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Editor ‘‘Michigan Tradesman” DEAR Sir—In your issue of October 8, I notice a letter from Dr. Baker, Secretary of the State Board of Health, in which he says that my theory of cheese poisoning does not fit the facts, because at the factory at Fruit- ridge—where the most of the trouble arose from poisoned or poisonous cheese-—the patrons did not indulge in the filthy prac- tice of carrying the whey home in their milk cans. If that is the only reason the Doctor can possibly advance for stating that my theory does not fft the facts, I think that I may be able to convince you that my theory may be correct after all, and that the trouble at Fruitridge might have orig- inated from the whey tank. Ido not feel competent to carry ona controversy with the Doctor, for he has the advantage of me, being a scientist, and a statement from him, will go farther than facts from me. But there are certain facts that 1 possess in the knowledge of cheese making, which the Doctor does not understand. If he had I think he would not have made the statement | ae 25. he did in his letter of September As regards the theory of the Doctor and Mr. Horton, Ido not think they will fit the facts, although they both thought of the same cause, independent of each other, and even of the same plant, but have not named it, for fear they might be wrong. I do not blame the Doctor for being cautious under the circumstances, but I think Mr. Horton, being a practical manufacturer, ought to make his plant theory known, and then bring arguments that will give some facts of there being a possibility of such effects be- ing produced. Had they confined the poi- son to the milk, I would have to admit that they had ground for their theory; but when they take it to the cheese, I am compelled to make some statements to show that they are mistaken in their plant theory. Below I give an extract from an article from the pen of Prof. L. B. Arnold, which recently appeared in the New York Trib- une. The facts therein set forth will strengthen the theory advanced by Dr. Bak- er and Mr. Horton, but only as regards the milk. Probably one of the several plants named is the one they have in mina: “The statement published last month that two little children in Connecticut nearly died through drinking the milk of a cow that had been poisoned with Paris green, has been questioned as a supposed impossibility. The objector can not see how the poison could get into the milk, nor how a cow could give milk after being poisoned. These sup- posed impossibilities are facts of frequent occurrence in all dairy sections. Any sub- stance, poisonous, medicinal, or otherwise, that can be taken into the blood will at once begin to appear in the milk and become more and more intense as long as there is a sup- ply in the blood from which to derive an ac- cumulation. The presence of poison in the system tends rapidly to diminish the secre- tion of milk, but not so rapidly as to prevent the poison from being mingled with it. In cases of moderate poisoning the mammary glands, when the animal is giving milk, are the most efficient means of eliminating the poison from the system, and often the milk becomes so charged with it as to seriously poison persons—especially children—using it when the cow herself shows little or no indication of its influence. Numerous in- stances have occurred where cows from eat- ing cicuta, wild carrot, lobelia, and even rot- ten potatoes, have taken in poison enough to cause their milk to terribly sicken and distress those who used it, though the cows themselves showed no other effects than a falling off in the quantity of milk. A moderate poisoning with Paris green could hardly fail to operate in the same way.” I maintain that even should there be pois- onous liquid substances in the milk, as a re- sult of the cows feeding upon poisonous plants, that the chemical changes through which the milk passes in the manufacture of cheese tends to expel such foreign sub- stances, which are retained and carried off in the whey, leaving the caseine free. In my former letter I admitted that rank weeds and plants had their influence upon the caseine, by converting the sugar of milk into grape sugar, thereby producing alcohol- ie fermentation, which creates ammoniacal and carbonic acid gas in the caseine and causes it to float. But if theoperator knows how to destroy those gases, they will have no material effect upon the cheese. Stag- nant and impure water or milk from cows ov- er-heated, will produce the same effect. But should the sugar of milk be destroyed and the albumen be decayed, preventing a per- fect chemical change, then such poisonous substances will be retained in the cheese, and there is not a scientist but will sub- stantiate my statement; and I ask for proof if any of the plants named by Profes- sor Arnold will produce such effectsin the milk either before or after being drawn’ from the cow. I will give you two practical illustrations concerning effects produced by different causes—one by a plant and the other from putty: $ The Michigan 1 . Trade Sman @ PAGES. TEN Cin the season of 1875, in the month of September, I had a vat of milk which did not undergo the necessary chemical change. The coloring did not have the desired effect, and after using a double quantity of rennet, an unnatural coagulation took place. I nev- er had had any such experience before, and did not know what was the trouble; but af- ter a great deal of extra labor and anxiety I made it into something that resembled cheese. The next morning I was very care- ful to examine every can of milk, and the result was, that in one of the cans I found at the bottom a quantity of fresh putty. I then enquired of the patron how the -putty came there. He answered the question by saying that the can had sprung a leak the day before and he had applied that remedy to stop it. Irefused to take the milk, and informed him of my trouble the day before. He laughed at the idea of such a small thing as that making any trouble. The milk that day worked perfectly natural. A few days after taking the cheese from the hoop, I no- ticed a substance leeked from them, which, in color, resembled linseed oil, and after be- ing exposed a short time, it would become very waxy with a very sickening taste. In fifteen days three of those cheese were ship- ped to Liverpool, and one I kept fifteen days longer, and then cut it, and distributed it among the patrons. Some of them threw it away, but those who ate of it became very sick. This was may first experience with poisonous cheese. In 1877, I had changed my location, and being in conversation with the proprietor regarding the sensitiveness of milk and how easily it became tainted, he said that the sea- son before there was milk received at the factory, which as soon as it came to the tem- perature of 90 degrees an odor arose from it which made them sick to the stomach. On further examination I found that some taint was preceptible in the milk when it was re- ceived, but there was something strange about it, as it seldom occurred with the same patron twice; but he could not give me any information as to what caused it. After y= conversation, I took particular notice ofthe milk. It eameinas good as usual, until some time in July, when I received a small quantity of milk, not more than a hundred, pounds, which had a peculiar taint, but on enquiry found that it was from the same source as that which troubled them the sea- son before.. In manufacturing the milk, I kept a register and noted every change. The coloring had the desired effect. The rennet acted perfectly in coagulating this milk, but the taints were very sickening, and in the course of time an alcoholic fermentation tcok place and produced those foreign gases (causing the curd to float) which I did not destroy, as I wished to see what the result would be when the cheese was cured. The next day the milk came as good as_ usual, but a few days after the same taint- was pre- ceptible with another patron’s milk, and the same results were produced, only I destroy - ed those gases, which left the caseine almost free from taint. At that time I noticed there had been a rain the night before, and the owner of this milk told me that while milking the taint was quite preceptible from two of the cows—he had seven in all—but he could not tell what caused the taint. A short time after this, two of the patrons brought tainted milk, which I refused to take. Ihad not discovered, as yet, what caused it, but roticed that just after a rain some of the milk would be affected in that way. 1 examined the water, but conld not find anything which would produce such an affect. I then began to search in the pas- tures and found a strange-looking plant or rather a vine. [never sawa plant like it before. On breaking offa piece of it,a milky substance run from it, and it had the same odor asthe milk. I tasted of it, and I became sick to my stomach. I took some water and poured over this plant and found that the moisture enlarged it and that the supply of milk was greater. I have always thought that the plant was poisonous. I have never found a botanist who could give me any information as to what it was, or to what plant family it belonged. When the cheese made from this tainted milk were cured I cut some of them at the factory for the patrons. They were good and caused no sickness, nor was there any trouble in the curing process. You will see by these illustrations that there were different effects produced. First, where certain properties of the milk were destroyed, by coming in direct contact with foreign substances, and preventing the nec- essary chemical changes, the caseine retain- ed the poisonous substances. Second, where the trouble was produced by a plant, al- though an alcoholic fermentation took place, yet the cheese was not affected. I consider these tests to be sufficient proof that the poisonous substances were expelled. The Dr. takes the ground that because the patrons did not carry the whey home in their cans, it would be impossible for any trouble to arise from the whey tank. Again, he says that at the factory where they made a prac- tice of carrying the whey home in their cans there had not been any trouble known. Yet, I suppose the cows in the locality of Fruit- ridge have fed in the same pastures year after year, and that no trouble of poisoned cheese ever occurred there before. ‘Taking ea aL ae STIR RET ARTISTRY “DIUSRUEERA ee IDS. MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1 884. such arguments, we could write many pages | | From the American Miller. and not come any nearer the facts. Where did those cheese get their poison-_ ous substances that were made in Wisconsin in the month of April? Surely not from | plants. But the patrons carried their whey | | tice in all dairy sections in the Union, and | let the cheese come from what state it may, they are more or less affected with that’ How was it I found the! home in their cans and it is a general prac- whey tank odor. same oils and acids and odors in the cheese | was it the hogs and calves were atfected | with symptoms of poisoning after drinking | the whey? I would like some one to answer | these questions. Ina private letter to Dr. | Baker, I stated that it was my opinion there | were impurities in the atmosphere at certain times and in different localities, and that) there was an affinity existing which would | unite with the poisonous germs left in the | milk cans undestroyed, and that these unit- | ed, coming in direct contact w would produce unnatural decay, preventing | a proper chemical change, and therefore | leaving the poisonous substances in the cheese. Whatever caused the trovble at Fruit- | ridge, I shall not attempt tosay. But in my} case, the poisoning was caused by the whey tank, and from no other sourez. This I am positive of, although there was not a gener- | al poisoning from all factories where the | whey was carried home in their cans. I have stated that there was a possibility that | the poisoning at Fruitridge might have orig- | inated from the whey tank. Itisa practice | with some cheese makers to use sour whey | for the purpose of producing an acid earlier, | and if they have neglected to save it before | it runs in the tank, they will take it from: there, and such might have been the case at'| Fruitridge. | T think 1 have said sufficient as regards my | theory. I hope all those who have a theory, | will write it up with arguments that they | can prove. I have proof that other factories in this State suffered from the whey tank, as several factorymen have written to me, giving me details as to the working of their milk, also saying that it made them sick to work over it, and asking me if I knew what caused it, and how to remedy it. I wrote them that the whey tank was the cause of all the trouble and that the remedy was to clean the tank thoroughly and induce the patrons, if possible, to discontinue carrying) the whey home in their cans, and they found that their trouble came from the tanks. Before I close, I will give some more facts that will not strengthen the plant theory. About three weeks ago, in conversation with a gentleman, he gave me the name of a fam- ily that had been poisoned by eating cheese, in this city. I called on the parties named, who stated that about July 1 they bought a piece of cheese. There were seven in the family and five ate of the cheese, and ina short time they were taken very sick, but did not call medical aid. L traced this cheese | up and found it was some of my own make. A few days after 1 heard of two other fami- lies that had been poisoned with cheese. I called on them, also. There were thirteen in all that were sick. This occurred in the beginning of June. Both cases were very severe, and, fortunately, employed the same physician. In my conversation with the doctor he said that his first impression was that they were attacted with cholera morbus, but on enquiry as to what they had been eating. he was informed that they had been partaking of cheese. He got some of the cheese and took it to a chemist, who made several analyses, which, each time showed indications of salts of lead. I asked the doc- tor if there were any signs of vegetable poi- son. He said there was no indication of vegetable poison, but would not say positive- ly that it was lead, as he and the chemist were not fully satisfied with the test they made, and intended making another test; but before they could do so their samples were destroyed. I endeavored to find out where this cheese was made, but have been unable to do so. These cases were not re- ported to the Board of Health. Now, if these facts will not establish my theory, I will leave it to the scientists to bring facts to prove to the contrary. Yours truly, C. B. LAMBERT. ———2- = A Ticklish Sign. From the New York Sun. “Now,” said the photographer, taking hold of the cloth over the instrument, ‘‘are you all ready?” “Yes,” replied the customer. “Well, just keep your eye on that sign,” he said, pointing to a legend on the wall which reads ‘Positively No Credit,’ and 9 <<. _____- After the Ceremony. “Thank heaven, the fuss is all over,” said the groom, “andI have you all to my- self.” : “Yes,” returned the happy bride, “and now let us take one last look at the wedding presents before pa sends them back to the jewelerers.” ——__ << There are said to be more than a million cattle in the different herds grazing in Mon- tana. A patent fence factory isa new industry at Coldwater. ith the milk,;. only be a matter of conjecture. | traditions. | it was fit for use. Tale in Flour. Through the columns of the Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., the fact is made known of con- siderable indignation on the part of a mill- ing firm of St. Louis, Mo., to whom a cireu- lar and sample of their ground tale was sent by a tale and soapstone company offering to sell, on board ears, fine, white, ground tale at from 114 to 214 cents per pound, accord- ing to the quantity taken. This was under- stood to imply that this mineral powder was : 7 : being used by illers of St. Louis as were found inthe whey tank, and why | g used by the millers of St. Louis for adulterating flour. The secretary of the com- pany admitted that they were scattering gen- erally through the country these samples, ete., of a very valuable article in manufac- turing, as a species of lubricant for machin- ery; that these samples and circulars iad been sent to milling companies, but not knowingly to flour mills, The secretary re- marked that it was a harmless powder, | seventy per cent. being magnesia, which is used in drug stores. But itis a perfectly indigestible silicate, and, although not a poison like arsenic, it is liable by insolubil- ity to clog up the intestines, and is much out of place there, especially in lieu of fiour. The St. Louis millers are rightfully indig- nant. While there are no grounds fora sus- picion of any adulteration in the famous winter wheat flour of that prominent milling center of the Southwest, the detection of the gross mineral adulterations of flour, when once suspected, is so easy, requiring no ex- pert knowledge, while once detected their ef- forts would be to utterly destroy the busi- ness of those so engaged, that it may be safely taken for granted that no flour leaves any of our reputable mills with this or any other adulteration. with unscrupulous middlemen, in its dis- tribution among the tower classes, such as What may be the ease inhabit the slums of our great cities, can The pulver- ized tale, above referred to, is made from a kind of soapstone, which is much softer than terra alba, pumice stone or any of that class of earths, and being often of snowy white- ness, might be mixed with flour by some contemptible, unprincipled small dealer without affecting the appearance of the meal and perhaps suit the stomach of a ‘“‘clay- eater.” So <> Bread From Acorn Flour. Correspondence San Francisco Chronicle. The Indians scattered along the foot-hills of the Sierra are a quiet, inoffensive people. They do not appear to be governed by any tribal laws, yet adhere to many of their old One or two men of superior abil- ity and industry form a nucleus around which others less ambitious gather. Hence they fence with brush and logs a tract suf- ficient for their requirements of hay-making, pasturage, ete. Although they often indulge in the food of civilized nations, the acorn is still a favorite article of diet in every well- regulated wigwam. The process of convert- ing this bitter nut into bread is curious. Un- der the branches of a grand old pine I found them at work. They had shucked and ground in the usual manner a large mass of the acorn meats. A number of circular vats had been hollowed out of the black soil, much in the shape of a punch-bowl. Into these was put the acorn pulp. At hand stood several large clothes-baskets filled with water, and into these they dropped hot stones, thus heating the water to the re- quired temperature. Upon the mass of crushed bitterness they carefully ladled the hot water, making it about the color and con- sistency of cream. Not a speck appeared to mix. A buxom ‘‘muhala” stood by each vat, and with asmall fir bough stirred the mass, skillfully removing any speck that floated upon the surface. The soil gradually absorb- ed the bitter waters, leaving a firm, white substance of which they made bread. I ask- ed to taste it, at which they said something in their language and all laughed. I asked again, and after more laughter I was handed a small particle on a fig leaf, and found it sweet and palatable. They began to remove it, and so adroitly was this done that but a small portion adhered to the soil. They spread it upon the rocks, and in a short time This, I am told, they mix with water, put it into thin cakes, and bake before the fire. —_—_—_——_>- a A Cocoanut Crop in Danger. From the Boston Advertiser. The attempt to account for the milk in the cocoanut may be postponed for a season, in view of the threatened danger to the cocoa- nut itself. It appears that the ‘‘cocoanut bug,” an old enemy, which first appeared five years ago in the western part of the island of Cuba, is again doing frightful damage to trees. Thousands of cocoanut trees have been destroyed, and the bug is slowly but steadily advancing east. Several ingredi- ents have been pointed out by naturalists as effective in checking their devastation, but little heed has been taken of the indications, and itis feared by many that the bug will eventually reach Baracoa, the consequence of which to the product is looked upon with alarm. <> -o-

