VOL.  7.
REMPIS &  GALLMEYER,
F O U N D E R S

General  Jobbers and Manufacturers of 

Settees, Lawn  Vases,  Roof  Crestings,  Carriage 

Steps,  It 

g Posts and Stair Steps. 

54-56 Pi.  Front St. 
M ed iu m   C lover 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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lo w e s t  m a r k e t  v a lu e s  
at
The  Alfred  Bren  Seed  Store,

BROWN  BUILDING,  N. Div. St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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SEEDS!

Write  for  jobbing  prices  on 
Mammoth, Medium,  Alsyke  and 
Alfalfa Clover, Timothy, Orchard 
Grass,  Red  Top,  Blue  Grass, 
Field Peas. Beans,

APPLES

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O YSTERS

Will arrive  Sept.  3.  Let  your  orders 

come.  We quote:

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“  Standards............................ 23
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Choice Full Cream  Cheese,  8%c.

“  Dairy Butter, 16c.

Fresh  Laid
Choice 360 Lemons, $7.
Pure Cider Vinegar,  Full  Strength,  10c. 
Our  Mince  Meat,  Best  in Use, 6}£c lb. 

2-lb. Cans (usual weight), $1.50per doz.
I-lb.  “ 

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SEEDS!

If in want of Clover or Timothy, 
Orchard, Blue Grass, or Red Top, 
or, in  fact,  Any  Kind  of  Seed, 
send or  write to the

71  Canal  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.
W . T . I. A M O R E  A U X .

A.  SHKLEY.

W. C.  WILLIAMS.

A.  S.  BROOKS.
WILLIAMS,

SHBLBY

& BROOKS
Successors to

FARRAND,  WILLIAMS  &  C0., 

Wholesale  Druggists,

AT  THE  OLD  STAND.

Corner  Date»  and  Larned Streets, Detroit.
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written from the experience and  observation  of 
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131 S. Front St., W est End Pearl 8t. Bridge.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER 3,  1890.

NO.  3<)3.

A Grocer’s  Failing.

From the American Grocer.
I.

His goods are of the latest, and their quality  the 
straightest, and his trade is quite as booming 
as any merchant in the land;

Very few can  touch  his  prices on flour, teas or 
spices, and his sugar it is guiltless of a single 
grain of sand.

He is spry enough and  clever,  and  he  makes a 
strong  endeavor  to  anticipate  his  patrons 
with agility and dash;

But his nature  iB  too  trusting,  and  he’s on the 
point  of  busting;  for  he  always  gets  the 
credit and too seldom gets the cash.

n.

‘‘Only a Little  Chap.”

“I know,” said a G.  R. & 1. conductor, 
as he finished counting up and  lighted  a 
cigar,  “that  most  people call us a hard 
hearted  lot,  but  we’ve  got  to be, or at 
least  must  appear  to  be.  A  railroad 
company has little to do  with  sentiment 
and a great deal to do with business. 
1 
can’t afford to let people  ride  at  my ex­
pense, so what am I to  do?”

No remedy being suggested, he smoked 
away in silence for two or three minutes, 
and then continued:

“I didn’t  use  to  have  so  much heart 
about it,  always excusing myself  on  the 
plea of duty;  but one night  about  three 
years ago something happened which has 
kept my heart pretty soft  ever since. 
It 
was on the  run  out  of  Ft.  Wayne,  and 
when I came to  take up the fares 1 came 
across a woman and child.  She was pale- 
faced  and  poorly  clad,  and  she  had a 
world of trouble in her  face. 
I saw that 
in a general way,  but it was not my busi­
ness to pity her.  The child with her,  a 
boy of  seven or eight,  was lying back on 
the seat,  with her old shawl for a pillow. 
She offered  me  one  full-fare  ticket to a 
point about  forty  miles below,  but I de­
manded one for the boy.

“ ‘Please, sir,’  she  said,  ‘we  are  very 
poor, and he’s only a little chap, and I’m 
taking him home to die.’

“That  was  no  excuse,  and  1 plainly 
told  her  that  she  must  pay  for him or 
he’d have to get off. 
I  thought she was 
trying to beat his  way,  but in that 1 was 
mistaken.  It was a dark and rainy night 
and she’d never have got ready  to  leave 
the train at the  next  stop  if  she’d  had 
money to pay  for  the  boy. 
I felt a bit 
ashamed when I saw her  making  ready, 
and it hurt me to see her  lean  over  him 
and  both  cry together,  but  one  of  our 
men had  been  discharged only the week 
before  for overlooking a one-legged  sol­
dier  who  only  wanted  a  lift  for  ten 
miles.”

“And no one offered to  pay  the  boy’s 

“For a wonder,  no.  There  was a  full 
crowd in the car, but all seemed  to  look 
upon  the  pair with suspicion. 
I hated 
to  put  them  off,  and  1  was hoping the 
woman would make one more appeal and 
give me a show to back  water,  when  the
train ran into----- , and she  made  ready
to get  off.  The  least I could do was to 
help her with the boy. 
I picked him up 
and started to follow her out,  but  I  had 
scarcely taken notice  of  his  white  face 
and tear-wet cheeks  when  he  uttered  a 
shriek  of  fear,  straightened  out in my 
arms,  and  next  instant I knew I held a

corpse.  Yes sir,  the life went out of him 
in that cry,  and the mother turned on me 
with a look I can never forget, and cried:
“  ‘He’s dead!  He’sdead!  And you have 

killed him!’

“I don’t like to think of it,” whispered 
the conductor,  after a long  silence. 
“I 
had my month’s wages in my pocket, and 
I gave her  every  dollar  of  it,  and  the 
passengers  raised  as  much  more,  and 
when I left her with her dead at the next 
station,  I had done everything I possibly 
could,  but that didn’t  clear  me. 
I had 
been  too harsh and cold.  She  had  told 
me the truth and 1 had doubted her.  She 
had asked for mercy and  1  had  ordered 
her out into the night and the storm with 
a dying boy in her care.  She  has  never 
forgiven me and never will,  and try hard 
as I may I can never forgive myself.”

The  Sex Are  Queer.

There were four passengers of  us who 
got off at a country junction to wait  two 
hours  for  the  train  on the other line— 
two men and two women.  .  None  of  us 
had ever seen each  other  before.  The 
station was little better than a barn, with 
no house nearer than a quarter of a mile. 
The women gave each other  a  look  and 
entered  the  waiting  room,  where  they 
sat down as far apart as possible.

“Well, old boy,”  remarked the strange 

man to me,  “have a  smoke?”

“You  bet.”
And  in  five  minutes  we  were  well 
acquainted,  and  playiDg  eucher  under 
the shadow of a box car.  He didn’t take 
me for a thief  and I never suspected him 
of murder, and the two hours went by in 
a  hurry.

Not so in  the depot, however.  For the 
first half hour the two  women  glared  at 
each other.  Neither  would speak first. 
Each was afraid of the other.  One looked 
out into a turnip field  and the other into 
a swamp.  Now and then one or the other 
mustered  up  courage  to  approach  the 
door and look out,  but always  to  return 
to her seat again.  Only one had a watch. 
She consulted it every  five  minutes,  but 
the other dared not ask her what  time  it 
was.  As  an  offset,  however,  a wooden 
pail, half full of  warm water,  stood near 
her,  and though the other lady was dying 
for a drink  she  dared not go over to the 
pail.  One had a novel and the other had 
a bundle  of  shells  and  curiosities,  and 
they could have chatted  and  visited and 
read  and  had  a  good  time.  But they 
dared  not.  They  had  not  been intro­
duced.  What  an awful, awful thing  if 
they had spoken and  acted civilized,  and 
then one  had  found  out  that the other 
was only a hired girl!

Glass  Cloth.

From the Dry Goods Chronicle.
Glass  cloth  is  a  linen  cloth  usually 
woven  with  a  slight  open  pattern  of 
colored threads, and was used  originally 
as a toweling for  drying  fine  porcelain, 
glass, etc.  It is now employed as a back­
ground  for  fine  embroidery,  and  also 
represents a woven fabric made of threads 
of  glass,  which  is very pliable when ex­
tremely  thin.  The  fibers  are  bunched 
without twisting,  and the stuff  is  woven 
of these bunches or groups.

Grand  Rapids.

fare?”

T H E   ]V T T C T T IO  ATvT  T R A D E S M A N .

A VICTIM  TO  CIRCUMSTANCE.
“They’ve  got  a  boarder  down 

to 
Widow  Hale’s,”  my  Uncle  John  said, 
the  depths  of  a roller 
emerging  from 
towel  in the  kitchen;  “a  likely-looking 
man,  nearing thirty,  1 reckon.  He  hails 
from Bosting,  Sary;  p’rhaps  you  know 
him.”
“What is his name?”  was  my  natural 
inquiry.
“ Richard Wolfe. 
I spelled it  out  on 
his trunk.  He’s a doctor  chap,  I  heard 
’em say over to Ilale’s. 
1 declare,  Sary,
I  do  wish  you  would  perk  up  a little. 
You look as peaked to-night  as  you  did 
when you first came.”
“ 1 am tired,” 1 said, truthfully enough. 
“1  have  been  helping  Maggie  pickle 
cherries.”
“Sho, now!”  said my  uncle,  “you  let 
the  cherries  alone.  You was sent here 
to get strong after the  dre’ful  fever  you 
had,  and not to stew over  a  kitchen  tire 
in  June. 
’Tain’t  fair,  nuther,  seein’ 
your  pa’s  payin’ a  big  board  for  you, 
though he needn’t.”
“I know that,”  I said,  letting my tired 
head rest  on  my  uncle’s  broad  breast, 
while he stroked my hair  with  his  hard 
hand.  “I know you  love me and like me 
to be here;  but  papa  thinks  he has not 
the  same  claim  on  you  since  mother 
died.”
“Yes, yes.  Well,  we won’t talk about | 
it. 
“ We are only waiting for you.”
“ ‘We?’ ”
“Daisy Hale  came  over  to  spend the 
afternoon.  She told me they were going 
to have a boarder,  but  did not remember 
1 think it was a fit of shyness 
his name. 
that made her come over.”
For  I knew  that  Daisy  was shy,  very 
retiring in disposition,  and  totally unac­
quainted with the forms and  customs  of 
society.  She was very  pretty, with brown 
hair and  eyes,  and a fair, clear complex­
ion.  Two years before,  when I had spent 
a summer  at  Rye  Station,  Daisy  and I 
looked so much  alike  that  people  were 
sure we were related;  but that  was over. 
Since  that  1  had  been  prostrated  by a 
malignant  fever,  contracted 
in  North 
Carolina,  where I  went  with  papa  on a 
business trip.  For weeks I  lay at death’s 
door,  recovering  to  find  my face disfig­
ured by a deep  red  color over the entire 
surface,  my lovely  brown curls all  gone, 
and a crop of  stiff, dry  hair  in  place of 
them,  my  eyes  inflamed  and  sore, and 
every  vestige of prettiness gone.

Is supper most ready?”

My first act  on  recovery  was to write 
to  my  betrothed 
lover,  releasing  him I 
from our engagement;  my next,  to fly  to 
Rye  Hall, and hide  my  ugliness at Uncle 
John’s.
Uncle John  was my  mother’s  brother, 
and my own name was Sarah Smith;  but 
after my father had been four years dead, 
and I was still but a child six  years  old, 
my mother married Judge  Weyer,  and  1 
was better known  in  my  home  as  Sadie 
Weyer,  than  by  my  true  name. 
I was 
eighteen  when  my mother died,  and my 
own  father’s  property,  a  moderate for­
tune became mine.  But my step-father 
loved  me as fondly as he  loved  his  own 
three  children,  and  1 never  thought  of 
him as other than  “papa,” or  loved  him 
less than  1 had  loved my mother.
1 did not fear that any old friend would 
recognize  pretty Sadie  Weyer in  homely 
Sarah Smith,  but  my  heart  was  a  little 
troubled  when  I knew Richard Wolfe was I 
boarding within a stone’s throw of  Uncle 
John’s, and that, unless I returned to Bos­
ton,  I could  scarcely avoid  meeting him.
I-had never received any  reply  to  the 
note I  wrote releasing  him,  but  I  knew 
that he worshipped beauty, and had heard 
too much  sweet  flattery  from his lips to 
be willing to see them curl  in  disgust  at 
my altered appearance.  One wrench was 
better than  slow torture, so I severed the 
tie  that  bound  us,  and  fled  to  Uncle 
John’s, only  to  find,  three  weeks  later, 
that my old  lover  was to be an  inmate of 
the  next  farm,  liable  to  meet  me any 
hour of the day.
I have  been  told  many  times  that  I 
have  “more pluck than  patience,”  and  11 
fretted  to  have  the  first  meeting  over, 
bear the reproach of false faith  if  made, 
or rest secure if then* was no recognition.
it came  at  twilight, one perfect  sum­
mer evening.  1 was in the orchard pacing 
up  and  down  between  rows  of  peach I

trees,  laden  with  rosy-tinted  blossoms, 
when,  having turned from the end of the 
path  nearest  the  house,  as I was slowly 
walking back  to the other  end,  I  heard 
Daisy’s voice calling:

as  often 

“Sarah!  Please wait a minute!”
1 obeyed,  turning  slowly  to  face her, 
for surely, I heard a voice dear and famil­
iar say:

“What a beautiful orchard!”
My face was fully  exposed,  for  I  had 
discarded  my  hat  when  the  sun  went 
down,  but  when  Daisy  introduced Miss 
Sarah  Smith  to  Dr.  Wolfe,  both  bowed 
courteously,  and no one would ever have 
suspected these two had ever vowed eter­
nal  love  and  constancy  to  each other. 
Richard spoke to me  with  quiet,  gentle­
manly ease, commenting upon the beauty 
of the evening,  the grand sweep of  land­
scape from the  elevation  where we were 
standing, but there was no  ray of  recog­
nition in his eyes,  no touch of feeling  in 
his voice.  And I answered  in monosyl­
lables,  and told Daisy I had a cold,  when 
she noticed  how  hoarse  my  voice had be­
come.  We lingered in the orchard  until 
the moon  rose,  and I dropped out  of  the 
conversation 
as  possible, 
although  it  cut  me  to  the  heart to see 
how well  Richard  and  Daisy  seemed to 
understand each other.
As 1 watched them strolling homeward, 
Daisy’s brown curls wreathed with peach 
blossoms,  her  beauty  softened  by  the 
moonlight,  and  in  her eyes a shy happi­
ness 1 had  never  before seen,  I dropped 
upon a rustic seat under one of  the trees 
and buried all the undefined,  vague hope 
I  must unconsciously have  cherished. 
I 
had said, over and  over,  that my note  of 
dismissal  was  the  end  of  my life’s  ro­
mance,  but in  that  hour  of  bitterness 1 
knew myself  self-deceived. 
I knew that 
under  my  stern  self-renunciation there 
had been an  undercurrent of  hope  that, 
if Richard  ever  met  me,  he would hold 
me fast, even with  my scarred  face  and 
emaciated  form  to  mock  the  beauty of 
my youth  and  health.  And he had not 
recognized me.
Lying in  the shadow of the great trees, 
with the moonlight  glinting between the 
waving branches,  I  buried  my love, my 
hope, my youth itself, and over the grave 
I  breathed a fervent prayer for Richard’s 
happiness. 
1 was sure that it  was  not 
alone the  moonlight  that  had  made his 
face so deadly pale,  and that the  plea  of 
overwork  upon  which  his  summer vaca­
tion  was founded had also heart-ache and 
disappointment  to  aid 
in  the  broken 
health that made change of  air  a  neces­
sity.
It was very  late when  I  softly opened 
the kitchen door,  fastened  its  bolts,  and 
went to my own room.  Not a light  was 
burning in the house.  Uncle always re­
tired early, and our one servant rose and 
rested with the hens,  being rarely  visible 
after sunset,  but  vigorously  at  work by 
day-dawn.

1 slept but little, and  in  the  morning 
found I had a slight return of  the fever, 
headache and sore throat. 
It  was  not  a 
serious  illness  that  followed,  but  suffi­
cient for an excuse to keep in  my  room, 
and  I hailed it  as a friend,  since  it  took 
away the danger of meeting Richard.
Every day Daisy  came  to  see me, and 
every day  I noticed that  the  shy  happi­
ness in  her  soft  brown  eyes  was more 
and more apparent. 
I  drew  her  on to 
talk  of  Richard,  and  I  told  her I had 
known  friends  of  his  in  Boston,  who 
spoke most warmly in praise  of  him,  of 
his  great  professional  skill,  his  manly 
worth and  his high standing, socially and 
morally.
She was not  very frank with me,  nurs­
ing her sweet  secret  with shy reticence, 
as maidens will,  and yet letting me know 
enough  of  his  intentions to her  to lead 
me to hope  he  was  learning to love her 
sweet,  womanly  nature,  her  winsome 
beauty and her teuder,  loving heart.
lying  upon  my 
broad  lounge  by the  window,  planning 
and  hoping for these  young  lives,  as  if 
I had outlived  all  youth and  love  years 
ago.
One morning, when August was a week 
old.  Daisy came to tell me Dr.  Wolfe  was 
going to leave  Rye  .Station,  to return to 
Boston.  She sat beside me blushing and 
smiling,  her fingers  softly turning a new 
ring upon  the first finger of her left hand.

Oh,  how  old  I  felt, 

I  would  not  force  her  confidence,  but 
presently she said:
“Dr.  Wolfe  told me a secret  last  eve­
ning,  Sarah,  but I want  to  repeat  it to 
you.  1  know  it  will  be  safe  in  your 
keeping,  for I have  told  ydu  my secrets 
all my life.”
“It will be safe with me,” I said, keep­
ing my voice steady by a great effort.
“He  was  engaged to be married  to  a 
lady in Boston.”
“What was her  name?”
“He only told me her  Christian  name, 
‘Sadie.’  He told me she looked  like me, 
but I am  sure  she  was  prettier,  for  he 
talked  of  her  beauty as  if  he loved it. 
She  was  accomplished,  too,  and  sang 
beautifully.  He  must  have  loved  her 
very dearly,  for he spoke tenderly of her 
even in blaming her.”

“Why did he blame her ?”
“Because, having won his love,  having 
promised to  be  his  wife,  she  suddenly 
wrote to him from the  South,  where she 
was  traveling,  and  broke  her  engage­
ment,  giving  no  reason  for  her  false 
faith.”

“No reason ?”
“She simply stated that  circumstances 
had arisen  which  made  their  marriage 
impossible;  bade him farewell,  returned 
his ring,  and said all was ended  between 
them.”
“But  there  may  have  been  circum­
stances she could not control.”
“Oh !” said Daisy, more harshly than I 
would  have  thought  she  could  speak, 
“she  probably  met  a  suitor  she  pre­
ferred.”

“Does Dr.  Wolfe say so ?”
“No,  he  evidently  thinks,  with  you, 
that she was the victim  of  some strange 
combination of circumstances.”
“Give her the benefit  of  the doubt,” I 
said wearily;  “especially since  it  seems 
he has found comfort.”
“Oh,  Sarah !”  she cried,  pitifully,  “do 
you think it is wrong for him to love me? 
He was so sad  when he first  came to us, 
that 1 could not help trying to cheer him, 
and now,  when he tells me he loves  me, 
he is frank  about  this  old  love,  and  1 
know it will be long  before  1  claim her 
place in his heart.”
“I  hope 
you will soon so fill it,  that  all  memory 
of  that first love  will  fade like a dream. 
For  you  are  worthy of  a  man’s  whole 
heart,  Daisy,  and I know  you  will be a 
true,  loving wife to Richard Wolfe.”

“ 1 hope  not,”  I  answered. 

She  was  sobbing  quietly,  as I spoke, 
and I was dreadfully exhausted,  so there 
was a long silence,  until I asked:

“Is  that  the 
ring  Sadie  sent  back, 
Daisy ?”
“ No,  he  would not give me that.  He 
says he has locked it away, where he will 
never see it again,  with her picture and a 
little cross made of her hair.”
“That was wise,”  I said.  “And when 
will the wedding be ?”
“In  October.  He  will  come for  me, 
and we will  return  to  Boston  together. 
Oh,  Sarah,  is it wicked to be so happy ?” 
If  you  are  happy, 
look  upon  your  happiness  as  Heaven 
sent.  And,”  I  said  solemnly,  for  my 
heart was full,  “may God bless  you and 
your husband with  His best blessing.” 
She  stole  away  presently,  and  I  lay 
long unconscious of all around me.  The 
next day I wrote to papa to come for me, 
as I was sure  I  needed  my old  doctor’s 
care,  and,  to  Uncle  John’s  loudly  ex­
pressed grief,  I returned to Boston.

“No,  Daisy, no. 

But in my trunk I carried  patterns  of 
all Daisy’s garments,  and my first  shop­
ping,  as health returned  to  me,  was  to 
procure a trousseau, such as  Rye Station 
had never  seen,  and send it to Richard’s 
bride.
Not until the young couple were settled 
in their  Boston  home,  did  1  see  Daisy 
again,  and  it  was  months  later  before 
Richard  saw  my  scarred face  in  broad 
daylight,  and  knew  from  my  faltering 
lips the  “circumstances”  that  had  dic­
tated my note.  He was too happy,  then, 
to refuse to forgive me,  and Daisy never 
knew  who  was her husband’s first love.
I am  an  old  maid,  and by no means a 
handsome one,  but I have a life of happy 
usefulness,  and 1 think  Daisy’s children 
divide their  love pretty equally between 
their papa,  mamma and “Aunt Sadie.” 
Anne 0.  Meade.

The  Preservation  of Lard.

Some experiments have lately been un­
dertaken by Mr. James L. Demoville, Ph. 
D.,  in  order  to  ascertain  the  relative 
advantages of certain preservatives.  He 
finds,  says  the  London Grocer,  that  the 
alum process  for  preserving  lard  is  all 
that can be desired. 
In this process, the 
lard  is  melted  and  a  little  finely pow­
dered  alum  carefully  and  gradually 
stirred  in.  While  still  hot, the lard is 
strained and is then allowed to cool.  As 
soon  as it has regained its  usual  consis­
tency,  it is turned out upon  an  inclined 
slab of slate or  other  suitable  material; 
here  it  is  well  worked with  a  mullar, 
while a stream  of  water  is  allowed  to 
trickle over it.  It is then ready for pack­
ing.

The  Rat  E scaped.

The Wells-Stone fire at Meredith had a 
queer origin.  A large dog  owned by the 
concern  was  in  the cellar with a young 
man,  a lamp and a rat.  The dog saw the 
rat but the young man did not, and when 
the dog made a spring for the rodent and 
overturned the lamp,  setting  fire  to  the 
floor,  the young man  was  too  much sur­
prised  to  put  out the blaze.  The  dog 
escaped,  likewise the rodent,  and $10,000 
worth  of  property  escaped  at the same 
time.

FIT  FOR

Table:

A ll  goods bearin g  the 

nam e  of

THUBBEB, WHYLAND  k  CO.,

OB

ALEXIS  GODILLOT, JB.

Grocers visiting New  York  are cordially invited 
to  call and  see  us, and if they  wisn, have  their 
correspondence addressed in our care.  We shall 
be glad to be of use  to them in any way.  Write 
us about anything you wish to know.

THUBBEB, WHYLAND  &  00.,

West Broadway, Beade & Hudson Streets, 

New York Oity.

[.Established  1780.]

“LA  BELLE  CHOCQLATi £bE.”

W. BAKES a  CO.’S  R e g is t e r e d   T rade-Ma re.
No Chemicals are  used  in 
any of Walter B aker & Co.’s 
Chocolate  and  Cocoa Prep­
arations.

These  preparations  have 
stood  the test of  public  ap­
proval  for  more  than  one 
hundred years,  and  are  the 
acknowledged  standard  oi 
purity and  excellence.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TR  ADESM ATsT

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SWEET  POTATOES.

C rop.

How the  Virginians Raise the Delicious 
The sweet potato crop  requiries  some 
little attention the  year  round,  but  the 
work  is  never  heavy  and  is brisk only 
during the planting  and harvest seasons, 
says a writer in the  Sun.  The  planter 
begins to prepare for next year’s crop  in 
midsummer by cutting eight inch sprouts 
from the growing vines.  These he buries 
in pretty poor soil  somewhere  handy  to 
the house and leaves them there, keeping 
the  weeds  away  from  them,  however, 
until  they  have  produced a crop of  fln- 
gerlings,  or  little  potatoes the size of a 
man’s finger.  These he gathers and stores 
away in a shed or  barn by  burying them 
in  “pine  shat,”  the  long,  wiry 
leaves 
raked up in  the pine woods.  There  the 
little potatoes lie until March.  Then the 
planter rakes them out and puts them  in 
a bed.
The soil is dug  out  of  a  hillside  (the 
hills are very low  in  this  country)  that 
slopes to the south, until a wide trench a 
foot deep is made. 
Into this he shovels 
barnyard  manure,  and  packs  it  down 
until it is eight  inches  deep.  Then he 
covers  the  manure  with  two  inches  of 
black  mould,  brought  from  the woods. 
If  the  weather  is  cold,  he  may wet the 
bed with boiling  water.  On the mould 
he lays  the  fiugerlings  so  that they are 
about half an  inch apart all over the bed, 
and  then  covers  them  over  with  two 
inches  more  of  black  mould.  Then, 
around  the  trench  he  builds  a shallow 
box with a window  glass  cover,  just  as 
hot  beds  are  arranged  around  in  the 
north.  Though  the  wind may be cold, 
the sun is warm,  and the temperature  in 
the bed rises.  The little potatoes sprout 
right speedily, and the farmer must needs 
hump himself to prepare his fields by the 
time the plants are  ready.
Behind  the  boss,  who  walks  off  the 
patch,  come the hands  to  plant. 
First 
there  is  a  man  or  woman or a big boy 
with a little scoop-shaped  trowel.  This 
hand  straddles  the  ridge,  jabbing  the 
trowel  into  the  soft  earth  between the 
footmarks,  draws it back  toward himself 
three  or  four  inches,  forming  a  little 
trench.  Right alongside  is a boy or girl 
with a basket  full  of  shoots  from  the 
little potatoes in the hotbeds.  The young­
ster hands a shoot to the man, who drops 
it into the trench he has made  and  goes 
on to  repeat  the  operation  midway  be­
tween  the next two footmarks.  Behind 
this pair comes a  hand with a  bucket  of 
water and  a cup.  Each  plant  and little 
trench is moistened with a cup  of water. 
Last  of  all  comes  one,  who, straddling 
the  ridge,  stoops  down  and  with  his 
hands  draws the earth up over the plant, 
but does not pat it down.
Farmers say  that  one  gang  of  hands 
can plant a five acre patch in a day.
In July the harvest begins,  and it  is  a 
golden harvest,  worth gathering.  A short 
crop  is  fifty  barrels  to  the  acre,  and a 
good 100 barrels,  while  exceptional  land 
and  exceptional  seasons  produee  such 
crops as may not be told  of  without  ex­
citing incredulity.  A  northern  farmer 
would pay for his farm out of every crop 
and live well.
At Onancock,  alone,  1,000,000  barrels 
were sold  last  season,  while  the  ship­
ments from  even  the  least-favored  vil­
lages were  numbered  by  the  thousand. 
Every day two trains of  freight cars roll 
up over the Cape  Charles  route.  They 
stop at every station,  and grow  with  the 
stops,  until  at  last  the  locomotives can 
handle no more.

