Published Weekly.

VOL.  9.

Q - e t   t h e   B e s t  I

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.

GRAND  R A PID S,  NOVEM BER  25,  1891.

Jennings*

Flavoring  Extracts

SEE  QUOTATIONS.

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,
M u s k e c o k  C r a c k e r   C o .,
Crackers, Biscuits#Sweet Goods.

HARRY  FOX,  Manager.

Successors  to

SPECIAL,  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  H A IL  ORDERS.

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

I m p r o v e d   E r u . e   S c r a p e r

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.

O.  N .  R A P P   &   C O .,
_____ Florida  Oranges  a   Specialty._____

9 North  Ionia St., Grand Rapids.

H o l i d a y   G o o d s !

Complete  Line  of  NoveltiesaNow  Ready.

A.  E.  B R O O K S   &  CO.,
G rand  R ap id s,  M ich.
4 6   O tta w a   St., 
C.  A.  LAMB.
F.  J.  LAMB.

WHOLESALE  CONFECTIONERS.

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

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Foreign  and  Domestic  Frilite  and  Proddce,

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

G.  S.  BR O W N  

C O .,

------   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.

$1  Per  Year.
NO.  42T

THE  HEW  YORK  BISGU1T  GO.,

S.  A.  SE A R S,  Manager.

C ra ck e r M an u factu rers,

37, 3 9  a n d   41  K en t St., 

-  

G rand  R a p id s.

Spring & Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loaks, 
N o tio n s, 
H o siery , 
G lo v es,  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 r in ts  a n d   D o m estic  C ottons

W e  invite  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  our  com plete  and  well 

assorted  stock  at  low est m arket  prices.

Spring & Company,

A g e n ts   Wanted.  !

Albion  Milling  Co., Albion,  Michigan:
Gents—In  connection  with  our  order  for  “Albion  Patent  Flour” which  you 
will  find enclosed,  permit  us to say that we have  used  your Albion  Patent for the 
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 22,  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  MILLING  COMPANY,  Albion,  Mich.

P

E R K I N S

T T   T i~!  t

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Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  132  and  i34  LOUIS  STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

WF  0.4 RR 7  A  STOCK  O^  I’AKP  ’’’AT.T.OW  FOR  MTf.F  HOP

Sheepskin  Slippers.

“ “ 

“ 
Felt Slippers.

X quality,  per  doz.  prs......... §1 35
...........   1  65
XX  “ 
Plain, for rubber  boots..........1  50
Leather sole,  quarters and
toe  cap...................................... 2 25
Parker’s Arctic Sock................. 2 25

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

H eadquarters for Blackings. Dressings. 

Shoe  Brushes. Etc.

Grand Rapids, Mich.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

S p ice s  an d   B a k in g   P o w d e r ,  an d   J o b b ers  o f 

T ea s, C offees  an d   Grocers*  S u n d r ie s

1 and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GHAND  RAPIDS

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

Manufacturers and Jobbers of Boots and Shoes.

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Our  fall  lines  are 
now complete in every 
department.
Our  line  of  Men’s | 
and  Boys’  boots  are 
the best we ever made 
or  handled.
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 
E» socks.
"3  We solicit  your  inspec­
tio n  before purchasing.
“Agents  for  the Boston 
Rubber Shoe Co.”

STANDARD  OIL  CO,
- O   I   X-i

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
in  Illuminating  and  Lubricating

Dealers 

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Are-

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

kegon,  Reed City,  Manistee,  Petoskey, Allegan.

Highest Price Paid for Empty Carbon and Gasoline Barrels-

T7

For  Bakings  of  fill  Kinds  Use

Bischmann  l  Go’s
Unrivaled Bompressefl Yeast.

BARNHART 

PUTMAN CO.

Wholesale
Grocers.

SUPPLIED

FRESH DAILY

To Grocers Everywhere.

Special attention is invited to our

YELLOW  LABEL
which is affixed  to every  cake 
of our Teast, and which serves 

TO  DISTINGUISH 

Our Goods iron worthless  Imitations.

S END 

FOR SA M PLE

OF  OUR

Imitation Linen Envelopes

O ne  S ize  o n ly , 

x   6.

P rice  printed, 500,  $1  50
1.000,  2  50
2.000,  2 25 p e r  M .
5.000,  2  OO 

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The Tradesman Company,

Grand  Rapids•

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JOBBER  OF

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

SALT  FISH

fO bn

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 

See Quotations in Another Column.

CONSIGNMENTS  OF  ALL  KINDS OF  POULTRY  AND  GAME  SOLICITED.

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

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GRAND-  RAPIDS.

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PEOPLE'S  SAVINGS  BANK,
Liability,  $100,000 
Capital,  $100,00«. 

Cor.  Monroe  and  Ionia Sts.,

Depositors’  Security,  $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 
Jos. G. McBride 
Wm. McMullen 
D. E. Waters 
Jno. Patton, Jr 
Wm. Alden Smith 

H. C. Russell
John Murray
J. H. Gibbs
C.  B. Judd
II.  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.

THE MERCANTILE  AGENCY

R . G. D u n   &  Co.

