Michigan Tradesman.

Published Weekly.

VOL.  9.
c.  A.  LAMB.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
(IR A K I)  R A PID S,  NOVEM BER  11,  1891.

$1  Per  Year.
KO.  425

F.  J.  LAMB.

C .  A .  DAMB &  CO,

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Foreign  and  DomestiG  Fruits  and  P ro ta ,

8 4   a n d   8 6   S o u th   D iv isio n   St.

G.S.  BROWN &  CO.,

-------   JOBBERS  OF  -------

Domestic Fruits and  Vegetables

We carry the largest stock in the city and guarantee satisfaction.  We always bill  goods at the 

lowest market prices. 

SEND  FOR  QUOTATIONS.

24 and 26 North Division St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

G * e t   t h e   B e s t  I

Jennings'

Flavoring  Extracts

8EE  QUOTATIONS.

Sheepskin  Slippers.

X quality,  per  doz.  prs.........SI 35
XX  “ 
...........  l  65
Plain, for rubber  boots.........  1  50
Leather sole, quarters and
toe  cap.......................... 
  2  25
Parker’s Arctic Sock............... 3 25
H I R T H   &   K R A U S E ,

“ 
Felt Slippers.

“ “ 

H eadquarters for  B lackings, D ressings, 

Shoe  B rushes, E tc.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

S p ic e s  an d   B a k in g   P o w d e r ,  a n d   J o b b ers  of 

T ea s. C offees  an d   G ro cers’  S u n d ries.

1 and 3 Pearl  Street,

GRAND  RAPIDS

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  GO.,

S.  A.  SE A R S,  Manager.

Cracker Manufacturers,
G rand  Rapin'-

8 7 ,  8 9   a n d   41  K e n t St., 

- 

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO,

M uskegon Cracker  C o,

Successors  to

HARRY FOX,  Manager.

Crackers, Biscuits#Sweet Goods.
I m p r o v e d   F T ul©_ S c r a p e r .

SPECIAL,  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  MAIL  ORDERS.

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

HESTER  &  FOX, Sole Agents,  Grand Rapids, Mich.

THE  BEST  ON  THE  MARKET.

O r a n g e s   &   B a n a n a s !

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS. 

Mail  Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention.

C.  N.  RAPP  CO,
Florida  Oranges  a  Specialty._____
11 o d id av  Goons!

9 North  Ionia S t, Grand Rapids.

Complete  Line« ofJTSfovelfciestjNow- Heady.

A.  E.  BR O O K S  &  CO.,

WHOLESALE  CONFECTIONERS.

4 6   O tta w a   St., 

G rand  R ap id s,  M ich.

PARKE  &  DOWNS,

-----JOBBERS  O F------

Notions  &  Fancy  Goods

8   So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.

M O SELEY  BROS.,

-   WHOLESALE -

Fruits  Seeds,  Beans and ProddGe,

26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA  ST,

G -r e in c i  3R.ecpi.cls,  T Æ l c ü t l.

A g e n t s   Wanted !

Albion  M illing Co., Albion,  Michigan:
Ge n t s—In  connection  with  our  order  for “Albion  Patent  Flour” which  you 
will  find enclosed,  permit  us to say that we  have  used  your Albiou  Patent for tin- 
past fifteen  years and  it has always  given universal  satisfaction.  We  consider  it 
the best brand of flour,  for family  use,  that  we handle.  Yours very truly,

WELLS  STONE  MERCANTILE  CO.

Sa g in a w ,  Mich, June 32,  1891.

We wish to place  this  brand in every city and  town in Michigan,  and  give the 
exclusive control  to responsible  dealers.  There is money  in  it  for  you.  Write for 
particulars.  Perfect satisfaction guaranteed in every instance.

ALBION  {HULLING  COMPANY,  Albion,  fflieh.

P E R K I N S

  &

Hides, Furs, W ool Sd Tallow,

DEALERS IN

X T   T P   f - «
1. Sob Ù3L 

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NOS.  182  and  i24  LOUIS  STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN. 

WE  CARRY  A  STOCKSOF  CAKE  TALLOW  FOR  MILL  USE-

BARNHART 

PUTMAN CO.

Wholesale
Grocers.

JOBBER  OF

F.  J.  D E T T E N T H A L E R
OYSTERS
POULTRY  i  GAME

SALT  FISH

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 

See Quotations in  Another Column.

CONSIGNMENTS  OF  ALL  KINDS  OF  POULTRY  AND  GAME  SOLICITED.

¡STANDARD  OIL  CO.,
-
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
in  Illilminaling  and  LiUmcating

B

Dealers 

N A P T H A   A N D   G A S O L I N E S .

Office,  Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Are.

I M P O R T E R S   A N D

Wholesale  Grocers

GRAND  RAPIDS.

R I N D G E ,   B E R T S C H   &  CO.,

Manufacturers and Jobbers of Boots and Shoes.

Our  fall  lines  are 
now complete in every 
department.
Our  line  of  Men’s 
and  Boys’  boots  are 
the best we ever made 
or  bandied.
For  durability  try 
our own  manufacture 
men’s,  boys’,  youths’, 
women’s,  misses’  and 
children’s shoes.
We  have the  finest 
lines  of  slippers  and 
warm  goods  we  ever 
carried.
We  handle all  the lead 
ing lines of felt boots and 
socks.
We solicit  your  inspec- 
“Agents  for  the Boston 

before purchasing.

Rubber Shoe Co.”

Spring &  Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  D EALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

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

We  invite the attention of the  trade  to our‘complete and  well 

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

Spring &  Company,
H e y m a n   &  C om p an y,|

Manufacturers  of

Slot  Cases

Of  Every  Description.

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
First-Class  Work  Only.

6 3   an d   6 6   C an al  St., 

-  G R A N D   R A P ID S

BUXKsSTATIONSoAT

Grand  Rapids,  Big Rapids, Cadillac, Grand  Haven,  Ludington,  Howard  City,  Musi 

kegon, Reed City, Manistee,  Petoskey,  Allegan.

Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels.

R uckwheat

We  make  an  absolutely  pure and  unadulterated  article,  and it 
has the

Genuine  Old-Fashioned  Flavor

which  is utterly  wanting in  most of  the so-called  Buckwheat 
Flour  put on  the  market.  Our  customers of  previous  years 
know  whereof we speak  and  from  others  we  solicit  a  trial 
order.  Present price $5  per bbl.  in paper £ and  1-16  sacks.

THE WALSH-DEROO1LLM CO.,

HOLLAND,  MICH.

Correspondence Solicited. 

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G R A N D   R A PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  NOVEM BER  11,  1891. 

__________NO.  425

JE$*  */•'  Mason  &  Co

PROPRIETORS OF

Old Homestead Factory

O -^ ^ -lS T T ,  M I C H .

MANUFACTURERS OF

Fruit  Jellies  and  Apple  Bitter

Our  goods  are  guaranteed to be made 
from wholesome  fruit and  are free from 
any adulteration  or  sophistication  what­
ever.  See  quotations  in  grocery  price 
current.
Our goods are now all put up  in patent 
kits,  weighing  5,  10,  20  and  20 pounds 
net.

Including the following celebrated brands man­
ufactured  by the  well-known  house of  Glaser, 
Frame & Co. :
Vindex, long  Havana filler..................... 
$35
Three  Medals, long Havana filler............ 
35
E lk’s Choice, Havana filler and binder... 
55
La Fior de A lfonso,........   ........................ 
55
La Donneila de Morera,......................  65
La Ideal, 25 in a box............................   55
Also  fine line  Key West goods at rock  bottom 
prices.  All favorite  brands of  Cheroots  kept In 
stock.

10  So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids.
PEOPLE'S  SAVINGS  BANK.
Capital,  $100,000. 
Liability,  $100,000 

Cor.  Monroe and  Ionia Sts.,

Depositors’  Seearity, ^$200,000.

OFFICERS.
Thomas Hefferan, President.
Henry F. Hastings, Vice-President.
Charles M. Heald,  2d Vice-President.
Charles B. Kelsey, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.

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

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

Thomas Hefferan.

Four per cent, interest paid on time certificates 
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  bought  and  sold.  Ac­
counts of mercantile  firms as well as banks and 
bankers solicited.
We  Invite  correspondence  or  personal  Inter 
view with a view to business relations.
ESTABLISHED  1841.

L e t  u s  send You

A Few Rugs

From  which to  make  selections 

for the  Holiday Trade.

SMITH  &  SANFORD.

OYSTERS

We quote:

Solid  Brand Oysters.

Selects........................28  E.  F..........................  22
Standards.............   20
Selects,.....................23 Standards....................   18
Favorites...............   16

D aisy  Brand  Oysters.

Our  Favorite  Brand.

Mrs.  W ithey’s Home-m ade Mince-Meat.
Large bbls................6  Half bbls...................6J£
401b. pails  ..............  65-2  201b.  pails  ............6?i
101b.  pails..............  7
21b. cans, (usual  weight)...............11.50 per doz.
51b.  “ 
“ 
............... $3.50 per doz.
Choice Dairy  Butter............................................  19
E ggs......................................................................  21
Pure Sweet Cider,  in  bbls.,  ...  15__ *4bbl...  16
Pure Cider Vinegar......................................10
Will pay 40 cents each for Molasses half  bbls. 
Above prices are made low to bid for trade. 
Let your orders come.

“ 

EDWIN  FALLAS  i  SON, 

Valley City Cold Storage.

Voigt, HemoMeier  Go.,
Dry  Goods.  Carpets X Cloaks.

WHOLESALE

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, 

Quilts & Live Geese Feathers.

Overalls  of  oilr  own  ManilfacWre.
Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s 

Socks.

fo il HemoMmr k Go,,

48,  SO and 52 Ottawa St. 

GRAND  RAPTDS, 

- 

-  MICH.

THE  TRUE  DELZEL.

They  write  the  name  “Delzel”  now, 
but it was  originally  “Dalzel,” a  branch 
of  the Scotch  Dalzels,  of  Forfarshire;  a 
family who  felt  dishonor  like a wouud, 
and  boasted  that no meaner  strain  than 
their  own  had  ever  weakened  the  old 
Dalzel attributes.  Early in colonial days 
a  younger  son  had  emigrated  to  the 
Southern settlements, and being naturally 
prudent,  as  well  as  brave,  had  amassed 
great wealth and a vast estate.

to 

incidental 

True,  it  had  often  been  weakened  by 
the  subdivisions 
large 
families;  but  in  18*25, Alexander Dalzel, 
the sole  representative of  the main line, 
was  a  wealthy  and  important  man,  of 
whom great things  were hoped,  now that 
he  had  abandoned  his  roving  habits, 
married  a  beautiful  wife,  and  entered 
the  arena of  politics and  jurisprudence.
The necessity for this course had come 
upon him suddenly,  after a week of  rain 
and ennui in London.  He was near forty 
years of  age,  weary  of every form of fa­
miliar enjoyment, and matrimony seemed 
to  promise  at  least,  a change.  Besides, 
he  really had a large  remnant of  family 
pride—he  did  not  care to be  the  last of 
his race—he would marry and have sons. 
He  returned  home,  and  meeting  Lola 
Sheldon,  a  pretty  New Orleans  belle  in 
her eighteenth year, he married her.  Lola 
was winning and obedient;  he grew every 
day  more  and  more  enamored  of  his 
young  wife,  and he was  almost  broken­
hearted  when,  after a year of  unbroken 
happiness,  she  gave  birth to a daughter 
and died.

It was almost with a feeling of  resent­
ment  he  heard  of  the  child;  he had  no 
desire  to  see  it. 
If  it had  been a son, 
there  might, 
indeed,  have  been  some 
consolation  in the  idea.  But  the  little 
girl  was  not welcome at the price he had 
had to pay for  her,  and  she  was  placed 
with  small  ceremony  in  the  charge  of 
Effie  MacRae,  the young wife of the head 
gardener,  who  also  had  just become  the 
mother of a little girl.

Effie  was  to  bring  up  the child  with 
her own  until  the unwilling  father sent 
her further instructions.  Then  the Del- 
zel house was  closed,  the servants  hired 
out hither and thither, and John MacRae, 
his  wife  and  the  two  infants  alone  re­
mained in  charge of  the  pleasant  house 
and gardens.  There was  but a few  days’ 
difference in the children’s ages, and there 
were, also, many points of resemblance in 
their appearance.  Before they could walk 
these  facts  had  begun  to  sow  strange 
thoughts  in  Effie’s  mind.  Mrs.  MacRae 
was a proud  woman—“ane  o’  the Camp­
bells,”  as she  continually told  both  her­
self and her husband—and the imperious, 
willful  baby,  which  was so like  herself, 
grew  gradually  in  her  eyes  to  be  the 
most  suitable  heiress of  Delzel  mansion 
and  lands.

to all  around  as  Adrienne  Delzel,  while 
the real  Adrienne  bore the  simple name 
of Jessie  MacRae.

In  the  children’s  fifth  year a circum­
stance  happened  which  still 
further 
bound  Effie to the  part  she  had  taken. 
The  father  of  Adrienne  suddenly  re­
turned,  and  coming  unexpectedly 
in 
search of his  child,  found  the two  little 
girls  in  the  midst  of  a  quarrel.  He 
watched them  keenly,  and  seeing  Effie’s 
child,  with  flashing  eyes and  command­
ing manner, completely humble her com­
panion,  he  instantly  decided  that  the 
queenly,  black-eyed  vixen  was  his  own 
daughter.  He  called  her  to  him,  and 
learning  that  her  name  was  Adrienne 
Delzel,  he threw a gold  chain and  locket 
about her neck,  and told  her that he was 
her father.

The child  had  been  well  prepared for 
this event.  From  her  infancy  Effie had 
privately told  her wonderful  stores of  a 
splendid  papa  who  would  come  to  see 
her  some  day;  and  the child  was  quite 
ready to welcome him.  Many other little 
things  conspired,  after  this, to bind  the 
deception irrevocably.

Ten years  passed  away,  and Effie’s sin 
had not  yet found  her  out.  “God does 
not  pay every  Saturday;”  but  now,  for 
the first time, she  began to perceive  that 
she would  not  be  always able to control 
events.  Mr.  Delzel came  down to Delzel 
with  Adrienne’s  aunt,  and  Effie was  re­
quired  to give up  her child to this lady’s 
keeping.  She  cried  and  implored,  but 
without effect;  it had  been  decided  that 
it was  time the  young  heiress should go 
to  a  fashionable  school,  and  have  fine 
masters and fine clothes.

The pain of the separation was height­
ened,  too,  by the child’s manifest delight 
at the  change.  Effie loved  her daughter 
passionately, and it was worse than death 
to  give  her  up  to utter  strangers,  who 
were to train  her  for a life  which  would 
eventually  separate  them  still  further. 
All  she  could  obtain,  however,  was  a 
promise of  a  letter  ever}’ three  mouths, 
and an invitation to  visit Adrienne at her 
aunt’s house once a year.

In  the  children’s  sixteenth  year  two 
new  complications  arose. 
Jessie  was 
wooed,  and  her  affections  won,  by  a 
young  backwoodsman and  hunter called 
Andrew  Latta. 
Effie  had  tacitly  en­
couraged  this  love  affair,  but  John,  for 
once, defied  his wife,  and  positively for­
bade  the young  people to see  each other 
again.

In the midst of  this dispute Mr.  Delzel 
suddenly returned to the house, bringing 
with  him  workmen  and  artificers of  all 
kinds,  and  a  large  retinue of  servants. 
Miss  Delzel  had finished  her  education 
and  made  a  brilliant  debut,  receiving 
almost  at  her  entrance  into  society the 
offer  of  an  alliance  whose  wealth  and 
position had filled  her father and friends 
witli  pride and gratification.  The Delzel 
home  was to be  adorned  for her  bridal, 
and  for  a  few  months  of  wooing  and 
preparation  she  was to queen  it over her 
father’s  house  and  the  whole  country­
side.

It  was a lovely day  in  the  early sum-

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.THE.

P R O M P T ,  C O N S E R V A T IV E .  S A F E .

S. F. Aspinwall, Pres’t, 

W. Fred McBain, Sec’y.

Weak as her  husband  was, he did  not  I 
submit to the  imposition  without stormy 
protests,  but he both  feared and  idolized 
his  wife,  and  had not  the moral courage 
to  oppose  her first  small  beginnings  of 
wrong.  Before  the  children  were  two 
years  old,  Effie’s  own  child was  known

T H E   M K I t ï I Gr_A_iSi 
have lived  a lie  for  seventeen years—for 
whom  I  have sinned my soul  to  death!”
Mr. Delzel  now  came  close  enough to 

Effie.

“Effie  MacRae,”  he  said,  “you  must 
say more than this.  What do you mean? 
Speak,  woman!”

“I  mean  nothing,” she  answered  sul­
lenly.  “Will  you  come?”  to  Adrienne. 
The  girl  moved  reluctantly toward  her. 
She pulled  the  fair,  young face  down to 
her  own,  and  said,  in  a  fierce,  vibrant 
whisper:  “ You  are  my  child! 
llah! 
Hah!  What will  the  old  Delzels  say?”
Adrienne  turned  sick  and  faint,  she 
stretched  out  her  hands;  but  for  once 
Mr.  Delzel did not see her.  He was pon­
dering on  what  he had  heard, and  look­
ing  keenly  at a fair,  young  girl, sitting 
with  her  face  in  her  bauds,  gazing 
mournfully from the open window.  Then 
he turned to the trembling husband.

“John,”  he  said,  sternly,  “ what  does 

your wife mean?”

John  was  sorely  tried.  For  many  a 
year he had  longed  for an opportunity to 
ease his conscience.  He could do it now, 
but at what a price!  Betraying his dying 
wife.  He  looked at the face dear to him 
from  childhood,  and,  stooping, 
said 
gently:

“Effie,  my  darling, the  master  wants 
to  know  what  you  mean;  will  you  tell 
me?”

She gave  him one  passionate,  entreat­
ing glance and  shut her lips tightly.  So 
much and no more;  never again could she 
be persuaded to speak, and next morning 
speech  was  impossible;  Effie had  joined 
the  immense  majority  whom  we  call— 
the  dead.  After  this  event, John  was 
absolutely  non-committal,  not  the  most 
subtle  of  Mr.  Delzel’s  questions  moved 
him,  and  that  gentleman  was  finally 
obliged  to  assure himself  that Effie  had 
been either raving or actuated by a spirit 
of  revenge for  Adrienne’s  cold  and con­
temptuous  treatment  of  her  advances. 
So he buried his doubts in his own  heart, 
and gave Adrienne,  with great pomp and 
parade,  to  her  wealthy  lover. 
If  there 
had  been  any  certainty 
that  he  was 
sanctioning a fraud against the dead and 
the living,  Alexander Delzel  was the last 
man to have done such  a thing;  but what 
had  he  but  a  dying  woman’s  angry 
fevered ravings, and a certain expression 
and attitude in a young  girl,  which truly 
resembled  his  dead  wife’s,  but  which 
might also resemble many other women’: 

John MacRae gave Jessie an inkling of 
the truth when Andrew Latta reappeared, 
but  she  preferred  love  and  a  home  in 
Texas to the heirship of  the Delzel  name 
and  wealth.

John  and  Jessie  disappeared  very 
quietly,  and  the  years  rolled  steadily 
away.  Many boys  and  girls  played  up 
and  down the  halls and  gardens of  Del­
zel, and  the  old  place  was  alive  with 
youthful  merriment  and  old-fashioned

'l’K A D E S M A N

hospitality.  This  was  especially  so  on 
Christmas Day,  A.  I).,  1850;  then  every 
room was a blaze of  light and  fine ladies 
and brilliant Howers and  happy children; 
then  there were  music and  dancing and 
easting that  brightened all  the country­
side for miles.

Yet  far  away  on  the  outskirts  of *a 
lonely Texas  prairie,  in  a' log-house  far 
emoved  from  any  other  habitation,  a 
scene  was  transpiring  which  might  or 
might  not  seriously  affect  the  fortunes 
>f  every  one  in  that  brilliant  Delzel 
mansion.

In  the  large  main  room of  this  log- 
house,  a  room  comfortably,  nay,  even 
handsomely  furnished, were three people 
,n  old  man,  calmly  and  peacefully 
waiting  for  the  grand  change,  and  a 
young  man  and  woman,  who  tenderly 
and solemnly watched with him.

‘There  is  a paper  under  my  pillow, 
Andrew,” said the dying man.  “ That is 
it.  Here,  Jessie.  When  I  am  gone, 
while yet you think  lovingly of  me,  you 
and Andrew read  this together,  and then 
do  as  you  think  best  with  it.  Don’t 
cease to love me!”

“Dear  father, never.”
In a few  hours  John  MacRae  was  be­
yond  all  human  judgment,  and  Jessie 
and  Andrew  stood  together  over 
the 
blazing  logs  on the  hearth,  reading  his 
late  confession.  Both  remained  silent 
for  some  time  afterward,  then  Andrew 
said:

“Jessie,  darling,  what  would  you like 
to do with  this  paper?  Will  you  go  to 
your father with it?”

“Andrew,  1  knew these  things when  I 
I  preferred  you  then  to 
married  you. 
rank  and  gold. 
llow  much  more  in­
finitely do 1  prefer  you  now!  Have  we 
not  enough and to spare?  Will not  our 
Phil  be  the  richest  stock-raiser  in  the 
State? 
Is  not  little  Mary’s  fortune  se­
cured?  Are we  fit  for fashionable  life? 
Could  we  bear  to  leave  this  log-house 
which  we have  made so beautiful?  And 
what  good  would  it  do  to  make  poor 
Adrienne  and  her  children  miserable? 
Andrew,  my  husband,  we  are  wronging 
no one, not even ourselves.  Let us burn 
the  paper! ”

And Andrew,  putting  his  arm  around 
his wife and  kissing her, threw the tardy 
confession  of  wrong  into  the  blazing 
cedar  logs.  Without  a  tear,  without  s 
wish  they  silently  watched it, disappear, 
and  then with  another  kiss,  that  sealed 
and  ratified 
their  perfect  satisfaction 
with their humbler lot, they turned bad 
with a smile,  to the duties and  loves of a 
busy and  purposeful every-day  life.

A mki.ia   E.  B a r r.

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.

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mer  when  Adrienne  came  home  again. 
But  the day had  grown warm  in  its ad­
vance,  and  the  beauty  was  tired  and 
cross.  Effie,  full  of  an  unnatural  ex­
altation  which  no  one  understood,  was 
necessarily disappointed.  Her very effu­
siveness  was  wearisome  to  the  proud, 
tired  girl,  who,  barely  civil at first,  be­
came  speedily  bored  and 
indifferent. 
Poor  Effie!  She  came  home  from  that 
first  interview  with  a  tide  of  mortified 
love and anger swelling in  her heart.

But  she soon  made  plenty  of  excuses 
for her  idol,  and as the day cooled,  went 
back to offer  her  services as maid.  Ad­
rienne  was  good-humored  now,  but  full 
of  that  insolence of  youth  and  beauty, 
which  is  so  overbearing when  allied  to 
wealth.

“ You good  creature,” she  said,  “ who­
ever  heard  of  such  a  thing!  What  a 
fright you  would  make me!  1 have Fan- 
chettehere, who knows all the new modes 
and  can  dress  hair  to a marvel.”  And 
Fanchette  smiled and  bowed to her  mis­
tress,  and  looked  at  Effie  with  an  in­
credible disdain.

Evidently  nothing  was  to  be  granted 
Effie  on  account  of  the  past,  nor  was 
Adrienne really to blame for  her view of 
the case.  She had  only a vague memory 
of her first ten  years,  as of a very stupid 
time in which she had no fine clothes, no 
books, saw  no  company,  and  was  alter­
nately  extravagantly  petted  and  scolded 
by her “Mamma  Effie.”  She  had  quite 
understood,  as she grew older, her aunt’s 
view,  that  Effie  had  been  exorbitantly 
paid  for  her  care,  and  that  really  this 
sentimentality  and  writing  and  visiting 
were something of a bore.

Consequently, Effie’s continual pressing 
of her claims and attentions, her pets and 
angers  and  reproaches  soon  became  a 
very serious  annoyance at  Del/.el  House. 
Adrienne  continually  excused  herself 
through  Fanchette;  and  Fanchette  took 
small  pains to render  the  message  con­
ciliatory.  The servants made  unpleasant 
remarks;  rnadame, the aunt, scarcely re­
turned  her  courtesy;  even  Mr.  Delzel 
avoided her. 
It  was  all  very bitter,  far 
bitterer than  anyone but  her own  heart 
knew,  and John  was sulkily silent.

Days  and  weeks of  this mental  irrita­
tion  began at last to tell  frightfully upon 
the once hale,  positive woman.  She had 
a constant  fever;  she could  not  sleep; 
she  gaye  up  gradually  ail  her  regular 
duties;  she was  sick—she was very sick; 
doctors were called,  and John  left every­
thing to watch beside the moaning,  wast­
ing form  he loved so dearly.

One  day,  after  a  terrible  night,  Effie 
insisted  upon  seeing  Adrienne. 
John 
did  not  like to  go  for  her;  he doubted, 
indeed,  whether  she  would  come.  The 
good doctor  offered to make  the request; 
he believed her visit to be the only means 
of  preserving  reason—perhaps  life;  he 
did not doubt but that Miss Delzel would 
cheerfully  comply  with  Effie’s  ardent 
desire.  Not  “cheerfully,”  but  she  did 
come,  accompanied  by  her  father  and 
Fanchette bearing her shawl and parasol. 
The dying woman took  in the trio with a 
fierce glance as they entered.

“Send  her  out!” she  said,  pointing  to 
I 

Fanchette;  “and come here, my child. 
want to whisper to you.”

Adrienne  demurred;  perhaps  very 
naturally  so.  The  fiery  eyes,  the  hag­
gard,  hollow  face,  the  black,  parched 
lips were terrifying.

“So  you  won’t  come  to  your  dying 
mother!  Ungrateful  girl,  for  whom  I

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,  iff  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 2t CO.,

—I -j  128,  13041323W. B ridge St., i _  .
8 GRANDE RAPIDS,  MICH.

D U D LEY   &  BARCLAY

Rubber  boots, shoes,  arc-

e carry the finest line of  felt and knit boots, socks 
and  rubber  clothing  in the  market.  Send  for  price 
list and discounts.

4  M onroe St.«  Grand  Rapldft,  Mieh.

For  Sale!

AT  A  BARGAIN.

A  stock  of  Dry  Goods  be­
longing  to  the  estate  of  Jas. 
H. Brown, deceased.

Must be sold at once.
HIRAM   COLLINS,

Special  RdminisVr,  101  Ottawa  St,

PA U L   EIFERT,

Manufacturer of

Trais, Traveling  Bap and Cases

SAM TL8  TRUNKS  AND  CASKS 

¡VIA UK  TO  ORDER.

Write for Prices.

41  SO.  D IV IS IO N   ST.,

Grand  Rapids,

Michigan.

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lawful.

Combinations  to  Maintain  Prices  Un­
The Michigan  Supreme  Court  handed 
down a decision last week which declares 
all  trusts,  combines,  syndicates, etc., or­
ganized for the purpose of  fixing  prices, 
illegal.  The title of  the  case  is  Daniel 
and  Edwin  Lovejoy vs. Jacob  Michaels. 
The  defendant,  as  a  manufacturer  of 
hoop  machines,  is  obliged  to use  a  cer­
tain peculiar knife  to  shave  the  hoops, 
which he purchased from White Bros., of 
Buffalo,  N.  Y.  He was  accustomed  for 
eight  years  to pay  §58.28  per  pair  for 
them.  A short time ago  Daniel and  Ed­
win  Lovejoy,  extensive  manufacturers 
of  steel: knives,  solicited  Mr.  Michaels’ 
trade with the later result of securing an 
order  for  two  pair  of  knives.  When 
Michaels received a bill he found that he 
had  been charged §72.86, instead of §58.28 
per pair. T When  he  objected  to  the  in­
crease he was  informed by the  Lovejoys 
that  during  the  interval  between  the 
time his trade was solicited  and when he 
ordered  the  knives,  the  machine  knife 
makers’  protective  association,  of which 
they were members,  had  raised the price 
25  per  cent.  Mr.  Michaels  refused  to 
pay the increase  and was  sued. 
In  the 
Circuit  Court  a  verdict  was  rendered 
against him.'7, Michaels’  attorney  imme­
diately appealed the case to the Supreme 
Court,  three of  the  judges  subsequently 
handing down Independent decisions.

