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Martin’s Middlings Purifier Co.,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.:
Gentlemen—The roller  mill  put  in  by 
you last August has  run from  twelve  to 
fifteen  hours  every  day  since  it started 
and is giving entire  satisfaction.
Your Purifier  and  Flour  Dresser  are 
dandies.  I have used nearly all  the  best 
purifiers and bolting machines made, and 
can  say yours discounts them all.
Any miller  who  intends  making  any 
change in his mill will  save money to use 
your  machines,  for  They  Can  Do  the 
Work. 

Yourst/ruly,

D.  L.  GARLING.

THE  PEDDLER.
From  th e New Jersey Trade Review.
•  Who, ever since his tricks  began,
Has fully earned the public ban,
The gibes of every honest man—

The  Peddler!

Who tries throughout the land to pose s 
As one who business methods  knows,
Yet ignorance of honor shows—

The  Peddler!

Who, house to house his goods will  vend, 
And, laughing in his sleeve, pretend 
That he’s the grocer’s staunchest friend—

The  Peddler!

Who, while professing honest trade,
A most pernicious game has placed,
And public confidence betrayed—

The  Peddler!

Who, subsidized by wealthy firms,
Has sown abroad deception’s germs,
Till forced by truth to come to terms—

The  Peddler!

Who, to his everlasting shame,
Has tried to imitate the name 
And form of goods of honest fame—

The  Peddler!

Whose spirit now begins to droop,
Who, finding he has lost his dupe,
Sinks daily deeper in the soup—

The  Peddler!

Jerry Higgins’  family,  and  he,  being a 
man  well  to  do  financially  and  justly 
proud of  his daughter,  had  devoted  con­
siderable  means to giving her an  educa­
tion,  and had  even  gone  so far—against 
the protests of his neighbors, of course—- 
as to send  her  away to attend  school in 
the city.
The work at Beckett’s mill had run be­
hind a little during Tilly’s  short  illness, 
and  for  two  or  three  days  after  the 
funeral  old  Sam  \^as  kept  quite  busy 
grinding  the  accumulated “grists.”  In 
tbe  meantime,  Moses  Hackett, 
tbe 
“preacher feller,” had  spent a good deal 
of  his spare  time in the neighborhood of 
Beckett’s  mill.  In  fact,  he  and  Betty 
spent a great  many hours in quiet strolls 
along the shady lanes of  ’Possum  Ridge, 
or in peaceful ramblings along the banks 
of  the  beautiful  Coon  Run  River.  In 
one of  these  long  walks  they happened 
to pass by the mill.  Beckett  was,  at the 
time,  leaning  through the little window, 
looking listlessly down the  road that ran 
off  through  the  woods,  when all at once 
his gaze fell upon the  advancing  couple. 
In a moment a dark  frown came over his 
face and his brows  contracted with  vex­
ation.  He watched them  until  they had 
passed  on  and  out  of  sight,  and  then, 
with  a  dissatisfied  shrug  of  his  broad 
shoulders,  turned away muttering :
“ ’Twon’t  do—’twon’t  nigh do!  That 
thar feller’ sgittin’ too numerous in these 
ere parts,  an’  the first thing I know that 
gal  will  be  fer  marryin’  him. 
I prom­
ised old Jerry I’d  keer fer ’er, an’ I’ll do 
it.  ’Tain’t fer her good to marry sech an 
upstart as him an’  she shan’t do it.” 
Since  the  death  of  her  father,  Betty 
had gone to live at  Dan  Bunker’s,  and, 
accordingly, as soon as the  grists had all 
been ground out,  Beckett  closed  the old 
mill  and,  dressing  himself  in  his  best 
suit,  walked over to Bunker’s house.
Pretty soon after  his  arrival  Dan and 
his wife; managed to retire, leaving Beck­
ett  and  Betty alone  together in the best 
room.
‘Ruth,” Dan said,  when  the  door was 
closed,  “yer know  what  Beckett’s  come 
fer ?”

“No,  I don’t,”  Ruth replied.
“Wall, I  do.”
“Then,  what is it ?”
“Why,  he’s  come  a-sparkin’  of  Bet.” 
“The 
laud’s  sake,  Dan!  do  you 
reckon so ?”
‘I know  it.  Ain’t  he  got  on a biled 
shirt  an’  his  go-to-meetin’  blue-jeans 
coat ?  An’  what  else  would  he  have 
them  on  fer  if  he  warn’t  figuring  on 
axin’  Bet to have him?”
‘Dan  Bunker,  do  you  know  what  I 
think of  old Beckett?”
“No. I don’t,  Ruth,  but,  for that  mat­
ter, I ’low  it  is  not so  much  what  you 
think of  him as  what  Bet thinks of  him 
that’s of  interest to old Beckett.”
“Wall,  I  think  he’s  an  old  varmint, 
and,  for  that  matter,  I ’low  Bet  won’t 
think  much  different when she finds out 
his business.  The  idea of  the old  thing 
marryin’  a pretty  young  gal  like  her— 
an’  that,  too,  when his  other  wife  ain’t 
ben dead a week!”
As soon as Dan and  Mrs.  Bunker were 
well out of  the room, old  Sam. turned to 
Bet and remarked:
“I see  you  a-walkin’  about a good bit 
of  late  with  that  preacher  feller,  an’  I 
don’t  approve of  it.  I  hope  you  don’t 
mean nothin’  like business.”
“I don’t  know that I understand  your 
meaning,  Mr.  Beckett,”  the  girl  coldly 
replied,  “but 1 must  say  that  I  am at a 
loss  to  know  what  objection  you  can 
have to Mr.  Hackett.”
“Wall,  I’ve got this much  objection  to 
him  or  to  anybody  else—I  don’t  want 
you to marry anybody but me.  I’m your 
guardeen,  an’  I know  who’ll make  you a 
good husband,  an’  I ain’t  willin’  to trust 
you  with  them  thar  young  upstarts. 
I’ve  made  up  my  mind  to  marry  you. 
Bet. 
I  done  that  the  day  Tilly  was 
buried, an’  now  I’ve  come  to ax  you to 
jine me
“Marry  you !”  the girl  exclaimed,  in­
dignantly.  “Why,  I  never  thought  of 
such a thing!’
“Don’t need to be thought of.  All you 
want  to  do  is  to  say the word,  an’ I’ll 
get Dan to go  an’  fetch ’Squire  Beeson, 
an’  we’ll  have  it  over in less’n a hour. 
Don’t need no  thinkin’,  Bet.  You know 
me an’  1 know  you,  an’  you  know  how 
much  money an’  land  I’ve  got,  an’ you 
know what  sort of  home I kin offer  you. 
Ain’t that enough ?”
“No,  it’s not  enough.  You are a fool 
if you think I could be induced  to marry 
an old man like you simply  because  you 
have a little money,  and  that,  too,  when 
your  poor  wife  is  hardly  cold  in  her 
grave.  I won’t listen to you,  and  either 
you or I will leave the  room!”

“Do you mean what you say, Bet ?” 
“Yes,  I mean  what I say—every  word 
of it.  I’d die before I’d marry you!” 
“Well,  I ain’t used to  bein’ treated  in 
that way,  gal,  an’ you may  be  sorry  for 
it yet.”

I’m  going  to  marry 

“Never!” 
“I think you will;  an’,  as your lawful 
guardeen, 1 now give you notice that you 
shan’t  never  marry  that  upstart  of  a 
preacher.  Do you hear that ?”
“Yes, I hear it.”
“Then see that you heed it!”
“I won’t do  it. 
him,  and you can’t prevent it.
“Goin’ to marry him!”
Old Sam took two or three turns across 
the room, then,  halting  in  front  of  the 
girl,  his face livid with rage and his form 
shaking  with  anger,  he  bent  forward 
until  his hot breath  scorched her cheeks 
and hissed:
“You shan’t do it!  You’re  mine,  and 
I’m goin’  to  have  you,  and  before  you 
shall marry that fellow I’ll,  I’ll—”

He never finished the sentence, but the 
look in his eyes and the awfulness of  his 
manner made  his  meaning  plain  to the 
girl and she shrank back from  him.

“You will not!”  she cried.  “You dare 
not!”
“Won’t I ?  You’ll see.  And, girl, his 
blood will be on your head, for you drive
I’ve had five wives and I loved
me to it. 

.

“It  shan’t  be  so! 

them all. 
I loved them as well  as  men 
usually  love  their  wives,  but  I  never 
loved anybody as I love  you!”
“Go!  I’ve heard enough!”  And  with 
that the girl swept  from the room.
For a moment, Beckett  stood still look­
ing after her,  then, whirling  on his heel, 
he strode out and away.  As  he  walked 
along the road  leading  toward  the mill, 
his mind dwelt on the scene he  had  just 
quitted,  and, with  each  succeeding min­
ute,  his rage  grew  fiercer  and his anger 
higher  and  his  face 
looked  strangely 
white  in  the  soft  moonlight.  Once  he 
clenched his fists and muttered:
I’ll kill him first! 
It’s her money that  bought  the land and 
her  money  that  built  the  house,  and, 
though  hobody  knows  it,  it’ll  be found 
out if she marries him,  and  then  I’ll  be 
in a nice  pickle.  No,  it  mnsn’t,  and it 
shan’t be.  She must be my wife.”
He  had  walked  quite  a  distance and 
come to  the  point  where  tbe  road  fol­
It was a 
lowed along  the  river  bank. 
narrow  pass  between the  river  and  the 
bluff,  and  was only a foot-path, or  “nigh 
cut,”  as the people  called  it,  where foot 
travelers turned  off  from  the main road 
and saved some distance by going through. 
Beckett had passed  several  yards  along 
the  bank,  when  he  heard  the sound of 
footsteps  approaching  from  the  other 
way,  and,  looking  up,  what was his sur­
prise and indignation to find himself face 
to face with the  “preacher feller.”  Both 
stopped short and  for  some time neither 
spoke.  Beckett’s rage was  too  great  to 
permit of his uttering a word,  while  the 
other was too much shocked by old Sam’s 
looks and actions  to  find  any  power  of 
speech.
“What’s the matter,  Mr.  Beckett?” the 
minister finally  asked.
“Matter enough,” Beckett replied, in a 
trembling voice.
“I hope nothing has gone  wrong  with 
you.”
“You’re  a  liar,”  Beckett  screamed. 
“You don’t hope any such thing  an’  you 
know you don’t.  If  you did,  you would 
n’t do it.”
“Do what, my friend?  I do not under­
stand your  meaning.”
“No, I reckon you don’t understand it, 
when you are at the bottom of  it.” 
“Bottom of what?”
“Bottom of this trouble.  Oh,  you’re a 
good one,  and you’ve  worked  it  mightj 
fine,  but you shan’t  never marry her!”
A  light began to dawn on  Hackett, and 
he thought he was getting an insight into 
the old man’s meaning.
“Now,  look  here,  Mr.  Becket,”  he 
said,  very calmly,  “I know you are Miss 
Higgins’  guardian,  and I propose  to re­
spect your rights by informing you of my 
intentions.”
I  say  you 
can’t  marry  the  gal.  You  can’t have 
her!”

“Hang  your  intentions! 

“What’s your  objection?”
“I’m goin’  to marry her myself.”

•  The  reply  struck Moses  Hackett as so 
preposterous and ridiculous that he could 
not help laughing.  In  an instant,  Beck­
ett’s face grew red with  anger,  and,  tak­
ing a step  forward,  he said:
“You  laugh  at  me, do you,  you little 
guttersnipe  of  creation ?  You  think 
you’ll git her  anyhow,  but  I’ll see to it 
that you don’t !”
And,  before  the  minister  realized his 
meaning,  Beckett  had  his  strong  arms 
about  him  and  was doing his utmost to 
throw him over into the river.  Beckett 
was a hardy man and  unusually  strong, 
and  he  experienced  no difficulty in lift­
ing his  young  antagonist  and  churning 
him about;  but,  to  throw  him  into  the 
river  was  a  much  more  difficult  task, 
since  he  clung  to  him  like a leech and 
refused to be shaken loose.  There  was 
a long struggle,  which,  at  last, ended  in 
both getting too near the bank  and  slip­
ping into the  river.  The minister, being 
the more active,  was the first one to come 
up,  and,  seeing his advantage, was quick 
to seize it,  and in  an instant he gathered 
Beckett by the nape of the neck and pro­
ceeded to duck him two  or  three  times, 
after which he  said,  still  retaining  his 
grip:
“Mr. Beckett,  I want  your  consent  to 
the marriage between Miss  Higgins  and 
myself.  Are you going to give it ?” 

“Never!”  Beckett  muttered.
“Then under you go again!”
After two or  three more duckings,  the 
minister asked again:
“Do you give in?”
“Never!”
“Then 1 shall have to repeat it.”
A few more plunges  weakened the old 
man  and  he  promised  to  sanction  the 
marriage.  *
“That’s  not  enough,”  the  minister 
went on.  “You have her money and you 
must give it up.  Do you  promise that?” 
“No,  1 don’t andl won’t!  I’ll die first!” 
“Then I shall put you under  and  hold 
you under.”
“For heaven’s sake, don’t do that, man! 
I’m drowned now.”
“Then you  promise?”
“Yes,  I promise.”
“Will  you swear it?”
“Yes, yes!  Let me out!  I’m dying!”
At that moment Dan Bunker and Betty 
Higgins arrived.  They  knew  that  the 
minister  was  coming,  and  they  feared 
Beckett would meet him and use violence 
and so came  to his rescue.
“Now,  repeat  your  promises  in  the 
presence  of  these  two,”  the  minister 
commanded,  and"  Beckett  reluctantly 
complied.
“I’ll tell  you what,”  the minister con­
tinued,  “it  will  be a good idea to  com­
plete this business while we’re at it.  So, 
if Dan will go and fetch  ’Squire Beeson, 
we’ll have the  marriage  performed  and 
the papers signed over while Mr. Beckett 
is in the right notion.”
Dan went  for  the  ’squire,  who  lived 
less than half a mile away,  and in a short 
time  the  marriage  ceremony  was  gone 
through.  Beckett then signed  over  the 
girl’s property and departed for home,  a 
sadder and a madder man.
The next day  he  went down and mar­
ried  the  Widow  Muggs, and  from  that

NO. 335.

day  he  and  his  old  mill  have  jogged 
along,  doing moderately well.
But Beckett never has liked a preacher 
since that night.

Beware  of a  Silk  Hat  Gift.

I  speak 

Of  course,  everybody 

From  th e  Chicago Mail.
Did  you ever  have a friend give  you a 
silk bat?  asked  a morose  young  man at 
the  club.  “No?”  Well  don’t!  If  one 
of  your  roundtown  friends  tries to pull 
you into a hat  store  and  load  one  onto 
you,  break  away  and  shun  him  like a 
pestilence. 
from  acrid  ex­
perience.  Listen  to  my  tale  of  woe: 
One  of  my big-hearted  acquaintances,  a 
short  time  ago,  bought  me  an  $8  silk 
dicer.  I thought  it  real  clever of  him, 
and was grateful.  He  looked  at  me  so 
proudly as  we  walked  down  the  street 
that  my heart  kind of  warmed  to  him. 
But when he got  into a crowd of  fellow» 
a little while after,  and  the  boys  spoke 
of  the new tile and  congratulated me on 
its looks,  the donor chipped' in :
“By  the  way,  whenever  I buy a man 
his first silk hat, I always  give  him  one 
tip.  This is i t :  Whenever  you  take  off 
your  hat  and  hold  it or lay it down,  be 
sure that  the  trademark on the inside is 
exhibited.  What’s  the  use  of  having 
the best, if you don’t let people know it?”
in  the  crowd 
knew that he had given me this hat.  The 
next day  I  ran against him on  the street. 
He stopped  me.
“My boy,”  he said,  with fatherly solic­
itude,  “wearing  the  new  hat  I  bought 
you  on  a  cloudy  day  like  this?  You 
oughtn’t to  do  it.  Sure  to  rain  before 
night.  Wear a derby on rainy days.”
He  hustled  along,  and  the  country 
cousin I had with  me  asked me if  I was 
of  age.  My benevolent friend came into 
my office in  the  afternoon.  There were 
several other people present,  but as soon 
as  his  eye  rested  on  the plug hung up 
beside the door, he said :
“Don’t  you know better’ll to hang that 
hat  up  where  the  door’ll  get  slammed 
back against it and make an accordeon of 
it?  If  you don’t  take decent care of  it, 
I’ll never buy  you another, never!”
He  wanted me  to  go  down  the  street 
with  him,  and  I  went.  On  the  way I 
passed several acquaintances  with ladies 
and lifted my hat.
“You’ll wear  that hat out in a week if 
you  keep  doing  that,”  said  the  donor. 
“It  ain’t  necessary,  anyway;  just  give 
the military salute;  touch  tbe hat with a 
sort of  courtly  wave of  the  hand.  See ? 
Otherwise, you’ll  have  the  rim  all lim­
bered  up and shabby.”
I began to get tired of  this, but I stood 
it meekly as became a man who had been 
benefited.  The  same  evening I went to 
the  theater,  and  as I came  out  between 
acts and stood in  the  lobby talking with 
a group  of  friends,  up  comes  my  man 
and says:
“I noticed  you put that  hat  under the 
seat.  Mustn’t do it.  Folks kick through 
from  behind  and  muss  it  up.  I don’t 
want  to  have  to  buy  you  another  one 
right away, you  know.  Hold it on  your 
lap.”
Of  course this apprised everybody that 
he was my bat patron.  Since  that  time 
he  has  held me up half  a dozen times— 
always  before  a  crowd of  friends—and 
said  something  about  the hat.  Once it 
was a kick  on  my  tie;  it didn’t  go well 
with  the  hat,  he  said.  Another time I 
inadvertently tilted  it  back  on my head 
and  was  corrected  for  that.  Then  he 
noticed  that  it  was.a little  ruffled,  and 
told  me  to  send  it  down  and  have  it 
ironed.  It  wouldn’t  cost  anything,  he 
said, if  I mentioned  his  name.  Finally 
I took the blasted hat home  and smashed 
it with  an  Indian  club.  I’m wearing a 
crusher,  now,  you’ll  notice.-  Before I’d 
wear another silk hat of  somebody else’s 
buying,  I would tie  my head  up in a red 
bandana.  That goes !

Cleanliness in the  Store.

Care and  attention  should be given to 
all  articles  displayed in  grocery stores. 
Keep  them free  from -dust,  and  where 
meddlesome fingers  cannot  get at them. 
The  other  day we called at a store,  and 
were  disgusted at some  things  we  saw. 
The pails of jelly had no covers on them, 
and  the  tops  were  full  of  dust.  The 
boxes  of  prunes  and  raisins  were  in 
similar  condition.  Two  kittens  were 
playing in the bean  barrel  and  the  old 
cat was sunning herself on top of  a  bag 
of  coffee in the  show  window.  Bars of 
soap were piled on the shelf  with patent 
flour,  and the kerosene tank  was  in close 
proximity to the butter  box.  This  was 
certainly  an  indication  that  the  party 
owning the store  did not  understand his 
business.  Is  it  any wonder  that  some 
grocers do not  succeed?  Cleanliness  is 
something that every patron appreciates. 
If it is destined that everyone must eat a 
peck  of  dirt  before he dies,  we  would 
prefer to take  it  in  homcepathic  doses, 
and  not  have  every  article  from  the 
grocer coated with it.
There is nothing  more  attractive than 
a well-ordered  and  clean-looking  store. 
Where  every article  is  kept in the  best 
possible manner;  where a proper  regard 
is paid to the keeping of goods free from 
anything obj ectionahle.  Boxes of prunes * 
and raisins  exposed  to  view  should  be 
covered with glass.  This  will  keep the 
dust out,  and samplers  will  have  to  be 
content with feasting their  eyes,  instead 
of  their  stomachs. 
Jellies  and  fruit 
butters in pails  should be kept  covered 
and  if  dogs and cats are  deemed  neces­
sary, keep them out of sight of customers. 
Goods  on  shelves  and  counters  should 
be wiped with a damp  cloth,  instead  of 
dusting  them  with  a  feather  duster, 
which  only  scatters  the  dust  on  other 
goods.  This  may  make  a  trifle  more 
labor for clerks,  but the  result  will  be 
more gratifying to  your patrons.  There 
is no business which requires  more  care 
and attention in this respect.
The goods you sell are to be eaten, and 
to deliver  them free from any objection­
able  matter  should  be  the  aim  of  all 
grocers who value the patronage  of  peo­
ple who trade with them.

MORE  THAN  HIS  MATCH.

One morning, the  customers who came 
to Beckett’s mill with their “turns” were 
a little  surprised  to  find  the  mill  door 
closed  and  a  written  notice  posted 
thereon,  which read:
Mill  closed  on  ercount of  wife dyin’. 
Have  to  go  burryin’  over  to  Coon  Run 
Meetin’  House.  Will  be  back  in  two 
hours. 

Sam  B e c k e t t.

Two or three customers, who had come 
from the extreme end of  ’Possum  Ridge, 
concluded to  wait  for  Beckett’s  return 
rather than make the  trip  again,  and so, 
tying  their  horses,  they  sat  down on a 
log and fell  into a friendly chat.
“I’ll  tell  you  what,  fellers,”  Rial 
Harder  said,  after  the  weather and the 
crops had been  discussed,  “tbe takin’ off 
of  old  Sam’s  woman is purty  doggoned 
sudden,  ain’t it ?”
“Yes,  it  air,  Rial,  fur  a  fack,”  Dan 
Hawkins replied.  “Reckon thefe warn’t 
nobody spectin’  of  it.”
“No,  and I guess  old  Sam  hadn’t fig- 
gered on it any hissef.”
“Wonder if it’ll git Sam down much?” 
“Reckon  not  bad.  You  see,  when  a 
feller’s  buried  four  wives,  he naterally 
gits sort o’  used  to  it,  and  the takin’ off 
of  the  fifth  hain’t  likely to  go  so hard 
with him as it would if  she was the first. 
It’s all in bein’  used to things.”
“Yes,  that’s  so,  Rial,  and if  a feller 
ever  gets  used  to wives a-dyin’,  1 guess 
Sam ought to be.  There ain’t many men 
as kin  boast o’  buryin’ five of  ’em hand- 
runnin’.”
“No, there aiii’i  many, Dan, that’s so. 
Wonder who  Sam’ll  marry next time ?” 
“Lor’, 1 hain’t no  idee.  Nobody  ever 
thought  of  him  marryin  any  of  them 
women  he  has  married.  Seems like he 
has a mighty takin’  way with the women 
folks,  somehow,  and  it  does  ’pear  like 
women do the most unaccountable things. 
Now,  there  wasn’t  anybody  as  ever 
thought  of  Tilly  Smith  a-marryin’  old 
Sam, was ther ?”
“I guess not.”
“But she married him,  though.”
“Yes,  that’s so, she did.”
“Well,  and  that’s  the  way  it’ll  be 
ag’in.  Old Sam’s  doggoned  lucky when 
it  comes  to  marryin’,  and  I  guess  he 
ought to be,  after  all  the sperience he’s 
had.”
“Yes,  and  the  first  thing  you  know 
he’ll have another  wife,  and  she  won’t 
be  an  old  hag, either, but  the  purtiest 
girl on’Possum  Ridge.”
“Azactly,  azactly.  He  has  always 
married  young gals and I ’low he’ll do it 
this time.”
“I wouldn’t he a blamed bit surprised, 
Dan,  if  he spruced around  Bet  Higgins. 
Bet’s  the  best-looking  woman  on  the 
Ridge,  and  most  anybody’d  be  glad 
enough to git her.”
“But  that  wouldn’t do  him any good, 
Rial.  Reckon that  preacher  feller  has 
got her fast enough.”
“He  may have  and  he  mayn’t  have. 
We kin tell better a week from now.” 
The two hours had run out and Beckett 
returned.
“Sorry  I  had  to  keep  you  waitin’, 
men,”  said  he,  as  he  came up,  “but it 
couldn’t be helped.  Folks  will  die,  and 
they can’t  be  blamed  for it,  and they’re 
just as liable to go one  time  as  another. 
’Tain’t in the nature of things for people 
to  choose  their  own time for dyin’,  and 
when  they die  they have  to  be  buried, 
you know.”
“Shore,  Sam,  that’s all natural enough. 
Reckon  you find it a powerful hard blow, 
comin so unexpected  like ?”
“Yes,  I do, Rial.  It’s awful unhandy. 
Tilly was a smart  woman  and I hated to 
give her up,  and, besides, there is always 
more or less  time  lost  in buryin’ of  the 
dead  one  and  lookin’ ’round  for  some­
body to take her place.”

“Reckon  you’ll marry agin ?”
“Why, yes,  of  course,  but I hain’t set­
tled on anybody  yet.  It  takes  time  for 
these  things,  you  know,  and a man has 
to look  around a little.”
Old  Sam  Beckett  was  well-to-do,  and 
on ’Possum Ridge he was looked upon as 
the money king of  the world.  He owned 
a good  farm,  besides  the  old  mill,  and 
lived  in a two-story frame  house,  a  lux­
ury that  was  rare  in  those  times,  and 
which  loomed  up  immensely among  its 
log  cabin  neighbors.  He  was  a  rude, 
gruff  fellow  who  had  seen  the  suns of 
fifty  summers,  but  who  was  perfectly 
preserved  physically  and  in  good  trim 
for taking a sixth wife at any time.
Some  time  previous  to  the  death  of 
Beckett’s  fifth  wife,  old  Jerry  Higgins 
had died,  and, having a daughter to leave 
to the tender  mercies of  the  world,  had 
bequeathed  her  to  Sam’s  fatherly care. 
Betty  Higgins  was  just  “rising  onto” 
eighteen,  and  was  as  pretty  a  girl  as 
ever  graced  ’Possum Ridge society, and, 
for that matter,  she  would  have been no 
mean  ornament in more  aristocratic cir­
cles.  For  years  she  had  constituted

Gripsack Brigade.

Herbert A.  Filler  is 

lying  ill  at  the 

American House,  at Kalamazoo.

Robert  Hanna is covering the  custom­

ers of B. F. Parmenter  this week.

Fred E.  Kelsey, of Ionia,  is now on the 
road  for  Williams,  Sheeley & Brooks,  of 
Detroit.

H.  A.  Cohen  has  engaged  to  travel 
another  year  for  Ruckheim  Bros.,  of 
Chicago.

Perley W.  Hall,  traveling salesman for 
W.  J.  Quan &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  was  in 
town last Friday.

C.  H.  Bayley,  formerly on  the road for 
I. M. Clark & Son, is now engaged  in the 
grocery business at Newberry.

A.  O/Freeman,  formerly with  the  De­
troit  Safe  Co.,  but  now on the  road for 
the Mosler-Bahmann  Safe Co.,  of Cincin­
nati, was in town Monday.

O.  A.  Perry has severed his connection 
with the Detroit Safe  Co.  to accept a po­
sition with  Curtiss  &  Co., covering  the 
trade formerly seen  by W.  L.  Curtiss.

Elmer Ely,  who has  been  in  the  em­
ploy of C.  Mahaney,  at  Owosso,  for some 
time  past,  has  engaged  to  travel  for 
Burnham,  Hanna, Munger & Co., of Kan­
sas City.

Fred  L.  Keath,  formerly with  Homer 
D.  Luce,  at  Lansing,  has  gone  on  the 
road  for  Williams,  Sheley  &  Brooks, 
taking the territory formerly covered  by 
Frank  Bogart,  who asserts  that  he  has 
retired from the road for good.

Alonzo Seymour,  who has  sold  crack­
ers  for  Wm.  Sears & Co.  almost  contin­
uously for  the  past  eighteen  years,  has 
concluded to lay off  a couple of  months,- 
on  account  of  his  wife’s  health.  His 
trade will be covered in the meantime by 
C. F.  Ballard,  of  Lansing.

Mrs. Polly Parmenter, mother of  B.  F. 
Parmenter, 
the  well-known  grocery 
salesman,  died yesterday morning,  at the 
advanced  age  of  86  years.  The inter­
ment will take  place  to-day,  after which 
Mr. Parmenter will  go  to Adrian,  where 
his wife  is  spending  a  few  weeks  in 
search of renewed health.

Dr.”  D.  S.  Hatfield  states  that  the 
item in a recent  issue  of  T h e  T r a d e s- 
an,  to the  effect  that  he would  travel 
for W.  F.  & W.  M. Wurzburg,  is  untrue, 
he is still on  the  road  for  the  same 
house he has been with for the past three 
ears,  the manufacturing  drug firm of S. 

Weil & Co., of Cincinnati.

VISITING  BUYERS.

Forest Grove 

C arrington & N orth,  T rent Jo h n  D© Vries,  Jam estow n 
Sm ith & B ristol, Ada 
C F reyerm uth, McCords 
C S Com stock, Pierson 
F ran k  Cornell, Sebewa 
W mVerM eulen,BeaverDam Alex D enton,  H ow ard City 
A P urchase, So Blendon 
L M W olf, Hudsonville 
w  E Hin m an, S p arta 
J  L Purchase, B auer
D H Decker, Zeeland
J  Reddering, D renthe 
Griswold Bros., H arvard  C F  Sears, R ockford
P Bresm ahan, Parnell 
J Raym ond, B erlin 
J  R  H arrison, S parta 
Sm allegan & Pickaard.
H erder & Lahuis,  Zeeland 
Jo h n  Giles & Co., Lowell 
A S Frey. Lakeview 
Wm K ars ten ,  Beaver Dam 
Jo h n  Sm ith, Ada 
Am berg & Murphy,
W m K arsten, Vriesland 
B attle  Creek 
D  W Shattuck,  W ay land 
Neal McMillan. R ockford 
Lam oreaux & Beerman,
L Cook, B auer 
F ru itp o rt
H W  R odenbaugh,
M H McCoy, G randville 
Breedsville 
Geo A Sage, R ockford 
Sisson & Lilley Lum  Co., 
Eli Runnels, Com ing 
Lilley
John G unstra, Lam ont 
D E W atters, F reeport
E Heintzelm an, Logan
R B Gooding &  Son, Lisbon J N W ait, H udsonville 
E A Richards, Saranac 
E E H ew itt,  Rockford 
D O W atson, Coopersville 
Jas A Gale, Parm elee 
• J Kinney, K inney 
H E Parm elee, H illiards
W  H W atts.  Bowne  C enter B F Sweet, Carson City 
Jno Farrow e, So Blendon  A rth u r M ulholland, Ashton 
H Van Noord, Jam estow n

F O R   S A L E ,  W A N T E D ,  E T C .

A dvertisem ents w ill be in serted   under  th is  head for 
tw o  cents  a   word  th e  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  to r  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent tak en  fo r less th an  25 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

582

F OR  SALE—a t  ONCE,  CLEAN  STOJK  OF  DRY 

goods, boots and shoes,  h a ts and caps, g en ts’ fu r­
nishing goods in a  good town of  2,000 population;  two 
railroads;  low re n t and insurance;  w aterw orks;  stock 
about $8,000:  can be reduced to .$5,000;  if  yon  w ant  a 
clean, nice business, look th is up;  w ill n o t w ant to sell 
a fte r April 1.  Address No. 582 care Tradesm an. 