Reference Books issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout United States 

and Canada

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PROPRIETORS OF

Old Homestead Factory

^ iC IO E C . 

MANUFACTURERS OF

Frnit  Jellies  and  Apple  Better

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  30 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
55
E lk ’s Choice, Havana filler and binder... 
La F ior de Alfonso,........  ...................... 
55
65
La Donneila de M o re rà ,......................... 
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  81.,  Grand  Rapids.
IT WILL «SY YOU
To Buy Allen B.Wrisley's
GOGH CHEER SOAR
jading  iiolesale Grocers keep it.

AGNES  STIRLING.

A  Tale  of the  Texas  Frontier.

“ A   bill  for the relief of Robert Stirling 
and  his  men.”  1  was  leaning  over  the 
ladies’  gallery of the Texas Senate Cham­
ber when  I  heard  these  words,  and  saw 
the change they  instantly  produced over 
a somewhat  indifferent and  uninterested 
house.  Ennui kindled into  enthusiasm, 
and debate merged into eulogium, so that 
the bill was  dually  passed almost by  ac­
clamation.

I heard  enough  to  make  me  intensely 
curious,  and  it  was,  therefore,  no  small 
pleasure  to  learn  that  a  party of  sum­
mer  tourists,  in  which  I  was  included, 
were to be  the first bearers  of  the  news 
to the old man.

His cottage stood on the outskirts  of  a 
It  was in  the  usual 
large  cedar brake. 
Texas  order  of  architecture—two  large 
rooms,  with  a  wide  passage  between 
them.  The logs had  never been painted 
or dressed,  but a luxuriant white jasmine 
covered it  with  an  almost  supernatural 
loveliness.

Calm and  peaceful  it  looked  without, 
and yet  within the greatest of  all  strug­
gles  was  going  on—the  struggle  of  the 
Eternal out of Time.  That it had been  a 
hard one,  in  Robert  Stirling’s  case,  was 
quite  evident. 
“Many  and  evil  days” 
was his  own  history  of  life,  and  I  read 
the  confirmation  in  a  scarred  and  sor­
rowful face,  full of gray old miseries.

A number of  wild,  rough-looking  men 
were sitting  in  the  shade of  some  mul­
berry-trees.  They spoke seldom,  smoked 
incessantly,  and  waited  with  a  sad  pa­
tience  for  the  end  sure  to  come.  And 
when  the sun dropped  below the horizon 
their  watch  was  over.  They  knew  it 
when they saw their captain’s only child 
walk to the  end  of  the  piazza  and  look 
with dry,  yearning eyes to where the sun 
had  left  a  track  of  glory  behind  him. 
There she was joined by some of the old­
est  of  the  men,  who  strove  to  comfort 
her.

There was in this  woman’s face a won­
derful charm,  the  secret  of which  I  dis­
covered  afterward. 
It  was  partly  the 
sweet gravity of one who had  learned,  iu 
the solemn high  places of  Nature,  a  joy 
beyond  laughter,  and  partly  that  sense 
of strength and  repose  which clothes  as 
with  a  garment  those who  have  front­
ed  sorrow  and  triumphed  over  it. 
In 
spite of her weariness  and grief,  and her 
crowded  house,  she  urged the  ladies  of 
of our party  to accept the  shelter of  the 
cabin. 
I,  who  have a  taste  for  civiliza­
tion,  and a  perverse  inability to  see  the 
luxury of a hammock,  gratefully  accept­
ed  it.

The next three weeks, while my friends 
were  making  geological  and  botanical 
discoveries,  I was  getting  glimpses  of  a 
life  pure  and  unselfish  enough for  the 
angels to  have  desired  to  look  into. 
I 
say  “ glimpses,”  because  I  soon  found 
that she did  not care  to talk  of  herself, 
except as incidental to others.

My first interrogatory about anyone  is 
generally about his  birthplace.  On  this 
subject I have  a theory,  and  it  interests

me to  see  how  often  truth  and surmise 
agree.  But  with  Agnes  Stirling  I  re­
mained  unsatisfied,  simply  because  she 
did not know herself.

“1  was  not  born  here,”  she  told  me. 
“My  first  memories  are  of  crowds  of 
faces that were not kind  to me,  of water 
that  seemed  to  have  no  end,  and  of  a 
small  vessel  in  which  we  nearly  per­
ished.”

“ ‘We?’ ” 1 repeated, interrogatively.
“That is,  my  mother  and 1 and my eld­
est brother.  He was a  little  baby  then, 
wailing night and  day  in  her arms..  Lie 
lived  to  be a  noble boy  and  died  in  her 
defense.”

“But  where  was  Captain  Stirling  at 

at that time?”

She detected  a suspicion  of something 
she did not approve in  my  voice,  and she 
answered,  in a  tone that was  almost  ca­
ressing:

“Ah,  he  was  not  with  us.  That  was 
where  the  misery  began  and  ended. 
When  we got to  him  we  were very  hap­
py.”

