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jo b b e r   of 

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A  LETTER  TO  EVA.

.  Now  that  you have left my life as one 
leaves a house in a strange land to which 
there  shall  be  no  return;  now  that  I 
move on alone in the darkness,  the cold­
ness and desolation of my days, only one 
thing holds any hope of  comfort for me, 
and that is to live over in my memory the 
only happy days of  my life. 
I  think of 
them;  1 dream  of  them;  and now I have 
bethought  myself  to  write  out  a  con­
nected account  of  them,  and  address it 
to  you.  just  as  if  you  would  one  day 
read  it:
Yesterday I  walked  up  to  the  house 
where  I  first  met  you,  on  the  first  of 
I  saw  that  the 
July,  five  years  ago. 
house  was to let;  and  I  got  permission 
to  go  over it.  As  I  stood in the large, 
empty  drawing-rooms, 
the  place  was 
It  was 
changed for  me,  as  by magic. 
again  richly  furnished—again  brilliant 
with  light,  thronged  with  people. 
I 
heard again a clamor  of  voices, as when 
I stood  that  night  in  the  doorway.  A 
hand fell on my arm and my hostess said:
“Mr.  Archer,  I want  at  once to intro­
duce  you to a most  charming  woman, a 
great admirer  of  your  novels.  She has 
had a romantic story of her own.”
So saying,  she  piloted  me  across the 
crowded rooms, and we stood before you.
“Miss  Linton,  here is Mr.  Archer. 
I 
told you I would bring him.”
“I have very often  wished to have the 
pleasure  of  meeting  you,”  you  said, 
turning to  me,  and frankly putting  out 
your hand.
Those were the first  words  you  spoke 
to  me.  For  the first  time  1  heard  my 
ideal  voice—the ‘ low,  subtle,  thrilling, 
sympathetic  voice,  with a note  in  it  of 
tender,  pleading music, unlike any other 
voice that 1 have ever heard.  Did I take 
in all its  beauty that  night?  Hardly, I 
think,  yet I felt it keenly, and from  the 
first you charmed me.
Oh, fair,  gracious face, lit by the fair, 
gracious  soul!  Oh,  perfect,  passiouate 
mouth,  such as  the  old  Greeks  loved— 
formed for kisses aud music!  Oh,  beau­
tiful, deep, changeful  eyes,  and  white, 
thoughtful brows,  with  their  crown  of 
soft  brown  hair—in  how  short  a  time 
they began  to  come to me in my dreams 
at night!  You know,  too,  I thought you 
had  the  queenliest  figure 
that  ever 
woman had.  No  woman  ever  held her­
self  so  proudly or so graciously.  There 
was  something  in  the  touch  of  your 
white, smooth,  small,,but withal strong, 
baud, that  seemed to speak to me.  You 
wore  that  night a soft,  luminous dress; 
you had a red rose in  your bosom,  and a 
red rose  in  your hair. 
I  sat  down  by 
you and we began to talk.  Our talk was 
about novels, poetry,  English and  Amer­
ican,  and  of  the places  we had  visited. 
When you rose to leave, I went with  you 
to  your  carriage,  and* you asked  me  to 
come to see you. 
I had been longing for 
you to do  this.  Looking  back,  now,  I 
see that,  though I did not realize it then, 
I must have  been in love with  you  that 
night.
I went back to the house after you left, 
but  remained  only  a  few  minutes. 
It 
seemed so worse than uninteresting when 
you  were  gone.  All  night I lay awake 
thinking  of  you,  recalling  your  voice, 
longing to hear it again.
I turned away  yesterday, sadly as one 
leaves  a  friend,  from  that  house  over 
whose floors  your feet had  passed,  that 
had been swept by the hem of your dress, 
and  where I had first seen  you. 
I came 
back  into  the  heart  of  London,  and 
walked to and fro in front of  that  other 
house  you had till so  recently occupied, 
over the threshold of which I had passed 
so  many times.  As  I  walked  up  and 
down, in the  raw  air  of  the  November 
night,  hearing  the  discontented  wind 
sweeping along the leaves that had fallen 
from  the  trees  in  London  square,  the 
pain  and  loneliness  of  my life  seemed 
more than I could  endure.  A  boy with 
a basket  stopped in front  of  the  house 
and rung the servants’  bell;  a light  ap­
peared for a moment at one of  the upper 
windows  and  then  vanished. 
I should 
have liked  to  kneel  down  and  kiss the 
dear stone steps which  your beloved feet 
had crossed so many times.
Slowly I turned back then to my cham­
bers to think of  you, then  finally to find 
some  rest  from  thought  by  means  of 
kindly chloral. 
It  will  kill  me  in  the 
end. perhaps, but what matter!
That  night  I  had  such  a  wonderful 
dream of  you. 
I thought I was  walking 
in  a  strange, 
lonely,  sunset  country, 
something  like  country I have seen,  but 
unmistakably  dream-country.  No  one 
was in sight, but from  the  tranquil field 
and from the patient hill  I heard a sound 
of  many  divine  voices  singing,  and  I 
knew they were  singing of  you,  and  my 
heart leaped  and  thrilled in me, and the 
song  told  that  you  were  coming;  and, 
just* for  great  delight  to  think  that  I 
should  see  you  again,  the  tears  burst 
forth  and I wept like a child.  Then  all 
in a  minute  you  stood  before  me, your 
face  more  beautiful  than  ever,  in  the 
sunset light of  that fair  dream  country. 
It seemed to me that  you were the queen 
of  it, and when you saw my tears, think­
ing them tears of sorrow, you threw both 
your  beautiful  arms  around  my  neck, 
and I laid  your  subtle  lips  to  mine. 
I 
felt  you  clinging  close to me.  I thought 
I should have  fainted from the  joy of  it; 
instead, I awoke—oh, the  bitter awaken­
ing that it was!
The day I next saw  you  after  the first 
meeting was  the  5th of  July, the day on 
It was 
which  you  told  me I might call. 
a brilliantly fine day, too intense for most 
people, but not so for me.  Besides, your 
drawing-room, with  its  tempered sweet­
ness, its flowers, its  delicate  tints, was a 
heaven of  shade.  Not  as  I saw  you  on 
one  day  only  do  you  appear  to  me  in 
memory, but as I have seen  you on many 
days.  Still,  visions  of  you,  as  I  saw 
yon  on  certain  special  days,  beset  me 
specially,  and  very  often I see  you as I 
saw  yon  that  day.  Your soft dress was 
veined  with  blue;  you  looked  a  divine 
blending  of  heaven  and  earth—you 
might  have  been a saint to die  for;  yon

were a woman  to  live  for. 
I remember 
the  tone of  voice  in  which  yon said,  “I 
am  very  glad  to  see  you.”  Just  as if 
really you  were a little  glad.  Then,  of 
course, we  fell  to  talking of  what a hot 
day it was, and from  that of  people who 
like compromises with nature as with all 
things. 
I said I was always in extremes; 
but,  all  the  same,  a  great  believer  in 
compromise;  and  you  laughed,  a  little, 
a half-perplexed laugh, and said that you 
believed only in  things  that  were  abso­
lute.  You seemed to draw me on to talk 
of  myself, which,  as  I  told  you  at  the 
time,  is not a  favorite subject of  conver­
sation  with  me.  Before I  left  you, you 
knew, I think, the  lonely,  reserved  man 
I was—made  cruelly  lonely  by a nature 
utterly insufficient for itself, yet not find­
ing in any companionship  that for which 
it sought,  for which  it still craved cease­
lessly.
When I rose to leave you, I saw tender 
sympathy for me  in  your  dark gray and 
so  compassionate  eyes, heard  sympathy 
in the tones of  your voice, felt sympathy 
in the touch of your  fair,  firm  hand. 
I 
| went to the club that night,  but  did  not 
hear  what  any one said, so lost was I in 
trying  to  recall  the  way  in  which you 
spoke. 
I fell  asleep  and  awoke  early, 
my heart flooded with the thought of you. 
This interest which I had in you—I, who 
until then,  had been  interested in no one 
—seemed  to  remake  life;  for  when  I 
looked back on  the internal loneliness of 
the days before I knew you,  I  wondered 
how I ever could have borne them.
That day I made some pretext on which 
to write to you.  Two days after I called 
upon you, in the evening, as you had told 
me I might.  It was a hot, windless even­
ing, with a storm brooding.  You received 
me  very  kindly,  and we sat for a happy 
hour  in  the  twilight. 
Presently  you 
said:
“Is there  no  chance  of  cure for your 
loneliness?”  and I answered: 
“A week 
ago I should  have  said  no  such chance 
could  be.  Now I say there is;  it  rests 
with you.”

“With me?”
“ Yes, with you; will you be my friend? 
Will you let me be yours?”
“I  think  I   need  a  friend as much as 
you do,”  you answered, with a little sigh. 
Then,  with one  of  those  dear impulses, 
which were so  adorable  in  you, you put 
out both hands,  and 1 took them and held 
them in mine for a minute.
When did the  feeling  first  burn home 
to me that what I felt for you was love— 
love  in  the  sense  of  being in love—not 
the friendship I had imagined? 
I  could 
not keep away from  you;  could not keep 
from  writing  to  you. 
In  one letter, I 
remember,  I asked  you  to explain me to 
myself.  Here I have your  answer—the 
handwriting  is  faded  with  time,  that 
beautiful handwriting, which, like every­
thing about you, had on it the impress of 
your  own  gracious  individuality.  Oh, 
dear  letter, once warm  from  your  own 
hand;  a letter in which I almost  seem  to 
hear you speak.  You say:
“ De a r   F r ie n d—Your letter, half sad, 
half glad, came to me this morning  with 
I turned  at once to yours. 
many others. 
You ask me to explain yourself  to  your­
self—to tell you why it is that  while you 
are glad in  my  friendship—gladder, you 
are good enough to say, than of  anything 
else in your life—you are yet  so  restless 
at times, even so despairing.
“As a rule, no woman is more stupid at 
explanations than am  I;  but I think this 
a problem that I can solve.  By your own 
account,  when  you  met  me you were a 
lonely, 
self-contained  man, 
never  having  known a real  friendship. 
You  say  that  your  friendship  with me 
made you, for the  first time in your life, 
live. 
I have made a new world for  you, 
you tell me—given a meaning to the sum­
mer it has never had before.
“My friend, a sudden friendship stimu­
lated you thus;  but  you  see  now,  don’t 
you, that it  is  not  by any means all you 
thought it would  be?  Hence  your rest­
lessness;  hence your despair;  but I, your 
new friend,  am hopeful  for  you.  Your 
power  to  feel so much shows me a capa­
bility of feeling still more. 
It has been 
my  good  fortune  in  life,  when I never 
thought to be of  any more good at all, to 
rouse you from  lethargy, to plant in you 
some  knowledge  of  what  life  may  be 
made.  Am I a little sorry to think that 
another  friend  must  complete  what  I 
have only begun?  Perhaps I am—I know 
I am—selfish. 
I suppose I should  have 
liked this friendship,  which  came to you 
so unexpectedly,  to have  been  the  com- 
pletest  of  your life;  but I will try to be 
glad of what is best for you.
“Will  you  come  to-morrow  and  talk 
over with me the plot of your new novel? 
I want this,  your next book,  to  be  very 
much  alive. 
I half feel as if the sun of 
our friendship  were  setting.  Come to­
morrow  and  tell  me  that it is not quite 
sundown yet—it often turns so very chilly 
in the twilight. 

Your friend,

reserved, 

“Eva.”

The  next  day I reproached  you  with 
your  letter,  which,  all  the  same,  had 
been so dear to me, as evidence  that  you 
did  value  my  friendship.  Your  face 
brightened  when I told  you  that  never 
another  such  friendship  could  come 
to me.
“I am glad that,  at  least, yon think so 
now,”  you  said,  in a tone that  was  as 
sweet almost and as subtle as a caress.  I 
passed the evening with you.  You  did 
not know then, my  Eva, how I longed to 
kneel  down  by  you—to  kiss  your lips, 
your  hands, your dress, the  heavy  gold 
locket hanging at  your white, wonderful 
throat.  And I had  to sit at a little  dis­
tance from you and dared not even reach 
out and take your hand.  You were gay 
the early part of that evening.  Talking 
of an acquaintance of  ours,  supposed by 
most  women  to  be  very  dangerous  to 
men’s peace of mind, yon said:
“She is a bright,  noisy  little  brooklet 
of a woman—pretty  to  look  at, but  too 
shallow to drown in.”
Do you, at this date, remember describ­
ing to me a sunset  you had seen once  on 
the  coast  of  France—a wonderful  opal

sunset,  in whose  strange light shore and 
sea seemed translated?
“It  was  a  sunset that  hushed  you,” 
you said.  “It seemed  like  the  glorified 
ghost of a sunset.”
I have seen in your eyes, my love, when 
talking  of  anything  that greatly moved 
you, a look of passionate  inspiration,  as 
if  they  saw  deep  into  the  mystery  of 
things.  In your voice, too, at such times, 
was a rapture I knew  well,  which corre­
sponded to that look which  I  have  seen 
in no eyes  but  yours,  as  I  have  heard 
that subtle,  thrilling  tone  only  in  your 
voice.
As the evening wore on, you  felt  sad; 
thus, sometimes, after a day  of  brilliant 
sunshine  and  perfect  stillness,  just  at 
sunset a sad little wind  begins  to  moan 
among the trees,  and  the sky grows gray 
and  hopeless. 
So  seemed  to  me  the 
change in you;  nor was it the first time I 
had noted  this  «uddeu  transition.  Do 
you remember  my asking  you  why  you 
were so sad?  You answered:
“How do you know I am sad?  Have  I 
said so?”
Then  I did take  your hand,  and I said: 
“Eva, could  we  be  the  friends  we are, 
and I not know,  without your telling me, 
when you are sad?  Will  you not tell me 
what makes  you so?”  Oh, my God,  how 
I longed  then  to  draw  you  close to my 
heart and  kiss all shadow of trouble from 
your  face;  to  banish  all  trouble  from 
your heart!
“What are you thinking of?”  I asked.
You  answered, 
looking  down,  “Of 
something that is over. 
I will try not  to 
be sad  when  you  are  here. 
Indeed,  I 
ought  not,  remembering  how  cold  and 
lonely  I  should  be  now  without  your 
friendship.”
Soon after, it was time  for  me  to  go, 
but  all  that  uight I could not  sleep, so 
haunted  was  1  by  your  sad,  yearning, 
pleading,  almost hopeless  eyes;  by  your 
low voice, which had in it  that  pathetic 
elemental music, that soft, rainy trouble, 
which we hear in the summer  wind  that 
comes before the rain.
“What is her trouble?”  I pondered,  as 
I lay  awake  that  night,  and  owned  at 
last  to myself that I loved  you  madly— 
that  if,  by  dying for you, I could  make 
you happy,  I would so gladly die.
You may remember  my calling on you 
the next afternoon.  You  were going for 
a walk,  and  you  let  me  go  with  you. 
Your  very  sad  mood  of  the past night 
seemed to have passed  away.  You were 
gay—gay in your own bright way.
Oh, love of my life,  who shall say what 
it was that most of all in  you  enthralled 
me—the wonderful  voice, changing with 
every  amotion  as  the  beautiful  eyes 
changed,  or  the  delicate  imagination, 
that divine sense of ideality  which  con­
trasted with your strength  of  will, your 
power  to  conceive  rapidly  and execute 
surely, and made you not only a beauty and 
a refuge in the world, but a positive good? 
Or  was  it  that  exquisite,  unuamable 
fragrance  of  womanhood which escaped 
from  you—the  rose  scent  from  a rose? 
Or  was  it  your  moods  of  sweet  way­
wardness,  like the shadows of April trees 
shaking in the sunny,  windy course  of  a 
rapid  brooklet ?  Or  was  it  your  sad­
ness,  which  sounded  in  me  unknown 
depths  of  pity?  Oh,  my  poet!  oh, my 
busy,  kindly  worker!  I loved each sep­
arate charm of yours ten  hundred  times 
more than the most passionate lever ever 
loved the whole united force  of  his mis­
tress’ attractions.  You  were,  even  in 
those days, what you are  now,  what  you 
must always remain to me—my beautiful 
wonder  of  women. 
It was the fifteenth 
of  August  when  I  left  England  for 
Rocherville, on the  coast  of  Normandy, 
where  you were to follow in a few days, 
with a party of friends.  You thought  it 
best  that  I  should go first and I obeyed 
you.  We passed the evening of the four­
teenth together.  I wonder if you remem­
ber  it  at  all ?  You  were sad and said 
you  should  miss  me. 
I asked  you  to 
write to me and you smiled, as if pleased, 
and answered,  “I don’t think the  sun  of 
our friendship has begun to set  as  yet.”
I remember how a street  piano  played 
under your window. 
It  was playing the 
^Carnival de Venice.”  Whenever I hear 
that tune now,  it  brings back to me your 
drawing-room in  the  twilight;  yourself 
lying  on  the  sofa—for  you  were  tired 
that  night—while  I  sat  close  by, wor­
shiping you, yet not daring to tell you of 
the  great  love  which  was  making  me 
afraid of mvself.
Do you  remember  telling  me  to  talk 
and  calling  me  stupid?  You  did  not 
know then that I could not  talk  because 
I was  so  full  of  grief  at  parting from 
you, even for a few  days.  Oh, did  not 
the shadow of that parting  forecast  this 
greater  shadow,  which  is  even  as  the 
shadow of death ?
Shall  I  ever  forget  the  twentieth of 
August? 
I did not expect you until  the 
twenty-sixth. 
I  had been roving all day 
about  the  shore,  thinking  of  you  and 
longing  for  you,  when,  coming  back, 
about nine o’clock, passing  the  window 
of  the  hotel,  I  saw  you  sitting  there, 
your dear eyes  bent down, the lamplight 
shining  on  your  warm  brown  hair. 
I 
entered without  your  having  seen  me, 
and in another moment we stood  face  to 
face.
“I  have  been  wondering  where  we 
those  were  your  first 
should  meet,” 
words. 
“You  are  surprised  to see me 
before  my  time. 
It  was  the  sudden 
arrangement of my friends.  They found 
they  could  leave  London  earlier  than 
they had hoped.”
“Heaven bless your  friends!”  1  said, 
as I pressed your hand close in mine.
Then we  joined your party and sat all 
together on the beach.  Oh,  the  joy  of 
that  night — the  supreme  comfort  of 
knowing  you were with me!  Unseen by 
the others,  you  let  your  hand  rest  in 
mine.  All  that  night I could not sleep 
for thinking of you.  To the immaculate 
moonlight and  the  everlasting sea I told 
iqy  love.  Whichever  way  I  looked, I 
seemed  to  see  you  before  me, as I had 
seen you so unexpectedly in the salon  of 
the hotel,  the lamplight  falling  on  your

soft, brown hair, the face bent down, the 
dear eyes never meeting mine.
How  I  must always  love  Rocherville 
for the sake of  the  days  that  followed! 
For  a  week  you  seemed  less  sad;  but 
after  that, the old  pensive  moods  came 
back very frequently, until there arrived 
that  never-to-be-forgotten  seventh  of 
September.
It  was  a  bright,  gusty  day,  and  we 
were walking along the  high road,  when 
heavy raindrops  began to come down, so 
we took shelter  under some trees.  The 
ground was carpeted with leaves, and on 
them we sat down. 
I came nearer to you 
than I had ever dared to do before.  Then 
my love could  no  longer  be kept under.
I flung my arms  about  you  and you did 
not move  from  me.  My  lips  clung to 
your neck;  just  then, we heard voices of 
people we knew approaching, and rising, 
we were on the instant  once  more  only 
friends. 
I did not see  you  alone  again 
until evening;  we had been visiting your 
friends, the Stones, you may  remember, 
and it was my  good fortune  to  see  you 
back  to  your  hotel.  Do you, I wonder, 
remember the brilliant moonlight of that 
night, and the high  west  wind  bringing 
to us,  as we walked,  the  sound  and the 
smell of  the  sea ?  We walked on until 
we came  to  the  beach  and there we sat 
down together.  Then,  for the first time,
1 kissed  your  lips  and  felt  your  kiss 
answering mine;  then I lay with my head 
in your lap, while you  leaned  above  me 
and your fingers played in my hair.  The 
white waves, exulting  in  their strength, 
shimmering  in  the  pure,  potent  moon­
light,  filling  the  spacious  night  with 
their own  wild,  matchless  music,  will be 
forever associated  in  my  mind with the 
memory  of  that night.
The next  day I  called  to  see  you  at 
your  hotel—a  wild,  windy  day  it  was, 
with occasional bursts of  rain !  A  bit­
ter day  for  me, my  love, that  dead  day 
was.
1 found  you  restless  and  sad,  pacing 
up and down the room.  When  I went to 
kiss  you,  you  drew  back,  and  I  hear 
again thé  tone, half  of  pity aud  half of 
terror, in which you  said,  as you shrank 
from me : 
“No, you  must  not;  1 have 
wronged  you  enough  already.  You 
must hear  me !”  Then  you  sat  down, 
clasped your cold hands closely together, 
and told me  about  yourself  and  Frank 
Leinster.  Then  I  heard  that  the man 
you loved,  whose wife  you had promised 
to be, had, without one word  of explana­
tion,  left you;  that he had last been seen 
on his  way to France,  in the  companion­
ship of a woman about whom  report  did 
not speak too  favorably; 
that, notwith­
standing  this,  you  had  for  five  years 
cherished the  belief  that  he would,  in 
the end, return to  you,  as the only wom­
an he  could  ever  really love, as  he was 
the one man that  you  could  ever  really 
love.  All this you told me;  and told me 
how. the day before, you had been  for  a 
few hours  betrayed  into  thinking  that 
you would give up all  hope  of  a  future 
with  him  and  draw from  my love what 
happiness you could;  but that, alas, this 
could not be !  “Some day,” you said,  “I 
feel certain he will  return;  for were we 
not made for one  another ?  And  then, 
dear,  if  you  were  my  husband,  what 
could we do ?  Would you not suffer even 
more than we ?  Can you forgive me for 
having given you false hopes?”
Did I not forgive  you, Eva?  You let 
me  kneel  beside  you  and  kiss  your 
hands.  Then, just as a  child might, you 
leaned  your  head  on  my shoulder  and 
the tears came;  and so  full of pity was  I 
then, my  darling, I  hardly felt  my own 
suffering. 
I realized  how terrible  must 
have been those long  years  of vain wait­
ing;  how day after  day hope would rise, 
only to fall  stricken  at  night, when  no 
word came from him;  and  still, after all, 
hope was not dead.  Then I asked you to 
let me be your friend—one  always  long­
ing to do  your will;  and  if, I  said,  “in 
the course of many years  he  should  not 
have come, or  you  should  hear  of  his 
marriage,  then,  perhaps,  you  will  be 
mine, though you can  never  love  me  as 
you loved him.”
You  answered,  with  a  faint  smile 
through  your tears: 
“What!  do  you 
think you shall love me  like this  when I 
am old, as I should be then ?  I am not a 
young woman, even now.”
“To  me,” I  cried,  “you  must  always 
be the same.  You will  let  me  be  your 
friend,  then,” I pleaded.  And  you an­
swered, earnestly pressing  my hands :
“Yes, my very,  very dearest  friend  in 
all the world.”
At the end of  September you left Nor­
mandy, and shortly after I  followed. 
I 
came back to town to  find vast masses of 
work awaiting me. 
I wrote hard through 
the gray, hopeless  days;  then how good 
it was to come  to  you  in  the  evening ! 
What  joy, what rest I  found in  you, my 
pure of heart !  Of  course,  seeing  us so 
much together, people  began  to  talk, to 
wonder  why we  did not  marry;  but we 
cared  little what  they said.  You were 
the whole  world to me, and you  felt  me 
nearer to you than any but that one.
As I write  to  you, here  in  my dreary 
room,  this  gloomy  November  night,  I 
have  your  picture  before  me  and  a 
packet of  your letters.  As I turn them 
over,  what a fragrance  seems  to  escape 
from them !  Here  is  one dated the 6th 
of December.  You write :
“ De a r e s t F r ie n d  :  I have to pass this 
evening with  an  old  school  friend. 
I 
shall  greatly miss  seeing  you.  More­
over, I  am very sad  to-day.  God  bless 
you, my friend,  for  all  your  tenderness 
to me and patience with  me;  but,  dear,  I 
want to write to  you what  I  can  better 
It  is  that  I  feel  I  am 
write than say. 
doing you a wrong in letting  you  devote 
yourself  to  me  as  you  do. 
I feel still 
that he will come back to me;  but, if  he 
does not, could I, even  after many years, 
marry any one  else ? 
I  am  shadowing 
your life with the sorrow of  mine. 
I am 
sad.  This cruel waiting has worn away 
my health.  Yon  think  me pretty now; 
in a little while yon will not think me so. 
Yon must try to see less of me—-must try 

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L I O N
COFFEE

M erchants,

Y O U   W A N T   T H IS  C A B IN E T

T h o u s a n d s   o f  T h e m

Are in use all over the land. 
It  does  away  with  the  unsightly barrels so 
often  seen  on  the  floor  of  the  average  grocer.  Beautifully grained and 
varnished  and  put  together  in  the  best  possible  manner. 
Inside each 
cabinet will be found one complete set of castors with screws.

Every  Wile-Awake  Merchant

Should  Certainly  Sell

LION, THE  KING  OF  COFFEES.

An  Article  of Absolute  Merit.

It is fast  supplanting  the  scores  of  inferior  roasted coffees. 

only in one pound packages. 
120  one-pound  packages. 
Shipping depots in all first-class cities in the United States.

Packed 
Put  up  in  100-lb  cases,  also  in cabinets of 
For  sale  by  the  wholesale  trade  everywhere. 

VVoolson  Spice  Co.,

T O L E D O ,  OHIO.

L. WINTERNITZ, Resident Agent, Grand Rapids.

B G G   C A .S B S   &  B IB B B R S .

HAVING  TAKEN  THE  AGENCY  FOR  WESTERN  AND  NORTHERN 

LIMA  EGG. GÄ8E8  Ï  FILLERS,

MICHIGAN  FOR  THE

We are prepared to offer same to the trade in any quantity.

 

“ 

“ 

No. 1 
NO. 1 
NO. 1

Lots of  100.
30-doz.  Cases, complete..................................................   33c.
38c.
36-doz. 
Fillers,  per set...................................................................,10c.

Less than 100. 
35c. 
40c. 
10c.
Parties ordering Fillers have to buy one Case with every 10 sets of Fillers, mak­
ing 10 sets with Case $1.25  (10  Fillers  and 8 Dividing Boards constitute a standard 
set).  Strangers  to  us  will  please  remit  money  with  their  orders  or  give good 

reference.LAMOREAUX  &  JOHNSTON,

 

71  Canal street,  Grand Rapids, M ich

SHOW  CASES!

6 -ft ease lik e ab ove

T h e   a b o v e   o ffer  is  n o   “ b lu ff ”  o r 
sn id e   w o r k .  W e   s h a ll  c o n tin u e   to 
tu r n   o u t  o n ly   th e   B E S T   o f w o r k .  A ll 
o th e r   c a s e s   a t  e q u a lly   lo w   p rices.

HEYMflN  X  GOMPANY,

63  AND  65  CANAL  STREET,

Grand.  Rapids,

Mich.

Notice to  Stockholders.

The annual meeting of the stockholders 
of  the  Grand  Rapids  &  Indiana  Rail­
road  Co.  will  be  held  at  the  general 
office, in the city of Grand Rapids, Mich., 
on  Wednesday,  March  5,  1890,  at  1 
o’clock p. m., for the election of  thirteen 
directors constituting  a  board  to  serve 
for the ensuing year,  and  for  the  trans­
action of such other  business  as may be 
presented at the meeting.

J. H. P.  Hu g h a r t,  Secretary.
After the Honeymoon.

She—You do not love me any more !
Oh, but 1 do !
Oh, no! no !  You used to  take half an 
hour  to  button  my shoes, and  now you 
do it in two minutes.

Portraits for the Holidays.

Send  a  good  cabinet  photograph  to 
Hamilton’s  Art  Gallery, 79 Canal street, 
and get a first-class, life-size, crayon por­
trait  for  $10.  Correspondence solicited.
The P.  &  B. cough  drops  give  great 

satisfaction.

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements will  be inserted  under  this  head for 
two  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise 
ment taken for less than 25 cents.  Advance  payment.

B U SIN  Hi 

C H A N C E S .

— OR  SALE-AN  ESTABLISHED  MANUFACTURING 
business, paying: from 100 to 150 per cent, profit on 
product;  manufactures  a  specialty  sold  to  grocery 
and  hardware trade;  no  competition  and  are  of  the 
bestsellers  offered  te  the  trade;  reason  for  selling, 
owner  has  too  much  outside  business  to  give  this 
proper attention;  an excellent opportunity to a person 
desiring an established manufacturing business, grow­
ing  daily;  capital  required,  from  $3,000  to  $1,000. 
Those  only m eaning  business  address  Lock  Box  256, 
Lacrosse,  Wis. 
TJtOR  SALE—CLEAN  STOCK  OF  GENERAL  MER- 
Jj  chandise, situated in a lively railway town m   the 
Grand  Traverse  region;  stock  will  inventory  about 
$5,000,  but can be considerably reduced;  present  own 
ers  have  other  business  and  will  turn  over  to  pur­
chasers all their  m ill  trade;  will  rent  or  sell  store. 
Address “C.,” care Michigan  Tradesman. 
TPOR  SALE—HARDWARE  STOCK,  INVENTORING 
about $4,000,  doing  a  very prosperous  business; 
Jj 
can reduce the stock to suit purchaser;  best of  reason 
for  selling.  Address  A.  L.  Paine  &  Co.,  Reed  City 
Mich. 

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669

665

668

Fo r  sa l e—sto c k  o f  c l o t h in g,  f u r n is h in g
goods  and  hats  and caps in the best city of  6,000 
inhabitants  in  the  State;  other  business;  no  trade 
taken.  W. R. Dennis & Co., Cadillac, Mich.
T F   YOU  WANT  TO  EXCHANGE  YOUR  STOCK  OF 
JL goods for a farm, large or small,  write  to  No.  56$, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
Fo r   sa l e —d r u g   st o r e—st o c k  in v e n t o r ie s
F o r   s a l e —c l e a n   st o c k  o f  d r y   g o o d s,  g r o-

about $3,500:  sales. $10,000 per year; good location; 
population of village, 4,000;  easy  terms.  Address  No. 
561, care Tradesman. 

ceries.  boots  and  shoes,  hardware  and  drugs, 
situated in good  trading  point;  will  inventory about 
$3,000;  sales for  past  three  years,  $42,000;  reason for 
selling, owner has  other  business.  Address  No.^559, 
care Michigan Tradesman,

F o r   sa l e—75-b b l .  f u l l   r o l l e r   m il d - b o t h

water and steam  power, near two  good  railroads; 
good town and doing good business;  good  reasons for 
selling.  Address Thomas Hoyiand, Howell, Mich.

563

561

556

WANTED—I  WANT  TO  CONSOLIDATE  STOCKS 

with a man who has a good trade;  I have a stock 
of clothing  worth  $6,000  and  thoroughly  understand 
the business.  Address, No. 555, care  Michigan  Trades- 
man. 
K A   PER  CENT.  PER  ANNUM—OWNER  OF RETAIL 
O  U   grocery wishes to engage in exclusive^ wholesale 
business  and  desires  to  sell;  now  carrying  $15,000 
stock;  trade very good;  profits  as above;  rent reason­
able.  Address,  The West Coast Trade. Tacoma, Wash.

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655

X   HAVE  SEVERAL  FARMS  WHICH  I  WILL  EX- 
_L  change for stock of goods, Grand Rapids  city prop 
erty, or will sell on easy payments;  these  farm s  have 
the best of soil, are  under  good  state  of  cultivation, 
and located between the  cities  of  Grand  Rapids  and 
Muskegon.  O. F. Conklin. Grand Rapids, Mich.

FOR  8ALE—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE,  ON  VERY 

favorable terms, the F.  H. Escott drug stock, at 76 
Canal street, Grand Rapids,  Hazeltine & Perkins Drug 
-____________531
Co.  Price, $4,000. 
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IN  t h e
TjlOR  SALE—THE  FINEST  DRUG  STORE
city of Muskegon at 75 cents on the dollar; reasons 
other business.  C. L. Brundage, Muskegon, Mich.

F o r  sa l e —a   good  g r o c e r y   b u s in e s s h a v in g

the cream of the trade;  best  location  in  the city; 
stock clean and well assorted; this is a rare chance for 
any one to get a good  paying  business;  poor  health 
the only reason.  Address  S. Stem ,  Kalamazoo,  Mich.

520

SITUATIONS W ANTED.

WANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED  PHARMA- 

cist,  or  would  buy  interest  in  desirable  drug 

business.  Address 560, care Michigan Tradesman.

rANTED—SITUATION  IN  DRY  GOODS  OR  GRO- 
eery store;  four  years’  experience;  good  refer­

ences.  Address No. 562, care Michigan  Tradesman.

MISCELLANEOUS.

F o r   sa l e—m a c h in e r y —c o m p l et e o u i-f it   f o r

sawm ill and  hoop  factory;  second-hand  engines 
and steam pumps; large stock of new and second-hand 
wood  working  machinery;  write  for  prices.  F.  B. 
W iggins & Co., Machinery  Depot, East Saginaw, Mich.

