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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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A new era has been reached whereby all dealers 
A   selling cigarettes may now make  a  larger  profit 

than heretofore on any other brand.  The

CREOLE  STRAIGHT CUT.

W hich  has  recently  been  introduced  into  the 
State is becoming very popular, it being the only 
straight cut sold for five  cents,  thus  giving  the 
dealer a cigarette w ith which he  may  please  all 
classes of cigarette smokers.  The same are nicely 
put up in packages of ten  and  packed  w ith  ac­
tresses’ photos.  There is also a variety of  other 
inducements, a notice of which  is  contained  in 
each package.
G ive  th e   C RE O LE  a   tr i a l  a n d   yo u   w ill 
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for $100,000 worth of  productive  real 
estate in Lansing city property and im­
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Real  Estate Brokers 

DflfiIEL LYJJGH

Successor  to   F R E D   D .  Y A L E   &  CO., 

M anufacturer of

F la v o r in g  E x tr a c ts, 
B a k in g   P o w d e r ,

B lu in g ,  E tc.
Grocers  and  D ropts’  Sundries.

And Jobber of

Call and inspect  our  new  establishment 

when in the city.

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imported cigar you can get.

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For  Sale  by  20,000  Druggists  throughout  the 

U. S.

J.  H .  I.  C igar.

The  Very  Best  Nickel  Cigar  in  America.

Hazeltine&Periii Drill Co.,
W holesale Agts., Grand Rapids
Vlillers, Attention

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

W e are making  a  Middlings 
Purifier and Flour Dresser that 
w ill save you their cost at least 
three times each year.
They  are  guaranteed  to  do 
more  work in less  space (with 
less  power  and  less  waste) 
than  any  other  machines  of 
their  class.
Send  for  descriptive  cata­
logue with testimonials.
Merlin’s  Middling  Purifier  Co.,
EDMUND B.DIKEMM
Watch Maker 
§ Jeweler,
Grami Rapids,  -  (Heb.
2 0 0 0   C ig a r s  F r e e /

44  GRML  8T„

THE  GREAT

On o r about April 1st, 1889. we  propose p u ttin g  a new ; 
bran d  of cigars on th e  m ark et w hich  we  shall  sell  to  1 
th e trad e a t $33.00 p er thousand.  Now we w ant a  name 
fo r th is cigar, and w ant it badly.  Hence we  m ake the 
above  offer  of  1000 of these cigars  (the first thousand 
made) to  vny w holesale o r reta il dealer  who  will send 
us an  original nam e th a t w ill be acceptable, subject  to 
th e  follow ing conditions, v iz.:
1st.  The n a m e  m ust be one  th a t has n ev er been used 
for  a   cig ar  and  one  upon  w hich  we can g e t a  trad e­
m ark  p atent.
2nd.  The  nam e  m ust  to  us  upon a  le tte r head, bill 
head o r card of th e firm o r m em ber of th e firm  sending 
it.  The firm  m ust be a   bona  fide  re ta il  o r  wholesale 
dealer  in   cigars.  Names  from   all  o thers  will  be re­
jected.
3rd.  This nam e m ust n o t reach us la te r  th a n   March 
15th, 1889. as th e  aw ard will be m ade  on M arch  31st,  or 
as soon th ere a fte r as possible.
4th.  The aw ard or salection of th e nam e  will be left 
to a  com m ittee of th ree (3) consisting of the  editors of 
th e follow ing papers published in th is c ity :  The  F lin t 
Evening  Journal,  The  W olverine  Citizen,  The  F lin t 
Globe.  We 
selected 
by th is com m ittee, and if  upon  investigation, we  find 
it has never been used  as a   cig ar  b rand,  we  w ill  fo r­
w ard to  th e  w inner  one  thousand  cigars  by  express, 
charges prepaid.
5th.  Should th e com m ittee select a   nam e,  th a t  had 
been sent to  us by m ore  th a n   one  firm   o r  dealer, the 
thousand  cigars  will  go  to  th e   first  firm   o r  dealer 
sending it, as all n a m e s will  be  num bered  in   ro tatio n  
as received.  No firm  or dealer will be allow ed  to  send 
m ore th an  one n a m e .
A postal card containing th e  aw ard  o r  selection  by 
th e com m ittee will be m ailed to  a ll contestants.
Address,

shall  accept 

nam e 

th e 

GEO.  T.  W A R R E N   &  CO.,

Mfrs. High Grade C igars. 

F l i n t ,   M id i«

G.  M.  MUNGER  &  CO.,
Successors to Allen’s Laundry.
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G R A N D   R A P ID S .

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S atisfactio n  G u aran teed .

W .  E .  H A L L ,  J r ., 

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M an ag er.

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PAPER BOX  FACTORY,

W.  W.  HUELSTER,  Proprietor,

Formerly  located at 11 Pearl St., has been 
removed to
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Cor. Louis, where I shall have more room 
and far  ,etter facilities for  the m anufac­
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W h o le s a le   O n ly .

-  Grand  Rapids,
GRAHAM  ROYS, 
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The  Finest  5-Cent  Cigar  on the 

Market.

MANUFACTURED BY

J.  E.  K e n n in g   &  Co ,

5 6   CA N A L  SjT.

B E A N S

And all dealers are  invited  to  send  sam­
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tained in this market.
We  do  a  COMMISSION  BUSINESS 
and our aim is to obtain the  highest mar­
ket price for all goods sent us.  Not only

BEA.NS
but  also  A LL  KINDS  OF PRODUCE. 
We can sell as well as  anyone.

We invite correspondence.

BARNETT BROS.,

159 So.  Water St., CHICAGO.

SAFES!

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Burglar Proof Safe of  the  Cincinnati  Safe 
and  Lock  Co.  manufacture will  find  it to 
his advantage to write or  call  on  us.  We 
have light expenses, and are able to sell low­
er than  any  other house representing first- 
class  work.  Second-hand  safes  always on 
hand.

C. M. GOODRICH & CO.,

W ith  S atety Deposit  Co., B asem ent  ol Wid- 

dicomb Blk.

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O v e r a lls,  P a n ts ,  Etc.,

OUR  OWN  MAKE.

A  COMPLETE  LINE  OF

Fanci  OroGkery  and

FanGH Woodenware

OCR  OWN  IMPORTATION.

Inspection  Solicited.  Chicago  and  De­

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY, MARCH  20,  1889.

NO. 287.

“ OLE.”

i.

Among the many drooping, pale-visaged 
creatures daily to be seen crossing  back­
ward  and  forward  over  the  only  foot­
bridge which for several years  following 
the war spanned the James at  Richmond 
into the various cotton and woolen  mills 
located at its  southern  end,  was  an  at­
tractive-looking  girl, 
tall,  fair-haired, 
straight as an arrow, and about  eighteen 
or nineteen years of age.  With her com­
panions  she went  by the  name  of  Cle, 
which was all that was left  of  the illus­
trious polysyllable given her  at birth by 
her parents,  in  a  manifestation  of  that 
love of distinguished names  peculiar  to 
very poor  people, and which  tired  lips, 
finding  its  impracticability,  had  first 
shortened to Cleora, and then to Cle, thus 
reversing  the  process  of  the  oak  and 
acorn.  As it is  hardly possible  to  con­
ceive of Antony addressing  his  mistress 
as “Cle,” or even  as “Pat,” this  consid­
eration,  I  think,  should  deter  people 
from making so  free with  great  names, 
seeing that appropriation is not the  only 
and least offense, but abuse  follows also. 
But, however that  may be, it  is  certain 
that our  heroine’s  chances  in  life were 
not  much  affected  by this  extremity of 
wit, while her convenience—and  that  of 
others—certainly was.
Both the girl’s parents  had  died when 
she was very young,  and  she  had  lived 
ever since with her grandmother,  a  bent 
and  broken  old  woman, who  for  years 
had been hopelessly wedded to the wash- 
tub and ironing-board.  Four of the nine­
teen years of her life had  been  spent  in 
the mill. 
It was a rough experience, and 
had left its marks, deep and cruel, which 
would never rub out.  For all that, how­
ever,  she could still be called  handsome. 
Compared with her mill companions,  she 
was almost a belle.  Her cheek was  rud­
dier,  her  eye  more  lustrous,  her  step 
more elastic, her spirits lighter, her laugh- 
gayer,  her  good-humor  more  abundant, 
though  only in  a  relative  sense, for  in 
truth the shadow of  the  mill  seemed  to 
remain with all it fell upon.
No one unfamiliar with it can form any 
idea of the weary monotony of mill-life— 
its distracting  clamor  and  painful  toil. 
The girl’s  brain was  scarcely free  even 
in sleep from the constant whirr and roar 
and rattle of  the  machinery.  Still, bad 
though  this  undoubtedly was,  it  might 
easily have been a  great  deal worse, for 
as in nature  the  seemingly lowest  deep 
has all the infinity of  space beyond it, so 
in human life do we never  reach  the ex­
treme of  any of  its  conditions, good  or 
bad, and there were accordingly possibil­
ities of suffering beyond her hard  lot  to 
which  it  would  have  seemed  positive 
bliss in comparison.  She was  not  phil­
osopher  enough  to  know this, however, 
or sufficiently optimistic  in  her views to 
find contentment  in  her  present  condi­
tion.  So  she  sighed  for  deliverance 
from it.
The main  characteristic  of  her  mind 
was a supersensitiveness  to  these  lowly 
aspects of her life.  She was full  of  de­
sires and aspirations for  something  less 
base.  And yet, so strange is the  human 
heart sometimes, one of  the  things least 
likely for her to do would  be  to  change 
that life for a better, unless  it  could  be 
secured by her own  exertions.  She  felt 
the sting of  poverty and  mean  employ­
ment so keenly that she would  have hes­
itated  fully as  long  to  rise  out of  her 
humble sphere as  to  descend  below  it. 
This peculiarity borne in  mind,  all  that 
follows is, I think, consistent and natural.
One raw evening in November  she  re­
turned home from  the  mill  to  find  her 
grandmother  prostrated  with  a  sudden 
and  severe  attack  of  illness.  The  old 
woman had been very active  and  strong 
in her younger days, but  her  years  and 
labors now made themselves felt;  and as 
it is generally the case with  these sturdy 
and energetic people that the  first  signs 
of failure are not far in  advance  of  the 
final breaking-up, her chances  of  recov­
ery w’ere  slim  indeed. 
If  she  ever  re­
gained her feet it w'ould not be that win­
ter  at  any rate—at  least, so  the  doctor 
said.
Here was rest from the  mill  at  last— 
but what  sort  of  rest w as  it?  None at 
all,  in fact;  for now, beside acting in the 
capacity of nurse to a sick and querulous 
old woman, the girl had to take her place 
at the wash-tub, and drudge for a  living 
as hard as she  could.  Not  much  relief 
that!
Thus began for Lie a still  harder fight 
with  fate,  and  with  little  prospect  of 
change, except  for  the worse.  And not 
only  was  the  battle  to  be  fought  out 
alone,  but  against  many  obstacles  and 
through the hardest part of the year. 
It 
w as a prospect that might well  have ap­
palled  a  stouter  heart  than  hers,  and 
often she almost sank  under  the weight 
of her task.  Trudging  after  the  heavy 
baskets of soiled linen, then the washing, 
then  the  ironing—varied  by the  weari­
some exactions of disease and  old  age— 
then  the  trudging  back  again with  the 
burdens of clean linen—these,  with  con­
stant repetition, made up the sum of  her 
daily life.  And yet she had often  to  be 
thankful that she had learned to  do  this 
labor, despicable though it was. 
Among  her  patrons—or  rather  her 
grandmother’s—was  the  proprietress of 
a  small  hotel, or gentlemen’s  boarding­
house, situated in the lower  part  of  the 
town. 
It  was  her  custom  to  take  the 
work  home  on  Saturday evenings,  and 
get a fresh supply at the  same time also. 
She  always  dreaded  the  recurrence  of 
these occasions, for the basket was heavy 
and the distance  considerable.
One  Saturday  afternoon,  just  before 
Christmas,  she took her basket  as  usual 
and went to the hotel.  A deep snow was 
on  the  ground.  Rain  had  also  fallen 
during the day and  made a slush  ankle- 
deep.
She reached the hotel  dreadfully tired 
and almost benumbed with the cold.  Her 
feet,  to which the  slush  had  penetrated 
through her imperfect shoes, were lumps 
of ice.  The arm on which she had borne

.

“Oh, no, sir, I often do. 

the heavy basket seemed  about  to  drop 
from her shoulder.
As night was rapidly approaching,  she 
remained at the hotel but  a  short while. 
As  she  descended  the  stairs  on her re­
turn, she passed a young man on  one  of 
the  landings.  He  was  a  rather  good- 
looking young  fellow of  twenty-four  or 
five, fair-skinned and  light-haired, toler­
ably stout, well-dressed, and  had  a mild 
manner and  an  ingratiating  smile.  Cle 
had seen him several times before on her 
visits to the hotel,  and she had observed, 
without appearing to do so—which  is an 
easy thing  for  a woman  to  do—that  he 
seemed to  regard  her with  considerable 
interest.  As he had made no demonstra­
tion,  however, she had not paid much at­
tention to his scrutiny.
He lifted his  hat  as  she  approached, 
and remarked with a light smile:
“A  bad  evening  for  you, miss.  You 
will have a disagreeable walk home.”
“Yes, sir,” she  replied, without  stop­
ping;  “it  will  be  very  unpleasant,  I 
fear.”
“I’m afraid you have made it  too  late 
—it  is  almost  dark  now,” he  rejoined, 
following her to the door,  which was but 
a few feet away,  and holding it  open for 
her.  “Are you not afraid to go  alone?”
I’m not a bit 
afraid,” she hastily replied,  and, bidding 
him good  evening, hurried  on  into  the 
fast-gathering darkness.
When she had gone about half  the dis­
tance, and was beginning to falter under 
the weight  of  the  basket, together with 
the  difiiculty  of  walking  through  the 
rough but slippery snow, now fast  hard­
ening in the  night  air, she  heard  quick 
steps behind her, which soon  came up to 
her side.  She saw it was the young man 
who had accosted her at the hotel.
“I beg your pardon,” he said  at  once; 
“I hope you will not blame me  for  com­
ing after you,  but I was  really quite un­
easy about you. 
1 was afraid you  might 
be molested, or would  find  your  basket 
too much for your strength.  Won’t  you 
permit me  to  relieve  you  of  it, and  to 
bear you company?”
As he spoke he  laid  his  hand  on  the 
basket to take it  from  her, hut  Cle  did 
not relinquish her  hold.
“I  thank  you,  sir,” she  said,  “but  I 
think I can manage it. 
I  am  not  much 
tired, and am almost home now.”
She spoke quietly,  only a  little  quick­
ness of tone betraying the slight trepida­
tion she felt at the predicament she found 
herself  in, which  was  also  responsible 
for her unconscious  prevarication.
“At least  you will  let  me  see  you  a 
part  of the way,” he  said, simulating  a 
little grieved surprise at  her rejection of 
his offer.  “I really do not think  it  safe 
for you to  be  unattended  at  this  hour, 
and with the streets in  such  bad  condi­
tion.  You might fall and  hurt  yourself 
seriously with  that  heavy  basket.  Let 
me take  it, I  entreat  you, if  only for  a 
short distance.”
As he spoke he again laid hold  of  the 
basket, and before  she  could  determine 
how to act he had taken it from  her  and 
placed it upon  his  own  arm.  The  girl 
was in a quandary.  The etiquette of the 
cotton-mill had not prepared her for such 
emergencies.  She, 
therefore,  did  the 
w isest thing  under  the  circumstances— 
that is, nothing—but  held her peace and 
walked  quietly on  by the  young  man’s 
side, allowing him to sustain the conver­
sation alone, which,  it is  scarcely neces­
sary to say, he found no  difficulty in do­
ing.
They w alked on together until the cor­
ner turning just to her house was reached. 
The young man  had  apparently exerted 
himself to be  agreeable,  and  had  fairly 
succeeded.  The girl was forced  to  own 
to  herself  that  he  was  a very pleasant 
young gentleman,  and  had lightened the 
walk  home  considerably.  He  had  re­
lieved it to the extent of  the  heavy bas­
ket, at any rate, which  of  itself was  no 
small item.
When  they  reached  the  before-men­
tioned corner, upon  her  casually stating 
its location with respect to  her home,  he 
said he believed he would take  leave  of 
her there, and bidding her good-night, he 
went leisurely on his way.
This was the  beginning  of  Cle’s  and 
William Lawrence’s  acquaintance.  She 
frequently  saw  him  afterward  on  her 
trips to the hotel,  and  he  had  always  a 
bow and smile and pleasant w ord  to  ex­
change  with  her.  Once  in  awhile  he 
walked  with  her  as  before.  She  soon 
found herself  meeting  and  thinking  of 
him without restraint.  She was  favora­
bly impressed with  all  he  said  or  did. 
No one, it is hardly necessary to say, had 
ever  shown  her  such  polite  attention. 
Her  inferior  appearance  and  fortune 
seemed to weigh as  nothing  against  her 
in  his  estimation.  Altogether,  she  ad­
mired  him  more  than  she  did  any one 
she had ever  met.
Now  it  is  certain  that  many  a  girl, 
poor and lowly born,  would in  like  case 
straightway have made a fool of  herself. 
Not  so with  Cle.  The  peculiar  forma­
tion of her mind before alluded to  saved 
her from this, and all it  might  have  led 
to;  besides, her hard lot admitted  of  no 
such  fanciful  employment.  Ludicrous 
as may seem the simile, had  she suspect­
ed the existence  of  any vagrant  feeling 
for  Lawrence  in  her  breast,  she would 
have  wrung  the  life  out  of  it  as  she 
wrung the clothes  from  the wash  every 
day, until the last trace of  the sentiment 
was  destroyed.  At  least, that  is  what 
she would have attempted to do; w hether 
her performance would  have  been  com­
mensurate  with  her  efforts  is  another 
matter.
Lawrence,  on  his  part,  was  scarcely 
less to be commended.  He was one of  a 
numerous class of young men, superficial 
and careless, not  specially aiming to  do 
wrong, yet heedless of  results, and inca­
pable of systematic pursuit of  anything, 
pleasure included.  Carelessness, indeed, 
is their ruling trait.  With such,  a flirta­
tion is a small  matter, easily begun  and 
soon ended.  Many, greatly their superi­
ors in every way, don’t do half so well in 
this  respect.  They  have  seldom  any­

thing more serious than a waste  of  time 
to answer for—if it be  possible  to waste 
that of which  there  is  always  a  super­
abundance.  This is not the common  be­
lief, I know, but it  is  the  truth  for  all 
that.  The eagle is  a  high-soaring  bird, 
but is of the vulture  tribe, nevertheless.
But even granting that  Lawrence’s in­
tentions were more open to criticism than 
in  fact  they were,  he would  soon  have 
seen that he was  mistaken  in  their  ob­
ject;  that  the  girl’s  serious  mind  and 
painful  life  left  her  no  opportunity or 
relish for  such  frivolities.  Not  having 
his mind specially burdened with a  base 
motive, however, he had not  to wait  for 
this revelation at  all, but was  cognizant 
of  her true  position  and  the  extent  to 
which he might safely venture  from  the 
first.  His real danger was in  something 
entirely  different — an 
impressionable 
mind,  a sort of  heedless  universal  sym­
pathy,  common  to  such  natures, which 
seems peculiarly efficacious in getting its 
possessors 
into  awkward  difficulties, 
which a cold, careful  organization easily 
avoids.  Therefore, the pleasure  he  had 
felt  from  the  first  in  her  society soon 
deepened into a strong personal  interest 
—not love as yet, but that nameless charm 
which is the invariable forerunner of  it.
One night when the weather was rough 
and threatening he met  her  just  as  she 
was  setting  out  from  the  hotel.  He 
turned and went back with her.  A heavy 
rain  began  falling  as  they  neared  the 
parting place, and  he  had  consequently 
to give her the protection of his umbrella 
the entire way home.  For  some  reason 
he had never  hitherto  accompanied  her 
beyond the before-mentioned corner.  He 
stayed  to  chat  awhile  at  the  door and 
then took his leave,  and in  doing  so  ex­
tended his hand  toward  her.  She  gave 
him  hers,  a  little  hesitatingly,  and  re­
ceived  a  decidedly  perceptible  squeeze 
of it for her pains.
When he had gone  she  busied  herself 
about her household  affairs—in  supply­
ing her grandmother’s needs and bestow- 
| ing some attention  upon  her own simple 
interests, after which she went to bed, it 
being about ten o’clock.
Just on the  stroke  of  twelve  she was 
aroused by a sound as of some one moan­
ing in  pain.  She  sprang  up  in  alarm 
aud bent over her grandmother, anxiously 
interrogating  her  as  to  her  sufferings. 
The  only response  she  received  was  a 
feeble motion toward the left side, speech 
having  apparently deserted  the  old wo­
man.
Almost  terrified,  she  hastily threw on 
her clothes and hurried over to the house 
opposite for help.  She soon aroused the 
inmates and returned with their  promise 
to  follow  at  once.  When  she  again 
reached  the  sick  bed  her  grandmother 
was  gasping  for  breath,’  her  withered 
hands  clasped  tightly  over  her  heart. 
The labored respiration grew feebler with 
every  pulse,  and  when  the  neighbors 
presently arrived it was at  once clear  to 
their  larger  experience  that  the  great 
change was  at  hand.  When  the  morn­
ing’s sun arose and shone  over  the  glit­
tering snow-clad streets, Cie stood in the 
world,  which  had  always  frowned  so 
harshly  upon  her,  utterly  friendless, 
hopeless and alone.

ii.

After the  first  shock  of  grief  at  her 
grandmother’s  death  hail  passed  away, 
Cle aroused to a  sense  of  the  necessity 
for immediate action in her  owa  behalf. 
She might have continued on as she  had 
been doing,  perhaps, though on a smaller 
scale, her  strength  being  already much 
impaired.  But that she was  not greatly 
disposed to  do, the  kind  of work  being 
very  distasteful  as  well  as  difficult  to 
her.  When she began to look  around in 
her mind,  however, she was  dismayed to 
find so few avenues of  labor  open.  She 
was a  very poor  hand  at  sewing,  never 
having done much of  it.  Of  housework 
she knew nothing, except of the humblest 
kinds.  Having had  no  experience w ith 
children, except the youthful  terrors  of 
the mill, she  shrank  from  the  nursery. 
At the various occupations of women and 
girls  in  manufacturing  pursuits  other 
than the one she had learned  she  could, 
on account of her inexperience, make lit­
tle  or  nothing—at  least,  not  for  some 
time—and she must live  n ow .  What  to 
do, therefore, in this dilemma she did not 
know, unless—unless—and she resolutely 
turned from it a  long  time,  until  it was 
at length forced upon her—unless she re­
turned upon her steps and re-entered the 
mill, whose heavy doors  she  hoped  had 
closed behind her forever.
But as it was clear to her that she must 
do something, and at once, her indecision 
was not of  long duration.  She  saw that 
there w’as nothing for it  but  to  go  back 
to the mill,  and the habit of industry set­
ting  firmly on  her  by this  time, she  at 
once went about taking steps to do so.
The first thing to do was,  obviously, to 
inform her patrons she  could  no  longer 
serve  them.  With  this  object  in view, 
she went down to the hotel  one  evening 
in the latter part of January to  acquaint 
her chief customer, Mrs. Brown, with her 
intention.
She started on her return  about  dusk, 
and at the corner next the hotel ran upon 
Lawrence, who w as j ust going to supper.
He greeted her warmly,  shaking hands 
as though he had not seen her for a year, 
instead of only a few days.  He  knew of 
her recent bereavement, having,  in fact, 
been of considerable  service  during  the 
period of trouble,  which had also  moved 
him a step farther in his  attitude toward 
the girl,  her  exemplary deportment—she 
had behaved with much fortitude—under 
trying  circumstances, so  different  from 
what his own would have  been, eliciting 
his profoundest admiration.  He had not 
determined howr far it  should carry him, 
however,  abstractions  usually  sufficing 
his careless good-nature.
“You seem always to be running  away 
when I come,” he said,  offering  his  arm 
-with  the  intention  of  going  back with 
her.
She answered with a smile that  it  did

seem so,  and charged it to the bad  hours 
he  kept.
He laughed,  and said he would  reform 
if she would  promise  to  make  it worth 
his while.
“How is it,”  he said, when  this  little 
pleasantry  was  exhausted,  “that  you 
have not your basket with you as  usual? 
It looks odd to  see  you without  it—like 
Little  Red  Riding-Hood  without  her 
hood.”
“Like  a  hod-carrier without  his  hod 
you mean, don’t you?” she  returned bit­
terly.  “I  haven’t  it  because  I  am not 
going to have it any more.”
“You don’t  mean  that  you  and  Mrs. 
B.”—his usual term  for  his  landlady— 
“have had a falling-out?”
I’m go­
ing to give up washing, that’s all.”

“Oh, no;  nothing of  the sort. 
He was greatly interested.
“May I ask,” he  said,  “without  seem­
ing  impertinent, what  you  propose  do­
ing?”
He was fearful  lest  something  might 
happen to cause him to lose sight of her. 
Knowing that it was impossible since her 
grandmother’s  death  to  visit  her—but 
that he had never  done, however—he set 
a high value upon these chance meetings 
her connection with the hotel afforded.
“I mean,” she answered,  “to  go  back 
to the mill where I worked before grand­
mother was taken sick.”
She had acquainted him with  that fact 
also.
Lawrence  was  greatly  concerned  at 
her announcement.  He knew something 
of the mill by hearsay,  and knew what  a 
living death it was.
“You don’t really mean that, Miss Cle,
I hope,” he said.  “I have heard the mill 
is  a  dreadful  place—for  the  health.  I 
mean—and the work very hard.”
Hard  labor  was  his  bete  noire.  He 
would rather a light purse than  a  heavy 
task.
“It is bad for the health,” she replied, 
“but I cannot help myself.  The work is 
hard,  too,  I  know, but  I  like  it  better 
than  washing.”
“Do anything but go back to the mill!” 
he exclaimed  earnestly.  “You will  kill 
yourself.  Why not continue as you have 
been doing for a while longer, and in the 
meantime look about you for  some other 
employment?  1 will help you find it.” 
“Thank you, Mr. Lawrence,” she said. 
“I  believe  you  would  help  me  if  you 
could, but I have thought it all  over and 
there is no other way—I  must  go  back. 
There is really nothing else to be  done.” 
And now his heedlessness  played  him 
a  trick, indeed.  He  exclaimed  impuls­
ively:
“Then  don’t  do  anything  else,  if  it 
comes to  that!  Cle, I  love  you!  Come 
to me!”

“Oh, Mr. Lawrence!”
Her surprise was genuine;  she had not 
expected this.  She dropped her  eyes  to 
the ground, but only for a moment.  Lift­
ing them, she looked him squarely in the 
face.  Both had  stopped  their walk  in­
sensibly. 
It was a  quiet  locality where 
they  stood,  just  off  the  main  business 
street,  and  few pedestrians were  to  be 
encountered.
“I  love  you,”  he  repeated.  »“I  have 
loved  you  a  long  time.” 
(He  really 
thought he had, so gradual  had been  the 
progress of his infatuation.)  “Cease this# 
horrid  drudgery.  Cle,  and  let  me  take 
care of you!”
“What do you mean?”  she  asked,  in a 
low tone as even as her glance.
He  repeated  his  declaration,  adding, 
“Be my wife, Cle, and you shall want for 
nothing again.”
“You  don’t  mean  it,” she  said,  still 
looking  steadily  at  him.  "You  marry 
I am  too  far 
me!  You could not do it. 
beneath  you.  You  only mean  to  mock 
me when you say it.”
“I do mean  it.”  he  protested.  “I  do 
love  you. 
I  love  you,  and  want  your 
It  would  break  my 
love  in  return. 
heart,” he went on affectedly, “to see you 
go back to the mill.”
“And that is what you mean by saying 
you love me?”  she returned.  “You only 
pity me.  No, it is not love,  and  you de­
ceive yourself.”
This  cool,  matter-of-fact way of  talk­
ing was disconcerting to Lawrence.  Not 
having foreseen  his  declaration  he  had 
not the advantage of  a  previous  mental 
rehearsal.  But the  girl’s  quiet  manner 
and words acted on him  as  such  always 
do on shallow natures.  While  he  could 
not quite understand them, they yet made 
him underrate her  power  of  resistance, 
and determined him to press his suit still 
farther.  Had she been the most finished 
coquette she could not have acted better. 
He began to plead.
“Please do not  mistrust  me, Cle.  Be­
lieve that 1 love you.  Say that I  am be­
loved in  turn. 
I will  do  everything  to 
make you happy.  Your life shall be free 
from  care  and  toil.  Together we will 
live only to know what happiness is.  Say 
that you love me and will  be  my wife!” 
The girl did  not  speak  at  once.  His 
earnestness,  so unusual  in  him, affected 
her in spite  of  herself.  Her embarrass­
ment, however,  was but  momentary. 
It 
did not take  her  long  to  prove  conclu­
sively, to her own mind at least, that she 
could not listen to what he had said.  She 
did not ask herself if  she  loved him:  to 
do her justice, she had never even thought 
of such a thing.  She  had  accepted  his 
friendship gratefully, but  she had never 
dreamed of  anything  beyond  that.  Up 
to that hour, indeed, the question of mar­
riage had been farther from her thoughts 
than any other of the important problems 
of life.
But a marriage with  Lawrence, of  all 
men she knew,  was to her mind the least 
of all  things possible.  That  he could be 
in  earnest  she  could  not believe.  Not 
for a moment  could  she  entertain  any­
thing so wildly absurd.  He was immeas­
urably her  superior  in  every way.  He 
was far removed from her sphere of  life. 
She thought him a gentleman  in  ail  the 
term implies—in both the use and  abuse 
of the word.  To think of marrying such 
a man—she  the  mill-girl, the washenvo-

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Vickeryville—Barry  &  Wilson  have 
sold  their  drug  stock  to C. F. Grinnell. 
Dr. Barry will  now  devote his entire at­
tention to his Rodney drug store.

Lansing—B. D. Northrup  writes  The 
T ra d esm a n that he will now assume the 
management  of  the  Lansing  Medicine 
Co.,  owned  by  Northrup  &  Robertson.
Charlesworth—Geo. Kirkendall has en­
gaged  in  the  grocery  business.  J.  H. 
Thompson  &  Co.  furnished  the  stock, 
James D. Wadsworth placing  the  order.
Stanton—J.  Weatherwax,  of  the  firm 
of  J.  Weatherwax  &  Co.,  started  for 
Europe  last  week,  accompanied by Jay 
Weatherwax, Jr.,  of  Aberdeen,  W.  T. 
They will be gone a  year.

Manton—M.  Krohn  has  retired  from 
the  firm  of  Krohn  & Alvin,  dealers  in 
dry  goods  and  clothing.  The  business 
will be continued by the  remaining part­
ner under the  style of  A. Alvin.

VISITING BUYERS.

V riesland John F arrow e,  So Blendon 

J  L Thom as,  C annonsburg 
Jo h n  Baker, Chauncey 
F o rest Grove S T McLeUan, Denison 

H Van Noord. Jam estow n 
Sm allegan Sc P ick aard ,- 
W V er Menlen, B eaver Dam J  P  Degan, C annonsburg 
T V anEenenaam , ZeeJand 
J  W  H ew itt. Otia 
D enH erder & Tanis 
John Dursema, Frem ont
G Ten H oor,  F orest  G rove W D H opkinson, P aris 
A VanDyk, Thule, D akota 
J   W  Robinson, Stetson 
S S tark, C edar Springs
A C B arkley, Crosby 
M H eyboer & Bro,  D renthe AlexDenton, H ow ard  City 
J  W   M eLenathan.W Carlyle
John Sm ith, Ada 
A W  Blain, D utton
H Dalmon, Allendale 
Jo h n  D am stra.  G itchell 
R T P arrish , G randville 
H M eijering, Jam estow n 
L T P alm er .Traverse City
J  C Benbow,  Cannonsburg Jo h n  Kam ps, Z utphen 
W E Hinm an, S parta 
Brookings Lum ber Co, 
Brookings T Armock, W right 
Lee Deuel,  Bradley
S J  M artin, SuUivan 
C K H oyt Sc Co.HudsonvUle Mrs JD ebri, B yron Center 
Jo h n  Crispe,  piainw ell 
L N Fisher, Dorr 
J B W atson. Coopersville  A M Church, E agllshvllle 
C arrington A N orth,  T rent W m K arsten, Vriesland 
Geo P  S tark, Cascade 
L Cook, B auer 
S J  Koon, Lisbon 
Dr P e ter Beyer, Sullivan 
J  N W ait, HudsonvUle 
W alling B ros,Lam ont 
Dr A H anlon A Son, 
L R  Rogers, Irv in g  
R B Gooding ASon,Gooding Reese A D ettrich R osina 
E li Runnels, C orning

H Ade, Conklin
F  C Forem an, Grand  Ledge
J  Raym ond. Berlin
L M W olf, HudsonvUle 
Calkins Sc F reyerm nth, 
N O W ard. Stanwood
J C  Scott, Lowell

McCords
MiddleviUe H Thompson, C anada  Cors 

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

^AdhwSsementewiirbeinaerted^underTiiisTieiwrior 
tw o  cents  a   word  th e  first  insertion  an d   one cent a 
word  fo r  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent tak en  fo r less th a n  25 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

BU SIN ESS  CHANCES.