Ra r e   c h a n c e   t o   b u y   t h e   o n l y   d r u g   s t o r e

in C entral M ichigan railro ad  tow n of  n early   400, 
w ith fast-grow ing farm in g  country; stock an d  fixtures 
invoice $1,300;  h alf cash, balance  on  easy  paym ents; 
good new fixtures;  only  drug,  book,  statio n ery ,  wall 
paper,  p ain t  and  jew elry  stock  in  tow n;  splendid 
opening fo r young m an ;  good reasons fo r  selling. 
If 
you w ant it, address  for  p articu lars,  L.  M,  Mills,  568 
W ealthy Ave., G rand Rapids, Mich.______________ 578
FOR  SALE—GOOD  CLEAN  STOCK  OF  MERCHAN- 
dise, invocing  about  $1,500;  building fo r  sale  or 
re n t  ch eap ;  surrounded by splendid farm ing co u n try ; 
on C incinnati, W abash & M ichigan  Railw ay.  Address 
L U. Rapp, B errien Center. Mich._______  
588
PHOTOGRAPH, ALSO GROCERY ROOmS  a T   UiSiON 
City, Mich., to ren t;  will  exchange p ro p erty ;  also 
brick, sash, door  and  blind m ill  a t  Coldwater, M ich.; 
also  farm   and  resident  p roperty  in  Kansas, D akota 
and  N ebraska;  all  good  property.  Chas.  T.  Allen 
B attle Creek, Micl}. 
zT*OR  SALE—A  TUFT’S  “ CYPRUS ”  SODA  FOUN- 
j j  
tain , ten syrups, two m ineral w aters, five M athews 
fountains  and  all  necessary  requisites;  will  sell for 
nearly h a lf first cost;  has n o t been ru n   over  seven  or 
eig h t  m onths; 
tim e  to   responsible  party. 
Address No. 586, care Tradesm an. 

liberal 

585

586

584

th o ro u g h fare;  first-class  location  fo r  groceries, 
hardw are, lim e o r  feed  sto re;  also,  fo r  sale,  broken 
line of groceries, w ith  fixtures.  O.  W. P e ttit, 25 Canal 
St., Grand Rapids. 

IN  CORNER  BRICK 
store;  good location;  term s  easy;  will  exchange 
fo r city  p ro p erty  or good farm .  C.  L.  W ilson, Adm. 
Saranac, Mich. 
583

FOR SALE—$5,000 STOCK  OF  HARDWARE, STOVES, 

fu rn itu re and  crockery, w ith  full  stock  of  tools 
fo r tin , w ater and gas jo b s;  a  barg ain  fo r cash o r p a rt 
low re n t  fo r  building.  Lock  box 73, 
cash and tim e; 
Greenville, Mich. 

WANTED—TO EXCHANGE FARM OF 120  ACRES  OR 
village  property fo r  stock  of  goods, h ardw are 
preferred.  Address No. 573, care  M ichigan Tradesm an.
FOR  SALE—HARDWARE  STOCK, 
INVENTORING 
about $4,000,  doing  a   very prosperous  business; 
can reduce the stock to su it purchaser;  best of  reason 
fo r  selling.  Address  A.  L.  Paine  <fe  Co.,  Reed  City 
Mich. 

571.

573.

568

?  YOU  WANT  TO  EXCHANGE  YOUR  STOCK  OF 
goods fo r a  farm , larg e o r sm all,  w rite  to  No.  563, 

care M ichigan T radesm an.______________________ 563

Fo r   s a l e —c l e a n   s t o c k   o f   d r y   g o o d s,  g r o -

ceries,  boots  and  shoes,  hardw are  and  drugs, 
situated in good  tra d in g   p o in t;  will  inventory about 
T~,000;  sales fo r  p ast  th ree  years,  $42,000;  reason for 
selling, ow ner has  o th er  business.  Address  No.  569, 
care M ichigan T radesm an.  _____________________ 559
J   HAVE  SEVERAL  FARMS  WHICH  I  W ILL  EX- 
_L  change fo r stock of goods, G rand R apids  city  prop 
erty , or will sell on easy p aym ents;  these  farm s  have 
th e best of soil, a re  under  good  sta te   of  cultivation, 
and located betw een th e  cities  of  G rand  Rapids  and 
M uskegon.  O. F. Conklin, G rand Rapids, Mich._______

F OR  SALE—WE  OFFER  FOR  SALE,  ON  VERY 

favorable term s, th e  F.  H. E scott d ru g  stock, a t 75 
C anal street, G rand R apids,  H azeltine & P erkins Drug 
Co.  Price, $4,000. 

5T

SITUATIONS  W ANTED.

LION
COFFEE

M erchants,

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

Thousands  of  Them

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  Wide - Rwake  Merchant

Should  Certainly  Sell

LION, THE  KING  OF  GOFFERS.

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. 

W o o lso n   Spice  Co.,

T O L E D O ,  OHIO.

L. W IN TER N ITZ,  Resident Agent, Grand Rapids.

B U N D Y

W e  manufacture  all 

our
Candy.  Use only the best ma­
terial.  Warranted 
it  as 
represented, pure and first-class 

ASK  FOR  PRICE  LIST.

T he  P u tn a m   C andy Co.

stands  th e  book,  statio n ery   and  confectionery 
trad e;  best reference.  Address No. 587, care M ichigan 
Tradesm an. 
587
SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED  PHAR- 
TTTANTED 
_________
VV  macist, with six  years’  experience;  good  refer-
rith six  y ears’  experience 
ence.  Address No. 581, care Tradesm an.
MISCEEEANEOUS.

dustry, from   th e  inception  of  th e   organization; 
only a  few copies left;  sent postpaid  fo r  10  cents  per 
copy.  Address  The Tradesm an Com pany, G’d Rapids

COMPLETE  HISTORY  OF  THE  PATRONS  OF  IN 
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  

annoying  Pass  Book  System   and  ad opting  in 
sam ple order, w hich w ill be sent  prepaid.  E. A. Stowe 
& Bro., G rand Rapids._______________________

its place th e T radesm an C redit  Coupon.  Send  $1  fo r 

______   __ 

COUPONS  FOR
. _  retailers w ill be  sen t  free  to  an y   dealer w ho w ill 
w rite fo r them  to   th e  Sutliff  Coupon  Pass  Book  Co. 
Albany, N. Y. 
564

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The Michigan Tradesman

A M O N G   T H E   T R A D E .
GRAND RAPIDS GOSSIP.

J.  H.  Towle & Co.  have  purchased the 
drug stock of Wm.  H. Tibbs,  at 128 Mon­
roe street.

The  lumber  firm of  Dregge &  Hoden- 
pyl  has  been  dissolved, John  Dregge & 
Co.  succeeding.

E.  F.  Coates & Co.  have engaged in the 
grocery business at Oakdale Park.  Lemon 
& Peters furnished the stock.

Harry  Oakes  has  re-engaged  in  the 
confectionery business  at  Grand Haven 
W. R. Keeler furnished the stock.

H.  G.  Peterson  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at Whitneyville.  The  Ball-Barn 
hart-Putman Co.  furnished the  stock.

E.  Jansma has  opened  a grocery store 
at the corner of  Alpine avenue and West 
Leonard  street.  The  stock  was  furn­
ished by the Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.

C.  W.  Galer and  L.  B.  Bentley have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  style 
of the Excelsior Electric Co. and engaged 
in  the  sale  of  electric  supplies  at  11 
Ottawa street.

It is  understood  that  several  outside 
parties—one  of whom  represents a syn 
dicate—are negotiating  for  the  packing 
house  formerly  conducted  by  the  Wm 
Steele Packing and Provision Co.

A.  J.  Felter  and  L.  E.  Johnson  hav 
formed a  copartnership  under  the style 
of Felter & Johnson and  engaged in gen 
eral trade at Walkerville.  The Olney 
Judson Grocer  Co.  furnished the grocery 
stock.

C.  A.  Laughlin,  formerly  engaged 

the  lumber,  wood  and  coal  business  at 
Oakdale  Park under the style of Bates 
Laughlin, has  opened a grocery store 
the corner  of  Hall  and  South  Division 
streets.  The stock was  furnished by the 
Telfer  Spice  Co.  and  Hawkins,  Perry 
& Co.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux  and  Lamoreaux  & 
Johnston  suffered  a  severe  loss  by fire 
in  Lamoreaux’  building  last Wednesday 
morning.  The loss on the building was 
adjusted last  Saturday,  and  the  adjust­
ment of the stock will  be  completed  to­
day or  to-morrow.  By the  end  of  the 
week, the two concerns will  be in  opera­
tion again, as  though  nothing  had  hap­
pened.

Henry  J.  Vinkemulder, 

the  South 
Division  street  grocer,  has formed a co­
partnership with his father,  John Yinke- 
mulder,  of  Grandville,  and the two will 
shortly  embark  in  general 
trade  at 
Grandville  under  the  style  of  John 
Yinkemulder &  Son.  The  senior  mem­
ber of  the firm  has been*  engaged in the 
wagon and blacksmithing business at the 
place named for  about  thirty-five  years 
and  has  a  large  acquaintance  in  the 
vicinity,  A  two-story  frame  building, 
22x40 feet in dimensions,  is being put in 
shape for the reception of the stock.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Nashville—A.  R.  Wolcott has opened a 

bazaar store.

in general trade.

Hart—Asa Motly succeeds  J. K.  Flood 

Detroit—Rasch &  Kiesling  succeed A 

Rasch & Co., tailors.

Holly—J.  R.  Jones  succeeds  Jones  & 

Maybee in general trade.

Detroit—M.  Raub  succeeds  F.  Scran 

ton in the grocery business.

Middleville — M.  S.  Keeler  succeeds 

Keeler Bros,  in general trade.

McBride’s—L.  A. Boice succeeds Boice 

.<& McLennan in general trade.

Evart—E.  C.  Gannon  succeeds  G.  H 

Gannon & Co.  in general trade.

Jackson—S. A. Pratt  succeeds Pratt  & 

Hazleton in the jewelry business.

Crystal Falls—J.  F.  Hocking  succeeds 

A.  A.  Metcalf in the drug business.

Flint—Albert  N.  Clark  succeeds  Jos 

Taylor & Bro.  in the book business.

Middleton—A.  P.  Alpaugh  succeeds

L.  E.  Moore in the grocery business.

Jackson—John  Rath  succeeds  John

Rath & Bros,  in the jewelry business.

Davison—J.  T.  Hurd  succeeds  J.  T 

Hurd & Co.  in the hardware business.

Battle  Creek — Marget  Kip  succeeds

M.  R.  Kritzee in the grocery business.

Muskegon  —  A.  J.  Smith  > succeeds
Cramer & Smith in the furniture business,
Brighton—Webber  Bros,  succeed  A 
W.  Lansing, carriage  and wagon  dealer,
Centerville — Geo.  Frankish  succeeds 
John A.  McKinley in  the hardware busi­
ness.

Davison—L.  Gifford  &  Co.  have 

moved their general stock  to  their  new 
store.

Gregory—A.  D.  Spaulding has sold his 
drug  store  to  Dunlap  &  Hotchkiss,  of 
Vermontville.

Otisco—G.  Y.  Snyder  &  Son,  general 
dealers, have dissolved,  the  junior  part­
ner succeeding.

Lacota—L. F.  Decker,  late  of  Bloom 
ingdale, has purchased  the Bennett drug 
and grocery stock.

Yernon—The  general  firm  of  Holmes 

& McLaughlin has been dissolved.  H, 
McLaughlin  retires  and, 
in  company 
with S. F.  Sheldon, will establish another 
general store here.

Flint—Buckingham  &  Jones  succeed 
T.  McHenry & Co.  in  the  gents’  fur­

nishing goods business.

St. Johns—Kendrick  &  Percy, dealers 
in  dry  goods  and  groceries,  have  dis­
solved partnership, dividing the business.
Gobleville—Frank Post has bought the 
grocery  stock  of  E.  M. Cagney and will 
continue the business  at  the  same loca­
tion.

Belding—C.  W.  Ives  has  leased  the 
store formerly occupied by C. G. O’Bryon 
and now occupies  the  same  with a drug 
stock.

Durand—Mr. Parks, who recently came 
here from Owosso  and opened a  harness 
shop,  has sold  out  his  stock  to  Toledo 
parties.

Reed  City—Nathaniel  Clark  has  re 
tired from  the  grocery  firm of  Childs & 
Clark.  The business  will  be  continued 
by T. Y.  Childs.

Decatur—Chas. W.  Sutton  has sold his 
interest  in  the  hardware firm  of  Bagly 
&  Sutton  and  gone  to  Crystal  Falls to 
take charge of  a large store.

Millers—G.  Y.  Snyder,  formerly  en 
gaged  in  general  trade  at  Otisco,  has 
purchased  J.  K.  Rasmussen’s store  here 
and has put in a general stock.

Cheboygan—Flora  &  Barnes,  the shoe 
dealers, have dissolved,  Mr. Barnes  pur 
chasing  Mr.  Flora’s 
interests  in  the 
business and continuing at the old stand
Cheboygan —  Henry  Quay,  who  re­
cently  opened a grocery and  drug  store 
here,  has  transferred  his  grocery stock 
to Quay & Sons and will remove his stock 
of  drugs to Gaylord.

Detroit—C.  H.  Mills  has  retired from 
the furniture and carpet house of  W.  E 
Barker & Co.  The business  will be con 
tinued by the remaining  partners  under 
the style of  W.  E.  & H.  B. Barker.

Bloomingdale—Milan Wiggins  and  F 
W.  Hubbard  have  formed  a copartner 
ship under the style of Wiggins  &  Hub 
bard  to  succeed  to  the  former  firm of 
Warren Haven & Co., general dealers.

Muskegon—The  Weirenga  hardware 
stock, which has  been lately the  subject 
of much  litigation,  has  been  purchased 
Julie  Bierma  of  M.  Walkema,  who 

had attached the stock on a mortgage, 

Owosso—Frank Wicking, who has been 
the  employ of  Murray & Terbush for 
several  years,  and  A.  W.  Webb  have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  firm 
name  of  Webb  and  Wicking  and  will 
soon open a clothing store.

Durand—Mr.  McLean,  the  furniture 

dealer, has 'purchased  the  building 
cently occupied  by L. D. Jones as  a gro­
cery store,  and will  soon open a  grocery 
store  there,  while  Mr.  Cross will  again 
take charge of the furniture business.

Ionia—The  M.  D.  Stone  dry  good 
store, which was  closed by the First Na 
tional Bank on  a  claim  for  $8,000, has 
been re-opened under the management 

C.  Stone.  The  inventory of  the ap 
praisers showed that the  stock amounted 
to $18,000.

Wexford—L Foust, one of the pioneers 
!  the  Grand  Traverse  region,  and 
founder of the village of Wexford, died a 
few days  ago  at Warrentown, Ya.  He 
opened  a  general  store  here  in  1871, 
which  is now conducted  under the  style 
of I. Foust & Son.

Detroit—S.  A.  James,  A.  W.  James, 
H.  Clarke  and  O.  S.  Lothridge  have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  style 
of S.  A. James &Co. to engage in the job­
bing of  caps, mittens  and gloves.  S.  A. 
James  was  formerly  a  member  of  the 
firm  of  Walter  Buhl  &  Co.,  and  F.  H. 
Clarke was on the  road for the same firm 
about twelve  years.

Detroit—The  merchant  tailoring  firm 
of  August  Rasch  &  Co.  has  been  dis­
solved, the  business  being  succeeded to 
by Rasch & Kiesling, the firm  consisting 
of  Edwin A.  Rasch  and  Henry Kiesling, 
with  August  Rasch  as special  partner. 
Mr.  Rasch  thus  retires  from  business 
activity after  thirty-three  years of  mer­
cantile life in  Detroit.  He is financially 
interested in the new firm to the  amount 
of  $15,000.

MANUFACTURING MATTERS.

Flint—A.  George  succeeds  Chas.  C 

Logan in the manufacture of  cigars.

Factoryville—E.  Meek, E. Case  and T 
Cirby have bought  and  started a sawmill 
near town.

North  Branch—Sicklesteel &  Downer, 
manufacturers of  sash, doors and blinds, 
are succeeded by Dubois & Downer.

Lake  City  —  George  Morrison  will 
shortly  start  his  shingle  mill  for  the 
summer’s  run.  It  has  been  idle  since 
last fall.

Owosso—D. M.  Estey and  A. D. Whip 
pie have formed  a  copartnership  under 
the style of the  Queen  Cart  Co., to dis­
pose of the road  carts  manufactured  by 
Melvin & Berry.

Muskegon—The  brick  walls  of 

the 
factory of  the Muskegon Cracker Co. are 
up  to  the  second  story.  None  of  the 
machinery has arrived yet, being ordered 
for delivery about the time the factory is 
under cover.

Evart—The  Engel  Lumber  Co.  has 
been organized to manufacture  and  deal 
in lumber generally.  It  will  operate in 
Northern Michigan, with headquarters at 
Evart.  George  Engel,  a  practical  lum­
berman, will be manager.  Benjaihin.and 
David Wolf  are the financial backers.

Alpena—The  Huron  Lumber  Co.  will 
try the experiment of  hauling  logs  with 
the steam logger.

Detroit—C.  B.  and M.  Barnes  have  re­
tired from the wholesale  hardwood lum­
ber firm of  McClure,  Kelsey & Co.  W. G. 
Vinton has  been  admitted to the firm as 
pecial  partner,  contributing  $6,000  to 
the  capital.

Cadillac—G.  A. Bergland  has  closed a 
contract for the sale of  2,500,000  feet  of 
standing pine in the Upper  Peninsula to 
W.  Bliss,  of  Saginaw.  It  is  said the 
timber will cut two logs to the thousand.
It is located in Ontonagon  county.  The 
consideration was $12,000.

East  Saginaw—W. W.  Steele,  a  young 
lumberman who  has  resided in Gladwin 
many years, is about to remove here.  He 
handles and manufactures about 5,000,000 
feet of  logs annually.  He has  lumbered 
in  Gladwin  county,  but  has  manufact 
ured his stock on the river.

Detroit—The  Gebhard  Paper  Co.  has 
assigned  to Frank  Hangel.  The  liabil­
ities  are  $11,006.63.  The  principal De 
troit creditors are McLellan & Anderson 
$1,104.79;  Amos  Chaffee,  $500,  and 
Machris & Hacker,  $154.  The  debts  of 
the  company amount  to  $11,000 and the 
credits are unknown.

Au Sable—The J.  E. Potts Salt &Lum 
ber  Co.  has  purchased  a  tract  of  pine 
timber  in  Alcona  county  of  the  Minor 
Lumber Co.,  of  Alpena.  The considera­
tion was $130,000,  and the timber will be 
cut  and  railed  to  the  Potts mill at Os 
coda.  As 
this  company  is  cutting 
60,000,000  to  80,000,000  feet  of  lumber 
every season,  it  will  be  seen  that it re­
quires a good deal  of  timber area to fur 
nish the supply to keep  the  saws in mo 
tion.

Muskegon—Richard  Sonnenburg  and 
Wm.  Turnbull  have  formed  a  partner 
ship  to  carry  on  the  manufacture  of 
boilers  under  the  style of  the Turnbull 
Boiler  Works.  Mr.  Sonnenburg was for 
a number of  years  foreman in the boiler 
shop at the C. & W.  M.  repair shops,  and 
then  an  employe  in  the  old  Tfirnbull 
Boiler  Works  Co.  Mr.  Turnbull  is  a 
brother  of  Richard  Turnbull,  a member 
of  the  former  company,  and  previously 
conducted a shop at Sarnia,  Ont.

Manistee—Last  year, when  the  estate 
of  the  Manistee  Salt &  Lumber Co.  was 
purchased,  its owners  ran  the  mill dur­
ing  the  balance  of  the  season  as  the 
Manistee  Lumber Co.  mill, No.  2,  which, 
of  course, caused a little misunderstand­
ing at various  times,  and,  besides,  wras 
rather  cumbersome.  They  decided on a 
new  deal,  and  have  recently formed the 
Eureka  Lumber  Co.,  capitalized  at 
$285,000.  The  Manistee  Lumber  Co. 
holds  18,997  shares,  the  State  Lumber 
Co.,  9,498,  and  the  members  of  these 
companies,  Dempsey,  Cartier,  Wente, 
Noud  and  Blacker,  one  share  each,  the 
shares being of  the value of  $10 each.

Muskegon—J. M.  Pillsbury,  a  resident 
of  Muskegon  for  the  past thirty  years, 
and  during  most  of  that  time  actively 
engaged in#the  lumber  business,  having 
closed out his affairs  here  and  sold  his 
property,  has  gone  to  Racine,  Wis. 
where  he  takes  an  interest in  a lumber 
yard, and at which  point  he  will  make 
his  home  permanently.  Mr.  Pillsbury 
has  been  for  years  the  lumber  statis 
tician  of  Muskegon.  At  the  close  of 
business  every  year,  he  would  make a 
personal canvass of  the mills as to quan 
tities  and grades of  stock,  and  compiled 
the most  accurate  figures  in that regard 
to be found on the east shore.  The Pills 
burys have been important factors in the 
lumbering business of  Muskegon.

Referring to the failure of  the Bank of 
Berrien  Springs,  the  Benton  Harbor 
Palladium remarks:  “The  cause of  this 
failure,  which  was  not  unexpected 
business  circles,  is  understood to be the 
distrust which  arose  among  the  depos 
itors,  owing  to  the  aid extended by the 
bank to the  owners  and  backers of  the 
St.  Joseph  Valley Railroad.  The bank 
it  is  said,  stood  behind  Mr.  Burns in 
well-meant  but  unsuccessful  effort  to 
push the railway enterprise which meant 
so  much  for  that  town,  and  helped  to 
make  possible  the  grade  to Hinchman 
on  the  line of  the  proposed  extension 
This  fact, however,  caused a number of 
depositors to withdraw  and  precipitated 
the  failure.  The  total 
liabilities  are 
probably not far from $20,000, the depo: 
its  having  been  gradually  withdrawn 
but  no  statement  at  this  writing  has 
been made public.  The firm is composed 
of  Fred L. Reeves  and  D.  H.  Patterson 
of  Berrien Springs,  and a brother of  Mr 
Patterson,  who resides in Chicago.  They 
have been in business in Berrien Spring! 
for  about five  years and are  regarded as 
energetic and public spirited young men 
whose  misfortune  is  the  result  of  an 
unfortunate and unforeseen  combination 
of  circumstances.  The heaviest creditor 
is  the  treasurer  of  Oronoko  township 
who  had  $8,000  in  the  bank,  $3,000 
which  were county funds.  He  and  his 
bondsmen  will  have  to  make  good any 
losses.  The  county  treasurer  did  not 
have any money on deposit in the bank,

Spurious coffee has been manufactured 
in  Philadelphia  and  sold  quite  exten 
sively at a high price.  It is said to  be 
perfect imitation of  the  coffee bean, but 
is composed of a paste  made  of  cracker 
dust, chicory and molasses.

S ta tu s   o f 

th e   P o m ero y  

&  L a w to n

F a ilu re .

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“

A ssignee  T u rn e r has filed th e   schedule 
assets  and  liab ilitie s  in   th e Pom eroy 
L aw ton  assignm ent  m atter,  show ing 
th e  liab ilitie s  to  be  about  double  the 
resources. 
T he  assets  are  $2,552.36 
divided  as  follow s:
Stock in store............................................$1,508 56
Appraised value of accounts..................   343 80
Equity in  real estate................................  700 00
T he  liab ilitie s  are  $4,894.35,  divided 
am ong  fifty-six creditors in. th e follow ing 
am ounts:
Hawkins, Perry & Co., Grand Rapids....
“  —
»City National  Bank, 
»J.  Miner, 
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“ 
»Isaac M. Turner, 
“  —
. G. A. Voigt & Co., 
oigt Milling Co., 
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“ 
alley City Milling Co., 
••••
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820  46 
600  00 
210  00 
200  00 
126  25 
25  00 
85  40 
100 00 
»M. L. Fitch,  . 
»Miss Sarah  Lyon, 
75  00 
G. Ketchum, 
50  00
Frank Brown,
27  30 
Sylvanus Hancock, 
30  00 
10 00
D.  Hogadone, 
Henry  Tobias, 
30  00 
»Geo. L. Bailey, 
66  93 
»Mary E. Haney, 
12  44 
10  5i
Jno. E. Kenning, 
Geo. W.  Wheeler, 
22  13 
22  00
. Van Driele & Co., 
H. Leonard & Sons, 
21  2Í 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co., 
56  15 
Curtiss &  Co., 
50  50
Bunting & Davis, 
4  65
J. I. Walker, 
23  33 
Thos. E. Wykes & Co., 
6  13
A. E. Brooks & Co., 
31  29
W. R. Keeler, 
28
22  30 
Moseley  Bros.,
55 
Jennings & Smith,
27
L. Winternitz,
24  68 
“
Wm. Sears & Co., 
70  58 
“
Standard Oil Co., 
50  00 
“
A. J. Brown & Co., 
48  40 
“
H. Schneider & Co., 
29  64
100 00 
“
»1. T. Phillips, 
“
Telfer  Spice Co., 
31  49 
“
Fehsenfeld & Grammel, 
9  50 
“
G. H. Behnke, 
46  70 
Belknap Wagon & Sleigh Co.  “
4  50
H. D. Plumb, 
“
18  83
Zunzer Bros., 
“
19  12 
Albert Lawton, Coopersville..................
3  07 
Ed Niles, Ada..........................................
2  62
L. & L. Jenison, Jenison.........................   136 50
Struik Bros., Jamestown Center............. 
64 55
L. Ladd, Adrian........................................ 
22 43
P. Huyser &  Co., Detroit.......................... 
11  72
J. W. Winters, Otsego  ............................. 
2 40
Hatch & Jenks, Buffalo........................... 
30 20
Thompson &  Chute,  Toledo...................  
54 30
jjl  jj8
Woolson Spice Co., 
................... 
Chase &  Sanborn, Boston........................ 
24 00
42 36
Potter, Parlin & Co.,  Cincinnati............. 
T. Kingsford & Son,  Oswego, N. Y ...
29  9 
Zipp & Schorndorfer, Cleveland........
75  00

Blickley,

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^Borrow ed money.
Bad  habits  are  thistles  of  the  heart, 
and  every  indulgence of  them  is a seed 
from  which  will  spring  a  new crop of 
weeds.

Wholesale 

BASEMENT  TO  RENT.
The  large,  light  and  dry  basement 
under  the  Steele  meat  market,  in  the 
McMullen block,  19 and 21  So.  Division 
street.  Large doors in rear open even to 
alley.  Apply on premises to

W.  G.  SINCLAIR  &  CO.

F. Ä. Würibiírg  X  Bo.

Exclusive  Jobbers ofi

DRY  GOODS, HOSIERY,

NOTIONS, UNDERWEAR

19  &  21  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH

Jewelry I

Messrs.  W.  F.  &  W.  M.  Wurzburg  have  returned  from  Providence  (the 
jewelry center of the world)  and will soon call on the trade with the most attractive 
line of jewelry ever shown in  Michigan.  Our line comprises all the new novelties 
in Ladies’  Lace  Pins,  Bar  Pins,  Brooches,  Cuff  and  Collar  Buttons, Hair Orna­
ments,  Chains, Bracelets, etc.  A full line of  Children’s  Jewelry,  and an elegant 
stock of Men’s Cuff and Collar Buttons, Scarf  Pins,  Chains,  Charpis  and  Lockets 
for the Dry Goods and Furnishing Goods trade.

W .  F.  &  W .  M.  W U R Z B U R G ,
IHiicomb Bililding, Brand  Rapids. Mich
hew..IS SS 5w.,>e. o„ t. 

EXCLUSIVE  JOBBERS  AND  MANUFACTURERS  OF  JEWELRY,

Will send dealers small sample line, if desired, on approval.

Equal 

to  Custom

Made means a great deal. 
It means  that  extra  care is taken 
in the  cut;  that  great  pains  throughout  is  required  in  the 
stitching;  that  every  portion  of  the  work  must receive the 
closest attention;  that  the  garment  when completed shall be 
perfect.

You do not often get these qualities  in  the  shirts you buy.
It is  just that fact  that  gives  us  (Michigan  Overall  Mfg. 

Co., Ionia, Mich.)  such a trade on our shirts.

W e not only try to turn out a perfect shirt, but we DO.
Our  shirts  are  immense  in  size.  Large  enough  to  fit  a 

double-breasted man, and fit him easily, too.

Long, wide, ample, three big things in a shirt.
These  qualities, □ when  combined  in  a  well-made,  neatly- 
fashioned  garment,  make  shirts  that  sell-sell  easily  and at 
good profits.

Our line of fancy chevoits and domets range from $4.50 to 
$7.50 per dozen.  The styles are exquisite, all the new patterns 
and pleasing combinations of handsome coloring.

W e  should  like  to  have  you  ask  us  to  send  you, at our 
expense, samples  of  our line, that you can compare them with 
your present goods and see the difference in every way.

W ill  you?

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M ichigan  Business  Men’s  Association. 

P resident—C. I*. W hitney,'M uskegon.
First Vice-President—C. T. B ridgem an.  Flint.
Second Vice-President—M. C. Sherwood, Allegan. 
Secretary—E. A. Stowe, G rand Rapids.
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No. 30—Oceana B. M. A.
P resident, A. G. Avery
No. 3 1 —Charlotte B. ^ . A.
P resident. Thos. J. Green;  Secretary, A. G. Floury.------
v n  oo__ C o o p e r s v i l l e  B. M. A.
—  
President. W*. G. B arnes;  S ecretary. J. B. W atson.-------
---------- No. 33—Charlevoix  B. M. A.
President,  L.  D.  Bn-“ ’" ' " - ““ '  Secretary, R. W. Kane.

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

No  34—Saranac B. M. A.

P resident. Q ^ jf c k s o n ^ S e c r e t ^ y . Jo h n   M. Everden.

Secretary. D. W. Higgtns.-----

President! *Chas. F .^ o c k f  Secretary ,  E. W. Moore.------
' 
President. H. E. 

No. 38—Scottville ß .  M-A
No. 3 9 -B n rru a a n L  M. A . ^
President, W. S. W ilier; S ecretary _______  _
-------- No  40—Eaton Kapids B. M. A.
President, C. T. H a rtso n ; Secretary. Will Em m ert.------
---------No. 4 1—Breckenrldge  B. M. A.
President, C. H. 

•  Secretary, L. W aggoner.---------

P r e s i d e n t . ^ !
------------No. 44—Reed City B. M. A.
President, E. B. M artin; Secretary, W . H. S m ith.---------
----------- No. 45—H oytvilie B. M. A.
President, D. E. H allenheck; Secretary, 0 . A. HaUaday.
--------- ~  No. 46—Leslie B. M. A.
President, W m. H ntchins; Secretary, B. M. Gould.-------
----------------‘No. 47—F lin t M.
President, W. C. P ierce;  Secretary, W. H. Graham .-----
--------- no. 48—H ubbardston B. M. A.
President, Boyd Redner; Secretary  jW . J. Tabor.---------
------------- No.  49—Leroy  B  M.  A.
President,  A.  W ensell; Secretary, F ran k  Smith.---------

No. 50—M anistee B. M. A.

President, A. O. W heeler; Secretary,C.  Grannis.----------

Association Notes.

Lowell Journal:  “The  Business  Men’s  Asso­
ciation held the annual  meeting  last  Thursday 
night, when the following  officers were elected: 
Dexter  G.  Look,  President;  C.  G. Stone, Vice- 
President;  Geo.  Winegar,  Treasurer,  and  A1 
Tuttle,  Secretary.  A  committee,  consisting of 
C.  W.  Wisner,  N.  B.  Blain,  S.  P. Hicks, F. T. 
King  and  A. O. Heydlauff were  appointed  and 
retired  to  draft  a  letter  to  the  D„ G. H. & M. 
Railway, setting forth  the  reason why it wopld 
be desirable for them to come over town, with  a 
stub, at least.  The  committee reported  a  letter 
which was accepted and ordered forwarded.”

A-Burand  correspondent  writes: 

“The  citi­
zens  of  Durand  have  long  realized  that  they 
must be more united  and  harmonious  in  order 
to advance the material interests of  the village, 
and on Monday evening they  met  at  Putnam’s 
hall and organized the Durand  Business  Men’s 
Association,  which  will  endeavor  to  advance 
the business and social interests  of  the  village 
bv thus uniting the better class of business men. 
They  adopted  a  satisfactory  constitution  and 
elected the following officers:  President, E. M. 
Hopkins;  Vice-President, C. C.  DeCamp;  Secre­
tary, J.  P.  Gerardy ;  Treasurer,  W. H. Putnam. 
All feel that  this  is  one  of  the most important 
steps  yet  taken  in  the  interest  of  the village, 
and will be productive of much good.”

