GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  9,  1891,

NO.  416

VOL. 8
PEOPLE’S  SAVINGS  BANK.
Liability,  $100,000 
Capital,  $100,000. 

Cor.  Monroe  and  Ionia  Sts.,

Depositors’  Seenrity,  $200,000.

OFFICERS.
Thomas Helferan, President.
Henry P. Hastings, Vice-President.
Charles M. Heala, 2d Vice-Preside-*
Charles B. Kelsey, Cash*“”
DIRECTORS.H. C.  Russell 
John Murray 
J. H. Gibbs 
O. B. Judd 
H.  F. Hastings 
C. M. Heald 
Don  J. Leathers 

D. D. Cody 
S. A.  Morin a n 
Jas. O. McBride 
Wm. McMullen 
D. B. Waters 
Jno. Patton, Jr 
Wm. Alden Smith

Thomas  Hefferan.

Four per cei t  interest paid on time 

tin. a.el­
and  savings  deposits  Collections  promptly 
made  at  lowest  rates  Exchange  sold  on New 
York, Chicago  Detroit and all foreign countries 
Money transferred by mail or telegraph  Muni 
Cipal  and  county bonds  bough* and  sold  V 
counts of mercnnt'V firm«  as  well ns bn-  * 
bankers solicitr’
view with a view to business relations.

We  Invite  correspondence or  personal  Inter 

PR O M P T ,  CO N SERVATIVE,  S A FE.

S. F. A s p in w a l l , Pres’fc 

W .  F r e d  McBain,  Sec’y

S e e dS

We  carry the  largest line  in  field and 
garden seeds  of  any  house in  the  State
west of Detroit, such as Clover, Timothy, 
Hungarian,  Millet,  Red  Top;  all  kinds 
of  Seed  Corn, Barley,  Peas,  in  fact any­
thing you need in seeds.

We pay the  highest  price for Eggs,  at 
all  times.  We  sell  Egg  Cases  No.  1 at 
35c, Egg  case fillers,  10  sets  in a case at 
$1.25 a case.

W. T. LAMOREAUX i CO.,

188,130,133 W. Bridge St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

ESTABLISHED  1841.

THE MERCANTILE AGENCY

R . G. D u n   &  Co.

Reference Books issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout United States 

and Canada

Wayne County Savings Bank, Detroit, Mich.
$500,000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
Issu e d   b y   citie s, c o u n ties,  to w n s  a n d   school  d istric ts 
o f  M ichigan.  Officers  o f  th e se   m u n ic ip a litie s  a b o u t 
to  issue  bonds w ill  find it  to  th e ir   a d v a n ta g e  to   ap p ly  
to  th is  b a n k .  B la n k  bonds a n d  b la n k s fo r pro ceed in g s 
su p p lie d   w ith o u t  c h a rg e .  All  co m m u n ica tio n s  an d  
en q u irie s w ill h a v e  p ro m p t a tte n tio n .  T his b a n k  p ay s 
é p e r  ce n t, o n   dep o sits, com pounded sem i-a n n u ally . 
M ay, 1891.______________ 8.  D. EL WOOD. T re asu re r.

W A N T E D   !

I   WANT  TO  BUY  one  or  two thou­
sand  cords  of  good  16-inch  beech  and 
maple wood.
I   ALSO  WANT  TO  SELL  Lime, 
Imported  and  Domestic  Cements,  Fire 
Brick,  Sewer  Pipe,  Drain  Tile,  Hay, 
Grain,  Feed,  Oil  Meal, Clover  and  Tim­
othy Seed,  Land Plaster, Etc.

THOS.  E.  W YK ES ,

WHOLESALE  WAREHOUSE  AND OFFICE:

Cor. W ealthy Ave. and Ionia on M. C. B. Ii. 

• r a n c h   o f f i c e :  B uilders’  Exchange.

Correspondence Solicited.

D m  Store for Sale at a Bargain

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

C.  JL.  BSUNDAQE,

Opp. New Post Office. 

117 W. Western Ave. 

Muskegon,  Mich.

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4  Monroe St«, G rand Rapids, Mich.

We quote:

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E.  F.......................  25

Selects.................. 30 
Standards............  23

Daisy  Brand  Oysters.

Selects,.................27 Standards....................   20
Favorites..............  18

O ur Favorite  Brand.

lb.  “ 

Mrs.  W ithey’s Home-made Mince-Meat.
Large bbls..............6*4  Half bbls.................. 694
401b. pails..............  7  201b.  palls  .............7*4
101b.  pails............ 714
21b. cans, (usual  weight)..............$1.50 per  doz.
5 
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..............$3.75  per doz.
Choice Dairy  Butter........................................   17
Pure Sweet Cider,  in  bbls.,  ............................  15
Pure Cider Vinegar........................................... 10
Choice 300 and 360 Lemons..........................  $4.50
Will pay 40 cents each for Molasses half  bbls. 
Above prices are made low to bid for trade.
Let your orders come.

“ 

EDWIN  FALLAS  *  SON,
ifalley City Gold Storage,

PENBERTHY  INJECTORS.

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Made.

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PENBERTHY  INJECTOR  C0„

DETROIT,  MICH.

THE  HERITAGE.

The rich man’s son inherits lands,
And he inherits soft white hands,

And piles of brick, and stone, and gold; 
And tender flesh that fears the cold,
Nor dares to wear a garment  old;

A heritage, it seems to me,
One scarce would wish to hold in fee.
The rich man's son inherits cares;
The bank may break, the factory burn,
A breath may burst his bubble shares,
And soft white hands could hardly earn 
A living that would serve his turn;
A heritage, it seems to me,
One scarce would wish to hold in fee.
The rich man's son inherits wants,
His stomach craves for dainty fare;
With sated heart he hears the pants 
Of toiling hinds with brown arms bare, 
And wearies in his easy chair;

A heritage, it seems to me,
One scarce would wish to hold In fee.
What doth the poor man's son  inherit?
Stout muscles and a sinewy heart,
A hardy frame, and a hardier spirit;
King of two hands, he does his part 
In every useful toil and art;

A heritage, It seems to me,
A king might wish to hold in fee.
What doth the poor man's son inherit?
Wishes o’erjoy’d with humble things,
A rank adjudged with toil-won merit, 
Content that from employment springs,
A heart that in his labor sings;
A heritage, it seems to me,
A king might wish to hold In fee.
What doth the poor man’s son inherit?
A patience learn’d of being poor. 
Courage, If sorrow come, to Dear it,
A fellow-felling that is sure 
To make the outcast ble«s his door;

A heritage, it seems to me,
A king might wish to hold in fee.
O rich man’s son! there is a toil 
Large charity doth never soil,

That with all others level stands:
But only whiten, soft white hands— 
This is the best crop from thy lands;

A heritage, it seems to me,
Worth being rich to hold in fee.
O poor man’s son!  scorn not thy state;
There is worse weariness than thine—
In merely being rich and great;
Toil only gives the soul to shine,
And makes rest fragrant and benign—

A heritage, it seems to me,
Worth being poor to hold In fee.
Both, heirs to some six feet of sod,
Both, children of the same dear God,

Are equal in the earth at last;
Prove title to your heirship vast 
By Tecord of a well-fill’d past;
A heritage, it seems to me,
Well worth a life to hold In fee.

J ames Russell Lowell.

A LITTLE  CQWARD.

“Such a little coward!”
The  words  come  floating  up  to  me 
from a group of  children  playing under 
my window and carry me back two years, 
to the  summer I  spent  in  Westonville 
and the “little coward” I met there.

I had been in  practice  as a  physician 
for several years,  when  Aunt Jane,  the 
rich  aunt  of  the  Hutchinson  family, 
wrote to invite me to spend a  few weeks 
with her. 
I  was  rather  amazed  at the 
invitation, as Aunt Jane had  never  had 
the slightest  affection  for  me;  but  the 
letter was cordial enough  to tempt me:

“I have  three  young  ladies  visiting 
me,” she  wrote,  “and  you  may fall in 
love with any of them,  with my  consent. 
They are all  well-born  and  well-bred, 
which is more than can be  said  of most 
girls nowadays.  Serena May bury is just 
the woman for a  physician’s  wife,  self- 
possessed, calm, courageous and  yet per­
fectly womanly.  She is very handsome, 
too.  Julia Strong  is  a  literary  woman 
and writes  for the  newspapers.  She is 
pretty,  but abstracted,  lives  in a  poetic 
region  above  my  reach. 
Susy  Mark­
ham is scarcely more  than a child,  eigh­
teen years  old,  and  small  as  a girl  of 
twelve, 
fair-haired,  blue-eyed,  gentle 
and loving;  but will not  attract  you,  as 
she is the worst little  coward 1 ever saw 
—screams at a spider,  faints at a mouse, 
clings to the boat when  on the water and

gets as white as a ghost if a horse pranc­
es.  But come and see me  and the girls, 
and  stop  poisoning  patients,  sawing 
bones  and  prancing  about  sick-rooms 
for a mouth at  least.”

So I went. 

I had been at  Aunt Jane’s 
in my boyish days, and the large,  beauti­
ful house,  with its  wide,  high-ceilinged 
rooms,  its  wide  porches and  airy  halls, 
was quite  familiar to  me.  Lying near a 
river and  in  the  shadow  of a mountain, 
Westonville was a  most  charming  sum­
mer residence,  and Aunt  Jane  had visi­
tors from the first warm day  to  the  last 
one, so that I was  not  surprised  to find 
others  beside  those  mentioned  in  my 
letter of invitation.

Pleasant days  were 

the  rule  in  that 
sunny July weather, and we boated, rode, 
drove, clambered  up  the  mountain  for 
picnic parties,  played  lawn-tennis  and 
croquet,  and enjoyed  life as  youth  only 
can enjoy it in  summer  days  free  from 
toil or care.

Aunt Jane gave me a most cordial  wel­
come, and the first  time  she  was  alone 
with me, said:

“ It is time you were  married,  Harry. 
I have thought it all over,  and I mean to 
give you a house well  furnished  as soon 
as you introduce me to Mrs.  Hutchinson. 
No!  You needn’t  gush  about  it. 
I can 
afford  it,  and you deserve  it!  But  don’t 
imagine  from  my  letter  that  the  girls 
know  of  my  match-making  intentions. 
They  would  pack  up  and  leave  at  five 
minutes’  notice,  if  they  suspected  it. 
And they are all popular in society, mak­
ing a sacrifice  of  other  pleasant  invita­
tions to come to  Westonville.  Serena is 
the wife for you,  if you can win her.”

And I cordially admired  Serena.  Cer­
tainly she  was  the  most  queenly,  self- 
sustained,  beautiful  girl  1  ever  met. 
Nothing fluttered her,  or moved her from 
a calm composure. 
It was impossible to 
imagine  Serena  in  hysterics,  and  her 
health was absolutely perfect.

I devoted myself to Serena  and  found 
her mind as attractive as  her face.  She 
was  well-read,  and  had a keen  interest 
in the current topics  of the day. 
I never 
met any one who so thoroughly read and 
understood a  newspaper,  and  she  could 
converse well on all the political,  foreign 
and domestic affairs.

Julia  was  in  agonies  of  composition, 
gathering  scenes  and  incidents  for  her 
first novel,  and  going  about  as if asleep 
with her eyes open.

And Susy.  The first  time 1 saw  Susy 
she was in the orchard, dressed  in some­
thing blue and thin,  all ruffles and bows. 
She was standing under an apple-tree ab­
solutely paralyzed  with  terror,  and  gaz­
ing at a huge caterpillar creeping up her 
arm.  Hearing my step,  she  raised a col­
orless face,  with  stained  blue  eyes  and 
quivering lips,  to say:

“ Oh,  take  it  off!  Oh,  please  take it 

off!”

Another  minute  found  her  sobbing 
hysterically,  and with a choking word of 
thanks she ran away.

It all passed  so  quickly  that  she  was 
gone before  I saw  how  pretty  she  was, 
leaving  behind  a  half-picture  of  short

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golden  curls  and  frightened  baby  blue 
eyes.  The  next  time I  saw  those  eyes 
they  were  full  of  tearful  gratitude  for 
my heroic handling of caterpillars.

It  was  odd  how  they  haunted  me. 
Quite resolved to win  Serena,  if  persist­
ent wooing would accomplish it,  I sought 
her on  all occasions,  but,  being a united 
party of friends,  we were not  often  tete- 
a-tete.  And  it  was  to  me  always  that 
Susy turned,  in  hours  of  peril,  when  a 
toad sat upon her  white dress,  when tne 
boat tipped  a  hair’s-breadth  more  than 
usual,  when  horrible  crawling  things 
crossed  our  paths, and  cows  lifted  up 
their  heads  to  contemplate  us.  On  all 
such occasions,  two tiny hands,  white  as 
milk,  soft as satin, suddenly  clasped my 
arm,  and “ oh!  oh! ”  called my attention 
to the terror.

And it was  not  done  for  effect.  You 
cannot deceive a physician to that extent, 
and my professional eyes  noted how the 
pretty  face  blanched,  the  pulse  quick­
ened and the whole little figure trembled. 
She really  was the  worst  little coward I 
ever saw.

And yet, although 1 chided myself  for 
it, I could not share Serena’s  openly ex­
pressed contempt, or  sufficiently  admire 
her  own  scornful  indifference  to  toads 
and grass-hoppers, boat-tipping or  frac­
tious horses.  She  rode  well,  a magnifi­
cent  figure  on  horseback,  while  Susy 
trembled and shivered,  and  clung to the 
gentle animal  she  rode  with  desperate 
energy.

It was late in the season and  all of  my 
Aunt Jane’s guests had  departed  except­
ing Serena,  Susy  and  myself,  when  one 
morning we were  seated  in  the  sitting- 
room,  discussing  an  important  matter. 
A far-away  cousin of  Aunt  Jane’s  had 
been  a  collector  of  rare  jewelry  and 
plate,  and  had  left  his  valuable  treas­
ures,  the result of years of purchase and 
selection,  to her.

“And the whole lot has been sent here,” 
said Aunt J ane.  “I  am  not  a  coward, 
but I have let  it  be  well  understood  in 
Westonville that I never  keep  money in 
the house,  and  very little  plate  and few 
jewels.  There is nothing  discourages  a 
burglar more than a certainty  that  there 
is nothing to steal.”

“Does any one know? ”  I asked.
“The editor of the Westonville  Gazette 
published the whole story  on  Saturday. 
He must have seen some of  the  servants 
who heard us talking  over  the  lawyer’s 
letter.”

“I’ll run up to the city  and arrange to 
send  the  boxes  to  a  safe-deposit  com­
pany,”  I said.

“Do!  Go now !  You can come  back on 
the five-thirty,” said  Susy.  “1 shall  not 
sleep  a  wink  if  they  stay  here.  Oh!” 
and her very lips where  white,  “if I saw 
a burglar,  1 believe I should die/”

And looking  into  her  white,  terrified 
face, I believed  so, too,  although Serena 
said,  loftily:

“What nonsense you do  talk,  Susy.”
But, Aunt Jane consenting,  I went up­
on my proposed errand, arranged to have 
the boxes sent for the following day, and 
was on my way to the  depot, when I met 
an old friend and patient.  The ten min­
utes’ chat .that followed cost  me the loss 
of  the  5:80 
train.  Not  another  one 
stopped  at  Westonville,  excepting  the 
midnight express, until the  next day.

Fretting, reproaching  myself, I passed 
the time as best I could  until  midnight, 
my heart  sinking at  the  thought of  the

lonely 

three 
ladies  at  Westonville. 
There  was but  one man  on  the  place, 
and  he slept  in a room  over  the stable. 
What if  any  thief  attempted  to  obtain 
the  valuable  boxes  piled  in  the  hall? 
Serena could be  trusted  to  be cool  and 
collected;  Aunt Jane was not  timid; but 
Susy—poor little Susy!—she  would  die, 
she  said;  and  I feared  she  would.  As 
the train sped on,  this  thought of Susy’s 
terror  became  almost  maddning;  and 
when, at last,  I was at the little  wayside 
station,  quarter  of  a  mile  from  Aunt 
Jane’s, I started on a run for the house.

The hall-door  stood  open,  and I beard 
a sound in the sitting-room  that  seemed 
to chill  the  blood  in my veins.  Throw­
ing  open  the  door,  I  saw  Susy—little 
Susy!—clinging at  the  throat  of  a man 
roughly  dressed,  who held Aunt Jane in 
a chair,  while he tried to shake off Susy’s 
arms,  at  the  same  time  keeping  Aunt 
Jane down.  Serena lay  in a  dead  faint 
on the floor.

“You shall not hurt her ! ”  Susy cried, 
her slender  arms  strained to  choke  the 
sufferer.  “Let go,  you  wretch !  I’ll  kill 
you!”

One blow on the  top of  his  head from 
my heavy walking-stick  brought the fel­
low down insensible.  Susy  dropped her 
arms and stood  white as death,  but  per­
fectly calm,  facing me.

“Can  you  find  me  a  rope  to  tie  this 

fellow?”  I asked.

She nodded,  sped  away,  and  returned 

with a coil of clothes-line.

“Listen!”  she  said  speaking  quickly. 
“There is another one in the china closet, 
locked in.  He is trying to kick the  door 
down.  Do you see, this is James!’’

James was  the one  man-servant  Aunt 
Jane  employed.  Tying  him  firmly,  I 
gave  my  next  attention  to  Aunt  Jane, 
whose whole face was covered with blood 
from  a  wound  in  the  head.  Knowing 
how the  sight  of blood  always  sickened 
Susy, I tried to  keep  her  back,  but  she 
said, quietly:

“Tell me, please, what  you  want  and 

how to help you.”

I  sent her  for  water,  rags  and lauda­
num, and while we bound up Aunt Jane’s 
head and  restored  her to  consciousness, 
Serena came  to  her  senses  and  sat  up, 
white and shaking.

“Don’t  open 

“Oh,  Susy,  that  man  will  kick 

the 
closet door down!” she cried, as the blows 
from the next room became more violent.
It seemed as if he would,  and I started 
to quiet him,  when Susy grasped my arm.
the  door!”  she  said. 
“There may be more than one man there. 
You  see,  we  were  all  sitting  up  here, 
hoping you would come on  the midnight 
train,  but Aunt Jane bad  not told James 
to go to  the station  because she thought 
you  had  rather  walk  up  than  have  us 
alone.  So I suppose  James thought you 
were gone for all  night, and he  came  in 
at some  time in the  evening,  we  do  not 
know when,  and hid in that china closet. 
I went to the dining-room in the dark for 
some water just as he crept out. 
I could 
just  see  him,  and  that  other  man  was 
creeping  after  him, but  not  out  of  the 
closet, 
I  slammed  the  door,  locked  it, 
and ran in here just as James struck dear 
Aunt Jane on the head and tried  to push 
her down in her chair.  Then  I  flew  at 
him and you came in.  But there may be 
more than one  man in  the  closet  The 
door  is  strong,  and I  will  run  down  to 
the police station while  you take care of 
Aunt Jane and Serena.”

Before 1 could  stop  her  she  was run­
ning across the hall, out of  the door and 
down the road,  while James suddenly re­
vived and  begun  to  struggle  and curse.
My  hands  were  full,  for  Aunt  Jane 
was  severely  hurt,  and  Serena  was  so 
terrified that she could  not  stir, sobbing 
and half fainting in sheer terror.

I  cannot  tell  how  long it was  before 
Susy  came  speeding  back  with  three 
strong policemen behind  her,  but  in the 
meantime some of the maids were roused 
and had come to my  assistance.

There proved  to be but  one burglar in 
the closet,  a Westonville man  and  crony 
of James’, and the two were marched off, 
securely bound.  Aunt  Jane  was put  to 
bed and made as comfortable as possible; 
Serena had  gone  to  her  own  room;  the 
house  was  locked  up  when  1 turned  to 
bid Susy good night.

She was  standing  at the  foot of  Aunt 
Jane’s  bed,  holding  fast  to a chair,  her 
face  perfectly  colorless,  and  her  limbs 
trembling. 
I mixed  her a dose  of  com­
posing medicine and put  it to her lips.

“Don’t  mind  me,”  she  said,  smiling 

faintly.  “I always was a coward.” 

“Nobody  shall ever  call you so  where 
I am,” I said,  and  then—well, I  will  not 
add all I said,  but  then  and  there 1 won 
my  darling’s  coufession of  love for  me, 
and gave my  life’s allegiance  to the wo­
man I loved.

Aunt Jane was delighted.  She  under­
stood perfectly  the  love  that  prompted 
the child to attempt to divert  the attack 
of  the  ruffian  James  to  herself,  and  it 
was a delight  to  her to  make  ready the 
pretty house for us.  Serena comes often 
to visit us, calm and  self-poised as ever, 
and  quite  as  contemptuous  when  Mrs. 
Hutchinson flies to my arms in  an agony 
of terror if a mouse runs across  the floor 
or a spider crawls up the wall.

For,  although she has  proved  herself a 
heroine,  Susy is still,  in  such  matters as 
mice and spiders, a little coward.

Anna  Sh ie ld s.

Tact is the Thing.

J . H. G ray , In A m erican  S to rek eep er.

Tact is one of the first qualifications of 
a business  man, and the following  little 
incident in the history of one of the most 
successful  merchants  shows  a  develop­
ment of  this  trait  early  in  his  business 
career.
Coming to New York from the country, 
friendless,  and  with  very  little  money, 
he found his way to “lower Wall street,” 
and walking  into the  store of  W.  & Co., 
passed back  into the  counting-room  and 
waited  modestly and  patiently  until  he 
should  divert  the  attention  of  Mr.  W., 
who  was at the  moment  busily  engaged 
with  some  friend.  At  last  the  frank, 
open face of the boy attracted his notice, 
and he addressed him with:

“ What can I do for you,  sonny?”
“I want a place,  sir.”
“Well,  what can you do?”
The boy answered eagerly:
“Most  anything, sir.”
Mr.  W., partly  for  a  joke  and  partly 
to rid himself of the almost too confident 
boy, said:
“Ah,  ah!  Well,  just go out  and  bor­
row me a couple of thousand dollars.” 
The  lad  placed  his  hat  on  his  head, 
walked  out  of  the  store,  then  passed 
slowly down Front  street until  he  came 
to  another  large  store in the  same  line 
of  business,  our  friends  of  the  past, 
Messrs.  S., C.  & C.,  then with a bold but 
honest  look  he walked up to the  head of 
the house and said:
“Mr. W., of  W.  & Co.,  sent  me  down 
to borrow ¿2,000.”
“He did,  my son?  How is business up 
The  boy, having  seen  the  appearance 
“Very good, sir.”

at your place?”
of large shipments,  answered quickly: 

“Two thousand  dollars  did  you  say? 
Will that be enough?”
“Well,  $2,000 is all  he told  me,  but  if 
you have  plenty I think he would  like it 
if you sent him $3,000.”
“Just give this  boy a check  for $3,000 
for  W.  &  Co.,”  remarked  Mr.  S. to  his 
cashier.
The  boy  took  the  check,  and  with  it 
returned  to  Mr.  W.,  walking  back  into 
the office with an air of  successful  pride, 
and said:

“Here it is, sir.”
Mr.  W., taking  one  look at  the  check 
“Young  man,  come  in  here;  you  are 
And  giving  him  a  desk  he set  him to 

and then at the boy, said:
just the one I have been looking for.” * 
work.

Quick  Eyes  and  a  Clear  Head. 

When  a  railroad  company,  says  the 
Philadelphia  Record,  handles  as  many 
miHion  tons  of  coal  annually  as  the 
Reading  does,  the  question of  weighing 
it becomes a matter of  some importance. 
Skill  and  long  experience  have  solved 
the  problem,  however,  and  the  bulk  of 
the vast coal tonnage of the leading coal- 
carrying road in  the  country is weighed 
on four  scales,  and  then  they  are  not 
crowded.
The weight of the empty car is marked 
in chalk on the  outside.  As the  car ap­
proaches.  a  clerk  takes  the  number  of 
the car and its  weight,  the weigher calls 
out the gross weight,  and  the  difference 
is the weight of the  coal.  The  cars  run 
as fast as ten  miles  an  hour  across  the 
scale,  and it is very seldom  that  one has 
to be stopped and  brought  back  for  re­
weighing,  although  that  is  done  when 
the weigher is at all  uncertain  about his 
figures.
The men  at  the  scales  can  generally 
tell  within  a  hundred  pounds  or  so 
what a car  contains.  As  ?oon  as 
they 
see the  class  of  car  coming,  they  know 
the number of tons  it contains,  and  have 
the scale so prepared that  only  the hun­
dredweights need he  adjusted  while  the 
car is moving over it.  Expert officials of 
the company  can  tell  at  a  glance  what 
each class of  car should  contain,  and  if, 
in looking over the weight sheet,  any car 
appears either too  heavy or  too  light,  it 
is brought back and reweiglied.

C X X T S X X T C   R O O T .

W e p*y th e  h ig h e s t p ric e  fo r It.  A ddree#

D P O IT   XDPflQ  Wholesale  DrugrlBti, 
C L iLift  D tv U o .i 
g r a n d   r a p id s
Our Complete Fall Line of

Fancy Goods

W ill Im ready September 10th,  It w ill pay 
every m erchant handling this line of goods 
to exam ine our samples.