1x12  feet,  15  3-inch  flues,  Are  fro n t,  breeching, 
sm okestack, safety valve, w ater gauge and in sp irato r; 
was replaced by larg e r boiler;  all In good order.  J. E. 
G reiliek, Lock Box 18, Traverse City, Mich._______ 393

For  sale  at  a  bargain- one  steam  boiler
a   SNAP—GROCERY STORE  IN  EAU CLAIRE, WIS.
F)R SALE-BRIGHT, CLEAN STOCK OF GROCERIES, 

th a t pays fo r itself tw ice a   y ear  will  be  sold  to  
th e  rig h t p a rty  fo r  cash,  if  it  can  be sold a t once;  it 
will p ay  to  look  in to   this.  F or  p articu lars,  address 
Box 185, Eau C laire,  Wis.  _______________  

crockery an d  glass-w are, in grow ing tow n  o f  over 
1,200;  stock  and  fixtures  will  invoice  ab o u t  $2,500; 
business averages  $1.500 per m onth;  store  building is 
one of th e finest  in   th e   S tate  fo r business and will be 
rented o r sold; reasons, otl e r business needs o u r a tte n ­
tion.  Address A, care M ichigan Tradesm an.______378

105

H E L P   W A N T E D .

ANTED—BOY OF 16 OR  18  WITH  SOME  EXPERI- 
ence in g eneral sto re fo r a sm all N orthern town. 
Address,  sta tin g   w ages  expected.  No.  106,  M ichigan 
Tradesm an. 

_____________ *00
__________________ TO SELL OCR CHOICE  AND
hard y  v arieties o f n ursery  stock;  m any new and 
valuable  varieties.  Address,  w ith  references,  May 
B rothers, N urserym en, R ochester. N. Y. 
VT7-ANTED—ACTIVE,  HONEST  YOUNG  MAN  WHO 
W   h as h ad tw o y ears’ experience in  th e   d ru g   busi­
ness.  Address No. 388. care T radesm an. 

398

388

SITU A TIO N S  W A N T E D .

YITANTED—SITUATION — BY  REGISTERED  PHAR- 
VV  macisti  thorough qualifications;  excellent  ref­
erences.  Address Box 187, 8herwood, Mich._____ KM
references. 

WANTED-SITUATION-BY A PHARMACIST, REGIS- 
SITUATION WANTED—A  COMMERCIAL  TRAVELER 

is  open  fo r  engagem ent.  L arge  acquaintance 

Address No. *02. care M ichigan  Tradesm an. 

tered   by  exam ination;  best  of 

w ith  grocery  tra d e   in  M ichigan, 
care M ichigan  Tradesm an.
S a l e s m a n  w is h e s  t o  r e p r e s e n t  g r a n d  r a p id s
O   m an u factu rer to th e trad e in  Chicago,  o r  on  th e

102

M ISCELLA N EO U S.

-I HAVE  A  NEW,  BRIGHT,  WELL-

farm   o r  city   real  estate. 

M ichigan T radesm an.
CASH  BUYS  MANUFACTURING  BU8I- 
JD-L.-Zj VJYJ  ness pay in g  100  p er  cent.  Best  of re a ­
sons7 fo r  selling.  Address  Chas.  Kynoch,  St. Ignace,

392

I  
im proved  and  nicely  located,  in  South  D akota; 
also  some o th er  p ro p erty   to  exchange  fo r a  sto c k o f 
goods.  J. C. McKee. 23 F o u n tain   St. 
ATT ANTED—TO  EXCHANGE —PRODUCTIVE  REAL 
W   estate In the  th riv in g  village of Bailey o n th e   C. 
& W. M. Railw ay fo r house  and  lo t  in  G rand  Rapids, 
w orth  about  $1,500.  Address,  D.  B.  G alentine^C as- 
novia, Mich.
VV 
sam ples.  E. A. Stowe Sc Bro.. G rand R apids. 
FOR  SALE-GOOD  RESIDENCE  LOT  ON  ONE  OF 
WANTED—EVERY  STORE-KEEPER  WHO  READS 

th e  m ost p leasant streets “ on  th e   hUl.”  W ill ex ­
change fo r stock in  any good in stitu tio n .  Address286, 
care M ichigan T radesm an.

ANTED—1,000 MORE MERCHANTS TO ADOPT  OUR 
Im proved Coupon  Pass  Book System .  Send for 

th is  p ap er  to   give  th e Sutliff  coupon system  a  
all yo u r book-keeping, In m any instances save yon th e  
expense of one clerk, w ill b rin g   y our business  down to  
a   cash basis and  save  you  all  th e   w orry and trouble 
th a t usually go  with th e pass-book plan.  S ta rt th e  1st 
of th e m onth w ith th e new  system  an d   you  wUl never 
reg re t it.  H aving  tw o kinds, b o th   kinds  wiU be  sent 
by  addressing  (m entioning  th is  paper)  J.  H.  Sutliff, 
Albany, N. Y. 

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tria l.  I t  w ill abolish y o u r pass  books,  do  aw ay  w ith  

lighted store and good location on Monroe  St.,  G rand 

391

373

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I t  show  cases  and  hardw are  fixtures—all  in  good 
condition and cheap fo r cash.  W ill sell one o r all. 
J . 
V ander Veen, 122 Monroe street, G rand  Rapids. 

D rug  store  for  sale — established  nine

years;  n earest  d rug  store 6 m iles;  in one of the 
best grow ing  tow ns  of  690  in  S outhern  M ichigan;  a 
ra re  barg ain  fo r rig h t m an;  best o f reasons  given  fo r 
w ishing to seU. 
If you m ean business, address, W. R. 
Mandigo, Sherwood, Mich. 

F OR SALE—HOTEL IN  GOOD RESORT TOWN, WITH 

nineteen beds;  house  furnished  com plete;  price 
$3,560, $2,000 down, balance on tim e to su it; poor h ealth  
reason fo r selling;  bara,3*x60;  sam ple  room   and  liv­
ery office, 16x21;  good  livery,  m ail  and  stage  line  in 
b a rn ;  house paying  $100 p er m onth  now.  F o r p artic­
u lars, address “ H otel,” care Tradesm an. 

E nquire a t 666 W ealthy Ave., C ity. 

W in tak e  stock of d ry  goods o r lots  in   th is  city. 

FOR SALE—Shoe stock of about  $6.000  in   good  con­

d ition w ith store fixtures  and  lease;  larg e,  well 
Rapids,  now  doing  a   successful  cash  pay in g   trad e; 
reason  fo r  selling,  to  re tire   from   tra d e   altogether. 
Address. S. N. W atson Sc Co. 
F or sale—house  and lot in  battle  creek.
FOR SALE—a  GENERAL STOCK OF  MERCHANDISE;

will invoice $10,090, including fixtures;  business of 
1888 was over $10,000;  located  in th riv in g  tow n of 1,500 
in  C entral  M ichigan;  bnildings  fo r  sale  o r  ren t;  to 
p arties  purchasing,  we  will  give  o u r  trad e,  which 
am ounts to  from  $600 to  $1,000 p er m onth;  reasons for 
selling,  o th er  business.  Address  M,  care  M ichigan 
Tradesm an. 
T 30R   SALE—STOCK  OF  DRY  GOODS,  CLOTHING, 
1?  boots and shoes, in live tow n in C entral M ichigan; 
will  Invoice  about  $7,500,  fixtures  included;  trad e of 
1888 ab o u t $22.000;  will r e n t o r  sell building;  o u r trad e 
will be  given  to  bnyer;  reasons,  too  m uch  business. 
Address B, care M ichigan  Tradesm an. 

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TheMichiganTradesman

Official O rgan of M ichigan Business Men’s  Association.

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DKVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Woliierine Slate.

K.  A.  STOW E  &  B BO .,  P ro p rie to rs.

Subscription Price, One Dollar per year. 
Advertising Rates made known on application. 
Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

E n erai  a t  the  Grand  Rapide  Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W ED N ESD A Y . M A R C H   20,  1889.

PATRONS

OF 

INDUSTRY--AN

EX-

POSURE.

T h e  T r a desm a n has received the fol­
lowing  letter  from the  Secretary of  the 
Davison Mercantile Union:

Da v iso n,  March 16,  1889.

in  regard  to 

E. A.  Stowe, Grand R apids:
D ea r Sir—Do you hear any complaint 
from members of  the Michigan  Business 
Men’s  Association 
the 
Patrons  of  Industry?  also,  in  regard  to 
members binding themselves to sell their 
goods  at  10  per  cent,  above  cost to  the 
Patrons?
The Patrons have quite a strong organ 
ization  here and  have induced a member 
of  our  Mercantile  Union  to  accept  of 
their  terms, which  does  not give  sati 
faction  to  the  remainder  of  us.  We 
think that no legitimate merchant can do 
business  on 10 per  cent,  profits and  pay 
rent, insurance  and  the other  expenses 
which it takes  to  run a  business.  Con 
sequently,  we  will  have  to  take  some 
steps  for  our  own  mutual  protection 
Many  of  the  Patrons are  owing  us  for 
goods  bought  on credit  and now  pass u 
by and  leave their  old debts  unpaid  and 
patronize our neighbor prevously referred 
to,  paying  him the “hard  cash.”  While 
we  believe  in the  cash system of  doing 
business, we do not  believe  that  this  i 
exactly the  way to monopolize  it—not in 
these  days of  strong  competition,  where 
the  shrewdest  and  closest buyer  makes 
the  lowest  prices,  and  others  have  to 
follow snit or they cannot sell their goods, 
We think that the manufacturer and job 
ber ought to take some steps in this matter 
in selling to “Patron Suppliers,”  as they 
are certainly aware that no square, legit­
imate  business  can  be  run  on  10  per 
ceut. margins and  make a success 
We would like to hear  your opinion in 
regard to this matter.

Truly yours,

C.  W .  H e r d ,  Sec’y.

In this way, the people who have become 
a party to the scheme  will  soon begin to 
wonder whether they are  deriving  much 
advantage  after  all,  and  an  occasional 
comparison of  qualities  and  prices  will 
satisfy  them  that  the  prices  they  are 
paying—ostensibly  but a small  percent­
age  above  “cost”—are  no  better  than 
can  be  obtained  at  other  stores  where 
contracts in restraint of  trade  do not ex­
ist.  By allowing  matters  to  take  their 
course, the influence of  the  compact  en­
tered into with  the  schemers  will  grad­
ually  lessen  until  it  becomes a rope of 
sand, eventually falling  to  pieces by its 
own weight.

If, on  the other  hand, the  other  mer­
chants seek to make a mountain  out of  a 
mole-hill;  taking it for granted  that  the 
contract dealer sells as  close  to  cost  as 
he professes to do, and  endeavor  to pre- 
rent  the fool merchant  buying his goods 
wherever  he  pleases, the embers of  dis­
content  will  be fanned into a flame;  the 
people  will  rally to  the  support of  the 
one  merchant, imagining  that  the  low 
ness of  his  prices is a thorn in the  flesh 
of  the other  merchants and that only by 
the maintenance of the one merchant can 
the  rapacious  designs of  the  other mer­
chants be defeated.

In  giving  the  above  advice,  The 
T ra d esm a n is guided by the  experience 
of  the granger movement, which  threat 
ened  to  acquire  alarming  proportion; 
nearly twenty  years ago.  Grange  stores 
were established in nearly every locality 
Wherever the regular  merchants  fought 
the  new  competitor  tooth  and nail, the 
movement  flourished  for  a  time,  but 
wherever  the  matter  was  treated  with 
contempt  and  indifference, the  co-oper­
ative store disappeared.  The Patrons of 
Industry are no more to be  compared  to 
the  Patrons  of  Husbandry  than  is  a 
shadow  to  the  substance.  The  grange 
movement  possesses  elements of  stabil­
ity  which  will  serve  to  make  its 
in­
fluence  felt,  socially,  as  long  as  the 
world  stands.  The P. of  I. is a money­
making  expedient,  adopted  by men  too 
proud to beg  and  too  cowardly to steal, 
which will  speedily disappear as soon as 
its  true  character  becomes  generally 
known.
THE  LEADING QUESTION  IN  CANA­

DA.

in 

to 

the 

referred 

In  its  issue  of  February  27,  T h e 
T r a d esm a n  referred  to  the  movement 
above 
following 
fashion;
The “Patrons of  Industry” craze, now 
having  somewhat  of  a  run  in  certain 
parts  of  Michigan, brings  out an  inter­
esting  phase of  human nature.  The  or­
ganizations  are composed  mainly of  far­
mers who band  together for the  purpose 
of  securing  goods  at 5 per  cent,  above 
cost. 
It is not  usually difficult to find  a 
merchant in each  town who will cater to 
such a class, but the agreement to sell on 
a 5 per  cent, margin  makes it  necessary 
for  the  dealer  to  get  two  invoices  for 
every  purchase—one  giving 
the  real 
prices  and  another  giving  “ bulged” 
prices,  as  the  innocent  granger  usually 
insists on “seeing the bills.”  Surely the 
gullibility of  human nature is something 
remarkable!
a  Since  publishing 
the  above,  T h e 
T r a d esm a n  has  detailed  a  reporter  to 
make  a  careful 
the 
methods  adopted  by the  Patrons of  In­
dustry to accomplish certain results, and 
he  has  succeeded  in getting  at  the  bot­
tom  facts in the  matter,  the plan  being 
worked substantially’ as follows:

investigation  of 

One or two schemers strike a town and 
pick  out a  merchant—the  selection  us­
ually  devolving  upon a man  who  is  not 
possessed  of  average  shrewdness—who 
is  informed  that in  consideration of  the 
payment of  a sum, varying  from  $10 to 
$100, to the  schemers that they will turn 
over to him the entire trade of from fifty 
to two  hundred  families.  The schemers 
are  invariably  smooth  talkers  and  the 
result is, the victim  usually succumbs to 
their  seductive  promises  and forks  over 
the  sum  demanded.  The  rascals  then 
begin an aggressive campaign among the 
working  people  and  farmers,  who  are 
assured  that  they can  secure the  privi 
lege of  buying  their  supplies  at 5 or 10 
per  cent,  above  cost  by paying  certain 
sums to the schemers—usually $1 for the 
heads  of  families  and  50  cents  for  the 
wives.  This money, like the sum paid by 
the merchant, goes  into the pockets of the 
organizers, who leave town after a week’ 
work with  considerable  plunder in their 
possession. 
In  the  meantime, the  mer 
chant makes  arrangements with the job 
bers  with  whom he is dealing to furnish 
him two sets of  invoices—one  giving the 
genuine  prices  and  the  other  naming 
prices  which  are “swelled” from 5 to 20 
per cent., according to the class of  goods 
bought and the  arrangements previously 
made.  The  merchant  files  the genuine 
invoices in his  safe, but  is  free  to  dis­
play  the  “bulged”  bills,  adding 5 or 10 
per cent, to the prices  therein  named in 
dealing with his dupes.

Such, in short,  is  the modus  operandi 
of  the  Patrons  of  Industry—a  scheme 
conceived  in  selfishness,  developed  in 
avariciousness  and  carried out in hypoc- 
ricy and deception!

How to treat  the  craze—for it is noth­
ing  else  and  will  soon  be  numbered 
among  the  things  that  were—seems  to 
T h e  T r a d e sm a n to be  as  plain, as  the 
nose  on  a  man’s  face.  The  most  con­
sistent course for  merchants to pursue is 
to ignore the  matter  altogether, treating 
it as too trifling  for  their  consideration.

Canada is exercised  over the  claims of 
the Jesuits to the restoration of property 
which was taken from them in 1800.  By 
the terms of the capitulation of 1762, the 
property of  the  Roman  Catholic Church 
and  of  its  religious  corporations  was 
guaranteed  by the  British  government. 
The  former, including  the  tithes  of  the 
parishes  in  Quebec, is  enjoyed  to  this 
day.  But  the  government  forbade  the 
Jesuits of  Canada  to receive  new  mem­
bers;  and w’hen  the  last  Jesuit  died  in 
1800, it  sequestered  the  property of  the 
order and  applied  it to  religious, educa­
tional, and  other uses.  At that time the 
order  lay under the  edict of  dissolution 
proclaimed  by Pope  Clement  XIV.;  and 
even  although  that  bull  had  not  been 
proclaimed  in  Canada, it  is  hard to see 
how the order could have perpetuated its 
existence  in  Canada  after  1800.  Both 
Church and  State  united in commanding 
its  dissolution;  and  the  property  of  an 
extinct  corporation  necessarily escheats 
to  the  State. 
In  equity  there  should 
have been some arrangement by which it 
should continue to be applied to the edu­
cational and missionary work the Jesuits 
were doing.  But we  do not  see how the 
revived  Order  of  1814  can  make  out  a 
valid legal  claim to what the older  order 
lost by extinction. 
In strict law the two 
are different corporations under the same 
name.

The present agitation grows out of  the 
action of  the Legislature of  the  Quebec 
province in voting $400,000 as compensa­
tion  to  the  Jesuits.  The bill  might  be 
“disallowed” by the  dominion  executive 
government, but Sir John Macdonald has 
declined to recommend this course to the 
Governor-General.  For  the moment  the 
subject  has  eclipsed  all other  questions 
in  Canada.  The  Orangemen  generally 
are  furious  at  the  idea of  being  taxed 
for  the  benefit  of 
the  black-coated 
fathers;  and it  is not  unlikely that their 
indignation will affect  seriously the next 
elections.

TOO LITTLE PREPARATION.

With the first show of  spring, the med­
ical colleges of  the old type begin to turn 
out their  graduates  with commissions to 
kill or cure, but  without the training ad­
equate  to  this  tremendous  commission. 
Thus  Bellevue College, in New York, on 
Monday last  gave  diplomas  to 138 grad­
uates, after  two  brief  winters of  study. 
We have no doubt that  the  Bellevue fac­
ulty are  very able  men,  and  their  stu­
dents as bright as any medical  classes in 
the country.  But no professor  can teach 
medicine to any class  in  two  short  ses­
sions, and a college  takes  a very serious 
responsibility  when  it  certifies  to  the 
community that  the  graduates of  such a 
course are competent  to take  into  their 
hands  the  issues of  life and death.  Ex­
perience shows that  competent  chemists 
and engineers  require three full  years of 
professional  studies  after  two  years  of 
preparatory work preceded  by severe ex­
aminations  in  elementary  mathematics 
and other  branches.  Not until after his 
fifth  year  do  most  universities  give  a

chemist or an engineer  his  technical de­
gree, and each year runs from September 
until  June.  But  the  questions  with 
which  the  physician  has  to  deal  are 
much  more  delicate  and  difficult  than 
those  with  which  the chemist or the en­
gineer has to  deal, and  the  demand  for 
thoroughness  in  preparation  for 
the 
work is so  much  greater.  Yet students 
of medicine  are  admitted  to  many col­
leges  without  any preliminary examina­
tion.  And their  terms of  study begin in 
October or November  and end in March. 
And after  two  such  terms  they are  ac­
credited as “physicians!”

in 

justified 

THE  PARNELL  COMMISSION.
The case of the Times against Mr. Par­
last 
nell  and  his  colleagues  ended 
Wednesday,  its  course  since  the  Pigott 
catastrophe  having  been the  merest  tri­
fling, producing  nothing whatever above 
the  level  of  contempt.  Mr.  Parnell 
was  perfectly 
saying 
as  he  did  at  the  great  meeting 
in 
his  honor,  at  St.  James’s  Hall,  on 
Wednesday night,  that  the  whole  trial 
had  been “one  of  the  most  scandalous 
wastes  of  public  time and  money  ever 
instituted  under the  guise of  a  j udicial 
investigation.”  Much  more  than  this 
may indeed  be  said: 
the  trial has  not 
merely been  a  farce,  it  has been a gros 
and  infamous public wrong.  The Times 
had  no case, yet  the Government  joined 
in  giving it the  formalities by which  it 
might harass, and as it was hoped destroy 
the  political  opponents of  the  Govern­
ment. 
It  was  just as  much  a  deadly 
game for  political supremacy as those of 
the  olden  times, when  the  means  em­
ployed were  men in arms, and  when  the 
defeated  party  lost  their  possessions, if 
not their heads.

The Commission  adjourned to  April 2, 
when  the  case  for  the  defense will  be 
opened  by  Sir  Charles  Russell.  Mean­
time, there  will  be  efforts  to  arouse  a 
more general  expression of  public indig­
nation  over the  scandalous  situation  in 
which the Government has placed  itself.
King  Milan  of  Servia  has  joined  the 
long list of  “monarchs  retired from bus­
iness,” as he  has  abdicated  in  favor of 
his son, a boy of  thirteen,  who  succeeds 
as Alexander I.  As  the  King is only in 
his  thirty-fifth  year,  the  proceeding  is 
very unusual, but  is  said  to  be  due  to 
“mental disturbance and  sleeplessness.’ 
The  facts  are  that  he  had  played  his 
game  as  a  monarch,  and  lost  it.  Hi 
policy  of  opposition  to  Russia  broke 
down,  and his  quarrel  with his wife,  hi 
high-handed  divorce  from  her, and  his 
generally  infamous  private  character, 
made his further  career in kingship diffi­
cult,  if  not 
impossible.  He  remains 
commander of  the army during  his son’s 
minority.  The  influence  of  Russia  in 
Servia  and  the  adjoining  countries  is 
almost  certain  to  be  increased  by  this
change. 

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Purely  Personal.

A. W. Blain, the Dutton general dealer, 

was in town Monday.

L. R. Rogers, the Irving  druggist  and 

grocer,  was in town Saturday.

R. N. Thompson, the Ovid  grocer,  was 
in town Monday, on his way to Kalkaska 
county.

C. C.  Tuxbury,  manager  of  the  Sul 
livan  Lumber  Co.,  at  Sullivan,  was  in 
town Monday.

Geo.  H. Minchener, Michigan Manager 
for R. G. Dun & Co., was a caller at T h e 
T r a d esm a n office one day last week.

Morris  A.  Heyman,  of 

the  firm  of 
Heyman & Company, will be married this 
morning to Miss Ida Wolf, well known in 
social  circles  here.  The  happy  couple 
will  spend  their  honeymoon  in  New 
York City.

Frank  E.  Pickett  has  sold  his  Cold 
spring  factory,  one  mile  east  of  Hil 
liards, to  N. Hanna,  late of  Perry,  Wy 
oming  county,  N.  Y.  Mr.  Pickett  will 
continue with the factory for the present 
as secretary and salesman.

Chas. Kernan. formerly buyer for Horn­
ing & Hart, at Woodville,  has  taken  the 
same position with  the  Converse  Manu­
facturing Co. at  Newraygo.  Mr.  Kernan 
is well qualified to  discharge  the  duties 
of so responsible a  position.

G. Boeckh is spending several weeks in 
this State in the interest of  the  German 
Medicine Co., of Minneapolis.  He  is ac­
companied by his wife, who will tarry in 
Grand  Rapids while  her  husband visits 
the other cities in the  State.

John Wiles, formerly buyer  for  Louis 
Sands,  at  Manistee,  but  more  recently 
connected with the Goodrich Transporta­
tion Co. at Milwaukee and Grand Haven, 
has taken the  position  of  buyer for the 
Buttars & Peters Salt and Lumber Co.  at 
Ludington.

How Finnan Haddies are Prepared.
Finnan haddies are the same as Finnan 
haddocks  and  are  prepared  in Finnan, 
County Kencardine, Scotland.  The  fish 
are cleaned while  fresh,  and, after a cer­
tain  preparation,  are  smoked  with the 
green  branches of  the fir  tree, or, better 
still, the spruce,  thus  communicating  to 
the fish its peculiar odor and color.  The 
imitation,  or  what  one  might  call  the 
adulterated  Finnan  haddies,  are  pre­
pared  by  the  use of  pyroligneous  acid; 
but the genuine are  always  prepared by 
the  use  of  fir  or  spruce.  The  fresher 
they are  the  better. 
In fact, the Scotch 
feel they are not good after the fourth or 
fifth day.

AMONG THE TRADE.

GRAND RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

It is reported that  Fecht & Shurley,  of 
Detroit,  will  shortly  engage  in the tan­
nery business here.

Van  Every Bros,  have  engaged in the 
grocery  business  at  Pellston.  Olney, 
Shields  & Co. furnished the  stock.

A. Van  Dyk  has  engaged  in  general 
trade at  Thule, Dakota.  Voigt, Herpol- 
sheimer  &  Co. furnished  the  dry goods 
stock. 

___________ _

Merton  A. Clark,  for  five  years  past 
clerk for  Peck  Bros., has purchased the 
drug  stock  of  D.  Winter & Son,  at  210 
East Bridge street.

The  Grand  Rapids  Fruit and Produce 
Exchange  has  arranged  to  post  all  ar 
rivals  of  fruit  at  the  Board  of  Trade 
rooms  twice  each week, on Wednesdays 
and Fridays.

Eaton  &  Co., who  recently  uttered  a 
chattel  mortgage  to  the  Old  National 
Bank for $3,500, gave a second  mortgage 
to Geo. N. Davis on Monday, the  consid­
eration of  the latter being $1,500.

W. G.  Hyde, for  eight  years  past  en­
gaged  in  the  meat  business  at  Grand 
Ledge, has  formed a copartnership  with 
A. P. Verplank and  engaged in the meat 
business at  253  Jefferson  avenue, under 
the style of  Hyde & Verplank.

Arthur  Meigs  &  Co.  have  closed  a 
contract  with  J.  H.  Haak  for  all  the 
hardwood  timber on ,1,000  acres of  land 
on  the Deer  Lake  branch of  the  Grand 
itapids  &  Indiana  Railroad,  manufac­
tured  into  lumber. 
It is estimated  the 
tract  will  cut  10,000,000  feet of  maple, 
rock elm, basswood, black and white ash 
and gray elm.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Whitehall—Geo. W. Frost is closing out 

his jewelry stock.

Portland—H. G. Stevens succeeds Wm 

Morden in the harness business.

Caro—w. D. White  succeeds Parmelee 

& White in the grocery business.

Jackson—Fred.  H.  King  has  bought 

the R. Irving Latimer drug  stock.

Whitehall—Geo.  H.  Nelson  succeed 

Linderman & Co. in general trade.

Chesaning—G.  L.  Chapman  succeed 

Chapman & Waldron in general trade.

Coldwater—V.  L.  Nettleton  succeed 

D. Nettleton in the hardware business.

Galesburg — Peter  A.  Potts  succeeds 
Corydon Beach in  the  grocery business 
Marshall—E. O. Turner has bought the 
bakery business  of  Frederick A.  Ganka.
Montague—John  J.  Timmer  has  re­
moved his dry goods  stock to Muskegon 
Imlay City—John  J.  Forsyth,  of  the 
drug firm of Holden &  Forsyth,  is  dead 
Republic—Jochim &  Co.  succeed J. H 
McCabe & Co. in the hardware  business 
Sault Ste. Marie—Louis Jacobs has as 
signed his  grocery stock  to  Jay W. Sut 
ton.

Decatur—Perry Young  succeeds L. T 
Rawrson & Son in the grain and salt bus 
ness.

Mpskegon—Edgar  J.  Smith  succeeds 

J. C. Donaldson  in  the  restaurant  bu 
iness.

Bessemer—Osborn &  Rutiman are sue 
ceeded in the hardware business by P. B 
Rutiman.

Howard  City—A. McMullen  has  sold 
his  grocery  and  confectionery  stock  to 
Alex.  Denton.

Albion—Sheldon &  Fanning  have sold 
their  tinware and  grocery  stock to  Jas 
W. Sheldon & Co.

Bessemer—Jones  &  Sheldon  succeed 
Jones & Watson in  the  drug, paint  and 
wall paper business.

Hastings—Ed.  Powers  has  sold  hi 
hardware stock to Will  Powers, who will 
continue the business.

Glenn—E.  R.  Hutchins,  formerly  of 
the general firm of  Hutchins & Seymour 
has removed to Hastings.

Northport—Will Steele is  arranging 
build a store  which  he  will occupy a; 
bakery and  confectionery.

Flint—C. L. Carman  has sold  his  gro­
cery stock to J. K. Montrose  and  bought 
the grocery stock of John W. Gillis.

Nashville—C. H. Reynolds  has  traded 
his elevator for the grocery stock of  Cox 
& Stringliam and will continue  the  bus­
iness.

Lake vie w—Wm. Warren is closing out 
his grocery stock, preparatory to retiring 
from  business.  He  will  resume  rural 
pursuits.

Delton—F.  Woodhams,  who  has  en­
gaged in the harness business here,  hails 
from  Prairieville—not  Piainwell,  as 
stated  last  week.

Detroit—August Rasch  has  become  a 
special partner in  the  hat, cap  and  fur 
firm of Rasch & Reckmeyer,  contributing 
$10,000 for three years.

Mancelona—Bachant  &  Lanning have 
sold their stock of  dry  goods  and  boots 
and shoes to a man named Shaw, who has 
removed it to Cadillac.

Lakeview—Dr.  J.  W.  Kirtland  has 
purchased the W. H. Bigelow drug stock 
at  Owosso, and will  shortly  embark 
the drug business at that place.

Assyria—Geo. S. Hartom  has  sold  his 
general  stock,  and  rented  his  store  to 
P. K. Jewell,  who  has  clerked  for  him 
several  years,  and will continue the bus­
iness.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Reed City—J. Bittner succeeds H.  & J. 

Bittner in the milling business.

Sand  Lake  — Goul  &  Carter  have 
tarted up their new’ shingle mill.
Bath—The  flouring  mill  has  passed 
into the hands Garlick Bros., of  Owosso.
Caro—Wm.  Imerfon  &  Co.  succeed 
Forbes &  Co. in  the  planing  mill  busi­
ness.

Detroit—Tackaburg & Bradt  have  as­
signed  their  lumber  business  to  J.  H.
Dwell.
Hudson—Stevenson & Co.  are succeed­
ed in the milling business  by the Kefnss 
Milling Co.

Eaton Rapids—V. R. Steiglitz  has  as­
signed his cigar  manufacturing business 
to F. Z.  Hamilton.

Detroit—L. P. Brock has  been  admit­
ted  to  partnership  in  the  trunk  man­
ufacturing  business of  Beals &  Selkirk.
Saginaw—Rust & Hay have sold  to  S. 
L.  Wiggins  5,000,000  feet  of  standing 
timber located on the Tittebawassee Salt. 
Consideration, $25,000.

Summit  City—The  employes  of  the 
late  Michigan  Flooring  and Handle Co. 
have rented the mill, bought the stock of 
logs  on  hand  and  engaged  in  business 
under the style of  the Summit City Man­
ufacturing Co.

Harrison—E. J.  Roys, who  operates  a 
shingle mill  at Lake  George, on the  line 
of the Toledo, Ann Arbor & North Mich­
igan, has  manufactured  6,000,000  since 
he  began  operations, September  1.  He 
manufactures  16-inch  shingles,  mainly 
from old  and  fallen timber,  a portion  of 
the Gerrish  tract, lumbered  over several 
years ago.

Bank Notes.

James E.  Forrest, for  many  years  the 
only  banker  at  Au  Sable  and  Oscoda 
died  last  Thursday  of  typhoid  pneu­
monia.  He had been a leading  business 
man for  fifteen  years  and  had  accumu­
lated a fortune estimated at $75,000.

The American  Trust Co., an auxiliary 
of  the  American  Banking  &  Savings 
Association, at Detroit, has  been discon 
tinued  as  a  separate  business  and  its 
$100,000  of  stock  merged  with 
the 
$200,000 stock of  the Banking &  Savings 
Association,  making a capitalization  for 
the  latter of  $300,000.  Both  companie 
were organized  April 21,  1887, the  trust 
company  for  the  purpose  of  assuming 
the  trusteeship  of  estates  and  the  bus­
iness  of  their  settlement.  The  exper­
iment  proves there is no  field  for such a 
company.

Gripsack Brigade.

Fred.  W.  Dudlow, 

formerly  with 
Spalding  Bros.,  at  Chicago, is  now  oh 
the road for L.  S. Hill & Co.