The  P.  of I.  Dealers.

The following are the P.  of  I. dealers 
who had not cancelled  their  contracts at 
last accounts:
Wehle, L.  T.  Lochner, Burleigh  Bros. 

Adrian—Powers  &  Burnham,  Anton 
Allendale—Henry Dalman.
Almont—Colerick & Martin.
Altona—Eli Lyons.
Assyria—J. W.  Abbey.
Bay City—Frank Bosnian & Co.
Belding—L. S.  Roell.
Big Rapids—W. A. Verity, A. V. Young,
E.  P.  Shankweiler  &  Co.,  Mrs.  Turk,
J. K. Sharp, A. Markson.
Blissfield—Jas.  Gauntlett, Jr.
Brice—J.  B.  Gardner.
Bridgeton—Geo.  H.  Rainouard.
Burnside—Jno. G.  Bruce  & Son.
Capac—H. C.  Sigel.
Carson City—A. B.  Loomis,  A.  Y.  Ses­
Casnovia—John E.  Parcell.
Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A. 
Fish, B.  Tripp.
Charlotte—John  J.  Richardson,  Daron 
& Smith,  J.  Andrews,  C.  P. Lock, F.  H. 
Goodby.

sions.

Chester—P.  C.  Smith.
Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodsell.
Clio—Nixon &  Hubbell.
Conklin—Wilson  McWilliams.
Coral—J.  S. Newell & Co.
Dushville—G. O. Adams.
Deerfield—Henry W. Burghardt.
Eaton Rapids—Knapp & Rich, H. Kosit- 
chek & Bro.
Evart_Mark Ardis,  E.  F.  Shaw, Stev­
ens &  Farrar, John C.  Devitt.
Fenwick—Thompson Bros.
Flint—John B. Wilson.
Flushing—Sweet Bros.  & Clark. 
Fremont—J. B.  Ketchum,  W. Harmon. 
Gladwin—John Graham, J. D.  Sanford, 
Gowan—Rasmus Neilson.
Grand  Ledge—A.  J.  Halsted & Son. 
Grand Rapids—Joseph  Berles, A. Wil- 
zinski.  Brown &  Sehler,  Volmari & Von 
Keppel.

Jas.  Croskery.

Bros.,  C.  E.  Pelton.

Hart—Rhodes &  Leonard.
Hersey—John Finkbeiner.
Hesperia—B.  Cohen.
Howard  City — O.  J.  Knapp,  Herold 
Hubbardston—M. Cahalen.
Imlay City—Cohn Bros.
Jackson—Hall & Rowan.
Kalamo—L. R.  Cessna.
Kent  City—M.  L. Whitney.
Laingsburg—D.  Lebar.
Lake Odessa—Christian  Haller &  Co., 
E.  F.  Colwell  &  Son,  McCartney  Bros., 
Fred Miller.
Lakeview—H.  C.  Thompson,  Andrew 
All & Bro.
Langston—F. D. Briggs.
Lansing—R.  A.  Bailey,  Etta  (Mrs. 
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.

Israel)  Glicman.
nings.

No. 52—Grand H aven B. M. A.

-  
President, A. 8. Kedzie;  Secretary , F. P. vos.--------------_
* 
President, F rank Phelps;  S ecretary. A. E.Fitzgerald.
' 
P resident, Thom as B. D uteher;  Secretary, C. B. W aller.
----- 
President, C. F. H ankey; Secretary, A. C. Bowman.------

No. 53—Bellevue B. M. A.
"  No. 54—D o u g la s  B. M. A.
No.  55—Petosbey  B. M .A .
No. 56—Bangor  B.  M.  A. 
No. 57—Rockford  B. M. A. 
No. 58—Fife Lake B. M. A. 
No. 59—F e n n v i l l e  B. M. A. 

P resident, Silas DeLong;  Secretary, Geo. Chapm an- 

resident. Geo. A. Sage; S ecretary, H. 8. Holden.—

President. L. S. W alter; S ecretali .S-S  -Blakely..

P resident F. S. R aym ond: Secretary, A. J. Capen,
N o . 60—South B oardm anB . M. A. 
- 
President, H. E. H ogan; Secretary, S. E. N eihardt.

P resident, V. E. Manley; Secretary, 1. B. Barnes.
m 
P resident, Jas. H  .Moore;  Secretary, C. W.  Mnlholand.

N o .  61—H a r t f o r d   B. M. A. 
No. 63—E a s t  s ia g in a w  M. A.
No. 63—E vart B. M. A. 
P resident, C. V. P riest; Secretary, C. E. BeU 
No, 64—M e rrili B. M. A-
No. 65—K alkaska B. M .A .
No. 66—Lansing B. M.  A. 
No. 67—W atervliet  b TM. A.

P re sid e n t,C. W .'Robertson; Secretary, W m. H orton.
" 
President, Alf. G. Drake; Secretary, 0. S. Blom.

P resident, F ran k  W ells; Secretary, Chas. Cowles.
' 
President, W. L. G arrett; Secretary, F.  H.  Merriileltt.

No. 68—A llegan B. M. A . _

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

No. 69—Scotts and Climax B.M . A. 
President, L ym an C lark; Secretary, F. 8. W illlson.

' 

P resident, M. N etrorg;  Secretary ,  Geo. E. Clntterbnck.

P resident, Wm. B oston;  Secretary, W alter W ebster.

No. 70—N ashville B. M. A,
No. 7 1—Ashley-B.  M.  A.
No, 73—B elding B. M. A. 
> o.74—Davison  M.  U. 

President, A. L. Spencer; Secretary, O. F. W ebster. 
“ 
”
P resident, J.  F. Cartw rig h t; Secretary. C. W- Hurd. 
" 
President, Oscar P.B ills;  Secretary, F. Rosacrans.

No. 75—Tecnm seb  B.  M.  A.
No. 76—K alam azoo B. M. A. 
No,  77—South  H aven  B.  M.  A. 

President. S. S.McCamiy;  Secretary,  Chauncey Strong, 

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

No. 78—Caledonia B.  M.  A.

President, J. 0. Seibert;  Secretary, J. W. Saunders. 
No. 79—E a s t  J o r d a n  a n d   ►o.  A r m   B. M .A .
P resident, Chas. F. Dixon;  Secret ary , L. C. Madison. 
No. 80—Bay City and W.  Bay  City  K.. M, A 
President, F. L. H arrison;  Secretary , Lee E. Joglyn.

P resident. L. A. V ickery;  S ecretary, A. E. Ransom.

No. 8 1—F lushing B.  M. A. 
No.  83—A lm a  B  M.  A. 
No. 83—Sherwood B. M. A. 
No. 84—Standisti B. M. A.

President,B . 8. W ebb;  Secretary, M. E  PoUasky.
President, L. P. Wilcox; Secretary. W. R. Man digo.
— 
President. P. M. Angus; Secretary , D- W. Richardson. 
" 
President, J. M. Beem an;  S ecretary, C. H. May.
S o . 86—MHlbrook and B lan c h ard  B . SL A. 
President. T. W. Preston;  Secretary .  H.  P.  B lanchard. 

No. 85—CUo B. M . A .

No.  87—S hepherd  B.  M. A.

P resident. H. D. B ent;  Secretary. A. W. H urst.________
“ 
P resident, J. A. Andrews;  Secretary, L. D. Cooley.

No.  8 8 -Ovid B . M.  A.

Lee.

& Son, F.  H.  Cowles.

Mecosta—Parks  Bros.
Milan—C.  C.  (Mrs.  H.  S.)  Knight. 
Millbrook—T.  O.  (or J. W.) Pattison. 
Millington—Chas.  H.  Valentine.
Milton  Junction—C.  A. Warren.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Mt.  Morris—H. E.  Lamb,  J.  Vermett 
Mt. Pleasant—Thos. McNamara. 
Nashville—Powers & Stringham, H. M. 
Newaygo—W. Harmon.
North Dorr—John Homrich.
Ogden—A. J.  Pence.
Olivet—F.  H.  Gage.
Onondaga—John Sillik.
Orono—C.  A. Warren.
Potterville—F. D.  Lamb & Co.
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.  0.  Bigelow.
Sheridan—M.  Gray.
Sparta—Dole & Haynes.
Springport—Powers & Johnson,  Well 
Stanton—Fairbanks &  Co., Sterling  & 
Stan wood—F. M.  Carpenter.
Trufant—L Terwilliger.
Vassar—McHose & Gage.
Wheeler—Louise  (Mrs.  A.)  Johnson, 
White Cloud—J.  C. Townsend,  N.  W, 
Whitehall—Geo,  Nelson,  John  Haver 
Williamston—Thos. Horton.

H.  C.  Breckenridge.
Wiley.
kate.

ington & Hammond.
Co.

Another  Side  to the  Case.

Johnny—Can’t I have  another  penny?
Mother—You  extravagant boy !  What 
did  you do with the one I  just gave you?
Johnny—1 gave it to a poor old woman 
with only one eye.
Mother—That  was a good  boy.  Here, 
you can have another penny.
Johnny  (next day)—Can I have a penny 
to give to that poor old woman to-day ?
Mother—Yes,  you can have one.  What 
do  you want to give it to her for ?
Johnny—For a stick of  candy.

R OR

|7*l

R DR

The rope market is high  mid  advancing, and the 

price at present is as follows:
- 

- 

SISAL 
MANILLA 

- 

- 

13c  pound.
16c  pound.

If  you  cannot  stand  these  prices,  we  have  in 

stock what is called

N ew  Process Rope

W hich we guarantee is equal to Sisal.  W e  have  the 
following sizes and  quote:

1-4, 5-16, 3-8 
7-16  and 5-8 

WILL  YOU  TRY  IT?

9 l-2c pound
9c 
pound.

Foster,  S tev en s  & Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St.,

Wholesale

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

GRAND

RAPIDS,  MICH.

H A R D W A I L B .

..12
..18
..19

Prices  Current.

These  prices are  for cash  bv/yers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
diS.
Snell’s.............................................................
Cook’s «...»«»•-••*•••***•’**•****•*•**“•"****
Jennings’, genuine.......................................   ®
Jennings’,  imitation....................................50<siu

AUGURS AND BITS. 

AXES.

First Quality, S. B. Bronze.......................... * J  00
D.  B. Bronze...........................   11  00
S. B. S. Steel.............................  8 50
D. B.Steel..................................13 00

“ 
“ 
« 

1054
Railroad.................................................... •  H 00
Garden.............................. ..................... net  30 00

BARROWS. 

diS.

d is.

Stove...... .................................................»- • • • 50&10
Carriage new list......................................
Plow................................................................ 4°&10
Sleigh shoe....................................................

b o l t s. 

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain................. ..................................* ®
Well, swivel...................................................  4
dlS.

BUTTS, CAST. 

Cast Loose Pin, figured...........  ..................
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint...............wAlu
Wrought Loose Pin........................................ 60&10
Wrought  Table............................................. fO&lO
Wrought Inside Blind...................................
Wrought Brass.................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s................................................7O&10
Blind, Parker’s...............................................70&10
Blind, Shepard’s ........................................... 
7°

 

 

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85...........

40

Grain......................................................di®- 60&02

Cast Steel..............................................per B>

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

CAPS.

CARTRIDGES.

Ely’s 1-10... 
Hick’s  C. F.
G. D ...........
Musket......

Rim  Fire—  
Central  Fire.

......................dis. 
[.s. 

dis.

:

Socket Firm er................................................ 70&10
Socket Framing.............................................. 70&10
Socket Corner..................................................70&10
Socket Slicks.................................................
40
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................. 
40
25

Curry, Lawrence’s. 
Hotchkiss..............

c om bs. 
.........  
 
............................  
CHALK.

dis.
 

White Crayons, per  gross.............. 12@1234 dis. 10

 

COPPER.

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound
14x52,14x56,14x60 ........................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60........................ 
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................^...............
Bottoms.........................................................  

DRILLS. 

26
“
27

dis.

Morse’s  Bit  Stocks........................................
Taper and straight Shank.............................
Morse’s Taper Shank....................................

DRIPPING PANS.

| Small sizes, ser pound.................................
I Large sizes, per pound.................................  

634

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................doz. net
Corrugated......................................dis. 20*10*10
Adjustable..............................................dis. 40*10
dlS.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 818; large, 826........................ 
Ives’, 1,818;  2, 824;  3, 830  ............................. 

30
25

files—New List. 

dis.

Disston’s ........................................................ milin
Nicholson’s ................................................... 68*10
HeUer’s ...........................................................
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................... 
 
60
GALVANIZED IRON.

 

12 

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 
Discount, 50*10 GAUGES. 
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ......................  
HAMMERS.

14 

13 

dis.

28
18

50

Maydole  & Co.’s ...................................................26
Klp>s ........................................................ dis. 
25
Yerkes & Plumb’s...... ...........................
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand— 30c 40*10

HINGES.

MAULS. 
mills. 

dlS,
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled.......................... 
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ........................................ 
40
P. 8. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__ 
Landers,  Ferry & Clf. k’s ..................... 
Enterprise 
 
.................................... 
dis.

Stehbin’s Pattern........................................... 60&10
Stebbin’s Genuine..........................................60&1O
Enterprise, self-measuring..............................  

MOLASSES GATES. 

50
40
40

25

25

NAILS

 

 

Advance over base: 

Steel nails, base.................................................... 2 75
Wire nails, base.................................................... 3 20
60 .......................................................   25 
50.................'.  ...................................   25 
40&30................................................Base 
20........................................................Base 
16 & 12................................................Base 
10.......................................................  
10 
.........................................................  25 
& 6....................................................  40 
..................................... 
60 
...... .......................................... 1  00 
......................................................... 1  50 
Fine 3..................................................1  50 
Case  10 ..............................................  60 
8..............................................  75 
6..............................................  90 
Finish 10............................................  85 
8.............................................1  00 
6  ........................................... 1  15 
Clinch 19 ...........................................  85 
......... 1  00 
........... 1  15 
Barrell %...........................................1  75 

Steel.  Wire.
Base
10
20
30
35
40
50
65
90
1  50
2  00
2  00
90
1  00
1  25
100
1 25
1  50
75
90
1 00
2 50
dis.

Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy.................................   @30
Sciota Bench.................................................  @50
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   @30
Bench,first quality........................................  @50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  &10
Fry,  Acme..............................................dis. 
60
Common,  polished................................. dis. 
70
dis.
Iron and  Tinned.
....................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs......................
50
................... 
PATENT PLANISHED IRON.
A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27 
10 28 
B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27..
9 20
Broken packs 34c per pound extra.

rivets. 

PLANES. 

PANS.

ROPES.

SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON.

76
60
20
Com. 
83  10 
3  10 
3 20 
3 25 
3 35 
3 45
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Sisal, 34 inch and larger..............................   13
Manilla..........................................................   16
dis.
Steel and  Iron...............................................
Try and Bevels..............................................
M itre.............................................................
Com.  Smooth.
Nos. 10 to  14....................................... 84 20
Nos. 15 to 17........................................ 4 20
Nos.  18 to 21........................................ 4 20
Nos. 22 to 24 ......................................  4 20
Nos. 25 to 26 ............................  
..  4 40
No. 27.................................................   4 60
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86....................................... dis. 40*10
Silver Lake, White A .........................   
list 50
“ 56
50
55
35

Drab A .......................... 
White  B...............................   “ 
D rabB .................................   “ 
White C.................................  “ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

dis.

w ir e . 

saws. 

TRAFS. 

“ 
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__  
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__  
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  foot.............................................. 

Solid Eyes..............................................per ton 825
H and.........................................25@25&5
70
50
30
28
Steel, Game.....................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................ 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’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..............................................  6234
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................. 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...........................  4 00
painted................................  3  40
Bright........................................................70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ...................................................... 70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes.............................. 70*10*10
30
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..................... 
Coe’s  Genuine.............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........... 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................76*10
Bird Cages....................................................  
50
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. 

w ir e  goods. 

WRENCHES. 

dlS.

dis.

dis.

“ 

 

 

 

dlS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

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

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ..........................  
..dls.60&10
.................................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 434  14  and
  334
 
Screw Hook and  Eye, 34......................................19
“ 
94...........................net  834
X ...........................net  734
“ 
“  %...........................net  734
Strap and T ............................................. <H®. 
70
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50*10
Champion,  anti friction..............................   60*10
40
Kidder, wood track ......................................  
69
Pots................................................................. 
Kettles............................................................
Spiders...................... 
“U
Gray enameled...............................................40*10
Stamped  TinW are......................... new list 70*10
Japanned Tin Ware................................... - ■ 
25
Granite Iron W are....................new list 3334*10
Au Sable................................dis. 25&10@25&10*05
Putnam................. -........................ 
.. 
95
N orthwestem.................................  
dis. 10*10
knobs—New List. 
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.................. 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings..............  
55
Door,  porceluin, trimmings.........................  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
55
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t .......... 
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ............................  
55
Branford’s ....................................................  
55
55
Norwalk’s ...................................................... 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ......................  
70
Adze Eye........................................... 816.60, dis. 60
Hunt Bye........................................... 815.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s ........................................118.50, dis. 20*10.

LEVELS. 
MATTOCKS.

locks—door. 

HORSE NAILS.

dis.
 

(US.

dis.

METALS,

PIG TIN.

ZINC.

634
7

SOLDER.

260
  28c

Pig  Large...................................................... 
Pig Bars..................................................... 
Duty:  Sheet, 234c per pound.
680 pound  casks............................................  
Per pound...................................................... 
34@34.................................................................
Extra W iping..................................................1834
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.
10xl4IC, Charcoal........................................ • 6 60
.........................................   6 60
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8 35
 
14x20 IX, 
 
8 35

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

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10X14IC,  Charcoal.......................................8 6 00
14x20 IC, 
6 00
10x14 IX, 
7 60
7  50
14x20 IX, 

TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
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ROOFING PLATES

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14x20 IC, “  Worcester.................................   6 00
“ 
14x20 IX, 
........  ................   750
20x28 IC, 
..........................  12 50
“ 
14x20IC, 
“  Allaway  Grade................   5 25
14x20 IX, 
“ 
6 75
11  00
“ 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
14 00
BOILER SIZE TIE PLATE.
14x28 IX...................... -................................ «8
14x31  IX...........................................................M 50
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, t 
934
14x60ix i  “ 

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Dry  Goods• 
Prices  Current.

Sow to  the  Wind  and Reap the  Whirl­

wind.

Likes the  Proposed Change  in Form— 

The  P. of I. Swindle.

F r em o nt,  Feb.  14,  1890. 

 

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PRINTS.

SATINES.

olriTi CT  thi

least, 

Hamilton

shorts.  854

Simpson —

tllOV  DGlllH  P < f ill 1-  I 

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

fancy...........6
robes...........6

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

(Imperial...................1054
Black.......................  954

Middlesex A A..
2..
A O..
4 ..
5 ..

Middlesex No.  1....10
2....11
3 .. 
7 .. 
8 .. 

9
, ................1054
G G  Cashmere........21
...16 
Nameless —
....18
....20
....18
....16  I  “ 
..
“ 
....10541
CORSET  JEANS.

11
12
1354
1754
16
DRESS  GOODS.
...8   (Nameless.................20
.25
........2754
........30
........3254
.......... 35

Clifton CCC...........  654
Conqueror XX........  5
Dwight Star............   754
Exeter A .................   654
Pull Yard Wide...... 654
Great Falls E ......... 7
Honest Width.........   654
Hartford A..............   554
Integrity XX........... 5
King, E P ................654
E X ................  654
EC, 32 in ......   554
Lawrence L L ..........554
New  Market B........55«
Noibe R...................  554
Newton...................644
Onr Level  Best...... 7
Riverside XX......... 454
Sea Island R........... 654
Sharon B  ...............   654
Top of the  Heap—   754
Willlamsville.......... 7
Comet,  40 in ...........854
Carlisle  “ 
............. 754
New MarketL,40in.  754
Glen Mills..............  7
Gold Medal.............  754
Green  Ticket..........  854 |
Great Falls..............  65
Hope........................75i
Just  Out........  454® 5
King  Phillip— ....  75
OP...... 754
Lonsdale Cambric. .1054
Lonsdale................. f  _
Middlesex...............  554 i
No Name.................  754 I
Oak View................  6
Our Own..  ............   554
Pride of the West .. .12
8
Rosalind..................  754 '
Sunlight..................   454 I
Vinyawi..................   854

Atlantic  A ..............   7
H ..............   m
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P ................ 6
D........  ...  6%
“ 
“  LL..............   5%
Atlanta A. A ............. 654
Archery  Bunting...  4%
Amory.....................   754
Beaver Dam  A A ...  5%
Berwick  L..............   6Î4
Blackstone O, 32—   5
Black Rock  ........... 7
Boat,  P P ...............   654
2X................   6
“ 
C...............   554
“ 
“  AL.................  754
“ PL, 40 Inch
Continental, C........754
D, 40-in  854
E, 42-inlO 
W, 45-inll
H, 48-inl2
Chapman.................  4
CohassetA..............   7
Comet....................  7
Amsburg  ................7
Blackstone A A.....  8
Beats All................ 454
Cleveland..............  7
Cabot......................754
Cabot,  %................654
Dwight Anchor.....9
Edwards................ 6
Empire...................  7
Farwell..................  754
Fruit of the Loom.. 854
Fitchville  ..............754
First Prize.............7
Fruit of the Loom %. 
Fairmount.............454
Full Value............ «54
Geo.  Washington
Cabot.......................  754|Dwight Anchor...... 9
Farwell...................   7541
TremontN.............. 654
Hamilton N.............654

“ Man About Town,” in M ontague Observer.
A week or two ago a prominent Patron 
Editor Michigan Tradesman:
of  Industry  was  in  Burrows  &  Jones’ 
If not too late,  may I venture my opin­
store discussing the merits of the P.  of I. 
ion  in  regard to the  change  in the form 
Some of  his  remarks  were  to  the effect 
of  T h e  T r a d esm a n,  suggested 
some 
that the merchant  was  to  the farmer an 
time ago.  For  several  reasons, I would 
unnecessary evil;  that had the merchants 
advocate  the  change,  chief  of  which is 
of  Montague  decamped  ten  years  ago
the advantage it offers  for  filing,  which,
the farmers would be better off ;  that the  ajonej  ¡s worth  the  change.  I sincerely 
farmers  need  no  merchants  to  make a ; h 
ou will  receiVe  sufficient  encour-
market for them;  that  they could  estab 
agement  to  justify  you  in  making  the 
lish a market themselves,  ship  their own 
change.
productions  and  thereby  secure  better 
A word  in  regard  to  the P.  s of  I. in 
returns for their output.
these parts.  That they have affected the 
Last  Friday  the  same  man  came  to 
trade of  legitimate  merchants,  it is only 
town  with  a load  of  ties,  expecting  to 
reasonable to admit,  but  we  can  truth­
sell  them  to  Burrows  &  Jones.  They 
fully say that  it  has  not  affected  us  as 
told him they would not  buy his ties and 
seriously as many  anticipated.  Boone & 
that  he  had  better ship them.  He said, 
Pearson  have  sold  out,  and  now 
the 
“All right,”  and withadon’t-cher-fergit- 
Patrons  are  unable  to  get  a  hardware 
iM’ll-sell-’em-yitexpression on his coun­
dealer  to  sign  with them.  W. Harman, 
tenance,  proceeded  to  the  store  of  A. 
general  dealer,  has  signed  with  them. 
Mears,  Whitehall.  Mr.  Mears  also  re­
As  J.  B.  Ketchum  is  also  a  general 
fused to buy his  load,  and  he was at last 
dealer,  you  will  see  they  are  anything 
compelled to call  upon  Mr.  Nelson,  who 
but  loyal  to  one  so  foolish  as to go in 
conducts the P.  of  1. store.  Now,  while 
with  them.  As  they are  unable  to  se­
Mr.  Nelson is a dealer  in  dry goods,  he 
cure  any of  Newaygo’s  local  dealers to 
draws  the  line  on  ties  and moth-eaten 
sign  with  them, W.  Harman is  going to 
wood  and, consequently,  would  not buy 
open a branch  store  in  that  place  this 
his brother’s ties.  This  wa6  more  than 
week.
even a Patron  could  stand,  and  driving 
A farmer living north of  this city  (one 
back  to  Montague,  the  country gentle­
who  waited  to  see  what  the  P.  of  L 
man  with  an  overdose  of  ties  dumped 
amounted  to  before  joining)  related  to 
said  ties  at  the  rear of  Ripley’s  store,
me one or  two  little  instances which he
where they will  p r o b a b l y   remain until a | witnessed,  which will serve to keep him,
P.  of I.  railway company heads this way 
at 
from  joining  their  ranks. 
Having  occasion  to  visit  White  Cloud
Another  Patron  of  Industry  owed  a 
with a brother,  who  is aP.  of  1., he was 
Montague firm a bill  of,  say,  thirty dol­
asked  by  the  latter  iuto  the  P.  of  I. 
lars.  When  asked to pay the  same  he 
store,  as the brother wished to show him 
said  he  had  no  money  and  could  not 
how  much  cheaper  he  could  buy  than
possibly  pay  the  amount, 
though  he 
___
his brother.  He  was shown some satine, 
would like  very much to do so.  “But,” 
L.............7
the price of which was 15 cents per yard,  Middlesex AT 
said  he,  “I  will  give  you  my note for 
X ...........  9
x 
and, upon  his  presenting  his  card,  the 
sixty days for the amount  and  probably 
No. 25....  9
price was made 11K cents per  yard.  The 
I  can  raise  the  money by the time  the 
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
following day he was  in this  place  and, 
Hamilton N .............754
note comes due.” 
“No,”  said the mer­
Middlesex P T ..........8
while in one of our legitimate merchants 
chant,  “we  have trusted  you for  years 
A T ..........9
places’ of  business,  chanced  to  see  a 
and have never  crowded  you at all,  but 
X A..........9
piece of  satine,  identical  with  the  one 
X F .........1054
now that  you have seen fit to cease trad­
his  P.  of  I.  brother  had  bought  in  the 
ing with us and pay cash for  your goods 
former  town  the  day before. 
.Upon en­
at some other store,  we want our money, 
quiry,  he  found  the  goods  to be but 10 
and will take nothing  but  cash.”  The 
cents  per  yard,  at  which  price  he  se­
poor fellow  was in a dilemma.  He  had 
cured  a  dress  pattern,  which  he  took 
no money and could think  of  no  means 
home and exhibited—much to the chagrin 
by which he  could  raise any.  Could he 
of  his  P.  of  I.  brother.  Again,  while 
go to some brother  members and ask for 
waiting  in  a  P.  of  I.  store  in  another 
a  loan  of  the  amount?  No,  for  nine 
neighboring town,  he was accosted by the 
out of  ten of  his brothers  were situated 
merchant,  who  wished  to  know  if  he 
the same as he.  Could he continue trad­
“vas” a P.  of  I.  Upon  being  answered 
ing with this firm and not strain his obli­
in the negative, he was told in an  under­
gations to  the  order ?  No,  for  he  had 
tone,  “Dot  make no difference.  1  sells 
agreed to abide by the rules and the rules 
you  yust so sheap.”  He replied that he 
said he should trade at the P.  of  I.  store. 
only  wanted  a  small  sack  of  salt  that 
But something must be done.  He would 
day  and  secured  the  same  for 5 cents.
either have to  pay the amount  or  stand 
Fifteen  minutes  later,  this  enterprising 
a suit and be  exposed to the public  as a 
P.  of  I. merchant  sold  a  P.  of  I.  (upon 
beat.”  He  finally decided  and  going 
his  showing  his  card)  a sack  from  the 
to  the  merchant  said,  “Say,  I’ll  trade 
same pile for 8 cents.
with you until I can pay what I owe.”
instances  are  comparatively 
I think that just such  incidents as the 
small, but serve to show how the farmer is 
ones  related  above  will  tend  to  com­
being  duped  in  these  parts,  as  well as 
pletely overthrow the order  in  this  sec­
elsewhere,  in his mad infatuation for the 
tion.  There are a large number of farm­
P.  of  I.  swindle. 
ers  whose  names  occupy  conspicuous 
places on the debtor side of several Mon­
An  Echo of the  Muskegon  Convention.
tague merchants’  ledgers and who to-day 
One of  the  wittiest  speeches made  at 
haven’t enough  money  on  hand  to buy 
twenty  pounds  of  sugar  and  pay  cash 
the annual  convention  of  the  Michigan 
therefor.  How these persons  are  going 
Business Men’s Association, held at Mus­
to pay cash for the necessaries  of  life is 
kegon last summer,  was by  J.  V.  Cran­
a matter of  much conjecture.  When the 
dall,  the  Sand  Lake  merchant,  on  the 
merchants  see  that  the  Patrons’  work­
ings have gone  far  enough and patience 
subject of the Patrons of  Industry craze. 
ceases  not only to be a virtue  but  toler­
The  speech  was  omitted from the  pub­
able,  they will call a halt and  many poor 
lished report  of  the  proceedings,  at the 
farmers will be brought up standing.  If 
request of  the  Executive  Board  of  the 
the  farmer  expects  to  dispose  of  his 
Association,  and  T h e  T r a d esm a n  no'w 
goods  to  merchants,  he  must  not be in­
takes  pleasure  in  giving a verbatim  re­
strumental in making  war against them, 
port of the effort:
and, if he can not dispose  of  his  goods, 
“ 1  will  simply say that I am  right  in 
his  means  of  obtaining a living are cer­
the midst of  this P.  I.  business.  It is 15 
tainly  cut  off. 
I know  that  our  mer­
miles deep all around  me.  I don’t know 
chants can buy butter  and  eggs  outside 
how high  it  is,  but it is almighty thick. 
of Montague and have them “laid down” 
I did not  care  to  make any remarks  on 
to them  at  prices  ranging  two  to  four 
this  subject,  and  yet our friends in our 
cents a pound  or  dozen  less  than  they 
section of the country are wading through 
have  been paying the farmers, but  they 
it—this affliction of locusts.
have refused  to  take  advantage of  this 
“It is like the cholera—terrible to read 
simply because  they wanted to patronize 
about—but  when lightning  strikes  you, 
the farmer.  Now,  they are buying where 
you  will know  something  about it.
they can buy the  cheapest  and the price
for farmers’ produce  is gradually on the  think  it  ain’t  going  to  be  much  of  a 
drop.  Butter which  two weeks ago sold  shower,’  you  say; but  what  I  want  to 
for 20 cents now  sells for a shilling,  and  know is,  can  you  give us advice,  either 
eggs which sold for 18 cents now sell  for  sectarian,  scientific,  Christian  or  relig­
ious,  as to how to bear the cross ?
15,  and the end is not  yet.
I am a granger—have been  master of 
County Line Grange for  three  years. 
I 
don’t see any of the Grange ear-marks in 
these Patrons of  Industry; there is noth­
ing in them  but pure devilishness!  *  * 
These organizers will go out to my school 
house—No.  7,  Crandall’s—go  with straw 
hats on and pumpkin  vines around their 
necks  and  hayseed  in  their  hair;  they 
will  get  my neighbor farmers  together, 
stand up and say: 
‘Gentlemen,  have we 
any interest in Cedar Springs ?’  And they 
all yell,  ‘No.’
“ ‘Then why build up  Sand  Lake  and 
Cedar  Springs and  Pierson?’ 
‘Yes,  we 
built her up;  let us^tear her down!’
“Don’t  you  see,  gentlemen,  it is  not 
only  damnable—it  is  pernicious.  The 
laws of  the  United  States  could  reach 
them for piraey; and yet,  yon gentlemen 
who  live  away  from  the  cholera,  you 
guess  it  ain’t  going  to  be  much  of  a 
shower.
“What we want to know is,  what kind 
of medicine shall we use to deal with it ? 
I am heartily sick  of  this  second cousin
sympathy. 
It  ain’t  worth a d----- n  an
acre!  Don’t  simply tell us who have sat 
on the blister,  ‘I gues's it will get well.’ ”,

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Atlanta,  D ..............634(Stark..
Boat..................................634  “ ••
Clifton, K....................  7 I
Glenarven.................634
Lancashire..............  654
Normandie.............   8
Renfrew Dress..........8
Toil du Nord........... 1054
Amoskeag.................7
AFC....... 1054
Persian......................854
Bates..........................634
Warwick................  854
Peerless, white.......18541 Peerless,  colored

Coechco.
Biddeford...............   6  INaumkeagsatteen..  754
Brunswick.   ..........   654iRockport................. 654
Merrim’ck shirtings.  5 
Allen, staple...........  554
Reppfurn .  854
Pacific fancy...........6
robes............   654
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning..  654
greys........   654
solid black.  654 
Washington indigo.  654 
“  Turkey robes..  754
“  India robes___ 754
“  plain T’ky X %  854 
“ 
«  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................   6
Martha Washington
Turkevred 34......   754
Martha Washington
Turkey red...........  954
Riverpoinf rebes__  5
Windsor fancy..........654
“ 
indigo  blue..........1054
TICKINGS.
1354 AC  A.......................1254
Pemberton AAA__ 17
York.........................1054
Swift River.............  654
Pearl  River............. 12J4

American  fancy—   6 
American indigo—   654
American shirtings.  554
“  —   654
Arnold 
long cloth B. 1054 
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“  C.  854
century cloth 7
“ 
“  gold seal...... 1054
“  Turkey red.. 1054
Berlin solids...........   554
“  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
Amoskeag ACA
Hamilton N ............   754
D.............854
Awning. .11

GRAIN  BAGS.
Amoskeag... 
.1654 
...16 
Harmony —
..  1954 
Stark.............
American —
...1654
Clark’s Mile End.... 45 
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Coats’,  J. & P ..........45
Holyoke.................. 22541
White.
White. Colored.
38 No.  14 .......37
6 ..  ..33
“  16 .......38
39
8 .......34
••  18 .......39
40
10 .......85
“  20 .......40
41
12 .......36
c a m b r ic s.
Washington............  434
Slater.........................434
Red Cross................  434
White Star.............  434
Lockwood...............
Kid Glove................. 434
Wood’s...................  434
Newmarket.......—   4%
Brunswick............... 494
Edwards..................  434
T W.
■2234
Fireman..................3234
F T ..............
.3234
Creedmore..............2734
.35
J R F , XXX. 
Talbot XXX........... 30
Buckeye__
3234
Nameless  ...............2734
Grey SR W ............. 1734
Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Western W ............. 1834
Union R ................. 2234
D R P .......................1834
Windsor..................1834
Flushing XXX........ 2334
6 oz Western.......... 21
Union  B ................. 2234lManitoba.................2334
Nameless......   8  @ 9341 
.......  834@10  I 

Bellevue—John Evans.
Blanchard—L.  D. Wait.
Cedar Springs—L.  A.  Gardiner.
Chapin—J.  I. Vanderhoof.
Clio—Nixon & Hubble.
Dimondale—Elias Underhill.
Fremont—Boone & Pearson.
Grand  Rapids—F. W. Wurzburg,  Van 
Driele & Kotvis,  John Cordes.
Harvard—Ward Bros.
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Kent City—R. McKinnon.
Lowell—Chas.  McCarty.
Millington—Forester & Clough.
Minden City*—I. Springer  &  Co.,  F 
Nashville—Powers & Stringham. 
Olivet—F.  H.  Gage.
Otisco—G. V.  Snyder & Co.
Ravenna—R.  D. Wheeler.
Rockford—H.  Colby & Co.
St. Louis—Mary A.  Brice.
Sand Lake—C.  O.  Cain.
Sparta—Woodin &  Van Wickle. 
Springport—Cortrigh| & Griffin. 
Sumner—J. B.  Tucker.
Williamston—Michael Bowerman.

GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...
.  “ 
fancies__
“  Normandie  854
Westbrook..............  854
“ 
1054
York........................f
Hampton................ 654
Wlnaermeer...........  554
Cumberland............
Essex......................454
.21

__ 1154 Warren............  
DEMINS.
...12541Jeffrey..................... 1154
14541 Lancaster  ...............1254
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 1354
No. 220....13
No. 250....1154
No. 280.... 1054
754

The following are  among  some of  the 
merchants who have been under contract 
with the P. of  I., but have  thrown  them 
overboard:

Farmer..........
First Prize —
Amoskeag........
9oz 
brown .13
Andover.................. 1154
Everett, blue........... 12
brown........12

Valley City............. 16
Georgia...................16
Pacific.....................14
Burlap.................... 1154
Barbour’s................ 88
Marshall’s ...............88

Good-Bye  to  the P. of I.

Notice to  Stockholders.

Hetfield & Son.

W. J.  H o p p e r .

KNITTING  COTTON.

m ix e d   f l a n n e l .

d o m e t  f l a n n e l .

gold  ticket

RED  FLANNEL.

CARPET  WARP.

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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.  H t j g h a r t ,  Secretary.

Orange  Shipments  from  California. 
From  th e  Los Angeles Express.
The freight departments of  the South­
ern Pacific and Santa Fe  roads  are  now 
busily engaged  handling the orange crop 
which is being shipped East by the usual 
special orange trains.
This evening one of these special trains 
Notice is hereby given that upon Saturday, the 
will leave the  Arcade depot for Chicago. 
22d  day  of  February, 1890, at  2  o’clock  in  the 
It will comprise seventeen  or  more cars 
afternoon of  said  day, I will sell at public  auc­
and seven days will elapse  before it will 
tion  at  the  store  lately occupied by Pomeroy & 
Lawton, at No.  152  West  Fulton  street,  in  the 
reach  its  destination.  A  number  of 
city of Grand Rapids, all the property and assets
specials have already been sent  out oyer 
, of said Pomeroy* Lawton lately assigned to me.
the Santa Fe
T he exact figures show ing j  gai(j property consists of a general stock of groc-
__ ______  
th e num ber of boxes of oranges th a t have |  eries and fixtures,  book accounts, and the inter-
est of said Pomeroy & Lawton in the brick block 
been  shipped  East from  Southern  Cali­
in which said  store  is  located.  Sai.d  property 
fornia this  season  are  not  attainable at 
can be seen upon the day of  sale,  or at any time 
prior  thereto by applying  to me.  This is a first- 
present,  but  all  railroad  officials  who 
class chance for  anyone  desiring to go into  the 
were 
interviewed  this  morning  stated 
business.
that the shipments to date  were twice as 
great as compared with 1889. j. i  ~1  CD

ISAAC M.  TURNER, Assignee.

Dated February 11,1890.

Assignee’s  Sale.

. 

. 

“ 

20 

“ 
“ 

SILESIAS.

WADDINGS.

1234
Black.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
934
1034
1134
1234

934  13 
1034 15 
1134 17
1234120 
DUCKS.
934,1 Greenwood, 8 oz. 
I West  Point, 8 oz.
10 oz.

......   9
....... 
Slate.  Brown.  Black. | Slate.  Brown.
13
934
15
1034
17
1134
20
1234
..1134 
Severen, 8oz...........  9;
..  934 
Mayland, 8oz.......... 11
..1034
Greenwood, 734 oz..  9341
White, doz................20 IPer bale, 40 doz....17 25
Colored,  doz.............25 I
Slater, Iron Cross...  8341 Pawtucket................1034
“  Red Cross....  9  Dundie.....................  9
“  Best..............1034 Bedford....................1034
“  Best  AA....... 1234lValley  City..............H'34
Coraline.................89 50|Wonderful....  .-...84 75
Shilling’s ...............  9 00[ Brighton................4 75
Corticelll, doz......... 85
twist, doz. .42 
50 yd, doz..42
HOOKS AND ETES—PER GROSS.
No  1 Bl’k & White..l0 
“ 
“  2 
-.12
•<  3 
-12
“ 
No 2—20, M C......... 50
*•  3—18, S C...........45  . i
COTTON  TAPE.
|No  8 White & Bl’k..20 
No  2 White & Bl’k.. 12 
-15 
.23
“ 10 
“  4 
<«  6 
.-26
-18  I  “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.
|No3.......................... 36
N o2.........................28 

No  4 Bl’k & White..15
.20
..25
40

“  
“ 
PINS.No 4—15, F  334

Cortieelli  knitting, 
per 34oz  ball........30

SEWING  SILK.

CORSETS.

8 
10 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James................. 1  501 Steamboat . ...............  40
Crowely’s................1  35 Gold  Eyed................ 1  SO
Marshal’s ..............1 00|
5—4....2 25  6—4...3 2515—4 —  1  95  6—4...2  95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

...3 10|

“ ....2  10 

buy goods  is  where they can buy cheap­
est;  that  it  takes  competitibn  to  make 
goods  cheap,  and  that  the  single  mer­
chant  idea  ruins  the  market  for  their 
produce.  *  They  most  assuredly  realize 
that the merchant  who best understands 
his business,  knows  where  and  how to 
buy  his  goods  to  the  best  advantage, 
keeps his  expenses  down  and is willing 
to put up with a reasonable living profit, 
is  the  one  who  sells  cheapest.  They 
also understand  that this is not the class 
of  merchants  who will,  as a rule, sign a 
contract with the P.  of I.

As far as the  investigation in different 
localities has gone,  it shows that the ma­
jority of merchants who do sign are those 
who have  not  the  ability  to  cope with 
sharp competition,  and hope,  by signing, 
to gain an advantage  over their competi­
tors that their  natural business capacity 
does not entitle  them  to.  The farmers 
soon learn this and  dissatisfaction is the 
inevitable result,  and  they  have  a  right 
to be dissatisfied. 
If a merchant cannot 
make his goods,  prices  and  fair  dealing 
draw trade to  him,  he  certainly  cannot 
expect  to  hold  the  trade  by a contract 
which is no more  binding  than  the  one 
signed by the Patrons of  Industry.

Some of the members  about  Big  Rap­
ids,  although giving  up  the  trade  idea, 
are  turning  their  attention  to  other 
branches of the work  of  their  organiza­
tion,  with  what  success  could  not  be 
learned. 

N emo.

The  Furniture  Industry.

The Chicago Northwestern Lumberman 
says it is a  peculiarity of  western furni­
ture manufacturers “that establishments 
located  at  interior points  thrive  better 
than those in the  larger  cities.  It is no 
exaggeration  to  say,  for  instance,  that 
the  Chicago  factories  are  having  hard 
sledding  to  keep  out  of  bankruptcy. 
Competition is ruinous,  profits small and 
expenses heavy.  This obliges  operators 
to skin prices of  material,  and the hard­
wood trade  comes in for its share.  But 
such  places  as  Grand  Rapids  and 
Rockford the furniture  trade  goes along 
at an uninterrupted  pace,  new factories 
are  going  up  yearly  and  the  business 
thrives.  The  reason for  the  prosperity 
of  the  industry in the smaller  places is 
said  to  be  the  comparative  cheapness 
and  reliability  of  labor.  In  Rockford, 
the majority of  factories  are  run on the 
co-operative plan,  the co-operators being 
mostly Scandinavians.  Last  year,  mem­
bers of this nationality built six factories 
in  Rockford.  They are  nearly all  me­
chanics,  and  good  ones,  and  work  to­
gether for  the  common  interest  as  one 
man.  Surely,  the feasibility of co-opera­
tion is well illustrated in that city.”

For Revenue  Only.

The women who ask for  samples of silk 
Make the dry goods merchant feel lonely, 
For he Is in favor, with his friends of that ilk, 
Of a tear-off for revenue only.

It pays  to  handle the 

drops.

P  &  B.  cough

HARDW OOD  LUMBER.

15 00@16 00
@22 00

The furniture factories  here pay as follows for 
dry  stock,  measured  merchantable,  mill  culls 
out:
Basswood, log-run................................... 13 00@15 00
Birch,  log-run.................... 
Birch, Nos. 1 and 2.............................. 
Black Ash, log-run................................... 14 00@16 00
Cherry, log-run..........................................35 00@40 00
Cherry, Nos. 1  and  2................................60 00@65 00
Cherry, Cull.........................................   @13 00
Maple, log-run..........................................12 00@13 00
Maple,  soft, log-run..................................11 00@13 00
Maple, Nos. 1 and 3..............................  @30 00
Maple,  clear, flooring.........................   @35 00
Maple,  white, selected........................  @35 00
Red Oak, log-run.......................................20 00@21 00
Red Oak, Nos. 1 and 2...............................36 00@28 00
Red Oak, a  sawed, 6 inch and upw’d.38 00@40 00
Red Oak, M sawed, regular...................... 30 00(932 00
Red Oak, No. 1, step plank.................   @35 00
Walnut, log ru n ...................................  @55 00
Walnut, Nos. 1 and 2...........................  @75 00
Walnuts, c u ll......................................   @25 00
Grey Elm, log-run.....................................12 60@13 05
White Aso, log-run................................... 14 00@16 00
Whitewood, log-run..................................20 00@22 00
White Oak, log-run................................... 17 00@18 00
White Oak, Id sawed. Nos. 1 and 2 —  42 00@43 00

A .D . Spangler & Co
FRUITS »p PRODUGE

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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.
B*  J* Mason  &  Co•,
Old Homestead Faetorit
Preserves, Evaporatefl Apples 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

GRANT,  MICH. 

Proprietors of

.

Jellies  aid  Apple  Bitter.

Our  goods  are  guaranteed  to  be  made 

from wholesome  fruit  and  are  free 

from any adulteration or  sophis­

tication. 

See quotations in 

grocery  price current.

The Grand Rapids  trade  can  be  sup­
plied  by  GOSS  &  DORAN,  138  South 
Division street.  Telephone,  1150.

W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

E A R L   B R O S . ,
157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

C o m m issio n  M e r c h a n t s

Reference:  F i r s t   N a t i o n a l   B a n k ,  Chicago. 
M ic h i g a n  T r a d e s m a n . Grand Rapids.

BLIVEN  &  ALLYN,

Sole Agents for the  Celebrated

“BIG F” Brand of Oysters.

In Cans and Bulk, and Large Handlers of OCEAN FISH, SHELL CLAMS and OYSTERS.  We makt 

a specialty of fine goods In our line and are preparedto quote prices atjany time.  We solicit 

consignments of all kinds of Wild Game, such

as Partridges, Quail, Ducks, Bear, etc.

H.  M.  BLIVEN,  Manager.

63  Pearl  St.

JACKSON,  MICH.
TIME  TABLES.
Grand Rapids  & Indiana

In effect Nov. 17,1880.
TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Leave. 
7:10 a m  
11:30 a m 
4:10 p m
8:30 p m
Through coaches for Saginaw  on  7:10 a m and 1:10 p 

Arrive.
Traverse City Sc Mackinaw..............
Traverse  City  Express................... 0:20 am
Traverse City Sc Mackinaw..............8:15 p m
From Cincinnati...............................8:50 p m
Cadillac  (Mixed)................................
m train.
GOINS  SOUTH.
Cincinnati  Express........................  
Fort Wayne Express.......................11:45am 
Cincinnati Express........................5:80 p m 
From Mackinaw Sc Traverse City.. 10:40 p m
From Cadillac.............................. 
9:55 am
Train leaving for Cincinnati at 4 p.  m.  and  arriving 
from  Cincinnati  at 9:20 p. m., runs daily,  Sundays in­
cluded.  Other trains daUy except Sunday.
Sleeping and Parlor Car  Service:  North—7: :0 a.m . 
and 1:10 p. m. trains have sleeping and parlor cars for 
Mackinaw  City.  South—7:15 a. m. train has chair oar 
and 0 p. m. train Pullman sleeping car  for Cincinnati. 

7:15 am
12:60pm
0:00 p m

Muskegon, Grand Baplds St Indiana.

In effect Nov. 10,1880.

Leave 
Arrive.
7:00 am ................................................................ 10:15am
11:15am........................................... ........ ..........  3:15pm
5:10 pm ................................................................  8:15 pm
Leaving time at  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. 
Through tickets and full  information can be had by 
calling upon  A.  Almqnist,  ticket  agent  at  depot, or 
Geo. W. Munson, Union  Ticket  Agent,  87  Monroe  St., 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

GOING WEST.

Leaves. 
IKK) p m 
4:80 p m

Arrives.
tM orning Express............................. 18:50 p m
tT hrough Mail..................................... 4:10 p m
tQ randR apids  Express............................10:40 p m
•N ight Express............................................6:40 a m
fMixed..................................................
GOING BAST.
tD etroit  Express..............................
tT hrough M ail....................................10:10 a  m
fEvening Express.......................................8:85 p m
•N ight Express..................................10:80 p m

6:50 a  m 
10:80 a m  
8:45 p m  
10:55 p m
tDaily, Sundays excepted.  •Daily.
D etroit Express  an d   E vening  Express  have  p a rlo r 
ears a ttach ed  and m ake d irect connections  in  D etroit 
fo r all p oints East.
M orning express and G rand Rapids express have p a r­
lor cars attached.  N ight express has W agner sleeping 
c a r to  D etroit, a rriv in g  in D etroit a t 7:80 a.  m.
steam ship 
sleeping 
tick ets 
a t 
D.,G. H. & M.R’y offices, 88 Monroe St., and a t th e depot.
J as. Campbell, City P assenger Agent. 

tick ets  and  ocean 

T hrough  railro ad  

secured 

b erth s 

J no. W. Loud, Traffic M anager, D etroit.

and 

c a r 

W M . SEA R S & CO.,

Cracker  Manufacturers,

87, 39 and 41 Kent St., Grand  Rapids.

P u tn a m   C andy Co.,

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

Toledo, Ann Arbor St  Northern.

For Toledo and all points South and East, take 
the Toledo, Ann Arbor &  North  Michigan  RaU- 
way from Owosso Junction.  Sure  connections 
at above point with trains of D., G. H. & M., and 
connections at Toledo  with  evening  trains  for 
Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus,  Dayton,  Cincin­
nati, Pittsburg, Creston, Orville  and  all  promi­
nent points on connecting lines.

A. J. P a is l e y , Gen’l Pass.  Agent

M i c h i g a n  P i E F n m ,

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

DEPART.- ARRIVE
D etroit Express.....................................   6:15 a m   10:15 p m
Mixed  .................................................... 6:50 a m  
5:30 p m
Day  Express.........................................11:65 a m   10:00 a m
•A tlantic Sc Pacific Express...............10:15 p m  
6:00 a m
New Y ork Express................................ 5:40 p m 
1:35 p m

tra in s to  and from  D etroit.
Express to   and  from   Detroit.

•Dally.
All o th er daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  ru n   on  A tlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
P a rlo r cars ru n   on  Day  Express  an d   G rand Rapids 
Fred M. Briggs, Gen’l A gent, 85 Monroe St.
G. S. Hawkins, T icket A gent, U nion  Depot.
Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 
O. W. Ruggles, G. P.  Sc  T. A gent., Chicago.

The Michigan Tradesman

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

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade of the Wolverine State.

K.  A. STOWE St  BKO., Proprietors.

Subscription Price, One  Dollar per year, payable 
Advertising Rates made known on application. 

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Entered  at  the  Grand  Rapid»  Post  Office.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY  19,  1890.

MULLEKEN’S  RETIREMENT.

General Manager  Mulliken has  finally 
been compelled to  let go the position  he 
has hung onto so  tenaciously, the princi­
pal owners  of  the  railroads  over whose 
destiny  he  has  presided  having  grown 
weary of  his  repeated  promises  to give 
them more satisfactory returns  for  their 
investment.

While  Mr.  Mulliken  has  some  good 
ideas  on  railway management  and  is  a 
success in some  directions,  his career  in 
most  respects  is  a  lamentable  failure. 
Viewed from the standpoint of the stock­
holder,  he has  never  been  considered a 
success,  as  neither road under his  man­
agement has ever paid a dividend.  Nor 
have any of his  pet  enterprises, such  as 
the  construction  of  the  branch  from 
Grand Ledge  to  this  city, been  accom­
panied  by  anything 
like  adequate  re­
turns.  Every  extension  he  has  advo­
cated has  served  to  plunge  the  roads 
deeper  in  debt, without  securing  suffi­
cient additional  business to  increase the 
net earning capacity.

With  business  men  generally,  Mr. 
Mulliken  has  been  very  unpopular. 
While  he  has  many  friends  whom  he 
purchased by special favors,  most of  the 
shippers doing  business  with  his  roads 
have come to dislike him  on  account  of 
his  overbearing  manner  and  his  auto­
cratic methods.  It has  seemed to be im­
possible  for  him  to  méet  a  patron  on 
common ground, his sole aim, apparently, 
being to exhibit the power  he  possessed 
as the head of  two important transporta­
tion lines.  “The public be damned” has 
evidently  been his guiding  star,  as well 
as  Vanderbilt’s.  His  disgraceful  con­
duct at Howell,  a few  years  ago,  and at 
Newaygo,  two  or  three  years  ago,  are 
fair  example of  the rule  or  ruin policy 
which he clung to as long as he remained 
at the helm.

Among the  employes of  the  toad,  Mr. 
Mulliken was  also  very unpopular.  He 
gave them no latitude in the discharge of 
their  duties,  insisting on  taking a hand 
in  the  work of  every official  under  his 
charge.  His own work and  the interests 
of  the  road  continually suffered as a re­
sult of  this habit.

It is to be hoped  that the  successor  of 
the  deposed  manager will  take  a  more 
liberal view of things  and  give both  the 
owners and patrons of  the roads  an  ad­
ministration which  will  redound  to  his 
credit.

The  inauguration  of 

the  Northern 
Michigan  Development  Association,  at 
Traverse  City  last  week, is  certainly a 
step  in  the  right  direction.  The weak 
point in the  plan  adopted—if,  indeed, it 
has an element of  weakness—is the large 
scope  the  proposed  organization  is  de 
signed  to  take.  The  work to be under­
taken  is  usually pursued in a successful 
manner by local  organizations  and  T h e 
T r a desm a n  is of  the  opinion  that  the 
attempted  unification  of  so many differ 
ent localities,  whose  interests are not all 
in  common, will  not  prove  entirely sat­
isfactory.

Clever,  but  Futile.

From  th e W ashington  Star.
A man  whom  it  were  base flattery to. 
call John Smith came  into this office this 
morning and offered the following adver­
tisement for publication:
“Notice:  If  the  very  homely woman 
about thirty-nine years and eleven months 
old  who  lost  a  pocketbook  containing 
$14.55 on Pennsylvania avenue this morn­
ing  will  apply  to ----- she can have the
money by paying for this notice.”
He  explained  that  he  had  seen  the 
woman drop the  pocketbook, but that he 
was anxious to keep the contents,  and he 
was of the opinion that no woman, for as 
small a sum as $14.55,  would ever answer 
the advertisement  as  he  had written it. 
The card, of course,  was refused  and the 
man was turned over to the police.

lead  people 

THE  P.  OF 
•Vrltten to r The Tradesman.

I.  AT  BIG  RAPIDS.
The  investigation  of  the  Patrons  of 
Industry  at  Big  Rapids  shows  con­
clusively that the farmers  are not  all  as 
easily led  to work  against their own  in­
terests as  the  leaders,  who  are  reaping 
the financial harvest out of  the organiza­
tion,  would 
to  believe. 
With  scarcely  an  exception,  the  mer­
chants there do not  seem  to  feel  at  all 
uneasy. 
In  fact,  trade  seems  to  have 
gotten  back to nearly the normal  condi­
tion. 
Some  of  the  trade  has  shifted 
around,  but each  dealer  seems  to  have 
his share,  though all  say trade  is  quiet.
This  has  been  an  exceptionally dull 
winter,  and there would  be  much  more 
money in  circulation  if  there  had been 
snow, so that  logs  could  be  gotten  in.
As  the P. of I.  stores are doing no  more 
business  than  the  others,  all  attribute 
the dullness of times  to  this  cause,  and 
none think  contract  stores cut  any par­
ticular figure with their  trade.  A short 
statement of interviews regarding dealers 
who  have  contracted  there  will verify 
this statement.

A. Y.  Young,  who  signed  for  boots 
and shoes,  is  a  pleasant  appearing gen­
tleman.  He  started  in  with  quite  a 
rush,  but is  now only just about  paying 
expenses.  A portion of  his  town  trade 
say they still  deal with him,  as he  gives 
them P. I.  prices  “on the quiet.”

Mrs. Turk put in  a  new stock  of  mil­
linery for  the  organization,  so  was  un­
able to judge  to what extent their  trade 
had helped her.  Of course, she is hardly 
making  enough  to  pay expenses  now, 
and is thinking  of  moving  south where 
her husband is at work.

W. A. Verity signed  last  October  and 
runs  a  regular  country  grocery  store, 
with a barrel of  apples in the  middle of 
the floor,  glass broken out  of  show-case, 
etc.  He was very frank and free in  his 
statements;  claimed that he cleared $100 
a month when  he  first  started,  but  has 
to “keep  kicking”  at  the 
leaders  who 
promised  him  trade,  so  as  to  have  the 
other  members  keep  on  trading  with 
him.  They evidently do not “keep on” 
very satisfactorily, as it  is hard work for 
him to make expenses now.  He says he 
signed for 10 per  cent.,  but  really gets 3 
or 3 per  cent,  extra  for  shrinkage  and, 
at least, 30 per cent on spices, etc.

A. Markson signed to sell  clothing and 
furnishing  goods,  A  young  man  (evi­
dently his  son)  thought  they  had  made 
money out of  the farm  trade.  Although 
they contracted  to  sell  for 10 per  cent, 
above actual cost,  he did not believe that 
anyone  could,  would or did sell for that 
per cent.,  as the running expenses of the 
store were usually more  than  that.  He 
explained  that  they  could  buy  “jobs” 
and  odds  at a discount  that  city  trade 
would not have,  and put  them off  on the 
farmers as regular  goods,  and invariably 
got 10 per cent,  above the  price of  “reg­
ulars.”  He  illustrated  this  by  saying 
that they bought underwear for $7.50 per 
dozen  that  they thought was worth $9 a 
dozen, and sold it for 10 per  cent,  above 
$9,  or $9.90,  which  would  give  them  a 
profit  of  33  per  cent,  above  real  cost. 
Like all other stores,  they complained of 
trade being dull.

E. P.  Shankweiler & Co.  contracted for 
flour  and  feed.  They do not  pay much 
attention  to  P.  I.  trade.  Other  dealers 
have cut way do wn,  so there is not much 
“per cent.”  in it for  anyone.  The farm­
ers  buy where  they think  they  can  do 
best.

J.  K.  Sharp  recently  contracted  for 
groceries and meats.  The  expression on 
his  face  is  not  such  that  a  timid and 
bashful reporter would tackle  him  with 
much  hope  of  getting a satisfactory  in 
terview;  so  one  of  his  clerks  was  ap 
proached.  He  was  very  emphatic  and 
pronounced in his statements,  saying “It 
doesn’t  make  a  bit of  difference—not a 
bit.  The farmers have no money and we 
have  .to  trust  our  customers,  anyhow.” 
He  also  said  that  they started  in  with 
quite a lodge  but  didn’t  have  half  the 
members  now.  He  knew  some  to  join 
one  night  and  ask  for  credit  the next 
morning.

Borne of  the Patrons  furnished the in 
formation that they had boycotted the dry 
goods  and grocery merchants,  some time 
ago, but these  merchants say they never 
would' have  known  it  if  they  had  not 
seen it in  print.

Lakeview  Locals.

Street talk  has  it  that  Henry Strope, 
of  Morley,  will  open a dry goods  store 
here in the near future for the P.  of I.
The  P.  I  groceryman  here,  H.  C. 
Thompson, told me a day or two ago that 
he did not know  whether  he  would  re- 
contract with the P.  of I.  or not.  Thomp­
son claims to be satisfied with  his  P.  I. 
trade, so far.
Some  time  ago L. L.  Bissell  and  An­
drew  All entered into partnership to sell 
furniture. 
Since  then  Andrew  All’s 
brother  has  bought  Bissell  out and the 
new firm,  Andrew  All & Bro.,  has  con 
tracted with the P. of  I.

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1 .

The Michigan Tradesman

WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY  19, 1890.

LOVE  IN  A  BARREL,

CHAPTER  1.

A long row of  some  dozen or so  great 
stone mills,  with roofs  tall  and steep, or 
hipped  and  gabled,  and  with  walls 
whitened  with  flour,  gaping  by  open 
sheds  and  half  doors  upon  a  sunny 
stretch  of  dusty  road,"  stand  upon  the 
steep  bluff  shore  of  a river.  Upon  the 
road they are two stories  high;  npon the 
river  front  they  are  four,  five  or  even 
six.  In some  seasons  sloops,  brigs  and 
barques  are  lashed  to  the  river  walls 
loading  with  barrels  of  flour  or  cojn- 
meal, the  shouts  of  the  stevedores  and 
the creaking of  blocks and  tackles echo­
ing  from  stony wall  to  stony wall.  On 
the  decks  lounge a  few  idle  sailors  in 
baggy  breeches  or  petticoats, club  cues 
down  their  backs  and  cocked  hats  or 
Monterey  caps  upon  their  headfc,  and 
upon  the  road in front of  the mill doors 
stand  clustered the queer old vehicles of 
the  day,  farmers’  carts,  coopers’ carts, 
great Conestoga wagons dragged by teams 
of  eight, ten or twelve  mules and which 
travel  sometimes  even  so  far  as  Pitts­
burg.
Upon  the  further  side  of  the  road 
from  the  mills  is  the  mill-race,  brim­
ming  with  the  speeding  waters that,  in 
the night time,  fill  the  silence  with  the 
brawling of  their  hurrying  rush.  Here 
and there  side  streams  shoot  under the 
bridges  and  lift  flood-gates  and set the 
huge, groaning  wheels a-turning and the 
rude machinery and  great  millstones  to 
jarring and turning in answer.
Such, one  hundred  years ago, were the 
famous old Brandywine flour mills, which 
ground  more meal during the revolution 
and  for  the  old  West  India trade than 
was  ground  at  any other  place  in  the 
country.

II.

