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UNCLE  DAVE.

It was a Sunday in June,  many  many 
years  ago;  one  of  those  perfect  days 
sometimes sent to  earth to  give  us  poor 
mortals a foretaste of heaven.

As I stepped out upon  the south porch 
of  the  long,  low  farmhouse,  in  which  1 
was  a welcome  visitor,  an  exclamation 
of  delight  involuntarily  fell  from  my 
lips.  Before  me  far  as  the  eye  could 
reach  stretched  the  boundless  prairie, 
dotted here and  there with farm-houses, 
cris-crossed with lines of rail-fences,  and 
decked  with  orchards  and 
scattered 
groups  of  trees,  while  herds  of  cattle 
roamed  at  will  over  great  unfenced 
spaces, and a long  irregular line of  tim­
ber  on  the  east  showed  where  a creek 
wound its way.

“Yes,”  said  my  host,  “it  Is  a  right 
sightly country,  and its fillin’ up fast too; 
twenty  years  ago  when  we  came here, 
Miss Walton,  there wasn’t but one house 
within ten mile of us,  and  there  wasn’t 
a rail of fence on this hull prairie.” 

“There is a good  deal  of  it  unfenced 
now,”  said I.  “Is it government land?” 
“Oh, no,  there’s  no  government  land 
around here now.  We leave that for our 
cattle, part  of  it  belongs to  me,  and  a 
good  deal  to  speculators,”  was 
the 
answer.  “But sit down, you can  see  as 
good sittin as standin, and  mother’ll  be 
out pretty  soon. 
I’ll  go  git  some  airly 
apples while we wait for her,”  and “Un­
cle  Dave,”  as  everybody  called  him, 
picked up a basket  and walked  away  in 
the direction of the orchard.

How  peaceful and quiet it was.  That 
indefinable something  which hallows the 
Sabbath in the  country  hovered  in  the 
air. 
I thought “if I did not know it was 
Sunday,  nature  would  proclaim  it  her­
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would pour out his happy soul in a song, 
or a quail saucily call to his  mate,  while 
the drumming of the prairie  chicken,  or 
the whirr of a pheasant  as  it  rose  from 
the long grass,  sounded pleasantly to the 
ear.

My hostess  came  to  the  door.  “Our 
youngsters,” she said,  “are  going  over 
to  Bethel  meetin  house 
to  singin. 
Wouldn’t  you  and  Mr.  Walton  like  to 
go?  There’s lots o room in  the  wagon.” 
“Oh, no!” I answered,  “we came to see 

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driving out of  the  barnyard,  “not  that 
they won’t have a good time,  but  you’ll 
be in better company,”  and  he  laughed 
as  he  wiped  the  moisture from his face 
and 
fanned  himself  with  his  broad- 
brimmed straw  hat.

A few minutes later we were all seated 
comfortably,  Uncle Dave  and mother,  as 
he called  his  wife,  myself  and my  hus­
band, 
the  split-bottomed  wooden 
chairs, on the vine-covered porch.

“Is  Bethel  a  Methodist  Church?”  I 

in 

asked.

Uncle  Dave  looked  quizzically  at  his 
wife.  “Do  yon  hear  that,  mother?”  he 
said.

Mother smiled. 

“He  thinks  that  an 
odd question,”  she  answered,  addressing 
me.

“Why?  Are there no other denomina­

tions around here?” I said.

“Oh, yes,” she replied,  “there are peo­
ple  belonging  to  several  others,  but 
there are more Methodists than anything 
i else.”

“Yes,”  said Uncle Dave,  “Methodists 
jess  swarm  ’bout  yer.  You  see,  Mrs. 
Walton,”  addressing  me  especially,  “I 
never  did  like  ’em;  fact  is,  one  thing 
brought me out  West  was  to  git  rid  of 
Methodists.”

“Why, Uncle Dave,” said I, “I thought 

you were a member of that church.”

He laughed and looked at his  wife; he 
was  very  often looking  at his wife,  and 
ah! how much the look expressed of  love 
and pride. 
It was  evident  to  the  most 
casual  observer  that  she  was dearer  to 
him that the apple of his eye.

“You are  mistaken,”  he  said,  “I  am 
I  ain’t  never 
only  a sort of a  relation. 
signed  no  contract. 
You  see,  Miss 
Walton,  I took a spite  at the  Methodists 
when I was a boy.  They  had  a  big  re­
vival in our  neighborhood,  and  some  of 
the youngsters I run  with got converted, 
and that  spoiled my fun.  Why,  one  of 
the biggest scamps of the  whole  lot  got 
a call to preach,  and I must say, he made 
a  mighty good preacher,  too.  You  see 
he was an  awful earnest sort of a feller, 
and he was Jess as earnest  preachin  and 
prayin as ever he was sinin,  if  so  be  as 
our cuttin up was sinin,  which  I’m  free 
to confess I hev my doubts about.  Pears 
to me like the angel that keeps the  book 
must take time to laugh  at  sich  pranks 
as we cut, jess going to  spelling  schools 
and singin in winter,  hookin  the  horses 
outen  of our own dads’ stables when the 
ole fellers wasn’t willin,  and  in summer 
frollickin roun watermelon patches.  Oh, 
pshaw!  youngsters  will  be  youngsters, 
and where the rein’s  held  too  tight  the 
horse will break.  But as I was  sayin  I 
took a spite at the  Methodists, and when 
I married into a good old  Scotch Presby­
terian family  and moved way  out yer,  I 
thought I was rid of ’em;  but laws, Miss 
Walton,  it was  jumpin  outen  the  fryin 
pan into the fire.  The very fall after we 
came, our little Dave took awful sick; no 
doctor  in  ten  miles  an  me  an  mother 
scared to death.  Well,  we made  up our 
minds to git in the wagon,  sick  baby  an 
all,  an go  to  Gilbraith’s,  onr  neighbor, 
when,  while I’se hitchin up,  a great, tall,

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ganglin  feller  on  a  right  good  horse 
stopped in front of the'cabin.”

“ ‘Helloo!’ says he. 

‘Might  I  enquire 
the way to Brother  Gilbraith’s,  friend?’
“Before I could  speak  Mother was  at 
'Are  you the preacher?’  says 
the door. 
she. 
‘Miss Gilbraith  told me about you. 
Won’t you come in?  My baby’s so sick.’
“Well,  afore  I  got  to  the  house,  the 
preacher had the baby in  his arms lookin 
at it,  an the upshot was he had the medi­
cine with  him  that  jess  worked  like  a 
charm,  an by mornin little  Dave  was  as 
peart as ever.  Of course,  after that  we 
had to go and hear him preach.  He held 
his meetin  at  Brother  Gilbraith’s,  they 
was all the Methodist  family  then  in  a 
rajus of fifteen mile.  But laws! whenever 
a  Methodist  family  settles  anywheres 
you may look for a circuit rider bout the 
time the roof’s on his  cabin,  an  by  the 
time there’s half a dozen families of  any 
sort,  he’s  ready  to  organize  a church. 
That’s the  way  it  worked  yer,  anyhow, 
an,  Miss Walton,” —for all the  time Un­
cle Dave addressed me in particular as if 
I were specially interested. 
I  found af­
terwards,  however,  that it was one of his 
ways of showing his respect for  my  sex 
—“you’d hardly believe it,  but my wife, 
that I thought was a regular  dyed-in-the 
Presbyterian,  was one of the first to jine. 
‘Betty,’ says I,  expostulatin-like,  ‘what 
do you recon your father’ll  say?’  ‘Write 
an see,’  said she, quick as a’wink; and  I 
dun it,  an I could hardly believe my eyes 
when the letter came, for he  never  said 
a word till he’d told all bout  the  family 
and the crops—peared like  the  prospect 
for  corn  worried  him  considerable—an 
then he puts in kind o like a poscrip:  ‘So 
Betty  jined  the  Methodis'ses.  Well,  I 
hope she’ll be a credit  to  ’em;’  an,  Miss 
Walton,  that  was  all,  and  I  was  that 
dazed  I jess  sat  and  looked  at  Betty  a 
hull minit,  an she laughin  aud  cryin  as 
she read.”

He paused,  and turned  his  head  as  a 
quail called to its mate from the orchard, 
and an answer  sounded  short  and  clear 
from the fence just in front of us.

“Them  little  fellers  knows  it’s  Sun­
day,”he remarked.  “Queer, Miss Walton, 
how  knowin the birds  are.  Why  there 
was a flock of wild turkeys  hunted down 
in the timber  last  winter,  an  we  never 
got  but  three  out  of the lot.  Fact,  we 
was haulin rails,  an  whenever  we  went 
without  a gun we’d see ’em struttin roun 
as  sassy as you please,  but  have  a  gun 
along,  and  you might look your eyes out 
’thout seein a turkey  But  1  was  tellin 
you ’bout our church.  There was,  an I 
guess its so yet, lots more  wimmen  than 
men jined.  Why, when  Brother Benson 
organized he had eight wimmen  and two 
men.  Odd!  isn’t  it?  Guess  wimmen,” 
with a sly glance at his wife,  “needs the 
consolation of religion morn’en men do.”
“Guess  they  do,”  retorted  his  wife, 
“seein how  much  they  hev  to  put  up 
with from the men.”

How Uncle Dave  laughed  and  looked 
at  us,  and  shook  his  gray  head  and 
glanced from us to his wife,  as if to say, 
“there’s  no  gettin  ahead  of  her, 
is 
there?” 
It  was  delightful  to  witness, 
and my husband and 1 joined heartily  in 
his merriment.

“Well, I tell you,” he went on, as soon 
as  he  could  speak. 
“My  wife’s  right 
sassy sometimes; you  see,  Miss  Walton, 
prosperity’s spiled her.  She only weighed 
’bout ninety pounds when  we  was  mar­
ried,  and now,” with a quizzical  look  at

her,  “she kicks the  beam  at  a  hundred 
and sixty.”

“David, David,”  said  his  wife,  “you 
know I only weigh a  hundred  and  fifty- 
eight.”

“Now,  mother,  that was afore  dinner, 
an I was lowin,”—but  mother indignant­
ly refused to hear anything more  on  the 
subject,  and  with  a  subdued  air  Uncle 
Dave again turned to me.

“We was talkin ’bout  the  Methodis,  I 
believe,” he said.  “Well  its  astoniskin 
I how they’ve growed.  Three  years  after i 
we moved out here,  Brother Benson  pro­
posed  that  we  should  have  a  camp- 
‘Where’ll you  git  the  people?’ 
I meetin. 
says i. 
‘Oh,’ says he,  ‘you  an  Brother 
Gilbraith fix  up  that  sycamore  grove  a 
little,  an I’ll git the people,’  and he did. 
Why,  bless  you!  they  came  from  fifty 
miles  ’round,  whole  families,  an  there 
never was a better time.  We had Brother 
Benson an  three  other  preachers,  an  I 
declare,  Miss Walton,  there was many  as 
sixty people converted at that meetin.  I 
never see such  a time.  Why  one  night 
they was singin an  prayin,  and my  wife, 
my Presbyterian wife,  she got  that  hap­
py she was shoutin,  fust thing I knowed, 
an,  thinks  1,  she’ll  be  in  heaven  next 
thing,  an  I grabbed her an  held  on-----”
interrupted  his  wife  sol­

“David,” 

emnly.

“Well,  now,  mother,  it’s so,  an  I  been 
half afraid ever since of your slippin off.”

“David,” again  from his wife.
“Oh,  these wimmen!” said Uncle Dave. 
“It’s  dreadful  hard  to  git  along  with 
’em; now ef  I  was  to  say  I  was  afraid 
she wouldn’t git to heaven,”  and  now he 
addressed  my  husband,  “what  do  you 
think she would do?”

We joined in his hearty  laugh,  as  his 
wife shook her head until her cap border 
quivered, and he  went  on,  as  she  rose 
and  went  indoors. 
Turning  to  me. 
“Miss Walton,  she’s the finest woman  in 
the  State.  I  ain’t  a  perfessor,  never 
signed  no  contract,  but  I  believe  the 
Lord’s got it on the credit side of his  big 
book opposite Dave Brenson’s name,‘good 
to his wife, an thankful to God for her.’”
The old man’s voice trembled.  “1 tell 
you,  Miss Walton,  I  know wimmen have 
a hard time in this world—” just then his 
wife returned to her  rocking  chair,  and 
he went on:  “Mother,  1 was  jess  tellin 
Miss Walton  how  glad  I  was  the  Lord 
didn’t  dress  my  spirit 
in  woman’s 
clothes.”

“Did you tell her  how  glad  I  was  of 
the  same  thing?”  she  replied,  with  a 
mellow laugh.

“Now, mother,”  he said,  deprecating- 
ly,  but glancing around at us to see if we 
appreciated the remark.  “Now, mother, 
ain’t you jokin?  You see,”  to  Mr.  Wal­
ton,  “mother knows all my  ins  an  outs, 
an  she  feels  bad  ’cause  I  don’t  jine 
meetin,  I  expect,”  meditatively.  “I’ll 
have to give bond yet.  You  see how my 
oldest girl married a Methodis  preacher, 
an,” brightening up,  “you  ought  to  see 
their boy, named for  me,  actilly  named 
David Brenson’s Pierce. Shouldn’t wonder 
if that boy ud  be  a  bishop  yet.  What, 
supper time, mother?” as his  wife  again 
rose and went indoors. 
“Why  this  has 
been a short afternoon,  an  I  never  told 
you  about our camp-meetin,  but we have 
’em yet every  fall.  You  come  out  the 
last week in September and tent with us. 
Why,  Miss Walton, I come home  always 
nights to tend to things, you see,” point­
ing to a grove about a mile distant,  “ we 
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for wages  should  be  thoroughly  organ­
ized  they would be irresistible.  The in­
dustries of the world could go on only in 
accordance with their ideas.  But, as the 
world is  so nearly  entirely  composed of 
earners  of  wages,  and  the  payers  of 
wages are comparatively so few in  num­
ber,  the  effort to  organized  the  former 
into one  compact  body  is,  in  effect,  an 
effort to reorganize the whole community 
upon  a  socialistic  basis.  Government 
would become mainly a matter  of direct 
ing labor,  and  wages would be regulated 
by  law  as  taxes  now  are.  We  should 
then  have  immunity  from  strikes  and 
labor  conflicts,  and  the  adjustment  of 
wages  would  be  transferred  to the  do­
main of politics, and be  discussed or set­
tled like  the  tariff  and  the  coinage  of 
silver. 
Inasmuch, too,  as individual em 
ployers could not carry on their business 
under such conditions,  the  Government 
would have to take their  place, and thus 
the  nation  would  become  a  socialistic 
community.  We are  too  much  imbued 
with  democratic  principles  to look  for 
ward complacently  to  this form of relief 
from  the  industrial  wars  which  now 
break  out  occasionally  and cause incon 
venience.  The people prefer our present 
liability to conflicts to the industrial des­
potism which is the only means of escape 
from it.  At  the  same  time  there  is an 
apprehension that we are slowly  drifting 
toward this despotism,  and that many of 
our citizens are  striving  to  establish  it 
without being,  aware of  the  fact.  The 
authority  referred  to  announces its ap­
proach, not only  in  the  combinations of 
workers  under 
the  forms  of  trades 
unions, federations  and alliances,  but in 
the clamor that goes up every little while 
for legislation  in this,  that,  or the other 
department  of social  economy,  and  for 
the  enforcement  by the  storng  hand of 
the  Government  of  regulations  for  the 
management  of  private  business.
New  Industry  at  Sing Sing.

A  new  industry  has  been  started  at 
Sing Sing Prison,  about thirty men being 
employed in  preparing  raw  material to 
be used in  the  manufacture  of brushes. 
This is known as the brush fiber industry, 
and  consists  principally  in  converting 
bales of tampico, horses tails, hogs’ bris­
tles,  etc.,  into proper  shape to be sold to 
brush manufacturers.  The raw materials 
are purchased  from  wholesalers in New 
York.  This brush material,  the warden 
says,  is  nearly  all  prepared in  England 
and  Germany,  and  the  material is  im­
ported prihcipally  in  a  condition  ready 
for  the  manufacturers.

he’s our presidin elder now—picked out, 
an  it’s  so  close  1  ken  watch  over  the 
farm,  an, as 1 was sayin, I come up here, 
an I can hear ’em singia  an prayin down 
there, and it sounds  like,  well,  like  the 
new Jerusalem, I  expect,  though I never 
been there, but if  you’ll  excuse  me,  I’ll 
go and  help  mother  start supper;  them 
youngsters’ll be along directly hungry as 
hunters.”

Good  Uncle  Dave  a  few  years  after 
our  visit  “gave  bond,”  as  he  quaintly 
termed it, for his good behavior  by unit­
ing with the church,  which had followed 
him so persistently all his life.

Taking  dinner  at  our  house one  day 
when he had  business  in  town  he  told 
me about it.

“You see, Miss Walton,” he said, “two 
of my boys is in the  army,  an afore they 
went I tole ’em mother’d feel a sight bet­
ter  if  they’d  list  under  King  Manuel’s 
banner afore they left,  an ef they’d do it 
I’d go ’long,  and  so  we  went  up  to  be 
prayed for,  and they  took  us  on  proba­
tion. 
I tell you mother  was that  happy 
she shouted,  an ’twas the only time she’s 
done that  sence  our  first  camp-meetin. 
Well,  Miss  Walton,  when  my  tim’s  up 
they wanted to take me in  full  member­
ship, but says I, no, sir, me and the boys 
started  in together an  I’m  goin  to  wait 
for them, ef it’s  five  years  or  forever.” 
The  old  man’s  voice  shook  and  tears 
filled his eyes.

“It’s  pretty  tough,  Miss  Walton,  he 
went on,  “pretty  tough  on  mother;  you 
see our son-in-law’s  gone  too,  he’s chap­
lain of the same regiment Tom an Fred’s 
in,  and May she’s home with  her boy,  an 
we  must  keep  up  our  spirrits  or  she’ll 
break right down.”

Good old Uncle Dave.  That next win­
ter his boys came home on furlough,  and 
Brother Benson took father and two sons 
into the fold.

The boys went back again as veterans, 

and one came home no more.

The grass grows  now on the graves  of 
Uncle  Dave  and  his  beloved  wife,  and 
near them  sleeps  their  soldier  boy,  for 
after  the  war  was  over,  Uncle  Dave 
sought and  found  the  body  and  had  it 
brought to  rest  at  Bethel; and  now  on 
Decoration  day,  when  people  gather 
to  remember  their  dead,  grateful  de­
scendants with loving tears place flowers 
on  the  grassy  mounds  where  lie  Uncle 
Dave, mother,  and their soldier boy.

E.  V.  W ilson.

The  Latest  Thief.

The newest brand of thief in New York 
is  the fellow who  comes  into  an  office 
and steals the type writer.  Not the girl 
who ordinarily goes under  that title, but 
the machine itself.  You  could  replace 
the girl a good deal easier than you could 
the  machine  and  for  less  money.  A 
number of cases are reported where these 
office  thieves  have stepped  into an office 
in a prominent part of the city  with  the 
ostensible purpose of asking  a  question 
or selling something,  and  having  found 
the occupants  out have lugged away the 
machine.  One  fellow caught in the  act 
had the impudence to  assert that  he  re­
ceived a bonus,  for  every  one  he  stole, 
from a prominent  dealer  in  the  instru­
ment,  who  immediately  demolished  the 
abstracted type writer,  thus  creating  a 
demand for that  article.

Will  Stay Where  He Is.

L eroy,  June  6—H. M.  Patrick denies 
the  report  that he contemplates  remov­
ing  his  general  stock  to  Cadillac.  He 
says  he  will  stay where  he  is and  con­
tinue business at the old stand.

Yale—-Wells & Tobey have  engaged in 

the drug and stationery business.

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

-  -  MICH.
S H O E   D E A L E R S ’  B E S T  “A D . 99

IIOXjI_.-A.1TD, 

This Five-Inch  Nickle  Plated  Button  Hook  w ith  Your Name  and  Town  Stamped on  It.  at $1  per  Gross  in  Five  Gross  Lots.

H I R T H   &  K R A U S E ,

12  AND  14=  XPZ'OXT  STREET, 

Q-RA.NI3  RAPIDS,  IvXXOKC.

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TME  MTCMTÔA.ÎSr  TRADESM AN,

AMONG  THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE  STATE.

Bellevue—Cooper & Allen succeed Hoyt 

& Cooper in the hardware business.

Detroit—John  Rooney  has  sold  his 

grocery stock to Thoo.  Schamadan.

Saginaw—Alex  H. Clark  is  succeeded 
by Mosier  Bros,  in the  grocery business.
Delwin—M.  M.  Erwin  &  Co.  are  re­
moving their general stock to Pinconning.
Sturgis—T.  F.  Thornton & Co. are suc­
ceeded  by Frank  S.  Packard in the  drug 
business.
Martin—C.  Konkel  has  sold  his  meat j 
business to Curry &  Knowlton,  formerly 
of Shelbyville.

Battle Creek—Henry  Watts  succeeds]' 
Mannerow  &  Chamberlain  in  the  boot! 
and shoe business.

Bentley—O.  F.  Bentley is succeeded by 
Frank Bentley in  general  trade  and  the j 
saw and shingle business.

East  Arlington—Geo.  Edgel  has  sold 
his  grocery  stock  to  Frank  Weed,  the 
consideration  being  SSOO.

St. Johns—J.  M. Frisbie has purchased 
the  bakery  stand  of  D.  McGibbon  and 
will continue the business.

Port  Huron—Grieb  &  Eiehhorn  are 
succeeded by Grieb & Son  in  the grocery 
and vessel supply business.

Iron  Mountain—W.  H.  Mitchell  sue- j 
ceeds  Mitchell  &  Richards  in  general 
trade and the  furnishing goods business, j
Saginaw—John  Koepplinger  succeeds j 
Victor Slessinger in the grocery business. 
The  latter will  continue in the  hide and | 
wool business.

Big Rapids—The drug fixtures used by 
the former firm of  Griswold & McGregor I 
have been  sold to  Alex.  Eckermann  and 
moved to Muskegon.

Kalamazoo — A.  Binkhorst  has  pur­
chased the  stock of  groceries of  G. Van- 
deKreeke, corner of  Dutton  and Burdick 
streets, and will continue the business.

Big Rapids—Jay D. Robinson, who has 
been  engaged in the  meat  business here 
for  the  past  twelve  years,  has  retired 
from trade and  will return to agricultural 
pursuits.

Charlotte—Harrison  &  Sorg, 

late  of 
South  Bend,  have  leased  the  building 
formerly  occupied  by M.  J.  Lam son  and 
engaged in the manufacture and  jobbing I 
of confectionery.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Vassar—The Vassar  Furniture  Manu­
facturing Co.  has  been organized,  with a 
capital stock of $10,000.

Dodge—The  Lansing  Lumber  Co.  is 
securing  a  night  crew,  and  will  soon 
begin running  its sawmill  here  day and 
night

Alpena—The  Minor  Lumber  Co.  has 
contracted with Cleveland  parties to cut 
several million of logs from the Georgian 
Bay country.

Cheboygan—It  Is stated  that  the new 
sawmill  of  the  Whitehall  Lumber  Co. 
will begin  sawing  the  latter part of  the 
present  month.

Tawas—Armstrong  &  Culham  are 
operating  a  portable  mill  about  eight 
miles  from  Tawas,  cutting  lumber  on 
contract  for  Robert  Merrick,  of  this 
place.

Detroit—Cope Bros,  have merged their 
hose 
truck  and  screen  door  business 
into  a  stock  company under the style of 
the Ideal  Manufacturing  Co.  The capi­
tal stock is $150,000.

Saginaw—Henry  Neinstadt,  Jr.,  of 
this city, has  purchased  an  interest  in

the  Mitchell  &  McClure  sawmill  at 
Zilwaukee.  The mill  is being  operated 
to  its  full  capacity.

Detroit—S. T.  Williams, W. A. Forbes, 
W.  H. Turner and F. J.  Walker  have in­
corporated  the  S.  T.  Williams’  Nickel 
Stamp  System Co.,  with $250,000 capital, 
$25,000  being paid in.

to  put 

Flint—The Flint P.  Smith Lumber Co, 
has leased the old  Crapo sawmill for five 
years  with  the  privilege  of  purchase. 
It  proposes 
the  property  in 
running  order  and  operate  it,  cutting 
norway car stuff  for  the  Peninsular Car 
Works, of Detroit  The  mill  which has 
been operated  by the  company will  cut | 
hardwood  logs  exclusively.