• 

dise,  dry goods,  groceries,  hats,  caps,  boots,

M J.  GRINER,  DEALER  IN  GENERAL  MERCHAN 
Print  and  Nessen  City,
shoes and patene medicines. 
Mich.
B e g in   t h e   n e w   y e a r   b y   d is c a r d in g   t h e
annoy mar  Pass  Book  System  and  adopting  in 
its place the Tradesman Credit  Coupon.  Send  $L  for 
.___________________ 
sample order, which will be sent  prepaid.  E. A. Stowe 
& Bro., Grand Rapids._______________  
S
retailers will be  sent  free  to  any  dealer who will 
write for them to  the  Sutliff  Coupon  Pass  Book  Co,‘ 
Albany, N. Y. 

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564

.

THE  ENTIRE  STOCK  OF

D R Y G O O D S ,

Notions  and  Fixtures

Of John J. Timmer,  Muskegon,  Mich.,  the  ap­
praised  value  of  which  is  $2,200.  Will be sold 
at a great bargain.

FOR FULL  PARTICULARS,  APPLY  TO

SPRING-  &  CO M PANY,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

The Michigan Tradesman

AMONG THE TRADE.
GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

Samuel  K. Beecher  succeeds  Beecher 

& Co. in the grocery business.

Geo. Yoorhis  succeeds Geo. Voorhis  & 

Co. in the wholesale lumber business.

Francis Yan Dugteren  has  purchased 
the drug stock of  Theo.  H.  Rathbone,  at 
79 Plainfield avenue.

W. F. Willemin has  removed  his  gen­
eral stock from Oakdale  Park to the cor­
ner of Hall and Clark streets.

M.  Torcuette  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at Volney.  The  Olney & Judson 
Grocer Co. furnished the stock.

H. M. Patrick  has  opened  a  grocery 
store at Harriette.  The  stock was  fur­
nished by the Olney & Judson Grocer Co,
Speicher  &  Co.  have  removed  their 
drug stock  from  Oakdale  Park  to  the 
corner of Jefferson avenue and Sycamore 
street. 

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W. M. Bale &  Co., crockery dealers  at 
Fennville, have added a  line  of  grocer 
ies.  The  Olney &  Judson  Grocer  Co 
furnished the stock.

J. L. Thompson, boot  and  shoe dealer 
at Harbor Springs, has  added  a  line  of 
groceries.  The Olney &  Judson Grocer 
Co. furnished the  stock.

The Alba Lumber  Co. is  settling with 
its creditors at from 20  to  40  per  cent. 
It is understood that  most  of  the  com­
promises are made on  the basis of 35 per 
cent.

AROUND  TH E  STATE.

Belleville—F. A.  Dean,  the  furniture 

dealer,  is dead.

Beech—Geo.  Beveridge  succeeds Bev­

eridge & Smith in general  trade.

Flint—Gordon & Stevens  succeed Gor­

don Bros, in the bakery business.

Kalkaska—C.  S.  Ramsey  has  bought 

the grocery stock of W.  F.  Stuart.

Cheboygan—W.  A.  Lynn  succeeds W. 

A.  Lynn & Co. in the  meat business.

Allegan—Wm. J.  Garrod succeeds Gar- 

rod & Messenger in the drug business.

Fowlerville—Frederick  Kuhn has sold 

his hardware stock to  T. J. Cook & Co.

Gregory—N. E.  Moore  succeeds  Dan­

iels & Moore in the hardware business.

Bristol—B. D. Payne  has  sold his gen­
eral  stock  of  goods to James H. Sutton.
Port  Huron—Edward  J.  Rogers  suc­
ceeds  Rogers & Bernatz in the drug bus­
iness.

Jackson—C.  Schwarz  has  opened  a 
grocery  store  at  128  North  Mechanic 
street.

Oxford—Gregg  &  McCarthy  have  as­
signed their  general  stock  to  Chas.  F. 
Randall.

Buchanan—Wood & Hoffman  are  suc­
ceeded in the hardware business by Treat 
& Godfrey.

Waldron—H. T. Du  Bois  &  Co., gen­
eral dealers,  have  called  a  meeting  of 
their creditors.

Eaton Rapids—Y. J. Bowers  has  sold 
his boot and shoe stock to F. P.  Monford, 
late of Mt. Clemens.

Bay  City—Brucker  &  Co. 

succeed 
Brucker,  Craig  &  Co. in  the wholesale 
and retail fruit business.

Ionia—Klinginberg  &  Slowinski  have 
turned over  their  stock of  tailoring and 
furnishing goods to creditors.

South  Allen—John  Herring  has  sold 
his grocery stock and grist mill to Bowen 
& Green, of  Litchfield, for $9,000.

St.  Joseph—Hager  &  Mielke,  news 
dealers,  stationers and tobacconists, have 
been closed under chattel mortgage.

Charlevoix—Geo. L. Beaman, formerly 
engaged in  the drug business  here,  pro­
poses to start a  cigar  factory at Ishpem
Hartford—L. W. Riegel has bought the 
confectionery stock  of  C.  Boynton,  and 
is moving it into the  building heretofore 
occupied by Earl Hemenway.

Evart—J. P. Paddack  &  Co. have  dis 
solved, Mr. Paddack  assuming  the own 
ership of  the Novelty Mills  and  John C 
Devitt that of  the Standard Mills.

Flint—H. D. Sanderson  has  been  ad 
mitted to  partnership  in  the  dry goods 
firm of Pierce Bros. & Co.  The new firm 
will be known as Pierce, Sanderson & Co.
Detroit—W.  C.  Gupp  has  been  ad 
mitted to  partnership  in  the wholesale 
paper business of  John  B. Price.  The 
new firm will  be  known  as  J.  B. Price 
& Co.

Galesburg—Richard  W. Wells, travel­
ing salesman  for  H. E. Bucklen  &  Co., 
of  Chicago, has  purchased  the * grocery 
stock of Mrs.  E.  L.  (H. E.  Turney, Ag’t) 
Turney.

Nashville—C. L. Walrath  has  sold his 
interest in the meat market firm of Down­
ing  & Walrath,  and the  new firm will  be 
called B. B. Downing &  Co., Yictor  Fur- 
niss being  the Co.

Owosso—John  Salisbury succeeds Sal­
isbury Bros,  in  the  boot  and  shoe  bus- 
iners.  The retiring partner, David Salis­
bury, will embark in the  boot  and  shoe 
business at Lansing.

Howard  City—E. G. Pipp has  sold his 
stock of hardware and  tinyrare  to  E. C. 
Pelton, late of Esterville, Iowa,  who will 
add to the stock and add  a  line  of  agri­
cultural  implements,  contracting  with

the Patrons of  Industry.  Mr. Pipp  re­
tains  his boot and shoe business for  the 
present, at least, being  undecided  as  to 
just  how  he will  conduct  the  business 
hereafter.

Muskegon—Geo. H. McKillip and Wm. 
Wallace  have  purchased  the  flour and 
feed store  of  the C. Peterson estate,  and 
will deal also in pine and hardwood.  Mr. 
Wallace is the managing partner.

Hillsdale—The stock of  dry goods and 
millinery  recently  assigned  by  B.  W. 
Warner to H. B. Claflin &  Co.,  has  been 
sold to Fisher, Eaton  &  Co., of  Toledo, 
who  will  reduce  the  stock  here  and 
move the rest to Toledo.

Muskegon—R.  P.  Anderson,  who was 
formerly  in  the  wholesale  commission 
business,  has  purchased  the  stock 
the Muskegon Cracker  Co. formerly held 
by  C. L.  Gunn,  Mr.  Gunn  having  re­
signed his office as  Secretary of the com 
pany.

Detroit—Parker, Webb  &  Co., with  a 
capital stock of $250,000,  all  paid in, has 
been incorporated  by Willard F. Parker, 
Albert  H. Webb,  Richard  C. Wilby and 
George D!  Playford, for  the  purpose  of 
engaging in the wholesale and retail meat 
business.

Morrice—The  store  of  E.  F.  Purdy 
was broken into "last  Tuesday night, and 
a pair of rubber boots, a pair of gloves,  a 
gold watch  belonging  to  a  clerk,  and 
some  jewelry,  pins,  etc.,  were  taken 
The young man,  an  amateur,  was easily 
traced and was apprehended while hunt 
ing the next day. .

M ANUFA CTURIN G   M ATTERS.

Detroit—The Dwight  Lumber Co. sue 

ceeds W. M. Dwight & Co.

Detroit—The Michigan  Chair and Fur 
niture  Co. has  sold  out  to  Smith, Day 
& Co.

South Arm—The  Parker  Lumber  Co. 
has  been  incorporated, with  a  capital 
stock of $50,000.

Hudson—G. W.  Carter, who  has  been 
engaged in the manufacture of  carriages 
for the past thirty-five years, has assigned 
to Ira Swaney.

Allegan—Wm. Barnes has retired from 
the Spiral Spring Cart Co.  The business 
will be continued by W. R. Church under 
the same style.

Saginaw—Kelly &  Stowe will  cut  out 
square timber on  their  newly-purchased 
tract  of  land  at  Oqueoc.  They have 
thirty-eight men at work.

E a s t   Saginaw—W.  B.  Mershon  &  Co. 
are  employing  250  men  in  their  box 
factory and planing  mill,  and  are  run­
ning a day and a quarter time..

Port  Huron—Henry  Howard  &  Co., 
manufacturers  and  dealers  in  lumber, 
have  dissolved,  Antwine  Marontate  re­
tiring and Henry Howard  continuing.

managed  financial  institutions  in  the 
State.

The Farmers and  Mechanics’ Bank  of 
Milan  has been  authorized  to  do  busi­
ness, with a  capital stock of $25,000.

A new bank with  a  capital  stock  of 
$200,000 is  among  the  possibilities  at 
Lansing.  H.  R. Wagar,  of  Ionia,  is 
pushing the project.

The State Bank  of  Reading  has  been 
organized, with a paid-up capital of $35,- 
000.  H. F. Doty is President and W. B. 
Northrup  Cashier. 
It will  replace  the 
Exchange  Bank  of  Doty &  Northrup, 
which has been running since the failure 
of C. W. Waldron’s bank.

The  Charlevoix Journal, in noting the 
increase in the capital stock of  the Char­
levoix  Savings  Bank  from  $25,000  to 
$40,000,  states that the Bank  was organ­
ized Aug. 4,  1884,  when but 60 per  cent, 
of  the  capital stock—$15,000—was  paid 
On Jan. 7, 1889, the surplus amount­
ed  to  $10,000,  when  the  stockholders 
were issued  paid  up  certificates.  The 
Bank paid two cash dividends during the 
past year,  aggregating 9 per cent.

Purely  Personal.

J. A.  Lindstrom,  Secretary of  the Tus- 

tin B.  M. A., was in town last Friday.

Wilder  D.  Stevens  and  N. L. Avery 
leave on the 24th for a tour of  Old  Mex­
ico.

Capt.  C.  G.  Perkins,  of  Henderson, 
Ky., is in town  for  the  purpose  of  at­
tending the annual meeting of the Hazel- 
tine & Perkins Drug Co.

Both partners in the wholesale jewelry 
firm  of  W. F.  &  W.  M. Wurzburg  have 
gone  to  Providence  and  New York  to 
place orders for their spring stock.

P.  H. Hoonan, the Reed  City druggist, 
is in town to attend the  annual  meeting 
of the Hazeltine &  Perkins  Drug Co., of 
which corporation he  is a stockholder.

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Widdicomb  have 

the heartfelt  sympathy of  the  trade 
the death of  their  youngest  daughter, a 
beautiful child  of  five  years,  who  died 
Sunday evening and  was buried Monday 
afternoon.

J. L. Thompson,  the  Harbor  Springs 
merchant, was in town  several days last 
week.  He was suffering  from  a severe 
attack  of  the  prevailing  epidemic, but 
managed to find time to purchase  a  new 
grocery stock.

James  Fox,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
wholesale grocery business here, but now 
resident  of  Denver,  Colo., has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  Mr.  Phillips  in 
the  extract  and  perfumery business  of 
Warren &  Phillips at  that  place.  The 
new firm will  be  known  as  the Warren 
Manufacturing Co.

Sprague, Warner  &  Co/of  Chicago, 
said to be selling the  P. I. store here.

P.  of  I.  Gossip.

Wright  correspondence  Coopersville 
Observer:  “The P. L’s have an easy mat­
ter to secure two or three  hundred mem­
bers, "for  they  take them  as they come, 
men, women and children.”

J. I. Yanderhoof,  of  Chapin,  who  con­
tracted  with  the  P.  of  I. a  few  weeks 
ago, has  failed.  After  shipping a quan­
tity of  pork for  several  farmers  around 
Chapin,  he left for parts unknown.

Mt.  Pleasant  Enterprise:  “The P.’s of 
should  be  careful of  the  villages and 
cities.  Destroy  them  and  you  destroy 
the  value of  your  market.  Down  with 
trusts  and  combinations of  every  kind 
but look well to the  interests  and  pros­
perity of  the  community  in  which  you 
live.”

Marshall Statesman:  “About a dozen 
epresentatives of the Patrons  of  Indus 
try were in the city Monday for  the pur 
pose  of  renewing  their  contracts with 
the merchants who signed  for 1889.  We 
have not  succeded  in  learning  without 
doubt, but we are quite sure that the Pa­
trons were disappointed eveywhere.” 

Marshall  Statesman:  “There  can  be 
no doubt  that  every farmer, artisan,  la­
borer, or other  person, who  persistently 
sells his produce, labor, or  results of his 
labor, for  cash  only, and  always  pays 
spot cash for what  he  buys, will  secure 
all the  financial  benefits which  the  Pa­
trons of  Industry organization  promises 
those who become members  of  their  as­
sociations.  Of  course,  there  are social 
benefits to be derived from  the gathering 
of neighbors and  friends  in  all  such so­
cieties, but  that  these  can  be  had at a 
comparatively  small  cost  by  means  of 
literary societies  has  been  clearly dem­
onstrated during  the  past  few years by 
the half dozen organizations in  the  east­
ern part of this  county—notable  among 
which are the Uuion  Literary Society, of 
Eckford, Albion and Marengo; 
the  Riv­
erside Club, of Sheridan and Albion;  the 
Marengo Literary Society;  and the Maybe 
Society,  of  South  Albion  and  Homer. 
The promise of financial  gain  to  the  in­
dividual members through the Patrons of 
Industry,  or  any  similar  society,  is  a 
myth.  We believe the  credit system of 
doing business,  which  by sufferance  has 
become so thoroughly rooted to  the very 
life of the people, is the real cause of the 
present  financial  depression,  and  that 
nothing short  of  the  total  abolition of 
the system will  make  business  of  any 
nature perfectly satisfactory.”

Cadillac—F.  A.  Diggins  &  Co.’s  mill 
has not  yet started up this winter owing 
to lack  of  stock.  About  750,000 feet of 
hardwood  is  on  the  skids in the  woods 
waiting for snow.

Williamsburg—D. Yin ton  &  Son  are 
doing a heavy hardwood  lumbering this 
winter.  They have  500,000 feet of logs 
on the skids and expect  to put in 2,000,- 
000 feet this winter.

Cadillac—W.  F.  Chittenden,  of  Ma 
chias, N. Y., has  purchased  an  interest 
in the lumber firm of  Chittenden  & Her 
rick.  The  new firm will  be  known as 
Chittenden, Herrick  & Co.

Detroit—The Wayne County Electrical 
Co., with a capital  stock of  $10,000, has 
been incorporated  by Charles  M. Smith 
Edward D. Steff and  Thomas Hislop, for 
the manufacture of  electrical apparatus,
Mason—L. D. Irish  has, notwithstand 
ing  the  open  winter  and  bad  roads 
turned  out  from  the  stave  mill  about 
200,000 pork barrel  staves, with  a  pros­
pect of as many more before  the  season 
is over.

Detroit—The  Moore  Lumber  Co. has 
contracted with some of  the Tawas mills 
to  saw  Canadian  pine  next  season. 
Emery  Bros,  will  saw some  12,000,000 
feet and the other mills will  be given all 
they can handle.

Cadillac—Cobbs  &  Mitchell  have  al­
ready built and equipped camps for their 
recent investment in  Boon township,  and 
are  now  actively pushing,  cutting  and 
skidding.  The  logs  will  be  railed into 
their  mill here  as  soon  as  the  hauling 
season begins.

East Saginaw—It  is  said  that  J.  E. 
Austin,  of  Farwell, has associated  him­
self  with George  M.  Brown  and  S.  S. 
Wilhelm,  of  this  city, and the mill that 
the two  last-named  gentlemen  intended 
locating in Ogemaw county will be erect­
ed at Standish.  The firm has  15,000,000 
feet of  timber to stock the mill with.

Gripsack Brigade.

W.  D.  Clark,  representing  Parke, 
Davis  &  Co., of  Detroit, was  in  town 
over Sunday.

Duff Jennings,  formerly with the Ding- 
man  Soap  Co.,  but  more  recently with 
the Schulte Soap Co.,  is now on the road 
for W.  J. Gould & Co.

Louis  Immegart  and  M.  M. Mallory 
played the Siamese  twin  act  last week, 
and are continuing  the  combination this 
week, to the delight  and  satisfaction  of 
all concerned.

Ben.  F.  Parmenter  and  family return 
thanks  to  the  Grand  Rapids  Traveling 
Men’s  Association  for  the  handsome 
floral  offering  sent to the  house  on  the 
occasion of their recent bereavement.

“The drummer—bless  his  jolly face— 
has  goodly  right  to  fame;  no  matter 
what his creed or race, he  glories  in  the 
name.  He’s  open-hearted,  brave  and 
kind,  and loves a  noble  deed. 
In  him 
ill luck will always  find a friend in time 
of  need.”

The  Annual  Social  Party.

At the meeting of  the  traveling  men, 
held at Sweet’s Hotel last Saturday even­
ing,  it was decided to  hold  the  annual 
social  party at  the  Ionia  street  armory 
on  Friday  evening,  February 11.  The 
management of  the affair was  placed  in 
the hands of the  following  committees :
J.  N. 
Bradford, Jno.  D.  Uttman, Geo.  H. Sey­
mour. 

Invitations—Geo.  F.  Owen, 

Reception—L. M. Mills, A.  D.  Baker, 
Wm. Logie,  Byron  Davenport,  Wm.  K. 
Manley, J.  L. Strelitsky, W. G.  Hawkins, 
Valda  A.  Johnston, W. F.  Blake, Man- 
ley Jones, D.  S.  Haugh, Sam.  B. Taylor, 
F.  L.  Kelly, J. F. O. Reed,  A. B. Cole, C. 
C. Crawford.

Banquet—Geo.  F. Owen, John  D. Utt- 

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man, Geo.  H. Seymour.

Floor—Chas. F. McLain, Chas.  S.  Rob­

inson, Chas.  M. Falls, Sam. Morrison.

Door—W. H. Jennings,  Thos.  Fergu­

son, P.  Reynolds.

Bank  Notes.

W.  C. Pond  succeeds  Pond  &  Smith 
as proprietor of  the Exchange  Bank,  at 
Vicksburg.

The Commercial and  Savings Bank  of 
Ludington  has  been  organized, with  a 
capital stock of $50,000.

David  B.  Dennis  has  been  elected 
President  of  the  Coldwater  National 
Bank,  left vacant  by the  death of  Hon. 
George Starr.

The First State Bank of  South  Haven 
is simply the First  National Bank under 
a new name, C. J.  and  L. S. Monroe  re­
maining in charge.  That  is  assurance 
enough that it will remain as it has been, 
one  of  the  soundest  and  most wisely

Flushing Items.

P. of  L  seem  to  be  on  the  decline 
here.  They  are  making  preparations 
for  La  Grippe,  and  are  figuring  with 
Menzer of Flint to  supply the  furniture 
and coffins.

Bro.  Partridge,  State  Vice-President 
of the P. of L, was not promoted  at  the 
State Grange meeting.  He is losing his 
grip.

I will give you the names  of  the  De­
troit and Saginaw firms who are furnish­
ing  dry  goods  and  groceries  to  P. I. 
stores next week.  I will also give yon  a 
little  history of  W. A.  Russel, of  New 
Lathrop, one of the anointed.

Mr.  McConnell, now on  the  road  for

in  Michigan  and 

New York  Merchants'  Review:  “The 
organization of farmers  bearing the title 
of  Patrons  of  Industry has  interfered 
considerably  with  the  trade  of  retail 
merchants 
several 
Western States, either  by the  establish­
ment of  farmers’  stores for  the  sale  of 
produce and  merchandise, or  by special 
arrangements made with one or two mer­
chants  in  a  neighborhood whereby the 
latter agree to sell to  members of  the or­
der at a special  rate—10 per  cent,  above 
actual cost,  we  believe.  Experience has 
shown  that  the  latter  method, though 
apparently preferable of  the two for  the 
merchant,  is  a  delusion  and  a  snare; 
that the merchants who  have  tried it in­
variably regretted that they did so.  The 
inducements  held  out  to  the  dealers, 
however,  have been so plausible that had 
it not been  for  the  enterprise  of  T h e 
Mic h ig a n   T r a d esm a n  in  exposing  the 
scheme, no doubt  many more merchants 
would have been deluded.  That sterling 
journal has devoted column after column 
to the Patrons of Industry and  their  pe 
culiar methods, and  at  present  it  looks 
as though the danger  is  past,  as  far  as 
the  legitimate  merchant  is  concerned. 
If there should be  any dealer so verdant 
as to believe  that  there  is  a  chance of 
profit in  an  arrangement with  the  Pa­
trons on  the  terms  mentioned  above,  a 
perusal of T h e T r a d esm a n for  a couple 
of weeks will dissipate  such a thought.

A Question of Salaries.

De t r o it,  Jan. 10, 1890. 

Editor  Michigan  Tradesman-

To correct an erroneous  report  that is 
being circulated by some of the traveling 
men of  you*  city and vicinity, i. e., that 
our  firm  have hired  some  low-salaried 
men to travel for  us  this  year,  we want 
to say that it is false in every particular 
We pay our old men  more this year,  and 
our new men from $1,000 to $1,300.  We 
believe we pay 10 per  cent, more for sal 
aries for traveling  men  this  year than 
any grocery  house  in  Michigan, and  if 
any person  is  interested  enough  to put 
up  $100,. we will furnish a like  amount 
the $200 to go for the benefit of the Trav­
eling  Men’s  Association  if  they prove 
our assertion to be  incorrect.  To those 
who have busied themselves  in this mat­
ter we want to say now, put up or shut up.

Yours very truly,

P h e l p s,  Br a c e & Co.

A Thrifty Druggist.

Druggist—James, I wish you would be 
particularly careful about  your prescrip­
tions this week.
James—Yes, sir;  I’m  always as  care­
ful as possble, sir.
Druggist—Be  especially particular not 
to use arsenic  by mistake when  you  are 
putting up quinine pills.
James—1 trust that my regard  for  hu­
man life would prevent  me making such 
a stupid blunder.
Druggist—That’s  all  very well, as  far 
as  it  goes, but  I  see  by this morning’s 
paper  that  arsenic  is  way up, and  we 
don’t want to waste any.

FO R  SA LE.

6-ft case,  square, with metal corners, same priee,

F. Ä, Wiiribtlrg X  Co,

Exclusive  Jobbers  of

DRY  GOODS, HOSIERY,

NOTIONS, UNDERWEAR

18  &  21  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH

W A.NTBD.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If you bave any  of  the  above  goods to 
ship, or anything in  the  Produce  line, let 
ns hear  from  yon.  Liberal cash advances 
made when desired.

E A R L   B R O S . ,

C o m m issio n M e r c h a n t s
Reference: First National Bank, Chicago. 
MrfnrrnAw Tradesman. Grand Rapids.

X57 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

GEO. H. REEDER,

State  A gent

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M e ta  Price S ta .
Grand Rapids, Mich.
THE  DETROIT  NEWS  COMPANY,

WHOLESALE

PERIODICALS.

STATIONERY,  FANCY  GOODS, 
BOOKS, 
The largest and m ost complete line of  above  goods in 
the State, at reasonable  prices.  Dealers are invited to 
call.  Send for our circulars and price lists.
Corner Lamed  and  Wayne  Sts.,  Detroit.

.  OUR  HOLIDAY  LINE  IS  NOW  COMPLETE. 
Fehsenfeld  &  Grammel,
B R O O M S !

(Successors to Steele & Gardner.) 

Manufacturers of

Whisks,  Toy  Brooms, Broom Corn, Broom 
Handles, and all Kinds  of  Broom Materials. 
10 and 12 Plainfield  Ave.,  Grand  Rapids.

Dry  Goods•
P r ic e s   C u rren t.

COOPER TOOLS

1 J5
1 90

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

Atlantic  A ...
Atlanta A. A ..........644
Archery  Bunting...  4&
Amory..................
Beaver Dam  A A.
Berwick  L...........
Blackstone 0 ,32..
Chapman..............
CohassetA..............   714
Comet......................7
Clifton CCC...........  644
Conqueror XX........  5
Dwight Star............  7%
Exeter A .................   644
Full Yard Wide...... 6%
Great Falls E ..........7
Honest Width.........   6%
Hartford A..............   5J4

57S
...  6K 
...  544 
...  544 
...  5>* 
...  53£

Integrity XX..
King, E F ......
E X ......
E C, 32 in 
; LawrenceLL.
, New  Market B 
Noibe R .. 
Newton..
, Our Level  Bes 
Riverside XX. 
Sea Island R. 
Sharon B
Top of the  Heap. 
Williamsville,
Comet,  40in.
Carlisle  “ 
.
744
New Market L, 40 in.  744

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Blackstone A A......   8  iFirst Prize...............7
Beats All.................444|Fruitof the Loom %.  8
Cleveland.............   7  ¡Fairmount.................4M
Lonsdale Cambric.. 1044
Cabot.........................744
Lonsdale.................8 Vi
Cabot,  %.................   634
Middlesex...............5J4
Dwight Anchor......   9
No Name................   744
shorts.  83£
Oak View...............   6
Edwards..................  6
Our Own................   544
Empire....................   7
Farwell................... 734 Sunlight....................  444
Fruit of the  Loom..  834 Vinyard...................  844
Fitch ville...............744!

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HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Cabot.......................  744|Dwight Anchor......   9
Farwell...................   7341

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

...  544]Middlesex No.  1... .10
TremontN........
“  2... .11
Hamilton N.......
...  644
“  3... .12
...  7
L......
“  7... .18
Middlesex  AT..
. . .   8
“  8... .19
...  9
X ....
No. 25 ...  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  PLANNEL.

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“ 

Hamilton N ......
Middlesex P T ..
A T ..
X A ..
X L .

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...  744 Middlesex A A...... .11
2...... .12
“ 
...  8
“ 
A O ...... .1344
...  9
4 ...... • 1744
...  9
“ 
“ 
5...... .16
...1044
CORSET JEANS.

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PRINTS.

Biddeford......... ....  6 N aumkeag satteen -  744
Brunswick....... __   644¡Roekport................ •  644
Merrim’ck shirtings.  554 
“  Repp f urn .  854
Pacific  fancy.......... 6
“ 
robes.............. 654
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning..  654
greys........654
solid biack.  654 
Washington indigo.  654 
“  Turkey robes..  754
“  India robes__   754
“  plain T’ky X %  854 
“  X...10
“ 
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red..............    6
Martha Washington
Turkey red 34.......   754
Martha Washington
Turkey red...........'954
Riverpointrobes....  5
Windsor fancy........  654
indigo blue..........1054

Allen, staple.........  6
fancy............  654
• “ 
robes............   654
“ 
American  fancy—   6 
American indigo—   654 
American shirtings.  554 
“  —   654
Arnold' 
“ 
long cloth B. 1054 
“ 
“  C. 844
“  century cloth 7
“  gold seal.......1054
“  Turkey red. .1054
“  oil blue.........  654
“  green —   654
“ 
Cocheco fancy........  6
madders...  6 
“ 
Eddystone fancy...  6 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  654 
staple ...  6 
Manchester  fancy..  6 
new era.  654
Merrimack D fancy.  654 

Berlin solids........554

gold  ticket

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TICKINGS.

Amoskeag AC A .... 13541 Pearl River.............1234
Hamilton N .............  754lWarren....................14
Amoskeag...............1354 lEverett..................... 1254
Amoskeag, 9 oz.......15 
iLawrence XX........... 1354
Andover..................1154 ¡Lancaster..................1254

DEMINS.

GINGHAMS.

Glenarven...............634¡Renfrew Dress............8
Lancashire..............  654 Toil du Nord........... 1054
Normandie............. 8 

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Peerless, white.......1854peerless,  colored...21

CARPET  WARP. *

GRAIN  BAGS.

Stark....................... 20  IGeorgia.....................16
American............... 17  Pacific.......................14
Valley City............. 16  ¡Burlap.......................1154

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End... .45  IBarbour’s................ 88
Coats’, J. & P .......45  Marshall’s...............88
Holyoke..................22541

No. 6  ..  ..33 
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8..........34 
10..........35 
12..........36 

KNITTING  COTTON.

White.  Colored.

No.  14......... 37 
“ 
16......... 38 
“  18......... 39 
“  20......... 40 

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

38
39
40
41
CAMBRICS.

Slater.......................  434|Kld Glove..
White Star.............  434 ¡Newmarket

BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman..................3254
Creedmore..............2754
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless................2754

T W......................
F T ........................
J R F , XXX..........
Buckeye...............

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Grey SR W ..........
Western W ..........
D R P ...................
Flushing XXX.... 
Manitoba.............

Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R ................. 2254
Windsor................. 1854
6 oz Western.......... 21
Union  B .................2254
Severen, 8oz...........  9541 Greenwood, 8 oz
Mayland, 8 oz......... 11  West  Point, 8 oz
Greenwood, 754 oz..  9541

DUCKS.

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“  Best  AA....... 12541

CORSETS.

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Shilling’s ..............   9 OOjBrighton................4 75

SEWING  SILK.

Corticelli, doz......... 85  [Cortieelli  knitting,

per 54oz  ball...... 30

twist, doz.. 42 
50yd,doz..42  J
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Í880G1ÍTI0N  DEPARTMENT,

HT^ h i p t n   Business  Men’s Association.

;

i?  

atone  Flint;  Wm. Woodard, Owosso.

President—C. L. W hitney, Muskegon, 
p^ st Vice-President—C. T. Bridgeman,  FUnt.
Second Vioe-President—M. 0. Sherwood, Allegan. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, Grand Rapids.
Treasurer—H. W.  Parker, Owosso. 
Executive  Board—President;  Frank  Wells,  Lansing; 
Frank  Hamilton, Traverse City;  N. B. Blain, Lowell 
(’has.  T.  Bridgeman,  Flint;  O.  F.  Conklin, Grand
Committee on Insurance^-O.  Fi®oakUB,  Grand  Rap 
Committee  on  le g is la tio n —Frank  WeUs,  Lansing;
OoHm ^ i & AT f f i n t e “ s ^ r ^ H a » i l t o n , T r a v
G~T R.  Hoyt,  Saginaw;  L.  W.  Sprague.
O ^ S t t e i ’ on Transportation-C. T. Bridgeman, Flint;
nnmmittee on Building  and  Loan  Associations  N.  »• 
V a t o ^ w e H ; “  L. Fuller, Cedar Springs;  P. J. Con
, __
I^ocal Secretary—Jas. H. Moore, Saginaw. 
Q fflS a lO rg a n —T h e Mich ig a n Tradesm an._____________
The following auxiliary  associations are oper­
ating under charters  granted  by  the  Michigan 
Business Men’s Association*

M. C. Sherwood, Allegan;  A. O. 

noil,  Mnskegen. 

_ 

,  

vfo.  I —T r a v e r s e  C ity   B .  M . A . 

President. J. W. Millikan; Secretary, E. W. Hastings.
-------------------N o . 2—L o w e ll  B . M .  A .
President, N. B. Plain; Secretary, Frank T. King.-------

President. H. S. Church; Secretary, Wm. Jorn.------------

~  N o . 3—S t u r g is  B . M . A .
Nd.  4—Grand  R apids  M.  A 
No.  5—Muskegon B. M. A.

President. E. J. Herrick; Secretary, E. A. Stowe.----------
— 
President, John A. MUler;  Secretary, C. L. Whitney.
----------------No. 6—Alba  B. ¡VI. A.
President. F. W. Sloat; Secretary. P. T. Baldwin.---------
7— D im o n d a le  B. M. A.
---------- ' 
President. T. M. Sloan; Secretary, H. H. Widger.---------
-----------  No. 8— E astport B. M. A.
Pvcsirtent. F. H. Thursten; Secretary. Geo. L. Thurston. 
“  
No. 9—Law rence B. i«. A.
President, H. M. Marsha»; Secretary. J. H. KeUy.-------
-------- so . 10—H arbor Springs  B.M . A.
President. W. J. Clark: Secretary, A. L. Thompson.-----
— 
President, H. P. Whipple: Secretary.D. E.  Wynkoop.

