GRATO  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  2,  1891,

NO.  415

STUDLEY  &  BARCLAY

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Cor. M onroe  and  Ionia  Sts.,

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OFFICERS.
Thomas Hefferan, President.
Henry F. Hastings, Vice-President.
Charles M. Heald, 2d Vice-Presidf“'-4 
Charles B. Kelsey, Cash'»-

DIRECTORS.

D. D. Cody 
S. A. Morman 
Jas. G. McBride 
Wm. McMullen 
D. E. Waters 
Jno. Patton, Jr 
Wm. Alden Smith 

H. C. Russell
John  Murray
J. H, Gibbs
C. B. Judd
H.  F. Hastings
C. M. Heald
Don  J. Leathers 

Thomas  Hefferan.

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May. 1891. 

W A N T E D l

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JUST  AS  IT  HAPPENED.

Good fortune stands waiting for  us  at 
many a  corner  of  life,  but  we  are  too 
selfish or blind or discourteous  to  salute 
her; for sometimes  she  wears  such  odd 
disguises that we  do  not  recognize  the 
good fairy in some miserable old  woman 
or irritating  visitor.  And  yet  all  our 
fortune for good or evil may  hang  upon 
one generous or one selfish action; there­
fore,  if we would control our destiny,  we 
must learn to control ourselves.

Few women  at  twenty  years  of  age 
have learned this great lesson,  but  Bar­
bara Reed had been  under  a  wonderful 
teacher.  Poverty had set her hard tasks, 
and  introduced  her  into  strange  ways 
and  among  queer  people;  but  she  had 
found that,  in  all  the  homes  of  want, 
virtue and loving kindness had there also 
a dwelling-place.

It was a cold, dreary  day  in  mid-win­
ter,  and  she  was  hurrying  toward  the 
little room  which  she  called  home. 
It 
was near five o’clock; she  had  been  giv­
ing music-lessons since nine in the morn­
ing,  and  she  really  was  exhausted, 
though she did not  know  it,  for  in  her 
heart  was  a  little  well-spring  of  hope 
that gladdened all  the  dreary  vistas  of 
life.  “How handsome he is!  How good 
and kind!” that  was  how  she  strength­
ened herself when she met the keen, east 
wind, or felt the  blocks  lengthening  be­
fore her,  and so  at  last  she  turned  the 
well known corner,  and began to feel for 
her latch-key.

Just then there came  out  of  the  gro­
cery  an old woman whom she knew well 
by sight, and whose  temper  and  tongue 
were the terror of the tenement  and  the 
neighborhood in which  she  lived.  This 
woman was evidently in a rage,  and was 
unsparingly denouncing the little Dutch­
man who had followed her with explana­
tions  to  the  door.  That  there  was  a 
quarrel  between  Elleu  O’Conner  and 
Hans Bohling did  not  concern  Barbara, 
but when Ellen, turning quickly  around 
to fire one Parthian  shot,  fell  headlong 
on the slippery pavement,  that  was  an­
other thing.  True, for one  moment  the 
dainty,  gentle  little  lady  hesitated 
to 
speak to such a dreadful  virago,  but the 
rude laughter on all  sides  and  the  poor 
creature’s  irrepressible] cry  of  anguish 
decided her.

It was,  however,  impossible  to  move 
her; some bone was broken:  and she has­
tened to procure help  to carry her home, 
and a doctor to attend  her. 
In less thau 
five minutes,  help  was  there,  and  Bar­
bara,  unmindful of  her own  weary  con­
dition, waited  tenderly  upon  the  poor, 
fainting  sufferer.  When  the  bone  had 
been  set and the doctor was  gone  away, 
she then became conscious of  a  low sob­
bing in the next room.

“It’s my little Mike,”  said the woman, 
in  a  voice  thick  with  emotion.  “ He 
often watches you at uight, miss.  Please 
to say a word to comfort him.”

“Little Mike”  proved to  be  a  boy  of 
about  fourteen  years  of  age,  crippled, 
and suffering then from  a  severe  fever. 
Barbara espoused these two poor invalids

with  all  her  heart;  every  moment  she 
could spare from her duties she was with 
them.  This  little  musical  woman  car­
ried more  in  her  head  now  than  mere 
crotchets; she had  found  a  place  there 
for the rough woman  and  the  suffering 
child,  and  she  laid  all  sorts  of  little 
plans for their relief and pleasure.

They did not  seem  to  be  poor  or  in 
actual necessity;  from  an  old-fashioned 
leathern purse under  her  pillow,  Ellen 
gave whatever money was  necessary  for 
food and medicine; and by the  hands  of 
a young priest,  who waited very lovingly 
on Little  Mike,  she  saw  her  send  an 
offering of gratitude to the church.  Pov­
erty in all  its  hard  realities  was  not  in 
Ellen’s home,  but poverty in all  its  bare 
unloveliness  was  there.  Nothing  but 
actual  necessities  furnished  their  two 
rooms.  No books or  pictures  were  vis­
ible; there was  not  even  a  pot  of  ger­
anium or a little canary.

The woman’s  language  proved  her  to 
have been an educated  woman,  and  her 
thoughtful,  self-denying  love  for  her 
crippled child  proved  her  capacity  for 
deep and tender affection.  Yet  it  was 
easy enough to see that her  evil name in 
the  neighborhood  was  not  undeserved; 
paroxysms of passion shook her with  al­
most insane power,  aud  her  tongue  was 
then entirely given up to the demon who 
ruled her.  No  one,  perhaps,  but  Bar­
bara had ever  seen that  equally  appall­
ing passions of remorse  and  repentance 
followed; for if it is only God who knows 
the worst of us,  it is also only  God  who 
knows the best of us.

Entirely helpless and  quite  dependent 
upon Barbara, she  revealed more of her­
self to her iu a few weeks than  ever  she 
had done before to  any earthly friend or 
acquaintance,  and Barbara grew  to  love 
her, and  to  took  forward  with  a  real 
pleasure to coming  home  at  night  and 
taking her cup  of  tea  beside  the  sick 
woman and  boy.  The  cold,  hard winter 
delayed their recovery,  and it  was  early 
spring before  they  could  venture  to  sit 
up.  But  one  bright  evening,  Barbara 
got home early,  the window was  thrown 
up,  and they all took tea together.

Mike was now  able  to  limp  about  a 
little, aud he  told  Barbara he  had  been 
“studying and  working  all  day.”  She 
was a little astonished,  but did  not  like 
to ask him:  “What’at?”  Yet she noticed 
a strange change  in  the  boy’s  face; 
it 
was as if a cloud had passed  away  from 
over it, the great brown  eyes were fairly 
luminous, the  broad,  ample  brow  un­
wrinkled by pain or care,  and the hollow 
cheeks had a vivid glow of color on them. 
All his  pathetic,  mournful  manner  had 
fled;  he 
laughed  softly,  and  seemed 
thoroughly  happy.  Now  for  the  first 
time was clearly  evident  the  passionate 
love which existed  between  mother  and 
son; if he passed her,  even,  he  touched 
her  gently,  and  at  such  touches  she 
glanced at  him  in  return  with  a  look 
which made her stern,  cold  face  almost 
angelic.

Something of  the  same  look  lingered 
on it as she watched Barbara washing up

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the tea-cups,  and  putting  the  room  in 
order.  Barbara  was  very  pleasant  to 
watch at all times,  but  especially  so  to­
night; for she was dressed for some  sim­
ple merry-making,  and  the  light  of  ex­
pectation was ir  her  eyes.

A few days  after  this,  Barbara  sent 
Ellen word that  she  was  sick,  and  the 
poor woman looked in vain for her  light 
footstep  and low,  pleasant  voice.  Mike 
was just as eager  and  expectant,  but  it 
was the evening of  the  second day’s ab­
sence before she  made  her  appearance. 
Then,  somehow, it was another  Barbara. 
No  mere  physical  suffering  had  so 
changed the  bright, sweet face; no  mere 
physical suffering caused the  great,  gray 
eyes to  fill  with  tears,  and  the  poor, 
little lips  to  quiver  and 
tremble  with 
suppressed feeling.

Ellen watched her  with  a  keen  and 
troubled look.  Mike was so  glad  to  see 
her back,  lie noticed no change; besides, 
he was full of his own revelations.  To­
night he was going to  show  Barbara  all 
his drawings,  and tell  her  all  his  plans. 
And she was much  touched  to  find  this 
boy-artist  had  beguiled  many  a  long 
hour—before he had ever spoken  to  her 
—in sketching her.  He had  pictures  of 
her in every dress,  and in  every attitude 
—in  her  trim  walking-dress,  with  her 
music-roll in her hand,  and in her house- 
dress with her canary on her finger.

It  pleased  Ellen  greatly  to  see  Bar­
to 

bara’s  enthusiasm;  then  she  began 
explain.

“Mike,”  she said,  “had begun  to draw 
when his back was much worse,  and  he 
could not walk at all—tire  young  priest, 
whom Barbara  had  seen,  had  brought 
him copies and paper  and  pencils,  and, 
as soon as his health would  allow him to 
study regularly,  Mike had a  friend  who 
would see he had every advantage.”

Then she  became  wonderfully  silent 
for her,  and watched Mike  and  Barbara 
with  intent,  anxious  solicitude;  anon, 
she fingered her rosary; her lips moved— 
she was praying for them.

Evidently in  this act,  she  made up her 
mind upon some  point  which  she  had 
been  considering.  She  walked  toward 
the window where the two bent over one 
of Mike’s sketches of Barbara,  and  said:
“Mike, honey! go to  bed  now,  or  else 
it’s little enough you’ll be  worth  in  the 
morning.”

The boy obeyed her at once,  and  Bar­

bara lifted her hat to go.

“Stay,” said  Ellen,  “stay,  Barbara;  1 
want to speak  to you, co m e  here  and  sit 
beside  me.”

Barbara stayed, just  a little reluctant­
ly,  for  the  strain  of  the  evening  had 
pressed sorely on  her; her endurance was 
almost gone.  She  wanted  to  be  alone, 
and  have  a  good  cry.  Ellen  knew  it; 
she drew  her  gently  down  beside  her, 
and said.

“Cry  here,  my dear.  1  had a daughter 
once;  praised  be  the  saints,  she  is  in 
heaven now!”

Then Barbara broke down,  and  bury­
ing her face  in  her  arms,  cried  softly 
and sorrowfully.

“Now, who is he,  honey?  For it’s only 
the men surely that make  a  woman  cry 
in that way.”

“Oh,  Ellen,  he  loves  me  so  dearly, 

but—”

“He can’t marry you, eh?”
“ He is so rich,  and—”
•‘You are so poor;  very  much  he loves 

you!  Pshaw!”

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

“ Ellen,  you  don’t  understand;  there 

are so many ways.”

“Only  two  ways,  Barbara.  A  right 
way and a wrong one;  mostly  men  take 
the wrong one.”

“Don’t say so  about  Edgar;  it  is  not 
his fault. 
I will tell  you  how  it  is:  1 
teach his sister music.  Once  they  went 
out unexpectedly,  and  he came  into  the 
music-room to apologize,  and then  after­
ward he was always meeting  me  on  the 
stairs or in  the  street,  and  finally  he 
wrote and asked  me  to  be  his  wife. 
I 
was so happy, and we  were  both  happy 
for four months; then he told his mother, 
and she—  Oh, 1 hope 1  may  never  see 
a woman behave again as she behaved to 
me.”

“Did she get in a passion  like  1  do?” 
asked Ellen,  with a queer interest in  her 
voice.

“No; she  was  worse  than 

that;  she 
was perfectly  calm  and  cold.  She  said 
the most cruel,  shameful  things  in  the 
politest  way, put  a  check  into  my  hand 
for the lessons 1  had given,  and  then  or­
dered the footman to  open  the  door  for 
me. 
I  was so shocked  that  1  could  not 
answer  her,  nor  did  1  see  until  1  got 
home that she had underpaid me for  my 
services.”

Ellen’s eyes blazed,  and she became  so 

excited that Barbara  said:

“Now, Ellen,  be still or  1 won't go on.
I kept  the  check,  intending  to  have  it 
rectified as soon as 1 felt equal to  facing 
her.  Besides,  I  hoped  to  hear  from 
Edgar. 
I  waited  two  days,  and  there 
was no message;  but  the  next  day  was 
the Sabbath.  1 sang in the choir  of  the 
church his family attended; I  should,  at 
any rate, see  him,  and  if  he  was  un­
changed,  a  glance  would  be  sufficient. 
Sunday  morning’s  paper  contained  his 
name among the  list  of  European  pas­
sengers,  and on Monday morning  I  got a 
letter from him,  upbraiding  me  fo r tak­
ing money from  his mother as an equiva­
lent for his love.  Be  still,  Ellen; mind, 
this is my  wrong,  not  yours,  and  you 
shall not get into a  passion  about  it. 
I 
saw at once what lie had been  told  him. 
I knew  the  soft,  plausible  manner  in 
which she would say:
“ ‘Oh,  Edgar  dear! 

I  spoke  to  that 
forgotten  her 
Miss—Miss—I’ve  really 
name—you  know, 
little  music- 
that 
teacher you fancy yourself in  love  with; 
and,  really, now,  I found her  a  sensible 
kind of girl.  When 1 explained  how im­
possible marriage and that kind of  thing 
were,  and  how  much  more  sensible  a 
positive sum of money might be, she saw 
the thing at once—clever little girl!  Ed­
gar,  you had  better  take  a  little  trip  to 
Europe, 1 think,  dear.’

“ I  knew  something  like  this  took 
place, just as well as if 1 had  heard  and 
seen it.  1 knew how Edgar despised me, 
and how angry he must have been before 
he  could  have  written  the  cold,  bitter 
farewell he did. 
It has been  a  dreadful 
trial,  Ellen!”

“Poor child!  Poor child!  What  will 

you do?”

“ 1  have  kept  the  check—I  mean  tc 
keep it.  When  he  comes  home  1  shall 
send it to him,  along  with  a  statement 
of my  real  claim. 
In  the  meantime  1 
must  bear  the  knowledge  that  he  be­
lieves  me  a  perfectly 
false 
woman.”

sordid, 

“Have you any mother, Barbara?”
“No, Ellen.”
“Any father?”

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“He died at sea before I was boru.”
“Any brothers or friends?”
“ None but you,  Ellen—I think you are 

get it?”

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“But the money,  mother—how did you 

my friend.”

“God in heaven knows I  am, child!” 
There was a  long  silence;  then  Ellen 

began in a low, monotonous  voice:

“Barbara,  listen:  I  was well-born  and 
had  a good education;  but what can any­
thing avail a  woman  who  marries  fool­
ishly? 
I  married below myself; a woman 
had better die than do that. 
I married a 
drunkard—a  brute  in  man’s  form.  He 
raised in me the devil that still rules me, 
and  that no one has ever  controlled  but 
you.  Once,  in a drunken lit, he was  go­
ing to beat little Mike. 
I rushed on him 
like a lion.  1  don’t  know  which  of  us 
did it,  but the baby was hurt.  After that 
I could not endure him.  1 took  the  boy 
and  went  away  and  hid  myself.  The 
woman  1  lodged  with 
taught  me  her 
trade—a carpet-maker—and  when  Mike 
was so 1  could  leave  him,  1  got  good 
work.  1  rose  to  be  forewoman  before 
the end of the second year.”

“And your husband?”
“He is dead; do not  speak  of  him.  1 
lived only for my  boy  and  my  work. 
I 
have never made a friend but you.  Mike 
loves you.  To hear you play and sing is 
like a dream of heaven to him. 
If you’ll 
come and  live with us,  we’ll  take  better 
rooms,  aud I’ll try  and  never  get  angry 
again.”

All  the  neighborhood  wondered  and 
laughed  when  Barbara  took  the  whole 
floor of  the little brick  house  in  which 
she lodged,  and the Widow O’Connor and 
her crippled son moved over  there.  But 
Barbara let them laugh, and  the  widow 
went to her work again,  and made a vow 
that never a word  she’d  say  to  any  of 
their remarks.  Strange  as  the  partner­
ship was, it turned out splendidly.  Bar­
bara found  a  new  pleasure  in  coming 
home now; her  tea  was  always  ready, 
her room cheerful,  and  Mike’s  welcome 
waiting.

Mike soon began to study at  the Acad­
emy,  and to spend his leisure hours  por­
ing over the art  treasures  in  the  Astor 
Library; then he had dreams of Italy, the 
fatherland of painters.  Ellen said little, 
but she  listened  to  Mike  and  Barbara 
talking with a strange interest;  for  Bar­
bara, too,  had dreamed of Italy for years. 
To  be  sure,  the  dream  never  seemed 
likely to come true now;  Edgar,  indeed, 
had promised,  but that promise had been 
a dream also.

Yet all that summer something was the 
matter with Ellen.  She  was  often  ab­
sent on messages about  which  she  said 
nothing; she worked with  incredible  in­
dustry; she strove to recall, both in dress 
and  manner,  the  polish  of  her  youth. 
She was  neither  old  nor  unhandsome, 
and Barbara began to think she  was  go­
ing  to  marry  again.  But  she  had  a 
deeper plan than this.

One evening,  in  the  end  of  October, 

she said:

“Mike, Barbara, if you wish,  we  shall 

all start for Italy next month.”

There was something so serious and yet 
so glad in her voice  that  it  was  impos­
sible to make a joke of it.

“Yes, dears,” she said in reply to their 
joyful exclamations;  “I have  got  eleven 
thousand dollars,  and I  am  told  that  if 
we live as we do now,  the  sum  is  suffi­
cient to get you both  good  masters  and 
live upon until you are  able  to do  some­
thing.”

“Earned  it,  Mike.  Do  you  think  I 
have worked fourteen years,  as hard as I 
have done, never  spending  an  unneces­
sary penny, for nothing?  Besides,  I have 
had interest  gathering  all  the  time. 
I 
meant to leave  you  above  want,  Mike, 
but One who always  gives  me  good  ad­
vice,  saw I had better give you  a profes­
sion than a bank-book; and so  1  will,  if 
you wish it?”

Barbara’s objections  were  soon  over­
ruled; neither Ellen  nor  Mike  would  go 
without her; they  needed  her  to  speak 
for  them—they  needed her every  way— 
they would not hear of  a separation.  So 
the whole three left the following month 
for Rome.  No  one  took  any  notice  of 
their departure, no  one  knew  or  cared 
about it,  and yet it was a  step  of  vital 
importance to them.

It proved  to  be also  a  very  fortunate 
one. 
It was  soon  evident  that  it  was 
from Ellen O’Connor Mike  inherited  his 
artistic nature,  and now,  in a  proper  at­
mosphere,  the woman’s better and nobler 
instincts rapidly  developed  themselves. 
Barbara’s  singing  and  Mike’s  pictures 
were a constant enthusiasm  to  her,  and 
the finer growth  soon  left  no  room  for 
the  coarser.  Barbara,  though  she  had 
watched the  change,  could  scarcely  be­
lieve that  the  serene,  graceful  woman 
haunting churches  and  studios  and  op­
eras  was the  passionate  virago  she  had 
first seen.

In three years Barbara made her debut, 
and made it a triumph.  Ellen cried with 
joy,  and Mike drew transfigured pictures 
of  her in all  her  characters.  Barbara 
was still his  modei  and  his  ideal.  One 
evening,  as they  were curiously  turning 
over some  of  Mike’s  earliest  sketches, 
they came  upon a rough  picture  of  her­
self in her  trim,  gray  alpaca  walking- 
dress,  with  a  music-roll  in  her  hand. 
She looked long at the  picture;  she  had 
worn that very suit the night  Edgar Hill 
had told her that he loved  her;  she  had 
asked  Mike  to  paint  one  from  it,  and 
Mike, only too  happy  to  do  what  Bar­
bara desired,  made an  exquisite  picture 
of “the little  music-teacher.”

Mike’s studio had become by  this time 
a favorite resort  of  men  of  leisure  and 
genius,  a place of note  to  be  visited  by 
strangers.  One day  a  party  of  Ameri­
cans called,  and among them  was  a  tall, 
listless,  handsome  man,  who  declined 
everything  but  a  sofa  and  a  fan.  He 
vowed he had seen  so many fine  pictures 
that he wished never to  see  another;  so 
the party went round the studio  without 
him.

In  an  absent, 

indolent  manner,  he 
wheeled round the chair out  of  the  sun, 
and found himself face to face with Bar­
bara’s picture.  If he had seen a ghost he 
could scarcely have been more profound­
ly affected.  His anxiety  about  the  pic­
ture and the original revealed  the  man’s 
identity to Mike,  who knew  the story  of 
Barbara’s love affair. 
It was Mr. Edgar 
Hill—he never doubted it—and now Bar­
bara  should  be  righted.  He  agreed  to 
sell him the picture,  but  desired  him  to 
call at seven o’clock that evening for his 
terms.

At seven Mr. Hill was  waiting  before 
the picture; at a few minutes past  seven 
Barbara  came  tripping  into  the  room. 
Mike, with a  self-denial  few  could  un­
derstand,  withdrew,  and  Barbara  had 
the opportunity she had  longed  for  and 
dreamed of for years.

Now, if I were  writing  an  imaginary 
story,  I  should  say  that  the  wicked 
mother was put to shame and  the  lovers 
made happy; but things  in  real  life  do 
not  always  happen  story-book  fashion. 
In the first place, Mrs.  Hill  could  never 
have  been  made  to  feel  ashamed.  She 
thought that  she  had  acted  in  a  very 
prudent,  sensible  way,  and  she  main­
tained it. 
In  the  second,  Barbara  had 
long outlived  her  love  for  Edgar  Hill. 
She would have had to stoop  mentally— 
which is worse than  stooping  socially— 
to marry him,  and she  remembered  that 
Ellen  O’Connor  had  said: 
“A  woman 
had better  die  than  marry  below  her­
self.”

She was glad to  have  had  the  oppor­
tunity to deny the degrading charge that 
had been made against  her,  but  she  bid 
her old lover  “good-bye”  without  a  re­
gret.  Mrs.  Hill  went  to  see  her  in 
“Norma,”  and  talked  patronizingly  to 
her party about the  little  Barbara  Reed 
whom she had once been so good  to; and 
a year afterward, when she had returned 
to Rome and found  her Princess Romola, 
begged tickets for her entertainments.

Is my tale  improbable?  Believe it be­
cause  it  is  improbable;  for  fiction  has 
nothing in all its realms to compare with 
the romances of  every-day life.

A m e l ia  E.  B a b b .

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Advertisements will be Inserted  under  th is  head for 
tw o  cents  a   word  th e  first  Insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
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BUSINESS  CHANCES.

301

iOR  SALE— $6,000  stock  clothing,  dry  goods,  hats,
1  caps, boots,  shoes  and  groceries in live growing 
town  located  in  excellent  farm ing  section  m ost  of 
stock  bought  w ithin  last  12  months.  Also two good 
store buildings.  Sell  all  cheap and take In p a rt  pay­
m ent good farm  property.  Best of reasons for selling. 
J. A. I»., care Tradesman. 
T?OR  SALE-DRUG  STOCK  IN  THRIVING  SUMMER 
r  
resort  town.  Will inventory about  $1.200.  Rare 
opportunity.  Address Lock Box 87, Crystal, Mich. 299

I TOR  SALE—A COMPLETE  LOGGING  OUTFIT  AT A 

'  bargain.  W ill  sell  all or p art,  as  desired.  Also 
one  standard  guage  Shay 
locomotive  In  first-class 
iw orking condition.  Apply  to  W. A. D. Rose, Big Rap-
ds, Mich.______ ________________ ___________382

ANTED—I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A 
general  or  grocery stock-,  m ust be cheap.  Ad­

dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman.  ________ 26
YirANTED—PARTNER  TO  TAKE  HALF  INTEREST 
VV 
in full roller m ill;  m ust  be practical  m iller.  J. 
E. Richmond, Jackson, Mich. 