White  Cloud—A.  Burton  &  Co.,  who 
have operated a  shingle  mill  in  Wilcox 
township  for  several  years,  have  pur­
chased  6,000  acres  of 
land  in  Beaver 
township, and removed their shingle mill I 
to  that locality.  The  mill  will  cut  40, 
000 per day.and has enough timber to keep 
it running for five years.  The  land was 
purchased  of  Murphy,  Crippen  & Son, 
of  Chicago,  who 
the  tract 
several  years  ago.

lumbered 

Detroit—Robert  Keveney,  of  the  firm
of  Keveney,  Davidson & Baker,  who had 
been  in the produce business at 60 and 62 
Cadillac square,  has skipped  to  Chicago, 
so  his  partners  say,  with  $500  of  the
firm’s  money.  Before  leaving  Keveney 
took  the  money  and  charged  it  to him­
self  on  the  books.  His  wife and  child 
went with him.  Davidson  was the  man 
who floated  the business  and  owned the 
greater  portion of  the  goods.  His  sud­
den departure swamped the business and 
the  partners  have  since  sold  out to W. 
H.  Knight & Co.

St.  Ignace—The  Mackinaw  Lumber 
Co.  cut  3,000,000  feet of  logs  in  Cedar 
township,  Mackinaw  county,  and they 
were rafted to  Cheboygan,  where  Swift 
Bros,  have  contracted  to  manufacture 
them.  These logs will doubtless furnish 
the  ground  work for  a law suit.  They 
have  been  assessed  at  Cheboygan,  the 
owners  entering  a  protest  against  the 
assessment  before the board  of  review, 
producing  affidavits  showing  the  logs 
were assessed  in  Cedar  township.  The 
board  declined,  however, 
to  entertain 
the protest,  and the  Mackinaw  Lumber 
Co.  will  doubtless  take the  matter into 
the  courts.
Death  Caused  by  a  Chemical  Change.
W est Bay Cit y ,  June 1—This city has 
been considerably excited over  the death 
of Mrs.  Rollin  Jones,  which  occurred  a 
couple  of  days  ago.  Two  weeks  ago 
Mrs. Jones was taken ill and was attend­
ed by  Dr.  Hagadorn,  who  prescribed  a 
certain  drug.  The  prescription  was 
compounded at the store of Geo. L. Lusk 
and was  administered  according  to  di­
rections.  A  short  time  after  the  first 
dose was taken Mrs.  Jones  became  con­
siderably worse, and the doctor  conclud­
ed  she  had  been  poisoned.  He  ad­
ministered an  antidote,  and  she  recov­
ered,  after having suffered  great  agony. 
Saturday sight she  was  considered  out 
of  danger,  but  Sunday  she  was  taken 
worse, and gradually failed until she died.
Druggist  Lusk  said  that  he  had  had 
three  calls  for  the  drug  (hydrargyrum 
lactate), and had heard of no unfavorable 
results.  He  ordered  a  supply  from  a 
jobbing house in Detroit, which procured 
it direct from the manufacturers.  It was 
some of  this  drug  that  was  used. 
It 
came as  Merck’s  preparation.  An  an­
alysis of the preparation by Dr. Prescott, 
of  the  Michigan  University,  shows  the 
presence  of  corrosive  salt,  indicating 
that a chemical change  had  occurred  in 
the drug,  else  fatal  results  would  have 
followed its first use.  Mr.  Lusk  invites 
a thorough investigation.

FLINT’S  TRAVELERS.

Full  List  of the  Salesmen  who  Reside 

There.

The  following  list  of  the  traveling 
salesmen who reside in the  lively city of 
Flint  is  furnished  T h e  T radesm an  by 
D. C. Slaght,  who  travels  for the Depew 
branch of the U. S. Baking Co.:

Fred Anderson,  Flint Cigar Co.,  Flint.
H. A.  Bartlett,  Cooper,  Wells  &  Co., 

E.  B.  Banister,  Singer  Manufacturing 

St. Joseph. 

.

Co., Chicago.

Detroit.

Co., Detroit.

Flint.
land.
Flint

Detroit.
Chicago.
Co., Rochester.
Flint.

N.  Y.
Co., Rochester.
Rochester.
Mass.
Mass.

E.  F.  Bush,  American  Eagle  Tobacco 
W.  E.  Braman,  Flint Cigar  Co.,  Flint.
J.  N.  Blake,  Stone,  Atwood  &  Co., 
R.  E.  Beggs,  Foote,  Reed & Co.,  Cleve­
G.  L. Crawford,  Geo. T. Warren & Co., 
M.  P.  Cook,  Mobile & Ohio R.  R.
L. Church,  Flint Wagon Works,  Flint.
A.  F.  Coddington,  I.  L. Cohen, Detroit.
E.  R.  Day, Day Bath Tub Co.,  Detroit.
Dallas Dort, Flint Road Cart Co.,Flint.
W.  C. Durant,Flint Road Cart Co.,Flint.
J.  W.  Doane,  F.  A.  Perrin,  Cohoes, 
Mouty  J.  Eldridge,  A.  J.  Johnson  & 
Fred W. Eldridge,  A. J. Johnson A Co.,
John Eldridge, W. II. Whitredge,Lynn, 
I.  M.  Eldridge, W. H. Whitredge, Lynn, 
T.  S. Eddington, W. S. Melcher,Toledo.
J. A. Frise, Flint Music Co., Flint.
G.  R.  Furgeson,  C.  W.  Inslie  &  Co., 
A.  E. Foote,  Northwestern Benefit Co., 
Jacob  Garton,  Strong,  Woodbury  & 
Don L. Glendening,  W.  A.  Patterson, 
M. F.  Ganey, Flint Pants Co.,  Flint.
Ed.  Hudson,  Daniel  Scotten  &  Co., 
Chas.  Hinkle,  Flint Mattress Co.,Flint.
Newt.  Humphrey,  Maloney  Bros., 
Rochester.
Chas.  Heives,  H.  W.  Watson  &  Co., 
Flint.
Geo.  Haskins,  J.  W.  Faler  &  Co.,  De­
troit.
S.  B.  Haywood,  Sweetser,  Pembrook 
& Co., New York.
E. H.  Hall,  B.  G.  Morrice  &  Co.,  De­
troit.
W.  H.  Hedden, James Craig, Detroit.
E. 
C. J. Lewis, Childs, Groff & Co., Cleve­
E.  O.  Lancaster,  J.  B.  Ellison &  Son, 
Ed.  H. Lee,  A. G. Monnich & Co.,Flint.
R.  M.  Lane,  American  Portrait  Co., 
W.  R.  Morse,  Wm.  Resor  &  Co.,  Cin­
Albert  Myers,  A.  G.  Monnich  &  Co., 
D.  E.  Meade,  Geo.  W.  Cady  &  Co., 
E. D. Morran,  Flint Music Co.,  Flint.
W. A.  McNiel,  Flint Music Co.,  Flint.
L.  McGlinchy,  Samuel  Moffatt,  Flint.
Geo.  McConnely,  Marder,  Luce  &  Co.,
D. E.  McKercher,  Geo.  T.  Warren  & 
Arthur  Nichols,  Day  Bath  Tub  Co., 
G. A.  Nichols,  James  E.  Davis  &  Co., 
W. J. Pegg,  The Castree  Mallery  Co., 
J. J. Pellett, Flint Table Factory,Flint.
C.  W. Partridge,  Partridge Bros.,Flint.
J.  F.  Partridge,  Partridge Bros.,  Flint.
H. E.  Partridge, Partridge Bros.,Flint.
Henry Pier,  Favorite Stove Co.,  Piqua,
Clark Perry, Bassett Leather Co.,Flint.
M.  H.  Putnam,  Romain,  Putnam & Co., 
S.  G. Pierce,  New  York  Biscuit  Co., 
C. H. Rood, Bolton & Bradley,Chicago.
Geo.  Rowland, Stony Creek Woolen Co.

Chicago.
Co.,  Flint.
Detroit.
Detroit.
Flint.

Chicago.
cinnati.
Flint.
Cleveland.

Co., Chicago.
land
Philadelphia.

Flint.
Grand  Rapids.

N.  Y.

Flint.
Detroit.
Toledo.

Co.,  Flint.
Flint.
land.
land.

J.  Randolph,  H.  W.  Watson  &  Co., 
D. C. Slaght,  Lawrence,  Depew & Co., 
J.  W. Stranghn, Childs,  Lee & Dunlap, 
H.  M. Sperry, Flint Cigar Co., Flint.
Levi Shrader,  Flint  Cabinet  Creamery 
G.  L.  Spillane,  W.  H.  Watson  &  Co., 
R.  N.  Swan,  Standard  Oil  Co.,  Cleve­
C.  H. Smith,  Standard  Oil  Co.,  Cleve­
D. T. Stone,  Stone,  Atwood & Co.,Flint.
S.  Scofield,  Barnes,  Hengerer  &  Co., 
R.  A.  Swears,  Davison Manufacturing 
Wm.  Tracy,  Thorp,  Hawley  &  Co., 
Jacob Veit,  Bassett Leather Co.,  Flint.
W.  C. Wells,  W.J. Gould & Co.,Detroit.
J.  L.  Wlllit,  Home Cigar Co., Flint.
C. 
troit.
U.  W.  Watson,  H.  W.  Watson  &  Co., 
Flint.
Ed.  O.  Wood, Hackett, Carhart  &  Co., 
New York.
J. C.  Woodbury,  D.  M. Osborn  &  Co., 
Chicago.
S.  B. Montigue,  S.  A.  Munger  &  Co., 
Detroit.
Frank Street, Clasen & Street, Flint.

Buffalo.
Co.,  Davison Station.
Detroit.

II.  Watkins,  Paige & Strachan,  De­

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

A dvertisem ents w ill be inserted  under  th is  head for 
tw o  cents  a   word  th e  first  insertion   and  one cent a  
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise- 
m ent tak en  fo r less than 86 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

1 

stock  

located 

INTEREST 

in   a  th riv in g  

■ B U S STOCK—NEAT  AND ATTRACTIVE, AND NEW 

hardwood  fixtures.  E xcellen t  location   on  best 
retail street  In  Grand  Rapids.  E xpenses  very  lig h t 
and  trade  steadily  Increasing.  Low  inventory,  ju st 
com pleted, $2,600.  On a ccoun t  o f  fa ilin g   h ealth ,  w ill 
sell  a t  Invoice  or  for  $2,400  cash ,  if  sold  by  March 
16.  O therw ise w ill hold it as an  investm ent.  A  genu­
ine  bargain.  Personal  in v estig a tio n   solicited .  Ad­
dress “ F.,” care H azeltine P erkins Drug Co.  City. 197 
X 70R   SALE—HALF 
IN  A  GENERAL 
X; 
tow n.  Capital 
n ecessary,  about  $1.200.  address  No.  241, care  Mich­
ig a n  Tradesm an. 
IJiOR  SALE — CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  INVEN- 

to ry in g  $2,500 to  $3,000;  located in a  liv ely  c ity  in 
Northern M ichigan.  Annual  sales,  $30,000.  Good rea­
sons  for  selling.  Address  No.  259,  care  M ichigan 
Tradesman. 
25$
TTiOR  SALE—WELL-SELECTED  DRUG  STOCK,  IN- 
ven toryin g about $1,200, situ ated   in  good  coun­
Jj 
try tow n o f 600 people.  Reason for sellin g , proprietor 
has oth er  business.  Address «No.  173,  care  M ichigan 
Tradesman. 

can  be  bough t  a t  a 
bargain.  Address fo r  p articulars  8. P. H icks,  Low ell, 
Mich. 

FOR  SALE—A  COMPLETE  DRUG  STOCK  AND  F ix ­
WANTED—I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A 

general  or  grocery stock;  m ust be cheap.  Ad- 

tures;  stock  w ell  assorted 

_______________ _ 

dress No. 20, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

241

173

124

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SITUATIONS  WANTED.

WANTED—  BY YOUNG  MAN, SITUATION AS BOOK- 

keeper,  a ssista n t  book-keeper  or  collector 
R est  o f  references. Address  E. care  M ichigan  Trades­
m an.  __________________________________________ 243

MISCELLANEOUS.

p ay. 

A  GENTS  WANTED—FOR  A  NEW  ARTICLE  JUST 
_£jL  out.  Most  w onderful  ad vertisin g  device  ever 
known.  Bells to   every  m erchant  and  Mfr.  Splendid 
em ploym ent.  B ig 
Steady  w ork.  E nclose 
stam p.  Arc Mt.  Mfg  Co ,  R acine,  W is._______249

1  m ent.  Corner  lo t  and  6-room  house  on  North 
L afayette  8 t.,  cellar,  brick  fou n dation ,  s o ft  w ater 
in  kitchen.  $1,200.  Term s  to   su it.  Address No.  187, 
care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

IjlOR  8ALE—CHEAP  ENOUGH  FOR  AN  INVEST- 
FOR SALE—TWELVE  TO TWENTY ACRES  OF LAND 

fo r sum m er  hom e.  Seven  m iles  north  o f  Trav­
erse  C ity  on   th e  E ast  Arm  o f Traverse  B ay on th e 
fo r  building.  C.  E.  Clapp, 
Peninsula  ready  fitted 
Archie,  Mich. 

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Fo r   s a l e   o r   r e n t —c o r n e r   l o t   a n d   6-r o o m

house on North  L afayette st., cellar, brick found­
ation   and  so ft  w ater  in   kitch en .  $1,200.  Terms  to 
suit.  Cheap enough  for  an  investm ent.  Address  No 
187, care M ichigan Tradesman.___________________ 187.

187

heavy  w ork.  F.  G oodm an  A  Co.,  B uralps  Corners, 

268

267

Mich. 

16tf  h ands  h igh .  W eight,  1,660.  Suitable  for 

H o r s e  f o r  s a l e —ir o n  g r e y  g e l d in g ,  s t a n d s  
I^OR  SALE —STORE  AND  DWELLING  COMBINED, 

;  also good b am .  All  in  good  repair.  Located  in 
one o f th e best tow ns In M ichigan o f  1,000 inhabitants. 
W ill trade fo r stock  o f goods.  For particulars address
No. 2(8, care M ichigan Tradesman.  ______  
YITANTED—FIVE  SALESMEN  BY  THE  GEORGE  D. 
Yv  H aw kins  Medicine  Co.  (M anufacturers  and 
w holesale  dealers  In  H awkins  G reat  Specific Cures) 
to  represent them  on  th e  road.  Com m encing  on  July 
10th.  No  one  b ut  first-class  experienced  salesm en 
need  apply.  Good  p osition s  guaranteed 
to   good 
salesm en.  W rite  fo r  term s  to   G eorge  D.  H awkins 
Modiolus  Com pany,  H awkins,  Mleh.___________24A
TYTANTED—SALESMAN FOR GENERAL 8TORE.  ONE 
▼ »  who is capable  o f  ta k in g  care o f  the dry goods 
and shoe departm ent.  Address  No. 264, care M ichigan
Tradesman._________________________________ _____ 264
Y IT  ANTED—SALES 4EN  ON  SALARY  OR  COMMI8- 
f i  
sion  to   handle  th e  New  Patent  Chem ical  Ink 
E rasing  Pencil.  The  g rea test  sellin g   n o v elty   ever 
produced.  Erases ink  th orou gh ly in tw o seconds;  no 
abrasion o f  paper,  200  to   600  per  cent,  profit.  One 
agen t's sales  am ounted to   $620  In  six  days;  an oth er 
$32  in  tW o  hours.  W e  w an t  on e  en ergetic  general 
a g en t  fo r  each  sta te and  territory.  F or  term s  and 
fu ll p articu lars,  address  The  Monroe  E raser Mfg. Co., 
La  Crosse,  W is. 

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S.  Johnson,  Singer  Manufacturing 

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

John N. Deville,  Jr.,  succeeds  Deville 

& Son in the meat business.

Frank  J.  Wilmes  succeeds  Chas.  W. 

Hake in the wholesale liquor business.

The  Elliott  Button  Fastener  Co.  has 
acquired  the  wire  fastening  patents  of 
Geo. W.  McGill, of New York.

The  Princess  Dressing  Case  Co.  has 
leased the plant of the Lowell  Furniture 
Co.,  at Lowell,  and will  manufacture its 
line of goods there.

Louis Engbrenghof,  general  dealer  at 
the  corner  of  Grandville  avenue  and 
Lilly street, has  completed  an  addition 
on one side  of his store building.

G. S.  Putman has sold his grocery stock 
at  502  South  Division  street  to  C.  E. 
Ramsey,  who will  continue the  business 
in  connection  with  his  book, stationery 
and wall paper business.

Frank  II. White and O. A.  Perry have 
formed a  copartnership under  the  style 
of White & Perry  and  embarked  in  the 
business  of  manufacturers’  agents  of 
paper  and  woodenware  at  119  Ottawa 
street.

H.  Leonard  &  Sons  have  received 
eighty-five  cases  of Chinaware and  toys 
from Sonneberg,  Germany,  on  which the 
duty  was  §1,262.55.  The  same  house 
has  also 
four  carloads  of 
eartheware 
from  Tunstall,  Eng.,  on 
which the  duty was §1,011.10.

received 

B. A. Fish,  the P.  of I. dealer at Cedar 
Springs, uttered  a  chattel  mortgage last 
week  for  §7,000 in favor of  J.  F.  Ferris, 
the  Monroe  street  grocer. 
Spring  & 
Company and  other  local  creditors  sub­
sequently attached  the  stock  for  §1,300 
on  the  ground  that  the  mortgage  was 
fraudulent.

Purely Personal.

A.  Burton,  the  White  Cloud  shingle 
manufacturer,  was  in town  last Friday.
Geo.  R.  Mayhew went to  Chicago  Sat­
urday  on  business for the Elliott Button 
Fastener Co.

Henry Jacobs,  of the firm of Ileimbach 
& Jacobs,  druggists at  Constantine,  was 
in town over Sunday.

J.  II.  Plett, the  Cadillac  meat  dealer, 
has  presented  John  Ball  Park  with  a 
pair of  handsome  horned  owls, the  pre­
sentation  being  made  through  the  me- 
diumship of Chas. S.  Robinson.

Geo.  W.  McGill, of New York,  who  is 
an inventor of  international  reputation, 
was in the  city  several  days  last  week 
for the  purpose  of  consulting  with  his 
partners in  the  Elliott  Button  Fastener 
Co.

Mrs. John Cummins is  seriously  ill at 
the family residence on  Holbrook street, 
necessitating the  presence  of  Mr.  Cum­
mins at  home  this  week.  His  route  is 
being  covered in  the  meantime  by  Ed. 
Huyge.

Thes.  Trowbridge,  formerly  engaged 
in  the  drug  business on South  Division 
street, has  purchased  an  interest  in the 
wooden  measure  factory  of  Hinkley  & 
Roberts,  at  Decatur,  and  will  take  up 
his residence at that place.

A.  P.  Hunter,  senior  member  of  the 
drug firm of Hunter  &  Son,  at  Lowell, 
fractured his right thigh while in the act 
of  mounting  a  bicycle  one evening  last 
week.  The fracture is a very severe one 
and will  probably keep the victim on his 
back for six weeks.

The friends of  Arthur  Meigs  will  be 
pleased to learn that he has secured a de­
sirable position  as  manager  of  a  large 
lumbering company at  Jacksonville,  Fla. 
Mr.  Meigs is a man of  infinite  resources 
and no disaster can keep  him  down  for 
any length of time.

Eugene  Carmichael,  the  resident part­
ner  and  representative of  R.  L.  Polk & 
Co., has  done  himself  proud in  the  pre­
paration  and  publication  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Directory for  1891. 
It is  larger 
than  any  of  its  predecessors  and  is  re­
markably free from errors and omissions.

Gripsack Brigade

Chas.  S.  Robinson  has  purchased  a 
full blooded pointer  and is  arranging to 
start a  pointer  dog factory, 
s* Ed.  Frick  and  Jas.  N.  Bradford  went 
to  Baldwin  Saturday  and  caught  25 
pounds of brook trout in  Middle Branch. 
The size of their fish was  phenomenal.

Ed.  A.  Withee,  the  soap  salesman,  re­
joices  over  the  advent  of  a  son,  who 
arrived  at  the  family residence  at  Ver­
non six hours too late for Decoration day.
The  traveling  men  of  Hillsdale  have 
organized a local association,  the charter 
members being Frank W.  Thompson,  A. 
E.  Palmer, W. A. Wagner, James McKee, 
Burr  Wilbur,  Amos  Kendall,  George 
Pierce,  Eugene Crum,  Frank  W.  Smith,
N.  M.  Garrett,  C.  H.  Sheldon,  A.  W. 
Lewis,  H.  M.  Oberlin,  Henry K.  Wilson,
O.  N.  Rice,  L. K.  Hewett, Arthur T. Lin­
coln and H. T.  Buchanan.

Geo.  F.  Owen  came  home  sick  from 
Cedar  Springs  about  ten  days ago  and 
has since been compelled to submit to an 
operation  for  strangulated  hernia.  He 
has  wisely concluded  that  it  would  not 
be advisable to go out again during warm 
weather  and  the  house  has  engaged  S. 
O. Brooks  to  take  the  Southern  portion 
of  his  territory,  while  Geo.  W.  Baxter 
will  look  after  the  wants  of  the  trade 
north of  Cadillac.

Bank  Notes.

The  Clare County  Bank will  be  re-or­
ganized,  and  will,  after  July  1,  be  the 
Clare County Savings Bank.

The American  Bank  has  been  opened 
at  Lawton under the  management of  H. 
D. Brown, late of Cincinnati.  It is owned 
by the  Chicago  syndicate  which  has  a 
circuit of thirty-five country banks.

The  First  National  Bank  of  Grand 
Haven will  be  re-organized  as  the  Na­
tional  Bank  of  Grand  Haven,  reducing 
the  capital  from  §200,000  to  §100,000. 
Dwight Cutler will continue as President 
and Geo. Stickney as Cashier.

W I.  BRÜMMELEK  &  SONS

M anufacturers o f and Jobbers in 

PIECED  AND  STAMPED  TINW ARE. 

Our Specialties:

Tin,  Copper  and  Copper-Rimed  Buckets, 

and all kinds Teakettles, Pails 

and Milk Pans.

Telephone 640. 

Send for tjuotations.

264 So. Ionia St., GRAND  RAPIDS.

The firm of  Williams, Sheley & Brooks is this  day dissolved by mutual 

consent. 

D etroit, May  27,1891. 

WILLIAM  C.  WILLIAMS,
ALANSON  SHELEY,
A L A N SO N   S.  BROOKS.

The  firm  of  James  E.  Davis & Co.  is this  day  dissolved  by  mutual 

consent. 

Detroit,  May  27,  1891. 

JAMES  E.  DAVIS,
’  GEO.  W .  BISSELL.

Referring  to  the  above  announcements, we  beg  to  state  that  as  suc­
cessor to the firms of W il l ia m s,  S h e l b y   &   B r o o k s and J a m es  E.  D a v is  & 
Co., we shall  endeavor to execute all orders  with  which we are  entrusted 
in  a  manner  which  shall  prove  satisfactory  to  all  customers  in  every 
respect.  Our  main  aim  shall  be to make  prompt  shipments and to give 
lowest possible prices.  We wish to state to those who have done business 
with Williams, Sheley & Brooks, that all orders  received  by us will  have 
the personal attention of  a  member of that firm;  and that orders  received 
from  customers of  James E.  Davis  & Co.  will  receive  the  personal atten­
tion of  our Mr. James E.  Davis.  With kind  regards, and hoping that we 
shall hear from you frequently, we remain,

Yours very truly,

Williams, Dairis, Brooks  I   Bo.,

11,13,15 & 17 Larned Street East.

William C. Williams. 

THE  OLD  STAND.
James E. Davis.  Alanson Sheley.  Alanson S. Brooks.
To  GMliiflg  and  General  Store  Mer­

chants:

If your stock is running  low or out  of 
sizes  we  have  still a fair  line of  spring 
and summer suitings to select  from,  also 
Overcoats,  Pants, etc., and if you require 
samples  to  select  from,  send  us  word 
about the style and  price and  they shall 
be expressed to you,  or, if  you write  our 
Michigan representative, W illia m   Con- 
nok,  who  resides  at  Marshall, Mich.,  he 
will  be  pleased  to  call  upon  you.  Ail 
mail orders promptly attended  to. 
It is 
wonderful the number of  mail orders we 
receive  for  our  elegant  diagonal,  also 
cork  screw worsted  Prince  Albert  coat 
and  vests  and  three  button  cut  away, 
frock and sack suitings of  same material
and the many congratulations we receive from the merchants of  our perfect fit and
satisfactory prices, and

W ILLIAM  CONNOR,

M arshall,  Mich.

Box 346, 

Please Remember

That  no  manufacturers  sell  more  ready-made  clothing in Michigan,  and  that we 
catered for the Michigan trade for thirty years and knows their wants.

Our Fall and Winter line will be up to the usual standard.

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.

William Connor will be at Sweet’s Hotel on Thursday, Friday and Saturday June 
11, 12  and  13, to close  out  balance of  present  season’s  clothing at  less  than  first 
cost and will also have full  line of  samples  for the fall  trade and  respectfully so­
licits an Inspection of  new styles of overcoats and suitings in men’s, youths’,  boys’ 
and children’s sizes.

