VOL. 2.

GRAND RAPIDS,

MICHIGAN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUS’

The Michigan Tradesm 1.

18 88R Je

NO. 99,

 

ALBERT COYE & SONS,

MANUFACTUREBS OF

AWNINGS, TENTS,

HORSE AND WAGON COVERS.
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN
Oiled Clothing, Ducks, Stripes, Etc.
State Agents for the
Watertown Hammock Support.
"SEND FOR PRICES.
73 Canal Street, - Grand Rapids, Mich.

BSCotTTs

chy Fly rape.

Better than Hver.

Order through any Jobber in
the City or from

ESGOTT, 75 CANAL at.

BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.

The Genuine says ** ESCOTT’S,” and is printed
on fine white paper.

 

 

 

 

SHERWOOD HALL.

ESTABLISHED 1865.

MARTIN L. SWEET.
JOBBERS OF

WAGUH si HOODS

OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

a Very Complete Line of Car
Wagon and Sleigh stock, in
Both Wood and Iron.

HARNESS GOODS: Lumbermen’s Heavy
Case Collars; Lumbermen’s Bolt Harness
Sweat Pads: Collar Pads; Snaps Bits; Web
and Leather Halters: Buggy Tops and Sun
Shades: Cloth Cushions, in stock or made to
order, to fit, on short notice; Curry Combs,
Horse Brushes; Whips, Buck, Calf and Leather
Lashes: Horse Blankets; Compress Leather
Axle Washers; Harness Oils; Harness Soap;
Varnish for Buggy Tops.

We Carry

riage,

WAGON GOODS: Spokes; Hubs; Felloes;
Patent Wheels; Axies; Logging Bob Runners;

Cast or Steel Shoes; Wagon and Plow Cley ises:
Wrought Whiffietree Irons; and all goods per-
taining toa Wagon, Cart, Buggy, Carriage or
Sleigh.

GENUINE FRAZIER’S AXLE GREASE in
wood boxes, 25 b pails and barre!s; Buyers for
general stores, Harness and W agon Makers
will find it to their interest to call on us when
in the city or write for prices, as we keep a
line of goods not found elsewhere.

Nos. 20 and 22 Pearl st., Grand Rapids.

WHOLESALE

VS FORNISHING GOODS
Lumberman’s Supplies
FISHING TACKLE

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NOTION SS!

JACKETS, SHIRTS,

 

  

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PANTS, OVERALLS,
LADIES’ AND GENTS’ HOSIERY, UNDER-
WEAR, MACKINAWS, NECKWEAR, SUS-
PENDERS, STATIONERY, POCKET CUT-
TLERY, THREAD, COMBS, BUTTONS, SMOK-
ERS’ SUNDRIES, HARMONICAS, VIOLIN
STRINGS, ETC.

Particular attention. given to orders by
mail. Good shipped’promptly to any point.

I am represented on the road bv the fol-
lowing well-known travelers: John D.
Mangum, A. M. Sprague, John H. Hacker,
L. R. Cesna and A. B. Handricks.

24 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids, Mich.

KEMINK, JONES & UU,

Manufacturers of

 

Fine Perfumes,
Colognes, Hair Oils,
Flavoring Extracts,
, Baking Powders,
Bluings, Etc., Kite

ALSO PROPRIETORS OF

ES ESTATE’

“Red Bark Bitters”

—AND—

The Oriole Mannfactoring Co,

73 West Bridge Street,

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN.

 

We earry a full line of
Seeds of every variety,
both for field and garden.
Parties in want should
write to or see the

I

GRAND RAPIDS GRAIN AND SEED C0.

71 CANAL STREET.

Milkstrainer with Support

Pat. Dec. 30, 584. The fastest selling house-
hold article ever invent-
ed. Give it a trial and
judge for yourself.
Strainers for sale by P.
===" McCARTNEY & SON.
Territory for sale by J.
695, HUNTINGTON, IND.

DRYDEN & PALMER'S
BROCE CANDY.

Unguaestionably the best in the market. As
cleay as crystal and as transparent as diamond.
Try a box.

Sohn Caulfticia,

Sole Agent for Grand Rapids.

GROCERY STOCK FOR SALE!

. The stock of Groceries, ete., at 28 South Di-
vision St., this city, formerly owned by Went-
worth & Cannon, with fixtures and iease of
store. Enquire of

R. W. BUTTERFIELD,

23 Monroe st., Grand Rapids, Mich.

STEAM LAUNDRY

43 and 45 Kent Street.
STANLEY N. ALLEN, Pcorictor,

WE BO ONLY FIRST-CLASS WORK AND USE NO
CHEMICALS.

Orders by Mailand Express promptly at-
tended to.

W. N, FULLER & C0

DESIGNERS AND

mnerarvers on Wood,
Fine Mechanical and Furniture Work, In-
eluding Buildings, Ete.,
49 Lyon St., ee Arcade,
GRAND RAPIDS MICH.

CIDER
VINEGAR!

Warranted to Xeen Pickles,

Celebrated for its PURITY, STRENGTH
and FLAVOR. The superiority of this
article is such that Grocers who handle it
find their sales of Vinegar increased. Needs
but a trial to insure its use in any house-
hold. PREMIUM VINEGAR WORKS,
290 FIFTH AV., CHICAGO.

 

 

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Premium Vinegar can always be found at M.
C. Russell’s, 48 Ottawa street.

Many a Good Business Man

OR

Hardworking Traveliny Mf
my ey
Hardworking Traveling han
IS KEPT BACK BY A
Sickly Wife or Ailing Daughters.
To such men the book on ‘“*Woman’s Na-
ture” published by the Zoa-phora Medicine Co.
would be invaluable.
Price only 10¢ to cover postage
Address

 

Zoa-phora
Mention this paper.

O. H. RICHMOND & CO.

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

MANUFACTURERS OF

Richmond's Family Medicines,

RICHMOND’S LIVER ELIXIR.

The best selling liver and blood medicine in
the market, 50 cents.
Richmond’s Cubeb Cream,
Richmond’s Ague Cure,
Richmond’s Cough Cure,
Richmond’s Easy Pills,
Dr. Richards’ Health Restorer.

Retailers, please order of your jobbers7in
Grand Rapids, Chicago or Detroit. If your job-
ber does not handle our goods, we will fill your
orders. Pills and Health Restorer can be'sent
by mail. 141 South Division st., Grand Rapids.

(6.4 VOIGT & C0

Proprietors of the

STAR MILLS,

Ma

Medicine Co., Kalamazoo, M

 

 

nufacturers of the following pop-

ular brands of Flour.

“ STAR,”
“GOLDEN SHEAF,”
LADIES’ DELIGHT,”
And “OUR PATENT.”

 

DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.

Two men met in New York. They were
merchants.

“What do you think of Cariton’s affairs,
Mr. Elder?” asked one of them.

“T think we shall have a pretty fair per-
centage. Don’t you?”

“Yes, if we wind him up.”

“That we shall do, of course. Why let
him go on? Jt will take him two or three
years to get through, if at all.”

“Tf he can get through in two or three
years I shall certainly be in favor of letting
him goon. ‘Times have been rather hard
and business dull. But everything looks
encouraging now.”

“T don’t believe in extensions, Mr. High-
land. The surest way, when a man gets in-
to difficulties, js to wind him up and secure
what you can. Ten chances to one, if you
let him go, you lose every cent.”

“T have granted extensions in several in-
stanees, Mr. Elder,” replied his companion,
“and obtained, eventually, my whole claim,
except in a single case.”

“Tt’s always arisk. I go by the motto,
‘A bird in the hand is worth two in the
bush,’” returned Elder. ‘I am always
ready to take what I can get to-day, and
never trust to the morrow. That is my way
of doing business.”

‘But, don’t you think the debtor entitled
to some consideration?”

“How?” with a look of surprise.

“Weisa man of like passions with our-
selves.”

“Ff don’t know that I exactly understand
you, Mr. Highland.”

“Mr. Carlton has domestic
same as you and I have.”

“‘T never doubted it. But what of that?”

“Tf we break him up in business the evil
will not visit him alone. Think of the sad
effect upon his family.”

“In trade we never ¢¢ msider a man’s rela-
tions.”

“But should we not, Mr. Elder?
we not regard the debtor as aman?”

**As a man who owes us, and is unable to
pay us what is due; but in no other light,”
returned Mr, Elder, with a sight curl of his
under lip.

“There we diifer widely.”

‘And will continue to differ, I
Good morning Mr. Highland.”

The two men parted.

An hour previous, Mr. Carlton, about
whom they had been conversing, sat with
his family, a wife and three daughters, at
the breakfast table. He tried to converse
in his usual cheerful manner, but too heavy
a weight was upon his heart. There had
come a crisis in his affairs, which he feared
would not be passed without ruin to him-
self. If the effects of his misfortune would
not reach beyond his store and counting
room; if upon his head alone would fall the
fraginents of a broken fortune, he would
not have murmured. But the disaster could
not stop there; it would extend even to the
sanctuary of home.

relations the

Should

imagine.

On the day previous he had ealled upon a
few of his creditors, and asked of them an
exiension. If this were not given it would
be impossible for him to keep on longer
than afew weeks. The spirit in which
most the creditors had reeeived the unex-
pected announcement that he was in diffi-
culties gave him little hope. He was to
have ee interview with them during
the day. From that, as it would exhibit the
result of a night’s reflection on the minds of
his creditors, he would be able to see clearly
his chances of being sustained in business.
He awaited the hour with nervons anxiety.
When it arrived, and the few creditors eall-
ed in had assembled, he saw little in their
faces to give him hope. The first who
spoke out plainly was Mr. Elder.

“T, gentlemen,” he said firmly,
posed to all extensions.
pay as he goes, I think
up.”

“*Tf all do not agree in this matter it will
be of no use to attempt extending Mr. Carl-
ton’s time,” remarked one of the creditors,
who thought and felt as did Mr. Elder, but
was not willing to come out so plainly.

‘fan. Op-
If a man cannot
he had better wind

“That is very true,” said a third, ‘‘a par-
tial extension will be of no use.”

The heart of poor Mr. Carlton
ceased to beat.

‘Fave you any objections to retiring for
a few moments?” said Mr. Highland to the
debtor.

“T will withdraw certainly,” returned Mr.
Carlton, and left the room.

almost

“My own view, gentlemen,” said Mr.
Highland, ‘‘is that we ought to grant all
that is asked. Mr. Carlton’s business is
good, and he will get over his present diffi-
culties easily if we assist him a little. We
should be just, as man toward man; and
this we should not be in this case unless we
consider Mr. Carlton as well as ourselves.
He is an honest man, and an honest man in
difficulties is always entitled to considera-
tion.”

“This is all very well; but when a man
gives his note payable on a certain day, he
ought to be very sure that he will be able
to take it up. Creditors are entitled to some
consideration as well as debtors. The cry
of ‘poor debtor’ is soon raised, but who, I

 

wonder, thinks of the poor creditor? I, for
one, am not prepared to extend.”

“This was said by Elder.

“As forme,” spoke up another, ‘‘I take but | ter,

one view of matters like this. If I think I

ean do better by renewing Iam ready to do
so; if by winding up the party now, I can
do better, I go for winding up. Ihave con-
fidence in Carlton’s integrity. I believe he
means well. But can he get through? That
is the question.”

“T believe he can,” said Mr. Highland.

“And I doubt it,” returned Mr. Elder.

The efforts of Mr. Elder to efface the im-
pression the words of Mr. Highland had
made, proved in vain. It was agreed that
the debtor should receive the extension he
When informed of this decision,
Carlton could not hide his emotions, though
he strove hard to do so. His grateful ac-
knowledgment touched more than one heart
that had been as cold as ice against him but
a short time before. How different were
his feelings when he met his family that
evening, and silently thanked heaven that
the cloud which had hovered over and
threatened to break in desolating tempest,
had passed from the sky.

Long before the tim® for which the exten-
sion had been granted, Mr. Carlton was able
to pay off everything, and look in the face,
without unpleasant emotions, every man he
met.

asked.

Strange things happen in real life. Mr.
Elder was a shipper and extensively engag-
ed in trade. Fora series of years every-
thing went on prosperously with him. His
ventures always found a good market, and
his consignments safe and energetic factors.
All this he attributed to his own business
acumen.

“T never make bad shipments,
sometimes say.
ful agents.”

A manlike Mr. Elder is rarely permitted to
go through life without a practical convic-
tion that he is in the hands of one who goy-
erns all events. It is rarely that sueh a one
does not become painfully conscious, in the
end, that human prudence is as nothing.

The first thing that oeeurred to cheek the
confident spirit of Mr. Elder was the loss of
aship and cargo under circumstances that
gave the underwriters a fair plea for not
paying the rtsk. Hesued and was defeat-
ed. The loss was $25,000.

*he would
“Tt never consign to doubt-

A few weeks after news came that a ship-
inent to the South American coast had re-
sulted in a loss. From that time everything
seemed to go wrong. His adventures found
a glutted market, and his return eargoes a
depression in prices. If he held on toa
thing in hopes of better rates, prices would
go down, until, in a desperate mood, he
would sell; then they would go up steadily.
The time was when he could confine himself
strictly to legitimate trade, but a mania for
speculation 1row took hold of him, and urg-
ed him on to ruin. He even ventured into
the bewildering precincts of the stock mar-
ket, lured by hopes of splendid results.
Here he stood upon ground that soon erum-
bled beneath his feet.. A loss of from twen-
ty to thirty thousand dollars cured him of
his folly, and he turned with a sigh to his
counting room to digest with care and pru-

dent forethought, some safe operation in
his regular business.
The true balance of mind was lost. He

could not consider with calmness the busi-
ness in hand. Loss, instead of profit, was
the unfortunate result.

Seven years from the day Mr. Elder op-
posed an arrangement with Mr. Cariton,
which should regard the debtor as well as
the creditor, he himself found it impossible
to provide for all his heavy payments. For
some time he had kept his head above water
by making a sacrifice, but the end of this
came.

After a sleepless night the merchant start-
ed, one morning for his store, oppressed
with the sad conviction that before the day
closed his fair fame would be tarnished. As
he walked along Mr. Carlton came to his
side with a cheerful salutation. Mr. Carl-
ton was now a large creditor instead ofa
debtor. On that very day bills in his favor
had matured to the amount of $5,000, and
these Elder could not pay. The recollection
of this made it almost impossible for him to
reply to the pleasant observations of his
companion. Vividly, as if it had occurred
yesterday, came up before his mind the cir-
cwmstances had transpired a few years pre-
viously. He remembered how eagerly he
had sought, really from the merest selfish
motives, to break down Mr. Carlton, and
throw him helpless upon the world, and
how near he was to accomplishing the mer-
chant’s total overthrow. Such recollections
drove from his mind the hope that for a mo-
ment had presented of enlisting Mr. Carl-
ton’s good feelings, and securing him as a
friend in the trial through which he was

about to pass. Several times during the
walk he was on the point of breaking the

matter to Mr. Carlton, but either his heart
failed him, or his companion made some re-
mark to which he was compelled to reply.
At length they separated without any al-
lusion by Mr. Elder to the subject on which
he was so desirous of speaking.

He had not the courage to utter the first
word. But this was only postponing for a

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brief period the evil day. Several remit-
tanees were anxiously looked for that morn-
ing. He broke the sealing, letter after let-
vith trembling anxiety. Alas! the mail
brought him no aid. His last hope was
gone. Nothing now remained for him but
to turn his faee bravely to the threatening
storm, and bear up against its fury.

For a while he debated the question as to
what course was best for him to pursue. At
one time he thought of giving no informa-
tion of his condition until the notary’s pro-
test should startle them from their ignor-
anee. Then he thought it would be best to
notify the holders of paper due on that day,
that it would not be taken up. Then it
seemed to him best to give notice of his con-
dition. He prepared notes to all but to Mr.
Carlton first. His heart failed him when he
attempted to write his name. Vividly, as
if it had oceurred but the day previous,
‘ane up before his mind all the cireum-
stances attending upon that gentleman’s ap-
peal to the ereditors. His cheek burned
when he remembered the position he had
assumed in that affair, But, even though
such were his feelings, when he came to
dispatch the notes he had prepared he eould
only find courage to send the one written to
Mr. Carlton. The other creditors, whose
bills had matured that day, he thought he
would go and see, but half an hour passed
without his acting on the resolution to do
so. Most of the day was spent in. walking
uneasily the floor of his counting room, or
in examining his bill book. He was bend-
ing, all absorbed, over a page of calculations
at his desk, when some one who had enter-
ed unpereeived, pronounced his name. He
turned quickly and looked Mr. Carlton in the
face. The color mounted instantly to the
temples of Mr. Elder. He tried to speak,
but could not.”

‘Your note has taken me altogether by
surprise,” said Mr. Carlton, but I hope
things are not as bad as you suppose.”

Mr. Elder shook his head. He tried to
speak, but could not.

‘How much have you to pay to-day?”
asked Mr. Carlton.
‘Ten thousand dollars,” was the reply in

a husky voice.
‘‘TYow much have you got toward it?”
“Not $2,000.”
‘How much falls due to-morrow?”
‘*Four thousand.”
‘How much in a month?”
“Fifty thousand.”
‘What will be your available
“Not half the amount.”
‘Haven't you got good bills?”
“Yes; but not negotiable.”

resources?”

Mr. Carlton mused for some time. At
length he said:

‘*You must not lie over to-day?”

“T cannot help it.”

‘If you will transfer tome, as security

in case you have to stop payment, the bills
of which you speak, I will lend you the
amount that you want to-day.”

The color retired from the cheeks of Mi
Elder, and then came back again with a
quick flush. He made no answer but, look-
ed steadily and doubtingly into Mr. Carl-
ton’s face.

‘‘T have been in difficulty myself, and I
know how to sympathize with others,” said
the latter. ‘‘We should aid, if we ean, but
not break down a fellow merchant when in
trouble. Indorse bills to my order for the
stun you want, and I will fill up a cheek for
the amount.”

Elder turned slowly to his desk, and took
therefrom sundry notes of hand in his favor,
‘at various dates from six to twelve months,
and indorsed them payable to Carlton, who
immediately gave him acheck for $8,000,
and left the store. “A clerk was immediate-
ly dispatehed to the bank, and then Mr.
Elder sank into a chair, half stupefied. He
could hardly believe his senses until the
eaneceled notes were placed in his hands.

The next morning Mr. Elder went to his
place of business with feelings but little less
troubled than they had been on the day be-
fore. His payments were lighter, but his
means were for the first time exhansted..
The best he eould do would be to borrow,
but he already owed heavily for borrowed
money, and was not certain that to go fur-
ther was practicable. He thought of Mr.
Carlton, but every feeling of his heart for-
bade him to seek further aid from him.

‘*T deserve no consideration there and I
cannot ask it,” he murmured, as he pursued
his way toward the store. The first thing
that caught his eye on entering his counting
room was a pile of ship letters. There had
been an arrival from Valparaiso. He broke
the seal of the first one with eagerness.
“Thank God!” was almost his immediate
exclamation. It was from one of his cap-
tains, and contained drafts for $15,000. It
also informed him that the ship Sarah,
commanded by said captain, would sail for

-home ina week, with a return cargo of

hides and specie amounting to $30,000.
The voyage had been profitable beyond ex-
pectation.

Elder had just finished reading the letter
when Mr. Carlton came in. Seizing the
kind hearted merehant by the hand, and
pressing it hard, he said, with emotion:

“Carlton, you have saved me. Ah! sir,
this would be to me a far happier moment

 

if, seven years ago when you were in trou-
ble, I had as generously aided you.”

‘Let the past sleep in peace,
Mr. Carlton.

returned
“Tf fortune has smiled again,

let me rejoice with you, as Ide with all
who are blessed with favoring gales. To
meet with difficulties is of use tous. It

gives us the power of sympathy with others,
and that gift we should all desire, for it is a
good thing to lift the burden from shoulders
bent down with to heavy a weight,
throw sunshine over a heart
gloom.”

Mr. Elder recovered from his crippled
condition in the course of a few months.

He was never again known to oppress a
suffering debtor.

and
shaded by

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The Simpl: fication of the Tariff.

The following is a full copy of the cireu-
lar letter in reference to the simplification
of the tariff laws which the Secretary of the
Treasury has sent out to manufacturers and
others interested in industrial art:

Full the methods of
entry and a tens of imported mer-
chandise have shown that the tariff laws are
largely evaded by undervaluation wherever
the duties are levied ad valorem. A remedy
suggested for this evil is the adoption of
specific duties. Witha view of
information on the subject, which may be
useful to Congress fiscal legislation of
the customs revenue system, it is deemed
proper to ask the advice of those directly in-
terested in the various industrial arts of the
country which may be aifected by tariff leg-
islation and which suffer
means of defective
tion. You

investigations of

obtaining

in

more or less by
adininistra-
therefore, requested to give
your views as to the feasibility of simplify-
ing the tariff and making the duty specific
2s faras applicable to imported articles,
such as are made or produced in the United
States, in which you are interested or with
which you are familiar, with as full infor-
mation on the subject as you may be pleased
to submit. It is desirable, that in addition
to a schedule show rate of specific
duty which in your opinion should be levied
upon the various kinds and qualities of mer-
chandise embraced the rein, the information
furnished may cover the following points:
First, commercial or teehnieal designation
of the article with sample orsamplos. Seec-
ond, cost of production of a given unit of
quantity h the fol-
lowing details as to each kind or quantity of
article, namely: Cost of materials, charac-

for

nethods of

oT

are,

mo
Lils

?
tne

by weight or measure wit

ter of same, as, example, if wool, the
kind of wool, whether of foreign or domes-
tie origin, if foreign what part of the value
represents duties paid thereon; cost of labor
in detail, giving each item specifically, and
the rates of wages paid, ete.; operating ex-
penses and how distributed; other
elements of cost not covered by the above.
Third, description of buildings and maehin-
ery, and amount of capital invested in each.
Fourth, if

inter rests

the foreign article of similar kind
and quality is subject to ad valorem duty,
state as nearly as possible the specific equiv-
alent per a given unit of weight or measure.
Fifth, mention any exceptional element of
advantage or disadvantage in manufactur-
ing, such the factory with ref-
erence fo means of transporta-
tion, accessibility of supplies, nature of the
power and kind of machinery used, charac-
ter of labor employed, rate of wages paid,
amount of taxes or exemption from taxa-
tion, ete. You requested to for-
ward such information as you may be able
to submit showing the relativ of man-
ufacture of the same article in the United
States and Europe, particularly with regard
to the cost of labor as affected by the rate of
wages paid in the different countries. State
how much the total cost of a given unit of
production is increased in the United States
over European countries by reason of the
difference in wages paid and the rate of in-
terest on capital employed. State also to
what extent, within your knowledge of the
special trade with which your business is
connected, the present laws imposing taxes
on the imported artiele have been evaded
and how the same can be corrected, whether
by specific daties or otherwise, gnd to what
extent the home industry with which you
are connected has suffered from this cause.
It is not intended that your reply /shall be
confined to the form or scope of the inquir-
ies above suggested, but you are invited to
give the fullest expression of your views on
the general subject indicated in such man-
ner and form as you may deem best. Pub-
licity will not be given to names, location
or facts relating to the business of individ-
uals or corporations. These will be treated
as private if so desired, Please reply at
your earliest convenience.- Very respect-
fully.

as loeation of

market or

are also

@ Cost

DANIEL MANNING, Secretary.
a tee
The coral trade at Naples is at the lowest
point it ever reached, owing to the disuse
of the article as a fashionable adornment.
An official at Washington, who is engaged
in counting or weighing the money in the
treasury vaults, estimates the silver in the
vaults to weigh 543,700 pounds. The money
is not counted dollar for dollar, but weigh-
ed on one of the most perfect seales in the
world.

 

 

  

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The Michigan Trades,

A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE

Mercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the State.

 

 

KE. A. STOWE, Editor.

Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid.
Advertising rates made known on application.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1885.

 

 

 

 

 

Merchants and Manufacturers’ Exchange.

 

Organized at Grand Rapids October 8, 1884.

 

President—Lester J. Rindge.
Vice-President—Chas. H. Leonard.
Treasurer—W m. Sears. : :
Executive Committee—President, Vice-Pres-
ident and Treasurer, ex-officio; O. A. Ball, one
year; L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two
ears.
Aviration Committee—I. M. Clark, Ben W.
Putnam, Joseph Houseman.
Transportation Committee—Samuel
Geo. B. Dunton, Amos. S. Musselman.
Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, Arthur
Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux. :
Manufacturing Committee—Wm. Cartwright,
E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings. :
Annual Meeting—Second Wednesday evening
of October.
Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday even-
ing of each month.

Post A., M0. 'T. A.

Organized at Grand Rapids, June 28, 1884.

Sears,

 

 

 

OFFICERS.

President—Wm. Logie. :

First Vice-President—Lloyd Max Mills.

Second Vice-President—Stephen A. Sears..

Secretary and Treasurer—L. W. Atkins.

Executive Committee—President and Secre-
tary, ex officio; Chas. S. Robinson, Jas. N.
Bradford and W. G. Hawkins.

Election Committee—Geo. H. Seymour, Wal-
lace Franklin, W. H. Downs, Wm. B. Ed-
munds and D. 8. Haugh.

Room Committee—Stephen A. Sears, Wm.
Boughton, W. H. Jennings. : :
Regular Meetings—Last Saturday evening in

each month. :

Next Meeting—Saturday evening, August 29,
at “The Tradesman’ office.

firand Rapids Post 'T. P. A.

Organized at Grand Rapids, April 11, 1885.

 

 

 

President—Geo. F. Owen.
Vice-President—Geo. W. McKay.
Secretary—Leo A. Caro.

Treasurer—James Fox. ;
Next Meeting—Subject to call of President.

 

 

PEOPLE OR MONOPLY ?

The greatest of the issues involved in this
question still press for settlement. Some
progress has been made in studying the na-
ture of the question, and the ground is thus
better prepared for an adjustment of the
balance between popular and corporate
rights, when the time for it shall come—as
come it certainly will—yet, practically, the
situation is little changed from that of ten
or even twenty years ago. Meanwhile the
enormous increase of capital available for
corporate uses, and the development in a
corresponding ratio of the skill and power
with which incorporated forces are wielded,
make the pressure upon that side a growing
rather than a diminishing one. :

It isnot necessary to illustrate this by any
special examples. Many of them will nat-
urately occur to the reader. And it is doubt-
ful if any thoughtful person, whatever his
relations may be to the great corporations,
and however much he may be concerned in
them, can feel himself satisfied to let the
drift of power and control go much farther
in their direction. This is not to bea coun-
try ruled by monopolies, any more than itis
one where the successors of George III. are
to be the executive element in the govern-
ment; indeed the injury to be done by the
latter would be less serious than by the for-
mer.

What the précise terms of the adjustment
may be we do not undertake to foreshadow.
It is enough at the moment to indicate the
gravity of the question, and to remark the
increasing force with which it presses for
attention. The time mustcome to seriously
consider it, and attempt its settlement.
And meantime every step towards increasing
the control of great corporations, and multi-
plying the tendency to monopoly ought to
be watched and checked. The decisions of
the courts have settled some great principles
in the interest of the people, and upon these
and upon constitutional and legal provisions
that protect the public rights a firm stand
should be made, wherever-a conflict threat-
ens.