Judge John W.  McGrath  said in effect:
“The  price was not agreed upon when 
the  order was given and there is  no  evi­
dence to  show  that  defendant  had  any 
knowledge of the price fixed by the knife 
makers’ trust. 
It  is  sufficient  to  know 
that  the price  sought  to  be imposed on 
such a purchaser  is that fixed  by a  com­
bination.  A  combination  for  the  pur­
pose  of  controlling prices  is  unlawful, 
and the fact that the manufacturers deem 
the price fixed to  be reasonable does  not 
purge  it of  its  unlawful character. 
In­
dependently  of  the  unlawful  character 
of  the  combination  fixing it,  a price  so 
fixed  cannot  be  regarded as  any better 
evidence of value  than that  fixed by any 
vendor upon his  own wares.  A price so 
fixed  is  not  a  market  price  within  the 
contemplation of the law.
“ The market price of an  article manu­
factured  by  a  number  of  different per­
sons is a price  fixed by  buyer  and seller 
in an open market  in ordinary trade  and 
competition. 
It  cannot  be  divested  of 
these incidents and retain  its  character. 
Trusts give the  buyer no voice and close 
the market against competition.
“It has  frequently  been  held that  the 
value  of a commodity is  not to be  deter­
mined by  the  necessities of a  particular 
buyer  or  the  demand  of  a  particular 
seller. 
In the  absence of  an agreement, 
a price fixed by a  combination of dealers 
does not bind the purchaser, nor will  the 
law  so  far  countenance  such  combina­
tions as to regard prices fixed by them as 
even evidence of value.”

Judge Morse  concurred  in  Judge  Mc­

Grath’s  finding.

Judge Champlin denounced  all  combi­
nations of the kind in  the following vig­
orous terms:
1  do  not  think  a  price so  fixed by  a 
combination of manufacturer or dealers 
is competent evidence to show a reasona­
ble price of goods  sold  by  the members 
of  such  combinations.  Such  combina­
tions  to  control  prices  are  intended  to 
stifle competition,  which is a stimulus of 
commercial  transactions,  and  to substi­
tute therefor the stimulus of unconscion­
able  gain  whereby  the  participants  in 
such  combinations  become  enriched  at 
the  expense  of  the  consumer,  beyond 
what he ought  legitimately to pay under 
a  healthy  spirit  of  competition  in  the 
business community.  The effect of such 
combinations  to  control  prices  is  the 
same  as  that  other  class  of  contracts 
which  has  always  been  denounced  as 
vicious, namely, contracts in restraint of

trade.  Public policy places  its  reproba­
tion  upon  one  equally  with  the  other. 
These combinations  to control prices are 
becoming very numerous,  and  effect  not 
only the  staples  of  human  sustenance, 
but nearly all  the necessaries of life and 
the necessaries  of business.  Such  com­
binations  to  control  prices  are  against 
public  policy,  and  void  on  the  ground 
that  <hey  have a  mischievous  tendency 
so as to be injurious to the best interests 
of the  state.  The  best  interests  of  the 
state require that all  legitimate business 
should  be open  to competition; that  the 
current  price of  commodities  should  be 
controlled  by  the  law  of  demand  and 
supply; that the laws of commerce should 
flow in  their  accustomed  channels  and 
should not  be diverted  by  combinations 
to control  prices  fixed  by the  arbitrary 
decisions of interested parties.
Of course, what is  said above does  not 
apply to  monopolies  authorized  by law, 
as,  for  instance, 
to  patented  articles. 
The odious features of  legal  monopolies 
are  plainly  apparent.  These  can  abso­
lutely control the prices which the public 
shall  pay,  and  it  is  this  monopolistic 
feature of  such combinations  to  control 
prices which  stamps them as odious,  be­
cause they  exercise the franchise  of  the 
monopoly without the legal  right.

Judge  Grant  held,  in  substance,  that 
associations  of  manufacturers  are  not 
necessarily unlawful and  that prices  es­
tablished by  a  combination  are  not un­
lawful unless they are exorbitant.  Judge 
Long concurred in this opinion.

Sounded Suspicious.

The  startling  cry  of  “murder”  rang 
out  from  a room  on  the  third  floor of  a 
leading  hotel 
the  other  evening,  and 
catching the ear of several chambermaids 
created 
instant  consternation.  “ Oh, 
Heavens!  Let up on me!  Don’t kill  me 
by inches!”  were  the agonized  cries that 
followed each other at short intervals.
It was the voice of a man.  Besides the 
chambermaids,  the blood-curdling words 
alarmed  all the  guests on the  floor,  and 
in  less  time  than  it takes  to  tell a knot 
of  intensely excited people had collected 
in the corridor,  all talking, gesticulating, 
and all afraid to go near the room whence 
the cries had come. 
*
“ Who occupies the  room?” asked  half 
a dozen women in chorus.
One  of  the  chambermaids  recollected 
having  seen  a  small  man,  pale  and 
emaciated  in  appearance,  accompanied 
by a tall, closely veiled  woman, enter  in 
the afternoon.
The  woman  was  sufely  killing  her 
male companion.  She  seemed to be sub­
mitting  him  to  some  kind of  cruel  tor­
ture,  for  muffled  moans  were  distinctly 
heard now  by one or two in the crowd.
Finally  the  clerk  came  rushing  up 
from the office.  The intelligence of “the 
murder,”  had  been  carried  down 
in 
breathless  haste.  He  knocked  at  the 
door violently and excitedly.
“In  the  name  of  the  law,  open  the 
door,” he  demanded.
After  some  little delay the  door  was 
opened.  A  woman  smiling,  but  with a 
look  of  astonishment,  peeped  out  and 
asked what was wanted.
“What’s going  on  here?  Who’s being 
hurt?
For  a  moment  the woman  looked em­
barrassed.  Then  she  broke out  with a 
peal of  laughter,  which  was  echoed  by 
the voice of a man  within.
“What’s  all  this  about?” again asked 
the clerk angrily.
“Why, sir,” she  stammered  demurely, 
“I—I  was  pulling  a  porous  plaster  off 
my husband’s back.”

E.  J.  Mason,  proprietor  of  the “Old 
Homestead”  jelly  and  apple  butter fac­
tory,  at Grant,  was in  town  last Wednes­
day on his way home  from  Kishwaukee, 
111., where he  sold three  carloads of  his 
product.  The purchaser saw Mr. Mason’s 
display at  the  Fruit  Manufacturers’ As­
sociation,  at Chicago, two years ago,  and 
the present large sale is due to the favor­
able impression  made  by the  goods  on 
that occasion.

PUILY  FOR  BUSINESS!

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

“patching up” pass-book accounts?

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

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

Did you  ever have a pass-book  account  foot up and  balance  with the  corres­
Do  not  many of  your  customers  complain that  they have  been  charged  for 
items they never  had,  and is not your  memory a little  clouded  as  to whether they 
have or not?
Then  why  not  adopt a system of  crediting  that will  abolish  all  these  and a 
hundred other objectionable features of  the old  method,  and  one  that  establishes 
a CASH  BASIS  of  crediting?
enterprising merchants should keep abreast with the times and adopt either the

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

Tradesman  or  Superior  Goiipons.

COUPON  BOOK vs. PASS  BOOK.

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

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

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

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AMONG THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE STATE.

Crystal—Ed.  Steffey  has  removed  his 

grocery stock to Bellaire.

Dryden—Ira E.  Parker  succeeds  Park- i 

er Bros,  in the drug  business.

Ithaca—Hankins  Bros,  succeeds C.  E. 

Hankins in the grocery  business.

Colon—L.  D.  (Mrs.  W.  EL) Chivers  has 

sold her drug stock to Alvin  Hoyt.

Reese—John  McCloy  succeeds  II.  T. 

Greenleaf in  the grocery business.

Jackson—E. C. Greene is succeeded  by : 

Greene  Bros,  in the clothing business.

Caro—W.  B.  White  is  succeeded  by 
Benj.  W.  White  in the  grocery  business.

Gaston—B.  H.  Rose  has sold his hard- j 
ware stock  to i>. J.  Doty, of Farnsworth.  ;
Evart—A.  P.  Wait  &  Son  are  putting 
in a sawmill  and planing mill at Temple.
Lansing—F.  J.  Fellmon  is  succeeded 
by Frank  M.  Howe in  the tea store busi- I 
ness.

Greenville—W.  J.  Mills,  the  clothier, j 
will shortly open a  clothing store at Bel- i 
laire.
Benzonia—L.  C.  Merritt  has  removed j 
his  general  stock  from  Yassar  to  this j 
place.
West  Bay  City—Chas.  Beaudette  has I 
sold  his  grocery  stock  to  Moses  Man- j 
n ass a.

Mendon—L.  E.  Sherrod  &  Co.  succeed 
Sherrod & Sherrod in the  boot  and  shoe j 
business.

Iron Mountain — Drapeau  <fe  Jeddo’s  j 
general  stock has  been  seized on  chattel  j 
mortgage.

Pontiac—John Prentice and J.  W. Ogle j 
have purchased the furniture stock of D.  j 
H.  Elliott.

Sanilac Center—C.  W.  Cadow &  Co.  is j 
succeeded by Cadow & Plaxtou in the bar- t 
ness  business.

Kalamazoo—V.  il.  Bergstrom succeeds j 
Bergstrom & -Janusch in  the grocery  and ] 
paint business.

Bay City—Benson & Olinstead are suc­
ceeded  by  Larkins  &  Olmstead  in  the 
grocery business.
□ Paw  Paw — E.  L.  Goodale  succeeds 
Prentice & Goodale  in the  furniture and 
undertaking business.

Iron  Mountain—Grant  &  Co.  are  suc­
ceeded  by Antoine  Westiu  in  the  furni­
ture and  undertaking business.

Eaton Rapids—W. A.  Hall  is  erecting 
a  three-story  brick  agi¡cultural  ware­
house, 33x80  feet  In dimensions.

Charlevoix—J.  M. Clark  has  opened Ja 
meat  market 
in  connection  with  his 
grocery store.  The  business  will  be un­
der the  management  of  Horace Cornell.
Saranac—E.  F.  Payne  will  engage  in 
the boot  and  shoe  business  in  the near 
future.  He will take the Anderson stock 
of goods and  will  occupy  the  old  Lee & 
Brown  bank  building.

Owosso—H.  L.  Lewis,  who  has  been 
engaged in  the  produce business here for 
the past twenty-six years, has sold out to 
J. J.  Knapp,  who  will continue the busi­
ness at the same location.

Charlevoix—J.  II.  Mullen,  who  has 
lately embarked  in the clothing business 
here,  was never engaged  in  the clothing 
business at  White Cloud—previous state­
ments  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding.
Bangor—H.  D. Harvey’s new two-story 
brick  block,  42x80  feet  in  dimensions, 
will  be  ready for  occupancy  about Dec. 
15.  One side  will be  occupied  by  Geo. 
J. Stephenson  with  his  drug  stock  and 
the other  by  D.  E.  Harvey  &  Co.  with 
their  clothing  and 
furnishing  goods 
stock.

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re-organized  as 

MAN'UFACTUKise  MATTERS. 

Manistee,  have opened a cigar  factory.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .
Galesburg—The  drug stock  of  Brown , scheme  was  tried  of  laying  a  track  in 
& Co.  and the drug and  grocery stock  of  front of  the  engine,  which was removed
the  machine  progressed.  This  was 
W.  A.  Burdick  were  destroyed  by  fire 
found  too  slow, and  sixteen  teams were 
one night  last  week,  the  fire starting  in 
hitched to it and in seven  days snaked it 
the  store  of  the  former.  Mr.  Burdick 
to its destination.
will  resume  business  as  soon as an  ad­
justment  is effected  with  the  insurance 
companies.  Brown  & Co.  will  probably 
not re-engage in  business.

D etroit—The  Galvin  Brass  and  Iron 
Works  has  been 
the 
M ichigan  Brass  and  Iron  W orks,  the
j capital stock  increased  from §100,000 to
§200,000,  with  §140,000  paid 
in,  and
Cadiliac—Revbold  &  Claussen,  late of  officers  elected  with  F. F.  Palms  presi-
dent,  Dr. J. B. Book  vice-president,  J.  B. 
Healey  secretary and  treasurer,  and  I). 
F.  O’Brien  manager.  Contracts  have 
been awarded  for a §55,000  factory plant 
; occupying ten acres  of  the Markey farm 
four miles out Michigan avenue.

Cheboygan—J.  F.  Moloney  is  moving 
in the  matter of  organizing a stock  com­
pany  to  engage  in  the  manufacture  of 
cigars.

Saginaw—G.  W.  Bowman  has  taken  a 
Manistee—The Peters  Salt  &  Lumber
contract to put 2,000.000 feet of logs into
the Tittabawassee  for Merrill A Ring, of | Co.  plant  will  be  run  until  the  lake 
this city. 
j freezes,  but  will  do  no  winter  sawing.
Gaylord—George Fiege expects to have j Should  the  present  demand  and  good 
his  new  stave  and  sawmiil  running  in | prices for bill stuff continue  for the next 
about three weeks.  The product will  be j two years, there will probably be a larger 
shipped out by rail. 
j dividend than was promised.  Added  to
Columbiaville—Woodard  &  White,  of j the other troubles  of the  year the Peters 
in  the  Howell 
in  Detroit, 
the 
j losses  in  that  respect  this year  having
Manistee—Louis  Sands  has  the  con- j been greater than  in  all  the time it  has 

Lapeer,  are  erecting a  small  sawmill on j company  was  caught 
the  Fiiut  River,  near  this  place,  where: failure  and 
in  one 
they own a tract of timber. 

1,000,000
logs,  as

Marquette—Thomas Sheridan  has pur

Sheffield—F.  D.  Saunders has  sold  his

tract  to  supply  the  city  with  electric i been in business.
light and has  recently  completed  one  of 
the finest plants in the State 
i §50,000.

Bay City—M.  Garland  has in operation 
I a stave, tub  and pail  bottom  factory. 
It 
employs  ten  bands,  and  the  material 
i used  is  cut-offs  and  slabs.  The  cheap­
ness  of  the  material  and  the  good  de-
maud for the product ought to make  it  a j the  railroad, 
paying industry.

Marquette—E.  L.  Fraser  will  build  a 
a cost  of  sawmill in  this city.  He  has  secured  a 
! piece of  land  in  the Nester  addition and 
will dam a small creek for his mill pond.
; chased of J.  W.  Fordney the timber on 80 j The  logs  will  be  brought  in  on  cars
acres in township 50,  range 20, estimated I 
The mill  will  be  a  single  circular.  A 
| to cat  l.000.000  feet,  and  will put  in  aj 
planing mill  will  be built  as soon as  the 
; camp and take it out this winter.
mill is completed,  and the  intention is to 
!  Clare—The  Clare  Wooden ware  Co.  is ; 
add a box  factory  to  utilize  the  scraps. 
| shipping  carloads  of  products.  Last j 
To stock his mill  Mr.  Fraser has secured 
j week  1.110  tubs  and  2,748  pails  were ' 
the tracts  of  land  located  by Wm.  Kroil 
I shipped 
to  Cincinnati.  The  industry 
for  E.  W.  Sparrow,  of  Lansing.  The 
i works  up  a large quantity of timber.
timber  lauds  lie  on  both  sides  of  the 
Western  division  of  the  Duluth, South 
Shore & Atlantic  Railway,  near  Kenton 
and  Kitcbi,  and  are  easily  accessible 
even  in  summer,  the  ground being  firm 
and  level and  but  a  short distance from
The  purchase  includes 
feet  of 
large  white  pine 
well  as  the  standing  timber.
interest  in  the  general  firm  of  Saunders  Camps have already been established,and
everything  will  be  ready  for  sawing 
& Sipple to Neil Stewart and the firm  will 
when spring arrives.
hereafter be known as Sipple &Co.  Mr. 
Saunders has begun the erection of anew 
Seventy out of One  Hundred  and  Two.
store building.  18x22 feet  in  dimensions, 
Of the  102 candidates who were  exam­
and will  put  in  a general  stock  as  soon 
ined  by the  State  Board  of Pharmacy at 
as same is completed.
Lansing last  week,  thirty-five  succeeded 
in answering  GO  per  cent,  of  the  ques­
Iron wood—The Ironwood  Lumber Co., 
tions propounded,  thereby capturing cer­
for the  manufacture and  sale of  timber, 
tificates as registered pharmacists, thirty- 
lumber, shingles, etc., has been organized 
five secured assistants’ certificates,  while 
thirty-three  failed to pass.  The  follow­
by  S.  S. Curry,  J.  N.  Boyington, J.  I>. 
ing is a list of the  successful candidates:
Day. Fred M. Prescott and Ward Clement, 
Registered pharmacists—J.  A.  Ardiel, 
Ironwood;  George  H.  Abeel,  Hurley; 
i Grand  Rapids; R.  M.  Barry,  Huntington, 
and  Stephen  Clement.  Milwaukee.  The 
I nd.;  Herbert  Bradley,  Williamston; 
: Clyde  M.  Brooks,  Jackson;  Frank  Con­
authorized  capital  is  §30,000, of  which 
nell,  Belding; Cornelius Depew, Holland; 
§21,000 h a s   been subscribed by the above.
W.  A.  Dewey,  Reading;  M.  F.  Drehmer, 
Marquette — W.  O.  Butler  has  pur­
Marlette; A.  II.  Dutton,Pontiac; Bernard 
chased  from  the  Bancroft Iron Co.  all  of 
| Fantus,  Detroit;  G.  C.  Furniss,  Nash­
ville;  W.  E.  Gallinger,  North  Branch; 
its lands in this county, together with the 
i Abram Goodfellow, Clio;  A.  N.  Harris,
water power», mills  and  furnaces.  The
Detroit;  A.  J.  Holmes,  Battle  Creek;  B. 
tract  consist»  of  0,000  acres lying  four | y.  Hutchinson,  Lyons;  J.  F. Josliu,  Bel- 
iniles  west of this  city.  The best  of the j ding;  W.  F.  Knob,  Detroit; Z.  W.  Mikan- 
timber has  been  taken  from the land, but i ^er>  Red  Jacket;  R.  S.  Patrick,  Casapo-
lis; Lion Percy,  Battle Creek; H.  U. Pro
there  is  still  some  pine,  hemlock  and 
ser,  South Lyon; R.  L. Riley, Kalamazoo; 
hardwood.  The  sawmill  at  Forestville, 
H.  R.  Resinger,  Cedar  Springs;  I).  L. 
which has been operated  by A. Bertrand, 
Robbins, Detroit;  S. I).  Roche,  Concord; 
F.  W.  Schettler,  Detroit;  11.  G.  Spring, 
is included in  the purchase.
Saginaw; S. C.  Stimpson, Chelsea;  W.  J.
Grayling — Michaelson  &  Hanson  de-  Van  Arkle,  Muskegon;  D.  J.  Walker, 
sired  to  transfer a 40-ton  locomotive to  East Saginaw;  Fred  Weinman,  Lansing; 
their logging railroad, twenty-seven miles  F-  ^  •  White,  Manisee;  R. H. Whitmarsh, 
. 
west of  Grayling.  The  engine was  run 
Assistant  pharmacists — Ernest  An-
down to the end or  the Bagley  branch of ; SChutz, East Tawas; George F.  Barbarin, 
the  Michigan  Central,  and  at  first  th e . Freeland;  Anson  Bennett,  Potterville;

Detroit; O. J.  Williams,  Lansing,
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W.  K.  Bidwell,  Dowagiac;  Floyd  Chad­
wick,  Muskegon; L.  II.  Cole,  Fenton;  L. 
D. Colvin Mason;  T.  W.  Cooper,  Harbor 
Springs;  W.  D.  Day,  Portland;  A.  F. 
Ferguson,  Battle Creek;  Thomas Dugan, 
Standish:  J. J.  Fitzgerald,  Paris;  E.  A. 
Fox.  Elsie; II.  B.  French, Trenton; A.W. 
Grandy,  Dansville;  T.  R.  Graves,  St. 
Louis; C.  T.  Gustin,  Detroit;  G.  F. John­
son,  Marshall;  H.  G.  Johnson,  Lisbon; 
H.  B.  Longyear,  Mason;  W.  EL McAllis­
ter,  Detroit;  Newell McDonald, St.Johns; 
Ned  McKay,  Detroit;  F.  A.  McKee,  East 
Saginaw;  II.  F.  McLean, Chatham,  Out.; 
0.  A.  Marfliens, Saginaw; C.  N.  Mienold, 
Bangor:  W.  H.  Mortimer,  Williamston; 
J.  R.  Mountain,  St.  Johns;  W.  L. New­
ton,  Fort  Gratiot;  O.  A.  Nichols,  Battle 
Creek;  E.  E.  Palmer,  Potterville; G.  F. 
Parks,  Otter Lake;  W.  P.  Payne,  Hast­
ings;  H.  D.  Robson,  Williamston;  D.  J. 
Sauer,  Detroit; C.  P. Thomas, Cassopolis: 
R.  W.  Shaw,  Port  Huron;  John Stewart, 
Marlette;  J.  F.  W,  Bergouw,  Detroit; 
C.  A.  Ware,  Detroit;  George  H.  West, 
Detroit; A.  L.  Worden,  Grand Ledge.

The most certain sign of  wisdom  is 

perpetual cheerfulness.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisement? will be Inserted  under  this  head for 
two  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
ment taken for less than *6 cents.  Advance  payment.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

I \RUG  STORE FOR  SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN  IN  THE 
I  /   growing  village  of  Caledonia,  surrounded  by 
rich farming country.  Will  sell on easy terms.  Must 
quit the  business on account of  poor health.  Address
J. w. Armstrong, Caledonia, M i c h . _______ 319
t x )R SALE—DRUG  STOCK; LOCATED ON BEST  BU8- 
P  
iness  corner in Manistee.  Will sell  at a bargain. 
Splendid  chance  for  a  hustling  druggist.  Address 
Jacob Hanselman, Manistee. Mich.____________ 33*

317

OR SALE-FRESH  STOCK  GROCERIES.  WILL IN- 
A 
ventory  about  $700.  Centrally  located  in  this 
city.  Good  business  and  good  reasons  for  selling. 
Address No. 317. care  Michigan Tradesman. 
TX)R  SALE  — HARDWOOD  LUMBER  MILL,  SIX 
P   miles  from  railroad, with  plenty  of  timber  for 
several years' cut.  Shingle machine  in running order 
if desired.  Saw mill ready to set  up.  Teams, trucks, 
sleighs,  shop  and  building all  in order to begin work 
at  once.  Address  J.  J.  Robbins,  Stanton.  Mich,  or 
Hunter, & Reid, 121 Ottawa street, Grand Rapids. 
312

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F OR SALE OF EXCHANGE-STOCK OF GROCERIES, 
well  located in city;  » ill  invoice  $800.  Enquire
at No  78 Stocking street. 
TXIR  SALE—CLEAN- AND  CAREFULLY  SELECTED 
P  grocery stock,  located at a good country trading 
point.  Business  well  established.  Address  A.  C. 
Adams, Administrator, Morley, Mich. 
ANTED—I  HAVE  SPOT  CASH  TO  FAY  FOR  A 
w
general  or  grocery stock;  must be cheap.  Ad­
dress No. 26, care Michigan Tradesman. 
TX>R  SALE-FIRST  CLASS  HARDWARE  STOCK; 
P  will  invoice  $6.000  or  $7,000;  located  near  new 
depot, No. ISO West Fulton street, Grand Rapids.  Will 
discount  for  cash.  Also  new  brick  store  25x90,  two 
stories,  all  modern  conveniences  for living  rooms in 
second  story.  Will  rent  store  at  reasonable  figures 
or sell the same for $7,000.  Has  a good  paying trade; 
only reason  for  selling,  too much  other  business  to 
look  after.  Size of  lot  25x100  and  alley.  Winans  & 
Allen, S & 4 Tower block.______________________*38

313

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SITUATIONS  W ANTED.

t r  ANTED—SITUATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY  A 
Y\  married  man  who  can  give the  best of  refer­
ences.  Address  No.  305,  care  Michigan  Tradesman, 
Grand Rapids.  _________________  

305

MISCELLANEOUS.

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187

311

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H or se s  fo r  sa l e—o n e . se v e n -y e a r  o ld  f il

ly, one three-year-old  filly,  and  one six-year-old 
gelding—all sired by Louis Napoleon,  dam by Wiscon­
sin Banner (Morgan],  All fine, handsome, and speedy; 
never been  tracked.  Address  J.  J. Robbins, Stanton, 
Mich. 

t XJR  SALK—CHEAP  ENOUGH  FOR  AN  INVE8T- 

ment.  Corner  lot  and  5-room  house  on  North 
Lafayette  St.,  cellar,  brick  foundation,  soft  water
in  kitchen.  $1,200.  Terms  to  suit.  Address No.  187, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

t JOR SALE  OR  RENT—CORNER  LOT  AND  5-ROOM 

house on North  Lafayette st„ cellar, brick found­
ation  and  soft  water  in  kitchen.  $1,200.  Terms  to 
suit.  Cheap enough  for  an  investment.  Address  No 
187, care Michigan Tradesman.__________________187.

170R   KENT—A GOOD  STORE  ON  SOUTH  DIVISION 

street—one of  the  best  locations  on  the  street. 
Desirable  for the  dry goods  business, as  ft  has  been 
used for the dry goods business for three years.  Size, 
22x80  feet, with  basement.  Geo. K. Nelson, 68 Monroe 
street. 
f  F  YOU HAVE ANY  PROPERTY TO EXCHANGE FOR 
1   a  residence  brick  block in Grand  Rapids,  address 
B.  W. Barnard, 36 Allen street. Grand Rapids, Mich.  331 
YIT ANTED—YOUNG  SINGLE  MAN  WITH  ONE  OR 
v  t 
two years* experience in the dry goods business. 
Wages moderate.  Address  304, care  Michigan Trades­
man.____ ___________________________________ 304
\ITANTED — TO  PURCHASE  FOR  CASH  A  DRUG 
v v 
stock in a good town of 3.000 to 5.000 Inhabitants 
Winans & Allen, Tower block, Grand  Rapids, Mich.  333 
\ \ T ANTED— YOUNG  WOMAN  WHO  CAN  8f*EAK 
f !  German, to wait on customers  and  keep  books 
in a general  store.  Address,  stating  experience  and 
!  salary expected. No. 333, care Michigan Tradesman. 333 
I  T IT  ANTED—U NTIL  DECEMBER  16,  1  WILL  PAY  65 
cents per pair for partridges, spot cash; ship by 
i  tv 
j  express.  C. B. Lovejoy, Big Rapids, Mich. 
ANTED—A FIRST-CLASS TRAVELING  SALESMAN 
t f 
from 24 to 30 years of  age, to work  large  cities 
for  wood  working  specialties.  Address,  stating  ref­
erences.  experience,  etc., “Specialty,” care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

326

335

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

T.  E.  Bellaire  succeeds  Mrs.  M.  Pell 
in  the  grocery  business  at  016  Canal 
street.

Rob’t  B.  Wiley  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  Wiley.  The  Olney  &  Judson 
Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.

J.  Leif has removed  his dry goods  and 
grocery  stock from  115  Broadway  to 440 
Fourth  street,  where  he  proposes to  in­
increase his business.

Hi rain Collins,  special administrator of 
the  estate of the late Jas.  II.  Brown, has 
sold  the dry goods  stock on South  Divis­
ion street to  Jas.  A.  Eaton.

Norman  Odell  has  sold  his  grocery 
stock  at  333  South  Division  street  to 
Goss & Co.,  who  will  continue the  busi­
ness at the same location.

Louis J.  Katz has retired from the firm 
of Katz Bros.,meat dealers at 353 Jefferson 
avenue.  The busiuess will  be continued 
by the remaining partner, Christian Katz.
W.  L.  Lindhout,  candy  manufacturer 
at 384 Jefferson avenue,  has enlarged his 
factory  and  doubled  his  manufacturing 
capacity by the addition of the necessary 
machinery.

gon, has gone on  the road  with the lines 
of a number of furniture factories.

