Michigan Tradesman.

YOL.  8.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  DECEMBER 24,  1890.

NO. 379.

W. C.  WILLIAMS.

A.  S.  BROOKS.

A.  8H E L E Y .

GAINING  A  COMPETENCE.

Experience of Two  Young  Men  on the 

Road  to  Fortune.

W ritte n  fo r T h b Tradesman.

C H A P T E R   I I .

Ten  years  have  passed  since we  left 
our  young  merchants  to  be  in  the  Far 
Northwest;  happy and hopeful,  as youth 
generally  is,  were  they  in  picturing  the 
future.

A  decade  often  brings  great  and im­
portant  changes  to a  country  like  ours 
but  not  always,  however, prosperity  for 
all  its  people.  Two  years  previous, its 
most  important  commercial  city  had 
witnessed  a  financial  revolution,  which, 
like  the  undulations  of  an  earthquake, 
was  felt  to  a  greater  or  less  extent 
throughout  the  Union.  Monied  institu­
tions supposed  to be  impregnable  crum­
bled  and  fell,¡¡carrying  with them  many 
small merchants  at  distant points.  The 
time which had  elapsed was barely suffi­
cient for the country to recover from the 
shock,  and  many  engaged  in  trade  had 
been  forced  to  exercise  the most  rigid 
economy  and  care  to  prevent  falling in 
the general catastrophe.  Capitalists and 
bankers  were  frightened, and vast  sums 
of  money had been  withdrawn from  cir­
culation.  All  commercial  paper  had 
been  closely scrutinized,  and  heavy  se­
curities were demanded.

What of the firm  of  Vary  &  Rumsey? 
Within  three  months  after investing  in 
real  estate in Portland  they had  turned 
eastward,  finally renting a  store in a new 
town  in  Southern  Illinois, purchasing  a 
stock of  groceries  and  engaging in busi­
ness.  They were  surrounded  by a pros­
perous  farming  community,' but,  as  is 
usual at such times, the farmers invested 
their money  closely and credits were not 
only  desired  but  expected.  Vary  & 
Rumsey,  having  yet  a  small  amount  of 
spare capital, enlarged their  business by 
considerable judicious credit among their 
customers.  Of  course,  they  did  not  in­
tend  to  permit  outstanding  accounts  to 
accumulate  to  any  great  extent,  and  as 
each  yearly  inventory  was  taken it was 
plainly evident  that  they were  prosper­
ing  and,  with  no  unforseen  accidents 
stood  upon  a  firm  foundation.  A  fair 
amount  of  insurance  carefully  placed 
gave them a better rating in  the commer 
cial  world.  The year  1873 found one  of 
the firm with a small family on his hands 
the other  partner  still  a  batchelor, one 
half of  their mercantile investments and 
profits in  goods,  the  other  half  in notes 
and book accounts.  When the  reverber 
ation of  the crash  in  New York  reached 
them,  a hasty examination of their assets 
revealed the  fact  that,  unless the  banks 
would  discount  their  paper, they  must 
with  thousands of  others,  wind  up their 
business. 
Farmers  and  others  whom 
they had  credited  largely  and  who were 
at the time the credit was  given entirely 
responsible,  whose  paper  was,  so  to 
speak,  gilt-edged,  could not  then  obtain 
discounts  upon  such  paper,  except  in 
small amounts.

At this  juncture,  Walter Vary  said to 
his  partner,  “While I  am  more  largely 
interested in our  success or  failure  than

you, I  shall  take  no  step  whatever  in 
this matter without your hearty approval 
and  co-operation.  We  are  not  only 
brothers-in-law,  but  are  also  bound  to­
gether  by  the  most  amicable  business 
relations,  and  we  will  stand  or  fall  to­
gether.  We have our real  estate in Ore- 
gone about  which  we  have  neglected to 
keep informed,  but which should,  in  my 
opinion,  now be  sold,  in  order to save  a 
large amount here.”

“ I  agree  with  you,  Walter,”  replied 
Phil,  “as  enforced  collection  by  us  at 
this time would  surely result in a loss of 
all we have made since engaging in busi­
ness.”

After  a  lengthy  conference, 

it  was 
thought best by the  firm  to sell a portion 
or all of  their  real  estate in  the  North­
west,  in  order  to  meet  their  entire  in­
debtedness,  and  to  force  no  collections 
of notes or accounts,  but carry their own 
debtors over the  present crisis,  believing 
that  such  a  policy  would  result  in  an 
increase  of  trade,  which  would  pay  a 
heavy  percentage on its cost.  JJpon cor­
responding with their  agent at Portland, 
they  were  agreeably  surprised  to  learn 
that the  once  small village  had  now be­
come a  city  of  nearly  twenty  thousand 
inhabitants;  that  the  Pacific  coast  was 
not visibly affected by eastern insolvency 
and that their lands  within and adjacent 
to the  city  would  readily  sell  at  from 
$12,000 to $15,000.  This was an unlooked- 
for  piece  of  good  fortune,  as  little  at­
tention had been given to  the  matter for 
some  time,  no  enquiries  having  been 
made about the property, as their grocery 
business had  absorbed all their time and 
attention. 

“Here is what  I  would  propose,” said 
Walter,  upon  receiving 
the  welcome 
news.  “Four thousand dollars  to $6,000 
cash,  while  it  would  not  cancel,  would 
carry forward  our  liabilities  and  leave 
our credit  unimpaired.  We  ought now, 
more than ever before, to* hold that prop­
erty,  as the future of Portland is assured. 
Lee us borrow the amount mentioned,  by 
a  mortgage  upon  the  land,  and  assume 
the  risk it may  incur. 
I  feel  great con­
fidence, Phil, in such a course.”

,

“While  I  firmly believe  in  the  adage, 
‘Let  well enough  alone,’”  replied  Phil, 
“and  would think that  we had done well 
with  our  $5,000  investment,  if  we  sold 
out  to-morrow,  still,  I  will  accede  to 
your proposal, if  you think  this the best 
course to pursue.”

It was finally settled that a lien should 
be placed  upon  their  Portland  property 
for  a  sum  equal to the  original  invest­
ment,  and  that  this  money  should  at 
once be used to release all their outstand­
ing  paper.  This  accomplished, 
they 
would be in  the  most  favorable  circum­
stances for future  business.  When  this 
judicious decision in  regard to both their 
debtors  and  creditors  became  publicly 
known, the  credit of  the firm of  Vary  & 
Rumsey at  once became  unquestioned in 
the commercial world.
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has  attended  the  efforts  of  the  young | 
merchants—I use the word  prosperity in 
the limited  sense that  $20,000  might im­
ply, as the  notes and  book accounts  due 
them would  cancel  all the  firm’s indebt­
edness,  leaving  $20,000  in  stock,  which 
would  represent  their  net  income,  with 
$5,000 capital  included,  as the  result  of 
thirteen  years’  business. 
“ Nothing 
large! ” does some’listener exclaim?  No, 
and,  still,  adding  rents,  clerk  hire  and 
expenses of living,  it is better than many 
older  and  more  experienced  merchants 
do.
It will be remembered that the summer 
of  1878  was  prolific of  fearful  rain  and 
wind storms  through  Southern  Illinois. 
They were confined to no  particular por­
tion  of  that  section,  but  generally  fol­
lowed the prairies, fortunately, however, 
visiting  destruction  upon  few  thickly 
settled  localities.  At  the  close  of  one 
sultry sabbath in  August, a  storm  arose 
in  the  northwest,  attracting  at  first  but 
little  attention;  but,^.s  night  came  on, 
the  wind  increased  to  a  gale,  accom­
panied  by  thunder  and 
lightning  and 
heavy  rain, creating  alarm  among  even 
the oldest settlers.  The full force of the 
storm  struck  the  village  in  which  the 
firm of  Vary & Rumsey  were engaged in 
business,  and  it  became  evident  that a 
tornado  appalling  iu  its  nature  was  in 
progress.  The inky blackness of  the at­
mosphere,  combined  with  the  almost 
constant  crash of  the  thunder,  added  to 
the  horror  of  the  situation.  Brilliant 
flashes  of  lightning  every few  moments 
revealed timbers, lumber, trees and debris 
of every description whirling through the 
air in  all  directions.  None  dared  leave 
the buildings they were in  and brave the 
fury  of  such  a  storm,  whatever  their 
anxiety  regarding  friends  or  property. 
The  most violent  portion of  the tornado 
was of  brief  duration,  and  much  of  its 
force  was  expended  at  a  considerable 
distance  above  the  earth. 
It  passed 
through  the  village at right  angles with 
the main  street.  Although its  path was 
narrow, it partially destroyed four places 
of  business  and  totally  removed  three 
others from  the  face  of  the  earth, scat­
tering  the  fragments  of  their  contents 
over  miles of  country.  Among  the  last 
three was our friends' store.  While they 
were  insured  against  loss  by  fire,  they 
held none against such a calamity as had 
now befallen them,  when  the joint labor 
of the past years was in a moment swept 
from them  forever.  Fortunately, nearly 
$2,000  in  notes  and  accounts yet  uncol­
lected  remained  to  them,  but time  only 
would  determine  what  portion  of  this 
amount would be available.

It was the most disheartening event  in 
their  lives,  and  neither could,  for a  mo­
ment,  think  of  again  doing  business  in 
this cyclonic State.  As soon after as  was 
possible,  preparations  were made  to  re­
move  to  Oregon.  Only  a  short  time 
before this  disaster  happened  to  them, 
the firm’s agent had laid out eighty acres 
of  their  land  adjoining  Portland  into 
blocks and  lots,  and  had  recorded  it  as 
an addition  to  the  city.  They had  also 
disposed  of  more  than  sufficient  to  re­
lease the mortgage and pay off the interest 
and  taxes.  Upon  their  arrival  there, 
they  were  gratified to find  that  the  city 
bad extended its  boundaries in all  direc­
tions  and 
included  all  their  property 
within its limits;  also to learn from their 
agent  that  $90,000  had  been  offered  for 
the  balance of  their  lots  andclands. 
It 
was deemed  advisable by the partners to

make  Portland  their  permanent  home, 
plat  their  entire  lands  and  open a  real 
estate office at once. 
In addition to such 
business they would erect dwellings, also 
such other buildings as might seem to be 
required,  upon  their own  lots for rental. 
Since the  spring of  1884 1 have  received 
no personal  letters from  the firm, but  at 
that  time  they  were  said  to  be  worth, 
over and above all indebtedness, $185,000, 
and  nearly all  this from  the  investment 
of $5,000 nineteen years before.

Several  lessons  may  be  learned  from 
the business sagacity of Vary & Rumsey: 
First,  that  it is  not  always  wisdom  to 
place all  that we  have  on the  hazard  of 
a single  die,  as,  in  this  changing  world 
of  ours,  two or three  chances are always 
better than one;  second,  lands cannot be 
destroyed  by  fire, nor  stolen by thieves, 
and  they  require  no  insurance  against 
tornadoes.  Within  the  last  quarter,  at 
least, of  the present  century our  people 
have become  more gregarious than  ever, 
and  the  great  tendency  has  been  for 
cities to enlarge  and become  more popu­
lous, thus  rapidly  enhancing  the  value 
of  real  estate.  Farm  lands,  however, 
have  not  advanced  in  the  same  ratio. 
Investments, 
in  nearly  all 
kinds of  city property,  and  more  partic­
ularly  suburban,  have  proven 
to  be 
among  the  best.  Few,  indeed,  regret 
such,  and  more  have  realized  fortunes. 
The various  inventions  for  the  perfec­
tion of  rapid  transit  by street  railways 
have  been  an  important  factor  in  the 
enlargement  of  all  cities,  and  will  still 
continue to  be  such,  and  there  are  few 
cities  in  our  Middle  or  Western  States 
near which it is not a wise investment to 
purchase a few broad acres. 

therefore, 

T.  W.

“  G o in g   D o w n   t o   Mary's.” 

lie  was a queer old  man  who  boarded 
the train at a small station.  Two young 
men,  who  were  probably  his  sons, 
brought  him to the  steps of  the  car and 
helped him on, and as he entered we saw 
that he leaned heavily on a cane and was 
very feeble.
“The children  kept at me  till I had  to 
promise to  go,”  be  said  as  he sat  down. 
“Hain’t bin down to Mary’s in five years, 
and  I’ve  got  so  old I  dasn’t  wait  any 
longer. 
It’s  putty  tough on an  old man 
like  me,  but I want to see  Mary  and  the 
grandchildren.”
“ 1  take  it  you  are  going  to  spend 
Christmas  with  your  daughter ? ”  re­
marked the man in the seat ahead.
"That’s it.  Mary’s my oldest gal.  Got 
five  of  ’em,  and  all  married  off.  She
lives  down a t -----  and  she  would  have
me  come  and  make  a  visit.  Mary was 
alius a good  gal,  and she  married a good 
man.  You’ll  tell  me when  I  git  there, 
won’t you?”
“Oh, yes.”
“ ’Cause  they’ll  all  be  there  at  the 
depot  to  meet  me.  My son  Steve  writ 
that I was coming.”
He  had  about  forty  miles  to  go,  and 
when  we  had  passed  the  first  three  or 
four  stations  he  was  anxious  for  fear 
that  he  would  be  carried  by  the  right 
one.  After that  he  leaned  over  on  the 
window  and  fell  asleep.  Just before the
train  arrived  a t -----the  man  who  had
spoken to him turned about and said: 
“Come, grandpa, you get off here.” 
The  old  man  did  not  move, and  the 
stranger  arose  and  shook  his  arm  and 
said:
“ Wake  up,  grandpa!  This  is  your 
station, and  Mary and  the  children  are 
waiting.  Come, now.”
But  he  spoke  to  the  dead.  The  old 
man  had  died  while  he  slept—passed 
away so peacefully that  not a line of  his 
face  had  changed.  And  we  were  yet 
stunned and grieving when Mary and her 
husband  and three  happy children came 
hurrying into the car and shouted:
to spend Christmas.”

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3

A Christmas Dialogue.

W ritten for Th i Tradesman.

It was an  old-fashioned  grocery  store 
away up in Antrim  county,  but  it  was 
brimful  of  everything good  for  Christ­
mas.  Pails and  boxes  filled  with  can­
dies,  also  boxes  of  raisins  were  piled 
high against the wall on one side.  Tubs of 
jams, jellies and sauces,  a cask of prunes 
and a  barrel  of  currants,  sugar  of  all 
grades,dates and dried and canned berries, 
fruits  and  vegetables—all  were  quite 
sufficient  to give  one  an  appetite.  An 
old-fashioned  Christmas  party  was  to 
be given at the village tavern, and  many 
of the rooms were already decorated with 
evergreens  and  various  rural  mottoes. 
In  the  old-fashioned  grocery  store  the 
stock was unusually large,  and  the  pro­
prietor  was  confidently  expecting  a 
profitable  winter 
trade.  There  was 
quite a pile of  boxes  labelled  “Califor­
nia layers” which attracted my attention. 
One box had a hole in one  side,  through 
which two  or  three  large  raisins  were 
to be seen—in fact, they were so  fine 
to be transparent.  Just then, hearing 
small, squeaky voice come from the  box,
1 listened.  “Did  you  notice  that  lady 
with  the  little  girl,  who  came  along 
close to us to-day?” it said.  “She  called 
the child’s attention  to  us  and  pointed 
to the reading  on  our  house.  She  said 
to the  little  girl,  ‘We  won’t buy  those 
raisins to-day but will wait, for the  gro 
cer said that it was so near Christmas he 
would  open  those  California  fruits  to 
morrow.’  What a shame,” said the voice 
“that we must  have  the  roof  taken  off 
our house! 
I presume we  will  then  be 
placed  in  one  of  those  horrible  front 
windows to be stared at,  and  every  day 
some of us will be  torn  from  our  beds 
where we lie so snugly and happily,  and 
carried away never more to return.”

“Ah,  but that is  not the worst part  of 
it,” said a plump old fellow,  whose  fam 
ily brauch  would  weigh  half  a  pound. 
“Our eyes wilPbe  pinched  out,  and  we 
shall be chopped into pieces  in  a  great, 
big wooden bowl and made a part of  the 
pies and cake for the party at the  tavern 
and—eaten up!  Think of being chopped 
up and eaten!  Oh, dear!  Oh,  dear!  We 
should all  have remained clinging to our 
mother,  Mrs.  Stem.”  And  he  heaved 
a deep sigh.

At this juncture a roll of  sweet  coun­
try  butter  spoke  to  a  barrel  of  sugar 
near by.  “Mr. Cube,” it said,  “why  do 
those  raisins  complain?  They  are  no 
worse off at Christmas than we  are,  and 
we shall probably  be  in  their  company 
and  share  the  same  fate  before  long. 
But  why  mourn  over  the  inevitable? 
Ought  we  not  rather  be  proud  of  the 
distinction and honor?  Look at that old 
codfish, with  his  disagreeable  perfume, 
and that  corn  meal,  also.  They  won’t 
be wanted at the  party.  Nobody  would 
notice  them if they were  invited.”

“ You needn’t feel quite so stuck  up,” 
cried out the codfish.  “Mr.  Meal  and  I 
often play ball together,  and  the  people 
value us for an everyday  help  far  more 
than they do all you Christmas  dandies. 
friends  of 
Everyday,  substantial  old 
humanity  we  are.”  And 
they  both 
laughed aloud.

“Ah, but it is I who have  the  post  of 
honor at every  table,”  said  the  roll  of 
yellow butter.

“Not quite so  fast,”  replied  a  caddy 
of uncolored Japan and a sack of  Mocha 
coffee in the same  breath.  “You  would 
make  a  pretty  dry  Christmas  without 
us.”

Just then a big yellow pumpkin  rolled 
out from  the  wall  and  took  the  floor.
No  matter  about  me,  I  suppose,” 
said  he  in  a  hollow,  sepulchral  voice.
What would  Christmas  be without me 
for a pie?”

And  what  would  you  be  without 
me?” squeaked out,  from an upper shelf, 
a can of condensed  milk.

“My friends,” said a barrel  of hickory 
nuts  that  stood  modestly  back,  nearly 
out of sight,  “you  must  have  forgotten 
that, from the  day  the  Pilgrim Fathers 
landed, myself  and  my  numerous  rela­
tives of the Nut family have been among 
the  first  to  receive  invitations  to  all 
prominent holiday  dinners.  No  dinner 
is complete without some  two  or  three, 
at least, of our family present,  and I  can 
say without any egotism thatJL am a gen­
eral favorite,  particularly with the ladies 
and children.  My friend,  Mr.  Diamond 
Salt,  and  myself  are  old  and  warm 
friends,  and  should  always  be  invited 
together if good health is considered,  as 
I disagree with no one  when we are  per­
mitted to be in  company.”

“Mr.  H. Nut has spoken truly,” said  a 
dirty  looking bag  of  American salt.  “1 
have been  a  silent  listener  to  you  all, 
and it seems to me that we are  quite  de­
pendent upon each other and that few  of 
us would be considered  worth  much  by 
ourselves,  but when  in  one  harmonious 
family  we  are  of  great  value  to  the 
world.  A few  of  our  members-  quarrel 
and fight  like cats  and  dogs.  Mr.  Acid 
and Mr.  Alkali meet  occasionally,  when 
they  at once  pick  a quarrel  with  each 
other,  and only after  both are  complete­
ly exhausted do they cease fighting.  The 
only way to part them is to  deluge  both 
with water.”

“It would seem as  if  mankind  should 
take a lesson from  the  entire  family  of 
groceries,  as  we  assemble  and  mix  in 
each other’s society so  kindly  and  love- 
ingly as each Christmas  comes  around,” 
said a bag of roller process flour.

“I wish to make  a  complaint,”  said  a 
“No  one  has 

package  of  yeast  cakes. 
invited me to the party at  the  tavern.” 

“No use for you,” replied a big  cheese. 
“The  whisky there will  raise everything 
about as high as will be required.”

“Who  asked  you  to  speak?”  retorted 
the  yeast. 
“You  and  old  crackers 
there think the world couldn’t  exist  long 
without  you  two.  You’re  always found 
sitting,  pretty  close  to  each  other,  and 
sometimes in the society of hard drinkers. 
I know, of course, that  I  am  small,  but 
give me a  little  time  and  a  good  drink 
of warm water and I can lift both of you.” 
“Well, my friends, I must bid you good 
night,” said N. O. Molasses,  as he started 
on a run,  “for  I  cannot  stay  another 
minute to  hear you.”

“It is  now  about  dark,  and  I  would 
suggest that we light  up,”  said a  barrel 
of kerosene,  “and, as it seems that  some 
of our friends are taking their departure, 
I think the rest had better dry up and  go 
to sleep.”

It seemed  very  quiet  soon  afterward, 
and in a few moments  I yawned,  opened 
my eyes  aud  found  that  I  had  been 
dreaming.

Begin the New Year Right 

by having your books written up,  closed 
and re-opened correctly January  1st. 
If 
you need any assistance,  or wish to adopt 
improved methods  of  book-keeping,  call
on Da n’l G. Ga bnsey, expert accountant,
room 79, Wonderly Block.

BANKRUPT SALE

Of Sporting  Goods.
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lOO  M o n ro e  St.,  o f  th e 
a ssig n e e ,  it m u st  b e  so ld   o u t  at  o n c e   at w a y  
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th is o p p o rtu n ity .

en tire 

th e 

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GRAND  RAPII
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AMONG  THE  TRADE.

ABOUND  THE STATE.

fielding—Cornell  &  Brown 

have

opened a meat  market.

Hart—C.  A.  Gurney  has  bought  the 

drug stock of EL J.  Chadwick.

Cold water—C.  W. DeClute has sold his 

meat market to Ziba Boberst.

Leland—Grobben  &  Gill  w ill  open  a 

branch genera!  store at  Provemont.

Cedar  Springs—Beueus A Previn  suc­
ceed James Allen in the grocery business.
Sheridan—A.  H. Greenhoe succeeds D. 
B.  Sanders in the flour and feed business.
Morenci—L.  5L  Boric k.  of  the  dry 
goods firm of Crabbs <t  fiorick.  is  dead.
succeeds 
Frederick  Badtke  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Detroit—John 

Stevenson 

Kewadin—A.  Anderson  A  Son  have 
their  general  stock  to  Clear­

removed 
water.

Harrison—T.  H.  Lees  succeeds  the 
Harrison  Hardware Co.  in  the  hardware 
business.

Carrolton—The  Henry  Bell  grocery 
stock has  been  purchased  by  Oliver  A 
Speckman.

Reading—G.  R.  Fitzsimmons  succeeds 
L.  H.  A G.  R.  Fitzsimmons  in  the  gro­
cery business.

Ann  Arbor—Fred.  D.  Stimpson  suc­
ceeds Stimpson A  Hurlburt  in  the  gro­
cery business.

Port  Huron—Breeze  A  Carlisle  suc­
ceed  Tawse  A  Carlisle  in  the  confec­
tionery business.

Maheelona—Streeter A Case,  manufac­
the 

turers  of  potash  have  dissolved, 
former succeeding.

Muskegon—S  YanGuens  A  Co.  have 
opened a meat market at the junction  of 
Myrtle and Orchard streets.

Muskegon—E.  David’s  grocery  stock, 
at Bluff ton,  has  been  taken  on  cbattle 
mortgage by Cbas. C.  Moulton.

Otiseo—W.  J. Snyder has  assigned  his 
general  stock to E.  EL  Fales.  The  assets 
are $717.74 and the  liabilities  are  $1,800.
Lennon—C.  W.  Allison  and  Stephen 
Harrington have formed  a  copartnership 
to  engage  in  the  manufacture  of  bed 
slats.

Petoskey—Chas.  A.  Bacon  has  pur­
chased the grocery stock  formerly owned 
by G.  A.  Whitten,  who died  about  three 
weeks ago.

Lansing—Northrop,  Robertson A  Car­
rier wiil  embark  in  the  spice  and  ex­
tract business Jan,  1  under  the  style  of 
the Lansing Spice A Extract  Co.

Alpena—Mrs.  E.  L.  Bertram  has  as­
signed her drug  stock.  The  assets  are 
81,500  the  liabilities  are  $2,400.  Far- 
rand.  Williams  A  Clark  are  preferred 
creditors.

Adrian—The D. J.  Burleigh  hardware 
stock  has  been  purchased  by  J. A.  and 
Henry C.  Burleigh,  who will continue the 
business under the style of  J.  A.  A H. C. 
Burleigh.
»Otsego—The Patrons  of  Industry  re­
cently bargained  for  the  Truesdell  A 
Son  grocery  stock,  each  party  putting 
up 8100 as  a  bonus.  The  stock  inven­
toried  81,800,  but  the  Patrons  could 
raise only 8600,  so the trade fell through. 
A  dispute  has  arisen  over  the  bonus, 
however,  the Patrons having  warned the 
holder not to pay it over to  the  grocers.

M A N U F A C T U R IN G   M A T T E R S .

Battle  Creek—Sharp  A  Hobbs  are 
succeeded  by Sharp  A  Robinson  in  the 
planing mill business.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

Horr—Seward  A  McArthur,  who  are 
operating  a  small  sawmill  here,  will 
build a shingle mill  during  the  winter.
Lansing—The  C.  D.  Kirby drug  stock 
has been  foreclosed on chattel  mortgage 
held  by Lambert A Lowman, of  Detroit.
Alpena—The capital stock of  the  An­
sel] Spool Co.  has been increased to 8*50,- 
000. 
It is  believed  that  the  enterprise 
will prove a success.

Middleville — The  Middleville  Manu­
facturing Co.  has been incorporated with 
a capita!  stock  of  826,700,  to  engage in 
the manufacture of brass work.

Whitjemore—J.  W.  Balcom  has  re­
moved his shingle mill to a point  on  the 
Loon Lake branch of  the  D., B. C.  A A. 
Rail-way known  as Balcom’s Mill.

Bay City—Miller A Lewis have  placed 
a mortgage of $8,975 on  their  mill,  etc., 
in favor of the Bank of Montreal  and the 
Bank of Canada.  This grows out  of  the 
Potts failure.

Bay City—The  Bonsfield  Woodenware 
Works  are  in  full  blast  Between  300 
and 400 men and boys are employed.  At 
present the daily  product  is  4,000  pails 
and 1,800 tubs.