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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P O E   SALE—CHEAP  ENOUGH  FOR  AN  INVE8T- 
X:  ment.  Corner  lot  and 5-room  house  on  North 
L afayette  St.,  cellar,  brick  foundation,  soft  w ater 
in  kitchen.  $1,200.  Terms  to  suit.  Address No.  187, 
care Michigan Tradesman.___________________  

PTOR SALE  OR  RENT-CORNER  LOT  AND  5-ROOM 

1  house on N orth  Lafayette 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 Michigan Tradesman.____________  
rp H E   MORTGAGE  ON  BLANCHARD  &  PRINGLE’S 
-L  stock, a t Sand Lake, has been paid and discharged, 
leaving th eir stock of  about $3.600 free and  clear, and 
th e firm Is now in good circumstances. 
'|XTANTED-YODNO  SINGLE  MAN  WITH  ONE  OR 
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two years’ experience in the dry goods business. 
W ages m oderate.  Address  SOI, care  Michigan Trades­
m a n ________________________________________ »«I

187.

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TJse Tradesman Coupon Books.

To  the  Drilg  Trade of  Mieliigan:

At  the  request of  many  representative  druggists,  we  have 
gotten  out a new  brand of  cigars, which  we  have  designated 
the

REGISTERED PHARMACIST

In  order to secure  uniformity and  high  standard, we  have 
imported  the  tobacco  ourselveSj  through  the  Giand  Rapids 
Custom  House, and are  therefore  able to make a bettei  cigai 
to sell  for 5  cents  than a great  many manufacturers  make  to 
sell for  10 cents.  We shall

Sell  this  Brand tn  Druggists only,

And our price will be $35 per thousand.
We shall  advertise the  cigar in all the  leading  newspapers 
in  the  State, so it will  be one of  the  leading  brands  on  the 
market.  All  wholesale  druggists  in  Michigan  will  handle 
these goods.
Send  in  your  trial  orders  early,  as  we  propose to fill  all 
orders in rotation.

KUPPENHEIMER  BROS.,

Cigar  Manufacturers,

45  PEARL  ST., 

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-  

GRAND  RAPIDS.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

M ANUFACTURERS  OF

Spices  and  Baking  Powder,  and  Jobbers  of 

Teas, Coffees and Grocers’ Sundries.

I and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS

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T H E   MICTHQ^JST  T R A D E S M A N

AMONG- THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE  STATE.

Saugatuck—Blackman Bros.,  of Trow­
bridge,  have started a meat market here.
Nottawa—A.  M. Todd will  remove his 
peppermint distilling business to Kalam­
azoo.

Parkinson—W.  W.  Leonard  has  sold 
to 

his  dry  goods  and  grocery  stock 
Bowers Bros.

Ovid—J. V.  Retan,  proprietor  of the 
Ovid Harness Co., has been  closed under 
chattel mortgage.

Interlochen—Courtney  &  Cook  have 
leased the store building of  Isaac  Jones 
and engaged in the meat  business.

Grand  Ledge—Burnham  &  Baldwin, 
dealers 
in  drugs  and  groceries,  have 
dissolved partnership, the latter continu­
ing.

Hart—Dr.  H.  B.  Hatch  and  Ben.  E. 
Reed have opened their new  drug  store, 
which will  be  conducted  under the style 
of Ben.  E.  Reed.

Interlochen—Fuller & Jeffery have be­
gun the erection  of a store  building and 
will embark in the meat business as soon 
as same is completed.

Walton — Lardie  &  Son  have  closed 
their  general  store  and  removed 
the 
stock to Old  Mission,  where it has  been 
consolidated  with  the  stock  of  George 
Lardie, Jr.

Owosso  —  C.  L.  Hall  is  erecting  a 
store  building  at  the  corner  of  Maple 
avenue and Corunna  street,  20 x 40  feet 
in  dimensions, and  will  embark  in  the 
grocery business.

Detroit—The Appelt  Milling  Co.  has 
filed articles of association,  with  a capi­
tal stock of 350,000, of  which  311,900  is 
paid in.  The incorporators  are  Charles 
Appelt,  Alfred Moorhouse,  Josiah Clark 
and Emil H. G.  Appelt.

Saginaw—Hon.  George Orth,  ex-mem­
ber of the Legislature  and  well  known 
throughout the State,  is about  to  locate 
in Saginaw,  where  he  will  establish  a 
boot  and  shoe  store.  Mr.  Orth  has 
branch stores at Au  Sable,  Oscoda  and 
St.  Ignace.

Big Springs—Norman  Harris has pur­
chased a store  building at  Conklin  and 
will  remove his  general  stock  to that 
place about Oct.  1.  Mr.  Harris has been 
engaged in  trade here for  eighteen years 
and his removal will  be a matter  of gen­
eral  regret.

Manton—Storm & Hill,  of  Chicago,  re- 
plevined  about  $1,200  worth  of  goods 
from the H. C. Me Far I an  stock.  As the 
goods were covered by chattel  mortgages 
and already in  possession of  the  mort­
gagees and  by them advertised  for  sale, 
litigation will probably  follow.

Hastings—The  assignee’s sale  of the 
stock of boots aud shoes,  hats and furn­
ishing goods owned  by the  late  firm of 
Holden & Hire  occurred  Monday  after­
noon.  There were a  number  of  inter­
ested parties present,  and 
the  bidding 
was quite spirited.  H.  S.  Robinson  & 
Co., of Detroit,  bought  in 
the  stock at 
$1,850.

Reed City—Delmore Hawkins, a youth­
ful sweli-head  who embarked in the  gro­
cery business at Hawkins about two years 
ago,  has absconded, taking with  him all 
the stock  not  covered  by  mortgage and I 
some stock actually covered by mortgage. 
He  left in the  night,  taking  the  train at I 
a  station  on  the  line of  the  F.  & P.  M. 
Railway.  His  indebtedness  amounts  to 
several  hundred  dollars,  widely  distrib­
uted.

Manistee—White  &  Friant’s  sawmill 
has been  shut  down  for  want  of  logs 
since the first of the month,  and will not 
probably start up for a  week  or  so  yet. 
As this firm  did  not  put  in  many  logs 
last winter,  and  is  just  about  cleaning 
up  its  operations  here,  it  has  a  very 
large supply in the river to draw upon.

Saginaw—The two sawmills of  Col. A. 
T. Bliss have cut 20,000,000 feet of  luta- 
ber  this  season,  and  pretty  nearly  ex­
hausted his stock of logs.  He  has a few 
million feet hung up  in  the  Salt  River 
and they will not  come  down  for  this 
season’s sawing.  He expects that he will 
be forced to shut down his mills at  least 
a month earlier than he expected.

Muskegon—T.  D.  Stimson  has  stock 
enough to  keep  him  sawing  one  year, 
after  which  he  will  retire.  Matthew 
Wilson  will  also  deplete  his  holdings 
next season and retire from the business. 
Some of the firms which  are  closing  out 
their  pine  interests  are  looking  about 
with a view  to  operating  in  hardwoods 
and it  is  expected  that  within  a  short 
time the sawing of  oak and  other  hard­
woods will  have developed into  a  larger 
industry in Muskegon.

Detroit—The Detroit  Track Signal Co. 
has been organized with $300,000 capital, 
$60,000  paid  in,  and  the  following  offi­
cers:  President,  Levi L.  Barbour; Vice- 
President, W.  K.  Muir; Treasurer,  A.  G. 
Boynton;  Secretary, Dr.  Phil Porter. 
It 
will  manufacture  an  automatic  street 
crossing gate  which  is  operated  by  the 
approaching  and  departing 
train  aud 
does away  with all need of  gate-tenders. 
The first order  has  been  received  from 
the Cincinnati,  Hamilton & Dayton Rail­
road.

Manistee — The  Manistee  &  Grand 
Rapids Railway is fairly at  work  and  is 
hauling  in  three  train  loads  of  logs  a 
day,  which  is  the  full  capacity  of  the 
present  equipment.  Before  long,  how­
ever, more  rolling  stock  will  be  neces­
sary,  as  men  who  own  stumpage  along 
the line will want  the  road  to  haul  for 
them.  At  present  all  the  logs  hauled 
are for John Canfield.  The  State  Lum­
ber Co.  has recently  bought  a  tract  of 
timber on this road  for  $30,000. 
In  the 
Canfield group that this road  taps  there 
is about 125,000,000 feet of pine,  besides 
hemlock and hardwoods.

Muskegon—With the close of  the  sea­
son’s  work  Ryerson,  Hills  &  Co.  will 
go out of business.  This  firm  has  been 
one of the most successful and  its opera­
tions  the  most  extensive  of  any  upon 
Muskegon Lake. 
It has amassed a  large 
fortune  and  retires  from  the  business 
with a competency.  Mr.  Hills, however, 
is not content to give up active business, 
and is now largely interested  in the Mus­
kegon Iron & Steel Co.,  having  placed  a 
portion of his capital  in  that  line.  Be­
sides this interest,  he has picked up 75,- 
000 acres of  pine  in  the  South  and  is 
holding  the  tract  for  future  develop­
ments.

A  Seasonable  Suggestion.

Go o dh abt,  Aug.  29—Apropos  to  the 
question  asked  by  “Customer”  in  T h e 
T r a d e sm a n  of  the  26th  inst.,  I  would 
ask,  Will  not  a  merchant  who  cuts  a 
regular  and proper price  to  gain  a  cus­
tomer  at  the  expense  of  another  mer­
chant take an exorbitant  price from such 
customer  if an  opportunity  is  afforded? 
1 believe it a fact that he will and  if  the 
truth was  properly  impressed  upon  the 
public ear,  reckless  price  cutting  would 
grow into “innocuous disuetude.”

Gid eo n N oel.

Purely  Personal.

Frank E. Chase will shortly  take  pos­
session of his  recently  purchased  resi­
dence at 51 Charles street.

Homer Klap  welcomed  a  little  nine 
pound stranger at his  home last  Thurs­
day.  The new arrival is of the feminine 
persuasion.

Martin  C.  DeJager,  of  the  grocery 
firm of  DeJager, Stryker & Co.,  has  tak­
en  a  clerkship in the  office  of  the  City 
Treasurer.

H.  B.  Fairchild  has  a  namesake  of 
the equine race near Leslie.  He is a fine­
ly bred colt, being  sired by  Winewood, 
who was sired by Nutwood.

Frank Hamilton,  of  the firm of Hamil­
ton  &  Milliken,  Traverse  City,  was  in 
town  a couple of  days last week, on  his 
way home from New York.

W.  T.  Hess has  purchased an  undivid­
ed  quarter  interest  in  the  three-story 
block  at  29  Pearl  street.  The  other 
interest is held by A.  W.  Pike.

J.  C.  Schaub,  the  Boyne  City  meat 
dealer,  celebrated  his  birthday on Aug. 
29 by  chartering a  boat  and  taking  his 
customers on an excursion to  Northport.
B.  S.  Holly,  the  Woodland  general 
dealer,  was in  town Saturday on  his way 
to Muskegon,  where he will  visit several 
days with  his  brother,  who is putting  in 
the Holly system of water works there.

R.  Van  Bochove,  who  conducts  drug 
stores at 445  Lyon  street  and at the cor­
ner of  Straight and West  Fulton streets, 
has  returned  from  a  week’s  outing  at 
Frankfort  and on  the  banks of  Crystal 
Lake.

M.  A .  Reed,  book-keeper  for  Tucker, 
Hoops & Co.,  will remove  to Luther  this 
week and superintend the winding  up  of 
the firm’s  business  at  that  place.  Mr. 
Reed  removed to  this city  from  Luther 
about six months ago.

E.  W.  Hastings, Secretary of the Trav­
erse  City  Business  Men’s  Association, 
was in town  Saturday on  his  way home 
from the Detroit  exposition,  which  he 
pronounces  anything  but a  success  in 
point of variety and  value of exhibits.

The  English  Method  of Opening Credit 

Accounts.

One of the leading dry goods houses of 
London  submits  to those  seeking  credit 
a printed form,  on one §ide of  which are 
several  questions  relating to assets  and 
liabilities,  and on the other side asks:
What capital did you start with?
What is amount of annual business?
What insurance have you on stock?
What insurance have you on buildings?
When did you commence business?
From whom do you buy goods?
If  tenant, what is the amount of  rent?
What are the average profits?
Do you buy on time or for cash?
What are your business expenses?
Do you give accommodation paper?
Do you keep a set of books?
Do you keep a cash book?
When was  stock last  taken  and  books 
Who are your references?

balanced?

Peace  In  Place  of Strife.

In talking with one  of  the  oldest  and 
most experienced dry goods  salesmen  in 
New York the other day, he said:  “ When­
ever I find two retailers in the same town 
cutting into one another’s trade  1 always 
try  to  bring  them  together  and  make 
them friends. 
In some cases I have suc­
ceeded in making them partners in a sin­
gle,  strong concern,  instead of two  weak 
ones, each trying to see how much cheap­
er he could sell than  the other.  The ex­
penses of the combined house are but lit­
tle more than  those of either of  the  two 
before  combining,  while  the  profits  are 
much better.

Mancelona—The  Herald  says:  The 
grocery  firm  of  Blosser  &  Co.,  of  this 
place,  is in  trouble. 
It  seems  that  the 
firm has been  running  behind  for  some 
time past, and a  few  weeks  ago, gave  a 
trust mortgage of $1,019.72.  This mort­
gage covers stock and book accounts and 
secures  the  following  claims:  Lemon 
&  Wheeler  Co., $425.36;  I  M. Clark Gro­
cery Co., $222.86; Olney & Judson Grocer 
Co., $118.46;  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co., 
$254.04.  The  stock  will  not  inventory 
over  $300  and  with  the  book  accounts 
has  been  turned  over  to  L.  W.  Stew- 
I art,  pending  a  settlement  between  the 
parties  interested. 
It  is  the  old,  old 
story of too much credit.  As  the  books 
of the firm  show an  outstanding  indebt­
edness of something like $1,800,  the bulk 
of which is  not  worth  five  cents  on  the 
dollar, it  will  be  seen  at  once, that  the 
firm,  like  many  others,  with  a  limited 
business experience,  had  too much confi­
dence  in  the  honesty  of  mankind,  and 
the result surprised no one here who was 
at  all  conversant  with  their  business 
methods.  At the  same time  much  sym­
pathy is expressed for  both  members  of 
the firm,  for while  they  will probably be 
able to settle all claims against  them,  at 
the same time their  loss will be heavy.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Mt.  Pleasant—The  sawmill of  the Mt. 
Pleasant  Lumber  &  Manufacturing  Co. 
will cut 7,000,000 feet this season.

West  Branch — Joseph  Bassett  has 
erected  a  small  shingle  mill  on  Rifle 
River, nine miles from this place.

Au Sable—The Potts sawmill, recently 
purchased by H. M. Loud & Sons Lumber 
Co.,  is  being put  in  shape  for  sawing 
operations.

Mt.  Pleasant—Vincent  &  Green  pro­
pose to erect a hoop and heading  mill  at 
this place which  will operate  a  force  of 
thirty men.

Detroit—The Morton  &  Backus  Lum­
ber Co.'is temporarily  embarrassed,  hav­
ing filed  chattel  mortgages  aggregating 
$81,040.17, to secure  payment  of  prom­
issory notes.

Hillsdale—Harry  T.  Buchanan  and 
Homer Mead  have  formed a copartner­
ship under  the  style  of  the  Hillsdale 
Manufacturing Co.  and  will  embark in 
the manufacture of tables and stands.

Owosso—The Galvin  Brass  and  Iron 
Works have offered to  remove to Owosso 
in consideration of  a bonus and  negotia­
tions are  now in  progress  between  the 
Detroit  gentlemen  and  a committee of 
the common  council.

Ceresco—The  Ceresco  Manufacturing 
Co.  will  probably  remove  its  harrow 
factory to Jackson, having decided to ac­
cept the offer  of a  number  of  business 
men of that place to  merge the  business 
into a  stock  company  with  a  capital 
stock of $25,000.

Beaverton—The  Anchor  Manufactur­
ing  Co.,  of  Detroit,  will  erect  a  hoop, 
stave  and  heading  mill  and  Brown  & 
Ryan  will, it  is  said,  erect a small  saw­
mill aud charcoal kilns here.  Ross Bros, 
are  shipping  three  car  loads  of  cedar 
paving blocks and a car  load of  shingles 
daily.

Whitehall—The  Wilcox Lumber  Co.’s 
sawmill  has  been  bought  by  Hanson, 
Michelson & Co.  for $6,000,  who are hav- 
ing it moved by rail to Twin  Lakes.  The 
machinery,  frame  and  all wili  be  taken 
down,  and  several  car-loads  have  al­
ready gone on.  The company has fifteen 
years’  run at Twin Lakes.

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

E.  H.  Foster  has  openened  a  grocery 
store  at  Benton  Harbor.  The  Olney  &! 
Judson Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.

Henry Grit has opened a  grocery store 
at the corner of Eleventh  and  Jeannette 
streets.  The  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co. 
furnished the stock.

E.  Baker has  engaged  in the  grocery 
business at the corner of  Kent and Hast­
ings streets.  The stock  was  furnished 
by the Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.

Dr. W.  O.  Barber,  who was the pioneer 
druggist of  Caledonia,  having conducted 
the only pharmacy in the town for sever­
al years,  has  concluded  to embark in the 
business again at the  same place,  having 
placed  his order  for  a  new  stock  with 
the Ha/.eltine & Perkins Drug Co.

A number of Grand Rapids and Grand- 
ville business men have purchased the 80 
acre farm adjoining the C.  & W. M.depot 
at Grandville and  will  plat the same into 
400  lots and  place  the same on sale.  A 
corporation  will  be  organized  for  that 
purpose and arrangements made with the 
C. & W.  M.  for suburban train service.

C.  A.  Lamb  and  F.  J.  Lamb  have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  style 
of C. A.  Lamb &  Co.  and  purchased  the 
produce and  commission  business  of  C. 
A.  Bonsor & Co.. 84 and 86  South  Divis­
ion street.  They will add lines of  flour, 
feed and hay,  making a  specialty of but­
ter and eggs.

Homer Klap has purchased  an interest 
in  the grocery stock  of DeJager,  Stryker 
& Co.,  at  305  Central  avenue,  and  will 
take an  active part in the management of 
the  business.  Mr.  Klap  was  formerly 
associated  with  Mr.  DeJager in the  gro­
cery business on Grandville  avenue  and 
brings  to his new  connection a  valuable 
experience.  The firm name will remain 
the same as before.

Voigt,  Herpolsheimer  &  Co.  recently 
placed an execution on the  general stock 
of  J.  K.  Stewart,  on  Gilbert  street,  in 
satisfaction  of  a  judgment  recently  se­
cured in justice court.  The execution still 
remains  on  the  stock,  but  Mrs. Gilbert 
brought suit  against  the  constable  who 
took  possession  of  the  stock  on 
the 
ground  that  a  portion  of  the  goods 
seized were her property.  The case  was 
tried before Justice Hydorn,  resulting in 
a disagreement of the jury, and there the 
matter rests  for the present.

•* Working the Trade.”

Perhaps 

there  is  something  in 

this 
familiar  phrase that  rather grates  upon 
the  ear  of  that  fastidious  part  of  our 
fraternity who are  fain to place pharma­
cy  among  the  professions.  By  far  the 
greater  number  of  pharmacists  engage 
in  the  business  as a means of  obtaining 
bread and butter, and to them an .esthetic 
distinction between trade  and profession 
is a matter of  far less  concern  than how 
to  “hold  the  trade.” 
Influencing  the 
trade  is  a  part  of  the  business,  and  is 
indulged  in  to a greater  or  less  degree 
by  almost every  pharmacist,  notably  by 
the successful  ones.

It  is true  that the  expression,  “ work­
ing  the  trade,”  is only  fitly  applied  in 
connection  with  the  lower  classes,  the 
practice  among  whom  usually  deserves 
all that the term implies.

But  there is a higher  form of  manipu­
lation  among  people of  greater  intelli­

gence,  which is nevertheless of  the same 
species.  While among the lower  classes 
this  practice may  be  carried  to  such  a 
degree that  the  object  becomes disgust­
ingly palpable to persons of intelligence, 
it  may  be  readily  seen  that  the  same 
treatment,  in  the  case  of  enlightened 
customers, would have a disastrous effect. 
Like certain commodities in the business, 
these  customers  must be “handled  with 
care.”

The  man  who  has to deal  with a pro­
miscuous  trade,  to use it to the  greatest 
advantage,  must,  to a certain  extent,  be 
able  to  read character.  Nor  is  this in 
itself  sufficient;  he must  be able  to  de­
tect  at a glance  the very  mood in which 
his customer may happen to be. 
It often 
happens that more depends upon the lat­
ter  qualification  than on the  former. 
I 
have seen  the proprietor of  a drug store,. 
with  a  bland  smile,  remark  to  a  cus­
tomer,  in  a  most  winning  manner,  that 
it was “a warm day,”  which, considering 
that it happened  in  the middle of  July, 
was quite  likely,  though  from  the man­
ner in which  the  address  was  received, 
one might have  easily imagined the mer­
cury  hovering  in  the  neighborhood  of 
zero.  Then there are the whimsical peo­
ple  who  make up a large  part of  every 
trade.  They have  their  caprices which 
must  be indulged to the last  degree. 
If 
a  customer  asks  for  some  antiquated 
patent  medicine,  and  insists  on  having 
it,  why,  procure  it  for  him if  possible, 
and if  he  wishes  three  cents  worth  of 
asafoetida, or  a  two-cent  postage stamp, 
be  as  cheerful in  the  transaction  as  if 
you  were making a dollar  sale,  for  how 
do you  know but that his next  purchase 
will  include a piDt  prescription of  solu­
tion of nitrate of potash, and if that does 
not  pay well  enough at regular  rates,  I 
would  like  to  hear of  something  more 
remunerative.

Accommodation  plays a strong  part in 
creating  a  favorable impression  on  the 
trade. 
It  usually costs  but  very  little 
inconvenience,  and yet I  know of scarce­
ly  anything  else  that  pays  such  big 
interest, unless  it  be sympathy.  Natur­
ally enough,  people who  come to you for 
medicine,  often  have  woes. 
It  not  in­
frequently happens  that  they enlist  the 
sympathy of  a  friendly druggist  and  he 
becomes  their  confidant.  So,  when  in 
need of  remedial agents and consequent­
ly of  sympathy,  it is not  surprising that 
the pharmacist who  carries a large stock 
of both,  is rarely forgotten.