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N erv o u sn ess from  T ig h t  S hoes.

“I have a number of patients  who suf­
fer from chronic nervous disease, brought 
about,  as  I  believe,  solely  by  wearing 
tight  shoes,”  said  a  leading  physician 
the  other  day.  “The  pressure  of  such 
shoes  often displaces  the small  bones of 
the foot,  and  they in turn  press  against 
the  nerves,  which  become  so  sensitive 
that  the  slightest  pressure  causes  the 
most  acute  pain.  Of  course,  this  state 
of  things  cannot  long exist  without  af­
fecting the  entire system,  and  involving 
the  temper to a serious  extent. 
I  have, 
at present,  a patient under my care, who 
will more than  likely end her  days in an 
insane  asylum;  and,  while  I  have  not 
fully  satisfied  myself  on  that  point,  1 
more  than  suspect  that  tight  shoes  are 
responsible  for  the  trouble.  And  the 
worst of  all  this is there  seems to be no 
remedy  for  it.  Women who are  consid­
ered  sensible  on  all  other  points  will 
allow their  children  to  wear tight  shoes 
until  their  feet are  positively  deformed 
and  covered  with  corns.  Then  in  des­
peration  they  go to  some  manufacturer 
of  those monstrosities which  are put up­
on the market as cure-alls for diseases of 
the  feet,  and  pay  enormous  prices  for 
the  privilege of  making  their  feet  look 
hideous.  1  suppose  it  is  a sort  of  pen­
ance  they do for  their past  sins,  and  in 
that  way,  perhaps,  it  is  a  benefit,  as  it 
certainly  does, or ought  to,  mortify  the 
flesh.
“They don’t seem to realize that a soft, 
easy shoe—the  sort  called  ‘nuns’  shoes,’ 
for example—would  be  quite  as  useful, 
and  yet  have  little, if  any, of  that  ob­
jectionable  appearance,  which  has  cost 
many  a  child  bitter  tears,  and  humilia­
tion.
“I am  satisfied  that  the  only  way  to 
remedy the evil is to convince people that 
a symmetrical  natural foot, even  though 
it be of fair size, is better than one which 
is small and misshapen.
“ If  persons  who  wear  tight  shoes 
could  be  brought  to  realize  the  injury 
they  do  themselves,  and  the  discomfort 
they visit on their  associates, it seems to 
me  they  would  never  indulge  in  them 
again.”

Linoleum   a n d   F loor  Oil Cloth.

From   th e Carpet Trade R eview .
Talking  about  the  linoleum  and  floor 
oil  cloth  trade,  a retailer  said:  “When 
claims  for  imperfections,  or  premature 
wearing out are presented to me I almost 
invariably find  that the  fault is not with 
the  goods.  People  who use  linoleum or 
floor oil  cloth  should  be willing to incur 
the slight  trouble and expense necessary 
to  make  their  floors  smooth  and  even, 
and  they should  be  careful  to  see  that 
cement is used in all  places where water 
is liable to enter and run  along the floor. 
There  is  no  linoleum or  floor  oil  cloth 
made  which will  not  shrink and  rot  if 
water gets underneath it. 
In Europe the 
laying of  such goods  is  done much more 
carefully  than in this  country.  Carpen­
ters are employed to make  the  floor per­
fectly  level,  and  cement  is  used  very 
freely.  Our  own  slap  dash,  off-hand 
ways  save  a  little  time  and  money  at 
first, but are expensive in the end.  Take, 
for  instance,  the common practice in the 
South of  laying a carpet  in  the  autumn 
over  the China  matting which  has  been 
used  through  the  summer.  Of course, 
the carpet soon  wears away all along the 
seams in the  matting.  But it is possible 
to  be  over  particular,  and  I  think  our 
British friends fall  into  this error  when 
they insist, as certain dealers do, on hav­
ing  all  fine  carpets  sewed by men,  and 
so  closely that  after  a  few weeks  wear 
it  is almost  impossible to see  where  the 
seam is. 
I think  that machine sewing is 
good enough for any carpet.”

their  applications 

The Louisiana sugar planters are send­
ing  in 
for  bounty 
under  the  provisions  of  the  tariff  act 
providing for  the  payment  of  2 cents a 
pound on sugar produced in this country. 
So  far  thirty-six  of 
the  842  planters 
have filed applications and bonds.  They 
expect to  produce  51,375,000  pounds  of 
sugar.  This will be an average of 1,408, 
000  pounds  to  the  plantation,  so  that 
each plantation  will receive  over $28,000 
b o u n ty ._________ 

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Use “Tradesman” Coupons

'T’T-TTil  MICHIGAlSr  TRADESM AN.
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEMINS.

“ 

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Arrow Brand 5*4 

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic...............7
“  World Wide..  7
Aigyle  ...................  6*4
“  LL............... 6
Atlanta AA.............  6*4
Pull Yard Wide...... 6*4
Atlantic A..............7
Georgia  A..............6*4
H..............  6 \
“ 
Honest Width......... 6*4
“ 
P ..............6
Hartford A ............ 5
D................614
“ 
Indian Head...........  7*4
"  L L..........  514
Amory.....................7
King A  A................6*4
Archery  Bunting...  4 
King EC.  ..............  5
Beaver Dam  A A..  5*4
Lawrence  L L ........  5*4
Blackstone O, 32__5
Madras cheese cloth 6*4
Black Crow.............. 6*4
Newmarket  G........6
Black Rock  ...........7
B  .........5*4
Boot, AL...............   7*4
N ........  6*4
Capital  A............... 5*4
DD....  5*4
X ...... 7
Cavanat V..............5*4
Chapman cheese cl.  3*4 Noibe R..................5
Clifton  C R ............   5*4
Comet..................... 7
Dwight Star............  7*4
Clifton C C C...........6*4

Our Level  Best.....6*4
Oxford  R ...............   6*4
Pequot......................7*4
Solar.......................  6*4
|Top of the  Heap__7*4
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills.............   7
Gold Medal............   7*4
Green  Ticket..........8*4
Great Falls..............  6*4
Hope........................7*4
Just  Out........  4*4® 5
King  Phillip...........7*4
OP......  7*4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10*4
Lonsdale...........  @ 8*4
Middlesex........   @ 5
No Name................   7*4
Oak View............... 6
Our Own................ 5*4
Pride of the West.. .12
Rosalind.................7*4
Sunlight.................   4*4
Utica  Mills............ 8*4
Nonpareil  ..11
Vinyard..................  8*4
White Horse...........  6
Rock.........   .  8*4

A B C .   ...................8*4
Amazon....................8
Amsburg.................7
Art  Cambric..........10
Blackstone A A...... 8
Beats All................   4*4
Boston................... 12
Cabot......................   7*4
Cabot,  %.................. 6*4
Charter  Oak............5*4
Conway W..............  7*4
Cleveland.............. 7
Dwight Anchor......  8*4
shorts.  8*4
Edwards................. 6
Empire...................   7
Farwell...................7*4
Fruit of the Loom.  7*4
Fitchville  .............7
First Prize..............6*4
Fruit of the Loom X.
Fairmount..............4*4
Full Value..............634
Cabot...................... 7*41 Dwight Anchor
Farwell...................8 
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UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL
TremontN..............  5*4[
Hamilton N............   6*4
L.............7
Middlesex  AT........  8
V  
q
No. ¿s'..::  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

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

HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Middlesex A A.......11

....  8
....  9
....  9
....10*4
CARPET

Hamilton N __ ....  7*4
Middlesex P T.
A  T.
X A.
X F.

A O ....... 13*4
“ 
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“ 
5........16
“ 
WARP.
I Integrity, colored... 21
colored— 20*4 White Star..............18*4
“  colored..21
Nameless................20
......... 25
......... 27*4
......... 30
......... 32*4
......... 35

Peerless, white. ....18
Integrity.................18*41 
Hamilton................ 8
.................9
 
G G  Cashmere........21
Nameless..............16
...............18

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

DRESS  GOODS.

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10*4

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PRINTS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

Coralino................ $9 501Wonderful............$4 50
Schilling’s .............  9 00] Brighton...............4 75
Armory......... ........6*4
Naumkeag satteen..  7*4
Androscoggin.........7*4
Rockport.................. 6*4
Biddeford...............  6
Conestoga.................6*4
Brunswick........*...  6*4
Walworth................ 6*4
Allen turkey  reds..  5*4[Berwick fancies__  *4
robes...........  5*4¡Clyde  Robes...........  5
pink a purple 6*4
Charter Oak fancies 4*4 
buffs...........  6
DelMarine cashm's.  6 
pink  checks.  5*4
mourn’g  6 
staples........5*4
Eddy stone fancy...  6 
shirtings ...  4*4
chocolat  6 
American  fancy__5*4
rober—   6 
American indigo__5*4
sateens..  6 
American shirtings.  4*4 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
staple....  5*4 
Anchor Shirtings...  4*4 
Manchester fancy..  6 
....  6*4
Arnold 
new era.  6 
Arnold  Merino......6
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
long cloth B. 10*4 
“ 
Merrim’ck shirtings.  4*4 
“  Repp fura .  8*4
“  C.  8*4
“ 
century cloth  7
“ 
Pacific fancy..........6
“  gold seal......10*4
“ 
robes............  6*4
“  green seal TR 10*4 
Portsmouth robes...  6 
“  yellow seal.. 10*4
Simpson mourning..  6
“ 
serge.............11*4
greys........6
“ 
“  Turkey  red..10*4 
“ 
solid black.  6 
Ballou solid black..  5 
Washington indigo.  6 
“  colors.  5*4
“ 
Turkey robes..  7*4
Bengal blue,  green, 
India robes__7*4
red and  orange  ..  5*4
plain Tky X *4  8*4 
Berlin solids...........5*4
“  X...10
“  oil blue....... 6*4
Ottoman  Tur­
key red................   6
“  green ....  6*4
“ 
“  Foulards....  5*4
Martha Washington
red *4...........7
“ 
Turkeyred *4........7*4
Martha Washington
“ X  .........   9*4
“ 
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“  4 4......... 10
Turkeyred.......... 9*4
“ 
“ 3-4XXXX12
Riverpolntrobes....  5
Cocheco fancy........  6
Windsor fancy........  6*4
“  madders...  6
gold  ticket 
“  XX twills..  6*4
indigo blue......... 10*4
“ 
solids.........5*4
Amoskeag A C A.... 13
Hamilton N................ 7*4
D................ 8*4
Awning.. 11
Farmer......................8
First Prize................. 11*4
Lenox M ills........... 18
Atlanta,  D..............  6*41 Stark  A
Boot.............................6*4 No Name....
Clifton, K....................7*4 ¡Top 
SATINES.
Simpson..................20  llmperlal..................10*4
................. 18  Black.................9® 9*4
10*4
................. 16 

AC A..................... 12*4
Pemberton AAA__16
York....................... 10*4
Swift River............   7*4
Pearl  River............ 12*4
Warren................... 14

COTTON  DRILL.

of Heap

TICKINGS.

7*4

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

.10

“ 

“ 

“ 

 

Coechco.....................10*41

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag..............12*4
9 oz...... 14*4
brown .13
Andover.................11*4
Beaver Creek  AA.. .10 
“ 
BB...  9
M 
CC.... 
Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 
“ 
blue  8*4 
“  d a twist  10*4 

Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19

“ 
“ 

Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue........ 7*4
brown...  7*4
Jeffrey.....................11*4
Lancaster................12*4
Lawrence, 9 oz........13*4
No. 220....13
No. 250....11*4
No. 280.... 10*4

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

GINGHAMS.
“ 
fancies__7
“  Normandie  8

Amoskeag................ 7*4
“  Persian dress 8*4 
Lancashire............... 6*4
Canton ..  8*4
“ 
Manchester............   5*4
“ 
AFC........12*4
Monogram..............  6*4
Arlington staple—   6*4 
Normandie............... 7*4
Arasapha  fancy—   4*4 
Bates Warwick dres 8*4 
Persian..................... 8*4
Renfrew Dress..........7*4
staples.  6*4
Rosemont................. 6*4
Centennial............   10*4
Slatersville............6
Criterion...............10*4
Somerset.................7
Cumberland staple.  5*4
Tacom a...........«...  7*4
Cumberland........... 5
Toil  du Nord......... 10*4
Essex........................4*4
Wabash.................... 7*4
Elfin.......................   7*4
seersucker..  7*4
Everett classics......8*4
Warwick................  8*4
Exposition............... 7*4
Whittenden............   6*4
Glenarie.................  6*4
heather dr.  8 
Glenarven................ 6*4
indigo blue 9 
Glenwood.................7*4
Wamsutta staples...  6*4
Hampton...................6*4
Westbrook..............8
Johnson Chalon cl 
*4 
..............10
indigo blue 9*4
Windermeer........... 5
zephyrs__16
York..........................634
Lancaster,  staple...  6*4
Amoskeag.............. 16*4|Valley City..............15*4
Stark.......................20  Georgia...................15*4
American...............16*41 Pacific.....................It *4

GRAIN  BAGS.

“ 
“ 

THREADS.

No.

KNITTING  COTTON.

..33
6  .
8... ....34
10... ...35
...36
12...

White. Colored.
42
43
44
45

Clark’s Mile End....45  IBarbour s................88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s...............88
Holyoke..................22*41
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
“  16... ....38
39
“  18... ....39
40
“  20... ....40
41
CAMBRICS.
Washington..
3*4
Red Cross................. 3*4
Lockwood.................4*4
Wood’s..................   4*4
Brunswick —  ........ 4*4
[TW.....................22*4
F T ......................... 82*4
JR F .X X X ........... 35
Buckeye.................32*4

Slater......................   4*4
White Star.............  4*4
Kid Glove...............  4*4
Newmarket............   4*4
Edwards...................4*4

RED  FLANNEL.

..12
..18
..19

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................32*4
Creedmore............. 27*4
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless............... 27*4
Red *'Blue,  plaid..40
Union’R................. 22*4
Windsor..................18*4
6 oz Western...........21
Union .B .................22*4

Grey SR W.............17*4
Western W .............18*4
DR P ............. 
18*4
Flushing XXX........ 23*4
Manitoba................ 23*4

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Nameless...... 8  @ 9*41 
...... 8*4@10  I 

“ 

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“

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Brown.
13
9*4
15
10*4
17
11*4
12*4
20

Black.
Slate.
Slate.
13
9*4 10*4 
9*4
15
10*4
17
11*4 
11*4
12*4
12*4
20
DUCKS.
Severen, 8 oz..........
9*4
May land, 8 oz......... 10*4
Greenwood, 7*4 oz..  9*4 
Greenwood, 8 oz— 11*4

Brown.

West  Point, 8 oz__10*4
10 oz....12*4
“ 
Raven, lOoz............ 13*4
Stark 
............ 13*4
WADDINGS.

“ 

9  @10*4 
12*4
Black.
13
15
17
20

White, doz..............25  IPer bale, 40 doz__ 17.50
Colored,  doz...........20  |

BILESIA8.

Slater, Iron Cross...  8  I Pawtucket............... 10*4
“  Red Cross....  9  Dundie......................   9
“  Best..............10*4 Bedford................... 10*4
“  Best  AA.......12>4l Valley  City..............10*4

SEWING  SILK.

Corticelli, doz.........75  [Corticelll  knitting,

..12 
“ 8 
..12  I  “  10 

twist,doz..37*4  per *4oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz..37*41
HOOKS AND ETB8—PER GROSS.
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k & White.. 10  |No  4 Bl’k & White.. 15 
“  2 
..20
“  3 
..25
No 2—20, M C......... 50  INo 4-15  F  3*4........40
•'  3—18, S C ...........45 
No  2 White & Bl’k.,12  INo  8 W hite* Bl’k. .20
“  4
“ 
.  23
“ 
“  6
.26
No 2.........
............ 28 INo 3............ ...........36

COTTON  TAPE.
..15 I  “  1Ö 
“ 12 
..18
SAFETY  PINS.

PINS.

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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1 50! Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s...............1  35 Gold Eyed...............1 50
Marshall's..............1 001
5—4....2 25  6—4...3 2515—4....1 95  6—4...2 95 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

...3 10|
COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2 10 

“ 

Cotton Sail Twine.. 28  Nashua..................18
Crown...................12  Rising Star 4-ply___17
Domestic............... 18*4 
3-ply.... 17
Anchor................. 16  North Star............... 20
Bristol....................13  Wool Standard 4 plyl7*4
Cherry  Valley.......15  Powh&ttan..............18
I X L......................13
Alabama.................  6*41 Mount Pleasant___ 6*4
Alamance................. 6*4 Oneida....................5
Augusta]...................7*4 Pyrm ont................  6*|£
Ansapha................  6
Randelman............ 6
Georgia...................  6*4
Rlversids................5*4
Granite..................  5*4
Sibley A.................  6*4
Haw  River............ 5
Toledo...................  6
Haw  J ....................6

PLAID  OSNABURGS.

J.&P.COATS

FOR

WHITE,  BLACK  AND  COLORS,
Hand and Machine Usa
P.  STEKETEE  &

FOR  SALE  BY

Spring  Season 1891.

I f   You  desire  to  sell

Garpets  by  Sample
Gircdlar  and  Price  List.

Send for

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

DRY GOODS,

NOTIONS,

CARPETS,

CURTAINS.
Sbirts,  Pants,  Overalls,  Etc.

Manufacturers of

Elegant  Spring  Line  of  Prints, Ging­
hams,  Toile  Du  Nord,  Challies,  White 
and  Black  Goods,  Percales,  Satteens, 
Serges,  Pants  Cloth,  Cottonades  and 
Hosiery now ready for inspection.
Chicago and D etroit Prices Guaranteed.

48, SO and 52 Ottawa St. 

GRAND RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH.

A W N I N G S

AND  TEN TS.

F lags, Hors« and  W agon  C o v en ,  Seat  Shades,  Large 
U m brellas,  Oiled  C lothing,  W ide  C otton  D ocks,  etc. 
CHAS.  A.  COYE,  11  Pearl  Street.

Send  fo r  Illu strated   Catalogne.

Tolophono  109.

TH E  MTCHIG^ÎST  TRADESM AN,

H a r d w a r e   P r i c e   C u r r e n t .  

t

HAMMERS.

These  prices  are  for cash  buyers,  who  j 
pay prom ptly  and  buy  in  full  packages.  ]

AXES.

AUGURS AND BITS.

Snell’s............................................ ............  
Cook’s ............................................ ............  
Jennings’, genuine.........................
............  
Jennings’,  Imitation.....................
............ 50&10

dls.

“ 
“ 
“ 

First Quality, S. B. Bronze............
............8 7 50
D.  B. Bronze............
............   12 00
S.B.S. Steel............ ...  ......   8 50
D. B. Steel............... ............   13 50
Railroad......................................... ...........8 14 00
Garden...........................................
.... net  30 oo

BARROWS.

dis.

BOLTS.

dis.

Stove..............................................
Carriage new list............................
Plow..............................................
Sleigh shoe..................................... ............  

............ 50&10
............ 40*10
70

BUCKETS.

............   4 00  i

BUTT8, CAST.

Well,  plain..................................... ............8 3 50
Well, swivel..................................
dis.
............ 70&
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint ............ 60&10
............ 60*10
Wrought Loose Pin.......................
............ 60*10
Wrought Table.............................
............ 60*10
Wrought Inside Blind...................
Wrought Brass.............................
............ 70*10
Blind,  Clark’s...............................
............ 70*10
Blind,  Parker’s.............................
Blind, Shepard’s ..........................
............  
70
40
............  
Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.

Grain............................................

......dis. 50*02

BLOCKS.
CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

CAPS.

. ..per 1b  5
...perm  
... 
... 

Cast Steel......................................
Ely’s 1-10......................................
“ 
Hick’s C. F ...................................
G. D .............................................. ....  “ 
“ 
Musket.........................................
Rim  Fire...................................... .............. 
50
Central  Fire.................................. ........dis. 
25
Socket Firmer............................... ..............70*10
Socket Framing............................. ..............70*10
Socket Corner................................ ..............70*10
Socket Sliuks................................ ..............70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............ .............. 
40

CARTRIDGES.

CHISELS.

dis.

COMBS.

dis.

CHALK.

COFFER.

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

40
Currv,  Lawrence’s.......................
25
Hotchkiss.....................................
White Crayons, per gross............ .12@12H dis. 10
30
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
28
14x52, 14x56, 14x60 ....... .............. 
25
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60........ .............. 
Cold Rolled, 14x48......................... .............. 
25
Bottoms........................................ ...........  . 
27
50
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks....................... ............. 
Taper and straight Shank............ .............. 
50
Morse’s Taper Shank.................... .............. 
50

DRILLS.

dis.

“ 

D R IP P IN G  FANS.

ELBOWS.

.doz. net 

Small sizes, ser pound................. .............. 
07
Large sizes, per  pound................. ..............  6H
75
Com. 4  piece, 6 In.........................
Corrugated................................... . .dis. 20*10*10
Adjustable................................... ........dis. 40*10
EXPANSIVE BITS.
30
Clark’s, small, 818; large, 826........
25
Ives’, 1, 818;  2, 824 ; 3, $ 3 0 ...........
f i l e s — New List.
New  American............................
Nicholson’s ................................
Heller’s........................................
Heller’s Horse Rasps..................
GALVANIZED IRON
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
15 
List 

..............60*10
..............60*10
..............60*10
.............. 
50
.............. 
50

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

dis.

dis.

12 

14 

Discount, 60

13
GAUGES.

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

50

dl8.

HINGES.

dls.

dls.

65 
60
35
60

dls.
dls.

LSVBLS. 

MATTOCKS.

wire goods. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

HOLLOW WARS.

mauls. 
mills. 

knobs—New List. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

60  c
Gate, Clark’s, 1 ,2 ,3 ...............................dls.60&10
40  g
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4ft  14  and
25  g
3H10
...........net
£
%...........
%........... _____net
8H
...........net
7H
* ...........
...........net
7H
%...........
50
...........dis.
HANGERS. 
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................   60&10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 
60
Kettles........................................................... 
60
Spiders  ........................................................  
60
Gray enameled..............................................40410
Stamped  TinWare................................... new list 70
25
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
Granite Iron W are................... new list 3314410
dls.
Bright...................................................... 70410410
Screw  Eyes.............................................70410410
Hook’s .....................................................70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes.........................  70410410
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .....................  
70
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
56
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
Russell 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s...........................  
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
55
Adze Eye.............................................. 116.00, dls. 60
Hunt Eye.............................................. 815.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ...................................... 818-50, dls. 20410.
dls.
50
Sperry 4  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
40
“  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry 4  Cliik’s.................  
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
25
Stebbln’g Pattern..........................................60410
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 60410
Enterprise, self-measuring.......................... 
25
Steel nails, base...............................................185
Wire nails, base 
20 
Steel.
Wire. 
Advance over base:
Base 
......... Base
60...... ........................
......... Base
50...............................
10
.........   05 
20
40..............................
10 
.........  
20
30...............................
20......  ............
15 
.........  
30
16...................
.........  
15 
35
12....................
.........  
15 
35
10....................
...........  20 
40
...........  25 
50
...........  40 
65
7 4 6 ..........................
...........  60 
90
4................................
........... 1  00 
1  50
3................................
2  00
............1  50 
Fine 3................................................1  50 
2  00
Case  10............................................   60 
90
1  00
8.............................................  75 
1 25
6.............................................  90 
Finish 10..........................................   85 
1 00
8..........................................1  00 
1  25
6..........................................1  15 
1  50
Clinch; 10.........................................   85 
75
90
8......................................... 1  00 
1  00
6..........................................1  15 
Barrell %...........................................1  75 
2  50
dlS.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   @40
Sciota Bench................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  @40
Bench,first quality......................................   @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  410
Fry,  Acme............................................ dis.60—10
Common,  polished................................ dls. 
70
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................  
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished, Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

8.....................

PATENT PLANISHED  IRON.

molasses gates. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

rivets. 

NAILS

PLANES. 

PANS.

28
18

dls.

dls.

Broken packs He per pound extra.

7

ROPES.

squares. 

Sisal, % Inch and larger.............................   8
Manilla.........................................................  11#
dls.
Steel and  Iron..............................................  
75
60
Try and Bevels............................................. 
Mitre.........•..................................................  
20
SHEET IRON.Com.  Smooth.  Com.

840
3 50
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14......................................84  20 
Nos. 15 to 17 .....................................  4  20 
Nos.  18 to 21.....................................   4  20 
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4  20 
Nos. 25 to 26.....................................  440 
No. 27 ...............................................   4 60 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86...................................... dls. 
Silver Lake, White A............................. list 
“ 
Drab A..................................  “ 
“  White  B...............................   “ 
“ 
Drab B...................................  “ 
“  White C..................................“ 

50
50
55
50
55
35

SAND PAPER.

BASH CORD.

83 10
3 20
3 20
3 30

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

“ 

dls.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

Hand........................................  