It was the evening of  the  12th  of  Sep­
tember,  in  the  year  1777.  The  yellow 
sunlight  streamed  in  through  the  win­
dows  and  all  the  room  was full of  the 
good  smell of  supper.  The  blue  china 
cups  and saucers and plates  and  dishes, 
the pewter spoons  and  the  iron  knives 
and the  two-pronged  forks, polished till 
they shone  like  silver,  caught the light 
and winked and  sparkled  and  twinkled 
back again at  the  broad  yellow  patches 
of  light on the floor.
Friend  Sparks  and  his  family  sat  at 
supper, but, though  the  smell  of  it was 
so good,  the knives  and forks and spoons 
clattered  in  a listless  fashion,  and  the 
family ate and drank without much heart 
in the matter.
“I don’t  know,” said  Friend  Joseph, 
laying down his knife and fork and look­
ing  around at  his  daughters  and  more 
especially at his niece,  Mattie  Dixon,  “I 
don’t know what it is that sets  you  girls 
so agog over a laced hat aud epaulets and 
a blue coat and brass buttons.  Here was 
General  Washington  and  his  army  not 
more  than a month  in  town,  and  now, 
because he has gone and takes aWay with 
him his snipe-jack aids-de-camp and cap­
tains and majors,  all  the  women in Wil­
mington  and  Brandywine  are  in  the 
vapors.”
Now, men  are  not  quick  at  seeing 
things,  but  the  women  knew very well 
why Mattie Dixon’s eyes  were  red.  In­
deed,  a gloom  had  fallen  upon them all 
ever  since a  young  farmer  had  ridden 
down  from  Chadd’s  Ford that morning, 
bringing the news of  a great  battle  that 
had  been  fought  up  the  Brandywine. 
Later  in  the  day,  two farmers’  wagons 
had  passed  through  the  village,  each 
bringing a load of  wounded men lying in 
the straw.
But  Friend  Joseph  Sparks  did  not 
notice Mattie’s red eyes.
“I  do  not,”  said  he  presently, sep­
arating  the  don’t in his emphasis,  “I do 
not  see  what  it  is  about  a shedder  of 
blood that turns a woman’s  head.  I, for 
one, should be  sorry to see a daughter or 
a niece of  mine tied to such an  unregen­
erate,  soulless  son  of  Anak  as  one  of 
those  young men who make  bloodshed a 
trade  and  think  that  a  blue  coat  and 
brass  buttons  excuse  murder.  Now, 
there was a battle fought  yesterday,”  he 
continued,  leaning  back in his chair and 
folding  his  hands,  ‘‘and,  no  doubt,  a 
many likely young men killed or maimed 
for  life.  There  was  that  Philip  Van 
Cleiff, who  came  here so often when—” 
The  worthy Friend  was  suddenly inter­
rupted in his monologue by Mattie Dixon 
rising  so  precipitately as  to  knock her 
chair  over  backward with a loud clatter 
upon  the  floor  and  then hurrying from 
the  room  without a word, feeling in her 
pocket for her handkerchief as she went.
Friend  Sparks  stared  after  her  with 
open eyes.
A  momentary  pause  followed  as  the 
door banged behind the girl.
“How  could  thou  talk  so,  Joseph?” 
said the good mother presently.  “Didn’t 
thou see that it was as much as she could 
do  to  contain  her spirits ?”  Then  she, 
too,  pushed back her chair and  followed 
her niece.
“Botheration!”  said  Friend  Sparks, 
and then he also pushed  back  his  chair 
with a loud  scrape  upon  the  floor, and, 
taking  his  pipe  from  the  mantel-shelf, 
filled it with tobacco and lit it with a coal 
he chose very carefully from  the embers 
on the hearth.
His  three  daughters,  Rebecca,  Mary 
Jane and  Susan, said  nothing,  but as he 
went out of  the door in a swirling  cloud 
of  tobacco  smoke  they  exchanged  very 
meaning glances.
Friend  Joseph  Sparks  was  one  right 
well known in the  milling  circles of  his 
day,  a  wealthy  man  as  times  went,  a 
keen bargainer but as honest as the palm 
of  your  hand.  He  was  the  owner  of 
three  of  the  largest of  the  Brandywine 
mills,  and  sat  in  the  gallery,  as  it was 
called, in Friends’  meeting,  for,  like  all 
of  the  Brandywine  millers,  he  was  a 
Quaker.
He  was a man  perhaps  too  keen  and 
caustic  in  his  speech  but  with  a good 
sound  heart  buried in the prickly husk. 
He,  alone,  of  all  those  Quaker  millers, 
dared to grind flouT during the dark days 
of  Valley Forge.  Now,  he  leaned  over 
the front gate of  the garden feeling very 
uncomfortable  at  the thought of  having 
made Mattie cry, looking absently up the 
road  and  puffing  curling  wreaths  of 
smoke into the breathless air.
The  sun  had  set  and the glimmering 
gray of  twilight had fallen.  A cart came

the 

slowly moving down the  white stretch of 
road, a farm cart from up in the country. 
A board  was  laid  across  it  and on  the 
board  sat  two  men,  one  a  farmer,  the 
other an officer in the  Continental  army.
Friend  Sparks  watched  them  with  a 
sort  of  dull  curiosity.  So  many of  the 
broken  army  had  passed  by  ones  and 
twos through the village that day that the 
sharp edge of  interest was worn off.
But  as  the  cart  came  up  to  him  it 
stopped.  “Do  you  know any one  living 
here by name  Joseph  Sparks ?”  said the 
officer.
“I am Joseph  Sparks,”  answered  the 
miller, opening  his gate and coming out. 
“Who has thee there in the cart, friend?” 
looking into the straw.
“A friend of  yours,”  said  the  officer, 
“who was hurt  yesterday in the  battle.”
As  he  spoke,  the  figure  raised  itself 
from  the  straw  where it lay and turned 
toward  the  miller a face white as  death, 
the head and  jaws  bound  around with a 
bloody cloth, and a pair of  eyes dull and 
languid.
The good Quaker  hardly recognized in 
the pale,  woe-begone face the gay  young 
Major Van Cleiff who  had  visited  at  his 
house  so  frequently  during 
last 
month.
He  stood  staring,  agape,  holding  his 
pipe  idly  in  his  hand.  “Is  thee much 
hurt?”  said he,  at last.
“I don’t  know,”  said the  young  man, 
faintly.
“Can’t  you lodge  him  somewheres till 
he  gets  some  doctoring?”  asked  the 
officer.
Friend Sparks  stood a moment sunk in 
troubled  thought.  “Nay,”  said  he,  at 
last,  “I can’t bring  him  into  the house. 
If  the British  should come,  as it’s likely 
they will, it would  bring  trouble  that I 
have  no  right to shoulder. 
I can lodge 
him  at  the  mill  and  will  make him as 
comfortable  as I can.”  And  so  it  was 
arranged.
Friend Joseph  followed  the cart down 
the  short  hill to the mill door and there 
saw  the  wounded  man  carried into the 
loft,  where  a  bed  of  empty  bags  was 
made upon a pile of  wheat.  Then, leav­
ing  the  mill  foreman  to  watch the pa­
tient, he  went  back  to the house for his 
coat and hat.
the  coming  of  the 
wounded man had already flown  through 
the house.  Mattie  met  him at the door, 
and,  as  he  stood  in  the  dark  entry, 
grasped  him  by  the  wrist  with  both 
hands.  “Uncle,”  she  said,  in a breath­
less whisper,  “uncle,  will he die ?”
“I don’t know,” said  Friend Sparks in 
an answering whisper;  “no, I think not.” 
He could  just  see  her  pale  face  in the 
gathering  darkness.
“Oh,  uncle!”  she  said,  in  the  same 
gasping  whisper. 
“He  asked  me  to 
marry him  before he went  away.  If  he 
dies my heart  will  break.”  And she be­
gan to  cry convulsively.
Friend  Sparks  stood  quite  still  for 
awhile.  “I am going  for  Doctor  Shall- 
cross,”  said he, at last, and  then  Mattie 
let go his wrist and he  left  her, shutting 
the sitting-room  door  very softly behind 
him.
“After all, it is no such great matter,” 
said the doctor,  as he and  Friend  Sparks 
walked across the  road  from the mill to 
the house in the  starry darkness.  “It is 
a sword stroke upon the side of the head, 
but the brain is not  injured.  He is only 
faint from loss of  blood.  I sewed up the 
cut,  and  I’ll  come  again to see  him  to­
morrow morning.  I wonder,” he  added, 
“that they should  have  sent him here to 
Wilmington,  instead  of  taking  him  to 
Philadelphia along with them.”
“Never  mind,”  said  Friend  Sparks. 
“He is here  now  and  I’ll  make  him as 
comfortable as I can.”

The  news  of 

Mattie  Dixon  awakened at early dawn 
the next  morning,  with  the  dripping of 
the rain falling upon the roof—pat! pat! 
pat!  and  an  unusual  sound  of  men’s 
voices out in the road before the house— 
loud talking and  laughter.  She  jumped 
out of  bed  and  ran  to  the  window and 
saw  upon  the  other  side of  the  road a 
sight that made her  heart  stand  still—a 
row of  stacked  muskets  under the trees 
among  the  yellow  leaves.  Accoutre­
ments,  haversacks  and  cartridge-boxes 
hung  from  the  crossed  bayonets,  and, 
squatting,  sitting  and  lolling  upon the 
ground were some  two  score of  soldiers 
in  tall  grenadier  hats,  with  white  leg­
gings  upon  their  legs,  and  the blaze of 
red coats shining  from  under the cloaks 
hung  loosely  across 
shoulders. 
Three  or  four  officers  sat upon a bench 
between two of  the maple trees,  and  the 
white  smoke  from a fire rose  sluggishly 
up through the half-naked branches.

The British had come!
Without  waiting  an 

instant,  Mattie 
slipped  on  a  petticoat  over  her  night­
gown  and,  in  her  bare  feet,  ran  down 
stairs and burst  into  her  uncle’s  room. 
“Uncle!”  she  cried,  “the  British  have 
come!”
Joseph Sparks sat up in bed as  though 
moved by a spring.
“Oh!”  cried  the  girl,  wringing  her 
hands,  “the  soldiers  will  find  him and 
kill him or send him to the hulks!”

their 

“Botheration!”  said  Friend  Sparks, 
“thou thinks of  nothing  but  the  young 
man.  Go  and  get  dressed.  Thou’s  a 
spectacle.”
“If he was only a barrel of flour,”  said 
Friend  Joseph,  as  the  family  sat  at  a 
melancholy breakfast that morning,  “I’d 
get him away as easy  as  goose  grease.” 
And then,  again,  they  all  sat  silent  in 
thought.
“Uncle,” said  Mattie,  suddenly, “does 
thee remember those  double barrels that 
thee  had  made  to  send  commeal  to 
Jamaica  in  the  Nancy  schooner before 
the  war ?  Could a man get into  one  of 
those ?”
“Perhaps so,”  said  the  miller,  “if”— 
He stopped  suddenly  and  pushed  back 
his chair.  “Why, thou’s hit it, girl!” he 
cried. 
“We  might  barrel  him  up and 
send him off, eh,  mother ?  Why,  one  of 
those West Indian  double  barrels would 
be the  very thing!”
“We might send  him to sister Jane, in 
Chester,”  said  Rebecca  Sparks,  looking 
at her husband.
“No, no,  that  would  never  do,”  said 
“No man could lie cramped 
the miller. 
in a barrel five or six hours.  Remember, 
too, that  he’s  wounded. 
I’ll  tell  thee 
what we can  do.  We  can  send  him  to 
Cousin  Jane  Penny—that’s  only  four 
miles.  We  might say that we are send­
ing a barrel  to  Chester,  and they  would 
never know that it stopped on  the  way. 
Tschk!”  said he, suddenly, “here we  are 
in a rut—who’s  to take the barrel ?”

It  was  a  point  that  they  had  not 
thought of.
“Can’t John Binney  take  him?”  said 
Rebecca. 
(John  Binney  was  the  mill 
foreman).
“I don’t see how he could,” said Friend 
Sparks; “they would know that John Bin­
ney  would  never  go  to  Chester with a 
barrel of  flour. 
If  the  boys were only 
home,  they  might  do  it.” 
(By  “the 
boys”  he  meant  the  two  sons,  Reuben 
and John).
In the pause that followed, Mattie sud­
denly  arose  and  went  to her uncle and 
kneeled beside his chair.  “Uncle,”  said 
she,  in a  low  voice.

“What is it,  Mattie ?”
“One day, when  aunt  and  thee  were 
away  from  home,  I put  on  the  clothes 
that  Reuben  wore  when he was a boy.” 
She bowed her head  and a long pause  of 
silence  followed.  The  old clock in the 
corner said  sharply,  “tick,  tack.”  At 
last, Friend Sparks broke the silence and 
he spoke in a voice  more gentle than bis 
usual acrid tone. 
“Thou may put them 
on again, Mattie,” said he.
III.

Colonel Gorse had  made  the  counting 
room  of  the  great  north  mill his head­
quarters.  He was lighting his pipe  at  a 
candle when  the  glass  door opened and 
Friend Joseph Sparks came in, his beaver 
upon his head,  a corporal  escorting him, 
holding the sleeve  of  the  Friend’s  coat 
between his thumb and finger.
He had come,  the  Friend  said,  to ask 
for a  permit  to  pass  a  barrel  of  flour 
through the lines.
“Take  off  your  hat,”  said  Colonel 
Gorse.
“Nay,” said the Friend,  “it  is against 
my conscience to take off  my  hat  to  any 
man.”
“Damn  your  conscience!”  said  the 
colonel.  “Take off your hat!”
“Nay,” said the Friend, “I cannot take 
off my hat.”
GThe  orderly,  who  stood  near  the 
colonel,  leaned over and  said  something 
to  him.
“I don’t care a damn who he  is,”  said 
the colonel,  in  reply  to  the  whispered 
word,  “he shan’t wear his hat before me. 
Take off his hat, corporal.”
The Friend  made  no objections as the 
corporal lifted off his  hat  and  tossed  it 
upon the bench  beside the door.  “Now, 
then,”  said  the  colonel,  “tell  me  your 
business ?”
The  opening  did  not  seem  very pro­
pitious,  but  Friend  Sparks  began  his 
story again.  He had a sister  in  Chester 
to  whom  he  had  promised  a  barrel of 
flour.  It  should  have  gone  yesterday, 
but he had put  off  sending.  His  sister 
would be looking for it  and he was sorry 
that  she  should  not get it.  Would the 
colonel  let him send it through the lines 
by his hired boy that morning ?
“Can’t  your sister buy flour instead  of 
sending to Brandywine for it?”
“Why,  thou  sees,  Friend,”  said  the 
miller,  “money has been very scarce with 
us, of late.  My sister’s husband is on  a 
voyage to the West  Indies and she looks 
to me to help her in these  matters;  so,  if 
thou’11  let  me,  I’ll  send  that barrel of 
flour this morning.”
Once  more  the  orderly  whispered  in 
the colonel’s  ear.  Perhaps  he  told  the 
chief officer that  Joseph  Sparks was one 
of the richest  men  in  that' part  of  the 
country.  The  two held a muttered talk 
for a few minutes,  and then  the  colonel 
turned abruptly to the  Friend with more 
respect in his voice than  he  had  shown 
before.
“What time did you  want to send that 
flour ?”  asked he.
“About 9 o’clock,”  said Friend Joseph. 
“Well,”  said  the  colonel,  “have  it 
let  it 
ready  by  9  o’clock,  and  I  will 
go through the lines.”
So,  at  9  o’clock,  a  cart  half  full  of 
straw stood in front  of  the  door  at  the 
south  mill  with a pretty, pale-faced boy 
standing at the horse’s head.  The miller 
and his foreman lowered  a  great double 
barrel  by a block  and  tackle  from  the 
loft above.  Two or  three soldiers were 
standing  in  the  rain  with  their cloaks 
over  their  shoulders,  idly watching  the 
operation.  They did not see three auger 
holes in  the  top  of  the  barrel.  As it 
touched the ground,  Friend  Sparks care­
lessly threw a bag  over the top of it.
“That ’ere is the biggest barrel of flour 
that ever 1 see,”  said  one  of  the  men, 
taking his pipe out of his mouth.
“It’s  a  double  barrel,  Friend,”  said 
the miller,  brushing his  hands  together. 
“It is the kind  that  we  used  to send to 
the West Indies.”
“Where  be  that  going?”  asked  the 
soldier.
“To Chester,”  said  the  miller,  briefly. 
“Now, then, John, easy!”  They turned 
the barrel on its side and rolled it slowly 
up the plank to the cart.
“You  roll  it  up  as  if  it were full of 
glass.” said one of  the  soldiers. 
“Let 
me help you.”
“Never mind,  Friend,” said the miller; 
“we  can  handle  it  better  without  thy 
help.  So—now, John— that’s it!”  And 
the barrel  was  rolled  into  the cart and 
fastened in its  place  with  ropes.  The 
soldiers did not notice  that  it  lay  upon 
its side, the end  nearer  the  head  of  the 
cart raised a little higher than the  other.
As they went by Colonel  Gorse’s head­
quarters, the orderly who had befriended 
Friend Joseph stood at the door.  A young, 
boyish-looking  lieutenant,  wrapped in  a 
cloak, sat upon a horse near by  and  two 
troopers and a corporal stood beside him, 
the muzzles of their guns pointed  down­
ward,  the  flintlocks  sheltered  from the 
drizzly rain under their  overcoats.
“Is this the barrel of  flour ?”  said  the 
orderly, peering into the cart.
“Aye,” said  Friend  Sparks,  “ that  is 
it.”
“It is a plaguy  big  one,” he observed. 
“It is earier to send it in  such  bulk,” 
said the miller.
“These  men  are  going  to  Chester,” 
said  the  orderly,  pointing to the young 
“They 
officer and  the  three  troopers. 
will see you safely through.”
His words fell upon Friend Sparks like 
a thunderbolt.  His  mind  seized  upon 
everything  in  one  instant.  Those few 
words meant either death to the wounded 
man,  who would have to stay  five  hours 
in the barrel—a dreadful death, cramped 
and  tortured  in  the  narrow  space—or 
else,  should the secret of  the contents be 
disclosed, imprisonment for himself and, 
perhaps,  for  his  niece.  He  looked  at 
Mattie,  but  she  kept  her  head  turned 
away and made  no sign. 
“Forward!”  said the young officer, and 
off they moved,  he  riding  in  front  and 
the three men marching  beside  the cart.

* 

The  miller  stood  looking  after  them 
until they had passed beyond the crest of 
the hill.
“Are you sick,  Mr.  Sparks ?”  the  or­
derly asked,  looking into his face.
“Nay,”  said  the  Friend,  with a start, 
“but I feel chilly.  I think I’ll go home.” 
Mattie had heard  the words, as well as 
her uncle,  and,  as  she  rode  along, un­
heeding the rain and the  rough  shaking 
of the cart,  her  thoughts  teemed  like  a 
hive of bees,  planning and planning how 
she could  leave  her  precious  burden at 
Cousin Jane Penny’s house. 
She  made 
up her  mind  at  once  that, should  they 
pass  it  by,  she  would  confess  to  the 
young  lieutenant,  for  imprisonment  in 
the hulks was better than  the  chance  of 
death in the long ride to Chester.
About two miles from  the  town  there 
is a little brawling  stream,  then  known 
by  the  Swedish  name  of  Skillpot,  or 
Stony Brook.  At the edge of  the woods, 
close  to  the  stream,  was a company  of 
troopers,  who  had  been  stationed  to 
watch the high road for  stragglers  from 
the American  army.  They had built  a 
rude shelter of fence rails and brushwood 
beside the road.
As the  company  came  by,  one of the 
sentinels on guard stopped them,  and the 
young lieutenant showed  the  passes  for 
the cart and its burden.
“Look’ee,  Jack!”  cried  the  soldier, 
calling  to  the others. 
“Here is a chap 
with the biggest barrel of  flour that ever. 
I see.  Tell  them  to  fetch the pan and 
we’ll fill it.”
For a moment Mattie’s head  spun  diz­
zily,  then she cried  out  in a shrill voice, 
“You shan’t touch the flour!  The barrel 
is not yours!  You shan’t touch it!” 
“Zounds!”  exclaimed the man.  “Why 
shan’t we  touch  it?  Can’t you spare a 
little pinch of flour out of such a big bar­
rel as that ?”
“No!” 
cried  Mattie,  passionately. 
“You shan’t have it!”
“Let the man have a little,” urged  the 
lieutenant.
“No,  he  shan’t  have  it!”  she  cried 
more and more vehemently.
Two or three  of  the others  had  come 
forward  now  and  one  stood by with  a 
hatchet in his hand.
“By the  Lord  Harry!”  said  the  man 
who  had  just  spoken,  “we  will  have 
some,  I  tell’ee!  Here,  Dick,”  to  the 
other sentry,  “hold the boy.  Now,  give 
me the axe till I knock in the head.”
“Let me go!”  screamed  Mattie, strug­
gling  with  the fellow  who  had  caught 
her by the arms  and  held  them  behind 
her  back.
“What  is  the  matter  there?”  said  a 
harsh  voice,  and  Mattie,  turning  her 
head,  saw an  elderly officer  wrapped in 
a cloak,  standing by the fence beside the 
road.
“They want to rob me,”  cried she in a 
gasping  voice,  “and  they shan’t  do  it! 
They shan’t do it!”
“What’s  the  matter,  my  men?”  the 
officer  asked,  coming  foward.  One  of 
the  soldiers  explained,  and  the  officer 
turned  to  Mattie  with  some  surprise. 
“And  will  you  not give the poor man a 
little of your flour?”  said he.

“No,”  said Mattie,  “I cannot.”
“But why?”  said the officer.
Mattie hesitated a moment,  and then a 
sudden  determination  came  upon  her. 
“I will tell you,” said she,  “but 1 cannot 
tell them.”
“Very well,”  said the officer,  “tell me, 
then.”  And  he led her a little  apart to 
the side of the road.  The poor girl hesi­
tated for a moment or two,  looked to the 
right  and  the  left  like  a  hare  in  the 
toils, then,  catching him by the arm and 
raising  herself  upon  tip-toe,  breathed 
into his  ear:  “Because I am a poor  girl 
and  am  trying  to  save  my dear friend, 
who is a wounded soldier  of  the Ameri­
can Army and is in yonder barrel.”
The officer  glared at her  silently for a 
while—beyond that  he  neither  changed 
countenance or made a start.
Mattie  waited  breathlessly  to  hear 
what be would say.
Suddenly,  he  turned  to  the  others. 
“Who  gave the  order  to  pass  this  boy 
through to Chester?”  asked he.
“Colonel Gprse,”  answered  the  young 
lieutenant.
Once  more  the officer  hesitated for  a 
moment.  “Very well,”  said he,  at last, 
“then,  let him go.”
Mattie  gave him  one  eloquent look of 
gratitude  and,  then,  without  waiting a 
moment,  ran to her * cart  and,  grasping 
the reins,  rode off  as fast  as  the  sober 
old horse could draw its load.

IV.

The  young  officer 

As they climbed the  steep  hill beyond 
the  brawling  stream,  the  young  officer 
reined  back  his  horse  beside  the  cart. 
“What was the reason you wouldn’t give 
the men some flour?”  said he.
“Because I would get  whipped,”  said 
Mattie,  looking up at him  with her dark 
eyes.  “Mister  Sparks  is a quiet  man,” 
she added,  “but,”  with a grimace,  “when 
he whips he whips hard.”
laughed  aloud. 
“And that  was  your  wonderful  secret, 
was it?”  said he.
“Yes,”  said  Mattie,  “I did  not want 
the  soldiers  to  know  it for fear  they’d 
laugh at me.”  Then, suddenly,  “There 
is a farmhouse a mile  up  the  road  yon­
der,  and Mr.  Sparks told me to stop there 
for a letter if  you’d wait till Mrs.  Penny 
wrote it.”
“No,”  said  the  young  officer. 
“We 
make no stops till we get to Chester.” 
“Very well,”  said Mattie,  with a show 
of indifference,  “just as  you please.  It 
wouldn’t take over fifteen  minutes,  and 
she  can  mull a crock  of  the  best  hard 
cider to be had in the State of Deleware.” 
The  young  soldier rode on for  awhile 
in silence.  He had been marching in the 
rain with the  three  men  since  daylight 
that morning.  He  had  had  nothing  to 
eat but a piece  of  bread  and meat,  and 
nothing to drink but a cup  of  lukewarm 
tea, which he had swallowed in Wilming­
ton.  The thought  of  the  mulled  cider 
and the warm rest for a few minutes was 
alluring.
“Where is the  house?”  said  he,  sud­
denly.
“Oh, half a mile or so along the road,” 
said Mattie.  “It  doesn’t  matter  if  you 
won’t stop.  It was  only a letter  that  I 
was to take if I had gone to Chester  yes­
terday.”
The young officer reined back his horse 
to where the troopers  were  plodding be­
hind  and  a few  words  passed  between 
them.  “Very well,”  said he, riding for­
ward to  the  cart  again,  “we’ll stop for 
fifteen minutes,  if  it won’t take  you any 
longer.”
Mattie’s  heart began to beat as though

she 

said 

to  smother  her  and  she  felt  her  eyes 
grow  misty  with  tears. 
“Very well,” 
said she,  after awhile,  when  she  could 
trust  herself  to  speak,  “just  as  you 
choose.”
How Mattie ever  got the soldiers  into 
the  kitchen  of  the farmhouse,  and  her 
cousin into  the  back  entry without  the 
good old dame’s betraying her,  she never 
could  tell. 
it  was  because 
Friend  Penny was nearsighted—perhaps 
it was  because  she  was  bewildered  by 
the coming  of  the soldiers  that she  did 
not recognize Mattie at first.  And,  now, 
at last,  Mattie had her in the entry back 
of the dining-room.
“Cousin  Mary,”  whispered she,  “don’t 
say anything—don’t make a noise—I  am 
Mattie—hush!”

Perhaps 

“Hush!” 

suddenly. 

“Mattie!  !  !  !”  cried the old lady.
The  girl  clapped  her  hand  over  her 
mouth. 
again. 
“Don’t  make  a  noise—I  can’t  stay—I 
must go back  to  the  kitchen—there’s  a 
man in the barrel in the  cart—send some 
hard cider to the kitchen  right away and 
then get him out—I’ve told  them  that  I 
was to stop for a letter—make  believe to 
write  one!”
All this she said pantingly and broken­
ly  and then she was gone.
“Where’s the mulled cider?”  asked the 
young lieutenant.
“It’scoming,”  said Mattie.  “I’ve told 
the old lady to fetch it right away.”
The  corporal  had lighted his pipe and 
was standing looking out of  the window, 
which was streaked and blurred with rain. 
“Hello!”  he  cried, 
“Hi, 
there!  Stop!  What’s  that  man  doing 
with the horse and cart?”
Mattie looked out  of  the  window and 
saw John Grimes,  the hired man, leading 
the horse and cart  toward  the  shed  be­
hind the  house. 
“Oh!  he’s  only going 
to take the horse out  of  the  rain,”  she 
said;  “let him alone.  Here  comes  the 
cider.”
Friend  Penny brought it in  with trem­
bling  hands and  set  it  down  upon  the 
table.  “No w, ma’ am, ’ ’ said Mattie,  * ‘you 
go fetch me the iron.  I’ll sizzle the cider 
up.  Oh, I am a master-hand  at  making 
cider!”  she  rattled on.  “I’ll  show  you 
how to brew a mull of  cider that’ll make 
your wig stand on end.  Many and many 
a  glass  have  I  brewed  for  old  Joey 
Sparks,  and it had to be  just so or  he’d 
leather me.”  She hardly knew what she 
was saying,  but she chattered  wildly on 
as she heated the iron in the fire, dipping 
it into the  cider  until it steamed  again, 
sweetening  the  fragrant  brown  liquor 
with sugar and spicing it with cloves and 
allspice.  “Now,  then,  taste  that,  cap­
tain,”  she said,  handing it to the  young 
officer  with a flourish.
She  heard  a  sound  of  scuffling  feet 
without,  as  though  of  men  carrying  a 
heavy  weight,  and  then  a  thump,  as 
though of that burden set upon the floor.
“What’s  that?”  said  the  lieutenant, 
stopping his hand as he raised the cup to 
his lips.
“I don’t know,”  said  Mattie.  “Noth­
ing,  I guess.  Did  you  know  that  this 
house is haunted?”
“No,  of  course I didn’t.  How should 
I know it?”
“True for  you,  captain!  Of  course, 
you didn’t  know It is haunted,  but it is, 
and I’ll tell  you  the story,  if  you’d like 
to  hear  it.”  Without  waiting  for  an 
answer she  rattled  on,  partly improvis­
ing a string of nonsense, partly adhering 
to the  thread  of  an  old  legend  of  the 
neighborhood,  a  story  of  a  murdered 
peddler,  and  of  how every  year  at  the 
same hour that the  murder  was done all 
the sounds  of  the  tragedy were enacted 
over again.  She  was  telling  of  how  a 
woman  passing  through the kitchen had 
seen the peddler at the  table,,  when  her 
cousin came into the room with the bogus 
letter  in  her  hand.  Mattie  read in her 
eyes that the work  was done,  and there­
with the  story came  to  an  abrupt  end. 
She put her hand to her throat,  then—“I 
forget the rest  of  the story!”  she cried, 
wildly.
The young officer looked keenly at her.
“You’re drunk!”  said he.
“No,  I ain’t,”  said  Mattie, in a shrill 
voice,  “I am as sober as you are.”
“Is he  safe?”  she  whispered,  as  she 
passed her cousin in the entry.
“Yes,”  said  Jane Penny in an answer­
ing whisper, and, then,  “Don’t give way, 
Mattie!”
“Don’t speak to me!”  gasped the poor 
girl.
“Hello!”  said the corporal,  when they 
came out into  the  rain,  “they’ve  ■stood 
the barrel on end!”
And so  they had,  but  it  was  not  the 
same  barrel  that  Mattie  had  brought 
with  her  from  the  Brandywine  mills. 
She saw that at a flash and  then  remem­
bered  that  her  uncle  had sent a double 
barrel one time to Friend  Penny to pack 
smoked hams in for the winter.
That  long,  dreadful  ride  to  Chester 
always  remained  in  her  memory  like 
some  horrid  nightmare.  She had a dim 
recollection of staring straight before her, 
of what seemed to her the unending road, 
the fine rain  dashing  in her face  and  a 
bitter  tightness in her  throat.  But,  at 
last, it was ended  and  she lay  upon the 
bed in her aunt’s spare room sobbing and 
crying as though her heart  would break.
Perhaps no woman before or since that 
time has carried her lover in a flour  bar­
rel and then  exchanged  him for smoked 
hams.

*

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*

*  
Major  Van  Cleiff  made every effort to 
find the name and the address  of  the old 
captain  of  troopers that suffered  Mattie 
to pass along  the  road  that  day,  but  it 
was  not  until  he  had  been  married  a 
twelvemonth  that  he  was  successful. 
Then he sent him on behalf of  his wife a 
gold  snuff-box  set  with  diamonds. 
It 
was  in  the  shape  of  a  miniature  flour 
barrel. 

H oward P y le.

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Fruit Funnels, with Handles......................

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„ 
“ 
Flue  Stops.
Flesh  Forks.
15 inch, 3 Prong, extra  strong...... .
No. 1 Pie  Forks,  for  removing  pies  from 
ovens....................................................

6 inch Tin Flue Stops...................................

Graters.
Nutmeg Japanned  Box Grater...................
O. K., Vegetable 
....................
“ 
...................
*  Sheet, Ebony Handles, 
Victor 
“  •••................ 

Match  Safes.
“ 

The Twin, assorted  colors............•.............  
covered........... 
The Daisy, 
No. 30, “Single,” to  hang up, Bronzed......  
No.  2,  “Double,” 
“ 
 
Flat Tin Pocket  Match Safe........................ 
Oval Nickel Pocket Match  Safe.................  

“ 
Mincing  Knives.

“ 
“ 

86

 

88

30
42
35
7(4
44
7

“Single” Blade, with Wood Handle........... 
42
“Double”  “ 
85
. . . . . .  
“Single,” Extra Steel Blade, Ebony Handle  3 00 
“Double,“  “ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“

“ 
“ 

Marking Pots, XX.........................................  150

Marking  Pots.
Muffin  Rings.

“ 

“ 

No. 016...........................................................  
.
Plain, 6 on  sheet..........................................  4  *S
Plain, 8 “ 
......... -..............................  
i  ™
Muffin Cups, only.........................................  
f{
Muffin Rings,  “ 
.........................................  M
Measures.

Gill Lipped Measures................................... 
3t
*  Pint Lipped Measures..............................  
44
£
........ ..................... 
1 
“ 
..............................  
1 Quart 
j  2{
!, 
!!!!!!!!.':!!!!!!!!!!  2 «
4 
.<  ~ 
“ 
1 Pint Graduated  “ 
j<
..............................  
,  T.
..............................  
1 Quart 
1 Pint  XXX, Extra Heavy.......................... 
1  »
1 Quart 
...........................  
|  ¡2

“ 
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« 
“ 
|| 
Machine  Oil  Cans.

Small Zinc Sewing Machine Oilers............. 
Medium Zinc  “ 
............. 
Extra Large. No. 6, 
.............

4(
. *

"| 
‘ 

|| 

|| 

3 Quart Covered Milk Cans, Swell  Top.....  2  11

| 
Milk  Cans.
Pot  Covers.
“ 
“ 
Plates,  Tin.