The  Free Buyer.

From the American Grocer.
He  is a treasure,  provided  his  means 
warrant his  buying  everything  that  he 
fancies.  He belongs to a class that  need 
no coaxing,  being possessed  of  a  desire 
for  everything  that  tickles  the  palate, 
pleases the eye, has style or beauty.  Will 
Freeheart was one  of  that  sort;  a  pro­
fessional fellow,  with modest income and 
big aspirations.  He paid more rent than 
he  could  afford;  his  family grew  faster 
than he deemed desirable and so he built 
a house  a  trifle  larger  and  much  more 
expensive than  any other  in  the  neigh­
borhood.  He did  not  know  how to say 
no,  if  anything  shown  him  suited  his 
taste.  Therefore, it was natural that all

hands in the store kept  ever  before  him 
the temptation to add to his account. 
In 
fact they always found  him a ready  vic­
tim whenever they found  it  desirable to 
unload a line of expensive goods.  There 
was  in  stock  a  decorated  dinner  set, 
somewhat damaged,  the spout of  the tea 
pot being  chipped.  Freeheart  had  just 
moved into his new house and was in the 
market  for  crockery.  The  dinner  set 
was put before  him,  the  defeet  shown, 
but for  that  $10  would  be  thrown  off. 
The bait  took  and so a very undesirable 
piece  of  property  was  transferred  and 
charged to his account.  He  loved  good 
things and so bought freely of  expensive 
bottled goods and delicacies  of  all sorts. 
His account grew  very fast and while he 
managed to  pay something  every month 
the balance kept increasing.  It wouldn’t 
do to dun him as he was a high-tempered 
fellow and so the risk was assumed.
As a buyer he was an immense success, 
for there  were ten in  family,  and a great 
deal of  company was  entertained.  But 
that  account  grew  burdensome,  and 
finally, when reminded  of  the large bal­
ance over due, he suggested a settlement, 
Micawber  like,  with a note.  This  was 
accepted and  we felt easier, but evidently 
Freeheart took it for a new lease of  life, 
and kept on buying more than he needed, 
so that when the note became  due  there 
was $210 on open account.  The note went 
to protest,  and a new one  was  given  for 
the entire amount. 
Ilis big house  was a 
burden,  and  was sold at foreclosure sale. 
When the second note  came due that too 
was protested,  and then came a fight for 
our money.  Making  up  our  mind  that 
threats were useless,  and  legal processes 
futile,  we asked  him to pay for what he 
got,  and  then  commenced a seige to col­
lect the amount  of  the note.  We  never 
tired of  going after  him;  never lost  our 
temper,  coaxed,  cajoled,  and  by degrees 
succeeded in collecting the entire amount, 
although it took over one year.
We never  could  decide  whether  that 
sort of  trade was profitable,  but we  en­
countered folk of his sort all the time.
Then we had another sort of fine buyer 
—a Mr.  Goitbig—who  made  money fast 
and spent it freely.  His wife was  proud 
of  her  dozen  boys and girls,  and he  de­
lighted  in  entertaining his friends.  His 
account  would  crawl  up 
to  $100  per 
month.  Neither  he  nor  his  wife  ever 
questioned  price;  always demanded  the 
best goods,  and paid his bill  with prompt­
ness.  The  only thing  that  ever  raised 
trouble was the delivery of  a  poor  ham 
or a bad  lot of  butter,  or  goods  in  any 
way  inferior.  Of  course, everybody  in 
the store tried to please Goitbig,  and  we 
kept his account for  years,  and  we  are 
sure to  this  day that  such  free  buyers 
are  profitable  customers.  Don’t  you 
think so ?

Nelson,

M atter

&

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M ed iu m   a n d   E x p e n ­
siv e

Large  Variety.! 

Prices Low.

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

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GRAND  RAPID

C.  N .  R A P P   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits.

O No. IONIA ST., «HAND RATIOS, MICH.

Mr. C.  N.  Rapp was  for  two  years  partner  and general  manager of Geo.  E. 
Howes & Co.  and  for the past year has been  the senior partner and general manager 
of the Grand  Rapids Fruit and  Produce Co. 
IFc are handlinq  potatoes  in  car  lots.
A L F R E D   J.  B R O W N ,

WHOLESALE  HEALER  IN 

DIRECT  RECEIVER  OF

Headquarters for Bananas.

24  and  26  North  Division  St., 

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Weekly Price List sent on  application.

C U R T IS S   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE

Paper  Warehouse.

FLOUR SACKS,  GROCERY  BAGS,  TWINE  AND  WOODEN  WARE.

Houseman  Block, 

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

H O G L E   O I L   C O ,

Wholesale  and  Retail  Dealers  in  Oils 

and Mahers of Fine Duhi icants.

OFFICE—19 and 31 Waterloo St. 

The largest and most complete oil  line in Michigan. 

I WORKS—On C  & W. M. and G. R. & I.  U. R.,one
Telephone No. 319.  | mile north of Junction.  Telephone No. 611-3R 
Jobbers  of  all  kinds of 
Cylinder Oils,  Engine Oils,  W.  Va.  Oils,  Lard  Oils,  Neats foot  Oils,  Harness  Oil, 
Signal Oil, Axle Grease,  Boiler Purger,  Kerosene  Oils,  Naptha,  Turpentine,  Lin­
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Etc. 

See Quotations.

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Write  us.

W M . SE A R S & CO.,

CraGker  Manfctilro,

3 7 ,  3 9   an d   41  K en t  St.,  G rand  R ap id s.

W e   A r e   Headquarters,  as  Usual,  for 

Oranges, Demons, Bananas, Fruits 

and  Produce  Generally.

C .   B.  MFTZGFR,  Proprietor.

3  NO.  IONIA  ST., GRAND  RATIOS.

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AMONG  THE  TRADE.

ABOUND THE STATE.

Big Rapids—Chas.  H. Milner  has  sold 

his drug  stock to T.  J.  Milner.

Evart—W. W.  Lamb  has re-opened his 

bazaar store in the Trip building.

Hart—Roberts & Spencer succeed P.  P. 

Roberts in the drain tile business. 

Portland—H. G.  Stevens  is  succeeded
by D.  C. Shuert in the  harness  business.
Owosso—Chas.  Peacock  has  removed 
his drug stock from Corunna to this city.
Lansing—Chas.  Mier  has  purchased 
the confectionery stock of J. C. Huffman.
Traverse City—W.  L.  Brown  succeeds 
Leland & Brown in  the bakery business.
Negaunee—John  Sweeney has sold his 
stock of groceries  to  Peterson, Erickson 
& Co.

White Cloud—John Harwood  succeeds 
John Harwood & Co.  in the  grocery bus­
iness.

Monroe—E.  F.  Mills  &  Co.  succeed 
Henry Eisenman in the  dry  goods  busi­
ness.

Burlington—Geo.  W.  Love  has  pur­
chased an interest in Milt  Ogden’s  meat 
market.

Jackson—Sam Levy has purchased the 
stock of variety goods of  V.  (Mrs.  E. C.) 
Beecher.

Bailey—A.  W. Fenton, dealer in  drugs 
and groceries,  will  shortly add a line of 
hardware.

Charlotte—A. C. Walters has purchased 
the  agricultural  implement  business of 
T. J. Green.

Bellevue—H.  Hodgman  will  open  the 
Cronk  store  with  a stock  of  boots  and 
shoes and clothing.

Iron  Mountain—Rusky  Bros.,  general 
dealers,  have dissolved.  S.  Rusky  will 
continue the business.

Manistee—Willson  Bros,  have  opened 
a line of school books  and  stationery  at 
386 and 388 First  street.

Battle Creek—John Walz,  the butcher, 
has  disappeared,  leaving  debts  which 
will aggregate about §2,000.

Muskegon—A. P.  Conner  &  Co.  have 
opened a branch  clothing  and  boot  and 
shoe store at Ashland, Wis.

Kalamazoo—Thoma  Bros.,  jewelers, 
have  dissolved,  W.  E.  Thoma retiring. 
John Thoma continues  the business.

Muskegon—Charles  Elliott has opened 
a boot  and  shoe  repair  shop  and  later 
will  put  in  a  full stock  of  boots  and 
shoes.

Holland—Wykhuizen & Rinck  succeed 
Walter  C.  Walsh  in  the  furniture  and 
carpet  business.  The 
transfer  took 
place Sept.  1.

Cedar  Springs—Frank  L.  Fuller  and 
W.  H.  Wheeler have formed a copartner­
ship and engaged in the  butter, egg  and 
poultry business.

Belding—C.  W.  Ives has sold  his  drug 
stock to A.  F.  Malocher, of  Detroit,  who 
will continue the business in  the  corner 
store in the Belding block.

Greenville—Elliott D. Bradley  has  re­
tired from the firm of William  Bradley’s 
Sons, general  dealers.  W.  N.  Bradley 
will continue the business.

Cedar Springs—The  Provin  hardware 
stock is being  closed  out  as fast as pos­
sible.  What  is  left  at  the  end  of  a 
couple  of  weeks  will  be  shipped 
to 
Grand Rapids.

Paw  Paw—Arthur  Prentice  and  Ed 
Goodale,  of  Kalamazoo,  have formed a 
copartnership  under  the  firm  name  of 
Prentice & Goodale,  and bought  the  un­
dertaking business of  J.  W.  Ball.  The

firm  has  also  purchased  the  furniture 
stock of S.  H. Jones.

Detroit—A company has  been  formed 
! to succeed to the business of Geo. E.  Mc- 
j  Culley,  dealer  in  turf  goods.  Wm. Y.
| Hamlin is President,  and Thos.  N.  For- 
dyce Secretary and Treasurer.  The new 
j company  will  do  business  under  the 
j name of Wm.  N. Carlisle & Co., Mr.  Car- 
I lisle being Vice-President.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Interlochen—Benedict &  Co.  are  put­

ting in a shingle mill.

Evart—S.  E.  Martin  has  leased  the 

Ruby saw and shingle mill.

Crofton—Mr.  Roberts  is  engaged  in 
putting in a shingle  mill at Short’s Mill.
Copemish—The Nixdorff  Krein  Manu­
facturing Co.  are about  ready to start up 
their hame factory.

Gresham—M.  Stall  has  purchased  the 
interest of Geo.  A. Williams in  the  saw­
mill firm of Merriam & Co.

Charlotte—C.  C.  Field,  of  Hastings, 
has been engaged to run C.  H.  McClure’s 
flouring mills the coming year.

Nessen—J. O. Nessen  is  doubling  the 
capacity of  his  sawmill by the  addition 
of better boilers and a larger engine.

Tawas—The  Winona  Salt  &  Lumber 
Co.  has  temporarily shut  down its saw­
mill on account  of  the docks being full.
Jackson—Keeley  &  Froraholtz,  pro­
prietors  of 
Jackson  City  Boiler 
Works,  are succeeded by Keeley & Crow­
ley.

Irving—F.  A. Taylor has  sold  his  in­
terest  in  the  flouring  mill  of  A.  D. 
Hughes & Co.  to H. C. Strong.  The firm 
name remains the  same.

the 

Bay City—Bay City  business  men  are 
interested in the construction  of  a  rail­
road to Sebewaing,  where extensive coal 
mines are being developed.

Au Sable—D.  A.  McDonald  has  con­
tracted to put in  10,000,000  feet  of  logs 
on the Au Sable for  Pack, Woods & Co., 
and is starting camp this week.

Manton—Williams  Bros,  are  making 
extensive repairs on their boiler in  their 
last block factory.  They  have  received 
a contract of 125,000 shoe lasts.

Mt.  Pleasant—The Mt. Pleasant basket 
factory is estimating on the manufacture 
of 3,500,000 baskets  the  coming  season, 
for  Petoskey  and  other  Indians  to  sell 
to easy-mark resorters.

Bay City—The shingle mill of Miller & 
Lewis has started up  and will  be hustled 
during the remainder  of  the season.  S. 
A.  Hall’s  shingle mill is plodding along, 
cutting 30,000 feet daily.

Bay City—Frank Pierson,  head man of 
the Sage & Co.  concern,  says  they have 
stock enough to keep  their  big  mill an­
other  year.  Mr.  Sage owns a vast tract 
of  hardwood  and  other  timber  in  the 
Upper Peninsula.

Onekama—H. W. James,  who  has  run 
a sawmill here for a number of years, has 
taken it down and removed it to Farnham 
in  the  Upper  Peninsula,  where he  has 
secured some timber and can get  all  the 
sawing he wants to do.

Tawas—The business men  here expect 
a proposition will  shortly  be  submitted 
by the J.  E.  Potts Lumber Co., regarding 
the transfer of the extensive lumber  and 
salt manufacturing business of that com­
pany from Oscoda to this place.

Big Rapids—The Rodney  Lumber  Co. 
has  been 
incorporated,  with  a  capital 
stock of $15,000.  The company owns fif­
teen million  feet  of  hemlock  and hard­
wood timber in the township of  Morton,

TUT]  IVTTCTTTOAISr  TRADESM AN

and is  now  erecting a sawmill at Round 
Lake.

Alpena—The Ansell  Spool Co.  was or­
ganized on the 23rd, with State Treasurer 
George L. Maltz as President.  The new 
company will at  once  erect a factory for 
the manufacture of  spools,  fish-net floats 
and like contrivances,  using  the  Ansell 
patent.

Tawas—John  Am,  who is operating a 
shingle mill near this place,  is averaging 
75,000 daily with two  machines.  He  is 
manufacturing  1,500,000  for  Sibley  & 
Bearinger,  and has also contracted to cut 
3,000,000  for  Robert  Merrick,  of  East 
Tawas.

Bay City—The mill  of  W.  B.  Rouse is 
cutting 80,000 feet  daily,  and  has manu­
factured over 5,000,000 feet since May 15. 
J.  R.  Hall,  the  jumbo  shingle manufac­
turer on this river,  is  producing 240,000 
daily.  The E. Y.  Williams & Co.  mill is 
cutting 150,000 feet daily.

Lansing—The Marple-French-McGrath 
Co.  has  taken  possession  of  the  Shaw 
block on a five  years’  lease.  The  block 
is  66x85  feet  in  dimensions  and  three 
stories  high.  The  company  now  uses 
fourteen fires, the present plant having a 
capacity of  forty-five fires.

Bay City—John G. Owen has purchased 
four miles of steel rail  and  will  shortly 
begin extending his railroad at O wendale. 
When completed,  he will  have ten miles 
of road, and he proposes to  lumber  next 
winter on an extensive scale and make up 
for the time lost  last winter by reason of 
lack of  snow.

Bay City—For many  years  Rust Bros. 
& Co.  have put in and  manufactured  at 
their mill here and at Saginaw, 35,000,000 
feet of logs annually.  The mill here was 
destroyed by fire several months ago, but 
they will put  in  35,000,000 feet  of  logs 
the coming fall  and  winter, on the Rifle 
river and the Harrison branch.

Saginaw—H. B.  Nease,  Son & Co. have 
leased  a  planing  mill  recently  erected 
here by  W.  H.  Van  Norman,  and  will 
operate it  at  once.  The  insurance  on 
their property recently burned  has  been 
adjusted  and  paid  in  full.  They  are 
well pleased  with the treatment they re­
ceived at the hands of the insurance men.
Traverse City—The  Traverse  City Po­
tato  Planter Manufacturing Co.  has been 
incorporated,  with  J.  W.  Milliken  as 
President, Alfred W. Black as Vice-Pres­
ident, W.  L. Hammond as  Secretary and 
J.  T.  Beadle  as  Treasurer.  The  com­
pany  will  proceed  to  manufacture  and 
put  upon  the  market a  potato  planter, 
the  invention  of  Mr.  Black, who is also 
the patentee.

Bay  City—A  logging  railroad,  about 
three miles long,  is being constructed  on 
the Au Gres,  connecting  with  the  Loon 
Lake branch,  and extending into the tim­
ber  being  lumbered  by  L. D.  Sanborn. 
Rust, Eaton & Co.  have  also built a spur 
track several miles in length, connecting 
timber  owned  by  them  with the A.  W. 
Wright Lumber Co.’s road  in  Clare  and 
Gladwin counties.

Saginaw—James Tolbert, of  this  city, 
who  is  interested  in a flouring mill and 
sawmill at Vassar,  has exchanged his in­
terest in the latter for the interest  of  C. 
F.  Phillips  in  the  flouring  mill.  Mr. 
Phillips becomes the  sole  owner  of  the 
sawmill property and  will put the plant 
I in running order at once. 
It is expected 
j that  he  will  saw  a  number  of  million 
feet of logs belonging  to Mr. Tolbert, on 
the Cass and  tributaries.  He  proposes 
also putting in  machinery for the manu- 
' facture of box shooks.

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C 
iness in live railroad and  manufacturing town in 
dlchigan of  1,200 Inhabitants,  with  splendid fanning 
sountry to back It up,  with  no  large  town  within  20 
niles;  the  business  comprises  drugs  and  medicines, 
rrocerles, school books,  crockery, wall paper, notions, 
jtc.;  also express  ofllce  and  mail to carry to depot in 
jonnection;  mail  and  express  pay  clerk  hire;  stock 
complete;  business pays $1,000 per year net; stock will 
invoice  about  $4,000;  business  mostly  cash;  in  brick 
slock;  rental  low;  best  location  in  town;  also  own 
sne-third interest in the block,  which  rents for  $1,500 
per year;  will  sell  one  or  both;  reasons  fer  selling, 
sickness and death, with other  business  to  attend  to. 
Address No. 91, care Michigan Tradesman. 

Fo r  sa l e- t h e  m a g n ificen t  e l e v a t o r   a n d

warehouse  at  Carson  City, Mich.,  recently built 
t>y the Carson City Elevator Co.  at  a  cost  of  f 10,000; 
laving become the  property of  the  Carson  City Sav­
ings Bank now in liquidation, w ill to close out, be sold 
tor $5,000;  will give time for  part.  Address  J. E. Just, 
[onia, Mich
¡OR SALE-A  r a r e  o p p o r t u n it y   f o r   a   sm all
investment to secure a  light  manufacturing busl­
ess  paying  large  profits;  correspondence  solicited 
oly from parties meaning business.  Drawer No. 831. 
a Crosse, Wis.
IVOR SALE  OR  RENT-A  GOOD TWO-STORY BUILD- 
L 
tng,  21x89  feet,  with  basement  24x80  feet;  the 
iecond story is rented for lodge hall.  For  particulars
rrite to J. K. Harrison, Sparta, Mich._____________ 88
rX)R  BALE-GROCERY  STOCK  AND  FIXTURES, 
I?  either by inventory  or  by  bulk;  good  trade  for 
•ash customer.  No. 85, care Michigan Tradesman.  85 
r7\ OR  SALE-25  PER  CENT.  BELOW  COST,  ONLY 
L  hardware stock in Baldwin, lively town on line of 
;wo railways;  ill health  compels  sale;  store  building
•heap.  Joseph H. Cobb, Baldwin, Mich.___________84_
rpOR SALE—MACHINE  SHOP  PART OF  OUR BUSI- 
r  
ness;  a rare  chance.  The  Castree-Mallery  com-
jany, Flint, Mich._______________ _______________
IT'OR SALE-STOCK  OF  FURNITURE  AND  UNDER 
E 
taking goods in one of  the  best  towns  Ih  Michi­
gan;  stock  will  invoice  about  $3,000;  terms  cash; 
■eason for selling, are engaged  in  the  Manufacturing 
justness.  Address No. 81, care Michigan Tradesman^

»1

iress No. 28, care Michigan Tradesman. 

particulars, address No. 58, care Tradesman.______ 58

OR  8ALE—FIRST-CLASS  DRUG  STOCK;  INVEN- 
tory $2,000;  also  real  estate;  a  good  chance for 
young  physician.  Address  P.  M.  Cleveland  &  Son,
¡Tunica. Mich.____________________________ _____Jz.—
A  JOB  OP  CONTRACT  SAWING  FOR  SOME  RE- 
A  sponsible  party;  Michigan  preferred.  Address
Uolley & Bullen. North Aurelius, M ich.__________ 85
OR SALE—STOCK OF GROCERIES AND FIXTURES, 
splendid location;  good  reasons for  seulng.  For
ANTED-I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A 
general  or  grocery stock;  must be cheap.  Ad- 
**
SITUATIONS  WANTED.________
-SITUATION  WANTED  OCT.  1ST—AS  TRAVELING 
5   salesman,  by  a man of 30,  with  17  years  experl- 
nce in the retail drug and grocery business;  would be 
rilling  to  work for  moderate  salary and expenses to 
tart with.  Address W, care Michigan Tradesman  94 
SITUATION  WANTED—BY  REGISTERED  PHARMA- 
5   cist of eight  year’s  experience;  first-class  refer- 
Dees.  Address 92, care Michigan Tradesman.
¡SITUATION  WANTED—BY  TRAVELING  SALESMAN 
j   of  four  years’  experience  in  furnishing  goods 
Address 87 care Michigan Tradesman.______ 87_
W ANTED—THREE SALESMEN  TO  SELL  SALERA- 
tus and baking powder  for  DeLand  <fc  Co.—one 
for  Wisconsin,  one  for  Minnesota  and  one  for  the 
Dakotas;  must  be able to furnish  good  references  as 
to character and ability.  Address A.  F.  Peake,  Jack-

HELP  W ANTED.

, Mich._________ ____________________ 

800

MISCELLANEOUS.

A  BOLISH THE PASS BOOK  AND  SUBSTITUTE THE 
A   Tradesman  Coupon,  which is now in use by over 
5,000  Michigan  merchants—all  of  whom are  warm in 
praise  of  Its  effectiveness.  Send  for  sample  order, 
which  will  be  sent  prepaid  on  receipt  of  $1.  The
Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids._______________ _
CJAMPLES OF TWO  KINDS  OF  COUPONS  FOR  RE; 
io   taller»  will  be  sent free  to  any dealer  who  will 
write for them to  the  Sutliff  Coupon  Pass  Book  Co., 
Albany. N. Y .___ ______________________________564

Bicycles, 
Tricycles, 
Velocipedes
General Sporting Goods

AND

Agents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s 
Sporting  and  Athletic  Goods  and 
American Powder Co.’s Powder.

We have on hand a complete line of Columbia, 
Victor and other  cheaper  bicycles, also a splen­
did assortment of Misses’  Tricycles,  Children’s 
Velocipedes and small  Safety Bicycles.
E, G. Studley,
4  Monroe  St.,

Call and  see  them 
or  send  for  large, 
I llu s tr a te d   cata 
logue.

GRAND RAPIDS

small  cup  of  coffee  with  his  dessert. 
Handing  the  coffee  over  to  one  of  his 
children,  he  remarked:  “That  is  just 
my boy’s size.  Bring me a regular cup.”
Algernon E. White,  city salesman  for 
Lemon & Peters, has taken  the  position 
of  traveling  representative  in  the  Mis­
souri Valley for  Rolla  Thomas,  the New 
York spice house.  He left Sunday night 
for New York City, where he will  spend 
a couple of  weeks  posting  up  and  get­
ting out his samples. 
In  all  probability 
he will remove his  family to St.  Louis or 
Kansas City.

Byron  S.  Davenport  writes  T h e 
T radesm an  as  follows:  “We  did  not 
have that ball  game  Saturday.  Hi.  was 
out of  town  and  Van Leuven got a nine 
together and played us two innings and a 
part of  a third.  At  the  commencement 
of  the second inning the  score stood 7 to 
in  my favor  and,  as  they  would  not 
finish the game or  five  innings of  it,  the 
umpire’s decision was 9 to 0 in my favor. 
This ends  the  much-talked-of  traveling 
men’s base ball game.”

A St.  Louis drummer says he has found 
by experience that a small diamond worn 
in the necktie—not  in  the  shirt front— 
served as a badge of respectability where 
ever he went. 
If he went into a restau­
rant and found that  he had forgotten his 
pocket-book, he was never asked to leave 
his watch until he could pay his bill,  and 
he was never asked to pay in advance by 
a hotel clerk if he went to the hotel with­
out  baggage. 
In  short,  whereever  he 
went,  that little  $60 diamond proclaimed 
that there was a man who was not pressed 
for money and who could be trusted.

E.  E.  Small,  traveling  correspondent 
for the Boot and  Shoe  Recorder, of  Bos­
ton,  put in several  days  at  this  market 
last week.  Aside from looking after the 
subscription  list of  that  excellent  pub­
lication,  he  writes a comprehensive  re­
view of  the  shoe  trade of  each  city vis­
ited,  embellished with such  illustrations 
as he is able  to  procure of  buildings oc­
cupied by manufacturers and dealers and 
portraits  of  leading  representatives  of 
the trade.  Mr.  Small called at the Board 
of  Trade for data  in  the  preparation of 
his history of  this city,  but  asserts  that 
he was given the cold shoulder.

Bank  N otes.

The  stockholders of  the  defunct  Car- 
son City Savings Bank received their first 
dividend on Saturday.

Mancelona  is  still  without a bank en­
titled  to  be called a bank  and  the  bus­
iness  men  begin  to  despair  of  anyone 
coming  to  their  assistance.  The  man 
who  opens a reputable  banking  institu­
tion at that  place  will  put ducats in his 
pocket.

