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committed 

I am Tom!  Dick  is  my  brother,  and 
we  are  the  orphaned  sons  of  Richard 
Hope, who  went  down  with  the  Saucy 
Jane with his  wife  and  the  fortune  he 
had made  in  California,  when  we  were 
but six years old.  We  were  twins,  and 
clinging to each  other,  were  picked  up 
by a passing steamer  and carried to New 
York.  1 was old  enough  to  know  and 
tell that we were going to visit our aunt, 
Mrs.  Dresdale  of  Oakhill,  and  kindly 
strangers saw that we arrived there safe­
ly,  forlorn  little  orphan  beggars.  But 
fresh  misfortune  met  us,  for  our  aunt 
died one week after she gave  us  a  tear­
ful welcome.
We  had  no  real  claim  upon  Cyrus 
Dresdale, being only his  wife’s nephews, 
but out  of  his  great,  generous  heart  he 
gave us the place  of  sons  in  his  home. 
Dear Uncle Cy!  Never  were  boys made 
happier than he made us for four  years, 
sending us to school, and giving us every 
pleasure boys delight in,  and  above  all, 
such loving  companship  as  few  enjoy, 
even with their own frther.
Then  the  change  came.  Uncle  Cy 
married  again,  and  his  wife  could  not 
endure  to  have  two  great  rude  boys 
about  the  house. 
Every  day,  every 
hour,  we 
un­
pardonable  offense,  and  found  all  our 
pleasures  restricted.  First,  our  ponies 
were sold; then our rabbits  and  guinea- 
pigs were  killed;  then  we  were  moved 
from our large, beautiful room, to a mis­
erable  little  attic,  where  we  baked  in 
summer and froze in winter.
Uncle Cyrus stood by us  as  far  as  his 
quiet,  peace-loving  disposition  allowed, 
but his new wife ruled  him  with  a  rod 
of iron, and, at last, seeing that we could 
not please her, he  sent  us  to  boarding- 
school.  Homesick for a  week,  we  were 
afterw ards,  and 
thoroughly 
wanted for no pleasure  Uncle  Cy  could 
give us. 
I cannot dwell too long on  our 
boy-life,  but we,  Dick  and  myself,  can 
never forget the kindness of Uncle Cyrus 
Dresdale.  We  came  to  Oakhill  some­
times for a brief holiday,  and this brings 
me to Harry.
Harriet Dresdale  was the only child of 
our dear Uncle  Cyrus,  and was born just 
one year after  his  second  marriage. 
It 
was uncle himself who gave her her nick­
name,  greatly to Mrs. Dresdale’s disgust, 
but, as he said:
“Really, my  dear, I must complete the 
trio. Tom,  Dick and Harry.”
We were twenty-one years of age when 
Uncle Cyrus took us into  his  study  one 
morning and  made  a  brief  speech  that 
I shall never forget.
“My dear boys,”  he said,  “for you  are 
as dear to  me  as  sons,  and  have  made 
me  proud  of  you  many  times,  I  must 
send you away once more.  We  will  not 
talk about the reason, but  you  know  it 
is not  because  I do not  love  you.  You 
have good education, good morals,  and  I 
am not afraid to trust you.  You,  Tom, 
will practice your  profession,  and  Dick 
can go into business,  since he  wishes  it; 
but you will each find ten  thousand  dol­
lars in the G-----Bank that  is your own.
It will keep  you  from  want,  until  you 
make more by your own  talents and  ex­
ertions.  Come sometimes to  see  me;  do 
not forget that I love you.”
He broke  down  there,  and  we  hung 
about him as if we were still little  boys, 
full of  love  and  gratitude,  and  keenly 
aware  of  the  cruelty  of  separating  us 
from him.
Off  to  the  great  city,  where  Dick 
opened a drug-store and I put out a  doc­
tor’s sign.  We had  both  studied  medi­
cine, but  Dick would not  practice.  His 
was  a  delicate,  sensitive  nature,  most 
unlike my own,  and  he  could  not  bear 
the sight of suffering.  We  were unlike 
in all  things,  and  no  one  would  have 
guessed we were twins. 1 was tall, strong 
and  dark,  not  in  the  least  handsome.

Dick was slender and  fair,  with  a  rare 
beauty of  face and a gentleness that was 
almost womanly.
We had been seven years  In  the  city, 
and once more were at home  at  Oakhill, 
when we could spare a vacation, for Mrs. 
Dresdale was dead.  There was  nothing 
said,  there could  not  be,  but  we  knew 
that  we  were  welcome,  and  we  stole 
many a day  to  run  down  to  visit  dear 
Uncle Cyrus,  and,  it mast be told,  fall in 
love with Harry.  Can  I  make  you  see 
her,  this cousin who was not our cousin? 
Brown,  curling  hair  shaded  a  face  of 
pure oval shape,  with  delicate,  regular 
features.  Great blue eyes, soft,  wistful, 
innocent as a babe’s,  lighted her beauty, 
and  her  smile  displayed  perfect  teeth. 
She  was  not  tall,  but  her  figure  was 
graceful and prettily  rounded,  and  her 
hands and feet were dainty  as  a  fairy’s.
She was frank and sisterly with us and 
always gave us cordial welcome,  and  we 
never guessed each other’s  devotion,  be­
cause we could not well leave  the city at 
the same time,  Dick leaving me in charge 
of  his  store  and  clerks,  and  taking my 
practice in return.
Not  until  Uncle  Cyrus  died  did  we 
know that we both loved Harry, and then 
a crushing blow fell.  For it  was found, 
after  our uncle was buried,  that he  had 
left  nothing  of  a  once  noble  fortune. 
Nothing  for  the  delicately  nurtured 
child who had never known  a  wish  un­
gratified.  Harry’s aunt,  Mrs.  Ley burn, 
took her home,  and the  beautiful  house 
at Oakhill was sold.  After all  the  con­
fusion was over and there came a breath­
ing  spell,  Dick  took  me  into  his  confi­
dence.
Like  blows from a hammer  his  words 
fell on my heart.
“Tom,”  he  said to me,  “I  have  been 
over to see  Harry.  Poor  little  girl,  she 
is very miserable.  All her  bright, pret­
ty smiles are gone, Tom. 
It would make 
your heart ache to see how  pale  and sad 
she is.”
Ah!  Had it not already made my heart 
ache?
“She has lost the kindest father, Dick,”
I said.
“And,  as  if 
that  was  not  sorrow 
enough,”  said Dick,“they are not kind to 
her at Leyburn’s”
“Not kind to her,”  I cried.  “I thought 
they fairly worshipped her.”
“So they did when they thought Uncle 
Cyrus was weathy.  Now  they  tell  her 
every day that she  must  find  something 
to do—some way to earn a living.”
“ Why.  Dick,  we 
owe everything to Uncle  Cyrus,  and  we 
are not poor men now.”

“Never!”  I  cried. 

Then Dick said,  in  a faltering voice: 
“Do you think, Tom,  it  is  too soon af­
ter  her loss for me to  tell  Harry  how  1 
love her—to ask her to be my wife?”
The room seemed to be reeling  around 
me;  Dick’s  face  grew  dim;  his  voice 
sounded  far  away.  He  loved  Harry! 
And  I was only  waiting  until  the  first 
bitterness of her  grief  was  over  to  ask 
her  to  be  my  wife.  Fool  that  I  was! 
What was my homely  face  compared  to 
Dick’s beauty; my quiet ways against his 
grace and tenderness?  Before he  spoke 
again,  I had  recovered  from  the  shock 
his words gave me, and resolved to  keep 
my secret.  Let him win her if he could. 
I  dared  not think of my  own  chance  if 
she refused him.  Time enough for that.
Day after day he sought  her,  yet  kept 
silent.  Little guessing the torture he in­
flicted,  he  told  me  of  his  wooing, but 
ever with the same refrain.
“She gives me  no  chance  to  tell  her 
how I love her, Tom!  She is  like  a  sis­
ter, only.”
I kept away,  but my hope grew strong­
er. 
If she loved Dick as a  sister,  might 
it not be that I—homely  and  quiet  as  I 
was—had  won the deeper love I  craved. 
My  patience  must  have  been  great  In 
those days.  Every lonely hour was filled

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THE  MICHIGA N   TRADESMAN.

with dreams of Harry’s fair,  sweet  face, 
her  low,  musical voice, her bright,  win­
ning grace. 
I recalled every loving word 
she had ever spoken to me. 
I knew that 
even  in  her  childhood I had  given  her 
more than  a  brother’s  love,  and  I  saw 
that  her  mother  had  dreaded  lest  she 
shoul dlove  one  of  the  penniless  boys 
who  were so dear to their adopted uncle.
We had  begun,  Dick  and  myself,  to 
turn some of our investments  into ready 
money,  to make a fund for Harry.
“She shall have  the  twenty  thousand 
uncle gave us,” we said,although it would 
cripple us somewhat for  a  time  to  take 
so large a sum out of our fortunes.  Noth-1 
ing  had  been  said  to  her,  for  we were 
afraid she would refuse to  take  it.  We 
waited for Dick  to  speak,  but  we  gath­
ered the money together in bank.
We had no home to  offer  Harry,  even 
if Mrs.  Grundy would have permitted her 
to  accept  one.  The  store  was  a  store 
only,  with a small room  back for storing 
larger quantities of drugs  than  were  in 
daily demand.  Dick  and  1  had  a  large I 
room  in  a  boarding-house  opposite  the 
store.
It  may  have  been  the  longing  for  a | 
home that first suggested to us the idea of 
investing part of Harry’s  money  (we al­
ways spoke of it as hers)  in a  house  and 
some furniture, each hoping  to  share  it 
with her.  The first real brightness  that 
came into her dear face after  her  father 
died was when we told her  we  were  go-1 
ing  to housekeeping,  and begged  her  to 
help  us  select  and  furnish  a  home. | 
Again,  1 starved my own heart, and  sent 
her with Dick  house-hunting,  until  they 
selected a house that seemed the  perfec­
tion  of a modest home,  most  unlike  the 
beautiful Oakhill mansion.  But  it  was 
Harry’s own taste that selected  the  fur­
niture, suited  to  the  small  rooms,  but 
good in quality, and  Harry  said:  “Ever 
so pretty!”
It was all ready and paid  for, and  five 
thousand dollars  still in the bank,  when 
we all went over to  admire  the  final  ef­
fect
We were standing in  the pretty parlor, 
when Harry said,  softly:
“I hope this will be  a happy home  for 
you,  boys,  and  that  there  will  soon  be 
the  sweetest  of  wives  to  share  it  with 
you.  And now,  to-day,  you  must  give 
me  your  good  wishes,  too.  1 am  going 
to be  married.”

“Married!”
Who said  it?  The  voice  was  choked 
and very hoarse.  Not  mine;  surely  not 
Dick’s.
“Papa  knew,”  said  Harry;  “ but  we 
were to  wait  until  Charlie  was  a  little 
more prosperous. 
I was not  sure”—and 
Harry’s  eyes  drooped — “ whether  my 
loss of fortune would not  make  me  less 
attractive to Charlie,  but I  wronged him. 
We will  be very poor,  but  I  hope  I  can 
help  him,  and  we  have  made  up  our 
minds  not to wait for money.  Some day 
we may invite you  to our  house,  but,  in 
the  meantime,  you  will  come  to  see  us 
where we are boarding, will you not?”
I answered,  pitying the  ghastly  white 
face  that  Dick  had  turned  toward  the 
window.  And  I  continued  my  answer 
by asking:
“ Who is Charlie?  You forget we have 
not seen  him, nor,  indeed,  seen  you  as 
much as we would have wished.”
“Charlie  Foster,  a  clerk  in  a  bank. 
Dick has met him.”
“Yes,” Dick answered,  in a low voice. 
“A fine fellow he is,  too,  Harry.  Come, 
Tom,  we must be going.”
Not a word was spoken  until we stood 
face  to  face  in  our  own  room.  Then 
Dick loooked  me in the eyes.
“You,  too,  Tom?”  he  said.  “I  never 
dreamed of  that.”
“I wanted  you  should  have  the  first 
chance, Dick.  But it is all  over.  Shall 
we take Doctor Merton’s offer?”
For we had an opening  that  promised 
well in  another  city. 
It  had  scarcely 
been considered,  but it came  as a  relief, 
and  we accepted it.  Our  wedding  pres­
ent to Harry was the house  and  the  five 
thousand dollars,  her  father’s  generous 
gift to us in  the  past. 
It  is  many  long 
years  since  that  wedding  day  that  we 
faced manfully,  and  we  are  rich  men— 
Dick  and  myself.  But  we  never  mar­
ried,  and  our  money  will  go to  Harriet 
Foster’s three boys, Tom, Dick and  Har­
ry. 

A m sA  Sh ie l d s .

OLD  MAN  SLIM.

Troubles  and  Trials  of  a  Canadian 

Merchant.

Q u e e n ’s  H o l lo w ,  Out.,  June 5—I   am 
obliged to you for sending me a  copy  of 
your paper.  Cronk asked me what it was 
when  he handed it to me in the postoffice 
and  I  told  him it was a  new  American 
magazine devoted  to  commercial  ethics 
and dead-beatology.  He  said  he  didn’t 
think  it  was necessary  for any business 
man  in  Canada  to  bother  his  brains 
about  the  Yankee  science  of dead-beat­
ology,  for so long as Ontario  remained a 
British  province,  with  wholesome  and 
just 
laws,  the  dead-beat  element  will 
continue to slop over  into  the  State  of 
Michigan, where,  with kindred spirits in 
a more congenial clime,  they can bask to 
their  hearts’  content,  in the sunshine  of 
democratic  do-as - you - please  and  pay- 
when-you-get-ready.  He said he had lost 
enough during  the  thirty-five  years  he 
had been in business  in  the  Hollow,  by 
the skipping of these  skedaddlers to  the 
land of the free by the light of  the moon 
to build a new  fence  around  the  grave­
yard,  and to hurt my feelings  still  more 
—because Izik and I voted for  reciproci­
ty—he  said  that  these  same  skippers 
who  loved  liberty  too  well  to  behave 
themselves and pay their honest debts in 
Canada  were  to-day  scattered  all  over 
Michigan holding offices of trust  and oc­
cupying  places  of  authority  and  even 
holding down seats in the  Legislature.
“No wonder,” said he,  “that the  con­
servative business men of  the  State  are 
so  proficient in  the  modern  science  of 
dead-beatology.”
Cronk  was wound up to run  all  night, 
but, as good  luck would  have it,  a  little 
boy came in to tell him  that the calf had 
fallen into the well,  and this  gave  me  a 
chance  to slip out  and  go  home. 
I  had 
been  out on a  collecting  excursion  and 
had  been  unusually  lucky,  having  re­
ceived  §1.17 in cash and  the  promise  of 
four  quarts  of  top  onions. 
Izik  was 
mad.  He had been weighing in Dutch but­
ter and weighing out sugar  all afternoon 
and had  just  tied  up  the  last  dollar’s 
worth  of  sugar  in  the  store,  and  had 
thrown  the  butter in the grease  tub and 
kicked  the  sugar  barrel  out  the  back 
door.  Seizing the cheese knife, he began 
to  scrape  the  butter  off  his  pants  and 
swear. 
I gently reminded him that such 
language was very  unbecoming  the son- 
in-law  of  an  Elder.  This  made  him 
throw the two-pound  weight  at  the  cat 
and  so 1 kept silent  till  he  finished  the 
scraping act.  Throwing the cheese knife 
into the  pickle  barrel,  he  said,  “Look 
under that counter, there are 459 pounds 
of butter that  cost  20  cents  per  pound 
and  paid  for  in  sugar at 
cents  per 
pound that cost 
cents per pound,  say 
nothing  about  wrapping  paper,  twine, 
and wear aud tear of  a naturally angelic 
disposition  while engaged  in  doing  the 
business.  There it is in  all  its  hideous 
ugliness representing every  hue  known 
to nature from  a clammy  corpse  all  the 
way up  to  sole  leather. 
It  is  fragrant 
with every  conceivable  odor peculiar  to 
a  stock  ranch  and  all  but  about  21 
pounds of the whole  infernal  mass  will 
finally  ‘fetch up’  at a  London soda bis| 
cuit  factory  as  grease  at  6  cents  per 
pound.  Now,  old  man,  if  you  expect 
me to ask a  blessing  on  such  a  run  of 
business  as  this,  I  will take immediate 
steps to have  a  guardian  appointed  for 
you.”
Izik  was  terribly  excited.  Poor  fel­
low!  1  am  afraid  that  unless  a  severe 
drouth sets in  soon  over  the  Dutch  set­
tlement,  he  will  fall  a victim to  butter 
on  the  brain.  Why  is  it,  Mr.  Editor, 
that  a  woman 
looks  upon  her  butter 
pretty  much  in  the  same  light  as  she 
looks  upon  her  baby?  She  cannot  see 
any imperfection in either.  Every coun­
try merchant knows that it would be just 
as safe  to intimate to  a woman  that  her 
baby was inferior  to,  or was not  as  fine 
or  as clean as some other woman’s baby, 
as  to  speak  in this way  of  her  butter; 
and as the  politician must close his eyes 
and  hold  his  breath  while  kissing  her 
baby, so the merchant  must do  likewise 
while weighing her  butter. 
Izik  thinks 
this evil might  be corrected by a system 
of inspection in the larger towns, and by 
throwing it entirely into the  hands  of  a

ANNOUNCEMENT,

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

consent. 

Detroit, May  27,1891. 

WILLIAM  C.  WILLIAMS,
ALANSON  SHELEY,
ALANSON  S.  BROOKS.

The  firm  of  James  E.  Davis <fc 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 e y   &   B r o o k s  and J a m e s  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, Davis, Brooks  i  ßo„

11,13,15 & 17 Larned Street East.

THE  OLD  STAND.

William C. Williams.  James E. Davis.  Alan son Sheley.  Alanson S  Brooks.

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SONORA  GINGHAM, 
AMOSKEAG  GINGHAM,

OUTING  FLANNELS, 
PRINTS,
WIDE  BLUES, 
SHIRTING,
LYON  SERGE, 
ARMENIAN  SERGE, 
SEERSUCKERS, 
CHALLI,
LAWNS.

OUTING

SHIRTS,  SUMMER

UNDERWEAR,  PANTS,  HAMMOCKS, 

STRAW  HATS.

P.  STEKETEE  &  SONS,

WHOLESALE  DRY  GOODS. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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it with. 
Izik  thought it  was  congealed 
cedliver oil.  One  man  thought  it  was 
distilled soap and  Bill Smike,  the  Tory 
blacksmith,  said he'd bet a hen it was an 
importation  of  Yankee  butterine.  But 
the Elder,  who had once  been a mission­
ary somewhere in Siberia,  said it  was  a 
mixture of rancid  butter and mutton tal­
low in equal parts.  This  settled  it  and 
the Deacon  was  notified  to  remove  the 
mixture at once  from  the  premises  and 
settle damages or submit to an exposure. 
The  Deacon  responded  with  alacrity. 
The  above  is  an  actual  occurance  and 
can be verified by 

Ol d  Ma n   Sl im .

Character in  Handwriting.

There  are  people  who  claim  to  read 
men’s characters from  their  writing.  As 
the  writing  of  every  nation  is  distin­
guished by  certain  strong national  pec­
uliarities, it  is easy  for an  expert to de­
cide to  what  nation  a  writer  belongs 
Having settled that, certain large charac­
teristics  which are  common to all  men, 
but in different  degrees, can  be  seen in 
every  handwriting.  A  certain  number 
of men are calm,  even-lived,  sensible and 
practical.  Men of that  class  are almost 
certain  to  write  plain,  round  hands in 
which every  letter  is distinctly  legible; 
neither  very much  slanted forward,  nor 
titled  backward;  no 
letter  very  much 
bigger than its neighbor, nor  with heads 
much  above  or  tails  much  below  the 
letters  not  so distinguished;  the  letters 
all having  about  the  same  general  up­
rightness,  and the lines  true to the edges 
of  the  paper,  neither ten ing  upward. 
Exact,  business-like people will  have an 
exact  handwriting.  Fantastic  minds 
revel 
in  quirks  and  streamers,  par­
ticularly for the capital letters, and  this 
quality is not infrequent in certain  busi­
ness  hands,  as  if  the  writers  found  a 
relief  from  the prosaic  nature of  their 
work  in  giving 
flourishes  to  certain 
letters.  Firm, decided,  downright  men 
are apt to bear on the pen while writing, 
and to make their strokes hard and thick. 
On the contrary, people who are not sure 
of  themselves,  and  are lacking  in self- 
control,  press  unevenly, 
and  with 
anxious-looking,  scratchy  hands.  Am­
bitious people are apt  to be overworked; 
they  are  always 
in  haste  and  either 
forget to  cross  their t’s  or dot  their i’s. 
They are  also apt  to  run  the  last  few 
letters  of  every  word  into  an  illegible 
scrawl.  Flurried, 
troubled,  and  con- 
science-twinged  persons have  a  crabbed 
and  uneven  handwriting.

Be  Up  to  the  Times.

From  the New England Homestead-.

A young  man  who  is  trying to  run  a 
farm in the same way  that his father and 
grandfather  and  great-grandfather  did, 
had  better  sell  out  or  try  some  new 
methods,  unless he  wants to make a fail­
ure of it.  The old-time methods are past 
and gone,  and cannot be made successful 
at the present day.  Men in all  profess­
ions and  industries  are  tending  toward 
specialties, and if farmers want  to  keep 
up they must do the same.  Some farms 
are adapted  to  stock  raising,  others  to 
grain,  and  still  others  to  fruit.  Let 
every one pick out  that branch which he 
likes  best,  and  to  which  his  farm  is 
adapted,  and 
concentrate  his 
thoughts and energies on that  and  make 
a success of it.

then 

Owing to the high rate of  duty on salt 
and the  operations  of the  English  Che­
shire salt  ring, the  importation  of Eng­
lish table  and  rock salt  to this  country 
has almost  entirely  ceased.

11-Inch STATEMENTS.

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For the  benefit of merchants  who  have  not  yet 
adopted our  Coupon System, we have  purchased a 
quantity  of  11-inch  Statements,  &h  inches  wide, 
and  ruled  both  sides, giving 63 lines  for  itemizing 
accounts—just  the  thing  for  weekly  or  monthly 
statements of  account.
-  $2.00
-  3.00
5.00

500 Printed and Blocked in tabs of  100,
1,000 
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5,000 

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THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Winter  St.,  between  Shawimlt Kue.  and  W.  Pillion St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

General  Warehousemen  and  Transfer  Agents.

COLD  STORAGE  FOR  BUTTER,  EGGS,  CHEESE,  FRUITS,  AND 

ALL  KINDS  OF  PERISHABLES.

Dealers and  Jobbers in Mowers,  Binders  Twine,  Threshers,  En­

gines, Straw Stackers, Drills, Rakes, Tedders, Cultivators, 

Plows, Pumps, Carts, Wagons, Buggies, Wind Mills 

and Machine and Plow repairs, Etc.

Telephone  No.  945.

J.  Y.  F.  BLAKE,  Sup’t.

GRAND  B A M   CYCLE  COMPANY.

SECTIONAL V IE W   O F  OUR  CUSHION  T IR E ,  AS  A D A PTE D  

O F  7-8  IN C H   RIM S.

TO  ANY  W H E E L

I   GREAT  SUCCESS

A re  C ontinually  B eh in d   on 

o rd ers for o u r

Solid  Tired

CLIPPERS

Cislion  Tired Clippers.
Clipper Safeties, [solid tire]  List price,  $ 9 0 . 0 0

On  H an d   fo r  Im m ed iate 

S hipm ent.

C ushion T ire, $10 ex tra.  C lip p er  Saddles, $5.

GRAND  RAPIDS  CYCLE  CO.,

Erie St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

Send for  Catalogue. 

butter  dealer  in  the  country  villages. 
The butter maker  could then realize  the 
cash at its  true value and the packer  by 
handling  in large  quantities could  pack 
the different grades and ship to  the  best 
advantage.  The country merchant could 
then become a  better Christian,  and  the 
quality of the article  itself would rapid­
ly improve, as there would no  longer  be 
held out an incentive  to  carelessness  in 
its manufacture.