One New York firm receives the bulk of the alligator-skins which are shipped from the south. Pocket-books, cigar and card cases, satchels, and a great variety of arti- cles are made of the skins. As these all bring a round sum, and as the hides pay the hunter only a dollar apiece, the tanner and the manufacturer must divide snug _ profits, even after the freights are paid. 9 > Several prominent New York manufac- turers of macaroni have been arrested and fined for using chromate of lead, a poison, to produce the yellow color which was for- merly produced by eggs and then saffron. Saffron is worth $16 per pound, eggs are dear, and chromate of lead is only six cents per pound. ———————>_ 2 <> The achievements of the camera grow more impressive every day. A Dakota pho- tographer has succeeded in obtaining a good picture of a cyclone. New Lumbering Locality. The new lumbering center about ten miles west of Hobart in Lake county, is likely to grow to considerable proportions, the popu- lation already numbering 200 people. One hundred and fifty men are employed by John Canlfield, who is logging and trans- porting about 50,000 feet of timber to Pine River each day, over a narrow guage rail- way, six miles in length. N. Slaght & Co. have purchased the shingle mill of Mr. Sprague, together with 1,200 acres of pine purchased of them about a year ago, and are running it on full force, turning out about 40,000 shingles per day. They have also put in a general stock of goods for the con- venience of their employes and other work- men and settlers in that vicinity. W. F. Stuart is also operating his shingle mill, which has the same daily capacity as: the Slaght mill. The product of both mills is being piled, preparatory to the construction of a spur railway track from Hobart early next season. N. Slaght & Co. own 9,000 acres of pine in one tract, and control 9,000 acres ad- ditional, which they hold on contract from John Canlfield. The settlement is fast at- taining a position of business importance, and steps will shortly be taken to secure the location of a post-office there. —— 2 Elmira Gazette: W. W. Middaugh has been fixing up his store building to be occu- pied with a stock of boots and shoes. How the Hatter Made Money. “You hatters mus av of money out of the election.” “How?” ‘Why, so many hats bet. It must have made your business boom.” “But it hasn’t. You see one man gets trust- | ed a hat and pays a bet with it.” | “Yes.” | “Then that man turns it over to another | to pay his bet.” “Oh! I see.” “And then after it has taken a turn of the whole community it gets back to the first man, and he comes in and says _ he believes he won’t keep it and wants credit for it on his account. Oh, yes, we make a bushel of money out of election bets, we do.” ——_—__—__—_- Purely Personal. Harry Winchester, formerly of this city, is now correspondence clerk for Lynn, Dun- ning & Co., of Detroit. D. 8S. Hopkins, the architect, has detailed designs and descriptions, in the November number of the Builder and Wood-Worker, of a $8,800 veneered cottage. John Caulfield, the veteran grocery job- ber, left yesterday for a tour of the North- ern trade of his house, to be absent about two weeks. He is accompanied by Manley Jones, his regular traveler through that ter- ritory. Mr. Caulfield has not made an ex- tended trip of this kind since two years ago. OYSTERS AT WHOLBSAL E. We are receiving daily, direct from Baltimore. FRESH OYSTERS, in quanti- ties to supply the trade of Northern Michigan. Our Oysters are canned in Baltimore by the well-known and reliable packers, W.R. Barnes & Co., As soon as caught, thereby retaining the sweetness | and flavor which makes this bivalve so palatable and makes them far superior to the goods sold by other dealers, which are shipped in bulk and canned in this city, after being from five to ten days out of the water. We claim superiority for our goods, both in Quality and Quantity. “The proof of the pudding is in chewing the string.” Send in your orders and they will receive our prompt attention. WE ARE HEADQUARTERS. EATON & GHRISTENSOK, 77 Canal street, Grand Rapids, Mich Choice Butter a Specialty ! BANANAS, LEMONS, EGGS, CHEESE, VEG- ETABLES, APPLES, CIDER. Careful Attention Paid to Filling Orders. M.C. Russell, 48 Ottawa St., G’d Rapids, F.J. LAMB & COMPANY, — WHOLESALE Putter, Cheese, DEALERS IN-—— Eggs, Apples, Onions, Potatoes, Beans, Etc. State Agent for the Lima Patent Egg Cases and Fillers. NO. 8 AND 10 IONIA STREET, GRAND RAPIDS. - MICHIGAN. | \ JOH IMPORTER AND Wholesale Grocer, 85, 87, 89 Canal Street, GRAND RAPIDS - MICHIGAN. I desire to call the attention of the trade to the fact that in the territory tributary to Grand Rapids, I cannot and will not be undersold. There is no conceivable reason why Chicago, Detroit, New York or Boston should be able to place groceries in Grand Rapids’ territory. I certainly buy my goods as cheap as jobbers located elsewhere. Many large houses still purchase extensive blocks of goods as in war times. I pur- chase as the wants of my trade demand, and am, therefore, in the existing condition of trade, better able to sell goods at the lowest prices. The difference in the percent- age of cost to sell goods in Chicago, Detroit, Boston and New York, and what it costs me would in itself make a handsome profit. I am anxious to obtain as large a share as possible of the near-by and home trade; and shall be pleased to furnish samples and quotations. Mail orders are especially solicited and lowest market prices on every order received is guaranteed. ‘Teas. The present is a good time to place your orders for Japan Teas. 1 have several invoices in transit, including basket fired and sun dried, my own importations. Please send for samples before purchasing elsewhere, or order a sample chest, subject to your approval. I wish to have it understood that all tea orders will be filled subject to ap- proval; and if not satisfactory, after examination, the goods can be returned andIwill stand all expenses incurred, including outward freight. Coffees and Spices. I have already called attention in the columns of THE TRADESMAN to my new brands of Roasted Coffees. The marked and deserved success of this department is the very best evidence of the merit of the goods. I devote much time and attention to the selections for roasting and blending, and GUARANTEE better values than are those furnished by Eastern parties, or no sale. ‘Eome Reasted Rid. 60s bec ose 14 Prime A ee ee ee 16 Select MArAGAIDO. 7.0066 oe oe 6 ew cc ee es eee 18 Imperial Roasted (a blended Coffee)... 2.0.22... 0. cee cece cece eee 18 OG Roasted Java oo a cc ak. ee cane aig 23 Mandehling ee ee 25 Java and MOCHA 9.2.0 e eo wk es we ns oie 25 I exercise great care in selection and grinding of spices, and can especially recom- mend my two brands of J, Cc. Strictly Pure Ground. sg. ©. Pure Ground, Also my Js. Cc. Best Einglish Mustard. Can put up ground goods at any price to suit the trade, and will guarantee values. Canned Goods. I have a large and well assorted stock of Canned Goods. My Black Diamond brand of California Salmon is especially fine. It is not a bad time to lay ina stock of the new pack of peaches. I have en route a car load of Country Standards, all Yellows, which I will sell very cheap. Imported Groceries. My stock includes French and Turkish Prunes, Patras Currants, Loose Muscatels, London Layer, Valencia and,Ondara Valencia Layer Raisins, Citron, Prunells, Figs, Olive Oils, French Sardines, French Mustard, Crosse & Blackwell’s Pickles, Sicily Canary Seed, Italian Maccaroni, Condensed Milk, ete. Soap and Starch. I keep all the well known and popular brands of soaps at lowest prices, including Babbitt’s, Kirk’s standard brands, Fairbanks’, Schultz’s (Fatherland), Simon’s Con- densed, ete. I am agent for Gilbert’s Starch Factories, Des Moines and Buffalo. Their goods have always been regarded as equal to any of the crack Eastern manufacturers, and have always held their own in the Eastern States. I am now placing my second car-load within thirty days, and have yet to hear the first complaint with regard to quality of the goods. I am able to compete with Western manufacturers in price, and guarantee quality equal to any in the market. Cigars and Tobaccos. This has always been prominent in my trade, and has required much of my attention. I have the exclusive control in this State of some of the best brands of Cigars, Cigarettes, Fine Cut, Plug and Smoking Tobaccos, including in Plugs Senour & Gage’s Celebrated Red Star and Old Five Cent Time; Horseshoe and D. & D.; McAlpin’s Green Shield and Chocolate Cream; Nobby Spun Roll and Ne Plus Ultra Black Spun Roll. In Fine Cuts, Fountain, Old Congress, Good Luck, Good and Sweet, American Queen, Blaze Away, and Hairlifter. In Smokings, Rob Roy, Uncle Sam, Mountain Rose, and Gold Flake Cabinet. In Cigars, Glaccum’s Standard, Delumos, After Lunch, Our Winners, Little Hatchets, Golden Spike, Josephus, Commercial and Magnolias, the champion cheap cigar. Wours Truly, JOHN CAULFIELD. 4 CAULFIELD, sa o | & 6\ Drugs & Medicines Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association. ‘OFFICERS. President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix. sd li las M. McDonald, Kal- Second Viee-President—B. D. Northrup, Lan- Third Vice- President—Frank Wurzburg, Gr’d Rapids. gaceeiary<3 acob Jesson, Muskegon. Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit. Executive Committee—H. J. Brown, = B. Stevens, Gev. Gundrum, W. H. Keller, F. W. Fincher. Next place of meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday. October 138, 1885. Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884. Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in each month. : Annual Meetings—First Thursday evening in November, Next Meeting—Thursday evening, Novem- ber 13, at “The Tradesman’”’ office. THE PHARMACOPGIA, Four Reasons Why It Should be Used by Drugzists. The following paper was read by Prof. Prescott before the Michigan State Phar- maceutical Association, at its recent meeting in Detroit: 1. Because the Pharmacopeeia is the prop- er and legally constituted authority for standards of identity, purity and strength of the principal medicines furnished by the druggist. Not indeed all medicines which the drug- gist is to furnish are pharmacopeeial articles. It comes within the province of the pharma- cist to furnish to his patrons any articles which may be called for in good faith as remedies for the relief or prevention of dis ease, and many such articles are not includ- ed in the lists of the Pharmacopoeia. Never- theless, by far the greater portion of the medicinal material dispensed by the phar- macist, and a stili larger proportion of the material given by order of physicians, is materiel legally defined, in its identity, strength, and purity, by the Pharmacopeeia. Its authority is not individual but represen- tative of the organized physicians and phar- macists of the country, and so far a profes- sionally legal authority. Ifit be true that certain of its standards be not most wisely chosen, this is no reason for inattention to them. It must be remem- bered that uniformity is the most essential feature of any standard, and uniformity can be sustained only by consulting an authority accepted by all. In the single feature of the strength of galenical solutions, it is of the first importance that this strength shall be the same at the hands of each _prescription- ist—the same in Maine that it is in Califor- nia; and in order to have an authority that shall be single and undisputed for the coun- try, the authority must needs be representa- tive. Many a man might be capable, in and of himself, of making as good a pharmaco- poeia as that of the United States; and we might nearly say that one man could do it with a twenty-fifth of the labor devoted to it by the twenty-five of the Committee of Revision; but, be it observed, as surely as we should have a standard furnished by one man, we should have various standards set up by various men, and the prime object of a single authority for uniform standards would fail to be attained. 2. Again, in the mode of making the me- dicinal preparations most used, a national standard should be before the eyes of every dispensing pharmacist, and every manufac- turing pharmacist who undertakes to pro- duce these preparations. It is not necessary now to answer the question—Must the phar- macist invariably follow the last Pharma- copeeia in making every tincture and every syrup called for by pharmacopeial name? It is only here declared that if he does not follow the directions of the pharmacopeeia, he should have sufficient ground for the de- parture, and should keep the text of the national authority before his eyes as a point of departure, if liberty of departure be taken. 3. Because in this country the Pharma- copoeia is a joint authority created and adopted by the physicians and pharmacists. It should be scrupulously regarded by the latter as a daily hand-book—the guide in judging the quality and fixing the strength of the many articles which the pharmacist furnishes upon the direction of the physici- an. In scarcely a country in the world are pharmacists so fully in possession of their just, equal voice in the authority of the Pharmacopoeia as in the United States. In the fitness of things, physicians and phar- macists are to unite in the compilation of the Pharmacopoeia—the physicians to de- cide what articles are worthy a place in this national code, and the pharmacists to elaborate the descriptions, the tests of iden- tity, purity and strength, and the modes of preparation of these articles. Now, asa matter of fact, in the revision «of a Phar- macopoeia, it proves to be a light task to de- cide what articles shall be retained in its lists, and a heavy task to complete its de- scriptions, tests of identity and purity and strength, and processes of preparation; and, as a matter of fact, Pharmacopoeias of the world owe little to the attention of medical men, and much to the attention of pharma- ceutical men. For the most partin all the countries, the pharmacists make the phar- macopoeias. This is as true in Great Brit- ain as itis in the United States; but in Great Britian our pharmaceutical brethren have worked faithfully at the request of the medical council (a body in which they have had no representation), and they are now striving earnestly to obtain what the phar- macists of the United States have enjoyed since 1840—an equal voice in the governing body by whose direction the pharmacopoeia . satory—the is issued. Now, in the Pharmacopoeial Convention of May, 1880, at Washington, there were eleven pharmaceutical organiza- tions represented, with thirty-five organiza- tions of medical bodies, including the U. 8. Army, Navy and Marine Hospital Service. In the committe of twenty-five for the re- vision and publication of the work, not less than fourteen are pharmaceutical represen- tatives; and it is fair to say that by far the heavier and more responsible labor of the revision has been in that division devolving upon those counted within the fourteen pharmaceutical representatives? It is true, however, that all the radical changes in the Pharmacopoeia, including the use of weights for liquids and other changes which have in- curred severe criticism, were determined by | 7 the convention, in which medical delegates held a very large majority. On the score of a professional interest in a representative work, then every pharmacist should assured- ly take an active interest in his pharmacop- oeia; an interest in its merits and in its de- fects; an interest in the improvement of the next revision, which will be upon us be- fore we are aware of it. That the physician should be neglectful of the National Phar- macopoeia—a neglect not to his advantage —is certainly no good reason for the much more unfortunate neglect of the pharma- cist. 4. Pharmacists should use the Pharma- copoeia asa separate book, because no other work gives us the entire pharmacopoeial text unmixed with other matter. It is true that we have very useful @nd excellent works in the dispensatories, and there is an impression that the dispensatory contains all that is in the Pharmacopoeia, and a great dealelse beside. It is just this impression, with the fact of the great value and conven- ience of the dispensatories that accounts for the truth that American pharmacists have made less daily use of their Pharmacopoeia than the pharmacists of any other country. Until lately there has been but one dispen- “United States’—and every druggist has had it, and it has held almost the place of an official authority, while it was but the authority of two able men, Messrs. Wood and Bache. In this state of affairs ithas been especially unfortunate that the text of our Pharmacopoeia was quoted in the dispensatory only for conven- ience of the work, along with quotations from the British Pharmacopoeia, mostly without separation of paragraphs, without difference ot type, and often without quota- tion marks; so that the credit, though al- ways given, was often overlooked «by the reader. The druggist often remarks that he makes this or that ‘‘according to the Dispen- satory,” with hardly discrimination whether he took the “U.S.” or the “Br.” process, when both were quoted by the Dispensa- tory. In the latter work the tests of the Pharmacopoeia, as well as its descriptions, have been given only in part, and intermix- ed with voluminous matter. In this way the national code has lost its distinctive character as a representative authority with a large portion of the pharmaceutical pro- fession. At present the very fact that there are two competing dispensatories, also that new authors have re-issued the United States Dispensatory, will do much to suggest to every pharmacist that he should have the Pharmacopoeia by itself—aside from all commentaries, however excellent. And your committee willingly give their word that any pharmacist who once enters upon the habit of daily use of the Pharma- copoeia, as a work by itself, will never again consent to be destitute of the latest of the decennial revisions of our national code of pharmacy. The revision of 1880, whatever be its defects, certainly surpasses all other pharmacopoeias inthe fullness of its de- scriptions, and has received high encomiums at the hands of the pharmacists of England, Germany and France. It is for the cultiva- tion of exactness on the part of the pharma- cist, and of improvement on the part of the Pharmacopoeias of the future that the recommendation is given to make it a daily hand-book in every drug store. a a The Drug Market. Business has been fairly good during the past week, and increased activity is looked for from this time on. Iodine and the iodides have advanced, and manufacturers will name no prices on account of the report that the producers of iodine are about to form a pool, in which case a still further ad- vance is looked for. Other articles in the drug line are about steady. —— oe -?- -2 > ___- O. H. Richmond states that the linseed oil and turpentine, which was recommended as an antidote to alcohol stains, has failed to work the desired reformation, and he would be glad to hear from any druggist who has an unfailing preparation for that purpose. Will some of THe TRADESMAN’Ss readers please come to the rescue? ——___ <-> : Members of the Grand Rapids Pharma- ceutical Association shoulg not fail to at- tend the annual meeting of the organization, to be held at Tur TRADESMAN office Thurs- day evening of the present week. a F. Hibbard & Co., the Evart druggists, of- fer to credit their debtors five cents for ev- ery good promise to pay. . WHOLESALE Pe CURRENT, Advanced—Serpentum Root. Declined—Oil Pennyroyal. Acetic, No: 8. :... 2. .i55.2-.5. 8 Ib Acetic, C. P. (Sp. grav. 1.040)...... Oarbelic ooo cigs ss ess. MUTA oe i tea os MS Muriatic 18 deg.................... a, BO GOR er ees eaa Sulphuric 66 deg................... Tartaric powdered................ Benzoic, English............. ey A Benzole, German.............-.66- PRWWIC oe oo as 25 os cco sevens see AMMONIA. Marbonate 6.660. Sse eb 1 @ Muriate (Powd. 22 Aqua lé6 deg or 3f.. a Aqua 18 deg or 4f...........-...-.- BALSAMS. Copaiba .......... 0. esse eee ee eens WOT es ee se POU ee oe aes ‘ EUS UA eer ee BARKS. Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20c)........ Cinchona, yellow................- Mil, SCICCE. . o.oo cones cece cee ces Elm, ground, pure................. Elm, powdered, pure............-- Sassafras, of root...............-.- Wild Cherry, select................ Bayberry powdered............... Hemlock powdered...........-...- WVANOO 606 oa oes ee oe leew Soap ground... ..................- BERRIES, Cubeb, prime (Powd 70c).......... SUBIPCR: 6 oe oa as oo eo se oe Prickly Ash... 20... .520..cas ek 1 EXTRACTS. Licorice (10 and 25 ib bite 25C).. Licorice, powceret. Fu Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 1 b doxes). Logwood, Is (25 Ib boxes).......... Lgowood, 48 do Logwood, 44s do Logwood, ass’d do Fluid Extracts—25 # cent. off list. FLOWERS. AIMICH. 0... ee eee eee eee ee eee Chamomile, Roman............... Chamomile, German.............. GUMS. Aloes, Barbadoes................-: Aloes, Cape (Powd 24¢)...........- Aloes, Socotrine (Powd 60c)....... ATOMONIRG 2.2.2.5... ss ce ee ee - Arabic. extra select............... Arabic, powdered select.......... Arabic, Ist picked................. Arabic,2d picked.................. Arabic,c8d pickod.................