R. B.  Orr,  for  several  years  traveling 
representative  for  Arthur  Meigs &  Co 
but more  recently with  Lemon, Hoops & 
Peters, has  rented  a  farm  of  85  acres 
one-half  mile from  Crosby,  and  will  en 
gage in fancy farming  and stock raising 
He  says  he  has  learned  by  experience 
that it does  not pay to  set a hen on  door 
knobs.

There  are a number of  business  firms 
in Alpena  and  other  cities  in Michigan 
that find it profitable  to  send  drummer 
to the logging camps,  to sell goods to the 
men at work  getting  out  logs.  Jewelry 
and  watches  constitute  a  large  part of 
the cqmp  trade, besides  w hich there are 
merchant  tailors  who  take  the measure 
of  those  who  desire  custom-made suits, 
to be delivered in  the  spring.  Boot and 
shoe  men  also  do a good trade,  as many 
of  the camp  men  give  their  orders  for 
“driving boots.”  These  merchants take 
written  orders on the firm that the camp 
men are working for,  and,  after  they are 
accepted,  the  amount  is  charged  to the 
man who gave the order.  Photographers 
also  do  considerable  business in taking 
views  of  the  men  at  their  camps.  At 
one  camp, recently, there  were  nine  of 
these drummers at one time.

Hides, Pelts and Furs.

Nothing  new can  be said on the  hide, 
pelt, wool  and  tallow market.  There is 
a  general dullness.  Prices are  nominal, 
with all  hands  happy,  looking for  some­
thing  to  turn  up.  Goods  will  sell,  if 
prices  are  low enough,  just for the  sake 
of doing business.

Furs  are in good  demand, but there  is 
no excitement.  All  are working for  the 
res ult of the London sales.

: A SERIES  OF PICTURES REPRESENTING^COFFEE^ULTURE^ WATCH  FOR  THE  NEXT.

P L A N T A T IO N ;

&   S A N B O R N .
SCENE 3N  A COFFEE  PLANTATION  P U  â  Q P  
CUR COFFEES  HAVE  A  NATIONAL  RZPUTATION  REPRESENTING 
c u k  

-CONTROLLED  BY------------  ^   1

THE FINEST  CROWN.
BRAND COFFEE

¿.ir-tisht tin cans. 
■3RUSADE BLEND
ii& tT   Y ^ i^ n te d n  ot to contain a single Bio bean, and guaranteed to 
i ^ ^ / t l s t e   as  no  other coffee  will,  at  a  moderate  price.  Always 
p a M d  whole roasted (unground), in 1 lb. air-tight parchment packages.
T ell  u s  th a t  th e ir   coffee  tra d e   h as
S F F T  A  I  L   L i K U v L T f d   d o u b led  an d  tre b le d  since b u y in g a n d  
se llin g   o u r  coffees.  W h a t  it  h a s   d o n e  fo r  th e m   i t   w ill do fo r you.  S end fo r 

A l l  

_ 

_

BOSTON,  MASS.

HERBERT  T.  CHASE,
Michigan  and  Northern  Ohio, 

Representative for

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

sam p les to C J3A S B   <6

BROAD  STREET,

Western  Department:
80  Franklin  St.,  Chicago.

Superior

Manufacturers.

Product of Our Factory at Fon du Lac, Wis.

You can buy a better $3 M en’s C alf Shoe and other  grades  made  by  C.  M.  H EN D E R SO N  
&  CO. near your own door  than  other  m anufacturers  can  offer,  and  this is true of our C ad ies’ 
F in e  D on g o la a n d  G oat $2.50  Shoe  and  our  $3 H e n d erso n  F re n c h  K id ,  and  other  grades 
made  at  our  Dixon  Factory,  where  our  celebrated  “ R e d  S c h o o l  H o u se” Shoes are produced. 
We have special advantages for m anufacturing them and make them all on the theory of m erit and 
style.  “The proof of  the  pudding  is  in  chewing  the  string,” and if you w ill test them  we shall 
highly appreciate it and  are sure it  w ill  prove  to  your  advantage.  Our heavier grades of goods 
made at our third factory  are also acknowledged to be unequaled.

C.  M.  HENDERSON  &  CO.,  Chicago.

F a c to r ie s:
D ixon, 111.

F o n  d u  L ac, W is-

" W illard  H .  J a m e s,
th e   C ow er  P e n in su la .
S alesm an  fo r 

I 

P. O.  address,

C hicago,  111.

| Morton  House,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

W e  famish  electrotypes  of  our  Specialties  to  Customers.

Regular Habits.

“You  are  drinking  too  much, Smith- 
kins;  too much  for  your  own  good. 
If 
you  are  to  remain  in  our  employ  you 
must stop it.”
“You are  mistaken  Mr. Jimcrax.  My 
habits are very regular.”
“That’s  the  trouble;  they are too reg­
ular. 
I’ve timed  you,  and  you leave, the 
office  to  get  a  drink  regularly  every 
hour.”

A  Green Grocery  Clerk.

Grocer (to clerk)—What are  you doing 
there,  Henry ?
Henry—I am picking the dead flies out 
of  these dried  currants.
Grocer—You  just let them  alone.  Do 
you suppose that I am running  this bus­
iness  for  fun?  Do  you  think  that  I 
come  down  here  early at  morning  and 
toil  all  day  just  for  the  spirit  of  the 
thing?  You let those flies alone.

Bronson — Eugene  R.  Clark  succeeds 
L. D. Clark’s  Sons  in the dry goods bus­
iness.

COI

Show C a s e

M A K E R S .

Prices Lower than Eller

QUÄLIYY  THE  BEST.

W r it e   for  P r ic e s.

63-65  CANAL  ST.

H JLH D W A R J B .
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

'T h e  L e a d in g  H a r d w a r e  H o u s e  in   W e s t­

e r n   M ic h ig a n ,

a * \

T h e   F i n e s t   S a m p le  H oorn in   t h e   S t a t e ,

dis.

EXPANSIVE BITS.
30
Clark’s, small, $18; large, $26........
25
Ives’, 1, $18;  2, $24;  3, $30..............
dis.
p i l e s—New List.
.60&10
American File Association L ist.......
Disston’s ..............................................................60&10
New  A m erican...................................................60&10
Nicholson’s ........................................................ 60&10
Heller’s ................................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps........................................  
50
28
Nos.  16  to  20;  22 and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 
18

GALVANIZED IRON.

12 

13 

14 

Discount, 60

g a u g e s. 

d is.

h a m m e r s.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ........................  
50
Naydole  & Co.’s ......................................... dis. 
25
25
Kip’s ..............................................................dis. 
Yerkes & Plum b’s ...................................... dis. 40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................... 30c list 50
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, H and__ 30c 40&10
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ..................................dis. 
60
State.................................................per doz. net, 2  50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4%  14  and
lo n g er............................
354
Screw Hook and  Eye, 54
10
54............ ..............net
%............ ..............net
854
............ ..............net
*7/4
%............ ..............net
V44
70
............dis.

h in g e s .

HANGERS.

Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track.
Champion,  anti-friction.............................
Kidder, wood tra c k .....................................

dis. 
.50&10 
Ü0&10 
40

h o l l o w  w a r e
Pots..................................................
Kettles.............................................
S piders...........................................
Gray enam eled..............................

.......60&10
.......60&10
.......60&10
50

SAND  PAPER.

SASH CORD.

List acct. 19, ’86.
. ..dis.
Silver Lake, W hite  A ................................. list 
Drab A .....................................  “ 
W hite  B ..................................  “ 
Drab B ......................................  “ 
White C....................................  “ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

50
55
50
55
35

SASH WEIGHTS.

SAUSAGE  SUUFFERS OR FILLERS.

Solid Eyes.................................................. per ton $25
Miles’ “Challenge” __ per doz. $20, dis. 50@50&05
Perry.....................per doz. No. 1, $15;  No. 0,
...................................................$21;  dis. 50@50&5
Draw Cut No. 4............................... each, $30, dis '30
Enterprise Mfg. Co..............................dis. 20&10@30
Silver’s ......................................................... dis.  40&10
Disston’s  Circular.........................................45@45&5
Cross  C ut........................................45©4o&5
H a n d ............................................... 2o@25&5

saws. 

dis.

“ 
“ 

♦Extras sometimes given by jobbers.
Atkins’  Circular...............................................di
“  Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot..................................................

tacks. 

dis.

American, all kinds.....................................
Steel, all  kinds.............................................
Swedes, all kinds..........................................
Gimp and Lace.............................................
~flgar Box  N ails...........................................
Finishing  N ails...........................................
Common and  Patent  Brads.......................
Hungarian Fails and Miners’ Tacks.......
Trunk and Clout N ails...............................
Tinned Trunk and Clout N ails.................
Leathered Carpet Tacks.............................

Ä8S0CIATI0N  DEPARTMENT.

M ich ig an   B u sin ess  M en’s  A ssociation.

P resident—F ran k  W ells, Lansing.
F irst Vice-President—H. Cham bers. Cheboygan.
Second V ice-President—C. Strong, Kalamazoo. 
S ecretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
Treasurer—L. W. Sprague. Greenville.
Executive B oard—P resident; C. L. W hitney, M uskegon, 
F ran k   H am ilton, T raverse C ity ;  N. B. Blarn, LoweU; 
Chas. T. Bridgm an, F lint;  H iram   DeLano,  Allegan;
Com m ittee  on  Insurance—Geo.  B.  C a l * r ^ ,   Green- 
„
vllle;  W .S. Pow ers, Nashville;  Q renJjU m e, 
Com m ittee on L egislation—S.  E .P a rk ill,  Owosso;  H.
A. H vdom , G rand Rapids;  H. H. Pope, A llegan. 
C om m ittee on Trade In te rests-^ m ith B a m w , Traverse 
C ity:  Geo. R. H oyt, E ast Saginaw ;  H. B. Fargo, Mus-
CoHmiittee o n  T r a n s p o r t a t i o n - J a m e s  Osbo™,O w o sso ;
O.  F.  Conklin,  G rand  Rapids;  C.  F.  Bock,  B attle
Com m ittee on BuUding and Loan A ssodations-C haun- 
^ y  S t^ n rK a la m a z o o ; W ill E m m ert, E aton R apids;
W . E. C rotty, Lansing. 
T Anal Secretary—P. J* Connell,  M uskcgift.

Michigan Tradesman. ___________

____

The following  auxiliary associations  are op­
eratin g  u nder  ch arters  g ran ted   by th e Michi­
gan Business Men’s A ssociation:

Ifo. 1—T rav e rse  C ity B . M. A. 

President, J. W . Milliken ; Secretary, E. W. H astings.

President, N. B. Blain; Secretary, F ran k  T. King.

N o. 2—L o w ell  B. M . A. 
N o. 3—S tu rg is B . M. A . 

President. H. 8. C hurch; Secretary, W m. Jo m .
No.  4—G ran d   R ap id s  M.  A. 
No.  5—M uskegon B .  M. A. 

P resident, E. J. H errick; S ecretary, E. A. Stowe.
President, John A. M iller;  S ecretary. C. L. W hitney.

No. 6 —A lb a  B. M. A. 

President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary. P- T. Baldwin.

No. 7—D im o n d ale B . M. A. 

P resident. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, N. H. W idger.

P resident. F. H. T hursten; S ecretary, Geo. L. Thurston.

No. 8—E a s tp o rt B. M. A .
N o. 9—L aw ren ce B . M .A.

P resident, H. M. M arshall; S ecretary, J. H. Kelly.
-H a rb o r S prings B. M. A.

P resident. W . J. C lark; Secretory. A. L. Thompson.

P resident. H. P. W hipple; S ecretary ,P. E.  W ynkoop.

N o .l l—K in g sley  B. M. A. 
No. 12—Q uincy B . M. A.
No. 13—S h erm an  B . M .A .

P resident, C. McKay; Secretary, Thos. Lennon.----------.
~  
Presiden t. H. B. S turtevant;  Secretary, W.  J. Austin.
---------No. 14—No. M uskegon B. M. A.
President, S. A. Howey. Secretary, G. C. Havens.--------
----------- Ño. 15—B oyne C ity B. M. A.
P resident, R. R. Perkins; Secretary, F. M. Chase-
No. 16—Sand L ak e B. M. A,
N o . 1 7 —P l a i n  w e l l  B . M. A . 
P resident, E. A.  Owen, Se cretary , J. A. Sidle.

President, J. V. Crandall;  Secretary, W. Rasco.

No.  1 8 - ---------- 

-Owosso B. M. A.
,

„  ,  

P resident, A lbert Todd; Secretary . S. Lam from .
"  
President, D. F. W atson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel.

"  No.  19—A da B . M. A.
No. 20—S au g atu ck  B. M. A.
’  No. 21—W ay la n d  B. M .A .

P resident,  John F. H enry; S ecretary, L. A. Phelps.

President.<C. H. W harton; Secretary , M. V. Hoyt.
--------  No. 32—G ran d   L edge B . M . A.
P resident. A. B. Schum acher; Secretary, W.
No  23—C arson C ity B. M. A . 

" 

Clarke.

President, F. A. n™ v feU n w : Secretary, C. G. Bailey.

No. 24—M orley  B. M . A .
Presiden t, J. E. Thurkow ;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond.
---------------- No. 25—P a lo  B. M . A .
President. H. D. Pew; Secretary, Chas. B. Johnson.____

No. 26—G reen v ille  K. M. A. 

P resid ent, A. C. S atterlee;  S ecretary, Geo. B. Caldceii. 

No  27—D o rr B. M.  A.

President. E. S. Botsford; Secreta ry , L. N. Fisher.--------
President, A. J. Paddock Secretary, H. G. Dozer.
President, W m. Moore;  Secretary , A. J . Cheesebrough.

No. 2 8 —C heboygan  H. M. A 
No. 29—F re e p o rt B . M. A.
”  No. 30—O ceana B. M. A.

P resident, A. G. A very;  S ecretary, E. 8. H oughtaling.

President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury.------
" 
President, W. G. B arnes;  Secretary. J. B. W atson.

N o. 31—C h arlo tte B . M. A.
Ñ o 7 32—C o o p e r s v il le  B . M . A .
No. 33—C h arlev o ix  B. M. A. 

P resident,  L.  D.  B artholom ew ;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.

President. H. T."Johnson;  S ecretary, P. T. W illiams.—  

No. 34—S aran ac B. M. A.
No.  35—B e lla ire   B. M . A.
No. 36—Ith a c a   B.  M. A ,

«^resident, H. M. H em street; S ecretary, C. E. Densmore. 
~ 
President, O. F. Jackson;  S ecretary. John  M. Everden.

No. 37—B a ttle  C reek  B. M. A . 

-  

P resident,  Chas. F. Bock;  S ecretary,  E. W. Moore.

P resident. H. E. Symons: Secretary, D. W. Higgins.

N o. 38—S cottville B .  5 L A . 
No. 39 —B u r r  O ak B. M . A. 

President, W. S. W ilier; S ecretary.  F. W. Sheldon.

No. 40—E a to n  K ap id s B . M . A. 
President, C. T. H artson; Secretary, W ill E m m ert
’ 
No. 41—B re ck e n rid g e   B . M. A.
P resident. C  H. Howd;  Secretory, L. W aggoner.

1 

P resident, Jos. G erber:  S ecretary  0. J.R a th b n n .

N o . 4 2 —F r e m o n t  B . M . A .
No. 43—T u stin  B. M. A.

P resident. Frank J .L u ick ;  Secreta ry , J. A. Lindstrom .
~~ 
President, E. B. M artin: Secretary. W. H. Sm ith.______

No. 44—R eed C ity B . M. A.
No. 45—H o y tv ille B. M. A.
No. 46—L eslie B. M. A . 
No.  47—F lin t  M .  t .

President, D. E. Hallenbeck; Secreta ry , O. A. H aliaday

President,'W m . H utchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.

President, W. C. Pierce;  Secretary, W. H. Graham .

No. 48—H u b b a rd sto n  B. M. A. 
President, Boyd Kedner; Secretary, W. J. Tabor.

President,  A.  W enzell; Secretary. F ran k  Smith.

No. 4 9 —L eroy  B.  M.  A. 
No. 50—M anistee B . M. A . 

P resident, A. O. W heeler; Secretary,C.  Granm s.
No. 51—C edar  S prings  B.  M.  A. 
No. 52—G ran d  H av en  B. M. A. 

President. L. M. Sellers; Secretary. W, C. Congdon.

P resident, Thom as B. Dutcher;  Secretary, C. B. W aller, 

President, C. F. H ankey; Secretary. A. C. Bowman.

Presiden t, K. W. D rake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapm an. 
' 
P resident, W m. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.

President, A. S. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. P. Vos.
No, 53—B ellev u e B . M. A. 
President, F rank Phelps; S ecretary, A. E. Fitzgerald.
No. 54—D ouglas B. M. A.
No.  55—F otoskey  B . M. A.
No. 56—B an g o r  B.  M.  A. 
No. 57—R o ck fo rd   B. M . A.
No. 58—F ife  L ak e B . M. A. 
No. 59—F e n n v ille  B . M. A. 
No. 60—S o u th  B o ard m a n  B. M. 
No.  61—H a rtfo rd   B . M . A. 
N o. 6 2 —E a st Saginaw  M . A. 

President, H. E. H ogan; Secretary , S. E. N eihardt.

P resident, L. S. W alter; S eeretau  ,c .“   Blakely.

President F. S. Raym ond: Secretary, A. J. Capen.

P resident, V. E. M anley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.

P resident, Jas. H  .Moore;  S ecretary,  C. W.  M ulholand

P resident, Alt. G. D rake; Secretary, C. S. Blom.

P resident, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, W m. H orton.

No. 63—E v a rt B . M. A. 
P resident, C. V. P riest; Secretary, C. E. Bell.
No. 64—M e rrill B. M . A . 
No. 65—K a lk ask a  B . M. A. 
No. 66—L an sin g  B. M .  A . 
N o. 67—W a te rv lie t  B . M . A. 

P resident, F rank W ells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.
P resident, Geo. P arsons; Secretary, J. M. Hall.___
P resident, H. H.  Pope;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.
No. 6 9 —Scotts an d  C lim ax B. M. A. 
President, L ym an C lark; Secretary, F. 8. W lllison.
N o. 70—N ash v ille B. M. A. 
Eresident, H. M. Lee; Secretary, W. 3. Powers.
No. 71 —A sh ley   B.  M.  A.
P resident, M. N etzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E. C lutterbuck 
N o. 72—E lim ore B. M. A.
No, 73—B eid in g  B. M. A. 
No. 74—D avison  M .  U. 

P resident, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. W ebster.

No. 68—A lleg an  B. M. A. 

P resident, J.  F. C artw right;  Secretary. L. Gifford.

P resident, Oscar P. Bills;  S ecretary, F. Rosacrans.

No. 75—Tecunaseh  B .  M.  A . 
No. 76—K alam azo o  B. M. A. 
No.  77—S o u th   H a v en   B .  SI.  Al 

President, S-S.M cCamly;  S ecretary.  Chauncey Strong.

P resident—L .S . M onroe;  S ecretary, 8. VanO strand.

No. 78—C aled o n ia  B .  M .  A . 

President, J. O. Seibert;  Secretary, J. W. Saunders.
No. 79—E a st J o rd a n  a n d   So.  A rm   B. M. A. 
President, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretary, L. C.  Madison,
No. 80—B ay  C ity a n d  W .  B ay   C ity  B . M. A. 
P resident,F . L. H arrison;  Secretary. Geo. Craig.

President. L. A. Vickery ;  Secretary, A. E. Ransom .

No. 81—F lu s h in g   B .  M. A . 
No.  82—A lm a   B .  M .  A . 
No. 83—S herw ood B. M . A . 

President,B . S. W ebb;  Secretary, M. E  Pollasky.

P resident, L. P. W ilcox;  S ecretary, W. R. M andigo.

Blissfield—Collins  &  Earner  succeed 
Wm.  Rothfuss & Co.  in the grocery busi­
ness.

C o rd ia l  G r e e tin g s   fro m   t h e   O h io   A s s o ­

c ia tio n .

A k r o n . Ohio,  March 14,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
,  D e a r   Sir —We  extend  you  a   hearty and cor­
dial invitation to  be  present  and  address us at 
our next convention of the Ohio R. M. A., which 
meets in Columbus on  April 9 and 10.
I  At our last meeting, held in Cincinnati on Oct. 
10,  a  resolution  was  offered  and  unanimously 
carried,  “That  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to 
write E. A.  Stowe, Secretary of  the Michigan B. 
M. A., saying  that  we  sincerely  regret  his  u n ­
avoidable absence from  our  meeting and that it 
is the  sense  of  this  convention  that  our most 
sincere regards be sent him .”  As  this  was  the 
only resolution of the kind offered,  you  w ill  at 
once see its complimentary nature  and  that  the 
warm  side  of  the  Ohio  heart  rests  securely 
against  M ichigan’s  Southern  border. 
Pardon 
me  for  not  notifying  you  sooner,  but press of 
business has compelled me  to abandon all kinds 
of labor except this, and this  has  so  m ultiplied 
and extended that I have  even  been  compelled 
to hire assistance.  At our October meeting  the 
duties  of  State  Organizer  were  added  to  my 
other  labors,  as  well  as  that  of conducting a 
legislative campaign, in  which I have been com­
pelled  to  meet  all  the  hate, misrepresentation 
and prejudice that a suborned press, a dishonest 
legislature  and  the  opposition  of  organized 
labor and  combined  influence  of  dead-beatism 
could bring against me and our cause.
Again,  misrepresentation  and  intimidation, 
through the press and organized labor, have been 
busy w ith  their  disorganizing  influences  with 
some of our  associations. 
I  have  had to meet 
apathy, indifference, ignorance, the howlings of 
the demagogues, the bleating  of  the  timid  and 
the threats of  socialism,  but  so  far  have come 
out “on  top.”

Kindly advise me if we may expect you.
Fraternally yours, 

P. P. C h e r r y , Sec’y.

A  W o r d  A b o u t S o u th  H a v e n .

This is the finest town  of  2,000  inhabitants  in 
the  State,  situated  on  the  east  shore  of  Lake 
Michigan, within one hour's ride  of  Kalamazoo 
by  rail.  We  have  an  Eden,  w ith  fruits  and 
flowers  and  the  finest  fishing  grounds  in  the 
State.  There is no  sand  to  wade  through.  In ­
stead of sana,  we  have  grassy  bluffs,  studded 
w ith  the  finest  shade  trees  that  nature  can 
bestow.  We have  two  railroads—one  to  Kala­
mazoo, East, and the other to  Paw  Paw.  South. 
People  who  have  spent  previous  seasons here 
will bear me out in the above statement.

Come and see us this summer.

S. V a n Os t r a n d ,  Sec’y B. M. A.

S o u th   H a v e n   S till  T a lk in g   I n s u r a n c e .

So u t h  H a v e n , March 13,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids:
D e a r   Sir —At our regular  meeting, this week, 
few members were  present.  We  have  not had 
much success  securing stock subscriptions.  We 
ould get lots of insurance taken as  fast  as  the 
old runs out.  The fact is, the boys have put up 
for different enterprises this spring  and  cannot 
tell as yet where the end  is. 
I  think that after 
those  enterprises  are  secured  and  in  running 
hape they may feel  different.  Our  Insurance 
■ommittee  is  at  work  and  we hope to secure a 
few shares at least.  Shall  expect to report with 
more definiteness  at  next  regular  meeting,  on 
the 26th inst. 

Truly yours,
S. V a n O s t r a n d . Sec’y.

V ic k s b u r g  A n x io u s  to  E x ten d . H e r M em ­

b e rs h ip .
V ic k s b u r g , March 15,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand R apids:
D e a r  S ir —Our  Association  has instructed me 
to write you. asking when it  would  be  conven­
ient  for" vou  to  come  here  and give us a little 
lecture or talk to our  business men and leave us 
i charter.  We  now  have  twenty-one  business 
firms and think if  you could give us a good talk j 
we  could  get  others  interested.  We  wish  to 
know quite a few days ahead, so  we  can  notice 
the meeting in our  local  paper and have a good i 
attendance. 

Yours respectfully,

0. B. M a so n. Sec’y.

S c o ttv ille   W a k in g  U p  A g a in .

Sc o ttv ille, March 15,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand R apids:
D e a r  Sir —At a meeting of the Scottville B. M. 
A., I was  instructed  to  write  you  and find out 
w hat our dues to the M.  B. M.  A. are.  I received 
from you some time ago a  circular,  stating  that 
they  were  50  cents,  but  the  circular  has been 
mislaid.
Also  please  send  us  a  copy of the by-laws of 
the B. M. A. Insurance Co.
Our Association has been slumbering for  some 
time,  but  the  old  members  are waking up and 
are trying to get to the front once more.
Hoping to hear from you  by  return mail, I am 
Yours respectfully, 

D.  W.  H ig g in s, Sec’y.

G o o d  N e w s  fro m  F r a n k f o r t.

F r a n k f o r t , March 13,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand  Rapids :
D e a r  Sir —At a preliminary  meeting, held last 
evening,  it  was  decided  to  reorganize  the old 
I,  as  Secretary, 
Business  Men’s  Association. 
have  been  instructed  to write you for a copy of 
the constitution and  by-laws of the State organ­
ization  of  B.  M.  A’s.  Please  send  same  as 
I would say to  you  that 
speedily  as  possible. 
evervthing  starts out very favorably for a flour­
ishing Association. 
W il l  F. P e t r ie , Sec'y.

S ta n d is h  G e ttin g  R e a d y  to  O rg a n iz e .
St a x d is h .  March 13,1889.

E. A. Stowe, G rand  Rapids:
D e a r   Sir —We  wish  to  organize  a  Business 
Men’s Association  here.  _  Will  you  please send 
us blanks and instruction's how to do so.

Yours respectfully,  P. M. Angus, Chairman.

T h e  L a r g e s t  D e a le r in  th e  W e s t.

From  th e Shoe and L eather Review.
X. B.  Clark,
Hemlock  bark.

T h e   C o n d itio n  o f  T r a d e .

From  th e New Y ork Shipping1 List.
In several  important branches the dis­
tributive movement of  trade  has  shown 
still further improvement since the close 
of  last  week,  and  prices  have  stiffened 
up  in  sympathy  with  a  quickened  de­
mand,  but  there  are  other  departments 
in  which a feeling of  dullness  still  pre­
vails,  and  the  outlook  seems to be sur­
rounded  by  considerable  uncertainty, 
notably the  iron,  steel,  metal  and  coal 
markets, each  of  which  have  continued 
under  the  influence  of  the  depressing 
features that wTere  developed  last week. 
The  absence of  improvement  in  the de­
mand for all kinds of  crude and  finished 
Iron and steel  is  rather  discouraging to 
those interested in the iron industry;  the 
troubles  of  the  copper  syndicate  haye 
unsettled the  metal  markets,  because of 
the fear that present  complications  may 
result  in  serious  disaster, and the accu­
mulation of  supplies of  coal in both first 
and  second  hands  has made a reduction 
in  prices  necessary,  for  dealers  were 
already cutting  card  rates  for  the pur­
pose  of  effecting  sales.  The  improve­
ment  in  trade  has  been reflected in the 
grocery market,  where the staples, sugar, 
coffee and tea, have been firm and active; 
in the dry goods market there has been a 
distinct  quickening  in  the  jobbing  de­
mand and a liberal  stocking  up with all 
seasonable  fabrics.  The speculative sit­
uation  still  reflects  a feeling  of  uncer­
tainty,  and the trading in stocks  and  all 
kinds of  produce has been  moderate and 
characterized  by  irregular  fluctuations 
that  point  to  a  feeling of  considerable 
uncertainty respecting  the  future.  The 
panicky condition of  financial  affairs  in 
Paris  has  necessarily had  an unsettling 
effect  upon  the stock market, which has 
been  further  influenced  by  bearish  re­
ports from the West  and  raids  made  in 
the  interests  of  operators  seeking  to 
bring  about an easier  tendency, yet it is 
rather remarkable  that  the  market  has 
not responded more easily to these weak­
ening  influences.  The  sensitiveness  of 
speculation  to  bearish  features is prob­
able  due  in a great  measure  to the fact 
that  the  trading  is largely professional, 
the public being an unknown factor,  and 
also to the rather  narrow  proportions of 
speculation, for it is undeniable  that the 
railroad  situation  is  steadily improving 
in  all  that  relates to its future prosper­
ity.  There  is  every  reason  to  believe 
that  an  earnest  effort  is being  made to 
place the railroad  carrying  traffic of  the 
West upon a paying basis.  The only im­
portant feature in  the  produce  markets 
has  been  the  irregular  fluctuations  of 
wheat,  which  are  under  the  control of 
speculative  manipulation  and  are  only 
significant  because  they still  check  the 
export  demand.  Although  the  export 
movement of  wheat  and  flour  from  the 
Pacific  coast  has  been very fairly main­
tained,  the extent to which  we have lost 
a market  by reason of  the  meager  ship­
ments  from  the  Atlantic  ports  may be 
gathered  from  the  total  shipments, in­
cluding  flour, from  the  whole  country, 
which  for  the  crop  year  up to March 1 
aggregated only about 37,000,000 bushels, 
against  about  64,000,000  last  year;  but 
w hile last  year we  exported  during this 
period  only about  18,000,000  bushels of 
corn, this  year the  shipments amount to 
over  30,000,000, with  the  prospect  that 
this ratio of  increase will be maintained.

A   S lo w   R id e .

From  th e New England Grocer.
I  see  you  call  upon  the  Commercial 
Traveler  to relate  any personal “yarns” 
that  may  occur  to  them,  arising  from 
personal  experiences. 
I  would  like  to 
give  you a little  experience of  mine. 
I 
“run”  down  through  Maine,  and  have 
frequently to  go  over  the “back  route” 
of the Maine »na “mixed train.”  It isn’t 
the  order  of  things  that  these  “mixed 
trains”  should  run very  rapidly. 
I  was 
going down  from  Portland to Waterville 
recently.  We were on a mixed train. 
In 
the car  was a fellow who had  got  pretty 
full  on  Portland  pipe-line growler, and 
the anticipating his arrival in Bangor.
As  we  jogged  along  the  conductor 
came  through  the car,  looking pale  and 
haggard.
“Shay conductor,” called  out  the  fel­
low with  the  booze  on,  “Are  we  mosht 
s  zare?—m’  wife’s  zick—’n’m  anxious 
’bout ’er.”
“We’ll  get  there on time,” replied the 
conductor, stolidly.
Half  an hour or so later the  conductor 
passed by again.
“Shay c’nductor,” mournfully,  “guess 
my wife’s dead by this time;  an’ I’ll give 
you something  exhtra ’f you  could  man­
age t’ catch up wiz zer funeral.”

. 

rattle along er little?” 
elled the conductor.

The conductor growled.
Half  an  hour  later  the  faithful  con­
ductor came through again.
“Conductor,  if  the  wind  ain’t  dead 
ahead, wouldn’t  yer put oner little more 
sh-team?  I’d  like to zee  where m’ wife 
lies buried ’fore  th’  tombstone  crumbles 
ter pieces.”

The  rhyme  is  perfect;  the  lines  will 
scan;  Byron  himself  never  wrote  more 
correct verse.  There is peculiar fitness 
in the N. B., too.  Nota  Bene,  so  often 
abbreviated N. B.,  means  Take  Notice, 
and that is exactly what N. B. Clark asks 
tanners to do.  He  asks  them  through 
the  Review,  and  they accept the  invita­
tion.  This is proven  by the fact that N. 
B.  Clark, of  Grand  Kapids,  Mich.,  han­
dles more hemlock  bark than  any single j 
The conductor growled.
dealer in the West.  Mr. Clark was  born | 
A little  later:  “Conductor, 1 shay, ’ve 
in  Nunda, Livingston  county’.  N.  Y., in 
in  jxunaa,  Livingston  county,  n .  i  ., m | eot;er  note 
got er  note  cornin’ doo’n  three  months, 
1845.  Soon after his parents removed to I 
yer r£
1845. 
a
a small  clearing in the  lumber woods on 
“T»j|  frn0 
knock  you  down  if  you  don’t 
In that  s^ut UD ,,  y
Clarion River, in  Pennsylvania. 
Clarion
section  he  enjoyed  such  advantages  of 
__  
*
wDritiAn  h o   D ivinvaH   c n o li  a H v a n f o ir a c   n f  
The  boozing  individual,  in  the  next 
tuition as were  afforded  in a log  school 
two  hours,  got  over  the  effects  of  his 
house. 
In  1861  the  family  settled  in 
pipe-line  stock,  and  was  able  to  take 
Yassar, Mich., and  engaged  in  the  lum­
matters more calmly.  He  began to talk, 
ber  business on the  Cass  River.  There 
but  after a little  he  relaxed  into a pro­
the man who is the subject of this sketch 
found silence.
made himself extremely useful in getting
The  next  time  the  conductor  came
out  logs and  running  them to Saginaw, i along  he  stopped  and  glanced  at  the 
In 1864, when young Clark was nineteen, | feu 0°v
he enlisted in the Twenty-ninth Michigan 
Yon don’t seem to feel so badly about
Volunteer Infantry and served with credit 
until November,  1865.  Coming  out  of 
“Time  heals  all  wounds, conductor.” 
the army he  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
“You are not worried about that note.” 
business for three years,  and toward  the 
“Not  now,  not  now. 
Itsh  all  right. 
end  of  the year 1868 he went to  Minne­
Don’t  worry  now.  Ben  figgerin’ up ’n’ 
sota, where he  tried  to  “grow  up  with 
find th’ note’s outlawed  since I shaw yer 
the  country.”  He  had  an  idea  that 
last.”
nature intended him for a farmer—a sort 
of  modern Cincinnatus.  Twelve months 
of  hard  sledding were required to  erase j 
this impression.  After doing some  rail­
roading  he  returned  to  Michigan  and 
entered the employ  of  I). Gerber & Sons 
at Fremont.  He served with this firm as 
“How so ?”
book-keeper and general utility  man  for j 
Why, you know  about  that  magnig-
nearly five years.  Grey, Clark & Engle,
J. D. Marshal],  and  Walker,  Oakley  & | cent  traveling  bag  presented  to him by- 
Co., of  Chicago, had such a high opinion  the Chicago Drummers’ Club?” 
of Mr. Clark’s  ability  that  they  started 
him in the bark business at Grand Rapids.
There he has  been  anchored  for  nearly 
nine years.  There  he  intends  to  stay. 
During the last season he handled  33.000 
cords  of  bark.  For  this,  delivered  at 
tanneries,  he received $271,000.