When I told Izik that  “the Lord chas­
tened whom he loveth” and that we ought 
to humbly  submit  to this  Dntch  butter 
affliction until  Providence  opened  up  a 
way  of  escape,  he  looked  at  my  gray 
hairs and bent  form and remarked that 1 
had laid aside the implements of agricul­
ture too  late in life  to ever make a  bril­
liant success as a merchant. 
Izik is not 
a member of the  church,  but  he says  he 
has too much  respect for  Providence  to 
think that  He has  anything  to  do  with 
the  making  of  stinking  butter.  Such 
irreverent remarks  are very much  to  be 
regretted and  I hope that  the Elder  and 
Tillie |(that’s  Izik’s wife)  will  yet  suc­
ceed in making  him see the  error  of  his 
ways.  I declare when I  stop to think of 
the waywardness of  some of our  church 
members,  it’s  enough  to  demoralize  a 
conscientious  fellow  like  Izik.  Now, 
there’s Old Cronk, the back-bone and cor­
ner stone of the Church of England.  He’ll 
fill his old hide  so  full  of  Jamaica  rum 
that  you can’t see a wrinkle in his  face. 
He’ll swear like a trooper  and  disfigure 
the truth  for  a  copper.  His  minister 
wines and  dines with him and  he  lords 
it over his poor old  heart-broken Baptist 
wife like a Turk.  And there’s Jonathan 
Whiner, I’m ashamed of him,  for  he’s  a 
class-leader in my own church.  He lives 
on a big farm  a mile and a  half out  and 
owns a  shingle  mill  up  the  creek.  He 
charged  a  poor,  blind  widow  nineteen 
cents  for  an armful of straw  to  put  in 
her bed and very seldom  settles with his 
hired  help  outside  of  a  magistrate’s 
court.  He  is  fawning,  non-committal 
and  evasive,  always  leaving  the  back 
door wide open so he can back out when­
ever  it suits his  purpose  to  do  so.  He 
was never known  to pay a  bill  without 
squirming out of a part of it,  on account 
of  some  trumped up mistake  or  misun­
derstanding.  He never misses a prayer­
meeting  and  always  indulges  in  about 
the same amount  and kind of sniffle  and 
cant.  He is a prohibitionist  and  thinks 
the devil has the  first mortgage on a fel­
low  who  has  not  taken  passage  in  his 
little  narrow  contracted  gospel  canoe. 
Izik says Whiner is a  blamed  old  crank 
and that his custom consists of sampling, 
throw-offs and make-ups and  costs  more 
than the profits on  his trade amounts  to. 
And  then  Sister  Tubbs,  although  she 
teaches  her  Sunday-school  class 
the 
Golden  Rule,  knows  that  those  “nice 
new fresh eggs”  she  sold me  when  Izik 
was away, went into winter quarters last 
fall in the old stone  churn  down  under 
the  cellar  steps.  That  reminds  me  of 
Deacon  Brown.  One  day  last  winter 
when butter  was  very scarce and worth 
30 cents per pound,  who should walk in­
to the store  but Deacon Brown with sev­
eral rolls of nice fresh butter. 
It was so 
kind  for the good old Deacon to give  us 
the first chance to pay him  30  cents  per 
pound  in  cash  when  fresh  butter  was 
such a rarity. 
Izik  placed it in the win­
dow to attract attention and  the  Deacon 
went on  his  way  rejoicing.  Presently 
the tailor’s wife  came  in  and  enquired 
for butter.  She was delighted, of course, 
with the Deacon’s butter and wanted two 
rolls, but  Izik  thought  she  had  better 
take one and give some of the rest of our 
favorite customers a chance to  get  some 
of it.  Thanking  us  for  the  favor,  she 
hurried  home,  for  it  was  near  dinner 
time. 
In  about  half  an  hour  she  re­
turned nearly out of  breath  and  with  a 
frightened  look on her face, said we had 
made a mistake and gave her  corn  salve 
or wagon grease instead  of  butter.  She 
said her husband had  swallowed some of 
it before he discovered  the  mistake  and 
she left him in the back yard engaged  in 
a mighty  effort  to  turn  himself  inside 
out.  She left the butter on the  counter 
and ran for the doctor.  We sampled the 
Deacon’s  butter  for  the  first  time. 
I 
tasted it, but couldn’t  think of anything 
on earth or under the  earth  to  compare

S H O E   D E A L E R S ’  B E S T  “AD ."

T his F iv e-in ch   N ickle  P la te d   B u tto n   H ook  w ith   T o u r  N am e  an d   Tow n  Stam ped on  It.  a t  $1  p e r  Gross  In  F iv e  G ross  Lot*.

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

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HfSTOILT  S T R E E T ,  

O-JEi^&JUTlD  R A . P I D S ,   rh /E L C H .

used by A. E.  Waterbury  & ¡Co.,  which 
is being enlarged and fitted  up  for  both 
firms.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRAHESMAlIST.
ject should  never be submitted to a com­
mercial  traveler,  for  in  speaking of  his 
good  qualities,  he is liable  to  go  on  in­
definitely, and  in  speaking of  his  faults 
he is very apt to betray some confidences. 
It is true I might  tell  you  how the com­
mercial  traveler is toiling  for  the  good 
of  his  home;  how  he  has  become  a  ne­
cessity in the  great  business relations of 
the nation;  how he  is  first  in  war,  first 
in  peace, and  first  in the  hearts  of  the 
women  of  our  country;  or  I  might  go 
farther,  and  say that  he  is  first  to  pas« 
the  hat  on  the  train  for  the  poor  old 
woman  who  is  going  to  see  the  dying 
daughter;  or  on  the  other  hand I might 
tell  you  how, when he strikes  his favor­
ite  town,  he  takes  his best  girl out  rid­
ing,  that is,  she does the  driving, and he 
is  just  as  busy as a local  freight  trying 
to keep her best spring wrap on.”

Jackson—Some time ago, T. B. Taylor, 
of  this city,  secured a  patent on  a  new 
i  process of  manufacturing  a cereal  food 
from  wheat,  which  is  to  be  known  as 
“ wheat flake,” and a  stock  company has 
I been  organized  for  the  manufacture  of 
j  the  goods.  The  stockholders  are  John 
; M.  Corbin,  of  Eaton  Rapids;  Charles 
j Nixon, of  Charlotte,  and  T.  B.  Taylor, 
of this city.  The capital stock is  placed 
j  at 810,000.  The headquarters  will  be in 
| Detroit,  but  the  goods  will  be  manu- 
! factured  here.

M A N U FA CTU RIN G   M ATTERS.

4r

▲MONO  THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE  STATE.

Mt.  Pleasant—W.  E.  Ward  succeeds 

C.  A.  & W.  E Ward  in general trade.

S t  Johns—D.  C.  Phetteplaee has sold 

his grocery stock to L.  H.  Saunders.

Bridgewater—F.  E.  Ortenburger  has 
sold his general  stock  to F.  W.  Schoen.
Grand  Haven—Clark  &  Lum  succeed 
Putnam & Lum in the dour and feed bus­
iness.

Detroit—Hopfhauer & Flinn  have  re- 
have  removed  their  grocery  stock  to 
Delray.

Edmore—Maley & Snyder succeed Jacob 
F.  Snyder  in  the  grocery  and  hardware 
business.

Saranac — Wilkinson  &  Co.  succeed 
Wilkinson  &  Richmond  in  the  harness 
business.

Hart—A.  R.  Chappell  succeeds  Mat­
thews & Chappell  in  the  hardwood lum­
ber business.

Blissfield—James  Gauntlett  is  closing 
out  his  dry  goods  stock  and  will re­
move to Milan.

Muskegon—Moulton &  Riedel succeed 
the  produce  com­

August  Riedell  in 
mission  business.

Bangor—J.  N.  Graham  has  removed 
his merchant  tailoring  and notion  busi­
ness to  Fennviile.

Copemish—J. L. Wiesman has removed 
his  dry  goods,  clothing  and  boot  and 
shoe stock to Marion.

Mecosta—Porter  Eighmy  has  moved 
his grocery stock  into the store formerly 
occupied  by M.  Carman.

Hudson—Chas.  Kirkup has  purchased 
the interest of  R.  N. Johnson in the gro­
cer p firm of Goodnow & Co.

Detroit—J.  B.  Pterson  & Co.,  produce 
and commission  merchants,  have  incor­
porated under the same style.

McBride—The Boice &  Lewis  general 
stock has been  taken by Cas.  LaFlamboy 
on a chattel mortgage,  and  he  will  con­
duct the business on a larger scale at the 
same stand.

Owosso—The book and stationery  firm 
of Geo.  W.  Loring &  Son  has  been  dis­
solved,  Geo.  W.  Loring  retiring.  The 
business  will be  carried  on  by  Clayton 
W.  Loring.

Big Rapids—Geo. Milner has  conclud­
ed to embark in the drug business on his 
own 
the 
store  in the  Comstock  block  lately  va­
cated by J.  Frank Clark.

account, 

having 

leased 

Reed City—C. T. Carey  has  purchased 
the grocery stock  of C.  J.  Fleischauer  & 
Son and  will  continue the business.  The 
Messrs.  Fleischauer  will  continue  the 
crockery  business,  doing  a  jobbing  as 
well as a retail business.

Saginaw—The  Saginaw 

Ice  Co.  has 
purchased the coal,  sewer pipe,  tile  and 
fire brick business  of  the A.  W.  Wright 
Lumber  Co.,  and  consolidated  it  with 
their ice business.  The style  of the  com­
pany is now the Saginaw Ice and Coal Co.
Kalamazoo—Barnett &  Bryant and W. 
J.  Babcock  have  purchased  the A.  A. 
Hazard & Son shoe  stock and  the  C.  M. 
Parker  furnishing  goods  stock.  The 
transfer will take place in a  few  weeks, 
and the new firm will carry  on  business 
at the Hazard and  Parker stand on  Main 
street

Traverse City— M.  B.  Holly  has  re­
signed his position with  M.  E.  Haskell, 
which  he has held  nine  years,  and  will 
open a book  and  stationery  store,  occu­
pying  one-half  of 
the  salesroom  now

Big Rapids — U.  G.  Gile  and  Frank 
1 Blanchard  have opened  a  cigar  factory 
j  under  the  firm  name  of  Gile  & Blanch- 
! ard.
Saginaw—Jacob Seligman  sold  2,000,- 
I 000 feet of  standing  timber  in  Gladwin 
county  to a  party  in  this city  last  week.
| The consideration was not reported.

Coral—Byron  Gaffield’s cheese  factory 
j  is now  in  operation.  He  makes  cheese 
j  for the patrons for 2 %
  cents  per  pound, 
the  farmers  finding  a  market  for  the 
product themselves.

Saginaw—A new firm under  the  name 
j of Wettlaufer & Co.  has been formed for 
the manufacture of  furniture at the  cor­
ner of Perry  and  Hamilton  streets  and 
j  the brick plant is now being fitted up for 
! that purpose.

McBride—J.  A.  Lewis & Co.  have pur- 
I chased the shingle mill of  F.  Neff & Co.,
| near  Gladwin.  The  purchase  also  in­
cludes  the  shingle  timber  on  seven  40 
| acre tracts, enough to keep the  mill  em­
ployed several years.

Gripsack Brigade

The wife of John Cummins has  so  far 
recovered  from  her  recent  illness  that 
John was  able to  start  out  on  the  war­
path again  Monday.

Oscar J.  Levy,  son of the veteran trav­
eler,  Morrice Levy,  has gone on the  road 
| for Gorten & Preat,  of New York,  repre­
senting the local branch.

Oscar D. Fisher,  formerly manager  for 
| Arthur Meigs & Co.,  but now on the road 
| for W.  I.  Brotherton & Co.,  of Bay City,
; was in  the  city  Saturday  and  Monday.
| He  spent  Sunday  with  his  family  at 
I Prairieville.

Whitehall Forum:  “B.  F.  Emery, who 
I has been dangerously ill the past winter,
I was in town this week with Mrs. E. visit­
ing old Whitehall friends, before leaving 
I for Colorado Springs, where he will open 
| a wholesale grocery business.”

Flint Citizen:  “A  bright  little  baby 
boy arrived at the home  of Mr.  and Mrs.
| E. O.  Wood  on  Tuesday.  Ed.  says 
it 
weighs thirty pounds,  but the nurse says 
it 
is  about  ten  pounds.  Both  agree, 
j  however,  that  it  is ‘a  dandy,’ ”

“Had” Beecher and Happy Hi.  Robert­
son have signed,  sealed and delivered an 
agreement to play  a match game of  base 
ball with their respective cohorts  at  the 
j  Fountain  street  park  Saturday  after- 
j  noon.  The  game  will  be  called  at  3 
I o’clock.

At  a  recent  banquet  of 

the  Ohio 
Council of  the United  Commercial Trav- 
j  elers,  held  at  Dayton,  T.  H.  Stayton, of 
Cincinnati,  responded  to  the  sentiment 
j  of  “The  Commercial  Traveler,”  as  fol- 
j  lows:  “All  you  have to  do,  boys, is to 
| look in the  glass  and  you have  him. 
I 
| think,  Mr.  Toastmaster,  that  this  sub­

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisement« will be Inserted  under  this  head for 
two  cents  a  word  th e  first  Insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  Insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent taken for leas th an  86 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

Dr u g  s t o c k —n e a t   a n d a t t r a c t iv e , a n d n e w

hardwood  fixtures.  Excellent  location  on  best 
I  retail street  in  G rand  Rapids.  Expenses  very  light 
and  trade  steadily  increasing.  Low  inventory»  ju st 
completed, $2,600.  On account  of  failing  health,  will 
sell  a t  invoice  or  for  $2,400  cash,  if  sold  by  March 
I  15.  Otherwise will hold it as an  investm ent.  A  genu­
ine  bargain.  Personal  investigation  solicited.  Ad­
dress “ F.,” care Hazel tine Perkins Drug Co.  City. 197

IN  A  GENERAL 
town.  Capital 
necessary,  about  $1,200.  address  No.  241, care  Mich­
igan Tradesm an. 

IK>R  SALE—HALF 
FOR  SALE —CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  INVEN- 

torying $2,500 to $3,000;  located In a lively city in 
N orthern Michigan.  Annual  sales,  $30,000.  Good rea­
sons  for  selling.  Address  No.  259.  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

in  a   th riv in g  

INTEREST 

located 

stock 

259

241

fiOR  SALE—WELL-SELECTED  DRUG  STOCK.  IN- 

ventorying about $1,200,  situated  in  good  coun­
try  town of 500 people.  Reason for selling, proprietor 
has o ther  business.  Address .No.  173,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
173
FOR  SALE—A  COMPLETE  DRUG  STOCK  AND  Fix­
tures;  stock well  assorted  can  be  bought  a t  a 
bargain.  Address for  particulars  S. P. Hicks,  Lowell, 
124
Mich. 
I TOR  SALE — DRUG  BUSINESS  INCLUDING  STORK 

1  building  and  residence.  W ould  exchange  for  a 
residence in Grand Rapids w orth about  $2,000.  Splen­
did opening  for a  physician.  Address  H.  Matthews & 
Co., Chase, Mich. 

tFLOURING  MILL  FOR  SALE — THE  ISLAND  CITY 

flouring  mill and  feed mill  and the  entire Eaton 
Rapids  w ater  power  will  be  sold  on  the 14th  day of 
July,  a t  noon,  a t  chancery  sale,  on  first  m ortgage. 
For  full  particulars  and  term s  inquire  of  John  M. 
Corbin, E aton  Rapids,  Mich. 

WANTED—I  HAVE  8POT  CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A 

general  o r  grocery stock;  m ust be cheap.  Ad­

dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesm an. 

262

261

26

SITUATIONS  W A NTED .

WANTED—  BY YOUNG  MAN, SITUATION AS BOOK- 

keeper,  assistant  book-keeper  o r  collector 

Rest  of  references. Address  E. care  Michigan  Trades­

m an. 

243

M ISCELLANEOUS.

1TOR 8ALE—OR  WILL  EXCHANGE  FOR  STOCK  OF 

1  general  m erchandise of  not over  $2,000  value,  a 
nice  large  dwelling,  large  lot. horse  barn, all neces­
sary out buildings, etc.  Lot well  located, with  plenty 
of  large  shade  trees, good  side walk, and  situated in 
one of  the  liveliest towns  in  W estern  Michigan  Ad­
dress “Mac,” Coopersville, Mich. 

EJOR  SALE — NEW  STORE  AND  COTTAGE,  WITH 

small stock and fixtures, situated in good country 
trading  point.  Ticket  office  and  postottice  in  store. 
Easy  term s;  low  price.  Address  No.  260,  care  Michi­
gan Tradesm an. 

I TOR  8ALE—CHEAP  ENOUGH  FOR  AN  INVE8T- 

.  ment.  Corner  lot  and  5-room  house  on  North 
L afayette  St.,  cellar,  brick  foundation,  soft  w ater 
in  kitchen.  $t,200.  Terms  to  suit.  Address No.  187, 
care Michigan Tradesm an. 

260

263

187

238

187.

FOR 8ALE—TWELVE TO TWENTY ACRES  OF LAND 

for sum m er  home.  Seven  miles  north  of Trav­
erse  City  on  the  E ast  Arm  of Traverse  Bay on the 
Peninsula  ready  fitted  for  building.  C.  E.  Clapp, 
Archie,  Mich. 

I TOR  SALE  OR  RENT-CORNER  LOT  AND  5-ROOM 

1  house on N orth  L afayette st., cellar, brick found­
ation  and  soft  w ater  in  kitchen.  $1,200.  Terms  to 
suit.  Cheap enough  for  an  investm ent.  Address  No 
187, care M ichigan Tradesm an. 

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W ill trade for stock of goods.  For particulars address 
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wholesale  dealers  in  Hawkins  G reat  Specific Cures) 
to represent them  on  the  road.  Commencing  on  July 
10th.  No  one  b u t  first-class  experienced  salesmen 
need  apply.  Good  positions  guaranteed 
to  good 
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agent’s sales  am ounted to  $620  in  six  days;  another 
$32  in  tW o  hours.  We  w ant  one  energetic  general 
agent  for  each  state and  territo ry .  For  term s  and 
full p articulars,  address  The  Monroe  Eraser Mfg. Co., 
La Crosse,  Wis. 

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Purely Personal.

J.  H.  Lowell,  general  dealer  at  Wa- 

cousta, was in town  Saturday.

Stanley N.  Allen has taken the position 
of book-keeper  for the Cappon& Bertsch 
Leather Co.

Gaius  W.  Perkins,  President  of  the 
Grand  Rapids  School  Furniture  Co.,  is 
spending a fortnight at  Kansas City  and 
other points in Missouri.

Heman  G.  Barlow and wife are spend­
ing a couple  of  weeks  with  friends  at 
Hartford, Conn.  They went via  the  St. 
Lawrence River and will return via New 
York City and the Hudson River.

L. Winternitz,  who came to this  coun­
try  from  Prague,  Bohemia,  about  six 
years ago,and has thoroughly established 
himself  here as  an  honorable  and  suc­
cessful business man,  leaves next month 
for a  six  weeks’  visit  to  the  old  home 
and friends across the water.

Fred B.  Clark  left Saturday for North­
ampton,  Mass.,  where  his sister,  Edith, 
graduates with high  honors  from Smith 
College.  He is accompanied  by his  wife 
and  will go via the  St.  Lawrence  River 
and Lakes  Champlain  and  George,  re­
turning  via  New  York  City  and  the 
Hudson  River.  He  expects  to be  gone 
about a fortnight.

Cards have been received at this  office 
announcing  the nuptials of  Miss  Emma 
L.  Parsons,  formerly  book-keeper  for 
The Tradesman  Company, and  Prof.  W. 
L.  Snyder,  of  Detroit.  The  event  will 
occur at the home of the  bride’s parents, 
in  Benton  Harbor,  on  the  evening  of 
June 24, the future residence of the hap­
py couple being  at  Detroit,  where  they 
will be “at home” after July 5. 
If Miss 
Parsons makes as good a wife  as she did 
a book-keeper,  her  husband will rise  up 
and call her blessed.

Good  Words  Dnsolicited.

Jno. J.  Dooley, traveling representative  H.  E. 
Bucklin & Co., Chicago:  “I could not get along 
without  T h e  T r a d esm a n  for  three  times  the 
price  of the paper.  All  traveling  men  appre­
ciate your  paper, as  it  keeps  them  posted  in a 
commercial way throughout the State.”
Oscar E. Robbins,  grocer,  Jackson: 

“I  have 
only  been  in  the  grocery  business  two  years 
next month and I have been a   subscriber to T h e 
T ra d esm a n most of  that time. 
I can hardly ex 
press  how  much  I  think  of  it.  I  am  always 
ready for it when it arrives and  I think the time 
is short when it will have a circulation  in Jack- 
son much larger than at present. 
I shall always 
speak a good word for it.”

L. B. Chapel, hardware dealer, Baldwin:  “ T h e 
T rad esm an seems like  an  old  friend  away  up 
here among the jack pines.”

Two  new  refineries  outside  of  the 
Sugar  Trust  are,  it  is  said,  to  be  es­
tablished—one in  Philadelphia  and  one 
in Baltimore.

Playing Cards

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Daniel  Lynch,

19  So.  ionia  St., Oranti Rapids.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

DISHONESTY  AT  THE  DESK.

MICHIGAlSr  TRADESMAN.

White & Perry  are  arranging  to  rent 
larger quarters and  put in a  full line  of 
goods in their line.

Connor & Marshall have opened a  boot 
and shoe  store  at  Charlevoix.  Geo.  H. 
Reeder & Co.  furnished the stock.

A.  Hyde,  whose  sawmill  at  Summit 
City has been shut down  a month  for re­
pairs,  has resumed operations again.

E.  Treadgold  has  removed  his  drug 
stock from  Luther to this  city,  locating 
on the  corner  of  Jefferson  avenue  and 
Sycamore street.

J.  C.  Hazelton,  formerly  engaged  in 
the  roat  beer  business,  has  opened  a 
bakery  and  confectionery  store at  709 
Wealthy  avenue.

Frank and Byron Cook  are  erecting  a 
two-story  frame  store  building  on  the 
corner  of  Madison  avenue  and  Griggs 
street  and  will  shortly  embark  in  the 
grocery business under the style of  Cook 
& Cook.

G. S.  Putnam and Win. A. McWilliams 
have  formed  a  copartnership  under  the 
style of Putman &  McWilliams and  pur­
chased the wholesale confectionery stock 
of  M. B.  Keeler, at  412  South  Division 
street.  They will continue the business, 
adding largely to the stock.
Wool  Dull—Hides  Flat—Tallow  Dull.
the  East, 
but  that  seemingly  has  nothing  to  do 
with prices  West—at  present,  at  least. 
As is said of wars and rumors of wars, so 
of prices of wools West.  None but local 
buyers are in the  held and  they  can  see 
millions in the clip,  in spite  of  the  fact 
that  they  all  dropped  money  in  past 
years.  They will know more later.

Wool  is  dull  and 

low  in 

Hides  are flat and there  is no  demand 
except  at  extremely  low  prices.  Tan­
ners have stopped working to the  extent 
of 5,000 to  10,000  hides  per  day  at  the 
East.  The  take  off  is  very  light,  but 
stocks of hides,  like that  of leather, will 
accumulate on this cessation of  working 
in.

Tallow  is  dull  and  low,  with  small 
transactions  and  no  ambition  among 
dealers.

Another Advance in Fruit Jars.
Since the forms  containing  the  glass­
ware  price  current  went  on  the  press, 
another  advance  has  been  made  in  the 
price of fruit jars,  so that the price now 
stands as follows:
Pints.......................   ........................................ S 8.B0
Quarts................................................................  «J-J5J
Half gallons......................................................
This  is  an  advance  of  25  cents  per 
gross on pints and  quarts and$l on  half 
gallons. 

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Country Callers.

Calls  have  been 

received  at  The 
T r a d e s m a n   office during  the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentleman  in  trade:

H. J. Slade, Way land.
N.  O.  Ward, Stanwood.
John H. Westover,  Fruitport.
C.  W.  Winchester,  Byron Center.
A. Shook,  Coral.
J.  D.  Noah,  Moline.
A. VanDuren,  Holland.
Attention is directed to  the  advertise­
ment  of  the  Harbor  Springs  hardware 
stock which  will  be  found  among  the 
Want Column announcements in  this  is­
sue.  The town is a  growing one,  the lo­
cation is desirable and the stock is in ex­
cellent  condition.  As  it  must  be  sold, 
the purchaser  is  sure  to  get  a  genuine 
bargain.

Some  of the  Crooked  Ways  in  Which 

Money is  Made.

There is quite  a  large  portion  of  the 
human family  who  “get their  living by 
their wits,”  that is,  they get it by rascal­
ity and low cunning what they cannot or 
will not  obtain  by  honest  means. 
In 
many  cases  the  disposition  to  commit 
these crimes seems to be a  manifestation 
of natural depravity, while in  too  many 
other cases it arises from a  lack  of  cor­
rect  early  training.  The  boy  who,  by 
virtue of a practical business  education, 
is qualified to fill a good, paying position, 
does not feel  the force of  temptation  to j 
dishonesty  that  assails  an  uneducated 
drudge,  who has nothing to look forward 
to  but  subordinate  positions  and  poor 
pay.
A writer in the  New  York  Sun  gives 
an interesting  account  of  the  doings  of 
some  of  the  crooked  gentry  which  we 
quote:

SW IN D LIN G   BY  F A L S E   FOOTINGS.

I happened into  the  office  of  a  large 
factory one day to see a friend,  and dur­
ing  the  call  I  met  the  proprietor  and 
asked  him  how  business  was.

“I’m about discouraged,” he replied.
“But you seem to be  very busy  filling 
orders.”  *
“So I am, but for some reason  I  can’t 
make  any  money. 
It  seems  as  if  the 
more we did the less profit we made.”
On the desk before him  was  a  bill  he 
had marked  “O.  K.” 
It  was  for  stuff 
purchased—lumber, paint and oil.  With­
out meaning to do so,  I  glanced  at  the 
items, and footed up the  column  of  fig­
ures. 
Dr. to

It stood as follows:

6 kegs paint, fat $1.80 each............................. $10.80
10 gals, oil, at 63 cents per gallon.................  6.30
Lumber from Neff’s ........................................   18.00
Hauling same...................................................   1.75
Hoop  iron  ........................................................  3.80
Paint  brushes...................................................  4.20
Total........................................................ *53.25
The bill was in the handwriting of the 
man who acted  as  book-keeper,  cashier 
and buyer  for the  factory,  and  was  six 
bills put together to save separate O.K.’s. 
Does the reader see anything wrong with 
the  figures? 
I  did  at  a  glance.  The 
total should have been  forty-four dollars 
and  eighty-five  cents  instead  of  fifty- 
three dollars and twenty-five cents.
“ Where is your book-keeper this after­
noon?” I asked.
“He’s out.”
“Well,  find me all the  bills  you  can.”
He brought me half a  dozen  from  the 
hook, and  we  discovered  that  each  one 
had  been 
falsified  in  adding  up  the 
figures.  Next  day  the  man  was  sent 
away on an errand and an expert brought 
in to overhaul his books,  and  in  half  a 
day over $4,000 in  small  embezzlements 
could be footed up.  He  had  taken  the 
simplest way to  rob  his  employer,  and 
one which is  always  practiced  with  the 
most success.
A similar discovery  was brought about 
in a still more  singular manner. 
I  was 
riding along the highway when I noticed 
a folded paper which had evidently fallen 
from some one’s pocket.  When I alighted 
and picked it  up,  I  found  it  to  be  the 
weekly pay roll of a brick and tile  yard. 
The owner of the yard,  while a very suc­
cessful  business man,  was a poor scholar, 
and he employed a  young  man  to  keep 
his books and  handle more or  less  cash. 
The pay roll stood as follows:
Adams.................... $13.00
Arms......................   11.83
Benson...................  10.90
Carter.....................   10.95
Davis......................  10.50
Evarts.......................12.15

........ 12.00
Fick...........
Gorman — ........ 9.20
Hanson....... ......... 8.35
....$ 112.68

Total  ....

