President—He - Alsi , Lansing. Ss wi refere ee s- Needn’t sh :
Third Vice-Presi nry Kephart, Berri : a E nee to the : ‘ show him :
dietary” Hed: Broway aan Atom ——— Springs. “ad this and similar oils. If —_—— stock; if it is not ee 2 cts. WE HAVE SOLD THE
y= or. 4 : i :
ee ee bree , bea . with lard oil, olive oil or - _ you want it, you can anil . = . : DR [ y
Webb, Jackson; | D. E, Prall, East eer ee | fectly — : ee but is per- "Pay him bi you find it. sily hunt 10n6e 4 )
MaceMocting zoo; J. J. Crowley. Det ot Oe ae : uch a mixtureis 2 him his wages Ww , are alfl ’
* of September, i eae third Tuesday used in weaving Or spining desist | ready; it will ae ie = Importe:
Grand Rapi cial samples of linseed oil a mmer-; with your large busi ee ittle rascal For many y i PD rs and Jobbers of
President. J. tiie: Sinema ee tee drawn, have a much highet when cold| Never raise Se cane importance. ——_e A a
= . Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Eseott. | Sorption probably igher iodine ab-| gets an ffe se his salary unless he first Gis R
president ia Ntipp: Sect Clerks’ Association Oils heels A to the same cause Try a ciate somebody else. : SsADE ONLY BY ANTEE
ae ; Secretary, Albert Brow fe pean d by carbon bis i , rvinee hi s
Presid Detroit Pharmaceutical] S —— iti much higher than ee ry great account. im, that he is of no ACME a : Gi —- a ae
ident, J. W. Allen; a} Society especi if ne a Olls, Te ; : :
Muskegon oe WE re —— : as nae occasionally that such goods | White Lead and ive Satisfaction a a ser
i : slerks’ 7p Sn uy wi i S| .
President, C. S. Koon; eee —— One Way to Build Up aT need is ae ie themselves; all they | Coler Works n S Dealers in paints will find it t h :
From the Hastings cau a f ' interes pe o their
O Soluble Prussian Blue onaily egret Look con eed ae in selling goods DETROIT, MICH ene on lauaple onus — Chemicals an
rdinary soluble ssi ae the Ameri ; emen representing | s aaca: ae arbor your wrath at is : sigan d D i ’
compound of Prussi Prussian blue is aj city erican Wool Boot Co. were in 98 eee if you should talk it over | HAZELTINE k ruggists Ss i
sium ferroc ick eager ae it ee ee the Council closed the et a — he might convince aeeog ann RKINS DRUG CO unaries
ocyanide. It is obtained by ch secures the 1 : . z +t} he had done his bes : 1at | GRAND a
gradually adding te Sc ined by | tory j ocation of their f ; > his best. —— —$—$—— ee
iit g to a boiling solution of | ory at Hastings Bus ac-| Don’t let hi . MICH. Dealers i
1 ; of : g solution of | sj ngs. The city gives : im hel i THE MOS $$—————— =
110 fans of potassium SS . f site two acres, ae age ot = he might learn to ip See for CINSENG ROOT. nn MOST RELIABLE FOOD
solution of 70 grams of ferr ide 4' furnishes the engine : s andj so become e a , an e pay the highest pri Wu or Infants and : 8
phate, the mixture iF i] . errous sul- | of $7.500 gine, at an estimated cost eat : xpensively valuable. PE price forit. Address } Used everywhere, ne tently d Bil ! .
filtered, and tl oiled for two hours peseageiat the property to remain i st} Never mind where he spends is CK BRO Wholesale Druggists cooked. food, suited putasteam-| | (GIN 1
ty 1e precipitate wasl s, | city’s name for fiv a in the] ings or who his associ spends his even- 1) GRAND RA , cooked, food, suited ‘sae eee
the washings | vashed until | r five years, a nomi ai o his associates are. If PIDS. ane Pfstomach. Take no oth os S ’
washings become dark blue rental to be paid yearly ; mminal| mains ignorant as sare. If he re- ee eet et eae ole Agents fi ’ j
precipitate dried at 10 . and the} sum for yearly, and a nominal nt as to the qualities of ists. In cans, oe. and upwa or the Cel :
S, é | ¢ : : oods ri jualities of | & Co. on eleb :
a fine neater any = = | five ccliggy deed at the expiration of s = ae the better prepared Wholesale Price every label. rated Pioneer Prepared P. ts
in water. Admixet s very soluble} ‘This is a C ae oorer and with Cur aints.
: ae xed potassit nc, his is a Canadian e twinges of consci out any Adyanced— ; rent
eyanide can be remov ssium ferro-| Mr . necompany, of whic : nscience. ey eee Gum Opium, Gum Opi ®
ad smoved by washi rro- | Mr. Edward Roos wi hich} Let him observ , Gum Opium (po.), Oil Wi
aleohol of 40 : = shing with | : s will be manager, has serve that what y : intergreen. Decli
: per cent. The | plenty of capital | hi i ger, has| know has 1 : you don’t i hl . Declined—Turpentine Ww
is precipitated frem s compound | fr pehind it, and the me s no particular effect : eauaa Carb te. e are Sole Propri
i . . sts solution 3 om appearances an ne n,|foree of your ese on the} Aceticum ...... JALD.- 2 eee ee sseeee ees 13 i oprietors of
dium sulphate, sodium chlorid by so- | honorable, successful a youth of av assertions. If he is a Benzoicum, German.. a ace ea (po. 18)...... 10 8 Aptipyria-__.-..-.- 135 W
when the salts are removed | e —— know the busines. . oo men, and| become a = intelligence, he will oe ceseeeees a ee ad 50@ 55 a ee Nitras, ounce or = HERLY’S MICHIGAN
it redissolves. Wi yy washing, i siness well in whicl they | skill i o prevaricat fe eee ee 2 80@2 Arsenicum ....... 3
SSOLVES. ith salts of les ng.|/are to engage They wi 1 they] skill in yo : uk nee Clee 40@ 45 | Potassa, Bitart @2 9% | Balm Gilead Bud..... 7 TARRH
and other metals, i : s of lead, zinc} / : hey will use 500 your behalf; having d i pepome 3 ----= +447 50@ 55 | Potassa, Bi , pure.. 27@ 29| Bis ad Bud..... / RE E
s, it yields, as Wyr | pounds of wool yearly 500,000 | he may be logi g done which Hydrochlor ... P , Bitart,com:.. @ muth S. N.. > 3@ M
observed, a seri ee yrouboft | of yearly, make 1,000 pairs : ogical enough to tu dt 3@ 5 | Petass Nitras, opt 15| Calcium Chlor, 1s, (4 -2 10@2 2 %
: series of well-defi of felt boots per day ’ pairs | of dishonesty 3 irn the acts YOUN ---- 22s eee 10@ 12 | Potass Nit , Opt..... s@ 10} 11; % or, 1s, (48
compounds ined blue | 100 to 125 day, and employ from| f sty upon his teacher Oxalicum ..-....-++ 13@ et 17@ 9 5 1G, 2 0.
nds. 2: 5 ore the ga ai , and be-/} Phos ete : see 14 | Prussiate ...... a Cantharides Russian. @ 3
