Michigan Tradesman. J THE PENINSULAR CO., BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1886. Filectrical Supplies Contractors for Electric Light Plants and all Electrical Construction. Telephone No. 505. 97 Ottawa St. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. REMPIS & GALLMEYER, POUNDERS General Jobbers and Manufacturers of Settees, Lawn Vases, Roof Crestings, Carriage Steps, Hitching Posts and Stair Steps. 54-56 N. Front St. Grand Rapids, Mich. Best and Cheapest Thorough, Practical and Complete. The West Michigan | Business University AND NORWAL SCHOOL, McMullen Block, 23 South Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Is the Best Place to obtain a Thorough, Prac- tical and Complete Education. The Best ACTUAL BUSINESS Department in the State. The most thorough and practically conducted Short-Hand and Typewriting Department in the West. Do not fail to write for particulars. A. E. YEREX, President. SEEDS | Write for jobbing prices on Mammoth, Medium, Alsyke and Alfalfa Clover, Timothy, Orchard Grass, Red Top, Blue Grass, Field Peas, Beans, Produce and WOOL, C. Ainsworth, 76 So. Division St., Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 21, 1890. ALLEN DURFEE, A. D. LEAVENWORTH, Allen Durfee & Co., FUNERAL DIRECTORS, 103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids. SEEDS! If in want of Clover or Timothy, Orchard, Blue Grass, or Red Top, or, in fact, Any Kind of Seed, send or write to the Grand Rapids seed Store 71 Canal St, GRAND RAPIDS. W.T. LAMOREAUX. Apples, Potatoes, Onions. FOR PRICES, WRITE TO BARNETT BROS, *™2isyes asst" =>. G. KETCHAM., DEALER IN Lime, Nair,Cement BRICK, SEWER PIPE, TILE, ETC., 14 West Bridge St., GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICH P. O. Voorheis, GENERAL INSURANCE AND LOAN AGENT, TELEPHONE 980. 41 Widdicomb Building, Grand Rapids. Fine Millinery. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. Bought directly from Importers and Manufacturers. Goods the Best Quality and Prices the Lowest. Adams & 6. 90 MONROE ST., OPPOSITE THE MORTON HOUSE. HARVEY & HEYSTEK, =>} «Frame Wholesale Dealers in Wa Picture der Mouldings. ALR Te SS NL a eA ETRE BRUSHES. Correspondence solicited. 74 & 76 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich W. C. WILLIAMS, A. SHELEY. A. S. BROOKS, WILLIAMS, SHELEY & BROOKS Successors to FARRAND, WILLIAMS & CO., Wholesale Druggists, AT TRE OLD STAND. Corner Bates and Larned Streets, Detroit. LAND SPECULATION. What Will Cause Hard Times, if Hard Times Come. The difficulty or ease in effecting liqui- dations determines much more than is commonly supposed the seriousness of the inevitable ups and downs of prices. There is always someone on the wrong side of the market. Someone is always buying more than he ean pay for, or bor- rowing more money than his marketable assets can be sold for. The record shows that daily someone’s commercial caleula- tions come to naught. In the most pros- perous times the list of mercantile fail- ures is never entirely a blank. Compe- tent authority asserts that 90 per cent. of those who go into business on their own account fail. The condition of business depends largely on the facility with which these ever-occurring bankruptcies are settled and disposed of. The number of fail- ures is not so important as a criterion of the times as is the rapidity in arranging the settlement of bad debts. When creditors are generally uncompromising, and honest debtors generally are unable to secure releases by surrendering all their property, it isa sign that business is not prosperous. It shows that the minds of men are oceupied by anxieties as to accumulations rather than by hopes of future profits. Many business men ean recall the dis- mal wranglings between debtors and creditors in the period following the panic of 1873. Then the time of the merchants and bankers who were still solvent was absorbed in determined ef- forts to make the most from the estates in bankruptcy of the merchants and bankers who were insolvent. In sucha condition improvement was impossible. It was then strenuously but ineffec- ually urged by a prominent journalist that the hard times were caused by the common imagination—if men would but look forward, wipe out past losses, buy goods confidently and sell them on liberal terms, and believe in good times, the country would experience good times. It is not easy to subscribe to this doctrine. Caution, even to the extent of general distrust, and hardness of heart toward delinquents, have been proven valuable individual characteristics. While human nature remains unchanged it is probable these will now and then predominate and perform their useful purpose. Yet an instructive financial sermon might be preached from the text, ‘‘As a man thinketh so is he.”? It might be shown with that unanswerable, or at least unanswered logic, which pervades pulpit discourses, that this doctrine gath- ers great mathematical force when ap- plied to a whole nation, and that a peo- ple are prosperous, if by overwhelming majority they so resolve and so act. However deeply an unhappy minority may believe in the laws of trade and their inevitable results, and however un- assailable may be their reasoning in ex- pounding them, it must be admitted that temporarily, at least, forgiving men their debts promotes prosperity. The parable of the unjust steward, who compromised all the debts due to his lord on terms eminently satisfactory to the debtors, might be commended as the appropriate lesson to be read before the sermon on the true method of securing and main- taining commercial prosperity. Next to a forgiving spirit, the most potent agent in effecting prompt liquida- tion is a well-organized market. It is difficult to get down from the high ground of possible pulpit eloquence to the con- | sideration of the practical machinery of | trade. But supposing the hearts of men are hardened against the golden rule, though preached never so persuasively, it must be admitted that prompt realiza- tion of assets and quick ascertainment NO. 348. and payments of the possible collectible percentages of debts helps wonderfully in clearing commercial prospects and opening the way for fresh and hopeful efforts. There are certain lines in which funds are employed which afford much better facilities for liquidations than others. The organized markets of the various prominent exchanges, where all the buy- ers or sellers of the important agricul- tural products or of well-known secur- ities meet, are best arranged for this end. It is well known that failures of these exchanges are speedily settled. If a debtor’s assets consist of any of the commodities dealt in and quoted on these exchanges they are soon sold, the balance of account can be struck without delay, and each creditor knows what propor- lion of his claim he may expect to re- ceive. As a consequence, the troubles of bankruptey are simplified; unfortunate men ‘‘get on their feet again.’’ with the least possible delay. It is not considered remarkable on the Chicago Board of Trade when a member fails, settles with his creditors and resumes business, all in the same week. As a consequence of this ease in effect- ing liquidations, failures of Fdealers in grain, provisions, stocks and bonds and cotton have much less effect on the gen- eral commercial situations than do fail- ures of manufacturers or storekeepers or bankers. A panie on ’change may occur, may cause large losses and many suspen- sions, involving the settlement of debts whose aggregate mounts well up in the millions, and yet its influence be almost imperceptible in any other line of busi- ness. This is because the results of such panics are so soon known. Even among those most intimately involved the wor- rying and wrangling is soon over. Cer- tainty reigns, and certainty, however un- pleasant, is a much better foundation for hopeful effort than doubts and dis- putes. A panic among manufacturers or mer- chants would not thus exhaust itself. and could not be so limited. Large stocks of goods of uncertain value, which itis the work of months to dispose of, are the consequents of considerable mer- cantile failures. Capital of creditors is tied up and their resources so much re- duced, and their operations to this extent embarrassed. For this reason, overspec- ulation (or overproduction, as it is popu- larly called when relating to manufactur- ing,) in commodities not traded in on the chief exchanges, is more disastrous than overspeculation in grain and stocks. Mercantile bankruptcies, however, are not the most injurious to the general welfare. Real estate is the most difticult property to dispose of at forced sale, and therefore the liquidations of bankrupts, whose assets are chiefly lands and their improvements, is most slow, unsatisfac- tory and destructive to the business of the country. It will be remembered that the vestiges of the panic of 1873 remaining long after all other assets had been realized upon and forgotten, were the lots and acres Perfection Scale. The Latest Improved and Best. Does Not Require ‘Down Weight, Will Soon Save Its Cost on any Counter. For sale by leading wholesale grocers. 2 held by assignees or unwilling mort- gagees. These represented capital in- definitely unproductive and served as solemn warnings for years against a too adventurous spirit. The recollections of 1873 are dim now. There is no speculation of consequence | in the articles dealt in on the chief ex- | changes, but there is a furious specula- tion in progress in real estate in Chicago and other cities. during the revulsion of 1884 that there could be then no general depression, be- | cause there had been no large buying of | real estate except for cash, and no con- | siderable amount of part-payment mort- | gages was outstanding. There was much | sound philosophy in this. The failures | in 1884 were not of real estate specu- | lators, the estates in bankruptcy were | then disposed of within a comparatively | short time, the effects of the overproduc- | tion or overspeculation, or whatever it | was, were soon exhausted. Men were | able to command their capital for new | ventures, and activity in business again | appeared. 1884 was only a year of depression, not one of the memorable | dates of hard time like 1873 and 1857, | because there was then no large amount | of real estate in the assets of bankrupts. This is not the situation in the year of | grace 1890. Should a panic occur now, it would not be grain or provisions or cotton, and possibly no large lines of | well-known stocks or bonds which insol- vent debtors could produce as assets, there might be stocks of merchandise, but surely there would be many town | and city and suburban lots to be disposed | of to satisfy creditors. if apanie comes now, either a very | forgiving spirit must be manifested, or there will be along and tedious liquida- tion, which is commonly denominated | hard times. ——~_ +4 =< Repentance Column. The following are some of the merchants who | have been under contract with the P. of L, but | have found the level profit plan a delusion and | a snare: Belding--L. S. Roell. | Big Rapids—Verity & Co. Blanchard—L. D. Wait. | Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard. | Casnovia—John E. Parcell. Cedar Springs—L. A. Gardiner. ‘hapin—J. I. Vanderhoof. *hester—B. C. Smith. Clio—Nixon & Hubbell. ‘oopersville—W. D. Reynolds & Co. Dimondale—Elias Underhill. Dushville—G. O. Adams. Eaton Rapids—G. W. Webster. Fremont—Boone & Pearson. Grand Ledge—A. J. Halsted & Son. Grand Rapids—F. W. Wurzburg, Van Driele & Kotvis, John Cordes, Huntley Russell. Harvard—Ward Bros. Howard City—Henry Henkel. Kent City—R. McKinnon. Lake Odessa—McCartney Bros. Lowell—Charles McCarty. | Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich. Marshall—John Fletcher, John Butler, Charles Fletcher. | Mecosta—Robert D. Parks. | Millbrook—T. O. (or J. W.) Pattison. | Millington—Forester & Clough. Minden City—I. Springer & Co., F. O. Hetfield & Son. i Nashville—Powers & Stringham. Olivet—F. H. Gage. Otisco—G. V. Snyder & Co. ~~ Rockford—H. Colby & Co. St. Louis—Mary A. Brice. It was frequently said | Milk Pans, & gal., per doz. (glazed 66c) ns be oo 1 “oe o ( “ 90c) iL THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. | \Crockery & Glassware ; | LAMP BURNERS. EE 40 ee ee 45 a oe ce ee ce ee ee — a Tike ee ves} LAMP CHIMNEYS.—Per box. 6 doz. in box. | ee 1% re 1 88 Si ee 270 First quality. On at © caf Se i Ma? * - Oe ee ee cae ee 3 40 XXX Flint. ia eee, Coe we... 2 60 nai * ' Ge . OO ao. ™ ge eee 3 86 Pearl top. | No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled.............. 37 noe * sig . ee 47 No. 2 Hinge, ‘“‘ ' ee 470 La Bastic. No. 1 San, plain bulb, pordos. --............ 123 ua2 “ ue ' ee oe ioe ores... 1 35 ao.2 * oe RS es ean 6 1 60 STONEWARE—AKRON. Paes ee ee 06% ee oe, eee... 7 rf Se, COT “oe 3 “ “a 1 80 HE JAXON GRAGKE IS THE BEST IN THE MARKET. SEND A TRIAL ORDER TO JACKSON CRACKER (CO,, Jobbers of Candy, Nuts, Cheese and Cigars. JACKSON, MICH. EDMUND B. DIKEMAN THE GREAT Watch Maker = Jeweler, 4h CANAL §Y., Ravenna—R. D. Wheeler. ' ' Reed City—J. M. Cadzow. | Grand 4 ( aplds - Mio | f Sand Lake—C. 0. Cain, Frank E. Shattuck, Brayman & Blanchard. Sparta—Woodin & Van Wickle, Dole & Haynes. S; ringport—Cortright & Griffin. Stanton—Fairbanks & Co. Sumner—J. B. Tucker. Williamston—Michael Bowerman. ae >. — Johnny’s Prayer. Sister Lizzie was to be married ina few months, and she was putting in the interval of leisure from preparing for the ceremony in the way of dress by ex- perimenting on the family in the cooking line. Little John was going to bed, and went through his usual prayers up to the point of saying, ‘‘Give us this day our daily bread,’? when some depressing memory struck him, and he added, **But don’t let Lizzie bake it.”’ ——__—~s ¢— 2. Of Course Not. “‘Is it you who’s been eatin these ’ere dates ?”’ asked a groceryman of a new clerk: ‘‘I see the pits on the floor.”’ ‘‘No, boss,’’ ‘‘eos I allus swaller mine.”’ - > Fire Works—Immense line. Putnam CANDY Co. was the ingenious reply; | Something New Bill Snort We guarantee this cigar the best $35 cigar on the market. Send us trial order, and if not ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY return them. Advertising mat- ter sent with each order. Charlevoix Cigar Mfg | | Go,, CHARLEVOIX, MICH. EGG CASES & FILLERS. Having taken the agency for Western and Northern Michigan for the LIMA EGG CASES and FILLERS, we are prepared to offer same to the trade in any quantity. Lots of 100. Less than 100. No. 1—30-doz. Cases, complete............csseeecccecceeess 33 Cc. 35c. Na; t—Piliors. per See. ce ec 93{ce. 10e. Parties ordering Fillers have to buy one Case with every 10 sets of Fillers (no broken cases sold),making 10 sets with Case $1.25 (10 Fillers and 8 Dividing Boards constitute a standard set). Strangers to us will please remit money with their orders or give good reference. W. T. LAMOREAUX, 71 Canal St.,Grand Rapids, Mich. WHO URGES YOU TO BEEP SA POLIO’ THE PUBLIC! By splendid and expensive advertising the manufacturers cre ate a demand, and only ask the trade to keep the goods in stock so as to supply the orders sent to them. Without effort on the grocer’s part the goods sell themselves, bring purchas- ers to the store, and help sell less known goods. ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD. TO FILL YOUR ORDERS. g@ GEO. H. REEDER, Ps Lycoming Rubbers = © Medium Price Shoes * 8 Grand Rapids, Mich. AreyouSour? Lost Trade’ Cheap Grease! NO DEALER EVER LOST A CUSTOMER BY SELLING HIM THE FRAZER ALWAYS UNIFORM. OFTEN IMITATED. KNOWN EVERYWHERE. NEVER EQUALLED. NO TALK REQUIRED TO SELL IT. Good Crease Makes Trade. Cheap Crease Kills Trade. Let Petroleum and Imitation i AZERE” Package Bears our Trade Mark. Alor- -4 Buy the Genuine é Putrm “= Roxes Cans Pails, Kegs & Bbls- I. M. CLARK & SON., Importers and Jobbers of Fine Havana, Key West and Domestic CIGARS! Sole Agents for V. Martinez Ybor & Co., ‘‘El Principe de Gales’’ Factory, Key West; Baltz, Clymer & Co.’s ‘‘El. Mereto’’ and ‘‘Henry Clay’’ brands; Celestino Palacio & Co.’s ‘‘La Rosa’ (full line); Seiden- berg & Co.’s ‘‘Figaro’”’ and ‘‘Knapsack.’’ We want your trade on Havana and Key West goods and are prepared to give you satisfaction in every instance. I. M. CLARK & SON. cena —_— sla itt ncaat ee . most potent factor and it is likely to con- | The Condition of Trade. From the New York Shipping List. Speculation in grain and other bread- stuff has been under the influence of weather conditions and crop reports, the unfavorable and more or less exaggerated character of those circulated last week | having caused a sharp upward turn in| values, followed since then by a quick | decline, owing to the much more favor- | able outlook reflected by the monthly | report of the Bureau of Agriculture which | shows the damage during the month of | April was much less than expected, the | average condition of winter wheat being | only one point below what it was a/| month ago. The agricultural outlook is therefore much more promising than was to be expected from the bearish character | of the reports that have been in circula- tions for a number of weeks past. Spec- ulation in railroad securities still main- tains the bullish temper recently de-| veloped and the upward tendency of prices is beginning to attract the atten- tion of outside operators, and thus ex- pand the field of operations. The stimu- lating influences are the excellent exhibit | of earnings made from week to week, a} disposition to minimize the effect of rate wars in the West, and the prospective | inflation of the currency that is likely to | result from proposed silver legislation. | In other speculative markets there has been no special feature, cotton being firm | ‘on account of decreasing supplies, petro- | leum quiet and steady, and coffee show- ing narrow fluctuations. So far as the| commercial situation generally is con-| cerned, the silver question is by far the | tinue so until Congress has definitely disposed of the matter. The belief pre- vails that whatever measure is finally adotped, it will result in enhancing the value of the metal and expanding the volume of currency, and this is the cause of the fresh advance that has taken place in the value of bar silver. The distribu- tive movement of trade continues fairly active, with an increased demand in some | cases, but values reflect an easier tend- | ency. The large trade sale of woolens | last week which is the chief feature of | the drv goods market was continued | yesterday. showing easier prices; there is still weakness in the iron market, both | crude and finished iron and steel having | sold at the lowest prices yet granted; in the grocery market coffee and refined sugar are lower, and as yet there has been no advance in coal although the outlook is said to be improving. Cotton fabrics are firm on account of the high cost of raw cotton, tea is stiffening up because of the advance in silver, the metal market is generally firm, tin advancing by reason of speculative influences, copper is stiff- ening because of increased consumption, and lead is affected by proposed legisla- tion. Apprehension regarding labor troubles is being eliminated, but the tariff is the cause of uncertainty which will continue more or less prominent until the purpose of Congress has be- come more definitely foreshadowed. The increased volume of speculative trading has expanded the demand for loanable funds and hence the money market has ruled firm, but without any serious dis- | turbance, and reports from the interior | report mercantile collections fairly | prompt and satisfactory. > 2 <> — He Was a Hard Hitter. Mrs. Grundy—And how do you like the new clergyman ? Mrs. Scrooge—Oh, I think he’s just splendid. Mrs. Grundy—Do his sermons appeal to you? Mrs. Scrooge—N-n-no; but oh, how he does go for the woman next door, and the woman across the street. It does my heart good to hear those critters get such an eloquent roasting. > > “Such Luck.” Miss Gadder—Oh, dear! 1 do hate | spring! It’s such hard work for me to} select becoming gowns and bonnets. 