Ned  (traveling  agent  for  a  Chicago 
grocery  house)—Charley,  I  guess  Har­
rison has lost the support  and confidence 
of  the drummers of  the country.

Yes.
“Well,  I’m  blest  if  Mrs.  Harrison 
didn’t fill the  flask  with  milk—milk for 
the McKee babies. ”

Mt. Clemens—Eckert  &  Wolf  succeed 
Eckert  &  Essig  in the  grocery business.

your wife’s death,”  said the conductor. 

M ilk   in   t h e   F la s k .

T H E   P E D D L E R .

H o w  to  H a n d le  H im  in  C itie s a n d   I n c o r ­

p o r a t e d   V illa g e .

R eprinted by request.

One of the  most  perplexing  questions  which 
confront the  business  men  of  Michigan  at the 
present time is the best method of regulating the 
peddler.  That regulation of some kind is needed 
is  patent  to  any  one  who  is  in  a position to 
appreciate the situation, w hich is full of gravity 
to the business  public,  for  unless  something is 
done to check the tide of irresponsible, itinerant 
merchandising,  a  considerable  portion  of  the 
legitimate dealers'm ight as  well  become  recon­
ciled to the idea of retiring from trade and turn 
ing their  business  over  to  the peripatetic indi­
viduals  who  carry  on  their  nefarious  traffic 
w ithout  leave  or  license and swell their profits 
by catering chiefly to the gullible side of human 
nature.

In dealing with the peddler, two points of view 
present  themselves: 
In  one  case,  the peddler 
travels through country districts, w hich renders 
him  amenable to  the  State  laws governing ped­
dling.  In the other  case,  he  operates  in  cities 
and incorporated  villages,  where  there  should 
be ordinances prescribing on  w hat terms he can 
victimize the inhabitants thereof.  In the former 
case, the recent amendments  to  the general law 
serve to make the statute  sufficiently explicit to 
ensure conviction in  case  proceedings are insti­
tuted,  but  the  main  difficulty  seems  to  lie  in 
getting  some  one  to  take  the  initiatory  steps. 
Until the law is amended  in this particular, it is 
doubtful  whether  the State law regulating ped­
dling will be effectively enforced.

AN ORDINANCE

In the case of cities and villages, however, the 
remedy is more simple and  more  easily  applied. 
The business men can usually secure the passage 
of an ordinance covering the ground, and, when 
once secured, it is comparatively easy to  induce 
the local officers to enforce it.  Several  m unici­
palities have among  their local laws ordinances 
governing peddling w hich  have  been put to the 
test and sustained by the Supreme Court.  Among 
the latter is the Coldwater ordinance, which was 
sustained  so  fully  and  completely  that  T h e  
T r a d e sm a n  has concluded  to give place to both 
documents.  The ordinance is as follows:
Relating to  Licensing  of Hawkers  and  Peddlers 
and  Permitting  Sales  of  Merchandise  on  the 
Streets and Sidewalks.
Sec. 1.  No person shall peddle, sell or offer for 
sale  on  any  sidewalk  or  in  any  of the public 
parks or public places, streets, lanes or  alleys of 
the  city  of  Coldwater,  any  beef, pork or other 
meats, except by the carcass  or quarter, nor any 
patent medicine,  jewelry,  wares,  merchandise, 
or other propertv.  This section, however, shall 
not apply to  the'  sale  of  fruits,  vegetables, fire­
wood, dairy or farm produce, second-hand furni­
ture and utensils, nor to live  stock.
Se c . 2.  No  person  shall  hawk  or  peddle  any 
meat, goods,  -wares,  or  merchandise, from door 
to door w ithin  the  limits  of  the  city  of  Cold- 
water,  w ithout  a  license  from  the  Mayor  as 
herein  provided:  Provided  that  such  license 
shall not be construed to permit any such person 
to hawk or peddle  such  meat,  goods,  wares  or 
merchandise on  the  streets,  lanes, alleys, parks 
or public places of said city.
Sec.  3.  The  Mayor  is  hereby  authorized  to 
license any person to  engage  in  the business of 
hawking  and  peddling  from  door  to  door,  as 
provided  in  the  preceding  section,  upon such 
person paying into  the  city treasury the follow­
ing sum, v iz:
For a license  to  sell  meat  for one year, forty 
dollars.
For a license to sell  meat  six  m onths,_ or  for 
any time less than  six  months,  twenty-five dol­
lars.
For a license  to  sell  any  other  property pro­
vided for in this  ordinance, except meat, fifteen 
dollars for each  year,  or  three  dollars for each 
day for any time less than one year.
Sec. 4.  Any person who shall  violate  the  pro­
visions of this ordinance shall be punished  by_ a 
fine of not more  than  fifty dollars, or by impris­
onment in the  county  jail  not more than thirty 
days or by both such fine and imprisonment.

So  far  as  T h e   T r a d e sm a n   has  been  able to 
ascertain,  tins  ordinance  has  been  strictly 
enforced.  About two years after its enactment, 
a clothes wringer peddler  from Sturgis was con­
victed  of  doing  business w ithout a license and 
fined by the court.  Instead of  paying  the  fine, 
he appealed the case to the  Supreme  Court,  his 
special  defense  being  that  the  granting  of  a 
patent  by  the  general  government  established 
the right of the patentee to sell his device where- 
ever  he  desired.  The  Supreme  Court  took  a 
contrary view of  the  case,  sustaining the main 
features of the ordinance.

The  decision  was  rendered  by Judge Cooley 
and concurred  in  by  all  the  other members of 
the tribunal.  The full text of the decision is as 
follows:
An  ordinance  of  the  city  of  Coldwater pro­
vides, among other things, that “no person shall 
hawk or peddle  any  meat,  goods, wares_ or mer­
chandise from door to door within the  lim its  of 
the city of Coldwater without a license from the 
Mayor'”  For the license, when not for the sale 
of meat, fifteen  dollars is required to be paid for 
one year, or three dollars for one  day.
The defendant has been  convicted  under  this 
ordinance, on evidence  that  w ithout license he 
traveled from door to  door  in said city and sold 
a clothes  wringer.  The  clothes wringers were 
m anufactured  by  the  defendant  at  Sturgis, in 
this  State,  under  letters  patent  of  the  United 
States issued to him  and one Shepardson as pat- 
entees.
I.  It is objected to the ordinance that if applied 
to the sale of patented articles it  is  an  interfer­
ence  with  the  power  of  Congress  to  grant 
exclusive rights  to  patentees  to  make  and sell 
their inventions, and an encroachment upon the 
rights which the patent assures to the patentees. 
We agree that  if  this  is  the case the ordinance 
can have  no  such  application.  The  power  of 
Congress  to  grant  the  exclusive  right to make 
and sell the articles w hich from their originality 
and value have  been  found  deserving is exclu­
sive, and any State legislation which undertakes 
to  limit  or  restrict in any m anner  the privileges 
w hich the letters patent confers  is  an  invasion 
of the sphere  of  national  authority,  and there­
fore void.  This was shown in Cranson v. Sm ith 
37 Mich. 309, and w hat is said there need  not  be 
repeated.
But the ordinance in question does not assume 
to interfere w ith  or  in  any  way  to abridge the 
exclusive  rights  w hich  the  patentee  may  lay 
claim to under this patent.  Tne  ordinance  is  a 
police regulation, made under the general police 
authority of the State, and  taking  no  notice  of 
this or any other patent, or  of the way in which 
any  salable  commodity  may  have  come  into 
existence.  It is one of the customary regulations 
for a business.
It is well settled now, if it  was  ever  doubted 
that  any  ordinary  exercise  of  congressional 
authority does not take from the  State  any  por­
tion of its general power of  police.  Pervear  v. 
Commonwealth 5 Wall, 475.  The acts of Congress 
assume the existence of State regulations, and in 
many respects would prove inoperative and con­
fusing if it were otherwise.  The patent laws are 
as forcible  for  illustration  as  any  o ther;  they 
give exclusive rights, but they do not determine 
personal capacity  to  contract,  or  prescribe  the 
requisites for sales of  patent  articles, or impose 
the customary restrictions  w hich  are  supposed 
to be important to the  protection  of public mor 
als.  All these matters are left to the  State  law, 
A  patentee  must  observe  the  Sunday  law  as 
much as any other  vender;  he must put his con­
tracts in w riting under the  same  circumstances 
w hich require writings of others,  and  he  must 
obey all  other  regulations  of  police  w hich are 
made  for  general  observance.  Patterson  vs. 
Kentucky, 97 V. 8.,  501. 
Invidious  regulations 
applicable  to  patentees  exclusively,  might  be 
void, but  there  is  no  question  of  that  nature 
here.  We have no doubt that it  was  competent 
for the State to  confer  upon  the city the power 
to pass such an ordinance.
That the regulation of  hawkers  and  peddlers 
is important, if not absolutely essential,  may  be 
taken as established by the  concurring  practice 
of civilized states.  They are a  class  of  persons 
who travel from place to place among  strangers, 
and the business  may  easily be made a pretense 
or a convenience to those whose real  purpose  is 
theft  or  fraud.  The  requirement  of a license 
gives opportunity  for  inquiry  into antecedents 
and character, and the  payment  of a fee affords 
some  evidence  that  the  business  is not a mere 
pretense.
II.  It is urged, however, that the fee demanded 
in this case is unreasonable  if  regulation  alone 
was in view, and is in the nature of a  tax.  The 
city charter  gives  power  to  “ license  and regu­
late” peddlers, but not to tax them.  But we  do 
: not think the fee is excessive, and cannot, there­
fore, hold the ordinance invalid on that ground.

T h e se   p ric e s   a re   f o r ca sh   b u yers,  w ho
p a y  p ro m p tly   a n d   b u y   in f u ll  p a ck a g e s.

AUGURS AND BITS.

dis.

dis.

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BOLTS.

AXES.

BELLS.

dis.
dis.

braces. 

buckets.

butts, cast. 

........... 
60
60
........... 
40
. . . . . . . .  
25
............ 50&10
............ $  7 00
............   11  00
............   8  50
............  13 00

Ives’, old sty le ............................
Snell’s ............................................
Cook’s ............................................
Jennings’, genuine.....................
Jennings’,  im itation................
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.......
D.  B. Bronze.......
S .B .S . Steel.......
D. B. Steel.........
BALANCES.
Spring  ........................................
............  
40
BARROWS.
.......... $  14 00
R ailroad......................................
...n e t  33 00
G arden..........................................
..  60&10&10
H and.............................................
70
............  
C o w .............................................
............ 30&15
Call  .............................................
............  
25
G o n g ............................................
............ 60&10
Door, Sargent..............................
0
Stove...................................................................$ 
Carriage new  list...............................................70&10
50 
Plow
70 
Sleigh shoe........................................
60 
W rought Barrel  Bolts.....................
40 
Cast Barrel Bolts..............................
40 
Cast Barrell, brass  knobs..............
60 
ast Square Spring.......................
40 
Cast C h ain ........................................
60 
W rought  Barrel, brass knob.........
60 
W rought S q u are..............................
60
W rought Sunk  F lu sh .....................
60&10
W rought Bronze and Plated Knob F lu sh .
Ives’ fioor............................................................. 60*10
dis.
40
B arber..................................................................  
B ack u s.............................................................  50&10
Spofford............................................................... 
50
Am. B a ll............................................................. 
net
Well,  p lain......................................................... $ 3 50
Well, swivel.............................*.........................   4 00
dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured....................................70&
Cast Loose Pin, Berlin  bronzed....................70&
Cast Loose Joint, genuine bronzed...............60&
W rought Narrow, bright 5ast jo in t................ 60&10
W rought Loose P in ............................................60&10
W rought Loose Pin, acorn tip .........................60&05
W rought Loose Pin, jap an n ed ....................... 60&05
W rought Loose Pin, japanned, silvertipped.60&05
W rought  Table...................................................60&10
W rought Inside B lind.......................................60&10
W rought  B rass...
Blind,  Clark’s .....................................................70&10
Blind,  Parker’s ................... ...............................70&10
Blind, Shepard’s ............................................... 
70
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.................. 
40
Bissell  No. 5........................................per doz.$17 00
19 60
Bissell No. 7, new drop p a n ............  
36 00
Bissell, G ra n d ..................................... 
Grand Rapids......................................  
24 00
M agic....................................................  
15 00
G rain.............................................................dis. 50&02
Cast Steel.................................................. per lb 
04
354
Iron, Steel Points.....................................  “ 
65
Ely’s 1-10.................................................. perm  
Hick’s  C. F ............................................. 
60
G. D ...........................................................  
35
60
M nsket...................................................... 
50
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & W inchester new list.. 
Rim Fire, United States............................dis. 
50
Central  F ire.................................................dis. 
25
Socket F irm e r.................................................... 70&10
Socket Fram ing.................................................. 70&10
Socket Com er......................................................70&10
Socket S licks......................................................70&10
Butchers’ Tanged Firm er...............................  
40
Barton’s Socket  Firm ers.................................  
20
Cold...................................................................... 
net
Carry,  Lawrence’s ............................................40&10
H otchkiss...........................................................  
25
W hite Crayons, per  gross................12@1254 dis. 10

CRADLES.
CROW BARS.

carpet  sweepers.

CARTRIDGES.

CHISELS. 

COMBS. 

CHALK.

CAPS.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

dis.

dis.

COCKS.

“  

COPPER.

Brass,  Racking’s ............................................... 
60
Bibb’s ................................................................. 
60
B ee r...................................................................... 40&10
Fenns’..................................................................  
69
Planished, 14 oz cut to size.........per pound 
33
14x52,14x56,14x60 .......................... 
31
29
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60..........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48.............................................  
29
30
B ottom s.............................................................. 
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks...........................................  
40
Paper and straight Shank...............................  
40
Morse’s Taper Shank.........................  
 
40

drills. 

dis.

 

DRIPPING PANS.

07
Small sizes, ser p o u n d ..................................... 
Large sizes, per  pound....................................  
6J4
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................... doz. net 
75
C orrugated........................................... dis. 20&10&10
A djustable.................................................. dis.  %&10

ELBOWS.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOOD

Stamped  T inW are.................
Japanned Tin W are...............
Granite Iron W a re ...............
HOES.

new list 70&10 
25 
25

Grab  1.......................................................... $11, 
Grub 2 ..................................................... $11.50, 
Grub 3 ........................... 
$12, 

dis. 60
dis. 60
dis. 60

 
HORSE NAILS.

dis.

Au Sable...................................dis. 25&10@25&10&10
Putnam ..........................................dis.  5&10&254&254
N orthw estern..................................... 
dis. 10&10&5
k n o b s—New List. 
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings....................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings.........
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings__
Door,  porcelain, trimmings.................
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..........
Picture, H. L. Ju d d   &  Co.’s ................
H em acite................................................-
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
Mallory, W heeler  &  Co.’s ...................
Branford’s .............................................
Norwalk’s ...............................................
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ............
Adze E ye.............................................. $16.00, dis. 60
Hunt E ye..............................................$15.00, dis. 60
H unt's............................................$18.50, dis. 20&10
dis.
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled........................  

70
40&10
45

l o c k s— DOOR. 

MATTOCKS.

mauls. 

LEVELS.

dis.

dis.

55

70

50

mills. 

dis.

Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ........................................ 
‘  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__  
*  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ...................  
*  E n terp rise.............................................. 

40
40
40
25
Stebbin's  Pattern............................................... 60&10
Stebbin’s G enuine..............................................60&10
Enterprise, self-measuring.............................. 
25

MOLASSES GATES. 

dis.

N A IL S
Advance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

FINE blued.

CASTING AND BOX.

50d to 60d....................................................
10
lOd......................................................................... 
25
8d and 9d............................................................. 
6d and 7d............................................................. 
40
4d and 5d............................................................. 
60
3d.............................................................................  1 00
2d.............................................................................  1 50
4d.............................................................................  1 00
3d.............................................................................  1 50
2d.............................................................................  2 00
12d to 30d............................................................. 
50
lOd............................................................. 
 
60
8d to 9d  ......................................................
6d to 7d........................................................
4d to 5d..................................................................   1 10
1  50
3d.
COMMON BARREL.
%  in c h ...............................................
....................................
M  “ 
in ch ...............................
154 aud 
2  and 254 
“ 
..............................
254 and 2J£  “ 
..............................
3 in ch ..................................................
3J4 and 454  in ch ...............................

2  25
1  35 
1  15 
1  90 
85 
75

CLINCH.

 

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

o il e r s. 

d is .

dis.

p l a n e s . 

Zinc or tin, Chase’s P atent.............................. 60&i0
Zinc, w ith brass bottom ................................... 
50
Brass or Copper................................................... 
50
R eap er........................................... per gross, $12 net
Olmstead’s  ..........................................................50&10
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ..................................... 40@10
Sciota B ench......................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy............................ 40@10
Bench, first quality............................................  @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood.............20&10
Fry,  Acme........................................  .......dis. 50&10
Common,  polished....................................dis. 60&10
50
Iron and  T inned............................................... 
Copper Rivets and B urs................................... 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10  20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED  IRON.

r iv e t s . 

PANS.

Broken packs 54c per pound extra.

dis.

ROPES.

Sisal, 54 Inch and la rg e r.................................  13
M anilla................................................................   16
d is.
70&10
60

Steel and  Iron.. 
Try and Bevels.

SQUARES.

SHEET IRON.
Nos. 10 to  14....
.................................$4 20
Nos. 15 to 17 — .................................4  20
Nos.  18 to 21__ .................................  4  20
Nos. 22 to 24 ....
.................................4  20
Nos. 25 to 26__ .................................  4 40
.................................  4 60
No. 27.................
wide not less than 2-10 extra

Com.  Smooth. Com.
$3 00
3 00
3  10
3  15
3 35
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

dis.

t r a p s . 

w ir e . 

Steel, Game..........................................................60&10
35
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .................. 
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s __  
70
Hotchkiss’...........................................................  
70
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ......................................  
70
Mouse,  choker........................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion..................................$1.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright M arket....................................................   67J4
Annealed M arket...............................................70&10
Coppered M arket...............................................  62*4
Extra B ailin g ....................................................  
55
Tinned M arket..................................................   6254
Tinned  Broom......................................per pound 09
Tinned M attress.................................per  pound 854
Coppered  Spring  Steel....................................  
50
Tinned  Spring Steel.......................................... 40&10
Plain Fence...........................................per pound 03
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................... $3 75
painted...........................................  3 00
Copper......................................................iew  list net
Brass...................................................... 
“  «
dis.

“ 

WIRE  GOODS
B right..........................................
Screw  Eyes...............................
Hook’s ........................................
Gate Hooks and Eyes..............
WRENCHES.

« 
..TO&10&10
..7Q&I0&10
..70&10A10
..70&10&10

dis.

30
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled......................  
Coe’s  G enuine..................................................  
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, w rought,.......................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................... 75&10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

d is .

Bird Cages  .......................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern...........................  
75
Screws, New L ist................................................70&05
Casters, Bed  and  P late..............................50&10&M)
Dampers,  A m erican................, ........................ 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.........  6654
Copper Bottoms..................................................   30c

 

 

M ETALS.

Pig  Large.................................................................28c
Pig B ars.................................................................... 30c

PIG TIN.

COPPER.

D uty:  Pig, Bar  and  Ingot,  4c;  Old  Copper,  3c 
M anufactured  (including all articles pfw bich 
Copper is a component of  chief  value), 45  per 
cent  ad valorem.  For large lots  the following 
quotations are shaded:

Lake..........................................................................1854
“Anchor” B rand.......................................................18

ZINC.

LEAD.

pound.  Pipe and Sheets 3c per pound.

D uty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
690 pound  casks...................................................... 654
Per  pound...................................................... 7@754
D uty:  Pig, $2 per 100 pounds.  Old  Lead, 2c per 
..........................................................@5
American 
Newark.................................................................@5
B a r..........................................................................    .6
S h eet.............................................................8c, dis. 20
54@54.....................................................................16
E xtra W iping........................................................ 13)4
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.

s o l d e r .

Cookson.............................................per  pound  14)4
“ 
Hallett’s ............................................ 
11)4
TIN-
-MELYN GRADE.
....$ 6 00 
10xi4 IC, Charcoal. 
....  6 00 
14x20 IC,
12x12 IC,
....  6  25
....  io ho
14x14 IC,
10x28IC,
10x14 IX, 
 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

..............................; 
..............................................

. . . .   12 50

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Each additional X on this grade, $1.75.

 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

7 75
7 79
8 00

10x14 IC,  C harcoal............................................$
14x20 IC, 
12xl2IC, 
14x14 IC, 
29x28 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
12x12 IX, 
14x14 IX, 
20x28 IX, 

........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
........................................
............................ ............
........................................
.........................................
Each additional X on this grade $t.50.

TIN— ALLAWAY GRADE.
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ROOFING PLATES

W orcester...

14x20 IC, Terne  M. F ........................................$  7  80
20x28  IC,
14x20 IC,
14x20 IX,
29x28 IC,
14x20 IC,
14x20 IX,
20x28 IC,
20x28 IX,

Allaway  G rade...

BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x28  IX .............................................................. $12 00
14x31  IX ..............................................................   13  50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I[ 
09
14x60 IX,  “ 

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f per pound

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The Michigan Tradesman

BUSINESS  LAW.

Brief  Digests  of  Recent  Decisions 

Courts of Last Resort.

< <»RPORATIOX— STOCKHOLDER’S  SVIT.
Tlie New York Court of  Appeals held, 
in  the recent  case of  Beveridge vs. New 
York Elevated  Railway Company,  that a 
stockholder of  a  corporation  cannot sue 
the  corporation  to recover  his  share  of 
the  accumulated profits  until a dividend 
has been declared, and that that is a mat­
ter within the discretion of the directors, 
and which the courts will not control.
BILI. OF  LADING--- INSURANCE  CLAUSE.
A stipulation  in a bill of  lading to the 
effect that incase of loss the carrier shall 
have the benefit of  any insurance  on the 
goods,  does  not  entitle  the  carrier  to 
receive such benefit or to a tender of  the 
same  before  an  action  can  be  brought 
against it for  the  loss, according  to  the 
decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States  in  the  case of  Inman vs 
South Carolina Railroad Company.

pool  &  Great  Western  Steam  Company 
vs. The Phoenix Insurance Comany.  The 
appellee  claimed to be subrogated  to the 
rights of the owners of  goods shipped on 
one  of  the  appellant’s  steamships, and 
lost or  damaged  by the  stranding of  the 
vessel  on the  coast of  Wales  because of 
the negligence of  the master  and officers 
the  ship.  The  company  contended 
that  it  was  exempt  from  liability  for 
legligence  by reason  of  a stipulation  in 
the  bill  of  lading  to  the  effect that  it 
should not  be  liable  for the  negligence, 
default  or  error  in the  judgment of  the 
navigators  of  the vessel.  The  court de­
cided  against  this  contention,  holding 
that  no  public  carrier  is  permitted  by 
law  to  stipulate  for  an  exemption from 
the consequences of negligence,  and that 
the  duties of  care  and  diligence  cannot 
be waived in  respect of  the  servants of 
the common carrier.  The argument that,
_the  contract  was  to  be  performed
chiefly upon  the high  seas it  should  be 
governed  by the  general  maritime  law, 
and that by that law such stipulations are 
alid,  the  court  said,  is  answered,  first, 
by the fact  that there is not  shown to be 
any  such  general  maritime  law,  and, 
second,  that  the  courts  of  the  United 
States  have never  adopted  any rule con­
cerning the validity of such a stipulation.

WA.NTEU.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f  y o u   h a v e   a n y   o f  th e   above  goods  to  
sh ip ,  o r  a n y th in g   in   th e   P ro d u ce   lin e ,  le t 
u s  h e a r  fro m   you.  L ib e ra l  cash   advances 
m ad e  w h e n   d e sired .

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO.

R eference:  F ir s t  Nationa l  Bank,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n T radesman. G rand Rapids.

HRRI/EY 
Wall Paper and 

JOBBERS  IN

Paints, Oils, Etc.

We  are  Offering  to  the  Trade  some 
SPECIAL BARGAINS  in  Wall Paper at 
Less than Manufacturers’ Prices.  Your 
Correspondence  is Solicited.

74  and  76  Ottawa St.,'
G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .

We also m a n u fa c tu re  a  full  line  of  Sweet 

Goods.  Write  for  quotations 

and  samples.

JA C K SO N
M IC H .

lHEY8TEK

P E R K I N ' S

H ESS
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S  IN

NOS.  122  a n d   124  LO U IS  S T R E E T ,  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H IG A N . 

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE-

O. B. BROW N

MILLING  CO.

Our  lemons  are  all  bought at 
the  cargo  sales  in  New  Orleans 
and are as free from frost or chill 
as in June,
PUTNAM &  BROOKS.

^  

*  — —  — . 

line, carry  a  heavy  stock, 
and  warrant  onr  goods  to 
| be STRICTLY  PURE  and 

P U T N A M  &  B R O O K S .

CANDY! We  manufacture  a  full 
E
A SLAV
WHY

Jflrst class.

T o  

the P a s s  Booh S y ste m

W ith  its  attendant  losses  and  annoyances,  when  you  can 

supplant it by so inexpensive and labor-saving 

a  system  as  the

Tradesman  Gredit  Goilpon  Book,

Brown’s Patent 
Brown’s Standard

Oar Leading Brands.

Our Baker’s 
Vienna Straight

Every Barrel and Sack guaranteed. 

G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .

Correspondence Solicited.

C u r t i s s  & Co.,

Successors to CURTISS &  DUNTON.

W H O L E S A L E

W hich is now used by over 2,000  Michigan  merchants.

The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern in 

the market, being sold as follows:

P a p e r   W a r e h  o u s e 9

And  especially adapted,  both  in  Quality  and  Price,  to  the  requirements  of  the

RETAIL  GROCERY  TRADE.

WE  ERE  HEADQUARTERS

ELECTRIC  LIGHT  PATENT  DECISION.
The  case of  the Edison & Swan  Elec 
trie Light Company vs. Holland, decided 
recently by the English Court of Appeal 
was  brought  to  restrain  the  defendant 
from infringing two English patents, one 
known as the  Chesebrough patent grant­
ed  1878, and  another  granted to  Edison 
in 1879.  The Court of Appeal, reversing 
the  judgment of  Mr. Justice Kay, of the 
Chancery  Division of  the  High  Court of 
Justice, has  declared  both patents valid 
Among  the  claims of  the  latter  patent 
which  have  just  been  confirmed  by the 
Court of  Appeal  are  the  following: “an 
electric  lamp for  giving  light  by incan 
descence, consisting of  a filament of car 
bon of high resistance made as described 
and  secured  by  metallic  wires,”  and 
“the  combination  of  a  carbon  filament 
within a receiver  made  entirely of  glass 
through  which  leading wires  pass,  and 
from which  receiver  the air  is  exhaust 
ed.”  This  decision  secures 
the 
plaintiff  company  a  monopoly  in  the 
electric  glow  lamp. 
It  is  understood 
that the real party in interest behind th< 
defendant was the American Brush Elec 
trie Light Company.
CARRIER’S LIABILITY— LIMITATION— C 

to 

TRACT.

An  important decision  has  just  been 
rendered  by the  Supreme Court of  Ala 
bama in  the case of  Western  Railway oi 
Alabama  vs. Little, in  which  the  court 
ruled  that  railroad  companies  may  by 
special  contract fix the  time when  their 
extraordinary  liability  of  common  car 
riers  ceases and  their  liability as  ware 
housemen begins.  The  appellee sued 
recover 
the  value  of  certain  goods 
shipped  from  Montgomery  to  Auburn 
and which wTere destroyed by fire the day 
after  their  arrival  and  after they  were 
unloaded  from the  appellant’s cars  and 
placed  in  the  depot  ready for  delivery". 
The  railway7  company  defended  on  the 
ground  that  by virtue of  a  special  eon 
tract with the consignor its liability a~ 
carrier  ceased  when  the  goods  were 
placed  in its  depot at Auburn  ready for 
delivery.  The trial court  held that not­
withstanding  this  contract  the  railroad 
was  liable as a common carrier  until the 
consignee was  allowed a reasonable time 
after the  arrival of  the  goods to receive 
and remove  them.  The  Supreme Court 
however,  reversed  this  ruling,  holding 
that a common  carrier  may  by contract 
terminate  its  liability as such  when  the 
goods are placed in its warehouse.

AGENCY— UNDISCLOSED  PRINCIPAL.
The  Supreme  Court  of  Pennsylvania 
held,  in  the  recent  case of  Hubbard v 
Teubrook, that  where  an  agent  is  put 
forward to  carry on business  in his ow 
name  the undisclosed  principal is  liable 
to those  dealing with him  notwithstand 
ing  any  secret  orders  not  to  buy  on 
credit.  The  court  said:  “A  man  con 
ducting  an  apparently  prosperous  and 
profitable  business  obtains  credit there­
by, and his creditors have a right to sup 
pose  that  his  profits go  into  his  assets 
for their protection in ease of  a pinch or 
an unfavorable turn in the business.  To 
allow an  undisclosed  principal to absorb 
the  profits,  and  then,  when  the  pinch 
comes,  to  escape  responsibility  on  the 
ground of  orders to his  agent  not to buy 
on  credit would  be a plain  fraud on the 
publie.  No  exact  precedent  has  been 
cited.  None  is  needed.  The  rule 
vigorously contended  for by the plaintiff 
in error that  those dealing with an agent 
are  bound  to  look  to  his  authority, 
freely  conceded,  but 
this  case  falls 
within  the equally established  rule that 
those  clothing  an  agent  with  apparent 
authority  are, as  to  parties  dealing  on 
the  faith of  such authority, conclusively 
estopped from denying it.”

TAXATION— EVASION— ASSESS» ENT.
The  case  of  Shotwell vs. Moore,  just 
decided  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States, was brought  by an  Ohio 
county  treasurer to recover  taxes of  the 
appellant on the ground  that he  had de 
frauded  the  tax  assessor. 
It  appear 
that the  latter was for some  years in the 
habit of  withdrawing his  deposit  in  the 
bank  a  couple  of  days  before  the  date 
on which  returns were made  by the  tax 
assessors.  This  deposit  he would  then 
convert into  greenbacks,  inclose them in 
a package, and without leaving the bank 
return the greenbacks to the bank officer, 
requesting him to deposit the same in the 
bank safe.  A week  or so  afterwards he 
would  have  the  money  placed  to  his 
credit  as  a  general  depositor.  His  ob­
ject in this  proceeding  was to evade  the 
payment of  taxes under the  provision of 
the Revised  Statutes  exempting  obliga­
tions  of  the United States from  State or 
municipal taxation.  The Supreme Court 
affirmed a decision of  the Supreme Court 
of  Ohio  against  the  appellant, holding 
that such evasions could not be permitted, 
and  further that  the  selection of  a  par­
ticular day on which to make tax returns 
did  not  necessarily preclude the  making 
of the assessments  so as to include other 
periods of the year.
BILL  OF  LADING— EXEMPTING  STIPULA­
An important  decision  has  just  been 
rendered  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  the 
United  States in the  case of  The Liver-

TION.