John  A.  Brummeler  succeeds  Hiram 
Madden as city salesman for M. E.  Chris­
tenson.  Jas.  B.  Mclunes  succeeds  him 
as  city  salesman  for  Hawkins  &  Com­
pany.
Thos.  McLeod,  the  Detroit  shoe  sales 
man,  was  in town  Saturday.  His  wife, 
son and  daughter  sailed  for  Glasgow  a 
week  before  and will  spend  six  months 
with  Thos.’  brother at Edinburgh.

Judd  Houghton, traveling salesman for 
p.  Lorillard & Co.,  has removed  his fam­
ily  from  Detroit  to  this city,  taking  up 
their residence at 384 Crescent avenue.

Jas.  W.  Morton,  formerly  on  the  road 
for  the Ionia Pants  and Overall  Co.,  has 
engaged  to  travel  for  Michael  Kolb  & 
Son,  of Rochester,  assisting the versatile 
Wm.  Connor in this territory.

II.  A.  Hudson  and  J.  McBurney  claim 
to be the champion heavy-weights travel­
ing  for  any  Grand  Rapids  house,  their 
combined weight being 610 pounds.

Wm.  YanZee,  for  several  years  with 
Nelson Bros.  & Co.,  has  engaged to trav­
el  for  the  wall  paper  department  of 
Harvey & Heystek and started  out  Mon­
day on  his initial  trip  under the new ar­
rangement.

W. T.  Lamoreaux & Co.  have again  in­
creased their capacity to clean and hand­
pick beans  by  the addition  of more  ma­
chinery  and the  employment  of  twenty 
additional hands.

The Grand Rapids  Storage & Transfer 
Co. has leased the store at 9 Pearl street— 
formerly occupied by W. C. Hopson—and 
put  in  a full  line  of  carriages and  bug­
gies.  The office of the company has also 
been removed  to  that  location from  the 
west side..

W. B.  Remington  &  Co.,  who  operate 
a  woodenware  works  at  Midland,  are 
building  a box  factory at  Saginaw,  hav­
ing  been induced  to  locate  there by the 
Saginaw Improvement Co.  The building 
will be  three stories high,  will  cost $13,- 
000 and will employ 150 hands.

The house of Nelson  Bros.  &  Co.,  who 
announce  their  retirement  from  trade,^ 
was  established in  1800  by S.  K.  Nelson 
and Chas.  W.  Eaton.  On  the retirement 
of  Mr.  Eaton,  about 1868, the  firm  name 
was  changed  to  Nelson  & Sons,  and  in 
1871 the present  firm style was  adopted. 
The house  has  always  conducted  busi­
uess in a  conservative  manner,  and  its 
retirement  will  be  a matter  of  general 
regret.

Gripsack Brigade

I).  E.  McVean  laid  off  last  week  to 
spend  a  few  days with friends  at  Alto, 
limiting quail and sipping apple jack.

M.  Kerns,  traveling representative for 
Dilworth  Bros.,  of Pittsburg,  is in  town 
for a  few  days.  His  smile  is  as  conta­
gious  as ever.

The  discussion  of  the  question  of 
changing  the  trips of  the local  grocery 
salesmen  from  two  weeks  to three  will 
be taken up next week.

Walter B.  Carey,  the Muskegon travel­
ing  man, died of heart disease last Tues­
day,  at  the  age  of  33  years.  Diseased 
leaves a wife and two children.

E.  H. Pool, traveling representative for 
the Standard  Oil  Co.,  took  his  vacation 
last week and spent a portion of the time 
on a hunting  trip in  Lake county.

A. C.  Truesdell,  who was formerly en­
gaged in the  grocery business at  Muske­

New York Shipping List:  An  amend­
ment to the Interstate Commerce  law al­
lowing railroads to  discriminate in favor 
of commercial travelers,  having  received 
the favorable consideration of the  House 
Committee  on  Commerce,  has  every 
chance  of  passing  both  houses  at  the 
next session of  Congress.  This  amend­
ment will  allow railroads to grant cheap­
er  rates  to  commercial  travelers  and  a 
greater allowance  of baggage, thus stim­
ulating  commerce  and  aiding  the  com­
mercial traveler materially in every way.
A decision sustaining the right of com­
mercial 
travelers  of  one  State  to  sell 
goods  in  another  without  payment  of 
license  was  recently rendered  by Judge 
Phillips,  in  the  United  States  Court  at 
Kansas  City.  The  case was  one of  two 
Kansas  commercial  travelers  who  were 
arrested  under the ordinances of Nevada, 
Mo.,  charged  with  peddling  without  a 
license.  The  canvassers were furnished 
with samples to be sold, which they carried 
from  house  to house.  The  terms  were 
one-sixth  down,  the  rest  in  five  equal 
monthly  installments.  The  first  pay­
ment  was  made  to  the  solicitor,  which 
was his commission.  An order was then 
sent by the agent to the house at Topeka, 
who  delivered to the  purchaser.  A col­
lecting agent  gathered  in  the remaining 
payments.  The  decision  of  the  Court 
affirms  the  right  of  non-resident  mer­
chants  to do  busiuess in other  states  by 
solicitation of purchase, by taking orders 
on  the  house to be filled  and  the  goods 
shipped  into  other  states  for  delivery 
without  the  goods  being  subject to  the 
license tax of  the state, or an occupation 
tax  on the  solicitor,  on  the  ground  that 
such a tax would be a burden upon inter 
state  commerce. 
It  was contended  that 
the act of  one  canvasser in  making  sale 
of  one  clock  without  taking  an  order 
therefor  on  the house, according  to  the 
instruction  of  the  house and  custom  of 
the  agents,  brought  his  case within  the 
definition  of  a  peddler,  and  subjected 
him  to  the  operation of  the  State  law. 
The Court,  however,  decided that he was 
acting as an  agent,  and  that  under  sec­
tion 8 of  article 1 of  the  Federal Consti­
tution  he  could not  be held.  Both men 
were discharged.

Purely  Personal.

The “Beechnut King of Oceana County’
—otherwise known as E. S.  Hougbtaling, 
the  Hart  grocer—proposes  to  break his 
previous  record  this  season,  in  point of 
nuts handled.

P.  S.  Fancher,  of  the former drug firm 
of  Steketee  &  Co.,  has  purchased  the 
brokerage  business  of  G.  W.  Strassen- 
reuter,  including  Kirk’s  lines  of  toilet 
soaps  and  perfumes  and  Armour’s beef 
extracts.

The  Milwaukee  Telegraph  of  recent 
date  contains  a  Battering  reference  to 
Geo.  P.  Gifford, Jr.,  formerly  identified 
with the meat department of  Hawkins & 
Company, but now engaged in the whole­
sale  provision  business  on  his  own ac- 
countin the Cream City.

Frank  C.  Sampson,  the  Boon  shingle 
manufacturer,  was in town last Saturday 
and  favored  Tiie  T r a d e sm a n  with  a 
all.  His  mill  cut  1,079,000  shingles 
from split  bolts  during the month of Oc­
tober,  which  he  claims  is  one  of  the 
largest records ever  made by any mill.

Wm. H. YanLeeuwen, the Cherry street 
druggist,  devotes  his  spare time  to  the 
publication  of  the  Church  Record,  a 
monthly  epitome of  religious and  social 
news  pertaining  to  the First  Reformed 
church,  of  which  organization  Mr.  Van 
Leeuwen  is  a  leading  and  influential 
member.

E.  A. Turnbull, President of the Grand 
Ledge Canning Co.,  was in town one day 
last  week,  placing  the  product  of  the 
factory. 
It  started  late  in  the  season, 
but  managed  to  turn  out  400  cases  of 
peas,  the  same  number  of  beans,  1,000 
cases  of 
tomatoes  aud  3,000  cases  of 
corn.  Mr. Turnbull says  the farmers  in 
the vicinity are so  well pleased over  the

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prices paid for  vegetables  that they will 
largely 
increase  the  acreage  another 
season.

Three  Classes of Buyers.

There  are  three  classes of  buyers  in 
trade—one who  buys  too  much, one  too 
little  and the  other,  who  draws  the line 
between  the two  and strikes  the  happy 
medium.  The  first,  as  a  rule,  is always 
burdened with too much stock.  Seasons 
come  and  go, and  his  shelves  are filled 
with  goods  out  of  fashion  and  out  of 
season.  As a rule, he is always  short of 
money,  behind  with  his  bills,  simply 
because he buys too much.
The  merchant  who  buys  too  little or 
too small a stock  lacks knowledge of  his 
trade and  loses custom  by not keeping a 
sufficient  supply  on  hand  to  meet  the 
current  wants of  his  customers.  Over­
cautiousness  in  this direction  is  almost 
as bad as overbuying. 
It often gives his 
competitor  the  means of  supplying  his 
regular  customers.  The  good  merchant 
will note what lines sell best and consult 
with  his  clerks,  or  those at the  head  of 
the departments of his establishment.

Countary Callers.

Calls  have  been 

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

J. S.  Weidman,  Lakeview.
M.  H. Jenner, Howard  City.
S.  Martindale,  McDonald.
Bird  &  Co., Douglas.
W.  E.  Hardy,  Harbor Springs.
J. E. Thurkow,  Morley.
S.  W. Perkins, Traverse City.
R.  B.  Gooding  &  Son, Gooding.
C  E.  Blakeley,  Mancelona.
Frank C.  Sampson,  Boon.
Pine Lake Iron Co.,  lronton.
Sands  & Maxwell,  Pentwater.
M. J.  Butler, Sand Lake.
Geo.  J.  Stephenson, Bangor.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

Will  best consult their own interests aud 
that of their trade if they will post them­
selves  with the  styles,  make  up,  perfect 
fit  and  remarkably reasonable  prices  of 
our  entire line, adapted for all classes of 
trade.  Our  single  aud  double  breasted

¡W ILLIAM  CONNOR,

Tiox 346, 

M arshall,  Mich.

Overcoats and Ulsters

while  being worn  cannot  possibly be told from  the best  made to order  garments 
The demand  has  been so great  that we are making up a large  number  more in all 
colors  and  grades, Cheviots,  Meltons.  Kerseys,  Homespuns, Covert Cloth m  full or 
half roll box,  top and regular cuts, Chinchillas and Ulsters.
p *   T  T  CiTTTHPQ  Large selections and  newest novelties,  double and 
U   r L l i J J   O U l
single breasted sacks,  nobby three button cutaway 
frocks  and  regular  frock  suits,  also  Prince Albert  and other  coats and  vests in 
“Clays”  worsted and other attractive materials.

l O  

A  select  line  of pants well  worthy  of attention.

W ILLIAM   CONNOR our Michigan representative  during the  past nine  years 
will  be  pleased  to call  upon  you at any  time,  if  you  will  favor  him  with a line 
addressed to him,  box 346,  Marshall, Mich.,  where he resides.

MICHAEL  KOLB  <V-  S O N ,

Wholesale Clothiers, Rochester, N. Y.
William  Connor  Is  pleased  to state  that
Rous and Children S  Overcoats and  oUllS he has been highly complimented by rner
_  
chants  assuring  him that  they are the  nicest, cleanest, best made and  lowest in  price seen this 
season.  September, 1891.

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TTUK  M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .
Dry Goods Price Corrent.

Clerks,  male  or  female,  lit 

THE  “SNOB”  H i  TRADE 
it 

haps yourself,  but it is not cheap enough 
dry  for me  when I  have seen  the same  pat- 
goods retail trade who are “snobs"—that 
bat  tern. and.  in fact,  the very  same hat, not 
peculiar and  disagreeable  variety of hu- 
bu—  three doors away for one-half the price." 
manitj  described  so 
thoroughly  and 
and 
The  customer  was  right—the  very 
vividly by  Thackeray—do as  much harm 
same  hat  frame,  same  pattern  number, 
as hundred?  of dollars  expended in  ad­
same  in  every  respect,  at  one-half  the 
vertising does  good.  The  snob clerk  is 
price. 
In one of  these cases the custom­
generally,  upon  investigation, found  to 
er will  never purchase,  if  she can  avoid 
be  a person  of small  importance. 
It  is 
doing  so,  anything  in  the  store  where 
rare that a  successful  buyer,  superinten­
she  received the  rebuke  from the  snob­
dent  or  employe  of  importance 
is  a 
bish  clerk.  Here  is  where the merchant 
snob. 
it  is  not  unknown,  however. 
suffers.  No complaint against the clerk 
There are  buyers and  buyers,  and  some 
will  be  made, and the trade is lost to the 
of  them  are  pronounced in  their  snob- 
house without a chance of making things 
ism.  They  cringe  and  fawn  on  supe­
right.  There is not as  much trouble with 
riors,  and  insuit  and  crush,  so  far  as 
men as  with  women in this  respect,  nor 
they are able, their inferiors  in  position. 
do the clerks practice their crushing sar­
These  folk?  are  rare,  for  tbev  are  not
casm  with  men  customers  as  much  as

»ps arc 
rh  -nit

out  of ten  i 
with a  majestic  1 
head  upon  the  c 
ask questions or t 
thing other than  ■\ 
pleased to show.

Practical  exam 
which  w ill  ill us t 
casm or the imitati 
A  lady  went  in 
stores  the  other 
cheap corset.

"What have you 

she  asked.

3D  their own  class,  who with women.
irsl to snuff  their feeble er* are respond
igfcL
t h e r e   Is  n o t   ebb
d o e s   h a r m   t o  a  m e r c h a n t when the  buye:
clerk  and  eight  times ; o n e   of  t h e   larz<
a  f e m a le  =.  who  frowns trick* of the trs
ustomer who  dares  to
who ■desire* to see some-
¡rhat the clerk has been

the  fc

pie* are not  wanting
rate the crushing  sar-

î 02 the same, 
out  of  our  largest 
ay  and  asked  for  a

>t I is cheap corsets?”

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Adriatic................. 7 1 
“  Arrow Brand 554
“  World Wide.. 7
Aigyie  . 
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634
“  LL................. 5
AUantaAA............ 654i 
Fuîl Tard Wide....... 654
Atlantic A .............
63k Georgia  A ............... 654
H .............
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D  ............ 638 Hartford A ............. 5
Indian Head............
IX .............
King A  A................. 654
Aaory  ...................
Archery  Banting.. .  4 King BC .................. 5
554 Lawrence  L L ........ 534
Beaver Dam  A A
M adras eheese clotb 654
Blackstone O.  32
634 Newmarket  G........ 6
Black Crow...........
B  ....... 534
Black  B o ck ..........
X  ....... 6*
Boot. AL................. "Ha
D D ... 554
Capita]  A ...............
X ....... 7
Cavanai  V............. .  5^4
Chapman cheesed.  3%  Xoibe E ..................  5
Cllfw«  C K............. 5?4 Our Level  Best........ 654
Comet.......................  7  Oxford  K...............  634
Pequot......................  754
Dwight Star 
..........  554 Solar.........................  654
Clifton CCC
Top of the  Heap—   754
BLEACHED  COTTONS.
........   *54 Geo.  Washington...  8
A B C .
.............8  Glen Mill«...............   7
Amazon
.......7  Gold Medal..............754
Art  Cambric.............10  Green  Ticket...........854
BAckstone A A____  8  Great Falla...............  63*
Beats A ll.................  454 Hope.........................   7J4
Boston.....................12  ¡Just  Out
Cabot........................7  I King Phillip
Cabot.  %..................  654
Charter  Oak  ..........  556 Lonsdale Cambric.. 1054
Conway W  ............. 754 Lonsdale..............  @ 854
Cleveland..............  7  Middlesex.........  @ 5
Dwight Anchor.......  S3£ No Name..................  754
shorts  *54 Oak View.................6
Edwards..................6  Our Own....................  554
Empire.....................  7  Pride of the West.. .12
Parwell  ...................  75t Rosalind.....................754
Fruit of the  Loom.  85* Sunlight...................  454
Fitch ville
Utica  H ills............. 854
“  Nonpareil  ..11
First Prize.................654
Vinyard...................   854
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Fruit of the Loom J4. 
6
Fair-mount...............  454 
Full Value..............   654
.  .  854
Cabot..
Farwell
TremontN...............  554'Middlesex No.  1 

H it ?   BLEACHED  COTTONS.
................  754 Dwight Anchor.......  9

CXB LEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
S,

654
Middlesex  AT........ 8  
X..............  9 
No. 25....  9 
BLEACHED  canton  fla n nel.
Hamilton N .............  754 Middlesex A A .
Middlesex P T ........   8 
2.
A T ..........  9
A O. 
X A..........9
4.
X F ........ 1054!

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■  1354 
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Peerless, white..........18  Integrity, colored...21
colored— 2054 White Star................1854
Integrity..................1854‘ 
“  colored..21
Hamilton 
.................8 

White Horse
Bock  ... 

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...19

CARPET  WaKP.

DBZSS  GOODS.

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Coraline...........
. .99  5C Wonderful.............94 50
Schilling's. 
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...  S  00 Brighton.................. 4 75
Davis  Waists  .
.  S  OOiBortree’s ..............   9 00
4  30iAbdominal.............15 00
Grand  Rapids.
CORSET  ¿BANS.
Armory............ 
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654 Naumkeagsatteen..  754
Androscoggin..........73* Bockport.“....................654
Blddeford................  6  !Conestoga...................654
Brunswick...............  6541 Walworth..................654
Allen turkey  reds..  554 Berwick fancies__   54
robes.........   554 Clyde  Robes............  5
pink a purple 654 Charter Oak fancies  454 
buffs  .1........   6
DelMarine eashm’s.  6
pink  checks.  55
mourn’g  6
staples  ... 
554 Eddystone  fancy...  6 
shirtings . 
chocolat  6 
354 
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American  fancy. 
rober  ...  6 
534
American indigo.
sateens..  6
American shirtings  33*  Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
staple__ 554
Argentine  Grays...  6 
.  *3*  Manchester  fancy..  6 
Anchor Shirtings 
“  —   654 
Arnold 
new era.  6 
...  6  Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Arnold  Merino 
long cloth B. 1054 Merrim'ck shirtings.  4 
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century cloth 7  Pacific  fancy  ........  6 
“  gold seal----- 1054 
“ 
robes.............654
“  green seal TB1054 Portsmouth robes...  6 
yellow  seal  .1054.Simpson mourning.. 6
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serge  ............1154! 
greys.........  6
“  Turkey red. .1054 
solid black.  6
Ballou solid black  .  5  Washington indigo.  6 
“ 
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Berlin solids............  554  “ 

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colors.  554  “  Turkey robes..  754 !
“  India robes....  754 
.  554  “  plain Tky X 34  854

red and  orange 
“  X...10
“  oil blue........  654'  “  Ottoman  Tur-
green 
..  654  key red..................  6 
“  Foulards 
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554 Martha Washington
7 
TVekciw 
“  red 14 
Turkeyred 54.......  754
*  X  ...
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954
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654
“  madders. 
“  XX tw ills..  654  indigo  blue............... 1054
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colids.........   554 :

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Amoskeag AC A   ... 1254 AC A ........................1254
Hamilton N  ...........   754 Pemberton AAA__16
D ...............  S 34 York.........................1054
Awning. .11  ¡Swift Biver.............. 754
Farmer.........................S ¡Pearl Elver................12
First Prize............... 1154iWarren......................13
Lenox M ills............. 18 J
Atlanta.  D.................6* Stark  A 
..............8
Boot............................ 644 No  N am e.................. 754
Clifton. K...................6?4 Top of  Heap...........10
Simpson.....................20 ¡Imperial..................... 1054
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18  ¡Black .. 
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COTTON  DRILL.

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.1254(Columbian  brown.. 12
9 ox.......1354jEverett, blue.............12
brown........12
brown .13 
| Andover...................1154 Haymaker blue.......... 754
brown...  754
I Beaver Creek  A A... lO 
B B ...9   JJaffrey..................... 1154
¡Lancaster  ...............1254
CC 
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7  j Lawrence, 9 o*........1354
No.220.... 13
No. 250..1154
No. 280.... 1054

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“  d a  twist  10541 
XXX  bl.19  J
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GINGHAMS.
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“  Normandie  8

“  Persian dress  854 
Canton..  854 
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AFC........ 1254 Lancashire...............   654
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Teazle... IO54 j Manchester.............   554
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Angola. .1054¡Monogram...............  654
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Persian..  854jNormandle.................754
Arlington staple—   654 ¡Persian.....................  854
Arasapha  fancy....  454  Renfrew Dress........754
Bates Warwick dres  854iBosemont.................654
staples.  656jSlatersville..............  6
Centennial..............  1054 ¡Somerset...................7
Criterion...............  1054¡Tacoma  .....................754
Cumberland  staple.  554¡Toil  du Nord.......... 1054
Cumberland............ 5  ¡Wabash.......................  754
Essex........................  454i 
seersucker..  754
Elfin.........................   754 Warwick.................  854
Everett classics......   854 Whittenden..............  654
Exposition...............  754! 
heather dr.  8
Glenarie..................  654} 
indigo blue 9
Glenarven................  654 Wamsutta staples.  .  654
Glenwood  ...............  754 i Westbrook...............   8
Hampton..................   654j 
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Johnson Chalon cl 
54 Wlndermeer............   5
Indigo blue  954 York.......................... 654
zephyrs — 16  !

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Amoskeag............... 1654 Valley City...............1554
Stark........................ 1954 Georgia.....................1554
American................1654 Pacific......................1454

THBBADS.

dark’s Mile End__ 45  ¡Barbour s .................88
Coats’. J. & P ..........45  ¡Marshall’s ................ 88
Holyoke...................22541

White.  Colored. I 

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No. 
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10...
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Slater..........
White Star.
Kid Glove  .
Newmarket..............  4

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
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KNITTING  COTTON.
...37
38 ¡No.  14...
...38
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“  18... ...39
40
41 I “  20... „40
CAMBRICS.
...  4 1 Bd wards.......... ....  4
..  4 Lockwood.........___   4
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...  4 Wood’s ............
...  4 ¡Brunswick...........  4
BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman................... 3254ITW............................ 2254
Creedmore............... 2754 ¡FT— ......... 
3254
Talbot XXX.............30  j J K F, XXX...............35
Nameless................. 2754 ¡Buckeye.................... 3254

MIXED  FLANNEL.

 

DOMET  FLANNEL.
8  © 9541 
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Bed & Blue,  plaid. .40  ¡Grey S B W..............1754
Union K...................2254!W«jtemW  ...............1854
.1854 D B P ........................1854
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Windsor 
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Flushing XXX.........2354
6 oz Western 
22541Manitoba..................2354
Union  B —
Nameless.
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Slate. Brown. Black.! Slate. Brown. Black.
13
13
954 ¡13
954
954
15
15
1054 15
1054
1054
17
17
1154 17
1154
1154
20
20
1254120
1254
1254
DUCKS.
954 ¡West  Point, 8 oz.
Severen, 8 oz
• 1054 
Mayland, 8 oz..........1054
.1254 
10 01
Greenwood, 754 oz..  954!Raven, lOoz —  
.1354 
Greenwood, 8 oz— 1154 ¡Stark  “
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Boston, 8 oz.............1054jBoston, 10oz...
.1254

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25  ¡Per bale, 40 doz 
White, doz... 
20 
Colored,  doz.
BILBS IAS.
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Bed Cross....  9
Best..............1054iBedford
Best AA...... 12541Valley  City

Pawtucket...............1054
Dundie.....................  9
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Cordcelll, doz......... 75  ¡Corticelli  knitting,

754 KK 
8541

SEWING  SILK.

per 54oz  ball  .......30

twist, doz.. 3754 
50 yd, doz. .3754:
HOOKS AND ETES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k & White..10 
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No 2—20, M  C. 
...50  ¡No4—15  F  354........ 40
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No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  No  8 White A Bl’k..20 
..15 
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SAFETY  PINS.
No 2.......................... 38 
|N o8............................36

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A. James.................. 1  401 Steamboat.................  40
Crowely’s................1  35 Gold  Eyed.............. 1  50
M arshall's....:.......1 QOi
5—4. 

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TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
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COTTON TWINES.

Nashua.................... 18
Rising Star 4 ply.... 17 
3-ply— 17
North Star...............20
Wool Standard 4 ply 1754 
Powhattan..............18

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown......................IS
Domestic................1854
Anchor____ ........... 16
Bristol.....................13
Cherry  Valley.........15
IX  L.........................1854
Alabama...................61*  Mount  Pleasant___ 654
Alamance................   6 s   Oneida......................  5
Augusta...................  754;Prymont  .................  53*
Ar  sapha.................  6  ¡Bandelm&n..............  6
Georgia....................   65*  Riverside  ...............   53*
Granite....................  53* Sibley  A .....................63*
Haw  Biver..............5  ¡Toledo........................   6
Haw  J ......................  5

PLAID  OSNABtTBGS

around.  A  buyer  in

permit  a n y  practices which will  be detri­
mental  to  trade, for  on  the  success  or 
failure of a department a buyer's reputa- 
; tion stands or  falls, and it is a matter  of 
dollars at the end of the year when a new 
engagement is to be made.

WTso  W arns  th e   675?

The Grand Rapids savings Bank is out 
with an offer of 875  in  prizes  for  young 
story  writers.

Four  prizes  are  offered:  First.  880; 
second.  830:  third  815,  and  fourth  810, 
for  the  best  short  Christmas  story  to 
most  completely  illustrate  the  methods 
and  benefits of small saving*.  The story 
must contain not  more than fifteen  hun­
dred  nor  less  than one thousand words, 
and  the competitors  are  limited to  girls 
and  boys  under  eighteen  years  of  age 
who reside in Kent or adjoining counties.
The awards will be made by a commit­
tee of  judges  consisting of  a  member of 
the staff of each  of the  following  Grand 
Rapids papers:  Eagle.  Democrat,  Tele­
gram-Herald. Lender and T h e Michigan' 
T HADES It AN.

All competing stories must be addressed 
to  Grand  Rapids  Savings  Bank,  corner 
Fulton  and South  Division streets. Grand 
: Rapids,  Mich.,  to become the property of 
| the Bank, to  be printed at its discretion,
; and must  be in the bands of  the Bank by 
! December 15, 1SS1.

One S o u rce o f A n n oyan ce.

Many  banks are subject to a good deal 
of petty annoyance  from  small  accounts 
kept  by  young  men  who  believe,  and 
reasonably enough, that  to have  a  bank 
account  and  pay by  check  gives  one  a 
certain  standing.  Many  of  these  small 
account* are perpetually on the verge  of 
extinction, and  if many  transactions  in 
checks could  be traced to their beginning 
it would be  found that  one man  with  a 
perilously small account  had sought  the 
aid of hi* neighbor a little better off  and 
used  the latter*»  check for a few  days in 
order to maintain a  fictitious appearance 
of  prosperity.  Some  men  deliberately 
borrow 8300 or  $300 to  begin a bank  ac­
count,  and check it  out to  the lender  as 
soon  as they  are able to  make  a  second 
and  smaller deposit.

1 

Attention  is  directed  to the  advertise­
ment of  the  "Old  Homestead" jelly  and 
apple butter  factory  in  another portion 
of this week’s paper.

Use Tradesman  or  Superior  Coupons.

F  for  a 
ked  in

*How much do you wistï t*
corset—one  dollar?” she WÏ
return.

*No, I  want a cheap COF:>et

or *5 cents,” ihe lad}  :*ai<L

‘Oh!  we ha’re  no 50 cent  *
onij  a few are sold a* low as
was said  with a  sneer  and
ma:nner which wa* very tires<

corsets, and

an  affected 

‘some.

This clerk  was a snob of  a pronounced 
degree.  She  was 
impertinent  in  sug­
gesting a  corset  that  cost  SI,  when  she 
knew  that  the  lady  wished  a  cheaper 
one.  She knew  that  82  was  a  medium 
price  for  that  store,  and  not  cheap. 
When the lady suggested 50 or  75  cents, 
it was  highly impertinent  for  the  clerk 
to  turn  up her  nose  at  the idea of  a 50 
cent corset.  She should  have  known  if 
she  was  in  the corset  stock, that  there 
are patterns  without  number which  job 
at §4, and  84.50 per  dozen,  which makes 
the natural  retail price  50 cents  or less. 
Some  of  these  makes  are  good, and  it 
makes  no  difference  whether  the  Jady 
wished the  corset for  herself  or for  her 
servant,  she  bad  a  perfect  right to  de­
mand a  50  cent  corset, and  if  the  stock 
did  not  possess  one,  she  should  have 
been informed in  as courteous a  manner 
as if she  wished one  at So.  This young 
lady  was  probably  getting  S3  a  week. 
The lady  was amply able to purchase the 
best the store  afforded, and yet the clerk 
acted the airs of the grande dame.

in another store  in the  same  street,  a 
customer  in  the  hearing  of the  writer, 
asked  concerning  the  price  of  a  bat 
frame.