1} do so envy Mrs. Mayfair. Mrs. Chatter—Why, my love? Miss Gadder—Why, she looks lovely in | mourning, and she has such luck that | scarcely a month passes that she does not | lose a relative. ‘New York Goffee Rooms. OYSTERS IN ALL STYLES. es WHOLESALE PETOSKEY, MARBLEHEAD AND OHIO AKRON, BUFFALO AND LOUISVILLE CEMENTS,} Stueco and Hair, Sewer Pipe, Fire Brick | and Clay. Write for prices. 69 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS. Playing Gards) WE ARE HEADQUARTERS SEND FOR PRICE LIST. | | | ' } | Daniel Lynch, | 19 So. lonia St., Grand Rapids. BEACRH’S 61 Pearl Street. Steaks, Chops and All Kinds of Order Cooking a Specialty. FRANK M. BEACH, Prop. SAAD om a FIT FOR \ trentlemans Table: All goods bearing the name of THURBER, WHYLAND & CO., OR ALEXIS GODILLOT, JR Grocers visiting New York are cordially invited to call and see us, and if they wish, have their orrespondence addressed in our care. We shol glad to be of use to themin any way. Write us about anything you wish to know. MICHIGAN TRADESM. AN. S. A. Morman, | LIME, THURBER, WHYLAND & 00, New York Citv, CUTS for BOOM EDITIONS: —OR— For the best work, at reasonable prices, address THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids, Mich, AYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK, | DETROIT, MICH, 500,000 TO INV EST IN BONDS Issued by ¢ ities, counties, towns and school dis- tricts of Michigan. Officers of these municipali- | ties about to issue bonds will find it to their | advantage to apply to this bank. Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings supplied withont | eharge. All communications and inquiries will | | have prompt attention. | January, 1890. S. D. ELWOOD, Treasurer. | 2 A. J, BROWN Wholesale dealer in Foreign, Domestic Fruits and Seeds, Direct Receivers of Tropical and baliforni Oranges—— —AND— ——Messina Lemons. When in want of large lots of California Oranges, we are prepared to make you low prices from fresh ears. HEADQUARTERS FOR BANANAS. 116 and 18 North Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. send for Price List, Issued Weekly DETROIT SOAP CO’S FAMOUS Queen Anne Soap The Best Known, Most Popular and Fastest Selling Laundry and General Family Soap in the Market. No Grocery Stock ¢ eee Without This Brand Handsome Oleograph, Size 15x20 inches, given for 25 QUEEN ANNE SOAP WKAPPERS. Our Laundry and Toilet Soaps are sold by all Wholesale 6 Grocers, | y o 7 sa i BAW, 2 oes ae ee. WM. R. KEELER, Wholesale Confectioner, AND JOBBER IN FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS. 412 SOUTH DIVISION ST. TELEPHONE 92-3R. Iam Sole Agent for Rueckheim Bros.’ Penny Goods, which are absolutely the Best Goods of the kind on the market. We Manufacture Everything in the line of Gandy Correspondence solic- ited and prices quot- ed with pleasure. Write us. MOSELEY BROS. Fruits, Seeds, Oysters ? Produce All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty. If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be pleased to hear from you. 26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., - - GRAND RAPII* ORANGES Test Broadway, Reade & Hudson Streets | When you want Straight-packed, Sound and Sweet, Solid Fruit, always order the Earl Fruit Co’s Fiag Brand. Sold by all Jobbers We are receiving from two to four ANANAS! = earloads of bananas which is Remember We Are Headquarters. GRAND RAPIDS FRUIT AND PRODUCE (CO. more fruit than can be handled by any other house at this market. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. AMONG THE TRADE. AROUND THE STATE. Coopersville—C. Ives has meat market. Harrietta—W. G. a jewelry store here. Manton—John Hill the grocery business. Fulton—E. S. Kennedy & Son succeed S. J. Case in general trade. Bloomingdale—Miss Kate has opened a millinery store. Mulliken—J. Morris will open a hard- ware store in the near future. Albion—J. F. of books and drugs to W. F. Church. Hudson—E. E. Pratt succeeds Shane will soon start | has re-engaged in Van Kirk Grandville—W. W. Howe has sold the Grand River creamery to a Reed City man. Hamilton—H. A. Sears has moved bis | stock of drugs from Lawton to this} place. Lakeview—Lobdell & Beals will run a bakery in connection with their meat} market. Holland—Yates & Kane, the druggists, retiring. South Blendon—A. Everse has closed | out his general stock and retired from | | will also manufacture office desks and business. Cheboygan—John Craig contemplates engaging in the bakery and confection- | | Talbot and Harry L. | porated as the Talbot Paving Co., with drug stock to Alexander McCabe, late of | 525,000 capital, all paid in. ery business. Crystal—Dr. A. E. Gates has sold his Webberville. Negaunee — Wells & Blake, dealers, have dissolved. Thos. will continue the business. general Traverse City—Trombly & Holdsworth | have their new furniture store completed and are filling it with goods. Hastings—Burt Tinkler has purchased | | and will cut about 45,000 feet daily. the confectionery store of Geo. Nichols and will continue the business. Cheboygan—McRae & Morrissey, manufacturers, have dissolved. McRae will continue the business. Fulton—Griggs & Lyon, dealers groceries, and have solved, Mr. interest of his partner. Ravenna—Job Ackerman, ducted a drug store here for years, retiring from trade about ten years ago, died one day last week. Sunfield— Ed. Stinchcomb formed a copartnership with E. M. Snyder under Mr. in boots shoes, dis- who several has the style of Stinchcomb & Snyder and engaged in the drug business. Battle Creek—W. H. Cowles has pur- chased a half-interest in the cigar factory | of Len Van Praagh and has gone on the | road in the interest of the firm. Paris—E. M. Stickney & Co, have sold their stock of general merchandise to i. ©. Shaw. that Mr. Stickney will remove to Big Rapids. Lake Odessa—Sweet Cahoon has pur- chased the of fF. K. in the firm of Cahoon Bros., dealers in gen- eral merchandise, and will continue the is reported interest Cahoon business. Orono—C. warren, Jr.. ter has gone We The lat- engage in manufacture of A. Warren succeeds C. in general trade. to Harrietta to general trade and the hame sticks. Paris—M. E. and shoe and furnishing goods store, and Cone has closed his boot packed his stock, preparatory to remov- | soon as he can | ing toa new location, as decide on same. opened a} | cery | avenue. iwith D. D. Mallory & Co. years. M. Wells | tent of $2,000; partially insured. | city, | Watson formed a copartnership, under the style} cigar | Griggs having purchased the | con- | | Ann Arbor— Fred Schumacher has purchased an interest in the grocery and | crockery business of F. G. Schleicher, | and the business will be continued under | the style of F. G. Schleicher & Co. Detroit—Ward L. Andrus & Co. have csnual a wholesale fruit and fancy gro- house at 88,90 and 92 Jefferson Mr. Andrus was connected for sixteen Detroit—The A. C. McGraw who has re- tired from the shoe house of A. C. McGraw & Co. is Augustus C. McGraw—not Alex- ge : | ander C., the senior member of the firm, Smiley has sold his stock | i : if : i | who still maintains his position at the Pratt & | head of the house. . . | Co. in the grocery and bakery business. | | stock of horse goods and farming imple- |ments was closed | week, Kalamazoo — The Huntley & Baker out at auction last by an order from the Circuit Court, for the benefit of the mortgagees. The goods were sold very cheap and it is said the amount realized is just about enough | to satisfy the mortgages. MANUFACTURING MATTERS. Cheboygan—The Cheboygan Lumber are on the eve of dissolving, Dr. Yates | ©°- started up its mill last week, sawing | night and day. Cadillace—C. N. Chick has leased the McGillis wagon and carriage shop and office furniture. Detroit — John F. Talbot, James H. Talbot have incor- Akron—The dry kiln of J. C. Liken & | Co., connected with their stave mill here, was damaged by fire last week to the ex- J. A. Green’s new sawmill on Stone Island, at the south end of the began operations last week. It is equipped with a circular and band mill, Charlevoix—W. J. Stevenson, F. A. and Alden Chamberlain have of the Enterprise Manufacturing Co., to engage in the sawmill and planing mill | business. Roscommon—lIt is reported that Jon- athan Boyce is making caiculations to| cut 60,000,000 feet of logs in Roscommon | He owns a solid | | body of pine in that county, estimated to county this season. cut 110,000,000 feet. Bay City—lIt is believed that Bousefield & Co. will erect another wooden ware factory, and it is reported that negotia- | tions are in progress for the purchase by Bousefield & Co. of the Hotchkiss saw- mill site and premises. Oscoda—The H. M. Loud & Sons Lum- ber Co. has purchased the Hurbert shingle mill at this place. new will start it at once. The consideration was private. Bay City—The new Ross, Bradley & Co. is enterprise of the firm in rebuilding on a larger seale than before is character- istic of the push and energy of the wide- owners in motion. |'awake lumberman of to-day. 3ay City—It is said that the wassee It was organized in 1864, 9,200,000,000 feet of stock one-half. has handled over vestment for the stockholders. Saginaw—W. A. French has shipped machinery for a hardwood sawmill, which will be established at Bell, Presque The mill has | chant twice out of three trials, he was to been idle thus far this season, but the | Isle county. There is any quantity of timber available near the mill, and a stock of logs was put in last winter. Pentwater—G. A. Wagar has purchased the mill site formerly used by the Pent- water Lumber Co. and will remove his mill here from the Point. He expects to have the mill cutting lumber in July and has contracted with F. O. Gardner to manufacture his stock. Saginaw—A new town called Cedar- ville has been started at the point where the Cedar River empties into the mouth of the Tobacco. Ross Bros. are oper- ating a sawmill and paving block mill at that point, employing thirty men. There is considerable hard- and soft timber there, and a good deal of cedar. The paving block mill is cutting three car loads daily. Akron—About a year ago no little ex- citement was created in Tuscola county by the disappearance of Joseph McDon- ald, a lumberman of this place, and what was supposed to be his skeleton was sub- sequently discovered in a swamp, a few miles from his home. He was known to have had a large sum of money when he disappeared. A reward of $500 was offered for the arrest of parties supposed to have murdered him. It is now claimed that McDonald is alive and living in Wisconsin. A Threw the Storekeeper. From the Boston Globe. It has been a popular delusion that the average commercial traveler has long since studied every honorable devise possible for effecting a sale of goods toa recusant customer, but Jim Walker, of Lovell, Me., has proved to a benighted public that he could score a point over the late lamented Macedonian leader. In other words, he has found a new world to conquer. Jim came up from Portland to Bridge- ton a few days ago, in the interest of a carpet and paper house, and briskly “did” the place. Among the marts he visited was Ansel Harmon’s_§ general variety store. Merchant Harmon has a local reputation for Yankee knack of dis- posing of second-hand or low-priced goods of any description, as well as of prime articles, so Jim tried to sell him a job lot of old carpets. After chaffering awhile the storekeeper offered him within two cents per yard his price for the goods. But our runner re- fused to budge a particle. Still he lin- gered by, loathe to depart without an order. Pensively, too, his possible cus- tomer dwelt upon the theme. The outcome of all this was, the two not only wrestled with the problem, but literally wrestled out of trade. And this is how it was done: Walker and Harmon solemnly agreed, in the presence of witnesses, to go out into the street and wrestle at arm’s length; if the trader threw the drummer two times out of three, he was to have the goods at two cents discount; if per contra, the drummer downed the mer- have his full price. So they promptly repaired to the mid- dle of the street in front of the store. But the fun was although the trader rallied to see the fun. quickly over, for, twice in succes- fancied the universe was out of joint. ing himself up, exclaimed: “Tll take the goods at your figures. | Now take the order and get out of here | logs, and has proved a very profitable in- | as quick’s the Lord’ let ye!’ — H. Leonard & Sons have are now sending out to the trade. By | | ! | this time a small crowd of spectators had planing mill of | The | | was strong in muscle, the drummer was | not only a little the heavier, but wiry and | | quick, and the result was that the former | | was laid upon his back, | Sion, so swiftly and emphatically that he | / Tittaba- | 300m Co. has reduced its capital | The Model Office Boy. From the Office. Who is thereamong business men that does not want a better office boy than he has got: who is it that does not have his own ideal of what an office boy should be? As numerous as this class must be in every business community, I suppose there are comparatively few who have formulated their ideas concerning this important adjunct to business. How- ever, Iran across aman the other day who had it down fine. He wanted an office boy, and concerning this function- ary he delivered himself of the fol- lowing: He need not ‘“‘live with parents.”? Just as soon have a young fellow who earns his own keep. Will pay him better wages, because he’ll earn them. Fact is, we want a boy who has had the props taken away from him, and who is making a courageous effort to stand erect, with little wabbling without them. He should talk little and only when it is business todo so. He should remember things— know what he did yesterday at 3 o’clock, and why he did it. He should know that to waste our minutes is to waste our money. We desire that he bear in mind that we pay him so much per week, which means so much per hour and may mean, if computed, so much per minute. And he must know, therefore, that min- utes count. That he contracts to return to us value for these minutes, and that one of them wasted means a breach of contract, getting pay for something which does not exist. We want to rely on him. We want to feel that he pays us interest on our investment in him. We shall have a place in the firm ready for him when he shall grow into it, but we don’t hire him to look in news store windows when we send him to the postoffice. —_— > << Naubinway—Morris Wertheimer soon engage in the clothing business. will FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC. ——————— eee Advertisements will be inserted under this head for two cents a word the first insertion and one centa word for each subsequent insertion. No advertise- ment taken for lessthan 25cents. Advance payment. BUSINESS CHANCES. DP gps MARKET FOR SALE—DOING GOOD a ness; toa practical mana good chance. W. Davis, Elk Rapids, Mich. \ ANTED—I HAVE SPOT CASH TO PAY FOR A general or grocery stock; must be cheap. = dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman. OME AT ONCE, WRITE OR TELEGRAPH, ND secure a bargain; Iam going out of the general merchandise business; have about $600 worth of drugs and fixtures, which I will sell to the right party fora small amount down, the balance in monthly payments; will furnish store room for $8 per month; no other drug store in town or within seven miles of here; will give some good party a big deal, as I am bound to sell; if you want anything of this kind, investigate at once. Address G. 8. Putnam, Fruitport, Mich. 28 OR SALE—A SPLENDIDLY ASSORTED STOCK OF dry goods and groceries, together with store, dwelling and dock property, located in one of the most thriving towns in Michigan; a good trade, well estab- lished; location central and very pleasant; a splendid opportunity for an energetic business man; reason for —— poor health. Address V. L. Souer, Marine City, ch. 29 OR SALE—A WELL-ESTABLISHED DRUG BUSI- ness in a growing portion of the city, a first-class location. For particulars, address B., care Michigan Tradesman. 