LN STS ETS

lowa has a prohibitory law which forbids |

the manufacture and sale of intoxicants;
yet in all the large centers of population the
traffic proceeds vigorously and openly. In
twenty-eight towns and cities the number of
saloons has increased from 770 to 916, while
the large sums formerly paid for license are
added to theeprofits of the saloon-keepers.
Davenport loses $26,000 and Burlington
$27,000 in this way. The utmost that is
claimed by the friends of prohibition is that
they have closed the saloons in the small
towns and country districts, and even for
this result they give not the evidence of of-
ficial returns, but vague and sweeping esti-
mates. They claim that 3,000 saloons
have been closed, and that 2,500 of these are
kept closed permanently. But the official
figures of the Internal Revenue department
show that Iowa has sixteen-rectifiers of spir-
its, and 4,327 dealers in intoxicants, so that
the reduction of the number in the places out-
side the cities cannot have been great. The
total for the State would be less than 2,000,
if the estimates of the prohibitionists were
correct. In Iowa as in Kansasandin Maine,

prohibition has little efficacy in large towns |

and the cities, which suffer the most from
the evils of the liquor traffic, And in that
State, as elsewhere, five men will vote for
prohibition for one who will put a hand to
its enforcement. The reduction of liquor
saloons under a high license law in Ne-
braska and Illinois, has been greater than in
Iowa under prohibition. At the same time

there has been no such stimulus to lawless-
ness in the enforcement of high license, and
the assistance of the liquor dealers has been
secured in its enforcement.

 

In 1224 the Mongol Tartars conquered
Russia, and imposed a poll-tax upon the
whole Russian people. This barberous tax
has been continued through all generations
and all changes of government, to the pres-
ent time. It was the means of enslaving
great multitudes of peasants, who were sold
to pay it. It gave others into the power of
the village usurers, worse tormentors of
mankind than any natianal tyrant could be.
It was one of the means which made the
communism of the village community more
oppressive and depressing to individual en-
ergy. The community must pay the tax for
all who could not pay it themselves. After
New Year’s Day, this abominable and de-
moralizing tax will cease. Undoubtedly a
tax on property, personal and real, will take
its place, and the subjects of the Czar will
contribute to the support of his government
in something like the ratio of their ability
to bear taxation. This will lighten even the
burden of land communism, but that is a
burden whose complete removal is a neces-
sary preliminary to any general ‘prosperity
of the peasantry.

 

The American Artisan now appears
weekly, instead of bi-monthly, as hereto-
fore. The amount of work such a change
entails upon editor and publisher will never
be appreciated by the trade at large.

 

AMONG THE TRADE.

IN THE CITY.

The Hunter drug stock inventoried $721.-
17. The mortgagee still holds the fort, the
attaching creditors having been unable as
yet to get possession of the stock.

‘‘Never better” is the way the Grand Rap-
ids correspondent of the United States To-
bacco Journal refers to the condition of
the cigar business at this market.

N.S. Loop, the Kent City groceryman,
gave Fox, Musselman & Loveridge a chattel
mortgage for $900 one day last week, and
on the following day the mortgage was fore-
closed.

The O. K. Dust Arrester Co. has lately
sold arresters to C. H. Haberkorn & Co., at
Detroit; Oriel Cabinet Co., at Grand Rapids;
and the Kansas City, Fort Scott and South-
ern Railway, at Springfield, Mo.

**A year ago Brisbin failed at Berlin for
several thousand dollars,” said a victimized
jobber, ‘‘and now he claims to have bought
an $8,000 stock at Wacousta for $6,000 and
to owe only $700. I leave people to draw
their own conclusions as to whether Brisbin
beat his creditors when he failed.”

“‘T tell you there’s a big difference between
this summer and last summer,” said the book-
keeper of a leading grocery jobbing house
the otherday. ‘‘Lastsummer we sat around
half the afternoon, or put in the time at the
base ball park. This year business keeps
us on a keen jump all the time, and we’re
tired as thunder when night comes.”

THE TRADESMAN is informed that a
meeting of the Western Cracker Bakers’
Association was held at Chicago last week,
and that a complete re-organization of the
Association was effected, the rules sus-
pended last March having been re-adopted.
The list of December 15 was _ re-affirmed,
and will be rigidly lived up to. This will
prevent the cutting which has been occas-
ionally indulged in by manufacturers during
the past few months.

 

| The action of the Michigan Central and
Chicago and West Michigan Railways in
| refusin to ship oil on any day but Friday is
| productive of much adverse criticism and
| seems to be the cause of general complaint
/on the part of the retailer and jobber. If
| the companies were to restrict the shipment

of oil to two days in the week—say Tues-"

| days and Fridays—shippers could easily ac-
‘commodate themselves to the restriction,
| but one day in seven seems to be insufficient
| to handle all the oil which has to be moved,
| even in the summer season.

|
AROUND THE ‘STATE.

| John W. Rogers & Son, druggists at De-
catur, have sold out.

| H. F. Murdick has engaged in the manu-
| facture of candy at Cadillac.

Earl Bros., Bridgeton, have dissolved part-
| nership, Earl & Co. succeeding.

Hansen & Cichy, grocers at Manistee,
| have dissolved, Cichy succeeding.

Peter Sibenaler succeeds Blom & Siben-
aler in the furniture business at Menomi-
nee.

Richard B. Stephens succeeds Stephens
& Quinn in the hardware business at Harri-
son.

McMillan & Quinn succeed Nathaniel
Dann in the hardware business at Gage-
town.

John Pessink & Bro. sueceed John Pes-
sink in the bakery and confectionery busi-
ness at Holland.

Ovid Union: H. D. Treat has purchased
the H. B. Whipple stock and has opened
for business in the A. A. Jenks building.

H. Barrow has removed his grocery stock
‘from Traverse City to Cleon, Wexford
county, where he will continue the business
under the designation of A. C. Barrow.

Wright, Snyder & Stutts, who operate an
extensive general store’ at Alma, are erect-
ing alarge building at Shepard—formerly
Salt River—and will engagein general trade
there about Nov. 1. A large grist mill is
nearly ready to begin operations at Shep-
ard.

 

 

Wm. Brigham, of Plainwell, has bought
the bakery business of I. C. Clapp, at Otse-
go. The latter will continue in the station-
ery and tobacco business at another loca-
tion.

“Dr.” C. Low Fastier, who has the repu-
tation of being able to store away more poor
whisky than any other man in the State,
has leased a store at Cheboygan and will
shortly engage in the drug business there.

East Jordan Enterprise: H. Wilensky,
of Greenville, who was here some time ago,
since which time he has looked over the
business prospects of several places in this
region, has returned and rented A. Heston’s
building and will put in about Sept. 1, a
large stock of dry goods, boots, shoes, ete.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Filer & Sons will take one of the circular
saws out of their mill at Manistee and put
in a band saw.

Mr. Boring has finished cutting 100,000
feet of lumber for Borst & Wamsley, at
Hinton Center.

Mr. Martin has moved his sawmill from
Six Lakes to Altona and contemplates
adding a planer in connection.

The specimens of Michigan timbers that
were exhibited at New Orleans will be plac-
ed in the museum of the State Agricultural
College at Lansing.

A. C. Buxton, the Nashville machinist,
has gotten out patterns for an improved up-
right engine, which he will make 3, 5, 10,
20 and 25 horsepower.

The Girard Lumber Co., at Menominee,
has sold the season’s cut of its mill to Pal-
mer, Fuller & Co. The mill is sawing 95,-
000 feet of lumber a day.

A eorrespondent of the Grand Traverse
Herald says that Weaver & Case’s sawmill,
in Orange township, Kalkaska county, will
be removed to a point two miles south of
Lodi.

W. H. Ames, for several years past super-
intendent for the Whitehall Manufacturing
Co., at Whitehall, has purchased a milling
property at Chase, and will remove to the
latter place.

The present length of Plummer’s logging
railroad at Ogemaw Springs, is two and a
half miles. It is being graded for standard
gauge, so that the Michigan Central cars can
be used on it. The road will also be extend-
ed four miles. A new locomotive has been
ordered for the standard gauge.

Louis Ward, secretary of the Pere Mar-
quette Boom Co., at Ludington, states that
the quantity of logs that will be brought
down the Pere Marquette river this season
will not exceed 80,000,000 feet, against 130,-
000,000 feet for last season. The curtail-
ment policy has evidently been made prac-
tical on the Pere Marquette.

STRAY FACTS.

George & Williams is the naime of a new
furniture firm in Stanton. Ps

Field & Corlis, blacksmiths at Hart, have
dissolved, Field continuing.

A. B. Gould succeeds Gould & Baker in
the furniture business at Clio.

Geo. Troy succeeds Troy & Dunham in
the livery business at Cadillac.

J. Cutler sueceeds Cutler & Thornton in
the furniture business at Sturgis.

Effie Vincent succeeds Jennie Lake in the
millinery business at Whitehall.

Robert Crawford succeeds John Eyer in
the furniture business at Boyne City.

A. J. Godsmark succeeds A. G. Kennedy
& Co. in the commission business at Battle
Creek.

A. Mills & Bro. sueceed Alfred Mills in
the meat business at Houghton and Atlantic
Mine.

John Snow, the Coral general dealer, has
satisfied all the mortgages held against his
stock, and is closing out the same, prepara-
tory to retiring from business.

—_~2 9 ______.
Purely Personal.

Samuel Sears put in a couple of days at
Chicago last week.

W. H. Williams, of the hardware firm of
Williams & Wheeler, at Ludington, is dead.

D. M. Estey, president of the Estey Man-
ufacturing Co., of Owosso, was in the city a
a couple of days last week.

Seymour E. Smith, manager of the Wright
House, Alma, was in town last week. The
“Wright” stands way up in the list of hotels.

Victor H. Middleton, prescription clerk
for Peck Bros., has returned from Newburg,
N. Y., where he put in several weeks. His
wife returned with him.

The fever has spread to the book-keepers.
Sebastian Rademaker, who manipulates
Fox, Musselman & Loveridge’s ledger, now
follows a fine pup to and from his home.

W. T. Lamoreaux now holds the fort
alone at 71 Canal street, having purchased
the interest of his former partner in the
wool and grain business, Geo. N. Davis.

John Sherman, for two years check clerk
in the retail store of Voigt, Herpolsheimer
& Co., has taken the position of entry clerk
in the wholesale department of the same
house.

J. A. Henry, of the Baltimore packing
firm of Wm. L. Ellis & Co., is writing a
play for Minnie Palmer. His comic opera
will be brought out at New York City the
coming season.

Heman. Barlow has procured plans and
specifications for a two-story residence at
289 Lyon street, which he hopes to have
ready for oceupaney by December 1. The
jobbing trade may then expect an invitation
to a house warming.

Alexander Keith, shipping clerk for Haw-
kins & Perry for nearly eighteen years, has
gone to Elora, Ont., on his bi-annual visit
to the home of his childhood. He isaccom-
panied by his two elder children, and will be
absent about ten days.

at Coaticoke, Ont.,

 

R. B. Jennings, general dealer at West
Troy, has been in the city since last Thurs-
day, the guest of his brother, C. W. Jen-
nings. Mr. Jennings contemplates a_ trip
through the South next month in search of
health and recreation, New Carolina being
the objective point.

Cheboygan Tribune: Miss Allie Crook-
ston, of Grand Rapids, is visiting her friend,
Edith Ramsey, for a few weeks.
Allie is the daughter of J. A. Crookston,
formerly engaged in the drug business in
Cheboygan, but now of the wholesale drug
firm of Hazeltine, Perkins & Co.

John Read’s boat, the ‘‘Water Lily,” is
fourteen feet long and three anda half
feet wide. She is made of cedar and
weighs less than 100 pounds. John intends
transferring her to Rice Lake, Newaygo
county, this fall, where he and his friends
expect to disport themselves to their heart’s
content. *

Wm. F. Nufer, assignee for A. T. Lin-
derman, at Whitehall, writes Tims TRApEs-
MAN that on Sept. 1 he will apply to Judge

Xussell for an allowance for $500 for ser-
vices as assignee. He will also ask for the
allowance of $800 to meet the disbursements
and expenses attending the winding up of
the estate. :

J. Ely Granger went North Saturday
night for a week’s tour among the various
resorts. The report that he has already
captivated the heart of a dusky maiden will
find many believers here, as Ely’s captivat-
ing ways are not a matter of mere conjec-

ture. Walter O’Brien occupies the shipper’s |

desk at Cody, Ball & Co.’s during Granger’s
absence.

John Otis, the Mancelona iron man, was
in town Saturday, and called at Tue TRADES-
MAN Office. He expressed the belief that
iron had touched bottom, but is not pre-
pared for an advance in price until confi-
dence is restored in mercantile and manu-
facturing circles. He declares that Secre-
tary Manning’s circular to importers, which
THE TRADESMAN prints on the first page
of this issue, is an exhibition of weakness
which every American should deplore, as it
exhibits the writer in the light of an inquir-
er after facts with which he ought to be
thoroughly acquainted.

i

The Gripsack Brigade.

: i
R. J. Pendergast started off on another |
| account in the Porter block

}

{name of Mohl & Kenning.
| boys removed to 12 Canal street, where they
remained two years, when they took up.

Northern trip yesterday.

Geo. P. Cogswell is on the road again for
a Detroit boot and shoe house. |

Geo. Magee sends greeting from Rush-|
ville, Ind., announcing the advent of a fine
boy.

Dr. Josiah B. Evans leaves to-day for)
New York State, to accompany his wife}
home.

A. C. Antrim and wife left Monday for a}
two weeks’ trip through New York and to |
the sea shore. |

Gus. Sharp—he of the elegant bouquet— |
put in Sunday at Macatawa, where his fam- |
ily is rusticating. |

H. B. Carhartt, representing Hawley, |
Folsom & Martin, of Boston, was in the city |
several days last week. |

J. W. Palmer, representing the Central |
City Soap Co., Jackson, was in thecity last |
week and paid his respects to Tor TRADES-
MAN.

Silas K. Bolles left Monday for a trip
through the Saginaw Valley, after which he
will ‘‘do,up” Detroit, Toledo and Cleve- |
land. |

Alby L. Brasted says he is about ready to
retire from the dog business, as_ his wifo
gives his canines away as fast as he can |
bring them nome. |

S. W. Bush, general traveling representa-
tive for Jas. Craig, the Detroit fish and salt
house, was in town last week on his way to
a tour of the Northern resorts.

B. E. Near, Western traveling representa-
tive for the H. W. Johns Manufacturing Co.,
of New York, has removed to this city and
is pleasanly located at 113 Court street.

O. L. Palmer, for three years clerk for R.
G. Mayhew, is now on the road for the Pen-
insular Novelty Co., of Boston, a corpora-
tion composed almost entirely of Grand
Rapids men.

A. S. Doak and wife leave to-day fora
two weeks’ visit with friends and relatives
to be gone about a
month. His trade will be looked after dur-
ing his absence by Geo. R. Perry.

Leo. A. Caro has been nursing a felon on
the middle finger of his left hand for a week
or ten days. The report that he received a
letter of sympathy from a certain hotel
keeper at Ludington is probably without
foundation.

Will J. Price has received from the P. J.
Sorg Tobacco Co. a gentleman’s gold watch,
a lady’s gold watch and a diamond pin, as
premiums for plug tobacco sold. Mr. Price
is the only man in Michigan who has _ re-
ceived all three premiums.

Harry McDowell has tied up his yacht
“Daisy” at Spring Lake, and repaired to
Howard City for a brief season, after which
he will start out on his autumn trip through
the New England States in the interest of
the Muskegon Valley Furniture Co.

G. H. Burt, Western representative for
Kingsford’s starch, has been confined to his
home at Detroit for a month past by illness,
which will account for his delay in visiting
the Michigan trade. Mr. Burt is now rap-
idly improving and will be on the warpath
again shortly.

All communications relative to Michigan
affairs of the T. P. A. should be addressed
to Leo. A. Caro, Secretary of the Michigan
division, 137 Clancy street, Grand Rapids.
The State Convention of the T. P. A., will
be held at Lansing the latter part of next

Miss |

i
, merchants from, the

ignated by President C. S. Kelsey, of Battle
| Creek, and Secretary Caro.

| The Columbus, Ohio, Daily Critic re-
'cently referred to A. C. Antrim as ‘‘the
| ‘man with the iron jaw,’ who is known from
| Maine to California and from the lakes to
| the Gulf, having spent twenty-six years of
| his life on the road. It is seldom one meets
with amore genial gentleman, possessing,
as he does, in a marked degree, the peculiar
| faculties so essential to the combining of
pleasure and sociability with that of busi-
i ness.”

O. S. Musser, who has been on the road
| for nineteen years, severs his connection
| with the Royal Baking Powder Co. this
week to engage in business on his own ac-
| count at St. Paul, Minn. Mr. Musser has
traveled for the Royal people ten years, and
| has made regular trips to Grand Rapids for
-about seven years. He has formed a co-
| partnership with Samuel Bliss, and the two
| will engage in the manufacture and sale of
| Syrups, jellies, fruit butters, ete., under the
| firm name of Samuel Bliss & Co.

The Michigan Journal reproduces Geo.
Owen’s recent speech at the Spring Lake
| picnic, from THE TRADESMAN, prefacing
_ the same with the following explanatory re-
marks: ‘‘Some evil-minded, common drum-
{mer who was probably Owen George some
old grudge prevented its delivery, however,
| by representing to the committee on pro-
| gramme that George was too seriously in-
disposed and withal too bashful to face the
multitude, and consequently the orator was
left off the bills.’ The Journal dubs
| George the ‘‘Oratorical Drummer.”

John E. Kenning was born at Rochester,
N. Y., in 1850. He suecessfully weathered
| the various ills to which childhood is heir, and
iat the age of thirteen entered the cigar fac-
tory of his brother, where he began learning
the business at the lowest round of the lad-
der—the stripping bench. Aside from oc-
| casional breaks in the programme—such as
"running away with a cireus and studying
‘inedicine with a quack doctor—John pur-
sued the even tenor of his way for thirteen
years, at which time he was considered one
of the best cigar makers in Rochester. In
| 1877, he came to Grand Rapids and entered
| the employ of Mohl & Schneider. August
| 7, 1878, he formed a co-partnership with,
| Edward E. Mohl, and the two engaged in
| the cigar and tobacco business on their own

under the firm
A year later the

}

|

their abode at 39 Pearl street. Abouta
year ago they removed to their present loca-
tion, 98 and 100 Louis street, where they
have a thoroughly equipped factory, em-
ploying about forty men, and turning out
35,000 cigars a week. Kenning was mar-
ried about six years ago, andis the father of
two bright childred. He sees all the avail-

1 able trade North, East and West of Grand

Rapids, and shaks the hands of his eustom-

| ers regularly every thirty days.

Oe
Milwaukee Matters.

B. J. Johnson & Co., the well-known

| soap manufacturers, are negotiating for a
|large building in the suburbs of the city,

better adapted for soap making than the
present location of the house.

Cards bearing the welcome intelligence
that ‘“‘This store closes at2 p.m. Satur-
days” are becoming quite common in busi-
ness quarters, and every clerk and other em-

| ployee is praying that they may become

even more numerous. The movement struck
Milwaukee direct from New York, and
seems to have been regarded with favor by
start, the latter evi-
dently being of the opinion that fifty-six
hours are enough for any employee to de-
vote to his employer’s interests, and that as
much effective service can be done in that
that time as in four hours longer.

Every produce and commission merehant
is complaining of the sudden searcity of
cheese, the enormous stocks which burden-
ed the market earlier in the season having en-
tirely disappeared. Competent authorities
claim that none of the Wisconsin factories
have any cheese on hand more than three
weeks old, and jobbers declare that much of
the goods they are now receiving are only
twelve or fifteen days old. All unite in de-
elaring that a considerable improvement in
cheese is inevitable, and that prices ‘from
this time on will be satisfactory to factory-

men and their patrons.
—~ -9 <> -—-_-—

Unmitigated Fraud.

 

‘*T see the Democrat is doing a good deal
of blowing over the Lawrence Townsley
bonds,” said Wallace Franklin the other
day. ‘‘ About fifteen years ago, I lived at
Cowlesville, Wyoming county, N. Y., when
a reverend gentleman who sailed under the
cognomen of Elder Nobles worked up a large
sale of the very same bonds; in fact, I think
the raseal took fully $2,900 out of the place.
He represented that it was the religious
duty of everyone to take advantage of an
offer so fraught with profit, and for some
time the purchasers of the bonds were wild
with expectation. Dr. Wheddon was sent
over to England to bring back the dividends
accruing to the holders of the bonds, but as
he had to send for money to pay his return
passage it is safe to say that the fortune ex-
ists only in the imaginative mind of the
lawyer who is turning the credulity of the
people to his own profit. If any more Grand

Rapids people want the Townsley bonds,
they can get them at Cowlesville at half
price.”

_——— Sa

Suits have been brought against several
safe-makers in New York to enforce the or-
dinance whiich forbids the hoisting of safes

 

month, the date of which will soon be des-

outside of buildings.

 

Miscellaneous Dairy Notes.

Hay water is a great sweetener of tin,
wooden and iron ware. In Irish dairies,
everything used for milk is scalded with
hay water. Boil a handful of sweet hay in
water, and put in the vessel when hot.

William Boyd, who has been conducting
a creamery at Peccatonica, Ill., has disap-
peared, owing the farmers in that section
$5,000 for cream. He came from the East
a year ago, and his present whereabouts are
unknown.

E. W. Pickett, the WHilliards cheese
maker, was in the city Saturday. He says
that the demand for his product is sharper
than it has been for years, and that he is
sold closer than is usually the ease for this
time of the season. He predicts that the
factories will reeeive 10 cents a pound for
their product before the season closes.

An old dairyman remarks: ‘‘At one time
cheese was not considered palatable unless
from four to six months old, but later, es-
pecially in the West, they are taken from
the curing rooms at from one to two weeks
old; and even our English friends, who
once wanted only old cured stock, now lean
toward the modern American idea of mild-
ness being an important factor; but this
latter is not sanctioned by the hygienist,
for, while the fresh mild cheese is hard to
digest, the old and cured is unquestionably
an aid to digestion. This, however, will all
regulate itself. Make cheese from honest
milk as it comes from the cow, and every
man, woman and child in America will eat
his portion, and the demand will call for
more cows and more cheese making terri-
tory.” :

And now, in the far west, butter is adul-
terated. They grind soapstone to a pow-
der, which is tasteless. Then they buy but-
ter, as of old. The ground soapstone is
then worked into the butter, in the propor-
tion of about one pound to seven, and the
new compound becomes the butter of ecom-
merece. It was discovered by wholesale
dealers in this way: The old-fashioned
fifty-pound tubs are found to weigh fifty-six
pounds or over. This was only the ease
with Western butter. Eastern makers
could only get fifty pounds into the tub, but
the Westerner managed to get fifty-six, and
into the same tub where heretofore he could
only get fifty. A little tour westward was
made, and the soapstone industry came to
light. All ground and ready for use it costs
twenty dollars a ton, or a cent a pound.
The butter sells for over twenty cents. It is
therefore a paying operation.—N. EF. Gro-
eer.

——————9o7 2-2
Clover and Timothy on a Boom.

I hereby notify the trade that Clover and
Timothy seeds have taken a sharp advance,
and that the indications are that the price of
both will go still higher. Thegrowing crop
is looking well in some localities, but is al-
most a total failure in others, and the
amount of seed on hand is not equal to the
demand for fall seeding. I amjnow quoting
Medium Clover, choice re-cleaned, at $6.50
per bushel and Timothy at $2, but do not
guarantee these prices for any length of
time. Those in need of either seed would
do well to order early, as the price will
not go below present quotations and is very
likely to touch higher figures.

W. T. LAMOREAUX,

71 Canal street, Grand Rapids, Mich.
—— 9

VISITING BUYERS.
The following retail dealers have visited
the market during the past week and placed
orders with the various houses:

A. &L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville.

Geo. P. Stark, Cascade.

A. Engberts, Zeeland.

H. H. Freedman, Reed City.

B. A. Jones, Leetsville.

Hoag & Judson, Cannonsbure.

Geo. Carrington, Trent.

Morley Bros., Cedar Springs.

John Smith, Ada.

A. P. Hulbert, Lisbon.

Lansing Co-operative Co., North Lansing.

Reynolds Bros., Eaton Rapids.

R. G. Smith, Wayland.

Cole & Chaple, Ada.

Geo.8. Powell & Co., Sand Lake.

Moerdyk, DeKruif & Co., Zeeland.

Jos. H. Spires, Leroy.

S. Cooper, Corinth.

Mrs. Mary E. Snell, Wayland.°

C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville.

Wm. Vermeulen, Beaver Dam.

Henry Mishler, Lowell.

G. N. Reynolds, Belmont.

Win. Black, Cedar Springs.

J. R. Trask, Grattan.

John Stephepfield, Middleville.

Mrs. J. Debri, Byron Center.

John W. Mead, Berlin.

Paine & Field, Englishville.

B. M. Denison, East Paris.

John Snow, Coral.

M. J. Howard, Englishville.

L. T. Wilmarth & Co., Rodney.

Norman Harris, Big Springs.

J. Barnes, Austerlitz.

W.S. Root, Tallmadge.

C. Bergin, Lowell.

M. B. Nash, Sparta.

A.M. Church, Alpine.

Wm. Karsten, Beaver Dam.

Smedley Bros., Bauer.

A. D. Ayers, (tia.

H. L. Moore, Middleville.

Frank E. Pickett, Hilliards.

Jas. Shavalier, Muskegon.

John Otis, Mancelona.

G. F. Richardson, Jamestown.

J.C. Townsend, White Cloud.

M. A. Teachout, White Cloud.

Wim. Hugh, Jones & Hugh, Morley.

J.C. Benbow, Cannonsburg.

Chas. G. Johnson, Johnsow & Seibert, Cale-
donia.

E. A. Carpenter, Colborn & Carpenter, Cale-
donia.

A. T. Kellogg, Kellogg & Wooden, Kalkaska.

J. L. Norris, Norris & Son, Casnovia.

Abraham Bergy, A. & E. Bergy, Caledonia.

R. H. Topping, Casnovia.

R. B. Jennings, West Troy.

Nr. Frace, Frace & Huhn, Saranae.

C. E. Coburn, Pierson.

C. Stocking, Grattan.

Mr. Carrell, Carrell & Fisher, Dorr.

Frank Neuman, Dorr.

Michigan Buggy Co., Kalamazoo.

Nagler & Beeler, Caledonia,

Sisson & Lilley Lumber Co., Lilley P. 0.

Armstrong & Ferguson, Middleville.

Walling Bros., Lamont.

C.E.& 8S. J. Koon, Lisbon.

C. W. Ives, Rockford.

Neal MeMillan, Rockford.

FURNITURE BUYERS.

John W. Stryker, W. H. Holliday & Co., Lar-
ame City, Wyoming.

Louis Hax, St. Joseph, Mo.