Sault Ste.  Marie—D.  J.  Ransom  is  re­
ported to have  interested  a  number  of 
Chicago capitalists in the  project  of  es­
tablishing a sawmill on the Spry  proper­
ty, 
the  purchase to  include  10,000,000 
feet of  pine.

Ailegan—Undeterred  by  the  non-suc­
cess of a former company, formed for the 
same purpose,  several Allegan  men have 
organized  the  Allegan  Gas and  Oil  Min­
ing  Co.,  with a capital  stock  of  820,000, 
to bore for oil,  gas or mineral  wealth.

Cheboygan—The sawmills here cut 46,- 
000,000 pieces of lath during the past sea­
son.  There are  47,000,000  feet  of  lum­
ber on  the docks,  a  considerable  portion 
of which  is owned by Saginaw firms,  and 
there  are  5,440,000  feet  of  logs  in  the 
boom.

Freesoil — Reynolds*  Kitzinger  will 
start  their  sawmill  again  this  week, 
enough logs have been gotten to the mill 
to  make  a  good  start.  The  Kobe  mill 
will run day and night as soon as enough 
logs  have  been  accumulated  to  warrant 
the resumption of operations.
G ripsack  B rigade.

“Hub” Baker is entertaining his cousin, 
Mrs.  Sadie  Fredendall, of  Laramie  City, 
Wyoming.

J.  P.  Visner,  traveling  representative 
for E. J. Gillies A Co., of New York,  has 
gone  to  Gotham  for  a  fortnight’s visit 
with his house.

W.  B.  Cary,  who  has  been 

travel­
ing for Strong. Lee A Co., of Detroit, has 
taken  a  similar  position  with  Root  A 
McBride Bros., of Cleveland.

Frank  E.  Chase  was  in  Detroit  last 
week,  arranging  bis  samples  for  the 
spring trade.  He has signed with A.  C. 
McGraw A Co.  for another  year.

Ed. Pike requests T h e   T r a d e s m a n   to 
return his heartfelt thanks to the travel- 
| ing men for their kindly and  substantial 
remembrance,  which was  taken  to  him 
by a committee on  Sunday.
I  H. A.  Hudson has arranged to  embark 
| in an entirely  new  enterprise  as  a  side 
I issue—the  breeding  of  cats.  The  first 
| consignment of imported breeds  was  re- 
I ceived by express last  Saturday.
| 
-Geo.  F.  Owen has  secured  a  one  and 
| one-third rate for  parties  of  ten  to  at­
tend the K. of G.  meeting  at  Kalamazoo 
| next  Monday.  Those  who  propose  at- 
| tending from this city  are  requested  to 
notify Mr. Owen this week.

E. J.  Evans,  traveling  representative 
for  Robson  Bros.,  of  Lansing,  was  in 
town a couple  of  days  last  week.  Mr. 
Evans  is  a  royal  fellow  and  always 
meets a cordial  reception  at  the  hands 
of his Grand  Rapids friends.

Among the traveling men who propose 
attending  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’  Asso­
ciation, at Detroit,  Friday  evening,  are 
Chas.  S.  Robinson,  A.  B.  Cole,  Jack 
Lindsey  and Geo H.  Seymour.

Maurice G.  Wood,  traveling  represen­
tative.for Arthur M.  Parker,  the  Detroit 
wholesale grocer,  was in  town  a  couple 
of days last week.  Mr.  Wood  has  trav­
eled  continuously  for  fourteen  years, 
but time  appears  to  have  dealt  gently 
with him.

The Woolson  Spice  Co.  has  sent  out 
invitations to all  its  traveling  salesmen, 
inviting them to attend the usual  annual 
re-union of the  road  force  of  the  com­
pany  at  Toledo  on  the  26th  and  27th. 
On  account  of  the  serious  illness  of 
Pliny Watson, President of the  corpora­
tion,  the banquet will be dispensed with.
_0. B. Shaw,  who has traveled  for  the 
past  eleven  years  for  B.  Desenberg  & 
Co., of Kalamazoo,  has engaged to travel 
for  I.  M.  Clark  A  Son,  covering  the 
Grand River  Valley and the South Haven 
divisions of  the  Michigan  Central,  the 
Coldwater  division  of  the  Lake  Shore 
and the Fort Wayne  division  of  the  G. 
R. A I.

“I bad thirty-four pension checks among 
my collections this week,” remarked  W. 
F.  Blake  last  Saturday.  “One  of  my 
customers  had fourteen of them on hand. 
Nothing  gets  Uncle  Sam’s  money  into 
circulation quicker than to pay it out  in 
pensions, as most of the  checks  go  into 
the hands of  merchants  within  twenty- 
four hours after receipt.”

John W.  Lindsey,  who  has  represen­
ted  P.  Loriilard A Co.  and the  Liggett A 
Meyers Tobacco Co.  in this  territory  for 
the past six years,  leaves the first of  the 
year for Boston,  where  he  will  assume 
the management  of  his  father’s  exten­
sive real estate  interests.  Mr.  Lindsey 
has been an  active member of the frater­
nity and his removal from Grand  Rapids 
will be sincerely regretted

Some idea of the welcome  in  store  for 
the Knights of the Grip  who  visit  Kala­
mazoo next Monday may be inferred from 
the  following  letter,  written  to  L.  M. 
Mills by Geo.  E. Bardeen:  “The gong can 
be sounded'.  We shall give  the  Associa­
tion and their ladies a royal welcome.  We 
have the money, we have the enthusiasm! 
We shall take members  and  their  ladies 
to and from depots free, give the ladies a 
free ride all over the city,  furnish a band 
for the noon parade,  give  you  good  mu­
sic,  both vocal and instrumental,  for  the 
banquet and end  up with a first-class ball. 
We are going to invite a few  society peo­
ple here for the dance, and our ladies will 
give your ladies  a  good  welcome.  The 
meetings will be held in  the  lecture  hall 
and rooms of Parsons’  Business  College. 
The committee headquarters,  Governor’s 
reception and  guests’  reception  will  be 
held at the parlors of the  Burdick.  The 
banquet will be  held  at  the  Kalamazoo
House,  at 8 o’clock sharp.  Now, get  out 
a large delegation of your  best  men,  and 
urge them all to bring their ladies and as­
sure them that they  will  have  the  most 
royal  welcome they ever had.  Everything 
will  be of  the  highest  and  most  refined 
order,  and,  in  justice  to  our  merchants 
and manufacturers who  have  come  for-

ward so liberally, I  hope that  your  mem­
bers  will  come  in  large  numbers  and 
bring all  their ladies,  and  they  will  not 
regret it.  Bring  silk  hats,  canes,  linen 
dusters aud  grips for the parade.”

FINANCIAL.

Local  Stock  Quotations.

BAKE.

 

•TOBBIBG.

IIANUFACTUBISG.

F ifth  N ational  .........................................................100
Fourth  N ational  .....................................................100
G rand  Rapids N ational.......................................... 135
G rand  R apids  S a v in g s ........................................ iao
Kent County  Savings  ............................................130
N ational  City  .......  
135
Old N atio n al..............................................................135
People’s S avings.......................................................100
Grand  Rapids Packing  and Provision Co. 
... 103
H azeltlne & P erkins D rug Co  ..............................100
Telfer  Spice  Co.........................................................110
Anti-Kalsom ine  C o...........................  
150
A ldlne M anufacturing  Co...................................... 60
Belknap Wagon & Sleigh C o.................................100
G rand Rapids  Brush C o..........................................85
G rand  Rapids Electric L ight and Power Co...  75
G rand Rapids F elt Boot Co  ................................. 105
Grand  Rapids School  F u rn itu re C o..................110
M ichigan B arrel Co................................................. 100
New E ngland  F u rn itu re Co.................................100
Phoenix F u rn itu re C o............................................... 80
Sligh F u rn itu re  C o.................................................  85
Alpine Gravel  Road Co 
.......................................  75
Canal Street G ravel  Road Co..............................   80
G rand Rapids F ire  Insurance C o ...................... 115
G randville A venue  P lank Road Co...................150
Plainfield A venue G ravel Road C o....................  25
W alker G ravel  Road C o .............  .......................  80

MISCELLANEOUS.

 

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

A dv e rtise m en ts w ill b e in se rte d   u n d e r  th is  h ead  fo r 
tw o   ce n ts  a   w ord  th e   first  In se rtio n   an d   on e c e n t a 
w ord  fo r  ea ch   su b se q u e n t  In se rtio n .  No  ad v e rtise ­
m e n t ta k e n  fo r less th a n  85 ce n ts.  A dvance  pay m e n t.

B U SIN ESS  C H A N C E S .

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155

Fo r   s a l e —c l e a n   s t o c k   a n d   b e s t   c o u n t r y

tra d e  in  M ichigan.  B eau tifu l new  sto re  an d  co tta g e  
fo r sale a t  h a lf p ric e   P o st  office  an d   ra ilw a y   tic k e t 
office goes w ith  s to re .  T erm s  easy.  R eason  fo r  sell­
in g , m u st re tir e   fro m   b u siness.  No.  159,  c a re   M ichi­
g a n  T ra d esm an . 
159
OR  SALE—JE W EL RY   STOCK  W ITH  SPLENDID 
tra d e  in  G ran d  R apids o n   o n e  o f  b e st  stre e ts,  will 
in v o ice  a b o u t  (2  500.  T h is  is 
th e   b e st  o pening  in 
M ichigan fo r lim ite d   c a p ita l,  b e st  re a so n s  g iven  fo r 
sale.  A ddress 155 c a re  M ichigan  T ra d esm an . 

Must  b e   bold  on  account  o p 

f a i l in g  
h e a lth , a  No.  1 sto c k  o f b o o ts, shoes an d  ru b b e rs, 
g ro c erie s  a n d   p ro v isio n s;  b e s t 
io c a tio n   a n d   good 
tra d e ;  easy  te rm s  a n d  a  b ig  b a rg a in .  F o r  p a rtic u la rs  
see R indge, R ertsch  A Co., O lney A  Ju d so n  G ro cer Co., 
G rand R apids, o r ad d ress L ock Box 25, H a rb o r S prings, 
M ich. 

tu re s ;  sto ck  w ell  a sso rte d  

FO R  SALK—WELL-SELECTF.D  DRUG  STOCK  AND 

new   fix tu re s  in   d esira b le  lo c a tio n   in   th is  city ; 
w iil sell  a t   inv o ice  on  re a so n a b le   te rm s;  re aso n   fo r 
sellin g ,  o w n e r  h a s   o th e r  b u siness.  L.  M.  M ills,  54 
South Io n ia  s tre e t.  G ra n d R ap id s,________________ 135

ca n   be  b o u g h t  a t  a 
b a rg a in .  A ddress f o r   p a r tic u la rs   S. P. H icks,  Low ell, 
Mich.______________________________________________ 124_

FO R SALE—A  COMPLETE  DRU{J  STOCK  AND Fix­
For sale—$3» stock  o f drugs,  address j . b..
c a re  M ichigan T ra d esm an .___________________ 115
TTY  ANTED—I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A 
VV 
g e n e ra l  o r  g ro c e ry  sto c k ;  m u st be cheap.  Ad­
d ress No. 28, c a re  M ichigan T rad esm an .____________ 28
TXT ANTED—A CANNING FACTORY AT W ATERVLIET, 
VV  Mich.  L ib e ra l in d u ce m e n ts.  A ddress o r ca ll on 
F. H. M errifleid. Sec’y  B usiness S e n ’s  A ssociation.  181

in g  150 bush els first c la ss p o ta to e s In a   good  loca­
tio n .  W ill  sell  ch e a p   fo r  cash .  E n q u ire   o f  W m. 
D rueke. 18 C rese n t av e n u e.________________________   158

FOR  8ALE—FULL  LIN E  O F  GROCERIES,  INCLUD- 
tX )R  SALE—FIRST-CLASS  GROCERY  AND  CROCK- 

e ry  stan d .d o in g  a  s tric tly  ca sh  busin ess o f $40 p e r 
d ay .  S tock w ill in v o ice  $3,500.  T erm s  cash.  R eason 
fo r sellin g , o w n e r h a s o th e r b u siness.  F ra n k  O.  Lord, 
G rand L edge Mich._________________________  
185
S IT U A T IO N S   W A N T E D .

TTTANTED—SITUATION  BY  AN  EXPERIENCED.
V V  th o ro u g h ly   c o m p e te n t  book-keeper.  A ddress 
D an'l  G.  G a rn sey .  A c co u n tan t.  79  W on d erly   block
c ity ._____________________________________________  
158
TTTANTED—SITUATION IN  DRUG STORE BY YOUNG 
VV  m an  18 y e a rs old w ith  2 y e a rs e x p e rien c e  O f tem ­
p e ra te   h a b its   W ages n o t th e  o b je c t.  G eorge W hyte, 
R ich lan d , M ich 
163
TTTANTED — SITUATION  IN   O FFICE  BY  YOUNG 
\V  
lad y  o f 20, w ho  h a s  h a d   th e   a d v a n ta g e   o f  col­
le g ia te  ed u c atio n ;  d o es n o t  w rite   s h o rt  h an d ,  b u t  is 
good p e n m a n ; w ages ■  o t so m u ch  a n  o b je c t as a  p leas­
a n t p lac e to  w ork.  A ddress Z,  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d e s­
m a n  

Wr ANTED—SITUATION BY  A  REGISTERED  PHAR 

m ac ist, in  d ru g   o r  d ru g   a n d   g e n e ra l  sto re .  Six­
158

te e n   y e a rs’  ex p e rien c e.  B est o f re feren ce s.  A ddress
A  D. C -   b o x  533, C adillac. Mich._______________  

122

M ISC E L L A N E O U S .

A  B O U 8H   T H E   PASS  BOOK  AND  SUBSTITUTE  THE 
1 1 .  T ra d esm an   C oupon,  w h ich  is now  in  u se by o v er 
6,000  M ichigan  m e rc h a n ts—a ll  o f  w hom  a re   w arm  In 
p ra ise   o f  its   effectiveness. 
Send  fo r  sam p le  o rd e r, 
w hich  w iil  be  se n t  p re p aid   on  re c e ip t  o t  $1.  The 
I  T rad esm an  C om pany, G ran d  R apids.

ta ile ra   w ill  be  se n t fre e   to   a n y  d e a le r  who  will 
I  w rite fo r th e m  to   th e   S u tliff  C oupon  P a ss  Book  Co.,
I  A lbany. N. Y. 

Sa m p l e s   o f   t w o   k in d s   or  c o u p o n s   f o r   r e -
Fo r   s a l e —a   g o o d   m e r c a n t i l e   b u s in e s s  

864
i n
th e  v illa g e  o f M orrice o n e o f th e   s m a rte st  to w ns 
I  in  c e n tra l M ichigan.  T he sto ck  c o n sists o f  G roceries, 
B oots, Shoes a n d   G e n ts  fu rn ish in g s.  W ill  in v e n to ry  
ab o u t $4,000.  A ddress W ells & H ow ard,  M orrice, Mich.
184

b e st re ta il s tr e e t In G ran d  R apids.  E xpenses sm all 
1  good  p a y in g   p a tro n a g e .  A ddress  No.  162,  c a re  Mich. 
162
I  T rad esm an . 

Fo r   b a l e - c l e a n   d r u g   s t o c k ,  s i t u a t e d   o n
Re m in g t o n   t y p e   w r i t e r   f o r   b a l k ,  g o o d

c o n d itio n .  P rice $30.  F o r sam p le o f w o rk , call a t 
I  “ The T ra d esm an " office  o r  ad d ress  No. 160, c a re  M ich­
160
ig a n   T ra d esm an  

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

W.  W.  Bracy  has  opened  a  grocery 

store at 217 Coit avenue.

J. E.  Moyer  has  removed  his  jewelry 

stock from Middleville to this city.

John  Butcher  succeeds  'Hewitt  & 
the  meat  business  at  83 

Butcher  in 
Fourth street.

John A. Thompson has opened  a  gro­
cery  store  at  Revenna.  The  Olney  & 
Judsou Grocer Co.  furnished  the  stock.
Albert Jones has engaged  in  the  gro­
cery  business  at  Crystal  Valley.  The 
stock  was  furnished  by  the  Olney  & 
Judson Grocer  Co.

Mohr hard Bros,  have closed  out  their 
meat market on East  Bridge  street  and 
have  arranged  to  embark  in  the  same
business at Battle  Creek.

Daniel Marlatt  has  opened  a  grocery 
store at the corner  of  Third  street  and 
Broadway.  The Lemon  & Wheeler Com­
pany furnished the stock.

Ed.  C. Judd has purchased the grocery 
stock of Henry W.  Hall,  at the corner  of 
Broadway and Fourth street,  and has  re­
moved his own stock to that  location.

O. H.  Richmond & Co.  have  sold  their 
drug stock at 141  South  Division  street 
to White & Co.,  who  were  formerly  en­
gaged in the drug business at the  corner 
of Fourth and Stocking  streets.

Walter  McBrien  is  succeeded  in  the 
grocery brokerage business  by  Chas.  S. 
Withey and Fred  B.  Aldrich,  who  will 
conduct the business under  the  style  of 
C. S.  Withey & Co.

Julius J. W%gner has purchased the gro­
cery stock of A.  G.  Wagner,  at  197  East 
Bridge street,  and will continue the  bus­
iness.  Mr. Wagner has kept  books  con­
tinuously  for  eighteen  years,  during 
which time he has  served  Jos.  H.  Mar­
tin,  Adalph  Lei tel t,  the  Novelty  Iron 
Works and Julius  A.  J.  Friedrich.  He 
has been with  the  latter  house  exactly 
ten years.

L. Winternitz was in Chicago a couple of 
days last week,  in  attendance on a  meet­
ing of the Western Manufacturers  Asso­
ciation,  which comprises  all  the  manu­
facturers  of  compressed  yeast  in  the 
West.  Mr.  Winternitz  suggested  that 
the sale of bulk yeast to  grocers  be  dis­
continued,  as it tends to  create  dissatis­
faction  and  loss.  The  suggestion  was 
readily adopted by the  Association,  and 
on Jan. 5 bulk yeast will be  sold  to  ba­
kers  only.  On  that  date  the  price  of 
yeast cakes in  tin  foil  will  be  reduced 
from 18 to 15 cents per dozen.

Bank  Notes.

A number of  men  of  means  are  con­
sidering  the  plan of  organizing  another 
savings  bank,  to  be  located  on  South 
Division street.

D. C. Oakes  has  sold  his  interest  in 
the banking firm  of  Churchill,  Oakes & 
Co.,  at Shelby,  to W.  H. Churchill.  The 
business  will  be, continued  under  the 
same firm name.

D.  C.  Oakes,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
banking  business  at  Shelby,  has  pur- 
chasen the private bank  of  D.  O.  Wat­
son, Administrator,  at Coopersville,  and 
will take posession of same  Jan.  1.  Mr. 
Oakes will retain Thus.  Hines,  the  pres­
ent cashier of the  Watson  bank,  as  his 
assistant, devoting  his  entire  attention 
to the business.

T.  Stewart  White  tells  a  good  story 
relative  to  a  friend  of  his  who  had 
carried a large  balance  at  the  bank  for 
several  years,  but was  caught  in a tight 
place in the  panic of  1873 and overdrew 
his account several hundred dollars.  An 
employe of  the bank  was  sent to inform 
him  that  his  balance was  on  the wrong 
side,  but  no  attention  was  paid  to  the 
notification.  Another  employe  was  dis­
patched on the same errand the next day, 
without result.  The third day the cashier 
undertook  to  interview  the  refractory 
depositor, and  was met with the enquiry, 
Haven’t I always  kept  a  large  balance 
at  your  bank?”  The  cashier  was  com­
pelled  to  admit  that  such  was  a  fact, 
when  the  depositor  clinched  the  nail 
with  the  enquiry,  “Was  I  ever  mean 
enough to come  around  and  remind you 
of it three days running?”

.  Purely  Personal.

Frank  O.  Lord,  the  hustling  Grand 
Ledge grocer,  was in town one  day  last 
week.

J.  J.  McNaughton,  the  Howell  meat 
dealer and stock buyer,  was in town  one 
day last  week.

C.  E.  Case,  of the  Case  Bros.  Lumber 
Co., at  Benzonia,  was  in  town  several 
days last week.

J.  J.  Kaufman  has  purchased  a  drug 
stock  and  embarked  in  the  business  at 
Shipshewana,  Ind.

Chas. Burmeister, the Frankfort grocer, 
has gone to Berlin to try the lymph treat­
ment for consumption.

R.  C.  Jones,  Manager  of  the  Steam 
Heat Evaporator Co.,  at  Charlotte,  was 
in town one day last  week.

August Huelster,  late  of  Milwaukee, 
will succeed Julius J.  Wagner  as  book­
keeper for Julius A.  J.  Friedrich.

Geo.  A.  Sage,  the  Rockford  grocer, 
was in town  last  Friday.  He  has  pur­
chased no carrots to speak  of  this  year.
Frank Stone has sold his  residence  on 
Valley  avenue  and purchased  a  more 
pretensious  home  on  Portsmouth  Ter­
race.

C.  H. Hinman,  of  the  former  firm  of 
Grandie & Hinman.  druggists  at  Battle 
Creek,  has  taken a position  as  traveling 
salesman for T.  H.  Hinchman & Sons.

Gave a Trust Mortgage. 

K a l k a s k a ,  Dec.  20—Pipp  Bros.  & 
Martindale  have  uttered  a  trust  mort­
gage on their entire  property,  to  secure 
every creditor who has a claim in  excess 
of $100.  Mr.  Thurber,  credit  man  for 
Buhl, Sons & Co., of Detroit, is named as 
trustee.  This  action  was  precipitated 
by  the  commercial  agencies  and  their 
local  representatives,  whose  corns  have 
been tread  upon  by the aggressiveness of 
the firm.  Not a bill  was  due,  nor  had 
any check or note  gone  to  protest,  but 
the presence of several clamorous  credit­
ors impelled the firm to place their prop­
erty in such a shape that  no  attachment 
could be sworn out against  it.  With the 
exception of a few men whose views  are 
colored by  jealousy,  the  most  unboun­
ded confidence is  felt  in  the  ability  of 
the firm to pull through  in  good  shape.

Waiting  for  the  Climax.

F ro m  T he A d rian T im es.
Some  three  weeks  ago  a  man visited 
this city,  taking  orders  for  gentlemen’s 
suits, made to  order,  for  a  surprisingly 
small figure.  He received $5 down from 
a number of  our merchants, clerks, etc., 
stating  that  the  goods  would  be forth­
coming within a week after  placing  the 
order.  Nothing  has  been  seen  of  the 
clothing ordered,  nor the  dapper  young 
fellow making the sale and collecting the 
V.  He gavfe a receipt  from  the  Climax 
Clothing House, 303 and 305 Forty-second 
street,  N.  Y.  His  customers  here  are 
waiting for the climax.

5
RINDGE, BERTSCH &  CO.,

1 2.  14  A N D   16  P E A R L   S T ..  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H .

We ask the trade to examine our line of Lumbermen’s Socks.  All  the  staple 
kinds, men’s and boys’,  at popular prices;  also  the best line of Felt Boots made,  in 
prices from $9 to $14.  We can show you a fine line of Beaver Shoes and Slippers, 
foxed and plain,  turns and M.  S.  Agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Company.

Spring & 

C,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loak s, 
N o tio n s, 
R ib b o n s,  H o siery , 
G lo v es,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W o o le n s , 
F la n n e ls,  B la n k ets,  G in g h a m s, 
P r in ts  a n d   D o m estic  C otton s

W e invite the attention of the trade to our complete  and  well 

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company,
Coupon  Bools Buy  of  the  Largest  Manufacturers  in  the 
REDUCED  PRICES

ARCTIC BAKING  POWDER.

The Tradesman Company, Grand Bapids

Cour try  and  Save  Money.

1-4  lb.  C ans  p er  D ozen , 
6 0  
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For  Sale  by  Leading  Wholesale  Grocers.

T\  B.  OYSTERS.  P.  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 N A M   C A N D Y   C O .

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■I'H   p:  M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

D r y   G o o d s .
MERRY  CHRISTMAS.
“ I beard th e belli on Christm as day
T heir old, fam iliar carols play.”

In this  busy,  hurrying  age  the  world 
has  none  too  many  holidays;  therefore, 
it  is  incumbent  upon  us  to  hold  fast 
those we already have and now and then, j 
if possible,  add  another.  We all  have  a 
joyous  if  not a  reverent  feeling  toward 
Christmas,  the king of holidays.  Before 
this number of T h e   T r a d e s m a n   reaches 
all its readers, Christmas will have come ; 
and gone.  Without a  doubt,  it  is,  as  its 
name implies, of  Roman Catholic origin,  . 
viz.,  Christ  Mass, or a mass  to  celebrate | 
His  birth. 
In  the  fourth  century  an j 
ecclesiastic  order was  issued to institute j 
an  enquiry as to the  day on which Jesus j 
was  born,  and  December 25  was  decided i 
upon.  Mankind  may  not  now  be  cele- j 
brating  the  exact  day,  yet  it  is  imma­
terial  when all  acquiesce  in  the  ancient 
decision.  When  we  consider  that  the 
mouth  of  December is the  height of  the 
rainy  season  in  Judea,  the  scriptural 
account of  “a starry  firmament” at  that 
time  would  hardly  coincide.  We  get 
our word  Santa  Claus  fro m  a corruption 
of  the  word  Saint  Nicholas,  or, in  Ger­
man,  Knecht Chlobes.