The  code  of  politeness  common  to 
tradesmen in general can  be  greatly ex­
tended  in  pharmacy.  There  are  con­
stantly occurring opportunities for little, 
out of  the way  courtesies,  which,  if  al­
ways improved,  have a telling effect. 
If 
a lady enter  the store  with several  par­
cels in her  hand,  suggest reducing  them 
to a single package,  if  doing so will  add 
to  her convenience.  She will  not  often 
reject  the  offer,  as  there  is  something 
very  pleasing in the  elegance of  a drug­
gist’s package.

However 

revolting  this  practice  of 
“working  the  trade” may  appear  in  its 
coarsest form,  when  conducted  in  genu­
ine  kindliness  of  spirit, and  with  true 
delicacy  of  feeling,  it  is  certainly  a 
worthy custom, for it tends to the mutual 
benefit of customer and proprietor.

H. T. S t a f f o r d.

Don’t forget  to  deal  kindly  with  the 
children who come into your store.  The 
children of to-day  will be the  customers 
of the  future—a  fact  worth  remember­
ing.

THIS TELLS  m STORY!

W hy a Connoisseur Eats

HE  EATS  THEM  because  he  personally knows  that  the  produce 

canned  is from the choicest varieties grown.

HE  EATS  THEM  because  he personally  knows  that the  products 
canned  are  fresher  than  market  products, because  only  sixty  minutes 
marks their transition from the garden to  the  can.

HE  EATS  THEM  because  he  personally  knows  that  the  help 
employed in preparing  the produce is as tidy and  neat as  the  most fastid­
ious kitchen domestic.

HE  EATS  THEM  because  he  personally knows  that  no  adultera­

tions, chemicals or coloring are  used  in the process.

HE  EATS  THEM  because he personally knows  that the goods  are 

as honest  in quantity as quality—hence  the  cheapest.

No  line  of  canned  goods  has  ever  given  such  general  satisfaction  as  the 
famous  HAMBURGH  brand,  which has invariably taken  the lead  wherever intro­
duced.  We  have  handled  HAMBURGH  goods  for  years  and  shall  continue  to 
control the  brand in this  market.  The  goods of  this year’s  pack  already in stock 
are fully up to the high standard of excellence so long  maintained  by the packers.

BM-BMNHM-PUYMJIN-GO,

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U T I O iV —Dealers are  warned to beware of inferior 
goods put up under  names and  labels similar to the celebrated 
HAMBURGH brand.

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Country  and  Save  Money.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A M
Dry Goods Price Current.

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Amoskeag................12*4
9 oz.......14*4
brown .13
Andover...................11*4
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
B B ...9
CC....
Boston MfgCo.  br..  7 

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“  d a  twist 10*4 

Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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“  Persian dress  8*4 
Canton ..  8*4
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Arlington staple —   6*4 
Arasapha  fancy—   4*4 
Bates Warwick dres  8*4 
staples.  6*4
Centennial..............  10*4
Criterion..................10*4
Cumberland  staple.  5*4
Cumberland............ 5
Essex.......................... 4*4
Elfin.........................   7*4
Everett classics...... 8*4
Exposition.................7*4
Glenarie...................  6*4
Glenarven..................6*4
Glenwood.................. 7*4
Hampton.................... 6*4
'Johnson Chalon cl 
*4 
indigo blue  9*4
zephyrs. ...16 
Lancaster,  staple...  6*4

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

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Manchester..............  5*4
Monogram................. 6*4
Normandie................ 7*4
Persian.......................8*4
Renfrew Dress.........7*4
Rosemont...................6*4
Slatersville................6
Somerset.....................7
Tacoma  .....................7*4
Toll  duNord.......... 10*4
Wabash...................... 7*4
seersucker..  7*4
Warwick.................  8*4
Whittenden................6*4
heather dr.  8 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6*4
Westbrook............... 8
.........................10
Windermeer.............5
York............................634

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THE  LOWELL  PICNIC.

A  Fraternal  Gathering  of  Business 

Men  and  Farmers.

The writer had the  pleasure  of  shak­
ing hands with some of  the solid men of 
the bright little city of  Lowell. 
It  was 
August  25,  and  the  occasion  was  the 
joint  picnic  held  by  the  Grand  River 
Valley  Horticultural  Society  and  far­
mers and  business  men  of  Lowell  and 
vicinity.  The  day  was  lovely  and  the 
finest of the season; the place  (the  beau­
tiful little island grove)  did honor  to the 
day,  and  the  well-filled  baskets,  pretty 
feminine faces and the good,  wholesome, 
practical addresses did  ample  justice  to 
both.  Horticulturists,  Patrons  of  In­
dustry,  Grangers,  farmers  who  are  a 
law unto themselves, so far as  organiza­
tion is concerned,  and  business  men  all 
meeting 
together  to  discuss  material 
questions,  exchange  ideas,  clasp  each 
other by  the  hand  and  eat  out  of  the 
same dish.  The lads and lasses of  these 
different  classes  came  also, and,  upon  a 
common platform,  with  the  aid  of  en­
chanting  music,  indulged  in  the  giddy 
whirl and gave vent to the  pent  up  ani­
mation that vigorous  young  natures  are 
so abundantly blessed with.

Who  can  estimate  the  good  accom­
plished at this grand  fraternal  reunion? 
Can it be possible that there was  a  busi­
ness, man on that  beautiful  little  island 
who did not return  to his  place  of  busi­
ness with a kindlier feeling in  his  heart 
for the patient toilers who  delve  in  the 
soil and coax from mother earth the food 
which  nourishes  us  and  the  delicious 
fruits  which  tickle  our  palates?  Was 
there  a  farmer  among  those  pleasant 
faces so  lacking  in  the  diviner  chords 
which mark true manliness who returned 
to his country home without feeling that 
the bond of  sympathy  and good will be­
tween himself  and  his  brother,  who  is 
worried and  tormented  with  the  cares 
and uncertainties of  business,  has  been 
quickened and strengthened?  The writer 
cannot believe  it,  for  to  do  so  would 
blast  and  destroy  all  faith  he  has  in 
humanity.  One such picnic,  where  far­
mers and business men  with  their wives 
and  children meet  together  beneath  the 
trees and shake hands,  visit,  laugh,  talk, 
eat—and  dance,  if  they  want  to—will 
accomplish more  good  in  a  community 
than the writing and publishing of  a ton 
of  the  best  written  essays  obtainable. 
Lowell has set a bright and  glorious  ex­
ample  for  her  sister  towns.  Who  will 
be the first to follow. 

E.  A.  Owen.
The  Bank  Change at East Jordan.
Ea st  J o r d a n,  Aug.  28—I  have  been 
requested by the parties interested in the 
sale  and  purchase of  the  bank  of  East 
Jordan to state  these  facts that  no  mis­
understanding may arise:
George B.  Martin  has  sold  to  Reuben 
R.  Glenn,  formerly of  the  East  Jordan 
Lumber Co.,  and Alexander Bush, of the 
Wilson  Hoop  Co.,  South  Arm,  all  his 
right,  title  and  interest,  including  the 
good will of  the  Bank.  Mr.  Martin  will 
not remain  in  East  Jordan.  Mr.  Glenn 
will be the  cashier  and  active  manager 
of  the  business.  The  firm  will  be  a 
strong one,  financially, and  will, without 
a doubt, merit  the full  confidence of  all 
the bank’s old customers.

F.  E.  B oosinger.

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 Cam pan Sts., 

GRAND  R APIDS.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

7*4

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic...................  7
A rgyle....................   6*4
Atlanta AA..............  6*4
Atlantic  A ...............7
H...............  6*
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D .................6*
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Amory.......................7
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5*4
BlackBtone O, 32__ 5
Black Crow..............6*4
Black Kock  ............7
Boot, AL............. 
7*4
Capital  A ................5*4
Cavanat V ...............5*4
Chapman cheese cl.  3*14
Clifton  C R ............5*4
Comet....................... 7
Dwight Star.............  7*4
Clifton CCC............6*4

“  World Wide..  7
“  LL...............5
Full Yard Wide...6*4
Georgia  A ............6*4
Honest Width...... 6*4
Hartford A ........... 5
Indian Head........ 
King A  A ............. 6*4
King EC.  ...............   5
Lawrence  L L .....5*4
Madras cheese cloth 6*4
Newmarket G..........6
B  ..........5*4
-   N ......... 6*4
DD  ...  5*4
X ........ 7
Noibe R................   5
Our Level  Best...6*4
Oxford  R ............  6*4
Pequot.................. 7*4
Solar.....................  6*4
Top of the Heap....  7*4
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C ..........................8*4
Glen Mills............   7
Amazon.................... 8
Gold Medal..........7*4
Amsburg.................. 7
Green  Ticket...... 8*4
Art  Cambric............10
Great Falls..........  6*4
Blackstone A A.......8
Hope..................... 7*4
Beats A ll..................4*4
Just  Out.......  4*4® 5
Boston......................12
King  Phillip........7*4
Cabot.......................... 7*4
OP........7*4
Cabot,  X ...................6*4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10*4
Charter  Oak............5*4
Lonsdale............  &  8*4
Conway W ...............7*4
Middlesex.........   @ 5
Cleveland................7
No Name.............  7*4
Dwight Anchor.......8*4
Oak View.............. 6
shorts.  8*4
Our Own.............  5*4
Edwards...................6
Pride of the West.. .12
Empire.....................   7
Rosalind...............7*4
Parwell.................... 7*4
Sunlight..............  4*4
Fruit of the  Loom.  7*4
Utica  Mills......... 8*4
Fltchvllle  .............. 7
“  Nonpareil  ..11
First Prize................. 6*4
Vlnyard...............  8*4
Fruit of the Loom X. 
White Horse........  6
Falrmount............... 4*4
“  Rock......... 8*4
Full Value...............6*4
Cabot........................   7*4|DwlghtAnchor.......9
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Farwell.....................8 
Middlesex No.  1....10
TremontN............... 5*4
“  2....11
Hamilton N..............  6*4
3....12
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Middlesex  AT.........8
8....19
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BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CORSETS.

DBEBS  HOODS.

....  8
....  9
....  9
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CARPET
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G G  Cashmere........ 21
Nam eless............... 16
.................18

Hamilton N __ ...  7*4
Middlesex P T.
A T.
X A.
X  F.
Peerless, white.
Integrity...................18*41 
Hamilton 

Middlesex A A ........11
2 ............12
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“ 
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“ 
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WARP.
Integrity, colored.. .21
colored.... 20*41 White Star.............. 18*4
“  colored..21
Nameless..................20
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............30
............32*4
..........35
Coraline................. 19 50 Wonderful.............34 50
Schilling’s .............   9 00 Brighton................ 4 75
Naumkeag Batteen..  7*4
Armory....................   6*4
Rockport.................... 6*4
Androscoggin.......... 7*4
Conestoga.................. 6*4
Blddefora...............   6
Walworth................  6*4
Brunswick...............6*4
Allen turkey  reds..  5*4
Berwick fancies —   *4
Clyde  Robes............5
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robes..............5*4
Charter Oak fancies  4*4 
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pink a purple  6*4
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
“  bu ffs.............  6
monru’g  6 
“  pink  checks.  5*4
Eddy stone  fancy...  6 
staples..........5*4
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chocolat  6 
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shirtings...  4*4
rober....  6 
American  fancy—   5*4 
sateens..  6 
American indigo—   5*4 
American shirtings.  4*41 Hamilton fancy. 
6
staple.
Argentine  Grays...  6 
6*4
Anchor Shirtings...  4*4 Manchester  fancy..  6
Arnold 
__ 6*4 
new era.  6
Arnold  Merino___ 6  Merrimack D fancy.  6

CORSET  JEANS.

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long cloth B.10*4 Merrim’ck shirtings.  4*4
“ 
Repp fum .  8*4
C.  8*4 
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century cloth  7
Pacific fancy...........6
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gold seal.......10*4
robes...............6*4
Portsmouth robes...  6 
“  green seal TR 10*4 
Simpson mourning..  6
“  yellow  seal.. 10*4
serge.............. 11*4
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greys.........6
solid black.  6 
“  Turkey  red.. 10*4 
Washington Indigo.  6 
Ballou solid black..  5 
colors.  5*4
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Bengal blue,  green, 
“  India robes__ 7*4
red and  orange...  5*4
“  plain T’ky X *4 8*4 
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Berlin solids............  5*4
“  Ottoman  Tur­
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oil blue.........6*4
key red..................  6
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“  green ....  6*4
Martha Washington
“  Foulards ....  5*4
Turkey red X .......7*4
“  red 
*4...7
Martha Washington
“  X  ............9*4
“ 
Turkey red...........   9*4
«  4 4.......... 10
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Rlverpolntrobes....  5
Windsor fancy........ 6*4
Cocheco fancy........   6
“  madders...  6
gold  ticket 
I 
indigo  Dine.......... 10*4
“  X Xtwills..  6*4
solids......... 5)4
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Amoskeag A C A .... 13
Hamilton N ............. 7*4
D ............. 8*4
Awning..11
Farmer......................8
First Prize...............11*4
Lenox M ills...........18
Atlanta,  D ...............  6*4{Stark  A
Boot...........................6*4 No  Name...
Clifton, K.................7*4|Top of Heap
Simpson...................20
...................18
...................16
Coeohoo...................10*4

AC  A .......................12)4
Pemberton AAA— 16
York.........................10*4
Swift River.............   7*4
Pearl River............. 12*4
Warren.................... 14

Imperial................... 10*4
Black..................9@ 9*4
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COTTON  DRILL.

TICKINGS.

SATIRES.

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Ge tThs

■ta^SO UU ETTA'
Owing to the fact  that we were unable 
to  meet  the  demand for Chamoise  moc­
casins  last  fall, we advise  placing your 
orders now.
We  have  them  in  all  grades  ranging 
from $1.85 to $4.75 per dozen.
SEND FOR SAMPLE.

HIRTH  & KRAUSE,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Voigt, HemolsMmer & Co.,

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

DRY GOODS,

NOTIONS,

CARPETS,

CURTAINS.
Shirts,  Pants,  Overalls,  Eta.

Manufacturers of

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

Chicago and Detrolt.Prlces;Guaranteed.

48, SO and 52 Ottawa St. 

GRAND RAPID S, 

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HAMMOCKS,

FISHING  TACKLE,

MARBLES,

= = B A S E   BALL  GOODS
Our new sporting goods catalogue will  be  ready 
EATO N, LYO N  & CO.,

about February 10th.

SO and SS  M onroe  St.

GINGHAMS.
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“  Normandie  8

6RAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag................16*4|Valley City................15*4
Stark.........................20  Georgia.....................15*4
American................ 16*4|Paclflc...................... 14*4

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End....45  I Barbour's.................88
CoatB’, J. & P..........45  Marshall's.................88
Holyoke...................22*4!

KNITTING  COTTON.

..33
No.  6  .
8... ....34
“ 
“  10... ....35
...36
“  12...

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
16... ....38
“ 
39
*•  18... ...39
40
“  20... ....40
41
CAHBBICS.

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
46

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

Washington............. 3%
Red Cross...................3*4
Lockwood................4
Wood’s ....................  4
Brunswick..............  4

RED  FLANNEL.

Fireman...................32*4
Creedmore...............27*4
Talbot XXX............ 30
Nameless.................27*4

T W...........................22*4
F T ............................ 82*4
J R F , XXX............. 35
Buckeye...................82*4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Grey SR  W............. 17*4
Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Western W  ..............18*4
Union R ...................22*4
D R  P ....................... 18*4
Windsor...................18*4
Flushing XXX........ 23*4
6 oz Western........... 21
Union  B ..................22*4 Manitoba...................23*4

DOMET  FLANNEL.

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

“ 

“ 
“ 

.......9  @10*4
.......  
12*4

Black. 

9*4
10*4
11*4
12*4

9*4 13
10*4 15
11*4 17
12*4 20
DUCKS.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Slate. Brown. Black. Slate. Brov
13
9*4
15
10*4
17
11*4
20
12*4
Severen, 8 oz...........   9*4IWest  Point, 8 oz... .10*4
Mayland, 8oz......... 10*4 
10 oz  ...12*4
“ 
Greenwood,7*4 oz..  9*4 Raven, lOoz..............13*4
Greenwood, 8 oz— 11)4 IStark 
..............13*4
WADDINGS.

18 
15 
17 
20

White, doz...............25  IPer bale, 40 doz— 37.50
Colored,  doz...........20 

“ 

|

SILESIAS.

Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
“ 
“ 

Best AA 

Best.10*4
12*4

Pawtucket................10*4
Dundle.....................  9
Bedford....................10*4
Valley  City.............10*4

SEWING  SILK.

2 
3 

“ 
“ 

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

.12  
“ 8 
..12  I  “  10 

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

No  1 Bl’k & W hite..»  INo  4 Bl’k & White..15
“ 
..20
« 
. .»
FINS.
No 2-20, M C..........50  INO 4—15 F 8*4........... 40
*'  3-18,8 0 ........... 45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  INo  8 White A Bl’k..20 
“ 
.23
« 
..26
No 2..........................28 
|N o3........................... 36

COTTON  TAFE.
“  10 
..15 
.-18  I  “  12 
SAFETY  FINS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

4 
6 

NEEDLES—FER  M.

A. James.................. 1  501 Steamboat.................  40
Crowely’s.................1  »  Gold Eyed.................1 50
Marshall's...............1 00|
5—4.. . . 2 »   6 -4 ...3  »15—4....1  95  6—4...2  »

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

...S iol
COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2  10 

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown......................12
Domestic................ 18*4
Anchor....................16
Bristol.....................18
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I X L .........................18
Alabama.....................6%
Alamance.................. 6*4
Augusta’.....................7*4
An sapha.................  6
Georgia.......................6)4
Granite....................5*£
Haw  River............. 5
Haw (J......................6

T‘ 

Nashua....................18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply.... 17
North Star...............20
Wool Standard 4 ply 17*4 
Powhattan............. 18

Mount  Pleasant__ 6*4
Oneida......................  B
Pyrmont................... 6*4
Randelman............. 6
Riverside.,..............  6*4
Sibley  A .....................6*4
Toledo......................  6

PLAID  OBNABURGS.

i m

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

The  Stove  in  Economics.

The place of  the stove in modern  civi­
lization is on  par with  that of  the  loco­
motive, the printing  press  and the loom.
In  what a  nation  eats,  you  may  deter­
mine its vitality,  and  in  its  vitality you 
can  measure  its  force, 
in  the  devel­
opment  of  enterprise, and  the  progress 
of  civilization.  The  stomach  and  the 
soul  are  in  coincidence.  Every soldier 
knows that courage is non-existent when 
rations are invisible, and every employer 
of  labor is cognizant of  the fact  that an 
ill-fed or  hungry employe is a poor hand 
at  a trip  hammer,  and a bad  man  in  a 
social  riot.  There is no escape from the 
conclusion  that the stomach  in  civiliza­
tion  is  the  barometer of  its content  or 
discontent. 
It  has  been  terribly  mal­
treated and perhaps as much  by the pro­
cess  of  cooking,  as  by  abstinence  and 
short  rations.  The  cooking  stove  has 
been in some cases an iron devil. 
It has 
robbed  the  body of  nutriment  and  the 
mind of peace.  Expense has been  heavy 
and  returns  minimized.  The  old  stove 
was a fraud  on cooking. 
It  made  char­
coal of beef and cinder of pie.  Men paid 
good  prices for  meat and  complained of 
atrophy,  and  rations that  absorbed  half 
a week’s wages were guilty of colic,  dys­
pepsia  and  general  cussedness.  The 
science  of  cooking  has,  however,  not 
wanted  for  its  exponents  and  pioneers, 
and  in  this  department  of  civilization, 
the  stove  manufacturer has  his  honored 
if  unrecognized  place. 
In the  applica­
tion  and  distribution  of  heat,  modern 
investigation  and  experiment  have  not 
been altogether  behind the exigencies of 
the  situation.  Experiments  have  been 
carried on with  persistence  and  fidelity, 
that have resulted in securing the largest 
and most  economic returns  for the  least 
supply of  combustion and trouble.
Some  Points  for  Workers.

It reads as follows:

The  above is the  heading  of  a  paper 
tacked up in a large industrial enterprise 
by  one who  has  put in thirty-one  years 
as a worker. 
“No true man ever  does his work with 
any  regard  whatever  to  his  wages  or 
salary.  A  salary  is  an  essential  thing 
for  those who  have  to  live on it;  and  a 
man  deserves to get  it  when he earns it, 
and to get what  he earns;  but as soon  as 
that  matter  is  agreed  upon, 
then  all 
thought of  it should drop out of  sight so 
far as the  work  is  concerned.  The man 
is  a  cumberer  of  the  ground,  and  de­
serves to be cut down, who does his work 
simply for  the pay.  All  slipshod  work 
in the world is so because it is done only 
for pay.
“The  man  is a clod,  and  will  forever 
remain  a  clod,  who  goes  through  the 
world just  doing what is put  before him 
to do.  No  man  ever rises  from a lower 
position to a higher one who does simply 
that.  Anyone who is in the employment 
of  another (and  most  men  are  in  that 
position in some respect) is never thought 
of  naturally  as  a  subject  of  promotion 
because  of  filling  the  present  position 
just even full.  The surplus of energy he 
shows,  the  surplus  of  willingness,  and 
the  surplus  of  ability  to  do,  over  and 
* above  what  is  naturally  to  be  expected 
of  him—in short  the space  he  fills, out­
side of  that  assigned  to  him,  that,  and 
that  alone is the true  ground for promo­
tion.
“In addition it would  be  well for each 
of you to remember:
“First — That  all  the  time  spent  in 
business hours belongs to your employer.
“Second—Unfailing  interest  in  your 
work  and  sincerity  in  all  .actions  and 
dealings is the  only sure  basis for  good 
work and business success.”

How to Keep the Husband at Home.
The New York  World  recently  offered 
a  prize  of $100  for  the  best  receipt  for 
keeping  a  husband  at  home.  Quite  a 
number of ladies contested for the prize, 
but the winner  wrote:
“Keep  him  at  home  by  encouraging 
him to  go out  occasionally.  Employ  no 
arts  of  coquetry;  become  his  choicest 
comrade; keep the  details and worries of 
the  household  from  him,  he  has  his 
share of worry outside.  If, after all this, 
he goes elsewhere,  he  is not worth keep­
ing at home.”

P
M
M

T hese  prices  are  for cash  b u yers,  w ho 
pay prom ptly  and  buy  in  fu ll  packages.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dlS.

Snell’s ................................................................  
60
Cook’s ................................................................ 
40
Jennings’, genuine.......................................... 
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................... 50&10

First Quality, S. B. Bronze............................ I 7 50

D.  B. Bronze..................................  12 00
S.B .S. Steel...................................  8 50
D. B. Steel......................................   13 50

“ 
“ 
“ 

Railroad.......................................................... 8 14 00
Garden....................................................... net  30 00

dlS.

dls.

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

AXES.

BARROWS. 

bolts. 

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain........................................................ I 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00

BUTTS, CAST. 

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

 

 

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

60

Grain...........................................................dls. 50*02

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel.................................................per lb 
Ely’s 1-10.................... °.. .. ! ..................perm 
Hick’s C .F ................................................  “ 
G. D ...........................................................   “ 
Musket......................................................   “ 

5
65
60
35
60

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

50
25

CARTRIDGES.

chisels. 