“Do you remember  that?”
“It  is  impossible  that  ever  I  should 
forget it.  After we had been a long time 
on the  water, one  morning, just  at  sun­
rise,  we  were put  into a  little  boat  and 
rowed  toward  the  land.  A  man  stood 
waiting for us—a man  whom  I had never 
consciously  seen,  but  whom  I  knew  at 
sight.  On all  that bar of  lonely sand  he 
was  the only living thing.  And he looked 
so  handsome  and  so  happy,  as  he 
stretched out his arms and  shouted  to us. 
I think he will stand  just so to  welcome 
me,  when  1  see  him  next.  When  our 
feet  touched  the land  he could not speak 
for  joy,  and  I  remember  well  that  his 
first action  was  to kneel  down  and  kiss 
my  mother’s hands. 
I don’t  understand 
even now why he did  it,  but 1 am sure  it 
was  well done.  An  ox  wagon,  driven  by 
that  old negro  you  see  smoking  before 
the  quarters,  brought  us  here. 
I  have 
uo  idea  how  long  it  took  us. 
I  was  a 
silent child,  and never asked  many ques­
tions;  and  when  1  saw  the  green,  cool 
woods,  and  the  strange  beauty  and 
wealth of the flowers,  1  think  1  believed 
we  were  in  heaven.  One  day  I  found 
courage to ask  Prince,  as he  was  yoking 
the oxen,  if it  were so.  He  looked at me 
with a kind  of  reverence.  Many a man, 
wise in his own eyes, would have laughed 
at  my  ignorance;  but  Prince  answered 
solemnly: 
little  children,  Miss
Agnes,  are alius pretty  nigh to the king­
dom oh heaven.’ 
I never forgot the look 
and  the  words,  and  1  understand  them 
now,  though I did not then.”

‘De 

Piece by piece I patched out the  years 
of  her  childhood,  and  it  made  a  story 
startlingly dramatic,  and  almost incredi­
ble to those who have  never learned  that 
adversity  sees  miracles.  But,  with  all 
its romance,  it was still  the  old story  of 
woman  hourly  crucifying  every  selfish 
thought,  and filling her  space with  love­
ly deeds and  faithful  prayers,  instead of 
lingering years.

When  Agnes  was  seventeen  years  of 
age,  the tragedy  occurred  which clouded 
She had  then  three
all her future life. 

GRAN D   RA PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  NOVEM BER SO 1891

NO.  427

OYSTERS

We quote: 

Bulk.

Standards, per gal  ...................................... $1  15

Solid  Brand in Cans.

E. F.........................22

Daisy  Brand  in Cans.

Selects...................25 
Standards............   19
Selects,.................  23 Standards...................  17
Favorites..............  15
Mrs.  W ithey’s Home-made Mince-Meat
Large bbls..............6 
Halfbbls..................654
401b. pails  ............   654  201b.  pails  ............. 6M
101b.  pails............   7
21b. cans, (usual  weight)..............$1.50 per  doz.
51b.  “ 
“ 
..............$3.50  per  doz.
Choice Dairy  Butter.
Eggs
21 
Pure Sweet Cider,  in  bbls.
54 bbl.
16 
Pure Cider  Vinegar............... .......................
10
Will pay 40 cents each for Molasses half bbl 
Ab >ve prices are made low to bid for trade.
Let your orders come.

15

“ 

EDWIN  FALLAS  i SON, 

V alley  City  Cold  Storage.
THOS. E.  WYKES,

WHOLESALE

Lime,  Cement,  Stucco,  H air,  Fire  Brick, 

F ire  Clay, Lath,  Wood,  Hay, Grain,
Oil  Meal, Clover and  Tim othy Seed. 

Corner Wealthy Ave. and Ionia St.

on M. C. R. R. 

Write for prices.

PROMPT,  CONSERVATIVE.  SAFE.

S. F. A spinw all,  Pres’t 

W  F r ed McB a in. Sec y
L,et us send You

A Few Rugs
Carpet  Sweepers

From  which to  make  selections 

for the  Holiday Trade.

SMITH  &   SANFORD.

CUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS

----OR----

P A M P H L E T S

For the best work, at  reasonable  prices, address 

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

The Bradstreet Mercantile Apncy.
Executive  Offices, 279,281,283  Broadway, N.Y.

The B radstreet  Company, Props.

CHARLES F.  CLARK, Pres.

Offices in the principal cities of the United 
States,  Canada,  the  European  continent, 
Australia, and in London, England.

Grand  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg.

HENRY  IDEMA,  Snpt.

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brothers:  itobert,  nearly  sixteen;  Alick, 
twelve,  and Harry, seven.  Although  fif­
teen  years  had  passed  since  its  occur­
rence,  she was  greatly  agitated  in  its re­
cital.

“It  is  very  hard  to  speak  of  it,”  she 
said,“but 1 want you  to know all.  Other­
wise much  that you  may  hear of my fath­
er will  seem so savagely cruel. 
It is, in­
deed,  the only  key  to that  portion  of his 
life with  which  the public have to do.”