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,

20 & 22 Monroe SL,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

-  MICH.
A. D. SPANGLER & CO.,

- 

GENERAL

Commission  Merchants

And W holesale  Dealers in

Fruits and Produce.

We solicit correspondence with both buy­
ers and sellers of all kinds of  fruits, ber­
ries and produce.

SAGINAW,  E.  Side,  MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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in every package 
For  Sale  every­
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You  want this 
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its  the  best  fix­
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into  your  store. 
Holds  120  One 
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O F   Y O U R

STOKE  BUILDING

F o r  u se  on   y o u r   L etter  H ead s,  B ill  H ea d s, 

Cards,  E tc ?

Prices Up  or Down.

Shall  a  merchant  advance  or  reduce 
prices on goods in stock  as their  market 
value may change?  This is  an  interest- 
ing question,  particularly for  merchants 
in  the  smaller  towns, where  they  have 
one or  more  competitors. 
Jobbers  ad­
vance  or reduce  prices  on goods  as  the | 
market  or  the  price  on  raw  material 
changes.  Jobbers and  manufacturers as 
a class are  successful  in  business,  so the 
rule  would  appear  to  be  a  good  one 
for  retail  merchants  to  follow.  But | 
to  return 
to  our  question:  If,  for  in-1 
stance,  1 bought a line of goods at prices 
that are unusually low,  and by  the  time 
they  were  delivered  the  price  had  ad­
vanced  25 per  cent.,  would  it  be  better 
to  make  the  selling  price  conform  to 
present cost, or  to make a  leader  of  the 
goods  and  rush  them  off,  ignoring  the 
rise in the market?
If the goods were rushed off in a hurry 
it would no doubt attract temporary cus­
tom, but when the supply was exhausted 
the same  goods could  not  be placed  ex­
cept  at  an  advance.  As  long  as  the 
goods  lasted  the  low  prices  would,  no 
doubt,  worry my  competitor, but my ob­
ject is  to  build  up  my  business, not  to 
break down  his. 
If, on the other  hand, 
the goods in  question  had  declined after 
mine had been bought,  and my  competi­
tor had bought at a lower price, I should 
have had  to lower  my price to meet  his. 
The fact that a merchant often has to fol­
low the downward tendency of the market 
is an argument in  favor of his taking ad­
vantage of the  upward  tendency and re­
alizing large profits. 
If  he is obliged  to 
drop his price to meet  competition let  it 
be done  quickly,  and  to  all  customers 
alike.  Do  not  fear  your  competitors, 
but if there is money  to be lost lose it in 
a week rather than in ten weeks.  Prompt 
action  on your  part  will  show that  you 
intend to meet any  price that is necessa­
ry to hold your trade,  and it may  be that 
one lesson  of  this  kind  will  be  all that 
will  be required. 
I should advise a close 
and ccontinuous scrutiny of the tendency 
of the market and a revision  of prices of 
goods  in 
to  such 
changes. 

stock  to  conform 

A.  F. G.

BUSINESS  LAW.

Summarized  Decisions  from  Courts  of 

Last Resort.

PASSENGER—EJECTION—DAMAGES.
The Supreme Court of Mississippi held, 
in the recent  case  of  Kansas  City  Rail­
road Company vs.  Riley,  that  where  the 
conductor of a railroad train returned  to 
a  passenger the  wrong  portion  of  a  re­
turn  trip  ticket  and  another  conductor 
on  the  return  trip  refused  to  accept  it 
after the  mistake was  explained to  him, 
and ejected the passenger from the train, 
the railroad company was liable.
ASSOCIATION -  SUBSCRIPTION -  CREDITORS.
In  the  appeal  of  the  Philadelphia 
Butchers’ Hide  and  Tallow Association, 
decided recently  by  the  Supreme  Court 
of Pennsylvania,  it appeared  that an  un­
incorporated association,  having need of 
certain real estate for the purposes of its 
business,  purchased 
it  and  had  the 
title placed in  trustees.  The money was 
raised by means of  subscriptions  by  the 
members,  or  some  of  them,  in  such 
amounts as they saw fit to contribute, for 
which they  received  certificates  bearing 
interest.  The property largely increased 
in value.  The court  held that the cestui 
que  trust  was  the  association;  that  the 
holders of certificates were  simply credi­
tors  with  an  equitable  lien  upon  the 
property,  and  that  the  money  derived 
from  its  sale should  be  first  applied  to 
the payment  of  the  outstanding  certifi­
cates,  with accrued interest,  and the bal­
ance paid into the  treasury  of  the  asso­
ciation.
CORPORATION—FORGED  CERTIFICATES.
Where  the  by-laws  of  a  corporation 
provided that  all  certificates  should  be 
signed by the  president and  the treasur­
er,  and  the  president,  who  was  allowed 
by the other directors to  have possession 
of the corporate seal and certificate book 
after they had  known  him  to  break  his 
promise  of  pledging  certain  shares  to 
them, 
issued  fraudulent  certificates  to 
himself,  forging  the  treasurer’s  signa­
ture, and  pledged  the  certificates to  se­
cure  his  individual  debt,  the  Supreme 
Judicial  Court  of  Massachusetts  held 
(Hill  vs.  Jewett  Publishing  Company) 
that the  corporation had  not been guilty 
of such  negligence as would  make it lia­
ble  for  the  certificates,  saying:  “The 
president  of  the  defendant  corporation 
was not  the proper officer to issue certifi­
cates,  and the certificates which the plain­
tiffs  received did  not  come  from the  of­
fice of the defendant in regular course of 
business, but  they were  received by  the 
plaintiffs  under  private  and  personal 
transactions  between 
themselves  and 
Jewett,  the  president.  The  plaintiffs, 
however,  contend  that  the previous  and 
known  misconduct  of  Jewett  had  been 
such  that  it  distinguished  the  present 
case  from  others,  and  that  by  reason 
thereof the  defendant  should be held re­
sponsible for his  acts.  *  *  *  On  the 
whole, we find  nothing to  show that  the 
corporation  or  its  other  members  had 
reason to suppose  from what Jewett had 
done  that  he  would  be  likely  to  issue 
forged  certificates of  shares, if  allowed 
access to the certificate  book and seal  of 
the  corporation,  and  accordingly  it  is 
not to be  held responsible  for his  crimi­
nal fraud,  as for an act made possible by 
its negligence, 
In  the  cases  heretofore 
determined  by  this  court, where  a  cor­
poration  was  held  responsible  for  the 
fraudulent  issue  of  shares,  the  certifi­
cates  were in  fact signed  by the  proper 
officers,  whose signatures  were required, 
and  there  was  carelessness  on  the  part 
of the  president  in  leaving  certificates 
signed  in  blank  by  himself  with  the 
treasurer,  and  also  carelessness  on  the 
part of other officers of the company.”

New  Savings  Bank.

A woman in Cleveland went to a chirop­
odist  and told him she was afflicted with 
an  ingrowing  toe  nail.  He  diagnosed 
the boot  she  wore  and  found  a  roll  of 
bills worn to fragments in the toe.  She 
paid him  his  fee and  sent the  money  to 
Washington  to  be  redeemed.  She  de­
clares she  must have  hidden  it  there  in 
her sleep.

The Value of  Ready Money. •

The large  majority of  failures in  busi­
ness  are  caused  chiefly  by  insufficient 
capital.  The  man  who  gets  foundered 
in Wall street, and on all other exchanges, 
is  the  man  whose ventures  are  beyond 
his capital.  He  spreads  too  much  sale 
and  suddenly  goes  under.  This  is  not 
only  true  of  the  speculator,  but  it  is 
equally  true  in  legitimate  business. 
If 
one  has  $5,000 in  cash,  how  many goods 
should he buy?  Some will stock up with 
$25,000.  A  more  prudent  fellow  will 
keep  a  good  reserve,  a surplus  in  cash. 
He is always  afraid  that  a  drought or a 
frost  will  destroy  the  corn,  and  what 
then?—the  farmer  can’t  buy  his  goods. 
They get  out of  style, and so he loses  at 
both  ends  when he has  stocked  up wild­
ly.  Cash in hand,  although  drawing no 
interest, generally pays compound  inter­
est  when  the  sheriff  comes  in,  for  in­
stance,  and  slaughters  goods  for  cash. 
Hosts of  traders  are ruined  by straining 
their credit.  How welcome to the pressed 
manufacturer is the merchant with plenty 
of  money!  He  buys  almost at  his  own 
price  when bankers  are not  discounting 
commercial paper.  And so it is at every 
turn of  life;  the man  with  ready money 
gets the best of everything.

Loss  Limited  to  $100.

A  case  has  lately  been  decided  in  a 
Chicago  court  which  is  of  interest  to 
those  who travel  by rail.  A  lady in the 
course  of  her  travels  lost  her  trunk, 
which 
together  with  its  contents  she 
valued  at  $350,  and  she  entered  suit 
against  the  railroad  for the  recovery  of 
that  amount. 
It was  shown that  one of 
the  conditions on the  back of  the  ticket 
held  by  her  especially stated  that  the 
road should  not  be held  responsible  for 
loss  to  baggage to  the  amount of  more 
than $100. 
It was held by the court that 
she  having  signed the  ticket was  bound 
to  the  conditions  provided  therein,  and 
could only recover the amount mentioned, 
viz.:  $100,  and  the  court  ordered a ver­
dict accordingly.

We can furnish  you a double  column  cut, similar to above, 

for $10;  or a single column cut, like those  below,  for $6.

In  either  case, we  should  have  clear  photograph to work 

from.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

ENG EAVERS  AND  PRINTERS,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

New Line of 

PEN]HY  ROODS  f°r September Trade. 
A.  E.  B R O O K S   &  CO.,

Order Tycoon Gum and Chocolate Triplets.

No. 46  OTTAWA  ST.,  GRAND  RAPIDS

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AMONG  THE  TRADE.
AROUND THE STATE.

Saginaw—F.  Koch  succeeds  Koch  & 

Bock in the grocery business.

Detroit—Chas.  E.  Hollister has sold his 

drug stock to John G.  Wiesinger.

Bay City—R.  S.  Chudzinski  has  sold 

his drug stock to Oliver  Densham.

White Cloud—J. C.  Townsend  has  re­

moved his general stock to Charlevoix.

Detroit—Otto  L.  Fluegel 

succeeds 
Wiesinger & Fluegel in the drug business.
Bay  City—Edward  W.  Funnell  suc­
ceeds Funnell & Boes in  the wheat busi­
ness.

Petoskey—C.  A.  Gay  has  purchased 
the fruit and confectionery stock of H. C. 
Bain.

Shepherd—Wellington & Waterman are 
succeeded by H. D.  Waterman  in  gener­
al trade.

Wayland—D.  T.  Hersey  is  closing out 
his  grocery  stock  and  will  retire  from 
business.

Cass  City—Wm.  Fairweather  is  suc­
ceeded by  D.  McIntyre  in  the  grocery 
and baking business.

Greenville—A.  T. Bliss is  “putting on 
airs” these days, having  introduced elec­
tric lights in his grocery store.

Lansing—H.  S. Robinson & Co., of De­
troit,  have attached the G.  T. Fisher boot 
and shoe stock on a claim of $1,900.

Fife Lake—A  postoffice  has  been  es­
tablished at  Hodges,  four  miles  west  of 
this place,  with  B.  P.  Mills as  postmas­
ter.

Lansing—The  hardware  stock  of  L. 
Anderson has been attached by the Mich­
igan Buggy Co., of  Kalamazoo,  to satisfy 
a claim of  $450.

Tustin—Lovene & Stevenson have pur­
chased  the Luick  building and  will fit it 
up  for a dry goods  and  clothing depart­
ment  in  connection  with 
their  other 
store.

South Haven—Hon. J.  C.  Monroe  has 
begun work on a  new brick  store  build­
ing  on  Center  street  just  north  of  the 
postoffice. 
It  will  be  50 feet  front  by 
70 feet  deep and two stories.

Sherwood—L.  P.  Wilcox  has  sold  his 
interest  in  the  firm  of  Wilcox  Bros., 
dealers in groceries,  meats and boots and 
shoes,  to his brother,  who  will  continue 
the  business  under  the  style  of  B.  C. 
Wilcox.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Bell—The  sawmill  of  W.  A.  French 
has cut 4,000,000 feet of  lumber thus far 
this season.

THE  MICHIO-AlNr  TRADESMAN
Gladwin—Sailor  &  Co., of  Ohio,  will 
erect a hoop mill here and intend to have 
it running in six  weeks.

days, when the firm will  dissolve.  John 
Cory  and  Mr.  Ehrenkrook  will  move 
west.

Saginaw—E. O.  & S. L. Eastman & Co. 
will  lumber  on  the  Tittabawassee  and 
Tobacco  rivers  the  coming winter,  put­
ting in hemlock and hardwood logs,  with 
some scattering pine.

Marquette—R.  M.  Bradley’s  shingle 
mill is  nearly  completed.  The  boilers, 
engine and  machinery are  in  place,  and 
it is expected  the  mill will  be  in  shape 
to start next Monday.

Muskegon—N.  N.  Miller  &  Co.  have 
sold  their  drug  stock  at  the  corner  of 
Terrace and Walton  streets  to A.  A.  H. 
Eckermaun,  who  will continue  the busi­
ness at the same location.

Marquette—The Hagar & Johnson Man­
ufacturing Co.  is receiving  lumber  from 
Powell  &  Dellaas’  mill  on  Huron  bay. 
The  company  bought a run of  logs from 
them which were  cut to order.

Detroit—The Grand  Upholstering  and 
Furniture Co.,  capital  stock $15,000, has 
been  incorporated  by  Frank  Cohnen, 
Charles F.  Walter and William J. Streng. 
Two-thirds of the  capital stock  has  been 
paid in.

West  Bay  City—Harrison  Miller  has 
retired from  the  Standard  Hoop Co. 
I. 
M.  & E. J.  Kelton will  continue the  bus­
iness.  The  last  named  gentleman  was 
many years connected with the Keystone 
Salt & Lumber Co.

East Tawas—J. B. Tuttle expresses the 
opinion  that  the  preferred  creditors  of 
the  J.  E.  Potts  Salt & Lumber  Co.  will 
ultimately receive about 30 cents  on  the 
dollar,  and  that those not  preferred will 
get a large slice of nothing.

Hudson — The  Bean  &  Chamberlain 
Manufacturing  Co.  has  been  organized 
with a capital stock of $100,000, of which 
$65,000  is  paid  in.  A  factory  building 
40x100 feet in dimensions and two stories 
high,  will  be erected at once.

Manistee—The  State  Lumber  Co.  has 
built  a  large  addition to  its  salt  block, 
which  will give  more  storage room,  and 
obviate the  necessity  of  piling  the  salt 
barrels outside, exposed to  the  weather, 
which has been done  for some time.

Cheboygan—The sawmill  of  Pelton & 
Reed is cutting  700,000  feet  of  logs  for 
the  Arthur  Hill  Company, of  Saginaw. 
The  drive on the Black  river still  hangs 
fire,  and  it is  expected  that a number of 
Cheboygan  mills will  be  forced  to  shut 
down.

Harrison—Cory  Bros.  &  Ehrenkrook, 
who are operating a shingle mill in Ham­
ilton township, Clare  county,  will  finish 
the timber in that  locality in about sixty

Marquettte—James Lucks,  who has for 
a number of  years  conducted  a  grocery 
store  on  Main  street,  has  discontinued 
business  in  this  city  and  removed  his 
stock  to  the  National  mine 
location, 
where he will in  future  conduct  a  gro­
cery store.

Midland—Beach  &  Smith,  of  Brock 
ville,  Ont.,  have  purchased  a  tract  of 
elm timber in this county,  and will build 
a mill,  having  secured  contracts  to  cut 
timber  for  Chicago  furniture  concerns. 
They will also buy all the elm logs offered 
in the vicinity.

Bay City—William  Crampton,  of  this 
city,  has  been  awarded  the  contract  to 
build a branch  road  from  the  Michigan 
Central  between  Grayling  and  Twin 
Lakes,  a distance of  27)4 miles.  He  ex­
pects to complete the work by  the begin­
ning of next year.

Au  Sable—The  H.  M.  Loud  &  Sons 
Lumber Co.  has  extended the Potts  rail­
road  ten miles to reach  timber owned  by 
the  company and  other  concerns,  and  is 
hauling logs to Oscoda.  There  is  about 
35,000,000  feet to be  put  in  and  hauled 
by the road to the mills.

West Bay  City----Capt.  James  David­
son,  the  shipbuilder,  has  in  his  yard 
from $50,000 to $60,000  worth  of  timber 
taken from the  Saginaw  River,  where it 
has been soaking for  years  in the refuse 
of the  salt  blocks  along  its banks.  He 
says it is as good as if vat-soaked.

Manistee—White  &  Friant’s  sawmill, 
which  had  been idle  for the  better  part 
of a month  from  lack of  logs,  started  up 
last week,  and as the water is now better 
in  the  river  than it has  been,  and  they 
are  getting  to  a  point  which  contains 
more of their logs, they are in  hopes that 
for  the  balance of  the  season  they will 
be able to run full  time.

Detroit—The Merchants  and Manufac­
turers’  Exchange 
is  so  delighted  with 
the information  received  from Gen.  Poe 
to the effect  that a  21-foot channel  from 
end to end of the lakes will  cost no  more 
than $3,330,568, that it  will try to have a 
convention of similar organizations in all 
the lake cities with a  view to having the 
scheme pushed in Congress.

Saginaw—Henry  Moiles,  Jr.,  of  this 
city, has purchased a small circular saw­
mill  in  Wise township, Isabella  county, 
owned  by  Wells,  Stone & Co.,  and  will 
remove  it  to  Mecosta  county,  at  some 
point on the Detroit, Lansing & Northern 
Railroad.  The mill  was formerly owned 
and  operated  by  J.  H.  Freeney,  who

failed,  and  the mill  fell  into the  hands 
of  Wells, Stone  &  Co.,  who  were  cred­
itors.

M oney  an d   B rains.

F ro m  th e  New Y o rk  Sun.

The highest intellectual ability of  this 
country,  the  greatest  and  most  unmis­
takable  genius,  are  chiefly  occupied  in 
the  world  of  affairs.  Usually the  rich 
men are rich because of the greater force 
of their brains.

Barbed Wire  Advanced.

Barbed wire has been advanced to $3.45 

for galvanized and $2.95 for painted.

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

A dv e rtise m en ts w ill be in se rte d   u n d e r  th is   h e a d  fo r 
tw o   ce n ts  a   w ord  th e   first  in s e rtio n   a n d   o n e c e n t a 
w ord  fo r  ea ch   su b seq u e n t  in se rtio n .  No  a d v e rtise ­
m e n t ta k e n  fo r less th a n  85 ce n ts.  A dvance  p a y m e n t.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

312

c a lity   o n   co rn e r.  W ill  inv o ice  a b o u t  $1,500. 
W ould sell o n e-h alf in te re st.  3 a n d  4 T ow er B lock.  809

IFOR  SALE—GROCERY  AND  BAKERY.  GOOD  L o ­
t,X>R  SALE  — HARDWOOD  LUMBER  MILL,  SIX 

m iles  fro m   ra ilro a d , w ith   p le n ty   o f  tim b e r  fo r 
sev e ral y e a rs ’ c u t.  S hingle m ac h in e  in  ru n n in g  o rd e r 
if  desired .  Saw  m ill re a d y  to  s e t  up.  T eam s, tru c k s, 
sleig h s,  sh o p   an d   b u ild in g  a ll  in  o rd e r to  b e g in  w ork 
a t  once.  A ddress  J.  J.  R obbins,  S ta n to n .  M ich,  o r O. 
H.  H u n te r, 122. M onroe s tre e t. G rand R apids. 

tj^OR  SALE—$6,000  sto ck   c lo th in g ,  d ry   goods,  h a ts, 

ca p s, b o o ts,  shoes  a n d   g ro c erie s in  liv e g ro w in g  
to w n   lo c a te d   in   ex c e lle n t  fa rm in g   sec tio n   m o st  o f 
sto ck   b o u g h t  w ith in   la s t  12  m o n th s.  Also tw o  good 
sto re  bu ild in g s.  Sell  all  ch e ap  a n d  ta k e  in  p a r t  p a y ­
m en t good fa rm  p ro p e rty .  B est o f re a so n s fo r sellin g . 
J. A. L., c a re  T rad esm an . 

IJO R   SALE—A  COMPLETE  GROCERY  STOCK  AND 

fixtures.  T ra d e  w ell  e sta b lish e d ;  w ill  a v e ra g e  
$1,100  to   $1,200  p er  m o n th .  P o o r  h e a lth , re a so n   fo r 
selling.  A ddress  H ., 213  E a st W a ln u t  stre e t, K alam a- 
soo . M ich. 

IJiOR  8ALE—DRUG  STOCK  IN  TH RIV ING  8UMMER 

re s o rt  tow n.  W ill in v e n to ry  a b o u t  $1,200.  R are 
o p p o rtu n ity .  A ddress L ock Box 87, C ry sta l. Mich. 299 
X)R  SALE—A COMPLETE  LOGGING  OUTFIT  AT A 
b a rg a in .  W ill  sell  a ll o r p a r t,  as  desired .  Also 
o n e  s ta n d a r d   g u a g e   S hay 
lo co m o tiv e  in   first-class 
iw o rk in g  co n d itio n .  A pply  to   W. A. D. Rose, B ig R ap- 
ds, Mich. 

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ANTED—I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  PAY  FOR  A 
g e n e ra l  o r  g ro c e ry  sto c k ;  m u s t be cheap.  Ad­

d re ss No. 26, c a re  M ichigan T rad esm an . 
YYTANTED—PARTNER  TO  TAKE  HALF  INTEREST 
in  fu ll ro lle r m ill;  m u st  be p ra c tic a l  m ille r.  J. 
E. R ichm ond, Jac k so n , Mich. 

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SITUATIONS  WANTED.

YYTANTED—POSITION  BY  REGISTERED  PHARMA- 
Vv 
c is t o f  fo u r  y e a rs ’ ex p e rien c e. * R efe ren c es fu r­
nished.  A ddress No. 307, M ichigan T ra d esm an . 
309 
T frA N T E D —SITUATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY  A 
V ?  m a rrie d   m an   w ho  c a n   g iv e th e   b e st o f  re fe r­
ences.  A ddress  No.  305,  c a re   M ichigan  T ra d esm an , 
G ran d  R apids.___________________________________305

MISC EEL ANEOUS.

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ly , on e th ree -y e ar-o ld   Ally,  a n d   o n e six-year-old 
g eld in g —a ll sire d  by Louis N apoleon,  d am  b y  W iscon­
sin B an n er (M organ].  All fine, h an d so m e, an d  speedy; 
n e v e r been  tra c k e d .  A ddress  J.  J. R obbins, S ta n to n , 
M ich. 

H o r s e s   f o r   s a l e —o n e   s e v e n -y e a r  o l d   f i l
EX)R  SALE—CH EAP  ENOUGH  FOR  AN 
IX)R  SALE  OR  RENT—CORNER  LOT  AND  5-ROOM 

INVB8T- 
m en t.  C o rn er  lo t  a n d   5-room   h o u se  o n   N o rth  
L a fa y e tte   S t.,  c e lla r,  b ric k   fo u n d a tio n ,  s o ft  w a te r 
in   k itc h e n .  $1,200.  T erm s  to   su it.  A ddress No.  187, 
c a re  M ichigan T ra d esm an . 

h ouse o n  N o rth   L a fa y e tte  st., c e lla r, b ric k  fo u n d ­
a tio n   an d   so ft  w a te r  in   k itc h e n .  $1,200.  T erm s  to  
su it.  C h eap  en o u g h   fo r  a n   in v e stm e n t.  A ddress  No 
|  187, c a re  M ichigan T ra d esm an . 
r p H E   MORTGAGE  ON  BLANCHARD  A  PRIN G LE’S 
X   sto ck , a t  S and L ak e , h a s been p a id  a n d  d isch arg ed , 
le a v in g  th e ir  sto ck  o f  a b o u t $3,500 fre e  a n d   c le a r, an d  
th e  firm  is now  in  good circ u m sta n ces. 

187.

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187

'1 1 7 'ANTED—YOUNG  SINGLE  MAN  W ITH  ONE  OR 
I 
f  ? 
tw o  y e a rs’ ex p e rien c e in  th e  d ry  g o ods busin ess, 
j  W ag es m o d era te.  A ddress  304, c a re   M ichigan T rades- 
•  m an . 
!  Y E T  ANTED  — A  GOOD  LOCATION  FOR  SAWMiLL.
v f   A ddress No. 306, c a re  o f  T ra d esm an , G ra n d  R ap- 
|  ids, Mich. 

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F E R M E N T U M

THE  ONLY  RELIABLE  COMPRESSED  YEAST.

“ FLRMENTUM ”  always  lias  been,  is  now, and  will con­
tinue to  be the  leading  and  only  reliable  com- 
^  pressed  yeast.  A  trial  mail  order  will  satisfy  you  on  this 

point

'COMPRÉ0 VEAS!

JUUNKER Geh«-Am>

Ju st returned from Europe.