' 

The gifts  at  Christmas  were  formerly 
presented  almost  entirely  to  children, 
probably  as  a  symbol  of  the  love  of 
Christ  for  little  children.  Many of  the 
ideas  and  customs  pertaining  to  the 
Christmas  of  past  centuries  have  been 
completely  changed  and  others  substi­
tuted;  yet, perhaps  the most  precious to 
mankind  remain  in  their  outward  ex­
pressions of  kindness  and  love  for each 
other,  irrespective of  class  or  condition
The  law  now makes  Christmas a legal 
holiday  and  all  business is usually  sus­
pended.  The day is, at the present time, 
among Christian nations, generally given 
over  to  religious  exercises,  feasting and 
pleasure. 
It is a day when the  poor and 
needy  are  especially  remembered.  For­
merly,  it  had  much  of  the  mysterious 
associated  with  it.  Away  back  in  the 
dim  vista  of  the  past,  when  the  Art 
Preservative  had  not  yet  disseminated
what little knowledge the few possessed, 
a  vast amount of oral and  traditional  in­
formation-more  or  less  reliable—came 
down  from  father  to  son.  To  those 
primitive races the earth, the air and the 
sea  were  all  peopled  with  strange  and 
marvelous  beings  who  influenced  the 
actions  of  men.  Some  of  these  beings 
were good,  while others were bad.  Those 
inhabiting the air were usually supposed 
to  be  unseen  ghosts  or  goblins,  whose 
bloodcurdling screams or demoniac laugh­
ter  were  heard  amid 
the  darkness 
and  storm,  while  others  rose  from  the 
bowels of  the  earth  and  with  voices  of 
thunder  addressed  mankind.  This  tra-
ditional  lore  became so interwoven  with
truth  as to influence  many  past  events. 
Like  children,  our  forefathers  beheld 
with fear  the darkness  with which  they 
were  surrounded. 
In the  gloom of  that 
mental  night  every whisper  was a spirit 
and  every ray of light or moving shadow 
a ghost.  But the  morning came. 
Intel­
ligence dissipated the darkness.  With it 
vanished  the  airy  nothings,  never  more | 
to cover  the  earth with  cruelty and  op­
pression.  The  legends  connected  with 
Christmas  would  form a curious  volume 
and would  show some  exemplary morals 
and  inculcate  the  most  noble  precepts. 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   wishes  each  of  its 
thousands  of  readers, and  mankind  in 
general, a very Merry Christmas and many 
happy r e t u r n s  of th e  day.

P r ic e s  C urrent.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

¡Clifton C C C ...............64»
i A tlantic  A ................7 
“  A rrow  B rand  534
H ................  6V 
“  
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p ................  6 
“  W orld W ide..  7
j 
D .........   ...  6%! 
11 
11 
L L .. . . . . . . . . .   5
“   L L ...................  5 *  F ull Y ard W ide....... 634
A m ory........ ...............7J4:H onest W idth............ 6%
A rchery  B u n tin g ...  4J4]HartfordA  ..............  534
Beaver Dam  A A __534 M adras cheese cloth 654
Blackstone O, 32__   5 
[Nolbe  R .....................  53*
lOur Level  B est......... 634
Black  Rock  .............7 
Boot,  A L..................  734 O xford  R  ................   634
Chapm an cheese cl. 33$  P equot.........................  734
I  Com et.........................7  S olar............................   634
|  D w ight S tar..............  734lTop of th e  H eap ....  73»

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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shorts.  8341 

I A m sburg....................7 
I Glen M ills— .........   7
!  Blackstone A A.......  8  Gold M edal..................734
Beats AU...................   434 G reen  T ick et...........834
j C lev elan d __ _ 
...  7  G reat F a lls ...............   634
i Cabot..........................  734 H ope............................. 734
I Cabot,  X ....................634 J u s t  O ut...........   434®  5
!  D w ight A nchor....... 9 
I K ing  P h illip .............  734
OP.......  734
! E dw ards....................   6 
¡Lonsdale C am bric.. 1034
¡Lonsdale............   @ 834
E m pire.......................  7 
i  F arw ell......................  734 M iddlesex..........  @ 5
I  F ru it of the  Loom ..  834 No N am e...................  734
I F itchville  ...............   734'Oak V iew ..................  6
! F irst P riz e ................  634|Our O w n...................   534
F ru it of th e Loom X.  8  P ride of th e W est.. .12
|  F airm ount................   434 R osalind...................... 734
I  F ull V alue................  634  S unlight....................   434
Geo.  W ashington...  834lV inyard....................   834

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HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Cabot..........................  7341 D w ight A nchor....... 9
I F arw ell......................  8 

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UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

2-11

Trem ont N ................  534[Middlesex No.  1— 10
“ 
H am ilton N ...............  634 
“  3 ....12
L ...............  7 
M iddlesex  A T .........8 
“  7 ....18
X ...............  9 
“ 
8 ....19
No. 25 ....  9  I
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

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H am ilton N ..............   734 M iddlesex A A .........11
.12 
M iddlesex P T .........  8
A T .........  9
■ 1334 
X A .........  9
.1734
X F ......... 1034

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A O.
4.
5.

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DRESS  GOODS.

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H am ilton 

................8  (Nameless.....................20
9
.25
2734
................ 1034
.30
G G  Cashm ere.........21
N am e less................16
3234
35
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B iddeford.................   6  INaumkeag satteen .. 734
I  B runsw ick................  634  Rock port...................   634

COSSET  JEANS.

PRINTS.

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A llen, stap le............   5341Merrim’ck shirtings. 434
Repp fu rn   . 834
fan cy ............   534 
robes.............5  Pacific  fa n c y ..............6
robes..............634
A m erican  fa n c y —   534 
A m erican indigo__   534 Portsm outh robes... 6
Simpson m ourning..  634
I  A m erican shirtings.  434 
g re y s ........... 634
“  —   634
A rnold 
solid black.  634 
“ 
long cloth B.1034 
W ashington indigo.  6 
“ 
“  C.  834
“ 
century cloth  7
“  Turkey robes..  734
India robes____734
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“ 
gold seal.......1034
“  plain T’ky X 34  834 
“  T urkey  re d .. 1034
“ 
“   X...10
B erlin solids.............  534
“  O ttom an  T ur­
“  oil b lu e........   634
key re d ...................   6
“  green  —   634
“  
M artha W ashington
Cocheco fancy.........  6
m adders...  6 
“ 
Turkey red 34.......   734
M artha W ashington
Eddystone  fan cy ...  6 
T urkey re d ............  934
Hamilton fancy.  ...6 3 4  
R iverpoint robes__   5
s ta p le ...  534 
W indsor fan cy .........  634
I M anchester fan cy ..  6 
gold  ticket 
new  era,  634 
M errimack D fancy.  634 
indigo  b lu e........... 1034
TICK
! Amoskeag A C A __ 13341
Hamilton N ................ 734
D .............. 834
A w ning.. 11
F arm er.......................8
F irst  P rize................1134
Lenox M ills ............ 18

¡NOB.
A C   A ..........................1234
Pem berton AAA__ 16
Y ork............................1034
Sw ift R iver.................734
Pearl  R iver...............1234
W arren....................... 14

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COTTON  DRILL.

A tlanta,  D ................  634  Stark  A 
.............  8
Boot............................  634 No  N am e..................734
Clifton, K ..................  734¡Topof  H e a p .......... 10

SATINEB.

Sim pson.................... 20  ¡Im perial.....................1034
....................18  B lack...................   9® 934
..........................1034
....................16 

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C oechco....................10341

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DEMINS.

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A m oskeag.................1234[Jaffrey.......................

A ndover....................11H 
E verett, b lu e............12 
brow n........12  ) 

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9 oz........1434 L ancaster...................1234
brow n .13  Lawrence, 9 o z.........1834
2 ° ‘« n ‘  " i i u
No. 250---11 >4
No. 280— 1034
Lancaster,  stap le...  634 

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GINGHAMS.
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G lenarven.................634
L ancashire...............   634
N orm andie............... 734
Renfrew  Dress.........734
Toil du N ord__ 10@1034
A m oskeag.................7
A FC........1034
P ersian ......................  834
B ates..........................   634.
W arw ick..................  834¡Essex

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fancies —   7 
N orm andie  8
W estbrook................   8
Y ork..............................634
H am pton......................634
W inderm eer.............5
C um berland............. 5

.............434

Peerless, w uite........18 

¡Peerless  colored

.20)4

CARPET  WARP.

GRAIN  BAGS.

A moskeag................. 17 
[Valley C ity................ 1534
S tark...........................2034 G eorgia......................1534
A m erican..................1634: P a c ific ....................... 1434

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile E n d ....45 
|Barbour s ..................88
Coats’, J . & P ...........45  M arshall’s ..................88
H olyoke.....................22341
W hite.  Colored.

KNITTING  COTTON.

W hite.  Colored.

No.

6  ..
8 ...
10...
12...

..33
...34
...35
...36

38 No.  14... ....37
...38
16...
39
39
18...
40
20... ....40
41
CAMBRICS.

“ 
“  
“ 

42
43
44
45

BED  FLANNEL.

S later..........................  434¡W ashington..............  434
4)4 Red Cross..  .............  434
W hite Star. 
434  Lockwood................... 434
Kid G love... 
434 Wood’s .....................  434
N ew m arket. 
434{Brunsw ick.............   4)4
E dw ards—
F irem an.................... 3234ITW............................ 2234
Creedm ore................ 2734 F T ........  — ...............3234
Talbot X XX............. 30 
J  R  F, XXX..............35 
N am eless.................. 2734|Buckeye....................8234
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40  [Grey S R  W ...............1734
U nion R ....................2234 W estern W  ...............1834
W indsor.................... 1834 D R  P.........................1834
6 oz W estern............ 21  F lushing X XX.........2334
U nion  B ................... 2234! M anitoba.................. 2334

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

“ 

“ 
“ 

N am eless....... 8  @ 9341 
.......   834®10  1 

........8  @1034
........ 
1234
Slate.  Brown.  Black. | Slate.  Brown.  Black. 
934 
1034 
1134 
1234 

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
934 
1034 
1134 
1234 

13 
15 
17 
20 

13
15
17
20

0)413 
103415 
1134 17 
1234|20 
DUCKS

“ 

Severen, 8 o z ...........  934|West  Point, 8 oz— 1034
May land, 8 oz.......... 1034 
10 oz — 1234
“ 
G reenw ood,734 oz..  934 Raven, lOoz............... 1334
Greenwood, 8 oz— 1134lstark 
.............. 1334
WADDINGS.

¡Per bale, 40 doz— 97 50

W hite, doz.............. .25 
Colored,  d oz............ 20  1
Slater, Iron C ross...  8 
“ 
Red C ross....  9  I
“  Best  ................1034
“  Best  AA ........1234

P aw tucket.................1034
D an d le.......................  9
B edford.................... 3034
Valley  C ity...............1034
C orallne...................99 50 W o n d e rfu l.............. 94 76
Schilling’s ..............   9 00[ B righton..................4 75
Cortlcelli, doz...........75  [Corticelli  knitting,

SEWING  SILK.

CORSETS.

BTLE8IAH

per 34oz  b a ll.........30

..12 
“  8 
..12  J “  10 

tw ist,d o z ..3734 
50 yd, d o z..3734]
BOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS.
“ 
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NO 4-15, F 3)4

No  1 Bl’k  & W hite..10  [No  4 Bl’k & W hite..15
“  2 
..20
..25
“  3 
No 2—20, M C........50
40
‘  3-18, S C......... 45
No  2 W hite & Bl’k..l2  [No  8 W hite & Bl’k..20 
.2 3
“  4 
..26
“  •  6 
No 2 ............................ 28 
|N o 3 ............................. 36

COTTON  TAPE.
..15 
“ 10 
..18  1  “  12 
SAFETY  FINS.

FINS.

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Voigt, HemolsMier & Go.,
Dry Goods

Im porters and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

NOTIONS AND HOLIDAY GOODS.

M anufacturers of

Shirts,  Pants,  Overalls,  Etc.

Complete  Fall  Stock  now  ready  for 
inspection, including a tine line of Prints, 
Underwear, Pants, Gloves,  Mittens  and 
Lum bermen’s Goods.  Chicago and Detroit 
prices guaranteed.

48, SO and 52 Ottawa St., 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH

1

WHODBSAJLB.

Carpets,  Linoleums, 
Mattings,  Oil  Cloths, 
Rugs  and  Mats,  Dra­
peries, Brass and Wood 
Poles,  Brass  Rings, 
Brackets,  Etc.
Send for circular and price list.

Smith & M uti,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

FODHTD NATIONAL MNl

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J .  B ow kk, P resid en t.

i D.  A.  B  o d g s t t , V ice-President.

H .  W .  N a s h ,  C ashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking business.

M ake a  S p e cia lty  o f  C ollection s.  A cco u n ts 

o f C ountry M erch an ts S o lic ited .

D O N ’T   B B   AC
CHUMP

NEEDLES—PER   M.

A. Jam es................... 1  50| Steam boat..................  40
Crowely’s.................. 1  35 Gold E y ed ....................... 1 50
M arshall’s .................1 001
5—4. ...2   25  6—4...3  25|5—4 ....1   95  6—4. ..2  95 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

“  ....2   10 

...3  101

XMAS  HOODS

IN  HANDKERCHIEFS,  MUFFLERS,  GLOVES,  NECKWEAR,
TABLE  COVERS,  NAPKINS,  SPLASHERS, APRONS, DOLLS, 
PERFUMES,  JEWELRY,  CLOCKS,  POCKETBOOKS, KNIVES,
FANCY  SOAPS,  FANCY  CASES,  PAPETER1ES,  AND  A 
COMPLETE  LINE  OF  FANCY  NOTIONS.

1 \   S T B K B T B B  

<fe  S O N S ,

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS,

T ra d esm a n  C oupons

A nd avoid  the  losses  and annoyances  incident 
to the pass-book system .  Samples and . price list 
sent free.

81  a n d   88  M O N R O E   ST. 

IO ,  1 8,  14,  16,  18  F O U N T A IN   ST.,

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Grand  Rapida.

T H E   M I C H I G A J S r   T R A D E S M A N .

7

HAMMERS.

May dole  *  Co.’s ........................................... dls. 
25
Kip’s ................................................................... dis. 
25
T erkes *  P lum b’s ......................................  dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...........................80c list 60
Blacksm ith’s Solid Cast  Steel. H an d . . .  30c 40*10

HINGES.

 

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“ 

« 
“ 
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Gate, C lark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 .........  
dls.60*10
S tate.................................................. per doz. net, 2  50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 454  14  and
lo n g e r................................................................. 
314
Screw Hook a nd Bye, 14.................................n et 
10
“ 
% ...........................   n et  814
.............................net 
754
•• 
“ 
%............................  net  714
Strap and T ..........................................  
  dls. 
70
Barn Door K idder Mfg. Co., Wood tra c k ..  .50*10
Champion,  anti-friction ........................   60*10
K idder, wood tr a c k ........................................... 
40
P ots...........................■.............................................
Spiders  ............... ..................................................  
Gray enam eled................  

HOLLOW WARE.

HANGERS. 

dis.

$(>
40*10

 

ROPES.

9
dlS.

SQUARES. 

Sisal, 54 Inch and la r g e r .................................. 
M anilla..................................................................   1254
Steel and  Iro n .................................................... 
75
60
Try and B evels....................................................  
M itre ...................................................................... 
20
SHEET IRON.
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
Nos. 10 to  14.............................. 
88 19
84  20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ...........................................  4  20 
3 20
3 20
Nos.  18 to 21............................................  4  20 
Nos. 22 to 24 ...........................................  4  20  * 3 3 0
Nos. 25 to 26 ...........................................  4  40 
8 40
No. 27 .......................................................   4  60 
3  50
A ll  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 
w ide not less th a n  2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86.............................................dls. 40*10
Silver Lake, W hite  A ...................................list 
50
Drab A ......................................   “ 
56
W hite  B ...................................   “  
50
D rab B .......................................  “ 
55
35
W hite C.....................................   “ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

dls.

dls.

WIRE GOODS. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

Stam ped  T in W a re .......................... new  list 70
Japan n ed  Tin W are........................................... 
25
G ranite Iron W a re ....................... new  list 3354*10
B right..................................-.......................... 70*10*10
Screw  Byes.  ................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ......................................................
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Byes  .......................  
dls.
l e v e l s . 
Stanley  Rule and Level  Co.’s 
70
................ 
dls.
55
Door, m ineral, jap. trim m in g s................ 
.. 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings.................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trim m ings................ 
55
Door,  porcelain, trim m ings  ........................... 
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain...................... 
55
Russell & Irw in  Mfg. Co.’s new  list  ........... 
Mallory, W heeler  *   Co.’s ................................  
56
Branford’s ...........................................................  
55
N orw alk’s ..........................................  
55
Adze Bye  .............  ........................  ■ - - 416.00, dls. 60
H unt Bye 
.............................................115.00, dls. 60
H unt’s 
......................................... 818.50, dls. 20*10.
dlS.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  h a n d led .........................  
50
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .........................................  
40
40
P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  M alleables.  .. 
“ 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Ch  k’s .................... 
40
“ 
Enterprise 
.......................................... 
25
Stebbln’s  P a tte rn .................................................60*10
Stebbln’s G enuine............................................... 60*10
Enterprise, self-m easuring............................... 
25
Steel nails, b ase......................................................1  95
W ire nails, base................................ . 
35
Steel. Wire.
Base
Base
60 
5 0 i . ................................................. Base
10
40....................................  
05
30.................. 
}°
.................................................  £

A dvance over base: 

MOLASSES GATES. 

MATTOCKS.

N A IL S

• • • —  • 

MAULS. 

m il l s . 

dls.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“  

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“ 
•• 
“ 
“ 

10................................................
8....................................................
7 * 6 ...........................................
4...................................................
3 ..................................................
F ine 3 .............................................................1 50
Case  10.  ...................... 

.  25 
.  40 
90
.  60 
1  50
.1  00 
.1  50
2  00 
2  00
90 
§0
1  00
8....................................................   75
6.......................................  «>
1  00 
F inish 10.................................................   85
1  25
8 ................................................. 1  00
6  ................................... 1 15
1  50 
75 
Clinch] 10................................................   85
90
8 .......................................................................1  00
6......................................... 1 15
1  00
2 50 
B arren %.......................................................1 75
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................  @4*
Sciota  B ench........................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fan cy .............................  @40
Bench, first qu ality .............................. 
  @60
Stanley R ule and  Level Co.’s, w ood............   *10
Fry,  A cm e....................................................dls.60—10
<0
Common,  polished......................................dls. 
40
Iron and  T in n ed ......................................... 
Copper Rivets and B urs.................................. 
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10  20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9  20 

PATENT  PLANISHED IRON.

rivets. 

PLANES.

dls.
 

PANS.

dls.

Broken pacxs 54c per pound extra.

 

D isconnt, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

H a n d ............................................... 

“ 
Silver Steel  Dia.  X Cuts, per foot,  ... 
“ 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  
Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per fo o t__  
“ 
“  Champion  and  E lectric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  fo o t.................................................... 

Solid E yes....................................................per ton 825
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, G am e............................................................60*10
Oneida Community, N ew house’s .................. 
35
O neida  Community, H awley & N orton’s  ... 
70
Mouse,  ch o k er..........................................18c per doz.
M ouse, d elusion.................................... 81.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright M arket......................................................  65
A nnealed M arket................................................70—10
Coppered M arket................................................  60
Tinned M arket....................................................  6254
50
Coppered  Spring  S teel. 
ied  Fence, galvanized*.  .............................   3 50
Barbed

w ire. 

dls.

“ 

p a in te d ..........................................   2 99

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

Au S able....................................dls. 25410®25*10&05
P u tn am ................................................. 
dis.  05
dls. 10*10
N orthw estern...................................... 
diS.
B axter’s  A djustable, n ickeled .......................  
30
Coe’s  G e n u in e .................................................... 
50
Coe’s P atent A gricultural, w rought,............ 
75
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable.......   ..........................75*10
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bird C ag es...................................... 
 
50
Pum ps, C istern............................................... 
75
Screws, N ew L ist................................................  
50
Casters, Bed  and  P late— ........................50*10*10
Dampers,  A m erican.......................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods. 
66

.... 

dls.

 

M E T A L S ,

PIG TIN.

ZINC.

28c
30c

SOLDER

TIN—KELYN GRADE.

Pig  L arge............................................................. 
Pig B ars................................................................  
D u ty :  Sheet, 254c per pound.
680 pound  casks..................................................  
754
Per  p o u n d ...........................................................  
754
54@54..............................................................................18
B xtra W ip in g ................................................  —   15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the m arket Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson.............................................. per  pound  18
13
H allett’8.
7 00
10x14 IC, C harcoal..........................................
7 <0
..........................................
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX , 
....................... ..................
8  75 
14x20 IX, 
......................................
8  75
Each additional  X on this grade, 81.75. 
....................................
.........................................
...............
.......................  
.......................
Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.
ROOFING PLATES
W orcester.........................
6  25
14x20 IC,
14x20 IX,
13 00 
20x28  IC,
5  50
14x20 IC,
7  00 
14x20 EX,
11  50
20x28  IC, 
14  50
20x28 EX, 
14x28  EX.............................................................  814  00
14x31  EX................................................................15  50
14x56 EX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
► per  pound
10
I
14x60 EX,  “ 

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TIN—ALLAW ay  g r a d e .
“ 
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“ 

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

“  ■ - ■ •
“ 
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BOILER SIZE TIN P L A T E .

Allaway  G rade

«  6  25 
6  25

“ 9 

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HEA.DQUA.RTERS  EOR

H A R D W A R E .

The  Hardware Market.

Wire nails have  declined  10c per  keg. 
Manilla  rope is off  lc per pound.  Other 
articles in the hardware  line are without 
particular change.

Mayville—Campbell &  Gatlin  succeed 
Campbell & Goniwicha in the  grist  mill 
business.

The  North Shore Limited.

Which runs  between  Chicago  and  New 
York  and  Boston,  over  the  Michigan 
Central,  New York  Central  and  Boston 
&  Albany  railroads,  has  probably  ex­
cited  more  comment  of  most  favorable 
character  from the traveling  public 
in 
general and metropolitan press in particu­
lar, 
than  any  other  train  on  wheels. 
The New York World says:  “The train is 
made of Wagner buffet, smoking  and  li­
brary, sleeping, dining and drawing-room 
cars  built  expressly  for  this  service. 
They  represent  the  best  possible  out­
come of the car-builder’s art,  and  every 
appliance for ease and  safety  has  been 
drawn upon in  the construction of  these 
rolling  luxuries.  Once  on  the  flying 
trip  the  passenger  does  not  suffer  the 
least annoyance,  passing  over  such  an 
easy graded and curveless route as  these 
two roads  combine  to  make.  The  ves­
tibule a r r a n g e m e n t  of  the  train  m a k e s  
it thoroughly comfortable and  luxurious 
from end to end  and  the  day  spent  on 
the trip  between the sea-side  metropolis 
and the  great  city  by  the  lakes  could 
not pass more pleasantly at the  best  ap­
pointed  hotel.  The  meals  served  are 
from choice menus,  with all that  is  sub­
stantial and delicious in  the  great  mar­
kets  at  either  end  of  the  line.  The 
sleeping 
include  well 
heated,  ventilated  and  lighted  cabinets, 
where the utmost privacy and  ease  may 
be enjoyed.”
By the recent change in the  time  card 
of the Michigan Central’s  Grand  Rapids 
division, the  train  which  formerly  left 
Grand Rapids at 11:55 a.  m.,  now  leaves 
at 1:20 p.  in.,  except  Sundays,  arriving 
at Jackson 4:20 p. m.  and Detroit at  6:45 
p.  m.,  connecting with the  North  Shore 
Limited,  bringing  the  passengers  into 
the Grand Central depot at New York  at 
4:00  p.  m.  and Boston  at  6:00  p.  m.  on 
the following day.  No  extra  charge  is 
made for this  magnificent  and  sumptu­
ous service nor for the  wonderful  speed 
with  which the passenger  is  safely  and 
luxuriously carried.
For accommodation and any information 
desired,  apply  to  G.  W.  Munson,  City 
Ticket Agent, 67 Monroe St., or to F.  M. 
Briggs,  General  Agent,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.

arrangements 

we PERFECTION
»  M e a t   C u t t e r
Th* Latest, 
Best and 

P r ic e s  C urrent.

T h e s e   p r ic e s   a r e   fo r   c a sh   b u y e rs ,  w h o  
p a y   p r o m p tly   a n d   b u y   in   f u ll  p a c k a g e s .

AUGURS and bits. 

dls.

Snell’s ....................................................................  
60
Cook’s ....................................................................  
40
25
Jennings’, genuine............................................. 
Jennings’,  Im itatio n ..........................................50*10

AXES.

F irst Q uality, S. B. B ronze...............................1 8 5 0
D.  B. B ronze................................  12  50
S.  B. S. Steel...............................  9  50
D.  B. Steel..................................   14  00

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R ailroad .............................................................. *  14 00
G arden..........................................................  n et  30 00

BARROWS. 

bolts. 

dlS.

dls.

Stove........................................................................50*10
70
Carriage new  lis t................................................. 
P low .........................................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe  .......................................................... 
70

BUCKETS.

W ell,  p la in ...........................................................8 3  50
W ell,sw iv el..........................................................  400

BUTTS, CAST. 

dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.....................................70*
W rought N arrow , bright 5ast jo in t.................60*10
W rought Loose P in ............................................. 60*10
W rought  T able.....................................................60*10
W rought Inside B lind........................................ 60*10
W rought B rass....... ............ 
75
Blind,  Clark’s ...................................................... 70*10
Blind,  Parker’s .................................................... 70*10
Blind, Shepard’s ................................................  
70

 

 

O rdinary Tackle, list A pril 17, ’85.................. 

40

G rain.............................................................dis. 50*02

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel....................................................per ft 

5

E ly ’s 1-10........................°.APS:..................... per m
“
H ick’s  C. F ................................................. 
G. D ..............................................  “
M usket........................................................ 
“

CARTRIDGES.

Rim  F ire ............................................................... 
C entral  F ire .................................................. dls. 

50
25

c h is e l s . 

Socket F irm e r......................................................70*10
Socket F ram ing....................................................70*10
Socket C orner....................................................... 70*10
Socket S lic k s....................................................... 70*10
B utchers’ Tanged  F irm er................................. 
40

dls.

dls.

Curry,  Law rence’s ............................................. 
H o tch k iss.............................................................  

40
25

W hite Crayons, per  gross................ 12@1254 dis. 10

c o m b s. 

CHALK.

COPPER.

“  

Planished, 14 oz cu t to size.........per pound
Cold RoUed, 14x56 and 14x60...........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................... 
B o tto m s.................................................................

14x52, 14x56,14x60...........................   —
28
f*

DRILLS. 

dis.

Morse's  Bit  Stocks...........................................  
Taper and straight S hank ................................
Morse’s Taper S h ank.........................................

d r i p p in g   p a n s .

Small sizes, ser p o u n d ...................................... 
Large sizes, per  p o u n d ...................................... 