P.  o f  I.  Gossip.

The Big  Rapids  Current  is  authority 
for the statement  that  the  President  of 
McCabe Association, P.  of  L, No.  1,509, 
does not know how to milk a cow.  Prob­
ably his wife does  the  milking  and fol­
lows the  plow,  while  he  expatiates  on 
the wrongs  of  the down-trodden  farmer

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

W.  R. Owen has engaged in the grocery 
business at Belding.  The Ball-Barnhart- 
Putman  Co.  furnished the stock.

S. P.  Bunnell  has  opened  a  grocery 
store at 75 Pearl street.  The  Ball-Barn- 
hart-Putman Co.  furnished the  stock.

E.  E. Wood,  dealer  in  dry goods  and 
boots and shoes on  West  Bridge  street, 
is  packing  his  stock,  preparatory to re­
moving to another location.

H.  S.  Hanes  has  opened  a dry goods 
and grocery store at Nessen City.  Spring 
& Company furnished the  dry goods and 
I. M.  Clark & Son the groceries.

The Crescent Tea Co. has opened a  tea 
and fancy grocery store  at  the corner of 
Grandville and Fifth avenues.  The stock 
was  furnished by the Ball-Barnhart-Put- 
man Co.

Guy A. Johnston is negotiating for the 
purchase of  the  triangular piece of  land 
on  Shawmut  avenue,  at  the  junction of 
the  G.  R.  &  I.  and  L.  S.  & M.  S. Rail­
roads. 
In case he is able to obtain it, he 
will  shortly  erect  thereon  a  grain  ele­
vator, with a capacity of 100,000 bushels.
Musselman & Widdicomb  recently  ob­
tained a  judgment for about 8250 against 
Henry J.  Bressen,  the Kalamazoo grocer. 
Bressen  thereupon “sold”  the  stock  to 
his brother, John, whereupon Musselman 
& Widdicomb levied on  the  stock.  The 
alleged purchaser  replevined  the  goods 
and  the  matter  will  be  settled  in the 
courts.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux has  leased a tract of 
land of the C.  & W. M. Railway, between 
the line of that road  and  Winter  street, 
fronting on West  Bridge street,  and will 
erect thereon a warehouse, 50x100 feet in 
dimensions,  with  an  elevator  having a 
capacity of  15,000 bushels.  He expects 
to be able to occupy the new structure by 
the middle of October.

Gripsack Brigade.

A.  D.  Baker  asserts  that  his  son 

fond  of  potato,  especially  the  Grand 
Traverse variety.

W. F.  Blake and  family have returned 
from  Maine  and  Fred  has resumed his 
visits to the trade.

“By Gee Crip” Jennings  has  returned 

from  Buffalo, N. Y.,  where  he  spent 
fortnight with his sister.

Chas.  L. Lawton  is  now  covering the 
trade of  Southern  Michigan  and North 
ern  Indiana  for  the  New  York  Bis 
cuit Co.

Wm. Connor, the Americanized Johnny 
Bull clothing salesman,  was in town sev­
eral days last week  and  beamed  on  his 
friends as usual.

Windy Hawkins is putting  in his time 
at Detroit during the exposition, pinning 
advertising  mementoes  on  the ladies—a 
job very much to his liking.

John  W.  Califf  writes  T h e  T ra des­
man as follows :  “There has  been a mis­
understanding  between  the  proprietors 
of  the ‘Churchill,’  Alpena,  and the K. of 
G. in  regard to  the  matter of  members’ 
wives  accompanying  them  on  one  trip 
during  the  year,  which is now  satisfac­
torily arranged  and  the  ‘Churchill’ goes 
‘on the list.’ ”

The  traveling  men  are  telling a good 
story on Steve Sears,  which is too rich to 
go untold. 
I appears that  on  the  occa­
sion of  Steve’s recent  visit  to  Traverse 
City, one of  the  light-weight  table wait­
ers  at  the  Park  Place  brought  him  a

A  SKILLFUL  PENMAN.

He  Copies  Uncle  Sam’s  Currency  and 

Passes It  Easily.

From  the W ashington  Star.

The most  remarkable  counterfeiter  at 
present  living  has  been  keeping  the 
United  States  secret  service  in  such a 
condition of exasperation for a long time 
past  that  no  trouble  or  expense  would 
be considered  excessive  for  the  accom­
plishment  of  his  capture. 
And 
this 
although he produces on an  average  not 
more than two bogus notes in a year.
The remarkable thing  about these imi­
tations is that  they are executed entirely 
with a pen.  Once in six  months,  almost 
as regularly as clock  work,  one  of  them 
turns up at the  treasury here,  to the dis­
gust of the government detectives, whose 
utmost efforts cannot  discover  so  much 
as a clue to follow.
The strangest point about  this  matter 
is that the  work  of  producing  the bills 
in  this  fashion,  merely  considered  as a 
question of labor, remunerative or other­
wise,  cannot  possibly  pay.  They  are 
always either  fifties  or  twenties,  and to 
make one must  require  pretty  constant 
toil for quite half a year.  The  last  one, 
which was received  only a few days ago, 
was a double X.
Funnily  enough  they  come each time 
from a different city,  and the supposition 
is that the forger leaves town for another 
locality immediately  upon  passing  one. 
He gets rid of the note he has  just  com­
pleted,  which may remain in  circulation 
for  some  time  before  reaching a bank, 
and departs long before the police agents 
have a chance to arrive upon  the  scene.
The most plausible  theory seems to be 
that  he is a monomaniac  of  means,  who 
gratifies a morbid taste in  this  astonish­
ing way.  His imitation bills are  so  per­
fectly done that no one short of a profes­
sional expert would hesitate to take them 
for good money.
From  the  vignettes to  the  signatures 
the  work  is  performed  with  accuracy 
that bears scrutiny with a powerful mag­
nifying glass. 
In all likelihood,  the rea­
son why the notes are not made of larger 
denominations is that they would be pro­
portionately more  difficult to pass.
One  can  imagine  that  this  eccentric 
counterfeiter indulges in the employment 
simply for the gratification of his vanity. 
It is not improbable that he  himself  has 
been  shown  the  frame  at  the treasury 
building in which two  specimens  of  his 
handiwork are shown  by  polite  attend­
ants to visitors, as the most extraordinary 
samples of forgeries  in  the  government 
collection.
Anyway,  he goes  on  turning  out  the 
bills at intervals of six months, thus occa­
sioning periodical spasms of exasperation 
in the Secret Service Bureau.

Stub  Ends  o f Thought.

It is better to be  right  than be caught.
The  man  who  guesses  gets  his shins 
skinned in the dark.
Some people  will  never go to  heaven, 
because they think heaven ought to come 
to them.

The devil’s tail is a continued  story.
It is  easier  to  pick a thorn  up  by its 
rose  than  it  is  to pick a rose  up  by its 
thorn.
It requires  pious  gall  to  play all day 
with the devil and  at  night  ask  God to 
save  you.

A rolling stone gathers strength.
A  red-headed  woman  who  loves  the 
truth  will  swear  on  the  witness  stand 
that her hair is auburn.
Clover blossoms are the bonbons of the 
bees.
Tobacco  is  too  juicy to be as polite as 
chewing gum.
Only a great musician  can  make good 
music with one string to his fiddle.
Welcome is better  than  pie for dinner.
When a woman  begins  to get as sweet 
A weak  slip  of  a girl  can  shake  the 

as sugar,  look out for sand.
heart out of  a powerful man  W. J. L.

Patent  Renewed.

She—Don’t  you think  you had  better 
have  a  shine?  Your  shoes  are  very 
dingy.
He—Why, they don’t need it—they are 
patent leather.
She—The  patent  must  have  expired; 
you had better get it renewed.

Purely  Personal.

E.  S.  Houghtaling,  the  Hart  grocer, 

was in town Monday.

Chas.  W. Jennings is spending a month 

with his sister,  at Buffalo, N.  Y.

E.  A.  Parkinson,  the  Traverse  City 
druggist,  was  in town a couple  of  days 
last week.

H.  L. Welling,  the Mancelona  clothier 
and  dry  goods  dealer,  was  in  town  a 
couple of days last week.

Chas. F.  McCrath,  formerly local  man­
ager for Swift &  Company,  has  resumed 
the string butchering business.

L.  Cook,  the Bauer general  dealer,  has 
returned  from  a  fortnight’s rustication 
in the vicinity of  Luther, Deer Lake and 
Paris.

O.  B. Pickett,  of  the  firm  of  M.  V. 
Gundrum  &  Co.,  general  dealers  at 
Leroy,  is in town for the purpose of buy 
ing a stock of  furniture.

Kryn and Leonard  Dykema  left  Mon 
day for Gladstone and  will  visit  Minne­
apolis before  returning.  They expect to 
be absent about two weeks.

B. B.  Luton succeeds Jas. W.  Seymour 
as billing clerk for the New York Biscuit 
Co.  Mr.  Seymour has taken the position 
of  book-keeper for Hiram Collins.

Chas. E. Bird,  the Saugatuck druggist, 
was in town Friday on  his  way to Char­
lotte, N. Y.,  whence  he  will  return  on 
bis vessel,  which  has  been  running be­
tween  Rochester  and 
the  Thousand 
Islands during the summer season.

Chas.  E.  Olney  and  family  have  re­
turned 
from  Thompson ville,  Conn., 
where  they  spent  the  summer.  Mr. 
Olney announces that he will  not  spend 
the  winter  at  Santa Barbara—probably 
because  he  has no desire to meet the ex­
asperated  denizens  in  front  of  whose 
premises he has secured  the  privilege of 
constructing a narrow  gauge  railway to 
the sea.

Repentance  Column.

The following are some of the merchants who 
have been under contract  with the P. of  I.,  but 
have found the level  profit  plan a delusion and 
a snare:

Altona—Eli Lyons.
Aurelius—John D. Swart.
Belding—L. S. Roell.
Bellaire—Schoolcraft & Nash.
Big Rapids—Verity & Co.
Blanchard—L. D. Wait.
Bridgeton—Geo. H. Rainouard.
Carlton Center—J. N. Covert.
Casnovia—John E. Parcell.
Cedar Springs—L. A. Gardiner.
Chapin—J. I. Vanderhoof.
Charlotte—C. P. Lock.
Chester—B. C. Smith.
Clam River—Andrew Anderson.
Clio—Nixon & Hubbell.
Cloverdale—Geo. Mosher.
Coopersville—W. D. Reynolds & Co.
Dimondale—Elias Underhill.
Dorr—Prank  Sommer.
Dushville—G. O. Adams.
Eaton Rapids—E. F. Knapp, G. W. Webster, H, 
Fork Center—D. Palmer & Co.
Fremont—J. B. Ketchum,  W.  Harmon,  Boone 
Grand Ledge—A. J. Halsted  & Son, F. O. Lord, 
Grand Rapids—F. W. Wurzburg, Van Driele & 
Harvard—Ward Bros.
Hastings—J  G. Runyan.
Hersey—John Finkbeiner.
Hesperia—B.  Cohen.
Howard City—Henry Henkel.
Ionia—E.  S. Welch,  Wm. Wing.
Irving—J. T. Pierson.
Kent City—R. McKinnon.
Lake  Odessa—Christian  Haller  &  Co.,  E.  F. 
Colwell  &  Son,  Fred  Miller, McCartney Bros., 
Fred. Miller.

& Pearson.
Geo.  Coryell.
Kotvis, John Cordes, Huntley Russell.

Kositchek & Bro.

Fletcher.

& Son.

Lansing— Etta (Mrs. Israeli Glicman.
Lowell—Charles McCarty.
McBride’s—J. McCrae.
Manton—A. Curtis.
Maple Rapids—L. S. Aldrich.
Marshall—John Fletcher, John  Butler, Charles 
Millbrook—T. O.  (or J. W.) Pattison. 
Millington—Forester &  Clough.
Minden City—W.  A.  Soules,  F.  O.  Hetfield 
Mt.  Morris—H.  E.  Lamb,  J. Vermett &  Son. 
Nashville—Powers & Stringham.
Newaygo—W. Harmon.
New Era—Peter Rankin.
North Dorr—John Homrich.
O’Donnell—J. E. Edwards.
Olivet—F. H. Gage.
Otisco—G. V. Snyder & Co.
Potterville—F. D. Lamb & Co.
Ravenna—R. D. Wheeler.
Reed City—J. M. Cadzow.
Richmond—Knight & Cudworth.
Rockford—H. Colby & Co.
St. Louis—Mary A. Brice.
Sand Lake—C. O. Cain.
Sebewa—P. F. Knapp.
Shepherd—H.  O. Bigelow.
Sparta—Woodin & Van Wickle, Dole & Haynes. 
Springport—Cortright  & Griffin.
Stanton—Fairbanks & Co., Sterling & Co. 
Sumner—J. B. Tucker.
Way lana—Ficketi bios. 
Wayland—Pickett Bros.
Wlillamstou—Michael Bowerman.

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T H E   MICITlG^L^r  TRADESMAN,

D ry  Goods.
Tbe  Fall  Trade  in  Gingham.

From the Pry Goods Economist.
For autumn wear  this  fabric has been 
sold more largely than in any correspond­
ing season,  and the  demand is steady for 
fuller supplies.  Looking  backward it is 
found that this large  trade is chiefly due 
to the cleaning up  of  the  market in the 
spring of 1889.  At that  time  the  accu­
mulated  stocks  of  five  years were sold 
out at  auction  or  at  less  than auction 
prices.  The  stocks  thus  marketed  by 
agents  included  much  dark  work  that 
was held by purchasers for autumn sales. 
The  knowledge  that  new  goods  would 
have to compete  with  such  offerings  at 
low prices admonished  agents to restrict 
the output to early  orders.  Each agent 
independently  curtailed  the  production 
of dark work  and  the  result was better 
than if it had been reached by  an  agree­
ment.  The  low  prices  current  in  the 
spring and summer  of  1889  popularized 
the gingham and imparted  an  increased 
demand for autumn or dark gingham, and 
thus,  helped  by  the 
lesser  production, 
the gingham trade of last spring was  the 
largest  and  most  successful  in  several 
years.
Jut here it is well to state  that the low 
prices for fine goods in the spring of 1889 
compelled  many  small  makers  of  low 
grade gingham to change their output,  as 
the low prices  for  standard  fabrics ren­
dered  their  goods  unsalable at a profit. 
Although  the  country was bare  of  dark 
gingham,  the  demand for the  autumn of 
1890 was for moderate quantities.  Every 
jobber,  however,  had to make purchases, 
and  such  necessities  took a large quan­
tity.  A decided  change  in  styles  was 
another feature in agents’ favor.
The  Southern  markets  have  bought 
more  gingham  for  the  season  at  hand 
than  in any three seas ,ns before.  This 
extended demand  caused  some  increase 
in the production,  but that was placed so 
readily that the rank and file of the trade 
were  benefited  but  slightly,  if  at  all. 
The production  for the  season  has  been 
marketed  very close, and  it is fair to pre­
sume  that  jobbers and retailers  will  do 
equally  well.  The sale  of  the  largest 
production of  dark gingham must surely 
displace  some  other  fabrics,  but  what 
specialty  will  suffer  most  is  yet  to  be 
ascertained.

The  Silk  in  a  Silk  Dress.

Two pounds  of  silk as  it  comes from 
the  cocoons  will  yield  about one and a 
quarter  pounds  of  cleansed  pure  silk, 
which  is required for a silk dress.
To  produce  this  requires  the  entire 
silk  obtained  from 7,000 or 8,000 worms, 
allowing  for  deaths  by  disease,  etc. 
These  young  worms—newly  hatched— 
weighed scarcely one-quarter of an ounce. 
They live about  thirty to thirty-five days 
and  consume  about 300 to 400 pounds of 
leaves and increase in weight about 9,000 
times.
They require feeding regularly several 
times a day with mulberry leaves,  and to 
be attended  with  unremitting  care  and 
extreme  cleanliness,  or  disease may de­
velop  and destroy them all.  When they 
reach maturity they begin to crawl about 
uneasily.  Then  brushes  of  broom  or 
other  material  are  placed  conveniently 
near,  into  which  they ascend  and spin 
their cocoons among the branches,  wind­
ing two threads at a time  around  the co­
coon attached together by the gum  in the 
silk.  The  threads  are so fine that from 
1.800  to  2,000 can  be laid side by side in 
the space of one inch—so strong that one 
thread will  lift a half ounce—so light that 
fifteen pounds would girdle the world.
These  worms  will  produce  a  gross 
weight of twenty to twenty-five pounds— 
which is reduced to two pounds of reeled, 
raw silk.
later  the  cocoons  are 
gathered  and  assorted  according to size 
and  quality then subjected  to great heat, 
sufficiently to kill  all the  worms in order 
to prevent  the moths from  piercing  the 
cocoons—to  escape—which  would  spoil 
them  for reeling by cutting  the  threads.
Next a number  of  cocoons are  put  in 
hot  water to soften  the  gum,  when  the 
threads of four or five are joined together 
and  wound  round a reel  into  hanks  or 
skeins of  raw silk.  One person can only 
attend  to  two  lots,  and  can  only  reel 
from eight to twelve ounces per day.

A  few  days 

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S T B K B T B B  &  SONS,

WHOLESALE

Dry  Goods  and  Notions.

New  Line  of  Simpsons  Prints  in  Satine  and  Delaine Fnish,  and Zephyrs in 

Blacks, Silver Gray and Fancies—All  New Designs.

GRAIN  BAGS—Stark,  American,  Amoskeag,  Harmony,  Park, Georgia  and 

Valley  City.

WADDINGS,  BURLAP, TWINE,  BATTS  and  COMFORTS.  >

183  Moine  and  10, 12,  14, IS  i  18  F oliatala  Sts.,  BM P  RAPIDS.

Atlantic  A. 
H. 
P. 
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UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.
............  7  ICliftonCCC...........  6&
“ 
“  Arrow Brand  53£
............  6S£ 
*• 
“  World Wide..  7
............  6 
“ 
............  6% 
“  LL 
............  5
“  LL..............  5$dFull Yard Wide...... 6%
! Arfiory....................   7>* I Honest Width.........   64i
I Archery_Bunting...  4 ■¿ Hartford A  ............   5^
Beaver Dam  A A. 
¡Madras cheese cloth 62*
Blackstone O, 32 .. 
5  (Noibe R..................
Black  Rock
7  p u r Level  Best......654
Boot,  AL...............   7?41 Oxford  R  ..............  654
I Chapman cheese cl.  3% Pequot....................  754
Comet.....................   7  Solar........ 
  654
j Dwight Star............  754ITop of the  Heap__  75*

 

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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“ 

Amsburg.................7
Blackstone A A......8
Beats All................   454
| Cleveland..... .......   7
Cabot........................754
Cabot,  %.................  644
Dwight Anchor......  9
shorts.  844
Edwards................. 6
j Empire...................   7
Farwell.....................744
Fruit of the  Loom..  844
Fitchville  ............... 754
First Prize................654
Fruit of the Loom %.  8
Fairmount..............  454
Full Value................64£
Geo. Washington...  854

“ 

Glen Mills.............   7
Gold  Medal............   754
Green  Ticket......... 854
Great Falls.............   654
Hope......................... 754
Just  Out........  444© 5
King  Phillip  .........   744
OP......  754
Lonsdale Cambric. .1054
Lonsdale...........   © 854
Middlesex.........  © 5
No Name................   754
Oak View............... 6
Our Own................   554
Pride of the West  . .12
Rosalind................... 754
Sunlight..................  454
Vinyard..................  854

854

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Cabot......................   754|DwightAnchor.
I Farwell...................7441
UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
TremontN..............  554
Hamilton N............   654
L............   7
Middlesex  AT........8
X...........  9
No. 25....  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

Middlesex No.  1.
3!
7.
8 .

“ 

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2...............12

“ 
“ 
“ 

Middlesex A A.......11

! Hamilton N ............  754
Middlesex P T........  8
A T ......... 9
“ 
X A......... 9
“ 
X F ........1054
“ 
DBESS  goods.
....  8 
....  9
1054
G G  Cashmere........21
Nameless................16
.................18

A O .......1354
4.......1754
5.......16
Nameless................20
...........25
...........2754
...........30
...........3254
...........35

Hamilton

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CORSET  JEANS.

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Biddeford...............  6  INaumkeag satteen..  754
Brunswick..............  654 [Rock port.................654
PRINTS.
Allen, staple.........
554 Merrim’ck shirtings.  454 
fancy..........
“  Repp furn .  854
robes.........
Pacific fancy..........  6
American  fancy... 
robes..............654
“ 
American indigo... 
614{Portsmouth robes...  6 
American shirtings 
¡Simpson mourning..  654
greys.......654
Arnold 
654
long cloth B. 1054
“ 
solid black.  654 
Washington indigo.  6 
“ 
“  C.  854
“  century cloth  7
“  Turkey robes..  754
“  gold seal.......1054
“  India robes__754
“  Turkey red.. 1054
“  plain T’ky X 34  854 
Berlin solids...........  554
“ 
“  X...10
“  oil blue.......  654
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................ 6
“ 
“  green —   654
Cocheco fancy.......   6
Martha Washington
“  madders...  6 
Turkeyred 34........754
Eddy stone  fancy...  6 
Martha Washington
Hamilton fancy.  ...  654
Turkeyred..........   954
staple__  554
Riverpoint robes..:.  5
Manchester fancy..  6 
Windsor fancy........654
new era.  654 
gold  ticket 
Merrimack D fancy.  654
indigo blue......... 1054
Amoskeag A C A.... 13
A C  A.................
...1254
Hamilton N..............754
...16
Pemberton AAA
Tork...................
D..............854
...1054
Awning..11
Swift River.......
754
Farmer......................8
Pearl  River............1254
First Prize.............. 1154
Warren............ 
..14
COTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta,  D..............  634|Stark...
Boot........................  634  “ 
•••
Clifton, K...............   7  1 “ 
...
Simpson.

...... 20  ¡Imperial..................1054
............ ...18  Black.................9© 954
..................... 1054
.................16 

“ 
TICKINGS.

“ 
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“ 

“ 

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“ 

Coechco.................10541

“ 

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Amoskeag.............. 1254
9oz..... 1454
brown .13
Andover................Ill 54
Everett, blue.........12
brown...... 12

Jaffrey....................1154
Lancaster..............1254
Lawrence, 9 oz........1354
“ 
No. 220....13
“ 
No. 260....1154
“ 
No. 280.... 1054
SINGHAMS.
Glenarven................ 634
-  634
Lancashire.............   6(4
“ 
. 7
“  Normandie 8
Normandie.............  754
Westbrook.............8
Renfrew Dress........754
Toil du Nord.... 10©1054
.........................10
“  
York................... 634
Amoskeag................ 634
Hampton............. 654
AFC........1054
Winaermeer.........5
Persian...................   854
Cumberland.......... 5
Bates.........................634
W arwick.............   854{
Essex.....................454
Peerless, white....... 1854|Peerless  colored.. .21

Lancaster,  staple.
fancies 

CARPET  WARP.

“ 

GRAIN  BAGS.

THREADS.

r ed  fla n n e l.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

KNITTING  COTTON.

38
39
40
41
CAMBRICS.

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

Valley City..............1654
Georgia...................1654
Pacific  ....................1454

Amoskeag.............. 1
Harmony................17
Stark.....................   2054
American...............1754
Clark’s Mile End.... 45  I Barbour" s................88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s ................88
Holyoke..................22541
White.  Colored. 
8.........34 
10.........as 
12.........36 

No. 6  ..  ..33 
No.  14.........37 
“ 
16.........38 
“ 
“ 
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18.........39 
“ 
20  
40 
“ 
Washington............  454
Slater......................   454
Red Cross................. 454
White Star............   454
Lockwood.................454
Kid Glove......  ........ 454
Wood’s..................   4V4
Newmarket............   454
Brunswick...............454
Edwards.................  454
Fireman..................3254
TW ........................2254
Creedmore..............2754
FT............................3254
JR F, XXX........... 35
Talbot X X X .........30
Buckeye................ 3254
Nameless.............. 2754
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Grey S R W.............1754
Western W  .............1854
Union R.................2254.
Windsor.....  ...........1854
D R P ......................1854
Flushing XXX........2354
6 oz Western.......... 21
Union  B ................22541Manitoba................ 2354
...... 9  @1054
Nameless...... 8  © 9541 
......   854@10  j 
......  
1254
Slate.  Brown.  Black.ISlate.  Brown.  Black. 
13
954 
15
1054 
17
1154 
1254 
20
Severen, 8 oz..........   9541West  Point, 8 oz 
1054
10 oz__ 1254
May land, 8oz.........1054 
Greenwood, 754 oz..  954 Raven, lOoz............ 1354
Greenwood, 8 oz— 1154 (Stark  “ 
..............15
White, doz............ 25 
Colored,  doz...........20 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8  I Pawtucket..............1054
Red Cross....  9  Dundie...................   9
Best  ............1054 Bedford................... 1054
Best  AA...... 12541 Valley  City............. 1054
Coraline................89 SOlWonderful............ 84 75
Schilling’s ............  9 00{ Brighton................  4 75
Corticelli, doz.........75  [Cortlcelli  knitting,

CANVASS  AND  PADDINO.
13 
15 
17 
20 

| Per bale, 40 doz___ 87 00
|

954 13 
1054 15 
1154 17 
1254190 
DUCKS.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

954 
1054 
1154 
1254 

SEWING  SILK.

twist,doz..3754  per 54oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz..37541
HOOKS AND EVES—PER GROSS.
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k & Wbite..l0  ¡No  4 Bl’k & White.,15 
“ 8 
..20
I “  10 
..25
|No 4—15, F  354........40

..12 
..12 
No 2-20, M  C......... 50 

WADDINGS.

8ILESIA8.

CORSETS.

PINS.

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2 
3 

“ 

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3—18, S C ...........45  I

COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 White & Bl'k..l2  INo  8 White <& Bl’k..20
..15 
.23
“ 10 
I “  12 
..26
-.18 
SAFETY  PINS.
No2........................ 28 
|No3.........................36

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6 

NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1  501 Steamboat...............   40
Jrowely’s................1  35 Gold  Eyed..,..........1  50
Marshall’s .............   1  00;
5—4. ...2 25  6—4...3 2515—4 

1  95  6—4. ..2 95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

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...3 10|

B E A C H ’S  

New  York  goffee  Rooms.