Colloidal Prussi o men. : game is played out h : Phosphorium aa. sie 25@ 28 s Russian
: é ssian | Le ! | The pe ae i himself y it he may pro Salicylic gies pe... 5. 3 eo :
by Graeam by ag was obtained | cil to iomaye aU the Common Coun- a a more rninously apt aoe Sulphuricum... ae : in@ * . 15@ 18] Capsici Fructus, af... @1 % We have in stock and offt
Prussian blue is lukas ae igi soluble | cost Ee this factory, at the estimated you ever dreamed of. = a 40@1 - Aconitum aa Ge és ae ee 2 - offer a full line of
ifi (een a yy suspending | n . was signed by over ¢ —____~. _-¢—.___ artaricum......---- 40@ aa W@ 2%) C A. po.
= —— i | payers of erty y over 200 tax- - 43 | Althae.... : Caryophyl o @ 14 WW
as of eae a ie saturated | $700, on fully Biapitaunet oe Trade Associations —— i = BQ Carmine, a. ee hiskies, Brandies
allewin as acid, ering. and | ej rae axable pro perty of oe and Leather Gazette. . Aqua, 16 deg....-.- ’ peo : ‘ ‘era Alba, S. 7 ae i i
ae Ig the mixture to remain for tw¢ icity. Fully double the nun b y of the| The recent annual Ts Tk deg a 4 ; a Bae eos 208 = Cora Flaya.-..--..-... 50@ 55
af. Erussiaz a 0! and nearly iber of names ue : convention Ca erie g | Gentiana, (po, 15 aa 28@ 30
precipitate 1 blue is completely | early all the property of tl 1es | Michigan Business Men’s of the | Carbonas .------------ 11@ 13 Gicherniae ( ao 10@ 12| Cassia Fructus........ @ 40 2 ines R
a the liquid is ae ees have been represented ae was one of the most aca J Chloridum ...--------- 12@ 14| Hydrastis Gena —* ———— @ 15 3 Uns.
0 ss. After thorough was is quite | circulating th Pe nose | able j al sant and profit- : (po. 5() ; Cetaceum ....... - @ 10
dilute alcohol gh washing with | ee petition had ti i ) meetings of business ANILINE. H fi a @ 4 ae 0
: , the precipi et cn | all. Not one i ime to see| Time : siness men ever held Black ellebore, Ala, po 15 5 | Chloroform - a Zo
soluble in pure W = pitate 1s readily | si Cc m twenty-five refus and experience are d ee 2 00@2 25 Inula, po... ’ oe 5@ 2 - ccte cece eee 32@ 35
ater. y| sign, and the few w = used to} the val . demonstratin POW oe eaeicese MOGs op | Ipecac, po.....--...--- 15@ 20! Ch squibbs ..
! : : ae v who did os : value of su associati ‘Ing | Red.. V 00 | +P ene pel ll, : ioral Hed @1 00
Dap acms oxalate or tartrate can 0 would pay their Se said they | indeed, mark oe associations, which, ae Ra x = 50 = plox (po. a aa = ae a 1 50@1 7 We . 1
‘If ages ——— e| right enough, but objected to th ae era of new ideas Srrget a oe a es Fe 25@ 30 Cinchonidine, P. & W 1x 2 Sole Agents in Michiga. fi
1e oxalic solution is boiled, i Now, as th gi ne method. | gress s, new methods, of pr BACCAE. ae Ae, aR @ 3B i Saas ae | n for W
uble Prussian blue i a is boiled, insol- , as the matter is closed up as ss and prosperity in ti , Of PTo- | Cubeae (po. 1 60 _| Podophylium, po.....- 1 Corks, list, dis 4@ 10 Hend .D. & Co
ssian blue is precipi request of taxpayers p as per| which they ar 5 ne trades of | Juni - 1 @..----- smpee Mee 5@ 18) cent - per erson Co Ne
sult due to the a s t pitated, a re- a xpay ers, all sho ld ba ey are formed Th : funiperus Ci. 8@ 10 ean pa oa a ea @1 al nue unty Ha d
action of th = quiesce cheerfully i snou ac-} jealousy ioe : e feelings of Xanthoxylum ox Gu6. 2s 00} Creasotum .. 60 3 n ade Ss
to the rise of the e acid and not | C + ully in the action of alousy, of ‘giving away”’ s : en wee @1 7%5| Creta, (bbl. 75) ........ @ 50 . our Mash
it i 5 1e temperatur ; a ouncil. It mays of the} value t y something of Spi ai Seo ee cee oe T5@1 35 Sue, iy G 0 Wh k
sulphuric acid has e. Dilute! syecess y seem a large s o competitors, whi ! : BALSAMUM. spigelia ......-.--..--- 5) ‘ prep......- i 2 is .
. 2. ae ae ee a year’s a ee Copatba -...---- «777. Bs ao oe Se so 10 y and Druggists’ Favorite
¢ a ra Ss 2S 2 ce { s i Bee cence
ee Snes ay as and the precip- a. ae money and property oe Se method of pecteciaic of a Terabin, Canada ..... os =a a 35! Crocus ue rs @ 8 Rve i
cue ie shat gets” after long | only Re data all it costs. This is the ni — successful trade pests oe 15@ 50 Similax, Oficinalis, H S = Cudbear oo) 859 38 VY Whisky.
modifications have the s and insoluble | ments y to secure public improve-| v ns. The success of the Michi : cOoRTEX Scillae oe 20 | Dextrine — a
Whe i a the same composition. ents. _ Hastings must hav in = ve vention and the effective w ichigan con-| abies, C : . ae oP. : 5) 10@ 12 a es 10@ 12
t en Prussian blue is heated with public improvements “0 this kind of | its members sh eae work done by SS ae 18| “dus — —_ Bees at Ss 8@ t0 WwW
water and : rae a wi or be relege ce s show that this fossiliz 7 Cee a “Gus, pO.......-. --.- ery, all numb ae " |
ra as molybdie anhydride, it yields the backnumber towns. We egated to lief is being rapidly s this fossilized be- | Cinchona Flava ..-...------ = Valeriana, Eng. (po.30) g = ee i806 @ 8 e sell Liquors for Medici
p biue solution which is = S|up the city. Th : must build | gressiv es superceded by pro- Euonymus atropur | German Ergota, (po.) 45....... 6 We gi cinal -
by boiling or by gelatin a affected | puild it up a a is only one way to ee enlightened ideas. A joa Myrica Cerifera = Le 30 Zingiber Soe oes “— 20 Flake oS 0@ 45 ie es our Personal opine - Pail only.
i oe 2S . is precip- : at i oe : sy which 7 i oe al- | Prur orem ie a : ineiver Fa 3 ie p 15 an Sa acti i rd
Z-aigeticad =e or nitric akc, bat oe = come back with Be ae cece a ace miapromnnlar nag ag meeting puiliais, = co B ‘ oe wick Gela bier eevee %@ = All ere are Shi ee r
recipitate, which retains ae ne gentlemen bod, big interest. | and no = oa => aaa (oS Pe | Ani oo selatin, Cooper....... 10} are Shi ‘
° quantity of molybdic anhy nS a small | factory ae = will operate this} for w one ever ‘gives away”? anythi . | Ulmus Po (Ground ae Ls Anisum, (po. 20)...... @ ce 0 eeeen @ 9| Celve them. Se . pped and Invoiced th
washeé wi i nhydride, is well | hi y are honorable business or which he does not recei eee Apium (graveleor 15] Glassware flint, 75 & 40@ 60 z nd in a trial e same da
