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No braces needed. Send for illustrated price-list. “4 - Bac a “ONE OF MY CLERKS.” L There was much speculation and sup- pressed excitement in the office of Messrs. Cragsby & Golding, leading wholesale gro- cers at a neighboring market. Mr. Cragsby, for many years the senior partner in the firm, had just died, and the conduct and management of affairs had thus devolved upon Mr. Golding, who was now sole part- ner, and also nephew and executor to the deceased. The event had caused in the of- fice a feeling of unanimous regret. While by nature a just man, Mr. Cragsby had been an unusually kind one—so far, at all events, as those whom he employed were concerned. A man of high principle and strict probity, he never made his own uprightness and rectitude an excuse for severely judging others. As one of his clerks put it, ‘‘Cragsby was strict, but you couldn’t help liking him, for he would never find fault without a cause for it.” This necessarily insured him the respect and liking of those who were under his author- ity. Another circumstance which added to his popularity was the fact that he disliked making changes in the arrangements of the firm. Having once employed a man and found him trustworthy, Mr. Cragsby pre- ferred to retain him, even though the salary paid continuously increased. This gave a feeling of security to clerks and store help, which remained undistured till the death of the chief rudely awakened them,;when they remembered howdifferent were the views and opinions of the junior partner, who would now hold undisputed sway. For Mr. Gold- ing was accustomed to rate his social infer- iors by a very different seale. Each, in his eye, had ‘ta market value.” That was his phrase. A man might have served the firm well and faithfully for twenty or thirty years, but this, in Mr. Golding’s estimation, gave him no claim to regard or considera- tion. But, as almost always happens, there was one person with whom his rudeness of man- ner was veiled by courtesy, his asperity softened into mildness, by the desire to please, and this person was the daughter of the late partner, and consequently his cou- sin, Elinor Cragsby. For some years Mr. Golding had cherish- ed in his inmost heart—or perhaps it would be better to say mind than heart—a liking for his fair relative, and, had set himself to gain her favorable regard. As yet, how- ever, he had not achieved any marked suc- cess, but he was of a dogged, persevering nature, and did not despair. The mateh would be a very advantageous one, for El- inor was, by her father’s death, placed in possession of a considerable fortune, which would be of use in extending and improving the business. ‘*Kor,” as Mr. Golding was wont to say toa few friends, ‘‘Cragsby was a good fel- low enough, but slow and old-fashioned— couldn’t keep pace with the age.” And now that the game was in his own hands he be- gan to launch out more boldly. But to do this required capital, and this, if he could but win his cousin’s regard, was ready to his hand. Elinor’s personal attractions, which had in reality first captivated him, would have been almost sufficient to induce him to seek the allianee, but Elinor’s wealth was irresistible. i. > “Renshaw, the governor wants you,” said one of the seniors to a young man who, bending over his desk, appeared so intent upon his occupation that the other had to repeat his words, and in a louder key, be- fore any notice was taken. Then Gilbert Renshaw, with a_ brief, “Thank you, Brown,” put his work eare- fully in his desk, and locking it, turned and walked quietly across the office to the pri- vate room. Mr. Brown looked after him: “He’s a queer one,” he soliloquized, ‘‘He’s been here four or five years, and he takes things as coolly as ifhe had been here all his life—more coolly, in fact. Half of us would have gone to Golding full pelt, but not he; eatch him hurrying. I can’t make him out,” and with this candid admission, Mr. Brown turned his attention to his letter- writing. Meanwhile Gilbert Renshaw had entered the private room where Mr. Golding sat alone. “You have kept me waiting, Mr. Ren- shaw.” “T regret to hear it, sir,” reply. The chief shifted in his chair and looked up at the young man. Of all his clerks, apart from the important question of their ‘“‘market value,” Gilbert Renshaw was the one whom he most disliked. “‘T have sent for you, Mr. Renshaw,” re- sumed the chief, ‘‘to point out an error of yours in these papers—an error which might have involved grave consequences.” Gilbert Renshaw bowed, but said nothing. The error thus magnified into so much im- portance was in reality a trifling oversight, and was for the most part the fault of a jun- ior. This, probably, Mr. Golding well knew, but as’the papers would come before Renshaw for revision he chose to assume that the nti blame rested withhim. The Pay ‘ % ee e 2 was the quiet young man was at once too high-minded and kind-hearted to exculpate himself by accus- ing his junior, and in a few words express- ed his regret. - “Tt must not occur again, Mr. Renshaw.” Gilbert bowed, but made no reply, and then, after taking his principal’s directions, left the room. Mr. Golding looked after him with an an- noyed expression on his face. “Tf I catch you tripping again,” he mut- tered to himself, ‘‘you shall suffer for it, my friend.” But the days went by, and for a time his vindictiveness remained without an oppor- tunity to exercise itself. He was shrewd enough, however, to await his opportunity. And that was not long in coming. One Saturday afternoon he hap- happened to want Gilbert for some purpose, and sent for him. The young man could no- where be found. Mr. Golding glanced at the clock and frowned angrily. It was just ten minutes to the time at which, their work being done, the clerks were entitled to leave. Some were already closing their desks and making preparations for departure, but the sudden appearance of the chief in the outer office galvaniezd them into renewed activity. A kind-hearted sen- ior in the meantime surreptitiously dis- patched an oftice boy to the restaurant which Gilbert generally frequented, but the well- meant effort was fruitless. Mr. Golding walked across the office to the further window, which, the house being a corner one, commanded the length of the street, and stood looking out. Suddenly he uttered a slight exclamation, which drew all eyes, with glanees more or tess furtive, to the window. There, at some little dis- tance, quietly strolling along, was Gilbert tenshaw. Unconscious of those watching him he paused at the corner, looked at his watch, and, after a moment’s hesitation as if uncertain what course to pursue, turned into a side street and disappeared. TEE, Monday morning came, and to the amaze- ment of each and ali Mr. Golding was the first at the oftice. The store help, who were naturally among the earliest, were warned by the book-keeper in a mysterious whisper that ‘‘the governor was there.” A greater degree of order and silence reigned that morning than was usual. One by one, as the clerks came in, the var- ious »osts were taken up. By the senior clerkjs desk stood Mr. Gélding, a hard, piti- The clock was just chiming 8, when the door swung open and Gilbert Renshaw walked in. He glane- ed round, evidently surprised at seeing Mr. Golding, and then walked toward his desk. Ere he had taken three steps the principal’s voice checked him: **You need not trouble to open your desk, Mr. Renshaw.” Gilbert turned round, still more surprised at this intimation. Mr. Golding had walked across the office, and ‘he two men stood facing each other. One glance at the stern face, those cold, keen eyes before him, and Gilbert saw the other’s purpose ina moment. Every one in the office looked on, either steaithily or openly, with increasing ‘inter- est, and every one was puzzled by the way in which the young man maintained his us- ual air of easy indifference. But Mr. Gold- ing gave but little time for speculation. “You left before the time on Saturday, Mr. Renshaw.” ‘“*A bout ten minutes before six,” answered the other. ‘“*And your reasons for doing so?” “My work was finished and I had an im- portant engagement.” “Indeed!” sneered the employer. ‘But I do not allow any one of my clerks to keep important engagements till the office is clos- ed, and as you have thought fit to leave at your own time, you will not be surprised if I inform you that I shall not need your ser- vices longer. This is the amount due to you,” and Mr. Golding held out a slip of pa- per, but Gilbert made no movement to take it. ‘TT understand you, Mr. Golding, and I am as ready to leave your service as you are to require me to do so. Technically, you are in the right, and I therefore apologize for having deprived you of ten minutes on Saturday. My presence, doubtless, is not very agreeable to you, but we may meet again before long; should such an event hap- pen, you will please understand that the in- terview is not of my seeking. Good-day, gentlemen;” and, with a comprehensive glance and bow to the amazed on-lookers, the young man turned and quitted the office, leaving his employer standing, as much as- tonished as anyone, with the unheeded check still between his fingers. IV. Elinor Cragsby sat with her friend and companion dreamily gazing into the fire, After a while the elder lady looked up from the book she was reading. ‘‘A penny for your thoughts, Nell!” The girl started at the voice, and the words had to be repeated before she seemed to un- derstand them. “J am not sure,” she said meditatively, that they are worth that sum.” less ¢xpression on his face. “Then,” said her friend, with a smile, ‘‘without wishing to be uncomplimentary to the subject of them, I think I can guess their direction.” “T wish I could make him see how use- less it is,” the girl broke out apparently ir- relevantly. ‘‘He doesn’t wish to see that,’ said her companion. ‘‘As TI have often told you, it appears to me that he has deliberately re- solved to succeed in the attempt to win your regard, and he is not a man of fine feelings. Nothing short of absolute discourtesy or rudeness would repel him, unless, indeed, it were the presence of a suecessful rival,” she added in a lower anda meaning tone. There was something in the last sentence that brought a flush to Elinor Cragsby’s face. She rose from her seat, and, moving toward the window, stood looking out. Suddenly she uttered an exclamation of annoyance. Her friend looked up. ‘Here he is!” said Elinor, as if in answer to the look. “Shall I leave you?” ing. ‘*No—on noaceount;” and Elinor, smiling herself, in spite of her vexation, recrossed the room, and with gentle force pushed the elder lady into her seat again and then re- sumed her own. Seareely had she done so when the servant announced ‘‘Mr. Golding,” and that gentleman entered all bows and smiles. ‘*Kllen,” he said, attempting to take her hand, ‘‘you must know how long and how devotedly I have been attached to you; how I have longed for the hour that should en- able me to approach you and offer myself as a suitor for your hand.” He paused to note the effect of this declar- ation, which, in reality, he had carefully prepared before he reached the house that evening. But he learned nothing from the contemplation of the face before him. It was slightly averted, as was natural, but in no wise didits fair owner seem discomposed. Mr. Golding began to feel a little uneasy, and a new idea for the first time flashed up- on his mind. Could there be another? It seemed too absurd, but it would not be dis- missed. He rose from his chair and bent over her for a last appeal. “Can it be?” he murmured, half reproach- fully. ‘‘Have I a rival?” As the words left his lips the room door opened, and a voice announced ‘‘Mr. Ren- shaw.” At the sound Mr. Golding, with a sudden start, faced round and, to his utter astonishment, bebeld before him, smiling courteously and with outstretched hand, the man whom he had dismissed from his ser- vice, whom he had even spoken of con- temptuously to Elinor herself as ‘‘one of my clerks.” - “A friendof yours?” he said interrogative- ly, but in a tone that sounded strange in his own ears, and caused the other three to look curiously at him. The girl blushed, smiled, but did not an- swer, and Mrs. Seaforth, who had risen and approached them, came to her rescue. “Mr. Renshaw was a friend of Mr. Crags- by’s, and is still a friend of ours.” “Mr. Renshaw,” said the other, ‘‘probably has good reasons for his friendship. For- tune-hunters usually have.” Gilbert Renshaw took a step forward. ‘That is true, as ageneral statement, Mr. Golding,” he said, with all his former easy indifference, ‘‘but it is not true, if you will allow me to say so, in this particular in- stanee. I, personally, am not a fortune- hunter. Perhaps you know of some one who may better deserve the name.” she said, half ris- , ‘You were my clerk,” said Golding with a bitter sneer; ‘‘what are you now?” “*T will tell you,” replied the other in the same unrufiled tone. ‘‘As you rightly said, I was your clerk, and it came about in this way. At my father’s death the property to which I succeeded was somewhat encumber- ed. Your late partner was an old friend of ours, and he suggested that I should obtain a situation for some few years, leaving the property thus to clear itself by applying the income to the extinction of the debt. To simplify matters, he kindly offered mea position in his own oflice at a good salary, stipulating that nothing should be said or known of his long friendship with our fam- ily lest itbethougt he might favor me. I ae- cepted the post. In a few years, as we planned, my property was unineumbered, and your sudden dismissal of me simply an- ticipated my own resigination by two or three weeks. You see, Mr. Golding, while I give you full credit for having intended to injure me, I can very readily treat with in- difference a course of action that has ended in failure.” As Gilbert ceased speaking he glanced meaningly at Elinor, who, with Mrs. Sea- forth, had stood quietly by. It was evi- dently no news to them, and Mr. Golding, as his gaze traveled from one face to the other, saw that his efforts had been in vain and that success was* hopeless. But the whole matter was so utterly un- expected that fora moment he felt that it could not be really true. He turned to El- inor. ‘*You know of all this, it seems?” **Yes,” she said, but speaking in solowa tone that he could scarcelygeatch the words: ‘I knew of all; but it was my father’s wish that the matter should not be mentioned. That, of course, was sufficient. You would. however, have known it before long, for— for——” She hesitated and cast an appealing glance at Gilbert. ‘*We