61  Pearl  Street.

Five  Cents  Each  for  all  dishes  served 

from bill of fare.

Steaks,  Chops  and  All  Kinds  of  Order 

Cooking  a  Specialty.

FRANK  M.  BEACH,  Prop.

J.&P.COATS’

SIX-CORD

Spool  Colton

TOTE,  BLACK  ABB  COLORS,

IN

FOR

FOR  SALE  BY

Hand and Machine Use
P.  STEKETEE  &  SONS
Voigt,  HemoMeiier & Co.,

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

D r y   G o o d s

Manufacturers of

Skirts,  Pants,  Dileralls,  Etc.

Complete Spring  Stock  now ready for 
inspection.  Chicago and  Detroit  prices 
guaranteed.

48,50 and 52 Ottawa St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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OR

Manufactured by

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids.

See quotations In Grocery Price Current.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

H A R D W A R E .
No  Su ccess  W ithout  “Push.”

From the Office.

Success is a  big  word,  and  one  that 
may be variously defined. 
It means  one 
thing to  one  man  and  another thing to 
another. 
In  one  walk of  life its inter­
pretation is entirely  different  from  that 
in some other,  and  what  is success from 
one point of view is almost  failure  from 
another.  But there  is  this  in  common 
to all  kinds of success,  it  comes  as  the 
result of effort.  Whatever falls at one’s 
feet,  whatever is received by inheritance, 
whatever is natural endowment, or comes 
by bequest is not success, however much 
of good there may be about it. 
Success 
is that which is striven  for—that  which 
comes as a victory to the warrior, or that 
which  is  as  laurel  on  the poet’s brow. 
To achieve success, therefore, effort must 
be put forth.  Very generally, it must be 
persistent, aggressive, persevering  effort 
—that kind  of  effort  that  is so happily 
summed  up  in  the  little  word “push.” 
To  be a prosperous merchant  or  manu­
facturer  requires  “push.”  To  be  an 
acceptable clerk or  book-keeper requires 
“push,”  and to be  really  useful  in  any 
walk  of  life,  from  the  most exalted to 
the most commonplace, requires “push.” 
“Push” is a word  also with as many dif­
ferent  shades  of  meaning  as  there are 
persons to whom it may be  applied. 
It 
is wonderfully elastic,  but  in all its defi­
nitions there is this  idea  about  it:  To 
drive forward.  Strength  and  energy  of 
whatever  kind  the  individual may pos­
sess  are  to  be  used as he is able to use 
them  and  as  circumstances  permit,  to 
drive something forward.  Very  gener­
ally, this something is the work  or  duty 
in hand,  or  the  business  venture  upon 
which he is engaged, or the social project 
he has  in view.  To  be  unsuccessful  in 
this world—for failure  may  come  how­
ever hard we may strive—commands pity, 
but  to  be  without  “push” is to be con­
temptible.  When we want to say some­
thing  extremely  severe  about  a  young 
man,  when we want  to condemn him un­
conditionally,  when we  want  to  convey 
the idea that he will  never  achieve  suc­
cess or be  of  any  particular  usefulness 
in the world anywhere,  we  say  “he  has 
no ‘push’  about  him.”   Without “push” 
one  floats  with  the  tide,  driven hither 
and  thither  by the  wind  and  currents. 
He may get  into  port,  but  the  chances 
are that if he does accidentally drift that 
way he will not be able to  anchor  so  as 
to remain there.  With  “push”  one  is 
like a steamship with full complement of 
machinery under the  guidance  of a cap­
tain;  the port is reached in spite of wind 
and tide, the anchor is cast and success is 
achieved and held.

W hy  You  Should.

The Canadian Orocer gives the follow­
ing as a few  of  the reasons  why the re­
tailer should read the paper published in 
his interest:
1.  It  elevates  his  conception  of 
the 
work in which he is engaged.
2.  It  brings  him  into  mental  contact 
with others engaged  in  the  same  work 
where personal contact is impossible.
3.  It contains words  of  sympathy and 
encouragement for him in grappling with 
difficulties  as  they  appear  from  day to 
day.
4.  It inspires him  with renewed pluck 
and energy,  by showing  how  others  are 
overcoming obstacles.
5.  It often pays for itself  by the infor­
mation  contained in a single  paragraph.

The Hardware  Market.

The nail and iron market is strong and 
there are prospects  of  further advances. 
The glass  market  is  unchanged.  The 
stove  board  association  seems  to  be  a 
solid  affair, as it is able to maintain  the 
prices established some time  ago.  The 
stove manufacturers have advanced their 
prices about 5 per cent.  Tin is advanc­
ing, owing to the prospective  passage  of 
the tariff  bill. 
Pig  lead, lead pipe and 
shot are higher.  The manufacturers  of 
agricultural  tools  have  advanced  their 
prices 7% per cent.

P ric e s  C u rren t.

AXES.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dis.
AUGURS AND BITS.
Snell’s.............................................
Cook’s ............................................
Jennings’, genuine.
Jennings’,  Imitation....................... ...........50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..............
...........» 8 50
D.  B. Bronze..............
...........  12 50
S.B.S. Steel.............. ...........  9 50
D. B. Steel................. ...........  14 00
Railroad........................................... ......... C 14 00
Garden...................................................net  30 00
dls.

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

BARROWS.

BOLTS. 

,T 
“ 
“ 

dls.

BUCKETS.

BUTTS, CAST. 
dls.
figured............................70*

Well,  plain.................................................. 1 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00
Cast Loose Pin, 
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60*10
Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60*10
Wrought  Table.............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Bliud.................... 
oo&io
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................7O&10
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................7Q&10
Blind, Shepard’s .........................................  
70

 

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

40

Grain......................................................dis.  50*02

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel............................................ per ft  5
Ely’s 1-10..............................................perm 
“ 
Hick’s C. P ............................................ 
G .D ......................................................     « 
Musket.................................................. 
“ 

CARTRIDGES.

Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire.........   ...............................dls. 

chisels. 

dis.

Socket Firmer..............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................70*10
Socket Corner............................................... 70*10
Socket Slicks............................................... 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40
Curry,  Lawrence’s ......................................  
Hotchkiss....................................................  

combs. 

40
25

dis.

65
60
35
60

50
25

CHALK.

“ 

50
50
50

White Crayons, per gross..............12@12*4 dis. 10
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound
14x52,14x56,14x60 .......................
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ana 14x60......................
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................
Bottoms..............  ......................................
Morse’s Bit  Stocks....................... ............  
Taper and straight Shank............
Morse's Taper Shank.................... .............. 
.............. 
DRIPPING PANS.
Small sizes, ser pound.................
07
Large sizes, per pound................. .............. 
6*4
.............. 
Com. 4  piece, 6 in.......................... .doz. net 
75
Corrugated................................... ..dls. 20*10*10
Adjustable..................................... ......dls. 40*10
dls.
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clark’s, small, »18; large, »26........
30
Ives’, 1, »18;  2, »24;  3, *30............
25
p il e s—New List.
Disston’s ...................................................... 60*10
New  American.............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
Heller’s
Heller’s Horse Rasps...................................  
50

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

ELBOWS.

dls.

GALVANIZED IRON

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 

12 

14 

28
18

Discount, 60

dls.

13 
gauges. 
HAMMERS.

50

dls. 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
Maydole  *  Co.’s ...............................................dls. 25
Kip’s ................................................. 
25
Terkes *  Plumb’s............................................ dis. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ........  ....................dls.60&10
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4*4  14  and
longer........................................................  3*4
Screw Hook and  Eye, *4.................................. net 10
%......................... net  8*
“ 
X.........................net  7*4
“ 
%......................... net  7*4

HINGES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

diS.

HANGERS. 

Strap and T .......................................................dis. 70
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti-friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
HOLLOW WARE.
Pots...........................................  
60
 
Kettles........................................................... 
60
Spiders  ......................................................... 
60
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
HOUSE BURNISHING  GOODS.
Stamped  Tin Ware.........................new list 70*10
Japanned Tin Ware.............................  
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 33*4*10
wire goods. 
Bright......................................................70*10*10
Screw  Eyes............................. 
70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70*10*10

dis.

 

7

50
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die.
 

NAILS

dls.
dis.

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

MATTOCKS.

locks—door. 

mauls. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

knobs—New List. 

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

Advance over base: 

“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__ 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Clr. k’s................. 
 
“  Enterprise 
dis.

levels. 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s
70
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings...............  
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.........  .. 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
55
Drawer and  Shutter, porcelain........... 
. 
70
Russell * Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ....................... 
Branford’s ............... 
55
Norwalk’s ......................................... 
55
Adze Eye..........................................»16.00,  dls. 60
Hunt Bye.........................................  »15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s...................................... »18.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled.....................  
50
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ................................ 
  40
40
40
25
Stebbin’s Pattern....   .................................. 60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
26
Steel nails, base................................................... 2 10
Wire nails, base...................................................2 65
Steel.  Wire.
Base
60......................................................Base 
10
50......................................................Base 
40........  
20
05 
20
10 
30............... 
20.......... 
30
15 
35
16.....................................................  
15 
35
12.....................................................  
15 
40
10......................................... 
 
20 
8 .......................................................   25 
50
65
7& 6 .................................................  40 
90
4...................................... '...............  60 
1  50
3......................... 
1 00 
2 00
2.........................................................1  50 
2 00
Fine 3................................................1  50 
90
Case  10.  ..........................................  60 
8......................................... 
  75  1 00
6..............................................   90 
1 25
1 00
Finish 10............................................  85 
1  25
8............................................ 1  00 
1  50
6  ..........................................1  15 
75
Clinch  10..........................................   85 
8............ .............................1  00 
90
6......................................... 1  15 
1  00
2  50
Barrell %...........................................1  75 
diS.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................  @40
Sciota Bench...............................................   @60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  @40
• Bench, first quality......................................   @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dis.60—10
Common,  polished................................dis. 
70
dis.
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs............................. 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27  ..  9 20 

patent planished iron.

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PLANES. 

rivets. 

Broken packs *4c per pound extra.

PANS.

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ROPES.

¡6
dls.

squares. 

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, *4 inch and larger.............................   12*4
Manilla......................................................... 
Steel and Iron.............................................. 
Try and Bevels............................................  
Mitre............................................................ 

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
»3 10
3  20
3  20
3  30
3  40
3 50
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14...................................... »4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17 .....................................  4 20 
Nos.  18 to 21....................................... 4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 20 
Nos. 25 to 26 .....................................  4  40 
No. 27...............................................   4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86...................................... dls. 40*10

SAND PAPER.

Silver Lake, White A..........................  

SASH CORD.

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“ 

Drab A ...........................55
White  B.................  
D ra b B ........................ 
WhiteC................... «• 

list 
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Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls

wire. 

saws. 

traps. 

Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot, 

_  
Hand............................... 

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton »25
“ 
\.0
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot....  50
‘  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot... 
30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot........................................... 
30
dls
Steel, Game........................................... 
60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s .  .. 
35
70
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s 
Mouse,  choker.................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion...............................31.50 pcr doz.
dis
Bright Market.......................... 
¿5
Annealed Market................................ 7p—10
Coppered Market...............................  . . . .  '  go
Tinned Market...................... 
Coppered  Spring  Steel............... 
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................  
painted....................... 

g2*4
50
3 60
]  3 00
Au Sable...............................dis. 25*10@25*10*05
Putnam................................. 
N orth western................................ 
dls. 10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine........................................... 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
Bird Cages.................................................  
50
Pumps, Cistern................................................... 75
Screws, New List...............  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  
50
Casters, Bed  and  Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American.................................. 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods...... 
65

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

dlS

dis

05

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M E T A L S ,
PIG TIN.

 

 

26c
¿gc

ZINC.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars....................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2*4c per pound.
660 pound  casks..................................... 
714
Per pound.......................................... 
7*4
*4@*4...........................................................
Extra W iping........................................... 
13*4
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY.
Cookson........................  
Hallett’s.
10x14 IC, Charcoal..............................
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

...........per  pound  16
13

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

TIN—MXLYN  GRADE.

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

t  6  60 
6 60 
8 35 
8 35

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10x14 IC, Charcoal....................
.......................
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
............................
14x20 IX, 
............  .......

TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
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Each additional X on this grade 11.50.

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HOOPING PLATES
........

14x20 IC, 
“  Worcester..............
14x20 IX, 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
“ 
14x20 IC, “  Allaway  Grade
14x20 IX, 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
“ 
20x28 ix, 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14X28  IX.....................................
14x31  IX..............................................
.
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers. I __ 
fP0r  P°nnd
14x60 IX,  “ 

“  9 

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t  6  OO
6 no
7 50 
7  50

6  00 
7  50 
12 50
5 25
6 75 
11  OO 
14 00
;;
118 
.14  50
»*4

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PnJit 
Presses !

2 Q uart Japanned 

L ist-$3.

4 Q uart Japanned 

List—$5.

8 Q uart Japanned 

L ist-$6.

W rite  for  Discount.
Foster,  S tev en s  &  Co.,

10 and 12 Monroe St., 

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

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

8
The Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.

A   W I K L T   JO U RN A L  DRVOTRD  I O   T H *

Retail  Trade  of the Wolderine  State.
Tradesman  Company,  Proprietor.

strictly in advance. 

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

,. 
Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

..

Entered at  the  Grand  Rapid» Poet  Office. 

E.  A.  STOWE, Editor.

W EDNESDAY,  SEPTEM BER  3,  1890.

RECIPROCITY  IN  SUGAR.

The free  gift of  our  sugar  market  to 
the  sugar  producing  countries  is  prob­
ably  not  to  be  made.  Besides the res­
olutions  looking  to  “reciprocity,”  pre­
pared by Mr.  Hale  and  Mr.  Pierce,  Mr. 
Edmunds  added  another,  different  in 
terms,  and  Mr.  Plumb  has  proposed  a 
fourth.  Mr. Edmunds’ proposition is the 
simplest. 
It would  retain  the duties on 
raw  sugar,  but  would  authorize  the 
President to establish the  new  schedule 
in favor of  those countries  which  admit
our  agricultural  products  free of  duty. 
To this we should  add  only the proviso, 
that the sugar sent us shall come in their 
ships or our own.  We think Mr. Blaine 
proposed to make  the  new  arrangement 
cover too  much,  when he wished to have 
our  machinery  of  certain  kinds,  and 
other  manufacturers,  put  on  the  free 
lists  of  other  American  countries.  We 
do not need that,  for we are quite able to 
compete  with  European  producers 
in 
these articles as soon as  we  have proper 
shipping  facilities.  But  we  do  need 
measures to put an  end  to  the  Spanish 
policy  which  compels  Cuba  and  Porto 
Rico  to  purchase  European  breadstuffs 
and similar supplies, to the disadvantage 
of  our  farmers,  who consume the Cuban 
planters’  produce.

It has  been  said  that  we  have uo re­
dress in case  Spain  refused to make the 
concession;  but  this is a mistake.  That 
nation  will  not  forget  that  Jamaica is 
just as well  fitted  for  sugar-production 
as  Cuba  is.  The  abolition  of  negro 
slavery in  the  British  colonies  and  the 
repeal of  the  English  sugar  duties  had 
the  effect  of  prostrating  the  sugar  in­
dustry in that island. 
It could not stand 
competition with sugar  raised  under the 
lash. 
It  has  been a gross inconsistency 
on our part that long after we  had  abol­
ished slavery,  and  long before Spain did 
so in Cuba—if,  indeed, she can be said to 
have done it  yet—we showed no favor to 
the  sugar  raised  by free  labor,  and,  in 
fact,  constituted  ourselves  the  chief 
patrons of  Spanish-American  slavery by 
our remissness.  Jamaica only needs  the 
stimulus of  such  legislation  as  Mr.  Ed­
munds proposes,  to enable her to recover 
her lost ground and become a prosperous 
as well as a free community.  Spain may 
deny her the  benefit of  the  opportunity, 
but it will  be only by the  removal of  all 
the restrictions on  Cuban  commerce she 
has laid,  not for  Cuba’s  benefit,  but her 
own.

Europe is having  another  very serious 
alarm  about  the  spread of  the  cholera. 
It  never  has  been  completely  extinct 
since the  French troops brought it home 
to Toulon  from  Cochin  China;  but  this 
summer  it  appears  to  show  more  vir­
ulence and  power to spread  thau at any 
time since its first  coming.  Spain is the 
country where  infection  most  prevails,

and for weeks past  travelers  who  cross 
the Pyrenees into France  have been sub­
jected  to  very  strict  quarantine.  An 
isolated case has  been found as far north 
as Loudon, and has caused general alarm.

The  Pine  Plains  of Northern  Michigan.
“The work of the Agricultural College, 
in  establishing  experimental  farms  on 
the sand plains in Lake,  Grand Traverse 
and Crawford counties, has not been pro­
ductive of  large results, and I think it is 
well that it is so,” remarked D. C. Leach, 
the Walton  cranberry grower,  the  other 
day.  “If  the  experiments had been en­
couraging,  the  reports  sent  out  would 
have  stimulated  people to settle  on  the 
pine barrens, as the lands are called, and 
the results would  have  been  disastrous, 
as the settlers  would not have the requi­
site capital  or  the  necessary amount of 
experience  to  make  the  cultivation  of 
such poor land a success. 
I am confident 
that the time is coming  when  the plains 
will be inhabited by a thrifty people, but 
it will be  when  the  lands  in  the  more 
favored  portions  of  the  country are all 
settled on.”

M erged  into  a  Corporation.

The  flouring  mill,  water  power  priv­
ilege  and  farms  belonging to the Henry 
Kritzer  estate,  at  Newaygo,  have  been 
merged into a corporation under the style 
of  the  Kritzer  Milling Co.  The corpor­
ation  has a capital  stock of  550,000,  all 
paid  in.  Chas. C.  Kritzer  is  President 
and  General  Manager  of  the  company 
and Wm. H. Kritzer Secretary and Treas­
urer.  J. F.  Standish  will  represent the 
company on  the road,  the same as in  the 
past.

General  Manager  Kritzer  has  had 
charge of  the  business for several  years 
and has  demonstrated his  ability to con­
duct it successfully.

Still  They  Come.

It is stated that  all  the  preliminaries 
for  forming  a table  glassware  combine 
have been closed at Pittsburg, and that a 
powerful  syndicate is  interested  in  the 
deal. 
It  is  claimed  that  thirty-one out 
of  fifty-four  factories  in  the  country 
have signed the compact.  All  the  lead­
ing factories of Pittsburg, with extensive 
plants  in  Ohio  and  West  Virginia,  are 
said to be in it.

Good  W ords  U nsolicited.

Chas. Rietz & Bros. Lumber and Salt Co., lum­
“We 

ber, salt and  general  dealers,  Manistee: 
find the paper very interesting and useful.”

Bay City—The Saginaw Lumber & Salt 
Co.  recently purchased  5,000,000 feet  of 
logs of  S.  O.  Fisher, cut on the Tobacco. 
The purchasers will carry these logs over 
for the supply of  their  mill next season. 
They have about 2,000,000 feet yet to cut 
on the Tobacco,  which will be put in this 
season, and will probably purchase a few 
million  feet  more  during  the  fall  and 
winter.  Next season  they will  bring  a 
number of  million feet of logs here from 
Georgian  Bay.  They  have  15,000,000 
feet  yet to cut on  Fitzwilliam  Island  in 
Georgian  Bay,  and  are  interested  with 
the  Emery  Lumber  Co.  in  150,000,000 
feet,  which Thos.  Pickard  has taken the 
contract  to  lumber  on  the  Wahnapitae 
river.  The mill  of  this  concern  is  lo­
cated at Crow  Island,  three miles below 
this city,  where  they also  have  a  yard 
for  the  car  trade.  They  handle  about 
7,000,000 feet in the  car  trade,  and  the 
rest of the mill cut goes by water.

M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

HIRTH  i  KRAUSE,
RtettShoe Polish,

Billions,
Laces,

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

Porpoise  Shoe  Laces  in  light,  medium 
and  heavy.  Parisian  Leather Reviver, 
Glycerine Leather Reviver,  “Rubberine” 
a  waterproof  dressing.  We  carry  13 
distinct  shoe  dressings  and  a complete 
line  of  Shoe  Store  Supplies. 
Send us 
your orders.

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS

SEND  FOR  PRICE LIST.

Daniel  LpGh,

19  So. Ionia  St.,  Grand Rapids.

ESTABLISHED  N E A ^ L Y _ 3 0 _ Y E A ^ 1

Michael  K olb  &  Son.,
WhotesalB Blowing ManiMilrers,

THE  ONLY  EXCLUSIVE  GENTILE

R O C H E S T E R ,  N .  Y .

The name of Michael  Kolb is so famil­
iar in the  clothing  manufacturing  busi­
ness,  he being a practical mechanic from 
his boyhood,  and  so  great  in  his  judg­
ment of the stability of  goods that other 
manufacturers ask at the  mills  or  their 
representatives  for  what  Mr.  Kolb  has 
bought,  and  his  styles  and  make  up 
are  being  constantly 
imitated.  Their 
goods  are  always  reliable  and  sold  to 
retailers at one  and  the  most  equitable 
prices and terms. 
It will pay merchants 
who  have  not  seen  their  line  to write 
their  representative,  WILLIAM  CON­
NOR,  Marshall. Mich., to call upon them, 
and if they decide to  buy, they will soon 
find that they will  save money and busi­
ness increase.  All  garments guaranteed 
as represented.

W I L L I A M   C O N N O R ,

For eight years our Michigan representative,  attends  periodically at Sweet’s Hotel, 
in Grand Rapids,  where many  merchants  meet  him,  and whose expenses are paid. 
Mr. Connor will be at Sweet’s Hotel on Wednesday and Thursday,  Sept.  10 and 11. 
Room 82.

F.  J.  D E T T E N T H A L E R ,

JOBBER  OF

I Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 

See Quotations in Another Column.

CONSIGNMENTS OF ALL  KINDS OF  WILD  GAME  SOLICITED.

T H E   M I CITI GAN  TRADESM AN.

9

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

Manufacturera’ Agents for

S A W   A 2 T D   G R I S T   M I L L   M Ä C H H T E R T ,

%

4

♦

PEO  AND  CON.

V iew s  o f  D ealers  W ho  H ave  Been 

Under  Contract  W ith  the Patrons.
T h e T r a d e sm a n  recently sent out the 
following enquiry to those  dealers in the 
State who are selling the Patrons  of  In­
dustry under contract:

Gr a n d   Ra p id s,  Aug. 26,  1890.

We are revising our list of dealers who 
are selling the Patrons of Industry under 
contract and should  be pleased  to^  have 
you inform us  whether  you are still un­
der contract  with  the  Patrons,  and,  if 
not, the date the contract expired.
Thanking you in advance for the favor 
of  a reply,  we are

Yours truly.

T h e T r a d e sm a n  Co m pany. 

Among the  responses  received  to  the 

enquiry are the following:

Eli  Lyons,  Altona—My contract  with 
Jacob McCrea,  McBrides—My contract 

the P.  of  I.  expired May 20.
expired two or three months ago.

E. Glicman,  Lansing—My contract  ex­
pired  last  May and I did  not  care to re­
new it.
Frank  Sommer,  Dorr—1 have not been 
under contract with the Patrons for three 
months.
H.  Kositchek  &  Bros.,  Eaton Rapids— 
Our  contract  with  the  Patrons expired 
April 26.
M.  C. Barney,  Flint—I am  under  con­
tract with the Patrons  and  am  having  a 
nice trade in tombstones from them.
W.  H. Hanks,  Otisco—We are still sel­
ling to the P.  of  I. on a verbal  contract, 
which continues as  long  as  satisfactory 
to all parties.
Herold  Bros.,  Howard  City—We  are 
still doing  business at the old stand  un­
der contract,  which will soon expire,  but 
hope to renew it.
H.  O. Bigelow,  Shepherd—We  are  not 
selling  to  the  Patrons of  Industry on a 
contract and have not since April 22,  the 
date the contract expired.

received. 

J. D.  Benjamin,  Coldwater—In  reply 
to your favor,  will say that I am still un­
der contract  with the  Patrons,  and  will 
remain so, for some time to come.
C. J. Buck, Imlay City—I had  to  give 
up  my contract about  July 1 on account 
of  the Patrons not  fulfilling  their  part. 
They  have  no  Patron  furniture  house 
here at present.
O.  J. Knapp, Howard City—Your favor 
of  the  26th,  soliciting information  con­
cerning  Patron  dealers, 
In 
reply, would  say that my relations  with 
the  Patrons  are  of  a  very  agreeable 
nature and that I am still doing  business 
with  them at the old  stand,  six  days in 
the week.
J.  S.  Newell & Co., Coral—We  are  no 
longer under  contract  with the P.  of  I., 
but do not wish to be  placed in  your Re­
pentance  Column,  as we have nothing to 
repent of.  Our contract expired Aug. 23 
and  it  has  been a very satisfactory deal 
in  every  respect, having  increased  our 
trade 25 per cent.
Burrell Tripp, Cedar Springs—In reply 
to your card, will say that, strictly speak­
ing, I presume it is no business of  yours 
whatsoever;  but  if  you  had  taken  as 
much pains to look the matter up as  you 
did  my  financial  standing,  when  you 
publicly attacked  my  credit the  first  or 
second issue of  February, you would not 
now have  to  be  informed  that  my con­
tract with the P.  of  I.  expired  over  six 
months  ago,  and  there  has  been  none 
other made.

The  Barley  Crop.