pure w = oe alcohol, dissolves in high character and aia oe of| lent, or, what a ‘ikely, —_— ig oe 4 — "1 % a. by box 7) ea —— order. y we re
ater, Ammonium mely wd it rity in the : shable integ- ae e likely, sor : Glycyrrhiza G : _| Carui, (po. 18) --...-. lue, B
ae : yt 2 ) he cox ce EE g-|of greater v 2 , somethin yeyrrhiza Glabra... %4@ % : ee : lue, Brown.......
— will also dissolve oo them. It pays pans oa - know | in =< pea TEE erga ae avenniox is tb. b ox... 33@ 35 ae Hae 1 Ong 25 te 130 25 Fl
: Sslan | It pays any AGC Na get such men. | fits ize that whatever b : atox, 15 Ib. box. . 1i@ 12| Cannabis S$ ees a flo = S
Wie Pres It pays any community to put | men. | fits them as a class is ene- eo. 13@ 14| Cy abis Sativa....... a 4| dae a = Ss 1
ssian blue is tr _ |in them, as has H = confidence | each indivi ass is advantageous t “Ys 4 | Cydonium.... 2 Sic an @ 15
e concentrated sul ie oa eated with SI a S astings. It will +h individual, such ee : 0 6s a 14@ 45 | ohenopodine (0000) 15@1 00| Hydraa bese sees eee es ae 40
: sulphuric acid, it yi misplaced confide a ill not be} be for . associations will age 16@ 17| Di a M 12 iraag Chlor Mite
soft, white mass lik d, it yields a nfidence. Thes : ormed in every st 7 | Dipterix Odorate lw 2 ‘ 110r a | 96
’ ass like starck pas 4) make the fel : se men will] tributi i ao ate and large dis- FERRUM nanan eae! 1 75@1 85 “ Gor |. a
= temperature aa id a if | cape ee = _— ——— a SUCCeSS; coupe gags in the country, the mem- = Precip.....- @ 15 Foenugreek, po..... PY : i Lae @1 50
ee Hydroferrocyanic ail i “a ee sagen oad a together for the Citrate —— S = Lint oa oa < .4 @ ag a Unguentum. oe = GR aj
é anc artially oe es cunt Ss = all, whi <c os a luble....---- . , rd, i TT eee y yrum .... : @® ! AN
cess of ge ae dissolves in the ex- A Bungling Chemist’s Di the good of each one ich is necessarily = Sol.) in@, BO ora tener cect: de 33 % Ichthyobolla, Am.....1 g2 2 DR Ss CH
: rie acid. If the liquid i ane s Discovery. br rete ag Solut Chloride.....-.- @ 15 harlaris Canarian 31 ian 25@1 50 AT ID i MI E
filtered through glass w iquid is n the course of conversati Sulphate, com’l......- 1%w@ 2 Rapa ...... """! 34@ 4% | Iodine, Resubi....__.. 75@1 00
trate cooled, it de sendin wool and the fil-| nell University E se . A Forged Prescripti | REE nen ee: "2 7 | Sinapis, ie a 6| Iodoform.............. 3 T5@3 85 TH
needles. The = the acid in lems | ations ce 5 ys dward Atkinson, the The other day a female ee a e Nigra........ 11@ ] Lapulin oes HA 70 E LATE IMPROVED
with lead or copper = is obtained | yy conomist, stated that a New morphia habit, a mere ae of the | Arnica... .---.---+++- 16 SPIRITUS. oe 5G g 60
ic Piacaen bie ocyanide. igland genius has recently discov euted at Nurembe Ze was prose- Anthemis .....----++-- 35 Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 9 Liquor Arsen et Hy- 80@ 85
treated with plue which has been! ® cheap method y discovered | scription. Unabl rg for forging a pre- Matricaria ....-- ---- 35 ‘6 ann oe rarg lod et Hy-
ate : . . i @ 2 issolvi . . ) . : LE Bo. 13s dra log. |
a, akGel sulphurie acid is treated | ¢ a of dissolving zine by | Satisfy he sop to obtain morphia to FOLIA. ae 1 10@1 50 Liquor Potass Arsinitis @
bl absolute alcohol, it iecaeaes in combining it with hydrogen 21 Geass Tr craving, she copied prescri Barosma ... 4 uniperis Co. 0. T....1 “Kal 75 Magnesia, Sulph (bbl 10G 12
ue color, and dissolves in the < es its! ducing a solution ¢: oe and pro-| + nov and imitated the signatures of i D- | Cassia ‘Acutifol, Tin- 12 | caachar Geese T@3 50 eas ee 2@ 3 ‘iissamtel dnt is Wh
The same solution is ae liquid . n called zinc-water. This nown medical men of the city 7 nivelly .....--- NO 25@ 28 | Spt han Galli Ts : T5@2 00 Macpeas ee nesses 45 i » Thicken, Sour or Mould
solving solid Prussi " @ined by dis-| | , if applied to certai succeeded in imposi J e <i s@ 5 Vini O ...1 75@6 50 phia, S. P. & W...2 55@2 in any Cli i
al ussian blue in a mix ie ain woods, nota-} I : posing on some chemists Salvia officinali c. 35@ 50] Vini porto ... 1 2@2 00 SN. Y. O& 55@2 80 ecto
of equal volumes in a mixture | bly white wood ce : a-lbut the jad = remists cinalis, 14S Vini Alba. 5 Cc. Co ]
2 es of sulphuric a oe ood. makes it absolutely : judge considered tl >| and 48......-- 1 ened aumauiearn iia i £ae | Been Caen 2 ~ caesnel !
alcohol. When mi phuric acid and | proof solutely fire-| leniently and the gi oo Co eee @ 2 Moschus Canton 55@2 70 , Quality Guarante !
e : mixed witl o : i} n0f and at alow cost : cee c e girl was ac di me 8@ 10 SPONGES. Myristica, No.1....... @ 40 : i ced Against
with a large excess of 1 water or | regards this di ost. Mr. Atkins let off. cordingly : Nae Wome eT 60@ 7 Injury by Freezing '
i : ge excess of strong al | regares this discovery as ! son GUMMI. Florida sheeps’ Nux Vomica, (po 20 70 y Freezing.
solution yields a precipi g alcohol, the | important of y as one of the most __.+— Acacia, 1st picked so Os. Sepia... )-- 5@ 10
ee er of ordinary | surely oS age, and one that will Tough Paper. “ oe = = Nassau Sa Sua 25@2 50 — coc eee ‘ 30 c 4
acid even after a ce sulphuric | well ‘as oe ee Paper tough as wood is said , _ meas - = | yan cae Saas 2 00| Picis Lig, N. C., 4 gal 2 00 CURES aution 7 has been so thor-
dilute alcohol. Ethyl] ged washing with | fire. The inv sely decrease the loss by made by mixing chine f zi now to be “ po sorts... _@ 65] wool ae sheeps’ 2 ie % gal —_ thereby seceeemee advertised the world
does not ease — sulphate | present = SS = kept secret for the pulp in the course of es the | Aloe, Bee. am. -- T@l1 - Extra Sto acon 1 10| Picis Lig., a. = - L iver me a ee ee Sane a oer deans term
; a ssian blue, ied y one forei Se has : ij cture. “ "Cape, (po. 2 .-- 50@ 60) carriage .... aia ines ven dealers themselves fai y consumers
ial = phenomena just pander Age fair, the English a a ‘yon oe found that the greater Pies if Capt C0, 00) @ 50 Grass sheeps’ wool car- ™ Pik Hydrarg, (po. 80) . $ : Kid . ce Seawcokd and — recognize
thi ae —r to the Tinscetsies - a a corroborates all that is on = tion the a ee of the zinc solu- sae aa 18, (48,14 48, Hard for slat aa 65 Piper aoa @ 18 ney T ‘roubles ee eae Therefore ae