Iw.  WINttSRN ITZ, 

Agent, 

106 S t .,  Grand  Rapids,

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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“ For Ten Long Years! ”

Albion  Milling Co., Albion, Michigan:
Gen ts—I very  gladly  recommend to the public  your  “Albion  Patent  Flour.” 
1 have used it in my  family for ten  years,  and in all that  time 1 have “never found 
its equal.” 

Yours respectfully, 

W.  S. TODD.

A l b i o n ,  New York, June 23,  1891.

■RTT’T V n r i V r 'R E T ?   Goods  are not  genuine  unless our  guarantee card  is 
A V A L J A T i J l i J J X f o u n d  on every package. 
If  your grocer  does not 
keep our “Albion Patent,”  send your order direct  to  us.  Satisfaction guaranteed.

ALBION 

¡SHILLING  COMPANY,  Albion,  JUlicti.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Townsend & Frink have  opened a gro­
cery  store  at  Hubbardson.  The  Olney 
& Judson Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.
The  Grand  Rapids  Stave  Co.  has  sold 
its  cooper  shop  at  Allegan  to  J. G.  El- 
linger,  who  will  continue  the  business 
under his own name.

R. A.  McWilliams, druggist at 42 West 
Bridge  street,  will  shortly  remove  his 
stock two doors east, to  the  vacant store 
at the  corner  of  West  Bridge  and  Mt. 
Vernon streets.

G. T.  Haan &  Co.  have  removed  their 
drug  stock  from  126  Canal  street 
to 
the store formerly  occupied  by  the Lus- 
tig  Cigar  Co., corner of  Canal  and  East 
Bridge streets.

Barney Teunis and  Ralph Teunis have 
formed a copartnership  under  the  style 
of Teunis Bros,  and  engaged  in the  new 
and  second-hand  stove  and  hardware 
business at 122 Ellsworth avenue.

A.  D.  Fisher,  formerly of  the  grocery 
firm of  Flanders & Fisher,  has  opened  a 
grocery  store at 443  Lyon  street  under 
the  style  of  A.  D.  Fisher  &  Co.  The 
stock was purchased in this market.

Steele &  Co.  have removed  their  drug 
and  grocery  stock  from  Ionia  to  this 
city,  locating  at  the  double  store  at  97 
and 99 Canal street.  The Ball-Barnhart- 
Putmau  Co.  replenished 
the  grocery 
stock.

Wm.  H.  Tibbs  has  arranged  to  open 
another  drug  store  at 911  Wealthy  ave­
nue.  Mr. Tibbs  had five  drug stores  on 
his hands at one  time at  Buffalo,  several 
years  ago,  but  has  never  equalled  that 
record in  this city.

C.  D.  Spalding  has  effected  a  settle­
ment with  the  creditors  of  the  former 
firm  of  Spalding &  Co. on  the  basis  of 
25 cents  on the  dollar,  and  has  gone  to 
Baltimore to take the  local  agency  of  a 
life insurance  company.

Another compressed yeast agency—the 
“Red Star,” of  Milwaukee—has been es­
tablished here.  This  makes ten  wagons 
visiting  the  trade  daily,  whereas  three 
wagons  would  be  enough  to  serve  the 
trade.

Myer Lightstone has formed  a  copart­
nership with  his  cousin—Samuel  Light- 
stone,  late  of  Mecosta—under  the  style 
of Lightstone & Co.  and embarked in the 
grocery  business at  Sparta.  The  Olney 
& Judson Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.
A.  M.  Fleischauer  has leased  the store 
at 40 West Bridge street and  will shortly 
open a new  grocery  stock.  Mr.  Fleisch­
auer has been  identified  with his father, 
the Reed City  grocer,  for the past fifteen 
years and will  undoubtedly  score a  suc­
cess in his new enterprise.

E.  E.  Miller  and  Arthur  Davenport 
have  formed a copartnership  under  the 
style of Miller & Davenport  for  the pur­
pose  of  engaging  in  general  trade at a 
point five miles west of Paris, where they 
expect  to  have  a postoffice  established. 
They have already put in a grocery stock, 
which  was  furnished  by  the  Olney  & 
Judson Grocer Co.

There  are  eleven  tobacco  manufacto­
ries 
in  Hungary,  and  a  twelfth  will 
shortly be started.  Cigars and cigarettes 
are the principal articles produced.  Dur­
ing  1890  there  were  500,000,000  cigars 
and 300,000,000 cigarettes turned out.

Purely  Personal.

B.  P.  Mills, grocer  at  Hodges,  is  in 

town for a few days.

P.  W.  Kane,  the  Holland  City  drug­

gist,  was in town Saturday.

Arthur Haight has taken  the  manage­
ment of L.  M.  Mills’  drug  store  at  Sand 
Lake.

A.  DeKruif,  the  Zeeland druggist,  has 
six  horses in  training on  the race  track 
at Holland.

D. D.  Harris,  the  Shelbyville  general 
dealer and  cheese  manufacturer,  was  in 
town Monday.

A.  J.  Elliott,  the Monroe street grocer, 
is delighted over the advent  of a  daugh­
ter,  who put in an appearance last Satur­
day.

A.  H.  Finney, Secretary  of the Perrin- 
ton  Novelty  Works,  Perrinton,  was  in
town  last week on his way home from an 
extended trip  through the  West.

Jas.  A.  Hunt,  Secretary  of  the  Grand 
Rapids  Stave  Co.,  has  gone  to  Three 
Rivers  for  the  purpose  of  opening  a 
branch  cooper  shop  under  the  manage­
ment of Chas.  A.  Noble.

Harry  Fox,  the  versatile  manager  of 
the Muskegon  Cracker  Co.—beg pardon, 
Muskegon  branch  of  the  United  States 
Baking  Co.—was  in  town  one  day  last 
week.

L.  Winternitz  has  returned  from  Eu­
rope,  after  an  absence  of  nine  weeks. 
He  spent  most  of  the  time  at  his  old 
home in Prague,  Bohemia,  but  improved 
the opportunity  to visit  familiar  scenes 
in Hungary, Prussia and Germany,  also. 
He  is looking  finely,  the trip having  ap­
parently  restored  him 
to  the  best  of 
health.

Gripsack Brigade

W. C.  Glines,  State  agent  for  Fleisch 
mann & Co.,  was  is  town  Monday for  a 
few hours.

Byron  S.  Davenport  is  jubilant  over 
his  last week’s  record—two  new  stocks 
and 75 chests of tea.

O.  C. Clock  has  resigned  his  position 
as traveling representative  for, the Chase 
Bros.  Piano  Co.  to  take  the  Western 
agency of  the  Braumuller  Co.,  of  New 
York.

Bugbee.

O.  M.  Benedict,  traveling  representa­
tive for Wm.  P.  Roome & Co., New York, 
read  a  paper  on  the  subject  of  “The 
Bible in  the  Hands  of  the  Teacher” at 
the recent  Sunday  school  convention  of 
the Church of Christ at Detroit.
Pertinent  Suggestions  from  Secretary 
C h e b o y g a n ,  Sept.  4—A member of the 
M.  S.  P-  A.,  in  remitting his  dues,  says: 
“ This  should  have  been  sent long  ago 
and  my  not  having  done  so  is  purely' 
neglect.” 
I  think  that is the  case  with 
many of  our members who  have not  yet 
sent  in  their  dues  for  1891-2,  and  also 
for 1890-91. 
It is simply thoughtlessness 
on their part. 
I  also  want to suggest to 
those who are in arrears for two or three 
years that it is not the right way to sever 
tljeir membership,  but to pay up to July, 
1891,  and resign if  they do  not intend  to 
It  looks much better to read in 
remain. 
the 
than 
“dropped for non-payment of  dues.” 
It 
is a debt, and they have had the proceed­
ings and benefits of the Association, with 
out bearing  their fair  proportion of  the 
expenses.  To  those who  ask  the  ques­
tion,  “What  good is the  Association and 
what benefit am I  receiving  from it?” let 
me ask, What are you doing to help make 
It of  benefit  to  the  drug  fraternity  of 
Michigan?  To be a success,  and  to  be a 
power in  the  advancement of  our  inter­
ests  in  trade, etc.,  it needs  and  should 
I have the hearty good will and support of 
I every  pharmacist,  whether  he  be  pro- 
! prietor or clerk.  Yours truly, 
j 

C.  A.  Bu g bee,  Sec’y.

“ resigned, ” 

proceedings 

A  few   thousand  of  No.  G,  low  cut,
colored  Envelopes  will  he  closed  out, 
printed.

5 0 0  
1.000 
2.000 

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^ 1 . 4 0
2 . 2 5

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-  2.00 per M.

Write  for  prices  if  you  can  use  a 
larger quantity  Send  for sample, any­
way.  We  have  azurine,  green  and 
cherry.  Assorted if desired.

The Tradesman Company,

Grand  Rapids.

THIS TELLS  ™ STORY!

W hy a  Connoisseur Eats

m

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.

BfiLL-BRRHHBRT-PUTMilN-GO.,

Sole  Agents,

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

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THE  MICniC^AJN  TKADE8MAIS

I 

Keep Your  Store Fresh.

J . M. B atch e lo r, In D ry  G oods B u lle tin .
The late A. T.  Stewart,  of  New  York, 
had the habit of looking after all the  de­
tails of his  business.  Walking  through 
his retail store one  morning as  usual,  he 
took up an article on a counter and asked 
the salesman:
“How much are you selling these for?” 
“Forty cents,  Mr.  Stewart.”
“Do they go well?”
“Not very well, sir.”
“Put them  down to  twenty-five  cents. 
How much are these?”  taking up another 
article.

to  hold  them 

“Seventy-five cents, sir.”
"Are they going well?”
“Slowly, sir.”
“Make them fifty cents, and these?” 
“Sixty cents.”
“How do they sell at  that?”
“Very well, sir.”
“Let  them  remain  there.”  And  he 
went  through  the  entire  stock  of  that 
counter.
Turning to a gentleman  who  stood  by 
watching these proceedings,  Mr.  Stewart 
said:
“It is no  use  to keep  goods up so high 
that customers will  not  buy  them,  and 
in  a  mer­
the  worst  of  all  mistakes 
chant,  after  he  has  made  the  mis­
take  of  buying 
things  which  are 
slow  of  sale,  is 
for  a 
market.  The best way is to  clean  them 
out at any sacrifice,  and  lay  in  a  better 
selected stock.”
It matters  little  whether  Mr.  Stewart 
uttered these words  or  not, although we 
have no  good  reason  to  question  their 
genuineness,  the idea they  convey is un­
doubtedly sound,  and they would not  be 
less so if uttered by a  way-back  country 
storekeeper.  Too  little  importance  is 
attached  to  keeping  a  stock  of  goods 
fresh  and up  with  the  times,  although 
too  frequently  goods  are  shelved  and 
slowly sold during a course of years,  un­
der  the  impression  that  they  must  be 
worked off at profitable rates before other 
goods can be  bought in  their  place,  and 
this  regardless  of  any  change  in  the 
market that  meanwhile may have  taken 
place.
The most successful retail confectioner j 
in New York City has built up  a fortune | 
of hundreds of thousands of dollars with­
in a comparatively few years  by  observ­
ing the rule of  keeping  his  stock  fresh 
and of prime quality, even if variety was 
lacking.  He  started  with  four  or  five 
styles of bon-bons,  and a  small quantity 
of  each,  which  to  the  customer  looked 
lost in the big  store on  Broadway.  But 
their quality and freshness at  once made 
the place famous,  although the price was 
not low,  and to-day, in the  afternoons, it 
is hard to get  waited on,  so  great  is  the 
crowd of customers.
The idea of this remarkably successful 
confectioner,  who is now known all  over 
the country,  was  the  same  as  that  ex­
pressed  by  Mr. Stewart,  in  the  advisa­
bility of keeping a stock moving.  Stale 
goods are in rare demand.  If these goods 
are  turned over  to the  bargain  counter, 
even at a sacrifice,  it  keeps up  a  store’s 
reputation for being wide-awake.
The  Country  Merchant.

The sphere in  which  the country  mer­
chant lives,  moves  and sells his goods  is 
quite  different  from  that  of  the  city 
storekeeper.  He deals  with  a  different 
class of people, or  different  habits,  cus­
toms and  wants.  As  a  matter  of  fact, 
the task with which  the average country 
storekeeper is confronted  is quite as dif­
ficult  as  any  which  puzzles  his  city 
brother.  At best his constituency is lim­
ited,  and it is hard to increase it.  Trade 
there is not naturally of a  floating  char­
acter.  Everybody  has  a  preference  or 
an  antipathy. 
Everybody  being  ac­
quainted,  thinks he must be given credit. 
It  is  hard  to  collect,  hard  to  work  off 
odds aud  ends, hard to  satisfy  the  peo­
ple who  are all  the  time  getting  posted 
on city  styles  and  bargain  day  prices. 
To please and stimulate one’s customers, 
to get new ones,  to  keep close enough  to 
popular demand,  yet  to avoid  accumula­
tion of  unsalables, to  turn  one’s  capital 
fast  enough  to  make  it  earn  a  living 
profit—these are some of the conundrums 
the  successful  solution  of  which  mark 
the merchant  and should  enlist  for  him 
the admiring appreciation of the mercan­
tile community everywhere.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic
“  Arrow Brand 5)4 
Argyle  ...................  6)4
“  World Wide..  7
Atlanta AA............   6*4
“  LL............... 5
Atlantic  A..............  7
Full Yard Wide...... 6)4
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H................6*
Georgia  A..............  6)4
Honest Width.........  634
“ 
P ..............6
“  D.......  ...  6*
Hartford A  ............ 5
Indian Head...........  7)4
“  LL..............  534
Amory.....................  7
King A  A................. 6)4
Archery  Bunting...  4 
King E C ................   5
Beaver Dam  AA..  5)4
Lawrence  L L ........  5)4
Blackstone O,  32_  5
Madras cheese cloth 634
Black Crow.............. 6)4
Newmarket  G........6
Black  Rock  ...........7
B  .........5)4
Boot, AL................  7)4
N........ 6)4
Capital  A............... 5)4
DD....  5)4
Cavanat Y ..............5%
X ........7
Chapman cheesed.  334|Nolbe R..................  5
Clifton  C R ............ 5)4  Our Level  Best.......6)4
Comet.....................   7  Oxford  R ...............  6)4
Dwight Star............  7)4 Pequot.....................  7)4
Clifton CCC...........  6)4 Solar.......................   6)4
¡Top of the  Heap__7)4
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills............   7
Gold Medal.........  7)4
Green  Ticket.......8)4
Great Falls..........  6)4
ITnna 
71^
Just  b u t......   434® 5
King  Phillip.........734
bp....7)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10)4 
® 8)4
Middlesex.......  @  5
No Name..............  7)4
Oak View..............  6
Our Own..............  5)4
Pride of the West.. .12
Rosalind............... 7)4
Sunlight...............  4)4
Utica  Mills.......... 8)4
“  Nonpareil  ..11
Vinyard...............   8)4
White Horse.........  6
“  Rock.......... 8)4
9

A B C ...................... 8)4
Amazon................... 8
Amsbnrg.......  ...... 7
Art  Cambric............10
Blackstone A A.......   8
Beats All.................   4)4
Boston...-................12
Cabot.......................   7
Cabot,  X.................634
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Charter  Oak...........5)4.
Conway W..............  7)4 ¡Lonsdale
Cleveland.............  7
Dwight Anchor....... 834
shorts.  834
Edwards...................  6
Empire.....................  7
Farwell.:.................  734
Fruit of the  Loom.  8
Fitchville  .............7
First Prize...............6)4
Fruit of the Loom X.
Falrmount...............   4)4
Full Value...............634
Cabot........................7341 Dwight Anchor
Farwell....................8 
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UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
TremontN..............  5)4
Hamilton N............ 6)4
L............ 7
Middlesex  AT........8
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BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

Middlesex No.  1__10
2 ....11
3. ...12
7 .. 
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HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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

Middlesex A A....... 11
2 ............12
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5.......16
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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
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Q G  Cashmere........21
Nameless..............16
............... 18

DRESS  GOODS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

Coraline................ 89 501Wonderful............84 50
Schilling’s ...... .  A 00 Brighton............... 4 75
Davis  W aists__   9 00 Bortree’s .............09300
Grand  Rapids......  4 50|Abdominal...........15 00
Armory..................   6?¿ I Naumkeag satteen..  7)4
Androscoggin.........7)4 ¡Rock port....................6)4
Biddeford...............  6  Conestoga.................63£
Brunswick..............6)4| Walworth.................. 634
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4¡Berwick fancies__  yt
robes...........5)4 Clyde Robes.............5
pink & purple 6)4 Charter Oak fancies 4)4
buffs...........  6  DelMarine cashm’s.  6
mourn’g  6
pink  checks.  5)4 
staples  ........  5‘4¡Eddystone  fancy...  6
shirtings...  4 
chocolat  6
rober__   6
American  fancy....  534 
sateens..  6
American indigo—   534! 
American Bhirtlngs.  4  Hamilton fancy.  ...  6
staple__ 5)4
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4)4! Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  6
Arnold 
“  —   6)4 
Arnold  Merino.  ...  6  ¡Merrimack D fancy.  6
long cloth B.10)4 
Merrim’ck shirtings.  4 
“  Repp furn .  8)4
“  C.  8)4
century cloth 7
Pacific fancy..........6
gold seal......10)4
robes............  6)4
“ 
green seal TR10)4 
Portsmouth robes...  6 
yellow seal.. 10)4
Simpson mourning.. 6
serge.............11)4
greys........6
Turkey  red.. 10)4 
solid black.  6 
Ballou solid black..  5 
Washington indigo.  6 
“  colors.  5)4
“  Turkey robes..  7)4
Bengal blue,  green, 
“  India robes__7)4
red and  orange...  5)4
“  plain T"ky X 34  8)4 
Berlin solids...........  5)4
“ 
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“  oil blue....... 6)4
“  Ottoman  Tur­
“  green ....  6)4
“ 
key red................   6
“  Foulards ....  5)4 
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 34......7)4
“ 
red 34- 
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Martha Washington
9)4
Turkey red............9)4
“  3-4XXXX 12  Riverpoint robes__5
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Coeheeo fancy........6  Windsor fancy..........6)4
“  madders...  6 
gold  ticket
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“  XX twills..  6)41  indigo blue.......... 10)4
solids.........5)41
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Amoskeag A C A.... 12)4
Hamilton N ............7)4
D..........8)4
Awning.. 11
Farmer....................8
First Prize............. 11)4
Lenox M ills...........18
Atlanta,  D..............  634¡Stark  A
Boot........................  634  No Name —
Clifton, K...............  6)4 ¡Top of  Heap
Simpson................20
.................18
.................16

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
“  CB...........10@10)4

COTTON  DRILL.

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TICKINGS.

SATINES.

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Coechoo..................10)4

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

No.  14......... 37 
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16......... 38 
“  18......... 39 
“  20......... 40 

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

38
39
40
41
CAMBRICS.

Floor  Oil  Glottis

Voigt, irpolsM ir & Go.,

Importers and Jobbers of Staple and Fancy

DRY GOODS,

NOTIONS,

OARPETS,

_________ CURTAINS.
Shirts,  Pants,  Overalls,  Ete.

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 DetroltjPrlces^Guaranteed.

48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St.

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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-  MICH.

Garpets, 

Rifgs,
Curtains. DxJ

---- AND----

W rite  for  our  Prices  on

---- AND----

Oil  Gloth  Bindings,

SMITH  &  SANFORD.

For  Th e  Ba by

pvvvvvvsSS?  Get THÈ

iiurt'soUUETTA'"*"“'
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 FOB SAMPLE.

HIRTH  &  KRAUSE,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Grand  Rapids  Electrotype  Co.,

DEMINS.

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Amoskeag.............. 12)4
9 oz...... 13)4
brown .13
Andover.................11)4
Beaver Creek AA.. .10 
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BB...  9
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Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
blue  8)4 
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Columbian XXX br.10 
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XXX  bl.19

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue........ 734
brown...  734
Jaffrey.....................11)4
Lancaster  .............. 12)4
Lawirence, 9 oz........13)4
No. 220.... 13
No. 250....11)4
No. 280.... 10)4

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Lancaster,  staple

GINGHAMS.
“ 
fancies__7
“  Normandie  8

634

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Amoskeag................ ?M
Persian dress  8)4 
Canton ..  8)4
AFC........12)4
Teazle... 10)4 
Angola. .10)4 
Persian..  8)4
Arlington staple__6)4
Arasapha  fancy__434
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................ 634
Glenwood.................7)4
Hampton...................6)4
Johnson Chalon cl 
)4 
indigo blue 9)4 
zephyrs__16

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Lancashire.............   6)4
Manchester............   534
Monogram..............  6)4
Normandie...............7)4
Persian...................  8)4
Renfrew Dress........7)4
Rosemont................. 6)4
Slatersville........... 6
Somerset................7
Tacoma  ...................7)4
Toil  duNord......... 10)4
Wabash..................   7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick...............   8)4
Whittenden............   634
heather dr.  8 
Indigo blue  9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook..............8
..............10
Windermeer........... 5
York..........................634

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag............  .17  IValley City..............16
Stark.......................20  Georgia....................16
American...............16)4 ¡Pacific.....................15
Clark’B Mile End... .45  ¡Barbour's............... 88
Coats', J. & P .........45  Marshall’s................88
Holyoke..................22)41
White.  Colored. 

KNITTING  COTTON.

THREADS.

..18
..19

Slater.......................334
White Star............   334
Kid Glove...............  334
Newmarket............   33t
Edwards.................  334

Washington............3)4
Red Cross.  .............. 3)4
Lockwood.................834
Wood’s..................   3X
Brunswick...........   334

RED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................32)4
Creedmore............. 27)4
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless............... 27)4
Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Union R .................22)4
Windsor.................18)4
6 oz Western..........20
Union  B................22)4
Nameless...... 8  @ 9)41 
......8)4@10  I 

T W ............................... 22)4
F T ............ ............. 32)4
J R F , XXX............35
Buckeye.................32)4
Grey S R W .............17)4
Western W  .............18)4
D R P ......................18)4
Flushing XXX........ 23)4
Manitoba................ 23)4
9  @10% 
12)4
Slate. Brown. Black. Slate. Brown.  Black.
13
9)4
15
10)4
17
11)4
20
12)4
Severen, 8 oz..........   9)4|West  Point, 8 oz— 10)4
May land, 8 oz......... 10)4 
10 oz  ...12)4
Greenwood, 7)4 oz..  9)4 Raven, lOoz............ 13)4
Greenwood, 8 oz — 11)4 ¡Stark  “ 
............. 13)4

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

9)4 13
10)4 15
11)4 17
12)4 20

DOMET  FLANNEL.

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WADDINGS.

White, doz............ »   ¡Per bale, 40 doz... .17 50
Colored, doz...........20 

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Red Cross...

8 Pawtucket.......
...10)4
9 Dundie............
....  9
10)4 Bedford...........
...10)4
12)4 Valley  City__ ....10)4
K K .................
...  10)4
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SEWING  SILK.

Corticelli, doz.._. — 75  (Corticelli  knitting,

per )4oz  ball........30

twist, doz.. 37)4 
50 yd, doz.. 37 )4l
HOOKS AND  ETES—PER GROSS.
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No  1  Bl’k & White.,10
No  4 Bl’k 4 Whlte..l5
“  2 
..12
..20
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“  3 
..12
No 2-20, M  C........ 50 |No4—15 F  3)4..............40
■'  3—18, S C ..........45 
No  2 White & Bl’k..l2  ¡No  8 White A Bl’k..20 
.23
“  4 
“  6 
..26
No2....................... 28 
|No3........................ 36

COTTON  TAPE.
-.15  “ 10 
..18  I  “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.

8 
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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1 50] Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s...............1  35 Gold  Eyed...................1 50
Marshall’s .............1 00)
5—4. ...2 25  6—4—3 25|5—4__1  95  6—4. ..2 96

TA B L E   O IL   CLOTH.
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...3 10|
COTTON TWINES.

“  ....2 10 

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic...............18)4
Anchor..................16
Bristol...................13
CherTy  Valley........15
I X L.......................13 
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Alabama.................634
Alamance.............  6)4
Augustaj.................7)4
Arisapha...............   6
Georgia...................6)4
Granite..................  534
Haw  River...........5
Haw J .................   5

Nashua...................18
Rising Star 4-ply__17
3-ply.... 17
North Star............ 20
Wool Standard 4 plyl7)4 
Powhattan.............18

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Mount  Pleasant__6)4
Oneida....................  5
Pyrmont..............  534
Handelman...........6
Riverside..............  5)4
Sibley A...............  6)4
Toledo.................   6

PLAID  OSNABI7KG8.

e and 8 Erie St., GRAND  RAPIDS.

H.  M.  REYNOLDS  &  SON,

Tar and  Gravel  Roofers,

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

Corner Louis and Campau Sts., 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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;

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

T o ld   B y   a   Tram p.

“ Wot’s the matter  with  yer,  Jim;  yer 

“Well,  pard!  I’ve been thinkin’!”
“Thinkin’  don’t  seem  to  agree  with 

seem owly?”

yer!”

“Naw!  it don’t—it’s like this, d’ye see.
I am a tramp.  Now,  my brother  Bill  is 
just what I’m not!”