HESTER  3a  FOX,

M anufacturers’ A gents fo r

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ana 
Prices

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Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

Planers, Matchers, Moulders and all kinds of Wood-Working Machinery, 

And  Dodge’s  Patent Wood Split Pulley.  Large  stock kept  on hand.  Send for Sample 
W rit©  fo r  P rices. 

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Manufacturers of the  following well-known 

brands of

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QUEEN  A N N E , 
T R U E   B L U E , 
M ONDAY, 

M O TTLED   G ER M A N , 

S U P E R IO R , 

P H fE N IX , 

A N D   O TH ERS, 

F or quotations addres»

M IC H IG A N , 

CZAR, 

W A B A SH , 

R O Y A L  B A R , 
M ASCOTTE,
CAM EO,

 
 
 

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BRO TH ERS

W h o le sa le  C lothiers

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Berfect-Bitting  Tailor-Made  Clothing

AT  LOWEST  PRICES.

138-140 Jefferson flue., 34-36  Woodbridge 8t„ Detroit.

MAIL  ORDERS sent in care L.  W. ATKINS will receive  PROMPT ATTENTION

N uts W e carry a large stock of Foreign 

and  Domestic  Nuts  and are at all 
times  prepared  to  fill  orders  for 
car lots or less at lowest  prices

Putnam  Sa  Brooks.
W . G. HAW KINS,
ATTENTION,  RETAIL  M ERCH AN TS

Salesm an fo r W estern Michigan,

In c r e a se   y o u r   C igar  T r a d e   b y   s e llin g   th e

Michigan  B u siness  M en9s   Association

Named in  Compliment to  the

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T h e  Telfer  Spice  C o m p an y ,

PRICB,  Silo  PBR  THOUSAND.

MANUFACTURERS’  AGENTS,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

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Houseman Building, Cor. Pearl & Ottawa Sts.,

G R A N D   R A P I D S ,

M IC H IG A N .

WHO  URGBS  YOU

T O   W E E P

THE  PUBLIC!

By splendid and expensive advertising  the  manufacturers ere 
ate  a  demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to  keep the goods in 
stock so as to supply the orders sent to  them.  W ithout effort 
on the grocer’s part the goods  sell themselves,  bring  purchas­
ers to the store, and help sell less known goods.
ANY JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL YOUR ORDERS.

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PRIZE 
BAKING 
POWDER

1-lbs  Reward  Baking  Powder,  4-dozen 
Cases, with 49 Premiums, Decorated  China 
Dishes, All Large Pieces, for 
The above Prizes are Very Attractive Goods 

K-lbs  Reward  Baking  Powder, 4-dozen 
Cases,  with  48  Premiums—Glass  Dishes, 
Assorted,  All Large Pieces,  for

$8.00
$17,00

Grand Rapids,

O F F E R   TO  T H E   T R A D E   W H O   BUY

and Yew Assortments.

U o  o  7 s i  cs

The quality of  Reward  Baking  Powder  is  unequaled and 
warranted to make  light, nutritious  bread, biscuits and cakes. 
Saves eggs, milk  and  shortening  and  makes 40 pounds more 
bread to the barrel of flour.

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We  are  wholesale  agents  for 
the Fancy  California  Mountain 
Seedlings and  headquarters for 
all kinds of Messina oranges.
PUTNAM & BROOKS.

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before  purchasing 
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GEO. E. HOWES & CO.,

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MESSINA  FRUIT.

No. 3 Io n ia   S treet, 

FOR

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  -  -  M IC H .

SPECIAL  PRICES  TO  JOBBERS.

MOSELEY  BROS,,

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All kinds of Field Seeds a Specialty.

If you are in market to buy or sell Clover Seed,  Beans or  Potatoes,  will be 

26, 28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

pleased to hear from you.
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GRAND  RAPIDS.

COLBY,  CRAIG  &  CO.

MANUFACTURE

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higher degrees of  dudism  can  interpret. 
* 
I  had  intended, before  finishing  this 
tide  to  make  some  practical  sugges­
tions  pertaining to  the literary  relief  of 
the o. f., but more  mature  reflections on 
the  subject  convinces  me that I am  not 
fully prepared  for the  undertaking.  So 
will  take  the  liberty  of  somewhat 
abruptly entering  into  another  phase of 
the  paper  question,  by  making  the  in­
quiry:  Does any reader of T h e T r a d e s- 
a n   know the  modus operandi of  stop­
ping a Chicago  trade  journal? 
(I  don’t 
mean  the paper  itself,  of course, but its 
regular  receipt  by  a  party  who  don’t 
ant  it.)  This  is  a  matter  to which  I 
have given  much thought  and attention, 
during  the  past  few years, but  I  am as 
far off  from a solution of the question as 
rhen  I  began  its study. 
1  have  tried 
bribery, vituperation,  expostulation  and 
entreaty. 
I  have,  for  months and years 
either  carried  back  the  papers  to  the 
postoffice,  marked  “ Refused,”  or  left 
them, when noticed, in Uncle Sam’s cus­
I  have  had  the  postmaster  send 
tody. 
notice  after notice to the  publishers. 
I 
have, 
in  fact,  tried  every  device  and 
cheme  applicable  to  the  matter,  but 
anything  and  everything  has  been,  and 
continues  to be  in  vain. 
I  have  begun 
to loose fear of any financial attack upon 
myself,  but sometime,  in the dim future, 
rhen  I,  and  my  witnesses,  shall  have 
joined  the  innumerable  caravan,”  and 
shall  have,  possibly,  left  behind  me 
some  little property, the claims of  these 
trade  journal  publishers,  or  their heirs, 
may  be  a  matter  of  some considerable 
moment.
A lfred  J. B r o w n
Foreign,  Tropical and  California
F R U I T S

-JOBBER  IN -

T h e Michigan Tradesman

W ED N ESD A Y .  M A R C H   30,  1889.
LEISURE HOUR  JOTTINGS.

W r itte n  f o r  T h e   T radesm an.

BY  A  COUNTRY  MERCHANT.

To the  old, young  man who  has thor­
oughly solved the mysteries of base ball, 
cricket,  polo,  and  the  various  popular 
athletic  games;  to he whom  nature  cre­
ated “of  horse, horsey” ;  to  the  enthusi­
asts in the  canine race;  to the party who 
has  educated  himself  on the  subject of 
the American  stage  and  its  attractions; 
to the devotee of  boat racing  and  yacht 
sailing;  to  the  admirer of  the  noble  art 
of  self-defense;  to  the  gluttinous  de- 
vourer of  Jenkenish  society slop, and  to 
numerous gentlemen of pronounced sport­
ing  proclivities  of  various  names  and 
natures  the  average  daily  paper of  the 
times is undoubtedly very nearly au faut, 
but, as the years continue to roll around, 
the average daily paper of the times finds 
each  successive visit to the old  fogy less 
and less welcome.

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For the average old fossil has gradually 
but  surely  evolved  into  a  crank,  and 
cranks,  rarely if  ever,  are  possessed  of 
that “fellow  feeling  that makes  us won­
drous  kind,”  The o. f., in perusing  his 
morning  paper,  wants  authentic  news, 
evident facts,  brainy and instructive edi­
torials, and solid information,  and  when 
he  looks for  these  he  finds  that  about 
seven-eighths of  the  sheet is openly  and 
unmistakably devoted to details and com­
ments  which  the  sporting  and  society 
cranks, only, delight in.  He runs through 
the  entire  list of  accessible  papers, and 
finds that the modern dailies rarely,  if at 
all, ever  recognize the  existence of  him­
self, and cranks of his ilk,  and he finally 
has to sulkily content himself with read­
ing the head  lines,  and occasionally ven­
turing cautiously into the finer print.

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And,  after  all,  hasn’t  the  o. f. some­
thing  like  reasonable grounds  for  com­
plaint?  To be sure his tribe may be out­
numbered  by the combined  sporting and 
sensational  classes, but  hasn’t he  some­
thing  near  a  proportionate  right  with 
them  as  regards  the  purveying  of  hi 
daily news?  Have we reached that stage 
of modern “progression”  that publishers 
find  it  necessary to  cater  almost  exclu­
sively  to  the  athlete,  the  jockey,  the 
bruiser,  and, the  opposite  extreme,  the 
society featherhead?

Look  at,  for  instance, the  daily  that 

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It  is 

lies  before  me at this  moment. 
very  portentious  sheet, both  as  regards 
its  claims  to  circulation  and  influence, 
The  paper  contains  sixteen  columns  of 
advertising,  and  sixteen  columns  of  al 
leged reading  matter.  A little over one 
sixteenth  of  the  latter  is  telegraphic 
news, a large proportion of which relate: 
to  Irish  troubles  and  grievances;  the 
larger  part of  the  rest  being  sporting 
news.  Then  follows  three-fourths  of  a 
column  account  of  a  wrestling  match, 
and  as  much  more  giving a minute  de­
scription of  a brutal slugging encounter. 
Then  there is one  column  on stage  mat 
ters,  and  another describing  the  ladies 
toilets  at  some  fashionable  gathering 
The subjects of  coming horse  speeding 
base  ball and  boating,  supplemented  by 
a  biographical  sketch of  a rising  young 
pugilist,  utilize  three  columns  more 
The editorial page contains a long article 
on coming theatrical and operatic event 
and  a  lengthy Washington  letter  is  al 
most entirely devoted to society twaddle
Now I ask candidly if an old fogy,  and 
even  an old  fogy of  a mild  disposition 
and  humble  and  easily satisfied  want: 
can  gather  much  satisfactory  mental 
pabulum  from  a  sheet  like  this,  and 
whether  there  isn’t  “a long  felt want 
in  modern  journalism which  shows  no 
immediate prospect of  being  reasonabl 
filled?* 
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Luckily for  the o. f. he is still  able  to 
obtain  a  few  publications  that  retain 
something like their old-time attraction 
but  even  some of  these are  slowly sue 
cumbing  to  modern  progression.  And 
even the magazines have failed him.  The 
magazine of  the  day prides  itself on be 
ing  cosmopolitan  and  {esthetic,  while 
the  old  fogy  is  neither.  Hence  there 
remains  nothing  entertaining  or  fam­
iliar  about 
its 
old-time  covers.  He  would  enjoy 
short,  pointed  American 
story,  but 
he 
jumble 
or  a nonsensical  translation  from  some 
Chinese,  Japanese,  or  other  oriental 
writer.  He wouldn’t  mind an exploring 
expedition to some American terra incog 
nita,  but  is  given  in  its  place  a  long 
paper on  deep water  soundings in  some 
antipodial  sea or  ocean.  Home  history 
and  biography are  tabooed, but  he finds 
numerous articles  on  mythological  sub­
jects, 
traditions. 
American  art  and  manufacture are  un­
worthy of notice, but the pages are  over­
loaded with  sketches of  medieval  furni­
ture and architecture.  Probably the only 
American subject treated  at all  is  illus­
trated  by  portraits  of  female  society 
lights, and  their  dogs, horses and  other 
necessary attachments;  and even the  old 
comicalities  that  used  to  conclude  the 
issue  have  given  place  to  enigmatical 
sketches, which  only a  graduate  in  the

the  periodical  but 

and  Scandinavian 

instead  a  dialect 

finds 

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O ra n g es,

L e m o n s , 

B a n a n a s .

16 and 18 No. Division St..

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.

Guaranteed  Absolutely  Pure.  Orders  fromRe- 
N e w a y g o   R o lle r   M ills

tail Trade solicited.

N EW AYGO,  M ICH .

CASH  SALE  CHECKS.

Encourage your trade to  pay cash instead of 
running  book  accounts  by  using  Cash  Safle 
Checks.  F or sale a t 50 cents  p er  100  by E.  A. 
STOWE & BRO.. Grand Rapids.
TO  MONTANA,  OREGON  AND 

WASHINGTON.

If you are going west bear in mind the  follow­
ing facts:  The Northern Pacific Railroad  owns 
and operates 987 miles, or 57 per cent  of  the  en­
tire railroad mileage of M ontana; spans  the  ter­
ritory with its main line from east to w est; is the 
short line to H elena; the only Pullman  and  din 
ing car line to Butte, and  is*the  only  line  that 
reaches Miles City, Billings, Bozeman, Missoula, 
the  Yellowstone  National  Park,  and,  in   fact, 
nine tenths of the cities and points of interest in 
the  territory.
The N orthern  Pacific  owns  and  operates  621 
miles, ©r 56 per cent of  the  railroad  mileage  of 
Washington, its main  line  extending  from  the 
Idaho line via Spokane Falls,  Cheney,  Sprague, 
Yakima and Ellensburg, through  the  center  of 
the Territory to Tacoma  and  Seattle,  and  from 
Tacoma to Portland.  No other trans-continental 
through rail line reaches any  portion  of  W ash­
ington Territory.  Ten days stop over  privileges 
are given on Northern Pacific second class tickets 
at Spokane Falls and all points West, thus afford­
ing intending settlers  an  excellent  opportunity 
to see the entire Territory w ithout incurring  the 
expense of paying local fares from point to point.
The Northern Pacific is the shortest route from 
St. Paul to Tacoma by 207 m iles; to Seattle by 177 
miles, and to Portland by 324 miles—time  corres­
pondingly shorter, varying from one to two days, 
according to destination.  No other line from St. 
Paul  or  Minneapolis  runs  through  passenger 
cars of any kind into Idaho, Oregon or Washing­
ton.
In addition to being the only rail  line  to  Spo­
kane Falls, Tacoma  and  Seattle,  the  Northern 
Pacific reaches  all the principal points in N orth­
ern  Minnesota  and  Dakota,  Montana,  Idaho, 
Oregon and Washington.  Bear in mind that the 
Northern Pacific and Shasta line  is  the  famous 
scenic route to all points in California.
Send for illustrated pamphlets, maps and books 
giving you valuable information in reference  to 
the country traversed by this great line from  St. 
Paul, Minneapolis, D uluth ana Ashland to  Port­
land, Oregon,  and  Tacoma  and  Seattle,  Wash
ington Territory, and enclose stamps for the new 
1889 Rand McNally County  Map  of  Washington 
Territory, printed in colors.
Address your nearest ticket agent, or  Chas.  S. 
F ee, General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent,  St. 
Paul,  Minn.

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and American 
Polished  PLATE.  7  
Rough  and  Ribbed 
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can  Window,  English  360*.
Enamelled,  Cut and  Embossed*
Rolled Cathedral, Venetian, Muffledt 
Frosted  Bohemian,  German  Looking 
Glass  Plates.  French  Mirror  Plates. 
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The quality, variety and quantity of our  stock 
is  exceeded by no  house in   the United  States.

W M •  REID

73 &75  Lamed  Street W est, DETROIT,  MICH. 
G ran d   R ap id s  S tore, 
61  W aterlo o   S treet.
C roc k e r y   & G la s s w a r e

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 S un..................................................................  50
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No. 2  “  .................................................................  75
T u b u lar..................................................................   75

LAMP  CHIMNEYS.

6 doz. in box.

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La Bastic.

First quality.
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No. 0 Sun, crimp  top................................................. 2 15
2  25
No. 1  “ 
3  25
No. 2  “ 
No. 0 Sun, crimp  to p ........................................... 2  58
No. 1  “ 
2  80
No. 2  “ 
3  80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled...................»3  70
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No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
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No. 1 Sun, plain b u lb ................. 
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No. 1 crim p...........................................  
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B utter Crocks, per g al......................................  06)4
Jugs, H gal., per doz........................................  05
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Meat Tubs, 10 gal., each...................................  75
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THE  LARGEST  AND  BEST 

CLEAR  LONG  HAVANA  FILLED 

SUMATRA  WRAPPED  CIGAR 

SOLD  FOR  5   CENTS.

Amos S. Musselman & Go.

SOLE  AGENTS,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
A   W N I N G S

AND  TENTS.

Horse and W agon  Covers,  W ater  Proof  Coats, Buggy 
Aprons, W ide C otton  Ducks, etc.  Send fo r  Illu strated  
Catalogue.

Chas. .A.  C o y e,

11 P e a rl St.

T elep h o n e  106. 

SILVER S M S

No Equal in the State.

Wherever Introduced it is a Stayer!

TO  T H E   T R A D E :

I  g u a ra n te e  “SIL V E R  STARS” to  b e a  long, 
s tra ig h t filler, w ith  S u m a tra  w ra p p e r, m ade 
b y  u n io n  la b o r, a n d  to  g iv e  co m p le te   satis­
factio n .

Sole  M an u fac tu re r,

-A.. S. ID.A-'VTS,
12YLoilis SLGRRND RftPIDS
MAGIO COFFEE  ROASTER

The  m ost p ractical 
h and  R oaster  in  the 
w orld.  Thousands in 
use—grviiig  satisfac­
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durable an d  econom ­
ical. 
grocer 
should  be  w ithout 
one.  R oasts  coffee 
and  pea-nuts to   per 
fection.

No 

Address  fo r  C ata­

logue an d  priqes,

Robt.  8,  West,

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Having  numerous  lines  of  Glassware,  Lamps, 
Fancy  Goods  and  Crockery  which  we  desire  to 
close out and  discontinue  those particular styles, 
we  offer  them  at  a  special  discount  from  our 
regular catalogue prices of
Fifteen per cent., Terms 60 Days,

Twenty per cent., Cash in 10 Days.

These goods  are  now  displayed  in  our sample 
rooms,  corner  Spring  and  Fulton streets, Grand 
Rapids,  and  will  be  offered  in  any  quantities 
desired until sold.

H.  L eonard  &  Sons,
Jobbers  of Groekerg,Tinware and  Lamp Goods.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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R e p a ir in g   in   a ll  its  B r a n c h e s .

W est End«Fulton St  Bridge.  Telephone No. 867.

COLBY,  CRAIG  &  CO.,
MILL  SU PPL IE S

F o r   s a le   b y

S am u el  L yon ,

WHO OFFERS THE BEST VARIETY OF

String First-Class Goods

T o   b e  fo u n d   in  th is  m a r k e t.

N O   S E C O N D   G R A D E S   K E P T .

Our Leather and Rubber  Belting, Hose, Steam  Packings, Circular, Shingle 
and Band Saws, Lace Leather, Buckskin, Files, Emery Wheels, Shingle  Bands, 
Band Nails, Oils  and  Greases,  Lath  Yarn,  Cotton Waste, Oil and Grease Cups, 
Lubricators,  Brass  Goods,  Wrenches,  Pipe.  Wrenches,  Pipe  Sticks and Dies, 
Steel Oilers and Babbit Metal are all THE BEST and at Fair Prices.

Belting  Repaired  and  [Jade  Endless.

G R A N D   R A P I D S ,  M IC H .

LEMON, HOOPS i PETERS,
Wholesale
Grocers

A N D

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IMPORTERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

48-50 Long St., 

C lev elan d , O hio,

A T   THIS

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Yards, S h a w m u t A v en u e, W in te r a n d  
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Telephone  Call 490-2.  CAR LOTS A  SPECIALTY.

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THBO. B.  GOOSSBN,

WHOLESALE

P r o d u c e   C o m m issio n   M e r c h a n t,

BROKER  IN  LUMBER.

Orders  for  Potatoes,  Cabbage  and  Apples,  iu Car Lots, solicited. 

feButter and Eggs, Oranges Lemons  and Bananas a specialty.

33  OTTAWAnSTEET,

Telephone 269,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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GROCERIES.

TROUBLES  OF  BOOK-KEEPERS.

E m ployers’  L ack  of  C onsideration— 

The  Difficulties  Encountered.

In the  course of  a conversation on the 
duties and responsibilities of  his calling, 
a  book-keeper  recently  pointed  out  a 
few of  its  difficulties.  “Book-keeping,” 
said  he,  “is a thankless  work,  and  few 
accountants receive the  personal  consid­
eration  from  their  employers  they  are 
entitled  to.  What  is  more,  few  of  us 
get  wages  at  all  proportionate  to  our 
labor,  to say nothing  about  our  respon­
sibilities. 
It  may be  that  the  so-called 
book-keepers who  merely enter the tick­
ets of  sale in the  book, or perform  some 
similar  function,  get  all  their  work is 
worth.  With  all-round  men,  however, 
the matter is different, and I doubt if, on 
the basis of  actual  time  served, the ma­
jority of  them get much  more than com­
mon clerks’ wages.

“The duties of  all-round  men are such 
as to give rise to little  errors  that  have 
to be hunted up and rectified at whatever 
cost  of  time  and  trouble.  Thus  many 
men  occupying  these  higher  positions 
work weeks  of overtime  in the course of 
the  year,  for  which  they  receive  no 
recompense  whatever. 
It  is  assumed 
that errors are the  fault of  the  account­
ant  and  that it is nothing but right that 
he  should  correct them in his own time. 
Employers, though, do not  stop  to  con­
sider  the  causes of  these  mistakes—the 
multiplicity  of  duties, the  rapidity with 
which entries  come in, the interruptions 
which are unavoidable  when there is but 
one man to whom to refer  many matters, 
and the like. 
I will  venture to say  that 
book-keepers  are really to be blamed for 
but  few  of  the  little  inaccuracies  that 
creep  into  their  accounts,  and  yet  the 
tenure  of  their  situations  necessitates 
their ferreting  out an error of  but a few 
cents. 
I  have  actually  known  men  to 
work every evening  for a week or two to 
discover  a  mistake of  twenty-five  cents 
which was probably made  through some­
body asking a question  when a sale  was 
entered. 
In  such  a  case,  if  the  em­
ployer  knew  anything of  the trouble he 
would  probably  say, when  the  mistake 
was corrected: 

‘Um, that is right.’

“In consideration of  the  kind of  work 
we  have  to  do,  I  think  that  a  book­
keeper  who  works  from  S o’clock to 12 
and from 1 to 6 has put  in  all  the  time 
that an employer  can  reasonably expect 
except  in  especially  busy  seasons. 
If 
much  more be  demanded, the  quality of 
the  work  done  will  suffer.  Yet  these 
are hours  which are observed in but few 
establishments  in  this city. 
It is taken 
for  granted  that a man  can do a certain 
amount of  work.  Xo  allowance is made 
for interruptions or unusual seasons, and 
the man who is probably taxed to the ut­
most  extent  under  ordinary  circum­
stances  is  expected  ‘to  put  in  a  little 
extra  time  when  occasion  demands.’ 
This is a customary  stipulation  when  a 
book-keeper  is  engaged, and, of  course, 
he  cannot  object  when  the  ‘occasion’ 
comes, which is all too  frequently.

“I have  noticed  that  there  is  not a 
point on which  employers  are more sen­
sitive than the  salaries  paid to account­
ants.  Clerks  fall  under  the  head  of 
manual  labor;  book-keepers  do not.  So 
many  cases  of  peculation  have  been 
traced to «mall pay and  adequate  oppor­
tunity  for  wrong-doing  that  much  has 
been said of  the folly of  merchants  put­
ting men in responsible positions at such 
eut-throat  salaries  as  present  competi­
tion induces  men to offer  their  services. 
Still,  employers  stickle  for  the  lowest 
current  price  for labor,  and I have even 
known them to request that  the  salaries 
paid  be  kept a secret.  The  book-keep­
ers are usually as ashamed of their wages 
as the employer and are no  less  anxious 
to  be  thought to get a better  remunera­
tion than they really do.

“So  far  as  the  responsibility  of  our 
position  is  concerned, I  think  few men 
would not  rather do the  same work now 
required  of  them  under  circumstances 
which would remove  suspicion and min­
imize 
the  possibility  of  crookedness. 
Men  are  willing  to  assume responsible 
positions of  trust when they are paid for 
that  special  feature  of  their  work, but 
not otherwise.  There  are  book-keepers 
in the city who have  just such positions, 
but  the  majority of  us get  pay only for 
our  work  and  the  responsibility  and 
trust are gratuitous. 
I have  even  heard 
it  urged  as  a  recommendation  of  the 
place  offered, as though  it  were a great 
honor to be  burdened with an  intangible 
something that  means possible suspicion 
and  distrust.  Were it not that the check 
system  makes  a book-keeper  but a half 
or  a  third  of  a  book-keeper  and  cuts 
down his pay accordingly,  we would hail 
it with  joy.”

The  Coffee  M arket.

Chase & Sanborn write as  follows: 
While  the  general  appearance of  the 
features  in  connection  with  the  coffee 
situation  have for  months  back seemed 
to  .positively  guatantee  a  high  market, 
the recent  advances might not have been 
so  great,  and  it  doubtless  would  have 
taken  a  longer  time  to  establish  the 
present  price  position,  had  it  not  been 
for  the  unwilling,  yet  very  material 
assistance  rendered  by  that  portion  of 
the trade, who, while  previously holding

March

to  bear  views  and  operations,  were 
forced to cover their short sales at prices 
fixed  by  the  bulls.  The  late  advances 
have been of  such  rapid  and  perplexing 
a nature, as to perhaps  make interesting 
the  following  detailed  account of  each 
day’s  market  since the  date of  the  com­
mencement  of  the  upward  movement, 
figured at the  invoice cost  price per  100
1888.
1889.
7
$14  55
........... $17  45
14  90
8 ........................ .............  17  50
15  00
.............  17  60
9 ......................
14  40
11......................
15  10
.............  17  60
12......................
14  30
.............   17  60
13......................
15  00
.............  17  55
14......................
14  85
.............  17 70
15......................
14  80
.............  17  75
16......................
18......................
14  70
.............  17  70
14  25
.............  17  85
19......................
13  40
.............  17  95
20......................
13  40
.............  17 80
21......................
13 90
.............  18 20
25...................
12 75
...........  18  10
26......................
*>7
12  55
.............  18  30
.............  18 25
13 00
28......................
12  60
.............   18  40
1......................
12  90
.............  18  60
2
12 50
.............  18  90
4 ......................
ñ
12 55
.............  18  80
12  60
.............  19 05
li......................
7___
12  15
.............  19  05
12 05
.............  18  95
8 ......................
11  70
.............  18  90
9 ......................
H
11  60
.............19  15
.............   19  15
11  70
12......................
crease  in  cost, green, 1  7-10  cents  per
pound.
Met  increase  in  cost,  roasted,  2  cents  per 
pound.
Above  prices  are  based  on  exchange 
quotations,  which  same  are  almost  in 
variably  ii  cent  per  pound  below  the 
value of  actual  goods. 
It is, of  course, 
unnecessary to  mention  that the  course 
of  Brazil  grades  shapes  the  market on 
all other descriptions,
The following table  shows the average 
yearly price per 100 pounds of  fair grade
Brazil cargoes green
..............$15 2611869
1888
.115  82 
.............   18 04 1868
1887 ....
.  15  73 
1886...... ..............  10 32 1867
.  17 24 
.............   9 0111866
1885 ....
.  18 66 
.............   10 92 1865
1884 ....
.  20  65 
..............  10 36 1864
1883.  ..
.  42  49 
.............   9 77 1863
1882 ....
.  31  18 
.............   12 23 1862
1881 ....
.  23 01 
.............   15 12 1861
1880 ....
.  14 01 
.............   14 85 1860
1879 ....
.  13  60 
.............   16 51 1859
1878 ....
.  11  61 
.............   19 72 1858
1877....
.  10  96 
.............   17 97 1857
1876 ....
.  11  04 
.............   19 01 1856
1875 ....
.  11  03 
.............   21  08 1855
1874 ....
.  10 41 
1873__ .............   19 99 1854
.  10  41 
.............   18 42 1853
1872 ....
.  9 
.............   15 91 1852
1871 ....
.  8  84
..............  16 33
1870....
Prices quoted in  currency from 1861 to 
June, 1865,  and after  the  latter  date  in 
gold.
From August 6, 1861, to  December 25 
1861,  coffee  paid  a  duty of  4 cents  per 
to 
pound.  From  December  25,  1861, 
January  1, 187ft  a  duty  of  5 cents  per 
pound.  From January 1,1871, to July 1 
1872, a duty of  3 cents per pound.

The duty was abolished July 1, 1872.
The  authority whose  opinion  and  es 
timates pertaining to the  Brazilian crop: 
and  markets  has  the  most  weight  in 
Europe  has  within a week  reduced  hi 
estimate  of  the  growing  crop  of  Bio 
down  to  one  and  a  half  million  bags 
This  revision is a decrease  in  estimates 
previously  given of  1,000,000  bags,  and 
is 2,500,000  bags  less  than  the  average 
yield of  this variety.
In  the  absence of  any personal inf or 
mation concerning  the  prospective  sup 
plies,  we are as  yet  disinclined  to relin 
quish our former  prediction of 2,500,000 
for  Rio,  and  1,500,000  for  Santos,  and 
still consider that these figures are likely 
to  fairly represent the  output  of  Brazil 
for 1889 and 1890  (crop  year from July 
to June 30).
Recent cables from Brazil report strong 
and  advancing  markets,  and further say 
that  it is useless to make  firm  offers  to 
our  market  at  present, as  values  there 
are so much above their relative position 
in this country.
The markets in Java and  Sumatra  ap 
pear to be more  inclined to buy than sell 
at the moment, and  large  blocks of  cof 
fee  which  had  previously been sold for 
shipment,  have been bought back by res 
ident  Batavia  and  Macassar  merchants 
and  at  prices  fully  1  cent  per  pound 
above their present worth in  the  United 
States.

The  G rocery  M arket.

The  sugar  market has taken  a  strong 
upward turn, in consequence of a scarcity 
of  manufactured  stock  among  the  re 
fineries.  Some  local  jobbers look to see 
granulated  touch 8 cents  in  Xew York 
while  one is sanguine  the  staple will go 
to  9  cents  before  taking  a  turn.  The 
quotations  given  to-day  may  not  hold 
good twenty-four  hours.  Other  articles 
in the grocery line  are  without  marked 
fluctuation.

With the mild weather, the demand for 
oranges improves and  prices  are  slowly 
but  surely  working  up,  although  the 
fruit  is  yet  quite  cheap.  Lemons  are 
relatively  in 
the  same  condition  as 
oranges,  except  that  they  show a more 
decided advance in price during  the past 
week.  Bananas  will  be  more  plenty 
from this time on.  Prices are  somewhat 
lower, although the indications  point  to 
better prices than last season.

E ast  Saginaw   Jottings.

There is some  talk of  starting another 

bank in this city.

J.  H.  Lenhoff,  who  was  burned  out 
here some time ago  has opened up in the 
clothing business again near his old stand 
on Genesee street.

The  committee on  funds to secure the 
location of  the ninth  annual  fair of  the 
Xortheastern  Agricultural  Society  have 
met  with  splendid  success, so  far,  and 
feel confident of securing the fair.

Single  fare, 

three  cents,  or  forty 
tickets for  one dollar, is the  new rate on 
the City of Saginaw Street Railway.  Jake 
says he  will  not  meet  them,  as he gives 
his  passengers better  rates than that  by 
transferring  them  to  any  part  of  the 
city. 

_______ 

_____

A  Business-like D rum m er.

“You never sit and talk to me  now  as 
you did before we were married,” sighed 
the young  wife.
“No,” replied the husband,  who was  a 
drummer;  “the boss told me to stop prais­
ing the goods as soon as the bargain  was 
struck.”

SEEDS!

If you want  Medium or Mammoth, 
Alsike,  Lucerne  or  White  Clover, 
Timothy,  Hungarian,  Millet,  Red 
Top, Orchard,  Kentucky Blue Grass, 
Spring Wheat,  Rye  or  Barley,  Field 
Peas;  or, in fact, Seeds  of  any Kind 
for the Field or Garden,  write to

Grand  Rapids

Seed  Store.
ajWKRIGRN  BANNER  OATS

We have also a limited supply of the

I offer to the trade at prices that ought 
to induce many  merchants to handle 
a large quantity of them.  They are 
certainly

T h e   C o m in g   O at

And should be introduced into every 
section of Western  Michigan.
WRITE  FOR  PRICES  TO

W.  T.  LAMOREAUX.

71  CA NA L  ST.,

Grand  Rapids,  Midi.

BLIVEN  &  ALLYN,

S ole  A g e n ts fo r th e

The devil, Jack!  We’ve got a 

Shark.  He’ll do for

Bliven & Allyn

C e leb ra ted   “B IG   F .”  B r a n d   o f O y ste rs
In Cans and  Bulk,  and  Large  Handlers  of  OCEAN  F IS H ,  SH E L L   CLAM S  a n d   OYSTERS. 
We make a specialty of fine goods in our line and are prepared to quote prices at any time.
We solicit consignments of all kinds of  Wild  Game,  such as Partridges, Quail, Ducks, Bear, etc.

.H M. BLIVEN, Manager. 

63 PEARL STREET.

We Do Not Sell

T h e   F a m ily   T ra d e

*  B o a r d in g   H o u se s

L u m b e r  C a m p s

R e s ta u r a n ts

P e d d le r s

H o te ls

O r  M e r c h a n ts  W h o   C ater to   th e   P a tr o n s  

o f In d u stry .

We Do Sell

LEGIYIJflAYK RETAIL DEALERS

A n d  None Others.