Conant Bros., Toledo.

J. Keenan, Kirchberg & Keenan, Detroit.

Mr. Kevill, Kevill & Wapples, Kansas City.

Mr. Olderschlager, C. W. Fischer & Son, Mil-
waukee.

 

 
 

 

 

Drugs & Medicines

STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY.

One Year—Geo. M. MeDonald, Kalamazoo.

Two Years—F. H. J. VanEmster, Bay City.

Three Years—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.

Four Years—James Vernor, Detroit.

Five Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.

President—Ottmar Eberbach.

Secretary—Jacob Jesson.

Treasurer—Jas. Vernor.

Next place of meeting—At Detroit, November
3,

 

 

Michigan State Pharmaceutical Association.
OFFICERS.
President—Geo. W. Crouter, Charlevoix.
First Viee-President—Geo. M. McDonald, Kal-
amazoo.
gee vai Vice-President—B. D. Northrup, Lan-

Third Vice-President—Frank Wurzbur. g, Gr’d
Rapids.

Secretary—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon.

Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.

Executive Committee—H. J. Brown, A. 5
Stevens, Geo. Gundrum, W. H. Keller, 2. W.
Fincher. :

Next place of meeting—At Detroit, Tuesday,
October 18, 1885.

 

(trand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

 

ORGANIZED OCTOBER 9, 1884.

 

OFFICERS.
President—Frank J. Wurzburg.
Vice-President—Wm. L. White.
Secretary—Frank H. Escott.

Treasurer—tienry B. Fairchild.

Board of Censors—John Peck, Chas. P. Bige-
low, Jas. S. Cowin. i

Board of ‘Trustees—The President, Wm. H.
Van Leeuwen, Isaac Watts, Wm. E. White,
Wm. L. White.

Committee on Pharmacy—Hugo Thum, M. B.
Kimm, A. C. Bauer.

Committee on Legislation—Isaac Watts, O. H.
Richmond, Jas. 8. Cowin. a
Committee on Trade Matters—H. B. Fairchild,
John Peck, Wm. H. VanLeeuwen. oe
Regular Meetings—First Thursday evening in
each month. ce
Annual Meetings—First Thursday evening in

November, :
Next Meeting—Thursday evening,
6, at “The Tradesman” office.

September

 

 

Grand Rapids Pharmaceutical Society.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
Grand Rapids Pharmacentical Society, held
at THE TRADESMAN office last Thursday
evening, the following members were pyres-
ent: President Wurzburg, Secretary Escott,
John E. Peck, H. E. Locher, Theo. Kem-
ink, Wm. L. White, Wm. E. White, Isaac
Watts and D. Kimm.

Will J. Page was elected a member of the
Society.

It was voted to send a delegate to the an-
nual convention of the National Retail Drug
Association, which is to be held at Pittsburg
on September 7 and 8, the traveling ex-
penses of the delegate to be paid by the So-
ciety. Various names were suggested for
the position, when Isaac Watts was unani-
mously chosen.

President Wurzburg stated that) Win. H.
Van Leeuwen had called his attention to
the peculiar bluish cast of certain grades of
sugar he had purchased for the preparation
of syrups, giving grounds for the belief that
the sugar was adulterated with ultramarine
blue. The matter will be made the subject
of discussion at the next meeting, which
will be held on the evening of September 3.

—-—_—~ +4
Manufacture of Chemicals.

A Philadelphia paper remarks that there
are about one hundred sulphuric-acid works
in the United States, their respective capac-
ities ranging from burning one ton of brim-
stone per day to plant having a capacity of
20,000 tons of pyrites per annum. It is
computed that during the present year 395,-
000 tons of acid will be produced. Glauber
salts are made mostly in the vicinity of Bos-
ton. The quantity produced is not very
large. Very little bicarbonate of soda is
imported. Formerly all the soda crystals
were imported. Now a considerable quan-
tity is made with imported soda. Soda ash
is mostly imported, although at a print-
works on the Hudson river it has been made
quite recently by the Le Blane process.
Two ammonia-soda works are in operation
in New York state. Tin crystals are mostly
produced in the neighboorhood of New York
and Boston. Stannate of soda, silecate of
soda, and iron salts are made near
New York, Boston and Philadelphia.
A good deal of the sodas are im-
ported. Bichromate of potash is prepar-
ed on an extensive scale at a works in Bal-
timore. Acetic acid is prepared mostly in
New York and Philadelphia from the dis-
tillation of wood. Nitrate and muriatic acids
are made principally in the New York and
Boston districts; as are also mixed acids.
ot
Sage’s Catarrh Remedy—Pierce’s Golden

Medical Discovery.

Golden Medical Discovery, one of Dr.
Pierce’s remedies, Buffalo, N. Y., consists,
according to Hager, of honey 15 grains, ex-
tract of wild lettuce, one grain, tincture of
opium two grains. Dissolve in 100 grams
of alcohol 64 per cent. (which aleohol has
the odor of wood spirit and fusel oil com-
bined), water 105 grams; retail price, $1.

Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy, made by the
same men, consists, according to Schadler,
of one-half grain of carbolic acid, one-half
grain of camphor, mixed with ten grains of
common table salt. This is to be dissolved
in four-sevenths of a litre of water and used
by being injected or drawn into the nostrils.

a a a
Why He Was Discharged.
From the New York Sun.

“That boy of yours is not adapted for the
undertaking business,” explained the under-
taker to the boy’s father, who inquired why
he had been discharged.

‘“‘What’s the trouble with him?”

“We hasn’t a realizing sense of what is
due the afflicted. Day before yesterday
Mrs. B. buried her fourth husband. 1 sent
the boy up to learn at what hour she wished
the ceremony to take place, and he asked
her what her regular time of day was for
burying husbands. I expect to lose her
trade entirely.”

 

 

EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

 

Of the New York State Board of Phar-
macy.
PHARMACY.

1. What temperature is understood by
the term ‘‘gentle heat?”

2. If we say a certain liquid has
of 1.2, what is understood?

3. When sp. gr. of any substance is s given
in the Parmacopeeia and temperature not
mentioned, what temperature is under-
stood?

4. Whatis the difference in fluid ounces
between an imperial and wine gallon?

5. Express an avoirdupois pound in Troy
weights?

6. How many minims, and about how
many dropsin one fluid dram tincture of aco-
nite?

7. How many days would be required to
take a sixteen ounce prescription if taken
according to the following directions:

Take one teaspoonful at a time three
times a day, until 41% fluid ounces are used;
then one dessert spoonful twice a day for
two days; then one tablespoonful once a
day.

8.

Morph. sulph............ 1.125 grams.
PuCArmMilkK. .........-.-: 10.200

Mix, and divide into CXLIV. powders.

How many milligrams and what fraction
of a grain does each powder contain of
morph. sulph.?

9. What is the U. S. Pharm. strength of
fluid extracts and abstracts?

10. What is the difference between spirit
of ammonia and stronger water of am-
monia?

11. The U.S. Pharm. requires that tinc-
ture of nux vomica contain two per cent. by
weight of the dry extract nux vomica. Hay-
ing tineture nux yvomica of unknown
preparing decoctions and infusions?
strength we evaporate 100 minims and ob-
tain a residue which weighs 2 1-10 grains.
How much menstruum must be added to
eighty fluid ounces of the original tincture
to make the finished product equal two per
eent., the sp gr. of the original tincture be-
ing .886 and the menstruum .858.

12. How would you prepare one Troy
ounce wine of ipecace by the following for-
mula (state how many grains fluid ext. ipe-
cae and wine are required).

a sp. gr.

Fluid extract ipecac, 7 parts.......7
Stronger white wine, 93 parts.....93
Tomake 100 paris...........:.... 100

Mix and filter through paper.

18. Solution of iodine compound con-
tains:
Wedine > pavis . 26.
Jodide of potassium, 10 parts..... 10

Distilled water 85 parts...........

MO MAKO. 8 6 ee 100 parts
Give the weight in grains each of iodine
and iodide of potassium required for one
quart distilled water at 15.5 C., also weight
of finished product.
14.
Rhubarb in fine powder........ 19.50 gms.
SOA oe. 6.50

26.00

 

 

To make 190 pills.

How many milligrams each rhubarb
soap in one pill?

and

15. What is the common name of carbo-
ligni?
16. What are the general directions for

17. Before compounding a prescription,
what important points should be consider-
ed?

18. How much opium in one Troy ounte
Dover’s powder?
19. How much strychnine would be re-

quired to make one pint elixir strychnine,
each fluid dram to contain 1-64 grain strych-
nine?

CHEMISTRY.

1. What is an element?

2. What are organie and inorganic sub-
stances? Give examples.

3. What is specifie gravity? State two
ways of determining it for liquids.

The following names are used in prescrip-
tions to designate calomel and corrosive
sublimate:

Hydrargyri Chloridum,

tf Perchloridum,

is Subchloridum,

ie Chloridum Mite,

. Chloridum Corros,
ey Bichloridum.

Specify in each ease which is calomel and
which is corrosive sublimate.

5. What acid and base are united in each
of the following salts:

Sulphate of sodium, sulphite of sodium,
hyposulphite of sodium?

6. Why is solution of nitrate of silver
milky when made with ordinary water, and
what kind of water will make a clear solu-
tion?

7. When lime water is exposed to the air
a thin white film or precipitate separates.
What is this, and to what is it due?

8. How should you prepare the follow-
ing prescription, and what change takes
place?

R
Potasse chloratis gr. xx.
Acid. hydrochiorie gtt. xv.
Aque ad fl 3 iv.
Mix.

9. What is the chemical name of the fol-
lowing: Oi of vitriol, green vitriol, white
vitriol, blue vitriol.

10. Whatis the composition of water?
of air? Are they chemical compounds or
mixtures?

11. What is the difference between chlor-
ate of potassium-and chloride of potas-
sium?

12. Are sulphuret of potassium and sul-
phide of potassium the same chemical com-
position or not?

13. Whatis the difference between sul-
phate of iron and sulphide of iron?

 

14. How can you distinguish, positively,
between sulphate of morphine and sulphate
of quinine; bromide of potassium and iodide
of potassium; sulphate of zine and sulphate
of magnesia?

15. What change takes place when sul-
phurie acid is poured upon marble dust, or
bicarbonate of sodium? Write the reaction
in either case. ;

16. How can you detect copper in ear-
bonie acid water? Give two methods.

TOXICOLOGY.

1. In selling poisons like strychnine, ar-
senic, ete., what record must be made in re-
gard to the sale?

2.- What is the antidote for arsenic, and
how prepared?

3. What antidote should be used in case
of poisoning by any of the caustic alkalies
or alkaline carbonates?

4. What antidote should be used in case
of poisoning by any of the mineral acids,
like hydrochloric, sulphuric, ete. ?

5. What is the antidote for poisoning by
oxalic acid?

6. What would you recommend as
prompt emetics to evacuate the stomach?

7. For what poison is common salt a
specific antidote?

8. What is the antidote for opium or
morphine?

9. What is the antidote for strychnine or
nux vomica?

10. Where the nature of the poison is
unknown, what should be given?

11. In ease of poisoning by copper salts,
what should be given?

12. What is the antidote for phosphorus
poisoning?

13. What is the antidote for tobacco?

14. Name the appropriate antidote in
ease of poisoning by antimonials?

15. How would you determine that a
dangerous quantity of hydrochloric acid has
been added to cider?

16. Name an antidote in case of poison-
ing by zine solutions.

17. Mention five vegetable drugs that
would come under the head of narcotic ir-
ritants.

18. Give an antidote in case of poisoning
by narcotic irritants. ;

MATERIA MEDICA.

1. What is menthol, and how obtained?

2. From what is castor oil obtained and
how? Give botanical name of plant.

3. Name five productions of the pinus
tree and their uses.

4. Name the principal kinds of aloes in
market, and what is their relative medicin-
al value?

5. What is asafcetida and how obtained?
Give medicinal properties and dose.

6. Give common name of the following:
Avenae sativa, asclepias tuberosa, anthemis,
crocus, taraxacum, cypripedium, digitalis,
seutellaria, calamas apocynum.

7. Which of the following are resins and
which are gum resins? Ammoniac, gam-
boge, guaiac, myrrh.

8. What is a cataplasm; an enema?

9. Ergot. What careis necessary for its
preservation, and what is the limit of time
it may be kept?

10. From what is hydrochlorate of coca-
ine obtained, and what its prineipal use?

11. In the preparation of vegetable tinc-
tures U. 8. P., what is meant by the term
No. 40, 60 or 80 powder?

12. What is the source of pepsin, of pan-
creatin and their dose?

13. Hydrocyanic acid dilute; what care is
necessary for its perservation?

14. Identification of crude drugs.
varieties. )

oO
The Decline in Patent Medicine Values.

(16

‘Within the past three or four years the
price of patent medicines has steadily de-
clined, and fortunes are not made so rapidly
as formerly out of pills and bitters,” said a
Philadelphia druggist last week.

‘*This cutting in rates began in Philadel-
phia and has gradually extended all over
the country. On some medicines the cut
was as high as 50 per cent., and the redue-
tion on ail patent medicines will average
over 25 per cent. Formerly a good patent
medicine that was properly handled and lib-
erally advertised would make a fortune for
its proprietor in a few years, Remedies
warranted to cure all the ills that flesh is
heir to, and greedily purchased by a credu-
lous public, sold readily at retail at $1 a bot-
tle and cost little to manufacture. They
can now be bought for 50 cents and the bot-
tom price has not yet been reached.

‘“There is no longer any money in patent
medicines, either for us or the manufactur-
ers. Prices have been cut so that the mar-
gin of profit hardly pays us for, handling |
them, and the proprietors claim that the re-
duction has affected their business also.
They claim that their medicines cost to
manufacture and put on the market nearly

what they are obliged to sell for to the!

jobbers. There has been a great revolution
in the patent medicine business, and no one
ean tell where it will end.
i — ~s S 2a
The Drug Market.

Business and collections are both good.
Quinine is weak and camphor steady. Other
articles are about steady.

 

.

    

~ A committee of the Illinois Board of
Pharmacy report that they have examined
drugs put up and sold by the retail trade in
Chicago, and found that they generally come
nearly up to the requirements of the United
States Pharmacopeia. This was not true,
however, as to crude carbolic acid, which
should contain 85 per cent. of carbolic acid.
The specimens examined generally contain-
ed but 5 to 8 per cent. of acid, the balance of
the compound being made up by other in-
gredients.

 

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT,

 

  

 

Declined—Oil pennyroyal.
ACIDS
PAOCUC UNO: 850000 ies 9 @ 10
fone C. P. (Sp. grav. - 040)...... 30 @ 3d
WALDOHC Sooo sg eo, 88 @ 40
60 @ 6
Muriatic 18 deg......... 8 @ 5
INitiG 86 d6R fc. . tH @
Oxalie@e ee. 2@ 14
Sulphuric 66 deg................... 3 @ 4
Tartaric powdered................ 52 @ 55
Benzoie, English.............: 8 Oz 18
Benzore, German... .2. 06.0.0. 12 @ bb
ManmiG se ee ol: 12 @ 15
AMMONIA.
@arbonate.. 60.0 66.52... Bh 1 @ 18
Muriate (Powd. 22¢)................- 14
Aqua iG deg or 3k... ..:-.02 545... 5 @ 6
Agua ls deo or 40.0... es 6 @ fT
BALSAMS,
MODRIDS 2) os, 40@45
AY a ee 40
Per 2: Dae Ola. Sees i 2 00
FROME a es 50
BARKS.
Cassia, in mats (Pow’d 20¢)........ Il
Cinchona, yellow................. 18
IM SClGCE oi) ee eee 13
Elm, ground, pure.............-... i4
Elm, powdered, pure.............. 15
Sassatras, of root...............24- 10
Wild Cherry, select................ 12
Bayberry powdered............... 20
Hemlock powdered................ 18
WiRHOO occ 30
SoOap @rOuNG! 3 12
BERRIES,
Cubeb prime (Powd 80¢).......... @ %5
JUMNIPEM 0. oes ees ese — 6 @
Prickly ASM. se ois cee ccs. 5 50 @ 60
EXTRACTS.
Licorice (10 and 25 bb heres 25C)... ar
Licorice, powdered, pu So ccaueds 37%
Logwood, bulk (12 and 25 Db doxes). 9
Logwood, Is (25 Ib boxes).......... 12
Lgowood, %s do)... 13
Logwood, 44s QO = ....2..... 15
Logwood, ass’d do ....... os 14
Fluid Extracts—25 #% cent. off list.
FLOWERS.
PANTNICH oes cc ccc se signe ce 10 @ i
Chamomile, Roman............... 25
Chamomile, German.............. 25
GUMS.
Aloes, Barbadoes.................. 60@ 75
Aloes, Cape (Powd 20¢)............ 2
Aloes, Socotrine (Powd 60c)....... 50
PATMIMNOTIAG See os cece se 28@ 30-
Arabic, powdered select.......... 65
Arabic; ist picked..:.............. 60
Arabie,2d picked.................. 50
Arabic, ad pleked....-:.:.......... 45
Arabic, Sifted SOUS. .....5........- 35
Assafoentida, prime (Powd 35c).. 25
BCNZOM 6 ooo. s oe sc be ces os ce 55@60
@AMDHOM i. 26s ees 25@ a7
Catechu. 1s (% 14e, 4s 16¢e) . L 13
Euphorbium powdered............ 35@ 40
Galbanum strained................ 80
Gamboge.). 66.00... ok. se $0@1 00
Guaiac, prime (Powd 45¢)......... 35
Kino [Powdered, 30¢c].............. 2
IMISTICH eo oi ee sete
Myrrh. Turkish (Powdered 47c).. 40
Opium, pure (Powd $5.00).......... 3 60
Shellac, Campbell’s................ 30
Shellac, PO OUShe ees oe. 26
Shellac, native... ..........2...... 24
Shellac bleach CG lee. 30
Mragsacamth! .2..:...........2.:.4.2. 380 @I1 00
HERBS—IN OUNCE PACKAGES.
PROATHOUNG (2 ee ee 25
MOUCWA 5 So cs ce eee 25
POMMCKMMMD. 6.05.2... hee oes ee ee 25
TREO ace oa 40
DPOAMIMING - oc ee ee 24
SWeel MAIOFAM: coe ce ca 35
ISNT) esc c cs cece ce sec cec ts aoe 25
TRAV eh Se eae ese ce oe ro 0 0
WiOrmlwOOG 02:0... .20000 067 csc. 2d
IRON.
Citrate and Quinine............... 6 40
Solution mur., for tinctures...... 20
Sulphate, pure crystal............ t
PPT AUC ee ee eee cee cee 80
IPHOSDPNNGC . 6256600... i)
LEAVES.
Buchu, short (Powd 25c)........... 13 @ 14
Sage, Italian, bulk (4s & 4s, le)... 6
Senna, Alex, natural.............. @ 20
Senna, Alex. sifted and garbled.. 30
Senna, BPOWGCrEG)... 4... s.. 22
Senna tinnivelll......c..0. 36.24... 16
Wives Wrst ee oe. 10
Belledonna. -;.:..:.-..-.--.. ee 30
MORPIOVG oo oc 5 6 sce cece a wee ees coe 30
Jala Vern ave ee ee 3
MOSC) TEQi oc eo ce 2 8
LIQUORS.
W., D. & Co.’s Sour Mash Whisky. . Ha @2 25
Druggists’ Favorite Rye.......... @2 00
Whisky, other brands............. 140 @1 50
Gin; Old TOM eye es 135 @1 %5
Gin, MPONANG oko, oes es : 00 @3 50
IBPANGY 2k cae: 175 @6 50
Catawba Wines..............0.. .. 1 25 2 00
PPOrt WINGS... 620500665 0s. ee 135 @2 50
MAGNESIA.
Carbonate, Pattison’s, 2 0z........ 22
Carbonate, Jenning’s, 20Z......... 37
Citrate, H., P. & Co.’s solution.... 2 25
Caleineg 0. ee. 65
OILS.
Almond, SwWeCU...........4....05..- 45 @ 50
Am Der, TOCUNCs. . 6.02.0... 0526.06 45
PAMIB@. oe oc eh ee eee 1 85
av OF. ss. 50
IBCERAIMONE, 2.56 ce... ot cass 2
CAStOl oslo oe ee. es 18 @ 19%
Croton 06) ec. 2 00
Cajepute oo 75
CRRRTR ocak ce cae. 1 00
Cedar, commercial (Pure 75e)..... 35
OiTrOnela 2 o. cs oc oc ee ce ec ee 75
@ClOVOS cee. cee lee ceca 1 20
Cod liver, N.B...: 3)... -8 gal 1 20
Cod Liver, best......... Ls 1 50
Cod Liver, H., 8 & Co. 5,16 6 00
Cubens, Poo W........8. fee. 7 50
PICTON 66.8 sw. ce 1 60
IPO WECO. oes ccc cate ee ee eee 2 00
Geranium @.0Z.................... 75
Hemlock, commercial (Pure 75c).. 3d
JUNIDEr WOOG.. 65.655 ..5. ccc... 50
Juniper DerrieS......-..:5.....-..- 2 00
Lavender flowers, French......... 2 O1
Lavender garden G0 1 00
Lavender spike QQ. ...2....: 90
Lemon, New Crop..............008- 1 40
Lemon, Sanderson’s............... 1 50
OMONRRTARS?. 254006... eke cess 380
Olive, Malaga........... @1 10
Olive, “Sublime Italian . 2 75
Origanum, red flowers, French. . 1 25
Origanum, No. to... ......:.....- 50
Pennvroval o.oo sess k eect es 1 60
Peper’, WHIGG co 4 30
OSG OF... 2.05. .e. 8s lee 8 50
ane French (Flowers $1 50) 65
RANAQ see eee este ccc es 67
BAVA ees ee ec. as 1 00
Sandal Wood, German............ 4 50
Sandal Wood, W.1:.......-........ 7 00
PASAAECHS coon ee os sa 55
Spearmint | . 2.55.25 .23. 2 sie @7 5
MNOVISYs (06sec 5s se cas cee, 450 @d 00
tar (Dy Pal 5G)... 0... e cee. see ee 10 @ 12
WANTENETEOD 2006 cae a ce 2 10
Wormwood, No. 1(Pure $4.00)..... 3 50
Worniseed ee clecie eo ceic oe aaa 2 00
POTASSIUM.
Bicromate. 2.0... 2.50. b 8 Ib 14
Bromide, cryst. and gran. bulk... 40
Chlorate, eryst (Powd 28¢)......... R 20
Jodide, eryst. and gran. bulk..... 3 00
PIMISHIALC YCLlOW..: 6.02.52. c eee eee 28
ROOTS.
URADIOG oe oo ac soso bese be csweanes a
ANEDGRL CUG io aie Joo ce a 25
Arrow, St. Vincent’s.............. 17
Arrow, Taylor’s, in 4s and \s.... 33
Blood (Powd 18C)..............0005 < 12
Calamus, » pores ee uicee. geok cree 20
Calamus, German white, peeled.. 3d
Elecampane, powdered............ 20
Gentian (Powd 15c)................ 10
Ginger, African (Powd l4e)........ ll @ BR
Ginger, Jamaica bleached........ 17
Golden Seal (Powd 25¢)............ 2
oo. e, white, powdered....... 20
ecac, Rio, powdered............. } 20
alap, powdered................... 80
Licorice, select (Powd 15)...... .. 15
Licorice, extra select.............. 18
Pink, WUC.) 6. il. os 40
Rhei, from select to choice.......100 @l1 50
Rhei, powdered BE. I................ 110 @1 20
Rhei, choice cut cubes............ 2 00
Rhei, choice cut fingers........... 2 25

 

 

 

 

  

 