“How’s that?”  you ask.
“Well,  my brother Bill’s the president 
of a bank;  he’s got as  pretty  and  hand­
some a home as yer’d like to  see;  there’s 
music in that home;  there’s flowers there, 
and  there’s  a  pretty  wife  an’  some 
bloomin’ happy  curly  headed  children; 
there’s a carriage and servants, and peo­
ple call him  ‘Mister.’  He’s  twice  been 
elected mayor,  and  everything’s  coming 
his way all the time, and then look at me 
—different, ain’t it?”

“How’d he strike  it  rich  like  that?” 

yer want to know.

“I can’t think  of any  other  name  for 
it,  but ‘good  sense.’  We  were  boys  to­
gether,  and  while I was  foolin’  around, 
havin’  a good  time,  Bill,  he  seemed  to 
sorter  look  ahead.  He  didn’t  drink  or 
smoke;  I did.  He didn’t  care  for  style 
and it  cost  me  to  put  it  on  that  same 
money he saved.  He  was  fond  of read­
ing,  and I’d rather  play  cards  and  have 
fun with the rest  of  the  boys.  When  I 
was  loafin’ on  the  street-corners  and in 
beer saloons.  Bill was putting in his time 
at school.  I blew in my money  on cards. 
Bill saved his,  an’ I remember  now how 
I used  ter  guy  Bill  an’ call  him  goody- 
goody  and  tell  him  he  was a foolin’  of 
his  life  away  without  havin’ any fun— 
but say!  I was a colorin’  my  nose;  I was 
gettin’  to  play a  good  game of  cards;  I 
I was cultivatin’ a fine stock of  bad hab­
its—among ’em was  love  for  budge;  ter 
make  it short, Pard, I  was  a givin’  my­
self a fine education for  this  here  busi­
ness,  an’  aint  I  succeeded  at  it  pretty 
well?”

“I should say!—
“Well!  now look at Bill.  Who’s  hav­
in’  the  good  times  now?  He  doesn’t 
have dogs set on  him,  he  aint pulled in 
every once  in a while  for bein’ a  tramp, 
he doesn’t  have  ter  move  on  when  his 
feet’s sore,  an’  he  don’t  go  hungry,  an’ 
have ter saw a big pile  of  wood  to get a 
meal  an’  sleep  under  haystacks;  an’ 
mor’n all he hasn’t got the  awful,  awful 
thirst I’ve got,  and  doesn’t  live in  hell, 
as  I  do,  because  he  can’t  get  liquor. 
He’s got manhood;  wot have I got?  He’s 
got character;  wot  have I got?  He’s  got 
no end of friends;  who’s  mine?  Not one 
since I broke my dear old mother’s heart, 
which laid her in her grave.

“Aint that a record?
“Why  shouldn’t I do some thinkin’?” 
F b e p .  H.  Seymour.

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

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

dis.

AXES.

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BARROWS. 

First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................» 7 50
D.  B. Bronze.........................   12 00
S.B.S. Steel..................  ......   8 50
D. B. Steel...............................  13 50
Railroad......................................................1 14 00
Garden.................................................. net  30 00
Stove..............................................................50&10
Carriage new list.........................................  
75
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well,  plain................................................... 1350
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00

BUCKETS.

BOLTS. 

diS.

dis.

BUTTS, CAST. 

dis.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint............. 60*10
Wrought Loose Pin......................................60*10
Wrought Table............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................Go A10
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70410
Blind, Shepard's.........................................  
70

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

60

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

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.
CROW BARS.

65
60
35
60

56
25

Cast Steel............................................per 9>  5
Ely’s 1-10............................................per m 
Hick's C. F .........................................  
“ 
G. D ....................................................   “ 
Musket................................................ 
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Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire.........   ...............................dis. 

CABTBISOES.

c h is e l s . 

dis.

dis.

Socket Firmer..............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................70*16
Socket Corner............................................... 70*10
Socket Slicks...............................................70*10
Butchers’Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

c o m b s. 

CHALK.
COFFER.

Currv,  Lawrence’s ......................................  
40
Hotchkiss....................................................  
25
White Crayons, per gross..............12©12*4 dis. 10
30
Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
28
14x52,14x56,14x60 ....................... 
25
Cold Rolled, 14x56 ana 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
25
Bottoms................  
27
50
Morse’s Bit  Stocks..................................... 
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
50
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................... 
50

d r i l l s . 

dis.

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DRIPPING PANS.

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

07
6*4

ELBOWS.

dis.

dis.

Com. 4 piece, 6 In............... .......1. .dos. net 
75
Corrugated...................................... dis. 20*10*10
Adjustable.-;........................................dis.  40*10

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, 126....................... 
Ives’, 1, »18;  2,124; 3,1*9............................ 

30
25

FILES—New List. 

Dlsston’s ...................................................... 60410
New  American.............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
Heller’s.......................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps................................... 
50

GALVANIZED IRON

12 

Discount, 60

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

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

13 
GAUGES. 

14 

28
18

60

HAM M ERS.

 

d is .

dis.

dis.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

dis.
dis.

HOLLOW WARE.

MATTOCKS.

w i r e  goods. 

locks—DOOR.

knobs—New List.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

25
Maydole  A Co.’s ............................  ...... dis. 
Kip’s...................................................... dis. 
25
Yerkes *  Plumb’s................................. dis. 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*4  14 and
3*
10
>4........... ............ net
%........... ............ net
8*4
M........................ net
7*4
* ........... ............net
7*4
50
...........dis.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track........................  
40
60
Pots............................................................... 
Kettles..........................................................  
60
Spiders  ........................................................  
60
Gray enameled............................................. 40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 3314*10
Bright......................................................70*10*10
Screw  Byes.............................................70*10*10
i ' 
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Hook’s
70*10*10 
Gate Hooks and Eyes.....................
LEVELS.
70
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s
55 66 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings........
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings—
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.  .
55 
55 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings.......... .
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain......
Russell * Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s........................... 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
56
Adze Eye.........................................»16.00,  dis. 60
Hunt Eye........................................ »15.00,  dis. 60
Hunt’s...........••.........................»18.50, dis. 20*10.
dlS.
50
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ................................... 
40
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Cl Pi k’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
25
dis.
60*10
Stebbln’s Pattern............................... 
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Steel nails, base................................................... 1 80
Wire nails, base...................................................2 20
60......................................................Base 
50...................................................... Base 
40 ....................................................   05 
30.....................................................  
10 
20...........  
15 
16.....................................................  
15 
12.....................................................  
15 
10.......................................................  20 
8........................................................   25 
7 * 6 ...................................................  40 
4............................  
60 
3........................................................ 1  00 
2........................................................ 1  50 
Fine 3................................................1  50 
Case  10 .............................................  60 
8..................................  
  75 
6.............................................  90 
Finish 10...........................................   85 
8............................................ 1  00 
6............................................ 1  15 
Clinch; 10...........................................  85 
8.........................................1  00 
6...........................................1  15 
Barrell X ...........................................I  75 
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
70
Common,  polished................................ dis. 
dis.
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper RlvetB 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 

Steel.  Wire.
Base
10
20
20
30
35
35
40
50
65
90
1 50
2 00
2 00
90
100
1  25
100

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

Advance over base: 

MOLASSES GATES. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

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1 50
75
90
1 00
2 50

PLANES. 

rivets. 

NAILS

FANS.

dlS.

 

 

 

 

 

Broken packs *4c per pound extra.

ROPES.

dlS.

SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, *4 inch and larger............................. 
Manilla......................................................... 
Steel and Iron.............................................. 
Try and Bevels............................................  
M itre............................................................ 

7*4
ll*i
75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
»3 10
3 20
3 20
330
8 40
3 50
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to 14...................................... »4 20 
Nos. 15 to 17 .....................................  4  20 
Nos.  18 to 21......................................  4 20 
Nos. 22 to 24.....................................  420 
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...................................  “ 
“  WhiteC.............................  

50
50
55
50
56
  “  35

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

saws. 

traps. 

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

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton »26
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game...................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion............................... 11.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market..............................................  65
Annealed Market......................................... 70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market............................................   62*4
Coppered Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 40
painted...................................   2 85

wire. 

“  ■ 

dis.

WRENCHES. 

Au Sable...............................dis. 25*10©25*10*0G
Putnam.......................................... 
dis.  0»
dis. 10*10
Northwestern................................ 
dis.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bird Cages................................... 
50
 
Pumps, Cistern........................................ 
75
Screws, New List..........................................70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate.......................... 50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.......  
65

dlS.

HORSE NAILS.

METALS.
PIG TIN.
 
ZINC.

 

7

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.................................................... 
Pig Bars.............. 
Duty:  Sheet, 2*4c per pound.
680 pound  casks...........................................  654
Per pound.................................................... 
*4@*4.................................................................. 16
Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  pound  16
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................t  7 50
14x20 IC, 
.........................................   7 50
10x14 IX, 
.........................................  9 25
14x20 IX, 
.........................................  9 25

Each additional X on this grade, 11.75.

“ 

10xl4IC, Charcoal....................................... >8 50
14x20 IC, 
.........................................   6  50
10x14 IX , 
.........................................   8 00
14x20 LX, 
...  .................................. 
00

Each additional X on this grade »1.50.

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ Worcester............................ 
14x20 IC, 
6  50
8 50
“ 
......................... 
14x20 IX, 
.........................  13 50
“ 
20x28 IC, 
“  Allaway  Grade.........  .. 
14x20 IC, 
5 75
............... 
“ 
“ 
7 25
14x20 IX, 
“ 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
................   12 00
20x28 IX, 
“ 
“ 
................  15 00
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX....................................................  »14 00
14x31  IX...................................................... 15
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
14x60 ix!  “  “ 9  » 

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The  S in gu la r  F a te   o f  a   B at.

F ro m  th e  S av a n n a h  News.

In the warehouse of  Tilton & Go., rice 
dealers,  is  stored  a  quantity  of  rice  in 
bags and barrels  and  in  bulk.  The  rat 
family  is  numerous  there.  On  a  shelf 
near the door are  placed  conveniently  a 
dozen ordinary  iron wire  paper  files  for 
filing dray tickets.  On opening the door 
of the warehouse a morning or two ago a 
fine sleek and fat  rat was found impaled 
on  one of the  files, pierced  through  and 
through,  and resting on the dray tickets, 
wriggling  head and  feet  and tail  in  en­
deavoring  to  free  himself. 
It  was  be­
lieved that,  in  attempting to  walk along 
the  projecting  ledge  of bricks  near  the 
ceiling  to  get  under  the  floor, the  rat 
missed his  footing  and fell,  and  trying, 
catlike,  to  alight  on  his  feet,  stuck  on 
the file.

4

F is h in g   T a c k le

A M M U N I T I O N

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G U N S .

GRAND  RAPIDS

3 3 ,  3 5 ,  3 7 ,  3 9 ,  4,1  L o u is  St., 10 & 12  M o nroe  St.

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Michigan Tradesman

Officiai O rg an  of M ichigan B usiness M en’s  A ssociation.

A  W EEK LY   JO U RN A L  D EVOTED  T O   T H E

Retail  Trade  of the Wolderine 8tate.
The  Tradesm an  Company, P roprietor.

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

strictly in advance.

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Entered at the Grand Rapids Post Oj/.ce.

E.  A.  STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  SEPTEMBER  9,  1891.

A M E R IC A N   PO R K   IN  G ER M AN Y.
As the  result  of  several  years’  active 
agitation  on  the  part  of  this,  country, 
Germany  has at length rescinded the pro­
hibition  placed  upon  the  importion  of 
American  pork.  The decree  rescinding 
the prohibition  was  signed  last  Thurs­
day,  and  the  Secretary  of  Agriculture 
received official notice of the action taken 
on the  same  day.  The  official  govern­
ment journal  has  published  an  order  to 
the effect that the prohibition of  the  im­
portation of swine, pork and  sausages of 
American  origin  shall  no  longer  be  en­
forced when  such  hogs  or  hog  products 
are  furnished  with  official  certificates 
stating that they have been  examined  in 
accordance  with  American  regulations 
and  found free from qualities  dangerous 
to  health,  and 
instructions  have  been 
sent to the proper  officials  that  immedi­
ate  effect  be  given  to  the  order.  The 
agreement  on  which 
this  action  was 
based was signed ten or twelve days ago, 
but the fact was witheld from the  public 
press at the request  of  the  German  gov­
ernment  until  official  action  could  be 
taken  by  it.  The  agreement,  in  addi­
tion to  securing the admittance of Amer­
ican pork into Germany, gives the United 
States the same  schedule  with  reference 
to farm products as that enjoyed  by Rus­
sia.  On the other  hand,  Germany  has, 
by agreeing to rescind the  prohibition of 
our hog  products,  secured  the  free  ad­
mission of its  beet  sugar  after  January 
1st next,  a  concession  which  would  not 
have  been  granted  on  any  other  con­
dition.

Postmaster  General  Wanamaker  has 
set on  foot an inquiry  into  the  condition 
of the postoffices  of  the  country,  which 
is to be used  as  a  basis  for  rating  the 
postmasters, as well  as a help towards the 
improvement of the  postal  service.  He 
has sent a personally signed  letter to the 
postmaster at each  county  seat  through­
out  the  United  States,  asking  him  to 
make a personal  visit  to  each  postoffice 
in his  county,  and  make  a  detailed  re­
port upon its condition.  The Postmaster 
General explains that,  without  this  help 
from  the  postmasters, 
the  department 
cannot make any general  examination of 
the  business  of  offices.  Among 
the 
points in reference to which  information 
is requested,  and which are to enter  into 
the ratings,  are  the  convenience  of  the 
location of the  office,  cleanliness,  order, 
keeping of  accounts,  personal  attention 
of the postmaster,  improvements  in  the 
service made  during  the  last  year  and 
growth of the business  during  the  same 
time.  The  postmasters  who  rate  the 
highest are to be  reported  to  the  Presi­
dent at the  end  of  each  fiscal  year  for 
such honorable mention as he may choose 
to make.  One good result should  follow

the  putting in  force  of  the  Postmaster 
General’s plan. 
It would  become  more 
and more difficult to remove  postmasters 
who are rated as perfect or  excellent,  or 
what amounts to the  same  thing,  to  re­
fuse to reappoint them  from  for  purely 
political reasons.

It  really  begins to look  as  though  all 
the world  was agreed  on  one  thing,  and 
that is that  the  farmer is coming in  first 
under the wire in the race for prosperity. 
An  article  in  a  recent  number  of  the 
North American  Review  prophesies that 
an  era  of  great  prosperity  is  about  to 
dawn for the American  farmer,  and says 
that all  “the signs  are in favor of  dollar 
wheat at the farm, and, if anything, more 
than  that  sum;  and  that  while  wheat 
does not comprise the total output of the 
farmer, the price is the key to the  entire 
agricultural situation.”  He further says 
that  “with  an  ability  to  buy  twice  or 
thrice  the quantity of  goods hitherto ab­
sorbed,  with  a  desire to possess  himself 
of  every  comfort,  and  to  deny his  chil­
dren nothing  that they need  and can en­
joy, 
the  absorption  of  manufactured 
goods will be enormously increased.  The 
excess  in  production  of  articles  of  ne­
cessity  and  luxury,  now  apparent  on 
every hand,  will be absorbed.”

The man who  thinks he is going to're­
ceive something for nothing is not a safe 
leader.  When  he tells  you he can print 
paper  “dollars”  and  keep  them  at  par 
with gold  and  silver  after  giving  every 
man,  woman and  child ail they  can  car­
ry,  for the  mere asking,  it is about  time 
to  shake him  and  set  yourself  up for  a 
leader.

sp ecto r.

Last  year  we  paid  Canada  §8,000,000 
for barley. 
If we would raise more  bar­
ley and less wheat  we  should  get  better 
prices  for  wheat  and  none  the  less  for 
barley.
M onthly  R ep ort  o f  th e  S ta te   S a lt  In­
Sa g in a w ,  Sept.  5—The  following  is 
the report of salt inspected  by M. Casey, 
State Inspector, during August:
Barrels.
Manistee county.......................................... 133,649
Saginaw county  .........................................100,506
Bay county  ................................................  90,438
Mason county...........................................  50,933
St. Clair county..........................  
31,620
Iosco  county..............................................   31,478
Huron  county  ...........................................   6,660
Midland county.............................................3,669
Total..................................................448,953
The  report  is  a  very  favorable  one 
from the fact that  it  shows  27,106  more 
barrels inspected last month than during 
the month of July.  This increase brings 
the total  inspection  for  the  year  up  to 
Sept.  1 ahead of  the  inspection last year 
during the same period.
During  August, 1890,  405,656  barrels 
were  inspected;  1889,  474,040  barrels; 
and in 1888,  462,516  barrels.  The  total 
numbers of barrels  inspected during  the 
present year up to  Sept.  1  was 2,676,379; 
during the year  1890,  2,671,961  barrels; 
1889,  2,691,768; 1888, 2,671,505 barrels.

O pen  to   an   O ffer.

Ma r sh a ll,  Sept.  5—A  delegation  of 
Battle  Creek  business  men  was  here 
Wednesday for  the  purpose  of  investi­
gating  the  business  of the  Page  Bros. 
Wagon Co., with a view  to  the  removal 
of the works  to Battle Creek.  The own­
ers of the  factory  feel  the  necessity  of 
moving from  the  present  limited  quar­
ters and  it is  to be  hoped that  our  own 
citizens  may  take  the  initiative  in  the 
matter.

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.

THE  RISING  ST O C K   M A R K E T .
How  completely  the  stock-gambling 
public is denominated by sentiment,  and 
how remotely its  conduct  is  affected  by 
the sober consideration of facts, is shown 
by  the  recent  rise in  the  stock  market 
and by the increase of  the volume of  its 
transactions.  Nothing has come to light 
which  was  not  known a month ago, and 
nothing has  happened during  the  inter­
val  to  make  any  security  intrinsically 
worth a fraction more than it  was  then, 
but the  stampede  has  been started, and 
men  are  tumbling over  one  another  to 
buy  things  which  until  it  began 
they 
would not look at.  How long  the move­
ment will last and how high it will carry 
prices I do not pretend to foretell.  Prob­
ably  it  will  continue  for  weeks,  and, 
perhaps for months,  and buyers at  pres­
ent will,  if they have the nerve to let  go 
in season, make a profit,  but  there  is no 
certainty  about  the  matter  one  way  or 
the other.

As  usual,  too,  when  the  current  of 
speculation sets the way it is setting now, 
it carries with  it,  sympathetically, many 
people who  have  no  pecuniary  interest 
in aiding it, but who feel that they ought 
to aid it for  the  public  good.  The vast 
majority of men are naturally bulls—that 
is,  their only idea of  a successful  trans­
action  is to  sell a thing  for  more  than 
they pay for  it.  Hence,  a  falling  mar­
ket  almost always  kills  business  and  a 
rising  market  stimulates  it,  and,  as  it 
seems to be for the  common  benefit that 
the  market  should  always  rise,  every­
thing which tends to produce that result 
is popular, while all which works against 
it  is  unpopular.  Even  warnings  of  a 
possible fall are  received with disfavor, 
and those who utter them  are  suspected 
of sinister, or, at least, interested motives.
The  main  factor  in the prevailing up­
ward movement is, of  course, our  abun­
dant  crops,  and  the  assurance  that  we 
shall sell them at  high  prices  in  conse­
quence  of  the  failure  of  the  crops  in 
Europe.  Added  to  this  are  minor  ele­
ments  which  in  special  cases  tend  to 
remove apprehension aud to inspire con­
fidence in the future.  The Union  Paci­
fic  Railway  Company,  for  example,  has 
been saved  from  imminent  danger  of  a 
receivership, the Sugar Trust is working 
harmoniously  with  its  rivals,  the  Lead 
Trust has been successfully reorganized, 
and the open bankruptcy of  many small­
er concerns has  been averted by the gen­
erous  and,  at  the  same  time,  prudent 
forbearance  of  their  creditors.  Every 
impulse to  a downward movement being 
thus removed,  the  natural  desire of  hu­
man nature to be  active  in  doing  some­
thing finds  opportunity for  gratification 
only  in  the  other  alternative,  with  the 
result that we see.

An illustration of the way in which the 
minds even of  superior men  are affected 
by a popular craze is  found  in  the  pro­
posed  syndicate  of  national  banks  to 
purchase §5,000,000  or  more  of  the ma­
turing Government  4Ji per  cent,  bonds, 
extend  them  at  two per  cent,  and  take 
out circulating notes against them.  The
1 ensible purpose of the scheme is to aid 
tli.  overnment  by  lending it the  prin­
cipal 
f the  bonds  purchased, and to ac- 
commov.  'e  the  public  with  the  addi­
cy  needed  just  at this mo­
tional cur. 
ment  to assL 
in  moving  the  crops  to 
market,  but  1  ir.n  see  plainly  enough 
that  its  manager:  are,  perhaps  uncon­
sciously,  more  influenced  by a desire  to 
avert  a  possible  chill  which  might  be

thrown upon the growing enthusiasm  of 
buyers either by an unfavorable showing 
of the  national  Treasury or  by a deple­
tion of the  bank  reserve.  As  a  matter 
of  business in other respects the scheme 
will not be profitable to the banks which 
engage  in  it.  This  is  admitted  on  all 
sides.  Nor will the  assistance  rendered 
to the Government  and  the  accommoda­
tion furnished to  the  people  amount  to 
anything worth mentioning.  The Secre­
tary  of  the  Treasury  has  publicly  de­
clared  that  he  has  ample  means  with 
which to pay off  all  the bonds which are 
likely to be  presented for  payment, and 
the addition of  §5,000,000 or thereabouts 
to our  present stock of  currency will be 
only a drop in the bucket compared with 
that already in  existence,  and  with  the 
§54,000,000  annually  which  the  act  of 
July, 1890, is adding to it  in monthly in­
stallments.  We have §346,000,000 of old 
legal tenders,  §400,000,000 of  silver  dol­
lars, §60,000,000 of the new bullion notes 
of  July,  1890,  which  are  increasing  at 
the  rate  of  §4,500,000  per  month, over 
§170,000,000 of  national bank notes,  and 
an  indefinite  quantity of  gold  coin  and 
gold bullion,  estimated by the Director of 
the Mint at §700,000,000,  and  which can­
not  be  less  than  §300,000,000,  because 
that amount is in  sight in  the  Treasury 
and  in the  vaults  of  the  national  and 
State banks.  The  banks which  propose 
to add §5,000,000 to this  vast  mass  may 
flatter themselves that they are  going  to 
do a  great  thing,  but  to  me  they  seem 
like the  fly  on  the  cart  wheel,  boasting 
of the dust which he kicked up.

It will  be  said, I know,  that  extraor­
dinary emergencies require extraordinary 
measures,  and that  the  addition  of  §5,- 
000,000  to  the  country’s  currency  just 
now,  though  a  small  amount  in  itself, 
will  be of  the  greatest  service in avert­
ing  a  threatened  stringency  of  money 
and  in  facilitating 
the  operations  of 
shippers  of  grain  and  cotton. 
In  the 
first  place,  an  emergency  which  occurs 
regularly, year by year, cannot  be called 
extraordinary,  and if it is in the province 
of  the  national  banks  to  meet  it at all, 
they should do  so with  the  ordinary re­
sources  at their  disposal,  and  not  by  a 
new and  special  issue  of  currency. 
In 
any event,  the  relief  now  proposed will 
be only  temporary.  After  the  new  §5,- 
000,000 has  once gone into  circulation it 
will  stay there,  and  next year there  will 
be a call for  another §5,000,000,  or even 
more, 
to  effect  the  same  result  over 
again.