The  laborers  were  working  at  piece 
work,  and each one’s credit differed from 
another’s. 
I ran the  column  of  figures 
I tried it again, 
up and found an error. 
and was satisfied that  the true total  was 
only  $98.88. 
I  took  the  paper  to  the 
brick  man,  learned  who  had  made  out 
the roll,  and within an hour had got hold 
of enough  evidence to prove that in  one 
year his young man  had  defrauded  him 
of $890 by means of false footings.

W HY  T H E   CASH  W OULDN’T  B A LA N CE.
For several years I  was  detailed  on  a 
branch  of  detective  work  known  as 
“mysterious thefts,” and  many of  them

this 

from 

lunched 

T H E   U N S A F E   S A F E .

the  store,  and 

did really have a  mysterious appearance  address  brought  forth  the  declaration 
at  the  outset.  One  of  my  very  first  that the goods had  been paid for,  but we 
cases was  that of loss of  money in  a  re-  waited for a fourth case and then caught 
tail store.  A girl eighteen years  of  age  the man in  a box.  He was wound up  so 
acted as cashier,  and she had  an office in j tightly that  he  made  a  full  confession 
the rear of  the  store.  This  office  was  and begged for  mercy.  He  had  taken 
railed  in to the height of seven  or  eight  over $6,000 in  this  way,  and  had  been 
feet,  and  had  two  cash windows.  The  playing the  game for years,  and was the 
cashier  occupied  it  exclusively,  and  it  last man in  the  store  who  would  have 
had come about on several occasions that  been  suspected.
her cash wouldn't balance the tips on the 
hook.  She  would  be  short  $2, $5, $10 
or  $20,  and  there  must  be  something 
wrong  somewhere.  As she  had to make 
the shortage  good, she could not be  sus­
pected,  and,  indeed,  it  was  on  her  de­
mand that I was sent  for  to  investigate 
the case.  1 took hold,  thinking it would 
be  a  tough  one,  but  luck  aided  me  to 
speedily solve the  mystery.  No one  on 
the  floor  of  the  store  could  take  the 
money, as  no one  was  admitted  to  the 
office,  and the bills were  stacked  on  the 
counter next to  the wall,  a  clear  twelve 
feet from either of  the cash windows. 
I 
entered the store  at  11:30 o’clock in the 
forenoon.  At 12  half  of  the  employes 
went out to  dinner,  and  three  or  four 
others 
their  baskets. 
Among the latter was  the  cashier.  She 
sat on  a  stool  facing  the  front  of  the 
store with her  back  to  the  money,  and 
kept up a conversation with a girl seated 
just outside the railing.  She  had  been 
seated  thus  about  ten  minutes  when  I 
saw  a  string  slowly  descend  from  the 
floor  above  her  head. 
It  came  down 
alongside the  wall, and  the  little  black 
ball at the end of it rested for a  moment 
on the top bill of the  pile of bank notes. 
Then it was drawn up, and away  went  a 
bill with  it,  and  was  drawn  through  a 
hole above.  The cashier neither saw nor 
heard.  The few employes  of  the  store 
were  busy,  and  the  festoons  of  dress 
goods, handkerchiefs, etc.,  from pillar to 
I  went 
pillar, obstructed  their  vision. 
softly upstairs  and  found  a  stock  boy 
eating his dinner just over  the  office. 
I 
stood him up and  found  a $10 bill in his 
vest pocket,  with a  fresh  spot  of  pitch 
on it,  and his fish-line was concealed un­
der a box near by.  There was a hole  in 
the  floor  where  some  heavy  box  had 
smashed  a board.  He  owned  right  up, 
and the mystery was a mystery  no  long­
er.  He had never taken but  one  bill  at 
a time, and that always when the cashier 
was  eating.
M ADE  MONEY  ON  “ R E TU R N ED   GOODS.”
Men have always  been obliged to trust 
other men,  and they  always will be,  and 
when an employer has once satisfied him­
self that a certain employe  is  all  right, 
it is the  hardest  kind  of  work  to  con­
vince him that  there is  anything wrong. 
This loyalty is all right in one sense,  but 
it has shielded  many  criminals.  Were 
every employe  to  be  continually  under 
espionage or  suspicion it would be a  sad 
state of affairs.  The  senior  partner  of 
an old dry goods house once called me to 
his office to  report  a  leakage  which  the 
house  had  vainly  endeavored  to  stop. 
The shortage was  not in the cash,  but in 
the stock.  Men had  been  set  to  watch 
for shoplifters,  but  none  of  that  class 
had  been  spotted.  All  employes  had 
been  watched,  but  no  one  had  been 
caught taking goods away.  Most of  the 
salesmen  had  been  with  the house  for 
years,  and the floor-walker longest of all. 
Suspicion pointed to no  one,  and  yet  it 
was certain that a leak  existed.  Aided 
by my  usual  luck,  I  was  only three  or 
four days in discovering it.
The store  had a fine,  high-class trade, 
and many articles were sent on approval. 
In lounging about,  I saw articles brought 
back and handed to  the  floor-walker  to 
be returned to  the  office  as “returned.” 
It  occurred to  me  that  there  might  be 
two  sides to  this system,  and  it  wasn’t 
two hours before a lady came in and said 
to him:
“I came to pay $20 for  the  cloak  sent 
up on Tuesday on approval.”
He took her name and money and went 
back to the office and  reported the cloak 
as returned, and pocketed the money.  1 
got three cases on him before making my 
By  Samuel  H.  Terry.  A  book  of  400  pages 
written from the experience and  observation  of 
report,  and  when  I  did  report  to  the 
an old merchant.  It treats of Selection  of Busi
senior partner,  he flew out and  declared
ness,  Location,  Buying,  Selling, Credit, Adver-
______| _______  
that it looked like a put-up  job  to  e arn   U sing, Account Keeping, Partnerships,  etc.  Of
my money. 
It was easy  enough to satis- 
fy him, however,  as 1  kept the addresses 
of the different buyers.  A  call  at  each | 

John Gilman,  insurance agent in a city 
of  25,000 
inhabitants,  had  a  mystery 
which he called me  in  to solve.  He  had 
an office on  the ground floor  of  a  build­
ing on the corner  of  Main  and  Walnut 
streets, but fronting  on  Main  and  run­
ning back to Walnut.  On  Walnut,  ad­
joining him,  was  a  tobacco  store.  His 
safe  stood 
in  a  recess  at  the  back 
of 
recess  was 
just two feet wider than the safe.  It was 
wainscotted up to the  height of the safe. 
Now, Gilman  had  been  missing  money 
right along for two  or three months, and 
the mystery was that it had been in each 
instance taken out of his safe.  He alone 
knew the combination,  and in every case 
it had been opened in the regular way.  I 
found it  hard  to  credit  his  statements. 
No one  had  broken  into  the  office;  no 
one,  as far as he could see,  had  touched 
the safe,  and  yet  he  was  sure  that  the 
money had been taken.
For instance,  he had placed $200  in  it 
at night,  and next morning $30 was miss­
ing.  Out  of  $100, $15  had  been  taken. 
Out of a package of $300 drawn from the 
bank  and  carefully  recounted  $35  had 
been  taken.  To  make  sure  that  the 
fault was not  his he  had  kept  a  memo­
randum.  He had,  for instance,  written 
down  “$250 over three times.  There are 
10 $20 bills.”  That money had  been put 
into the safe at night,and next morning it 
was short $20.  Gilman  had  no occasion 
to rob himself, nor was he  a sumnambu- 
list, and  it puzzled me not a little how to 
go to  work.  One afternoon 1 asked him to 
lock and unlock the safe in my presence. 
It was a combination of four letters,  and 
as he worked it he  called out to himself: 
“J-a-n-e,  Jane.”  That  was the name  of 
his wife.
With that as a  starter,  I  began  to  in­
vestigate the tobacco store.  I found that 
the  clerk,  who  was  a  young  man  of 
twenty,  slept  there  nights. 
I  got  a 
chance to look at the  wall  opposite  Gil­
man’s safe,  and I found it wainscoted up 
as on the other side,  and  right  here was 
the book-keeper’s  desk.  Everything ap­
peared regular,  but that night I remained 
in the  office after the  agent went  home. 
The office was  dark  and  I  took  a  seat 
within three feet of  the safe.  At  about 
eleven o’clock I heard  a  slight  noise  in 
the recess, and next moment a part of the 
wainscoting  was  lifted  out,  some  one 
crawled through  from the  tobacco store, 
and presently the  intruder  sat down  be­
fore the safe,  opened the side  of  a  dark 
lantern  j ust a bit,  and opened  the  door 
as quickly as Gilman  could have done it. 
He took  out  a  roll  of  bills  containing 
$230,counted them over.and then returned 
all but $20.  When he had closed the door 
I  heard  him  say: 
I 
then nabbed him,  and  he  proved  to  be 
the clerk in  the  tobacco  store.  He  had 
played a pretty sharp game.  There  was 
a loose knot in one of the boards,  and one 
evening in  moving a  box he  had  jarred 
this  out.  He  had  applied  mucilage  to 
the knot, and  was  restoring  it  to  place 
when he heard Gilman  locking the  safe, 
and also heard him  pronounce  the  com­
bination.  This gave him an  idea.  Pro­
curing a fine saw he  cut  a  panel  out  of 
the wainscot large  enough to enable him 
to crawl through, and after that he made 
two or three raids per week.  His scheme 
to take only a small portion of  any  sum 
he found was a good  one,  but  luck  and 
accident  helped  me  to  get  the  best  of 
him. 
How  to  Keep  a  Store.

interest “> every one ln trade-  $1'50' 
t h e   t r a d e s m a n   c o m p a n y , 

“J-a-n-e,  Jane.” 

G r a n d   R a p i d s .

D e t e c t i v e .

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A  P ro b le m   D e fy in g  S o lu tio n .
The  Boston  Herald  produces 

the 
following  problem  which is  worth con­
sidering.  Assuming  that  a  community 
of 100,000 workers can  produce In a day, 
by  the labor  of  ten hours, wealth to the 
value of  $300,000,  then if  their  labor is 
cut down to eight hours a day,  they must 
either work harder  or more  skillfully in 
the shorter period,  or  there  will be one- 
fifth less of wealth to divide among those 
interested  in  its  production.  There  is 
no  way  of  getting  over 
this.  At  the 
present time the wages  earned are  paid, 
and  the  capitalist  receives  his  returns 
from the  gross  sum  of  production. 
If 
this sum is cut down  in any  way,  a loss 
is  inevitable  either  on  the  side  of  the 
capitalist  or  wage  earner,  or on  both 
sides.  While $5 divided  among five men 
will  give  each  $1,  there  is  no  process 
of arithmetic  by which $4  divided among 
five men will  produced the  same result.

T h e   V a lu e   o f  C a sh   in   H a n d .

The  value of  cash  in  hand  has  been 
very forcibly  illustrated  over  and  over 
again  during  periods  of  pecuniary  em­
barrassment.  The richest men are some­
times  short  of  it;  many  of  them  have 
been  quite destitute of  money that  they 
could put their hand on any day.
A good rule  for all  men, young or old, 
to follow is this:  Lay  up  10  per cent,  of 
your  income—no  matter  what  your  in­
come is—and  keep it where  you  can  put 
your  hand  on  it  at  any  time,  for  the 
remainder of your life.
Even if there were never to be another 
panic,  it  is  one  of  the  most  essential 
things in the world to have a little money 
in  hand  which  is  available.  Nothing 
will  contribute  more  to  a  man’s  inde­
pendence and happiness.

T h e se  W e r e  N o t “ S o u r” G ra p e s.

A funny incident  happened  at  one  of 
the  Plainfield,  N. J.,  hotels,  a short time 
ago.  A  traveler  for  an  eastern  drug 
house,  it seems, had on his table samples 
of  an  active  purgative  in  the  shape of 
delicious  white  grapes.  The  bell  boys 
got hold of  these and  had a feast  of  the 
treacherous morsels.  Ere long, however, 
the  entire  bell  boy  force  went  on  a 
“strike,”  to the  great  discomfort of  the 
hotel guests.

It takes a  business  man to  describe a 
costume to his wife.  A busy son of com­
merce,  after seeing a very taking dress  on 
a very taking shopper the  other  day,  in­
formed  the  partner  of his joys  that  “ it 
was fine.  The dress  was  made  of  some 
kind of cloth with some sort of trimming. 
It was sorter lilac or shrimp pink in  color, 
and  had  for  a  waist  some  kind  of  a 
basque 
indescribable.  She 
wore one  of  those  hats  you  sometimes 
see on  women,  and  altogether  gave  an 
effect that  1 wish you could  have seen.”

that  was 

GOLD MEDAL, PALIS, 1878.

C B aker &  CO.’S
Break ast
Cocoa

from which the excess of 
oil has been removed,
I s  A bsolutely P u re  

and it is Soluble.

No Chemicals

1 ij|l ation. 

are used in its prepar- 
It  has  more 
\ihan  three  times  the 
Istrength  of  C ocoa 
'm ix e d   with  Starch, 
jrowroot  or  Sugar,  and  is  therefore  far 
lore economical, costing less than one cent a 
ttp. 
It is  delicious,  nourishing, strengthen- 
ig, e a s il y   d ig e s t e d , and a d m ira b ly  adapted 
>r invalids as well as for persons in health. 
I. BAKER & GO., DORCHESTER, MASS.

Sold  by C rocers everyw here.

THE  MICEHÖAN  TRADESMAN.
Dry Goods Price Current.

DEMINS.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

A d riatic.................. 7
Argyle  .................... 654
Atlanta AA.............. 654
Atlantic  A ...............

“  Arrow Brand  554
“  World Wide.. 7
“  LL................. 5
Full Yard Wide....... 654
H ............... 6* Georgia  A ............... 6*
P ............... 6 Honest Width.......... 6*
D ............... 6* Hartford A  ............. 5

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“  LL............... 5X Indian Head............

King A  A ................. 654
Amory.......................
Archery  B unting... 4 King E C ................... 5
Beaver Dam  A A .. 554 Lawrence  L L ........ 554
Blackstone O, 32__ 5 Madras cheese cloth 654
Black Crow............ 6« Newmarket  G......... 6
B  ....... 554
Black  Rock  ............ 7
N ........ 654
Boot,  AL.................
7)4
Capital  A ................. 554
D D ... 554
X ....... 7
Cavanat  V .............. 554
Chapman cheese cl 3* Noibe R .................... 5
Our Level  Best....... 654
Clifton  C R .............
Oxford  R ................. 654
Comet.......................
Dwight Star............. 754 Pequot...................... 754
Clifton CCC ............ 654 Solar......................... 654
Top of the  Heap__ 754
Geo.  W ashington...  8
A B C .  .................... 8*
Glen Mills............  7
Amazon.................... 8
Gold Medal........   754
Amsburg.................. 7
Green  Ticket......8*
Art  Cambric............10
Great Falls.........   654
Blackstone A A.......  8
Hope..................... 754
Beats A ll.................. 454
Just  Out.......-  4?4@ 5
Boston......................12
King  Phillip........75£
Cabot........................ 754
Cabot,  %..................   6*
OP.......754
Charter  Oak............  554
Lonsdale Cambric.. 1054
Conway W ...............  754
Lonsdale.............   @ 854
Cleveland................7
Middlesex.........   @  5
Dwight Anchor.......  8î£
No Name.............  754
shorts.  8*
Oak View.............   6
Our Own.............  554
Edwards...................   6
Pride of the W est.. .12
Empire..................... 7
Rosalind..............  754
Farw ell.....................7*
Sunlight..............  454
Fruit of the  Loom.  7 \
Fltchville  .............. 7
Utica  M ills........   854
First Prize............... 654
“  Nonpareil  ..11
Vlnyard...............  8 Vi
Fruit of the Loom %. 
White Horse......... 6
Fairm ount............... 4M
“  Rock..........854
Full Value............... 6%
Cabot.......................... 73i|Dwight Anchor....... 9
Farw ell.....................8  I
Trem ontN...............  554
Hamilton N..............  6V4
L ..............7
Middlesex  AT........   8
X ..............  9
No. 25....  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

Middlesex No.  1..
2..
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3..
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7..
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UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

....  8
....  9
....  9
-..-1054
CARPET
....18

Hamilton N ............. 7Vi Middlesex A A..........11
2 ............12
Middlesex P T.
A O........ 13Vi
A  T.
X A.
4....... 17V4
X  F.
5 .........1#
WAHP.
Integrity, colored.. .21
Peerless, white.
20541White Star...............18Vi
“  colored..21
Integrity..................18541 
Hamilton  ................   8
Nameless..................20
............25
...................9
......... 2754
............30
G G  Cashmere........ 21
N am eless............... 16
............3254
.......... 35
.................18

............... 10V4

DBESS  GOODS.

colored 

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COBSETS.

 

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FEINTS.

....  654 

COSSET  JEANS.

Coraline................. 19 50|Wonderful............. 84 50
Schilling’s .............   9 00] Brighton.................4 75
Naumkeagsatteen..  754
Armory....................   65i|
Androscoggin.......... 754
Rockport.................... 654
Conestoga.................. 6*
Biddeford...............   6
W alworth................  6*
Brunswick...............654
Allen turkey  reds..  534 ! Berwick fancies—   54
robes.............   554 Clyde  Robes............   5
pink a purple  654 Charter Oak fancies 454
j Del Marine cashm's. 6
mourn’g  6
pink  checks.  554 
stap les........   5 Vi  Eddy stone  fancy... 6
shirtings  ...  454 
chocolat  6
rober—   6
American  fancy—   534 
American indigo__   534 ) 
sateens..  6
American shirtings.  454iHamilton fancy.  ...  6
staple__ 554
Argentine  G rays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  434¡Manchester  fancy..  6 
Arnold 
new era.  6
Arnold  Merino.......6 
j Merrimack D fancy.  6

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“  greys 
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“ 
long cloth B . 1054 ; Merrlm’ck shirtings.  454 
“  C.  854 
“ 
R eppfurn.  854
“ 
century cloth  7  ¡Pacific  fancy...........6
“  gold seal......... 1054 i 
654
“  green seal TR 1054 ! Portsmouth robes...  6 
“  yellow  seal. .1054 Simpson mourning..  6
“  serge.................1154 
solid black. 6
Turkey  red,.10V4l 
Ballou solid black..  5 
Washington indigo.  6 
colors.  554
“  Turkey robes..  754
Bengal blue,  green, 
“  India robes__ 754
red and  orange  ..  554
“  plaln T’ky X 34  8 54 
Berlin solids............  554
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
“  oil blue......... 654
key red .................. 6
“  “  green —   654
Martha Washington
“  Foulards ....  554
Turkeyred 54.........754
red 34............   7
“ 
Martha  Washington
“  “  X ............  954
Turkeyred...........   954
“  4 4............10
“ 
Riverpolntrobes....  5
“ 
“  3-4XXXX 12
Windsor fancy........   654
Cocheco fancy.........6
“  madders...  6
gold  ticket ’ 
“  XX twills..  654
indigo  blue.......... 1054
“ 
solids..........554
Amoskeag A C A .... 13
Hamilton N .............   754
D ............. 854
Awning..11
Farm er......................8
First  Prize.............. 1154
Lenox M ills...........18
Atlanta,  D ...............  6541Stark  A
Boot...........................  634 No  Name —
Clifton, K .................  7v4|Top of Heap
Simpson....................20
...................18
...................16

AC  A .......................1254
Pemberton AAA__ 16
York......................... 1054
Swift River.............  754
Pearl  River.............1254
W arren.....................14

Imperial...................1054
Black..................9@  954
.......................1054

COTTON  DBILL.

SATINES.

TIC K IN G S.

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6

I Coechco....................1054

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Amoskeag............... 1254
9 oz.......1454
brown .13
Andover.................. 1154
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
B B ...  9
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  b r..  7 

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blue  854 
“  d a  twist  1054 
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Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue............12
brown........ 12
Haymaker blue.........754
brow n...  734
Jeffrey.......................1154
Lancaster..................1254
Lawrence, 9 oz........ 1354
No. 220....13
No. 260....1154
No. 280.... 1054

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GINGHAMS.
“ 
fancies___ 7
“  Normandie  8

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Amoskeag..................754
“  Persian dress  854 
Canton ..  854
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AFC........ 1254
Arlington staple —   654 
Arasapha  fancy—   454 
Bates Warwick dres  854 
staples.  654
Centennial..............  1054
C riterion..................1054
Cumberland  staple.  554
Cumberland.............5
Essex.......................... 454
Elfin.........................   754
Everett classics.......854
Exposition.................754
Glenarie...................  654
Glenarven..................634
Glenwood...................754
Hampton.................... 654
Johnson Ghalon cl 
54 
indigo blue  954 
zephyrs__ 16
Lancaster,  staple...  654

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Lancashire...............  654
Manchester..............  534
Monogram...............   6V4
Normandie.................754
Persian....................... 854
Renfrew Dress........ 754
Rosemont...................654
Slatersville................6
Somerset.....................7
Tacoma  .....................754
Toil  du Nord.......... 1054
W abash...................... 754
seersucker..  754
W arwick.................  854
Whittenden..............  654
I 
heather dr.  8 
indigo blue  9 
Wamsutta staples...  654
Westbrook............... 8
.....................10
Windermeer............   5
York............................654

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GBAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag............... 16*|Valley City................1554
Stark........................ 20 
: Georgia..................... 1554
American................16)41 P acific...................... 1454

THBEADS.

Clark’s Mile E nd....45  ¡Barbour s ................. 88
Coats’, J. & P ..........45  Marshall’s .................88
Holyoke...................22541

NO.

KNITTING  COTTON.

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

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
“ 
16... ....38
39
“  18... ...39
40
“  20... ....40
41
CAMBBICS.

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

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

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

W ashington.
3?4
Red Cross.................. 3*
Lockwood..................4
Wood’s ....................  4
Brunswick..............  4

BED  FLANNEL.

Firem an...................3254
Creedmore............... 2754
Talbot XXX.............30
Nameless................. 2754

T W .......................... 2254
F T ............................ 8254
J R F .X X X .............35
Buckeye...................3254

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Red &"Blue,  plaid..40  ¡Grey S R  W ............. 1754
Union R ...................2254 Western W  ...............1854
Windsor...................1854 D R P .........................1854
6 oz W estern........... 21  Flushing XXX......... 2354
Unlon^B..................22541 Manitoba...................2354

DOMET  FLANNEL.

NamelesB.......8  @  9541 

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854®10

.......9  @1054
1254

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.

Brown.  Black.|Slate.  Brown.

Slate.
954
1054
1154
1254

954
1054
1154
1254

9*13 
1054 15 
1154 17 
1254120

Severen, 8 oz...........  954 [West  Point, 8 oz.... 1054
May land, 8 oz.......... 1054 
10 o z ... 1254
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Greenwood, 754 oz..  954 Raven, lOoz............. 1354
Greenwood, 8 oz —  1154lStark 
..............1354
WADDINGS.

White, doz...............25  IPer bale, 40 doz__ 87.50
Colored,  doz............20 

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BILESIAS.

Slater, Iron Cross...  8  I Pawtucket...............1054
Red Cross....  9  Dundie.....................  9
B est............. 1054 Bedford......................1054
Best  AA......1254JValley  City................1054

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SEWING  SILK.

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Corticelll, doz.........75  (Corticelli knitting,

twist, doz.. 3754  per 54oz  ball........ 30
50 yd, doz. .37541
HOOKS AND EYES—FEB GBOSB.
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|No  4 Bl’k & White.,15 
“ 8 
..20
|  “  10 
..25
|No4—16  F  354..........40
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No  1 Bl’k & White..l0 
“  2 
..12 
“  3 
..12 
No 2- 20, M  C......... 50 
‘  3—18, S C...........45 
No  2 White & Bl’k..l2  INo  8 White & Bl’k..20 
“  4 
.23
“  6 
..26
No 2..........................28  INo 3.............................36

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

PINS.

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NEEDLES—PBB  M.

A. Jam es................. 1  SO) Steamboat..................  40
Crowely’s................ 1  35 Gold  Eyed.......................1 50
Marshall’s ...............1 00]
5—4....2 25  6—4...3 2515—4....1  95  6—4...2  96 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
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...3   10|
COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2   10 

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N ashua.....................18
RiBing Star 4-ply___17
3-ply....17
North  Star................20
Wool Standard 4 ply 1754 
P ow hattan..............18

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown......................12
Dom estic.................1854
A nchor....................16
B ristol..................... 13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I X L .........................13
Alabama..................   GJ£| Mount  Pleasant__ 654
Alamance.................  654 Oneida......................5
Augusta]..................   754 P y rm o n t.................  5*
A rrsapha.................  6  Randelm an............. 6
Georgia.................... 654 Riverside...................  554
G ran ite....................  554 Sibley  A .....................6*
Haw  River.............   5  Toledo.....................  6
Haw .J ......................6  |

PLAID  OSNABDBG8.

J.&P.COATS

SIX-CORDCotton

IN

FOR

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

FOR  SALE  BY

Spring  Season 1891.

i f   You  desire  to  sell

Garpets  bg  Sample

Send for

Girciilar  and  Price  List.

QUAND  RAPIDS.

Voigt, HemM eier & Go.,

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

DRY GOODS,

NOTIONS,

OARPETS,

CURTAINS.
Sliirt8,  Pants,  Overalls,  Etc,

M anufacturers 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.
C hicago an d  D etro it P rices G uaranteed.

48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St. 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 
-  MICH.
A . W N I N G S

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A N D   T E N T S .

K

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Flaire, Hors« and  W agon  C oven,  Seat  Bhadee,  Large 
Umbrellas,  Oiled  Olothlnff,  Wide  Ootton  Ducks,  etc. 
CHAS.  A.  COTE,  11  Pearl  Street.

8e nd  for  IllaBtrated  Catalogue.

Téléphona  109.

I

THE  MICinQ_AJSr  TIR^DESMA^ST.
Hardware Price Current.

.dig.

T h ese  p ric e s  a re   fo r cash  buyers,  w ho  }
]

p ay  p ro m p tly   and  b u y   in   fu ll  p ackages. 

AUGURS AND BITS.

Snell’s ................................................. .............  
Cook’s ................................................. .............. 
Jennings’, genuine........................... .............. 
Jennings’,  Im itation......................

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

dls.

AXES. 