In a circular to the  trade, the  Asmuth 
Malt & Grain Co., of Milwaukee, presents 
a summary of the condition and prospects 
of the barley crop.  Briefly  stated,  they 
say that  the  barley  crop  of 1890 shows 
not only a largely  reduced  acreage,  but 
the yield per acre as well will  fall  short 
of that  of  1889.  The  heaviest  loss of 
acreage occurred in  California, owing  to 
heavy inundations  last  winter;  on  high 
ground, however,  the yield  there  is  ex­
cellent.  Canada’s extraordinary  loss  of 
acreage, variously reported as from 25 to 
50 per  cent.,  in  part  ¿scribable  to wet 
lowlands,  is mainly  the % direct  result  of 
the fear that congress would so  increase 
the import duty on foreign  barley  as  to 
exclude  the  Canadian  cereal  from  the 
United  States.  Except  in  California, 
Utah and Montana,  and  more  especially 
in Oregon  and  Washington  (which  ex­
hibit  “most magnificent  results in every 
respect” ), the  weight  of  the berry will 
be considerably less  than  last  year, ow­
ing to the  excessive  heat  which  settled 
over  the  chief  barley-producing  region 
at  an 
inopportune  time,  ripening  the 
grain before the heads  were  well  filled. 
The  color  of  the  berry  will  be  much 
brighter  than  last  year,  and  as this is 
accompanied by general excellence of the 
grain, the brewing and  distilling  indus­
tries of the United States may hope to be 
as well supplied as in 1889.  It is expected 
that the year 1890 will be  one  of  higher 
prices, say  at  least  from  15  to  20 per 
cent,  above those of last year.

Eaton Rapids—A.  D.  Gallery, manager 
of the James Gallery’s Sons’ foundry and 
planing  mill,  has  bought  the  stock  of 
pine and  hemlock  lumber  belonging to 
Wm.  Smith,  and  located at the river saw 
mill.  The stock amounts to about 250,000 
feet of lumber and  is  probably the larg 
est single purchase  ever  brought to this 
city.  This  stock is now being removed 
to the Gallery lumber yard.

INCREASE  YOUR  SALES  B Y   A 

WELL-LIGHTED  STORE.

ÖAflC 
Cacai 
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Pri<

-|  A C  ENGINE 
L h A O   WORKS

M AKIJFACTUREBS  OF

INDIANAPOLIS.  IND.,  U.  S. A .  ,
STEAM ENG IH ES & BOILERS
'Carri Engines and Boilers In Stock 

for  immediate delivery.

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

Saws, Belting and  Oils.

And Dodge’s  Patent Wood Split Pulley.  Large  stock  kept on hand.  Send for Sampi* 
W rite for  Prices. 

Pulley and become convinced of their  superiority.

4 4 ,4 6  and 48 So. D ivision St..  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

S

S

DEALERS IN

H E

WE  CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CARE T AI. LOW  FOR  MTLti  USE

NOS.  122  and  124  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RA PID S,  MICHIGAN. 

P E R K I N S   «Sb
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,
M uskegon Cracker Co
1  Coiecii  fit Any  H er  M

LARGEST 
457,  459,  461,  46.3  W.  WESTERN  AVENUE, 

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  MAIL  ORDERS.

CRACKERS, BISCUITS  AND  SWEETcGOODS.

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

- 

VARIETY THE STATE

:FROM;

J.  HEERINCA,

GENERAL  MERCHANT,

find dealer In Butter, Eggs. Seeds & Grain,

EAST  SAUCATUCK, 

-  MICHIGAN.

W e   q u o te  th e  fo llo w in g   p rices  on   N o.  4 
ta g s,  d e liv e r ed   to a n y  e x p r e ss office or jo b b in g  
h o u se  in   th is city:
1 .0 0 0  
2 .0 0 0  
6 . 0 0 0  

$ 1 .5 0
2 .5 0
4 . 6 0

- 
- 
-  

W e   c a r r y   a ll~ o th er  sizes  o f  ta g s  a n d   ca n   fill 

o rd ers o n   sh o rt  n otice,

THB  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

B R O W N   &  S E H L E R ,

D ealers in E N G IN E S , B O ILE R S and M ILL M A C H IN E R Y , Farm  M achinery, 

A gricultural  Im plem ents,  "Wagons  and  Carriages.

Saginaw—Brown  &  Ryan  have  made 
Mitchell & McClure an offer for  the  mill 
of the latter,  four miles below  this  city, 
on the west side.  Mitchell  &  McClure 
will exhaust their  timber  here  this sea­
son.  The mill is well adapted to the busi­
ness of  Brown & Ryan,  as  there are over 
700 acres of land connected with the mill 
property.  The  deal  is  not concluded, 
but it is  quite  probable  that it will  be a 
go.

*£C-

“ 

NO.  2  i a u a m i e h u e n t .
No  2 Incau. Lamp, as shown, brass  . .85.50 Each 
“ 
“  without springs at  top
and with tin reflector only, complete 3.50 Each 
No  10 Mammoth Rochester, same  style
complete...................................... . • • ■ 3.50 Each
H. L e ^ r d fA S o £ Ä u o Ä W d R . p i d s  

Send for  C om plete  C atalogue
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Corner  W est  B ridge and N orth F ront  Sta

GRAND  R APIDS,  MICH.

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Drugs 0  Medicines.

S ta te   Board  of  Pharm acy. 

One Tear—Geo. McDonald, Kalamazoo.
Two Tears—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso. 
Three  Tears—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon. 
Four  Tears—James Vernor, Detroit.
Five Tears—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon. 
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit, 
treasurer—Geo.  McDonald, Kalamazoo. 
Next meeting at  Lansing, Nov. 5 and  6.

Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 

President—Frank Inglis,  Detroit.
First Vice-President—F. M. Alsdorf, Lansing.
Sec’d Vice-President—Henry Kephart, Berrien Springs 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—H. J. Brown, Ann Arbor.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan;  E. T. 
Webb, Jackson;  D. E. Prall,  East Saginaw;  Geo. Mc­
Donald, Kalamazoo;  J. J. Crowley. Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Saginaw, beginning third Tuesday 
of September,  1890._________________________________
G ran d   R a p id s   Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President. J. W, Hayward.  Secretary, Frank H. Escott.
G ran d Rapids D rug Clerks’ A ssociation. 
President, F. 1). Kipp ;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.________

D etroit  Pharm aceutical  Society 

President. J. W. Allen;  Secretary, W. F. Jackman.
Muskegon  Drug  Clerks*  Association. 

President, P. Van Deinse ;  Secretary,  John A. Tinholt.

To  Prevent  D ecay  of Fabrics.

From the Manufacturers’ Gazette.
A  method  has  been  brought forward 
by a Belgian chemist for rending fabrics, 
of  the textile class,  no matter how  deli­
cate  they  may  he  in  texture  or  color, 
proof against the ravages of decay for an 
indefinite period. 
It is  known  that  the 
wonderful stateof preservation exhibited 
by the head hands  of  Egyptian  mumies 
is due to their having  been  impregnated 
with a kind of  resin,  and,  acting  upon 
that fact, the inventor  in  this case made 
certain experiments  with the substances 
extracted from birch bark,  to  which the 
peculiar aroma  of  Russia leather is due. 
It was ascertained by these investigations 
that the green tar ■which is left over after 
the oil  used in tanning has been extracted 
from the  white  bark  of  the  birch  tree 
yields neither acid nor alkaloid,  and that 
in  solution  with alcohol  it forms a liquid 
of  remarkable fluidity,  with  the  power 
of  resisting  when  once  becoming  dry, 
even the action  of  alcohol itself.  This 
substance,  it  is  claimed,  possesses  the 
property of  uniting  with the most  deli­
cate and  brilliant  colors,  and  rendering 
them apparently imperishable.

W ill  Be  at  Saginaw   Convention W eek.
Chas.  E.  Watson,  State agent for S.  A. 
Maxwell & Co., of Chicago, will be at the 
Everett  House,  Saginaw  (E.  S .)   during 
the annual meeting of the Michigan State 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  Sept.  16,  17 
and 18.  He  will  have  the  full line of 
goods  he  is  now  exhibiting at  Detroit, 
comprising  twenty-four  sample  cases, 
and will  be pleased to  show his  custom­
ers—present or prospective—all the nov­
elties in  the  hook, stationery and sundry 
line.  Druggists  attending  the conven­
tion should not fail to  call  on  the  jolly 
salesman  and inspect his  lay-out.

There is no doubt  but  that  the  great 
tendency  of  the  present  times  is  to 
specialize in all the avenues of life.  This 
is  noticeable  in  both  professional  and 
commercial  pursuits.  We find  immense 
establishments devoted to the production 
of  a  single  article  while  professsional 
men of great ability devote all their time 
and energy to one branch of some science. 
This means that to succeed these special­
ists must he met and considered  as  com­
petitors.  This is  as  true  of  pharmacy 
and the drug business as it is of the man­
ufacture  of  wagons  or  the  practice  of 
law. 
It should bean incentive for young 
men to apply themselves  to pharmacy as 
a profession  and  endeavor to master  all 
the problems  connected  with it.  A per­
son may grow up in  the  drug  business, 
as the expression  goes,  but the business 
will  not grow with him.  It is,  in reality, 
an encouragement for the  earnest,  hard­
working pharmacists of  the country,  for 
it shows that  the  efforts  they make will 
be of  avail  and give them  an  advantage 
over the  less  active.  Life as a pharma­
cist is by no  means  a  game  of  chance, 
but  each  year  places  it  more firmly on 
the foundation  of  success for those who 
earn  it.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

the  Convention.

Secretary  Brown’s  A nnouncem ent  of 
Secretary Brown has issued the follow­
ing announcement to the members of  the 
Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  Associa­
tion :

The eighth annual meeting of the Mich­
igan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association 
will be held in the assembly room of  the 
Hoyt 
library,  South  Jefferson  street, 
Saginaw,  beginning at 2 o’clock p. m. on 
Tuesday,  Sept.  16.
You are  most  cordially invited  to  be 
present. 
If you are not a member of the 
Association and  have  the  least  interest 
in Pharmacy, you are urgently requested 
to  join the  Association.  The  pharma­
cists of  the  Saginaw  Valley are putting 
forth every effort to make  this  the  most 
interesting  and  successful  meeting  the 
Association has ever  held.  Let  us  en­
courage them by a large attendance.  We 
ought  to  have  300  new  members  this 
year.  Will you not try to secure at least 
one?  We  expect  there  will  be  a fine 
exhibit  in  the  Aldine  building,  South 
Cass  street.  Generous  entertainment 
has  been  provided.  Tuesday  evening 
there  will  be  an  entertainment  at  the 
Academy of Music;  Wedneday evening a 
banquet at Teutonia hall.  There will be 
informal  receptions at the East Side Club 
aud the  West  Side  Club,  and  visits  to 
various points  of  interest.  At  conven­
ient hours there will  be  excursions over 
the F.  & P.  M.  belt line,  and the electric 
car  lines,  and  carriage rides  about  the 
city.  Thursday  afternoon  and  evening 
the  Association  will  be  entertained  by 
the pharmacists  of  Bay  City  and  West 
Bay  City  and  the  Crystal  Water  Co. 
Bring the ladies.
We  have  been  granted a rate  of  one 
and one-third fare for the round  trip  on 
the  certificate  plan.  Send  to  me for a 
certificate  and  have it filled  out  by the 
ticket  agent  when  you  purchase  your 
ticket  going.  You  cannot  get  the  re­
duced rate to return  without  this certifi­
cate.
Special rates have  been secured at the 
various  hotels,  as  follows:  Bancroft, 
$2.50; Everett, Aldine and Marshall, $1.50.
Rooms  may be secured  in  advance by 
applying  to  the  local  Secretary,  D.  E. 
Prall, Saginaw.

H. J.  B rown,  Sec’y.

Ann Arbor,  Aug.  25,  1890.
The  Programme.
TUESDAY—2  P.  M.

Weadock,  Mayor of Saginaw.

Call to order.
Prayer—Rev.  Geo.  N.  Warren,  D.  D. 
Address  of  Welcome—Hon.  Geo.  W. 
Response.
President’s address.
Report of Secretary of  State  Board  of 
Reports  of  standing  committees  and 
Miscellaneous business.
Reading of papers and discussion. 

Pharmacy.
delegates.

WEDNESDAY—9 A.  M.

Report  of  Committee on  Trade Inter­
ests,  with address  by  H. G. Coleman,  of 
Kalamazoo.
Discussion led by A. W. Peck, of Grand 
Rapids.

W EDNESDAY— 2 P.  M.

Reports of officers.
Election of officers.
Election of delegates.

THURSDAY— 9 A.  M.

Opening of question box.
Unfinished  business.
Reading of papers.
President-elect takes the  chair. 
Announcement of committees. 
Adjournment.

Luminous  Paint  for  K eyholes.

From the Chicago Tribune.
Said a Madison street druggist:  “I am 
selling a  good  deal  of  luminous  paint 
lately.  What for?  To put around key­
holes.  Such a thing used to be unheard 
of?  Yes.  Why is  so  much  of  it  sold 
now?  I’ll tell you.  The  electric  light 
of the street is the cause  of  it. 
In the 
good old days—more  correctly speaking, 
in the  good  old  nights—men  who went 
home late of  nights had  no  difficulty  in 
finding the keyholes, for  the reason that 
there was a gaslight in the middle of  the

block, aud  it  showed  the  hole.  Now, 
this electric light of the street  is  on  the 
corner, and if your keyhole is in the mid­
dle of the block,  you  have  to  fumble to 
find  it. 
Somebody, 1 don’t know  who, 
painted his with luminous paint, and the 
result  traveled  like  a piece  of  gossip. 
From that time the demand for luminous 
paint has been on  the increase.  When a 
mau  comes  in  here and asks in a sort  of 
sneaking  way  for  10  cents’  worth  of 
luminous paint, I know be is a late stayer 
down town aud  tbat  he is going to paint 
his keyhole.”

The Drug  Market.

Gum  opium is dull  and  lower.  Mor­
phia is unchanged.  Quinine is very firm 
and  is  tending  higher.  Quicksilver  is 
firmer  and  all  mercurials  tend  higher. 
Jalap root  has  advanced.  Golden  seal 
root is  higher.  Nitrate  of  silver  tends 
higher.  Chlorate of potash has advanced. 
Prussiate potash  has advanced.  Soluble 
blue is higher.

Annual  Report  o f  the  State  Board.
The  State  Board  of  Pharmacy,  in its 
annual  report to Gov.  Luce,  shows  that 
165  druggists  and  122  assistants  have 
been  passed during the year and  in  the 
same 
time  138  druggists  have  been 
dropped from the  roll.  The receipts for 
the  year  were $3,659 and  the  disburse­
ments $3,724.  The board still has $1,312 
in the  treasury.

From the Chicago  Inter Ocean.

A  Disturbing  Factor  in  Business.
The mania for  buying up private divi­
dend paying properties and re-organizing 
them on a stock company  basis,  with  an 
increased capitalization,  is  undoubtedly 
the most  disturbing  factor  in  the busi­
ness world.  The promoter  of  any  one 
of  these  enterprises  argues  this  way: 
“We  have  purchased  this  property for 
$1,000,000. 
It has earned  for a series  of 
years  20  per  cent,  upon that valuation. 
Why should it not earn 10 per cent, here­
after upon a capitalization of $2.000,000?” 
This is quite plausible and serves to gain 
much  support,  it  is  feared,  that is not 
merited.  Men  who  are  accustomed  to 
measure success by something more than 
mere results,  at once begin  to  ask  trou­
blesome questions. 
“What actual prop- 
perty  has  been  acquired  by  this  pur­
chase?  What  is its condition compared 
with five years ago?  Are the old manag­
ers to remain at  the  helm? 
If  so, how 
much  property are they to be  allowed  in 
controlling  the  new  company’s  affairs? 
Will the profits  to  be  realized by them, 
under  the  new  regime,  be calculated to 
arouse their former  energy  and  unceas­
ing devotion to their work?  If new men 
are placed in command can any specificed 
returns he positively assured?”
The proverbial timidity of  capital  has 
already begun to assert itself abroad and 
it will make its appearance here  a  little 
later on.  Over-capitalization is the chief 
evil of re-organization and it  is now  the 
most  threatening  danger  of  the  times. 
When investors  are  dazzled  by the pos- 
siblity of enormous profits,  they  become 
speculators  of  the  most  reckless  type. 
Their downfall,  too,  means  widespread 
distress that is  only indirectly felt when 
purely speculative deals fall through.

To run a retail drug  business does not 
require a  very  large  store  room  or  a 
strong  force  of  clerks,  and the capital 
invested does  not  run  high. 
Still,  the 
druggist  must  have a vast  memory and 
manage to carry with him  more informa­
tion than the latest encyclopedia. 
It  is 
no wonder that some important points are 
crowded out, under such  circumstances, 
but  we  do  not  see how any pharmacist 
can afford to transact business without  a 
knowledge of  the pharmacy  law  of  the 
state, territory  or  city  where  he  com­
pounds prescriptions.  The  law  may  be 
poor and faulty, but  this does not lessen 
his  obligation  to  read  it  and  see that 
every clerk in the store realizes the legal 
conditions  governing  his  daily  occupa­
tion. 
Some  one  has  stated  that every 
business man should  be a lawyer and we 
believe  he  should be, as far as a knowl­
edge  of  his  commercial  relations  is 
directly affected.

Do  You  Observe  the  Law ?

If not, send SI to

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

For their combined

LIQUOR i POISON RECORD.

“ THE  W E A R   IS   T H E o T R U E   T E S T  

OF  VALUE.”

We still have in stock  the well-known brand

P i o n e e r

P r e p a r e d

P a i n t .

MIXED  READY  FOR  USE.

Having sold  same  to  our  trade  for  over  ten 
years, we  can  say it  has  fulfilled the manufac­
turer's guarantee.  Write  for  sample  card  and 
prices before making your spring purchases.
Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.f

GRAND  R APIDS,  MICH.

SOLE  AGENTS

P O L IS H  IN A THE™“
FOURTH NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A  J.  B o w n e , President.

Ge o .  C. P ie r c e ,  Vice President.

H.  W.  Nash, Cashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

Make a  Specialty o f Collections.  Accounts 

o f Country M erchant. Solicited.

GXXTSR2TG  M O O T.
We pay the highest price for it.  Addreas 

P r n V   "CD AC!  W holesale  D ruggists, 
l I iL A   JD H U O ., 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Th e  m o s t  r e l i a b l e  f o o d  
T-W I .WTI -lf-\   For Infants and Invalids, 
everywhere,  with  unqualified
h i  I I I  U  
I J  11  l  Ç , ^ k ^ iu c c e w .  Sot a medicine, but a iteam- 
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food,  suited  to  the  weakest
H I J ^ T  f i l l 1  stomach.  Take  no other.  Sold  by 
 H I  TA druggists.  In cans, 33c. and upward 
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Woolsich St  Co. on every 

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Embossed  Cards,

Picture  Advertising Cards, 

Advertising  Folders,

Having  a  lot  of  the  above goods, 
consisting  of  several  thousand  of 
different  designs, we offer the  cards 
much less than'our'usual prices.

The  Tradesman  Company,

GRAND  RAPID 8.
SUSPENDED I

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5 b
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J E T T I N E .
Warranted  not  to  Thicken,  Sour  or  Mold it. 
any climate.  Quality Guaranteed Against Injur, 
by Freezing.  All  others  worthless  after frees 
lng.  See quotation.  MARTELL  BLACKING 
CO.,  Sole Manufacturers,  Chicago, III.

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Wholesale lárice  Current•

Advanced—Po. Jalap, Golden Seal Root, Chlorate Potash, Prussiate Potash.  Declined—Opium.

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ACIDUM.

AMMONIA.

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

20  deg..................... 

Aqua, 16  deg.............. 
5®  7
  §
Carbonas  ...................  JJ@  J"
Chloridum.................  12®  14

Aceticum..................  
8®  10
Benzolcum  German..  80@1  oo
Boracic 
Carbolicum...............   33®  10
Citricum....................  50®  55
Hydrochlor...............   3®  5
.................  10®  12
Nitrocum 
Oxalicum...................  11®  13
Phosphorlum dll........ 
20
Salley licum .....................1  40@1 80
Sulphuricum.............. 
lii®   5
Tannicum........................1 40@1 60
Tartajicum.................  10®  42

Cubebae.................. 14 00@14 50
Exechthitos...............   90@1  00
Erigeron......................... 1  20@1 30
Gaultheria......................2 20®2 30
30
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gos8ipii, Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  ...................1  75®1  80
Juniperl......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Limonis...........................1 50@2 20
Mentha Piper...................2 40®3 50
Mentha Verid................. 2 50@2 60
Morrhuae, gal............   80®1 00
Myrcia, ounce................  ® 50
Olive............................... 1  00@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini..............................1  28®1 36
Rosmarin!............  
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  @6 00
Succini.......................   40®  45
Sabina.......................   90®1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 50®7 00
Sassafras....................   55®  60
Sinapis, ess, ounce—   @ 65
Tiglii..............................  @1 50
Thyme.......................   40®  50
opt  ................  @  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20
Cubeae (po. 1  50...............1  60®1 75
BiCarb.......................  15®  18
Juniperus...................  8®  jo
Bichromate................  13®  14
X&nthoxylum................... 
M
Bromide.................... 
37®  40
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 20)........  18®  20
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  3>@  33
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @  15
Potass Nltras, o p t__  
8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prussiate....................  30®  32
Sulphate  po................  15®  18

Black 
........................2 00@2 25
Brown.........................  ®0@1  00
Red............ 
45®  50
Yellow............................ 2 50@3 00

Copaiba......................  60®  65
Peru............................  @1  „
Terabin, Canada  ......  35®  40
Tolutan......................  40®  45

BAL8AMUM.

POTASSIUM.

COBTEX.

BACCAB.

a n il in e.

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Abies,  Canadian...... ............  18
Cassiae  .................................  JJ
Cinchona F lav a...................  J°
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerlfera, po.............  20
Prunus Virglnl....................
Quillaia,  grd.........................   J*
Sassafras  ..............................  J*
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)..........  10

EXTBACTUM.

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Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
Is..............  13®  14
Us............   14®  15
* b............   16®  17
FERRUM.

Carbonate Precip........  @  15
Citrate and Quinia—   @3 50
Citrate  Soluble...........  @  80
Ferroeyanidum Sol —   @ 50
Solut  Chloride...........  @  15
Sulphate,  com’l ......... *
pure............   @  7

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A rnica.......................  JJ@  16
Anthemis...................  20®  25
Matricaria.................  25®  30

FLORA.

FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  12®  20
nivelly....................   25®’  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  )4s....................  10®  12
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  )4s
UraUrsi...................... 

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eUMMI.

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“ 
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Acacia, 1st  picked....  @1  00
2d 
“ 
....  @  90
3d 
“  —   @  80
sifted sorts...  @ 65
po.................  75@1 00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
“  Socotri. (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, Is, (tts, 14 J4s, 
.
16)..........................   @  1
Ammouiae.................  25®  30
Assafcetida, (po. 30)...  @  15
Benzoinum.................  50®  55
Camphor»..................   50®  52
Euphorbium  p o ........  35®  JO
Galbanum..................   @3 00
Gamboge,  po..............  80®  95
Guaiacum, (po.60)  ...  @ 55
Kino.  (po.  25)............   @  20
Mastic.......................  @  36
Myrrh,  (po  45)...........  @  40
Opii,  (pc. 5 40)............ 4 0C@4 10
Shellac  .....................   25®  35
bleached........  27®  35
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

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herba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium....................  ■  25
Eupatorium.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................
Mentha  Piperita.................   23
“  V ir.........................  25
Rue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25

MASNES1A.

Calcined, Pat.............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat  .........   20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M---   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36 

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae —  8  00@8 25
Anisi............................1 90@2 00
Auranti  Cortex.........   @2 50
Bergamli  ...................3  25@4 00
Cajlputi......................  90@1  00
Caryophylli.................1  25@1 30
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodll...............   @1  75
Cinnamonii................ 1  40@1 50
Citronella..................   ®  45
Conium  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  .................... 1  20@1 30

RADIX.

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Aconitum...................  20®  25
Althae.........................  25®  30
Anchusa....................   15®  20
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  50
Gentiana, (po. 15)......   10®  12
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 50)....................   @  45
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac, po....................... 2 25@2 35
Iris plox (po. 20@22)..  18®  20
Jalapa,  pr...................  60®  65
Maranta,  J4s..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Spigelia......................  48®  53
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  40®  45
Senega.......................  45®  50
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @ 20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
Zingiber a ...................  10®  15
Zingiber  j .............. 
22®  25
SEMEN.
Anlsum,  (po.  20). 
@ 15
Apium  (graveleons)..  15®  18
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........ 2 00®2 25
Foeniculum......   ......   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L ini............................4  @4)4
Uni, grd,  (bbl. 4  )...  4)4® 4)4
Lobelia.......................   35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian__3)4®  4)4
Rapa..........................   6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu............   8®  9
,r  Nigra...........  11®  12
Frumentl, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R .......1  75@2 00
 
1  10@1  50
Juniperis  Co. O. T....1  75@1  75
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.......... 1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli........... 1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto.....................1 25@2 00
Vini  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

SPIBITUS.

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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.

Accada...........................  50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri  Iod.............................   50
Auranti  Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Aram..........................   50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
50
Senega................................   50
Scillae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus vlrg.........................  50

Co.

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .2 85©3 10 
C. C o...................... 2 85@3 10
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristica, No. 1.........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia....................  33®  38
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Picis  LIq, N. C., M gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Picis Liq., quarts......  @1  00
pints.........   @  70
Pii Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 18
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @ 35
Pix  Burgun................  @  7
Plumbi A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  10®1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
&P. D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30@  35
Quassiae....................  8®  10
Quinta, S. P. & W  ....  39®  44
S.  German__  30®  40
Rubia  Tinctorum......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactis pv..  @ 38
Salacin.......................1  80@2 00
50
Sanguis  Draconis......   40®  50
Santonine  .................  @4 50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
M.......................   8®  10
“  G.......................  @  15

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Seidlitz  Mixture........ @ 25
Sinapis..... .................. @ 18
11  opt..................
® 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes....................... @ 35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes @ 35
Soda Boras, (po. 13).  . 12® 13
Soda  et Potass Tart... 30® 33
2
Soda Carb.................
Soda,  Bi-Carb............ @ 5
Soda,  Ash.................. 3)4® 4
® 2
Soda, Sulphas............
Spts. Ether C o........... 50® 55
“  Myrcia  Dom...... @2 00
“  Myrcia Imp........  @2 50
•'  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 25)........................   @2 35
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1  10
Sulphur, Subl..............2)4® 3)4
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice.....  28® 30
Theobromae......... ...  50® 55
Vanilla...  ............ . .9 00® 16 00
Zlnci  Sulph........... ...  7® 8

“  Roll..............  2)i@ 3

OILS.