  

ee eere Dees ceeeo ur sccn coeeas 50
65
Be is. Hondurus........... 4)
Sarsaparilla, Mexican............. 20
Squills, white (Powd 385c).......... 15)
Valerian, English (Powd 30¢)...... 20
Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28¢)... 2
SEEDS.
Anise, Italian (Powd 20¢).........- ; 15
Bird, mixed in ih packeges....... 56 @ 6
Canary, Smyrna... 4@ 4%
Caraway, best Duteh (Powd. 20¢). 15 @ 18
Cardamon, Aleppee..............- 1 5u
Cardamon, Malibar. yoo. .0. 0... a i 7d
COCR oe ae a oe 20
Coriander, vest English........... 10
PONMOL ce eee 15
Blew Cleat ee ee 3%@
Flax, pure grd (bbl 844)............ 4@ 4%
Foenugreek, powdered............ 7 @ &
Hemp; MUssign.. .. 050... .... 0... 44@ 5%
Musturd, white Black 10c)........ 8
@uImee 75
Rape, Hoolish oe ito 6 @ 7
WOE: BOVaMt 2. ol et 14
SPONGES.
Florida sheeps’ wool, carriage..... 225 @2 50
Nassau do ado ..... 2 00
Velvet Extra do do 110
Extra Yellow do dO .:..: 85
Grass 1 dog. 2. 65
Hard head, for slate use........... 75
Yellow Reef, QO. yo. 1 40
MISCELLANEOUS.
Alcohol, grain (bbl $2.22) ® gal.. 2 30
Alcohol, wood, 95 per cent ex. ref. 1 25
Anodyne Hoffman's. .............. 50
Arsenic, Donovan’s solution...... 27
Arsenic, Fowler’s solution........ 12
Annatto 1 rolis....:............. 45
AMM ea Bb 2%@ 3%
Alum, ground (Powd 9¢).......... 8 @ 4
‘ADMAGLO, PLING... 0.6. oo... ck ke 45
Antimony, powdered, com’]...... 44@ 5
Arsenic, white, powdered......... 6 @ 7
Blue Soluble... te . 50
Bay Rum, imported, best......... 2 15
Bay Rum, domestic, H., P. & Co.’s. 2 00
Balm Gilead Buds................. 40
Beans, Nonmks. 2... 5... co. ce. ee 2 GO
Beans, Vanilla... 62.6.6... 2... 7 00 @o7 15
Bismuth, Sub mitrate.............- 2 30
Blue Pil (Powd we)..-. 2.0... 22... 50
Blue Vitviok 2...°...5.......-...5.- 6 @ 7
Borax, refined (Powd 12¢)..... ... 1U@12
Cantharides, Russian powdered.. 2
Capsicum Pods, African.......... 18
Capsicum Pods, African pow’d... 22
Capsicum Pods, Bombay do... 18
@armine, No. 40. .0.0...0.5...00.4. 4 00
@ussia Buds... ....0......2.. forae 12
Calomel, American................ ja
Chalk, prepared drop.............. 5
Chalk, precipitate English........ a
Chalk, red fingers. ................ 8
Chalk, white lump................. 2
Chloroform, Squibb’s............. 1 60
Colocynth apples.................. 60
Chloral hydrate, German crusts.. 1 50
Chloral do do cryst... 1 76
Chloral do Scherin’s do ... 1 90
Chloral do do crusts.. 1 %5
@hioroform 92) .06.0035.05501 8. 77 @ 8&8
Cinchonidia; P.& W......5....5. 3: 238 @ 28
Cinchonidia, other brands. Dv ealcee 23 @ 28
Cloves (Powd 28e). 0.0.06. 0.5....... 18 @ 2
Cochineal 40
Cocoa Butter. .................... 45
Copperas (by bbl 1e)............... 2
Corrosive Sublimate............... 70
Corks, X and XX—40 off list......
Cream Tartar, pure powdered nos @ 40
Cream Tartar, grocer’s, 10  box.. 15
@xeasoter se. eho, 50
@udbear, prime...................- 2
Cuttle Fis ONG.s 6.3. ce. 24
Dextring (oo. ee 2
Dover's Powders:.......:......... 110
Dragon’s Blood Mass.............. 50
Ergot powdered................... 45
Hther Squibb's.................. ... 110
Emery, Turkish, all No.’s......... 8
Epsom Salts (bbl. 1%).............. 2@ 3
INEPOC EROS. oo. eo. ek 50
Ether, sulphuric, U.S. P.......... 60
WMIGKe White ooo. 14
Grains Paradise: .................. 25
Gelatine, Cooper’s................. 90
Gelatine, French ...........%...... 45 @ 7
Glassware, flint, 7) off,by box 60 -
Glasswar e, green, 60 and 10 dis..
Glue. Gaoimete 6: Be if
GIMenWhite ee 16 @ 28
Glycerine, DULG. 16 @ 2
Hops “8 and 48). .......5......... 25@ 40
TOGOEORMR O07. 00... ck: 40
PMGiSO) ee 8 @1 00
Insect Powder, best Dalmatian... 35 @ 40
Insect Powder, H., P. & Co,, boxes @1 00
Todine, resublimed................ 4 00
Isinglass, American............... 1 50
JFAPOMICR eo ae. 7
Hondon Purple. .02. 0... 5k. 10 @
ead, acetate... ......0.....:.2.... 15
Lime, chloride, (4s 2s 10c & 4s 11e) 8
Lupuline Beek sce eee 00
EVCOVOGLIM oo co. 6s 45
MRCOG oo 50
Madder, best Dutch.............. LRK@ 13
NEAIND So ccc ca. 75
IMGTGUNY ee 60
Morphia, oe P.& W...:.. 6 0Z 3 00@3 25
Musk, Canton, H., P. & Co.’s...... 40
Moss, Need... - bb 10
Moss, RISE 12
Mustard, Pmelish.................. 30
Mustard, grocer’s, 10 Ib cans...... 18
INGECS Ah ee aoe 23
Nupmets, No: Tc... 6s oe. 60
INVES VOUNICH: @ co 10
Ointment. Mercurial, d.......... 45
iia te (Gans(e 1s ee VW @ 2
Pepper, Black Berry.............. 18
IPGDSI sk. 2 50
Piteh, True Burgundy............. <
QUASSIA oe co. 6 @ 7
Quinia, Sulph, P, & W........ boz i2 @ i
Quinine, German a 72Q 7
ed. Preetpitate............... a0P Ih 85
Seidlitz Mixture.. wou se 28
SUEVCHMISCLYSE. ooo. 1 60
Silver Nitrate, CEYSE.. 6. foe. 74 @ 78
Saitron, American. ................ 35
Sal Glauber: -..:.............2..22 2. @ 2
Sal Nitre, large cryst.............. 10
Sal Nitre, medium cryst.......... 9
Sal Rochelle... es. 83
Sah SOGR ee, 2@ 2%
Sateine oe ea es, 215
Satu ooo oe eo ck 6 50
Snuffs, Maccoboy or Seotch....... 38
Soda Ash [by keg 3c].............. 4
SDGEMUCGEL cc cso. 35
Soda, Bi-Carbonate, DeLand’s.... 4%4%@ 5
Soap, White Castile................ 14
Soap, Green do 17
Soap, Mottled do 9
Soap, do do 11
Soap, Mazzini............ 14
Spirits Nibre, 8b... . 6... 2 @ 28
Spirits ING sd ee 30 @ 382
Sugar Milk powdered.............. 35
Sulphur, fours ooo.0 0.02... 8yY@ 4
Sulphur: role ses. ce ck 3@ 3%
Mavtay PMeue. oo. 26 coe cle lo. 60
Tar, N. C. Pine, % gal. cans # doz 2
Tar, do quarts in tin....... 14
Tar, do Pintsin tin... ....... 83
Turpentine, Weniee........... # bb 25
Wax, White, 8. & F. brand........ 55
Zine, Sulphate Be aes cura s oo 7 @ 8
OILS.
@apitol Cylinder... oc e656... eels eo. 75
Model: Cymer ee 60
Sbhielt Cynder: oo. eo 50
HIGOERACO PINGING... soca oc ees cease ccc cs ce 3d
Peerless Machinery Reisen Coe come cucu eee eae 30
@halleonce Machinery. ..003 2... 6. 25
Backus ‘Fine IOI Oe oo soos. ose sc 30
Black Diamond Machinery ies coevsedegen eeu. 30
@aston Maenine OU. ease 6C
iparadwne, 2b OGRE... 6. occ ck oe ... 15%
IPanAmmne, 26 GCG. es wes os 21
Sperm, winter bleached Rs estes cess cae 1 40
Bbl Gal
Wiiale: Winter. 4.55060. sees. 70 75
Grd, OXURS. soe eso. ee coe, 55 60
Hard NO. ba. esses coo cs cues oe cc 45 55
TINS6CG, DULG FAW. 2. i le ccc c ie cess 47 50
EANSCOCC, NOUOCG 2255.05. oe ce cs 50 53
Neat’s Foot, winter strained........ 70 90
Spirits Turpentine................... 2 46
VARNISHES.
No: 1 Purp Ooael. oo... csc ec cae 1 10@1 20
etna ED Gs Oo oc cack cue pv edscweces 1 60@1 70
@OACH OGY ooo oe loo hocks cas cs be cs 2 T5@3 00
No. } Purp Purniture.... 0.2.0... 200.0% 1 00@1 10
Extra Turp Damar.. bosee.s 1 55@1 60
Japan Dryer, No. 1 Turp.. eos le G0@ 75
PAINTS.
Bbl Lb
Red Venetian:. ..............0- 1% 2@ 3
Ochre, yellow Marseilles...... 1% 2@ 3
Ochre, yellow Bermuda....... 1% 2@ 3
Putty, commercial ............ 24% 2%4@ 3
Putty, strictly pure............ 2% 24%@Q@ 3
Vermilion, prime American.. 18@16
Vermilion, English............ 5S@60
Green, Peninsular............. 16@1
Lead, red strictly pure..... .. 6%
Lead, white, strictly pure..... 64
Whiting, white Spanish..... Z @i0
Whiting, Gilders’.. ....5.......; @90
White, Paris American........ 110
Whiting Paris English cliff.. 1 40
Pioneer Prepared Paints..... 1 20@1 40
Swiss Villa Prepared Paints.. 1 00@1 20

 

HAZEL TINE,
PERKINS
& CO,

NAT InRoOlesale

rugoists

42 and 44 Ottawa Street and 89, 91,
93 and 95 Louis Street.

 

Tris, Medicines, Chemisa's,
Palnts, Oils, Varnishes,
and Druggist’s
Glassware

MANUFACTURERS OF

ELEGANT PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS,
PLUID EXTRACTS AND ELIXIRS,

GENERAL WHOLESALE AGENTS FOR”

Wolf, Patton & Co., and John L
Manufacturers of Fine Paint and
Varnish Brushes.

THE CELEBRATED
Pioneer Prepared Paints.

—Also for the—

Grand Rapids Brush Co., Manufacturers of
Hair, Shoe and Horse Brushes.

Druggists’ 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-
lish Tooth and Nail Brushes at attractive
prices.

We desire particular attention of those
about purchasing outfits for new stores to
the fact of our UNSURPASSED FACILI-
TIES for meeting the wants of this class of
buyers WITHOUT DELAY and in the
mostapproved and acceptable manner known
to the drug trade. Our special efforts in
this direction have received from hundreds
of our customers the most satisfying recom-
mendations.

Wine and Liguor Penartment

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 satis-
factorily supplying the wants of our custom-
tomers with PURE GOODS in this depart-
ment. We CONTROL and are the ONLY
AUTHORIZED AGENTS for the sale of
the celebrated

WITHERS DADE & GO.

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
exposed for sale. We GUARANTEE per-
fect and complete satisfaction and where
this brand of goods has been once introduced
the future trade has been assured.

We are also owners of the

Drageists Favorite Rye

Which continues to have so many favorites
among druggists who have sold these goods
for a very long time.” Buy our

Ells, Brandles & Fing 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, ete., we
invite your correspondence.

Mail orders always receive our special and
personal attention.

HAAELTINE, PERKINS & GO

+

. Whiting, .

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The Michigan Tradesmal,

A MERCANTILE JOURNAL, PUBLISHED EACH
WEDNESDAY.

 

 

E, A. STOWE & BRO., Proprietors.

Office in Eagle Building, 49 Lyon St., 3d Floor.
Telephone No. 95,

{Entered at the Postofice at Came Rapids as
Second-class Matter

 

 

=>

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1885.

 

 

Business Enterprise.

After the discovery of gold in California
in 1848, says the Overland, and before any
communication was had with American or
European commercial points, the demand
for supplies of almost every kind became
often oppressive. There were no railways,
no telegraph, no steamships by which com-
munication could be made; no intimation
when any ship would approach the coast.
Yet it was of the utmost importance to the
merchant that he obtain the earliest oppor-
tunity to board an incoming vessel, and
make such purchases as would in a measure
forestall the efforts of his rivals.

For this purpose each of several trading
houses kept in constant readiness a good
boat and a set of oarsmen, with which to
meet any craft that came into the harbor,
and secure the first chance.

In the front rank of these competing
houses were those of C. LL. Ross and of
‘Howard & Mellus.

One day a shout was heard:

“*A brig is coming in!”

In a moment Howard had the rudder-lines
of his boat, and Ross those of his, and every
oarsman sprung to his ‘‘ash” to the utmost.
It was about three miles to the brig, and the

race was closely contested. Ross was only
a hundred yards ahead when he grasped the
ropes and sprang over the bulwarks.

The captain stood at the rail and Ross ac-
costed him in his peculiarly rapid manner:
“Got any red woolen shirts?”

“Yes,” Said the captain, ‘‘a
dozen.”

Without asking a single question as to
the further contents of the vessel, Ross
said:

‘What will you take for your entire cargo
—everything in the ship?”

*‘A hundred per cent. advance on the New
York invoice.

“Tt is done,” said Ross, as he handed the
skipper a hundred dollars; ‘‘and this binds
the bargain.”

As the captain received the moneygtlow-
ard reached the deck.

There were no red woolen shirts in the
country, and every miner must have a pair,
even if they cost him a hundred dollars—
and Ross knew it.
ep

Wewspaper Wisdom.

Honesty pays. It is not every good thing
ihat has such a sordid reason for practicing
it; but it is a great gain to keep sharp peo-
ple virtuous.—Philadelphia Record.

A full market report has its effect on the
growth of large cities, for produce will go
where it can find a ready sale at established
prices, and the owners follow their produce
and make their purchases where they sell
their crops.—Nashville American.

The technical press fills a very creditable
place in journalism and represents no mean
share of learning, industry and ability. The
sensationalism and vulgarity so often con-
spicuous in illustrated weeklies, and from
which great dailies are not always free, is
conspicuously absent from trade papers.—
Philadelphia Bulletin.

A great deal of unnecessary friction is
caused during the pendency of many strikes
by the importation of armed men from a
distance for the ostensible object of protect-
ing property. The practice has become so
general that it might not be amiss for states
having a proper regard for their own inde-
pendence and authority to take some action
coneerning it.—Chieago Herald.

Bad verdicts are the natural product of
the low moral tone of the community. They
plainly show that the sympathies of jurors

hundred

5

 

are with the wicked, and not with those
who seek to make rascality odious. They

also prove that our system of justice is rot-
ten to the core; that it is so hampered with
technicalities as to promote the escape of
rogues. It is notonly in San Francisco that
the tendency exhibits itself. In all the
large cities of tne country justice is con-
stantly mocked. Murderers go unhanged,
and thieves escape punishment.—San Fran-
cisco Chronicle.

 

—- <->
Liable to Misconstruction.
From the New York Times.

Smith—Can you lend me $5, Brown?

Brown (handing him the money)—Cer-
tainly; more if you want it.

Smith—No; five is enough. By the way,
Brown, come up and take dinner with me
to-night.

Brown—Sorry, but I have another en-
gagement. Soll have to ask you to ex-
ecuse me this time.

Smith (referring to the loan)—Thanks,

much obliged. Good morning.
—_———> + 2s
A Candid Confession.
A gentleman discovered his servant help-
ing himself to the former’s cigars.
“Sam, I am surprised.”
“So is I, boss. I lowed you had dun gone
inter de country.
——__—>- a——_—__--
Americans now eat a good deal more
sugar than they did five years ago. In 1880
the annual consumption of sugar was 41.2
pounds. In 1884 it was 51.4 pounds. The
increase in growing consumption of small
fruits probably has something to do with
the increase in the consumption of sugar in
this-country.

 

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

Oe eee eee
WIDE BROWN COTTONS.

Androscoggin, 9-4. .23
Androscoggin, 8-4. .21
Pepperell, 7-4....-. 16%
Pepperell, 8-4...... 20
Pepperell, 9-4...... 22%
CHE
Caledonia, XX, o0z..11
Caledonia, X, 0z...10

Economy, 02Z......- 10

Park Mills, No. 50..10 |Otis Ay pro...

Park Mills, No. 60..11 |Otis er aiae.
Park Mills, No. 70..12 |York, 1 02.......... 10
Park Mills, No. 80..13  |York, AA, extra oz.14

OSNABURG.

— brown.... 7 |Alabama nea ae i
Jewell briwn....... 9%|Augusta plaid...... 7
Kentucky brown. aoe Toledo plaid........
Lewiston brown. e0 Manchester plaid.. a

Lane brown........

Louisiana plaid... Utility plaid........ 8%
BLEACHED COTTONS.

Avondale, 36.. . 84 !Greene, G, 4-4...... 5%
Art cambrics, 36 IK Wadd AP es i%
Androscoggin, noe Sig Goh. ee 634
Androscoggin, 5-4. a Hope, 4+4........... 634
Ballou, 4-4.......... 6%|\King Phillip cam-
Ballou, Ba ee 6 Bric. 44... es. il
Boott, O. 4-4........- 8%|Linwood, 4-4....... 7%
Boott, E.5-5.......- " \Lonsdale, 44....... 734

Boott, AGC, 4-+4..... 9%

Boott, R. 3-4 as 5
Blackstone, AA 4-4. 7
Chapman, X, 4-4.... 6
Conway, 4-4.. smi
Cabot, 4-4.......-. . 6%
Cabot, 7-8.......-..- 6
Canoe, 3-4........-- 4
Domestic, 36....... 7
Dwight Anchor, 4-4. 9
Davol, 4-4........- 9
Fruit of Loom, “a. 8Yy

Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 74)

Fruit of the Loom,

    
 

cambric, 4-4...... 11
Gold Medal, 4-4.. .. 6%
Gold Medal, 7-8..... 6
Gilded Age....... Oe

SILE
Crown. ... 2... --.:-- 17
No. 10.2... , 2.42
Coin. ......-.. 10
Anchor.....-:.- 15
Centennial.........
Blackburn ......... 8
WAVO! ....-:--2----- 14
Tcondonm:. :........- Re
Paconia...........- 12
Hed Cross.......... 10
Social Imperial....16

' PRL
Albion, solid........ By
Albion, grey.......-
Allen’s A
Ailen’s fancy....... 5%
Allen’s pink......... 6%
Allen’spurple....... 6%
American, t ancy... By
Arnoldfancy........
Berlinsolid......... 5¥4
Cocheco fancy......
Cocheco robes......- oe
Conestoga fancy....6
Eddystone ..... -... 6
Eagle fancy.........5
Garner pink......... 6%

FINE BROWN COTTONS.

Appleton A, 4-4.... 7%
Boott M, 4-4. ola 6%
Boston F, 4-4....... T46
Continental C,43.. 634
Continental D, 40in 8%
Conestoga W, 4-4.. . 6%
Conestoga D, 7-8... 5%
Conestoga o 30-in. 6
Dwight X,3 514
Dwight Y, 8. ees 5%
Dwight Z, 4-4....... Oe
Dwight Star, 4-4...
Ewight Star, 40- -in. 9
Enterprise EE, 36.. 5

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Great Falls E, 4a.
Farmers’ A, 4-4 ee
Indian Orchard +4 7%

DOMESTIC GINGHAMS.

Amoskeag .......-- T%
Amoskeag, Persian
BiVIES......-.--.-- 10
TRAITOR CG eee 7%
Berkshire .......-. 6%
Glasgow checks.... 7

Glasgow checks, f’y 7%

Glasgow checka,
r oyal styles...... 8
Gloucester, new
Standara ........- T%
Pinkett ....-.--.-.- TK
Tancaster.....--.-- 8
Langdale ee ewes 7%

WIDE BLEACHED COTTONS.

9 rg F
3 p= }

Androscoggin, 7-4. .
Androscoggin, 8-4. .23
Pepperell, 7-4...... 20
Pepperell, ie . 22%
Pepperell, .-20

ae ‘BROWN COTTONS.

Atlantic A, 4-4..... 74
Atlantic H, 4-4 es ca

Atlantie D, 4-4..... 644)
Atlantic P, 4-4...... 5M)
Atiantie LL, 44.... bg
Agiriatic, 36.......-. : 2

Augusta, 44........

 

Boott M, 44........ ay iStark AA, 4-4....... 7%

Boott FF, 4-4....... 7% (Tremont CC, 4-4.... 54% CAPACITY 2,500 BAGS.
Graniteville, 4-4. —e U Ttica, Bt ee: 9 : i

Indian Head, 44. Wachusett, 4-4..... 1% Saves time, bags and valuable

Indiana Head 45-in. 2 %|Wachusett, 30-in... 6% | eounter room. Is neat and orna-

TICKINGS. mental, constructed of malleable

Amoskeag, ACA. ..14 oe we Soa 18% iron, neatly Japanned, with steel

Amoskeag ‘“* 4-4..19 Falls, KR Cee auly pee

Amoskeag, A...... 13° alls; BB... 114% | wire needles, and will never get out

Peampenectieny reese “4 here eee ofrepair. Weighs about 6 lbs. and
moskeag, C...... alls, Roe aN ios g

Amoskeag, D...... 10%|Hamilton, BT, 32..12 | occupies 18 inehes square of space.

sees te aae eee 2 eee “hs Can be adjusted to any height of
moskeag, F....... 94%;Hamilton, M.... .. %| ceiling. Issuspended from ceiling

Premium A, 4-4....17 Hamilton faney.. .10 dir te ies ’ .  qikein 6a =

Pramiaum & ......16 (Methuen AA.......4a% | SOP)? Over Soe = oe

Extra4-4........++++ 16 eee kas. pe 18 distance of salesman. For further

Rxi0A 7-5. 0G. cee 14%\Omega A, 7-8....... li information address

Gold Medal #4...... 15 jOmega a; a. es 13 a oo

OA 7-8 os es 2w%iOmega ACA, 7-8....14

Cle ee 14 Omega ACA, 44.0.6 |GHO. BR. BROWN

RG YS... see. 14 j|Omega SE, 7-8......24 9

TUE ee as 16 jOmega SE, . oa ase 27

OEM 8 cos 19 |Omega M. 7-8 ...... 22 PALMYRA, N. Y.

Cordis AAA, 82..... 14 |Omega M, 4-4....... 25

Cordis EY Bo 15 Shetucket SS&SSW 11%

GLAZED CAMBRICS.

Cordis No. 1, 32.....15
Cordis No.8. 14
Cordis No. 3.......-. 13
Cordis No. 4........ 11%}
GOINECT «2665.35 os 5
Hookset.....:....-. 5
Red Cross.......... 5

Forest Grove.....--

GRAIN BAGS.

American A...... 18 00)
Stark A. coi 05... .22%
DEN
Boston... .-. aes 6%
Everett blue.......18%4
Everett brown.. soos 134
Otis AXA. ..:.:...- 12%
Oia BE. ..... 22... 11%
PAPER C2
Manville. ......:.2.; 6
Masgnville......... 6
WIG
Hed Cross... ...-... He
Boren |. 3 esse
Garner .....-.-.->+. TK

SPOOL COTTON.

Brooks 2... - Eagle and Phoenix

Clark’s O. N. F.. 86 Mills ball sewing.30

J.& P. Coats.. .55 |Greeh & Daniels...25

Willimantic 6 cord.b5 |Merricks........... 40

Willimantic 3 cord.40 |Stafford ............ 25

Charleston ball sew Hall & Manning....25 and barrel it here.
ing thread........ 30 jHolyoke............ 25

CORSET JEANS.

AMONV:...-2:5..5.- Ty iKearsage........... 83,

Androscoggin sat.. 844|/Naumkeag satteen. 8% :

ee er ocak: Os a ead oe ce XXX Water White.
larendon.......... D epperell sat....... 2 :

Hallowell Imp..... 6%|Rockport........... 7 | Electroleum.

Ind. Orch. Imp..... 7 \Lawrencesat....... 8%

TROGDIG 605 oo oe 50 58 7% \Conegosat.......... i

 

COAL AND BUILDING MATERIALS.

A. B. Knowlson quot

Ohio White Lime, per bb!

Ohio White Lime, car 1]

Louisville Cement, per bbl............ 1 30

Akron Cement per bbl................ 1 30 No. 1 Golden.

ai so Cement, per bbl.............-. i‘ eos 30} No. 3 Golden.

Carriers: eae ease 1 06@1 10 He

Plastering hair, perp, 25@ 30| 15° Chill Test W.

Sieee, HOLURL 22: 1 75 ine.

Land plaster, per ton.................. 3 50 74 Gipsolife Z

Kans viesier, Cae 1OtB: 2. eo “ a Pees Extra Globe Engine.
ive brick, per M....-2-.-.2----- ses. 25 :

Fire clay, per bbl........-.-.-.-.-+++4. 3 00 Lardoline.

Anthracite, d grate, car lots..86 00@6 25 Babine oo
nthrac egg and gra e, car lots. 5

Anthracite, stove and nut, car lots.. 6 25@6 50 Globe Axle Grease.

Cannell, car lots.......-..-.--+2--+00+ @6 CO

Ohio Lump, CAL 1008. 5 5. eis eeses 3 10@3 25

Blossburg or Cumberland, car lots.. 4 50@5 00

Portiand Cement..........6..-scee see 3 50@4 00

9%|New Tenn. plaid..

Langdon, GB, 4-4... 9%
Langdon, 45........ “14
Masonville, 44..... 8
Maxwell. 4-4........ 9%
New York Mill, 4-4. a
New Jersey, 4- ie
Poeasset, P. M. C.. "Y5
,\Pride of the ‘West..11
Pocahontas, 4-4.... 74
Slaterville, 7-8...... 6%
Victoria, AA....... §
Woodbury, 4-4...... 5%
Whitinsville, 4-4... 7%
Whitinsville, 7-8.... 6%
Wamsutta, 4-4...... 16%
Williamsville, 36...10%
SIAS.
Masonville TS...... 8
Masonville S....... 10%
Lonsdale ........... 9%
Lonsdale A......... 16
Nictory ©..........
Victory J....
Wictory D.........2
Vactory. K.......... 2%
Phenix A......2..; 19%
Phenix B........-- 10%
Phoenix XX ..... ..5
NTS.
{Gloucester .......... 6

 

 

Pepperell, 10-4...... 25
Pepperell, ll-4...... aa

Pequot, 7-4.........
Pequot, 8-4......... 21
Pequot, 9-4......... 24
CKS.

Park Mills, No. $0..14
Park Mills, - 100.15
Prodigy, 0z. ll

  
 

  

Lonsdale cambric.10%

D, W. Archer’s Trophy Corn,
D. W. Archer’s Morning Glory Corn,

 

D. W, Archer’s Early Golden Drop Corn

 

NO. 2. AND 3 CANS.
YOUNG, TENDER AND SWEET,
NATURAL FLAVOR RETAINED.
GUARANTEED PURITY.

$1,000 IN GOLD.

NOT SWEETENED WITH SUGAR.

NO CHEMICALS USED.
NOT BLEACHED WHITE.
NO WATER IN CANS.

The Trade supplied by Wholesale Grocers Only. Respectfully,

THE ARCHER PACKING 00., Chillicothe, Ills.

 

   

Gloucestermourn’¢g.6
Hamilton fancy....6

Washington fancy..
Washington blues. 7%

Weare prepared to make Bottar

Hartel fancy........ 6

Merrimac D......... 6

Manchester ......... 6

Oriental fancy...... 6

Oriental robes...... 6%

Pacific robes........ 6

Richmond .........:. 6

Steel River oe 5%

Simpson's .-.......2- 6 © .

KNO

 

See Our Wholesale Quotations else-
where in this issue and write for

Special Prices in Car Lots.
i Prices on anything we handle.

WON,

3 Canal Street, Basement, Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

Indian Grenard, 40. 8
Indian Orchard, 36. 74%
Laconia B, 7-4...... 16%
Lyman B, 40-in..... 10%
Mass. BB, 4-4.......
Nashua E, 49-in..

Nashua R, And. ig
Nashua O, 7-8....... 634
Newmarket N...... 64
Pepperell E, 39-in.. 7

Pepperell R, 4-4.... 7%
Pepperell O, 7-8.... 6%
Pepperell N, 3-4.... 64
Poeasset C, 4-4..... 634
Saranac K......-.:. 4
Saranac E.......... 9

Renfrew, Gress styl 7%
Johnson Manfg Co,
Bookfold ......... 12%
Johnson Manfg Co,
dress styles...... 12
Slaterville, dress
BEVICS. 26.0 ce. 7%
White Mfg Co, stap 7%
White Mfg Co, fanc 8
White Manft’g Co,

SAMPLES T0 THE TRADE ONLY.
HOUSE & STORE SHADES MADE TO ORDER.
68 MONROE STREET, GRAND RAPIDS.

Nelson Bros. & Co.

WALLPAPER & WINDOW SHADES

At Manufacturers’ Prices.

 

 

iLawrence XX, 4-4.. 74%
Lawrence Y, 30. 7
Lawrence L . 44... 5

Newmarket N...... 6% O rn

Mystie ey ry, 4-4... 54 vores)

\(Pequot A, 4-4....... 1% 71 OO+ 9
2 Picamont, 86....... 64, | Patented April 29th, 1883.

|Shetucket, $8 &SwWw.12
Shetucket, SFS ..12
Séockbridge A..... 7
iStoeckbridge frney. 8

  
  

Hariston:..,.:--.. 8
Gordon ......::..-.- T% Be ke OV NI’
Greylock, dress aS

RiWaes... 2... -.5-4- 12%

> 2

Pepperell. 10-4 woe RT aper Bag
Pepperell, l-4.....: 2
Pequot, i-4......... 21
Pequot, 8-4.........24 AND
Pequot, 9-4......... 27%

Twine Holder!

SOLD BY
Franklin MacVeagh & Co., Chicago, mt
Arthur Meigs & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.