50

07
654

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 i n ................................doz. n et 
75
C orrugated............................................dis. 20410*10
A djustable....................................................dls.  40*10
Clark’s, small, 818; large, 826 .................... 
30
Ives’, 1, 818;  2, 824 ;  3, 836  ................................  
25

e x p a n s iv e   b i t s . 

d ls .

p i l e s —New List. 
D issto n 's...........................................  
New  A m erican................  
 
N icholson’s  .  .  .................................. 
H eller’s ................................................  
H eller’s Horse  R asps.......................................  

 

d ls .
60*10
60*10
60*10
50
50

GALVANIZED  IRON

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

12 

14 

Most  Improved 
for Family  Use.

D iscount, 60

13 
GAUGES. 

Stanley  Rule and  Level Co.’s .........  ............... 

28
18

50

d ls .

CUTS

I nstead  of  M ashes.

E q u a l l ed 
b y  N o n e  fo r 
Fa m il y U s e .

S im p l e to U s e .

E a s y  to C lean.

Ca n n o t  o e t   D ull 

or O u t  of 

O r d e r .
Liberal discount to the trade, and 

No. t—$2.00.  No. 2—82.75.  No. 3—$4.00.
descriptive  circulars  on  application  to 
A M E R IC A N   M A C H IN E   CO.,
Lehigh Ave. and American St., Philadelphia, Pa.

Manufacturers  o f  Hardware  S pecialties,

9  

JOHN  H.  GRAHAM  &  CO.,

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Sintra, agents. 

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satisfaction.

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The Michigan Tradesman

Official O rg an  o f M ichigan B usiness M en's  A ssociation. 

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wolilerine 8tate.
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W E D N E SD A Y .  D E C E M B E R   2 4 ,1 8 9 0 .

Considerable  ill  feeling  has  been en­
gendered  and  an  endless  amount  of 
criticism indulged in'during the past fort­
night over the actions of a couple of local 
merchants  in  shielding  a  clerk in each 
establishment who had  been  detected  in 
stealing  goods.  The  pilfering  appears 
to have been carried on for many months, 
during which time several  hundred  dol­
lars’  worth  of  goods  were converted to 
the  use  of  the  families  and  friends  of 
the guilty parties.  Both victims  settled 
with the thieves on very moderate  terms 
and did all they could to prevent a publi­
cation of  the  facts.  The other clerks in 
the establishments  naturally resent such 
a policy,  on the assumption  that  a  per­
son  who  has  gone  wrong  ought  to  be 
prosecuted,  as a warning  to  those  who 
might  be  inclined  to  pursue  the  same 
course.  Let it once be  understood  that 
a  clerk  can steal from his employer and 
compromise the matter if he is caught at 
it,  and  the  incentive  to  stay  honest  is 
parti ally removed.

The Merchants and Manufacturers’ Ex­
change of  Detroit  exhibited  great  good 
sense when it authorized  the  sending  of 
the following dispatch to Senator McMil­
lan at  Washington:

It is  the  sense  of  the  Merchants  and 
Manufacturers’  Exchange of Detroit that 
the interests of our  country  can  be  best 
served by giving  the  financial  measures 
now before Congress precedence over  all 
other measures.

A  C h ap ter on A n tid otes.

W ritte n  fo r T h e  T radesman

It is of the highest  importance  to  the 
public that  people  should  be  educated 
during 
their  youth  with  a  thorough 
knowledge of antidotes for all dangerous 
and  poisonous  drugs.  Many  valuable 
lives now lost would then  be  preserved. 
Why  not  connect  it  with  the  study of 
Physiology and  Hygiene,  now  taught  in 
our public schools?

*   *   *

A blunder was made by a  druggist  or 
his clerk  in  dispensing  some  medicine 
in a neighboring county a short time ago. 
The name of the medicine wanted is  not 
known, but presumably it was some mild 
liquid, probably sweet spiritsof nitre-as a 
tea spoonful  was to be taken. 
It  is said 
that nitric acid,  more  commonly  known 
as  aqua  fortis,  was  dispensed.  Surely 
the lady for whom the medicine  was  in­
tended could not have looked  at  the  la­
bel,  or could not read, as  she  swallowed 
nearly a teaspoonfnl and,  after  running 
several  blocks for aid,  fell down exhaus­
ted.  Antidotes  were  administered  and 
the lady is said to be  slowly  recovering, 
though not yet out of  danger.  Had  she 
known that any mild alkali was an  anti­
dote,  much terrible suffering would have 
been  prevented.  Nearly  every  house 
containes bicarbonate of  soda  for  cook­
ing purposes  and  nothing  better  could

have been given. 
In the absence of this, 
potash, lime, chalk or magnesia  may  be 
used.  As lime,  a bit  of potash  or  com­
mon lye are substances  which  frequent­
ly get into the eye, either  through  acci­
dent or design,  it may be  well for  all  to 
remember that acids and alkalies neutra­
lize each other and weaken  their  action 
instantly; 
if  we  desire  to 
counteract  the  effect  of  either,  always 
use the other  (in  a  weakened  state)  as 
the antidote, on the instant,  if  possible, 
and then summon  the  physician.  Even 
mortar,  torn  hastily  from  the  wall  of 
the room when an alkali was wanted, has 
saved several  lives.

therefore, 

*  *  *

Few  persons  are  willing  to  pay  the 
druggist  for  the  responsibility  resting 
upon him,  together with a  fair  compen­
sation for the medicines,  while  they  are 
ever ready to blame  and  prosecute  him 
for the slightest error.  His  pay  should 
be sufficiently large that his mind  is  not 
harrassed  with  a  thought  of  his  daily 
wants or with any  cares  outside  of  his 
business. 
If this were the case  (and the 
people have it in their power to  make  it 
so)  there would be  fewer  errors  on  his 
part and less accidents to record.

*  *  *

Make up your mind whether you  have 
full  confidence  in  your  physician  or 
druggist, or both,  and.  if so, exhibit that 
confidence to them in your every  action. 
It is better than words. 
It will  beget  a 
reciprocal and trustful  feeling  between 
you and they will be careful of  your  in­
terest.  Never  act  as  if  yon  doubted 
their knowledge  or  ability  in  matters 
you are  ignorant  of  and  which  if  you 
have confidence  in  them,  you  presume 
they understand thoroughly.

—F u rs  E xcited .

W o o ls  D u ll—H id es  an d   T allow   L ow er 
Wools  are  dull  of  sale and  lower  in 
price,  if sales  are made.  There is a bet­
ter price looked for in January, but legis­
lation  makes  any  price  doubtful.  Pre­
vious  sales  are  very  satisfactory,  in the 
light of  to-day’s market and  those prices 
have not made the seller any money.

There is a good demand  for  hides, but 
if any advance is asked,  tanners reply in 
the negative.  Heavy hides, calf and kip 
are lower.  The  supply is ample  for  all 
wants.

Tallow is weaker and lower, with little 
demand.  Soapers  are well  stocked  and 
there is no export  demand except  at low 
prices.

Furs are excited, owing to strife among 
buyers,  which the market here or abroad 
does not warrant.

The  weather  is  against  it,  and  only 

choice skins are wanted.

The  stringent  money market  and  the 
uncertainty of  the  future  takes  the vim 
out of  all operations, and operators  buy 
and sell with  extreme caution  and  keep 
moving.

A  B rand to  Tie To.

Realizing the desirability of giving the 
trade a brand of oysters which  could  al­
ways be relied upon so far  as  merit  and 
uniformity  are  concerned,  F.  J. Detten- 
thaler placed on the market his celebrat­
ed  “Anchor”  brand,  which  is  now  in 
steady demand all over  the  State.  The 
“Anchor” brand  has  made  firm  friends 
wherever introduced and  has never  been 
I supplanted where a fair test of its merits 
I has been  made.  Those  dealers  wno  are 
I undertaking to build up  an  oyster  trade 
' on inferior stock would do  well  to  send

D ue  to   a   C onspiracy.

Mapleton, Dec.  18—The  article  in  a 
recent  issue  of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  pur­
porting to give a report of  a husking bee 
at  the  farm  residence  of  Capt. Fred  L. 
Johnson,  does  that  gentleman  a  grave 
injustice. 
I  am  in  a position  to  know 
that the remarkable success of the genial 
Captain in capturing all  the  red  ears on 
that occasion  was  due  to  a  conspiracy 
entered into by him and Frank Hamilton, 
and that a piece of  red chalk is to blame 
for  much  of  the  partiality  apparently 
shown to the former master of the Queen.

T he  D ry  G oods  M arket.

Prints are  cheaper.  Bleached  cottons 
keep firm.  Unbleached cottons are down 
a trifle.  Dress cambrics are 14c cheaper. 
Dress ginghams are cheap.  Staple ging­
hams are firmer.

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH.

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A com er store on Cherry  Street.  One  of  the 
best locations in the city for a hardw are  store.
A   single store on Ionia  Street.  An  excellent 
location for a restaurant or harness shop.
A single or double corner  store on South D ivi­
sion St.  Good place for drug store and grocery.
Low  re n t  to   good  te n a n ts.  DUNTON  &  BATES, 
R oom s 13 & U   W iddicom b  B’ld’g, G rand R apids, Mich.

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GENERAL  MERCHANT,

find dealer in Butter, Eggs. Seeds & Grain,

EAST  SAUCATUCK, 

-  M ICHICAN.

W e   q u o te  th e  fo llo w in g   p rices  o n   N o.  4 
ta g s, d eliv ered  to  a n y   e x p r e ss o ffice or jo b b in g  
h o u se  in  th is  city:

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'The Tradesman  Company,

G R A N D   R A P ID S

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an  absent-minded  way or  as if  thinking 
of  something  else;  “ my  goods  are  for 
sale,  certainly.  What  have  t   said,  Mr. 
Dean, that is wrong?”

“That is just the trouble,  Jordan.  You 
say very little and yon say that in  a very 
crusty  manner.  You  are  troubled  with 
indigestion,  or  didn’t  sleep  well 
last 
night,  for  I  notice  you  ate  cross  and 
have no patience with anyone who comes 
in,  and  you  speak  to  your  clerks as  if 
they were dogs. 
I admit I have bothered 
you  some  about  this  sheeting,  but  I 
asked  for a particular  kind  which  you 
did  not have  and I was  willing  to  talk 
about some other, and probably purchase 
something  in  place of  my favorite  kind. 
But I can  hardly get  you to talk  at  all, 
much less pleasantly.  You  are  dumb as 
an oyster. 
I  don’t have  to  buy goods of 
you,  Jordan, as  1  always  pay  cash, and 
you know it, and that’s what puzzles me. 
1 prefer your goods to those sold in other 
places,  because  they  are always  good  in 
quality  and,  therefore,  I  come  here  to 
get  my  dry  goods. 
If  you  want to sell 
me thirty  yards of  that  Pacific sheeting, 
tie  it  up  for me;  miud,  I  find no  fault 
with  the  price,”  and  Edwin  Dean  set­
tled back on the stool.

Mr.  Jordan,  while  an  excellent  judge 
of  goods,  and  an  exceptional  financier, 
had  mistaken  his  vocation  when  he 
entered into the mercantile business.  He 
should  have  chosen  some  other.  He 
could  not be called a “social” individual 
in any sense of  the word,  and he  desired 
everyone to adopt his opinions and  ideas 
in  preference  to  their  own.  He  never 
offered apologies for anything—such men 
rarely  do,  and  though  his  goods  were 
always  the  best  and  richly  worth  the 
price  asked,  which  the  most  intelligent 
buyers  knew,  still  his  customers  had 
dropped off  until  he was  not  having his 
share of trade.

There  are  many  merchants  and  other 
business  men of  whom  Mr.  Jordan  is  a 
good  representative,  and  it  is  only  acci­
dental that such persons succeed in their 
undertakings. 
It  is a  pleasing thought, 
however,  to know that the great majority 
of  merchants  are  not  of  this  class. 
I 
have  two  or  three  now  in  mind  whose 
customers  tell  me  plainly 
they  would 
never  enter  those  stores  again  if  the 
same  quality of  goods  could  be had  for 
the same price elsewhere in their respec­
tive towns. 
It would seem as if a knowl­
edge  of  such  assertions  would  cause 
others to be more pleasant and courteous 
and not only avoid  the reputation of  be­
ing a  “ crank,” but  put  money  in  their 
dockets as well.

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A T   W H O L E SA L E   BY

F o s t e r ,  S t e v e n s  & Co.,  Grand  Kapids.  D a n  d t ,  W a t s o n   &  Co.,  Saginaw.
Cu r t is s  &  Co.,
O l n e y   &  J u d s o n   G r o c e r  Co.,  “ 
G u n n   H a r d w a r e  Co., 
“
G e o .  C.  W e t h e r h e e  & Co.,  Detroit. 
F l e t c h e r ,  J e n k s  & Co.,
E.  F.  P e r c i v a l ,  Port Huron.
D .  R o b e s o n ,
R o b s o n   B r o s ., Lansing.

W e l l s -S t o n e   M e b c t .  C o .,
W a l z   & K e l l e r ,
G.  W.  B r u s k e ,
J e n n is o n  & Co.,  Bay City.
W a l s h   &  E d in b o r o u g h ,  W .  Bay City.
H. D.  W o o d  & Co., Toledo.
D u n s c o m b   & Co.,
S t a l l b k b g   Sc  Cl a p p ,  “

F ive  W a y s   o f  L ook in g  a t  th e   C redit 

S y stem .

“ Next to buying  goods  right,”  said  a 
leading  and  successful  retail  dealer the 
other day,  “I  consider it most  important 
that a merchant should  know how to say 
“no” when the occasion demands in such 
a way as to avoid giving offense—in other 
words,  be able to refuse a man credit and 
still  keep  him  as  a  customer. 
I  have 
dozens of  good patrons  who would leave 
me forever if I was to give them five dol­
lars’ worth of  credit,  but I hold  them  in 
check  by declining  to  grant  any request 
of  that nature.”

*   *   *

“ 1 can  handle the man who asks  to  be 
trusted  privately,” said  another  dealer, 
“but the  fellow wlfo  solicits  credit  in  a 
loud  voice  before  a  storeful  of  people 
puts me  at a disadvantage  I  hate to find 
myself  in.  To ask  him  to  step  to  the 
rear  of  the  store is equivalent  to  a slap 
in  the  face,  so I am  compelled  to either 
grant  the  request or  inform  him  that  I 
cannot give  credit.”

*  *  *

“The hardest  thing  1  have to  contend 
with,” remarked  another  dealer,  “is  the 
determination of  some of  my  customers 
to go beyond bounds in buying on credit.
I offer to trust  them to the  extent of  $25 
and  the first  thing I know  their account 
is in the  vicinity of  $50. 
I  remonstrate 
and  they pay $25, but the  next time I go 
over the books I find the account is $100. 
The constant determination to go beyond 
the  limits  1  establish  in  this  respect is 
a source of no small annoyance.”

*  *  #

“ 1  do  considerable  credit  business,” 
observed  another  merchant,  “ but  it 
doesn’t  give  me  any  great  amount  of 
concern. 
I trust  those who are good, by 
which 1 mean those who pay or who have 
something they  can  turn  over  to  me  in 
payment. 
1  use  coupons  altogether, 
which  give me  interest  on  the  $2,500  1 
formerly  carried  on  my  books  without 
interest.  As  I  do  not  need the  money 
in  my business,  I am  glad  of  an  oppor­
tunity  to  loan it out  in »small sums  at a 
round  rate  of  interest.  Whenever  an 
account  begins  to  look  shaky,  I  take  a 
calf, cow,  ox or  horse in  settlement  and 
turn  the animal  loose  on  my  farm. 
In 
nearly  every  instance  I  am  able to  sell 
the  animal  at  a  profit,  so  I  have  made 
well  on  every  part  of  the  transaction. 
No  use  talking  to  me  about  the losses 
incident to the  credit  business. 
If  it is 
handled  right, there is no  need of  loss.” 

*  *  *

“The  argument of  the  last  speaker is 
conclusive—so  far as  he  is  concerned,” 
exclaimed another dealer,  “but where he 
makes a success of such  a  plan,  a dozen 
others would not  succeed.  He  is a born 
trader, with  enough  Yankee  in  him  to 
render him a decided success in that way 
of dealing.  He  happens to be constitut­
ed  that way or  he would  not be  so  free 
to  approve of  a scheme  which  many  of 
us  have  been  compelled  to  abandon  in 
disgust. 
I am  an ardent believer in  the 
cash  system,  but  am  broad  enough  to 
admit  that  there  are  times  when  the 
credit  system  is  absolutely  necessary.”

T he  V a lu e  o f  S ociab ility.

W r itte n   fo r  Tb s   T radesman.

“Mr. Jordan, I hardly believe you care 
to  sell  me  any  goods  to-day?”  said  the 
customer,  and he  dropped  the  end of  a 
piece he was examining, and took a chair 
by the stove.

“Why,  yes,” replied  the  merchant, in

H IR T Ii  <£  K R A U S E , 118  Canal  S t., G rand R apida.

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D r u g ’s   M ed icin es»

S t a ’e   B o a r d   o f   P h a r m a c y ,  

vine  T e a r—Geo. M cD onald, K alam azo o .
Two  Y ears—S tan ley  E.  P a rk ill, Owosso.
T hree  Y ears—Ja c o b   Jesso n ,  M uskegon.
F o u r  Y e a rs — J a m e s  V e rn o r, D e tro it.
F iv e   Y ears—O ttra a r E b e r b a c b , A n n   A rb o r 
P resid en t—Ja c o b   J esso n , M uskegon.
S e c re ta ry —Ja s .  V ern o r, D etro it.
T re a su re r—Geo.  M cD onald, K alam azoo.
M eetings f o r  1891—S aginaw , second T uesday in   J a n u ­
in  M arch;  Ann 
a r y ;  G rand  R apids,  first  T uesday 
A rbor,  first T uesday in  M ay;  D e tro it,  first  T uesday  in  
Ju ly ;  U o p e r  P en in su la ,  first  T uesday  in  S ep tem b er; 
L ansin g , first T uesday in  N o ve m b e r._____________

f i i c h i f a n   S t a t e   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   A s s ’n .  

P resid en t— D. E  P ra ll. S aginaw .
F irst V ice-P resident— H. G. C olem an, K a la m azo o . 
Second V ice-P resident—P ro f. A. B. P re sc o tt, Ann A rbor. 
T h ird  V ice-P resident—Ja s. V ernor, D e tro it.
S e c re ta ry —C. A. B ugbee, C heboygan.
T re a s u re r— W m  D upont, D etroit.
N ext M eeting—A t Ann A rbor, in   O ctober, 1891.

« ¿ r a n d   R a p i d s   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c i e t y ,  
^resid en t. W. R. Jew ett,  S ecre ta ry ,  F ra n k  H. E sc o tt 
R e g u la r M e e tin g s—F irs t W ednesday e v e n in g  o f M arch, 
J u n e , Septe m b e r an d  D ecem ber.
G ran d  R a p i d s   D ru g  C le rk s ’ A ss o c ia tio n . 
P re sid e n t, F. P . K ip p ;  S e c re ta ry , W. C. Sm ith._________

D e t r o i t   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   S o c i e t y  

P resid en t, J .  W. A llen;  S e c re ta ry , W. F. Ja c k m a n .

M uskegon  D ru g   C le rk s ’  \s s o c ia tio n . 

•'re sid e n t. C. S. K oon;  S e c re ta ry , A. T. W heeler.

L iquor  S ellin g   in  D ru g  S to res. 

W ritte n  fo r T h e Tradesman.

It seems impossible  to  prevent by any 
legal means  the sale of  liquors  as a bev­
erage in ail drug  stores.  The  law upon 
that  subject  may have  produced tempo­
rary relief to the people in some sections, 
who  have  been  annoyed  by the  former 
publicity  of  its  sale,  and  while  it may 
also  have  stopped  the  traffic  in  many 
instances,  those who  were  determined to 
indulge  in  its  use  would  travel farther 
and  find  the  man  who  had  inveuted  a 
new dodge to circumvent the law.

if  

th e  

i n   a   S ta te   w h e re  

la w   w a s  v e ry  
strict  and  where  heavy  penalties  were 
v is ite d   u p o n   o ffe n d e rs , 
liq u o r   w a s
either sold or given  away to be drank on 
the  premises,  I  knew  one  druggist who 
was doing a large and legitimate business 
in his  line,  but  who was  determined  to 
add to his  receipts by the sale of  liquor, 
also.  While  his  neighbors  never  sus­
pected  that  he  was  hourly violating the 
law,  I  do  not  hesitate  to  divulge  his 
secret,  as  1 cannot approve of  his course 
and it  may serve  to  place a surveillance 
over  other  stores of  the  same  kind. 
It 
may be said by the initiated that his plan 
is an old  ’’chestnut,”  but  it  will  not  be 
such  to  the  general  reader.  His  first 
move  was to place  his  prescription  case 
where  it  could  only be reached  through 
one  narrow  opening and  build the  front 
as  high  as  a  man’s  head,  and  light  it 
from  within  by a skylight,  if possible;  if 
not,  then by aground glass back, through 
which  not  even  a  shadow  was  visible. 
He then procured a few plain strip labels, 
reading  “ Ext.  Mayhem,”  “ Syr.  Jug- 
landi,”  “Oil  Lugubri,”  etc.,  which, 
in 
most  cases,  if  noticed,  would  attract 
little attention.  A  few patent  medicine 
bottles holding about a quart would then 
be covered  with  colored  paper, securely 
pasted around  them.  These would  each 
be filled with  the liquors required by his 
customers.  Across  the  center  of  them 
the  strip  labels  were  placed  and  near 
the top of  the  bottle  was  another  read­
ing,  “ Keep  from the  light.”  These bot­
tles  stood  upon  his  prescription shelves 
promiscuously  with  other  sized  bottles. 
The  man  knew  his customers  for  these 
medicines,  as  a  matter  of  course,  and 
through  some mysterious  initiation  they 
were  not  only  bound to  secrecy  but  to 
vouch  for  the  silence  of  any  friendly 
stranger  they occasionally brought  with 
them.  All  local  customers  had  been 
schooled  in  the  contents of  each  bottle. 
The  liquors  were  also  so  disguised  by 
special flavors, colorings and by sweeten­
ing that  they would  hardly be known  as

the  originals.  The  druggist  kept  no 
clerk and he never waited upon this class 
of  customers when  they required a dose 
from these bottles.  They generally came 
for their  medicine,  one  at a time,  and, if 
a  stranger  to  them  was  present,  the 
question,  “Have you  any Ext.  Mayhem?” 
was  asked  and  he would  be  told  there 
was a dose  on  the  prescription  counter 
and would  make  some  excuse for  being 
in  haste and  ask if  he might  wait upon 
himself  and,  at  once,  pass  through the 
narrow opening and  disappear.  Quietly 
helping himself, he would leave a quarter 
on the counter  and often seat  himself in 
a chair until the party who saw him enter 
had  left  the  store.  At  other  times,  if 
several were in the store,  he would enter 
hurriedly and,  speaking in his usual tone 
of voice,  ask if his “Oil of Lugubri” was 
ready, and  be told in the  presence of  all 
that he  would find it on  the  prescription 
counter.  Of  course he found it and  left 
the  quarter. 
If  two came  together  and 
saw a customer  in the  store,  they would 
not  enter  but  take  a  walk  for  a  brief 
time and  call again  at a more opportune 
moment.  The druggist  did  not  directly 
reply  to  my  question,  when  I  enquired 
what his  daily sales would  average from 
that  source,  but  said,  “It  is a poor  day 
that 1 do not  take in five or six  dollars.”
1 will  add  that when  desiring to go  out 
of  business  several  years  afterward,  an 
exhibition of his cash receipts  (which,  of 
course,  included  all  sales)  was  an  im­
portant  factor  for  obtaining  the  cost of 
goods  and  fixtures  and a bonus  for  the 
excellent location.

One other  instance of  evading the offi­
cers of  the  law  came  under  my notice: 
A  young  man  with  whom  I  was  after­
ward  well  acquainted  opened  a  small 
store for the sale of drugs and medicines, 
including a few fancy goods, at a country 
railroad  station,  where  there  was  no 
other  store  and  not  more  than  half  a 
dozen buildings.  He afterward informed 
me  that  he  located there  on  purpose  to 
sell  whisky  and  boasted  that  he  made 
money by so doing.  None,  however,  was 
ever  discovered  on  his  premises,  not­
withstanding  he  was  suspected  and  a 
search was made.  He did not pretend to 
keep  liquors,  even  for  medicinal  pur­
poses,  and  this  well-known  fact  was 
probably  a  shield  to  his  criminal  acts. 
After  a  four  months’  trial of  the  drug 
business,  he concluded that the best way 
to avoid imprisonment was to remove his 
entire  stock  and  leave the  State.  The 
building was of wood aud only one story 
and  was  ceiled  up  instead  of  being 
plastered.  A  very  small  man-hole  was
already cut through the ceiling overhead 
large  enough  to  put  a  boy  through  in 
case  the  attic  should  take  fire,  or  the 
stove-pipe required attention.  The young 
man obtained  only one five gallon keg of 
whisky at  a time,  and  that  was  always 
smuggled through so  as to  reach him  by 
a  night  train,  when,  after  a  late  hour, 
with  lights  all  extinguished,  he  would 
raise and  push  it  through  the  opening 
endwise.  Being himself small in stature, 
he would stand upon a table and wriggle 
himself through  afterward, then roll  the 
keg  to  one  side, over  the  shelving  and 
cornice.  Here,  wedged  close  under  the 
rafters, one  end of  a small  rubber  tube 
was  connected  with  the  keg  and  the 
other  passed  down  back  of  the  ceiling 
and  shelving,  brought  through  into  a 
false drawer  and  a  minute  brass  faucet 
attached.  This  drawer,  which  I  cannot 
It
describe  on  paper,  was  a  novelty. 

was so constructed  that it would  readily 
open  in  the  ordinary  way, disclosing  a 
few  roots  or  herbs,  but  by  a  peculiar 
push  and  pull  upon  the  knob,  another 
drawer came  forth  containing the  brass 
faucet  and  an  ordinary  glass  tumbler. 
This  drawer being  near  the  center of  a 
case  of  twenty  others,  if  opened  by 
strangers,  attracted no attention.