"  No  11—Kingsley B. M. A.
N o .  1 3 —Q u in c y   B .  M . A .
’ 
President. EdsonBlackman: secretary. W. H. Lockerby. 
--------- -  No. 13—S h e r m a n   B. 91. A.
President, H. B. 8turtevant;  S e c re ta ry , W.  J. Austin.
14__N o .  M u s k e g o n   B . M . A .
—  
President, s‘. A. Howey: Secretary, G. C. Haveng.---------
* 
No. 15—Boyne City B. M. A.
President, R. R. Perkins: Secretary, F. M. Chase.---------
----------- No. 16—Sand Lake B. M. A.
President, J. V. Crandall;  Secretary, W. Rasco.-----------
n o .  17—P la in  w e l l  B . M . A .
No  18—Owosso B. M. A.
"  No.  19—Ada B. M. A.
N o . 2 0 —S a u g a tu c fc   B . M . A .
No. 31—WaylanA B. M. A.

President. Geo. H. Anderson; Secretary. J. A. Sidlg.-----
------ 
President, Warren P. Woodard; Secretary. S. Lamfrom.
— 
President. D. F. Watson; Secretary, E. E. Chapel._____
— 
President, John F. Henry ; Secretary, S . L. Rowe.--------
President, C. H. Wharton: Secretary, M. V. Hoyt.------- .
President, a! B. Schumacher; Secretary, W.  R.  Clarke. 
' 
President, John W .H allett:  Secretary, L  A. Lyon.-----
" 
President, J. E. Thurkow;  Secretary, W. H. Richmond.

Vo  23_Grand  Ledge B. M. A.
N o   3 3 —C a r so n  C ity   B . J i. A .

No. «4-M o rley  B. M. A.

-  

No. 25—Palo B. M. A.  ~~ 

President. F. A. Hargrave; Secretary, 1.3. Jeffers.-------
— 
President. A. C. Batterlee:  Secretary. E. J. Clark.-------_

N o . 36—G r e e n v ille   1.1. M . A .

' 

No  27—I>orr B. M.  A.

President, E. S. Botsford; Secretary, L. N. Fisher.--------

President. A. J. Paddock;  Secretary, H. G. Dozer.--------

No. 38—Cheboygan B. M. A 
N o . 3 9 —F r e e p o r t  B . M . A .

President, Wm. Moore;  Secretary, A. J. Cheesehrough.

President, A. G. Avery;  Secretary, E. 3. Houghtaling. 

N o . 3 0 —O c e a n a  B . J I. A .

N o . 3 1 —C h a r lo t te  B .  M . A.

President, Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Fleury. 
" 
President, W. G. Barnes;  Secretary, J. B. Watson.

N o . 33—C o o p e r s v ille   B.JVI- A .

N o .  3 3 —C h a r le v o ix   B . M . A . 

President,  L.  D.  Bartholomew;  Secretary, R. W. Kane.

N o .  3 4 —S a r a n a c   B . M .  A .

President, H. T. Johnson;  Secretary, P. T. Williams.__

N o .  35—B e l la i r e   B . M . A .

President, H. M. Hemstreet; Secretary,C. E. Densmore.

President. O. F. Jackson;  Secretary, John  M. Everflen.

N o . 3 6 —I t h a c a   B .  M . A .

N o . 3 7 —B a t t le  C r e e k  B . M .  A . 

President,  Chas. F. Bock;  Secretary,  E.W . Moore.

N o . 3 8 —S c o t t v ille  B .  M,. A . 

President. H. E. Symons; Secretary, D. W. Higgins.

~

N o .  3 9  - B u r r  O a k   B . M . A .

President, W. S. Wilier; Secretary,  F. W. Sheldon.

N o . 4 0 —E a t o n  K a p id s   B .  M .  A . 

President, C. T. Hartson; Secretary, W ill Emmert.

N o . 4 1 —B r e c k e n r id g e   B .M . A . 
President, C. H. Howd;  Secretary, L. Waggoner.

N o .  4 3 —F r e m o n t  B . M . A .

President, Jos. Gerber;  Secretary  C. J. Rathbun. 3 - 

N o . 4 3 —T n s t in  B . M . A .

N o . 44—H e e d  C ity  B . M . A .

President, Frank J. Lalck;  Secretary, J. A. Llndstrom. 
~  
President, E.B. Martin; Secretary, W-. H. Smith.______
~ 
President, D. E. H&llenbeck; Secretary, 0 . A. Halladay.

N o . 4 5 —H o y t v i ll e   B .  M . A .

President, Wm. Hutchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.

N o . 4 6 —L e s lie  B . M . A .

N o .  4 7 —F l in t   M .  B .

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

N o . 4 8 —H u b b a r d s t o n   B . itt. A .

President, Boyd Redner; Secretary jW. J. Tabor.______
“  
President,  A.  Wenzell; Secretary, Frank Smith.

N o .  4 9 —L e r o y   B   J I.  A .

N o . 5 0 —M a n is t e e  B . M . A .

President, A. 0 . Wheeler; Secretary,C.  Orannis.______

N o . 5 1 —C e d a r   S p r in g s   B .  M .  A . 

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

N o . 5 3 —G ra n d  H a v e n  B . M . A .

President, A. S. Kedzie;  Secretary, F. D. Vos,_________

N o , 5 3 —B e l le v u e   B . M . A .

President, Frank Phelps;  Secretary, A. E.Fitzgerald.

President, Thomas B. Dutcher;  Secretary, C. B. Waller.

N o . 5 4 — D o u g la s  B .  M-. A .

N o .  5 5 —P e t e s k e y   B . M . A .

President, C. F. Hankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.

-  N o . 5 6 —B a n g o r   B .  M .  A .

President, N. W. Drake;  Secretary, Geo. Chapman.
" 
President, Wm. G. Tefft; Secretary. E. B. Lapham.

N o . 5 7 —R o c k f o r d   B . M . A .

N o . 5 8 —F i f e  h a k e  B . M . A .

President, L. S. Walter; Secretai3 ,G.S  Blakely.

N o . 5 9 —F e n n v i ll e  B . M . A . 

President F. S. Raymond:.Secretary, A. J. Capen.
N o . 6 0 —S o u th   B o a r d m a n   B . M . A . 
President, H. E. Hogan; Secretary, S. E. Neihardt.

N o .  6 1 —H a r t f o r d   B . 31. A . 

President, V. E. Manley; Secretary, I. B. Barnes.

N o . 6 3 — E a st S a g in a w  M . A . 

President, Jag. H  .Moore;  Secretary, C. W.  Mulholand.

N o .  6 3 —E v a r t   B . M . A .

President, C. V. Priest; Secretary, C. E. Bell.__________

N o , 6 4 — M e r r ill B . M . A .

President, C. W. Robertson; Secretary, Wm. Horte».

N o . 6 5 —K a lk a s k a  B . M . A . 
N o . 66—C a u sin g  B . M .  A .

President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, O. 8. Blom.______
President, Frank Wells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles._____

N o . 6 7 —W a t e r v lie t   B . M . A . 

President, W. L. Garrett; Secretary, F.  H.  Merrifleld.

President. H. H.  Pope;  Secretary, E. T. VanOstrand.

N o .  68—A ll e g a n  B . M . A . 

N o . 6 9 —S c o tts a n d   C lim a x  B . M . A . 
President, Lyman Clark; Secretary, F. 8. Willison.

N o .  7 0 —N a s h v i l le   B .  ill. A ,

President, Wm. Boston;  Secretary, Walter Webster.

President, M. Netzorg;  Secretary,  Geo. E- Clntterbnck.

N o .  7 1 —A s h l e y   B .  M .  A ,

N o .  7 3 —E d m o r e  B . M . A .
N o ,  7 3 —B e l d in g  B . M . A . 

President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. Webster.

N o . 7 4 —D a v is o n   M .  U . 

President, J.  F. Cartwright; Secretary. C. W. Hurd.

N o .  7 5 —T e c u m s e h   B .  M .  A . 

President, Oscar P. Bills ;  Secretary, F. Rosacra.ua.

N o .  7 6 —K a la m a z o o  B . M . A . 

President, S. 8. McCamly;  Secretary.  Chauncey Strong.

N o .  7 7 —S o u th   H a v e n   B .  M .  A . 

President, E. J. Lockwood; Secretary, Volney Ross.

N o . 7 8—C a le d o n ia   B .  M .  A . 

President, J. Q. Seibert;  Secretary, J. W. Saunders. 
N o .  7 9 —E a s t  J o r d a n  a n d   s o .  A r m   B .  M . A . 
President, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secretary, L. C. Madison. 
N o .  8 0 —B a y  C ity  a n d   W .  B a y   C ity   R . M , A . 
President,F. L. Harrison;  Secretary. Lee E. Joslyn.

N o . 8 3 —S h e r w o o d  B . M . A . 

N o .  8 1 —F l u s h in g   B .  M . A . 
No.  83—A lm a  B  M.  A. 

President. L. A. Vickery;  Secretary, A  E. Ransom.
President,B. 8. Webb;  Secretary, M. E  Pollasky.
President, L. P. Wilcox :  Secretary, W. R. Mandigo.
President, P. M. Angus; Secretary, D. W. Richardson.
President, J, M. Beeman;  Secretary, C. H. May._______
N o . 86—M U lb r o o k  a n d   B la n c h a r d   B . M .  A . 
President, T. W. Preston;  Secretary.  H.  P.  Blanchard.
N o .  8 7 —S h e p h e r d   B .  M .  A . 
President, H. D. Bent;  Secretary, A. W. Hurst.

N o . 8 4 —S t a n d is h   B . M . A . 

No. 85—Clio B. M. A.

A n n u a l  Meeting  of  the  Quincy Asso­

ciation.
Q u i n c y ,  Jan. 10, 1890. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman :
the following officers were elected : 

At our annual meeting, held on the 1st, 
President—Edson Blackman. 
Vice-President—T.  Rathbone. 
Secretary—W. H. Lockerby.
Treasurer—M.  S. Segur.
Yours truly,
W.  H.  L o c k e r b y ,  Sec’y.

“Holding Its  Own.”

Palo Correspondence Ionia Standard.
The Palo Business  Men’s  Association 
elected officers  for  the  present  year as 
follows :

President—F. A.  Hargrave.
Vice-President—C.  H.  Mandeville.
Secretary—I.  S. Jeffers.
Treasurer—C. L. Grace.
The Association appears  to be holding 
its own in spite of  the  many predictions 
to the  contrary,  and its  influence  seems 
to be felt, especially among the class that 
desire to live upon the hard  earnings  of 
others.

Sherwood in Good Shape.

From the Sherwood Press.
The  Sherwood  Business  Men’s  Asso­
ciation  assembled last  Tuesday eveuing 
at the home of  H.  Runyan.  The best of 
friendly feeling  has  existed between all 
of  the  members for  the  year  past and 
everyone  seemed  fully  satisfied  in  the 
good that  had  been  received in a social 
as  well as a business  way.  The  report 
for the  year  showed that there had been 
collected in  the  past  year  through  the 
collection department of the Association, 
the sum of  $278.86  in  doubtful,  execu­
tion-proof  accounts,  and all felt  that it 
had  amply  repaid  them.  All  are  for 
Sherwood’s  best  interests and feel  that 
united  we  can  help,  when  alone  we 
could not,  and  we go into the new  year 
with renewed  vigor  and friendly feeling 
toward  all.  Two  new  members  were 
admitted,  J.  F.  McIntyre  and  M.  E. 
Wattles and the following officers elected 
for the ensuing year:

President—L. P. Wilcox.
Vice-President—E. Gordon.
Secretary—W. R. Mandigo.
Treasurer—S. K. Thurston.
Executive Committee—S. Spurlock,  J. 

French,  M. E. Wattles.
Concerted  Action  to  Boom  Grand 
A member of  the*Traverse  City B. M. 

Traverse Region.

A. writes T h e   T r a d e s m a n   as follows:
The  Traverse  City B.  M.  A.  has  in 
prospect a project  of  some  dimensions, 
including a banquet  and  an  advertising 
scheme we are trying  to work in connec­
tion with the same.  We have a circular 
letter in the printer’s  hands,  but, as it is 
not  available,  will  say, briefly, that  the 
plan  contemplates  the  gathering  of  as 
many as possible  of  the  representatives 
of the various  interests  that  should  be 
keenly alive to and willing to aid  in  de­
veloping Northern Michigan.  We shall 
invite a representative from all transpor­
tation lines,  all  real estate  men,owners 
of  town  plats,  resort  associations, etc. 
If we can  secure  a  reasonable  attend­
ance, we  will  try  to  hold  a  meeting, 
either  before  or  after  the  banquet, to 
consider plans for  a  combined  push  in 
the interest of this entire  north country. 
We  propose to  undertake  a  combined, 
vigorous,  extensive  advertisement,  to 
which  every  interest  shall  contribute 
and be  represented in, something  in  the 
way that  Southern  California  has  been 
advertised, only not so rosy.  We  shall 
keep  within  speaking  distance  of  the 
truth,  at least, that people who might be 
attracted  by  the  advertisement  would 
not be as  bitterly disappointed  as  have 
some who  have  visited  Southern  Cali­
fornia. 
So far as we  have  written par­
ties regarding  this  plan, we  have  had 
favorable  replies,  and  all  concede  that 
the work is needed,  and  that  now is  the 
“accepted  time.”  The  success  of  not 
only the transportation  lines  but almost 
every other interest depends  on  the  de­
velopment of this  section,  and  it  seems 
hardly possible that they will  refuse  to 
consider the matter.
Annual Meeting of  the Muskegon As­

the general officers of  the  Association.
After the meeting  had  adjourned,  the 
Executive Board met and organized, with 
Jacob  Jesson  as  chairman  and  C.  L. 
Whitney as secretary.
The  following  standing  committees 
were then appointed :
Insurance—M. C.  Kelley,  R.  S. Miner, 
J. D. Vander  Werp.
City  Improvements—Dr.  C.  P.  Donel­
son, Max Lange, J. A.  Miller.
Manufacturers—P.  J.  Connell,  S.  H. 
Stevens,  J.  Castenholtz.
Trade  Interests — N.  B.  Lawson,  A. 
Towl,  M. Duquette.
Transportation  and  Harbor  —  Wm. 
Peer,  W.  H. Barney, W.  1. McKenzie.

Good Report from  Owosso.

One of the most  faithful secretaries in 
the State is  S.  Lamfrom, of  the  Owosso 
B.  M. A.  At the last meeting of that or­
ganization—the third  anniversary of  its 
birth—Mr. Lamfrom made his annual re­
port, as follows;
Our organization at  this,  our third an­
niversary,  is  constituted of seventy-nine 
members—seventy-seven active  and  two 
honorary.  The number of new members 
added since  our  last  annual  meeting is 
seventeen, and the number of withdrawals 
since  that  time  by  reason  of  business 
changes is  ten.  The  number  dropped 
for non-payment of dues is three.  Num­
ber of deaths, one.  Total number  of de­
crease,  fifteen,  which  still  brings  our 
membership a gain of  two  for  the  year 
ending  December  31.  The  number  of 
delinquents  reported  during the year  is 
217;  eighty-six of them paid or made sat­
isfactory arrangements,  and  131 went  on 
the delinquent list.  Our receipts  during 
the year for membership  fees  and  dues 
have been $181.97, leaving a balance still 
on hand of $59.87.
The  number of  meetings  held  during 
the  year was  nine—eight  being  regular 
and one  special  meeting.  Although the 
attendance at our meetings  has  not been 
as satisfactory as could be desired during 
the past  year, yet the Association in gen­
eral has worked  with a will  and  energy 
for  the  improvement of  our  prosperous 
city  and  for  the  welfare of  its inhabit­
ants.  Our  business  men  do not seem to 
realize  the  important work to be accom­
plished.  . However, there  is  not a single 
member  in  active  business  that  would 
wish to drop out of  our  ranks, but  they 
all cheerfully pay their dues and seem to 
be well pleased with  the  results  accom­
plished,  and  as  we  have  now  a  much 
pleasanter and more cheerful hall to hold 
our meetings in,  I trust the members will 
appreciate it, and will  manifest their ap­
preciation  by  a  prompt  attendance 'at 
our regular  meetings, which  will have a 
tendency to inspire the officers  with  en­
ergy and the accomplishment of good and 
satisfactory results.
We  have  succeeded  in  laboring  har­
moniously with  our  City Council and by 
it have  accomplished extensive  improve­
ments.  Our wagon  roads have  been ma­
terially improved,  and  our  efforts to ob­
tain  additional  railroad  communication 
and  concessions  in  freight  rates  have 
been  satisfactorily rewarded.  Our man­
ufactories have  been  generally enlarged 
and improved, so as to employ more help, 
and are in a healthy and prosperous con­
dition.
The  Blue Letter and  Association sheet 
have  not  been  used quite so extensively 
as the previous  year,  but  those members 
who have  made use of  them  report good 
and satisfactory results.
The credit business in our city is stead­
ily decreasing,  our customers using more 
caution  in  asking  it  for fear of  the de­
linquent list, and the merchant, with the 
strong competition now in the field, being 
compelled  to  sell  goods  at  very  close 
margins, has come to the conclusion  that 
to  be  better  able  to  meet said require­
ments he must sell goods for spot cash.
Our  closing  system  has proved a suc­
cess,  the members cheerfully conforming 
to the  rules  adopted by the Association.
We are  looked  upon by our citizens as 
an organization  of  power  and  strength. 
Now, let  us  make  our  utmost endeavor 
not to betray their confidence;  let us con­
tinue  our  labors  with  energy and exer­
tion to advance the  business  interests of 
our city and continue to crown our efforts 
with prosperity and success.

sociation.
From the Muskegon News, Jan. 9.
The annual meeting of  the  Muskegon 
Business Men’s Association was held last 
evening, with Vice-President  Connell  in 
the chair.
The annual  report  of  Secretary C.  L. 
Whitney was very comprehensive and in­
It showed that  on-January 1, 
teresting. 
1889, there were 168 members belonging. 
The increase for the  year was  fourteen, 
or a total  membership of  182.  During 
the  year  fifteen  have  withdrawn,  ten 
have ipft the city,  and  eleven have  been 
dropped for  non-payment of  dues, leav­
ing the membership at date 146.  “This,” 
says the  Secretary,  “leaves  the  Muske­
gon still  the  largest  association  in  the 
State.”  The receipts of the Association 
for the year have been  $194, and the dis 
bursements  $217.21.  The  report  also 
went exhaustively into the system of col­
lections  used  by the  Association, point­
ing out what  it  had  done, and  in what 
manner it could be made  more  effective. 
The report  declared  that  a  larger  per­
centage of  the debts  had been  collected 
than could have been  done  in  any other 
way.  There are debts of the Association 
outstanding to the  amount  of  $114, and 
unpaid  dues  to  the  amount  of  $157, 
which may be counted as available.  The 
dues for the quarter of  April 1, 1890, are 
also due, amounting to $70.  The report 
concludes with the statement  that  there 
is a field  in  Muskegon  for  this Associa 
tion to work  in,  and  “that  the  prospects 
for the coming year are good.
The report of Treasurer Jesson showed 
a balance in  the  treasury of  ninety-nine 
cents.
President  Miller  being  absent,  there 
was no report from that officer.
A  communication  from  the  National 
Board of  Trade,  asking  the  Association 
to send delegates to a convention of com­
mercial bodies, to be held  February 6, at 
Washington,  was  read  and  placed  on 
file.
The election of  officers for the ensuing 
year resulted as follows :
President—Jacob Jesson.
Vice-President—P. J. Connell.
Secretary—C. L. Whitney.
Treasurer—A. Towl.
Executive  Committee—M.  C.  Kelley, 
Dr. C. P. Donelson,  N.  B.  Lawson,  and

“Been of Considerable  Benefit.” 
Go b le v il l e ,  Jan.  10, 1890. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman :
The annual meeting  of  the Gobleville 
B. M. A., which  was held on Friday eve­
ning,  showed  that  the  Association  had 
been  of  considerable benefit to the busi­
ness men  of  the  village,  and it was de­
termined  to  coutinue  the  organization 
another  year.  The  following  officers 
were re-elected:

President—A. U. Myers. 
Vice-President—J.  H. Darling. 
Secretary—A. B. Clark.
Treasurer—W. S. Crosby.
Yours truly,

A. B. Cl a r k ,  Sec’y.

Association Notes.

Manistee Times:  “The  meeting of  the  Manis­
tee Business  Men’s  Association,  Monday even­
ing, for the  purpose of  electing  officers  for the 
ensuing year, was adjourned until next Monday 
evening, for want of a quorum.  It is hoped that 
the next meeting will be largely attended.  This 
organization should be maintained,  and the only 
way to make  its  meetings  interesting is for the 
members to attend them.  Nothing is  more  dis­
gusting to the officers of  an  association  than to 
hold  meetings  with  no  members  present.  Let 
the members attend the meetings, and make this 
Association a power for good in Manistee.”

The Echo  is  the weekly edition of the 
Detroit Evening News, and  is  an  eight- 
page, fifty-six-column paper.  The latest 
and best news is carefully condensed and 
given at a Very cheap rate. 
It is  consid­
ered one of  the very best  family papers 
in the country, containing  good and new 
stories by the most  popular authors,  and 
articles from the pens of  the best-known 
writers in  this  and  other  lands.  The 
Michigan edition of  the  Echo  gives  the 
news of the State in a concise  and  pithy 
form, over  a whole page  being  devoted 
to it each week. 
It also furnishes a com­
plete market report, carefully edited and 
always  reliable.  During  the  present 
year the paper will be  enlarged  and  im­
proved;  in fact, no pains will be  spared 
to make it the cheapest  and  best weekly 
family  paper  published  in  the  West. 
The  Echo will be sent to any address  at 
$1 per year;  special rates made for clubs. 
Send for a sample copy.

Wool,  Hides,  Pelts  and Furs.

The  sales  of wool were  light,  being 
first week of the year,  with  cloth market 
unsatisfactory, owing  to sickness among i 
manufacturers and  employes, discussion 
of the wool  tariff, etc. 
Fleece  wool  is 
still firmly held, and  grades  of combing j 
that will  take  the  place  of  foreign are 
eagerly  sought  after  and  sell  at  full 
price,  while the  heavy, inferior territory 
wools are neglected.

Hides  are weak,  with  light  demand 
even at the  reduced  price, being  lower 
in price now than  ever  sold  before  in 
this  country, and  hide  dealers  predict 
still  lower  prices;  hence,  America  is 
giving us large  quantities  of  dry stock, 
and exporters are buying  green  for  for­
eign  market, which  has  a  tendency to 
change values on grades  and keep prices 
firm.

Tallow is weak  and  %  to  %c  lower, 
with  large  accumulations.  A  shrink­
age in value is still looked for.

The season is lost for  the  home  trade 
in furs,  and np  amount  of  cold weather 
will now materially affect it.  There are 
large stocks  unsold,  and  no  one wants 
new skins  to  make  up. 
Prices  of  the 
future will be governed  entirely by Lon­
don sales this month  and  Leipsic  sales 
in February.  Prices must go lower.

The  P.  of I.  Dealers.

E. P. Shankweiler & Co., Mrs. Turk.

The following are the P.  of  I.  dealers 
who had not cancelled  their  contracts at 
last accounts:
Adrian—Powers  &  Burnham,  Anton 
Wehle,  L. T.  Lochner.
Almont—Colerick & Martin.
Altona—Eli Lyons.
Assyria—J. W. Abbey.
Belding—L. S.  Roell.
Big Rapids—W. A. Verity, A. V. Young, 
Blanchard—L. A.  Wait.
Blissfield—Jas. Gauntlett,  Jr.
Brice—J.  B. Gardner.
Burnside—Jno. G. Bruce  & Son.
Big Rapids—J. K.  Sharpe.
Capac—H. C. Sigel.
Carson City—A. B.  Loomis,  A. Y. Ses­
sions.
Casnovia—Ed. Hayward, John  E. Par- 
cell.
Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A. 
Fish.
Charlotte—John  J. Richardson,  Daron 
& Smith, J. Andrews,  C.  P. Lock, F. H. 
Goodby.

nings.

Ketchum.
Jas. Croskery.

Chester—P.  C. Smith.
Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodsell.
Clio—Nixon &  Hubbell.
Conklin—Wilson  McWilliams.
Coral—J. S. Newell & Co.
East Saginaw—John P. Derby.
Eaton Rapids—Knapp & Rich.
Evart—Mark Ardis,  E.  F.  Shaw,  Stev­
ens &  Farrar, John C.  Devitt.
Fenwick—Thompson Bros.
Flint—John B. Wilson.
Flushing—Sweet Bros. & Clark.
Fremont—Boone  &  Pearson,  J.  B. 
Gladwin—John Graham, J. D. Sanford, 
Gowan—Rasmus Neilson.
Grand Ledge—A. J.  Halsted & Son.
Grand Rapids—Joseph  Berles, A. Wil- 
zinski, Brown & Sehler.
Hersey—John Finkbeiner.
Hesperia—B.  Cohen.
Howard City—Henry  Henkel,  Herold 
Hubbardston—M. Cahalen.
Imlay City—Cohn Bros.
Jackson—Hall & Rowan.
Kalamo—L. R. Cessna.
Kent  City—M.  L. Whitney.
Lake Odessa—Christian  Haller  &  Co.
Lakeview—H. C. Thompson.
Lapeer—C.  Tuttle & Son,  W.  H.  Jen­
Lowell—Patrick Kelly.
McBride’s—J. McCrae.
Maple Rapids—L.  S. Aldrich.
Marshall—W. E. Bosley, S. V. R. Lep- 
per & Son, Jno. Butler.  Richard  Butler, 
John Fletcher.

Bros., E. C. Pelton.

& Son, F. H. Cowles.
H. Wright & Co.
Lee.

Mecosta—Parks  Bros.
Milan—C. C.  (Mrs. H. S.) Knight.
Millbrook—T.  O.  (or J. W.) Pattison.
Millington—Chas.  H.  Valentine.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Mt.  Morris—H. E. Lamb,  J.  Vermett 
Mt. Pleasant—Thos.  McNamara,  Geo. 
Nashville—Powers & Stringham, H. M. 
North Dorr—John Homrich.
Ogden—A. J. Pence.
Olivet—F. H. Gage.
Onondaga—John Sillik.
Reed City—J. M. Cadzow.
Remus—C. V. Hane.
Richmond—Knight & Cudworth.
Riverdale—J. B. Adams.
Rockford—B. A. Fish.
Sand  Lake—Brayman  &  Blanchard, 
Frank E. Shattuck & Co.
Shepherd—H.  O. Bigelow.
Sparta—Dole &  Haynes, Frank Heath.
Springport—Powers & Johnson.
Stanton—Fairbanks &  Co., Sterling  & 
Stan wood—F. M. Carpenter.
Trufant—I. Terwilliger.
Vassar—McHose & Gage.
Wheeler—Louise  (Mrs.  A.)  Johnson, 
White Cloud—J.  C. Townsend,  N.  W. 
Williamston—Thos. Horton.

H.  C.  Breckenridge.
Wiley.

Co.

Niagara Falls in Art.

The  Michigan  Central,  “The  Niagara 
Falls Route,” has published  a  remarka­
bly fine reproduction of  Graham’s water- 
, color of Niagara Falls.  A limited num- 
j her  will be furnished the  public at  fifty 
cents each, which is much less than their 
commercial  or  artistic  value,  but  not 
more than two copies will  be sent to any 
one address.  Send postal  note or money 
order for  the  amount to  O.  W. Ruggles, 
General  Passenger  and  Ticket  Agent, 
Chicago, 111.

A Nice Taste.

“Here’s a Connecticut  man  just  died. 
Papa says he  smoked  more  herrings  in 
a year than any ten  other  men  in  New 
England.”
“Preferred the herrings to Connecticut 
cigars, I  suppose?”

W e   en d eavor  to  carry  

assortm en t.

a  full

F o ster,  S te v e n s   & Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St., 

33, 35, 37, 39 and 41 Louis St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

M A . D D W J L R B .

P r ic e s   C u rren t.

AXES.

T hese  p rices  are  fo r cash  buyers,  w ho 
pay prom ptly  and  buy in   fu ll  packages.
dlS.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

60
Ives’, old style  ............................................. 
60
Snell’s............................................................. 
Cook’s ............................................................. 
40
25
Jennings’, genuine........................................ 
Jennings’,  Imitation.....................................50&10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................8 7 00
D.  B. Bronze...........................   11  00
S. B. S. Steel................... 
  8 50
D. B. Steel................................  13  00
dlS.
8 14 00
Railroad................................................. 
Garden................................. .................. net  30 00
dis.

BARROWS. 

bolts. 

Stove............................................................... 50&10
Carriage new list........................................... 
75
Plow.  ............................................................. 40&10
70
Sleigh shoe..................................................... 

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BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST. 

BLOCKS.
CRADLES.
CROW BARS.

Well,  plain.................................................... 8 3 50
Well, swivel........................................................  4 00
diS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................................70&
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint...............60&10
Wrought Loose Pin........................................ 60&10
Wrought Table...............................................60&10
Wrought Inside Blind................................... 60&10
Wrought Brass..............................................  
75
Blind,  Clark’s ............................................70&10
Blind,  Parker’s.......................................... 7Q&10
Blind, Shepard’s — ................................. 
70
Ordinary Tackle, list  April 17, ’85...............  
40
Grain......................................................  dis. 50&02
Cast Steel...............................................per lb  454
Ely’s 1-10......................... .................... perm  
65
60
Hick’s  C. F ........................................... 
G. D ......................................................  
35
“ 
Musket.................................................  
60
“ 
50
Rim Fire, U. M. C. & Winchester new list.. 
Rim Fire, United States.........................dis. 
50
Central  Fire.........   ................................dis. 
25
Socket Firm er................................................ 70&10
Socket Framing.............................................. 70&10
SocketComer..................................................TO&10
Socket Slicks..................................................TO&10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................. 
40
Curry,  Lawrence’s ...................................  
Hotchkiss......................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross.............. 12@1254 dis. 10
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
28
26
14x52,14x56,14x60 ........................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60........................ 
25
Cold Rolled, 14x48.........................................  
25
Bottoms............... 
27
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks...................................  
Paper and straight Shank............................. 
Morse’s Taper Shank..................................... 

CHALK.
COFPEB.

 
D HILLS. 

CARTRIDGES.

chisels. 

combs. 

dis.
40

dlS.
40

40
40

dis.

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A)HIPPING PANS.

 

ELBOWS.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Small sizes, ser pound.................................  
07
Large sizes, per  pound........................ 
  6M
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................ doz. net 
75
Corrugated.......................................dis. 20&10&10
Adjustable............................................. dis.  40&10
dlS.
Clark’s, small, 818; large, 826........................ 
30
Ives’, 1,818; 2, 824 ;  3, 839 ............................. 
25
dis.
Disston’s ........................................................ 6O&10
New  American......................................... 60&10
Nicholson’s ................................................... 60&10
Heller’s .........................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps..................................... 
50
28
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  %  and  26;  27 
List 
15 
18

GALVANIZED IRON

files—New List. 

12 

14 

Discount, S0&10

13 
GAUGES. 
HAMMERS.

dis.
50

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s.................. 
Maydole  & Co.’s ................................................dis. 25
Kip’s ............................................................. ~..dls. 25
Yerkes & Plumb’s..............................................dis. 40&10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....................... 80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand— 30c 40&10 
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ................................ dis.60&10
State............................................ per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 454  14  and
Screw Hook and Eye, 54................................... net 10

longer....................................................   354
“ 
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« 

“  %........................... net  854
X ..........................net  754
“ 
* ........................... net  754
“ 

HINGES.

“ 
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MOLASSES GATES. 

Stebbin’s Pattern........................................... 60*10
Stehhin’s Genuine..........................................69*10
Enterprise, self-measuring........................... 
25

dlS.

NAILS
Advance above 12d nails.

FENCE  AND  BRADS.

50d to 60d.......................................................  
25
lOd..................................................................  
10
8d and 9d.......................................................  
26
40
6d and 7d.......................................................  
60
4d and 5d........................................................ 
3d....................................................................  1  00
2d..................  
150
1  00
1  50
2 00

f in e  b l u e d .

 

 

CASETNG AND BOX.

12d to 30d
lOd...........
8d to 9d 
6d to 7d... 
4d to 5d... 
3d.............
%  inch...

COMMON BARBEL.
.................................................   2 25

•  CLINCH.

1*4 and  1J£ inch..............................................   1
2 and  2
 
“ 
244 and 2=S£  “ 
 
3 inch.............................................................. 
314 and 444  inch............................................  

 
 

Each half keg 10 cents extra.

85
75

PLANES. 

dlS.

ROPES.

PANS.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..................................40@10
Sciota  Bench.................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy..........................40@10
Bench, first quality.......................................   @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood........... 20*10
Fry,  Acme..............................................dis. 
60
TO
Common,  polished................................. dis. 
Iron and  Tinned........................................... 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs................................ 
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.

rivets. 

Broken packs 44c per pound extra.

dis.

dlS.

SQUARES. 

sheet iron.

Sisal, 44 inch and larger..............................   1144
Manilla  .........................................................  1344
Steel and Iron...............................................  
75
60
Try and Bevels.............................................. 
20
M itre.............................................................. 
Com.  Smooth.  Com.