iain ; ‘aad ang invention, an gular eae r will be the to donne pee ae - @ 1 iy slate use... oe @ Bl 2 b o e has “‘Jettine”’ , and note
ly : , and says that . the paper It e ughness of Ammoniae .....- on Yellow Reef, f te 75| Pix Burgun.. 35 ood D ottle, or ‘Late I : e” blown in ev
ce ea | ventor is a bungli ea 1at the in- ae . It ean be used for maki ee |. 2%@ 30] use.. , for slate oa @ 7 wease the label. mproved Jettine”’ pri ery
a Walnut Oi lhas a faculty pry baie but that he pre ames roofing, and ning Benzoinum. r sail a = ec a ea 1 40 ——— a = Cee Choice and Instructive Ad printed on
omas T. P. Bruce Warrea, in Chemt | choicest secrets i ring into th , for making boats ; phor®.....2-.-2- + 35@ 38 RUPS. rum, boxes H ‘ feat trructive Advertising Cards
yi oy emical News. t st secrets in Nature’s : . st oe Euphorbium Accacia ... &P. BD. Co. d tL rnished dealers orderi ; ar
i The oil, obtained from a | As soon as patents = | aaeengeese “The Drug Market. Galbanum. oo ee 3 ie 50 | Pyrethrum, by. ee es Tr Tae tee $0; in cartons, 813. 8 cartons. Price,
ripened nut of the Juglans r ad fully capital interested = perfected and| G 2ae Dreg Bare. Gamboge, po......---- 8@ % ee 50 puma. 30 a oe quotations SS a
many excellent oncpextl Ss regia, _had | come an article oe rine-water will be-|. um opium has advanced. M i Guaiacum, (po. ah eS 40 Ferri Sate ee 60} Quinia, S. P. &W..... 39@ = emal ee ee Blacking rm = for
for mixing with ae gist especially | ee is as yet unchanged. Qui mo orphine ae gl 25) ..--.---. @ ag Cortes....... 7 Rubin Tir — 2@ 40 e , Chicago. ., Sole Man-
art work ae sts’ colors for fine; There is --——__— . iD eT inine is steady. | Myrrh, (p aes oes @!1 00 | Simila: em <a actorum..... 1:
es It se e| There is unquestionably need of Oill wintergreen is higher. Tt ay: |S os eee -_— Officinalis........ a ee “O 35 om I A 7
ae yee used as an adulterant for mare nearer in pharmacal all Se has declined. : —— ee eee 3 45@3 = Senega ii "T1111 291 Sanguis Draconis. ..., .— im Ss
Z , and to compensate . a | po ent vegetable dr oe lll a bl | oes wie ose 30@ a 50 Sareaaie 50
if _.. . Sa - its hi | ugs — << —@—<——_—_—_ eached...... S a2... : ee
iodine absorption it is mix ae high | mendable Taek ae gs, and it is com- " i <oee 2B@ 30 ge ae 50 | Sapo, W........-. Ht '@450| poi WATCH FO
oe ak aie. “ha - > —— pure | better resources sas ancaraates having a cc n Explosion. a ae penne ie v5 Toluten a i | rae 12 M4] _— composed entirely of HERBS, i R
thickening shy also retards the! tk fave s and opportunities A ven resome drug clerk i saa 8. oe eo as ae it
g effect due cidati ihe the average * i nities than To mix Sulp* named Blye, Absinthium........- a 59 | Seidlitz Mi ae a y harmless r
rae left on a ee The | furnish a = — should = the SS did try; Bupatorium es % Se — Ul @ % ea and is ae ee a
o be le - i Ca 2 gil is said! ig : oO have is re : 7 Bree J a y : i . ee se it.
i largely used in the manuf — nized as standardized i them recog- He is ake — did lay— ae 25 | Aconitum Napellis R.. Snuff Ma San aa @ 30
chocolate, and many pref ufacture of | (1890) is quite ~ in the U.S. © naking pills in the sky aos eee: = A " a Voes accaboy, De ;
to olive oil for oe er walnut oil | woulc i a different thin ee _—._-—— u a ee 23 eee 50! snuff, Scotch, De. V +. @ 3 Retai :
The oe Age [ture on a small prohibit their si ae ii oaghegcsaises discovery of anew ele Re ong ee 30 ae myrrh... 22... 80 | Soda Bares, (0. 13; rr 16 = ee find it to ,
rork i s oil for outdoor pai : small seale. Thes ee n impure nick i so ee : oe aia of Pocus Tack. 12 i 2st to keep th
work is demonst door paint | tion— - . he standardiz Kras 1ickel and cobal | Thy BV elect onte eae 50 otass Tart. MOND 2 p the DIA-
; strated by thef on—that is, such as e iza-| Krass, subsequer tly yalt by ymus, V.....---- o5| A ee 50 Soda Carb. _. sea 3 } TEA. asit fulfills
some work done i y the fact that) withi oye s may be carried ad itly termed Gnomi ce Atrope Belladonna a ia aan 2@ 2% is elai a s all that
in: ltaly wi St | 1in certain limits of é on| doubted by Flei ium, is MAGNESIA ao 601 moan? i-Carb. th, aimed, making i
twenty years y with it some; nits of uniformity : He eitmann, becaus : : ; ZOU «02. eee eee oes Soda, Ash 4@ 5 nnn : g it one of the
ny s ago had not ;not absolute accu i ity and| thirty-eight ye uy ’ cause during Calcined, Pat.... > 60| Soda’ Sulphas. | 3@ 4 very best selling articles
repeated. 5 needed to be: p (i iracy — of a thous ie years’ connection i ee 55@ ¢ Sanguinari i 501 = LSuiplas: .... 1... i icles handled. i
Sigua oe of a drug does not entai sand | nickel industry he has never — the Carbonate, Sg es 20@ 22 | Barosma aie a eal ee methercee (0001 ae iz Place your order with our W Best $25 Ciaga
and So the properties of this abor than does the valuation of - eS a alleged element seems = mein it | Carbonate, Jennings... oo 25 | Cantharides.... a « Dom..... SOO House. holesali gar
i ee a used as ma s|pound. Thus, if Ta single | have i 7 s, therefore, to ' i Capsicum ........ Teg (Ne Peeper eae ca 3 1
ae oil, so.as to be a of | quantity a aan segprsrar of a large | term ee by Krass, as the | absi ce Gardammom.. <..... 1-2. 50; 2 05) int Rect, bbl. mes on the Market
reliable article asr E getting a'the lal : ropium costs $ eate, ‘now you s 16 | Absinthium ..... 5 5 a TT Tce Less 5c gal., cash ter @2 15 On
ee ele as regards purity oe abor applied to a si sts $1,| and now you don’t 2 you see it| Amygdalae, Dulce... .. 5 Ga 7 ess 5¢ gal., cash ten d
was prepared direct f y. the oil! fracti 1 to asingle pound J a’ t. cas J puic.....- 4 oa 1 00 Strychnia Crystal ays.
ea +t from tl : an tion would b a or mydalae, Amarae.... oe atechu Co Sul i a 10 1)
so in the autumn, and a. aa effect of so caitined eet with the| It is stated that th ae ae “Gortex.1....: i B51 85 ee a Reo 50 ; Pa pall ea ano 3% PROPRIETORS,
ry room i ry, | prep : i = cost of ae 1a e con ee = _ Cortex..-.-+- 2 5 A ee Panasnde 6@ 3
ache tar agri the following Sank el eo = = amount to ere soa is now a oe vi Cajiput oe 2 903 00 oe eS Lo ae Terebenth Venice BDI = DETROIT, - MICH. D. LYNCH Sole 0