Still,  like  buying stocks for a rise and 
for the same reason, every  device  which 
increases the volume of the currency and 
thereby  raises  prices,  or,  at  least, pre­
vents 
them  from  falling,  is  popular, 
while  everything  which  has  a contrary 
tendency is unpopular.  Hence I am quite 
prepared for the success of the §5,000,000 
syndicate  and  for  the  general  praise of 
those  who  got  it  up. 
They  will  be 
sustained,  too,  not  only  by  those  who 
wish  to  see a  continued  rise  in  stocks, 
but by every one in the country who  has 
property  to  sell  and  debts  to pay. 
In 
principle,  though not in  form,  they  will 
be in  line with  the  advocates of  the un­
limited or,  as it is  called,  the  free  coin­
age of silver.  The effect of this measure, 
it  is  openly  claimed,  will  be  to  enable 
debtors to get higher prices for what they 
own or what they produce  than  they get 
now,  and thus to pay debts with less real 
value  than  is  now  required  of  them. 
The  proposed  addition  of  §5,000,000  to

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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.

which  precise  people  generally  walk 
around. 
It  means  “nobly  elevated,”  es­
pecially in character,  and  was coined by 
Sir Walter Scott.  Similar to it  are  “up­
per  ten”  and  “ upper  crust,”  meaning 
the  higher  class  of  society,  which  are 
said  in  the  dictionary to  be  American­
isms,  colloquial and low, the  former  be­
ing  contracted  from  “ upper  ten  thou­
sand,”  and the latter carrying with  it the 
suggestive  superiority of  the  fancy  top 
crust of a pie.  The “brick”  is  a  merry 
citizen,rarely one of the “ upper ten” and 
usually a grade or two below the  “upper 
crust”  in  social  standing,  but  bears 
his  mediocrity  lightly  and 
laughs  his 
cherry  way through the  world,  often en­
joying more  than  his  stiff-starched  su­
periors.  He  is a  jolly  good  fellow  and 
never  lacks  friends.  W.  M.  Thackery 
first used the word in the sentence,  “He’s 
a  dear  little  brick.” 
“A  brick  in  his 
hat”  is an expression  applied  to  an  in­
toxicated person,  probably  from the fact 
that in this  condition  his  head  feels  as 
heavy and useless as a brick would be  if 
worn in the hat.
“The  dickens!”  does  not  come  from 
the name of the genial  novelist,  but is  a 
contraction  of  devilkins,  diminutive  of 
devil,  and  therefore  a  polite  Sunday- 
school  sort  of  a  way  of  saying  “the 
I devil.”  Webster calls  it a  vulgar inter­
jection. 
“To play the devil”  means  to 
interfere in  a ruinous  way or  to  imitate 
the evil one, and this expression is given 
in  solemn  seriousness  by  the  staid  old 
dictionary without any signs of disappro­
bation, from which it  may be  concluded 
it is good English,  although it would  not 
add to the elegance of  the drawing-room 
conversation.
John Russell  Bartlett,  in  his  dictiona­
ry of Americanisms,  is  authority' for the 
statement that “on  his own hook” means 
by himself or on  his  own  responsibility, 
and John Milton,  stately  and ponderous, 
is  accused  of  having  originated 
the 
phrase,  “by hook or crook,” which means 
in any  way  or by any  method,  and it  is 
in this way that Americans are accused of 
obtaining the“almighty dollar,” this last 
being an  expression  fathered by  Wash­
ington Irving,  which is so apt that it has
had large use.
The modern use of the word “rats” as an 
interjection,  can  hardly  be  explained. 
Sometimes  it  expresses  incredulousness 
and is  uttered disdainfully just after the 
climax of an exaggerated statement.  Some 
times it is used to express disgust,  and if 
rightly pronounced  is effective. 
Its  use 
as a noun has a place in the dicionary  of 
slang  as  one  who  deserts  his party  or 
associates;  among  printers  one  who 
works  at  less 
than  established  rates. 
Lord Stanhope,  also  known as  Lord Ma­
hon,  an English statesman and historian, 
who died in  1875,  gives  this  interesting 
history concerning  it:  “It chanced  that 
not long after the  accession of the house 
of  Hanover,  some  of  the  brown,  Ger­
man or Norway  rats,  were  first  brought 
over to this country  (in some timber it is 
said); and being much stronger  than  the 
black, or till  then the  common rat,  they 
in many  places  quite  exterminated  the 
latter.  The word  (both  the  noun  and 
the  verb  to  rat)  was  first,  as  we  have 
seen,  leveled at the  converts to  the  gov­
ernment of George the First,  but  has  by 
degrees  obtained a  wider  meaning  and 
come  to  be applied  to  any  sudden and 
mercenary change in politics.”
In the  book of  Job, the  oldest  litera­
ture  extant, and,  according  to  John  J. 
Ingalls;“the highest production of human 
intellect,”  appears  the  sentence  “I  am 
escaped with the skin of  my  teeth”  and 
gives the idea  of a narrow escape, one so 
close as to be just by the thickness of the 
skin on the  teeth,  which is  so  thin  that 
no microscopist has  yet been able to find 
it. 
“To  cast  in  the  teeth”  means  to 
throw defiant reproaches or insults spite­
fully, as one  would  cast a  stone at  the 
exposed teeth of a snarling dog.  “Tooth 
and nail”  denotes the manner of  an  act­
ion full of frenzied  fury,  typified by bit­
ing and scratching,  as  when two beliger- 
ent cats make the fur fly.

the national bank circulation is  inspired 
by a similar  idea,  though I am  far  from 
intending  to impute  to  its  promoters  a 
conscious dishonesty of  purpose.  Only, 
when it is once  admitted  that  the assur­
ing of  high  prices is a legitimate  object 
of  Government action,  it is impossible to 
resist unlimited  silver.

The debasement of the currency, either 
by diminishing the weight  of  coin or  by 
diluting  it  with a  flood of  paper  prom­
ises, has  been  repeatedly  proved  to  be 
only a delusive remedy for financial strin­
gency. 
It was tried in  England  by suc­
cessive  reductions of  the  weight of  the 
pound  sterling  in  the  middle  ages, and 
by  the  suspension  of  specie  payments 
during  the  Napoleonic  wars.  France 
went through  the  experience  with John 
Law’s paper money at  the  beginning  of 
the  last  century,  and,  again  with  the 
issue,  by the first republic, of  the  assig­
nats,  or notes  secured by  the  pledge  of 
Government bonds.  We  had  the  lesson 
with our  Continental currency  and with 
that of  the  State  banks, soon  after  the 
close of the  Revolutionary  war. 
In the 
face of all this,  we issued  our  legal ten­
ders  to  provide  means  for  carrying  on 
the war for the Union,  rather  than  raise 
money by taxation,  and we  saw them de­
preciate to 40 cents of their nominal  val­
ue.  A  show  of  prosperity,  indeed, ac­
companied the operation.  Property rose 
immensly in price,  more money was paid 
for wages,  rent and  the  products  of  the 
soil,  and,  for a while,  everybody,  except 
those who had  fixed  incomes  dependent 
upon old  contracts,  was  happy  in  spite 
of  the  destruction  caused  by  the  war. 
Then came  the  crash  of  1873  to  prove 
that no augmentation of prices could,  by 
itself,  prevent  the  evil  consequences  of
imprudent  investments  nor  insure  suc­
cess to foolish  schemes,  and it  was only 
with the resumption of  specie payments 
in 1879 that business  resumed  a healthy 
course.

In  all  these  cases  it  was a deceptive 
promise to immediate  relief  at  the  risk 
of future  ruin  which  carried  away  the 
community,  and  I persume  it  will  con­
tinue to be  so to  the  end  of  time.  The 
generation  which is taught  by one  hard 
experience passes  away,  and  a  new  one 
succeeds it to be taught over again.  Mark 
Twain  relates  that  he  did  not  believe 
that two locomotives could not pass each 
other upon the same track  until he  saw 
the experiment tried.  Then he  was sat­
isfied that the thing was  impossible. 
In 
the same way,  1 suppose, this generation 
will have to go  through  the  experiment 
of  cheap money until, like  its  predeces­
sors,  it  has  seen  the  folly  of  it, but  I 
should  think  that  our  bank  presidents 
might  dispense  with  this  kind  of  in­
struction. 

Ma tth ew   Ma r sh a ll.

O rigin  of  S lang  P h ra ses.

The present age has a tendency  toward 
sacrificing  elegance  for  aptness  in  its 
daily conversation,  and  this gives rise to 
many popular expressions  not in  accord­
ance with the rules  or books  of the wise 
men,  which  are  known  as  slang.  The 
word slang is of obscure origin, probably 
coming to us from the gypsies.  A “slang- 
whanger”  is  a  noisy,  turbulant  fellow 
whose  language  is not  of  the  best,  and 
slang  itself  is  generally  considered  dis­
reputable.  But  there  are  qualities, 
classes, distinctions and  differences even 
in slang.  There is the low,  vulgar slang | 
whose origin is  in  obscurity  and  whose 
use is  among  the vicious  and  degraded. 
Above  this  is  the  dictionary  slang  of 
known pedigree and traced descent, often 
classical.
“High-toned”  is  an  expressive  term |

E v e r y th in g  N e w ,  C o n v en ien t  and  A ttra c tiv e .

T h e   L a r g e s t   a n d   H a n d s o m e s t ]  

B u i l d i n g s  f o r

F air 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 ebairs. 
will  satisfy  its  patrons. 
1 >ur  rare 
track, like our grounds and buildings 
call  forth  universal  commendation 
from every visitor.

E X H IB IT IO N   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 2:10?i.  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. 

_____________ _____________ _____

■jtr" 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  w£ere  during  the iweek-ot 
the fair all passenger  trains will  stop.  Cneap, frequent  and rapid  transit b>  three  aijrerent 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  you  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.

SUITINGS.

We have an excellent  assortment in fine worsted, cheviot, 
pequay, meltona, cassimere and other famous mills.  We have 
a  reputation of  over 80 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, Sept.  17  and  IS, 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.

MICHABL  KOLB  &  SON,

Wholesale Clothiers,

Rochester, N. Y.

F.  Steketee & Son’s traveling men will 
be in the  city fair week  to attend to  the 
wants of the outside trade.

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

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

IO

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

W h a t  Our  Custom ers  Say.

JA&  G. dowser},

D is p e n s in g   D r u g g is t

■wlAe 

;  Aug.  22,  1891.

H a z e ltm e   &.  P e rk in s  Drug  C o.,

Grand  R apids.

G entlem en—  1  am  w ell  s a t i s f i e d   w ith   th e  manner  in 
which  shipm ents  o f  d rugs  a re   made  by  your  house.  We 
can  have  a  b i l l   o f  drugs  in   T rav erse  C ity ,  by  f r e ig h t, 
w ith in   tw enty  fo u r  h o u rs  from  th e   tim e  o f  th e  m a ilin g   o f 
th e   o rd e r,  which  shows  th a t  am  o rd e r  does  no t  r e s t  u n t i l  
a f t e r   th e   goods  a re   up  and  shipped.

A lto g e th e r  your  house  is   a  good  p la c e   to   o rd e r 

drugs.

S.  E.  W ait,

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Aug.  1?,  1891.

To  the  drug  trad e  and  o th e rs.

I  would  say  I  have  traded  w ith   the  H a z e ltm e   & 

fo r   th e  p a st  f iv e   y ea rs  and  have  a l ­
P erkins  Drug  Co. 
ways  had  my  ord ers  f i l l e d   very  prom ptly  and  o n ly   wiJLh 
the  b e s t  drugs  and  1  b e lie v e   them  to  be  f i l l e d   as 

near  com plete  as  they  cou ld   have  been  by  any  drug 
house  in   the  S ta te .

I  have  re c e iv e d   on ly  the  b e s t  treatm en t  frpm  them, 
alw ays  fin d in g   them  'w iltin g   to   o b lig e   and  accommodate, 
in  many  ways.

I  have  alw ays  found  t h e ir   p r ic e s   as 

low  afs  any, 

and  b e lie v e   them  to   be  a  wide  awake  f ir m   ready  to  
look  a f te r   the'  in t e r e s t   o f  t h e ir   cu stom ers,  and  I 
thin k   th a t  any  hou:.e  th a t  em ployes  r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s  
lik e   Mr  L.  M.  Mi l l s ,   are  among  the  b e s t  and  cou ld   re 
c e iv e   no  b e tte r   p r a ise .

T ruly  you rs,

Wholesale Price  Current•

Advanced—Po. jalap, turpentine.
Declined—Acid citric,  long buchu, oil pennyroyol, celery seed, lycopodium.

ACID U3C.

Aceticum..................... 
8© 10
Benzolcum  German..  80@1  00
Boracic 
.................... 
30
Carbolicum...............   23®  35
Citricum....................  50®  55
Hydrocnior...............   3®  5
Nitrocum 
.................  10®  12
Oxalicum...................  11®  13
Phosphorium dll........ 
20
Salley licum .................... 1  36@1 70
Sulpnuricum................  13Si@ 5
Tannicum........................1  40@1 60
Tartaricum.................  40®  42

AKHONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  3Ji®  5
20  deg..............  5H@  7
Carbon as  ...................  12®  14
Cbloridum.................  12®  14

ANILINE.

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

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po.  90).........   90®1 10
Juniperus..................   8®  10
Xantnoxylum............   25®  30

BALSAHUM.

Copaiba........... 
  55®  60
Peru...............................  @1 50
Terabln, Canada  ......  35®  40
Tolutan......................  35®  50

 

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona P la v a .................  18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca  Cerlfera, po............   20
Prunus Vlrginl....................  12
Qulllala,  grd.......................  14
Sassafras  ............................  14
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

EXTRACTOR.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
po...........  33®  35
“ 
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
“ 
Is..............  13®  14
(4s............   14®  15
“ 
“  Ms............   16®  17
Carbonate Preclp.......   @  15
Citrate and Qulnia —   @3  50
Citrate  Soluble...........  @  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol —   @ 50
Solut  Chloride...........  @  15
Sulphate,  com’l .........   1V4®  2
pure............  ®  «

PEK R U M .

“ 

Arnica....................... 
IS®  20
Anthemls..................   20®  25
Matricaria 
 
25®  30

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

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8U JU II.
“ 
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Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  20®  50
nivelly....................  25®  28
Alx.  35©  50
Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
and  Ms....................   12®  15
8®  10
UraTJrsl...................... 
Acacia, 1st  picked—   @  90
“  2d 
__  ©  65
“  3d 
....  @  50
sifted sorts...  @ 35
“ 
“  po.  ..............   60@1J 80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
“  Socotrl, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, is, (Ms, 14 Ms,
16)........................  
©  1
Ammonlae.................  30®  35
Assafoetlda, (po. 30)...  ®  22
Benzolnum.................  50®  55
Camphor»..................   52®  55
Euphorblum  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum...................  @3 00
Gamboge, po..............  80@  95
Gualacum, (po  30)  ..  @ 25
Kino,  (po.  25)............  ®  20
M astic.............  
  @  90
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Oplt,  (po. 3 30).......... 2 10@2 20
Shellac  .....................   23®  30
bleached........  28®  33
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

“ 
hbrba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Eupatorium.........................  20
Lobelia................................   25
Majorum.................... 
  28
Mentha  Piperita......... .......   23
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue.............  
30
Tanacetum, V .....................   22
Thymus,  V..........................  25

 

 

 

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat.............   55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36

OLEUM.

Cubebae......................  © 700
Exechthitos..............  2 50@2 75
Erigeron.....................2 50@2 75
Gaultherla................. 2 00®2 10
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gossipii, Sem. gal......   50®  75
Hedeoma  ...................1  40@1  50
Junlperl......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Llmonis......................2 50@3 10
Mentha Piper.............. 2 90@3 00
Mentha Yerid.............2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal.... ........1 00@1  10
Myrcla, ounce............   @  50
Olive............................  85@2 75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini ..........................1 04@1  20
Rosmarlnl............  
75®1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  @6 50
Succinl.........................  40® 45
Sabina.........................  90@1 00
Santal  ....................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras......................  45® 50
Sinapls, ess, ounce__  @ 65
Tiglii..........................  @100
Thyme........................  40®  50
opt  ...............   ®  60
Theobromas................  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

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

RADIX.

“ 

Aconltum...................   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..................   45®  50
Maranta,  Ms....... ......  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel.............................   75©1 00
“  cut.....................   @1  75
“  pv.......................  75@1  35
Splgella.....................   48®  53
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  30®  35
Senega.......................  40®  45
Slmilax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fceti-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
Ingiber a ...................  10®  15
Zingiber  j .............. 
22®  25
SEMEN.
@ 15
Anlsum,  (po.  20). 
Apium  (graveleons)..  20®  22
Bird, is.....................  
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18)............ 
8®  12
Cardamon.........   .......1  00@1  25
Corlandrum...............   10®  12
Cannabis Sativa____  
4@4M
Cydonlum....................   75@l 00
Cnenopodlum  ..........   10®  12
Dipterix Odor ate........2 00®2 25
Foeniculum...............   @  15
Foecugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L ln l............................4  @ 4M
LIni, grd,  (bbl. 3M)- --  4  @ 4M
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian__3M@ 4M
R apa.......................... 
6®  7
Sinapls,  Albu............   8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

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SPIRITUB.
Frumenti, W„ D.  Co. .2 00@2 50
D. F .R .......1  75@2 00
 
1  10@1  50
Junlperis  Co. O. T __1  75@1  75
“ 
.............1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1  75@2 00
Spt. Vini  GalU................1  75@6 50
Vlni Oporto.................... 1 25@2 00
Vlni  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

SPONGES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................... 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ....................... 
Hard for  slate  use__ 
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
use.......................... 

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

Absinthium...............3 50@4 00
Amygdalae,Dulc___  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae__ 8 00@8 25
A nlsi...............................2 00@2 10
Aurantl  Cortex..........3 60@3 75
Bergamll  ...................3 75@4 00
Cajiputl....................   70®  80
Caryophylll................  90@1 no
Cedar.........................  35®  65
Chenopodli................  ©2 00
Clnnamonll.....................1  15® 1 20
Cltronella..................   ®  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba.......................1-20@1 30

SYRUPS.

Accacla.............................   50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri  Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes............... 
  50
Rhel Arom..........................   50
Slmilax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...........................  
  50
Prunus  virg.........................  50

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TIN C TU R ES.

 

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“ 

Co.............  60

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

Aconitum  Napellls R .........   60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
A rnica................................   50
Asafcetlda.........................  
  0
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sangulnaria........................   50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................  75
Castor.......................................1 00
Catechu...............................  so
Cinchona..................... 
  50
Columba.............................   50
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................  50
Gentian................... 
50
“  CO............................  60
Gualca................................   50
“ 
Zingiber...............  
50
Hyoscyamus.......................  50
Iodine..................................  75
Ferri 
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
Opli.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deoaor............................. 2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................  50
Quassia.......................... 
  50
Rhatany  .............................   50
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentarla.........................  50
Stromonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVerlde.................  50

Colorless........  75
Chloridum......   35

ammon.........   60

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M ISCELLANEOUS.

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either, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen..................... 2M@ 3

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ground,  (po.

7)  ............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............  
4®  5
55®  60
et Potass T. 
Antipyrin..................   @1 40
Antirebrin..................  @  25
Argentl  Nitras, ounce  @  68
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Mb
11;  Mb,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................  @1  20
Capslcl  Fructus, af...  @  20
“ po—   @  25
“ B po.  @ 20
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)  12®  13
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus  .....................   @  40
Cassia Fructus..........   @  20
Ceutrarla....................  @  10
Cetaceum..................   @  42
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squlbbs ..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  50®1  70
Chondrus..................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20
German 3M®  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  .....................  
60
Creasotum...............   @  50
CTeta, (bbl. 75)..........   @  2
“  prep..................  
5®  5
“  preclp.............. 
9®  11
“  Rubra.... ..........   @  8
Crocus.......................  28®  30
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cuprl Sulph...............  5®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po..................   @ 
i
Ergota, (po.)  60 .........   60®  55
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla.........................  @  23
Gambler......  ............   7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  70
French..........   40®  60
Glassware  flint,  70 and 10. 
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9®  15
White...............   13®  25
Glycerina..................17  @  25
Grana Paradisi...........  @  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  90
“  C or....  @  80
Ox Rubram  @1 CO
Ammonlatl..  @1  10
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum........  ..  @  70
.1 25®1  50
Ijhthyobolla, Am. 
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 75@3 85
Iodoform__!.............   @4 70
Lupulin......................  35®  40
Lycopodium..............  40®  45
Macis.........................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1M)..........................   2®  3
Mannla,  S. F ............   50®  60

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Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  95@2 20 
C. Co.......................1  85@2 10
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No. 1.........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @  10
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
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__  @  3
Pix  Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opli. .1  10@l  20 
Pyre thrum,  boxes  H
&  P. D.  Co., doz..  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30®  35
Quasslae.................... 
8®  10
Qulnia, S. P. & W......  31®  36
8.  Gorman__20  @  30
Rubia  Tinctorum......  12®  14
SaccharumLactispv. 
@  35
Salacln.......................1  80@1  85
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Santonine  .................... 
450
Sapo, W .....................   12®  14
10®  12
.  “  M................  
“  G.......................  @  15

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Seidlltz  Mixture.......   @  25
Sinapls.......................   @  18
opt..................   ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 12).  .  11®  12 
Soda et Potass Tart.  .  30®  33
Soda Carb.................  1 M@  2
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
•'  Vlni  Rect.  bbl.
2 27)........................ 2 31@2 41
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1 30
Sulphur, Subl.......... .3   @4
“  Roll..............  2M@3M
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae..............  45®  50
Vanilla.....................9 00@16 00
Zlnci  Sulph...............   7®  8

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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faints. 

Llndseed,  boiled 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained.................. 
Spirits Turpentine__  42 

11
46
50  60
46
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian.............. 1M  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  1M  2@4
“ 
Ber........1M  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2M  2M@3
“  strictly  pure......2M  2M@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16
ican .......................... 
Vermilion,  English 
 
70@75
Green,  Peninsular  ....  70@75
Lead,  red.....................  7  @7M
“  w hite................. 7  @7M
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’____  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  n
Whiting  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared
Paints  ....................1  00@1  20
varnishes.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................160@1  70
Coach  Body.............. 2  75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn.......1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar  1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70®  76
Turp....................... 

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■HINKLEY’S  BONE  LINIMENT—

FOR  THIRTY-FOUR  YEARS  THE  FAVORITE.

Enclosed  in  W hite  W rappers an d  made by D.  F.  F O S T E R ,  S ag in a w , M ich.

Drugs 0 Medicines•

State  Board  of Pharm acy. 

O ne  T e a r—S ta n le y  £ . P a rk ill, Owosso.
Two  T e a rs —Ja c o b   Jesso n ,  M uskegon.
T h re e  T e a rs—J a m e s  V e rn o r, D e tro it, 
f o u r  T e a rs—O ttm a r E b e r b ach , A nn  A rb o r 
F iv e T e a rs—G eorge G un d ru m , Io n ia. 
P re sid e n t—Ja c o b   Jesso n , M uskegon. 
S ec re ta ry —Ja s .  V e rn o r, D e tro it.
T re a su re r—Geo. G un d ru m , Io n ia.

M eetings  fo r  1891—L an sin g , N ov. A._______
Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 

P re sid e n t—D. E. P ra ll, S aginaw .
T irst V ice-P resident— H. G. C olem an, K alam azoo. 
Second V ice-P resident—P ro f. A. B. P re sc o tt, A nn A rbor. 
T h ird  V ice-P resident—Jas. V ern o r, D e tro it.
S e cretary —O. A. B ugbee, C heboygan.
T re asu re r—W m  DuD ont, D etro it.
N ext M eeting—A t A nn  A rbor, O ct. 20,21 an d  22, 1891.
Grand  Rapids Pharm aceutical  Society. 
P re sid e n t. W . R. Je w e tt,  S e c re ta ry ,  F ra n k  H. E sco tt, 
R e g u la r M eetings—F irs t W ednesday ev e n in g  o f M arch 
Ju n e , S ep tem b er a n d  D ecem ber._____________________
Grand Rapids D rug Clerks' Association, 
re sid e n t, F. D. K ipp;  S e c re ta ry , W . C. S m ith.

D etroit Pharm aceutical  Society. 

President, F. Rohnert; Secretary, J. PvRheinfrank.
Muskegon  D rag Clerks' Association. 

P resid en t  N. M iller;  S e c re ta ry . A. T. W heeler.}

THE  COM ING  CONVENTION.

Meeting*.

The  D a tes  S elected   fo r  th e  A nn  A rb o r 
Chebo y g a n, Sept. 2—The ninth annual 
meeting of our Association  will  be  held 
at  Ann  Arbor, Oct. 20th, 21st and  22th. 
The program has not  been arranged  yet, 
but the Local Secretary, Mr.  Brown,is in 
correspondence with the Executive Com­
mittee  regarding  it. 
I  inclose  a  letter 
from  Mr.  Haynes,  which  will  tell  you 
what the  railways  will  do.  Please  say 
that notices  of  dues  have  been  sent  to 
each  member,  and  urge  a  prompt  re­
sponse. 
I would  like  if  anyone  knows 
of any deaths among  the members of the 
Association  to  report  the  same  to  me. 
Mr.  L.  Pauly,  St.  Ignace,  chairman  of 
the Executive  Committee,  would be glad 
to receive any suggestions regarding pro­
gram, etc. 
I  think  the  Ann  Arborites 
are going to make it  very interesting for 
us and will  deserve  a  large*  attendance. 
Mr. John  J. Dooley,  who  is  making  his 
annual tour of this State for H.  E.  Buck- 
lin  &  Co.,  is  authorized  to  collect  and 
receipt for dues.
I  have  had  it  in  mind  to  write  T h e 
T radesm an  for  some  time,  but  have 
been so busy with  store  and Association 
I thank  you 
work  I have  had  no  time. 
for your kind offer  and will try to “keep 
matters  warm” through  its  columns. 
I 
hope  we  shall  see  you  at  Ann  Arbor, 
having missed your familiar countenance 
at the last two meetings.  Will keep you 
posted regarding matters,  realizing  that 
T h e  T radesm an  reaches  more  of “our 
people,”  and  that every  week,  than  any 
other medium.  C.  A.  Bu g b e e,  Sec’y.