"Have  you nothing  cheaper than  this 

of a similar shape?7’

"Cheaper than that!" replied the young 
snob,  with the greatest disdain. 
"Why, 
no; I am  sure  that is  cheap  enough  for 
anybody.”

Strange to  say,  th e  easterner  was  not 
crashed  by th is  m erited  rebuke.  “ It  may 
be cheap  enough  for  anybody,  and  per-

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .
Hardware Price Current.

HAMMERS.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
diS.
60 
40
25
Imitation.......................................50*10

AUGURS AND BITS. 
Snell’s ...............................................
Cook’s ...............................................
_____ 
Jennings’, genuine 
Jennings’

.... 

AXES.

First Quality, S. B. Bronze............................. 1750

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

“ 
“ 
“ 

Railroad.......................................................... 5 14 00
Garden.......................................................net  30 00

barrow s. 

bolts. 

 
dis.

dis.

Stove....................................................................50&10
Carriage new list.  ..........................................  
15
Plow. 7................................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe.......................................................  
10

BUCKETS.

 

 

Well,  plain........................................................* 3 50
Well, swivel.....................................  
*00

BUTTS, CAST. 

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

BLOCKS.

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85................. 
60
,-ntn..................................................................... dlS. 50*02

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel................................................ Per ®
Ely’s 1-10.................................................perm
Hick’s  C. F ..............................................
D ..............................................
Musket....................................................

CAPS.

CARTRIDGES.

Rim  Fire —  
Central  Fire.

CHISELS.

dis.

dis.

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

c o m b s. 

d is .

40
Curry,  Lawrence’s ..........................................  
25
Hotchkiss............................................ 
 
White Crayons, per  gross...............l;i@12J4 dis. 10

CHALK.

 

GOITER.

“ 

Planiehed, 14 oz cut to size........ per pound 
14x52, 14x56,14x60 .........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................ 
Bottoms...............  .......................................... 25
d iS .
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks........................................  
Taper and straight Shank..............................  
Morse’s Taper Shank....................................... 

DRILLS. 

28
26
23
23

DRIPPING PANS.

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

50
50
50

07
6V4

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................. do*, net 
75
Corrugated...............................................
Adjustable......................................................... 40*10

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, 126.........................  
IveB’, 1,118;  2,124;  3,130..............................  

piles—New List. 

dlS.

dis.

80
25

Nicholson’s ...................................................... 60*10
Heller’s ............................................................. 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps....................................... 
50

galvanized ir o n.

Nos  16  to  20;  22  and  34;  25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 
dis.

13 
gauges. 

Discount, 60

12 

14 

28
18

Stanley1

 

“0

dis.

«IS.

» 
“ 
« 

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINGES.

dis.
<118.

levels. 

HANGERS. 

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—BOOK. 

HOLLOW WARE.

KNOBS—New List. 

WIRE GOODS. 
 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole  *  Co.’s ...................................................*}*• j*
]£]p’g.......................................................................dlS. 25
Yerkes & Plumb’s .....................................dis- 40&10 j
-  30® Hst i60 j
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel...................- 
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand 
.  30c 40*10 j
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 ................................. dls.60&10
State...............................................per doz. net, 2 50 j
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4>4  14 and
longer.........................-.................................. 
3H>
Screw Hook and  Rye, V4...........................ne{
%...................  
« 
net  814
x .............................net  714
*• 
« 
%.............................net  714
Strap and T ................................................. dis. 
50
Barn Door Bidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50*10
Champion,  anti friction................................  80*10
Kidder, wood track......................................... 
40
Pots.....................................................................
Kettles................................................................ 
Spiders  ..............................................................
Gray enameled...................................................
Stamped  Tin Ware.................................. new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware.............................. -•  - ” 
25
Granite Iron W are....................... new list 33* *10
diS.
Brieht 
70*10*10
Screws  Eyes! 1..............................................70*10*10
Hook’s ..  .....................................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................ 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ................. 
70
56
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings..................  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings............... 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l i s t ..................... 55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ..............................  
55
jjB
Branford’s ..................................  
Norwalk’s .......................................................  
55
Adze Eye................  
JJ6.00, dis  60
Hunt’s.7 ........................................*18-50, dis. 20*10.
<118*
MAULS. 
50
Sperry & Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
mills. 
dis.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ........ 
JO
- -  ......... 
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry AClc.k’s ................... 
40
“  Enterprise 
......................................... 
i!0
Stebbin’s Pattern.............................................
Stebbin’s Genuine..............................................
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Steel nails, base...................................................J ®
Wire nails, base..............................
Steel.  w ire.
Base
60-----
10
50___
20
40.. 
20
30.. 
30
20.. 
35
16.... 
35
12..  . 
40
10....
50
8.....
65
7 * 6 .
90
4.......
1  50
3.......
2 00 
2 00
Fine 3.. 
90 
Case  10.
1 00 
1  25 
1 00 
1  25 
1  50
90 
1  00 
2 50 
dis. 
@40
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy............................  
,
Sclota  Bench............... 
WfL
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   @J0
Bench, first q u a lity ....................................
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood............  *io
. 
Fry,  Acme...............................................................Jo
Common,  polished..................................................70
Iron and  Tinned.............................................
Copper Rivets and Burs................................ 
00
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. plaulshed, Nos. 25 to 27...  J 20 
___

..................................Base 
" ............................Base
.......................... 
05
■"............................. 
10
'............................. 
15
15
.......................... 
"  ............................. 
15
......................... 
20
.............................  25
...............................  40
...............................   60
......................... 1  00
............................. 1  50
.....................1  50
’...........................   60
........................................   9°
Finish 10..............................................,8 5
6..................................... 1 15
Clinch; 19.............................................,  »5

Broken packs 54c per pound extra. 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

Advance over base: 

molasses gates. 

“ 
“ 

RIVETS. 

N A IL S

PLANES.

PANS. 

.
..
.. 

dis.

U1S.

• • - 

' 

_

 

 

ROPES.

7
dis.

sheet iron.
Cox

Sisal, 54 Inch and larger................................ 
Manilla..............................................................  HV4
75
................. 
Steel and  Iron.. 
60
................. 
Try and Bevels. 
................. 
20
Mitre.................
Smooth. Com.
12 95
...84 05
Nos. 10 to  14........................................ *4 05
3 (5
...  4 05
Nos. 15 to 17........................................ 4 05
..  4 05
3 (5
Nos.  18 to 21.............................
3  15
...  4 05
Nos. 22 to 24.............................
..  4 25
3 25
Nos. 25 to 26............................
3 35
....  4 45
No. 27........................................
t  over 30 Inches
All  sheets No. 18  and  Ugh 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
SAND PAPER.
List acct. 19,’86..........................................dis.
Silver Lake, White A ................................ list
Drab A ....................................   1
White  B ................................   “
DrabB....................................  “
White C.....................................“

SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

BASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

dis.

SAWS.

WIRE. 

TRAPS. 

Solid Eyes................................................ per ton *25
20

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

“ 
Sliver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,....
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot —
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cats, per foot —
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot................................................

30
Steel, Game...................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s  -. 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion..................................*1.50 per doz.
dis.
Bright Market...................................................  65
Annealed Market............................................. 70—10
Coppered Market.............................................   60
Tinned Market.................................................  6254
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized............................. 
j 35
painted..................................  2 85
Au Sable................................. dis. 25*10@25*10*05
Putnam................................... .......... 
dis. 06
dis. 10*10
N orthwestern................................... 
dis.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine.............................. -................ 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable..................................75*10
B irdcages— .........................................  
50
Pumps, Cistern............................................
Screws, New List.............................................  *u«iu
Casters, Bed  a  d Plate................. 
50&10&1C
Dampers, American........................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........  
66

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

w renches. 

dlS.
 

“ 

 

METALS, 

pin t in.

ZINC.

26c
28c

solder.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars.........................................................  ■ - 
Duty:  Sheet, 254c per pound.
680 pound  casks............................................... 
“X
Per pound.................... ..................*................ 
*
54@54.-V l-..............................................................
Extra W iping........ .................. -- ............
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................... P®r  pound  16
13
Hallett’s .
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................*750
50 
14x20 IC, 
9 25 
10x14 IX, 
9 25
14x20 IX, 

........................................
........................................
. .. .. .. ..
Each additional X on this grade, »1.75.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal......................................
.......................................
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
.......................................
14x20‘IX, 
-••••••”  •••  --v,-■•••
Each additional X on this grade 11.50.

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

S 6  75 
.  6 75 
.  8 25 
.  9 25

TIN—MELYN GRADE.

HOOPING PLATES

 

 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
*■ 
» 

‘  Worcester.............................  6 50
« 
* 
 
1  A ll a way  Grade.................... 
. 
!« 
• 
boiler size t in p l a t s.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14X20IC, 
14x30 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX,
14x28  IX..........................................................   *}J°*
10 
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I pgr  pound 
14x60 IX.  “  “  9 
________

6 00
......................  12 60

“ 
<* 
“ 

 
 

“ 

’ 

 

 

THE BOYS UPON  THE ROAD.

Our  mission  Is  a  changeful  one,  we  go  from 
We  find  that  many kind  of  men comprise  the 
Rebuffed  by  many  we would  please  we wear a 
And push ahead to pastures  new—we never lose 

place to place,
human race,
smiling lip.
our grip.

Our  lives  are  filled with  pleasant  joys  as well 
Oft 
for  our  wandering,  wayward  feet,  the 
Because  a  few fall  by  the  way, there  comes a 
The edict is—‘ No drummer can  be  canuonized 

as carking cares.
tempter sets his snares,
wild complaint—
a saint.”

Ours is a life of honest toil;  for worthy ends we 
We  keep  the  fire  that warms  the  hearth;  we 
For  this  we  ride  through  driving  storms,  we 
And often for our  hardships, have our labor for 

roam.
feed the folks at home.
sleep on flying trains.
our pains.

The lazy landlord and his wife;  their daughters 
.
The  freckle faced, red headed  girl, whose  hair 
The chambermaid who built the fire and wanted 
The stable boy who blacked our boots, who kept 

plump and  spry; 
was in the pie;
to be ‘‘tipped;”
our change and “skipped.”

The  girls  who  made  the  ice  cream  bills  and 
The  crying  babies  on  the  cars  we  helped to 
The  man  to  whom we offered  goods  at  prices 
Who asked us if that was the best that we could 

livery charges steep;
soothe to sleep;
“awful slim,”
do by him?

Yes, well remembered are these folks of many a 
The bawling  brakeman on  the  train, the  dusty 
The  muscular  conductor,  who,  with  such  a 
“Bounced” every  poor  unfortunate who  could 

'bygone year;
engineer,
pompous  air,
not pay his fare.

The quaint and gay old countrymen who cheered 
The “cranks” who knew  that Vanderbilt would 
Who called us “mean  monopolists” that wanted 
And  claimed that  their “Alliance  stores” were 

us with their mirth.
soon own all the earth,
“all the fat,”
“bound to bust us flat.”

The  woman who  had  checked  her  trunk  and 
The  greenhorn  who  admired  our  “grip”  and 
The  shabby, close old  sleeping car where  hun 
All  seem to take  us  back, to day, upon the road 

feared that it was lost;
asked us what it “cost.”
dreds used to snore,
once more.

But tenderer for the loving wife who waited our 
Who has not seen her welcome  light within the 
The precious  little ones who  heard the  coming 
And clapped their dimpled hands with joy, when 

return, 
window burn;
of the train.
papa came again.

. . .

We know, when  sickness  lays us  low, when  w 
That  we  may turn to loyal  friends  for  comfort 
That  should  the  summons come  for us to  quit 
That  we  may  leave  the  ones we  love  in  your 

are brought to grief,
and relief.
this world of  care,
protecting care.

M. V. B l a c k bur n.

A Traveling Man’s  Story.

“I  used  to  have an old  German  cus 
tomer up in Minnesota.  He kept a little 
country store where he traded calico and 
sugar and  tinware for eggs and  poultry 
His  little  cross-roads place  was  twenty 
miles  from the  railroad  among a settle 
ment of  Germans. 
I  used  to drive  out 
there  about  three  times a year  and  sell 
him a nice little bill of goods.
“ When  I  got  pretty  well  acquainted 
with the old man I found that he had the 
most  rudimentary  idea of  accounts,  and 
his  method of  getting a selling  price  on 
hardware  (my line)  was simplicity itself 
He just  took the  cost, whatever it might 
be, and multiplied it by two.  Of course 
I was at a good deal of expense in selling 
him,  and  I fixed  my prices  accordingly
“Well, one  time  I  went  out  and  the 
old  man would  have  nothing  to do with 
me.  My  name  was  Dennis—he  didn 
want to talk at all. 
I loafed  around and 
finally found  out  what  was the  matter. 
Another  hardware  man  had  been  out 
there and  had made  him prices  about 25 
per  cent,  less  than  mine.  Then  1  just 
sat down and  showed the old  man how a 
padlock  that he had  paid  me $4 for  had 
been sold him by the other fellow for $3. 
My  dozen  padlocks  cost  him  $4.  He 
multiplied  that by two,  sold  them  for $8 
and made $4.  The other man’s cost  him 
S3;  he  sold  them  for  SO  and  made  S3. 
Clear gain by trading with me,  SI a dozen 
on those padlocks,  and so on through the 
bill.  .The old  man  saw it plain  as  day 
and stuck to me after that.”

8 50
13 50
7 50
15 50

The Kelly Perfect  Axe
The Falls City Axe
Tbe Kelly Axe Ifg Co,  i»«, ».

Both  M anufactured  by

ALSO

We carry a good  stock of  these  axes 
and  quote  them   at  the  follow ing 
prices:

S. Bit.
K ellyjPerfect, per doz.  $7 
Falls City, per dez. 
$6

8

MichiganTradesman

Ottieial Organ of Michigan Business Men's Association.

A  W EEK LY   JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Wohlerine State.

The  Tradesman  Company, Proprietor.

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

strictly in advance.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St.

Entered at the Orand Rapids Post Ojr.cs.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W EDNESDAY.  NOVEMBER  11,1891.

The  Department  of  Agriculture  re­
ports complete success  in  its  recent  ex­
periments  at  Medicine  Lodge,  Kansas, 
with  the  "alcohol  process” in  the  man­
ufacture  of  sorghum  sugar.  The  new 
process  gives  a greatly  increased  yield, 
an  improvement  in quality and a  better 
separation  of the  sugar  from  the molas­
ses. 
It  is  concisely  described  by a  re­
cent writer as follows:  “It is  simply an 
addition  to the processes heretofore  used 
in  the  manufacture of  sorghum  sugar. 
When the cane juice has been reduced to 
a thin sirup, preferably  to  a  sirup  con­
taining  about  forty-five  per  cent,  of 
water  by  weight,  a  quantity  of  ninety- 
five per cent,  alcohol  is  mixed with  the 
sirup.  This alcohol immediately precip­
itates the gums, starch  and  kindred  in­
gredients  of  the  sirup. 
These  sub­
stances  then  settle  rapidly  to  the  bot­
tom  of  the  tank,  leaving  a  mixture  of 
sirup  and  alcohol in  the  upper  part  of 
the tank.  This mixture of  sirup and al­
cohol is thus drawn off into another tank. 
The  precipitate in  the lower part  of  the 
tank also  contains,  mixed with it,  a con­
siderable quantity of  the mixture of  sir­
up  and  alcohol.  This  is  recovered  by 
the  usual  method of  filtering  by  means 
of  a  filter  press,  and  is  added  to  that 
drawn  off.  as  above  described.  The al­
cohol  is  separated  from  the  sirup  by 
distilling. 
thenceforth 
treated  by  the  usual  methods  of  first- 
class sugar  factories.  The alcohol,  as it 
comes  from  the  sirip,  brings  with  it 
considerable  quantities  of water,  so it is 
below the desired strength.  It is bronght 
up  again to  ninety-five  per  cent,  by  re- 
distillation.”

The  sirup 

is 

The  reciprocity provision of the  tariff 
act  gives  tlie  President  power  to reim­
pose.  afetr Jan’y  1,  1893,  aduty on sugar, 
hides,  tea,  coffee  and  molasses  coming 
from countries which by  that time fail to 
make' equivalent concessions  in  favor of 
our  commerce.  Under  the  reciprocity 
provisions, 
treaties  have  already  been 
made  with  Brazil,  with  Spain  for  Cuba 
and  Porto Rico, and  with San  Domingo. 
The  treaty  with Brazil  went  into  effect 
April  1, 1891,  and has not  been in opera­
tion  long enough  to show its full benefits,! 
but already our exports of  domestic pro­
ducts to  that country  have been  largely 
increased. 
If the  reports coming  from 
Washington are true,  a reciprocity treaty 
has been  concluded  between  the  United 
States  and  Germany,  which  will  be  of 
great  importance  to the  farmers of  this 
country, 
in return  for  th§ free entry of 
German  beet  sugar  into  this  country, 
Germany  is to largely reduce  her  duties 
on  American  breadstuffs and meats.  Our 
imports from Germany  in  1890 amounted 
to nearly $99,000,000; our exports to  Ger­
many in the same year amounted to more 
than  $84,000,000.  A  reciprocity  treaty

will give  us  a  larger  market for  meats 
and breadstuffs  in that country and turn 
the balance of trade in our favor.

T h e T r a d e sm a n  intended  to  make a 
somewhat extended reply to the criticism 
of  Messrs.  Desenberg  &  Schuster, pub­
lished in last  week’s  paper, but maturer 
deliberation — and 
the  assurances  of 
half a hundred reputable Hebrew patrons, 
including  such  prominent  Israelites  as 
Joseph Houseman,  that the original pub­
lication  was in no particular offensive to 
the  Jewish  people  and,  therefore, needs 
no defense—has  satisfied  T h e  T r a d e s­
m an  that further reference to the matter 
is  neither  necessary  nor  desirable. 
Messrs.  Desenberg & Schuster attributed 
to the original publication sentiments not 
intended by the writer,  and not so under­
stood by any other Hebrew  in  the State, 
so far as T he  T r a d e sm a n  has been able 
to ascertain.  This is in no way intended 
as a reflection on the  writers of  the com­
munication,  who  are  educated  and  cul­
tured gentlemen and who are acting from 
motives  highly commendable from  their 
standpoint.

The master of the National Grange has 
sent a circular to the  members of the or­
der,  congratulating  them  and  farmers 
generally on the bountiful crops and  the 
prospects  for  good  prices  which  will 
surely  bring  better  times.  He  advises 
them to secure their fair share of the  re­
wards of labor,  and  not  permit the spec­
ulators  to pocket  all the  advance in  the 
price of  grain. 
In  his  opinion,  hot  one 
bushel  of wheat  should be  sold for  less 
than $1 a bushel,and he asserts that it will 
be  the  fault  of  the  farmer  if it  brings 
less.  He  says  that  not  only  have  we 
reason  to  congratulate  ourselves  upon 
better prices for our produce,  but we are 
also  to be congratulated that  the dollars 
thus received  will  buy  more  farm  and 
family supplies  than  ever  before in  the 
recollection of the oldest inhabitant.
Office  Change--Annual  Meeting1 —New 

Council.

Detro it,  Nov.  7—For  the  benefit  of 
your readers in general  and  members of 
the  Michigan  Commercial  Travelers’ As­
sociation  and  commercial 
travelers  in 
particular,  1  wish  to  announce  that the 
office  of  the  M.  C.  T.  A.  has  been  re­
moved from 34 to 32 Congress street, west, 
and that the annual  meeting  of  the  As­
sociation  will  occur  on  Thursday,  De­
cember 24,  at 9 o’clock a.  m.
Refering  to  the  order  of  the  United 
Commercial Travelers of  America, I will 
say that Detroit Council No. 9, is increas­
ing in  numbers,  and  that  the  members 
are enthusiastic  and  contemplate giving 
an  entertainment  during  the  Christmas 
days.  Applications  are  in  at  the  Su­
preme  Council  of  the  order  for chajters 
for new  councils  from  several  places in 
Michigan.  A new council  will be organ­
ized at  Flint,  Saturday,  Nov.  14.  Mem­
bers  of  Detroit  and  Toledo councils;  as 
well  as  any  transient  members  of  the 
order,  are invited to be present.

M.  J.  Ma tt h ew s.
Mr. Connor to Have an Assistant.
Ma r sh a l l,  N ov.  7—In consequence of 
the increase of the trade of Michael Kolb 
&  Son,  whom I  have  represented in this 
I State  during  the  past  nine  years—and 
| which 1  attribute  in a  great  measure  to 
advertising in  your  paper  and the house 
complying in every  respect with  the  ad- 
| vertising—Kolb & Son have engaged Jas.
I W.  Morton to  travel  in  connection  with 
myself in this State.  Mr. Morton has an 
j excellent  reputation  and  possesses  a 
| practical knowledge of  clothing,  having 
been  in the employ of some of  the  lead- 
I ing  retail  houses in  the  State and  is  at 
| present  time  assisting  Thomas  Skelton, 
clothing merchant, Big Rapids, where re- 
' sides. 

Wil lia m  Connor.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   TTtAX)EBM_A^N
LIFE  BEHIND  THE  COUNTER. 

Written for The Tradesman

In  last  week’s  issue  of T h e T r a d e s­
m an,  in an  editorial  commenting on  my 
“Life Behind the  Counter”  contribution 
in 
the  same  number,  the  editor  very 
modestly intimates that  some of my con­
clusions are susceptible of criticism. Now 
I would  advise you,  Mr.  Editor,  to  read 
the  article  in  question  carefully,  and 
you  will  observe that it  does not hold as 
much  as you  imagined  it did when  you 
penned  that  editorial.  You  will  per­
ceive that 1  was not so  extremely stupid 
and nonsensical  (as is inferred from your 
editorial)  as to  assert  or  claim  that  the 
commission  system of retailing merchan­
dise as  a general  system was  preferable 
to  the  present  system  of  buying  and 
owning. 
Indeed,  I  was  not  advocating 
any general  system,  but  simply  record­
ing a few thoughts inspired  by  observa­
tion and  bearing  upon  the  oft-repeated 
question as  to whether  we are  progress­
ing or  retrogressing in  the  scale  of hu­
man excellence.  1 said that “forty years 
ago it paid a  man to be  honest.”  Why? 
Because if a  wave of  misfortune  should 
roll  over him  and his  means  should  be 
swept away  by agencies which  were  en­
tirely beyond his  control,  he would  still 
be able  to “exercise his  talents and  use 
his  judgment  in  a  way that  would  re­
dound to the greatest possible advantage 
to  himself  and  to  the  community  at 
large.”  How?  Because,  if he was  “rated 
high  in  uprightness  of  character  and 
business 
integrity,”  some  wholesaler 
would  stock  him  up  on  commission 
which,  I  repeat  here,  would  be  better 
than the  present  system  for reasons  al­
ready given.  What  is  the  present  sys­
tem?  The editor says  that the  poor fel­
low  “has wisely come to  the  conclusion, 
that  he might  better be  behind his  own 
counter  taking  the  entire  profits.”  I 
have known  more than one clerk to come 
to a conclusion  that  he  knew more than 
his employer,  but  I must  confess  that  1 
never before heard of a poor man  chang­
ing  the  ownership  of  a  counter  from 
some other man to himself,  and  convert­
ing the entire profits of a mercantile bus­
iness to  his own  use,  by  simply  coming 
to a conclusion.  The editor gets himself 
into this ridiculous  position by a  misun­
derstanding and a misconstruction of the 
tenor of the article in question.

To-day  the  man  with  a clean  record 
and a high rating of uprightness of char­
ter  and  business  integrity,  but  without 
means,canuot obtain goods to sell on com­
mission.  He may be  able  to purchase on 
time,  but when he  does so he  mortgages 
his manhood by undertaking  to do  what 
in the very  nature of  things it  is impos­
sible  to  do, and  ninety-nine  times in  a 
hundred ends in the paralysis of his own 
business vitality, and a considerable loss 
to his  creditors. 
If  he  be  not  able  to 
purchase,  his only other  alternative is to 
bury  the  talent  which  God  has  given 
him and hire  out as a  “counter-hopper,” 
which means  that  he will  never be  able 
to redeem himself  or regain the  position 
to which his talents and  abilities  entitle 
him.

In  discussing  questions  of  this kind, 
three  things  are  effected,  namely,  the 
wholesaler, the retailer and  the  commu­
nity;  and  in  discussing  conditions  and 
methods,  we should advocate  that which 
j would best serve all three of  these inter- 
I ests.

You  say,  “The  commission  stores 
i served a useful  purpose  in  their day by

giving trusted agents  an  opportunity  to 
develop their business  capacities,”  “but 
they have been  crowded  into  the  back­
ground—not by  the lack  of honest  men, 
but  because  the  commission  method  is 
not in keeping with the times.”  Trusted 
agents are  not  given  an  opportunity  to 
develop their  capa< ¡ties  nowadays,  sim­
ply because the fashion has  changed and 
it is  not  in “keeping  with  the spirit  of 
the  times.”  This  agrees  exactly  with 
my conclusions—that it is  not  fashiona­
ble  to-day,  or  in  harmony  with 
the 
“spirit of the times”  to  take  very  much 
stock in any man’s trustworthiness.  But 
you  go beyond  a mere  freak of  fashion 
and  ascribe  further  causes  for  the  de­
cline  of  the  commission  stores,  which 
appear  to  be  so  far-fetched as  to  have 
little bearing on the subject. 
It certain­
ly goes  beyond my  mental  scope to  un­
derstand  just  why  it  was  necessary  to 
put an  end to  a  custom of  trusting  our 
fellow men,thereby destroying an “oppor 
tunity to develop  their  business  capaci­
ties,”  simply  because  competition  has 
increased  and a  “rapid increase  in  rail­
way  and  steamship 
taken 
place,  which “enables  the  merchant  to 
buy  his  goods  a  thousand  miles  away 
from home,  if he so desires?”  What has 
all  of this  got  to  do  with  the  fact that 
man  no lougeT  places  confidence in  his 
fellow  man to  as  great an  extent as  he 
once did?  How is it  that the “agent”  is 
no longer “trusted” and given “an oppor­
tunity  to  develop  his  business  capaci­
ties,” as he once was.

lines”  has 

The  editor  of  T h e  T r a d e sm a n has  a 
certain class of  patrons who  answer  the 
description of the class referred to in my 
article.  They are honest  men and  their 
records  are  clean;  they  have  reached 
middle age; their judgments  are mature; 
they  have cut  their  eye  teeth; they  are 
careful,  provident  and  economical;  but 
they  are  without  means. 
I  am  aware 
that there is no  excuse  which the  world 
will  accept  for  a  man  of  middle  life 
without  means.  The  hard,  cruel  world 
writes every  man down  as  an  incompe­
tent,  an  imbecile, or  a  no-body  who  is 
found going down the decline of life with­
out means. 
It  is  a  fact,  nevertherless, 
that no  man can  master the  elements or 
control the circumstances which surround 
him, and,  therefore,  all men  are subject 
to misfortune, and liable  to be  stranded 
on the rocky and barren shores of pover­
ty.

I  repeat  that  among  the  thousands 
whose names appear on the  subscription 
list of T h e  T r a d e sm a n  are  many,  scat­
tered  here and  there ail  over our  State, 
answering to the description given above, 
who would  be pleased to  have the  little 
sleight of hand  trick  explained  to  them 
which would put them into possession of 
a “counter” of  their own and give  them 
the entire profits of a business by simply 
coming to a “conclusion” to have it so.
In conclusion,  I assert that there never 
was  a  necessity  or  even  a  good  valid 
reason  for furnishing a  man with staple, 
standard  goods  to  sell  on  commission, 
who  had  the  means  to  purchase;  and 
there is  just as  great a  necessity and  as 
good reason  for giving  worthy men  and 
“trusted  agents  an  opportunity  to  de­
velop their business capacities,”  by  fur­
nishing them with goods  on  commission 
to-day,  as there ever  was. 
It is no long­
er  practical, however,  and the  writer  is 
of  the  opinion  that the  reason  thereof 
lies not in the fact  that profits are small­
er  and  railroads  more  numerous,  but 
that men  are becoming less  trustworthy 
and manufacturers and  wholesalers have 
less confidence in  their fellow men  than 
! formerly. 