are to be married shortly,” said that gentleman, promptly, completing the sen- tence. The blushing face, the downeast eyes be- side him, confirmed the statement, if, in- deed, confirmation was needed. Mr. Gold- ing waited to hear no more, but, turning short on his heel with a muttered execration, left the room and the house. a ee Running in Ruts. From the Michigan Manufacturer. There is this difference between a skilled workman and a machine: The latter per- forms certain work in a certain way, and is capable of nothing else; Dut the intelligent workman can adapt himself to cireum- stances; he can vary his methods of manip- ulation, according to the requirements of his work, and by close observation ean learn to improve old processes, and adopt new ones when necessary. In proportion as a workman uses his pow- ers of observation, his work is valuable,and commands its price. The temptation is Strong to follow beaten paths—to move in ruts. Many workmen go on, from year to year, performing their work in the same clumsy, laborious, and often imperfect man- ner, apparently not dreaming that their methods might, by a little thought, be great- ly simplified and improved. Having learned to do a certain thing, like the machine, ina certain way, they are satisfied, and do not seek to make any furtheradvaneement, un- til forced to do so by the restless minds al- ways to be foundin the front ranks of prog- ress. © They are content to follow, not to lead, in the mareh of improvement. They carry conservatism to the verge of stupid- ity. They rail against ‘‘new-fangled” ap- pliances, and ridicule new ideas without in- vestigating them. Having found that cer tain ways of doing things answer very well, they forget that there may be better ways. They don’t look around for new ideas; and new ideas seldom foree themselves upon any man who doesn’t look for them. The above remarks apply not only to the workman, but to the man who employs la- bor. Many manufacturers lose money, sim- ply beeause they fail to keep up with the times. stinate conservatism which refuses to yield an inch, or own itself mistaken until act ually forced by circumstances to doso. Such men are always behind the times, and in the They adopt, as their policy, an ob- sharp conflicts of the world’s markets, their products usually ‘‘get left.” They only learn that the world when it against them. Sometimes they learn a whole- some lesson from the collision, and manage moves, runs to keep out of the way next time; more often they don’t learn anything. _ Hardly less reprehensible than stubborn old-fogyism is the reckless experimentalism which is never content to let wel alone, but is constantly seeking to make enough improvements where none is needed, and often overlooks the real need for improve- ments in its zeal to make perfection more pertect. Set such an experimentalist down in the courts of heaven, and he would im- mediately begin to speculate as to how he could improve on the golden pavements and other things. He applies his tests to all things, and finds nothing perfect. He ac- complishes little real little practical progress—because his operations are performed mostly in the clouds of his own chimerical fancy, away from the com- mon, every-day world of thought and ae- tion. Between the wide extremes pointed out there is a golden mean which leads to sue- cess. The methods of the wild experiment- alist on the one hand, and those of the hide- bound old-fogy on the other, are equally to be avoided. Common sense, wholesome enterprise, a wide-awake spirit, and a re- ceptive mind, open to conviction on all sub- jects and never too sure of its own knowl- edge—these qualities are almost enough to insure a successful career to a man in any walk of life. The manufacturers who pos- sess these qualities in the highest degree are And the workmen who possess them are most sought after, and receive the highest compensation for their labor. ‘ good—makes most sueeessful. THeo. M. CARPENTER. a a + a Knights of Labor Dictating to Tradesmen. The tradesmen of the city of Lynn, Mass., find that they are amenable to other and more arbitary laws than those upon the stat- ute book. They have all received copies of the following edict from the office of the Ex- ecutive Board, Knights of Labor: “On and after Nov. 17 all clothing, fur- nishing goods, hats and caps, boots and shoes, and all laundry agencies shall close their places of business at 6:30 p. m., and all dry and fancy goods stores at 6:15 p. m., as usual, four evenings in each week, name- ly, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, and shall open the evening previous to each holiday, namely: Washington’s Birthday, Fast Day, Memorial Day, June 17, July 4, and Thanksgiving, and every even- ing of one week previous to Christmas.” ayy The Michigan Tradesman, A JOURNAL DEVOTED TO THE Hercantile and Manufacturing Interests of the Siate. BE. A. STOWE, Editor. Terms $1 a year in advance, postage paid. Advertising rates made known on application. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 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, ¢.v-ufficio; O. A. Ball, one year; L. E. Hawkins and R. D. Swartout, two years. a5 Arbitration Committee—I. M. Clark, Ben W. Putnam, Joseph Houseman. Transportation Committee—Samuel Geo. B. Dunton, Amos. 8. Musselman. Insurance Committe—John G. Shields, Arthur Meigs, Wm. T. Lamoreaux. : Manufacturing Committee—Wm. Cartwright, E. S. Pierce, C. W. Jennings. f Annual Meeting—Second Wednesday evening of October. Regular Meetings—Second Wednesday even- ing of each month. Traverse City Business Men’s Association. President, Frank Hamilton; Secretary, C. T. Lockwood; Treasurer, J. T. Beadle. Sears, te Subscribers and others, when writing to advertisers, will confer a favor on the pub- lisher by mentioning that they saw the adver- tisement in the columns of this paper. W. Ty-Long, the Vicksburg grocer, writes Tyre TRADESMAN that the grocery trade of that place contemplates an organization for protection and profit. Let the good work go on, anaemia The market on binding twine is nearly bare, and the price has advaneed 2 cents a pound within a month, which gives ground for the belief that the manufacturers have entered into an agreement to keep prices up to a certain figure. oN EE The wholesale dry goods trade of Chica- goemploys a capital of $14,000,000, and makes a showing of about $75,000,000 an- nual sales. The trade has doubled in twelve years, and is placing New York and Boston in the background. The envelope manufacturers have all united in forming a combination for the pur- pose of keeping prices up to a living basis. As a result of the agreement, advances have been made in several cheaper grades, and a uniform system of prices will proba- bly be agreed upon in the near future. AMONG THE TRADE. IN THE CITY. A. M. Frost succeeds A. J. MeKeene in the grocery business on South Division street. Tunis Johnson succeeds Johnson & Co. in the manufacture of cigars at 249 South Di- vision street. J. C. Coffman has sold his jewelry stock at Petoskey to Will Z. Searle, and will en- gage in the same business in this city. It is reported that Jas. S. Evans & Co., the Big Rapids musical imstrument dealer, will establish a branch store in this city. Foster, Stevens & Co. are getting out a full stock for Otto Bros., who will engage in the hardware business at Middleville. Mrs. Eliza Hoyle has engaged in general trade at Ensley Grove. Spring & Company furnished the dry goods and Rindge, Bertsch & Co. the boots and shoes. S. C. Doster has engaged in the grocery business at Brouard, in the same store for- merly ocenpied by Geo. Wilson. Cody, Ball & Co. furnished the stock. Frank E. Spraker a Spraker and Chas. Hogadone have formed acopartnership and will engage in the news and stationery business in the Arcade corner formerly occupied by Hall, Goodman & Co. Hi. F. Hastings has secured the Western Michigan agency for the Bethesda mineral spring water, put up at Waukesha, Wis., and will ship it to Grand Rapids in barrels and keep it in tanks at his new office in the Berkey block. Oliver G. Brooks, of the firm of Telfer & Brooks, has come on from Detroit to assume a share in the management of the business of the new house. The firm’s grinding and roasting machinery is now in full opesation, and Messrs. Telfer & Brooks will make the acquaintance of the trade through the proper channels in the next few weeks. W. Rk. Fox, formerly superintendent for the Farmer Roller Mill Co., has opened a machine shop for general repair work and the manufacture of patented specialties in the room in the Gay block formerly oceu- pied by C. O. & A. D. Porter. Mr. Fox is the inventor of a castor for furniture which can readily be removed, but cannot fall out, which is meeting which exceptional success. He also manufactures a mitre box of his own invention which will cut at any angle and not sliver. There Will be a meeting of the pool wood- enware manufacturers either to-day or a week from to-day—the exact date is one of those things no fellow can find out—at which time it is expected the compact will be renewed and most outside manufacturers will be pulled into the pool. Pending such an arrangement, which involves an imme- diate increase in prices dealers would do well to replenish their stocks and lay in enough to supply the demands of their trade | seen, necessitates such a move. Such is fame! The Detroit Commercial having stated that Curtiss, Dunton & Co. had sold out, corrects the mis-statement as follows: ‘Messrs. Dutton & Co., of Grand Rapids, deny the soft impeachment of having sold out. We are glad to hear that they have not.” The West Michigan Oil Co.—which is only another name for the Standard Oil Co. —has abandoned the idea of running a tank line into Muskegon, and will not revive the project until some competition, now unfor- The build- ings recently erected for a tank line station will be kept in repair for use in such an event. Inthe meantime, the oil used by Muskegon dealers and handled by the job- bers at that market is shipped to Grand Rapids by tank, and thence to destination in barrels. An amusing incident occurred at a certain Ottawa street jobbing establishment one day last week. ‘The two-year-old son of one of the proprietors espied a bottle containing the purple ink used with a rubber stamp and swallowed a considerable portion of its con- tents before the act was discovered. A phy- sician was promptly sent for and an emetic given and the little fellow was relieved of a dangerous concoction of analine and arsenic without serious difficulty. The bottle will be kept on a higher shelf hereafter. The saw mill plant and about 1,200 acres of fine hardwood timber land, situated near Paradise, Grand Traverse county, and be- longing to the Hadley Bros. Manufacturing Co., has been sold to Hannah, Lay & Co., who have retained the services of manager S. E. Curdy and will cut the timber out as fast as the capacity of the mill will allow. The Hadley Bros. Manufagturing Co. was formed mainly from the creditors of the firm of Hadley Bros., about a year ago, with a paid-in capital stock of $19,000. The fail- ure of the Stockwell & Darragh Furniture Co., which held about half the stock, crip- pled the corporation and rendered it neces- sary to add to the working capital or dis- pose of {the property. The stockholders chose the latter alternative, with the result above noted. AROUND THE STATE. F. N. Tucker, grocer at Three Rivers, has sold out. F. A. Hamilton, grocer at East Saginaw, is about selling out. Miles & Corlett succeed J. B. Miles in the drug business at Dexter. A. Hi. Towne, grocer at New Era, will shortly retire from business. Geo. Ames, meat dealer at Seottsville, has added a line of groceries. Frank Guy succeeds Guy & Warner in the grocery business at Milan. J. W. Crozer has moyed his general stock from Ontonagon to Menominee. Meyers Bros. have removed their clothing stock from L’ Anse to Calumet. W. J. Sweet succeeds Brunk & Sweet in the jewelry business at Croswell. W. B. Church succeeds Olds & Church in the dry goods business at St. Joseph. The mortgage® is in possession of J. F. Davis’ dry goods stock at Battle Creek. A. (Mrs. Louis) Fontaine, boot and shoe dealer at Bay City, has removed to Au Sa- ble. Mitterneir & Rohde succeed F. A. Ham- ilton in the grocery business at East Sagi- naw. E. S. Lewis has sold his grocery stock, at Marshall, to Wm. Reilly and J. Thompson Mack. C. E. Ramsey succeeds Chas. E. White in the drug and stationery business at Kal- kaska. J. L. Hudson succeeds R. Hudson & Son in the hat, cap and clothing business at Tonia. Albert Thiele has sold his clothing stock at Plainwell to Horace Storms and J. H. Clement. Adam Wagner, general dealer at East- manville, has opened a furniture store at that place. F. Salisbury, the Harbor Springs grocer, was in the city last week on his way home from New York State. Cc. J. Fleischauer, the Reed City gro- ceryman, has just moved into a new store especially adapted for his business. T. B. Snyder has sold his general stock at Ayr to J. C. Higinbotham, and will prob- ably re-engage in business at Alansan. _ Smith, Updyke & Co., the leading drug firm of Hillsdale, has suspended, with lia- bilities considerably in excess of the assets. O. G. Emerson’s clothing stock, at Vas- sar, has been sold at chattel mortgage sale ‘to Allan Shelden & Co., Detroit, under pro- test of Brock & Wener, who held a second mortgage. F. G. Richards, of Sparta, has purchased the N. S. Loop dry goods and grocery stock at Kent City, and will remove to that place to conduct the business. He still retains his interest in the Star grocery at Sparta. Fred. S. Kieldsen, who was formerly en- gaged in general trade at Cadillac, but has been cultivating stumps and raising pump- kins for over a year past, has emerged from obseurity and arranged to construct a full roller process mill at Cadillac. G. W. Pursel, the Plainwell druggist, was closed on the 26th ult. by Morrison, Plum- mer & Co., of Chicag® on a second mort- gage for $465. Postmaster Crispe, who formerly owned the stock, has a first mort- gage for $1,085, and the Plainwell Press says the stock will not be sufficient to sat- isfy that claim. A Detroit liquor firm is “in” for $300, and other Detroit and Chi- cago creditors v for some time to come, s proms and. tome. | charge accounts up to Randall & Godfrey, stove and hardware dealers at Ironwood—formerly at Stam- | baugh—were closed on chattel mortgage on the 24th ult. All other creditors are left) unsatisfied. Something of a sensation was created in | commercial circles by the report that Norton | & Wolff, general dealers at Otsego and | Plainwell, had given nine chattel mortgages the interest of