A  rather  curious  fact  in  connection 
with this whisky business  is  that I have 
never known an  “old soaker” to give the 
snap away.

H u stle.
From th e  C o n fectio n ers’ G azette.

get i t ;

better goods,

ness to build itself!

consistent with a fair profit;

Don’t wait for trade;
Don’t  stand  around  and  expect  busi­
Hustle, push,  wake up, advertise.
Keep stock up  with the best;
Keep prices down  as  low  as  possible 
Be prepared for every demand ;
If  you  don’t  have  what is asked for, 
Advertise!
Keep the best stock;
Try  to  beat  competitors  by  having 
At fairer  pries;
Always  be  courteous  and  ready  to 
And advertise.
Keep the store clean;
Make it attractive;
Have polite and attentive clerks ;
“Sugar  catches  more  flies  than vine­
A pleasant word will often bring  back 
“Never weary in well-doing ;”
Never tire in attending to the wants of 
Whether  they  buy  or  not.  ask them, 
Be prepared to supply their needs; 
And advertise.

customers;
with a smile to “come again 

gar ;”
a customer.

oblige;

M edicine W an ted .

Apothecaries have some very queer ap­
plications  for  prescriptions.  An  old 
war veteran limped into a shop one  day, 
and said to the druggist:

“I want some medicine.”
“What kind of medicine?”
“Oh, some  sort of  vermifuge,  I  sup­
“Where does the seat of  your  difficul­
“In my wooden leg,  mister. 
It’s  get- 

pose.”
ty seem to  be?”
tin’ all  worm-eaten!”

T he D ru g  M arket.

Gum  opium  is  dull and  lower.  Mor­
phia is  unchanged.  Quinine  is  steady. 
Cream  tartar  is  back to old  price.  The 
manufacturers  tried  to  form a combina­
tion last week,  but  failed.  Balsam peru 
is  higher.  Balsam  tolu  is  lower.  Oil 
anise  has  declined.  Oil  lemon  has  ad­
vanced.  Halacin is lower.

G ood if  E n ou gh  is T aken.

Miss Longout—“They  tell  me  arsenic 
is really good for the complexion.  Now, 
Mr.  Formula, you have studied chemistry 
so long. 

Is it really good?”

Formula—“There’s  no  doubt about it, 
Miss Longout. 
If you take enough of  it 
your complexion will never trouble you.”

F a iled  for  th e   F ou rth T im e.

The  Associated  Press  announces  the 
failure of  the  Cornell  Wind  Engine  & 
Pump Co.,  at Louisville,  Ky.  The  com­
pany was organized by F.  G.  Cornell  on 
a capital stock  of  $75,000,  but  he  was 
deposed as manager a short  time  before 
the failure.  This is the fourth time  Mr. 
Cornell has  failed  within  a  half  dozen 
years,  more or less serious  failures  hav­
ing occurred at Grand Rapids, Lyons and 
Big Rapid9,  in  all  of  which  places  he 
conductedJ>usiness for a time.

D r u g g ist.”

Sp rin g  &  C om pan y’s   R ep ly  to   “ R etail 
G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  Dec. 20—In your issue 
of  December  16,  we notice  the  reply  of 
“Retail  Druggist”  to  our  letter  of  the 
previous  week.  He  characterizes  our 
statements  as  misleading  and  tries  to 
prove his  assertion  by quoting  prices on 
several  lines of  Colgate’s soaps at $8 per 
gross.  He  does  not,  however,  mention 
the fact that these prices are subject to a 
considerable discount.  He asks what we 
know  about  the  perfumery  business, 
anyway.  We  know  (and  he,  as  a  drug­
gist ought  to  know)  that all of  Lubin’s 
perfumes sold to the  trade in the  United 
States are bought either  directly or  indi­
rectly from a well-known  dry goods  job­
bing house.  We  know  that we  have all 
the goods  we  advertise.  We  know how 
and  where to buy them  and  how to  dis­
pose of  quantities satisfactorily and suc­
cessfully,  and if  “Retail  Druggist”  will 
unmask  and  introduce  himself  to  our 
tiny  presence we  wi 1  lead  him  with  a 
kindly light to where  he can  buy the  $8 
soaps  mentioned  in  his  letter  for $6,  in 
any  quantity,  6  per  cent, off  for  cash, 
delivered.
In our opinion,  “Retail Druggist” does 
not  give the  public credit  for  judgment 
or discrimination  to  any extent when he 
implies that we  impose a cheaper line of 
goods  upon  them  in  connection  with 
staple  articles.  Posssibly  not.  Every­
one  knows  that  Lautier’s,  Lubin’s, Col­
gate’s  and  Lady  Grey  perfumes  'are 
standard  and,  possibly, 
too,  opinions 
differ  in  regard  to  the  qualities. 
If 
“Retail  Druggist”  has  never  heard  of 
Lady Gray perfumes, then he has learned 
something by reading our advertisement, 
and if he imagines that  because they are 
foreign  to  his  knowledge  they  are  in­
ferior  goods,  we  will  send  him  a  trial 
bottle gratis to disabuse  his  mind of  the 
opinion.  We  have  had  many favorable 
comments upon  our  line of  perfumeries 
and toilet  articles by people whose opin­
ions are  reliable and  intelligent and  the 
fact  that we cannot buy  Solon  Palmer’s 
or  Alfred  Wright’s  extracts  is  no  argu­
ment  In  favor  of  their  superiority over 
others.  They  prefer  to  sell  the  drug 
trade, for  reasons  best  known  to  them­
selves;  or, possibly,  they  have  not  yet 
anticipated  the  fact  that  in 
the  near 
future the  bulk  of  perfumeries  will  be 
sold by the dry goods trade.
“Retail Druggist” endeavors to  justify 
himself for selling  cigars and tobacco by 
saying  that  the  trade  has sold  them for 
fifty years.  Then  they have  encroached 
upon  other  legitimate  trade  for  that 
length of  time,  and  when  we  have  been 
in the perfumery business  fifty years we 
may  be  inclined  to  quit;  but, as “busi­
ness is based  upon  profit,”  we shall con­
tinue  on  in  our  present  course  for  an 
indefinite  period.  The  public is always 
interested  in  buying goods at right prices 
aud  as  long  as  we  meet their  approval 
we will  sell standard  perfumeries,  soaps 
and toilet articles at popular prices.

Spr in g  &  Company.

For  Fall  painting  you  have  to  use  a

D H Y B R

In mixing  WHITE  LEAD 

gROWN 

U SE   O U R

JAPAN  DRYER.

We call your attention  to our CROWN  JAPAN 
DRYER  th a t we can guarantee  equal  In  every 
respect to any on th e m arket.

Its points of superiority over all others, are:
1st. 
2d. 
3d. 

It w ill m ix w ith  RAW or boiled oil.
It will dry any paint w ithout tack.
It w ill dry w ith  a good gloss,  thus  ADD­
ING a GLOSS to the paint,  rather  than  m aking 
it FLAT, as most D ryers  do.
It  is  free  from  Rosin,  and  is  entirely 
w ithout sedim ent, and w ill not thicken.
It Is alw ays  reliable and  is the STRONG­
EST  LIQUID  DRYER in the m arket.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug Co.,

P u t up in  one g a llo n   sq u a re can s.

W rite for special pi Ices.

4th. 
5th. 

G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M ICH .

C X N S X X T G   R O O T .
W e p a y  th e  h ig h e s t p ric e  f o r it.  A ddress

T J T iflir   D U  H O   W h o lesa le  D ru g g ists, 
l I iU A .  J j J & U o ., 

GRAND  RAPID8.

TETE  ACT CITI O AIST  TRADESMAN

11

W h olesale  P r ic e   C u rre n t•

A dvanced—Balsam  P eru, Oil Lemon.

Declined—Balsam T olu, Gum Opium  Gum Opium po., 

Oil Anise, Cream T artar, Salacin  Turpentine.

a c id u m .

A cetlcu m ......................  
8®  10
Benzoicum  G erm an..  80@1  OO
Boracic 
........................ 
30
C arbolicum ..................   28®  38
C itricu m ........................  S0@  56
H y d ro cm o r..................  
6
N itrocum  
....................  10®  12
O x alicu m ......................  11®  13
20
Phosphorium   d il.........  
S alicylicum ..................1  40@1  80
S ulpburicnm ................  
IX ®   3
T annicum ......................1  40@1  60
T artaricum ....................  40®  42

3®  

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  d e g ................   3X@ 
5
7
20  d eg ...................5H ® 
Carbonas  ......................  12®  14
C h lo rid u m ......... ...........  12®  14

ANILINE.

B lack.............................. 2 00@2  25
B row u.............................  80@1  00
R ed ..................................   45®  50
Y ello w ...........................2 50@3  00

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po. 1  50...........1  60@1  75
J u n ip e ru s .......................  
8®  10
X antnoxylum ...............  25®  30

BALSAMUM.

C opaiba..........................  60®  65
P eru .................................  @1  80
Terabin, C a n a d a .......   35®  40
T o lu ta n .........................   40®  45

CORTEX.

Abies,  C anadian....................  18
Cassiae  ....................................  
JJ
C inchona F l a v a ....................   18
Euonym us  atro p u rp .............  30
M yrica  Cerifera, po................*  20
Prim us Y irg in i........................  12
Q uillala,  g rd ...........................   12
Sassafras  ................................. 
f*
Ulmus Po (G round  12).........   10

KXTRACTCX.
24®  25
G lycyrrhlza  G lab ra... 
p o ..............  33®  35
Haem atox, 15 lb. b o x ..  11®  12
i s .................   13®  14
M s ..............  14®  15
^ s ...............   16®  17
VBBRUK.

“  
“ 
“ 
“ 

Carbonate F recip .......... 
®   15
C itrate and Q u in ta ....  @3 50
Citrate  Soluble...........   @  %
Perrocyanidum  Sol —  
®   50
F errocyaniaum  soi —  
<©
Solut  C hloride............. 
®
Sulphate,  com’l ........... 1)4®
p u re ...............  @

“  

7

A rn ic a ...........................   28®  30
A n th é m is......................  20®  25
M a tric a ria ....................  25®  30

Barosma 
Cassia  A cutifol,  Tin

......................  20®  22
n iv e lly .......................   25®  28
A lx.  35®  50
and  )4s........................  12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  offidnaliB,  !4®
U ra U rsi.........................  

“  

“ 

eUMMI.

®

“ 
“  

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Acacia,  1st  p ick ed —  

®1  00
.. . .   ®   90
....  ®   80
®   65
00
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 6 0 )...  50®  60
®   12
Socotrl,  (po.  60).  @ 5 0

2d 
3d 
sifted so rts... 
p o ..........  75@1 
“  Cape,  (po.  2 0 )... 
“ 
Catechu, Is, (Ms, 14 Xs,
16)............................... 
Ammo n ia c ....................  25®  30
Assafcetida,  (po. 30)...  @ 1 5
B enzolnum ....................  50®  55
C am phor»......................  50®  52
Buphorbium   po  .........   35® 
lo
G afbanum ......................  @3  00
Gamboge,  po................   80®  95
G uaiacum ,  (po  40) 
..  @ 3 5
K ino,  (po.  25)..............   @  20
M a s tic ...........................  
®   90
M yrrh, (po. 45)............   @  40
Opil,  (pc. 4 00).............2  65@2  75
Shellac  .........................   28®  40
b leached.........  «3®  35
T ra g a c a n th ..................   30®  75

“  

hebba—I n  o unce packages.

A b sin th iu m .............................   25
S a n a to riu m .............................   20
Lobelia......................................   25
M ajorum ......... .........................  28
M entha  P ip erita....................   23
V ir .............................   26
R u e.............................................   30
T anacetum , V .........................   22
Thym us,  V ...............................  25

“  

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, P a t................  55®  60
Carbonate,  P a t............   20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M ....  20®  25 
Carbonate,  J e n n in g s ..  35®  36

OLEUM.

C ubebae..................... 12 00@12  50
B xechthitos....................   90@1 00
E rlg e ro n ............................. 1 90® 
G a u lth e ria ..........................2 00®2 10
G eranium ,  ounce.......   @  75
Gossipli,  Sem. g a l.......  50®  75
Hedeom a  ...................... 1  85®2 00
J u n ip e rl...........................   50@2 00
L a v e n d u la ......................  90®2 00
L im o n is............................... 1 80®2 60
M entha P iper......................2 90®3 00
M entha V erid .................... 2 50®2 60
M orrhuae, g a l................   80@1 00
M yrcia, o unce..................  @ 50
O liv e................................   90@2 75
Picis Liquida,  (gal. ,36)  10®  12
R lc in l...................................1 16@1 23
R osm arlni...... 
00
Rosae,  o u nce................  @6 00
S u c d n i...........................  40®  45
S a b in a .............................  90@1 00
Santal  ........................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras.......................   45®  50
Slnapis, ess, o u nce__  
®   65
T iglfi..............................   @1  50
T h y m e ...........................  40®  50
»a «n
®   60
Theobrom as..................  15®  20

h  A»» 
opt

75®1 

POTASSIUM.

B iC a rb ...........................  15®  18
B ich ro m ate..................  13®  14
B rom ide....................... 
37®  40
C arb................................   12®  15
Chlorate,  (po. 16).........  14®  16
C y an id e.........................   50®  55
Io d id e.............................2  8G@2 90
Potassa, B itart,  p u re..  30®  33
Potassa, B itart, c o m ...  @  15
Potass  N itras, o p t.......  
8®  10
Potass U ltras................  
9
7® 
P ru ssla te .......................   30®  33
Sulphate  po..................  15®  18

“ 

“ 

A c o n itu m .....................   20®  25
A lthae.............................  25®  30
A n c h n s a .......................   15®  20
A rum ,  p o .......................  
®   25
C alam us.........................   20®  50
G entiana,  (po. 15).......   10®  12
G lycbrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
H ydrastis  Canaden,
(po.  45).......................   @  40
H ellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
Inula,  p o .......................   15®  20
Ipecac,  po.....................2  40®2 50
Iris  plox (po. 20®22)..  13®  20
Jalapa,  p r......................  55®  60
M aranta,  V4s ................  @  35
Podophyllum , po.........  15®  18
Rhei...........................   75@100
“  c u t.........................   @1  75
“  p v ...........................  75@1  35
S p ig elia.........................  48®  53
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @ 2 0
S erpentaria....................  40®  45
S e n e g a ...........................  50®  55
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @  40 
M  @ 2 0
Scillae, (po. 35)............   10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
...  @ 3 5
V aleriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©   25
G erm an...  15®  20
ingiber a .....................   10®  15
Zingiber  j ................ 
22®  25
SEMEN.
Anlsum ,  (po.  20). 
..  @ 1 5
Apium  (graveleons)..  15®  18
Bird, I s ....................... 
6
 
4® 
Carui, (po. 18)..............  
a®  12
C ardam on.........—  v .l  00@1  25
C orlandrum ..................  10®  12
C annabis S ativa...........3)4® 
4
Cydonlum .....................   75®1  00
Chenopodium   ............   10®  12
D ipterix O dorate....... 2 00®2 25
F oeniculum ..................  @  15
Foenngreek,  p o ........... 
8
L in i................................ 4  @ 4)4
Lint, grd,  (bbl. 3)4)...  4  @ 4)4
Lobelia...........................  35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian 
3)4® 4)4 
Rapa
Sihapis,  A lbn..............  
9
N ig ra............   11®  12
“  

dus,  p o ..............  

6®

8® 

6® 

“ 

SPIBITUS.

1 

“ 
“ 

F rum enti, W., D.  C o..2 00@2  50
D. F.  R .......1  75@2  00
 
Junlperls  Co. 0 . T ....1   75@1  75
Saacharum   N.  B ...........1 75@2 00
Spt.  V ini  G alli..............1 75@6 50
V ini O p o rto ....................1 
V ini  A lba.......................1 

25@2 00
25@2 00

10@1 50

F lorida  sheeps’  wool
carriag e......................2  25@2  50
N assau  sheeps’  wool
2  00
carriage 
.................... 
V elvet  ex tra  sheeps’
wool  carriage........... 
1  10
E x tra  yellow   sheeps’
ca rria g e ...................... 
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car
r ia g e ........................... 
65
75
H ard for  slate  u se—  
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
u s e ..............................  
1  40

A b sin th iu m ........................ 5 00@5 50
A m ygdalae, D u lc .........  45®  75
A m yaalae, A m arae__ 8 00@8 25
A n iti...............................1  90@2 00
A uranti  C ortex...........   @2  50
Bergam ii  ...................... 3 25@4  00
C a jip n ti.........................   90@1  00
C aryophylU ........................ 1  25®1 30
C e d a r.............................   35®  65
C h en o p o d li..................  
®2 00
C ln n a m o n li........................ 1  20@1 25
C itro n ella......................  @  45
Conlum   M ao................   36®  66
Oopalba 
........................1  20@l  80

A c c a d a ....................................  50
Zingiber  ..................................  50
Ipecac........................................  60
F erri  Io d ..................................  50
A uranti  Cortes.......................   50
Rhei  A ram ..............................   50
Similax  Officinalis................  60
Co.........  50
S en eg a......................................  50
Scillae.......................................   50
“  CO..................................  50
T o lu ta n ....................................  80
Prunus  /irg.....................    90

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TINCTURES.

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J 00
“ 

A conitum   N apellis R ...........  60
p ..........  50
A loes.........................................  60
and  m y rrh ....................  60
A rn ic a .....................................   so
Asafoetida................................   o
Atrope B elladonna................  60
B enzoin....................................  60
C o..............................   50
Sanguinaria  .............................  50
B aro sm a..................................  50
C antharides..............................   75
C apsicum ..................................   50
U»  dum on................................   75
Co..............................  75
C astor....................................... 1 00
C atechu ....................................  so
C in c h o n a ................................  50
Co..............................  60
C olum ba..................................  50
C o n lu m ......................................  so
C ubeba.....................................   50
D ig ita lis ..................................  50
E rg o t.........................................  50
G e n tia n ....................................  50
Co................................   60
G u a te a ........................................  50
am m on.......................   60
Z in g ib e r..................................  50
H yoscyam us...........................  50
Iodine.........................................   75
Colorless......................  75
F erri  C hloridum ....................  35
K in o .........................................  50
Lobelia........................................  50
M yrrh.......................................   50
N ux  V om ica...........................  50
O p il.............................................  85
“  Cam phorated..................  50
Deodor............................ 2 00
A uranti C ortex.......................   50
Q u a ssia .............................. 
  50
R hatany  ..................................  50
R hei...........................................  50
Cassia  A cutifol......................  50
Co................   50
S e rp en taria.............................  50
Stram onium ..... .......................  60
T o lu ta n ....................................  60
V a le ria n ....................................  50
V eratrum  V eride......................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

5® 

‘ 
“ 

ground, 

3® 
4® 

JSther, Spts  N it, 3 F . .  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
A lu m en .........................  2)4® 3)4
(po.
7 ).................................. 
4
A nnatto.........................  55®  60
A ntim onl, p o ................ 
5
et Potass T.  55®  60
A n tip y rin ............................1  35@1 40
A ntifebrin.....................  @  25
A rgent!  N itras, ounce  @  70
A rsenicum .................... 
7
Balm Gilead  B u d .......  38®  40
Bism uth  S.  N ....................2  10@2 20
Calcium  Chlor, Is,  ()4s
C antharides  Russian,

p rep .....................  
preelp.................. 

11;  X»,  12)................  @ 
9
p o ................................  @1  75
C apsid  F ructus, a f ...  @  16
PO__   @ 2 0
B po.  @  15
Caryophyllus,  (po.  20)  15®  18
Caroline,  No. 40...........  @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......   50®  55
Cera  F la v a ....................  38®  40
C occus...........................  @  40
Cassia F ru ctu s............   @ 2 0
C entrarla.......................   @  10
C etaceum ....... ..............  @  45
C hloroform ..................  60®  63
sq u ib b s..  @1  10
Chloral Hyd C rst..........1  5G@1  75
C h o n d ru s.....................   20®  25
Cinchonidine, P.  &  W  15®  20 
G erman  5®  12
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ...........................  @  60
C reasotum ...................   @  50
Creta,  (bbl. 75)............   @ 
2
“ 
5
5® 
“ 
9®  11
“  R u b ra..................  @  8
C ro c u s............ ..............  30®  35
C udbear.........................  @  24
Cupri S ulpb.................. 
7
D e x trin e .......................  10®  12
E ther S ulph..................  68®  70
Emery,  all  num bers..  @
i
®  
Ergota,  (po.)  60 ...........  50®  65
F lake  W hite................  12®  15
G a lla ..............................  @  23
G am bler.........................  7  @ 3
G elatin,  Cooper...........  @ 9 0
“ 
F ren ch ............   40®  60
G lassware  flint,  70 per cent, 
by box 60 less
Glue,  B row n................ 
9®  15
“  W hite..................  13®  25
G ly ce rin s.....................18  @  25
G rana P arad lsl............   @  22
H um ulus.......................   25®  55
H ydraag  Chlor  M ite..  @1  00
@  90 
@1 1“ 
@1  20 
CO®  60
H ydrargyrum ..............   @ 8 0
Jchthyobolla, Am. 
.1  25@1  50
Indigo ............................   75@1  00
Iodine,  R esubl............ 3 75@3  85
Iodoform .......................  @4  70
L upuU n.........................  60®  65
L ycopodium ................  50®  55
M a c is.............................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
d ra rg lo d ....................  @  27
Liquor Potass A rsinitia  10®  12
M agnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
IX )-.’................  ?@  3
M anilla,  S. F ..............  
50®  60

Ox Rubrum
A m m onlati.
U nguentum .

p o .....................  

“  C o r 

“  
“ 
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6® 

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M orphia,  S.  P.  & W ...2 45®2 70 Seidlltz  M ixture.......
@  25
@  18
S lnapis..........................
S. N.  Y.  Q. &
c. C o ...........................2 3502  60
“  o p t....................
®   30
@ 40 Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
M oschus  C anton.........
©   35
70® 75
V o e s .........................
M yristica, No. 1...........
© 10 Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
N ux Vomica,  (po 20)..
33® 38 Soda Boras,  (po. 13).
12®  13
Os.  S epia.......................
30®  33
Soda  et Potass T a rt..
Pepsin Saac, H.  & P. D.
®2  00 Soda C arb....................
C o ................................
Soda,  Bi-Carb............
5
@ 
Picis  Liq. N.  C.,  % gal
@2 00 Soda,  A sh....................
3)4© 
4
doz  ............................
@1  00 Soda, Sulphas.............
Picis Liq., q u a r ts .......
2
@ 
50®  55
@ 70 Spts.  E ther C o ...........
p in ts ...........
@2 25
“  M yrcia  D om __
@ 50
Pil H ydrar’g,  (po. 80)..
@3 no
“  M yrcia Im p ... 
.
@ 1
Piper  N igra,  (po. 22)..
1  V ini  Rect.  bbl
Piper Alba,  (po g5)__
© 3
@2 «53
2 23)...........................
7
Pix  B u rg u n ..................
©
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Plumb! A c e t................
14© 15
@1  10
P ulvis Ipecac et o p il.. 1 10@1  30 Strychnia  Crystal —
S ulphur, S ubl............
2)4©  3)4
Pyrethrum ,  boxes  H
R o ll..............
@1  25
& P. D.  Co., doz.......
2)4® 3
30® 35 T a m arin d s..................
8@  10
Pyrethrum ,  p v ............
10 Terebenth V enice__
38®  30
Q .uassiae.......................
m
55®  60
39® 14 T h eobrom ae..............
Q uinia, S.  P.  & W .......
S.  G erm an__ 36© 35 V anilla.........................9 00@16 00
13® 14 Zincl  S u lp h ................
7® 
8
R ubia  T inctorum .......
@ 40
Saccharum  Lactis p v .
S alacin...........................2 00®2  10
40® 50
Sanguis  D raconis.......
(¡M  50 W hale, w in te r............
Santonlne  ...................
12® 14 Lard,  e x tra ..................
Sapo,  W .........................
“  M...........................
10© 12 Lard, No.  1..................
@ 15 Linseed, pure raw   ...
“  G ...........................

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
56
56

70 
55 
45 
53 

OILS.

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paints. 

Llndseed,  boiled  . . . .   56 
N eat's  Foot,  w inter
s tra in e d ....................  50 
Spirits T u rp en tin e__   43)4 
bbl. 

59
69
60
lb.
Red  V enetian................ IX   2@3
Ochre, yellow  M ars...  IX   2@4
“ 
B er.........IX   2@3
Putty,  com m ercial__2)4  2)4@3
“  strictly  p u re ......2)4  2X®3
V erm ilion Prim e A m er­
ican .................... 
13@16
 
V erm ilion,  E n g lish __  
S5®88
Green,  P en iu su lar......  
70@75
Lead,  re d ...............  @7X
w h ite .........   @7X
@70
W hiting, w hite S pan... 
W hiting,  Gilders’ ........  
@90
1  00
W hite, Paris  American 
W hiting  Paris  Eng.
c l if f ..............................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared P ain tl  20@1  4 
Swiss  V illa  Prepared 

P a in ts .........................1 00@1  20

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VARNISHES.

No.  1 T urp  C oach___1  10@1  20
E x tra T u rp ...................160@1  70
Coach  B ody.................2  75@3  00
No.  1  T urp  F u rn ........1  00©1  10
E u tra T urk D am ar__1  55®1  60
Jap an   Dryer,  No.  1 
T u rp .............................  70®  75

HAZEL TINE

¿i  PERKINS

DRUG  CO,

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

--D R U G S -

Chemicals  and  Druggists’  Sundries

Dealers in

Sole  Agents  forathe  Celebrated  Pioneer  Prepared  Paints.

Patent  Medicines, Paints,  Oils, 1/arnishes.
WEATHERLY’S  MICHIGAN  CATARRH  REMEDY

We  are  Sole  Proprietors of

We have in stock and offer a full lins of

W liledsies,  B ra n d ies,

G in s,  ‘W in e s,  R u m s.

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

Henderson County, Hand Made  Sour Mash 

W hisky and Druggists’ Favorite 

Rye  W hisky.

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

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give our Personal Attention to Mail  Orders  and  Quar 

All orders are Shipped and  Invoiced  the  same  day  we re 
toltine Ï Perkins  Dnl|  Go,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

T V

fH E 

TRADESMAN

G R O C E R I E S .
A N  OLD TIME GROCERY.