 

 

 

 

PTDINS 225. 6 5s oe oe
Washington 434
Edwards Bees ; D
8S. S. & Sons........ 5
Old Tronsides...... 15
|Wheatland ......... 21
IMS.

iOMsE CC... 10%
Warren AXA...... 12%
Warren BB........ 11%
Warren CC......... 10%
\York fancy........ 13%
AMBRICS.

iS. S. & Sons......... 6
oe So ues sees eee 6
‘Thistle3 MGS 27.2:

- ROSE ois. eco. 8

 

es as follows:
1 00
rs, 85

Eureka Engine.

 

French Valve Cylinder.
Dark Valve Cylinder.

Curtiss, Dunton & Co,

PROPRIETORS

 

 

 

Michigan Test.

King Cylinder.
Globe Cylinder.
25° Parafine.

No. 2 Golden.
Zero W. Va.
Summer West Va.
87 Gasoline.

Lard Engine.
Castaroline.
Amber Engine.

Va.

Grand Rapids Tank Line.

We receive Illuminating and Lubricating Oils direct from the ‘Refineries in Tanks,

OUR BRANDS.

Prime White, Michigan Test.

LUBRICATING.

We guarantee best value for the price on all our Lubricating Oils.

CURTISS, DUNTON c& CO

THE LEADING BRANDS OF

TO COl

Offered.in this Market are as follows:

FLUC TOBACCO.

RED FOX -
BIG DRIVE os
PATROL
JACK RABBIT
SILVER COIN
PANIC
BLACK PRINCE, DARK -
BIG STUMP

APPLE JACK

2c less in orders for 100 pounds of any one brand.

FINE CUT.

THE MEIGS FINE CUT, DARK, oe flavor
STUNNER, DARK

RED BIRD, BRIGHT
OPERA oe: BRiGHr - - -
FRUIT
O SO SWEET

 

2c less in 6 pail lots.

SMORING.

ARTHUR'S CHOICE, LONG CUT, BRIGHT
RED FOX, LONG CUT, FOIL
GIPSEY QUEEN, GRANULATED
OLD COMFORT, IN CLOTH
SEAL OF GRAND RAPIDS, IN CLOTH
DIME SMOKER, IN CLOTH -

2c less in 100 pound lots.

These brands are sold only by

Arthur Meigs & Co.
Wholesale Grocers,

Who warrant the same to be unequalled. We guar-
antee every pound to be perfect and all right in
every particular. We cordially invite you, when in
the city, to visit our place of business, 55 and 57
Canal st. IT MAY SAVE YOU MONEY.

 

 

-WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

Staple and Fancy

RY GOODS,

CARPETS,

MATTINGS,

OITI,s CLhLOTEHS

Te. HTS.

6 and 8 Monroe Street,

 

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

The Michigan Tradesman,

 

 

BUSINESS LAW.

Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts
of Last Resort. |

 

ATTACHMENT—MORTGAGE—PREFERENCE.

According to the decision of the Supreme
Court of Louisiana, a creditor who sues out
an attachment solely on the ground that his
debtor had given a mortgage to another |
ereditor, and who is found to have asked a |
mortgage for himself before the mortgage |
complained of was given, cannot complain
of an unfair preference and justify an at-
tachment on that ground.”

ASSIGNMENT FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS.

A debtor who makes a voluntary assign-
ment of all his property for the benefit of
his creditors is a competent witness on the
trial of an interpleader interposed by his as-
signee in an attachment suit against him
and another, to show that he alone owned
the property attached, and therefore ,
that it belonged to the assignee, and was |
not subject to attachment.
Supreme Court of Ilinois.

 

|
|

RECEIVER OF INSOLVENT DEBTOR—RIGHT |

TO PATENT.

Under the public statutes of Rhode Island
the receiver of an insolvent debtor is requir-
ed to ‘‘take possession of all the property,
evidences of property, books, papers, debts,
choses in action, and estate of every kind
of the debtor * * * excepting so much

of said estate and property other than bills |

of exchange and negotiable promisory notes
as is or shall be exempted from attachinent
by law.” Under this provision, according
to the decision of the Supreme Court of

thode Island, the receiver is entitled toa
patent right belonging to the debtor.

MEANING OF TERM ‘MANUFACTURER.”
One who slaughters hogs and converts
them into bacon, lard and cured meats is a

“manufacturer,” according to the decision |
of the Ohio Supreme Court Commission in |

the case of Engle vs. Sohn.

duces such results,” said the court, ‘‘may

as correctly be designated a manufacturer as |

he who buys lumber and planes, tongues,
grooves, or otherwise dresses the same, or
as he who by a simple process makes sheets
of batting from cotton, or as he who buys
fruit and preserves the same by canning, all
of whom have been held to be manufactur-
ers and taxed as such under the internal rev-
enue laws of the United States.

WIFE AS CREDITOR—PREFERENCE BY HUS-
BAND.

A recent decision of the Supreme Court of
Kansas is to the effect that a wife who isa
bona fide creditor of the husband is entitled
to security or payment out of her husband’s
estate the same as any other creditor, and
that although the husband is in failing cir-
eumstaneces he may in good faith prefer her

 

to the exclusion of other creditors by trans- |

ferring real estate or other property to her
at a fair price in payment of her debt against
him, though as the relationship existing be-

tween such persons affords opportunity to|
commit fraud, their action in making the}
transfer should be closely scrutinized to see |
that it is honest and that the consideration |
is adequate and is paid out of the wife’s|
The court held also that a |

separate estate.
bona fide indebtedness may be paid by a
husband to his wife, although the statute of
limitations may have run against it that he
is not compelled to resort to this defense
and that his other creditors cannot interfere
and insist upon it for him.

CATERER—DUTY TO SUPPLY WHOLESOME
FOOD.

According to the decision of the Supreme |
ase of |

Court of Massachusetts, in the
Bishop vs. Weber, a public caterer owes a
duty to one lawfully attending an entertain-
ment to supply him with wholesome food,
and is liable in negligence for an injury re-
sultingfrom taking deleterious food furnished
by him. The court said:
self out to the public as a caterer, skilled in
providing and preparing food for entertain-
ments, and is employed as such by those
who arrange for an entertainment, to fur-

nish food and drink for all who may attend

it, and if he undertakes to perform the ser-
vices accordingly, he stands in such a rela-
tion of duty toward a person who lawfully
attends the entertainment, and partakes of
the food furnished by him, as to be liable in

an action of tort for negligence in furnish- |
ing unwholesome food whereby such person |
is injured. The liability does not rest so much |
upon an implied contract as upon a viola- |

tion or neglect of a duty voluntarily assum-
ed. Indeed, where the guests are entertain-

ed without pay, it would be hard to estab-|
‘lish an implied contract with each individ- |
The duty, however, arises from the |
The |
latter have the right to assume that he will |

ual,
relation of the caterer to the guests.

furnish for their consumption provisions

| Way Freight....
+

So held by the |

“One who pro- |

Tf one holds him- |

Try the Crescent Mills ‘‘All Wheat” flour,

 

 

made by an entirely new process. Voigt
Milling Co., Grand Rapids, Mich.
'
TIME TABLES.
DEPART.
*Detroit Express...... Gea Mega stots oe 6:00 am
*ay FIXDPESS. (4.3. ---- 5; --  - ss 12:45 9m
*Atlantic EXpress............----20s00e 9:20 pm
Way Preignt...........-....-.---:--.--- 6:50 am
ARRIVE.
*Pacific EXPYess.............0.0s+22+0% 6:00 am
PMO eee 3:50 p m
+Grand Rapids Ex} ress..............- 10:50 p m
Bs Sees ioe See cis 5:15 am

aily except Sunday. *Daily. :

Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacific
Express.

Direct and prompt connection made with
Great Western, Gvand Trunk and Canada
Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus
avoidi:ig transfers.

The letroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has
Drawing Room ani Psrlor Car for Detroit,
reaching that city at 11:45 a.m., New York 10:30
a. m., and Boston 3:5 p. m. next day.

A train leaves Dei roit at 4p. m. daily except
Sunday with drawins room car attached, arriv-
ing at Grand Rapids at 10:50 p. m.

J: 't. ScHuLtrz, Gen’! Agent.

Chicago & West Michigan.
Lea

ves. Arrives,
SMAN 8 ee. 9:15am 4:25pm
Tay EXDPPess.........-.... 12:35 pm 10:45 p m
*Night Express............ 8:35pm 4:45am

*Daily. tDaily except Sunday.

Puliman Sleeping Cars on all night trains.
Through parlor car in charge of careful at-
tendants without extra charge to Chicago on
12:25 p. m., and through coach on9:15 a.m. and
9:35 p. m. trains.

NEWAYGO DIVISION.

Leaves. Arrives.

BUR@OUPSAs 6 eee 4:15pm 4:04 pm
MONGPRS 0 ss 8:05am 11:15am
All trains arrive and depart from Union De-

pot.
: The Northernterminus of this Division is at
Baldwin, where close connection is made with
F. & P.M. trains to and from Ludington and
Manistee.
J. H. CARPENTER, Gen’! Pass. Agent.
J. B. MULLIKEN, General Manager.

Lake Shore & Michigan Southern.

(KALAMAZOO DIVISION.)

Arrive. Leave.
Express...... eee eee 7:15 pm 7:30 a mu
Mini. ee 9:50 am 4:00 pm

All trains daily except Sunday.

The train leaving at 4 p.m.connects at
White Pigeon with Atlantic Express on Main
Line, which has Palace Drawing Room Sleep-
ing Coaches from Chicago to New York and

Boston without change.

' The train leaving at 7:30 a.m. connects at
White Pigeon (giving one hour for dinner) with
special New York Express on Main Line.

Through tickets and berths in sleeping
coaches can be secured at Union Ticket oilice,
67;Monre street and depot.

J. W. McKenneEY, Gen’l Agent.

Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee.
| GOING EAST.
Arrives.

 

Leaves.

| +Steamboat Express....... 6:liam 6:25am
‘Through Mail :.......... 10:10am 10:20am

+Evening Express......... 3:20pm 3:35pm
| *Limited Express........= 627 pm - 6:30pm

| +Mixed, with coach........ 10:30 am
1 GOING WEST.

| tMorning Express......... 1:05 p m
|
}

1:10 p m

‘Through Mail............ 5:10pm 5:15pm
+Steamboat Express....... 10:40pm 10:45pm

| *Mixed ........-.-...-.--005- T:lvam
| *Night Express............. 5:10am 5:20am

| +Daily, Sundays excepted. *Daily.

| Passengers taking the 6:25 a. m. Express
make close connections at Owosso tor Lansing
and at Detroit tor New York, arriving there at
10:00 a. m. the following morning.

Parlor Cars on Mail Trains, both East and
West.

Train leaving at 10:45 p. m. will make con-
nection with Milwaukee steamers daily except
Sunday.

Themail has a Parlor Car to Detroit. The
Night Express has a through Wagner Car and
local Sleeping Car Detroit tc Grand Rapids.

D. PoTrer, City Pass. Agent.

Geo. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager, Chicago.

Grand Rapids & Indiana.
GOING NORTE.
Arrives.
Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 8:45 p m
Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex. 7:00am
Ft. Wayne& Mackinae Ex 3:55pm

 

Leaves.

10:25 @ m
5:00 pm

G’d Rapids & Cadillac Ac. 7:10am
GOING SOUTH.
G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex. 7:15am

Mackinac & Cincinnati Ex. 5:50pm 6:00pm
Mackinac& Ft.Way1 eEx..10:23 a1 11:45pm
Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac. 7:40 pm

All trains daily except Sunday.

SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS.

North—Train leaving at 5:00 o’clock p. m.
| has Woodrutf Sleeping Cars for Petoskey and
| Mackinae City. Trainleaving at 16:25a.m. has
net Sleeping and Chair Car for Traverse

sity.

South—Train leaving at 4:55p.m. bas Wood-
| ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati.
c. L. LockWoop, Gen’l Pass. Agent.

 

Detroit, Mackinac & Marquetie.

Trains connect with G. R. & I. trains for St.
Ignace, Marquette and Lake Superior Points,
| leaving Grand Rapids at 11:30 a.m. and 11:00 p.
m., arriving at Marquette at 1:45 p.m. Return-
ing leave Marquette at 2:00 p. m., arriving at
Grand Rapids at 6:30 a. 1m. and 5:45 p.m. Con-
nection made at Marquette with the Marquette,
| Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad for the
| Tron, Gold and Silver and Copper Districts.
| F. MILLIGAN.

Gen’] Frt. & Pass. Agt., Marquette, Mich.

Goodrich Steamers.
Leave Grand Haven Tuesday, Thursday and
| Sunday evenings, connecting with train on D.,
| G.H.& M. Ry. Returning, leave Chicago Mon-
day, Wednesday and friday evenings, at 7
| o’clock, arriving at Grand Haven in time for
| morning train east.

Grand River Steamer.
The Steamer Barrett leaves her dock for

days, returning on alternate days.

  
   

rl
PURE CAN

Oranges, Lemons,
Bananas, Figs, Dates,

       
      
    
 

& BROOKS,

Wholesale Mannfactarers of

  

AND DEALERS IN

NUTS,

mL CO.

 

EDMUND 8, DIKEMAN,

rh

GREAT WATCH MAKER,

— AND

JEW BOR,

44 CANAL STREET,

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN.

 

 

Ifin Need of Anything in our Line, it

will pay you to get our Prices.

 

PATENTEES AND SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF

Barlow’s Patent

Manifold Shipping Books.

Send for Samples and Circular.

BARLOW BROTHERS,

Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

 

 

 

}
|
| Grand Haven, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri-
!
|
|

 

6. S, YALE & BRO,,

—Manufacturers ot—

FLAVORING EXTRAGTS °

BAKING POWDERS,

which are not unwholesome and injurious |

through any neglect on his part. The fur-
nishing of provisions which
human life or health, stands clearly upon
the same ground as the administering of

improper medicines, from which a liability

springs irrespective of any privity of con- |

tract between the parties.
a
Symptoms of Fever.

A rural gentleman standing over a regis-
ter in a city store, attracted some attention
to himself by observing to his wife:
jar, I guess I’m going to have a fever; I
feel such hot airs a ranning up my legs.”

endanger |

““Mar- |

BLUINGS, ETo.,

40 and 42 South Division, St.

GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN,

 

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Parisian Sauc

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WM. SHARS & C
Cracker Manufaciurers,

Asents for

AMBOY CHEESE.
37,39 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

 

 

W. VENABLE & CoO,

PE TENRSHBUMRG, VW A,,

MANUFACTURERS OF

  

AND OTHER FAVORITE BRANDS OF

Plug Tobacco.

 

NIMROD 40) SPRHAD WAGE 3.8.8. 88
E. C. ae stent tenet ee eee eee eee eee eee eee 40)) BIG BEVE CHNEBR 900). ...0 220.0 2... 35
BU PBR ee 38 | In lots of 72 pounds or over two cents less

 

CHOICE BUTTER A SPECIALTY!

CALIFORNIA AND OTHER FOREIGN AND,
DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Care-
ful Attention Paid to Fillmg Orders.

C. RUSSELL, 48 Ottawa st., Grand Rapids.

VS & ((] VOlGP MILLING C0.

Proprietors of
No. 4 Pearl Street, Grand Rapids.

CRESCENT

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(A A
a 1s 2K) 1
Lad I
aie FLOURING MILLS,
i | , Manufacturers of the Following Pop-
q \ ular Brands of Flour:
“CRESCENT,”
Send for new ee .
Price . List for ss Gos lant .
Fall Trade. oS

 

 

“ROYAL PATENT,” and
“ALL WHEAT,” Flour.

sxorm es EAD READ! READ

From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills,
Grist Mills, Wood Working Machinery, Shaft-
ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made for
Complete Outfits.

 

 

 

ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED

 

 

 

 

 

 

HAZELTINE, PERKINS & CO. have
Sole Control of our Celebrated

Pioneer Prepared Paint!

The ONLY Paint sold on a GUARANTEE.
Read it.

When our Pioneer Prepared Paint is put on
any building, andif within three years it should
crack or pee! off, and thus fail to give the full
io Oe 2 i! | satisfaction guaranteed, we agree to repaint
the building at our expense, with the best
White Lead, or such other paint as the owner
may select. Should any case of dissatisfaction
oceur, a notice from the dealer will command
our prompt attention. fT. H. NEVIN & CO.

Send for sample cards and prices. Address

Hazelting, Perkins & Go.

MICH.

CHINE
er

"a MAL
FIELD ide
ansele

 

Ww. OO Denison,
88, 90 and 92 South Division Strect, |
GRAND RAPIDS, - MICHIGAN.

 

GRAND RAPIDS, -

 

 

 

FLUG TUBACE:
RED TIN TAG.

 

 

National Gabmet Lelter File

=——= Over 12,000 files
sold the first year.
aD Over 800 Nationals
: now in use by
parties who have
fase disearded the most
1 = . popular of other
: makes. Toe Nat-
ional is the best,
because it is more
complete, more
@D: durable than any
other Cabinet Let-
_ter File ever made.
- It is the cheapest,
because it has greater capacity than any other.
Send for Illustrated Catalogue. Manufactured
under QO. C. Mackenzie’s patents by
National Cabinet Letter File Company,
186 and 1388 Fifth Ave., Chiciga,

1s

 

 

SODD c& TCO.,
JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDW ARE
And Full Line Summer Goods.

102 CANAL STREET.

 

  
 
 
   
  
  
    
 
    
  
 
  

DOUBLE THC!
BALL.

Ordinary Rubber Boots
always wear out first on
the ball. The CANDGE
Boots are double thick
on the ball, and give

iE f
BOUBLE WEAR,
Most economical rab-
ber Boot in the market. 4
Lasts longer than any CPN a) pa aaah
other boot, and the yA
PRICE NO HICHER. «

Call and ex-
amine the

     

caemamege FOR SALE BY

vy 3

G. Studley & Co.,
Manufacturers of LEATHER AND RUBBER
BELTING, and all kinds of RUBBER GOODS,
Fire Department and mill supplies. Jobbers of
“Candee” Rubber Boots, Shoes and Arctices,
Heavy and Light Rubber Clothing. Salesroom
No. 13 Canal street. Factory, 26 and 28 Pearl
St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

TRY UT and be convinced.
Prepared only by the

Arctic Manufacturing Ca,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

Jakes, Bread, ete.

 

‘SOLVUVddVY DNILSVTS

The Great Stump and Rock

ANNIHILATOR |!

Strongest and Safest Explosive Known
to the Arts,

Farmers, practice economy and clear your
land of stumps and boulders. Main Office,
Hercules Powder Company, Neo. 40 Prospect
Street, Cleveland, Ohio. -

L. S. HILL & CO., AGTS.
GUNS, AMMUNITION & FISHING TACKLE,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

 

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answered to the same effect.

 

 

 

Groceries.

UNAUTHORIZED.

 

A Call Which Was Not Issued from Head-
quarters.

About half the newspapers of the State
have given place to the following ‘‘call” dur-
ing the past week:

The State Dairymen’s' Convention has
been called to meet at Kalamazoo in De-
cember next. The.session of the body will
be held in the Farmers’ block on East Main
street! The entire second story of the block
occupied by the Acme Creamery Co., as a
show and salesroom will be cleared and fit-
ted as a place in which to hold the meetings
of the convention. Between two and three
hundred dairymen will attend and they will
probably continue in session two or three
day. ee

As the editor of THr TRADESMAN hap-
pens to occupy the positiion of Secretary of
the Michigan Dairymen’s Association, it
struck him as somewhat singular that he
should not be consulted in the matter of is-
suing a call for an annual convention; and
as the by-laws of the Association provide
that the meeting shall convene on the third
Tuesday of each February, it seemed tobe a
little irregular to call the Association to-
gether in December. With a view of ascer-
taining whether anyone connected with the
Association was instrumental in issuing the
‘‘eall,” inquiries were dispatched to Presi-
dent Wiggins, Vice-President Howe and
other leading spirits of the last convention.
Mr. Wiggins replied that the intimation of a
meeting was ‘“‘news” to him, and the others
Careful sur-
vey of all the facts in the matter leads to
the conclusion that the ‘‘call” was issued
without the sanction of a single member of
the Association, but the real motive for the
act has not yet been made apparent.

No place has yet been designated for the
next meeting of the Association, nor will
there be such designation until there is a
meeting of the officers of the Association.
Neither will the meeting be held at any oth-
er time than that provided for by the by-
laws. In due time and in the proper man-
ner dairymen will be apprised of the place
of meeting, and all other information per-
taining thereto. Until such time, it will be
well to look upon all unauthorized and un-
signed calls with deserved distrust.

————> + _____

Copra.

One of the leading staples of the Polynes-
ian Islands is copra, aname with which
few of our readers are acquainted, perhaps,
but it will be recognized when it is known
that copra is nothing but the dried meat of
the cocoznnt. This article of commerce is
imported in sacks and the contents resemble
dried leaves more than anything else. The
natives of the Pacific isles prepare it by
breaking the fruit into small pieces and al-
low them to dry in the sun until the meat
becomes perfectly hardened. After the cocoa-
nut is thus prepared it becomes of a dark
brown color.

There is not an island in Oceaniea, per-
haps, where copra is not prepared to a greater
or less extent. Itis said that the natives
manufacture a cocoanut oil out of this article
and also a marine soap which lathers with the
sea water. The larger part of the staple is
shipped to the United States and Europe
where it is largely used in the manufacture
of candies. It is also used in pomades and
furnishes a volatile oil which is often used
in perfumery. <A large trade is being de-
veloped with the United States.

———_—__—>_24<
The Grocery Market. “

Considering the season, business is satis-
factory in all branches of the grocery trade,
the voluine being considerably greater than
at the corresponding period last year. Granu-
lated and standard sugars are up a sixpence,
but the othe grades are unchanged. Pickles
are climbing up the scale, and both Saginaw
and Manistee salt are now quoted at $1 per
barrel, in cousequence of an agreement
which has been effected between the two
Valleys.

Candy is steady. Nutsare firm, almonds,
Brazils, filberts and peanuts being on the
advance. Fruits are steady, with the excep-
tion of lemons, which are off a little from
last week’s quotations. Whether there will
be a further decline, depends altogether up-
on the state of the weather.

a
How to Treat Canned Meats.

The Armour Canning Co., in view of the
recent cases of poisoning from eating can-
ned meats, has issued a circular giving some
excellent directions to consumers of that
kind of food. ‘In warm weather,” says
the circular, ‘‘it is advisable after opening a
can of corned beef or other canned meat, to
remove the contents from the can, and, if
not all consumed at one meal, not to replace
the meat in the can, but to place it in the ice
box, or at least take as much care of it as
of fresh or cooked butcher’s meat. So long
as the ean is air tight it matters not whether
it be left at the poles or the tropics, but after
the contents are once exposed to the air they
must not be treated with any less care than
would be bestowed on ordinary meat.”

——__ >>

Some years ago the soft clam of the east-
erm coast was introduced into the bay of
San Francisco where it throve and multi-

 

plied. The Pacific coast has returned the
compliment by sending its little round
clams, which are much like our ‘“‘little

necks,” to be planted in the Atlantic. The
United States Fish Commission Agents
started in their car from Puget Sound with
5,000 packed in wet sand; ond after much
difficulty succeeded in saying 800, which are
planted in the beach at Wood’s Hole,
Mass.

 

Sampling the Produce.
From the Phila. Times.

“That's eight this morning.”

The speaker was a wholesale produce
merchant at the Dock street market. He
held a little girl tightly by the wrist, and
in the little girl’s hand was a large potato.

““Come put it back,” continued the mer-
chant; ‘‘don’t you know I could send you
up for stealing?” When he had allowed
the child to run away, he went on: ‘‘Many
of ’em? why, I tell you that’s eight or ten
to-day. Some days there’s more. It
ain’t as I’d care about their havin’ a potato,
but I don’t see as they have any right to
steal ’em.” :

“The big show ones are on top, eh?”

‘‘Well, maybe there’s somethin’ in that,”
he laughed. ‘‘But after all, to come to
sense, if everybody as passed by helped
themselves to one potato don’t you think
we'd suffer? Iassure you there’s a crowd
of little boys and girls as is sent out reg’lar
every day to get what they can and take it
home. Some of em’s got baskets. Besides
them there’s the market samplers.”

“Market samplers? What are they?”

“They are women—I suppose they’d like
to be called ladies—who come down one
day to one market and one day to another.
They never buy anything, but just go around
from stall to stall and sample the truck.
They get a potato from one place and an-
other, an onion from here and yonder, a
carrot or two in the same way, ’an, p’raps
manage to pick up acabbage if they ain’t
watched. Them’s market samplers ’an a big
nuisance they are.”

“Do you mean to say they make a regular
living in that way?”

“Of course I do. Look now—you see
this respectably dressed lady comin’ along?
See if she don’t sample some ’0 my goods.”

A tall, well-looking lady came up bearing
a small market basket on one arm and with
an apparently well-filled purse in her hand.
She put some of the usual questions to the
dealer, who informed her that he only sold
wholesale. She said she thought of pur-
chasing a barrel of potatoes and proceeded
to examine some of the goods. The calm
manner in which she spent a minute over
one barrel and a minute over another, pick-
ing out a potato and transferring it to the
hand which held the purse, until she had
selected some six of the tubers, was refresh-
ing to behold. Then turning to the mer-
chant she said she would take them home to
try and let him know the result. He was
speechless at her coolness, and said nothing
as she walked quietly away.

“There! What do you think o’ that?
There’s no stopping that, you know, but I
can and will stop them youngsters stealin’.
There’s one on ’em now! The eleventh to-
day!” and he rushed off after an embryo
sneak-thief.

—_——_~<- -€- <a
Wild Western Journalism.

The following choice sentiments from
the Red Gulch Ripsnorter are given asa
sample of the way they do things out
West:

Any galoot that wants the Ripsnorter for
a year can have it left at his bar-room on
payment of three red chips in advance.
Now’s your time to chip in. Boys, she’s a
dandy.

Advertisements will be stuck in at liberal
terms, and dust and mules taken in ex-
change.

You ducks who haven’t paid up your sub-
scriptions want to hustle. We warn you
that we know who you are, and we are go-
ing out collecting in a day or two witha
new brace of Colts’ ready for all slow cus-
tomers. We mean business. ‘

Funeral notices must be accompanied by
the address of the corpse, not for publica-
tion, but as a guarantee of prompt payment.
—_—>—9-

‘Domestic Sardines.”

 

 

From the Portland, Me., Argus.

A sardine factory employing seventy-five
hands uses about eight hogsheads of herring
per day.

me 0 -

The celery fields in and about Kalamazoo
seem never to have looked better than now.
The first crop is in the best form, and the
second is coming on finely. The shipments
are also exceeding those of last year at this
time.

‘*You are a great smoker, I believe,” said
a Brooklyn grocer to a customer who had
owed him a bill for a long time. ‘‘Yes, I
am; but how do you know?” ‘‘Oh, I’ve
heard that the use of tobacco makes a man
forgetful.”—New York Journal.