Arthur Meigs & Co. and D. | aggregating nearly $18,000, and that F, M. | Lester, of Saranac—a former partner—had given three chattel mortgages amounting to $3,744.58. Many ugly reports are in cireu- lation, some of which seem to be borne out by the facts in the matter. Grand Rapids creditors suffer to the extent of about $1,000, although several haye obtained their goods by replevins and other means. STRAY FACTS. Burton Sewell, confectioner at Bay City, is dead. John Keifer will put in asawmill at Ellis, Calhoun county. Robert Brady & Sons are building a saw mill at Nashville. Manton has marketed 15,000 bushels of potatoes this season. Mr. Frayer has purchased the Weaver saw mill at Alanson. J. F. Barnes succeeds J. E. Bush in the bakery business at St. Louis. Reed & Wicks succeed Mosser & Reed in the livery business at Coldwater. S. G. Isaman is erecting an addition to | his store building at East Jordan. Lafayette Forbes and Chas. Thomas con- template putting in a feed mill at Fisher. Seaman & Rice, loggers at Big Rapids, | have dissolved, Oliver Seaman succeeding. M. J. Seanlan & Co. have purchased the music business of J. L. Reynolds & Son at Ionia. : | D. C. Crivyea, carriage maker at East Saginaw, has been closed on chattel mort- | gage. | M. E. Stocking has purchased a saw | mill at Alanson and will remove it to Lev- ering. Ground pine shipped from Hersey to De- troit, for holiday decorative purposes, brings $50 a ton. E. Y. Williams & Co. succeed Carrier & Co. in the lumber and sawmill business at Essexville. R. Rigg, of Petoskey, has bought the flouring mill at Baldwin and will remove to that place. The Peninsular Land Co.’s mill at Dollar- ville will saw hardwood as wellas pine, the coming season. J. A. Baeot has completed a dock at his store on Pine Lake, 140 feet front and forty feet into the lake. Garrison & Perkins, marble manipulators at Vernon, dissolved December 1, F. S. Per- kins continuing. The Gripsack Brigade. Stephen A. Sears is a father again. boy, as usual. Wallace Franklin is ‘‘doing” Detroit and vicinity this week. Chicago sends out 220 traveling men in her dry goods interest. D. C. Underwood went North Friday in Itsa C. S. M. Austin, of Benton Harbor, talked pickles and sauerkraut to the city trade last week. Will John P. Oggle please send THE TRADESMAN Office a box of cigars for the boys? G. H. Burt, Michigan representative for Kingsford’s starch, paid Grand Rapids his last visit for the year the middle of last week. D. E. MeVean has severed his connection with Clark, Jewell & Co. The house will divide his territory between C. H. Bayley and H. A. Hudson. J. H. Strong, Michigan, Indiana and Wis- consin representative for the Meriden Bri- tannia Co., has removed to Grand Rapids and will make this place headquarters here- after. W. G. Hawkins and wife, who have boarded since their marriage four years ago, have concluded to indulge in the luxury of house-keeping, and have accordingly leased the Bacon homestead at 320 Lyon street. John MeIntyre has severed his connec- tion with Cody, Ball & Co., to be succeeded by Frank Parmenter, who will take the towns and drives on the Grand River Val- ley Division and the F. & P. M. Railway. Jas. H. Brown, who sees the jobbing trade of Michigan Indiana and Ohio every sixty days for P. Lorillard & Co., spent Thanks- giving at this market. Mr. Brown is just as funny as he ever was and sells just as many goods as formerly. It is stated that Wm. H. Downs, for sev- eral years past general traveling representa- tive for Spring & Company, has arranged to travel for Root, Strong & Co., of Detroit, after January 1, covering the same terri- tory as at present. Albert C. Antrim sends Tir TRADESMAN a couple of cotton balls from Galveston, Texas, which have been deposited in the office museum, which contains such anti- quities as Joe Reed’s speech, Geo. Owen’s joke and Soliman Snooks’ portrait. Jos. L. Proud, formerly with Allen Dur- fee, has gone on the road for the Mills & Lacey Manufacturing Co., and will cover the undertaking trade in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. He started down the C. & W. M. Railway Tuesday on his initial trip. Edward Mortlock, with Isaac Keeler, woolen jobber at Philadelphia, was in the city last week on business for his house and the M. C. T. A. Aschairman ofthe Trans- Baleom & Peck sueceed Baleom & White | in the jewelry and musical instrument bus- | iness at Kalamazoo. , Wm. Goss has purchased Mr. Morehouse’s | interest in the furniture business of Blan- chard & Morehouse at Portland. . Bronson will have a third hardware store, which ought to meet all demands that are made in a town of 900 inhabitants. J. M. Carr, Agt., has sold his shingle mill at Chippewa Lake, but the name of the purchaser has not yet been disclosed. Chamberlain & Pinkett, of Dundee, will move their stave and heading factory to Bannister and furnish employment to fifty men. The Delta Lumber Co.’s mill at Thomp- son has shut down, haying cut up its logs clean for the first time since it was built four years ago. All the logs in the main river at Manisti- que have been gotten down and sawed out, and the mills have lately been drawing their supplies from Indian river. The business outlook of Escanaba has greatly improved of late. One large store brick block is nearly finished, and three or four more are in process of erection. It is estimated that the lumber left on the dock at Muskegon when navigation closes will not exceed 100,000,000 feet, as compar- ed to 250,000,000 feet at the close last year. A Bloomingdale correspondent writes: E. A. Haven made 1,850 cheeses last season and is now teaching school. He has a whey about him that curdles all the mischief in a small boy. Lewis Carman, the Mecosta mill owner, has purchased the Buckeye grist mill, locat- ed on the Chippewa river in Rolland town- ship, Isabella county, and will place Geo. Pierson in charge of the same. A new industry has been begun in the Ionia House of Correction this fall. Sixteen knitting machines have been placed in the tailor shop and when the boys get used to working them there will be fifty dozen pairs of socks turned out daily. H. A. Squires, of Ludington, has perfect- eda machine for thinning shingle saws which gives good satisfaction. Heretofore these saws could only be thinned at the manufac- tory where made, as the machinery for thin- ning was too expensive to be brought into general use at the mills. The machine in- vented by Mr. Squires is simple, and can be furnished for $200. ——___—<0-<.——__— Good Words Unsolicited. W.J. Sanders, grocer, Big Rapids: “T con- sider it one dollar well invested.” A. H. Towne, grocer, New Era; ‘Would not dispense with your most valuable paper.” ———~-2-< Ludwig Winternitz reports a booming business in the sauer kraut line. He has already disposed of fifty barrels, and seri- ously contemplates ordering a second car- load. His kraut is exceptionally fine and portation Committee of the Association Mr. Mortlock has rendered the traveling fratern- lity of the State an invaluable service. J. L. Joseph writes Tur TRADESMAN from East Saginaw, giving the particulars of an accident to a member of the traveling fraternity which came near resulting fatally. It appears that John Johnston, who rep- resents W. R. Cushman & Co., of Detroit, blew out the gas in his room in a fit ecstacy over the capture of a young lady in the Sag- inaw Valley, and that it required consider- able argument to convince the coroner that he did not attempt to commit suicide. Jas. MecSkimin, formerly engaged in the grinding and jobbing of spices at this mar- ket,but for several years past general travel- ing representative for W. J. Gould & Co., of Detroit, has engaged to travel for W. F. McLaughlin & Co., of Chicago, under which arrangement he will cover the job- bing trade of Michigan, Indiana and Illinois at intervals of thirty days. Mr. MeSkimin will start out for the new house on the 7th, and will take up his residence in Peoria. “Mack” is about as well posted on coffees and spices as any man in the business, and isa valuable acquisition to the manufac- turers of XX XX. M. H. N. Raymond leaves the following note at Tue TRADESMAN Office: ‘‘I receiv- ed notice this morning that 1 was appointed a member of the committee on the traveling men’s ball. Ishall be out of the city and cannot act. Beside, they used my name without authority. I am not a member of the organization simply because their con- stitution and by-laws do not recognize me as a traveling man.” Mr. Raymond is badly “off.” The annual social party and the an- nual picnic are always held under the aus- pices of all the traveling men of the city, and no reference is ever made to any organ- ization in such connection. ee Preliminary Arrangements for the Annual Social Party. There was a fairly good attendance at the meeting held at Tuk TRADESMAN office Saturday evening to arrange for the annual social party of the Grand Rapids traveling men. Capt. Jas. N. Bradford—who lead the hosts to victory on the immortal July 4, 1885 —was made chairman and W. G. Hawkins —whose voice bears a striking resemblance to a fog-horn—was chosen to act as secie- tary. Geo. H. Seymour moved that the party be held on Tuesday evening, December 29, which was carried. The following committees were appointed by the chair: On Hall and Music—Geo. F. Owen, Stephen A. Sears and Dick Werner. On Printing—Geo. H. Seymour, Leo. A. Caro, Wm. Logie, L. C. Bradford and A. B. Cole. \ yho shall is giving the best satisfaction wherever in- On invitation—Nine members, be nameless. ae L. Braisted, Chas. C. Drew, Joe, F. Reed, A. D. Baker, Valda Johnston, M. M. Mallory, Algernon Edmund White, Chas. Livingston, Gideon Kellogg, sey, David Kenyon, M. H. N. Raymond, Wm. H. Jennings, D. J. Buckley and Sam. A. Walling. On Reception—Dr. Josiah B. Evans, A. O. Win. R. Kea- Floor Managers—Hy. Robertson and Dick Werner. Assistants—Stephen Sears, W. G, Hawkins, Geo. H. Seymour and A. C. Sharp. Door Tenders—D. S. Haugh, A. B. Smith and Thos. Ferguson. Treasurer—Geo. H. Seymour. The secretary was instructed to notify each member of each committee of his ap- pointment, when the meeting adjourned un- til Saturday evening, Dee. 12. ——_—~<>_ > Purely Personal. D. F. Donahoe, the Muskegon grocery- man, was in town Thursday and Friday on business connected with the Knights of Maccabees. Dick Sheeran, manager of the Gunn Hard- ware Co., put in three or four days, includ- ing Thanksgiving, at his home in Detroit last week. Jas. Fox found the weather at Sioux City, Iowa, did not agree with him, and has con- sequently returned to Omaha, where he will remain a short time. There will be a cripple at Hazeltine, Per- kins & Co.’s establishment in a week or | two. Mr. Fairchild has taken home a bottle of Henry’s Corn Cure for use on his own | pedal extremities. <> -__ VISITING BUYERS. The following retail dealers have visited | the market during the past week and placed | orders with the various houses: Wm. Peer, Muskegon. A. R. McKay, Muskegon. A. L. Dennis, New Era. A. W. Fowler, Lakeside. D. F. Donahoe, Muskegon. | Henry Fiynn, Big Rapids. | John Gunstra, Lamont, \ D. W. Shattuck, Wayland. | W. FF. Rice, Alpine. | N. Bouma, Fisher. H. M. Patrick, H. M. Patrick Co., Leroy. J. P. Gilman, Breedsville. Frank Clark, Lacota. Mr. Chaple, Cole & Chapel, Ada. Cc. H. Deming, Dutton. Ralph Steffin, South Blendon. Henry DeKline, Jamestown. Eli Runnels, Corning. Cc. E. Coburn, Pierson. A. & L. M. Wolf, Hudsonville. A. Purchase. South Blendon. John Kamps, Zutphen. I. S. Boise Hastings. c. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville. Geo. S. Powell & Co., Sand Lake. F. Voorhorst & Co., Overisel. Jos. H. Spires, Leroy. Johnson & Seibert, Caledonia. G. N. Reynolds, Belmont. Geo. Carrington, Trent. Moerdyk, DeKruif & Co., Zeeland. M. A. Knox, Tustin. G. C. Baker, Lebarge. Colborn & Carpenter, Caledonia. Jas. Grannis, Six Corners. F. E, Campau, Alaska. Jos. Ward, Cedar Springs. Neal MeMillan, Rockford. Dr. J. W. Kirtland, Lakeview. Dr. Harry E. Hawkins, Wayland. Walling Bros., Lamont. J. C. Benbow, Cannonsburg. W.W. Peirce, Moline. Geo. W. Bevins, Tustin. Dr. V. Sinz, Trent. Cc. BE. Blakeley, Coopersville. Blakeley Bros., Fife Lake. J. Q. Look, Lowell. Hunt & Hunter, Lowell. A. W. Fenton & Co., Bailey. M. J. Howard, Englishville. C. Keller, Logan. J. L. Graham, Wayland. Thos. Cooley, Lisbon. C. K. Hoyt, Hudsonville. Peter Prins, Holland. Jeo. W. Johnson & Son, St Ignace. Carrel & Fisher, Dorr. Christian Pfeifle, Ashland Station. Mrs. Eliza Hoyle, Ensley Grove. Fred Moore, Haire P. O. Dibble Bros., Burnip’s Corners. Jorgensen & Hemingsen, Grant. F. G. Thurston, Lisbon. A. 'T. Kellogg, Kellogg & Wooden, Kalkaska. Joen Giles & Co., Lowell. J. May, Frankfort. Jay Marlatt, Berlin. F. Salisbury. Harbor Springs. F. C. Stone, Cedar Springs. Peter Steketee & Co., Holland. L. B. Chaple, Ada. Hoag & Judson, Cannonsburg. John H. Anderson, Edgerton. Wm. Black, Cedar Springs. H. C. Peckham, Freeport. C. Bergin, Lowell. A. M. Chureh, Alpine. M. Minderhout, Hanley. G. W. A. Smith, Smith & Field, Whitecloud. L. K. Gibbs, Gibbs Bros., Mayfield. Chas. Nicholson, Hartford. Geo. Gokey, West Olive. F. Salisbury, Harbor Springs. Ea. Roberts, Darling & Roberts, Sparta. J. C. Townsend, White Cloud. —_——_—_>->—— The oleomargarine manufacturers and dealers in Cleveland are determined to make a determined fight agains the Health Board of that city, OUT AROUND. News and Gossip Furnished by Our Own Correspondents. Big Rapids. Wm. Haney and Edgar Darling have pur- chased the grocery stock of Frank Robbins, and took possession of the same on Mon- day. Mr. Haney has been in Mr. Craw- ford’s employ for the last twelve or four- teen years, and Mr. Darling for the past five or six years. They both had charge of the business for Mr. Robbins while he owned it. Geo. W. Crawford has closed a contract with Messrs. Hart & Horning, of this place, to saw and cross-pile 5,000,000 feet of pine at Iota. They are now operating a mill at or near Woodville, and will remove the same to Iota in the Spring. Mr. Craw- ford puts the logs at the mill. L. L. & J. T. King, who have been in the employ of J. G. McElwee ever since his locating here, have severed such connection and are building a planing mill at Jackson. They are shipping their lumber for their mill from here. Fife Lake. E. C. Phinney has started a shoe shop here. Mr. Knight has added grist mill machin- ery to his planing mill. Wm. Walter has opened a tailor shop | 1ere. John Schoonover, John Hamilton and Robert Creighton all have lumbering jobs on the Manistee this winter. The jewelry stock of the late M. Wingert has been removed to his former home in Ohio, which leaves the place without a jew- elry store, Hersey. Will L. Beardsley has leased his Cat Creek mill to Frank Voree, of Morley, for one year. Mr. Voree is putting in Hall shingle machinery and intend eutting split bolts. Hall & Manning have bought shingle tim- ber at Deer Lake and are putting in a shin- gle mill. They have contracted to furnish 5,000,000 shingles to the Osterhout & Fox Lumber Co. Dr. Neville and Frank Beardsley, a prom- | ising law student of Hersey, have purchas- ed the drug stock of O. E. Jones. Luther. J. B. Lachine, foreman in W.M. Dwight’s planing mill, leaves this week for Detroit and New York State, on an absence of sev- eral weeks. Geo. A. Osborne, the druggist, was in Grand Rapids last week. The saloon in the old Central house is closed. | Muskegon. Bosquette & Bros., late of South Haven, have opened a meat market at 44 Pine street. Newaygo. Geo. E. Taylor has added a line of holi- day goods to his stationery and book store. D. P. Clay put in a few days at this point last week, looking after his immense busi- ness interests. Station Agent Minogue says there is con- siderable talk among railroad men of con- tinuing the D., L. & N. Railway from How- ard City to this place, and using the new iron bridge here as a means of crossing the river. Such a project would be welcomed by the business men of this town, as a re- duction of freight rates would probably re- sult. Willy A. Shaw, who for a number of years has been connected with his brother in the publication of the Newaygo Repub- lican, has retired from the firm, and the paper will hereafter be edited by E. O. Shaw. Otier Lake. Ww. cC. Cummings has sold the sawmill machinery in his sawmill at this place to Cowley & Lot, of Harrisville, who are moving the machinery to that place. It is rumored that Fred Sehott will man- ufacture furnityre this winter in a part of W. C. 