“It was on the  twenty-fourth of  Octo­
ber,  in  the  year  1843.  There  had  been 
slight  frosts,  and,  as father  was going to 
the  mill,  which  lay in the  river-bottom, 
seven  miles off,  mother  proposed  that  I 
should go with him,  and,  while the  corn 
was  being  ground,  help  to  gather  some 
of the  winter  grapes  and  pecans  which 
abound  in  the  valley,  and  to  which  the 
frosts  had  now  added  the  last  delicate 
flavor.  1 was  a  little  astonished  at  the 
proposal,  for  Robert  and  Alick  general­
ly  went  on  these  errands;  but  1  knew 
mother  meant  it  as  a  great  kindness, 
more  especially  as  there  was  butter  to 
make,  and both negro boys had gone that 
morning to the cedar brake for rails.

I j 

M’HTT!  M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .
head  slowly  and  sadly,

looked  like  years—then at midnight  two ; face,  shook  hi 
men carried a strange Robert Stirling in-  and went on:
to his house,  raving  with brain fever. 
“He  had  been  in  five  times  already 
say  ‘strange,’  because  no  one ever again I with  the same  bill.  1 his  isn t a part of 
saw the  same generous,  kindly, cheerful i the  dream,  you  know.  1 m  telling  you 
mau  who  had  gone  with  me  to  gather  straight facts now.  Every Monday after- 
nuts  and  grapes 
a  week  before. | noon  he  used to come in  regularly  with 
How  he  suffered  for  the  next  three  that  bill  and I  always stood  him off some- 
months,  when  he  could  do  nothing  else  how.”
but suffer,  notie but God knows.  But  in | 
“What  was  the  amount  of  the  bill?” 
half  a  year  he  was  in the  saddle  again,  enquired  the young  man  with his  feet on
at  the head of  some of  the most reckless 
men  in  the  ci untry.  For  nearly  three 
years  all  search  was  unavailing,  but 
nothing daunted or discouraged  him.  On­
ly every time  he  came  home,  he came  a 
sterner and  a harder man.  Soon the wild­
est stories of his cunuingaml cruelty and 
reckless bravery  were  in every  mouth.  I 
do not believe anyone blamed  him  much, 
and  I—1  loved  him  better  than  ever. 
And,  oh!  after  Alick  was  recovered, 
crippled and dying,  and 1  knew  how  lit­
tle  Harry  had  been  almost  tortured  into 
the grave, there  were  hours  in  which  I 
not only  pitied  but excused him.”

It’s a good  jag of 
money.  There’s  no  fun  In  paying  out 
§65  to  your  tailor  when  you  can  give 
him a stand-off. 
It  isn’t  business,  any­
how.  Well,  I  dreamed  he  had  come  in 
again  with  that  bill.  He  slapped 
it 
down  on  the table anti  he says:

“ ‘Can’’ you drop in next week,’  1 says. 

“ “1  want  the  money  on that  coat this 

“ ‘No,  sir,’  he  says,  ‘I  want  it  right 

T il make it all  right then.’

“Sixty-five  dollars. 

time,  young man.’

the radiator.

now.’

“Then  you  saw  one of  your  brothers 

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tics, lumbermen’s, etc.,  the best in the  market.

We carry the finest line of  felt and knit boots, socks 
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list and discounts.

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again?”

“A  very 

“Yes; father found him with a party of 
“The truth  was,  1 had  a little  trouble
Comanche  horse-thieves,  in  the  fourth
of  my  own  at  the  time—a  love  affair
which my father,  wisely, 1 have no doubt,  year of  his captivity.  They say  he  took 
offer­
interdicted.  For several days I  felt hard  fearful  vengeance  for  the  boy’s
ings.  I cannot blame him.  Alick lingered 
toward  him  in  consequence,  and  my 
many  months,  and  became so dear to  me 
mother’s  good,  wise heart  foresaw  that a 
in  all those hours of  suffering,  that 1  al­
few  hours  together  would put  all  right.
most wished  to die with  him,  only  that it 
So she brought me  a clean dress and  my 
w'ould  have been cowardly.”
white  sun-bonnet,  and  looked  into  my 
face  with  such  an  understanding  sym­
pathy,  that  l  could not resist the impulse 
to  twice turn  back and  kiss her.  Oh!  1 
thank God for this memory.  Father was 
pleased at my  attention, and smiled kind­
ly at me as  I took  my place  beside  him.
When  we got to  the bottom of  the hill  I 
pushed  my  bonuet  back  and 
looked 
round. 
She  stood  watching  us,  and 
shading her face  with  her hands.  Fatter 
turned  at  the  same  moment  and  she 
waved us a last adieu.

“You think so?”
“Yes,  I  think  so.  Who  could  have 
taken  my place the last year?  And then 
what a joy  1 should have  missed!”