Socket Firmer..................................................70&f0
Socket Framing................................................ 70*10
Socket Corner....................................................70*10
Socket Slicks................................................... 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............. *............... 
40

dls.

dls.

Curry,  Lawrence’s ..........................................
Hotchkiss.........................................................
White Crayons, per gross...............12@12% dls. 10

COMBS. 

c h a l k .
COFFER.

“ 

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

 
drills. 

 

dls.

DRIPPING PANS.

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

30
28
25
25
27
50
50
50

07
6%

ELBOWS.

dlB.

dls.

Com. 4  piece, 6 In.............................. doi. net 
75
Corrugated..........................................dls. 20*10*10
Adjustable.................................................dls.  40*10

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark's, small, 118; large, 126.........................  
Ives’, 1, »18;  2, »24;  3, fe e .............................. 

80
25

piles—New List 

Dlsston’s ............................................................60*10
New  American................................................. 60*10
Nicholson’s .......................................................60*10
Heller’s ..............................................................  
60
Heller’s Horse Rasps......................................  
50

GALVANIZED IRON

12 

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

13 
GAUGES. 

Discount, 60

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

14 

28
18

50

HANKERS.
 

25

dlS.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole  A Co.’s .......................................... dls. 
25
Kip’s ..................... 
25
dls. 
Yerkes & Plumb’s .....................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand— 30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 ................................. dls.60&10
State...............................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4%  14 and
3%
longer............................................................. 
Screw Hook and  Bye, %............................net 
10
“  %............................ net  8%
“ 
5£............................ net  754
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  %............................ net  7%
Strap and T ..................................................dls. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track— 50*10
Champion,  anti friction................................  60*10
Kidder, wood track......................................... 
40
60
Pots..................................................................... 
Ketties................................................................  
60
Spiders  .............................................................. 
60
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware........................ new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware........................................  
Granite Iron W are......................new llst33%*10
dls.
wire goods. 
Bright...........................................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Screw  Byes..............................  
 
Hook’s . . . .....................................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Byes........................ 
70
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings..................  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings............... 
55
Door,  porcelsin, trimmings........................... 
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.................... 
70
55
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .......... 
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ..............................  
55
Branford’s .......................................................  
55
Norw&lk’B........................................................ 
56
Adze Bye.............................................816.00, dis. 60
Hunt Bye.  ......................................... 115.00, dis. 60
Hunt’s ..........................................818.50, dls. 20*10.
dlS.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ....................................... 
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Cle tk’s ................... 
40
“  Bnterprise 
......................................... 
25
Stebbin's  Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine............................................ 60*10
Bnterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Steel nails, base........................................................1 80
Wire nails, base........................................................2 20
gO...........................................................Base 
i so].........................................................Base 

Steel.  Wire.
Base
10

Advance over base: 

knobs—New List. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

MAULS. 
hills. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MATTOCKS.

levels. 

NAILS

dis.
dls.

diS.

dls.

2
1
1
1
1
1

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  
“ 

Fine 3...................................................150 
Case  10.................................................  60
8..........................:..........  .........  75 
6.................................................  90 
Finish 10..'..........................................   85 
8...............................................1  00 
6...............................................1  15 
Clinch! 10..............................................  85
au
8 ......................................................1  00 
1 00
g...............................................1  15 
Barrell X ...........................- ...............1  75 
2 50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy...................................   ©40
Sclota Bench....................................................   @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   @40
Bench, first quality..........................................  ©60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood............  *10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dis.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dis. 
70
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.

rivets. 

PLANES. 

Broken packs tie per pound extra.

PANS.

dls.

dlS.

V.  I

ROPES.

 

dlS.

SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON.

Com.  Smooth.

Sisal, % inch and larger................................ 
Manilla................  
Steel and Iron..................................................  
Try and Bevels................................................. 
Mitre...................................................■-............  

7%
11%
75
60
20
Com. 
83 10 
3 20 
3  20 
3 30 
3 40 
3 50
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14........................................ 84 20
Nos. 15 to 17........................................ 4  20
Nos.  18 to 21........................................ 4  20
Nos. 22 to 24 ........................................   4  20
Nos. 25 to 26 .............................. 
. .4  40
No. 27 ....................................................  4 60
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86..........................................dis.
Silver Lake, White A .................................list 
Drab A ....................................  “ 
White  B..................................  “ 
Drab B .....................................  “ 
White C...................................   “ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50
50
55
50
56
35

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

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

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

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

wire. 

dls.

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

dls.

wrenches. 

Au Sable................................. dls. 25*10@25*10*05
Putnam...................................................... 
N orth west era...................................  
dis. 10*10
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,............ 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable..................................75*10
Bird Cages..............................................  
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
*5
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. 

dls.

 

dls. 06

METALS,

PIG TIN.

 

6fc
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large......................................................... 
Pig Bars........................................... 
 
Duty:  Sheet, 2%c per pound.
600 pound  casks............................................... 
Per pound......................................................... 
%©%.........................................................................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
13
Hallett’s.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................
14x20 IC, 
........................................
10x14 IX, 
........................................
14x20 IX, 
........................................
Bach additional X on this grade, 81.75.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal......................................
14x20 IC, 
........................................
10x14 IX, 
........................................
14x20 IX, 
Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.
ROOFING PLATES
Worcester.......................

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“

TIN—MELYN GRADE.

.8 6 50 
.  6 50 
.  8 00 
00

Allaway  Grade.

14x20 IC,
14x20 IX,
20x28 IC,
14x20 IC,
14x20 EX,
...
“ 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
...
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28  EX...............................................
14x31  IX...............................................
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers 
14x60 IX.  “  “  9 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“

) per pound 

6  50 
.  8 50 
13 50 
5 75 
.  7 25 
12  00 
.  15 00
814 OO 
.15
10

F i s h i n g   T a c k l e

1 \  I  M U N I T I O N

G U N S .

3 3 ,  3 5 ,  3 7 ,  3 9 , 

GRAND  RAPIDS

A l L o u is  St.,  1 0  & 12  M on roe  St.

8

THE  MICHIGAJS  TRADEBMAJS.

MichiganTradesman

Otñeial Organ of Michigan Business Men’s Association.

the foreign markets  closed,  and in doing 
an incalculable  damage to  the producers 
in this  country.

A  W EEK LY   JOU RN A L  DEVOTED  T O   T H E

Retail  Trade  of the Woliferine State.

The  Tradesman  Company,  Proprietor.

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

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 LoniB St.

Entered at the Grand Rapid» Post Qp.ce.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W EDNESDAY,  SEPTEM BER  it,  1891.

FA LSEH O O D S  EXPLODED.

The malicious  lying  done  by  political 
demagogues and calamity prophets about 
mortgages  has  been  exposed  by the cen­
sus  returns. 
Instead of  9,000,000  mort­
gages  on  land,  with  the  encumbrances 
amounting  to  more  than  its  value,  as 
repeatedly  asserted  by these  enemies of 
the  people, the returns  show  that  there 
are  about  2,250,000  homes  and  farms 
occupied by owners encumbered by mort­
gages.  As  there  are  about  12,500,000 
families, 
less  than  one-fourth  live  in 
encumbered homes.

Two billion five hundred and sixty-five 
million dollars is the total amount of the 
mortgaged  indebtedness  on  homes  and 
farms,  estimated  to  be  about  one-third 
the value of the property encumbered.

The  census  returns  also  show  that 
about  two-thirds  of  the  total  mortgage 
indebtedness represents purchase money.
The lying will still go on,  however.  It 
is extremely popular with a class of peo­
ple  who are  looking  forward  to  a  time 
when  they  can,  under  cover  of  finance 
laws passed with  the intent  in  view, re­
pudiate their honest debts.

AN   EA SY   SOLUTION.

When  it  costs  between  3  and  4  per 
cent, for  the  government to disburse the 
pension  fund,  how is it possible  for  the 
government  to  loan  money  on  “real  es­
tate  and  other  ample  security”  at 2 per 
cent.?  Easy enough.  By raising enough 
to make  up the  deficiency by extra taxa­
tion?  No.  Simply  by  printing  enough 
fiat money to pay all the expenses.

With fiat money,  there is no use of  the 
government  collecting  any  revenues  at 
all.  Taxation can  be abolished.  Simply 
let the federal  government print  enough 
fiat money to pay the salaries of its office­
holders, and all its other expenses.

The Detroit  Journal is  authority  for 
the statement  that  the  Detroit  exposi­
tion is a practical failure,  owing  to the 
lack of exhibits,  as  compared  with the 
exhibitions  of  1889  and  1890, and  the 
open dissatisfaction expressed by exhibi­
tors generally over  what  they  term the 
“extortionate greed of the management.” 
Such a condition  of  affairs  is to be de­
plored by everyone who feels  a pride  in 
Michigan and her thrifty metropolis, but 
such  a  result  could  not  fail 
to  en­
sue  in  consequence  of  the  attempt to 
use the exposition as an annex  to Secre­
tary Savage’s advertising  bureau.

The honest enforcement of  the federal 
meat inspection law,  with the microscop­
ical  examination  for  trichina, 
in  the 
hands only of experts, will open the Ger­
man  and  French  markets  to  our  pork 
products.  Evasion  of  the  law  and  the 
export  of  any  but  perfectly sound  and 
healthful  meats  will  result  in  keeping

The  contribution  in  another  column, 
setting forth the  objections  to  sulphur­
ing  dried  fruit,  is  worthy 
the  careful 
perusal  of  every  producer, dealer,  and 
consumer.  The matter is  one which  vi­
tally  concerns  the  public  stomach  and 
T h e  T r a d e sm a n hopes to  see the  medi­
cal and sanitary journals  of the  country 
give the subject the  attention  its  impor­
tance demands.

G ripsack  B rigad e

Geo. DeYoung has  engaged with  Wm. 

H.  Downs as city salesman.

Myron Hester is  spending  most of  his 
time nowadays at his summer  cottage  at 
Macatawa Park.

D. G.  Freeman,  Wisconsin  salesman 
for Rindge, Bertsch & Co.,  has been pay­
ing the house a  visit.  Mr.  Freeman re­
sides at Oshkosh.

W. B.  Sutton,  formerly manager of the 
defunct Grand Rapids  Store  and  Office 
Furniture Co.,  has gone on  the road for 
the Grand Rapids Cabinet Co.

W.  H.  Downs  is  no  longer  disconso­
late,  Mrs.  Downs having returned from a 
visit with friends at  Union City.  She is 
accompanied by Mrs. W.  R.  Mandigo and 
Master Clark  Mandigo,  wife  and  son  of 
the enterprising Union  City merchant.

Frank H.  Seymour  has a  photograph 
of himself and the  late  John  H.  McIn­
tyre,  taken at Newaygo in  1868  on  the 
occasion of John’s  first  trip  out on the 
road.  Mr.  Seymour was then  in the em­
ploy of the paper and  stationery  house 
of Hinsdill Bros. & Co.,  while  Mr.  Mc­
Intyre was  working for  James  Gallup, 
who conducted a  drug  store  on  Canal 
street at the present  location  of West & 
Felt.

Harry  Worthington,  who  travels  for 
one of  the largest  boot  and shoe  houses 
in  Boston,  told  a  good  story  while  at 
dinner  at  the  Grand  Pacific,  Chicago, 
with a number of brother drummers.  “I 
spent a few days  in  Delphos,  O.,  a week 
or so  ago,”  he  began,  “and  while  there 
met a young  fellow  who  will  some  day 
be  a  ‘bright  and  shining  light.’  His 
name was  Gordon  and he  had  been  on 
the  road  but a short  while.  Delphos  is 
not a metropolis  by any  means,  and  the 
merchants did not seem to be in a buying 
mood,  so Gordon  resorted to a scheme of 
his own.  He was handling a line of  silk 
negligee  shirts and  business was  misera­
ble.  But  here he revived it a little with 
the aid of  a  theatrical company.  There 
were  but  seven  gentlemen  in  the  com­
pany,  and by some hook or crook Gordon 
made their acquaintance.  He was a jolly 
good  fellow and  soon was quite  popular 
with  the  actors.  Then  he  sprung his 
plan.  They  were  to go into  every store 
where  men’s wear  was sold  and ask  for 
silk negligee shirts  in  half-dozen quanti­
ties. 
It  was  a  jolly  lark  for  them,  as 
there  was  no  chance of  the  merchant’s 
having  them in stock,  and  the  next  day 
the  town  was  circled.  The  merchants 
fell  into  the  trap  very  easily.  They 
knew the  company  would  be  in  the city 
for the remainder of the week, and when 
Gordon  came  around  every dealer  gave 
.him an order,  with  strict  injunctions to 
order  them  by  telegraph.  The  orders 
were  sent  into  the  house,  and  now  the 
merchants of  Delphos  have a large stock 
of  silk  negligee  shirts  on  hand, which 
they would be glad to dispose of  at most 
any  price,  as  Delphosites  never  wear 
such  shirts when  the  cost  is  from $3 to 
$5 a garment.”

TRICKS  IN  TRADE.

W ritten for Thb Tradesman

“There  are  tricks  in  all  trades  but 
ours,” but no one  knows anything about 
“ours,”  for it has never been discovered. 
But there are  tricks, and  tricks,  and  all 
tricks  are  not  “ tricks,”  so  to  speak. 
For  instance, it  is  quite a trick  to  work 
off odds  and ends and  damaged  stock in 
a way that will  return  your  capital  and 
at the same time incur no loss or damage 
to any other person.  A trick of this kind 
is a laudable  one  and  worthy  of  imita­
tion,  although  it  may  contain  the  ele­
ment  of  deception,  or  strongly  tinc­
tured  with hypocrisy,  as,  indeed, pretty 
much  everything else  is. 
It is said  that 
a poisonous element is contained in every 
article  of  life-sustaining  food,  and  it 
might  also  be  said,  without  departing 
very  far from the truth, that a hypocriti­
cal  element  is  contained to a greater  or 
lesser  extent  in  every  human  act  and 
more  especially  in  every  business  act. 
To pretend, make  believe,  or  to  put  the 
best  foot  forward,  or  the best  side  out, 
is but to act  human;  and we  may safely 
add  further,  that if  the act or  “trick” is 
successfully  performed  and  injures  no 
one, it is a wise one.

A grocer  in  the  Southern  part of  the 
State once had three cases of  Arbuckle’s 
package coffee completely saturated with 
coal oil.  The  cases were lying upon the 
floor  and  during  the  night a  barrel  of 
coal  oil  sprang a leak  and  did the  mis­
chief.  The  grocer thought  at  first that 
the  coffee  was  utterly  ruined.  Upon 
second  thohght,  however,  he  concluded 
to  experiment with  it.  He  broke  open 
the  packages,  sacked the  coffee and sent 
it to the  house where  his wife re-roasted 
it on pans  in the oven of  the cook stove. 
It was then  taken  back to the store,  put 
into a barrel,  placed in the  ranks of  the 
bulk  coffees  and  labeled  “Fine  mixed 
coffee, 25 cents.”  And  every last pound 
of it sold out at that price, notwithstand­
ing  the fact  that at that very time every 
grocer  in  the  village  was  selling  Ar­
buckle’s coffee at 20 cents per pound.

This  grocer  relates  a  funny  incident 
connected  with  his  coffee  experience. 
There  lived in the village an old  retired 
farmer  who  was  close-fisted,  narrow, 
contracted and wealthy.  He loaned money 
on  chattel  mortgages,  shaved  notes  and 
was always hungry,  suspicious of  every­
body and  never  satisfied.  We will  call 
his  name  Squeezum.  One  day  old 
the  store  and 
Squeezum  came  into 
squeaked  out 
that  he  was  “ lookin’ 
raound  to  see  whare  he  cud  find  the 
ver-ree best coffee  for the money.”

“Well,  Mr.  Squeezum,  we  keep  all 
kinds of coffee.  Our coffees are all fresh, 
pure  and  of  the  best  quality  and  our 
prices are  right. 
In our  package  coffee 
line we have  the old  reliable  brand that 
everybody is using, namely Arbuck—”

“Ye  needn’t  tell  me  anything  baout 
that  air Arbucble’s  coffee, fur  I’ve tried 
it  and  I  wouldn’t  gin  ye  two  cents  a 
bushel  fur  it. 
It’s got  a  r-a-a-nk  taste 
and it don’t set right on my stummick.  I 
don’t care a  goll darn  what  other  folks 
drinks.  Other folkses’  likes don’t bother 
me any. 
If they want to fool  away their 
money  on  yer  Arbuekle’s  coffee,  they 
can;  but ye can’t sell it to me.  I wouldn’t 
gin ye two cents a bushel fur it,”

By this  time  Squeezum  had begun  to 
sample the bulk coffees, which were kept 
in barrels  standing in a row in the lower 
end of the store.

“Say,  what kind of  coffee  do  you call

this  ’ere  that’s  got 25  cents  rit  on  the 
ticket?”

Old  Squeezum  had  reached  the  coal 
oil  brand and  was sniffing  and masticat­
ing,  preparatory to passing judgment.

“Oh, that’s something new.  We never 
kept  any  like  that  before. 
I  thought 
you would  speak  out  when  you  caught 
the  fine  aroma of  that  brand.  How do 
you like it?”

Squeezum’s  vanity  had  been  touched 
and, with a sly wink, he replied, “I know 
what good coffee is when I taste it.  Can’t 
you  sell it any cheaper,  that’s  an  awful 
price to pay for coffee these hard times?” 
“That’s  a  very  reasonable  price  for 
that brand of coffee, Mr. Squeezum.  We 
are  the  only ones  in  town who  keep it, 
and,  after  all,  it’s  only five  cents  more 
than Arbuck—”

“Goll  darn  Arbuckle!  Didn’t  I  tell 
ye I wouldn’t  gin ye two cents  a  bushel 
fur  it?  Give  me  five  pounds  for a dol­
lar, can’t ye?”

Old  Squeezum  bought  that  coffee,  a 
dollar’s  worth at a time, until  it  was all 
gone and  then set up a howl  because the 
grocer  dida’t  keep  it  in  stock;  but he 
“wouldn’t  gin 
two  cents  a  bushel  for 
Arbuckle’s coffee.”

Every merchant  has  his “Squeezums” 
to  deal  with  and it is his  duty to please 
them,  as well as his other customers,  and 
they  can  only be pleased  by catering to 
their  whims.  These  “Squeezums”  are 
responsible for nine-tenths of the  “tricks 
in 
trade.”  Honorable  merchants  are 
compelled to practice  them  or  lose their 
custom,  and  they  tempt  dishonorable 
dealers  to  over-step the limit  and  prac­
tice  duplicity and  falsehood.  There are 
some very fine points  along the line that 
lies  between  what  we  might  term  an 
“excusable”  trick  and  one  that is repre­
hensible. 
If  wisdom  is  folly where  ig­
norance  is  bliss,  then  an  “excusable” 
trick  might  be  defined as one  that  was 
profitable to the practitioner and entirely 
satisfactory to all the  other  parties  con­
cerned. 

E.  A.  Ow e n.

W hat  May  “ Store Attractions” Imply?
To the  question  “what  may  store  at­
tractions  imply?”  there  comes  a list  of 
answers from a multitude of shoppers: 
“A certain artful system of  coaxing to 
buy without being conscious of the coax­
ing!”  says  one  clever student of  human 
nature.
“A  getting  there  first,  every  time!” 
exclaims a bright though slangy observer.
“The  greatest  variety  of  the  newest 
goods!” says another decisively.
“The  best  arrangement  of  material 
forming  the  special  supply of  each  es­
tablishment!”
“The most systematic management!” 
“The finest, most tasteful presentation 
of wares!”
“The finest  building with  the greatest 
conveniences for exhibition of  goods!” 
“Convenience  and  ease  in  procuring 
one’s desires!”
“Shopping without  friction and irrita­
tion of nerves!”
“Each department  kept exclusively by 
those understanding it thoroughly!” 
“Perfect neatness in all  surroundings, 
employes included!”
“Promptitude  in  waiting  upon  cus­
tomers!”
“Shopping  made  a  pleasure  through 
general  cheeriness  of  atmosphere  and 
manners of employed!”
“Courteous  clerks,  having  an  innate 
sense  of  propriety,  and  a  good  deal of 
tact!”
“The largest assortment and  most rea­
sonable prices!”
“The most reliable goods and the knack 
of springing them upon the market!”

North Lansing—F.T. Moore has sold his 

grocery stock to Cimmerer & Harlow.

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•

THE  MICHIGAN  TEADESMAN.

G

Progress of the Commercial Traveler.
It  is  now  nearly  forty  years since  I 
acquired  that  title, and  during  most  of 
that  time I have been  all  over Michigan 
and  traveled  extensively  in  twenty  or 
more  states of  the Union. 
In  all  these 
years  and  all  over  this vast  country, I 
have met the commercial traveler coming 
and going on early and late trains and at 
all  seasons of  the  year,  The  meridian 
sun of summer could  not wither  his am­
bition  for  trade  nor  blight  his  zeal  for 
the  success of  the  business of  his  em­
ployer.  The  cold  blasts of  winter  and 
the  blinding sleet  and storm cannot  de­
ter  him  from  making that  twenty-mile 
drive  planned in  his  trip for  the  week, 
for  he must  cover the  territory and  get 
home  to wife  and  children  by Saturday 
evening.

In  all  the  years of  my  experience  I 
have ever  found the commercial traveler 
a true, open-souled, generous man.  When 
I  have desired information  on  my  jour­
ney, 
the  stranger  traveler  cheerfully 
gave  it, even  when  he  knew it was  his 
direct competitor. 
It has  been well said 
that the commercial traveler is the “arbi­
ter of  commerce,”  for  he  is  thoroughly 
posted  on  the  wants  of  the  trade  he 
visits,  he  is  the friend and  confidant of 
his customers,  he traverses  all  the high­
ways and byways of  the business world, 
is always well informed of  the stock and 
trade  of  every merchant  on  the  line of 
his  route,  as  well  as in  every  line  of 
goods.  He  can,  if  he chooses,  tell  who 
is making money and why Smith or Jones 
does not succeed  as  merchants.  He can 
inform  the  manufacturer  or  wholesale 
dealers as to the quality and price of any 
kind of  goods  best  adapted to the wants 
of  any  particular  locality.  He  always 
knows where  is  the best  place to start a 
new store,  how much  cash is needed and 
the kind and quantity of  goods required.
traveler  may  also 
justly be  called  an  arbiter  in  political 
economy and social science, for he is and 
must  be  conversant  with  all  the  live 
issues of  the day,  for  his  customers  are 
adherents to all  factions of  the political 
parties,  as well  as  to  all  the  creeds  of 
Christendom.  He gets  from Smith  the 
political  sentiment  of  his  locality,  and 
from  Jones the  opposite.  After  a  few 
trips over the same  route,  he can make a 
safe political canvass of any town, county 
or  State.  Though  he  may  sometimes 
err,  yet usually  his money is invested in 
a bet (if  a betting  man) on  the winning 
candidate.  By his  constant  and logical 
reasoning  from  cause  to  effect,  he  can 
make  an  inter-state  commerce  law  un­
popular  and  inoperative,  and  distract  a

The  commercial 

McKinley bill  from unreasonable protec­
tion to become  an  advocate of  recpiroc- 
ity and free trade, especially if votes can 
be  made  by  the  process.  As  a  social 
scientist, his practical views of  the rela­
tions of  life,  although  they  may not  be 
classic,  they are  on  the advanced  line of 
thought  with  the  foremost  scholars  of 
the day.  His love for wife, children and 
home make  him a student of  the  science 
of  evolution,  optimistic  in  his  nature 
and  tolerant  toward  all  mankind.  He 
early learns in his journey of  life that it 
is not all of  life to live or all of  death to 
die, and that predicated on  his moral and 
mental progression while  under  the  en­
vironments 
incident  to  this  material 
existence, lies his hopes of a blessed and 
peaceful immortality.