TolferSpico Company,

GRAND RAPIDS.
STBKBTBB &  SONS,

1\  
D ry G oods I N otions,

JOBBERS  in

83 Monroe  81.  and 10,12,14,16*18 Foiintain  81.,

Grand. Rapids,  Mich•

S p r in g   L in e   o f  P r in ts,  S e e r s u c k e r s , 
T o ile   D u   N o r d ,  G in g h a m s,  H o s ie r y  a n d  
W h it e   G o o d s J u st  R e c e iv e d .

STARK  A,

FRANKLINV1LLE  A, 

AMERICAN  A,
HOOKER,

GEORGIA  &  MARSAC, 

BURLAP,

He  Interceded in  Time.

Little  Peter  Frayedback—Say,  boss, 
that’s my mother over  there buying slip­
pers.

Shoe Dealer—Yes ?
Little  Peter—You  tell  her  that  ones 
made of  worsted with padded soles is th’ 
most  stylish,  an’  you  gets a free  ticket 
to our next Injun show.

Peerless  Warp

------ AND-------

Geese  Feathers,
HYDRAULIC

ELEYATORS
Water Motors and Specialties 
Send for New Catalogue.
Tuerk  Hydraulic 
NEW  YORK: 
CHICAGO: 
12 C ortland St.  39 D earborn St.

Power  Co.

PR O D U C E   M A R K E T .

Apples—In poor demand at $1.25@$1.75 per bid. 
Beans—Handlers are paying about 81.25 for u n ­
picked and getting 81.65@81.75  for  hand-picked.
Butter—Creamery is in fair  supply  at  25@26c. 
Dairy is in good demand at  18@22c, according to 
quality.
Cabbages—Home grown command $3@$5 per 100 
Celery—Scarce and bard to get.
Cider—10c per gal.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, 81.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
Cranberries—$5.50@6.50 for Bell and Cherry and 
87.50 for Bell and  Bugle.
Dried Apples—Commission men bold sun-dried 
at 434@5c and evaporated at 6@634c.
Eggs—Jobbers  pay  12c  for  all  offerings,  but 
are  loath  to  accum ulate  m uch  stock,  as  the 
staple is weak at all available  markets.
Honey—More  plenty,  being  easy  at  15e@17c 
per lb.
Lettuce—15c per lb.
Maple Sugar—10@1234c per lb.
Onion Sets—83 per  ba.
Onions—Buyers pay 18@20c for good stock, and 
hold at  25@30c per bu.
Pieplant—8c per  lb.
Pop Corn—234c per lb.
Pork—Hogs bring 534@534c on  the  streets  and 
sell for 5%@6c from jobbers’ I-iands.
Potatoes—Buyers pay 15c per bu.,  and  are  not 
anxious to purchase, even at that price.
Squash—Out of market.
Sweet  Potatoes—Kiln-dried  Jerseys,  $3.25  per 
Turnips—25c per bu.

obi.

PRO V ISIO N S.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new...................................  .....................  12  75
Short cut Morgan.  ...........................................   13  50
Extra clear pig, short  c u t...............................   14 50
E xtra clear,  heavy...........................................   14 50
Clear quill, short c u t........................................  14 50
Boston clear, short c u t....................................   14 50
Clear back, short c u t........................................   14  50
Standard clear, short cut, best.......................  14  50

Hams, average 20 lb s............................................  9%

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
16 lb s.....................................
“ 
“ 
12 to 14 lb s..................■'.........
p icn ic..................................................
“ 
“  Vest boneless......................................
Shoulders........................................................
b oneless.....................................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..................................10
Dried Beef, extra............................................
ham prices........................................  9
Long Clears, heavy........................................
Briskets,  medium..........................................
lig h t...............................................

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lard—Kettle Rendered.

lard—Compound.

T ierces....................................................................  834
Tubs.........................................................................   8?i
501b.  T ins— ........................................................  S3i
Tierces.....................................................................   734
30 and 50 lb. T u b s.................................................  734
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case........................................  77»
5 lb. Pails, 12 in  a case..........................................  7%
10 lb. Pails, 6 in  a case..........................................  7%
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case............................................714
50 lb. Cans............................................................... 7Ji
E xtra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s........................   6 75
E xtra Mess, Chicago packing..........................   7  00
P late........................................................................7  25
E xtra P late...........................................................   7  75
Boneless, rum p butts..........................................  9 00

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

sausage—F resh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage..........................................................  7
Ham Sausage.......................................................... 12
Tongue Sausage........................................  .........  9
Frankfort  Sausage...............................................  8
Blood Sausage.......................................................  534
Bologna, straight..................................................  554
Bologna,  th ick ......................................................  534
H eadcheese...........................................................  534
In h alf barrels.......................................................3  50
I  In quarter  barrels................................................ 2 00
In half  barrels..................................................... 3 00
In quarter barrels................................................ 1  75
In k its....................................................................-  85

pigs’ peet.

tripe.

F R E S H   M EATS.

Swift and Company quote as follows

“ 

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Beef, carcass.....................
h indquarters.........
.........
fore 
Hogs............ .......................
Pork  loins..........................
shoulders.................
Bologna..............................
Sausage, blood  or h e ad ..
liver....................
F rankfort...........

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834

M utton.........................................................   6

OYSTERS  a n d   FIS H .

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follow s:

OYSTERS  IN  CANS.

S tandards....................................................   @16
A nchors........................................................  @18
Selects........................................................... 21  @27
Fairhaven Counts......................................   @35

OYSTERS  IN  BULK.

FRESH  FISH.

Standards.............................................................  1  00
Selects....................................................................  1  40
C lam s....................................................................   1  25
@  7V, 
W hitefish...........
T rout.................
@ 734 
@  4
Ciscoes..............
Finnan Haddles
®   734
@15 
H alibut..............
@ 4 
H erring..............
@ 5
Perch,  skinned.

CA N D IES,  F R U IT S  a n d   NUTS. 

Putnam  & Brooks quote as follows:

 

“ 
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Standard, 25 lb. boxes..................................... 
Twist, 
25 
Cut Loaf, 25 

STICK.
9
 
9V4
..........................................10
MIXEU.

Royal, 25 lb. p ails...........  .................................   9
2001b.  bbls............................................... 834
Extra, 25 lb.  pails..................................................10
2001b.  bbls.............................................  9
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails..............................  1134
Cut Loaf, 25 lb. cases............................................ 10
Broken, 40 lb. B ask...............................................  954
200 lb. bbls.............................................  9

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

“ 

Lemon Drops.......................................................... 13
Sour D rops..............................................................14
Peppermint Drops.....................  .........................14
Chocolate Drops.....................................................15
H. M. Chocolate  Drops.........................................18
Gum  Drops............................................................. 10
Licorice Drops........................................................ 18
A. B. Licorice  Drops............................................ 12
Lozenges, plain.......................................................14
printed................................................. 15
Im perials.................................................................14
Mottoes.................................................................... 15
Cream B ar.............................................................13
Molasses  B ar..........................................................13
Caram els.................................................................19
Hand Made  Creams..............................................19
Plain Creams.......................................................... 16
Decorated Creams................................................. 20
String  Rock............................................................14
Burnt Almonds...................................................... 22
W intergreen  Berries............................................14

fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in   pails.....................................12
in bbls.......................................11

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printed, in pails........................ 

1254
in bbls................................... 1154

 

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“f  

in bbls.................. 
FRUITS.

Chocolate Drops, in pails.....................................12
Gum Drops, In pails.............................................   6
in bbls...............................................   5
Moss Drops, in pails..............................................10
in bbls...............................................  9
Sour Drops, in  pails..............................................11
Imperials, in palls................................................. 1154
1054
Oranges, fancy  California.......................  @3  25
Messina  200s..............................  @3 00
220s.............................   @3  00
300s................. ............  @3 00
00.............................   @3 00

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“ 
“ 
Lemons, choice.................................................3 00@3 25
“ 
fa n c y .................................................3 25@3 50
Figs, layers, new ........................................  10@15
“  Bags, 50 lb ..........................................  @6
Dates, frails, 50 lb ......................................   @454
“ 
\  frails, 50 lb .........>.......................  @554
Fard, 10-lb.  box.............................   @
“ 
..............................  8  @
“ 
Persian, 50-lb.  box........................ 6  @754
“ 

B ananas.............................................................1  50@2 50
Almonds, Tarragona.................................  @17
Ivaca........................................   @15
California................................   @14
Brazils...........................................................  @754
Filberts,  Sicily...........................................   @11
W alnuts, Grenoble.  .................................   @1254
F rench........................................  @1054
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...................................  754@12
Cocoanuts, per 100......................................  @4 50
C hestnuts.......................... .........................   @1  50
Peacocks.........................................................   @854
S torks...............................................................  @73£
Y a c h t...............................................................  @654

50-lb.  “ 

PEANUTS.

nuts. 

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.

Wholesale JPrice  Current.

The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily offered cash buyers who 

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

BAKING  POWDER.

10c cans. 
14 lb.  “
3 oz.  “
54 lb.  “ 
12 oz. “ 
lib .  “ 
2541b.“ 
* 3  lb.  “ 
41b.  “ 
51b.  “

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BROOMS.
 

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Arctic, 54 lb. cans, 6  doz... 
45
... 
75
54 lb. 
...  1  40
54 lb. 
...  2  40
lib . 
...12  00
51b. 
Absolute, 54 lb. cans, 100s.. 11  75 
54 lb. 
50s..10 00
50s.. 18  75
lib . 
Telfer’s,  54 lb. cans,6doz.  2  70 
“  3  “  .  2 55
54 lb. 
“  1  “  .  1 50
1 lb. 
75
54 lb.  “ 
2  “  ....  1 50
1  “  ....  3 00
1 lb.  “ 
b u lk ............................  20
45 
85
4  “  1  50

Red Star, 54 lb. cans, 12 doz 

Acme, 54 lb. cans, 3 doz__  

“  6  “ 
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54 lb. 
1 lb 
BATH BRICK.

English, 2 doz. in case....... 
Bristol,  2  “ 
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American. 2 doz. in case... 
Arctic Liq,  4-oz........................  3 60

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bluing. 
54 p t..............  7 
1 p t...............   10 

80
75
65
Gross
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“  8sOz paper bot 
7 20
Pepper  Box  No.  2  3 00
“  4  4 00
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No. 2 H url...................................  2 00
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet...............................   2 50
No. 1 
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Parlor Gem................................... 3 00
Common W hisk................... 
Fancy 
M ill.............................................   3 50
W arehouse................................... 3 00
Kings 100 lb. cases..................... 5 00
“  80  lb. cases....................... 4 25

90
...................  1  00

BUCKWHEAT.

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CANNED VEGETABLES.

Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.

Sardines, domestic  54s......... 

Dairy, solid  packed............ 
rolls............................ 
Creamery, solid packed__  
ro lls ................... 
CANDLES.
“ 

13
14
15
16
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................  1054
934
Star,  40 
Paraffine...............................  
<2
W icking.................................  
25
canned goods—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little N eck.......1  25
Clam Chowder, 3 'lb ....................2 50
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand —  1  00
“  ___1  60
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic..............1 50
2  65

21b. 
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2  lb.  “ 
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1 lb.  Star........................1 90
“ 
2  lb. Star....................... 2 90
“ 
1 lb.  stand............... 1 75
“ 
2  lb. 
3  10
“ 
3 lb. in M ustard.. .3  50
“ 
31b.  soused.............3 00
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia........2 00
“ 
2 lb. 
.......3  10
1 lb. Sacram ento...l  70
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2 lb. 
...2   75
5
54s.........@ 8
“ 
“  M ustard 54s ..........  @8
imported  54s ........ 10@11
“ 
spiced,  54s ............10@12
“ 
CANNED GOODS—FmltS.

Trout, 3  lb. brook..............
Apples, gallons, stand.2 00@2 25
Blackberries,  stand..............  75
Cherries, red standard..........1 00
p itte d ........................1  75
D am sons................................. 1  00
Egg Plums, stan d ...................1 20
Gooseberries........................... 1 10
G rapes.....................................  90
Green  Gages........................... 1 30
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1  45
seconds.....................125
P ie ............................. 100
Pears......................................... 1 30
Pineapples................... 1  10@1  25
Q uinces....................................1 00
Raspberries,  ex tra.................1 10
red ......................2 00
Straw berries........................... 1 10
W hortleberries.......................  90
Asparagus, Oyster Bay..........1 80
Beans, Lima,  stan d ............... 1 00
“  Green  Lim as__   @1  10
“ 
  @ 95
“  Stringlesg,  E rie.....   90
“  Lewis’Boston Baked.. 1 45
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  10
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Early  G old...110
Peas, French........................... 1 25
extra m arrofat...  @110
“ 
soaked......................  70
“ 
“  June,  stan d ........ 1  j0@1  50
“ 
“  sifted...................... 1 55
“  French, extra  fine...  14 00
Mushrooms, extra fine........18 00
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden.........  85
Succotash,  standard__   @  85
Squash......................................1 10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  @1  10
Good E nough___110
B enH ar................ 1  10
stand b r... .1  05@1  10
Michigan Full Cream  1234@13 
Sap  Sago..................... 
  16@17
CHOCOLATE.
Runkel Bros.’ Vienna sweet  22
“  Premium........   33
“  Hom-Obcoa...  37
“  B reakfast___   48
CHEWING  GUM.
200 

Rubber, 100 lumps..................25
35
Spruce......................................30
B ulk.........................................   6
R ed...........................................   754
Rio, fa ir........................17  @19
“f c o o d ......................18i4@20
“  prime.....................  @21
“  fancy,  w ashed.. .19  @22
“  golden...................20  @23
Santos........................... 17  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
P eaberry...................... 20  @23
Java,  Interior............. 20  @25
“  M andheling__ 26  @29
Mocha, genuine..........25  @27
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

Corn, Archer’s Trophy.........

String................... 

coffee—Green.

CHICORY.

CHEESE.

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coffees—Package.

30 lbs  60 lbs

100 lbs
L ion.........................................2454
“  In cab in ets.................... 2434
Dilworth’s ..............................2454
Magnolia................................ 24
Acme...................2354  8354  2354
G erm an.................................. 2454
b in s ..........................2454
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX..........2454
Honey  Bee............................. 26
T iger........................................24
Nox  All  ................................. 25
O  B .. .,.................................. 24
75
Valley City............................ 
F elix .......................................  1  10

COFFEE EXTRACT.

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CLOTHES  LINES.

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Cotton,  40 f t .......... per doz.  1  25
1  50
160
2 00
2 25
100
1  15

5 0 ft...........  
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60 f t ...........  
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70 f t ...........  
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80 f t ...........  
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60 f t ...........  
72 f f ......... 
“ 
CONDENSED MILK.

E agle......................................  7  60
Anglo-Swiss..........................  6 00

CRACKERS.
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Kenosha B utter.....................  8
Seymour 
654
B utter.......................................  654
“  fam ily............................  654
Boston......................................  8
City Soda.................................  8
Soda..........................................  654
S. O yster........................... 
  654
City Oyster, XXX...................  654
Picnic.......................................  654

 

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  p ure......................... 
Grocers’.................................  
d r i e d   f r u i t s —Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried.......  4  @ 45
“ 
evaporated__ 6  @ 6!
“ 
Apricots, 
__ 15  @20
Blackberries “ 
6
 
14
 
Nectarines  “ 
14
 
Peaches 
“ 
Plums 
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10
Raspberries  “ 
 
22

38
24 |

SYRUPS.

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Corn,  barrels.......................  @22
one-half  barrels__   @24
Pure  Sugar, bbl..................25@36
“ 
half barrel__ 27@38

SWEET  g o o d s.

Ginger Snaps.................9 
Sugar  Creams............... 9 
Frosted  Creams........... 
Graham  Crackers....... 
Oatmeal  Crackers....... 

X  XXX
954
954
954
9
9

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1  60

15 00

OOLONG.

2 50
7  50

IMPERIAL.

SUN CURED.

YOUNG HYSON.

@15'
@20
@28
@33

@16
@17'
@29
@34

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

d r ie d  fr u its—F oreign.
“ 

TEAS.
j a p a n —Regular. 
.....................12

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Lemon  Vanills 
35
2 25
3 25
4 00
6 00

Citron, in  drum ...........  @23
in boxes...........  @25
F a ir __
Currants.........................  @ 5
G ood... 
13
Lemon  Peel.................. 
j4 
I Choice.. 
Orange Peel............
@ 434  Choicest 
Prunes,  T urkey__
Im perial__
@ 6
Raisins,  Valencias__ 754  @ 8.
F a ir __
1  Good
Ondaras...................   85
“  Domestic Layers...2  40 I
Choice............................2
“ 
Loose Californias. .1  65
Choicest........................3i
BASKET  FIRED.
Farina, 100  lb. kegs..............  04
F a ir ...............................
@20
Hominy,  per  b b l...................4 00 j
Choice...........................
@25
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box__   60
Choicest........................
@35
im ported.......  @10
E xtra choice, wire leaf
@40
Pearl  B arley ..............   @ 3
GUNPOWDER.
Peas, green...................   @1  40
Common to  fa ir.............25  @35.
“  split.........'.............  @ 3
Extra fine to finest___ 50  @65
Sago,  German..............   @654
Choicest fancy.............. 75  @85
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l ...  @654
W heat,  cracked...........  @654
Common to  fa ir............ 20  @35
Vermicelli,  im port__   @10
Superior to fine..............40  @50
dom estic...  @60
Common to  fa ir............ 18  @26
Superior to  fine............30  @40>
Common to  fa ir............ 25  @30
Superior to  fine............ 30  @50
Fine to choicest............ 55  @65
F a ir ................................. 25  @30
Choice..............................30  @35
B est................................. 55  @65
Tea  D ust........................  8  @10
C lim ax.........................................40
Corner Stone.............................. 35
Double  Pedro.............................37
Peach  P ie....................................37
Wedding  Cake,  b lk .................. 37
Something  Good....................... 39
‘Tobacco”
.37
Sweet Pippin................
50
Five and" Seven...........
50
H iaw atha.....................
68
Sweet  Cuba..................
45
Petoskey C hief............
55
Sweet R usset................32 @34
T h istle..........................
42
F lorida..........................
65
Rose  Leaf.....................
66
Red Domino.................
38
TRADESMAN CREDIT  COUPONS.
$  2, per  hundred.............
..  2  59
$  5,  “ 
.............
..  3 00
$10,  “ 
...........
..  4 00
$20,  “ 
..  5 00
Subject to  the  following  dis-
counts :
200 or over..............  5  per  cent.
500  •• 
1000  “ 
30 g r...................................
40 g r........................
50 g r...................................

Jennings’ 
90 
2 oz. Panel, doz. 
“  1  10 
“ 
4 oz. 
6 oz. 
“  2  J5 
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No.  3,  “ 
No.  8,  “ 
“  2  15 
No.10,  “ 
“  4  50 
No.  4, Taper,  “  1  60 
54 pt,  Round, “  4  25 
“  8  50 
1  “ 
2 25
FISH— SALT.
Cod, w hole.......................  @554
2 75
H a lib u t............................
11H
Herring,  round, 34 bbl..
34  bbl..
1  50
10 00
Holland,  b b ls..
Holland, kegs.. ©   70
Scaled..............
28
Mack,  sh’s, No. 1, 54  b b l..
“  12  lb kit
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Trout,  54  bbls.............. 
“  10  lb.  k its................
White,  No. 1, 54 bbls.........
121b. k its...
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10 1b. k its...
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Family,  54  bbls__
“ 
k its............
K e g s.....................................
Half  kegs............................
NO. 0......................................
NO. 1......................................
No. 2......................................
Pure.......................................
Calabria...............................
Sicily.....................................
B uckets...............................
Half bbls..............................
MOLASSES.
Black  Strap..............
Cuba Baking............
Porto  Rico................
New Orleans, good..
choice
fancy.
OATMEAL.
Half barrels........3  15
Cases......... 2  25@2 35

MISCELLANEOUS.
Cocoa Shells,  bulk.........
Jellv, 30-lb.  pails............ ...  434
Sasre...................................

Muscatine, B arrels....................6 00

p a p e r ,  w o o d e n w a r e .

. 16@,17 
22@25 
.24@35 
.25@30 
.33@40 
-45@48

One-half barrels, 3c extra,

..............10
..............20
VINEGAR.

tob a cc os- -Fine Cut.

tobaccos—Plug.

GUN  POWDER.

LAMP WICKS.

$1  for barrel

...  9-
. ..10
...11

MINCE MEAT

LICORICE.

PAPER.

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PICKLES.

Muscatine, B arrels..................... 6 00

Half barrels........ 3  15
Cases..........2  25@2 35
Michigan  T est.......................  9
W ater  W hite...........................1034
M edium.........................................4 50
54 b b l............................ 2 75
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Small,  b b l.....................................5 50
“  54  bbl................................. 3 25
Clay, No.  216................................1 60
“  T. D. full count............   75
Cob. No.  3 ...............................   40
Carolina head...........................654
No. 1...........................534
No. 2.................. 554@
'No. 3 ...........................5

PIPES.

BICE.

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SALERATUS.

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SAL  SODA.

J a p a n ........................................ 554
DeLand’s,  pure....................... 554
CLarch’s, Cap  Sheaf...............5
Dwight’s ................................... 5
Taylor’s ..................................... 5
Common Fine per bbl...........  88
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks.......  24
28 pocket................................. 2 05
60 
................................. 2  15
.................................2 40
100 
Ashton bu. b a g s...................   75
....................   75
Higgins  “ 
.....................  37
W arsaw “ 
Kegs.......................................
Granulated,  boxes..............  134
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.......2 35
Hand, 
2  35
Silver Thread, 30 g al.............3 50
40  “  ............ 4  50
Mixed b ird ..............................  454
Caraway....................................10
C anary.....................................  4
Hemp............................... . j ...  4"j
Anise................................... 
854
R ap e........................................   454
M ustard...................................   754
Scotch, in  bladders...............37
Maccaboy, in ja rs ..................35
French Rappee, in  J a rs ........43

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SAUERKRAUT.
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SAPOLIO.
:  “ 

SNUFF.

SEEDS.

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SOAP.

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SODA.

spices—Whole.

Dingman,  100  bars................ 4  00
Don’t  Anti-W ashboard.......4 75
J a x o n .......................................3 75
Queen  A nne...........................3 85
German fam ily....................... 2 40
Big B argain.............................1  87
B o x es........................................ 534
Kegs, English...........................434
A llspice................................... 10
Cassia, China in m ats.............754
Batavia in b u n d ___11
Saigon in rolls......... 42
Cloves,  Amboyna..................30
Zanzibar....................24
Mace  B atavia.........................70
Nutmegs, fancy..................... 75
“  No.  1.........................70
No.  2.........................65
“ 
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 1854
“ 
w hite.......28
shot...........................21
“ 
spices—Ground--In Bulk.
A llspice....................................15
Cassia,  B atavia......................20
and  Saigon.25
Saigon......................42
Cloves,  Amboyna..................35
Zanzibar...................28
Ginger, A frican......................1254.
Cochin...................... 15
Jam a ic a ...................18
Mace  B atavia......................... 80
M ustard,  English..................22
and T rie..25
Trieste...................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ......................70
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 22
w hite.........30
Cayenne................... 25

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STARCH.

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SUGARS.

Mystic, 1 lb.  pkgs.................   7
barrels.........................6
©   8%

Cut  Loaf......................  
C ubes............................  @8
Pow dered.....................  @8
Granulated, H .& E .’s..  @734
Franklin..  @734
Lakeside..  @734
Knight’s...  @ 734
Confectionery  A .........  @  754
Standard A...................   @ 7
No. 1, W hite E xtra C ..  634@  634
No. 2jExtra  C..............  @  654
No. 3C, golden............ 
©   634
No. 4 C, d ark ................  @  634
No. 5  C..........................  @  654

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TWINES.

WOODENWAHE.

Baskets, m arket.......... 

40
b u sh el..............  1 

C  Curtiss  &  Co.  quote as  fol-
low s:
S tra w ...............................
“  Light  W eight__
Rag  Sugar  .......................
H ardw are........................
Dry  Goods.......................
Ju te  M anilla................... .......8
Red  Express, No. 1....... .......5
No. 2....... .......4
48 Cotton.......................... ....22
Cotton, No. 2................... ....20
“  3................... ....18
Sea  Island, assorted__ ...  40
No. 5 H em p ..................... ....16
No.  8 B ..............................
... 17
W ool................................. ....  8
Tubs, No. 1............................  7  75
“  No. 2 .......... . 
6  75
“  No. 3............................   5  75
1  60 
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop....  1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
60
Bowls, 11 Inch.......................   1 00
 

13  “ 
“ 
15  “ 
“ 
17  “ 
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assorted, 17s and  17s  2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
60
“ 
“  w ith covers  1 90
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 50
“  No.2  6 OO
“ 
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“  No.3  7 OO
“ 
“   N o.l  3  50
“  
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“  No.2  4 25
“   No.3  5 OO
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G R A IN S a n d  F E E D S T U F F S
W h ite ...................................  
95
Red........................................  
95
Straight, in sacks...............   5 00
“ barrels.............   5 20
“ sacks...............   6 OO
Patent 
“ barrels.............   6 20
B olted...................................  2  50
Granulated..........................   300
Bran......................................  14  OO
Ships.....................................  15  50
Screenings..........................  14  OO
M iddlings............................  17  00
Mixed  Feed........................   17  75
Small  lots............................  35
Car 
Small  lots............................   30
“  ............................   2834
Car 
No. 1, per 100 lb s ................  2 00
No. 1......................................   1  30
N o.2......................................  1  10

“  ............................   3434

MILLSTUFFS.

splint 

BAR LEY.

WHEAT.

FLOUR.

MEAL.

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CORN.

OATS.

RYE.

HAY.

No. 1......................................   12  50
N o.2......................................  11  50
H ID E S ,  FE L T S   a n d   FU R S.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fo l­

lows:
G reen ............................  4  @ 434
Part  Cured...................   @  434
F ull 
434@  5%
D ry.................................  5  ©  6
Dry  Kips  .......................5  @ 6
Calfskins,  green.........3  ©   4
Deacon skins................10  @20

cured.........  434@  534

HIDES.

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34 off for No. 2.
FELTS

Shearlings.....................10  @30
Estimated wool, per ib 20  @28

FURS.

M in k ................................  
5@1 OO
5@1 10
Coon.................................. 
5@1 20
Skunk............................... 
M uskrat...........................  
1@ 25-
Fox, red...........................  
5@1 50
“  cross.......................  50@5 00-
5@1 00
“  grey.......................... 
5@ 25
Cat, house........................ 
5@ 50
“  w ild.......................... 
F isher............................1  00@6  00
L ynx.................................  50@5 00
Martin,  d ark ..................  25@4 00
pale....................  10@1 50
O tte r................................  50@9 75
W olf.................................  50@4 00
B ear.................................  50@30 00
B eav er............................   50@8 00
5@1 00
B ad g er.............................  
Deerskins, per lb......... 
5@  40
MISCELLANEOUS.

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T allo w ..........................   334®  354
Grease  b u tte r..............  5  @ 7
Sw itches.......................  2  @  234
G inseng........................ 2  00@2  10-

1 25
2 00
2 75

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Two Y ears—Geo. McDonald, Kalam azoo.
T hree Y ears—Stanley E. P ark ill, Owosso.
F o u r  Y ears—Jacob  Jesgon,  Muskegon.
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T reasu rer—Jas. V em or.
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Michigan  State  I’liarmaceutical  Agg’n. 

P resid en t—Geo. Gundrum , Ionia.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, L ansing.
Second Vice-President—H. M. Dean, Niles.
T h ird  Vice-President—O. Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
S ecretary —H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
T reasu rer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Com mittee—A. H. Lym an,  M anistee;  A. Baa 
sett,  D etroit; F. J.  W urzburg,  G rand R apids;  W.  A. 
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L ocal Secretary—A. Bassett, D etroit.

Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical Society. 
P resid en t. J. W. H ayw ard.  S ecretary, F ran k  H. Escott, 

D e t r o i t   Pharmaceutical Society. 

P resident, J. W. Caldwell.  Seoretary, B. W. P atterson.

Muskegon Drug Clerks’  Association. 
P resident, Geo.  L.  LeFevre.  Secretary, J. W. H oyt.

Drugs for the Nerves.

replied 

regular 

An elegantly dressed woman of middle 
age,  whose  face  bore  traces  of  great 
beauty, entered one  of  the  largest  drug 
stores in  this city one evening last week, 
and walking quickly to  the  rear  of  the 
store, where one of  the  proprietors  was 
busy mixing prescriptions, handed him a 
slip  of  paper.  Before she had  reached 
him the proprietor had seen  her  coming 
and,  stopping his work, had  reached  al­
most mechanically for a large bottle which 
stood on a shelf  behind  him  and  which 
was  filled  with  some  white  substance. 
As he took the slip of  paper, whieh  was 
evidently  a  prescription,  he 
simply 
glanced at it and proceeded to weigh  out 
a certain portion  of  the contents  of  the 
bottle, which he wrapped up and  handed 
to the lady.  When she  was  gone  a  re­
porter, who had been standing by,  asked 
the proprietor what it was he  had  given 
her.
the 
“Bromide  of  potassium,”  was 
laconic reply.
“What is it used for?”  was then asked.
the  proprietor. 
“Nerves,” 
“You  have  no  idea,  young  man,”  he 
continued,  “how  much  we  see  of  that 
and kindred hypnotics every day. 
It  is 
simply awful.  No  one  outside  of  this 
business and the medical  profession  has 
any idea of the number of educated, well- 
to-do people who use  bromide  of  potas­
sium,  bromide  of  sodium,  and  chloral 
every night to induce sleep.  Morphine and 
opium are perhaps not used  as  much  as 
they were, for the law is that none  shall 
be sold by druggists unless  on  prescrip­
tion.  We  have 
customers, 
though, for opium, who obtain  prescrip­
tions for the deadly  drug  in  some  way. 
One man comes  here  every  second  day 
for his regular allowance.  He is  a  poor 
man, too, and I asked him the other night 
what he would  do  if  he  should  finally 
find himself in a position  where  he  had 
no money to buy what to him is the  staff 
of  life. 
‘Do,’  he exclaimed, with a look 
of  despair;  ‘God  only  knows  what  I 
should  do.  Kill myself, I suppose.’ ”
“How did that man get into the habit?”
“He was severely injured and taken  to 
the  hospital.  While  there  his  severe 
paroxysms  of  pain  were  relieved  by 
morphine.  When he was  discharged  as 
convalescent at  intervals  he  had  recur­
ring spells of this pain,  and naturally  he 
turned to the same drug for relief. 
It  is 
quite impossible for him to break off  the 
habit, for he cannot work unless  he  has 
his usual dose, and he is dependent upon 
his trade for a livelihood.”
“What is the latest  fad in hypnotics?”
“Solfonal,  a  product  of  petroleum. 
Before solfonal,  antipyrine  was  all  the 
rage, the latter also coming  from  petro­
leum.  There  is  a  peculiar  *act  about 
people  who  use  nerve-quieting  drugs, 
and that is the moment a new one is  dis­
covered,  although  it  may  scarcely  be­
come known to physicians, there is a call 
for it immediately. 
I suppose that  such 
people are constantly on the  ontlook  for 
something,  and  when  one  discovers  a 
new drug he  tells  the  rest.  Now  this 
.solfonal is a very recent discovery.  Even 
physicians  do  not  fully  understand  its 
effects and use it with great caution,  yet 
people will send for and take large doses 
of it. 
It is known that  five  grains  will 
quicken the action of  the heart, and still 
I have customers who in their  ignorance 
think nothing  of  taking  fifteen  grains. 
It’s a wonder  that  some  of  them  don’t 
kill themselves, but perhaps they do, for 
all I know.”
“What are the after effects of this new 
discover j’ ?”
“Now,  so  far  as  can  be  determined, 
unlike opium,  it has apparently no  dele­
terious reactionary effect upon the nerves, 
but it is almost too early to judge of  the 
properties of solfonal,  it  is  of  such  re­
cent  birth.”

Cobalt  and Nickel.