hin < retailer . rmany zed in ee 2.0 OU aoe BE aa
tracted Sepa ink up, and con-| acl ne retailer work any, and that every soldier is Caryophylli . imi 50| Vani Se 4 4 wn
ee oS ee ‘ Se Cede ge nine wa! | Digals o 90 | Zinel Sulphh....-2... 5 9, 33| Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co ee
t ’ ye oil in whi aay s been long r : eugene 4 Te 7 yer | Chenopodii .......---- aoe Subp lo! 7@ 8
+ oilined = as an oe a oo pact rue oe = ei the | drill sin gre —— es ——" ee 1 3301 40 ee ee 50 oa ees ee r eC
xidized oils, especially ¢ . Most) P. may be obtain ace sent U. S.| not : c exercises. If it does itronella ......-+.+++ @ ® gay EE Ts Whale. wi Bbl. Gai GRAND RAP nana i
reveal a similar acri y cottonseed oil, | righ : obtaine from any deale ot, he is to be dismissed oes | Conium Mac | ee ae 60 e, winter........ : a IDs, : ae
: ei x rid taste, b ? ght in this directi fl Tr, andj as bei { ssed from the army | €° << gap EE 35@ 65 PC sociamen cet actin ste 59 | Lard, extra 70 H.
oil has, in additi : ut walnut | of ction lies the s luti emg predis osed ou my _ eae 2 90@. " ammon.. —T.: 55 60
a jon, an unmistakable i the problem. e solution | likely ie sposed to phthisis, nia Ai SANGIE segs aie neem go| Lard, No. 1........ :
a a ele a in-| direct within a assed U.S. P., 1890, likely to infect his comrades. sis, and Bxeehthiiog. 2000. oo@ié Hyoscyamus .... as 50 | Linseed, pure raw = 7 Millard’s ;
— and oe keris — — strength of econ gocen-gs toma the a the fate of Mary’s lamb ao 2G! 30 Todine owns scenes ooo 7 te ous 61 alt Glossomer 5
: water, so as to loo a o| drugs susceptib ner potent saw the doctors mix h : an one 20 | Weirl Chinidum..........- 7 strained .... ‘ d
mis; the decorticat sen the epider-| The ea pu le to a fair valuati All up into a mutton jam er Gone um, ounce..... @ %5\| Ki Origuiy. 48... 3) spirits Turpent ee 50 69
2 > wer . ressiv i . : ’ ssipii, Sem. gal = ine... “es sTurpentine.. pil ) “ ;
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2 ed to a smooth iped | to furnish these of soon be able s elixir. COMB .....------+- 1 15@1 25 obelia Red V “Paints. bbl. Ib PENSIONS F
= sep ss = Juniperi.......------ 500 ae 59 | Red Venetian........ aoe Itchy Sore Scal seelv widows OR DISABLED §
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: xhausted wi -al difficulty i a ,160 acres of which is i ou ay loam | Mentha 7 oo “ Deod i 50| ‘Strictly oa oo cg : ititled to a hi se whe have
—— a. which was se ea eo be supplied of ea aera The . La ae of —— gal... ee 2 anes © ‘Auranti Cortex. 2 0 SS AE coi eetaigg 2%@3 © ing Hair and all mental ruling, or by ee a depart-
ge gps of oil was small; . | of fineness for i red degree | chi is nt and can all be op at ag, | Myreia, ounce....-.... 80@ wasn | i PR cece eg Scalp Diseases enlisted on o NTIES to all soldi
if the meit bad been small; but probably | deseri Ss extraction. By the meth inery; is well fenced with b operated by ma- aoe 1 50 | Rhatany ... 20 | Vermilion, English. -- 13@16 4 enlisted on or Scie Aa Se iers who re-
i yeen left to fully riper eseribed by Dr. Squibb, i ethod | watered by livin sar fencing and | Picis Liquida, (gal..35) ane 2)| Green, Peninsular..... 20@%5 war of the rebellion, having "pre 4, during the
on the trees, the yi 2S . Squibb, in the assay of | Sieh Erect Sere icis Liquida, (gal..35) 10@ 12 eas San a 10@75 75¢c in the army , having previously
ig yield might hav pium, even whole b ssay of rout, planted about 8 y g water, filled | Ricini.......- 15 12| Cassia Acutifol pad, red............- 6%@T period y at any time for sly served
greater. Itis by have been | be val . belladonna root may able house, good and years ago. Comfort- Viewed 20@1 23) “ Sosa 50 white - 64@7%4 | To wash y ods aggregating) nine a period of (or
: s by no means i : ued pretty closely may | mati , and commodious b Po ae 75@1 00 s Co. Whiti Ursenesteees 6%@7%4 ) was the hair and clea : _ OFFICERS’ TE r months.
that oxidati s improbable . osely. The ph 2 ic water works in s s barns, auto- Rosae, ounce Serpentaria .. 5o| Watling, white Span % | out injury use ™ nse the scalp with- | in every i 2AVEL PAY
: p on may have r i may then be intrus ae armacist| Thrifty fruit-beari stock yards and stab ogee @6 00 | St Wid ......--. ee eee 50 | Whiting Gilders’ see @70 | 50 yuse MILLAKD’S HAIR F n every instance whe AY now collectable
tion of the oil insol rendered a por- | ti rusted with the and we yearing orchard of mod stables, | Succini.......--.--- 40@ uae. oes sc eesese White, P: rilders’...... @9 | + a quart. Prepared by H : FOAM, | tion was based rea discharge or resi
insoluble. Th : ion and exhausti : extrac- well provided with sh ee | PAN ce Cee 60 ite, Paris America 73 Monroe St., G y H. E. MILLARD qe sed upon a disability i signa-
kernels ga : e decorticated | th istion quite as safely as This farm is si shade trees. omer 90@1 00 | Val Da oe ee Whiting. Pari n 4 O08) stats ane e St., Grand Rapids, Mick ’ e. y incurred in ser-
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ous and almos y sweet, inodor-| tions w urer. The prepara- nd is only 4% miles f gan Fruit | Sassafras. -..-...-- 0@7 00 | Veratrum Verde... 2.0... 50| _ Cliff ......-.----..- +. or prices. vask your jobber, or send to us | sistently NDS OF CLAIMS diligent!
. : st colorless 0i ae s would be fresh para towns with first-class from two thrivin Sinapis, ess, 0 ce Me 59 | Pioneer Prepared Pai * <4 y prosecuted. y and per-
= thickened to an cues Wie-osi least as much oe there is at goed =e 6 ae Srichigan harbor and TEL cero neon g = MISCELLANEOUS. —— a 20@1 4 dae ue ee jexpeinere: My fees and oth
nsparent and perf st colorless, | trated liquid : in concen- | raising: merchant interested i mim for a | TAYE <0. ee esee eves as a. 1 00@1 20 the law erate and in accord er
film, not da a ectly elastic skin 0 quid preparations like flui raising. The present | in stock or fruit 2 a 40@ 50 her, Spts Nit, 3 F.. B@ 28 vA k ADVIC rdance with
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THE CROSSED DOLLAR.
[CONTINUED FROM FIRST PAGE. |