3 45
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14...................................... 84 20 
Nos. 15 to  17 ....................................   4 20 
Nos.  18 to 21......................................  420 
Nos. 22 to 24 .......................................  4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26 .......................................  4 40 
No. 27 .................................................  4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86.. 
Silver Lake, White A .............................. list 
Drab A.................................   “ 
White  B...............................  “ 
Drab B..................................   “ 
White C.................................  “ 

.............. dis. 40*10
50
55
50
55
35

SASH COBD.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

320

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

83 10
3 10
3 25
3 35

dis.

dis.

saws. 

wire. 

traps. 

Solid Eyes..............................................per ton 825
H and.........................................25@25&5
“ 
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cats, per foot,__  TO
50
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  SO1
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot.............................................. 
28
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................ 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __ 
TO
Hotchkiss’...................................................... 
70
P. S. & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  ................................... 
70
Mouse,  choker.....................................18c per doz.
Mouse, delusion................................81.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market...............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................   70
Coppered Market..........................................*  60
Tinned Market..............................................  6244
Coppered  Spring  Steel.................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...........................  4 00
painted................................  3 40
wire goods. 
Bright............................ 
70*10*10
Screw  Eyes...............................  
70*10*10
Hook’s ......................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes.............................. 70*10*10
WRENCHES. 
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine.....................  
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,.....................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................75*10
50
Bird Cages........................ 
 
Pumps, Cistern.........................................  
75
50
Screws, New List........................................... 
Casters, Bed  and  Plate........................... 50*10*10
Dampers, American...................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.................. 66

MISCELLANEOUS. 

dlS.

dis.

dig.

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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James................. 1  50] Steamboat................  40
Crowely’s................1  35 Gold  Eyed.................... 1 50
Marshall’s .............. 1 00|

TABLE  OIL ¿¡LOTH.
“ 

5—4....2 25  6—4...3 2515-4....1  95  6—4...2 95 

“ ....2  10 
C r o c k e r y   & G la s s w a r e

...3 10|

6 doz. in box.

LAMP  BUBNEBS.

No. OSnn...........................................................  45
No. 1  “  ...........................................................  48
No. 2  “  ...........................................................   70
Tubular........................................ 
75

 
l a m p  c h im n e y s.—Per box.

 

Pearl top.

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun.....................................  ..................  1  85
No. 1  “  ...........................................................2  00
No. 2  “  ...........................................................3  00
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.......................................2  25
No. 1  “ 
“  ........................................2 40
No. 2  “ 
“  ........................................3 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top.......................................2  60
“  ........................................2 80
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
“ ' ...................................... 3  80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled................. .3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
................... 4 TO
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.....................4 70
NaVsun^lain bulb, per doz....................1 25
J “
No.2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz........................................1  35
No. 2  “ 
160
Butter Crocks, per gal...................................  0654
Jugs, 54 gaL. per doz................................. 

ra
.....................................  90
....................................1 8 0
Milk Pans, 54 gal*, per doz.  (glazed 66c) —   65 
“ 
“  90c).  ..  7&

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STONEWARE—AKRON.

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METALS.
PIG TIN.

 

 

25

dlS.

HANGERS. 

HORSE NAILS.

HOLLOW WARE

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Strap and T ........................................................ dis. 70
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track— 50&10
Champion,  anti-friction..............................  60&10
40
Kidder, wood track ......................................  
Pots................................................................. 
60
Kettles............................................................  
60
60
Spiders.............................  
Gray enameled...............................................40&10
Stamped  TinW are......................... new list 70&10
Japanned Tin Ware................................. 
Granite Iron W are......................new list3354&10
Au Sable................................dis. 25&10@25&10&05
Putnam...........................................  
dis.  05
Northwestern.................................  
dis. 10&10
knobs—New List. 
dis.
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings..................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.................. 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..............  
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings.........................  
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.............. 
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t .........  
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ............................ . 
Branford’s ............................................... 
Norwalk’s ...........................................  
 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .........................   —  TO
Adze Eye.......................................... 116.00, dis. 60
Hunt Eye..........................................815.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s .  ...................... ............. 818.50, dis. 20*10.
dlS.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled................. 
50
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .............t ..................... 
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  MaUeables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Clark’s............  
“  Enterprise.................................... 

LEVELS. 
MATTOCKS.

MAULS. 
mills. 

locks—door. 

55
 
dlS.

55
55
55

70
dis.

40
40

40
25

7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large........... :......................................... 
Pig Bars......................................................... 
Duty:  Sheet, 244c per pound.
680 pound  casks............................................   644
Per pound...................................................... 
44@i4.................................................................... 16
Extra W iping................................................... 1344
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson................... .....................per  pound  16
Hallett’s........................................ 
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal.........................................8 6 60
6 60
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8 36
14x20 IX, 
8 35

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

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TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
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10x1410,  Charcoal........................................8 0 00
6 00
14x20IC, 
10x14 IX, 
7  50
14x20 IX, 
7  50

Each additional X on this grade 81.50.

 
 
 

 

ROOFING PLATES

“ 
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“ 
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“ 

“  Worcester.................................  6 00
“ 
...........................  7  80
..........................  18 80
“ 
“  Allaway  Grade...................  5 25
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 10, 
14x2010, 
14x20 rx, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX......................................................... «3
14x31  IX............................................................... 14 80
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1 
14x601x1  “ 

ou
¡-per pound....  »44

“  9 

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6 75
11 00
14 00

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY  15,  1890.

The  appointment  of  Chas.  Buncher, 
of Detroit, to succeed himself  as a mem­
ber of the Insurance  Policy Commission, 
will be very generally commended by the 
business men of the State.  Mr. Buncher 
rendered the insuring  public an invalua­
ble service in the  adoption of a standard 
form of insurance policy, and his contin­
uance on the  Commission  is  a  graceful 
recognition of his efforts at that time.

former  bent. 

Some one once remarked that “the mills 
of the gods grind  slowly but  they grind 
exceedingly  fine,”  and  the  Patrons  of 
Industry  are  beginning  to  realize  the 
truth of  the  aphorism.  The  channels 
of trade may be diverted from their orig­
inal courses for a time,  but just  as  sure 
as water seeks its own level, just so sure 
will the  old  channels  be  resumed  and 
trade  follow  its 
T h e 
T ra d esm a n is  not  arguing  that what­
ever is, is right—far from it T 
It firmly 
believes  that  there  are  wrongs  to  be 
righted,  and plenty of  them; 
that there 
are abuses in  trade which  ought  to  be 
eradicated, root  and  branch;  but  such 
reforms are not brought about in  a  day 
nor are the crusades which end in victory 
begun  by irresponsible  and  avaricious 
schemers.  A  project  born  in  iniquity 
and encouraged by the ignorant  and  de 
based—even though the rank  and  file  is 
composed of honest people—may flourish 
for a time,  but its career will be meteoric 
and without beneficial  results to anyone. 
This is  the  reason why the  Patrons  of 
Industry are vanishing faster  than  x 
recruits are coming into  the field, giving 
ground for the belief that one year hence 
the organization will be numbered among 
the things that were.

An Insurance  Question.

From the Shoe and Leather Gazette.
In the adjustment of a loss caused by 
recent fire  in  St. Louis,  a  serious  ques 
tion presented itself, and it is  of  so  im 
portant  a character  that  every business 
man has a personal interest  in  its  solu 
tion.
One of  the bumed-out  establishments 
saved its books, but lost its bills  and in 
voices, and when a claim  for  the  insur 
ance was made, the  agent  of  the  com 
pany demanded the showing of  the  bills 
to prove the value of  the  goods and ma­
chinery that had  been  burned, notwith 
standing  the  fact  that  in  placing 
surance upon  the  property he  had  ac 
cepted  its valuation  at  a  time when, 
he had so desired, he could have seen the 
bills and invoices on file in  the  office  of 
the establishment.  That was the proper 
time for  an  inspection  of  the  property 
upon which the  risk was  to  be  taken 
It is a grievous wrong, after an untimely 
fire has  extended  to  and  consumed 
man’s property,  to  require  the  insured 
to  furnish  proofs  that  were  not  pre 
viously deemed necessary, and also throw 
upon the unfortunate victim  the  burden 
of proof  at  the very time when, through 
the occurrence of  the  ever-possible  fire 
that he  had  insured  against, it  may be 
absolutely impossible  to  secure  the  re­
quired proofs.
There should be  a  law compelling  in­
surance companies  to  inspect  the  prop­
erty at the time the insurance  is  placed, 
and the valuation  fixed  at  that  period 
ought to be  accepted  by the  company if 
it afterwards becomes  necessary through 
the total destruction of  such property to 
adjust  the  loss;  unless,  of  course, the 
company had  positive  evidence  to war­
rant it in  the  belief  that  some  of  the 
pioperty had been disposed  of 'since  the 
issuance of the  policy.  Without this, or 
some other  safeguard, no  business  man 
has  any  guarantee  that  his  insurance 
will be paid  to  him  promptly and with­
out recourse to the courts;  while, on the 
other hand, the delay may cause his com­
plete ruin financially.
too 
much caution in insuring their property, 
and it will be  a  small  but very wise  in­
vestment if every merchant has a compe­
tent attorney inspect his  insurance  pol­
icy before he accepts  it.

Business  men  cannot  exercise 

Another New Ism.

Antipyrinism  is  the  name  of  a new 
malady  caused by the abuse of the latest 
fashionable drug,  antipyrine. 
In a  lect­
ure delivered  just  before  Christmas  at 
the  Sorbonne, the  university  of  Paris, 
Dr. P. Regnard,  who is one  of  the  most 
eminent medical  authorities  in  France, 
uttered an emphatic warning against the 
abuse of  antipyrine. 
It is well known 
that excessive smoking  produces narcot­
ism;  the abuse  of  alcohol  gives  rise to 
alcoholism,  and  that  of  morphine  to 
morphinism. 
In the same way, the inju­
dicious use of cocaine  is followed by co- 
cainism, and there are at the present mo­
ment a number of patients  in  the  Paris 
hospitals under treatment for  this  mala­
dy.  With regard to antipyrine. Dr. Reg­
nard admits that it does wonders in cases 
of  great  nervousness,  and  that  it  is 
praised by the  patients.  But he  points 
out that in disturbing and  arresting  the 
natural action of the  nerves  by a  chem­
ical substance, although  that action may 
be  accompanied  by very great  pain, the 
penalty for such  intemperance will have 
to be  paid  sooner  or  later.  And  the 
penalty in  question  is  a  horrible  one, 
for  among  the numerous evils  to which 
the excessive use of antipyrine gives rise 
are epileptic fits.

encies Likely to  Bring  Success.

Some of the Prevailing Business Tend­

HOW  FORTUNES  ARE  MADE.

Erastas Wim&n in the New York Tribune.
Why do men  succeed in business,  and 
why do men  fail,  with the  equal  advan­
tage  of  being  bom  poor?  He  would 
needs be  a  wise  man  who  could  satis­
factorily  answer  this  question. 
The 
longer one lives and the  greater  the  op­
portunity  to  study  the  problems 
that 
surround  us,  the  more  difficult  does it 
appear to  be  to  solve  questions  appar­
ently So simply as this.  , In this  country 
of  abundant  opportunity, the chance  of 
success for a business  man  would  seem 
to be so great  that failure  is  almost  in­
excusable.  Yet the  percentage  of  fail­
ures  to  that  of  success  in  a  series  of 
ears  is  always  surprisingly large,  and 
it is a most natural  and  interesting sub­
ject of inquiry why it should be so.  The 
ordinary estimate  of  what real business 
would  make it appear  to  consist  al­
most  solely  in  supplying  each  other’s 
wants.  The vast aggregation  of  people 
in the civilized  world  would  seem to be 
either producing,  handling, buying, sell­
ing,  paying,  distributing,  or  in  some 
other  sense  employed in  the  supplying 
of  some want in the human family, each 
thus employed  being  at  the  same  time 
the recipient  of  a  like service from  his 
fellow beings.
The  sagacity would  seem to be  of  an 
ordinary  character  that  would  enable 
one to buy cheap on the one  hand and to 
sell  dear  on  the  other,  and to have be­
tween these  two  essential  operations of 
trade a margin sufficient to yield a living 
and  an  eventual  competence.  Now, 
when it is realized that  the  world  is  as 
old as it is,  and when the sciences of  the 
rocks and the stars  have reached a point 
so marvelous  and  so  accurate  as to tell 
long ages and  vast distances to a precise 
point, is it not  singular,  in  this  age  of 
figures, that  the  art  has  not  been  dis­
covered  by  which  the  wants  of 
the 
human family could be measured?  Why 
should  disaster  and  loss  and failure be 
constantly met  with  in  this  attempt to 
supply  these  wants?  Why should  not 
the sources of  supply be so perfectly .un­
derstood,  or  regulated  so  precisely  to 
suit the  demand, that  the excess  would 
never be created  by which  profit  would 
be destroyed, or loss incurred?  It would 
seem as if  a period  had  arrived  in  the 
education of  the  human race  when  the 
class to whom  had  been  committed,  by 
the law of  natural selection, the duty of 
transferring  merchandise  and  money 
from  one  hand  to  another,  would  so 
thoroughly  fathom  all  the  possibilities 
that profit  would  be  certain and failure 
impossible.
But  such is not  the  case.  The  vast 
commerce of  the  world seems  to  be  an 
utterly unregulated  quantity.  Competi­
tion is the most potent force of the hour. 
Whether it is trading  muskrat  skins for 
food in a remote settlement, or obtaining 
on credit  a  year’s  supply for a farmer’s 
family from  the  country store;  whether 
it is the  millions  of  annual  sales  in  a 
jobbing house in New  York or  Chicago, 
or  the  building  of  a  thousand miles of 
railroad;  whether  it  is  the  importation 
from  foreign  lands  of  cargoes  for  the 
supply of  known wants, or  the baseless 
operations in options or futures in purely 
speculative  markets — all  these  opera­
tions,  little or big,  are in direct competi­
tion, one with another,  without organiza­
tion, without accuracy of  knowledge and 
without  certainty of  profit  in  the  long 
run.  True,  distinctive  transactions are 
consummated with a knowledge of prices 
—oftentimes  with an accurate  acquaint­
ance with the extent  of  the  supply and 
the" probability of  demand, and  if  there 
was  nothing  to  consider  but  the act of 
buying at one  price  and  selling  at  an­
other, the business  of  the trader  would 
not be so complex  as to involve  disaster 
and loss.  Yet  simple  as  exchange  and 
barter seems to be, the laws  which regu­
late it, the circumstances which surround 
it, and the difficulties  which stand-in the 
way of universal success, make the really 
successful business man  as  rare  as  the 
great scholar,  the  astute  statesman,  or 
the most ingenious inventor.
It is true that the growth of wealth,  so 
marked  on  this  continent, finds  its  ex­
emplification in the growth of  individual 
fortunes.  But  it  by no  means follows 
that this  rapidity of  accumulation is the 
result  of  individual  shrewdness, or the 
display  of  a  higher  form  of  business 
sagacity than  ordinarily prevails.  Some 
men  are  born  under  conditions  that 
highly favor fortune;  some  seem  almost 
to be born lucky.  Not a few of the great 
fortunes  of  the day have come  to  their 
possessors in spite  of  themselves;  some 
are the result of a direct violation of  the 
presumed  correct  laws  of  commerce, 
while others  have followed from  the  ir­
resistible development  in  the  resources 
of the country; others from the invention 
of  a  useful device, and still others from 
a  policy of  the  Government  which  en­
forces a system  of  taxation by which, at 
the expense of  many,  a great  advantage 
is conferred upon a few. 
It will thus be 
seen that to define  why men  succeed  in 
business  is in a certain  sense  to  define 
the circumstances in  which  their  lot  is 
cast, and  the favorable  or  adverse  con­
ditions that  surround  them.  The  task 
to  set forth  the  reasons for  success 
individual  cases is all the more difficult, 
when it is often  discovered  that the rich 
men of many localities are  not  the  able 
men;  that  the  industrious,  frugal  and 
energetic  men  are  not  always the most 
blessed with this world’s goods;  but that 
the least  likely, the  least  enterprising 
the  least far-seeing,  are  apparently the 
most  successful.  This  circumstance, 
that it is often the stupidest  that are the 
richest,  adds  interest to the constant in 
quiry—What are the elements of success?
Perhaps it will  always  be  found  that 
some great  principle  underlies  all  sue 
cessful  careers,  whether  success  be 
achieved by real ability or  stumbled into 
by stupidity. 
Some  may say, and with 
truth, that  the  man who  keeps  near  to 
the shore  has  his  affairs well  in  hand 
seldom owes  much, never  embarks  into 
an enterprise without counting its cost 
that he who observes these  simple  rules 
lays broad  the  foundations  of  success. 
But when  the  youth  looks  abroad  and 
singles out  the  great  fortunes  that  im 
press  the world, he will  find  that  these 
have been created by a policy widely dif­
ferent from this  narrow one.  He proba 
bly thinks  that  if  he  can  discover  the 
key by which  Jthe  door was  opened  for 
the happy possessors of  these vast  accu­
mulations,  he, too, may  follow  in  their

steps.  But  he will  find  that each age, 
nay,  almost  each  generation,  furnishes 
conditions and maxims peculiar to itself. 
With  the introduction of  such forces  as 
steam,  machinery  and  electricity,  the 
laws which prevailed  fifty years  ago  no 
longer avail.  This is aptly shown in the 
remark  of  the  French  economist,  who 
said:  “In  ancient  days,  when fortunes 
were  made by war,  war was a  business; 
in  these  later  days, when  fortunes  are 
made  by  business,  business  is  war.”
The  differences  in  conditions  thus  re­
ferred  to  are  not  more  widely  marked 
than the conditions which prevail, in  bus­
iness  almost  within  half  a  life-time. 
Poor  Richard’s  maxims, good  in  them­
selves  and the basis of  many a  fortune, 
will  hardly  apply nowadays, for  in  this 
age  of  rapid  money  making  the very 
great fortunes  of  the  hour  have  been 
achieved without  the slightest  reference 
to principles so homely and so  simple  as 
those of  Franklin’s  time, fortunes  now 
existing yielding incomes every year that 
in his day would  have  been  ample  re­
ward for a life-time.
The fortunes that  fill  the  public  eye 
to-day are  largely the result of  combina­
tion, while those which were achieved in 
the days of  our  fathers were  the  result 
of competition.  Co-operation of  capital, 
in the shape of  organized  efforts,  by the 
construction of works  too large for indi­
vidual  enterprise,  has  been  the  out­
growth  of  liberal  laws,  whereby  wide 
powers have been granted and individual 
liability  limited. 
Individual  effort  has 
thus  been  enormously  supplemented, 
while,  as is always  the  case, one  or  two 
leading minds in each  organization  have 
dominated  the rest,  achieving  by co-op­
eration what would have been impossible 
by personal effort. 
It is not quite  clear 
whether  the  result  has  been  to  lessen 
the chance of individual  achievement,  or 
to narrow the  field  to  some  extent  for 
those who are out of the range of co-oper­
ative influence.  But it is certain  that  a 
still further  consequence  has  been  the 
result  of  competition  among  organiza­
tions thus created, for, while competition 
between  organizations  may  have  de­
stroyed the chance of a profit  of  each, it 
has not infrequently rendered it  possible 
to  combine  organizations  one with  an­
other, until now such  combinations form 
the basis of  fortunes  phenomenal  even 
in  this  golden  age.  The  axiom  that 
“where  competition  was  possible  con­
solidation  was  probable”  illustrates  a 
tendency of  the  time  fruitful  of  fort­
unes, these  being  created  by  combina­
tions of existing combinations.
Thus  the  wealth  of  the  Vanderbilt 
family first found  its  greatest  additions 
in the union  of  competing  railway sys­
tems entering New York. 
In time these 
were added  to by connections  extending 
West,  and  subsequently  solidified  and 
strengthened by the purchase of  compet­
ing enterprises, until to-day a  system  of 
transportation, essential to the growth of 
of this great country,  is in the control  of 
the grandchildren  of  the  original com­
biner, which, for extent,  area of  popula­
tion  served,  productiveness  of  territory 
and  completeness  of  service,  is  unap­
proached  in  any  other  country in  the 
world;  with revenues greater than those 
from  many a  government;  with  profits 
centered in  a  single  family larger  than 
those  enjoyed  by  lines  of  kings,  and 
more  certainly  susceptible  of  increase 
than dreamed of  by the founder  of  any 
dynasty  in  ancient  or  modern  times. 
How much of this vast aggregation is the 
result of individual  effort  no  one  now 
can tell.  How far it will  limit  or  cir­
cumscribe  individual  pursuit  in 
the 
future in competition with  it, it  is  easy 
to  see.  True, combinations  of  enter­
prises so widely operative  as these  open 
up fields of employment  for  great  num­
bers, but whether  the  employe  is  ever 
the entirely successful man,  as the world 
estimates  success, making  the  most  of 
his abilities and energies, will be doubted 
by the ambitious reader.
The great  fortunes  of  the  Standard 
Oil group of  money-makers is the  direct 
result of  combination in industrial  pur­
suits, the  tendency toward which  is  one 
of the most marked features of  the hour, 
and  without considering which  it is use­
less to  attempt  to  describe why men  in 
this day succeed. 
In  this  organization 
practical control is secured of  an  article 
of  prime necessity,  and by the  exercise 
of rare business  capacity, it is  produced 
quality safer, by  pro -esses  cheaper, 
distributed better and  at  less  cost,  and 
applied to a greater variety of uses,  than 
could  be  possible  under  competition. 
There are numerous  other  departments 
of industrial  activity in  which  combina­
tion is as essential as the sun, if profit  is 
to be secured,  as  in white lead, bagging, 
sugar, cottonseed,  glass, wire, steel rails, 
window-glass, 
envelopes,  and  other 
equally important but less  known opera­
tions  of  similar  character. 
For, while 
the public mind is agitated over this tend­
ency and  the  press vainly seeks to  stop 
it by condemnation,  and Legislatures  by 
adverse legislation, the  fact  is  apparent 
that,  while the  liberty of  the citizen  re­
mains, he must trade with  his fellows on 
such terms as will  yield  a  return;  and 
the business combinations, trusts and the 
like will go  on  creating  more  fortunes, 
frequently reducing  prices,  and  achiev­
ing more beneficial results than the keen­
est competition  or  the wildest  specula­
tion.  The  anxious seeker for guidance 
in fortune making must bear  this  grow­
ing tendency in mind  as  the  newest  de­
velopment in the battle of  giants for  the 
highest prizes. 
In former times the be­
lief was  universal  that  competition was 
the life of  trade.  To-day its  excess  is 
regarded  as  the  death  of  profit.  A 
thousand influences  have brought  about 
this reversal  of  conditions,  and  it  must 
not  be  ignored  in  contemplating  the 
way of success  for  the  coming  genera­
tion.  Again,  referring to the  forces  of 
steam,  electricity  and  machinery,  the 
enormously increased power  of  produc­
tion, the equally great increase in the fa­
cility of transportation  and distribution, 
a revolution  has  occurred  in which  all 
the  avenues  of  effort  seem  unduly 
crowded. 
In  the  professions, in bank­
ing, and especially in  business pursuits, 
the  number  employed  has  reached  a 
point far  in  excess  of  a  possibility of 
profit.  There  is  hardly  a  locality  in 
which the number of  stores and business 
establishments could not  be  reduced  by 
one-third, to the  great  advantage  of  all 
concerned;  and  it  has  been  suggested 
that if one-third  of  the  entire  business 
population were to be  supported  by the ! 
other  two-thirds, the  profit  possible by 
1 the saving of  the waste  of  competition '

them.  The  belief 

this  poor  satisfaction  is denied to not a 
few  of 
that  “in 
America there are only three generations 
between shirt sleeves  and shirt sleeves,” 
remains  to  be  fully  demonstrated,  and 
the prediction remains to be fulfilled that 
“every third American  must  go  back to 
the  soil.”  The  most  difficult  thing  to 
keep by the  average  man  is money, and 
the ease  with  which  fortunes are dissi­
pated  by speculation,  injudicious invest­
ment, or  mistaken  judgment,  by extrav­
agance  and  idleness, make it reasonably 
certain  that, hard as it has  been  for the 
rich fathers to  make  fortunes, it will be 
a great  deal  harder  for the sons to keep 
them.
It is  just here where comes the advan­
tage  of  being  born  poor.  No  better 
preparation exists for  making  one’s way 
than  having a  way to make.  The stim­
ulus of  effort from poverty, the necessity 
of  industry, the  advantage of  thrift and 
the  achievements  possible  alone  to  enr 
ergy  of  character,  are  all  heritages  of 
the poor  young  man, better  fitting  him 
for the battle of  life  than a fortune  left 
him by the  efforts of  others.  How  best 
with the avantage of  being  bom  reason­
ably poor to unlock  the  golden  gates of 
fortune  in  these  days it would  be  vain 
even  to  attempt to say.  But this is cer­
tain, that  to  those who are quick to take 
advantage  of  every  opportunity  the 
prize  will  come  the  soonest.  Employ­
ment is the  first  essential, it matters not 
at what. 
In  the  field,  on  the  farm,  in 
the workshop, in the office, on the street, 
work is the one essential  preparation for 
all future life.  Hard work, honest work, 
the kind of  work that  makes  one’s  em­
ployer pleased,  that wins  the  confidence 
of  superiors, is  what is possible to every 
young  man. 
Instead  of  waiting,  like 
poor  old  Micawber,  for  “something  to 
turn  up,” he  should  turn it up himself, 
and  push  forward  even  a  wheelbarrow 
with  energy, and  the  pride  of  doing it 
better to-day than it was done  yesterday. 
To  live  within  the  income  earned,  no 
matter  how  small, is a safe way;  always 
to  keep a little  ahead,  even  if  ever  so 
little, so that  it  grows, is  the basis of  a 
thousand fortunes.  Not  to let the hours 
and  days  step  by  without  a  gain  in 
material, mental and physical possession 
is the  surest  road to self-reliance on the 
one  hand,  and  on  the other to the con­
fidence of  those who will  soon have it in 
their  power  to  show an appreciation of 
real merit.
The  world is wider  than  ever  before 
for  honest effort.  The facilities of  bus­
iness expand its  operations  enormously; 
men must  be  had  upon  whom  reliance 
can  be  placed,  men  of  character,  of 
training, of  industry  and  of  brains, and 
even  yet  there  is  no  royal  road to for­
tune  except  that  which  the  humblest, 
the  poorest  and  even  the  richest  can 
attain.

would be greater than where all were  at­
tempting to live out of a  business  yield­
ing no adequate return.
Other  great  groups of  fortunes  most 
familiar  to  the  public  are those of  Mr. 
Jay  Gould, mainly the  result  of  combi­
nations  in  telegraphs  and  railroads;  of 
Governor  Stanford •  and  his 
asso­
ciates  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  by  the  ad­
vance in  values  from  railroad  tmilding; 
the Canadian  Pacific magnates, based on 
the  purchase  of  Northwestern  proper­
ties in  the  United  States  at a period of 
their  greatest  depression,  and numerous 
other  instances,  whereby  the  grant  of 
privileges  of  transportation  has  been 
contributory to vast accumulations, while 
at the same time  great  losses  have been 
incurred  by individual  stockholders  by 
unwise expansions in the same direction. 
The money sunk in  competitive  railroad 
construction and operation in the last ten 
years  far  exceeds  the  amount made by 
the great public during  that  period;  but 
the  shrewd  manipulations of  the subse­
quent operators, who aim at combination, 
illustrate  the  point  that it is by consol­
idation  rather  than by competition  that 
fortunes are now-a-days made.
The  prospect  for  the  young  fortune 
hunter  is  not, therefore, a cheerful one, 
and  to  attempt  to  set  before  him why 
men succeed  and  why men fail,  with an 
ardent  desire  to  help  him to safe  con­
clusions, seems a hopeless  task. 
It  has 
been  shown  that  by  combinations  for­
tunes are  made, and by competition they 
are  lost.  Even  this  tendency,  in  these 
times, restricts  the  chances  and  oppor­
tunities, and it would seem as if the poor 
boys  of 
the  present  generation  will 
hardly have the  chances of  the men who 
preceded  them.  The  invention  of  the 
Canadian,  Alexander  Bell,  in  the  tele­
phone,  imparting  a  facility  of  instan­
taneous  communication,  hardly  leaves 
room  for  another  device  of  a  similar 
character  in  which to duplicate the for­
tunes made  in  that  splendidly adminis­
tered  organization,  the  Bell  Telephone 
Company.  The  south  shore  of  Lake 
Superior  will  hardly  develop  another 
copper mine like the  Calumet and Hecla, 
which  in  a  quarter  of  a  century  has 
yielded  $30,000,000 on a capitalization of 
$2,500,000.  The nickel that is now being 
mined at Sudbury Junction, on the north 
shore  of  Lake  Superior,  at  a  profit  of 
$1,000  a  day,  for  a  group  of  Cleveland 
capitalists,  will  supply  the  demand  to 
such  an  extent  that  opportunities  in 
nickel will be pretty well filled up.  The 
profits of railroad building and of railroad 
operating  appear  to  have  reached  a 
climax for some  years to come, and what 
new field for this  peculiar class of activ­
ity is open it is  difficult to discover.  The 
boom in real estate,  in  which many fort­
unes  have been made, one  would  think 
had reached  its  safety point, conceiving 
that there is on the one hand an unlimited 
supply of  land  and  on  the  other a con­
siderable limitation  in  the  demand. 
If 
this is all true, the  conditions are hardly 
so  favorable  for  fortune  making in the 
future as in the past,  and there is, there­
fore,  all  the  greater  need  for the exer­
cise of  the best  ability and  the  greatest 
energy.
Meantime, the  success in fortune-mak­
ing  in  the  generation now in possession 
“A dime has  always  been the smallest 
of  the  fields  of  effort,  and  gradually 
coin  there,  and  the  nickels  that  men 
passing away, has  removed the necessity 
brought in their  pockets from California 
in  numerous  instances  for  similar pur­
had  either  to  stay there  or  be  thrown 
suits in the generation  now  coming  for­
away.  No  one  in  Virginia  City would 
ward.  There  are  in  the ""United  States 
compromise  the  dignity of  the  place by 
more  rich  young  men  and  rich  young 
accepting  them.  Finally,  a  dry  goods 
women, ready to share  their wealth with 
merchant  returned  from the city with 
partners  for  life,  than it was  ever  esti­
lot of  the half-dimes.  He didn’t want to 
mated there could  be in a period so short 
lose  them,  so  he  advertised  a great 20 
in  the  history of  the  country.  This  is 
cent sale.  His  scheme  was  to  give the 
shown in  the  perceptible  growth of  the 
nickels  in  change  for the quarters  that 
leisure class  everywhere, and  especially 
would  be 
tendered  for  his  bargains 
the  tendency toward  crowding  into  the 
Well,  do  you  know, sir, that  as  soon as 
cities and  towns.  The  absence of  stim­
the ladies got onto  his  scheme they just
ulus  for  effort, which  follows  the  pos-
session of  wealth,  in time will lessen the | boycotted  his  place,  and  within  two 
number  of  those  who  strive  for  the I months  he had to close  his  shop.  That 
worthy achievement  of  success,  and, ex- j stopped  the  nickel business,  and to this 
cept  in  the  mere  duty of  holding  onto i day a dime  is  the  smallest  change  you 
what has already been accumulated,  rich j can  get  on  the  Comstock. 
If  there is 
men’s  sons  and  daug hter* need  not be | fifteen  cents  in  change  coming  to  you, 
expected  to  do  more  than  occupy  the j you lose five cents, and if you complained 
field  held  by their  fathers,  while  even j  the whole town  would  jeer at  you  “

“This  talk  about  introducing  copper 
cents in San Francisco reminds me of  the 
attempts  made to bring  five-cent  pieces 
into  circulation  in  Virginia City,” said 
General Daniel O’Connell.

No Nickels for Virginia  City.

From the San Francisco  Chronicle.

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Sole Agents for the  Celebrated

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A n d   w ill  c o n tin u e   u n til  th e   e n tir e   b a la n c e   o f 

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This  will  be a grand opportunity to  all  of  our  customers, as 
nothing  will  be  held  back.  Ladies’,  Misses’  and  Children’s 
Cloaks, Shawls, Blankets, Comfortables, Silks, Satins, Dress Goods 
of  all  kinds, Cloths, Cassimeres, Dress  Flannels, Skirts, Shirting 
Flannels, Table Linens, Napkins, Damasks,  Carpets,  Oil  Cloths, 
Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves, Handkerchiefs, Laces, Embroideries, 
Ribbons, Woolen Hoods, Fascinators,  Leggins  and  Fancy  Goods 
of every description,  all go at the uniform discount of One-Quarter 
(%) off.  Our  usual  low  prices  are all marked in plain figures, 
from which we deduct M off.  We positively intend to make this 
the grandest sale we ever had, as the Proprietor leaves for Europe 
on January 27,  and is determined  to  clean  up  stock  previous to 
his departure.

Leader ))Goods.

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come  off  victorious,  we  have  no hesitation  in  recommending  to  the 
trade our line of

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warm and bright. 

A LETTER  TO  EVA.

The Michigan Tradesman  »Lb!