E.  A.  Owen.

WHOM  TO  TRUST.

Man” on this Question.

Views of Marshall Field & Co.’s “Credit 
Commerce and credit  are  ins> parable. 
When a dealer sells a bill of goods he sells 
either for cash or  on  credit,  and  some­
times what are  frequently  looked  upon 
as cash transactions are in reality  credit 
transactions.  To illustrate:  A merchant 
residing in  Kansas  comes  to  a  dealer 
in Chicago and says  he  desires  to  pur­
chase a bill  of  goods  for  cash,  but  on 
questioning the Kansas  man as  to  what 
he means by cash the dealer  learns  that 
when the goods  are  received  in  Kansas 
and the bill for them is checked up,  and 
the goods are placed  on  sale,  then  the 
Kansas  merchant  expects  to  remit  for 
them.  Thus it will  be  seen  that  what 
the Kansas man calls  a  cash  deal,  as  a 
matter of fact is a credit transaction,  for 
the dealer would be obliged to trust  him 
with the goods from the time  they  leave 
Chicago until the time it  would  take  to 
get his money under these circumstances.
In no country  in  the  world  is  credit 
so generally and lavishly given as in  the 
United  States,  and, 
therefore,  every 
large wholesale establishment  employs a 
person  whose  special  work  is  to  look 
after  the  credits  of  that  house,  and  he 
is  familiarly  known  in  the  mercantile 
community  as  the “credit  man,”  and  if 
he prove a credit to the house  he  repre­
sents  he  will  always give  credit  to  the 
proper  parties  and  decline to  give  it to 
those unworthy of  it. 
It  is  my purpose 
in  this article  to  call  attention  to a few 
things that the credit  man  bears in mind 
while performing his duties.

The  very  first  point  that  the  credit 
man  wishes to settle in his  own  mind is 
that  the  person  applying  for  credit  is 
honest.  That  “an  honest  man  is  the 
noblest  work of  God”  is  just as true  to­
day  as  when 
those  words  were  first 
uttered.  A  dishonest man believes this, 
although  he  may not  be  able  to  speak 
from experience,  but he learns  it  by ob­
servation.  Perhaps the most convincing 
proof of the correctness of this statement 
was a remark  made by an  old  merchant 
to a young man  just entering  a  business 
career.  Said  he:  “ My  young  friend, 
honesty  is  the  best  policy. 
I’ve  tried 
both ways  and I know  what  I’m talking 
about.”  The  President  of 
the  First 
National  Bank  of  Chicago  in  a  recent 
address laid  down  the following  axiom: 
“All good men  love the  approval of  the 
good  and all  bad  men are  held in check 
in fear of  a good  man’s  reproach.” 
In­
tegrity  is  the  rock  on  which  the  vast 
commercial  interests  of  this  world  are 
resting.  Annihilate  integrity  and  im­
mediately  trade  and  commerce  are  de­
stroyed,  and civilization with all  its ben­
efits  will  follow  in  the  train  of  their 
destruction.  Unless  we have  faith  and 
confidence in each  other’s  honesty,  there 
can be no credit, and without credit there 
can be but little business.

A man’s ability to conduct successfully 
the  kind of  business  in  which  he is en­
gaged  is  also of  very great  importance. 
Ability  in  the  abstract  is  one  thing; 
ability in the  special  line of  our  under­
takings  is another.  To  select  the voca­
tion  suited to our  special  ability  is  the 
most  important  step  in a man’s  career. 
Statistics  show  that  of  every  100  men 
engaged  in  business  less  than  ten  are 
successful  throughout their whole  lives, 
and  this is convincing proof  that  some­
thing  is  radically wrong  somewhere. 
I 
think  the  trouble is there  are  so  many

“misfits”  in  business. 
I  have  known a 
good  farmer to sell  his farm  and  invest 
the proceeds in a store,  and then make  a 
miserable failure  as  a  merchant, simply 
because  he  knew nothing of  mercantile 
life.  A man  may be a good  lawyer  and 
yet  make a poor  physician. 
In order  to 
be a success  in  any  department  in  life, 
a  person  should  choose  that  profession 
or  vocation  which  is  suited  to his  par­
ticular ability.  Mercantile  life  is  often 
entered  into by people without  any pre­
paratory schooling and with no reference 
to  fitness.  Any  man  with a few dollars 
can become a merchant.  How,  then, can 
it be expected  that  these  men will  suc­
ceed  when  they  are  incompetent?  The 
law of the “survival of the fittest” dooms 
most of them to failure.

A man  may be honest and possessed of 
splendid ability,  and yet if  he lack appli­
cation  and  industry his  chances of  suc­
cess will  be very  precarious. 
In  no oc­
cupation  are  indefatigable  energy  and 
close  attention  so indispensable  to  suc­
cess  as  in  mercantile  life.  This is par­
ticularly an age of push and competition, 
and unless  one  is  thoroughly devoted to 
this  calliug he  need  not  hope to accom­
plish good results.  The merchant’s path 
is not  strewn with  roses, no matter how 
attractive it may seem to an outsider.

I have thus far dwelt on the importance 
of  things  which in themselves  alone  do 
not  pay bills.  No one  can  take  $1,000 
worth  of  honesty, $500  worth of  ability 
and  $100 worth of  application and  go  to 
a  wholesale  dealer  and  exchange  them 
for  goods  unless  accompanied  by a cer­
tain amount of  capital.  The dealer who 
trusts  the  country  merchant  with  his 
goods  believes  that  the  value of  those 
goods will be increased  by the aid of  his 
experience,  ability  and  labor,  and  while 
it is true that absolute  confidence  in  the 
integrity of the buyer is the condition  of 
the  credit,  yet  in  most  cases  the dealer 
would also require for his safety that the 
buyer should possess a certain amount of 
capital  of  his  own,  and  the  larger  that 
capital the better it is for both debtor and 
creditor.  The amount of capital  requir­
ed in any particular case  to  insure  safe­
ty and  success  is  au  uncertain  quantity 
for  the  reason  that  some  men  have  the 
faculty of making money under the most 
unfavorable circumstances, while others, 
even more favorably situated,  can  never 
make both ends meet; therefore the credit 
man  is  obliged  to  consider  in  every  in­
dividual  case  the  elements  that  go  to 
make up a good business man.

To illustrate:  There is a certain young 
man  just  commencing  business;  he  has 
had considerable experience, having been 
a clerk for many years, and  understands 
all about the nature of the business,  and 
by the practice of  rigid  economy  he  has 
accumulated  a  few  hundred  dollars, 
which  is  his  capital.  Every  dollar  of 
that young man’s capital has  an  enhanc­
ed value; in the first place,  he has shown 
his  ability  to  earn,  and,  secondly,  his 
frugality in saving what  he  has  earned, 
and  having  both  earned  and  saved  he 
understands the value of money as no one 
can who has  done neither.  Such a young 
man is entitled to confidence, and is good 
for any reasonable credit  he  is  likely  to 
ask.  On the other hand, here is another 
young man  just  commencing  with  little 
or no experience,  and  not  much  ability, 
and  some  uncle  or  aunt  furnishes  him 
the  capital to start  with,  and  the  world 
smiles and says:  “What  a  lucky  young 
fellow;  there’s  no  end  of  money behind

him;”  but  observation  proves  in  nine 
cases out of  ten that the end of money is 
seldom very long in being reached.

The credit  man  finds  but  little  diffi­
culty  in  handling  a  case  of  this  kind. 
Generally  it  is  only a question  of  time 
when  the aforesaid  relative  becomes so­
licitous about the success of the business 
and  insists upon  being secured  whether 
anyone else  loses  by the  venture or not; 
therefore  if  the  credit  man  sells  this 
young man without the  guaranty of  said 
relative, or  some  other  responsible  per­
son,  he can  blame no one but  himself  if 
he  makes a loss. 
I have  known a young 
man to come to market to buy goods, and 
state that the  capital he was using in his 
business was an  actual  gift  from a rela­
tive,  and  later  on  when  he  had  made  a 
failure it was  discovered  that  the  “gift” 
was  looked  upon  as  a  “loan,”  and  the 
relative took the stock of goods to satisfy 
this debt,  while  the  merchants who  fur­
nished the  goods were  unable  to  collect 
a dollar of  their  indebtedness. 
In  view 
of  such  a contingency,  the  credit  man 
should  always  satisfy  himself  as  to 
whether  the  capital  in  such  cases  is a 
genuine  gift,  or  a  gift  with  “a  string 
attached 
Some  merchants, 
however,  are  so  anxious  to  sell  goods 
that  they permit  this  desire to interfere 
with their  better  judgment in making  a 
credit. 
If  it  were a question of  loaning 
money, they would  hesitate  before  mak­
ing  a  loan  to  some  that  they  do  not 
question  when  they  make a credit;  the 
trouble with this class of dealers is,  they 
look upon merchandise as something that 
must  be  kept moving,  and  it  sometimes 
happens  that  both the  merchandise and 
the merchant  move so far away from the 
dealer  that  neither  is ever  heard  from 
again.

it.” 

to 

The  question  naturally  arises,  how 
does the credit  man obtain the necessary 
information to  enable him  to  determine 
what is best to do?  A personal interview 
always gives him an opportunity to learn 
from the  would-be debtor  just  what  his 
business condition is.  Suppose he makes 
a statement of his affairs like this,  viz:
Stock of merchandise on  hand.................. $ 5,000
Sell for cash.
Own house and lot In which I live and it
is clear of incumbrance............................   1,500
Cash on hand..................................................  1,000
Total..........................................................   $7,500

No debts of any kind.
Carry $4,000 fire insurance on stock.
Carry $1,000 insurance on dwelling.
Pay $25 rent for store.
Sell $12,000 annually.
It will readily be seen that such a man 
is in first-class  condition,  and  is perfect­
ly safe to trust with any amount of  mer­
chandise  that his business demands. 
In 
the first  place,  he has no  debts to bother 
him, and,  secondly,  if  fire  should  over­
take  him  he  is amply  insured.  Third, 
as he  is  selling  his  goods  for  cash,  he 
need not have  any anxiety  about not  re­
ceiving  his  pay  for  goods  sold.  And 
fourth,  as he is  selling  $1,000  worth  of 
goods  per  month,  he  will  soon  have 
money  enough to cancel  any  reasonable 
indebtedness that he might incur.

Suppose,  however,  that  the  would-be 
debtor makes  a  statement like  this,  viz:
Stock of merchandise on hand  ....................$25,000
Trusted  out  .............. 
15,000
House and lot, homestead, clear.................  1,500
.......$41,500

Total resources............................ 

Owe for merchandise not  due.......$20,000
Owe for merchandise past  due—   2,000 
Owe for borrowed money  ..............  4,500

 

 

 

Total  debts  .............................................. *26,500
Total  worth..............................................$¡5,000

Carry *10,000 insurance on stock. 
Carry *1,000 insurance on house. 
Pay *100 per month rent of store. 
Sales $35,0.0 per annum.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N

9
It will be observed that the  last  state­
ment shows  that the would-be  debtor  is 
worth  twice as  much as  the first  party, 
and  yet  it  would be  a very  poor  credit 
man  that  would  think  of trusting  this 
last man. 
In  the first  place,  his indebt­
edness  is  very  large  and  some  of it  is 
past  due. 
If  fire  should  overtake  him 
and  burn  all  his  goods,  this  of  itself 
would ruin him, as he carries but $10,000 
insurance  on a $35,000  stock,  the  differ­
ence, §15,000,  being the amount he thinks 
he is worth.  He  is  carrying  altogether 
too  large a  stock  for the  business he  is 
doing;  his  sales  amount  to  less  than 
$3,000 per month and if he  were unfortu­
nate  in  collecting  his  outstanding  ac­
counts,  it would take many months’sales 
to cancel his present indebtedness.  The 
only  possible  chance that  I can  see  for 
this man to save himself from an inglori­
ous failure is to reduce his stock,  collect 
his  accounts as  fast as  possible  and ap­
ply every  dollar  he  can  possibly  spare 
towards  reducing his  indebtedness,  and 
then  commence  on  a  smaller  scale  in 
some other  locality.

But I think I hear some one say:  “How 
do you know  the  information you get  in 
this  way is true?  The  would-be  debtor 
might deceive you.”  Well,  here is where 
the credit  man has to  exercise his  judg­
ment. 
If  he  has  any  doubts on  these 
points  he  can  easily  correspond  with 
some one living near the party interested 
and  ask  him  what  his  opinion  of  the 
statement is,  from  his  knowledge of  the 
party  and  his manner of doing business. 
There are  also  a  number  of  mercantile 
agencies who  make it  a  business to  ob­
tain and collect information of the finan 
cial standing and  responsibility of every 
one in trade.

The credit man,  to be successful,  must 
familiarize  himself  with  the  exemption 
laws of the various states and territories, 
and  must  also  give considerable  atten­
tion  to  many  other  matters, which  the 
limits of this article will  prevent even  a 
reference,  and,  in  closing,  I  quote  from 
Mr.  Earling’s work on  ‘Whom  to Trust.’ 
He says:  “The term  credit  implies  that 
we have parted  with something of value, 
and for which value  is  to  be  given at  a 
future  time. 
It  is  not  convenient  or 
even possible for the buyer of  the  prop­
erty to  give other  value  in exchange  on 
the spot,  and  so  we  resolve  to take  the 
chances on what time  may  do.  What  it 
will do we cannot  be absolutely  certain. 
There  is,  then,  a  degree  of  uncertainty 
which attaches to all credit transactions, 
some more  and  some  less,  and  to  deter­
mine 
these  various  degrees  of  risk, 
ranging from apparent no risk to all  risk, 
is where the critical task comes in.  But 
we need  not  be  without  our  bearings. 
The  sailor,  with his chart  and  compass, 
though in  the  middle  of  a tempestuous 
ocean,  is  not altogether  at  sea; by mak­
ing use  of the  aids  at his  command and 
the  experience  of  others  before him  in 
locating  the danger  spots, his risk is  re­
duced to a minimum  quantity.”

D ork  A.  Kim ba ll.

Harrison—Upon  the dissolution of  the 
partnership of Cory Bros. & Ehrenkrook, 
Philip Cory  purchased the saw and shin­
gle mills and what timber remained.  He 
is stocking the shingle mill with 3,000,000 
feet  of  logs.  The  sawmill  will  be  re­
moved  to  Neff  &  Prestel’s  mill,  near 
Harrison,  where  he  will  cut  20,000,000 
feet of hard  and soft timber for the  firm 
; named.

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Declined—Gum arabic, oil orange, oil  lemon, po. jalap, sugar milk.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum.......................  
8@ 10
Benzolcum  German..  50®  6o
Boracic 
...................... 
80
Carbolicum...................  23®  35
Citrlcum.......................  
48® 53
Hydrochior................. 
3®  5
.....................  10® 12
Nitrocum 
Oxalicum......................   10®  12
Phosphorium dil......... 
20
Salley licum .................. 1 
Sulpnuricum.................   1M@ 0
Tannicum......................1 
Tartaricum...................  40®  42

30@1 TO
40@1 60

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg...............  3Ü®  5
20  deg................. 5)4®  7
Carbonaa  .....................  12®  14
Chloridum...................  13®  14

ANILINE.

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

00@2 26

50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po.  00)...........  
90@1 10
8®  10
Junlperus.................... 
Xanthoxylum..............  25®  30

BALSAMUX.

Copaiba........................  55®  60
Peru..............................  @1  30
Terabln, Canada  .......  35®  40
Tolutan....................  
35®  50
CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
Casslae  ..................................
Cinchona F la v a ...............  18
Euouymus  atropurp........  TO
Myrica  Cerlfera, po..........  30
Prunus Virginl..................  12
Quillaia,  grd......................  14
Sassafras  ...............................  }*
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)....   10

EXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
*  '«• 
po............  33®  35
Hacmatox, 15 lb. box..  11®  12
Is.................  13®  14
“ 
«  U s...............   14®  15
>48...............   16®  17
“ 
FERRUM.

Carbonate Precip........  
®  15
Citrate and Qulnla....  @3  50
Citrate  Soluble............ 
®   80
Ferrocyanldum Sol —   @ 5 0
®   >5
Solut  Chloride............ 
Sulphate,  com’l .......... 1)4® 
2
pure..............  ®   7

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Arnica.........................   23®  25
Anthemls....................   30®  50
Matricaria 
25®  TO

 

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tln-

....................  20®  50
nivelly......................  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  V4s......................  12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  *4s
UraUrsl........................ 

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SUMMI.
Acacia, 1st  picked.

“
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2d 
“ 
“  3d 
sifted sorts
“ 
p o ...................  60®
“ 
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®

“  Cape, (po.  20)..
“  Socotrl, (po.  60)
Catechu, Is, 04s, 1414*>
@  1
16)............................. 
Ammonlae...................  55®  6(
ABsafoetlda, (po. TO)...  @  ~
Benzolnum...................  50®  5E
Camphor®....................  50®  53
Euphorbium  po  ........   35®  1(
Galbanum....................   @3  5C
Gamboge,  po...............  80®  95
Gualacum,  (po  TO)  . 
®   25
Kino,  (po.  25)..............  @  20
M astic.........................  
®   90
Myrrh, (po  45)  .......... 
®  4fl
Opil.  (po. 3  20).................2 in©2 15
Shellac  ..  ..  ..............  25®  35
bleached........   30®  35
Tragacanth.................  30®  75

“ 
berba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium...........................  25
Eupatorium...........................  20
Lobelia....................................  25
Majorum................................  28
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
“  V lr...........................   25
Rue...............  
3(
Tanacetum, V ........................  25
Thymus,  V .............................  2i

 

 

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat...............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat............  20®  2»
Carbonate, K. &  M__   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  3i

OLEUM.

Cubebae..........................   @ 
Exechthitos...............  2 50@2  75
Erigeron........................... 2 25@2 50
Gaultheria........................2 00®2 10
Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal.......  50®  75
Hedeoma  .....................1  40@1  50
Juniperl........................  50@2 00
Lavendula...................  90@2 00
Limonis.............................2 25@2 80
MenthaPlper.................... 3 00®3 50
Mentha Yerld...................2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal....................1  00®1 10
Myrcia, ounce.............   @  50
O live..............................   85@2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal..35)  10®  12
R icini.................................1 08@1 84
Rosmarini................... 
75@1 00
Rosae, ounce...............  @6  50
Succinl...........................  40® 45
Sabina...........................   90®1 00
Santal  ..........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras......................  50®  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce__   @  65
Tigli!............................   @100
Thyme.........................   40®  50
opt  .................  @  60
Theobromas.................  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

BICarb.........................  15®  18
Bichromate.................  13®  14
Bromide...................... 
27®  28
Carb..............................   12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 16)........   14®  16
Cyanide........................  50®  55
Iodide................................ 2 8G@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  28®  TO
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @ 15
Potass Nltras, opt....... 
8®  10
Potass Nltras............... 
7®  9
Prussiate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po.................  15®  18

RADIX.

Aconitum....................  20®  25
Althae...........................  25®  30
Anchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  @  25
Calamus........................  20®  50
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......  10®  12
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 40)....................  
@  35
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po......................... 2  40@2 50
Iris plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr....................  55®  60
Maranta,  )4s............... 
®  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Rhel................................   75©1 00
“  cut.......................   @1  75
“  pv.........................   75@1  35
Splgelia.......................   48®  53
Sanguinarla,  (po  25)..  @ 2 0
Serpentarla..................  30®  35
Senega.........................  40®  45
Slmilax, Officinalis,  H  @ 4 0  
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foeti-
dus,  po......................  @ 3 5
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
lnglber a ......................  10® 15
Zingiber  j ...................  
18® 22

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BEMEK.
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
..  @ 1 5
Aplum  ( gravel eons)..  20®  22
Bird, Is........................... 
4® 6
Carni, (po. 18)................  
8® 12
Cardamon..........................1  00@1 25
Corlandrum..............  ■  10®  12
Cannabis Satlva.......... 
4>4@5
Cydontum......................  75®l 00
Chenopodlum  ..............  10® 12
Dlptenx Odorate.........2  10®2 20
Foenlculum.................  @  15
Foenugreek,  po....... 
8
U n i.............................  4  @4)4
Uni, grd,  (bbl. 3)4)  ..  4  @ 4«
Lobelia...........................   35® 40
Pharlarls Canarian —   3)4® 4)4
Rapa...............................  
6®  7
8®  9
'  I,  Albu................  
Sinapls
Nigra............  11®  12

6® 

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SPIRITUS.
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R .......1  75@2 00
1  10@1  50
 
Juniperls  Co. O. T __ 1  75@1  75
“ 
1  75@3  50
Saacharum  N.  B .........1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............ 1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto...................... 1  25@2 00
Vini  Alba..........................1  25@2 00

 

SPONGES.

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

1  10
85
65
75
140

Absinthium......................3 50@4 0C
Amygdalae, D ulc........  45®  75
Amy dal ae, Amarae__ 8 00@8  25
A nlsl............................. 1  75® 1  85
Aurantl  Cortex...........2 80@3  CM
Bergamil  .....................3 75@4 0C
Cajiputi...................... 
70®  8C
Caryophylll.................  95@1 OC
Cedar...........................   35®  65
Chenopodll.................  @1  75
Clnnamonll..................1  15®1 2(
Cltroneila....................   @  45
Coni urn  Mac...............   35®  65
OojMdbc  .......................1  10@1  a

SYRUPS.

A ccad a.................................   50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferri  I od................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes...............   ...  50
Rhel  Arom.............................  50
Slmilax  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  50
Senega...................................   50
Scillae.....................................   50
“  Co................................  50
Tolutan..................................  50
Pranas  firs...........................  50

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TINCTURES.

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Aconitum  Napellis R ..........  60
sfl
Aloes................................... 
  60
“  and myrrh...................  60
Arnica...................................   50
Asafcetida..............................  
o
Atrope Belladonna...............  60
Benzoin..................................  60
“  Co.............................  50
Sanguinarla.........................   50
Barosma................................  50
Cantharide8...........................  75
Capsicum...............................  50
Ca  damon..............................   75
Co...........................  75
Castor.....................................1 00
Catechu..................................  50
Cinchona..............................   50
Co...................  . . .   60
Columba................................  50
Conlum..................................  50
Cubeba...................................   50
Digitalis................................  50
Ergot.......................................  50
Gentian..................................  50
“  Co..............................   60
Gualca...................................   SO
ammon......................  60
“ 
Zingiber................................  50
Hyoseyamus.........................   50
Iodine.....................................  75
“  Colorless....................   75
FerrI  Chloridum...................  35
K ino.......................................  50
Lobelia...................................   50
Myrrh.....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................  50
O pil........................................   85
“  Camphorated.................  50
“  Deoaor...............................2 00
Aarantl Cortex......................  50
Quassia..................................  50
Rhatany................................  50
Rhel........................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol....................   50
Co...............  50
Serpentarla............... 
50
Stramonium...........................  60
Tolutan..................................  60
ValeriaD................................  50
Veratrum Verlde...................  50

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/Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F. 
Alumen....................... 2>4@  3

26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32

(po.
7)................................ 
3®  4
Annatto.......................   55®  60
Antimon], po............... 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrln........................  @1 40
Antirebrln....................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  67
Arsenicum..................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud.......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............. 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, 04s
11;  14s,  12)...............   @  9
Cantharldes  Russian,
po..................................  @1 20
Capsid  Fructus, af...  @  20
po----  @  25
@ 2 0
Bpo. 
Caryophyllus,  (po.  15)  12®  13
Carmine,  No. 40..............  @3' 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......  50®  55
Cera Flava..................   38®  40
Coccus 
.......................   @  40
Cassia Fructus............  @  22
Centrarla......................  @  10
Cetaceum....................  @  42
Chloroform.................  60®  63
squlbbs ..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd erst........ 1  50® 1  70
Chondrus....................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20
German 3  ®   12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60
cent  ........................ 
Creasotnm................. 
®  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)............  ®   2
“  prep...................... 
5®  5
9®  11
“  precip................. 
“  Rubra..................   ®  8
Crocus.........................  30®  35
Cudbear.......................  @  24
Cuprl Sulph.................  5 ®   6
Dextrine......................  10®  12
Ether Sulph.................  68®  TO
Emery,  au  numbers.. 
po....................   ®   d
Ergota, (po.)  60 ..........  50®  55
Flake  White...............  12®  15
Galla........................... 
@  23
Gambler.......  .............   7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   @  TO
“ 
French...........   40®  60
Glassware  flint,  70 and 10. 
bybox60and 10
Glne,  Brown............... 
9®  15
“  White.................  13®  25
Glycerlna.....................15)4®  TO
Grana Paradisl............  @  22
Humnlns......................  25®  55
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  90
“  Cor__   @  80
Ox Rubrum  @1 (0
Ammonlatl. 
@110 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum..............  @ 7 5
.1 25@1 50
lohthyoDolla, Am. 
Indigo...........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resnbl............3 75@3 85
Iodoform......................  @4 70
Lupulin.......................   35®  40
Lycopodium...............  40®  45
M ad s...........................  80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararg Iod..................  
®  27
Liquor Potass Arslnitls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Snlph  (bbl
a®  3
1)4)............................. 
45®  50
Mannla,  8. F .............. 

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Morphia,  S.  P. & W .. .1  95@2 ! 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &
C. C o........................1  85®2
®
Moschus  Canton........  
Myrlstlca,  No. 1..........   70®
Nux Vomica,  (po 20)..  @
Os.  Sepia......................  25®  :
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co..............................   @2 I
Plcls  Llq, N.  C., )4 gal
doz  ........................... 
®2  I
Plcls Llq., quarts.......  @1  i
pints..........  ®   I
Pii Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @  I
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @
Piper Alba, (po go)__  
®  ;
Pix  Burgun.................  @
Plumbl A cet...............  14®  :
Pnlvls Ipecac et opil.. 1  10@1  ; 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz....... 
®1  !
Pyrethrum,  pv............  30®  ;
8®  :
Quasslae...................... 
Qulnla, S. P. & W.......  31®  ;
i
Rubla  Tlnctorum.......  12®  :
Saccharum Lactispv. 
®   i
Salacin........................ 1  80@1  !
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  !
Santonine  ...................... 
4 !
Sapo,  W........................  12®  j
“  M.........................  10®  1
“  G.........................  ®   1

S.  German__ 20  © 

“ 

Seldlltz  Mixture........  
®  25
Sinapls.............................   @ 18
“  opt........................  @ 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes.........................  
®  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  ®   35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).  .  11®  12 
Soda  et Potass Tart.  .  30®  33
Soda Carb..................   1)4®  2
®  5
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............  
Soda,  Ash....................  3)4®  4
Soda, Sulphas.............  
®  2
Spts. Ether C o............  50®  55
“  Myrda  Dom.......  @2 25
“  Myrda Imp........   @3 00
•'  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
2 27)...........................2 31@2 41
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl............. 3  @ 4
“  Roll................   2*f@3)4
Tamarinds.....................  
8@ 10
Terebenth Venice.......  28®  TO
Tbeobromae...............  45®  50
Vanilla....................... 9 00®16 00
Zlnci  Snlph.................... 
7®  8

Whale, winter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............. ..  55
Lard, No.  1............. ..  45
Linseed, pure raw  ...  36

Bbl. Gal
70
60
5«
39

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b b l. 

p a i n t s . 

Llndseed,  boiled  ___   39 
Neat’s  Foot,  wldter
strained...................  
Spirits Turpentine__  41 

11
42
50  60
46
lb .
Red Venetian................1M  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars...  13£  2@4
“ 
Ber.........1M  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2>4  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure...... 2*4 25£@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................. 
13@16
Vermilion,  English__  
70@75
70®75
Green,  Peninsular....... 
Lead,  red.......................  7  @7)4
“  w hite...................7  @7)4
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  
@90
White, Paris  American 
1  o
Whiting.  Paris  Eng.
c liff............................  
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 TO
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®  75

Tnrp. 

Get  What  You  J±sk  For!

-HINKLEY’S  BONE  LINIMENT-

FOR  THIRTY-FOUR  YEARS  THE  FAVORITE.

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

Drugs 1 Medicines•

•State  Board  o f PHarinacy. 

One  Tear—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Two  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Three  Tears—James Vernor, Detroit.
Four Tears—Ottmar Eberbaeh, Ann Arbor 
Five Tears—George Gundrum, Ionia. 
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon. 
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.