The communication from  Mr.  Haynes, 
to which  Secretary  Bugbee  refers, is  as 
follows:

Detroit,  Aug.  26—Your  esteemed  fa­
vor of the 25th  was  duly  received;  and, 
replying, would say that I have been com­
municating  with  the  Secretary  of  the 
Railway  Association  of  Michigan,  and 
quote his reply as follows:
“In reply to your favor of the 24th inst., 
with reference  to  reduced  rates  for  the 
State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  to  be 
held in  Ann Arbor in October,  I have  to 
advise that  the  following  rates  will  be 
granted:  For parties of ten or more, and 
less than  fifty, originating  at  the  same 
point, and  ticketed to the  same  destina­
tion, two  cents  per  mile  in  each  direc­
tion for the  round trip.  For  parties  of 
fifty or more,  under the same conditions, 
one  and  one-half  cents  per  mile  or one 
fare  for  the  round  trip.  Tickets  good 
going  only  on  date  of  sale  and  return 
within  five  days.  Also  one  way  party 
rates of two cents per mile per capita for 
parties of ten or more  traveling together 
on  the  same  ticket, good  going  on  the 
date of sale.”
Trusting  that  this  information  will 
serve you,  with kind regards, I beg to re­
main, 

Very truly yours,

D.  O.  Ha y n es.

P erfu m ery  M an u factu re  for  Women.
F ro m  th e  B oston H erald.
A  practical  chemist  says  that  within 
the  last  twelve  montas  he  has  taught 
perfumery-making  to  several  women, 
some  of whom  learn  it  only  for  amuse­
ment while others mean to apply it to the 
purpose of money-making.  Women,  he 
says, are  becoming  much  interested  in 
this subject,  and  are better  equipped  in 
every respect than men  to make success­
ful perfumers.  One of the  most  impor­
tant requisites  is a  nice  sense  of  smell 
which  is  possessed  by  the  majority  of 
women, as their olfactories have not been 
dulled by  smoking.  Women,  as  a  rule, 
love flowers, and  are  fitted  for  the  deli­
cate manipulations required in the work, 
five-sixteenths of a drop  too much or too 
little  often materially changing the odor. 
The field is a wide one, for  pure cooking 
extracts are  difficult  to  obtain,  and  the 
making of  them also offers a  chance  for 
the  enterprising  woman.  A  point  on 
which the chemist dwells  particularly is 
that the work can be carried on in a par­
lor as  easily as  in  a laboratory,  as it  re­
quires  little  space  and  is  exquisitely 
clean.

The  D ru g   M arket.

Gam  opium is  firm  at  the  recent  ad­
vance.  Morphia is unchanged.  Quinine 
is  dull,  but  unchanged.  A  reaction  is 
looked  for  soon.  Bromide  potash  is 
tending  lower.  Acid  citric  is  lower. 
Long buchu  leaves  are  lower.  Lycopo­
dium  has  declined.  Oil  pennyroyal  is 
lower. 
Powdered  jalop  root  has  ad­
vanced.  Celery seed  is easier.  Turpen­
tine is higher.

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

GROCBRIBS.
C a re  in  th e  H and ling  o f  E g g s.

F ro m   th e   M erchants’  R eview .
We have good  reasons  to  believe  that 
the  egg  trade  of  a  great  many  retail 
grocers  in  the  cities  is  about  on a  par 
with  their  sugar  department,  so  far  as 
profit is concerned,  the small  margin be­
tween the  cost  and  selling  price  barely 
paying  for  the  trouble of  handling  the 
staple.  There  is  something  decidedly 
“rotten in Denmark” when retail  profits 
on  an  article  or  series  of  articles  have 
sunk so low that  their  sale  is  unremun- 
erative and  persisted  in  only  because it 
is  a  convenience  to  customers. 
In  this 
case,  we  believe  the  usual  explanation 
will  hold  good,  i.  e.,  that  quality  has 
been  sacrificed  for  some  reason,  proba­
bly in an effort to catch  trade by holding 
out low  prices  as  an  inducement.  We 
think this is a serious mistake  with  any 
food product like eggs and butter,  which, 
if not good,  must be  actually  worthless. 
There are many descriptions of groceries 
which,  in  point of  quality, cover a wide 
range,  yet the most  inferior  grades  pos­
sess their merits  and a positive intrinsic 
value. 
It  is  different  with  eggs.  A 
stale egg is an abomination,  and  there is 
but little leeway between the finest fresh- 
laid and  the grade  below  which  no  pru­
dent,  experienced  retailer  cares  to  pass 
in  selecting  eggs.  We  believe  it  will 
pay grocers  to give  special  attention  to 
the quality of the eggs which they handle, 
and to take pains  to secure a grade  that 
will  invariably  give  satisfaction,  even 
though  the  price  has  to  be  marked  up 
correspondingly. 
In other words, we be­
lieve that fine  eggs  at a good  profit  will 
sell more  freely  than  poor  or  irregular 
stock at just about cost.
The  neglect  to  “candle”  eggs  often 
leads to  a  loss  of  custom.  A  bad  one 
will  be found  occasionally in packages of 
really  good  stock,  and,  if  left  with the 
rest,  may  disgust a  good  customer  and 
provoke her  to the  point of  transferring 
her trade to  another  store.  “Candling” 
takes time  and  is  perhaps  unnecessary 
when  absolutely  fresh  eggs  are  pro­
cured  from a quarter  beyond  suspicion, 
but when  the  quality of  an  invoice is in 
the least doubtful,  it should  be rigorous­
ly practiced,  and the stale eggs removed.

S ta tu s o f th e  P ed d lin g  L a w .

L amont,  Sept.  5—Your paper has con­
tained  many items of  interest to me and 
I must say it is a welcome  caller,  but we 
have thus far  failed to see one thing dis­
cussed,  which would be of interest to me 
and  also our  fellow  merchants,  that is, 
in regard to the peddler and huckster.
We  find  that  there  is  a  law  on  the 
statute  books of  this  great State  which 
says  that  a  peddler  or  huckster  shall 
have a license,  but we  also find  the ped­
dler  defies that  law and says  he  doesn’t 
need  any  license,  as  the  law has  been 
repealed.
Now,  Mr.  Editor,  will  you  kindly  en­
lighten  us in  regard  to  this matter  and 
tell us through  your valuable  paper how 
this matter stands?  Yours truly,

J ohn  Gunstra.

The  law providing that  peddlers  shall 
pay a license  fee has  not been  repealed, 
nor is it  likely to be;  but it  is nearly ob­
solete, owing to the laxity of  its enforce­
ment.  As the  law now stands, no officer 
specially  charged  with  its  enforcement 
is provided for,  so that  persons violating 
the law are practically unmolested.  The 
T radesm an  has never  known  prosecut­
ing attorneys to refuse to issue  warrants 
for  offenders  against  the  law  when  the 
proper complaints were  filed,  and herein 
lies the value of  the statute.  Merchants 
whose  business  is  undermined  by  un­
licensed  hawkers  should  not  be  back­
ward  in swearing  out complaints against 
the offenders,  to the  end  that  legitimate 
business  may  be  protected  and  justice 
dealt  out  to  law-breakers.  Many  mer­
chants shirk this duty,  for  fear  of  mak­
ing enemies,  but it  is  a  duty  they  owe 
themselves  and  their  brother  traders, 
and if the reputable business men of  the 
State  would  join  hands  in  a  crusade 
against the tramp merchants who  throng 
the highways  of  both  city  and  country, 
they would be able to relieve  themselves 
of  most  of  the  incubus  of  illegitimate 
competition  which  they  are  now  com­
pelled to endure.

T ry It on th e O ther Foot.

“There are few  people who know how 
to  try  on  a  shoe,”  remarked  a  well- 
known  salesman,  “ for,  if you will notice, 
they almost  invariably  try on  the  right 
shoe.  Now  this  is  exactly  wrong,  if  a 
good fit  is  desired,  for  the  left  foot  is 
nearly always the larger—that is,  wider. 
This  is true  of  both  women  and  men. 
Here,  for instance, is  a pair of  shoes  on 
which I have just  moved the buttons  up 
to give a greater width.  The buttons on 
the left  shoe, you  notice,  are  moved  up 
about  twice  as  much  as  those  on  the 
right.  This  difference in the size of  the 
feet is due,  in my opinion,  to  the  gener­
al  habit  of  bearing  nearly  the  whole 
weight  of the body  on  one foot. 
If  you 
have to  stand  a  good  deal  you  will be 
quite sure  to  throw  the  weight  of  your 
body on the left  foot,  and if you lean up 
against anything you will almost invaria­
bly  rest  your  weight  on  the  left  foot. 
This presses down the foot and naturally 
widens  it, so  in trying  on shoes  always 
try on the left foot for an easy fit.”

The F en nvllle  P ea ch   H arvest.

F e n n v il l e,  Sept.  5—The  fruit  grow­
ers in this vicinity  are almost crazy with 
joy  over  the  immensity  of  the  peach 
crop.  Fourteen carloads of peaches were 
shipped from this point on Thursday, be­
sides  what  was  forwarded  by  express. 
One  of  the  best  markets  the  growers 
have found is Minneapolis  and St.  Paul, 
which  is  reached  by  refrigerator  cars. 
Taken  as  a  whole,  the  merchants  here 
have every  reason to  look  forward  to  a 
rosperous winter’s business.
John  Ferguson,  grocer  at  133  South 
Division  street,  recently  entertained  his 
customers with the antics of a live mouse 
which became  entangled in the drips un­
der bis molasses barrel.  The  little  ani­
mal lived in  the sweetness several  days, 
being unable to extricate himself.

The Scientific American  gives  the fol­
lowing  recipe  for  taking  grease  out  of 
white  marble:  Apply  a  little  pile  of 
whiting or fuller’s  earth  saturated  with 
benzine,  and allow it to stand some time. 
Or apply a mixture of two parts washing 
soda, one part pumice stone and one part 
chalk,  all first finely powdered and  made 
into  a  paste  with  water; rub  well  over 
the  marble,  and  finally  wash  off  with 
soap and water.
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

LA M P  B U R N E R S.

No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No. 1  “  .........................................................
No. 2  “  .........................................................
Tubular................................ ........................

LAMP CHIMNEYS.—Per bOX.

6 doz. In box.

 

 
 

First quality.

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No. 0 Sun........................................................   l 75
No. 1  “  .....................................................  
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No. 2  “  ......................................................... 2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top...................................... 2  25
No. 1 
 
No. 2 
No. 0 Sun, crimp top...................................... 2 60
No. 1 
No. 2 
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
...................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.....................4 to
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.......................1  25
“ 
No. 2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz....................................... 1  35
No. 2 
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FRUIT JARS.

La Bastfc.

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Mason’s or  Lightning.

Pints.............................................................. 10 50
Q uarts........................................................... 11  00
Half gallons................................................... 14 00
Rubbers......................................................... 
50
Caps  only......................................................  4 00
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal...........................  06
3  to 6 gal.............................   06*4
Jugs, *4 gal., per doz.....................................   75
“ 
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Milk Pans, *4 gal., per doz.  (glazed 75c)___  60
•• 
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PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—Fancy  eating  command  75@95c  per 
bu.  Cooking are held at 50@60.
Beans—Dry beans are  firm  and  in  strong  de­
mand at $2 per bu. for choice hand picked, 
is Butter—Choice  dairy now  commands  18@19c, 
while  factory  creamery  has advanced to 23c. 
□Celery—20c per doz. bunches.

at 15c. ©16c.
per lb.

Cabbages—35@40c per doz.
Corn—Green, 67? 8c per doz.
Cucumbers—I0@l5e per doz.
Eggs—Dealers  pay  14c  and  freight,  holding 
Grapes—Concord  and  Worden’s  command  4c 
Honey—Dull at 16©18 for clean comb.
Onions—75c per bu. for good stock.
Muskmelons—50c @81  per  doz.,  according  to 
quality and size.
Peaches—Early  Crawfords  are  about  played 
out.  Barnards and Chilis command 81.25 @81.50, 
and Red Crawfords are in good demand  at  $1 50 
@81.75.  Lake  Crawfords  will  not  be  in  for  a 
week or ten days yet.
Pears—Bartlett and  Flemish  Beauties  are  in 
good  demand  at  81.50  $1.75  per  bu.;  common 
grades command $1 upwards.
Plums — Lombards  command  $2.25@$2.50  per 
bushel.
Potatoes—Little doing at about  40@45c per bu.
Tomatoes—The  market  varies,  according  to 
the  quantity  brought  in, ranging  from  50c@90 
per bu.
Watermelons—The cold weather has curtailed 
the sale to  such  an  extent  that  the  market  is 
glutted, prices having declined to 10c@12c.

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay as follows for dressed fowls:
12  @13 
@10 
@11 @13 
10  @11

Spring  chickens.
Fall  chickens__
Turkeys..............
Spring ducks......
Fall  ducks__
Geese  ............

PROVISIONS.  '

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PORK  in  barrels.

lard—Kettle Rendered.

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Mess,  new....................................................  11  75
Shortcut.....................................................   12  50
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  14 00
Extra clear,  heavy......................................
Clear, fat back............................................   13 75
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............................................................  8J4
Tubs................................................................   8*4
561b.  Tins.
8*4 
Com­
pound. 
6
6*4
7*4
6
6
6*4

Tierces .......................
...6*4
0 and 50 lb. Tubs......
3 lb. Pails, 20 In a  case............. 7*4
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case...............7% 
10 lb. Pails, 6 In a case...............7*4 
20 lb. Pails, 4 in a  case.  ...........7 
50 lb. Cans..................................61£ 
B E E F   IN   B A R R ELS.
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............................... 1054
picnic...................................................  8*4
best boneless......................................   9*4
Shoulders........................................................  7
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................  9*4
Dried beef, ham prices  ...................................10
Long Clears, heavy........................................... 7*4
Briskets,  medium...........................................  8
light . j . ...........................................  8

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain

LA R D . Family.

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„ 

FRESH  m e a t s .

“ 

Swift and Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass..........................................  454 @ 6
“  hindquarters................................  6  @7
fore 
“ 
............................... 3*4®  4
loins, No. 3..................................  @  9*4
“ 
ribs............................. ................  7*4© 8
“ 
“ 
rounds..........................................   6  @7
tongues..
“ 
@@ 5 
Bologna...........
Pork loins........
@10*4 ©7* 
“  shoulders 
2 40
Sausage, bio: a 
@ 5 
3 40
liver 
@ 5 
Frank 
@ 7*4 
~  7
Mutton .
2
Veal.......................................................  6*4®  7
3 8e

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FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows :

FRESH  FISH.

Whltefish.............................................
Trout......................................................
HaUbut..................................................
Ciscoes...............  .................................
Flounders..............................................
Bluefish....................‘............................
Mackerel................................................
Cod.........................................................
California salmon.................................
Falrhaven  Counts................................
F. J. D. Selects.....................................
Selects...................................................
F  J. D....................................................
Anchor...................................................
Standards  ..........  .................................
Favorites................................... ............
Oysters, per  100.....................................
Cl*amt,

oysters—Cans.

SHELL  GOODS.

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

@40
@35
@30
@30
@25

1  50 
1  00

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

STICK  CANDT.
Full  Weight. 

Standard,  per lb................................  6*4 
“  H.H....................................... 6*4 
Twist  .................................. 6*4 
“ 
Boston  Cream  .................................. 
Cut  Loaf............................................. 7*4 
Extra H. H..........................................7*4 

Bbls.  Palis.
7*4
7*4
7*4
9*4
8*4
8*4

MIXED  CANDT.
Full Weight.

Bbls. 
Standard.......................................6*4 
Leader...........................................6*4 
Special..........................................7 
Royal............................................ 7 
NoDby...........................................7*4 
Broken..........................................7*4 
English  Rock.............................. 7*4 
Conserves.....................................7 
Broken Taffy................................7*4 
Peanut Squares.............................  
Extra............................................. 
French Creams.............................  
Valley  Creams.............................  

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

fancy—In bulk.
Full Weight. 

 

 
 
 

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3 
2 
3 

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caramels.
 
 
 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 
 

Bbls.  Pails.
11*4
Lozenges, plain...............................10*4 
printed............................11 
12*4
Chocolate Drops................................  
12*4
14
Chocolate Monumentals................... 
Gum Drops...........................................5 
6*4
Moss Drops........................................ 8 
9
9*4
Sour Drops.........................................  8*4 
11*4
Imperials............................................10*4 
Per Box.
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops.....................  
56
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 ......................................  
4 50
Imperials,  160.........  
4  50
..........................  
Messina, choice, 360.............................  @5  50
fancy, 360............................   @6 00
choice 300............................
7 00
fancy 390............................  
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, Smyrna, new,  fancy  layers...
@18 
@16 
@12*4 
@10 
@ 8 
@   6
@17 
@16*4 
@17 
@ 8 
@11*4 
@14*4 
@12 
@10 @14 
@11 
@17*4 @4  50
@  5*4 
@  7*4 
@ 5*4 
@ 7*4 
@ 4*4
@ 6*4

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

“  Roasted.....................  7
“  Roasted....................   7

“  50-lb.  “ 

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choice 

ORANGES.

PEANUTS.

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LEMONS.

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Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fellows:

HIDES.

“ 

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No. 2 hides *4 off.

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

@ 5 
@ 5 
@ 5*t 
@ 7 
@ 4*4 
@ 5*4 
@ 5 
@ 6*4 @30
@25
Shearlings..............................................10
@60
Lambs.................................................... 20
Washed....................................................... 20@30
Unwashed.. 
10@20
Tallow..................................................   3*4@ 4*4
Grease  butter  ......................................   1  @2
Switches...............................................   1*4@ 2
Ginseng 
..............................................2 50@3 25

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

MISCELLANEOUS.

WOOL.

p e l t s .

OILS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows,  1 

barrels, f. o. b. Grand Rapids:
Water White.........................................   @ 8*4
Special White........................................  @8*4
Michigan Test................................ —   @  7*£
Naptha...................................................  @ 7*4
Gasoline................................................   @8)4
Cylinder............................................... 27  @36
Engine  .................................................13  @21
Black,  Summer.....................................  @8

soaked.  90

APPLE  BUTTER.
Chicago  goods...............

AXLE  8REA9E.

Frazer’s.

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Wood boxes, per  doz —  
“  3 doz. case.
“  per gross  ..
25 lb. palls.......................
15 lb.  “ 
....................
Aurora.
Wood boxes,  per  doz—  
“  3 doz. case.
“  per  gross..
Diamond.
Wood boxes,  per doz  ... 
“  3 doz. case.
“  per  gross..

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Peerless.
25 lb. pails..................
BAKING  POWDER.
Acme, 14 lb. cans, 3 doz  . 
X lb.  “ 
2  “  ..
lib.  “  1  “
balk......................
Teller’s,  M lb. cans, doz 
“
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“ 
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“  M fl>  “ 
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X lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
Arctic, X lb cans  ...
>4 lb  “  ....
1 fl>  “  ....
5 »   “  ....
Red Star, 14 lb cans..
..
l i b  
..
BATH  BRICK.

m m

so
2 40
a  oo 
1 00 
75
60 
1  75 
6  00

50 
1  50 
5 50

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

2 dozen in case.

 

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8oz 

BROOMS.

BZ.UIKO. 

English...............................  90
Bristol..................................  70
Domestic.............................   60
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals................4 00
“ 
..............7 00
“  pints,  round........... 10 50
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75 
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00
“  No. 5, 
...  8 00
“  1 oz ball  .................  4 50
No. 2 Hurl..........................   1  75
2 00
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet.....................    2 25
2 50
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.......................... 2 75
Common Whisk................. 
90
.................  1  20
Fancy 
M ill...................................   3 25
Warehouse...........................2 75
BUCKWHEAT  PLOUB.
Rising Sun..........................5 00
York State..........................
Self Rising............................... 4 50
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............  1054
Star,  40 
1054
Paraffine............................  12
Wicking.............................   25

CANDLES
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CANNED  GOODS.

PISH.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

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

Standard, 3 lb...........................2 30
Standard,  1 lb......................... 1 10
21b......................... 2 10
Lobsters.

Star,  1  lb............................ 2 45
“  2  lb............................ 3 45
Picnic, 1 lb...........................2 00
“ 
2 lb...........................3 00

Salmon.
“ 

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............I  75
Alaska, 1  lb......................... 1  25
21b...........................195
SardineB.
American  54s...................  5© 6
54s...................7@ 8
Imported  Ms.....................11@12
54s...... .. 13@14
Mustard  Ms......................  @10
Brook, 3 lb............................... 2 SO

Trout.

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PBUITS.
Apples.

3 25

Gages.

Cherries.

Gooseberries.

York State, gallons —  
Hamburgh,  “  —
Apricots.
Santa Cruz................. 
2 25
2 50
Lusk’s......................... 
2 35
Overland................... 
Blackberries.
F. &  W....................... 
93
1  20
Red............................. 
175
Pitted Hamburg. 
. . .  
W hite......................... 
1  60
1  30
E rie............................ 
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie............................  @1  60
Common......................... 
P ie.............................1  60@1  75
Maxwell......................... 
Shepard’s .......................  
California..................2 60@2 75
Domestic......................... 
Riverside......................... 
Pineapples.
Common..........................  
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
grated.......  
Quinces.
Common......................... 
Raspberries.
Red..................................  
Black Hamburg.........  
Erie, black...................... 

Peaches.

Pears.

2 60
2 85

1  50

“ 

1 10

2 25
2 25

1 25
2 25
1 30

1 10
1 30
l 40

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MEATS.

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Corn.

Beans.

Whortleberries.

Strawberries.
1  ' 
Lawrence..................
2 25 
Hamburg....................
Erie............................
1  65
1  40 
Common....................
F. &  W......................
1  25 
1  30
Blueberries...............
Corned  beef,  Libby’s.........2  10
Roast beef,  Armour’s.........1  75
Potted  ham, 54 lb
.1  50 
.1  00 
.1  10 95 
95

“  M lb.........
tongue, 54 lb —
“  Mtt>...
chicken, M lb...
VEGETABLES.
.1  25
Hamburg  stringless  ..
French style
.1  40 
Lim as........
.1  30
Lima, green.................
Lewis Boston  Baked...........1  35
Bay State  Baked...........  ... 1  35
World’s  Fair....................... 1  35
Hamburgh.......................... 1  25
Tiger ...................................
Purity 
................................ 1  10
E rie..................................... 1  15
Hamburgh marrofat...........1  35
early June.......... 1  50
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois  .
1  751  90 
fancy  sifted
65
Soaked .........................
Harris  standard................  75
.110
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
Early June.........1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom  .  1  35
French................................1  80
French.............................17@18
Erie.....................................   90
Hubbard..............................1  30
Hamburg  ............................ 1  40
Soaked................................   85
Honey  Dew......................... 1  60
Van  Camp’s......................... 1  10
No. Collins...........................1  10
Hamburg.............................1  30
Hancock..............................1 05
Gallon.................................2 75
CHOCOLATE— BAKER’ 8.
German Sweet................ 
22
Premium..........................  
34
Pure........... 
...................  
38
Breakfast  Cocoa.............. 
40
Norway......................  @1054
N. Y. or Lenawee......1054@10M
Allegan  ................... 
@1054
Skim.......................... 8  @9
Sap Sago.......................   @22
Edam  ........................  @1  00
Swiss, imported........  @  25
domestic  —   ©1354
Limburger..........................   10
Brick.............................. 
1254
Rubber, 100 lumps................35
Spruce, 200 pieces................40
Snider’s, 54 pint...................1  35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

CHEWING  GUM.
200 

Tomatoes.

CHEESE.

CATSUP.

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pint............................2 30
quart.......................... 3 50
CLOTHES FINS.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

COFFEE.
GREEN.Rio.

Java.

Santos.

Mocha.

Maracaibo.

Mexican and Guatamala.

Fair.................................  .  2054
Good....................................21
Prime................................. 2154
Golden................................2254
Peaberry  ............................23
Fair.................................... 2054
Good...................................21
Prime................................. 2154
Peaberry  ............................2254
Fair..................................... 22
Good.................................... 23
Fancy.................................. 25
Prime............................. i ..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--- 23M
Durham........  .....................23
Lion, 60 lb. case............... 23M
Lion, 100 lb. case............... 23M
Cabinets con­
ta in in g   120 
one  p o u n d  
p'kages (sim­
ilar to accom­
panying 
ill­
u s tr a tio n )  
sold  at  case 
price,with an 
a d d itio n a l 
charge  of  60 
cents for cab­
inet.

PACKAGE.

ROASTED.

—  

EXTRACT.

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

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“Tradesman.
8 1, per hundred.......
$   2, 
..................
.......
S3, 
........
I  5, 
#10, 
..........
#20, 
..........
“Superior.”
#  1  per hundred.
# 2, 
S  5.  ■'
#10,
#20.

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10 “

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“Universal.”
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$  1, per hundred............... $2 50
...............   3 00
8« 
$3 
............... 4 00
............... 5 00
$5 
............... g 00
#10i 
$20, 
...............  <00
Bulk orders for above coupon 
books are subject to the follow­
ing  discounts:
200 or over..............5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000 
“  
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.
[Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from $10  down. |
20 books.........................# 1  00
50  “ 
...........................   2 00
100 
3  00
“  
6 25
“   
250 
500  “ 
...........................  10 00
1000 
“   
17  50
Kenosha Butter..................   754
..................   6
Seymour 
Butter................................   6
“  family........................  6
” “  biscuit........................... 654
40
Boston................................... 754
Cltv Soda...............................754
Soda.......................................6
S. Oyster............................... 6
City Oyster. XXX.................  6
Strictly  pure...................... 
30
Telfer’s  Absolute..............  35
Grocers’............................ 10@15

CBACKEBS.
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DRIED  FRUITS. 