I suppose men do  not  usually faint  or 
1 a whisper from some far place beyond my 
cry  out  when  the  ninth  wave  strikes 
them;  at any rate,  I did  not. 
I read this 
No, dear, no!  It will save me if any- 
letter through as quietly as if it had been 
I thing can.”  And  then  you  said, over 
on  some  ordinary  matter  of  business. 
| again,  still  more  faintly,  "if  anything 
Then I folded it  deliberately and  put  it 
i can,”  and you put out your hands to me, 
¡.CONTINUED  FROM  FIRST  PAGE.!
into  my  pocket,  and  spoke  a  few civil 
i and  I  saw how the  bracelets  fell  back 
words to the man who had handed i t to me, 
little,  wasted,  blue-veined
to take  interest in some woman 
and went out into the street.  There was 
and  younger  than  I  am. 
k? 1 wrists, and realized more than ever what 
no more to be  done  about  my marriage. 
lonely when I see you  less  often; 
but  1  a mere  shadow of  your  former  self  you 
Not for  one  moment  did  I  doubt what 
Asi:
shall know that it is  best  for  you
But I thought no more of giving 
that letter meant in my life;  and  in  the 
You  had  said  that  my love
xou  naa  saiu  iuai 
«m; 
tired  children  long  to  go  to  bed  antL you  Up_ 
midst of  my keenest anguish  I  thanked 
sleep, so it seems to  me that I long to be j ¡;ould save you if  anything  could, and  I 
God  that  it had not  come  too  late. 
I 
I think some-  clim„ to that.  Of what  use was I in  the
out of the pain of living. 
clung
wandered about  the  streets,  I .know not 
times that will be before very long.
world hut  to  save  you—to  help  you— 
how long;  but I took the afternoon train 
“Because you  are  not  coming  to  me 
even if to  do  so  had  been  to  break  my 
to Dover,  by which  I reached there a lit­
this  evening, do  not  pass  the  time  in 
own  heart? 
I  looked  forward  with  a 
tle before 7 o’clock.  How it  rained  all
working.  You looked ill yesterday.  We 
feverish,  unreasonable hope  to our  mar-
Ithought, vainly, perhaps,  and I the way  down !  When we  stopped,  the 
riage 
shall  miss  each  other, I  know;  but  I . riage 
foolishly,  that  when  I  conld  take  , 0«  howlingwind.droye  the  rain.  m.volley.
know, too, that it  is for  the best.” 
j
against the carriage.  All the way I was 
i n
  a  ¿ew nfe,  and,  amidst  new scenes, 
Did  you  not  know, my  love,  that  I j 
ing to realize what life would be, now 
would  not,  could not,  keep  away  from j gjj Up your time with  new interests, you
had lost you.
you ?  Do  you remember how sometimes 
would forget at last—you, with your pas­
I shall never forget  shivering  through 
we  would  sit  together  quite  silently 
sionate,  faithful heart!
the streets that  1st  of  October  to  your 
through  the  long winter  twilights,  see­
I remember—God  pity me, how  well  I 
friend’s house  at  East  Cliff.  When  at 
ing visions in the fire ? 
I can hear your 
remember!—the  30th  day  of  that  Sep­
length  I  came  level  with  the  sea,  and 
voice  come  softly through  the  twilight, 
tember ! 
I  spent  the  whole  day with 
heard  its  dull,  heavy  waves,  dark  as 
“Are  you tired, dear?”  Tired!  Was  I 
I was going  to  London  early  the 
you. 
night, breaking on  the  beach, it  seemed 
ever tired in your presence ?
next morning, to make the  last  arrange­
me that sea was not  more dreary than 
To  me  that  winter  passed  like  a 
ments for our marriage, then so nigh. 
I 
my  life,  without  you,  must  henceforth 
troubled yet happy dream.  To love  you 
gave  myself,  that  day,  a  long  holiday 
Then bitter  remorse of  heart took 
had  been the  supreme  revelation of  my 
with you. 
I thought you seemed a little 
hold on me that I  could  be  so  unhappy 
life. 
I  had before been, as it were, my 
better. 
I  read  to  you  in the morning, 
when I had  the  supreme  blessedness  of 
own  prison-house.  " It  was  you  who 
while you lay upon the sofa, some poems 
bringing  back  to  your  life  that  light 
broke  down  the  bars;  you who  led  me 
that we both loved. 
“The Haystack  in 
and joy which you had thought  lost  for­
out into  God’s light;  you who  made  me 
the Floods”  was  among  them,  and  your 
ever. 
know  the  divine  possibilities  of  life. 
eyes  kindled  at  that with  something of 
You knew my knock  at  the  hall door, 
Had  I  not  reason  to  worship  you, my 
their old fire. 
In the  afternoon I  drove 
and came to open it yourself.
heart’s queen ?
you myself for miles  along  the  sea, and 
“My  poor,  wet  darling,”  you  said; 
Do you remember  that April day when 
we listened to it, throbbing  its heart out 
what a  night  it  is!”  Then  you  put 
.we  took our first spring  drive  together ? 
against the  shore,  as  you  said.  Then, 
both  arms  round  my neck  and  raised 
You were gay that  day, my poor  darling 
when  the  tide  began  to  ebb, and a low 
„ our lips to be  kissed, and  drew me into 
—in one of  your  glad, childlike  moods.
ind,  sad  with  prophecy,  arose, I  took 
the dining-room, where  all things looked 
To me you would always  remain  young.
ou home.
I thought that din­
It was the  day that we went over Hamp­
That  night when I bade you  good-bye 
ner would never come to an  end;  but  it 
ton Court  together.  A  few days  ago  I 
held  you  close  in  my arms—I, your 
was  over  at  last, and  then  we went  to­
went there by myself.  Along  the  paths 
lover, so soon  to  be  your  husband. 
I 
gether into the little  sitting-room  at  the 
I seemed to see flutter again  the  hem  of 
kissed your dear, consenting lips;  but all 
end  of  the  drawing-room,  which  had 
In the  palace  I seemed to 
your  dress. 
the  time  the  far-away  look  never  left 
come  to  be  regarded  as  your own, and 
have a vision of  you  standing  before  a 
„ our eyes, and a pang  pierced  me, for  I 
seemed  pervaded  by the  sweetness  and 
favorite picture. 
I got strangely in peo­
felt  that some  presence  I  could  not  see 
potency of your presence.
ple’s way, I know,  being  blind to all but 
came between you and  my kisses.  And 
Oh, my  love,  how  well  I  remember 
that vision of you.
et  what a good  night that was,  if  I had 
everything  about  that  evening!  You 
When the third year of  our  friendship 
only known!
wore a dress of silk and velvet that made 
had  passed,  and 
still  he  came  not, 
The next morning I went  up  to  town 
soft  swish  upon  the  floor  as  you 
stronger than you knew grew in  me  the 
and, first  of  all,  I went  to  leave  some 
walked.  You  had  pearls  in your ears, 
divine  hope  of  making  you  my  wife. 
copy at  my publishers’.  There  quite  a 
and  your  pearl  locket  was  hanging  at 
Yet I reproached myself for  being  glad, 
packet of letters was  handed  to  me,  and 
your throat.  You had never looked love­
knowing  how  you  pined  for  him—for 
the first one I looked  at gave me a sensa­
lier or  seemed  so  at  rest  since  I  had 
that other man.  Did  I  think  that  my 
tion something as if  I  had  seen a ghost 
known you.
love  might,  in  the  end, come  to  make 
■  was  the  very  peculiar,  unforgetable 
Outside  we  heard  the  falling  of  the 
you  love  me  more ?  Perhaps  I  did. 
handwriting of  a man who had  been  my 
rain,  the bitter complaining of  the wind, 
You  never,  I  think, really  understood 
closest friend  at  Oxford, yet  of whom  ’ 
and through all the troubled voice of -the 
just how well I  loved  you.  Yet  that  I 
had  lost  sight  utterly, since, a  year  or 
sea. 
I  remember  just  how  you turned 
loved you well, you  did  certainly know. 
two after our university days were  over 
shivering to  the  fire, and  how, kneeling 
Sometimes  you would say, so  piteously, 
he had gone to  America  for  his  health 
down  by  it,  you 
leaned  your  cheek 
with that sad look in your eyes :
do not believe much  in  presentiments, 
against  my hand.  Dear, I  cannot  help 
“No one, I think, will ever be  as  good 
but  there  was  something  in  the very 
lingering over that  night. 
If  only you 
to  me  as  you  are. 
It is not  often  that 
touch of that letter which gave me a cold 
had been in one of  your sad  moods, that 
a man loves a woman as you love me.”
I opened it, and this  was what  ~ 
chill. 
might have given me  strength;  but  no, 
A h!  but when  before  had  there  been 
ead:
you  seemed  at  rest,  and  of  your  own 
such a woman to love ?
I have long lost 
“ My Dear Archer : 
accord began talking about our marriage.
ou from  sight, though  not  from  mem 
You  can hardly forget the 1st of  May 
I am going to try and be  just the best 
ory;  but  I will  not  stop  to  fill  up the 
I  had  sat  up  all  the  past  night 
1871. 
wife that ever was,” you  said, half play­
gaps now, except so far as  is  neccessary 
working, and  came  to  you  to  be rested 
fully,  yet  earnestly  meaning  what  you 
to what I have to say.  I pretty well recov 
and refreshed. 
I was  strangely alive, as 
said.  You went on :  “How happy it will 
ered my health in  America, studied med 
people often  are  for  a while when  they 
be when we are together all the time. 
I 
icine, and  have  got  on well.  Last spring 
have been sitting up  through  the  night 
never seem other  than  alone  now when 
_ found  myself getting  run  down again 
What a spring  day  that was—a  haze  of 
we are parted. 
I  am quite lost without 
and I put my practice in the  hands  of 
heat hung in the windless air!  It was 
my dear.”
friend,  and came abroad for the summer 
day when  sounds  could  be  heard  with 
“Bless you!”  I said, under my breath, 
have  spent  the  last  two  months in 
wonderful distinctness.  Long  after  he 
and then you leaned  your  dear  head  on 
Paris, and  here  I  have  formed  an inti 
had passed the  house,  we  could  hear 
my shoulder.
macy  with  a  French  physician,  who 
man,  with  a  barrow,  crying,  “Fine 
God knows I take no  credit  to  myself 
asked  me, three  days  ago,  to  go  with 
flowers,  fine  flowers—all  a-blowing,  all 
for what I did that  night—I  could  have 
him to the  hospital  to  see  a very inter 
a-growing!”  And you  said  the  sound 
done nothing else;  but  oh, my love, my 
esting patient—a countryman of my own 
lingered  in  the  air  as  if  it  had  not 
love, your divine tenderness made  it  all 
just released from  long  incarceration  ii 
strength  enough  wholly  to  pass  away 
the harder, for I began  to believe  that  I 
I went with a languid 
a French prison. 
Your rooms that day were  fragrant  with 
could  have made you  happy at the  last, 
sort of interest,  and  found—is not  truth 
blossoms.  You wore a soft, blue,  cling 
even I;  and it  hurt—God  knows  how it 
always  stranger 
than  fiction?—Frank 
ing dress, such as  I  loved.
hurt—to think I must put  you out of  my 
Leinster,  a friend of  long  ago, of whom 
Do  you  remember  how, before I could 
life just when you were  beginning  to  be 
however,  you  have  never  heard  me 
prevent,  you  came  and  knelt  down  by 
so fond  of  me, and  go  on  my dark way 
speak, as  we  met  first  on  the  steamer 
laying  your  dear,  cool 
me,  and  said, 
alone.  You  remember  questioning  me 
that carried  me  to  America, whither  he 
hands on mine :  “I  have  been  thinking 
why I was so  silent?—“Did  I  love  you 
was bound  for  a  pleasure  trip. 
I was 
of  many things. 
I  am  not  happy  as 
iess?”—“Was  I afraid  of  to-morrow?” 
very  ill  during 
the  voyage,  and  he 
things are.  Dear, if I give you all that 
—“Should you read to me ?”  And  then 
nursed me like  a  brother,  and with  that 
can—all that has been  saved  out  of  my 
the warmth  of  the  fire  and  the  silence 
our intimacy began.  When he returned 
existence—do you still  care  to  make me 
within  soothed  you,  and,  being  very 
to England,  we  corresponded for  a time, 
your wife ?”
weak withal, you  fell asleep  there,  with 
but  a  little  more  than  eight  years  ago 
You know what answer  I  made—with 
your head upon my shoulder, just as con­
sudden silence on his  part  fell  between 
what rapture I folded you to my heart, 
fidingly as if  you  had  been  already my 
us,  and  I  have  never  heard  of  him 
be  at  last  my very own.  How happy 
wife.
since  till  1 found  him,  three  days  ago, 
meant to  make  you !  Ah, that was  my 
I had made up my mind to  tell you  all 
lying more dead than alive  on a pallet 
at  half past  9, and  just  before  the  half 
life’s crowning day!
a French hospital. 
Since  then  I  have 
hour  struck  you  awoke  with  a  start, 
We arranged the  marriage for early 
learned his story.
opened wide your eyes, and said tenderly, 
October.  Yet, my love, I knew even 
“He  was  always  a  half-mad  Repub 
as you fixed them on me :
those  days  that  though  you  took  the 
lican  in  theory,  and  at  one  time he got 
“I am so very glad to  have  you  back, 
shelter of my  love, and  longed  to  make 
himself naturalized as a  French  citizen 
my dear. 
I  dreamed  that  you had not 
me  happy,  you  still  remembered  that 
and joined a  secret  communistic  or 
returned,  and  I was most  unhappy,  and 
other man.  Often  I saw that your gay 
cialistic  association, binding  himself 
began to think something  dreadful  must 
ety was  forced;  I  saw, as  it  were, the 
all sorts of  oaths to obey, on the instant, 
have happened.  And I thought what  it 
tears quivering behind the smile.  When 
the orders of his superiors.  At the time 
would  be  if  I  should  never  see  you 
we  were  silent, there  would  come  into 
of  his mysterious disappearance  he was 
I shall not let you go again with­
again. 
your  eyes  a strange,  far-away look,  and 
suddenly summoned to Paris.  He went 
out me.”
at such times I knew that your  thought 
in  company with  a  Madame  Yautrin, a 
Oh, my love,  when I  remember that,  I 
were with him.  Was I pained?  Was 
fellow-conspirator,  summoned  at 
the 
do think I might have  made  you  happy 
not proud to be  anything to you?  Had 
same time with himself.  No  sooner  had 
I  said  to 
in the end, but who  knows ? 
you  loved me as I  loved you I could  not 
he reached  Paris  than  he was  betrayed 
you these words in answer:
have suffered for  you. 
I  did  not  hint 
by a spy who had  been  set  to watch  his 
“Eva,  my  darling,  I  shall  go  away 
to you that 1 knew how often your  heart 
movements, and thrown into prison.  He 
from you.  You will never see me again; 
was  far  away  from  me, and  you were 
was only released six days ago.
but you will not miss me.”
grateful, I know, for my silence.  As the 
“Figure  to  yourself what  those  eight 
Can I ever  forget  the  tone  of voice in 
days went  on, your  health  failed  mor 
years  would  have  been  to  any  man. 
which you  said, lifting  your  head  from 
and more. 
It was the last  day of  July 
They were something worse to him.  He 
my shoulder, and with a light I had never 
that you went, for change of  air,  to visit 
was  engaged 
to  a  woman  whom  he 
seen there before  blazing  in  your  eyes, 
a relative at  Dover.  Dover  is  dear 
adored.  Her  name  was  Eva  Linton. 
while the blood  came  and went  in  your 
me, for  your  sake, ever  since, yet  sad 
When he started at an  hour’s  notice  for 
c!i66kS •
withal  now  as  a  graveyard  where  the 
France, he meant to write to  her the mo­
“You  have  news  for  me?  Quick! 
heart’s beloved are buried.
ment of his arrival, but  he was  arrested 
What is it?”
before he  had  even  reached  his  hotel. 
Were you wasting  away?  Were  you 
For answer I put  John Grey’s letter in 
For eight years she has  had every reason 
going to die?  The  cold drops stood on 
your  hand.  When  you  had  read  it 
to believe him faithless.  She is married, 
my forehead at the thought. 
1  remem­
through,  I think you forgot  my presence 
very  likely — or  dead,  perhaps — who 
ber how, one  day when  I  had  gone  out 
j  for a moment.  There was  a wonderful 
knows?  But he judges  her  by himself, 
thinking to  take  a  long walk  to  induce 
light of  rapture  on  your  face,  and  you 
and  clings  to  some wild  hope  that  she 
sleep at  night, these  fears  so  possessed 
said, in  a  voice  as  low  as  a  prayer, 
has  trusted  in  him  through  all  and 
me that I turned  straight  back,  and, en­
“Faithful and true through  all—faithful
waited  for  him. 
‘They seem  to  think 
tering  the  room where  you were, found 
and tm0 j**
I’m booked for  death,’ he said, when  he 
you  lying on the sofa, and crying  softly 
Then  I  saw a  cloud  pass  over  your 
told me  the  story,  ‘but, Grey, you  must 
to  yourself;  only  because  you  were 
face  and the light fail in your  eyes, and 
find her first.’
weak,  you  said, drawing  my  face  down 
I knew you were thinking of  me  and  of 
“He told me that she was living,  when 
to yours—your dear face, wet with tears. 
your promise to me, and  I made haste  to 
he  left  England,  with  an  aunt  at  10 
It was that day that I  persuaded  you  to 
tell you that  you were  free, quite free— 
I  at 
York  Road,  South  Kensington. 
go to Dover,  where I  soon followed you, 
that I knew all  must be over between us 
once telegraphed,  and found that neither 
arranging to go up to  town  once  a  fort­
now;  and  you were by no  means  to  be 
Miss Linton nor her aunt had been heard 
night for  consultation with  my publish­
unhappy for me, because  your  good  and 
of there for more than five years. 
I  can 
ers regarding some works  then  in  prog­
your joy must be mine.  And  then, one 
see that to find  her  is  the  one  hope  for 
ress.  What  strange, sweet, sad  months 
dear last time, you clung to me and wept 
saving  my  friend’s  life.  His  anxiety 
were  those  of  August  and  September! 
—a great flood of  healthful, saving tears 
about her is consuming  him, as the swift 
We were  to  be  married  the  2nd  of  Oc­
j  flame burns the oil in a lamp. 
—for sudden joy is as dangerous  as  sud­
I am not 
tober.  The sea air seemed  not to do you 
den grief.
i willing to leave him. 
I will  only do  so 
the good it ought.  Should I  lose you be­
I offered, I  remember, to  take  you  to 
as a  last  resort. 
In this extremity 1 be-
fore you had ever really been  mine ? 
I
Paris the next  day—the  day that was  to
s u p p o s e   it was good for me  that I had  to i think myself of  you. 
I know  your  old 
but  vou
I  used  to .hurry  through  the  passion  for  ferreting  out  mysteries—I ! have  been  our  wedding  day,  but  you 
work. 
spared  me  that.  You  told  me  your 
mornings feverishly, and then go to  you.  used to tell you you ought  to be a  police 
cousin would take you, and  I was thank­
How  sweet  you  always  were—sad  as  detective. 
I  fancy it was  this  turn of 
ful.  When  it was time  to go, you  told 
death,  I  used  to  think  sometimes,  butmind  that  made  you  a  novelist.  You 
me  how  good  I  had  been  to  you,  and 
sweet as the after-piece of heaven !  One j  know London, and the ways  of  London, 
once more you gave  me your lips to kiss.
I  knelt 11 can reach you, no  doubt, through  your 
day I could bear it  no  longer. 
I walked about long that  night  in  the 
down beside you, and I cried out: 
publishers.  My appeal  to  you is a for-
wind  and  the  rain;  and  when  I went
“F.va  4«  mv  love  killinff  vou ?  For  lorn hope;  but I know you will spare no . ..— ----,—  
 ^  only for the old j home and slept at.last, I d/eamed^of you.
Eva, is  my  love  killing  you 
God’s sake; tell me the truth.”
our  wedding 
] and  that  to-morrow  was 
Oh, how sad  your voice was when  you j  time’s sake, 
more  to  be
1 day,  and  we  were  never
answered me,  and it seemed to come  like

Yours faithfully, 
•Jo h n   Gr e y .

^  ^

ror , 

w  ,

d 

■ 

.

If  there is one thing  which  the  busi­
ness man  wants  more than another, it is 
to foresee the future.  Developed,  actual 
events and conditions do not concern him 
to the same extent as those which are the 
subject  of  conjecture.  When  each sea­
son is to be  prepared for,  his  judgment 
and foresight are the sole reliance  which 
he has for his heavy investments of capi 
tal and as the basis  of  all his plans. 
It 
is a great risk to take, and  when he con­
siders it under  the light of  daily events, 
he  often finds  his  utmost  courage fully 
taxed to  sustain  him.  Taking  all  the 
departments  of  business  where this ex 
traordinary  judgment  is  required,  no 
one  can fail  to  marvel  at  the  general 
accuracy, amounting  almost to  the  wis­
dom of  prophets, which characterizes it. 
And it is  this  pressure  of  thought  and 
anxiety which is the  wearing  and  pros­
trating  thing in business life. 
It is not 
so much the labor  and  energy which are 
required in selling  goods  and advancing 
trade, as it  is  the  absolute  necessity of 
reading in some degree coming  events.

FIT  FOR

R Gentleman’s

T A B B B  :
All goods bearing the name 

of  Thurber,  Whyland 

&  Oo.  or  Alexis 

Godillot, Jr.

Begin the  New  Year  Right
By using the “ Com plete  Business  Register, 
the best arranged  book  for  keeping a record < 
Daily, Weekly and Monthly Sales, Expenditures 
etc.  Call at “The Tradesman” office and inspect 
the books.
E.  A.  STOWE  &  BRO.,  Grand  Rapids
T H E   M O S T  R E L I A B L E   ¡ F O O D  
For Infants and Invalids. 
Used  everywhere,  with  unqualified 
I succe88.  Not a medicine, but a steam- 
I cooked  food,  suited  to  the  weakest 
1 stomach.  Take  no  other.  Sold  by 
I druggists.  In cons, 35c. and upward. 
W o o L B iC H   &  Co. o n   every la b e l.

^ S S 0o a ; f e . s » . v ^ : : : : S  £ 6  S

S

I

« » .

E   A.  STOWE  &  BRO., 

- 

- 

Grand  Rapids.

parted.  Then I woke again to the whole 
bitter truth,  and I  heard  the  clamorous 
wind and the  cry of  the  empty, hungry 
sea;  and the rain fell upon the roof as  if 
it were falling upon a grave,  and I  knew 
that my life was  dead, but that its ghost 
would haunt  me  until  I, too,  who  have 
outlived my life,  should  cease to be.
*

*
* 
[The writer of the  foregoing letter has 
now been four years dead. 
I, his friend, 
have printed it, using other  names  than 
the  real  ones,  but  making  no  other 
change. 
Its  publication will  harm  no 
one;  and if some time it should meet her 
eye, it will not be amiss that  she  should 
' know how well he  loved  her who  loved 
in vain.

*

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P h i l i p   B o t jk k e  M a r s t o n .

RANDOM  REFLECTIONS.

We are  to  have a good  year for  busi­
ness,  unless  all  indications  prove  at 
fault.  The natural  increase  of  popula­
t i o n   and  the  growth  and  enterprise 
which are shown in everything,  form the 
basis for this sound condition  of  affairs. 
Certainly nothing  could  be  better,  and 
all  the  other  incidental  questions  be­
come of  little import, having no disturb­
ing  influence.  The  country is  now  so 
vast in territory,  and its  productions are 
so  varied  that  its prosperity cannot  be j 
affected by mere local or sectional events 
regarding  business  or  crops.  Business 
men have a broad  and  inviting field  be­
fore them under  all  circumstances,  and 
the present  year throughout its different 
business seasons  promises  to  afford full 
scope for their most enterprising  efforts. 

* *  *

Failures are not an indication of a gen­
eral financial weakness in business when 
they can in each  case be traced  to  some 
radical  evils  and  mistakes  in  manage­
ment.  All  recent  large  failures  have 
been  thus  explained,  and  though  they 
produce losses and  depressions,  have no 
reason to affect  the  sound  condition  of 
commercial and financial  affairs at large.

T ested b y  T im e
NOT  FOUND  WÄNTING.

AND

THE  FAMOUS

JaionGraeker

Continues to lead all other brands on the 

market.

MANUFACTURED  BY

JACKSON  CRACKER  CO.,
Jobbers  of □ Confectionery  and  Cigars, 

Cheese and Nuts,

JACKSON,  MICH.

A.D. Spangler & C o

W H OLESALE  D E A L E R S  IN

FRUITS mi PRODUCE

And General Commission Merchants. 

EAST  SAGINAW,  MICH.

We buy and sell all kinds of  fruit  and 
produce and solicit  correspondence with 
both buyers and  sellers.
wAYNE  COUNTY  SAVINGS  BANK, 

DETROIT,  MICH.

500,000 TO  INVEST  IN  BONDS 

Issued by cities, counties, towns  and school dis­
tricts of Michigan.  Officers of these municipali­
ties  about  to  is^ue  bonds  will  find  it to their 
advantage to apply to this  bank.  Blank  bonds 
and  blanks  for  proceedings  supplied  without 
charge.  All communications and inquiries will 
have prompt attention.

S. D. ELWOOD, Treasurer.

January, 1890. 

and 

IN  THE  PINE,  CEDAR, 

TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids & Indiana.

ANEW COUNTRY!

HEMLOCK AND HARDWOOD 
Districts of Wisconsin and Mich­
th is  new 
igan  is  opened  by 
th ro u g h   route  to 
the-  East. 
SPE C IA L  AD VA NTAG ES 
to   P A R T IE S  WHO  Erect 
SA W -M ILLS 
FA C ­
TO R IE S. 
Hill  machinery 
transported  F R E E .  Choice 
farm ing lands cheap—mostly on tim e.  R a ilw a y   Com- 
pany p a y s eash fo r eordw ood.  For  maps and  infor­
m ation  address  1, i  \   I  D E PA R T M E N T   “ So©” 
R a ilw a y ,  M inneapolis.  Mian.

Competition  is  glibly  said  to  be  the 
life  of  trade. 
In  the  abstract  it  pro­
motes it—that is, it leads to  the  pushing 
of  goods,  and,  no  doubt,  their  greater 
sale.  But competition which amounts to 
strife  and  opposition  unsettles  prices, 
prevents  any  proper  considering of  ad­
vance  in  raw  materials  and  Increased 
cost in  manufacturing.  One  seller sim­
ply undertakes to make a better price for 
the  buyer  than  his  competitors,  or  to 
give some  discount or dating  which  has 
an  advantage  in  it.  As  we  know,  fre­
quently  quite  different  considerations 
than the absolute cost of  the goods enter 
into the calculations upon which they are 
sold.  However, every sale  that  is made 
has  its  influence in a greater or less  de­
gree  upon  the  current  market  prices. 
Competition of  this  kind is not  the  life 
of  trade,  but  it  is  an  operation  which 
draws away all  the  vitality which  gives 
it life. 
It is  because  of  this  method of 
business  which is now  carried to such a 
fierce  and  limitless extent, that the best 
descriptions  of  goods  fail  to  command 
their  value.  Look  at  linens  last  fall 
with  an  advance  in  flax  and  yarns, or 
look  at  silks  now with a heavy increase 
the  prices  of  raws.  Competition
m
master  of  the  situation,
, 
w a s   a n d   — 
m a k in g   t h e   p r i c e s   e v e n   i n   d e f ia n c e   o f   t h e .  Leav0 
.A rrive.
, , . 
tlO ft in
natural laws of  trade.  That competition j n :i5am;";” ......................................................  3:45pm
w h ic h   p r o m o t e s   a c t i v i t y   m   b u s i n e s s   IS 
T,(,avingtime at  Bridge street  depot 7 m inutes later.
I  Through tickets and full  Information  can be had by
, 
t h e   v e r y   h a n d m a id   o t   e n t e r p r i s e ,  d u i  i n e   caiung upon  a   Aimquist,  ticket  agent  at  depot, or 
ca/> rifiooa  a n d   I  Geo. W. Munson,Union  Ticket  Agent,  67  Monroe  St.,
other  competition  that 
s a c r i n c e s   a n u   Qran(j Rapids, Mich. 
crushes goods  and  owners is Ruin at the 
heels of  Ambition.

Arrive.
Traverse City & Mackinaw................
Traverse  City  Express......................9:90 a m
Traverse City & Mackinaw................3:15 p m
From Cincinnati.................................. 8:50 p m
CadUlac  (Mixed)..................................
m train.
GOING  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................... 
Fort Wayne Express.............j. ........11:45am 
Cincinnati  Express...........................5:80 p m 
From Mackinaw & Traverse City..l0:40p m
From Cadillac.........................................9:56 a m
Train leaving for Cincinnati a t 6 p.  m.  and  arriving 
from  Cincinnati  at 9:20 p. m., runs daily,  Sundays  in­
cluded.  Other trains daily except Sunday.
Sleeping and Parlor Car  Service:  North—7: -.0 a. m. 
and 4:10 p. m. trains have  sleeping and parlor cars for 
Mackinaw  City.  South—7:15 a. m. train has chair car 
and 8 p. m. train Pullman sleeping ear  f er  Cincinnati. 

Leave. 
7:10 a m  
11:80 a m 
1:10 p m
6:30 p m
Through coaches for Saginaw  on  7:10 a m and 1:10 p 

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

Muskegon, Grand Rapids St Indiana.

In effect Nov. 17,1889.
T R A IN S  GO IN G   N O RTH .

\ 
|  7 . AA a m 

In effect Nov. 10,1889.

7:15 a m
12:50pm
6:00 p m

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HARDW OOD  LUMBER.

The furniture faetbries  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out;
Basswood, log-run.............................. If 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run......................................1500lSS J*
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
@22 00
Black Ash, log-run..............................14 00@16 00
Cherry, lo^-ron..................................25 00©40 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2...........................60 00@65 00
Cherry, Cull.........................................   @12 00
Maple, log-run.................................... 12 00@13 00
Maple,  soft, log-run............................ H 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 2..............................  @20 00
Maple,  clear, flooring.........................   @¿2  —
Maple,  white, selected........................ 
00
Red Oak, log-run............................... 00@21  00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2......................... 26 00@28 00
Red Oak, ££ sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, ¿.sawed, regular................. 30 00©32 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.................   @25 00
Walnut, log ru n...................................  @55  JJ*
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2...........................  @75 00
Walnuts, c u ll.......................................   @25 00
" “““i ir ’ 

............. 

in 

GOING WK8T.

Leaves. 
1:00 p m  
4:20 p m

Arrives.
(Morning Express............................. 12:60 p m
(Through Mail..................................... 4:10 p m
(Grand Rapids Express...................10:40  p m
•Night Express................................ *  6:40 a m
t  Mixe d .....................................................
GOING EAST.
(■Detroit  Express..............................
(Through Mail....................................10:10 a m
¿Evening Express...............................8:85 p m
•Night Express..................................10:30 p m

6:50 a m 
10:20 a m 
8:45 p m  
10:56 p m
(Daily, Sundays excepted.  «Daily.
Detroit  Express  has parlor  car  to Detroit,  making 
direct connections for ail points  East, arriving In New 
York 10:10 a. m. next day. 
Grand  Rapids  express  has  parlor  car  Detroit  to 
Grand  Rapids.  Night  express  has  Wagner  sleeping 
car to Detroit, arriving In Detroit at 7:20 a.  m.
steamship 
tickets 
secured  at 
D  G  H.& M .R’y offices, 28 Monroe St., and at the depot. 

sleeping 
jas. Ca m pb e ll, Citv Passenger Agent.

Through  railroad  tickets  and  ocean 

’’ 
JNO. W. LOUD, Traffic Manager, Detroit.

berths 

and 

car 

_   . 

’ 

.

Toledo,  A n n   Arbor & Northern.

For Toledo and all points South and East, take 
the Toledo, Ann Arbor &  North  Michigan  Rail« 
way from Owosso Junction.  Sure  connections 
at above point with trains of D., G. H. & M., and 
o ar  connections At Toledo  with,  evening  trains  for

B. 

J . D E T T B N T H A .

H|

JOBBER  OFOusters

-AND-Salt Fish.

TWftii Orders Receive Prompt  Attention.  See  Quotations  in Another  Column. 

CONSIGNMENTS  OF  ALT.  KINDS  OF  WILD  GAME  SOLICITED.

Lemon  & 

,

W HOLESALE

GROCERS.

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

Lantz Bros.  &  C o .’s   Soaps,

Niagara  Starch,

Amboy  Cheese.

GRANDr a p i d s .

B D W IN   B A L B A S ,

Butter, E jp, Fairfield Cleese, Foreip Emits, Mince Meat, Nats, Etc.

JOBBER  OF

Oyster and Mince Meat Business Running Full  Blast. 

Special  Bargain  in Choice 

Dairy Butter.  Let your orders come.

Office  and  Salesroom, No.  9 Ionia St.,  Grand Rapids,  Mich*

Grand Rapids Frifit and ProdilGB Go,

-WHOLESALE-

JOBBER  OF

3  NORTH IO N IA   8T., GRAND RA PID S. 

26,28, 30 and 32 Ottawa  St., 

pleased to hear from you.
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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 

M : O S E 3I _ iB Y   B R O S . ,

B O R B IG N   B R U IT S .

O r a n g e s,  L e m o n s   a n d   B a n a n a s   a  S p e c ia lty .
' __________

F ru its,  Seeds, O ysters § P rod u ce.