“A joy!”
“Certaiuly.  1  have been  loved again; 
all  my  years  of  patient  waiting and  si­
lent  prayer acknowledged and answered.
I  have  had  many  happy  days  the  last 
seven years,  and  for more than  that  time 
every  family  in  the county has rested  in 
safety  under the  shadow  of  my  father’s 
name.  For  a  long  time  he  has  been  a 
just as  well  as  a  brave  man,  and  I  am' 
glad because he  lived  to know the  State 
acknowledged his  services  and provided 
for his child and  friends.”

last  one,  as  it  miserably 
proved. 
In  less than  an hour  afterward 
she  was  slain  by  the  Comanches,  after 
seeing her eldest boy almost cut to pieces 
in her defense.  Alick  and Harry,  in the 
very  beginning  of  the  attack,  had  been 
bound  with  raw-hides,  and  given  up  to 
the care of two inferior  savages.

“And what will you do  now?”
“Wait.  There is  always duty.  When 
everything else is gone,  duty  remains.  I 
could not desert  old Prince  and Jeff and 
the old  men  who  have  made  this  cabin 
for years  a  shelter in  sickness  and  bad 
weather.”

“And  yet  that day  father was in  such 
wild,  gleeful  spirits  as I  had  never  be­
fore seen.  Evidently  he  had no present­
ment of any trouble until we reached the 
bottom  of the  hill  on  our  return.  The 
absence of all signs of mother or the boys 
silenced him.  In another moment he had 
noticed  a  thin  smoke  coming  from  the  in every day.” 
open door.  With a cry  and a  bound  like 
1 looked at  the  calm,  strong face,  and 
nothing human,  he sprang to the ground, j  read in  it a sermon not made  with hands 
A few  minutes  told  us  all  our  misery.  “Lo,  here,”  it  said,  “is  a  woman  bom 
The  bodies  had  been  set  on  fire,  but  for  adversity,  for  she  has  triumphed 
enough remained  to  identify  mother and  over it,  and built of it a sanctuary  for all 
Robert,  and  my  father  guessed only  too ! that are sorrowful and  afflicted!”
well the fate of the younger boys.

“Is that all you  will  have?”j 
“That—and God.  My  solitude  is  not 
empty,  and I  shall  find  some  good to  do

Am elia  E.  Barr

Dreamed He Paid  His Tailor.

“ The  earthen floor and heavy legs had i 
saved  the  house,  but  I  am  sure  that 
“1 had the most  singular dream of  my 
neither of  us at that  time  thought  of  it j 
life the  other day,”  the young man  with 
as a  mercy.  The  negroes  were  still  in
the brake,  and our only  horse with them.  I the creased  trousers  was saying.  “I had 
But  by nightfall the  whole country  was j just come in  from lunch. 
It  wasn’t quite 
roused,  and  following a  madman  in  pur- ! time to go  to work  again,”  he continued, 
j knocking  the ashes  from  the end of  his
suit of the murderers. 
“Some of the neighbors took me away,  i cigarette,  “and while I  was sitting in the 
but  I  could  not  stop. 
If  father  should j armchair at my desk  1  went to sleep.  1 
come  home,  I  knew  he  would expect me,  I dreamed  my tailor  came in  with  the  hill 
and my heart  was  breaking *or  the dear j for  this overcoat I’ve got on.” 
little fellows  whose  lot  was  worse  than 
It was a fine  garment.  He  passed  his 
death.  1  passed  five  days  alone—they I hand  caressingly down  its  smooth  sur-

“Well,  I  had the  money in  my  pocket 
and 1 dreamed I yanked  it right out—the 
whole  blamed  $65—and  he  took  it and 
receipted the bill  ami  went away.

“Well,  sir,  the  shock of  the thing—so 
unexpected,  you  know—waked  me  up. 
And  right there on  my  desk,  by George, 
was that thundering old  bill,  and the ink 
on  the name signed to the  ‘Received  Pay­
ment’  part  of  it  wasn’t  dry!  1  jerked 
out my pocket-book and opened  it.  There 
was  just  $65  missing. 
I  ran  to  the 
door  and  looked dowii  the  hall.  There 
was that beastly tailor just starting down 
the  stairway at the  end of  it.  He’d  got 
his money all right  enough,  and  1 hadn’t 
had the coat six  weeks.”

“How  do  you  account  for  it?” asked 
the young mau with the waxed mustache. 
Did  he take it out of your pocket?” 
“Naw!” exclaimed  the  party  with  the 
reased  trousers.  “Take  it  out  of  my 
pocket?  Not  any!  He  hasn’t got  origi­
nality enough about him  for that.”

Then  how  did  he  get  it?” enquired 
the  youth  with the plug  hat on  the side 
of his head.

How did  he get  it?” echoed  the nar­
rator.  “I  payed it in  my  sleep,  sir,  be- 
dad!  Paid it in my sleep!  Do you think,” 
he  groaned,  “I’d  have  done  it  if  I  had 
known  what I was doing?”

“No,”  answered the boys unanimously, 
and  a  deep,  sympathetic  silence  settled 
down on the group.

How  It  Looks In  Missouri.