Whale, winter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............ ..  55
Lard, No.  1............ ..  45
Linseed, pure raw  ...  61

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
64

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Lindseed,  boiled  __  61 
67
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................  50 
69
Spirits Turpentine__  46)4  53
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian.............1M  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__1M  2@4
“ 
Ber........lj£  2@3
Putty,  commercial_2Q  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure.....2)4  2M®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..................  
13@16
 
Vermilion,  English__ 
80®82
Green,  Peninsular  __   70@75
Lead,  red............   @7)4
“  w hite........  @7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’....... 
@90
White, Paris  American 
1  00
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints............ .........1 00@1 20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................160@1  70
Coach  Body.............. 2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn.......1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar 
... 1 55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
T utu................ !.............   70®  75

50

H A Z B B T IN B

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RBRKIM
D R U G   C O .

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Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries

D ealen in

Patent  Medicines,  Paints,  Oils, Varnishes.

Sole  Agents  forothe  Celebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  Paints.

We  are  Sole  Proprieton of

WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY

We have in stock and offer a full line of

'W l a l a l a d . e o ,   B r a n d i e s ,

G i n s ,   W i n e s ,   R u m i .

W e are  Sole  Agents  in  Michigan  for  W. D. & Co., 

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

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  Goar, 
All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the“same  day  we ie 

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

Jtaltine i Pßrkiitö  Drug  Bo.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

TINCTURES.

 

 

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Co..................   75

Aconitum Napellis R .........   60
F .........   50
Aloes.....................................   60
and myrrh...................  60
A rnica..................................   50
Asafoetida................. 
0
Atrope Belladonna................  60
Benzoin.................................  60
. “  Co............................  50
Sanguinaria..........................   50
Barosma...............................  50
Cantharldes..........................   75
Capsicum..............................  50
Cardamon..............................  75
Castor.................................1 00
Catechu.................................  50
Cinchona.............................   50
C o...................   .  60
Columba...............................  50
Conium.........................  
 
Cubeba..................................   50
Digitalis...............................  50
Ergot.....................................   50
Gentian................................   50
“  Co..............................  60
Guaica..................................   50
ammon......................  60
“ 
Zingiber........................ 
 
Hyoscyamus.........................  50
Iodine....................................  75
“  Colorless....................   75
Ferri  Chloridum...................  35
K ino.....................................   50
Lobelia..................................   50
Myrrh....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
Opii.......................................  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
Valerian...............................  50
Veratrum-Veride...................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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“  et Potass T 

“  po—  
“  B po. 

“ 
ground,  (po.

Aether, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen......................2)4® 3)4
7).............................   3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............. 
4®  5
55®  60
Antipyrin....................1 35@1 40
Antifebrin  .................  @  25
Argent!  Nltras, ounce  @  83
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......   38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N.............2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
11;  Ms,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................  @1  75
Capsid  Fructus,af...  @  22
@  16
@  14
Caryophyllus, (po.  20)  15®  18
Carmine,  No. 4Ö.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  20
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetacenm...................  @  45
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...............   @  8
Crocus.......................  35®  38
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cupri Sulph...............   8®  9
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  ®
po  .................  @  1
Ergota, (po.)  60.........   50®  55
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambier......................  8  @ 9
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  90
French...........  40®  60
“ 
Glassware  flint,  70 per cent, 
by box 60 less
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerina...................18)4®  25
Grana Paradisi...........  ©  22
Humulus....................  25®  40
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @1  00
“  Cor ...  @ 90
Ox Rubrum  @1  10
Ammoniati.  @1  20
Unguentum.  47®  57
Hydrargyrum............   @  82
IchthyoDolla, Am. 
.1  25®1 50
Indigo.................. .....   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 75@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  85®1 00
Lycopodium..............  55®  60
Macis.........................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1)4)..........................   2®  8
Mannia,  S. F ............   45®  50

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T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

An  English  Tobacco  Syndicate.

An English syndicate is now pushing a 
scheme by which  they expect  to  obtain 
control^ of 
the  tobacco  warehouses  of 
Louisville and Cincinnati.  The Western 
Tobacco  Warehouse  Trust,  as the  new 
syndicate is to be known,  will have con­
trol of  the market for  Western  tobacco. 
It is expected that the  warehousemen of 
Clarksville,  Tenn.,  will  join this syndi­
cate.  The  warehousemen  solicit 
the 
consignment  of  the  tobacco  crop  from 
the  planters  directly,  and  then  sell  by 
auction. 
In  this  way the  planters  are 
almost wholly at the mercy of  the  ware­
housemen.

PRODUCE  M ARKET.

and  hold  at  16c.
medium, $4.60.  Timothy, $1.15 per bu.
commanding 4c per lb.

ll@12c  for evaporated.  The market is strong.
Dealers hold at $2.25@$2.50 per bbl.
now held at (2.25@$2.50 for city hand-picked.

Apples—Dried,  8@8*c 
for  sun-dried  and 
Apples—Fall fruit commands  50@75c  per  bn. 
Beans—Dry stock continues to get firmer, being 
Beets—New, 50@60e per bu.
Butter—Dairy  is  in  good  demand  at  14@16e 
per lb.
Blackberries—Wild, 6c  per qt.  Cultivated are 
about out of market.
Cabbages—Home  grown, 75c  per doz. or $6 per 
100.Carrots—15c per doz.
Celery—20@*5c per doz.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, 31.25;  produce barrels 
25C.
Cucumbers—10c per doz.
Eggs—The market is steady.  Dealers pay  14c
Field Seeds—Clover, mammoth,  $4.75  per  bu.; 
Grapes—Concords ana Ives are in good supply, 
Green Corn—8®l0e per doz.
Maple  Sugar — 8@10c  per  lb.,  according  to 
Maple Syrup—7o@85c per gal.
Musk Melons—Home grown, 75c per crate.
Onions—Green,  15c  per  doz.  Home  grown, 
Pop Corn—4c per lb.
Potatoes—Home  grown  stock  is in  good  de­
Pears—Bartlett stock, $2.50 per bu.; California, 
Peaches—California  $3 per box.
Plums—Green Gages and  Damsons,  $2.50  per 
Sweet Potatoes—Baltimores, $4  per  bbl;  Jer 
Tomatoes—Home grown are coming  in freely, 
Turnips—50@60c per bu.
Watermelons—Indiana stock is coming in very 
plentifully, being held at 10@15c apiece.
Whortleberries—About out of market.

mand, dealers paying 65@70c for choice stock.
$3 per box.

bu.;  California, $2 per box.
seys, $5 per bbl.
being held at $1 per bu.

$1.25 per bu.

quality.

PROVISIONS.

PORK  IN  BARBELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co.

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new....................................................   12 25
Short c u t.....................................................   11  50
Extra clear pig, short cut............................
Extra clear,  heavy.......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................  12 00
Boston clear, short cut................................   12 50
Clear back, short cut...................................   12 50
Standard clear, short cut. best....................  12 50
Pork Sausage.....................................................7
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................   9
Frankfort Sausage.  .......................................  8
Blood Sausage.................................................   5
Bologna, straight.............................................. 5
Bologna,  thick................................................  5
Head Cheese....................................................   5
lard—Kettle Rendered.
Tierces..............................................
7
Tubs...................................................
7«
501b.  Tins..........................................
7*
TiPrPM
6
30 and 50 lb.' TubV 1
6*
3 lb. Palls, 20 in a  case................................
5 lb. Palls, 12 in a case..................................
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case..................................
20 lb. Palls, 4 in a case...........  ....................
501b. Cans....................................................
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs....................
Extra Mess, Chicago packing......................
Boneless, rump butts...................................
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

lard—Family.

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

7 00 
7 00 
9 50

KISH  and  OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

“ 

Whitefish............................................
smoked.................................

@ 7* 
© 8 
© 7*
@15
@ 4
© 9
Flounders...........................................
@10
@25
Mackerel.............................................
©10
Cod......................................................
©22
California salmon..............................
©35
Fairhaven  Counts.............................
F. J. D. Selects.................................... ..  @30
©25
p  j   B  .......................................  ..............
@23
Anchors..............................................

oysters—Cans.

FRESH  MEATS.

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Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass.........................................
hindquarters...............................
“ 
fore 
“ 
...............................
loins, No. 3..................................
“ 
ribs............................................
“ 
“ 
rounds........................................
.  tongues.......................................
Hogs.......................................................
Bologna.................................................
Pork loins............................  ................
“  shoulders......................................
Sausage, blood or head.........................
liver.........................................
Frankfort................................
Mutton..................................................
Veal.......................................................

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6  @614 
© 3
7*® 8 VS 
© 8 
©  6 ©  9 
©© 5 
© 8 
© 6  
© 5 
© 5
©

CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS. 

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows: 

STICK  CANDT.

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MIXED  CANDT.

Standard,  per lb...................................   8*@  9
“  H.H..................................         8VS® 9
T w ist........................................8*@ 9
“ 
Cut  Loaf..........................................................10
Assorted Cream  ............................................. 12
Extra H. H...................................................... 11
8*
Standard, per lb................................
Leader...............................................
8V49
Royal.................................................
10
Extra.................................................
English  Rock...................................
10
Conserves.........................................
.109
Broken..............................................
.10
Cut Loaf...........................................
French Creams.................................
12
.13
Valley  Creams................................
fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.
....12
Lemon Drops...................................
....13
Sour Drops......................................
----14
Peppermint Drops............................
....14
Chocolate Drops...............................,
----18__ 10
H. M. ChocolateoDrops....................
Gum Drops......................................
...18
Licorice Drops..................................
__ 14
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................
.....14
Lozenges, plain................................
..... 15
printed............................
.....14__ 15__ 13
Imperials..........................................
Mottoes.............................................
Cream Bar........................................
----13
Molasses Bar...................................
16®18
Caramels..........................................
.....18
Hand Made  Creams.........................
.....16
Plain Creams...................................
..... 20
Decorated Creams............................
..... 15
String  Rock.....................................
..... 22
Burnt Almonds................................
..... 14
Wintergreen  Berries.......................
..... 12
Lozenges, plain, in  pails.................
..... 13
printed, in pails..............
..... 12
Chocolate Drops, in palls.................
Gum Drops, in pails.........................
.......6
..... 10
Moss Drops, In palls.........................
..... 12
Sour Drops, in pails.........................
Imperials, In palls............................
Rodi, choice, 200...............................
300...............................
LEMONS.
Messina, choice, 360........................
ic 9nn
fancy, 360.......................
“ 
300......  ..............
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, Smyrna, new,  fancy  layers__
“  Fard, 10-lb.  box.......................
......................
“ 
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Persian, 50-lb.  box.................
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona.........................
Ivaca.................................
California..........................
Brazils................................................
Walnuts, Grenoble............................
“  Marbot...............................
Pecans, Texas, H. P.......................
Cocoanuts, full sacks.................... .
Fancy, H.  P.,  Bell........................
“  Roasted  .........
“ 
Fancy,  H.  P.,  Game Cocks..........
Roasted
“ 
Fancy, H. P., Stags......................
“  Roasted..........
“ 
Choice, H. P., Ex P rin ce............
“  Roasted......... .
“ 
Fancy, H. P., Steamboats..............
“____ “____ “_____Roasted.

© 7 50
©
© 7 50
@© 8 00 
©
@16
@10
..  @8 
..  6  © 7
..  @17*
@17 
'  © @15.4 @17 
@12* 
..13*@15 
..  @4 25
@10*
@12*
©
©
@ 9* 
@11* 
@ 9* 
@11 @ 9* 
@11

fancy—In bulk.

“  50-lb.  “ 

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PEANUTS.

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G K O C B K I B S .

“ Only  One  Per  Cent.”

From the American Grocer.
Bad debts are inevitable wherever busi­
ness is conducted upon the credit system. 
That system may, in time, be overthrown 
in  the  retail  trade, but the chances are 
that it will exist long  after  the  present 
readers of trade journals are dead.  There 
are many points in its  favor, but the one 
which finds expression at the head of this 
article must not be so  considered.  Yet 
there are thousands of retailers  who  are 
contented  with  their  system  of  credits 
because losses from bad  debts  “are only 
one per cent.”  We are frequently asked 
if this  is  too  large,  and unhesitatingly 
reply—Yes! 
It  is  fully  one-eighth  of
the net profit  of  a  well-conducted retail 
business  and is a burdensome  tax  upon 
the  earnings.  Many  are  contented  so 
long as the year’s  showing  indicates  no 
greater  loss,  congratulating  themselves 
that only SI out of  every $100 credited is 
lost. 
If  retailers  would figure the per 
cent, of loss on the  net  earnings  rather 
than on the volume of credits, they would 
find 
that  their  loss  “of  only  one  per 
cent.” has increased  to 10 to 15 per cent, 
of the reward of their year’s labor.
Take, for instance,  a business  of  $30,- 
000 per annum, with gross profits equiva­
lent  to  16  per cent, on  the  cost  of  the 
goods.  This  would result in a net profit 
of about S3,000, provided store  expenses 
were  not  over  S  per  cent.  A  loss of 
“only one per cent.”  means 15  per  cent, 
of the  net  profit. 
Is  not  this, then,  a 
serious matter?
In our conversations with  grocers,  we 
hear  frequent  complaints  about 
the 
amount tied up in credits.  All mention 
a class who, to  give one grocer’s expres­
sion,  “pay $5  on account and trade $10.” 
There is a fear which  almost amounts to 
commercial cowardice,  that  if  such  an 
account is checked or stopped, it involves 
a loss of the entire credit.  Rather  than 
take that risk.  Tom, Dick and  Harry  are 
permitted to trade and  pay  on  account, 
doing it in a manner that keeps  the  bal­
ance steadily growing  larger. 
It is the 
exception when such an account is desir­
able. 
Sooner or later the most  of  such 
customers manage to leave the retailer in 
the lurch.  As  a  general  rule, no such 
credit  should  be  extended,  unless  to  a 
party of  known responsibility and  hold­
ing title to real estate.
Know  your  customers  thoroughly be­
fore extending an account, and far better 
find out all  about  them  before granting 
credit.  Render bills promptly and make 
it the rule that all  accounts shall be set­
tled  at  least  once  every  month,  and in 
case of  delay close the account.  Better 
lose a few customers  through being over 
careful than to pass to profit  and  loss  a 
considerable  sum.  A  credit  business 
should be kept as close as possible to the 
line of sharp cash.  Cater  to  the  good 
payers and weed out the slow  and  risky 
patrons.  Do  not  hesitate through fear 
of giving offense.  Money is a tool and  if 
tied up in accounts  lessens the efficiency 
of the merchant,  robs him  of  opportuni­
ties for bargains and desirable purchases, 
lessens his power of expansion, robs him 
of  confidence  in  himself,  sets  him  to 
shunning and  making  excuses  with his 
creditors.  That is a great deal  of  mis­
chief  for “only one per cent.”  to accom­
plish and excuse enough for our  opinion 
that such an annual  leak  is too  great  for 
the permanency of a well regulated retail 
store.

A  Fem ale  Custom s  Broker.

Cincin&ati Correspondence Pittsburgh Dispatch.
A modest appearing young  lady  came 
into the office  of  Appraiser  of  the Cus: 
toms Burdsal  yesterday  afternoon,  said 
something to that official  in a low  voice, 
received  an  answer,  smiled  her  reply, 
and  went  quietly  away.  Beyond  an 
attractive face and pretty ways, her com­
ing would call for no comment, especially 
by  any  one  bent  on  business. 
She is 
Miss  H.  R.  Groser,  Cincinnati’s  female 
Custom House  broker, probably the only 
lady in the  world  engaged  in that busi­
ness. 
She  is  a  great  success,  and has 
the largest  business  in  that  line in  the 
eity,  and  is  another  example  of  what 
women can do if given  an  equal  chance 
with men.  The  business is a most diffi­

cult one,  and is about the last one that  a 
young lady would think of  engaging  in. 
Miss  Groser  is  decidedly  young  and 
pretty,  and  celebrated  her  twenty-first 
birthday in July. 
It  is an extraordinary 
business in its numerous details in which 
she is engaged.  She must  know the dif­
ferent ratings and figures,  the  duties  on 
every manner of  goods from every coun­
try under the sun.  The  bills  are  made 
out in  the coin of the country from which 
they come,  and she must  reduce  that  to 
United  States  currency. 
She  must  be 
posted  on  the  tariff  laws  and  regula­
tions.
Miss Groser has the patronage and con­
fidence of the largest importing  firms  in 
Cincinnati.  Their  goods  are  consigned 
direct to her.  She figures  up the duties, 
pays it and delivers the  goods.  She  can 
handle a drayman  to  perfection,  despite 
her demureness.  Miss  Groser’s  father 
was  formerly  a  Custom  House broker. 
He died and her  sister  took up the busi­
ness,  but  after  two  years  gave  it up. 
Miss Groser was too young then, but sev­
eral years  later  determined  to  earn her 
own living, and soon received the patron­
age of her father’s  old  customers.  Her 
sharp  business  methods  soon  brought 
additional  customers,  and  to-day she is 
the leading Customs House broker in the 
city.
W ool  Quiet— Hides  Lower— Tallow 

Firm.

Wools remains quiet,  with  the  market 
in  favor  of  buyer. 
If  cloths  could  be 
readily  changed  into  money,  manufac­
turers would take more freely.  A  strin­
gent  money  market  makes  the  market 
lower and  uncertain.  Sales of  wool are 
small and confined to those  who have or­
ders to make up.  The whole supply vis­
ible  would  disappear  in  lots  taken for 
samples,  if  manufacturers  are  given  a 
little time.  No change for  higher prices 
need be looked for until  some disposition 
is made of  the tariff  bill.

Hides  are  lower, 

per  pound.
Tanners  held off  and  would  not buy at 
the extreme price which  let  them  accu­
mulate.  While  the  supply is ample for 
all wants,  there is  no  surplus,  but  what 
would  disappear  if  leather  would  re­
spond.  No advance  need be looked  for 
at present.

Tallow  is  firm, with a slight  advance 
on  a  choice  quality.  At  the  extreme 
price only late rendering and prime stock 
is  taken.  The  demand  for  oleomar­
garine is light and the price is low,  tend­
ing to make tallow more plenty.

To  Retail  Grocers.

We have  a  limited  quantity  of  large 
cucumbers,  which  will continue coming 
during the season  and  which we offer at 
60c per  bushel.  Cash  with  the  order. 
Walker & Son, Box 456,  Grand Rapids.

For the finest coffees in the world,  high 
grade teas, spices, etc., see  J. P. Visner, 
17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids,  Mich. 
Agent for E.  j. Gillies & Co.,  New  York 
City. 

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VISITING  BUYERS.

James R iley,  Dorr
B Gilbert A  Co., Moline
D W Shattuck, Way land 

E Y oung, Ravenna 
J G Bcott,Lowell 
0  B Granger, Plainwell 
G H Walbiink, Allendale  H J Fisher, Hamilton
A H Northway, Fremont  W D  Struik,  Byron  Center 
Q Ten Hoor.  Forest  Grove C 8 Comstock, Pierson 
H Meijering, Jamestown
W H Plpp, Kalkaska 
H L Welling. Mancelona 
8 H Ballard, Sparta 
Barry A  Co., Rodney 
M A Side, Kent City
E E Rice. Croton 
J M Cook, Frand Haven
C W Ives, Belding, 
J McKelvey, Maple Grove
Bird A  Peelps, Saugatuck  P Mulder, Graafschap 
E A Parkinson,Traverse Cy J McConnell, Jennings 
8 McNitt, Byron Center 
J T Perham, Kent City 
A M Church, Englishville
J L Ash, West Troy 
W H Hicks. Morley 
J Kinney, Kinney
J Van Den Bosch. Zeeland
Severance A  Rich, 
Middleville  W McWilliams, Conklin 
W R Lawton, Berlin
L Cook, Bauer 
C A Brott, Moorland 
D F Watson, Ada
J J Bynne, Grattan 
Eli Runnels, Corning
J R Harrison, 8parta 
E E Hewitt, Rockford
8 Cooper, Jamestown 
John Gunstra, Lament 
H Van Noord,  Jamestown  Isaac Quick, Allendale 
Wm Kars ten,  Beaver  Dam  A Purchase, So Blendon 
WmVerMeulen.BeaverDam J L Purchase, Bauer 
Geo P Stark, Cascade 
N Harris,  Big Springs 
Caspar Schutt, Lake  View
L N Fisher, Dorr 
T D Hobbs, Kalkaska
Smallegan A Pickaard. 
I A Woodard  A  wife. Lake
Forest Grove 
1 A Woodard, Ashland 
W J Clark, Harbor Springs 
E 8 Haughtaling, Hart
Rhodes & Leonard. Hart 
| G VanLopik&8on,GdHaven M V Gundrum A  Co,  Leroy

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Hams, average 20 lbs.........
16 lbs..........
12 to 14 lbs..
picnic.....................
best boneless..........
Shoulders..  ......................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless
Dried beef, ham prices......
Long Clears, heavy...........
Briskets,  medium.............
light..................

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For  Sale  by  Leading  Wholesale  Grocers.

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Wholesale P rice  Current•

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

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AXLE GREASE.

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CANDLES
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CANNED GOODS—Fish.

4  lb.  “ 
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BATH BRICK.

Our Leader, 41b.  cans......  

Less 20 per cent, to retailers 

“  M lb.
6 oz. 
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4  lb. 
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12oz. 
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lib. 
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E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6
Frazer’s.............................. $2 40
Aurora................................  1  75
Diamond.............................. 1  80
Thepure, 10c packages.  ...SI  20 
1  56
2 28 
2 76
4 20
5 40 
.28 00
Absolute, % lb. cans, 1008..11  75 
50s.. 10 00
50s..18 75
Acme, 4  lb. cans, 3 doz —   75
41b.  “ 
2  «  ....  1 50
1  “  ....  3 00
lib .  “ 
bulk.........................  20
45
.......  90
......1  60
Telfer’s,  4  lb. cans, doz..  45
85 
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English, 2 doz. in case...
 
Bristol,  2  “ 
 
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American. 2 doz. in case... 
Dozen
30
Mexican,  4 oz................... 
60
8  oz................... 
16 oz.................  
90
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl..........................   1  75
............................ 2 00
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.......................  2 25
2  50
No. 1 
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Parlor Gem...........................2 75
Common Whisk................. 
90
Fancy 
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M ill....................................  3 25
Warehouse...........................2 75
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............10
Star,  40 
94
Paraffine............................  11
Wicking.......................   •••  25
Clams. 1 lb. Little Neck......1  10
Clam Chowder, 3 lb.............2  10
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand.... 1  15
....2 20
Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic...........1  90
2 65

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lib.  Star.....................2 50
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2 lb. Star.................   .3 25
Mackerel, in Tomato Sauce.2 25
“ 
1 lb.  stand................. 1 20
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2 lb. 
2 00
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2 lb. in Mustard.. .2 25
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31b.  soused.........
Salmon,1 lb. Columbia 1 75©1  90 
lib.  Alaska..  @1  60
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Sardines, domestic  4 a ..............  6
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4 s ........® 8
“  Mustard 4 s ........  @10
imported  4® • - ■ 11  @12
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10
Trout, 3 Id. brook...........  2 50
CANNED GOODS—Fruits.
Apples, gallons....................
Apricots  ..............................2 50
Blackberries......................... 1 20
Cherries, red......................... 1 30
pitted......................1 40
Damsons.............................
Egg  Plums..........................1  50
Gooseberries...................... 1 25
Grapes................................
Green  Gages.........................1 50
Peaches,  Pie.........................1 90
seconds.................. 2 30
11 
stan d ..................... 2 65
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“  California.............. 2 85
Pears..................................... 1 59
Pineapples, common............ 1 25
sliced................2  50
grated................2  75
Quinces..............................1  10
Raspberries, black.............1  30
red...................1  40
Strawberries........................1  35
Whortleberries......................... 1 40
Asparagus...........................
Beans, soaked  Lima...........  85
“  Green  Lima............@1 50
“  String....................--@ 90
“  Stringless...................   90
“  Lewis’ Boston Baked.. 1 40 
Corn, stand,  brands.. 1  00@1 25
Peas,  soaked.......................   75

can ned  goods—Vegetables.

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“  marrofat.......................@1 30
“  stand June........................1 40
“  sifted  1 
“  fine French...................... 2 10
Mushrooms...............................1 80
Pumpkin  ......................... @1  45
Squash......................................1 10
Succotash, soaked..............   85
standard..............1  30
Tomatoes, stand br’ds 1  05@1  10
Snider’s, 4  pint........................1 35
plniTT......................... 2 30
quart.......................... 3 50

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Fancy Full Cream —   9  @ 94
Good 
Part Skimmed..............64@ 74
Sap Sago....................   @20
Edam  .........................  @1 00
Swiss, imported........  24@  25
domestic  —   15@  16
CHEWING GUM.
200  “ 

Rubber, 100 lumps................30
................ 40
Spruce, 200 pieces................40
Bulk...................................... 6
Bed........................................74

CHICORY.

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COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE EXTRACT.

coffee—Green.

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet.................. 
23
35
Premium........................... 
38
Pure.................................. 
Breakfast Cocoa.............. 
40
Broma...................  
37
 
Bulk.............................4  @44
Pound  packages...........  @7
Valley City.........................  80
Felix.......................................   1 10
Rio, fair.........................  @21
“  good.................... 21  @22
“  prime......................  @23
“  fancy,  washed...  @24
“  golden................. 23  @24
Santos.........................22  @23
Mexican & Guatemala 23  @24
Java,  Interior.............24  @26
“  Mandheling.... 27  @30
Peaberry.................... 22  @24
Mocha, genuine......  26  @28
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 4c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink­
age.
coffees—Package.
Bunola................................244
in cabinets.............. 254
McLaughlin’s  XXXX....254
Lion  ................................... 254
in cabinets  ................26
Durham..............................25
Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  35
1  50
175
2  00
2 25
90
1  10
Eagle.................................   7 50
Anglo-Swiss............. 6 00@ 7 60

CLOTHES  LINES.
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60 f t........... 
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80 ft.........  
60 ft........... 
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$  1, per hundred...............   2 50
3 00
$  2,*5,  “ 
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$10,  “ 
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$20,  “ 
“Tradesman.”
$ 1, per hundred...........