23 OR SALE—STORE, DRUG STOCK AND FIXTURES, including postoffice fixtures, for sale on easy terms, owing to ill health; only drug store in town, situated in center of fine fruit section, Address Dr. 8. J. Koon, Lisbon, Mich. 4 ye STOCK; MUST BE CHEAP for cash. Church & Fenn, Charlotte, Mich. 596 HELP WANTED. ANTED—REGISTERED PHARMACIST. a Dr. Boynton, Fruitport, Mich. \ ANTED — A SWEDISH PHARMACIST: — aOR speak good English. Address, enclosing — ences, F. D. Paquette, Ludington, Mich. ANTED—A GOOD TINNER, GIVE EXPERIENCE and references. Address A. W. Gammer & Co., Box 10, Coloma, Mich. 25 SITUATIONS WANTED. \ ANTED—POSITION BY REGISTERED ASSISTANT pharmacist; best of references furnished. ‘ - Smith, Coopersville, Mich. MISCELLANEOUS, ANTED—TO KNOW THE WHEREABOUTS OF N.S. Loop, who has lived at Kent City, Elmira and Coldwater. The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. ‘BOLISH THE PASS BOOK AND SUBSTITUTE THE Tradesman Coupon, which is now in use by over 5,000 Michigan merchants—all of whom are warm in The crowd shouted, and Harmon, pick- | cade Wil be aunt praped om peccinte of Oe. ids. praise of its effectiveness. Send for sample order, The Tradesman Company, | Grand Rapids. R ENT FREE FOR TWO YEARS TO COMPETENT jJandlord who will furnish summer resort hotel. E, A. Stowe, Secretary Traverse Point Association, Grand Rapids, Mich. Ope ny HISTORY OF THE PATRONS OF IN- dustry, from the inception of the organization; : | only a few copies left; sent postpaid for 10 cents per issued a 186 | | page illustrated catalogue, which they copy. Address The Tradesman Company, G’d Rapids AMPLES OF TWO KINDS OF COUPONS FOR RE- tailers will be sent free to any dealer — = write for them to the Sutliff Coupon Pass Book OCo., Albany, N. Y. ta GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP. F. J. Parker is building a warehouse for the storage of butter and eggs at 22 Brainard street. H. A. Snyder has opened a grocery store at Leetsville. Musselman & Widdi- comb furnished the stock. Mrs. F. E. White has opened a grocery store at Williamsburg. The Ball—Barn- hart—Putman Co. furnished the stock. Lyman Townsend has opened a grocery store on North Coit avenue. The Olney & Judson Grocer Co. furnished the stock. Lemon & Peters have sold a new gro- ecery stock to West & Co., whose store and stock at Hoytville were burned one day last week. Rindge, Bertsch & Co. and Musselman & Widdicomb have foreclosed their mort- gage on the boot and shoe and grocery stock of C. F. Walden, at Antrim. That part of the McDonald & Brad- ford stock not disposed of at Baldwin has been shipped to this city and stored in the building formerly occupied by E. Fallas. B. H. Rose and Jerome Blodgett have formed a copartnership under the style of B. H. Rose & Co. and embarked in the hardware business at Harrietta. Foster, Stevens & Co. furnished the stock. The wholesale grocery houses have signed an agreement to close at 3 o’clock Saturday during the summer months. An effort was made to get the commis- sion houses to do the same, but they have so much perishable stock coming in on the afternoon trains that they do not feel justified in signing the agreement. ne Purely Personal. W. A. D. Rose, the Deer Lake logger, | was in town last Saturday. Father Gallagher, the priest of St. James, Beaver Island, is the guest of Frank E. Chase, the shoe salesman. D. D. Harris, the Shelbyville general dealer, was in town last Wednesday. His love for the P. of I. is profound and all- abiding. Wm. T. Hess has returned from Bos- ton and Wm. T. Lamoreaux started on the usual spring pilgrimage to that place on Saturday. S. C. Pomeroy, of the former retail grocery firm of Pomeroy & Lawton, has engaged in the commission business at Mendon. He also acts as local agent for the Valley City Milling Co. It is reported that negotiations are in progress looking toward the return of S. A. Welling from Jackson to Detroit, in which case he will re-engage in bus- iness with his son-in-law, Hamilton B. Carhartt. Will P. Granger, the handsonie append- age of the Grand Rapids Packing and ‘Provision Co., spent Saturday in the wicked city of Chicago, trying to swap horses with a man who has a better beast than he has. He was unsuccessful. Ot Gripsack Brigade. The Flint & Pere Marquette and To- ledo, Ann Arbor & Northern are now selling 500 mile mileage books for $10. Walter Meech, of the former firm of Herrick & Randall, has taken the posi- tion of city salesman for I. M. Clark & Son, dividing the trade with Mr. Cloyes. St. Louis Republican: ‘M. Brust maker, formerly of this place, but who has been traveling for a Detroit cigar time card so as to enable the south-bound THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. firm, is now with J. A. Beebe & Son, of | Owosso. At the request of numerous traveling men, the G. R. & I. has re-arranged its afternoon train to stop at Cadillac for dinner, instead of at Reed City, as here- tofore. H. S. Robertson has formed a copart- nership with G. A. Spencer, of Peach Belt, and the two have engaged in the manufacture of hosiery under the style of the Fidelity Knitting Works. Hi. will not permit his new venture to interfere with his present position with the Olney & Judson Co. A Washington dispatch, under date of | May 13, is as follows: ‘‘In the House, to- day, Mr. Hansbrough, of North Dakota, introduced for reference a bill amending the Inter-state Commerce Act so as to provide that nothing in that law shall ant, construed to prohibit any common car- rier from giving reduced rates of trans- portation and a permit to carry a weight of sample baggage in excess of the amount allowed the ordinary traveler to commercial travelers and members of the theatrical profession.’’ | i 2 < The Remedy. Jack—Were you ever crazy with love? Jim—Yes, indeed. Jack—What cured you? Jim—Marriage ? _— io Fourth of July goods of all kinds. PutNAM CANDY Co. a: BUNOLA COFFEE. Best Pound Package Coffee on the Market. PRICE---In Cases, 24 Any Grand 1-4; In Cabinets, 24 3-4. Rapids jobber will fill your order. We are now ready to make contracts for 81 SOUTH DIVISION Bicycles, Tricycles, General Sporting Gi Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s Sporting and Athletic Goods and American Powder Co.’s Powder. We have on hand a complete line of Columbia. Victor and other cheaper bicycles, also a splen did assortment of Misses’ Tricycles, Children’s Velocipedes and small Safety Bicycles. E. G. Studley, 4 Monroe St., Call and see them or send for large, illustrated cata GRAND RAPIDS feupaxe (Mortsar:y logue. lriveo, ieutheri; & 0.) CONTRACTORS FOR Galvanized Iron Cornice, Plumbing & Heating Work, Dealers in Pumps, Pipes, Etc. Mantels and Grates. Weatherly & Pulte, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. Goods the season of LS90. Correspondence solicited. ST., GRAND RAPIDS. Magis Coffee Roaster. The Best in the World. Having on hand a large stock of No. 1 Roasters—capacity 35 lbs.—1 will sell them at very low prices. Write for Special Discount. ROBT. S. WEST, 48-50 Long St., CL&VELAND, OHIO. Fehsenfeld & Grammel, (Suceessors to Steele & Gardner.) Manufacturers of BROOMS! Whisks, Toy Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom Handles, and all Kinds of Broom Materials. 10 and 12 Plainfield Ave., Grand Rapids. How to Keep a Store. By Samuel H. Terry. A book of 400 pages written from the experience and observation of an old merchant. It treats of Selection of Busi ness, Location, Buying, Selling, Credit, Adver- tising, Account Keeping, Partnerships, ete. Of great interest to every one in trade. $1.50. THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, Grand Rapids. FOURTH NATIONAL BANK Grand Rapids, Mich. A. J. Bowne, President. Gro. C. PrERCE, Vice President. H. W. Nasu, Cashier |CAPITAL, - $300,000. | Transacts a general banking business. Makea Speciality of Collections. Accounts of Country Merchants Solicited, 6 Dry Goods. The Selection of Stocks. From the Dry Goods Economist. One of the most costly departments of a store is that devoted to silks. At the same time it is one capable of attracting a crowd of admirers and buyers, if prop- erly selected and arranged. No goods make a handsomer window or counter and half the battle in selling is of shoppers, display, to catch and hold the eyes which glittering folks of silk will do. Black silk is always a standby in Francaise, rhadames and surah, witha few armures and gros grains to suit con- servative tastes. Unless catering for an expensive trade, extreme novelties in weaves should be handled gingerly. For these it is better to wait until the trade and fashion papers have spoken of them and customers ask for them. Ordinary novelties should be on hand as soon as the season opens. It is a poor policy to defer buying seasonable goods until every one has bought elsewhere. Surah of at least two grades and all shades always sells. Black and colored satins are de- manded for lining net and lace dresses. faille | Figured and plain India silks take well | in medium designs and the colors of the season, which vary like the weather. Amethyst, lavender, stem green, porcelain blue, old rose, gray and red take well this season. In white silks, ivory, opal and cream shades in surah, India and faille Francaise are the often- | est asked for. The chief colors in demand are old rose, grayish blue, porcelain tints, stem, grayish and dark green, golden, red and | cigar brown, greenish, silver, steel lead gray, bright red, amethyst, Nile, pale blue, yellow straw, rose, tan and suede shades. More silks are sold at re- tail for $1.25 than any other price, but it | is well to have a quality of faille Fran- eaise, the most universally worn silk, at 90 or 95 cents, as a price under a dollar does most surely attract. In black silks have a better grade, as a woman expects a black silk to last longer and is there- fore willing to pay more forit. Do not be tempted to buy a lot of fancy stripes or brocades ‘‘because they are so cheap.’’ They will prove dear if .not in style, | which may be discovered by reading trade and fashion papers. Any country merchant who undertakes to run a store without informing himself carefully upon eurrent fashions makes a sad mistake. Nowadays the trade papers contain mine of valuable information, should be worked every week. By keep- ing one’s eyes open at all times, some- thing new may be learned every day, and a habit of observation and ability to ‘“‘eatch on’’ are of immense advantage to} the retailer. a Touched a Tender Spot. Beanville Man—Gawktown ain’t much o’ a place, no how. Gawktown Man—-Thet’s so. B. M.—Ye ain’t more’n five hundred folks down thar. G. M.—Gol durn me ef ye ain’t right. B. M.—No church in the hull town. G. M.—Nary. B. M.—Not any school house, nuther. G. M.—That’s the truth. B. M.—Ignorant folks you all is. G. M.—We don’t know a heap, that’sa fact. B. M.—An’ we all’s base ball nine kin wallop the everlastin’ spots of’n you all’s measly club. M.—Hold on thar. insultin’. I don’t care nuthin’ *beaout the town, but when you run down our base ball club, thar’s got to be trouble. -_ 2. — Used Her Up. An old lady, one of the good, old- fashioned kind, recently bought a ticket to a course of lectures to be delivered in her native town. The first lecture was by Bob Ingersoll. The old lady couldn’t afford to waste her money by losing a lecture, so she listened attentively and returned shocked, but speechless. The second one was by Annie Jenness Miller. The old lady returned from this lecture Now yer gettin’ exhausted, sank in achair and groaned out: “Oh, dear! oh, dear! No God and no chemises— what is this world coming to ?”’ ' fashionable | and | Prices Current. "UNBLEACHED COTTONS. | | Atlantic ‘ ee 2 foeecee........ 6% eee eee 6%/Conqueror XX......4 % t Leen en 6 [Dwight or... 7%, oe . ee a .......----. 6% . Es... 5% |Full Tard Wide. .... 6% Atlanta A.A........ 64/Great Falls E....... 7 Archery Bunting... aig Honest Width....... 6% araery .. .- s 7 pererora 3........_- 5l4 Beaver Dam A A... 51,/Integrity XX.. ce peorwcex [.......... 64|King, es... -.._. 6% Blackstone O, 32.... 4% ZZ... _.- Mack Bok ........7 1 * Be. 32 in. . 5% oo Fe ........... 6%|LawrenceLL....... 5% r = ...... a |New MarketB...... 5 o ee 4 |Noibe R. et ie ee ce 7 4 Newson ...... .-- 2 = Fi. © inch. _- seloar Level Best..... 6% Cc ontinental, ee a¢|Riverside XX....... 5 D, 40-in 8ig|Sea aan te ....... 6% ' E, 42-inl0 {Sharon B .... . 6% . W, 45-inl1 on of the Heap.. . . H, 48-ini2 |Williamsville. . . Chapman.. -.+-- 4 |Comet, 40in.... 8% Cohasset a. bee eaee C(t 7% Coe... ... . : New Market L,40in. 7% “BLEACHED COTTONS. Amseburg ... . 2. ceo eee.c....... 8 Blackstone A A.. BS Mier’ Medal......... 7% i a . 4%|Green Te....... 844 Cieveiend ...... ... 7 (Great Palls........-. 64 oo. ..... ee 7% ———— 6X%\Just Out...... 44%@ 5 Dwight Anchor..... 9 iKing P ae. ....... 73% “shorts. 8%/ _..... 7% Edwards. ..... . 6 |Lonsdale omc. 10% oe... 7 (ousdeic...... @ 8 ae. 5 7% |Middlesex.... .. @ iy Fruit of the Loom.. 8% /No Name............ 7% Ne cane oe ree vee .... .... © Pa fee... ...... nee tPee............ 5% Fruitofthe Loom %. 8 (Prideof the West .12 Fairmount.......... @¢\Rosalind............ 7% (Part Voree.......... 6xX\Sunlight............. 4% Geo. Washington... 6 /Vinyard............. 8% HALF BLEACHED COTTONS. — 7% ¢|Dwight Anchor..... 8% oe UNBLEACHED. CANTON FLANNEL. | Tremont N. . 54%{Middlesex No. 1... | Hamilton N \ * _ 2... ee ire eae a - 2... | Middlesex a... 8 o 7... . .... a . = 6... -_=&.... © BLEACHED CANTON FLANNEL | Hamilton ... 734| Middlesex AA. Ld | Middlesex Ps [: -.. ff. 12 a7... 9 ’ A 6 oe 13% . g orcas 9 i .. 17% - 7... 1044} Bie 16 DRESS GOODS. aig ee 8 |Nameless oe. . a0 ig ee a 25 Ee 10%! ee 27% GG Cashmere......21 | ee .30 Nameless ee eee “i ge 321% a et @ 35 CORSET JEANS. Biddeford. . i. epee 7% 6%/| Rockport. . .. PRINTS. a | which | Ury Goods and | Allen, staple........ 5%! Merrim’ ek shirtings. 4% a ........ 5g — 8% | ’ robes. . 5 |Pacific fancy.. os American fancy... .: =e......... 6 Americanindigo.... 6 |Portsmouth robes... 6 American shirtings. 434| \Simpson mourning... 6% Arnold " 5%) - on. .... e long cloth B. 10% solid black. 6% - Cc. 346 Washington indigo. 6 sé century cloth 7 | Turkey robes.. 7% gold seal..... 10%| ‘“‘ India robes.... 7% Turkey red..10%| “ plain T "ky : %, - Berlin solids. . .. SM! ' oil blue...... 6%| “ Ottoman Tar green .... 6%| key red. Coe mee o Taner...... 6 |Mariha W: ashington madders... 6 | Turkey red %. 7 ‘ 6 {Martha W ashington . 6%) Turkey red.. 5%| Riverpoint rebes.... Eddystone fancy. | Hamilton fancy. ° staple . Manchester fanc y. 6 |Windsorfancy...... eu new era. 6%) “ gold ticket Merrimack D fancy. 6%} indigo blue....... 10% TICKINGS. ee ee a ee th 12% Hamilton N .. ™%|Pemberton AAA....16 e D......... Siren. 10% . Awning. .11 |Swift River...... 7% ee... .......-. & |Pearl ieee ‘12 Be First Prize.......... 11%)W a ‘1. COTTON DRILL, Atlanta, D — er... a et el 7% ee a 7s Clifton, K... — |... 10 = THE MICHIGAN TRADES M AN. Level: Headed Business Men DEMINS. Amoskeag ee ies eee... 11% Sos..... 14%| Lane une ww. 12% | brown .13 |Lawrence, oor... 13% | Aeeover............0ae No. 220.. Everett, blue.. 12 | - No. 250.. “tase | - brown. 4 The Copper Syndicate. The trial of the directors of the So- ciete des Metaux was opened at Paris May 6. All are charged with paying fic- titious dividends. M. Secretan is fur- ther accused of illegal forestallment of merchandise. In the course of his ex- amination M. Secretan protested against the charges, and appealed to his life of honorable work as a refutation of the charges. He said that he had not wished to speculate, but to achieve a work of patriotism. ‘‘We desired,’’ he said, ‘‘to create in France a market not previously in existence, in order to be no longer at the mercy of speculators in the English market.”’ —_————_»> << Very frequently the man who goes through the world with his eyes open notices things that conclusively demon- strate the selfishness of his fellow beings, and which show further that some people have very little regard for the conveni- ence of others so long as they are saved labor themselves. I might say that in some cases business individuals and busi- ness firms impose conditions upon their correspondents that are decidedly straight jacket in character. received a letter within a few days from a firm, in which lam informed that in order to secure attention to my reply it will be necessary for me upon the letter. One is disposed to bear with things of this kind when they come from a department of the Government, or from some very large public institu- tion, but when the thing comes froma small private concern it is simply insuf- ferable. A house of any standing is not likely to do things of this kind. They recognize the necessity and expediency of having their files, books, copies of letters, ete., arranged in such a way as to make reference from new to old easy on oceasion without trouble to the cus- tomer. The house that really wants business, the house that really wants to stand well with its constituency will not interpose conditions of this kind. For instance, I have | to refer to an | arbitrary number which has been stamped | ‘THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. HAMMERS, | ROPES. Prices GCarvent May dole ie. Steal po inch an and larger a 13 | These prices are for cash buyers, who coos aa “eae aa dis | nay 3 s, | Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....... Hateg | Seer ee Sea a 7 | Pay promptly — way is fol — Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand . 30¢ 40&10| Try and Bevels........-.........-.-... 60 AUGURS AND BITS. 8 5 a nl “vy | HINGES. : | Cook's eee ween ewes wl S Gate, Clark’s, 1,2,3..... - Ais.60&10 SHEET ~~, ile aa. ee sl 8 ee aig I ED oz. net, 2 50| nN | son ; | SON, MORRIE... 0 en cartes none es 25 Nos. 10 to 14.................-......-4 20 8 10 | Jeniinge, Vasttabie 50&10 oe Hook and Strap, to 12 in. or an 3% — 2 sete e eee eees -42 320 ee. , a tee ‘ ‘ AXES. Screw Hook and Bye, Me... net 10 oo. 20 an cs = - = | First Quality, S. B. Micuse............. 1... 68 98----- settee net 8%] Nos. 25to2%... 4 40 3 40 | ' DB Broee On A a _ vette res Kis, Ry 460 320 ““ a . . 3 | S BS meget... 9 60 Bor ecececcees net % All sheets No. 18 and lighter, over 30 inch " D, B, Steel. ..... oi _ 14 00 | Strap and T.. vette teeese eters mea 70 | wide not less than 2-10 extra ve —e dis. | Barn Door Kidder a Yood track.. 50810 List acct. 19, ’86 ren di . | Railroad................ 22 sees ee eeee eee eees 8 14 00 | Champion, anti-friction.......... || .. aie) ce ite SH CORD cy ne eee ee net 30 00 | Ridder, wood track ...........- / 40 Silver Lake, White A. oo list 50 | BOLTS. dis. HOLLOW WARE Drab A. - 55 Se ee ae ad sog10 Pots.... nett eteeteeecence rector sane es 60 u White B.. Tc, Couns 0 Kettles. . 60 i Drab B.. tete eee i 55 ee soso Spiders ......... 60 White C...0.2.... DHE. | Sleigh mee Gray Gaamciea |... 40&10| Discount, 10. BUCKETS. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. : iL A | Well, plain oi new list 70410 ee ee apanne eee OF, HN iis. | Worl, @Wiver..........--.-.. ee - Ot ecrisal ean Ware java 33% &10 “Hit Sage a a oe » — BUTTS, CAST. 8 a | ’ . LEVELS. ‘ts, “ Sne Steel De a ‘ | Cast Loose Pin, figured........ ....-.....-.- 70& | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s 70 “ — oi tg _ uae se foot pe | Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 6010 WIRE GOODS. dis. . ace jion and Electric , Tooth X ' Wrousnt Logee Fim...............-.... 1 ee ones - -70&10&10 Cuts, per foot. me 28 | beta an Bere a —. en lS meatokio “TRAPS. dis. /roug nsi¢ I tne eww mean ook’ a )&10 | Steel, Game..... one ee eee eae eee ee eae a ps Gate Hooks and Eyes... a 70&10&10 Oneida C ommunity, Newhouse’s a a co 704 KNOBS—New List. dis. | Oneida Community, H ‘ Ce Bim, Parmer e.......................... 2. 70&10 | Door, mineral, jap. trimmings .... 55 | Mouse, er inity, ee vee " Norton’ 's per — Le 70 | Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings .. 55 | Mouse, delusion. . ... 81.50 per doz. | BLOCKS. — a plated ee 55 WIRE dis | oor, porcelvin, trimmings .......... 55| Bright Market........ 65 " ) g ow oe | Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, °85........... 40 | Drawer and Shutter, porcelain... a aoe — ‘ CRADLES, LOCKS—DOOR. dis. Coppered Market.... 60 CS EE Ee dis. 50402 | Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list .... 55) Tinned Market................ 62% | CROW BARS Mallory, Wheeler oe Coe... io. 55| Coppered Spring Steel | 50 | aida igs = eee a... = Barbed Fence, galvanized. ............ 3 60 ll a canal ee «eGR By Df PROGR WOE © on nw ee eet ee eee ee oe " painted od 3 00 CAPS. HORSE N a rm 65 Adze Eye..................-........-016.00, dis. 60) Au Sable............ wuss eine | i _ ? .- pe 6 | Hunt Bye $15.00, dis. 60| Putnam dis. < a ee ee ee ee ca saggy ala a ol a dis. 05 ae cabs cadence aueweuynues “ a $18.50, dis. = aan. dis. 10&10 SE eee - 60 dis. WRENCH Fees Sperry & Co.’s, Post, ee.. 50 | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled. ‘s sailstinis : wle free iaidaciaiia MILLS. sae (oes Gename .. 50) aeet ets Ce sees tesco eins as aens cans ae 0 » £arkers UO. if)... ) | Coe’s Patent A icultural, 7 Omen Pere... dis. 25 P.S. & W. Mfg. Co.'s Malleables 40 | Coe’s Patent, Se , wrought, " ae de10 CHISELS. dis. ni Landers, Ferry &Cly ks 2] _ MISCELLANEOUS. dis. a ~) | Bird Cages ...... ae 5 ooo. ie ‘ MOLASSES GATES. dis. | Pumps, Cisterm............ -.... . 75 BE eee ' yuan eg saat eed ae poe} Dad a eee I ey aieetleownanneraceey 70810 | Enterprise, self measuring 1a aa A tees nace ate 2020) 11 sidtoato Butchers’ Tanged Firmer..................- 40 NasEa ae | Dampers, American. seve 40 NAIL | Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods... .. 65 COMBS. dis. Steel nails, base...... oe | Curry, Lawrence’s..............-...0.-.--.- 40} Wire nails, base......----..-..---.) -------s. 2 50} METALS, tent 25| Advance over base: Steel. Wire. | PIG TIN. ee Base Senet ie Bieee CHALK. ner 50.. Base a0 Pig Bars..... .... ede eal | 28 White Crayons, per gross.......... Beri de ie... ............ 05 20 ZINC. COPPER. ae... sss 10 20| Duty: Sheet, 24%c - ee Planished, 14 oz cut to size...... per pound . = 690 pound, casks wis terete eee eens 6% Po ee a SS r thee aa ee s0LDER. Gold Rolled, 14x48 BD | OGG «88 nwo os ..16 oo ho hg EIR AT AA EE aS 50 ve Wiping ge a eet 13% eee eee : 65| ‘The prices of the many other qualities of DRILLS. dis. 90 | solder in the market indicated by private brands Mormen Bit Stocks..............- a 1 50! vary according to composition. Taper and straight Shank................... 2 00 ANTIMONY. Morse’s Taper Shank....................4. i » = — Hine se nee ay dea --per pound 16 a Ee 1 : DRIPPING PANS. a 1 00 TIN--MELYN GRADE. Small sizes, ser pound ...................055 A . @ 1 2 semis 1C, Charcoet, $6 60 | Large eiues, per pound................ ..... 6% Finish 10.. _. oo 1 00} 14x20 IC, . ee eae ELBOWS. a ee 7 3 Wai4ix, (* Te 8 35 i . De cad deen a taens ee 5 50 | 14x20 LX ee ee ue eh ea wel 8 ¢ _- — Gin....... 2.2 eee eee = 9 Clinch 10 75| Each additional X on this grade, 81.75. ws ates > i ee i MG ell tL dis, 40&10 : eee ecas wees le 1 00 90 TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE, ee eee “ EE 1 00 ee Charcoal Meese ua 4860 EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Barrell %. i - lk) eo 2 50 | 14x20 IC, ee. .. €@ | Clark’s, small, 818; Ee - oe 30 : a TLANES. dis. | 10x14 IX, ee 7 50 Ives’, 1, 818; 2, 824; 3, 80.0.0... 25 bere Tool Cos 8, fancy = ed 7 50 in OEE 50) Each additional X on this grade $1.50. cone 2 ae List. pil — bgwcob od 8, fancy. . a = ean —— ces i wean ee s n ——. .. ............ 50 x .. ‘ Grcesemn. ......... 8 How Seeeeces. 60410 | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... &10 | 14x20 IX, ' - = — ee eee ea . . PANS. 20x28 IC, . ' 12 50 OE a. seo. dis.60—10 | 14x20 Ic, — Allaway Grade 2 Hil iae a ores Maee.......-.....-.......... 50 | Common, polished ee ee dis. 70 | 14x20 IX, ies Te ' ; = eS Iron and Tinned - ae mae Ix! \ u u ue ‘ eo on of og | Wonand Tinned.............-...--..-. wx2eIX, “ i ‘ 14 00 Nos. 16 to 20; 2 — 74; 25 = 26; a 2 Copper Rivets and Burs. . l 50 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. List 12 PATENT FLANISHED IRON. ae... $13 Discount, 60 “A” Wood's patent planished, Nos. 24 —* ee ees ce GAUGES. wer “Ry . B” Wood's -. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 | 14x56 [X, for No. 8 f S Bollers, Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... ....- Broken packs 4c per pound extra. 14x60 TX, | per r pound 9% az 10 & 12 MONKOE ST. and 33, 35, 37, 39 & 41 LOUIS ,T., GRAND FOSTER, wate V ENS Be CQ, Send for Circular. KAPIDS, MICH. 8 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The Michigan Tradesman Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association. Retail Trade 1 of the Wolverine State, The Tradesman Company, Proprietor. 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, MAY 21, 1890. LOOKS LIKE CHEESE PARING. The proposal to give our diplomatic representatives at foreign capitals the) rank and style of ambassadors, they now | being merely ministers, has been made | once more by the Senate Committee on | Foreign Relations, and is met as usual by the objection that this isa monarchical | fashion to which the republic should give | no encouragement. The objection is wrong at every point. The word is de- | rived from the Celtic term, ‘“‘ambactus,”’ | meaning a messenger, through the later | Latin and Spanish and French. it, therefore, has no immediate connection with monarchy. Historically, it is ap- plied just as much to the foreign repre- sentatives of republics like Venice. Florence, Genoa and Switzerland, as to monarchies like France and Spain. It is expressly provided in the national con- stitution that the President ‘‘shall ap- point embassadors, other public minis- ters and consuls.’? The Supreme Court is given original jurisdiction over ‘all | cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls.’? The notion of a monarchical character in the office arose from the language which the Great Pow- ers of Europe used at the Congress of Vienna, in which ambassadors were said to be ‘‘the personal representatives of the sovereign by whom they are sent.’’ But our constitution is more correct in the employment of the word to designate the ministers of a sovereign government, which recognizes no personal sovereign. The effect of our refusing the title to our representatives is to place our min- isters in foreign capitals below those of sundry small countries like Denmark and Portugal, which send ambassadors. It also works to make Washington an un-| desirable place to the best diplomats of Europe, since if they accept an appoint- | ment to the American Government they must forego for the time the highest rank in the service. This may have been well enough when we ranked beside the lesser | powers of Europe in diplomatic import- ance, and when we were poor enough to make the size of the salary and the fur- nishing of a ‘‘hotel’’ in foreign capitals | an important consideration. But when | the richest and most powerful country of | Christendom continues the same policy, | it begins to look like cheese paring. May Day has come and gone without | any of the dire results which were ap- prehended. On both sides of the Atlan- | tic there have been great demonstrations | of a peaceful kind in favor of the eight- hour limit, London and Chicago leading | off in this respect. In both Europe and America there has been a harvest of strikes for the new limit of the working day, and in several trades the limit has | been secured. Other struggles are still | pending, but the movement has not had that universal character which the lead- ers of the trades’ organizations hoped! | crease the capital stock $50,000, | M. E. Haskell, Secretary. ‘ever broke the window. for. It may be that the success of some will encourage the rest to make the same demands, or it may be that the fact that the majority have done nothing will end in restoring the old limit, even in the trades which have secured the new one. Everything will depend upon the heart- iness and unanimity with which the labor organizations now proceed, and upon the extent to which they secure a general support from public opinion through the moderation of their action. Thus far they have done well, and they have satis- fied the onlookers that it is not in the in- terests of Socialism or Anarchism or any |other wild theory that they are acting, and that they have no intention of put- | ting themselves under leadership of that kind. Corporation Gossip. The stockholders of the Grand Rapids | School Furniture Co. have voted to in- making the capital $270,000. The stock of the Elliott Button Fast ener Co. is in active demand, as high as $1 per share bonus having been offered | by those who were unable to secure the original stock. The entire Jackson iron mine, one of the best on Lake Superior, will be owned in England within afew days. Nego- tiations have been going on for several months, and a company has finally formed abroad to take up the 16,000 shares of stock at $125 a share, or $2,000,000 for the mine. It has been owned for two years by Mr. Chisholm and J. H. Wade, of Cleveland, Ohio, and Samuel Marshall, of Negaunee. Included in the purchase price of the Model Mills, Mr. Converse accepted $11,500 of Mr. Swensberg’s stock in the Phenix Furniture Co. at $7,500—about 65 percent. As the stock is freely of- fered at 40 and can be secured in almost any quantity at 25, Deacon Converse’s acceptance of the stock at the price named is either an evidence of his kind regard for Mr. Swensberg or due to his anxiety to unload an unprofitable milling venture. a Association Notes. The report that a Business Men’s Association | had been organized at Wayland proved to be | erroneous. In the course of a descriptive article on Trav_ erse City, the Detroit Tribune remarks: ‘‘The | Business Men’s Association is one of the most important features of the town and has done much to make Traverse City the live, hustling | metropolis that she is to-day. The officers of the W. Milliken, President, and Mr. Milliken is also Chairman of the Executive Board of the North- ern Michigan Development Association, which is attracting widespread attention and doing much to induce the investment of capital in that section of the country.” >> Good Words Gaectictied. J. Weaver & Co., wholesale paper, Kalamazoo: “We are satisfied that we get value received.” Delmore Hawkins, general dealer, Hawkins: Association are J. | “THe TRADESMAN is my most welcome weekly y j journal.” Walter H. Price, general dealer, Lyons: “I | like your paper very much better in book form than the old way. I look for it every week.” ———<>-2<—__—_ A novel idea to attract attention is being used in New York City which might be adapted to the retail cigar trade. It is seemingly a bad break in a plate glass window, patched with a pic- ture and a placard offering $500 for who- The apparent cracks are on the picture, but appear to |be on the glass, and attract any amount | of attention. —_—~ +. << Fire Crackers all sizes and prices. Putnam Canpy Co. P. of I. Gossip. John Finkbeiner, the contract dealer of Hersey, has thrown off the badge of servitude. A Hawkins correspondent writes, “The P. of I. are about played out here. The name is seldom mentioned, and when |it is uttered, it is usually spoken ina whisper.’’ Banfield correspondence Hastings Ban- ner: “It is an assured fact now that Andrew Bresee will immediately go to work and build a P. of I. store and sell P. of 1. goods to the Patrons.”’ The sainted Elder Payne, whose name once adorned the criminal calendar of the Kent Circuit Court, organized five P. of I. lodges in Leelanaw county week before last. Fifty dollars a week is bet- ter than defending a charge of bastardy, by a large majority. Detroit News: ‘‘The Patrons of In- dustry of Livingston county have now resolved in favor of the free coinage of silver. That’s right. Just as soon as every Patron can get his bullion coined free, he will be all right. But while the rate for stamping dollars remains as high as at present, he is compelled to let it rust in the cellar.’’ Charlotte Republican: ‘‘J. M. Andrews, the corner grocer, made an assignment yesterday morning, for the benefit of his ereditors. Judge C. M. Jennings is made assignee. He took possession immedi- ately and began to take an inventory of the stock. This has been the P. of I. grocery, was liberally patronized as such, and the failure, therefore, is significant.’’ Hudson correspondence Adrian Times: “Quite a flutter has been occasioned in commercial circles this week by the an- nouncement that Henry C. Hall, the grocer, has entered into a contract with the P. of I. This secret society has not heretofore been able to make contracts with Hudson merchants, and, in fact, was ‘kinder dead’ until ‘Hank’ breathed the breath of life into their nostrils.’’ Sanilac county produces some queer geniuses. From thence came Supreme President F. W. Vertican, of P. of 1. fame, and now the story goes that the county has a schoo! district with only one family in it. The homesteader, who is a follower of the sainted Vertican, built a school-house, used it as a dwelling, taxed the non-resident land-owners for nine months’ school each year, hired his wife as school teacher and elected himself, wife, son and daughter as the school board. A Central Lake correspondent writes: “In accordance with your request for corrections, I beg to inform you that the name of H. Sissons does not properly be- long in your P. of I. repentance column. Mr. Sissons was never, as I am informed on good authority, under a direct con- tract with the Patrons of Industry, but, instead, was accepted as 2 member of that organization on his representation that he ‘got his living by farming.’ He has since done his best to build up the lodge at Central Lake, and to get its trade, but the other merchants seem to be of the opinion that he has not made a ‘howling success’ of it. His trade is mainly with the same customers he had before, who say that his profits are much smaller than formerly to the elect. His own statement at the start was that they amounted to forty cents a day, which is suggestive, in more ways than one.’’ The Patrons of Industry around Kings- ley are about as mad as human beings can be without boiling over. They closed acontract with J. E. Winchcomb and furnished him money with which to pur- chase goods. He came to Grand Rapids, paid Lemon & Peters $100 on account and ordered about $200 worth of new stock. As Mr. Lemon loves the P. of L. about as ardently as the devil loves the holy water, the order was not filled, and the Patrons who raised the money for their dealer will have no sweetening in their sugar until they levy another assess- ment. —__-_—~+ +4 Willing to Shovel. From the Christian Union. To be willing to begin at the bottom is the open secret of being able to come out at the top. A few years ago a young man came to this country to take a po- sition in a new enterprise in the South- west. He was well-bred, educated, and he had the tastes of his birth and educa- tion. He reached the scene of his pro- posed labors, and found to his dismay that the enterprise was already bankrupt, and that he was penniless, homeless and friendless in a strange land. He worked his way back to New York, and in mid- winter found himself without money or friends in the great, busy metropolis. He did not stop to measure the obstacles in his path. He simply set out to find work. He would have preferred the pen, but he was willing to take the shovel, and the shovel it was to be. Passing down Fourth avenue on a snowy morning, he found a crowd of men at work shoveling snow from the side- walks about a well-known locality; he applied for a position in their ranks, got it, and went to work with a hearty good- will as if shoveling were his vocation. Not long after, one of the owners of the property, a millionaire, passing along the street, saw the young man’s face, was struck by his intelligence, and wondered what had brought him to such a pass. A day or two later his business took him to the same locality again, and brought him face to face with the same man still shoveling snow. He stopped, spoke to him, received a prompt and courteous answer, talked a few minutes for the sake of getting a few facts about his history, and then asked the young man to eall at his office. That night the shovel era ended, and the next day at the appointed time the young man was closeted with the millionaire. In one of the latter’s many enterprises there was a vacant place, and the young man who was wil- ling to shovel got it. It was a small place at a small salary, but he more than filled it; he filled it so well, indeed, that in a few months he was promoted, and at the end of three years he was at the head of the enterprise with a large sal- ary. He is there to-day with the cer- tainty that if he lives he will eventually fill a position second in importance to none in the field in which he is working. The story is all told in three words: Willing to shovel. —_—_—_——-Oe VISITING BUYERS. 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THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. **‘Acknowledged the Corn.’’ The phrase, ‘‘acknowledge the corn,”’ is variously accounted for, but the follow- ing is a true history of its origin: In 1882 Alexander Stewart, Member of Congress, stated in a speech that Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana sent their hay- stacks, cornfields and fodder to New York and Philadelphia for sale. Wick- liffe, another member, called him to or- der, declaring that those States did not send their haystacks to the Eastern cities for sale. ‘Well, what do you send ?’’ Stewart. ‘“‘Why, horses, mules, cattle and hogs.”’ ‘‘Well. what makes your horses, mules, cattle and hogs?’ queried Stewart. ‘““You feed $100 worth of hay to a horse; in doing that you just animate your haystack and get on top of it and ride off to market. How is it with your cat- tle? You make one of them carry $50 worth of hay to the Eastern market. asked How much corn does it take to fatten a! hog, Mr. Wickliffe ?”’ ‘‘Thirty-three bushels ”’ man from Kentucky. “Then you just put thirty-three bush- els of corn into the shape of a hog and walk him off to market,’’ said Stewart. At this point in the debate Wickliffe sprang to his feet and exclaimed very hurriedly : “Mr. Speaker! Mr. knowledge the corn.”’ The incident caused quite a laugh among the members and was never for- gotten. replied the Speaker! I ac- >.> His Preference. Sister Emma—Bobby, who tin can on that poor dog’s tail? Bobby—Johnny Stevens. Sister Emma—That was cruel. You wouldn’t tie atin can on a dog’s tail, would you, Bobby ? Bobby—No, I'd rather tie an old tea- kettle on. rea Pineapples good and cheap. PutNAM CANDY Co. tied that Baton, Lyon & Go, JOBBERS OF Fishing ‘Tackle, Base Ballsand Supplies, Croquet, Hammocks, Lawn Tennis, Etc. State Agents for A. J. Reoch & Co.’s Sporting Goods. Send for Calalogue. EATON, LYON & CO. 20 & 22 Monroe St., Grand Rapids We respectfully call your attentino to the fact that we carry the most complete stock of seeds in Western Michigan. Send for our wholesale price list and catalogue before buying Clover, ONION SKTS, H s Timothh, Red Top, Ete,, Kte, In fact, everything in our line at lowest market values. Browns Seed S10 SS GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. AMIBOY CHEESE. Olney & Judson Grocer Co. SOLE AGENTS, The best way to secure a satisfactory and_ profit- able cheese trade is to handle the very best goods obtainable. Grand Rapids, - Mich. This old reliable brand has been the standard of excellence in this market for nearly 20 years. Always uniform in qual- ity. Always the very best. MERCHANT'S. LION COFFEE Is For Sale by All Wholesale Grocers in Grand Rapids’ and Elsewhere. WOOLSON SPICE CO. 10 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. ines. liable to make them too long and verbose “| than so short that they are not clear from a want of language. Drugs & Medic Staite Board of Pharmacy. one Year—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo. Two Years—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit. Five Years Eberbach, Ann Arbor J son, Muskegon. nor, Detroit. Donal c | gist’s outfit for the practice of the phar- |maceutical profession, is by no means a inecessity. In fact, very few instru- ments or books are actually required to joinnd. Jane 30 and July | Supply a druggist’s laboratory. I have Lansing, Nov.5and 6. | had this forcibly impressed upon my mind while visiting registered pharma- Me gs during 1890--Star 1; Marquette, Aug. 13 and 14; wa Michigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n. rresident—Frank Inglis, Detroit. First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing. : : it Sec'd Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs | in a plaster box, and their chemical ap- Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit. > . : * . r Secretary Hl. J. Brown, Ann Arbor. paratus Cov ered with a cigar box. The a Dupont, Detrett. sis me necessities of this life are extremely few, scutive C ittee—cC. A. a an; E. T. nt i - oe zecutive Committeo CO; A. Buster saginav, Geo. mc. | and pharmacy, as practiced by some per- Donald, Kalamazoo; J. J. Crowley. Detroit. sons, does not materially increase their Next Meeting—At Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday ber sg of September, 1890. number. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. r President, J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott. clear-head pharmacist, that a microscope Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. becomes an object of value and consider- President, F. D. Kipp; Secretary, W. C. Smith. ation. The number of such pharmacists | Detroit Pharmaceutical Society is by no means small and is gradually President, J. W. Allen; Seeretary, W.F.Jackman. _/ increasing. The druggists who use the Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association. microscope are not confined to graduates President, C. 8. Koon; Secretary, J. W. Hoyt. Thoughts on Current Topics. H. M. Whelpley, M. D., Ph. G., in Druggists’ Bulletin. If the seventh decennial revision of the United States Pharmacopeia con- tains a list of the maximum doses of drugs, chemicals and preparations, the work will be consulted by many doctors and druggists who would otherwise let it alone. Theoretically it would be more in keeping with the nature and purpose | jot feel like running any risk of expos- of the Pharmacope ia to omit such a list, | ing their ignorance. nates class of but practically the information is Te-| yhysicians who interest me more is the quired. A vote of the retail druggists | 4ne composed of doctors who know less, and practicing physicians of the country | j¢ anything, than the class to which I would soon decide in favor of the list, | pave “just selerent tat semeshow they and I expect to see the Pharmacopeeial | aj) to comprehend the situation ne Revision Convention take like action. |place of desisting nie prescription Poselogy is a subject on which no one is | writing, they ga a opportunity needlessly well posted, for it requires | t) make out such an order, and the pre- considerable study and constant atten- | scription files are filled with their auto- tion. or much of that which was once | ; learned is soon forgotten. The applica-| mixtures prescribed. It is needless to tion of posological knowledge on the} state that neither one of the above other hand is great, and command of iS | teens comprise physicians sine tne is frequently of vital importance. | studied pharmacy. ee : a8 = ae a —_— a — The season of State Pharmaceutical istered druggists are exem rom jury PI ote duty. This, however does aoe keep aan | Association meetings is now upon us, entirely out of the clutches of the law. and their reports will occupy a large They are liable to all the legal annoy- portion of the space in the drug journals ances that befall an ordinary citizen, be- — pg tg four wd ee sides those peculiar to thei siness. | Lne value o 1ese reports will depen ae all ye — paloma | upon two important factors: First, the each college of pharmacy should ee ee a of 9a a short course of lectures by some jurist | Presen ne meeting. second, the who has studied up the points of special | Sit OA.ng' its annual conventions. interest to pharmacists. There is no one | ©!* 7 é -OnV S. oe a special courses of lectures | Third, the dexterity exhibited by the re- delivered in medical colleges that awak- | Porters in writing up the proceedings. ens more interest than those on medical | These annual meetings are attended by jurisprudence, and I believe that phar-| two great classes of delegates. One fac- maceutical jurisprudence is equally | 0m comes to read papers, hear papers worthy of consideration in the colleges | read, discuss papers, and exchange ideas ¥. eord, and profited thereby. I have met with aclass of physicians | who seldom ever write a prescription, but dispense their own medicines, or give verbal directions when patients are obliged to visit a drug store. They do this because they realize that their ed- ucation on the subject of prescription of pharmacy |on pharmaceutical subjects. The mem- Some druggists are always wondering | bers of the other class are on hand to how it is that other members of their | “8¢t away from home,” to “see the ele- craft find time to write papers for phar- | Phant,” to advertise their goods or them- maceutical conventions, send communi-| S¢lves, or both. The nature of the gen- cations to journals, and perform other | &ral views regarding the objects of an similar work. One of these enquiring | ASsociation will vary with the varying druggists recently said: “‘It requires | Proportions of these two elements. It time to write articles. It also requires | frequently happens that the published being ina good humor todoso. When| reports are written by some one who is business is very dull, I have plenty of | incompetent to give an intelligent ac- time, but very little good humor. When | Count of pharmaceutical proceedings. trade picks up my stock of good humor Such reporters omit that portion which is large. but time is correspondingly | pertains to the profession, and fill up the searce.”? To all who feel as my friend, I | SPace with other material. The com- would say, consider the literary work a munications read like so-called pharma- part of your business, and make it arule | ceutical journals that are in the hands to think and write a little each day, and | Of parties not pharmacists, or in any way you will soon surprise yourself and oth- | Gualified to judge of what interests the ers with the result of your good resolu- | profession. With all of these facts in tion. view. I would advise the retail druggists Any one who has studied many of the of this country to attend their respective papers read at the various pharmaceut-| State meetings, and see for themselves ical conventions, could not help but | Just what is done and can be accomplished. notice many that could be greatly im- The practice of pharmacy as found in proved by cutting them down in size. A|the retail drug stores of a great city, is paper, in order to be acceptable to the | not the life of ease and luxuriance that audience and the subsequent readers, | many imagine. Nor is it as scientific should be free from superfluous language. and professional as country druggists The points to be presented must be so|conclude when they think of the long arranged that they stand out prom-| prescription file which hangs behind inently, and are-readily observed by those the prescription case of the average city interested. Another convenience of a} pharmacy. I have had occasion of late systematic arrangement of the points is, | to examine some of these imposing col- that it enables the author to refer to any lections of professional documents. I one. or all of them, during the discussion | was surprised to find so many calling for which follows the reading. I find that| patent and proprietary preparations in those who write papers are much more ' original packages. Some of the practic- A microscope as a portion of a drug- | cists whose entire library could be placed | It is to the progressive, successful, and | in pharmacy, for I know of several who | have taken up the study of their own ac- | writing has been neglected, and they do | graphs like the sick chambers with the | ing physicians write prescriptions after the following model: R Cure ’em Quick’s Cough Syrup, Bot. I. ($1.00 size). Use as directed. Dr. MONEYMAKER. One down-town druggist who has a large prescription trade, informs me that he never permits such a prescription to |contaminate his file. He fills the pre- scription, and says to the customer: “Keep this order, for you may need an- other bottle of the same stuff.”’ | think these prescribers must belong to the same class of physicians to whom a writer referred when he stated that ‘‘a | doctor is a person who pours medicine lof which he knows little, into bodies of which he knows less.’’ Such a prescrip- tion could be readily filled by dropping | sixty-nine cents (cut-rate price fora dol- lar preparation) in the proper slot of the automatie doctor of which we have read, and as far as the druggist is concerned, \the prescription had better be filled by such an automaton. i 2 A WONDERFUL DISCOVERY. What the Monroe ‘‘Democrat’’ Has to Say About It. What everybody says must be so, and, | judging by the testimony offered, by the | Humane Society, of Toledo, Ohio, which, |by the way, is composed of many of the board of supervisors of this county, there must be some merits in Kenrick’s Diphtheria Cure, for in both meetings members of these bodies related their personal experience before the votes were taken. It is customary in all large cities to insist upon compulsory vaccina- tion as a preventive of smallpox, but diphtheria is a disease that is annually taking off ten times as many as small- pox, and heretofore there has been no preventive offered. Certainly, if Mr. Kenrick has discovered what thes organizations seem to think he has dis- covered, viz., an antiseptic that nips the it at once. Personally, we know Mr. who would no more put a spurious arti- cle on the market to be used at so crit- he has a specific. We do not speak for Mr. Kenrick or his medicines, but for the thousands of children who die annually from the dread destroyer, Diphtheria. ——<——__—— The Drug Market. Gum opium is higher abroad and firmly held here. Morphiais unchanged. Qui- nine is steady. Gum camphor is weak and tending lower. Citric acid is getting searce and is advancing. Cuttle bone has declined. Nitrate silver has declined. Brimstone is tending higher. Mercury and all preparations of mereury have | advanced. | ~~ Drug Store Wanted. There is no drug store at Middleton and the other business men of the place | | | would give a man who will open a phar- | macy there a cordial reception. H. 8S. | Phillips, editor of the Middleton News, will undertake to answer any enquiries on this subject. —_- 2. — | Guilty. “Smithers was arrested for running |off with Bronson’s daughter.”’ | “Eloping isn’t a crime.” | “No: but miss-appropriation is.”’ | j 2 <> Milk Shakes and Ice Shaves. Putnam CAnpDy Co. | GINSENG ROOT. } We pay the highest price forit. Address ‘PECK BROS., “Gnano Raiibs.” THE MOST RELIABLE FOOD. For infants and Invalids. | Used everywhere, with unqualified{ success. Not a medicine, but asteam-| cooked foed, suited to the weak h. Take other. Sold b dru s. In cans, 35e. and u Wotan & Co. on evel y very best citizens of that city, and by the | evil in the bud, then people should know | Kenrick to be a thorough gentleman, | ical atime than he would rob a grave. | We believe, and hundreds of others who | have used his preparations believe, that | | | y WHITE LEAD & COLOR WORKS DETROIT, MANUFACTURERS OF LATEST ARTISTIC SHADES oF | Qh FOR interior AND EXTERIOR DECORATION F, J, WURZBURG, Wholesale Agen GRAND RAPIDS. SUSPENDED! > Oo hy = tet SES ey a i me iG SES a8) mn BS a iB So +» rs ~~ nS 24 a is am "Le a 88 = |e 68D Es . Si i b> Le | Zs | © a | — @® @ —— — JHTTINE Warranted not to Thicken, Sour or Mold in any climate. Quality Guaranteed Against Injury by Freezing. All others worthless after frees |ing. See quotation. MARTELL BLACKING | CO., Sole Manufacturers, Chicago, Th. | | | IF YOU sos = -——WRITE TO—— C. W. Johnson & Co, DRUGGISTS’ PRINTERS, } 44 West Larned St., DETROIT, MICH 1 } FOR CATALOGUE—— THEY CAN SAVE YOU MONEY Do You Observe the Law? If not, send $1 to THE TRADESMAN COMPANY, For their combined LIQUOR & POISON RECORD. “THE WEAR IS THE TRUE TEST OF VALUE.”’ Pioneer | | | | Westill have in stock the well-known brand | Prepared Paint. MIXED READY FOR USE. Having sold same to our trade for over ten years, we can say it has fulfilled the manufac turer's guarantee. Write for sample card and | | | | prices before making your spring purchases. Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. SOLE AGENTS POLISHINA 2 FURNITURE = GORE RS & 5 o Pie RAY 5 egiceadcine ee TET MICHIGAN TRADESM~ LN. ‘Wholesale Price Chet. Oint, Mere ury. ACIDUM. —-. eee cee, 14 00@14 50 ; ce 90@1 00 Acetone oo Lae s@ 10| Exechthitos 9@ Benzoicum German.. 80@1 Qo Erigerom .......-.-.--- a 20@1 30 Bae |... Ceineris ............ 2 10@2 20 ‘ Ee es = Geranium, ounce. @ oS Soop 55 | Gossipli, Sem. gal... 5% Hydrochlor .......---- 3@ 5|Hedeoma ...... 2.2.1 0@1 75 Nitrocum ie ee Juniperi.. -tac-sea- Oe OO Oxalicum i. 2@ 14 Lav endula . ee 90@2 OO Phosphorium dil...... 29 | Limonis . ..----1 50@1 80 Salieylicum { 40@1 80 Mentha Piper.......... 2 10@2 2 Sul 1 eee a [@ 5| Mentha Verid......... 2 50@2 60 ange. saa a an 60 | Morrhuae, _* de 80@1 00 7. taricum enue! 42 | Myrcia, ounce. @ 50 scat sea aaah an ane Gave, 1 10@2 75 AMMONIA. Picis _ uida, (gal..35) 10@ 12 Ricin ’ 1 2@1 32 . g | Ricimi ................. 20Q@1 32 Aqua, = —. a oe 7 Demaciial ee TH@1 00 C mein Leen As 11@ 13] Rosae, ounce.......... @6 00 (ap el 12@ 14 Succini.... -+- : <7, | Cyanide .... oe Terabin, — wees 45@ 501 lodide........ "2 80@2 90 Tolutan . .-+--- 40@ 45] potassa, Bitart, pure. . 3@ 33 / . Potassa, Bitart, com. @ 1 . a Petass Nitras, opt..... 8@ 10 Abies, Canadian. .. ------- 18 | Potass Nitras.......... 7™@ 9 CME ower ents resent ee: ell gg W@ 30 Cinchona oe soy = Sulphate po........... 15@ 18 Euonymus & ropurp......-- : Myrica Cerifera, po.....---- 20 ! RADIX, Prunus , — ee | AConitaim ............. UW@ Quillaia, grd.. i... 25@ 30 Sassafras ....-.- — —— eka ae ! = 20 Po Ground 12)...... rere £O.............. @ — ( ae 2°0@ 50 EXTRACTUM. Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12 } yeyrrhiza Glabra... UA@ 2% Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18 ~— gu 33@ 35] Hydrastis Canaden, 15 lb. box.. 11@ 12 ee @ 3 or is nee tees 13@ 14 ee. Ala, po. 130 20 - e. 146 15 (toes, po... 15@Q 2 ‘“ io. 1h 17 | toceac po... 2 2@2z = Iris plox (po. —: 18@ 2 eT Jalapa, pr.. 40@ 45 Carbonate Precip...-..- @ 15 Maranta, \s.. cee @ 3 Citrate and Quinia.. @ WO Podophylium, Po. ei 15@ 18 Citrate Soluble.......- oh T T3@1 00 Ferrocyanidum Sol. . ie Me @1 % Solut Chloride......-. NE ee eda T5@1 35 Sulphate, com’l.. -1%@ 2|Spigelia ..... 48@ 53 “ pure....--- _ ee Sanguinaria, (po 5). a 20 Serpentaria. : @ 45 RATAN ! Seneee . 45@ 50 Arnica ... ...--..----- 144@ 16| Similax, Officinalis, H @ 4 Anthemis .......------ 30@ 3 a M @ 2 Matricaria ...... ---- H@ 3 Seillee, (po. 35) . , 10@ 12 FOLIA. Symplocarpus, ‘Foti 16@ 18 “dus, pe... @ 3 Baros yy tifol, ‘aa V aleriana, Eng. (po. 30) @ 2% Cc ‘nivel — 5@ 2 German... 15@ 20 nive ly a Ax. 35@ 50 Pia a.........-..- 10@ 15 Salvia officinalis, 44s Zingiber j. 2@ and i68........------ 10@ 12 SEMEN. Ure Uiel...-..---4. 2+. 8@ 10] Anisum, (po. 20). . » 15 GUMMI. Apium (graveleons).. 15@ 18 : nt era, 08............- 4@ 6 Acacia, = picked. cS > = Cavut, (po. 18).......... Sa i “ ad o_o @ 80 ee . 1 = ine : os 1 Corincram........... Mam i c. sifted sorts. eo ns Cannabis Sativa.......3%@_ 4 B po D, (po. a gga 50@ 60|C Goat... 75@1 00 Aloe, Barb, (po. 20 ]@ 12| Chenopodium ........ 10@_ 12 . Sovotrl. (po. & @ 50 | Dipterix Odorate...... 2 — = ‘ Poenscalmn........... @ 15 — 18, (148, 14 48, a 1 | Foenugreek, po..... 6@ 8 Ammoniae ..........-- 2@ 3 Lini . +18 @ 4% : 15 Lini, ‘grd, (bbl. a ee 44@ 4% Assafcotida, (po. 30)... @ =| Lobelia......... Sa 40 ae Hela NE 500 5 | PharlarisC anarian.... 84@ 4% Euphorbium po ...... 35@_ 19 | Rapa Slee - 6 9 a @3 00 | Sinapis, Nier a. : 3 2 Gamboge, po......---- 80@ 95 cn . Guaiacum, (po. 60) ... @ SS SPIRITUS. Kino, (po. 55).....---- @ 2] Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50 MOG... .---. oe en @I1 00 “ D. F.R.....1 75@2 00 Myrrh, (po 0. @ 40 — 1 10@1 50 Opal, (pe. 5 20)........8 — = Juniperis Co. O. T ’ > % Saeee .. . 2... boas ona..06h6Um Umm CL T5Q@3 I - bleached...... 2@ 35 Saacharum N. E...... 1 75@2 00 Tragacanth . - 80@ 7} Spt. Vini Galli........ 1 75@6 50 HERBA—In ounce packages. 7 — ee 4 ee 2 in be es Bupatorium ................. 20 SPONGES. Saaeeeein eee : 25 Florida sheeps’ wool ee oe rete... J... 2... a Mentha ee | ieaeuae sheeps’ wool Vir | Carriage .... ...--.. 2 00 Rue Cy = | Velvet extra ‘sheeps’ Tanacetum, “<| wool carriage. . 1 10 Thymus, V...... 25 | extra yellow sheeps’ MAGNESIA | Cae ecu s 85 Caicined, Pat... ...... 55@ 60 | Grass sheeps’ a iL Carbonate, Pat ....... 20@ 2|__Tiage .... oo Carbonate, K.& M.... 0@ % Hard for slate use. w5 Carbonate, JenningS.. 35@ 36| Yellow Reef, for slate : Pca Hee... 1 40 Ayesha. ........-2 5 00@5 50 SYRUPS. Amygdalae, Dulc... .. 45@ z ACCAGs ......;. 5 Amy alae, Amarae.. .8 00@8 25 | Zingiber eis 50 Anisi . ..1 9@2 00 ee 60 Auranti Cortex....... @2 50 | Ferri Iod.. ‘i 50 ae 2 80@3 25 | Auranti Cortes. 56 os cee ee 90@1 0) | Hhet Arom........... ..... 50 Carygophylil ...... 1 25@1 30} Similax Officinalis ea ee 60 ek icy ven cu a 65 ° : OO naan 50 Chenopodii_ ba bben ees ee 50 —— eluivees By A OE i iio ae cate dws ove 50 75 eee ae as Ek eee ca ee 50 vege ce peesnenae 1 261 3 | Prunus virg................. & Advanced—Gum Opium, Calomel, Conorsen 1 Subl, w hite Pree ‘ipitate, “Red P rec sipitate, “Mercural Dec lined—Gum ¢ ‘amphor, ( Cc Duttle Bone. TINCTURES. Aconitum Napellis 7 eee i | Morphia, S. P. & W...2 85@3 10 | Seidlitz Mixture @ 25, Lindseed, boiled .. 65 68 j { on. 1. @& | Sinapis.. | . @ 18| Neat’s Foot, winter i ca... 2 85@3 10 | opt. a @ B® strained ...... ) 69 Moschus Canton. @ 40| Snuff, aa abey, De Spirits Turpentine 43 18 | Myristica, No. 1. Me &| Voes.... @ 35| PAINTS. bbl. Ib. | Nux Vomica, (po 20) .. @ 10| Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ 35 | — 1x 2@3 3 peepee 30@ 32 | Soda Hoven, (pe. 13). . i 13| Res Venue a “in aa | — Saac, H. & P. D. | Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 33 | Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@ iii Eo @2 00| Soda Carb............ 148 2. |, Ber. .....1% 2@3 Picis Liq, N. C., % gal | Soda, Bi-Carb.......... @ _ 5| Putty, commercial... 24 24@3 6 @2 00 | Soda, Ash........ 34@ 41... Strictly pure.... .2% 24 @3 Picis Liq., quarts ..... @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas.... @ 2\|% ermilion Prime Amer 3@16 pints . L. @ 7) Spits. BtherCo....... 50@ 55} _,.ce" - eae 15 @16 Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). @ 50; “ Myrcia Dom.... @2 00 | eee English i oa Piper Nigra, (po. 22). @ 18| ‘“ Myrcia Imp... .. @z 50 | rca a ees Piper Alba, (po gb) . @ %| “ Vini Rect. bbi | Lead, red nh a phy, Pix Burgun.. ag | 2). @2 15} Whiti r "aaa va oa ; Plumbi Acet ... | 14@ 15| Less be gal., ,cash ten days. | water’ ” ye i ae Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 | Strychnia Crystal @!1 10} W ae Pega Ta Pyrethrum, boxes H Sulphur, Subl... L4@ 3% | 5 hite va AMeNCal me P. D. Co., doz. 5 @! 25 = ‘ Roll a 24@ 3° | — aris Eng. sa rethrum, sv a 30@ 35 Geers ........ 8@ 10; : Quassiae al a 8@ 10} Terebenth V enice..... 23@ 30 | Pioneer Pre pared P roa 20G@1 4 Quinia, S. P. &W 41@ 46| Theobromae ....... 50@ 55 | Swiss Villa P ile 120 S. German. 30@ 36) Vanilla.. “9 00@16 00 Paints ..........---.. 1 00@1 2 Rubia Tinctorum..... 12@ 14| Zinci Sulph.. _.... . GI VARNISHES. Saccharum Lactis pv. @ %| No.1 Turp Coach....1 10@1 20 Salacin. _...1 80@2 00 | OIL. Extra Turp ty 1 60@1 70 Sanguis Draconis..... @ = Bbl. Gali | Coach Body aaeee Cape OO | Samtonime ........... @A 50}; Whale, winter.... | = 701 No.1 Turp Furn... 1 00@1 10 nape, .-.......- 12@ 14 | lard, our. ......... & 60 | Eutra Turk Damar 1 55@1 60 0 Oe Sg 10| lard, No. 1......... 45 50|/Japan Dryer, No. 1 i r oc... @ 15| Linseed, pure raw.... 62 65 urD. _. 70@ 75 HAZELTINE & PERKINS DRUG CO. Importers and Jobbers of - -~DRUGS- Bie 60 - od taeeen |... 60 aes 50 Asettiee............ .. = Atrope Belladonna.... ..... 60 Benzoin eee LL 60 i 50 eee 50 Beroeme ....... es 50 Cotes. 7 Meee —. Comtamiom... .......... .. @& C £8... ———........ a Ce 50 Creeneme ..........-. 50 . Oe... ..... oe 60 — Ct, .... 50 Comme... Lou. oe eee 50 ee wee 50 ee 50 Gentian .... 2.0... eee ee 50 a 60 Guaic ee 50 amomon........ oe. 60 ee ese stn os eas 50 | Hyoscyamus . a. ae lodine.... . . 75 ie Colores 0 ae Ferri Chloridum........ 35 ee 50 Lobelia. . 50 wire... 50 | Nux Vomica. 50 a ol " Camphorated. eacee cee OME - Sooner... 2 00| AurantiCortex...... ....... ® ee rrr 50 Rhatany . 50 ee. 50 Cc assia Acutifol -. 5O | oe Serpentaria ........ ... a Stromonium........ 60 eleeea............. |... 60 Wetemam ............ oo Veratrum Veride............ @ MISCELLANEOUS. AXther, Spts Nit,3 F.. B2@ 2 ‘ sé “'«@ F 30@ 32 | 2%4@ 3% Chemicals and Druggists’ Sundries | Dealers in Patent Medicines, Paints, Oils, Varnishes. Sole Agents forithe Celebrated Pioneer Prepared Paints. | We are Sole Proprietors of WEATHERLY’S MICHIGAN CATARRH REMEDY. We have in stock and offer a full line of Whiskies, Brandies, Gins, Wines, Rums. Weare Sole Agents in Michigan for W. D. & Co., | Henderson County, Hand Made Sour Mash Whisky and Druggists’ Favorite Rye Whisky. We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. We give our Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guar- Areva ............... " ground, (po. Moe eect eects 3@ 4) Annatte.. vessees 5B@ 60 | Antimoni, ‘po... Ngee dase 4a GS et aise " 55@ 60 eo 1 35@1 40) Antifebrin . @ W®Bi Argenti Nitras, ounce @ 74} Arsenicum . a «67 Balm Gilead Bud. 3@ 40 Bismuth 5. N.... 2 10@2 Ww Calcium Chlor, 1s, rr is | 1: Me, Ye... @ 9) Cantharides ner, | po. @1 7%} Capsici “Fruetus, “a. ea 16 | Pe “ @ 14 | Caryophyllus, - PO) 15@ 18) Carmine, No. 4 a @3 75 Cera Alba, $ ‘& y..... 5O@ 55 Cera Pe 35@ 38 oe .....-.....,... @ 4 Cassia Fructus........ @ 2| Ceomeerie.............. @ 10| (oo ............. @ 45) Chiorofowm ........... G0) && . squibbs . @1 00 Chioral Hyd Crat...... 4 oe 7 | Cuenere .........-.... 25 | Cc inchonidine, r.&W te 20 | German 4@ 10) Corks, list, dis. per eee i... .4.--es. ee @ 60) Creasotum ............ @ BO} Crea, Cbd. 75)........ oe fF} . pee. oe 5] - peep... |... 8@ 10} " =eee........... @ eee eee 35@ 38) Cudbear.. ea ee eas @ %} Cupri Sulph.. . Se f Desiree... 10@ 12 Ether Sulph.. 68@ 70 Emery, = numbers. . @ §& eee. a : Ergota, ( po.) @.. 50@ 55 Piake White.......... 12@ 15) ae 23 | ee ee s@s | Gelatin, Cooper....... 90 | Preen. 40@ 60) Glassware flint, 75 per cent. by box 62%; less Glue, Brown ine ate as 15 | | Were........... 25 | Giycerme ......-..... 19% <0 25 | | Grana Paradisi........ @ 2 Humulus.. 2Q 40) Hydraag ( ‘hior. Mite. @I1 00} oe... @ & Ox Rubrum @1 10 is Ammoniati. @1 2 sé Unguentum. 47@ 57 antee Satisfaction. All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we re= ceive them. Send in a trial order. Haxelting & Perkins Drug Go, Hydrargyrum . ' @ & Ichthyobolla, re | 25@1 50 | Be ees ee cess 75@1 00 Iodine, Resubl........ 3 7E@3 85 | Pee ew ay ee @4 70 | Tain ............... Gagee Ga} Lycopodium .......... 55@ «60 EE cig aia iw bw an 85 Liguor Arsen et Hy- eo a7 | Laas Saves areas 10@ a —— Sulph (bbl tea toa 5 2@ 3| Manns, S. %.....-... 45@ 50 GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. THE “MICHIGAN TRADES SM AN. | | Profits and Profits. From the National Grocer. We have always advocated that the i|merchant should do business for profit | |and not for the convenience of the pub- | 12 ~w AUCERIES. Wool, Hides and Tallow. The wool market had a spurt for higher prices East at the beginning of | last week, when considerable wool was but it fell back later. There is but little left unsold and manufacturers have no stock on hand. Prices consid- sold, boom | opposed to selling sugar at cost or at less | than cost. | active erably where the new clip is offered, and | this, with the new tariff likely to come, tends to stiffen prices on what is offered, think the wool On the other hand, abroad. and as manufacturers new will be no cheaper. lower wools are English looms are out of of our mills will turers work many own soon be shut down. Manufac- made no money. Large stocks of cloth and clothing are piled up and prices cannot have | tion. | that no time | getting the guns ready for actior | sugar, we are somewhat afraid that the | | with tea, as indicated in the letters pub- | | lished in these columns for the past two be obtained to warrant | running the mills. The outlook is un-| certain, which with losses sustained by dealers the past season, will make them take hold with caution. Hides are in good demand, but no ad- vance can be ob get a corresponding advance on leather. Trade in this line is good. Tallow has a slight advance, with sup- ply ample for all we —_> * = Philadelphia’s Big Bell. ee tal Philadelphia will not be learn the time of day or night after the big clock that is to ornament the tower of iblic building is put tion. A pe rson can form some idea of its immensity, when experienced clock- makers say that it will take a ealender year to place the tower after the building been completed. The between 20,000 pounds, second in weight to the great Montreal Cathedral bell, which 28,000 pounds, and it is calculated that its pealing will be heard even to the most ( shall have bell is to weigh and 25,000 pounds weighs | | from the producer to the consumer, | to our mind this is a question which will tained, as tanners cannot | lie, and for this reason we were always | We note that in the last meet- ing of the Philadelphia Association an | member was very desirous of | having the card price of sugar restored. This is an indication that the trade is at | last alive to the importance of the ques- We trust that it will succeed, and whatever will be lost in While we advocate this profit upon trade have in some cases allowed the cus- tom to obtain too much profit to injure the | business. This appears to be the case | issues. When a trade is carelessly done, | no matter what the trade is or the cause, it ultimately injures it. Some attention should, and possibly will be paid to the reduction of the cost of distribution | and | before long become very important, both to the individual and associated merchant as well. Charges have been made against the Wholesale Grocers’ Association that they | | have placed too big a profit upon some |articles they handle, and the retailer is | | to-day trying to do without this by pur- at a loss to} chasing from the manufacturer in large | lots. Itis only natural that the cost of | distribution should be to some extent de- | into posi- i in /ecome about directly, whole | the machinery in | creased exactly as the cost of production | of most articles has been. It may not but certainly the time will come, and the better prepared the trade is for it the better it will fare. | It is urged now that some retail mer- | chants sell goods at a less price than job- | | bers, listant part of the city. The famed | Westminster chimes will be used, ring- ing on the quarter, half, three-quarters, iS and hour. Thecenter of the dial (25 feet in diameter) will be 351 feet above the street. In order to distinguish the time at night the dial will be illuminated by electricity, so that the position of the located from any point in hands can be lox the city. The minute hand is to be 12 feet and the hour hand 9 feet in length. A steam engine will be placed in the tower to wind up the giant time-piece each day. Allin all, it will be an mense affair, and a fitting emblem to the giant building now in course of erection. - o> — In the Toils. H. C. Strong was a He bought $2,400 worth of groceries of Baker & Co., sold them and then Chicago. He was 1 , 3 and returned to Jackson grocer. Clark, skipped to arrested Jackson, where he has been convicted of fraud. appeal. > > The Grocery Market. Sugar is the market being neither strong nor weak, with no immedi- steady, ate prospect of an advance or decline. Pickles are in supply. higher, owing to the shortage They will probably be no cheaper until new ket. stock comes into mar- o> — Trade Increasing. F. J. Parker has been compelled to en- large his facilities, in his trade, by tl owing to the increase e erection of a large Write him for and eggs. > Worse than a Bull in a China Shop. A runaway horse plunged into Van Allen’s drug store, at lonia, one day last week, running behind the counter and warenouse. on butter |the report of the meeting of the Phil- because they are satisfied with a profit say of 10 per cent., while the job- ber demands 1214 per cent. These re-| tailers buy at first hand and are thus enabled to compete with all who may come along. The question of buying in | quantities and then dividing these up is now exercising considerable influence in grocery circles. It will be noticed from |adelphia Association that this question | came up for discussion, and a committee was appointed to investigate and report. iIts report will be of interest to every | | solving the problems which are now re- im- | | with the wholesalers, no great relief can | be given. Strong will | | man if he |of his own dignity. business man connected with the trade, and may not be without significance in garded as serious blots to the progress | and development of the trade. There is no doubt whatever that the general sale of groceries by wholesale is | a trade in itself, and until the retail trade | are prepared to enter into competition Of course, we do not doubt that in many cases lots can be bought and distributed which will prove advan- | tageous to the trade; but at the same time there are many difficulties to over- come before the salvation of the trade can be clearly worked out. — i Tart Enough. The tradesman who is willing to mis- | represent his goods to suit the whim of the purchaser often finds himself in un- | pleasant positions. He is a fortunate | ean succeed in extricating him- self from such dilemmas at the mere cost | A lady, who was in search of some or- | anges for making jelly, one day stopped | | | at the fruit stand where she was accus-| | tomed to trade. | the obsequious dealer. quotations | prescription case doing about $500 dam- | age. ‘turned away. ‘‘Are these Valencias?’’ she asked of “Yes, ma’am. Flori- das there.”’ “Do you think the Valencias are very sour?”’ “Oh no, ma’am, not at all! Perfectly sweet. Almost as sweet as the Floridas.”’ “J am sorry,’’ said the lady, regret- fully, laying down the orange she held, “but in that case | must go farther. 1| am in search of really sour oranges for jelly.”’ The dealer looked at her sadly as she He had made a mistake! Valencias here, ilungs. It and he knew it; still his blunder aint be retrieved. “Lady!” he called, recovering himself, ‘dady, | guess you’ll find them a little tarty.’’ —__—>_ <—_—__— Consolation. Husband—Can’t you stop that baby’s |yelling ? Just when I want it quiet, that | child has got to set up a fearful howl. Wife—The doctor says that a certain amount of yelling is good fer baby’s develops them, you know; makes them big, strong and healthy. Husband—Yes; and at the same time I'll bet my ears are getting big, strong Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................--. 9 Dried beef, ham prices...........--+sseeeeeeee 9 Long Cloars, HEAVY .... .....-.c ccc cece ccee cece 6 Briskets, Es 6% vig ee eee oa 6% OYSTERS and FISH. F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: FRESH FISH. Ww hitefish Bee ee rh cone eee tote peee rea @%™ meee. .........-...-.--+. =~ @ 8 ee @™% EE ee @15 Ciscoes ee @ 4 OYSTERS—Cans. Fairhaven Counts.............---.e-+0 sas i es FRESH MEATS. Swift and Company quote as follows: Beef, — 6§ . | and healthy. Rind cuaere 74@ 9 Wife—Well, youknow, John, that your] “ fore Foire eres cer een anes 44@ 5 |ears have never been any too good. a a No. 3......--.-++- -. GW _ > me is tongues eee @9 I oe . : Home.............. Sa eee eee eae oe 54@ 6 ,emons—Good time to buy. Re ee can. @ 5 TN Yanpny (C ————————————————————————_ 3 Putnam Canby Co. ee @ 6 = =—= | Sausage, blood or head...............-- @5 . We cs ee cee oe a @5 PRODUCE MARKET. ' ( @8 i $3.50@8@ per bbl. for choice. Mutton cess it -9 @% j ex 5\4@6e 3 -drie a : 6 — ce for sun-dried and 10@l1c for CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS. Asparagus—50c per doz. bu. The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: Beans—Dealers pay 1.40 for unpicked and STICK, $1.50 for picked, holding at $1.75@$1.85 per bu. | Standard, 25 Ib. boxes. ee 8% Butter—The market is weak and sluggish. | Twist, eee os | Farm dairy grades are dull at 10@12c, while fac- | Cut Loaf, 25 e Le eect eee es ae 10 tory creamery is slow si ule at 17e. MIXED. Cabbages— Mobile stock, % per crate. Florida Royal, et OE, ee. lee stock, $4.75 per crate. ie cutee teh ewww ee een 8 Cheese—New full cream stock commands 10%e. Extra, 25 Ib. pails... ese ee sue a + a Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25; produce barrels 200 Ib. bbls ee ieee eae --.. oe c. French Cream, 25 Ib. pails. . Leo eee 11% Cucumbers—90c per doz. Fancy—In 5 Ib. boxes. Eggs—Dealers pay 10@11icand hold at 12c. Remon Droge... .... 2. 0-3 nn ee ewes we 12 Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, $3.50 per bu.; | Sour Drops ..... ....----- eee eee eee e cere ee eens 13 medium, $3.50. Timothy, $1.50 per bu. Peppermint Drops..................-- 12. ..0.% 14 Honey—Very scarce, stray lots of clean comb | Chocolate Drops.....-...... ee being picked up at 14e. H. M. ChocolatecDrope................... rene Lettuce—ize per ib. for Grand Rapids grown. | Gum Drops...........--.0-seeeeee cece cee eee 10 Maple Sugar —8@10c per Ib., according to | Licorice Drops.. ......-.....-.--++-- my quality. A. B. Licorice Drops. beepers pe ees a Magle Syrup—75@85ce per gal. Lozenges, pss. ee 14 Onions—Green, 2uc per doz. Southern, %3.25 ee persack. Bermuda, #3 per crate. Papers. ........-,..-,.- aoe . Parsnips—50e per bu. Moroes. ........... a 15 Peas—Green, $3 per bu. Pee Bee 13 Pieplant—?l per crate of 50 lbs. Mormeces Dar............ Seep et sees cece 13 Pop Corn—4c per Ib. ee id@ns Potatoes—The market is still sick, but evi- | Hand Made Creams..... ...............-+-+5- deneces are not lacking that another boom in|} Plain Creams. eeu ee eeee eee cea ae oe | price will occur The surfeit in the principal | Decorated C reams. i 20 consuming markets appears to be at an end and | String Rock................. 62 se eee eee eee ee 15 | Southern stock will be fully two weeks later | Burnt Almonds... ........--..--++sseeee ees .-22 ae usual, owing to the cold weather and frosts | Wintergreen Berries... i. des cavee tecue. a in that section. . can bulk. Poultry—Spring chickens, 50@75c per pair. ee Live os. sc per fey The market is tak. ' Lozenges, plain, - fo ie ai a Radishes—35¢ per doz bunches. C—O im ciaabuden = ennessee stock is now coming “ printed, mo — LAE it rate poy Rosny finding a ready sale at $3.50 per | ( ‘hocolate Drops, in — ee eee 12 eal ot Gum Drops, in pails.. bos eee aes eee Spinach—50e per bu. “ tn Ghia 5% Turnips—25¢e per bu. Moss Dr ve aad nS acon eC caulte ii f i caters She oe ops, in ee 10 Vegetable Oysters—20c per doz. I fa Onis Te ERNE 9 PROVISIONS. Sour Drops, ee The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co. Imperials, tn pals i ie = quotes as follows: FRUITS. PORK IN BARRELS Oranges, Messina, choice, MMP. ee toes @ 475 ee 13 7 BUD... eee eee @ 5 00 aoc. 12 50 Florida, choice.......... wees @ | Bxtra clear pic, short cut................... 14.00 ul fancy @ tein Glaae, HeAWS...................,,...... 14 00 ‘Riverside, fancy T5@ 5 00 i(ieer fat OAOK ow... oe iy Mountain, “ .............. 4 D0@ 4 75 Boston clear, short cut...................... 4@ «Wash. Navals, fancy......... @ Cieer back, Moet ent... .................. 14 00 “* Valencias, large.... . ....... @ Standard clear, short cut, best.............. 14 oo | Lemons, Messina, choice, 300... 3 75@ 4 00 gAUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. . C B00.......... 4 “= 4 25 Ce EE : c fancy, 300 ee @ 4 2% i cee ce 9 ae ’ eo ee 4 nas 7 75 | Tongue Sausage............ eee 9 Figs, Smyrna, new, fancy layers...... 15 @16 ee TO C 2 [ comce " t,. 13 @ 14 EE ee 5 choice, 7 Ib......... tienen ceeeaes @ Cis oS Dates, frails, 50 Ib.................. tees ee eS ME hese esas Head ¢ theese. as 2s . Fard, eae. oee.................. @10 LARD—Kettle Rendered, | ni “SOLD, nee cece cee coe e ee @8 OT qa) “ Persian, 50-Ib. box............... 54@ ie cee eek es epee eee ee ee es 7% NUTS. EE et 73, | Almonds, Tarragona. .................. @16 * Larp—Family. Ivaca.. eek ee ess ciaes @15 EG 6 i" ND cass sss sene | ie em Tie 6 | Brazils......... -.- 1. e eee eee eee eee eee @10% St Pie Oe a aes 7 | Walnuts, UR, cians ss sere ciekces | A [Sib Pate ineeene 6% ff California...........-.--.. +++, @i5 10 1b. Pails, 6 in a case. a PORN Te Fe hs See ce 11 @14 20 Ib. Pails, 4 ina poe. Lie 6% | COCOANUES ....- 6... ee eee eee ener cote @4 50 | 30 Ib, Cams...... 20.0. eee eeeeee cee ee ee eee eeee 641. PEANUTS. BEEF IN BARRELS. : Fancy, H. P.,8 me... one eee @ 9% Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............... 76), 7 ID cee -ens | Extra Mess, Chicago packing................ 7 00| Fancy, H. P., Game Cocks..... ....... @ 9% | Boneless, rump butts............ an can toasted... @ 9% SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. a Maney, 1. P., Bteee oe @ 8% Hams, average 20 IDS..............2200 222-000 [ Ho MOI saw escks @10%4 ET ion | Choice, H. P., Stars... oe. sees sees eee @ 8% . . 10% ‘* Roasted.. @10 “ yienic . ee , | Fancy, a. P., Steamboats.. es @8 ‘| en BOR Ue gi Rowsted....... @ 9% 865. rT ea. Nat se Figs, Utnam Candy Co. HEADQUARTERS FOR FRUIT Soreness LEMONS, BANANAS, Nuts, Dates, etc. ~ Hast = THE MICHTG AN TRA DES SMAN. Wholesale Price os The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who pay promptly and buy in full packages. APPLE BUTTER. E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. 6 AXLE GREASE. Prato s ...............-. $2 40 eee 1 % ——_———————a___OO 1 80 BAKING POWDER. Absolute, 4 Ib. cans, 100s..11 75 - cp. ~“ Oe..we 50s..18 75 “a 1b. “ Acme, 14 Ib. cans, 3 doz.... 75 ¥% Ib. ite r -_ i eo ie See. 20 Our Leader, Ylb. cans ae 45 ee el 90 6 | Cie 1 60 Telfer’s, IP cans, doz.. - “ce a f§ 5 oc * = “ce ace ae 1 50 BATH BRICK. English, 2 doz. in case..... 80 Oe ee % American,"2 dos.incase... 170 BLUING. Dozen Mexican, O68 oo oils 30 aa 60 [ - Oc... ..... 90 BROOMS. = a 1G ae 2 00 0.2 Carpet. 2 25 Noi 2 50 Parlor Gem.. lo lcueseas: ae Common W hisk. . . = Fancy i ees 1) i... Ct. ........ 1.7 oe Warehouse........ Leeecuee 2 CANDLES Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes ee 10 i a ee 9¥ oe... 1 Meee... os... ee . oS CANNED hh, Clams. 1 Ib. Little Neck..... 1 20 Clam Chowder, 3 Ib......... 2 10 Cove Oysters, | 1 Ib. —- 2 19 21d. oi. oe Lobsters, - “plenic eee ees 1% tine eeu se 2 65 " 1 7b "ive eee. 2 35 - = rh. Gtar......--- -3 20 Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85 11h. atand........1 2 . ST ae 2 00 o 31b.in Mustard...2 85 _ Sik. souced....... 2 85 Salmon, ' lb. Columbia 1 65@2 00 Ib. Alaska..1 40@1 60 uttene domestic oe... 5 c a8. co oa @ : " Mustard %s.. @ 9 c imported \s.. ‘104%@16 r spiced, 4s8......- 10 Trout, 3 1b. brook........ 2 60 CANNED Goops—Fruits. Apples, gallons, stand. ....3 00 Blackberries, stand. . 80 Cherries,red standard i "10@1 20 ' pitted .............. 1 40 TN ean ie tenses 115 Egg Plums, stand.....1 15@1 35 Gooseberries .........-- 5 Of Grapes .......--...-.-..--.-- Green Gages.......... 1 15@1 35 Peaches, yellow, — 5@1 85 . seconds ...... 1 1001 1 45 iy Wie ie ene 1 00 Peate.....).-.. 2). -- ene 1 3 Pineapples, common..1 10@1 50 Johnson’s.2 50@2 75 Quinces .............-- 18 Raspberries, ere... 1. ees 1 ON eee 1 40 Strawberries. tae e eee 1 15@1 35 Whortieberries.............. %5 CANNED VEGETABLES. Asparagus, Oyster Bay...... Beans, Lima, stand......... 80 «@reen Limas.. @1 35 << DBime.......:.. @ 80 ‘¢ Stringless, Erie....... 80 ‘“ Lewis’ Boston Baked. .1 40 Corn, Archer’ a Trophy.....- 90 Morn’g ties. 90 C ia Early Golden. 90 Prous Pronee...........-. 1 68 ‘* extra marrofat... @l1 2% - See. esl. 80 os 6 Jane, stard........-..- 1 40 + pitee....... 1 65@1 85 ¢ French, extra fine... .{ 50 Mushrooms, extra fine...... 2 Pumpkin, 3 1b. Golden @1 35 Succotash, standard....90@1 40 ee 110 Tomatoes, Red Coat.. @1 00 Good Enough @1 00 ' Ben Har ... @1 10 . stand br.... @ % CATSUP. Snider's, % pint..........- il * pint Ste see chee ees 2 30 : quart.... ica 3 50 CHEESE, Fancy Full Cream.. @10% Good . @10 Part Skimmed........ 7@8 Sap Sago...........++- 19 @20 Hause ......-.-- ..... @1 00 CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S. German Sweet.. ...... 22 — ee ee eas 35 Pu 38 Sessktant Cocoa.. . 40 a 37 CHEWING GUM. Rubber, je lumps Deedee 20 eee 30 Spruce.. Pelee eee ae CHICORY. Boe... 6 Bo ca ee ed ™% COCOA SHELLS. Baek 4 @4% Pound packages...... @7 COPFEE EXTRACT. Vv — — Dee et ee ee 80 Felix. 110 ¢ OFFE 1E—Green. Rio, re 4... goo! next (ee 21 “ rim . a ‘washed.. p 2 ‘< sen... ....... 23 @24 Sagtes ..........._... 22 @23 Mexican & Guatemala23 @24 Java, tnterior......... 24 @26 ‘¢ Mandheling....27 @30 Peeper ............ 22 @24 Mocha, genuine..... 26 @28 To ascertain cost of roasted coffee, add %c. per Ib. for roast- ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- age. COPFEES—Package. ree... 4. .-.- eee 2414 “in cabinets........... 243; McLaughlin’s XXXX....24% Lion 24% “— tn cabinets ..... Durham.. a ik a gl CLOTHES LINES ft Cotton, 40 ewe aiee per doz. 13 mr. ...... 1 50 . on. ..... . 1% . m....... . 2 00 v ae....... ia 2 2 Jute Oo te. ...... ' 1 00 ' een ...... bey 18 CONDENSED MILK, aes. 8... 750 Anglo-Swiss.. COUPONS. coupons—‘‘Superior.”’ 6 00@ 7 60 GUN POWDER. oe a Hal? Ct... ..,.... 2 88 | HERBS. ao... 9 eee 14 JELLIES. E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. 6 Curceeo eo0ds...........-.. 4 LAMP WICKS. ee ee 30 Bet... 40 No. 3. . i 50 LICORICE Pe 30 ere. LYE. Congeneed, 2 Goe........... 13 MATCHES. No, 9 eulphur.........- ...20 Anchor paror..........-....1 ©} mo Phome ...-..,.......... 1 moxpors parior............... 4 00 MOLASSES. Biges Sirap............... 20 Cube Baxing........ . 24 | Porto Rico.. a 30 New Orleans, “good. ee 24 choice e eae 30 | . fancy . 42 One-half barrels, 3e ‘extra OATMEAL. Muscatine, parce... .... 4 50 Half barrels. . .2 50 ve Cases. .....2 15@2 25 ROLLED OATS Muscatine, Barrels. . Half bbis.. @4 50} @2 50} SEEDS. Mixed Mird............ 44@ Coe... 5 | el Cee ee eee 3% | Hemp.. pee canes . 3% Ce 8 [eee oe. 6 | Mueeare 7% SALT Common Fine per bbl....... 90 Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks..... 27 O8 eck 1 90 60 Dee gee cues scan cue 2 00 oe 2 25 | Ashton bu. bags . a. el 7 | Warsaw ‘‘ - ll Lo ce i. 20 Diamond Cc ry stal, cases....1 50 28-lb sacks 25 . o 56-Ib “ 50 C 60 poc ‘Ket. 25 : : 2 3 10 o barrels .. .1 75 SALERATUS Church’s, Arm & Hammer. 5% Dwight’sCom.. oa . 5% EC eee 5% | DeLand’s C ep Shéaf......... 54 . Mee cc oi CO eee SYRUPS. Corn, oe 226 one-half barrels... . Q2s Pure Sugar, a... ...... aa | half barrel... .28@37 j SWEET GOODS, Ginger Snape.......... 8 | Sugar Creams......... 8% | Frosted Creams....... 8% | Graham Crackers..... 8 | Oatmeal Crackers.... 8 | SHOE POLISH. Jettine, 1 doz. in bex...... iy" TEAS. syapan—Regular. ae 14 @i6 Cae 18 @22 | Cugbee.................2) Gee Cheicest ......... .... 32 @38 | SUN CURED. vo 14 @15 oooe .................16 Ga a. ......... 24 @2s Chotceet.............. a Gos | BASKET FIRED. ‘va... GRO ner oo @ Choicest. . @35 | Extra choice, wire leaf @40 | GUNPOWDER. i Common to fair....... 25 @35 | Extra fine to finest....50 @65 Cnoteest fancy...... .. 75 @s5 IMPERIAL. Common to fair....... 20 @35 | Superior tofine........ 40 @30 ENGLISH BREAKFAST. [pair ............... 2 @30 | Cuoiee..............-. 20 Ga | fees.................. oo ae [yon oe.............. 8 @10 YOUNG HYSON. Common to fair.......18 Superior to fine....... 30 OOLONG. Common to fair... ...2 Superior to fine....... 30 Fine to choicest.......55 SODA, oe ih. TOBACCOS— a Cc at, D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands. ] a BS Sweet Cuba......... 36 Our Leader........ 35 ToBaccos—Plug. S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands, | Nimrod, 4x12 and 2x12 eg | A Reception, 22-5x12, 16 oz......36 | Vinco, 1x6, 44% to D. See e eee Big 5 Center, 3x12, 12 0z......34 | Woee. cam ®.... ............ 37 Teteet Sao, 9 os............. 25 Jas. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands. Something Good.............. 7 EE eee 35 Veen Pre. 36 Wedding C ‘ake, bik.. 00 ‘Towacco’...... 37 | TOBACC nha ts. or Tea .................. 15 ToBaccos—Smoking. ae 16 hoo.......... ee 7 Plow Boy, = Of... 32 4 0z. ol . 15 oz. oe VINEGAR. | a 6% |} eee 7% | — PAPER & WOODENWARE | PAPER. Curtiss & Co. quote as fol — Stra tau c ' Witeht Weight.. es onan Ramee 8 tke 180 Hardw eee 2% Rr i owas 2% Dry Goods.. eden seca 6 Jute Ee Ey 8 Red Express No. 1. 5 (i 4 TWINES, - Comon................... Cotton, No.2 ee eee ce 20 3 ee Leela Sea Island, assorted....... 40 No. 5 Hemp en | mee i Cl. By wee ............ _o WOODENWARE, Tape, We. 1.......... / 8 00 ig Co 7 00 No. 2... a. 6 00 Patis, No. 1, two- hoop.. 1 50 ‘¢ No.l, three-hoop.... 1 % Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes.... 55 | Switches ..... | Bowls, aa ee... ssl... 1 00 “e a ae 2 “ 17“ 2 assorted, 17s and 19s 2! ‘* 158, 17s and 19s 2 Baskets, market en 6“ 4s yushel oe ‘s with covers 1 willow cl'ths, No.1 5 % 10.2 6 25 ‘ ae No.3 7 " splint No.1 3 50 sa No.2 4 25 No.3 5 00 GRAINS ind FE E DSTUFFS WHEAT. wore .......... io. 88 Red. oe 88 All wheat b ougt it on 60-Ib. test. MEAL, Bolted. Lees cua 1 2 Granulated...... . 1 30 FLOU R. Straigh t, in sacks oo 4 80 barrels. 5 00 Patent siekse......... GOO _ barrels, .. 6 00 MILLSTUFFS, Bran. . : : 14 00 Ships............00+2+ sees: Screenings Middlings... a Mixed Feed.... Coarse meal... . CORN. Small lots Car ae le ea OATS, ell ioe... 1... 34 Car i : Lecce ae RYE No.1 " 45 BARLEY No. 1 : 1 10 No. 2. aus 1 05 HAY. No. iy 10 00 No.2 9 00 HIDES, PE L TS and FURS, Perkins & Hess pay as fol- lows: HIDES, Green — 5 Part Cure ed. ra Heavy Dry yy steers, extra. Deacon ski ¥ off for No. 2. PELTS. Shearlings. . 10 @% Estimated wool, | per 20 @28 WooL, Washed.. ! Unwashed..... MISCE SLL. ANEOUS. Tallow ...... \ _o Grease butter ... Ginseng Above prices are nomi | for immediate delivery only. PrEREINS &s- HESS DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, | CODY El. Puritano Cigar. The Finest 10 Gent Cigar — $ 1. per hundred.......... 2 50 Casce...... 2 15@2 2 2, a 3 00 OIL. a5, | —e 4 00/ Michigan Test.............. 9% o10, © a 5 00 | Water White..../........... 104 #20, * : T d 6 00 PIGKLES courons—‘‘Trac esman,” aie ice . 8 1, per hundred....... . 2.00 aus Ren a @8 50 CT 2 50 i -+-4 50 6 “ 2 Small, bbl Lee ..9 00 8 5, . 3:00 Y bbi. 5 00 $10, “ _ |... 4 g 0D a ld ei = ..... 5 00 PIPES. Fe aiette the following fis. Clay, No. 216.....-........-. 1% counts: T. as full count. — ao 200 or over. . 5 per cent, | Cob, No. 3.. a eee naa LL PRESERVES. ete | E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. CRACKERS. RICE. Kenosha Butter --+++++. 7% | Carolina head.............--- 6% Seymour ‘ i, ~—t .. 5 Butter os Loe. Oe ‘ Hot. |. . family. See ee. 5% No. 3 * Precmss.....-.......... Jaen... CC. ee eee ees 6% : po SNUFF. = ea ny i Scotch, in bladders. se S. Oyster | oy aa 5% Maceaboy, in jars.. ae C ‘ity “Oy ster, ew | | pie French Nine. i era.) ‘8 Pirnis. _.... SM a ae CREAM TARTAR. | aaa Soap Co.’s Brands. me Strictly pure............... 38 Queen as as 85 Grccem .....--........._... 25 a ee ° German Family. De eee DRIED FRU :rs—Domestic. Mottled German. 300 Apples, sun-dried. @ 6 On Geen. .............,.. 27 ie evaporated. . @10 U.S. Big — . ..2 00 Apricots, ~ ... _ @19 | Frost, Floater ee Blackberries “ 8 @G | | Oboe Gente I : 00 | Nectarines peewee 1s | Cocoa Castile, Fancy.. 3% a > oo an OS ---8@14] “avon B, Wrisley’s Brands, > f “ a Happy Pamily, i....... -.2 OO Raspberries 30 Gid Counted. 80. 3 30 DRIED FRUITS—-Prunes Una, 100. > eeed = Turkey.......--- 64@ Gielp ee ae Rogge sl. i ag yo serene wood LD ee 10 : On ea AL SODA. 1% DRIED FRUITS—Pee Lo ee os a Granulated, bomes.......... 2 — cS ce = SAPOLIO. . « ‘ * " j > DRIED FRUITS—Citron. a : oe ers Se In drum. 2 ig eo. In boxes.. i. @% Snider’s Tomato... 2 40 DRIED FRUITS—Currants. SPICES—W hole. Zante, in barrels...... Qe) Anemos 10 «in less quantity 6 @ 64 | Cassia, Chinain mats...... 8 DRIED FRUITS—Raisins. c Satavia in bund....+5 Valencias. . @9 - Saigon in rolls......35 agers .............. @l1% | Cloves, Amboyna...... ....22 ree... .....-...- @10 . Pavsipar..... .....- 16 London Layers, Cali- Mace Paltavm....... .......a Seen... - : 2 50@3 00 | Nutmegs, fancy.............80 London Layers, for’n. @ ' No. 1 ee eyes vio) Muscatels, California.1 90@2 25 " No. --+ 65 FARINACEOUS GOODS. Pepper, Singapore, ,black.. --16 Farina, 100 a. ar: oe al white... .26 Hosuny, per bbi......-..... 3 00 ee ee Macaroni, dom 121b box.... 60 oe s—Ground— ‘In Bulk, ‘“ imported..... @ 914 ‘ ala, - ora eae. Pearl Bariey.......... @ 2% | Cassia, Batavie ee Peas, — oe or, 00 a aa aigon. — split @ 3 Sago, _ ose higl @ 6 Cloves, = ae Tapioca, fi’k or p or]. 6@ 7 Gi aa DAE. oc ce ees ow Wheat, cracked....... @5 singer, Teehen bttteee eee eee Vermicelli, import.... @10 a — DIT. - 2s eee eee . domestic... @60 | wace aloe stttecee aes Cod, wa 5 @B Mustard, English Lea os . “ poneless.......... 64@ 7% a and Trie.. eNO @10% Trieste. 2 Herring, round, % bbl. 2 9) | Nutmegs, No. 2............. “ gibbed.. 2% Pepper, Singapore, black... .1 . Holland, bbls.. 12 00 white..... vs “ce ever “ kees, new @ % “ Soaied ...... @ W Mack. sh’ 'S; No. 2% bbl 12 00 ‘ 12 lb kit. i 30 10 2 Trout, % bbls... : 10 Ib. kits Lo .i White, No. ‘t, 4 dbbis..5 a 12 2 Ib. ig a 00 . , 10 Tp, RiGH, .... 80 = Family, % bbis.... .2 50 . co 50 | Standard ieee e Cayenne. SUGARS. Cut Loaf.. . nee ccd. rowaore: ............. Fine. Confectioners’ A White Extra C........ NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MIC Ht WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL 0 GAN. SE FIREWORKS Besides our FINE LINE of CANDY, we are agents for the Best ALL COLORED FIREWORKS, and have many specialties in this line on which you can make some money. before ordering. No old chestnuts to work off. Send for catalogue and get our prices If you want the BEST CANDY put up NET WEIGHT, ask for our goods. A. E. BROOKS & CO., BLOCK, 158 EAST FULTON ST,, ’ I. M. CL > BRADDOCK, BATEMAN & CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH ON EARTH. MANUFACTURED BY DILWORTH BROTHERS, PITTSBURGH. TRADE SUPPLIED BY “'T. E. BREVOORT, - ARK & SON, Grand Rapids. Bay City. Detroit. 3 ; . 14 TRAVELERS’ RIGHTS. The Liability to Passengers of Sleeping Car Companies. There has been much litigation of late years on the subject of the liability of parlor-ear and sleeping-car companies for the loss of property by their passen- gers. Decisions have been various inconsistent. A few years ago an East- ern court decided that sleeping-cars were neither common carriers nor hotels, and, therefore, that the loss of property on such cars was not to be decided by either common carrier or hotel law. In an- other case, a lady left her satchel on the sill of an open window in a parlor-car while she went into adining-room at a station, and her satchel was stolen dur- ing her absence. As any passer-by on the station platform could have carried her satchel away, its loss was held to be ‘THE MICHIGAN — EEE Fine Frosting Sugar. | | | to be appreciated. | ing. water Pineapple juice, or the Syrup excellent results. For Fine Frosting and Pastry this Sugar has no equal, and only has to be used Sold by all Grocers. With it there is no trouble in making Nice, Soft, Smooth frost- No eggs, beating or cooking required; or milk to the proper consistency, flavor to taste and spread upon the cake | with a thin knife. and | simply mix the sugar with a little You ean also use, in place of milk or water, Orange, Lemon or | from any kind of Canned Fruit or Berries with most Warranted Pure, and manufactured by PUTNAM CANDY CO., Grand Rapids, Mich, RINDGE, BERTSCH & CO., the result of her own negligence, which | relieved the parlor-car company from responsibility. In another case a satchel containing valuable property was carried away from a berth in a sleeping-car, where, with the property and effects of other passengers, it was in charge of the company’s employes. In that case the company was held to liability. A recent in Nebraska has been decided by the Supreme Court of that State, and the doctrine announced will probably be- come the settled law of the country on The Ceurt holds that the passenger is the guest of the sleeping- car company, as aman isa guest at an inn where he stops and that he neces- sarily must take his ordinary wearing apparel with him, and some articles for convenience, comfort or necessity. As the liability of innkeepers is imposed case the subject. from consideration of public policy as a| means of protecting travelers against the negligence and dishonest practices of the innkeeper and his servants, the liability of sleeping-car companies rests on simi- lar considerations. A sleeping-car is simply a lodging house on wheels. A parlor-car simply a movable hotel reception room. The proprietors of the cars should be held to the same account- ability as the other class. 1S ————$——<=> A Species of the Drummer Found Only in the East. They are telling a story down East re- | specting the high jinks kicked up by a drummer who regularly visits the prin- cipal towns in Maine. His complete dis- comfiture was effected in a most startling | and with disastrous conse- The drummer formed an inti- mate acquaintance with a young woman in a country village not far from Bangor, and it was not long before the neighbors began to talk about ‘‘Sadie Dash’s beau,”’ and to predict a speedy marriage. The drummer represented himself as a single gentleman, possessed agreeable manners and wholly won the love of the girl and the confidence of her parents. He fre- quently remained at Sadie’s home during Sunday, was very attentive, and, accord- manner quences. ing to the generally accepted belief, they | were engaged. One day a telegram was brought to the drummer while he was at the house of his lady love. He was tar- rying in the town awaiting orders from *““the The girl answered the ring of the messenger and re-entered the parlor, holding aloft the dun-colored mis- sive. house.’’ “Do you really want it ?’’? she queried, | half playfully. dreadful news.”’ ““Guess not, my dear. Open it and tell me which way he wants me yawned the drummer, as he folded his newspaper. “Perhaps it contains leisurely The girl tore the envelope, drew forth and unfolded the message. As her eye the written words the ex- pression of her face brought the drum- mer to his feet. Before he could speak she uttered a stifled moan and fled from the room, the crumpled upon the floor. the telegram. which read as follows: over BLANKVILLE, March 19, 1890. We have a ten-pound boy. Come home. WIFE. It is to drummer ‘‘went home.”’ unnecessary state that the to 2o,”’ SAW AND CRIST MILL MACHINERY, TLAS vous ee MANUFACTURERS OF STEAM ENGINES & BOILERS. Cerry Engines and Boilers in Stock immediate delivery. she ran | paper falling | The drummer rescued | | | | j j { j | | j Our ; Hust eT | The best heavy shoe made. Has as much wear in it as a $5 boot. Cut from veal kip or Pfister & Vogel’s Milwaukee grain. Made in two soles or two soles and tap. In buckle or} hook lace. 12. 14 AND 16 PEARL ST... GRAND] RAPIDS, MICH. TER - FREE From WA FR ene s : OM gy, sufficient of fresh milk ( Daven po DIRECTIONS We uav cooked the corn in this «au Should be Warmed (uot cooked) adding piece ot Gooe Buiter (size of hen’s egg.) and gil referable to waier.) Season to suit when on the tabie. None genuine unless bearing the signaturevt | DE ay WM al Davenport Cannirg Qo ~ rt, Ia Thoroughly These goods are all worked in SILK and WARRANTED NOT TO SHRINK. Sent post paid for $2.25 per dozen. Send for our catalogue and note our specially low price on Shoe Dressings. HIRTH & KRAUSE, : 118 Ganal St, Grand Rapids, Mich. | Send for Canniagee an > Prices. And Dodge’ Write for Prices. BESTEHR & FO-d, Manufacturers’ Agents for for Planers, Matc hers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, Saws, Belting and Oils. s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sample Pulley and become convinced of their superiority. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.,. GRAND RAPIDS, MIOH, | TIME TABLES. Grand Rapids & Indiana. | TRAINS GOING NORTH. Arrive. Leave. | Traverse City & Mackinaw.......... 10am | Traverse City Express....... 9:20am 11:30am Traverse City & Mackinaw. 3:25pm 4:10 pm From Cincinnati.......... 9:15pm Cadillac (Mixed).........---. powesooes 6:30 p m Through coaches for Saginaw on 7:10am and 4:10 p m train. GOING SOUTH. Cincinnati Express Fort Wayne Expres Cincinnati Express. . | From Mackinaw & Tr : | From Cadillac. ........---sssecceesss 9:5 Train leaving for Cincinnati at 6p. m. and arriving from Cincinnati at 9:20 p. m., runs daily, Sundays in eluded. Other trains daily except Sunday. Sleeping and Parlor Car Service: North—7:00 a. m. and 4:10 p. m. trains have sleeping and parlor cars for Mackinaw City. South—7:l5a. m. train has chair car and 6 p. m. train Pullman sleeping car for Cincinnati. 5:40 p m...... Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. Through tickets and full information can be had by calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at depot, or Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe St., Grand Rapids, Mich. O. L. Lockwoop, Gen’l Pass. Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING WEST. | Arrives. Leaves, +Morning Express........-.++-++++ 12:50 p m 1:00 pm | Through Mail. ...........00- . 4:10pm 4:20 pm | +Grand Rapids Express......- ..10:25 pm 10:30 pm | *Night Express. ....... .--+-+-+++++ 6:40am 8:45am II, oon pees ccbc es cec eee ce es sons 7:30am GOING EAST. +Detroit Express..........--.+++++ 6:45 am 6:50 am *Through Mail..... «ee me 10:20 a m +Evening Express. .. 3:35pm 3:45pm | *Night Express..........-....---+. 9:50 pm 10:55 pm +Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily. Detroit Express leaving 6:50 a m has Wagner parlor and buffet car attached. and Evening Express leaving 3:45 p m has parlor car attached. These trains make direct connection in Detroit for all points East. Express leaving at 10:55 p m has Wagner sleeping | ear to Detroit, arriving in Detroit at 7:20 am. Steamboat Express makes direct connection a | Grand Haven with steamboat for Milwaukee. ltickets and sleeping car berths secured at i D.,G.H.&M —_ offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot. as, CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent. Jno. W. Loup, Traffic Manager, Detroit. 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 eonnections 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. PatsLey, Gen’l Pass. Agent | | /MIGHIGAN CENTRAL “‘ The Niagara Falls Route.’ DEPART. ARRIVE Detroit Express.........-.s-sseeseee- 6:45am 10:15pm lest cs cer ser casc cece ens 6:50am 5:30pm Day Express..........-.----e+ereees 11:55am 10:00am *Atlantic & Pacific Express......... 10:45pm 6:00am New York Bxpros............ ...... 50pm tt6pm *Daily. All other daily except Sunday. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express trains to and from Detroit. Parlor cars run on Day Express and Grand Rapid Express to and from Detroit. FRED M. Briaes, Gen’! Agent. 85 Monroe St. G. 8. HawErns, Ticket Agent, Union Depot. Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. O. W. Ruee es. G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago ae ON COFFEE A True Combination of MOCHA, JAVA and RIO. Picture Card Given With every pound package. For Sale everywhere. Woolson Spice Co., Toledo, 0. enn BEFORE BUYING GRATES | | | vet Circular and Testimonials. Se Fre<«. | . | | | | | | | | Economical, Sanitary, Cieanly and Artisti ly iat ALDINE. FIRE PLACE, GRAND RAPID . MICH. ATS ddd é By in 184 14s 10. Zing Engraving” RINT UU ME «Yh Sgt oe ae We kake) =F asl rt S vital vem Cane) THE M TICHIGAN TRADESMAN. The P. of I. Dealers. The following are the P. of I. dealers who had not cancelled their contracts at last accounts: Ada—L. Burns. Adrian—Powers & Burnham, Anton Wehle, L. T. Lochner, Burleigh Bros. Allendale—Henry Dolman. Almira—J. J. Gray. Almont—Colerick & Martin. Altona—Eli Lyons. Armada—C. J. Cudworth: Assyria—J. W. Abbey. Aurelius—John D. Swart. Bay City—Frank Rosman & Co. Belding—Lightstone Bros. Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Nash. Bellevue—John Evans. Big Rapids—A. V. Young, E. P. Shankweiler & Co., Mrs. Turk, J. K. Sharp, A. Markson. Blissfield—Jas. Gauntlett, Jr. Brice—J. B. Gardner. Burnside—John G. Bruce & Son. Caldwell—c. L. Moses. Capac—H. C. Sigel. Carlton Center—J. N. Covert. Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Sessions. Cedar Springs—John Beucus, B. A. Fish, B. | ripp. Charlotte — John J. Richardson, Daron & mith, J. Andrews, C. P. Lock, F, H. Goodby. Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodsell. Clam River—Andrew Anderson. Clio—John W. Hurd. Coldwater—J. D. Benjamin. Conklin—Wilson McWilliams. Coral—J. S. Newell & Co. Dorr—Frank Sommer. Deerfield—Henry W. Burghardt. Eaton Rapids—Knapp & Rich, H. & Bro. Evart—Mark Ardis, E. F. Shaw, JohnC. Devitt. Fenwick—Thompson Bros. Flint—John B. Wilson. Flushing—Sweet Bros. & Clark. Forester—E. Smith. Fremont—J. B. Ketchum, W. Harmon. Gladwin—John Graham, J. D. Sanford, Jas. Croskery. Gowan—Rasmus Neilson. Grand Haven—N. J. Braudry & Co. Grand Junction—Adam Crouse. Grand Ledge—Frank O. Lord, Geo. Coryell. Grand Rapids—Joseph Berles, A. Wilzinski, Brown & Sehler, Houseman, Donnally & Jones, Ed Struensee, Wasson & Lamb, Chas. Pettersch, Morse & Co., Famous Shoe Store, Harvey & Hey- stek, Mrs. E. J. Reynolds, EB. Burkhardt. Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg. Hart—Rhodes & Leonard, W. Weidman, Mrs. E. Covel. Hastings—J G. Runyan. Hersey—John Finkbeiner. Hesperia—B. Cohen. Howard City—O. J. Knapp, Herold Bros., C. E. Pelton. Hubbardston—M. H. Cahalan. eee et C. Hall. Imlay City—Cohn Bros., Porter Megan. lonia—H. Silver, Wm. Wing, E. 8. Welch. Jackson—Hall & Rowan. Jenisonville—L. & L. Jenison (mill only). Kalamo—L. R. Cessna. Kent City—M. L. Whitney. Kewadin—A. Anderson Kingsley—J. E. Winchcomb, Lacey—Wwm. Thompson. Laingsburg—D. Lebar. Lake City—Sam. B. Ardis. Lake Odessa—Christian Colwell & Son, Fred Miller. Lakeview—H. C. Thompson, Andrew All & Bro. Langston—F D. Briggs Lansing—R. A. Bailey, man. Lapeer—C. Tuttle & Son, W. H. Jennings. Lowell—Patrick Kelly. McBain—Sam. B. Ardis. McBride’s—J. McCrae. Mancelona—J. L. Farnham. Manton—A. Curtis, Mrs. E. Liddle. Marshalli—W. E. Bosley, S. V. R. Lepper & Son. Mason—Marcus Gregory. Mecosta—J. Netzorg. Milan—C. C. (Mrs. H. S.) Knight, Chas. Gaunt lett, James Gauntlett, Jr. Millington—Chas. H. Valentine. Monroe Center—Geo. H. Wightman. ore eee? Strope. Mt. Morris—H. E. Lamb, J. Vermett & Son, . H. Cowles. Mt. Pleasant—Thos. McNamara. Muskegon—N. Schuler. Nashville—H. M. Lee. Newaygo—W. Harmon. New Era—Peter Rankin. North Dorr—John Homrich. Nottawa—Dudley Cutler. Ogden—A. J. Pence. Olivet—F. H. Gage. Onondaga—John Sillik. Orange—Trew & Son. Orono—C. A. Warren. Potterville—F. D. Lamb & Co. Remus—C. V. Hane. Richmond—Knight & Cudworth, A. W. Reed. Riverdale—J. B. Adams. Rockford—B. A. Fish. Sebewa—P. F. Knapp, John Bradley. Shelbyville—Samuel Wolcott. Shepherd—H. O. Bigelow. Sheridan—M. Gray. Shultz—Fred Otis. Spencer Creek—M. M. Elder. Spring Lake—Geo. Schwab, A. Bitz. Kositchek Halier & Co., E. F. Etta (Mrs. Israel) Glic- y Springport—Powers & Johnson, Wellington & Hammond, Elmer Peters. Stanton—Sterling & Co. Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter. Traverse City—John Wilhelm, 8S. C. Darrow, D. D. Paine. Vassar—McHose & Gage. Wayland—Pickett Bros. Wheeler—Louise (Mrs. H. Breckenridge. White Cloud—J. C. Townsend, N. W. Wiley. Whitehall—Geo. Nelson, John Haverkate. Williamsburg—Mrs. Dr. White. Williamston—Thos. Horton. Woodland—Carpenter & Son. Yankee Springs—T. Thurston. A.) Johnson, c. SHOW GASKS. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DO YOU NEED AN Kngraving of Your Store In advertising your business? If so, The Tradesman Company is glad tosend samples and quote prices. Cook & Bergthold, MANUFACTURERS OF than those of Write for cata- Prices Lower any competitor. logue and prices. 67 Canal St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. A.D. Spangler & Co WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FRUIYS xo PRODUGK And General Commission Merchants. EAST SAGINAW, MICH. We buy and sell all kinds of fruit and | produce and solicit correspondence with | both huvers and cellars [ Established 1780. | | | | | | | | | | “LA BELLE CHOCOLATIERE.” W. BAKER & CO.’S ReGisteErED TrapE-MARK. No Chemicals are used in any of Walter Baker & Co.’s Chocolate and Cocoa Prep- arations. These preparations have stood the test of public ap- proval for more than one hundred years, and are the acknowledged standard of purity and excellence. 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. ference: First NATIONAL BANK, Ohicago. MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, Grand Rapids. | Waeenaion Not to Rip. 15 Duplex jus. VVagon One of the most perfect wagons ever produced, combining strength, durability and cheapness of price. Just the wagon for light delivery, farmer’s run-about, or for pleasure. Send for price list and description. THE BELKNAP WAGON & SLEIGH CO., Grand Rapids. Ionia Pants & Overall Co. E. D. Voorhees, Manager. MANUFACTURERS OF Pants. Overalls, Goats, Jackets, Shirts, kts, 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. sent on application. Samples and prices IONIA, MICH. WM.SEARS & CO. Cracker Manviacturers, 37, 89 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids. Wall Paper and Window Shades. House and Store Shades Made to Order. INELSON BROS. & CO. 68 MONROE STREET. CURTISS & CoO., WHOLESALE Paper Warehouse. TWINE. Grand Rapids, Mich. EXCLUSIVE BINDERS’ Houseman Block, A. HIMES, Wholesale and Retail Dealer in Lime, Cement, GOAL AND WOOD. Fire Brick, etc. Yard and Warehouse on Line of Main Office, 54 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. G. R. &L, C.& W. M. and L. S. & M.S. Rys. ALL SHIPMENTS MADE PROMPTLY. THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Men to Beware of. The head of one of the largest collect- ing houses in the country has compiled the following deductions from the ob- servations of two decades : Of the man who slaps you between the shoulders and calls you ‘‘old man.’’ No amount of familiarity is any excuse for this. Of the man who hyphenates his words with ‘ter—a.”’ Of the man whose first salutation is, ‘What's the news ?”’ Of the man who asks you when he has seen you speak to another, ‘‘Who’s your friend ?”’ Of the man who asks you, ‘‘Where did you get it ?”’ Of the man who in leaving says, ‘‘See you later.’’ Of the man who pokes you in the ribs when he is talking. Of the man who adjusts the lapel of your coat, or rubs one sleeve, or both, when he is talking to you. Of the man who talks to you on your train, or on a street car, when he never saw you before, unless there is a public crisis. Vietor Hugo says that such sal- utations show public anxiety, and are only excusable when there is public ex- citement. Sensible fellow, that Hugo. Of a man who occupies the whole table in the writing room of a hotel. Of the man who can’t get out of a chair without kicking it from under him. Of the man who drops into a drug store to look up a name in the directory, and hangs on to the book as if it were a new novel, when he sees three or four others waiting to look up names. Of the man who stands at the box office of a theater, when there is a crowd back of him, talking about the best seats and other topics. The woman who will do this is no bet- ter. She isn’t as good as a man. Finally—beware of the man who comes but never goes, and of his companion picture, the, man who starts to go but JACKOBOICE’S ire Kscape Safe and Simple. The Best in the World. MANUFACTURED BY J. JACKOBOICE, South Front St.,.GRAND RAPIDS, MICH doesn’ t. S. K. BOLLES. E. B. DIKEMAN. S. K. Bolles & Co., 77 CANAL ST., GRA ND RAPIDS, MICH. W holesale Cigar Dealers. ae YS p> OE oe Ge because it is equal to market. The “TOSS UP” Cigar is not a competitor against any other 5c brands, but all 10c brands, any 10c cigar on the Giand Rapids. We still continue to sell our $1.80 Per Foot—6 Feet or Over. oval or’square front show cases with metal corners for HEYMAN & CoO., LEMON & PETERS, IMPORTING AND Wholesale Hr Ocers. SOLE AGENTS FOR McGinty’s Fine Cut Tobacco, Lautz Bros. & Co,’s Soaps, Niagara Starch, Acme Cheese--Herkimer Co., N. Y. Castor Oil Axle Grease. 7 GRAND RAPIDS. Church’s Improved Alabastine is now} sold in the place of the original Alabas- | tine so long and favorably known to the readers of THe TRADESMAN. The im- proved is made by the same man and same company as the original, the im- provement consisting simply in more perfect proportions and general improve- ments in the same line as the original invention, adapting Alabastine to being stippled, combed (corrugated) or modeled on walls, and while it is made to form a harder cement, if anything, than the original, which sets in the form of a por- ous cement, the improved sets much slower, as well as hard. It can not be kept mixed and left to set in the dish over night and used next day, but can be kept in liquid form all day while it is being used, and will work even better when it is cool, and as with the original it forms a permanent coat- ng, that is, one that hardens with age, | ~ALABASTINE. admitting of recoating from time to time without the necessity of taking off the old coats, if all old coats of kalsomine, etc., are removed first. Fine or light stippling, as done with Church’s Im- proved Alabastine, produces an effect similar to ingrain paper, though much nicer and more durable. Being a smooth as well as pebbled surface, it will admit of cleaning with bread, as walls are sometimes cleaned. With our instruc- tions this stippling can be done by any one. We furnish cut stencil patterns at cost to alabastiners and some free to those the Alabastine dealers recommend as users | and advocates of Alabastine. Don’t use kalsomine or paper that it | costs more to remove than to apply. A movement is on foot to pass State | laws making it an offense to put a coat | of paper over an old coat of paper for a} tenant. Kalsomine, with its decaying | glue, and paper, with glue on its face | and flour paste behind it, absorbs moist- | ure from respiration and propagates germs of disease, causing much of the sickness the people attribute to climate. All parts of Alabastine combine on the wall to forma porous stone coat that will not decay. Don’t let a dealer sell you kalsomine, ete. (that he buys cheap- er), by claiming it is the same or just as good as Alabastine. There is no article sold that is even similar to Alabastine, except plastico, which is licensed under our patents, and it is sold in a local way by agents. Send to us for a paper taken from the Michigan State Board of Health report, treating on wall coatings and their rela- ition to health, telling why kalsomined and papered walls are unsanitary and | why the pure, porous Alabastine is sani- tary. Send for a treatise on Alabastine with colored room designs and full instruc- tions for all kinds of Alabastine work, including instructions adapted for ladies to decorate bric-a-brae, ete. Alabastine is for sale by all paint deal- ers. Address ALABASTINE CO., Grand Rapids, Mich. eo