 

only the same number of silver dollars
that I put in there myself, for I counted
them.”’

‘“‘Beoause I gave one of them to Sam
Kendall in change for a two-dollar bill,’’
explained Mark, ‘‘and that was before I
took the dollar of Lyman.’’

‘And how do you know it was the
erossed dollar you took of my son?’’
asked Mr. Randall.

‘“‘Because I took particular notice of
it,”? returned Loud. ‘‘Yousee, when the
porter and stage got in, and after the
horses were put up, the driver wanted to
‘odd and even’ with me tosee who would
carry the mail up to the postoffice; so I
took out this dollar—for I hadn’t a
ehance to carry it into the office—and I
agreed to let him guess on the date of
that, and when I came to look at the
figures, I found a little cross that looked
as though it had been cut in with a knife,
and one end of it came right down to
the date. If that’s the dollar Randall’s
got, you’ll find it just as I’ve said.”’

This produced quite a marked sensa-
tion; and when Mr. Randall was asked
to show the dollar he freely acknowl-
edged, though with accumulated wrath,
that there was no need of it.

“Then of course, you withdraw your
complaint,’’ said Bullard.

“Yes returned Randall; and then turn-
ing savagely upon his son, he hissed out
from between his clenched teeth: ‘‘Ly-
man, you scamp you shal! suffer for this.
Come, sir, and I’) teach’’—

But the boy did not choose to hear any
more, for quickly turning at bay he re-
torted:

‘Now look here, father, you’d better
keep dark, for I think | can tell some
things as well as you!’