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CRACKERS.
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3 00
4 00
5 00
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over..............  5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
Kenosha Butter...................  74
Seymour 
54
Butter....................................... 54
family...........................  54
biscuit.........................   64
Boston.......................................74
City Soda.................................. 74
_da.....................................  6
S. Oyster ............. 
54
City Oyster, XXX................ 54
Shell....................................... 6
Strictly  pure........................ 
GrocerB’................................ 
dried fruits—Domestic.
Apples, sun-dried.......  84®   9
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Blackberries
Nectarines  “ 
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Peaches 
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Raspberries  “ 
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dried fruits—Prunes.
Turkey.........................   @  64
Bosnia...........................  @ 8
California....................   @
18
Lemon........................... 
Orange.......................... 
18
In drum ..........   ..........   @18
In boxes.......................   @20
Zante, in  barrels........   @ 6 4
In less quantity  64®   64 

dried fruits—Currants.

DRIED FRUITS—Citron.

dried  fruits—Peel.

evaporated__  

CREAM TARTAR.

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dried fruits—Raisins.

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GUN  powder.

FARINACEOUS GOODS.

Valencias.....................  @ 9
Ondaras...........................   @114
Sultan as...........................  @10
London  Layers,  Cali­
fornia........................2 75@3 00
London Layers, for’n.  @ 
Muscatels, Callforuia.2 00@2 35 
K egs............................................ 5 50
Half  kegs....................................3 00
Farina, 100 lb. kegs..............  04
Hominy,  per  bbl........................4 00
Macaroni, dom 12 lb box —   60 
@104 
Pearl  Barley..............
@ 3 
Peas, green................
@1  10 
“  split...................
@ 3 
Sago,  German...........
©  6 
i@ 7 
Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l..
Wheat,  cracked........
@ 5 
Vermicelli,  import...
@104 
domestic..
@60
F IS H — SALT.
Cod, whole...................5  @ 6
“  boneless..............64@ 8
H alibut....................  @
Herring,  round, 4  bbl.. 
gibbed............. 
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2 75
12 00 
...  ©  60
Scaled...........  @  20
Mack,  sh’s, No. 2, 4   bbl  12 00 
.1  20

...................... 12 lb kit.. 130

“  kegs, 

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Trout,  4   bbls............   @5 25
“  10  lb.  kits.................  75
White,  No. 1, 4  bbls..  @5 50
12 1b. kits......100
80 
10 lb. kits.
.3 00 
Family,  4  bbls.. 
.  65
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JELLIES.

LICORICE.

LAMP WICKS.

Sage...  ............................... 9
Hops.................................... 14
E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  6 
Chicago  goods....................  54
No.  ... 
.............  30
No. 1....................................  40
No. 2....................................  50
Pure................<...................  30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  18
Condensed, 2 doz............... 1  25
No. 9  sulphur.......................... 2 00
Anchor parlor..........................1 70
No. 2 home............................... 1 10
Export  parlor.......................... 4 00
Black  Strap.....................  
Cuba Baking.................... 
Porto  Rico.......................  
New Orleans, good........... 
choice........ 
fancy.........  
One-half barrels, 3c extra

20
24
30
24
30
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MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

LYE.

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PIPES.

ROLLED OATS.

Barrels  ............................... 6 00
Half barrels..............................3 25
Barrels......................  @6 00
Half bbls....................  @3 25
Michigan  Test.....................  »4
Water White........................104
Medium............................
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Small, bbl....   ...................
“  4  bbl.........................

PICKLES.

OIL.

RICE.

PRESERVES.

“  T. D. full count...........  75

Clay, No.  216............................ 1 75
Cob, No. 3.................................1 25
E. J. Mason & Co.’s goods..  8
Carolina head.......................7
“  No. 1....................... 64
“  No. 2............... 6  @
“  No. 3.......................
Japan, No. 1..........................7
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Scotch, in  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, in jars................35
French Rappee, in Jars......43

SNUFF.

SOAP.

SAL  SODA.

Detroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

spices—Whole.

SAPOLIO.
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Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Superior............................. 3 30
Queen  Anne...................... 3 85
German  Family..................
Mottled  German................3 00
Old German.......................2 70
U. S. Big Bargain.............. 2 00
Frost, Floater.................... 3 75
Cocoa  Castile  ....................3 00
Cocoa Castile, Fancy......... 3 36
Happy Family,  75.............. 2 95
Ola Country, 80...................3 30
Una, 100.............................. 3 65
Bouncer, 100........................3 15
Kegs.................................  
14
Granulated,  boxes..............  2
Kitchen, 3 doz. in box........  2 50
Hand  3  “ 
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Snider’s  Tomato................2 40
Allspice..............................10
Cassia, China in mats........  8
“  Batavia in bund— 15
Saigon in rolls........ 35
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Cloves,  Amboyna................22
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Zanzibar..................16
Mace  Batavia....................80
Nutmegs, fancy.................80
“  No.  1......................75
“  No. 2......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 16 
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.<  white...  .26
shot........................20
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spices—Ground—In Bulk.
Allspice............................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia.................20
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and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon...................42
Cloves,  Amboyna..............26
“  Zanzibar.................20
Ginger, African.................124
“  Cochin....................15
Jam aica.................18
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Mace Batavia....................90
Mustard, English...............22 
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and Trie..25
“  Trieste.................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 .................80
Pepper, Singapore, black — 18
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“  Cayenne..................25
Cut  Loaf....................  @ 74
Cubes.........................  @ 64
Powdered...................  @ 74
Standard  Granulated.  @ 64
Fine...........  © 64
Confectioners’ A........  @6.31
White Extra  C...........  54© 6
Extra  C......................  @ 54
C ................................   @ 54
T ello w -"'.................   @ 5

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Mixed bird.................  44@ 6
Caraway...............................9
Canary.................................. 34
Hemp........................... . 
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Anise....................................8
Rape....................................6
Mustard.................................74
Common Fine per bbl......   @90
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sacks......   27
28 pocket.............................1  75
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100  “ 
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Ashton bu. bags.................  75
Higgins  “ 
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Warsaw “ 
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................  20
Diamond  Crystal,  cases —  1  50 
28-lb sacks  25
50
60  pocket.2 25
.2 10
28 
barrels ..  .1  75
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .54
Dwight’s Com.......................54
Taylor’s................................54
DeLand’sCap  Sheaf............54
pure........................54
Our Leader........................   5
Corn, barrels................. ..@32
one-half  barrels.. ..@34
Pure  Sugar, bbl............
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Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar  Creams............
Frosted  Creams.........
Graham  Crackers......
Oatmeal  Crackers__
SHOE  PO LISH .
^ettlne, 1 doz. in  box... ... 

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TEAS.

japan—Regular.

SUN CURED.

BASKET  FIRED.

F air............................  @20
Good..........................   @22
Choice....................   ..24  @29
Choicest.......................32  @38
F air............................  @20
Good..........................   @22
Choice..........................24  @28
Choicest.......................30  @33
F air............................  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest.....................   ©35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to fair...........25  @35
Extra fine to finest —  50  @65
Choicest fancy............75  @85
Common to fair.......... 20  @35
Superior to fine............40  @50

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

Common to fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine.......... 30  @40

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

F air.............................25  @30
Choice..........................30  @35
Best.............................55  @65
Tea  Dust.......................8  @10

OOLONG.

Common to  fair.......... 25  @30
Superior to  fine.......... 30  @50
Fine to choicest.......... 55  @65

SODA.

Boxes...................................54
Kegs, English.......................44

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

D. Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

Hiawatha................... 
Sweet  Cuba...............  
Our Leader...............  
tobaccos—Plug.

62
36
35

Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good.................... 39
Double Pedro.........................35
Peach  Pie...............................36
Wedding  Cake, blk................35
“Tobacco” ..............................37

Our  Leader............................ 15

tobacco—Shorts.
tobaccos—Smoking.

Our  Leader......................... 16
Hector.................................. 17
Plow Boy, 2  oz.................... 32
4 oz....................31
18 oz.................... 32
VINEGAR.
40 gr.......................................8
50 gr.....................................  9
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, Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol 
lows:
Straw....................................150
“  Light  Weight..............200
Sugar....................................180
Hardware............................. 24
Bakers.................................. 24
Dry  Goods.......................... 6
Jute  Manilla........................8
No. 
Red  Express 
No.  2...............4
twines.

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Cotton, No. 1....................... 22
Sea  Island, assorted.........
No. 5 Hemp.........................
No. 6 “ ................................
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“  No. 2.........................
“  No. 3.........................
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop —  
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —
Bowls, 11 inch....................
13  “ 
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15  “ 
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17  “ 
assorted, 17s and  19s 
“  15s, 17s and 19s
Baskets, market.................
bushel.................
“  with covers 
willow cl’ths, No.l 
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“  No.3
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No.l 
splint
No.2 
No.3

8 00 
7 00 
6  00 
1  50 
1  75 
55 
1  00
1  25
2  00 
2 75 
250
2 75 
40
1  50 
1  90
5 75
6 25
7 25
3 50
4 25
5 00
GRAINS and FKEDSTUFF8 
W hite......................... 
91
Red............................ 
94
All wheat bought  on 60 lb. test.
Straight, in sacks.............  5  10
“  barrels...........   5 30
Patent  “  sacks.............  6  10
“  barrels...........   6 30

WHEAT.

FLOUR.

“ 
“ 

MEAL.

MILL STUFFS.

Bolted...............................  1  35
Granulated.......................  2 Oo
Bran..................................  16 00
Ships.................................  16 50
Screenings.......................  16 00
Middlings.........................  18  00
Mixed Feed............................ 21 00
Coarse meal.......... ............ 21  00
N o .l................................  52@53

RYE.
BARLEY.

NO. 1..................................  1  15
No.2..................................  1  10

Small  lots.........................  55
Car 
“  .........................  53

Small  lots............................40
Car 
“  ............................38

CORN.

OATS.

HAY.

No. 1..................................  10 00
No. 2......................................  9 00

HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS 
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

HIDES.

lows:
Green.........................  64® 7
Part Cured.................7  @ 74
Full 
.................74@ 8
Dry............................. 6  @ 8
Kips, g reen...............   @ 64
“  cured.................  7  @8
Calfskins,  green.......   5  @7
cured........7  @ 9
Deacon skins..............10  @30

“ 
1.  5

“ 

No. 2 hides 4  off.
PELTS.

Shearlings..................10  @25
Estimated wool, per 5> 20  ©25
Washed.............................20©28
Unwashed........................ 1G@20

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow.......................  3  @4
Grease  butter............   1  @2
Switches....................  14© 2
Ginseng.....................2  00@3 00

LUBRICATING  OILS. 
The  Hogle  Oil  Co.  quote  as 

follows:
Extra W S Lard Oil.. .53  @58
“  No. 1...................45  @50
“  No. 2...................35  @40
PureNeatsfoot.......... 52  @60
Harness Oil................40  @50
W Va Summer.............74@12
“  Medium  Winter.  8  @12
15 Cold Test...............   9  @13
Zero............................ 10  @14
Old Reliable  Cylinder  @65 
600 Mecca 
“ 
.  @50
Anti-monopoly  “ 
.  35  @40 
Corliss Engine Oil—   @40
Golden Machine  Oil.. 18  @25 
Mower and Reaper Oil‘25  @30 
Castor Machine Oil.. .25  @30 
Boiled Linseed Oil  -.63  @66
Michigan WW...........  @10
Turpentine.................46  @51
Naptha.......................  8  @12
Gasoline.......................94©14
Castor Oil,  Pure...... $1  26©1 30
“  Mineral__30  @35
“  Distilled . .$1  10@1  25

J\  B. 

O Y S T E R S . 1*.  B.

The  packing  and  distributing  of  FRESH  OYSTERS  among  the  trade in 
Michigan is one of the features of our business,  and  from  September  first  to  the 
May  following,  we  are  headquarters  for  these  goods, and shall appreciate  and 
promptly attend to all orders sent us,  as heretofore, guaranteeing  quality, measure 
and satisfaction.

T H E P U T H A . M  CJLNDY  C O .

R E M E M B E R
BUNOLA

T I I A   T

Is  b e tte r  and  costs  less  than  m ost 

package  coffees.

100-POUND  CASES,  24  3-4;  100-CABINETS,  25  1-4.

FOR SALEJBT4ALL  GRAND  R APIDS  JOBBERS

14

T H E   MICHIGAJSr  TRADESMAN'.

THE  END  OF  PEGGY  PIGGOT’S 

COURTSHIP.

We  lived  in  a  lonely  Western  place 
when Ebenezer courted  me.  Wild ani­
mals were plenty—wolves and bears  and 
deer and panthers.  We  did all our own 
work,  spinning,  knitting,  weaving,  tail­
oring, everything but shoemaking.  1 was 
a very  “capable” girl.  There was little 
that I couldn’t do, and though I was fond 
of Eben, I was very independent.  Women 
were scarce and were valued accordingly, 
and I had  just  as good a time as I cared 
to have.  Plenty of  work to  do;  baking, 
Father’s  clothes,  all 
brewing,  dyeing. 
our dresses,  dinners for  troops  of  farm 
hands in summer  time. 
Plenty of fun, 
too;  bees and parties and singing schools 
and  straw  rides.  More  beaux  than  11 
could count.  1 didn't want  to give it all 
up and marry  and  settle  down. 
I told 
Eben Pd have him some time, and thought 
he ought to be coutented, though I’d kept 
him off and on for five years.  1 was five- 
and-twenty,  big  and  strong,  with black 
eyes  and  kinky black hair,  and  cheeks 
like peaches.  A beauty, they called  me. 
All 1 had to do, if 1 wanted to settle, was 
to say “Yes”  to  any  one  of  twenty. 
I 
was the sort of w ife they  w'anted  there, 
and I knew7 it.
So it seemed  to  me  Ebenezer  had  no 
business to  be  impatient. 
I’d  said I’d 
that  should have 
have him  some  time; 
been enough.  He  courted  hard,  for he 
‘was in earnest.  He was always bother­
ing,  and 1 don’t call myself an angel. 
It 
put me out of temper.
One Sunday night  he  had  come  over 
early and he’d been  staring at me all the 
evening.  1  was  spinning.  No  need  of 
it,  particularly,  but  it  kept  him  from 
talking.  I sat in the sitting room, though 
we might have  had  the  parlor, pretend­
ing that work pressed. 
It  was  as dark 
as Egypt out of doors;  neither  stars  nor 
moon,  ami the snow a foot  deep;  but the 
big wood fire blazed  on  the  hearth,  and 
we had lots of lamps and candles.  About 
nine o’clock the children went  up-stairs. 
About ten,  mother took a lamp and went 
off,  and father  smoked  out  his pipe and 
followed.  We  were alone, Eben and I; 
and  that  minute,  what  did  he  do  but 
come  over  to  where I sat,  kneel  down 
beside me,  with his arm  about my waist, 
and say:
“Peggy Piggot,  wbat  do you think Pm 
made  of? 
I’ve  been  courting you five 
years to-night.  When  will  you  marry 
me?”

I pushed  him away.
“ Dear me,”  said  I,  “when  I’m  ready 
to be a married woman,  good  and ready, 
too,  and 
that  time  hasn’t  come  yet. 
Everybody  says  that  courting  days  are 
twice as pleasant  as  married  life,  and 1 
believe what everybody says must be true. 
There!  I won’t be kissed.  Get  up.”

He got up and sat down in  ma’s  rock­
ing chair.
“You  don’t  make  my  courting  days 
over pleasant,” he said,  “and  I  want  to 
settle down.  We’re neither of  us  very 
young;  Pm  thirty and  you  are  twenty- 
five.  Do stop spinning.”
“Oh,  yes;  I’m  an  old  maid,”  said I. 
“ You’d  better  go  and  find some girl in 
her teens,  don’t mind me,  I  have  plenty 
of  chances when I choose to take them.”
“Peggy,  you  know  how  dearly I love 
you,” he said.  “I never look at  another 
girl,  but I don’t like  to be made a laugh­
ing stock of,  to  be  jilted  after  all,  per­
haps,  for you are  a  flirt,  as  you  know 
well, Peggy.”
Now I was fond of Ebenezer.  At heart 
I did  not  believe  his  equal  was  to  be 
found  west of  the Rocky Mountains,  but 
I was not  to  be  forced into making my­
self  cheap.  My  idea  was  that a man 
values more what is  hardest  to  get. 
I 
went  on  spinning  as  if  life  depended 
on it.
“It’s  according  to  the  way  you  be­
have,”  I said,  “ whether I jilt you or not, 
remember that.”
“I behave  well  enough,  I’m  sure  too 
“I  care  for  no one 
well,”  said  Eben. 
else. 
I come five miles to see you every 
night, horse or no  horse. 
I  work  hard, 
I’ve  built  a  pretty  home  for  you;  I’m 
ready  to  furnish  it,  and I put  by all I 
can. 
“ You  really  do  too  much,”  said  I. 
“Don’t  be  so  very  economical  for  my 
sake.  You know I have a home already, I

I do all I can.”

and,  as for  your  exertions  in coming to 
see me, I really hope you won’t  come  so 
often or stay so  late, for it’s really quite 
a bother.”
It was  hateful  of  me,  but  Eben had 
brought it on himself,  by  being so ready 
to coax me into good nature  again  when 
I  was cross.  He had never resented any­
thing before.  This  time  I’d  gone  too 
far.  He  just  got  up, took his lantern 
from the corner and lit it at the fire;  put 
his hat on his head and went to the door. 
Then,  without so much as a good-bye, he 
shut it after him. 
I laughed.  I expected 
that he’d come back to  beg  pardon  in  a 
minute,  but 1 heard his  steps  crunching 
I away through the snow  until  the  sound 
died out;  he was not coming back;  1 had 
done it,  this time. 
I ran to the window 
and saw far away the  light from his lan­
tern fading into a little speck of red, and 
all my  pride  and  vanity  and  sauciness 
seemed to die within me.  What if  Eben 
never should come back! 
It  looked like 
it.  A  thing  was  seldom  done  lightly 
with him.  And if  he  had gone, I  could 
marry  if  I  liked. 
I  had  my choice— 
Doctor  Crane  and  Lawyer  Lynn,  the 
handsome  music teacher and organist  at 
Tallahee,  and either  of  the three clerks 
at the store.
“Rich  old  men  with  forty  cows  to 
milk,” and “poor young men with  pock­
ets lined with silk;” but  you see I didn’t 
love one of them,  and  I  did  love  Eben­
I  tried  to  think  why,  for  there 
ezer. 
was no  denying  that  he  was  lean  and 
lank and had red hair. 
I  couldn’t give 
myself  any  answer. 
Somehow  he was 
my choice.  He wasn’t rich, and he wasn’t 
handsome, but the thought that he would 
never come back  again  nearly broke my 
heart.  First,  I  cried,  and then I wanted 
to beat myself for doing as  I’d  done.  1 
gave the wheel a push that overset it and 
sat  down  before  the  fire,  in  mother’s 
rocking  chair,  with  my  elbows  on my 
knees,  and my chin  in my hands.

The pan of boiled chestnuts  was  rest­
ing  on  the  hearth. 
I’d  meant to offer 
them and some apples and cake before he 
went off.
I’d  really  intended  to  have  a  good 
time, but the old boy was in  me,  tempt­
ing  me,  and  I’d  spun,  without a word 
hardly, all that  evening.  Queer  spells 
like that come to  folks,  you know,  some­
times.  And  he had’nt been cross;  he’d 
played with the children  and  told  them 
conundrums,  and  agreed  with  father 
about politics, and  listened  to  mother’s j 
descriptions of the style she used  to  live 
in  when she was a girl.  He’d given me 
a lot  of  candy  and  he’d  whispered all 
sorts of sweet things in my ear,  and there 
I’d gone and  packed  him  off  without  a 
good word or a  mouthful  to  eat,  with  a 
nasty speech for him to think  over.
“Oh,  Eben,”  I  said,  “what did I do it 
for!”
It was cold, winter weather, but I grew 
hot with my thoughts.  1 shoved  up  the 
window  to  cool  my  face,  for I’d never 
felt  so  in  my  life,  except once,  when I 
had a fever.  The marks of Eben’s  feet 
going away from  me  were  plainly to be 
seen,  where the light  from the room fell 
out on  the  packed  snow.  Beyond, all 
was  darkness; 
the  road  dark;  the sky 
dark; 
the  bare  tree  branches  blacker 
lines  on  its  darkness.  The  wind was 
rising;  I  heard it moan,  but I heard an­
other  sound,  also,  that  made  my  blood 
run  cold.  A  low,  long, dreadful sound 
that I knew only too well.  The howling 
of a pack of wolves.

The weather had  been cold and every­
thing frozen  of  late.  The wolves were 
fierce with  hunger.  The  wind  brought 
their voices down  toward  me. 
I knew 
which way  the  wind  blew.  Eben had 
gone that way.  He  hadn’t a pistol;  he 
hadn’t even a stick;  and the wolves  had 
killed  more  than  one  man,  on  hungry 
winter nights, on Haw.kleigh Acres.
Had I been kind, had  he  sat  with  me 
later, the  beasts  would  have passed on; 
but he had  just  gone  out to meet them. 
Blundering on, angry and thinking  only 
of me,  he would  meet them,  and then—I 
gave a shriek as  I  thought  what  would 
happen.  Then  I  made  up my mind to 
save  him  if  I  could,  and  I  ran  to the 
hearth.  A  good, long brand I had only 
put on a while  before was blazing at one 
end like a torch, and father’s pistols were 
on the wall and always loaded.

Already  and  within  a  year’s  time,  our 
business  has  grown  to  such proportions as 
to demand  larger  quarters,  which we have 
secured at 46 Ottawa St.,  where we shall be pleased to see our friends in the future. 
Net weights and fine goods tell the tale.  Be sure to give them a trial.

A.  E .  B R O O K S   &  CO.

Putnam  Candy  Co.

HEAPQUARTERS  FOR

WHOLESALE
F R U I T
NUTS,  ETC.

ORANGES,

LEMONS,

BANANAS, 
F i g s ,   Dates,  Nuts,  e tc •

(ta   Come  Style  AM   You!

The  dealer  who  Ijas no printed letter heads on which to ask for circu­
lars,  catalogues and prices,  and  conduct  his  general  correspondence 
with,  suffers  more  every  month  for  want of them than a five  years’ 
supply  would  cost.  He  economizes byusing postal cards, or cheap, 
and,  to his shame, often dirty scraps of paper,  and  whether  he  states 
so or not he expects the lowest prices, the best trade.  He may be  ever 
so  good  for  his  purchases,  may  even  offer  to pay cash,  but there is 
something  so  careless,  shiftless  and  slovenly  about his letter that it 
excites  suspicion,  because  not  in  keeping with well recognized, good 
business principles.  When such an enquiry comes to a manufacturer 
or a jobber, it goes through a most searching examination as to charac­
ter, means and credibility, half condemned to begin with. 
It would be 
examined  anyhow,  even  if  handsomely  printed,  but the difference to 
begin with,  would be about equal to that of introducing a tramp  and  a 
gentleman on a witness stand in court.  Besides,  the printed  heading 
would answer the question as to whether the enquirer was a dealer and 
at the same time indicate his special line of  trade.  Bad penmanship, 
bad  spelling  and  bad grammar are pardonable, because many unedu­
cated men have been and are now  very  successful  in  business.  But 
even those are less  objectionable  when  appearing  with  evidences  of 
care, neatness and prosperity.

Please write us for estimates.

'The Tradesman Company,

GRAND  R APIDS,  MICH

LEMON  & 
,
Wholesale  Grocers.

IMPORTING  AND

SOLE  AGENTS  FOR

McGinty9s Pine Cut Tobacco,
Lautz Bros.  &  C o . ’s   Soaps,
Niagara  Starch,
A cm e Cheese—H erkim er Co., N. Y. 
Castor Oil A x le Grease•

G K A i V D   R A .JP ID S.

1 was at his side in a moment. 

I buckled , the  belt  around  my waist, 
stuck them both into it,  seized  my  torch 
and only stopped to shut the window and 
pull to the  door,  for  the  wolves might 
come that way.  Then away I went,  led 
on by the black  holes on the white snow 
where Eben’s feet had been set, on toward 
Hawkleigh Acres.
The howling of  the wolves grew  loud­
er,  nearer I heard  a  man’s voice, now  I 
saw a little gleam of red light, and now I 
was in the midst of it.  A great crowd of 
the lean,  famished  beasts pressing down 
upon one man,  who  faced them and still 
kept them a little at bay by the swinging 
lantern with which  he  flashed  the light 
in their eyes as he walked backward. 
It 
was  Eben.
I flour­
ished the blazing log over  my head,  and 
showered the sparks  toward  the  beasts. 
For a moment they were held in check by 
it.  Eben turned.
“Great Powers!  You here, Peggy?”  he 
cried.  But I answered  with a shriek of: 
“Be on your guard!  Take one  of  these 
pistols! 
Fight  your way back;  it’s  not 
far!”
He snatched the pistol.  There was no 
time for words.  We dared not turn  our 
backs.  Facing the  horrible  creatures— 
how many I shall never know—we fought 
our way backward through the deep snow, 
firing among them and flinging  the  fiery 
sparks into their red eyes.  One  or  two 
dropped,  but  the  rest  kept on,  angrier 
and more determined  than  before,  until 
we stumbled  and  nearly  fell  over  the 
edge of the old porch at  home,  burst  the 
door open and  dashed the burning brand 
in the face of the beast who strove to fol­
low us,  slammed it to,  and were  safe.
We heard the  fiends  howling  outside, 
but the  bolts were strong, and soon they 
rushed  away  to  the  chicken  coops  and 
the sheep fold,  where they  found  easier 
prey than we had been.
Nobody had  been  awakened.  The fire 
burned  on  the  hearth,  the  lamp  was 
alight, there lay my  spinning  wheel  on 
its side.  Had  it  really  happened, and 
was it all over?
I was not a girl  who  often  cried,  but 
the thought of what might have been the 
end of  it  set  me  sobbing. 
I looked at 
Eben,  pale  and  panting,  with  a  great 
scratch on his hand that a wolf had given 
him  with  its  teeth,  and I forgot all my 
airs, and  fairly threw my arms about his 
neck.
“Oh!  Eben,  darling,”  1  cried;  “ what 
should I have done without you?”
“You do care for  me, then?”  he  said; 
and  he  sat  down  in  the rocking chair, 
and took me on his knee,  as if I’d been a 
little  child.
We sat there until the gray dawn broke, 
and  then  he  went  away;  and  1  never 
teased  him  again, and a happier  couple 
never lived, I think, than he and  I.  At 
least, I never knew one.