“ 

9*-inch Hemmed and  Ringed...................  
10%-inch 
...................
■*................
11*4 inch 

“ 
“ 

32

“ 

36
42
45
84
84

7. Ebony  “  ■ 

18, Ebony  “  Retinned 

o. 
1, Wood Handle, Russia Iron Blade.. 
o.  200, Malleable “  Retinned Blade........ 
“  —  
o. 
o.  50, Polished “  Russia  Iron  “ 
.... 
o. 
.... 
“ 
Crumb Brushes and  Trays.
o.  3, Assorted  Colors................................  2 00
o. 35, Embossed Shell  Shape — ..............  2 10
“ 
2  50 
o.  4, Assorted  Colors................................
“ 
“ 
Dripping  Pans.
4 25 
Large Shell....................................................
10 50 !
Silver Plated, Old Silver, with  Brush........
8x10, Iron Dripping  Pans.............
.............
“ 
“ 
Hx12.  “ 
;;  ......
•• 
4 so I  9xi4,  “ 
........
„ 
,, 
6 75 i  12x17,  “ 
“ 
‘
.......
7 35 I  5*x9*x25£  Iron Bread  Pans..
Funnels.

Cash  Boxes.
“ 

inch Japanned Deed Boxes.................
“  Lock  & Key

Ladles.
No. 139, Retinned Soup  Ladles.................. 
No  29 
with Ebony  Handles —  
No!  22, 
•••■ 

914  “ 
10*   “
11*  
“

I  8x12,
! 10x15, 

Cash 

“  ’ 

00

“ 

Coffee  Pots.

14 Pint Funnels.

Quarts  ner qoz. .One. Two. Three. Four. Six 
«n  on  91  on  *1  HO  $1  fiO 2 2i
C. Till 
81  60
.80 80 81  20  81  50 
3 00  ....
1  80  2 5Q
XX  “ 
4 00  ....
3 35
XXX“

’ 1 
......

25 !  1 Quart

Per Doz.
12  Quart,  Heavy XX.....................................  4  50

Covered  Pails.

“ 

“ 

Size 

“* 
“ 
“ 

......... 1 Pt.  1 Qt.  2 Qt.  3 Qt.  4 Ot.  6 Qt.
IC  Tin, per doz.80 40 80 52 80 70 *1  00 81  35 81  7a
2 75  3 50 
XXX “  “  “ ........  1  50  1  75  2 00
84 
2 Quart Oval Covered Pails................
84 
2  “  Hammered Covered Pails......
1  00 
.......
3 
84 
2 
.......
1  60 
4 
.......
82
Jumbo Sand Pails and  Shovels..........
Painted  Bright  Red  Covered 

“  Tall 
“  Graduated 
“ 

Three  sizes,  nested,  *  Pt.,  1 Pt.  and 2 Qt., to 

Pails.
Retail at 10,15 and 20c. each.
* P t. per doz.................................................  
¡ ¿ .   “ 

j g
^

“

Sold by full Nests only.

Dinner  Pails.

“ 
« 

“ 
“ 
“ 

« 
“  Oval 
I. 

3  Quart Round Dinner Pails........................  1  80
“ 
4 
.......................  2 1U
4 
........... *.........  2 25
“ 
4 
“  Embossed—   4 25
Slop Jars  and  Chamber Pails.
® |  50
10  Quart Slop J a r s ^ . .  
4 25
5 00

Chamber Pails, assorted  colors...
“  Galvanized Iron.
Pans.

4  Quart Round Pieced Milk Pans................  ^  90

Plain Stamped Dairy Pans
Size... 
Per doz.
Size... 
Per doz.

2Pt. 1 Qt. 1* Qt.  2Qt.  3Qt
* P t. 
80 32  80 39
80  18 
80 20 80 24  80 29 
...... 4Qt.  5 Qt.  6Qt. 
8QL 10 Qt.
77  80 82
..........80 52  80 60  80 65

80
!!!!!!!.".!!!  1 25
..................   1 50

Retinned  Dairy Pans.
4  Quart Retinned  Dairy Pans................... 
Ì 

!! 
» 
Preserve Kettles.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Pudding  Pans.

No. 180, Retinned Preserve  Kettle  .............  1  20
...............   1  “
No. 200, 
1  55
................
No. 220, 
1  85
No. 240, 
..............
2  00
No. 260, 
..............

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
» 

!! 
« 

“ 
“ 

|| 
„ 

“ 

“  Oval 

3  Quart, Round Pieced Pudding Pans.......
u  ..........
3 
II 
||  ........
3 Pint,  Round Stamped  “ 
,  ........
2  Quart, 
“ 
3 
“ 
„ .......
4 
........

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
;• 

“ 
“ 

Patty Pans.

Scalloped  Patty Pans...................................
Rinsing and Dish Pans.

4a ¡ 
55 ¡ 
65 | 

Per Doz.
50
»7
28

No. 34, Family Scoop..................................... 
No. 39, 
..................................... 
No.  2, Pieced Spice Scoop........................... 

“ 

“ 
Skimmers.

Flat Milk Skimmer.......................................  
Handled Milk Skimmer................................ 
No.  9, Pierced Long Handle Skimmer........ 
....... 
No. 12, 
“ 
No. 20, Retinned Wood  “ 
 
 

“ 

22
42
44
75
6°

Heavy Tin, Warranted to Give the  Most Perfect 
No. 7, Steamer and Cover........  ..................  2  25
No. 8, 
2  50
No. 9! 
3  00

“ 
 
“ 
 
Sprinkling  Cans.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

 
 

 

 

All with Patent Roses and Extra  Heavy Tin.
2 quart Sprinkling Pots, green painted 
4  quart Sprinkling Pots, plain.............

XX  HEAVY  TIN.

“ 
“ 
Steamers.
Satisfaction.

2  002 75
3 25 
3 85 
5 00

Sieves  and  Sifters.

,

^ 

|| 

“ 

** 

Eclipse  Sifters.............................. ............... 
87
Grand Rapids........................• • •...................  4  w
Champion Stamped Tin, 11* diameter.......   1  20
No. 16, Tin  Rim, Braced..............................   1  75
Nested Wood Rim, 3 sizes............................. 
90
No. 11, Tin Rim, Pieced................................ 
90

Strainers.
“ 
“ 
“ 

Small sized, pieced Milk Strainer................ 
77
“ 
7^g(3.# 
.............  1 25
70
No  3  Gravy Strainer,  Ebony  Handles......  
No. 2, 
“ 
• • •• 
|| 
—   1  ‘¡J
Sherwood’s 
No. 0, Wire Bowl Strainer............................  
¿5
No. 1,  “ 
44
..........  ' ............... 
No. 2,  “ 
........ .................... 
75
Square and Oblong  Pans
Width.  Length. Depth. 
6  X 10  X 2 " Bread Pans........
No.  A,
“ 
6* X  9  X 2% 
........
No. 
B,
7* X 11* X \% Biscuit  Pans.... 
No. 
C,
9* X 12î£ xl%  
“
No.  D,
5* X  9* X 3  Wired Bread Pans 
No. 
1,
6  X10* X 3*  “ 
No. 
2,
8* x  4* x 3
No.  200,
8  x  8  x 2* 
No.  401,
9* x  9% x 2 
No.  402,
x  8* x 3 
No. 1,XXX 5 
xlO  x 3  
No. 2,XXX 6
No! 3ÍXXX 6* x 11* x 3* 
Novelty, Scalloped Bread Pans................... 

“ Square 
“ 
“  Bread  “ 
“ 
“
“ 
“ 

85
95
2 00
2  40
2 75
42

Per doz.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

Tubed Cake Pans.
“ 

8-ineh Tubed Cakes....................................  
10-inch 
................................  - • 

37
48

“

“ 
Sauce  Pans.

No. 012,  Retinned Lipped Sauce Pan, holds
70
1  quart........................................—  -- 
014,  Retinned Lipped Sauce Pan, holds
quarts......................................... 
78
No. 016,  Retinned Lipped Sauce Pan, holds
2  quarts.............................. .......-•••■• 
96
No.  18,  Retinned Lipped Sauce Pan, holds
2*  quarts.........................   - —  -- ----  1 08
No. 120,  Retinned Lipped Sauce Pan, holds
3  quarts......................... -...........••••••  4  35
No. 022,  Retinned Lipped Sauce Pan, holds
4  quarts........................... ........ . 
1  50
No. 024,  Retinned Lipped Sauce Pan, holds
5  quarts........................... ...................   1  60
90
2 quart Pieced  Covered Sauce Pans........... 
...........   1 75
4  “ 
46
3 Pint,  Handled Stew Pans.........................  
 
2 Quart, 
®0
3 
79
 

“ 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

‘‘ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Tin Sundries.

No. 02, Tin Dinner Horns.
Japanned Dredge Boxes 

“ 

Pepper 

“

[Decorated]__

(6 in a Tray).

Tea  Pots.
“ 
 
“   
“   
“   

No. 065, 2 Pint, Octagon Tea Pots................  1  35
1  75
No. 066,3 
2 00
No. 067,4 
No. 068,5 
2  15
No. 069,6 
2  40
Binge  Cover,  Plain  I. O.  Tea

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Pots.

“ 
“ 

1 Quart Tea  Pots........................................... 
“ 
“  ...................................... 
2 
“ 
Steepers.................................  
1 
Planished  IX  Tea Pots  with
Copper  Bowl Bottoms.

80
1  30
77

No. 013, 3 Pint................. .............................  3 00
................................................  3 50
No. 014, 4  “ 
................................................  3 90
No. 015,5  “ 
No. 016,6  “ 
................................................  4 25
Same as 013, only with  Ebonized Square Wood 
Handles:
No.  413,  3-Pint,  Copper Bottoms.................   3 50
4 “ 
................  4  00
No.  414, 
No.  415,  5- “ 
................  4  38
No.  416,  6- “ 
--- --------  5  00
Brittania  Tea  Pots.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“  “ 
“  “ 

No.  405,  3-Pint  Brittania  TeaPots.............  10 80
No.  410,  4- “ 
................  12 00
No.  920,  3- “ 
................  16  80

Range  Tea  Kettles.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

No  7,  I.  C.  Tea  Kettles..............................   4 75
“  1..............................   5 00
No.  8, 
5 50
“ 
No.  9, 
5 00
“ 
No.  7,  IX 
No.  8, 
“ 
5 40
No.  9, 
“ 
6 00
No.  3,  7*-inch  Diameter,  Planished  Tin,
Black Handles.....................................  3  60
No.  4,  8*-inch  Diameter,  Planished  Tin,
Black  Handles.....................................  4 25
No.  03,  7*-inch  Diameter,  Nickle-Plated,
Black  Handles.....................................  9  00
No.  04,  8*-inch  Diameter,  Nickle-Plated,
Black  Handles.......................  
10 80
Oil Stove  Tea Kettles...................................   180

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 

 

Fine  Tea  Kettles.

No.  8, Favorite, Nickle-Plated, Copper Bot­
No. 9, Favorite, Nickle-Plated, Copper  Bot­
No. 7, Star Copper Bottom and Sides, El*ony

tom, Ebony  Handles...........................  9  00
tom, Ebony  Handles...........................   10 00
Handles................................................  10  80

Trays.
“ 
“ 

36
62
A full line of  Light and  Heavy Trays  at  bot­

9-inch, Embossed Trays, Round.................. 
13-inch 
tom prices.

“ 

 

 

“ 
“ 

W ash  Basins.
“ 
“ 

No. 6,  Plain Wash Basins............................. 
No. 7, 
No. 8, 
No. 6*, Retinned Wash Basins...................  
No. 7, 
No. 7,  Galvanized  Iron Wash Basins.........  
Decorated assorted colors, Wash Basins—  

“ 
Wash  Boilers.

“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
“ 

 
 

 

 

39
53
67
70
77
88
90

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

9 60 
No. 7,  Metal  Bottoms................
10 80 
No. 8, 
................
12 00 
No. 9, 
................
10 50 
No.  7 ,1. C. Tin, Copper Bottoms 
12 00 
No. 8,  “
13 50
No. 9,  “ 
No. 7,  IX  Tin, Copper Bottoms................   12 50
No. 8,  “  “ 
13 50
15 OO
No. 9  “  “ 
No’ 7|  XXX Co pper  Bottoms......................   18 00
21  OO
No. 8i 
“ 
|
No. 9, 
“ 
No. 7, all Copper, each.
No. 8,  “ 
“  ■
No. 8,

“ 
“
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

3 20 
3 60

“
“ 
“ 

 
 

 
 

inch Scallop Pie Plates.

4!
6.
“*

100 
110
1  40 
1  65

“

“ 
“ 

“  “ 
“  “ 

“ 
inch 

6-inch Plain Pie Plates..........
9-inch 
..........
..........
10-inch 
9- 
9-inch  Jelly  Cake 
“  ■ • ••
9-inch Mountain Cake  Plates
10-inch 
9-inch Perforated  Pie  ..........
10- 
6-inch A BC Child’s  Plate.  .
Pails.
5  Quart, Flared Pails, IC Tin.
6  “ 
“  !!  •
•
II 
10  “ 
!! 
14 
T Y v «  •
10  “ 
.
XXX 
10 
“  Raised Bottom XX  “ 
.
12 
“  Galvanized  Iron Pails

“ 
** 
!!  - 
“ 

“ 
‘| 

“ 

“ 

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

10
14
17 
10 
14 
17
21 
10 
14 
17 
21 
12 
14 

“
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XX
“
“
“
“
“
“
“ XXX
“
“
“
“
“
I. c.,
“
“
“

I  80 
1  25 
1  50 
1  80 
3 00 
3 00 
3 25 
3 00

Pieced  Dish Pans.

Scoops.

0, Spice Scoop................................. . ..........35

\

G B O C B H T B S .

Wool,  Hides,  Pelts  and Furs.

The position of  the  wool  market  can 
be said  to  be  easier, more especially on 
territory  and  heavy  shrinking  wools. 
Manufacturers  claim  they can buy from 
J^c to lc per  pound  less, while  brokers 
and dealers say such is not the case, only 
on  inferior  wools.  Evidently,  holders 
are  anxious  to  unload,  and  manufact­
urers  are  anxious  to  buy,  but  prices 
asked  lose  the  holders  money and they 
will  not  concede in price  willingly,  and 
many not  at  all,  preferring to take their 
chances later.

Hides are quiet at January prices.  The 
decline  of  &c  on  February 1  has  been 
recovered, but tanners  are  not  inclined 
to pay any advance beyond it.  Our mar­
kets  are  full of  all  grades,  with a large 
surplus of  South  American  dry,  which 
are low in price.

Tallow is sick and is in such quantities 
all  over  the  country  that  it  must be a 
long  time  before  any advance  in  price 
can be looked for.

Furs are in large supply and neglected. 
The  losses  were so heavy at the London 
sales  and  the  exports  for  the  coming 
March sales are so large  that  buyers are 
indifferent  and  will  take  only  at  ex­
tremely low prices.

S cope  o f th e   C ra c k e r  T ru st.

T h e  T r a d esm a n,  having  received  a 
number  of  enquiries,  asking  if  Wm. 
Sears & Co.  are members of  the receptly- 
organized  cracker  trust,  takes  this  op­
portunity to  say that  they are  not  and 
that no  Michigan  cracker  baker has,  as 
yet,  seen fit  to  unite with  the  combina­
tion, which is  an  Eastern  institution so 
far, none but New York  and New Jersey 
bakers having been  included in the com­
bine.
President  Moore—who, by  the way,  is 
Vice-President  of  the  Diamond  Match 
Co.—says that  the  combination was  in­
augurated  to  effect a  great  economy in 
production,  by  a  concentration  such 
has been  made  in  its 
line  by the Dia­
mond Match Co.  At  present, each con 
cern has to make  a  score  of varieties  of 
crackers.  Under the combination  great 
saving will  be  made  by confining  each 
bakery to one line of  goods.  The  plan 
met with  such  hearty approval  that  all 
the bakers who were  approached  on the 
subject  were  anxious  to  go  into  the 
trust, which has  been  capitalized  at $5, 
000,000,  $1,500,000  of  which  has  been 
taken  by the  sellers  in  the  new enter 
prise.

P u re ly   P e rso n a l.

B.  F.  Sweet, the Carson  City druggist 

was in town Monday.

W.  J.  Murphy,  the  Battle Creek  drug 

gist,  was in town one day last week.

W.  R. Mandigo, the Sherwood druggist, 
is confined to his house  with a severe  at 
tack of la grippe.

Mrs. C. N.  Rapp, who accompanied her 
husband East about  four weeks ago,  and 
who has been ill ever since she left home 
is improving.

Geo.  B.  Horton,  the  owner  of  five 
cheese  factories  in  Fairfield  township 
Lenawee county,  was in town a couple of 
days last week.

C. C.  DeCamp,  the  Durand  hardware 
dealer,  gave a reception  to  the  Durand 
Business  Men’s  Association  at  his  res 
idence, last Wednesday evening.

Perry Weed,  formerly engaged  in  the 
drug  business  at  Charlevoix  and  Free 
port, is now behind the prescription case 
for Benson & Williams,  at Woodland.

T he  S a lt  T ru s t  D ead.

C.  F.  Moore, one  of  the  owners  and 
managers of  the  Diamond  Crystal Salt 
Co., at St.  Clair, was in town one day last 
week and was seen  by a reporter of T h e 
T r a d e sm a n.

“The salt  trust  is  dead,”  replied Mr. 
Moore,  in  answer  to  an  interrogative, 
“and  I  hardly  think  the  project will 
ever be  revived.  Mr.  Burt  could  have 
carried it through,  if  he had been so dis­
posed,  and could  have  made  $20,000 by 
the operation, but he was shrewd enough 
to see that such a  combination could not 
'last  over  a  year,  and wisely concluded 
that the best thing to  do  under  the  cir­
cumstances was  to  abandon  the  enter­
prise.  Messrs.  Thurber,  Burger  and 
Wiman,  who  were  associated with  him 
in  the  undertaking,  were  anxious  to 
carry the  trust  into  effect, but  he  was 
so positive in his refusal that they finally 
concluded to agree with him.”
The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars are a little higher,  the situation 
being  thus described by Willett &  Gray, 
the accepted authorities  on  the  market: 
The sugar fight between  the  trust  and 
the  non-trust  and the Spreckels  refiner­
ies  shows  increasing  animosity,  and  re­
finers’ profits  are now reduced to a  min­
imum.  Consumption  continues  large, 
and there are strong  reasons for its  con­
tinued increase.  The  surplus of  sugar 
in the world is entirely in  the beet coun­
tries awaiting distribution.  The  United j 
States  has no supply even  for all its  re- 1 
quirements for the  year,  and has to  pur­
chase,  say,  1,200,000 tons.

Package  coffees 

Pickles are  higher. 

have advanced Kc.

TheP.  & 
satisfaction.

B.  cough  drops  give  great

13£  to 14^ Bast FnJtofl 'St»,  GRAND  RAPIDS*

TWma cash or 30 days on approved credit.  1  per cent  discount for cash in 10 days.  AU goods warranted strictly first  clasg.
Per  Doz,
18
35

A. B. C. Tin Rattles,  with whistle..............  
Candlesticks,  nicely* finished......................  

Strainer  Pails.

PRODUCE  M A RKET.

. 

. 

„ 

_ 

.. _

ll@12c. 

.  . 
11.30 for picked, holding at *1.60 per bu.

Apples—Dealers  hold  winter  fruit  at  82.25® 
1.50 per bbl., 
.
Beans—Dealers  pay  *1.25  for  unpicked  and 
Beets—40c per bu. 
Butter—There is no improvement  in  the  mar­
ket and no prospect of any improvement.  While 
fancy grades of creamery  and  dairy  are  scarce 
and in active demand, low grades are common as 
mud and about as sluggish and useless, so far as 
business is concerned. 
v
Buckwheat  Flour-*4  per  bbl. for  New  York 
„„
stock. 
Cabbages—*5@*6 per 100.
Cheese^—Fair  stock  of  full  cream commands 
, %
Cider—9@10c per gal. 
.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, *1.25;  produce barrels
Cranberries—Bell and Cherry is in fair demand 
at *4 per box or *12 per bbl.
Dried  Apples — Evaporated  are  held  at  8® 
8*c  and sundried at 5®5*c.
Eegs—The market is dull and sluggish.  Deal­
ers pay 11c per doz. for most offerings  and  hold
a*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.
Maple Sugar—Genuine, 12c per lb.
Onions—Good stock  is  scarce,  dealers  freely 
offering *1 per bu. and holding at *1.25.  Spanish 
stock is in fair demand at *1.25 per 50-lb. case. 

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ers paying 35c and selling at 40c.  _

Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Pork—Buyers pay 4c, shipping out at 4*c. 
Potatoes—The market is  about the same, deal­
Poultry—Dressed is falling off m demand. 
Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.
Sweet  Potatoes—Illinois  stock  commands  *4
^Tomatoes-Early Southern stock commands *1 
per peck (7 qts.) box.
Turnips—30c per bu.

PROVISIONS.

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PORK  IN  BARRELS.

l a r d —Kettle Rendered.

sm o k e d  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new......................................................  4”
Short c u t............   ........................................
Extra clear pig, short cut.............................
Extra clear,  heavy.......................................
Clear, fat back..............................................  44  “S
Boston clear, short cut.................................   42
Clear back, short cut...... ............................   4J
Standard clear, short cut, best.. . . . . . . .  •• • •  42 w
Hams, average 20 lbs........................................  °*
16 lbs........................................  9
12 to 14 lbs................................  9*
picnic....................................................   ”*
best boneless......................................... 8
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................g*
Dried beef, ham prices....................................  8
Long Clears, heavy...........................................
Briskets,  medium............................................   °
lig h t................................................. 6
Tierces.................................... .........................
Tubs..................................................................   7*
501b.  Tins.........................................................7H
Tierces.............................................................
30 and 50 lb. Tubs.............................................  5*
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case.....................................6*
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case....................  ...............6*
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case......................................  6*
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case......................................
50 lb. Cans..........................................................
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................   7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts......................................  8  50 [
Pork Sausage....................................... 
6*
Ham Sausage....................................................  9
Tongue Sausage...............................................  9
Frankfort Sausage........... ............................. .  8
Blood Sausage...............................................'•  ®
Bologna, straight.............................................
Bologna,  thick................................................   a
Head Cheese.....................................................  5

sa u sa g e—Fresh and Smoked.

l a r d—Refined.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

FRESH  MEATS.

Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass...........................................  4*@ 6
“  hindquarters.................................  5*@  6*
fore 
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3*@ 4
loins, No. 3....................................   8*@ 9
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ribs................................*............  7  @ 7*
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tongues........................................   @4“
Hogs.........................................................  ® 6

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shoulders........................................  @ 4*

Sausage, blood or head.........................
liver..........................................  
Frankfort.................................
M utton...................................................

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OYSTERS and  FISH.

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FRESH  FISH.

oysters—Cans.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows;
@ 8* 
Whitefish...............................................
®  8*
smoked...................................
Trout.......................................................  
|» °
Haddies.............................................  ® 7
Ciscoes............................. ................ 
D
Fairhaven  Counts..........................;— „
Selects..................................................... 22  ®27
F .J.  D.’s .................................................
Anchors..................................................
Standards................................................
Favorites.........................
o y s t e r s—Bulk.
Standards...................................
Selects...........................................
Clams...........................................
Scrimps................................. .  ••
Scallops..................................—
Horseradish.................................
Shell oysters, per 100...................
...................

@14
@*1  15 
@ 1  50 
@1  50 
©1 50 
@1  50 
@  75 
,T00®1  50 
@  75

“  clams, 

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CANDIES, FRUITS and  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows;

 

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STICK.
Standard, 2» lb. boxes......................................   2
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55 
Twist, 
.....................................-40^
Cut Loaf, 25 
MIXED.
Royal, 25 lb. pails.............................
2001b.  bbls........  ..................
Extra, 25 lb.  pails.............................
2001b.  bbls.............................
11*
French Cream, 25 lb.  p ails......  ...
fancy—in  5 lb. boxes.
.12
Lemon Drops
Sour Drops....................................................... 14
Peppermint Drops------
Chocolate Drops................................................ 44
H. M. Chocolate Drops.....................................4°
Gum Drops........................................................4a
Licorice Drops................................................... 4°
A. B. Licorice Drops........................................ 44
Lozenges, plain.........................  
44
printed.............................................4a
Imperials........................................................... 44
Mottoes.............................................................. 4“
Cream Bar..........................................................48
Molasses  Bar..............................................  — 48
Caramels.....................................................16®Jq
Hand Made  Creams........................................ 1»
Plain Creams....................................................Jo
Decorated Creams............................................
String  Rock..................................................... J»
Burnt Almonds................................................ 22
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................44
fancy—In bulk.
Lozenges, plain, in pails.................................12
in bbls.................................. I4
printed, in pails............................... 12*
“ in bbls...... .........................11*
Chocolate Drops, in pails................................ 12
Gum Drops, in pails.........................................   6*
in bbls.......................................  5/4
Moss Drops, in pails........................................ 10
in bbls.......................................   9*
Sour Drops, in pails........................................ 42
Imperials, in pails........................................... 44
in bbls.............................................10*
Oranges,  Florida,  choice......................   @4
.....................   @4
.....................   @4
russets.........   @4
Lemons,  Messina, choice, 360...............   @4
300................  @4
“ 
fancy,  360............... 4 25©4
300................  @4
“ 
Malagas,  choice, ripe.............  @
Figs, Smyrna,  new,  fancy  layers........14  @15
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.....  12  @12*

“  Ex.  “ 
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“  golden 
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Dates, frails, 50 lb ...
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14 frails, 50 lb ......................  
Fard, 10-lb.  box...........................  @10
................  @8
Persian, 50-lb.  box...................... 6  @ 6*
Almonds, Tarragona..............................  @16
Ivaca......................................   @15
California..............................15  @16

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choice  “ 

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FRUITS.

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Brazils......................................................
Walnuts, Grenoble.................................   @15*
California...............................   @13
Pecans, Texas, H. P ................................10  @13
FEANUTS.
Fancy, H. P., Bells...............
“  Roasted....................  @10*
Fancy, H. P., Suns.................................   @  ~
“  Roasted  ...................   @
Choice,  H. P.,  G ....  ................ ............  ®
“  Roasted........ .  —  @

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Wholesale Price Current.

. The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily offered-cash buyers win 

pay promptly and buy in fu ll packages.

APPLE  BUTTER.

J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  5

BAKING  POWDER.

* lb .  “ 
lib .  “ 

Acme, *  lb. cans, 3 doz.

Absolute, *  lb. cans, 100s.. 11  75 
50s..10 00
50s.. 18 75
*  lb.  “  2  “  ....  1  ou
3 00
lib .  “  1  “ 
bulk.........................   20
Our Leader, *lb.  cans....... 
45
......  
90
......   1  60
Telfer’s,  *  lb. cans, doz..  45
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*lb.  “ 
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No. 2 Carpet........................  2
........................  2
Parlor Gem.........................   2  “?
Common Whisk.................  
90
Fancy 
.................   4 00
M ill.....................................  3 j®
Warehouse................. . 
2 75
Dairy, solid  packed............. 12*
rolls.........................   43
Creamery, solid packed—   13*
r o l ls ................14
CANDLES
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21b.  “ 

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............   10*
9*
Star,  40 
Paraffine............................. 
I2
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  lb.  “ 
..........-2 65
1 lb.  Star................2 10
2 lb. S tar...........   -3 15
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 85
1 lb.  stand........... 1  20
2 lb. 
........... 2 00
3 lb. in Mustard.. .2 85
31b.  soused..........2 85
Salmon, 1 lb.  Columbia..  -.2 00
lib .  Alaska...........190
Sardines, domestic  *s 
* s
Mustard * s.. 
imported  * s .. .10*@16
spiced,  * s .......... 
10
Trout. 3 lb. brook...........
CANNED GOODS—FrUitS.
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
115
P ie.............. 
Pears.....................................4  25
Pineapples...................4  10@1 50
Quinces................................ 4  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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“  Stringless,  Erie..........  90
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1  40
Corn, Archer’s Trophy........1  00
“  Mom’g Glory. 1  00
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Early Golden.1  00
“ 
Peas, French........................ 1  68
“  extra marrofat...  @125
“  soaked.........................   80
“  June, stand................. 1  40
“  sifted..........1  65@1  85
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“  French, extra  fine...  .150
Mushrooms, extra fine........2  15
Pumpkin, 31b. Golden..85@1 00 
Succotash,  standard— 90@1  40
Squash..................................1  10
Tomatoes,  Red  Coat..  95@1  00 
Good Enough95@l  00 
BenHar  ...  95®1  00
stand  br....  95@1  00

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DRIED  FRUITS—Peel.

Valencias...................   854® 8*
Ondaras......................   @10
Sultanas.......................10*@10J£
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia....................2 50@2 75
London Layers, for’n.  @ 
Muscatels, California. 1  75@2 25 
d r ie d   f r u it s—Prunes.
Turkey........................  454® 5
Bosna..........................  5*@ 6
California...................  8  @10
Lemon......................... 
18
Orange........................  
18
Farina, 100  lb. kegs.............  04
Hominy, per  bbl................3 50
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box....  60
imported......   @  9*
Pearl  Barley.............. 2*@ 254
Peas, green..................  @1  10
split........................  @3
Sago,  German................  @ 6*
Tapioca, fi’k or  p’r l... 
6@ 7
Wheat,  cracked..........  @ 5
Vermicelli,  import—   @10
domestic...  @60 
f is h —SALT.

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

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Cod, whole..................5  @ 6
“  boneless..............   7J4@  8
H alibut...........   9*@10
2 75
Herring,  round, *  bbl.. 
gibbed................. 
2 75
Holland,  bbls.. 
12 00 
“  kegs, new  @  75
Scaled  ............20@  22
Mack,  sh’s, No. 2, *   bbl  12 00 
12  lb k it..130 
..1  20
10 
Trout,  *   bbls.............4 00@4 50
“  10  lb.  kits..................  60
White,  No. 1, *  bbls.............5 75
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12 lb. kits.......100
10 lb. kits.......  80
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kits..............   50

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LICORICE.

LAMP WICKS.

K egs..........................................5 25
Half  kegs..................................2 88
h e r b s .
Sage...  .................................. 9
Hops......................  
14
JELLIES.
E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6 
Chicago  goods.................    4
30
No.  ... 
40
No. 1..................................... 
No. 2..................................... 
50
Pure......................................   30
Calabria................................  25
Sicily.....................................  18
No. 9  sulphur........................... 2 00
Anchor parlor........................... 1 70
No. 2 home................................ 1 10
Export  parlor........................... 4 00
MOLASSES.
Black  Strap..............
Cuba Baking....................24@25
Porto  Rico.......................30@35
New Orleans, good..........24@28
choice....... 30@35
fancy.........42@45

MATCHES.

One-half barrels, 3c extra

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OIL.

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ROLLED OATS.

OATMEAL.
Muscatine, Barrels............. 5  75
Half barrels...... 3 00
Cases........2  15@2 25
Muscatine, Barrels —   @5 75
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Half bbls..  @3 00
“  >.  Cases........2 15@2 25
Michigan  Test.....................  9*
Water W hite........................1054
Medium...........................@8  50
*  b b l.................   3 75
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Small, bbl............................ 7 50
“  *   bbl.........................4 25
Clay, No.  216........................... 75
“  T. D. full count...........  75
Cob, No. 3............................1 25
E. J. Mason & Co.’s  goods..  8
Boxes.....................................554
Kegs, English........................ 454

PRESERVES.

PICKLES.

PIPES.

SODA.

SHOE  POLISH.
Jettine, 1 doz. in  box..

TEAS. 

JAFAN-

IMPERIAL.

SUN CURED.

YOUNG HYSON.

@16
@22
@29
@38
@15

Regular.
F a ir............................ 14
Good...........................18
Choice......................... 24
Choicest......................32
F a ir............................ 14
Good.......................... 16
Choice.........................24
@33
Choicest......................30
BASKET  FIRED.
F a ir.............................
@20@25
Choice.........................
@35
Choicest...,................
@40
Extra choice, wire leaf
GUNPOWDER.
Common to fair......... 25  @35
Extra fine to finest— 50
@85
Choicest fancy..........75
@35
Common to fair..........20
@50
Superior to fine............40
@26
Common to  fair.......... 18
@40
Superior to  fine..........30
Common to  fair..........25
@50
Superior to  fine..........30
@65
Fine to choicest..........55
ENGLISH BREAKFAST.
F a ir..............................25  @30
Choice.......................... 30  @35
Best..............................55  @65
Tea  Dust.....................   8  @10
S. W. Venable & Co.’s Brands.
Nimrod, 4x12 and 2x12............37
Reception, 22-5x12,16 oz........ 36
Vinco, 1x6,4* to  fi>................ 30
Big 5 Center, 3x12,  12 oz........ 34
Wheel, 5 to  lb..........................37
Trinket, 3x9, 9  oz....................25
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good.....................38
Double Pedro..........................38
Peach  Pie................................38
Wedding  Cake, blk................ 38
“Tobacco” ...............................38

tobaccos—Plug.