Meetings  for  1891—Lansing, Nov. 4.
M ichigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 
President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo. 
Vice-Presidents—S.  E.  Parkill,  Owosso;  L. Pauley, St.
Ign&ce;  A. S. Parker, Detroit.
Secretary—Mr. Parsons, Detroit.
Treasurer—Wm.  Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—F. J. Wurzburg,  Grand Rapids; 
Frank  Inglis  and  G.  W.  Stringer,  Detroit;  C.  E. 
Webb, Jackson.

Next place of  meeting—Grand Rapids.
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir._____________________
Grand  Rapid»  Pharm aceutical Society, 
President. W. R. Jewett,  Secretary,  Frank H. Escott, 
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March 
Jane, September and December.___________________
Grand Rapids D rue Clerks* A ssociation, 
resident, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.

Detroit  Pharm aceutical Society. 

President, F. Rohnert;  Secretary,  J. P.^Rhe inf rank.
M uskegon  D rug Clerks'  Association. 

President  N. Miller;  Secretary, A. T. Wheeler.

The  Inquisitive  Clerk.

Every one has seen him.  He works in 
some capacity in  fully half the stores  in 
the  country, and is  known either  as  the 
Inquisitive  Clerk  or 
the  Clerk-Who- 
Knows-It-All.
He was behind the counter inone of the 
many drug stores where he is employed a 
few  days  ago  when a  man came  in  and 
said he  wanted to  get  half  a dozen  six- 
ounce bottles.

customer  promptly.

•‘Bottles?”  he asked.
“Yes,  bottles,” responded the man.
“With or without corks?” he  inquired.
“With corks,”  was the response.
“ Want ’em empty?” he inquired.
“Certainly.”
“And new?”
“I)o you suppose I  want bottles you’ve 
been keeping strychnine In?”
The clerk  said such an  idea had never 
entered-his head,  and then asked:
“ What do you want them for?”
“To break,”  responded  the  impatient 
“What!”
The customer beckoned to him to  lean 
over the counter and then caught hold of 
the lapel of his coat and whispered:
“I wouldn’t want  the  neighbors to get 
onto  it,  but  I  rather  like to hear  them 
crack.  Just a  whim of  mine. 
It’s  bet­
ter  than  breaking  windows,  and  gives 
me just as much pleasure; but my supply 
has given  out  and  I want a few  to bold 
me over  until another  carload  arrives.”
The  clerk  looked  at 
the  customer 
doubtfully.
“Oh,  well,  of  course,  it  is  nothing  to 
me,”  he said.
“Then what made  you  ask about  it?” 
demanded the customer.
The clerk  made  no  reply  but got  the

bottles.  As he was  making the  change, 
however,  the spirit moved him to ask: 
“What do you do with the corks?” 
“Chew ’em,” was the reply.  “Its good 
for digestion.  Try it some time.”
Then  the  customer  walked  out,  and 
the clerk shook his head  and  tapped his 
forehead,  but  has  asked  no  questions 
since.

Had Studied Business Methods.

“To-morrow,”  said  the salesman,  as he 
leaned back in  his chair  and lit a  cigar, 
“I am going to see  the boss and ask  him 
for a raise.”
“Don’t  do  it,”  was  the  advice  of the 
head  of  the  department,  as  he  pushed 
his plate away and also lit a cigar.  “It’s 
a bad time.”
“Bad time!”  exclaimed  the  salesman. 
“Why, the  firm  is  making  more  money 
than it ever did,  and I’m working harder 
than 1 ever  had to before.  Look  at  the 
business  it  has  done  in  the  last  two 
months.”
“On  account  of which,” persisted the 
head of the department,  “it is a had time 
to  ask  for an  increase  of  salary.  The 
concern is making too much money.  Ev­
erything  is running  too satisfactorily  to 
justify an increase of expense.”
“But  if I  can’t  get  an  increase  when 
sales are large when can I?”
“ When they begin to drop off a  little,” 
and  the head  of  the  department  looked 
wise and  puffed his  cigar for a  moment 
or two  in  silence.  Then  he  continued: 
“It’s  human  nature.  When  everything 
is coming the firm’s way  the firm  thinks 
‘We are the people.’ 
It gives  no  credit 
for  the work of  its employes; it’s all  the 
prestige of the firm.
“Its when a dull  season  come  on  and 
business  falls off  that the boss begins  to 
wonder  what  the  trouble  is.  Then  he 
forgets  about  the  prestige  of  the  firm 
anil  thinks  of  the  value  his  employes 
have  been  to  him.  Then’s  the  time  to 
strike him for a  raise of  salary.  Then’s 
the  time he’s  looking for good  salesmen 
and paying  to get  them.  He’s  going  to 
bring the  sales  up  to  high  water  mark 
again or know  the  reason  why.  Now  it 
wouldn’t  bother  him  if  he  didn’t  have 
any salesmen.
“Tackle  him on  the  drop,  not  on  the 
It’s  the  way  of  the  world.  The 
rise. 
man on the  top  wave  is  figuring mighty 
close on  expenses; the man  trying to get 
there  is  the  man  who  is  spending  the 
money.”

The Drug-  Market.

lower. 

Chloral  hydrate  is 

Gum 
arabic  has  declined.  Gum  ammoniac 
has  advanced.  Oil  of  orange  has  de­
clined.  Oil  of  lemon  is  lower.  Oil  of 
peppermint  has advanced.  Gum  opium 
is higher.  Morphia is unchanged,  jalap 
root  is  lower.  Sugar  of  milk  has  de­
clined.  Oil cake has advanced.

l ì *

In D efen se o f  th e  H eb rew .

W ritten  fo r  Th e  T rad esm an.

I  have  read with  atteutiou  the  letter 
by D. & S.  in the  last  T r a d e s m a n ,  and 
though 1 think  that these  men are  mis­
taken in the  intent of  the article  which 
they  attack, they have still  presented  a 
fine line of  argument against the Gentile 
end of the house.

It is conceded that the American is the 
most  extravagant  nation  on  the  earth. 
The  Americans  have  for years  received 
larger  wages for  the same  class of  work 
than any other people of whom we know, 
and, consequently,  have not been  forced 
into  ways  of  economy.  The  mechanic 
who receives  from  $2  to  $4  per  day is 
apt to get  into  reckless habits of  living, 
and  in most  cases  has  nothing  to  tide 
him  over  those  periods of  business  de­
pression  when  he is thrown  out of  em­
ployment. 
It is then  that his  ignorance 
of methods of  cheap  living places him at 
a  disadvantage  with  his  European  or, 
perchance,  his  Hebraic  brethren  who 
have  been forced  through the  bitter ex­
periences of  their  youth  to  live  within 
their means  and to hoard  up a little col­
lateral against the day of need.

The Hebrews are not sole possessors of 
the art of  getting  rich by saving.  Rape 
yer  oye an  the  gintlem'on from Dooblin. 
Tak’ tent o’ the  ways o’  the  cannie Scot. 
Look  a  leedle owet  for  the  man  from 
Berlin, r r the  Amsterdamer or the  Hong 
Konger or even Ole Oleson. of Stockholm. 
These  people  are  thrifty  and  prudent, 
saving  in  small  things,  and,  as  a  rule, 
accumulate enough of wealth in  America 
to  keep  themselves  in comfort  at  home 
in  their  old  age.  The  Hebrew  under­
stands the intrinsic worth of his farthin 
or his  copper or his nickel  as  well as he 
does  the value of  his  dollars,  his  ducats 
and his diamonds.

Though for  ages the  Jew was  obliged 
to  hide his  loose  change  in  the  cellar 
through  fear  of  confiscation,  and  to 
clothe himself  in  rags  and  cover  up all 
outward signs of wealth,  he is not  neces 
sarily a miser.  Now  that  he  is  given t 
citizenship  equal  to  that  of  any  man 
irrespective of  race or religion,  he is not 
slow to  turn  his  shekels  into  channel 
flowing  to  the  public  good.  And  the 
same  conditions which  compelled him to 
be  cautious  toward  strangers  and  sus 
picious of  all  peoples  save  his own and 
which denied  him the  just protection of 
all governments and  held  him a common 
prey to the greed of  the nobility and the 
aristocracy, tended to the  lasting  benefit 
of  mankind. 
It  was his  fertile intellect 
which  conceived  and  carried  into  exe 
cution the plan which has developed into 
the present  system of  bills of  exchange, 
which  has  so  simplified  commercial  re 
lations  throughout  the  world,  and  ob 
viated to a great  extent the  necessity of 
making frequent transportations of large 
sums of money from  place to place.  That 
the  Jew  is  a  trader  is  essentially true, 
yet,  as  Messrs.  D.  & S.  aptly  remark,  it 
is  a  condition  which  has  been  forced 
upon him.

have made dollars, ducats and  diamonds 
in the  clothing  business  for  many, have 
built up, under the management of Joseph 
Pulitzer, that most wonderful of  modern 
dailies,  the New York  World,.

As our friends have truly said, the Jew 
has acquired in  perfection  the  virtue  of 
patience,  and  has  well  known  how  to 
bide his time.  And  not  to  multiply  in­
stances, our own day has seen the son  of 
a  Hebrew  chiefest  among  the  friends 
and  counselors  of  the  mighty  ruler  of 
one of  the  mightiest  nations  which  in 
times past sought  only  to  plunder  and 
oppress his race.  Geo. L.  T hursto n.

spector.

Monthly  Report  of  the  State  Salt  In­
Following  is  the  report of  State  Salt 
Inspector  Casey for the  mouth of  Octo­
ber:
Counties. 
Barrels.
Manistee.........................................................   117,493
Saginaw..........................................................  106.602
Bay........   ......................................................  71,133
Mason.............................................................  51,460
Clair...........................................................  46,216
.............................................................  SO,126
Iosco 
Huron............................................  .............. 
7,362
Midland......................................................... 
3,3 0
T otal.......................................................   434,145
The  amount of  salt inspected  thus far 
this  year  to  November 1  was  3,583,253 
is  a  comparative 
barrels.  Following 
table showing the amount of salt inspect­
ed to November 1 during  each year since 
885:
Barrels.
1335 ..............................................................  2,836,351
1886 ..............................................................  3 365.724
1887  ......................................................... 
  3,719,132
1888 ..............................................................  3,491,620
1889  .............................................................  3,499,221
1890 
3,075,958
1891  ............................................................   3,583,253
Attention is directed  to  the  advertise­
ment of  the  “Old Homestead”  jelly and 
apple  butter  factory in  another  portion 
of this week’s paper.

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

We pay the highest price for it.  Address

W holesale  D ruggists 

«RAND  RAPIDS.
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

FRUIT JARS.

Mason's or  Lightning.

Pints....................................................................10 00
....................  .......................................10 50
Quarts 
Half gallons........................................................13 50
Rubbers..............................................................  
55
Caps  only...........................................................  4  50

LAMP  BURNERS.

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

6 doz. In box.

lamp  chimneys.—Per box.
 

 

 

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Pearl top.

La Bastle.

First quality.
“ 
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XXX Flint.
“ 
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No. 0 Sun....................................... 
1  75
...............................................................1  88
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “  ...............................................................2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top................ 
2  25
2 40
No. 1  “ 
3 40
No. 2  “ 
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top............... 
2  60
No. 1  “ 
2 SO
No. 2  “ 
3  80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled..................... 3 70
No. 2  “ 
.....................4 70
“ 
......................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz......................... 1  25
No. 2  “ 
..........................1  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz.................................................i %
No. 2  “ 
............................................1  60
No. 0, per  gross...................................................  23
No. 1, 
28
No  2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz..............................................  90
Batter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal.......................... 
06
Jugs, 54 gal., per doz.......................................  75
.......................................  90
.....................................1 8 0
Milk Pans, 54 gal., per doz.  (glazed 75c) —   60
“ 
72

STONEWARE—AKRON.
3  to 6 gal................................   06J4
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1  “ 
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It  is  not  “foolish  to  talk  of  the  Jew 
as an  agriculturist”  as  quoted  from  the 
I>ry Goods  Retailer  in  your  last  issue. 
It is not foolish to talk of the Jew in con­
nection with anything  to  which  he  may 
decide to turn  his  attention. 
In  former 
times he was an agriculturist,  and a pret­
ty good one,  too. 
In  fact,  he  has  made 
Spring  chickens.....................................   9  ©10
his mark  in  more  professions  than  one. 
F ow l...............................................................7 © 8
Turkeys.........................................  
10  @11
He is an artist, he is a writer, or  he  is  a
Ducks.............................................’........... 11  ©13
diplomat.  The same qualifications which | Geese..............................................li ©12

Local dealers pay as follows for dressed fowls: 

POULTRY.

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N

PRO DUCK  MARKET.

Apples— $2.25 per  bbl. for choice winter fruit. 
Beans—Dry beans  are  beginning  to  come  in 
freely, dealers  paying  $1.25  for  unpicked  and 
country  picked  and  holding  at  $1.60  for  city 
picked pea or medium.
Butter—Choice  dairy finds  ready  sale at  ~i@ 
c.  Factory  creamery is held at 25c.
Celery—The crop appears to be an exceptional 
ly  large  one,  many  growers  being  unable  to 
secure  anything  like  adequate  returns.  Local 
handlers manage to hold  the price  steady at ~uc 
by preventing over supply.
Cabbages—40c per doz.
Cider—Sweet, 10c per gal.
Cranberries—Fancy  Cap©  Cod  are  held  at  ro 
per  bbl.  Fancy In crates bring $2.75.
Eggs—Dealers pay  20c for strictly  fresh, hold 
lng at 22c.  Cold storage and pickled are in  fair 
demand at about 2c below fresh stock.
is  utterly 
Evaporated  Apples—The  market 
featureless, dealers buying  grudgingly  at  554@ 
6c and holding at 7c. 
Grapes—Nine-pound baskets sold at2o@30c to 
Coucords  and  40c  for  Delawares.  California 
Tokay command $2 per 4 basket crate.
Honey—The demand  is  strong but it is impos­
. .  
sible to secure choice stock. 
, 
,  _ _
Onions—Dealers  pay 45®50c  and hold  at  55© 
60c, extra fancy commanding about 70c.
Potatoes—Outside  dealers  are  paying  20@25c 
and  shipping  into the  Chicago  market, almost 
Invariably  at a loss,  as  the  choicest  Burbanks 
| have never sold above 32c, 25c being about a fair 
average.

Squash—Hubbard, 2c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—$2.50 per  bbl. for  choice  Jer­
Turnips—25c per bushel.

sey stock.

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PROVISION S.

 

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORK  IN  RARRELS.

lard—Kettle Rendered

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new.........................................................  JJ®
Short c u t..........................................................  J* 60
Extra clear pig, Bhort cut..............................   14 00
Extra clear,  heavy..........................................
Clear, fat back................................................  1* ™
Boston clear, short cut.......................................4 00
Clear back, short cut.......................................  14 00
Standard clear, short cut. best—   .......... 
14 00
Pork Sausage..........................................................7
Ham Sausage.......................................................   9
Tongue Sausage..................................  
»
Frankfort  Sansage  ...........................................   8
Blood Sausage......................................................  5
Bologna, straight................................................  5
Bologna,  thick....................................................  5
Head Cheese.........................................................  5
Tierces.................................................................   8
...........................  8M
Tubs.......................................
........  8)4
501b. Tins.............................
Com-
LARD
pound.
Family.
534
...6
Tierces ................................
6
.63*
?0 and  50 lb. Tubs....................... 65*
634
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case.
6%
...6%
5 lb. Palls, 12 in a case.
534
...6 *
10 lb. Pails, 6 In a case................6M
634
...654
20 lb. Palls, 4 In a  case.............. 654
6
...634
501b. Cans....................................654
BEEP  IN  BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs.................... 
7 00
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.........................  7 00
Boneless, rump butts.........................  
 
9
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lbs..........................................  95»
16 lbs..........................................  934
12 to 14 lbs.................................. 1054
p ic n ic ...........................................................  754
best boneless....................................... 
Shoulders.............................................................  ®V
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................ 1054
* 
...................  ...  8^4
Dried beef, ham prices. 
......... ..........   751
Long Clears, heavy. 
Briskets,  medium.
ligh t.......

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FRESH  HEATS.

“ 

Swift and Company quote as follows:
“ 
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Beef, carcass.............................................   4  @ 6
hindquarters.................................   454©  5
fore 
..................................  @ 3
loins, No. 3.....................................  7  @754
ribs.................................................  6  © 7
rounds.............................................   454©  5
tongues............................................  @
Bologna......................................................  @ 5
Pork loins..................................................   @  754
© 554
Sausage, blood  or head...........................  @ 5
liver.............................................  @ 5
Frankfort...................................  @ 7
Mutton...............................................  
Veal..............................................................  6 @ 7

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...  5  © 554

shoulders 

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FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows:

FRESH  FISH.

Whltefisb....................................................
Trout...........................................................
Halibut.......................................................
C iscoes......................................................
Flounders..................................................
Blueflsh....................................................
Mackerel...  ..............................................
Cod..............................................................
California salmon....................................

OYSTERS—

-Bulk.

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oysters—Cans.

Standards, per  gal.....................................  
Selects, 
.................................... 
Falrhaven  Counts.............................
F. J. D. Selects....................................
Sclscts 
..............-...................
......................................  .......
Jf  J  T) 
Anchor  - - , ................................ . 
•••
-  - - -................................
Favori tea  -  - - 
.......... -....................

@ 8 @ 8 
@20 
@ 5 
@ 9 
@12 
@25 
@12 
@20

$J  15
1  75

@35
@30
@23
@23
@20
@17
@15

CÌams,“"   " 

SHELL  GOODS.
..............

.. .1  25@1  50
.. 
75@1 00

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

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight.

Standard,  per  lb..................................

“  H .U .......................................... 654
“ 
Twist  ......................................*54
Boston  Cream  .....................................
Cut  Loaf................................................. if*
Extra H. ................................................. 754

Bbls.  Pails.
1%
754
714
954
814814

MIXED  CANDY.
Full Weight.

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printed................................H

Bbls.
Standard.......................................... 614
Leader.............................................. ¡¡A
Special..............................................‘
Royal................................................ 7
Nobby...............................................714
Broken............................................. £54
English  Rock.................................<14
Conserves....................................... J
Broken Taffy...................................714
Peanut Squares................................
Extra.................................................
French Creams................................
Valley  Creams.................
fancy—In bulk.
Full Weight. 

Pails.
714
7148
8
814
814
814
8
814
9
10
1014
1314
Pails.
Bbls.
1114
Lozenges,  plain...................................W14
1214
1214
Chocolate Drops...................................
14
Chocolate Monumentals....................
614
Gum Drops..............................................°
9
Moss Drops..............................................°
914
Sour Drops............................................
1114
Imperials................................................l°54
fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 
Per Box
.55
Lemon Drop».
Sour Drops.....   ........................................5?
Peppermint Drops...............................................
Chocolate Drops...................................................I”
H. M. Chocolate  Drops.................................— j™
Gum Drops.................................................... 40@fi0
Licorice Drops..................................................1 VV
A. B. Licorice  Drops...........................................™
Lozenges, plain.....................................................2®
printed................................................70
Imperials..............................................................."9
Mottoes................................................ 
<9
Cream Bar............................................................
Molasses Bar................................................. ¿¿¿¿52
Hand Made  Creams................................- - -
Plain Creams.................................................
Decorated Creams........................................... 1
String  R ock.....................................................:J0
Wintergreen  Berries...........................................60

“ 

CARAMELS.

No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes...........................   34
51
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes......................................1  10

 
“ 
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“ 
ORANGES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

3 
2 
3 

 
 

Floridas  ..................................... ..............3 25@3 00

LEMONS.

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
« 

extra 

Messina, choice, 360................................  @  _
@6 00
@6 50

fancy, 360...............................  
choice 300...............................
fancy 300................................ 
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

“  50-lb.  “ 

Figs, fancy  layers, 6B>............................  @15
“  
10»  ...........................  @15
“  14».............................  @18
«  20».............................  @20
Dates, Fard, 10-lb. box.............................  @  9
..............................  @ 8
Persian. 50-lb.  box.......................   @
NUTS.

“ 
" 
Almonds, Tarragona.  .............................  @1654
Ivaca........................................   @16
California................................  @1654
Brazils, new...............................................  @ f
Filberts...................................................  -  @¡154
Walnuts, Grenoble...................................  @14
Chill...........................................  @10
Table Nuts,  fancy...................................   @J4
choice  ................................11  @1254
Pecans, Texas, H.  P .,...........................  1554@1754
Cocoanuts, full sacks..............................   @4  00
Fancy, H.  P„Suns...............................   5  @554
“  Roasted 
.....................7  @754
Fancy, H.  P„ Flags.......  
...................... ?  @  554
“  Roasted.....................  7  @754
Choice, H. P.,  Extras...  .......................   @ 454
“  Roasted..................   @654

“  Marbot......................................   @
“ 

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“ 
“ 

PEANUTS.

« 
« 
« 

“ 

  954

HIDES, PELTS  and  FURS 

Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  follows:

HIDES.

Green.........................................................   3  @ 4
Part Cured.................................................  @  ¡54
Full  “ 
................................................  @434
Dry.................... 
•••■  5  @ 6
Kips, grfeeu  ............................................... 3  @ 4
“  cured.................................................  @4)4
Calfskins,  green.........................................  4 @ 5
cured........................................   5 @ 6
Deacon skins............................................. 10  @30

“ 

No. 2 hides 54 off.

WOOL.

Shearlings.................................................... TO ©25
Lambs........................................................... 20 @<5
Washed............................................................. ~0@30
Unwashed.................................................. 
10@20
Tallow.......................................................   354© 4
Grease  butter  ................................... 
1  @ 2
Switches....................................................   154© 2
Ginseng  ..................................................   2 00©2 50

MISCELLANEOUS.

PELTS.

OILS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows,  In 

barrels, f. o. b. Grand Rapids:
W. W. Headlight, 150 fire  test (old test)  ©  854
Water W hite,..........................................   @ 8
Michigan  Test..........................................   @754
Naptha........................................................  @ 754
Gasoline......................................................._  @8)4
CyUnder......................................................27 @36
E ngine.....................  
13  @21
Black, 25 to 30 deg....................................  @734

■I’H h!  M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .

1 3

1
1  55

CONDENSED MILK.

Eagle....................................   7 40  Cracked.
Crown....................................  6 50 j
Genuine  Swiss.................... 8  00
American Swiss...................700

FISH—Salt. 

Bloaters.

APPLE  BUTTER

40 lb. p a ils...........................  5
20 lb. p alls...........................   5*
Mason’s,  10, 20 or 30 lbs....  6 
...  7

“ 

51b............... . 
AXLE GREASE.

F r a z e r ’s.

“ 
“ 

Wood boxes, per  doz........
3 doz. case...
“ 
per gross  —
“ 
25 lb. palls............................
.........................
15 lb.  “ 
A u ro ra .
Wood boxes,  per  doz........
3 doz. case..
per  gross...

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Diamond.

Wood boxes,  per doz  -----
3 doz. case..
per  gross...

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

P e e rle s s .

80 
2 40 
»  00 
1  00

60 
1  75 
6  00

50 
1  50 
5 50

BAKING  POWDER.

“ *  lb.  “ 
'• 
“ 
“ 
•• 
“ 
“ 

25 lb. p ails....................
Acme, 14 lb. cans, 3 doz  ..
2  “  ...
lib .  “ 
1  “  ...
bulk.........................
Teller’s, >4 lb. cans, doz.

90
45 
85 
1 00 
10 
45 
85
1  50 
60
Arctic, 14 ® can s..............
..............
1  20
..............
2  00 
9 60
Red Star, *  B> cans............ 
40
............ 
80
............  1  50

“ 
IB)  “ 
5 B>
*  B>  “ 
1 B>  “ 
BATH BRICK.

*  ib.  “
lib .  “

“ 
“ 

2 dozen in case.

“ 

8oz 

BLUING. 
 

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 b a ll.....................4  50
“ 

“ 
“ 
BROOMS.
...............................~ 00
2  50
90
...................  J 20

No. 2 Hurl..................................  1 75
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet..............................   * 25
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem..................................2 75
Common Whisk................... 
Fancy 
M ill............................................  |  25
Warehouse.................................. 2 i5
....5  00
Rising Sun....................
York State...................... "!.5 CO
Self Rising, case..........
...  10*
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes........
...  10*
Star,  40 
.........
...1 2
Paraffine.......................
25
W icking— ..................•

CANDLES
“ 

BUCKWHEAT  PLOUR.

“ 

C A N N E »   G OO D S.

 

 

PISH.

“ 

» 

“ 

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

Standard, 3 lb............................. 2 30
Standard,  1 lb.-».........................1 10

10
.2 45 
.3 45 
.2 00 
.3 00

2 lb.........
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb.................
“  2  lb.................
Picnic, 1 lb...............
“ 
21b................
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb..............................1 20
2  lb............................2 00
Mustard,  31b............................. 3 00
Tomato Sauce,  3 lb ...................3 oo
Soused, 3 lb................................ 3 00
Columbia River, flat..................1 90
tails...
Alaska, 1  lb...................
21b....................
Sardines.
American  * s ...............
* s ................
Imported  J48.................
* s .................
Mustard  * s ..................
Brook, 3 lb...................

.......1  75
.......1  40
........2  10
..4*@   5 
•6*@ 7 
. . . 11@12 
...13@14 
..  @8
.......  50

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Trout.
PBUIT8.
Apples.

no

Gages.

York State, gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  “  —
Apricots.
2  00
Santa  Cruz..................
2  no
Lusk's...........................
1  90
Overland....................
Blackberries.
go
F.  &  W ...........................
Cherries.
1  20 
Red................................
1  75 
Pitted Hamburgh  —
1  60 
W hite...........................
1  30
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
Erie...............................  @1  25
Gooseberries.
Common......................
P ie................................   90@1  00
Maxwell
Shepard’s ....................  
\  J2
California....................   @2  25
1  25
Domestic......................
Riverside......................
Pineapples.
Common.......................
Johnson’s  sliced........
grated........
Quinces.
Common......................
Raspberries.
Red................................
Black  Hamburg..........
Erie, black...............

Peaches.

1  30
2  50

Pears.

“ 

1  10
1 30 
1 50 
1  40

Whortleberries.

Strawberries.
Lawrence....................
Hamburgh..................
Erie...............................
Common......................
F. &  W.........................
Blueberries.................
Corned  beef,  Libby’s...
Roast beef,  Armour’s ...
Potted  ham, *  lb  __
“  *  lb............
tongue.  *  lb  ....
“ 
* lb ...
VEGETABLES.
Hamburgh  stringless.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ chicken, *  lb

MEATS.

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

.1  25
French style........ 2 25
Limas.........................1 40
Lima, green...........................1  30
soaked........................   90
Lewis Boston  Baked............ 1  35
Bay State  Baked...................1 35
World’s  Fair..........................1  35
Hamburgh............................ 1  2>)
Tiger ......................................
Purity.....................................1  10
Honey  Dew........................... 1  40
Hamburgh marrofat..................1 35

Corn.

Peas

“ 

“ 
“ 

Tomatoes.

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S. 

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

early June............1  50
Champion Eng...1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois  .........1 75
fancy  sifted----- 1  90
Soaked...................................   65
Harris  standard...................  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.110
Early June........ 1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom —  1  35
French................................... 1  60
French.................................17318
Erie.........................................  90
Hubbard......................................1 30
Hamburg.................................... 1 *0
--••  ¡jo
Soaked.........................  
Honey  Dew............................1  60
Van Camp’s............................1 00
No. Collins............................. 1  60
11"
 
Hamburg.................. 
Gallon.............................  
  50
__
German Sweet.............
34
Premium........................
38
Pure................................
40
Breakfast  Cocoa..........
@ 12*  
Amboy.........................
@ 11*  
Norway........................
@12 
Riverside  —   ............
@11*  
Allegan  ....................
@10 
Skim.............................
12*  
Brick..............................
@1  00 
Edam  ........................
Limburger  .................
@10 @35 
Roquefort...................
@22 
Sap Sago..................-•
@25 
Schweitzer, imported.
©13
domestic  —
CATSUP.
...  80 
..  1 tO 
.  .1  50 
...  1 25 
...  3.  00 
3 00

Half  pint, common....
Pint 
“  —
11  —
Quart 
Half pint, fancy........
Pint 
............
Quart 
............
CLOTHES PINS.
5 gross boxes  ....................... 40
COCOA  SHELLS.
@4
Bulk...............................
@7
Pound  packages..........