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First Quality, S. B. Bronze............
............. 6 7 50
D.  B. Bronze.............
..............  12 00
S. B. S. Steel............. ..............  8 50
D. B. Steel................. ..............  13 50
Railroad............................................. ............6  14 00
Garden............................................... ...... net  30 00

BARROWS.

dis.

BOLTS.

dis.

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

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain.......................................
Well, swivel.....................................

............. 6  3 50
.............   4  00  1

BUTTS, CAST.

dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured..................
..............70*
............. 60*10
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint
..............60*10
Wrought Loose Pin.........................
..............60*10
Wrought  Table................................
..............60*10
Wrought Inside Blind....................
.............. 
75
Wrought Brass................................
..............70*10
Blind,  Clark’s ..................................
Blind,  Parker’s ................................ ............... 70*10
Blind, Shepard’s .............................
.............. 
70
40
.............. 

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.

BLOCKS.

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

...... dis. 50*02

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel..........................................
Ely’s M O..........................................
Hick’s  C. F .......................................
G. D ..................................................
M usket.............................................

CAPS.

. .. per tt» 
... per m 
... 
... 
... 

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CARTRIDGES.

.............  
Rim  F ire..........................................
Central  Fire..................................... ........ dis. 

CHISELS.

Socket Firm er............. ................... ............... 70*10
Socket Framing................................ ............... 70*10
Socket Comer................................... ............... 70*10
Socket Slicks................................... ............... 70*10
40
Butchers’ Tanged  Firm er.............

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

dis.

dis.

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

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

COMBS.

CHALK.

COPPER.

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

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........ per pound 
14x52, 14x56,14x60 ........ ...............  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60......... ...............  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................... ...............  
Bottom s............................................ ...............  
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks......................... .............. 
Taper and straight Shank............. ...............  
Morse’s Taper Shank...................... ...............  

DRILLS.

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

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

dis.

ELBOWS.

. doz. net 
75
Com. 4  piece, 6 In...........................
Corrugated....................................... ..dis. 20* 10*10
.......dis.  40*10
Adjustable.......................................
EX PA N SIV E BITS.

Clark’s, small, 618; large, 626........ ............... 
...............  
Ives’, 1, 618;  2, 624;  3, 630............
f il e s —New List.
Dlsston’s .........................................
New  American..............................
Nicholson’s ...................................
Heller’s .............................................
Heller’s Horse Rasps....................
GALVANIZED  IRON

............... 60*16
...............60*10
............... 60*10
............... 
50
...............  
50

dis.

dis.

30
25

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

12 

14 

Discount, 60

13
GAUGES.

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s — ............... 
50
PENBERTÏÏY  INJECTORS.

dis.

 

 

5
65 
60
35
60

dls.

dig.

dig.

H IN G ES.

dls.
dls.

levels. 

MATTOCKS.

wire goods. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

HOLLOW WARE.

knobs—New List. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

14............
%............
* ............
%............
HANGERS. 

mlth’s Solid Cast  Steel, H and__ 30c 40&10
60  c
G ate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 8 ..................................dis.60&10
40  g
State............................................... per doz. net, 2 50
25  g
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 414  14  and
314
............net
10
£
............net
814
............net
714
............net
714
50
............dis.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  anti-friction................................  60*10
40
Kidder, wood tra c k ......................................... 
Pots..................................................................... 
60
Kettles................  
60
60
Spiders  .............................................................. 
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin W are..................................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware........................................  
25
Granite Iron W are....................... new list 3314*10
Bright........................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.................................................70*10*10
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................ 
Stanley Buie and Level  Co.’s ........   ............ 
70
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..........   ....... 
70
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ..............................  
Branford’s ........................................................ 
55
Norwalk’s ........................................................ 
55
Adze Eye...............................................616.00, dls. 60
Hunt Eye 
...........................................615.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s .........................  ............. 618.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__  
40
Landers,  Ferry *  Clt* <k’s ................... 
40
Enterprise 
......................................... 
25
Stebbln's  Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine............................................ 60410
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Steel nails, base.................................................. 185
Wire nails, base.................................................. 2  20
Steel.  Wire.
60........................................................... Base 
Base
10
50........................................................... Base 
40 .........................................................  
20
05 
20
10 
30........................................................... 
30
15 
20........................................................... 
35
16........................................................... 
15 
35
12........................................................... 
15 
40
10............................................................  20 
8 .............................................................  25 
50
7 *  6 ......................................................  40 
65
4..............................................................  60 
90
1 50
3...............................................................1  00 
2 00
2.............................................................. 1  50 
Fine 3.....................................................1  50 
2 00
90
Case  10 .................................................  60 
1 00
8.................................................   75 
6.................................................   90 
1 25
Finish 10...............................................  85 
1 00
S.................................................1  00 
6.................................................1  15 
Clinch; 10...............................................  85 
8..............................................1  00 
6............................................... 1  15 
Barrell %...............................................1  75 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................   @40
Sc-lota  Bench....................................................   @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................  @40
Bench, first quality..........................................  @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood............  *10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dis.60—10
Common,  polished................................... 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 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

Advance over base: 

MOLASSES GATES. 

mauls. 
mills. 

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30
28
25
25
27
50
50
50

PLANES. 

1 25
1 50
75
90
1 00
2 50

rivets. 

N AILS

FANS.

07
614

50
25

dlS.

dlS.

40
25

dls.

28
18

Broken packs 54c per pound extra.

BUSINESS  LAW.

Summarized  Decisions  from  Courts  of 

Last Resort.

PROM ISE— PER SO N A L  H A B ITS.

According to the decision  of  the  New 
York Court of Appeals,  Second Division, 
in the case of Hamer vs.  Sidway,  the re­
fraining  from  the use of  liquor  and  to­
bacco for a certain time at the request of 
another is a sufficient consideration  for a 
promise by the  latter  to  pay  a  sum  of 
money.

CONSPIRACY— R E FU SIN G   TO  SELL.
The Supreme  Court  of  Texas held,  in 
the recent case of Delz  vs.  Winfree, that 
no action for conspiracy would  lie  by  a 
butcher against  several  dealers  in  beef 
cattle because they had combined to refuse 
to sell him beeves,  but  where  they  also 
induced  a  certain  dealer in slaughtered 
meats to refuse to sell  him  likewise,  the 
court held  that  such  interference  with 
his business gave him cause of action.

AG EN T— A U TH O RITY — S ET -O FF.

An agent authorized  to  solicit  orders 
for  goods  to be sold by his principal has 
no implied authority to  bind his  princi­
pal by an  agreement that the price shall 
be set off against a debt which the  agent 
owes the purchaser,  according  to  a  de­
cision of the  Supreme Court of Minneso­
ta in the  case  of  Talboys et al.  vs.  Bos­
ton et al. 
In this case,  where after such 
an agreement with  an agent who  had no 
possession of the goods  nor  any  indicia 
of ownership, the principal delivered  the 
goods to the purchaser who then learned 
who was the  real  seller,  and  hence  be­
came  chargeable  with  notice  that  the 
person  who  had  taken  the  order  was 
only an agent,  the court  held that by ac­
cepting the goods the  purchaser  became 
liable  to  pay for them,  notwithstanding 
the  unauthorized  agreement  with  the 
agent.

S A L E — CONTRACT— PR IC E —  D IF F E R E N C E .
In the case of  McCord et al.  vs.  Laid- 
ley et  al.,  decided  recently  by  the  Su­
preme Court of Georgia,  it appeared that 
Laid ley  & Co.  sold  to  McCord  &  Son  a 
carload of  bacon,  to  be  shipped  to  Au­
gusta and  paid  for  on  delivery.  They 
shipped the bacon and  drew  on  McCord 
& Son a draft payable on demand,  which 
was presented before the  arrival  of  the 
bacon.  McCord  &  Son  refused  to  pay 
the draft,  and directed the bank to which 
it was sent for collection  to  return  it  to 
Laidley & Co.,  stating  at  the  time  that 
they would refuse  to  accept  the  bacon 
because  the  sellers  had  violated  their 
contract in  demanding  payment  before 
the  money  was  due.  Afterwards  the 
bacon arrived,  and the agent  of  Laidley 
& Co. tendered it to McCord  &  Son,  and 
gave them an opportunity to  accept  and 
pay  for it,  which  they  declined  to  do. 
The  bacon  was  then sold by  Laidley  & 
Co.’s agent for  the best price that  could 
be obtained  in the Augusta  market,  but 
bacon having declined  in price it brought 
less than McCord &  Son  had  agreed  to 
pay.  The Supreme Court  held  that  the 
appellants were  liable  to  the  appellees 
for the  difference  between  the  contract 
price and the net  proceeds of the sale of 
the bacon.

Grand Rapids  Electrotype  Co.,

ELEGTR0TYPER8

AND

8TERB0TYPER8,

And Manufacturers of

Leads,  Sltfgs,  Brass  Rifle,  Wood  and 

Metal  Filrnitilre.

«  and  8  E rie  St..  O R A N »  R A PID S.

CUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS

---- OR-----

PAMPHLETS

For the best work, at  reasonable  prices, address 

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

7

ROPES.

8
dls.

SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, 54 inch and larg er................................ 
M anilla..............................................................  1154
75
Steel and  Iron................................................. 
Try and Bevels................................................. 
60
M itre.................................................................. 
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
63  10
3 20
320
3 30
340
3 50
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14........................................ 64 20 
Nos. 15 to 17 ........................................   4  20 
Nos.  18 to 21........................................   420 
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....................................   “ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50
50
55
50
55
35

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Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

dls.

wire. 

saws. 

traps. 

H and............................................ 

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

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton 625
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game........................................................80*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley & Norton’s __  
70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per doz
Mouse, delusion.................................. 61.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright M arket..................................................   65
Annealed M arket..............................................70—10
Coppered M arket.......................................•...  60
Tinned Market.................................................  6254
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................  3 40
painted................................  2 85
HORSE NAILS.

Au Sable..................................dls. 25*10@25*10*05
dls.  05
Putnam .............................................. 
Northwestern...................................  
dig. 10*10
dlB.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  G enuine.......... ...................................... 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable.................................. 75*10
Bird Cages........................................................ 
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
75
Screws, New List..............................................70*10
Casters, Bed  a  d  Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American......................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods................... 65

MISCELLANEOUS. 

WRENCHES. 

dig.

“ 

M ETALS.

PIG TIN.

63Í
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars............................................................. 
Duty:  Sheet, 25ic per pound.
680 pound  casks...............................................  
Per  pound.........................................................  
54@54.........................................................................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 GRADE.
10x141C, Charcoal...........................................6 7 60
7  50
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
9  25
14x20 IX, 
9  25

Each additional X on this grade, 61.75.

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10x1410,  Charcoal.........................................6 6  50
6  50
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8  00
14x20 IX, 
00

ROOFING PLATES

Each additional X on this grade 61.50.
“  Worcester....................... 
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“  Allaway  Grade................. 
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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x2010, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX ..................................................................614 GO
14x31  IX ...............................................................15
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
10 
14x60IX.  “ 
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6  50
.............................  8  50
...........................   13  50
5  75
7  25
12  00
15  00

j-per  pound  ... 

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8

Michigan Tradesman]

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’«  Association. 

▲  w e e k l y   jo u r n a l   d e v o t e d   t o   t h e

Retail  Trade  of the Woliferine State,

T he  T rad esm an   C om pany,  P ro p rie to r.

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 Qp. ■ e.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W ED N ESDA Y ,  JU N E   17,  1891.

TO RESTRICT  IMMIGRATION.

The  very  large  increase  this  year in 
the  number  of  immigrants  coming  to 
this  country  from  Europe,  and  the dis­
turbances which  have arisen  during the 
past  few  months  directly  traceable  to 
the undesirable character of this  immig­
ration,  have  urged 
the  authorities  at 
Washington  to  enforce  a  stricter  obe­
dience  to  the immigration 
It  is 
generally  recognized both  by the people 
as  well  as  by 
the  Government  that 
existing laws are  inadequate to  properly 
cope  will  the  difficulty,  but,  pending 
future action by Congress in the direction 
of making  the laws  more stringent,  the 
authorities  have  decided  to  rigidly en­
force  existing  statutes.

laws. 

In pursuance  of  this resolve,  a circu­
lar 
letter  has  been  prepared  and  has 
recently been issued to all steamship  and 
transportation lines  already  engaged  or 
likely to become engaged in carrying emi­
grants. This circular is expected to enlist 
the co-operation  of these  transportation 
companies in the effort to keep  out unde­
sirable  immigrants  and  to  warn 
them 
that  they  will  in  future  be  held  to a 
stricter  accountability 
infrac­
tions of the  regulations.

for  all 

The  circular  calls  attention,  in  the 
first  place,  to  the  regulation  requiring 
that  all  immigrants  who  are  likely to 
become a  public  charge, or  are  afflicted 
with  loathsome  or  infectious  diseases, 
or  in  any  other  way  come  under  the 
head of  undesirable  persons, as  defined 
in  the  immigration  laws,  must  be  re­
turned to  the points  whence  they came 
by the  steamships  bringing  them  here.
This regulation,  the circular states,  is 
to be rigidly enforced,  and  it urges upon 
the officials  of  the  transportation  lines 
the  duty  of  discriminating  before  the 
departure  from  Europe  in  making  up 
their passenger lists.  Foreigners  likely 
to  be  objectionable  under  our  laws 
should be spared  the  hardship of  a trip 
across the Atlantic only  to be sent  back 
again,  which is  also a source  of  loss to 
the steamship  companies.

In  order  to impress  upon  the  steam­
ship companies the  determination of  the 
authorities  to  see  the law enforced,  the 
circular  notifies  all  parties  concerned 
that in future regulations  governing the 
number  of  passengers  steamers  can 
carry, as well as  the other requirements 
looking  to  the  safety  and  comfort  of 
passengers,  will  be  rigidly  enforced. 
In this way it  is hoped  to put  a stop to 
the  competition  going  on  among  the 
steamships,  which  leads to  crowding as 
many immigrants  on  board as  possible. 
By  such  means it  is  believed  that the 
transportation companies can be induced 
to  aid  the  Government  in  keeping out 
undesirable additions to  our  population.
While the  circular  is good  enough  in 
its  way,  it  cannot  prove  more  than  a 
temporary  expedient,  as  the  condition

of affairs has become  such as to  demand 
instant  attention  at  the  hands of  Con­
gress as soon as it  assembles  in  Decem­
ber.  Just  what  shape  the  new  legis­
lation will  take cannot  be foreseen, but 
that  the  people of  the country  demand 
that the present tide  of  immigration  be 
checked  there  can be no doubt.

COURTING PUBLIC ANIMOSITY. 
While 

it  is  generally  admitted  that 
the  McKinley  tariff  bill  has  proved  a 
good  thing  for 
the  Sugar  Trust,  or, 
rather,  the  American  Sugar  Refining 
Company,  which  is 
the  name  under 
which the old  combine  now operates,  it 
appears  by  the  fight  being  waged  on 
foreign  sugars  entering  directly 
into 
consumption  that  the monopoly  has not 
reaped all  the  benefits  of the law it  ex­
pected.  Owing to the prejudice  against 
consuming  raw  sugars,  nearly  all  the 
sugar  imported  free 
into  the  country 
under  the  new  tariff  must  pay  to  the 
refiners’  combine  such  tribute  as  it 
exacts before it reaches the consumers.

Under 

the  provisions  of  the 

law, 
however,  it has been  found that  certain 
grades of  foreign  refined  sugars  can be 
imported  so  as  to  sell 
in  competition 
with  the  sugars  refined  by  the  Trust.
It has also  been  found  possible  to  Im­
port  grades  of raw  sugars  suitable for 
direct  use  by  consumers.  This  com­
petition,  though  not  large,  has  served 
to annoy the  Trust,  althought it is  gen­
erally admitted that purely on  its  merits 
the  foreign 
refined  article  could  not 
compete with the American product.

the  sale  of 

To kill off this  competition,  it is  said 
by a prominent  Cincinnati  journal  that 
the  combine  is  prepared  to adopt radi­
cal  measures.  The  paper 
referred  to 
states  that a  prominent  broker  in  Cin­
cinnati,  who  has been handling  foreign 
refined  sugars,  has  been  notified  that 
he will  be  practically  boycotted  unless 
he  abandons 
the  foreign 
article.  We  do  not  know  that  this  is 
true,  but  if it  is  we  believe  that  the 
great  sugar  combine  is  courting  a  re­
turn  of  that  popular  animosity  which 
occasioned 
trouble  some 
years  ago, and which  finally  resulted in 
bringing 
the  courts,  which 
compelled  the  abandonment  of most of 
the old  trust  features  and  a  re-organi­
zation  under  a regular  charter.

it  so  much 

it  before 

That  a determined  opposition  is  also 
being  made  by 
the  refinery  interests 
against  grocery  grades  of  raw sugar is 
evidenced  by  an  advertisement  which 
appears regularly  in  every issue of Wil­
lett & Gray’s sugar  circular,  relating to 
the injurious  effects  upon health  of the 
use  of  raw  sugar  and  describing 
the 
presence  of a  microscopic  insect  calcu­
lated to  make the  article  unwholesome.
No  one  will  be disposed  to  question 
the right of the Trust  to make  all legiti­
mate profit  out  of the  workings  of  the 
tariff,  but  any  attempt to  resort to  un­
fair means to  deprive  the  people of the 
full benefits  of  free  sugar is  calculated 
| to again bring  the combination  into dis- 
! agreeable notoriety.

A  WEAK  ARGUMENT.

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   gives  place,  this 
week,  to  a  general  explanation  of  the 
aims and methods  of  the  Patrons’  Com­
mercial Union, involving  a  reply  to  the 
I charges  recently  made  against  that  or- j 
] ganization by  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  sundry 
country newspapers and members of  the 
Union  whose dealings  with  the  concern

TH M  MICHIGAN'  TRADESMAN.

have been of an unsatisfactory character. 
The  explanation  bears  the  signature of 
Secretary Taylor and is  undoubtedly the 
handiwork of that gentleman, but a care­
ful perusal of the  document  cannot  fail 
to convince  the reader  of  the  weakness 
of the writer’s position and the insinceri­
ty of some of his statements.

The  paper is  valuable in  one  respect, 
at least, as it  throws  considerable  light 
on the present status of the organization. 
The former manager  of the  Union freely 
circulated  the  statement  that  the  mem­
bership  approached  an  aggregate  of 
100,000 farmers  and would  effect  a  sav­
ing to the  membership  of  $10,000,000  a 
year—equivalent to $100 a member.  Mr. 
Taylor  punctures  the  bubble  by  admit­
ting that the  membership  is  only  about 
1,300 and,  inferentially,  shows  that  the 
members  can  save  $5  a  year  apiece  by 
making  their  purchases 
the 
Union.  Few farmers,  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
opines,  will  be  content  to  let  others 
make their purchases for a  saving  of  $5 
a  year. 
It is worth  that  much  to  exer­
cise  the  prerogative  of  a  freeman  and 
secure the  advantage of  selection  which 
is denied the purchaser when he releases 
that privilege to another.

through 

T h e   T r a d e s m a n   has no objections  to 
urge  against  the  Union,  further  than 
those already expressed in these columns, 
as  it  believes  that  the  management  of 
the  concern,  under  the  present  Secre­
tary, will be decent  aDd  fairly  economi­
cal,  Mr.  Taylor’s  reputation  as  a  man 
not being tainted with  the  venality  and 
rascality  which  clings  to  many  of  the 
leaders of the Patrons of Industry.  T h e 
T r a d e s m a n  has no confidence in the  ul­
timate success of the  undertaking,  how­
ever,  and is glad to  see the  farmers  try 
the experiment,  as it will  surely  satisfy 
them  that the  present  methods  of  mer­
chandizing-faulty  as they  are  in  many 
respects—possess  more  benefits  for  the 
agriculturist 
than  any  one-man-power- 
scheme which can be devised and carried 
into execution.

proceedings being  considered  the  work 
of  underlings,  but  the  Autocrat’s  re­
fusal to  entertain even  the mildest  pro­
tests and the  steadily  increasing  sever­
ities of the  anti-Jewish  laws  prove that 
the Czar  is not only  fully  cognizant  of 
all  the  facts, but  is actually  the  prin­
cipal instigator  of the  persecutions.

Fortunately for these unhappy  people, 
philanthropists  of their  own  race  have 
come  forward  freely  with ample  funds 
for their relief.  The destitute emigrants 
are provided with food and clothing,  and 
in some  cases  with  money,  and  efforts 
are being made to colonize  them both in 
this country  and  South  America.

It is  to  be hoped  that  the  efforts  of 
this  well-directed  charity will  result in 
the location of these people in new coun­
tries where  energy  and  thrift will  pro­
cure  them 
that  peace  and  prosperity 
denied in  their native  land  by a sort of 
bigotry that  would have  done  credit  to 
mediaeval times.

RAPIDLY  VANISHING.

*

* 

# 

* 

* 

* 

The local newspapers of the State now 
teem with  announcements  similar to the 
following:

Morseville  Lodge,  P.  of  I.,  disbanded 
Saturday night,  and  sold  everything be­
longing to the order.

* 
The  Patrons  of  Industry in this  town 
are  very nearly broke  up.  At  a  recent 
meeting  a  committee  was  appointed  to 
settle  with  the finance  keeper,  and  they 
found $3 in cash on hand, which was paid 
out  for  some  necessaries,  which  leaves 
the finance keeper very short.
T h e   T r a d e s m a n   is  assured  by  an 
authority which  it  deems  thoroughly re­
liable  that  less  than  one-tenth  of  the 
organizations 
the 
auspices of  the  P. of  I.  are  now in  ex­
istence and that only one lodge in thirty- 
five is now paying  per capita dues to the 
State  organization.  The  approaching 
extinction  of  the  order  suggests 
the 
lament of the poet:

inaugurated  under 

If bo soon I am done for,
What w as I begun for?

THE  HEGIRA  FROM RUSSIA.

remains 

Despite  the  denials  that  continually 
come  from  Russia 
that  the  Jews  are 
being  subjected  to  new  and  unusual 
fact 
persecutions, 
the 
that 
large  numbers  of 
these  unfortunate 
people  are  daily  arriving  in  different 
portions of Western  Europe  in the most 
destitute  circumstances,  with  every 
evidence  of  enforced  departure 
from 
their  native  land.  The  extent  of  this 
enforced emigration  of  Russian  Jews is 
clearly  seen in  the  very  large  number 
arriving  in London,  as  well  as in  New 
York,  and  the  numbers  also  seeking 
new  homes  in  the  Argentine  Republic 
and other South American countries.

than  to 

the  inhuman 

The  numerous  protests  which  have 
been sent  from  all portions  of  the civ­
the  Russian  Govern­
ilized  world  to 
ment  against 
treatment 
accorded 
the  Jewish  subjects  of  the 
, Czar  have  had,  apparently,  no  other 
result 
the  severity 
with  which 
the  unfortunates  have 
been treated.  Remonstrances  from  the 
highest sources have  been  repelled with 
scorn,  so that there is no  room  for other 
belief but that the Czar and his  advisers 
are callous to the  opinions of the rest of 
the  world  upon  the  subject  of 
the 
treatment accorded  the  Jews.

increase 

It was at  first believed  that  the  Czar 
personally  was not  responsible  for  the 
treatment  of  the  Jews,  the 
infamous

AMERICA’S  FIRST  BIG  GUN.

The  first twelve  inch  steel  gun  ever 
made in the United  States has  just been 
finished. 
It has been in  course of build­
ing since 1888, and is the  first of  sixteen 
ordered  by  the  Government. 
It  is  de­
signed for sea  coast defense. 
It  weighs 
fifty-two  tons, or  about  twice  as  much 
as a locomotive.  The length of  its twelve 
inch  bore  is  thirty-four 
feet  and  440 
pounds of powder are required to  charge 
Its  projectile  weighs  half  a  ton 
it. 
and  at  a  distance  of 
two  miles  will 
penetrate  twenty  inches  of  solid  iron. 
Such,  in  brief,  is  the character  of  this 
great  engine of  destruction,  which  has 
consumed years of time  and hundreds of 
thousands in money to build. 
It is to  be 
hoped  that Uncle Sam  will have no  use 
for it. 
It is  also  to be  hoped  that  the 
United States may not waste an unneces­
sary  amount  of  the people’s  money  in 
making these monsters. 
Italy’s  excesses 
are a warning  example.  The  waste  of 
wealth  by  civilized  nations 
in  their 
efforts  to  arm  themselves  has become a 
great and crying  shame,  and  our  nation 
should  go  further  than  prudence  ab­
solutely demands in this direction.

The returns  in the  Michigan  salt out­
put last month  show that  out of a  total 
of  387,456 barrels,  Manistee  was  easily 
first,  with  over  121,000  barrels  to  her 
credit,  Bay City being second with 84,000 
barrels.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

9

GUNNING FOE A TAILOR.

donable  Sin.

Howard Fielding Discusses the Unpar­
1 had deferred  ordering  new and  gor­
geous  attire  until the  early part of  last 
week  because  my clothes  would  not  fit 
any  of  my  heirs  and  the  complicated 
weather of  May made  me doubt whether 
mere earthly raiment was likely to afford 
me  any  lasting  satisfaction. 
Indeed, 
owing  to  the  deficient  intelligence  of 
tailors, raiment  has scarcely afforded me 
any satisfaction at all. 
I  had  struggled 
to forgive. 
I  had  even struggled to for­
give Cutter.  Of  course his  name wasn’t 
really Cutter;  it was  something  contain­
ing  seventeen  consonants  and  only  one 
vowel. 
It was unpronounceable even on 
the  Bowery,  where all nationalities meet 
and  faternize and  fight as cordially as  if 
they  were all  sons of  the  same soil. 
It 
is said that Mr. Zswytczsletc changed his 
name  because of  an  accident which  re­
moved  his  brother.  This  brother  went 
sailing  on  the  bay  with  a  friend.  The 
friend  was at the  helm and  there  was a 
squall  approaching.  He  tried  to  say: 
“Zswytczsletc, let go the peak halyards,” 
but before he could get through with the 
name  the  squall  struck them  and  both 
were drowned.
Yes, I have tried to forgive Cutter, but 
it  was  no  use. 
I  have  somewhere  re­
marked that, in my opinion,  the only un­
pardonable  sin  is  the  sin  of  the  bad 
tailor. 
It lies within the  power of  even 
our  frail  natures to forgive  ordinary in­
juries.  Most  of  them  carry  their  own 
punishment  with  them,  anyhow. 
If  a 
man  steals  our  money we  bear  the  loss 
with  Christian  fortitude,  knowing  that 
in  the  course of  events  somebody  else 
will  rob the  robber. 
If  another fellow 
marries  our  best  girl  we  forgive  him 
while  we wait with  patience for  the be­
ginning  of  divorce  proceedings,  if  an­
other  fellow’s  best  girl  marries  us  we 
forgive  her,  with  the  same  prospect  in 
view.
But  the  bad  tailor,  though  he  may 
wear  clothes  made  by himself, has  his 
susceptibilities so dulled  by his business 
that he can  look in his own  mirror with­
out remorse.
I was  recommended  to Mr. Cutter by a 
man who  has since eluded  my vigilance. 
Mr. Cutter has an idea that by the change 
of  his name he has overcome  race preju­
dice,  and he has clinched  it  by getting a 
Yankee salesman. 
I told him that I had 
had much difficulty in getting suited.
“Any  man  who  can’t fit your  figure,” 
said this efficient liar,  “ought  to  go  out 
of the business.  Look at those shoulders!” 
He  thumped me several  times  on  the 
right collar  bone,  while  Mr.  Cutter,  who 
stood  by with a tape measure  round  his 
neck  nodded  approval  and  exclaimed: 
“Flat as a board, py crashus!”