“The city of San Francisco,” says the
Commercial Herald of that place, ‘‘is cer-
tainly growing with wonderful rapidity.
From a real estate summary presented for
the past six months, we find that the aggre-
gate value of building improvements
amounts to $4,456,559 against $3,197,670
for the same period in 1884, which shows a
gain for this year’s operations of $1,361,889,
and be it remembered the bulk of these im-
provements consisted of small dwelling
houses.”

“Sugar at a cent a pound,” is the motto
of some of the men who are enthusiastic in
their assertions that sorghum sugar will yet
be produced at that rate. Much encourage-
ment is found by advocates of sorghum cul-
ture in the report of Clinton Bozarth, an
Iowa farmer, to the Agricultural Depart-

ment. Mr. Bozarth rented 85 acres at Cedar
Falls, Black Hawk county, at $2.50 an
acre. He reports the expense to have been

$1,289. The yield of syrup from the 85 acres
was 9,860 gallons, which he sold for 50 cents
a gallon, or $4,930. For 15 barrels of vine-
gar he got $90. The total value af the crop
was $5,020, and the net value was $3,731.

 

‘SA bushel of corn when compacted into
lard, or cheese or butter,” says the New
Orleans Times-Demoerat, ‘‘can find its mar-
ket anywhere in the world where the cost
of sending the corn itself would makea
market for it impossible. Besides this, in
the making of the lard or butter a manurial
residue is left on the land, instead of being
carried away to fertilize foreign fields. This
is the kernel of the argument for mixed
farming stead of grain farming.”

 

 

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

additional word. Advance payment.

Vi ANTED-—Situation by an experienced
drug clerk. Address D, Box 1632, Mus-

kegon, Mich. 101*

RUGGIST — Young man,

wants a situation in drug store.
jections to small cities. Good references.

dress ‘‘P,’”’ care THE TRADESMAN, 10

 

 

 

experienced,
No ob-
Ad-
1*

 

ANTED—To exchange for general mer-
chandise, 2,000 acres of timbered lands.
The timber on said landsis hemlock, beech and
maple, oak and yellow birch, 1% miles from
Flint & Pere Marquette R. R. in Osceola Co.,
Mich. There is alumber and shingle millon
saidlands. Address ‘‘B.”’ care THE TRADESMAN,
Grand Rapids, Mich. 101

 

OR SALE—Or exchange, a fine improved
farm in Pulaski county, Ind., and some
choice western land cheap for cash or in ex-
change for stock of goods. Address, T. J. Cairns

& Co., Janesville, Wis.

Vy ANTED—Change of situation at any time,
by a Holland young man, more or less

acquainted with different languages and about

three vears’ experience in drug business. Ad-

dress A. B., TRADESMAN Office.

OR SALE— Drug stock and fixtures, with
good run of custom. Best of reasons for
selling. C. H. Adams, Otsego, Mich. itt

OR SALE—Farm near Grand Rapids for

$1,200 stock of groceries or drugs or a

house and lot. Address F. P.C., box 80, Wood-
stock, Mich. 99

ee FOR SALE—New hotel ina thriving

Northern Michigan town. The only hotel
in the place. Will sell or trade for iand.
dress ‘E,”’ care THE TRADESMAN.

ITUATION WANTED—AsS traveling sales-

man fora wholesale house, Good security

and references can be given. Address Sales-
man, care THE TRADESMAN. 100*

Pee WANTED—A_ well-established
manufacturer of proprietary remedies,
having now on the market a line of popular
patents, wishes a partner, with some capital,
to push the sale of same. Address, ‘‘Patent,”’
care ‘‘The Tradesman.”’ 94tf

VOR SALE—The brevier type formerly used

on THE TRADESMAN. The font comprises

222 pounds, including italic, and is well-assort-
ed and very little worn. Address this office.

 

 

 

 

Ad-
99

 

 

 

 

 

WOODENWARE.
Standard Pubs; No.l... 6c... 23.5): 7 15
Standard (Tubs, NO. 2.3... 2. c cee. 6 75
Standard Tubs; NOos.... ...........5...5....5 10
Standard Pails, twohoop.................... 1 60
Standard Pails, three hoop.................. 1 85
owe Waals. oo eel sce. 210
Mowellsbs, NO.a. 5.65: oso ees ee 8 75
Dowell Pups: NO. 2.....5.5.5 3... sss... 7 75
Dowell Tbs, INO: 3.........:.....5..5.....-. 6 75
Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................. 2 00
iiibher WaARles: 2 a 1 25
MOUIMNGC PANG 2 oe ee eee. .1 60
otto MASROrs: 2.25506. ks ee eae. 75
Clomes Pounders... 22.0.0. 262. soe: 2 25
Clothes PINS: . oo 6.655... se ee, 65
MOD SUOCKS) 6 eee a. 1 25
Washbboards, Single.......:.....-.....4....... 1%
Washboards; douple::: 2.0.3 002.6. se 2 25
BASKETS.
Diamond Market... ....62........0..--..... 40
Bushel, narrow band. ....-:..:.......:.22832 1 60
Bushell, wide band: .... 2.00.05. 3. bends 8 aa mL GD
Clothes, splint, NO. 1... {23.0 3... BHDU
Clothes, splint, INO. 2). ....5......:.......0.. 3 75
Olothes; splint, NO. 8. ....0..0060...0 50.6085. 4 00
Clothes; willow, NO: Ls... 50... .06566.226....5 00
Clotnes, willow. NOs2) 606.060). 2.02. 6 00
Clothes, willow, No.3......... Sol ood ees 7 00

HIDES, PELTS AND FURS.
Perkins & Hess quote as tol.ows:

HIDES.
Green ....@b6 @ 6%4\Calf skins, green
Part cured... 7 @ 7%! or cured.... @10
Fulleured.... 8144@ 8%/|Deacon skins,
Dry hides and ® piece..... 20 @50
IDS. es 8 @12
SHEEP PELTS.

Sheavlings |. 6. cs, 10 @20
PAM SKINS... ee cs. hs: 15 @25
Old wool, estimated washed # tb...... @20
MANOW 22. o. ee eer selec: 444@ 4%

Woon.
Fine washed @ tb 20@25|Unwashed........ 2-3

Coarse washed.. .16@18|

LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES.

The Newaygo Manufacturing Co, quote f. o.
b. cars as follows:

Uppers; linah. 2... per M $44 00
Uppers, 1144,1% and 2inch................ 46 00
Belocts, Pinehs 6. . ecee , 35 00
Selects, 14, 1% and 2 ineh........  ...... 38 00
Hine Common, tineh.......:...... ...... 30 00
SHOP, linen... 6s 7 20 00
Fine, Common, 14,1% and 2inch. ...... 82 00
No. 1Stoeks, 12 in., 12, 14and16 feet.... 15 090
Wo.4 Stocks, 17 in. 18 feet............:... 16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 20feet................ 17 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in.,18 feet................ 16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet........... .... 7 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 18 feet................. 16 00
No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 20feet................. 7 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 18 feet................ 00
No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 20 feet................ 14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 18 feet................ 3 00
No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 20 feet................ 14 00
No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 11 00
No; 2 Stocks, 5 in:; IB feet... 2.2.66... 3c... 12 00
No. 2Stecks, 8in., 20 feet................ 13 00
Coarse Common or shipping culls, all
widths and lengths......... ....... 8 00@ 9 00
Aand B Strips,4or6in............... .. 33 00
CO String; ors imeh... occ a, 27 90
No. 1 Fencing, all lengths................ 15 00
No. 2 Fencing, 12, 14 and 18 feet.......... 12 00
No. 2 tencing. 16 feet. 2.63... es. ce 12 00
INO. Poncing, 4 inch... . 6... ec oee ec 15 00
No, 2 Fencing, 4 inch..:;.................. 12 00
Norway C and better, 4or6inch......... 20 00
Bevel Siding, 6inech, A and B............ 18 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, ©... 0.065.565. .c. 0.8 14 50
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, No.1 Common.... 9 00
Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Clean.............. 20 00
Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, 12 to 16ft........ 40 00
$1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft.
Dressed Flooring, 6in., A. B............. 36 00
Dressed Flooring, 6in. C................. 29 00
Dressed Flooring, 6in., No. 1,common.. 17 00
Dressed Flooring 6in., No.2 common.... 14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 6.in. $1 00 additiinal.
Dressed Flooring, 4in., A. Band Clear.. 35 00

Dressed Flooring, 4in., C................. 26 00

Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.1 com’n 16 00
Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.2 com’n 14 00
Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional.

XXX 18in. Standard Shingles......... 3 10
1 AAS 181m, TN eo ces. 3 60

DOR AGA es oo so a 215
No. 2 or 6in. C. B18in. Shingles......... 1 75
NO;20r 5 in; C..B.16 in. ...... ss... e... 1 40
MD oe oe ae seas bee ere ace ce 1 75@ 2 00

OYSTERS AND FISH. ;
F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:
OYSTERS.
Bs AD eClOUtR: eee oe ee as hes 35
BIMNGAtOs 93.25 2 Pe a.
FRESH FISH.

MACKINGW TYOUU... 6... d eae ss 6
WV UUCHBD oi cies ieee es eee eae s 6
WSIS Om ASHE 2 ose os ro a ae a os Os ce es 8
SOG ees ae ee ae 12
Sun Fish.......... Le eg seG eee teas! ee yeas 5
TOG TRABR os 55 oo oes ooh a he ssc base eas 5
OC as ea Saeco eee 4
ew Bt) Pie 6 ee eo i a dass 5
DY BU OVOU PAO eo oa ie eee ac eee 6
Smoked White Fish..............ccece05 coe> 10
MmOked Trout | oss oe ee ee 10
Smoked SturBeon,.......2.00 sescccecccccces 8%

 

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

These prices are for cash buyers, who pay
promptly and buy in full packages.
Advanced—Saginaw and Manistee salt; pick-
les; sugars.
Declined—Nothing.
AXLE GREASE.

 

 

HPRZCN S22... 8. 2 80i)Paragon ........... 1 80
Diamond........... 1 75) Paragan 25 bb pails.1 20
Modoc... ,......25. 1 65

BAKING POWDER.
Arctic 4g Ibcans.... 45/Arctic 1 I cans....2 40
Arctic 4tbeans.... %)Arctic 5 cans....12 00
Arctic % tbeans. ..1 40)

 

BLUING.
WEY INO. 2) ee doz. 25
BOP YG INO: Bice doz. 45
MAQUI, 402,05 oo ea ee. doz. 35
MAGQINGUS OF. 22. So. eee doz. 65
FATCHIO4 OF. oo. eee ek # gross 4 00
PAMCUIC 8) OF oo es ous oss Se ns ae 8
PATCUICNG OZ: 2) oe es a coos 12 00
Arctic No. l pepper box.............-..e+0: 2 00
Arctie No. 2 oe eee ce coe eee 3 00
Arctic No. 3 ss oe ee 4 50
BROOMS.
No. 1Carpet........ 2 50/No. 2 Hurl.......... 175
No. 2Carpet........ 2 25|)Faney Whisk....... 100
No. 1 Parlor Gem..2 75|CommonWhisk.... 75
No: tHurl oo. 3..... 2 00
CANNED FISH.
Clams, 1 standards.............-.;.....- 1 40
Clams; 2 ib standards. .:..........0.......- 2 6d
Clam Chowder, 3b................ eae 2 20
Cove Oysters, 1 Ib standards.............. 110
Cove Oysters, 2 ib standards..... ene 2 00
Cove Oysters, 1 i slack filled............. 75
Cove Oysters, 2 ib slack filled.............. 1 05
Mopsters, 1 i pienic. 2.630... ee. os le 1%
MUODStOrS, 1M Star... 6.5 oe cscs, lk eee 2 00
MODSTELS, 2 SUARS. 60660. fo cee cee ees 3 00
Mackerel, 1 ib fresh standards............ 1 00
Mackerel, 5 t fresh standards............ 6 50
Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 D........... 3 25
Mackerel,3 thin Mustard.................. 8 25
Mackerel, 3 i> broiled..................-..- 3 25
Salmon, 1 } Columbia river............... 1 40
Salmon, 2 tb Columbia river............... 2 60
Salmon. 1% Sacramento.................. 1 25
Sardines, domestic 48.................000. 6
Sardines, domestic 8.................2.. i
Sardines, Mustard 348....:........05....5. 1
Sardines, imported \S8.................... 18
Trout. BID DYOOK...5.0.. 2.02.36... 2 5
CANNED FRUITS.
Apples, 3 & standards ..........5.........: 90
Apples, gallons, standards................ 2 40
Blackberries, standards................... 1 05
Cherries, red standard.................... 80
MDRINSONS (oe oe co et ee lea 1 00
Heo Plums, standards ........-:......... 1 40
Green Gages, standards 2 Ib........-...2., 1 40
Pesehes, Hxtra Yellow ...22........-.....% 2 40
Peaches, standards.................. 1 75@1 95
Peaches; SCCONGS.. .c.. 2... ce 1 50
Pineapples, Hie... .2.5 6.502.526... ose 2 20
Pineapples, standards..................... 1 70
@QUANG@OS 3.55 5cce es ceo clk 1 45
Raspberries, Black, Hamburg............ 1 70
CANNED FRUTTS—CALIFORNIA.
Apricots, Lusk’s...2 40)Pears............... 3 CO
Hes Plime... ....2. 2 50,\Quinces ............ 2 90
Grapes :. .....)..... 2 OUPRCACHES, ........... 3 00
Green Gages....... 2 50)
* CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay...................: 3 25
Beans, Lima, standard.................... 75
Beans, Stringless, Hrie..................2. 95
Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.............. 1 60
Corp, Trophy 63.6060. oe es. 1 05
PGA Brennen. 602.5. oes ee. sc ok 15
Peas, Marrofat, standard.................. 1 70
Peas, BCHVEL.. oo. ns cook eck eet ee 90
‘Peas, early small, sifted...............-... 1 8)
Pumpkin, 3 i Golden....................-. 8dG.95
Succotash, standard. ...................6.. 90
Momatoes, “Prophy.......5.05. 5.256200. 1 Ov
CHOCOLATE.
BOSton ). ese 36|German Sweet.......25
Bakers 0660016. 003. 38) Vienna Sweet ....... 23
RAINIER i. cs 35
COFFEE.

Green Rio...... 9@13 |Roasted Mar...17@18
Green Java..... 1i@27T |Roasted Mocha.28@30

Roasted Mex. ..17@20
Ground Rio.... 9@16

Green Mocha. ..23@25
Roasted Rio....10@15

 

 

Roasted Java ..23@30 |Package Goods @12%
CORDAGE.
%2 foot Jute ..... 125 |72 foot Cotton....2 25
60 foot Jute..... 1 00 {60 foot Cotton....2 00
40 Foot Cotton....1 50 (50 foot Cotton....1 75
FISH.
Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth.............. 65
@od, whole... 4@db
MOG BOMCICSS. 60.2. 66: 5@6
PROG 2. 11
Herring: +6 bDIS@ 00.6.2 2 50
Herring Scaled 02... 16@2
Morping., Hollands oo cea. 5d
Mackerel, shore, No. 2, % bbls............ 5 00
se ‘e a 2p ts 2 ose... 80
ss se LO i
es No. 3, % bbis....... See ae 3 50
es se 2D ts: 2
ts 10 55
Shad. 34 bbl .....0............ See ak. 2 50
Trout. 4 DbIS:. 2.3... see. 3 75
oo IZA KS 2 65
o Bee aks 58
White, NOo1, 46 DbIS (20.3... wee ae 5 2d
Wwnite:, Noel, 12 to kits... 6.6.6.6. 8d
Wihite, No. 1540 kits: 00 i. 5
White, Family, % bbIS..:.20.5...........-. 2 65
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.
Lemon. Vanilla.
Senmings) 202... ...1.0.5.57.5.. #8 doz.100 1 40
sf OF. ee 50 «2 50
ss COZ 250 400
ee S02. 6c. eee 350 500
<< No.2 Paper... ....6.....0. 125 1450
° No. He ne ace 75 300
ss ia pint TrOUnd...........02; 450 7 50
‘ 4 ae. $00 15 00
“e INO. 8 5. 3800 4 2
S$ NOO10 oe ee es 425 600
FRUITS
Apples, Michigan.:.................... 444@5
Apples, Dried, evap., bbls............. @iM%
Apples, Dried, evap., box.............. @8
Cherries, dried, pitted................. @16
CHO eee ea. 28@33
Ourrants 6. sc ee §6@54
Peaches, GvieG@ 2.65. c. 0k. 12@13
Pineapples, standards................ @1 70
Prunes; Turkey, NEw.................- @4%4
Prunes, French, 50 ib boxes........... 10@13
Raisins, VAlencias...............2..... 9@9%4
Raisins, Layer Valencias.......... @12%
eaisINs, ONGATAS |i... ...c soos osc @13
Maising: Sultanags.-.. 0... 6 i... DE@ 8%
Raisins, Loose Muscatels............. @3 00
Raisins, London Layers............... @3 30
Raisins, Dehesias....:..2.5.5...2..5... @A4 25
Raisins, California Layers............ @3 00
KEROSENE OIL.
Water White...... 10% | Legal Test....... . 9
MATCHES.
Grand Haven, No. 9, square................ 1 50
Grand Haven, No. 8, square................ 1 50
Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor.............. 2 25
Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor.............. 3 50
Grand Haven, No. 7, round................ 2 2%
OSDIKOSD NO. 2..05.... 6.255 110
OshKosh, NO: 8) 2206555. ee ae 1 60
ISWICQISD ccc eae 75
Richardson’s No.2 square.................. 2 70
Richardson’s No. 6 QO: 2 2%
Richardson’s No. 8 GO) 0 17
Richardson’s No. 9 QO 2 2 5d
Riehardson’s No.1, dO. .2......0..5.25,. 1 75
MOLASSES.
BISGR Strap... 30208. i M@16
OLto RICO. ne es eka
New Orleans, 00d: 2.5.60 oes, 88@42
New Orleans, choice... .. .. 22.05... ack. 48@50
New Orleans, fancy...... dueee ge ste teceee: 52@od5
% bbls. 8e extra.
OATMEAL.
Steel cut...........5 50/Quaker, 48 tbs...... 2 35
Steel Cut, % bbls...3 00/Quaker, 60 fbs...... 2 50
Rolled Oats........ 8 60, Quaker bbls........ 6 00
PICKLES.

Choicein barrels med............ bees @A 75
Choice in 4% GQ. ee, @3 15
PIPES.

Imported Clay 3 gross................. 2 25@3 00
In dortec Clay, No. 216,38 gross..... .. @2 25
Imported Clay, No. 216, 2% gross...... @1 8
mAamerican TD. ore ess os @ 90
RICE
Good Carolina...... G [ava oso s oo. . 64@6%

Prime Carolina..... Gio Patna o.oo, 6
Choice Carolina..... 7 |Rangoon.......5%4@6%
Good Louisiana..... 534) Broke6n ......5...65 4 38%
SALERATUS.
DeLand’s pure...... 5'4|Dwight’s S ccuae eas 54
Churens (2.2 se... 54iSea Foam........... 5%
Taylor’s G. M....... 544|Cap Sheaf........... 54
SALT.
60 Pocket, F EP Dairy.... 12... 3, 2... 2 25
Be POCHCG ee ae os ie eee ees 2 20
TOUS 1D POCKCUS. 12... acess oe oe 2 45
Saginaw or Manistee.................. 1 06
PHMMNONG Oss cee es ene 1 60
Standard Coarse...... 2.6... skeen cs ;. 1 55
Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... 80
Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... 2 80
Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... 80
American, dairy, % bu. bags.......... 25
ROCK, DUSNGIS. 2.0 ci eee cas 28
SAUCES.
Parisian, % pint6.. 20.0665. scae se @2 00
Pepper Sauce, red small......: Sie cus @
Pepper Sauce, green.............ccee0s @ #
Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... @1 35
Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... @1 70

 

Catsup, Tomato, pints................. @1 00
Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. G1 35
Horseradish, % pints.................. @1 00
Horseradish, pints..................... @1 30
Halford Sauce, pints.................. @3 50
Halford Sauce, % pints................ @2 2
SOAP.
Detroit Soap Co.’s Queen Anne....... @4 60
* “ ' Monday... .......- G3 35
SPICES.

Ground. Whole.
RPOPDEr o.oo. ee. 16@25\|Pepper........... @19
Allspice .......... 12@15) Allspice Sous 8@10
Cinnamon........ 18@30 Cassia .....0...... @10
Cloves: =. 2.05.4, 15@25|Nutmegs ........ 60@65
Ginger :.......... 16@20'Cloves ........... @18
Mustard....... ...15@30
Cayenne ......... 25@35)

STARCH.
Kingsford’s, 1 Ib pkgs., pure............ @bY%
ss 3D pkes., pure.....-...... @6%
ce 1 ib pkgs., Silver Gloss.... @8
“se 6 ib pkgs., r a eRe a3,
as 1b pkgs., Corn Starech.... @S8
(Bulky Ontario............ @5
oe SUGARS.

u ORF coe ae, Q@ i%
Cubes ee. e TM
MOWOCLCG a @ 76
Granulated, Standard................. @6 $1
Granulated, off... oe. @ 6%
Confectionery A... 2... @6 44
Standard A @b 44
Prime © White... 2. @ 6
BEE Oe ee @ 5%
ine Oe ee @ 5%
WellowO. 0 @ 5%
DarkC.............-..2..... eee d @d%
Corn, Barreis ee 50@32
Com s6 PPIs. soe
Corn, 10 gallon kegs..................., @ 35
Corn, gallon kegs........ 0... 0.6.6. @1 75
Corn, 4% gallonkegs................... @1 60
Bure Sugars, ee, bbl 23@ 35
Pure Sugar Drips................ 4 bbl 80@ 38
Pure Sugar Drips........... 5 gal kegs @1 96
Pure Loaf Sugar Drips... ......4bbl @ 8}
Pure Loaf Sugar. ........ -5 gal kegs @l1 8

TEAS.
JAPAN. OLGINATY .... 2.2... eee eee ec we LOS
Japan fain to @O0d........5.. ee. 3UC@35
PUD MEMO ne 40@50
TOPAM GUAG oe 15@20
Woune ELVSOM yo 380@50
GumPowder. 0c. 35@50
Oolone ee 3d@55@60
CONSO 25@30
TOBACCO—FINE CUT—IN PAILS.
Dark AmericanEagle67;Sweet Rose.......... 45
The Meigs............ 64|Meies & Co.’s Stunner38
Red Bird... 1.0... HO Atiag 35
State Seal. 2 ...0.... 60/Royal Game.......... 38
Prairie Flower ...... 65|Mule Ear............. 5
Climber isc... GziWountain....:........ 74
Indian Queen........ 60 Old Congress......... 64
Bull Dom se... 60|Good Luck...........52
Crown Leaf..... .... 66|Blaze Away.......... 30
Matebless............ 65) Hair Lifter........... 30
Hiawatha 0)...2.... 67/Governor ............ 60
Globe 3.0.2 6. 70) Fox’s Choice........ 63
May Flower.......... 70|Medallion ............ 35
Berg ie, 45|Sweet Owen.......... 66
Old Abe. .- 1.49!
PLUG.
INIMROG @44
Rg Ree fayel fele ao sie cs eal el clone cus eae ues coca S c @40
Blue Peters. 0.250662 @38
Spread Haglie. 2... eo le, @38
Bie Hive Center... .....6.055.....050 0: @35
RECTOR @48
WigeDnive . 660666. @50
Seal of Grand Rapids.................. @46
MURA AM ee @46
PREEOM cee cs es: : @48
Jack RaAbOib. @46
SMOWMAKO ee @46
Chocolate Cream....................... @46
Woodcock @46
Knients of Habor....2..-.........1.:. @46
RaMORd @46
i Be @32
Arai, 202 and 40120: @46
BlgGk Bear es. @37
na ee GAG
Old Five Cent Times................... @38
Prune Nupeett. 121... ........ 6... @b2
NAUOE Oe a, @AG
OWMmMe @38
CREAN WV aoe os @A8
Glory 3. @46
Silver COM]: 260s @50
Buster fark. 0... 06. @386
Black Prince [Dark]................ os @36
Black Racer [Darki)................... @36
Mecsert & Myers’ Star................. @46
CHM @46
Mold Hast. 2.0500 . @A6
McAlpin’s Gold Shield................. @A6
Nickie Nuggets 6 and 12 fb cads....... @51
Cock of the Walk Gs8................... @37
Nobby Dwist. 2) 00 @46
CQ G46
Crescemt 200) @44
WIRGK Xe ee @35d
Black Basse @40
BDRM ee @46
Craving oi es. @46
IMACKINEW: oe @45
Horse Shoe... js... @44
VOM EEtGr @36
Deana Dy pisek. 0. @36
McAlpin’s Green Shield............... @46
Ace High Diack. .................2..2. @35
Saslors’ SOlMCe) O46
ze. less in four butt lots.
SMOKING

Old War 40|Conqueror ........... 23
Arthur’s Choice.....22\Grayling ........:.... 32
Red Box: 32.0... 20.2). e26)seal Skim. 0.0.0... 30
MG 28; Rob Roy.............. 26
Gold Dust... 2. .... 261Uncle Sam........... 28
Gold Bloek........... 30} Lumberman......... 25
Seal of Grand Rapids |Railroad Oy... 06... 38

(cloth); 6060 u. 25| Mountain Rose....... 18
Tramway, 3 0Z....... 40; Home Comfort.......25
Ruby, cut Cavendish 35/Old Rip.........0..... 55
OSS. oo ce ool: 15|Seal ot North Caro-
Beck's Sun........... WS) ina. 2 OZ 04... 48
Miners and Puddlers.28/Seal of North Caro-
Morning Dew........ Zar lina, £07,005, . 46
Chain... .............22/Seal of North Caro-
Peerless .............24) lima: Sez... .. |. Al
Standard ............. 22,Seal of North Caro-
OVGUR Om oe ve. 21| lina, 16 oz boxes. ...40
Tom & Jercy......... ef Bie Deal... os... wk 27
JOKCE).....: ec. 25|Apple Jack........... pe
ERRAVGIOR 65 fo cc0 35) King Bee, longeut.. .22
Mandenm 2.0.0... 10. 20|Milwaukee Prize....24
Pickwick Club....... SU RRUUIOr 21.0.6... 28
Nigger Head......... 26|Windsor cut plug... .25
Holland... 2... 5... PPS ROE 16
German). 00025)... 5: 16 Holland Mixed....... 16
Solid Comfort........ 30/Golden NGOs. 6.6... 75
Red Clover. .........32|/Mail Pouch.......... 25
Mone Pom... ...52.- 30) Knights of Lakor....30
National. 6028. 2c.. 26|Free Cob Pipe........ 27
Me oe 261

SHORTS.

Globe. .....:.....:.. :-2li Biawatha............22
Mule War... 22... 5... 23/Old Congress......... 23
SNUFF.