St.  J o seph,  Mo.,  N ov.  15—We feel the 
need of a good,  lively  commercial  paper 
out here such as T h e T radesm an.  There 
is not a trade paper 1  pick  up with more 
interest  and  look  forward  to  receiving 
as  1 do T h e  Michigan  T radesm an,  and 
there is nothing that  tends to build  up  a 
city more and calls the  attention  of sur­
rounding towns to  the many  advantages 
to  be  secured  by  trading  in  it,  than  a 
good,  live commercial  paper such as Tin* 
T radesm an  has  proven 
itself  to  be. 
Grand  Rapids merchants  are  to  be  con­
gratulated on having such  a paper,  and ] 
am  at  a  loss  to  understand  why  every 
wholesaler  at your  market is not  perma­
nently represented in  its advertising col 
umns. 

J.  H.  T hompson.

A  Correction.

J ackson,  Nov. 21—Please  correct  the 
statement  made  last  week  that  Greene 
Bros,  succeed  E.  C.  Greene  in the  cloth­
ing  business  in  this  city.  The fact  is, 
Greene Bros,  have started a new  store in 
shoes  and  men’s  furnishings  and  have 
nothing to do with  the clothing business.

E.  C.  Gr ee n e.
Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

158 &  160  t 111 ton 

t., Grand  ltapids.

S e b d S

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

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

W.  T.  LAMQREAUX  4 CO.,

138,  130, 133 W. Bridge St.,3

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Voiat, M ioM ew  k Go.,
Dry  Goods.  Carpets 4 Cloaks.

WHOLESALE

We  Make a Spe  ialty of  Blankets, 

Guilts & Live Geese Feathers.

Overalls  of  oiir  own  JianilfacWre.
Mackinaw Shirts a; d Lumbermen’s 

Socks.

/o il H em olw r k Co.,

48,  50 and 52 Ottawa  St. 

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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-  MICH.

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

3

They  are  Coming-  Over  One  by  One— 

The Credit System Must Go.

Written for The  Tradesman.

One by one the retailers throw up their 
hands  and  cry,  “Enough!  we  are  satis­
fied.  From  this  time  on we  shall  have 
the  cash  for  our  goods,  or they will  re­
main on the shelves.”

There probably never was a time when 
the  retail  fraternity  was  more  heartily 
disgusted  with  the  credit  curse  than  it 
is  at  present.  Go where  you  will,  you 
will  hear  ominous threats  and  bitter im­
precations  from  behind  the  counter,  as 
the retailer recounts his trials  and  losses 
under  the  credit  system of  doing  busi­
ness.  Old  Trust  is  being  turned  away 
from  many  an  erstwhile  friendly  door; 
and  the  time is not far  distant when  he 
will  be  unable to gain  admittance to any 
retail store in  Michigan, or be  recognized 
by  any  respectable  merchant  who  be­
lieves in  a future  existence,  the pleasure 
of  which depends  upon  the  preparation 
which the soul  receives in this life.
Many  merchants  entertain  the 

The  writer  was  much  amused  while 
discussing  this question,  the  other  day, 
with  one of  the  leading  grocers of  the 
hustling  little  city  of  Charlotte.  This 
dealer was recounting some of his losses, 
when  he  suddenly  became excited  and, 
bringing  his  fist  down  on  the  counter 
with a whack,  delivered  himself  of  the 
following;  “If  1 live until  the first  day 
of  January  next,  I shall  go  out of  this 
charity  business.  People  pay  cash  for 
their boots and  shoes,  and the  dry goods 
men  are  running  more  and  more  into 
cash.  They pay spot  cash for their  fun, 
and  do  not  stint  themselves,  at  that. 
They pay down for their cigars and other 
luxuries — even  their  whisky — and,  by 
thunder,  so far as we are concerned,  they 
have  got  to  pay  for  their  groceries, or 
eat hay.  What the dickens is the reason 
that  the meat market  men  and the  gro­
cers are expected  to  feed all the floating 
and  wandering  pauper  and  dead-beat 
population  at  their  own  expense?” 
I 
had to give it up—I could give no reason. 
Can you?

IF  YOU WANT

The B est

ACCEPT  NONE  BI T

Sauerkraut.

Order  this Brand  from Your Wholesale Grocer!

H e y m a n   &  C o m p an y ,

Manufacturers  of

Of  Every  Description.

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
First-Glass  Work  Only.

6 8   an d   6 6  C anal  St.. 

-  G R A N D   R A P ID S .

W.  H.  WHITE  &  CO.,

Manilfaßtilrers  of  Hardwood  Lumber,

B O Y N E   C IT Y ,  MICH

A  few  weeks  ago,  a new  grocery firm 
opened  up on one of  the outlying streets 
of  this  city.  One  day  this  week,  the 
head of  the firm  informed  me  that they 
had  already enjoyed  all  the  experience 
in the credit  business  they desired;  that 
they had reduced  their prices all around, 
and that, in the future, they would either 
have  the  cash  in  the  till,  or the  goods 
upon their shelves.