Elias Randall was humbled in a mo-
ment, and like a whipped cur he turned
to leave the office; but before he did so
he heard Farmer Jones remark:

‘‘Like father, like son. The boy’s
learned his lesson well !’’

There were tears in Wilton Cunning-
ham’s eyes when he took Alice by the
hand, but he could not speak: nor could
she, for her excitement had been too
great; but of one thing I am sure: In less
than two short months, they had spoken
to some purpose, for they had become
one for life. and on the next Monday
afterward, Wilton opened a large store
with a freely loaned capital of $8,000.

Just seven years passed away since
then. Mr. Randall! lost all his customers
in Jess than a year after the opening of
the new store, for through Cunningham’s
honest trading, the people found how
shamefully they had been cheated, and
the latter has not only cleared enough to
refund his borrowed capital, but he has
gained a large circle of true-hearted
friends such as true honest worth never
fails to win. Lyman Randall was just
in time to take the first ‘‘Oregon fever,”’
while his father went to Canada and
entered into horse trading. but no one
ever bought a horse of him the second
time, and he has surely lived to appre-
ciate the old adage: ‘*‘He who swims in
small sins, will sink in greater sorrows.’’

SYLVANUS COBB.
~~ -2- << ____—
Keeping Engagements.

A boy should not make an engagement
unless it isa proper one; but, having
made it, he should Keep it. If an hour
has been named, he should be there on
time, or if not, he should have some valid
reason to offer for his failure to do so.
He may have the liberty to waste his own
time, but he has no right to waste the
time of another.

The sacredness with which Sir William
Napier regarded an engagement, even of
a seemingly trivial character, is shown
by an incident: One day he meta little
girl who was sobbing violently overa
bow! which she had broken.

‘*You can mend it, can’t you?’’ she ap-
pealingly said to him.

The bowl was past mending, and, on
putting his hand into his pocket, he
found that he had left his purse at home.

**‘Meet me here, at this hour to-morrow,
my dear,’’ he said, ‘‘Pll give you a six-
pence with which to buy another bowl.”’

When he reached home, he found on
his desk an invitation to dine with some
distinguished gentlemen at Bath the next
day. He had to forego the great pleasure
because of the engagement which he
made with the little girl, and so he noti-
tied the host that a previous appointment
would prevent him from accepting the
invitation. His integrity would not allow
him to break an engagement that involved
but asixpence, which he might have paid
at some other time.

President Lincoln
from boyhood to honor every promise
that he made. After he was married and
had a family of his own, he was visited
by a gentleman of some distinction, who,
unfortunately, made promises more freely
than he kept them.

In order to induce one of Mr. Lincoln’s
boys to sit on his lap, the gentleman
offered to give him acharm which he
wore on his watch chain. The boy clam-
bered upon his lap, and finally the gen-
tleman rose to go.

‘“‘Are you not going to keep your prom-
ise with my boy?’ Mr. Lincoln asked.

‘‘What promise?’ inquired the other.

“You said you would give him that
eharm,’’ reminded Mr. Lincoln.

“Oh, I couldn’t,’’? laughed the visitor.
“It is not only valuable, but I prize it
highly as an heirloom.”’

*‘Give it to him,”’? Mr. Lincoln sternly
said, ‘‘I would not want him to know
that I entertained one who had no regard
for his word.’’

The gentleman colored, and then undid
the charm and handed it to the boy. We
do not know whether the gentleman re-
ceived the charm again, afterward, but
he certainly was taught a lesson.

 

had been trained

The Difference.

“In our country,’’ said the English-
man, as he leaned back in his chair, ‘‘be-
fore we marry we arrange to settle a
certain sum upon the wife.”’

“Yes, I know,’”’ replied the American,
‘‘but with usitis different. It is after
we are married that we settle everything
on the wife and arrange to beat our cred-
itors.”’

‘“‘Haw! I see.
itors take it ?”’

‘They never find anything to take.’’

And how do the cred-

 

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FOR SALE!

The Drenthe Cheese Factory. Well
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Grand Rapids, - Mich.

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TIME TABLES.

Grand Rapids & Indiana.

GOING NORTH.

  
  

Arrives. Leaves.
Traverse City & Mackinaw..........7:00am 7:30am
Traverse City & Mackinaw..........9:30am 11:30am
Traverse City Express........ oo pm 4:00pm
Petoskey & Mackinaw..... ....... 8:45pm 10:30pm

7:30a mand 11:30 a. m. trains have chair cars for
Petoskey and Mackinaw City.
10:30 p. m, train has sleeping car for Petoskey and
Mackinaw City.
GOING SOUTH.

  

Cincimmats xpress... 2... 6:25am 7:00am
Fort Wayne Express. ..11:45a m 12:45am
Cincinnati Express.. -. 2:48 pm 6:00 pm
Chicago and Sturgis.-....... 2... 10:40pm 11:05pm

7:00 a mtrain 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, Petoskey or
Mackinaw City; $2 to Cincinnati.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.

 

Leave i
10am... 215
11:15 am.... ~
ee ee eee clio we ua omcuee ue 8:45 pm
Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later.

C. L. LocKwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent.

 

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
GOING WEST.

  
 

   

Arrives. Leaves.
7Mornine® Marengo 12:20 pm 12:25 pm
+Through Mall. |... 4:25pm 4:30 pm
+Steamboat Express..... «. - OO Dm 10:45 pm
MioeG xerese 6:50am 7:00am
eee ee ee 7:30 am

GOING EAST.
Detrew, Express... 6:45am 6:50 am
Sinrougn Mat: 11:35am 11:40am
fEvening Express........ -. 3:40pm 3:50 pm
Siirsited Bagress... 0.0... 3... 45pm 6:50 p m

6:
+Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily.
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
close 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 ear 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, 23 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 connecting lines.

A. J. PaisLey, Gen’! Pass. Agent

  

Grand Rapids Fire Insnrance Co.
Cash Capital, $200,000.