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Golden Seal (Powd 25c)............ Hellebore, white, powdered....... Ipecac, Rio, powdered............. alap, powdered................... Licorice, select (Powd 15)...... .. Licorice, extra select..... civagawas Pink, true..........+. ba orees ounce oe Rhei, from select to choice.......1 Rhei, powdered KE. I Rhei, choice cut cubes............ Rhei, choice cut fingers........... 52 15 6 50 10 HERBS—IN OUNCE PACKAGES. 13 18 00 75 10 QF 00 50 10 ll Ss wwe WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. @ 4 we OS 8 19 ace a © ww SS APR Che dO RESSENSSSEERESSSRRERRE Advanced—Quinine, P. &W.; morphia, P. & einchonidia, P. & W.; spermaceti. PEO ys nn rk on oa ks cae boda ee cons os cn wanes cece eneeen ness nes f on POC TEIN, uc cc ann seasoned oe cee seneceasastee ? i aa ck eae ccc cn end ae en aces tena RUORPMOTAD oo ou be cs carn ance ce aces be sees ce neues Pert, ME MIOTRI os ow cae wk we nc en wees oe sens RE oc ca cals lien sands ba eu ti eees eo bens Boke ocr cage unease as Ve neesanacecanans WEP on ok ink occa nd ea clans, 40 24 or wv 00 20 7 65 SSESERUSSE = or S oS It SSRRSSSSTSARSSSES Dae aS 8s MOPUOMLATIO“. <0 oc. < coogi ocaccceaces PO oor cea ek oe ie bc os 0 ae i, Sarsaparilla, Hondurus........... Sarsaparilia, Mexican............. Squills, white (Powd 35c).......... Valerian, English (Powd 30¢)...... Valerian, Vermont (Powd 28e)... SEEDS. Anise, Italian (Powd 20c).......... Bird, mixed in ® packages....... Canary, Smyrna............ as Caraway, best Dutch (Powd 20c). Cardamon, Aleppee............... Cardamon, Malabar................ Ws ees es aici eee Coriander, pest English........... Fenne Flax, pure grd (bbl 344)............ Foenugreek, powdered............ Hemp, Huassian...................- Mustard, white Black 10c)........ WG eee es eka c cu aae Rape, English............ 37, 89 & 41 Kent Street, Grand Rapids, Michigan. ae : i, WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. WIDE BROWN COTTONS. Androscoggin, 9-4..23 {Pepperell, 10-4......25 Androscoggin, 8-4..21 |Pepperell, l-4...... 27% Pepperell, 7-4...... 16%| Pequot, 7-4......... 18 Pepperell, 8-4...... 20 |Pequot, S-4.........a1 Pepperell, 9-4......224/Pequot, ‘-4.........24 CHECKS. Caledonia, XX,o0z..11 {Park Mills, No. 90..14 Caledonia, X,0z...10 |Park Mills, No. 100.15 Economy, 02....... 10 (Prodigy, 02.........11 Park Milis, No. 50..10 (Otis Apron......... 10% Park Mills, No. 60..11 |Otis Furniture..... 10% Park Mills, No. 70..12 |York, 1 02.......... 10 Park Mills, No. 80..13 | York, AA, extra 02.14 OSNABURG. Alabama brown.... 7 |Alabama plaid..... 3 Jewell briwn....... 9%'Augusta.plaid...... 7 Kentucky brown..10'%|Toledo plaid........ 7 Lewiston brown... 9'¢|Manchester or 7 Lane brown........ 2% New Tenn. p aid...11 Louisiana plaid.... 7 |Utility plaid........ 6% BLEACHED COTTONS. Avondale, 36....... 844/Greene, G, 4-4...... 5% Art cambrices, 36...11%/ Hill, 4-4............. ih Androscogging4-4.. 8% Hill, 7-8............. 6% Androscoggin, 5-4..124% Hope, 4-4........... 6% mene 7 eeuneeee 6% King Phillip cam- ee eee 6 Diet, BO. oii ics: 11% a . M4, caves OO banwood, 44)... %% Roott, Te. OG... .<.-. q sonsdale, 4-4....... 7% Boott, AGC, 4-4..... 9% Lonsdale cambric.10% sae R. pg rs 5% a GB, 4-4... 9% 3lackstone, AA 4-4, 7 wangdon, 45........14 Chapman, X,44.... 6 |Masonville, 4-4..... 8 Conway, 4 . 7 |Maxwell. 44. . 9% Cabot, 4-4........- . 6%|New York Mili, 4-4.10% Cabot, Tei... 6 oc cc0ss 6 |New Jersey, 44.... 8 Canoe, 3-4.........- 4 |Pocasset, P.M.C.. 7% Domestic, 36....... 744' Pride of the West..11 Dwight Anchor,4-4. 9 |Pocahontas, 4-4.... 74 Davol, 4-4........-: 9 iSlaterville, 7-8...... 6% Fruit of Loom, 4-4.. 8%4| Victoria, AA.......9 Fruit of Loom, 7-8.. 7%4/ Woodbury, 4-4...... 5% Fruit of the Loom, Whitinsville, 4-4... 7% cambrie, 4-4...... ll |Whitinsville, 7-8.... 6% Jold Medal, 4-4.. .. 6%|Wamsutta, 4-4......16% Gold Medal, 7-8..... 6 |Williamsville, 36...105 Gilded Age......... 8% SILESIAS. COND oo cw ca cave cede |Masonville Es ocss 8 Wo. 10.............. lee mnsonville B......-. 10% ON as oc sn cnc sass My LLORAS 6s 55 oc ccscs 94 ee 8... cc uscckee LUOOGMG G.. ..604.50 Centennial ......... INlGtOry Oi. cic deans: Pe cc SER RONG Discs cs ckcas Tacos nn cdcesccas Mm iViotory P.....<..5, TOD gc oo von dn 0 ERA LVIUONS This c cccseeas 244 MAIN | cs ca cacess 12 {Phoenix A, 19% Red Cross........-- 10 |Phoenix B.........-10% Social Imperial....16 !Phoenix XX ..... ..5 PRINTS. Albion, solid........5%/Gloucester ..........5% Albion, grey......-.- 6 \Gloucestermourn’g.5% Allen’s checks......5%! Hamilton fancy....5% Ailen’s fancy.......54%|Hartel fancy........ 5% Allen’s pink.........54¢|Merrimac D.........5% Allen’s purple....... 54%|Manchester .........54% American, fancy....5% |Oriental fancy......5% Arnold fancy........ 6 |Oriental robes...... 6% Berlinsolid......... 5 |Pheific robes........ 6 Cocheco fancy......5 |Richmond...........6 Cocheco robes......- 6% Steel River..........5% Conestoga faney....6 |Simpson’s...........6 Eddystone ..... .--- 6 |Washington fancy..6 Eagie fancy.........5 |Washington blues, 7 Garner pink.........5%! FINE BROWN COTTONS. Appleton A, 4-4.... 6%|Indian Orchard, 40. 8 Boott M, 4-4........ 6%/Indian Orchard, 36. 744 Boston F, 4-4....... 344\Laconia B, 7-4...... 16% Continental C, 43.. 644| Lyman B, 40-in..... 10% Continental D, 40in 8%|Mass. BB, 44....... 5% Conestoga W, 44... 6%)Nashua E, 40-in.... 8% Conestoga D, 7-8... 5%! Nashua R, 4-4...... 7% Conestoga G, 30-in. 6 (Nashua O,7-8....... 6% Dwight X, 3-4...... 544|Newmarket N...... 6% Dwight Y, 7-8....... 5%|Pepperell E, 39-in.. 7 Dwight Z, 44....... 6%|Pepperell R, 4-4.... 7% Dwight Star, 4-4.... 7 |Pepperell O, 7-8.... 6% Swight Star, 40-in.. 9 |Pepperell N, 3-4.... 6% Enterprise EE, 36.. 5 |Pocasset_ C, 4-4..... 6% Great Falls E,4-4... 7 (Saranac R.......... 1% Farmers’ A, 4-4..... @ Barande &......:... 9 Indian Orchard +4 74! DOMESTIC GINGHAMS. Amoskeag ........- 74%! Renfrew, dress styl 9 Amoskeag, Persian 8%4| Johnson Mantg Co, BEVIOG. «4 <<. 50c0e| | THE LEADING BRANDS OF TOBACCO) Offered in this Market are as follows: BIG DRIVE 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, or — mene STUNNER, DARK RED BIRD, BRIGHT tO MC, Beast 10e Cigar in Michiean. mon Sense,” Beste Cigar in Michigan. CLARK, JEHWELL & CO, SOLE AGENTS. OPERA QUEEN, BRIGHT : FRUIT Oo SO SWEET 2c less in 6 pail lots. SMORING. ARTHUR'S CHOICH, 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 PHREINS & HESS, DEALERS IN Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow, : NOS. 122 and 124 LOUIS STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USE. 2c less in 100 pound lots. These brands are sold only by Arthur Meigs & Co. Only 35 Cents. : So confident are we that Dr. Pete's 35 cent Cough Cure will not disappoint the most san- guine exdectations of a single broken-down consumptive invalid, that we warrant it. Had we not the most perfect confidence in its vir- on re ona not think of offeri it as we ~ egotins Rapids, M & Co., whole- Rapids, Mich. LUDWIG WINTERNITZ, é JOBBER OF Milwanxee Star Brand Vinegars. ngth and warranted absolutely ples and Kreade, Sendgfor sam Sauetkraut. ure. rices. Also dealer in rand Rapids, Mich. Pure le Cider and White Wi ade igi ne Vinegars, 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, 77, 79 and 71 South Division Street. It may save you money. | Express . HENRY KRITZER, PROPRIETOR NEWAYGO roller Mills MANUFACTURER OF THE “Crown Prince” BRAND. ALWAYS UNIFORM IN QUALITY. FINEST GRADES OF WHEAT AND BUCKWHEAT FLOUR A SPECIALTY. BUCKWHEAT FLOUR, ROLLER PRO- CESS, GUARANTEED PURE. PORTABLE AND STATIONARY ENGIN ES. * | From 2 to 150 Horse-Power, Boilers, Saw Mills, ee Wood Working Mac hinery, Shaft- ing, Pulleys and Boxes. Contracts made Complete Outfits. oe we. os Siena 88, 90 and 92 South Division Street, GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. TIME TABLES Michigan Central. DEPART. PEROT MOND MOR TIPOOE. o.oo c5 nes desc nce canes 6 pg oh ee ee 2: * Atlantic ee Way Freight... 7:00 am 459m Suda 3:50 a m ARRIVE. MOGI TER UTOUN, oo 55s i ccsdcncdcsians 3:00 a m +Mail 3:50 p m ?Grand Rapids Express............... 10:50 p ra We cc hac cdc en sseccsccesas GUNN Oe +Daily except Sunday. *Daily. Sleeping cars run on Atlantic and Pacifie Express. Direct and prompt connection made with Great Western, Grand Trunk and Canada Southern trains in same depot at Detroit, thus avoiding transfers. The Detroit Express leaving at 6:00 a. m. has Drawing Koom and Porlor Car for Detroit, reaching that city at 11:45 a.m., New York 10:30 a.m.,and Boston 3:05 p. m. next day. A train leaves Detroit at 4 p. m. daily except Sunday with drawing room car attached, arriv- ing at Grand Rapids at 10:50 p. m. J.T. SCHULTZ, Gen’! Agent. Chicago & West Michigan. Leaves. «se 02108 . 1:00pm Arrives. +tMail. a : +Day E xpress.. '*Night Ex press. aa ada wees 10:40 p m Muskegon Express......... 4:15 pm *Daily. tDaily except Sunday. Pullman Sleeping Cars on all night trains. Through parior car in charge of careful at- tendants without extra charge to Chicago on 1:00 p. m., and through coach on9:15 a. m. and 10:40 p. m. trains. NEWAYGO DIVISION. Leaves. a -4:5pm 4:04pm .... 8:05am 11:1am an trains arrive and de part from Union De- Express. pot The Northern terminus 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. EXpress.............-.0e00: 7:15pm 7:30 am PN iui seus as hesnesncces 9:50am 4:00pm 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 office, 67 Monre street and depot. J. W. MCKENNEY, Gen’! Agent. Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwaukee. GOING EAST. Arrives. Leave. Leaves. 6:25am 10:20am 3:35 pm 10:45 p m 10:30 am +Steamboat Express. .. Trhrouge Mail............. "10:10 am +Evening Express.. ... 3:20pm *Limited Express.......... 8:30 pm *+Mixed, with coach........ GOLNG WEST. +tMorning Express......... 1:05pm 1 TrnrOwa DERI... . ce sess 5:19pm +Steamboat Express....... 10:40 p m OE os gos cccni cence cenaci 7 *Night Express.. sees See GS +Daily, Sund: iys 8 exce pted. *Daily. Passengers taking the 6:25 a. m. Express make close connections at Owosso for Lansing and at Detroit for New York, arriving there at 10:00 a. m. the following morning. The Night Express has a through Wagner Car and local Sleeping Car Detroit tc Grand Rapids. 10 p m 5:15pm :lv0am 20am D. Porrer, City Pass. Agent. GzO. B. REEVE, Traffic Manager, Chicago. Grand Rapids & Indiana. GOING NORTH. i : Arrives. Cincinnati & Gd Rapids Ex 9:20 pm Cincinnati & Mackinac Ex. 9:30am 11:30a m Ft. Wayne& Mackinac Ex 4:10pm 5:05pm G’d Rapids & Trav. City Ac. 7:00a m GOING SOUTH. G. Rapids & Cincinnati Ex %: Mackinae & Cincinnati Ex. &:05 pm Mackinac & Ft. Wayne Ex. "10:30 am Cadillac & G’d Rapids Ac. 10:30 pm All trains daily except Sunday. SLEEPING CAR ARRANGEMENTS. North—Train leaving at 5:05 o’clock p. m. has Sleeping and Chair Cars for Petoskey and Mackinac. Trainleaving at 11:30 a.m. has — Sleeping and Chair Car for Mackinaw ity. South—Train leaving at 5:30 p.m. bas Wood- ruff Sleeping Car for Cincinnati. Cc. L. LOCKWOOD, Gen’! Pass. Agent. Leaves. 