Apples.

PEEL.

PRUNES.

California Evaporated.

Sundried....................  @ 3
Evaporated................  @11
14
Apricots.
U72
macK Demes...............
13
N ectarines..................
12
Peaches  ......................
Pears,  sliced...............
Plum s...........................
Prunes,  sweet..............
@  6)4
Turkey.........................
Bosnia........................... @ 8
@  9
French........................
18
Lemon..........................
18
Orange.........................
CITRON.
@24
In drum .......................
@24
In boxes................—
CURRANTS.
Zante, in  barrels........
@  5M
@ 5)4
in  )4-bbls........
In less quantity @  6
raisins —California
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London Layers,  2 cr’n 
3  “
fancy.
Muscatels, 2 crown  ...
....
3  “ 
Foreign.
Valencias.....................
Ondaras.......................
Sultanas.......................

1  75
2  00
2 25
1  50
1  eo
6

@  6)4
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FARINACEOUS  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............................... 3M@3M
Green,  bu................................ 1 10
Spilt, bbl.................................. 6 00
German.............................  
East India..........................  

Sago.

Peas.

5
5

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Hummel's, foil...................  1 50

tin ................. .  2 50 I
CHICORY.

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CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
50  ft.......... 
60  ft.......... 
“ 
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70  ft.......... 
80  ft.........  
“ 
60 ft..........  
“ 
72 ft-........  
“ 
CONDENSED MILK.

Bulk.................................... 4)4
Red......................................  7
Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25
1  40
160
175
1  90
90
1  00
Eagle.................................   7 40
Crown.................................  6 50
Genuine  Swiss..................8  00
American Swiss.................7  00

COUPON  BOOKS.

Cracked.,

Wheat.

FISH—Salt.
Bloaters.

 

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Cod.

Whitefish.

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

Halibut.
Herring.

Pollock.
Sardines.
Trout.

“ 
FLAVORING EX TRACTS.

Yarmouth..........................
Whole........................ 
Bricks..........................  754@8
Strips............................ 754@9
Smoked...................... 
Scaled......................... 
Holland,  bbls................. 
kegs.............. 
Round shore, 54 bbl... 
“  M  bbl.. 
Mackerel.

1054
24
11 00
75
2 75
150
No. 1, 54 bbls. 90 lbs.............9 00
No. 1, kits. 10 lbs...............   1  20 |
Family,  54 bbls., 100 lbs__   3 50 !
45
Fancy.......................  3 50@4 00
Russian, kegs....................
No. 1, 54 bbls., lOOlbs...........5 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   80
No. 1, 54 bbls., lOOlbs...........7 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................1  00
Family, 54 bbls., 100 lbs  ...  2 75 
kits. 10  lbs............  50
Jennings’ D C.
Lemon. Vanilla
1 25
2 oz folding box...  75 
1 50
...1  00 
3 oz 
“ 
2 00
.. .1  50 
“ 
4 oz 
3 00
6 oz 
...2 00 
“ 
3 oz 
4 10
...3 00 
“ 
GUN  PO W D ER .
Kegs........................................ 5 50
Half  kegs.................................3 00
Sage......................................15
Hops............................ .  ...25
Chicago  goods................  @4
30
No.  ... 
No. 1...................................   40
No. 2........ 
50
Pure.....................................  30
Calabria..  ..........................  25
Sicily...................................   18
Condensed, 2  doz.....................1 25
No. 9  sulphur...........................1 65
Anchor parlor..........................1 70
No. 2 home............................... 1 10
Export  parlor.......................... 4 25

LAM P  W ICKS.
 

 
LICOBICE.

MATCHES.

JE L L IE S .

H E R B S.

LYE.

 

Ginger, African...................15
“  Cochin.................... 18
Jamaica  ................20
“ 
Mace  Batavia 
...................80
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste.  25
“  Trieste..................  27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black— 2u
“ 
“  white...... 30
@6
“  Cayenne..................25
Sage..................................... 20
“Absolute” in Packages.
Ms  Ks
Allspice.....................   84  155
Cinnamon..................   84  1  55
Cloves........................   84  155
Ginger, Jam...............   84  1 55
“  Af..................   84  1  55
Mustard.....................   84  155
Pepper.....................   84  1  55
Sage............................   84

SUGAR.

Cut  Loaf...............   ®
Cubes.......   ..............  @47*
Powdered..................  @5
454
Granulated.............4.50© 
© 4M
Confectioners’ A.  —  
Soft A  .....................  
©  454
White Extra  C.........  
©  4M
Extra  C....................  4  @47*
C .........   ...................  @354
Yellow 
@ 354
Less than 100 lbs.  Me advance

STARCH.
Corn.

 

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

SOAP.

SNUFF.

Gloss.
.......................6
 

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

Old Country, 80....................320
Uno.100................................3 50
Bouncer, 100........................ 3 00
Boxes....................................5M
Kegs, English....................... 454
Kegs................................ 
134
Granulated,  boxes..............  2
Mixed bird.................  4‘/4@ 6
Caraway............................... 10
Canary..................................3)4
Hemp.....................................4)4
Anise....................................13
Rape...................................   6
Mustard.................................7)4

SAL  SODA.

s e e d s .

SODA.

M OLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar bouse  ....................  
Ordinary.......................... 
Prime............................... 
Fancy............................... 
F air.................................. 
Good................................. 
Extra good........................ 
Choice.............................  
Fancy................................ 
One-half barrels, 3c extra

New Orleans.

16
19
19
23
17
20
26
30
36

OATM EAL.

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

B O LLED   OATS.

PIC K LES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count...........$5 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 .

B IC E.

Domestic.

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

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

Imported.

BOOT  B E E R

Williams’ Extract.

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

3  “ 

SAPOLIO.
“ 
SOUPS.

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

“ 

SALT

Diamond Crystal.

 

 
 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Warsaw.

100 3-lb. sacks......................... $2 40
60 5-lb.  “ 
2 25
2810-lb. Backs.........................2 15
2014-lb.  “ 
2 00
24 3-lb  cases..........................   1 50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
50
281b.  “ 
25
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
35
281b.  “ 
18
561b. dairy  bags.................. 
75
56 lb. dairy  bags.................. 
75
56 lb.  sacks....................... 
27
Saginaw and Manistee. 
Common Fine  per bbl. . . .  
90
Church’s, Arm & Hammer.. .5)4
Dwlght’sCow.  ..................... 5)4
Taylor’s .................................5M
DeLand’sCap  Sheaf— -----5)4
pure.........................5)4
Golden Harvest 

Ashton.
Higgins.
Solar Rock.

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

SALEBATUS.

“ 

SYRUPS
Corn.

Pure Cane.

Barrels................................ 28
Half bbls..............................30
Amber.......................23 
5
Fancy drips...............28  @30
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps.............. 
7
Sugar Creams............  
8)4
Frosted Creams.........  
8
Graham Crackers...... 
8
Oatmeal Crackers—  
8
SHOE  POLISH.
Jettlne, 1 doz. In  box.............75

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

 

SUN CUBED.

BASKET  FIRED.

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

YOUNG HYSON.

GUNPOWDER.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

1 3

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

. 

“ 

“ 

Plug.

Fine ('ul.
Pails unless otherwise noted.
Hiawatha 
SO
.............. 
Sweet Cuoa 
14
McGintv.................  
24
X bbls.........  
.2
-.2
Little  Darling........... 
20
)4 bbl.. 
20
1791............................ 
1891, X bbls...............  
19
Valley  City................ 
33
27
Dandy Jim.................  
Searhead.................... 
38
Joker......................... 
24
Zero........................... 
22
2.
L. &W.......................  
28
Here  It Is................... 
Old Style.................... 
31
Old  Honesty.............. 
4 •
33
Jolly Tar....................  
Hiawatha................... 
37
Valley City...............  
34
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good  ...................38
Toss Up.................................. 26
Out of Sight...........................25
Boss...................................  12)4
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
Rob  Roy..............................24
Uncle Sam...........................28
Tom and Jerry.....................2i
Brier Pipe............................ 30
Yum  Yum...........................32
Red Clover...........................32
N avy..................................32
Handmade...........................40
Frog..................................  33
40 gr.....................................  8
50  gr.....................................

Smoking.

VINEGAR.

$1 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per gal  ..................  
30
Beer mug,2 doz in case...  175 
teast-  -Compressed.
Tin foil cakes, per doz.......... 15
Baker’s, per  lb....................... 30
PAPER & WOODEN WARE 
Straw 
................................. 152
Rockfalls..............................2
Rag sugar............................. 2
Hardware............................. 2)4
Bakers.................................. 2M
Dry  Goods..................   5)4@6
Jute  Manilla...............   @6)4
Red  Express  No. 1............   5)4
No. 2 .............4)4

PAPER.

“ 

TWINES.

“ 

20

WHEAT.

WOODENWARE.

“ 
“ 
splint 
‘ 
“ 

Pails, No. 1,  two-hoop.. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__ 
Bowls, 11 inch........................   1 00

48 Cotton............................  22
Cotton, No. 1................... 
“  3........................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
1 35
“  '  No. 1,  three-hoop_  1  60
50
13  “ 
“ 
.....................  1 25
15  “ 
.....................2 00
“ 
17  “ 
“ 
...................  2 75
assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
Baskets, market.................   35
“ 
shipping  bushel..  1  2u 
“ 
..  1  30
full  hoop  “ 
“  bushel.................  1  50
“  willow  cl’ths, No.l 5 75
“  No.2 6 25
“ 
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l 3 50
“ 
“  No.2 4 25
“ 
“ 
“  No.3 5 00
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF» 
93
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test) 
93
Bolted................................   1 75
Granulated.........................  2 00
FLOUR
in sacks  .........  5  10
Straight, 
“ barrels........   5 30
“ 
“ sacks........  
Patent 
6  10
“ barrels.........  6 30
“ 
Graham 
“ sacks..........  2 45
Rye 
“ “ 
2 65
Bran...................................  15 00
Screenings........................  16 03
Middlings........ 
Mixed Feed...... 
Coarse meal......................   26 50
BYE.
Milling..................................... 1 00
F eed...................................   75
Brewers, per  100  lbs................1 25
Feed, per bu.......................  65
Car  lots...............................  68
Less than  car  lots..............  70
Car  lo ts.............................   35
Less than car lots  ..............  37
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__13 50
No. 1 
lots  .................................14  00

HAY.
less than  car

MILLSTUFFS.

BARLEY.

MEAL.

COBN.

OATS.

“ 

 
 

 

 

 

 

20 50
26 00

or a salesman at $10,000 a  year.  Life is 
made up of  those  who 
regard  it as a 
reality.  They  are  those  who  unques­
tionably get the most out of it.  They do 
not live the longest,  but  they  “get there 
just the same.”  There  never  was  nor 
be a  confirmed  success  of 
never  will 
those who do things by halves.  The im­
provements  in  machinery 
aud  in  the 
methods of conducting  business are such 
that those who refuse  to  come  into  the 
circle will realize that it  is  the  patient, 
energetic  individual  who  insists  upon 
everything being done  in  its  complete­
ness who will succeed.
We commenced by  saying,  “Don’t  do 
things  by halves,” and we are absolutely 
convinced that those who  follow the old 
cautiousness of the past will  get misera­
bly left.  Our advice to the young and to 
the old is explicit and  emphatic:  “Don’t 
do things by halves,”  particularly  with 
regard to  those  who  cannot  pay  their 
bills when they are due. 
In  short,  the 
man who does set out in  this 
life  to do 
things by halves and  to  thoroughly suc­
ceed  will  find  himself  unquestionably 
‘in the soup.”  We would say  to all our 
readers,  big and  little,  of  great  exper­
ience and small experience,  and of every 
other degree  of  mercantile  pursuits, 
‘Don’t do things by  halves.”  You  will 
then be much happier and infinitely more 
contented  with this world’s gifts.

17

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DEPARTMENT STORu
Siegel’s Cloak Department.
(M s.

  aM  CMMren’s 

Labs’.  Mb

M a im  fa c t tir e  r s  a m l  J m p n

Send for o u r Catalogue to

N . orse’s  Department  Store, Corner  Spring and MonroeiSts.

1 4

D on’t  D o  T h in gs  B y   H alves.

F ro m  th e  N a tio n a l G rocer.

The most successful men  that we have 
seen either  in  our time  or 
in  history 
have  been 
those  who  have  not  done 
things by halves.  There have been hun­
dreds of men  who  would  have  proved 
themselves successful  beyond  question, 
if they had had the capacity to  put their 
entire soul, body  and  energy 
into  the 
work in which they were engaged.  Tru­
ly speaking it is the man  who  does  not 
do things by  halves  that  succeeds.  He 
succeeds in a most emphatic  manner, or 
if perchance he does not succeed he fails 
with a  promptitude  that  would put an 
astronomical calculation 
into  disgrace. 
There never was  in 
the  history of the 
world a successful general who  went in­
to battle with a  half-heartedness,  or  a 
disposition to  suspect  defeat. 
It is ex­
actly the  same  in  business  as in war. 
The individual  who enters  into  any un­
dertaking with  doubt,  cannot  possibly 
expect to succeed.  The will  power  has 
a great deal to  do  with  success; so also 
has conviction.  There  have  been many 
arguments  successfullly contended  sim­
ply because  one of the  contestants  has 
really believed in  the absolute superiori­
ty of  his position aud the  views  he had 
undertaken to defend.  Business  is  un­
questionably  built on the same line«, and 
the business man  who  really enters into 
the competition of life with a determina­
tion to force matters is bound  to succeed. 
It  is  the  half-hearted,  unappreciative 
individual, who does not desire to defend 
his  judgment, or  to  rely  upon  his own 
conviction,  who ultimately fails.
There  is  not  at  the present  time  a 
single general  of note who  will  dispute 
the fact  that  many  battles  have been 
won simply from the inherent conviction 
of their superiority, not only  physically, 
but  also  from  a  strictly  strategetical 
standpoint.  We might  almost say  that 
faith not  in  superstition,  but  faith in 
one’s own ability conquers  where  merit 
sometimes fails.
Napoleon the great,  and  he is  justly 
designated,  is the authority  for  the ex 
pression,  “There  is  no  such  word  a: 
can’t.”  He did not believe  that  the vo­
cabulary of the world  contained  such a 
word.  And  Iron Duke,  who  was  his 
only real competitor  and  ultimate  con 
queror, was unquestionably of  the  same 
opinion.  Any  one  who  came  to  him 
with  the apology that he “could  not  do 
what was set him to do”  was  unworthy 
the profession he followed  and the soon­
er he was hanged the better. 
It  is  sur 
prising what a man can do  if he only has 
the  capacity  not  to  “do 
things  by 
halves.”  Suppose  that  you  had  some 
great undertaking and that  yon  had de 
cided to go  into  this  undertaking  with 
the object of  making  money. 
It would 
be perfectly ridiculous  if you were to go 
into it feeling that there was a great pos 
sibility  that  you  would 
not succeed. 
This is doing things by halves,  and  you 
cannot  possibly  conduct  a  successful 
business upon these lines.
Energy  many  times  counts for  more 
than  discretion.  How  many  men  ii 
battle have succeeded  in  obtaining  rec 
ognition and  advancement  not  because 
they had  displayed  a  large  amount  of 
discretion, but  because  they  have  dis 
played an utter contempt for convention 
alities. 
It  was  not  the  observance  of 
cautiousness  or  hesitancy 
that  caused 
Napoleon to  make Ney  Marshal  of  the 
French army.  On  the  contrary,  it was 
his  absolute  recklessness,  putting it in a 
mild form,  that  caused  his  promotion. 
Timidity is by no means a very  valuable 
friend. 
It may be  of  value  amongst a 
lot of men who do not aspire  more  than 
the brain of mediocracy,  but  where gen­
ius is wanted it utterly fails.
Don't  do  things  by  halves,  whether 
it is the sweeping of  your  store  or  the 
purchase of a  million  dollars’  worth  of 
goods.  Don’t  do 
things  by  halves, 
whether it is the collection  of  outstand­
ing accounts or  the  full  attention  to  a 
small fad that a customer  may  desire to 
have shown  him.  Don’t  do  things  by 
halves,  whether it is writing a letter to a 
disagreeable customer or  acknowledging 
the receipt fully by a member of the firm 
of a small item which may  be  remitted. 
Don’t do things by  halves,  whether  the 
engagement of an office  boy at $2 a week

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

MORSE'S

“ W h o   W a s   de  O dder  Gem m an?”
The  sleeping  car  porter  faithfully 
gathers  his  gleaming  quarters,  but  as 
faithfully carries out his orders when the 
money is in sight.
The president of one of our large furni­
ture  companies,  just  returned  from  a 
western trip,  relates the  following  good 
story:  “On the train going  from Chicago 
to Dubuque, la.,  was a passenger in  one 
of the sleeping cars  who had  been  drink­
ing heavily,  but realized the  fact  that he 
was intoxicated.  As he was about to re­
tire without  disrobing he called a porter 
to  him  and,  handing  out  a  dollar,  re­
quested to be waked  up at Rockford,  111., 
and  said  he:  ‘Be  sure  and  put  me  off, 
whether I  want  to  go  or  not. 
I  know 
I’m  pretty  full,  and  when  I’m  in  this 
condition  I’m  likely  to  fight,  but  don’t 
mind that, just put me off  and it  will  be 
all right.’
“The colored porter promised to do so, 
and the man  was soon asleep in his berth.
“Early next morning as the  train  was 
nearing  Dubuque,  and 
the  passengers 
were hurridly dressing,  the  colored  por­
ter was attending to his  duties  with  his 
head  bandaged, one  eye  closed  and  his 
face showing hard usage.
“Just  then  the  Rockford  passenger 
crawled out of  his  berth,  looked  out  to 
get his  bearings  and  then went  for  the 
porter:  ‘Look here, you—,  what does this 
mean? Didn’t 1 tell you to put  me  off  at 
Rockford,  you—?’
“The darky  looked  at  him  a moment 
and said:  ‘Is you da gemman what  want­
ed to be put off?’
“Yes I’m the one, you------,  and I gave
you $1 to see to  it!’
“ ‘Well,  if you’s de gemman what give 
me dat dollar,  what 1 wanter know is di 
yer,  who was de gemman dat I put off  at 
Rockford?’ ” 

______
H ave  No  S ecrets.

The  good  advice,  “Have  no  secrets 
from your husband,”  is only  equaled  by 
that  other,  “Have no  confidences  with 
your friends.”  Nothing  is  more  vulgar 
than the habit which many people have of 
pouring their grievances, real or imagin­
ary,  into the ears of their friends.  Such 
a habit is  productive of  untold  evil. 
It 
not only  miulsteis  to a weakness  in the 
character  of  the  person addicted  to  it, 
but  it  diminishes  his  self  respect,  adds 
to his egotism in that he  strives to make 
himself  and  his  affairs of  the  first  im­
portance and  renders him in thought and 
word habitually  unjust.  The  man  who 
can discuss his  wife’s faults or a woman 
who can  make  ljer  husbands  failings  a 
subject of  conversation,  are  subjects  of 
pity and contempt to right thinking peo­
ple.  They  are not only  vulgar,  but they 
are  faithless.  Parents  who  make 
the 
faults of  their children subjects of  com­
ment with friends are hardly  less  objec­
tionable,  and a certain reticence upon all 
personal  matters  is  a  mark  of  refined 
sensibility and evenly balanced character.

• m  M u d a r * «   a n d   S a t u r d a y ’s  D e tr o it  E v e n in g   N ew s 

fe r   fu r th e r   P a r t ic u la r * .

S 1 0 0   G IV E N   AW AY

To th« Smokert  of thtt

P R I N C E   R U D O L P H   C I G A R S .

Tv  the person  g u essing  th e   nearest  to   th e   n u m b er  of  Im ps  th a t  will 
a p p e a r in a  series of  c u ts in  th e   E v en in g   News,  c u ts  not  to  exceed  100. 
let  C ash  Prize, $50;  2d.  $25;  3d.  15;  till.  $10.  G uess slips to be had  with 
every 25c.  worth of  PRINCE  RUDOLPH  CIGARS  Sold Every w here 
Up  to d a te  th ere   h as been  published 28cuts, w ith  a  to ta l  of  3 0 3   Im ps

MANUFACTURED  B’

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Bolts  Wanted!

I   w ant  500 to  1,000  cords o f  P oplar  Excel­

sior  Bolts,  18,  36 an d   54  inches long.

I   also  w ant  Basswood  Bolts,  same  lengths 

as above.  For particulars address

J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich.
P E R K I N S   &  H E S S
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• 

W h ere  a  D istinction  Sh ould   be  M ade.
In  Boston, which  is  headquarters  of 
what is know as the “Nationalist” move­
ment,  they  have  adopted  what  must  be 
conceded to be  rather  a  clever  plan  of 
campaign for  bringing  about  the  condi­
tion  of society  depicted in  Edward  Bel­
lamy’s  famous,  clever,  but  rather  dull 
book.  The  plan  consists  in  selecting 
some one line  of  business,  and  attempt­
ing  to  show  that  everybody  would  be 
much better off if that particular  line  of 
business  were taken  out of the hands  of 
private  individuals  and managed  by  so­
ciety.  They now propose that municipal 
coal yards shall be established,  at  which 
coal  shall  be  furnished  far  below  its 
present  cost  to  the  people.  Coal  is  a 
prime necessity in Boston,and as its price 
delivered to  consumers is  well known to 
be much higher than  it ought to  be,  the 
proposition  of  the  Nationalists  will  be 
apt  to attract  some  attention  and  sup­
port.  We  think,  however,  that  this  is
*  commencing at the wrong  end of the dif­
ficulty and  that much more  could be  ac­
complished by so amending the laws that 
there  would be less  opportunity  for mo­
nopolistic control of the mines and of the 
means of  transportation from  them. 
If 
it  were made impossible, or,  what is  the 
same 
thing,  unprofitable,  for  mining 
companies  to hold  mineral  lands out  of 
use for  the sake  of preventing  competi­
tion,  and  equitable rates were  fixed  and 
enforced  for  its transportation over rail­
roads,  private  individuals  would  proba­
bly sell  coal in  Boston  at  rates  that  no 
municipal coal yards could possibly meet.
There are certain branches of business 
which  must in  the  nature  of  things  be 
monopolies,  for the reason that not more 
than one company  can with  any  advan­
tage engage in  them in any one  locality. 
Among these are  gasworks,  waterworks, 
street and other railways,  ordinary roads 
and  bridges.  Competition  cannot  be 
open and free in any of these things,  and 
in order to  carry them  on, special  rights 
must be granted from the people or their 
representatives.  From  the  first,  it  has 
been recognized  that ordinary roads  and 
bridges should be  built,  owned and  con­
trolled by  communities,  and,  with a few 
exception,  they  are so controlled.  With 
regard to the other things  named, there is 
not so much  unanimity of practice  or  of 
opinion,  but  it  is  very  noticeable  that, 
when  the  matter  of  the  ownership  or 
control  of any of  these is  discussed,  the 
idea of governmental  control is  received 
with favor by very many people who are 
not at all  in sympathy with  the  Nation­
alist  movement,  or  at  least  do  not  be­
lieve in its practicability.  Country roads 
owned and controlled by private corpora­
tions,  and  known  as  toil  roads,  have 
proved very unpopular,  and have for the 
most part  been put  under the control  of 
the  communities  in  which  they  are  lo­
cated.  Municipal  ownership  of  water­
works  systems  is  almost  universally 
recognized  as  the  best  way  of  serving 
the  best  interests  of  the  people  in  re­
spect  to  water  supply,  while  there  is  a 
considerable,  and  perhaps an  increasing 
number  of  people  who  believe that  the 
same advantages would  result from gov­
ernmental  control  of  telegraphs,  rail­
ways, etc., and in such things as will not, 
from their nature,  allow of open and free 
competition.
In  all such  matters  many  people  will 
support the  idea who are  not  socialists, 
and yet will  not be  deterred  from  advo­
cating what  they believe to  be right  for 
fear  some  one will  call .them  socialists. 
But  when  the  Nationalists  (a  modern 
name for socialists)  advocate the assump­
tion  by  the  government  of  a  function 
which can  be  carried  on  by  private en­
terprise,  and  in  which  competition  can 
be  free  to  all,  as  it  can  be  in  the  coal 
business,  with  unnatural  restrictions re­
moved,  they  are  advocating  something 
for which they  will,  in our opinion,  find 
very little  support from  people who  are 
in the  habit of  looking at  things from  a 
practical  standpoint. 
It  is  our  belief 
that America is the country of the  world 
in which socialism stands the least chance 
of  success. 
Individual  ambition  is  too 
strong here,  and  there are too many peo­
ple who see that individual ambition is a 
good  thing,  only  that  our  laws have  fa­
vored Its unnatural development in some 
instances,  especially in  regard to the ac­

cumulation  of  wealth  for  its  own  sake 
merely.  When this  has been  corrected, 
the more  ambition  and  competition  we 
have between  individuals,  the better  for 
ail  concerned. 
It  would  be  better,  we 
think,  if  the  difference  in  principles 
which we have  indicated were more gen­
erally  recognized,  so  that  the  different 
propositions  might  be  discussed  upon 
their  merits.  Municipal  ownership  of 
waterworks, gas  or electric  light plants, 
ought not to be  prejudiced  because some 
people  advocate  municipal  coal  yards. 
The  principles  involved  are  essentially 
different.