In years gone  by the commercial  trav­
eler  was,  to some  extent, regarded  with 
suspicion and looked upon  as a question­
able quality in the social fabric, perhaps 
justly so, at times  and under certain cir­
cumstances;  for  there  have  been  those 
employed  as  travelers who thought  be­
cause  of  their  vocation  they  were  li­
censed  to  prey  upon  the  social  fabric, 
and  indulge their  foul nature  in  intoxi­
cation and  excess,  and  this  immoral at­
mosphere  was  permitted  by  their  em­
ployers,  who  thought  more of  the  next 
dollar than of their fellow men,  the com­
mercial 
travelers.  The  Press,  too,  at 
that 
time  ever  hungry for  sensations, 
joined in every  hue  and  cry and  called 
us drummers and  bummers,  and  laid  at 
our door escapades and immoralities that 
we were not entitled to.  But  all  this is 
changed  now. 
is  seldom  that  the 
reputable secular  press  refers  to  us  in 
any but  respectable  terms,  usually call­
ing  us  by our  proper  name,  “Commer­
cial  Travelers.”

It 

In place of the former conviviality and 
excess participated  in  by the traveler of 
years ago,  we have  the more  progressive 
and  intelligent  pleasures  found  in  the 
study of the sentiments of unity, charity 
and temperance. 
I am happy to say that 
the  personnel  and  moral  status  of  the 
commercial  traveler  of  to-day is  far  in 
advance of  that of  forty  years  ago,  and 
that it can  now  be said of  us that  when 
we are called to go hence,  that the world 
is  the  better for  our  having  lived in it. 
By continuing to deserve the recognition 
of  advanced thinkers  in  political econo­
my  and  social  science,  by  discounten­
ancing  all  forms  of  intemperance  and 
excess,  the  commercial  travelers will at­
tain  a  higher  place  among  men and  re­
ceive the  kindly mentions of  the secular 
press,  who  should be our  strongest ally, 
and who,  with  the  support of  the  com­
mercial  traveler, can wield  an  influence 
for the weal or woe of a nation.

M.  J.  Ma t t h e w s.

C.  A.  LAMB. 

F.  J.  LAMB.

C.  A.  L A M B   &  CO.,

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Foreign  and  Domestic  FrJits  and  Produce.

84  and  86  South  Division  St.

. A ^ T N - O T T 1 T  C E M E N T !

Having bought out  C. A.  BONSOR  &  CO., we desire to  ask  our old 
friends and customers to call and  look over  our new  location.  We  shall 
endeavor in the future, as in the  past, to treat all fairly and honestly.  We 
shall  aim to buy only the best  quality of  goods, and will  make our prices 
as low as the lowest.  All  orders will he filled promptly and carefully.

Hoping to hear from you,  we remain, 

Yours very truly,
C.  A.  LAMB  &  CO.

THE  WESTERN  MICHIGAN

Announce that the twelfth and greatest of their successful Fair Exhibitions will be 

held on  their new and inviting grounds,  north of the city, on

September 14, 15,16,17,18,1891.

Everything New, Convenient  and Attractive.

The  Largest and  Handsomest 

Building» for

Fair Purposes in any State.
All easy of  access;  all  near  each 
other.  Our main exhibition building 
containing  over  50,000  feet  of  floor 
space, covering all exhibits but stock, 
is  an  attraction  in  itself,  being  so 
well lighted every visitor may see all 
that daylight  can  reveal.  Our stock 
buildings  are  the  most  perfect  for 
their purposes, all  supplied  with the 
purest spring water.  Every building 
has a good  floor.  Our Grand  Stand 
300 feet In length, seated with chairs,i 
will  satisfy  its  patrons.  Our  race 
track, like our grounds and buildings 
call  forth  universal  commendation 
from every visitor.

EXHIBITION  BUILDING.

$20,000  Offered  in  Premiums

Great  races  on  Tuesday.  On  Wednesday “NELSON,” the  fastest  stallion  in  the world, will 
trot on our superb track to lower his record of 2:1034.  On Thursday great horse and bicycle races. 
Other grand races and attractions on Friday.

Come to our Fair, rain or shine.  Our grand  exhibition  Building is only 420 feet  from railroad 
station.  Our well roofed and floored  buildings will protect 20,000 people from storm.  Plank walk 
between buildings. 

__________________________________

¡pgc’ Half rates on all railroads.  The G. R. & I., and  C.  & W. M., the G. R. & M. and the Grand 
Rapids & Saginaw railroads  have a station opposite our entrance  gate, where  during  the week of 
the fair all passenger  trains will  stop.  Cheap, frequent  and rapid  transit by three  different lines 
of railroad  between these fair grounds  and the  city.  If  you  have  anything  to  exhibit, apply to 
Z. V. CHENEY, Secretary, under Fourth National Bank.

To Clothing and General Store Merchants—

It  will  pay  yon  well to see  our  line of  fall  and  winter 
clothing, especially our elegant line of  the real  genuine “Tre- 
voli  Mills” all wool  fast  colors.  Kersey  overcoats  at  $8.50 
and  $9, silk  faced, single  and  double  breasted.  Also  our 
Melton  overcoats  and  one of  the nicest  line of  Ulsters in all 
shades, grades  and  material in the  market.  Our  Chinchillas 
are up to the equal standard, the whole  selected from  the best 
foreign and domestic goods.

s u i T i i s r a - s .

We have an excellent  assortment in fine worsted, cheviot, 
pequay, meltona, cassimere and other famous mills.  We have 
a  reputation of  over 30 years  standing  established for selling 
excellent  made  and  fine  fitting  clothing  at  such  reasonable 
prices  as  enables  merchants  to  cater  for  all  classes.  Our 
Prince Alberts  have got a world fame popularity and our line 
of pants is most attractive.
William  Connor,  for  nine  years  our  representative  in 
Michigan,  will  be  at  Sweet’s  Hotel  in  Grand  Rapids  on 
Thursday and Friday, September 3 and 4, and will be pleased 
to show our  line.  Expenses  paid for customers  meeting  him 
there, or he will  wait upon you if  you  drop  him a line to  his 
address at Marshall, Mich., or we will send samples.

MICHAJBL  KOLB  &  SON,

W holesale Clothiers,

Rochester, N. Y.

William  Connor  also  calls  attention to his  nice  line of 
Boys’ and Children’s Clothing of every description for fall  and 
winter  trade.

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THE  MICHI GAN  TRADESMAN.

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Wholesale Price 

.

Advanced—Opium, opium po., assofoetida, sugar milk, po. jalap, linseed oil, turpentine. 
Declined—Quinine, balsam peru, cuttle bone, oil  cubebs,  oil wormwood, senega root.

“ 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  95@2 20 
C. C o.........................1  85@2  10
Moschus  Canton........   @ 4 0
Myrl8tlca, No. 1..........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia......................  25®  28
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co..............................   @2 00
Picis Liq, N.  C„ M gal
doz  ...........................  @2 00
Picis Liq., quarts.......  @1  00
pints..........  @ '85
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Pix  Burgun.................  @  7
Plumbi A cet...............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opli.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz.......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv............  30®  35
8®  10
Quasslae...................... 
Quinia, S. P. & W.......  31®  36
S.  German....20  @  30
Rubia  Tinctorum.......  12®  14
SaccharumLactispv. 
@  35
Saladn.........................1  80@1  85
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
Santonine  ...................... 
4 50
,r  M.........................  10®  12
“  G.........................   @  15

“ 

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

Vini  Rect.  bbl.

OILS.

Whale, winter............  70 
Lard,  extra.................  55 
Lard, No.  1.................  45 
Linseed, pure raw —   40 

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
43

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paints. 

Llndseed,  boiled  —   43 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...................  
60
50 
Spirits Turpentine—   41 M  46
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian................IK  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  IK  2©4
“ 
Ber.........IK  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2)4  2M@3
“  strictly  pure.......2%  2K@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican .................... 
13@16
 
VermiUon,  English__  
70@75
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red.......................  7  @7M
“  w hite...................7  @?M
@70
Whiting, white Span... 
@90
Whiting,  Gilders’........
1
White, Paris  American 
Whiting  Paris  Eng.
1  40
cliff ...........................
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints....................... 1 00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp.................. 166@1  70
Coach  Body.................2 75@3  00
No. 1  Turp  Furn........ 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar 
.1   55@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp..........................  70®  76

Get  What  You  Ask  For!

—HINKLEY’S  BONE  LINIMENT—

FOR  THIRTY-FOUR  YEARS  THE  FAVORITE.

Enclosed in White  Wrappers and made by D. F. FOSTER,  Saginaw, Mich.

▲Graux.

Aceticum....................... 
8® 10
Benzoicum  German..  80@1  oo
Boracic 
...................... 
80
Carbolicum...................  83®  35
Citrlcum........................  52® 55
HydrocbXor.................... 
3@  5
Nltrocum 
.....................  10® 12
Oxallcum......................   11®  13
Phosphor!um  dll......... 
20
Salley licum .................1 30@1  70
Sulpnuricum.................   Hi® 5
Tannicum.................... 1  40@1  60
Tartarlcum.....................  40® 42

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Aqua, 16  deg...............  3)4®  5
7
Carbonas  ......................   12®  14
Chloridum.....................  18® 14

20  deg............... 5H@ 

ANILINE.

Black............................2 00@2 25
Brown.............................  80@1 <»
Bed..................................  45® 50
Y ellow ........................ 8  5°@3 00

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po.  90)...........  
JunlperuB....................... 
Xantnoxylum................  *5®

90@1 10
8® 10

BAL8AMUM.

Copaiba..........................  55® ®0
Peru....*.......................   @1  ®0
Terabln, Canada.......  35®  40
Tolutan..........................  35® 50

CO BTBX .

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Cassiae  ..................................
Cinchona F la v a ................... 
i°
Buonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunus Virgin!......................  }<J
Quill ala,  grd..........................  14
Sassafras  ............• • • ■•.........   }’
IJlmus Po (Ground  12).........  10

KXTBACTira. 
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
po.
Haematox, 15 lb. box
Is.............
“ 
* s ...........
“ 
“  54s...........
FERRUM.

24®
33®
11®
13®
14®
16®

Carbonate Preclp.........  @ 1 8
Citrate and Quinla....  @3  50
Citrate  S olu ble........  @  80
Ferrocyanidum Sol —   @
Solut  Chloride............  @
Sulphate,  com’l .......... 1H@
pure..............  @

Arnica.........................   18®
Anthemis....................   20®  88
Matricaria 
*8®  30

 

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin

............. ■ • • •  80®  10
til veil ..........................  25®  28
A ll.  35®  50

» 1 

Salvia  officinalis,  )4s 
.  „
and  Ms......................  18®
Ura Ural........................  <*©

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OUMMI.

@

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“ 
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Acacia, 1st  picked  ...  @
2d 
.• •   @
3d 
....  @
sifted sorts. ..  @
p o ...................  60@L,80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  &  12
“  Socotri,  (po.  60).  @ 5 0
Catechu, Is, (Hs, 14 )4s,
18)........................- • • 
Ammonias...................  30®  35
ABsafoetida, (po. 30)...
Benzolnum...................  ¿0®
Camphor®....................   82®  »
Buphorbium  po  .........  35®  lq
Galbanum....................  
oo
Gamboge,  p o ............  80®
Gusdacum, (po  30)  ...  @
Kino,  (po.  25).............. 
®
M astic.......... ..............  @  A.
Myrrh, (po. 45)............  @  40
Op«,  ^poV3 30)............2 10@2  20
S M T r r . . .....   m
*> 
bleached........   28®
Tragacanth.................   30®
herba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium...........................   25
Bupatorlum...........................  *o
Lobelia....................................  85
M ajorum ............................  ~
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
••  V ir...........................   ?5
R u e .^ .. .. ^ ........................  »
Tanacetum, V ........................  «
Thymus,  V .............................  *5
Calcined, Pat...............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jenning5..  35®  36

MAGNESIA.

OLEUM.

Absinthium...................3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc.........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae___8 00@8 25
A nisi..............................2 00@2 10
Aurantl  Cortex............3 60@3 75
Bergamii  .....................3 75®4  00
Cajiputi...................... 
70®  80
Caryophylll.................  90@1  00
Cedar  ...........................   35®  65
ChenopodU.................  @2 00
Cinnamon«.................. 1  15@1 20
Cltronella....................   @  45
Conlum  Mac...............  35®  65
Copaiba  . ......................l  20@l  30

Cubebae....................   .  @ 700
Exechthltos...............   2 50®2 75
Brlgeron....................... 2  50©2 75
Gaultheria....................2 00®2 10
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
Gossip«,  Sem. gal.......  50®  75
Hedeoma  .....................1  85@2 00
Juniperl........................  50@2 00
Lavendula..................   90®2 00
Limonls........................ 2 50@3 10
Mentha Piper................ 2 90®3 00
Mentha Verid.............. 2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal............... 1  00@1 10
Myrcia, ounce..............  @  50
OUve.............................  85@2  75
Picis Liquida, (gal. ,35)  10®  12
R icini.............................1  04@1 20
Rosmarin!.......  
00
Rosae, ounce...............  @6 50
Succini.........................   40®  45
Sabina.........................   90@1  00
Santal  ..........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras.  ...................  45®  50
Sinapis, ess, ounce—   @  65
Tiglfi............................   @100
Thyme.........................   40®  50
op t..................   @  60
Theobromas:...............   15®  20

75®1 

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POTASSIUM.

28® 

BICarb.........................   15®  18
Bichromate.................  13®  14
Bromide............... 
30
Carb..............................   12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 16).........  14®  16
Cyanide........................  50®  55
Iodide............................2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart, pure..  28®  30
®  15
Potassa, Bltart, com... 
Potass Nltras, opt....... 
8®  10
Potass Nltras.............. 
7®  9
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po.................  15®  18

RADIX.

Aconitum....................   20®  25
Althae...........................  25®  30
Anchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  ®   25
Calamus........................  20®  50
Gentiana, (po. 15).......  10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (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,  pr....................   40®  45
Maranta,  )4s...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Rhei  . . . ........................  75@1  00
cut........................  @1  75
pv.........................   75@1  35
Splgella.......................   48®  53
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..  ®  20
Serpen tari a ..................   30®  35
Senega.........................   40®  45
Simllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 4 0  
M  @ 2 0
Scillae, (po. 35)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20 
lngiber a ...................  10®  15
22®  25
Zingiber  j

dus,  po.................. 

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SEMEN.
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
..  @
A plum  (gTaveleons)..  22®
Bird, is ........................ 
4®
Carul, (po. 18).............. 
8®
Cardamon....................1  00®1  25
Corlandrum.................  10®  12
Cannabis Sativa..........  
4@4)4
Cydonlum....................  75@1  00
Cnenopodlum  ............  10®  12
Dipterlx Odorate........2 00®2 25
Foenlculum.................  @  15
Foenugreek,  po.......... 
8
Llni  ...............................4  @4H
Llnl, grd,  (bbl. 3)4)...  4  @ 4)4
Lobelia.........................   35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian—   3)4®  4)4
R apa............................. 
§@  7
8®  9
Sinapis,  Albu
Nigra............  11®  1!

6® 

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BPIRITUB.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R ....... 1  75@2 00
 
1  10@1  50
Juniperls  Co. O. T — 1  75@1  75
“ 
.............. 1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  B ........ 1  75@2 00
SpL  Vini  Galli............ 1  75@8 50
Vini Oporto...................... 1  25@2 00
Vini  Alba..........................1  25@2 00

SPONGES.

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

1  40

SYRUPS.

Accacla..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   80
Ferri  Iod................................  50
AuranU  Cortes...............   ...  56
Rhei  Aram.............................  50
Simllax  Officinalis...............  60
Co.........  50
Senega...................................   50
ScUlae.....................................  50
“  Co................................  50
Tolutan..................................  50
Prunus  virg...........................  50

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TINCTURES.

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“ 

“ 

» 

Aconltum Napellls R ..........  60
F ...........  50
Aloes.......................................  60
and myrrh..................   60
Arnica...................................   50
Asafoetida...............................  0
Atrope Belladonna...............  60
Benzoin..................................  60
“  Co............................    50
Sangulnarla...........................  50
Barosma................................  50
Cantharides...........................  75
Capsicum...............................  50
Ca damon...............................  75
Co.........................  75
Castor.....................................1 00
Catechu..................................  50
Cinchona..............................   50
Co.........................  60
Columba................................  50
Conlum..................................  50
Cubeba...................................   50
Digitalis................................  50
Ergot.......................................  50
Gentian..................................  50
“  Co..............................   60
Gualca...................................   50
“ 
ammon.....................  60
Zingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine.....................................   75
Colorless...................  75
Ferrl  Chloridum.................   35
K ino.......................................  50
Lobelia...................................   50
Myrrh.....................................   50
Nux  Vomica.........................   50
Opil........................................   85
“  Camphorated.................  50
“  Deoaor...........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Quassia..................................  50
Hhmtany.......................   ...  50
Rhei................:.......................  50
Cassia  Acutifol....................   50
Co...............   50
Serpentarla...........................   50
Stramonium...........................   60
Tolutan..................................  60
Valerian................................  50
Veratrum Verlde..................  50

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Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F. 
Alumen....................... 2)4® 3

MISCELLANEOUS.
b 
ground, 

26®  28 
4 F ..  30®  32

: Wav

squibbs ..  @1  25

(po.
3®  4
7)................................ 
Annatto........................  55®  60
Antimoni, po............... 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrin....................   @1  40
Antlfebrln....................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  @  68
Arsenicum..................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud.......  38®  40
Bismuth  8. N ..............2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
@  9
11:  Ms,  12)...............
Cantharides  Russian,
@1  20 
p o ..............................
Capslci  Fructus, af...
@   20 
@  25 
“ 
@  20 
12®  13
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)
Carmine,  No. 40..........  @3 75
Cera  Albs, S. & F .......  50®  55
Cera Flava..................   38®  40
Coccus  .......................   @  40
Cassia Fructus............  @ 2 0
Contraria....................  @  10
Cetaceum.......,...........   @
Chloroform.................  60®
Chloral Hyd erst........ 1  50@1
Chondrus....................   20®
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15® 
German  3)4® 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ...................
Creasotum................. 
Creta, (bbl. 75)
“  prep.......
preclp...
“  Rubra...
Crocus  ............
Cudbear..........
@
Cupri Sulph.................  5
Dextrine......................  10®
Ether Sulph.................  68®
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po....................   @
50®
• 
Ergota^roo.)  60 ..........  50®  65
Flake  White...............  12®  15
Galla............................   @  23
Gambler.......  ..............7  @ 8
Gelatin .Cooper..........   @  70
French............  40®
“ 
Glassware  flint,  70 and 10. 
bybox60and 10
Glue,  Brown............  9®  15
«  White.............   13®  25
Glycerine....................17  @  25
Grana Paradisi............  @  22
Humulus......................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  90 
“  Cor ....  @  80
Ox Rubrum  @1 CO 
Ammonlati..  @1  10 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum.................  @ 70
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1  25@1  50
Indigo...........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 75@3 85
Iodoform......................  „ 
T9
Lupulin........................  35®  40
Lycopodium...............  45®  43
M acls...........................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod...................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinitis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
8®  3
Mannia,  8. F ...............   50®  60

lit ) ...............................  

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Drugs  Medicines*

-  State  Board  o f Pharm acy.

One  Y ear—Stanley E. P arkill, Owobbo.
Two  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Three  Y ears—Jam es Vernor, Detroit.
Four Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
Five Years—George Gnndrutn. Ionia.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.
T reasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
Nov. i  

Meetings  for  18#1 — H oughton,  Sept.  1:  Lansing 
_______________________________________
M ichigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 

P resident-D . E. P rall, Saginaw.
T irst Vice-President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. 
Seoond V ice-President-Prof. A. B. Prescott, Ann Arbor. 
Third Vice-President—Jas. Vernor, D etroit.
Secretary—O. A. Bugbee, Cheboygan.
Treasurer—Wm Dupont, Detroit.
Next Meeting—At Ann Arbor, in  October, 1891.________
Grand  Rapids  pharm aceutical Society. 
President. W. R. Jew ett, Secretary,  Frank H. Esoott, 
Regular Meetings—First W ednesday evening of March 
June, September and December.
G r a n d  Rapids D rug Clerks’ A ssociation, 
resident, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.

D etroit  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

President, F. R ohnert;  Secretary, J. P. R heinfrank.
M uskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 

President  N. Miller;  Secretary, A. T. W heeler.

One W ay to Sell  Cigars.

A  Monroe  street  druggist  worked 
a novel cigar-selling scheme a few weeks 
ago in the  following fashion.  He found 
a  stray  nickel on the  floor  of  his  store 
one  morning  and  resolved  to  post  this 
notice on the window of his store:

A  sum of  money found  on  Tuesday 
last  in  this  establishment.  The  owner 
will receive same within upon describing 
the money.”
The  scheme  worked  like  a  charm. 
Hundreds of  citizens came  in  daily  for 
over  a  week, while  the  notice was  left 
on  the  window,  describing  their  losses 
and  bewailing their  misfortune. 
Invar­
iably every  applicant  for the  lost money 
bought a cigar.  Some were satisfied with 
five-cent  straight  whiffs, but  the  great 
majority,  anxious  to  impress  the  drug 
man  favorably  toward  their  claims, in­
vested  in  two  for  a  quarter.  So great 
was the rush  that the fortunate  druggist 
had  to  order  a  fresh  consignment  of 
choice  brands.  None  of  the  applicants 
ever  applied  for  the  nickel.  All  the 
claims  ran up into  the  hundreds of  dol­
lars, one man  stating he missed his bank 
book with $1,500.

The  President’s Belief.

At the  service  attending  the  dedica 
tion of  the  Bennington  Monument,  the 
President, in the course of  one of  those 
eloquent  and  pertinent  speeches 
for 
which he is famous,  said:
“I believe  we  have  come  to  a  time 
when we  may  look  to  greater  things

Secure in our own institutions,  enriched 
almost beyond calculation,  I  believe  we 
have reached a time when  we  may  take 
a large part in the  great  transactions  of 
the world. 
I believe our people are pre­
pared now to  insist  that  the  American 
flag shall again  be  seen  upon  the  sea, 
and  that  our  merchants  and  manufac­
turers are ready to seize  the  golden  op­
portunity that is now  offered for extend­
ing our commerce into the States  of Cen­
I  believe  that 
tral and South America. 
conservative views  of  finance  will  pre­
vail in this country. 
I am  sure  discon 
tent  and  temporary  distress  will  not 
tempt our people  to  forsake  those  safe 
lines of public  administration  in  which 
commercial  security  alone  rests.  As 
long as the general government furnishes 
the money of the people  for  their  great 
business transactions, I  believe  we  will 
insist, as I have said  before,  that  every 
dollar  issued,  whether  paper  or  coin, 
shall be as  good and be kept  as  good  as 
any other dollar that issues.  The purity, 
the equality of what we call dollars must 
be preserved,  or  an  element  of  uncer­
tainty and of^iankruptcy  will  be  intro­
duced 
into  all  business  transactions. 
This I may say without  crossing lines of 
division.  How this end is to be attained 
I will not  attempt  to  sketch,  but  I  do 
not hesitate to say that I feel  myself,  in 
the public interest,  pledged so  far  as  in 
me lies to maintain that equality between 
our circulating money that is essential to 
the perfect use of all.