15am 5:40 pm 11:45 pm Detroit, Maskinns & Marquette. Trains connect with G. R. & I. trains for St. Ignace, Marquette and Lake Superior Points, leaving Grand Rapids at 5:00 p. m., arriving at Marquette at 1:35 p. m.and6:10 p.m. Returning leave Marquette at 7:30 a. m. and 2:00 p. m., arriv‘ng at Grand Rapids at 10:30 a. m. Con- nection made at Marquette with the Marquette, Houghton and Ontonagon Railroad for the Iron, Gold and Silver and Conger > Districts. ALLEN. Gen’! Pass. & Tkt. Agt., Marquette, Mich. x Groceries. Trouble in the Potato Market. Local potato shippers complain about the unwarranted discrimination with which Michigan rose potatoes are treated in the Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Louisville and Cin- cinnati markets. ‘They assert—and produce the written letters of dealers in the cities mentioned to substantiate their claim—that the agitation against the variety named on the alleged ground that it is inclined to be red in color is creating a fecling against the potato which will practically amount toa shut-out, thus causing a loss on all now in the hands of shippers and compelling grow- ers to find a home market or feed them to stock. Such a condition of affairs is not due to any valid objection against the potato, but to the fact that most of the markets are overloaded and that the receivers have felt the necessity of trumping up some excuse to refuse further consignments on the basis of their reports, in order to avoid loss. Never- theless, the Philadelphia dealers continue to sehd out delusive reports, quoting Michigan rose potatoes at a good figure, and saying nothing about any redness in appearance affecting their sale. Such knavery is in- clined to make the legitimate dealer slightly ‘‘tired.” Jineeniceninconesiltancllsliliee enero Two More Counties Head From. From J. H. Williams, grocer and furni- ture dealer, Leroy: *‘1 do not feel like pay- ing cartage at Grand Rapids, also at this end; and if I have to, I shall charge all drummers of a medium size 5 cents for en- tering my place with grip, and such heavy weight as Joe. Reed and Hub Baker I shall charge 10 cents. I shall have to do some- thing to keep even.” From R. G. Bruce, grocer, Bellaire: ‘You can put me down as one of the kick- ers against the charge for eartage of the wholesale grocers. I formerly bought in Chicago, but changed to Grand Rapids be- cause they charged cartage in Chicago, but the difference between Chicago’ and Grand Rapids prices being in favor of Chicago with the addition of cartage to Grand Rapids prices, I shall again return to Chicago. My cartage tax is excessive enough now, as I am sixteen miles from the railroad and have to pay 20 cents per hundred pounds to lay my goods down from the railroad station, in addition to the exorbitant charges of the G. R. & I. Railway; and I don’t think I shall tamely submit to any further addition to my charges from Grand Rapids.” —_—_—_—>o————_ Two Opinions. ‘““The condition of the retail grocery trade in many of the interior towns is simply de- plorable,” said a well-known traveling man. “While merchants in other lines are selling goods at a living profit, the grocerymen seem to be trying to cut each other’s throats. For instance, I find that in many towns the dealers are selling Arbuckle’s coffee ata shilling a pound, while they are paying 1334 cents for it and’the freight. Thefsame is true of many other staple goods. To my mind, there has got to be a thinning out of the re- tail grocery trade before we shall see any great degree of prosperity. ds “The merchants at my old home, Tecum- seh, used to pull together on all matters af- fecting the good of the trade,” said the tac- jturn book-keeper, ‘‘with one exception. That man was continually cutting and slash- ing, and he made the other dealers no end of trouble. He failed three or four years ago—owing Secor, Berdan «& Co. about $38,000—and settled up at 25 cents. But that didn’t stop his cutting practice. He resumed that way of doing business as soon as he got started again and I understand he is about ready to fail again.” He Followed Instructions. Grocer (to new boy)—You must tell the people that we are very busy, James, wheth- er we areor not. They like to buy of a firm that does a large trade. New boy—AU right, sir. Grocer (a little later)—Didn’t old Mrs. Benson want anything, James? New boy—Yes, sir; she wanted a couple o’ mackerel an’ ten pounds o’ brown sugar, an’ I told her we were so busy wedidn’t know which way to turn, an’ so she said she was in a hurry, and she’d get ’em round the cor- ner. —_—_—_—2<—__—_— Will Pay Every Grocer 100 Per Cent. “J may mention that the trade journals are most useful, anda careful perusal and study of them will pay every grocer 100 per cent. on the amount he pays for them. If the grocers only knew how much work and ex- pense were embodied in the weekly papers, they might perhaps appreciate them more highly.”"—-F. B. Thurber. —_———— oa “Every Business Man Should Have 1," From the Traverse Journal. Every business man, be he large or small dealer, should have Tue MICHIGAN TRADESMAN, a paper devoted to the com- mercial interests of the country. It is ably edited, and contains a vast amount of in- formation for merchants and those who follow in any way, commercial pursuits. The market is nearly bare of elm butter plates, as the factory at Mancelona is un- able to keep pace with the demand, on ac- count of the inability of the management to get in timber fast enough to supply the working capacity of the factory. The gray elm used in the manufacture of butter plates in this State is greatly superior to the water elm used by the Delta, Ohio, fac- tory, as the former never sours, either in warm or damp weather. To this point of superiority is due the enormous demand of the Mancelona butter plate. AT: bout Wall Paper. From the Chicago News. “J expect the wall-paper pool will burst one of these days,” said a well-paper man- ufacturer tlie other day, ‘“‘the agreement is only made for a year and the big jobbers are getting more and more dissatisfied with it every day. Maxwell, McGrath and Mackay would go out of the pool to-day if they could. We were in it a few years ago, but we found it just as profitable and much more pleasant to step out. There are now twenty-three firms in the pool and nine out. We make all of our own goods and sell them directly to the retailer. We save our discount to him and sell to the retailer at less than the pool rates would be. We sell in any quantity, whereas members of the pool have to take 600 pieces to get the dis- count. The pool is only profitable to the big jobbers. The little fellows never make anything by it. The existence of the pool keeps the price of wall-paper 40 per cent. above what it should be. This is shown by the price lists. While all other articles of merchandise have come down in pride, wall- paper sells at the same figure it did five or six years ago. Still the pool is a good thing for the manufacturers, for there is more money in it for them than there would be otherwise. America beats the world on wall-paper of all except the finer grades. There Europe is ahead of us. Over there, however, the cheaper papers areall grays or drabs or some such dull, solid color. In spite of the duty of 20 per cent., these grades could be imported here and sold for 25 per cent. below cheap American papers, but nobody does it, for there isn’t any de- mand for them. Linerusta-Walton has slightly affected the sale of the finer grades of paper, but it is very expensive. It is an extremely useful thing, taking, as it does, the place of paper or wood wainscotting in the interiors and being used for siding on the outside of houses. Picture frames and other things are also constructed of it. It is easily adjusted and can be repainted or touched up as often as needed. Car build- ers fit up palace cars with it and its use is extending every day. There is a monop- oly in the manufacture of it in this country, the only producer being a firm in Stamford, Conn., which bought the American right from Walton himself. Walton lives in France. He invented linoleum and made a fortune out of it. It is made of linseed vil and powdered cork. Lincrusta is lin- seed oil cake backed with paper and cheese- cloth.” - ——>-o<—-—___—— Getting His Money’s Worth. From the Boston Courier. ‘What an enormously large woman Green’s wife is,” said Brown to Black, “Yes,” was the reply, ‘‘she is a regular giantess.” “What led him to marry woman?” “Oh, his miserly disposition.” “What?” “It’s a fact. He’s the meanest, most mis- erly fellow I ever knew, and when he made up his mind to get married he looked around to find the largest woman in the neighbor- hood. He said if he was going to the ex- pense of taking a wife he was going to have as much for his money as possible. Oh, yes, L assure you Green is shrewd fellow. such a large ——-.+<-—— The Grocery Market. Business and collections are both as good as could be expected. Sugars are a trifle weaker, and package coffees have declined 1¢ cent. Other articles in the grocery line are about steady. Candy, nuts and fruits are steady. >> <-> Potatoes are rotting badly all over the State of New York. A Monroe county far- mer doubts whether there are more than enough good potatoes there to supply the people and give farmers seed for next spring. A card from the Retail Grocers’ Union of New York announces that the following subject will be discussed on the evening of the 8rd: ‘Imitation Butter, whether it ought to be sold and how it should be sold.” TuE TRADESMAN regrets that it cannot be | present on the occasion. Grocers’ Association of the City of Muskegon. OFFICERS. President--H. B. Fargo. First Vice-President—Wm. B. Keift. Second Vice-President—A. Towl. Recording Secretary—Wm. Peer. Financial Secretary—John DeHaas. Board of Directors—O. Lambert, W. 1. McKen- zie, H. B. Smith, Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl and E. Johnson. Finance Committee—Wm. B. Kelly, A. Towl and EK. Johnson. Committee on Rooms and Library—O. Lam- bert, H. B. Smith and W, 1. McKenzie. Arbitration Committee—B. Borgman. Wagner and John DeHaas. Complaint Committee—Wm. B. Keift, D. A. Boelkins, J. O. Jeannot, R. 8. Miner and L. Vincent. Law Committee—H. B. Fargo, Wm. B. Keift and*A. Towl. Transportation Committee—Wm. B, Keift, An- drew Wierengo and Wm. Peer. Regular meetings—First and third Wednesday evenings of exch month. Next meeting—Wednesday evening, Dee. 16. Garrit Michigan Dairymen’s Association, Organized at Grand Rapids, February 25, 1885. President—Milan Wiggins, Bloomingdale. Vice-Presidents—W. H. Howe, Capac; F. C. Stone, Saginaw City; A. P. Foltz, Davison Station; F. A. Rockafellow, Carson City; Warren Haven, Bloomingdale; Chas. E. Bel- knap, Grand Rapids; L. F. Cox, Portage; John Borst, Vriesiand; R. C. Nash, Hilliards; a Adams, Ashland; Jos. Post, Clarks- ville. Secretary and Treasurer—E. A. Stowe, Grand apids. — Meeting—Third Tuesday in February, Membership Fee—$1 per year. Official Organ—THE MICHIGAN TRADESMAN. PROVISIONS. The Grand Rapids Packing & Provision Co. quote as follows: PORK IN BARRELS. Mess, Chicago packing, N€W.......--.+-+-+- 11 Mess, Chicago packing............-++++++++ 10 Clear, short pork, Chicago packing...... 12 Back, clear short cut, Chicago packing... .12 Extra family clear, short cut...........--- 11 Clear, A. Webster packer, new..........-. 12 A. Webster packer, short cut..... ..-..--- 12 § Extra pig, short Cut........ 6.6. . eee ee ee eens 12 Extra clear, heavy..........---. cece cee 12 & Clear back, short cut........-...---.-- sees 13 : DRY SALT MEATS—IN BOXES. Long Clears, heavy......-.-+-+++++eeee 6 <" TMOG)... 2... 4. -.-- ess 6 ss MOG ok ow coe hed ae oe 6 Short Clears, heavy......-...---+-eee ee 64 do. POGUE 6 oi ccs ona oe nee 644 do. NG ok a hc eee secs 64 SMOKED MEATS—CANVASSED OR PLAIN, Hams, heavy.......-.-.- 202 cree ee ec ee ee eeees 10 8 MOGI os as ocak as cee eee eee ...- 10% MN io oi hoo nn ot Chae ee cee ane 10% Boneles8 Hams...........--..022+ sees eeeees 10 Boneless Shoulders... .........--. eee seen eres 6 Breakfast Bacon.............:eee-eeeeeeeee 7% Dried Beef, extra quality............-..5-+ 9 Dried Beef, Ham pieces.....-...-----.++-++ Bl Shoulders cured in sweet pickle.........--. 6 50 50 00 50 Tierces 30 and 50 i) Tubs ............+. eee es. 50 th Round ‘Tins, 100 cases..........+-+: LARD IN TIN PAILS. 20 ib Round Tins, 80 i racks............ 3 Pails, 20 im a CASC...........-0.-0 ee 5 bb Pails, 6in a case. ........ oS eae 10 b Pails, 6in a case ............2..--.> BEEF IN BARRELS. Extra Mess Beef, warranted 200 Ibs........ 9 38 BRONCOS, CITA. .-. .. . 2.020 c ene sice cece cece 13 50 SAUSAGE—FRESH AND SMOKED. Pork BAUBAMO.... .. 52-05 Kos ances ossesee ae Ham Sausage... .... 2.2.2... cece ce esse cece cee: Tomgue Sausage...... 0.6... cee ee ee ee ee eee Frankfort Sausage.............2.eeeeee cee BioOd BAUSGAMS.. 2... 22-0 5c oe ce cece es scceees Bologna, straight............ 0.62 se eee eee eee Bologna, thick..............0- cece eee eee ees THOR CRGEORD . ok ocak ose n cen n as ween ses seg: PIGS’ FEET. Tn BALE DHAPTOIG ook. ee lee a ea ek oe In quarter barrels.......-....0-e2 sees eee ee 375 FRESH MEATS. John Mohrhard quotes the prices as follows: Mresh Bool, Sides.................<.. 5 Fresh Beef, hind quarters............ 6 TassOd HOGG. .. oc. .-. one eee cn ee eens 5 Mutton, Carcasses...........-eeeeeeees 4 We a oe i i a so es 8 Pork SAUSAGO.. 6... 002. cscs ceseeses BROT a aes ain a ws sein pin ne ene ae WS ake ee tan os Spring Chickens.............++++. ees 7 Ducks UPOUS 5 as en ba kn ei ben een en esses trade selling ton Moos S HIDES, PELTS AND FURS. Perkins & Hess pay as follows: HIDES. Green....@% @i7 |Calf skins, green Part cured... 8%@ 8%|_ or cured.... @10 Fullecured.... @ 94|Deacon skins, Dry hides and # piece..... 20 @50 Hiss). s:. 8 @12 SHEEP PELTS. Shearlings @40 DORIS. one acs nc os se pines seees- nes 20 @50 Old wool, estimated washed ®@ b...... @25 TAUOW.........: @ 4% WwooL, Fine washed # 24@27|\Unwashed........ Coarse washed... 18@22) FURS. a he ce we wee tc = 1 00@12 00 Fisher . 2 0OM6 00 WR i sie so sk sk ca can eee 25@1 00 AP OM OK so oi oe oe nn ee eee pe 25@1 00 Martin ....... 25@1 00 a a oe ee ec ch aes anes 05@ 50 Muskrat, winter tan.................-- 05@ OF va kits @ ek olg te sa as 0 4 00@5 00 Rs ces ba wa sawn dee wane ns 5@ 75 RA ie ee nana tes oo es 10@1 00 | Reawer, BW... 2.6085 dis seers ce seene 50@2 50 | Deer, PB D...... ccc cece cece cee e sen eces 10@ 30 1 ELASTIC IT REQUIRES STARCH | NO COOKING. CLARK, JEWELL & CO, SOLE AGENTS, OTe ee cae ceca ee canst: seeks WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. These prices are for cash buyers, who pay promptly and buy in full packages. AXLE GREASE. Frazer’s.....--.... 90|Paragon ........... 18 Diamond X........ 80| Paragan 25 tb pails.1 Modoe, 4 doz....... 2 50|Fraziers, 25 ib pails.1 25 ges" | eon BAKING POWDER. Thompson's Butterfly, bulk.............+-- si ae 6 or 10} cans...... - ** 4, 4 doz. in case... as “ 9° “* J. H. Thompson & Co.’s Princess, 48....... ee oe oe oe aZ 42 “ a“ se oe ae ay ee Arctie, ! se su 85 “ , Silver Spoon, 3 dOZ.......... eee eee eee eee es BLUING. Dry, NO. 2...-.---. see cere eter cee ee doz. 25 Dry, NO. 3...... 0. cece eee eee e eres doz. 45 Liquid, 4 02,........ 6... 0s ee ee ee ee es doz. 35 Liquid, 8 OZ. ...... 0. ee cece eect tees doz. 65 AxObic 6 OB. 6 60 oo cons cect ccc eee sn ce ce % gross 4 00 ATCtiC 8 OZ... 2 occ cece cw cence nce crcereeees 8 00 AYCtIC 16.02Z......0..0 cece eect eee e ete teteee 12 Arctic No. 1 pepper DOX..........----eeees 2 00 Arctic No. 2 * - 8 00 Arctic No. 3 = ‘ BROOMS. No. 1Carpet........ 2 5O)No. 2 Hurl.......... 175 No. 2Carpet........ 2 25|Fancy Whisk....... 100 No.1 Parlor Gem..2 75|CommonWhisk.... 75 No. 1 Hurl.......-.- 2 00 CANNED FISH. Clams, | i standards......-.------++++-+++ Clans, 2 standards........-----+-+++++++ : Clam Chowder, 3 Cove Oysters, 1 ib standards............-- Cove Oysters, 2 b standards............. Lobsters, 1 fh picnic. .......--..-+- seer ees Lobsters, 1 t star............-- sees eee ee ees Lobsters, 2 B star........ 2. ee eee eee eee eee Mackerel, 1 fresh standards...........- Mackerel, 5 fb fresh standards...........- ¢ Mackerel in Tomato Sauce, 3 D........... Mackerel,3 thin Mustard........-.-..--+++ f Mackerel, 3 broiled.........------. esses 3 2 Salmon, 1 t Columbia river.........---+.- Salmon, 2 t Columbia river.......--.-+-+- Salmon. 1 i Sacramento........- sou cuaaas 30 Sardines, domestic 148.....