H a p p in ess  th e  R ich  an d   F ash ion ab le 

M ight E nvy.

w  ritte n  fo r T h e Tradesman.

Iu this  age  of  imposing  architecture 
in our modern commercial palaces, which 
rise so far above those of  half a  century 
ago as to  completely  overshadow  them, 
we lose sight of the  modest  and  unpre­
tentious little store of the past and  walk 
by  its  small  paned  and  narrow  win­
dows with hardly a  thought  of  what  is
within.  Often,  however,  its  possessor, 
who sits quietly smoking his pipe in  the 
door  way,  has  a  bank  account  which 
would  astonish  us  and  whose  content­
ment  money  cannot  always  purchase. 
Grand Rapids, no doubt,  has a  few  such 
in its  midst,  if  one  always  knew  just 
where to look for  them.  A  representa­
tive of T h e T radesm an had a brief  but 
pleasant interview  with  an old-time mer­
chant of this  class  a  few  days  ago,  in 
the  person  of  Oliver  Bleak,  who  first 
became a citizen of Grand Rapids  in  the 
spring of 1858.  Though Bleak by name, 
the old gentlemau is mild and  sunny  in 
his nature,  and  one  who—much  as  ap­
pearances are to the contrary—has  made 
business a  success.  He  is  a  native  of 
Holland and first  came  to  this  country 
in  1844, being at that time about 20 years 
old. 
In those days there were no  steam­
ships traversing the ocean  and  the  voy­
age was  made  by  him  in  an  emigrant 
ship,  iu a run of forty-two days.  Thous­
ands of persons,  passing  Eastward  from 
Monument Park on  Fulton  street,  have 
noticed  at  the  corner  intersecting  La- 
grave street a  two-story,  red  brick  gro­
cery,  about 20 x 30 feet in  size.  The  lot 
upon  which this  stands  is  51  x 160  and 
was  purchased  by  Mr.  Bleak  the  first 
year he came  to  Grand  Rapids  for $900 
in  gold,  and  the  building  was  erected 
soon after,  being now used as a store and 
dwelling.  A wooden building of  nearly 
the same dimensions stands on  the  East 
half of the same  lot  and  years  ago  his 
wholesale and  retail  business  occupied 
them  both.  “There  was  a  time,”  said 
he,  “ when  I loaded up the  wagons  with 
supplies to go far into the North  woods, 
many miles distant.”  “Did  you  always 
get your pay for them,” was asked,  “Oh, 
no,” was the  answer,  “ when  a  lumber­
man failed he went down with $50 to $100 
of my money,  but that was  not  very  of­
ten. 
I  was  among  the  first  who  sold 
goods at wholesale in the  city,  although 
not the heaviest dealer.”

The  old  store  room  which  has  been 
used for this purpose  so  many  years  is 
very  primitive  in  appearance  and  re­
minds 
the  customer  of  the  old-time 
country grocery of  half  a  century  ago. 
No effort is made to display the stock  or 
tempt the eye and no  regular  classifica­
tion or uniformity is followed in  placing 
it  upon 
is 
quite small  now  and  when  asked  if  it 
would  not  be  well  to  increase  it,  the 
answer was,  “ 1 do not  care  to  do  more 
now, as my boys have grown up and  are 
in business for  themselves,  and  I  have 
other and more  important  business  and 
this is a good place for an office  where  1 
can always be found.”

the  shelves.  His  stock 

acquainted with Cleveland  when Grover 
was  (as he expressed  it) a  big,  fat  boy, 
then  attending the high  school  in  Buf­
falo,  and  says  Grover  often  rode  with 
I him  when  going  or  returning.  Grover 
was his model as a boy,  and  is  still  his 
i model as a  man.  Little  did  Mr.  Bleak 
imagine at that time he was riding  with 
a future President of the Republic!  Mr. 
j Bleak  was  instrumental  in  bringing  a 
| practical and skilled workman from Hol­
land,  and  introducing  the  first  com­
pressed yeast in  America.  “I  told  the
i people,”  said he,  “that they were  losing
| money without it. 
I had  been  acquaint­
ed  with  its use before  I  left  home  and 
knew all about  it.”

The little store  in question  is  one  of 
the oldest buildings now standing in  the 
city and when asked  why he did  not  se­
lect a lot nearer the business  portion  of 
the city,  the owner appeared to be aston­
ished at the question  and thought he had 
chosen  the  right  spot.  Truly  content­
ment is all that is required to  be  happy.

One  P h a se  o f  th e   S u g a r  S ituation .
The practical abolition of the  duty  on 
sugar  means  a  temporary  increase  of 
consumption  owing  to  the  fall  in price 
per  pound.  But  within  ten  years  the 
Sugar  Beet  Journal  predicts  that  the 
price will  rise to what it  is  now and the 
$60,000,000 which has entered the United 
States treasury from this source  will  be 
absorbed  by  the  West  India  planters. 
The  bounties  granted  for  home  sugar 
will act as a temporary stimulant,  but  a 
reaction  will  follow  as  a  result  of  a 
change  in  government  politics,  or  the 
pressure  brought  about  by  many  neg­
lected industries.  The same paper  says 
farmers  cultivating  beets  will  never 
understand that a portion of  the  bounty 
should  not  be  handed  over  to  them, 
while  capitalists  will  argue  that  they 
take the risks and should  therefore have 
money  for  their  enterprise.  Again,  if 
special  arrangements  can  be made with 
South American countries to receive their 
sugar free and they to give preference to 
our  manufactured  products  the  agree­
ment could not be  long  standing,  owing 
to  the  want of  stability in such centers. 
The American  sugar  industry  will  con­
tinue  iu  its  sickly  condition  and  not 
become prosperous until  tariff  tinkering 
ends.  Strike out the word  sugar  in  ail 
future congressional debates, thus allow­
ing  the  capitalists  intending  to  invest 
or those who have already invested their 
money  to  know  what to expect,  and  im­
provements  in  manufacturing  methods 
will then follow rapidly and new centers 
will  be prosperous.  The sugar question 
is  too  complicated  to  be  grasped  at  a 
moment’s notice.

T he  G rocery  M arket.

Hard  sugars  are  a  trifle  lower.  The 
National  Starch  Manufacturing  Co.  has 
issued  a  circular  to  the  jobbing  trade, 
announcing their annulment of the agree­
ment made  with  the Wholesale  Grocers’ 
National Association  and a return to the 
prices in force prior to November 3.  The 
experiment cost several  thousand dollars, 
which the starch combination voluntarily 
assumes.  The unseasonable weather has 
curtailed the sale of prepared buckwheat 
about two-thirds.  Millers have advanced 
flour 10 cents per barrel.

In  buying your  blank books, don’t for­
get  that  Barlow  Bros.,  Grand  Rapids, 
keep in stock ledgers and  journals made 
from A 1 linen paper and bound with the 
Philadelphia  patent  flat opening back— 
the strongest blank book ever made.  Send 
tor sample sheets with prices.

He has  been  quite  a  traveler  during 
the  earlier  years  of  his  life.  He  first
came to  Buffalo  N.  Y .,  and  was  for a | grade teas,  spices, etc.,  see  J .  P.  Visner, 
time engaged in the milk business,  after-  17 Hermitage block, Grand Rapids,  Mich, 
ward keeping a grocery in  that  city  for  Agent for 1.  J.  Gillies & Co.,  New  York 
four or  five  years.  He  was  intimately I City. 

352tf

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

Apples—G reen, $3.50@4.50 for choice eating and 

$3 for cooking stock.  Evaporated are firm at 13 
1354c, w ith a small advance in prospect.
Beans—The m arket is hardly as strong as it has 
been.  H andlers pay $1.65@1.80 for country picked 
and  find  no  difficulty  in  m aking  sales  at  $2.05 
@2.10 for city picked.

Beets—50c per bn.
B utter—D airy  is firm and in  good  dem and  at 
17@20c per lb.  Creamery finds m oderate sale at 
25@26c.

Cabbages—roc  per doz. or $4 per 100.
Carrots—2.K@25c per bu.
Celery—20@2Sc per doz.
Cooperage—Pork barrels, $1.25;  produce barrels 
25c.
C ranberries—M ichigan  berries are  in  fair de­
m and at $3 per bu.  Cape Cod  com mands  $11@13 
per bbl. and  Bell and Cherry are held at $10.
Eggs—Fresh are com ing in a little more freely, 
dealers pay 20c  and  holing at 22c.  Cold storage 
and pickled stock are in good dem and at 20c.
F ield Seeds—Clover, mammoth,  $4.60  per  b u .; 
m edium, $4.30@4.4 •.  Tim othy, $1.51 per bu.
Game—V enison, 13c  per  lb .:  Babbits,  75c  per 
do z.;  Partridges, -¿5c per pair.
Grapes—A bout out of m arket.
M aple  Sugar — 8@10c  per  lb.,  according  to 
M aple Syrup—75@85c per gal.
Onions—The  m arket  is  steady;  dealers  pay­
ing 80c and holding a t $1.
Potatoes—T he m arket is steady and  shipm ents 
are still made  in  lined  refrigerator  cars  and  in 
cars kept w arm  w ith stoves.  Dealers pay 80@85c 
at this m arket and 75@80c at the principal buying 
points in  the potato district.

Squash—154c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—K iln  dried  Jerseys  have  ad ­
vanced to $4 per bbl.  All other varieties are now 
o nt of m arket.

quality.

T urnips—30@35c per bu.

PRO V ISIO N S.

The G rand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follow s:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

Mess,  new .............................................................
S h o r tc u t..............................................................
E xtra clear pig, sh o rt  c u t................................
E xtra clear,  heav y .............................................
Clear, fa t  b ac k ..  ...........................................
Boston clear, short c u t.....................................
Clear back, short c u t.........................................
Standard clear, short cut. b est.......................

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage........................................................
Ham Sausage........................................................
Tongue Sausage..................................................
F rankfort  Sausage.............................................
Blood"Sausage......................................................
Bologna, straig h t................................................
Bologna,  th ic k ....................................................
H ead ch e ese.........................................................

lard—Kettle Rendered.

Tierces ..................................................................
Tubs........................................................................
501b.  T in s.............................................................

lard—F amily

Tiprr»ps
30 and 50 lb.’ Tubs
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  ease......................................
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.......................................
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case.......................................
20 lb. Palls, 4 in  a ease.......................................
50 lb. C ans.............................................................

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

E x tra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s.......................
E x tra Mess, Chicago packing.........................
Boneless, rum p b u tts........................................
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

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Hams, average 20 lb s...........
16 lb s ...........
12 to 14 lbs..
p ic n ic .........................
best boneless............
S houlders...............................
B reakfast Bacon, boneless
D ried beef, ham  prices......
Long Clears, h ea v y ............
Briskets,  m edium .  ............
li g h t.......................

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FISH   and  OYSTERS.

F. J . D ettenthaler quotes as follow s:

FRESH  FISH.

“  

W hitefish.......................................................
sm oked.........................................
T ro u t................................  
...........................
H alibut...........................................................
Ciscoes 
........................................................
Flounders  ..................................................
Bluefish  ........................................................
M ackerel  ......................................................
C od......................... ........................................
C alifornia salm on.......................................

oysters—CanB.

F airhaven  C ounts......................................
F. J. D. Selects.............................................
Selects  ..........................................................
F. J . D .....................................................  ...
A nchors  .............................................  .  ...
S tan d ard s.....................  
............................
F avorites........................................................

11  25 
11  50 
13 00
12  50
12  75
13 00 

13 006
98

9

5
5
5
5

7  00 
7 00 
9 00

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@ 8 

@10 
@  9 
@18 
@  4 
@  9 
@10 
@25 
@10 
@22

@35
@28
@23
@22
@20
@18
@16

Oysters, per  100...........................................l  25©1  50
Clams, 
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Standards, per g a l........................................  @1  25
Selects, 
@1  65
1  50
Scrim ps, 
Clams, 
1  50
Scallops, 
l   50

BULK  GOODS.
 
 
 
 

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Sw ift and Company quote as follows
Beef, carcass...............................................
h in d q u a rte rs.................................
fore 
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loins, No. 3 ......................................
rib s ..............................................   ..
ro u n d s...............................................
to n g u es..............................................
Hogs...............................................................
B ologna.................................. .....................
Pork  lo in s....................................................
shoulders...........................................
Sausage, blood  or h e a d .............................
liv e r................................................
F ran k fo rt.............................. —
M utton 
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V eal...............................................................

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58 @  654 

@  6 
@  354

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454gl  454 
@  5 
@  654 
@  5
@  5 
@  75*. 
6  @ 6*4

C A N D IE S,-FR U IT S  and  NUTS.

The P utnam  Candy Co. quotes as follows :

STICK  CANDY.

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Standard,  per  lb .........................................   @  814
H .H ................................................   @  854
Tw ist  ............................................   @  854
palls or packages, n et  w eight............ 9
24i -lb.  bbls  .............................................   8
Boston  C re a m ........................................................ 11
Cut  L oaf.................................................................1054
E x tra  H. H ...............................................................11

MIXED  CANDY.

Bbls.
•  754
-.754
.8
. .8

Standard, per lb
L eader...............
Special................
R oyal...................
N obby..................
B roken................
M id g e t...............
English  R ock...
C onserves...........
Cut L oaf............
R ibbon ................
Broken T affy... 
P eanut Squares.
E x tra ..................
K indergarten  .. 
French Cream s.. 
Valley  Creams.

Boxes.
854
854
9
9

.........  954
.........  9v4

1010

10
10
10
1054
11
11
12
.13

f a n c y —In 5 lb. boxes. 

Per Box.

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Lemon D rops............................................................65
Soar D ro p s............................................................... 65
Pepperm int D rops...................................................75
Chocolate D rops...................................................... 75
H. M. ChocolateoDrops..........................................90
Gum  D rops......................................... 
40@50
Licorice Drops....................................................... 1 00
A. B. Licorice  D rops..............................................80
Lozenges, plain........................................................ 7J
p rin te d ...................................................75
Im perials................................................................... 70
M ottoes.......................................................................75
Cream B ar................................................................. 65
Molasses  B a r............................................................65
C aram els............................................................16@18
H and Made  Cream s....... .............................9f@l  00
Plain Cream s............................................................ 80
Decorated Cream s.............................. 
1  00
String  R ock..............................................................?■>
B urnt Alm onds......................................... 1  0C@1  10
W intergreen  B erries..............................................70

fancy—In bulk.

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printed, In p alls...................................13
Chocolate Drops, in  p a lls...................................... 13
Gum Drops, In pails...............................................  6
Moss Drops, in  palls................................................10
Sour Drops, In p ails................................................11
Im perials, In p alls...................................................12

$3 75 
4  25 
4  25
@  4  50 
@  5 00 
@
18@20 
@16 
14@15 
@10 
@  6

@ 8 

@1054 
@16 
@1454 
@15 
@5  00

ORANGBS.

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LEMONS.

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choice 

Floridas, fancy 1 2 1 3 8 .......................   ,
151-226.........................
176-200  ........................
M essina, choice, 360..............................
fancy, 300.............................
“ 
360...............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, Smyrna,  new ,  fancy  lay ers__
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F ard, 10-lb.  b o x ...........................
..........................
Persian, 50-lb.  b o x ....................
NUTS.
Almonds, T arragona.............................
Iv a c a ........................................
C alifornia............................
B r a z i l s ........................................................................
W alnuts, G renoble.................................
“  M arbot.......................................
N aples......................................
“ 
C hili...........................................
“ 
Table  N uts, No. 1.................................. .
No. 1....................................
Pecans. Texas. H. P ..............................
Cocoanuts, fu ll sacks  — ....................

50-lb.  “ 

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PEANUTS.

Fancy, H.  P., Suns  ................................
................
“  Roasted 
Fancy, H.  P., S t a r s ..............................
“  R oasted....................
Choice, H. P., E x P r in c e .....................
“  R oasted.................
F ancy, H. P., Steam boats......................
R oasted.......

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WHOLESALE

Paper  Warehouse.

FLOUR  SACKS,  GROCERY  BAGS,  TW INE  AND  WOODEN  WARE.

Houseman  Block, 

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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Wholesale thrice Current•

The  quotations  given  below  are  such  as are ordinarily offered cash buyers a ho 

pay promptly and buy In fu ll packages.

1 50
1 75
2 00
2 25
1 00

APPLE  BUTTER.

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Chicago  goods:......................
Frazer’s .................................$2  4U
A urora......................................  1 75
D iam ond.................................... 1 75
W ise’s .....................................   225
BAKING  POWDER.
Thepure, 10c packages........SI  20
1  56
 
K lb. 
2  28
 
6 oz. 
 
34 lb. 
2 76
 
12 oz. 
4  20
1 lb. 
.......   5  40
51b. 
........26  CO
Less 20 per cent, to retailers. 
A bsolute, \  lb. cans, d o z .. .1  00 
“ ...1 9 0
.. .3 5«
“ 
45
“  
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“  
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45
“ 
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«  
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60
“  %  lb  “ 
..............  1  20
1  lb  “ 
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5  lb  “  .................   9  60
“ 
40
Bed Star, 14 9)  ca n s............. 
34 9> 
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80
1  lb 
“ 
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BATH BRICK.

% lb. “ 
li b . “ 
b u lk ............................. 
T eller’s,  % lb. cans, d o z .. 
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A rctic, 14 lb c a n s ................  

Acme,  34 lb. cans, 3 doz  ... 

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2  “ 
1  “ 

34 lb. 

341b. 

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bluing. 

A rctic, < oz  ovals........................4 00

English, 2 doz. in case.......  
Bristol,  2  “ 
 
Am erican. 2 doz. in c a se ... 

80
75
70
Gross
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8oz 
7  00
pints,  round  ........... 10  50
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“  No. 3, 
... 4  00
“  No. 5, 
... 8 00
1 oz ball  ......  ...........4  50
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.................................2  00
2  50
90
1  20

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No. 2 H u rl................................   1  75 I
No.  1  “ 
No. 2 C arpet...................................2 25
No. 1 
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Parlor G em .................................... 2 75
Common W h isk .................... 
Fancy 
M ill...............................................  3 25
W arehouse.................................... 2 75
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR.
Rising Sun  ............................. 5  00
York S tate..............................
Self R is in g ...................................4 50
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................ 10
Star,  40 
P araffine................................   11
W icklng.................................. 25

CANDLES
 
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CHICORT.
B u lk ............................................4
R ed ............................ 
7
CHEESE.
Fancy F u ll  C ream ___ 11  @1134
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Good 
..10 @1034
Part Skim m ed...............  8  @ 9
Sap  Sago.......................   @22
@1  00
Edam   ..........................  
Swiss, im p o rte d .........  24®  25
dom estic  __   15®  16
L im burger...............................  15
Rubber, 100 lum ps.................30
..................40
Spruce, 200 pieces................. 40
Snider’s,  34 p in t.....................1  35
p in t............................. 2 30
q u a rt....................... ..3  50
CLOTHES FINS.

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

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65

COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE EXTRACT.

coffee—Green.

5 gross boxes  ..........................65
B u lk ................................. 4  @434
Pound  packages............   @7
Valley C ity............................. 
F elix .......................................1  15
H um m el’s ............................... 
Rio, fa ir.........................   @21
“  good..........................21  @22
“  prim e......................  @23
“ 
fancy, w ash ed ...  @24
“  golden......................23  @24
S antos...............................22  @23
M exican & G uatem ala 23  @24
Java,  In te rio r................ 24  @26
“  M andheling___ 27  @30
P e a b e rry ......................... 22  @24
M ocha, gen u in e.......  26  @28
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 34c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
coffees—Package.
B unola.......................................2434
in  cabinets...................2534
M c L a u g h lin 's   X X X X ... .2534
Lion  ..........................................2534
................... 26
D urham .................................... 25
Cotton,  40 f t ...........per doz.  1  35

in  cabinets 

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50 f t ..........  
60 f t ..........  
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80 f t ..........  
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60 f t .......... 
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CONDENSED MILK.

1  15
E agle.......................................  7  50
Anglo-Swiss................6 00@  7  70

COUPONS.
“Superior.”

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FRUITS.

Clams. 1 lb. L ittle N eck........ 1  10
Clam Chowder, 3 l b ... 
Cove Oysters, 1 lb. stand —  1  25 
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Lobsters, 1 lb. picnic............ 1  90
2  65
 

21b. 
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2  lb.  “ 
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1 lb.  S tar........................2 50
“ 
2 lb. S tar........................3 25
M ackerel, in  Tom ato Sauce 3 50
“ 
1 lb.  stand  .............1  20
“ 
2  lb. 
2  00
“ 
3 lb. in  M ustard.. .3 50
“ 
31b.  soused.............3 50
Salm on,1 lb. Columbia 1  75@1  90
lib .  A laska..  @1  60
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Sardines, dom estic  34s......... 
6
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H s......... @ 8
“  M ustard  34s.........   @10
Im ported  34s ---H   @18
“ 
spiced,  34s  .........  
“ 
10
T rout, 3  lb. brook  ........... 
2  50
Apples, gallo n s.......................
A pricots  ...............................  .2  50
B lackberries........................... 1  10
Cherries, re d ........................... 1  30
p itte d ....................... 1  40
D am sons..................................„
Egg  P lu m s.............................. 1  50
G ooseberries...........................1  10
G reen  G ages...........................1  to
Peaches,  p ie ...........................1  85
seco n d s................... 2  30
s ta n d ......................2 65
C alifornia............... 2 85
P ears......................................... 1  60
Pineapples,  com m on............ 1  25
..................2  75
sliced 
g rated ......................... 3 00
,  Q u in ce s................................... 110
Raspberries,  b la ck ...................... 1 30
re d ................. ...1 4 0
S traw berries...........................1  25
W hortleberries.......................1  40
Corned  beef 
.........................2  00
R oast................................................1 75
Beans, soaked  L im a............   85
“  G reen  L im a............@1  60
“  S trin g ......................... @  90
“  Stringless......................   90
“  Lewis’ Boston B aked.. 1  40 
Corn, stand,  b ran d s.. 1  00@1  25
Peas,  soaked...........................  75

VEGETABLES.

MEATS.

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@1  75

“  m a rro fa t...........................@1 30
“   stand J u n e ............................1 40
“  sifted  * 
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fine F re n c h ..........................2 10
M ushroom s....................................1 80
P u m p k in ...................................@1 00
S q u ash ............................................ 1 10
Succotash, soak ed .................  85
sta n d a rd ......................1 30
Tom atoes, stand br’ds  @ 100

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CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
G erm an Sw eet..............  ... 
Prem ium ............................... 
P u re ...................................  
B reakfast  Cocoa................  

 

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40

 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 

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$  1  per  h u n d re d ................   2  50
3  00
$ 2 , 
$ 5. 
4  00
*10, 
5  00
*20, 
.......................   6 00
*  1, per  h u n d re d .................... 2  00
2  50
* 2 , 
..3  00
* 5, 
*10, 
4  00
*20, 
5  00
Subject to  the  follow ing  dis­
counts:
200 or o v er..................5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
K enosha B utter....................   734
Seymour 
534
B u tte r.............. .,......................... 534
“  fam ily ....'........................ 534
“  b is c u it............................. 634
Boston..........................................734
City Soda.....................................7i4
Soda...........................................6
S. O y ster.....................................534
City Oyster, XXX....................  534
Strictly  p u re .........................  
38
Grocers’..................................  
25
D R IE D   F R U IT S .

10 
 
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CRACKERS.
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DOMESTIC.
8  @  9
Apples, sun-dried.......
3  @14
evaporated__
— 20  @21
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Apricots, 
10
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B lackberries“ 
.... 20  @22
Peaches 
“ 
PRUNES.
T urkey...........................
B osnia............................
Lem on.......... .................
O range...........................

@  834
@  9
18
18

PEEL.

CITRON.

In  d ru m ...........  ...........
In b oxes........................
CURRANTS.
Zante, in  barrels.........
in   34-bbls.........
in  less quantity
r a i s i n s —C alifornia.

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@20

@ 534
@  534
@  6

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Foreign.

B a g s .........................
London Layers,  2  c r n
3  *•
fancy.
M uscatels. 2 crown  ...

2  25
2  50
2  75
2  (i0
2 25
8
V alencias......................
O ndaras......................... 834@  9
S ultanas......................... 16  @20
F arina, 100  lb.  kegs..............   04
Hominy,  per  b b l....................4  00
M acaroni, dom 12 lb box —   55
Pearl  B arley................   3  @ 334
Peas, g reen ....................  @1  10
“  split......................  @334
Sago,  G erm an...............  @ 5

Im ported.......   @11

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

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Tapioca, fl’k or  p’r l ...  5  @ 6
W heat,  cracked...........  @  5
V ermicelli,  im port 
  @11
@55

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FISH—SALT.

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H erring, gibbed,  b b l 

Cod,  w h o le ...*.............  534®  5?4
“  b r ic k s .................   734@  734
“  » tr ip s ..................... 7?4@  8
5  25
 
3 00
34 b b l.. 
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12 00 
H olland,  b bls.. 
“ 
75
“  kegs, 
... 
“ 
S c a le d ............  
“ 
20
12 00
M ackerel, No. 1,34 b b l.. 
10  lb  kit  .110
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Trout,  34  b b ls..............   @4 75
“  10  lb.  k its....................  80
W hite,  No.  1,34 bbls..  @6 50
10 lb.  k its.......   90
“ 
Fam ily,  34 b b ls.........3 00
“ 
k its ..........  
60
FLAVORING E X T R A C T S-JenningS’ 
D C  
Lemon. V anilla
75 
1  25
...1   00 
“ 
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“ 
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GUN  POWDER.

2 oz folding b o x ... 
1 50
3 oz 
2 00
4 oz 
3 00
6oz 
5 oz 
4 0
K e g s .....................  ................. 5  50
H alf  keg s................................3 00
Sage........................................... 15
H ops..........................................2i
Chicago  goods......................
-•  534
30
No. 
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40
No. 1......................................
50
No. 2......................................
..  30
P u re......................................
..  25
C alabria..................7..........
..  18
Sicily....................................
.1  25
Condensed,  2  d o z............
No. 9  su lp h u r.................... . . . 2   00
..1  70
A nchor  parlor...................
..1   10
No. 2 home 
......................
..4  00
E xport  p arlo r....................
Black  S trap ............................ • 
17
22
Cuba  B aking ..........................
Porto  R ico .............................. 26@33
35
New Orleans, good .............
40
choice .........
£0
fan cy ...........