CHEESE.

“ 
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“ 

‘Tradesman.”

8 1, per  hundred.................  2 00
....  2 50 
8 2,
3 00
.........
“ 
8 3,  “ 
3 00
“ 
8 5,  “ 
..........
4 0U
“ 
..........
810,  “ 
5 00
820,  “ 
..........
“ 
“Superior.”
2 50
$ 1  per hundred........
......
“ 
* 2,  “ 
3 00
4 00
.........
“ 
8 5,  “ 
5 00
810,  “ 
“ 
........
6 00
820,  “ 
“ 
........

“Universal.”
83 00 
8  1, per hundred.........
.  3 50 
8  2, 
“ 
.........
$3, 
.......
“ 
.  4 CO 
.......
“ 
$5, 
.  5 CO 
.  6  00 
$10, 
.............
“  
.  7 00
820, 
“ 
.........
Bulk orders for above coupon 
books are subject to the follow­
ing  discounts:
200 or over..........................5  per cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
I Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from $10  down. |
20 books..........................*  1  00
..........  2 00
50  “ 
...................
.................   3 00
100  “ 
.................
‘...................  6 25
250  “ 
...................
.....   10 00
500  “ 
...................
.........................  17  50
1000 
..............................
“  
CRACKERS.
Butter.

COUPON PASS BOOKS.

 
10
----------20

Soda.

Seymour XXX........................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......6*
Family  XXX.......................   f
Familv XXX,  cartoon........   b*
Salted'....................................  g
Salted XXX,  cartoon  .........6*
Kenosha 
...........................  J*
Boston.
Butter  biscuit......................6*
.  6 
Soda,  XXX....................
..  7* 
Soda, City......................
..  8* 
Soda,  Duchess  ............
Crystal Wafer...............
..1 0  
. 1 0
Reception  Flakes.........
..  5* 
S. Oyster  XXX..............
..  5* 
City Oyster. XXX..........
..  6
Shell  Oyster.................
CREAM TARTAR.
Strictly  pure.................
Telfer’s  Absolute.........
Grocers’.........................

30 
. 
35 
10@15

Oyster.

COFFEE.

green.
Rio.

..20
..20

Mexican and Guatamala.

Fair.........
Good.......
Prime__
Golden... 
Peaberry
Fair.........
Good.......
Prime —  
Peaberry
Fair__
Good... 
Fancy.
Prime. 
Milled
Interior.
Private Growth.
Mandehling.................. .......28
Imitation...................... .......23

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

BOASTED.

package.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add *c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink­
age. 
A rbuckle’s A riosa............ 20*
M cLaughlin’s  XXXX  ... 19*
Durham.................................. 19*
Valley City........................... 
75
•«•••••••••••  *  1»
Hummel's, foil....................   1  50
t in ......................   2 50
CHICORY.

EXTRACT.

“ 

Bulk........................................jy*
Red.........................................   7
Cotton,  40 ft..........per doz.  1  25
1  40 
1  60 
1  75 
1  90 
90 
1  00

CLOTHES  LINES.
50 ft. 
60 ft. 
70 ft. 
80 ft. 
60 ft. 
72 f f

d r i e d   f r u i t s  

Apples.

California Evaporated

Sundried......................  @ “V4
Evaporated.................
Apricots........................
Blackberries...............
Nectarines...................
Peaches  ......................
Pears,  sliced...............
Plums...........................
Prunes,  sweet..............
PRUNES.
Turkey........................
Bosnia.........................
.....................................
FEEL.
Lemon.......................
Orange........................
CITRON.
In drum......................
In boxes.....................
currants.
Zante, in  barrels........
in  *-bbls........
in less quantity
raisins-C alifornia
London Layers,  2 cr’n
fancy
Muscatels. 2 crown  ..
3  “
Foreign.
Valencias...................
Ondaras........................ 
Sultanas...................  1®

© 6* 
@ 8 
@ 9
18
18
@25
@26
@ 4: 
@ 5 
@ 5*
1  60 
1
2 00 
1  50 
1

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

©

FARINACEOUS GOODS

Farina.
Hominy.

Lima  Beans.

Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 

100 lb. kegs.....................
Barrels....................................3 75
Grits.....................................   4  50
,..K*
Dried..................  — . 
Domestic, 12 lb. box—  
55
Imported........ 
10
Pearl Barley.
Kegs..................................  @3*
Green,  bu................................... 1 ID
Split, bbl......................................5 00
German................................   f *
East India.............................  5*

Sago.

Peas.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

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......... 
. .2t>
Ginger, African........ ............15
“  Cochin......................18
Jamaica...................20
“ 
Mace  Batavia............... 
80
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste. .25
“  Trieste......................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 20
“ 
“  white.......30
“  Cayenne................... 25
Sage.........................................20
“Absolute” in Packages.
* s
*8
is
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84

Allspice...............
Cinnamon............
Cloves..................
Ginger, Jam........
“  A f...........
Mustard...............
Pepper  .................
Sage.......................

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“ 

Cod.

Halibut.
Herring.

Yarmouth..................................  1 10
Pollock.........................  
3*
Whole, Grand  Bank...  6  @6*
Boneless,  bricks  .........  7*@8*
Boneless,  strips..............7*@89i
Smoked........................ 
12
Scaled...........................  
Holland,  bbls.............. 
kegs.............. 
Round shore, *  bbl... 
*   bbl.. 
“ 
No. 1, *  bbls. 90 lbs----
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................
Family, *  bbls., 100 lbs__
kits, 10 lbs............
Russian,  kegs......................
No. 1, *  bbls., lOOlbs..........
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................
No. 1, *  bbls., lOOlbs..........
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs............... -
Family, *  bbls., 100 lbs  ...

20
1" 00
85
2 50
150
11  CO 
1  25

Sardines.
Trout.

Whitefish.

Mackerel.

“ 

7 50 
1  00 
2 50
■  50

kits  10  lbs....... 

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

@  5* 
@ 4* 
@  4* 
@  4*
© 4* 
@
@ 4 
@ '*%
@ 3*
............  @ 3*

SUGAR
Cut  Loaf..................
Cubes  ......................
Jennings’ D C.
Lemon. Vanilla
Powdered...............
1
Granulated. 
5
2 oz folding box
Confectioners’ A
1  50
“
3 oz 
1  00 
Soft A  ......................
1  50 
“
4 oz 
2  00
White Extra  C.......
3 00
...2   00
“
6 oz 
“  
4  i‘0
Extra  O..................
...3 00
“ 
3 oz 
“
|
.................. ...... 
GUN  POWDER.
Yellow 
.5 50
„
K egs........  
Less than  bbls.  * c  advance
Half  kegs..................................3 00
Sage...  ...................................15
Hops  ............................. 
Chicago  goods.................  @3
Mason’s,  10, 20 and 30 lbs..  0 
lb.........................   7
LICORICE.

STARCH.
Corn.

HERBS.

JELLY.

“ 
“ 

“ 

 

 

 

LYE.

Pure..................................... 
  30
alabrla..................................  25
Sicily........   .............................   I®
Condensed, 2 doz.....................1 85
MATCHES.
1  65 
No. 9  sulphur.............
1  70 
Anchor  parlor...........
1  10 
No. 2 home..................
4  (JO
Export  parlor.............
MINCE  MEAT

SNUFF.

20-lb  boxes............................   6*
25
40-lb 
6*
Gloss.
1-lb packages  .......................   6
......................... 6
3-lb 
6-lb 
6*
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............  4%
Barrels...................................
Scotch, in  bladders..............37
Maccaboy, in jars................. 35
French Rappee, in Jars.......43
B oxes.......................................5Ji
Kegs, English..........................49«
Kegs...................................
Granulated,  boxes..  ..........   In
Mixed bird..................   4*@  6
Caraway.
...10
Canary...................................3*
Hemp.......................................4*
Anise.......................................4“
Rape.....................................  6
Mustard..................................7*

SAL SODA.

seeds.

SODA.

SALT

Diamond Crystal.

“ 

“ 

Warsaw.

100 3-lb. sacks......................*2  40
60 5-lb 
“ 
......................
2  15 
28 10-lb. sacks....................
2 IK) 
2014-lb.  “ 
......................
1  50
24 3-lb  cases.......................
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
281b.  “ 
-
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.
281b.  “ 
••
56 lb. dairy  bags.................
561b. dairy  bags.................
56 1b.  sacks........   ,  ••••••
Saginaw and Manistee 
Common Fine  per bbl.
8ALBRATU8.

Ashton.
Higgins.

Solar Rock.

Packed 6011 is. in box. 

“ 

“ 

14
16
49
~u
}1

@4  50 
.@2 50
@  59 
@2  50

Church's
DeLand’s
Dwight’s
Taylor’s.

83 30 
3 30 
3 30 
3 00

.84 50 
.  2 75
..  5 50 
..  3 25

....6  
@  5

*3 50 
2 00

2 35 
2 50

Pure Cane.

Barrels............  .................
Half bbls.............................
Fair.................. ..................
Good  ................................ .
Choice................................
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps...............
Sugar  Creams.............
Frosted  Creams..........
Graham  Crackers.......
Oatmeal Crackers—

8
8
9*
8
8*

TE A S.

japan—Regular.

@17
Fair..............................
@20@26
Good............................
Choice...........................V*
@34
Choicest  ...................... 32
@12
D ust..............................10
SUN CURED.
@17
Fair..............................
@21
Good.................... ........
@26
Choice............................V*
@34
Choicest........................32
@12
Dust.............................. 1°
BASKET FIRED.
@20
Fair...............................18
@25
Choice...........................
@35
Choicest...................  ■■
@4fi
Extra choice, wire leaf
GUNPOWDER.
@35
Common to  fair...........25
Extra fine to finest.... 50  ©to
Choicest fancy..............75  @85
Common to fair........... 23  @26
Superior to  fine........... 28  @30
@55
Fine to choicest...........45

OOLONG.

3 or 6 doz. in case  per doz. .1  00

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar h ou se...................... 
Ordinary..............-............. 
Prime.................................. 
Fancy............... , ............... 
Fair...................................... 
Good....................................
Extra good..........................
Choice................................
Fancy—  

New Orleans.

.  „
OATMEAL.
Barrels 200..................
Half barrels  100...............
ROLLED OATS.
Barrels  180...................
Half  bbls 90...............
PICKLES.
Medium.

One-half barrels. 3c extra

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count........
Half  barrels, 600 count.. 
Barrels, 2.400 count  .......
Half barrels, 1,200 count 
Clay, No.  216..................
“  T. D. full cou n t... 
Cob, No.  3......................

PIPES.

RICE.

Domestic.

Imported.

Carolina head.................
“  No. 1..................
“  No. 2..................
Broken...................-........
Japan, No. 1...................
“  No. 2....................
Java.,................................
Patna................................
SAUERKRAUT.
Silver Thread, bbl.........
*  bbl....

“ 

SAPOLIO.

Kitchen,3 doz.  inbox. 
Hand 

3  “ 

“

SP IC E S.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice................................ ID
Cassia, China In mats........   a
“  Batavia in bund.... 15
“ 
Saigon In rolls..........35
Cloves,  Amboyna................. 22
“  Zanzibar.................... 13
I Mace  Batavia........................80

I M P E R IA L .

YOUNG HYSON.

Common to  fair..........23  ©26
Superior to flue.............30  @35
Common to  fair.......... 18  @26
Superior to  fine..........30  @40
Fair............................... 18  @22
Choice........................... 24  @28
Best........ ......................40  @50

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

Plug.

Pails unless otherwise noted.
Hiawatha  ........ 
60
 
Sweet  Cuba.............  
34
McGinty...................... 
24
I Little  Darling............ 
22
20
*  bbl.. 
1791..............................  
20
1891, *   bbls................. 
19
Valley  City................. 
33
27
Dandy Jim................... 
Tornado.......................  
20
40
Searhead...................... 
17
Joker........................... 
22
! Zeno..............................  
2 >
I L. & W.......................... 
Here  It Is....................  
28
Old Style...................... 
31
Old  Honesty...............  
4
Jolly Tar...................... 
31
Hiawatha...................  
37
Valley C ity................. 
34
Jas. G.  Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good...................... 38
Toss  Up..................................... 26
Out of Sight..............................25
Boss.......................................12*
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
............28
Uncle  Sam—
Tom and Jerry
...........30
Brier Pipe.................
.......... 32
Yum  Yum...............
.......... 32
Red Clover...............
.......... 32
N avy...  ...................
.......... 40
Handmade...............
.........33
Frog.........................
VINEGAR.
.  .  ...  8 
40 gr  ............................  .......
..........9
50  gr................................ .  .

Smoking.

$1 for barrel. 
wet  mustard.

Bulk, per g a l....................
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...
feast—Compressed. 
Fermeiilum  per doz. cakes 
“ 
per lb-.............

“ 

“ 

PAPER.

TWINES.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Baskets, market................... 

PAPER &WOODENWAKE
Straw 
................................... 1 *
Roc kfalls...............  .......  • •  2
Rag sugar.............................. 2
Hardware..............................2*
Bakers...................... .............. 8*
Dry  Goods....................  5*@G
Jute  Manilla.................  @6*
Red  Express  No.  1...........   5*
No.  2 ...........4*
48 Cotton..............................   22
Cotton, No. 1.........................20
“  2.........................18
Sea  Island, assorted..........35
No. 5 Hemp.......................... 15
No. 6  “ ...................................15
WOODENWARE.
Tubs, No. 1......................
“  No. 2......................
“  No. 3......................
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes
Bowls, 11 inch................
.................
.................

7 00 
6  00 
5  00 
1  35 
1  60 
*50 
1  00
1  25
13  “ 
15  “ 
2  00 
2 75
17
assorteti, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
35
shippìng  bushel..  1  2u
..  1  30 
full  hoop  “
.....  1  50 
bushel..........
No.l  5 75 
willow cl’ths,
No.2 6 25 
No.3 7 25 
No.l  3 50 
No.2 4 25 
No.3  5 00
GRAINS am i FEEDSTUFFS 
90 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
90
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test) 
1 75
Bolted.........................
Granulated.................
FLOUR.
Straight, in sacks  ..
00 
“ 
“ barrels..
10 
6  CO
Patent 
“ sacks...
“ barrels............   6  10
“ 
acks............  2 30
Graham
: 65
Rye
Bran.--................................  J5 00
Screenings.........................  12 w
Middlings...........................  19 00
Mixed  Feed.......................   23  50
Coarse meal.......................   23 50
Car  lots............................... 52
Less than  car  lots...............55
Car  lo ts ................................34*
Less than car lots................37
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots.... 12 00 
I No. 1 
ton lots......13 00

MILL9TUFFB.

WHEAT.

splint

CORN.

OATS.

MEAL.

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T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .

through 

TESTAMENTARY  1NVESMENTS.
The decision  of the  Court of  Appeals 
in the Tilden will case,  declaring invalid 
the  carefully  drawn  section  of the  will 
providing for the disposal of  the bulk  of 
the  testator’s great  fortune for  charita­
ble  purposes,  adds  one  more to  the  al­
ready long list of failure of testamentary 
benevolence 
legal  mistakes. 
Had  Mr.  Tilden,  following  the  example 
of  Peter  Cooper  and  his  children,  of 
Henry  W.  Sage,  and  of  Senator  Stan­
ford,  carried  out  his  purposes  himself, 
instead of leaving their fulfillment to his 
executors,  he would have encountered no 
obstacle in doing it,and he would have had 
the  satisfaction  besides,  which  is  now 
denied even  to his surviving  friends,  of 
witness.ng  the  full  accomplishment  of 
his  wishes.  As  it  turns  out,  his. fellow 
citizens  will  be  iudebted  quite as  much 
to his public-spirited niece, Mrs. Hazard, 
as to him,  for their  new library,  since  it 
is only by her  generous  renunciation  of 
her  legal  rights  that the  funds will  be 
provided  for its  formation  and  mainte­
nance.  Whatever other  schemes of phi­
lanthropy he may  have had in  view  are 
irrevocably frustrated,  and,  indeed, they 
were abandoned  by his  executors at  the 
outset.  The conclusion  is not  lame and 
impotent,  but  it  falls  so  far  short  of 
what it might have been,  that it  is  com­
paratively a failure.

Much surprise  and  some  unfavorable 
comment  has  been  excited  by  the  fact 
that an  experienced and  able  jurist like 
Mr.  Tilden did not succeed in drafting in 
a valid and  effectual  manner  an instru­
ment involving interests so important  to 
himself and to the  public.  He had been 
renowned as  one  of  the  most  sagacious 
and well-informed chancery lawyers, not 
only  in  New  York,  but  in  the  whole 
country;  railroad  leases  and  mortgages 
in which hundreds of  millions of dollars 
were dealt with had either been prepared 
by him or executed only  after his exami­
nation  and  approval,  not  one of  which 
has yet been found defective; his shrewd­
ness as a  politician was  proverbial,  and 
his judgment in acquiring and  investing 
money  resulted, as we see, in his accum­
ulating a fortune, large even  in  this  day 
of ten and hundred fold millionaires. How 
came he.  then, to fail  in making his own 
will?

To my mind the  explanation  is  simple 
enough,  and reflects in  nowise  upon  Mr. 
Tilden’s character  either  as a  lawyer  or 
as  a man of common sense.  The French 
have a saying  that every one  has the de­
fects  of  his  qualities; that  is,  his  good 
traits are  accompanied  by  faults  insep­
arably growing out of  them  and connect­
ed with  them.  Thus,  a  brave man  can­
not be so cautious and prudent as  a cow­
ard,  from the very  fact that he  is brave. 
A generous man cannot be thrifty, like a 
miser,  because  his  generosity  interferes 
with his  thrift; and a  far-seeing and  sa­
gacious man cannot bring himself to take 
risks  that  an  impetuous,  short-sighted 
enthusiast  will  encounter without  hesi­
tation.  Mr.  Tilden  was  pre-eminently 
wise in discerning all the possibilities of 
disaster  that were  involved  in any  pro­
posed course of action. 
It might be said 
of him,  as it was said of Charles O’Conor, 
that he  could  devise a  much more  com­
plete argument against his own side  of a 
case  than  his  adversary  could.  When 
O’Conor rose to  speak in  court he would 
state the  position  which he  intended  to 
overthrow  so  strongly  that  his  clients

were  ready to  dispair of  victory,  and  it 
was only when  he came to  demolish  the 
seemingly  impregnable  castle  which  he 
had erected,  that they breathed free.  So, 
Mr.  Tilden,  in  advising  his  clients,  in 
drawing  his  railroad  leases  and  mort­
gages and other important contracts, and 
in  the  management of  his  own  affairs, 
provided  against  contingencies 
that 
would  not  have  occurred  to  ordinary 
men,  and  fortified  himself  against  dan­
gers  that  they  would never  have  seen. 
It was  this  habit  of  mind  which  gov­
erned him in framing his will, and which, 
through excessive prudence, rendered its 
chief provision  nugatory.

Any one who has  had practice in  liter­
ary  composition,  and reads carefully the 
section  of  Mr. Tilden’s  will  which  has 
just been set  aside, sees  at once how the 
testator  was  seduced  into  overstepping 
the  limits of  the  law in  drawing it  up. 
Evidently  his  first  purpose  was,  as  the 
minority of the  Court of Appeals Judges 
declare,  to found a free library and read­
ing  room,  and,  following  the  decision 
which  had  then  been  recently  made in 
the  Roosevelt  will  case,  he directed  his 
executors to procure an  act of incorpora­
tion for the desired institution and to con­
vey  to  it  the  residue  of  his  property. 
Having got thus far he began to consider 
what  might  be  done  by 
the  Legis­
lature  in  granting the  act of  incorpora­
tion  to  thwart  his  intentions. 
They 
might  insist  upon  the  appointment  of 
dishonest  or  incompetent  trustees;  they 
might attach to  the corporate  privileges 
conditions  which  would  destroy 
their 
value, or  they  might  ingeniously'divert 
his bounty to purposes foreign to that he 
had 
in  mind.  He,  therefore,  added  a 
clause giving to  his executors,  who were 
men in whom he had  as much confidence 
as he  had  little  in  the Legislature,  dis­
cretion to withhold his bequest if the act 
of  incorporation  was  unsatisfactory  to 
them. 
This  danger  being  provided 
against, he  further  reflected  that  some 
other  men might,  by will  or  otherwise, 
also give  money  for  a  free library  and 
reading room,  and  in that  case his bene­
faction would be  superfluous.  To guard 
against this  duplication  and  conflict  of 
purposes  he added  the final  clause,  giv­
ing a general  discretion to his  executors 
to  devote his money  to any other  object 
they migntdeem useful to mankind.

By  these  successive  emendations  the 
illegal clause was  transformed  from one 
originally  legal  into  its  present  shape, 
and  the  transformation,  being  gradual, 
diverted  Mr. Tilden’s attention  from  the 
true character of  the  result. 
I have  no 
doubt  that  if  the  section,  as  it  finally 
stood,  bad been presented to his mind as 
a whole  at  first,  he  would  immediately 
have  recognized  its  defects, but  having 
once diverged from  his starting point  he 
kept  on  until  he  landed  in  a  morass. 
What  rendered  his  self-deception  more 
easy was the fact  that the published  de­
cisions  of  the  Court  of  Appeals,  up to 
the  time  he  executed his  will,  had  not 
pronounced  so  decidedly  as  they  have 
since  against the  validity of the  provis­
ions he  attempted to  make.  Even  now 
his  fundamental  scheme  has  been  ap­
proved both by  eminent  counsel and  by 
five  out of  the  eleven  Judges  to  whom 
the defective section has  been submitted 
in  the  course  of  the  litigation  over  it. 
His error was not the error  of an incom­
petent or  stupid blunderer,  but that of a 
legal  genius.  Other  lawyers  of  equal 
and greater  eminence have made similar

mistakes without diminishing  their just­
ly earned fame,  and Mr. Tilden has plen­
ty of company.  Had  his  mind been  less 
active,  and  less  fruitful  in  suggestions 
he would have been content to follow the 
precedent of the Roosevelt will case,  and 
his  intention  would have  been  effected. 
He failed to accomplish a feasible scheme 
through  an  apprehension  of  mischiefs 
which few other men would have thought 
of.

A great deal  has been  said,  unjustifia­
bly  as  it seems  to me,  disapproving the 
course  of  Mr.  Tilden’s  nephews  aud 
nieces  in  bringing  about a  judicial  con­
demnation  of  this  invalid  provision  of 
his will.  One newspaper  has even  gone 
so far  as to  pronounce them  something 
like  infamous,  their  conduct  indecent, 
and  the  money  which the  judgment  of 
the  Court  of  Appeals  has  awarded  to 
them  "plunder,” which  they  should  be 
ashamed  to  retain.  Other  newspapers 
have also deplored the  result of the  liti­
gation as a  triumph of  technicality over 
justice. 
In this the newspapers, accord­
ing  to  my  experience,  are  far from  ex­
pressing  an  unanimous  public  opinion. 
Every  one  1  have  spoken  with  on  the 
subject  is well  satisfied to have Mr.  Til­
den’s property pass into the hands of his 
nearest  blood  relations.  The feeling  to 
the contrary,  so  far as it  exists, if it  ex­
ists at all,  arises from the  mistaken  idea 
that to  dispose of  property  by will  is  a 
natural right and should be respected ac­
cordingly.  On 
the  contrary,  history 
proves  that it is the creation of law,  and 
if not exercised  in  conformity  with  the 
law is a nullity.  The  natural  direction 
for  a  man’s  property  to take  when  he 
dies  is to  his own  family—primarily  to 
his  children,  if he  has  any,  and,  failing 
these,  to  the descendants  of  his nearest 
ancestor. 
In the  present  case,  Mr.  Til­
den’s family was the children of his own 
father’s children,  and their natural right 
to liis  property could  only  be  destroyed 
by such an instrument  in the nature of a 
last will  and testament as the law allows. 
That  instrument  the  Court  of  Appeals 
has  declared  was  not  executed,  and, 
therefore,  the  rights  which  the  invalid 
instrument sought to destroy,  remain un­
impaired.

Whatever view my readers may take of 
this last point,l think they will  all agree 
with  me  that, as  I said  at  the outset,  a 
man  who wishes to invest  his  money in 
any  other way  than  in giving  it  to  his 
children  or to  his  immediate blood rela­
tions,  had better do it himself in  his life­
time than by his last will  and testament. 
He will thus deservedly get the  credit of 
a  voluntary rather  than an  involuntary 
act of  munificence;  he will  be sure  that 
his gifts go as he intends them to go, and 
he  will  enjoy seeing  their good  results; 
whereas,  if he  postpones action until af­
ter his  death, he  never can be sure  that 
his testamentary  intentions will take ef­
fect,  and he certainly will  never witness 
the fruits of his bounty.

Ma tt h ew   Maks h a l l.

Attention is directed to  the  advertise­
ment of  the "Old Homestead”  jelly  and 
apple butter  factory  in  another  portion 
of this week’s paper.

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BOOTS  & SHOES
Felt Boots and Alaska Socks.

JOBBERS  OF

itale Agents for

portant  feature),  the  secret will  usually 
be  found  in  one or  more of  the  above 
points.
A word  to the  reader,  if  he  is  one  of 
this class of merchants:
A  good  crossroads  trade is a bonanza; 
expenses are light;  customers are usually 
thoroughly  trustworthy;  there is not the 
uncertainty of a changing trade. 
If  you 
have not a reasonably good trade, look the 
ground over  carefully and  you  will  find 
that 1 have  pointed  out the  error;  make 
the  necessary change,  and  live  to  bless 
the day you did so.

Ten Bills at 10 Per Cent.

“Buy your hats and caps at Hattem & Co.’s, 
“They sell the best goods, as every one knows, 
“And to any who will  this bill present 
“They'll give a reduction of 10 per cent.”
Now, Smith was a joker—be sure of that—
He went to Hattem's and purchased a hat.
And Hattem & Co.  were convulsed with chills 
When paid for that hat;with ten of their bills.

CROSSROADS  STORES.

Several  Reasons  Why  They  Seldom 

Succeed.
R. S. Hobbs in Dry Goods Bulletin.