“I  have  always  had  trouble with  the 
shoulders  of  my  coats,”  said  I.  “This 
one which I have on was made by Brown 
&  Co.  on  Broadway,  and  it  makes  me 
look  badly  slewed.  The  right  side  of 
me appears  much  higher  than  the  left, 
whereas  the  one  they  made  before  this 
threw  my  left  shoulder  several  inches 
above my right.”
Cutter  spread  out  his  hands with  the 
palms upward and rolled his eyes toward 
heaven.
“I know der man deyhave ter cut dere 
clothings,” said  he,  “und he aindt fit ter 
make a horse blanket for a mule.”
“He is  especially unhappy in  his con­
ception  of  pantaloons,”  said  I.  “It  is 
his  creed that  everybody must  be either 
bow-legged or knock-kneed.”
“Dose  pants  yer  got  on,”  remarked 
Cutter,  “are knock-kneed in one  leg und 
I  never 
bow-legged  in  der  remainder. 
see such a holy show.”
He  clasped  my  slender  calf  in  one 
hand,  and  made  gestures of  disapproval 
and disgust with the other.
“If  I  couldn’t  cut a good  pant  for  a 
leg like  dose, I’d  jump off  der Brooklyn 
Bridge,” said he.
“Will  you  sign a bond to that effect?” 
I inquired.  “If I had  exacted  a  similar 
pledge  from  every tailor  I  ever  traded 
with  the  East  River  would now  be  al­
most closed to navigation.”
Cutter shifted  the conversation clever­
ly  by  calling  my  attention  to a pair  of 
pantaloons  hanging  on a line.  He  said

that if  I could  have  been  there half  an 
hour  before  when the  gentleman  tried 
them on I should  have  witnessed a spec­
tacle of complete and boundless satisfac­
tion  such  as  few  men  had  ever  gazed 
upon,  and never outside of  this  particu­
lar shop.
The salesman,  believing  that  my  feel­
ings had  been  sufficiently  worked upon, 
proceeded to show me some of his goods.
I wanted a dark blue cloth.  He selected 
a roll of  it,  and  said  that he could make 
me a suit of  that for  §27. 
I gave him to 
understand  that I was willing  to  pay  a 
little more than  that for a first  rate arti­
cle,  with  a  fit  guaranteed.  He  then 
pulled  out  another  roll  of  exactly  the 
same material.
“This is genuine imported goods,” said 
he.  “I can give  you a suit of  it for §32, 
and if they don’t fit we wont let you take 
them out of the shop.”
Meanwhile,  he  kept a close  watch  of 
me and  discovered that I was  not scared 
by his price.  Then he reached  out after 
a roll.
“Now here  is  something  extra  fine,” 
said he,  “and  I’ll  warrant it to give  you 
satisfaction.  You’ll  never  be  sorry  if 
you order a suit of this goods.  It’ll wear 
forever  and  always  hold  its  shape.  1 
can  give  it  to  you  for  §40.  Over  on 
Broadway they’ll charge you §55 for just 
the same thing.”
I  have  since  traced all this  cloth  to a 
well-known shoddy mill  in  Connecticut. 
This  mill  produces  only  one  grade  of 
goods  because  no inferior  grade has  yet 
been  invented.  But  it  looks as well as 
anything  else in a bad  enough light. 
I 
have  got  so  thoroughly  accustomed  to 
being  cheated  by tailors  that  no  other 
possibility ever  occurs to me. 
I  simply 
order whatever they show  me,  and after­
wards  suffer  in  silence.  So I  told  Mr. 
Zswy,  &c., alias Cutter to make up a suit 
of  those  genuine  imported  goods,  and 
then take  out an insurance  policy on his 
life,  because he would  find it a good  in­
vestment  in  case  the  clothes  didn’t  fit 
me.
He told  me  that I should  have to wait 
until the  following Thursday because he 
was so rushed “mit beezness.”
He  gave  me to understand  that  many 
of  our most  prominent  citizens  were  at 
that  moment  destitute  of  “pants,”  and 
had  gone to bed  rather  than wear  those 
made by any other  tailor, so in order not 
to  interfere  with the  business  interests 
of  the city  he would  be compelled  to do 
their work first.
I waited  with a foreboding of  evil, for 
my  experience  with  clothes  has  never 
been  happy.  They  have  cast  a  blight 
over  my  life. 
In  my youth I was  sup­
posed  to  be  hump-backed,  for  no  other 
reason  than  that  old  man  McCluskey 
made my jackets. 
It is true  that a num­
ber of  the other boys suffered  under the 
same  unjust  suspicion, but  that  was no 
consolation to me. 
It is very  damaging 
to a boy’s  self-respect to get  the  idea  in 
his youth that he is deformed.  How can 
a boy begin a straight  life with a pair of 
bow-legged pantaloons?
McCluskey  had  a theory  that  a  boy’s 
clothes should not be made to fit him im­
in  that  case,  he 
mediately,  because, 
would  outgrow them.  When  he  took a 
boy’s  measure he modified  it  in  a  spirit 
of large and generous prophecy, 
I never 
knew a boy to  justify McCluskey’s confi­
dence in his possibilities of development. 
As  for  me,  I was so undersized  before I 
was 13 that one freckle covered my entire 
face,  and  then  I  suddenly  took  a  start 
and  assumed  my present  ample  propor­
tions almost immediately.  But even dur­
ing  that  period—when  I  took  my  own 
measure three  days in the week  and  got 
a new chalk mark on the door every time 
—I never  grew  into one of  McCluskey’s 
suits.  Whenever  I  got  near  enough  to 
one  of  them  to  endanger  McCluskey’s 
reputation as a reliable misfitter, the gar­
ments always came to his rescue and fell 
to  pieces.
Well, these are but  boyish trials.  Mc­
Cluskey died many years ago, and is now 
no doubt cutting asbestos cloth in a place 
which  would  not  be  complete  without 
him. 
I  return  to  Mr.  Cutter.  When  I 
visited  his  shop to  try  on  his  sad  and 
shoddy and libelous  production he greet­
ed me with a smile and remarked that he 
would receipt the bill now if—

[OOtTOLTJDB»  OH  SIXTSSXTTH  FA8E.]

FISHING TACKLE

X  

—* AND h— 

SPORTING GOODO

p j

HEADQUARTERS.

SPALDING  *  GO.

SUCCESSORS  TO

L. S. HILL & CO.

Im p o rte rs,  M anufacturers ' 

an d   Jo b b ers o f

Sporting &  Athletic  Goods.

100  Monroe  St.,

40,  42 &  44 K- Ionia St.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich., April 8, ’91.
Having  sold  to  Foster, 
Stevens <fc 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 <fo Co., and 
then Spalding & Co., we  think we are  now in excellent shape 
to supply the trade of Western Michigan.

I osterJStevens

M °sT 0 e

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

ÎO
Drugs & Medicines*

S tate  B oard  o f P h arm a c y .

One  T ear—Stanley E. P arkill, Owosso.
Two  Tears—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Three  Tears—Jam es  Yernor, Detroit.
Four Tears—O ttm ar Eherbach, Ann Arbor 
F ire  T ears—George Gundrmn. Ionia.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, D etroit.
Treasurer—8. E. P arkill,  Owosso.
(Detroit) July 7;  Houghton, Sept. 1;  Lansing  Nor. A.
M ichigan  S tate  P h a rm a c e u tica l  A s s ’ll. 

Meetings  for  1891—Ann  Arbor,  May  5;  S tar  Island 

President—D. E. P iall, Saginaw.
T in t Vice-President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. 
Second Vloe-President—Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor. 
Third Yice-PreBident—Jas. Vernor, Detroit.
Secretary—C. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in  October, 1891.________
G rand  R apids  P h a rm a c e u tica l Society. 
President. W. R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  F rank H. E scott 
Regular Meetings—First W ednesday evening of March, 
June, September and December._________________ _
G rand R apids  D ra g  C lerk s’ A ssociation. 
^resident, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C- Smith.________

D e tro it P h a rm a c e u tica l  Society. 

President, F. W. R. P erry;  Secretary,  E.  8.  Anderson.

M uskegon  D ru g   C lerks’  A ssociation. 

President  C. 8. Koon:  Secretary. A. T. Wheeler.

TH E Y   D E A L  

IN   P IL L S .

S o m e th in g   A b o u t  th e   R e c o rd   o f  th e  

D e tro it P h a rm a c e u tic a l  S o c ie ty .
From  the D etroit  Times.
In  these days  when  the  members  of 
every  trade, profession  and  calling  are 
organized for mutual benefit and  protec­
tion,  it  is  natural  that  the  retail  drug­
gists should secure  the  advautages  that 
accrue from such an organization.
Eight years ago a call was issued to the 
retail  pharmacists  in  the  city,  asking 
them to meet to “discuss the advisability 
of  forming an organization for  business 
and  social  purposes.”  The  call  was 
signed  by  A. B. Stevens,  A.  W.  Allen, 
William Dupont,  A.  S. Parker and Frank 
lnglis.  These gentlemen, together  with 
about fifteen others,  met and the Detroit 
Pharmaceutical Society  was formed.
The beginuing was small,  but like the 
historical  acorn,  it  has  been  steadily 
growing.  The roll  of  the  Society  now 
contains about seventy-five  names, or al­
most one-half of  the  retail  pharmacists 
of  the  city,  and  the  membership  em­
braces  the  leading  and  representative 
firms. The society has grown steadily each 
year,  a  score  of  new  members  being 
added  during  the  past  twelve  months: 
Its  future  success  and  usefulness  is 
assured.
The Society meets  on the afternoon of 
the  first  Wednesday  of  each  month  in 
rooms at 153 Jefferson avenue.  A  paper 
is read  at each meeting by some member 
previously selected.  A great  many  val­
uable hints have  been made in these  pa­
pers and the attendant discussion,  and it 
is  this  indirect  way  of  doing good  that 
gives the Society its greatest value.  Scien­
tific  subjects  are  tabooed.  Papers  are 
confined 
the 
standpoint  of  the  business man who  is 
anxious  to  benefit  his  calling  and  thus 
help himself.  The Detroit Pharmaceuti­
cal  Society is not  a  technical  organiza­
tion and its  aim  is  simply  to  help  the 
trade  and  increase  sociability  among 
pharmacists.  Drowsy and tiresome,  even 
if learned questions of chemistry  are not 
allowed  to obtrude  themselves  into  the 
meetings.
“Our  Society  has  done  one  good 
thing,”  remarked  Frank  lnglis,  one  of 
its  founders  and  active  workers,  “if  it 
has  done  no  more. 
It  has  made  the 
druggists  feel  more  kindly  toward  one 
another,  and  engendered  a  spirit  of 
friendliness that is very pleasing.  There 
used to be such a feeling  of rivalry  that 
druggists  seemed to  actually  hate  each 
other,  and  one  was  afraid  to  look  into 
another’s  windows.  This  feeling  has 
now  disappeared.  Through  the  Phar­
maceutical Society  we  have  become  ac­
quainted  and  much  more  ready  to  ac­
commodate  our  neighbors  than  in  old 
times.  The social  features of the Society 
have thus a practical and  actual  value.”
With the end  in view  of  still  further 
increasing these  advantages,  the Society 
occasionally banbuets its  members,  and 
it has  been  noticed  that  on such  occa­
sions the  attendance  at  the  meetings  is 
largely  increased.  The  knights  of  the 
pestle and  spatula are  as susceptible,  It 
seems,  to the seductive persuasions  of a 
well  cooked meal  as  are  other  mortals. 
Reading  badly  written  Latin  prescrip­
tions and compounding horrid medicines,

to  trade  subjects  from 

There  is  probably  nothing  that 

rolling pills as large as cough  drops and 
selling soda water  are  occupations  that 
do  not  spoil  the  appetite  for  oysters, 
turkey or salads.
Maintaining  prices  is  another  benefit 
the  druggists owe in  a large measure to 
the Pharmaceutical Society.  No resolu­
tions are passed or boycotts declared, but 
each member is  constituted a  committee 
of one to  keep  to  the  regular  prices  in 
his own store.  The influence of the  So­
ciety in this way extends outside its own 
membership  and  is  one  of  the  most 
cogent reasons  for  its  existence. 
It  is 
also one of the most useful and powerful 
arguments used in bringing druggists in­
to the fold of membership.
so 
much  arouses  the 
ire  of  the  average 
druggist who attempts  to  run  his  busi­
ness on a legitimate plan,  as a drug store 
that does a saloon  business.  Detroit  is 
singularly free  from such  concerns  and 
there  are few  pharmacies  that  sell  red 
liquor in broken doses. 
If the  members 
of  the  Detroit  Pharmaceutical  Society 
had as much  power  as  they  have  will, 
these  few places  would be banished and 
druggists  would not have  the  mortifica­
tion  of  seeing their  business  degraded 
to the level of the saloon.
So far the  dry goods stores  of  Detroit 
have  not  begun  the  selling  of  patent 
medicines and the Pharmaceutical Socie­
ty claim more or less of the glory attach­
ing to this. 
In Chicago,  New York  and 
many other cities dry  goods  and  notion 
stores  sell  patent  medicines  at  actual 
cost  as  an  advertisement of  their  other 
goods.  This stage of business  competi­
tion has not been reached  in Detroit yet. 
Members of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society 
say that it will be a long time before dry 
goods  stores will be found  that  will  sell 
patent medicines,  and a  still longer time 
before manufacturers  will be found ven­
turesome enough to sell  their  medicines 
to dry goods and  hardware  stores.  The 
mere fact of organization  has  been suffi­
cient to arrest these evils that  have  sad­
ly injured the drug trade in  other cities. 
And with the organization more thorough 
and  complete, 
the  retail  pharmacists 
will be in a position to correct as well  as 
prevent  abuses.  The  members  of  the 
Society  are  many  of  them  exceeding­
ly  active 
aims 
and  increasing  its  membership,  as  its 
growth in the past year proves.
Fred Rohnert is now  the  President  of 
the  Society. 
Its  previous  Presidents 
have been: Frank lnglis, F.  W.  R. Perry, 
William Dupont,  A. W. Allen and A.  B. 
Stevens.  Mr.  Stevens  is  Professor  of 
Chemistry in the University of Michigan.
Such is the Detroit Pharmaceutical So­
ciety.  Commencing  eight  years  ago 
with  fewer  than  twenty  members,  its 
membership has been quadrupled and its 
influence increased ten-fold.  Composed 
of the leading members of  an  enterpris­
ing  and  progressive  class,  the  Society 
has  taken  its  rank  among  the  similar 
trade organizations  in  the  city. 
It  has 
done much  for  its  members  in  a  quiet 
way, ^nd  as  a  social  measure its  effects 
have been far reaching.

furthering 

its 

in 

S itu a tio n   o f   th e   W h isk y   T ru s t.

From the  Drug Review.

Within  the  last  few  days  there  has 
been  terminated  one  of  the  most  ag­
gressive warfares  known to the commer­
cial  world—that of  the  attempts  of  the 
Whisky Trust,  so called, but whose  real 
title is the Distilling and  Cattle  Feeding 
Company, 
to  secure  control  of  all  the 
plants  of  the  business.  The  resisting 
tactics which the powerful  Shufeldt dis­
tillery people and the  Calumet Distilling 
Co.  carried on in  opposition  to  such  at­
tempts by the Trust were  equally  inter- 
I esting  aside  from  the  general  plan  of 
competition  wherein  the  two  named 
! companies  have  fought  the  Trust  at 
| every  step  and  given 
it  considerable 
trouble in all possible ways.
For a time these two named companies 
I were aided by the St. Paul Distillery  Co. 
| and the  Riverdale Distilling Co., of Chi- 
| cago, the four of them  forming  a  quar­
tette which,  by their  combined capacity,
| rendered the Trust itself a  comparative­
ly weak organization,  but when the  two 
last named become absorbed,  the  Trust, 
being made much stronger,  was more ag­
gressive and rendered  the  opposition  of

the  Shufeldt  and  Calumet  distilleries 
more difficult to carry  on,  and so  weari­
some without doubt  was the  warfare  to 
both the Trust  and  these  two  indepen­
dent companies that  the officers of  both, 
at the termination  of  their  negotiations 
last week,  expressed themselves as much 
relieved  at the outcome.
This last  absorption  leaves  the  Trust 
practically  master of  the  situation,  the 
only big distillery  now  said  to  be  out, 
being 
the  Dodsworth,  of  Cincinnati. 
Like  all  such  combinations,  the  Trust 
officers  are  assuring  newspaper  inter­
viewers that the price of  whisky and  al­
cohol will be reduced by the combination 
rather than advanced;  but  as the time is 
approaching when  new crops  will be ex­
pected,  it is  impossible for  such an  as­
sertion  to  contain  any elements of  cer­
tainty.
The  price  of  alcohol  alone  has  been 
high throughout  this  year,  commencing 
with a cash  jobbing  price  of  over  $2  a 
gallon early in the season and advancing 
almost weekly  one or two cents  until  it 
reached the jobbing price of  §2.24 a  gal­
lon.  This price  has  been  affected  once 
or twice by the speculative markets,  but 
has returned  to  its  former  figures.  At 
no  time,  however,  has  there  been  any 
disposition on the  part  of either  jobber 
or  wholesale  dealer,  to  sell  spirits  on 
time,  the item of alcohol being generally 
billed separately,  and only  for  cash,  so 
firm has been the position  given to  alco­
hol,  both  by  the  shortness  of the last 
corn  crop  and  the  secure  position  in 
which the Trust held the  market.  With 
this  monopoly  now  given  additional 
strength by the absorption  of  its  great­
est rivals, it  is  hardly  likely  that  it  is 
going to  lose any  opportunity to  make a 
big profit  on  its  output,  and  about  the 
only thing that  will  cause  it  to  reduce 
prices  the  coming  year,  will  be  large 
crops or  speculative  manipulation,  un­
less  outside  capitalists  should  be  fool­
hardy enough to  start  independent  con­
cerns,  because  of  the  large  profits  de­
rived from the  distilling business, a con­
tingency which seems  hardly  likely,  al­
though  it would  be much  better for  all 
outside interests concerned,  as this Trust 
all  along  has shown itself  to  be  one  of 
the most  unscrupulous  business  combi­
nations ever inaugurated in this country.

D y e w o o d s  in  th e   S o u th .

From the New York Shipping  List.
Information  comes from  the  South of 
investigations being  carried on there by 
representatives  of an  English  company 
engaged  in  manufacturing  dyestuffs  as 
to the  commercial  value  of the  natural 
woods  and  vegetable  products  of  that 
section  for  producing  dyes  of  various 
kinds.  Samples  of  the  various  roots, 
barks, woods,  etc.,  are  being  collected 
for  testing by  the  company’s  chemist. 
Should his  report on  them prove  favor­
able,  and  the  outlook  for a  reasonable 
supply  be  such  as  would  warrant the 
undertaking  of the enterprise,  it is pro­
posed to establish at some  central  point 
extensive works for  utilizing these  vari­
ous products in the manufacture of vege­
table dyes.  This  movement  is  an  out­
come of the recent  changes  in the  tariff 
by which  the  duty on the  extracts  was 
increased.

fewer 

The  less  government  we  have  the 
better—the 
laws  and  the  less 
confiding  power.  The  antidote  to  this 
abuse  of  formal  government  is  the  in­
fluence of private  character, the  growth 
of the individual.—Emerson.

A Boy’s  Essay on Breath.

They  should  wait 

Breath  is  made  of  air. 

If  it  wasn’t 
for our  breath  we  would  die  when  we 
slept.  Our  breath keeps the life  agoing 
through the  nose  when  we  are  asleep. 
Boys that  stop in a room  all day  should 
not  breathe. 
till 
they  get  out  doors.  Boys  in  a  room 
make carbonicide.  Garbonicide  is  pois­
oner than mad dogs.  A heap ef  soldiers 
were in a black hole in India,  and a  car­
bonicide  got  into  that  black  hole  and 
killed nearly  every  one  afore  morning. 
Girls kill  the  breath  with  corsets  that 
squeezes  the  diagram.  Girls  can’t  run 
or holler like boys because their diagram 
is squeezed too  much.

R e s to ra tio n   o f  R a n c id   S p e rm a c e ti.
Cetaceum or spermaceti should be kept 
in a cool place,  as it becomes easily  ran­
cid.  Rancid  spermaceti can  be restored 
by boiling it first  with  a  weak  solution 
several 
of  potasssa,  and  afterwards 
times  with pure water,  until the reaction 
ceases  to be  alkaline. 
Spermaceti  can 
be obtained in the powdered form by trit­
urating  it  in a  mortar,  a  little  alcohol 
being added from time to time; or better, 
if it is  fused  and  well  triturated  until 
cold.

T h e   D ru g   M a r k e t.

Gum opium is  lower.  Morphia  is un­
changed.  Quinine  is  steady.  Cuttle 
fish  bone  is  lower.  Gum  assafwtida, 
prime,  is higher.  Gum  Guaiac  has  de­
clined.  Oil  cubebs  has  declined.  Oil 
anice is tending higher.  Cod liver oil  is 
advancing.  Oil  spermaceti  is 
lower. 
Powdered  jalap 
root  has  advanced. 
Bromide potash is lower.

Brooklyn—Love & Clark have removed 
their  dry  goods  and  grocery  stock  to 
Springville.

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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 

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J.  LUSTIG, Proprietor,

T H E   M IC H IG _A JN T   T R A D E S M A N

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K 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .2 05@2 30 
C. C o .........................1  95@2 20
Moschus  Canton.........  @ 4 0
Myristica,  No. 1...........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia.......................  28®  30
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
C o..................................  @2 00
Picis  Liq, N.  C., M gal
doz  ...............................  @2 00
Picis Liq., q u a rts.......  @1  00
p in ts..........   @  85
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba,  (po g5)___  @  3
Pix  Burgun..................  @  7
Plumbl A cet................  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opii. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv.............  30®  35
Quasslae.......................  8®  10
Quinia, S. P.  & W ........  33®  36
S.  German___ 24  @  30
Rubia  Tinctorom........  12®  14
Saccharum Lactis pv.  @ 3 3
Salacin......................... 1  S0@1  85
Sanguis  Draconis........  40®  50
Santonlne......................  @4 50
Sapo,  W ........................   12®  14
"  M..........................   10®  12
“  G ..........................   @  15

“ 

SeidUtz  M ixture........   @  25
Sinapis..........................  @  18
“  opt....................  ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes.........................   @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 13).  .  12®  13 
Soda  et Potass T art...  30®  33
Soda Carb...................  1M@  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............   @  5
Soda,  A sh....................  3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas.............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o ............  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom.......  @2  25
“  Myrcla Im p........   @3 00
•'  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2  27)...........................  @2 37
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl..............3  @ 4
Roll...............   2M@3M
Tam arinds..................  
8®   10
Terebenth Venice.......  28®  30
Theobrom ae...............   45®  50
Vanilla....................... 9 00@16 00
Zinci  Sulph................. 
7®  8

“ 

OILS.

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

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
54

1 1

“ 

faints. 

57
LIndseed,  b o iled __   54 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
60
50 
Spirits Turpentine__   43 M  50
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian...............1I£  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ 13£  2@4
“ 
Ber.........1M  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2M  2M@3
“  strictly  pure......2M  ?M@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................. 
13®16
Vermilion,  English__  
70@75
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red ......................  @7M
“  w h ite .................  @7M
@70
Whiting, white Span... 
Whiting,  Gilders’........  
@90
1  00
White, Paris  American 
Whiting.,  Paris  Eng.
c liff............................. 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P aints.......................1  00@1 20

VARNISHES.

No. lT u rp   Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp..................160@1  70
Coach  Body................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  F u rn ........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55® 1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp...........................  70®  75

W holesale  P r ic e   C u rren t•

Advanced—Jalap.

Declined—Gum  gualac, gum guaiac  po, gum  opium, gum  opium  po, oil cu- 

bebs, oil spearmint, bromide potash, cuttle fish bone.

ACIDUM.

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

A ceticum .....................  8®  10
Benzoicum  German..  80@1  00
Boracic 
30
Carbolicum ...................  23®  35
C itrlcum ......................   58®  60
H ydrochlor.................  
3®  5
...................  10®  12
Nltrocum 
O xalicum ......................   11®  13
Phosphorium d ll......... 
20
Salicylicum .................. 1  40@1 80
Sulphuricum...............   13i®  5
Tannicum ......................1  40@1 60
Tartaricum ....................   40®  42

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg................. 3)4®  5
20  deg.................  5*4®  7
Carbonas  .....................  12®  14
C hloridum ....................  12®  14

ANIL INK.

Black..............................2 00@2 25
Brown...........................   80@1  29
Y ellow ...........................2  50@3 00

Cubeae (po.  90)...........  
90@1 10
Ju n ip eru s.......................  8® 10
Xantnoxylum ................  25® 30

BALSAMUM.