OOLONG.

62
37

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D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

tobaccos—Fine Cut.
Hiawatha........................  
Sweet  Cuba..................... 
Our Leader................  
35
tobaccos—Smoking.
Our  Leader.........................16
Hector.................................. 17
Plow Boy, 2  oz....................32.
4 oz....................31
IS oz....................32
TRADESMAN CREDIT COUPONS.
* 2, per hundred................  2 50
................  3 00
* 5!  ** 
*10,  “ 
................4 00
*20,  “ 
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Subject to  the  following  dis 
counts:
200 or over.............  5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
40 gr...................................... 7
50gr......................................   9

 
10 
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VINEGAR.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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RICE.

Cocoa Shells, bulk.............  5
Carolina head....................... 6*
“  No. 1........................5%
“  No. 2................5*®
“  No. 3....................... 5

SAUERKRAUT.
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Japan.............................5*@6*
Silver Thread, 15 gallons— 2 90 
....4 45
Corn,  barrels.....................  @27
one-half  barrels—   @29
Pure  Sugar, bbl................ 28@36
half barrel— 30@38
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8*
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SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............  
Sugar  Creams............. 
Frosted  Creams.......... 
Graham  Crackers......  
Oatmeal  Crackers......  

SYRUPS.

36 

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35
38

AXLE GREASE.

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37

CHEESE.

b a t h   b r ic k .

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.

Frazer’s.............................. *2 60
Aurora................................4  75
Diamond.......................... - ■  4  60
English, 2 doz. in case......  
80
“ 
75
Bristol,  2  “ 
......  
70
American. 2 doz. in case... 
Dozen
b l u in g . 
Mexican,  4 oz................... 
30
8 oz................... 
60
16 oz.................. 
90
Michigan Full  Cream 11*@12 
Sap Sago..................16  @16*
German Sweet...................... 
Premium............................... 
Cocoa....................................  
Breakfast  Cocoa............... 
Broma................................ 
Rubber, 100 lumps................ 25
35
Spruce...................................30
Bulk......................................  6
Red........................................   7*
Rio, fair.......................17  @19
“  good.....................18*@20
“  prime...................  @21
“  fancy,  washed... 19  @22
“  golden..................20  @23
Santos......................... 17  @22
Mexican & Guatemala 19  @23
Peaberry.....................20  @23
Java,  Interior.............20  @25
“  Mandheling —  26  @29
Mocha, genuine..........25  @27
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add *c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

c o f f e e—Green.

CHICORY.

c o f f e e s—Package.

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CLOTHES  LINES.
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60 f t........... 
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70 f t........... 
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60 ft........... 
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7 2 f f .........  
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CONDENSED MILK.

Lion......................... ........... 34M
“  in cabinets...................25)4
M c L a u g h l i n ’s   XXXX— 24%
Durham............................... 24*
Thompson’s Honey  B ee....26
Tiger.............. 24
Good  Morning....................24*
Valley City.........................  
85
Felix...................................   4  40
Cotton,  40 f t..........per doz.  1  25
150
1  75
2 00
2 25
1  00
115
Eagle..................................   7  50
Anglo-Swiss.............6 00@ 7  60
Kenosha Butter..................  7*
Seymour 
f *
Butter................................... 5*
“  family..........................  ’*
“  biscuit........................  6
Boston...................................  6*
City Soda..............................   7*
Soda......................................   7*
S. Oyster...... .......................  5*
City Oyster, XXX.................   5*
Picnic...................................5*
Strictly  pure......................  
38
Grocers’............................  
24
dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried......   5  @  5*
“ 
evaporated—   @ 8*
“  — 15  @16
Apricots, 
Blackberries “ 
.............. 7
.............. 14
Nectarines  “ 
.............. 14
Peaches 
“ 
Plums 
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Raspberries  “ 
.............. 28
dried fruits—Citron.
In drum......................   @23
In boxes......................  @25
DRIED FRUITS—CUTTantS.
Zante, in barrels........  @6

CREAM TARTAR.

in less quantity  @ 6)4

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SALT

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SOAP.

MEAL.

3  “ 

SEEDS.

SNUFF.

OATS.

FLOUR.

CORN.

WHEAT.

splint 

SAPOLIO.

SAL  SODA.

SALERATUS.

MILLSTUFFS.

WOODENWARE.

spices—Whole.

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Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

Baskets, market.................. 

Hand 
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Kegs..................................
Granulated,  boxes...........
Common Fine per bbl......
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks...
28 pocket...........................
...............................2 00
“ 
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100  “ 
.......................... 2 15
Ashton bu. bags..................  75
.................   75
Higgins  “ 
Warsaw “ 
35
 
..................  20
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .5*
Dwight’s Com.......... ............. 5*
Taylor’s ..................................5
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf............. 5
pure..........................5*
Our Leader...........................   4
Mixed bird...........................  4*
Caraway...... .........................   9
Canary.................................   3*
Hemp......................................4
Anise.....................................  8
R ape.....................................  4*
Mustard..................................7*
Scotch, in  bladders............. 37
Maccaboy, in jars................ 35
French Rappee, in Jars...... 43

.  40 
Sea  Island, assorted........
..18
No. 5 Hem p......................
;  2 50 i
.  2 50 No. 6  “ .............................. ..17
Wool................................. ..  9
Tubs, No. 1....................... ..  7 OO
..  2
“  No. 2........................ .  6  00
.  5  OO
“  No. 3.......................
..  80]
1  60
..  271Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
..1  90 1 “  No. 1,  three-hoop.. ..  1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes—
Bowls, 11 inch....................  1  w
13  “ 
“ 
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15  “ 
.......................2 00
“ 
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17  “ 
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assorted, 17s and  17s 2 50 
11 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
40
bushel.................   1  50
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“  with covers  1  90
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75 
“  No.2 6 25
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“  No.3 7 25
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“  No.l  3 60
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“  Nor.2 4 25
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“  No.3 5 00
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GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS
W hite.........................  
76
Red............................. 
76
All wheat bought  on 60 lb. test.
Straight, in sacks..............  4  20
“  barrels............  4 40
Patent  “  sacks..............  5  20
“  barrels............  5 40
Superior............................... 3 30  Bolted................................   1  00
Queen  Anne........................3 85  Granulated........................   1  10
German  Family..................
Mottled  German................. 3 00
Bran...................................  11  00
Old German.........................2 70
Ships..................................  11  50
U. S. Big  Bargain................2 00
Screenings........................  11  00
Frost, Floater......................3 75
Middlings.........................   13  00
Cocoa  Castile  .....................3 00
Mixed  Feed......................   13  CO
Coarse meal...................   13 00
Cocoa Castile, Fancy..........3 36
Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.
Happy Family,  75............... 2 ®
Small  lots.........................   35
Ola Country, 80................... 3  30
30
Car
Una, 100................................3  65
Bouncer, 100........................3  15
Small  lots.................
Car 
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Allspice...............................10
Cassia, China in mats..........  8
@35
No. 1..........................
Batavia in bund..-. .11
BARLEY.
Saigon in rolls........ 40
1  10 
NO. 1...........................
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 26
1  05
NO. 2..........................
Zanzibar..................20
Mace  Batavia.....................80
No. 1...................................  10 00
Nutmegs, fancy..................80
No. 2..................................  9 00
“  No.  1.......................75
“  No.  2.......................65
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS.
Pepper, Singapore, black— 18 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 
“ 
w hite...  .26
lows:
shot......................20
“ 
HIDES.
spices—Ground—In Bulk.
Green.....................
Allspice..............................15
Part  Cured.............
Cassia,  Batavia................. 20
FuU 
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Heavy  steers, extra...
Saigon................... 42
“ 
Dry..............................   5  @ 6
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 32
Dry  Kips  ...................  5  @ 6
“ 
Zanzibar.................25
Calfskins,  green........3  @ 5
Ginger, African...................12*
cured........  4*@ 5
“  Cochin.................... 15
Deacon skins..............10  @20
Jam aica.................18
“ 
I  *  off for No. 2.
Mace  Batavia.................... 90
Mustard,  English..............22
Shearlings...................10  @25
and Trie..25
Estimated wool, per lb 20  @28
Trieste.................... 27
Nutmegs, No.2  . . . . . . . . . — 80
Mink, dark.................   25@  75
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 21
pale..................  25@  50
“ 
“  white........30
Raccoon......................   4G@  80
“  Cayenne..................25
Skunk.........................   75@  80
SUGARS.
Muskrat......................   15@  18
Cut  Loaf.....................  @  7*
I  Fox, red......................1  25@1  50
Cubes.........................  
'  @ 7)4
“  cross.................. 2 00@5 00
Powdered...................  @ 7)4
“  grey.....................  40@  70
Standard  Granulated.  @ 6%
j  Badger........................  75@1 00
Fine...........  @  6*
I  Cat, wild.....................  50@  75
Confectioners’ A........  @6.44
1  Fisher........................ 4 00@5 00
White Extra  C...........  5%@ 6
Lynx.......................... 2 00@3 00
Extra  C......................   5*@  5J£
C 
...........................  5*@  5*
!  Martin,  dark.............1  25@3 00
pale &  yellow  60@  75
I 
Yellow....................... 5  @  5*
Otter,  dark................ 6 00@8 00
PAPER & WOODEN WARE 
Wolf........................... 2 00@3 00
Bear......................... 15 00@20 00
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­
I  Beaver....................... 2 00@6 oO
lows;
Oppossum....................  1S@  20
Straw ...........   ....................... J60
Deerskins, per lb........  15@  25
“  Light  Weight............. 200
Above  prices  for  No. 1 skins 
Sugar..................................... 180
Hardware...............................2*
only.
Bakers....................................2*
Dry  Goods............................. 6
Washed............................. 25@80
Jute  Manilla..........................8
Unwashed.......................   12@20
Red  Express  N o .l...............5
No. 2.............. 4
Tallow........................  3  @ 354
Grease  butter.............2  @ 3
48 Cotton..............................  22
Switches..................... 1*@ 2  _
Cotton, No. 2........................ 20
Ginseng...................... 2 00@2 £0
“  3........................18

@  4* 
@  4
.................   4  @4)4

MISCELLANEOUS.

FELTS.

WOOL.

TWINES.

FURS.

PAPER.

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Drugs  Nledicines»

State  Board  of Pharmacy.

On© Y ear—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  A rbor.
Two Y ears—Geo. McDonald, K alam azoo.
Three Y ears—Stanley E. P ark ill, Owosso.
F our  Y ears—Jacob  Jess on,  Muskegon.
Five Y ears—Jam es V em or, D etroit.
P resident—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.
T reasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo.
F M eetings d uring  1890-Grand  Rapids, M arch 4 and 6; 
S tar Island, July 1 and  2;  M arquette,  Aug.  13  and U ; 
Lansing, Nov. 5 and 6.

M ic h i g a n   S t a te   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A s s ’n . 

President—F ran k  Inglis,  D etroit.
F irst Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, L ansing.
Sec’d V ice-President—H enry K ephart, B errien Springs 
T h ird  Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, D etroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—W m Dupont, D etroit. 
Executive Com mittee—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan;  K.T. 
W ebb, Jackson;  D. E. P rall,  E ast Saginaw ;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, K alam azoo;  J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
Next Meeting—At  Saginaw , beginning th ird  Tuesday 
of Septem ber,  1898.
Grand  Rapida  Pharmaceutical 8oclety. 
P resident. J. W. H ayw ard,  Secretary, F ran k  H. Escott.
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. 

P resident, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, A lbert Brower.
Detroit  Pharmaceutical  Society 
P resident, J. W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackm an.

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M u s k e g o n   D r u g   C l e r k s ’  A s s o c ia t io n . 
P resident, C. S. Koon;  Secretary, J. W. H oyt.______

The  Country Drug  Store.

W ritten  fo r Th e Tradesman.

“Got  any  of  Bolus’s  Lotion  fer  the 
roomy tiz?”  queried  the  customer  as, 
with a careless  fling of  his  umberill, he 
mowed  a  wide  swath  of  devastation 
through  the  goods  displayed  upon  the 
showcase.

“Yes,”  replied  the  clerk, endeavoring 
to repair  the  havoc.  “Here it is.  Fine 
thing.  Selling lots.  Everybody buys it. 
Fifty cents a bottle.”

“Fifty cents?”
“Yes,  and cheap, too.”
“Hain’t that purty steep ?”
“Oh, no.  The  cheapest  thing  in  the 

market.”

“Got any sample bottles ?”
“No.”
“You hain’t?”
“No.”
“Not a one?”
“Not one.”
“I’d ruther have a small  bottle to  try. 

Got any for twenty-five cents ?”

“No.”

'  “You hain’t?”  (surprised.)

“No.”
“You don’t keep ’em, then?”
“No.”
“What’s  the  least  you’ll 

this ?”

take 

fer 

“Half  a dollar.”
“Couldn’t make it forty cents ?”
“No.”
“Call it forty-five ’n I’ll take it.” 
“Couldn’t possibly.”
“Do you warrant it?”
“No, but everybody says its O.  K.” 
“You don’t warrant it?”
“No.”
“You won’t warrant it,  then?”
“No.”
“Well, by thunder!  Say,  will you take 

eggs fer it ?”

“No.”
“You won’t?”
“No.”
“You don’t take eggs, then ?”
“No.”
“Well, if  you’d take eggs and warrant 
it, I do’  know  but  I’d  buy it.”  Then, 
after  some  examination: 
“Guess  I’ll 
take it,  anyway.”

Three days later.
“Say,  gimme three more bottles o’  that 
air lotion.  It’s jest fixin’  me out bully.”

Two weeks later.
“That air  blasted  stuff  don’t  pan out 
like I thought it  was  agoin’  tew,  an  if 
you  hain’t  no  objections  I’d  like  too 
trade back two  o’  them air  bottles fer a 
pound o’  salt ’n a fine tooth comb.

Geo.  L.  T h u rsto n.

Bice  Growing in Favor.

The consumption  of  rice is increasing 
in this country from  year  to  year,  says 
the Philadelphia  Inquirer,  and there is a 
growing  appreciation  of  this  valuable 
article of  food.  Almost half  the people 
of  the  world practically live upon it,  as 
every one knows in spite of  the fact that 
it  produces  the  lowest  proportion  of 
muscle  of  any  of 
the  cereals.  Our 
supply  is  principally  drawn  from  the 
Carolinas  and  Louisiana,  some  Japan 
and  Java rice being imported.  Carolina 
rice is preferred to any foreign  rice,  be­
ing  thought even better than the beauti­
ful  Japan  rice,  which  at  present com­
mands  about  the  same  price. 
The 
Chinese  here  invariably  buy  Carolina 
rice,  and  won’t have foreign  rice at any 
price. 
They  import  for  themselves, 
however,  small quantities of  a glutinous 
rice they call no mai, or  “old man rice,” 
which  they  use  for  making  a  kind  of 
pudding at one  of  their festivals.  Rice, 
in common  with oats,  wheat,  peas  and 
beans,  contains  about  14  per  cent,  of 
water,  but it  also  has  79  per  cent,  of 
starch,  which  causes it to rank  highest 
as a fat-producing food.

Two  Views  of  Ex-Manager  Mulliken.
Ionia  Standard :  “Ionians  generally 
will  read  this  announcement  with  a 
relish,  as the belief  has long been preva­
lent  here  that  Mr.  Mulliken  has ‘had it 
in’ for  Ionia,  and much of  the  criticism 
because of the meager working force and 
short time at the railroad  shops at differ­
ent times was  always  attributed  to  Mr. 
Mulliken’s enmity toward Ionia.”
Muskegon  correspondence  Northwest­
ern Lumberman :  “The C.  & W.  M.  has 
been  the  principal  outlet  for  lumber 
from  this  city  and  points  north,  and 
manufacturers and dealers  here  express 
themselves well  pleased with  Mr.  Mulli­
ken’s retirement,  hoping  that  a  change 
will  inure  to  the  benefit  of  shippers. 
There has been incessant and bitter com­
plaint from leading  business  men in  all 
lines, on account  of  the  policy pursued 
by the road, and  charges  have  been  re­
peatedly made that the  city has been un­
justly  discriminated  against  and  side 
tracked, so that the  news  of  Mulliken’s 
downfall is hailed with pleasure.’

WHAT  IS  COST ?

A  Few  Facts  Patrons  of  Industry 

Should  Paste  in  Their Hats. 

Lewellen A. Ely in th e Lyons H erald.
Taken entirely alone, it is easy to ascer­
tain, but when we take into consideration 
other  things  of  equal  importance,  we 
must  look  beyond  the  “invoice”  of  the  . 
merchant or the “first cost” of  the farm­
er’s outlay,  from  which  he  hopes  for a 
favorable crop, to find it.
The  “original cost”  to a farmer for his 
wheat is for the seed and  seed  only.  To 
this must be added the “incidentals,” for 
it costs  money—or  its  equivalent,  time | 
and labor—to  get  the  ground  ready for 
the crop.  Then it costs to sow the seed, 
to till the ground,  both before  and  after 
the seed is  in. 
It costs to reap the ripe 
grain,  to  draw,  thresh  and  market  it, 
while the land it  grows  on  costs  either 
rent, or interest on the investment, taxes, 
and,  oftentimes,  insurance.
On the same basis must  the  merchant 
figure his cost,  for the invoice is no more 
the actual cost than is the  price  of  seed 
wheat the cost of the marketed grain, for 
it costs to buy goods;  to transport them, 
as railroads and  drays  do  not  work for 
fun;  it costs to open up and put goods in 
stock; 
it  costs  to  take  them  down, 
show and put  them  up again;  it costs to 
sell,  insure,  pay  rent  or  taxes  on  the 
property, and it costs to deliver the goods, 
while the merchant  who  can  put up all 
the goods sold with  “waste  paper”  does 
little business.
Then it costs for interest on the invest­
ment,  or,  if  the  capital is borrowed,  it 
costs interest,  and it costs  to  advertise, 
cut samples,  or  correspond about goods. 
Sometimes to this  appalling  array must 
be  added  goods  which  depreciate  in 
value, remnants,  unsalable stock,  goods 
which go out  of  style,  perishable goods 
which must be disposed of  on  arrival to 
avoid loss, while there are few merchants 
who  can buy no more  seasonable  goods 
that the  season  will  consume,  and,  in 
this  case,  it  is expensive  to  carry over 
the stock to another season.
By way of  comparison,  I may  just as 
truthfully say that  when a farmer  sows 
on  an  acre  of  ground  two  bushels  of 
X X X  wheat,  and  harvests twenty,  the 
increase is all profit,  and  the  grain  900 
per  cent.,  as to say of  a  merchant  that 
when the  invoice  states  that  a  certain 
article  costs  50  cents and he sells it for 
75 that his  profit  is  50  per  cent.  We 
might  as  well  say that  when  a farmer 
plants a quart, of  beans to the acre  and 
gets  twenty-five  bushels,  his  profit  is 
19,900 per cent,  as to say that some little 
notion costing 25 cents a dozen,  and sell­
ing at 10 cents each,  once in two or three 
years involves a profit of 400 per cent.
The merchant  knows that those things 
must be added into his cost,  if  his worth 
is actually represented,  or  shown in the 
original  cost  of  his  wares,  while  the 
farmer  knows  there is no such  profit in 
farming as  the  illustration  infers,  and 
both  must  admit that it takes  a  pretty 
shrewd  man  to  figure  the  exact  cost, 
either  of  the  merchant’s  goods  or  the 
farmer’s ripened grain.
On what, then,  shall  “cost”  be based?
The most reasonable basis of  cost is to 
take the net gain for the entire  year as a 
basis of  per cent,  gain  during that  year, 
which,  if  carefully  and  honestly  done, 
will  prove  to  the  farmer  that his gain 
per  cent,  stands  on a fair footing  with 
the retailer in  the  small  country towns, 
and  neither  class  can  produce the man 
who laid up a fortune.
I think I have  brought out this matter 
so clearly that no one need read it wrong, 
nor is there ground for  thinking that the 
farmer  is  making  too  great  per  cent, 
profit on or for his  work,  for such is  not 
the intent  of  this  article,  as I am of  the 
opinion  that  things  are  wrong in many 
instances;  but  I  deny  the  proposition 
that  the  retail  merchant of  the country 
towns is to blame for the state of  affairs, 
nor is he a  party to any fraud or monop­
oly which is against the best  interests of 
the farmer,  whose  prosperity should be, 
and I truly believe is.  the  dearest  wish 
of  the  country  merchant’s  heart,  next 
after his own welfare.
From  what  I  have  shown  herein, I 
trust the  reader  has  become  convinced 
that no one is prepared  to  say what  the 
exact cost of anything  is, even  the  pro­
ducts of  his farm, or the  goods he  sells. 
Then, how is one,  who  is ignorant of the 
entire retail business,  capable  of  telling 
to  another—thoroughly  acquainted  with 
that  business—what  per  cent,  of  profit 
should  be  the  universal  selling  price 
above invoice.
My opinion  is  that when  a  man  has 
spent  the  greater part  of  his  life  gain­
ing  a  knowledge  of  his  business,  he  is 
the only one capable  of  adjusting  these 
matters  for  himself,  so  that  no  one  is 
wronged.
I trust the reader will  give this matter 
a  candid verdict,  which  I  am  confident 
will result  in the conclusion that  the re­
tailer has  adj usted  the  matter  of  his 
profits on  a  basis  of  sound  sense  and 
justice to all.

Likely to  Materialize.

The  sixth  wholesale  drug  house  at 
Detroit begins to assume  tangible shape, 
the Farrand interest  in the former house 
of  Farrand, Williams  &  Co.  having  al­
ready made  overtures  to  a  number  of 
traveling  men,  looking toward  their en­
gagement,  “in the  event of  certain  con­
tingencies.”  Competition is  considered 
pretty strong  in  the  vicinity of  Detroit 
at the  present time, and the  appearance 
of a new house in the  field would proba­
bly not tend to lessen  the strife for busi­
ness.

The Drug  Market.

Gum opium is not  quite  as firm but  is 
not  quotably  changed.  Quinine  is  in 
large demand at firm prices.  Gum cam­
phor is  tending  higher.  Malaga  olive 
oil is advancing.  Pure white  and  mot­
tled Castile soaps  are likely to  advance.

“ 1 wish to  say  to  the  congregation,” 
said the minister,  “that the  pulpit is not 
responsible  for  the  error of  the printer 
on the tickets for the  concert in the Sun­
day-school room.  The  concert is for the 
benefit of  the Arch  Fund, not  the  Arch 
Fiend.  We will now sing hymn six,  ‘To 
err is human, to forgive divine.’ ”

P.  of  I.  Gossip.

Hastings Democrat:  “It  is  said  that 
the P.’s of  I.  have  boycotted  this  town 
for thirty days.”

Chas. McCarty, tbejjowell grocer,  who 
signed with the Patrons  about  ten  days 
ago, has concluded that there is no money 
in the business and has canceled his con­
tract.

Colfax  correspondence  Manton  Trib­
une :  “The P.  of  I.  lodges  are flourish­
ing.  Several  fifteen  dollars  have  been 
gathered up in  town,  but  taxes  are  not 
paid yet.”

A  relative  of  Frank  G.  Heath,  the 
Sparta grocer,  called  at  the  office  Mon­
day to  state  that  Mr.  Heath  was  never 
under  contract  to  sell  the  Patrons,  as 
current report had given him credit.  His 
name was withdrawn from T h e  T r a d e s­
m an’s list after  the  issue of  January 22.
Davison Index:  “We notice that  quite 
a number of  the  papers  throughout  the 
State  which  have  hitherto  been  quite 
lukewarm in the matter are getting right 
down to business  in  opening the eyes of 
their  readers to the  Patrons of  Industry 
scheme  of  picking  the  pockets  of  the 
farming  community.”

Davison Index:  “One good  thing  that 
L.  Gifford  &  Co.  will  inaugurate,  from 
now on, is the cash  system. 
It would be 
well  for  all  our  merchants  to adopt  it 
and do away with the credit system.  The 
P. of  I. couldn’t  kick,  and  they  would 
sooq  learn  that  it  would be useless for 
them to expend  their  cash in their  own 
store  and  ask  for  credit  from  regular 
merchants.”

Mundy  correspondence  Fenton  Inde­
pendent:  “A school meeting will be held 
at the school house on  the  13th.  for  the 
purpose  of  opening the house for the P. 
of  I.  to  hold  their  meetings in once a 
week.  This is the  second  meeting  that 
has been held,  and  if  they spit as much 
tobacco  juice  around as they did  before 
there will be another  meeting  called  in 
the near future for them to clean up their 
filth.

A  nice  question  has  come  up  in Mt. 
Morris as to how public a country school 
house is.  The Patrons of  Industry tried 
to hold a secret meeting  there and a man 
named Tustin,  claiming  that  the  school 
house was a public  place, insisted on re­
maining,  though  not  belonging  to  the 
order.  He was  ejected  and  took  some 
injuries with him.  He  sues  and  wants 
to know how  much  right he has got in a 
public school.

Geo.  L.  Thurston writes  from  Central 
Labe  as  follows:  “A P.  of  I.  lodge  has 
just been organized at Bellaire.  Bellaire 
is a good  ways  from  the  railroad,  and 
an impression has  gone  abroad  that the 
initials of  the name  of  this organization 
stand  for  Pigs  of  Ireland.  This  is 
wrong, however.  In the older communi­
ties,  where  people  know  them  better, 
these  letters  are  understood  to  mean 
Pack of  Idiots.”

Otis White,  a farmer living near Alton, 
writes T h e  T r a d e sm a n as  follows: 
“I 
joined the P.  of I.  when  they  organized 
here,  about Jan.  1,  but  will  not  remain 
within their lodge  more  than  this quar­
ter,  as I don’t  agree  with  their  boycot­
ting and 10 per cent,  basis theory.  They 
can’t hold up such  ideas  and  live.  The 
social feature may  do  them  some  good, 
with careful work, but I doubt very much 
whether it ever will.”

Lapeer Democrat:  “A stranger to hon­
esty and to the people of  Arenac  county 
has  been  augmenting  his financial  pos­
sessions  by  organizing  Patrons  of  Toil 
lodges up  in  that  country at from $7 to 
810  apiece.  He  had  his  scheme  well 
labeled,  and it went  well for a time,  but 
his  victims  have  just  found  out  that 
none, is genuine  except  it  has  ‘P. of  I.’ 
blown  in  the  bottle,  and  they  lament 
their  extreme 
susceptibility  as  ones 
deeply grieved.”

Davison Index:  “What right have Pa­
trons of Industry to use  public buildings 
for holding their secret meetings  in  any 
more  than  the  Masons,  G.  A.  R.  and 
other  orders?  Perhaps  they  have  an 
idea  they  can  override  the  rights  of 
others,  as  was  done  at  Mt.  Morris  re­
cently;  but  the  test  case  which  has 
arisen from  that  outrage  on  their  part 
will convince them that they do not ‘rep­
resent all of  God’s creation.’ ”

Davison  Index:  “That  was  a  well- 
concocted  resolution  which  was  intro­
duced  recently in the P.  of  I.  lodge,  the 
tenor  of  which  was  to  make it binding 
on  its  members  to  patronize  only  the 
P. of  I.  store.  But  that was  a little too 
unAmerican  for  liberty-loving  members 
to swallow,  as it is too  well 'known that 
our  regular  merchants  can  and do fur­
nish  goods  cheaper  than  the P.  I.  con­
cern;  and our  farmers’  wives  are  fully 
aware of  the  fact  that  they do  not  get 
the big prices  for  their  butter and eggs 
they did  before  the  10 per cent,  scheme 
was put into practical effect.”

Ed. Hayward, the  Casnovia  Patron  of 
Industry, is boasting that  he  gave  T h e 
T ra d esm a n  office  a 
lively  “turning 
over,” as  he  expresses  it,  on  the  occa­
sion  of  a  recent visit.  Mr.  Hayward’s 
statement is in keeping with  the facts of 
the  case.  His  profanity  drove  the  fe­
male employes out  of  the office,  and the 
filthy pool of  tobacco  juice  left  on  the 
floor rendered  necessary the  application 
of a  barrel  of water  to  make  the office 
habitable.  The next time the gentleman

visits  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   office  he  will 
oblige  the  inmates  by  standing within 
convenient distance of the gutter.

Evart  Review:  “Stevens  &  Farrar 
made  an  assignment  last  Saturday  to 
Wolf Bros., for the  benefit of  their cred­
itors.  The assets and  liabilities will not 
be  far  apart, it  is  thought, though  the 
assets are nominally much  larger.  The 
largest creditor is  Fletcher, Jenks & Co., 
of  Detroit, whose  account  foots  up  to 
83,200,  the  balance  being 
in  small 
amounts,  all being  outside parties.  The 
firm was under  contract to sell  to the P. 
of I.”

Hastings Democrat:  “A good  story is 
told of one of  the P.  of  I.  stores  in  this 
county.  The institution  is a small one, 
and, of  course,  purchases  small  bills of 
goods,  a  large  portion  of  which  pass 
through  the  hands  of  Hastings  mer­
chants.  A few days since,  a P.  of I.  was 
in a hardware store  in  this  city and in­
quired the  price  of  a  certain  make  of 
ax.  He was told 81. 
‘Why,’  said he,  ‘I 
am a Patron  of  Industry,  and I recently 
purchased an ax just  like  this  one  and

paid 81.10  for it.’  We  can  inform the 
Patron that  his  dealer  lived  up  to  his 
contract in  this  instance,  as  he  bought 
the ax of  the  Hastings  hardware  store 
for 81  and  only charged  the  allotted  10 
per cent,  advance.  There  is  a point to 
this.”

Cadillac  News:  “Eighty  dollars  was 
sent from Reed  City to Port  Huron,  last 
week,  to  pay  the  current  dues  of  the 
farmers of  that vicinity to  the managing 
officers  of 
the  Patrons  of  Industry. 
There is some benefit  attached to the or­
ganization,  after  all,  isn’t  there ?  A 
benefit is a benefit,  you  know,  even if  it 
has a  string  attached to it that is always 
pulled in one  direction.  Port  Huron  is 
the  headquarters of  two  or  three  other 
organizations.  The first found the head­
quarters  business  profitable.  Then  a 
second  was  started,  and  it  paid  better 
than  hard  work.  Now,  another  hails 
from  the  same  town.  Do  you  see  the 
point ?  Think of  that 880  and  the dues 
that must be going  into  the  place  from 
other counties,  and it may brighten  your 
discernment.”

Wholesale Drice  Current•

ACIDUM.

Aceticum...................
Benzoicum  German..
Boracic 
.....................
Carbolieum................
Citricum.....................
Hydrochlor................
Nitrocum 
..................
Oxaiicum...................
Phosphorium dil........
Salicylieum................. 1
Sulphuricum...........-
Tannicum.................... 1
Tartaricum..................

8®   10 
80@1  00 on
40®  45 
50®  55 
3®  5
10®   12 
10®   12 
20
40@1  80 
13Í®  5 
40®1  60 
40®  43

a m m o n ia.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg................. 
3®  *>
18  deg................. 
4®  6
Carbonas  ..................... 
jl@ J"
Chloridum...................   1*© 14

a n il in e .

Black................................2 ®*&2 25
Brown...........................   ®)@1
Red 
Yellow............................. 2 50®3 00

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

 

 

 

45© 50

BAGCAE.

Cubeae (po. 1  60...............1 85®2 00
Xantnoxylum...............  25® 30

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba........................   70®
Peru.........................  @1 30
Terabin, Canada  ........   45® 50
T o lutan.......................  4°© 45

c o r t e x .