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 825
20
70
50
  30
30
Steel, Game................................................... 60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker...................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion.............................. 81.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market......................................... 70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market.............................................  62H
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 40
painted....................................  2 85

wire. 

dlS.

“ 

WRENCHES. 

Au Sable...............................dls. 25410@35410405
Putnam.......................................... 
dls. 06
dls. 10410
Northwestern................................ 
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75410
Bird Cages........................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
75
Screws, New List..........................................70410
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50410410
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods.................  65

MISCELLANEOUS. 

diS.

 

HORSE NAILS.

M G T A L 8 ,
FIG TIN.

ZINC.

BOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................   26c
Pig Bars.......................................................   28c
Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
660 pound  casks...........................................  6%
Per  pound....................................................   7
H@H.................................................................. 16
Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  pound  16
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN— MELYN GRADS.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................ 8750
..........................................  7 50
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
..........................................  9 25
14x20 IX, 
..........................................  9 25

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

“ 

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

Each additional X on this grade 81.50.

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TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
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ROOFING PLATES

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ Worcester...................................   6 50
14x20 IC, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
..........................   8 50
“ 
20x28 IC, 
.........................  13 50
“  Allaway  Grade................  5  75
14x20IC, 
7 26
“ 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
12 00
“ 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
“ 
15 00
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28  IX.......................................................814 CO
14x31  IX.......................................................15
1n 
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
14x60IX,  “ 
10

f Per pound  ... 

mnnrt 

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PENBERTHY  INJECTORS.

SIMPLE

RELIABLE

GEO.  M.  SMITH  8ÄFE  GO.,

DEALERS  IN

FIRE  AND  BURGLAR PROOF

-   S A K B S   -

Tiie  Tw o  P rice  Evil.

From  th e Com m ercial  B ulletin.

There  is  nothing that  tends  so  much 
to  increase  trade  among  country  mer­
chants  as  politeness  and  fair  dealing. 
Every  time a merchant  cuts his  price  to 
a customer  there  is  danger.  B’s money 
is just as good as A’s, and  when B hears 
that A purchased  an  article  at C’s  store 
fifty cents less than he did, he is naturally 
incensed,  and  if  he  does  not  withdraw 
his trade  entirely,  he will at least  do  so 
partially, so that  the  loss  may  be a ser­
ious one to the  merchant.  One  price  to 
all should be the motto.
It is,  of  course,  proper  to consider ex­
ceptions to this rule.  The customer who 
pays  promptly  and  buys  large  bills  of 
goods  is  undoubtedly  entitled  to  buy 
cheaper than the man who pays but once 
a year,  and it is the privilege of the mer­
chant to recognize  this  fact. 
In making 
a second  price to customers of  this'sort, 
he should  be  careful  to  make no reduc­
tions  that  he  cannot  consistently admit 
to any customer that he may have. Every 
customer  should  know  that he can  buy 
cheaper for cash  than  he  can for credit.
A  country  merchant  often  has  many 
difficult  things to contend with  when he 
comes to enforce this rule.  He is anxious 
to  make  every  sale  possible,  especially 
when  cash is offered, and  he will always 
have to deal  with the man who makes an 
offer.  A  suit  of  clothes  has been  sold 
some morning to a good customer for $20. 
That  is a fair  price,  and  the  merchant 
has made $3 or $4.  A  customer presents 
himself  later  in  the day and  offers  the 
merchant  $18 in cash  for  the same  suit. 
The merchant really cannot afford to lose 
the  sale  although it cuts  the  profits  to 
almost nothing;  it reduces  his  stock and 
gives  him  money that will  aid in paying 
for  goods  that  he  is compelled  to  give 
long  credit  on.  He  remembers  that 
he  has  sold one cash  customer the  same 
suit  for  $20,  but he feels  that  he  must 
make the sale and generally does.  There 
is great  doubt whether  he  did wrong  in 
such an  instance.  His  price to the  first 
customer was fair, and it was through no 
voluntary  act  of  his  that  he  sold  the 
second one  cheaper.  He  was compelled 
to do so or lose  the sale.

“I will  let you  have it for so much,” the

comes to believe  that  the  merchant  ha; 
two  prices  for his  goods  and is not  re­
liable.
all  customers as near  alike  as  possible.

The rule  should  be, therefore,  to 

ment. 
It  will 
ment with this.

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Akron,  Buffalo and Louisville

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FIRE  BRICK  AND  CLAY.

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ELECTROTYPERS

AND

STEREOTYPERS,

And Manufacturers of

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6  and  8  Erie  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

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MichiganTradesmanj

Official Organ o f M ichigan Busine— Men’«  Association. 

A  W EEK LY   JO U BN A L  D EVOTED  TO  T H E

Retail  Trade  of the Woliferine State.
The  Tradesm an  Company, P roprietor.

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

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office, 100 Louis St.

Entered at the Grand Rapids Post 0>  »■

E.  A.  STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  JU N E  10,  1891.

there 

BEAUTY  AND THE  BILL BOARD.
There is,  perhaps,  no  better testimony 
as to the  improved  taste  of the  present 
day than the elegance and variety of  the 
forms of advertising  which  meet the eye 
at  every  turn. 
It  is  but  a  brief  time 
since  anything  was good  enough  for an 
advertismeut,  if  it  were  only  big  and 
glaring,  no  matter  how  much it  might 
offend  the  taste  or 
tire  the  eye  that 
beheld  it.  Mere black and white daubed 
roughly  on a  road-side  fence,  a barn,  a 
rock—anything  that  would  hold  paint 
and could be  seen was  enough.  Simply 
to  attract  attention  was  all  that  the 
advertiser  sought  to  do.  After a while 
it  was  found  desirable  to  interest  the 
observer as well as to compel him to see. 
It was  found out that  there  was all the 
difference  between  a  pleasing  and  an 
offensive  advertisement  that 
is 
between  the  attractiveness  of  a ballad 
singer and the cry  of a  fishmonger.  To 
fix  attention  upon  a  business  or  an 
article in a  pleasing  manner was  found 
to  be  two steps  instead  of  one toward 
establishing  business  relations with the 
reader.  Not unfrequently  it was  found 
that the dead-level of  glaring coarseness 
affected by advertisers produced a feeling 
of revulsion in  the  mind of the observer 
that  actually  operated  against  them. 
Many a patient medicine has been injured 
almost as much by the offensiveness of its 
advertising as  it has been  aided by pub­
licity.  So, 
little  by  little,  we  have 
learned that an advertisement that glares 
and  stares  and  offends  is  worth  only 
half as much as one that pleases, attracts 
and interests,  and a  thousand  charming 
forms  for  surprising 
the  public  with 
mercantile 
information  have  been  de­
vised.  Posters  of  every  hue  and color 
and of every  variety  of  design  meet us 
at every turn.  The  most practical  busi­
ness men use  the  most beautiful  works 
of art to  attract attention  to  their busi­
ness.  They  capture  our  attention  and 
good-will  at once.  Like  a  salesman  of 
fine-address,  they commend  at  once the 
wares they name.  We go not to the man 
who  thrusts  himself  roughly  and  un- 
couthly  upon  our  attention  when  we 
wish  to  buy,  but to  him  whose adver­
tisement  has  brought  a  smile  by  its 
quaintness,  a touch  of  pleasure  by  its 
richness and harmony of color or design, 
or a feeling of confidence by its apparent 
manliness and sincerity.

COST  OP  THE  STRIKE.

in  utter 

The strike  of  street  car  workmen has 
failure,  as  T h e 
resulted 
T ra desm a n  predicted 
it  would  four 
weeks ago.  As a result  of  the  failure, 
170 men  have been compelled  to  live  on 
short rations for  a  month  and  are  now 
.looking for  new  situations.  Serious  as 
the results  have been to the men—three- 
quarters  of whom  were  driven  into  the 
strike against  their wishes  by  the  arbi-

trary  action  of  their union—the  effects 
upon the city at  large are even more  de­
plorable, one phase of which is set  forth 
in  the  following  newspaper  interview 
with  Col.  Geo.  G.  Briggs,  Postmaster, 
and President of the Board of Trade:

Col. Geo. G. Briggs was  asked  yester­
day if  he  intended  remodeling  the  Ly­
ceum theatre building.  “Not at present,” 
he replied.  “I  wouldn’t  make  any  im­
provements  that  would  cost  more  than 
$4  while  this  strike  lasts.  When  170 
street car  men  walk  up  and  down  the 
streets and dictate to the merchants what 
they  shall  do  and  who  they  shall  sell 
goods to it’s a pretty bad state of  affairs. 
This strike has done the city a  half  mil­
lion  dollars  worth  of  damage  and  if  it 
continues long I shall want to sell every­
thing I’ve got and leave town.”
With all  due  respect  to  Mr.  Briggs, 
who is a thoroughly  representative  citi­
zen,  T h e T radesm an  believes  that  he 
places the damage entailed by the  strike 
at altogether too low a  figure,  less  con­
servative estimators placing  the  loss  at 
from  one  to  one  and a half million  dol­
lars.

Great  as the cost  has  been,  however, 
the strike has served one  useful purpose 
—it has clearly demonstrated that union­
ism  is  only  another  name for  anarchy; 
that coercion,  boycotting,  incendiarism, 
rioting and  murder  are  weapons  which 
the  devotees  of  unionism  use  without 
scruple when their  case is desperate and 
failure stares them in the face.  A reali­
zation of  this fact will enable the people 
to prepare for another  outbreak,  should 
one  occur,  and deal with  the  principals 
as the gravity of the case demands.

The bill to bring private  banks  under 
the control of the Banking Commissioner 
was vigorously attacked in  the  House of 
Representatives  Saturday  on  constitu­
tional  grounds.  The  point  was  raised 
that the business of  private  individuals 
cannot be regulated the  same as  that  of 
corporations,  and that the section author­
izing the Commissioner to refuse licenses 
in  certain  cases  conferred  on  one  man 
the  unconstitutional power of  determin­
ing  arbitrarily  what  persons  have  or 
have not the necessary credit  and  other 
qualifications  for engaging in such an oc­
cupation which they may select.  The op­
position  availed to defeat the bill,  but  5 
votes being recorded in favor of  its pass­
age and 49 against.

THE  LABOR  QUESTION.

SECOND  PAPER.

W ritten for Th i Tradesman.

In  my first  paper, I stated  that  when 
the  elements of  which capital  was  com­
posed  were  properly  and  harmoniously 
combined,  each  receiving  its  just  share 
of  the  proceeds,  then  would  capital  be 
productive  and  strikes  unknown.  Now 
the  great  question of  the  hour  is, how 
shall  this  much  desired  state of  affairs 
be brought about?  Who  shall be able to 
quell  this  tumult, the  undercurrents  of 
which  are  causing the  very  foundations 
of  society  to vibrate?  Must  might  con­
tinue to wield the sceptre  over right and 
the  many  be trodden  upon  by  the  few 
until  every individual  right  shall  have 
been  sacrificed  on  the  altar  of  avarice 
and  greed?  The elements of  capital are 
in a belligerent state, each struggling by 
fair means and by foul means to gain the 
mastery  over  the  other.  The  money 
forces are well  equipped and  disciplined 
and a unit in declaring  war to the  death 
to  anything  and  everything  that  inter­
poses  to  check  its  rapidly  increasing 
power.  On  the  other  hand,  we see  the

■m m   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N ,

labor forces organizing and  preparing to 
go forth to meet  these  money kings  and 
challenge their right to use human brains 
and  human  muscle  for  the  purpose  of 
perfecting their title  to  the earth.  This 
organized mass of toilers—believing that 
this beautiful  earth was not intended by 
the  Almighty  to  be  owned,  controlled, 
occupied  and  enjoyed by a favored  few 
and  that  the  great  mass  of  humanity 
must  cling  to  some  projecting  rock  or 
snag  and  drag  behind or  let  loose  and 
float  away  to  some  other  planet—are 
marching on  to  victory  or  death.  Not 
being  so  well  disciplined  or  as  wisely 
generated  as  their  oponents,  they  have 
made many mistakes and have often been 
out-flanked,  yet  they  have  shown  their 
strength  and  gained  many  important 
points.  Congress,  in  view of  curtailing 
the  money  power,  has  commenced  to 
grapple  with  the  trusts  and  combines. 
Legislatures are shortening the labor day 
and  municipal  governments are  increas­
ing  the  day’s  wages  for  those  in  their 
employ.  The  conflict  is  on  and  what 
will the end be?  If  Bellamy’s “Looking 
Backward”  is  a  true  vision,  labor  will 
win in the  end  and the  Almighty Dollar 
will  be dethroned.  But  how long  must 
the  business  world  stand  the  shock of 
these  contending  armies?  Is  there  no 
possible  way  of  adjusting  matters  be­
tween  these  contending  forces, or  must 
the  struggle  continue  until  one  or  the 
other  is  vanquished?  The  parties  will 
never mutually agree to bury the hatchet, 
for  this  would  necessitate mutual  con­
cessions,  which  is  the  very  thing  the 
money barons never will willingly grant, 
and  for  the  same  reasons a solution  of 
the question will never be brought about 
through arbitration. 
It  strikes  me  that 
the  strong right arm of  the  government 
is the only effective agency that can ever 
bring  about  a  satisfactory  settlement of 
this  difficulty. 
It  is a serious  case  and 
strong medicine is demanded.  Now, sup­
pose  that  Congress  should  institute  a 
court of  enquiry  for the  purpose of  ad­
judicating  and  settling  all  matters  of 
dispute  arising  between  employers  of 
labor  and  their  employes,  said  court 
endowed  with power  to  investigate  and 
examine  into  all  the  particulars of  the 
case  and  render a decision  in  harmony 
with  the exigencies of  the  case,  and  ac­
cording to the  tenor of  certain  well  de­
fined  rules  of  equity  based  on  human 
rights and  capable of  universal  applica­
tion?  All decisions  might be made  final 
and costs taxed to the  party found  to  be 
in the  wrong. 
It would seem that  some 
such  tribunal as this  backed  up  by the 
national government  might compel  these 
lordly  devotees of  mammon  on  the  one 
hand  and these  boycotting  labor unions 
on the  other  hand,  to do  right and  meet 
each other on the intervening line of fair 
play and  equal rights.  Then  the  much 
desired  state of  affairs mentioned in  the 
beginning would become an accomplished 
fact,  and  all  these  attempts  to  lord  it 
over  creation on the  strength of  boodle, 
and all these organized spasmodic efforts 
(on  both  sides)  to  corner,  freeze  out, 
scoop,  drive  out, force  up,  order  out  on 
strike, boycott, rip  up and tear down will 
be  relegated to that frightful  depository 
wherein  are crowded  all  the errors  and 
wrongs  of  the  past.  May  God  hasten 
the  time when men’s hearts will  incline 
them  to  treat  their  fellowmen  as  they 
would have  their fellowmen  treat them.

E. A.  Owen.

LEARNING  A  TRADE.

Old  and Modem  Methods of  Practical 
Instruction Contrasted by an Expert. 
From   th e  New  York Herald.

In old times if a boy  wanted to learn a 
trade  he  became  an  apprentice  with  a 
man who followed the  calling he desired 
to pursue.  His  employer,  or  “master,” 
as he was called, signed a paper in which 
he promised to teach the boy his trade in 
a  certain  specified  time,  give  him  his 
board and so much  wages,  and  treat him 
kindly.  The  boy  also  signed  a  paper, 
promising on his part to do certain things.
I have seen one of  these curious old doc­
uments—“indenture  papers,” they  were 
called.  The one I refer to is  dated 1825, 
and  belongs  to a shipbuilder,  now quite 
an old man.
In it he promises “not to waste master’s 
goods,” not to contract matrimony within 
the said  term, not to play  at  cards,  dice 
or any unlawful  game, nor  frequent  ale 
houses, dance houses, or play houses, but 
in all things  behave himself  “as a faith­
ful  apprentice  ought  to  do  during  the 
said term.”  We got  the  old  apprentice­
ship  system  from  the  times  of  Queen 
Elizabeth,  and it worked  quite well  dur­
ing the  early days  before the  wonderful 
development of  machinery and  the  divi­
sion of labor into specialties.
When boys were apprenticed machinery 
was  practically  unknown.  The  master 
worked alongside of his .workmen,  talked 
to  them  about  their  trade,  and  showed 
them how to work.  The more competent 
an apprentice  became the  more valuable 
he  was to his  master.  And  the  master 
took  a  great  interest in advancing  him, 
unless the boy happened to be one of  the 
idle  sort,  and  more  bother  than  he was 
worth.  The apprentice lived in the mas­
ter’s  house  and  was  like  one  of  the 
family,  and  in  those  early days  the  ar­
rangement  must  often  have  been  not 
only profitable but pleasant.
But  that  system  has  long  since  been 
done  away  with, at least  in  the  United 
In  round  numbers  there  are 
States. 
about  fifteen  millions  of  men  in  our 
country who  work  for  their  living,  and 
one out of  every five of  these  workers is 
engaged  in  what are called the mechani­
cal  arts.  How  do  they  learn  their  re­
spective trades?  Well, a very large  pro­
portion of these workmen are foreigners; 
they have learned  their trades under the 
apprenticeship  system 
in  their  own 
countries  whence 
come 
to  America.  We  cannot  have  an  ap­
prenticeship  system  here  because  the 
master  no  longer  works with  his  men, 
and  can  no  longer  give personal  super­
vision  to  his  employes.  He  has to do a 
great  deal of  out-door  work,  to get  cus­
tomers,  purchase  material,  collect  and 
pay  bills.
The parents of  the  boys are  no longer 
willing to surrender  the  control of  their 
son for five years,  and put it out of  their 
power  to  remove  him  from a workshop 
where he  might  be  ill-treated, or where 
it was  found that  the work  did  not  suit 
the boy’s taste or constitution.
Then, again, the apprenticeship system 
became unpopular in our country because 
it was a form of slavery.  American boys 
do  not  care to sign  away their  liberty, 
and  it  is  somewhat degrading  to  call  a 
man  “master” albeit he is only a “master 
workman,”  teaching a younger  pupil the 
mysteries  of  a  certain  craft.  Another 
thing,  American  boys  are very  quick  to 
learn,  and  there  is  really no need  for a 
long service in a workshop.
The modern American boy, if he wants 
to  learn  a  trade,  hires  himself  out  at 
small wages,  helps  around the shop,  and 
“picks  up” a knowledge of  his  craft  in 
the  best way he can.  This is the chance 
method of  learning,  for  it  depends  very 
much on  the boy’s  natural  ability to ab­
sorb  knowledge,  and  on  the  interest 
which the  foreman of  the shop may take 
in imparting information  and  promoting 
his  welfare.  The  thousands  of  foreign 
mechanics  in  our  country  do  not  care 
that  American  boys  shall  learn  trades, 
because  that  will  make  so  many  more 
men  to  do  the  work which they want to 
keep for themselves.
They form  trades  unions,  which  have 
rules limiting the  number of  boys which 
can  be  taken in a shop  to  learn a trade, 
even  In  the  chance, hap-hazard  way  I

they  have 

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institution,  and  which is different  from 
any  other  attempt  in  trade instruction. 
A regular course of  instruction has been 
prepared for each trade.  The pupil is at 
first  taught  the  simplest  kind of work, 
then  he  is  given a more  difficult  task, 
until  finally  he  becomes  familiar  with 
the various branches of the trade.
Most of  the  classes for instruction are 
held  during  the  evening.  This  is  to 
accommodate  young  men  who  attend 
common  school  during  the  day, or  who 
may be  obliged to work  and earn wages. 
The  buildings  occupied  by  the  schools 
cover a plat of  land  200x113  feet,  front­
ing  on  First  avenue. Sixty-seventh  and 
Sixty-eighth  streets.  The  woodwork  of 
the main  hall was  done  by graduates  of 
the  carpentry  class  of  1886-1887;  the 
walls of  the  plastering  room  were  built 
by the  first  bricklaying  class,  and  those 
of  the  bricklaying  room  by the  class of 
1883-84.
The  carpenters’  work of  a  large  read- 
ingroom  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
students  was  done  by  members  of  the 
class  of  1887-S8, and  all  this  work  was 
paid  for the  same as if  it had  been done 
by  outside  parties.  The  cost  of  tuition 
in the various  classes is from  $12  to  $35 
a course, and scholars come from all parts 
of the United States and Canada.  Young 
men who  come  from other  states live,  if 
they  prefer,  in  a  building  especially 
erected  for  their  accommodation  in  the 
vicinity of  the school, the cost of a room 
and board being from $5 to $5.50 a week.
Skilled labor all over the United States 
commands  the  highest  wages and  is  al­
ways  in  demand.  American boys  have 
not heretofore learned  trades on account 
of  the difficulties  that have been  thrown 
in their way  and to which I have alluded 
at the beginning of this article.  But the 
establishment  of  the  trade  schools  will 
soon  enable  them to gratify  their  ambi­
tion to become skilled  workmen.  There 
are  too  many clerks  and  book-keepers, 
and  since  young women  have taken  up 
those  vocations  the  chances  for  young 
men  earning  good  wages  in  such  work 
have very materially decreased.
A  boy who  has a thorough  knowledge 
of  any trade is always  sure of  making a 
good  living;  even if  he  works  but  two 
hundred  days in the  year he will  have a 
reasonable  chance  of  earning an  income 
equal  to  what  he  would  receive  from 
$20,000 invested in government bonds.

Muskegon—C.  C.  Moulton,  Trustee, 
has  foreclosed  the mortgage  on  the  A. 
C.  Truesdell  general  stock.

have  mentioned.  When  Mayor  Hewitt 
was at the  head of  the  city  government 
of  New York,  a boy wrote to him  saying 
that  he wanted to be instructed  in  some 
mechanical  business;  that he had  vainly 
applied  to  fifty employers to get a posi­
tion,  and  wanted  to know if  the  Mayor 
could  not  advise  him  what to do.  The 
Mayor  replied  that  he  was  ashamed to 
say he did not  know what  advice to give 
the young  man,  as under the regulations 
of  the trades  unions  the  number of  ap­
prentices was limited.
“If,”  he  wrote,  “ this  action  of  the 
trades  societies  in  tills  matter  really 
limited  the competition  for  employment 
which  they  experience, it  might  be  de­
fended,  at  least  upon  selfish  principles,_ 
but,  inasmuch  as  foreign  workmen  are 
free to come to this country in  unlimited 
numbers, the  only effect of  these regula­
tions  is to keep  our own  young men  out 
of  useful  employment, which  is  freely 
open to those who were born and trained 
in foreign countries.”
As  it  has  been  found,  therefore,  that 
boys who want to learn trades cannot get 
instruction under the old  apprenticeship 
system  which  is  impracticable,  and  as 
the method  of  “ picking up” a trade  in a 
shop is rather  uncertain  and  unsatisfac­
tory,  trade  schools are  being established 
to give boys instruction in mechanic arts. 
In  Europe  such  schools  have  been  in 
existence for a longtime for the building 
trades, for  workers  in  wood, metal  and 
leather,  for  weaving  and  dyeing,  for 
furniture  makers,  wood  carvers,  watch­
makers, etc.  Some of  these  schools like 
the Imperial Technical School at Moscow, 
the  schools  at  Crefeld  and  Chemnitz  in 
Germany,  at  Yerviers  in  Belgium,  the 
trade  schools  in  Paris  and  the  London 
Guild School, are  on a magnificent scale.
Instruction is provided by these foreign 
schools  both  for  young  men  already in 
the  trades  and  for  beginners. 
In  the 
United States,  in  some  cities,  plumbers 
provide  instruction  for  their  helpers; 
carriage building is taught in New York, 
trades  are  taught to colored  young  men 
at  Hampton,  Va.,  at  Clark  University, 
Atlanta,  Ga.,  and  at  Central  Tennessee 
College;  Indians  at  Carlisle  Barracks, 
Pa.,  and to young  men at many  asylums 
and reformatories.  Trades are also taught 
rooklyn,  N.  Y., 
at  the  Pratt  Institute, 
at  the  Free  Institute, Worcester,  Mass., 
at  the  Trade  School  of 
the  Master 
Builders’ Exchange,  Philadelphia, and at 
some  colleges  in  different  parts of  the 
country.
The  New York  trade  schools were  es­
tablished nine  years ago for  the purpose 
of  giving  young  men  instruction in cer­
tain  trades,  and  to  enable  young  men 
already in those  trades to improve them­
selves.  The  schools  are  conducted  on 
the principle of teaching thoroughly how 
work  should  be  done;  the  quickness 
which is required of a first-class mechanic 
is to be acquired at real  work  after leav­
ing  the  schools.  Young  men  or  lads 
progress  very  rapidly  in  such  schools, 
and  the  effort  is  made  not  only  to  de­
velop what  the  pupil  learns  easily,  but 
to  instruct  him  in  matters  where  he 
shows  he  is  deficient.  Such  a  system 
would  not  be  possible  in  a  workshop 
where  each  employe  is  necessarily  en­
gaged  upon the  kind of  work he  can do 
best.
There  are  classes in these  schools  for 
the following trades:  Bricklaying,  plas­
tering,  carpentry,  plumbing,  stone-cut­
ting,  house,  sign  and  fresco  painting, 
blacksmith’s work and tailoring.
These trades are taught  after a system 
which I believe  to  be  original  with this

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L. S.  HILL & CO.
Im porters,  Manufacturers]]; 

and  Jobbers of

Sportmi  &  Athletic  Goods.