Copaiba..........................  55® 60
Peru..............•...............  @1
Terabin, C an a d a .......  35®  40
T olutan..........................  35® 50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Cassiae  ..................................
Cinchona P la v a ...................  m
Euonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunus Yirgini......................  12
Quill ala,  grd..........................  14
Sassafras  ............-■•••.........
Ulmus Po (Ground  12).........  10

BXTBACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
p o ..........
“ 
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
“ 
Is............
Ms..............
“ 
“  Ms...........
FERRUM.
Carbonate Preclp.........
Citrate and Q ulnla....
Citrate  Soluble........
Ferrocyanldum Sol —
Solut  Chloride............
Sulphate,  com’l ..........
pure..............

“ 

24®  25 
33®  35 
11®   12 
13®  14 
14®  15 
16®  17

@  15 
®3 50 
®  80 
®  50 
15

i m@ 
®

A rn ica.........................   18®
A nthem is....................
Matricaria 
25®
 

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

................• ••  20®
nivelly.........  ..........   25®
Alx.  35® 

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
U raU rsi........................  8®

and  Ms......................  1^

«  J 

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OUMMI.

“ 
“ 

Acacia, 1st  picked....  @1
2d 
“ 
__   @
»  3d 
....  ®
sifted sorts.  . 
“ 
®
p o ....................   75@1
» 
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®
••  Socotrl,  (po.  60).  ®
Catechu, Is, (Mb, 14 Ms,
16)...............................  @
Am m oniae...................  25®
AsBafoetlda, (po. 30)...  _ ®
Benzolnum...................  50©
Cam phors.....................  52®
Euphorbium  po  .........  35®
Galbanum....................  
<®3
Gamboge,  po...............   80®
Gualacum,  (po  30) —   ©
Kino,  (po.  25)..............  @
Mastic  ... 
.................   ®
Myrrh, (po. 45)............  @
Opll,  (po. 3 25)............2  15@2
Shellac  ........ 
23®
“ 
bleached........   28®
T ragacanth.................   30®
hbrba—In ounce packages.

 

 

A bsinthium ...........................
Rupatorlum ...........................
Lobelia....................................
M ajorum ................................
Mentha  Piperita...................
“  Y lr.............................
Rue..........................................
Tanacetum, V ........................
Thymus,  V .............................

MAGNESIA.

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

OLEUM.

A bsinthium ................6 00@5
Amygdalae, Dulc------   45®
Amvdalae, Amarae__ 8 00®8
A n isi............................. 1  JSfMk
Aurantl  Cortex...........3 00@3
Bergamil  .................... 3 75@4
C ajiputi...................... 
70®
Cary ophy 111................1  00@1
C ed a r...........................   35®
Chenopodll.................   ®2
Clnnam onll..................1  15®1
Cltronella....................
Conlum  Mao...............   35®
Copaiba........................ 1*20®1

Cubebae........................  ®  7 50
Exechthitos.................  90@1  00
E rigeron.......................2 35©? 50
G aultheria....................2 00®2 10
Geranium,  ounce.......  ®  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal.......  50®  75
Hedeoma  .....................1  85®2 00
Juniperi........................  50@2 00
Lavendula..................   90@2 00
Llmonis__ .*.................2 50@3 10
Mentha Piper................2 90®3 00
Mentha Yerid.............. 2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal............... 1  00©1 10
Myrcla, ounce.............   @  50
Olive..............................1 00®? 75
Picis Liquids,  (gal..35)  10®  12
R icini.............................1 04®1 20
Rosmarlnl.............  
75@1 00
Rosae,  ounce...............  @6 00
Succlnl.........................   40®  45
Sabina.........................   90@1  00
Santal  ..........................3 50®7 00
Sassafras......................  45®  50
Sinapis, ess, ounce__   ®   65
Tiglii............................   @1  50
Thym e.........................   40®  50
o p t...................  ®   60
Theobromas.................  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

BiCarb.........................   15®  18
Bichrom ate.................  13®  14
Bromide.......................   35®  40
Carb..............................   12®  15
Chlorate,  (po. 16)........   14®  16
Cyanide.......................   50®  55
Iodide............................2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  30®  33 
Potassa, Bitart, com ...  ®  15
Potass  Nitras, opt.......  8®  10
Potass Nitras...............  
9
Prussiate......................  30®  33
Sulphate  po.................  15®  18

7® 

RADIX.

A conltum ....................   20®  25
Althae...........................  25®  30
A nchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  ®  25
Calamus........................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......  10®  12
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 40)....................  
@  35
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po.....................2 40@2 50
Iris  plox (po. 35®38)..  32®  35
Jalapa,  p r....................  40®  45
Maranta,  Mb...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Rhei..............................   75@1  00
“  cu t.......................   @1  75
“  pv.........................   75@1  35
Spigelia.......................   48®  53
Sanguinarla,  (po  25)..  @  20
Serpentaria..................   40®  45
Senega.........................  50®  55
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @  40 
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcetl-
duB,  po......................  @ 3 5
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a ....................   10®  15
Zingiber  j ................. 
22®  25
SEMEN.

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Anlsum,  (po.  20)------   @  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  22®  25
Bird, Is......................... 
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18)..............  8®   12
Cardamon...................1  00@1  25
Corlandrum.................  10®  12
Cannabis Satlva..........4M@ 
5
Cydonlum....................  75@1  00
Cnenopodlum  ............  10®  12
Dlptenx Odorate........ 2 00©2 25
Foenlculum.................  ®   15
Foenugreek,  po..........  
6®  8
L in t.............................. 4  @ 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 3M) •..  4  @ 4M
Lobelia.........................   35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3M@ 4M
R ap a............................. 
6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu..............  8®   9
N igra............  11®  12

SPIBITUS.
FrumentI, W.,D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R .......1  75®2 00
1  10@1  50
 
Junlperis  Co. O. T — 1  75@1  75
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1  75®2 00
Spt.  Vini  GalU............ 1  75@6  50
Vini Oporto................. 1  25@2 00
Vini  Alba.....................1  25@2 00

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“ 

8PONSBS.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.....................2  25@2  50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
2 00
carriage  ................... 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.......... 
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................  
65
75
Hard for  slate  use—  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
use 4......................••• 
I  40

A ccacia..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferri  Iod................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  50
Rhei  Arom.............................  50
Similax  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  50
Senega...................................   50
Scillae.....................................   50
“  Co................................   50
Tolutan...............................  GO
Prunus  rlrg ...........................  50

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TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R ..........  60
F ..........  50
Aloes......................................   60
and m yrrh..................   60
A rnica...................................   50
Asafoetlda..............................  
0
Atrope Belladonna...............  60
Benzoin..................................  60
Co.............................  50
Sanguinarla...........................  50
Barosm a................................  50
Cantharides...........................  75
Capsicum..............................   50
Ca damon..............................   75
Co........................   75
Castor..................................... 1 00
Catechu..................................  50
C inchona..............................  50
Co........................   60
Columba................................  50
C onlum .................................   50
Cubeba...................................   50
D igitalis................................  50
Ergot......................................   50
G entian..................................  50
Co..............................  60
G ualca...................................   50
ammon....................  60
Z ingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine.........................  
75
Colorless...................  75
Ferri  Chloridum.................  35
K in o .......................................  50
Lobelia...................................   50
M yrrh.....................................   50
Nux  Vomica.........................   50
O pii........................................   85
“  Camphorated.................  50
“  Deoaor................................ 2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Q uassia..................................  50
R h atan y ................................  50
Rhei........................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol....................   50
Co...............   50
Serpentaria...........................  50
Stramonium...........................  60
T olutan..................................  60
V alerian................................  50
VeratrumVeride...................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

1 
“ 

AUther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alnm en..........................2%@ 3

ground, 

p o .... 
Bpo. 

(po.
7)................................ 
3®  4
Annatto........................  55®  60
Antimoni, po............... 
4®  5
55® 60
et Potass T. 
A ntipyrin....................   @1  40
Antifebrin...................   @  25
Argentl  Nitras, ounce  @  66
Arsenicum..................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  B ud.......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............. 2  10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is,  (Ms
11;  Mb,  12)...............   @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ..............................   @1  30
Capsid  F ru ctu s,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
Centraria......................  ©   10
Cetaceum....................   @  42
Chloroform.................  60®  63
squibbs..  @1 10
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  50® 1  70
C hondros....................   20®  25
Cinchonldlne, P.  &  W  15®  20 
German  3M@ 12
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  ........................ 
60
@  50
Creasotum ................. 
Creta,  (bbl. 75)............  @  2
“ 
prep.................... 
5®  5
“  preclp...............  
9®  11
“  Rubra.................  @  3
Crocus.........................   28®  30
Cudbear........................  @  24
Cupri Sulph................. 
6®  7
D extrine......................  10®  12
Ether Sulph.................  68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po....................   @  6
Ergota. (po.)  60..........   50®  55
Flake  W hite...............  12®   15
G alla.............................  @  23
Gambler....................... 7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   @  70
“ 
F rench............  40®  60
Glassware  flint,  70 and 10. 
bybox60and 10
Glue,  Brown...............  
9®  15
“  W hite.................  13®  25
G lycerlna...................17  @  25
Grana Paradis!............  @  22
Humulus......................  25®  55
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  90
“  C o r__   @  80
Ox Rubrum  @1  CO
@1  10
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum..............  @  70
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1  25®1  50
Indigo...........................  75®1 00
Iodine,  Resubi...........3 75@3 85
Iodoform......................  @4 70
L upulin........................  33©  40
Lycopodium...............   45®  43
M acis...........................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod..................   @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
lM )-..^ ....................  
2®  3
Mannia,  S. F ...............  50®  60

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GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

again, 

compare 

ig-an Buyer.

morning,  John?

Pertinent  Advice  by  a  Veteran  Mich 

Why She Was  So  Solicitous. 

Change  In the  Atlantic  Mills.

advise  you  to  go  slow.  Buy  the  wools 
carefully, and when you come across any 
lots  of  wool  which  are  out  of  condi­
tion, either  from  excessive  twine,  poor 
washing, or stuffings, buy the  wool at its 
value.  Don’t  think  that  % or 1 cent  in 
price will make it good  in  quality,  for it 
will  not.  When the  factory  man  comes 
to buy this same wool,  he doesn’t hesitate 
a moment to say where that wool should go 
but at once throws it into the pile of  un­
merchantable, where it will  bring  about 
two-thirds  or  three-quarters as much  as 
it would if in good condition.
Try  to  get  the  farmers,  first—not  to 
wash their  wool at all, or wash  and  put 
it  up in good  condition;  then,  when  the 
manufacturers see that we can offer them 
something  good  for  their  money,  they 
will want  our  wool, and we  can  get full 
prices again.

A syndicate,  the stockholders of which 
are  New  York  and  Boston  capitalists, 
has bought  the  large  interests  held  by 
Jesse Metcalf and  the estate of  the  late 
Henry  J.  Steere  in  the  Atlantic  mills 
corporation of Providence, the price paid 
being somewhat in  excess  of  §3,000,000. 
There  are  2,000 looms in  the  mills  and 
over  2,200 hands are employed,  and over 
§3,000,000  worth  of  woolen  and  mixed 
goods are produced annually.

W.  T.  Lamoreaux,  the  veteran  wool 
buyer,  sends out  the  following  circular 
letter to his  buyers:
I have  but recently returned from  the 
East, where  I went  on wool  business.  I 
regret  to say  that  I found  matters in a 
very  unsatisfactory  condition,  and  a 
universal feeling  against  Michigan  and 
Ohio wools, arising wholly from the way 
in which our  wools  have  been  put  up, 
and  bought  by  the  interior  buyers  in 
former years.  Since  1886 it has  seemed 
as if the farmer tried  to see how  poorly 
he  could  wash  and  market  his  wools; 
and the  buyer  has been  willing to pur­
chase  it  as  offered, 
taking,  in  many 
instances, the farmer’s “say-so”  whether 
the wools were washed or  not.  We  have 
allowed this condition  of things to  exist 
until  now  the  manufacturers  will  not 
buy our  wool,  unless  he  can  first  take 
samples and  cleanse  it to  see what  the 
shrinkage 
is,  and  then  offer  us 2 to 7 
cents under what it  would be worth if in 
good condition.  Our  Michigan  wools  in 
1885  cleansed  out  33%  per  cent,  and 
in  1890 57  per  cent.  That  shows  how 
we  have  let  our  wools  come  into  bad 
repute.  Then, 
the 
manner  in  which  we  do  up  our  wool 
with  that  of  Australia:  The  weight  of 
twine  used  in  doing  up  the  fleeces  is 
“Anything wrong  with the  coffee this 
about 40 to  1 in  favor of  Australia.  To 
tie up a fleece  of wool  properly 
it  just 
“No,  it is good enough.”
requires twine enough to  hold the fleece
“Biscuits  all  right?”
together and no  box should be used—not 
_____
“I haven’t any  fault  to  find with  the
twine  enough  to hold  inside  the  fleece I biscuits.” 
all the tags and sweepings from the barn i 
»Steak cooked  all right!” 
“i  don’t see anything wrong  with  the 
floor.  How  would  any  of  these  same 
fanners  feel  if  they  were  to go  into a | steak.” 
store  to  buy  a  pound  of  tea,  if 
the 
“No  complaint  to  make  about  any­
merchant  was  to  put  2  or 4 ounces  of 
thing?”
unnecessary  twine  and  paper  on  the 
“No.”
package  to do  it  up.  which  cost  2 or  3
“John,  I wish you  would  let me  have 
cents per  pound?
The writer  saw,  while  in  Boston,  two 
fleeces of  Michigan  wool  that  were  re­
turned  from  the  factory  to  show  their 
H a r t ,  June 15—I have  failed  to  note 
condition,  which  had  sixteen  strings on 
any reference to  the  death  of  Chas.  E. 
each  fleece, weighing  2%  ounces  to  the 
Leonard  in  your  paper.  The  deceased 
fleece,  and  the  twine  was  such  as  is 
was the  junior  member  of  the  firm  of 
usually known as wool twine.
Rhodes & Leonard,  general  dealers,  and 
There is  no use in'talking, the  buyer
, was  universally  respected.  As an  evi-
. . .  
.U” *,° I deuce of the  respect  in  which  deceased
this condition,  and until this is removed 
was  held by  his  associates, every  busi-
our  wool, on  Eastern  markets, will  be a 
ness  place  in the  village was  closed  at 
drag.  The  writer  knows of no  way  out 
the  time  of  his  funeral.  Death  was 
of  the difficulty but  to  put none  but ex­
caused by enlargement of the heart.  The 
perienced buyers in the market,  and  buy 
business  will  be  conducted-  under  the 
all these  “unconditioned”  wools at their 
same style,  the  widow  having  assumed 
value.  And  if  the  farmers  persist  in 
the management of her late husband’s in­
bringing  their wools  to  market  in  bad 
terest.
condition,  they must be bought  at  their 
value.
Our wools should bring the very top of 
the  market, as  there is no  wool  any bet­
ter,  if  in  same  condition  as other  wool, 
but we  have lost our  standing,  and until 
we  can  recover it we must  bring  up  the 
rear in price  and take  what we  can  get 
for it when put upon the market.
Eastern  buyers who have  been coming 
into  Michigan  and  buying  from  one  to 
two  million  pounds of  wool  a  year  for 
the past  twenty years,  say they will  not 
take a pound of Michigan wool this year, 
as they can make no money on it,  wholly 
on  account of  its  condition.  While  the 
farmer and the buyer may say when they 
see  this,  “ ’taint  me,” the  writer  wants 
to say that in most cases,  “ ’tie you,” and 
until we all  try to put  up our  wool as it 
should  be,  we must  be  willing  to  abide 
by the consequences.
The  writer  has  been a buyer of  wool 
Wife—But you  have  always  said that 
in Michigan for over twenty years, buying
from 60(7,000 to 1,250,000 lbs'  a year, but 11 jf yo’ieverhad money enough you would 
shall go into the market in 1891  with the
idea of  buying Michigan  washed wool at 
from  22  to  24  cents,  when,  if  the  wool 
was in as good  condition as it used  to be 
prior  to  1886, I would  be  willing to  pay 
for these same wools, 28 to 30 cents.  The 
wools are worth  to-day, 28 to 30 cents  in 
proper  condition,  but, taking  the condi­
tion of  1890 to go  by, the  wools  will  be 
dear at 22 to 24 cents.
If this should reach the eye of any new 
men  in the  wool  field,  let “experience”

Sugar is a little weaker  and  the  price 
is off a sixpence.  Corn syrup  is  weaker 
and lower.  Oatmeal and rolled oats are 
drooping,  the  price  being  25c  a  barrel 
lower than  a  week  ago.  Currents  are 
weak and will be  %c  cheaper  on the ar­
rival of new cargoes next week.  Pickles 
are  weak,  jobbers  having  large  stocks 
moving  them  at  prices  a  little  under 
actual worth.  Raisins are cheaper.

Husband—Of course.
“Well, for §5 I brought a book showing 
how to build a $10,000 house  for $9,000.”
For the finest coffees in the world, high 
grade teas,  spices, etc., see  J. F.  Visner, 
304  North  Ionia  street,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich., general  representative  for  E.  J. 
Gillies & Co.,  New  York City«

Husband—Saved $1,000?  We  haven’t 
that much to save.  We haven’t §100  we 
can  call our own.  Hang me,  if we  have 
over $10, come  to think.

50 cents  to buy some  ribbon.”
A  Good  Man  Gone.

Wife  (proudly)—I saved you $1,000 to­

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

Saved a  Cool  Thousand.

The  Grocery  Market.

build a house.

.  . 
-l6, ™ 

day.

, 

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PRODUCE  MARKET,

Asparagus—40c per doz. bu.
Beans—Dry beans are  firm  and  In  strong  de­
mand at 12 per bu. for choice hand picked.  Wax 
commands $1.50 per bu.  String is in fair demand 
at  $1.25 per bu.
Butter—The market is full all around,  dealers 
purchasing only immediate wants at 10@15c.
Cabbages—New stock is in fair demand at $2.50 
per crate.
Cucumbers—50c per doz.
Eggs—The market  is  steady.  Dealers  pay  14 
@15c and hold at 15@16c.
Honey—Dull at 16©18 for clean comb.
Lettuce—5@7c for Grand Rapids Forcing.
New Potatoes—California stock  is  held  at  $4 
for 2 bu. bags.  Tennessee stock has not  yet put 
in an appearance.
Onions—Green  command 10@15c. per doz., ac­
cording to size.  Bermudas  bring  $2 per  crate. 
Southern command $3.50 for 2 bu. bags.
Potatoes — The market for old stock  is  strong 
and higher, dealers offering  $1  in  a  small  way 
and $1.10 for carlots.  But for the  fact  that  the 
country is nearly bare of stock, the shipping de­
mand would be lively for the next two weeks.
Plants—Cabbage or tomato, 75c per box of  200.
Pieplant—2c per lb.
Peas—$1 per  bu.
Radishes—15@18c per dozen bunches.
Strawberries — Home  grown  stock 

is  now 
coming in freely, prices varying from  8@12c per 
qt.

Tomatoes—$2.50 for 4 basket crate.
Watermelons—Shipments  of  Georgia  are  due 
in  about  ten  days.  The  crop  is  reported  the 
largest ever known.

PROVISIONS.

 

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new..................................... 
11  25
Short c u t ..........................................................   12  00
Extra clear pig, short cu t...............................  14 00
Extra clear,  heavy..........................................
Clear, fat  back.................................................  13  25
Boston clear, short cut...................................   13  50
Clear back, short c u t............................................  13 50
Standard clear, short cut, best..................  
13  75
Pork Sausage..........................................................7
Ham Sausage........................................................  9
Tongue Sausage.....................................................9
Frankfort  Sausage  ............................................  8
Blood Sausage......................................................  5
Bologna, straight.................................................  5
Bologna,  thick............. 
5
Headcheese.........................................................   5
Tierces....................................................................8
Tubs.........................................................................814
501b.  Tins...............................................................8*4
Corn-
pound.
614
694
714
754
614
614
694

Tierces..........................................614 
0 and  50 lb. Tubs....................... 69£ 
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case...............714 
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case.................794 
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case................714 
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a  case...............7 
501b. Cans.....................................634 
BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

lard—Kettle Rendered.

Family. 

lard. 

 

 

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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.................................. 1034
picnic........................................................  734
best boneless..........................................  814
Shoulders.............................................................  814
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................  89£
Dried beef, ham prices........................ 
1014
Long Clears, heavy............................................... 614
Briskets,  medium...............................................   ej£
634

lig h t............... 

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FRESH  MEATS.

Swift and Company quote as follows: 

 

 

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Beef, carcass.............................................   6 @  7

hindquarters..................................   74i@ 834
fore 
loins, No. 3.....................................  @12
ribs.................................................  1134®
rounds............................... 
@
tongues.
@ 5 
@  834 @ 694 
@  534 
@  534 
@  734 
@  8

Bologna...........................
Pork loins........................
shoulders...............
Sausage, blood  or head.
liver..................
Frankfort.........
M utton.............................
Veal..................................

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FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

Whltefish..................................................
Trout.........................................................
H alibut......................................................
Ciscoes...................................................... .
Flounders.................................................
Bluefish....................................................
Mackerel..................................................
Cod............................................................
California salmon...................................

o y st e rs—Cans.

Fairhaven  Counts..................................
Oysters, per  100.......................................
Clams, 
.......................................

SHELL  GOODS.

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

@40

1  50 
1  00

The Standard Oil  Co. quotes as follows :

OILS.

Water W hite..............................................
Special W hite............................................
Michigan T est..........................................
N aptha........................................................
Gasoline.......... ..........................................
Cylinder....................................................27
E n g in e ......................................................13
Black,  Summer.........................................

©  9 
@  89£ 
@834 
@  734 @ 994 
@36 
@21 
@ 934

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

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

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Standard,  per  lb ..................................  634
H .H .... ..................................  634
Twist  ................................... 6^4
Boston  Cream  ..
Cut  Loaf............ .................................. 734
Extra H. H ......... ..................................734

Bbls. Pails.
734
734
734
934
834
834

MIXED  CANDT.
Full Weight.

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fa n c y—In 5 lb. boxes. 

fancy—In bulk.
Full Weight. 

printed................................11 

Bbls.
Standard............. .............................634
Leader...............
............................ 634
Special..............................................7
Royal................................................ 7
Nobby...............................................714
Broken............................................. 714
English  Rock.................................714
Conserves........................................7
Broken Taffy...................................714
Peanut Squares................................  
E xtra........................... ..................... 
French Creams................................  
Valley  Creams................................  

Pails.
734
734
8
8
8V4
8*
814
8
814
»
10
1014
1314
Bbls.  Pails.
Lozenges,  plain................................... 1014 
H34
1214
1214
Chocolate Drops...................................  
14
Chocolate Monumentals..................... 
Gum Drops............................................ 5 
614
9
Moss Drops.............................................8 
914
Sour Drops............................................   814 
Imperials......................  ...................... 1014 
1H4
Per Box
Lemon Drops........................................................56
Sour D rops............................................................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.................................................................. 75
Cream B ar............................................................. 60
Molasses  B ar........................................................55
Caramels........................................................ 15®17
Hand Made  Creams......................................85@96
Plain Creams..................................................80@90
Decorated Creams...........................................1  00
String  Rock..........................................................70
Burnt Almonds................................................1  00
Wlntergreen  Berries...........................................65
California,  128..........................................  
150........................................... 
176-2C 0-226............................. 

3  75
4  00
4  00
Messina, choice, 360 ................................  5  25@5  50
'  
—  
...................  5  75@6  00
fancy, 360.
................................. 5 50
choice  300..............................
................... 
6 00
fancy 390..............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
18@19 
Figs, Smyrna,  new,  fancy  layers. 
@16 
@1294 @10 
Fard, 10-lb.  box.
@ 8
.
Persian,50-lb.  box........................4  @ 6
NUTS.

“  50-lb.  “ 

o r a n g e s.

choice 

LEMONS.

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Chill............................................  @

Almonds, Tarragona................................  @17
Ivaca.........................................  @1634
California................................  @17
Brazils, new...............................................  734®  8
Filberts......................................................  @11
Walnuts, Grenoble...................................   @1434
“  Marbot........................................  @12
“ 
Table  Nuts, No. 1.....................................  @14
No. 2.....................................   @13
Pecans, Texas, H. P ..................................  15@17
@4 00
Cocoanuts, full sacks........................
Fancy, H.  P., Suns.............................
...  @534
“  Roasted...............
....  @734
....  @534
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...........................
“  Roasted..............
....  @734
Choice, H. P.,  E xtras........................ ....  @434
“  Roasted............
@634

PEANUTS.

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434®  5

HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS. 

Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  follows:

HIDES.

7
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63*@ 
Part  Cured. 
Full 
.
Dry..............
Kips, green
niirod

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....  4 @ 5
@  5
....  5 @ 534
. .. .   6 @  7
....  4 @  5
....  5 ©  534
__ 5 @  5
....  5 @  7
....10 @30

....10 @25
—  20 @25

20@28
10@20

No. 2 bides % off.

Estimated wool, per B>

WOOL.

Unwashed.......................................
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tallow ........................................................  334® 4
Grease  butter  .......................................... 1  @ 2
Sw itches....................................................   134@  2
Ginseng......................................................2 00®2 50

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.

cxxrsxxrc ROOT.
PECK BROS., Wholesale Druggists, 
GRAND  RAPIDS.

We pay the highest price for It.  Address

A P P L E   B U TTER .

Chicago  goods..................744@8

A X LE  G R EA SE.

Frazer’s.

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Wood boxes, per  doz...... 

80
3 doz. case...  2 40
“ 
per gross........  8 00
“ 
35 lb. palls.............................1  00
75
15 lb.
60 
Wood boxes,  per  doz........
1  75 
a doz. case...
per  gross___
6  00

A u ro ra.

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D iam ond.

Wood boxes,  per doz  .......
3 doz. case...
per  gross___

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1  50 
5  50

Peerless.

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25 lb. p a lls ...........................
BAKING  POWDER.
...
Acme, M lb. cans, 3 doz 
44 lb.  “ 
2  “  ....
1  “  ....
lib .  “ 
bulk...........................
Teller’s,  M lb. cans, doz. 