The  Drug Market.

Opium  is  firmer  and  tending  higher. 
Morphia is unchanged.  Quinine is weak 
and lower.  Gum  assafeetida  is  higher. 
Sugar of milk is higher.  Balsam peru is 
loweV.  Cuttle  bone  has  declined.  Oil 
cubeb is  lower.  Oil  wormwood  has  de­
clined.  Powdered  jalop  has  advanced. 
Senega root  has  declined.  Linseed  oil 
has advanced.  Turpentine is higher.

Arnica  as  a  Skin Poison.

“The  article  in  last  week’s  paper  on 
‘Arnica  as  a  skin  poison’  reminds  me 
that there is  a lady in Grand Rapids who 
is affected by arnica  in  the  same  way,” 
remarked a Monroe  street  druggist.  “ I 
was relating the circumstance  to a  lead­
ing hardware merchant one day, when he 
remarked:  ‘That’s strange—it always acts 
as an anecdote with me.’”

Use Tradesman  or  Superior  Coupons.

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

We pay th e highest price for It.  Address

PECK BROS.,

W holesale  DruggieiS, 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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PRODUCE  M ARKET.

at 15c.

bu.  Cooking are held at 50@60.
mand at 12 per bu. for choice hand picked.
while  factory  creamery  has advanced to 23c.

Apples—Fancy  eating  command  75@95c  per 
Beans—Dry beans are  firm  and  in  strong  de­
Butter—Choice  dairy now  commands  18©19c, 
Celery—20c per doz. bunches.
Cabbages—50@60c per doz.
C o rn —G re e n , 6 0 8 c  p e r doz.
C u cu m b ers—10@15c p e r doz.
Eggs—Dealers  pay  14c  and  freight,  holding 
Grapes—Ives and  Concord command 4c per lb.
Honey—Dull at 16@18 for clean comb.
Onions—75c per bu. for good stock.
Muskmelons—11  per  doz.  for  Osage;  50c for 
common.
Peaches—Early  Crawfords  command  $1.75@ 
$2.50;  Barnards  and  Honest  Johns  $1.75@$2; 
Mountain  Rose  (white),  $1@$1 25.  Those  who 
have been holding  off in the expectation of get­
ting  Early Crawfords  at $1.50 per bu. are likely 
to be disappo'nted.
Pears—Common,  $1  per  bu.;  Bartlett,  $1.50; 
Flemish Beauties. 1.7ac©$2.
Plums—$1.5i @88 per  bu.
Tomatoes—The  market  varies,  according  to 
the quality brought in, ranging from  G0c@90 per 
bu.
Watermelons—The cold weather lias curtailed 
the sale to  such  an  extent  that  the  market  is 
glutted, prices having  declined to I0c@12c.

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay as follows for live weight;
Spring  chickens........................................ 10  @12
Fall  chickens.............................................. 7  @ 8
Turkeys....................................................... 10  @11
Spring ducks................... 
10  @12
Fall  ducks.................................................   9  @10
Geese  ..........................................................   8  @ 9

 

* 
The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co. 

PROVISIONS.

quotes as follows:

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

l a r d —Kettle Rendered.

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Mess,  new..........................................................   11 75
Short c u t............................................................  12 50
Extra clear pig, short  cut................................  13 75
Extra clear,  heavy..........................................
Clear, fat  back..................................................  14 00
Boston clear, short cut...................................  14 00
Clear back, short cut.......................................  14 00
Standard clear, short cut. best.....  ..........  
14 00
Pork Sausage.......................................................   7
Ham Sausage.......................................................   9
Tongue Sausage................................  ...............   9
Frankfort  Sausage  ............................................  8
Blood Sausage......................................................  5
Bologna, straight................................................   5
Bologna,  thick....................................................  5
Head Cheese.........................................................  5
Tierces..................................................................  8*4
Tubs.......................................................................  8*4
501b.  Tins............................................................   8K
Corn-
pound.
66*4
7*46
6
6*4

Tierces......................................... 6*4
0 and  50 lb. Tubs.......................614
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case.............. 7*4
5 lb. PailB, 12 in a case................1%
10 lb. Pails, 6 in a case................7*4
201b. Pails, 4 in a  case.............. 7
50 lb. Cans....................................6J£
BEEF  IN  BARBELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs.......................   7 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.........................   7 50
Boneless, rump butts........................................10 50
Hams, average 20 lbs..........................................  9M
16 lbs........................................... 10*4
12 to 14 lbs..................................11
picnic..........................................................8*4
best boneless............................................  9*4
Shoulders.............................................................   7*4
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................  9*4
Dried beef, ham prices................................ ......10
Long Clears, heavy..............................................7*4
Briskets,  medium...............................................   8
ligh t.......................................... ■.........8

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Family. 

l a r d . 

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FRESH  MEATS.

 

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Swift and Company quote as follows;
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Beef, carcass.............................................   4®4@  6
hindquarters..................................  6  @  7
fore 
3*4@  4
loins,  No. 3......................................  @  9*4
ribs..................................................  7*4®  8
rounds............................................6
@
tongues..
Bologna............
@ 5 
Pork loins........
@10*4 @ 734@  5 
shoulders 
Sausage, blocd 
liver 
Frank
Mutton.............
Veal...................

©  5 
©  7*4 
6  ©  7 
6*4©  7

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FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows :

FRESH  FISH .

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

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

Standard,  per  lb....................................6*4 
“  H.H.......................................... 614 
Twist  .....................................  6*4 
“ 
Boston  Cream  .....................................  
Cut  Loaf.................................................7*4 
Extra H. H ............................... 
MIXED  CANDY.
Full Weight.

 

Bbls.  Pails.
7*4
7*4
7*4
9*4
8*4
7*4 8*4

Special. 
Rovai... 
Nobby..

Peanut Squares.
Extra.................
French Creams. 
Valley  Creams.

Bbls.
.6*4
..6*4
. ,7
. ..7
..7*4
...7*4
.. .7

Palls.
7*4
7*4
8
8
8*4
8*4
8*4
8
8*4
9
10
10*4
13*4

fan cy—In bull 
Full Weight.

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Bbls.
........ 10*4

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

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

Pails.
11*4
12*4
Chocolate Drops...................................
12*414
Chocolate Mouumeutals....................
6*4
Gum Drops............................................  5
9
Moss Drops............................................8
9*4
Sour Drops............................................  8*4
11*4
Imperials........................................ — 10*4
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................ 
55
Sour Drops.......  ..................................................55
Peppermint Drops................................................65
Chocolate Drops...................................................70
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................... 90
Gum Drops.....................................................40@50
Licorice Drops...................................................1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops...........................................80
Lozenges, plain.....................................................65
printed................................................70
Imperials...............................................................65
Mottoes.................................................................. 75
Cream Bar............................................................. 60
Molasses  Bar....................................... >.............55
Hand Made  Creams......................................85@95
Plain Creams..................................................80@90
Decorated Creams...................................   .... 1  00
String  Rock..........................................................70
Burnt Almonds................................................1 00
Wintergreen  Berries...........................................65
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes............................   34
51
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
28
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes......................................1  10
Sorrentos,  200........   ...........................
Imperials,  160.......................................
Messina, choice,  360............................
fancy, 360............................
choice 300............................
fancy 390............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, Smyrna,  new,  fancy  layers...

CARAMELS.
 
 
 

ORANGES.

LEMONS.

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3 
2 
3 

 
 
 

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choice  “

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“  50-lb.  “ 

Fard, 10-lb.  box.............................
............................
Persian, 50-lb.  box........................4
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona................................
Ivaca.........................................
California.................................
Brazils, new..............................................
Filberts......................................................
Walnuts, Grenoble...................................
“  Marbot........................................
ChlU............................................
“ 
Table Nuts, No. 1.....................................
No. 2.....................................
Pecans, Texas, H. P.,  large....................
Cocoanuts, fall sacks..............................
Fancy, H.  P., Suns...................................
“  Roasted.......................   7
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..................................
“  Roasted...................... 7
Choice, H. P.,  Extras..............................
“  Roasted...................
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS.

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PEANUTS.

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Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  follows:

HIDES.

Green.........................................................   4
Part  Cured.................................................
Full  “ 
.................................................
Dry......................................................  ....  6
Kips, green  ............................................... 4
“  cared................................................   5
Calfskins,  green.......................................  4
cured.......................................5
Deacon skins.............................................10

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No. 2 hides *4 off.

t  50 
1  50
@5 00 
@6  00
00
@18 
@16 
@12*4 

@10 @ 8 @ 6

@17 
@16*4 
@17 
@ 7*4 
@11*4 
@14*4 
@12 
@@14 
@11 
@17*4 @4  50
@  5*4 
@  7*4 
@ 5*4 
@  7*4 
@ 4*4 
@ 6*4

@ 7 
@ 4*4 
@ 5*4 
@ 5 
@ 6*4 @30

A   H ard  C ustom er  to   S ell.

Two traveling  men were  relating the 
experience of their  last  trip.  Said one: 
*T ran  across a country  storekeeper  in 
the Southern  part  of  this  State  who 
broke all records.  He is a hard  custom­
er, and no one can  sell to  him  but  one 
man.  When I got in his town  the other 
day I made up my  mind  I’d  give him a 
line of goods—make  him  a  present  of 
them,  mind you, just for the satisfaction 
of selling them 
in  his  store.  Well,  I 
laid out some samples  and  gave  him a 
fair price.  He  hesitated  and  I lowered 
the figures.  Presently  I told  him 
that 
he could have  them  at  his own  price, 
and pay for them in thirty,  sixty,  ninety 
days or two years. 
I  told  him  to take 
the goods,  then when  he got  ready pay 
for them.  He  wanted  to  think  of it. 
That was enough to stun a  fellow,  but 1 
let it go at that and  called in 
the after­
noon.

“  ‘Made up your mind?’  I asked.
“ ‘Not exactly,’  he  answered  slowly- 
‘You will let me have them  at  my  own 
price,  and  pay  for  them  when  I  get 
ready?’

“ ‘That’s the proposition.’
“ ‘Is that  the  best  you  can  do?’  he 
drawled out.  Well,  I  wouldn’t  tell this 
the  door in 
to the firm,  but I  slammed 
his face and ran down the street.”

K eep   Su ch   G oods  to   th e   Front.
In  a  general  merchant’s  stock  one 
source of  loss is  the  accumulation  of 
goods in out-of-the-way places,  and their 
consequent  slow-selling  or  no-selling. 
Not more than half the people  who visit 
a store know just what they  wish before 
they go there.  They are going  to  look, 
and make up their  minds.  Many  times 
they buy  an  entirely  different  article 
from what  they had a  half-formed 
in­
tention of buying,  because  it is  promi­
nently thrust upon  their  attention,  and 
it suits them better.
Every busy merchant should set  apart 
some day in every  month  when he  sees 
each article of merchandise  in which he 
deals and learns the  quantity  on  hand. 
If it is too large,  or  sells  slowly,  and 
will permit of removal,  bring  it to  the 
front of the store,  arrange  it  tastefully 
and call the attention of  every  customer 
to it,  and it will sell.

T w o  F airs  th e   S am e  W e ek .

The week of Sept.  14 wilf be a notable 
one for  Grand Rapids,  as two  fairs  will 
be in progress all the week—the  district 
fair of the Western Michigan Agricultur­
al  and Industrial Society  and the county 
fair of the Kent County Society.  All the 
railroads leading  to the city  announce  a 
half fare rate the entire  week,  affording 
merchants  an  excellent  opportunity  to 
visit this  market and place  their  orders 
for fall goods.

Good Bye,  P.  of I.

A county correspondent of the Allegan 
Journal thus pays his  respects to an or­
ganization now nearly  defunct:

The P’s of I  are  dead  ducks  and  it 
doesn’t take as long to  disband 
them as 
some thought  it  would.  The  Alliance 
does not get a corporal’s guard  out to its 
meetings  now.  Booming 
times,  with 
is a  good cure 
wheat at §1 per  bushel, 
for disgruntled farmers.

Country Callers.

Calls  have  been 

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

Brink & Bro.,  New Groningen.
Hamilton & Milliken,  Traverse City.
Bates & Troutman,  Moline.
B. S. Holly,  Woodland.
N. B.  Blain,  Lowell.
J. Y. Crandall,  Sand Lake.
For the finest coffees in the world, high 
grade teas,  spices, etc., see J. P.  Visner, 
304  North  Ionia  street,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.,  general  representative  for  E.  J. 
Gillies & Co., New  York City.

Native  Shrewdness.

Isaac and  Solomon  were  rival  dealers 
in clothing on opposite corners in a pros­
perous  city.  They  were  bosom  friends 
on holidays and Sabbaths, but during the 
interim devoted to business,  they carried 
hatchets  with  the  handles  painted  red 
for each other.
One night an  angel  appeared  to  Isaac 
and  after  complimenting  him  upon  the 
qualities  of his  citizenship, and  general 
hustling capabilities, said to him,  “Isaac, 
ask what you desire,  and it shall be given 
to  you;  but  to  Solomon  will  be  given 
twice as much.”
“Oh,  good  angel  of  the  Lord,”  said 
Isaac,  ‘‘couldn’t you make it even?”  The 
angel  was  firm  in  its  determination  to 
grant to  Solomon a  double  portion,  and 
after laboring long  and hard for an  even 
divide, Isaac,  in his old time spirit,  said, 
“Good angel of the Lord,  give me  blind­
ness in one eye.”

British Gold Again.

A Washington  dispatch to the  Minne­
apolis Tribune says  that since  the publi­
cation  of  the  census  bulletin  showing 
that the  State of  Minnesota contains the 
reserve of the white pine of this country, 
%  timber which  is  being  rapidly  taken 
from  the  market in  other  Northwestern 
States,  an  English  syndicate  has  been 
formed  for  the  purpose  of  buying  all 
white  pine timber  now standing in  Min­
nesota.  This  will  include  many thou­
sands of  acres  belonging  to  private  in­
dividuals.  But  the  bulk of  the timber 
belongs  to  the  State of  Minnesota,  and 
cannot  be  purchased  by  any  syndicate. 
It is to be hoped that the remainder, now 
in individual  control, may  be  purchased 
by  capitalists of  the  North  Star  State, 
and  not  fall  into  the  hands of  foreign 
corporations.  Minneapolis  leads 
the 
world in this industry.

Patience is a most  necessary  qualifica­
tion  for  business;  many  a  man  would 
rather you  heard  his story than  granted 
his request.  One  must  seem to hear the 
unreasonable  demands of  the  petulant, 
unmoved, and  the  tedious  details of  the 
dull,  untired.  That  is  the  least  price 
that a man  must  pay for a high  station.

D ii Store for Sale at a Barpin

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

C.  L.  BRUNDAGE,

Opp. New Post Office. 

117 W. Western Ave. 

Muskegon,  Mich.

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.
Crockery & Glassware

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun..............................................................   45
No. 1  “  ...............................................................  50
No. 2  “  ...............................................................  75
Tabular................................................................   75

lamp  chimneys.—Per box.

6 doz. In box.

“   
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First quality.
“ 
“ 
YYY Flint

No. 0 Sun...............................................................1  75
No. 1  “ 
...............................................................1  88
No. 2  “  ...............................................................2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top................................................2 25
No. 1  “ 
2 40
3 40
No. 2  » 
No. 0 San, crimp top.......................  
2 60
2 80
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled........................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
.....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
......................4 70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz........................... 1 25
......................... 150
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz.............................................l 35
No. 3  “ 
............................................1  60

La Bastie.

Pearl top.

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FRUIT JARS.

Mason’s or  Lightning.

Pints.....................................................................10 50
Quarts..................................................................11 00
Half gallons.........................................................14 00
Rubbers............................................................... 
50
Caps  only............................................................  4 00
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal........................... 
06
Jugs, *4 gal., per doz.......................................  75
.......................................  90
........................................180
Milk Pans, *4 gal., per doz.  (glazed 75c)__  60

STONEWARE—AKRON.
3 to 6 gal................................   06*4
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“  2  “ 
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(  “ 90o).  ..  72

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Whlteflsh..........................................
Trout.................................................
Halibut.............................................
Ciscoes.............................................
Flounders........................................
Bluefish............................................
Mackerel..........................................
Cod....................................................
California salmon.........................
o y s t e r s — Cans.
Falrhaven  Counts.........................
F. J. D. Selects...............................
Selects..............................................
F  J.D ..........  ..................................
Anchor.............................................
Standards  .......................................
Favorites.....................................   •
Oysters, per  100. 
Clailams,

SHELL  GOODS.

FELTS.

WOOL.

@25
Shearlings..................................................10
@60
Lambs.........................................................20
Washed............................................................. 20@30
U n washed.................................................. 
10@20
Tallow.......................................................   3*4® 4*4
Grease  butter  ..........................................1  @ 2
Switches....................................................  1*4@ 2
Ginseng 

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■ ■  2 50@3 25

MISCELLANEOUS.

OILS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows,  1 

barrels, t. o. b. Grand Rapids:
Water White.............................................   @ 8*4
Special White............................................  @8*4
Michigan Test..........................................   @744
Naptha.......................................................   @ 7*4
Gasoline.....................................................  @ 8*4
Cylinder....................................................27  @36
E ngine......................................................13  @21
Black,  Summer.........................................  @8

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

@40
@35
@30
@30
@25

1 50 
1  00

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A P P L E   B U T T E S .

Chicago  goods..................7H@8

A X L E   O H EA 8E.

Frazer’s.

“ 
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Wood boxes, per  doz........  

80
3 doz. case...  2 40
“ 
per gross___   9 00
“ 
251b. pails,.........................  l oo
75
15 lb.  “ 
 
Aurora.
Wood boxes,  per  doz........  
60
1  75 
6  00

3 doz. case
per  gross.

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Diamond.

“ 
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Wood boxes,  per doz  ....... 

50
3 doz. case...  1  50
5  50
per  gross..

B L U IN G .

Teller’s, 

H lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “

Peerless.
25 lb. p ails..................
Acme, 

90
45 
85 
1 00 
10 
45 
85
1  50 
60
1  20
2 00 
9 60
40 80 
1  50

H  ft  “ 
1 ft  “ 
B A TH   B R IC K .

B A K IN G   PO W D ER .
lb. cans, 3 doz  .
“  H lb.  “ 
2  “  ..
lib .  “ 
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1  “  ..
bulk........................
“ 
lb. cans,  doz 
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“
“ 
Arctic, *4 Tb ca n s............
..........
“  H »  “ 
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“ 
lib   “ 
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“ 
51b  “ 
Red Star, & ft  cans........
“ 
.........
.......
“ 
2 dozen in case.
E nglish...........................
Bristol..............................
Domestic.........................
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..........
“ 
..........
“  pints,  round......
“  No. 2, sifting box..
“  No. 3, 
“  No. 5, 
“ 

...  90 
...  TO 
...  60 
Cross 
..  4 00 
..  7 00 
..10 50 
..  2 75 
..  4 00 
. .   8  00 
..  4  50
lozb all  ................
B R O O M S .
1 75
No. 2 Hurl...........................
...........................
No. 1  “ 
2  00 
2 25 
No. 2 Carpet........................
2 50
No. 1 
“ 
........................
2 75 
Parlor Gem.........................
90
Common Whisk.................
Fancy 
.................
1  20
3 25 
M ill.....................................
2 75
Warehouse.........................
B U CK W H EA T  FL O U R .
.5 00
Rising Sun.........................
York State............................
Self Rising.............................4 50
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes...............   10)4
Star,  40 
...............   10*4
Paraffine.............................. 12
Wicking............. ..................35

CANDLES
“ 

8oz 

“
“

“ 

“ 

CANNED  GOODS.

F IS H .

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
Clam Chowder-
Cove Oysters.

Little Neck, T ib”9'.....................1 10
2 lb........................ 1 90
Standard, 3 lb............................. 2 30
Standard,  1 lb............................1 10
21b ............................2 10
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb....................................2 45
“  2  lb....................................3 45
Picnic, li b .................................. 2 00
21b...................................3 00
“ 

Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb....................... 1  20
2  lb ..................... 2 00
Mustard,  31b.............................3 00
Tomato Sauce,  3 lb.................3 00
Soused, 3 lb................................ 3 00
Columbia River, flat............ 1  95
tails.................1 75
Alaska, 1  lb .................................1 25

Salmon.
“ 

21b............................195

“ 
“ 

Sardines.
American  54s........................  5® 6
Hs..........................7® 8
Imported  54s .......................11@12
* s ...................... 13@14
Mustard  %s........................  @10
Brook, 3 lb...................................2 50

Trout.

“ 
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F R U IT S .
Apples.

3 25

Gages.

York State, gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  “
Apricots.
Santa  Cruz..................
Lusk’s ...........................
2 35
Overland....................
Blackberries
90
F. &  W........................
Cherries.
1  20 
Red..............................
1  75 
Pitted Hamburg.
1  60 
W hite......................-
1  30
E rie.............................
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie...............................  @1  60
Gooseberries.
Common...................... 
1  10
P ie ................................ 1  60@1  75
M axw ell...................... 
2 25
Shepard’s ....................  
2 25
California....................2 60@2  75
Domestic......................
Riverside......................
Pineapples.
Common.......................
Johnson’s  sliced........
grated........
Quinces.
Common......................
Raspberries.
Red................................
Black  Hamburg..........
Erie,  black...................

Peaches.

Pears.

“ 

1  30
2 60 
2 85

1
1  65
1  40

Whortleberries.

Strawberries.
Lawrence....................
Hamburg......................
Erie...............................
Common......................
F. &  W.........................
Blueberries.................
Corned  beef,  Libby’s.  .
Roast beef,  Armour’s ...
Potted  ham, % lb ........

MEATS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

.1  75 
....1  50
“  *4 lb...................100
tongue, % lb ............. 1  10
*4 lb ........... 
95
chicken, \  lb........... 
95

“ 

VEGETABLES.

Beans.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Hamburg  stringless...........1  25
French style...... 2  25
Limas..................1  40
Lima, green.......................... 1  30
soaked........
Lewis Boston  Baked
Bay State  Baked__
World’s  Fair............
Corn.
Hamburgh...............
Tiger .........................
Purity 
......................
Erie
Hamburgh marrofat............1  35
early June............1  50
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois  — . .1 75 
fancy  sifted
.1  90 
.  65
Soaked .............................
Harris  standard............
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.1  10 
.1  30 
Early June..
1  35 
Archer’s  Early Blossom
.1  80
French............................
Mushrooms.
French................................17®18
Pumpkin.
Erie.........................................  90
Squash.
.......1  30
Hubbard...................
Succotash
.......1  40
Hamburg  ..................
Soaked ......................
.1  60
Honey  Dew..............
Tomatoes.
Van  Camp’s..............
.1  10
......1   10
No. Collins...............
........ 1  30
Hamburg.................
.........1  05
Hancock...................
Gallon...............
CHOCOLATE
German Sweet.............
Premium........................
Pure................................
Breakfast  Cocoa..........
Norway........................
N. Y. or Lenawee.......
Allegan  ....................
Skim.............................
Sap  Sago......................
Edam  ..........................
Swiss, imported........
domestic  —
Limburger....................
Brick..............................
CHEWING  GUM.
Rubber, 100 lumps................35
200  “ 
.................40
Spruce, 200 pieces................40
Snider’s, 54 pint................... 1  35
pint.........................2 30
quart.......................3 50
CLOTHES PINS.
COCOA  SHELLS.