100 Monroe St.,

40, 42 * 441 Ionia St.

Grand  Rapids, Mich., April 8, ’91.
Having  sold  to  Foster, 
Stevens & Co., of this city, 
our  entire  stock of  sport­
ing  goods  consisting  of 
guns, ammunition,  fishing 
tackle,  bicycles,  etc.,  we 
would  bespeak  for  them 
the same generous patron­
age  we  have  enjoyed  for 
the  past  ten  years,  and 
trust with their facility for 
carrying  on  the  sporting 
goods business our patrons 
will  find  their  interests 
will  be  well  protected  in 
their hands.

Very truly yours,

SPALDING  &  CO.

Having purchased  the above stock of  goods and added to it 
very  largely,  and  placed  it  in  charge  of  William  Wood- 
worth,  who  for  many  years  was  with  L.  S. Hill & Co., and 
then Spalding & Co., we  think we are  now in excellent shape 
to supply the trade of Western Michigan.

oster& tevens 
&<§• 
....

V l O N R O f c  

S T .

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Drugs f& Medicines»

State  Board  of Pharm acy.

One  T ear—S tanley E. P ark ill, Owoeso.
Two  T ears—Jacob  Jesson,  M uskegon.
T hree  T ears—Jam es Vernor, D etroit.
Four T ears—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
F iv e T ears—G eorge Gun drum. Ionia.
P resident—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, D etroit.
T reasurer—S. E. P ark ill,  Owosso.
M eetings  fo r  1891—Ann  Arbor.  May  5;  Star  Island 
(D etroit) Ju ly  7;  H oughton, Sept. 1;  L ansing  Nov. 4.
Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’ll. 

President—D. E. F rail. Saginaw .
T irst V ice-President—H. G. Colem an, K alam azoo. 
Second Vioe-President—Prof. A. B. P rescott, Ann Arbor. 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan.
Treasurer—W m Dupont, Detroit.
N ext M eeting—At Ann Arbor, in  October, 1891.

Grand  Rapids Pharm aceutical Society. 
P resident. W. R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  Frank H . E scott 
R egular M eetings—F irst W ednesday evenin g o f March, 
June, Septem ber and Decem ber.
Grand Rapids  D rug Clerks’ Association, 
re sid e n t,  F.  D. K ipp;  S e cretary ,  W. C. S m ith.________

D etroit  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

P resident. F. W. R. P erry;  Secretary,  E.  S.  Anderson.

Muskegon  D rug Clerks’  Association. 

President  C. S. K oon;  Secretary, A. T. W heeler.

| 
t 

Self-Conceit.
A merry-hearted little  child 
Came from a mansion proud and high 

Once, in the time of long ago,
To our poor cot with ceilings low;

And as he raised his baby eyes 
His face lit up with glad surprise;

And saw the ceiling near his head,
“Oh, see how tall I’ve grown!” he said.

Ah!  many a one I’ve seen since then,
And many a one, no doubt, you know, 
Who thinks himself exceeding high 
Because his ceiling is so low.

M il l ie  C.  P o m e r o y.
In the Line of Pharmaceutical Progress.
From  th e Am erican Druggist.
Much might  be said  about most  med­
icinal  preparations 
from  the  poiut  of 
view of their relative utility, as measured 
by  their  stability,  expense  of  manufac­
ture,  and 
therapeutic  effects,  or  their 
practicability as  regards  flavor,  ease of 
dosage and  administration,  and  facility 
of  combination  with  other  agents;  but 
how seldom do we see  attention given to 
these matters by  the writers of  pharma­
ceutical essays?  It  may  be  thought by 
some  that  it  is  hardly  to  be  expected 
that one whose  business it is  to  acquire 
money from the profits  of preparing and 
dispensing  such  articles  should 
look 
upon the cheapening of  medicines  as an 
object  to be  sought after;  but is  this  a 
correct  view?  How 
is  that  “patent” 
medicines  have  acquired  such  a  hold 
upon the general public that they form a 
large  part  of  the  stock  of  the  retail 
pharmacist, and have become so common­
ly used that  even the  fancy  stores  and 
groceries  handle  them? 
lias  not  the 
“ Hundred Doses  for  a  Dollar” business 
much to do with  it?
What is it  that  underlies all this com­
motion  regarding “cut  prices”  but  the 
natural  tendency of  most people  to get 
what  seems  to  be  best  for 
the  least 
expenditure of money?  We say “seems,” 
because  the  real  value  is  beyond  the 
appreciation of the public at large, which 
is usually led  and  swayed by  fallacious 
and bombastic  advertisments.  Yet even 
in the  legitimate  lines  of  the  pharma­
ceutical profession the question of cost is 
bringing  about many  radical  changes. 
The retail  pharmacist  who  attempts  to 
manufacture  his  own  pharmacopoeial 
preparations  is  confronted  with 
the 
necessity of cutting down the profit upon 
their sale,  until it is almost  microscopic, 
in order to complete with manufacturing 
pharmacists  who  profess  to  be  able to 
offer preparations  far  superior  to those 
recognized  by  the  pharmacopoeia  and 
put upon the market,  and induce  physi­
cians  to  prescribe 
them—preparations 
which they themselves invent and control 
by patents and trade  marks.  One of the 
first things  considered by any  manufac­
turer is  the cost  of  producing;  and  the 
price of the product to often fixed so low 
that it is only  by a studious  attention to 
details  and methods,  by  buying  on  the 
most favorable terms and utilizing  every 
by-product, that a profit is gained.
The  retail  pharmacist  holds  a much 
more difficult position,  in so  far as he is 
unable to purchase  his  raw  materials in 
large  quantities,  and,  so far  as  official 
preparations are concerned,  is  restricted 
by legal requirements which prevent him 
from  deviating 
ingre­
dients,  processes, and  standards  of  the 
Pharmacopoeia.  While  the  proprietor

from  the 

far 

in 

to  vary 

of  a  secret  or  trade-mark  preparation 
is  able 
the  composition  of 
the  article  to  which  the  trade  mark 
applies  or  the  composition  of  which 
is his secret,  the regular  pharmacist has 
no such opportunity.  The manufacturer 
has no occasion to deal in anything which 
he  does  not  find  profitable,  while  the 
retailing apothecary is compelled to keep 
a  great  many  things  besides  postage 
stamps  which,  in  the  long  run,  do not 
pay for the  investment  and  expense  of 
handling.  And  there  is 
the  more  oc­
casion  for  such  modification  of official 
forms for  medicaments  as  will cheapen 
the  cost  of manufacture,  increase their 
therapeutic  value,  and  permit  them  to 
be sold with profit  at a  price  which will 
compete with  the  horde  of  cheap  nos­
trums,  whenever these  conditions are to 
be consistently attained.
Another factor has  become  prominent 
of late years in the enormous consumption 
of  synthetic  products  which  are  con­
trolled by comparatively few  individuals 
and  are  correspondingly  lessening  the 
consumption  of  remedies  of  natural 
origin.  For example,  not a tithe  of the 
opium and morphine is now used for the 
relief of  pain  and  production  of  sleep 
that were employed  before  some of  the 
new  anodynes  and  hypnotics  were  dis­
covered.  And  nearly  every  month 
witnesses the  advent  of  other  artificial 
substances which more or less effectually 
replace remedies to which we  have been 
accustomed  and  which  are  as  common 
property  as  all  other  articles  of  com­
merce.  The reason for this  substitution 
may  partly  be  the  natural 
love  for 
novelty,  partly 
the  manner  in  which 
they  are  advertised;  but  there  can  be 
little doubt that  the  fact  of their  being 
more  uniform 
composition,  and 
cheaper as regards the effect produced in 
proportion to  the  amount  required, has 
something  to  do  with  the change.  To 
compete with these the remedies derived 
from  natural  sources  have  got  to  be 
cheapened,  rendered  more  uniform  in 
composition,  and prepared in such forms 
as facilitate their administration.  To do 
this is  the  business  of  the  pharmacist, 
and,  unless  it  be  done,  one  synthetic 
product  after  another  will  supplant, 
sometimes  not  one  only,  but a  number 
of the articles of our  old materia medica, 
until the  bottles  of  tinctures  and  fluid 
extracts, syrups and mixtures,  will  serve 
rather  as shelf ornaments  and  relics of 
the past  than as  containers of  remedies 
actually in demand.
It  has  been  considered  the  correct 
thing among  ultrapharmacists  to  decry 
elixirs,  and  the  revisers  of  our  Phar­
macopoeia have  been  reluctant  hitherto 
to admit them  to its  hallowed precincts; 
but  the  elixir  has not  only  come,  but, 
its  mission  is  accom­
will  stay  until 
plished.  Like  other  novelties,  it  was 
abused  while  it  was  in 
fashion,  and 
some  of  the  compounds  which  were 
better evidence  of  ingenious  polyphar­
macists than of pharmacological  wisdom 
have  failed  to  survive  their  premature 
birth;  but  the  elixir,  as  a  model,  has 
many good  features,  while  its bad  ones 
offer  less 
troublesome  problems  than 
some  which  attend 
the  question  of 
“standardization.”
The tablet triturate  which  Dr.  Robert 
M.  Fuller gave so freely  to the  pharma­
ceutical  world,  might  have  made  the 
fortune  of  any  one  who  would  have 
controlled  its  manufacture  by a patent 
and  had  business 
tact;  but  what  ad­
vantage  are  pharmacists  generally  de­
riving from it  now that its use is  unres­
tricted?  While it  affords  opportunities 
for accurate dosage,  rapidity and facility 
of manipulation,  simplicity  of apparatus 
and cheapness of  production,  its  manu­
facture  on  any  considerable  scale  is 
limited  to a few,  and  the  number  who 
use it at all is not much  greater.

Even the very  ablest,  most  laborious 
and most useful of men cannot  afford  to 
make enemies right and left of high  and 
1 low.  Virulent  enemies  are  made  by 
sharp  words  more  than  by  any  other 
means. 
If you  allow  yourself  what  is 
doubtless to some dispositions the luxury 
of an unbridled tongue,  you will have to 
pay for it.  Some  day  the  enemies  you 
| make will have the innings, and may trip 
J you up,

TETE  MICHTGAJST  TRADESM AN.
How They Do  Things in  China.

When  a  Chinaman expects  a  present 
and  it  does  not  come, he  sends  one  of 
lesser  value.  A  previous  acquaintance 
between  the  male  and  female  prevents 
them from  marriage.  For  this  reason a 
man  seldom  weds  a  girl  of  his  town. 
Men wear long petticoats and carry fans, 
while the women wear  short  jackets and 
carry canes.  Boats are drawn by horses, 
carriages  move by sails. 
If a Chinaman 
desires  the  death of  an enemy  he  goes 
and  hangs  himself  upon  that  enemy’s 
door. 
It is considered a sure way to kill 
not only that particular enemy, but mem­
bers of  his entire family will be in  jeop­
ardy of losing their lives.  When a China­
man  desires a visitor  to  dine  with  him 
he does  not  ask  him to do so;  but  when 
he does not  wish him to stay he puts  the 
question:  “ Won’t  you  stay  and  dine 
with me, please?”  The visitor will  then 
know  he  is  not  wanted. 
In China  one 
can always borrow money on the strength 
of  having a son,  but  nobody  would  ad-1 
vance  him  a  cent  if  he  had  a  dozen 
daughters.  The  former  is  responsible 
for the debts of  his father for three  gen­
erations,  the  latter  is  only  responsible 
for  the debts of  her own  husband.  Old 
men  play ball  and  fly kites,  while  chil­
dren  fold  their  arms  and  look on.  Old 
women,  instead of  young,  are  the  idols 
of  society.  Love making  is  only  done 
only three days before marriage.  It is not 
considered  the  safest  way  to get  ahead 
of  a  rival,  but  the surest  way  to  get  a 
wife without  losing much  time.  A  rich 
man’s  servant gets  no  salary, yet  many 
are the applicants;  while big salaries are 
paid to the  servants of  the common  peo­
ple,  but  few  make  applications.  The 
perquisites of the former often more than 
triple  the salaries of  the latter,  which is 
the sole  reason of  these differences.  To 
encourage  honesty  and  sincerety,  con­
fidential  clerks  and  salesmen  in  all 
branches  of  industry receive  an  annual 
net  percentage  of  the  firm’s  business, 
besides  their  regular  salary.  There  is 
food  for  reflection  in  all  this,  and  the 
heathen  Chinee  can  give  the  Christian 
many sensible  points  in a business  way.

The Ginger Habit.

“Essence of ginger  contains  a  greater 
percentage  of  alcohol  than  whiskey,” 
the  ginger 
said  a  pharmacist,  “and 
drunkard  goes to  the devil morally  and 
physically at  a  proportionately  swifter 
rate than does his brother-in-arms of  the 
whiskey  persuasion.  People  with  an 
hereditary taste  for  alcohol,  who  have 
always religiously eschewed  stimulants, 
are those who most  readily  fall  victims 
to the terrible  ginger  habit.  But  there 
are very many unfortunates  who acquire 
the  habit  through 
taking  essence  of 
ginger for  medicinal  purposes. 
It  will 
be an  unhappy day  for any  nation when 
the manufacture and sale  of  wholesome 
win«  and  beer  and  whiskey  shall  be 
prohibited.  Those 
con­
sumption are just what  they  purport to 
be, and the  people  who  consume  them 
are able to  measure  the relative  benefit 
and  injury  of 
their  use.  But  with 
essence  of  ginger the  case  is  different. 
It is the wolf in sheep’s  clothing,  which 
devours them before they have discovered 
its true character.’ ’

articles  of 

Thioketon is a new compound. 

Thioketon.
It is a 
It is said to be 
monosulphurtted aceton. 
the  most  evil-smelling  of  known  sub­
stances,  having  an  odor  in  comparison 
with which that  of  sulphuretted  hydro­
gen and mercaptan is agreeable.

Flowers.

Adulteration  of  German  Chamomile 
German chamomile flowers are  report­
ed to be adulterated with  closely  resem­
bling composite flowers,  especially may­
weed,  which  grows  so  plentifully  on 
marshy  places  in  this  country.  They 
can  be  easily  detected,  however.  The 
German chamomile has  a  smooth,  coni­
cal, hollow  receptaele,  free  from  chaff, 
while the receptacle of the  may-weed  or 
dogs-chamomile is conical but not hollow, 
and is covered with chaff.

Cement for Iron.

Pieces of iron can be  firmly  united  to 
each other,  it is said,  without the  aid  of 
heat,  by painting their opposed  surfaces 
with a mixture of six  parts  of  sulphur, 
six parts of white lead,  and  one  part  of 
borax,  mixed  with sulphuric  acid,  and 
pressing  them  together.  The  process 
requires a week  for its completion,  after 
which the cemented  pieces  will  adhere 
so closely that their juncture  will be im­
perceptible,  and  they  cannot  be  ham­
mered apart.

No Longer a Bachelor.

Fred D.  Stevens,  the  Detroit  druggist, 
leaves  the  ranks of  bachelordom  on the 
evening  of  June  10,  when  he  will  wed 
Mrs.  Sarah  A.  Gilbert.  The  ceremony 
will take place at 62 Sheldon avenue, the 
residence of Mr.  and Mrs.  John Kay.  Mr. 
Stevens’ many  friends  among  the  trade 
will join with  T h e  T radesm an in wish­
ing him a long life of happiness.

The  Drug Market.

Quinine  is  firmer.  Opium  is  steady. 
Morphia  declined  June  1  15  cents  per 
ounce.  Linseed oil is lower.  Wood  al­
cohol has  advanced  10  cents.  Russian 
cantharides have declined.  Oil  erigeron 
has advanced.

TJse Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

HEADQUARTERS  FOR

Brilliant Colorila Fireworks

Flags, Lanterns,

Toy  Pistols, P aper  Caps, F ire Crackers, 

Torpedoes, and all

Goods and Exhibitions

Supplied on  short  notice.  Send  for price  list. 

The most complete assortment in Michigan.
FRED  BRUNDAGE,

21,  23,  25 & 27 Terrace St., 

MUSKEGON, 

- 

-. 

- 

MICH.

Drag Store for Sale at a Bargain

On  long  time  If  desired, or will  exchange  for 
part  productive real  estate.  Stock  clean  and 
well assorted.  Location tlie best in the city. 
I wish to retire  permanently from  the drug  bus­
iness.

C.  L.  BRUNDAGE,

Opp. New Post Office. 

117 W. Western Ave. 

Muskegon,  Mich.

—

  T H E

“ " W   H   IE 1ST ”

C I G A R .

LU8TIG  CIGAR  GO.,  Grand  Rapids,  IWisli.

Dealers who once had a strong demand for the celebrated “ WHEN ” cigar will 
be  pleased  to  learn  that  the  brand  is again in the  market  and  can  be  obtained 
through the

J.  LUSTIG, Proprietor,

Wholesale Price Current•
Advanced—Oil erigeron.  Declined—Cantharides, morphia, linseed oil.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum...................  8@  10
Benzoicnm  German..  80@1 00
Boracic  ....................  
30
Carbollcum................  23®  35
Cltrlcum....................   58®  60
Hvdrochior................  3®  5
Nltrocum 
.................   10®  12
Oxallcum...................  11®  13
20
Phosphorium dll........ 
Salicyllcum.................1  4G®1 80
Sulphurlcum.............. 
IX©  5
Tannlcum....................1  40@1 60
Tartarlcnm.................  40®  42

AMMONIA.

14 

Aqua, 16  deg................314®  5
20  deg..............  5H®  7
Carbonas  ...................  12®  14
Chloridum.................  12®  14

ANILINE.

Black........................... 2 00@2 25
Brown.........................  80® 1  00
Red.............................   45®  50
Yellow........................ 2 50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cnbeae (po.  SO)........  90®1  10
Junlperus....................  8®  10
Xantnoxylum.............  25®  30

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba......................  55®  60
Peru............................  @1  75
Terabln, C anada......  35®  40
Tolutan......................  35®  50

COBTBX.

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae  ...............................  }1
Cinchona F lav a.................   18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po............   20
Primus Ylrglnl....................  12
QulUala,  grd.......................   14
Sassafras  ............................  14
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

BXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
“ 
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
la...............   13®  14
“ 
»  Us..............  14®  15
>48..............  16®  17
“ 
FEBBUM.

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

“ 

Arnica.......................  18®  20
Antheml8...................  20®  25
Matricaria 
25®  30

 

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  20®  33
nlvelly....................  25®  28
«  Alx.  35®  50
Salvia  officinalis,  54s
and  V4b....................  12®  15
Ura Ursl......................  8©  10

“ 

SUMMI.

“ 
“ 

Acacia,  1st picked....  @1 00 
2d 
....  @  90
....  ®  80
“  3d 
“  Blf ted sorts...  @  65
»  po ........  75@1 
00
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
“  Socotrl, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, 18, (Vis, 14 Xs,
16)............................  ©  1
Ammonlae.................  25®  30
Assafoetlda, (po. 30)...  ®  20
Benzolnum.................  50®  55
Camphor»...................  52®  55
Euphorblum  p o ........  35®  10
Galbanum...................  @3 00
Gamboge,  po..............  80®  95
Gualacum, (po  40)  ...  @ 35
Kino,  (po.  25)............   ©  20
Mastic.......................   ©  90
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  ©  40
Opil.  (po. 3 40)................2 20@2 23
Shellac  ..  .................  23®  30
bleached........  28®  33
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

“ 
hbkba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium....................   25
Bupatorlum....................  20
Lobelia............................  25
Majorum.........................  28
Mentha  Piperita............  23
“  Y lr....................  25
Rue..................................  30
Tanacetum, V.................  22
Thymus,  Y.....................   25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat..............  56®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20©  22
Carbonate, K. & M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jenning5..  35®  36

OLEUM.

Cubebae........................  @ 8 85
Execht hit os.................   90@1 00
Erigeron.........................2 35®2 50
Gaultherla......................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......   @  75
Gossipil, Sem. gal......   50®  75
Hedeoma  ...................l  85@2 00
Juniperl.......................   50@2 00
Lavendula..................   90@2 00
Limonls.......................... 2 50@3 10
Mentha Piper...................2 90@3 00
Mentha Verid...........  *  *
Morrhuae, gal...........
Myrcia, ounce...........
Olive.........................
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35
Ricini.......................
Rosmarin!............
Rosae, ounce............
Sucdni......................
Sabina......................
Santal  ......................
Sassafras...................
Slnapls, ess, ounce...
Tlglfl........................
Thyme......................
o p t................
Theobromas..............
POTASSIUM.
Bi Carb......................
Bichromate..............
Bromide....................
Carb..........................
Chlorate, (po. 16)......
Cyanide ....................
Iodide.......................
Potassa, Bitart,  pure.
Potassa, Bitart, com..
Potass Nitras, opt__
Potass Nitras............
Prusslate..................
Sulphate  po..............

.2 50@2 60
.1  00@1 10
© 50
.1 00@2 75
>  10® 12
.1 04@1  20
75@1  00
@6 00
.  40@ 45
90@1  00
.3 50®7 00
.  45® 50
@ 65
@1  50
.  40® 50
@ 60
.  15® 20

.  15® 18
.  13® 14
.  37® 40
.  12® 15
.  14® 16
50® 55
.2 80@2 90
.  30® 33
® 15
.  8® 10
.  7® 9
.  30® 33
.  15® 18

“ 

RADIX.

“ 

.  20® 25
Aconitum.................
25® 30
Althae.......................
12® 15
Anchusa...................
@ 25
Arum, po...................
.  20® 50
Calamus....................
.  10® 12
Gentiana, (po. 15)__
.  16® 18
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15).
Hydrastis  Canaden,
© 35
(po. 40)..................
.  15® 20
Hellebore,  Ala,  po...
15® 20
Inula,  po..................
.2 40@2 50
_
Ipecac, po............ 
Iris plox (po. 35@38)..  32®  35
Jalapa,  pr............   35® 
40
Maranta,  !4s........  @ 
35
Podophyllum, po..  15® 
18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  Cut.....................   @1 75
“  pv.......................  75@1 35
Splgelia...............   48® 
53
Sangulnarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria..................  40®  45
Senega.................  50® 
55
Similax, Officinalis,  H @ 40
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)....   10® 
12
Syuiplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po..............  © 
35
Yaleriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©  25
German...  15®  20
lngibera............   10® 
15
22®  25
Zingiber  j ...............  
s b m b n .

Anisum,  (po.  2 0 ) . . . .   @ 1 5
Aplum  (graveleons)..  22®  25
Bird, Is.................  4© 
6
Carul, (po. 18)......   8® 
12
Cardamon....................1 
Corlandrum.........   10® 
12
Cannabis Satlva....4V4@ 
5
Cvdonlum............   75® 
1  00
Cnenopodlum  ...........  10®  12
Dlpterix Odorate.........2 00@2 25
Foeniculum.........   @ 
15
Foenugreek,  po........ 
6®  8
L lnl............................4  @ 4H
Lini, grd,  (bbl.3K)... 4  @ 4X
Lobelia.................  35® 
40
Pharlarls Canarian__3 
4)4
Rapa...........................   6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu.............   8®  9
12

,f  Nigra.....  11© 

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SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F. R.......1  75@2 00
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T ___1 75@1  75
“ 
............. 1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  B.........1 75®2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............1 75@6 50
Vlni Oporto................ 1 
Vini  Alba................... 1 

1 

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

1  40

10@1 50

25@2 00
25@2 00

00@1 25

Absinthium.................... 5 00@5 50
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
A nlsl............................... 1  70@l 80
Auranti  Cortex..........3 00@3 50
Bergami!  ...................3 75®4 00
Cajlputl....................  70®  80
Cary ophy ill.....................1 00@1 io
C edar.........................  35©  65
ChenopodU...............   ®2 00
Cinnamonll.....................1  15®1 20
Cltronella...................  @  45
Coni a m  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  .....................l-20@l  30

SYRUPS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Auranti Cortes....................  56
Rhei  Arom..........................  50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
50 
“ 
50
Senega
Scillae..................................  50
SO
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus  rlrg.........................  50

Co.

CO

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TINCTURES.