441b. 
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lib . 
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Arctic, H B> c a n s ...............
44 B>  “ 
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1 ft  “ 
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O ID 
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Red Star, M ft  cans........
.......... . 
44» 
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1 »   “ 
BATH BRICK.

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45 
85 
1  0C 
10 45 
85
1  50 
60
1 20
2 00
40
eo
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BLUING.

2 dozen in case.
E n g lish ........................  ..
Bristol................................
Domestic.........................
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals............
“ 
8oz 
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“ 
pints,  round........
“  No. 2, sifting box.
“  No. 3, 
“  No. 5, 
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1 oz ball  ...............
BROOMS.
No. 2 H url..........................
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2 Carpet......................
No. 1 
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Parlor Gem........................
Common W hisk...............
Fancy 
...............
M ill....................................
W arehouse........................
BUCKWHEAT  PLOUR
Rising Sun........................
York State..............................
Self Rising............................
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............
Star,  40 
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Paraffine...........................
W lcklng..................................

CANDLES

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. .  90
..  70
..  GO
Gross
.  4  00
.  7 00
.10 50
.  2 75
.  4 00
.  8 00
.  4  50
.  1  75
.  2 00
.  2 25
.  2 50
.  2 75
90
.  1  20
.  3 25
.  2 75
..5 00
..4  50
.  1044
.  1044
.  12
.  25

C A N N E D   G O O D S .

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2  lb

..1  10
..1  90
..2 30
..1  10
..2  10

PISH.
Clams.
Little Neck,  l i b .............
2  lb ..............
“ 
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb ..................
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb .................
21b .................
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb .........................
. .3 45
..2 00
Picnic, 1 lb ........................
..3 00
21b ............................
Mackerel.
. 1   20
Standard, 1 lb ......................
..2 00
2  lb .................
..3 00
Mustard,  3 lb ......................
..3 00
Tomato Sauce,  31b.........
..3 00
Soused, 3  lb ..........................
olumbia River, flat — ..1  85
..1  60
tails.......
..1  35
Alaska, 1  lb ..........................
21b ........................ ...2   10
5@  6
American  M s......................
7@ 8
......................
Imported  M®........................ .11013
VsjS.................... 13@14
Mustard  \ a ...................... @10
Brook, 3  lb ........................ ...2  50

Salmon.
“ 

Sardines.

Trout.

“  
“ 

“  

“  

“  

PRUIT8.
Apples.

3 25

Gages.

York State, gallons. . . .
Hamburgh, 
“  —
Apricots.
2 25
Santa  Cruz..................
2 50
Lusk’s ...........................
2 35
Overland........................
Blackberries.
1  10
F.  &  W.........................
Cherries.
1  20
R ed ......................................
1  75
Pitted Hamburg............
1  60
W hite ................................
1  30
E rie ....................................
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
@1  60 
E rie ...............................
Gooseberries.
1  10
Com m on......................
P ie ................................1  60@1  75
M axw ell...................... 
2 25
Shepard’s ....................  
2 25
California................... 2 60@2 75
1  25
Domestic......................
2 25
Riverside......................
Pineapples.
1  30
Common.......................
2 60 
Johnson’s  sliced........
2 85
grated........
Quinces.
1  10
Common......................
Raspberries.
1 30 
R ed................................
1 50 
Black  Hamburg..........
1 40
Erie,  black...................

Peaches.

Pears.

“  

Strawberries.
1 
'
Law rence....................  
2 25
Hamburg...................... 
1 65
E rie............................... 
Whortleberries.
Common...................... 
1 40
F. &  W.........................  
l 25
l 30
Blueberries................. 
.  ____ 110
Corned  beef,  Libby’s.
Roastbeef,  Armour’s ......... 1  75
Potted  ham, */ lb
.1  10 
.  65 
.1  10 
.  65 
.  95

“  M lb ..........
tongue, 44 lb __
“  M lb ...
chicken, 14 lb ...
VEGETABLES.
Hamburg  stringless...

Beans.

MEATS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

.1

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Corn.

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

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  F air..........................1  35
H am burgh.............................1  25
Tiger ......................................
P u rity .......................................... 1 10
E rie .............................................. 1 15
Hamburgh m arrofat............
early Ju n e ............ 1  50
Champion Eng...
Hamburgh  petit  pois...........1  75
fancy  sifted........1  90
Soaked...................................   65
Harris  standard...................  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
,110
Early Ju n e........ 130
Archer’s  Early Blossom___1  35
F ren ch ........................................ 1 80
F rench.................................17218
E rie.........................................  90
H ubbard......................................1 30
H am burg.................................... 1 40
Soaked...................................   85
Honey  Dew................................. 1 60
Van  Camp’s............................1  10
No. Collins............................. 1  10
H am burg............................... 1  30
H ancock.................................1  05
G allon....................................2 75
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet...................  
22
Premium............................. 
34
38
Pure..................................... 
Breakfast  Cocoa............... 
40
N orw ay........................  @1014
N. Y. or Lenawee.......  @10
Allegan  ..........................  @ 9
Skim ................................   @ 8
Sap  Sago.........................   @22
Edam  ..............................  @1 00
Swiss, im ported........   24@  25
domestic  __   15©  16
Limburger.............................  15
Rubber, 100 lumps................. 35
Spruce, 1200 pieces................. 40
Snider’s, 14 pint.....................1  35

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

Tomatoes.

p in t............................... 2 30
quart............................. 3 50
CLOTHES PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

5 gross boxes..........................40
Bulk....................................  @4
Pound  packages............  @7

DATETTP

CHEESE.

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C O FFE E.
GREEN.
Rio.

Santos.

Maracaibo.

F air......................................... 2014
Good............... .......................21
Prim e......................................2114
Golden....................................2214
Peaberry  — ......................... 23
F a ir.........................................2014
Good.......................................21
P rim e.....................................2114
Peaberry  ...............................2214
Mexican and Guatemala.
F a ir........................................ 22
Good.......................................23
Fancy.....................................25
Prim e.....................................2214
M illed...................................2314
In terio r.......... .......................26
Private Growth....................28
M andehling.........................29
Im itation..............................25
Arabian.................................2814
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 14c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cL aughlin’s  X X X X —  2514

PACKAGE.

ROASTED.

Mocha.

Java.

Lioh........................................25M
in cabinets..................26
Durham .................................25

“ 

EXTRACT.

Valley City........................... 
75
Felix..............................1 15

Hummel’s, foil....................
t i n ......................
CHICORY. 

“ 
Bulk..
Red...
Cotton

«
“
Jute

CLOTHES  LIKES.
40 f t ..........per doz.
50 f t .......... 
“
“
60 f t .......... 
“
70 f t.......... 
80 f t.......... 
“
60 f t .......... 
“
72 ft-........  
“
CONDENSED MILK.

Eagle.
Crown
Genuine  Swiss. 
American Swiss.

........8 CO
00

1  50
2 50 Cracked.

Wheat.

5

90 

Cod.

Bloaters.

F IS H —Salt. 

Yarmouth......................

444
7
1  25
1  40 
1  60 W hole..
1  75 Bricks..
1  90 Strips...
1  00 Smoked
7  40 Scaled..
6 50 Holland, bbis..............
bbl..
1  50 
...  bbl.
Mackerel.
9  50
No. 1, 14 bbls. 90lbs..
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................  1  20
Family, 14 bbls., 90 lbs.......
kits, 10  lbs............

@644
8@83£
8@S5S£
1044
24
11  00

kegs.. 
Round shore,  4ä

Halibut.
Herring.

“ 

“ 

Pollock.
Sardines.
Trout.

“Tradesman.”

Fancy..........................  3 50@4 00
Russian,  kegs............... .
No. 1,14 bbls., 90  lbs............5  50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...................  80
S  1, per  hundred...................2  00
No. 1,14 bbls., 90  lbs............7 00
$2,  “ 
2  50
3 00 I No. 1, kits, 10 lbs..................1  00
$3, 
“ 
3 00  Family,  14 bbls., 90 lbs........3 00
* 5,  “ 
•10,  “ 
kits. 10  lbs..............  50
4 00
•20,  “ 
5 00
Jennings’ D C.

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

 
___
....

Whitefish.

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HERBS.

JELLIES.

“
1  00 
“ 
...1  50
. . . 2   00
"  
“ 
...3 00
GUN  POWDER.

Lemon. Vanilla
1  25
2 oz folding box
1  50
3 oz 
4 oz 
2  00
3 00
6 oz 
4 CO
8 oz
.5  50
Kegs
Half  kegs............................. 3  00
Sage........................................15
Hops.......................................25
Chicago  goods.............   4J4@5
30
No........................................... 
40
No. 1....................................... 
No. 2...................................... 
50
Pure.........................................  30
Calabria..................................  25
Sicily.......................................  18
Condensed,  2  doz................1  25
No. 9  sulphur.......................1  65
Anchor  parlor......................1  70
No. 2 hom e............................1  10
Export  parlor...................... 4  25

LAMP WICKS.

LICORICE.

MATCHES.

LTE.

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house........................ 
O rdinary............................. 
P rim e.................................. 
F ancy.................................. 
F a ir...................................... 
Good
Extra good.......................... 
Choice................................  
Fancy................................... 
One half barrels. Sc extra

New Orleans.

OATMEAL.

16
19
19
23
!I
26
30
36

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

ROLLED OAT8.

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200  count............ $6  50
Half  barrels, 600 count....  3  50 
Barrels, 2.400  count  ..........   7  50
Half barrels, 1,200 count...  4 00
Clay, No.  216..........................1  75
Cob, No.  3 .............................. 1  25

PIPES.

RICE.

Domestic.

Carolina bead.........................7
“  N o .l......................... 6
“  No. 2.................  @ 5

Imported.

Broken..................................
Japan, No. 1...........................6W
“  No. 2...........    ............. 5M
Jav a.......................................
Patna.....................................

ROOT BEER.

Williams’ Extract.

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

SAPOLIO.

Kitchen,3 doz.  in b o x .......2 50
Hand 
.......2 50
Snider’s  Tomato..................2 40

SOUPS.

3  “ 

“ 

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice.................................10
Cassia, China in m ats........   744
“  Batavia in bund— 15
“ 
Saigon in rolls..........35
Cloves,  Amboyna................. 22
“  Zanzibar......  ........... 13
Mace  Batavia....................... 80
Nutmegs, fancy....................80
“  No.  1.........................75
“  No.  2.........................65
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 15 
shot........................... 19
Allspice.................................17
Cassia,  Batavia....................20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon...................... 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................30
“  Zanzibar................... 20

“ w hite...  .25
“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.

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“Superior.”
“ 
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“ 

•  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  “ 

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

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Kenosha Butter....................  714
Seymour 
514
Butter.....................................  514
“  family............................. 514
“  biscuit........................... 614
Boston.......................................714
City Soda..................................714
40
Soda.....................................6
S. Oyster.................................. 514
City Oyster. XXX...................  514
Strictly  pure........................ 
30
Teller’s  Absolute...............  
35
Grocers’...............................10@15

CREAM TARTAR.

D R IE D   FRUITS. 

Apples.

PEEL.

PRUNES.

California Evaporated.

Sundried......................  @10
Evaporated................. 13  @14
18 
Apricots. 
9 
Blackberries. 
13 
N ectarines...
Peaches!.......
12 
15
Pears,  sliced.
sweet.............. 
10
.........................   @ s
Turkey. 
(Ql  9
Bosnia. 
F ren ch .
@10
18
Lemon........................... 
18
Orange.......................... 
In drum ........................  @18
In boxes.......................  @20
Zante, in  barrels........   @5*4
in  44-bbls........   @ 5%
in less quantity  @  5J£ 
raisins—California. 
2 00
London Layers,  2  cr’n 
“ 
2  10
3  “ 
2 25
“ 
fancy. 
1  60
Muscatels,2crown  ... 
1  75
.... 
Valencias..................... 
72£
Ondaras.......................   7  @ 744
Sultanas.......................16  @17

3  “ 
Foreign.

CURRANTS.

CITRON.

“ 
“ 

“ 

FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs..................... 
4
Barrels.................................. 375
G rits.....................................
Dried..............................  
6
Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 
60
Domestic, 121b. box —  
Imported........................ 
11
Pearl Barley.
Kegs.................................. 3J4@3;ii
Green,  bu............................ 1  20
Split, bbl...............................6 CO
Germ an................................  
5
East India............................. 
5

Sago.

Peas.

THE  MICHIGAlSr  TRADESMAN.

18

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

F a ir................................ 18  @22
Choice.............................24  @28
B e s t.............................40  @50

TOBACCOS.

“ 

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Plug

Fine Cut.
Pails unless otherwise noted.
H iaw atha....................
Sweet  Cuba.................
McGinty......................
44 bbls..........
Little  Darling............
44 bbl..
1791..............................
1891,  44  bbls.................
Valley  City.................
Dandy Jim.
40
Searhead...................... 
24
Jo k er...........................  
22
Zero............................... 
26
L. & W .......................... 
Here  It Is....................  
28
Old Style...................... 
31
40
Old  Honesty................ 
33
Jolly Tar...................... 
Hiawatha.....................  
37
Valley C ity................. 
34
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good...................... 37
Toss Up......................................26
Out of Sight..............................24
Boss................ 
1244
Colonel’s Choice................... 13
W arpath.................................14
B anner...................................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
Red Clover.....................
....3 0
Navy...............................
....3 2
Handmade.....................
....4 0
F ro g ..............................
....3 3
40 g r................................
....  8
50 gr................................
. . . 9
$1 for barrel.

Smoking.

YINEGAR.

TEA8T—Compressed.

Tin foil cakes, per doz. ..........15
Baker’s, per  lb .............. ..........30
PAPER &  WOODENWARE

 

PAPER.

“ 

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TWINES.

WOODENWARE.

Straw 
......................... ..........1 *
R ockfalls......................
........ 2
Rag  sugar......................
........ 244
Hardware......................
........ 244
B akers...........................
.......244
Dry  Goods.................... 544©6
Jute  Manilla.................
.......5
Red  Express  N o .l__
No. 2----
........ 4
48 Cotton........................
...  25
Cotton, No.  1................. .......22
“  2................. .......18
Sea  Island, assorted...
...  40
.  ...1 8
No. 5 H em p..................
.......17
No. 6  “ ...........................
W ool.............................. .......7
Tubs, No. 1.................... ....  7  00
“  No. 2 .................... ....  6  00
“  No. 3.................... ....  5 00
.  150
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  75
50
00
13  “ 
.....................  1  25
15  “ 
2 00
...... 
17  “ 
.......................2  75
assorted, 17s and  19s  2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
35
50
5 75
No.2  6 25
No.3 7  25 
No.l  3 50 
No.2 4 25 
No.3 5 00

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“ 
“ 
“ 
Baskets, market................... 
“  bushel...............  1 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l 

Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
Bowls,  11 inch...............  1 

splint

 

MEAL.

GRAINS an d  FEED STU FFS
No. 1 White ^58*b*test) 
1  00
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test) 
1  00
Bolted..................................  1  75
Granulated.........................   1  90
Straight, In sacks...............  5 40
“  barrels.............  5 60
“ 
Patent 
“ sacks...............  6  40
“  barrels.............  6 60
“ 
Graham  “  sacks............  2 40
“ 
Rye 
............  2 40
MILLSTUFFS.

FLOUR.

“ 

RTE.

BARLBT.

Bran.....................................  17  00
Screenings.........................  18 (JO
Middlings.............................21  00
Mixed Feed........................  25  60
Coarse meal........................  24  00
Milling...................................   80
F e e d .......................................  60
Brewers, per  100  lbs.............i  25
Feed, per  b n .........................   60
Small  lots...........................  64
Car 
  61
Small  lots...............................52
Car 
“  ...............................48
No. 1.....................................   14 00
No.2.....................................   12 00

“  ....................... 

CORN.

OATS.

HAT.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Ginger, African....................
Cochin....................
Jam aica.................
Mace  Batavia........................
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..
Trieste....................
Nutmegs, No. 2 ....................
Pepper, Singapore, black —
“ 
“  w hite.......
“  Cayenne..................
Sage........................................
“Absolute” in Packages.
Ms
Allspice........................  84
Cinnamon....................   84
Cloves...........................  84
Ginger, Jam .................  84
A f....................   84
M ustard........................  84
Pepper.........................   84
Sage.......... 
84

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75
20
30
25
20
Ms 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55

 
SUGAR.
5Q
Cut  Loaf.................
C ubes...............................  @ 47a
Powdered........................  @ 1%
Granulated..................@  4.31-?»
Confectioners’  A ....... @  4.19-44
Soft A  .........................   @444
White Extra  C............ 
4@4.06
Extra  C...........................   @ 3%
C .......................................  @ 35s
Yellow.........................  @34%
Less than 100 lbs.  Me advance

STARCH.
Corn.

 

 

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644

SOAP.

SNUFF.

20-lb  boxes.......................  644
40-lb 
Gloss.
1-lb packages......................6
3-lb 
......................... 6
644
 
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes.........   4?i
Barrels......................................4M
Scotch, in  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, in jars................ 35
French Rappee, In Ja rs.......43
Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country, 80.....................3 20
Uno,100..................................3 60
Bouncer, 100..........................3 00
B oxes.......................................544
Kegs, English..........................454
Kegs.................................  H i
Granulated,  boxes...............2
Mixed bird..................   444@ 6
Caraway.................................10
Canary..................................... 344
Hemp.........................................444
Anise...................................... 13
R ape.......................................  6
Mustard....................................744

SAL  SODA.

SODA.

SALT

Diamond Crystal.

 
 

 
 

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“ 

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“ 

Warsaw.

100 3-lb. sacks............................$2 40
2  25
60 5-lb. 
“ 
2810-lb.  sacks.................... 2  15
2 00
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases.............................  1 50
50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
25
281b. 
35
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
281b. 
“  ■ 
18
56 lb. dairy  bags........... 
75
56 lb. dairy  bags........... 
75
56 lb.  sacks...................  
27
Saginaw and Manistee. 
Common Fine  per bbl.....  
90
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .544
Dwight’s Cow.......................... 544
Taylor’s ....................................544
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf..............544
pure........................... 544
Golden Harvest.......................5

Ashton.
Higgins.

Solar Rock.

SALERATUS.

“ 

STRUPS.
Corn.

Pure Cane.

Barrels....................................28
Half bbls.................................30
A m ber......................... 23
Fancy drips................ 28
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps...............
Sugar  Creams..............
Frosted  Creams..........
Graham  Crackers....... 
Oatmeal  Crackers....... 
SHOE  POLISH.
Jettine, 1 doz. in  box............. 75 |

@30

° 
8

i

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

BASKET  FIRED.

F a ir..............................   @17
Good.............................  @20
Choice.............................. 34 @26
Choicest......................... 32  @34
D u st................................10 @12
BUN CURED.
@17
F a ir...............................
G ood.............................
@20
@26
Choice..............................24  „
Choicest.......................... 32 @34
D ust.................................10 @12
F a ir................................18  @20
Choice...........................  @25
Choicest........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fair.............25 @35
Extra fine to finest.... 50  @65
Choicest fancy..............75 @85
Common to  fair............ 23 @26
Superior to  fine............28  @30
Fine to choicest............45  @55
! Common to  fair............23  @26
Superior to fine............. 30  @35
Common to  fair............18  @26
I Superior to  fine............30  @40

TOUNG HTSON.

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

1 4

THE  PATRONS’  SIDE.

S e c re ta ry   T aylor’s  D efense  o f  th e  

“ C om m ercial  U nion.”

Correspondence M ichigan  Farm er.
L a n s in g ,  June  1. — Recognizing  the | 
especial value of your paper as a medium 
of  exchange  between  farmers  in  behalf ] 
of  their interests,  and recognizing that a 
worthy  enterprise  in  behalf  of  some 
farmers must  have weight  and influence 
before all, 1 wish to confront a few spite­
ful  kicks  from  some  one-horse-town- 
country-editors.  Early  last  spring  you 
made favorable  mention of  the  Patron’s 
Commercial Union.  Now  that the union 
is  well  established,  and  proves  worthy 
of  attention,  it  becomes  the  foresworn 
duty of  some  hide-bound  country editor 
to warp some malicious gibe of T h e M ic h ­
into  a  weapon  of 
ig a n   T u a d e s m a n  
warning  and  defense,  by  notifying  the 
public  that  the  eccentric  John  Jones 
ordered  2M pounds of  nails,  three yards 
of calico and a plug of tobacco, and when 
the  freight  on  them  were  paid,  it  had 
cost  more  than  local  prices.  Without 
respect or regard for  these flies in  space,
1 desire to give a true  exemplification  of 
the  facts  and  status  that  surround the 
historic reality of the union:
The  present  Manager,  D.  Conklin,  of 
Kent,  and  myself  as  Secretary, 
took 
charge of  the  affairs  of  the  Union,  for 
the  first,  March  24,  1891.  As is true  of 
all  great  bodies,  they  move  slow,  and 
this is no  exception.  Many  reports  had 
gone  out  overstating  the  real  size  aud 
particular energy of the union.  Its mem­
bership  was  placed at 20,000, etc.  Now 
the facts  were, when I became Secretary 
there were about 1,300 subscribed shares, 
or  one-fifth  shares of  $1  each,  with  20 
cents assessment  each,  as  expense  fund, 
the  original  stock  being  placed  in  de­
posit.  Offices were to be rented, printing 
bills paid, price lists issued, postage paid, 
and  men  employed  and  paid  for  their 
labor—all  in  the  face  of  every  dis­
gruntled  person’s  antagonism  and  the 
opposing interests of commercial centers.
On assuming  charge of  the affairs,  we 
grounded  our  faith  in  the  proposition 
that it does not  pay to sell  poor  goods at 
any  price.  We  set  vigorously  at  work 
to  learn if  any articles  advertised  were 
unworthy  of  our  trade,  aud  lopped  off 
and  discouraged  patronage  of  all  in­
ferior  articles.  As  rapidly  as  possible 
we  disseminated information  to  our pa­
trons,  but  our  orders  from  the  first en­
grossed our  time so much  that our work 
is  yet  quite  poorly  understood  among 
more  than a  few  in  our  State, yet  it  is 
surely  and  steadily  gaining  favor, and 
the whole commercial public  feel  its  in­
fluences  and recognizes the  inevitable— 
that  before  this  union  goes  down  the 
present  prices  of  thousands  of  articles 
that  go  into the  homes of  farmers  must 
go down before it.
Perfection is nowhere  in  earthly  mat­
ters. 
It  is  not probable that every pur­
chaser  in  the  union  draws  a  prize 
Dealers will  confidentially  tell  you  that 
on some articles they sell at or near cost. 
Presuming  some one  orders an article of 
this  kind,  it  is  not  remarkable if  he  is 
somewhat  surprised  and  disappointed, 
and such  an  experience is a rich harvest 
for the enemies of  low priced  goods. 
It 
forthwith has currency with every penny- 
a-line  newsmonger,  and  the  “old  moss- 
back”  becomes  “my  dear  farmer,” and 
is admonished to beware of anything  de­
signed to lift  him  up to a proper  appre­
ciation of  commercial  secrets.  Now  let 
truth  prevail,  and  conscience bedeck its 
prevalence with  facts, whether  black or 
white.

One asks what it does not pay to order 
through the  Union?  1  can  not  always 
tell.  Sugar, for instance,  has  no saving 
when  shipped  to  one  market,  but 
is 
profitable in  another.  Granulated sugar 
has several grades,  and  besides the same 
grade varies to-day iu  different  markets 
in Michigan from 17 to 23 pounds per 81. 
Now if a man is in the 23 pounds market 
we would not advise him to order  of  us; 
if in the 17 pound  market,  it  will  show 
different results.  Small  orders  do  not 
pay as well as large ones;  freight on five 
boxes of soap  is  not  more  than  on  one 
box. One man orders82 worth of ironware 
by express; the express is 75  cents;  that 
doesn’t  pay.  Does  his  cerebral  cavity

comprehend, or does he go  to  the  down 
town paper  and  kick?  Sometimes  one 
way, sometimes the  other,  according  to 
his  stock  of  intelligence. 
It  does  not 
pay  to  order a  very cheap priced affair; 
for instance, a 815  double  farm  harness 
will appeal at once  to the  incredulity of 
a sensible  man;  likewise  an  88.50  gold 
filled watch.  He reasons that it is a case 
with  a  low  grade  movement,  and  the 
facts are  it  is  a  10  K. gold  filled  case, 
fast enough, but  not  a  desirable  move­
ment.  Now,  a  sensible plan would be  a 
810 movement in a 81 case, which at once 
gives  a man good  service and can at any 
time be remounted in a finer case and be­
come the peer of the  ordinary 835 or  840 
watch. 
These are  facts that appeal  to 
common sense,  and it is the plan adopted 
by the present management,  and  works 
admirably.
Farm  implements  show  greater  tres­
pass upon  the  good  nature  of  farmers 
than most anything else,  hence contracts 
in them are  difficult to  obtain,  as  once 
lost to the power of combination,  a  har­
row that is quoted to  dealers at 87 in car 
lots,  and sell at 818 retail, must face hon­
est competition and be  sold for less than 
millionaire rates.  Fortunately,the Union 
has secured  many  farm  implements  of 
high  quality  at  very  reasonable  rates. 
We can only expect a bitter struggle from 
competing  combinations.  With such in­
fluences as these for opportunity,! should 
not be surprised  if within the history  of 
the Union some one  within its  fold hav­
ing exemplified an incompetency, or lack 
of good faith,  would  incline to be Judas, 
yet the  facts  remain  good,  that  despite 
the growling fellow  who would be ugly, 
or the inexperienced  who  in  good  faith 
has  been  less  fortunate,  since  the  24th 
of  March  the  Union  has  sold  over  50 
double  farm wagons,  and on  them,  be­
tween  the  Union  price  and  the  dealer 
price charged me  in  December  last  for 
the same wagon,  saved to the farmers  of 
Michigau over 8500. 
It has sold over 30 
watches,  ranging in  prices  as  listed  in 
retail  markets from 85 to  865  each,  and 
but one of them all has  reported  break­
age.  Has any jeweler in Michigan  done 
better? 
It has sold tons  of barbed wire, 
saving hundreds  of  dollars  to  farmers.
It has sold articles too numerous to men­
tion,  from  baby cabs to  200 cords  of  tan 
bark,  and has  an  order  to place a steam 
thresher.  One began on a  keg of  nails, 
next  bought  a  watch,  more  hardware, 
then  a  harness,  then a mowing machine. 
Evidently the town  paper  got  no  satis­
faction out of this  man  about  losses  on 
two pounds of coffee and a pair of buggy 
stubbs sent  by  express  at  50  cents  per 
express.
Had we  been disposed  we could  have 
published  scores  of  letters  expressing 
implicit confidence and satisfaction  with 
purchases through  the Union.  We  pre­
ferred quietly to work  out a  destiny be­
fore all earth knew of our  effort. 
It has 
been well  done,  and  only the  full  con­
sciousness  of  the  possibilities  guaran­
teed  by 
the  success  we  have  now, 
prompts us to take  time by the  forelock 
and forestall  some  of the  verdant bleat- 
ings of  unsophisticated  yeoman  editors. 
In  all,  a 
few  hundred  people  have 
ordered  goods  through  the Union,  and 
while,  as it is to  be  expected, some  one 
now and then has  not  met  with the full 
measure of expections,  our sales in total 
when  compared  our  prices  to  those of 
regular  retail  show  upon  careful  esti­
mation  81,500  saved  to  the farmers  of 
Michigan.
As  might  be  expected,  the  hustling 
drummer  posts  notice  that  it will  cost 
the farmer  “some big  salaries,” just  as 
I though  he  did  not  ask  the  farmer  to 
I allow for his salary,  without  even  half 
compensation.  Now  we  beg  leave  to 
that  the Union  will 
notify  the  fellow 
move  on  during  our  administration, 
salary  or  no  salary,  and  safe 
is  our 
salary,  for the keen  appreciation  of our 
I farmers,  between  the  old and the  new,
| as  contrasted  by  efforts  of  the  Union 
will within a year make it  indispensable 
in the judgment of rational  men.  True,
I there are  compensations for  our  prices,
I such  as  delays  caused  at  factory  by 
inability  to fill  orders  on  sight,  delays 
in  transit,  etc.,  but  the  great  saving 
when once goods  reach  destination  has 
in every case of any importance  brought

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H E

DEALERS IX

NOS.  182  and  124  LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. 