Lorillard’s American Gentlemen..... @ %%

sc MACCONOY...2 622. @ 5d
Gail & Ax’ Ce @ 44
fe RPO... 065.52. ase @ 33
Railroad Mills Seoteh 0.2... 2..6..... @ 45
Hotzpeck |. 2 ee, @1 30
VINEGAR.
Pure Cider..... . 8@12 White Wine...... 8@12
MISCELLANEOUS.
‘Bath Brick imported... .............. 95
do AMNORICAM. oo. oe5. 06. 6 ooo, 90
IBAPIOV <2 3.30 ea @3
Bueners. NO. Lb 0.06. oes oe ees 1 00
do INOS 2. ooo 1 50
Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... 8 00
Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ib eans......... 15@25
@andles, SUV ce). eee ees. es ok @13%
@andies. Hotel... 05... ee. @l4
Extract Coffee, V. C............. ee @30
do HGH Ke ee: I 25
Gum, Rubber 100 lumps............... @30
Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. ............ @40
Gum, SPRUCE. 02.62. sick. co. 30@35
Hominy, @ BDL... .... 2.22... @4 00
Jelly, s80  Pells 6. et es. @ 4%
Peas, Green Bush. ..........2.......... @1 35
Peas, Split prepared................... @ 3%
Powder, Keg oe a eed. @3 50
Powder, % Kee. 3.) coc cee. ke @1 93

HARDWOOD LUMBER.
The furniture factories here pay as follows
for dry stock:

Basswood, log-run................... @13 00
Wire lOgsraN: 62. eo bo 16 00@20 00
Bireh: Nos. band: 2 ooo... ce eee ae @25 00
Black Ash, log-run................62- @l4 00
Cherry. JOR fut oo ic ces « 25 00@35 00
Cherry, Nos. 1 and 2................. @55 00
OCHOrrY, CU co ce chnce shee eo e- 10 00@12

Maple, login... 6... eee ee ee cee 13 00@15 00
Maple, soft, log-run................. 11 00@14 00
Maple, Nos. Fan@?................... @16 00
Maple, clear, flooring................ @25 00
Maple, white, selected............... @25 00
Hed O88, lop-run. -.... 02s ee ee @15 00
Red Oak, Nos.] and 2........... sews @20 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.......... @25 00
Walnut lom-run.. os. scot ee ce cscs @ai5 00
Walnut, Nos. land 2................5 @i5 00
Walnuts, GHlls.. 2. oo. esc cw nk cence @25 00
Water Elm, log-run.................. @11 00
White Ash, log-run.................. 14 0O@I16 00
Whitewood, log-run................. @23 00

 

  

- CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS,
Putnam & Brooks quote as follows:
STICK.

Straight, 25 Ib boxes.................. 84@9
Twist, Oe 9@ 9%
Cut Loaf do oe 104@11 ~
A . MIXED

Oval, 24D PRLS :. . 2k. ok. oe kc ks cs cess 9@ 94
OVSE. 200 TD) DDIS. oe one
Birxtra. 201) Pate. .... 2... 1... ee le. 10@10%
Bictrae 4d ODIR: coe oc 9@ 9%
French Cream, 25 f pails.............. 124%4@13
Cup loaf, 25 cases...) ... 2 oso. ck 12%0
BrOKou.e> I palls.......2.... 2.2, WG i0%
Browen, 400 i DIS... 1... ose, 9@ Iv

FANCY—IN 5 ib BOXES.

Lemon Drops... 12@13
Sour Drops; L@l4
Peppermint Drops...... .............., l4@l5
Chocoiste Drops............ 15
H M Chocolate Drops.......................20
Gum Drops...) 8 10
Hicomeée Drops...-.. op
AR Erconice Props... .......... 2
MO7ONGES. With oo 15
Hozenses printed. ........... 2.2... 16.
PINDOMIMIG (7. 15
pela Oe ere

CPOE Rees nc oss oe ce 3@
Molasses Har. 0.6... : er
Oaramelee ee 18@20
Efamd Made Creams... 20
igi @venMe eo 17
Decorated Creams....... ........ 0... 20
Borne ROCK... 14@l5
Burne Simonds...) 22
Wintergreen Berries........... ..... 2. 15

: FANCY—IN BULK.

Lozenges, plain in pails............... @12%
Lozenges, plainin bbls........... 2) Gib
Lozenges, printed in pails............. @iR%
Lozenges, printed in bbls............. 114%@12
Chocolate Drops, in pails.............. 1I24.@13
Gum Drops ti pails. .........0. 7 @i%
Gum Drops, in bbis.......5.....5...0.... 6@ 6%
Moss Drops, in pails................... 10 @10%
Moss Drops, in bbls... Go
Sour Drops,in pails’. ..-...... 12
Ioypeviais, im pails... 0... 1244@13
Tnpenala: in Wiis... ll @L

FRUITS.

Bananas, Aspinwall................... 2 00@3 50
Oranges, Rodi Messina................ 5 00@S 50
Ovanees: Naples...) 4 50@4 75
Lemons, choice.:................... 1 8 00@ 8 5
pouans, FOMGW.

Hes, levers new, 2... x
Dates, trails a eee sc evens . by
Dates, 4 do CG @ 6
Dates Seth @ 4%
Rates 6 in a5
Dates, Fard 10 box ® bb.............

Dates, Fard 50 b box #D..............

Dates, Persian 50 tb box # b.......... 6 @6%
Pine Apples, @doz............. c
: PEANUTS.
Erime Red, raw @ .............._... 4-@ 5
Choice do do. 5 @ 514
Fancy do CO ee @ 5%
Choice White, Vado.................. 5@ 54
Haney Eo Va dot  BkeG
NUTS.

Walnuts, Grenobles, # I.............. 144 @M4%
Almonds do. 17 @18
Brazils, d6 &@ 8%
Pecons. dO §@12
Filberts, Sicily OO @l2%
Walnuts, French dQ '

PROVISIONS,

The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co.
quote as follows:
PORK IN BARRELS.

Mess, Chicago packing.,.................... 11 00
Cldar, Chieseo packime.............. 12 00
Hixtea Bamuly Clear... .............. 12 00
Clear, A. Webster packer.................. 12 50
Extra Clear heavy... 12 %5
Boston @loan. 2
A. Webster, packer, short cut............. 12 50
Clear back, short cut...... Ue cee ca. 13 50
standard Clear the best................... 14 00:
DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES.
Short Clears, béavy...........22 6%
do. WGC yo 614
do. Hehe. 6%
Long Clear Backs, 500 fb cases......... ee
Short Clear Backs, 500 Ib ecases......... 74
Long Clear Backs, 300 tb cases......... 74

Short Clear Backs, 300 ib eases......... 75

Bellies, extra quality, 500 ib cases...... 6%
Bellies, extra quality, 300 Ib cases...... 634
Bellies, extra quality, 200 ib cases... .. va
SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN.
Boneless Hams...........:....... Usdesdocess 10%
Boneless Shoulders... |... 6%

BEC RMRASG GE ACOM. 6.
Bred Beef, extra quality..........._....... 9%
Dried Beet, Haim pieces. _...................

  

Shoulders cured in sweet pickle............ 6%
LARD.
IMICRGGS ie
SU ane Om NUNS oo 744g
50 Ib Round Tins, 100 cases.............. Ts

LARD IN TIN PAILS.

20 ib Round Tins, 80 th racks............ 7%

31D Pails, 20 in @ Case. ..-............... 7%

5) Pails|6im a ease. ................... 734

HOt Pails. Gin a ease .. 0... 2... 6... 7%
BEEF IN BARRELS.

Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 10 50
Boneless: extra... 14 50
SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED.

Or Sausare.c o.oo G
BUN SHUN OO 12%
Monmoue Sausaee... 0... .. occ. 10
WEAMKEOEE SHUSARE.. |... 5k, 10
Blood Sausage...... eee ae, 64%
Boloema, suttioht.. 0.05520... 614
BOOomy ONO, 6%
beac CHEOSO 64
PIGS’ FEET.
Dre Heke Dawnols.-2 22, 3 25

J QUIABECE DAETOIS. 0. 0...

FRESH MEATS.

John Mohrhard quotes the trade selling
prices as follows:

Bresh Beef, sides... 2) 6.6. 0222s 6 @T%
Fresh Beet, hind quarters............ 84%@ 9
Pressed Hoss... 2... ek. 54@ 6
WEUGLON. GHECASSES.. 2 2... 6. oc ce ses d4@ 6
VG. 84@9
Ors SAUSHEEC.. 2.8.6... ls. ee ce 8 @9Y
BOlLQOM ec. oa en ek, 9 @i0
ONGIS oe 14 @1b
Spring Chickens. .- <8... ek @20
PPE BOWS UG cs ee, @15

COUNTRY PRODUCE.

Apples—New fruit commands 40@5te # box
or $8@S+4 fb bbl.

Beans—Choice picked are dull at $1.35@$1.40
8 bu. .

Blueberries—$2.50 9 bu. for choice, dry, full
baskets, and $1.75@$2 for damp, mussy or
slack filled.

Butter—Michigan creamery is in moderate
demand at 18@20c. Dairy is in active demand
at 18@15e.

Cabbages—New stockis infairdemand at 69
@ise ® doz.

. Cheese—Considerably higher,
readily commanding 74@8%e.

Clover Seed—Medium, choice recleaned, $6.50
#8 bu., and scarce.

Corn—Green, 10c @ doz.

Cherries—Out of market.

Currants—Out of market.

Cuecumbers—25@s0e 8 doz.

Dried Apples—Evaporated, 7@8c; common
quarters, 344@4e.

Eges—In a little better demand, fresh stock
readily commanding 11%e.

Green Onions—25@30e #% doz bunches.

Green Peas—Out of market.

Honey—Choice old in comb is firm at 183@l4e
New is in limited supply at lie.

Hay—Bailed, $15@316 8 ton.

Musk Mellons—Si@$1.50 #8 doz.

Onions—Southern, $2.75 ® bbl. or $1 #% bu.

Plums—California, $1.75 ® case.

Peaches—Michigan clingstone, 2.75@$3 8 bu.

Pears—Calitornia, $3.50@35 8 case.

Pop Corn—Choice commands 4¢ # Ib.

Potatoes—New potatoes are quite plentiful
at $1.25 8 bbl. for home grown Rose.

Poultry—Very scarce. Fowls, 9@10c. Chick-
ens, 12@18e. Turkeys, le.

Squash—Summer, de ¥ bb.

Tomatoes—Firm at 60e per 144 bu box.

Timothy—$2 # bu. and scarce. :

Watermelons—$2.50@$3.50 ® doz. for choice
Georgia stock.

GRAINS AND MILLING PRODUCTS.

Wheat—se lower. The city millers pay as
follows: Lancaster, 87; Fulse, 85e; Clawson,
85e.

Corn—Jobbing generally at 55c in 100 bu. lots
and 52c in carlots.

Oats—W hite, 43¢c in smalllots and 88e@40 in
carlots.

Rye—b6e ®@ bu.

Barley—Brewers pay $1.25 8 ewt.

Flour—No change, Fancy Patent, $6 # bbl.
in sacks and $6.25 in wood. Straight, $5 @
bbl. in sacks and $5.25 in wood,

Meal—Bolted, $2.75 B bbl.

Mill Feed—Screenings, $15 8 ton.

ton. Ships, $14 8 ton.

orn and Oats, $22 8 ton.

full cream

 

Bran, $138
Middlings, $16 ® ton.

Arthur Moeiss & Co., Sole Owners of Red Fox and Big Drive Plugs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

baroware.

The Cross-Cut Saw.
From the Journal of Progress.

The following remarks on the cross-cut
saw, our indispensable implement in’ the
woods, although given in an amusing form,
nevertheless have the right ring about them:

The cross-cut saw is at the same time one
of the most primitive and one of the most
generally used implements. It isone of the
advance couriers of civilization, and) it re-
mains a useful member of society despite its
crudeness. It is its very simplicity that has
caused it to be so tenacious of its. position
among needful implements. It requires no
foundations, no motor, no special prepara-
tion. Where the axe leaves the tree, there
the cross-cut takes it; and from the newly-
fallen log to the shipyard the cross-cut is
never hung up. Yet it is an aggravating,
fatiguing, slow-working affair.

In the first place it requires great muscular
exertion from the weakest muscles of the
body. In the second, it not only develops
one side of the body at the expense of the
other, but by unnecessarily fatiguing one
side, without giving it any reserve member,
it lessens the capacity of the operator,
already working at a disadvantage, with
weak muscles to do heavy work. In the
third place, in most positions where the log
lies upon the ground, the position of the
sawyer is uncomfortable, unhealthy, and
still lessens his capacity for work. There
have, however, been many improvements
made in the cross-cut, as in other saws.
The heavy bow frame strung in an are has
been abandoned. The curved edge of the
blade has been brought from the top to the
bottom or cutting edge, in order that as the
saw wears away in the middle (as all saws
do), the wear of the blade may be taken up
and still leave it a capable tool. The shape
of the teeth also has been very carefully
chosen to suit the varied requirements.
Cross-cutting has become a real cutting,
and not a mere abrasion. The M tooth has
been employed to give the best cutting edge
with the best facility for sharpening. Per-
forations have been introduced along the
line of the gullets to lessen the time, labor,
and expense of filing while it insures the
teeth remaining at the proper distance and
size. The gullets are made deeper at the
eenter than at the ends for the same pur-
pose that the cutting edge itself has been
made convex. The handle has become a
convenient affair, by which the tool may be
firmly grasped and guided, and modifi-
cations have been introduced by which one
man may do very heavy cross-cutting.
But with all these improvements, the cross-
cut wears a man out, makes him lop-sided,
and brings into use only the muscles of his
arms and shoulders.

 

 

Hard to Satisfy.

About a month since the wife of a certain
editor and mother of an inquistive young
gentleman had a queer attack ofa complaint
that is becoming chronie in certain families,
which left her with another daughter, and
affected the editor in precisely the same way,
and when their youthful knowledge glutton
come home from school he was considerably
surprised.

‘Where did you get it ?” he inquired.

‘““The doctor brought it to us,” the editor
incautiously replied.
~ “In his pocket ?”

‘* Yes,” the editor assented.

‘* His vest pocket ?” asked the boy.

ee Yes.”

‘¢ Wrapped up in a piece of paper ?”

re Yes.”

‘* With its name printed on it ?”

‘* Ves.”

‘* What is its name?”

‘*Why—son, it is—that is, we have not
named it yet,” the editor inconsistently ex-
claimed, in the dire moment of his surprise.

** Where do the doctors get the babies for
people ?”

‘* Oh, they find them.”

‘Who loses them, pa ?”

“Oh, God lets them drop down from
heaven and the doctors pick them up.”

**Tt’s awful high up to heaven, ain’t it,
pa?”

‘Thousands of miles.”

‘“* And if anybody would fall down from
there, it would kill him, wouldn’t it ?”

‘*T should think it would, my son.”

‘“*Then why don’t it kill the babies ? ”

‘“*Why, because—oh, blank it!”

**Do they fall in a blanket, pa?”

‘* Yes, that’s what keeps them from being
killed.”

‘* Who holds the blanket ? ”

“Why, the people close by see a baby
falling when it is away up, and they run
out and hold the blanket.”

** And catch it? ”

“sé Yes.”

** And find it?”

** Certainly.”

‘*Then how does the doctor find it if the
people that held the blanket found it ? ”

**Oh, you bother me.”

** Pa, do all liars go to hell ?”

‘“* Of course they do.”

‘“* Where is hell, pa?”

‘* Why, down under the earth.”

+ Pa, how are you going to get there and
when will you start?” Grand tableau con-
sisting of an editor, a boy and a shingle.

— oo 9

The widespread belief that ivy trained
against the walls of a dwelling house is
productive of dampness is a fallacy.

Mercantile houses are estimated at 960,-
000 in Japan, but the actual number may be
far short of the estimate, inasmuch as farm-
ers engage in trade in many instances, and
several trades are often carried on in one
house.

 

To Glue Leather to Iron.
From the Machinery Market.

To glue leather to iron, paint the iron with
some kind of lead color, say white lead and
lampblack. When dry, cover with a cement
made as follows: Take the best glue, soak
in cold water till soft, then dissolve in vine-
gar with a moderate heat, then add one-
third of its bulk of white pine turpentine,
thoroughly mix, and by means of the vine-
gar make it of the proper consistency to be
spread with a brush, and apply it while hot;
draw the leather on quickly and press it
tightly in place. If a pulley, draw the
leather around tightly as possible, lap and
clamp.

 

——____—<> -4- <>
Scene in a Machine Shop.
From the Stevens Institute Indicator.

M. L.—‘‘Hey, there; what are you moving
that lathe with that crowbar for? Don’t
you see that you are getting it out of line
with the main shaft?”

FrRESHMAN—‘‘You told me to do it, sir.”

M. L.—“‘I told you to do it!) What did I
say?”

FRESHMAN—‘‘You said to set my lathe
over so as to turn a taper, and I’m adoing
it.”

——>_ 2

It is said that a piece of zine placed on
the coals of a hot stove will clean out the
stovepipe. The vapor produced carries off
the soot by chemical decomposition.

When it is not convenient to take a lock
apart to fit a new key, the key blank should
be smoked over a candle, inserted into the
hole and pressed firmly against the opposing
wards of the lock. The indentations in the
smoked portions made by the wards will
show where to file.

The interest factor is one of the most po-
tent features in all business transactions.
Money will double itself at ten per cent. in
about seven years, at nine per cent. in eight
years, at eight per cent. in nine years, at
seven per cent. in ten and a half years, at
six per cent. in twelve years, at five per
cent in fourteen years, at four and a half
per cent. in sixteen years, and at four per
cent in eighteen years.

Crude petroleum is becoming very popular
as a seale preyenter. The secret of its action
has not been investigated, but it appears to
be due to its penetrating in all directions
and forming on the heated iron, under the
seale, a varnish which at once loosens the
old seale and prevents that which is formed
afterward from adhering closely. Petro-
leum appears to be able to go through a
smaller hole, to climb higher by capillary
attraction, and to be more ‘‘all persuasive”
than any other liquid known. Its use is
recommended to the extent of about one
ounce per day with a sixty inch boiler, six-
teen feet long; larger and smalled boilers in
proportion. How it will act in places where
the seale is carbonate of lime is not clearly
stated, as most of the experiments have
been made in water in which large propor- }
tions of other impurities have been present.
—Industrial America.

Granite is a very poor stone for fire con-
struction, as its intermolecular spaces con-
tain water, which, on being heated, vapor-
izes into steam, causing the disintegration
of the stone. Marble is also a poor material
to use, as on becoming heated it is decom-
posed, carbonic acid and burnt lime being
formed. . For this reason, lintels over doors
and windows should never be made of mar-
ble, granite or poor sandstone. Preferably,
a brick arch should be sprung.

 

 

WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT.

Prevailing rates at Chicago are as follows:

 

AUGERS AND BITS.

iver, Old Biyde: 2. dis 60
Nuc... dis 60
Douglass’ Be oe ae ae ec ees dis 60
PACERS. 8 oo oe oe 5c ek see es -
aA eae coe es
MOOOKS 23. a se aie 40810
JeERRINES, COMMUING..................-.5 dis 25
Jennings’, imitation.....--....-.......\. dis40&10

BALANCES. : Z
TIM i es dis 25

BARROWS. :
BaMMOnd =. ,----8 13 00
Garden). 32. ee ees ose ils net 33 00

BELLS.
MA oe ee dis $ 69&10
COW oo dis 69
ae dis 15
EO Oe dis 20
Door, Pargent. 0 3...) ee dis 5D
BOLTS.
SOMO. oo dis $ s
Carriage new list...............26..50< dis
BAOW oe dis sosie
SUITS OS Ce ee dis 78
ast Barre! Bolts... .-..........5.2.2; dis 50
Wrought Barrel Bolts................ dis 55
Cast Barrel, brass knobs............. dis 50
Cast Square Spring: oo... dis 55
OBBt ACMI ee dis 60
Wrought Barrel, brass knob......... dis 55&10
Wrought Square eee obese oe ouce.. dis 55&10
Wrought Sunk Flush................. dis 30
Wrought Bronze and Plated Knob
Mush. 50&10&10
IWOS DGOl. 5 oe ee: dis 50&10
BRACES.

APRON oo ae ee dis $ 40
ISHCKIIG | oo oo oo eee es eo dis 50
DONONUS 8 6. so cel cs dis 50
PAS ERAN dis net

BUCKETS,

Well pian. $ 400
Well, SWAVOL.. 5 ooo. os. . 4650
BUTTS, CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured............... dis 60&10
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin bronzed...... dis 60&i0
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed..dis 60&10
Wrought Narrow, bright fast joint..dis 60&10
Wrounht Loose Pin.................. dis 60
Wrought Loose Pin, acorntip........ dis 60& 5
Wrought Loose Pin, japanned........ dis 60& 5

Wrought Loose Pin, japanned, silver

CAO oo a oot oe soe ee is 60& 5
WOMBUETADIO. ooo os. 2, ooo oc ess dis
Wrought Inside Blind................ dis 6
W TOUR BLASS: 2.55.55. g tt es es dis 65&10
ASUOO-CMOUEC SR, 68 os oo oa dis 70&10
UNA AE OTHON BS... . 5.565 os ook. dis 70&10
Blind, Shepard’s,........2. 25.3.2... dis q
Spring for Screen Doors 3x2%, per gross 15 00
Spring for Screen Doors 3x3....pergross 18 00

CAPS.
PY RANG, sets eee. per m $ 65
RAINS, Fe os ee ss 60
9 ee ee 35
Musket Dei sees css boss asks dic ces 60
CATRIDGES.
Rim Fire, U. M.C. & Winchester new list 60
Rim Fire, United States................ dis 60
WOCMITAUIINC. asc, dis 40
CHISELS.

POURCUPITMO!.. 5 oy. sos cosk sss. ss dis "5
POCKCE PANNING. «20 oo5 5 oss hoe Ss io sas dis 75
BOCKCE DOIMNOL Sooo ee saseses shoes dis 7
BOCKCE SUCKS. 5 ooo soso aos oe es dis 75

 

40 |

Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ dis | OUT AROUND.
Barton’s Socket Firmers............. dis 20 |
ee ee a es net
Cold ous | | News and Gossip Furnished by Our Own
Cusry, Lawrence's fe ee. “ Be Correspondents.
OUCHHISG oo oie. 5 is —— ‘
B “i COCKS. 50 Mancelona,
BIDDLE LLL, 3g] Aug. 10—John Otis started up his iron fur-
Beer 40810 | nace to-day, for a sixty or seventy day run.
HONS. .c3.-:... eee 60 He does this to run out the stock he has now
Planished, 14 0z cut to size.............. @ m 39/ On hand.
14x52, 14x56, TAXBO 8 ee 36 | 7 rae
DRILLS East Saginaw.
mo oy See ae ae a | Aug. 8—Owing to the strike, which curtailed
‘aper ¢ r ee i 2 . ‘ Fa : :
Morse’s Taper Sobnk................ dis 30 production, and the increasing demand, the
ELBOWS. price of salt has been advanced twenty cents
Com, 4 piece, 6 in............,..... doz eee per barrel, and is now quoted at eighty cents.
ee es ee eres ce ace ee 2 ae : &19 | Under this arrangement, the Salt Association

EXPANSIVE BITS.

Clar’s, small, $18 00; large, $26 00. dis 20
Ives’, 1, $18 00; 2, $24 eS 8, $30 00. dis 25
FILES.
American File Association List...... dis 60
AVISKEONS oo dis 60
New American...) 6c... 222... dis 60
MICHOION So eo ee dis 60
TOCUCTIO (oe ee ee dis 30
Heller’s Horse Rasps................. dis 9333
GALVANIZED IRON,

Nos. 16 to 20, 2and 24, 25and26, 27 28
List 12 13 14 1 18
Discount, Juniata 45@10, Charcoal 50@10.
GAUGES.

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s......... dis 50
HAMMERS.

Maydole WOO. Bei ease dis 20
Mas ee dis 20
Yerkes & Plumb’s.................... dis 40
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30, ¢e list 40
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 c 40&10

HANGERS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis oe
Champion, anti-friction.............. dis
Kidder, wood track................... dis 40
HINGES.
ae Clark's, 1.2, 36... 223212 dis 60
DMlAtO) ee ee er doz, net, 2 50
pee Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% 14
and jonger 8 3%
Screw Hock and Eye, % ............ net 10%
Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 8%
Serew Hook and Eye %.............. net 7%
Screw Hook and Eye, %............. net i%
Strap and Ts ee dis 60&10
HOLLOW WARE.
Stamped Tin Ware....... Wee bes 6016

20810
25

Japanned Tin Ware. ....... 6.2... . 2...
Granite Tron Ware......:......0........

HOES.
Gr We $1100, dis 40
MOUND ee 11 50, dis 40
MCPUNO Sos ee 2 00, dis 40
KNOBS.

Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..
Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings. .
Door, porcelain, plated trim-

» 82 70, dis 6624
3 50, dis 6625

mings fe ee list,10 1b, dis 66%
Door, porcelain, trimmings list, 115 55, dis 70
Drawer and Shutter, porcelain Pla. dis 70
Picture, H. L. Judd & COl8 : 620. e: d 40
HIOMACICS (2 es. dis 50

LOCKS—DOOR.

Russell & Irwin Mfg. Co.’s new list...dis 6634

Mallory, Wheelnr & Co.’s.............. dis 6625

BCAMiOrd 6s be gee: dis 662;

NNOEWANCS. oo oe sk dis 662g
LEVELS.

Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 65
MILLS.

Coffee, Parkers €o0.’8.................. dis 408&10

Coffee, P.S.& W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables dis 40&10

Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s...... dis 40&10

Cottee; Hnterprise...-....5.......0.0...8. dis 26
MATTOCKS.

DOZTCUBYO. io ce ee $16 00 dis 40&10

Hanb HVC. so eee $15 00 dis 40&10

WES ae: $18 50 dis 20 & 10

NAILS.
Common, Bra and Fencing.
N08 to 600... 20.0... OP sa ae # keg $2 -
BQANG UG AGN. 222.582 oso

6d and 7d adv....... oe aetna seus Sees 5
Ad and Sd AGW. 6 on ee ce. 75
Bd AAWANCO. 1 50
oa time AAVANCE.... 8. e 6. ee ek 3 00

Cline nails, adv... 3: oso... ce. iS

Finishing 10d 8d 6d 4d
Size—inches ' 3 2% 2 1%
Adv. 8 keg $125 150 175 2 00

Steel Nails—Same price as above.
MOLLASSES GATES.

Steppin's Pattern... 5s... 2s es eke s es dis 70;
Stebbin’s Genuine..-... ................. dis 70
Enterprise, self-measuring.............. dis 25
MAULS.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post, handled............ dis 50
OILERS.
Zine or tin, Chase’s Patent............... dis 55
Zine, with br HSS DOOM 3. ..... ee se dis 50
Brassior COPper. .. 6.6652. 62 ss 2 dis 40
REAPOM. 525. soso eee es es per gross, $12 net
OUGREOUD SE: 625505. ie ec css beds. 50
PLANES.
Ohio Too! Co.'s, fancy ........ 6.0. .5065. 63 dis 15
Bciota BENCH... 6... cc a dis 25
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, faney.... ......... dis 15
Bench, firstquality. 3. 0.6.0.6... dis 20
Stanley Rule and Level eee 8, wood and
PAN
Wry, ACMO. o.oo eee oe, dis 50
Common, polished..................0... dis60&10
BDVIDDING oes 8b 6@7
RIVETS.
Tron and Tinned... -..........:...... dis 40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............. dis 50&10

PATENT FLANISAED IRON.
‘“*A”’ Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27
‘*B’’ Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27
Broken packs Ke # hb extra.
ROOFING PLATES.