Abies,  Canadian..........
Cassiae  ........................
Cinchona Flava  ..........
Euonvmus  atropurp... 
Myrica  Cerífera, po....
Prunus Virgin!.............
Quillaia,  grd................
Sassafras  ...........
Ulmus Po (Ground 12).
e x t r a c t u m .

Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...  24®
po...........  351©
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11® 
is ..............   13®
2 s .............  16®
FERRUM.

“  . 
“ 
« 

xbonate Precip........  @
trate and Quima—   @3
trate  Soluble........  ®
rrocyanidum Sol;... 
lut  Chloride....M..  @
lphate,  com’l ..........1>4@
“ 
pure.............  @

14®
A rnica................
Anthemis...................   3U©
M atricaria..................  30®

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

Barosma 
 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-
„veu, ....... 
Salvia  officinalis,  54s
and  54s.....................  *6®
UraUrsi.........................  3®

16®
g g

g u m m i.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Acacia,  1st  picked..^  ®1

....
2d 
....
3d 
• sifted sorts...
po.
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 601.

®
75@1
50®
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®
“  Socotri, (po.  60).  @
Catechu, Is, (54s, 14 54s,
16).............................  ®
Ammoniae..................
<®
Assafoetida, (po. 30)... 
Benzoinum..................  ¿0®
Camphor®...................   65®
Euphorbium  po  ........   35®
Galbanum...................   ®
Gamboge,  po...... .—   80®
Guaiacum, (po. 55) —   ®
Kino,  (po.  25).............  ©
M astic........................  ©i

Shellac  ...........•.........   25®
“ 
bleached........  27@
Tragacanth................   30®
herba—In ounce packages

Absinthium........
Eupatorium........
Lobelia................
Majorum.............
Mentha  Piperita.
“  V ir........
Rue......................
Tanacetum, V —
Thymus,  V..........

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat.............     55®
Carbonate,  P at...........  20®
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20® 
Carbonate, Jenningö..  35®

OLEUM.

Absinthium.....................5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
A nisi................................1 90@2 00
Auranti  Cortex..........  @2  50
Bergamii  ................... 2 80@3 25
Cajiputi......................   90@1  00
Caryophylli..................... 1  35@1 40
Cedar  ..........................   35®
Chenopodii  — :........   @1
Cinnamonii..........................1 35@1
Citronella...................  
_®
Conium  Mac..............   35®  65
Copaiba............................1  20@1 30
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  ....................1  60@1  75
Juniperl......................   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
OUve................................ 1  25@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. .35)  10®  12
R icini...............................1  24®1 36
Rosmarin!............. 
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce..............   @6 00
Succini........................  40®  45
Sabina........................  90@1  00
Santal  ........................3 50®7 00
Sassafras.....................  50®  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce—   ®  65
Tiglfi...........................  ®1  50
Thyme........................  40®  50
opt  ................  ®  60
Theobromas................  15®  20
Bi Carb........................  15®  18
Bichromate................  13®  14
Bromide......................   37®  40

POTASSIUM.

“ 

Carb.............................  12®  15
Chlorate,  (po. 18)........  16@  18
Cyanide......................   50®  55
Iodide......................... 2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  33®  35 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass Nitras, opt......  
8®  10
Potass Nitras..............  
7®  9
Prussiate.....................  25@  28
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

RADIX.

“ 

20®  25 
25®  30 
15®  20 
©  25 
20®  50 
10@   12 
16®  18
®  40 
15®  20 
15®  20 
25@2 35 
18®  20 
30®  35 
®  35 
15®  18 
75@1  00 
@1  75 
75@1  35 
48®  53 
@  20 
40®  45 
60®  65 
®  40 
@  20 
10®   12
@  aï 
©  25 
15®  20 
10®  15 
22®  25

Aconitum...................
Althae.........................
Anchusa .....................
Arum,  po....................
Calamus......................
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15).. 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 45).....................
Hellebore,  Ala,  po —
Inula,  po.....................
Ipecac,  po................... 2
Iris  plox (po. 20@22)..
Jalapa,  p r...................
Maranta,  Hb..............
Podophyllum, po........
Rhel.............................
cut......................
pv........................
Spigelia......................
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..
Serpentaria.................
Senega  ........................
Similax, Officinalis,  H 
M
Scillae, (po. 35)...........
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
dus,  po.....................
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
German...
Zingiber a ...................
Zingiber  j ..............
SEMEN.
..  @ 15
Anisum,  (po.  20).. 
Apium  (graveleons)..  10@  12
Bird, Is......................  
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)............. 
8®  12
Cardamon.................. 1  00@1  25
Corlandrum................  10®  12
Cannabis Sativa........ 3)4® 
4
Cydonium...................   75@1  00
Chenopodium  ...........   10®  12
Dipterix Odorate.......1  75®1  85
Foeniculum................  @  15
Foenugreek,  po.......... 
6®  8
L in i.............................4  @ 4)4
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 4-  )...  4J4@ 4)4
Lobelia.......................   35@  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3)4© 4)4
R apa........................... 
6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu.............  8©  9
Nigra...........   11®  12

‘‘ 

“ 

1 

“ 
“ 
“ 

 
“ 

Frumenti, W., D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F. R ........1  75@2 00
10@1 50
Juniperis  Co. O. T— 1 75@1 75
..............1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............ 1 75@6 50
Vini Oporto................. 1 
Vini  Alba.................... 1 

25@2 00
25@2 00

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage................... 2 25@2  50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ..................
2  00 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
1  10
wool  carriage..........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage...................
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ........................
Hard for  slate  use —
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se ...........................

1  40

SYRUPS.

Accacia................................  50
Zingiber  ..............................   50
Ipecac...................................   60
Ferri Iod..............................   50
Auranti  CorteB.....................  50
50
Rhei  Arom
Similax  Officinalis............  60
Co.
50 
50
Senega .........................
Scillae...................................  50
50
T olutan................................  50
Prunus  virg.........................   50

Co.

TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum Napellis R ..........  60
50
“  
60 
Aloes............................
60
and myrrh........ .
A rnica.................................   50
Asafoetida.............................  50
Atrope Belladonna..............   60
Benzoin...............................     60
“  Co...........................:.  50
Sanguinaria..........................  50
Barosma..............................   50
Cantharides..........................  75
Capsicum.............................  50
Cardamon...........".................  75
C o ........................  75
Castor...................................1 00
Catechu................................  50
Cinchona.............................  50
Co...........................  60
Columba..............................   50
Conium................................  60
Cubeba..................................  50
D igitalis..............................   50
Ergot.....................................  50
G entian................................  50
Co.............................  60
Gualca.................................   50
amrnon.....................  60
Zingiber..............................   50
Hyoscyamus........................  50
Iodine........................ 
  75
Colorless...................   75
Ferri  Chloridum.................   35
S in o .....................................  50
Lobelia.................................   50
Myrrh...................................   50
Nux  Vomica........................  50
O pii.......................... 
85
“  Camphorated.............  50
“  Deodor.........................2 00
Auranti Cortex.....................  50
Quassia................................  50
Rhatany  ........................  ...  50
Rhei......................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol...................   50
Co...............  50
Serpentaria..........................  50
Stramonium........... .............  60
Tolutan................................  60
V alerian..............................   50
Veratrum Veride..................  50

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

 

 

 

I 
“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.
26®  28 
Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F.
u  A IT
Ti 
4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen........................2)4® 3)4
ground,  (po.
7)..............................
Annatto......................   55®  60
Antimoni, po.............. 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60

11 

“ 

“ 

Antipyrin ...'...............l  35@1  40
Antifebrin..................   @  25
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  ©  68
Arsenicum.................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......   38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N .............2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is,  ()4s
11;  Ha,  12) , .............  @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
p o .............................  @1  75
Capsici  Fructus, af...  @  18
“ 
po....  @ 16
“  B po.  @  14
Caryophyllus,  (po.  28)  23®  25
Carmine,  No. 40.........   ®3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera  Flava.................   28®  30
Coccus........................  ©  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  15
Centraría.....................  @  10
Cetaceum...................   @  35
Chloroform................  50®  55
squibbs ..  @1  00
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  50@1  75
Chondrus...................  20®  25
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15®  20 
German  4®  10 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ........................  ©  60
Creasotum.................   ©  50
Creta,  (bbl. 75)...........   ©  2
“  Prep................... 
5®  5
“  precip................  8®  10
Rubra................  ©  g
Crocus........................  35©  38
Cudbear......................   ©  24
Cupri Sulph................  8®  9
Dextrine..................... 
io@  12
Ether Sulph................  68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  @  8
‘ 
po...................   @  6
Ergota,  (po.)  60 ..........  50©  55
Flake  White..............   12®  15
G alla...........................  ©  23
Gambier......................   7 )4@  8)4
Gelatin,  Cooper..........  ©  90
“ 
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint,  75  & 10 per 
cent, by box 70 less
Glue,  Brown..............  
9©  15
“  White................  13®  25
Glycerina...................   22®  25
Grana Paradis!...........   ©  15
Humulus.....................  25®  40
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  95 
“  Cor ....  ©  85
Ox Rubrum  @1  05
Ammoniati..  @1  15
Unguentum.  45©  55
Hydrargyrum.............  ©  80
Ichthyobolla, Am...... 1  25@1  50
Indigo.........................   75@1  00
Iodine,  Resubl............ 3 7E@3 85
Iodoform.....................  @4  70
LupuHn......................   85@l  00
Lycopodium..............   55©  60
M acis..........................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararglod..................  ©  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
134)...........................   2®  3
Mannia,  S. F ..............   45®  50
Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .2 85©3  10 
85@3 10

C. C o.........................2 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

“ 
“ 
“ 

‘‘ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Moschus  Canton........  @  40
Myristica,  No. 1.........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  ©  10
Os.  Sepia.....................  30®  32
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co ............................  @2 00
Picis  Liq, N.  C., )4 gal
doz  .........................   @2 00
Picis Liq., q u arts......   @1  00
pints..........  @  70
Pil Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  ©  50
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 18
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  35
Pix  Burgun................  @ 
7
Plumbi A cet..............   14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac etopii..l  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........   30®  35
8®  10
Quassiae..................... 
Quinia, S. P. & W ......   44®  49
S.  German__   37@  47
Rubia  Tinctorum.......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactis pv..  © 3 5
Salacin......................... l 
Sanguis  Draconis......   40®  50
Santonine  .................   @4  50
Sapo,  W......................   12®  14
‘  M........................ 
8®  10
©  15 
Seidlitz  Mixture........
@  25 
Sinapis.......................
@  18 
opt...................
®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes........................  @  35
Snuff .Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).  ,   11®  12 
Soda  et Potass T art...  30®  33
Soda Carb...................  
2® ZH
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
“  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 05).............................  @2 15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......  @1  10
Sulphur, Subí...............2M@ 3)4
Tamarinds.................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae..............   50@  55
Vanilla..
................9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph................ 
7®  8
Bbl.  Gal

“  Roll................ 2)4® 3

OILS.

G.

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faints. 

Whale, winter...........  70
Lard,  extra................  55
Lard, No.  1................  45
Linseed, pure raw __  61
Lindseed,  b o iled__   64
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................   50
Spirits Turpén tine....  49
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............1%  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__1$£  2@4
Ber........1&  2@3
“ 
Putty,  commercial__ 2)¿  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure.......2)4  2%@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ........................... 
13@16
Vermilion,  English___  75@80
Green,  Peninsular.......   70@75
Lead,  red...............  @734
“  white  „ .......  @7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’.........  @90
1  00 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff........................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1  00@1 20
No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1 10@1  20
Extra Turp.................1  60@1  70
Coach  Body...............2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp F n m ....... 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Torp..........................  70®  75

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'  W hiskies,  Brandies,

Gins,  W ines,  Bums.

W e are  SolegAgents  in  Michigan  for  W . D. & Oon 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

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I  ^W hisky and Druggists’ Favorite

Rye  W hisky.

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

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

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toltine  Í Perkins  Drug  Be,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

FR U IT Headquarters  for  Oranges, 

Lemons,  Bananas,  Nuts,  Pea­
nuts, Figs, Dates,  Oitron, etc. 

T he  P u tn a m   C an d y  Co.

Ask  for  Price  List.

WHO  U RG ES  YOU

T O  

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R indge, 

BertscE &  Co.,

MICHIGAN  AGENT  SEOS  THE  BOSTON  RUBBER  SHOE  CO.

T H E   F X JB lL iIO !

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

Leader »

complete  stock  of  seeds 

We  respectfully  call  your  attention 
to the fact  that  we  carry the most 
in 
Send
for  oiir  wholesale  price 
catalogue

Western  Michigan. 

and 

list 

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ONION  SETS, E

In  fact,  everything

our  line  at  lowest 

market  values.

before  buying

Clover, 
Timothy, 
Red  Top, 
Etc., 
Ete.

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Brown’s  Seed  Store,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Nelson, 

M atter 
&  Co.,

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Fornitore.

See  w hat  they can  do 

for  you.

The Michigan Tradesman

THE  LUNATIC’S  STORY.

A  Sketch in the  Life  of  a  Shoe  Manu­

facturer.

From Puck.
He was picked up in the streets, crazy, 
and sent to the asylum. 
It was impossi­
ble to tell who or what he was. 
Indeed,- 
he had  forgotten  his  own  identity and 
believed himself  to be  Grand  Powwow 
Powderly.  The insanity expert who had 
charge of his case  assumed that he was a 
poor workingman, crazed  by misfortune.
“Mr.  Powderly”  was  a  mystery  for 
several months, but the careful attention 
of  the  doctor  was  rewarded,  and  at 
length reason was restored.  Shortly aft­
erward the doctor said to him:
“ 1 should like to hear your story, for I 
have always  had  the  profoundest  sym­
pathy for the downtrodden  son  of  toil.” 
A  grin  wrinkled  “Mr.  Powderly’s” 
face as he  said:
“All right.  I’ll tell  you a story of  the 
poor,  oppressed  workingman  that  will 
I was  a clerk  in  a 
make your hair curl. 
shoe store, and had two  thousand dollars 
in cash, when an idea occurred to me.  It 
was an  improvement  in  the  making of 
shoes which added immensely to the com­
fortableness of the shoe.  Well, I started 
a shop to show off my idea.  Not being  a 
shoemaker myself, I had to hire practical 
workmen;  and,  as all of  them  belonged 
to a union,  I paid  regular  union  prices. 
One thousand dollars of  my money went 
for material and  outfits,  and  my surplus 
was soon  exhausted  in  the  payment of 
salaries.
“My returns so  far were not  sufficient 
to meet expenses,  but my shoe was popu­
lar.  For  the next  six  months it was  a 
desperate race,  and  1  had  to  go in debt 
for my personal  expenses. 
1 wore  old, 
shabby clothes, and  often  went without 
a square meal.  My men meantime were 
well dressed and entirely free  from care. 
I, on the contrary, was  pursued  by cred­
itors until I  could  hardly look  anybody 
in the face.
“After a year  of  this  dog’s  life, I hit 
upon a lucky thing.  I found that I could 
buy, from a certain establishment, ready­
made soles for about one-fourth the price 
I could  make  them  at. 
I  introduced 
them  accordingly,  and  found  I  could 
make  25  per  cent, more  shoes  on  the 
same outlay than  before. 
In  a  year  I 
had made  money enough  to  pay all  my 
debts, and I  saw the  chance  of  a  good 
living before me.
“But  now  the  Shoemakers’  Union 
learned that I dared to make money,  and 
great  indignation  prevailed.  So  I  was 
notified that I must quit using the patent 
ready-made  sole,  or  that I must  pay my 
men by the  shoe, and  pay as  much as if 
they had made the  sole  themselves.  In 
other  words,  I was to  pay them  for  the 
privilege  of  using  a  sole  that  I  had 
already paid for.
“Submit?  Of  course.  All  the  shoe­
makers  in  town belonged  to  the Union. 
But  my shoes  were  so  well  liked  that 
even  thi#  did  not  down  me, and I still 
managed to make a bare living.
“Meantime the Union was not sleeping. 
Special rules were invented to eat up my 
little profits.  I did a good deal of  mend­
ing,  and  the  Union  decided  that  any 
patch  put  on  a  shoe  was  the  same  as 
making an entirely new  shoe,  and  must 
be paid accordingly.
“If  a man  wanted a buckle  on a shoe,
I not only had to provide the buckle,  but 
to pay the  shoemaker  who put it on the 
shoe  the  price  of  making  the  buckle. 
Every few  months  a  new  rule  was  in­
vented  for  my concern,  until I was pay 
more for making a shoe than 1 could
sell it foi'*
“One  night,  five  years  after I had be­
gun business,  I summed up the result.  I 
had furnished a new idea and $2,000 cap­
ital;  had  given  employment,  at  good 
wages,  to  an  average  of  a  dozen  men; 
had slaved  night and day,  had gone like 
a  beggar  half  the  time,  and  had  even 
starved awhile;  had  sunk all my capital, 
was $2,000  in  debt,  and  had  just  about 
enough stock on hand to square up.
“Next morning the  foreman waited on 
me with a demand  for  increased  wages. 
I refused.  There  was  a  strike.  I  was 
boycotted,  bulldozed,  threatened,  pur­
sued and asi aulted.  The press spoke of
the  affair  as  another effort of  capital to 
lift  its  mailed  hand  against  the  poor 
workingman.  I was  glad to make*an as­
signment and  go crazy.  And all I ask is 
to be allowed to pass the rest of  my days 
in peace in the lunatic asylum.

fining  Sugars.

The Bauder  Electric  Process  of  Re­
This  invention, which  has  been  pat­
ented in France  and  England as well as 
in  this  country,  is so remarkable  in  its 
claims  that  we  give to it a considerable 
space.  The processes  which  have  been j 
heretofore used in refining sugar are of a 
slow,  difficult  and  expensive  nature. 
Whatever  chemical  or  mechanical  pro­
cesses  are  employed,  the  following op­
erations  have  to  be  performed:  First, 
dissolving or melting  the  sugar;  second, 
clarifying  the  same;  third,  filtering and 
discoloring;  fourth,  boiling;  fifth, clean­
ing;  sixth,  bleaching,  and  seventh, dry­
ing the same.
This  invention  consists, in its general 
outlines, in a process  of  refining  sugar 
by subjecting  the  mass in a dry state to 
the action of  steam,  so as to moisten and 
heat  the  same,  and  to  the  bleaching 
action  of  ozone  generated  by  electric 
sparks  passed  through  the  moistened 
mass,  while  the  same is simultaneously 
rotated in a centrifugal machine,  so as to 
drain off  the  syrup.  After  the  bleach­
ing  action  is  completed,  the  mass  is 
crushed,  bolted and  moistened,  and then 
pressed into suitable shape.
In  this  process of  refining  sugar, the 
sugar is taken in crystallized condition as 
it is delivered  by  the  planter,  and  first 
thoroughly  ventilated  by  forcing  air 
through, the  same,  for removing thereby 
adhering  dust  and other impurities.  If 
the crystals  in  the sugar are of  medium 
size, they are left as  they are;  but if  the 
crystals  are  of  a  larger  size,  they  are 
crushed so as to reduce them to a smaller 
size. 
For  this  purpose  an  ordinary 
crusher is used  without  reference to the 
larger or smaller  size of  the  crystals  or 
of  the powder in the same.  The mass of 
sugar is next transferred to a centrifugal 
apparatus  provided with a steam-jacket, 
which  communicates by a pipe,  having a 
regulating stopcock,  with the rotary per­

forated  basket  of  the  machine.  The 
steam  may be of  high  or  low  pressure.
If  the  pressure  does  not  exceed six at­
mospheres, the  mass of  sugar is put into 
the  centrifugal  machine  in  a  perfectly 
dry state,  as  the  moisture  produced  by 
the steam is  sufficient for  the  bleaehing 
operation.  If  steam  of  higher  pressure 
is  used,  the  mass  of  sugar  has  to  be 
moistened  to  the  .required degree by an 
atomizer,  so  as  to  compensate  for  the 
more or  less  dry condition of  the steam.
The centrifugal machine is  closed by a 
hermetically fitting  cover,  which is pro­
vided  with  means  for  supporting  the 
electrodes  that  are  connected  by  con­
ducting  wires  with  a  dynamo  electric 
machine or other suitable source of  elec- j 
tricity.  The  ends  of  the  electrodes, or 
poles,  are arranged at a greater or smaller 
distance  from  each  other  according  to 
the intensity of  the current employed,  so 
as to obtain a constant spark between the 
poles.  The  cover  also serves to  tightly 
close  the  centrifugal  machine,  so as to 
maintain the high  temperature imparted 
by the  steam-jacket and  steam to the in­
terior of the centrifugal machine.  After 
the mass of  sugar  has been placed in the 
basket  of  the  centrifugal  machine,  the 
same is rotated  and  the  mass  first sub­
jected for about ten minutes to the action 
of  steam,  which  has  for  its  object not 
only  to  purify the sugar to a certain ex­
tent,  but  also to moisten it and  prepare 
it for the action of  the  electric  current.
The  joint action of the heat and moist­
ure on the crystallized  sugar  places  the 
same  in a better condition to be acted on 
by  the  ozone  generated  by the  electric 
current,  while  the  mass in its dry state 
would  only very indifferently respond to 
the bleaching action of  the ozone.  When 
the mass  is  properly heated  and  moist­
ened, the electric  current is permitted  to 
pass  between  the  electrodes  at  the  in­
terior  of  the  centrifugal  machine,  the 
current being maintained for about forty 
minutes,  either  continuously  or  inter- 
mittingly,  for a longer  or  shorter  time, 
according to the  pressure  of  the  steam; 
but it has to be stopped at least  ten min­
utes before interrupting  the  current and 
stopping the  centrifugal machine.
The  strength  of  the  electric  current 
varies  according  to  the  quality  to  be 
treated  and  the  speed  with  which  the 
operation is to be carried out.  When the 
draining of  the  mass  by the  centrifugal 
action of  the machine  is  completed,  the 
sugar  crystals  are  obtained  in  refined 
state, while the  syrup has  been  drained 
off.  This  syrup  undergoes  a  separate 
treatment,  which  will be described here­
in after.  The  refined  crystals  are then 
removed  from  the  centrifugal  machine 
and  submitted  to  a  crushing  action  by 
means  of  a  crushing  mill  of  any  ap­
proved  construction.  As  by the  crush­
ing action  some  pulverized sugar is pro­
duced,  the  crushed  crystals are  passed 
through  a  bolting  machine,  having  a 
bolting cloth of  silk or metallic  gauze.
The crushed  and  bolted  sugar is then 
moistened moderately with filtered water 
by means of  an atomizer,  and  then  sub­
mitted to pressure.  In this condition the 
mass  of  sugar  can  be  moulded  into 
various  sizes  and  shapes,  so as to  form 
either plain or perforated blocks or cones 
or small cubes like the ordinary lumps in 
use.  These  blocks  or  pieces  are  next 
subjected  to  heat  for  a  greater  or less 
length of  time,  according  to  the size of 
the same, which imparts to them the dry­
ness and hardness of ordinary fine sugar. 
The sugar can also be sold  directly after 
being crushed  and  bolted,  in which case 
the buyer can afterward  subject it to the 
moistening,  compressing  and  moulding 
operations.  After  completing  the  fore­
going  operations,  there  remains 
the 
syrup  and  the  powder  obtained  by the 
same, for further  treatment.  These two 
substances  may be  united  in  such pro­
portions as to  obtain a thick  mass  com­
posed of  unrefined  portions  (syrup) and 
refined  parts  (powder).  This  mass  is 
transferred  to  the  centrifugal  machine 
and subjected to the  moistening, bleach­
ing  and  draining  operations  before de­
scribed,  which  will  be  continued until 
tjie syrup is exhausted.  The  syrup  and 
the  powder  can  also  be added to a new 
quantity  of  sugar,  provided  the  syrup 
does  not  contain  more  moisture  than 
would  be  supplied  by  the  steam. 
If. 
after  passing  through  the  different op 
erations, the residue of  the syrup should 
contain impurities, it may be  clarified by 
the  process  employed  by refiners.  The 
thus  clarified  syrup  is  then  converted 
into crystals in a centrifugal  machine by 
mixing  it  with  powdered 
sugar  or 
crushed  sugar.  The  crystals  thus  ob­
tained will  then  be  again  submitted to 
the refining operation  before  described.
The  different  steps  which  together 
form  this  process  can  also  be  applied 
directly  (instead  of  sugar  already  crys­
tallized)  to  the  mass  of  sugar  before 
crystalization,  by introducing  the  same 
into  the  centrifugal  machine  and  sub­
jecting  it  to  the  different  steps of  the 
process.  In this manner the only opera­
tion  which  is  now  performed  twice— 
namely,  the draining off  of  the syrup by 
centrifugal operation, which is done first 
by the manufacturer  and  then  again in 
refining—can be performed in one opera­
tion.
The  advantages  of  this  process  are 
that, instead of  employing the  wet  pro­
cess  and  the  many  complicated  opera­
tions  which it requires,  the  sugar is re­
fined  by a dry  process,  which  requires 
but  three  or  four  operations  of  great 
simplicity.  The sugar is refined without 
destroying  the  crystals,  whereby  the 
plant  required  is  greatly simplified and 
rendered  much  less  costly.  The  time 
required  for  refining  sugar by this pro 
cess  is  reduced  to  a  few  hours,  while 
heretofore  it  has  taken  from  fifteen to 
twenty days.  The refining operation can 
also  be  accomplished  directly  by  the 
planter  without  being  carried  out 
special refining establishments.

Medical  Women.

There are over 3,000 medical women in 
the United States, whose  income  is  said 
to range from $5,000  to  $20,000  a  year. 
The number  is  also  steadily increasing, 
so that  in  time we  shall  probably have 
as many female as male physicians.

It  has  been  decided  by  a  Montreal 
judge that it is illegal  to try to  collect  a 
debt anywhere else than  at  the  home  of 
the  debtor,  and that to ask on the  street 
for money that is due, constitutes  an  as­
sault.  Montreal must  be  as  pleasant a 
place for debtors as it is for boodle aider- 
men and swindlers generally.

We carry a full line in stock and  guarantee  terms and prices as good as any house 

selling the line.  Correspondence solicited.

IS.  14  AND  16  PEARL  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

EGG  CASES  &  FIEBERS.

Having taken the agency for Western and Northern  Michigan  for the LIMA 
EGG  CASES  and  FILLERS,  we  are  prepared to offer same to the trade  in any 
quantity.
Less than 100.
Lots of 100. 
No.  1—30-doz. Cases, complete..................................................   33  c. 
35c.
No. 1—Fillers,  per set.................................................. .............   9>£c. 
10c.
Parties ordering Fillers have to buy one Case with every 10  sets  of  Fillers  (no 
broken cases sold),making 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 St., Grand Rapids.
P E R K I N S   &   H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  182  and  184  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS. MICHIGAN.

WE  CABBY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOB MILL  USE-

Grand  Rapids,  Mich•

MANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  IN

R oad

B o g g i n g  

Delivery 
Pleasure

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SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE.

A.  E.  BROOKS  &  CO.,
P ure  Candies.

WHOLESALE  MANUFACTURERS  OF

The  Onlg JMse in the  Slate whiGh Pills Goods Up  NE f  WEIGHT.

NO  CHARGE  FOR  PACKAGES.

CODY  BLOCK,  158  EAST  FULTON  ST„

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

A.  H I M E S ,

Shipper and Retail Dealer in 

LehighlialleyGoalGo.’s  I 

Office, 54  Pearl St. Grand Rapids, Mich. 

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THE  ABOVE  COMPANY’S  COAL IN  CAR  LOTS  ..ALWAYS 

SHIPMENT.

DETROIT SOAP CO.

Manufacturers of the following well-known brands:

QUEEN  ANNE, 
TRUE  BLUE,

MOTTLED  GERMAN, 
AND
PHOENIX, 

SUPERIOR,

ROYAL  BAR, 
MASCOTTE, 
OTHERS.

CZAR, 

CAMEO J

For quotations in single box lots,  see  Price  Current.

quantities,  address,

.  G r.  J t ± j \  W I y 1 N \ S ,   lo ck  b o x  173, 

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Salesman for Western Michigan,

g r a n d   r a p id s.

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D I R E C T I O N S  

We nav* cooked the corn in this can 
sufficient!} 
Should  be . Thoroughly
Warmed (net cooked) adding  pieee  ot 
ter (size of hen’s egg*) and gul 
of fresh  milk  (preferable  t6  water.)
Season to suit when on the table. None 
genuine unless bearing the signature of
Davenport  Gannir* (fo,

D a v en p o rt,  la .

A T   T H I S

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Having stood the test of time and the  battle  of  competition  and 
come  off  victorious,  we  have  no hesitation  in  recommending  to  the 
trade our line of

Our Leader  Cigars,

Qifr Leader  Smoking,

Odr Leader Fine  Gilt, 

.

Odr Leader Baking  Powder,
Olir  Leader  SaleraWs,

Olir  Leader  Brooms.

WHICH  ARE  NOW

L E A D E R S 

IN  FACT

In hundreds of stores throughout the State. 

If  you  are not handling these goods, 

send  in  sample  order  for  the  full  line and see how your 

trade in these goods will increase.

m m .
CCIDEHT]

I.  M.  CEA.RK  &  SON.

C U R T IS S   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE

Paper  Warehouse.

BINDEBS’  TWINE, WOOL  TWINE, 
ROPE,  ETC.
Houseman  Block,

LATH  TWINE,  HAY
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

K.  BOLLES. 

S. 
K . H ollos  &  Co.,
W h o le sa le   C igar  D ealers.

77  CANAL,  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

,E-  B-  DIKEMAN

(6 T O S S   U P ! ”

W e  w ill  forfeit  $1,000  if the  “TOSS  U F’ 
Cigar  is  not  a  Clear  Long  Havana  Filler  of 
excellent quality,  equal  to  more  than  the  aver­
age ten cent cigars on the market.

Ionia P an ts & O verall Co.

E. D.  Voorhees,  Manager.

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Pants,  Overalls,  Goals,  M e ls,  Shirts,

Warranted  Not to Rip.

Fit Guaranteed.

Workmanship  Perfect.

Mr. Voorhees’ long experience in the manufacture of  these  goods  enables him 
to turn out a line especially adapted to the  Michigan  trade.  Samples  and  prices 
sent on application.

IONIA,  MICH.

H E S T E R   <&  F O X ,

M anufacturers’ Agents for

S A W  A 1TD G R IS T  M IL L  M A C H I N E R Y
S en d   for 
C atalo g u e  

P rices. ATLAS

ENGINE 
WORKS

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M ANUFACTURERS  OF

INDIANAPOLIS.  INO.,  U.  S.
STEAM EMINES&BOILERS.,,
FCtrry Engines and  Boilers in Stock [ 

for  immediate  delivery.

Saws, Belting  and  Oils.

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

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

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

Write for Prices. 

44,46 and 48 So. Division St., GRAND RAPIDS, MICH,

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CHARLES  B.  PEET,

President.

JAMES R. PITCHER,

Sec’y and Gen. Manager.
320 -324  Broadway,  Nei  York
(R0UL ifc
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Plumbing,

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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
Plum bers’  Supplies
184 East Filllon 81., Head  of Monroe

Telephone  No. 147.

21  Scritmer  Street,

Telephone No. 1109.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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IN  THE  PINE,  CEDAR, 
HEMLOCK AMD HARDWOOD
District« of Wisconsin and M 
igan  is  opened  by * th is  ne 
through  route  to 
the  Ea 
SPECIAL  ADVANTAGE 
to  PAKT1E8  WHO  Erect 
»nd  FAC
TO HIES.  Mill  machinery 
transported  F KEG.  Choice 
farming lands cheap—mostly on time.  Railway  Com­
pany pays cash for cordwood.  For  maps and  infor 
mation  address  LANK  DEPARTMENT  “800’ 
Railway»  Minneapolis. Minn.

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