LAMP  WICKS.

MOLASSES.

MATCHES.

LICORICE.

JELLIES.

HERBS.

O ne-half barrels. 3c extra

LYE.

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RICE.

3  “ 

PIPES.

PICKLES.

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SAPOLIO.
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SOUPS.

. .6  7
B arrels  .....................................
H alf b arrels............................ ...3  50
ROLLED  OATS.
@6  5
B arrels..............................
@3  50
H alf bb ls ............................
9*
M ichigan  T e st......................
..10
W ater  W hite ..........................
*7 50
M edium .....................................
.  4  25
.  9  00
Small,  b b l......  
......................
. .5  80
34  b b l............................
..1  75
Clay, No.  216......................
..  75
..1  25
Cob, No.  3 ...........................
.. .7
Carolina h e a d ...................
N o .l ....................
...634
No. 2 ..................6 ©
__7
Jap an , No.  1............... —
.. .6
N o .2 .......................
SAUERKRAUT.
. .5  25
B arrels.......................................
.  3  00
H alf b arrels..........................
.  2  50
K itchen, 3 doz.  in b o x ...
.  2 50
H and 
.  2  40
Snider’s  Tom ato..................
s p ic e s —Whole.
..10
A llspice.....................................
Cassia, C hina In m ats — .  8 
B atavia in bund.
..15
..35
Saigon in  ro lls . . .
Cloves,  A m boyna...............
..16
Z anzibar.................
..80
Mace  B atavia ........................
. .80
N utmegs, fan cy ...................
..75
No.  1........................
“ 
.6 5
No.  2 ........................
“ 
..16
Pepper, Singapore, bla ck . 
“ 
w h ite..
.26
..20  '
sh o t......................
“ 
s p ic e s—G round—In  Bulk.
..15
A llspice...............................
..20
Cassia,  B atavia................
and  Saigon.25
S aig o n .......................42
Cloves,  Amboy n a ..................26
Z anzibar................... 20
G inger, A frican ...................... 1234
C ochin....................... 15
J a m a ic a ........   ........ 18
Mace  B atavia..........................90
M ustard,  E n g lish .................. 22
• 
and T rie ..25
T rieste....................... 27
N utm egs, No. 2 ...................... 80
Pepper, Singapore, black — 18
w h ite....... 30
C ayenne.....................25

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F in e .............  6J4@

@ 6 

C ut  L oaf........................  @734
C u b e s .............................  @  654
P ow d ered .....................   @  654
Standard  G ranulated.  634@  &J4 
Confectioners’ A. 
W hite E x tra  C.
E x tra  C.............
C ......... ...............
Yellow 
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D ark  M olasses.

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@ 554 
@  534 @ 534 I 
@  534 
@  5
Less th an  bbl.  34c advance.

brass  “ 
brass  “ 
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Tea, 2-lb,  tin  scoop......... .$ 6  50
......... .  7 25
“  5-fi>,  tin  scoop......... .  8  75
“ 
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8  75
G rocers’, 11-lb,  tin   scoop .  11  00
brass  “  . 12  25
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brass  “  . 14  75

22-lb,  tin 
STARCH.
Corn.
20-lb  boxes.........................
..  6V£
...  6*4  i
40-lb 
..................
Gloss.
1-lb packages  ....................
..  6
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3-lb 
..  6 
6-lb 
...................... ...  634
40 and 50 lb. boxes...........
..  454
B arrels  ............................... . . .
Scotch, In  bladders.........
Maccaboy, In ja rs .............
F rench Rappee, in J a r s ..

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. .35
. .43

SNUFF.

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D etroit Soap Co.’s Brands.

Q ueen  A nne....................
..3  85
G erman  F am ily...............
Mottled  G erm an.........  ..
.  3 00
Old G erm an....................... ...2   70
U . S.  Big  B argain ___   .
. .2 00
Frost.  F lo ater..................
. .3  75
. .3  00
1  Cocoa  Castile  ..................
..3  36
Cocoa Castile. F an cy .. 
. .
!  Old Country, 80.................
..3  20
|  Uno, 100...............................
...3  50
1  Bouncer, 100.....................
..3  00

A llen  B.  W risley’s Brands.

SODA.

SEEDS.

.-5*4
...4 %
1*

B o x es.............. ..............
Kegs,  E n g lish ................
SAL  SODA.
Kegs............................................
G ranulated,  boxes...........
¡  M ixed b ird ........................  434©  6
Caraway.....................................
..  9
C an ary .......................................
••  334
Hemp...........................................
. .   3H
A nise...........................................
.13
R a p e ...........................................
. .   6
M ustard .....................................
Common F ine per b b l .
@95
Solar Rock, 56 lb. sack s..
27
28  pocket................................... . . . 1  75
................................... . . . 2   00
60 
1  100 
................................... ...2   15
A shton bn.  b a g s ................. . . .   75
. . .   75
H iggins  “ 
.................
. . .   35
W arsaw  “ 
.................
................. . . .   20
Diam ond  Crvstal,  cases. ...1  50
28-lb sacks  25
50
56-lb
60  pocket.2  25
.2  10
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28 
barrels
.  .1  75

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34  bu  “ 
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SALT

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7V4

“ 

1 

SALERATU8.

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C hurch’s, Arm & H am m er.. .534
Dwight’s Com ..............
-. .534
. ..5>4
D eLand’s Cap  S heaf—
...534
p u re .........................
....534
.  5
Our L eader..............................
25
Corn,  b arrels ..........................
27
one-half  b arrels . . .
Pure  Sugar, b b l.................... 30@40
h alf b a rre l. . . 3J@42
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SYRUPS.

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SWEET GOODS.
G inger Snaps....................
Sugar  Cream s.................
Frosted  Cream s.............
G raham   C rackers.........
Oatmeal  Crackers —
SHOE  PO LISH .
Jettin e,  1 doz. in  box  . . .
j a p a n —Regular.

TE A S.

7
834
s
8
8
.75

. 

@20
F a ir ................................
@22
G o o d ..............................
Choice.............................24 @ 29
C hoicest......................... 32 @36
..............................10 ©11
D ust 

GUNPOWDER.

BASKET  FIRED.

SUN CURED.
F a i r ................................   @20
G o o d ..............................  
<5 22
Choice..............................24  @£9
Choicest..........................32  @?6
D u st............  
................10  @14
F a ir ................................   @20
Choice............................   @25
Choicest.........................   @35
E xtra choice, w ire leaf  @40
Common to  fa ir............25  ©35
E xtra fine to finest.  .. 50  @65
Choicest fan cy ..............75  @85
Common to  fa ir............25  @30
Superior to  fine............ 30  @50
Fine to choicest............55  @65
Common to  fa ir............20  @35
Superior to fine..............40  @50
Common  to  f a ir ............ 18  ©SC-
Superior to  fine............ 30  @40
F a ir ..................................25  @30
Choice.............................. 30  @35
B est..................................55  @65
Tea  D nst........................   8  @10

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

TOUNG HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

tobaccos—Fine Cut.

62
36

D.  Scotten & Co.’s Brands.

tobaccos—Plug.

tobaccos—Smoking.

H iaw atha  .................... 
Sweet  C uba..............   . 
Jas. G.  Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good  ...................... 37
Peach  P i e ...................................34
“Tobacco” ...................................35
H ector...................................... 17
Plow Boy, 2  o z ........................32
4  o z........................31
IS  oz........................32
VINEGAR.
40 g r ....................................  ...  8
50 g r...................................  
9
P A  P E R  & W O O D  E  N W  A R 1

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PAPER.

 

Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol 

lows:
Straw 
.......................................165
R o ck fa lls...................................190
H ard w are..................•............. 234
B a k e rs.................... 
234
Dry  G oods....................  534@1
J u te   M anilla.................... 634@S
Red  Express  No. 1......... 
..  5
No. 2 .............4
TWINES.
48 C otton..  ..............................25
Cotton, No.  1........  
22
Sea  Island, assorted...........  40
No. 5 H e m p ............................. 18
No. 6  “ .......................................17
W ool.........................................  8

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WOODENWARE.
Tubs, NO. 1.......................
“  No. 2.......................
“  No. 3.......................
Pails, No.  1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes
Bowls, 11 In ch ..................
..................
..................
..............

Baskets, m ark et.................... 

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“ willow cl’ths, N o.l  5 
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15  “ 
17  “ 
assorted, 17s and  19s  2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
35
b u s h e l...................  1  50
75
No.2  C 25
No.3  7 25
No.l  3 50
No.2  4 25
No.3  5 00
G R A IN S  a n d   F E E D S T U F F ?

splint 

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WHEAT.

W hite 
95
........................... 
Red................................  
95
All  w heat bought  on 60 lb.  test.

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FLOUR.

1  30
B o lte d ................................  
G ranulated...................  
1  75
5  10
in s a c k s .......... 
Straight, 
“ barrels............  5  30
“ 
“ sacks. 
..  —   6  10
P atent 
“ barrels............  6  30
“ 
“  sacks............   4  80
G raham  
Rye 
“ 
............   2 00
M ILL3TU FFS.
B ran ......................................   18  50
Screenings .  ......................  16  10
M iddlings 
.........................  20  00
Mixed  Feed  ........................  22  00
Coarse m eal.........................  22  00
No. 1 ...................................  @57
No. 1.................................. 
1  20
No. 2................................... .. 
1  15
Small  lo ts........................... 
58
5434
Car 
........................... 
Small  lo ts.....................  
50
Car 
“  ............................   48
No. 1.............. ........................   9 00
No. 2.  . : ................ ................  8  00
H ID E S ,  P E L T S   a n d   FURS.
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

B A R L E Y .

OATS.

HAY.

C O R N .

RYE.

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HIDES.

lows, nom inal:
Green .............................  4  @ 5
©   5
P art  C ured.................... 
Full 
“ 
..................  @  53i
 
Dry  .......  
6  @ 7
K ips,green 
.................4  @ 5
Calfskins,  green  .......   5  @ 6
cu re d ..........  5 @  7
Deacon sk in s..................10 ©30

cu re d .....................  5 @ 534

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No. 2 hides 34 off.
FELTS.

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40@ 

FURS.

WOOL.

......... 

05® 
10 n  
25@ 

Shearlings..................... 10  @25
Estim ated wool, per lb 20  @28 
W a sh e d ........................  
20@30
U n w a sh e d ...........................10@22
O utside prices are for No. 1 only
B adger........................ *0 20ffi*l  CO
B e a r............................  5 00@25 00
B eaver........................   2 00®  8  < 0
Cat,  house................ 
25
Cat, w ild ...................  
50
Coon 
.  . 
80
F is h e r.......................  4  00@ 6  00
Fox,  cross  ..............  2  00@  5 00
Fox  red  ..................  1  00 -5  1  50
Fox,  g ray .................. 
78
Lynx  .........................  2 00®  3  00
M artin, pale and yel­
low  ......................... 
40@ ~  75
M artin, d a rk .............   1 5Q@  3  On
Mink  ...  .................. 
25®  1  00
M uskrat  .................... 
15
07 
Opossum  .................. 
15
05 
O tter...........................  3  00  8 00
S k u n k ....................... 
10 
1  00
300
Wolf  .........................  1  Oil 
Beaver castors, per
l b .............................  2  00 
5 CO
T hin and g re e n .......................   10
Long g ra y ................................   2>
G ra y .....  
25
Red and  b lu e.........................   35
MISCELLANEOUS.
.........................3  @ 4
Tallow 
Grease  butter  ...  —   1  @ 2
Switches 
.....................   134®  2
G in s e n g ....................2 5 1@3 0>

deerskins—Per  pound.

 

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follows:

The Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes as 
W ater W h ite................  @  9(4
M ichigan, test 
...........  @ 8%
N aptha  ..........................  @734
G asoline........................   @ 9K
C y lin d e r...................... 27  @36
E n g in e ........................13  @21
Black,  15 Cold  Test. 

@1034

EL  P uritano  Cigar.
The FinestlO Gent Gigar
DILWORTH BROTHERS,

O N   E A R T H

MANUFACTURED  BY

EL PURITANO 

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CUBAIN  EA.ND  MADE

P IT T S B U R G H .

TRADE  SUPPLIED  BY

I.  M.  CLARK  &  SON,

Grand Rapids.
» JW  BRADD0CK, BATEMAN  & CO., 
Bay  City.
PERKINS  Sc  H ESS
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S IN

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NOS.  12 3   and  124  LOUIS  ST R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H IG A N .

WE  CARRY  A   STOCK  OF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE.

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PROFIT  IN  PAPER  MONEY.

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V ariou s W a y s in W hich  U n cle Sam  h a s .

Made Millions.

F ro m  th e  W a sh in g to n   S ta r
“The  parlor  stove  is  a  considerable 
source  of  income  to  the  United  States 
Treasury at this time of year, though the 
contributors to the fund  accumulated by 
its  means are  invariably most  unwilling 
ones,”  said a treasury official.
“Of all  ways of  hoarding paper money 
none  appears  to  be  in  such  universal 
favor as  that  of  hiding  it  away  in  an 
unused  sitting-room  stove  during  the 
summer  time.  When  the fire  is  lighted 
in the autumn the cash goes up in smoke 
and then the owner makes application to 
have the  ashes  redeemed.  The  chief  of 
the  redemption  division  said  yesterday 
that  not  less  than  100  such  cases  were 
submitted to him every  fall.  Sometimes 
the remains are not too far consumed for 
identification,  but  as a rule  this  method 
of  destroying money  is  found  to be  sin­
gularly  effective  and  hopeless.  There 
was  received  yesterday  at  the  treasury 
§120, in the  sh tpe of  a small quantity of 
ashes packed into a thimble, from Texas. 
The  woman  who  had  owned  the  §120 
had  drawn the  sum  from  bank  and  de­
posited  it  in  a  stove for  safer  keeping, 
with  the  usual  result.  Unfortunately, 
the ashes are  indistinguishable from any 
other  ashes,  and  so  she  will  lose  the 
amount.
“ It  is  a  most  interesting  fact  that 
nearly all the paper  money destroyed by 
accident  meets  its  fata  on 
the  rail. 
Whenever  a  railway disaster  occurs  fire 
usually  ensues,  and  the  express  car  is 
burned.  Now.  an  express  car  almost 
invariably  carries  a  safe  with  more  or 
less money in it.  among  other valuables. 
The safe,  unless  it is one  for  transport­
ing  government  money,  is apt to be  one 
of  the portable  kind  and not  fire-proof. 
Thus  it  is  an  almost  every  day  occur­
rence for  one of  these  safes to arrive  at 
the  treasury here with  its cash contents 
in  the  shape  of  more  or  less  hopeless 
ashes.
“ For  example,  take  the  accident  that 
occurred in  Kentucky only the other day. 
Two trains  met in a tunnel, one of  them 
loaded with  passengers  and  the other  a 
freight,  carrying  coal  and  iron. 
For 
thirty hours the wreck  burned, and such 
was the heat generated that the iron  was 
melted  and  flowed  like  water. 
In  the 
express car of  the passenger train was a 
safe with  §1,600 cash  in  it.  besides  a lot 
of  jewelry. 
It was all  paper money and 
was reduced  to  ashes.  Seven  hundred 
dollars  is all  that the  redemption divis­
ion has been  able to get out of  it in con­
dition  for  purchase  with  fresh  United 
States  notes.  This,  the  authorities say, 
is  the  worst  ordeal  through  which  an 
express safe has ever passed.
“ You would  be  astonished to see  how 
little in  the way of  remains is  required, 
when  passed  under  the  hands  of  the 
treasury experts,  to procure  the  identifi­
cation  and  redemption of  burned  paper 
money.  A  few  bits, 
so  hopelessly 
charred  as  to  seem  to  the  ordinary eye 
but a small  accumulation of  ashes,  may 
be  redeemable  for  thousands of  dollars 
in  bright  new bills at the  paying teller’s 
desk.  All  that is  required  is  sufficient 
evidence that  the  originals of  the  notes 
have been  really destroyed.  Morsels  no 
bigger  than  your  finger  nail  are  every 
day redeemed  for  the  face  value of  the 
bills  they represent.  As  to  this  it  is 
largely a  matter of chance.  If the morsel 
were  merely a  corner,  it  would  not  be 
likely to  >  iffice  for the  identification  of 
the  note.  Supposing  that  the  case  is 
that of  a  buik  note, it  is  absolutely es­
sential  that  ihe  bank  should  be  deter­
mined,  else  payment  cannot  be  made. 
But let the  bii  presented  show the name 
of the bank, it.s number or even a portion 
of  one of  the  officers’  signature, and  it 
goes.  Until  very  recently  portions  of 
notes sent in have been  redeemed on  the 
discount principle—nine-tenths of  a ten- 
dollar  bill  bringing  §0.  and  so  on—but 
now the  law is that the  smallest portion 
is  redeemable at full  face  value, if  only 
it is  accompanied  by satisfactory  affida­
vits as to the loss of .the remainder. Some 
few attempts have been  made to swindle 
the treasury  in  this way  by false  affida­
vits, but the  department  believes that it 
has always discovered them.
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A. E.BROOKS&CO.^'-'them.

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T r y
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M A N U F A C T U R E D   BY 

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Manufacturers  of

Show  Coses

Of  Every Description.

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
First-Class  Work  Only.
G R A N D   R A P ID S .

DROPS
Tangeland M f g . C o .
S A S H

W holes»  M anufacturers  of

----AND----

DOORS
Lumber, M  aid  Shingles.

DEALERS  IN

Office,  Mill .and  Yard:
E ast  M u skegon  A ve.,  on  O-  Sc  W .  M . R ’y. 

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

Bicycles, 
Trieyeles,. 
Velocipedes
General Sporting Gonds

AND

A gents for A. G. Spalding & Bro.’s 
Sporting  and  A thletic  Goods  and 
A m erican Pow der Co.’s Powder.

We have on hand a com plete line of Colum bia, 
V ictor and other  cheaper  bicycles, also a splen­
did assortm ent o f  Misses’  Tricycles,  C hildren’s 
V elocipedes and small  Safety Bicycles.
E G. Studlev,

4  M onro«  St.,

GRAND RAPIDS

Call and  see  them  
or  send  for  large, 
i l l u s t r a t e d   cata­
logue.

C R A C K E R S,  BISCUITS  A N D   SW E E T   GOODS.

SPECIAL.  A TTENTIO NS) P A ID   TO  MAIL.  O R D E R S.

Muskegon Cracker Co
L A R G E S T  V A R IE T Y  IN  T H E  S T A T E
457,  459,  461,  463  W.  WESTERN AVENUE, 
MUSKEGON,  MICH.

No  Cometim  lift  in?  Cracker  Trust
H ey m an   &  C om pany,

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
“Uncle  Sam  has  made a good  deal of 
money by his  paper  cash  that  has  been 
accidentally destroyed.  Of course, every 
penny of  it  that is not  handed in at  the 
treasury for redemption is so much in his 
pocket. 
In  this  way  he  has  found  his 
issue of  fractional  currency most profit­
able.  These small notes—for 5 cents, 10 
cents, 25 cents and 50 cents—were  easily 
destroyed, especially  during  war  times.
“The first issue was  made in 1863, and 
of the 5-cent notes then put forth, nearly 
one-half—more  than 45  per  cent.,  accu­
rately  speaking—has  never  been  askqd 
payment for.  The same  thing is true of 
30  per  cent, of  the  10-cent notes, 20 per 
cent,  of  the  25-cent  notes,  and  11  per 
cent, of  the  50-cent  notes. 
It is  shown 
by the  figured treasury total  that of  the 
§20 000,000  worth  of  these  notes  first 
issued more than §4,000,000 still remains 
in the clothes of the government.  There 
were  four  more  subsequent  issues  of 
fractional  currency—some of  their  out­
put  in 8 and  15 cent  notes—aggregating 
about §447,000,000, and of this lump sum I 
more than §11,000,000 has not been called 
for.  This  leaves Uncle  Sam ‘on velvet’ 
to the extent of §15,000,000, so far as his 
fractional notes are concerned. 
In other 
words, he seems to have made about that 
amount of money clear on the five issues.
“Now,  what  has  become  of  all  this 
small  change?  In 1870  a  treasury com­
mission.  not  appointed  by  law  in  any 
proper  form,  made  up  its  mind  that 
§8,000,000  had  been  lost  or  destroyed, 
and  Congress  accordingly  turned  that 
amount  out of  the §10,000,000 originally 
appropriated  for  the  redemption  of  the 
fractional notes  over for the  payment of 
pensions.  Since  then  three  experts  in 
the  department,  making  their  calcula­
tions  independently—one  of  them  Ac­
countant Lentz of  the  national  banking 
division—have arrived  approximately at 
the same  conclusion, that  not more than 
$1,000,000 of  the fractional  currency has 
been destroyed or lost  and  that §14,000,-
000 yet remains outstanding.  According 
to  their  estimate  this  great  sum  is  at 
present  in the  hands of  collectors, large 
and small. 
It requires nearly §3,000,000 
of  each  fractional  issue  to  satisfy their 
appetite  for  curiosities.  Not  merely do 
dealers hold considerable stocks of  these 
notes, but  nearly every  private  individ­
ual has one or more of them just for fun.
“As  for  the  gain  of  the  government 
on  its  notes  of  larger  denominations 
through  their  loss  or  destruction,  the 
treasury  is  only able  to  make a  guess, 
estimating  it  at  considerably  less  than
1  per  cent.  While  the  discounting  of 
paper currency by paying proportionately 
fractions of  bills was  legal  the  treasury
I cleared  §350,000  through  the  industry.
| A good deal of money in paper is hoarded 
every year  by  persons  who  die  without 
revealing  its  whereabouts, and  much of 
it  is  never  found.  Sums  in  this  shape 
are  often  dug  up  on  the  persons  of 
corpses  exhumed  for  other  purposes. 
Only the  other  day the  body  of  a  mur­
dered  man was  discovered  near an  Ohio 
town, with apocketbook filled with green­
backs.  The  latter  were  sent  to  the 
I treasury here for redemption.” 
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C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

Daniel  Lynch,

Playing Cards

6 3   a n d   6 5   C an al  St.,

VE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS

19  So. Ionia  St., Grand Rapids.

SEND  FOR  PRICE  LIST.

G rand R apids,  M ich

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

7k 

The  Finest  Line  of  Candy  in  the  State.

KNIGHTS  OF  THE  GRIP

LAMP BURNERS.

No. 0 S u n ...................................................................  45
No. 1  “  
...................................................................  50
No. 2  “ 
...................................................................  75
T ubular  ...................................................................  75

LAMP  CHIMNEYS.—Per bOX.

6 doz. in  box.

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F irst quality.
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No. 0 S u n .................................................................1  75
No. 1  “ 
...................................................................1  88
No. 2  “ 
...................................................................2 70
No. 0 Sun, crim p  to p ...................................................2 25
....2  40
No. 1 
3 40
No. 2 
No. 0 Sun, crim p  to p .............................................2 60
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No. 1 
No. 2 
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I  Pearl.top.
No. 1 Sun, w rapped and  la b eled ....................... 3 70
No. 2  “ 
......................4 70
No. 2 H inge,  “ 
........................4 70
|  La Bastie.
No. 1 Son, plain bulb,  per d o z...........................1  25
No. 2  “  
........................... 150
No. 1 crim p, per d o z..............................................1  35
!  No. 2 
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i  B utter Crocks, per g a l.......................................   06H
Jugs, hi gal., per d oz..........................................  75
..........................................  90
......................................... 1  80
M ilk P ans, H g al., per doz.  (glazed 66c)....  66 
90c).  ..  78
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Would  you  like  to can-)  a aide line and 
establish  agents  or  sell  to  the  trade ? 
If so, address

Bell  Furniture  and  Novelty  Co.,

N A SH V ILLE,  M IC H .

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Personal Appearance Not a True Index.
W ritte n  fo r Th e T radesman.

Merchants  sometimes  make  amusing 
and unfortunate  mistakes in “sizing up” 
customers  with  whom  they  may be  un­
acquainted, often to their  own mortifica­
tion and regret.  It is not always possible 
to  judge  from a person’s dress  and  gen­
eral  appearance  whether he be a beggar 
or a millionaire, and  it is  generally  best 
to treat  him as the  latter  until  you are 
convinced to the  contrary. 
In  doing so, 
should he be  poor  in this  world’s  goods, 
you  have  the  satisfaction  afterward  of 
feeling that  you  have treated  him  well, 
and at  the same  time  you  may have  ap­
pealed to  his  vanity  and  secured him as 
a lasting customer.  Poverty is sufficiently 
humiliating and  vexatious without a per­
son’s being reminded of it through slights. 
We appreciate and admire the friendship 
of those who, knowing our poverty, treat 
us  as  if  we had  thousands at our  com­
mand;  and  that  merchant is  wise  who 
thinks twice before he does much  talking 
to either strange customers or those whom 
he well knows are obliged  to make a sin­
gle dollar cover many purchases.

1 was amused at a little incident which 
occurred in Grand Rapids the other even­
ing. 
I  was  invited  by  a  friend  to  step 
into a fruit stdle with him  for a moment. 
The gentleman was well educated,  albeit 
a  little  rough  in  his  expressions  some­
times,  possessed  a  good  bank  account, 
yet withal was rather economical in dress, 
and,  as happened just then, he presented 
a  rather  “seedy”  appearance.  As  he 
placed five  cents in the hand of  the mer­
chant  and  said,  “A  few  good  eating 
apples,  please,” 
I  noticed that the man 
gave  my  friend a quick,  searching  look. 
He  moved  toward a basket of  rather  in­
ferior  fruit,  while  his  customer  passed 
farther  along,  his  hand  fondling  some 
extra  northern  spys. 
The  merchant 
noticed  him and  nervously  said,  “Those 
cost a little more.” 
“ 1 don’t  care a  d— 
about  the  cost,”  answered  my  friend. 
“Give me  two or  three of  these.” 
I did 
not  hear the  embarrassed  reply,  as  the 
merchant  selected  three  of  the  king  of 
apples,  but  1  noticed  the  smile  which 
played about  the  mouth of  a  gentleman 
who sat back by the fire.