“ 

•* 

•• 

“ 

Aconitum Napellls R .........   66
J*...........  50
Aloes.....................................    60
“  and myrrh..................   60
Arnica................................  50
Asafcetlda............................  o
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin................................   60
“  Co............................  50
Sanguinaria..........................   50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharides.........................  75
Capsicum.............................   50
Ca damon.............................   75
Co......................   75
Castor.................................1 00
Catechu.................................  50
Cinchona.............................   50
Co......................   60
Columba...............................  50
Conlum................................   50
Cubeba..................................  50
Digitalis...............................  50
Ergot.....................................  50
Gentian................................   50
“  Co.............................   60
Guaica..................................  50
ammon..................  60
“ 
Zingiber...............................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................  50
Iodine....................................  75
Colorless.................  75
Ferrl  Chloridum...............   35
K ino.....................................   50
Lobelia..................................  50
Myrrh...................................   50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
Opil................................  
 
“  Camphorated.................   50
“  Deodor........................2 00
Auranti Cortex......................  50
Quassia................................   50
Rhatany...............................  50
Rhei......................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol....................   50
Co................  50
Serpentaria..........................   50
Stramonium..........................   60
Tolutan................................   60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVeride...................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

. 

“ 

« 

‘ 
“ 

« rpo-.'

ground,  (po.
7).............................

26® 28
ASther, Spts  Nit, 3 F 
“  4F
30® 32
Alumen....................... 2X© 3
!&© 3
3® 4
05® 60
Annatto......................  55®  60
4® 5
Antimonl.po..............  4®
etPotai
56® 60
Antipyrin...........
@1 40
_
Antlfebrln..........  
@ 25
@ 66
Argentl  Nitras, ounce  _@  66
5® 7
Arsenicum.........
38® 40
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Xs
@ 9
11;  >48,  12)..............
Cautharides  Russian,
@1  30
po .............................
Capsid  Fructus, af...
@ 20
@ 25
@ 20
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)  12©  13
Carmine, No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  20
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetaceum..................   @  42
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squlbbs..  @1  10
Chloral Hyd Crst........ 1  50@1  70
Chondrus..................   20®  25
Cinchonldlne, P.  & W  15®  20
12
“  German 3X@ 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ...................... 
60
Creasotum.................  @  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
“  prep..................   5®  5
9®  11
“  preclp.............. 
“  Rubra...............   @  8
Crocus.......................  28®  30
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cupri Sulph...............   6®  7
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
  @  6
Ergota, (po.)  60 .........   50®  55
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambler......................  7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ®  70
French...........  40®  60
“ 
Glassware  flint,  70 and 10. 
bybox60and 10
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerlna...................17  @  25
Grana Paradis!...........  @  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  90
“  Cor ....
©  80 
@1  CO 
Ox Rubrum
@1  10
Ammoniati..
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  70
IchthyoDolla, Am..  ..1  25@1  50
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl........... 3 7£®3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  33®  40
Lycopodium ..............   45®  48
Macis.........................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass ArslnitiB  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
IK )..........................   2®  3
Manilla,  8. F ..............  60©  60

po.................. 

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TH E  MICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

“ 

K 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .2 05@2 30 
C.Co......................1 95@2 20
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristlca, No. 1.........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia....................  33®  38
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcis Llq, N.  C., K gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Picls Liq., quarts......   @1 00
pints.........   @  85
PH Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Plx  Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbi A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opil. .1  10@1 20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30®  35
Quassiae....................  8®  10
Qulnia, S. P. & W......  33®  36
S.  German....24  @  30
Rubia  Tlnctorum......  12®  14
SaccharumLactispv. 
@  33
Salacin...................... 1  80@1  85
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Santonine  .................  ®4 50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

“ 

Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  25
Sinapis.......................   @  18
“  opt..................   ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
Soda Boras, (po. 13).  .  12®  13 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  30®  33
Soda Carb.................  IK®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash....................3K@  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 25
“  Myrcia Imp........  @3 00
2 27).........................  @2 37
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl............ 3  @4
“  Roll..............  2?4@ 3K
Tamarinds.................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......   28®  30
Theobromae..............  45®  50
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zlnci  Sulph...............   7®  8

Vini  Reel.  bbl.

OILS.

Whale, winter...........  70 
Lard,  extra...............   55 
Lard, No.  1................  45 
Linseed, pure raw —   51 

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
54

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paints. 

11
Llndseed,  boiled__   51 
57
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   50 
60
Spirits Turpentine__  43K  50
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian............. IX  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__IX  2@4
“ 
Ber........lx   2@3
Putty,  commercial__2>4  2K@3
“  strictly  pure..... 2K  2X©3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
70@75
Green,  Peninsular......   70@75
Lead,  red....................  @?X
“  w hite................  @754
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @96
1  00 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl 20@1 4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.....................1 00@1 20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 160®1 70
Coach  Body...............2 75®3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn....... 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55®1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp.........................  70®  75

H A Z E L  T lN E

&  P E R K I N S

85

D R U G   CO.

Importers and Jobbers of

CHEMICALS  AND

DEALERS  IN

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils $$ Varnishes.

SWISS mu  PREPARED NUTS

Arts Agents for the Celebrated

M   Line of Staple  Dnssts’ S ite .

We are Sole  Proprietors of

Weatherly's  fdiGlrigan  Catarrh  Remadg.

We  Have la  Stock and Offer a  Veil Uae af

WHISKIES, 

BRANDIES,
G IN S ,  W IN E S ,  R U M S .

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give oar Personal Attention to Mail Orders and Guarantee Satisfaction.
Ail orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we receive chem.  Send in  a 

trial order.

G RAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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TH E  ]\nC H IG A N   TRADESMANS'.

G R O C E R I E S .

. Crandall on the Patrons.

Sand  L a k e,  June  8 — Mcne,  mcne, 
tekel.  On Saturday, June 6, the great P. 
of I. store at Cedar  Springs had its doors 
closed by officers of the  law  to  the  tune 
of about $10,000 minus.
Thus ends  one  of  the  worst  schemes 
ever put out to  catch  the  famers’  trade 
in this section—and right  royally  has  it 
plied it avocation.
It is in order  now, brother farmers,  to 
come forward and join  the  funeral  pro­
cession as chief mourners, remembering, 
as you chant the dirge heading this  arti­
cle, that it was  your  insatiate  love  aud 
knowledge  of  the  mercantile  business, 
your oft repeated assumption that 10 per 
cent,  was  the sure road  to  success  and 
prosperity.
Trade journals and cool  business  men 
have been assailed as the enemies  of the 
farmer when they have  assumed that  he 
who sought the P.  of L trade  strictly on 
a 10 per cent, basis  was  either  a  knave 
or a liar—more probably  both combined.
It is said  that “lightning never strikes 
twice in the  same place.”  That may be a 
scientific fact,  but  it  does  not  apply  to 
the large body of easily duped ones  who 
continually run after a shadow and never 
the substance.  Lightning  rod  venders; 
Boheman  oat 
swindlers;  confidential 
agency schemes; 10 per cent,  knaves and 
liars—all catch their share of the  unsus­
pecting public and,  sooner or later,  their 
dupes awake to find the bubble  bursted. 
This section of the country has paid trib­
ute with willing hands and  lavish  purse 
—often  leaving  the  old  tried  and  true 
merchant who has carried them  through 
many a hard pinch  and  tight  place  for 
the glittering bauble of  the  tramp  mer­
chant who had nothing to lose and every­
thing to gain.
The history of  trades unions,  granges 
and P. of I.  stores  in  Michigan  for  the 
last eighteen years ought to  be  a  lesson 
well conned by this time by an  honest— 
but duped people.  Hundreds of thousands 
of  dollars  of  the  farmers’  hard  earned 
coins  found  their  last and  final  resting 
place  in the 1,100  dead  grange stores of 
Michigan,  and  in the ending nearly every 
dollar was swallowed up in the vortex of 
the  commercial  ruin  of 
these  stores. 
Want  of  commercial  knowledge,  inex­
perience and knavery sent these  institu­
tions  to  an  untimely  grave—lamented 
chiefly by their deluded owners  of stock.
And now,  behold! a new star has arisen 
in  the  East—the  “Commercial Union,” 
to catch  the Patrons’  dollars  and  strew 
their  pathway  with  flowers  and  roses. 
How fortunate!  how sublime!  What  a 
glorious vision looms  up in  the  dim  fu­
ture—of  glittering  wealth  and  untold 
prosperity for the faithful  ones who pay 
in  their  dollars!  Over  $100,000  of  the 
farmers’ cold cash in Michigan  helped to 
fill up this rat hole in 18S9 and 1890,  and 
now  this  late  edition  of  “how 
to  be 
swindled,”  this  new  rat  hole  will  find 
willing dupes and earnest  votaries  wor­
shiping at its shrine.

J. Y. Cr a n d a ll.

less 

Nervous  Salesmen Urging  Bad  Sales. 
J. M. Batchelor In Dry Goods Bulletin.
Considerable complaint  is  being made 
by lady customers  of  retail stores,  over 
the  more  or 
recently  developed 
practice  of  salesmen  and  saleswomen 
urging a sale of goods the customer  does 
not want. 
In view  of  these  complaints 
we  looked  into  the  subject  and  found 
that  an  odd  condition  of  nervousness 
pervades  the  sellers,  which  is  doing a 
good  deal of  injury  to  the  stores  that 
permit  it.  For 
instance,  a  salesman 
shows  his  customer  some 
lawns  and 
talks  up the  merits  of  the  first he dis­
plays, and keeps on talking and mentally 
urging the customer to buy  what he  has 
in  his  hand,  when  it  may  not  be  the 
goods the customer  wants at all.  But as 
the customer is not permitted by this sales­
man  to  know what  she wants,  he either 
talks  her  into  buying  what  she  don’t 
want, or  drives her in  vexation from the 
store.  Now if this kind of business  was 
isolated,  or the exception,  we  would pay 
no heed  to it;  but it is  almost a general 
rule,  particularly  in  the  large  cities in 
the East,  and so far as we can observe, is

a  result  of  several  causes  which  store 
managers  may  do  well 
to  note.  Frst, 
salesmen  keep  a  record  of  sales  made 
and  are  rewarded  by  such a  showing. 
Next,  rivalry  is becoming  an epidemic, 
which might  not be so  bad in itself,  but 
the  floorwalker’s eye is constantly on the 
salesman or the  salesman  thinks so, and 
he  get  anxious,  nervous,  heated  and 
unreasonable  with  customers;  unrea­
sonable  in urging upon a customer  what 
she does not  want.  Next,  the  salesman 
knows he will be discharged if he breaks 
any of the  rules,  and this  threat accom­
panied by the knowledge  of many appli­
cants waiting to take his  position,  keeps 
him in  a  perpetual  fear that  he  either 
will not make a sale,  or will be  derelict 
in  the  management’s  opinion, 
in  his 
duties  to  a customer.  All  these things 
upset  a  salesman’s  equilibrium,  partic­
ularly if he is of a nervous temperament, 
and  he  generally  gets  tired  out  with 
worry  before 
the  day’s  business  has 
fairly  set  in.
The  management  is to blame  for this 
state of affairs,  which  is growing  worse 
every  season. 
It  is to  no  store’s profit 
that  a  customer  should  have  goods 
crammed  down her  throat  that she does 
not  want,  and  which  make  her  vexed 
with  herself  when  she  gets  home  and 
wonders what it was that  made  her buy 
them.  Of  course,  there  are  now  and 
then  customers  who  don’t  know  what 
they want, and  require to  be told; but it 
is  not a  safe  procedure  for  a  salesman 
to class  all  customers in  that category. 
And the mischevious feature  of it all is, 
there  exists  no  apparent  remedy  for 
errors thus made,  as cut goods cannot be 
exchanged.  Salesmen  should  be 
in­
structed to yield  themselves more to the 
customer’s mood,  and instead of  urging 
the  sale  of  goods  not  wanted,  exhibit 
more  patience  and  determine  that  the 
customer shall be  pleased with her  pur­
chase.  Little  things  make  stores  suc­
cessful.

Sole  Owners  of the  Brand.

Kuppenheimer Bros,  wish  it distinctly 
understood that they are the sole owners 
of 
the  well-known  “Kuppenheimer’s 
Own”  brand of cigars,  which  they  have 
manufactured  in  this  city  for  the  past 
twenty years.  They  wish  the  trade  to 
understand  that no  other  manufacturer 
has any right to use the celebrated brand 
and  that  any  violations  of  their  rights 
will be prosecuted according to law. 
In­
formation  in regard to imitations of this 
brand will be thankfully received.

Country Callers.

Calls  have  been 

received  at  T h e 
T radesm an office during  the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentleman  in  trade: 

Henry Jacobs, Constantine.
W.  H.  Beach, Holland.
Geo. T.  Saunders,  Rockford.
A.  Burton & Co., Denver.
W.  R. Minnick,  Bailey.

The  Hardware  Market. 

Generally  speaking,  nothing  is  ad­
vancing  in 
the  hardware  line,  glass 
being the only thing which  is at all firm. 
Shot  has  advanced  50  cents  per  bag. 
Wire nails are a little  weaker.

Only  One  Left.

Having purchased  the  Chicago  distil­
leries of II.  Schufeldt & Co.  and  the Cal­
umet Distilling Co., the whisky trust now 
owns every distillery in the  country  but 
one.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugars  are  a little cheaper.  Package 
is  a  little 

is  off  }£c.  Cheese 

coffee 
weaker.

Fruit Jars Higher.

Pint and quart fruit jars have advanced 
75 cents per gross and half gallons are $1 
higher.

For the finest coffees in the world, high 
grade teas, spices, etc., see  J. P. Yisner, 
304  North  Ionia  street,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich., general  representative  for  E.  J. 
Gillies & Co.,  New  York City.

PRODUCE  MARKET,

Asparagus—40c per doz. bu.
Beaus—No  change  in  dry.  Wax  commands 
$2.00 per bu.  String is  in  fair  demand  at  $1.50 
per bu.
Batter—The market is glutted, the demand be­
ing small while the shipments are large. Dealers 
pay 10c and hold at 12c.
Cabbages—New stock is in fair demand at $3.00 
per crate.
Cucumbers—50c per doz.  •
Eggs—The market  is  steady.  Dealers  pay  14 
Honey—Dull at 16@18 for clean comb.
Lettuce—7c for Grand Rapids Forcing
New Potatoes—Early  arrivals  have  sold  at 
$5.75@$6 per bbl.
Onions—Green  command 10@16c. per doz., ac­
cording to size.  Bermudas bring $2.00 per crate. 
Southern command $3.50 for 2 bu. bags.

@15c and hold at 15@16c.

is 
handlers pay 90c and hold at $1.

Parsnips—40c per bushel.
Potatoes — The  market 
Pieplant—2c per lb.
Peas—$1.50 per bu. crate.
Radishes—20c per dozen bunches.
Strawberries — The  market  is  well  supplied 
with  Illinois, Ohio  and  Michigan  berries,  the 
price varying from 6c to 12c per qt.

Tomatoes—$2.50 for 4 basket crate.
Watermelons—Shipments of  Georgia  are  due 
in  two  weeks.  The  crop is the  largest  ever 
known.

steady.  Local 

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new....................................................   11  50
Short c u t......................................................  12 00
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  14 00
Extra clear, heavy.......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................  13 50
Boston clear, short cut................................   13 75
Clear hack, short cut....................................  13 50
Standard clear, short cut. best................. 
14 00
Pork Sausage...................................................7
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage.............................................. 9
Frankfort Sausage  ........................................  8
Blood Sausage........................................ ........5
Bologna, straight............................................ 5
Bologna,  thick................................................  5
Head Cheese....................................................   5
Tierces..............................................................814
Tubs.................................................................8*4
501b.  Tins.................................................... ...  8*4
Com­
pound.
654
654
754
754
6H
654
654

Family.
Tierces............ .........................614
...654
0 and 50 lb. Tubs......................6*£
. ,.6M
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case..............714
...754
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case............... 7%
...7?»
10 lb. Paiis, 6 in a case...............714
...7*4
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a case..............7
...7
501b. Cans....................
BEEF  in  barrels.

lard—Kettle Rendered.

LARD.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................  9 25
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  9 25
Boneless, rump butts...................................
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

“ 
“ 

'* 
‘ 
* 
* 

Hams, average 20 lbs.......................................  914
16 lbs...................................... 10
12 to 14 lbs................................10*4
pidtaic.....................................................7*4
best boneless..........................................814
Shoulders..........................................................814
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................   814
Dried beef, ham prices................................... loii
Long Clears, heavy........................................... 6*4
Briskets,  medium...........................................   654
light..................................................614

„ 

FRESH  MEATS.

 

“ 

Beef, carcass.........................................   6  @

Swift and Company quote as follows:
“  hindquarters................................   7%@ 814
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

fore 
414®  5
loins, No. 3..................................  @12
ribs..............................................  1114®
rounds.............................................61i@ 7
tongues.........................................  @
Bologna.................................................   @5
Pork loins..............................................   @814
“  shoulders.......................................  @6
Sausage, blood  or head.........................  @554
liver.........................................  @5
Frankfort................................   @ 754
Mutton...................................................  @8
Veal..............................................  @

“ 
“ 

FISH and OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows :

FRESH  FISH.

Whltefish......................................
Trout.............................................
Halibut.........................................
Ciscoes....................................
Flounders.................... ................
Bluefish.......................................
Mackerel.......................................
Cod................................................
California salmon.......................
o y s t e r s —Cans. 
Falrhaven  Counts.......................

SHELL  GOODS.

Oysters, per  100. 
Clams, 

“

@ 8 

@8 
@15 
@ 5 
@ 9 
@10 @25 
@12 
@20

1  50 
1  00

OII.8.

The Standard Oil  Co. quotes as follows :

Water White..........................................  @ 9
Special White........................................  @844
Michigan T e s t....................................  @8*4
Naptha...................................................  @ 754
Gasoline.................................................  @ 9*4
Cylinder............................................... 27  @36
Engine  .....................................  ....13  @21
Black,  Summer....................................  @ 954

CANDIES, FRUITS and  NUTS. 
The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight.

Standard,  per lb.................................654
“  H.H.......................................654
T w ist...................................654
“ 
Boston Cream...................................
Cut  Loaf............................................. 754
Extra H. H..........................................754

Bbls.  Pails.
754'
754
754
914
814
814

“ 

...... 1054
...... 11

Bbls.
.654
.654
..7
..754
-.754
..754
..7

M IX ED   CANDY.
Full Weight.
Pails.
Standard...................................
754
Leader......................................
754
8
Special......................................
8
Royal........................................
Nobby.......................................
854
Broken.....................................
854
English  Rock..........................
854
8
Conserves.................................
Broken Taffy............................
854
9
Peanut SquareB.........................
10
Extra........................................
French Creams.........................
1054
Valley  Creams.............................
1354
FANCY—In bulk.
Bbls. Palls.
Full Weight.
Lozenges, plain.......................
1154
printed....................
1254
Chocolate Drops.......................
1254
14
Chocolate Monumentals.........
Gum Drops...............................
654
9
Moss Drops...............................
954
Sour Drops...............................
1154
Imperials....................  ...........
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops...... ............................................... 55
Peppermint Drops............................................65
Chocolate Drops...............................................70
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................ 40@50
Licorice Drops..  .......................................... 1  00
A. B. Licorice Drops....................................... 80
Lozenges, plain......................... 
65
printed...........................................70
Imperials..........................................................65
Mottoes,........................................................... 78
Cream Bar........................................................60
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Caramels................................................... 15@17
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95
Plain Creams............................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams............................................. 1 00
String  Rock.....................................................70
Burnt Almonds......................................  
1 00
Wlntergreen  Berries.......................................65
California,  128............................................ 
150..........................................  
176-210-226..............................  

...... 5
...... 8
......   854
...... 1054

p a k c t — In 5 lb. boxes. 

ORANGES.

“ 
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“ 

 

 

LEMONS.

Messina, choice, 360..............................  5 25@5  50
fancy, 360.............................  3 75@6 00
choice 300.............................. 
5 50
fancy 300................................ 
6 00

“ 
“ 
“ 

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

choice  “ 

Figs, Smyrna, new,  fancy  layers........  18@19
........  @16
Fard, 10-lb.  box................. .!....  @10
..............................  @8
Persian. 50.1b.  box......................4  @ 6
NUTS.

“  50-lb.  “ 

3 75
4 00
4 00

“ 
“ 

Almonds, Tarragona.............................
Ivaca......................................
California..............................
Brazils, new...........................................  754t
Filberts..................................................
Walnuts, Grenoble.................................
“  Marbot....................................
ChlU........................................
“ 
Table Nuts, No. 1..................................
No. 2..................................
Pecans, Texas, H. P ...............................
Cocoanuts, full sacks............................
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns................................
“  Roasted....................
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................
- “  Roasted...................
Choice, H. P.,  Extras............................
“  Roasted..............

PEANUTS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

HIDES, PELTS  and  FURS.

Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  follows:

HIDES.

 

“ 

Green....................................................   4  @5
Part Cured.............................................  ® 5
Full 
5  @6
Dry............................................................6 @ 7
Kips, green.............................................. 4 @5
“  cured............................................... 5 @6
Calfskins,  green....................................   5 @ 6
cured..............................  6 @ 8
“  • 
Deacon skins...........................................10 @30
No. 2 hides 54 off.

FELTS.

WOOL.

Shearlings............................................... 10 @25
Estimated wool, per 9>....................."--20  @25
Washed..   ................................................. 20@28
Unwashed...................................................  10@20
Tallow...................................................  354® 4
Grease  butter...........................................1 @ 2
Switches................................................  154® 2
Ginseng................................................. 2 00@2 50

MISCELLANEOUS.

E N G R A V I N G

It paysto illustrate your  business.  Portraits, 
Cuts  of  Business  Blocks,  Hotels,  Factories, 
Machinery,  etc.,  made  to  order  from  photo­
graphs.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

C Z 2 T S X X T G   H O O T .

W e p ay th e h ig h est prloe fo r it.  Address

D I T U T   T J P n Q   W h o le s a le   D ru g g is ts , 
IrllU lL  D-tlUO.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

TELE  M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N .

Hummel’s, foil...................  l 50

tin ..................  2 601 Cracked.
CHICORY.

“ 

Wheat.

APPLE  BUTTER.

Chicago goods............. 74@8

AXLE  GREASE.
Frazer’s.

“ 
“ 

Wood boxes, per  doz.......  

80
3 doz. case...  2 40
“ 
per gross.......9 00
“ 
251b. palls,.........................i  00
151b.  “ 
75
 
A urora.
Wood boxes, per  doz........   60
3 doz. case...  175
per  gross....  6 00

“  “ 
“  “ 

 

Diamond.

Wood boxes,  per d o z ...... 

50
3 doz. case...  1  50
per  gross___5 50

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Peerless.

 

 
 

25 lb. palls....................   00
BAKING  POWDER.
Acme, 14 lb. cans, 3 doz 

...  45
2  “  .... 
85
1  “  ....  1  10
Telfer’s,  M lb. cans, doz..  45
“  ..  85
“  ..  1  50
..............  1  20

Arctic, M lb cans..........  60

bulk...........   10

4  lb.  “ 
1 lb.  " 

“  H lb.  “ 
“ 
lib.  “ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

>4 lb  “ 
IB)  “ 
5 »   “ 

bluing.  Gross

Red Star, 14 lb cans..........  
40
............ 
eo
............  1  50

4  lb  “ 
1 lb  “ 
BATH BRICK.
2 dozen in case.
English...................... 
  90
Bristol..................................  TO
Domestic.............................   60
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals................4 00
“ 
“  pints,  round...........10 50
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75 
“  No. 8, 
...  4 00
“  No. 5, 
. . . 8  00
“  1 oz ball  ...................4 50
No. 2 Hurl............................1 75
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.........................2 25
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.......................... 2 75
Common Whisk............. 
Fancy 
.................  1  20
M ill....................................   3 25
Warehouse.......................... 2 75
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR.
Rising Sun...............................6 00
York State..........................
Self Rising............................... 4 50
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............1014
Star,  40 
..............  104
Paraffine..............................12
Wlcking..............................   25

CANDLES
“ 

BROOMS.
 

 
90

8oz 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

 

 

CANNED  GOODS.

PISH.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  1 lb...................... 1 10
“  2  lb...................... 1 90
Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

Standard, 3 lb......................2 30
Standard,  1 lb......................... 1 10
2 lb......................... 2 10
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb.................................2 50
“  2  lb.................................3 50
Picnic, 1 lb............................... 2 00
“ 
21b............................... 3 00

Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb.................... 1 20
2  lb.....................2 00
Mustard,  31b......................3 00
Tomato Sauce,  3 lb............3 00
Soused, 3 lb........................ 3 00
olumbia River, flat........... 1  85
tails............1 60
Alaska, 1  lb..............................1 35
21b............................... 2 10

Salmon.
“ 

Sardines.
American  Ms....................  5@ 6
Ms.................... 7@ 8
Imported  Ms.....................11@12
Ms.....................13@14
Mustard  Ms ......................  @10
Brook, 3 lb............................... 2 50

“ 
“ 

Trout.

“ 
“ 

FRUITS.
Apples.

2 25
2 50
2 35
1 10

3 75

130
1  75

Gages.