34
38
40
@1054 
@1054 
@10 
@  9 
@22 
@1  00 
@  25 
©1354 
. . .   10 
1254

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

CHEESE.

CATSUP.

-B A K E R ’S.

“ 
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COFFEE.

GREEN.
RiO.

Santos.

Maracaibo.

Fair........................................2054
Good...................................... 21
Prim'e.................................... 2154
Golden...................................2254
Peaberry 
..............................23
Fair........................................2054
Good......................................21
Prime....................................2154
Peaberry  ...............................2254
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair........................................ 22
Good.......................................23
Fancy.....................................25
Prime.....................................2254
M illed................................... 2354
Interior................................. 26
Private Growth....................28
Mandehling.........................29
Imitation.............................. 25
Arabian................................. 2854
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
M cLaughlin’s XXXX —  2354
Durham.................................2354

PACKAGE.

ROASTED.

Mocha.

Java.

lion—(black face.)

60 lb. case. .23% 
100 lb.  “ 
. .23%

EXTRACT.

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

“ 

Hummel’s, foil....................   1  50
t in ......................  2 50
Bulk........................................  454
Red.........................................7
Cotton,  40 ft..........per doz.  1  25
“ 
1  40
1  60
“ 
“ 
1  75
1  90
“ 
90
Jute 
100
“ 
Eagle.............................  7 40
Crown............................ 6  50
Genuine  Swiss....................  8 00
American Swiss..................  7 00

CLOTHES  LIN E S.
50ft...........  
“ 
“ 
60 f t ...........  
70 ft...........  
“ 
80 ft...........  
“ 
60 ft........... 
“ 
7 2 f f .........  
“ 
CO NDEN8ED M ILK.

COUPON  BOOKS.

"Tradesman.”
I  1, per  hundred..........
........
$ 2,  “ 
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8 3,  “ 
“ 
8 5,  “ 
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“ 
“ 
810,  “ 
..........
820,  “ 
..........
“ 
“Superior.”
8  1  per  hundred..........
8  2,  “  
.............
8 5 , “ 
..........
810,  “ 
..........
820,  “ 
..........

“  
“ 
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10 “

............. 20

COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

“Universal.”
*2 50 
8  1, per hundred.........
.  3 00 
........
“ 
$ 2, 
.  4 GO 
.........
“ 
$3, 
.  5 00 
.........
“ 
8 5, 
810, 
“ 
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.  C 00 
820, 
“ 
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.  7 00
Bulk orders for above coupon 
books are subject to the follow­
ing  discounts:
200 or over. 
..........  5 per  cent.
500  “ 
 
1000  “ 
I Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from $10  down. |
20 books...........................8  1  00
...............................  2 00
50 “ 
100 
3  00
“  
6  25
“ 
250 
500 “ 
...............................  10 00
1000 
“ 
17  50
Kenosha Butter....................   754
Seymour 
....................   6
Butter...................................   6
“  family..........................   8
“  biscuit.........................654
Boston.......................................754
City Soda.................................. 754
Soda.......................................... 6
S. Oyster.................................. 6
City Oyster, XXX...................  6
Strictly pure...................  30
Telfers  Absolute...............  
35
Grocers’....................... — 10@15

 
 
CRACK ERS.
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D R IED  FRUITS. 

Apples.

PR U N E S.

California Evaporated.

Sundried......................  @ 9
Evaporated.................   @11
14
Apricots.
Ap
654
BUackberries.
nectarines...................
12
Peaches  ......................
Pears,  sliced...............
Plums...........................
Prunes,  sweet..............
©  6)4
Turkey.........................
Bosnia........................... @ 8
French..........   ...........
@   9
18
Lemon..........................
18
Orange..........................
@24
In drum.......................
@24
In boxes.......................
CURRANTS.
@  5)4
Zante, in  barrels........
@ 5M
in  )4-bbls........
in less quantity
®   6
r a i s i n s —California
London Layers,  2 cr’n 
“ 
3  “
fancy.
“ 
Muscatels, 2 crown  ...

CITRON.

P E E L .

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3  “
Foreign.
Valencias.....................
Ondaras.......................
Sultanas.......................

1  7?
2 00
2 25
1  40
1  50
6H
@ 6M
@15

FA RINACEOUS  GOODS.

Farina.
Hominy.

4

100 lb. kegs.....................
Barrels.............................. ..  3 75
Grits..................................
Lima  Beans.
6
Dried........................... •
Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box—  
45
Imported........................ 
10
Pearl Barley.
Kegs..................................3*4 @3 3£
Green,  bu............................. 1  10
Split, bbl...............................6 00
German................................ 
5
East India............................. 
5

Sago.

Peas.

Wheat.
Cracked......................
FISH—Salt

....... 

5

“ 
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Cod.

@6
..7*@9

Bloaters.
Yarmouth...................
Whole..............  .........
Bricks  ...
Strips...........................
Halibut.
Smoked......................
10)4
Herring.
Scaled.........................
24
Holland,  bbls............
11  00
kegs............
75
2 75
Round shore,  H bbl..
“ 
*4  bbl.
1  50
Mackerel.
No. 1,  ‘4 bbls. 90 lbs... .......  9 OO
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.......
.  ...  1  20
Family,  V* bbls., lOo lbs__ 3  50
45
Fancy......................... 3 50@4 00
Russian,  kegs.................
No. 1,  54 bbls., 1001 bs__
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs............
No. 1,54 bbls., lOOlbs—
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs............
Family, 54 bbls., 100 lbs 
kits. 10  lbs.......
Jennings’ D C.

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRA CTS.

Pollock.
Sardines.
Trout.

5 OO 80
7 00 
1 00 
2 75 
50

kits, 10  lbs... .......  

Whitefish.

“ 

Lemon. Vanilla
1  25
1  50
2  00
3 00
4 00
.5 50 
3 00
.15

2 oz folding box.
“
3 oz 
.1  00 
.1  50 
“
4 oz 
“
6 oz 
.2  00
...3 00
“ 
5 oz 
“
GUN  PO W D ER .
K egs.............................
Half  kegs..............  ...
H ER B S.
Sage..........................
Hops..............................
JE L L IE S .
Chicago  goods............
LAM P  W ICK S.
No.  ... 
—
No. 1..............................
No. 2..............................
LICORICE.
Pure..............................
Calabria........................
Sicily.............................
Condensed,  2 doz.......
M ATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur.............
Anchor parlor.............................1 70
No. 2 home.................................. 1 10
Export  parlor.............................4 25

30
40
50
..  30 
..  25 
..  18
..1 25
. .1  65

LYE.

@4

16

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar h ou se...................... 
Ordinary............................
Prime..................................
Fancy..................................
Fair...*...............................
Good....................................
Extra good..........................
Choice................................
Fancy...................................
One-half barrels. 3c extra

New Orleans.

OATMEAL.

Barrels 200..................   @5  50
Half barrels  100.................@2 88
RO LLED   OATS.
@ 2  88 @5  50
Half  bbls 90...............
Barrels  180...................

PIC K LES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200  count............ 85  00
Half  barrels, 600 count—   3  00 
Barrels, 2.400  count  ..........   7  00
Half barrels, 1,200 count ...  4  00 
Clay, No.  216..........................1  75
“  T. D. full count...........   75
Cob, No.  3...............................1  25

P IP E S .

R IC E .

Domestic.

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

Imported.

Broken..................................
Japan, No. 1.............................65»
“  No. 2.............................554
Java.......................................  5
Patna.....................................   5

ROOT  B E E R .

Williams’ Extract.

25 cent size..................................1 75
3 dozen.................................$500

Kitchen, 3 doz. in box.........  2 50
Hand 
  2 50
Snider’s  Tomato........................2 65

3  “ 

SAPOLIO.
“ 
SO UPS.

 

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice.................................. 10
Cassia, China in mats........   754
“  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 
“ 
white...  .25
shot............................19
“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.
Allspice................................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia....................20
" 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon...................... 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................ 30
“  Zanzibar................... 20

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*• 
“ 

Ginger, African.....................15
Cochin.....................18
Jamaica..................20
Mace  Batavia........................80
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste. .25
Trieste.....................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................75
Pepper, Singapore, black — 20
“  
w h ite .........30
“  Cayenne...................25
Sage.........................................20
“Absolute” in Packages.

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Hs
is
81 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84

Ginger, Jam.. 
“  A f....

Sage.

“ 

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SUGAR.
@ 5?« @ ifi 
Cut  Loaf..................
C ubes.......................
@ •r>
Powdered.................
4 .4 4 ®   454 
Granulated...  _  —  
@ 4?á 
Confectioners’ A —
Soft A  .........................
@ 4 .3 1  @  4*4 
White Extra  C........
® 4‘ë 
Extra  C.......................   4
@
C............................
Yellow 
......................
@ 354
Less than 100 lbs.  54c advance

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

SAL  SODA.

Old Country, 80.................... 3 20
Uno,100................................. 3 50
Bouncer, 100..........................3 00
B oxes................................. 
5*4
Kegs, English..........................4%
Kegs................................... 
1S£
Granulated,  boxes...............  2
Mixed bird..................   454®  6
Caraway.................................10
Canary.................- ................  354
Hemp........................................454
Anise................................... . -13
R ape.......................................  6
Mustard........................ 

SODA.

SOAP.

754

 

SALT

Diamond Crystal.

 
 

 
 

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Warsaw.

Ashton.
Higgins.

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.. 
28 lb. 
25
35
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
ttt
28 lb. 
.. 
56 lb. dairy  bags................. 
75
75
56 lb. dairy  bags—   ......... 
56 lb.  sacks.........................  
27
Saginaw and Manistee. 
Common Fine  per  bbl....... 
90
Charch’s, Arm & Hammer.. .554
Dwight’sCow.......................... 554
Taylor’s ....................................5*4
DeLand’s Cap  Sheaf..............554
pure........................... 554
Golden Harvest

SALERATUS.

Solar Rock.

“ 

SYRUPS.
Corn.

Pure Cane.

Barrels.................................... 28
Half bbls.................................30
Am ber............................23 
5
Fancy drips...........-...28  @30
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps............... 
7
854
Sugar  Creams.............. 
8
Frosted  Creams.......... 
Graham  Crackers....... 
8
Oatmeal  Crackers—  
8
SHOE  POLISH.
Jettlne, 1 doz. in  box..............75

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

 

SUN CURED.

BASKET FIRED.

F a ir..............................   @17
Good................. 
  @20
Choice..............................24 @26
Choicest......................... 32  @34
D u st............................... 10  @12
F a ir..............................   @17
Good.............................  @20 •
Choice..............................24 @26
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
Superior to  fine...,.. .30  @40

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

EN G LISH   BR EA K FA ST.

Fair................................18  @22
Choice.............................24  @28
Best................................40  @50

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

“ 

Plug.

Pails unless otherwise noted.
Hiawatha  ...................
60
Sweet  Cuba.................
34
24
McGin tv ......................
22
H bbls..........
22
Little  Darling............
/2  bbl..
20
1791..............................
20
1891,  %  bbls.................
19
Valley  City.................
33
Dandy Jim..................
27
Searhead..
Joker.......
Zero..........
L. & W.... 
Here It Is.
31
Old  Honesty.  ..........
4u
Jolly Tar....................
33
Hiawatha..................
37
Valley C ity...............
34
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.'s  Brands.
Something Good....... ............. 38
Toss  Up...................... ............. 26
Out of Sight............. ...............25
Smoking.
Boss...........................
.........  12H
Colonel’s Choice....... .......... 13
Warpath.................... .......... 14
Banner...................... .......... 14
King Bee.................... _____20
Kiln  Dried................. .......... 17
Nigger Head.............. .......... 23
Honey  Dew............... ..........24
Gold  Block................ .......... 28
Peerless...............   ...
.......24
Uncle  Sam................. .......... 28
__ as
Tom and Jerry..........
Brier Pipe.................. ...........30
Yum  Yum.................
Red Clover................. .......... 32
Handmade................. .......... 40
Frog........................... .........33
VINEGAR.
40 gr............................ ..........   8
50  gr...........................
$1 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

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PAPER.

W OODENW ARE.

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Bulk, per gal  ....................
Beer mug, 2 doz in case... 
t ea st—Compressed.
Tin foil cakes, per doz.......
. .1 5
Baker’s, per  I d ........................
..30
PAPER & WOODEN WARE
Straw 
.................................IV
Rockfalls................................2
Rag sugar.............................2
Hardware.............................254
Bakers.....................................254
Dry  Goods....................5 /4©6
Jute  Manilla................. @6)4
Red  Express  No. 1........
No. 2........ ■ ■  5)4
...4H
2fg
48 Cotton...........................
Cotton, No. 1....................
..20
..18
Sea  Island, assorted.......
35
No. 5 Hemp....................
..15
No. 6  “ ..............................
..15
Tubs, No. 1.......................
.  7 00
“  No. 2.......................
.  6 00
“  No. 3.......................
.  5 00
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
1  35
“  N o.l,  three-hoop  .
.  1  60
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes..
50
Bowls, il inch.................. ..  1  00
................... ..  1  25
13  “ 
15  “ 
.................. ..  2 00
17  “ 
.................. ..  2 75
assorted, 17s and  19s  2 50
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
Baskets, market...............
35
shipping  bushel 
.  1  20
full hoop  “
..  1  30
bushel............... ..  1  50
willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75 
No.2 6 25
No.3 7 25

“ 
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“  No.l  3 50
“  No.2 4 25
“  No.3 5 00
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF» 
New  Old
93
No. 1 White (58 lb. test)  93 
93
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test)  93 
Bolted.................................   1  75
Granulated........................   2 00
FLOUR.
in Backs  ..........   5  10
Straight, 
“ barrels..........  5 30
“ 
“ sacks............  6  10
Patent 
“ barrels..........   6 30
“ 
Graham 
“ sacks............  2 25
“ “ 
2 25
Rye 
Bran.....................................  15 00
Screenings.........................  16  0.1
Middlings...........................  20 00
Mixed  Feed.............................  26 00
Coarse mqal.............................  26 00
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Feed, per  bn.........................   65
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T.IKB  BKHUND  THE  COUNTER.

W ritten for Thk T radesman

When the writer  opened his  paper the 
other morning the first thing that caught 
his  eye was  the  heading,  “All  men  may 
be great;  the  world  may not know it but 
Almighty  God  will.”  The  writer  was 
particularly impressed  with  these head­
lines for reasons  knovtn  only to himself. 
They  formed the  caption to one  of  Tal- 
madge's  sermons,  but it is the  headlines 
and  not the  sermon  that  1  wish  to  call 
the  attention  of  the  readers  of  T he 
T r a d e sm a n  to  at  present.  How  many 
patieut  toilers  behind the  counter  who 
are  struggling  for  an  honorable  and  a 
conscience-approving  existence  will  be 
strengthened and  encouraged  by a little 
meditation on these  borrowed  headlines! 
How many  readers of  T h e  T r a d e sm a n 
whose inner  conscience  will  be  touched 
e>i  rapport,  and  whose  hearts  will  beat 
in  unison  with  the  writer  when  they 
read and  reflect on the  wonderful signifi­
cance  of 
these  headlines!  There  are 
thousands of  men  and  women  operating 
behind  the  counter all over  our  glorious 
land  whose praises have never been sung 
outside  of  the  miniature  world  within 
which  they  revolve,  and  whose laudable 
aspirations are unknown outside of their 
own  breasts,  who  are  great  in  every 
sense  that constitutes  greatness  and  al­
though  the  world  may not  know  it, God 
Almighty  does.  The  world  measures 
greatness  by  the  standard  of  the  Al­
mighty  Dollar,  but  thousands  and  tens 
of  thousands  of  men  whose  lives  are 
spent  behind the counter  know that this 
is a false  standard.  This great  army of 
witnesses would  testify,  if  put  into  the 
witness box,  that  they might easily have 
added to their wealth and increased their 
capital  many  times  by  sacrificing  what 
in  their  estimation were  the  only  sure 
means of obtaining true  greatness, name­
ly,  honor  and a consciousness  of  doing 
right. 
If  the  time  should  ever  come 
when  the world’s standard for measuring 
greatness  would  be  the  only  one,  who 
would  care  to  live?  What  would  life 
amount to,  if success, greatness and time 
well  spent  were  judged, measured  and 
awarded in proportion  to  the amount  of 
filthy  lucre  absorbed  or  the  amount  of 
worldly riches acquired?

True greatness  does not  depend  upon 
chance or conditions  which  are  entirely 
beyond our control or circumstances over 
which we have no command.  “The best 
laid  plans of  mice  and  men,” etc. 
true saying  and  is  as  applicable  to-day 
as ever  and  teaches us that men  may  be 
ever so competent  and  may plan  ever so 
wisely  and  yet  there  may happen a con 
dition  of  things  and  a  combination  of 
circumstances  which,  when  brought  to 
bear,  will  make  competency of  no avail 
and  thwart  the  best  laid  plans.  The 
most  successful  man  (speaking  after 
the  manner of  the  world)  will  tel!  you 
that the accumulation of  money depend 
after  all  very much  upon  the whirl  of 
events and not so much upon  human will 
as  the  fortunate  few  would  sometimes 
lead us to believe.  The  lucky man  will 
tell you  as  he  reflects upon his past  ca 
reer that  many times  he was  confronted 
with  certain  destruction, but,  owing 
some unexpected and  unsolicited turn of 
the  wheel  danger  was  averted  and  he 
was  permitted to gather up his  accum 
lations  and  proceed  to  greater  achieve 
ments.

True greatness  does not  depend  upon 
uncertainties  or  conditions  beyond  our

reach. 
“All  men  may  become  great,” 
independently of  conditions and  circum­
stances.  A mild  open  winter  may sink 
your commercial  craft with  an excessive 
weight of  heavy  warm  goods  and strand 
you  on  the  rock of  bankruptcy, but  all 
the seasons combined cannot by any pos­
sible freak or exhibition of  fickleness re­
tard  your onward  march in the  pathway 
that  leads  to  true  greatness.  The  fire 
fiend may cut short your  schemes for the 
acquisition of  pelf,  but  the  hottest  fire 
cannot  scorch  one  single  round  in  the 
ladder  that  reaches  up  into  the  higher 
plane of  true  greatness.  Cyclones  and 
labor union disturbances may demoralize 
your  financial  character,  but  the  com­
bined  fury of  the elements and  the very 
worst that trade  unionism can do cannot 
prevent  you from  becoming a great  man 
in the true sense of the term.

Are you  on this  highway to greatness?
If  not, although  you  may  succeed 
in 
amassing filthy lucre in  abundance, your 
life will  be a miserable failure.  Did you 
purchase  goods  on  credit? 
If  so, don’t 
ou  know  that in that  very  act of  pur- 
ase you  executed as collateral security 
mortgage on  your honor and everything 
that  you  possess that  contributes in the 
least  degree to your  make  up  as a man? 
And don’t  you  know that  after  commit­
ting  that  act it was  literally  impossible 
for you to redeem your manhood without 
paying  100  cents  on  the  dollar of  that 
indebtedness,  if  you  could;  or,  in  case 
you  could  not,  owing  to  circumstances 
which  had  arisen  since  the  purchase, 
then the  surrender of  the uttermost  far­
thing  outside  of  what  the  law  allows 
ou?  Did  you do this? 
If  you did,  you 
redeemed  your  manhood  and  disarmed 
your soul’s enemies of their most poison­
ous arrows.  But  what  shall  we  say  of 
the  man who  deliberately and  premedi- 
tatedly mortgaged his soul for gain? Gen­
tle  reader, did  you  ever  hear of  a  man 
ho  purchased  goods,  promising,  of 
course,  to  pay  100  cents  on  the  dollar 
and  securing  payment  by  giving  the 
aforesaid  mortgage  (which  every  man 
virtually  does)  and  after a brilliant  but 
inglorious career of underselling and cut­
ting  into his  competitors,  gives  his wife 
or some friend a chattel  mortgage on the 
stock,  plays the assignment  act,  pays his 
creditors ‘25 cents on the dollar  and after 
a little while opens up again in the same 
town  on a larger  scale, on  a  cash  basis 
and  flings on  more  independence than  a 
‘hog  on  ice” ?  The writer  has  known 
several fellows who  have done  this very 
thing.  The world  actually pays homage 
to  some of  these  fellows and  dubs  them 
smart men” who  know a thing  or  two, 
while one of  the noblest  men that  walks 
the  earth  and  an  intimate  friend of  the 
writer’s  was  dubbed by this  same world 
a  dolt  and a fool  for  “coughing  up” to 
the  uttermost  farthing  when  calamity 
(over which  he  had no control) overtook 
him.  He  gave up his  fine  home  and his 
daughters  to-day  are  teaching  school  as 
a means of  support  and  their  father  is 
working by the day as a carpenter.  This 
man  is  one of  the  greatest  men  I  have 
the  pleasure of  knowing.  The  “ world” 
does not know it, but Almighty God does.

E.  A.  Owen.

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Temple,  Aug.  31—The  Ross  Sapless 
Paving Block Co.  has a new  shingle mill 
in process of construction.  Louis  John­
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16

M ISTAKE  OR  CRIME ?

Cogent Reasons Against  the  Sulphur­

ing  of Dried  Fruit.

The subject of  this paper should com­
mand the  careful attention of consumers 
of  dried  fruits,  of  conscientious  fruit 
dealers,  and  of  all  health  authorities. 
Fruit is now regarded  more  as  a  neces­
sity than as a luxury, the want  of  it  be­
ing a common cause of  ill health.

As fresh fruit is not always obtainable, 
various methods for preserving it  are  in 
use, drying being one  of  the  oldest  and 
best for many fruits.  Middle-aged  peo­
ple recollect  when sun or air drying was 
the only method for market.  Then some 
good  housewife  discovered 
that  more 
rapid drying by  artificial  heat,  with  or 
without  the  addition  of  sugar,  was  a 
cleaner  method, safer against  fermenta­
tion and decay,  retained  the  flavor  bet­
ter,  and the fruit  was  also  lighter  col­
ored, than when sun  or  air  dried.  The 
present evaporators are only an  enlarge­
ment of  the  idea  of  such  more  rapid 
drying,  while canning consists in the ex­
clusion of  the  micro-organic  germs  of 
fermentation.