It  is  reported  that a German  chemist 
has  been  successful in decomposing the 
metals cobalt and nickel,  and that he has 
found  in  both  a  common  constituent 
which  alters  the  color  of  cobalt  and 
nickel  salts as hitherto known, the color 
of  pure  cobalt  salts  being  violet,  and 
that of  pure nickel salts dark green.  At 
a recent  meeting  of  the  Munich  Chem­
ical Society, Dr.  Kruss described  the  re­
searches which  had  led him to these re­
sults.  The  problem  which  at  first  en­
gaged his attention was  the  more  accu­
rate determination of  the atomic weights 
of  cobalt  and  nickel,  and  the  method 
proposed  by  Winkler  was  selected  for 
that  purpose.  After  determining  the 
atomic  weight  of  gold  as  196.64,  a 
weighed quantity of  cobalt or nickel was 
treated  with  a neutral  solution  of  gold 
chloride,  and  the  gold  eliminated  was 
weighed.  The results  thus obtained did 
not give any constant equivalent  propor­
tions,  although  the  greatest  care  was 
taken to insure accuracy.  After endeav­
oring in various  ways to detect  possible 
sources  of  error,  without  success, 
the 
gold separated in these  experiments was 
examined,  and  it  was  then  found that 
when dissolved in nitrohydrochloric acid, 
and  precipitated  by  means  of  sulphur­
ous acid gas, there  was a loss of  weight, 
while the water  with which the gold had 
been  washed  had a greenish  color.  On 
concentrating  these  washings they gave 
a  colorless  neutral  liquid  that  became 
green  on  addition of  hydrochloric  acid, 
and gave a white precipitate with caustic 
potash  or  ammonia, soluble in excess of 
caustic potash.  These  reactions not be­
ing characteristic of  the  metals operated 
upon, and the  quantity of  material  thus 
obtained  being  small, Dr. Kruss  sought 
by other means to obtain a more adequate

supply of  it.  Eventually he  found  that 
by  gently  igniting a mixture  of  freshly 
precipitated  oxide  of  nickel  or  cobalt 
with  caustic  potash,  and  treating  the 
melted  mass  with water, a solution was 
obtained  that  contained  from  two  to 
three per cent, of  a substance which pos­
sessed the  characters  above  mentioned, 
while the pure  oxides of nickel or cobalt 
remained  undissolved.  On  adding  am­
monia to this  solution a voluminous pre­
cipitate  of  a  hydrated  oxide  was  ob­
tained, which yielded on ignition a white 
oxide  that  dissolved  readily  in  dilute 
hydrochloric  acid,  and  when  reduced 
upon  charcoal  gave a brown, malleable, 
metallic  powder.  A solution of  this ox­
ide  in  hydrochloric acid  gives with am­
monia  a  white  voluminous  precipitate. 
Caustic  alkalies  throw  down  hydrated 
oxide  that  is  soluble in excess, and am­
monium  sulphide  precipitates  a  dark 
brown sulphide  that is readily soluble in 
acids.  These  reactions  being  different 
from those of  aluminum  and  zinc under 
the same  conditions, they were  inferred 
to  indicate  the  presence  of  a  hitherto 
unobserved metal.  The hydrochloric so­
lution of  this substance  mixed  with vio­
let  cobalt  chloride gives a green color to 
the  solution  which  has  probably  been 
misleading  in  previous  separations  of 
nickel  from  cobalt.  Further  investiga­
tions are in progress  for ascertaining the 
chemical relations of  the newly observed 
substance,  and  its  position in the series 
of  elementary substances,  as well as the 
correct  atomic  weights  of  cobalt  and 
nickel.

The  Antipyrin Habit.

From  th e A m erican A nalyst.
The new coal  tar  product,  antipyrin, 
has already  started  a  vice  of  its  own. 
This singular compound  was  discovered 
by a German chemist,  and on account  of 
its remarkable qualities is now  used  the j 
world over. 
It has the power of reducing 
the temperature of  the  body by  several 
degrees, and so is of vast utility in treat­
ing fevers and  feverish  stages  of  many 
diseases. 
It. does its work by depressing 
the action  of  the  heart,  and  generally, 
when employed by  physicians,  it  is  ac­
companied with digitalis to neutralize its 
influence in the  latter  regard.  Women 
use it partly because it is a sedative  and 
patly because  it  makes  the  complexion 
beautifully  clear  and  pale  by  keeping 
the blood away from the  surface  of  the 
body.  The habit,  like all others,  grows 
upon the  person  who  practices  it. 
It 
does  harm,  however,  from  the 
first. 
With women who are  weak  it  increases 
their weakness; with those having a  pre­
disposition towards heart disease  of  any 
sort, it increases the tendency to a  terri­
ble  extent.  Besides  these  results,  an­
tipyrin exerts a peculiar  influence  upon 
the blood, which  is  not  yet  thoroughly 
understood by the faculty. 
It  seems  to 
undergo some decomposition or  breaking 
down when absorbed by the  system,  de­
veloping  unknown  compounds,  which 
either  attack  the  blood  itself  or  else 
powerfully  influence 
the  nerves  and 
ganglia which control the vital functions.

He  Mistook His  Man.

“How  did I get  this  black  eye?” re­
peated the drummer,  as  he  buckled  the 
‘ Well, I tried to 
straps  to  the  satchel. 
be smart.”
“How ?”
“I  was  at  Seymour,  Ind.,  and  in  a 
hurry to get my railroad  ticket.  So was 
another  chap.  The  ticket  seller  was 
slow,  lazy  and  impudent.  The  other 
man  pulled  his  gun,  shoved it into the 
window and got  his  ticket  ten  seconds 
later. 

It was a hint for me.”

“And  you accepted it?”
“I did. 

I shoved my revolver  into the 
window  and gave the ticket man a quar­
ter of  a minute to  get me a pasteboard.” 
“And he  jumped?”
“He did—jumped  out of  his office and 
broke  me  in  two over a baggage  truck. 
He’s got my revolver  yet.”
“But how did it happen to work in one 
case and fail in another?”
“Oh, I  couldn’t  keep  my  voice  from 
trembling,  and  then I didn’t  have  long 
hair  and  a  buffalo  overcoat.  He  got 
right  onto me for a fake.”

flies out.

cold out..
fully.
united efforts of  mother and sisters.

A Boy  Should Learn
To build a fence scientifically.
To fill the wood-box every night.
To shut doors  in  summer, to keep the 
To shut doors without slamming.
To  shut  them  in  winter  to  keep the 
To  do  errands  promptly  and  cheer­
To get ready to  go  away  without  the 
To be gentle to his little sisters.
To wash dishes and make his bed, when 
To sew  on a button  and  darn a stock­
To be kind to all animals.
To have a dog, if  possible,  and make a 
To ride, row, shoot and swim.
To be manly and courageous.
To let cigarettes alone.

necessary.
ing.

companion of  him.

he

great favor.”

How He  Subdued Him. 
see  about  it,”  he  said,

It would be a 

“I’ll  see  aoout  it,”  ne  said,  as 
handed the bill back to the collector,
“It’s only $5, and—”
“I’ll see about it, I told  you!”
“And  we  need money. 
“Didn’t I say I would call?”
“Yes, but when ?”
“Look here!”  said  the  debtor,  as  he 
rose up,  “do  you mean to insult me ?” 
“No, sir;  I  mean  to  go  down  to  the 
papers  and  get  them  to put in a notice 
that  you  will  soon  depart  for  Europe. 
Good-day, sir.”
“Here,  come  back!  Here’s  your 
money.  Do  you  suppose I want 500 col­
lectors  making  a  rush  on  my  office? 
Please  receipt  the  bill.  Sorry  I  kept 
your folks waiting for it.”
Muskegron Drug' Clerk’s Association.
M u s k e g o n ,  March 14, 1889.

E.  A.  Stowe,  Grand  Rapids:
D e a r   S ir —A regular  meeting  of  the 
M.  D.  C. A.  was  held  March  12,  at  our 
parlors  in  the  Yanderwerp block.  All 
the  resident members reported promptly 
on  time.  “Propenyl  Alcohol” was  the 
chief  subject  under  discussion  for  the 
evening.
Mr.  S. J.  Koon  is  able  to  attend  the 
meetings again,  after  being  absent some 
time on account of sickness.  Yours,
J. W.  H o y t,  Sec’y.

SAVED  BY A POET.

Spiritus  Frumenti  Obtained  in  a Pro­

hibition Town by the Divine Afflatus.
Asbury  Park  is  one  of  the  few  suc­
cessful  prohibition  summer  resorts  on 
the Atlantic coast.  The  place  was  dis­
covered  and  founded  just after the war 
by  James A. Bradley,  then a New  York 
brush manufacturer.  Mr. Bradley was a 
firm  believer in the  cold  water  theory, 
and  when  he  sold  his  cottage plots he 
caused  to  be  inserted  in  every  deed a 
clause specifying that the  conveyed land 
should  l evert  back to it original  owner 
in case liquor  was  allowed to be sold on 
the premises.
Founder  Bradley’s  next  move  was to 
induce  the  State  Legislature to enact a 
special  law  prohibiting,  under  severe 
penalties,  the  sale  of  liquor  within  a 
mile  of  Wesley  Lake  bridge.  The 
knowledge  of  the  fact  that  there  were 
no  licensed  hotels  or  saloons  in or ad­
jacent to Asbury Park  caused  the resort 
to flourish  wonderfully.  From a village 
of  a few hundred inhabitants  during hot 
the  place  soon  grew  until 
weather 
the  summer  population  numbered  over 
50,000.  Temperance  advocates 
from 
every quarter of  the  globe  passed  their 
summers within  its  hallowed  precincts, 
and the Park was quoted  far and near as 
being  the  only  exclusive  prohibition 
watering place in the world.
While it is a fact  that  there  is  not  a 
licensed  saloon  within  its borders,  still 
there is a good deal of  liquor  swallowed 
every day.  Even  Founder  Bradley will 
say  this  statement  is  true.  Liquor  is 
sold  by prescription by nearly every one 
of  the  dozen  druggists  who do business 
in the  Park.  Recently a good  citizen of 
the  Park  was  suffering  for the want of 
his usual morning  cocktail.  He  was  in 
a bad fix, for his stock had given out and 
he  had  lost  his  prescription,  without 
which he  could  not  obtain  his  coveted 
liquor. 
In  his  meanderings  he  met  a 
local  wit.  The  good  citizen  informed 
the wag of  his loss  and  importuned him 
to  help  him  out  of  his  trouble.  The 
joker obtained  pen  and  paper,  and in a 
few minutes handed  his  friend  the  fol­
lowing order for a “life preserver:”
R. 
Q.  S.
Please give to the bearer the  above  named  pota­
He’s a pretty  good  chap,  and  employed  at  the 
The liquid he craves is known as frumentum, 
And  my  name at the  bottom  will  tell  you who 
The letters “ Q. S.,” to be very explicit,
Is  a  medical  dodge—known  as “quantum   suf- 
But, if  a special translation  you crave for,
It is simply th is:  Give him  all he can pay for.
His case is severe, so pray don’t refuse it—
He’s a member  of  church,  and  knows  how  to 
So, please, don’t fail this, my first requisition,
For I’m  sound on the  goose—an old school phy­

tion—
station;

S p i r i t u s   F r u m e n t i. 

sent him.

use it.

ficit;”

sician.

J o n e s, M .  D .

The poet doctor’s  unique  prescription 
was honored at the  drug  store,  and  the 
order was  handsomely framed  and  now 
hangs on the wall of  the  druggist’s  pri­
vate office.

The Drug Market.

Alcohol  has declined 6  cents  per  gal­
lon.  Turpentine  has advanced.  Castor 
oil  has  advanced  4  cents  per  gallon. 
Flint glassware  is  lower.  Carbolic acid 
is advancing.  Gum camphcr is very firm. 
Gum  opium is weaker and  lower.  Qui­
nine is easy for foreigh  brands.  Domes­
tic  makes  are  unchanged.  Cuttle  bone 
is  very firm and  advancing.  Oil  cassia 
has  advanced.  Oil sassafras  is  advanc­
ing again,  on  account of  scarcity.  Cas- 
cara  sagrada  bark,  true  California,  is 
very  high.  The  price  is  now  $1  per 
pound.  Saffron is advancing  and  stocks 
are said to be concentrated.  Higher prices 
are expected.
She Was Practicing What He Preaches.
Henry George—“My dear,  this steak is 
burned to a crisp.”
Mrs. George—“Mercy me!  so it is! ” 
“And the  potatoes are not half  done.” 
“So I see now.”
“And  the  bread  is  sour, and, in  fact, 
there is not a thing  fit to eat, and  I’m as 
hungry  as a bear.  What  on  earth  have 
you  been  doing  with  yourself  all  the 
morning?”
“I’ve  been  swinging in the hammock, 
dear, dreaming  about  how  lovely  every­
thing will be when your millennium gets 
here.”

Caution.

The  seventeenth  annual  volume  of 
R.  L.  Polk  &  Co.’s  Grand  Rapids  City 
Directory is  now  in  course  of  compila­
tion, 
It  will  contain a complete  list of 
all  firms,  corporations, private  individ­
uals,  etc., etc.,  also a carefully compiled 
directory of  all  trades,  professions  and 
pursuits.  We would  caution  the public 
to  beware  of  itinerant  advertising  can­
vassers soliciting for  any business or so- 
called  legal  directories.  See  that  the 
name of  R.  L.  P o l k   &  Co.  appears  on 
the order before signing it.

R.  L.  P o l k   & Co.

He  Will  Be  There.

Mrs.  Yeneering—Say  no  more. 

Mrs. Yeneering—Really, my dear  doc­
tor,  you  must  come  to  my  ball. 
It is 
Lucy’s coming out affair, you  know,  and 
I shall take no refusal, none  at  all.
I Dr.  Bjgfee—Well,  you  see,  my  dear 
madam, I am a very busy man.  My time 
is not my own.
In­
clude  the  visit  in  your  bill.  There,  I 
shall expect  you.  Good-bye.
Thoroughly Posted.
Have you had any experience?

Cigar  dealer—Yes, I want  a  boy here. 
Youthful applicant—Lots.
“Suppose  I  should  mix  up  the  price 
marks in these  boxes, could  you tell  the 
good cigars  from the bad ones?”

“Easy ’nough.”
“How?”
“The wust cigars is in the  boxes wot’s 

got the purtiest pictur’s.”

A Bootless  Suspense.  ,

From  th e New Y ork Sun.

Two hundred  and  sixty pairs of  boots 
have  been  made  for 
the  Emperor  of 
China.  The  young  gentleman  has  not, 
we are informed, more  than the ordinary 
quota of  feet.  The  members of  the Im­
perial  Board  of  Civil  Service  Commis­
sioners  are  naturally getting  very  ner­
vous.

Wholesale Brice  Current•

Advanced—Oil Cassia,  Castor Oil,  Saffron,  Turpentine.  Declined—Gum  Opium,  Gum Opium p.

ACIDUM.

A ceticum .....................
Benzoicum,  German..
Boracic 
.......................
C arbolicum ..................
C itricum .......................
H ydrochlor................è
N itro cu m .....................
O xalicum .....................
Phosphorium  d ii.........
Salicylicum .................1
Sulphuricum ................
Tannicum ....................1
Tartaricum ...................
AMMONIA.

m   10 
80@1  00 
30
40©  43 
35©  60 
3©  5
10©  12 
13©  14 
20
46©1  80 
13Í©  5 
40@1  60 
45©  50

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg................ 
3© 
5
4©  6
18  deg................ 
Carbonas  .....................  11©  13
C hloridum ...................   12©  14

ANILINE.

B lack...............................2 00@2 25
Brow n............................  80@1  00
R ed...................................  45@ 50
Y ellow ........................... 2  50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae  (po. 1  60...........1  85@2 00
Junipferus..................... 
8®  10
X antnoxylum ................  25® 30

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba...........................  65© TO
P eru...............................   @1  36
Terabin, Canada  .........  50© 55
T o lu tan ...........................  45© 50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...................   18
Cassiae  ...................................  1J
Cinchona F la v a ...................   18
Euonymus  atropurp............   30
Myrica  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunus V irgini.......................  12
Quillaia,  g rd ..........................   12
Sassafras  ................................  J*
Ulmus Po (Ground  12).........  10

EXTRACTUM.

Glycvrrbiza  G labra...  24©  25
po............   33©  35
Haematox, 15 lb. b o x ..  11©  12
is ................  13©  14
y„s..............  14©  15
) |s ..............  16©  17
FERBUM.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

©   15 
Carbonate Precip.........
@3  50 
Citrate and Q uinia....
©   80
Citrate  Soluble............
Ferrocyanidum Sol —  
<©  !*-
Solut  Chloride............  @  15
Sulphate,  com’l ...........1/4© 
jj
©   <

p ure.............. 

“ 

FLORA.

A rn ic a ..........................  J4@  J®
A nthem is.....................  30©  35
Matricaria  ...................   30@  3a

FOLIA.

......................... 10®  12
¡j5®   28
“  AIx.  35©  5fl

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-
nivellyi................... • • 
Salvia  officinalis,  ¡¿s
U raU rsi........................

and  )4s.......................  10®
8©

“ 

GUMMl.

©

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

75@1
50@

Acacia,  1st  picked—
2d 
....
3d 
....
sifted so rts...
p o ....................
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...
“  Cape,  (po.  20)...
“  Socotri,  (po.  60).  @  50
Catechu, Is, 04s, 14 J£s,
16)...............................   @  13
A m m oniae...................   2o@  30
Assafoetida, 'po. 30)...  @  15
Benzoinum 
................  50©  55
Camphorae 
................  35©  38
Euphorbiu 
po..........   35©  10
Galbanum .....................  ©   80
Gamboge,  p o .:............   80@  95
Guaiacum,  (po. 45)—   @  40
Kino,  (po.  25).............. 
© 2 0
M astic................................  @1 00
Myrrh,  (po  45)............  @  40
Opii,  (pc. 4 60)..................3 15@3 25
Shellac  ........................   25@  30
bleached.........  25©  28
T rag acan th ..................  30©  75

“ 

herba—I n ounce packages.

A bsinthium ............................  25
E upatorium ............................  20
Lobelia.....................................  25
M ajorum .................................   28
M entha  Piperita...................   23
Y ir............................  25
R ue............................................  30
Tanacetum, V .........................  22
Thymus,  Y ..............................  25

“ 

MAGNESIA.

OLEUM.

Calcined, P a t............ ...  55©  60
Carbonate,  Pat  ......."..  20©  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate,  Jennings..  35©  36
A bsinthium ....................... 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, D ulc.........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae —  7 25@7  50
A n isi...................................1  90@2 00
A uranti  Cortex................  @2 50
Bergamii  ..................... 2  50@3  00
C ajiputi..............................  90@1 00
Caryophyll*.......................  
©1 80
.......................  35©  65
Cedar 
C henopodii.......................  
©1 75
Cinnamonii  .................. 1  00@1  10
C itronella.....................  @  75
Conium  M ac................  35©  65
Copaiba..............................  90@1 00
Cubebae......................15J>0@16  00
Exechthitos.......................  90@1 00
E rig ero n .............................1  20@1 30
G aultheria.........................2;25@2 35
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. g al.......  50©  75
Hedeoma  ......................1  15@1  25
Jun ip eri..............................  50@2 00
L avendula........................   90@2 00
L im onis.............................. 1  50@1 80
M entha Pi per..................... 2 50@3 50
M entha  V erid................... 3 00@3 25
Morrhuae, gal....................  80@1 00
Myrcia, ounce..............  @  50
O live....................................1  00@2 75
Picis Liquids,  (gal. 35)  10©  12
R ic in i..................................1  04@1 18
Rosm arini..........................   75®1 00
Rosae,  ounce..................... 
©6 00
Suceini..........................   40©  45
S ab in a................................  90@1 00
Santal  ...........................3 50@7  00
Sassafras.......................  55©  60
@ 65
Sinapis, ess, ounce__
Tigli’i ..............................
40© 50
T hym e..........................
opt  ..................
60
15© 20
Theobromas.................
POTASSIUM.
Bi Carb..........................
15® 18
15© 16
B ichrom ate..................
Bromide........................
37© 40

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©

Flint  Glassware,  Alcohol.

Carb................................  12©  15
Chlorate,  (po. 20).........  18©  20
C yanide........................   50@  55
Iodide........................... 2 85@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  28©  30
Potassa, Bitart, com ...  ©   15
Potass  Nitras, opt.......  8©   10
Potass N itras................ 
9
P russiate.......................  25©  28
Sulphate  po..................  15©  18

7@ 

RADIX.

A conitum .....................   20@
A lthae............................  25©
A n ch u sa.......................  15©
Arum,  po ....................... 
©
Calamus.........................  20©
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......  10©
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16© 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 55).......................  @
Hellebore,  Ala,  p o __   15©
Inula,  po.......................  15©
Ipecac,  po.....................2 40@2
Iris  plox  (po. 20®22)..  12©
Jalapa,  p r.....................   25®
M aranta,  & s................  @
Podophyllum, po.........  15©
R hei................................  75@1
“  c u t.........................  @1
“  p v ..........................   75@1
S pigelia........................   48©
Sanguinaria,  (po  25).. 
®
Serpentaria...................   30©
Senega..........................   75©
Similax, Officinalis,  H  ®
©
M 
Scillae,  (po. 35)............   10@
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©  
Zingiber a .....................   16©
Zingiber  j .....................  22@ 

dus,  po.......................  @  ;
:
G erm an...  15©  :
:

“ 

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“ 

00®1 25

Anisum,  (po.  20).........  @  15
Apium  (graveleons)..  10©  12
4@  6
Bird, I s .......................... 
Carui, (po. 18)..............  12©  15
Cardam on.......................1 
Corlandrum .................   10©  12
Cannabis Sativa.......... 3)4© 
4
Cydonium.....................  75®1  00
Chenopodium  ............   10©  12
Dipterix Odorate...........1 75@1  85
Foeniculum .................  
©   15
Foenugreek,  po..........   6@  8
L in i............................... 4  @  4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4 ) ...  4)4©  4)4
Lobelia..........................   35©  40
Pharlaris C anarian__   3)4© 4)4
5@  6
R a p a .............................. 
Sinapis,  A lbu..............  8©  
9
N igra............  11©  12

“ 

SPIRITUS.

1 

 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Frum enti, W., D.  C o..2 00@2  50
D. F. R ........ 1  75@2 00
Juniperis  Co. O. T ___ 1 75®1  75
............... 1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ...........1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  G alli..............1 75@6 50
Vini O porto................... 1 
Vini  A lba.......................1 

25@2 00
25@2 00

10©1 50

SPONGES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.......................2 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ...................  
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage........... 
E xtra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ..........................  
Hard for  slate  use__  
Yellow Reef? for  slate 
u s e .............................  

25@2 50
2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

SYRUPS.

A c c a d a ...................................  50
Zingiber  .................................   50
Ipecac......................................   60
Ferri  Io d .................................  50
Auranti  Cortes.......................  56
Rhei  Arom..............................  50
Similax  Officinalis................  60
Co.........  50
S enega.....................................  50
Scillae......................................   50
“  Co.................................   50
T o lu tan ...................................  50
Prunus  virg ............................  50

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TINCTURES.

 

 

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“ 

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“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R ...........  60
F ...........  50
Aloes.............. 
60
and  m yrrh...................  60
A rn ic a .....................................  50
Asafcetida...............................   50
Atrope Belladonna................  60
Benzoin................................ .-..  60
Co..............................  50
Sanguinaria............................  50
B arosm a.................................   50
C antharides............................  75
C apsicum ................................  50
Cardam on................................  75
Co..........................  75
C astor......................................1  00
C atechu...................................  50
Cinchona  ...............................   50
Co..........................  60
Columba  .................................   50
Conium  ... !............................  50
Cubeba.....................................  50
D ig italis.................................   50
E rgot........................................  50
G entian...................................  50
“ 
Co................................  60
G uaica.....................................  50
“ ammon.............................   60
Zingiber 
..'...........................  50
H yoscyam us..........................  50
Iodine.......................................  75
Colorless.....................  75
Ferri  Chloridum ...................   35
K in o ........................................   50
Lobelia.....................•..............   50
M yrrh.......................................  50
N ux  Vomica..........................   50
O p ii..........................................  85
Cam phorated..................  50
Deodor............................2 00
A uranti Cortex.......................  50
Q uassia...................................  50
Rhatany  .................................   50
R hei..........................................  50
Cassia  A cutifol.....................  50
“  Co................  50
S erpentaria............................  50
Stromonium............................  60
T o lu tan ...................................  60
V a leria n .................................   50
Veratrum V eride...................   50

“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.

‘ 
“ 

“ 
ground, 

/Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F . .  26©  28
“  4 F ..  30©  32
A lum en...........................2)4©  3)4
(pò.
7)................................. 
3© 
4
A nnatto........................   55©  60
4@  5
Antimoni, po................ 

“ et Potass T.  55@  60

A ntipyrin.....................1  35@1  40
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  68
5®  7
A rsenicum ................... 
Balm Gilead  B ud.......  38©  40
Bismuth  8.  N ..............2  15@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is,  ()4s
@ 9
11;  ü s,  12) ................
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ................................
Capsici  Fructus, a f...
rpo -
Caryophyllus, (po.  28)
Carmine,  No. 40...........
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......
Cera  F lav a...................
Coccus ..........................
Cassia  F ructus............
C entraria.......................
C etaceum .....................
C hloroform ..................
squibbs ..

@1 75© 18© 16@ 14
28© 30© 40© 15© 10

23© 25
@3 75
50© 55

- 

:: 

“ 

© 35
50© 55
@1 00
50@1 75
10© 12
15© 20
5© 12

© 60© 50© 2
5© 5
8@ 10© 8
35© 38© 24
8© 9
10© 12
68© 70@ 8
@ 6
40© 45
12© 15© 23
7© 8
@ 90
40© 60
0 per

“ 

German 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ..........................
C reasotum ...................
Creta,  (bbl. TO)............
“ 
prep.....................
precip..................
“ 
“  R ubra..................
C rocus..........................
Cudbear........................
Cupri Sulph..................
D ex trin e.......................
E ther Sulph.................
Emery,  all  num bers..
''  “  PO................
Ergota,  (po.)  45..........
Flake  W hite................
G alla..............................
Gambier........................
Gelatin,  Cooper...........
“ 
French............
Glassware  flint,  75  & 1 
cent, by box 70 less
Glue,  B row n................
“  W hite..................
G lycerina.....................
Grana Paradisi............
H um ulus.......................
Hydraag  Chlor  M ite..
“  C o r____
Ox Rubrum
Ammoniati..
Unguentum .
H ydrargyrum ..............
Ichthyobolla,  Am.......1

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

r‘ 

“ 

“ 

Liquor  Àrscn  et  Hy-
drarg Io d ...................
Liquor Potass Arsinitis 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl 
_  1M).......................

S. N.  Y.  Q. &
Moschus  Canton.........
Myristica,  No. 1...........
N ux Vomica,  (po 20)..
Os.  Sepia.......................
Pepsin Saac, H.  & P. D.
C o ................................
Picis  Liq, N.  C., )4 gal
doz  ............................
Picis Liq., q u a rts .......
p in ts ...........
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..
Piper* Nigra,  (po. 22)..
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__
Pix  B urgun..................

9@ 15
13© 25
22© 25@ 15
25© 40@ 80© 70
@ 85
@1  05
45© 55@ 65
25@1  50
75@1  00
00@4 10
@5 15
85@1  00
55© 60
80© 85
© 27
10© 12
S© 3
90@1  00
55@2  80
C. C o ..........................2  55@2 70
© 40
60© 70
© 10
27© 29
@2 00
©2 70
@1  00
© 70
© 50
© 18
@ 35
© 7
14© 15
10@1  20
Pyrethrum,  boxes  II
& P. D.  Co., doz.......
@1  25
Pyrethrum,  p v ............
55® 60
8@ 10
Q uassiae.......................
43© 48
Quinia,  S. P. & W .......
S.  Germ an__
30© 40
12© 14
Rubia  Tinctorum .......
Saccharum Lactis p v ..
@ 35
Salacin.......................... S
40@2 50
Sanguis  Draconis.......
40@ 50
Santonine  ...................
@4 50
12© 14
Sapo,  W ........................   12©
--
“  M.......................... 
8© 10
“  G..........................
© 15
Seidlitz  M ixture.........
@ 28
Sinapis..........................
© 18
“  opt.....................
® 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V o es.............. ! ..........
@ 35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes 
© 35
il@ 12
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).  *
Soda  et Potass T art...
33© 35
Soda Carb.....................
2© 2)4
4© 5
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............
Soda,  A sh.....................
3© 4
© 2
Soda, Sulphas..............
50© 55
Spts. E ther C o ............
@2 00
“  Myrcia  Dom.......
“  Myrcia Im p.........
@2 50
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 05)............................
@2 15
Less 5c gal., cash ten
davs.
@1 10
Stryahnia  Crystal.......
Sulphur,  Sub'l..............234® 3)
R oll................  2)4© 3
T am arinds......................  8@ 10
Terebenth Venice.......  28©  30
Theobrom ae................  50@  55
V anilla........................ 9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph....................   7®   8
Bbl.  Gal
W hale, w inter............   TO 
70
Lard,  ex tra..................  86 
90
Lard, No.  1.................   56 
55
62
Linseed, pure raw __   59 
Lindseed,  b o ile d __   62 
65
N eat’s  Foot,  w inter
strain ed ...................   50 
69
64
Spirits Turpentine__   59 
bbl.  lb.
Red  V enetian............... 134  2@3
Ochre, yellow  M ars__ 134  0@4
B er.........134  2@3
“ 
Putty,  commercial___2)4  2)4@3
“  strictly  p ure........2)4  234@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican .............................. 
13@16
Vermilion,  E nglish__________  70®75
Green,  Peninsular.......................  TO©75
Lead,  re d .......................  634@7)4
w h ite ..................  634@7)4
@70
W hiting, white Span... 
W hiting,  Gilders’.........................  @90
1  00
White, Paris  American 
W hiting,  Paris  Eng.
c liff........................ ... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P a in ts......................... 1  00@1  20
.1 10@1 20 
.1  60@1  TO 
.2 75@3 00 
.1 00@1 10 
.1  55@1  60
.  70©  75

No. 1 Turp  Coa
E xtra T urp__
Coach  Body... 
No. 1  Turp  Fui 
E utra Turk Dai 
Japan  Dryer, 
T u r p ............

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“  C L E .”

[c o n t in u e d   f r o m   f ir s t   p a g e .] 

mail—was  mere  moonshine  madness. 
No, she could not  believe it.
“No, Mr. Lawrence,”  she  said  after a 
few moments of  this  silent thought-con­
I am not the one for 
flict, “it cannot be. 
yon.  My life has been  too  rough,  and I 
should be out of  place in  a  higher  sta­
tion. 
I am  not  lady enough  to  be  the 
wife of a gentleman.  You  have  spoken 
hastily, and will  think  better  of  it  to­
morrow.”
At  this  moment  a  crowd  of  people, 
noisy  and  excited,  came  down  a  side 
street  toward  them.  A fierce, burly ne­
gro,  coatless  and  hatless, stood  in  the 
midst, a policeman  on  either  side, each 
with a hand on his shoulder.
The  two  turned  away  to  avoid  the 
crowd.  Their  conversation  was  inter­
rupted, and in a few moments  the  girl’s 
home was reached.  Brief  as was the in­
terruption, however,  it  had  sufficed  for 
her to go over his proposal  in  her  mind 
again, which resulted in still more deeply 
convincing her that he could  never  seri­
ously intend to do so foolish  a  thing  as 
his words implied.  With  that  acquired 
sense of degradation upon her,  she could 
not  conceive  of  any  sane  man,  so  far 
above her as she considered  Lawrence to 
be, doing anything  so  supremely ridicu­
lous.  Nor did she stop  there.  Woman­
like, she went at  once  to  extremes,  and 
made a mountain of her mole-hill straight­
way.  She  had  been  mistaken  in  him. 
He  only meant  to  trifle  with  her.  His 
compassion would not carry him through 
to the end, or if it did it would ultimately 
degenerate into  contempt  and  loathing. 
She, therefore, resolved to end  their  ac­
quaintance at once.
“I  must  tell  you  good-by  now,” she 
said.
He started.  “You mean  good-night,” 
lie returned.  “Yes, I’ll  not  detain  you 
I did not mean to  come so far.”
longer. 
“ No, I must tell you  good-by,” she re­
peated.  “It will be  best  for  us  not  to 
meet again.”
Had he been wise he would simply have 
acquiesced, for the time  being  at  least, 
and gone about  his  business, trusting to 
the future to make all things right.  But 
not being so  endowed  he  still  clung  to 
hope, no  doubt  thinking  her  as  easily 
moved as himself.
“Do  not  say  that,  Cle,” he  pleaded. 
“Do not drive  me  from  you.  You will 
think better of it soon, and I will see you 
again.  My happiness is at stake.”
“And so is  mine,” she  answered.  “I 
must think  of  myself  for  once.  No, it 
can  never  be,  and  you  must  now  say 
good-by.”
She ascended the short step and placed 
the key in the lock, turning it and throw­
ing open the door.
“Good-by,” she repeated, turning round 
upon him again with a little forced laugh. 
“Go home and get  a  good  night’s  rest, 
and you will  awake  in  the  morning  to 
thank your stars that you are still a  free 
man.”
She extended her hand toward  him  as 
she spoke,  and he grasped it with fervor.
“Will nothing change you?” he wailed 
mournfully.
“Nothing,  Mr.  Lawrence,”  she  ans­
wered, “nothing.  You have made a mis­
take;  that is all.  Good-by.”
He  saw at  length  that  his  case  was 
hopeless.  So,  raising  her  hand  to  his 
lips, he kissed  it  passionately and went 
away.
Left to  herself, Cle’s  mood  became  a 
serious one.  The inevitable revulsion of 
feeling was there.  She believed she had 
acted wisely, and  yet—and  yet  she was 
compelled to own to a  misgiving  at  her 
heart.  Now7 that  he  was  gone, she  be­
gan to think of him more tenderly.  The 
past took on a different hue.  His friend­
ship had been more precious to h«r  than 
she thought.  And his fear  of  her going 
back to the mill—that hateful mill—how 
tender of him!  How considerate!  What 
if he did really love her after all?  What 
If he should still  in  the  future?  Could 
she, should she, ought she not  to  yield? 
Should she deny herself  happiness when 
it was in her grasp?  She whose  periods 
of  joy  could  be  counted  by days—nay, 
hours!  People had married out  of  their 
station before and been happy;  why not 
she?  A woman’s  influence  is  not  con­
fined to any one sphere.  Like the beams 
of the sun, it irradiates  and warms other 
worlds than its own.
She put her hands before her  eyes and 
rocked  mournfully in  her chair.  Tears 
trickled through her fingers.  Never since 
her grandmother’s death had she  felt  -so 
miserable or so  lonely.  Her  heart’s  se­
cret at last revealed itself.  A despairing 
sob escaped her, and the words came forth 
in broken accents:
“Yes, I love him!  1 love  him!  I  love 
him!”
And then came  calmer  moments—mo­
ments  of  despair.  He  was  gone.  She 
had voluntarily driven him away.  There 
was no help for it  now.  She  must  live 
on as best she could—alone!  Oh, why is 
it, she cried, why is it that the knowledge 
of what is good for us comes so  late,  and 
of  what  is  evil  comes  so  soon?  Why 
could she not have  known  her  love  be­
fore?  And  how was  it  now, when  she 
had  repelled  him with  ease, almost  in­
difference, that her  heart  lay supine be­
fore  him?  Alas!  how  little  had  she 
known the secret of her own poor nature! 
And how dearly had  the  knowledge cost 
iier gained too late—too  late!  The  half 
of every woman’s heart is in the grave of 
buried hopes or  happiness.  That’s why 
the sex love the dead so much.
However, it was all over  now, and she 
must  meet the fate  she  had  herself  in­
vited.  The future stretched  before  her 
dark  and  cheerless.  There was  no  ray 
of hope in all  the weary years  to  come. 
With her feeling of loneliness intensified 
a thousand-fold, she threw'  herself  upon 
her couch and sought relief in God’s “be­
loved sleep.”

i i i .