----- +--+ sees ees 8@9 Sardines, domestic S.:.......--. seer eee 15@18 Sardines, Mustard %8........--+---eseeeee 10 Sardines, imported 348...........--+---0+5 14 Trout. 3% brook..........-.++++++- 4 50 CANNED FRUITS. Apples, 3 th standards ........--..-2++5-+: 90 Apples, gallons, MEO AVE oa ks cca ewas ss 2 40 Blackberries. standards..........----+++++ 95 Cherries, red stamdard.........----++++++- 80 TIAVAGODE 6. chose oe ens ca knne teense cose 1 00 Egg Plums, standards 1 Green Gages, standards 2 I........---+--5 1 Peaches, Extra Yellow ........----++:+32+5 2 Peaches, standards..........---+---- i 7@1 Peaches, S€CONdS.........+-. cece ee ee eee es 15 Pineapples, Eric.......--...-++e5+- ee ereee l Pineapples, standards. ©......---+-+-+ eee QUINCE ......-.. eee eee teen cette tee e eset es Raspberries, @xtra.....--..--...sees sees j CANNED FRUITS—CALIFORNIA,. Lusk’s. Mariposa. Apricots .....-.. 2-5 secre etter es 2 2 2 00 Bee Plums...........--.2--+ 10 GYADES <2... wees eee eee aes 10 Green Gages 10 Pears... ..4: 65 Quinces .......--+++- Peaches CANNED VEGETABLES. Asparagus, Oyster Bay....---.-+-..++5555- 3 25 Beans, Lima, standard........-..-+...+5+ Beans, Stringless, Erie.. .....-+-+-++++++: Beans, Lewis’ Boston Baked.....,....---- 1 6 Corp, Trophy........---eeeeeee eer ec er cers 1 de NO eae ce tg anee wen eens eS eR on kp ak cane cea n hoes ee 1 Peas, French..........--.. cece es eeee er eceee La Peas, Marrofat, standard.........-..+++++- 1 Peas, BEaver........ 225 ce eeee sect ener eres Pumpkin, 3 th Golden......---.-+++++++ ++: Succotash, standard..........--...+-+--2+35 Tomatoes, TrOphy..........-+seeeeeees 1 05@1 10 Tomatoes, Hillsdale.......-. oa eee 1 05 Tomatoes, Adrian...........-..+-+-e2e0+> 1 05 Tomatoes, Three Rivers........-.++++-+++ .1 0 CHEESE. Michigan full cream............--+++- ll @R Fiat? GHiM.. .. 2... 65-6506 9 @10% a hi caste en oe eens sn cena’ 5 @6 CHOCOLATE. Boston ......----+-+-: 36|German Sweet.......2 ) be Se cage 38| Vienna Sweet .......23 Ryn wiles’... 5c. se COFFEE. Green Rio...... 9@13 |Roasted Mar...17@18 GreenJava..... 17@27T |Roasted Mocha.28@30 Green Mocha. ..283@25 |Roasted Mex... Gib Roasted Rio....10@15 |Ground Rio.... 9@16 Roasted Java ..28@30 | COFFERS--PACKAGE. 100 tbs. 60 Ths. APO S oo... cures sete ses: 1314 h McLaughlin’s ... 14 eent less in 300 tb lo CORDAGE. 72 foot Jute ..... 125 |72 foot Cotton....2 25 60 foot Jute..... 1 00 (60 foot Cotton... 40 Foot Cotton....1 50 [56 foot Cotton... CRACKERS. X Me killa . 5 per cent, off in 10 barrel lots. FISH. Bloaters, Smoked Yarmouth............+. 85@90 OO WRG coe cca c ae sees ston sameness cee ese @5 Cod, Boneless....... 1... .. seer secre eens 54@s% LI@l2 Herring % bDbIS........... 2. eee ee teen ee eee 2 7 Herring, Holland, domestic... .....--.+-+ 8595 Herring, Scaled.............sseee secre rece: IS@z2 Mackerel, Penny bbls...........--++++++:: 4 75@5 Mackerel, shore, No. 2, % bbls............5 00 _ we «12 b kits a) 7 oe 10 a7 No. 3, % bbls * We k ws Oy + io its. 10 oa) F Shad, % bbl cae c wens ae o Trout, % DbIS.........--- eee eee ee rere eee 3 75 WM EB noon wo ce cs ew eect teresa esse 65 NE ee ede deat as ekuaan whined 60 White, No. 1, % bbls ea hae ae White, No.1, 12 t kits............--0--+--- White, No. 1, 10 kits..........--.0---+-+- White, Family, % bbls........-...-.22e eee 22 FLAVORING EXTRACTS. Lemon. Vanilla. Jennings’ 2 O%........--2650+2+: #8 doz.100 1 40 ~ aw oa a we ek ones ena 10 2 4 y 5 ¢ No. 2 Taper.........-...-+> 1 MO, 6 een ee os ween Lm % pint round...........-.- 4 50 1 eaves een an 9 00 We 8 yo kas es ee enas 3 00 WE AO occ cece kk aks ccc ae FRUITS Cherries, dried, pitted............-++-- Citron, NEW.... 6... cece cece ee eee eee ( Currants, N@W.........e cece ee ee ee ees @b Peaches, dried ..........-- eee ee ee eens 12@ Prunes, Turkey, NOW.........6-. eee 64@ 6% Prunes, Turkey, Old..........+-+-+-+- 444@ 5% Raisins, new Valencia. ..........---+-- @10 Raisins, Ondaras.......----+--++e+ee- @l2 Raisins, Sultamas............ccceeceees 9@10 Raisins, Loose Muscatels, new......-- @2 75 “oe ‘ * Se @2 50 @3 2% @2 70 @i16 @36 Raisins, London Layers........-.----+ Raisins, California London Layers... KEROSENE OIL. Water White...... 12% | Legal Test MATCHES. Grand Haven, No. 8, Square..........-05+++ Grand Haven, No. 200, parlor............-- 1 Grand Haven, No. 300, parlor............-- 2 Grand Haven, No. 7, round............-..- 1 OBNIKOBN, NO. 2. 0.5055 ces esc eres eae cess ce een 1 Oshkosh, NO. 8..........0-cceccceneseesceeees l a cc notin oda be kde ba dsehe tues, Riechardson’s No.8 square.........--..-++-- Richardson’s No. 9 i beeen ae i 50 Richardson’s No. 7%, round...........-..++- 1 00 Richardson’s No. 7 Oe ee civ icceecas. 1 50 MOLASSES. Black Strap...........scceeee cece ceneceeree 15@19 WO I ec eau iv nc ce ea nendeeuesess- 28@30 New Orleans, good.............eeee cece ee t 2 New Orleans, choice..... .....eee cece cece 48@50 New Orleans, fancy..............e-eeeeeee 52@55 \Y bbls. 3c extra. OATMEAL. Steel cut........... 5 25|Quaker, 48 Ibs...... 2 35 Steel Cut, % bbis...3 00;\Quiaker, 60 bs...... 2 50 Rolled Oats........ 8 25|\Quaker bbls........ 6 00 PICKLES. @6 00 we io 25 % barrels ..........0- eee cece Ce i pus nae oa om 4s erences PIPES. Imported Clay 3 OR ii vei cee oome Importec Clay, No. 216,3 gross..... -. Imported Clay, No. 216, 2% gross..... i American T. D...........0066++ Cre bed RICE. Choice Carolina.....6%|Java .........++ \ @6 Prime Carolina.....64|Patna ............/ ‘,.6 m...... 5% Broken... ..,..3%4 Medium Fe] seeeee Good Carolina 5 Good Louisiana.....5 2 Cevesuceas : | Old Abe. | ET a ee ee SALERATUS. DeLand’s pure...... 5%|\Dwight’s ............ 5 Churoh’s .......8.6: 54'/Sea Foam........... Bi Taylor’s G. M....... 54 |\Cap Sheaf........... 54 144¢ less in 5 box lots. : SALT. 60 Pocket, F F Dairy........... iy dues Fe PO en hs he ia ws es oe on oaks 45 1003 pockets............ cece eee eeeees Saginaw or Manistee...............-++ DOI OG Ook inc aie e'c kes eee Standard Coarse.............cesesees ‘ Ashton, English, dairy, bu. bags...... Ashton, English, dairy, 4 bu. bags.... Higgins’ English dairy bu. bags...... American, dairy, 4% bu. bags.......... THOR, UEIBOOIB. oie iso ss cae acre wens onenee SAUCES. Parisian, 4 Dit. . occ. cnc casein cceseuss Pepper Sauce, red small.............. Pepper Sauce, green.......... cece ees Pepper Sauce, red large ring......... Pepper Sauce, green, large ring...... Catsup, Tomato, pints...............-- Catsup, Tomato, quarts .............. Halford Sauce, pints...............66- Halford Sauce, % pints................ SPICES. Ground. Whole. Pepper........... 16@25'|Pepper ........... Allspice ..........12@15 Allspice .......... Cinnamon........ 18@30 Cassia ...........- Gloves ........... 15@25|Nutmegs ........ 5 Ginger ........... 16@20\Cloves .......... Mustard..........15@30) Cayenne ......... 25@35 | STARCH. Elastic, 64 packages, per box............. SUGARS. i ine cess aac ose os awe Granulated, Standard................. VAIO. OF. eck oa scc vcnccencsces CONTECTIONGIY A. oo ccc c ccs cv ccccnedecs at ieee we kca eas cere HO. 4, Woite extra C...... 0. occ cece ss 64@ 6% NO. 2 Beira C..:. ws. -. 6 ss Loeb eee 6 *@ 6% icc acacccuens 54@ 6 ee OO ise 54@ 5% We oes cai ccd cise neces 54@ 5% SYRUPS. Cr Fe a i cc dk a wecicsess 30@32 MONA, FE DN 6 og oon ccc cane seea cee: oes 38Q@35 Corn, 00 gallon ROG6...... 2... 206. cccees Corn, 5 gallon kegs...........-. bake seus Corn, 4% @alion Keg@s.................-. ye ee ee bbl 23@ Pure Sugar Drips......... ee % bbl 30@ Pure Sugar Drips........... 5 gal kegs @l § Pure Loaf Sugar Drips... ...... %bbl @ 8% Pure Loaf Sugar. ........ sd eal kegs @1 MER OIO. Ve DOIN oak cane cco veccas sees < @s5 . een @90 TEAS. PIT OVOIIAEY ooo 5 ios chee nn ec cece es ose, 15@20 POT TATE GO BOCES 5 ns os se wee ee es ees 25@30 A TG oa oa on os ho os 6s oo a ca wwe cree es BHOA5 I oi oo vice hc a cc natn en nese ets W@20 Oe WR, oo a ooo os ooo cn ns cass eccs 3050 eT a ee 35@50 Os codec ees eee se- 33@Q55@6C vk oe oak ne ea cas een snes 25@30 TOBACCO—FLNE CUT—IN PAILS. Fisher's Brunette. ...35| Underwood’s Capper 35 Dark AmericanKagle67| Sweet Rose.......... : The Meigs...........- 64| Meigs & Co.’s Stunner38 Tg ie eg : I a ok casas en ese: 5 State Seal............ 60|Royal Game......... 3 Prairie Flower ......65|Mule Ear............. i Indian Queen........ GORE. «66 55 45500s- ‘ Pa Oe... -.:: 60!Old Congress......... } Crown Leat..... .... 66;Good Luck...........5% Matchless ............ 65) Blaze Away.....-...-. 35 MIOWEGHA |... 5555s ox 65| Hair Lifter...........30 MPR os aces ee TCROVONMION 56 6s c- cons ce 60 May VIOWOL.......<<- 70|Fox’s Choice........ 63 Hero 45 DEOORTON «ooo osscas es 35 sc ca MEG CPO, cis cacao. 66 PLUG. Knife, single butt.........-......s00+. « two “ “ five - @50 @49 QA @40 (AS @AS @50 @A6 @46 @AS @46 @A46 @46 @A4 (AO @38 @35 @A6 M46 (46 @32 (@A6 @3T AB @38 62 @Ab M38 (AB @AG @Ab6 @35 @35 @35 @46 @AG @A6 @A6 @51 @37 @4A6 GAB @A4 @M35 (OAD (A468 M46 @A5 @A4 @36 36 (AG @3h @Ab REGO hice es ceed nes nae hades Gos De a ci ccs ka ws asennad eens Bee oa a bec ie sacs wand cancenuss Seal of Grand Hanids.......-..06...05- eek k aca vc ences eseaces ioc i cee ct inwe sean cauass UME TRO gio ch vc ce ac en ses ceseurnqes ac ac hn cb daca cusncwnn ss as HP OGIARS CGRID ook ik can nc cess nenneces Nimrod.. Dye ae aia vanuss ea cenawesen de . Spread Hagle............c-es esse ceceees Ble WiGG COMIGE. . oo. acco c neces ene eces Woodcock MB VIPOIB OT PARDO. woos oes cance cases POE oa ean dk ve ha ta ansgancceestes We FI iw bcc nk cn ahd ae a a+ os et Per OPE SE. 8 i oe vu os oo ee dc anne Be oi ik ras co sd cease ee King Old Five Cent Times.............6..... Prone Mugmott, 12... ........6.....5.: Parrot Oc is oa wae a ha cn oes ee cans PPA OU. cosk sees Glory PVGtOr EDGE. 1h... co es ns cn nce cs cneee Higtk Prince (Gre)... ~ 5 ..0s0050 6040s Wigs acer TDGrE)......s..<050-00505 Leawett & Myers’ Star................. aes acco tne son ee Ue RE ois oss Gave wee a ee cneace ss McAlpin’s Gold Shield................. Nickle Nuggets 6 and 12 f cads. ..... Cac OF Tie Walk GB... 25.65. snsccss NODDY TWiht... ccc ces cece ence snccees EO se need da cccn sc ccne ces de ee a Pe Rs a vance cae asnncecaccns WE I goin vce ny cet des tendons a ee ee eS a eee ES ES EL ER SU ee PETG OO. 5 os vos noc s oe tn ce bacean ees Be occ oe es coebu acess Ty and D,. DIRGE.. .04..4465 pie eleia ices McAIpin’s Green Shield............... POU WEA, oaks co sce nacneecne eas CATIONG DOIMOO. ooo oc ca nsec ec anncccneass 2c. less in four butt lots. SMOKING WOE TE cc ccaveaans 40,Sweet Lotus..........32 Arthur’s Choice..... 22|\Conqueror ........ Red Fox SUGravyung .......... Flirt 3 Gold Dust..........-. i PRRNEY TROY oo ico ccc naccet Gold Block........... 30|Uncle Sam.......... 28 Seal of Grand Rapids |Lumberman.........2! (RIOD. 6 oss os cass 25| Railroad Boy........ Tramway, 3 OZ....... 40 Mountain Rose Ruby, cut Cavendish 35| Home Comfort....... IE baa ka ce hone dn as 15\Old Rip.........-.....55 Peck’s Sun........... 18|Seal of North Caro- Miners and Puddlers.28} “ina, 2 02%........... Morning Dew........ 25\Seal of North Caro- NT i ac celcaiens Pai TG, SOK. ook ce oc cis POOTIORS 2... 5.565000 24 Seal of North Caro- Stangard ......-.--.<- Me ON Os ios cn le TORN: ness ~- sek es 21 Seal of North Caro- Tom & Jerry......... 24| lina, 160z boxes....4 Pa oj bans eek cnsans OT ERIEE BPOG 6 oc een encase TEVAVOION «oc iaeccecces 35| Apple Jack...........24 WEMIOOE onc tcc cseseee 25|King Bee, longeut.. .22 Piekwick Club....... 40|Milwaukee Prize... .24 Nigger Head......... DE ERSION v5 ie ciccsa senses 28 ROSEN cocci cca cnenans 22;Windsor cut plug... German .......+-..<- 16|Zero 16 Solid Comfort........30) Holland Mixed....... 16 Red Clover. .........a2/Golden Age.......... 7d Tie VOR. oo 6 50k 6500s 30\/Mail Pouch.......... 25 POUCH fo. eck ccas 26 Knights of Lakor....30 TN oa ce keen dc see us 26 Free Cob Pipe........ at HORTS. Mayfiower ........... 23| Hiawatha ............ 22 GOO, co cadena soe s mete OOMMTOOR. . 65 o coe 23 Wile GAP. 6. ccecs sce 22) SNUFF. American Gentlemen..... DEMDODIOR oo ow 5 eres vss oo ss oe +0 @ @ @ @ 38 Lorillard’s Gail & Ax’ “ BEIIOG cans san ces eedecans Railroad Mills Scotch..............-.. Lotzbeck @ 4 @1 30 VINEGAR. Star brand, pure cider...............--++- 8@12 Star brand, white wine..............-+6+-+ 8@l2 MISCELLANEOUS. IMMPOLTOR .... 5. cee sees GPT oo oi cnc dec anne es Pirmerd, NO. | oo. co.cc nce c ccs eceeesas do WO ooo cs ives ccns baceneds Condensed Milk, Eagle brand......... Cream Tartar 5 and 10 ib cans......... Candles, Star. .........c2ccceeee cece eens Candles, Hotel..............e.seeeeeees Extract Coffee, V. C............---- 40+ do Meuse ..... Gum, Rubber 100 lumps............--- Gum, Rubber 200 lumps. .........--- Gum, Spruce. ......--2ee scene eee ee cece Hominy, # bbl...........- e Jelly, in 30 pails............e. essen 44%@ 5 Pearl Barley.......:..2..--.cseeee reece Peas, Green Bush.......... butions Peas, Split Prepared............. ‘eanas Powder, Ke Powder, % Keg.........-- eta awn Tere eee eee seen en ee ee eweenee age . Sauerkraut, bbls............-eeeeeeeeee % bbis.. Bath Brick do oh) ee |} mands #@12. CANDY, FRUITS AND NUTS. Putnam & Brooks quote as follows : STICK. Standard, 25 boxes.................: Twist, Cut Loaf 84e@o do 9@ ed eek tucdtte wes 104%@11 MIXED MROWOL, ee OIG. 5 bors cc dn kn ccescecnss @9 PUNO, MUR OP TIO, ooo oon co dcc cenenceacets @8% MU We We ions ss cc tes cectesee sass 10@ 1044 PU, ee as each cunt eeenecens 9 @ 9% French Cream, 25 & pails..............++. @12% Out loaf, 26 Be GAMO. iiiiiics cc cs csscce sees 124%4@ WAVOOGIE, Ty We DIB. oc ce canes sce dt sccacce lW@10% Broken, 200 bbls 9@ Yq FANCY—IN 5 Ib BOXES. EMO DIODE... . 5 «isc spjeccsss ccacseu. ee TN onc. sp hk ces cansecduseseaes 13@14 Peppermint Drope, ... 2. ....c.ccccccees H@ CAR DIG. oon ic cw ns conn cn cnccecencactode TE WE CRGORIEEO DPODE. «oo 60a s cose ceca cancancte UNE BN cin a as bc cccd ckohbecdceaseans 10 Ns BI go os ok a 5 so x xo on dc ee panna ns cae Fe ee en ee 2 TR RI i bo vc bc pn cecc eda cddcceuuhs M5 WI Oso os nc ccc as cc caccchccances 16 NTI hs coo oe iad bcs deen ccdicmaatass 15 oo neh ccdabarccnedcuncseucseacs lb or. nod unde cance aesuaas 1I3@14 I es hs Pidhls 66 cnn a becncdecedasce 13 oie cu ddeescdcacackes 18@20 Hand Made Creams. ...............cceeeees --20 akc cb dbgae cede ccnecesaccks i7 OG CN ca cece descaseecseuscs 2 WRI TR oo ind hoc cd os odd ued es deas H@1l5 oe ea ee ee «becca Wintergreen Berries........... .... «sae FANCY—IN BULK. Lozenges, plain in pails............... Lozenges, plainin bbls................ Lozenges, printed in pails............. Lozenges, printed in bbls............. Chocolate Drops, in pails Gia Bron Til WORM... 2... 