This  is  an  age  of  progress,  yet  ex­
perience ofter shows that not all changes 
are  improvements. 
It  is  about  fifteen 
years since the sulphuring  or  bleaching 
of dried fruit began.  At  first  only  the 
uniform light  color  was  sought,  as  in 
apples,  pears, etc.,  but  for  some  years 
past  nearly  all  the  large  evaporating 
establishments  have  “sulphured”  all 
kinds of fruits and some  vegetables,  and 
now much  of  the  California  sun-dried 
fruit for market is  also  treated 
in  the 
same manner.  The light color, especial­
ly of apples, early  attracted  unthinking 
consumers  and  commercial  men, 
thus 
materially increasing  the  price  of  such 
fruit.  That caused the practice to spread 
even  to  those  who  disapproved  of  it. 
The  expense  and  trouble  were  very 
slight.  Fruit so  treated  is  said  to  dry 
more readily, consequently all  now  pre­
fer to do it.

While the apparent  change  is  only  in 
color, there is a loss of  the natural fruit 
flavor, even by the most careful sulphur­
ing.  Unfortunately, some people do not 
notice the  difference,  but  careful  com­
parison shows  it,  as  is  admitted  by  the 
manufacturers of such fruit.

The practice began in  California  with 
apricots,  as early as  1ST'.).  At the twelfth 
State Fruit Growers’ convention,  held in 
Fresno during  four  days  in  November, 
1889,  a  paper  on  “Fruit  Drying”  was 
read by J.  L.  Mosher,  of  San  Jose,  and 
in  his paper  he  remarked,  “If  fruit  be 
picked  before  ripe  and  over-sulphured 
to produce whiteness, it is devoid  of  its 
true rich taste  and  flavor,  and  only  re­
quires  polishing  to  make  buttons.” 
In 
discussing 
the  paper,  one  gentleman 
said,  “I believe  sulphuring  the  fruit  is 
the greatest mistake in the world.  1 do it, 
but I believe it  is  wrong;  the  flavor  of 
the fruit is gone after it is sulphured.”

This change  in  quality  was  the  first 
thing  that  called  the  attention  of  the 
writer’s family  to  what  was  lacking  in 
the “nice,  uniformly  colored”  bleached 
fruits.

Later  investigations  have  proved  the 
presence  of  sulphate  of  zinc,  “ white 
vitriol,” in all  samples  of  fruit  where 
/due-surfaced trays were used to hold the 
sulphured fruit while drying.  Interested 
parties have charged the  German  prohi­
bition of American evaporated  apples  to

rival trade  opposition,  but  there  is  no 
German fruit to compete with them.  The 
real cause was the finding of  zinc poison 
in  considerable  quantity.  A  good  pa­
ternal  government  aims  to  protect  its 
people.

The advocates of sulphuring  fruit say, 
(1)  It dries quicker,  (2)  looks better,  (3) 
keeps better,  and  (4)  sells  better.  Be­
sides, it makes  ripe,  unripe,  and  poor 
fruit all look alike; and  if  not  so  good 
for it,  but few know it.

and 

substances, 

Sulphurous acid is formed by  burning 
sulphur,  and  is  readily  absorbed  by 
It  abstracts  oxygen  from  many 
water. 
vegetable 
thereby 
bleaches them. 
It also tends  to  prevent 
microscopic organizations that cause fer­
mentation.  The acid  in  liquid  form  is 
colorless,  very  cheap,  and  smells  like 
burning  sulphur;  is  antiseptic,  a  pre­
servative fluid for some substances.  Sul­
phur is often  burned  to  disinfect  sick­
rooms of disease germs,  and to kill  rats, 
mice and vermin,  but  its  use  with  food 
is objectionable.  Ants and other insects, 
it is said,  will not touch sulphured fruit, 
while  they  readily  attack well ripened 
fruit that is not sulphured.  The instinct 
of  insects  and animals is sometimes bet­
ter than the  practice  of  human  beings. 
In general,  substances  that  repel  such 
creatures are hardly safe for human food. 
The effect on consumption has seemed to 
be a decided falling off in demand among 
the more intelligent class of people.  Re­
tail grocers know  that  many  who  once 
used dried fruit extensively say,  “Some­
how we have lost our  relish  for it,”  and 
have  almost  ceased  to  use  it  since  the 
craze for sulphuring fruits began.  Fruit 
men  say,  “The  public  demands  sul­
phured fruit,  will  pay  more  for  it,  and 
we will supply it.”  The public will yet 
show them that it can get its  eyes  open. 
As the green  and canned  fruit  interests 
are the  only  permanent  gainers  by  the 
sulphuring  process,  they  are  interested 
to have it  continued.

It  is  not  easy  to  obtain  a  superior 
quality  of  unbleached  fruit. 
In  1889 
several  retail  grocers  who  understood 
the question  corresponded  with  parties 
evaporating  apples.  The  reply  was. 
that “if an order for not less than  twen­
ty  barrels  was  received  at  one 
time, 
apples  would  be  furnished  unbleached, 
otherwise not.”

The slightly yellowish-brown  color  of 
unbleached dried  fruit is an evidence  of 
ripeness,  good quality,  and  proper  dry­
ing.  The  more  rapid  the  drying  the 
lighter will  be the color,  and  the  fruit 
will keep  well  if  at  once  properly  ex­
cluded from the air.  When  sulphured, 
the  good,  the  poor  and  the  unripe  all 
look alike.  Not so with the unbleached. 
No poor nor unripe fruit’can  make  good 
dried fruit.  The  gain  of  sulphuring  is 
always with the dealer,  and  not with the 
consumer.

In preferring looks to quality, the peo­
ple are often at fault.  Public enlighten­
ment will  correct  most  dietetic  errors. 
Good health is now sought by many,  and 
will  be  by  more  in 
the  near  future, 
through correct  living,  rather  than  by 
the  swallowing  of  drugs.  And  in  that 
more excellent  way,  “ in  the  good  time 
coming,”  there  will  be  no  demand  for 
sulphured  and  other  drugged 
fruit 
among intelligent people.

There is  danger  from  fruit  in  metal 
cans,  as is well  known,  and  fresh  fruit 
is  frequently  unobtainable,  while  both 
are  often  more  expensive  than  dried

fruits.  Good unsophisticated dried fruits 
are always harmless. 
If green fruits are 
at times unobtainable, canned fruits dan­
gerous, and a popular craze has rendered 
dried  fruits  also  dangerous,  what  can 
the suffering  public  do? 
It  is  between 
the  alternatives  of  using  no  fruit,  or 
that which  is  injured  or  poisonous. 
Is 
the sulphuring of  fruit  a  mistake,  or  a 
crime?

To  correct  the  error,  enlighten 

the 
people, and prohibit injurious  practices. 
Legal  suasion  only  will  stop 
it  at 
present.  The common schools  in  many 
states are required to teach  the effects of 
alcohol and narcotics.  Why not also  in­
clude the effects of different foods?

J oel  W.  Sm ith,  M.  D.

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new ones as  can  make  it  convenient  to 
visit him.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

OLD  MAN  SLIM.

T rou b les  an d   T rials  o f  a   C anadian 

M erchant.

Queen’s  H ollow,  Ont.,  Aug. 25—Did 
you people of Michigan ever stop to  con­
sider what a  wonderful  people we Cana­
dians are?  1 don’t think you ever did, or 
you would  surely take off your hats when 
you meet us.  There may not be anything 
very remarkable in your estimation about 
the little fellow at Toronto who leads the 
world  in rowing,  aud you may fail to dis­
cover anything  to  admire about  0111;  big 
Scotchman  who  can 
throw  a  heavier 
sledge-hammer  over the  moon  than  any 
other man  who  walks the earth,  because 
you have a penchant (I found  this  word 
in  Tillie’s  dictionary  and  I  guess  it’s 
French,  but 1 think it’s a nice  word, don’t 
you)  for politics and novelties and there­
fore these  commonplace  matters  do  not 
interest you very much. 
1 must confess 
to a great dearth  in  reverence  for  these 
things myself and so  must  Izik.  About 
all we can  see  in  it  is:  one  man  gains 
more or less  notoriety,  a few  rascals  ex­
change a little  wealth and the  people  at 
large play the fool.  You  have plenty of 
this  lower  order  of  fellows  who  wear 
belts  aud paw  the  earth  and  challenge 
the sun, moon  and  stars to produce  big­
ger fools than they are themselves.  Some 
of these fellows  ought to  have  rings  in 
their noses  and their  keepers  should  be 
provided  with  some  heavy  clubs  and 
some  benevolent  society  should  be  or­
ganized  for  the  purpose  of  caring  for 
their  unfortunate  wives  and  children. 
No, it  is  not  this  class of  notables  that 
has  made  Canada  great  in  the  world’s j 
annals, although we have plenty of them.
I do not even claim a  laurel for the  man 
who made the big cheese,  for  it requires 
a better grade of  genius to  make a  good 
cheese than it does to make a big cheese, 
and w hen we say  Canada makes the best 
cheese in the world,  we  mean it  and  we 
feel  proud  of  it, but  when  we  are  told 
that Canada  wears  the  belt  for  having 
made the biggest cheese  in the  world,  it 
stops my digestion—and so it  does Izik’s 
—for it  is a  humiliating  confession that 
we have given birth to the biggest fool— 
cheesemaker  in  the  world.  But  this 
champion craze possesses  one  good  fea­
ture for which a confiding  and  long-suf­
fering public ought to be  truly  grateful. 
These fellows all  wear belts  and  I  sup­
pose  (and  so  does  Izik)  that  they  are 
compelled to wear them in order that the 
innocent  people  may  avoid  contamina­
tion  by being  able  to  identify  them  at 
sight.
In the political  arena  wre  excel.  The 
greatest  political  party  leader  that  the 
world ever produced  belongs to  Canada. 
No country in the world  ever  made  and 
developed  a  politician  that  could  per­
form so many  artistic political  tricks  as 
Canada’s Sir John.  Look down the  ages 
(and so says  Izik)  and  you  will  search 
the political history  in all  lands  and  in 
all climes  in  vain  for  a  politician  who 
was  one-half  as  proficient  as  our  own 
Sir John in  the practice of political leger­
demain.  Turn  your  own  Capitol  at 
Washington  upside down  and  shake out 
every  crumb  of  trickery  and  every  old 
cobweb  of  intrigue  and  put  it  all  to­
gether and it  would be  like comparing a 
tallow  candle  with  the  sun,  to  compare 
it  with  our  own  brilliant  Sir  John. 
While living, no  politician  on earth was 
able  to take the  belt from  him. 
It  was 
reserved  for  death  alone  to  unloose  its 
knightly  clasp  and  now  not  one of  his 
disciples  is able to  wear it  and they  are 
makiug  sorry  work  of  it.  Sir  John  is 
gone but his work  will  live after him.

So  much  for  politics,  and  now  in  the 
novelty line of  champions we have made 
a recent discovery that  will no doubt en­
title another  Canadian  to  the champion­
ship of the world and enable him to wear 
the belt for the  remainder of his natural 
life,  for  surely nothing  but the firm  em­
brace  of death  will  ever  be  able  to  un­
buckle  it.  This  new  champion 
for 
worldly honors is  invested  with the belt 
for  being  the  smallest,  meanest  and 
most contemptible cuss that the mysteri­
ous  forces  of  nature  ever  jumbled  to­
gether  in the outward shape of a man.  (I 
forgot  to  say  that  Izik  thinks  so  too.) 
This man’s  name is  Casper  Cobham and 
he  lives  in  Queen’s  Hallow.  He  is  50

latter  condition  that  he 

years of age and weighs 215 pounds.  He 
came to the Hollow two  years  ago  from 
nobody  knows  where,  with  an  invalid 
wife  and  eight  children,  two  of  whom 
I are grown up girls.  This man consumes 
large quantities of vile tobacco and drinks 
whisky when  he can get  it.  His invalid 
I wife  claims  to  have  been  a  member  of 
the  M.  E.  church  some  where  at  one 
time;  was  reserved,  modest  and  appar­
ently  heartbroken  and  soon  won 
the 
sympathy and good will of the communi­
ty.  For  the  mother’s  sake,  the  older 
girls  were  given  plenty  of  work  and 
Cobham was offered many a job.  But he 
I always  seemed  to  work  under  protest,
I was dogged and  sullen  when  sober  and 
abusive when in liquor. 
It was when in 
I the 
told  his 
slickest lies  upon the  strength of  which 
| he  gained  his  little  credits  from  the 
stores and from the  farmers  all over the 
neighborhood.  Of  course,  this  played 
out in time and he was forced  to  peform 
! more manual  labor  which  was  contrary 
I to his  tastes  and  made  him  uglier  and 
I more abusive.  The  wife sank gradually 
j until last week when she died.  For some 
| time  previous  to  her  death  the  ladies 
I had been  supplying  her  with  what  she 
I needed  in such a way that Cobham could 
not get  possession of  it.  The  next  day 
after  his  wife  died  he  came  into  our 
store  and  in a  repentant  and  sorrowful 
i mood ask Izik to  loan him five dollars to 
| help pay the funeral expenses.  Izik gave 
I him  the  money, of  course,  who  would 
not?  He  went  to  Gobdarn’s  with  the 
same face on  him and  obtained a suit  of 
clothes to wear to the funeral.  He man­
aged  to  keep  this  face  on  him  all  day 
and  secured  several  credits  all  on  the 
| strength of the  funeral.  That  night  he 
slipped into  the room  where  his  wife’s 
! body  lay.drauk the liquor that was being 
used for bathing  the face of  the  corpse,
I took  the  bouquet  of  flowers  from  the 
coffin  and pinned  them  on the  lapel  of 
his new coat,  stole $2.40 from the pocket 
of his  eldest  daughter  which  sum  she 
had ¡been  saving  to  purchase  a  lot  in 
the  cemetery  in  which  to  bury  her 
mother,  and  was  actually  in  the act  of 
removing the silver  handles of the coffin 
when the Elder’s  wife entered the room. 
When discovered,  he  ceased his devilish 
vandalism but made a still  greater exhi­
bition of his brutality  by  attempting  to 
kiss  the  Elder’s  wife.  Her  screams 
frightened the beast from the house.  He 
walked to Royaltown  in  the  night  and 
got beastly drunk  and  remained  so  all 
the next day and  was  unable  to  attend 
the funeral.  Queen’s Hollow is  a  small 
place but no  other  place  on  the  earth, 
civilized or  barbarous,  large  or  small, 
can furnish a  meaner  man  that  Caspar 
Cobham.  He  wears  the  belt  and  will 
wear it till it gets around  his  neck  and 
no man can  be produced to take  it  away 
from him,  and we will bet money  on  it, 
(that is 1 never  bet,  its  against  my  re­
ligious  principles,  but  I  am  perfectly 
willing for Izik  to  do  so  when  we  are 
sure of winning as in this case.) 
If  any 
town in Michigan feels hurt at our  chal­
lenge,  let it trot out its man and  put  up 
the collateral and we  will  (that  is  Izik 
will)  cover it two to one on  Casper  Cob­
ham. 

Ol d  Ma n   S lim.

FODBTH NATIONAL B A M

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A  J  B o w n e ,  President.

D. A. 

CAPITAL, 

dgbtt, Vice-President.

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

Transacts a general  banking business.

Make a  Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

o f Country M erchants Solicited.
E  J.  SAVAGE,

HOUSE  MOVER,

B ridge B uilding and  P ile Driving.

Safes Moved and Smoke Stacks Raised.

271 T int St., GRAND  RAPIDS.

MichiganRentrai,

“ The Niagara Falls Route."

DEPART«  ARRIVE

Detroit Express....................................6:30 a m   10:00 p m
Mixed  ....................................................6:40am   4:30  p m
Day  Express.......................................   1:20 p m   10:00 a m
* A tlantic A Pacific E xpress..............11:15 p m 
6:00 a m
New York Express...............................6:40 p m  18:40 p m

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

•Dally.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping:  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
P arlor cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 
Fred M. Briggs, Gen'l Agent, 85 Monroe St.
G. S. Hawkins, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office. 67 Monroe St. 
O. W.RueeLBS.G. P.  A  T. Agent., Chicago.

SHAM HAVEN TIME  TABLE

Detroit

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave  itNo.  14
6 50am
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
7 45am
Ionia.............Ar
8 28am
St.  Johns  ...Arj
9 15am 
Owosso  ...... Ar |
1105am 
E. Saginaw  .Ar 
11 55am 
Bay City 
...A r
1110am
F lin t............Arl
3 05pm
Pt.  Huron...Arl
10 57am
Pontiac........ Ar
11 5'am
Detroit..........Ar

tNo.  161+No.  18|*No.  28
10 55pm 
1 '20am
12 37am 
11 25am
1 55am 
12 17am 
315am
1 20pm 
3 00pm j 
3 45pm] 
3 40pm j 
6 00pm
3 05pm
4 05pm

3 45pm
4 52pm
5 40pm
6 40pm
8 45pm
9 35pm 
8 00pm
10 30pm
8 55pm
9 50pm

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

Trains Leave
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
Mtlw’kee Str  “ 
Chicago Str.  “

WESTWARD.

»No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13 tNo. 15
10 30pm
7 05am
11 30pm 
8 50am
6 45am

1  00pm
2  15pm

5  10pm
6  15pm 
6 45am 
6 00am

»Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 p. m., 
5:00 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  Parlcr  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. Loud, Traffic Manager.
Ben F letcher, Trav. Pass. Agent.
J as. Cam pbell, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

DEPART FOR

CHICAGO

JUNE  21,1891.
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  RY.
A. M. I  P.  M.  I  P. M.  j P.M.
t10:00  tl:15;*ll:35
110:00!  tl :15|  11:35
tl0:00|  tl : 15»11:35 §6:30
tlo:00|  tl:15 *11:35 §6:30
t7:25  +5:351*11:30
t9:00|  +1:15!+  5:40 t6:30
t7:25l  t5:25|........
t7:25l  t5:25:........
t7:25  t5:25;.......
t9:00|  tl:15|t 5:40 t6:30

Chicago.......................
Indianapolis.............
Benton Harbor............
St. Joseph....................
Traverse  City..............
Muskegon....................
Manistee  ....................
Ludington...................
Big Rapids..................
Ottawa Beach.............
tWeek Days.  »Daily.  § Except Saturday.
A. M. has through chair car to Chica­
10:00
go.  No extra charge for seats.
1:15
P. M.  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
with Wagner buffet car;  sea s  50 cts.
( ' . O r   P. M. has  through free  chair  car  to 
t f  .i-üO  Manistee,  via M.  & N. E. R. R.
P. M. is solid  train  with Wagner pal 
11:35
ace sleeping  car  through to Chicago, 
and sleeper  to  Indianapolis via Ben 
ton Harbor.
P.  M.  has  Wagner -Sleeping  Car  to 
Traverse City.
P.  M.  connects  at  St.  Joseph  with 
Graham & Morion’s steamers for Chi 
cago.

11:30
6:30
DETROIT,

DEPART  FOR

JUNE  21,  1891.
Lansing & Northern R R
A. M. P. M. P. M.
t6:50 tl :00 *6:25
t6:50 tl :00 »6:25
t6:50 tl:«» »6:25
t6:50 tl :10 »6:25
t7:05 t4:30
t7:05 t4:30
t7:05 t4:30

Detroit.......................................
Lansing....................................
Howell.......................................
Lowell.......................................
Alma..........................................
St.  Lonis  ..................................
Saginaw  City...........................
6.PTA  A  M. runs through to Detroit with par 
1.A A   P. M.  Has  through  Parlor  car  to  De- 
. 
6:25
p^ P. M. runs through to Detroit  with par­
r j .APT  A. M. has parlor car  to  Saginaw, seats 
I  .U t )   25 cents.
For  tickets  and  information  apply  at Union 
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe  street, or Union station.

lor car;  seats 25  cents.
troit.  Seats, 25 cents.
lor  car, seats  25  cents. 

Geo. DeHaven, Gen. Pass’r A gt.

OUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS

---- OR----

PAMPHLETS

For the best work, at reasonable prices, address

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

Grand  R apids  Sc Indiana.

In effect  July it, 1891.
TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.
South. 
For Saginaw & Big Rapids........ 
For Traverse City & Mackinaw  6:80 a m 
For Traverse  City & Mackinaw  9:15 a m 
F or S aginaw ,................................  
For Traverse C ity........................   2:15 p m  
Fo iM ackinaw City....... ..............  8:15pm  
except Sunday.

Arrive from Leave going 
North.
7:05 a m
7:30 am
11:30 a m
1:30 p m
6:05  p m
10:30  p m

Train  arriving a t 6:50  daily;  all  other  trains  dally 

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

North. 

Arrive from   Leave going 
South.
7:00 a m
10:30 a m
2:00 p m
5:00 p m
10:30 p m
Train  leaving fo r  Cincinnati and  Chicago  a t  10:30

For  C incinnati......................   6:00 
a m  
For Kalamazoo and  C hicago...  10:20am 
From Big Rapids & Saginaw ....   11:50 a  m
For Fort W ayne and the  E ast.. 
For  Ft. W ayne......................   6:25 
p m 
For Cincinnati and Chicago....  10:00 p m 
From Saginaw..........................10:10 
p m
p m daily;  all o ther trains daily except Sunday.

For Muskegon—Leave. 

M uskegon, Grand Rapids Sc Indiana.
7:00 a m  
12:15 p m  
6:30 p m  

From Muskegon—Arrive.
10:10 a m
5:15 p m
10:15 p m

SLEEPING  &  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

N O R T H —7 :3 0   a m   t r a i n . —Sleeping and  parlor 
chair  car.  Grand  Rapids to Mackinaw City. 
P arlor  chair car  Grand  Rapids to Traverse 
Oity.
1 1 :3 0   a  in  t r a i n . —P arlo r chair car  G’d 
Rapids to Mackinaw.
1 0 :3 0   p   m   t r a i n . —Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to   Petoskey.  Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids to  Mackinaw City.
S O U T H —7 :0 0  a m  t r a i n . —P arlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 0 :3 0   a m   t r a i n . —W agner  P arlo r  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
1 0 :3 0   p m   t r a i n . —Sleeping  Car Grand 
Rapids  to  Chicago.  Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.

C h icago v ia  G.  R.  & I. R. R.

Lv Grand  Rapids 
A rr Chicago 

10:30 a m  
3:55 p m  

2:00 p m  
9:00 p m  

10:30 p m

6:50 a m

10:30 a m  train  through W agner P arlor Car.
10:30 p m tra in  daily, through W agner  Sleeping Car. 
8:50 ajm
3:10  p  m  through  W agner  P arlo r  Car.  10:10  p  m 

3:10 p m  
Lv  Chicago 
A rr Grand Rapids 
8:50 p m  
train  daily, through W agner Sleeping Car.

7:05 a m  
2:15 p m  

10:10 p m

Through tickets and full inform ation  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist,  tick et  agent  a t  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 07 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids. Mich.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

T oledo,  A nn  A rbor  Sc  N orth   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 at.......7:25 a. m. and 6:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t.................1:10 p.m. and 11:00 p. m.

v ia  d ., e . b .  a x .

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

Return connections equally as good.

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

THE  GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEPN
Watch (taker 

w Jeweler,
44  GÄNÄL  8T„
J IM .
■ 
G rand  R apids 
W A N T B IJ .

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

If y o u   have  any  o f  th e  above  goods  to 
ship, or anything  in  the  Produce  line,  let 
ns  near  from  yon.  Liberal cash  advances 
made  w hen desired.

E A RL   BROS.,

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,  Chicago. 
Mic h ig a n  T R 4DB8Man. Grand Rapids.