If  all  retailers  should adopt the  cash 
system  simultaneously,  of  course, 
the 
trade  of  each  would  not  be  increased; 
indeed,  I  believe  that  there would  be  a 
decrease,  as the people would be inclined 
to  buy  less  if  they  had  to  pay  cash. 
There is no  danger,  however,  of  a move­
ment  of  this  kind;  therefore,  the  men 
who are  now  adopting the  cash  system 
will  reap  a  golden  harvest  before  the 
change  becomes  general.  The  masses 
must  be  educated to  pay cash  for  their 
necessities—their  meats,  provisions  and 
groceries first,  because  they are the most 
essential  for  the  support  of 
If 
indulged  in,  let  it  be 
credit  must  be 
given by dealers in luxuries.

life. 

E.  A.  Owen.

idea 
that  it  would  be  ruinous  to  attempt  to 
change a long-established credit business 
to a cash  system,  at the same  staud  and 
under  the  same  management;  but  their 
fears  are  groundless,  for  experience  is 
proving 
from  day  to  day  that  such 
changes  are  being  made,  much  to  the 
great  pecuniary  advantage of  the  busi­
ness  concerned.  The  change  made  by 
R.  B.  Shank & Co., of  Lansing,  might be 
mentioned  as  a  fair  example  of  what 
may be  met  with  all  over  the  country. 
This  firm  is  one of  the  largest  grocery 
houses in the city.  Previous to last Jan­
uary they did  an  extensive  credit  busi­
ness.  Since  they adopted  the  cash  sys­
tem their trade has increased to a marked 
degree.  Two  delivery  wagons  are  re­
quired where formerly one did  the work. 
Of course,  to lower  prices,  which are the 
legitimate outgrowth of  the cash system, 
is  to  be  ascribed  the  cause  of  the  in­
creased volume of  trade.  Other  grocers 
declare  their  intention of  turning  over 
“the  new leaf”  at  the commencement of 
the  new  year.  F.  B.  Johnson,  another 
large  grocery  dealer  in  Lansing,  and 
mayor of  the  city,  by  the  way,  confines 
his  credit  to  responsible  parties.  He 
takes no chances.  He says “Yes” to one 
man  and  “No”  to another,  being  guided 
by  the  responsibility  of  the  applicant 
He  claims  that it is every retailer’s  pre 
rogative to discriminate in such  matters 
He  prefers  his  credit  customers  to  his 
cash  customers,  because  they buy  more 
and  pay better  prices,  upon  the  whole 
They do not parley over a price as do his 
cash  customers.

It is the opinion of  the writer that any 
man who pays  spot  cash for his supplies 
has a perfect  right to  “kick” when  he is 
charged the same prices  for  goods as the 
man who buys on credit.  The Mr. John 
son  referred to may  have an  abundance 
of capital with which to run his business 
and,  if he wishes to loan  a portion of  hi 
customers  a  little  surplus capital  for 
time  without  interest,  he  certainly  has 
the  right  to  do  so,  and  the  remaining 
portion of his patrons can set up no valid 
objection to such a course.  But the great 
mass of  grocerymen all over the country 
need  all  the  capital  they  have,  to  dis­
count  their bills  and run their  business; 
and,  when a portion  of  it is scattered  all 
over the  community, they  are unable  to 
replenish  their  stock to the  best  advan­
tage,  and,  therefore, 
cannot  sell  as 
cheaply  or  compete with  their  bill-dis­
counting  rivals.

Who  Wants  the  $75?

The Grand Rapids Savings Bank is out 
with an offer of $75  in  prizes  for  young 
story  writers.

Four  prizes  are  offered:  First,  $30; 
second,  $20;  third  $15,  and  fourth  $10, 
for  the  best  short  Christmas) story  to 
most  completely  illustrate  the  methods 
and benefits of small savings.  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, Leader and The Mich ig a n 
T ra desm a n.

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 hands of  the Bank by 
December 15,  1891.

Through an oversight,  XXXX  package 
coffee was  quoted  M cent  under  the reg 
ular list for two weeks  past.  The brand 
is  sold  on  the  same  list as Ariosa  and 
Lion and should have been so quoted.

Wp nnaratp three mills with a capacity of 9,000,000 feet hardwood and 3,000,000 feet hemlock, as 
1 ov^s?^ o y n e   City11 mil V?,000,W0;  Boytie  FalU  mill,  3,000,003;  Deer  Lake  mill. 2,000,000.  Our

f a c ilit ie s   fo r  s h ip m e n t a r e   u n s u r p a s s e d ,  e ith e r  b y   ra il o r w a ter.

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

the  corner  of  Peck  street  and  Summit  the  Duluth,  South  Shore  &  Atlantic, 
avenue,  Muskegon  Heights. 
The firm contemplates  putting  in  a  saw

|  Advertisements will be inserted  under  this  bead for
Cadillac—Higgins  &  Messenger,  pro-  mill in  addition  to the plant  now  unuei  two cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a
_ord  for  each  subsequent  Insertion, 
>  word  for  AA/»h  subaeanent  insertion.  Ho  advertise-
ment taken for lees than 25 cents.  Advance  payment.