Cherries.

Blackberries.

York State, gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  “  —
Apricots.
Santa  Cruz...................... 
Lusk’s.............................  
Overland........................ 
F. &  W............................ 
Red............................. 
Pitted Hamburg.........  
W hite.............................. 
1 60
1 30
B rie................................. 
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie............... —......... @1
Gooseberries.
1
Common ’....................
P ie............................. 1  60@1
2
Maxwell....................
2
Shepard's..................
California.................. 2 60@2
1
Domestic....................
Riverside....................
2
Pineapples.
1  30
Common.....................
1
2
2 eo
Johnson’s  sliced.......
2
2 85
grated.......
Quinces.
Common....................
1
Raspberries.
1
Red.............................
Black  Hamburg.........
1
1
Erie, black.................

Peaches.

Pears.

“ 

Whortleberries.

Strawberries.
Lawrence...................
1  «
Hamburg....................
2 26
Erie............................
1  65
Common....................
1  40
F. &  W.......................
1  25
Blueberries...............
1  30
Corned beef,  Libby’s ....
-.2 10
Roast beef,  Armour’s__ ..1  75
Potted  ham, M lb................ 1 10
“  M lb.................  65
tongue, M lb..............1 10
“  M lb..........  65
chicken, M  lb..........  95
VEGETABLES.

MEATS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Beans.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Corn.

Hamburg  stringless............1 25
French style..... 2  25
Limas................1  40
Lima, green..........................1 30
soaked......................  90
Lewis Boston Baked............1 35
Bay State  Baked.................. 1 35
World’s  Fair........................1 35
Hamburgh........................... l 25
Tiger).................................... 1 00
Purity.................................. 1 10
E rie......................................l 15
2 00
9 60
Hamburgh marrofat...........
early Juno.......... 150
Champion Eng...
Hamburgh  petit  pois.......... 1 75
fancy  sifted....... 1  90
Soaked................................   65
Harris  standard.................   75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.110
Early June..........130
Archer’s  Early Blossom__1  35
French.........*...........
...... 1  80
Mushrooms.
7 00
French.......................
...17@18
Pumpkin.
Erie............................
Squash.
Hubbard....................
Succotash.
Hamburg..................... .......1  40
Soaked .......................
........   85
Honey  Dew..............
........ 1  60
Hamburg....................
Tomatoes.
Van  Camp’s...............
........ 1  10
No. Collins.................
.........1  10
...... 1  30
Hamburg........
...... 1  05
Hancock....................
.......2 75
Gallon.......................
22
German Sweet...........
Premium....................
34
38
Pure...........................
40
Breakfast Cocoa......... .  . 
N. Y . or Lenawee......
@10 M
Allegan  ....................
@10
Ordinary cream......... @ 9
Skim.........................
@  8
Sap  Sago.................... @22
Edam  ........................ @1  00
Swiss, Imported........ 24@  25
domestic  ....  15®  16 
Limburger....................... 
15
CHEWING  GUM.
Rubber, 100 lumps...............35
............... 40
Spruce,[200 pieces................40
Snider’s, M pint........................1 35

CHOCOLATE— B A K E R ’S.

2 00
2 50

“  200 

CH EESE.

f! ATfilTTP

CLOTHES FINS.

“  pint........................2 30
“  quart......................3 50
5 gross boxes....................... 40
Bulk................................   @4
Pound  packages.............   @7

COCOA  SHELLS.

“ 

COFFEE.
GREEN.Rio.

Santos.

Fair.....................................20M
Good................................... 21
Prime................................. 21M
Golden................................224
Peaberry............................ 23
Fair.................................... 20M
Good...................................21
Prime................................. 21M
Peaberry  ............................ 22M
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair.................................... 22
Good................................... 23
Fancy.....................................25
Prime................................. 22 H
M illed................................23M
Interior..............................26
Private Growth..................28
Mandehling...................... 29
Imitation........................... 25
Arabian..............................28M
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Me. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink­
age.
McLaughlin’»  XXXX__25M

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

PACKAGE.

ROASTED.

Java.

“ 

Lion.................................... 25M
in cabinets................ 26
Durham.............................. 25
Valley City.........................  75
Felix...................................1  15

EXTRACT.

FISH—Salt. 

Bloaters.

“ 
“  

10M

Cod.

Yarmouth..........................
Whole............................  @6V
Bricks........................... 7M@S
Strips.............................7M@S
Halibut.
Smoked ....................
Herring.
o c a ie u ............ ...................
Holland,  bbls............
kegs............
Round shore, M bbl...
M  bbl..
“ 
Mackerel.

h
2 75 
2
1  60
1
No. 1, 4  bbls. 90 lbs... ........ 12
No.  1. kits, 10 lbs........ ........   1
Family, 4  bbls., 90 lbs
kits, 10  lbs...

Pollock.
Sardines.
Trout.

Fancy....................... 3  50@4
Russian,  kegs
No. 1, M bbls., 90 lbs...........5 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   80
No. 1, M bbls., 90 lbs...........7 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................1  00
Family, H bbls., 90 lbs........3 00
kits, 10  lbs............   50
Jennings’ D C.

“ 
f l a v o r in g  e x t r a c t s. 

Whitefish.

“ 

HERBS.

1  00 
...1  60
“ 
...200
“ 
“ 
.. .3 00
GUN  POWDER.

Lemon. Vanilla
1  25
2 oz folding box
1  50
3 oz
4 oz 
2  003 00
6 oz 
4 60
|  oz
.5  50
Kegs
Half  kegs...........................3 00
Sage.................................... 15
Hops...........................   ...... 25
JELLIES.
Chicago  goods........
4M@5
LAMP WICKS,
30 
No.
40 
No. 1........
50
No. 2.......
30
Pure.
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  18
Condensed,  2 doz.....................1 25
No. 9  sulphur...........................1 65
Anchor parlor...............— 1 70
No. 2 home................................1 10
Export  parlor...........................4 25

MATCHES.

LICOBICB.

LYE.

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house....................  
Ordinary..........................  
Prim e............................... 
Fancy...............................  
F air..................................  
Good............ 
 
Extra good.......................  
Choice.............................. 
Fancy................................ 
One-half barrels, 3c extra

New Orleans.

 

16
19
19
23
17
20
26
30
36

OATMEAL.

Barrels 200.................  @6 75
Half barrels 100................@3 50
Half  bbls 90..............  @350
Barrels  180.................  @6  75

ROLLED  OATS.

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count...........$6 75
Half  barrels, 600 count—   3 88 
Barrels, 2.400 count  .........   9 00
Half barrels, 1,200 count...  6 00
Clay, No.  216........................1  75
“  T. D. full count...........  75
Cob, No.  3............................ 1 25

PIPES.

RICE.

Domestic.

Carolina head........................7
“  No. 1........................6
“  No. 2................  @5

Imported.

Broken...............................
Japan, No. 1..........................64
“  No. 2...........................5M
Java....................................
Patna..................................

ROOT BEER.

Williams' Extract.

25 cent size.......................... 1  75
3 dozen............................. 8 5 00

Kitchen, 3 doz.  in box.......  2 50
Hand 
2 50
Snider’s  Tomato..................2 40

3  “ 

BAPOLIO.
“ 
SOUPS.

 

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice...............................10
Cassia, China in mats........  7M I
“  Batavia in bund — 15
“ 
Saigon In rolls.........35
Cloves,  Amboy na................22
“  Zanzibar...................13
Mace  Batavia.....................80
Nutmegs, fancy..................80
“  No.  1.......................75
“  No. 2.......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 15 
“  white...  .25
shot.........................19
Allspice..............................17
Cassia,  Batavia..................20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna.............. 30
“  Zanzibar................. 20

“ 
Pare Ground In Bulk.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Ginger, African..................
Cochin...................
Jam aica...............
Mace  Batavia.....................
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste..
Trieste...................
Nutmegs, No. 2 ..................
Pepper, Singapore, black —
“  white......
“ 
“  Cayenne................
Saga.....................................
“Absolute” in Packages 
Ms
Allspice......................  84
Cinnamon...................  84
Cloves.........................  St
Ginger, Jam ...............   84
“  Af...................  84
Mustard......................  84
Pepper......................  84
Sage............................   84

6UGAR.

Cut  Loaf....................  @  5M
Cubes.........................  @ 4M
Powdered..................   © 474
Granulated................ @ 4T4-.44
Confectioners’ A.......@ 4M-.31
White Extra  C........... 
6   44
Extra  C......................  @4
C ................................  @ 3M
Yellow.......................  @ 3M
Less than 100 lbs. Me advance

STARCH.
Corn.

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

SOAP.

SNUFF.

20-lb  boxes..........................  6M
40-lb 
6M
Gloss.
1-lb packages.......................  6
3-lb 
.......................  6
6-lb 
 
6M
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4?i
Barrels................................   454
Scotch, in bladders............37
Maccaboy, in jars............... 35
French Rappee, in Jars......43
Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country, 80................... 3 20
TJno.100...............................3 50
Bouncer, 100........................3 00
Boxes.................................. 5M
Kegs, English...................... 4M
Kegs...................................  15£
Granulated, boxes..............2
Mixed bird.................  4M@ 6
Caraway...............................10
Canary................................ 3M
Hemp...................................4M
Anise................................... 13
Rape...................................   6
Mustard...............................7M

SAL  SODA.

SEEDS.

SODA.

Diamond Crystal.

 

 
 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Warsaw.

100 3-lb. sacks..................... 82 40
2 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
28 10-lb. sacks...................2  15
2 00
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases......................   1 50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
50
..  25
281b.  “ 
35
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
28 lb.  “ 
..  18
56 lb. dairy  bags................ 
75
66 lb. dairy  bags................  75
56 lb.  sacks....................... 
27
Saginaw and Manistee. 
Common Fine  per bbl......  
90
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .5M
Dwight’s Cow........................5M
Taylor’s .................................5M
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf.............5M
pure.........................5M
Golden Harvest.....................5

Ashton.
Higgins.
Solar Rock.

SA LERA TU S.

“ 

SALT.

SYRUPS.
Corn.

Pure Cane.

Barrels.................................30
Half bbls..............................32
Amber...................... 23
Fancy drips...............28
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar Creams............
Frosted Creams.........
Graham Crackers......
Oatmeal Crackers......
SHOE  POLISH.
Jettine, 1 doz. In box...

@30

TEAS.

j a p a n —Regular.

SUN CURED.

B A SK ET  F IR E D .

F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice..........................24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
D ust............................ 10  @12
F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice..........................24  @26
Choicest...................... 32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12
F air............................ 18  @20
Choice........................   @25
Choicest.....................   @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
@35
Common to  fair..........25
@65
Extra fine to finest— 50 
@85
Choicest fancy........... 75
Common to  fair...........23  @26
Superior to  fine...........28  @30
Fine to choicest...........45  @55
@26
Common to fair..........23
@35
Superior to fine........... 30
@26
Common to fair..........18
@40
' Superior to  fine..........30

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPOWDER

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

18

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

F air........................... 18  @22
Choice........................ 24  @28
Best............................40  @50

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

Plug.

Palls unless otherwise noted.
60
Hiawatha................... 
j Sweet Cuba...............  
34
I McGintv.............  .... 
24
“  M bbls.........  
22
Little  Darling........... 
22
20
M bbl.. 
20
1791............................ 
19
1891, M  bbls................ 
Valley  City...... ........  
33
Dandy Jim.................  
27
I Searhead....................  
40
| Joker......................... 
24
Zero............................ 
22
26
L. & W........................ 
28
Here  It Is................... 
I Old Style....................  
31
Old  Honesty.............. 
40
33
Jolly Tar....................  
Hiawatha...................  
37
Valley City................ 
34
Jas. G. Butler  A  Co.'s  Brands.
Something Good.................... 37
Toss Up.................................. 26
I Out of Sight...........................24
| Boss......................................12M
Colonel’s Choice..................13
I Warpath..............................14
Banner................................14
King Bee..............................20
Kiln Dried...  .....................17
Nigger Head........................23
| Honey  Dew......................... 24
Gold  Block......................... 28
Peerless............................... 24
Rob  Roy..............................25
Uncle  Sam...........................28
Tom and Jerrp.....................25
Brier Pipe.......................   ..30
Yum  Yum ..........................32
Red Clover...........................30
Navy....................................32
Handmade..................    ..40
Frog....................................33
40 gr.....................................  8
50 gr.......................................9

Smoking.

VINEGAR

81 for barrel.

 

Teast—Compressed.

“ 

“ 

PAPER.

TWINES.

WOODBNWARS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l  5 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Tin foil cakes, per doz........... 15
Baker’s, per  lb....................... 30
PA PER A WOO BE N WARE
Curtiss  &  Co.  quote  as  fol­
lows:
Straw 
................................. iv
Rockfalls..............................2
Rag sugar..............................2M
Hardware..............................2M
Bakers.................................. 2M
Dry  Goods.....................5M@6
Jute  Manilla...............   64@5
Red  Express  No. 1.............. 5
No. 2.............. 4
48 Cotton..............................25
Cotton, No. 1........................22
“  2........................18
Sea  Island, assorted........... 40
No. 5 Hemp......................... 18
No. 6  “ .................................17
Wool..................................... 7
Tubs, No. 1.......................... 7 00
“  No. 2.......................... 6 00
“  No. 3.......................... 5 00
.  1 50 
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop....  1  75
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__ 
60
Bowls, 11 Inch..................... 1  00
13  “  ....................   1  25
15  “  ......  
2 00
17  “ 
......................2 75
assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
Baskets, market.................   35
bushel.................  1  50
75
“  No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 50
“  No.2 4 25
“  No.3 5 00
GRAINS and FEKDSTUFFS
W hite......................... 
1  03
Red.............................  
1  03
All wheat bought on 60- lb. test.
MEAL.
Bolted...  ............ 
175
Granulated.......................  1  90
FLOUR
Straight, In sacks..............  5 40
“ barrels............  5 60
“ 
Patent 
“ sacks..............  6  40
“ barrels............  6 60
“ 
Graham  “  sacks...........  2 40
Rye 
“ 
...........  2 40
MILLSTUFFB.
Bran..................................  17 00
Screenings.......................  17 60
Middlings.......................... 21  00
Mixed Feed......................  26 50
CoarBe meal....................... 25 CO
Milling................................   80
F eed...................................   60
Brewers, per  100  lbs........... 1  25
Feed, per  bu.......................   60
Small  lots.........................  68
Car 
Small  lots...........................54
Car 
“  ............................50
No. 1..................................15 00
No. 2..................................  13 00

“  .........................  65M

BARLEY.

WHEAT.

“ 
“ 
‘ 
“ 

splint 

CORN.

OATS.

RYE.

HAY.

“ 

 

 

Bulk....................................
Red.................................
Cotton,  40 ft.........per doz.

CLOTHES  LINES.
“
50 ft........... 
'•
60 ft........... 
“
70 ft..........  
80 ft..........  
“
60 ft..........  
“
CONDENSED MILK.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Jute 

Eagle.................................
Crown...............................
Genuine  Swiss...................
American Swiss.................

COUPONS.

4MT
1 25 
1  40 I 
1  60 
1  75 
1  90 
90 
1  00
7 40
8 CO 
7 00

“Tradesman.”
 
 

8 1, per hundred...............   2 00
2 50
 
*2, 
..  ........... 3 00
8 3,  “ 
3 00
 
15, 
*10, 
 
4  00
*20, 
 
5 00

“  “ 
“ 
“  “ 
“  “ 
“  “ 

............ 10 
...  ...... 20 
CRACKERS.
“ 

 

“ 
“ 
" 
“ “ 

“Superior.”
“ 
“ 
“ 

I  1, per hundred...............   2 50
*2, 
............... 3  00
*5, 
................4  00
*10, 
...............   5 00
*20, 
....................6  00
Subject to  the  following  dis­
counts :
200 or over............  5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 

“
“

Kenosha Butter...................  7M
Seymour 
5M
Butter....................................5M
“  family...........................5M
“  biscuit.........................6M
Boston....................................7M
City Soda............................... 7M
Soda.......................................6
S. Oyster__— .................... 5M
City Oyster. XXX.................  5M
Strictly  pure......................  30
Telfer’s  Absolute..............  35
Grocers’............................ 10@15

CREAM TARTAR.

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Apples.

 

PEEL.

PRUNES.

California’Evaporated.

Sundried....................   @10
Evaporated...............13  @14
Apricots...................... 
19
Blackberries..............  
10
Nectarines........... 
18
Peaches!....................  
20
Pears,  sliced.............. 
17
Plums...................  
19
Prunes,  sweet............  
13
Turkey.......................   @  9
Bosnia.........................  @10
French.......................   @11
Lemon........................  
18
Orange........................ 
18
In drum......................  @18
In boxes.....................  @20
Zante, in  barrels........  @ 5M
in  M-bbls........  @ 574
in less quantity  @ 5M 
raisins—California.

Bags.................I .......7
2 10
London Layers, 2 cr’n 
2 20
3  “ 
2 35
fancy. 
160
Muscatels,2crown  ... 
1 75
.... 
Valencias...................  
7M
Ondaras.....................  8  @ 8M
Sultanas.....................16  @17

3  “ 
Foreign.

CURRANTS.

CITRON.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

FARINACEOUS  g o o d s. 

Farina.
Hominy.

4

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs................... 
Barrels.................................375
Grits..................................
Dried............................ 
6
Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
60
Imported...................... 
11
Pearl Barley.
Kegs............................... 3M@3M
Green,  bu.......................... 1  20
Split, bbl............................ 6 50
Sago.
German.............  
5
 
Eastindia............... 
5

Peas.

 
 

 
 

14

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

REVERIES  AND  DREAMS.

The  moon,  like  a  great  ball  of  fire, is 
riding  in  regal  splendor  in  the  starry 
I am an old man.  The snail-paced days 
canopy,  casting  grotesquely-weird  sha­
of  my boyhood crept slowly over my life 
dows  upon  the  floor  as its  beams  come
and left no trace of their coming or going.
Lightly their feet pattered over my cheek I struggling in through  the gauzy curtains 
and  brow,  and,  with the  exception of  a  that sway  back and  forth from  the open 
ruddier  glow  from  the  contact,  left  no  window. 
I  pull  aside  the  curtains and 
impress there.  They gamboled  with my  let in a flood of  soft moonlight,  and with 
silken,  flaxen  locks, and, except  adding | it  comes  the  gentle  south  wind  which 
tenderly touches  my withered cheek like 
a slightly darker hue,  left no change.
kisses from baby lips, and plays with my 
silvery  locks,  gently  and  tenderly,  as 
spirit hands touch the brow of  the dying 
and  bid  them  turn from  earth’s grosser 
scenes to those heavenly.

You  Ought to  Read
. . . .   A  DAILY  PAPER 
FROM  THE  WORLD’S-FAIR  CITY.

The  C hicago  Daily  News  is as  good as 
the best and cheaper than the cheapest. 
It 
is  a  member  of  the  Associated  Press  and 
prints  all  the  news. 
Its  circulation  aver­
ages from 220,000 to 240,000 copies a day, 
and  is, with  a  single  exception,  the largest 
daily circulation  in  America.  It  is an inde­
pendent  newspaper—it  wears  no  party 
collar—and  prints  the  news  free  from  the 
taint of partisan  bias.  It gives all the news 
and tells the truth about it.

____ YOU  OUGHT  TO  READ  THE
Chicago  Daily  News.

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WILLIAMS’

RootBeerExtrart

It Is a pure, concentrated  Extract of Roots 
It makes a refreshing, healthful  summer  bever 

and  Herbs.

age at a moderate cost, for family use.

Every dozen  Is  packed  In  a  SHOW  STAND, 
which  greatly Increases the  sale, as it is  always 
In sight.

25-cent size only $1.75 per doz.

3 dozen for $5.

For  sale  by  all  jobbers.  Order  a  supply from 
your  wholesale house.  Show cards  ana  adver 
Using matter are packed in each dozen.

H. F. HASTINGS,

manufacturers’ Agent,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

B E A C H ’S

New  York  ßoffee  Rooms.

61  Pearl  Street.

Five  Cents  Each  for  all  dishes  served 

from bill of fare.

Steaks, Chops, Oysters and All  Kinds  of 

Order  Cooking  a  Specialty. 
FRANK  M.  BEACH,  Prop-

FOURTH HITIOM BAH

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A J.  B o w s e , President.

D. A.  is  <  d g e t t , Vice-President.

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

Transacts a general banking business.

Make a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country merchants Solicited.
THOS.  E.  W Y K ES,

WHOLESALE

Marblehead  and  Ohio  White  Lime, 

Buffalo, Louisville and Portland 

Cements, Fire Brick A Clay.

Agent  for  the “Dyckerhoff ” Imported  Portland 
cement, the best  cement in the  market  for side­
walks.  Also buy and sell  Grain, Hay, Feed, Oil 
Meal, Wood, Etc., Clover and Timothy Seed.

WARKUOU8S  AND  MAIN O H IC I :

Cor. Wealthy Ave. and  Ionia on m. C. R. R.

BRANCH 01TICK !

Builders’ Exchange.

But a sudden change came after awhile.
Time’s charioteer drove at a more furious 
pace,  and  the  years,  like  the  rapidly 
moving  scenes  of  a  panorama,  as  they 
swept  by, left  some  of  their  footprints, 
in  the  unbidden wrinkles  and  marks of 
care  upon  my brow,  while thickly sprin­
kled  among  my  once  glossy  hair  shone 
the  snows  of  many  rapidly  recurring 
winters.

Yes, I am an old  man.  The weight of 
sorrow and of care—the legacy left to me 
by the  passing years—has  left its indeli­
ble impress. 
It  is  seen  in  my whitened 
locks,  in  my wrinkled  brow,  in the  bent 
and  bowed  form,  and  in  the  slow  and 
halting  step  as  I  move  feebly  about 
among  my 
fellow-men.  Thoughtless 
childhood,  never  dreaming  that  it, too, 
may become old and and decrepid, laughs 
and  scoffs  at  me  as  I  pass.  Reverent 
youth  steps aside and  lifts its  hat, as  in 
me  it  catches  a  glimpse  of  what  the 
future  may have in store  for it.  Middle 
age, looking  over “the  divide,”  sees  the 
rapidly descending pathway on the other 
side,  and  the  yawning  grave of  oblivion 
to which it leads, and shudders.  Old age 
totters upon the brink of the open grave, 
and  with  faltering  tones  calls  up  the 
ghosts  of  past  hopes and  fears, of  joys 
and sorrows,  and  grimly speculates as to 
that future, the breath of whose winds is 
already  kissing  its wan  cheeks, or play­
ing with  its  silvery locks,  and  wooing it 
to slumber.

I am an old man.  The blood no longer 
goes bounding  through  my veins,  giving 
strength  and  vigor  to  the  system  as  it 
did  in  the  long  ago.  My  life  is  as  a 
taper. 
It  has  burned  well  down to the 
socket  Shortly,  as the  end  is  reached, 
it will  blaze  up  fitfully  for  a  moment, 
and then will  come  darkness.  Or will a 
brighter  taper  be  lighted in that  mystic 
land beyond  the dark  river whose  flame 
can  never  be  dimmed?  Here,  other  ta­
pers will  be  left  burning, but  the  light 
of mine will have gone out forever.

But  what  bright  vision  is  this  that I 
see  pictured  upon  the  softly-carpeted 
floor  instead  of  the  grotesquely-moving 
shadows  that  were  there  but a moment 
ago?  By  what  conjuror’s  trick is this? 
or is it the work of  spirit hands  that the 
shadows  have  departed  and a loved  pic­
ture of the scenes of long ago have taken 
their places?  There stands the old home 
on  the  hill—the  home  of  my  boyhood 
days.  Thè blood goes bounding through 
my veins  as  it  did  in  the  sweet  olden 
time. 
I  am  a  boy  again.  Gone are my 
three-score-years-and-ten.  Gone are the 
bowed form and the silvery locks.  Gone 
are  the  furrowed  cheek  and  wrinkled 
brow.  Gone is the  voice tremulous with 
age. 

I am an old man no longer.

It is night at the old home.  The house 
is  just as it was when I  bade it a tearful 
farewell  in  the  years  of  the  long  ago. 
Exterior  and  interior  are  just  the  same 
now  as  then.  All  is  quiet  within.  A 
flickering  blaze  flashes  up  at  intervals 
from  the  smouldering  wood  fire  in  the 
great  fireplace in one  end  of  the  hewn 
log  house,  revealing  the  sleeping  forms 
of  the ones I have loved so well.  Forms 
of  those who  have  long since  lain down 
to that “dreamless  sleep  that  knows  no 
waking,”  in  the  quiet  churchyard  over 
yonder  in  the  lonely  valley  where  the 
white marble slabs mark the final resting 
place  of  the  sleepers.  Have  the  dead 
come  back  to  life?  Have  the  prison 
houses  of  clay  released  their  tenants? 
Or  have  the  sorrows  and  cares  of  my 
three-score-years-and-ten been  but  a  de­
lusive  imagery of  the  brain,  and  death 
and the grave horrid phantasmagorias?