265 ccc ccc ees i @i% Crd Drone, 10) DDIB.. oo 6 cscs cc ccccccnnss 6@ 644 Moss Drops, in pails........ eeadece: 10 @10% MRORS DCONG, TT) DDB. gia. oo cc oc cc cece cccccess 9 Meta MPUOVNG, TY) THT, 5 o.oo cc nc os cence ccencas 12 Jroperiais, i Pails... ......cccccccccccce 124%@13 Imperials in bbls... ............. . @R FRUITS. Bananas Aspinwall................. ni Oranges, Jamaica, bbis................ PRON, FIQPIR, 6 oo. 5 oes cs ka ne ceca .4 004 2% Oranges, Rodi Messina................ @5 00 PO PUMIOG og co. oa ca ccnccaceceeae " pe ne BR, TOY 6 ono nooo cs cactneacee aa Wie, PAOre, OW, GD... 0.5 cece cccescs WL BIE GO cnn ccc cc ce cccecccenes Tite ON OO oo oy cece Dates, skin. Dates, Dates, Fard 10 f box ® Bb............ Dates, Fard 50 ib box @ B............. Dates, Persian 50 t box # Ib.......... PING BOOS, WH GOR i. nce scdccccceces ‘ PEANUTS. rte Hod, raw OW W.. o. cc ons ccc s ccs. 4 @4% Choice do Oc cscccss 14@ 5 : Fancy do Ms ia ash ivecdcns “@ We WR VI oo a oo kk oo ccc cece Fancy HP.. Va do @l2% @il @lk% @4 50 MUy4@li D) 4 @ 5 @lt @ilvu @, 8% .- 5% 5% 5KG@ 6 5@ Almonds, Tarragona..................88 Gi ” ENON, aie ois ec eeesce 17 @18 WN cc va cen ecndceccdeuccaecns CED Chestnuts, peor Dbu............. Wevanees coe PO, a ook orca dc cn cecscnscecass 12 “ Barceiona......... hbo aca: CRU TIG oo oad hick vc ec cccans MO oi iv ci ccc cccaens ca as cs i co uaucas CIGD, ook oan ceiccccccsce: UO, Pog ook hccaaacss PUNE i Ch sai cece aseds { OAR sig cdc cede accecs: Walnuts, a “ a Pecans, OYSTERS AND FISH, F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows: OYSTERS, Me Oe CN os cick ck cic cckne 33 a vocals dcaasacac, 30 cis cpncccdsntcciccus aa oak cals ca icc i a ivkedc eccthsaee is i ech. co Mediums oie ca ic ce hn ou cs access Selects, by Pa Ut, OS CRREE de dork dc osc ae nee Shrewsbury shells, @ 100... ...........0.00 12 Princess Bay Clanag, @ 100...... .. 2. cc ccs a mow Vorm Counte © MU.... ....-0- <> It Keeps the Women at Home. Seene—A. Canal street drug store. Geo. R. Perry enters and inquires of the proprietor if he has any of Henry’s Corn Cure. The druggist replies in the negatiye, whereupon Mr. Perry informs him that he can’t afford to do business without keeping such a staple article in stock. “What particular merit has Henry’s Corn Cure, which is not possessed by the dozen other remedies in that line?” asks Mr. Lacey. “Jt is the best thing you ever saw to keep the women at home,” replies Perry. ‘‘I got a bottle for my wife two weeks ago, and she hasn’t been out of the house since.” ——_—__—» - << Fiction, of Course, “What I told my wife,” is the title of a new book. It is needless to say that it is fiction. ——__-—~>>-+-<—_———_ Important changes of time have taken ef- fect in the D., G. H. & M. time table, as fol- lows: Going east, the mail arrives at 10:40 and leaves at 10:50 a. m.; the evening ex- press arrives at 3:40 and leaves at 3:50 p. m.; and the Atlantic express arrives at 8:50 and leaves at 10:45 p. m. Going west, the mail arrives at 5:00 and leaves at 5:10 p. m., and the night express leaves at 5:35a.m,. No About Grindstones. From the Michigan Manufacturer. One of the most important tools about the machine shop-is the grindstone. Per- smile at this assertion, and think it an ex- aggeration.. But let them examine under a microscope the edge imparted to a tool by a good grindstone, and compare it to the edge formed by a coarse, imperfect stone. The importanee of the stone then becomes apparent without argument, as it does, also, when the quality of work done by the cut- ter is examined critically. A good stone imparts to the tool a fine, even edge, which leaves the work smooth and unbroken, with a surface almost as perfect as if Srough-pol- ished. On the other hand, a cutter sharp- ened op a coarse-grained stone leaves on the work a rough, abraded surface, which requires a great deal of extra work in fin- ishing. The coarse-edged tool presents, un- der the magnifying glass, an uneven, ser- rated edge. Its cutting point, which ought to show a fine, even line, consists, instead, of a series of minute spikes and spindles, which break and crush off at the first se- vere usage, leaving the tool to jam and crowd its way through the work without cutting, generating undve heat and friction, and increasing greatly the amount of labor necessary to produce good work. The best usage is against running the grindstone in a trough of water. The stone absorbs too much water, and wastes away rapidly. A box below the stone is desira- ble, however, as a measure of cleanliness, as it catches the dirt and drip from the tool. —-9-—~—— The Hardware Market. The event of the week in hardware circles has been the decline of nails to $2.75 per keg. The downward movement is probably due to two reasons—a letting up in the de- mand and the action of the Eastern Associa- tion in reducing quotations on aecount of the increased capacity of many of the West- ern mills. The strike of the nailers has en- abled the feeders to become so proficient as nailers that the mills are able to make con- siderable inroads on their orders, of the difficulty in meeting the demands. The trade is expected from this time on. A correspondent of the..National Drug- gist adds another suggestion to the long list of devices to prevent the mistaking of mor- phine for quinine. The method consists in having the manufacturer press the sulphate of morphine into small cubes, each weighing a few grains, so that any pharmacist can distinguish the salt from quinine by its physical appearance. The plan seems to be a feasible one from the retailer’s standpoint, and there is no reason why the manufac- turers should object to putting their goods up in such a form. JOODDOD c&e& CO., JOBBERS of SADDLERY HARDWARE And Full Line Winter Goods. 102 CANAL STREET. Cutlers’ Pocket Inhaler > And carbonate of Io- zadine Inhalent. A “cure for Catarrh, Bronchitis, Asthma and all diseases of the throat and lungs —even consumption —if taken in season. It will break up a Cold at once. It is the king of Cough Medicines. It has cured Catarrh when all other remedies had failed. Of the many who have tried it, there is not one who has not been benefitted, This is the a In- haler approved by physicians of every school, and endorsed by the standard medical journals of the world. All others in the market are either worthless substitutes or fraudulent im- itations. Over 400,000 in use. Sold by drug- gists for $1. By mail, $1.25. W. H. SMITH & CO., Proprizrors, 410 and 412 MICHIGAN ST., BUFFALO, N. Y, HEMLOCK BARK, The Hemlock Bark market is steady. We are taking all that arrives in good shape at the current price, $5 per cord delivered. WALLIN LEATHER CO., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. RETAIL GROCERS ! Who wish to do away with annoyance of | book-keeping and obtain a practical sub- | stitute for customers’ itemized accounts | should try Credit Coupons. They make no mistakes, give customers | no chance to dispute/ accounts, and mer- | chants no chance ty commit errors; they cause no delays in/the hurry and excite- | ment of business, s/sve the expenss of book- keeping, do not reuire pass books to sat- | isfy suspicious /customers, and create a| feeling of confidence between the merchant and his patron. They are in $2, $5, S10, $20 and $50) books, PRICES: 1,00 Books of Coupons.................... $25.00 500 Books of Coupons................. 14.00 | 100 Books of Coupons..................\4. 8.00 50 Books of Coupons.................... 2.00 Send for trial order to H. A. STOWE & BRO.,, | 49 LYON STREET, GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. | MISCELLANEOUS. Advertisements of 25 words or less inserted in this column at the rate of 25 cents per week, or 50 cents for three weeks. Advance pay- ment. epg a aaa a POR SALE—Bakery in a city of 12,000 inhab- itants with only two competitors. Best location in town. Will sell partly on time. Address Stephen Sears, care Wm. Sears & Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. i | age SALE—Clean drug stock in the fastest growing town on the line of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway. Address for full particulars, “Quinine,” care THE TRADESMAN, FOR SALE—Or exchange for stock of mer- | chandise, groceries, dry goods, or horses, | wagons, sleighs, cash or something else, a two- story trame double store. Can be rebuilt for hotel. Situatedina fast-growing village. A good chance for some one. Address "*Z.’’ care TARE TRADESMAN. 118* ST exchange, 2 good 80 aeres of wild land and some choice village prop- erty for a stock of groceries. Address “Gro- cer,” care TRADESMAN, 115* OR SALE—A neat clean stock of books and stationery at Kalkaska, Mich. Only stock intown. Will invoice about $800. .Or will ex- | change forsmall tarm in Southern Michigan. C.S. White, Kaikaski, Mich. 115* no SALE—At a bargain, or will exchange | for cther goods, six chests tea, grocer’s | seales, cheese safe, ete. Kor further particu- | lars, address, ‘Tea .’ care TRADESMAN. = 1i5* POR SALE—186 acres of timber land, mostly | maple and beeeh, within 14% miles of Kal- | kaska. Will exchange for stock of boots and shoes, dry goods and groceries. The land lies nearly level, and is traversed on the back end by a brook trout stream. Steam mill within 44 mile, and good roads in every direction. Ad- dress, “Kalkaska,”’ care THé TRADESMAN,” 1i2tf ok SALE—The font of brevier type for- | merly used on THE TRADESMAN, The font } peep | rete comprises pounds, with italic, and can be} had for 30 cents a pound. Apply at the office. A. L. TUCKER, | Commission Merchant, 167 South Water St., CHICAGO. WE HAVE STANDING ORDERS FOR LARGE AND SMALL LOTS OF AP- PLES AND POTATOES, AND CAN PLACE SAME AT ALL TIMES TO THE WE ALSO MAKE A SPECIALTY OF BEANS, DRIED FRUITS AND CRANBERRIES, AND ARE MAND THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICE ON SUCH ARTICLES. ADVANTAGE OF CONSIGNORS. 2 WHOLESALE PRICE CURRENT. Prevailing rates at Chicago are as follows: AUGERS AND BITS. WOR ONG OHNO eo cd iakelnccceacncaess dis 60 Os le WI a oak cso cakes Wes thus ck cess dis 60 RMN ee ci ls acdc cos awaeess cans dis 60 UOMO bose cic Cisiss ends cceies deagauses dis 60 ME ok ass cee seek; Le saeeeee dis 60 CO oye ich veda ccc eaeebe evans dis40&10 Jennings’, genuine............. decegdss dis 25 Jennings’, imitation. .......... . ..... dis 50 | HAMMERS. DeewCOle a CO.8 ...............¢...3. ee 20 WT ioc ibe case uece cscs aes dis 25 Vermee @ Plnmbs..................;. dis 40 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.............. 30 @ list 40 IN A POSITION TO COM- THE PHILLIPS STEEL POINT = — SNOW SHOVEL |! FIG. 1. FIG. 2. Manufactured_Expressly for the Michigan Trade. Nirongest, Lightesi, Cheapest, Handsomest, Bast ! Weight, three pounds, Oil finished. 1, BENT BLADE, STEEL POINT. STEEL POINT. 3, STRAIGHT BLADE, IRON POINT, (Nor omen.) BOY SHOVELS, (like fig. 2) IRON POINT, (Nor o1Lep.) FOR SALE BY CODY, BALL & CO,, ‘“ARTHUR MEIGS & CO., . CLARK, JEWELL & CO,, ‘ JOHN CAULFIELD, SHIELDS, BULKLEY & LEMON, HAWKINS & PERRY, , FOSTER, STEVENS & CO. FIG. FIG. FIG, 2, STRAIGHT BLADE, a Ams beee bee ae sss FIG. 3. Blacksmith's Solid Cast Steel, Hand. .30 ¢ 40&10 FANGERS. Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track dis 50 Champion, anti-friction.............. dis 60 midder, wood track. .................. dis 40 HINGES. Gate, Clave G. 1,2, G.... oes. ceca cncce. dis 60 ite ea ae. per doz, net, 2 50 Screw Hook and Strap, to 12 in. 4% WA PO celle uns Seb uas 3% Screw Hook and Eye, % ............net 10% Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 8% Screw Hook and Eye %.............. net 7% Serew Hook and Eye, %............. net 7M% Py icc cis ike cs cosas dis 60&10 HOLLOW WARE. PROG he WN on ook s vc on ca 60X10 MIO EIN WAPO.. o.oo ceca ec cca 20K10 Grane FON Ware... . 22.066. cccc cece es 25 HOES. WE oo ies. 2 ene $11 00, dis 40 I a bce 11 50, dis 40 Wa eae ie chads fe anaccee 12 00, dis 40 KNOBS. Door, mineral, jap. trimmings. ...$2 70, dis 66% Door, porcelain, jap. trimmings.. 3 50, dis 662; Door, porcelain, plated trim- ci cc acan cs list,10 15, dis 66% Door, porcelain, trimmings list,11 55, dis, 70 Drawer and Shutter, porcelain...... dis 70 Picture, H. L. Judd & Co.’s.. ........ d 40 RU oie es ok ys cee dis 5) LOCKS—DOOR. Russell & Irwin Mtg. Co.’s new list...dis 66% Mallory, Wheelnr & Co.’s.............. dis 66% We ies cond 5 cio wc ue ese dis 6624 TRO eo aa is ace ca ess cas dis 66% LEVELS. Staniey Rule and Level Co.’s............. dis 65 MILLS." Coffee, Parwere ©o.'6.... 6.6. 0c cn... st dis 40&10 Cotfee, P.S. &W. Mfg. Co.’s Maileables dis 40&10 Coffee, Landers, Ferry & Clark’s...... dis 40&10 CYIOG: TETOROINO ooo an nc oe con ndss dis 25 MATTOCKS. Re TO oo ee ee $16 00 dis 40&10 PEE BRN so sence seks le cnce eee, $15 00 dis 40&10 WS oy icc. cas $18 50 dis 20 & 10 NAILS. Common, Bra and Fencing. RON oy che dee aces # keg $2 75 ee Bai oko soc ik oon dc hdven cases 25 We Re a i os ook aac cans 50 ee En 75 de ae Ducal et aauus 1 50 Oe NE OG iio dk os cos ccs enna ccacs 3 00 Wr RT i oo ook ha cnc ca ccccd L % Finishing t 10d 8d 6d 4d Size—inches 3 2% 2 1% Adv. # keg $125 150 1%5 2 Steel Nails—Same price as above. MOLLASSES GATES. BOTT FROOOTD oy okies voecccccascecccs’ dis 70 POR ARY © GUGINO, is oe ce cba cconseceus 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 brass botiom............. 2... dis 50 RRO ON COUN oo io kc Wicd cde cece cd cease dis 40 OO ice Pir ick ans Oaaercsss per gross, $12 net RI i oki cn Vucbocecedess ccaae 50 PLANES. Ohio Tool Co.'s, fancy. ....-2. co..8 conc dis 15 BOR Oe hoes eT ie coc dese deus dis 25 Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.... ......... dis 15 Bench, first quality............... srk cea dis 20 Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood and ; PANS. OT BOMOG oy ioe ci sedi vecaedn sas owt cals dis 50 Common, polished...................... dis60&10 Dripping........ eda kecgveckvcetc eu «see BD 6@T RIVETS. PON MAO TINO os isco oss vs he .... dis 40 Copper Rivets and Burs..............dis 50&10 PATENT FLANISAED IRON. “A” woods patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 10° “B”’ Wood's pat. ed, Nos. 9 Nos. 25 to 27 b packs ic 8 ROOFING PLATES. IC, 14x20, choice Churcoal Terne........... 5 50 IX, 14x20, choice Charcoal Terne........ . 700 IC, 20x28, choice Charce || Terne........... 11 00 IX, 20x28, choicC Charcoal Terne........ 14 00 ROPES. Saas, 4 In. Gnd laser... ...... 