Good-BueÄs Book

Alfred  J.  Brown,

16  and  18  North  Division  Street,  Grand Rapids.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

WHOLESALE

J  A l l

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- 

Adopt  the

Tradesman  Credit  Godpon

A n d   y o u   w ill  fin d  th e   s a v in g   o f  tim e   to  b e  s o  
g r e a t  th a t  y o u   w ill  n e v e r   p e r m it  th e   u s e   o f 
a n o th e r   p a ss  b o o k  in   y o u r   e s ta b lis h m e n t.

The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern in 

the'market, being sold as follows:

$  2 Coupons, per hundred.................82.50
3.00
$  5 
$10 
4-00
$20 
5.00

“
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SEND IN SAMPLE  ORDER AND  PUT YOUR BUSINESS  ON  A  CASH BASIS.

SUBJECT  TO  THE  FOLLOWING DISCOUNTS!
Orders for  200 or over.............5 per eenb

“  500  “ 
“  1000  “ 

 
10 
...........20 

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Wholesale Price  Current•

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

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

Arctic, 54 lb. cans 6  doz..
..

4  “ 

54 lb. 
54 lb. 
1 lb. 
5 lb. 

DRIED FRUITS-—Prunes.

“
“ 2  “  .. 1  40 Bosna..................
“ 2  “  .. 2 40 California...........
“
54 lb. 
1 lb. 
54 lb. 
1 lb. 

45
SWEET GOODS.
75 Turkey.................. ....  454®  5
....  554@ 6 i Ginger Snaps..............
!  Sugar  Creams.............
....  9  @10
Frosted  Creams..........
Graham  Crackers... 
Oatmeal  Crackers...
SODA.
Boxes......................
Kegs, English..........
TEAS.

DRIED FRUITS--Raisins.

X XXX
854
854
9
854
354
•554
4*

OROCBRIBS.

Three  Dull Articles.

“By all means,  ask the retail trade not 
to send us any more butter, eggs or dried 
apples,”  said a  grocery jobber, the other 
day. 
“The market  is  completely glut­
ted with these articles and no sales which 
we can make are likely to be satisfactory 
to the consignor.  Warn  the  trade  on 
this  point,  and  you  will  be  doing 
them a service they will appreciate.”

The Condition of Trade.

From th e New Y ork Shipping List.
General trade  has  been  of ' moderate 
proportions during  the past three  days, 
the  improved  demand  for merchandise 
in several  branches  noted  early in  the 
week having slackened,  and the  specula­
tive  markets  having  reflected  rather  a 
tame feeling, so far  as  the expansion of 
business is concerned.  The demand  for 
pig iron has  been  rather  disappointing, 
the  orders  booked  since  the  1st  inst. 
having  been  much  smaller  than  ex­
pected, but this is due to the fact that con­
sumers provided for  their  requirements 
pretty freely during  the  month  of  De­
cember and still have  a good deal of ma­
terial due on  old  contracts  at  cheaper 
prices than are now current.  There are 
no  indications, however, of  any  falling 
off in consumption,  and the  present  lull 
creates  no  uneasiness 
respecting  the 
future.  The mills and  foundries have  a 
large amount  of work  ahead,  and  have 
only taken a natural  precaution  in  cov­
ering their requirements of  raw material 
before an advance in price was generally 
established.  A moderate  business  has 
been  reported  in  metals, but,  with  the 
exception of copper, which  is strong and 
advancing, prices are  easier.  Dry goods 
have  been  quiet,  and, with  the  excep­
tion of  sugar, staple groceries have been 
in moderate request.  The improved de­
mand  for  raw  and  refined  sugar  has 
stiffened  prices,  but  tea  is  easier,  the 
large offering disposed of at auction hav­
ing  caused  lower  prices, and  coffee  is 
barely steady,  with trade only of a hand- 
to-mouth  character.
The cold snap has revived the hopes of 
the coal trade, but a  day or  two  of  low 
temperature  is not very encouraging  in 
the light of past experience.  The money 
market has  been  steady throughout  the 
week, with the tendency easier, and loan­
able funds  have been  available  at  com­
paratively low  rates, but  this  fact  has 
had no influence in  stimulating  specula­
tion  in  either  railroad  stocks  or  pro­
duce, and in both  instances  the  trading 
has been of  a professional  character and 
of  narrow  proportions, the  only excep­
tion being  raw cotton, which  has  been 
active and advancing,  on account  of  the 
larger requirements  of  foreign  consum­
ers and a falling off  in  plantation  ship­
ments.  The  mild  weather, which  has 
had a  depressing  influence  upon  some 
branches of trade, has benefitted railroad 
traffic, as  shown  by the  enormous  ton­
nage of freight  that  has  been  passing 
over the lines and the increased earnings 
exhibited  from  week  to  week.  The 
shipments last week out  of  Chicago  by 
the trunk lines amounted to  over 113,000 
tons,  which is said  to  be  the  largest on 
record.  The export movement  of  pro­
duce continues  active, and  shippers  are 
experiencing some  difficulty in  securing 
sufficient room upon  outgoing  steamers. 
The easier rates for  money has stiffened 
sterling  exchange,  and  bar  silver  is 
again higher, which  influences  the  cost 
of all  produce  imported  from  the  East 
Indies.
Meeting of  Trustees of the  M. C. T. A.
Detroit, Jan. 10,  1890. 

Editor Michigan Tradesman :
At the regular  monthly meeting of the 
Board  of  Trustees  of  the  M. C.  T. A., 
held  January  4,  Thos.  McLeod  was 
elected  chairman  for  the ensuing  year, 
S. B.  Sinclair  was  elected a member  of 
the  Board  to  fill the vacancy caused by 
the  resignation  of  M. J. Matthews,  who 
had been unanimously elected Secretary- 
Treasurer.
Proofs of death of L. S. Scott, of Battle 
Creek, were presented and approved,  and 
a warrant was ordered drawn in favor of 
his  beneficiaries  for  the  sum of  $2,500. 
Assessment  No.  1 for  1890  was  ordered 
to  be  dated  January 20  and  close  Feb­
ruary 19.
The following gentlemen  were  elected 
members of  the Association :  M. B. Mills, 
Michael  Howarn,  Detroit;  Adolphus B. 
Cole, Grand Rapids.
By the unanimous vote of  the Board of 
Trustees,  T he  Michigan  T radesman 
was chosen official paper for the Associa­
tion.
The  importance  of  having a more  de­
sirable  location  and  room  for the office 
of  the  Association  was  discussed,  and 
J. T. Lowry, J. C. Pontius  and  Geo.  L. 
Sampson  were  appointed a committee to 
procure a suitable office ,  and  have since 
that date  secured very pleasant  quarters 
at  34  Congress  street,  West, under  the 
Wayne County Savings Bank.
President McCurdy announced  the fol­
lowing  committees :
Finance—Geo. W. Edson,  with  Edson, 
Moore &  Co.;  E. E. Davis, with  Stanton, 
Sampson  &  Co.;  H.  H.  Hodgson,  of 
Hodgson & Howard,  Detroit.

Railroads—Edwin Mortlock, Detroit.
Secretary-Treasurer.

M.  J.  Matthew s,

She  Lost Herself.

A stout and aggressive woman elbowed 
her way up to the  silver  counter  at  one 
of the big stores the other  day, and  said 
pompously  to the clerk,  who was waiting 
at the time on some one else :

“How much are your tooth-picks ?”
“We don’t keep them at this counter,” 
said the girl.
The  portly  and  haughty  woman 
crushed the girl,  or  tried  to,  with a look 
of scorn,  and repeated :
“1 asked  you  how much  those  tooth­
picks are ! ”
The  girl was  evidently mystified, and 
replied again :
“We don’t keep them here, madam.”
“You don’t  keep  them?  Then, what 
are those !”  exclaimed  the woman,  with 
a haughty gesture toward  a little velvet- 
lined  box  containing  a  dozen  sharp- 
pointed implements  four  or  five  inches 
long.
“Those  are  nut-picks,  madam,” said 
the girl, in a cruelly distinct voice.
The haughty woman lost herself in the 
crowd with neatness and dispatch.

th e  e x p e r t  a ccounta nt.

Some  Doings  of  the  Men Who Work 

at Figures.

From  th e  New Y ork Sun.
The expert  accountant  is  one  of  the 
necessities of  modern  civilization.  He 
knows all the intricacies  of  figures  and 
account books.  He is  indispensable  to 
the  great  corporations.  He  can  take 
great masses of books and evolve  a  bal­
ance sheet.  He compiles reports;  he ad­
justs  averages  for  the  insurance  com­
panies.  He is called in to settle the bus­
iness  arrangements  of  railroads  and 
stock companies, and he  gets  order  out 
of chaotic masses of figures.  He knows 
how to make annual reports look attract­
ive,  and  not  unfrequently  makes  ugly 
accounts look  straight.
One of  the  most  important  functions 
of the expert  accountant  is  to  show up 
It often  happens  that  busi­
defaulters. 
ness men  find  their  affairs  getting  en­
tangled.  They  know  they  have  been 
making  money, but,  somehow, they  are 
running behind.  They have  relied upon 
some trusted  book-keeper. 
So  far  as 
they can see, the books  are all right, but 
the results are unsatisfactory.  They do 
not like to suspect  the  trusted  servant, 
but they want to be  satisfied.  The  ex­
pert  accountant  is  called in with  great 
secrecy, and ordered to go over the books 
at night.  Then the exposure comes; and 
crooked accounts are exposed; the forced 
balance is shown up;  the amount  of the 
defalcation is set down  in  plain  figures.
It is surprising how many concerns there 
are  doing  large  business who  are abso­
lutely dependent  upon  their  book-keep­
ers, and are  utterly helpless  to  find  out 
exactly  where  the  trouble  is,  although 
they may be convinced that something  is 
wrong. 
The  expert  accountant  may 
strike  it  at  the first  glance.  He  may 
delve for weeks before he reaches the so­
lution.  He learns lots of secrets,  but  he 
is dumb as an oyster, and  keeps his  dis­
coveries only for the ear of the employer. 
If he is kind-hearted he  advises  the  de­
faulter  to  pay up  before  the  exposure 
comes.  There  are  a number of  expert 
accountants  in  New York who  make  a 
business of  unraveling  tough  accounts. 
Their  charges are high, but  they  are  in 
great demand. 
It is saici to be almost an 
invariable  rule that when  an expert  ac­
countant is called in  to go  over crooked 
account  books  the  culprit will  own  up 
and  help in getting a correct  statement.

Inconsistency

of  the  Patrons  of 
dustry.

In-

From  th e Saginaw  Courier-Herald.
A  Saginaw  farmer  who,  apparently, 
does  not  belong  to 
the  organization 
known  as  the  Patrons  of  Industry, in 
speaking  of  that  body  and  its  rapid 
growth,  said:  “In  the  first  place,  the 
farmers  have  organized for the  purpose 
of  mutual  protection.  They  think  by 
acting  in  one  body to be able to combat 
with  trusts  and  monopolies.  Now,  in 
my estimation, this  is all  right, but is it 
what  they  are  doing ?  No.  They  are 
trying  to  form one by all buying of  one 
grocer in  each  town.  Now, I know that 
there is no monopoly in the retail grocery 
trade,  and  I  will  venture  to  say  that 
there is less profit and more work for the 
capital invested  than  in  any other  bus­
iness in this  State, and  there  is no man 
who  stands  between  the  poor  man and 
want as firmly as the  corner grocer does. 
When we are out of  money, our  families 
are sick or misfortune of  any kind  over­
takes us,  who is our friend ?  The corner 
grocer.  And, in regard  to  trusts, I will 
ask the Saginaw patrons  whose  crackers 
they buy.  Now, there is a cracker trust, 
and  when  this  trust  was formed,  some 
three  months  ago, all  cracker  factories 
were invited in.  The object was to raise 
the  price  of  crackers  one-half  cent per 
pound.  Pomeroy,  Kruce  &  Kern,  of 
East Saginaw,  said that  they were  satis­
fied  with  the  prices  as they were then, 
and would not go into the trust.  But the 
trust was formed  and  the  price  raised, 
and the firm to which I refer kept selling 
at the old prices to  the  detriment of  the 
trust; so the trust  authorized the Detroit 
factories to cut the  price in the  Saginaw 
valley,  which  they  did,  making a price 
one cent per  pound  cheaper  than  Pom­
eroy,  Kruce  &  Kern,  hoping  by 
this 
means to force them  either into the trust 
or into bankruptcy,  and  you are helping 
the  trust  to  do  it  by  buying  Detroit 
crackers of  your  patron  grocer  in  Sag­
inaw.  Now, what  matches do you use ? 
Up to within  the  past  year  there  were 
two  competing  match  factories  in  this 
State—the  Diamond  Match  Co. and one 
at  Grand  Haven,  and 
the  common 
matches  cost  the retailer $1.10 per case. 
The  Diamond  factory  made  the  Grand 
Haven  factory an offer of  fifty cents  per 
case  on  all  they  would  make  to  shut 
down, which was  accepted, and then the 
Diamond  factory  raised  the  price  fifty 
cents per case, and  inside of two months 
after they raised them to $2 per case, the 
price they are  now;  but  there is one fac­
tory  still  out  of  the  combination,  and 
that is the  Portland  Star  Match.  Nine 
out of  ten of  you will use  the  Diamond 
match  when the  Portland is a better and 
cheaper match.  What rolled oats do you 
use ?  The  Excelsior  Milling  Co.’s,  of 
Marlette, or do  you  use  trust oat meal ? 
Do  you  use  trust  sugar?  Do  you  use 
trust  oil ?  Do  you  use  trust  syrup ? 
Or did  you use trust  at  the  corner  gro­
cery and now want to repudiate ?”
New  Way to  Pay Old Debts.

From  th e Cincinnati Enqnirer.

“We want some money.”
“I ain’t got any.”
“You’ll have to  raise it in twenty-four 
hours.”
The speakers were a  carpet  and  fur­
niture dealer and a customer  of  the  es­
tablishment.  The scene was in a weekly 
payment store  on West  Sixth  street  in 
this  city.  The  time, Saturday, as  the 
firm was about to close  up for the night. 
The  customer,  whose  name  the  firm 
would not divulge, had bought  a  bill  of 
carpets and furniture from it on  the  in­
stallment  plan, paying  but  one  install­
ment on  the  purchase, and, though  re- 
repeatedly dunned, the  direlict customer 
would only put  the  firm  off  again  and 
again.
Saturday the  dealer  managed  to  in­
veigle the customer into the store  to  ap­
ply the pressure to him once more.
“I tell  you  I  ain’t  got  a  cent,” re­
peated the customer in a despairing tone.
“Well, if that’s the  case, I’ll  have  to 
take back the  goods.”
“You will, eh?  Well, that’ll  put my

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mission Man.

family out o’ doors, and I  ain’t got  any­
thing to live for anyway.”
□ Before the dealer was  aware, the  man 
pulled  a  razor  from  his  pocket  and 
opened it.  At first he supposed that  he 
was about to make a  murderous  assault 
upon him and  sprang  back  in  affright. 
But the man turned the edge of the razor 
to his own throat,  and  his action showed 
that he meant business.
“For God’s  sake, man, stop !”  shouted 
the dealer;  “stop,  and you  can  owe  me 
the bill for life.”
Just as coolly as  before, the  man  put 
the razor back into  his  pocket  and  left 
the store.
The dealer says he will not  try to  col­
lect  the bill or attempt to take  back  his 
goods. 
The  Vocation  of  the  Middle  or  Com­
As far back as can be recollected since 
books were first printed,  and even before 
that  time,  you  will find it mentioned in 
the Bible, in  St.  John,  second  chapter, 
verses thirteen to  sixteen,  and  again in 
Mark, eleventh chapter,  verses fifteen to 
seventeen, 
that  markets  or  exchanges 
existed  for  the  convenience  of  those 
whose  wants required them to purchase, 
and to meet  the  necessity of  those  who 
desired to sell or  interchange. 
I should 
judge,  however,  from  the  manner  in 
which it  is  spoken  of  there  that  some 
abuses had crept into the management of 
the temple greatly to the discredit of  the 
trade  or  profession. 
It  would  appear 
theD,  in a calling so ancient,  so continu­
ous and  everlasting, that  there  must be 
some good  reason for  its  existence or it 
would not have been  prolonged until the 
present day.  The  record  of  this  busi­
ness,  therefore,  being so well known, so 
old and  so  venerable,  it  ought,  appar­
ently,  to  be  greatly respected  and  hon- 
ered by everyone,  but this feature  of  it 
does not appear to have been  always en­
tertained by some.
The  present  occasion,  however,  will 
only allow the consideration  and  expla­
nation of  the  single  item  of  butter, in 
which we are all most directly interested. 
So, allow me to call your attention to  the 
fact  that  it  is within  the  memory  of 
every person here who  has  reached  the 
age of  maturity that  the  now universal 
and popular creamery was  once compar­
atively unknown  and  unheard  of,  also 
to the giant  strides which  it  has  made 
and to  the  obstacles which  it  is  daily 
overcoming,  which  astound  every one— 
except, perhaps, a Western man.  While 
so much has been  accomplished, there is 
considerable yet  to  be  done  before  the 
goal you seek is  reached.  The  goal  is 
not  simply perfection, but uniformity in 
perfection.  A  known  quality or  stand­
ard  uniformity, regularity  and  reliabil­
ity must be  secured.  To  attain  these 
qualifications in your manner of making, 
packing and shipping  your butter, it has 
been my observation that you  need  bet­
ter  organization,  closer  brotherhood  or 
more intimate and constant relations  be­
tween farmers and  producers to procure 
that boon, uniformity and  perfection.
I have  heard it said  that  some  states 
contemplate  establishing  schools  and 
hiring  teachers  and  making  laws,  per­
haps, requiring a standard  in  weight for 
a package of  butter,  and a proper  meas­
urement or shape would also be included. 
If  you  would  bring  the  much  desired 
market  to  your  door  and  regulate  the 
prices  yourself, you  must first give such 
confidence  and  assurance  in  what  you 
offer  to  sell  this  distant  buyer that he 
knows  positively what he is going to get 
and  that  he  will not be asked to pay for 
something he may not want—in short, he 
gets the standard  in  which  the law pro­
tects  him  in  all  the details.  This may 
seem impracticable and difficult to attain 
in  the  immediate  future,  but  therein, 
however,  lies  the  commission  man’s 
living,  welfare and success.  The greater 
the variety of  the  qualities of  butter  in 
regard to shape of packages and part fill­
ing,  like  olden  times,  with  numerous 
other  matters, the  more work is entailed 
in the handling and selling  and  hunting 
for customers;  but the increased expense 
does not enhance the  value of  the goods, 
but rather reduces it so that the producer 
doubly pays for this lack of  better meth­
ods. 
I think I have  made  it  clear  that 
the producers  and  the commission  men, 
as at present  constituted,  are a necessity 
to  each  other  and,  being  friends  by 
necessity, they should enjoy each  other’s 
confidence and respect.
Before  closing, I desire to remark that 
there  has  lately  appeared  in  public  a 
new  invention  called  “The Extractor,” 
which,  if  successful,  as it sdfems  to  be, 
may prove  the  happy goal for which we 
have been  seeking.  Uniformity in per­
fection might,  perhaps,  be  attained  by 
the assistance of  this new machine,  but 
this still  remains  untried and in  doubt, 
as it is rumored  that  this  revolutionary 
idea did not meet the approval of the old 
European style of  making butter;  but as 
—with  Americans,  at  any  rate — most 
things are possible,  I  have  much  faith 
that  the  Western  creamery  man  will 
make a success of it eventually.
•P aper read  by Jas. Anderson, of New Y ork, before the

M innesota S tate D airym en’s Association.

William Indulges in Repartee.

“Be calm, William,  be calm.”
“I  assure  you, I  should  like  to  be, 
ma’am,” said  the  angry  butler,  “but  I 
’ave  observed,  ma’am, as  ’ow  precious 
few  Bills  are  ever  collected  in  this 
’ouse.”

VISITING 

R G annon, W hite Cloud 
I F Sleesman, Alpine 
P  Lonsr &  Co.,Brighton,Ind 
F  E P iper, C harlotte 
Geo L entz, C roton 
H Van Noord, Jam estow n 
J  Reddering, D renthe 
D enH erder & Tanis,
J  R aym ond, B erlin 
L Cook, B auer 
Maston & H am mond,
T Armock, W rig h t 
L Maier, F isher S tation 
W  K P ringle, Muir

Grandville 

Vriesland 

BUYERS.
Geo A Sage, Rockford 
Jo h n  G unstra, Lam ont 
R B   GoodingdtSon.Gooding 
W  S Clark & Co., H olton 
W a tr  ous&Bassf ord,W  Troy 
S T McLellan, Denison 
O B G ranger, Plain well 
A & E Bergy, Caledonia 
C arrington & N orth,  T rent 
J  C Scott, Lowell 
P ickett, Bros., W ay land 
N W W iley, W hite Cloud 
P  H Hoonan, Reed C ity 
A m berg & M urphy,
Eli R unnels, Corning

B attle Creek 

Home Made  Mince Meat.

With cold weather  comes a greatly in­
creased  demand 
for  Mrs.  Withey’s 
Home  Made  Mince  Meat.  Remember 
that this is the finest  ever  offered to the 
trade.  No  pains  or  expense are spared 
It is made of  the  best 
to make it good. 
materials and as neatly as can be done in 
your own home. 
It is now put up in ash 
pails and  cans, and a great  perservative 
is used, which is cut  with  alcohol,  thus 
adding to the flavor as  well as  its  keep­
ing qualities. 
I quote:  20 and 40 pound 
pails, 6K cents;  2  pound cans  (IK net) 
$1.50 per  doz.;  5  pound  cans  (4K net) 
$3.75 per doz.

Let your orders come.

Edwin  F allas.

Not All  Bad.

Customer—You  sold  me, two  weeks 
ago, one of your  combination  ten-dollar 
outfits.
Proprietor—Well—er—we can’t change 
anything we’ve sold.
Customer—Oh,  that’s all  right!  There 
isn’t enough left of  the outfit  to  return. 
But the linen collar was really good, and 
I thought I’d stop in  and see if it wasn’t 
a mistake.

Choice Dairy Butter.

I now have a large  quantity of  choice 
dairy jar butter which I offer  at the  low 
price of  16  cents per  pound.  This but­
ter is not rank  or  strong,  but nice table 
butter.  Send trial  order. 
If  not  satis­
factory,  it  can  be  returned  at  my  ex­
pense.  Can send  you  one or  two gallon 
jars, or larger, if preferred.

Edw in  F allas.

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PRODUCE  M A RK ET.

1054@H54c.

$2.75 per bbl.,
$1.50 for picked, holding at $1.75 per Du.

Apples—Dealers  hold  winter  fruit  at  $2.25® • 
Beans—Dealers  pay  $1.25  for  unpicked  and 
Beets—10« per bu.
Butter—The  market  is  dull  and  stocks  are 
accumulating, prices being no better  than  they 
were during the fall.
Buckwheat  Flour—$4  per  bbl. for  New  York 
Cabbages—$5@$6 per 100.
Cheese—Fair  stock  of  full  cream commands 
Cider—9@10c per gal. 
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Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
Cranberries—Cape  Cod  readily  command  $11 
@$12  per  bbl.  Bell and Bugle are in  good  de 
mand  at  $12  per  bbl.  Bell  and  Cherry  are 
held a t $11 per bbl.
Dried  Apples  — Evaporated  are  held  at  8@ 
854c  and sundried at  5@554c.
Eggg_The  market  is  dull,  jobbers  paying 
about 15c  and selling at 18c.
Field  Seeds—Clover,  mammoth, $4.35 per bu.; 
medium, $3.75.  Timothy,  $1.50 per  bu 
Honey—Quiet and slow sale.  Clean comb com­
mands 15c per lb.
Onions—Dealers  pay 5C@55c  for  clean  stock, 
holding at  75@80c.
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Pork—Buyers pay 4c, shipping out at 454c. 
Potatoes—There  is  a  fair  shipping  demand 
buyers paying 35@36c here and at|the  principal 
buying points throughout the State.

Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—Jerseys  and  Muscatine stock 
Illinois  stock 

are  out  of  market  at  present. 
commands $4.50 per bbl.
Turnips—30c per bu.

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PORK  IN BARRELS.

. lard—Kettle Rendered.

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new.............................................  
10  00
Short c u t.......................................................  10 00
Extra clear pig, short  cut.............................  12 00
Extra clear,  heavy........................................  12  00
Clear, fat  back..............................................  11  50
Boston clear, short cut.................................   12 00
Clear back, short cut.....................................  12 00
Standard clear, short cut, best.....................  12 00
Hams, average 20 lbs........................................  9
16 lbs........................................  9J£
12 to 14 lbs................................10
picnic................................. ..................  6
best boneless.........................................   854
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............................   8%
Dried beef, ham prices....................................   8
Long Clears, heavy...........................................  6%
Briskets,  medium.............................................  654
lig h t....................................................614
Tierces..............................................................   7?4
Tubs...................... .'..........................................  7%
56 lb.  Tins.........................................................   754
Tierces..............................................................   5-S£
30 and 50 lb. Tubs.............................................  6
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case.....................................  654
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case......................................   6%
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case......................................   654
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case......................................   6J4
50 lb. Cans........................................................... 6
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts......................................   8  75
Pork Sausage.....................................................  6
Ham Sausage.....................................................12
Tongue Sausage................................................  9
Frankfort  Sausage...........................................  8
Blood Sausage...................................................  554
Bologna, straight..............................................  554
Bologna,  thick.................................................   554
Head Cheese......................................................  554
In half barrels................................................... 325
In quarter barrels..................................................2 00
In half  barrels.......................................................3 00
In quarter barrels................................ 
  2 00
In kits.........................'......................................  75

sausaoe—Fresh and Smoked.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

lard—Refined.

PIGS'  FEET.

TRIPE.

 

FRESH   MEATS.

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Swift and Company quote as follows:
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Beef, carcass...........................................  454® 654
hindquarters................................   554®  654
................................  354® 4
fore 
loins.............................................   8  ©  9
ribs.............................................. 
@  7
tongues........................................   @10

Hogs.........................................................   454® 454
@ 654 
Pork loins.
shoulders..............
@ 454 
Bologna......................   .
Sausage, blood  or head.
liver.................
Frankfort.

5 
5 
5 
8
M utton........................  ..................  —   654® 7

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OYSTERS and  FISH.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

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oysters—Cans.

Whitefish.................................................  @954
smoked.....................................  @ 8
Trout........................................................  @ 9
Halibut......... .......... -.............................  @20
Had dies...............................................’. 
@ 7
Ciscoes.....................................................  @6
Fairhaven  Counts.................................   @35
Selects..  .................................................22  @27
F. J.  D.’s .................................................   @20
Anchors...................................................  @18
Standards................................................  @16
Favorites.................................................  @14
Standards.................................................  @$1 15
Selects.................................................. 
'  © 150
Clams..........................................................   @1 50
Scrimps.......................................................  @1 50
Scallops.......................................................  @1 50
Horseradish................................................  @ 75
Shell oysters, per 100..............................1  00@1  50

oysters—Bulk.

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CANDIES, FRUITS an d  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

 

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

STICK.
Standard, 25 lb. boxes......................................   9
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25 
Twist, 
Cut Loaf, 25 
 
MIXED.
Royal, 25 lb. pails........................................   ..  9
2001b.  bbls........ ..................................... 854
Extra, 25 lb.  pails............................................. 10
2001b.  bbls.............................................  954
French Cream, 25 lb.  pails........  ................   1154
Lemon Drops.....................................................12
Sour Drops........................................................ 13
Peppermint Drops............................................. 14
Chocolate Drops................................................ 14
H. M. Chocolate Drops..................................... 18
Gum Drops........................................................ 10
Licorice Drops.........................._.......................18
A. B. Licorice  Drops........................................ 14
Lozenges, plain.........................   .....................14
printed.............................. ............. 15
Imperials........................................ 
14
Mottoes...............................................................15
Cream Bar..........................................................13
Molasses Bar.....................................................13
Caramels.....................................................16@18
Hand Made  Creams..........................................18
Plain Creams.....................................................16
Decorated Creams.............................................20
String  Rock.............................................. 
15
Burnt Almonds..................................................22
Wintergreen  Berries........................................ 14
fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in  pails............'.................... 12
in bbls...................................11

printed, in pails................................1254
in bbls............................... H54
Chocolate Drops, in pails..................................12
Gum Drops, in pails.........................................   654
5J4
in bbls........  
Moss Drops, in pails..........................................10
in bbls...............................  954
Sour Drops, in {jails..........................................12
Imperials, in pails.............................................11

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Figs, Smyrna,  new,  fancy  layers........14  @15
........11  @1254

Malagas, choice, ripe..............  ©
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in bbls...............................................1054
Oranges,  Florida,  choice......................   @3 (0
@3  25
fancy, ......................3  50@3 75
golden russets.......... 2  75@3 00
Lemons,  Messina, choice, 360....'......... 3 00@3 25
300................  @4 25
fancy,  860................  @4 00
300.................4  50@4 75

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Dates, frails, 50 lb...................................  @
54 frails, 50 lb..............................   @
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Fard, 10-lb.  box...........................  @10
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Persian, 50-lb.  box...................... 6  @  654
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NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona.  ...........................  @17
Ivaca......................................   @15
California..............................  @15
Brazils......................................................  @12
Walnuts, Grenoble.................................   @16
California...............................   @14
Pecans, Texas, H. P ................................9  @13
Fancy, H.  P., Bells.................................  @ 854
“  Roasted....................  @10
Fancy, H. P., Suns.................................   @854
“  Roasted.....................  @10
Choice,  H. P.,  G..........  ........... ............   @ 734
“  Roasted....................   @ 9

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FRUITS.

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AXLE GREASE.

541b.  “
1 lb  “

Red Star, 54 lb. cans,

Absolute, 54 lb. cans, 100s 
50s
50s
Telfer’s,  54 lb. cans, doz 
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Acme, 54 lb. cans, 3 doz..
541b.  “  2  “ 
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lib .  “  1  “ 
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1  “  .. 12 00
.11  75 
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.18 75 
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45 
85 
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Frazer’s................................$2 60
Aurora.................................   1 75
Diamond..............................  1 60
English, 2 doz. in case...... 
80
Bristol,  2  “ 
 
75
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American. 2 doz. in case... 
70
b l u in g . 
Arctic Liq,  4-oz.................  3 40
54 Pt...........  7 
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1 pt...........  10 
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8-oz paper bot  7 20
3 00
“  4  4 00
“  5  8 00
..  1  75 
..  2 00 
..  2 25 
..  2 50 
..  2 75 
90
..  1 00 
..  3 25 
..  2 75
..4 50 
...3 85
■  1254 
.  13 
•  1354
.  14

BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl......................
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No. 1 •  “ 
No. 2 Carpet...................
No. 1 
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Parlor Gem....................
Common Whisk.............
Fancy 
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M ill................................
Warehouse.....................
BUCKWHEAT.
Kings 100 lb: cases........
“  80 lb. cases..........
Dairy, solid packed__
rolls.............. —
Creamery, solid packed. 

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Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................ 1054
954
Star,  40 
Paraffine............................. 
>2
Wicking................................. 
25
CANNED GOODS—Fish.
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck...... 1  20
Clam Chowder, 3 lb.............2  10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand— 1  10 
....190
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic...........1  75
...........2 65

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2  lb.  “ 
1  lb.  Star.....................2 10
2  lb. Star.....................3 15
1 lb.  stand........
2 lb. 
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3 lb. in Mustard.
31b.  soused........
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia..
1 lb.  Alaska........
Sardines, domestic  54s__

Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85
1  20 
.2 00 
.2 85 
.2 85 
.1  90 
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1034@16 
10

“  Mustard 54s.
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spiced,  54s..
CANNED GOODS—Fruits.

.2 00 

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Trout, 3 lb. brook...........
Apples, gallons, stand.  ___ 2  25
Blackberries,  stand.............  90
Cherries,red standard 1  10@1 20
pitted..................... 1  40
Damsons...............................1  15
Egg Plums, stand...... 1  15@1  35
Gooseberries........................ 1  00
Grapes.................................
Green  Gages.............. 1 15@1  35
Peaches, all  yellow, stand.. 1  70
seconds......... 1  10@1 45
P ie..........................1  15
Pears..................................... 1  25
Pineapples................. 1  10@1  50
Quinces................................1  00
Raspberries,  extra...............1  75
red................... 1  40
Strawberries.............. 1 15@1  35
Whortleberries.....................  75
CANNED VEGETABLES.
Asparagus, Oyster Bay........
Beans, Lima,  stand.............  85
“  Green  Limas__   @1  20
Strings..............   @  90
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“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy........1 00
“  Morn’g Glory. 1  00
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Peas, French........................ 1  68
“  extra marrofat... @125
soaked.........................  80
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June, stand.................1  40
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“  sifted..........1  65@1  85
“  French, extra  fine... .150
Mushrooms, extra fine........2  15
Pumpkin, 3 lb. Golden. .85@1  00
Succotash,  standard__ 9C@1  40
Squash.................................. 1  10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  95@1 00 
Good Enough95@l  00 
BenHar  ...  95®1  00
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stand br....  95@1  00
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Michigan Full  Cream 1154® 12 
Sap  Sago.....................16  @1654
German Sweet.
Premium..............
,Cocoa...................
Breakfast  Cocoa. 
Broma.................
Rubber, 100 lumps................ 25
35
Spruce...................................30
Bulk....... ..............................   6
Red...........  .........................   754
Rio, fair...................... 17  @19
“  good................ 1854@20
“  prime...............  @21
“  fancy,  washed... 19  @22
“  golden........... ,...20
Santos..........................17
@22
Mexican & Guatemala 19
@23
Peaberry.....................20
@25
Java,  Interior.............20
‘ ‘  Mandheling— 26
@27
Mocha, genuine..........25  _
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.

coffee—Green.