When I was  first  cast  into  the  sea  of 
life, 
its  placid  waters  were  scarcely 
troubled  by the  ripples  my  presence  in 
them  occasioned.  The  tiny  wavelets 
soon  lost  their  force  and  died  away  in 
the  unruffled  waters.  As  the  years 
passed, the circling waves that surround­
ed me  broadened  and expanded,  until  at 
the full meridian of vigorous manhood,  I 
realized  that  their  force  was  felt  from 
shore to shore.  Then  came the  years of 
decadence,  and  contracted  became  the 
rippling,  circling  waves,  until  now  the 
placid, glassy surface of the sea is almost 
within reach of  my hand.  Yes,  I am  an 
old man,  and I painfully realize  that my 
sands of life are almost run.

Within  and without time  has  laid  its 
desecrating  hands  upon  nothing,  and 
change  is  unwritten.  The  house  and 
grounds  remain  just  the  same  as  they 
were in the long ago.  There in the  gar­
den back of  the house  with its wealth of 
poppies,  pinks,  and  roses lining  its  well 
kept  walks,  there,  in  the  background, 
and  on  the  brow of  the  hill, near  the 
little  brick  spring  house,  is  the  old- 
fashioned  wellsweep,  attached  to  which 
is the veritable
Old oaken bucket, the iron bound bucket,
The moss-covered  bucket  which  hangs in the 
of  which the  poet  sang, or,  at least, its 
exact  counterpart.  Still  back of  these, 
and at the foot of the hill, is the orchard, 
and  the  lambent  air  is  laden  with  the 
rich  perfume  from  its bloom  and  blos­
soms.  Beyond  the  orchard,  lying in the 
moonlight  like  a  ribbon of  silver,  and 
rippling in the stillness of  the night like 
I  realize  all  this  as  I sit  before  the 
the  low  murmur of  the  voices  of  those 
cheerful grate in the comfortable quarters 
we  love,  is  the  river.  What  a  flood  of 
of my home in the heart of the great city 
long-forgotten memories its subtle music 
this pleasant evening.  Without, the stars 
brings upon  the  mindl  Stretching from 
twinkle  in  a  strangely  familiar  manner
the  foot of  the hill  upon which  the old
as I gaze  upon  them from  my open  win-  home stands,  is the  meadow,  and beyond 
dow, up between  the towering  buildings  it is the encircling forest of white, gleam- 
with  which  art  has  marred the  face  of  ing  sycamores,  majestic  elms,  and  the 
nature, to the  blue-vaulted  dome  above. I tall  aspens  with  their quivering  leaves,

well,

TELE  M T C IT T O A N   T E A D E S M A N ,
B E L K N A P,  B A K E R   &  CO.

18

R U M   FOR  BUSINESS!

overshadowing  the  river,  which emerges 
from the gloom and darkness of the deep 
woods, and after forming a silvery frame­
work for  the picture of  the old  home,  is 
again  lost in the  gloom whence  it  came. 
I can hear the soft rippling of  its waters 
long  after  they  have  disappeared in the 
deep  shadows,  and  mingled  with  the 
murmur of  the  aspen  leaves,  makes  an 
iEolian  strain  soft and  sweet  as  is  the 
music of the spheres.

A  little  distance  away,  at the  foot of 
Its  machinery 
the hill, stands the  mill. 
is motionless. 
Its wheels  are  still.  Be­
yond  it is  the  creek,  and  the  dam  over 
which  the  angry waters  rush  headlong 
with a sullen  roar  before  mingling with 
those  of  the  deeper, broader,  and  more 
smoothly flowing river.  As in those old, 
old,  happy  days, again  I  stand  by  its 
rushing  waters  watching  them  madly 
plunging  over  the  precipice  with a roar 
that awakes  the echoes in the  sleepy old 
forest beyond.  An owl perched upon the 
dead  branches  of  a  tall  sycamore,  dis­
turbed  by  my  presence, ceased  its  dis­
cordant  hooting and  flew away,  while  a 
busy  muskrat,  with  its  mouth  full  of 
green water plants of  which  it  was con­
structing  its  nest,  swam  rapidly to  the 
opposite shore, with nothing but its head 
and file-like tail  appearing upon the sur­
face of  the  water,  and  disappeared  be­
neath  the  roots of  a  “sugar  tree” that 
overhung the stream.

With  the  delicate  perfume  of  wild 
flowers the air seemed laden,  while over­
head  the  ever-restless  leaves  of  a  tall 
aspen  tree,  moved  by the  gentle  south 
wind,  made  music  soft,  and  sweet,  and 
rippling, like the  pattering of the feet of 
innumerable  unseen  sprites  upon 
the 
water. 
In  ecstatic  joy  at  being  again 
among the loved  and  long-lost  scenes of 
my boyhood  days,  I dropped  into a seat 
near  the  falls  and  gave  way  to  silent 
meditation.  A sudden gust of wind sent 
the heavy spray from the foaming waters 
full  into  my  face,  and  instantly  the 
vision was dispelled.

1  am  sitting  in  my own room  in  the 
city, at the open window,  upon the sill of 
which  my head  has been  resting.  The 
sky is obscured  by clouds,  the  moon and 
stars  are  hidden,  and  a  steady  rain  is 
falling.  A strong  wind is blowing,  and 
a  sudden  gust has  sent  the  descending 
rain full  into  my face and  over my gray 
locks. 
I bad been asleep and dreaming ! 
And now, waking or sleeping, the picture 
of  the old home is ever present with me, 
brighter  and  more real  than it has  been 
for half a century or more.

Will  there  be bright  dreams  and  the 
breath of  flowers in  that  long  sleep  of 
death and the grave?  Who can say?  To 
me,  in a few more  days or years at most, 
the  mystery that  lies  hidden in  and  be­
yond  the  grave  will  be  a  mystery  no 
longer.  Can  the  dark  valley  and  the 
shadow of death be illumined by brighter 
visions  than  those of  my boyhood days? 
Or is the long sleep in the grave a dream­
less  slumber?  “If  a man  die, shall  he 
live again?” 

I shall soon know.

J.  P .  P r i c k e t t .

T h e N e w  S p a n is h  T r e a ty .

Gen.  John W.  Foster,  who  conducted 
the  negotiations  between 
this  country 
and Spain  for reciprocal  relations,  is in 
almost daily consultation  with the Presi­
dent  and  officials  of  the  State Depart­
ment in regard to  the publication  of the 
proclamation  that  is  to  announce  the 
terms upon which  the Spanish-American 
agreement  is  based. 
It  will be  issued 
about  July 1.

n e s s   J u n e   11.

T h e  N e w  H o u se  w ill B e R e a d y  fo r  B u si­
Mr.  Henry P.  Baker has returned from 
the East,  having  purchased a full line of 
carts, road wagons, buggies,  buckboards, 
phaetons and carriages of all descriptions 
for the grand opening of Belknap, Baker 
& Co.
The  building  at  5  and  7  North  Ionia 
street,  recently  vacated  by  the  Olney & 
Judson  Grocer  Co.,  is  now  undergoing 
general repairs and when completed will 
be  the  finest  carriage  repository  in  the 
city.
These gentlemen  have been  appointed 
general  agents  in  several  surrounding 
counties  by  the Columbus  Buggy Co., of 
Columbus, O., whose reputation is unsur­
passed in the manufacture of a fine grade 
of  wheeled  vehicles.  They  will  also 
handle a full line of harness, robes, whips, 
etc., from  the most celebrated makers in 
the  country.  The  prominent  location, 
together  with their  large  display rooms, 
the ground floor of  which is  50x120,  will 
enable  them to make the  largest  display 
ever  seen  in  the  state.  The  people  of 
this city in particular, and Western Mich­
igan in  general  will do well  to wait  for 
their  opening  and  inspect  their  stock 
whether desiring to purchase or not.  All 
will  be welcome.

A   S to ry   A b o u t  S h o e   F a s te n in g s .
Owen Langdon, in Brooklyn Times.
A big shoe  merchant tells  me that two 
years ago a man  came  into  his  office  in 
the  last  stages of  a  drunkard’s  decline, 
apparently,  and  exhibited  an  invention 
which  would  revolutionize  men’s  shoe 
fastenings, and make a fortune for some­
one. 
It  was  some  sort  of  an  arrange­
ment  that closed  all  the  buttons at once 
by  the  turn  of  an  invisible  lever,  and 
was as  much of  an improvement  on  the 
old method as the lever skate is upon the 
old-fashioned  kind.  That  was  the  first 
and  last  the  merchant ever  saw of  man 
or model, and he is wondering now if the 
inventor’s secret went into a grave in  the 
Potter’s  Field.  He  cannot  in  the  least 
recall  the  manner  of  working  of  the 
fastening.

B ra c e   U p.

to  explain 

Don’t belivee in failures, my  boy,  lest 
you grow to be one yourself.  Believe in 
success; it is a better watch-word,  has  a 
clear ring  to  it,  and  a man  looks  and 
feels and is prouder and nobler,  fighting 
for success,  than when  he  is  struggling 
in the  name  of  failure.  Don’t  defend; 
attack.  Don’t  stop 
and 
apologize for  the  faults  of  your  cause; 
maintain and enforce its  virtues.  “You 
haven’t taught me  any  of  the  parries,” 
said a young soldier to  an  old  Prussian 
fencing  master.  “Don’t  need 
’em,” 
growled the old  mustache;  “you  cut; let 
the  other  fellow  parry.”  That  man 
didn’t believe  in  failure.—Burdette.
C rockery & G lassw are

LAMP  BURNERS.

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Pearl top.

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Mason’s or  Lightning. 

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Do you want to do your customers j ustice?
Do you want to increase your trade in a safe way?
Do you want the confidence of all who trade with you?
Would  you  like to rid  yourself  of  the  bother of  “posting” your  books  and 

“patching up” pass-book accounts?

Do yon  not  want  pay for all  the  small  items  that go  out of  your  store,  which 

yourself and clerks are so prone to forget to charge?
ponding ledger account without having  to  “doctor” it?

Did  you  ever have a pass-book  account  foot up and  balance  with the  corres­

Do  not  many of  your  customers  complain that  they have  been  charged  for 
items they never had,  and is not your  memory a little  clouded  as  to whether they 
have or not?
Then  why  not  adopt a system of  crediting  that will  abolish  all  these  and a 
hundred other objectionable features of  the old  method,  and  one  that  establishes 
a CASH  BASIS  of  crediting?

A new era  dawns,  and  with it new  commodities for its  new demands;  and  all 

enterprising merchants should keep abreast with the times and adopt either the

Tradesman  or  Superior  Godpons,

COUPON  BOOK vs. PASS  BOOK.

We beg leave to call  your  attention to 
our coupon book and ask you to carefully 
consider  its  merits. 
It takes  the  place 
of  the  pass  book  which  you  now hand 
your customer and ask him to bring each 
time  he  buys  anything,  that  you  may 
enter  the  article  and  price  in  it.  You 
know  from  experience that  many times 
the  customer  does  not  bring the  book, 
and,  as  a  result,  you  have  to  charge 
many  items  on  your  book  that  do  not 
appear on the customer’s pass book. This 
is sometimes  the  cause of  much ill  feel­
ing  when  bills  are  presented.  Many 
times the pass  book is lost,  thus  causing 
considerable 
trouble  when  settlement 
day  comes.  But  probably  the  most  se­
rious objection to the passbook system is 
that many  times while  busy  waiting  on 
customers  you  neglect  to  make  some 
charges,  thus  losing  many  a  dollar;  or, 
if  you  stop to make  those  entries, it  is 
done when  you can  illy afford  the time, 
as  you  keep  customers  waiting  when it 
might be avoided.  The aggregate amount 
of  time consumed in a month  in  making 
these small  entries  is  no inconsiderable 
thing,  but,  by  the  use  of  the  coupon 
system, it is avoided.
Now as to the use of the  coupon book: 
Instead of giving your customer the pass 
book,  you hand him a coupon  book,  say 
of the denomination  of  $10,  taking  his 
note  for  the  amount.  When  he  buys 
anything,  he  hands  you  or  your  clerk 
the  book,  from  which  you 
tear  out 
coupons for the amount purchased,  be  it 
1 cent,  12 cents,  75  cents  or  any  other 
sum.  As the book never  passes  out  of 
your customer’s hands,  except when you 
tear off the coupons,it is just like so much 
money to him,  and when the coupons are 
all gone,  and he has had  their  worth  in 
goods, there is  no  grumbling  or  suspi­
cion of wrong  dealing. 
In  fact,  by the 
use of the coupon book, you have all  the 
advantages of both  the  cash  and  credit 
systems and none  of  the  disadvantages 
of either.  The coupons  taken  in,  being 
put into the cash drawer,  the  aggregate 
amount of them,  together with the  cash, 
shows at once  the  day’s  business.  The 
notes,  which are  perforated  at  one  end 
so that they can be readily detached from 
the book,  can  be  kept  in  the  safe  or 
money drawer until the  time has arrived

for the makers to  pay  them.  This  ren­
ders unnecessary the keeping of accounts 
with each customer and  enables  a  mer­
chant to avoid the friction  and  ill  feel­
ing incident to the use of the pass  book. 
As the notes bear interest after a certain 
date,  they  are  much  easier  to  collect 
than book  accounts,  being  prima  facie 
evidence of indebtedness  in any court of 
law or equity.
One of the strong points of the coupon 
system is  the  ease  with  which  a  mer­
chant is enabled  to  hold  his  customers 
down to a certain limit of  credit.  Give 
some men a pass book and a line  of  $10, 
and they will  overrun  the  limit  before 
you discover it.  Give them a ten  dollar 
coupon book,  however,  and  they  must 
necessarily stop when they have obtained 
goods to that amount.  It  then rests with 
the merchant to determine whether he will 
issue  another  book  before  the  one  al­
ready used is paid for.
In many localities  merchants  are  sell­
ing  coupon  books  for  cash  in  advance, 
giving a discount of from 2 to 5 per cent, 
for advance payment.  This is especially 
pleasing  to  the  cash  customer,  because 
it gives him an advantage over the patron 
who  runs  a  book  account  or  buys  on 
credit.  The cash man  ought to have  an 
advantage  over the credit  customer,  and 
this  is easily  accomplished  in  this  way 
without making  any actual  difference in 
the  prices of  goods—a  thing which  will 
always create dissatisfaction and loss.
Briefly stated, the coupon system is pref­
erable to  the pass book method because it 
(1) saves the time consumed in recording 
the  sales on  the pass  book  and  copying 
same in blotter, day book and  ledger;  (2) 
prevents  the  disputing  of  accounts;  (3) 
puts the obligation  in the form of a note, 
which is prima facie evidence of  indebt­
edness;  (4) enables  the  merchant to col­
lect  interest on overdue notes,  which  he 
is unable to do with ledger  accounts;  (5) 
holds  the customer  down to the  limit of 
credit established  by the  merchant,  as it 
is almost  impossible to do  with the  pass 
book.
Are  not  the  advantages  above  enu­
merated sufficient to warrant a trial of the 
If  so, order  from  the 
coupon  system? 
largest  manufacturers of  coupons in the 
country and address your letters to

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

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN,

How to Make  a Country Store Pay.
“ Store Crank” in Am erican Grocer.
In my last article I  enumerated two or 
three features which prevail in nearly ev­
ery country store, and gave them as impor­
tant factors in keeping  the  merchant  in 
the slough of despond from year to year. 
Of course,  there are  many  other  things 
that  contribute to  this  state  of  affairs, 
and  if  in  this  article  I  can  suggest 
some  ideas  that  will cause some of  the 
many  readers  of  the  American  Grocer 
to wheel about and get out of the rut and 
routine which they have  drifted  into,  I 
shall feel amply  repaid.
To  be  successful  as  a  country  mer­
chant,  the  proprietor  must  first  secure 
the  confidence  of  the  community 
in 
which he  operates.  His  life  and  asso­
ciates must  not  partake  of  the  sordid, 
selfish order, and his disposition must be 
cheerful and  benevolent.  All  his  deal­
ings  should  be  characterized  by  the 
strictest integrity.  This,  very soon, will 
commend  itself  to  the  customers,  and 
they will soon look upon him  as  a  man 
among men,  and one to  whom  they  can 
go for advice in matters outside their or­
dinary  commercial  transactions. 
I  am 
taking it for granted that  money-getting 
is not the only thing  of importance to be 
sought after, and  that  a  reputation  for 
probity and candor  must be attained and 
maintained in order to successfully pros­
ecute business in strict conformity to the 
Golden  Rule. 
I  cannot  allow  the  im­
pression to prevail that a  man  is  a  suc­
cessful  merchant  who  succeeds 
in  ac­
quiring a  competence  regardless  of  the 
moral claim upon him to do justice to all 
mankind.  The  dealer  who  resorts  to 
subterfuges and uses  questionable meth­
ods in  the prosecution  of  business  can 
never  be  permanently  successful  and 
win his way into  the  hearts  and  homes 
of  his people. 
In possession of this first 
qualification, next must be added  a  gen­
eral  adaptability and liking for  the  oc­
cupation.  To enter into a business with­
out any love for it or zeal in its  prosecu­
tion will result  in  failure.  Give  strict 
attention to  every  detail  of  the  work, 
forgetting  not  the  admonition  of  Solo­

mon,  “Sees’ t thou a  man diligent  in  his 
business,  he  shall  stand  before  Kings. 
He shall not  stand  before  mean  men.” 
Be affable and courteous  in  your  inter­
course with customers; show a due appre­
ciation  of  their  patronage,  and  make 
them feel  that,  whether  small  or  large 
buyers,  you are trying to please.
It will be necessary  for  you  to  carry 
several lines of goods, and, as mentioned 
in the former article, they have  general­
ly  been  goods  of  universal  demand, 
usually sold at a  small  profit.  As  rap­
idly as  possible  educate  your  trade  to 
purchase  a  superior  quality  of  goods, 
and be continually  introducing new  pro­
ducts in each of  your  departments. 
It 
may  be  that  for  a  few  months  many 
things will move slowly, but with due dil­
igence exercised for a year,  you will find 
that your  stock  has  undergone  a  com­
plete  transformation  and  that  you  are 
selling a profitable class of goods instead 
of  a  profitless one as before.  The  city 
and country are  getting  closer  together 
each year, and unless  you act as an edu­
cator and lead your country  clientele  in­
to  more  advanced  ways,  someone  else 
will  step  in and accomplish  it  for  you. 
A large proportion  of  your  goods  must 
be sold for country  produce.  No excuse 
under the sun can be offered for the non­
sensical  custom  of  again  disposing  of 
this produce at the same  price  paid  for 
it,  simply because the  payment has been 
made  in  merchandise.  You  have  done 
your proper work  when you have  taken 
butter, eggs,  railroad ties,  maple  sugar, 
or  whatever  the  commodity  is,  and  ex­
changed them for your goods,and received 
for your labor the profit on  your  wares. 
Now,  why, under any pretext of common 
sense,  should  you  labor  to  dispose  of 
these  various  farm  products  for  cash 
without  a further profit?  If you  sold  a 
yard of calico for  cash  at  a  profit,  you 
would expect to replace it with the cash, 
and  you  would  not,  under any circum­
stances,  sell it the second time  for  what 
you  paid  for  it;  yet, you  do  this  very 
thing with the farm products  from  Jan­
uary to December,  simply  because it has 
become  a  custom.  Resolve  at  once  to

discontinue  this manner of  dealing,  and 
make it a rule that every article you han­
dle shall pay you a profit,  large or small, 
as the  circumstances  may  demand,  and 
not do business for glory or fun.
Again,  insist  on  prompt  settlements, 
and  be  prompt  yourself. 
“Long  ac­
If your  set­
counts make bad friends.” 
tlements  are  made  frequently,  all  mat­
ters are fresh  in the minds of  both  par­
ties and become very easy to adjust.  Un­
der the general  practice  of  semi-annual 
or yearly settlements,  you are  losing the 
interest  of your  money  and  have  been 
prevented  from availing yourself  of  the 
liberal discounts offered by the jobbers of 
whom  you  purchased  your  goods.  Do 
not let  your  accounts  run  against  any 
party  for  a  longer  period  than  three 
months.  Then  compare  books,  and  if 
customary to  take  notes,  do  so.  This 
paper will, of course,  bear interest at the 
current  state rate, and will be  available 
to use through your bank or broker if an 
opportunity  occurs,  which 
frequently 
does, to purchase some article of produce 
or  special  line  of goods at a low figure. 
Keep your  stock  bright and  fresh,  and 
unload, as quickly as  possible,  any  un­
salable  goods  which  inadvertently  you 
may have on hand, even  at a low  figure. 
Follow the rule to always make a loss (if 
it has to be done)  as  quickly as possible. 
An observance of the  foregoing  will  in­
sure your prosperity in both a social and 
financial sense, and, while you have been 
adding to your exchequer, you have been 
of service and comfort  to the community 
in which you dwell.

C.  N.  Rapp &  Co. have seven carloads 
of  bananas 
in  store,  on  track  and  in 
transit, which they claim  is  the best  re­
cord  ever  made  by  a  Grand  Rap ids 
house.
CUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS

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P A M P H L E T S

For the best work, at  reasonable  prices, address 

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

CUTS  FOR  ADVERTISING.

Send  us a photograph of  your  store  and 

we will  make  you a

Column Cut for $6.

2-Column Cut for $10.

Send  a  satisfactory photograph of  your­
self and we will make a column

Portrait for $4.

T P   TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

H.  M.  REYNOLDS  &  SON,

Tar and  Gravel  Roofers,

And  dealers  In  Tarred  Felt,  Building  Paper. 
Pitch,  Coal  Tar,  Asphaltum,  Rosin,  Mineral 
Wool, Etc.

C orner L o u is and C am pan Sts.,

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

Wayne County Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich.
$500,000  TO  INVEST  IN  BONDS
Issued  by  cities, counties,  tow ns  and  sch ool  districts 
o f  M ichigan.  Officers  o f  th ese  m u n icip alities  about 
to  issue  bonds w ill  find it to  th eir  advantage to   apply 
to th is bank.  Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings 
supplied  w ith ou t  charge.  All  com m unications  and 
enquiries w ill have prom pt atten tion.  This bank pays 
4 per  cent, on  deposits, com pounded sem i-annually. 
8.  D. ELWOOD, Treasurer.

May, 1891. 

“I  k n o w   of  no  w a y   to  ju d g e   of  th e  fu tu re  but  b y

t h e   p a s t . ’’--P A T R IC K   H E N R Y .

In making a forecast of  the probable future of  any district or city of  the United  States  there is 
HISTORY  repeats itself. 
M  no safer  rule to follow than to  j u d g e   t h e   f u t u r e   by  t h e   p a s t .  The past  shows that  n a v ig a t io n   has had  more to do 
J  with the  upbuilding of  great  cities than  any one  advantage, or in fact,  all other  advantages  combined.  You  will  find 
something striking in the examples of the effects that navigation produces as shown in the following:
I L L I N O I S  has in  1890 a population of  3,818,536.  Cook  County,  located on Lake  Michigan,  has  1,189,259, while  not 
an inland county has yet reached 82,000 population.
W I S C O N S I N   has a population of  1,683,697.  Milwaukee  County,  located on Lake Michigan, has  285,737, while not 
an inland county of the state has yet reached a population of 60,000.
O H IO   lias a population of 
3,693,216, with navigation on 
the extreme north and on
the extreme south.  Cuyahoga 
county on  the  north  and 
Hamilton county on the south, 
each  having  navigation, 
have  respectively  in  popula- 
tion  309,970 and 374,573 
while not an inland county of 
this  old  state  has  yet 
reached  125,000  population, 
notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  they  have  natural  gas, 
coal, iron  ore  and  petro
leum at their very door.
If  you read the foregoing carefully and get  your  thinking cap on you will say that  Michigan will  not be an exception to 
the  rule which  prevails, not  only in the  states we have  cited, but in  New  York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and in fact all 
of  the  others having navigable waters, and you are forced to the conclusion that the largest city in  Western Michigan  [a dis­
trict of  greater  area than  Mass., Rhode  Island and  Connecticut  combined]  will be one of  the port cities of Lake Michigan. 
That city will  be  MUSKEGON.  No city of  the United  States of  equal size  [25,000] is making such rapid  progress.  Has 
a fine location on a splendid inside harbor.  Twenty-one  large factories have been secured in the last  eighteen months.  One 
hundred and fourteen miles from  Chicago,  eighty-five miles from  Milwaukee and directly opposite.  All the  conveniences of 
large cities.  No  c it y   i n   t h e   c o u n t r y   affords such opportunity for safe investments.
MUSKEGON TMPR0VF.MF.NT CO.

For information, maps, circulars, etc., apply to

Occidental  Hotel  Block,

M U S K E G O N ,  M IC H .