People living in cities or large country 
towns have but a crude idea of the cross­
roads  store.  As  a  rule  the  crossroads 
store  is,  financially,  a  very  successful 
failure.  This  is  unquestionably due  in 
a  large  measure  to  two  disadvantages 
under which it is operated:
It is impossible,  when the patronage is 
taken  into  consideration, 
to  profitably 
operate a store of sufficient magnitude  to 
meet  the  varied wants of  a  community. 
Unless 
the  merchant  carries  a  much 
heavier  stock  than  his  territory  will 
warrant,  he  cannot  offer a display  suffi­
ciently  varied  to  satisfy  the  universal 
longing to select  one  from  many  styles. 
Again, 
there  is  a  sort  of  charm  that 
attaches  to  the  town  or  city  with  its 
many stores  and  costly displays. 
It  is 
next  to impossible  to  remove these  ob­
stacles, but  I  confidently  assert  that  if 
the  merchant would  go  about  it  in the 
right manner  he  could,  in a measure,  at 
least,  counteract their effects.
1 have been in a great many crossroads 
stores. 
I  have  visited  some very  good 
ones,  and  some that were,  to  be  charit­
able, very  bad.  Let  me  describe  one of 
the latter:
We were driving  through the  country, 
a friend and  myself,  when through some 
trivial  mishap we broke a small  strap of 
the  harness.  Tying  it  up  as  best  we 
could we drove  on.  Presently we  drew 
near a peculiarly shaped  house,  the L of 
which  stood  near  the  road.  The  win­
dows were  rather  large  but  filled  with 
8x10  panes.  A  sign,  made  apparently 
from  a  piece of  siding,  projected  from 
the  corner of  the house.  Upon  it  was 
printed in stencil letters “Dry Goods and 
Groceries.”  We  concluded  to  try them 
for the broken  strap.  As we  entered,  a 
sheep-bell  which  was  suspended  above 
the door  jingled  musically,  but  in  clos­
ing the door it caught  against the casing 
and  we  were  obliged  to  push  it  aside 
with  a  convenient  ax-handle.  The  in­
terior view battles description.  We were 
met  by  three  children  ranging  in  age 
from  four to seven  years.  The  healthy 
complexion  of  the country  was  lost  be­
neath a heavy  deposit of  mother  earth. 
Each with charming precision endeavored 
to  swallow his  index  finger, meanwhile 
standing  immediately  in  front  of  us. 
Calico, groceries and hardware were pro­
miscuously distributed  with  a  charming 
disregard for  effect.  Odd  packages  of 
coffee  filled  in  the  spaces  between  the 
ends of pieces of  calico and the  upright 
of  the shelving.  The  shelves  were crit­
ically  draped  with  sundry  tinware  and 
the show case—but we never  knew what 
it  contained,  as the glass  had  long since 
been  supplanted  by  the  top  of  a  boot 
box.
Mrs. Storekeeper entered and we made 
enquiry for  the  broken  strap.  After  a 
vain search  among the  soap,  lamp chim­
neys,  dry  goods, etc., she  gave  up  the 
job and, stepping to the  rear door, cried:
“Pa,  where’s them little straps?”
“Pa”  answ ered,  and  a  lengthy  con­
versation  ensued.  Evidently  he  was 
stationed  at  some remote  point, judging 
from the  tone in which  the conversation 
was  carried  on.  Presently  he  entered 
hoe  in  hand, and  assisted in the search 
It  was  exactly thirty  minutes from  the 
time we entered the store until we found 
the  strap.  A  spirit of  rebellion  seized 
us when  asked  to pay at least  twice  its 
value,  but we settted and departed. This 
description appears to be overdrawn,  but 
the  facts  are to the  contrary;  it was  in­
finitely worse.  The fault  did not  lay in 
the limited stock—they carried plenty of 
goods—but  the  entire  absence of  order 
with  which  the  stock  was arranged, to­
gether  with  the  manner of  waiting  on 
customers,  was  the worst  form  imagin­
able.
Whether  in  city or  country  the  fact 
remains the  same.  A store must  be  at­
tractive  to  attract.  The stock  must  be 
neatly arranged;  the store must have the 
appearance of  a  store—not a  junk shop. 
Although circumstances  govern cases  to 
a  large  extent, the crossroads  merchant 
can profit by following, in a measure, the 
systems  adopted  by  merchants  in  the

Through 

larger centers.  The  stock  can  be  kept 
in good condition;  accumulations  should 
be  avoided;  attractive  displays  can  be 
arranged; windows may be neatly dressed; 
ax handles need  not be kept  in the show 
case,  nor  shoe cartons  stacked alongside 
the soap.
The idea that  anything is good enough 
ought  to,  and  generally does,  injure  the 
trade of  any  merchant, city  or  country.
It is a mistake to suppose that the life of 
a merchant is one of prolonged ease.  His 
task,  like that of a housekeeper,  is never 
done,  and  when  he stops he  goes  back.
I  never  knew of  but  one  case  wherein 
the  sloveply merchant  made  money.  A 
heavy stock of goods was always carried, 
but  there  was  positively no  attempt  at 
arrangement. 
the  summer 
months  he never indulged  in  the luxury 
of shoes,  but would go about the store in 
his bare feet week  after week.  Nothing 
but  his  reputation  for  low  prices  held 
his  enormous  trade  which,  although  he 
was  located  in  a little  settlement of  not 
more  than  eight  or  ten  houses,  came 
miles  to  buy of  him.  One can  but con­
jecture the amount of  business he would 
have  done  had  he  gone  about it in  the 
right way.
The factor of  prices,  however,  is para­
mount  to  all  others.  The shortsighted­
ness of this class of merchants regarding 
the power of  moderate prices has always 
been  a  source  of  great  surprise to  me. 
Why  can they  not see  that it is the  ex­
orbitant  prices  they ask  that  keep cus­
tomers  from  their  doors;  why  do  they 
think  that  people will  pay them 10 to 25 
per  cent, more for  goods  than  the same 
articles can  be purchased for elsewhere? 
Nine times out of ten the crossroads mer­
chant  will  be found  to  charge  the  top 
prices  for  every  article  in  his  store, 
evidently acting upon the  fallacious rea­
soning  that he is not  doing  business for 
his health—that he will  make a profit on 
his goods or he will not sell them.  What 
sophistry,  what consummate  foolishness 
that  people will  pay such  a premium for 
the  privilege  of  trading  at a crossroads 
tore! 
It  is  a mistake  to  imagine  that 
farmers  value  convenience  so  highly. 
The  fact is  they rather relish the idea of 
the  semi-holiday  that  “ going  to  town” 
affords.  The  high-priced  store will  get 
some  of  the  hand-to-mouth  trade,  but 
inducements must be offered to catch the 
larger purchases. 
I have been told many 
a time  that a crossroads  merchant  could 
not sell as cheaply as a merchant in town 
because  the  cost  of  drayage  must  be 
added to invoice cost.  Does  he,  in turn, 
leduct the difference in rent and running 
expenses?  I  contend  that  he must  sell 
as  cheaply as his  town  competitors, de­
spite  the  cost  of  drayage,  running  ex­
penses, et at. 
Is it not better to make 20 
per cent,  on $20  than 40 per  cent,  on $5? 
This is exactly the way matters stand.
Can’t this  benighted  individual  under­
stand  that  money is a cash  article?  He 
can  easily  secure  “a  long  and  lordly 
train” of  indolent  time-killers  to  hang 
about the store and whittle the dry goods 
boxes,  but unless he declares war against 
high  prices  he  need  never  expect  to 
secure a good list of customers.  Advice, 
as  a  rule,  is  not quoted high,  inasmuch 
as it is usually based upon theory;  I will, 
however,  give a little  advice based  upon 
extensive  observations. 
I  have  been 
more or  less  intimately acquainted  with 
over a thousand  retailers,  from  the larg­
est city emporiums to the  smallest cross­
roads store,  and  the conclusions which  I 
have formed are based upon a familiarity 
with the policy  governing them  and  the 
degree  of  success  which  has  been  at­
tained.
I  have  yet to see  the  first  thoroughly 
successful crossroads store which charged 
exorbitant  prices.

I  have observed  that  it  is  equally  as 
necessary  that  such  stores  be  systema­
tically  managed  As  any  other.  1  have 
usually  found  that the  disorderly  store 
does  not  command  the  respect or confi­
dence of  the  community.  1  have found 
that,  in the  eternal fitness of  things, the 
patronage of a store is usually of  a char­
acter  in  keeping  with  the  manner  in 
which the store is operated.  Deductions 
are  easy;  it  is  not  difficult  to  discover 
why a store  well  located  does not  do  a 
remunerative  business. 
If  social  con­
ditions  are  of  a  proper  nature (an  im­

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158 & ICO  Fulton > t.. Grand Rapids

If you w ould be  A   LEADER, handle only goods of

V ALUE.

If  you are satisfied  to  remain at  TAIL  END  buy 

cheap, unreliable  goods.

GOOD  YEAST  IS  INDISPENSABLE,

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Yellow Label™Best!

U N D E R
TH EIR

CITY  OFFICE ; 
26  Fountain St.

F A C T O R Y   D E P O T ;

118  Rates  St., D etroit, Mich.

SEND  F O R   S A M P L E

OF  OUR

Imitation Linen Envelopes

O ne  S ize  o n ly ,  31  x   6.

Price  printed,  5 0 0 ,  $ 2   50 
1,000,  2  50
2.000,  2 25 per M,
5.000,  2 OO 

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The Tradesman Company,

Grand  Rapids*

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N

the 

Written fo r The Tradesman.

Discovery  of a Mince  Meat Mine.
While taking a  ramble  on  the hill the 
other day I took a  sail  down  Livingston 
street and  found  it  so  attractive  that I 
could  not 
sidetrack  myself  until  I 
reached  the  end,  where  it  runs  into  a 
great  mountain  of  sand.  At  this point, 
while  meditating  on  the  feasibility  of 
continuing 
street,  by  tunnelling 
through the  mountain, I  was  startled at 
the  sound  of  many  female  voices com­
mingling  in  silvery  peals  of  laughter, 
and  proceeding,  apparently,  from 
the 
earth beneath me.  Supposing that 1  was 
in the immediate vicinity of a mysterious 
cave of some kind, 1 began to investigate. 
Keeping one ear to  the  ground  and both 
eyes open,  1 soon discovered an opening, 
through  which  peered  several  pairs of 
friendly,  laughing  eyes.  Through  this 
same opening came  an  old,  familiar,  de­
licious odor  which  reminded  me  of  my 
mother's Thanksgiving  dinners  back  ini 
my boyhood  days.  Dear  reader,  if the I 
fickle wheel  of fortune should ever  drop 
you  in  a  barren, desolate  region,  where 
you would be  unable  to  obtain a square I 
meal oftener than once a month, you will j 
know how to  sympathize with the writer 
when he catches a sniff of air laden  with ( 
rich  perfumes  like  those  which  floated 
out  of  the  old  kitchen  door  on baking I 
days, 
away  back 
the  dear  old 
farm house long ago.

in 

That  odor  and 

those  laughing  eyes 
were more than I coulcl  stand  and  I  re­
solved to find  an  entrance to that under­
ground  banqueting  hall,  or  die  in  the 
attempt.  Pasing  around the bluff, I dis­
covered  a  number  of  attendants  in the I 
act of carrying out the remnins in bushel 
baskets.  This caused a feeling of disap- j 
pointment to creep over me, for 1 thought 
that the feast was  ail  over  with;  but it 
vanished when the master of  ceremonies 
approached  and  cordially  invited  me to 
enter  the  harem.  The  first  thing  we 
came  in contact  with was a very  ingeni­
ously contrived  machine  with  a number 
of dancing knives,  which chopped every­
thing they came  in  contact  with,  as fine 
as  mince  meat,  as  the  old  saying goes. 
After examining  the  chopper, my  guide 
informed  me that  1  was  in  a  regularly 
constituted mince meat works;  that there 
was  no  occasion  to  wait  with patience, 
as I had entered in due form, and I could 
proceed at once to investigate the works. 
He warned  me,  however,  not  to  wink  at 
any of  the  girls,  as  it  was  strictly for­
bidden under no less a  penalty than that 
of  having  my  head cut off and my body 
instantly  reduced  to  mince  meat. 
In 
order to supply the demands of this little 
beehive of industry, one beef animal must 
yield up  its  life  every  day.  One apple 
parer is operated  by hand with  a  capac­
ity of one hundred  bushels per day.  The 
material is cooked by steam in four large 
tanks,  and one ton  of  mince meat is the 
auerage  daily  output  of  this  concern. 
Think of the  number  of  pies  that a ton 
of  mince  meat  will  make!  It is put up 
in neat packages, and, of course, shipped 
to outside points in every direction.  The 
business office,  in  an  upper  room in  the 
rear of  the  factory,  is  managed  by  the 
very pleasant  and  business-like  wife  of 
of the proprietor,  Mr.  Ed.  Fallas.

If  every  cautious consumer of  mince 
meat,  who,  like  the  writer,  has always 
felt  a  little  squeamish  when  about  to 
attack a  pie  stuffed  with  “store”  mince 
meat,  would  visit  this  institution  and 
the  modus
become  acquainted  with 

operandi  of 
its  manufacture;  see  the 
quality  of  the  material  used,  and  the 
neatness of the employes (ten in number 
and  mostly  girls),  he  would  no  longer 
hold his breath  and  shut  up  both  eyes 
when  duty  stared  him  in  the  face  and 
prompted  him  to  swallow the  mixture.

E. A.  Ow en.

Friends of I).  D. Cody  will be  amused 
to  learn of a  good  joke on  the  good-na­
tured ex-wholesale grocer which occurred 
several  years  ago. 
It  appears  that  in 
company  with  Willard  Barnhart, O.  A. 
Ball. Chas.  E. Oiney and other jolly good 
fellows,  he  spent a  fortnight on a  hunt­
ing  trip  in  the  Northwest.  When they 
broke  camp to  return  home,  one of  the 
party slipped  a large  bologna sausage in 
one of Mr. Cody’s rubber boots.  Nothing 
more was  thought of the  matter, and on 
Mr. Cody’s  return  home the  boots  were 
deposited in  a closet  opening out  of  the 
bath room.  A few months  later,  a smell 
which  resembled  sewer  gas  became  so 
strong  on  the  premises  that  Mr.  Cody 
employed  a  plumber to  locate the  trou­
ble.  He put in a week at the house and, 
at the end of that time,  assured Mr. Cody 
that there  would be no  further  trouble. 
The next day brought a bill for forty odd 
dollars,  but  the evil odor  still remained, 
and  another  plumber  was  called  into 
requisition. 
lie,  also,  spent  several 
days in  investigating the  pipes and  con­
nections,  and,  when  he  announced  him­
self  through  with  the  job, he  solemnly 
assured  Mr.  Cody  that  the cause was  re­
moved—and  his employers promptly ren­
dered a bill  for  another  §40.  The  bur- 
| lesque  continued  until  Mr. Cody was  in 
! receipt of plumbers’  bills  to the  amount 
of §150,  when it  occurred to him that  he 
would do a  little work  in the  plumbing 
line .himself,  and a casual  inspection  of 
the  closet  assured  him  that  the  sewer 
gas  which  he  feared  would  poison  his 
entire family,  leaving a series of typhoid 
fevers 
in  its  trail,  was  contained  in 
the  leg  of  one  of  his  rubber  boots. 
Whether he ever  secured a rebate on the 
plumbers’  bills  is  not  known,  but it  is 
said to be  a fact  that,  before  employing 
plumbers  nowadays,  he  takes  pains  to 
investigate  the  condition of the  sausage 
market.

A Gap Which  Should Be Closed.
One of  the  gaps in the  telephone  ser­
vice of  the State which  should be closed 
without further delay is the twenty miles 
between  Edmore  and  Alma,  enabling 
Grand  Rapids  jobbers to talk with  their 
customers at Alma,  St.  Louis,  Ithaca and 
a number of  small  towns  which are  now 
practically cut  off  from  Grand  Rapids, 
so  far as telephone  service is concerned. 
Ithaca is most  unfortunately situated,  in 
a telegraphic way, owing to the fact that 
the  line  running  to  that town  is  inde­
pendent of  the Western  Union company, 
involving  an  expense of  50 cents  for  a 
10-word message over any other line than 
the Postal.  The  absence of  satisfactory 
I  telephone  service  is,  therefore,  a  great 
drawback to the towns named  and to the 
jobbers of  Western  Michigan  who  seek 
to cultivate their trade.

T he  T r a d e sm a n respectfully suggests 
that the  Grand  Rapids  Board of  Trade 
give  this  matter a little attention on the 
occasion of  its  next  meeting,  to the  end 
that  steps  be taken to close  the gap  and 
| give  Grand  Rapids  the  benefit  of  this 
valuable adjunct of trade.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

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Michigan CTentral

“  The Niagara Falls Route.’*

D EPA RT.  A RRIY E
Detroit Express.................................... 6:30 am   10:00 pm
Mixed  ....................................................0:40 am   4:30  pm
Day  Express........................................1:80 p m   10:00 am
"Atlantic A Pacific Express.............11:15 p m 
0:00 a m
New Tork Express...............................5:40 p m  18:40 p m

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

•Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping cars  ran  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
Parlor cars ran  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 
Fred M. Briggs, Gen'l Agent, 35 Monroe St.
G .  S .  H a w k i n s , Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office. 07 Monroe St. 
O. W. Rugglks, G. P.  A  T. Agent., Chicago.

Detroit TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

% 

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave
G'd  Rapids,  Lv
Ionia............Ar
St.  Johns  ...Ar
Owosso........ Ar
E. Saginaw..Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F lin t............Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac........Ar
Detroit..........Ar

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 *No.  28
10 55pm 
6 50am
12 37am 
7 45am
1 55am 
8 28am
3 15am 
9 15am 
8.45am 
1110am 
7. :0am 
11 50am 
5 40am 
1110am
7 35am 
3 05pm
5 50am 
10 57am
7  0am
11 5'iam

11 20am
11 25am
12 17am 
1 20pm 
300pm
3 45pm 
340pm 
6 00pm 
305pm
4 05pm

3 45pm
4 52pm
5 40pm 
64cpm 
3 40pm 
9 20pm 
801 pm
1030pm
8 55pm
9 50pm

WESTWARD.

Trains Leave 

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

i *No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13
5  10pm
6  15pm

7 05am
8 50am

1  00pm
2  15pm

♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

DEPART FOB 

CHICAGO 

tl:0 5  *11:35 
t l  :05| §11:35 
tl:0 5  *11:35 
t l  :05 
t5:17 
t l  :05 
t5:17 
t5:l' 
t5:1

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,  10:10 a. m., 3:35 
p.m. and 9:50 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward —No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar.
J ohn W. Loud, Traffic Manager.
Ben F letcher, Tray. Pass. Agent.
Jas. Cam pbell, City Ticket Agent.
23 Monroe Street.
8KPT. A18M.
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  RY.
I  A. M.  P. M. F. M. P.M.
|t  9:00 
t   9:00 
t   9:00 
t   9:00 
t7:25 
t9:00 
t7:25 
t7:25 
+7:25

Chicago............
Indianapolis ... 
Benton Harbor
St. Joseph........
Traverse  City
Muskegon........
Manistee  .......
Ludington___
Big Rapids__
tWeek Days.  »Daily.  §Except Saturday.
•I'v/  go.  No extra charge for seats.

9 .A A   A. M. has through chair car to Chica- 
1PT  P. M.  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
with Wagner buffet car;  sea s  50 cts. 
f? .-J  pt  P. M. has  through free  chair  car  to 
O.JL I  Manistee,  via M.  & N. E. R. R.
■  ,O E   P. M. is solid  train  with Wagner pal- 
, i ) u   ace sleeping  car  through to Chicago, 
and sleeper  to  Indianapolis via Ben­
ton Harbor.
JUNW891.
DETROIT, 
Lansing & Northern R R
A. M. P. M. P. M.
t6:50 t l  :00 *6:25
t6:50 t l  :00 *6:25
t6:50 tl:00 *6:25
t6:50 t l  :U) *6:25
t7:05 t4:30
t7:05 t4:30
t7:06 t4:30

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

t   5:30 t8:30

UISf’.gBT  FOB

• PCA  A  M. runs through to Detroit with par- 

lor car;  seats 25  cents.
- . V u  troit.  Seats, 25 cents.
lor  car, seats  25  cents.
25 cents.

1. A A   P. M.  Has  through  Parlor  car  to  De- 
if iQ F!  P. M. runs through to Detroit  with par 
*7 .Apr  A. M. has parlor  car  to  Saginaw, seats 
• 
For  tickets  and  information  apply  at  Union 
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe  street, or Union station.

Geo. De Haven, Gen. Pass’r  Agt.

Toledo,  Arm  Arbor  &  North  Michigan 

Railway.

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

VIA D., L. A N.

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

VIA D„ 8 . H.  A M.

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

Return connections equally as good.

W. iH.  Bhnnbtt, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.
Schedule in effect  September  10,1891.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from  Leave going 
North.
7:05 a m
11:30 a m
4:30 pm
10:30 p m
Train  arriving at 9:80  daily;  all  other trains  daily 

South. 
For Saginaw A   Traverse  C ity..  5:15 a m 
For Traverse City A  Mackinaw  9:20 a m 
For Saginaw  and  Cadillac.........  8:15 p m  
For  Petoskey & Mackinaw.......   8:50 p m 
except Sunday.

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from  Leave going 

South.
7:00 am
10:30  a m
8:00  pm
0:00  p m
11:05 pm
Trains leaving at 0.00 p. m. and 11:05 p. m. run d aily; 

North. 
For  Cincinnati................... .........  0:80am  
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:50 a m  
For  Cincinnati..............................  5:30 p m 
For  Chicago......... ............ . 
10:40pm 
From Saginaw............................... 10:40 p m
all other trains daily except Sunday.

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

For Muskegon—Leave. 

7:00 a m  
11:85 a m 
5:40 p m 

From Muskegon—Arrive.
10:10 am
4:55 pm

9:00 p m

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE.

N O R T H —7 :0 5   a m   t r a in .—Parlor chair car  G’d 
Rapids to Traverse  Oity.
1 1 :3 0   a  m  t r a in .—Parlor chair  car  G’d 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 : 3 0   p   m   t r a in .—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw. 
S O U T H —7 : 0 0  a m  t r a in .—Parlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 0 : 3 0   a m   t r a in .—Wagner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6 : 0 0   p m   t r a in .—Wagner Sleeping  Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati. 
l l ; 0 5 j p  m  t r a in .—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

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

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

10:30 a m  8:00 p m 
3:55 p m  9:00 p m  

11  05 p m
0:60  a m
10:30 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:05 p m train daily, through Wagner  Sleeping Car. 
10:10 p m
5:15  am
3 .10  p  m  through  Wagner  Parlor  Car.  10:10  p  m 

7:05 a m   3:10 pm  
Lv  Chicago 
8:15 p m   8 50pm  
Arr Grand Rapids 
train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car.

Through tickets and full Information  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almqnist,  ticket  agent  at  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 07 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

Grand  Rapids Electrotype  Co.,

THE  GREAT

EDMUND B.DIKEMRN
Watch maker 

§ Jeweler,
ü  CÄNÄL  8T„
Grani Rapids  ■  JJißli.
WA.NTBD.

POTATOES,  APPLES,  DRIED 

FRUIT,  BEANS 

and all kinds of Produce.

I f   y o u   h a v e   a n y   o f   t h e   a b o v e   g o o d s   t o  
s h ip ,  o r   a n y t h in g   in   t h e   P r o d u c e   lin e ,  l e t  
n s   n e a r   fr o m   y o n .  L ib e r a l  c a s h   a d v a n c e s- 
m a d e   w h e n   d e s ir e d .

E A R L   B R O S . ,

Commission Merchants
Reference: F ir s t   N a t io n a l   B a n k ,  Chicago.
Mic h ig a n  Tk a d b b m a n. Grand Rapid*.

157 South Water St.,  CHICAGO. 

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Our  representative  will  call  on  you 
soon  with  a complete line of  Wall  Pa­
pers  at  Manufacturers9  Prices•  Wait 
until  you see  our line as  we  can  save 
y o u   money•

HARVEY &  HBYSTBK

Monroe, Ottawa aiul Fountain Sts.,

Grand Bawls Storage & M a r  Co.,

Winter  8t„  between  Shawmilt Rue.  and  W.  Pillton St.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

P R IN C E   RUDOLPH  C IG A R S.

tk*  peraoa  gu«*iing  the  nearest  to  the  number of Imps that will 
appear in a aeries of cuts in the  Evening  News,  cuts  not  to  exceed  100, 
1st Cash  Prize, $60;  2d. $25;  3d, 15:  4th, $10.  Guess slips to be had with 
every 25c. worth of  PRINCE  RUDOLPH  CIGARS.  Sold Everywhere. 
Up to date there has been published 28 cuts, with a total of 303 Imps.

■■ AN UFA C TU M  I *   SV

A l v K X .   Q O K D O N ,  

D e t r o i t ,   M l o n .

DANIEL  LYNCH,  Grand Rapids,  Mich.,  Wholesale  Agt.

ANYTHING

That will help a man in  his business ought to be 
of  vital importance to  him.  Many a successful  mer­
chant has found  when

TOO  BATE

That he  has allowed his money to  leak away.

- jV lo p e y - Won’t take  Gare  of  Itself.

And  the  quicker you  tumble to the fact  that the  old way of 
keeping it is  not good  enough,  the  more of  it  you 
will have to count up.

If  you  wish to stop all the leaks  incident to the  mercan­

tile business, adopt one of the

P^oupop  gystejns

Manufactured  in  our  establishment—“ Tradesman,”  “ Super­
ior” or “ Universal”—and  put  your business on a cash basis.

F o r   S a m p le s  a n d   P r ic e   L is t,  a d d r e ss

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Holts 

Wa

I  want  500 to 1,000  cords o f Poplar  Excel- 

sior  Bolts, 18, 36 and 54  inches long.

I  also  want  Basswood  Bolts, same  lengths 

as above.  For particule ~s address

J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

General  Wareiioiisemen  and  Transfer  Agents,

COLI)  STORAGE  FOR  BUTTER,  EGGS,  CHEESE,  FRUITS.  AND 

ALL  KINDS  OF  PERISHABLES.

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

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

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

and Machine and Plow repairs, Etc.

Telephone  No.  945. 

J,  Y.  F.  BLAKE,  Sup’t.

Delectable!

We have  made  arrangements  whereby  we  have  secured  the exclu­
sive sale in  Michigan of the famous

Cherrystone Oysters

which have never before been  sold  in the State.  On account of their 
superior  quality  and  delicious  flavor  they  were,  heretofore, 
invariably  eaten by epicures in  the  East,  but we, ever on the  alert 
to place the best  before our patrons, beg to assure them that when 
they  buy  the  P.  &  B.  brand  they will  get  genuine  Cherrystone 
Oysters, everywhere  in  the  East  considered  to be  “par excellence.” 
Positively the  fattest,  plumpest,  sweetest, most  tempting  article of 
its  kind to be obtained  anywhere.  Order  P.  &  B.s  through  any 
Grand  Rapids jobber or of  us direct.
TH E   P U TN A M   CANDY  CO.

The  Largest  Stock  of

Ladies’,  Misses’, Children’s -and  Wauls’

-C L O A K S -

ever seen  under one roof is at

M O R S E ’S

Cor. Monroe & Spring Sts•

Siegel’s Cloak Department

S e n d  fo r  o u r  P r ic e  L is t.

Keep Up Your Stock of Kerosene Oil Goods!

The  people  are now  demanding better light  than ever  before, and  our  stock is complete  with  handsome  new styles  that suit all  classes of  trade.  You  can  greatly 
increase your  business on this  popular line  by  KEEPING  UP  YOUR  ASSORTMENT.  Ask  to see our  lines of  Library  Lamps  with  Decorated  Founts and  Shades 
fitted with light-giving burners.  Colored Lithographs with  price list sent on  request.

K eep Up the

"Crank"  TiibUlar  Lanterns
Handiest lantern yet devised. Will 
outlast half a dozen common styles 
of  tubular—once  tried,  a  farmer 
will use no  other.

K eep up  the  CTBSCBIlt  slde  1 .amp.
For  use  in  Kitchens,  Stores,  Fac­
tories,  Halls and every place where 
a “handy”  lamp is needed.

Mammoth Rochester Lamps. 

The  'Pittsbilrg" Mammoth  Lamp. 
They will  give as much  light as an electric  plant,  ^  Uh  indicator  always  showing  amount  of every size.  Nothing makes your 
of oil  in fount-  Gives a magnificent light  stock  look so bright  and  pretty as 
and at present prices of  oil cost next to nothing to 
run.  KEEP TOUR STORE WELL LIGHTED. 
and  is  the  best  advertised lamp  in  the  a variety of these beautiful shades.
world. 

KMpnp “Umbrella" «*■*«

They  will fit on any lamp.

K eep   Up  the

Dashboard"  Tilbdlar  Lantern,

ith  the  bulls-eye  globe  It  will  throw 
the light  ahead of  the horse  and wagon 
and  should  be  used  by  everv  man  or 
woman in night driving.

K eep  Up

Parlor  Lamps  and  Shades.

Never has  any house shown the  line 
of  these that  we  carry, in  handsome 
decorations suitable for every family 
table.  Over fifty distinct styles from 
which to make your selections.

Keep a Few

B a n q u et  L a m p s
in your stock.  They are  the coming 
lamp for  all.  Buy  one  of  our “Au­
rora'’ or “Pittsburgh” lamps for your 
own  use and  eat a few  meals  under 
its genial  happy  light, with a beauti
ful tinted  shade casting  aglow   over  beep up D innn  I  jm n o  Never were 
they  so  rldllU  udlilpo cheap  dur­
preciate 
the room, and you will appreciate.
able and handsome.

Your  common, every  day  glass  lamps, they 
are  so  cheap  and  we  have  such  splendid 
burners for them  and  such  beautiful  tinted 
shades  that  every  family  in  the  State may 
have a brilliantly lighted room with the most 
trifling expense.

KEEP  UP

Grand Rapids,

K eep the Best

Oil  HeatiDg Stove

ever made.  No need for one of  vour 
customers dressing or sitting in a cold 
room.  Less than ten cents a day will 
run it, and we  guarantee it to please. 
No  smoke  or  smell.  Has  a  can  of 
water  inside  the  flame  to  make  a 
moist, healthy atmosphere  Make no 
mistake—No  other  stove  w ill  suit 
as  w ell as this.  We  know whereof 
we speak.