CHEESE.

CHICORY.

@ 75

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coffees—Package.

100 lbs
Lion.......................................24J4
“  in cabinets................... 2434
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX —  2454
Durham................................ 24
Thompson’s Honey  Bee— 26
Tiger...............24
Good  Morning.....................2454

 

coffee extract.

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CRACKERS.
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CLOTHES LINES.
50 f t......
60 f t......
70 f t......
80 f t......
60 f t......
72 f t'....
CONDENSED MILK.

F elix '__............ ...............   1  10
Cotton,  40 ft...... .. per doz.  1  25
1  50
1  75
2 00
2 25
1  00
115
Eagle................. ...............   7 50
Anglo-Swiss...... ...... 6 00® 7  60
Kenosha Butter. ................  8
..................  6
Seymour 
Butter................ ..................  6
“  family...... .................   6
“  biscuit — .................   7
Boston................ .................   8
City Soda........... .................   8
Soda................... .................   654
S. Oyster..............................   6
City Oyster, XXX.................   6
Picnic.....................................6
Strictly  pure......................  
38
Grocers’..............................  
24
DRIED FRUITS—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried....... 5  @554
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Apricots, 
Blackberries “ 
7
Nectarines  “ 
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14
Peaches 
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Raspberries  “ 
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In drum .,...................   @23
Inboxes......................  @25
d r i e d   f r u i t s —Currants. 
Zante, in barrels.. —   @6

 
 
 
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DRIED  FRUITS—CitTOU.

evaporated..'.. 

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CREAM TARTAR.

in less quantity  @ 654

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SUN CURED.

IMPERIAL.

GUNPOWDER.

YOUNG HYSON.

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.

@22
@29
@38
@15
@20
@28
@33

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Valencias....................  @854
Ondaras......................   934@10
Sultanas......................12  @1254
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia.....................   2 50@2 75
London Layers, for’n.  @ 
Muscatels, California. 1  85@2 35 
Lemon......................... 
Orange........••.............. 
Farina, 100 lb.  kegs.............  04
Hominy, per  bbl................. 3 50
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box__   60
imported.......  @  954
Pearl  Barley..............   254® 234
Peas, green.................  @1  10
“  split.....................  @ 3
Sago,  German.............  @ 654
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l... 
6@ 7
Wheat,  cracked..........  @5
Vermicelli,  import—   @10
domestic...  @60

Jennings’ D. C. Lemon  Vanills
2 oz. Panel, doz.  85 
1  25
4 oz. 
“  1 40
2 25
6 oz. 
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3 25 
No.  3, 
“  1 00
1  60
No.  8, 
“  2 75
4  00 
No.10, 
“  4 50
6 00 2 50 
No.  4, Taper,  “  1  60 
54 pt,  Round, “  4 25 
7 50
1  “ 
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15 00
FISH—SALT.
Cod, whole.................   5  @ 6
“  boneless.............. 734© 8
H alibut.....................  954@10
Herring,  round, 54 bbl..
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F a ir...... .....................14
Good__ .....................18
Choice... .....................24
Choicest. .....................32
F a ir...... ...........................14
Good__ .....................16
Choice... .....................24
Choicest. ........................... 30
BASKET  FIRED.
F a ir................................  @20
Choice.............................  @25
Choicest..........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to fair........... 25  @35 *
Extra fine to finest....50  @65
Choicest fancy.............75  @85
Common to fair...........20  @35
Superior to fine............ 40  @50
Common to  fair........... 18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
Common to  fair...........25  @30
Superior to  fine...........30  @50
Fine to choicest...........55  @65
F a ir..............................25  @30
Choice...........................30  @36
2 75  Best.............................. 55  @65
2 75  Tea  Dust......................  8  @10 *
12 00 
H  75 
S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
22 Nimrod, 4x12 and  2x12.......... 37
£ 
12  00 Reception, 2 2-5x12,16 oz....... 36
.1  30 Vinco, 1x6, 4% to  3>............... 30
..1  20
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz........ 34
Trout,  54  bbls.............4 00@4 50
Wheel, 5 to  B>..........................37
10  lb.  kits.................  60
Trinket, 3x9,  9  oz....................25
White,  No. 1, 54 bbls_____5 75
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s Brands.
12 lb. kits ...... 1  00
Something Good..................... 38
10 lb. kits ......   80
Double Pedro..........................38
Family,  54  bbls. ...  .2 50
Peach  Pie................................38
kits...... ......   50
Wedding  Cake, blk................ 38
“Tobacco” ...............................38
K egs....................................5 25
Half  kegs............................ 2 88
30
No. 0...............................
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No. 1...............................
40
No. 2................................... 
50
Pure.............................. .......   30
Calabria...............................   25
Sicily....................................   18
Black  Strap..................
2i
Cuba Baking................
. .22@25
Porto  Rico................... .. .24@35
New Orleans, good...... ...25@30
choice__...33@38
fancy...... . .48@50

Hiawatha...................  
62
Sweet  Cuba................ 
37
TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS.
$ 2, per hundred................  2 50
................  3 00
$ 5,  “ 
$10,  “ 
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$20,  “ 
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Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over...............5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
40gr......................................   7
50 gr......................................   9

“  kegs, new  (
Scaled  ...........204
“  12  lb kit.
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Mack,  sh’s, No. 2, 54  bbl 
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D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

 
10 
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VINEGAR.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

TOBACCOS—Plug.

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LAMP WICKS.

MOLASSES.

LICORICE.

OOLONG.

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One-half barrels, 3c extra

ROLLED  OATS.

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels__ ...... 5 75
Half barrels ...... 3 00
Cases........2 15@2 25
Muscatine, Barrels__ @5 75
Half bbls.. @3 00
Cases........2 15@2 25
Michigan  Test....................  954
Water White................. ....1054
Medium...................... 5  50@5  95
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“  54  bbl................. ......3 85
___1  75
Clay, No.  216.................
......  75
“  T. D. full count__
....1  25
Cob, No.  3.....................
Carolina head........................654
“  No. 1........................534
“  No. 2................ 554®
“  No. 3................ ...... 5

54 b b l.............

PICKLES.

PIPES.

RICE.

SALT

Japan............................. 554@654
Common Fine per bbl..........  80
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......   27
28 pocket....................................1 90
60 
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100 
Ashton bu. bags..................  75
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Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
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SALERATUS.

SEEDS.

DeLand’s,  pure.....................5
Church’s, Cap  Sheaf............. 5
Dwight’s ................................ 5
Taylor’s ..................................5
Mixed bird...........................  454
Caraway................................ 10
Canary.................................   4
Hemp....................................  4
Anise.....................................  854
Rape.....................................  454
Mustard.............. •.................754
Jettine, 1 doz. in  box............. 75
Scotch, in  bladders............. 37
Maccaboy, in jars................ 35
French Rappee, in Jars.......43

SHOE  POLISH.

SNUFF.

SOAP.

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spices—Whole.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Superior................................3 30
Queen  Anne........................ 3 85
German  Family..................
Mottled  German...................... 3 00
Old German..............................2 70
U. S. Big  Bargain.....................2 00
Frost, Floater........................... 3 75
Cocoa  Castile  .....................3 00
Cocoa Castile, Fancy........... 3 36
Happy Family,  75.....................2 95
Ola Country, 80......................... 3 30
Una, 100..................................... 3 65
Bouncer, 100...................— 3 15
Allspice................................ 10
Cassia, China in mats............8
Batavia in bund__ 11
Saigon in rolls........ 40
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 26
Zanzibar......   ....... .20
Mace  Batavia.......................80
Nutmegs, fancy................... 80
“  No.  1.......................75
“  No.  2.......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black— 18 
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shot....................... 20
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Allspice................................ 15
Cassia,  Batavia................... 20
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Saigon.................. 42
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 32
Zanzibar............... 25
Ginger, African....................1254
Cochin.................. 15
Jam aica............... 18
Mace  Batavia.......................90
Mustard,  English................ 22
and Trie..25
Trieste.................. 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ................... 80
Pepper, Singapore, black— 21
“  white...... 30
Cayenne................25
Herbs & Spices, small......   65
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STARCH.

Mystic,  64  pkgs........   .........4 48

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Cubes.........................
Powdered...................
Standard  Granulated.
Fine............
Confectioners’ A........
White Extra  C...........
Extra  C......................
C ...........................
Yellow......................
SAL  SODA.
Kegs............................
Granulated,  boxes—
SAPOLIO.
Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box......   2 60
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@5%@
554®
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SAUERKRAUT.

Silver Thread, 15 gallons— 2 90 
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one-half barrels....  @29
Pure  Sugar, bbl................ 28@36
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$1 for barrel

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PAPER.

TWINES.

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WOODENWARE.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Fermentum,  Compressed.  .
Cocoa Shells, bulk..............   5
Jelly, 30-lb. pails.................   4
Sage....................................   15
PA PE R  & WOODEN W ARE
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­
lows:
Straw ..................................... 160
“  Light  Weight...............200
Sugar..................................... 180
Hardware...............................254
Bakers....................................254
DTy  Goods.............................6
Jute  Manilla..........................8
Red  Express  No. 1..............5
No. 2..............4
48 Cotton.............................  22
Cotton, No. 2........................ 20
18
Sea  Island, assorted.........   40
No. 5 Hemp..........................16
No. 8B ..................................17
Wool....................................   8
Tubs, No. 1.........................   7  OO
“  No. 2.........................   6  00
“  No. 3........................... 5 00
2 15
1  60
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
60
Bowls, 11 Inch....................  1  00
.....................  1  25
13  “ 
“ 
.......................2 00
15  “ 
“ 
.....................  2 75
17  “ 
“ 
assorted, 17s and  17s 2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
Baskets, market....................   40
“ 
bushel.................   1  50
“  with covers  1  90
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
WHEAT.

“  No.2 
“  No.3 
“  No.l 3 50
“  No.2 4 25
“  No.3 
GRAINS and PEEDSTUFES
New.  Old.
I W hite...........................  80 
80
80
Red.............................. 
80 
All wheat bought  on 60 lb. test.
I  Straight, in  sacks..  4 30
I Patent 

“  barrels...........  4 40
“  sacks.............  5  20
“  barrels...........  5 40
j Bolted................................  1  00
I  Granulated.......................  1  10
I Bran...................................  11  00
j  Ships..................................  11  50
Screenings........................  11  00
j  Middlings.........................   13  00
' Mixed Feed......................   13  50
Coarse meal......................   13  50
1  Small  lots.........................   36
Car 
“  .........................   32
Small  lots.............................30
Car 
N o .l..........................  @40
NO. 1...................................  1  10
¡N o.2..........................  105
No. 1..........................  
10  00
No. 2...................................  9 00
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS. 
I  Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 
lows:
Green...... .*. — ........   354®  454
Part  Cured.
4@ 454
Full 
..............
Heavy  steers, extra. 
Dry.
5  @ 6
■  
Dry  Kips  ...................  5  @6
Calfskins,  green.......  3  @ 4
cured.......  454®  5
Deacon skins.............. 10  @20

“  ............................. 2554

MiLLSTUFFs.

BARLEY.

FLOUR.

HIDES.

MEAL.

CORN.

OATS.

HAY.

RYE.

“ 
“ 

“ 

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54 off for No. 2.

6 25
7 25

5 00

PELTS.

“ 

FURS.

Shearlings...................10  @25
Estimated wool, per B> 20  @28 
A full 10 per cent, off  the fol­
lowing prices:"
Mink, dark.......................  40@1 00
pale.........................  25@ 60
Raccoon.............................  80@ 90
Skunk..............................   80@1 00
Muskrat.............................  15© 20
Fox, red.............'........1  25@1  50
“  cross....................2 00@5 00
“  grey...........................   40@ 70
Badger........................  75@1  00
Cat, w ild...........................  50@ 75
Fisher..........................4 00@5 00
Lynx............................3 00@4 00
Martin,  dark...............1  2S@3 00
pale  & yellow  60@  75
Otter, Jiark..................6 00@8 00
W olf.:.........................2 00@3 00
Bear......................... 15 00@20 00
Beaver........................ 2 oO@6 00
Oppossum...........................  15@ 20
Deerskins, per lb........  15@  25
Above  prices  for  No. 1 skins 
only.
Washed.............................. 2G@30
Unwashed........................  12@22
Tallow........................3  @  3J4
Grease  butter.............3  @  5
Switches.....................  154© 2
Ginseng.......................2 00@2 75

MISCELLANEOUS.

WOOL.

“ 

Advanced—Gum Shellac, Quinine.

Declined—Gambler.

Carb.............................  12
Chlorate, (po. 18)........  16
Cyanide......................   r"
Iodide......................... 2 i
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..
Potassa, Bitart, com...
Potass  Nitras, opt......
Potass Nitras..............  
7©  9
Prussiate....................   25©  28
Sulphate  po................  15©  18

RADIX.

Aconitum...................   20©  25
Althae..........................  25©  30
A nchusa.....................  15©  20
Arum,  po....................   ©  »5
Calamus......................   20©  50
Gentiaua,  (po. 15)......   10©  12
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16©  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 50)................. .  @  45
Hellebore,  Ala,  po—   15©  20
Inula,  po.....................  15©  20
Ipecac,  po..................2 00@2 20
Iris  plox (po. 20@22).
Jalapa,  p r..................
Maranta,  &s.............
Podophyllum, po........  1!  _
R h e i . . ......................   75@1  00
cut......................   @1  75
pv........................  75@1  35
Spigelia......................   48©  53
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @  20
Serpentarla.................   40©
Senega......................    60©
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @
M  ©
Scillae, (po. 35)...........   10©
ymplocarpus,  Fcetl-
dua,  po................. 
  @
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®
German...  15©
Zingiber a ...................   10©
22©
Zingiber  j ..............  

“ 

“ 

“ 

@  J®
Anisnm,  (po.  20). 
Apium  (graveleons)..  10©  12
Bird, IB....................  
4©  6
Carni, (po. 18)............. 
8®  1?
Cardamon...................1  00@1  25
Corlandrum................  .10©  12
Cannabis Sativa..........3)4® 
4
donium...................  75@1 00
wenopodium  ...........  10@  12
Dipterix Odorate....... 1  75®1  85
Foeniculum................  @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........  
L in i.............. . 
4  <§  4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4  )...  4)4© 4)4
Lobelia........................  35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3)4© 4)4
R apa..................—  
Sinapis,  Albu............. 

6©
8@

6@

Nigra...........  11®  12

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SPIBITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F. R ...... 1  75@2 00
1  10@1  50
Juniperis  Co. O. T ....1  75|1  75
Saacharum  N.  E ........1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto.....................1  25@2 00
Vini  Alba........................ 1 25@2 00

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage...................2 25@2  50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
2 00
carriage  ..................
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
1  10
wool  carriage..........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
85
carriage...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
65
riage  ........................
75
Hard for  slate  use —
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
1  40
u se ...........................
Accacia............................  30
Zingiber  ...........................  50
Ipecac.............................
Ferri Iod.........................
Auranti Cortes...................  50
Rhei Arom........................  50
Similax Officinalis.............   60
“  Co.......  50
“ 
Senega.............................   50
Scillae...............................  50
“  Co...........................  50
Tolutan............................  50
Prunus virg.......................  50

SYRUPS.

TINCTURES.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum...................  
8®,  10
Benzoicum  German,.  80@1  00
Boracic 
..................... 
*)
Carbolicum..................  40© 45
Citricum......................   69© 5o
Hydrochlor................ 
"®
Nitrocum  .....................  JO® J®
Oxalicum.....................  I°@
Phosphorium dii........
Salicylicum................1 
Sulphuricum..............  
Tanni cum 
Tartaricum

*(
»
.......  40©  43

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  
3©
18  d e g ............ 
4©
Carbonas  .............. .  •  J"®
Chloridum..... ..............  1Ä®

Black 
Brown 
Red 

a n i l i n e .
................... 2 00@2 25
................  80@1  00
..............   45©  50

b a c c a b .

Cubeae (po. 1  60......... 1  85®2 00
Juniperus...................  
iX
X anthoxylum ..............
b a l s a m u m .

Ä ba.
@130
Terabin, Canada  ......   45©  50
Tolutan......................  45©  au

C O R TEX .

Canadian.................   Jf
is

Abies,  Canadian.................
Cassiae  ................................ 
Cinchona Flava  ..................
Enonymus  atropurp........
Myrica  Cerifera, po..........
Prunus Virgini.....................  "
Quillaia,  grd........................  J*
Sassafras  ............ 
ix
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  m

 

 

» 
“ 

24©
33©11©
16©

e x t r a c t o r . 
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is.............
)4s..»........
f e b r u m .
©  15 
Carbonate Precip. —
@3 50 
Citrate and Quima...
©  80 
>a*
Citrate  S oluble........ 
©  50 
Ferroeyanidum Sol—
®  15
Solut  Chloride..........   @
Sulphate,  com’l ..........
pure.............

“ 

14©
30©
30©

Arnica  ... 
Anthémis  . 
Matricaria

FOLIA.
............ . 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

Salvia  officinalis,  )4i
and  )4s...................
Ura Ursi.....................

g u m m i.

19©  12
"X;„:  ü   1

10©

“ 
“ 

@1  00 
Acacia,  1st picked...
@  90 
2d 
...
@  80 
•••
3d 
©  65
sifted sorts.. 
„„
po ......  .....  75@100
50©  60
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  “ *
I©  50
© 
®
25®©30©

Cape,  (po.  20)...
Socotri, (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, ()4s, 14
16).........................
Ammomae..................
Assafoetida, (po. 30)...
Benzoinum..................
Camphorse...................  45®
Euphorbium  po  ........   •»©
Gafbanum.............
Gamboge,  po— -•
Guaiacum, (po. 50)
Kino,  (po.  25)......
©1
M astic..................
Myrrh,  (po  45)...........
Opii,  (pc. 5 10)...........3 55@3
Shellac  ..  ..................  J®®
“ 
bleached........  2<@
Tragacanth................   30©
herba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium..........................‘
Eupatorium................. *—
Lobelia.................................
Majorum..............................
Mentha  Piperita..................
“  V ir.........................
Rue...... ................................
Tanacetum, Y ......................
Thymus,  V.............; ............

“ 

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15©

35©

“ 
- 
“ 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

1)4)...................... 

cent, by box 70 less

Antipyrin.................. 1  35®1  40
Argent!  Nitras, ounce  ®  68
Arsenicum.................  
5©  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......   38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
11;  üs,  12)..............
Cantharides  Russian,
p o .............................
Capsici  Fructus, a f...
f e -
“ 
Caryophyllus, (po.  28)
Carmine,  No. 40..........
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......
Cera Flava.................
Coccus  ........................
Cassia Fructus...........
Centraria.....................
Cetaceum...................
Chloroform................  50®
sqnibbs ..  ©1 00
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  50@1  75
_  
25
Chondrus 
20 
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W 
10
German 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ........................
Creasotum.................
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........,
“  prep................
precip................
“ 
“  Rubra................
Crocus........  .............
24
Cudbear......................
9 
Cupri Sulph................
12 
D extrine.....................
70
8 
Emery,  all  numbers.
©@40©
po..............
6 
12©
45 
Ergota,  (po.)  45........
15
Flake  White.............
©
_   23
__________________  
G alla.
Gambier?....................   7)4®  8)4
Gelatin,  Cooper..........  @ 9 0
French...........  40©  60
Glassware  flint,  75  & 10 per 
Glue,  Brown..............  
9©  15
White................  13©  25
Glycerina...................   22©  25
Grana Paradisi...........  @  15
Humulus.....................  25©  40
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  90
“  C or__   ©  80
Ox Rubrum  @1  00 
Ammoniati..  @1  10
Unguentum.  45©  55
Hydrargyrum.............  @  80
Ichthyobolla,  Am...... 1  25@1  50
Indigo.........................   75@1  00
Iodine,  Resnbl...........3 75@3 85
Iodoform.....................  @4 70
Lupnlin......................   85@1  00
Lycopodium..............   55©  60
M acis..........................  80©  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod.................   @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10©  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2©  3
 
Mannia,  S. F ..............   45©  50
Morphia,  S.  P. & W .. .2 65©2 90 
C. C o....................... 2 65®2 90
Moschus  Canton........  @ 4 0
Myristica, No. 1..........  60©  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia.....................  30©  32
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co.............................  @2 00
Picis  Liq, N.  C., y% gal
doz  .........................   @2 00
Picis Liq., quarts  .....  @1 00
pints..........  @  70
Pii Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  ©  50
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 18
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__   @  35
Pix  Burgun......... .. 
@  7
Plumbi A cet..............   14©  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
&P. D.  Co., doz......   @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30@  35
Quassiae..................... 
8@  10
Quinia, S. P. & W ......   42©  47
S.  German__   35©  45
Rubia  Tinctorum......   12©  14
Saccharum Laetis pv...  @  35
Salacin.tf....................2 25@2 35
Sanguis  Draconis......   40@  50
Santonine  .................   @4 50
■   14
12©
Sapo,  W
10 
M........................
15 
“  G........................
25 
Seidlitz  Mixture........
18 
Sinapis........................
30
“  o p t.................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes........................  ©  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  ©  35 
il@  12 
Soda Boras, (po. 12).  „ 
Soda  et Potass T art...  30©  33
Soda Carb...................  
2©  2)4
Soda,  Bi-Carb............. 
4©  5
Soda,  Ash................... 
3©  4
Soda, Sulphas.............  ©  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50©  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 00
“  Myrcia Imp........  ©2 50
“  Vim  Rect.  bbl.
2 0 5 )...,......................   @2 15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal......   @1  10
Sulphur, Subl...............2)4©  3)4
AUU.........
8© 10
Tamarinds............. ... 
..  28© 30
Terebenth Venice..
..  50© 55
Theobromae.........
.9 00@16 00
Vanilla...................
7® 8
Zinci  Sulph........... ... 
jräi
Bbl.
70
Whale, winter........ ..  70
60
Lard,  extra............. ..  55
56
Lard, No.  1............. ..  45
63
..  60
Linseed, pure raw .
66
Lindseed,  boiled  .. ..  63
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
69
strained.............. ..  50
Spirits Turpentine. ..  50)4 55
Red Venetian..-..........134  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars — 134  2@4
“ 
Ber........134  2@3
Putty,  commercial— 2)4  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure...... 2)4  234@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ...........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__  
75@80
50
Green,  Peninsular......  
70@75
Lead,  red.....................  @7)4
“  w h ite................  ©7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........ 
@90
White, Paris  American 
1  00
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff........................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints....................... 1  00@1 20

PAINTS.

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D r u g s  ^ M e d ic in e s .

State  Board  of Pharmacy.

One Tear—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor.
Two Years—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Three Tears—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Four Tears—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Fire Years—James Veraor, Detroit.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vem or, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
F Meetings during  1890-Grand  Rapids, M arch! and 5; 
Star Island, July 1 and  2;  Marquette,  Aug.  13  and U; 
Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6 . ____________________ ________
M ic h ig a n   S t a te   P h a r m a c e u t ic a l  A s s ’n . 

President—Frank Inglis,  Detroit.
First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Bec’d Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs. 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit. 
Executive Committee—C. A. Bugbee,Cheboygan!  K. T. 
Webb, Jackson;  D. E. Prall,  East Saginaw;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, Kalamazoo;  J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
Next Meeting—At  Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday 
o f September,  1890.____________ __ ___________________
G r a n d   R a p id »   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty . 

President. J. W. Hayward,  Secretary, Frank H. Escott.
Grand Rapid» Drug Clerks’ Asspciation. 

President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, Albert Brower.
D e t r o it   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty  

President, J. W. Allen:  Secretary, W. F. Jackman.

„   „

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 
President, C. 8. Koon;  Secretary, J. W. Hoyt,______

The Drug Market.

There  is  a large  demand for  quinine 
and antipyrin, caused by its use in .treat­
ing the  “grip.”  Antipyrin  stocks  are 
exhausted.  The  agents  in  New  York 
are entirely out.  Small  lots  are held at 
$2.50 to $3.00.  The  Hazeltine & Perkins 
Drug Co. report a small'  stock  on  hand, 
which it is  selling  at  the  old  price  in 
limited quantities.  Phenaticum is equally 
scarce. *  Quinine  has  advanced,  under 
the  large  demand,  but,  as  there  are 
larger  stocks,  it  probably will  be  only 
temporary.  Opium  and  morphia  are 
unchanged.  Wood alcohol has advanced. 
Gum shellacs are higher.  Gambier  has 
advanced.  The  opening  price for Paris 
green is as follows:
230 lb. packages............................................... t4
H2 “ 
14, 28 and 56 lb. packages................................16
1  lb.  packages 
)4 “ 
1Z  44 

.......................................
..............................................
...................... :.................PJ?
.........................................*J72

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Decision Against the  Sugar Trust. 
Another  decision  has  been  rendered 
against the  Sugar  Trust,  this  time  in 
California. 
Judge Wallace, of  the  Su 
perior  Court  of  California,  has  handed 
down a decision in the case of  the  Peo­
ple  vs.  the  American  Sugar  Refining 
Co., in which he gives  judgment against 
the company, holding  that  it  has  for­
feited its corporate franchise on grounds 
similar to those  upon which  the  courts 
of  New  York  State  decided  against 
the  North  River  Sugar  Refining  Co. 
The findings  of  the  judge  are  as fol­
lows :  “In the year  1885 the  defendant 
became and has  ever  since  continued to 
be a corporation,  duly organized to carry 
on  the  business  of  sugar  refining,  to 
purchase,  sell, manufacture  and  deal  in 
sugars and the products  thereof, to  pro­
cure, sell, hire,  lease,  maintain  and  op­
erate sugar refineries and refining works, 
and generally to  do  and  perform  such 
other acts and  things  as  might  prove 
necessary,  useful  or  auxiliary  to  the 
objects of its incorporation.  The Sugar 
Refineries  Co. is, and  on  the  29th  day 
of  February, 1888; was,  an  incorporated 
association  organized  with  the  intent, 
and has always since its  formation  been 
operated for  the  purpose  of  deteriorat­
ing the quality and  diminishing the sup­
ply  of  sugar  throughout 
the  United 
States;  of increasing  to  consumers  the 
cost and price of the  article,  of  destroy­
ing competition in  its  production, creat­
ing a monopoly and the  general restraint 
of trade in sugar as  an  article  of  com­
merce and  consumption.  On  the  29th 
day  of  February,  1888, defendant,  aban­
doning and  disregarding  in  that behalf 
all the  purposes  and  objects  for which 
it had been so incorporated, and with  in­
tent and design  to  thereby foster,  assist 
and promote the establishing of  the said 
monopoly, surrendered to the  Sugar  Re­
fineries Co. the management  of  its  cor­
porate concerns  and  the  control  of  its 
entire  corporate  business, and  since its 
surrender  defendant  has  not  at  any 
time resumed such management, nor  has 
it  since  then,  in  fact,  carried  on  for 
itself the business nor  any of  the  busi­
ness for the carrying  on of which it  had 
been so incorporated ;  but,  on  the  con­
trary,  has  ever  since  such  surrender 
been and  become  amalgamated with the 
said  Sugar  Refineries  Co.,  and  in  this 
manner  has wholly ceased  aud  discon­
tinued the exercise by it of  said  several 
corporate functions,  for  the  proper  ex­
ercise  of which  it  had  been  so  incor­
porated.”
What Would Happen Were 
Motion Possible.

Perpetual

After showing that friction makes per­
petual motion impossible, Professor Hele 
Shaw reflects upon the state of affairs that 
would follow if  friction were to  cease to 
act.  The whole force  of  nature would 
be at  once  changed,  and  much  of  the 
dry  land  and  most  of  our  buildings 
would disappear beneath the sea.  Such 
inhabitants  as  remained  a  short  time 
alive would not  only be  unable  to  pro­
vide themselves with fire or warmth,  but 
would  find  their  very  clothes  falling 
back  to  the  original  fiber  from which 
they were made;  and if not destroyed in 
one  of 
the  many  possible  ways—no 
longer dissipated by friction through the 
air, or  by  falling  masses  of  water  no 
longer retarded  by the  atmosphere  and 
descending  as  rain—would  be  unable 
to  obtain  food, from  inability to  move 
themselves  by  any  ordinary method  of 
locomotion, or,  what  would  be  equally

serious,  hat ing once started into motion, 
from being unable  to  stop  except when 
they came into  collision with  other  un­
happy beings or moving bodies.  Before 
long they,  with  all  heavier  substances, 
would  disappear  forever  beneath  the 
waters which would now cover  the «face 
of a lifeless world.

pnk  Ribbons Case  Decided.

The so-called silk ribbons question has 
at length been  passed  upon  by the Su­
preme Court of the United States.  That 
question, as  our  readers  may  recall,  is 
whether ribbons composed  of  silk  and 
cotton, in which silk  is  the  component 
material  of  chief value, being  used  ex­
clusively as  hat  trimmings,  and  having 
commercial value for  that purpose only, 
are dutiable at  50 per  cent,  ad valorem, 
goods  not  specially enumerated,  of 
which silk is the  component material  of 
chief value, or at 20 per  cent, under  the 
tariff provision for hat trimmings.  The 
Collector of the Port  of  New York  as­
sessed duty at 50 per cent.,  the  importer 
claiming that 20 per cent, was the proper 
rate of duty. 
In the case of Robertson, 
Collector,  vs.  Edelhoff  et  al., the  Su­
preme Court, in  an  opinion  by Justice 
Blatchford,  says  that  the  only question 
is as to whether silk hat  trimmings  are 
embraced in the provisions  of  schedule 
N of the tariff act, which reads :  “Hats, 
material used  for  making  hats, bonnets 
and hoods composed of straw, chip grass, 
palm  leaf, willow,  hair,  whalebone  or 
any other substance or material  not  es­
pecially enumerated or  provided  for  in 
this act.”  The  Circuit Court held that 
they did come under  that provision,  and 
this court affirms  that  judgment.  The 
court says that  it  seems  perfectly clear 
that  the words “composed  of” relate  to 
the eight  articles  especially named,  and 
not to  hats and  bonnets, and  it  cannot 
agree  to  the  conviction  that  the word 
“like” should be inserted  in  construing 
the words “any other  substance or mate­
rial.”  These  words,  it  holds, include 
silk  and  all  other  materials  for  hat 
trimmings which  have  been  elsewhere 
made  dutiable,  regardless  of whether or 
not they bear an  assimilation  to  straw, 
whalebone or any of the other substances 
named.  The  case  is  also  held  to  be 
governed  by the  decision  in  the velvet 
ribbon case  of  Hartranft  against  Lang- 
feld.  Under this  decision  the  govern­
ment will be  obliged  to  refund  several 
million dollars to importers.
The  Smart Clerk  Will Now Try  Some 
There  is  a  spruce  young  dry  goods 
clerk  in  this  city who  came  here from 
-New Yo-r-r-rk,  sir,”  and  has  the  air 
distingue of that metropolis which sticks 
to a man like  the  measles, it may be for 
years  and  it  may be forever.  He  had 
several little knacks of  forcing trade,  he 
told his employers,  and he  sprung  them 
on  Detroit  people  when  they  weren’t 
looking.  One  of  them  was  this:  He 
would receive the bundle  and change for 
the purchaser.  The last he  would hand 
her with a grand flourish  of  his air  dis­
tingue.  Then  he  would  ask  his  prize 
question:

th in g   Else.

“Shall I send this out to your carriage, 

madam?”

It worked fairly for a few days.  Mad­
am would blush and look pleased, or stare 
coldly at him and say she  would carry it 
herself,  but  one  day he struck  a  snag. 
The  customer  was  young  and  rather 
pretty.

“Shall  I  take  this  out  to  your  car­
riage?”  he  asked,  changing  the  active 
verb to suit the occasion.

For a moment her eyes  twinkled, then j 

she answered readily:

“Thank you. 

It is rather an awkward 
package  for  me  to  carry,”  and  she 
moved toward the door.

He  was  somewhat  abashed  at  being 
taken at his  word,  but  he followed  her 
out  to  the  sidewalk.  Carriages  were 
there,  but she  walked  right  along,  and 
he could do no less than  accompany her, 
hatless as he  was.  When  they reached 
the end of  the block she beckoned a pas­
sing car,  and when it stopped  she  got in 
and went to the further end  of  the  car, 
her shivering escort at her  heels.  Then 
she thanked  him  politely  and  took  the 
bundle.  He smiled a demoniac  grin, for 
the car  had  carried  him  half  a  block 
further on.  He has  brought out another 
knack now  and is trying it on.
Have Purchased Twenty-five Thousand 

"Tradesman”  Coupons.