A m erican   A risto cra c y .

It  is  very  difficult  for  the  thinking 
people of America to define just what is, 
and who  are,  the American  aristocracy. 
Our famous declaration of  independence 
holds that all  men are  equal  before  the 
law, but  many  are  apt  to read  this  to 
mean that all  men  are  equal  physically 
and in importance.
Our orators and writers  from  the  first 
have vehemently disclaimed  our .posses­
sion  of  any  aristocracy  at  all,  but  it  is 
evident from  all  our  surroundings,  and 
from  what  we  read in  the  daily  press, 
that we do  possess an aristocracy,  and it 
is the make  up  of  this  aristocracy, now 
that  we  are  sure  we  have  it,  that  we 
are puzzled to define.  To the superficial 
observer it would  seem to be a small  ag­
gregation of  people  who possess money, 
and  who are  fashionable and  who place 
an  inferior  regard  upon  those  qualities 
of intellect ai d character which are sup­
posed to typify real aristocracy.
Foreign critics  justly lay  much  stress 
on the import Americans  place  upon the 
almighty dollar;  a “successful”  man,  ac­
cording  to  the  American  definition,  is 
one who has  made  money.  We  have  a 
large  class  of  these,  who,  having  made 
money, have  not  the  education  or  the 
ability to know how to use it.  They  are 
prone to spend it in ostentatious display. 
Our  aristocracy  is,  perhaps, too  largely 
made up of this class.
It  should  matter  not  to  anyone  that 
one does not possess any pedigree except 
that of a long line of  honest  and healthy 
ancestors—no matter  how  humble,  such 
a pedigree is one to be proud of.
And,  while money is very important to 
enable  one  to  attain  culture  and  refine­
ment, It  should  be  made  their  servant 
and not their  master.  Young  men  and 
young  women  should  remember  this— 
that there  are many rich  men  who have 
struggled  with  signal  ability  to  secure 
fortune,  and  having  attained  it  would 
gladly sacrifice one-half for an education.
The  time  is  coming  when  it  will  be 
true of American aristocracy  that it will 
not be composed of  mere getters of mon­
ey—culture will be a requirement.  Then 
the question will  be:  What  is  he?  not, 
How much has he?

F rom  th e  C hicago News.

One W a y  to  S a v e  a  P o sta g e  Stam p. 
“I’ll  wager 55 that  I can address a let­
ter and  have it  stamped and  mailed  for 
me without  touching it after 1  write the 
address,  or  without  speaking  to  any­
body,”  remarked  a  commercial  man  at 
the Grand  Pacific,  addressing  a  traveler 
friend.
“Can’t play any of your tricks on me,” 
responded the companion.
“No  tricks. 
I  want  to  teach  you  a 
point about hotel  life.  Watch me.”
Bigelow  hurried  up  to  the  counter, 
seized 
ad­
a  hotel  envelope,  and 
dressed it in a bold,symmetrical  hand, to 
a friend in St.  Louis.  Then  he  sudden­
ly  left  the counter,  leaving the envelope 
ready to be mailed near  the register.
Soon  along  came  Clerk  Shaefler.  He 
eyed the missive,  sized  up  the  penman­
ship,  said  something  about  the  guest 
trying to  play  the  house  for  a  postage 
stamp,  placed one  of those necessary lit­
tle pasters upon the envelope and mailed 
it.
“See,”  said  Mr.  Bigelow,  “1  told  you 
the ‘gag’  would  work  in  a  large  hotel. 
That is  an  old  trick  played  by  a  great 
many  chair  warmers. 
The  clerks 
find the unstamped  envelopes, and,  fear­
ing that a guest  has forgotten to mail an 
important  letter,  they  send it.  That  is 
one  way  of  saving  postage,  but  let  us 
hope it will not spread.”

S tra ig h t  T a lk   from   a   K a n sa s  F an n er.
A Kansas farmer,  where  the times  are 
as  hard  as  they  are  anywhere  in  the 
United  States,  writes  as  follows  to  the 
local  paper  at  Garnet: 
“ What’s  the 
matter  with  times,  anyway.  A  farmer 
loads  up  fifty  bushels  of  wheat  on  a 
wagon and  starts to Garnet, his  son  fol­
lows with a load of corn,  while the hired 
man follows with a load of hay.  He gets 
from  90  cents  to  $1  for  his  wheat,  60 
cents for his  corn,  and $10 for  hay.  He 
takes the checks he gets for his grain and 
hay to the bank and asks for and obtains 
gold coin.  He puts it down in his jeans, 
goes to George and Joe’s and  buys twen­
ty  pounds  of  granulated  sugar  for  $1. 
He  buys  muslin  for  five  cents  a  yard, 
calico the  same.  He  goes  to  the  hard­
ware  store and  buys  barbed  wire  for  3 
and 3K cents per pound, and other things 
in  proportion,  including  tin  cups.  He 
goes  to  Wagstaff’s  and  buys  a  suit  of 
clothes,  all  wool,  for  510,  good  enough 
for a president of a  township alliance  to 
wear.  There has never been a time from 
the foundation of the  government to  the 
present,  when a bushel  of wheat or corn 
would buy as much  as it does to-day, and 
yet some people  will get up at night and 
burn their shirt to make a light  to see to 
damn  the  way  things  are  all  going  to 
pot.”

W h a t  F lies  W eigh .

A  Southern  Michigan  grocer,  being 
flies,  distributed 
greatly  annoyed  by 
twenty-one  sheets  of  sticky  fly-paper 
about  his  store. 
In 
the  evening  he 
gathered them up, and noticing how much 
heavier they  were,  concluded  to  weigh 
them.  He accordingly  placed the  twen­
ty-one  sheets  with  their  loads  of  dead 
flies  upon  the  scales.  They  tipped  the 
beam at exactly seven  pounds.  Then he 
placed  twenty-one  fresh  sheets  on  the 
scales and  found they weighed  but  four 
pounds  and four  ounces.  Thus the flies 
were  found  to  weigh  two  pounds  and 
twelve ounces.  He  next  commenced  to 
figure and found there were  twenty  flies 
to each square inch of the fly-paper; each 
sheet had  336  square  inches  and  6,720 
flies, the twenty-one sheets containing in 
all  141,120  flies.  Thus  it  is  plain that 
one can easily ascertain the exact weight 
of a single fly,  for  if 141,120  flies  weigh 
two pounds and twelve ounces,  it is easy 
to calculate what one would weigh.

This  G ong  for  B usiness.

F ro m  th e  W a sh in g to n  P o st.
In  the  office  of 

the  captain  of  the 
watch at  the  Treasury  Department  is  a 
large  gong  connected  with  a  series  of 
wires.  That  bell  has  never  been  rung 
save  when it  is  tested  to  see  if  it  is  in 
working order,  and the officials trust that 
it never will  be sounded.  When  it does, 
business  of  the  most  serious  kind  is 
meant.
At some time  or other  some  caank  or 
cranks  might get  into  the  cash  room  or 
banking office  of  the  Treasury,  and  by 
the bold use of arms  attempt  to  make  a 
raid.  This  gong  is  connected  with  the 
cash room  by a number of wires, and the 
pressure of a button at convenient places 
will  sound  the  alarm.  The  watchmen 
have orders when that  bell rings to drop 
all  other  work  and  come  to  the  cash 
room  thoroughly  armed  and  ready  to 
deal  with whatever may present itself.

A   F am ily  H eirloom .

He was a young man.  He had studied 
law in  his father’s  office  and  his  father 
finally  retired and  gave  the  business  to 
him.  One  day,  less  than  a  week  after 
the old gentleman had retired, the young 
man came home and proudly said;
“Father, you  know that old  Gilpin es­
tate case  that you have  been  trying  for 
years and years to settle?”
“Yes,” answered the father with a sug­
gestion of a smile.
“Well, it  didn’t  take  me two  days  to 
settle it after I got at it.”
“ What!”  shouted 
lawyer. 
“You have settled the Gilpin estate?”
“Yes; and it was  just as  easy  as  roll­
ing off a log.”
Well,  you infernal  idiot,  you!  Why, 
that estate has  paid the  living  expenses 
of our  family  for  four  generations  and 
might have paid them for four more,  if I 
hadn’t left the business to a ninny.”

the  old 

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

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GOLD  MEDAL,  PARIS,  1878.

W.Baker & Co.’S
last 
locos
from which the excess of 
oil has been removed,
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i |i |\ \   and it is Soluble.
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f iv\

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I  MV are used in its prepar- 
It  has  more 
than  three  times  the 
¡strength  of  Cocoa 
mixed  with  Starch, 
rrowroot  or  Sugar,  and  is  therefore  far 
lore economical, costing less than one cent a 
up. 
It  is  delicious,  nourishing, strengthen- 
ig,  e a s i l y   d i g e s t e d , and admirably adapted 
5r invalids as well as for persons in health. 

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It 

F ro m  th e  B oot a n d  Shoe R eco rd er.
.  There is a disposition in some quarters 
to take an alarmist  view of the great  in­
crease in the number  of corporations en­
gaged  in  business  operations. 
is 
stated that the records of organization in 
all the States for a year past show an  ag­
gregate of not less than 15,000  new  com­
panies,  with nominal capital of over four 
billion  dollars.  The  original 
idea  of 
corporations was that they were necessa­
ry  to  furnish  capital  for  great  under­
takings,  as  railroad  building  for  exam­
ple,  which  an  individual  or  a  private 
firm  could  not  attempt.  By  contribu­
tions of capital  from a number  of stock- 
holders the required  aggregate  could  be 
raised  and  risks  taken,  with a  view  to 
future  returns,  that  an  individual or  a 
firm  would  not  dare  to  venture.  The 
great  benefits to  humanity  from the  re­
sult  of  the  work  of  these  corporations 
need not be  pointed out. 
If it  was  pos­
sible to wind up the business of the corpor­
ations  engaged  in transportation  alone, 
and  return to  the  primitive  methods  of 
locomotion,  there would  be  little left of 
the best features of  modern  civilization.
The complaints are  made,  however,  to 
the effect that corporations  are not  only 
covering what might  be  called  their  le­
gitimate  field,  but  are  extending  them­
selves into the various minor  operations 
of manufacturing and  general  business, 
to the detriment,  so  it is claimed, of  the 
individuals and firms  already engaged in 
these lines.  We  have  companies organ­
ized  for almost every branch of industry. 
Some  have  ample  paid-up  capital, and 
others have  nothing but a line of  figures 
to represent capital that may come in the 
future.  Like  almost  everything  else in 
human  affairs  these  corporations  have 
their good  and bad  features.  Properly 
managed  and  honestly  conducted,  they 
would  present  nothing  objectionable. 
They simply offer an  opportunity to per­
sons with  limited  capital  for  investing 
their money  in  business  operations.  A 
man  with  savings  amounting  to  a  few 
hundred  dollars  could  not  hope  to  do 
much with this sum  in  a  business  ven­
ture  of  his  own,  but  he  can  by  taking 
stock become a partner in  a  large  enter­
prise with an  assurance of  a  fair  return 
for his  investment.  With  the  develop­
ment of modern  business in new  lines to 
meet  new  demands,  there  are  constant 
calls  for capital.  The  banking  system 
is designed to meet such requirements, by 
providing  for lending  money of  deposi­
tors.  The  corporation  idea  goes  still 
further  in collecting  the  idle  capital  in 
small amounts and  without withdrawing 
the same from  any  established  business 
concern,  enables  new  operations  to  be 
carried on  successfully.  A  stockholder 
in a corporation,  who for  any reason  be­
comes dissatisfied, can withdraw, by sell­
ing  his  stock,  without  interfering  with 
the business itself,  while,  as a partner in 
a firm,  such  withdrawal could hardly  be 
effected without  trouble.  Furthermore 
the  capital  invested  by  stockholders  h 
not  liable  to  be  called  for  suddenly 
as 
the  money 
loaned  by 
It  must  be 
admitted, therefore, that corporations af­
ford the best possible means of  utilizing 
idle capital  in developing  industrial 
sources and thus  adding to the wealth of 
the country and the people.
The  bad  features  of  the  corporations 
are the  result,  mainly, of  the perversity 
of  human  nature.  They  afford  an  ex 
cellent means for stealing and  swindling 
to those lacking in moral principle.  The 
fact  that the  capital of  the stockholder: 
is turned  over to the  control of  individ 
uals  chosen  as  managers,  makes it easy 
for  the  latter to get  the best of  the bar­
gain,  if they are  so  inclined.  The same 
cause leads  to  reckless competition with 
established  concerns when  the  corpora­
tion  managers  have  little of  their  own 
capital to risk.  Then we have companies 
organized, apparently  for  the  sole  pur­
pose  of  swindling. 
Such  companies, 
with little or no cash capital and nothing 
of  recognized  value, issue quantities  of 
stock with  additional amounts of  bonds, 
which  the  public  are  asked  to  take  at 
par value,  while  the  actual value  would 
be represented by ciphers.  In some cases, 
where there is a small basis of value, the 
small  investors  are  depended  upon  to

the  case  with 

the  banks. 

is 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Michigan (Testral

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come  in  and  buy  the  stock,  while  the 
organizers get out with big profits.
We have had so many examples of this 
kind of  corporation  management  that  it 
is  not  strange  to  find a  strong  feeling 
against  all  corporations.  This  feeling, 
while perfectly natural, is really no more 
just than it would be to condemn all bus­
iness  firms of  every kind  because  many 
concerns  are  managed  dishonestly  and 
swindle  both  customers  and  creditors. 
Dishonesty  in  some  corporations  is  not 
a  good  argument against  the  whole  sys­
tem,  though  it  may  call  for  additional 
legislative restrictions  to  meet  the  new 
conditions.  We  have  the  experience of 
ages  to  guide  in  making  laws  for  the 
punishment of  individual  shortcomings, 
and it will  take time to test the workings 
of laws for the regulation of corporations 
so  that the  managers  may be held  to  a 
strict  accountability.  The  corporation 
idea is too valuable in its general features 
to permit  its injury  by dishonesty of  in­
dividuals, and some means must be found 
to  adequately  guard  against  this  evil. 
There is no  doubt that  corporations will 
continue to increase rather than decrease 
and we  find a strong  tendency to change 
old  established  firms  into  corporations, 
that the  business  will  be  continued 
after  the  original  founders  have  passed 
away,  and  hence  it  is  that  the  proper 
regulation  of  corporations is one  of  the 
most 
important  problems  of  modern 
legislation.

The  Great  Sugar  Refiners.

P
The  Brooklyn  Eagle  quotes  W. 
Willett, of Willett & Gray, as saying:  “It 
impossible to ascertain what the exact 
relation between Spreckels and the Amer­
ican  Sugar  Refining  Company really  is, 
but there  is no  question  that a working 
arrangement between the two companies 
exists,  and  that  Mr.  Spreckels  actually 
controls the buying and  selling of  sugar 
for the Spreckels  Company,  though  it is 
probable  that  the  American  Company 
find  the  money  with  which  to  do  the 
business.  Mr.  Spreckels  has  not  sold 
out to the  American  Company,  and  has 
no intention of doing so, but the working 
arrangement between the two companies 
is undoubtedly satisfactory to  both,  and 
no closer  connection is  intended  or  de­
sired.  This  working  arrangement  now 
places the  two  concerns  on  one side  of 
the  competition  for  the  sale  of  refined 
sugars,  while on  the  other  side  are  the 
Franklin  Refinery,  E. C. Knight  &  Co., 
of  Philadelphia,  and  Nash,  Spalding  & 
Co.,  of Boston.  As  some  of  these  con­
cerns are  largely  interested in the  stock 
of the American Company, actual compe­
tition  in  the  sugar  refining  business 
dwindles  down to a very  small compass. 
The working arrangement  in question is 
not a new  thing,  but  dates  back  to  the 
California connection.”

Cigarettes were  first  manufactured  in 
France in 1843, the factory being situated 
at Gros Caillou.  This  was  equal to sup­
plying the  demand  which  then  existed, 
but now seven  factories are kept hard at 
work,  employing  between  them  over 
2,000  women,  who  turn  out  400,000,000 
cigarettes every year.

FODETH M U A I B ill

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

“  The Niagara Fall* Route.”

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•A tla n tic  & Pacific E x p re ss..............11:15 p m  
6:00 a  m
New Y ork E x p re ss.................................5:40 p  ro  12:40 p m

tra in s  to  an d  fro m  D e tro it.
E xpress to   an d   fro m   D etro it.

•D ally.
All o th e r d a lly  ex c e p t Sunday.
S leeping  c a rs  ru n   o n   A tla n tic   a n d   Pacific  E xpress 
P a rlo r c a rs ru n   on  D ay  E xp ress  a n d   Grand R apid 
Fr ed M. B rig g s, G e n 'l A g en t. 85 M onroe St.
G. 8. H aw k ins, T ick e t A g en t, U nion  D epot.
G e o. W .  Munson, U nion T ick e t Office, 67 M onroe St. 
O. W . R ugglks, G. P .  &  T. A gent., C hicago.

TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT

EASTW A RD .

Trains Leave  |+No.  14
Lv  6 50am 
G’d  Rapids,
Ar!  7 45am 
Ionia.........
Ar  8 2.-'am 
St.  Johns  .. 
Ar  9 15am 
Owosso 
Arjll 05am 
E.  Saginaw 
.Arili 55am 
Bay City
Arili 10am 
F lin t.........
.Ari  805pm 
Pt.  Huron..
.Ar ¡10 57am 
Pontiac......
.Arili 5  am
Detroit........

tNo.  16itNo.  18|*No.  28
I  20am  3 45pm 110 55pm
II 25am  4 52pm 12 37am 
12 17am I  5 40pm  1 55am
1 20pm I  6 46pm 
3t.0pm  8 45pm 
3 45pm!  9 35pm 
3 40pm  8 Otipm 
6 OOpmllO 30pm
3 05pm i  8 55pm
4 05pm|  9 50pm

5 40am 
7 35am 
5 50am 
î  0am

W ESTW ARD.

i*No. 81 ItNo. 11

tNo. 13
Trains Leave 
G’d Rapids,  Lv I  7 05am! 1 00pm  5  10pm 
G’d Haven,  Ar  8 50am  2 15pm  6 15pm
Mllw’keeStr  “  ..........   ...........  6 45am
Chicago Str.  “  |  ......... I 
.. —  | 6 00am
♦Daily. 

tDaily except Sunday.

10 30pm
11 30pm 
6 45am

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  Parltr  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 o h n  W. L o u d , Traffic Manager.
B e n   F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. Agent.
J as. Cam pbell, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

CHICAGO

JUNE  21,1891.
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  BY.

+6:30

DEPART for
A.  M.  I  p .  M.  I  P . M.  P.M .
+10:00  +1:15*11:35 
Chicago ...........
+10:00  +1:15  11:35 
Indianapolis ... 
+10:00  +1:15*11:35 
Benton Harbor.
+li-:00  +1:151*11:35 
St. Joseph........
+7:25  +5:25*11:30 
Traverse  City..
+9:00  +1:15 t  5:40 
Muskegon........
+7:25  +5:25  ... 
Manistee  ........
+7:25  +5:25!...
Ludington......
+7:25|  +5:25 
.. 
Big Rapids......
+9:00|  +1:15|+ 5:40
Ottawa Beach..
tWeek Days.  »Daily.  §Except Saturday.

86:30
§6:30
+¿•30

10:00
1 :1 5
5 :2 5
1 1 :3 5

A. M. has through chair car to Chlca 
go.  No extra charge for seats.
P. M.  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
with Wagner buffet car;  sea s 50 cts. 
P. M. has  through free  chair  car  to 
Manistee,  via M.  <& N. E. R. R.
P. M. is solid  train  with Wagner pal 
ace sleeping  car  through to Chicago, 
and sleeper  to  Indianapolis via Ben 
ton Harbor.
P.  M.  has  Wagner  Sleeping  Car  to 
1 1 :3 0
Traverse City.
P.  M.  connects  at  St.  Joseph  with 
6 :3 0
Graham & Morton’s steamers for Chi 
cago.
DETROIT,

JUNE 21,  1891.
Lansing & Northern R R

D E PA R T   FOB

Detroit...........
Lansing.........
Howell...........
Lowell-...........
Alma.............
St.  Louis  ......
Saginaw  City.

F . M.
P .  M.
+1:00 *6:25
+1:00 *6:25
+1:00 *6:25
+1 :( 0 *6:25
+4:30
+4:30
+4:30

Grand  Rapida  St Indiana.

In  effect  Ju ly   19,1891.

N o rth .
S outh.
7:05  a  m
F o r S ag in aw  & B ig R a p id s..........
F o r T ra v e rse  C ity & M ackinaw  
7:30  a  m
6:60 a  m
11:30* a  m
9:15 a m
F o r  T ra v e rse   C ity  A  M ackinaw   9:15 a m
F o r S a g in a w ,.......................
4:30  p  m
F o r T ra v e rse  C ity ..........................   2:15 p  i
2:15 p m
5:05  p  m
8:45 p m
Fo  iM ackinaw  C ity ........................   8:45 p  i
10:30  p  m
T ra in   a r riv in g  a t  6:60  f  Mi 
a ll  o th e r tra in s   d a ily
ex c e p t Sunday. TRAINS soma SOUTH.

A rriv e fro m   L eave g o in g  

N o rth . 

S o u th .
7:00  a m
10:80  a m
7:00  p m
6:00  p m
10:30  p  m
T ra in   le a v in g   fo r  C in c in n ati  a n d   C hicago  a t   10:30 

F o r  C in c in n a ti................................  6 :0 0 a m  
F o r K alam azo o  a n d   C h ic a g o ...  10:20 a m  
F ro m  B ig R apids & S a g in a w ....  11:50 a  m
F o r F o rt W ay n e a n d  th e   E a s t.. 
F o r  F t. W a y n e ................................  5:25 p m  
F o r C in c in n ati a n d  C h ic a g o .. . .   10:0O p m  
F ro m  S ag in aw ..................................10:40 p  m
p  m  d a lly ;  a il o th e r tr a in s  d a ily  ex c e p t Sunday.

F o r M uskegon—L eave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids Sc Indiana.
10:10 a m
7:00  a m  
12:45  p m  
5:16 p m
6:30  p m  
10:15 p m

F ro m  M uskegon—A rrive.

SLEEPING  A   PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH—7:30  a m   train .—S leep in g  a n d   p a r lo r 
c h a ir  c a r.  G ran d   R apids to  M ackinaw  C ity. 
P a rlo r  c h a ir c a r  G ran d   R apids to  T ra v erse 
O ity.
1 1 : 3 0   am train.—P a rlo r c h a ir  c a r   G’d  
R ap id s to  M ackinaw .
10:30 p m train.—S leep in g   c a r  G rand 
R apids  to   P eto sk ey .  S le ep in g   c a r  G ran d  
R ap id s to   M ackinaw  C ity.
S O U T H —7 : 0 0  a m  t r a i n . —P a rlo r c h a ir c a r G rand 
R apids to  Cii 
1 0 : 3 0   a m   t r a i n . —W a g n e r  P a rlo r  C ar 
G ran d  R apid -  to   C hicago.
10:30  p iii  train.—S leeping  C a r  G ran d  
R apids  to   (  uicag o .  S leep in g   c a r  G ran d  
R apids to  C in c in n ati.

in n a ti.

Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

10:30 a  m  
3 :5 5 p m  

L v G ran d   R ap id s 
A rr C hicago 

10:30 p m
6:50 a m
10:30 a  m   tra in  th ro u g h  W a g n e r P a rlo r C ar.
10:30 p  m  tr a in  daily, th ro u g h y W a g n er  S leeping C ar. 
10:10 p  m
r   ChicaJSo 
7:05 a  m #"  3:10 p m  
2 :15 p m  
6:50 afm
8  50 p m  
A rr G rand R apids 
3.10  p m   th ro u g h   W agner  P a rlo r  C ar. 
10:10  p   m 
tr a in  daily, th ro u g h  W a g n e r S leep in g  C ar.

2 :0 9 p m  
9:00 p m  

T h ro u g h  tic k e ts  a n d  fu ll in fo rm a tio n   c a n   be h a d  by 
a ilin g  upon A. A lm quist,  tic k e t  a g e n t  a t   U nion S ta­
tio n ,  o r  G eorge  W .  M unson,  U nion  T ic k e t  A g en t, 67 
M onroe s tre e t. G ran d  R ap id s. Mich.

G en eral P a sse n g e r a n d  T ick e t A gent.

C. L. LOCKWOOD.

T o led o,  A nn  A rb o r  St  N orth  M ichigan 

R a ilw a y .

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

V IA   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.

VIA   D .,  G.  H .  A  M.

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

Return connections equally as good.

W.  H.  Bennett, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

THE  GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEKSN
WatGh JVIaker 

s  Jeweler,
44  GUM!
Grand Rapids
W A N T E D .

8 f„

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

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

E A RL   BROS.,

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

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

Reference: First National Bank,  Chicago. 
M i c h i g a n  Tk a d i s m a n . Grand Rapids.