- ‘Arabic, RitteG SOLUS. .:. <5... 225.6. -- Assafcentida, prime (Powd 35c)... BONZOW ooo. os. es oe ce case sce cs COIMDNOL 20.6. ces ee cee Catechu. 1s (% l4c, 148 16c) ...... Zs Euphorbium powdered pees a Galbanum strained................ Gamboge...... -..- <<. 3... esos Guaiac, prime (Powd 45c)......... Kino [Powdered, 30c].............. MIASTIC oo ee ies oes Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c)... Opium, pure (Powd $5.75).......... Shellac, Campbell’s................ Shellac, English................... Shellac, native....:...:...........- Shellac bleached................... _ 30 WrAPACANtH .........62. 6.65. esse 30 @1 10 HERBS—IN OUNCE PACKAGES. Honrhound ©: 2.2. os. 5 63. es. ws ae NOD OA eee a ee ese ee ees Peppermint........... eae eae ee d ARAN, ee reach case cles ec ce ace clea s PPOHMIMAND .2 68 ss cae ee SWELG MAIOTAM. «ooo... oc. csc coc a Me wee OMG oe ee aac lee MUAY ee ene bes. cs é WOrmwOOG)..-.-.22.5..2568) 3. ose Se 5) 12 @ ib @ 10 @ Citrate and Quinine............... 6 Solution mur., for tinctures...... Q Sulphate, pure crystal............ (CUGraLe ee eo, Phosphate .. 22.0522. 1.2.5... 2 ee LEAVES. Buchu, short (Powd 25c)........... 12° @4 Sage, Italian, bulk (4s & 4s, i Senna, Alex, natural.............. Senna, Alex. sifted and garbled... Senna, powdered.................- Senna tinnivelli.. .°....... 0.0.0... Wye Wes eee: BevedOnNA 2... oe. as eke HMORPIOVO., oo oso. coh, Sh ec ra es PIOMNENE C8 ee PROSE, YOR) ee LIQUORS. W., D. & Co.’5 Sour Mash Whisky.2 00 Druggists’ Favorite Rye.......... 1% Whisky, other brands............. 110 Gin, Old Tom . . oie 3 Vb incest 135 Gin. TAOUONO.: oc ese ee. 200 @3 50 BVanGy «oo. ke eee. 1% Catawba WineS.....5.....5.0.00 oe 125 @ Ort WAMCS os os, oes ses 1 35 MAGNESIA. Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 02........ Carbonate, J enning’ 8, Bon Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s solution.. ORICINEW, 90. ee eee: ence: OILS. Almond, SWeOt:... oo. ee. nce es Amber, rectified................... 45 COI DUE oe es MORE RI ee ee ec oN, Cedar, commercial (Pure %5c)..... Citroneua <2... oe oo. ee See ee Cloves Cubebs, P. & W.......... HID OTON ee a es: HIPOWOCRGS oy ee ho oe cc acs Geranium: B OZ. 2565 Hemlock, commercial (Pure %5e).. JUnIpeCr W000... 2... 5. cece ees e ses Juniper berries..............c0cce8 Lavender flowers, French......... Lavender garden do Lavender spike Lemon, new crop Lemon, Sanderson’s............... TOT OROTASS. 2080. ooo a cae ss Origanum, red flowers, French... Origanum, No.1 PODRVTOVOL oo oo os ccs cc cca es Peppermint, white................ TLOSO P07. eo Rosemary, French (Flowers $5)... Sandal Wood, German............ andal Wood, W.7..2. 22 cies 8. SHESAITAS. 08 eee es Tansy Tar ee PANDO) os a Ss ey Winterproen oo .8. 66s kee. Wormwood, No. 1(Pure $6.50)..... SAVIN se ce Wormseed .............. Cod Liver, filtered..... : Cod Liver, best......... oe Cod Liver, H., P. & Co. 8,16 Olive, Malag : Olive, “Sublime Italian . . Salad Rose, Ihmsen’s............... B oz POTASSIUM. BICrTOMmate: ..: 5... ca cs coke 2 Ib Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... Chlorate, cryst (Powd 28e)......... Todide, cryst. and gran. bulk..... Prussiate yellow..................- ROOTS. PIANO U cca ooo aes cali ge nies PathOa Cut... os occ ee eee Arrow, St. Vincent’s.............. Arrow, Taylor’s, in 48 and s.... Blood (Powd 18&c) Calamus, peeled................... Calamus, German white, peeled.. Elecampane, powdered............ Gentian (Powd l4c)....... Ginger, African (Powd 16c). a Ginger, Jamaica bleached........ Golden Seal (Powd 40¢)..... Sols eer: white, powdered....... Ep tage Rio, powdered..... aces o \ alap, powdered................... Licorice, select (Powd 12%)...... Licoriee, extra select.............. PAN UO oe oes ie sive ea ee vos Rhei, from select to choice....... 1 00 Rhei, powdered E. I 110 Rhei, choice cut cubes............ Rhei, choice cut fingers........... Serpentaria. Pasa ese be Se cavh hace eas Senek DO bed SD poet SE Oe DD ~ 10 ee sce UASVSSSTSSVESSSSRASSSHEME ©,8 a Sarsaparilla, Hondurus........... sites gchar Mexican............. Squills, white (Powd 35c).......... alerian, English (Powd 30c)...... Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28¢).. SEEDS. Anise, Italian (Powd 20c)......... i Bird, mixed in ib packages........ Canary, PIV UNG oe ec Caraway, het Dutch eels — Cardamon, Aleppee.. . . Cardamon, Malabar.............. Be Celery Coriander, pest English..:........ Fennel Flax, pure grd (bbl 33%{)............ Foenugreek, powdered............ Hemp, Russian.................... Mustard, white Black 10e)........ Quine® 22s Rape, English 0. Worm, Levant:...023..5.....5.. 2. SPONGES. Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage. .... 22 e 50 Nassau do do 2 00 Velvet Extra do Extra Yellow do Grass do Hard head, for slate use Yellow Reef, do MISCELLANEUS. Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.21) @ gal.. Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. Anodyne Hoffman’ Bo cece le. Arsenic, Donovan’s solution...... Arsenic, Fowler’s solution........ Annatto Li rolls.................. Bine SOluplOs. 2.65.06 Bay Rum, poporied J DESH. 25. 22. Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. ANI oe Roe ee ce Ib Alum, ground (Powd 9c).......... Annatto, prime.................... Antimony, powdered, com’l...... Arsenic, white, powdered......... Balm Gilead Buds.......... Se Beans, Tonka.) 0.2000 Beans: Vanilla. 2. ook 7 00 Bismuth, sub nitrate.............. Blue Pill (Powd 70e)............... Bie Viwrinl 6.0022) Borax, refined (Powd 138¢)......... Cantharides, Russian powdered.. Capsicum Pods, African.......... Capsicum Pods, African pow’d... Capsicum Pods, American do ... Carmine, No. 40 Cus Mads Calomel, American................ Chalk, prepared drop...... Chalk, precipitate English Chalk, red fingers................. Chalk, white lum Chloroform, Squibb’s............. Colocynth apples Be es Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. Chloral do do eryst... Chioral do Scherin’s do ... Chloral do do crusts.. @blorofonm 2020.55.05. 25.0052 2a. 1 Cinchonidia, P. & W Cinchonidia, one br ands. Cloves (Powd Cochineal a BR 29 v9 oo xs ©® €608 88d be 09 or RE acaKa eSaS si © St on Copreria (oh 2] 0\0) Nc) Ge ne Corrosive Sublimate............... Corks, X and XX—35 off list Cream Tartar, pure powdered nea Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10 Ib box.. OVGRROLOE oe ee. Cudbear, prime. ..-............... Cuttle Fish Bone................... Dextrine..... eee se Dover’s Powders........ Ergot powdered... Ether Squibb’s......... Emery, Turkish, all No. Hpsom Salts... HESOt, fresh: Ether, sulphuric, U. 8. P.......... Flake white Ganuice. Counae Boe Gelatine, French .................. Glassware, flint, 79 off,by box 60 off Glassware, green, 60 and 10 dis.. Glue? cabinets)... Glue, white Glycerine, pure Hops Ms.and 48.....2.. 61.8... , Iodoform #8 oz ANGISO | Insect Powder, best Dalmatian... lodine, resublimed................ Isinglass, American............... SPADONION GeoC 6 a ee e: London Purple Mead acetate... 6, Lime, chloride, (4s 28 10¢ & 44s lle) EUUPUNNO Hycopodium.........5..5........ 22. Mace Madder, best Dutch Manna, 3. F 25 Morphia, sulph., P.& W.. Musk, Canton, HH. P. & Co. Moss, ieoand (0 “g bb Moss; Ttishe ea, Mustard, English.................. Mustard, grocer’s, 10 h cans NOT e ARIS ee NUGMOrS INOW foe Nux Vomica.. =o. .....i.... Ointment, Mercurial, 4d..... Pepper, Black Berry.. PGDBIN 5... Pitch, True Burgundy............. Quassia ee eee. ee Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........ ib 02 Quinine, Geoman 3. Seidlitz Mixture...............:... Strychnia, cryst..... Bee ee Silver Nitrate, cryst:.........2.... Hed Precipitate............... 8 ib Satfron, American. pal Glauber... ..-. 2...) .-.. 6... Sal Nitre, large cryst.............. Sal Nitre, medium cryst.......... Gal Recmrlie Sel SOR ie BaCM a. S BABlLORI oo. ee, 2s Snuffs, Maccoboy or Scotch....... Soda Ash [by keg 3e].............. PPCMINACCH i. Soda, Bi-Carbonate, DeLand’s.... Soap, White Castile................ Soap,Green do Soap, Mottled do Soap, do do Soap, Mazzini. .. 2... .... 0.5... Spirits Nitre,3 F....... Se Spirits Nitre,4F................... Sugar Milk powdered.............. Sulphur, four. 6... 22... oe, Sulphur MOU eke Tartar MimMOue,. . 22). 6es.s ences Tar, N. C. Pine, % gal. cans ® on Tar, do quarts in tin.. Tar, do pintsin tin......... Turpentine, Venice........... 8 b Wax, White, 8S. & F. brand........ Zine, Sulphate oe tl. aac Go Se are OILS. Capito! Cylinder:.......:..... 02)... Model CylindOr, o.oo. ie eee cci ii cece eee. Phields Cylinder. oo. teh ks el ae, MIGOTAdO WHVING. 65 a ee Peerless Machinery................00.cccevees Challenge Machinery..............cccccccecces Macks HiNG PNPING: 0. ok eo ccc cee ee a. é Black Diamond Machinery.................... @ustor Machine Ol... 2 oe. so. eo 6C PaAMHIHNG. 20 COR... oo. ek coco cas Seis bee cae eek ks Paramne., 48 GOS. ee oe cc eek 21 Sperm, winter bleached cece eee ener 1 40 er Gal Whale Winter... eo oe oi ee 85 Ord: OMOlB col. ee ea eee eL 75 PE NOs fore ce Be ce ee 55 65 Linseed, pure raw.............eeeee: 53 Linseed, boiled De 56 Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 70 90 Spirits Turpentine SE oe oes ee cence Se 30 40 VARNISHES. No, 1 Turp Cogceh....-....5.:2........- 1 10@1 20 OM GVH UE. oaks cc dgio sca Vas coos wees Coach poey No. 1 Turp Furniture Extra Turp Damar.................... 1 55@1 60 Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.............. 70@ 5 PAINTS. Un BAS we Bo SwhSkSE eed eed RN BERR 7 @ Bb] Boralumine, White bee) eras oralumine, ‘“ oralumine, Tints bulk. Beralumine ‘ Red Venetian............0...6. Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... Putty, commercial ............ Putty, strictly pure............ Vermilion, prime American... Vermilion, English.. : Green, Peninsular.. weeaack Lead, red strictly MXC. ...4 Lead, white, strictly pure..... Whiting, white Spanish.. Whiting, Gilders’.............. White, aris American Whiting Paris English ‘cliff... HAZELTINE, PERKINS & CO, Wholesale ruggists 2and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91, 93 and 95 Louis Street. {IMPORTERS AND JOBBERS OF Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Pants, Oils, Varnishes, and Droggist's Glassware, MANUFACTURERS OF ELEGANT PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS, FLUID EXTRACTS AND ELIXIRS. GENERAL WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR Worr, Parron & Co., AND JOHN L. WHIT- ING, MANUFACTURERS OF FINE PAINT AND VARNISH BRUSHES. —Also for the— GRAND RaApips BrusH Co., MANF’RS OF HaAtr, SHOE AND HoRSE BRUSHES. Drugeists’ Sundries Our stock in this department of our busi- ness is conceded to be one of the largest, best-assorted and diversified to be found in the Northwest. We are heavy importers of many articles ourselves and can offer Fine Solid Back Hair Brushes, French and Eng- glish Tooth and Nail Brushes at attractive prices. Ourline of Holiday Goods for the approaching season will be more full and el- egant than ever before, and we desire our customers to delay their fall purchasers of those articles until they have seen our el- egant line, as shown by our accredited repre- sentative who is now preparing for his an- nual exhibition of those goods. We desire particular attention of those about purchasing OUTFITS for NEW STORES to the fact of our unsurpassed facilities for meeting the wants of this class of buyers without detay and in the most approved and acceptable manner known to the drug trade. Our special efforts in this direction have re- ceived from hundreds of our customers the most satisfying recommendations. Wine aud Liquor Department We give our special and personal atten- tion to the selection of choice goods for the drug trade only, and trust we merit the high praise accorded us for so satisfactorily supplying the wants of our customers with Pure Goods in this department. We con- trol and are the only authorized agents for the sale of the celebrated Withers Dade & Co’s': Henderson Co., Ky., SOUR MASH AND OLD FASHIONED HAND MADE, COP- PER DISTILLED WHISKYS. We not only offer these goods to be excelled by No OTHER KNOWN BRAND in the market, but superior in all respects to most that are ex- posed for sale. We GUARANTEE perfect and complete satisfaction and where this brand of goods has once been introduced the future trade has been assured. We are also owners of the Drnggists Favorite Rye, Which continues to have so many favorites among druggists who have sold these goods for a very long time. Buy our Gins, Brandies & Fine Wines, We call your attention to the adjoining list of market quotations which we aim to make as complete and perfect as possible. For special quantities and for quotations on such articles as do not appear on the list such as Patent Medicines, etc,, we invite your cor- respondence. Mail orders always receive our special and personal attention. HAZEL TINE, PERKINS & CO BUSINESS AND POLITICS. Influence of a Change in Administration Over the Former. THE TRADESMAN is in no... sense of the. word a political paper. During the cam- paign just closed no utterance can be recall- ed referring directly or indirectly to either party in the struggle. Now that the contest is ended, however, it claims the privilege of making such general observations as the oe- casion seems to warrant. Whichever way the presidential tide turns, a large number of people in every branch of business will be disappointed, and some will allow their feelings to run away with their judgment. In- cluded among the latter are those who imag- ine that the “country will go to the d——1,” or words to that effect, in case Cleveland is elected. The utter absurdity of such an as- sertion is patent to any one who will give the subject careful consideration. Country is stronger than party, every time, and no matter how radical the change in administra- tion, the business interests of the country are too stable to be seriously affected by any governmental innovation. The-following rep- resents the opinions, briefly stated, of sever- al jobbers, relative to the question under consideration: : Henry Spring—People must eat and have clothes to wear, no matter who is president. A change in the administration would have no visible effect over business. : L. J. Rindge—General business would not by interrupted. The only difference would be that great interests—such as iron, cotton, wool or leather—would not make extensive investments until the policy of a Democratic Congress is made plain. Wilder D. Stevens—The fact that overa quarter of a million people declare their faith in the ability of the Democratic party to control this government seems to me to be the best evidence that the country would be safe in new hands. L. E. Hawkins—I look for a steady im- provement—a healthy trade—no boom—no rush. The mass of the people are better off now that the election is over, and as soon as. the present overproduction is, consumed we shall have better times. : John Caulfield—I do not look for any of the ultimate bad effects on the business in- terests of the country which the friends of the opposite candidate prophesy. To be sure, capital—which is always timid—may await until the new administration policy is devel- oped, before engaging in new enterprises ; but as the present Congress has defeated both the extreme views of the free traders and the high protectionists, there is no reason to be- lieve there will be any radical change. And the Congress which succeeds after the 4th of March will be still more conservative. With the Senate in the hands of the opposition, there is every reason to expect good legisla- tion, good government and a speedy restora- tion of confidence. Said a well-known Republican lIumber- man: Ifthe Democrats persist in giving us free trade, it can affect the lumber busi- ness in only two ways—either it will lower the price of stumpage in this country or raise itin Canada. And Iam more than half inclined to the opinion that the Canadi- an lumbermen will act in concert, if occas- ion offers, to raise the price of their own property, thus preventing any depreciation on this side of the line. —_—>—o >. — List of Creditors in the L. A. Dunlap Mat- ter. E. B. Hammond, assignee for L. A. Dun- lap, the Vermontville druggist and grocer, favors THE TRADESMAN with the following complete list of the creditors, together with the amounts owing each: Hazeltine, Perkins & Co.,Grand ee _ 60 S. Tyroller & Co. 30 H. Leonard & Sons “8 Jennings & Smith = ‘ Chas. Whetmore & Co., Detroit.......... L. Cattrin & Co. . Banner Tobacco Co. se Evins & Walker - Detroit News Co. = Mannon, Preston &Co. ty B. Dessenbury & Co., Kalamazoo........ 410 00 W. J. Hickock, Olivet 25 00 Central City Soap Co., Jackson ee es 36 80 Kellogg & Baker 72 35 H. G. Barber ‘6 Sou eS See H.C. Haskell, Marshall... 2.53 150 00 Robinson Bros., Lansing €. Dp. Warner, Reading. 0.2... Bellman & Handy, Three Rivers......... Edwin Dunlap, Chariétte..-... =... 600 00 R. D. Wheaton SO 800 00 J. B. Tascott & Sons, Chicago pone Higgins C. A. Morrill & Co. s* .F. & C. G. Henderson, Watkins, N.Y. Irlung & Vanetta, Lexington, Ky.. : R. Brund & Sons, Tod... - 100 00 E. Levering & Co., Benne eee cea ae 15 00 Lloyd, Yagan & Co., Cincinnati ss. :..... 35 00 Underwood & Robinson, Worchester, O. 20 00 Jones, MeDuffea & Straton, Boston..... 65 00 Santford Whip Co., W esttield, Mass..... 21 00 Total liabilities. . . $2,983 58 The stock was appraised at $2,200, which comprises the total assets, with the excep- tion of a few small book accounts, and out of this amount is to be deducted one exemp- tion. Considering the showing made, the assignee will do well if he enables the ered- itors to net 50 per cent. of their claims. ae The following recipe is said to produce a perfectly colorless cement: In an air-tight bottle 75 grammes of india rubber cut into little pieces, are mixed with 60 grammes of chloroform. After complete solution of in- dia rubber, 15 grammes of mastic are added, and the mixture warmed eight days till the latter is dissolved also. 24 Locate the factory near the farmer—with- in a hundred miles of him, where railroads reach him—and he will raise and sell arti- cles which he cannot export and would not otherwise produce, sufficient to buy all the manufactures he needs. = ess In the death of E. B. Escott, Grand Rap- ids loses a pioneer druggist, as well asa pleasant gentleman and good citizen. The obsequies on Sunday were attended by twen- ao 56 19 44 30 00 25 00 él 57 ty-two brother druggists. ~The Michigan Tradesman ' A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH WEDNESDAY. E. A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors. OFFICE IN EAGLE BUILDING, 3d FLOOR. {Entered at the Postofice at Grand Rapids as Second-class Matter.] WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1884. . Smoke Consumers. po WANTED—A SMOKE CONS UMER oo C Such was the sign hung out by a promin- nent firm. In about three minutes in walked a man and applied for ajob. ‘‘Sur,” said he “Pye been a dock wholloper anda coal heaver, and I think I might learn to be a smoke-consumer.”’ But the boss thought he wouldn’t do. An hour passed by and the office was fill- ed with agents of smoke consumers. They all beseiged the senior partner and began to talk. “Ours is the oldest firm in the market,” said one; “our consumer can be attached to a cigar or a bon-fire. It saves about fifty per cent., and—”’ “That’s nothing,” spoke up another, ‘‘ours gathers in the smoke from the air around, and so saves—”’ “Ours was once attached to a house afire,” yelled No. 3, “and the fire burned steadily for three weeks. You can estimate the sav- ing for yourself.” “Gentlemen,” put in another, “the con-| sumer which I have the honor to represent |. saves so much that after it is once put on you never have to replenish the fire.” “And mine,” shouted No. 5, “is a condens- er also, and if you feed your furnace with | something that makes plenty of smoke, it condenses the surplus into coal. Guaranteed to start a coal-yard in five weeks.” “George,” gasped the senior partner to one of the clerks, ‘“‘take in that sign, and run up town and get me a gatling-gun.” —_____—<> -@ <>_--- Promise to Pay Another’s Debt. LTsold A. B. a bill of goods amounting to $200, and took from him a due bill, or ac-| knowledgement in writing of the debt. | Afterwards he offered me a note signed by C. D., payable to my order for $200; 1 ac- cepted it, and gave him up his due bil He promised verbally that if C. D. did not pay the note when it became due, he would do so, but he did not indorse the note. C. D.|- became insolvent about the time the note) became due, and I shall get buta small sum, if anything, from him. Can I collect | the balance from A. B.? C. L. H. You can collect nothing from A. B. on his verbal promise to pay the note of C. D. if C. D. did not, as the statute of frauds, as it is called, provides that no one shall be lia- ble, on a promise to pay the debt of another, unless the promise, or seme memorandum or note thereof, is in writing, and signed by the person to be charged. If you took this note in settlement of the account you can- not recover anything from A. B. The giving up of the due bill would tend to show that you both regarded the account as settled, and, if so, you will lose your pay. If it was understood or agreed, however, that this note was merely a convenient way of letting you get your pay, and that the account was not paid until the note was paid, you can still sue on the account. Is is impossible to say which is the case on the facts you give, though they bear against you. If A. B. will not pay, consult some lawyer to whom you can tell the entire talk you had with A. B. when you took the note. —_—__—_—<»> 2 > Bound to be a Revolution. From the Indianapolis Grocer. More deserters from the ruinous, debauch- ing credit system, as it how exists, are com- ing to the front every year. It is slow, this educating dealers to see the disadvantage of so much unlimited eredit, but assure as_ the Mississippi runs southward, just as certain is there bound to bearevolution ; every retailer is interested in this seriously ; long accommo- dations to the consumer are the source of great dissatisfaction, bad blood, disputes, and no end of annoyance and worry. Why con- tinue in this way? Why net come squarely to the cash system?+ If you haven’t the courage to say ‘‘No”’ to everybody, then se- lect only the best of your customers and ac- | commodate them and drop the rest. ‘There are great possibilities in this suggestion, if the retailers will only work them out. —— oo A Distinguished Individual. “Yes, gentlemen,” he said, I’m a well- known man. I’ma New Yorker, and my name is a familiar one to the American peo- RETAILERS, If you are selling goods to make a profit, sell LAVINE WASHING POWDER, This Washing Powder pays the Retailer a larger profit than any in the Market, and is put up in handsome and attractive packages with picture cards with each case. We guar- antee it to be the best Washing Powder made and solicit a trial order. See prices in Price-List. Hartiord Chemical C0. HAWKINS & PERRY STATE AGENTS, GRAND RAPIDS, ~ MICHIGAN. ple.” “Were youa general in the war, stran- ger?” “No, sir. I fit in the war, but not as gen-| eral.” “Congressman, perhaps, or governor of some state?” “No, sir. I’m not a politician nor a states- man. Iam a private citizen and am proud to say it.’ “Well, if you are nota great soldier or statesman, what is it that has made your name so familiar throughout the country?” Who are you?” “T am John Smith.” ——-_ i>) op | Matchless ........--2-+e0eee sees ee ences @65 | French ss pees casas tons esceaenns 10 position on the part of some dealers to de-| sanded school at Wilson and Lockport, N Fancy Whisk... Co a ae 1 10 Aorican T.D ? ec @90 ene Do eae @6i Hinele ice Pc aes pails.........-.-2-++0+: 4 2 : » aN. n fol ee Cette aren cst cae GDG oe ee ee 7 ae BOS... eee ee eee eee eee eee 18 duct exchange when paying abill. Itusual- Y. graduatintg from the latter institution Commo ee oe Soe @ a Broken, 25 WD pails...... 2-0... .e eves eee eeees 11% ly happens that the bill was for a barrel of in 1866. Having arrived at the age of 21 a 1 . cpantan Oe : 2 Ue "Y, py OE ee Re @45 roken, 200 be eas SS aa 10% : = Names, 2 Ib standards.......--++-++ese088 0 ee ne eo BY —IN 9 a8. sugar, or perhaps ten barrels of salt, on he thereupon set about to see the world, We Clam Chowder, RAD ied cane eicse sao ithe DRA an noc 2 2 ee . i barrels......:.......... G30 en ae ne - ae : ’ » | Lobsters, 2 Mi hee cece cents ces Sinte i PWOMIS. ooo eee s ness 32 : tt teen e treet eee ee ere 2 eases, the person remitting takes the ex- settling at Glenbula, Wis., where he spent Mackerel, 1 fresh standards......------ 110 eG ta ee ee e. Clipper, Fox’s, in half barrels......... @30 ee Be Po ee toi 15 change out of his own check, but such oc- : ne Mackerel, 5 ib fresh standards.........--- ee 544 | Fountain.....-...0eeseesseeeereeseeeees reece 16 three years learning the. blacksmith’s trade. | Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 D.........6- 3 25 Pp Sheaf............-eeceeeeeseeeee sees 1G 5M | Old Congress.........-2e0eeeeeeeeeer ees G6 ee 15 eurrences are so rare that it is hardly neces-| po» eicht years subsequently he tilled a farm Mackerel,3 tin Mustard........-----++++ 3 25 Dwight’s ......-.--cesseeereeerer ec ster ects @ 5% |} Good fuck. -.... 5... 2... see... ee. @2 |¢ OUEOES 22... eee ee es ee ee cece ee ne es 15. ko tion them. We have to remit gnt y' q 7 Mackerel, 3 broiled..........0.-0++see93 395 | Sea Foam.............:.eeeeeeeeeeees .-@ 5% | Good and Sweet..............seeeseee es @45 Molass oe a eee 14 sary mention them. ae of his own near Flint. Then he went to Salmon, 1 i Columbia WIVOD (oc ees 1 ~ S., B. &L.’s Best...... 0... cece eee eee eee @ 5% ae oe a @35 16 a ee ee es 14 every bill-in full, and the practice is little | yj); 4 Salmon, 2 ib Columbia river......-----+-+- 2 SALT. air Lifter.... 2.0.2... seer ee ee ee eee GES OI Tg ee ee eee 20 ‘ li a ? aa Milwaukee and worked in the shops of the Salmon. 1 1 Sacramento.......-.--.++++++ A toa 2 59 | Qld Glory, Hght.......----.seeeeeeee es @60 Boe pee Creams..............- 22 ene ee C., M. & St. P. Railway. Next he turned | Salmon. "oor Humps Wedgie. --.---------- 185 | 98 Pocket....c..ececeeeeee ceeeseeeeeee a ee ee ee @60 | Decorated Creams... 2.7 .0.220.07 “93 “A frequent cause of complaint is that the : : Sardines, domestic 48....---+-----+++000++ 8 | 1003 pockets.............eeeee eee ee es 5g, | Governor, in 2 oz tin foil........-..-.. CN i. i a8 : : isthe | up in Grand Rapids, where he worked for a | Sardines, GomMestic %48........0eeeeeer eres 13% | Saginaw Fine 1 00 PLUG. B ROG MI eo ee nn se 15 goods do not arrive at their destination In year for a Canal street clothing fous are see — Be cas ecc ence e ‘ 2 8 ci Red Star, Rough and Ready, 2xl2 oe @46 es ge ee ania 22 : : : - | Sardines, impor Be ed Cones. 2... : ed Star, Rough and Ready, 3x12..... 46 PTIES. 0.2.2. e cee eee eee nts) ee sere. Wien we get gis ® this | Forming a liking for the grocery business | Sardines, imported Ae 20 Meera aonplish, dairy, bu. bags ae Pited Star, flat, 5x12... .-. ee As Lozen aon condition.we never think of getting a rebate |}. entered the employ of John Caulfield a La sieey soe ponelee pees = ‘Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags... 3 20 En 2 ae) @45 Tenonece ania Pe Leh Bo deere ale ati ones. 14 from the shipper, but invariably file a claim | ,; : | enak 6 & Brook... Se ee eee dairy, % bu. bags......---- (Wegees 0 a @ig_ | Lozenges, printed in pall 2 oo. s c with whom he remained one year, covering . Rock, bushels.............+-++- oo . 30 ; a ceees Me res ee Lozen i i ie for the amount of the loss against the trans- CANNED FRUITS. Big Sevens, dime cuts................. @45 ges, printed in bbls...............-.+- 14 ee : ne e ea C. & W. M.., north and south, the G. R. | Apples. 3B standard josie IIT 2 SAUCES. Black Diamond... 2.00... e eo Ge ee 14 ion company. ut no such spirit anl- oe, les, gallons, standards MO. .- «<5. ee & Perrins Worcestershire, pints. Trotter, rum flavor.............--.-+-- O7 a SS oa os we <3 c - w wnwe 8 po pany » e & I., south and the Michigan Southern. on|4 oe ee aaa re we tae. © pire Wores aie fon - o o eo ee ty Gum Drops, im bbls... ..-....-...............- 7 mates the breast of the kicking retailer. If] 11. aavent of L. H. Randall & Co. he cast Blackberries, Brie..........-+++++22000007- 155 | Picadilly, 4% pints........-..-.. 72". @1 00 | B. F. P.’s Favorite..........--.--.-+--- @48 _ om dn pailg,...........-.--2.eeeeees 11 there are three cakes of soap missing, OF 4] 1i. gortunes with that house, taking the G ee Fo eas set eeeeeneeeeeen es : = Peper le red small..........-..- g a Hipone ae oo eee Sour Drops, in rae Pee nu” : : ; Ys . rries, Brie,white wax.......-----+-++> pper Sauce, green........2..65- +++: G : , Bon cesececceecceecereeeees G ; a PALS. eee ee ee eee eee eee 2 leakage of ten gallons of oil, he never thinks |p ¢ 7, and. & W. M., north and south. One Cherries, Frerich Brandy, quarts......--- 2 Pesper Sauce, red large ring.......... @1 35 | Big Four, 8x12. 0.0... os ee eee e eee at tee 14 of making a ¢laim on the railway company, Se ne a Cherries, White.........--.-2 seer ee eeer eee : ° Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @1 70 pee ote pay ane Selo 2 oe: @A16 perials in bbls.. Se 13 ie a. a. year wound up the existence 0 that concern, | Damson8......-. -. cesseereeeeeetset i Catsup, Tomato, pints.........-.....-- @ 9 »¥, 16 02., 2X1K..- 1... ee ee eee eee @48 | oranges, Florid Bc but insists on ‘taking it out of the bill. It a May 12, of th t M Egg Plums, standards ......-.+---++-2++ 13 Catsup, Tomato. quarts .............. @1 20 | Blackbird. 16 02.. See. @35 ges, Florida, ® box.............-. 4 50@4 75 : : GET _ andon May 12, of the present year, MI.| Egg Plums, Erie... --seeeeeessrr rt 145 | Horseradish, % pints....... "** @ 90 | Seal of Grand Rapids...........-..---. @ig | Oranges OO @ box....... .......... 2+... is a manifest injustice, as the goods leave us | Barer entered the employ of Shields Bulk- | Gooseberries, Fonts Best... ..--oee 100 | Horseradish, pints.............. @1 20 | Glory ...... De eo @48 Grangee, Jamaica, @ bbl.............. i good order and we do not'agree to deliver i * ; fae ie fe ; Green Gages. epandavds 2 T......---<0-55 1 40 Capers, French surfines........ @2 25 ae see e eee e eee e rete e eect ence eres @A8 Ge anaes vn erials, DOE... .. <0). 20+ t th } ; hi iE cok bak to th ey emon, with whom he 1s likely to re- Green Gages, WO oe a ee 1 50 Capers, French surfines, large. @3 50 BIOs COT is. oe cence sess @50 woo ’ he encia ® CASO... cee ccces: at the purchaser’s shipping point, bu €| main for some time to come. His territor Bogchns, BING... ----c<-02- 222-20 en 310 | Olives, Queen, 16 oz bottle..... " @3 95 | Buster [Dark].............-2-2-eeer ee Ge ss garni n ese entes 4 50@5 00 depot only. Sooner than loose a good cus-|; : Y | Peaches, Extra Yellow ......-----+--++-+++ 240 | Olives, Queen,.27 0z bottle...... ....- @6 50 | Black Prince (Dark). :).2.....202....-. @36_ | Figs, layers new, #@ D................. 15@16 includes all available towns on the G, R. & | Peaches, Biandards. 6.6... . 6-22 see cg i175 | Olive Oil, quarts, Antonia & Co.’s..... @7 09 | Black Racer [Dark]..........-.--+---. @36 nee fevey dO... eee ee eee eee 18 tomer, however, we swallow the loss and|y ¢ Cadillac to Macki Asouth Peaches, SECONGS.........-.6e. ese ereeee es 150 | Olive Oil, pints, Antonia & Co.’s...... @4 00 | Leggett & Myers’ Star.............--.- @46 Dens askets 40 ib @ t................. @10 : 2 : ., from Cadillac to Mackinac, and south on | pie Peaches, Kensett’s.....----+--+++4+11: Te ec Ol , pints Antonin Co.'s... 20) CMM so e-nre sss steneeee neers aes | Paes Sas dO .. 0... seer eee eee 5 say nothing, but ‘keep up a devil of a think-|sne¢, & W. M., Michigan Southern and Poara, Bartlett, Hxio..........--.--52-+-° 470 | Gelery Sait, Durkee’s................. @ 90 ogee: gg @46 — a dQ 2... 6 ing.’ a Pineapples, Hrie..........0-+eesee2 ceeeee 229 | Halford Sauce, pints...............-+- @3 50 | McAlpin’s Gold Shield. -.-............. @46 SKID... 21 ese eee eee ees @5 6. i : Michigan Central. Plumbs, Golden Drop.........-+++++++ ''7"9 88 | Halford Sauce, % pints.............-.- @2 1 | Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 cads. ..... @51_ | Dates, % SKM... ....--- eee ee ee ee eee @6 Alleged ‘spoiled goods’ are also aboneof| 44, Baker owes his success as a salesman SU ek ce ee ee 145 | Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, large....... @4 85 | Cock of the Walk 68.............---.-- @3i Loa rg bo - poe ee e* contention. Instead of returning them at : : i : aspberries, Black, Erie........---+-++++- 1 45 Salad Dressing, Durkee’s, small...... @2 90 Ronis oe ere ceces eusse sgn sans cass @48 Dates, Woruat 50 Ath a Sn Qi , . : to indefatigable industry and persistent ef- | Raspberries, Red, Erie.......------+++++++ 140 | Preserved Ginger, Canton, pints..... @1 25 | Nimrod....-....---.ee eee eee rest eee cess @46 in OX WP D........... @ 6% once—in which case we could return them to fort, coupled with genuine integrity whieh Strawherries, Erie.........- peveeeeeneneees 1 35 soap. oe eal ee ae GAB | prime Red, raw on ee a, womedon| a en eo eat eee a ____ Lautz Bros. & Co. pe ae ee i and get a rebate—the dealer says nothing | pesnect of all with whom he comes in con- Apricots, Lusk’s Pe elas 2 60 aoe ae g ir Poe . rane’, white, Va 7 eee bine ee 6% until the bill becomes due, and then brings|;s¢¢ He is one of those men who “wears eo NPE 50 ee neneeeeeeencene seer enares Gr I ee «= EB Fancy HP, Va do 1.000000 1@ % 2 . 3 . Je , 6 2 PRS rey ee ence SOC cigars 6s 5 25 rli ‘ Q N 3. in aclaim tor spoiled goods, which he de-| weil,” as the expression goes, and to. this| Pears Gages. BMD | Best Atheriean, 661i blots. 000000 G28 | Grayling al styles ss GE | Atmonda, Terragona, BB ooo NGl9 clares he had to ‘throw away’ or ‘burn’. All] gact | ‘ e Quinces ........-.+++ See 2.90 | Palma 60-1 ® blocks, plain...... .....- @ 5% | Horse Shoe...........- seers reese tees Que | Simonds, loaea, dO... se eeee ees @I18 : ‘A { fact is to be attributed the Gecidel SUOCRSR | Peaches... coos ooo 300 | Shamrock, 100 cakes, wrapped........ @3 70 | Hair Lifter........... "2 @ge (| Brazils, dO ............. G10 claims for spoiled goods should be made im-}},, nas attained in hi t ti CANNED VEGETABLES. Master, 100-% i) cakes ....... ..- s @5 00 | D. and D., black...............+.- @36 | Pecons, GO we. eee sees 9@18 mediately, in accordance with the notifica-| nhis present occupation. | , . sragus, Oyster Bay 3 9, | Stearine, 100 % t cakes............-.- @4 85 | McAlpin’s Green Shield " "| @ag | Eilberts, Barcelona do -.........-. : 2 i : : us, BUCE BY 2-4 cee 2 sot a : silles ti 3 i a ee eee or te ere es 8: : Filberts, Sicil ee tion to that effect on all our invoices, but it While he has no particular hobby, being un- | Beans, Limay Erie........--+-+-2+000r000* 1 65 Leer white, 100 % cakes...... @6 % Ace High, black. .........+...---0000 Ce ee aan eo 13@14 ‘ : s i : : : 1 Oil, white, cakes...... @6 25 | Sailors’ Solace................4. ; » Chilli Os. See able to talk “horse” or ‘‘base ball” with any oy legen re Sec a ere ee z Lautz’s 60-1 ib blocks, wrapped ee @1 Ae S SMOKING. @4 | walnuts,Grenobles do ...... 15GI16 too often happens that the latter is ignored great degree of fluency yet he can do what Bona Ainiieiess “Sige mee ‘71 00 | German Mottled, wrapped............ @ 64 | Ruby, cut Cavendish. 3 an @35 Walnuts, California do. ....... : andiwe are compelled to pocket a loss which : ’ 7 ODP e eae at Ce ee ; Savon, Republica, 60 fb box............ Ge ee —s~ |CocoaNuts,®@ 100 —....... eee pe pocket @losswhich | very few traveling men can—conduct a Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.........-..-- 160 | ee ee 601m blocks Ce Ge ee cochu r++ @s 50 would not have been a loss had the dealer |... ver meeting; and no Wednesd ee ee 15 | Condon Family, 60-1) blocks... Oe | tenes anc puddier. @Is | Miwory Nite lange ® ba. — followed our instructions Seed a no Wednesday evening | Gorn’ Acme.....ccccccccssceee coeereceeeed 10 oe oe pee meee ees @t 00 ne i eee | ery Note Om ...---------- 1 25. : : : ever passes which does not find hir »j- e ee ed a ondon Family, 4- ars 80 Tb......... @4 00 ANN es eee a. lk 22 : “Then the question of perishable goods | .404 gore Sk MAN ee aie - ak Win cake s Gem, 100 ‘cakes, wrapped eee @3 8 | Seal of Grand Radids..00000 0000. O25 : PROVISIONS. comes up. | Dens’ Marrofat, De Ie do | Bose, 0p cakes, wrapped....... ee (eee ae Te ae . ; : Hub,” was given him through no personal Peas, Beaver =z, | Marseilles Castile, Toilet,3dozin box @125|Ten Penny Durham, % and 4 @24 N BARRELS. which are not guaranteed one minute after es : core: ie a ae oe rt 5 A 1 Floating, 60 cakes...........-. @4 20 | Amber, 4 and 1b... pate eee ais | Heavy Mess, old...........- : application, and the reason for its origin is Peas, early small. sitted......:.:..--..-.-« 1 60 Kirk’s Rsican ic le - a Tot Gita and 1D................-+---- @15 oan Mess. Se a shipment, keep them in the store four or five Pumpkin, 3) Golden..........+--++--+++++ 1 00 é se ® 4 | John Gilpin, granulated.............. Gi ee yy aa 1é 25 a mystery. Possessed of an agreeable ex-| Rhubarb ee ke 110 do. India ...........0seseeeee seers Bor | fume Kiln CIN: .- 22... . 0.3 -. ses. @i7_ | Pig, short cut, new, better than mess..... months—order several subsequent lots of : : : Squash, Erie ae dO. SAVON ..........--2eese eee ees 5% | Blackwell’s Durham Long Cut........ Gan | cere Wanlly Clear, now. .-5---<+-5--->*-: 15 25 ts. and Snail ia terior, a big heart, anda clear mind, Mr. | Siiccotash, Erié.............200++ tn Qa bee ays Foie ee @o0 | Extra Clear Pig, new, Chicago packing...15 30 » © y some dull Gay | Baker has every reason to look forward to a cepiieh Bbandard. 260.0605 .12.. cs -ce- 75 do. Revenue ............0- ++ 25007 _ 5M | Dime ..... 2... ee eee eee eeee eee eee 18@25 | Clear Back, new, Chicago packing........ 16 5 they will rummage around and dig out the old | ¢ yitful and 1 : Tomatoes, Red Seal........ 2... ...5 8st fo 1 00 Beh — apres pera Ee a ects it et @25 DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. ruitful an ucrative eareer. CHOCOLATE. roctor amble’s Lvory seeeeeeeeee 6 %5 Ghamedard . 9.0.5... 0b oe ee s @2?2 Long Clears heavy, 5 Z goods from some forgotten corner and coolly $$ Boston premium........-..+-++se+20+ @36 do. Japan Olive ...... B (eon os es @21 oa ? Te oleae bY ship them back to us and insist on our allow- How Sugar Was Invented. Baker’s premium........-..---+ee0200e+ a ng oe ie ves : 7 oe ee oe Long Clear medium, 500 tb ‘Cases. sce 85 ing them for the same. This is an outrage, The exact date of invention of sugar is | German sweet.........-. Cg: oe do. PAR coco 5s: 3 40 FAC OIEE 2 oo oc hope cased Ga | tong eies slicks wa on to be sure, but it is cheaper to swallow it lost in the midst of fable. However, sugar | Vienn® Sweet.....- oe 2 ae. ens Caan DD ae ee ee oe ee h : Cl - "Half Cases.-.-...... 8% than loose a good customer, even though our | is said to have been known to the Chinese | Green Rio.......----.-+++++ hoa 12 @14 hablo : cate Saat oe @3 40 Navy pugs. ae ee a : oe : ster & G »’s Good Luck....... Be OO OES ies bab ee cic nake es bees ce Di : ore ( hair does grow white in consequence of re-|three thousand years ago, and there is not ee ee ii @% | Procter & Gamble’s Wash Well... Ga Gb (Honey Dew... ose eee eee Ge tic cae Backs Ge cee. 93 peated doses. much doubt but that the manufacture of the Roasted Rio........---- ee = 7 @l1t Badger, - ete Pec s a. sect oe se 60 ibs es eg Be eases coos ee wes @32 Extra Short ore fake 600 2 eee ; a : ° . - ‘ 9 © WA ss apcee cee Scere etter e sc S Be a a olga. @ aigre aie 25 a = 5 ’ ee - ated doses. mnetimes occur, even in the [article was carried on under the’Tsin dynasty | Honsted Mar.......ccccc.cc0cc0020000 A @® | Gowan & Stover's New Process TM br G18 | FONOK eaves ee errr Gio | ExS SCo8 Cloar Backs, 200 D cases: 10% pest regulated families, and it is not unusual | two hundred years before Christ. A strong | Roasted oa eee eee sete eeeeees indo eet ooh 8 ee Se ee aie: 50) eases...... 9 a aes ee vipping clerk to send adealer an ar- | claim for priority has been made for India. | Ground Bio.....0.0-- rrr Begiz | HandKorehiet........--.+-..-r-1000- eee A xt | Bellies, extra qulaity, 200 eases... og were : : CO OO a ee : 55 ee es 7 ticle he did not order. Thereupon the latter | Probably the Hindoos learned the art from “eS eae Le eee eee Dish Rag ............2-s0eeee seer teen 410 do a Ga LARD. immediately chucks the stuff back to us, the Chinese, and from India the knowledge Dilworth’s ee @15% Rennie ce ak de a eee eae rae aoa ee ccs 22, Tierces wet pecsceeee scene ceaeeeec esse ees 8 ‘with double freight. ‘The proper way to| Wascarried West. ‘Three hundred and twen- Reve? enacts Bima eae Be Pee bee ee Oe eee te wieace : roceed in such a case is ty vears before Christ, Alexander : GORDAGE. eet 5 00 National Bee eee ae 26 LARD IN TIN 3. : proc e is for the dealer to | ty year ee eet 500 [Time Co 5 Oe aan ee eke x Vaterland 2 ‘ ’ RS. S25... +: 8 notify us that the goods are there subject to | chus with a large fleet down the Indus to ex- | 60 foot Jute..... op meer Onion. 1M a OO | Ove RrCwie: «sen cee onsen eatn eine es @28 |3m Pails, 20 ina case.......000.... 2.0 9. our order, and we can then usually arrange | plore the adjacent countries. When the of- ee seh ee oe oe. nr a acend eS 8% : : a . . ; : eee oe see oe sed EG fh CASG —-<. «2 cee 83 to place them in the same town without ad- ficer returned from his expedition he brought | Jennings’ 2 Oe ees #@ doz. 1 00| O!4 COREE 22 oe ede 5% bi lee srspereee stent ee eees e. SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN. “ a) ditional expense. 1 teuan acs otmey Gum) witch, 6 hoe Es ao Whole. teen. Ge necueee Set emia, ee “The return of goods is sometimes neces- Asiatics made from the cane, without any as- 8 oe TE ae aa aig ai 3 2 teins ee a ies i ee we we one net og ne ee ‘ do. light...... 13 sary, but gross carelessness too often charae- | sistance from bees. ‘This was the earliest | No.3 Papers PB) Gagsia III Ge | aroad Boy! SIE, a6 | SnOuigem eared in awed pickle. 100. ax terjzes that evil. About half the returned | idea the Western nations had of sugar; the Se ee 6070 | Mountain ROS6.. 2... sss cscuco sel. eee ee IL goods which come to our establishment have Jews, Egyptians, | Babylonians and Greeks “ No. Bevesseenesessseess a oe pees Ground. oe) er ee oe ’ “BEEF IN BARRELS. = our vame on them, but there is no mark to | knowing nothing of its use. Aslateas A. D. Ca Pee “Daas | Old Rip, long Ahi oS Gan ence canis... eens it 00 indi i i inge’ 2 0.065... s2s ss Meg. fan eee jong out, Nov 2:5. .5......2: 55 eee eras (no reser anes indicate the source from which they came. 150, sugar was prescribed by Galen, the fa- | Jennings ¢ 0%. oe ee meee Oe ge ee. oe Two Nickle, 48...-.-..0+-.-0+02+ 2-22 a2 ee eee ¥ Of course we cannot credit anyone, under | mous physician, asa medicine. Before the So ee eo A Oh GIDREE. e026. ee cece gees teh ten ee oo 16@20 | Two Nickle, 18.....-----++-+0eerer eee @26 | Pork Sausage...........-.eeeee eee seee eee oe 814. y such circumstances, but several months af-| discovery of America sugar was a luxury, oe oe pes pene ea eee es . Gaiden. pce a io ee a terward we are in receipt of an angry comn-| used only on rare occasions. During the e Mo diaper es 8 Sof Seal of Nortit Carolina, #02........... @50 | Liver Sausage... . Be ctrtoati ki , i : wears of the Roses, sbout 1445, M “ RC Oe ee Sant Githertia (esd... 6% Seal a oO Se OF 56... @48 Frankfort Sausage........-.....-eee eee ees 10 cation asking why we have not passed , abou , Margaret P< 1500; 3 tb cartoons....---.--.-- Ba hoes Or ii tcuue ive faces, ee 8 certain returned goods to their credit. Patson, avife of a wealthy country gentleman : ed . Bea saiens Pen eenen see oat ' a : FF sigh Gi eat ian oe Big Deal, 48 longeut.” se cae Got Holeane straight Re 8 «A drop in prices will also cause more or | of Norfolk, wrote to her husband, begging we Cee 7" aye tant qeanis oe Ealoe thle. .csppayeeseeceecene ct ' : : ' PE Dees cece ee een eee ee ee ing ' g , 348 an Soo 22 ea CORE ooo. Sioa oc es edie Se wsieeneass less trouble. Take canned goods, for in-|that he would ‘‘vouchsafe” to send her a So oe co age oe Milwaukee Prize, 4s. and 4s...--...-- Ge PIGS’ FEET. : + stance. A dealer buys ten cases, sells half | pound of sugar. As late as the year 1700, all Cod, Boneless. vege tereentesnnanarsnse 5@% “Gloss, 401 packages........ @6% Good Huong? i Carey nae os rer - Ee cic beeen ee eeee ee ercn nese eees 2 50! : ae tod, pi ee es ¢ “6 y Qe ¢ | = ir 9 Weg The gS and 48........ 2 ter PROIB. co. cc cee nce es cece ew en ence of them, and the price goes down, so that he England consumed only twenty million See ot - Giese ao bos, ae nis. Gi | Rattlers tongeut. coer oes Ge " can buy cheaper. What does he do but go pounds in the course of the year, but since Herring va WIR fo ooe sce e ses soto ett ae es 2 50 “ Corn, 401 packages..... we @i Windsor cut plug...............0 ee eee @25 TRIPE. : : i ; NCE, | Herring, Scaled...........seseeeeeeeeee cers 22@23 | Muzzy Gloss 1 i package.... @6% SHORTS. In half barrels out in the back room and hunt up packing | the consumption has greatly increased, twen- | Herring, Holland... .....-.-.-s:22sss0000+ Cee Gicsshmparmare. 6 bg | MARI RA sss e eerste inane eels eee. st 50 hoxes——no matter what the outside label may | ty million hundred weiakk acw Deine used Mackerel, No. 1,% DI eee eeseeee eee 5 00 Muzzy Gloss 16 Tb DOXOB...... ++ +0205: @i% ee aca sec eeeteeeeereee ere sates 20 | Eo RitS..<,-------- oe S : 0. 12 > Bits... <5... cere se ee IU | DEMEAAY ROR eects terse ests ieee es ss ez, | OI CODBTCSS... .- ce er ecerer cress ererece wo s . - ‘si be—and ship the goods back to us, claiming by the English people. The process of refin- Shad, 14 DI spams 2 50 Muzzy Corn 10... :....0..<--0 60:04 = ort ACME... 0... eee e eset te eeec eens cree 20 oe ewan ag — aor “ Pent - oe ‘ an . | Trout, No. 1, Boe es Feces es s i i : VINEGAR. ress, "e FOOC y tor that date, subject that they are bad or giving some other ex- | ng Sugar was not known in England previ- Trout, No. 1 bb kits Ooo ee, 90 Kivestord Sor Glen. een _ @g_ | Pure Cider........... eee 1o@12 | 10 market fluctuations. : a “ep gonally false. ous to 1659. Tha ‘ p ti Bee 1 Hh ON on as av ne ence 550 | Kingsford Silver Gloss 6 box...... White Wine.........-..----sse0-see eee 10@12 cuse, €4 lly false twas probably an inven-| white, Family, % bbs... 000... eee 295 | Kingsford Corn..........--- We eS WASHING POWDERS. . ae Every invoice we send out has the rate tion of the Arabs. A Venetian merchant xe Be. , ae ~ ee alee oe. ‘ . Oswego ee ee @6Y%, | UTI BD... eee ee eee eee eee ee eee es @10% FRESH MEATS of discounts plainly stated on its face, but | learned the secret from the Saracens of Sici- ite, No.1, HR os sees 3 ee ees Mirror GlOSS........-6-+++++ee-s sere ees @6i% | Gillett’s ®W ..... 2... cece eee e eee eee @ %4 ' = FRUITS. Mirror Gloss, COrN............-2++200++ 6% |S kg. ee "@10- John Mohrhard quotes the trade as follows; there is not a day passes that we are not in ly, and sold the art for one hundred crowns. apie por po eas 5uO6% Biel's Pearl. pra. ee er Bee bos. ee oe Fresh Beef, sides... ‘ 7 2 : : ee Pp ; ri ; 8 ,evap., x18 merican Stare 10.’8 Lavi e si le box s, 481% : ie ; Fr hsB f. hi Rote acest ees ene: ‘ c receipt of remittances made in utter disre-| ¢./.74) of the prisoners in the county jail Apples, Dried, York State, evap., box @10 | 1D GlOSS..........-- eee eee eee @6% | Lavine, Sor more boxes, 48 ID papits G4 2 tee oe seamneae wt oN o ba gard of these rules. ‘Ten days’ means ten at Jncieon were made sick Frid y J ao dried, pitted.........-..----- a - ap oa a POP ee Pa ea @3% | Lavine, single boxes, 10060z papers. @é4 50 Mutton, carcasses.................. 06s @ 5% See Ge desod Bagins and “thirty daye|” cance saruishod by one at thelr pecker ones CIT Gig BB GOSS ise cr Gt Tahvine! single boxes, 6094 B papers. Ole “Hake means thirty days in Grand Rapids—where y eating cheese, furnished by one of their Peaches, coal Be ese oe aoe Table Corn. ee es aay ee 40 b @6¥; | Lavine, 5 or more boxes, 80 % Ib paprs @ 00 | Chickens ..... Ce ere ee ' see » TUPKCY.. 2... ee ee cece cece ee eeee 4| Table COMM... ...... eee cece ee ee ence ‘ r we do business—and not where our custom- comrades. The physician who was sum- | prunes, French, 50 I boxes........... We aes pul a a YEAST. we We do oe: aesue sexe eye aeaees . a hi : : moned] found his patients nearly pulseless, Raisins, London AVOUS vise ces cee 8 25 STOVE POLISH. Twin Bros......-. 165 |Wilsons.......... Ch ee e ers happen to be located. It is a manifest and 1¢ wauived tive B Shara Raisins, Loose Muscatels............ @2 95| Rising Sun gross..5 88|/Dixon’s gross...... 5 50 | Magic....-.----- 175 (National ......... 1 65 injustice for a dealer to hol da bill fifteen to q ve hours’ hard work, and | Raisins, Valencias........--.---- +--+: we Universal .......... 5 88| Above # dozen..... 50 MISCELLANEOUS. \no end of antidotes and emetics, to bring Raisins, Dehesia.......-..-.---- tes Ga COLE Xie... eck: 5 50 Bath Brick i oon Oh OYSTERS AND FISH. twenty days and then take off a ten day dis-| 4141 out all right. The poi opm MATCHES. SUGARS. OT ee 4, =| ¥.J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: count, but such occurrences ar z gat. e poison was thought | Grand Haven, No. 9, square.............++: 2 25| Cut Loaf..... 20... ecceeeee sees ener ees 744 | Barle estes : s @ more CoM-|4, 6 arsenical, but an examination of the | G74 Haven, No 8, square 1 50) Cubes ors 1 a peace mon than you would imagine. en gianpant selon ipepiete ss oie arc Lae a ee eee eB ee seem 38 “The petty losses I have recoun id deo alll ' pe : a - was animal Sree ane bo os Peet Siac a spel ee 3 a eee Standard..... .........- @6% | Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... a ie ee s . : poison, generated in the cheese itself. — CS ee “ ranulated, Fine Grain.............. @6% | Condensed Milk, Swiss......-.-.------ Oi ee cee ee 20 = small and insignificant in themselves, but ees cS isueddar ee vene ress : i es Dade erie ee tba eag en cee eree es @6% | Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ib cans......... Oe eee eee 18 taken together they swell theamounttocon-| The crop of oranges in Malta, so highly Richardson's No. 5 do ae ene suoe ee Gis Medium 00.0... co seed siderable proportions in the course of ayear. | prized on European tables on account of | Richardson's No.8 do ee ee ie cs PREM | eceant Comte: ©... ..ceocs-osco sgt” Ferien Tah CAO oes ene ons saa The dealers indulging in such vagaries—and | delicate flavor and thin skins, is more abun- Richardson's No. 9 AB erie: 2 95 Yellow fe a oe do (Wer co Be - +++ 1 10 : ‘ ; # ar ’8 No. NG ...- ee sense eee . SYRUPS. ~~ | Plour Sifters @ dz .....-...6. ++ +e eee 3 0@ FRESH FISH. remember right here that they are in the | dant this year than ever before. iishanaecn ze ee an erin ceks ee ? corr. Barvels.........010++000++ Biss 32 | Gum, Rubber 100 lumps.........-.--+- @30 | Codfish ......... 0. ece ee ee neces e eee reer eee ees 9 a majority—are spotted—every one of them— Large quantities. of African peanut 3 are eee No. 80 aco pb aceeeverocere 18 00 Geen i pa ean pe ge es EE RH we Sauce ae @ - oe et 200 lumps. ... tances @40 io PEER EM EERO REO TERE Ewe re eee’ See Se eee 7 oo . 9 Decveweerseureracene gy WU BAMOT BOBS. +e sence er ecceccenre 9 MPTUCE., 2... cere acer scree cres eee 80@35. eee me eee meee meet amet eeer ene n ese eeeene ahd such practices don’t tend to make their | imported into France, where they are used nee Boe rae Cee Se cece oa 2 5 set . gauion oe Me yu au ts ia awe @1 85 | Hominy, # bbl............: Pee @4 50 | Mackinaw Trout... .......-....0eeeeeee seers 3 reputation or eredit any better, I can assure | in the manufaeture of olive oil. Moeceeernenrcncnesesse rte rn, 4% gallon kegs.............++.+-: @1 65 | H. C. Flour, 18 3 bh pkgs., @ box........ oe Bee ing picevereercacals e ectric Parlor No. 18:...... senenenesseneeers ¥ 64| Pure Sugar....... eas savesecavess:DDL 22@ 38 H. C. Flour in bulk, # cwt .........-.. ‘DELR EE FOX, M DICK, Every Box Guaranteed to Suit the Trade. ELUINDRED THOUSAND ounds Sold in Michigan in One Year WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A SCHEME Agents for MI USSELMAN A IN D HAWKINS & PERRY Grand Rapids, MANUFACTURED BY & LOVERIDGE Mich. DDLETON & CO, Louisville, Ky. ‘Tricks of the Canning Trade. # tding to the Trade, a newspaper pub- lished in the canning interest of Baltimore, there are in that city fifty-seven firms that deal only in “seconds,” or doubtful goods.. These goods are obtained from doubtful dealers as ‘“‘swells,” or cans that have the ends bulged out on account of the fermen- tation of their contents. The cans are taken to a convenient place and “‘repressed.”’ This consists of first punching a hole in jthe top of the can, to let the gas out. The cans are then placed in hot water and heated, to ex- pel the air and gases, and then resealed. They are then labeled with a bogus label and sold at low prices comparatively. They are probably mostly ,sold in large cities to the poorer classes. The only safety in buy- ing canned goods is in seeing that the genu- ine label of a reputable firm is on each can. qo A leading confectioner recently remarked: ‘There is more than double the quantity of candy made and sold in the winter than in the summer. ‘There are many reasons for this. Candy in summer is sticky and may run together in a mass if not disposed of soon after it is bought. It makes the fingers sticky also, and this is not nice. Besides, in the summer the people who buy the most ex pensive candy are not in town. It is not that very much candy is used for fashionable en- tertainments; it is far from always that candy is served at parties, but ladies buy a great deal of it by the pound and half pound, and even in’less quantities. It is the general supposition that most of the candy eaten by ladies is bought for them by gentlemen. But this is not so. There is a good trade of this sort, but the ladies themselves are the best patrons. No, there is not much adulteration in candy, Sugar is so cheap that it will not pay to use anything in its stead. And the best dealers never did adulterate.” Se A. W. Nash, grocer at Wayland, has mov- ed his stock toa settlement near Remus, where he will continue in business. HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess quote as fol.ows: HIDES. A 5 oo eee 8b @iT WAGE CUNO. oo ck 5 oes esi teesieosececcs 8 @ 8% BOPP | 5 ooo ooo 5c oon css eee se oe 8144@ 8% Dry hides and kips..................... 8 @12 Calf skins, green orcured............. 10 @12 Desecon skins... .......2:<-:. # piece20 @50 SHEEP PELTS. Shearlings or Summer skins @ piece. - @20 TOE, WO ios 3 os oes eee ses esc @50 MVADIOE DCUA. . 2. 5 sss ieee’ oo oss oe 1 00 @1 25 WOOL. Fine washed # D..............2..20000- A@ 26 RG WACO, . oo es oo ee eee cesses 18 G2 MOBO oo oo oe cas are sep ieseen 2-3 oo eis aes 5Yu@ 5% SKINS. VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited the market during the past week and placed orders with the various houses: Nelson Pike, Morley. Smith & Fallass, Coopersville. M. B. Nash, Sparta. Wm. F. Stuart, Hobart. John Otis, Mancelona. Levi Truesdell, Muskegon. Wm. Parks, Alpine. W. F. Rice, Alpine. J. H. Payne, Fennville. John Whiteford, Lake City. A. G. Chaser Ada. Adam Newell, Tustin. Byron MeN eal, Byron Center. Jos. H. Spires, Leroy. Walter Schoemaker, Cannonsburg. A. M. Church, Englishville. C. O. Bostwick, Cannonsburg. Thos. Smedley, Smedley Bros., Bauer. J. Barnes, Austerlitz. E. P. Barnard, buyer New Era Lumber Co., New Era. J. Omler, Wright. T. W. Provin, Cedar Springs. Geo. F. Cook, Grove. W. W. Pierce, Moline. Geo. Carrington, Trent. Wim. Snelling, Six Corners. Mr. Wylie, J. R. Wylie & Bro., Martin. R. Carlyle, Rockford. J. E. Thurkow, Morley. C. Keller, Logan. A. W. Nash, Remus. D. R. Stocum, Rockford. M. Heyboer,; Drenthe, S. Cooper, Parmalee, : Mr. Bridger, Bridger, Snell & Co., Lumbar- on. J. M. Dameron, Bangor. E. C. Foot, West Carvin: John A. Ber ridge, Sand Lake. W.H. Struik, Forest Grove. W.S. Root, Forest Grove. Baron & TenHour, Forest Grove. B. M. Dennison, East Paris. G. H. Walbrink, Allendalle. M. Hayward, Trent. Oliver Seaman, Big Rapids. Paine & Field, Englishville. J. M. Reed, Grattan. Geo. A. Sage, Rockford. A. Sessions, Wayland’ John W. Mead, Berlin. . Joshua Colby, of Colby & Co., Rockford. C. Deming, Dutton. Frank M. Davis, Chippewa Lake. L. Kolkema, Holland. Wm. Ver meulen, Beaver Dam. D. M. Rice, Croton. Ed. Roys, Cedar Springs. Walter Struik, Forest Grove. J.C. Benbow, Cannonsburg. G. N. Reynolds, Belmont. A. W. Nash, Wayland. F. E. Campau, Alaska. Scoville & McAuley, Edgerton. J ike Marlatt, Berlin. Odell, Fremont. J.D. F. Pier son, Pierson. Gringh aus Bros., Lamont. Walling Bros., Lamont. Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia. Holland & Ives, Rockford. W.H. Hicks, Morley. A. DeKruif, Zeeland. R. B. MeCullock, Berlin. Dr. J. Graves. Wayland. Hutty & Dickenson, Grand Haven. J.T. Perham, Kent City. Saranac Splinters. From the Local. Gifford & VanDreezer expect to move into their new building next week. Frank B. Jones has bought the interest of Tom S. Barber in the Bargain store and will run things alone hereafter. Fred Cahoon is moving his stock of mer- chandise from Bonanza into the new brick store in this village. The new firm, compos- 2 ed of S. A. Watt and .Fred Cahoon under the firm name of Watt & Cahoon, will probably open up at the new quarters the middle of next week. —_»>_ > The Cutler & Savidge Lumber Co. lately 30 | put in 20,000 bushels of oats for their teams. so ~ The Gripsack Brigade. yraham Roys is ‘‘doing’”’ Ohio this week. W. J. Price put in last week in the Upper Peninsula. He reports an exceptionally good trade. The traveling men declare that the thin- ness of the bristles on hotel hair brushes in- dicates an open winter. “I’m a papa, a father, a parent’—W. H. Downs. P.S.—It’sa boy and he weighs seven pounds and a half. Members of Post A should not forget that the regular monthly meeting is to be held at THE TRADESMAN Office Saturday evening. A full attendance is requested. It is reported that Dr. J. B. Evans con- templates resigning his present position with Cody, Ball & Co. for the purpose of go- ing on the road with a Punch and Judy com- bination, and that he will himself assume the principal character. Most of the traveling men came in to vote Monday night or Tuesday morning, and a considerable number stayed in during the remainder of the week, in order to hear the “Jatest.’? A vigorous business campaigh was inaugurated this week. Peter Gorter, formerly traveling represen- tative for Powers & Walker, is now on the road for the Griffin Silver “Plate Co. of Chi- cago, seeing only the jobbing trade. He has been in this city for the past week, recuper- ating and renewing old acquantances. “If there is any one who is entitled to profound consideration at the hands of the jobber at the present time, it is the travel- ing man,” said a leading wholesale grocery- man the other day. ‘‘He goes into the store of a retailer, wearied to death from lugging heavy grips, and tackles the dealer for an order. The latter stands behind his coun- ter as stiff as a priest, and curtly replies that he is not in need of a thing, adding that if the traveler had been there a day sooner he could have given him a good order. By way of variety, however, the dealer sings out to the salesman that the sugar shipped by the traveler’s house four weeks previous- ly was on eighth of a cent cheaper than he bought. That’s a matter that has got to be settled then and there, and there is nothing for the salesman to do but to make a rebate, which course he pursues in nine cases out of ten. It is absolutely necessary, in order to keep that man’s trade, and yet it frequently happens that the dealer has lied like a thief. The most interesting feature of the whole matter is the. scoring we are compelled to give the salesman when he reports such re- bates to us. For a fact, if any man should go for me as [ sometimes have to talk to our traveling men I would tell him to go to the evil one. And yet there are those who think the position of a traveling salesman is an easy one to fill. It requires any amount of perseverance and judgment to sell goods in ordinarily good times, but in times like the present the difficulty is ten times great- er.” He Sees COUNTRY PRODUCE. Apples—Winter fruit is selling for $1.75@$2 for choice hand-picked. Beeswax—Steady at 42c # tb. Beans—A firmer feeling prevails, medium hand-picked commanding $1.50. Dealers are still paying $1 for unpicked and selling for $1.25. Butter—Very little creamery is moving, a8 the high price, 35@36c, virtually bars it out of the market. Dairy commands 20@22c for choice rolis and 18@20c for good packed. Butterine—Solid packed creamery is worth 22c, but yields the palm as regards sales to dairy, which commands 16@19c for solid pack- ed and 18 @20e for rolls. Beets—No shipping demand. Clover Seed—No shipping demand. Dealers are paying $4@4.10 for spring stocks and for- eign shipments. Cabbages—$4@$5 8 100. Celery—20c 8 bunch. Cheese—Full cream is firm and high and job- bing at 11%¢c for August, 12c for September, and 12% for October. Chestnuts—Ohio $4.75 ® bu. Cider—Sweet, 10c ® gal. Cranberries—Firm at $12 for bell and cherry, and $14 for Cape Cod or bell and bugle. Egges—Very scarce and extremely difficult for dealers to fill orders, the city trade picking up nearly all the receipts at 22c Grapes—A few Catawbas are yet in market, selling at 10c. Hops—The crop in the United states is con- siderably larger than that of last year, the Pa- cific Coast alone reporting a gain of 30,000 bales of 180 pounds each. The Michigan crop readily commands 18e for medium stock, but New York hops are preferred at 20@238c. Honey—Choice new is firm at 15c. Hay—$9@$11 for new, and $11@$12 for bail- ed. Mince Meat—8ec # bb. Onions—$1.75 # bbl. for yellow and $1.50 for red. Quinces —About out of market. Potatoes— More of a drug than ever is con- sequence of the increased sluggishness of out- side markets. Dealers arestill paying 25c, but are buying only for prospective local demand, Poultry—Chickens, 144@16c. Fowls 12c Squash—The market are overstocked, and none is moving. This seems to be a “squash year.” Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys are firmer and high- er, selling readily at $4@$4.25. Baltimore and Muscatine, $3.50 #8 bbl. Turnips—25e ® bu. Timothy—No shipping demand, and dealers buy only for prospective wants. GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS. Wheat—2c higher this week. Lancaster, 77; Fulse and Clawson, ‘4c. Corn—No new stock in yet, although deal- ers are offered car lots Ionia county corn at 35¢e. Oats—W hite, 28@30e # bu. Rye—52@d4e ¥ bu. Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 ® cwt. Flour—Unchanged. Fancy Patent,$5.50 ® bbl. in sacks and $5.75 in wood. Straight, $4.50 @ bbl. in sacks and $4.75 in wood. Meal—Bolted, $1.50 @ cwt. Mill Feed—Screenings, $14 #@ ton. Bran, $13 #@ ton. Ships, $14 ton. Middlings, $17 8 ton. Corn and Oats, $23 # ton. ——_<—-9- _. How to Make Dishonest Failures Odious. The usual tendency to take advantage of what are known as hard times is apparent in some quarters. This has not yet assu-n- ed the proportions of the throng which ben- efited by the provisions of the bankrupt act some years ago, but it has already made a very respectable showing. The desire to pay from ten to fifty cents, instead of one hundred, proves tvo strong to be resisted, and the merchant who is disposed to cheat his creditor out of the balance finds less dif-. ficulty in so doing ata time when honest failures are not infrequent, and when many are struggling to secure accommodation, and to gain extensions in the hope of being able to keep their heads above water. A time like the present, in short, presents peculiar advantages to those who are disposed to be dishonest. Some schemes of this kind have been happily frustrated, and it would be well if they could all be detected. The dishonest merchant who makes a fail- ure of this kind assumes that while his cred- it may be impaired with those with whom he formerly dealt, otbers will sell him with- out tbo close scrutiny inte his past. And it cannot be denied that there are too often good grounds for this confidence. Merchants push so strongly for trade that they will take risks on those in whom they have little reliance, trusting to their sagacity to get out whole. They sometimes find out their mis- take, and deserye and receive no sympathy. If the wholesale trade would make common cause against a merchant who has made himself “well fixed,” as the phrase goes in this manner, failures of this class would soon be made odious. Once let 1t be impos- sible for him to buy goods on credit any- where, and others would speedily take warn- ing from his example. —— A Big Business. The immensity of the life insurance in- terests in this country is as yet hardly more than half understood. The united assets of the companies are now over $500,000,000— the exact amount Jan. 1 1884, was $495,046,- 566.30. This vast sum, belonging to the pol- icy-holders, and held in trust for the present and future payment of their claims, is $100,- 000,000 more than the net annual revenue of the United States Government; five times larger than the total annual sale of money postal orders, and nearly $100,000,000 great- er than the total combined capital invested in the iron and steel and lumber business in this country. The whole amount of life in- surance now in force is nearly two billiow dollars. Even taken by states separately the amounts are stupendous. New York policy-holders have an aggregate of $244,- 440,734: those of Illinois and Ohio each more than $123,000,000. The daily newspa- per property of the country is very valuable, but the life insurance in force in either one of the two latter States alone is considerably in excess of the cash value of all the daily journals in the United States combined. . =n 8- Corroded Coins. Gold coins are in local circulation which, although not counterfeit, are equally to be repudiated by all towhom presented. Their spurious nature consists in the fact that they have been depreciated by corrosive acids, and, although gold, with a clear, genuine ring, every one of these coins has lost from twenty to thirty per cent. of its value, and cannot be cashed at the banks for its face. As far as is known, this depreciated curren- cy is in five dollar pieces. They can be easi- ly detected upon close observation; being lighter than the standard and more smooth over the surface, the action of the acids hav- ing cut down the sharply defined embossing of both stamp and milling. One of these coins was presented at a local bank a day or two ago. This specimen had lost exactly $1 of its original value. => 9 New England Apple Crop. From the Boston Bulletin. The yield of apples in the various sections of New England this season is enormous. Farmers in Maine, and in other sections, hardly know what to do with the immense crop, and the exportation to England from this port is the only outlet, which prevents this product from being a glut upon the mar- ket. 0 The shortage of the peach erop in Michi- gan this year is accounted for by the pres- ence of a small grub—cimex peachianis—in the young buds. This destructive worm has never appeared in Michigan before and fruit growers fear it has come to stay. It is one of the articulate cynocorus family and is as tenacious of life as it is expert in its pernic- ious practices. It is no larger than the point of a fine cambric needle; under the mi- -eroscope it looks hke a caterpillar and has eight pink eyes and a growth of short, bristling hair. Having penetrated the bud, it remains there and grows as the bud de- velops into fruit. The result is that the peach is withered and dry—not more than half the size it should be, and lacking all juice, flavor and bloom. In its maturity this peach grub, as it is commonly called, is the size of the ordinary apple-tree worm. Entomologists say that it can be destroyed by the liberal use of paris green and whale oil soap wherever its presence is suspected. —————_ Merchants find that the circulation of gold coin is steadily decreasing, and that the “cart-wheel” dollar is fast taking the place HOVEL, Sirongest, Lightest, Cheapest, Handsomest, Best. FOR SALE BY Cody, Ball & Co., Arthur Meigs & Co., Shields, Bulkley & Lemon, Clark, Jewell & Co., Fox, Musselman & Loveridge, Hawkins & Perry, John Caulfield, Foster, Stevens & Co., GRAND RAPIDS - MICH. FUSE, CAPS, AUGURS ‘snjeieddy sulseig pues HERCULES, THE GREAT STUMP AND ROCK ANNIHILATOR. Strongest & Safest Explosive Known to the Arts. Farmers, practice economy and clear your land of stumps and boulders. Main Office, Hercules Powder Company, No. 40 Prospect st., Cleveland, Ohio. L. S. HILL & CO., AGTS. GUNS, AMMUNITION & FISHING TACKLE. GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. KEMINK, JONES & OO, Manufacturers of Fine Perfumes, Colognes, Hair Oils, Flavoring Extracts, Baking Powders, Bluings, Etc., Etc. ALSO PROPRIETORS OF REMIN ES “Red Bark Bitters’ AND— The Oriole Manufacturing Co. %8 West Bridge Street, GRAND RAPIDS, = MICHIGAN. JNINOS & SU (Props. Arctic Manufacturing Co.,) MANUFACTURERS OF FINE PERFUMES —AND— TOILET ARTICLES. Jenning’s Flavoring Extracts, Arctic Improved BAKING POWDER. KID DRESSING, MUCILAGE, BLUINGS, of bills of small denomination. INKS, ETC. MUSKEGON BUSINESS DIRECTORY. §, §. MORRIS & BRO, PACKERS Jobbers of Frovisions, CANNED MEATS AND BUTTERS. Choice Smoked Meats a Specialty. Stores in Opera House Block, Packing and Warehouse Market and Water Streets. W.D.CAREY & CO. OYSTERS! —AND JOBBERS 0F— E'ruits and Produce. ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED. BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES. Kline’s Patent Candler and Egg Carrier. The Best on the Market. Can be made any Size, Round or Square, with any Capacity. State Territory for Sale by G. C. SAYLES, Sole Agent for the United States, P. 0. Box 1973, Muskegon, Mich. ORCUTT & COMPANY, WHOLESALE AND COMMISSION Butter, Hows, Cheese, Fruit, Grain, Hay, Bee! Pork, Produce Consignments Solicited. MUSKEGON, MICH. ‘Quick Work Soap. RET AIL GROCERS in different parts of the State report QUICK WORK the best selling SOAP that they keep. Why? It makes your CLOTHES WHITE and CLEAN. It SAVES LABOR and FUEL. It SAVES BOILING and HARD RUBBING. It leavesthe HANDS SOFT and SMOOTH, and NO HOUSE FULL OF STEAM. In price IT IS CHEAPER, and is POSITIVELY GUARANTEED equal to SIDDALL’S, ALLISON’S, BOGUE’S, WARD'S, or ELEC- TRIC LIGHT, or any other LABOR SAVING SOAPS in the market and WILL NOT INJURE THE HANDS, or FINEST FABRIC, for it is made of the BEST AND PUR- EST SOAP MATERIAL. QUICK WORK SOAP is packed in 100 or 50 12 02. Bars in a box, with PICTURE CARDS, 3 tb Printed Paper Sacks, Tablets, etc., in each Box, so that it will introduce itself. It has a NEAT OUTSIDE WRAPPER, the INSIDE WRAPPER IS WAXED to smooth the irons. order, 3 to 5 Box Lots, DELIVERED FREE to any Railroad Station in the State. J.H. Thompson & Co Wholesale Agents, Because it is exactly as represented. Retail Grocers are invited to send us an 59 Jefferson Avenue . - Detroit, Mich. We manufacture a full line, use the best material obtainable, and eon our goods to be first- class. We carry an immense stock of Virginia and ‘Tennessee Peanuts, Almonds, Brazils, Filberts, Pea- Nuts cans, Wralnuts and Cocoanuts, and compete with any market. lots, cans or in bulk, atithe low- est rates. PUTNAM & BROOKS. APPLES! We have a large Western order trade for Apples in car lots, as well as a good local demand, and also handle Evaporated and Sun-Dried Apples largely. If you have any of these goods to ship, let us hear from you, and we will keep you posted on market prices and prospects. We also handle Beans and Pota- toes. Liberal Cash Advances made on Dried Fruit, also on Apples in carlots. EARL BROS, Commission Merchauls, We handle FLORIDA Or- anges direct from the groves. The crop is large and fine and low prices are looked for. We are agents for the CEL- EBRATED J. S. FARREN,& CO.’S Oysters and are prepared to fill orders for large or small 169 Ss. Water st, Chicago, Tl, IMPORTERS —AND— Wholesale Grocers, Cor. Ionia & Island Sts., Grand Rapids. New Japans. We invite the special attention of the trade to several large invoices of the new crop. of 1884-5 Japan Teas, including all grades of Pan Fired, Basket Fire and Sun Cured, and embracing about 1,200 chests in all, which we have recently received per the Pacific Steamers San Pablo and City of Rio de Janeiro. These Teas are positively our own im- portation, and we believe we are safe in saying that they are the first Teas ever im- ported to this market direct from Japan. They are selected with a view to the wants of Michigan trade and our friends will do well to send for samples and quotations before buying new Teas, Soaps. Again we remind the Trade that we are the Sole Agents in this market, for the well- known and popular Soaps of LAUTZ BROS. & CO., Buffalo, N. Y. Below we mention a few of their best-known brands: Acme, Towel, Napkin, Best American, Palma, Shamrock, Nickel, White Marseilles. White Cotton Oil, Gem, Stearine, Boss, Blue Danube, Mottled German, Lautz Soap, Savon Republique, Master, ete. These goods we sell regularly at the Manufacturers’ Prices, and deliver them: in 16 box lots and upwards to all rail points in Michigan, freight prepaid.C Please send for'price- samples. See quotations on Grocery Page. Starch. We are also the Sole Agents here for the NIAGARA STARCH WORKS’ Starch, of Butfalo, N. Y., which we sell at the manufacturers’ prices, freights prepaid on alk shipments of 10 box lots and upwards toJall railroad points in Michigan. Send for price lists. See prices on Grocery page of this paper. Fancy Groceries. We carry not only a complete line of staple goods, but also a full assortment of every~ thing in the Fancy Grocery department, and are now considered headquarters in this line. Please send for Circulars and Price-lists relative to this department. Parties desiring new stocks will find it to their decided advantage to come and see us before purchasing. Crosse & Blackwell’s English Pickles. Curtis Bros.’ Salad Dressing. Lea & Perrins’ English Sauce. Durkee & Co.’s “ Holford’s 2 : A. Lusk & Co,’s California Peaches. Piccadilly " : : * Green Gages. Colman’s “* Mustand. . « “Apricots. James Epps’ : Breakfast Cocoa. ee ‘ Egg Plums. Choice Brands of French Peas. “ 4 Pears. us ‘¢ Mushroons. i sf Quinces.. « Italian Macarroni, 1 fb pkg. . * rapes. « “ Vermicella. o ‘ ' Cherries. China Preserved Ginger, all size jars, Knowles & Anderson’s Jams and Jellies. Queen Olives, 16 0z* and 27 oz. bottles. French Capers, genuine imported in bottle. Choicest Salad Oil, Antonini & Co,, Leghorn. We are sole agents for the Rochester Ready Cooked Food Co.’s Desicated and Cooked Oat Meal, Hominy, Wheat, Beans and Peas. Send us a trial order for these goods. AI} correspondence and mail orders receive prompt attention. REFERENCE FIRST NATIONAL BANK. SHIELDS, BULKLEY & LEMUN. * : Re a ROSANA SSI MESERRS, SEASONS SE NR Tie ae - “‘ardwate. Cutlery Making in Sheffield. The following description of processes used in the manufacture of cutlery at that great center of this industry, Sheffield, appeared in a late number of the English Illustrated Magazine: The most interesting branch of cutlery manufacture, as a process, is the initial bus- iness of forging. For articles in which there is no welding to be done, such as scis- sors and pocket knives, a single hand is suf- ficent, but the forging of table-blades is a “double handed” affair, the forger himself being assisted by a striker. The visitor to Sheffield will hear the ring of the forger’s hammer not merely in the neighborhood of the great manufactories, but in places where he least expects it. He will come across a “hearth” sandwiched between private dwellings in a qulet residential street, and he will sometimes catch the rasp of the cut- ler’s file in the dwelling house itself. It may be as well to explain here that the term “eutler,” now that the division of labor has given a specific title to every branch, is us- ed in the trade in} the restricted sense of a “putter together,” that is, the man who fits the blade to the handle and produces the fin- ished article. The solitary forger’s hearth, discovered in a tranquil thoroughfare, might at first sight he easily mistaken for a small | stable which had suffered a severe gunpow- | der explosion, but a second glance reveals” the simple materials required to produce all | | that is essential in a good knife—a rod of | | steel, fire, hammer, water. Such are the el- | ements out of which Mr. Ruskin’s ‘‘master- | ful’, magican will in a few moments present | | you with a table-blade, perfect in shape and | symmetry, hard as adamant as to edge, pli- | able as a cane as to temper, and requiring | only the grinder’s touch and the cutler’s | hafting to be fit for the table. The forger °s | first operation is molding (‘“‘moodin,” as he ealls it) or shaping, which is done before | the length of: the blade required is severed | from the strip of steel, which he holds in| his hand.~ The steel in a table knife ends at | the base of the blade; at that point a strip. of wrought iron is welded to the steel, and | forms what is called the ‘‘bolster’’—-that is, the shoulder cap which meets the handle— and the “tang,” or tail, which runs down the | center of the haft. Every person given to after-dinner meditation must have noticed | at the base of the blade of his knife, a shaded outline like a large thumb mark. This mark indicates the union of the iron with the steel, a process which is called “shooting,” and is performed jointly by the forger and his assistant. The next: stage is “‘tanging,’”’ and consists in shaping the bolster and tang by the aid of small dies and appliances with which the anvil is fit- ted. The blade is now complete in shape, but has to be straightened, marked (with | the manufacturer’s name or other ban) hardened, and tempered, the whole opera- | tion being comprehensively called ‘‘smith- | ing.” The straightening and marking are sim-| ple matters, but in the operation of harden- | ing hand and eye have to be brought into delicate co-operation. Hardening is the pro- cess by which the steel blade is changed | from the nature of lead to that of glass, from an obedient ducility to a petulant brit- tleness. This change is effected by plung- | ing the heated blade into the dirty water | which stands near the anvil. ‘The operation appears ridiculous in its simplicity, but up- | od its performance in the right way and at| the right time depends the value of your) knife. For this you have to rely upon the trained judgment of the forger. Some tools will warp or ‘“‘skeeler,” if they are not) plunged into the water in acertain way.) Tools of one shape must cut the water like a knife; those of another must stab it like a_ dagger. Some implements, such as files, must be hardened in an old standing solution of salt; others in a stream of running water; others, again, like saws ‘and scythes, in whale oil. Toreturn to the forge, the im- mersion of the knife into water is only mo- mentary. When it is withdrawn the blade would snap like cast metal. A table knife is required to bend like a hand-saw, and this property is obtained by “tempering,” or passing the blade slowly over the fire until the elasticity required is achieved. The de- gree of ductility acquired are successively indicated by the changing colors produced on the blade, these colors appearing consecu- tive as follows: straw, gold, chocolate, pur- ple, violet and blue. The bluish sheen to be observed on a table knife shows that the maximum temper is required for table cut- lery, but it may be noted that elastieity is always obtained at the expense of the hard- ness of the steel. >_>: > The Tack Combination. From the Taunton, (Mass.), Gazette. The tack-makers are not feeling very pleasant at the knowledge which has just reached them, that a large tack factory has been started in Cleveland, in the very cen- ter of their Western trade. The signs of dissolution of the combination are growing more apparent every day, and one of the | tool by | finer edge. steps to that end was taken a few days ago, when the price of all shoe nails was lower- ed. There will be no more farming out of the small competitors who have been spring- ing up on all sides ever sirfce the combination started, but they will be allo.ed to pursue | the even tenor of their way even to bank- | ruptey. It is said too much money has been | spent in closing the doors of such concerns | already—money which otherwise would | have gone into respectable dividends—and | the first step in this direction is now looked | upon as a wrong movement. * « How Axes are Made. Pliny, who wrote about A. D. 50, felt bound to state an inventor for everything, and ascribed the invention of the axe to Daedalus, of Athens, about 1240 B.C. Itis, however, to be supposed that when Cecrops, three hundred years before, forsaking Egypt, and leaving civilization behind him, landed in Greece, he had axes wherewith to clear a spot for the village he founded. About the year 1093 B. C., we read that the Hebrews went to Philistia “to sharpen every man his axe;” and about 893 B. C., “the axe head fell into the water” while the man was chopping. Previous to these two latter dates, and two hundred years before the time of Daedalus, we find the Mosaic law, 1451 B. C., had anticipated the following supposed case: to the wood with his neighbor, to hew wood, and his hand fetcheth a stroke with the axe to cut down the tree, and the head (Hebrew iron) slippeth from the helve, and lighteth upon his neighbor that he die, he shall flee into one of those cities [of refuge] and live.” The axe is found among all nations who have the material and skill for its manufac- ture, the substantial form having descended from the stone age, when a withe or elastic handle was bent around a circular depres- sion on the head, and the edge was sharpen- ed to the extent the construction of the ma- terial would bear, or according to the means at hand for dressing it. The Roman axe was introduced from the 'Etrurians; the Roman bipennis was a double-bladed axe, with the eye in the cen- | ter, like some of our modern ones. The Egyptian axe was of iron, steel or bronze; the color would indicate the former metal in some eases, but it was generally of bronze. The handle was split to receive the blade, which was secured by bronze pins and leathern thongs. The Peruvian axes were made of an alloy of copper and tin. The bits of their axes were about the same shape as ours, but the heads were inserted in the handle, instead of the handle into the axe-head. Iron was un- known among them. Copper axes with sin- gle and double bits have been found in a 'tumulus near Chillicothe, Ohio. Lubbock states that the bronze axes, of the ages when that metal predominated, were all destitute of eyes for the handles. In the present process of making axes, hammered bar iron is heated toa red heat, cut off the requisite length, and the eye, which is to receive the handle, punched through it. * It is then re-heated and pressed between concave dies until it assumes the proper shape. It is then heated and grooved upon the edges to receiVe the piece of steel which forms the sharp edge. To make the | steel adhere to the iron, borax is used. This acts as a soap to clean the metal in order that the parts may adhere. Ata white heat it is welded and drawn out to a proper edge by trip-hammers. The next process is hammering off the hand, restoring the shape lost in drawing out; itis then ground, to form a Afterward it is ground upon finer stones, and made ready for the temper- er. The axeis now hung upen a revolving wheel in a furnace in a small coal fire at a peculiar red heat. It is cooled successively in salt and fresh water, and then tempered in another furnace, where the heat is regu- lated by a thermometer. It is then polished to a high finish, whieh will show every flaw and enable it to resist rust. It is then stamped, and the head blackened with a mixture of turpentine and asphaltum. OO The Horseshoe Superstition. | From the Hardware Journal, The origin of the horseshoe superstition has never been satisfactorily explained. | Among the theories offered, that contained in the following is among the possibilities: The horseshoe of old was held to be of spec- | jal service as a security against the attacks of evil spirits. The virtue may have been ‘assigned, perhaps, by the rule of contraries, from it being a thing incompatible with the cloven foot of the Evil One; or from the | rude resemblance which the horseshoe bears to the rays of glory, which in ancient pic- tures, were made to surrround the heads of saints and angels, or, finally, from some no- tion of its purity, acquired through passing through the fire. This latter superstition receives some countenance from the method resorted to for the cure of horses that had become vicious, or afflicted by any distem- per which the yillage farriery did not under- stand; such disease was invariably attrib- uted to witcheraft, and the mode of cure seems to imply the belief that the imperfect purification by fire, of the shoe which the animal wore, had afforded an inlet to malev- olent influences. Accordingly the horse was led into the smithy, the door was closed ‘and barred, the shoes were taken off and placed in the fire, and the witch or warlock was speedily under the necessity of remoy- ing the spell under which the animal suffer- ed, Sailors are, for the most part, careful to have a horseshoe nailed to the mizzen-mast, or somewhere on the deck near midships for the protection of the vessel. The Chi- nese have their tombs built, in the shape of a horseshoe, which custom is very curious as it may be fairly regarded as a branch of the superstition long prevalent among our- selves. ————_—<>-_2<___ A road over which cars run in both diree- tions will last longer—or, rather, the iron will last longer—than when cars run all in one direction, as with double tracks —a phys- | ical faet, substantiated by practical observa- tion and every day experience. Mottram Hill, hardware dealer at Vicks- burg, has sold out. ; “As whenaman goeth in}, DAKOTA TIN, Examination of the Mines in the Black Hills. Correspondence Mountain News. Having made an examination of the dis- trict in Dakota where tin ore bas been found I am prepared to say that there can be no doubt now of the existence of very large bodies or veins of tin ore in that country. The first discovery of it was made at the Etta mine, in the Harney district, a few miles from Custer City, in the Lower Black Hills, and was made in the shaft on that claim at depth of seventy feet. The mine itself was opened and worked as a mica mine, and large quantities of mica were taken from the mine and shipped to markets in Eastern cities, but at that depth the mica became exhausted, and tin kidneys in abundance began to make their appear- ance in the shaft,and men who were at work there, who had formerly worked in the mines at Cornwall, asserted at once that tin ore in abundance would be found in the mine. Their predictions proved correct. Samples of the ore were sent to the United States assay office. The return from there was 15 per cent pure tin. Samples were sent to Prof. Bailey, of Cheyenne. He pronounced it tin, and he also made a visit to the district to examine it fer himself, and he is now engaged in col- lecting a sample of the ore, to be placed on exhibition at the Exposition, here in Den- ver, which ought to convince anyone of the fact that tin is there in abundance. Prof. Riotte, of New York, made a test of the ore, and his verdict was tin. Prof. Phelps, of London in England, made an analysis of it, and pronounced it tin of the finest quality. Prof. Hulst, of Milwaukee, made a test of it, and pronounced it tin; and to get nearer home with my authorities, Mr. Von Schultz, of Denver, tested it, and he pronounced it tin, and the sample he had ran very high in that metal. And, last of all, and best of all, the samples of tin can be seen here in Den- ver that came from tlie ore found there. The ore is found in a hard white spar, and in true fissure veins or lodes, lying between wall rocks cf a mica slate formation. The presence of the ore is first determined on when tin kidneys first made their appear- ance in this spar, and then the stuff called mica schist begins to appear, and what is called tin wood also comes in. Wherever these indications appear, the books on min- eralogy tell us we may look for tin ore in quantity, and in a few of these veins I speak of these indications are very prominent There are not only hundreds but thous- ands of fissure veins of spar in the district, that carry mica, and there has been an enor- mous quantity shipped from these mines to market in the East and to London. In Eng- land, one mine I know of has shipped 47,- 000 pounds of mica within three years past, that brought an average price of $4.75-per pound, but not more than one vein in forty miles shows any indication of tin, and where the prospects are good the prospects for mica are good for nothing. I differ witha former writer, who stated that this district where the ore is found is sixty miles in length. I claim itis not more than thirty miles in length by fifteen in width, and is in Custer and Pennington counties, Dak., in the lower edge of the Black Hills. The micaceous district is surrounded by a limestone formation. In the micaceous dis- trict I found gold, tin ore, silver, copper, plumbago, fire clay, mica and carbonate of silver, while outside of this district 1 found, in the lime and sand formation, red hema- tite of iron (mountains of it), coal, petro- leum, ete., but none of the tin ore, so that the books tell us correctly when they tell us not to loak for tin outside of a micaceous district. I will conclude with my opinion that within five years to come the vast amount of tin annually imported into the United States will be replaced by a larger amount of it mined and worked into tin from ore found in the Black ae of Doe, Steel Nails a Practical Success. From the American Manufacturer. An impression has got abroad that the manufacture of steel nails has proved nei- ther a commercial or a practical success. It is asserted that practically it is more diffi- cult to cut steel nails, and that they are not as good a nail as the iron when cut, and it is also claimed that the hardware trade did not take kindly to the attempts to introduce them. Recent reports from Wheeling indi- cate that this is not eorrect, and that both commercially and practically the manufac- ture of steel nails is an assured suceess. The Riverside Nail Works cut recently 7,564 kegs of steel nails in one week. This certainly indicates that it is no more diffi- cult to cut steel nails than to cut iron nails. —-—+ 9-2 The Stove Pipe Problem, “Hello, Smith, what’s up?” cried Brown to his friend, who, fresh from a wrestle with a stove pipe which had resisted all efforts to put it in place, stood at the window with soot on his hands and wrath on his brow. “Nothing’s up,” snarled Smith, “it’s all down and wants putting up.” “T see,” said Brown, ‘these are not piping times of piece; they are times of piecing pipe.” ~—>-o- <>. —-— The Son of a Co. A young Frenchman, son of a merchant in Paris, recently published the memoirs of his life, which began in the following curi- ous manner: ‘I am the son of Pierre Ber- trand & Co.” _~e -2- <> American failroads use more e than 10,000,- 000 iron car wheels. Four wheels weigh one ton. HOES. i ee $11 00, dis 40 | Grup 2. a ae 11 50, dis 40 Grup 66 12 00, dis 40 KNOBS. Door, mineral, jap. trfiamings...... ae 00, dis 6C | Door, porcelain, ap. trimmings.. . 2 50, dis 60: Door, porcelain, plated trim- MINGG ee list, 7 25, dis al Door, ‘porcelain, trimmings list, 8 25, dis Drawer and Shutter, porcelain as dis a | Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ......... Rosacite dis LOCKS—ROOR. Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co." ‘8 reduced list dis 60 Matlory, Wheelnr & Co.’s................ dis 60; Bronte’... dis 60) NOIR SR. 6 re ee dis 60/ LEVELS. Stantey Rule and Level Co.’s.............dis 63 MILLS. ; Coffee, Parkers €0.’8.... 0.06.00. 5. ccc dis 40 Coffee, P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’8 Malleables dis 40 Coffee; Landers, Ferry & Clark’s........ dis 40 Coffee, Enterprise....................0... dis 25 MATTOCKS. BOZE TVG. 6. $16 00 dis 40&10 Hunt Eve... 6... oe $15 00 dis 40&10 MUMS ee $18 50 dis 20 & 10 NAILS. ‘gases ane Brad and Fencing. Poe ee ue os Re re 30 8d and9d pee ec ee B GANA TA BAY ee Ba ae 50 AMONG GA AAV. os eo 75 Bd BOVONGE 8 oo ee os ks coos ho 1 50 3d fine advance................ eres seas 3 00 OlUneGH Tats. AG. so. ce. 1%5 Finishing t 10d 8d 6d 4a Size—inches { 3 2% 2 1% Adv. Fas $1 25 150 175 200 Steel Nails—Same price as above. MOLLASSES GATES. Stebbin’s Pattern .................0..000 dis %0 Stebbin’s Genuine...... ................. dis 70 Enterprise, self-measuring.............. dis 25 i MAULS. Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled........... dis 50 OILERS. Zinc or tin, Chase’s Patent... ........... dis 55 Zinc, with brass bottom....... ; = 50 Boars or Copper......... " 40 BOOT... ke cea ys per gross, 12 net Olmstead’ Bee eae oe : 50 WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. PLANES. . eee = ~ RW TADOY ce: dis 15' Prevailing rates at Chicago are as follows: | Sandusky Tool 0.’ faney 20202. idis 18 AUGERS AND BITS. eee preg Sc ee dis 20 PEVOR', OLGUREVIC Loo tee ct wee i eo ees ee > hh WaGd ald Beet 6 a. dis 55 PANS. DOU Rry AGM@.: 50 ee, dis 40&10 50 Como. Solished Uehara cea oe dis 60 OO DRIPPING. oo eee 2 Db 8) Jennings’, genuine...................- ‘dis 25 a Jennings’, ae dis40&10 oh ee ie dis 40 BALANOBS. nNOS PATENT FLANISAED IRON. NOTING ee ee. dis 25 pring ‘A’? Wood’s patent planished, Nos, 24 to2 "10% : BARROWS. : **B”’ Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 2 9 AMTOAG: 8 oe te ce. $ 15 00 Broken packs %c # b extra. Garden ee net 30 00 ROOFING PLATES. BELLS. IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 75 | PANG ee tle vec ue dis $ oan IX, 14x26, choice Charcoal Terne........ el CON 8 dis IC, "20x28, "choice Charcoal Terne........... (12 00 oe oe ee ee Pe ‘e IX, 20x28, choicC Charcoal Terne.......... 16 90 | Bada Gul eas feet cca sce cli ec. 8 20 ROPES. Door, Sargent. 2.2.6.6 ke dis 55 | Sisal, 4% In. and larger.............. eS 9 BOLTS. oe 15% | REOVG. ee dis $ 40 SQUARES. | eee new list... 32.2 dis a5 USteeland Tron.:, 0.22... dis 50; Pp Baste cits tis sacestecessses4--.cGi8: SOMIC | Pry ANG BCVElS, 2 dis 50 | Sleigh SHO) oo ee es @is: 50815 | Mitre ...622 0000 dis 20) Cast Barrel Bolts..................... dis 50 SHEET IRON. Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 55 Com. 8S th. Con Cast Barrel, brass knobs....... ..... dis 50 | Nos. 10 to 14........ $420 33 "00 | Cast Square Spring.......2..2...0011. dis Mines hie... 4 20 3 00 | Cast Chain 6s dis 60 oe cc ae 4 20 3 00; Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 55&10| Nos. 22to 24...00000 40 3 00 | Wrought Square ..... ................ dis 55810 | Nos .25 to 26...................., 440 320 Wrought Sunk Flush... Wee 460 340) ip ae ag Bronze and Plated knob 50810810 All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches | imo Doon die boaia| "°° ee? nee Sel peas EET ZINC. a dis$ 40 In casks of 600 hs, @ B.................. 6 Backus. 2 Ges Gp] io emailer quansities, 00000000000 “ eee... dis 50 TINNER’S SOLDER. AT REL oe a ae a dis net/| No.1, Refined............00.....0...0... 13 00 BUCKETS. Market Half- and-nalfe 15 00 ee $ 400 Strictly Half-and-half.................. 16 Welawivel ok ge aay PEATEs. BUTTS, CAST. Cards for Charcoals, $6 %5. . Ic 10x14, Charcoal. . 65 Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis Cllux: -doxteenharcan! oo ee ” Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis 60 beta ce ae a = Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed. .dis 60 | TX’ 12x12, Charcoal .........000 007077" 8 : Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 50&10 Ic. 14x20, Gharcosl 6 50 Wrounht Loose Pin.................. ‘dis 60 |} 1x 14x20, Charcoal... 0007 8 50 Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis 60&5/1X*K, 14x20,Charcoal..)|. 7770777777" 10 50 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5 Ixxx, 14x20, Charcool.. 00011 12 50 Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver IxXxxXx, 14x20, Gharcoal 14 50 woe ae Be 8 60& 5/TX, — 30x28, Charcoal...... 2127277772777" 18 00 = gh Ree cee dis 60/DC, 100 Plate Charcoal... 11.1111" 6 50) oe ee Bind: dis 60 DX, 100 Plate Charcoal................- 8 50 oe cnet dis 65&10 | Dx x, 100 Plate Charcoal...__..1 17.17". 10 30 Bling Pe oe eee ee, 8s tt eere ee dis 70&10 | DX XX, 100 PlateCharcoal....11.11111" 12 at Bung’ Shenari's a Ps — Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate agd 1 50 to 6 7 Spring for Screen Doors 8x2%, per gross 15 00 ninag TRAPS. Spring for Screen Doors 3x3.. -pergross 18 00| Steel, Game..................... CAPS. Onsvida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... -dis 35 ee ee per m 65 | Qneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s.... 60 ao SCOR ee 60 snipe Mtg. a6 ee 60 ee ee eee we meee eres sees esreseeeeseseses é Nee oe Sea A 60 Maceet 60 poe oe Reso e ese oc ee 20¢ 8 doz iiathors. ouse, Oe ee $1 26 $B doz Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list HOt Bright Market... (66. dis 60 Rim Fire, United States................ dis 50} Annealed Market......................... dis 60 Contrac Wire. 26.5.6 se dis 1 | Coppered Market...............0.. 000005. dis 55 CHISELS. a ee. eee esos. ne dis a Socket Firmer....................02... dis 65&10 Tinned foo ae es poor ee cease Soe ee dis 65&10 | Tinned Mattress.......0000 10000077 : b a oo ci iss teens cece cee eee nceeenee dis 65&10 | Coppered Spring Steel... dis 37% SSeS t Sa EU Paty ee ace dis 65&10 | Tinned Spring Steel.........000 000 dis 37% ged Firmer............ dis 40 | Plain Fence a aig er 8 Socket Firmers............. dis 20! Barbed Fence............. balls OLD... ee eee eee eee eee eee ....-net Copper.) new list net | COMBS. BUAS§ee new list net | Curry, Lawrence’s.................... dis 33 WIRE GOODS. Hotchkiss .....................0. 020, OP ene dis 70) COCKS. Screw I ee 2 . .tdis 70) Brass, Racking’s.........02...-.0.0..000. ----dis 70 | SO ag ee fogi0 | Gate Hooks and Byes. .2000.00000000000 dis 70 meer Mees teetaeesneceqsernteseeesocsecrer es 40&10 WYENCHES. UB eee ec ce eect oe ues ca eo cu cs Baxter’ 8 Adjustable, nickeled.......... COPPER. Coes Genuine. ...................... dis 50810 | Planished, 14 oz cut to size.............. ¥D 37 | Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 65 | 14x52, 14x56, UM x60 ee 39 | Coe’s Patent, malleable.............. dis 70 | DRILLS MISCELLANEOUS. | Morse’s Bit Stock.................... dis 35 | Pumps, Cistern....................... dis 60820 | Taper and StraightShank.........|.. dis Op) | SCKOWS oe aece: 70 | Morse’s Taper So5nk................. dis 30 | Casters, Bed and Plate................. dis a Dampers, American..................... Com. 4 piece, 6 in.................. doz net $1 10 WOMUPRteG dis 20610 AGIUStQUIC et dis %4%&10 EXPANSIVE BITS. Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20 Ives’, ‘ $18 60; 2 2, $24 00; 3, $30 00. dis 25 FILES. American File Association List...... dis 50 DiSStOon’S 2s dis 50 New American.....................2.. dis 50 Nicholson's. .2.. 0 2. dis 5 HCUCtS dis 30 Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 33% B GALVANIZED IRON, U Nos. 16 to 20, 22and 24, 25and 26, 27 28 List 12 13 14 1 18 —AND— Discount, J mam 45, Charcoal 50. UGES. Stanley Rule and Pers Corse. 2... dis 50 HAMMERS. eels WS COVR dis 15 PSD A ee oe ie ee. dis - Yerkes & Plumb’s.......:........ 22. - Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. e list #0 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. oy c 40&10 HANGERS. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis 50 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60 Kidder, wood tra.k................... dis 40 HINGES. Gate; Clark's: 1,2. 8.2.05. dis See a pe ee 2 80 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 1 \ end longer... 3% | Screw Hook and Eye, % .......... net 1044 Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net R14 Screw Hook and Eye % Oe ee net i: Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net ae dis eoseia HOLLOW WARE. Stamped Tin Ware...........0........... 60&10 | Japanned Tin Ware..................... 20810 | Granite Iron Ware..........:....:...... 25 } The original cost of a roller skate is of minor importance to you, provided you buy | the one that can be run at the least possible , cost in time and money. We claim the NEW ERA to be the most. | # Economical Roller Skate in | the World | and this in connection with their IMMENSE | hem, commend them to the attention of every rink owner in the country. Our CLAMP SKATE is the only screw clamps with one key at the same time. Foster, Stevens & Co. 10 and 12°Monroe st., AGENTS FOR MICHIGAN. Send for Oireular and Price Lists. | additional word. Adv ‘ance payment. Ohio White Lime, per bbl............. 1 05 | Ohio White Lime, car lots............. 90 Louisville Cement, per bbl............ . I8 Akron Cement per bbl................ 1 40 Buffalo Cement, per bbl.............. 1 40 CANOES es sacs 1 05@1 10 Plastering hair, per bu................ 25@ 30 Stucco, perppl. -...-.... 2.2... cco 1 75 Land plaster, per ton.................. 3 75 Land plaster, car lots.................. 3 00 Hire brick, per M........:.............$2 25 @ $35 | We are shipping | POPULARITY with those who have used | WW. cS, clamp skate made which operates all the: GRAND RAPIDS, 5 Good Words Unsolicited. Wm. Palmer, general dealer, Deer Lake: like the paper very well.” Geo. Carrington, general dealer, Trent: “THE TRADESMAN is just the paper we retailers need and must have.” H. H. Stafford & Son, druggists, Marquette: “] | “We value it highly, and always get much in- | formation from it.” Henderson & Peterson, general dealers, Hol- ton: ‘Your paper is a good one, and every dealer should take it.”’ S. M. Vinton, general dealer, Leetsville: “I have got so used to it in the last yearthat I ' could not well get along without THE TRADES- ; MAN.” MISCELLANEOUS. Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, each and every insertion. One cent for each r ANTED— Situation in a factory as acheess maker by aman of long experience. Can furnish best of references from the dairy trade. Address E.S., care “The Tradesman.” JOR SALE—Jewelry business and stock for sale. A good bergain for the right party. Address W. 8S. Barnard, Lyons, Mich. 59tf VOR SALE—Croekery, furniture and under- taking stock in growing northern town. Stock will inventory about $1,200. Will rent | building for $125 per year. No opposition. | Good Spey. Best of reasons for selling. All cash, or part cash and security for balance. Address ‘‘Crockery,”’ “The Tradesman.” itt COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS. A. B. Knowlson quotes as follows: care Hire clay, per Dbl. ........... 6.2. ...... 3 00 COAL. Anthracite, egg and grate, car lots.. $6 00@6 25 Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 25@6 50 @amnell, car lots... ...<...2.......6.6. @6 75 Ohio Lump, car lots.................. 3 25@3 50 Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 4 50@5 00 CATCH ON To Our: New DEAL! WM. L. ELLIS & CO BRAND Baltimore Oysters | by STAR UNION. FAST FREIGHT direct from Baltimore at a ‘Saving of 4 cts. per Can On Transportation. Send your Orders to B. F. EMERY, Agent at Grand Rapids, Mich. AT HOME EVERY SATURDAY. EDMUND B, DIKEMAN, —THE— GREAT WATCH MAKER, “AND W EL R, 44 CANAL STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, — MICHIGAN PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGINES From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills, Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft- ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for Complete Outfits. Denison, 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, _ MICHIGAN. A. CRIPPEN, WHOLESALE Hats, Gaps and Furs 54 MONROE STREET, MICHIGAN, We carry a Large Stock, and x Cnantiies Prices -as Low as Chicago and Detroit on ’ WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1884. Dry Goods. GLOVES. How and Where They are Made—The Com- ing Styles. The French have a proverb that, translat- ed, reads, ‘Well gloved and well shod goes everywhere.” It is capable of two meanings: one is, with good gloves and shoes and with- out any other good clothes to speak of one need not be ashamed of appearing anywhere —or if one has good gloves and shoes every- thing else requisite to make an appearance will be forthcoming. The last is a little du- bious, though one thing is plain, gloves are not the most important thing in ladies’ wardrobes; on the contrary, they are usually left to the last when refurbishing and re- adorning the belles:whose oft repeated cry is, “Nothing to wear.” But this isnot as it should be. Gloves should be one of the most important factors in a ladies’ wardrebe. Whata_ reflection is cast upon the lady, if her costuine is hand- some, her attire costly, if gloves aud shoes do not correspond. Good gloves and good shoes always cost considerable, but a good article pays in the end, especially in shoes: in gloves, the variety and style have increas- ed so much of late a moderately expensive glove may be made to do duty almost as long as a more expensive one. A little sketch of gloves and glove making may not be without interest. ‘To go back to the beginning of things, gloves were not un- known to the ancients though we nave no means of knowing how well they were made or what material. In the time of Charles II, the ill-fated cav- |, alier king, who cared more for the set of a ruff than the welfare of his people, gloves attained something of the size and wrink- led shape they now have. Then it was an English king who set the fashion, 1ow it is a French actress. History alone can tell who will have the honor of deciding the next ec- centricity. The modern glove is made from two kinds of leather or skin, those of goats and lambs, and not as erroneously believed of rats and other domestic animals. The greatest num- ber of skins are obtained from Bavaria and France, the latter producing the finest skins, Lamb skins come principally from Servia, Italy and the Argentine Republic in South America. The process of fabrication is sim- iliar for all sorts of skins. They are first packed in salt, which removes the hair, then they are tanned and cured in lime or sal ammonia, which removes all the impuri- ties of animal substance. They are then dy- ed in the white. When this process is com- pleted they are ready for dying into the dif- ferent colors required; when they are taken to Frankfort or Leipsic to the various glove manufacturers, who as a general rule buy their own leather. The old skins usually go to France or Belgium, and the lamb-skins to ‘Germany, Austria or ltaly. The principal place in France for the man- ufacture of kid gloves is Grenoble at the foot of the Chatreuse Mountains, where vast quantities of the cheaper grades of real kid gloves are made. Inornear the city of Paris only the very finest grades are manu- factured. They are different from the oth- ers in being all hand-sewed, while those made in Grenoble are machine made. The hand sewed glove is made with a three-cor- nered needle and an instrument made to hold the leather together known as a clamp. In Brussels in Belgium, a similiar sort of giove is made as in Grenoble, but they are a grade higher owing to the fineness of the skins. In Germany, where ae bulk of the lamb- skin gloves comes from, they are generally sewed bya machine. The peculiarity of this glove is feeling very thin and slazy. be- sides being moist aud spungy, while a kid glove feels dry and firm. Notwithstanding this, Germany to-day exports more kid gloves to this country than all Europe to- gether, the principle places being Leipsic and Berlin. Austria, which sent at one time the largest quantity, now sends very few, and the business is confined to Parogue and Vienna. Italy for several years. ex- ported largely a cheap cross-grained glove to this country. They were made of sheep- skin, and were manufactured in Naples or Milan. The finest lamb-skins in the world are procured in the Pyrennees in very limited quantities, and are principally made up for home consumption, and when exported are found the most expensive, as the style and finish correspond making a beautiful glove. At Moscow, Russia, there are extensive manufactories, but to the American taste the glove is peculiar. They are never exported, but the home consumption is very large. . It isarather remarkable fact that the gloves sent-to this country are of a much better grade than those sold abroad. Amer- icans will have the best of everything and everything to match has been so long the or- der of the day that our taste is educated, and we appear as a nation better gloved and better. shod than any other. Americans will pay a good price for a good glove, but many Europeans find it necessary to economise and never indulge in the more extravagant gloves that we thihg nothing of buying. While ladies gloves are are made of the finest skins, gentlemen are apt to have theirs | of much heavier kid. The English style | just now is reigning, and ifitis a trifle fh Wichivan Tradesman that is required. While on the subject of | gentlemen’s gloves, it may be mentioned | that brown and red tan are the most fash- ionable for street wear, stitched with self color or black. For dress occasions, pear] is the color par excellence, white being taboo- ed in good society. And here it may as well be remarked, gloves for dress occasions for gentlemen are coming in again, though many eairy them in their hand rather than wear them. lt is rather early to prophecy what will be the leading shade or tint for dress occasions for ladies for the coming season. At the weddings that have fairly inundated town and country this Autumn where white was worn, white gloves were also seen, contrary to the fashion which proclaimed at one time colored gloves for white dresses. For reception, church and other dress oc- easions, where delicate gloves are required, silver gray are always appropriate whether the fashion or not—they ean be worn, with any color and look well, or with black and look best of all. For use, brown kid gloves will be best to wear. Red tan, like those worn by gentlemen, are very ‘fashionable; they soil rather quickly, but are generally found in the best grades of kid, and area for cold warm, handsome glove, suitable weather. The long glove for dress occasiens, reaching almost to the shoulder and above the elbow, is an almost necessary adjunct to the sleeveless gowns now so fashionable for full dress. It is a pretty fashion—just a knot of ribbon tied almost at the shoulder and the glove almost reaching it. There is an indescribable piquancy and artistic sim- plicity in this style for maidens fair particu- larly that makes us revolt against long sleeves and short gloves. Then there is a certain shade of yellow kid that is alfvays pretty and desirable, es- pecially for more matronly ladies, and Jook- ing very well with black velvet and dia- monds. Gentlemen affect this color also, and the contrast with the dress suit is pleas- ing. Yellow; like white, is open to the im- putation of making the hand look large, but the shade must be delicate or at once they become conspicuous. It is hardly worth while to go into the merits of the castor or fleece lined gloves for winter wear. Many persons prefer a kid glove all winter and find them sufficiently warm; others, with cold hands, must have a thick glove to be comfortable. ———— —~ —--—-—- : The Man Who Grew. From the Detroit Free Press. One day last week a Detroit mechanic was going down Michigan avenue and became favorably impressed witha pair of pants hanging in front of a cheap clothing store. The price was low, the goods seemed all right, and he determined to purchase. “I give you de word of Andrew Shackson dat dose pants are like iron,” said the dealer. I warrents dem efery dime.” After three or four days wear the pur- chaser found the bottom of his pants crawl- ing towards his knees. lt was a bad case of shrinkage, and he got mad and went back to the store and said: “You swindled me on these pants. how they have shrunk.” The dealer looked him all over, felt of his head, pulled on the pants, and finally said: ‘ “J shall give one tousand} dollars a month if you travel with me.” “How-—what?” “You are growing right up at the rate of two inches a day, und I takes jyou aroundt the country on exhibition. Dose pants are shoost as long as ever, but you haf grown right out of dem.” “J don’t believe it,” shouted the man. “I am forty years old, and quit growing long ago!’ “J gif you de word of Andrew Shackson dot you vos growing.” “J don’t care whose word you give. I say these pants have shrunk nearly a foot!” “Has de top of dos pants shrunk! down any?” softly asked the dealer. “Why, no.” “Shouldn’t “de vaistbands shrink down shoost as queek"as dose _bottoms should shrink up? Ifit’s in de cloth one part should shrink like de odder, eh? When I sold you dot elegant pair of pants for dree dollars, I don’t suppose you vas growing so fast, or I shall haf some straps put on the bottoms.” “Well, I don’t like this business,”’ said the purchaser. “Shoost like me. IfI sell such elegant pants as dose to a man and he grows out of dem, it damages my trade. You haf dam- ages me five hoondred tollar; but I haf low rent, pays‘cash for mein goods, and can make you this fifdy-cend tie for five cends.” The man walked out to the curbstone and, turning around, shook {his fist and said: “vou are are a liar and a cheat, and J’ll dare you out here!” “Such dings sink deep into my _ heart,” sighed the dealer, as he took down his pipe. “TI dinks I sells‘out this beesness and _ ped- dles some vares aroundt. Den when I seils to somebody it makes “no difference how much dey grow.” or OO The gray cottons manufacturers of Canada are so overstocked with goods that the pro- prietors are resorting to desperate methods to dispose of them. In some cases they are selling and making present delivery, giving three months’ time after the ist of next April for payment. This practice, it is said, is sadly demoralizing the snackel- | pe Ry j The cevined Chicago grammar teaches: See clumsy, owing to the class of kid in which | Positive, corn; compatative, corner; super- itis made, it is the fashion, and that is al; | lative, busted. WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Spring & Company quote as tyuuwo: WIDE BROWN COTTONS. Androscoggin, 9-4. .23 Pepperell, 10-4...... Androscoggin, 8-4..21 |Pepperell, 11-4...... a Pepperell, 7-4....-.. 16% Pequot, 7-4......... 18 Pepperell, 8-4...... 20 |Pequot, 8-4......... 21 Pepperell, 9-4...... 224%\Pequot, 9-4......... 24 CHECKS. Caledonia, XX, 0z..41 |Park Mills, No. 90..14 Caledonia, X,0z...10 /Park Mills, No. 100. - Economy, 0OZ....... 10 |Prodigy, 0z......... Park Mills, No. 50..10 jOtis Apron......... 10% Park Mills, No. 60..11 jOtis Furniture..... Ng Park Mills, No. 70..12 |York, 1 0z.......... Park Mills, No. 80..13. |York, AA, extra oz. it OSNABURG, Alabama brown.... 7%|Alabama plaid..... 8 Jewell briwn....... 9% | Augusta plaid...... 8 Kentucky brown. Bett Toledo plaid........ T% Lewiston brown... 944|Manchester plaid.. 7 Lane brown........ 9% New Tenn. plaid...11 Louisiana plaid.... 8 |Utility plaid........ 6% BLEACHED COTTONS Avondale, 36....... 84 |Greene, q. 4-4...... 5% Art cambrics, 36...11%/Hill, 4-4............. 84 Androscoggin, 4-4.. 8% PTB os ee, 1% Androscoggin, 5-4..1244;Hope, 4-4........... % Ballou, 4-4. ........ 7% mine Phillip cam- Ballou, 5-4.........- 6 bric, 4-4..... ..... 11% Boott, O. 4-4........ 8%/|Linwood, 4-4....... 9 Boott, E. 5-5....... 7 |Lonsdale, 4-4....... 8% Boott, AGC, 4-4..... 9%iLonsdale cambric. 11% Boott, R. 3-4....... 534;Langdon, GB, 4-4... 9% Biackatone, AA 4-4, 74/Langdon, 45........ (14 Chapman, X, 4-4.... 644|Masonville, 4-4..... 9% Conway, ia 73{|Maxwell. 4-4........ 10% Cabot, 4-4.......-. . %4\New York Mil , 4-4. 10% Cabot, 1-83. ....---:- 614|New Jersey, Oe Janoe, 3-4.......... 4 |Pocasset, P.M.C.. a Domestic, 36....... 74 | Pride of the West. 12% Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 974 | ‘Pocahontas, 4-4.... 8% Davol, 4-4.........- 914\Slaterville, 7-8...... 6% Kr uitof Loom, 44.. 8% Victoria, AA....... 9 Fruit ot Loom, 7 i-8. 84 | Woodbury, 4-4...... 5% |Whitinsville, 4-4... 7% 12. |Whitinsville, F-8.... 6% i\Wamsutta, 4-4...... 10% Fruit of the Loom, eambriec, 4-4...... Gold Medal, 4-4.. .. 7 Gold Medal, 7-8..... 6 | Williamsville, 36...10% Gilded Age......... 8%) sg oe Crown. eee |Masonville DS coe 8 No the 12%4| Mason ville 2.50 10d COM 6. ioe 10 iLonsdale ........... 94% AMCROP 52.562 28% 15 Lonsdale Bee ose 16 Centennial ......... Nictory O.......... Blackburn ......... 8: (Victory 3... -. 2: WOM OL 2 2 c5 55.5. 14 \Victory D......:... Eondon 22:3. 62.055 12%| Victory K.......... 24 Paconia...........- 12 |Phoenix A.......... 19% Red Cross.........- 10 |Phoenix B........ 10% Social Imperial....16 |Phoenix XX..... ..5 PRINTS. Albion, solid.. Se Gloneester pas oes. 6 Albion, QIlOy..5....- 6 |Gloucestermourn’g.6 Allen’s oe a 5%|Hamilton fancy... 6 Ailen’s fancy.......5%/Hartel fancy........ 6 Allen’s pink......... 6%|Merrimac D.....;... 6 Allen’ S purple oan 8% Manchester ......... 6 American, faney....5%|Oriental fancy...... 6 Arnoldfancy. ......6 {Oriental robes...... 6% Berlinsolid......... 5%|Pacific robes........ 6 Cocheco fancy...... Richmond........... 6 Cocheco robes....... 6% \Steel River.......... 5 Conestoga fancy....6 |Simpson’s........... 6 Eddystone ..... ..-- 6 Washington fancy.. Eagle fancy......... 5 |{Washington blues..7% Garner pink......... 6% FINE ae COTTONS. Appleton A, 4-4... Indian Orchard, 40. 8% Boott M, i ee . Indian Orchard, 36. 8 *” Boston F, 4-4.. 3 Laconia B, 7-4...... 16% Continental C, 4-3.. 73% Lyman B, 40-in..... 10% Continental D, 40in — Mass. BB, 4-4....... 5% Conestoga W, ak Nashua H, 40-in.... 9 Conestoga D, 7-8.. 5M Nashua R, 4-4...... fi Conestoga G, 30-in. 6144|Nashua O,7-8....... 1% Dwight X, Ba. 6 {Newmarket N. .... 74 Dwight Y,7-8....... 614 | |Pepperell E, 39-in.. 734 Dwight Z, 4-4....... 7 jPepperell R, 4-4.... 7 Dwight Star, 4-4.... 714/Pepperell O, 7-8.... 6% Ewight Star, 40-in.. 9 Pepperell N, B-4.... 644 Enterprise HE, 36.. 542;Pocasset C, 4-4..... vi Great Falls E, 447 WGaranac &.......... "i Farmers’ A, eee 6% Saranac E.......... 9 Indian Orchard, -4 7% DOMESTIC GINGHAMB. Amoskeag ......... 8° |Renfrew, dress styl 9% Amoskeag, Persian Johnson Manfg Co, StylO...:...-.---: %| Bookfold ......... Bates... 55-5. -> the, Johnson Manfg Co, Berkshire ......... 6%| dress styles...... 12% Glasgow checks.... i |Slaterville, dress Glasgow checks, f y %34| styles...........-. 9 Glasgow checks, White Mfg Co, stap 7% royal styles...... 8 |White Mfg Co, fanec 8 Gloucester, new White Manf’g Co, standard ......... %%| Earlston... ...... 9% Plinket..:.....%. .: iy Gordon’....,.:.....- 8 Lancaster .........- 83% |Greylock, dress Langdale.........-- Tek) SUVICR: .o..c 0.8... 12% WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS. Androscoggin, 7-4. .21 |Pepperell. 10-4..... 27% Androscoggin, 8-4..23 |Pepperell, 11-4..... 32% Pepperell, 7-4...... 20 |Pequot, 7-4......... 21 Pepperell, 8-4...... 224% |Pequot, 8-4......... 24 Pepperell, 9-4...... 25 |Pequot, 9-4......... 27% HEAVY BROWN COTTONS. Atlantie A, 4-4..... 74 i\Lawrence XX, 4-4.. 8% Atlantic H, 4-4..... 7 “Lawrence Y, me Atlantic D, 4-4..... 6% Lawrence LL, 44 . 5% Atlantic P, 4-4...... 5% \Newmar ket N...... \ . 5% '\Mystic River, 4-4.. : 7% \Pequot A, 4-4 eae a BO... oc. 4 (Stark AA, 4-4....... 1% Atlantic LL, 4-4... Adriatic, 36........ Augusta, 4-4........ Boott M, 4-4........ FDO Boott FF, 44s. in| 'Tremont CC, 4-4.... 53% Graniteville, 4-4... 65¢\Utiea, 44........... 9 Indian Head, 4 ay " 744|Wachusett, 4-4..... Th Indiana Head 45-in. 1214|Wachusett, 30-in... 63% TICKINGS. Amoskeag, ACA..-13%)Falls, XXXX....... 18% Amoskeag ‘“ wie 190 (Palis; XOXEX. 0. 3: a. 15% Amoskeag, A..... 13. jPalls, BB.....:..3.- 11% Amoskeag, B...... 12 |Falls, BBC, 36...... 19% Amoskeag, C...... 11 Falls, uwning..... 19 Amoskeag, D...... 10%|Hamilton, BT, 382..12 Amoskeag, E......10 |Hamilton, D....... 9% Amoskeag, F....... 914%4\Hamilton, H.... .. 9% Premium A, 44....17 |Hamilton fancy...10 Premium B........ 16 |Methuen AA....... un areas A. :,...16 |Methuen ASA ge ace tra7-8.. ...-14%|Omega A, 7-8.......1 Gold Medal 4- i 15 |Omega A, Aa. 3 AaB a ree Omega AGA, 7-8....14 or Ae es eee Omega ACA, 4-4....16 ROS... 8. if Omega SEH, 7-8...... 24 WBE 7B os osc ences ce 16 j\Omega SE) 4-4...... 27 AA os ine acin ss 19 |Omega M. 18 bora 22 Cordis AAA, 32..... 14 |Omega M, 4-4....... 25 Cordis ACA, 32..... 15 Bene et Ss&ssw 11% Cordis No. L BO ecues 15 (jShetucket,S & SW.12 Cordis No. 2........ 14 Shetucket, SFS_ ..12 Cordis No. 3........ 13 ‘Stockbridge A..... 7 Cordis No. 4........ 114% Stockbridge frncy. 8 GLAZED CAMBRICS. GAINEY... 2... 35k: 6 (Hmpire:............ Hookset...........- 5 |Washington........ 4% Red Cross........-- 5 |Edwards............ 5 Forest Grove....... S.S.&Sons........ 5 GRAIN BAGS. American A...... 17 50/Old Ironsides...... 15 Stark A... 2114; Wheatland ......... 21 DENIMS. Boston... 55.3 os. 2 WQNOUIS CO, coco. sce t 10% Everett blue. aes 14 |Warren AXA...... 12% Everett re BOE 14 Warren BB........ 11% Otis AXA. .. 24%'Warren CC......... 10% eS eee “"114|York fancy........ 15 PAPER UCAMBRICS. Manville...........- 6 |S.S.&Sons......... 6 Masgnville......... 6 eee heres one 6 WIG Red Cross........-- % ‘Thistle Mills.......; Berlin... 05... -.5-- T14|ROKe.........- aaveee Garmer:.........:.6- 1% « SPOOL COTTON. Brooks...........-- |Eagle and Phoenix Clark’s O. N.F..... 55 Mills ball sewing.30 J.& P. Coats....... 5 Greeh & Daniels.. - Willimantic 6 cord.55 |Merricks........... Willimantic 3 cord.40 |Stafford ............ 25 Charleston ball sew Hall & Manning... - 25 ing thread........ 30 |Holyoke............% 26 CORSET JEANS. AYMOLY ......-22--> ho eate Oe aca cee 834 Androscoggin sat. . oA Naumkeag satteen. 814 Canoe River........ Pepperell bleached 8% Clarendon. ........ OM ‘Pepperell sat....... 9% Hallowell ed ee 63%|Rockport........... 7 Ind. Orch. Imp..... 7 \|Lawrencesat....... 8% Laconia ...........- 7% |\Conegosat.........- " MICHIGAN COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS’ ASSOCIA’N. Incorporated Dec. 10, 1877—Charter in Force for Thirty Years. LIST OF OFFICERS: President—RANSOM W. HAWLEY, of Detroit. Vice-Presidents—CHAS. KE. SNEDEKER, Detroit; L. W. ATKINS, Grand Rapids; I. N. ALEXAN- pER, Lansing; U. - Lorp, Kalamazoo; H. E. MEEKER, Bay Cit. ee and Teeneurbr— We: N. MEREDITH, Detroit. Board of Trustees -" One Year—J. C. PON- T1rus, Chairman, grieve x K. WHITE For Two Years—D. Morais, A ; W. CULVER. OMPANY, WHOLESALE . DEALERS IN Fancy and Staple DRY GOODS, CARPETS, MATTINGS, : OIL, CLOTHS EYT'O.., ETC. Gand 8B Monroe Street. Grand Rapids, Michigan. These Goods are Manufactured. only’ by Hamilton Carhartt & (o,, 118 Jefferson ave, Detroi, Manufacturers of Me's Furnishing ECCE SIGNUM. (000s RINDGE BERTSCH & CO. MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF BOOTS & SHOBS, We are agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Co. and keep a full line of their Celebrat- ed Goods—both Boston and Bay State. for inspection. Our fall samples of Leather Goods are now ready Our Goods are Specially Adapted for the Michigan Trade. 14 and 16 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich. School Books — AND— School Stationery —AT- wholesale, BATON, LYON & ALLEN, 22 and 24 Canal Street, The only general jobbing house in Michigan in our line. Send for cata- logues and terms. 5.A. WELLING WHOLESALE MEN'S FORNISHING GOODS LUMDErnaN Ss Supplies —AND— NOTIONS! PANTS, OVERALLS, JACKETS, SHIRTS, LADIES’ AND GENTS’ HOSIERY, UNDER- WEAR, MACKINAWS, NECKWEAR, SUS- PENDERS, STATIONERY, POCKET CUT- TLERY, THREAD, COMBS, BUTTONS, SMOK- ERS’ SUNDRIES, HARMONICAS, VIOLIN STRINGS, ETC. I am represented on the road by the fol- lowing well-known travelers: JoHN D. MAN- @um, A. M. Spragur, JoHN H. EAckKEr, L. R. Cesna, GEo. W. N. De JONGE. 24 Pearl Sireet - Grand Rapids, Mich. LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES. The Newaygo Company quote f. 0. b. cars as follow: LU Wie re per M “2 00 caer, 14,1 a and 2 inch... .. ., ccc. <2. 46 00 Selects, binch............+....- Soccer 35 00 Selects, 14%,1% and 2 inch........ 0 ...... 38 00 Fine Common, linch............. 0 ..... 30 00 Niop. Pmen...°. 256. 222.5. 8 20 00 Fine, Common, li 1% and 2inch. ...... 32 00 No.1 Stocks, 12in., 12, 14and16 feet 15 00 No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet.. weeks c.: 1G No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet................ 17 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in. 12, 14 and 16 teet..... 15 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in.,18 feet................ 16 00 No. 1 Stoeks, 10 in., 20 feet..