From the Manistique Sun.
Commencing  with  the  new  year, the 
Chicago Lumbering Co. has inaugurated a 
new  system of  credit  business at its sev­
eral  stores  in  the  city.  Hereafter  its 
customers will have to  plank  down  the 
hard cash before the goods are delivered. 
Employes  of  the  company  who  have 
credit at the  office  can  procure  coupon 
books, of amounts to  suit,  which will  be 
honored at the counter 
same as cash. 
Unless you have the  cash  or  a  coupon 
book in the future, it will  be  useless  to 
apply at its stores for  goods. 
It would 
be a grand  thing  for  everyone if  there 
was less credit business done. 
It would 
be better  for  the  buyer, because  he  is 
not likely to make  as  many unnecessary 
purchases where he has  to  produce  the 
cash as he might if  he were having them 
charged on a  pass-book, and  at  the  end 
of the month he has  no  large  bills  star­
ing him in the face. 
It would be better 
for the seller, for  the reason that  by do­
ing practically a cash business  he is  not 
likely to have  the  legitimate  profits  of 
his business eaten up by bad debts.

Made Trim  a Preferred  Creditor
There was a  chap  keeping  a  clothing 
store in a western town that went up the 
spout  a  couple  of weeks  ago, and  he 
went around among the houses  he  owed 
to make some kind of a compromise with 
them.  He came to one jobber, who said 
to him :
“Now, see here, you  know I’ve been a 
great friend of yours,  and  you  ought  to 
make me a preferred  creditor.”
“All  right,”  said  the  clothing  man, 
“I’ll do it.”
After a few days the  friend heard that 
the clothing man had made a compromise 
and  was  giving  ninety  days’  notes  to 
everybody  he  owed,  so  the  friend  went 
to see about it.
“How  is  this,” he  said,  “where  do  I 
come in ?  You’re giving  notes to all the 
rest of the  fellows, and  leaving  me  out 
in the cold.”
“No I  ain’t,” said  the  clothing  man. 
“I’m making  you  a  preferred  creditor. 
Nobody ain’t going  to  get  a cent,  and I 
tell you so now,  while  all the rest of the 
creditors will  have  to wait  ninety days 
to find it  out. 
If  you ain’t a preferred 
creditor I’d like to  know what  you are.”

The  Gift System in Trade.

From the Monetary Times.
“Prizes”  and  “presents”  are still the 
order of the day with some people.  The 
prevailing desire of  the greedy public to 
get  something for  nothing  will  always 
find persons to cater to it,  who  will fool 
the  eager  public  to  the  end  of 
the 
chapter. 
Instead  of  books being  given 
away or  sold for  a  song,  a  practice  to 
which we referred a fortnight ago, a new 
concern in Toronto  gives away  jewelry, 
good and bad—gives the good  away care­
fully, however,  placing  it  just  where it 
will do most service.  One  shrewd  mer­
chant, seeing  the spread eagle advertise­
ment  of  the  new  store,  called  in and 
bought a package of  tea, and on opening 
found a ring  of  good  value.  Returning 
to his counting-house he sent an employe 
for another  package: the employe cutely 
using  the  merchant’s  name  received  a 
package of tea with a good scarf pin.  A 
third  party,  from  the  country and  un­
known to the prize package people, hear­
ing of  the merchant’s luck,  also went to 
the enchanted  palace,  planked down his 
money, and received a parcel of tea worth 
about one-third  of  his  cash,  and found 
therein a trinket  worth  10 to  15c I  The 
man  went  away  sorrowful.  But  the 
police  have  visited  the  place,  and  the 
lottery stands a chance of  being stopped.

The  Cost of Protest.

A  Chicago  salesman  recently sold  a 
bill of shoes to the  keeper  of  a  general 
store in  one  of  the  Upper  Peninsula 
counties.  The  buyer  asked  for  time, 
and,  as the  man  owned  a  house  and  a 
farm, the jobber agreed to take a note on 
four months. 
It was toibe made payable 
at a bank in  a  neighboring  city.  The 
salesman was  instructed  to  impress  on 
the storekeeper the importance of taking 
up the paper when  due.  A  blank note 
was sent on for  signature.
“Now, Mr.  -----,” said  the  salesman,
“you must be at the  bank  the  day  this 
note is due, with the  money to pay it, or 
it will be protested.”

“What will happen then ?”
“Why, you will- have to pay the cost of 
protest,  in addition to  the amount of the 
note.”
“Oh, well, just add  the cost of protest 
now,  and I will give a note for the whole 
thing.”

The  Salt Association.

An  East  Saginaw 

correspondent 

writes:
The annual meeting  of  the  Michigan 
Salt  Association will be held in this city 
January  16.  A  movement  has  been 
started  at  Ludington  and  Manistee  to 
organize an independent association,  but 
those  who claim to have inside  informa 
tion  assert  that it is simply done to em 
phasize  the  demand  of  the  Ludington 
and  Manistee  people  for  a  good-sized 
differential,  that it will be granted,  and 
that  there  will be no  trouble. 
It is as 
serted that it is to the advantage of every 
manufacturer-  to  maintain  the  associa 
tion,  as were it to go to pieces every man 
ufacturer  would be compelled to market 
his own  product at a tremendous  disad­
vantage,  both as to market and freights, 
and the  result  would  be  to  demoralize 
the salt manufacturers of the state by re­
ducing  prices to a point  that  would  be 
disastrous.

Information from  a Drummer.

She was a young woman of  an  inquir­
ing turn of  mind on her way home  from 
college, and  during  a delay at a  station 
she walked up  and  down  the  platform 
calculating the ponderabilities.
“I  wonder,”  she  said  to  her  papa, 
“what is the weight of the train ?”
“Really,  my  dear,  I  couldn’t  say, 
b u t------- ”
“I know what  it  is,” interrupted  an 
impatient  drummer;  “it’s  about  four 
hours and a half.”
Then the girl went  in and sat down to
think  awhile.

----------   mm  •  ^  
He Knew His Wife.

-----:—

Jones  (much  excited)—Carlson,  your 
wife has eloped with another man.
Carlson—Guess you are mistaken.
Jones—No, I’m not;  1  know it.  Man 
alive,  how  can  you  take  the  news  so 
calmly ?”
I  prom­
ised to bring  her  home  a  new sack to­
night, and you  can  depend  upon it she 
won’t elope till to-morrow.

Carlson—I know it’s not so. 

The  Meanest Man on Earth.

The  meanest  man  in  the  world  is 
named  Brown  and  lives  in  Manistee. 
He sold his neighbor, Jones, a half inter­
est in a cow and  then  refused  to  divide 
the milk, maintaining that  Jones  owned 
the front half of the cow.  The  cow re­
cently  hooked  Brown,  and  now  he  is 
suing Jones for damages.

The aggregate value  of  the  provision 
and  dairy products  exported  from  this 
country during the past  year is one hun­
dred and five  million  dollars.  This  is 
almost double the amount  of the exports 
for the previous year, and shows that the 
general prosperity is not on the wane, as 
many seem to think.

It pays  to  handle the  P  &  B. cough 

drops.

*ts

Novelties  in  Perfumery,

Comprising many  New Shapes  in  Bottles, Brass Stands, China Stands,

Glass  Stands, Wicker  Stands, from

J ennings  &  Sm ith,

Grand. Rapids,  Mich•

AT.T,  ORDERS  FILLED  PROMPTLY.

H AZELTINE

&  PERK IN S 

DRUG CO.

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

- D R U G S -

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries.
Patent Medieines, Paints,  Oils, 1/arnisliBS.

Sole  Agents  for  the  Celebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  Paints

Dealers  in

We  are  Sole  Proprietors  of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY,

We have in stock and offer a full line of

'Whislsies, Brandies,

Gins,  W ines,  Rum«.

“ 

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OILS.

OLEUM.

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, P at..............  55©
Carbonate,  P a t ..........  20©  £ä
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20@  25 
Carbonate, Jenning5..  35©  Jb

Aconitum Napellis R........  60
“ 
F........  50
Aloes................................  60
“  and myrrh...............  60
Arnica.............................   50
Asafcetida.........................   50
AtropeJBeUadonna.............   60
Benzoin............................  60
“  Co.......................   50
Sanguinaria.................... 
  50
Barosma...........................  50
Cantharides.....................   75
Capsicum.........................   50
Cardamon.......................   75
Co..................   75
Castor.............................1 00
Catechu............................  50
Cinehona.........................   50
Co..................   60
Columba...........................  50
Conium............................  50
Cubeba.............................   50
Digitalis...........................  50
Ergot................................  50
Gentian............................  50
“  Co.........................   60
Guaica.............................   50
ammon...............  60
“ 
Zingiber...........................  50
Hyo8cyamus.....................  50
Iodine...............................  75
“ 
Colorless..............  75
Ferri Chloridum...............  35
Kino................................  50
Lobelia.............................   50
Myrrh...............................  50
Nux Vomica.....................   50
Opii.................................   85
“  Camphorated...............  50
“  Deoaor.................... 2 00
Auranti Cortex...................  50
Quassia.................... 
 
Rhatany........*..............   50
Rhei.................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol.................   50
I 
“  Co............  50
Serpentaria.......................  50
Stromonium.......................  60
Tolutan..... ......................   60
Valerian...........................  50
Veratrum Veride................  50

Absinthium................. 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45©  75
Amydalae, Amara6... .8 00@8 25
A nisi.............................1 90@2.00
Auranti  Cortex..........  @2  50
Bergamii  ....................2 80@3 00
Cajiputi......................   90@l  00
Caryophylli................. 1 35®1 40
C edar..........................  35@  65
Chenopodii................  @1  75
Cinnamonii.................1 35@1 40
Citronella...................   ©  75
Conium  Mac..............   35@  65
Copaiba......................   90@1  00
Cubebae...................16 00@16 50
Exechthitos................  90®1  00
Erigeron.....................1  20@1  30
Gaultheria.......................2 20@2 30
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal.......  50©  75
Hedeoma  ................... 2 10@2 20
Juniperi......................   50@2 00
Lavendula..................  90@2 00
Limonis............................1  50@1 80
Mentha Piper................... 2 10@2 25
Mentha Verid..................2 50®2 60
Morrhuae, gal.............  80@1 00
Myrcia, ounce.............  @  50
Olive........................1  00@2 75
Picis Liquida,  (gal..35)  10©  12
Ricini.  ....................... 1  24®1  36
Rosmarin!............. 
75@1  00
Rosae,  ounce..............   @6 00
Suceini........................  40©  45
Sabina........................  90@1  00
Santal  ........................ 3 50@7 00
Sassafras.....................  50©  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce —   ®  65
Tiglii...........................  @1  50
Thyme........................  40®  50
opt  ................  @  60
Theobromas................  15©  20
BiCarb........................  15@  18
Bichromate................  13©  14
Bromide...... ...............  37©  40

Good-BueJPass Book

26© 28
30© 32
2)4© 3)4
3© 4
55© 60
Annatto......................   55©
4© 5
Antimoni, po.............. 
4©
55© 60
et Potass T

No. 1 Turp  Coach........1  10@1 20
Extra Turp.................. 1  60@1 70
Coach  Body.................2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp F u m .........1  00@1 10
Eutra Turk Damar —  1  55@1 60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70©  75
...............  

MISCELLANEOUS.

VARNISHES.

POTASSIUM.

Turn 

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A.dopt  the

Tradesman  Gredit  Goiipon  Book,

A n d   y o u  w ill  fin d   tti©  s&vincj  o f  tim ©  to   b e  so 
g r e a t  th a t  y o u   w ill  n e v e r   p e r m it  th e  u s e   of 
a n o th e r  p a ss  b o o k  in   y o u r   e s ta b lis h m e n t.
The Tradesman Coupon  is  the  cheapest  and  most modern in 

the ^market, being sold as follows:

$  2 Coupons, per hundred................ $2.50
$ 5  
3.00
 
$10 
4.00
 
$20 
................ 5.00

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SUBJECT  TO  THE  FOLLOWING DISCOUNTS!
Orders for  200 or over...........5 per cent.

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«  500  “ 
“  1000  “ 

8KND  IN S A M P L E   ORDER AND  FUT TOUR BUSINESS ON A  CASH BASIS.

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---- ...10 
............ 20 
Grand Rapids.

E. A. STOWE & BR0.,

We are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W. D, & Go., 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

WTiisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  Whisky.

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
W e give our Personal Attention to Mail  Orders  and  Qua 
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day  we re­

antee Satisfaction.
ceive them.  Send in a trial order.

ftoltine i  Perkins  Drug  Go.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

SUSPENDED!

ö S  3

J E T T I N E .
Warranted  not  to  Thicken,  Sour  or  Mold In 
any climate.  Quality Guaranteed Against Injury 
by Freezing.  All  others  worthless  after free* 
ing.  See quotation.  MARTELL BLAUK1N® 
CO., Sole Manufacturer»,  Chicago, HI.

LIQUOR X POISON  REGORD
B e st o n  th e  M a rk et.

Acknowledged to be thé

combined.

E. 1, STOWE i  BRO i, GRAND*RAPIDS
GQTSESTG  ROOT.

We pay the highest price for it.  Address

PECK BROS.,

Wholesale  Druggist*, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

t tC T R o T V P f f lS .

LEADS SlU&^ ß Hass 

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« pled 

w o o d a m C t a i   F u r n It U R E
GRAND RAPIOS MICH-

AND

Plumbing,

Steam and  Hot Water  Heating, 
Brooks’  Hand  Force  Pump,  In­
stantaneous  Water  Heater, Hot 
Air  Furnaces,  Mantels,  Grates 
and Tiling,  Gas Fixtures, Etc. 
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
P lu m b e r s ’  S u p p lie s.
184 Iasi FJllen 8t„ (lead of Momo,

Telephone  No. 147.

21  Scribner  Street,

Telephone No. 1109.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
-  MICH.
P O L I S H I N A

(TRADE  MARK  REGISTERED.)

The Best Furniture Finish in the  Market 

Specially  adapted  for  Pianos, 

Organs and Hard Woods.

i „l j „ „  will  remove  grease  and  dirt, and 
POllSlUIia  will add a lustre which for  beauty 
and durability cannot be excelled.
ClnliohinQ  is clean  and  easy  to  use.  as  foil 
rU llo IllIld   directions accompany  each  bottle
ut  up  in  LARGE  BOTTLES, 
>ld at the moderate price of
P o llS h lM   and is soJ 
Twenty-five Cents.
Tlnl-i oli in n   is the Best Furniture Finish In the 
FOilo MAH. market.  Try it, and make your old 
furniture look fresh and new.
Ilnl i olii n q  is for sale  by all Druggists, Furn} 
rO llSIllQ a  ture  Dealers,  Grocery  and  Hard 
ware Stores.

BEWARE  OF IMITATIONS.

FOB  SALE  WHOLESALE

HMELTINE l PERKINS DRUB CO.,

GRAND RAPIDS,MICH.

SA W  A2TD GRIST MILL M ACH INERY

Manufacturera’ Agents for

H E S T E R  
ATLAS

ENGINE 
WORKS

S end  for 
C atalog u e 

ana 
P rice s

F O X ,

INDIANAPOLIS*  IND-,  U .  S . A .
__________M ANUFACTURERS  OF
STEAM ENGINES*BOILERS.
Carry Engines and  Boilers In Stock

for  immediate  delivery. 

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Planers, Matchers, Moulders and ail kinds of Wood-Workinp Machinery 

.  Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

And  Dodge’s  Patent  Wood Split Pulley.  Large stock  kept on hand.  Send for Sampi< 

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

Write for Prices. 

44. 46 and 48 So. Division St..  ORA NO  RAPIDS,  JH1CB

We  manufacture  all  our

goods.  Warrant them pure

and  first  class.  Carry  an

immense stock.  Fill orders

promptly  and  solicit  the

correspondence and patron­

age of all legitimate buyers

in our line.
P U T N A.NÆ  O-AJSTIDYr  O O .

WHO  U R G E S   Y O U

TO  K EEP

T H E   F T J B L I O !

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.
ANT JOBBER WILL BE GLAD TO FILL TOUR ORDERS.

A  C o m m o n  j j e n s e

Idea.

Two Years 
TEST

î . 'T V j

Wholesale  Dealer in

E.  G.  8TUDLEY,
R u b b e r
Boots and Shoes

Manufactured by

GANDHI RUBBER  CO.

Send  for  Large  Illustrated  Catalogue [and 

Price List.

TELEPHONE  464.

The Michigan Tradesman

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY  15, 1890.
TALK  WITH  A  TYPEWRITER.

The Average  Employer Wants 
chine Not an Intelligence.

Ma-

“I am always the one  that  gets  left,” 
complained a rapid and  correct operator.
“I went early this  morning to answer an 
advertisement 
for  a  typewriter,  and 
thought I should  be  the  first  one in the 
office, but the advertiser told  me  he was 
already suited.”

“Possibly he told you a story,” thought 
her hearer, glancing at  the  disappointed 
girl—a  girl with a  turkey-egg  complex­
ion, and hair that would  set  unkind per­
sons  to  speaking of white horses;  a girl 
with half her teeth gone, and the remain­
ing half  discolored;  a  girl with  square 
shoulders,  and the voice of  a file.  How 
was the advertiser to know that here was 
a typewriter  who would  identify herself 
with  her  employer,  and  attend  con 
scientiously  to  all  her  office  duties ? 
How was he to  know that,  “in a book of 
moral  beauty she  might  have  her  por­
trait painted at full length?”

I  can,  on 

suppose 
are 
set 

least—tried  my 

it 
in 
they  are  out  of 

“I am always the  one who  is  taken,” 
observed  another  girl,  one  “stylish” 
enough to pass for  being pretty, and one 
who, in the  language  of  the  bread-win­
ner, could always  speak  up  for herself.
“I  leave  a  place  directly  I  find  that 
things there are not going to suit me, be­
cause I  know  I  can  step  into  another 
within a week. 
I  am  not  such an aw­
fully fast  writer, either. 
spurt, go  as high as eighty words a  min­
ute,  but  usually  I  write  about  fifty— 
that’s enough, dear knows !  No, I don’t 
work steadily all  the  time  I  am  in  the 
office. 
Sometimes  I  carry on  half  the 
day with the  other  girls—the  girls who 
are  addressing  circulars  by hand.  My 
present  boss—well,  employer,  then— 
sends out just  1,000,000  circulars  every 
winter,  and that keeps a lot of girls busy 
for a few months.  They are  awfully en 
vious of me, some  of  them, because  my 
place is a permanent one, while they will 
have  the  grand  bounce  as  soon  as the 
circulars are all  sent  out;  and, besides 
my  wort ing  hours  are  shorter  than 
theirs, and I earn just twice  as  much  as 
most of them do.  One of the girls—she
isn’t  a  girl  either, but  on  old woman 
thirty-five  at 
type 
writer  at  recess 
the  other  day,  and 
it  seemedto  do  her  so  much  good  to 
show  me  how  much 
neater  her 
work  was  than  mine—as  if  it  matters 
a pin  about  the  letters  being  all  on 
line, and the  spaces  of  the  same width 
It  seems to surprise her that she  cannot 
get a place  as  typewriter, as  she  has  a 
certificate from somewhere  to  show that 
she is competent. 
I  don’t  tell  her  so, 
but she is too old, for one  thing;  hardly 
anybody would employ a typewriter over 
thirty.  Why should  that  be  the  dead 
is  be­
line?  Well, 
I 
their 
cause  women 
ways  after 
their 
twenties,  and  think  they  know  it  all. 
The  girl—1  mean  the  old  maid—I  am 
speaking of  had a place some time  back, 
and  she  told  it herself  that  sometimes, 
when her employer would be dictating to 
her, she  would  stop  him  and  tell  him 
how  the  letter  could be better  worded. 
Did  you ever hear of  such cheek ?  Why, 
if  my  b—employer  said  nothing  but 
‘High-diddle-diddle,’  I’d  take  it  down 
just  as  he  said  it, 
It’s  my  fingers  he 
wants,  not  my  brains—supposing 1 had 
any.  One  day this  person I am  talking 
about  heard  me ‘scolded  because  I had 
written  to  a customer  that  we  had  no 
more  goods of  a certain  kind,  and  in a 
hurry had  spelled  no, k-n-o-w, just  like 
the  other  know.  She  was  delighted at 
catching  me in a mistake, and  didn’t let 
me  hear  the  last  of  it  until  I  said: 
“Well, madam, I n-o  know  how to get a 
place as typewriter, and earn §12 a week, 
while  you  earn  only §5 with  your polky 
addressing.’ 
It is siliy, isn’t it, to laugh 
at a girl  because,  when  she  is  rushing 
through  with  her  work,  she  doesn’t 
always spell like Daniel Webster?  Noah, 
was it ?  I thought his name was Daniel.
“At the typewriting  school  they used 
to tell me  that my ignorance of  punctua­
tion  would  keep  me back, but I am not 
bothered much about  such  matters;  if  1 
sprinkle a few commas  here  and  there, 
as I go  along, my employer  seems  to be 
satisfied. 
I have heard  stories of  dread­
ful consequences  from  misplacing  one’s 
stops, but I don’t  let  them  trouble  me, 
being convinced  they  are  all  my grand­
mother.  Leaving  out  a  comma is  very 
different from leaving out a ‘not.’  I have 
done  that more than once, and it has got 
me  into  hot  water.  Capitals  are  the 
trouble  with some girls, but my employer 
lias  given  me only one rule about them 
and it is easy to remember;  the  first  day 
I wrote from his dictation, he said to me 
‘When in doubt, use a capital.  Capitals 
out of  place will be forgiven,  but  small 
letters, never.’

“No, mine isn’t brain-work; it is hand 
work  e altogether,  and  there  is  a  lot of 
sameness  about it.  Some days I have to 
write  the  same  fibs to a dozen  different 
customers,  and it becomes so monotonous 
that I nearly go to sleep over it.  Doesn 
the  pricking  of  conscience  keep  me 
awake ?  Well,  I  should  like  to  know

what my employer’s  fibs have to do with 
my conscience. *  He invents them, and 1, 
who  only follow dictation,  am  not  sup­
posed  to  know* that  they are fibs. 
I do 
know it, though, and if  I were  his  Sun­
day-school  teacher  I  might  sometinies 
feel it my duty to ask  him  where  he ex­
pects  to  go  when  he  dies,  but,  thank 
heaven!  I am only his typewriter.”

PAYING  OFF  THE  MORTGAGE.

Written l o r  T h e  T r a d e s m a n .

to 

The  mortgage  indebtedness  of  Amer­
ican  farmers  must  aggregate  a  sum 
frightful 
contemplate.  Whether 
there  are  any reliable  statistics  extant 
from  which  could  be  summarized  this 
vast  debt, I know  not,  but,  suffice  it to 
say,  we  see  evidence  enough  in  every 
neighborhood  to  suggest  the  universal 
extent of  the system.  What  does a man 
do when he borrows  money in this way ? 
He virtually sells his  farm to the lender, 
reserving  only the  right  of  redemption 
and a precarious residence thereon.  For 
the  privilege  of  becoming  a  tenant  on 
his  own  premises  to  the money lender, 
he must pay that  individual  an  amount 
of  interest often footing up to more than 
the  annual .rental  of  the farm is worth. 
This  is  servility  with a vengeance,  and 
such a state ©f  affairs  ought  not to exist 
in  free  America.  Yet  the  mortgagees 
should  have  their pay.  They have lent 
money  on  solicitation  and  justice  de 
mands  that  they  receive  it  again with 
recompense.  We  have no disposition to 
denounce those  wealthy individuals who 
hold  money  for  mortgage  investment, 
but  we  do  protest  against  the" short­
sightedness  of  farmeft  who  borrow  of 
them when not  really needing the money 
and  trust  to  blind  luck for repayment. 
Nothing  but  ill-luck  ever  accrues. 
In 
nine cases out of  ten  mortgaging a farm 
shows  bad  judgmeet  in  the  owner, un 
less it is for the purchase money.  Farms 
secured the latter way are generally paid 
for,  because  the  purchaser  has  in view 
the securing of  a home.

Along  in  the  seventies,  when  times 
were more  flush  than at present, a great 
deal of  money changed  hands  from  the 
city lender to the  agricultural borrower, 
which  was  only recovered  through  the 
power of  sale clause in the securing doc­
ument.  Farmers  all  over  the Union in 
mortgage  debt, who  borrowed to build a 
better  residence, or a more  commodious 
barn,  or to  buy stock, or to  pay off  some 
preceding  encumbrance, now find it very 
difficult  to  even  keep  up  the  interest. 
To  discharge  the  principal  they  were 
unable,  unless  by a sale of  a portion or 
all of  their  lands. 
It is useless  now  to 
point  out  how  that  mortgaging  could 
have  been  prevented—folly to “cry over 
spilt  milk”—but it is expedient  to  con 
trive  some  way  to  escape  from  debt’s 
thrall and  yet save the homestead which 
shelters their heads.

I  think 

that  there  are  myriads  of 
cases where an escape  from  debt can be 
effected  directly through  the  dairy and 
its  assistant,  stock  raising. 
In the first 
place, you  must  have as a prime  object 
the liquidation of  the  debt  and  reserve 
all money netted above  actual  expenses 
for  that  purpose.  Live well  through it 
all;  that  is,  do  not  scrimp  on  good 
wholesome,  nutritious  food—it  is  the 
worst  economy in  the  world to do that, 
Another thing, do not depend upon  your 
dairy for a debt  reducer,  and  for a con 
tingent fund for other  expenses, too, un 
less it is so profitable to  you  that it does 
not  pay to turn  your  attention  to other 
modes  of  farming.  When  you  must 
have  available  cash  for some particular 
purpose it is the best  plan  to  set  aside 
exclusively some enterprise  from  which 
,'ou  are  sure of  obtaining  ready money 
and consecrate that  enterprise to the ob­
ject in view.  As,  for  instance, suppose 
ou possess a dairy of  fair cows and that 
their  product  in  butter  or  cheese will 
always  command  the  cash.  You  also 
raise  on  your  farm a mixed  variety  of 
crops,  which 
salable 
through  barter  but  are  sometimes  diffi­
cult to dispose of for uniform cash prices. 
Depend  principally  on  such  crops  for 
living  expenses,  and the purely cash in­
come apply on  your mortgage  indebted­
ness.  The main thing  about  the  whole 
business is to make  it an  object  to  pay 
off  that mortgage and  cause  everything 
to be subservient  to  such  an  endeavor. 
Young  stock  will  grow  up  quick  and 
command  cash  prices.  You  will  not 
have  to  buy  the  calves  because  your 
dairy furnishes them,  and  you can select 
the  best  favored  ones  to  raise.  Mate 
steers  and  grow  them,  and  as  young 
oxen they will  command  a  better figure 
than  they would  singly in beef. 
I once 
knew  the  indebtedness on a farm  to  be 
raised  in  just  this  way. 
It looked dis­
couraging  at first,  in  the face  of  hard 
times,  because  the  money was  actually 
needed to repair  buildings  and  add im­
provements.  Things  were  patched  up, 
however,  until  the  encumbrance  was 
lifted and interest stopped,  and then the 
owner,  being  spiritually  rejuvenated, 
went to work to add beauty  and  conven 
ience to his farm.

always 

are 

The  very  immensity  of  a  mortgage 
amount will sometimes so discourage the 
farmer that he falls by the  wayside  and 
permits  a  foreclosure  without  even  an 
attempt  at  redemption. 
If  such a one 
would  go  right to work,  employing  his

brain as vigorously as he does his hands, 
the  mountain  would  eventually become 
mole hill, and  the  toiler  would  grow 
rich in self  reliance,  independence  and 
forethought.  The  writer is not  theoriz­
ing in  all of  this—far from it.  He  has 
been  “through  the  mill”  himself  and 
knows  the  way it goes.  There  are sea­
sons  of  deep  disappointment  to  pass 
through,  periods  when  it  seems  as 
though the toil  of  long  years  would be 
swept  away  by an  inability to  make  a 
connecting link,  but pluck, economy and 
an  unwavering  allegiance to one  object 
will carry you through.

Women  sometimes  possess  far  more 
business tact than men  when it comes to 
lifting  a  family  debt. 
I  know of  one 
case  where  a  married lady invested §10 
from her  private  purse in a weakly Jer­
sey  calf.  She  was  laughed at  by  her 
husband  and  the  neighbors,  who  con­
sidered it the  height  of  folly to expend 
such a sum for  a  mere  calf,  even  if  it 
was a  Jersey.  The calf  grew, however, 
in spite of  ridicule,  and developed into a 
trim little heifer, jvith soft, mellow-look- 
ing eyes and velvety,  yellow-tinted hair. 
It is the  best  cow  in  the  neighborhood 
now  and  yields  its  proud  owner  more 
butter money than any other  creature on 
on the place.  Give  her  half  a  chance, 
and a Jersey cow will maintain the repu­
tation  of  the  breed every time. 
In this 
instance  it  took a woman’s  shrewdness 
and forethought to establish in a skeptical 
community  the  worth  of  the  Channel 
cattle.

In closing,  we advise farmers to think 
long  and  deeply  before  becoming  en­
tangled  in a mortgage  indebtedness. 
If 
nine-tenths of  those who do obtain mon­
ey in this  way could  know  of  the  long 
years  of  anxiety  which  would  follow; 
could  see  the furrows  grow  deeper  on 
their brows and  whiteness rob their hair 
of  its  youthful luster, while they strug­
gled against the  weight of  the oft-recur­
ring interest—I say, if they could see this 
picture in contemplation as  vividly as it 
will be portrayed  in  reality in the cruel 
years  to  come, 
there  would  be  fewer 
farm mortgages on official record.  Those 
farmers to  whom  it  seems  necessary to 
mortgage will find that  just the  bare in­
terest  will  generally  be  all  that  they 
can  afterward  raise,  to  say nothing  of 
laying up a sum to obliterate the  princi­
pal.  Pluck  can  overcome  it,  however, 
but, better yet, forethought can keep you 
out of the scrape..

Geo.  E.  N e w e l l.

The  New Industrial  Era.

From  the Electrical Engineer.
Eighteen years  ago  a  commission was 
appointed in Great Britain to investigate 
the question of the  probable duration of 
the coal supply of  the kingdom. 
Some 
of the  results  of  this  official  inquiry, 
given in  a  paper  read  before  the Sta­
tistical  Society, suggest  some  startling 
probabilities.  At  the  average  rate  of 
increase  and  consumption  which  has 
been going on for the  past twenty years, 
it is computed  that  the  Newcastle coal 
district  will  be  exhausted  in  ninety- 
four years,  the  South Wales  district  in 
seventy-nine years, and the remainder in 
even less time.
Nothing  in  the  future  appears  more 
probable  than  that within  the  lifetime 
of persons now living the  industrial  su­
premacy of Great  Britain will pass away 
with the  exhaustion  of  her  coal  fields. 
Switzerland, Italy and  the Scandinavian 
peninsula  are  destined  to  become  the 
great manufacturing districts of  Europe. 
This extraordinary industrial  revolution 
will be  brought  about  by the  transmis­
sion  and  distribution,  by  electrical 
means,  of the inexhaustible  and  perma­
nent water power which  is  now running 
to  waste  in  those  countries, 
indeed, 
this  power  is  already beginning  to  be 
successfully utilized  by the  skill  of  the 
electrical engineer.  More  than  a  year 
ago we  visited  in  Switzerland a woolen 
manufactory of 36,000  spindles,  with the 
usual complement  of.  auxiliary machin­
ery,  which was  operated wholly by elec­
tric  power  conveyed 
from  a  distant 
stream, deriving its  never-failing supply 
of  water  from  the  melting  of  Alpine 
snows.  To an electrician, the sight was 
an inspiring one and full of  significance. 
In the new era which  is  advancing with 
such rapid  strides  the  Swiss  republic 
may not  improbably  become  the  fore­
most industrial nation of Europe.  Noth­
ing is more  certain  than  that  the  next 
quarter  century  will  witness  amazing 
changes in the  commercial  relations  of 
the nation» of the  earth, in  consequence 
of  the  development  of  the  conception 
of the electrical distribution of energy.

A Business Woman.

She—Throw  myself  away! 

Jones  (to  a  former  sweetheart)—So 
you are going to  throw yourself away on 
old Jimson ?
I  guess 
you don’t know that he has a million and 
a bad case of  heart  disease.  Call  that 
throwing myself away ?  That’s what  I 
call getting fancy prices.

A Nation of Letter Writers.

During  1889,  says  a  recent  report, 
234,826,607  letters  and 30,130,678 postal 
cards  passed  through  the  New  York 
postoffice,  an  increase of  19,886,000  let­
ters and of 5,315,885 postal cards as com 
pared with last  year. 
In all, 312,038,132 
pieces of  mail matter were delivered and 
§5,934,456 worth of  postage  stamps sold

He Fell into the Trap.

He—Tell me, confidentially, how much 
did that bonnet cost you ?
She—George, there  is  but  one way in 
which you can obtain the right to inspect 
my millinery bills.

He  popped.
And Drugs Everywhere Else,  Too.
“Drugs can  be  made  of  almost any 
“For instance ?”  asked Larkin.
“Skates and  sleds  are  drugs  in  the 

thing now,” remarked  Gilroy.

market.”

Ionia P an ts & O verall Co.

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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Pit Guaranteed.

Workmanship  Perfect.

WATER

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to turn out a line especially adapted to the  Michigan  trade.  Samples  and  prices 
sent on application.

IONIA,  MIOH.

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