Once more Cle crossed the  long bridge 
to  the  mill.  Once  more  the  whirling 
wheels  and  twisting  cords  and rattling 
spindles made a horrible  accompaniment 
to  all  her  daily  thoughts  and  nightly 
dreams.  From  early  morn  till  late  at 
night the mill claimed her,  and its  shad­
ow rested upon her  through  all  the  re­
maining time.  She began to grow moody 
and  austere.  Small  things which  gave 
her  pleasure  before  now lost  all  their 
charm.  Her sprightliness departed.  She

became in a  few weeks  almost  as  staid 
and  methodical  as  the  oldest  employe. 
Trouble and toil mature  one sooner than 
years.
The months passed away and the river 
began to look warm again.  The  slender 
crusts of ice along its shores and over its 
shallowest  beds  vanished  and  left  no 
trace.  Winter’s gray vail ascended, and 
in  its  place  summer’s  emerald  robe 
drooped lovingly over the wooded islands 
and banks of  the stream.  The return of 
longer  and  warmer  days  brought  with 
them the end of long hours  at  the  mill. 
The lamps went out with the winter.
The “lighting-up”  season  is  disliked 
by the  operatives  more  than  any other 
It was  no 
feature of their employment. 
light thing for Cle, in more  senses  than 
one, to get up and breakfast before dawn 
and then go out under the  pale  stars  or 
icy moon and cross the river to the dread­
ful mill. 
It was  almost  as  bad  as  not 
going to bed at all.  Some of  the hands, 
in fact, seemed not to do  so.  There was 
one  in  particular, a  shriveled-up,  bent 
old  woman  named  Mrs. Slydenstricker, 
who had a tall, shuffling  grandson, nick­
named  “Dutchy,” both of whom  used to 
call  her  regularly every morning  about 
four  o’clock,  until,  in  consequence  of 
their coming  one  bitterly cold  morning 
at  three, she  quarreled  with  them  and 
forbade  their  coming  any more.  They 
would get to the mill long  before  it was 
opened, and have to stand out in the cold; 
but, so great was their fear of  being late 
and risking a discharge, they turned  out 
just  as  early every morning,  sometimes 
arriving nearer  midnight  than  sunrise. 
They had no clock, and were  never  able 
to buy one.
During all this  time  Cle  had  neither 
seen nor heard  from  Lawrence,  and she 
naturally supposed he had  acquiesced in 
her wishes and was  keeping  out  of  the 
way.  But  in  this  she  was  vastly mis­
taken.  The very fault of  his nature, its 
careless superficiality, had kept him from 
this.  Easily shaken  from  any  position 
himself, he imagined others might  be  as 
readily influenced.  He had  not  let  her 
see him, partly because he was fearful of 
offending her,  and partly because  he had 
not yet been able to  make  up  his  mind 
ivhat course to adopt. 
It is  paradoxical, 
but true, that the less mind one  has  the 
longer it takes to make it up.
However, he at length got that refract­
ory organism in shape and resolved  upon 
a line of conduct. 
In pursuance of  it he 
stationed himself on the bridge  one  Sat- 
j urday  afternoon, with  the  intention  of 
waiting until Cle should  come  along  on 
her way home, which she would of course 
do earlier that day than usual.
He  beguiled  the  time  of  waiting  in 
watching the traps then  scattered  along 
the line of the bridge, but since removed, 
being  rewarded  now and  then with  the 
sight of a floundering captive.  He knew' 
very little  about  fish,  in  their  natural 
state at least, which was the  cause  of  a 
great humiliation befalling him.  Having 
just  observed  a  diminutive  one  safely 
stranded on the bars  of  the  trap he was 
watching, he turned  to  a  tall, weather­
beaten,  fishy-eyed  old  fellow  standing 
near, w’ith a blaze of  red  hair  all about 
his face,  and asked him what  kind  of  a 
fish it was.
“It’s a putch”  (perch), the old man re­
plied, ejecting a j ill  of  tobacco-juice  on 
ter 
the  trap;  “they’re  jes’  beginnin’ 
run.”
“Run!  How  run?”  Lawrence  asked.
The old man  gazed  at  him  silently a 
moment, spat again, then  turning slowly 
on his  heel  grunted,  “Headfo’most, you 
fool,’ ’ and walked off.
Lawrence felt as if  he had made a bad 
beginning, so he abandoned the traps and 
their finny fruit and  confined  his  atten­
tion to  less  uncertain  things.  He  felt, 
as all of us have at  times, that  the  cost 
of knowledge is far too dear.
At length he descried Cle  coming over 
the bridge.  Several other girls were with 
her.  As in their freshly-gained freedom 
they felt  a  little  elated, they were  con­
versing  together  with  some  animation, 
and  consequently  she  did  not  observe 
Lawrence  until  they were  almost  upon 
him.  She started and changed color, but 
mindful  that  she was  not  alone,  con­
trolled herself and walked steadily on.
He raised his hat as  she  came up,  and 
wished her good evening.  She  returned 
his salutation, and when she saw his pur­
pose to join  them, introduced  him  in  a 
general way to her companions, whom he 
threw into  a  state  of  consternation  by 
treating them with equal politeness. They 
were not very well  accustomed  to  such 
gallant behavior.
“Why did you do this?” she said, in  a 
low,  grieved  tone, when  their  compan­
ions  had  fallen  a  little  behind.  The 
meeting had awakened a painful  feeling 
in her breast—the struggle  between  her 
love and her resolution to sacrifice it, for 
the  discovery  of  its  existence  had  not 
brought also the assurance  that it would 
be  crowned  with  happiness.  She  still 
had much of her old doubt of him, though 
not the same capacity for  yielding  to it.
“Because I  could not help  it,” lie  re­
plied.
“But you should have  helped  it,” she 
said.  “You have not  forgotten  our last 
parting?”
“That was  just  what  did  it,”  he  an­
swered.  “Had we not parted in the way 
we did, had you given  me  some  ground 
of  hope,  however  slight, I  could  have 
stood it better.”
“But I told you it was  to  be  our  last 
parting,”  she  returned. 
“You  should 
have remembered it, and I am angry with 
you for not doing so.”
“Are you?”  he asked quizzically.  His 
mood was changing.  He had  noted  the 
slight shade of grief and concern  in  her 
voice, and it had deprived  him  of  much 
of both.
“Yes, I am—very angry,” she repeated. 
“I told you it would be better for us  not 
to meet again, and thought you had agreed 
to it.”
“Which was the reason you did not re­
fuse to notice me on the  bridge,” he  re­
joined, looking slyly at her as  he said it. 
She  turned  away  her  head.  He  had 
guessed the truth—she  u'as  glad  to  see 
him.  But he must not know it.
“Haven’t you  missed  me, Cle—just  a 
little?”  he  whispered,  seeing  that  the 
silence which succeeded his  last  remark 
had to be broken by himself.
“No, I haven’t,” she answered stoutly.
’ “Why should you think so, sir?”
“Oh, merely by the way J have felt. 
I 
have missed you  terribly,” he  said,  try­
ing to fetch a sigh  and  failing.  He was 
beginning to think his sighing days were 
over.

“I don’t doubt it,” she answered.
He saw by the way she spoke  that she 
was, with  great  inconsistency,  blaming 
him  for  staying  away so  long;  but  he 
knew at least  enough  of women  not  to 
expect  consistency  from  them.  Who 
ever did?
His elevated spirits  rose  still  higher. 
He was almost certain now that she loved 
him, and he would  have  sought  to  end 
the  matter  then  and  there  but  for the 
difficulty  of  making  love  in  the  open 
street in broad daytime, with  a parcel of 
foolish  girls, who would  misunderstand 
and magnify his slightest word or action, 
only a  few feet  behind  them.  And, in­
deed, it was too bad.  He had looked for­
ward to  this  meeting with  great  impa­
tience, and  meant  that  it  should  avail 
him much.
Casting about in  his  mind  for  a way 
out of the difficulty, he at length hit upon 
an idea he thought  might  serve, though 
there were doubts.  When  feeling in his 
vest pocket for the necessary toll-money, 
he had abstracted at the  same  time  two 
small, blue, oblong pieces of pasteboard, 
which were no  other  than  tickets  to  a 
certain entertainment to. come off the fol-1 
lowing Monday night at a church  in  the j 
upper portion of  the  city.  He had been 
cajoled and teased into  buying  them  by 
the pretty little daughter of his landlady.
He  broached  the  subject  to  Cle,  and 
begged the  favor  of  her  company.  At 
first she flatly refused.  She  had not en­
tered a  church-door  for  years,  and  she 
had never gone  so  gallantly attended as 
she would be with Lawrence.  There was 
nothing strange about  her  refusal what­
ever;  but when he had talked awhile and 
explained that it was  not  a  fashionable 
church, and that few people were  likely 
to be there,  and that they would  go  into 
the lecture-room only, and could sit back 
near the door if  she preferred  it, and so 
on, she began to  think  better  of  it,  and 
would  perhaps  have  yielded  uncondi­
tionally but for  certain  doubts  she  had 
on a  matter  of  supreme  importance  to 
women.

“I’m afraid I cannot go,” she said.
“Why?”
“I have nothing to wear.”
He laughed at the trite excuse.
“That will not  make  any difference,” 
he said;  “though I know you  exaggerate 
In fact, it might be  an  ad­
the trouble. 
vantage.  Should  they  conclude  to  re­
member  the  foreign  heathen  as  usual, 
they won’t shove the  contribution-box at 
you.”
She laughed in turn, and said he ought 
to be  ashamed  of  himself.  Her  humor 
was vastly improved.  They were getting 
to  be  very  good  friends  again,  she 
thought.
It ended in  her  agreeing  to  go  if  he 
would promise not to be ashamed  of  her 
when they got  there.  He  answered  as- 
suringly and with a  jest, and  her  home 
being near by this time, he bade them all 
“Good  afternoon,”  and  went  off  whist­
ling.
What a contrast was this  parting with 
the last!  And how had her resolves, and 
sorrows, too,  all passed  away before  the 
pleasure his presence brought her!

iv .

Lawrence was punctual the  next Mon­
day  evening,  and  they went  off  to  the 
church in high glee.  If the services were 
to have anything of  a devotional  nature 
about them, these two, at least, were not 
likely to profit much therefrom.  He was 
right.  She had exaggerated the difficulty. 
She looked neat  enough  for  anybody to 
go anywhere with, he  thought.  She had 
made the most  of what  she  had,  sitting 
up nearly all night  to  put  in  here  and 
there  a  few  fresh  touches.  She  could 
easily have  spared  herself  the  trouble, 
however, if not the gratification, for any­
thing she  might  have worn would  have 
been perfection in his eyes.
The entertainment, which  consisted of 
readings,  recitations and music,  was like 
all of its kind,  and may be described in a 
few' w'ords:  The  singing was  first  bad, 
then good;  that is to  say, severely scien­
tific  renditions  of  difficult  operatic  ex­
tracts were followed  in  response  to  en­
cores by  delightful  little  heart-thrilling 
ballads,  which  took  away  the  gloomy 
feeling the former had left, at least upon 
the  more 
ignorant  and  consequently 
larger  portion  of  the  audience.  The 
readings and  recitations were  character­
ized  by the  usual  daring  originality of 
conception and recklessness of rendition, 
and owed their success largely, as is also 
usual, to  the  many personal  charms  of 
the fair elocutionist.  Plainness  and tal­
ent rarely go hand-in-hand  in  this  con­
nection.  The  amateur  fiddlers  fiddled 
their way industriously through the pieces 
and the door, reappearing at stated inter­
vals to repeat  the  process.  These  pre­
sented the usual diversified types of man­
ly beauty who take to fiddling  as  a  nat­
ural pursuit.  Did you ever  observe  the 
variegated appearance  of  an  orchestra? 
There was  one with  an  earnest  look,  a 
dried-apple face and bald  head,  who was 
evidently paid by the note;  and  another, 
of a ponderous body and  determined air, 
who seemed to be carving a cohesive gob­
bler:  and still another,  of  proportions so 
“long drawn out” he appeared,  in his in­
spired performance,  to  be  gradually fid­
dling himself up through the roof.  This 
fiddling Colossus had a  bumpy head and 
bushy hair.  The distance from his brows 
to the top  of  his  crown was very great, 
and presented an  interminable  tangle of 
sandy  growth 
like  electrified  fiddle- 
strings.  He  fiddled  to  such  good  pur­
pose that a solo was necessary to appease 
the audience.
All this was of  course very pleasant to 
Cle,  and  she  enjoyed  herself  heartily. 
On coming out they went  by the Capital 
Square, admiring, or  pretending  to,  the 
beautiful  monument  and  stately  State 
House, which did really look beautiful in 
the silvery moonlight.  The  locality was 
very quiet, and  Lawrence  pitched  upon 
it as the battle-ground  of  his fate.  Ap­
parently there was little prospect of,much 
of an engagement.
“Cle,” he  began,  “you  know  why  I 
have sought this opportunity?”
“No, I do not,” she murmured,  though 
the pale moonlight could never have given 
the ruddy tint to her cheek which glowed 
there.
“Am I still to be mistrusted and treated 
as an  enemy?” he  asked  in  an  injured 
tone.
“Am I treating you as an enemy?” she 
said gently, letting her gaze  meet his for 
a moment.
“What else do  you  call  it, when  you 
make me stay whole  months  away from

you, and when you see that I am  misera­
ble without you?”  He flicked spitefully 
at  a  pebble  on  the  sidewalk  with  his 
stick.
“I have told  you why,” she  said.  “I 
am not worthy of you.  You would  soon 
tire of one so far beneath  you  as I am.” 
The shadow of the mill was  still upon 
her, but doubt had  paled  and was  pass­
ing slowly away.
“Still  the  old  storyi”  he  exclaimed. 
“You are thinking of  the mill. 
It is al­
ways the mill.  What has the  mill done? 
Has it poisoned anybody?  Has  it killed 
any one?”
“Indeed,  it has,” she quickly rejoined. 
“Many  have  been  poisoned  and  many 
have been killed by it!  I feel that it has 
almost  done  both  for  me,”  she  added 
wearily.
He was touched.  “Then why did  you 
go back to it?”  he said earnestly:  “there 
was no need.”
“Indeed, there was need,”  she replied; 
“ 1 could not starve.”
“You choose to forget,”  he said,  “that 
there was a way out of  it.  But  I  must 
submit. 
I  told  you,  though,  that ‘ you 
would regret it.  You  had  better  have 
listened to me.”
It was an unfortunate speech.  There 
are  people  to  whom  “I  told  you  so!” 
must never be said,  and Cle was precisely 
one of that sort.  Even now she was  not 
going to be pitied by him.  All of her old 
doubt  and  suspicion  flashed  up  in  an 
instant.
“Did I not  tell  you,”  she  exclaimed, 
half stopping and  turning  toward  him, 
“that it was not that you cared  anything 
for me, but only that my misfortune  had 
excited your pity?  I did  not—I  do  not 
want to be pitied. 
I  went  of  my  own 
free will—and I will go again!”
There was an ominous, decisive ring in 
her voice,  which  frightened  him  not  a 
little.  She was thoroughly angry.
“I did not mean to reproach  you  with 
it, as you seem to think,  although you do 
not say so,”  he  rejoined;  “but  Heaven 
knows I do pity you and all like  you.”
No young man  can  play  the  paternal 
to  a  young  woman  with  success,  and 
Lawerence signally failed.
“I  do  not  want  to  be  pitied,”  she 
reiterated.  “I can  do  that  for  myself. 
Let us go home.”
It is of such stuff that lovers’  quarrels 
are made—light as air and yet as ponder­
able.  But many a  battle  has  been  lost 
and won by trifles just as light yet force­
ful.
Though he tried hard,  Lawrence  failed 
to restore her good humor,  and,  notwith­
standing the bright promise of  their set­
ting out, the return home and subsequent 
parting was shadowed* over by  the  same 
clouds of  doubt  and  mistrust  and  pre­
judice as before.

“Go up to the spining-room,” said  the 
manager of  the  weaving  department  to 
Cle one  day,  several  weeks  after  this, 
“and tell Mr. Chesley to send a man down 
here  to  help  me  fix  some  machinery. 
Tell him a new hand will  do,  as  I  only 
want some lifting done.”
Cle performed the errand aud returned 
to her work.
tending  her 
She  was  mechanically 
loom, her well-trained fingers needing no 
directing sense, and allowing her thoughts 
to dwell upon the drama of her life, when 
suddenly the fall  of  some  heavy  body, 
followed by a cry  of  pain,  startled  her 
out of  her  revery.  She  turned  to  see 
w'hat the matter was, and at  the  farther 
end  of  the  room  beheld  the  manager 
stooping over a piece  of  frame-work  of 
some sort, and attempting to lift it, while 
a knot of operatives was quickly  gather­
ing around him.  She stopped  her  loom 
and  went  forward  also.  When  she 
reached the spot the manager  had  lifted 
the beam aside,  and was  engaged  ip  ex­
amining the arm of  a  man sitting on the 
floor.  She drew nearer, and looking over 
the shoulder of  the  women  in  front  of 
her beheld—Lawerence !
Yes,  it was he, and blood  was  flowing 
from his arm to the  ground.  She  grew 
sick and  faint,  and,  turning  away,  sat 
down  unnoticed.
Presently she saw the men go  out  and 
the crowd of operatives slowly disperse to 
their work.  She returned to her own, but 
without any sense of what she was doing. 
She was  dazed  and  bewildered.  What 
did it  all  mean?  What  was  he  doing 
there?  The crimson tide that all at once 
surged  over  her  neck  and  swept  her 
cheeks  and  bathed  her  forehead  and 
temples told that the answer was  found, 
and joy had come with it.  She  guessed 
it all in a moment.  This was to be loved, 
indeed.
Yes, the  foolish  fellow,  desparing  of 
ever convincing her  by  ordinary  means 
of  the sincerity  of  his  profession,  had 
resolved  to  do  so  in  an  extraordinary 
way. 
If the  mill  stood  between  them, 
he would get  on  her  side  of  it.  That 
was the only  direction  whence  it  could 
be successfully attacked and leveled.  So 
he had applied for a  place,  obtained  it, 
and had gone to work that very morning. 
There was no one  to  prevent  his  doing 
as he pleased,  and he had  pleased  to  do 
this foolish thing.  As we have seen,  he 
was called upon at the outset to  pay  for 
his folly,  his easy life  and  awkwardness 
at anything  like  manual  labor  causing 
the accident.  Fortunately,  he  was  not 
much hurt, escaping with a badly-mashed 
but still sound  arm.
As she perhaps expected,  he was  wait­
ing for her when she came out to go home. 
In fact, the almost certainty that he would 
be had caused her to hurry out  ahead  of 
the  others,  and  she  appeared  alone. 
They went on together  over  the  bridge.
“How much longer is this to last, Cle?” 
he said,  when  preliminaries  were  over. 
“Don’t you see that I am  miserable  and 
—” with a comical glance at his w ounded 
arm—“badly damaged besides?  Tell me 
what I am to expect.”
It was  characteristic  of  her  sex  that 
she should feign,  as she did,  not  to  un­
derstand him, even at  that  decisive  mo­
ment.  A  mystery  is  dearer  than  life 
itself to a woman—the  greatest  mystery 
of all; and,  although she was overflowing 
w'ith love for him and compassion for his 
injury, she must still act the little comedy 
out.  Besides,  she  must  not  lose  her 
future advantage over him by  appearing 
too anxious or  yielding  too  easily  now'. 
So she asked, very demurely:
“How much longer is what to last, Mr. 
Lawrence?”
“This,” he repeated,  “this uncertainty 
and  suspense  you  are  keeping  me  in. 
You know what I mean, Cle.  You know 
I love you and want your love in  return;

,

and not  only  that,  but  I  want  you  to 
marry me.”
“And have I not told  you  I  cannot?” 
she  said.
“But that was a long—a very longtime 
ago, Cle.  You have changed  your  mind 
since.”
“How do you know I have changed my 
mind,  sir?”
“Oh, I do not know, but I  believe  you 
have.  Surely you have tried me enough!”
“But what if I still  hold  to  my  decis­
ion?”  The  cat  could  neither  kill  the 
mouse nor let it go.
“You  cannot,  Cle!  you  cannot!”  he 
cried.  “For God’s  sake  do  not  torture 
me!” 
He was  more  in  earnest  than  she had 
thought he could be, for though she loved 
him, or perhaps because  of  it,  she  had 
read his nature long ago  and  knew  that 
it was not a deep one.  But  love  w'orks 
wondrous changes in  the  human  heart,
and we need never be surprised at any of 
its m inifestations.  Divine  love  is  the 
one thing omnipotent,  but human  affect­
ion comes next nearest it.
“Would it please you  very  much  if  I 
consented?”  she  asked,  glancing  shyly 
aside over the bridge at the ruddy spring 
current rushing under it.
“Would  it!”  The  accent  expressed 
volumes.
“And you will not be  ashamed  of  me 
either—of my poverty and—the  mill?” 
“Your shame—if shame it be—is  mine 
I share it,” he returned.
now. 
“Then—I  consent—William.  God 
grant you may never regret it!”
Heedless of his wounded arm, he  took 
her to his heart there on the  bridge  and 
kissed her once,  twice, thrice.

G e o .  W. Ciii e d s .

H ere,  There  and.  E veryw here.

Farm  mortgages  in  Nebraska  aggre­
gate $150,000,000.
The  co-operative  banks of  Massachu­
setts have 28,000  co-operative  members.
Brockton, Mass., last  year  turned  out 
on  an  average  about  forty-five pairs of 
shoes  per  minute  for  300  days  of  ten 
hours each.
The  wool  clip  last  year  was  under 
269,000,000  pounds,  against  331,000,000 
for the  year before.  The  cotton «rop  is 
about the same.
Within ten  years  nearly half  the  roll­
ing mills iu New England have gone  out 
of  use.  The  number  has  increased  in 
the West and Southwest.
Denver, Col., is holding out big induce­
ments to the corporation that  will estab­
lish  a  shoe  factory  according  to  plans 
formulated  by  a  party  of  enterprising 
citizens.
Of  the 45,000,000 or  more cattle in the 
United States,  Texas is estimated to have 
4,724,053, the value of  which reaches the 
sum of  $66,518,860.  There are more cat­
tle in Texas  than any other state,  but.in 
value  New York, Illinois and Iowa lead.
It is  estimated  that  the  present  pop­
ulation of  the United States is 64,000,000. 
The total  increase is said to be 100,000 a 
month,  exclusive  of  immigration,  and 
last  year  the  increase  by  immigration 
was 518,000.  At this rate the  next  cen­
sus,  which  will  be  taken in July, 1890, 
will show about 67,000,000.

HARDWOOD  LUMBER.

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  m erchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, lo g -ru n .......
.13 00@15 00 
Birch,  log-run................
. 15 00@16 00 
Bireh, Nos. 1 and 2.......
©22 00 
Black Ash, log-run.......
.14 00@16 00 
.25 00@35 00 
Cherry, log-run..............
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2 ...
.50  00©60 00 
Cherry, C ull...................
@12 00 
.12 00@13 00 
Maple, lo g -ru n ..............
.11  00@13 00 
Maple,  soft, log-run__
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2.......
©20 00 
@25  00 
Maple,  clear, flooring.. 
. 
©25 00
Maple,  white, selected.
Red Oak, log-run..........
.20  00@21  00 
24 00@2o 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2.
Red Oak, J4 sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
sawed, regular...........
Red Oak, 
30 00©35 00 
©25 00 
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank..........
@55 00 
W alnut, log ru n ..............................
@75 00 
W alnut, Nos. 1 and 2.....................
©25 00 
W alnuts, c u ll.................................
12 60@13 05 
Grey Elm, log-run..........................
14 00@16 00 
W hite Aso, log-run........................
Whitewood, log-run.......................
20 00@22 00 
17 00@18 00 
W hite Oak, log-run........................
W hite Oak, 
sawed, Nos. 1 and:
42 00@43 00

Every  garment  bearing  the  above  ticket  is 
WARRANTED  NOT  TO  RIP, and,  if  not as re­
presented, you are requested  to  return  it to the 
M erchant of whom it was purchased and receive 
a new garment.
S T A N T O N ,   S A M P S O N   &  CO., 

Manufacturers, Detroit, Mich.

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.
GOING  NORTH.
Arrives. 
Traverse C ity & M ackinaw................ 
Traverse C ity & M ackinaw................ 9:05 a m  
From  C incinnati................................... 7:30 p m
F orP etoskey & M ackinaw C ity ....... 3:55 p m  
Saginaw Express................................11:30 a  m  
................................ 10:30 p m . 

“  

“  

Leaves,
7:00am
11:30 a
5:00 p m
7:20 a m
4:10 p m

Saginaw express ru n s th ro u g h  solid.
7:00 a. m. tra m  h as c h air c a r to  T raverse City.
11:30 a. m. tra in  has ch air c ar fo r Petoskey and Mack­
5:00 p.  m, tra in   has  sleeping  c a r  fo r  P etoskey  and 

inaw  City.
M ackinaw C ity.
GOING  SOUTH.
C incinnati  Express....... ................... 
F o rt W ayne Express........................10:30 a  m  
Cincinnati  Express...........................4:40 p m  
From  Traverse C ity.......................... 10:40 p m

7:151
11 Ad a m
5:00 p m

7:15 a m  tra in   has  p arlo r  ch air  c a r  fo r  Cincinnati. 
5:00 p m tra in  h as W oodruff sleeper fo r C incinnati.
5 :00 p.  m. tra in  connects  w ith M. C. R. R. a t K alam a­
zoo fo r B attle Creek,  Jackson,  D etroit  an d   C anadian 
points, a rriv in g  in  D etroit a t 10:46 p. m.
Sleeping car rates—$1.50  to   P etoskey  o r  Mackinaw 
C ity ;  $2 to C incinnati.
All Trains daily except Sunday.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana. 
Leave. 
Arrive.
7:05 a m ............................................ . ........................10:45am
11:15 a m .......................................... ...........................  4:45 p m
4:20 p m .......................................................................  7:45 p m
Leaving tim e a t  Bridge stre e t  depot 7 m inutes later.

C. L. Lockwood, Gen’l Pass. Agent.
Detroit, Grand  Haven & Milwaukee.

GOING WEST.

A rrives. 
tM orning Express.............................1:05 p m  
fT hrough M ail......................................4:55 p m  
f G rand R apids Express...................10:40 p m
*Night Express.....................................6:40 a m  
tMixed................................................. 
GOING EAST.
tD etroit  Express.............................. 
fThrough M ail...................... ........1 0 :2 0  a  m  
tE vening Express............................... 3:40 p m  
"Lim ited Express...............................10:30 p m  

Leaves.
1:10 p m
5:10 p m
7:00am
7:45 a m
6:50 a m
10:30 a  m
3:50 p m
10:55 p m
tD aily, Sundays excepted.  "Daily.
D etroit  Express  has p a rlo r  c a r  .to D etroit,  m aking 
d irect connections fo r a ll points  E ast, a rriv in g  in  New 
York 10:10 a. m. n ex t day.  Lim ited  Express,  E ast, has 
th ro u g h   sleeper  G rand  Rapids  to   N iagara  Falls, 
connecting  a t  Milwaukee 
th ro u g h  
sleeper to  Toronto.
Through tick ets and  sleeping  c a r  b erth s secured a t 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and a t th e depot.

Ju nction  w ith  

J a s. Ca m pb e ll, City Passenger Agent.

R I N D G E ,  B E R T S C H   &  CO.,
BOOTS  and  SH O E S

M anufacturers and W holesale Dealers in

B o sto n   R u b b e r   S h o e   Co.,

AGENTS  FOR  THE

12,  14  & 16  P e a r l  S tr e e t,  G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich .
STEB
Indole ino; mid  Provision. Co.

W. 

Oli A NH  HAPIDS,  MICH.

"WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Fresh and Salt Beef, Fresh and Salt Pork, Pork Loins, Dry Salt 

Pork, Hams,  Shoulders,  Bacon, Boneless Ham, Sausage 

of  all  Kinds,  Dried  Beef  for  Slicing. 

l s A . R U

strictly Pure and W arranted, in tierces, barrels, half-bbls., 501b. cans, 201b. cans, 3, 5 and 101b. pails

Tickled Rigs9 Teet, 'Tripe, Etc.

5F 0 » r prices for first-class goods are very low and all  goods  are  w arranted  first-class  in every in ­
stance.  W hen in Grand Rapids, give us a  call  and  look  over  our  establishment.  W rite  us  for 
prices.

Thompson's
T   I  G  E   R

C O E E E E .

Sold  only  by

J. H. THOMPSON & CO.,

Importers of Teas, Coffees  and S p ic e s , 

DETROIT,  MICH.

s W I T T S

Choice Chicago

D ressed B eef

—A N D   M U T T O N —

Gan be found at all  times  in  full  supply  and at 
popular prices at the branch houses in all the larg- 
ger cities and is retailed by all first-class  butchers.
The trade of all marketmen  and  meat  dealers  is 
solicited.  Our W holesale Branch House, L. F. Swift 
& Go., located at Grand Rapids, always has on hand 
a full supply of our Beef, Mutton and Provisions,and 
the public may rest assured that in  purchasing our 
meats from dealers they w ill always receive the best.
Swift and Company,

Union  Stock  Yards,

CHICAGO.

W.  C . 

D E N ,

Stationary  and  Portable  Engines  and  Boilers,

GENERAL  DEALER  IN

Vertical, Horizontal, Hoisting  and Marine Engines.  Steam Pumps, Blowers and Ez 

haust Fans.  SAW  MILLS, any Size or Capacity Wanted.

88  90 and 98 SOUTH  DIVISION ST.. 

- 

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH

E stim ates Given on Com plete Outfits.

MICHIGAN  CIGAR  CO.,

B is  Rapids,  Mich.

MANUFACTURERS OF THE JUSTLY  CELEBRATED

“ M .  C .  C .” “ Y u m Y u n i”

The Most Popular  Cigar. 

The Best Selling Cigar on the Market.

SEND  FOR  TRIAL  ORDER.