6... cs... 9 MM eae yee cc kk eve chic SoU 1) SQUARES. ORE OM on ng cbc ccs ccc, dis 60&10 ee ee OVO oicciicc ei e dis 650&10 MN og eee cv cn eeccckes lk dis 20 SHEET LRON. Com. Smooth. Com. PEO, FEO 14 og ove ck, $4 20 $3 00 ee ee cic. 4 20 3 00 mee PPO a. 4 20 3 00 SOON Me 8 oo reece ck, 4 20 3 10 MR Pe OO ooo one sees, 4 40 3 2 TR eos cada, csi secs oi ea 60 8 é All sheets No, 18 and lighter, wide not less than 2-10 extra. SHEET ZINC, : Ones OL Ga. OH... 6 over 30 inches In smaller quansities, @ .............. 6% TINNER’S SOLDER. mo), meened......,........ ih bis puaseee 13 00 Market Half-and-half............. news 15 00 Strictiy Half-and-half......2.54.."5...: 16 TIN PLATES. Cards for Charcoais, $6 75. IC, BORE, CUGNOOR ooo ic iccc ceded, 6 00 ix., PUPA TIM IOOGL « . « «oo «oi sind cachcce. 76 Ic, Fa, COOL... ....... 6 50 IX, Dewi CMONOOM 26. 6c ci vec che... 85 Ic, Ween CMPOOMD. . 6. c55050005 5, 6 00 X, 14x20, Charcoal..... oeeeeeticc cls 7 50 Dae. «Sa CMTOOEL.. .... cece: 9 00 Tame, Mo Cnero@il.................... 11 00 EAA, tenes, Cnaredel..............,... 13 00 rx, poo Be | Ee 16 00 DO, 100 Plate Charcoal... ................ 6 50 DX, 100 Plate Charcoal........ 8 50 DXX, 100 Plate Charcoal........ aoe 5O DXXX, 100 Plate Charcoal................ 12 50 Redipped Charcoal Tin Plate add 1 50 to 6 75 rates. : TRAPS. UMN NO go ace coc ccuaces eee, Onoida Communtity, Newhouse’s....... dis 35 Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s. .60&10 BR eho dc cccccecta.. 60&10 wee We mete. O0.'6.......5.....6.. 60&10 Pe, COMO ooo cc cg ccc ccs has 20c B doz Pune, GOMIMION...................,, $1 50 @ doz WIRE. Pee ere 8... dis 60&1¢ Aunesied Market..................... dis 70 WOporeG MArKOt............. 2. 27). dis 55&10 MOON FOU os oi occ deca dis 55 RAM POE, ooo ik osceccccec cst. dis 40 ER ROOM icccc a aesdoscccscs ak, # bb 09 A ee er Bb 8% Coppered Spring Steel............ dis 40@40&10 ee ees ey dis 37% Plain Fence Ib 3% STH CHOCH SCHR EOE KE CE ON SECC Ones oF Peete NONOO.. 0.1.0... .45... | 7 = ( MET 4 Shae e esos nenesschaseheneuct new list net OOOO i isis new list net WIRE GOODS. eee... .. eee aaa dis 70&10 Pera OOO. 8. i. dis %0&10 WOON oi dis 70&10 Gate Hooksand Eyes................ dis 70&10 WYrENCHES. jaxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.......... COO COOUING.. i. 5... ise. dis 50&10 Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought, dis 65 Coe’s Patent, malleable.............. dis 70 MISCELLANEOUS. wre, Cilern |... ... 2. dis 70 porown ew Net. ........6.. csc, 80 Casters, Bed and Plate................. dis50&10 Parmpers, Amorioan................... . 334g LUMBER, LATH AND SHINGLES, The Newaygo Manufacturing Co, quote f. o. b. cars as foliows: i per M $44 00 Uppers, 14, 1% and 2inch................ 46 00 eueeen BiGU....................... 35 00 Selects, 14,14 and@inch........ ...... 38 00 wee Goon, §inen,............ 2... 30 00 Shop, lineh... cence ae Fine, Common, 4, 1% and 2inch. sae Oe No. 1 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 4and 16 feet.... 00 eo. s ROGRS, ein. Isfeoet 16 90 0, 5 Btooks, Sin. Sfect....... ........ 17 00 No. 1 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 15 00 NO. 2 eroens. Win. tent. ............ 16 00 No. t Stocks, 10 in. feet... .... . ._.. 17 00 No. 1 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 15 00 NG. | ELOGMS, 8 in. IS fect........., ...... 16 00 nO, | eOene. Sin, Sifoet. .... 17 00 No. 2 Stocks, 12 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 NG. 2 Stocks, 19 in., iS feet................ 15 00 NO. 2 oeoons, Pin. Sifest...... 14 00 No. 2 Stocks, 10 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet..... 12 00 moO geome in, isfect..... ... 13 00 NG. a aecere. 10th. Sifeock........... 14 00 No. 2 Stocks, 8 in., 12, 14 and 16 feet...... 11 00 NO. 2 eeocee. Sin. 1Sfeet...... . . 12 00 mG. 2c.oens. Sin, Difeet..... ... 13 00 Coarse Common or shipping culls, all widthe and lengthe......... ....... 8 0O@ 9 00 & and WS Strips, 4 or Gin ........ 6.565 33 00 mere 4£0rGtien ............. |. 27 No. 1 Fencing, all lengths................ 15 00 No. 2 Fencing, 12, 14 and 18 feet.......... 12 00 mo. 2 wenamng, 16 feet....................: 12 00 mes womowe. 4 neh. |... 15 00 Wo. 2 Woncing, 4 ineh..................... 12 90 Norway C and better, 4or6ineh......... 20 00 Bevel Siding, 6inch, Aand B............ 18 00 Beveciane. €ineh ¢.. ....._.. 14 § Bevel Siding, 6inch, No.1 Common.... 9 00 Bevel Siding, 6 inch, Clear.............. 20 00 Piece Stuff, 2x4 to 2x12, 12 to 16ft........ 10 00 $1 additional for each 2 feet above 16 ft. Dressed Flooring, 6in., A. B............. 36 00 Dressed Plooring, Gin. C................. 29 00 Dressed Flooring, 6in., No. 1,common.. 17 00 Dressed Flooring 6in., No.2common.... 14 00 Beaded Ceiling, 6 in. $1 00 additiinal. Dressed Flooring, 4in.,A. Band Clear.. 35 00 Dressed Flooring, 4in., C..........0ccces. 26 00 Dressed Flooring, 4 or 5in., No.1 com’n 16 00 Dressed Flooring, 4 or5in., No.2 com’n 14 00 Beaded Ceiling, 4 inch, $1 00 additional. XXX 18 in. Standard Shingles......... 310 eM ROMs MIR io voce oa ook 3 00 ee a a a i5 No. 2 or6in.C. B18in. Shingles......... 1 75 mo. nor tin. ©, By 16 if... .....6652 0c 1 40 ON cele ils eel . 1 7%5@ 2 00 WOODENWARE, Beecaere Tue, No)... ...2.s.. 7 00 Rermien “ne, INO S. .. 5... cc occ, 6 00 memes Boe, 00. @..... 2.0.53. 5 OU Standard Pails, two hoop..........ceccccecce 1 40 Standard Pails, three hoop.................. 1 6: BOWED NUM os hs oo oo oo dso ccccdas ccd Ba Be NO IN Boog ook once cdaccc cucu cca, 8 00 BMve ae Bett, INOS, ook ii cac. cokencdas sous -7 00 Bree RU, NNO. Gi oo ov vec ce ccsecaccus 6 00 Maple Bowls, assorted sizes................. 2 00 BNO FI oon eos con cc cocescsiiee a 1 25 MUNNAR I oon ioc cncesnccsss. cen .1 060 Potato Mashers.............. dadduacecemial 7 es SO ae 2 26 CO I ncn co ksceeicieisviscellli 65 TORO POE oo 5 os oc cc ce cuuece ccdsdncecincis 1 2% WMP OMEGG, SINMIO. ..« oboe ce cncc ccc 1 % Warstboards, Goudie... . ..50 66.00 6ds occu 2 2% BASKETS. Diamond Market..... he 6 caceeeauciewie dG ase 40 Prmmel APTOW TINE... o.oo c ccc. ckccuese 1 60 Petes, Wl) DU, ooo cc os vs oo ch ces stun. L 75 Renee, MINIR. NOD... ces ccccccenceiuucc.: 3 50 CUOEOe, Bre, NO. FB. . oo .c cc cise ccc 375 MUOCNGR Geri, NNO. Bo. oo. cs ccc ccd ccncence 4 00 COENOG, WHIGW, NOs Do ooo cc cc ccc ckceuecccsal 5 00 CIOUDOG, WitlOwW, NO. Boo. oc ccc ccc ccacinacace 6 CEs WRETE, TR Oi ooo oak can cc ce cachecaal 7 00 HARDWOOD LUMBER, The furniture factories here pay as follows for dry stock: PeeOOG. WOPOR. ..... 605500020 @13 00 BOT PU ao oc ve os vs cces cs las 16 0U@20 Peeves ree, § Gis ©. oko cece 25 00 PRG FAB, TOP WU, oo os vec icces ce ccs @13 00 mre, WOMWET, o.oo ka ca cdececusdias 25 00@35 00 COGUES, NOM. E OI Boia ides ca ccukans @55 00 GORING oak dc ccbcccecds kccccn. 10 00@12 00 WOM, MOMTIIDN. 5 oo io soc c ches cccelcsct 12 00@14 00 PEADIC, GOT, IOMTUN Soo ce cc cccccaccs lu 00@12 00 POMeG, WHOG. EGO ooo oc cs scs coces @16 00 Maple, clear, flooring. ...........a0«- @25 00 Maple, white, selected............... @25 00 PEO s MOPPTINL, o og oc ca cececcccuctle @15 00 oO. OS @2 00 Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.......... @25 00 WY MPIAIIG, COUPON, 6 ova os s vnc c ccaeetes @i5 00 Wein, NOG. 2 Gn @, ... oe ccccaceccc @75 00 WEEE, OTN ins ook os cs caves uen @25 00 Water Elm, log-run. ..............00: @1i 00 White Aah, log-ruan. ..........- ce eccs 14 00@16 00 Whitewood, log-run................. @23 00 MISCELLANEOUS, Hemlock Bark— The local tanners are offer- — $5 per cord delivered, cash. inseng—Local dealers pay $1.59@1.60 @ b for clean washed roots. Rubber Goods—Local jobbers are authorized to offer 40 and 5 per cent. off on standard 3 and 40, 10 and 5 percent. off on second quality. ey The Michigan Tradesman. BUSINESS LAW. Brief Digests of Recent Decisions in Courts of Last Resort. DEBT——SATISFACTION——CONSIDERATION. An agreement to take part of a debt in satisfaction of the whole is not binding un- less supported by a new consideration. Mitchell vs. Canon, decided by the Kentucky Superior Court. INN-KEEPER’S LIABILITY—~EXCEPTIONS. Under a Maine statute limiting the liabil- ‘ity of inn-keepers for losses sustained by their guests, and specifying among excep- tions “‘wearing ajfparel, articles worn or carried upon the person to a reasonable amount, personal baggage and money nec- essary for traveling expenses and personal use,” the Supreme Court of Maine held the wood, of which they may have had no knowl- edge, cannot any more relieve them from the obligation of their contract than would the rise of prices of materials in the market. They agreed to put the premises in repair, and they were bound to comply with their contract, using such materials as were suit- able for the purpose and were allowed by law. The contract of insurance and the election under it were both nade after the adoption of thecity ordinance. The parties, of course, contracted with reference to the law as it existed at the time, and consented to be bound by it; whether the city authori- ties would permit the buildings to be repair- ed in wood was, therefore, a risk which the insurers assumed at the issuing of the pol- icy, and which they reassumed at the mak- ing of the election. Having been witnesses of the truly miracu- lous cures made by Golden Seal Bitters, we do not hesitate to say that there is no other rem- edy for blood, liver, stomach and kidney dis- eases, half its equal. following articles within the exceptions, viz., a gold watch, a pair of gold bracelets, a gold thimble, tree rings anda neck pin, all the articles having been carried for the CINSENG ROOT. We pay the highest price for it. Address Peck Bros,, !riggists, tirand Rapids, Mich, personal use of the guest. RAILROAD COMPANY—RECOVERY. An agreement between a railroad company and a shipper for the transportation of horses over the railway, provided that as a condition precedent to his right to recover 73 Canal Street, ALBERT COYE & SONS MANUFACTURERS OF-——— AWNINGS, TENTS HORSE AND WAGON COVERS. WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Oiled Clothing, Ducks, Stripes, Ete. Grand Rapids, Mich. damages for any loss or injury to the horses while in transit the shipper would give no- tice in writing of his claim therefor to some officers of the said railway company, or its nearest station agent, before the horses were removed from the place of destination, or | from the place of delivery to the shipper, | and before such horses were mingled with | other stock. The Supreme Court of Kansas | held that such an agreement was reasonable, and, when fairly made, was binding upon | the parties thereto. | MEANING OF “HOUSEHOLD GOODS.” | The Supreme Court of Kansas, in a re-| cent ease, construed the phrase ‘household goods” to mean things of a permanent na- ture, articles of household use which are not consumed in their enjoyment, and held that it did not include articles of consumption, such as potatoes, bacon, etc., especially where such articles are held for sale or bar- ter. In this case it appeared that a shipper entered into a special written agreement with a railroad company to transport over its road, one carload of household goods and two horses, at a greatly reduced rate. The shipper, without the knowledge or consent of the railway company, put into the car limited quantities of potatoes, bacon, vine- gar and salt, a part of which he had for sale and barter. The regular rates for the car- ‘riage of the potatoes, bacon, ete., were higher than the rates for household goods and horses. The court held that the com- pany was entitled to be paid by the shipper, price for carry- in addition to the contract ing the household goods and horses, its regular rates for carrying the potatoes, ba- con, ete. ee | INN-KEEPERS’ LIABILITY—-RECOUPMENT, | The Supreme Court of Massachusetts held, in a recent case that in an action by an inn- keeper against a guest to recover for board and accommodation the defendant might re- coup in damages for the value of clothing stolen from his room. It appeared in this ease that the following printed regulation was posted in the rooms of theinn: ‘Lock the door when going out and leave the key at the office.” The defendant knew of the regulation, but on the occasion when his clothing was stolen failed to leave his key at the office. The trial court ruled as mat-| ter of law that the defendant having failed | to leave the key at the office on the occasion | in question was not entitled to recoup the | value of the clothing stolen. The Supreme | Court, reversing this ruling, held that un- | der the Massachusetts statutes in the ab- | sence of any express contract an innkeeper , is relieved from liability for loss only when such loss is attributable to non-compliance with the regulation, and that the trial court a’ j ” ing © « j 7a ay ac e o erred in ruling that an innkeeper was e€xon- | the market. The prices are lowe erated by the fact of non-compliance with the regulations without any inquiry into the question whether the loss was attributable to the non-compliance. POLICY—DUTY OF . TORING. A fire insurance company, having the privilege of “restoring” a wooden building partly burned, is not excused from perform- ance by the fact that a municipal ordinance has forbidden the erection of wooden build- ings, but is bound to restore in brick or stone according to the decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The appellants contended that the ordinance in question prohibited the exact performance of the con- tract, and that the replacement with wood was unlawful and rendered impossible. Re- ferring to this contention the court said: An agreement to put in the same style of repair does not necessarily imply the em- ployment of the same, perhaps not even of the similar materials. The same state of repair may be effected by other materials of equal or greater value, suitable and appro- priate for the purpose, in view of the loca- tion, uses, architectural style or appearance of the property. The defendants’ election imposed no particular obligation to build with wood, if for any reason wood could not be employed. The contract, therefore, involved no impossibility; it did invove a greater expense, perhaps, than was antici- pated, but the plaintiff was in no way re- , sponsible for that, and the existence of a poliee regulation prohibiting the use of FIRE INSURANCE RES- CLIMAX A WORD T0 RETAIL GROCERS Ask your wholesale grocer for Talmage Table Rice. It is equal to the best Carolina and very much lower in price. ALWAYS PACKED IN 100 POUND POCKETS. Dan Talmag2’s Sons, New York. JENNINGS Perfumes! SPECIAL ODORS. Fleur de lis, Puritan Bouduel, Marig Antoinette, White Rose, Ylang Ylang, Fleur de Orange, Jockey Club, Hellotrope. FULL LINE OF THE Regular Odors! 4, 1,2 and 4 oz., + pound and pound glass stopped bottles. J. H. THOMPSON & CO. 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