10%
9

IC, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........... 5 75
IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........ 70 1b
J Cc, 203 28, choice Charcoal Terne........... 12 00
LX, 20x28, choicC Charcoal Terne......... 16 90
ROPES.
Sisal, % In. and larger.....................- 8
MIS ee ee 15
SQUARES.
Steel and Iron... 2.5... 6... ee. dis
DIANA BOVOIS. 6. cee aes dis 50&10
MIG O ee ee ce. ose ces dis 20
SHEET IRON.

om. Smooth. Com
INOS: 3010 VAs $4 $2 80
NOs: 15 00 17 5.5.5 ca: 4 2 2 80
Nos. 18 to 21...... ie ea cece. 4 20 2 80
INOS: 2210 74 gcc e es. 4 20 2 80
INOS 28 00°20... 5.5.66. 4 40 3 00
NO LF esa ee. 4 60 3 00

All sheets No, 18 and lighter, over 30 inches

wide not less than 2-10 extra.
SHEET ZINC.

In casks of 600 Ibs, ® tb..............0... 6
In smaller quansities, ® tb.............. 6%
TINNER’S SOLDER.

Wool, Refined... ...........53.5......3... 13 00
Market Half-and-half............. 2... 15 00
Strictly Half-and-half.................. 16
TIN PLATES.
Cards for Charcoals, $6 75.

IC, 10x14, Oharcoal...........-.....08 6 50
Ix, A014 Charcoal. 2... 63 6 acc.3 es 8 50
Ic, 12xt2, Oharcoal....:........-..6.. 6 50
IX, W2xd2, Charcoal’... .....2....5. 0c. 8 50
IC, 14x70, Charcoal... 2...56..265.66554 6 50
ax: 14520, Charcoal... ....5..8...5622. 8 50
IXX, 14x20, Charcoal......... pi 10 50
TXAX, 14570; Charcool....:....5.....55.0- 12 50
IXxXX, 94x70, Oharcoal...............;.. 14 50
Ix, 30x28, Ch BTCOMS oe. ork 18 00
DC, 100 Plate Charcoal.................. 6 50
DX; 100Plate Charcoal.................. 8 50
DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal.................. "10 50
DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 12 i

Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6
rates.

TRAPS.
Steel, Game. oi ease
Onoida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s.... 60
PIOUCUSES) ooo sos ova es eee esac cea 60
Bi Pw We Mie. COWS. eae 60
Mouse; CHOKE? oo o.oo soe oes 20c @ doz
Mouse, delusion..................2.. $1 26 B doz
WIRE.
Bright Market 2.0.66 .322 16s eee: ae ae
Annealed Market............. es ee dis
Coppered Market............. s.ss0s dis 58410
Pixarra BANG ooo. oo oe ie ke dis 55
Tinned Market... 0.5 cies ives eccccsc. dis 40
Tinned WrOOM 6s. aoc oa s ec cs ssc aeess Ib 09
Tinned Mattress......¥................. 8 Ib 8%
Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 40@40&10
Tinned Spring Steel.............66. 00000 dis 37%
PAIN NH ONCO ooo ss vas sek ccs ce esues 8 ib 3%
Barved MPeENCG.. 60. g oea ss o ei css c cos ee
CCODROR Soo oe ee a new list net
TOUOSA oko a ee ss new list net
WIRE GOODS.
POINT oe a Ee aa, dis 70&10
BOYOW HWOCS i666 cao naes coos dis 70&10
RIOD Bon i a aes dis 70&10
Gate Hooksand Eyes................ dis 70&10
WYENCHES.

Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..........

Coe’s Genuine... .....6.00. ccc cescesces dis 50&10
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 65
Coe’s Patent, malleable.............. dis 70

MISCELLANEOUS.

Pumps, Cistern.... 2.2. ..065. ki ceeces dis 70
SCrows, NOW Usb... 662. cccccvocesedees BZ
Casters, Bed and Plate................. dis50&10
Dampers, AMECTICAN............. cece cece 33%

 

will lay down salt at Grand Rapids for 94 cents.

Coopersville,

Aug. 10—The Coopersville cheese factory was
started the first of May. When it started it
took in 1,827 pounds of milk daily. It now
takes 4,700 pounds, an increase of 3,373 pounds.
The first week it made about 135 pounds of
cheese per day. It now makes 470 pounds per
day, an increase of 885 pounds. The May
cheese sold for 9e per pound, and the first half
of the June cheese for 8c. They now have on
hand 309 cheese. Under the supervision of
Mr. W. Dorgan, we are in hopes the factory
will take rank with the first factories of the
State.

Spring Grove.

Aug. 8—A terrible hail storm swept over the
southern and northern portions of the town-
ships of Ganges and Casco, in the south-west-
ern portion of Allegan county, on the night of
the 3d, doing terrible destruction to corn, oats,
buckwheat, potatoes and fruit, riddling the
windows on the north sides of buildings. Many
in this vicinity estimate their losses from $25
to $2,000. No buildings were torn down or
lives lost. Hail stones fell measuring one and
one-quarter inches in diameter in many
places, and after the storm bushels of hail
stones could have been shoveled up. The
farmers are feeling down. Inever saw a finer
prospect for crops than this country presented
just before we were hit with the storm.

J.S. MARR.

Vanderbilt,

Aug. 10—Dr. S. Woodruff, who disposed of
his drug store here last spring to Frank P.
Merrill, has returned to his old home in Ohio,
and will resume the practice of medicine.

Chas. Jeffery has opened a harness shop
here.

Obeer & Co. have moved their shingle mill
from Wolverine to this place, and expect to
open up in full blast in about three weeks

G. G. Williams’ bow! factory has shut down
for several weeks, on account of the slow sale
of bowls.

The steam mill owned and run by McGregor
& Smith, has changed hands, Freneh Bros.
having purchased the same and will use it this
winter to cut hardwood lumber.

Muskegon.

Aug, 10—Jas. Shavalier has returned from
Indianapolis, where he completed arrange-
ments for the shipment of the boiler, engine
and band saw recently purchased of G. H.
Zschech & Co., machinery manufacturers of
that place. His mill is now ready for the ma-
chinery, the finishing touches being now near-
ly completed. The main building is 24x100 feet
in dimensions, two stories, with a boiler and
engine room, 30x32 feet in dimensions. He is
also arranging for the construction of a shin-
gle mill'24x80 feet in dimensions, two stories
high, in which he will place a Perkins’, double
machine and a hand machine. The sawmill
will have a capacity of 40,000 feet per day, and
it is expected that everything will be in readi-
ness to begin operations by Sept. 1.

 

Luther,

Aug. 10—The G. R. & I. depot was robbed of
$140 last week. The agent had gone to dinner,
leaving the money in an envelope on the
table, and some person broke in the door and
took the amount. The money belonged to the
G. R. & I. Railway.

John Chalender has been engaged by a num-
ber of our merchants as a special night watch.

A neat porch and verandais being built on
the front of J. M. Verity & Co.’s furniture
store.

A change in the mail arrangements took
place Saturday, by which the mail leaves twice
aday instead of once, as heretofore. Jt will
be of great benefit to the merchants.

Some of our merchants mourn the departure
of 8S. Roce, who left last week for Benton Har-
bor, leaving said merchants with unpaid ac-
counts.

Big Rapids.

Aug. 10—D. F. Comstock has merged his lum-
bering interests at Merrill, Wis., into a stock
company, with D. F. and C. D. Comstock, Lafora
8. Baker, Johny Martz and C. W. Cunning-
ham as stockholders. The latter is to be sec-
retary of the corporation.

W. H. Merrill, of New York, has a double
store nearly completed on east Maple street,
near G. R. & I. lower depot. His brother, also
of New York, will occupy one of the stores
with a general stock.

P. A. Erickson is enclosing a double store of
three stories at the upper depot, which will be
for rent when completed.

M. Morrissey will soon commence the erec-
tion of a fine brick store on Michigan avenue,
just south of the old Canada house.

Pierce & Keam have received their new stock
of drugs.

The Colvin boot and shoe sale (or failure)
proves to be a serious one to many creditors,
whose claims aggregate over $4,000, with no
visible assets. Colvin is still in Missouri in the
patent gravel roofing business.

The new courthouse is fast assuming pro-
portions. The committee express themselves
as well pleased with the work and have order-

d $4,000 paid on same.
J. W. Fearns is in the west prospecting.
——- 9

Tribute to the House Fly.
From the Evansville Argus.

We never saw such a season for flies.
They seem to be thicker (slap) than they
ever (d—n) were before. We can hardly
(slap) write with an (shoo) degree of pleas-
ure. They (confound it) light right ona
(bang) man’s paper and get in the way of
his pencil. They (wish) light on his bald
head and (bang) tickle him till he gets
(shoo) wild. Weare going to stop this
(whish) article till they get better. We
shall leave the paper on thé desk, so that
we won't forget to (slap) finish it. This is
the way we found it when we came back
after supper:

be 6 ede oF See ae kh: 00 Jee 2 6: & 2 66) 0? 07 0: Be

wy eh tem ee gg 4 aT gy C8 DCH 8 CHEMO Ge mH Gy GE

 

(The flies evidently tried to finish the ar-
ticle, but they don’t write as well as they
punctuate. )

 

THE LOUNGER.

A gentleman largely interested in the
electric light and in constructing machinery
for electrical purposes, informed the writer
that electricians found great difficulty in ob-
taining workmen to put their ideas into
practical shape. The mechanism required
is different from almost any other kind—
much of it has to be invented as it is re-
quired—and very few workmen have suffi-
cient knowledge of the science of electricity
to enable them to work intelligently on the
apparatus required.

* #

The business depression that has formed
such a general subject of complaint for the
past two years, has not, by any means, been
confined to this country. On the contrary,
the times have been equally hard in Europe,
and, as a consequence, greater suffering has
resulted. Here, if a man cannot obtain
work at his special trade, he can almost al-
ways, if so inclined, find something to do to
prevent his starving, but in European coun-
tries, where the population is so dense,
every calling is overcrowded, and there are
no openings for surplus labor. Our foreign
exchanges contain pitiful accounts of the
sufferings, verging upon starvation, among
the workmen who have been thrown out of
employment by reason of the closing of fac-
tories and manufacturing establishments.
The workingmen of this country have been
subjected to hardships because of the stag-
nation that has prevaded manufacturing in-
dustries, but comparatively few have of nec-
essity become objects of charity. The op-
portunities for labor are so numerous here
that if a man cannot find employment of a
kind he has been trained to do he ean, at
least, find work enough of some kind to sup-
ply him with food.

*,*

““Pll never invest another dollar in any
business outside of my own,” said a leading
merchant the other day. He went on to ex-
plain that at various times he had been in-
duced by over-sanguine friends to put a
little money into outside enterprises, and,
in every instance, he had not only not made
anything, but in most of them had lost the
capital invested. He had been pursuaded to
put a little money in mining, had bought an
interest in an electrical invention, had taken
**a flyer” in the stock market, had backed
aman who had a patent chicken coop with
an incubator attachment anda spring chicken
broiler annex, had put a little money out to
help a friend, but in no single instance did
he get a dollar in return. He was through
with outside speculations, and full of virtu-
ous determination to devote his entire ener-
gies in the future to building up his own
legitimate industry. Sensible conclusion to
come to. The man who keeps his capital
under his immediate eye, and subject only
to his manipulations, is more likely to sue-
ceed than the one who trusts his interests to
another or invests in speculative enterprises.
The man who has received special training
in a particular line of business and under-
stands that business well, ought to be able
himself to employ to advantage all the eap-
ital he can command. If he, with his train-
ing and opportunities, cannot make it repro-
ductive, he ought not to expect another to
make a profit for him.

* *
*

A manufacturer recently said to us that
he had kept his factory running all through
the dull times, and that his sales would com-
pare favorably with those of the last two
years. Whenasked how he contrived to
keep running when pretty much everybody
else was complaining of dull times, he re-
plied that they had made additional efforts to
sell their goods. The firm has kept its full
number of travelers on the road, and has
filled each one with an ambition to keep up
his average of sales. Thus inspired the trav-
elers have been diligent in hunting up new
customers; when they lost patronage from
an old one they would feel that they were
bound to make this good, and so would stop
at towns they were not in the habit of visit-
ing and push for a new customer. This
gentleman said that the firm made it an ob-
ject for the best travelers in the business to
work for them by paying them liberally;
every one they had out they had unlimited
confidence in, and each took as much inter-
est in the business as the partners do; they
are thorough-going business men full of re-
sources and expedients, and take pride in
keeping good their average of sales.
Through the energy and enterprise of the
travelers the firm has been able to keep its
full foree of men employed at the factory.
It pays to keep your employees interested
in the business; it also pays employees to
take such interest, whether they have a share
in the profits or not, for it insures them em-
ployment when the dull times come.

x. *
*

Some recent decisions by the Patent Office
at Washington indicate that the granting of
a patent to an inventor confers upon him no
rights whatever; a patent indicates simply
that he claims to have invented something
of value, but if somebody else sets upa sim-
ilar claim to the same thing, the patent
authorities are powerless to decide between
them. In short, the obtaining of a patent is
an invitation to pirates to come and plunder
you; itis an announcement that you have
gota good thing, something worth stealing,
and the whole gang of pirates stands ready
to swoop down upon you. If you object
the matter goes into the courts, where the
law’s delays are pretty sure to tire out the

aggrieved party before a decision is reached.
There are a good many patent pirates in
every trade who do not hesitate to appro-
priate whatever they choose of their neigh-
bor’s designs and inventions; to sue them is
to become involved in an interminable law-

 

suit, with allits-long array of fees and
costs, with no prospect of reaching a decis-
ion before the patent becomes valueless by
the lapse of time. Ourpatent laws need an
overhauling and to be made so stringent that
when a man pays his money for a patent he
will have something of value to him. It
ought to be feasible for the owner of a pat-
ent to go into any United States Court and
obtain an injunction against an infringer,
restraining him from the production of
goods covered by the patent, and to foree
him to an accounting for whatever goods he
may have made. All that should be requir-
ed to obtain such injunction should be the
production of the patent and proof of the in-
fringement. Then if the infringer wants to
test the validity of the patent let him do so,
but let the injunction hold good till he has
established his right to make the goods.
Under such restrictions the patent pirates
could not live.
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Recuperation on Tap.

Lake Superior is one of the largest aggrega-
tions of fresh wetness in the world, if not the
largest. When I stop to think that some day
all this cold, cold water will have to be absorb-

ed by mankind, it gives me a cramp in the |

geographical center.

The streams that run into Lake Superior
are alive with trout, and next summer I pro-
pose to go up there and rest until I have so
thoroughly saturated my system with trout
that the trout bones will stick out
through my clothes in every direction, and
people will regardgme as a_ beautiful tooth-
pick holder.

golill there will be a few left for those who
think of going up there. All I will need
will be barely enough to feed Albert Victor
and myself from day to day. People who
have never seen a crown head with a peeled
nose on it are cordially invited to come over
and see us during office heurs. Albert is
not at all haughty, and I intend to throw
aside my usual reserve this summer also—
for the time. P. Wales’ son and I will be
far from the cares that crowd so thick and
fast on greatness. People who come to ce-
dar bark wigwam to show us their moisqui-
to bites will be received as cordially as
though no great social chasm yawned be-
tween us.

Many will meet us in the depths of the
forest, and go away thinking that we are
just common plugs, of whom the world wots
not; but there is where they will fool them
selves.

Then, when the season is over we will
come back, into the great maelstrom of life
—he to wait for his grandmother’s over-
shoes, and I to thrill waiting millions from
the rostrum with my ‘‘Tale of the Broneo
Cow.” And so it goes withusall. Adown
life’s rugged pathway some toil on as from
daylight to dark to earn their meager pit-
tange as kings, while others are born to
wear a Swallow-tail coat every evening, and
wring tears of genuine anguish from their
audiences.

They tell me some rather wide stories
about people who have gone up there total
physical wrecks and returned strong and
well. One man said he knew a young col-
lege student, who was all run down and
weak, go up there on the Brule and eat trout
and fight mosquitoes a few months, and
when he returned to his Boston home he
was so stout and well and tanned up that
his parents didn’t know him. There was a
man on our car who weighed three hundred
pounds. He seemed to be boiling out
through his clothes everywhere. He was the
happiest man I ever saw. All he seemed
to do in this life was to sit all day and
whistle and langh and trot his stomach—
first an one knee and then on the other.

He said that he went up into the pine for-
ests of the Great Lake region a broken down
hypochondriae and confirmed consumptive.
He had been measured for a funeral ser-
mon three times, he said, and had never
used either one of them. He knew a clergy-
man named Braley who went up into that
region with Bright’s justly celebrated dis-
ease. He was so emaciated that he couldn’t
earry a watch. The ticking of the watch
rattled his bones so that it made him ner-
vous, and at night they had to pack him up
in cotton so that he wouldn’t break off a leg
when he turned over. He got to sleeping
out nights on a bed of balsam and spruce
boughs and eating vension and trout.

When he came down in the spring he pass-
ed through a car full of lumbermen, and one
of them put a warm wet quid of tobacco in
his plug hat for a joke. ‘There were a hun-
dred of those lumbermen when the preacher
began, and when the train got into Cadillae

there were only three of them well enough
to go around to the office and draw their
pay.

This is just as the story was given to me,
and I repeat it to show how bracing the cli-
mate near Superior is. Remember, if you
please, that I don’t want the story to be re-
peated as coming from me, for I have noth-
ing left now but may reputation for verac-
ity, and that had a very hard winter of it.

Brut NYE.

 

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A swindler is practicing a very old game
in a new guise, on the farmers in the eastern
part of Michigan. He offers a farmer a hay
pitching machine which he sells for $25, to
put up and use for canvassing purposes, and
will give $5 for each machine hesells. The
agent then gets the farmer to give his name
and address for the: agent’s convenience in
correspondence with him. In a few days
the farmer is surprised to get a bill of fif-
teen machines he has ordered at $20 each,
amounting to $300. This snap has been
worked so many times that it isa surprise to
find it yet making victims.

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The Wichioan Tradesman.

SOLIMAN SNOOKS.

 

 

 

Tribute to the House Fly—Accused of
“Offensive Partisanship.”
Cant Hook Corners, Aug 8, 1885.
Editor TRADESMAN:

Dear: Sir—‘‘Nothing is made in vain,”
says some old gag [have seen somewhere;
but it does seem sometimes as if it would
take a Philadelphia lawyer to study out
what the use is of some thiags.

Now, as a sample, take flies, the common
(all-fired common, too) house fly. I am
free to admit that he is of some benefit to
the men that make sticky and poison fly
paper and that he brings in a certain amount
of profit to dealers who sell the same, but I
think that ifa correct balance sheet was
made out between man and fly the Dr. side
would greatly overbalanee the Cr. This
year the gentle insect seems to defy every-
thing and get into everything. At the place
where I board they are thicker than huckle
berries in July. They get stuck in the but-
ter, they swim in the tea, fill up the sugar
bowl, crawl under the pie crust and every-
where, although Mrs. Simmons has wire
sereens in the windows and doors all over
the house. But the worst nuisance of the
little pests is that they get up so all-killing
early in the morning. Til could get hold
of a hired man that would be up and doing
at early daylight equal to a fly, I would
hang on to that man, even if he s for
$14 a month.

You would hardly think it, but old Potts
is still on deck and trying his best to get the
post citice away from me. He has filed an
affidavit at Washington to the effect that I
am an “‘offensive partisan.” Did you ever
hear the like? Inever did. Why, the old
rooster don’t know to-day, what my politi-
eal politicks is, and I'll be blamed if I do
myself, to come right down to facts. But
never mind. The old man made one big
mistake to begin on and it cooked his goose
so tender that spring chicken is a rubber
boot compared to it. His mistake was in
getting our congressman to endorse his ap-
plication and recommend him very highly.
I did think, at first, that I would get the
Congressional recommendatiou to stay in
myself, but I think that If I had I would
have been bounced before now so sudden
that the glass wouid have all tumbled out of
the general delivery.

T have had five or six letters advice
lately, telling me to “take good eare of the
Widder.”
hereby,

struck

of
The friends writing the same are
and herein, and hereon informed,

that S Spriggs is fully y capable of taking
good care of herself and that she knows a
spade from a pitchfork every time.

The weather has at Jast filled a ‘“‘jong-felt
want” by giving usa good old prehistoric
a sagt rand the air is so cool to-day
that us men folks at the Corners have
able to put on our vests
ti s, ete., once more.
hours to find mine,
I had seen ’em.

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been
, coats, collars, neck-

i had to hunt two
it had been so long since

SOLIMAN SNooKs,
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Shallow Berry Boxes.

Considerable complaint
this season of cite in the fruit trade,—
we mean the retail trade. The quart boxes,
it is said no longer hold a quart, and little
deceptions are practiced in many ways.

‘The bottoms of the boxes are getting
nearer the top every day,” said the news-
paper man the other day, thinking it no
harm to pass off an old chestnut on the berry
vender.

‘*That’s so!”
face.

The imanner of the dealer in berries caus-
ed the newspaper man to become serious,
too. ‘*What,” said he, ‘‘are there any boxes
in the market, that do not hold a quart?”
‘Are there any that don’t hold a quart?”
echoed the shopman: ‘‘are there any that do
hold a quart? you’d better ask.”

has been made

replied the b. y. with a sober

“Then “there are some bogus boxes
around?”
“Well, should say so. Look here!” and

the berry man produced two boxes, one of
them half an inch deeper than the other.
“This,” he said, holding up the larger box,
‘holds a quart, and this,” indicating its fel-
low, ‘‘will hold just two-thirds of a quart.”
“But you get the same price for both?”
suggested the journalist.
‘Ves: and the buyer gets swindled.”
‘And that troubles you?” said the news-
paper man, with a faint show of surprise.
“Yes, it does trouble me,” replied the
berry man with emphasis. ‘‘I tried to get
honest boxes to replace these swindles,”
and he looked at the shallow receptacle with
aversion, as though it were an unclean thing
—‘‘and I’ve been all over the city, and I
can’t find in any of the stores a quart box
that'll hold a quart. They aren’t to be had
for love or money. Why, I burned about
fifty of these shallow ones last year to get
rid of ’em—we got them in exchange for
ours, you know; a box is a box, and when a
customer returns one we can’t kick if itisn’t
the same one he took away;—yes, sir, I
burned fifty of ’em last year; and look there”
—pointing to a pile of boxes—‘‘I’ve got as
many more. Fact is, honest boxes aren’t
wanted. The berry pickers don’t take to
‘em,—doesn’t take so long to fiil one of these
narrow guage things, you know,—and when
they come across an old-fashioned box,
they smash it—accidentally of course! I
want to give full measure, but a box is a
box, and I can’t get any more fora quart
than a fellow next door can get for a pint
and ahalf. It’s a blanked swindle; that’s
what I call it, a blanked swindle!”

 

“Wm!” ejaculated the newspaper man,
thoughtfully.
- “Yes,” continued the shopkeeper, ‘‘it’s a
swindle cean through. Why, look here;
these fruit baskets are straight now—Lord
knows how long they will remain so!—and
two of them will fill three of these boxes.
Let me show you.” And the dealer pro-
ceeded to give practical proof that he knew
what he was talkingabout. ‘‘There, young
man, he continued, ‘‘when you buy berries
buy ’em by the quart basket, and not by the
quart box. It’s a big, blarsted swindle,”
remarked the berry man as _ he re-emptied
the boxes into the baskets and threw the
former receptacles across the shop like
things accursed.

“But what are you going to do about it?”
asked the newspaper man.

““That’s what I would like to know,” said
the berry vendor. ‘‘There ought to be a law
compelling manufacturers to make their
boxes regulation sizes, quarts and_ pints,
and every box should be sealed just-as our
weights and measures are. I tell you, it’sa
big fraud on the public, and the public
ought to be told of it.”

And the newspaper man thought the mat-
ter over and came to the same conclusion

as the berry vendor; hence this article.
ti - 0

How to Dun Debtors.
The following suggestions will be of in-
terest to those who have to urge payments:
It doesn’t make much difference what
form of words you use. The main thing is
to let him know that you want the money.

There are certainly mistakes that many fall
into, however, in making a dun. Itisa

purely business like operation. I have had
a good deal of experience, and if you will
take pains to write them down, I think I
can give you several plain rules that will be
of benefit to anp man that follows them:

1. Never give the idea that you called
because you happened to be in the neighbor-
hood.

2. Never plead that you are in absolute

need of the money.
3. Never explain why you want the
money further than by some general phrase,
as to meet outstanding bills. The debtor is
usually an expert in showing a man how he
can get along without money. He will
worst you in argument, and if you lose your
temper it is an excuse for him why he should
not pay.

4, Always be civil, however business-
like aud importunate you way deem it nec-
essary to be.
5. Never think you have done wrong be-
cause a debtor gets angry. His anger under
civil treatment shows that he does not in-
tend to pay. This yon might as well know
early as

6. Show quite as firm a resolution to get
the money on your tenth eall as on any pre-
vious one, or else it would have been better
is you had not made it.

7. Never leave a debtor without his set-
ting a time when he thinks he can pay, and
never fail to be on hand at the time set.

8. As between yourself and an employe,
let the most business like of the two make
the dun.

9. Suggest installments. Shame the
debtor into an arrangement to pay some-
thing every week or month. If not $10,
then $5, or $3, or $1. It will convinee him
that you have set to work in earnest to get
the money.

10, If , or has worn
out your patience, a threat te attach his sal-
ary may be effective, not so much that he is
likely to fear that you will get the money
that way, as that he will be anxious that the
affair shall not eeme to the knowledge of
his employer.

11. <A similar effect may be produced by
saying you intend to place the bills in the
hands of a lawyer, particularly if you men-
tion a lawyer whom he hates or who has a
reputation for harrassing debtors. Profes-
sional debtors, however, become careless
about legal processes.

12. Drop into a debior’s savorite haunts.
It will make him uneasy, especially if you
don’t hesitate to ask him politely, but
plumly, for your money on: occasion. This
may often happen after he has displayed a
roll of bills.

ar 0
His Wife Saved Him.
From the Boston Herald.

6

You see,” he was explaining in answer
to the inquiry of what the prospects in Wis-
eonsin were, ‘‘our folks are about discour-
aged.”

‘““What’s the trouble?”

late.

a debtor gets angry

**Cholera.”

“Why, the cholera hasn’t reached us
yet?”

“T know, but everybody’s talking. We

can’t raise cucumbers on account of the
seare, and we dasn’t go into onions on ac-
count of the bad weather. We shall shell
out a few ’taters, a little corn, and more or
less wheat, but I tell you, stranger, if my
wife didn’t earn a dollara day dress-mak-
ing, I’d be ready to give up the battle.”

EATON & GHRISTENDON,

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PETERSBURG, VA,
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