It is natural  for  human  nature to  dis­
play  its  brightest  and  best  side.  The 
best  fruit and  the  largest  eggs  are gen­
erally  placed  on  the  top—not  always 
expressly to  deceive,  by any  means,  but 
with  the pardonable  pride  of  attracting 
attention.  The  goods  nearest  the  door 
and in  the  windows are  there to  exhibit 
the best samples.

When a boy,  I remember  seeing an old 
farmer,  wearing a very  ragged  coat  and 
with a coonskin  cap on his  head,  enter a 
grocery  store  and  proceed  to  examine 
some very tiue codfish piled upon  the end 
of  a  counter  near the  door.  A  dapper 
young  man  who had  just  been  engaged 
as  clerk, being  alone  in the  store at  the 
moment,  hurried  forward  to  wait  upon 
him.  One  glance  appeared  to  satisfy 
him.  Touching the old gentleman lightly 
on  the  arm,  be  said,  “Walk  right  back 
I  can  show  you  some much 
this  way. 
cheaper  codfish 
than  this.”  And  he 
turned back as if expecting the customer 
to follow at once.  The old man evident­
ly heard  but  did  not  even  look around, 
continuing  to  slowly  examine  the  fish. 
The  clerk  was  impatient. 
“ I  said  1 
could  show  you  some  cheaper  fish,”  he 
repeated. 
“Dang  it!”  replied  the  old 
man,  as he turned and  looked the  young

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R ia n   squarely  in  the  face.  “ Who  said 
anything about cheaper fish?  1 shall try 
and  pay  for  what  I  get!”  Before  the 
clerk could reply, the proprietor entered 
the  door  and,  with a smile  and a “Good 
morning,  Uncle  George,”  he  warmly 
shook  the  old  man’s  hand,  and,  seeing 
him  standing  by  the  fish,  remarked, 
“There is something  I  shall  be  pleased 
to put  up for  you—the  finest  fish I have 
had  for a long  time.”  “Yes,  I’ve  been 
looking  at  them,”  said  the  old  gentle­
man,  “and  1  wanted  two  or  three;  but 
your  clerk  here was  terribly anxious  to 
sell me some cheaper ones, or they would 
have  been  tied  up  for  me  long  ago.” 
With an  embarrassment he could  hardly 
conceal,  the  grocer  addressed  his  clerk: 
“Why, James, did  you not know that this 
is Uncle George  Sanford?  He is able  to 
purchase  every store  and its  contents in 
this block and  pay for them  to-day.  He 
buys our best goods, always—be sure and 
remember that.”  And  he  proceeded  to 
wait  upon  the old  gentleman in  person. 
A practical,  though  disagreeable,  lesson 
of  this  kind  is  a swift educator  and  is 
often  a  most  valuable  one  to  a  young 
man,  resulting  in  his  being a very  suc­
cessful merchant in after years.

J .  S.  W A L K B R ,

MANUFACTURER  OF

Pickles, Vinegar, Cider, Je lies and Pre­

serves. Min  emeat,  Maple Syrup, 

Sauer Kraut and Produce.

3 3 3   S O .  D I V IS I O N   ST.

I quote the trad e as follow s:

“ 

“ 

“ 

15

1 40

“ 
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‘ 
“ 

M edium 1,300 30  gal.  bb ls................
................
60015  “ 
“ 
...........
Small 
3,400 30  “ 
...............
1,300 15  “ 
G herkins 3,600 30 “ 
.................
1,80015  “ 
.................
3  gal. p a ils.........................
Fancy  M ixed Pickles  30 gal. bbls.

7  50 
. .  4  00
..  8 50
. .  4  75
.  10 00
..  5 50
. 
1   10 00
..  5 25
3 gallon p ails...............  140
.............................  1  40

Chow Chow 15  g als.................................................  5 50
Split Pickles, plain,  1,200 in b b l.........................   5 50
Sweet G herkins. 3,600 30  gal. b b ls......................$13 00

SWEET  PICKLES.
1800 15 gal. bbls  ................   7  00
Small,  2,400 30 gal. b b ls.......................1100
Fancy M ixed, 30 gal.  b b ls.................   1100
“ 
6  10
Small,  1,20015 gal. b b ls...................  6 
00
Split,  1,20030 
.........................  7  50
.........................  4  25
600  15 

3 gal. pails 

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“ 

Large  pickles put up in 45 gal. casks..  7 50
E nglish Pints, per doz  .................................. $ 2  15
American Pints,  “ 
95
Sauer K raut, per b b l.........................................   4  75

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

BOTTLED PICKLES.

“ 
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15 

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“ 

 

 

VINEGAR.

J . S. W alker’s pure Table and Pickle.
“ 
.........................  

40 grain per  gal.  ($1  for  bbl)  ................ ........ $0 08
50 
09

“ 
W hite W ine same price.

“ 

30 lb.  Water pails, all k in d s...........................$0 044
201b. 
0414
SO

...........................  
pints, glass jelly, per  d o z.........................  

“ 

JELLIES.
“ 

SAUCE  AND  MUSTARD

“ 

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10

“ 
“ 
“ 

.......  

“  ~ 
“ 

MAPLE SYRUP.

CHOICE PRESERVES.

................................................   064

Cass Farm  Sauce, per doz.......................
M ustard  8 oz.  per  doz 
......................

.  ...$   1  00 
80
.......  
70
cups, fancy, per  d o z.............. .......  
40
............... ....... 
w ine glass, 
beer m u g s................................
.......  
95
1  15
Caddy s, 
............................... ........  2  90
5 gal.  k eg s.................................................. .......   1  50
l(f 
.................................................
.......   2 90
...................................................
.......   4  00
15 
Barrels M ustard, per  g a l.....................
20 lb.  K anakens,  per  lb  .....................
STANDARD  MINCEMEAT.
36 lb  pails,  per lb ...............................................  07
140 lb.  kegs,  “ 
New E ngland M incemeat, per  d o z.............. 1  00
E xtra M aple Syrup, 5 gal. cans  per  g a l__ $ 0  85
“ 
V erm ont 
75
“  per doz...........12 00
E x tra 
“ 
V erm ont 
..........  10 50
E x tra 
“ 
6  00
 
V erm ont 
“ 
............  5  E0
MAPLE  SUGAR.
30 and fO lb. boxes, per lb .................................. 
10
D ecanter, pints, per  d o z ....................................$1  00
..............................  
...  1  50
......................................  2 50
.......................................2 50
Choicest pints, 
50
5 gal. kegs, per g a l............................................... 
1  “ 
60
“ 
A m erican pints, per d o z......................................  90
3 gal.  pails, per g a l................................................   70
Per pound.................................................................  08
I w arrant all goods  offered in this  price list to 
give  satisfaction or send  them   back,  and  will 
always give you the lowest  price on good goods. 
As for  cheap  gooas, we  do not  handle them. 
I 
w ill  allow 5 per  cent,  off  for  cash  on all  bills 
paid as soon as you get the goods.

CATSUP.
“ 
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5  “ 
1  “ 
1  “ 
4   “ 
4   “ 

HORSE  RADISH.

APPLE  BUTTER.

quarts 
4   gal. 

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“ 
“ 

jugs, 

__  

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Please give us a  trial.

Yours T ruly, 

J . S .  W a l k e r .

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.

In  effect D ecem ber 7,1890.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

S o u th . 
F o r S aginaw , solid t r a i n ...........  
F o r T ra v erse C it j ..........................|   5:15 a  m  
F o r T ra v e rse   C ity  A  M ackinaw  (j  9:20 a m  
F o r S ag in aw , so lid  t r a i n .............  
F o r C ad illa c.............................2:15 p m  
F or M ackinaw ..................................t   8:50 p m  
F rom  K a la m azo o ............................t   3:56 p m

A rriv e fro m   Leave go in g  
N orth.
t   7:80  a  m
t   7:05  a m
t i l  :30  a m
t   4:30  p m
¡¡10:30  p m

t   5:00  p m

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

A rriv e fro m   L eave g o in g  

N o rth . 
F o r  C in c in n a ti...... ........................|   6:00a m  
F or K alam azo o  an d   C h ic ag o .. .ft0 :l5  a  m  
F rom  S ag in aw ....................... 
11:45am
F o r F o rt W ay n e a n d  the* E a s t.. 
B’o r C in c in n a ti.................................t   5:30 p m  
F o r K alam azo a n d   C h ic ag o  
tlO-.OO p m  
F rom  S ag in aw ................................. 110:30 p m

S outh.
t   6:80  a m
tlO.30  a  m
t   2:00  p in
¡j  6:00  p  m
¡11:05  p m

T ra in s m a rk e d  ( |)  ru n  d a ily ;  ([) d a ily  e x c ep t Sunday. 
S leeping an d  p a r lo r c a r  serv ic e:  N o rth —11:30  a   m 
tra in , p a r lo r  c h a ir  c a r   fo r  M ackinaw  C ity ;  10:30 p m  
fo r  M ackinaw   C ity. 
tra in ,  W a g n e r  sleep in g   c a r 
S outh—6:30 a  m  tra in , p a r lo r c h a ir c a r fo r  C in c in n ati; 
10:30 a  m  tra in , th ro u g h  p a r lo r co ach  to  C hicago: 6 p m  
tra in , W a g n er sleep in g  c a r fo r  C in c in n ati;  11:05  p  m 
tra in , W a g n er sleep in g  c a r  fo r C hicago.

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

F o r M uskegon—L eave. 

F ro m  M uskegon—A rrive.

7:00  a m  
11:15  a  m  
5:40  p m  

10:10 a m
3:45  p  m
8:15 p m

T h ro u g h  tic k e ts  a n d  full In fo rm a tio n   ca n   be h ad  by 
c a llin g  upon A. A lm quist 
tic k e t  a g e n t  a t   U nion S ta­
tio n ,  o r  G eorge  W .  M unson,  U nion  T ick e t  A gent, 67 
M onroe s tre e t. G ran d  R apids. Mich.

G eneral  P assen g e r an d  T ick et A gent.

C. L. LOCKWOOD,

D etroit, G rand H aven  & M ilw au k ee.

GOING W EST.

A rrives. 
tM ornlng E x p re ss............................... 12:50 p m  
[T h ro u g h  M ail........................................5:00 p m  
[G ran d  R apids  E x p re ss...................10:25  p m
•N ight E x p re ss................................... 6 :40 a  m 
tM ixed.................................................... 
GOING EAST.
tD e tro it  E x p re ss................................
[T h ro u g h  M ail..................................... 10:10 a  m
[E v en in g  E x p re ss................................3:36 p
•N ig h t  E x p re ss...................................9:50 p  m

L eaves.
1:00 p m
5:10 p  m
7:05 a m
7:30 a m
6:50 a m   I 
10:20 a  m   j 
3:45 p m 
10:55 p m
tD aily , S undays excepted.  *Dally.
D e tro it Express  le a v in g   6:50 a  m  h a s  W a g n e r p a rlo r 
an d  b u ffet c a r a tta c h e d , a n d  E v en in g   E xpress le a v in g   j 
3:45 p m  h a s p a r lo r c a r  a tta c h e d .  T hese tra in s.m a k e  
d ire c t c o n n e ctio n  In D e tro it fo r a ll p o in ts E ast.
E xp ress le a v in g  a t   10:55  p   m   h as  W a g n er  sleep in g  
c a r to  .D e tro it, a r riv in g  in  D e tro it  a t  7:20 a  m.
T ick ets  an d  
a t 
D., G. H. A  M .R ’y  offices, 23 M onroe S t., a n d  a t  th e  depot.
J ab. Cam pbkll, C ity  P assen g e r A gent. 

b e rth s  secu red  

sleep in g  

c a r 

J no. W . Loud, Traffic M anager, D e tro it.

T oledo,  A nn  A rbor  &  N orthern.

For Toledo and all points South and East, take 
the Toledo, A nn Arbor &  N orth  M ichigan  R ail­
way from  Owosso Junction. 
Sure  connections 
at above point w ith trains of D., G. H.  & M., and 
connections at Toledo  w ith  evening  trains  for 
Cleveland, Buffalo, Columbus,  D ayton,  C incin­
nati,  P ittsburg, Creston, O rville  and  all  promt 
n ent points on connecting lines.

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

CHICAGO

OCTOBER 5,  1890.
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  RY.
P.  M.  !  P.  M.

DEPART  FOR
C hicago.............
Indianapolis  ... 
Benton  H arbor.
St.  Jo se p h .........
T raverse  C ity..
M uskegon.........
Manistee  .......
L u d in g to n .......
Baldw in  ...........
Big R apids.......
G rand  H aven.. 
H o lla n d .............

p. M.
+1:00 *11 
+1:09 §11 
+1:00 *11 
+1:00|*11 
+5:05|+U 
+1:00]+  5 
+5:05 
+5:05| 
+5:051+11 
+5:05 
+1:00]t  5 
+1:001+  5

+9:00
+9:00
+9:00+7: a5 
+9  Ml! 
+7:25 
+7:25 
+7:25 
+7:25 
+9:00j 
+9:00!

+8:49+8:10 *11:35

+Week Days.  *Daily.  § Except Saturday.
9:00
1:00
5:05
:3 0
»35

A.  M. has through chair car to Chica­
go.  No ex tra charge for seats.
P   M.  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
w ith W agner buffet car;  seats  75 cts. 
P.  M. has through chair car to M anis­
tee,  via M. & N.  E.  R.  R. ;  solid  train 
to Traverse City.
P  M. solid train has  sleeper for  T ra­
verse City.
P. M. is solid  train  w ith W agner pal­
ace sleeping  car  through to i hicago, 
and also a  com bination sleeping  and 
parlor  car  through  to  Indianapolis, 
via Benton Harbor.

ARRIVE.

DEPART.

■ETROIT,  LANSING  &  NORTHERN  R.  R. 

Lansing  Route.

Express for Saginaw and Bay C ity__   +7:30  a  m
Mall for Lansing, D etroit  and E a s t...  +7:25  a  m 
Express for Lansing, D etroit and E ast  +1:20  p  m 
Mall for Alma, St.  Louis and Saginaw  +4:30  p  m 
F ast Ex. for D etroit, New York, Boston*6:25  p  m 
Mail from Saginaw and  Bay City.  ...+11:45 a  m 
Mail from Lansing,  D etroit and  E a st.+12:10  a  m 
F ast Express from  Lansing and E ast.  *5:(5  p  m 
Express from  Lansing  and D etro it...  +9:50  p  m 
Ex.  from  Saginaw, St. Louis and Alma+10:39  p  m 
"D ally.  +Dally e x c ep t Sunday.
T he sh o rte s t lin e to  D e tro it a n d   th e   E ast.  E le g a n t 
p a r lo r c a rs b etw een  D e tro it  a n d  G ran d  R apids.
Solid  tra in s   b etw een   G rand  R apids  a n d   S aginaw . 
Two solid tra in s  betw een  G ran d   R apids  a n d   D etro it, 
le a v in g  G ran d  R apids 7 :25 a  m   an d   6:25  p  m ,  le a v in g  
D e tro it 1:15 p m  an d  5:00 p   m.
F o r tic k e ts an d  In fo rm a tio n , ap p ly   a t  U nion  T ick e t 
Office, 67 M onroe s tre e t, a n d   U nion D epot.
Ge o . Db Haven  Gen. Pass. A  T ick e t A gt  .G ran d  R apids.

| 

15
Mich igan (Tentrat,

“ The Niagara Falls Route."

DEPART.  ARRIVE
.................................   7:20 a m   10:00 p m
D e tro it E x p re s s ..
5:00 p m
M ixed 
........................................................6.30 & m  
D ay  Express...........................................12.00 a m   10:00 a m
•A tla n tic  A   Pacific E x p re ss.............. 1115 p m  
6:00 a  m
New Y ork Express.................................5:40 p m 
1:15 p  m

tra in s  to  a n d  fro m   D etro it.
E xpress to   an d   fro m   D etro it.

•D aily.
All o th e r d a ily  ex c ep t Sunday.
S leeping  ca rs  ru n   on  A tla n tic   a n d   Pacific  E xpress 
P a rlo r  ca rs ru n   on  D ay  E xpress  a n d   G rand R apid 
F red M. Br ig g s. G en'I A g en t. 85 M onroe St.
G. S. H aw k ins, T ick e t A gent, U nion  D epot.
G e o. W .  Munson, U nion T ick e t Office, 67 M onroe St.
O. W . R ugglbs.G . P .  A   T. A gent., C hicago.

EDMUND B.DIKEMflN
WatGh Maker

THE  GREAT

cn
5?;

»=*5 Jeweler,
44  CUNE  8Y„
-  JM ,

Grand Rapids 

F I T   F O R
i (Milan's
T able:
name of

All goods bearing the 

THTTBBER. WHYLAND  &  CO..

OR

ALEXIS  GODILLOT,  JR.

Grocers visiting New  York  are  cordially invited 
to  call and  see  us, and  if  they  wish, have  th e ir 
•.orrespoudenceaddressed in   our  care.  We  sh a ll 
>o glad to b e of use  to  them  in   any way.  Write 
•is about anything you wish to know.

TKHBBER, WHYLAND  & 00.,

Yest Broadway, Eoade & Hudson Street* 

New York City

JEFORE  BUYING  G R A T E S f
-i  v  irailar an d  Testimonials.  S e n t   F r t - i   .   T-. 
Economical.  Sanitary.  Cleanly  and  Artistic.  * 
-,Lm!ME  FIRE  PLACE,  GRAND RAPID  .  $!•'!’  5

WA.N'TBD.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f  y o u   h a v e  a n y  o f  th e   a b ove  good s  to  
sh ip ,  o r anything:  in   th e  P rod u ce  lin e ,  le t 
ns  h ea r  from   y o n .  L ib eral  cash   ad vances 
m ad e  w h e n   d esired .

E A R L   B R O S . ,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

U C T R o f Y P t R S
*   S t c f e o t Y p e ^

T H E   M O S T  R E L I A B L E   F O O D  
V l  i r r S   For Infants and Invalids.
I.r a  S  H tN iU ie d   everywhere,  with  unqualified;
[success.  Aof a medicine, but a steam-;' 
cooked  food,  suited  to  the  weakest! 
.stomach.  Take  no  other.  Sold  by | 
[druggists.  In   cans. 35c. and upw ardJ 
' oolbich  ft  Co. onjsveryJabsU

fete* LfÀùS SLUG?  ß W ;' 
w o o o i.M ir A L   FUrnjitURE
h Æ e w  GRAND RAPI0Î MICH,-

&

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

UNCLE PORTER’S  STORE 

W ritte n  fo r T h s T b a d b sia n .

The old  frame store on  the  corner  of 
Michigan avenue and  Linden  street  has 
passed  away.  What  a  deep  and  pro­
found interest is often attached to an old 
store building!  It was with sighs of regret 
that  its old  customers saw it  fade  from 
their sight.  For more than a quarter of a 
century it had braved the wintery  winds 
and storms and,  in  its  later  years,  the 
sneers of the people,  for  its  foundations 
had  become  weakened  by  age  and  it 
leaned and tottered as  if  about  to  fall. 
Like its last owner,  who had outlived his 
usefulness  and  been  gathered  to  bis 
fathers,  the old building  had  been  con- 
demed and sold for a song  and  ruthless­
ly torn apart by  piece-meal  and  carried 
away  by  stranger  hands. 
It  had  wit­
nessed many a  change  in  the  city  and 
county.  Primeval  forest trees of maple 
and  elm,  four  hundred  yards  away, 
where  to-day  stands  a  court  house  of 
which any county might  be  proud,  cast 
in the early morning  their  kindly  shad­
ows upon it,  and at night,  the  dickering 
fires from  burning  logs,  heaped  up  in 
clearing the village  streets,  threw  over 
it their ruddy glare.

The  building  was  30 x 90  feet,  two 
full stories in  height,  and,  at  that  early 
day, in the wiids of Northern  Michigan, 
was considered  a  building  of  no  mean 
pretentions.  For  years 
the  family  of 
Uncle  Porter  occupied  the  upper  floor 
as  a  residence. 
Its  walls  had  echoed 
with  the  joyous  laughter  of  children, 
with music and  with  song,  and the  fun­
eral cortege  had  started  from  its  door. 
The more pretentious  city had taken the 
place  of  the  backwoods  village,  and 
costly blocks of brick,  stone and iron,  as 
if in derision of the ancient  architecture 
of the old grocery,  had  it  been  erected 
only a block  or  two  distant.  With  the 
contagious  spirit  of  the  age,  business 
also  moved  along,  and  the  store  and 
residence came at last  to  stand  tenant­
less and alone.  As  if  to  add  insult  to 
injury, the front windows,  once  teeming 
with the substantials and luxuries of  the 
holidays, were riddled  with  stones  and 
its  sides  whittled  and  marred  by  the 
street  arabs.  Progress,  that  sometime 
demon of destruction,  soon cleared  it  of 
counters,  and  “music  by  the  band”  in 
nightly practice  was  heard  for  months 
within its walls.

The plain old wooden store and  equal­
ly plain old Uncle  Porter  seemed  fitted 
each  for  the  other.  No  indebtedness 
was ever  permitted  to  cast  its  shadow 
over the goods,  the ground or  the  build­

ing,  and,  while  “Pay as you go”  was  his 
everyday  motto,  his  kind  heart  often 
failed  to  say  “No”  when  credit  was 
asked.  Dealing  largely  in  staple  gro­
ceries,  the poor and helpless  looked  up­
on him as a friend of  last  resort,  and  I 
regret to say that he occasionally became 
the victim of misplaced confidence.

Uncle Porter  had  many  peculiarities, 
and his  methods  of  dealing  illustrated 
not only his  candor  but  his  entire  ab­
sence of selfishness.  As a case in  point: 
“Let me advise you,”  said the  old  man, 
one day,  as I  was  about  to  purchase  a 
can of  sweet  corn  and  was  looking  at 
two  different  brands. 
“On  this  one,” 
said he,  “I make a cent and a half  more 
profit than on the other, but I find that it 
is  not  so  good  an  article,  although  it 
costs me more,  and I would  like  yon  to 
be pleased with the  quality.”

“ But,” said I, gazing at the man  with 
astonishment,  “how  do  you  ever  ex­
pect to sell that pyramid of  corn  if  you 
talk this way to your customers?”

“I’m sure I don’t exactly know,”  was 
the honest reply;  “still I  must  do  what 
is  right  whether  it  sells  or  not.  All, 
however,  do  not,  apparently,  believe 
what I tell them, 
for  they  insist  upon 
having the other; so,  In time,  I may  sell 
it all. 
I shall then purchase no more  of 
it”.

How vividly do past events move upon 
memory’s  tablet,  and  how  rapidly  do 
they crowd upon us,  as we look upon the 
spot where the old store once stood!  The 
joys and sorrows within those walls—has 
their audible  expression  been  .recorded 
in the phonograph of time,  to  be  repro­
duced in some more perfect  sphere  as  a 
burlesque upon human  life,  and will  the 
actors in the drama be among  that  audi­
ence? 
In some  far  distant  year,  when 
the earth is more densely populated  and 
cities have increased in  size  far  beyond 
our wildest expectations,  may  it  not  be 
possible that an Aluminum palace  block 
of modern stores will  occupy  the  place 
of  Uncle  Porter’s  grocery,  when  aerial 
ships shall,  like a  bird  upon  the  wing, 
gently settle down on  the  metallic  roof 
and discharge a cargo of teas  and  spioes 
and costly goods direct  from  the  Orient 
in 96 hours,  and  their  reception  be  tel­
ephoned  to  the  consigners  within  the 
same hour? 
It is  surely  possible—Who 
dares answer nay? 

H.

A Poor  Excuse.

Tangle—The  shoes 

I  bought  from 
you are not  good.  They  have  holes  in 
them.
Shoe  Dealer—You  couldn’t  button 
them if they hadn’t.

W M . SEARS & CO.,

Grate  Manufacturers,

8 7 ,  8 9   a n d   41  K e n t St.,  G rand  R a p id s.

S.  K.  BOLLES. 

E.  B.  DIKEMAN.

S .  K.  Bolles  &  C o.,

17  C AN A L  ST..  G R A N D   R A P ID S .  M IC H .

W h o l e s a l e   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.

TRIMO 
Pipe Wrench
HESTER & FOX, 
Grand Ranids, Mich.
J F lo rid a   O r a n g e s

Made of  Forged  Steel and Interchangeable in all its Parts.

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SOLD  BY

W e   a re  a g e n ts 

for  H illy er's  c ele b r a te d  
S ta g   b ran d ,  w h ic h   is  th e  fin est  fruit  so ld   in 
M ich ig a n .
T i e   Putnam  Candy  Co.
Pennsylvania  Lumberman’s.

The  best  fitting  Stocking  Rub­
bers in the market.  A  full line of 
Lycoming Rubbers on hand.  Try 

them.GEO. H. REEDER & CO.,

State  A g en ts  for 

LYCO M ING  R U B B E R   CO.

158  and  160  East  Fulton  Street.

UNNECESSARILY-DECIDE UPON WHAT YOU WANT,THEN REACH FOR IT.
DON’T  SCATTER  YODR  FIRE, OR  WASTE  COSTLY  AMMUNITION

HERE  IT  IS !  AND WE  GIVE  THEM AWAY FREE !  They  are  dollars 
and cents to you, Boxes and Barrels are  good  in their  place, but these Cabinets dress up  your store, 
and cost  you nothing.  They are made  by regular Cabinet  Makers at a slight expense over the cost 
of  making  Boxes, consequently we  can  use  them  instead  of  the  old-tumbled-down-Barrels  and 
worthless  boxe .  These  Cabinets  are  beautifully  Panelled, Painted  and Varnished.  Their use in 
the store is apparent.  The  >TO 11».  Cabinet  Is  made  particularly  for the  Counter 
Shelf;  the  lOO lb.  Cabinets  to  take  the  place  of  the  unsightly  Barrels  so 
often  seen  oil  the  floor.  To  secure these Cabinets  you have only to buy your Bulk  Roast­
ed Coffee of the Woolson Spice Co., or order through your Jobber.  You assume no risk for we fully 
guarantee the Coffee to  give  perfect satisfaction. 
It will cost  you only one cent  for a Postal Card 
addressed to the Woolson Spice Company, Toledo, Ohio, for Price-list of Roasted Coffee in Cabinets.

THIS CABINET HOLDS SO lbs

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THIS CABINET HOLDS  100 lbs.