A m a n d a Re e d  W il l e t t.

Buying  on  Time.

The following  conversation  between a 
salesman  for  an  Eastern  house  and  a 
dealer with an uncertain  credit  was  re­
cently heard in a sample  room in a hotel 
rotunda:

“I take de gudes on ninety days.” 
“Well—er—yes, but I can’t give ninety 
days.”
“No?  Yell,  I buy less unt take dem on 
sixty days’  time.”
“Ahem.  Yes,  but I fear  I  can’t  sell 
them on sixty days.”
“Not on sixty days ?  Gude graashious! 
Yell,  I take  not so mooch,  unt I puy on 
thirty days’ time.”
“Well really—er—now,  but I must re­
fuse to sell on thirty days.”
“Why?”
“Your store might  burn  up  in  thirty 
“Ah,  veil, I am inshured fooly.”
“True;  but you might die.”
“Yes,  but mine  Gott in himmel a man 

days.”

doan’t die on thirty days’  time.”

D anger  Signals.

be moved back from the railroad track. 

Engineer—That drug  store  has  got to 
Director—What’s  the  matter  with it? 
Engineer—I  forgot  about 
its  being 
there last night, and when I saw that red 
light in  the  window I thought  it  was a 
danger  signal, and I stayed  here for one 
blessed hour before I remembered.

The Condition o f Trade.

I  From the New York Shipping List.

The volume of general trade continues 
to expand in response to  the  increasing 
demand  for  merchandise  in  nearly  all 
sections of  the country,  the most signifi- 
I cant indication of which is  the  increase 
in bank clearances, which last week were 
about 20 per cent,  in excess of  the corre­
sponding period  last  year.  This  fact, 
therefore,  in connection  with locking up I 
of money by Treasury absorption, by the 
carrying of  large  supplies  of  imported 
merchandise,  by  the carrying  of  silver 
bullion awaiting higher prices and specu­
lative operations  in  grain, accounts  for 
the closeness of money that was  so  con­
spicuous a feature last  week in this city 
and that prevails to  a  greater or less ex­
tent in all  the  principal  interior  cities.
J ust at  the  time  when  money  is  most | 
wanted to meet the  requirements  of  in­
creasing  trade  and  the  marketing  of 
crops,  the supply suddenly  shrinks,  and 
hence the  present  condition  of  affairs. 
The efforts of the Secretary of the Treas­
ury  to  afford  relief  have  partially re­
lieved the strain,  but  it  will  take  time 
for these measures to produce  actual  re­
sults and therefore the tension  is  likely 
to be kept up for some time and  there  is 
very little prospect of  cheap money dur­
ing  the  early  autumn  months,  for  the 
interior demand for funds must naturally 
increase  as  trade  and  crop  movements 
become more active.  The apprehension 
of further disturbance in the money mar­
ket  has  a  restricting 
influence  upon 
speculation,  and likewise has a tendency 
to curtail business operations  in  all  de­
partments of commercial activity, but the 
uncertainty surrounding  the  threatened 
labor troubles  imparts a feeling  of  more 
confidence,  so  that  notwithstanding  the 
drawback  of  close  money  and unsatis­
factory crop outlook  in  many important 
sections,  the  commercial  pulse quickens 
and the market  generally reflects a more 
animated appearance.  The grain market 
continues active,  but feverish,  and  fluc­
tuations are influenced almost wholly  by 
the  daily  supply  of  weather  bulletins 
that  are  supplied  for  speculative  pur­
poses,  but reliable authorities  report  no 
important  change  in the estimated yield 
of winter and spring wheat. 
The  most 
cheering  reports  continue 
to  be  re­
ceived from the  South  in  respect  to  the 
crop  outlook  there, 
the  promise  of  a 
large  cotton  crop  growing  better,  while 
the yield of  rice, sugar and corn  will  be 
unusually  heavy.  As  a  consequence 
Southern buyers  are  stocking  up  liber­
ally  and  the  Southern  cities  show  the 
most  marked  improvement. 
Reports 
from the  West indicate that in St.  Louis 
business is of fair volume although some­
what  affected  by injury to crops,  while 
in Kansas  City  trade is healthy, particu­
larly in live stock and packing.  Milwau­
kee reports that crops will average fairly 
and Minneapolis  mills have a large  out­
put  of  flour at advancing  prices.  The 
receipts of grain,  seeds, dressed beef and 
cheese at  Chicago  are  somewhat  below 
last  year’s,  in  butter  the decrease is 40 
per cent.,  in hides  33  and in cattle  con­
siderable.  But  there is a heavy increase 
in hogs, a gain  of  100  per  cent,  in lard 
and some  increase  in  cured  meats  and 
wool,  and sales  of  dry goods  and  other 
merchandise exceed last  year’s. 
In this 
city there has been  a  good  demand  for 
dry  goods,  but  the  large  offerings  of 
foreign woolens  have  caused  an  easier 
feeling,  while  cotton  fabrics are steady. 
The sharp  advance that has  taken  place 
in the value of leather and hides threatens 
to result  in a reaction,  the  iron  market 
is quiet and  steady and  staple  groceries 
are in moderate request,  with  coffee and 
sugar showing an easier  tendency.  An­
thracite coal is dull and  metals have un­
dergone no important change.

Non-Committal  on the  W ash  Question.
Mrs.  Dusky—Am  dem de black  stock­

ings you told me about buyin’ ?

Miss  Saffron—Yes,  dem  is  de  ones, 
Cicely,  an’  dey  only  cos’  seventy-five 
cents.

Am dey silk ?
Not ’zactly,  but dey’rs jes’ as good ?
An’  will dey wash ?
Dat I don’t  know;  I’se  only  had  ’em 

six weeks.

TIME  TABLES.

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

In effect June 22,1890.
TRA INS  GOING  N ORTH.

Arrive. 

GOING  SOUTH.

Leave.
6:5ft a m
7:8ft a m
11:30 a m
4:10 p m
10:30 pm
Train  leaving  at  10:30 p m,  runs  daily.  Sunday  in­

Big Rapids & Saginaw........................ 
Traverse City A  Mackinaw...............6 :50 a m 
Traverse City  A   M ackinaw.......... 9:15 a m 
Traverse City A  Saginaw.................. 2:1ft p m 
Mackinaw City.....................................8:50 pm  
cluded.  Other trains daily except Sunday.
Cincinnati  Express.............................6:00 a n
Fort Wayne A  Chicago...................10:15 a m
Cincinnati  Express.........................6:40 p m
Sturgis A Chicago........................... 10:50 p m

6 30 a m 
10:25 am  
6:00 p m 
11 :S0 p   ID
Train  leaving  for  Cincinnati  at  6 p.  m.  runs daily, 
Sundays  included.  Other trains daily except Sunday.
Sleeping and Parlor Car  Service:  North—7:25 a. m. 
and 10:30 p. m. trains have Wagner sleeping and parlor 
ears to Petoskey  and  Mackinaw  City.  11:30 a m train 
parlor chair cars to  Mackinaw  City.  South—6:30 a m 
train  has  parlor  chair  car and 6 p. m. train  sleeping 
car for  Cincinnati;  11:30  p  m  train, Wagner  sleeping 
car for Chicago via. Kalamazoo.

M u sk e g o n ,  G ra n d   R a p id s  &  I n d ia n a . 

Leave 
Arrive.
7:00 a m ......................................................................10:10 am
11:20 a m ......................................................................  3:46 pm
5:40 p m ......................................................................  8:45 pm
Leaving time at  Bridge street depot 7 minutes later. 
Through tickets and full  information  can be had by 
calling upon  A.  Almquist,  ticket  agent  at  depot, or 
Geo. W. Munson, Union  Ticket  Agent,  67  Monroe  St., 
Grand  Rapids, Mich.

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

GOING W BST.

Arrives.
tMornlng Express................................12:60 p m
♦Through Mail.......................................4:10 p m
tGrand Rapids  Express.................. 10 :25  p m
•Night Express..................................6:40  a m
fMixed................................................
GOING  BAST.
tDetroit  Express.............................. 6:45  am
tThrough Mail......................................10:10 a m
fEvening Express.................................3:36 p m
•Night Express..................................  9:50 p m

Leaves. 
1:00 p m  
6:15 p m   I 
10:30 p m 
8:45 am   I 
7:30 am
6:60 am  
10:20 a m  
3:45 p m 
10:55 p m

tDaily, Sundays excepted.  *Daily.
Detroit Express  leaving 6:50 a m has Wagner parlor I 
and buffet car attached, and Evening  Express leaving  j 
3:45 p m has par^p car  attached.  These trains make 
direct connection in Detroit for all points East.
Express leaving at  10:55  p  m  has  Wagner  sleeping 
car to Detroit, arriving in Detroit  at 7:20 a m.
Steamboat  Express  makes  direct  connection  • a 
Grand Haven with steamboat for Milwaukee, 
sleeping 
secured  at 
tickets  and 
D., G. H. & M .R’y offices, 23 Monroe St., and at the depot.
Jab. Campbell, City Passenger Agent. 

car  berths 

Jno. W. Loud, Traffic Manager, Detroit.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  Northern.

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

A. J. Paisley, Gen’l Pass.  Agent

ARRIVE.

DEPART.

■HICAGO  &  WEST  MICHIGAN.

Mall and Express for Big Rapids, Lud- 
ington,  Manistee & Traverse City..  *7:30 a  m 
Express for Chicago and  Muskegon..  t9:00 a  m
Fast Mail for Chicago.......................+1:00  p  m
Express for Muskegon and H a rt......  +5:4 >  p m
Night Express for  Chicago  ............   *11:35  p  m
Night Express for  Indianapolis  .......111:35  p  m
Mail  for  Big  Rapids,  Manistee  and
Traverse City  ..................................  +5:05  p  m
Ex. for Grand Haven &  Muskegon...  +8:40  p m
Night Express from Chicago  ............   *6:30 a  m
Night Express from Indianapolis  __  *6:30 a  m
Ex. from Muskegon, Hart* Pentwatert 10:45  a m 
Express  from  Big  Rapids,  Baldwin
and Traverse City............................+12:35 p m
Mail from Chicago and Muskegon 
.  +3:55  p m
Express from Grand Haven............... +5:50  p m
Fast Express from  Chicago..............+10:15  p m
Ex. from  Muskegon and Pentwater..+ 5:50 p m 
Ex. from Baldwin and Traverse City.  +4:50  p m
Express from Traverse C ity..............*11:30 p m
»Daily.  +Daily except Sunday.  IDaily except 
Saturday.  JDaily except Monday.
Through chair  car  for  Chicago  on  9:00  a  m 
train;  no extra charge for seats.  Trains leaving 
Grand  Rapids  at  1:00  p  m  and 11:35 p  m  run 
through to  Chicago  solid.  Through  sleeping 
cars  between  Grand  Rapids  and  Chicago  on 
night  express  trains.  Through  combination 
sleeping and chair  car  between  Grand  Rapids 
and Indianapolis on night express trains.
Th 
erse 
day
erse City at 6 a in.  Leaves Traverse Citv at 6:15 
p m, except Saturday;  arrives In  Grand' Rapids 
at 11:30 p m ;  Chicago 7:05 am.
Rail and water route  between  Grand  Rapids 
and Chicago via St. Joseph  and Graham & Mor­
ton’s new palace steamers, City  of  Chicago and 
Puritan.
Leave Grand  Rapids  1:00  p  m, arrive in Chi­
cago 8:30 pm.  Leave Chicago 9:00  p  m,  arrive 
Grand Rapids6:30am.  The5:05pm train has 
through parlor car from Detroit to Manistee.

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ARRIVE.

DEPART.

■ETROIT, LANSING &  NORTHERN.

Express for Saginaw and Bay City__  +6:55  a m
Mail for Lansing, Detroit  and East...  +7:25 a iu 
Express for Lansing, Detroit and East  +i:0u p m 
Mail for Alma, St. Louis and Saginaw  +4:10  p m 
Fast Ex. for Detroit, New York, Boston*6:25  p m
Mail from Saginaw and  Bay City.  .. .+11:50 a m 
Mail from Lansing, Detroit and  East.+12:05 a  m 
Fast Express from Lansing and East.  *5:(5  p  m  I 
Express from Lansing  and Detroit...  +9:50  p m 
Ex. from Saginaw,St. Louisand AlmatlO:5D  p  m 
•Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.
The shortest line to Detroit and  the  East.  Elegant 
parlor cars between Detroit  and Grand Rapids.
GRAND  RAPIDS  AND  REED’S  LAKE  TIME  TABLE.
Daily trains leave Union depot at 9,10.11 a m,  1,2, 3,  I 
4,*6, 6. 7. 8, 9,10 p m.  Sundays only—1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 
5,6:30 p  m.  Daily  trains  leave  Reed’s  Lake  (Alger 
Park) at 9:30,10:30. 11:30  a  m,  1:30, 2:30, 3.30 , 4:30, 6:30,
7 :S0, 8:30, 9:30.10:30 p m.  Sunday trains—2, 3, 4, 5,5:30,
6 pm .  For tickets and information.

WM.  A. GAVETT, Acting Gen. Pass. Agt.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

15
M i c h i g a n  ( Te n t r a l

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”
DEPART 
20a m

Detroit Express.
Day  Express.............................
•Atlantic A  Pacific Express...
New York Express...................

ARRIVE 
7
10:00p m
6 30 a m 5:00 p m
11 55 a ra 10:00 a m
11 IS pm 6:00 a m
5 40 p m 1:25 pm

trains to and from Detroit.
Express to  and  from  Detroit.

•Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
Parlor cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 
Frbd M. Briggs. Gen’l Agent. 85 Monroe St.
G. S. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gro. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 
O. W.Rugglbs.G. P.  A   T. Agent., Chicago.
CUTS for  BOOM  EDITIONS

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P A M P H L E T S .

For the best work, at  reasonable  prices, address

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

__________ Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

THE  GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEMÜN
Watch Jflaker 
§ Jeweler,
44  GRML  8Y„
-  f\±

Grand  Rapids 

BEFORE  BUYING  GRATES
ALDINE  FIRE  PLACE,  GRAND  RAPID J,  MICH.I
;et  Circular and Testimonials.  S e n t   F r e e .

Economical.  Sanitary,  Cleanly  and  Artistic.

W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f you  have  any  o f  the  above  goods  to 
ship, or  anything  in  the  Produce  line,  let 
us hear  from  yon.  Liberal cash  advances 
m ade  w hen  desired.

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  F ir s t   N a t io n a l   Ba n k ,  Ohicago. 
Mic h ig a n  T r a d e s m a n . Grand Rapids.

“
D R I N K “
L IO N
COFFEE

A True Combination  of  MOCHA, 
Picture  Card  G iven
With every pound  package.  For 
Sale everywhere. Woolsoa Spice Co.,Toledo, 0.

JAVA and RIO.

U G T ao tV P C H S ,

•   s t e r e o t y p e r * 4

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LEADS 

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W O O O A M C T A 1 .

■BAGBAND RAPID? MICH*

The  P.  of I.  Dealers.

& Co., Mrs. Turk, J. K. Sharp, A. Markson. 

The following are the P. of I. dealers who had 
not cancelled their contracts at  last accounts: 
Ada—L. Bums.
Adrian—Powers  &  Burnham,  Anton  Wehle 
L. T. Lochner. Burleigh  Bros.
Allegan—Chas. Spear 
Allendale—Henry Dolman.
Almira—J. J. Gray.
Almont—Colerick & Martin.
Armada—C. J. Cud worth.
Assyria—J. W. Abbey.
Banfield—Andrew Brezee.
Bay City—Frank  Bosnian & Co.
Belding—Lightstone Bros., Weter & Wise. 
Bellevue—John Evans.
Big Rapids—A. V.  Young,  E.  P.  Shankweiler 
Blissfield—Jas. Gauntlett, Jr.
Bowen’s Mills—Chas. W. Armstrong.
Brice—J. B. Gardner.
Burnside—John G. Bruce & Son.
Caldwell—C. L. Moses.
Capac—H. C. Sigel.
Carson City—A. B. Loomis, A. Y. Sessions. 
Cedar  Springs—John  Beucus,  B.  A.  Fish, B.
Charlotte — John  J.  Richardson,  Daron  & 
Chippewa Lake—G. A. Goodsell & Co. 
Coldwater—J. D. Beniamin.
Conklin—Wilson McWilliams.
Cook’s Comers—W. H. Hanks.
Dansville—Levi  Geer.
Deerfield—Henry W. Burghardt.
Dowling—Rice & Webster.
Evart—Mark Ardis, E  F. Shaw, John C. Devitt. 
Fenwick—Thompson Bros., S. H. Rinker.
Flint—John B. Wilson, Geo. Stuart & son, Bar­
Flushing—Sweet Bros. & Clark.
Forester—E. Smith.
Freeport—C.  V. Riegler.
Gladwin—John Graham,  J.  D.  Sanford,  Jas. 
Gowan—Rasmus Neilson.
Grand Haven—Braudry & Co.
Grand Junction—Adam Crouse.
Grand  Rapids—Joseph  Berles,  A.  Wilzinski, 
Brown & Senler, Houseman, Donnally  &  Jones, 
Ed Struensee, Wasson & Lamb, Chas.  Pettersch, 
Morse & Co., Famous Shoe Store, Harvey & Hey- 
stek, Mrs. E. J. Reynolds, E. Burkhardt. 

ney Granite  and Marble Works.

Smith, F. H. Goodby.

Croskery.

Bro.

E.  Covel.
Pel ton.

Greenville—Jacobson & Netzorg.
Hart—Rhodes & Leonard,  W.  Weidman,  Mrs. 
Howard City—O. J. Knapp, Herold  Bros., C. E. 
Hubbardston—M. H. Cahalan.
Hudson—Henrv C. Hall.
Imlay City—Cohn  Bros., Wyckoff  &  Co., C. J. 
Buck, E. E. Palmer.
Ionia—H. Silver.
Jackson—Hall & Rowan.
Jenisonville—L. & L. Jenisou (mill only). 
Jones—R. C. Sloan.
Kalamo—L. R. Cessna.
Kent City—31. L. Whitney.
Kewadin—A.  Anderson 
Lacey—Wm. Thompson.
Laingsburg—D. Lebar.
Lake City—Sam. B. Ardis.
Lakeview—H.  C.  Thompson,  Andrew  All  & 
Langston—F  D.  Briggs.
Lansing—R. A. Bailey.
Lapeer—C. Tuttle & Son, W. II  Jennings. 
Lowell—Patrick  Kelly.
Ludington—Wm  lluysett.
McBain—Sam. B.  Ardis.
M'tncelona—J  L.  Farnham.
Manton—Mrs. E. Liddle.
Maple City—A.  &  Brow.
Marshall—W. E  Bosley, S. V. K.  Lepper & Son. 
Mason —Marcus Gregory.
Mecosta—J. Netzorg.
Mecosta—Robert D. Parks.
Milan—C. C. (Mrs. H. S.) Knight, Chas. Gaunt­
lett, James Gauntlett, Jr.
Millbrook—Bendelson.
Millington—Chas. H. Valentine.
Minden City—I. Springer & Co.
Monroe Center—Geo. H. Wightman.
Morley—Henry Strope.
Mt. Morris—F. H.  Cowles.
Mt. Pleasant—Thos. McNamara.
Nashville—H. M. Lee.
Nottawa—Dudley Cutler.
Ogden—A. J.  Pence.
Olivet—F.  H.  Gage.
Onondaga—John SiUik.
Orange—Tew & Son.
Orono—C. A. Warren.
Oviatt—H. C. Pettingill.
Pearle—Geo. H. Smith.
Remus—C. V.  Hane.
Richmond—A.  W. Reed.
Riverdale—J. B. Adams.
Rockford—B. A.  Fish.
Sand  Lake—Frank E.  Shattuck, T. J. Blanch­
Sebewa—John Bradley.
Shelbyville—Samuel  Wolcott."
Sheridan—M. Gray.
Shultz—Fred Otis.'
Spencer Creek—M. M. Elder.
Spring Lake—Geo. Schwab, A. Bitz. 
Springport—Powers  &  Johnson, Wellington & 
Stan wood—F. M. Carpenter.
Traverse  City—John  Wilhelm,  S.  C. Darrow, 
Vassar—McHose & Gage.
Wheeler—Louise  (Mrs.  A.)  Johnson,  H.  C. 
White Cloud—J. C. Townsend, N. W. Wiley. 
Whitehall—Geo. Nelson, John Haverkate. 
Williamsburg—Mrs. Dr. White.
Woodbury—Henry  Van  Hauten, Chas. Lapo. 
Williams ton—Thos. Horton.
Woodland—Carpenter & Son.
Yankee Springs—T. Thurston.
Net Cash.

Hammond, Elmer Peters.

Breckenridge.

D. D. Paine.

When the term  “net cash”  is  used  in 
contract of sale it is  understood  that  no 
discount  is  to  be allowed upon the bills 
But the term has been  used  so  much in 
connection with  some  qualifying  word, 
as  “prompt,”  “ten,”  “thirty,”  or  even

ard.

(Form erly Shrlver, W eatherly A Co.) 

CONTRACTORS  FOR

Galvaniied Iron  Cornice,

I 

Dealers  in

" W h o le sa le   C ig a r   D e a le rs.

“ T O S S   U P ! ”

The  “ TOSS  UP”  Cigar  is  not a competitor 
against  any  other 5c brands, but all 10c brands, 
because  it  is  equal  to  any  10c  cigar  on  the 
market.

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

6 doz. In box.

“sixty” days,  that  when  used  without 
such qualifying word it is not understood 
to imply anything as to the time  of  pay­
ment,  but  is  taken  to mean simply that 
no discount will be allowed.  “Net cash, 
prompt,”  or  “net  cash  on  shipment,” 
mean 
immediate  payment,  but  where 
“net cash” is used  without  any qualify­
ing word,  the time  of  payment,  accord­
ing  to  this  custom,  is  left to be deter­
mined  by a further agreement or by  the 
custom of the trade.
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e
No. 0 Sun...................................................
No. 1  «  ...................................................
No. 2  “  ...................................................
Tubular.........................................
l a m p   c h i m n e y s .—Per box.

LAMP  BURNERS.

40
45
60
75

 

 

 

 

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Pearl top.

La Bastic.

75
88
70
25
40
40
60
80
80
7070
70
25
50
35
60
06)4

First quality.
“ 
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XXX Flint.
“ 
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No. 0 Sun............................................................... l
No. 1  “  ...................................................... 
  l
No. 2  “  ...............................................................2
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.........................................2
No. 1  “ 
2
No. 2  “ 
3
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.........................................2
No. 1  “ 
2
No. 2  “ 
3
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled...................... 8
“ 
No. 2  “ 
.....................4
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
......................4
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz........................  l
..........................l
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz............................................1
No. 2  “ 
........................................... 1
Butter Crocks, per gal...................................  
Jugs, % gal., per doz.......................................  75
.......................................   90
.....................................   1  80
Milk Pans, % gal., per doz.  (glazed 66c )__   65
“ 
“  90c) .  ..  78

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Mason’s, Boyd’s or Rowley’s caps.
Pints.......................................................
Quarts..  ...............................................
Half-gallons  ........................................
Above quotations are f. o. b._____

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S T O N E W A R E — A K R O N  .

( 
FRUIT  JARS.

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1  “ 

1 
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2  “ 
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* 7 50 
.  8 00 
11  00

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Trunk  Factory.!

Trunks and Traveliig Bags,

POCKETfJBOOHS.i  ETC.

A ll  Styles  of  Trunks  Made  to  Order. 

Theatrical  Trunks  a  Specialty. 

Repairing Neatly Done.

G r o s k o p f  B ro s.,

89  and  91  CANAI.  STREET,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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MICH.

SEND FOR PRICE  LIST.

Holdfasts
An appliance  to prevent Ladies’ 
and Misses’  Rubbers from slipping 
off from the shoe.  The neatest and 
best device ever  invented  for  the 
purpose.  Do  not  fail  to  try the 
men’s  Lycoming,  Pa.,  Stocking 
Rubber. 
It  is  the  King  of  all 
Stocking  Rubbers  made.  Both 
only manufactured by  the  Lycom­
ing Rubber  Co.  For sale by 
Q.  H.  REEDER,  Grand  Rapids.

As it nears the  time  for school to start, 
we would call the attention of the trade to 
our line of  school shoes.  We  make  our 
own factory line, dandies  for wear.  Also 
Mundell’s  lines  in  grain  with heels,  and 
in goat  and  dongola  in  heel  and spring 
heel,  turn and M.  S., at popular prices.

We solicit  your  fall  order  for  Boston 
and  Bay  State  Ru&ber  Goods, and guar­
antee  prices  and  terms  as  low  as  any 
house selling the same brand.

12,  14  and 16 P E A R L   ST .,

G rand  R a p id s,  M ich.

El.  P u ritan o   Cigar.
ThePinestlO G entG ipr

O N   E A R T H

MANUFACTURED  BY

DILWORTH  BROTHERS,

PITTSBURGH.

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY

I.  M.  CLARK  &  SON,
(»rand Rapids. 
BRADD0CK, BATEMAN  & CO., 
Bay City.
-  Detroit-

T. E. BREV00RT, 

WM!.  PL  KEELER,

CoiMoiery aid Fruits, its aid Cigars,

JOBBER  OF

419  SOUTH  DIVISION  ST. 

TELEPHONE  92-3R .

My stock includes everything generally kept in my line, which 1 sell at rock bottom 

prices.  Send me your mail orders.  1 will guarantee satisfaction.

S.  K.  BOLLES.

S .  I t .  

H o l i e s  &   C o.,

77  CANAL  ST.,  GRAND  R APIDS,  MICH.

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

Pumps,  Pipes,  Etc.,  Mantels 

and  Grates.

W eatherly  &   Pulte,

GRAND  R APIDS, 

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MICH.