P E R K I N S   &
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,
TRIfJO 
¡Pipe  Wrenßli

WE CARRY A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR MILL  USE.

S

Made  of Forged Steel and  Interchangeable in all Its Parts.  Sold by

HESTER  &  FOX,
B o lts 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Wa

I  want  500 to 1,000  cords of Poplar  Excel­

sior  Bolts,  18, 36 and 54  inches long.

I  also  want  Basswood  Bolts, same  lengths 

as above.  For particulars address

J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich.

B E A C H ’S  

New  York  Qoffee  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 NATH1L B ill

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A. J.  Bowne, President.

D. A.  li  o d o et 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.  WYKES,

WHOLESALE  .

Marblehead  and  Ohio  White  Lime, 

Buffolo, Louisville and Portland 

Cements, Fire Brick & Clay.

Agent  for  the “Dyckerhoff ” imported  PorUand 
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.

WAREHOUSE AND MAIN OFFICE:

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

BRANCH OFFICE :

Builders’ Exchange.

WILLIAMS’

RootBeerExtraßt

It is a pare, concentrated  Extract of Roots 

and  Herbs.

It makes a refreshing, healthful  summer  bever 

age at a moderate cost, for family use.

Every dozen  is  packed  In  a SHOW  STAND 
which  greatly increases the  sale, as It is  alway 
In sight.

25-cent size only $1.75 per doz.

3 dozen for $5.

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

H. F. HASTINGS,

Manufacturers’ Agent,

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

THE  MICHIGAN  TE ADESMAN

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recognize 

a second order.  Besides  at  this  date it 
is  no 
longer  a  secret,  that  manufac­
turers  detest  the credit  system,  despise 
the irresponsible  retailer  who  too often 
is but a jockey  dealing  in bad  security, 
farming  out  goods  upon  part payment, 
and saddling  the  unpaid  balance  upon 
manufacturers.  They 
the 
traveling  salesman as  much in the light 
of a necessary evil,  and are  continually 
writing us for  information,  and  one by 
one fall into  our way  of doing business, 
which  is  simply  cash  with  order,  and 
goods from factory to user,  no bad depts, 
no  idle  capital,  no  agent  dependent 
upon commission, hence  zealous in forc­
ing  upon the consumer  goods he  knows 
to  be  inferior.  Great  as  ois 
the  pe­
cuniary  benefit  of  an  organization  of 
this kind,  quite  as  valuable  is it in  the 
way  of  gradually  enlightening the  far­
mer  upon  commercial  customs, 
inter­
change  of commodities,  relative  profits 
of the several  industries  incident to  the 
country’s make up; in short, making him 
as  familiar  with 
commonplace 
customs of  transit,  the peculiar  secrets 
of general  success  in  trade  and  manu­
facture, as with  his own  fields.  Boards 
of Trade  make  it profitable  to  send out 
men to learn  what  the  farmer is  doing. 
Manufacturers  make 
to 
send out drummers,  with  orders  to  sell 
as high  as  possible,  but  meet  competi­
tion.  Why  will it  not  be  as  profitable 
for farmers  to employ men to go out and 
bring  to  them  the  full  competition  of 
the earth,  instead of four corners’  store? 
Why  not  profitable  to  employ  men  to 
instruct  farmers  what  is  doing on  the 
Board  of Trade, and what is  doing in all 
the great manufacturing and  commercial 
centers?
□ The Patron’s Union is  the  first step in 
the  right  direction,  and  the  forerunner 
of something that will yet  develop  many 
new ideas to  many  men.  Better far  for 
farmers than  politics.

it  profitable 

the 

J.  E.  T a y l o r,  Sec’y

P a ra b le   o f a  Foolish  T rad er.

From   Hardw are.

Once  upon a time,in  a  certain  place, 
there was a certain trader who by diligent 
labor and long  hours had  built up a fine 
paying trade;  his small  store-house was 
filled with merchandise,  and his  pockets 
were  heavy  with 
jingling  silver.  His 
customers  came from  far  and  near and 
the  bargains  which  loaded  his counters 
rapidly  changed  hands.
Now  it  so  happened  as  this  trader 
stood one fine morning,  sunning  himself 
in  the  door  of  his  shop,  and  rubbing 
his  hands 
from  inward  glee  at  the 
thought  of  his  well-earned  prosperity, 
he  forgot  his  humble  origin  and  the 
early years of his  struggle for trade,  and 
began  to  be  envious  of  the  fine  large 
stores  which  surrounded  him  on every 
side.  Now a wise man has said  that the 
wish  is  parent  of  the  deed;  and in his 
mind  this  trader -turned  over and  over 
the fond idea of an elegant tall building, 
which  should  bear  aloft  his  name  in 
golden  letters, and contain a  large store 
filled with eager  customers  and  willing 
clerks,  himself the proud proprietor.
The longer  the  thought  grew,  and its 
growth  was  very  rapid, 
the  smaller 
seemed to shrink  his  present  surround­
ings;  the  contrivances  which  he  had 
planned and made,  and which were once 
the  acme  of  his  desires,  were  now an 
eyesore and seemed  an hindrance  to  his 
progress;  his  elbows,  a  thing  before 
unnoticed, now were continually  hitting 
the sides of his  cramped  storeroom  and 
his feet stumbled over the bales of goods 
which  crowded the  meager  space;  even 
his  manner  changed and  his  old  clerk 
found  him  absent-minded 
and  pre­
occupied  with  his  thoughts.  When the 
last  customer  had  come  and  gone  and 
the  shutters  had  been  closed  and  the 
store door bolted for the night, the trader 
hied him  home,  and  as  usual,  without 
speaking  of his  thoughts  to  his  wife— 
who had  saved what  he had  made these 
many  years—was  soon 
lost  in  happy 
dreams  of 
the  grand  store  and  ele­
gant surroundings which were to be.
Now, in this  same  city  there  dwelt a 
very  rich man  who had  gold  in  plenty 
which he lent to those  in need,  not  from 
kindness,  but  for  gain; 
the 
following  day  came  the trader  and un­

to  him 

folded  his  cherished  plan,  and  having 
signed a bit of  paper, received  a bag  of 
gold  with  which  to put  into  execution 
the fond  idea.  Now  not  far  from  his 
shop was a large vacant plot of land,  the 
owner  of  which  gladly  gave  it  to  the 
trader in exchange for part of his gold.
Then  came  the  mason  who  dug  and 
built  the foundition  broad  and  strong; 
then came  the  builder  who  placed  the 
beams and  reared  the walls  plumb  and 
true; then came the tinner and covered the 
roof,  tight  and  sure;  then  came  the 
plumber who fixed  the pipes;  then came 
the plasterer who covered the walls; then 
came the artist who frescoed the ceilings; 
then came the painter,  and the  building 
was  done,  and  above  it all  there  shone 
in gold  letters,  the  successful 
trader’s 
name,  which  could  be  seen  for  many 
miles,  so  high  was it.  Then  came  the 
trader with  his goods and wares,  but the 
bag of gold and pockets ot jingling silver 
had vanished,  for  the foolish  trader had 
signed his  name  to many  bits of paper, 
the  remembrance  of  which  caused him 
much  anxiety.
Now the old  clerk of  this trader,  who 
had grown wise from long service,  spoke 
with  his  wife  and  they  considered to­
gether,  and through her wise  counsel he 
secured  the  lease  of  the  old  shop and 
remained behind  and  refused  to  longer 
serve the  foolish  trader.  So it  came to 
pass  that the  customers  who  liked  the 
old shop and its clerk  and its great  bar­
gains  also  remained  behind,  and  the 
foolish  trader  was  soon  troubled  and 
for  the  days  of  yore 
often  sighed 
when  his  store-house  was  filled  with 
wares  and  his  pockets  with 
jingling 
silver.
Then came the rich man and demanded 
his  gold; then  came  also  divers  others 
and also  demanded  gold  for  the bits of 
paper  which  the 
trader  had 
signed;  then  last  came  the  bailiff  and 
sold out  the  goods  and  took  down  the 
gold  sign  and  posted  a  notice  on  the 
door of the grand  store and  took the key 
of the same  from  the  possession  of the 
foolish trader,  and the  savings  of years 
vanished  in a  few moons,  and  were no 
more. Then the foolish trader sorrowfully 
went  home and sat  by the fire  and wept 
bitterly,  but his  wife  said not a  word, 
for she  was  not his  business  confidant, 
but her looks reproached  him.
Mo r a l—Let  well enough  alone,  lest 
in  reaching  for  more you lose what you 
already  have  gained,  and  asked  your 
wife’s advice before  you kill  “the  goose 
which lays the golden  egg.”

foolish 

S econd  N atu re.

the baby for me, Mr.  Toughsteak.

Young mother: 
Mr.  Toughsteak:  Certainly,  ma’am. 
Young mother (absent mi'ndedly): Take 

I want  you  to  weigh 

out all the bones, please.

45
50
75
75

LAMP  BUHNERS.

Use “Tradesman”  Coupons
Crockery & Glassware
No. 0 Sun...................................................
No. 1  “  ...................................................
No. 2  “  ...................................................
T ubular....................................................
lamp  chimneys.—Per box. 
6 doz. In box.
No. 0 Sun...................................................
No. 1  “ 
...................................................
No. 2  “  ...................................................
First quality.
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..............................
No. 1  “ 
“  ...............................
“ 
No. 2  “ 
“  ...............................
“ 
XXX Flint.
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..............................
“ 
No. 1  “ 
“  ...............................
No. 2  “ 
“  ........................
“ 
Pearl top.
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled..........
“ 
No. 2  “ 
..........
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
..........
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz..............
No. 2  “ 
..............
No. 1 crimp, per doz................................
No. 2 
“ 
................................

1  75 
.1  88 
.2 70
.2 25 
.2 40 
.3 40
.2 60 
2  80 
3  80
3 70
4 70 
4 70
1  25 
1  50 
1  35 
1  60

La Bastic.

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R U IL T   FOR  BU SIN ESS!

Do you want to do your customers justice?
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 
Do you  not  want  pay for all  the  small  items  that go  out of  your  store,  which 
Did you  ever have a pass-book  account  foot up and  balance  with the  corres­

“patching up” pass-book accounts?
yourself and clerks are so prone to forget to charge?

ponding ledger account without having  to  “doctor”  it?

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  Coupons.

COUPON  BOOK  vs. PASS  BOOK.

We beg leave to call  your  attention to 
our coupon book and ask you to carefully 
It takes  the  place 
consider  its  merits. 
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 pass book 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

FRUIT JARS.

Mason's or  Lightning. 

Pints .........................................................
Half gallons................................................
Rubbers.................................................
Caps  only...................................................
Butter Crocks, per gal..............................
Jugs, Vi gal., per doz................................
•r  1  “ 
..........................
..........................
“  2  " 
Milk Pans, Vi gal., per doz.  (glazed 75c) 
u 
“ 
r   “  90c)

“ 
“ 
i   » 

STONEWARE—AKRON.

» 

.$8 25 
.  8 75 
.11  50 
55 
.  3 50
06 Vi 
75 
90 
1  80 
65 
78

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

THE  MTOHIG-A.TQ'  t r a d e s m a n ,

GUNNING  FOR  A  TAILOR.

[ continued  from:  n in t h   pa g e.;

I  gently said to him  nay,  politely call­
ing his attention to the fact that a fit was 
guaranteed.  At  this  the  Yankee  sales­
man dragged out the clothes. 
I put them 
on  behind  a  curtain  which  was  so  ar­
ranged that the  people in the shop could 
look at me around either side of it.  This 
trying ordeal put me in so good a temper 
that  I was  prepared to saw  Mr. Cutter’s 
head  off  with  his  own  shears  on  the 
slightest  provocation. 
In  fact, when  I 
looked at my reflection in the mirror, the 
provocation  seemed  quite  sufficient  to 
justify  any  atrocity.  There  were  the 
same old humpy shoulders;  the same des­
pairing  droop of  the whole  coat  as if  it 
were hung o h   a pole;  the same cross-cut, 
bewildering swirl of pantaloons pursuing 
their course from my waist to the floor in 
a  sinuous,  sad, uncertain  fashion,  as  if 
they had plenty of time and were willing 
to take the  longest way.
I turned  to  Mr. Cutter  and  found him 
lost in admiration.  The Yankee salesman 
was  also  nearly speechless, but when he 
at last  found a tongue he  swore that  his 
own  skin  was a misfit  compared to that 
pant.  He always spoke of a man’s neither 
garments in the singular.
1  ventured  to  call  attention  to  the 
shoulders of the coat.  I pointed to the fact 
that  they exemplified  all  the errors  and 
follies  which I had  adjured  Mr.  Cutter 
to avoid.
“ Vat  you  egspecdt?”  he  inquired, 
“Dose  shoulter  of  yours  vas  beculiar 
Der right  one was  not made for der left 
It  vas  made  for  somebody  else.  Der 
coat  fits  you  so  veil  as  anybody  could 
make.  Ye can’t—
“Look  here,”  said  I,  “didn’t  you  tell 
me  when  I  came  here  first  that  I  was 
built  like a Greek  statue, and  that  any­
body  who  couldn’t  fit  me  ought  to  be 
electrocuted?”
“Well,  I  didn’t  notice  that  off  leg  at 
the  time,”  said  the  salesman.  “I  saw 
that  the  other  was  crooked  but I didn’t 
want  to  offend  you  by  mentioning  it. 
Now when we have to cut one leg—
“Und der  chicken-breasted  men is der 
hardest to fit,” interrupted  Cutter,  “now 
dat goat—”
“When a man  is  knock-kneed  on  one 
side, ” 
the  salesman  broke  in,  “ and 
slewed  just  a  trifle,  I  don’t  say  very 
much—”
It was the end of my endurance.  1 took 
a pair of  scissors in one  hand  and a flat­
iron  in  the  other  and drove  Mr.  Cutter 
through  the  back window  before he had 
time to open it.  He escaped by the back 
door of  a saloon in the  next street,  and I 
was  forced  to  return to the  shop.  The

E S T A B L I S H E D   1865

B R O W N ,  H A L L   &  CO
Fur  &  P M   Bones. Horn

Manufacturer,  and  Jobbers  of

WRITE  FOR  OUR  PRICES  BEFORE  PLACING YOUR  FALL  ORDERS.

20  &  22  PEARL  STREET,

G ran d   R a p id s, 

-   M ichigan.

Wall  Paper  and Window  Shades.
N E L S O N   B R O S. &  CO.,

House and Store Shades Made to Order.

68  MONROE  STREET.

salesman was not there.  A boy said that 
he had  gone  out on  businesseand  would 
be back in a week.  I took off the clothes, 
put on my own and departed.
Yesterday I received  notice  of  an  ac­
tion for  assault and  battery:  a civil  suit 
for  the amount of  the  bill to which Cut­
ter  had  added  §15  and  the  costs of  the 
court,  and a circular  saying  that  Cutter 
&  Co.  have  filled  their  store  with  the 
latest  summer  fabrics  and  solicit  my 
patronage.  This  last  may  have  been 
mailed to me  by mistake,  but it hurt  my 
I  shall  visit  Cutter’s 
feelings  deeply. 
shop, but  it  will  not be for the  purpose 
or  ordering  a  summer  suit. 
It will  be 
because I am  afraid  his assault  and bat­
to
tery  case 

is  weak,  and  I  want 

WM.  BRUMMELER  &  SONS

M anufacturers of and Jobbers in 

PIECED  AND  STAMPED  TINWARE. 

Our Specialties:

Tin,  Copper  and  Copper-Rimed  Buckets, 

and all kinds Teakettles, Pails 

and Milk Pans.

Telephone 640. 

Send for Quotations.

264 So. Ionia St., GRAND  RAPIDS.

H.  M.  REYNOLDS  &  SON,

Tar and Gravel  Roofers,

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

Corner Louis and Campau Sts., 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Wayne County Savings Bank, Detroit, Mieh.
$500,000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
Issued  by  cities, counties,  towns  and school  districts 
of  Michigan.  Officers  of  these  m unicipalities  about 
to issue  bonds will  find it to th eir  advantage to  apply 
to this bank.  Blank bonds and blanks for proceedings 
supplied  w ithout  charge.  All  comm unications  and 
enquiries will have prom pt attention.  This bank pays 
« per cent, on  deposits, compounded semi-annually. 
8.  D. EL WOOD, Treasurer.

May, 1891. 

M i c h i g a n (T e n t r a l

DEPART.  ARRIVE

“The Niagara Falla Route.”
D etroit Express................................... I :2 a m  
'S JS S S J
Day  Express.......................................12:00.am  10:00 a.m
•A tlantic <fc Pacific E xpress............. U:16 p m  6:00 a  m
New York Express..............................5:40 p m  
1:15 p m
_

•Daily.
All o ther daily except Sunday. 
Sleeping  cars  run  on  A tlantic  and  Pacific  Express
P arlo r cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 
Fred M. Briggs, G en'l Agent, «6 Monroe St.
G. 8. H a w k ins, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Geo  W.' Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 
O. W. Ruggles, G. P.  &  T. Agent.. Chicago.

train s to and from  Detroit. 
Express to  and  from   Detroit.

__

Ä 

TIKE  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

Detroit
■MMiliiil'ffil
Milwaukee

RAILWAY

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave
’d  Rapids,  Lv
Io n ia ............ Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r
Owosso........ Ar
Saginaw.. Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F li n t............Ar
Pt.  H uron...A r
Pontiac........ Ar
Detroit..........Ar

tNo.  14
6 50am
7 45am
8 28am 
9 15am
1105am 
11 55am 
1110am 
3 05pm
10 57am
11 56am

tNo.  161+No.  18
10 20am  3 45pm
11 25am  4 52pm
12 17am  5 40pm 
1 20pm  6 40pm 
3 00pm  8 45pm 
3 45pm I  9 35pm 
340pm  8 00pm 
6 00pm 10 30pm
3 05pm  8 55pm
4 05pm I  9 50pm

♦No.  28
10 55pm 
12 37am 
1 55am 
3 15am

5 40am 
7 35am 
5 50am 
7  0am

WESTWARD.

Trains Leave

d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
Milw’kee Str  “ 
Chicago Str.  “

tNo. 11 tNo. 13
5  10pm
1  00pm
' 05am
6  15pm 
8 50am  2  15pm
6 45am 
6 00am

tNo. 15
10 30pm
11 30pm 
6 45am

tDaily except Sunday.

♦Daily. 
Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 p. m., 
00 p. m. and 10:25 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the west, 6:45 a.  m .,  10:10 
„   _  .
a. m., 3:35 p.m. and 9:50 p. m. 
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  P ark r  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward —No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar.
J ohn W. L o u d , Traffic Manager.
B e n F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. Agent. 
J as.  Ca m p b e l l, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

CHICAGO 

JUNE  7 ,1891. 
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  BY.

P . M .

DEPART FOR

§6:30
§6:30
+6:30

A. M .  I  P.  M .  I  P. M .
+10:00  +1:00*11:35
+10:00  +1:00 
........
+10:00  +1:00*11:35 
+10:00  +1:00*11:35 
+7:25:  +5:25i..........
+9:00|  +1:00 +  5:40 
+7:25  +5:25  ..........
tf:2 5  
t 5 :2 5 ..........

Chicago........................
Indianapolis —   .......
Benton Harbor............
St. Joseph....................
M uskegon..
..............
Ludington...................
Pig  " R a p id s   .
Ottawa Beach.............. +9:00|  +1:00|+  5:40 +6:30
tWeek Days.  »Dally.  §Except Saturday.
10:00
1:00
5:25
11:35
6:30

A. M. has through chair car to Chica­
go.  No extra charge for seats.
P. M.  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
with Wagner buffet car;  seals  50 cts.
P. M. has  through free  chair  car  to 
Manistee,  via M.  & N. E. R. R.
P. M. is solid  train  with Wagner pal­
ace sleeping  car  through to Chicago.
P.  M.  connects  at  St.  Joseph  with 
Graham & Morton’s steamers for Chi­
cago.

DETROIT,

JUNE  7,  1891.
Lansing & Northern R R
A. M.  P. M.  P. M.
DEPART  FOR
*6:25
+6:50
*6:25
+6:50
*6:25
+6:50
*6:25
+6:50
*6:25
+6:50
*6:25
+6:50
+7:30
+7:30
+7:30

+1:00 
+1:00 
+1:00 
+1:00 
+1:00 
+1:00 
+4:30 
+4:30 
+4:30

Detroit..............
Lansing............
Howell..............
Grand  Ledge.. 
Lake Odessa...
Lowell..............
Alma................
St.  L o u is.........
Saginaw  City..

♦Every Day.  +Week Days.

0 .P T Q   A  M. runs through to Detroit with par

lor car;  seats 25  cents.

1:00 froH.-
6 .<)pr  p. M. runs through to Detroit  with par 

Has  through  Parlor  car  to  De- 
Seats, 25 cents.

lor  car, seats  25  cents.

For  ticketB  and  information  apply  at  Union 
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe  street, or Union station 

Geo. DeHaven, Gen. Pass’r Agt.

Muskegon, Grand Rapids St Indiana.

For Muskegon—Leave. 

From Muskegon—Arrive

7:09  a m  
11:16 am  
5:40 p m  

10:10a m
8:45 pm
8:45pm

Through tiokete and fall Information  can  be had by 
calUng upon A. Almqulst,  ticket  agent  at  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67
Monroe street. Grand Bapids, Mich. 

_______

O. L. LOCKWOOD,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

Grand Rapids & Indiana.

In effect F ebruary 1,1891.
TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from   Leave going 
North.
f|7 :S0 a.m
For’Saglnaw, solid t r a i n ........... 
For Traverse C ity...........................I  8:15 a m   1 1:05  a  m
til :S0  a  m
For Traverse  City & M ackinawl  9:80 a  m 
t  4:30  p m
F or Saginaw, solid tra in ............. 
For Cadillac.................................... t   8:15 p m  
t  6:00  p m
F or M ackinaw................................ t   7:45 p  m  
|10:S0  p m
From Kalam azoo..........................t   8:55 p m

South. 

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from   Leave going 

N orth. 
F or  C incinnati..............................I  6:00am  
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago.. .tl0:16 a  m  
From Saginaw............................... 11:45 a m
F or F o rt W ayne and th e  E a st.. 
For C incinnati............................... t  6:30 p m  
For K alam azoand  C hicago.. . .tl0:00pm  
From  8aginaw ...............................tl0:30 p m

South.
f 7:00 a m
tl0:80 a m
t  8:00 p m
|   6:00 p m
(11:05  p m
Trains m arked (|) ru n  daily; (t) daily except Sunday. 
Sleeping and p arlo r car  service:  North—11:30  a   m 
train , p arlor  chair  car  for  Mackinaw City;  10:30 p m  
for  Mackinaw  City. 
train ,  W agner  sleeping  car 
South—7:00 a m tra in , p arlor chair car for  C incinnati; 
10: SO a m train , through p arlor coach to Chicago; 6 p m 
train , W agner sleeping car fo r  Cincinnati;  11:05  p  m 
train , W agner sleeping car for Chicago.

Toledo,  A nn  A rb o r  &  N o rth   M ichigan 

R ailw ay.

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwauk  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe  n 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.

VIA D., L. A N.

Lv. Grand Rapids a t.......7:25 a. m. and 6:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t .................1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p. m.

VIA D., G. H.  A  M.

Lv. Grand Rapids a t.......6:50 a. m. and 3:45 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t................. 1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p. m.

Return connections equally as good.

W. LH.  B e n n e t t, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

For Portable  or  Stationary  Engines, 1 
to 500 Horse Power,  Portable or Station­
ary Boilers, Saw Mills, Shafting, Pullies, 
Boxes,  Wood-working  Machinery,  Plan­
ers, Matchers, Moulders,  etc., call on
W.  C. DBNISON,

Manufacturers’  Agent,

88,  90, 92  So.  Division  St., Grand  Rapids 

Estimates given on Complete Outfits.

THE  GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEMRN
Watch Iraker 

44  GRNÄL  ST.,

% Jeweler,
Grand Rapids,  -  (Huh.
W A N T E D .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

E A R L   B R O S.,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference:  First National Bank,  Ohioago. 
Mic h ig a n  T r a d esm a n, Grand Rapids.