HISTORY—Commenced Business Novem-
ber, 1882:

 

Assets Total Total

 

Year. pee. 3ist. Income. Expend’s Surplus.
1882 $100,359 8 2,578 $ 2,675 oo
1883 100,793 =. 25.206 16.505 |
1884 115,670 40,933 i
1885 126,257 51,054 ooo
1886 239,501 57,700 45,660 & 5,37
1887 275,595 102,181 66,558 20,695
1888 300,227 123,240 99,249 35,983
DIRECTORS:

Julius Houseman, George W. Gay, Martn L.
Sweet, I. M. Weston, H. Widdicomb, J. W.
Champlin, D. A. Blodgett, S. F. Aspinwall, James
Blair, T. Stewart White, Philo C. Fuller, E. Crof-
ton Fox, A. J. Bowne, Thos. M. Peck, Francis
Letellier, Grand Rapids; C. T. Hills, Muskegon:
R. A. Alger, Detroit; Dwight Cutler, Grand
Haven: F. B. Stockbridge, Kalamazoo; O. M.
Barnes, Lansing; W. R. Burt, East Saginaw.

JULIUS HOUSEMAN, President.
S. F. ASPINWALL, Secretary.

 

E. W. HALL PLATING WORKS,

ALL KINDS OF

Brass and Tron Polishing

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Nickle and Silver Plating

Corner Pearl and Front Sts., Grand Rapids.

Millers, Attention

We are making a Middlings
Purifier and Flour Dresser that
will save you their cost at least
three times each year.

They are guaranteed to do
more work in less space (with
less power and less waste)
than any other machines of
their class.

Send for descriptive cata-
logue with testimonials.

Martin's Middlings Purifier (0.,
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

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Every garment bearing the above ticket is
WARRANTED NOT TO RIP, and, if not as re-
presented, you are requested to return it to the
Merchant of whom it was purchased and receive
anew garment.

STANTON, SAMPSON & €CO:,

Manufacturers, Detroit, Mich.

HANISH & KIFERY,

Manufacturers of and Dealers in

 

Trunks made
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repaired on
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Trunks, Traveling Bags

HARNESSES, SADDLES, COLLARS, BRIDLES,
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74 Waterloo St, - GRAND RAPIDS.

  

K. G. STUDLEY,

Wholesale Dealer in

Rubber

Boots and Shoes

Manufactured by

CANDEE RUBBER 60,

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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Michigan Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

ORGANIZED 1881.

CASH CAPITAL $400,080.
CASH ASSETS OVER $700,000.
LOSSES PAID $500,000.

No. 4 Monroe Street,

 

D. Whitney, Jr., President. Eugene Harbeck, Sec’y.

The Directors of ‘‘The Michigan’’ are representative business men of
our own State.

Fair Contracts, Equitable Rates,
Prompt Settlements,

Insure in “The Michigan.”’

 

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WHOLESALE
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SOLE AGENTS FOR

Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Soaps,
Niagara Starch,

Amboy Cheese,

GRAND RAPIDS.

 

Job Printing!

We desire to call atten-
tion to our facilities for
producing first-class job
printing for the trade.

If you live ina part of
the State where you cannot
get satisfactory work, write
us for estimates. Samples
and prices sent on applica-
tion.

Wecarry a complete line
of stationery, papers—in
fact all kinds of printers’
stock. Send sample of
what you want.

Fuller & Stowe
Company,

100 Louis St.,
GRAND RAPIDS.

 

 

 

BROWN & SEHLER,

DEALERS IN

Hngines, Boilers and Mill Machinery, Farm Machinery,

Agricultural Implements, Wagons and Carriages.

 

 
   

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Corner West Bridge and North Front Sts, GRAND RAPIDS.

CURTISS & Co.,

WHOLESALE

Paper Warehouse.

We carry the VEBY BEST double or single bit, hand-shaved ax handle
ever made.

Houseman Block, Grand Rapids, Mich.

DETROIT SOAP CoO.,

Manufacturers of the following well-known brands:

 

 

 

220 SEEN
QUEEN ANNE, MOTTLED GERMAN, ROYAL BAR, CZAR,
TRUE BLUE, SUPERIOR, MASCOTTE, CAMEO,
. CENIX, AND OTHERS,
SERPS aoe ieee

 

For quotations in single box lots, see Price Current.
quantities, address,

W, G., HA WKINS, sotst ae ae Western Michigan,

GRAND RAPIDS.

P. STEKETEFE & SONS,
2 Notions,

For quotations in larger

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Dry Goods :

83 Monroe St, and 10, 12, 14, 16 & 18 Fountain St,
Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Fall Line of Hosiery, Underwear, Yarn, Comforters, Blankets, Flannels and
Woolens Complete. New Line of Prints, Ginghams, Dress Goods, Tricots and
Sackings. We always carry a full line of Pants, Overalls, Jackets, Shirts, Lum-
bermen’s Hose and Drawers, and Complete Stock of Notions.

oS ___ {Warps, Geese Feathers,
Ae | (| § Waddings, Batts
BURLAPS. 1 and Twines,

Agents for Georgia and Valley City Bags.

FLOOR OIL CLOTH—ALL WIDTHS—FOR FALL.

Bertsch & Co.,,

FOR THE

Rindge,

MICHIGAN AGENTS

 

BOSTON RUBBER SHOE CoO.

We carry a full line in stock and guarantee terms and prices as good as any house
selling the line. Correspondence solicited.
14 AND 16 PEARL ST., GRAND RAPIDS,

12, MICH.

Seventeen Years on the Market

With a steady increase in demand.

Jennings Flavoring Kxtracts

ARE ALWAYS RELIABLE AND UNIFORM IN QUALITY AND PRICE, BEING
MADE EXCLUSIVELY FROM THE FINEST FRUIT THAT GROW CANNOT
BE OTHERWISE THAN THE FINEST FLAVORS PRODUCED.

 

 

Dealers will always find Jennings’ Extracts saleable and profitable
goods to add to their stock. Orderthrough your Jobber or direct from

Jennings & Smith,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

SEE QUOTATIONS THIS PAPER.

WHO URGES You

TO KHREBP

SAPOLIO’?

Trae. PUBLIC!

By splendid and.expensive advertising the manufacturers cre
ate a demand, and only ask the trade to keep the goods in
stock so as to supply the orders sent to them. Without effort
on the grocer’s part the goods sell themselves, bring purchas-
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.

ANY JOBBER WILL BEGLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS,
mee TrTEH & FO,

Manufacturers’ Agents for

SAW AND GRIST MILL MACHINERY,

 

 

     
   
 
  

   
  

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INDIANAPOLIS, IND., U. S. A.

MANUFACTURERS OF

aSTEAM ENGINES & BOILERS.

Carry Engines and Boilers in Stock
for immediate delivery.

   

 

 

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Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery
Saws, Belting and Oils.

And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sample

Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.

Write for Prices. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH,

WM.SEARS & CO.,
Cracker Manvtacturers,

 

 

37,39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids.