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Michigan Tradesman.
VOL. F
HARVEY & HEYSTEXK,
Wa | Picture
Paper
Mouldings
8.
Also a complete line of PAINTS, OILS and
BRUSHES. Correspondence solicited.
74 & 76 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich
AND
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T. C. LKARNISH.
THE PENINSULAR CoO.,
BUSINESS ESTABLISHED 1886.
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Electrical 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.
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AND NORWAL SCHOOL,
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Is the Best Place to obtain a Sheecuah, Prac
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ACTUAL BUSINESS Department in the State.
The most thorough and practically conducted
Short-Hand and Typewriting Department in the
West. ae not fail to write for particulars.
A. E. YEREX, President.
SEEDS
Write for
jobbing prices on
Mammoth, Medium, Alsyke and
Alfalfa Clover, Timothy, Orchard
Red Top, Blue
Grass, Grass,
Field Peas, Beans, Produce and
WOOL.
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Grand Rapids.
76 So.
>.
Division St.,
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DEALER IN
Lime, Nair, Cement
BRICK, SEWER PIPE, TILE, ETC.,
14 Wert Bridge St.,
RAPIDS, - -
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P. O. Voorheis,
GENERAL INSURANCE
AND LOAN AGENT,
TELEPHONE
41 Widdicomb Building, _ Rapids.
MICH
GRAND RAPIDS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1890.
| W. C. WILLIAMS.
A. 8. BROOKS,
WILLIAMS,
SHELEY
& BROOKS
Successors to
FARRAND, WILLIAMS & CO.,
Wholesale Druggists,
AT THE OLD STAND.
Corner Bates and Larned Streets, Detroit.
ALLEN DURFEE. A. D, LEAVENWORTH.
Allen Durfee & Co.,
A. SHELEY. |
FUNERAL DIRECTORS,
103 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids.
SEEDS
If in want of Clover or Timothy,
Orchard, Blue Grass, or Red Top,
Any Kind of Seed,
send or write to the
or, in fact,
71 Canal St, GRAND RAPIDS.
W.T. LAMOREAUX.
"Potatoes,
Onions.
FOR PRICES,
BARNETT BRO
WRITE TO
Wholesale Dealers,
CHICAGO.
Fine Millinery.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
Bought directly from Importers and
Manufacturers. Goods the Best Quality
and Prices the Lowest.
Adams & Co.,
90 MONROE ST.,
OPPOSITE THE MORTON
HOUSE.
Grand Rapids Seed Store,
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|\the dead
THE FOOL OF THE FAMILY.
“If he were a boy instead of a man,
I'd flog him.’’ Ben Thatcher brought his
fist down on the table with a force that
set all the tea things jingling, while his
wife contemplated him with a tearful
gaze.
“Now,
band. It is true John has no taste for
farming, and is fond of spending too
much time and money on books, but he
is a sober, steady boy, and may yet turn
out in a way to make us proud of him.”
“But it’s such a disappointment,
Marier. Here is this farm that I’ve}
worked and saved to buy, in the hope |
that I might leave it to my only son, who}
It has |
in turn might leave it to his son.
been the ambition of my life to feel that |
Thateher farm should descend from
father to son, from generation to gener-
ation, for years to come.
think we need to look far for ours.’’
He pointed with his lean, misshaped |
finger across the fields where John
Thatcher followed the gray team up and |
down the long, brown furrows with firm,
sturdy strides. The team smoked with
the unwonted exercise; even at that dis-
tance he could catch the fresh earthy
smell from the upturned soil. A mo-
ment before, when he first noticed John,
the young man had stopped his team at
the end of the furrow to breathe them
for a few minutes, and had drawn a book
from the breast pocket of his blue
blouse, to read while he waited.
Ben Thatcher had never been a patient
man, and the sight almost exasperated
him.
“Look there!’ he almost shouted.
“You can say what you please about
your sober, steady boy, but you can’t
convince me that he has good horse
sense, when he will lean against a fence
to read, while he rests his horses.”’
“To think,’’ he resumed, ‘‘of a strong,
active, healthy young man with no more
sense about farming than acity dude,
and then to be always absorbed in some |
as wild and senseless as
if he would only read
other
Now,
book or
himself.
something that would interest us, so he |
could read aloud evenings, there’d be
some sense in ’em. 1 was fond of de
tective stories, and the Red Rover in my
day, but such books as ‘Silurian Depos-
its,’ and ‘Old Red Sandstone,’ or ‘Earth
Gases,’ are not the thing for me.”’
Over on the hillside, John saw but lit-
tle of the beauty that surrounded him.
Overhead, as if painted on the distant
sky, a flock of wild geese sailed away to
the north in etherial seas of blue. The
air was full of the electric currents of
life that coursed through the veins of the
maple, and touched with a tremulous
thrill the roots of the dandelion. Al-
most under his feet, pushing up through
leaves, a bunch of arbutus
| blossoms showed their tender
cheek. But John
open book he held.
“This soil ought to contain all the}
took |
essential elements,’’ he said, as he
up the lines again, ‘‘ought to, and I be-
lieve does, contain the gas
put it to the test some day.
finish this field to-night. That will give
me four good hours for reading, and no
complaints from father.”’
When the last streak of crimson was |
fading out of the western sky, the last
furrow was finished. That night, long
after the family had retired, John sat by
the table in the sitting-room, bent over
the fascinating pages of his book, while |
the next room, kept |
his father, lying in
awake by the twinges of rheumatism,
watched the light shining under the door,
and groaned inaudibly, ‘‘There’s always
a fool in every family, but some families
get more than their share.”’
x * *
don’t speak so harshly, hus- |
But it is said |
that every family has its fool, and I don’t |
tints of |
| pink, delicate as the flush on a baby’s |
had eyes only for the} j
itsele, FV!
But 1 must }
Rose Thorpe was out in her little gar-
den, bending over her tulip bed, that lay,
amass of fiery bloom, in the midst of the
grassy yard in front of the little cottage.
The wind blew warm from the south; a
blue bird twittered on a lilac bush near
iby; on his back a faint glint of color,
like that in the heart of an opal, had be-
gun to burn amid the blue.
As she stood there, her cheeks glowed
with a deeper pink at the sound of a
| horse’s feet clattering down the road.
| ‘Good morning, Rose.’’
| She lifted her eyes shyly and met those
of John Thatcher, who bent down from
his saddle to hand her a bunch of wild
violets.
| ‘I gathered them for you, Rose, down
in the ravine, and while I was looking
| for them I found—what do you suppose
| 1 found, Rose ?”’
“A gold mine,”’ laughed Rose.
“Not quite, but almost. 1 found
;} among the rocks a deposit that is always
found where natural gas is developed. I
lam almost sure, Rose, that we shall find
it there, and lam going to the city to-
morrow to consult Prof. Barclay about
it. If we make a fortune out of it, per-
haps father will not say so many bitter
things about my studying so much. It
has been very hard for me to bear his
taunts sometimes, dear.’’
Unconsciously, Rose bent and touched
”
the violets caressingly with her lips,
then aware of what she had done,
blushed violently.
‘“T am so sorry, John, but you know
your mother and | have always had faith
in you and your pursuits. Even if you
gain nothing financially, you will help
yourself mentally, and life will be that
much the richer for it.”’
”
“Rose,’? John spoke gratefully, almost
humbly, ‘‘tyou and mother have been the
only inspiration that has held me up above
the drudgery of farm life. I feel no con-
tempt for my father’s calling, for all
work is honorable, but I have always felt
that my own unfitness for it would make
|}ultimate suecess impossible for me in
that special line. Butif this new dis-
covery proves a success, I shall hear no
more taunts from father, and it will place
|me where I shall have leisure for con-
igenial pursuits. I long for it, Rose. The
ithought of it is like the
water when one is thirsty.”’
sight of cool
called a sweet voice from the
window, ‘‘you have forgotten my tea. It
will spoil, lam afraid. Ask Mr. Tatcher
to come in.’’
John needed no second invitation. He
was always glad of an opportunity to sit
awhile in Mrs. ‘Thorpe’s little parlor.
Mr. Thorpe,
‘*Rose,’
who had been dead many
years, had been a famous traveler in his
day, and the little room bore ample tes-
timony to his taste as a collector of
| curios.
There
odd,
were lacquered cabinets and
folding screens from Japan, carved,
ivory fans, and yards upon yards of em-
broidered crepe from China; queer sun
shades in fantastic shapes from Benares;
amber necklaces, with a strange subtle
| odor about them; rare and quaint bits of
wood—earving from Switzerland; rich
fabrics from foreign looms, and lying
\thickly over the cream-tinted matting
| that covered the floor, were rugs, gay
|with the splendors of oriental dyes.
|Mrs. Thorpe, who had come from the
city to recuperate her failing health by
means of pure, fresh air and regular
hours, always enjoyed a chat with John.
i She had, too, the dainty tastes of an in-
valid, and as she sipped her cup of frag-
|rant tea, it seemed to her a little more
| choice in flavor from the fact that it was
|served in a cup of delicate china and
stirred with her own pet spoon, of quaint
| design, which had acireular bowl, thickly
chased with grotesque designs by some
Venetian jeweler. She soon drew John
2
into a discussion of his discoveries in the
rocks on his father’s farm.
“IT only hope your surmises may prove |
correct as to the indications; there is no |
doubt regarding the character of the |
strata, I suppose?”’
*‘None whatever;’’ answered John. He |
liked the atmosphere of refinement, the
delicate, dainty surroundings of the cot- |
tage, and indulged in many day dreams
of what a home might be, if he and Rose
could furnish one according to their lik- |
ing. To-day he lingered as long as time
would permit, reluctantly taking his |
leave at last, only stopping at the village
postoffice to post his letter asking for an
interview at an early day with Prof. Bar- |
clay.
=? &
When news of the discovery of natural
gas on the premises of old Ben Thatcher
reached the city, the number of people
who rushed down there to participate in | *
the results of the ‘‘find’’ is unprecedented
in the history of ‘‘booms.’’ All the farm,
with the exception of a few acres nearest |
the house, which John had reserved as a}
home for his parents in their old age, |
was platted foratown. All the land}
adjoining, which John and the Professor |
had bought up before announcing their |
discovery, was sold in less than a week. |
Corner lots were sold at fabulous prices, |
and brick blocks grew up as by magic,
where only a few weeks before, the |
ground squirrel and rabbit held undis- |
puted sovereignty. The ravine, undis-
turbed for centuries, was now blasted, |
and tunnelled, and bored, in a vague |
hope of finding yet undeveloped resources |
of wealth. The old red barn was torn |
down to furnish a site for furnaces,
where day and night acolumn of fiery
smoke went up, ‘‘a cloud by day anda
pillar of fire by night,’’ like the smoke of |
a torrent that ascended forever. Finally |
even Ben Thatcher caught the infection,
and sold the ‘‘homestead”’ to get away |
from the noise and confusion, he told his
old neighbors, but, it was shrewdly sus- |
pected, to realize the fortune these few |
acres contained. So down in the quiet
village, near the postoffice, where he
could drop in on sunny days when his |
ancient enemy, the rheumatism, did not
lie in wait for his ankles, his knees, his
toes: where he could discuss with other
superannuated cronies the latest imbe-
cilities of the legislature, a bran new
house with all the modern architectural |
embellishments reared its walls. If he}
sometimes felt a homesick longing for
the undulating slopes of the old farm, or
to run up the long brown furrows of his
corn fields, he found some compensation
in attending stock shows and agricultural
fairs.
John and Rose, Rose Thatcher now,
enjoy life in acity, surrounded by con-
genial friends and happy in their pur-
suits. Last summer, when they went to
Thatcherville, as the old farm is now
ealled, they took their little boy. Ben,
who seemed to display an astonishing
interest in horses and cows that delighted
his grandfather.
*“‘He’s a natural farmer,’’ said grand- |
mother Thatcher, delightedly.
“I don’t know about it,’’ replied her
husband, thoughtfully. ‘“*Farming is a
good business when a man has a taste
for it, but—’’
‘Do you remember when you used to}
call John the fool of the family?”’
‘+l said there was a fool in every fam-
ily,’ evasively replied her husband, pat-
ting little Ben softly on the head, *‘and
there is, Marier: I’ve concluded I'm the
fool.”’ And with that he put on his hat
and went out to look for weather signs,
leading the child by the hand.
JULIA MILLS DUNN.
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Progress of the Strike.
Mrs. Hooligan—How’s the strike get-
tin’ on, Missus Grogan?
Mrs. Grogan—Foinely, Oi hear, Mrs.
Hooligan. But do yez know phat the
byes are strikin’ fer now ?
Mrs. Hooligan—It’s eight hours wurruk
they want so they kin have more tvime
to pass wid their starvin’ families.
Mrs. Grogan— More toime wid their
families, is it? Thin be hivins, Oi hope
they won’t win the strike, for if Grogan
passes any more toime at home wid his
family sorra an eye will Oi have in me}
head that won’t be as black as coal.
“. 228,
MM ICHIGA — A DESM AN:
Crockery & Glassware
LAMP BURNERS.
i Bo. 66ua.......... 40
iio. “ 45
| No.2 “ 60
| | Tubular..... 7
LAMP CHIMNEYS.—Per box.
6 doz. in box.
Ee 12
| No. 1 Bo ks ee ee 1 88
eee 27
First quality.
No. 0 Sun, crimp --: ped se ie a cee aie 22%
No. 1 —————————ee 2 40
No.2 “ --3 4
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| No.0 Sun, crimp -- 2.0
No. 1 --.2 we
No. 2 “e ee “ 7 80
Pear! top
| No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled Se en 3 70
| ng 2 ee 4 70
2 Hinge, ‘‘ = ee 47
“7 Bastic.
_ 1 Sun, plain bulb, per fm. fe ee 12
No. i crimp, per. ee ee 1 35
i i ee 1 60
STONEWARE—AKRON.
eligi te oad ee 06%
Jugs, % gal. » per. doz . 7
oes aoe a
“ 2 “ee a 1 80
Milk Pans, % gal. per doz. ‘(glazed 66c).... 65
90¢) . 78
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We guarantee this cigar the
best $35 cigar on the market.
Send us trial order, and if not
ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY
return them. Advertising mat-
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‘Charlevoix Cigar Mfg Co.,
CHARLEVOIX, MICH.
HE JAXON GRACKE
IS THE BEST IN THE MARKET.
SEND A TRIAL ORDER TO
JACKSON CRACKER CO,,
Jobbers of Candy, Nuts, Cheese and Cigars.
JACKSON, MICH.
RDMUNDB. DIKEMAN
THE GREAT
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Jewe
hi CANAL 87,
Grand Rapids - Mich.
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.
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.
Wo. 1 30-doz. Cases, complete.....-..-.-. .-.--- ne en nance s ¢. 35¢
Wo. tillers, DOT HEL... eee ee ew 9c. 10¢.
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 BREEYP
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.
® GEO. H. REEDER,
State Agent
Lycoming Rubbers
and Jobber of
Medinm Price Shoes.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
‘Areyousour? Lost Trade? Cheap Grease!
NO DEALER EVER LOST A CUSTOMER BY SELLING HIM
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Typewriters in Demand for Wives. |
From the Chicago Tribune.
“It seems to be easier for a good-look-
ing typewriter to get married than any |
other woman who has to earn her own |
living,’? said anemployer. ‘‘There are}
country merchants and country profes- |
sional men, and some city ones, too, who |
haunt the corridors of hotels where there |
are typewriters, get acquainted with
them and marry them. And I haven’t
heard of a case yet that resulted un-|
happily.
“TIT know a woman who has machines
in all of the leading hotels of the city,
and in some of them she has two or three.
She tells me that she is constantly on the |
alert for good-looking girls to manipulate |
the machines, for the reason that they |
marry before they are long at work, and |
they marry well. She says she likes to}
help these girls into homes. Out of
eleven typewriters whom she has em-|
ployed in the past twelve months eight }
have married, and each one has done
well. Not long ago I was in the corridor |
of a prominent hotel. Isaw the machine, |
and upon examining it I found a card |
tied to it, on which was written:
TYPEWRITER MARRIED AND HAPPY. : |
NEXT! 4
“The average woman typewriter seems
to be a pretty level-headed sort of a
creature, and that is why she marries
well. If I was going to start a matri-
monial bureau for women I should have
no one who was not a typewriter.”’
_> . —>
A Deadly Possibility.
“You had better be careful about your
remarks concerning Mr. Blank,’ said
one congressman. ‘‘He might challenge
de
‘*That doesn’t worry me.’’
‘‘He has the choice of weapons.”’
‘What of it ?’’
“He might select two of those cigars
he smokes. You know he is used to
them.”’
_— >. —_>
He to whom his family and home are
only cares and duties, whose heart does
not spring to them with gladness when
toil is over, may be sure that all is not
right with him. He is certainly to be
pitied, for he loses the purest and noblest
joy that ean fill the intervals of life and
the best preparation and motive for its
labor. Indeed, the affections are perhaps
the most potent forces in making leisure
a blessing.
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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. 8. Roell.
Big Rapids—Verity & Co.
Blanchard—L. D. Wait. |
Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard. |
Casnovia—John E. Parcell. |
Cedar Springs—L. A. Gardiner. |
Chapin—J. 1. Ve anderhoof. |
Chester—B. C. Smith.
Clio—Nixon & Hubbell.
Coopersville—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.
Hersey—John Fink beiner.
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Kent City—k. Me Kinnon.
Lake Odessa—McCartney Bros.
Lowell—Charles McCarty.
Maple Rapids—L. 8. Aldrich.
Marshall—John Fletcher, John Butler, Charles
Fletcher.
Mecosta—Robert D. Parks.
Millbrook—T. O. (or J. W.) Pattison.
Millington—Forester & ae
Minden City-—-I. Springer & Co.
& Son.
Nashville— Powers & Stringham.
Olivet—F. H. Gage.
Otisco—G. V. Snyder & Co.
Ravenna—R. D. Wheeler.
Reed City—J. M. Cadzow.
Rock ford—H. Colby & € >,
St. Louis—Mary A. Brice.
Sand Lake—C. O Cain.
Sparta—Woodin & Van Wickle, Dole & Haynes.
S. ringport-—Cortright & Griffin.
Stanton—Fairbanks & Co.
Sumner—J. B. Tucker.
Williamston—Michael Bowerman.
. O. Hetfield |
_ -~- o> >
Fire Works—Immense line.
Putnam CAnpby Co.
_
| PETOSKEY,
COUNTY Sage og BANK,
DETROIT, MIC
500,000 TO INVEST IN BON DS
Issued by cities, counties, towns and school dis
tricts of Michigan. Officers of these municipali
ties about to issue bonds will | a week, which is
and blanks for proceedings supplied without | more fruit than can be handled by any other house at this market.
advantage to apply to this bank.
charge. All communications and inquiries wil) |
have prompt =.
January, 1890. . D. ELWOOD, Treasurer.
S. A. Morman,
WHOLESALE
MARBLEHEAD
AND OHIO
AKRON, BUFFALO AND LOUISVILLE
CEMENTS,
Stucco
and Clay.
Write for prices.
69 CANAL ST.,
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN
LIME,
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GRAND RAPIDS.
3
We are receiving
from two to four
earloads of bananas
BANANAS!
Remember
We Are Headquarters.
GRAND RAPIDS FRUIT AND PRODUCE (CO.
A. J, BROWN,
Wholesale dealer in Foreign, Tropical and
Domestic
Fruits and seeds,
Playing Cards
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS
SEND FOR PRICE LIST.
Daniel Lynch,
19 So. Ionia St., Grand Rapids.
Direct Receivers of
California Oranges——
re La
| HEADQUARTERS FOR ===] i
ZAN ———Messina hemons
BANANAS. = ;
California Oranges, we are prepared to make you
When in want of large lots of
low prices from fresh cars.
16 and 18 North Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. gena 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 Complete Without This Brand Handsome
Oleograph, Size 15x20 inches, given for 25 oe ANNE SOAP WRAPPERS. Our
Laundry and Toilet Soaps are sold by all Wholesale Grocers.
W, G. HA WKINS, Salesman for Western Michigan,
LOCK BOX 173, GRAND RAPID+
BEACH’S
New York (Soffee Rooms.
61 Pearl Street.
Five Cents Each for all dishes served
from bill of fare.
Steaks, Chops and All Kinds of Order
Cooking a Specialty.
FRANK M. BEACH,
FIT FOR
\ (entlemans
Table:
All goods bearing the
Prop.
name of
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oR
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Grocers visiting New York are cordially invited
| to calland see us,and if they wish, have their
— ‘spondence aldressed in our care. We shall
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us heel anything you wish to know.
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| West B-oadwey, Reade & Hudson Streets,
N w York City.
CUTS for BOOM EDITIONS
——OR——
PAMPHLETS
| For the best work, at reasonable prices, address
THE TRADESMAN COMPANY,
Grand Rapids, Mich,
WM. R. KEELER,
Wholesale Confectioner,
AND JOBBER IN
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS.
DIVISION Se. TELEPHONE 92-3R,
412 SOUTH
fam 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
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Correspondence solic-
ited and prices quot-
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Write us.
MOSELEY BROS.
——_WHOLESALE——
Fruits, Seeds, Oysters? Produce
All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.
If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed, Beans or Potatoes, will be
pleased to hear from you.
26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa St., - - GRAND RAPID:
ORANGES
When you want Straight-packed, Sound
and Sweet, Solid Fruit, always order the Earl
Fruit Co.’s Flag Brand, Sold by all Jobbers
THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.
[
|In return, the company agrees to erect The Outlook for Tanbark.
Middleton—Albertson & Nelson have | — :
. a7 y >
|removed their broom factory from Per-| brick buildings, and conduct business Every indication points to a large
The | peel of tanbark,’”’ said N. B. Clark, of
| rinton to this place. | upon the same scale as heretofore.
AMONG THE TRADE.
AROUND THE STATE.
Vicksburg—Geo. Morse succeeds H. G.
Baker in the grocery business.
Vicksburg—H. E. Wagner
W. A. Strong in the jewelry business.
Whitehall—J. E. Sargent wil! close out
his grocery stock — retire from trade.
succeeds
Battle Creek Gardner succeeds
Gardner & Harris i in = grocery business. |
Greenville—E. Rutan succeeds D. D. |
Horton & Co. in the hardware business. |
Vicksburg—Best & Newton succeed
Hall & Best in the drug and grocery bus- |
iness.
Lisbon—J. F. Mann, boot and shoe
dealer, contemplates putting ina grocery
stock.
Tustin—J. H. George succeeds Comp-
ton & George in the meat, grain and feed
business.
Onondaga — John
Sellick, general
dealer, has been closed under chattel |
mortgage. |
neer have hand-
led over 100 tons of maple sugar the |
present season.
Riverdale — J. M. Binkley succeeds
H. W. Forney in the furniture and under-
taking business.
Owosso—W. C. Habbin & Co., dry
goods dealers, have been closed under
chattel mortgage.
Sault Ste. Marie—Wm. Coates,
dealer, is P. Cameron
him in business.
Shepherd—Shappee & Struble are suc-
ceeded in the agricultural implement
business by A. G. Struble.
Morley—Fred C. Beard has sold his
grocery stock to Mrs. Busk, of Ashton,
who has placed same in charge of A. C. |
Adams.
Big Rapids—W. E.
chased the hardware
meat
succeeds
dead.
Overton has repur- |
stock and building
he recently sold to M. E. and C. J. |
Darrah.
Wayland—Dr. E. H. Ryno has pur-|
chased the store building formerly occu- |
pied by C. M. Beach and will put in a
new drug stock.
Detroit—The Detroit Transportation |
». has filed amended articles of associa-
10,000, of
Cx
tion, placing the capital at $3
which $299,000 is paid in.
Prairieville— W. L. Brown
signed his drug and grocery stock to his
H. Brown, whom he previously
secured on the stock for alleged borrowed
money.
has as-
nephew,
| pena,
| year.
| stumpage
| will employ 12
| not be completed until fall.
| operating a planing
| the
mill having burned last winter
| planing mill
| connection with their plant.
Eaton Rapids—V. R. Stieglitz,
merly engaged in the manufacture of |
cigars here, has opened a retail cigar
store.
|
Muskegon—The Muskegon Car Co. has |
contracted to build for the Mather Stock |
| Car Co.
300 of their improved stock cars,
| and will start work about July 1.
Cadillac—Sampson & Drury have pur- |
chased the J. B. Gardner shingle mill, at
|Boon, and will operate it this season, | to repeal the old law and compel the vin-
having secured some shingle timber for |
that purpose.
Saginaw—C. E. Eastman put in a light
stock of logs last winter.
two schooners built at West Bay City,
and is putting considerable money into
| vessel property.
togers City—Albert C. Frost, of Al-
will erect a shingle mill here,
which he proposes to operate the entire
There is a vast quantity of shin-
| gle material in Presque Isle county.
sales
made
Saginaw — Very few
have been
spring, and the fact
of pine
here this
is conceded that
j » @ j 7 0 atiti | .
owing to the extraordinary competition 'which recalls the early days of granger-
the price of white |
in Southern timber,
pine stumpage has slightly depreciated. |
Saginaw—W. H. Gilbert, Secretary and |
Treasurer of the Hollister Bros. & Co.
Lumber Co., Limited, says the company
purchased 17,000,000 of lumber at
Menominee for the Tonawanda trade,
and has bought a few million feet on this
river to be cut.
Menominee — William Gothard will
build a box factory at Ontonagon, that
5 hands or more,
out about 12,000 boxes daily.
feet
The pro-
| duct will be taken by the Diamond Match
Co., which, however, will supply the
| . . .
| timber from its sawmills.
of the Flint P.
to be built here,
Saginaw—The mill
Smith Lumber Co.,
large contracts to cut special bills, and,
aside from timber in this section, the
company has bought extensively in Georg-
ian bay, and will raft the logs here.
Saginaw—E. R. Ayers & Co., who are
mill and lumber
yard, have purchased the salt block of
Warner & Eastman property, the
The
purchasers will remove the block to their
, premises and operate it in
He is having |
| the purpose of making vinegar, and upon
| the city, and as liberal inducements were
| offered it to locate elsewhere, the result
is gratifying to Bay City business men.
Detroit—Henry Williams, of the firm
of Williams & Charboneau, has returned
|from Washington, where, as chairman of
| the
national committee of vinegar man-
ufacturers, he has been fighting the pro-
vision of the McKinley bill which sought
egar men to buy spirits upon which they
would have to pay 90 cents a gallon tax.
They secured an amendment which al-
lows them to distill low-grade wines for
which they will only have to pay five
cents per gallon proof. Mr. Williams
says he believes the amendment will not
be tampered with in the Senate, although
the whisky distillers are fighting it. If
the McKinley bill becomes a law, it
means a raise in the price of vinegar of
from one to one and one-half cents.
>> <—
A Twice Told Tale.
A good story is going the
rounds,
| ism, nearly twenty years ago. It relates
to the experience of a Patron of Indus-
try, who was caught in the woods during
a rain storm and took refuge in a hollow
tree. Before he was aware of it, the
moistness of the atmosphere had swelled
the tree, so that he was unable to extri-
cate himself. Not being able to attract
attention by reason of his isolated sit-
uation, he abandoned all hope of being
|rescued and composed his mind to meet
and turn |
death by starvation. Thinking over all
the mean things he had done in his life-
time, it suddenly occurred to him that
| his worst sin was in leaving the merchant
| who had befriended him through sun-
i | shine
: Wi" | eredit was a necessity,
It will have |
and trusting him when
and otherwise
acting the part of a friend in need. The
thought that he had left such a man in
the lurch, book account and all, made
him feel so small that he was able to
squeeze through the opening in the tree.
As he sauntered home, shuddering at the
fate he had so closely escaped, he made
up his mind to make amends for his past
misdeeds by ceasing to be a Patron of
Industry.
storm,
>? -_
Want a Fruit endian.
The business men of Mayville have
| raised a fund of $800 which will be given
for- company has been a decided benefit to} the firm of N. B. Clark & Co., the other
day. “It is starting late, owing to the
cool weather, but all the information I
receive from my buyers is to the effect
that the peel will be increased all along
the line. As nearly as I can judge of the
market, prices will rule 25 cents per cord
lower than last year, owing to the un-
usually large amount marketed last sea-
son—in fact, many tanners are so well
supplied with cheap bark that they will
not take over half the usual amount this
year.’’
“It is generally conceded that your
firm is the most extensive handler of tan-
bark in the country,’’ observed the re-
porter. ‘‘How many cords do you place
in the course of a season ?”’
“Our books show that we handled
47,000 cords last year,’’ was the reply.
> 2
Names for a New Boat and a New
Resort.
Capt. H. J. Webb has decided to name
his new boat, which will ply between
Traverse City and the summer resorts
of Grand Traverse Bay, the Belle of
Traverse. It is expected that she will be
completed by June 1.
The Universalist Resort Association
has decided to christen its new resort on
the Traverse Peninsula—adjoining the
Traverse Point resort—‘t Ne-ah-wan-ta.’’
It is understood that the conglomeration
is an Indian term, signifying ‘‘placid
waters.”’
_—_ OO
Fourth of July goods of all kinds.
Putnam Canpy Co.
FOR SALE, WANTED, ETC.
Advertisements will be inserted under this head for
two cents a word the first insertion and one cent a
word for each subsequent insertion. No advertise-
ment taken for less than 25 cents. Advance payment.
BUSINESS CHANCES.
“— a FOR SALE-—-DOING GOOD BOUSI-
to a practical mana good chance. W. H.
Sania. nel ‘mentee, Mich. 32
ANTED—I HAVE SPOT CASH TO PAY FOR A
general or grocery stock; must becheap. Ad-
dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman. 26
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
ANTED—GROCERY 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 axPERIENGE
and references. Address A. W. Gammer & Co.,
Box 10, Coloma, Mich. 25
SITUATIONS WANTED.
SS : oT 8 a : si oe : ot ANTED—POSITION BY REGISTERED ASSISTANT
Zeeland—A. Lahuis, who was a mem | Manistee—White & Friant’s sawmill | as a bonus to any one who will put ina \ a pharmacist; best of references furnished. 8. R.
ber of the firm recently burned out, has | js shut down for lack of logs. Their | fruit evaporator there. ee =
resumed business in the old store, carry-| jogs are nearly all ina body in the main ~—_~1m — hie SRN Ct
: oo : OR SALE—ONE MILLION FEET OF HEMLOCK
ing lines of groceries, dry goods and | rjyer, but there happened to get in a run VISITING BUYERS. 2 bill tuft in lots of ton thousand feet or more.
i a Jolby, Rockford W DSt or prices write ter N. Kelley, Traverse City, Mich.
= ue a |of South Branch logs ahead of them, | CF Sears, Rockford G Ten Hoor. SS See 33
Muskegon—Arthur Boucher has re-| whieh « i . i | Otto Bros., Middleville Steketee, Holland BOLISH THE PASS BOOK AND SUBSTITUTE T
i Son t i ' . which shut them off. When they begin | WmVerMeulen,BeaverDam J R Harrison, Sparta L\. Tradesman Coupon, which is now in use by an
tired from the clothing firm of Boucher, |t 9 run again, however they w il] have | Wm Karsten, Beaver Dam H Morley, Cedar Springs 5,000 Michigan merchants—all of whom are warm in
Bert tac Ty 1 MO ses ’ r | pt oe . _ —_— raise perth TE prone Send for —o order,
ertranc z oO. 1¢ business wi ye " av wi rg a | Jno Farrowe, So Blendon m Herder ‘anis, which w e sent prepaid on receipt Z.
: sd = more than they will want to take care of, | John nog Jemestown ae Vriesland | Tradesman Penryn Rapids. oe
continuec xy HKdward ampenga ane a while leas | H Meijering, Jamestown GJ Stephenson. Bangor
e r r f sil for a while, at least. | H Van Noord, Jamestown 8S McNitt, Byron Center Se Se ae Cosroae vos lee
Charles Bertrand, under the style of Saginaw—The demand for special bills | L. & L Jenison, Jenisonville E $ Botsford, Dorr eng wane cay Page Rog st = ae -_ —
Kampenga, Bertrand & Cc : oe " | 4 Mulder & Sone, Spring Li Van Bree & Son, Zeeland Albany, N. Y. sit in a To eer =
ampenga, be Z JO. 7 ar is recede > | Frank Corne wa G D Van Vranken, Cadillac
| of lumber is unprecedented. A number | A Jobnson & Co., Sparta J B Watson, Coopersville
of mills are cutting this class of stock, | # Bakker & Son, Drenthe Sullivan Lum Co., Sullivan
MANUFACTURING MATTERS 1 tk i tl tae pm, at er 33 Koon Liteen Spring Lk
NU C , CRS. anc 1e concerns engagec 2rein are - | Jas Lynch, Bianchar § oon, Lisbo
bones r Bag! — — Are Un | J H Manning, Lake P RG Beckwith, Bradley 00 eT } 0 (
saac | able to take all the orders offering. The! C Van Amboiitacyville seis ee 5
— a j on, Fores’ r
Morris’ flouring mill. extraordinary activity in car building is | Smallegan py en + oo ae “ay
+3 . " 3 Th onl £7 | " ‘crest Grove t, Hudsonville
Lansing—The Lansing Wheel Co. has | the cause for the demand for bill stuff, a | Stellwagen & Kynoch, LM Wolf, Hudsonville en ere
f i s | ki i Ignace E Watters, Remus
been absorbed by the American Wheel Co great deal of which is car sills and | Rockafellow mercte D M Skidmore, Alto
: : ' : : Carson City H Dalmon, Allendale
Port Huron—The Mudge Paper Co. has | decking. | E Heintzelman, Logan J L Purchase, Bauer
re-organized and will move into new quar-
ters and
trade.
Traverse City—Walter N. Kelley
ceeds J. A. Doty & Co. in the
ture of lumber,
at Slight’s Siding.
push things for next season’s
suc-
manufac- |
shingles and charcoal |
Bay City—Bousfield & Co.,
ware manufacturers, will
remain in Bay City.
now soliciting
undoubtedly
is subscriptions for a}
|S
bonus to induce the company to remain | 5A Bush, Lowell
here, and it is understood the
the wooden- |
| Herder & pe
A local committee |
$5,000 re- Reuhanmone Bros.,
‘quired has about all been subscribed. ' wr tawton
J Riddering, Drenthe O8 Hunted, Nunica
DeKruif, Boone ~ .
Tecland Gibbs Bros., Mayfield
M E a Riverdale G
G F Cook, Grove
N F Miller, Lisbon
E White, Lee
ohn Gunstra, Lamont
W E Thorpe.
Eli Reem Corning
Cole & Chapel, Ada
ohn Damstra, Gitchell r ee Middieville
Saranac
R K Finch.
Caledonia Z Kinney Kinney
, Berlin 8 T McLellan, Denison
Redpath & Murray, Martin
C L Brewster, Brewster Lk
Wicks & Son, St Johns
art
HOW GASKS.
Prices Lower than those of
any competitor. Write for cata-
logue and prices.
67 Canal St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.
GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.
Thos Wasson succeeds Wasson & Lamb
in the grocery business on South Division
street.
A. Drieseus has opened a hardware
store on Alpine avenue. Foster, Stevens
& Co. furnished the stock.
Ketchum, Gowl & Co. have opened a
grocery store at Wood Lake. Lemon &
Peters furnished the stock.
M. E. Rhodes has engaged in the dry
goods business at Riverside. Voigt,
Herpolsheimer & Co. furnished the stock.
Ruefle & Co. have opened a grocery
at the corner of North avenue and Quim-
by street. The stock was bought at this
market.
Don J. Leathers is soliciting subscrip-
tions for stock in the Gunn Folding Bed
Co., which will be organized to-day, with
a capital stock of $75,000.
Cole & Chapel, general dealers at Ada,
are building a two story brick store at
692 Cherry street, which they expect to
have completed by August 1. They will
oceupy one of the stores with their gro-
cery stock, removing the same from Ada,
having disposed of their dry goods stock
to D. F. Watson, who will continue the
business at Ada.
2 -9- <>
Purely Personal.
W. E. Thorp, the Hart general dealer,
was in town over Sunday.
F. N. Cornell, general dealer at Se-
bewa, was in town last Thursday.
John Snitzeler has returned from Bos-
ton and New York, somewhat under the
weather.
E. E. Brooks, the St. Ignace boot and
shoe dealer, was in town a couple of days
last week.
John Mulder, manager of the A. Mulder
grocery business, at Spring Lake, was in
town last Friday.
A. T. Linderman, of Whitehall, spent
Sunday in this city, coming via Grand
River on his catamaran.
M. F. Stellwagen, of the hardware firm
of Stellwagen & Kynoch, at St. Ignace,
was in town several days last week.
Edward L. Dodge, the Montague drug-
gist, was married Saturday evening to
Miss Helen E. White, of the same place.
Frank A. Rockafellow, President of
the Rockafellow Mercantile Co., at Car
son City, was in town Friday and Satur-
day.
N. B. Clark has returned from a two
months’ jaunt through Ohio, Indiana and
Kentucky, and W. A. Phelps is now
spending a week in Illinois.
Elmer E. Chapel has removed from
Ada to this city, for the purpose of
superintending the construction of the
brick store now being erected on Cherry
street by Cole & Chapel.
A De Kruiff, the Zeeland druggist, was
in town one day last week. He is en-
thusiastie over the condition of his stock
farm and the prospects of his trotting
stallions, Woodlark and Zeeland.
John D. Morton, cashier in N. W.
Mather’s bank, at Howard City, has taken
the position of book-keeper for the Grand
Rapids National Bank. His successor at
Howard City is his brother, E. R. Morton.
Geo. E. Smith, local agent for the
D., L. & N. Railroad, has evidently been
informed that his resignation would be
acceptable tothe new management, as he
has lately applied for several positions,
as insurance solicitor, etc.
Clarence U. Clark has gone to Cadillac
to establish a branch office for N. B.
Clark & Co. All bark handled over the
T., A. A. & N. and the north end of the
G. R. & I. will be inspected at that point.
Chas. Phelps, who has been acting as
assistant book-keeper for the house here,
now takes the position of head book- |
keeper.
> 4
The American Express Co. Shut Out.
Agreeable to the petitions of the fruit
growers of Oceana county, the C. &|
W. M. Railway has decided to shut the
American Express Co. out of that. terri-
tory, so far as the handling of fruit is
concerned. Large furniture cars will be
fitted up with shelving and placed at
convenient distances along the line. The
fruit will be loaded by the growers and
taken to Holland by the passenger train
and from there to Benton Harbor by a
special fruit train, where it will be trans-
ferred by the railroad company to Gra-
ham & Morton’s boats and taken to Chi-
cago.
The growers asked for a rate of 20
cents per bushel, but the company could
not meet that request, establishing the
rate at 60 cents per hundred, which is
equivalent to 30 cents per bushel, 15
cents per half-bushel, and 6 cents per
fifth-bushel basket.
The double handling of the fruit is a
great disadvantage and will injure the
fruit to a certain extent, no matter how
carefully the handling is done; but ship-
ments will undoubtedly reach Chicago in
much better condition than they have in
past years under the careless methods of
the American Express Co.
—> ® —>
P. of I. Gossip.
N. Schuler, the Muskegon grocer, de-
nies the report that he is selling the
P. of I. under contract.
Athens correspondence Marshall States-
man: *‘The P. of I. lecturers left the
township in disgust after having read
Editor Lansing’s opinion of their busi-
ness.’’
Frank O. Lord, the P. of I. grocer of
Grand Ledge, was in town last Friday.
He holds acontract giving him 15 per
cent. profit on groceries and 20 per cent.
on crockery and glassware.
Hastings Banner: ‘‘Last week An-
drews, the P. of I. grocer at Charlotte, |
made an assignment. It is conceded that
Mr. Andrews sold goods in accordance
with his contract, and had a large trade.
The failure is another confirmation of |
what the Banner has said—that no retail
dealer can sell goods at 10 per cent.”’
ur 9
Gripsack Brigade.
| quote prices.
E. L. Smith, formerly on the road for
Uquardt Bros., of Lansing, has engaged
to travel for the Muskegon Cracker Co.
H. S. Powell, who covers the trade of |
the Upper Peninsula for I. M. Clark & |
Son, has removed from Sault Ste. Marie |
to Marquette.
_—_—— oOo
There is nothing innocent er good that
dies and is forgotten; let us hold to that
faith or none. An infant, a prattling |
child, dying in the cradle, will live again |
in the better thoughts of those who loved |
it, and plays its part, through them, in
the redeeming action of the world, though
its body be burned to ashes or drowned
in the depths of the sea. |
_— oO
Foster, Stevens & Co. have sold a
$1,000 Van range to the Occidental Hotel, |
at Muskegon.
—— Ti Te en
Lemons—Good time to buy.
PuTNAM CANDY Co.
A.D. Spangler & Co)
|
}
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
FRUITS «xo PRODUCE
And General Commission Merchants.
EAST SAGINAW, MICH.
We buy and sell all kinds of fruit and
produce and solicit correspondence with
both buyers and sellers.
DO YOU NEED AN
Kngraving of Your Store
!
In advertising your business ? If so, The |
Tradesman Company is glad tosend samples and |
Magic Goffge Roaster.
The Best in the World.
|
Having on hand a large stock of No. 1
Roasters—eapacity 35 Ibs.—l will sell |
them at very low prices. Write for|
Special Discount. |
|
ROBT. S. WEST, |
48-50 Long St., CLEVELAND, OHIO. |
Fehsenfeld & Grammel, |
(Successors 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.
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Jackets and Jumpers in all grades.
up.
Underwear, all weights in White, Gray and Mixed and 25 cases of Cotton Hose,
all grades.
Agents for
Georgia and Valley City Bags.
Wadding, Twines,
3atts.
Furniture
neienll Tieten
Nelson,
Matter
& Co's
STYLES:
New,
Cheap,
Medium
AND
Expensive.
Large Variety and
Prices Low.
evel-Headed
Business Men
Business
Use Coupons and put their
on a
CASH BASIS.
We are the largest manufacturers of
Coupous in this country and solicit a
trial of either our ‘‘Tradesman’’ or
‘Superior’ brands. Note quotations in
Grocery Price Current.
THE TRADESMAN COMPANY,
Grand Rapids.
AWNINGS
AN
TENTS.
riage Horse and Wagon Covers, Seat Shades, Large
rellas, Oiled Clothing, Wide Cotton Ducks, ete.
‘Send for lilustrated Catalogue.
CHAS. A. COYE, 11 Peart Street.
Telephone 106.
Voigt, Herpolshelmer & Co,
Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy
Dry Goods
Manufacturers of
Shits Pants, Overalls, kts.
Complete Spring Stock now ready for
etdesene Chieago and Detroit prices
| guaranteed.
48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St.,
GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICH.
- HARDWARE.
A Persistent Peddler.
“JT should like to sell you a gimlet,”’
said a careworn looking man, as he
walked into an office the other day.
‘“‘We have no use for one,’’ replied the
cashier.
“But you should always look into the
misty future,’? went on the fiend, de-
murely. ‘‘Next winter you will want to
make holes in your boot-heels so you can
get your skates on.”’
“T use club skates—no
quired.”’
“You may want to screw some boards
together some time. The old-fashioned
method of driving screws in with a ham-
mer is pernicious, while it deteriorates
the tenacity of the fangs of the screws,
as it were.’’
‘“‘Nothing to-day, sir.’’
“The gimlet also acts as a cork-
screw—
‘] don’t want it.’’
“It may be used as a tack-hammer, a
cigar-holder, and also as a tooth-brush.”’
**] don’t want it.’’
“It has an eraser, a pen, an inkstand,
a table for computing compound interest
and a lunch-box attachment.’’
“I can’t help it; I don’t want it.’’
“I know you don’t. You’re one of
those mean men that won’t buy a gimlet
unless it has a restaurant, a trip to
Europe, and Italian opera company at-
tached. You’re the kind of a man who
would live near an electric light to save
a gas bill.’’
And the peddler walked out with his
mental plunge on the perpendicular.
The Smallest American Railway.
The most diminutive railroad in Amer-
ica is that owned and operated by the
Monson, Maine, Slate Co., running from
the company’s quarries to Monson Junc-
tion, on the Bangor & Piscataquis. This
little road has a2 foot gauge, is about 6
miles in length, and is thoroughly
equipped with locomotives, passenger,
baggage, and freight cars, has several
stations, regular time tables and a
superintendent. The superintendent is
also conductor, baggage master, mail
agent, passenger and freight brakeman,
news agent, and director—a regulat Pooh
Bah—and for performing all these offices
he gets $900 a year. Ten men constitute
the entire force of the road. The trains
average about fifty miles a day in sum-
mer and twenty-five miles in winter.
The road is all down hill one way, so
that a car will run from the quarries to
the junction without the assistance of a
locomotive. If a passenger misses the
regular train, $5 will secure a special to
carry him over the line. Last year this
toy road carried 9,000 tons of the com-
pany’s freight to Monson Junction (six
tons to a car) for trans-shipment over
the Bangor & Piscataquis to Bangor and
points west, and 4,200 passengers, who
paid $12,000 in fares, being transported
atacost of $9,000. This little road has
been in operation six years, and in all
that time no accident of any kind has
occursed on its line.
2
The Hardware Market.
Iron and steel nails continue weak.
The tin market is quiet, notwithstanding
the uncertainty attending the tariff bill.
It is claimed that there will be less glass
on hand June 15, when the factories
close for the season, than has been the
ease for several years, and higher prices
are therefore looked for. Rope is weak
and 1¢¢ lower.
_—_— OS
Just as He Advertised.
Mrs. Coolum—‘*What is the price of
your canned beef this morning, Mr.
Sandum ?’’
“Thirty-eight cents, ma’am.”’
“Why, that’s the same price it was
yesterday morning; you forget that you
advertise ‘sweeping reductions !’ ’’
“Not at all, ma’am. You’!] find them—
er—just below—at the broom counter.’’
straps re-
THE
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.
7
Pri r : HAMMERS. ROPES,
ces Current MAOH ACOs ec ila dis, 25 | Sisal, 44 inch and larger .................... 12%
: CE ee 15%
These prices are for cash buyers, who | Yerkes & Plumb’s....................... OT — SQUARES. dis.
ay promptly and buy it ll packages. | Mason’s Solid Cast Steel............. Pen crepe geet espa el meet aa hla a a hh a 75
pay promptly and buy in full packages. | p)acksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand... .30c 40&10| TTy and Bevels..- o.oo, 60
ares AUGURS AND BITS. dis, ae ee. .... 20
ee eee es 60 ‘ ’ SHEET IRON.
Cook's fagett ne nnetbesinns teeters 40 Se earn stenina. ae ta Ol vince eat Com. Smooth. Com.
mre SONMEING i SE ce .e noe. to i... ........ |... ee | |=6 8
ee 50610 Screw iiook and Strap, to 12 tn.4% 14 and gig, | NOS: 15,1017... .--- sess sree eeereeees 420 320
CHACHA RM HHO RO CHER Se eee ees eee mee « v 3 »
AXES. Screw Hook and Eye, %................. net 19 on 22 10 24 es 4 = 2 =
First Quality, 8. B. Bronze.................. SRO MBeveeeseeeeee ++, DOL 8%) Nos. 25t02W oo a 320
: D. B Bronze eG 250| | : i * setter cessen sees net 7%| No. 27..... cee 460 350
i 900)" t q Were eeecceeee -- net All sheets N ove: i
- hoe... 14 00 | Strap and T.. a - dis. : 70 | wide not ies Ho. 18, ee over 30 inches
BARROWS. dis ANGERS. 8. SAND PAPER,
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50&10 ;
ee 8 14 00 | Champion, anti-friction. ie ... 60&10 List acct. 19, °86. Se Gaus a -- dis. 40410
GEO net 30 00| Kidder, wood track ............... / 40 | Silver Lake, White A. D in
BOLTS. dis. HOLLOW WARE " Drab A. ie 55
Bee. 2... CT ae EE EE 60 . RT “ 50
Ceacioae Be 70 | Kettles............. 0.0.0.0... 022 eee 60 . ee 55
ee a 60 [ Wieec ............ 35
Sleigh , ne | Gras enemieiaa.. 8. 40&10| Discount, 10.
BUCKETS. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS. Solid Eye SASH WEIGHTS.
Well, plain 83.50 | Stamped Tin Ware....... new list 70&10 | DOUG BYES-------.--- rene -- per ton 825
0 3 50 | Japanned Tin Ware................. 25; ‘SAWS. dis.
I ————— 400) Gooutie tron Ware... eae biel 33% &10 e Bae 25@Q25 4&5
| BUTTS, CAST. dis. sea a " jel Hh Silver — cae X Cuts, per ‘foot, 70
Cast Loose Pin, figured........ ............. 70& | Stanley Rule and Level Co.'s pe oe ial Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot 50
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.......... 6010 WIRE GOODS. dis. “ @ Cfhampion * an _ sleet t th x 30
Wrought Loose ea 60410 eo 70&1010 Cuts, per foot. ‘0°
Wrought Table............................-- ond oo 70&10&10 RAPS. ia
Wrought Inside Blind....................-.. 60410 | Hook's... RN 7041010 | Steel, Game...... “a
Bind” Clark's steeesscesee cores 0hi10 Gate Hooks and Eyes........ : 70&10&10 | Oneida C ommunity , Newhouse’s _. 5
Blind’ ae seeeee as oe -10&16 KNoss—New List. dis. Oneida C ee —_— & Norton’s .. 70
nd, Parker’ 8 es ee 7&10 Door, mineral, jap. trimmings 55| Mouse, choker 18¢ a
Blind, eee 70} Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings 551 Mouse, delusion | : 1. 50 per au.
ee Door, porcelain, plated trimmings 55 WIRE. woe”
oF oor, porcelvin, trimmings . S| Bricht Market... ae
Ordinary Tackle, an e Sl. 40 | Drawer and Shutter, porcelain... 70 aan Market... a ou
CRADLES. LOCKS—DOOR, dis. | Coppered Market.. : 60
ee a aE dis. 50&02 | Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.'s new list 55| Tinned Market Te 62%
CROW BARS. Mallory, ae & Co.'s. . 55 Barbed F Spring Steel... "BO
Cast Steel Branford’s beeen eee e ee es 55| Barbed Fence, galvanized 3 60
Oe eee ee perm 8 PeeWee. o.. 55 paintesl 3 )
ais CAPS. iin Tine MATTOCKS $16.00, di HORSE HATES 0 i
te perm 65 ze Bye......... 8. 60) Au Sable.. ae 025:
Ce 60 | Hunt Bye. ...............-.. +... $15.00, dis. 60| Putnam... TE — _— a
Se 35 | Hunt’s - $18.50, dis. —" Northwestern dis. 10&10
iuaket Lo , . 60 s sc P MAUL WRENCHES. dis.
Geawaious, perry 0.’8, Post, handled. + 50 | Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.............. 90
i ines “ Coffee, Parkers rine ae uLS. ~~ | Coe’s —— a ag on 50
sa ely hh it Se es a Coe’s tent e |
ee ee dis. 25 $aa0 Se ates #4 Gns tee oan
CHISELS. dis. iy Landers, Ferry & Cl» k's 40 | MISCELLANEOUS dis
Ree EE 70&10 Enterprise Asus seta es 25 | Bird Cee a a
: on 4 8. > 2. 7
a a soso icine Bateau eee aay e
Agena Slicks eee eee emecereseos tees eocecoeevons 70810 Stebbin’ s Genuine sds, 60&10 | Casters, Bed aie Pinte. £4 hs la ha _Sidst0at0
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ ...... 40 | =nterprise, self meng - Dampers, el
COMBS. dis. eoen bates Peee...... ..... ..... 2. sabesiaaiauaeiasncains and all steel goods os
Cave, Pawnee 40 | Wire nails, base.. te METALS,
Se 95 | Advance over base: Steel. Wire. | PIG TIN
sini ee Base Base | Pig Large.. nn ae i 26¢e
' 50... . Base 10} Pig Bars... ' ca 28
White Crayons, per gross.......... 12@12% dis. 10} 40.. 05 20 : “ZING. '
COPPER. = ee wae 10 20 Duty: Sheet, 2%c per pound.
Planished, 14 oz cut to size...... ae ee rs = 30 | 680 pound anata A -. (6%
4x52, 14x56, 14x60.......... ..... ise a | Rahal seouintdenenee tote ttee eee
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60... ........... 26145." 0 |. 4@% SOLDER,
4 ES te ee aie eS Bam a a a me aria | aa a a em mm ae km yh al
ao 5 50| Extra Wiping iasg
Me a 40 65 The prices of the ‘many ‘other ~ qualities of
DRILLS. is. Gone eee eee eee eee - 60 90 | solder in the market indicated by private brands
Morse’s Hit Sioeke. ss. BO | B---- 2 enn ecee ee coe. conten eens ceases 1 00 1 50! vary according to composition.
Taper —— straight “ea esa 50 ° dere ier orrecn een seresnre ; = 2 00 ANTIMONY,
Mome s Teper seene.......-............. 5 IMO Do. eee wees eee eee acco eee ee eens ot 2 00 | Cookson. ee ee
sii DRIPPING PANS. Case ' ee ee oe wae cca. 60 ; a Matera. .............. a oo *
; . 15 ( TIN—MELYN
Saat Mines Moe oumG ...........-...--.... 07 -— =... 90 1 25 | 10x14 IC, Charcoal. . co @6 60
Large sizes, per pound................ ..... 6% | Finish 10 Te 85 100} 14x20IC,. a RG - 660
naw! Bo Binae cones erns ve tenene erro een ; 5 Se ee Le
Com, 4 piece Gi met) elie uaa OD Ores tiene anes eee 8 35
—— ee aed ‘is, 10410 ae 19... i 90 = seein! 5 — -
Pe ee is. 40&10 “ er 1 00} 10x14 IC, Charcoal oo 8600
EXPANSIVE BITS. dis. Barrell % i 2 50] 14x20 IC, ‘ 6 ao
Clark’s, small, G18; larce, @6................ 30 ae "PLANES. dis. | 10x14 1X, “ 7 50
Ives’, 1, $18; 2, 024; 8, $86.2. 25 Onto Toot i fancy eons aie cane on nn = ie ix, ee 7 50
rn Se PMC... eee nee eee eee cree eee O50 tach additiona on this
: Fites—New List. oh. Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy................. @30 ' ane a —
ec... ...................e... Oro | Hench. ficst quality.........................- @50 | 14x20 IC, ‘* Worcester 6 00
oe Amie 60&10 | Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood... &10 | 14x20 IX, e . ee 7 50
ae EE eocio PANS. WIC, “ “ ia
ee Fry, Acme. ... 8.60101 i4e00 TC 06“ AT a mS
Hillier s Hovee Weape.......................- 50 Common, polished.. Pee, 70 | 14x20 IX, . oT —" ’ =
GALVANIZED IRON cieilia ined RIVETS. dis. 20x28 IC, “ “ “ 11 00
92- 20 Oe. oO oa. < s aa Ph ee eee eee eee eee eee D | 20x28 IX, C [ . (
pw 16 a wy — 24; 2 ~— 26; ] = Copper Rivets and Burs. 50 BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE. —
= an < PATENT FLANISHED IRON. ia ix. 812
scount, . al “A”? Wood's a planished, Nos. 24 . 27 10 20| 14x31 IX. 14 50
bapa ani 8. “B’? Wood's pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 9 20 | 14x56 TX, for No. 8 Boilers. 4 es :
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s..... 50 Broken packs %¢ per pound extra. 14x60 TK. “ per - pound 9%
10 & 12 MONROE pT. and 33,
35, 37, 39 & 41 LOUIS 5T.,
GRAND RAPIDS,
FOSTER, STEVENS & C7,
Send
for
Circular.
MICH.
8
THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.
[he Michigan Tradesman
Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association.
Retail Trade 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 28, 1890.
SHOULD CHECK IN
Mr. Powderly, of
value in this case, since he is the son of
an immigrant, and isin close sympathy
with that great body of the working
people who are either of foreign birth
themselves nearly derived from _ it,
writes strongly as to the need of check-
INFLOW.
a witness
is
who
or
ing the inflow of the foreign stream.
Two or three of his statements are of
special interest—one as to the great num-
ber of agents employed in Europe by the
great steamship companies to entice
people to come over, and another to the
effect that the pressure upon us of the
of unskilled, cheap laborers
actually beginning to dislodge American
workmen, and give them the spirit of
emigration. Doubtless the latter the
more important, and it pro-
nounced, indeed, very important if it be
true.
The chief features of the immigrant
stream are well known. Yet they must
be reviewed in order to appreciate their
The number who came in
the last fiscal year (July 1, to
June 30, 1889), was in round numbers
450,000 (444,427), and the arrivals since
that time, in the nine months to April 1,
were 254,403. Nearly all of these came
from Europe; the arrivals from the other
parts of the world are insignificant. And,
analyzing the European movement, the
British Islands still lead. Their contri-
masses is
is
may be
seriousness.
1888,
butions in the fiscal year 18589 were
153,549, and in the nine months of the
present fiscal year 68,152. England
(with Wales) is sending many more than
Ireland, and the movement from Scotland
is not insignificant, for it has amounted,
in the last twenty-one months, to 25,622.
Following the British Islands comes Ger-
many. In the fiscal year 1889 her people
made up over 22 per cent. of the whole
number of our arrivals, and in the last
nine months this pereentage has
almost precisely maintained—her
tribution in the former period
99,538, and in the latter 56,063.
There are six great tributaries, indeed,
to the enormous stream:
Islands, Germany, the
countries, the Austro-Hungarian Empire,
Russia and Italy.
old contributors to our population; the
been
con-
being
latter three are later comers.
form the six make this showing:
Fiscal Year Nine Mos.
1
80. 1s9U. Total.
British Islands 15385 49 69,132 222,681
Germany --. aes 56,063 1,601 |
Seandinavian C’ntries 57,504 19,507 W711
Aus ria Hungary...... 34,174 34,839 69,013 |
tussia (exc. Polani). 31,389 22,454 54.343
Italy ee . 24,84 24,208 49,056
These figures show that the movement
from Great Britain is not now as large
as it was, that the German movement is
almost precisely in the same proportion
to the total movement, that the Scandi-
navian stream is greatly diminished, and
that the movement from the other coun- |
tries is proportionately larger, Italy and
Austria-Hungary sending us as many
the British |
Seandinavian |
The former three are |
In tabular |
people in the last nine months as they
had done in the preceding twelve—a
fact not calculated to encourage our
hopeful expectation of speedily assimilat-
ing the new comers.
The movements in Europe tending to
the improvement of the condition of
labor should have the effect, and no
doubt will have, of checking migration,
in the countries
est approximation to American
tions. We may look, perhaps, for a
falling off from England—such as appears
in the figures above—and from Germany;
present in the industrial conditions of
Russia, Austria and Italy? If we leave
our gates wide open, as now, the stream
from those quarters will undoubtedly
| come flowing in, until the day of disturb-
ance and disaster here.
Association Notes.
The date of the State Convention of the M. B.
ably be decided upon this week
Lowell Journal:
ciation held a most enthusiastic meeting Mon-
day night, the principal object being to do some-
thing to advance the business interest of the
town. A committee was appointed to confer
with the Oriel Cabinet Co., of Grand Rapids, and
see if it were possible to induce them to build
The Association feels that we can give them all
the advantages they now enjoy in the way of
location, fire protection, economy of plant and
cheapness of material and labor, besides many
other advantages they do not enjoy there. The
meeting passed off very smoothly and Mr. Blain,
one of the committee, went to Grand Rapids
Tuesday to arrange a meeting between the com-
mittee and the directors. We all feel the neces-
sity of doing something to increase our manu-
facturing enterprises, as Lowell has reached her
maximum growth, unless enterprises are started
that will give more employment to labor.
a
Not in Love With Mulliken.
ELK Rapips, May 24, 1890.
Editor Michigan Tradesman:
There is one man, at least, in this community
who bears down harder on ex-Manager Mulliken
than THE TRADESMAN did acouple of months
ago. That man is Hon. H. H. Noble, of Dexter &
Mulliken openly deceived him. Mr. Nobie claims
that Mulliken informed him that the extension
of the C. & W. M. from Traverse City to
| approved and that as soon as the right of way
was secured the work of construction would
begin.
the deeds to the then Manager, he was surprised
to find that the estimates had never been sub-
mitted to the directors. The new Manager sub-
| sequently apologized for the act of his } redeces-
| he had submitted the matter of the extension to
the directors and that the same had been ap-
proved, but could not be inaugurated this year.
Under the circumstances, it is not to be won-
dered at that Mr. Noble’s regard for the deposed
Manager is not of the warmest description.
. +
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Sailing Under False Colors.
Sanp LAKE, May 21, 1890.
Editor Michigan Tradesman:
I have noticed all along that you report as
merchants who have refused to renew their con-
tracts with the P. of I., Blanchard & Braman and
F. E. Shattuck & Co., of Sand Lake. Both the
| firms have renewed their contracts and are P. of
| I. dealers, “‘and don’t you forget it.” I have it
| ey from Mr. Braman, and every one
snows here that Mr. Shattuck has renewed his
| contract. This sailing under faise colors is too
thin, but is just what contract dealers desire—to
have the public believe they have thrown up the
P. of I. trade. Of course, outsiders then give
| them their trade again, while the P. of {. chuckle
in their sleeves.
| President Lincoln once said: ‘You can fool
| all the people some of the time and some of the
people all the time, but you cannot fool all the
people all the time.” Yours truly.
J. V. CRANDALL,
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Good Words Unsolicited.
Riley Reed, grocer, Mulliken: ‘It is a good
paper.”
Longyear Bros., druggists, Mason:
not get along without your paper.”
Wm. Zeran, drugs and boots and shoes, East
port: “Cannot do without THE TRADESMAN.”
Brown Bros., clothiers, Charlotte: “While THe
TRADESMAN Cannot exacily be termed a cloth
ier’s journal, it comes like a friendly letter to all
| merchants and by usis thoroughly appreciated.”
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| Fire Crackers all sizes and prices.
{
| PUTNAM CANDY Co.
“We could
but this effect will naturally be felt most |
where there is the near-
condi- |
but how can there be any great shift at |
M. A., which will be held at Saginaw, will prob |
The Business Men's Asso- |
their factory in this place, when they rebuild. |
Noble, who makes no bones of the statement that |
Elk | first opportunity.
| Rapids had been submitted to the directors and |
Mr. Noble worked like a beaver to per- |
form his part of the contract, but when he took |
| sor. at the same time informing Mr. Noble that |
| Go Back to the Farm.
In Great Britain land is prized above
|money. Those who have inherited land,
| unless forced by misfortune, will not
|part with it, and the ambition of those
| who have no title to British soil is to
|gain money enough to acquire it. The
|merchant and tradesman toil and save
| with a view of resting upon their earn-
ings, when sufficient, in pleasant rural
homes; the banker and speculator each
looks forward to retirement to a hand-
some ‘‘eountry seat.’? The love of coun-
try life is general, and the people take
pride in adorning their homes and
grounds, in laying out pleasant drives.
and in making and keeping good roads.
They prefer to bring up their children
in healthy fresh air and in innocent
rural freedom, rather than in the tainted
; atmosphere of cities and towns and amid
| their closely crowded temptations. This
love of country life has made English
landseapes the most beautiful of any in
the world—a charming variety of forest
of fine parks and grand
avenues, of noble mansions and embow-
ered cottages, of excellent highways and
tidy lanes, of well-kept hedges and or-
chards, of neat farms and gardens.
In the United States, and especially in
ithe West, quite a different sentiment
prevails, and the country plainly shows
it. Here the original God-given priv-
ilege of owning land is open to all; but,
on account of our natural perversity, be-
cause it is common it seems to be lightly
prized. Too many farmers regard their
farms not as homes, but as temporary
abodes, or places upon which to earn
what may enable them to live in town.
As a matter of course, they take no pains
to fix up or beautify such places, because
they expect soon to leave them to their
tenants. Their children grow up with
no love for home or rural avocations, but
with a strong desire to better their con-
ditions elsewhere; and the boys when old
| enough, or before, leave the farm at the
Finally, the farmer,
|of this numerous elass, has got some
|money ahead, and he concludes that the
little interest on it and the rents will
support him. He says he wants to get
| nearer church and school, although there
|is nothing to hinder him from riding to
church if he and others like him would
give alittle attention to the roads, and
any intelligent person would tell him
that his children will learn faster at a
|common district school than at the highly
graded, repressive town institution. But
'he wants to live in town. So he buys a
cheap house, and with his worn-out
| wife—the only one who may receive any
| benefit from the change—and younger
| children he moves in and becomes a thor-
oughly useless citizen—a nobody, in
fact. The tenant on the farm has no
|eare except for what he may make off
'it. He will take no pains to keep up the
| fences or buildings, to trim the trees or
;to repair the roads, and things grow
worse, as a natural consequence.
}and stream,
One may ride out into the country
| from any town in Michigan, and half the
| farms that he will pass are of this char-
| acter—in the care of tenants or of owners
about to move. Bad roads, shabby
| fences and untidy yards are the rule. If
| the average farmer really loved his land,
| as an Englishman does, he and his family
| would desire to live upon it and would
| be putting in their spare time in adorn-
|ing it, in adding conveniences and mak-
ing good roads to it; in fine, he would be
|
establishing a comfortable rural home,
which would each year grow more home-
like and attractive on account of the at-
tention given it, and the country would
become beautiful indeed. Unfortun-
ately, he prefers to be a town loafer
rather than a tidy farmer, and one will
find him lounging about the stores, the
public places, and too frequently, the
saloons. He looks seedy and poor, be-
cause low prices make his income low.
He isagossip and a bore. The mer-
chants don’t want him in the way, for he
has little money and buys only cheap
things. His boys too often become bum-
mers and his girls occasionally something
worse, and they all lose ground morally
or physically. Go back to your farm,
confound you!
_ —_——o-—<—
This is an age of novelty and adver-
tising. A Philadelphia stove company
has devised a new way of bringing their
wares to the attention of the trade. They
have had a wagon built in which sample
stoves are placed—a sort of a show-case
on wheels. This striking vehicle is
drawn by a fine team of horses with fine
mounted harness, driven by a driver in
full livery.
HARTMAN’S HALL,
June 12 and 13, 1890.
GILMORE,
And His Famous Band, with a Quartette of
Distinguished Vocalists,
MISS IDA KLEIN, Soprano,
MME. VON DAENHOEFP, Contralto,
HENRI KALKE, Tenor,
EDWARD O’MAHONEY, Basso.
The Grand Rapids Oratorio Society
And Its Festival Chorus of 275 Voices; alsoa
Children’s Chorus of 500.
A Great Musical Festival!
Four Grand Concerts!
Thursday Afternoon, June 12, at 2:30 o'clock.
Thursday Evening, June 12, at 8 o’clock.
Friday Afternoon, June 13, at 2:30 o’clock.
Friday Evening, June 13, at 8 o’clock.
PRICES OF ADMISSION:
EVENINGS:
First three rowsin gallery, reserved........81.50
Balance of gallery and lower floor ........ 1.00
Admission to floor....... Le es we
AFTERNOONS:
iret foros coe 1 See... 5... $1.00
Balance cl wallery.... |. ......-...2...-2... 75c
a, a 50e
Season tickets, with reserved seat in first three
rows of the — for the four concerts, 84.00.
Season ticket, with reserved seat, in the balance
of the house, 83.
TERMS OF SALE:
Sale of reserved seats for SEASON TICKETS
| will commence at the Box Office of Hartman’s
Hall, Ionia Street entrance, Monday and Tues-
day mornings, June 2 and 3, at 9 o’clock.
The sale of Single Reserved Seats will com-
mence Wednesday morning, June 4, at 9 o’clock.
Tickets limited to ten (10) to each person,
Ste BON) | no single reserved seat tick-
ets sold before Wednesday morning, June 4.
SEASON TICKETS TRANSFERABLE,
THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.
9
Stick to Your Bush.
A rich man, in answer to the question
how he became so successful, recited the
following story:
{ will tell you how it was. One day
when I was a lad, a party of boys and
girls were going to pick blackberries. 1
wanted to go with them, but was afraid
father would not let me. When I told
him what was going on, he at once gave
me permission to go with them, and I
could hardly contain myself. I rushed
into the kitchen, got a big basket, and
asked mother for a luncheon. I had the
basket on my arm and was just going out
at the gate, when my father called me
back. He took my hand, and said in a
very gentle voice:
‘Joseph, what are you going to do?”
‘*To pick berries,’’ I replied.
“Then, Joseph, I want to tell you one
thing. It is this: When you find a pretty
good bush, do not leave it to seek a bet-
ter one. The other boys and girls will
run about picking a little here and a
little there, wasting a good deal of time
and getting but few blackberries.”’
I went, and had a capital time. But
it was just as my father had said. No
sooner had one found a good bush than
he ealled all the rest, and they left their
several places and all ran eagerly off to
their newly found treasure. Not content
more than a minute or two in one place,
they rambled over the whole pasture, got
very tired, and at night had very few
berries. My father’s words kept running
in my ears, and I ‘‘stuek to my bush.’’
When I had done with one, 1 found
another and finished that; then I took
another. When night came | had a bas-
ket full of berries, more than all the
others put together, and was not half so
tired as they were. I went home happy.
But when I entered, I found my father
had been taken ill. He looked at my
basket full of ripe blackberries and said:
“Well done, Joseph. Was I not right
when I told you always to stick to your
bush?’’
He died a few days after, and I had to
make my way in the world as best I could.
But my father’s words sank deep into my
mind, and I never forgot the experience
of the blackberry party. I ‘‘stuck to my
bush.”’
When I had a fair place and was doing
tolerably well, I did not leave it and
spend weeks and months seeking one |
thought might be a little better. When
other young men said: ‘‘Come with us
and we will make a fortune in a few
weeks,’”’? I shook my head and ‘‘stuck to
my bush.’’
Presently my employers offered to take |
me into business with them. I stayed
with the old house until the principals
died, and then I had everything I wanted.
The habit of sticking to my business led
people to trust me, and gave me a char-
acter. Lowe all I have and am to this
motto: ‘Stick to your bush.’’
: a
The Mighty Fallen.
He had returned to his village home from
a trip to Washington, and that evening
he appeared at the drug store to enter-
tain an admiring audience with his ad-
ventures.
“Saw our Congressman, I suppose,’’
queried the blacksmith.
“Of course, and took
him.”’
“You did, eh? By George, but that
shows we are no one-horse folks here!
See the President ?”
“T did, by special appointment.’’
“Shake hands with him ?’’
“1 did.”
“Seemed to be glad to see you ?”’
““Voes. sir.’’
‘“*Ask you to sit down ?”’
“He did.”
“Stay long ?”’
“About fifteen minutes.”
“Ask you to call again ?’
“He did.”’
“Did you call him Ben ?’’
“Why, no.”
“*You didn’t dare call him Ben ?”’
“Certainly not.’’
“Well, that’s all I want to know, sur!
You own the grist mill, woolen factory,
three stores and the tavern, and have
been to the Legislature and given us to
understand that you were a heap of a
feller, but you hain’t. You went down
to Washington and sat on the edge of a
cheer and talked to the President, and
dasn’t call him Ben, and I don’t foller
you any further! Come on, boys, let’s
go up to Church’s grocery and see that
feller who fit seven rounds of a prize
fight last week.”’
dinner with
—_—>_-—
The Nature of His Complaint.
“Your boy sick ?”’
“Voes.””
‘“‘What’s the matter ?”’
“Oh, he is so headstrong.
bent on eating two mince pies.’’
“Did it hurt him ?”’
“Well, he’s bent yet.”’
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Pineapples good and cheap.
PutNnaM CANDY Co.
He was
Grand Rapids.
$1.80 Per Foot—6 Feet or Over.
We still continue to sell our
HEYMAN & CoO.,
oval or square frontshow cases
with metal corners for
lnfants’ Genuine Chamois Moccasins.
These goods all worked in
SILK WARRANTED NOT TO
SHRINK. Sent post paid for $2.25
are
and
per dozen.
Send for our catalogue and note
our specially low price on Shoe
HIRTH & KRAUSE, -
HESTEHR & FOX,
Manufacturers’ Agents for
SAW AND CRIST MILL MACHINERY,
118 Ganal St, Grand Rapids, Mich.
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And Dodge’s Patent Wood Split Pulley. Large stock kept on hand. Send for Sample
Pulley and become convinced of their superiority.
Write for Prices. 44, 46 and 48 So. Division St.,. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
Fine Frosting Sugar.
For Fine Frosting and Pastry this Sugar has no equal, and only has to be used
to be appreciated. With it there is no trouble in making Nice, Soft, Smooth frost-
ing. No eggs, beating or cooking required; simply mix the sugar with a little
water or milk to the proper consistency, flavor to taste and spread upon the cake
with a thin knife. You can also use, in place of milk or water, Orange, Lemon or
Pineapple juice, or the Syrup from any kind of Canned Fruit or Berries with most
excellent results. Sold by all Grocers. Warranted Pure, and manufactured by
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10
THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.
Drugs #@M instante,
“State 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—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor
President—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Meetings during 1890—Star Island, June 30 and July
1; Marquette, Aug. 13 and 14; Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6.
MuMichigan State Pharmaceutical Ass’n.
President—Frank Inglis, Detroit.
First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Sec’d Vice-President—Henry Ke phart, Berrien Springs
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
‘Treasurer— Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan; +" T.
Webb, Jackson; D.E. Prall, East Saginaw; Geo. M
Donald, Kalamazoo; J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday
of September, 1890.
Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.
President, J. W. Hayward, Secretary, Frank H. Escott.
Grand — — Drug Clerks’ Association.
President, J. Kipp; Secretary, W.C. Smith
Detroit Pharmaceutical Society.
President, J. Ww. Allen; Secretary, ww. Fe. Jackman.
Muskegon Drug Clerks’ Association.
President, C. 8. Koon; Secretary, J. W. Hoyt.
Latin in Pharmacy.
It may be admitted that the study of
as sparks, flashes of fire, ete., caused by
certain conditions of retina and brain,
and by pressure on the eye-ball.
9. Photuria, from phos, light, and |
ouron, urine, a luminous condition of the |
urine.
During the past winter I have had an |
opportunity to form an opinion of the |
advantage of this presentation of the |
subject to the pharmaceutical students; |
as the scheme in the hands of the assist- |
jant professor of Latin, Miss Rudolph, |
|has for the first time been in use with |
| this class of students.
| withstanding the disadvantage of teach- |
|ing from manuscript, the students have
I have watched |
the work with a good deal of interest,
inasmuch as it was an experiment of |
vital importance to the student as well |
as to the department of instruction. The |
result has been highly satisfactory. Not-
been interested from the beginning—in |
marked contrast with the students of |
former years.
Their progress has been rapid, and it |
is my opinion that they have gained |
|twice the amount of knowledge in the |
Latin is, perhaps, no more necessary to |
the student in pharmacy or
than it is to students in
branches of technical study.
evident that in order to understand
thoroughly any of these branches of
learning, the student should, first of all,
become familiar with the derivation or
basis of the words used in the nomen-
many other
Still it is
medicine |
| in the right way.
| valuable,
| should be studied by beginning with the
clature of the particular branch pursued. |
The general experience of teachers in
the higher branches of science proves
this. Prof. Snow, of the
Kansas, states that the student who
comes to him for the study of any branch
in natural history, and has been pre-
viously trained in Latin or Greek, or
both, is far superior to one who has not
had such training. Long experience
through a series of years has so im-|
pressed him with the truth of this that
he urges all
to come well
languages.
The difficulty of teaching a dead lan-
guage to a technical student lies
prepared in the ancient
University of |
students in his department |
i with this special object in view that
Professor Robinson’s work has been ar-
ranged. j,. EB. Saver, Ph. G.
in the |
fact that to the student it appears to bear |
so remote a relation to his immediate ob-
ject—to have little or no practical bear-
ing upon his work. While this is a very |
false and unreasonable notion, yet the
instructor must not overlook
or ignore |
the prejudice of the student who cannot |
see in the ordinary Latin reader or Com-
mentaries of Cesar any direct applica-
tion to his immediate work.
It is in view of these facts that I have
endeavored to obtain for the
pharmacy a special drill in Latin, de-
signed for his special work. 1 proposed
to Mr. D. H. Robinson, professor of
Latin in the University of Kansas,
he should design and
with
lessons
arrange a series of
the above object in view.
have been
jessons
These
used in manuscript form during the past |
winter. They are made
possible by incorporating as many phar- |
maceutical and medical
terms as could |
conveniently be inserted. In addition |
to the exercises in translation, there are
others by which, upon the basis of these
additional
built up. These
words already used,
formed or
ones are
latter are
‘“‘suggestive derivations,’? such as the
following:
1. Pharmacopw@ial, from the Greek
words pharmakon, medicine, and poies, I
make, a collection of formule for the
preparation of medicines.
2. Pharmacomania, from pharmakon,
medicine, and mania, madness, a mania
for taking or prescribing medicines.
3. Pharmacoposia, from
medicine, and a potion,
medicine, especially a cathartic.
posts, a liquid
4. Pharmacopola, from pharmakon,
medicine, and poleo, 1 sell, a medicine
seller or druggist, sometimes a quack.
5. Phosphorus, from the Greek word
phos, light,
carrier.
6. Photomania, from phos, light, and
mania, madness, light-madness, or in-
sane delirium caused by light.
7. Photophobia, from phos, light, and
phobia, dread, fear of the light.
8. Photopsia, from phos, light, and
ops, the eye, a false perception of light,
and phero, 1 carry, a light-
pharmakon, |
| doctor were traveling in Virginia they
Zo. “Dis
| de man dat can start ’m.”’
| side.
| damental principles, and afterward their |
| poor quality is as worthless and some-
same time that was gained by the old
method, and with greater ease.
I wish we might get all students of
pharmacy to take up the study of Latin
All admit that Latin is
and some go so far as to say
that it is essential; but they do not place
sufficient stress upon the fact that it
principles of the language. The com-
mon ideais that one should commit to
memory a large number of Latin words
used in the profession and understand a
few phrases, such as are given in the |
various text books. The absurdity of |
this kind of training is apparent to}
everyone. The only way to give profit-
able training in Latin, such as will be at
all useful to the intellect, or of practical
benefit in any way, is to study first fun-
application to the workin hand. It is}
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The True and the Spurious.
Some druggists manage to ease their
conscience, when they sell cheap drugs,
by the plea that they are not adulterated.
They seem to overlook the fact thata
times as injurious as goods which have |}
been grossly adulterated. The druggist |
who takes a pride in his medicines must
|remember this and see that the drugs |
|and preparations are true to name in
|} every sense of the word.
student in|
that |
prepared and |
as practical as |
| store porter
; aconite for whisky.
Cinchona bark
may be of the proper botanical source,
but not contain the requisite per cent. of |
the characteristic alkaloids; opium may |
come from the official poppy and not |
meet the pharmacopeial requirements,
etc. The same is true of preparations.
A preparation must not only contain the
proper ingredients, but they must consist
of the prescribed quality and be present |
in proper proportions. Not long since a
so-called Jaudanum was sold in England
which did not contain a particle of opium
or morphine. We also knew of a drug}
who mistook tincture of
His life was saved
because the tincture was so weak that it
did not exert the usual physiological |
effects. The druggists and the doctor |
can remember that all medicines are not
what they are labeled any more than all
that glitters is not gold. A pharma-|
ceutical education and a will to apply it |
will show them the difference between |
the true and the spurious.
a >_e7> cae
Liquid Energy.
A correspondent of the Buffalo Com-
mercial relates that while himself and a
came upon an old colored man whose |
mule, attached to an old, two-wheeled |
vehicle, was in the dumps and wouldn’t!
mule am balked, boss,’’ said |
the old man, ‘‘an’ I'll jis’ gib a dollah to |
**T will do it |
for less than that, uncle,’’ said the doc-
tor. He took his case from the carriage, |
and selecting a small syringe, with it
injected some morphia into the animal’s
The mule reared, gave a loud bray |
|
and started off at railroad speed. The
‘negro gave a look of astonishment at the
| said the
itwenty cents’
| macists.
| loan their
| where
| pharmacist in every
i had the amendment repealed.
| decor, and, with a !oud ‘‘Whoa!’”’ started
| down the road after the mule. In the
/eourse of ten minutes they came up to
him, standing in the road, waiting. The
mule was nowhere in sight. ‘Say, boss,”’
colored man, ‘Show much is dat
stuff wuf you put in that mule?’ ‘‘Oh,
about ten cents,’’ laughingly replied the
doctor. ‘‘Well, boss, yo’ kin squirt
wuf in me right away.
Heah am de cash. I must ketch dat ar
mule.”’
——_—_~>-<—___—
| Seasonable Suggestions for the P. of I.
In view of some of the crazy schemes
advocated by the Patrons of Industry, it
| is hereby suggested that they urge upon |
Congress the adoption of the following
measures :
On and after the 1st day of April, 1891,
all potato hills shall contain at least one
bushel of potatoes.
Potato bugs are hereby abolished.
Congress shall enforce the act by appro-
priate legislation and Paris green.
In buying, the following standard of
| measures shall be used:
12 pints make one quart.
144 quarts make one peck.
144 pecks make one bushel.
in selling, the following standard of
measures shall be used:
4g pint makes a bushel.
Patrons may sue but shall not be sued.
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Train the Clerks Properly.
It is not very pleasant for proprietors
to contemplate but nevertheless true,
that the drug clerk who serves a full ap-
prenticeship before he becomes a pro-
prietor makes all his mistakes and learns
his business at the expense of the men
for whom he works. It is furthermore
true that such
their teacher and benefactor as soon as
they become thoroughly competent and
launch out as a competitor. Where some
clerks miss it is by leaving the sheltering
roof before they have made all of their
mistakes and become expert in the bus-
iness. The pharmacists, also, have fre-
quent occasion to regret that they did not
train their clerks in such a manner that
they would have made more honorable
and acceptable competitors. Let each
druggist remember that the clerk he is
training may soon become a solicitor for
the same trade.
—-— ~——o_—
In the State of Missouri may be found
jliving examples of the evils of permit-
ting physicians to register as phar-
The doctors register and then
certificates to some druggist
they loaf a portion of the time.
This procedure is taken as a fulfillment
iof the law which requires a registered
store where phy-
sicians’ prescriptions are dispensed. The
original law passed in 1880 permitted the
same state of affairs, but it was amended
a few years later so that physicians were
obliged to be examined. The doctors
| could not stand this, or the examinations,
so they made a grand rally last year and
The mem-
bers of the Missouri State Pharmaceu-
| tieal Association will make an effort to
| again amend the law
|of the Legislature.
at the next session
>_< $$$
The Drug Market.
Citric acid continues very firm and
searce.
|decline. Borax is tending
nine is weak. Gum opium and morphia
are unchanged. Brimstone and sulphur
are very firm and will be higher. Castor
oil has advanced.
ae
Milk Shakes and Ice Shaves.
PuTNAM CANDY Co.
CINSENG ROOT.
We pay the highest price forit. Address
‘PECK BRO " Wholesale Druggists,
GRAND RAPIDS.
lower. Qui-
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For Infants and Invalids.
Used everywhere, with unqualified]
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cooked food, suited to the weakest
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clerks usually forsake |
Camphor gum is steady at the}
“THE WEAR IS THE TRUE TEST
OF VALU.
We still have in stock the well-known brand
Pioneer
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.
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GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
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Wholesale
Price Current.
ACIDUM.
Soeews...... ...... 8@ 10
Benzoicum German.. 80@1 00
ue 30
Carboricum ........-.- 40@ 45
a 50@ 55
Hydrochior ........... 3@ 5
Witrocum =........:-.- 10@ 12
OeeOUM .......-004-. 12@ =
Phosphorium dil...... wa
Salicylicum ee 1 40@1 =
Sulphuricum.... . 1%@
Tannicam...........-- i sont 6
Tartericum...........- 4K@ 42
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16 deg......-.-- I@ 6
4 18 deg. . o Ff
Carbonas ...... . oOo
Chioridum .......-...- 12@ 14
ANILINE.
Rieck .._..............2 ee =o
— oe, 4 =
pea. ..........-...-..--
Vellow .......-....---- 2 seg 00
BACCAE.
Cubeae (po. 1 50...---- 1 60@1 75
Jumiperds .........-...- 8@ 10
Xanthoxylum.......-- 2@ 30
BALSAMUM. “e
Copaiba . te 0@ 6
om Cores aeee ee +e @1 30
Terabin, Canada ..... 45@ 50
ite ..-.....------- @ 45
CORTEX.
Abies, Canadian. .....-.--- 18
UN cnc tae rete ew en ce 11
Cinchona Flava .....------- 18
Euonymus atropurp.......- 30
Myrica Cerifera, po.....---- 20
Prunus Virgini.....-..------ 12
oa, GPO ees os 12
Gegeirres .......-----+<----- 12
Ulmus Po (Ground a 10
EXTRACTUM.
veyrrhiza Glabra... U@ 2%
Gly yir t =
x, = Ib. ‘pox.. 1@ 12
a eo. cee 13@ 14
c = Cease 14@ 15
. a.._.....- 16@ 17
FERRUM
Carbonate Precip.....- @ 15
Citrate and Quinia.... @3 W
Citrate Soluble.......- @ 80
Ferrocyanidum oa @ 50
Solut Chloride......-- @ 15
Sulphate, ¢ ame. ...... 1%@ 2
pure....... ; eo 7
FLORA.
ee 14@ 16
Ausheus .........-..- 30@ 35
Matricaria ...... .--.- 35
FOLIA,
Birommea .......-.-.-- 18
Coma. “acutifol, Tin-
nivelly ieee eee 28
’ Alx. 3@ 50
Salvia officinalis, 4s .
ase 10
@UMMI.
Acacia, 1st picked.... @1 00
. 2d - .... @ 9
= 3d ce @ 80
° sifted sorts... @ 65
= po... 2... 75@1 00
Aloe, Barb, (po. 60). 5O@ 60
Cape, (po. 20) .. @ 12
© Socotri, (po. 60) . 50
Catechu, is, (A8,1 i4 48, ;
16).
Ammoniae . ca ead 25@ 30
Assafcetida, (po. 30)... _ @ 15
Benzoinum........---- W@ 55
Camphore®.........+++- 50@ 52
Euphorbium po .....- 35@ 10
Galpanum. ......----- @3 00
Gamboge, po.......--- 88@ 95
Guaiacum, (po. 60) ... @ 5
Kino, (po. 25)....-.--- @ W®
eae ae @1 00
Myrrh, (po ........ @ 40
Opii, (pe. 5 S wr... 3 65@3 85
Saeiee .. .-.-....-.-- 25Q@ 35
- bleached...... 2@ 3
Tragacanth ..........- 30@ 75
HERBA—In ounce packages.
ee Cite 25
Bopatervam......-..........
eek eae 25
Majoram...... ..-...-..-..- 28
Mentha ——- Leteubaueces 2
Vir oe
wee. el 30
"i naeetum, V......+.----.-- 22
(unions, V........-...4,.-.. oe
MAGNESIA.
Camimed Fub.......... 55@ 60
Carbonate, Pat ....... D@ R
Carbonate, K.& M.... W@ 2%
Carbonate, Jenning5.. 35@ 36
OLEUM.
Aveinthium. .........% 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulce... .. 45@ 75
Amydalae, Amarae.. 8 00@8 25
ae ee.
1 9@2 00
@2 50
Auranti Cortex.......
Bereeme ............. 2 80@3 25
ee 90@1 00
Carsounyill ........... 1 25@1 30
ee 35@ 65
Geen | aun @1 7
Cimmement ..:...... -1 35@1 40
CUUORTE 8. es ae %
Contam MMac.......... 65
CU ooo ec. cca. 1 mot 3)
ee 14 = A)
Exechthitos. . 00
Peers ........-. V4 No 30
eniere .........,.. 2 10@2 20
Geranium, ounce..... @ 7
Gossipii, Sem. gal..... 50@ 75
ones ..........-.. 1 60@1 75
eoraper...........-... 5O@2 00
Lavendula ...........- 90@2 00
Dieeees..............- 1 50@1 80
Mentha Piper.......... 2 10@2 >
Mentha Verid.........2 0@2
Morrhuac, gal......_.. 80@1 00
— Ounes......... @ 30
Oliv 1
Picis Liquida, (gal. -, 1 12
eee eee aes 1 H4@1 36
ommeerini......... 75@1 00
mosae, cunce.......... @é
So ae 40@ 45
a 90@1 00
oe 3 50@7 00
eee 50@ 55
Sinapis, ess, ounce.... @ 6
oaee.................- @1i 50
Thyme eeeeu cieceeuuee 40@ 5O
' on... @ 60
Theotromes..........- 15@ 2
POTASSIUM.
oe a 15@ 18
Michromaie ........... 13@ 14
ieorce.............. ae &
Ee noe cece cu se sees - 12@ 15
Chiorate, (po. 18) ...... 16@ 18
OCyeeeie 2.2... 50@ 55
Hogi@e. 2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart, pure... 32@ 33
Potassa, Bitart, com... @
Petass Nitras, opt .... 8@ 10
Fotess Nitras.......... 7
CC 2@ BW
Sulnmese pe...... .... 15@ 18
RADIX.
Seonttem ............. a @
Atos... 235@ 30
Aeris... ....-.--.- 15@ W
eee 2
Copa... 0@ +O
Gentiana, (po. 15)..... 10@ 12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 16@ 18
Hydrastis Canaden,
( = oe ee @
Hellebore, Ala, po.... 15@ 20
ee 15Q@ 2
Ppeeac, po............. 2 W@2 35
Iris plox (po. “—— 18Q 2
Jalapa, pr.. 40@ 45
Maranta, 4s. eae a a @ 3
Podophyllum, o_o. -...- 15@ 18
Meee... T5KQ1 00
a @1 75
a 75Q@1 35
oe 48@ 53
Sanguinaria, (po 25).. @ Ww
Serpenueares............ 40Q@ 45
oe 45@ 50
Similax, Officinalis, H @ 4
M @ w
amen (0, 3) ........ 10@ 12
ae Feti-
“du Me, Oe. ........ @ &
Valeriana, Eng. (po. 30) @ B
German. 15@
Miner @.......%..... 10@ 15
@raeiner j........-. RQ@ 2
SEMEN.
Anisum, (po. 20). @ 15
Apium (graveleons).. 15@ 18
peo 36... 4@ 6
Caruil, (po. 18) .....-.... &@ 12
Cardamon.............1 @@1 %
Comonaram........... 10@ 12
Cannabis Sativa....... 3%4@ 4
CC ae 7T5QI1 00
Chenopodium ........ 10@ 12
Dipterix Odorate...... 2 2@z2 50
Poentoaiuma........... @ 15
Foenugreek, po...... 6@ 8
Te 4@4%
Lini, grd, (bbl. 4 )..- 44@ 4%
ee 33m 4
Pharlaris Canarian.... 34@ 4%
— ae i
Sinapis, A .- . = &
Nigra.. _- to
SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D. Co..2 00@2 50
eR. 1 75@2 00
- ...... 1 10@1 50
Juniperis Co. 0. T 1 75@1 75
eee 1 75@3 50
Saacharum N. E...... 1 75@2 00
Sot. Vini Gaill........ 1 75@6 50
Nie Goerte ........... 1 25@2 00
Vint Alba... -......... 1 25@2 00
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool
Carriage............. 2 2@2 50
Nassau sheeps’ wool
Oe eee 2 00
Velvet extra sheeps’
wool carriage....... 1 10
Extra yellow sheeps’
Cites cw. 85
Grass sheeps’ wool car-
ee a 65
Hard for slate use.... %
Yellow Reef, for slate
me... 1 40
SYRUPS.
ROCHE ........ eee des dale 50
OO 50
Ipecac ee eee dane ee — a
meres tee... isc... 50
Avrentl Cormen.......... ... 56
ee ee 50
Similax Officinalis.......... 60
ee a 5
eee 50
ce Saco. 50
- ..............-... 50
Ce 50
ee 50
|
|
| Morphia, ‘ P. & W...2 85@3 10} Seidlitz Mixture...... @ 2%| Lindseed, boiled .... 65 68
SN. ¥.¢4 4 Sinapis................. @ 18|Neat’s Foot, winter
© Ce... 2 85@3 10 mn... @ 3 strained =. 69
| Moschus Canton...... @ 40} Snuff, Maccaboy, De | Spirits Turpentine.... 48 48
Myristica, No.1....... W@ a @ 35 | PAINTS. pbl. Ib.
Nux Vomica, (po 20).. @ Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ 35} :
Os. Sepia.. 30@ 32 | Soda Boras, (po. 13}. . 12@ 13) Red Venetian.......... 1% 2@3
| Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D. Soda et Potass Tart... 30@ 33) Ochre, yellow Mars... 1% 2@4
oe @z 00 | Soda Carb............ 1%@ 2 ‘ Ber...... aes i 2@3
| Pics Liq, N. C., % gal Soda, Bi-Carb......... @ 5} | I utty, commercial....244 2% 6@3
oe @200| Soda, Ash............. 34@ 4) strictly pure.....2% 24@3
Picis Lig., quarts ..... @1 00 | Soda, Sulphas......... @ 2| Vermilion Prime Amer an
. pints .. _. @ @ Spite EtherCo....... 50@ 5b]. iCaM........---- 0... 13@16
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80). @ 50 “ Myrcia Dom....-. @2 001 V ermilion, English.... T5@s80
Piper Nigra, (po. 2). aww Myrci iain... .. @2 50| Green, Peninsular..... 70@7
Piper Alba, (po £5). - @ 35| “ Vini Rect. bbl. Lead, red... veoes @i
Pix Burgun.. Le 7 sey... @2 15 5 | white .......... Gi
Plumbi Acet ........ 14@ 15| Less 5c gal., cash ten days. Whiting, white Span @iv
Pulvis Ipecac et opii..1 10@1 20 | Strychnia Crystal. @i 10} Whiting, Gilders’...... @90
Pyrethrum, boxes H | Sulphur, Subl......... 24@ a iz hite, Paris American 1 00
& P.D. Co., doz..... on ee. 214,@3 | Vhiting, Paris Eng.
Pyretnrum, pv........ 30@ 35|Tamarinds ........ . tae wi iff ........ P 1 40
ee 8@ 10} Terebenth Venice. 23@ 30 | Pioneer Prey pared I aint! 20@1 4
Quinia, 5. PF &W.. 41@ 46| Theobromae ........ 5O@ 55 Swiss Villa Prepared — i
“ 'S. German. 30@ 36| Vanilla... ... 9 00@16 oo| Paints....-......-... 1 00@1 20
Rubia Tinctorum oe 12@ Z Zinci Sulph Lecce ea 7@ 8 VARNISHES.
Saccharum Lactis pv. @ No. 1 Turp Coach. 1 10@1 20
are. 1 80@2 ; OILS. Extra Tur -1 60@1 7
Sanguis Draconis..... 4 : Bbl. Gal | Coach “a oe 2 75@3 00
Sereceee @4 50| Whale, winter........ 70 701 No. 1 Turp Furn...... 1 00@1 10
ae... rr 14} Lard, extra. _.. oo 60 | Eutra Turk Damar....1 55@1 60
= a is| Lard, No, 1. . = 50|Japan Dryer, No. 1
— ©... Linseed, pure raw.... 62 65 Tuen....... i 70@ 75
TINCTURES.
Aconitum Napellis R....... 60 |
. . a... 50
Re es, 60 |
- so —. Lee beeen eee 60 |
Arnica . i a...
Asafcetida. |... 50
Atrope Belladonna.... ..... 60)
meme gc. s.,. 60
. Ce. 50
MAMGUIRENER................. OO
I ie cece cece ee OD
Paneeaes. ............... @
a. 50
as. Ll. Oe
- to ................ %
eae... 1 00
ee, 50 |
OO eee 50
: Oo eo
eee... a... 50 |
t»_—e.,.. 5G
me 50
ee 50
MOOG ee 50
——. ltt 50 |
. |. 60
mee 8 50
bi —oe............., 60 |
O_o 50 |
Pyoneyanmm ..._.._........ 50
Mae... 8...
. Colorless 00. 75
Ferri C on epee bae ches 35
pie ........................ OF
Bete ee ee 50
yee... 50
Zo Vorrs................ 50
Cee 85
' Coepeoeeion.. __. 50 |
- ee. 2 00 |
AurantiCortex...... ....... @
ee 50
CO 50
Rhei. eess-e, OO
Cassia Acutifol .. i... a
Co. (a a. 50
Serpomtevia -... 50
aeeeer................. 60
Tommiee ............., ..-... 60
Walevan ........ ce eee 50
Veratrum Veride............ &
MISCELLANEOUS.
AXther, Spts Nit,3 F.. 2@ 28
: . “ 4F.. te 2
Alumon ..............- 24%@ 3%
“ ground, (po.
DD ce eee eet ae ees 3@ 4
Annaito a Se 55@ «60
Antimoni, me.......... _
Wool, Hides and Pelion:
less,
holding,
‘But little wool on the market and but |
little wanted,’’ sums up the situation.
Flannel mills are out, as their goods did
not sell for than
wool. It is only searcity of grades that
keeps prices where they are, which are
more
too high for the manufacturers and too |
low for the dealers. It has been a heavy
loss for both dealer and manufacturer,
with no hopes in the future outlook, un
less at low prices. The bright outlook
of the past few weeks for high prices in
the country is lost,
over 25 cents to farmer will lose money.
Hides are strong in price and the de-
mand is good.
for as they improve in quality. Tanners
are getting quite an
lt is generally conceded that bottom has
been struck, all surplus stock
disappeared and a firm.
is looked for.
Tallow is in good demand and prices
are firm, but no advance is looked for
before August or September. The supply
is ample.
- _ 2 > ——
A Dividend Declared.
Silver Soap sells for 5 cents per cake.
The wrappers are worth from one cent |
to $4 apiece. It will pay
it. Send for catalogue.
Chute, Toledo, Ohio.
you to handle
Thompson &
There were three |
refiners parties to it, all then operating, |
that he was not|
Just after the |
combination broke, the market price of |
meantime has |
how- |
actual cost of |
and wools costing |
A slight advance is looked |
advance in leather. |
having |
healthy market |
indications |
bring |
and par- |
have been advanced from 10 to 25}
|
In a Chinese Grocery.
New York correspondence Philadelphia Inquirer.
I was ina Chinese grocery store; but
such a grocery store! The oddity and
variety of its wares was almost beyond
comprehension. The clerks in charge
numbered exactly fourteen. Each wore
a blouse, each had a pig-tail, each
breathed of opium, and all fourteen
when they had recovered from their
amazement at the entrance of a Cau-
easian, rushed forward and waited upon
him in unintelligible chorus. Thanks to
| the instruction of the Chinese merchants
and owing to the aid of a fat pass-book,
in which English equivalents were given
for Celestial hieroglyphics, order soon
reigned over this confusion. The array
| of articles which the customer was in-
formed he could obtain was absolutely
| bewildering and few of them known in
American households. Information was
sought first as to what Chinese grandees
|quet to ensue. Two bottles were pro-
duced, one swathed in wide bands of
straw and the other a terra cotta thing of
|stunted growth. The first contained a
sort of Chinese whisky distilled from
| rice, white in color and bearing a remark-
able resemblance in taste to crude coal
| oil, and rejoicing in the ponderous title
of Sam-Suey-Bok-No-Ma-Thaio, which
|name upon oppressively convivial occa-
| sions is abbreviated into Sam-Suey. The
Ung-Ka-Peh and really very palatable,
resembling curacoa very much in taste.
With the aid of the fourteen clerks,
three bottles of each of these liquors
| were procured, and then, when it was
| suggested that Russian caviare would be
the proper appetite-whetter to accom-
| pany these bibibles, twenty-eight shoul-
| ders were shrugged in unison, fourteen
| voices shrieked a falsetto disapproval and
twenty-eight hands produced a jar of
Canton ginger, which, the customer was
informed, was the only proper thing to
eat before a meal.
Then came the selection of the table
relishes — which the American bill of
second liquor is a Chinese brandy called |
| fare insists upon calling hors a’ oeavres— |
to take the place of the radishes, olives
and pickles which generally grace the}
banquet board in crystal vessels.
Chinaman offered a wonderful
| selected,
| preserved limes; gum-git,
| prunes; sziz-szue, or preserved shrimps;
| laichee nuts and preserved cocoanut cut
|in thin curling strips like Saratoga chips
and slices of preserved watermelon, the
| heathen equivalents of the last two being
too twisting for my American tongue.
|ner, but simply one with a Celestial
|
| flavor,
|any substantial Chinese dishes, but of
tion possessing such a great gastronomic
nest soup.
been robbed were sold in their entirety
/at so much per dozen. The emissary
i of the Clover Club, however,
that this is a delusion, as only the animal
| gluten which the swallows of the Chinese
|Sea deposit from their bills in forming
their abodes
tweezers wielded by women and children,
the product being somewhat like a mass
of vermicelli broken into small pieces.
3ut whatever it is the customer soon
teen clerks, after confessing that they
|sold it only on rare festal occasions in
| Chinatown. told with bated
| it would cost $6 a pound, and that each
| pound would furnish soup for from ten
ito twelve people. When they were
|ordered to produce eight pounds
| the fourteen clerks disappeared under
the counter, and when they got to their
| feet again demanded to see the color of
| the customer’s money before they pro-
| ceeded any further with such a reckless
|purchaser. This difficulty was soon set-
tled, and then when the information was
i as to how the bird’s nest should
be prepared, each of the fourteen clerks
The
variety |
lof these things, but only the rarest were |
As it was not intended that the Clover |
| Club should give an entire Chinese din- |
it was not necessary to purchase |
reputation should make an American ex- |
periment with the much-written of bird’s |
I had been given to believe |
that the houses of which the feathered |
inhabitants of the Celestial Kingdom had |
these including gum-gwot, or |}
or preserved |
course it was important that an organiza- |
soon found |
is extracted therefrom by |
found that it is a rare product, for four- |
: : | special inducements.
would place before their guests in a re-
: | ception room as appetizers for the ban- |
One of the parties to the| P “-S
furnished a different recipe. All ical
that chicken consomme would have to
be used as a basis of making. The man
who appeared to possess the greatest
authority insisted that it could only be
suecessfully prepared with the aid of a
thin soup made from Chinese flounders,
and when he was despairingly asked
where in the name of all that is good the
Chinese flounders were to be obtained
within forty-eight hours, his head disap-
peared into a barrel, and when it
emerged he bore aloft a large dried fish,
flat and broad and with the flesh of
salmon tinge. One pound of this was
found necessary.
$$ $$ ><
J. Gillies & Co., New York, are the
Aste scheme spice oe tea house in the
world. Write J. P. Visner, agent, 17
Hermitage block, Rapids, for
349tf
Grand
PRODUCE MARKET.
Apples—Green, #3.50@€4 per bbl. for choice.
Dried, 5'44@6c for sun-dried and 10@lile for
evaporated.
Asparagus—50c per doz. bu.
ie Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............-..+++ 8%
Dried beef, ham prices................--..-+-. 9
Long C lears, eS 6
Briskets, edie 6%
SS ee a4 setae 6%
OYSTERS and FISH.
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
FRESH FISH.
Wee @%™%
. GION. oo. oc osc oe cane snes coos @s8
O_O @%%
oe ks ce ee ee ee @i5
OUOOGR on ic os eee sen wee nese ee @ 4
OYSTERS—Cans.
Fairhaven Counts... ........+-+-se-e- @35
Belocts......- oe
Ps Oe oi. i, oe, 25
FRESH MEATS.
Swift and Company quote as follows:
NE 6 @7
“« Hing quarters. ............;-...... 7 @9
: fore a 4@5
C oe me Se... ......... @w
eS ee @ 9
. ee @9
iter eee eee tere ee cnet 54@ 6
NOTIN os i a oe ea a a @5
Pee Be te. @3
Uw eee @ 6
Sausage, eee os eee... @5
re i 1s... nee @5
' a... ae @8
Mutton eee e es ee oe .-s @?
CANDIES, FRUITS and NUTS.
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:
1c
Beans—Dealers pay %1.40 for unpicked and|g¢ Cin | XY
$1.50 for picked, holding at $1.75@$1.85 per bu. eee 5 = —— LULL : ri
Butter—The market is weak and sluggish. Cut Loaf, 25 i i 1
Farm dairy — are dull at 10@12c, while fac- MIXED. ;
tory creamery is slow sale at 17c. val. 25 l
Cabbages— Mobile stock, # per crate, Florida | P0¥*! S10. Pape: (000° IIIT
stock, $4.75 per crate. OO OE 10
Cheese—New full cream _ Kk commands 9c. “ 300 Ib. SS 9%
Cooperage—Pork barrels, 31.2 ; produce barrels French Cream, % ib. pets... ... .......-.... 11%
we cael hina allies rancy—lIn 5 lb. boxes.
» te y 9
Eggs—Dealers pay 11¢ and hold at 12@12Ke. | Sour Drops. 22s
The market is firm. mn _[Peppemes Depe 14
| Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth, 93.50 per bu.; | Chocolate Drops.......-..0..ccececceececceeers 14
| medium, $3.50. Timothy, $1.50 per bu. MM Cosesenere 18
Honey—Very scarce, stray lots of clean comb] Gum Drops..............0ccceceec eee coceees 10
being picked up at Ie. ee
Lettuce—ize per ib. for Grand Rapids grown. | 4 B. Licorice ‘Drops ee en eee ee 14
Maple Sugar — 8@1l0c per lb., according to Lozenges, ee 14
quality. : eso. —.
Magle Syrup—75@85c per gal. Pate a
Onions—Green, 2uc per doz. Southern, $3.25] Mottoes...........+..ssssscccecssevecsesseseese 15
per sack. Bermuda, $3 per crate. eee TE Cees 13
Parsnips—About out of market. eee NS 13
Peas—Green, $3 per bu. Caramels . a
Pieplant—f1 per crate of 50 Ibs. Hand Made Creamer 18
Pop Corn—4c per Ib. Plain Creams. . Le
Potatoes—The market is looking a little better, | necorated Creams.......................... 20
dealers here pay 35¢c for Rose and 40c for Bur-| String Rock.........-.-.--c00c.sscecceee a.
banks. Bermudas, é7 per bbl.; Southern, @ per| Burnt Almonds... .........-..- oe
bbl. ‘ : _ ict Bore. 14
Poultry—Spring chickens, 50@75¢ per pair.
Live fowls 8c perlb. The market is firm. rancy—In bulk,
Radishes—20e per doz bunches. Lozenges, plain, _ a. LL 11%
Strawberries—Illinois stock brings %2.50@%3 in bDbls...........--. 022.208. 10%
per case of 24 qts. . printed, in — a 12
String Beans—#1 per box. i . . =—ae........ 11
Spinach—50e per bu. Chocolate Drops, in pails.................000+. 12
Turnips—25e per bu. Gum Drops, —— eee 6%
Vegetable Oysters—About out of market. i In DbIS..... 2.0... 0e eee eee ee ee ees 54
Wax Beans—# per box. Moss Drops, = — ES .
WO ee
PROVISIONS. Sour Drops, = ON 12
The Grand Rapids Packing and Provision Co, | lmperials, in pails.............-. ce eeeeeeee ee 11
al ' oe, 10
quotes as follows: Ts.
PORK IN BARRELS. Oranges, Messina, choice, on ie eae @ 475
os ew. ....- ee Ee: 6 6hCUw”Y rll Cc ...U Oe . @
meee 12 00 “ FE lorida, ioe... rane @
uira clear pip, Short cut................... 18 2% “ ae. @
| Rxizva Clear, beavy........ ... ot eeeeg 13 00 " Divereeee, faeey... 4 75@ 5 00
Clear, fat back.... oe eee @ 4%
| Boston clear, short cut. i oe " Wash. Navais, fancy.........
| Cieae Deck Smorteus..........._-.... i. oo ~ Valencias, large.. oo @
| Seanderd clear, short cut, best.............. 13 Lemons, Messina, choice, 360. oe 3 75@ 4 00
SAUSAGE—Fresh and Smoked. eee 4 25@ 4 50
| Pork Sausage........- . 7 r . fancy, Bee... .3. ss @ 4 25
| Ham Sausage. . ag ee ea 4 W@4 75
Tongue EE EAA NTE OR EE . it igs, Smyrna, new, fancy layers...... 15 @16
[Prenton coun. 4. 8 coe 13 @
CI 5 " @Qeeee sie... li... @
Bologna, oe Se Ea a Dates, frails, a... oe @
Bologna, thick. a a _ yy frails, me, @
Head Cheese. . 5 - Fard, ie Gee @10
Larp—Kettle Rendered. - ects acl ioc @8
UN 7% " Permian, (ro, OOE,..........,... 54@
ee 7% NUTS,
eee a a 7% | Almonds, Tarragoms.................... @16
LARD—Family. ' oo... @15
i ee 6 " Coreen... io 14
O_O o_o Siar... 8 @10%
oo Pere Sei eee... " Walnuts, Grenoble. eee 16
ie Pte, Oe eee... ee " Cerrar. @i5
i Peele, Gin 8 nee... ......... 0,2, 56.-., Oe Cn re. 11 @i4
20 th. Patis, 4 in & cane....... dees eee Ct Ol @A4 5O
ee 64 PEANUTS, ‘
BEEF IN BARRELS Fancy, H. P.,Suns ..................... @ 94
Extra Mess, warranted 200 Ibs............. 7 00 ’ + Roasted ||... ol... @11-
mxtra Mees, Chicago packing............ —_ 7eie ane y, 1. Ps Game Cocks .... ....... @ 9
| Boeerem, same Wee... - Roasted...... @ii .
SMOKED MEATS—Canvassed or Plain. iF ancy, H. P. _e..... i / @ 8%
| Hams, average 20 lbs. . Le .-. 9% | “Roasted - @10%
16 lbs.. SCA ERE | Choice, H. P., Stars tea cece See @ 8%
“ . to 1 the Lo 10% | “Roasted . i. aie
o ae Hl ‘ ol een i % | Fancy, H. P., Steamboats. a aos @ 8%
“ bent DONCIeMA. ol . 8% - - Rowsted....... @10 |
breath that |
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For Sale by Leading Wholesale Grocers
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Wholesale Price Current. oe 1@ 6 | Pate en eee wa Baskets, market.
ae q Sea es oe | bushel
Caraway..........-.......- ‘hoi ns “a “ >
The quotations given below are such as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who | Canary 2.002 i » Sos “ Ta net
pay promptly and buy in full packages. | Hemp. 2200000000000 ig | ea sh ae ft lt Ol eee
— a. an : : No.2 6 2
APPLE BUTTER | Rape cess aeeseenesseeseneses 6 Co t fair... 25 @3 oe ti t “ Nod 3 50
aR. COCOA SHELLS. GUN P was a mmon to fair... ...25 @30 Spin " Nolsco
E. J. Meson & Co.'s geete.. 6 a. poe ¢ sors 4 @4% | Kegs ....... . prea 6 a —— Hig atl a y ee a eoeene 30 @50 i i 4, No.2 4 25
s ound packages. ' 7 g i Li ne to choicest.......55 @é6 ' 7 “ No
Co #2 40 aoerEs EXTRACT. sk Halt _— HERES. ---2 88) Common Fine per bbi....... 80 soDA —_ a
AUTOR. ooo ooo voices 1 %5| Valley City................. ee 9 | Solar Rock, 561. sacks.-.:. 27] Boxes ....... panna) 5 | @RAINS and FEEDSTUFYS
ee desoner hr ge 4 80 | Felix.. Asai) I 10 oe 14 | 60 pocket......-.-.-+-+ +--+: 1 > Kees Rngligh ll. 4% Hee WHEAT.
ez CC eee... ln oe ~ EB
Absolute, 4 Ib. cans, 100s..11 75 | Rio, fair. ............. @21 |nuMm "& Co's . | Ash 1 Se ee ala ae ee Topaccos—Fine Cut. a A -
iB 503.10 00| ‘ good....... o ” i. @ ason & Co ee 6 shton bu. hon ae Se ee aaa )
L ; he — ao ly — oe ee Chicago goods.. (4 | Higgins “ ig CRU AN zn — nce” All wheat — on 60 Ib. test.
Acme, } “ Ib. cans, 8 doz... i “ faney, washed.. @24 4 LAMP WICKS. | Warsaw iL oe need cee Sweet Cata........... 36 Bolted... .... yi 1 20
nt uf eee 1 50 Co 23 @24 No. ..- ae 30 | “ oon” ek se 201 Our Léader........ as) | Granaiateg 1 3p
4 Ib: i+. 2 @%3 | NO.1......... 222. ee eee 40 | iamond Crystal, eases. -.11 50 TOBAccos—P —
e Ce 20} Mexican & Guatemala23 @24 Mae 2... Se 28-Ib sacks 25 ‘ Sc Straight, in pane 3
Gut less. Mh. om... oe 6 O28 a | “ “ 56-lb * 59 | Jas. G. Butler & Co.’s Brands, ry ae - Bowes sees. 4 80
i glib.“ 9| ‘ ’ Mandheling ...27 @30 |P vases an Hoe “ 60 pocket.2 25 | Something Good.............. 38| p « Datrels........ 5 00 :
fib. . th 1 60| Peaberry .....-. §.--- 2 G24 penenise Ce eee cat anae 30 “ ‘“ 28 ‘“ .2 10 eouee PoaGrs........... .....00 atent et ceeee Os 80
Telfer's, Ib, cans, doz’ = Mocha, ca = O28 Sicily eel ae = | 6 “ barrels .. .1 75 ec: gt ae ens = arreis,....... 6@
‘ a 'o ascertain cost of roasted a | SALERATU bo ram ig e, DIK... -.....8 : ee
‘ 4 1b: « «| 1:50] coffee, add 4c. per Ib. for roast- | « a eae a ee ene eens BE trent cers one oann an 14 00
Condensed, 2 doz 25 : oe Ships
BATH BRICK. _ | ing and 15 per cent. for shrink- Thee sss Le) Detenta@om. 00). 5% ToBacco—Shorts. a ph
English, 2 doz. in case..... 80 | age. MATCHES. ere 5% | Our Leader 15 M oe - Ro
hae ie corrEns—Package. No. 9 sulphur.......... _...2 00 | DeLand’s C “> Sicat |. 54 ce Mixed Fi ci ae
American."2 Gan toeess.. Wi Senos... ...-.... ..... 241, | Anchor paer...............1 - ere. ...... ......,.oe8 pomances-Semaking. Cc a 2s
ey Soa ‘ca Gabineis. 6.0... No. 2home..............-...1 10 | Our Leader............-++-- 5 | Our Leader.............-... ac ~_—- frectey
Mexican, ee 30 a ns aX f Repos Perree............... 4 00 | SYRUPS a es ca cicae tece bead cee YW @ CORN.
: Cae ee ge a _ MOLASSES. | Comm, Bemmele. 000100. 0 1, 226 me ers : a = a mer ea ae,
Sem... 90 ie Diack Seap............... 20 ‘* one-half barrels. ...@28 “6 18 0... a = a -
BROOMS. a Cuba Baling........ : 24 | Pure Sugar, bbl........... 26@35 7 i te ia : Oats
a See 1 %| coon, 0% of i a a Pome Wire... 30 half barrel. ...28@37 VINEGAR. Small me a
ee 2 00 tton, 40 ft....... I oz. 1 25| New Orleans, ieee. 24 40 _ ss 6s % Car Se , +. - 31%
No.2c 2 25 50 ft...... 1 50 choice 30 | Gi ec 50 gr. i
oe CS a... Sle “ > eo > | Ginger Snaps.......... 8 oT er
Be. sesesencrcennnss SOUL (GBM “mal Geebebtie aes db aoe 42 | Sugar Creams......... 8% Not... 1... oe 45
a 225 a aa. 5 os 8, 3C extra | Frosted Creams....... 8 PAPER & WOODENWARE BARLEY.
Common Whisk Ss 90] Jute nn. “ 1 00 OATMEAL, Graham Crackers..... 8 mo L....... 1 10
aT Ee ea 12] ° moet “7 ds | Muscatine, Barrels ........ 1 50 | Oatmeal Crackers... 8 a Naa Nee
Mill ee seme tees : “a aot aces ote Curtiss 4 Co. quote as fol} 00 7 ‘1
Sa. a. CONDENSED MILE. mn a ae ee 50 | SHOE POLISH. lows: . . HAY
setneaineTee oo 2% a. See ela pa 7 50 ases......2 15@2 25/| Jettine, 1 doz. in box...... .75 | Straw 160 | No. 1..--.--...--. i 10 00
Anglo-Swiss.......... 5 00@ 7 60 ROLLED OATS | — < ig No.2... : (
a. io bowes..... | * : COUPONS. r Muse atine, Barrels... @4 50 | TEAS See Weight... a — ee a sila
c, ceusscees SOM courpons—‘Superior.’ Half bbls.. @2 50 LAS. s Pega eet era aaa ns aie h HIDES, PE we IRS
Paraffine .. ................ 11 | 1, per hundred....... 2 50 ‘ Cases... .. 2 15@2 25 | Jaran—Regular. sea ee — i os
a a 32, per eae a | war a aus — bre epee ee 2% Perkins & Hess pay as fol
. * : i ee ee /
e CANNED Goops—Fish. ~s L ih ee 4 00 | Michigan Test.............. 9%, | Geea. is @ | Jute Manila... ._.- <9 swe:
Clams. 1b, Little Neck.--..1 20] fy et - 5 00| Water White........ 2.2.0... 10ig | Choice.............. ..24 @20_ | Red Express No. 1........- 5 |G i
Clam Chowder, 3 Ib... ...... 2 10 pe aaa 6 00 NEN Choteese @38 “ No.2 4 Part C rs 4344@, 51%
} »uUPONS—“‘ Trac ” /KLES. oe ar ure . 4% 5
Cove Oysters, a stand.. 2 = 81. per eindrel — Medium... eget tte @8 50 rae SUN CURED. a sia Pail a ate Ga he 2
“1 l8 25 ca ee ee nate etree ena e @1 a2 | He ars, rc
Lobsters, ie = a 1 75 B23 vi is teeecceces ao Small, bi as 9 09 | Good eee ae weer we cewnae 16 @20 Cotton, No. 2 deaseee minis n ee ae gh sii extra. 5 >
au 2 810, a a : 4 ms % bbl. es 2... 6 ea: eae 24 @28 =<" Pi 7 eae 2» Dry Kips a 5 @ :
* ( aes 5 00 PIPES. | sosamuneascay cana aanen anaes 30 @33 | sea Island, assorted....... 40 | Calfskins, green 8 ee
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85 Subject to the following dis- | Clay, No. 216................ 1 75 | BASKET FIRED. ie cured...... 5 @7
i wn 1 29 | counts: ‘<' D, falleoune. 0000) 95) Bate @20 sh... CCC 17 Deacon skins...... ..10 @25
& 2] “ ‘ 200 or over. .... e t, | Cob, No. 3.. 2 a ¢ Wool 3 1g off for No. 2
2 Ib. oa = . 5 per cen 1 Chae... @25 CF oe me es ces a 8 ’ ’
“ 31b.in Mustard...2 85 | 300 “ ----- eee 0 PRESERVES Chottess. |... @35 WOODENWARE, PELTS.
| SUK, Home. |... 2 5 | 1000 * tteeeees a E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods.. 8 | Extrachoice, Wwireleaf @40 Tubs, No. 1 5 99 | Shearlings..... 10 @25
— i: aot Sal 00 t CRACKERS. RICE, | GUNPOWDER ae : 60 Estimated wool, per 20 @28
aska Bi G) | Remosha Butter...........- 7% Carolina ee 6% | Common to fair "25 @35 “ N oe é
i ce i= ----64@ | Common to fair....... ne ae A a WOOL.
Sardines, domestic ¥s oe “ 5 Seymour ceseereceses BBB No. b.... 222-0, i Extra fine to finest... 50 @65_ | Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 1 30 Washed... .. ee ot «oe ODE
tes ee es ae age ee ae _2..-.......,. cr! | pe 7 a5 2e 7 > C
: —— a @ 9 sc family i mae No. Ee er oe ose 7" ” Cc seaienuie ae 7 - — — ue i ue sey
4 j ad 1/2 a | ’ 2 i eee oe SCELLANEOUS.
i aa. mm 2@ : | er oe. 6% Japan, —-. 1. Fr ee alae — Common to fair....... 20 @35 | Bowls, lline a... 1 00| Tallow . se c 3 33
Trout, 3 Ib. brook-...-. 2 0 Gig Badin cocci i Ree A | Superiortofine...-.-..40 @0 fo ge wT Sie ee -..--- ime
A ces eoops—Fruits. a oe sere 6 = so h, in bladders. ae | YOUNG HYSON. ‘im os 7 > aoa At ys Sie
»ples, gallons, stand. ....3 00 yster wessees+e+ 5% | Maceaboy, in jars.. ....35 | Commonto fair...._- ‘ ss ssorted, 17s and 19 ba 2 ak al ht a Pal
B eckbeerion, ne go | City Oyster, XXX............ 512 | French Rappee, in Jars.....43 | | Superior - re 30 So ‘ — 17s and 198 250) | Above prices are nominal and
Cherries,red standard 1 ~~ 99 | Shell... .... eT SOAP. ee en eet re
MM cline s cea ce 1 40 CREAM TARTAR. Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.
eee 1 15| Strictly pure.... gg ; SUPCTION.......---+22--.seee 3 30 |
Egg Plums, stand..... 1 = = Grocers’..... ee 25 Queen Anne. .........-..-.. 3 85 | ‘Pp EB R KK I N Ses
CI ccc ee “| German Family.. ..........
Pee DRIED FRU 1rs—Domestie. Mottled German............ 3 00}
a aaae Gon a ea ae Apples, sun- rare =e) OO | Old German 2 70 | | =—e
Tk ok eee USS CS ee... ----2 00 |
a == cra 1 — 45 Blackberries “ 6 @ 6 irene pianos a ae nol ; es, urs, OO a OW,
eee Ol wacuutnaa “ cn 5 py ee es 4
SE a Ee a : oF a a cacy an a Cocoa Castile, Fancy........3 36
Pineapples, ‘common..i 10@1 50 | Prams secre 8@M) alien B. Wrisley’s Brands, NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN,
Johnson’s.2 50@2 75 | Raspberries “ -:4) | Happy Family, %...........2 % WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE-
eine ooo secvvere cen’ i 00 DRIED FRUITS—Prunes. , | Une, ‘ountry, 80... o-eear OO
aspberries, extra.......-.-- | Turke 1 na, 100. ee a
cinianecates eed... oot 2 oo 7 a i — O48] Bouncer, 100.000.0000 001 3 15 | IT V
raw berries .......... SiMe i. co SAL
Whortleberries........-...-- 75 | ‘ oii asa ae i a I I t EK \ I c I c
, Granulated, boxes.. |
CANNED VEGETABLES. Loe... ....... _. 18 " x I Thy
Aaperngen, Oyster Bey....-. Seamae.......... : SAPOLIO. | Besides our FINE LINE of CANDY, we are agents for the Best ALL COLORED
Beans, Lima, stand......... 80 DRIED FRUI _ ~~ in box..... 2 50) FIREWORKS, and have many specialties in this line on which you can make some
“ Qn ‘ ‘lace
c Geen Lamas... ¢ > _ ee eae money. No old chestnuts to work off. Send for catalogue and get our prices
“ Stringless, wee 80 Fe dale shied Snider’s Tomato... »----2 40 | before ordering.
* Lewis’ Boston Baked..1 40] Zante, in barrels. a 53 ee Es—W hole, | (ae
rm oe ie lus | on con a cl
Corn, Archer’ be 0, a . in less quantity 6 @ 6% | Cassia, China in mats...... . |I1f you want the BES T CANDY put up NET WEIGHT, ask for our goods.
¢ DRIED FRUITS—Raisins. : Batavia i |
Png French ary Golden. | veiencias......------- @9 | fata ee 4 = BeOORS & CO
eas, French...............- 1 68] Onda a = | . : .
“* oxtra marrofat... @i 5\° le @111% | Cloves, Amboyna...... | 7
ee 80 BUMARSS, ...........-- : @10 c Zanzibar ao 16 CODY BLOCK, 158 EAST FULTON ST,, “ GRAND RAPIDS, MICH
“a June, end. 1 40 — Layers, Cali ; Mace Batavia....... cou |
“ ‘sifted... ....1 6&6 rs ornia. S §0en3 00 | Nutmegs, fancy............-. a |
ct eas ae sige = London Layers, forn. @ | Mee a | ° e
Mushrooms, ‘Site ane... 2 Muscatels, California.1 90@2 25 1a No. 2. oo | 7 i¢ _
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden @1 35 FARINACEOUS GOODS. a Singapore, black....16 | LI ] a O ] a
Succotash, standard....90@1 40 | Farina, 100 Ib. kegs..... 10 Oe i white.. “26 . .
WE oe cages 1 10| Hominy, per bbl. 3 00| shot........-.....-.
Tomatoes, Red Goat... @1 00] Macaroni, dom 12 1b box... 60). )f2X ns—Ground— In Bulk,
| Al
e : Good Enough @l1 00 “ imported. a 954 | Allspice .............---++++- 15 i '
i ° pease... 6 tee See......... SF a a = EL PU RIT ‘ANO :
+ ‘ stand br.... @ %) Peas, green............ @1 “eS Sai and ‘Saigon. =o aa
5 ae 3 m ° ha
oa 2 Sago! Gera @3 | croves, Ambownia 0 0.00....'36 ae
8, = int ese 1 = Tapioca, fi’k or p'rl. 6@ 7 - Zanzibar” ee fs ON EARTH.
Vn oa as a Wheat, cracked... | @5_ | Ginger, — fie see. eee ta:
-. + ++-+-3 50] vermicelli, import @10 i JOCHIN.......-..--. 15 ee
CHEESE, ‘“ , import... @bO ' Jamaica ... a
Fancy Full Cream.... @9 FISH—SALT. Mace Batavia....... MANUFACTURED BY
+ ese iced wake... 5 as Mustard, English.. ih i
Fart eo a “9 @ @.4 *"boneless........-. 64@ 7% a and Trie.. DILWORTH BROTHERS
So , 19 @20 Halibut . . 1014 | ic Trieste............- ‘
Bie @i 00} Herr yund, @ 2 oy | Nutmegs, No. 2 .. 0 ’
erring, round, % bbl.. 2 90 : > PURG
CHOCOLATE—BAKER'S. gibbed 2 75 | Pepper, Singapore, black....18 iia teageaa
Prem awese |... 29 7 om ‘bbls... 1200) Gaia white.
ee 35 “ kegs,new @ 75} enne....... , ” OTT Tl) BY
— ce a 38 aise a ae @, 2) wae SUGARS. TRADE SUPPLIED BY
weektent Cocoa. ......... 40} ., on’s, No. 2, % DP 260; Cut Loet...... — r r y
Sh Po my 92 Th Rit. A So Oubea ll ou I. M. CLARK & SON,
: “ 49 “ (4 20! Powdered . r tapids
CHEW | Powdered ...... ...... : §
Rubber, po scoot oe Trout, } i bbls... ...4 00@4 25} Standard Granulated G and Rapids.
i 1 1G ib, Kite... oF ie. » BRADDOCK, BATEMAN & CO
Spruce, eaves: ee 49 | White, No.1, 4 bbis..5 50@5 75 | Confectioners’ A...... T A ain i
4 12 Ib. kits Era 1 00 White Extra C.....- £ 2 - ; He —} Beeb = Bay City.
~ CHICORY. " ae a 10 Ib. kits..... en Oe 54@ 5% | € : ee te ee T. E. BREVOORT Detroit
: : ‘ amily, % bbls.... ae. “@ 5% E 2S. - & : etrol
4 4 bbis.... 250) C.. .....eeeee eee ¢ | . 5 °
Red ny NE ea eal 60 | Yellow ......:- ipeouas
14 THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.
ace ne ce teehee else eile cece science =
MERCHANTS,
LION COFFE :
Is Por Sale by All Wholesale
Grocers in Grand Rapids and
Elsewhere. .
WOOLSON SPICE CO. .
maaomnime "THR WALSH--DE ROO MILLING GO.
At last the farmers have a sure remedy
for depressed prices. A company has HOLLAND, MICH.
been incorporated in Illinois, with head- Sass : : = i
quarters at Chicago, under the awe- : : — Baty Capacity.
inspiring title of the Farmers’ Co-oper- = 400 Bbls.
ative Brotherhood of the United States. BRANDS: a
The incorporators propose to do business SUNLIGHT
with $50,000,000, which will be sub- DATSY, -
scribed by the farmers. When the stock PURITY, i
is all taken, the brotherhood will be in- eae WA, og A
formed by a farmers a price — DAI y BREAD, ‘ ial Ney A pkeuak 2
desire for their grain, and the brother- ECONOMY. S : 7
hood will go into the market and push SPECIALTIES: ‘ LL SHIPPING
the price up to the desired point. Thus ec TMA 8 of BLAN LS Seen
farmers can sel! their grain and buy more ote. 5 Cinna alae
stock in the brotherhood, and in a short
time the brotherhoed will have the grain
and the farmers will have the stock.
The scheme is very simple and will un-
doubtedly prove a howling suecess—that
is, the farmers will how] for their grain,
2 . Oat Meal &
which the promoters have successfully S = —— Rolled Oats.
made away with. The Farmers’ Brother- CORRESPONDENCE = SOLICITED. ;
hood are to get rich by buying their own
grain. The ‘‘farmers’’ who are in the RINDGE BERTSCH & CO
9 e9
scheme probably all live in Chicago. The
eurious part of this and all similar plans
for increasing the price of the farmers’ |
A True eoAv nation io MOCHA, =
A and
produce is that it utterly loses sight of |
the fact that the farmers of the United |
The best heavy shoe made. Has as ie Card eis
much wear in it as a $5 boot. Cut, With every pound package. For
States do not raise all the grain in the
from veal kip or Pfister & Vogel’s| Sale everywhere. Woolson Bpice Co., Toledo, 0
|
|
world. In fact, any very great advance |
in the price of wheat, for instance, would '
Milwaukee grain. Made in two soles
or two soles and tap. In buckle or
be almost certain to bring Russian wheat
hook lace.
Buckwheat Flour,
Rye Flour,
Bolted Meal,
Rye Meal,
Wheat Grits,
Buckwheat Grits,
Pear] Barley,
to our shores, in spite of the tariff. The
farmer has not had a very good time of |
it of late years; but his redemption will |
not be brought about by any such scheme
as the brotherhood proposes, or the
equally brilliant plan of the Detroit gen-
tlemen who proposed that farmers could
instantly double the price of wheat by |
burning half of their crop. |
oe
TU aay
Bye DA ae
Photo& PAINS SANDE ics
R aoe SWCE, BRass RULE
ea \ol =F al ae ee STE ND tf 3
aap aciaea || 1) VAIN ase
Eight pin manufactories in New Eng-
land produce annually 2,000,000 packs of |
pins. Each pack contains 3,360 pins, |
which make a total yearly production of
6,720,000,000 pins. These pins are
usually put up in large cases, each case |
containing 672,000 pins. 12, 14 AND 16 PEARL ST., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH,
MICHIGAN 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.
tomes x aoe Dolman.
Almira—J.
iain & Martin.
Altona—Eli Lyons.
Armada—C, 5 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, . A. Fisk,
Charlotte — John J. Richardson, Daron &
mith, J. Andrews, C. P. Lock, F. H. Goodby.
Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodseil.
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.
— Rapids—Knapp & Rich, H.
ro.
Evart—Mark Ardis, E. F. Shaw, John C. 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 Junetion—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. Pettersc h,
Morse & Co., Famous Shoe Store, Harvey & Hey:
stek, Mrs. E. J. Reynolds, E. Burkhardt.
Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg.
Hart—Rhodes & Leonard, W. Weidman, Mrs.
E. Covel.
Hastings—J G. een.
Hesperia—B. Coher
Howard City—O. J. oo Herold Bros., C. E.
Pelton.
Hubbardston—M. H. Cahalan.
Hudson—Henry C. Hall.
Imlay City—Cohn Bros., Porter Megan.
Ionia—H, Silver, Wm. Wing, E. S. Welch.
Jackson—Hall & Rowan.
Jenisonville—L. & L. Jenison (mill only).
Kalamo—L. R, Cessna.
Kent City—M. L. Whitney.
Kewadin—A. Anderson
— —J. E. Winchecomb.
Lacey m. Thompson.
Laingsburg—D. Lebar.
Lake City—Sam. B. Ardi
Lake oii thin ‘Haller & Co, Hi. F.
Colwell & Son, Fred Miller.
Lakeview—H. C. Thompson, Andrew All &
Bro.
men? D.
Lansing—R. A. Baller “Etta (Mrs. Israel) Glic-
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.
Marshall—W. E. Bosley,S. V. R. Lepper & Son.
Mason—Marcus Gregory.
Mecosta—J. ne
Milan—C. C. (Mrs. H. 8
lett, James Gauntlett, Jr.
Millington—Chas. H. Valentine.
Monroe Center—Geo. H. Wightman.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Mt. Morris—H. E. Lamb, J. Vermett & Son,
°F. H. Cowles.
Mt. Pleasant—Thos. McNamara.
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.
Sand Lake—Frank E. Shattuck, Braman
Blanchard.
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
Springport—Powers & Johnson, W ellington &
Hammond, Elmer Peters.
Stanton—Sterling & Co.
Stanwood—F. M. Carpenter.
Traverse City—John Wilhelm, 8. 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.
6
Kositchek
$s.) Knight, Chas. Gaunt-
&
A.) Johnson, Cc.
TIME TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
In effect May 18, 1890.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Arrive. Leave.
Traverse City & Mackinaw.......... 10am
Traverse City Express.....
Traverse City & Mackinaw.
From Cincimmatl............
Cadilise (iized)............
Through coaches for Saginaw on 7:10am ame 4: 10 Pp
m train.
GOING SOUTH.
CRROIANE BEOPOUE, 0 1. oc cee cscee 7:15am
Fort Wayne Express.............+. = 45am 12:25 pm
Cincinnati Exprees. ..... 000-005. 6:00 pm
5:30 p m
From Mackinaw & Traverse City..10: 7 i m
Proms Cedeeee.... 5am
Train leaving for Cincinnati at 6 a 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—7:10 a.m.
and 4:10 p. m. trains have sleeping and parlor cars for
Mackinaw City. South—7:15a. m. train has chair car
and 6 p. m. train Pullman sleeping car for Cincinnati.
Muskegon, Grand Rapids & —
Leave rrive.
: a eed dices an edi doneatesnen bodes wee 10:15am
Be ics i le cee cece eciscrsesctceces 3 45 pm
oe a es
Leaving time at Bridge street depot 7 aie later.
Through tickets and full information can be had by
calling upon A. Almquist, ticket agent at depotyor
eo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe St.,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
CO. L. Lockwoop, Gen’! Pass. Agent.
Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
NG WEST.
Leaves.
+Morning Express.... 1:00 p m
?Turouen Mall........+. 4:20pm
+tGrand Rapids _——. 10:30 pm
ar PEPCOOS, o. 54 cs 8:45am
ee ee 7:30am
GOING EAST.
oeawes, Magee... ... so . 6:45 am 6:50am
EE 10:10am 10:20 a m
TPO OEP OOR. 6 oo. occ cree us 83:35 p m 3:45pm
*Night aeen cd cdaeetdeceeces 9:50 pm 10:55 p m
tDaily, Sundays excepted. *Daily.
Detroit Express leaving 6:50 a m has Wagner parlor
and buffet car attached, and Evening Express leaving
3:45 pm has parlorcar 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 a m.
Steamboat Express makes direct connection a
Grand Haven with steamboat for Milwaukee.
tickets and sleeping car berths secured at
D., G. H. & MR’ oftces, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot.
8. CAMPBELL, City Passenger Agent.
Jno. W. Loup, Trafic 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
connections at Toledo with evening trains for
Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus, Dayton, Cincin-
nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville and all promi-
nent points on connecting lines.
A. J. PaisLey, Gen’l Pass. Agent
MIGHIGAN CENTRAL
‘The Niagara Falls Route.’
DEPART. ARRIVE
—— I odes be kees ees aaans 7:20am 10:00pm
woee ......... 6:30am 5:00pm
noe Express. . 11:55am 10:00am
*Atlantic & Pac 11:05pm 6:00am
Bee Oe MEO ccc s wcn eee 5:40pm 1:25pm
*Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific Express
trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor cars run on Day en and Grand Rapid
Express to and from Detroit
FRED M. Briggs, Gen’ Agent, 85 Monroe St.
G. 8S. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union Depot.
Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St.
O. W. Ruaeves.G. P. & T. Agent., Chicago.
WANTED.
POTATOES, APPLES, DRIED
FRUIT, BEANS
and all kinds of Produce.
If you have any of the above goods to
ship, or anything in the Produce line, let
us hear from you. Liberal cash advances
made when desired.
EARL BROS.,
COMMISSION MERCHANTS
157 South Water St., CHICAGO.
Reference: First NATIONAL BANK, Chicago.
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. Grand Rapids. |
FOURTH NATIONAL BANK
Grand Rapids, Mich.
A. J. BOWNE, President.
Gro. C. PrerRcE, Vice President.
H. W. NAsu, Cashier
$300,000.
CAPITAL,
Transacts a general banking business.
Make a Specialty of Collections. Accounts
of Country Merchants Solicited.
BEFORE BUYING GRATES
yet Circular and Testimonials. Sent Free.
Economical, Sanitary, Cleanly and Artistic.
ALDINE FIRE PLACE, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.
A. HIMES,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
GOAL AND WOOD.
Main Office, 54 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich. Yard and Warehouse on Line of
G. KR. &L, C. & W. M. and L. S. & M. S. Rys.
——ALL SHIPMENTS MADE PROMPTLY.———
Duplex Wagon
Lime, Cement,
Fire Brick, etc.
Pleasure
OR
Business
~ 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 C0., Grand Rapids.
lonia Pants&Overail Co.
E. D. Voorhees, Manager.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Pants, Overalls, Goats, Jackets, Shirts, Hts.
Warranted Not to Rip.
Fit Guaranteed.
Workmanship Perfect.
Mr. Voorhees’ long experience in the manufacture of these goods enables him
to turn out a line especially adapted to the Michigan trade. Samples and prices
sent on application.
IONIA, MICH.
WM.SEARS & CO..
Cracker Manviactvrers,
37,39 and 41 Kent St., Grand Rapids.
Putnam Gandy bo.
NTRS cr
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Iwate ORANGES,
Na LEMONS,
BANANAS,
Nuts, etc. ;
1865.
| eo
Figs, Dates,
CURTISS & CO.,
WHOLESALE
Paper Warehouse.
EXCLUSIVE AGENTS FOR THE KEYSTONE BINDERS’
TWINE.
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Houseman Block,
THE
MICHIGAN TRADESMAN.
A Farmer’s First Deposit.
They had opened a bank at Medina, the
first one in the history of the town, and
one day, after it was in good running
order, Farmer Adams hitched his horse
and wagon in front of the building,
looked to see if the crock of butter and
basket of eggs were safe, and then en-
tered the building. He was well known
to all of the officials, and each had a
word for him as he entered. He looked
around him in wonder, and then ad-
dressed himself to the President:
‘Wall, Steve Smith, you’ve gone and
opened a bank, eh ?’’
“Vies.”?
“Git a reg’ lar charter ?””
“Oh, yes.”
“Got things so that robbers can’t git
the money ?”’
Te.”
“Wall, now, look-a-here, Steve, I’ve |
knowed you a long time, haven’t I ?”’
‘“*You have, Mr. Adams.’’
‘“‘Knowed you when your father run
off and left the family as hard up asa
spring coon with a broken leg ?”’
“Tes.”’
‘“‘Knowed you when you growed
and married Hanner Taylor ?”’
“ies,”
‘‘How is Hanner and the young’ uns ?”’
‘“‘Well, thank you.”’
“That’s proper, but what I was goin’
to say was that I guess I'll put some
money into your bank—not a great deal,
but jist ’nuff fur a nest egg, like.’’
**‘We shall be glad to number you with
our patrons.’’
“Yaas. but look-a-here, Steve, I don’t
want no foolin’ about this bizness. When
I want my money I want to find it right
here.”
‘“‘Certainly.”’
**And I want to find you here.’’
“Of course.’’
‘““And if you bust up the bank and run
off with the cash, as some of ’em hev
done, do you know what [Il do?
up
the end of the airth,
haul you Ill give
drubbing any man on
a
‘You need have no fears, Mr. Adams.”’
“Wall, you hear
$4 to begin on. It’s to sort o’ try you,
and, if everything is all right, 1 may put
in four more when I sell that steer.
That’s all, unless you bust up and run
away.
allfiredest
globe
you the
this
0
Truths to be Remembered.
Frugality may be termed the daughter
of prudence, the
and the parent of liberty. He
extravagant will quickly become poor,
and poverty will enforce dependence and |
corruption.
The management of a household is as
much a matter of business as the man-
agement of a shop or counting-house. |
It requires method, accuracy, organiza- |
tion, industry, economy, discipline, tact, |
adapting |
knowledge and capacity for
means to ends.
There is no slight danger from general
ignorance; and the only choice which
Providence has graciously left to a
vicious government is either to fall by
the people, if they are suffered to become
enlightened, or with them, if they are
kept enslaved and ignorant.
Activity without overwork, healthful
living, moderation, self-control, the due
exercise of all the faculties, the cultiva-
tion of the reason, the judgment and the
will, the nurture of all kindly feelings
and the practice of doing good- all
things, in fact, which tend to build up a
noble manhood— prepare the way to
a long life and a happy and _ blessed
old age.
A child’s training must be begun with-
out delay, while itis yet an infant in
arms. As soon as it knows that crying
will not conquer, that persistence in
naughtiness will not be encouraged by its
weak-minded nurse or mother, it learns
the wisdom of submission. A victory
once gained thus over a rebellious child,
however much it may cost the tender-
hearted mother at the time, is well won.
Next time the fight will not last so long,
and gradually the little child will learn
the necessity of obedience.
rij
hitch up the old mare and foller you to}
and when I over- |
ever |
me, and now here is |
sister of temperance, |
that is |
Government Test of Woods.
From the Southern Lumberman.
In compound columns care should be
exercised in selecting the sticks which
are to form the column. Of course, it
would be useless to place a poor with a
| strong stick, but it is best to place the
| good together and the inferior by them-
selves. To make the effects of knots in
; the resistance of short posts to com-
| pression more apparent, some columns,
| after having been tested and their resist-
| ance determined, were cut up and spec-
limens of shorter length taken and
| tested; the difference in strength was
| very marked, as was to be expected. An
| oak column 168 inches long, which
| yielded at 4,953 pounds per square inch,
showed in a specimen fifty-two inches
long cut therefrom 8,450 pounds per
square inch, and another 7,794 pounds
per square inch, which then gave way at
ja knot. Another post 164 inches long
failed at 3,432 pounds per square inch,
| but a piece thirty-two inches long was
cut from it, which gave 6,230 pounds per
;}square inch. A yellow pine post, 1438
linches long, gave a resistance of 4,663
pounds per square inch, but a specimen
| thirty-two inches long was taken from it
| which had a resistance of 6,230 pounds
per square inch. Pieces of smaller size
| could doubtless have been cut from each
| of these which would have shown still
greater strength, as they might have been
obtained more free from imperfections
of all kinds. Knots of even small size,
|firm and sound, exercise an injurious
'effect upon timber. This was shown in
|a piece of spruce, from which two sam-
ples were cut, one having a uniform,
straight grain, the other two small knots;
| the strength of the former was 11 per
|eent. greater than the latter. ‘‘When
we come to determine the resistance of
|specimens having knots to forces of
;compression at right angles to fibers of
| the wood, we find the resistance much
increased, and this increase should be
taken into account when selections for
this purpose are possible. The resist-
;ance of specimens of a given wood, as
compared with others of its kind, is gen-
| erally indicated by its specific gravity,
| but this does not always hold good. In
yellow pines some of those rich in tur-
| pentine have a high specific gravity and
| yet are not the strongest. The rapidity
of growth will sometimes give indica-
tions of the strength. A rapid growth
| in oak is apt to be accompanied by an in-
| crease of strength, while the reverse is
| often true in yellow pine.’’
> >
Legal Impertinence.
Honest witnesses anxious to tell the
truth, the whole truth, and nothing but
the truth, do not receive from the bench
| the protection to which they are entitled.
They are badgered, brow-beaten, and
sometimes made to commit involuntary
| prejury by ‘‘smart’’ lawyers, ‘‘the court’’
smiling the while and seeming to enjoy
the over-bearing insolence of the bar. It
is a disgrace to the dignity of justice that
|such things are permitted and even
| tacitly encouraged.
Why should a respectable citizen be
brought into court to be made a butt for
the stale wit and libelous innuendoes of
so-called professional gentlemen? Why
do judges allow the ordinary courtesies
of life to be violated every day in the
tribunals, where, if anywhere, the rules
of decency and decorum should be rigidly
enforced? Why should a pert attorney
be permitted to imply by his mode of ex- |
amination that a gentleman and a man
of honor, whom he knows to be such, has
appeared on the witness-stand for the
express purpose of prejuring himself,
and is, upon the whole, a suspicious
character ?
Is it not enough that an honest man
should be taken from his business with-
out compensation to testify in a case in
which he has no personal interest, but
he must also have his reputation assailed
and his feelings wrung by a lawyer who
is paid for the job?
> -- >
Withstand the Song of the Siren.
There are but two starch manufactur-
ing concerns in the country that are not
members of the starch trust—T. Kings-
ford & Son, of Oswego, and the Gilbert
| Graves Manufacturing Co., of Buffalo.
GRAND
Makes a Specialty of
AMILYON'S PI RF(JALLERY
RAPIDS,
Life Size Portraits in
Crayon, Pastel and Water Colors, at the Low-
est Possible Prices.
Correspondence solicited
LEMON & PETERS,
IMPORTING AND
Wholesale Grocers.
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.
GRAND
RAPIDS.
S. K. BOLLES.
E. B. DIKEMAN.
S. K. Bolles & Co.,
77 CANAL ST., GRAND RAPIDS,
MICH.
W holesale Cigar Dealers.
"tUS83 UF
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
cost Plt
(Formerly Shriver, Weatherly & Co.)
CONTRACTORS FOR
Galuanixed Iron Cornice,
Plumbing & Heating Work.
Dealers in
Pumps, Pipes, Etc., Mantels
and Grates.
Weatherly & Pulte,
GRAND RAPIDS, - - MICH.
Bicycles,
Tricyeles,
memoseas, | \Velocipedes
General Sporting Goods
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
logue,