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FOR  SALE.  WANTED,  ETC.

prietors  of  the  American  House,  have  construction, 
purchased the  meat market  owned by  J.  Alpena—The  Aipeua
F.  Jones and  will continue  the business 
under  the  supervision  of  Walter  Ken­
nedy.

AMONG  T H E   TR A D E.
ABOUND THE STATE.

Pewanio—John  Simons  succeeds  Fox 

& Simons  in general trade.

Bad  Axe—A.  E.  Curry  has  sold  his 

grocery stock to J.  M.  Daily.

Hart—B.  S.  Reed is succeeded  by  B. S. 

Reed  & Co.  in the drug business.

Hillsdale—D.  B.  Kinyon  has  bought 

the grocery stock of  II.  A.  Fields.

St.  Louis—Price  Shelby  is  succeeded 

by Amor Graham in the meat business.

Romeo—Chas.  L.  Seaman,  of  the  tail­
oring  firm  of  C.  I..  Seaman  A  Son,  is 
dead.

Chassel—Richard  Wilkinson's  general 
store  has  been  closed  on  chattel  mort­
gage.

Detroit—Thos. Davey 
<s Davey in  the grocery 
ness.

Ithaca—Everett &  S 

by Everett &  Nangle 
iness.

succeeds Schmidt 
and  wheat  busi-

Son  are  succeeded 
in  the  «trocen  bus-

Bay City—H.  P.  Merrill,  of the  whole­
sale grocery firm of Merrill. Fitield & Co., 
is dead.

Alpena—B.  D.  Kuisely  is succeeded  by 
Knisely  &  Reed  in  the  boot  and  shoe 
business.

Muskegon—Miss  Jennie  Roy  has  pur­
chased of C.  F.  Brown,  of  Grand  Rapids, 
the  D.  M.  Roy  stock  of  agricultural 
goods  in  the  Pine  street  store,  and  is 
now doing  business  with  I).  M.  Roy  as 
agent.

Hastings—Phin  Smith  has  moved  the 
Goodyear & Barnes  stock of  dry  goods, 
footwear,  etc.,  which  he  recently  pur­
chased.  into the old  post  office building, 
one door north of  G.  G.  Spaulding’s boot 
and  shoe store.

M ANUFACTURING  MATTERS

Ypsilanti—F.  S.  Carr  has  opened  a 

candy  factory  at  131  Congress street.

Matchwood—Davis  Bros,  are  putting 
| in a band mill  here  with  a  capacity  of 
! 75,000 feet,  and  will  have in connection a 
| shiugle  mill.
[  Farwell—Fraser  &  Fisher’s  shingle 
| mill  has shut  down  temporarly,  the  re- 
j cent rains  preventing getting timber  out 
i of the swamps.

sawmills  will 
have about all they  can  do  next  season, 
many of them  having nearly enough  logs 
in the river at  present  to  supply  them. 
This  season  one  raft  of  800,000  was 
brought  over  from  Georgian  Bay,  and 
next season a number of million feet will 
be  rafted  from  that  point to  Alpena 
mills.

West  Bay  City—The  era  of  building 
sawmills.«» the Saginaw River is not yet 
a thing of the past.  J.  W.  Fleisner  and 
John C.  Kern  are concerned in a  project 
to build a  mill  on  the  site  of  the  old 
Hotchkiss mill at  this  place.  The  new 
mill  plans  have been  finished. 
It  is  pro­
posed  to put  up a modern band  mill,  and 
the work  will  begin  shortly.

Bay City—John  G.  Owen,  who  oper­
ates a saw and shingle  mill and  planing 
mill at Oweudale.  has finally got  his mill 
in  motion  and  says it  will run  all  winter. 
He has  had  a  good  deal  of  trouble  iu 
obtaining a filer,  and tried seven  in  suc­
cession  before  finding one that  filled  the 
bill.  The mill  is  equipped  with  a  baud 
saw  and  is  cutting  about  30.000  daily. 
The logs are hauled  to the mill by rail.

B U S IN E S S   C H A N C E S .

317. care  Michigan Tradesman._____317

;x  A  GROCERY  AND
4  BARGAIN  OFFERED 
____ ____  
a. Mich.  Cash sales  last
/  V  crockery  stock at  Itb
Failing  health  reason for  selling.  Ad­
dress So.  345 "care Michigan Tradesman.__________ __
XARUG  STORE FOE  SALE  AT  A  BARGAIN  IN  THE 
LJ  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. Mich.____________ 319
I  V)H SALE—DRUG  STOCK. LOCATED ON BEST  BUS- 
A  
iness  corner in Manistee.  Will sell  at a bargain. 
Splendid  chance  for  a  hustling  druggist.  Address 
Jacob Hanselman. Manistee. Mich.__________  ™
TX)R SALE—FRESH  STOCK  GROCERIES.  WILL IN­
I ’  ventory  about  8700.  Centrally  located  in  this
Go,od  business  and  good  reasons  for  selling. 
T30R  SALE — HARDWOOD  LUMBER  MILL,  SIX 
Jr  miles  from  railroad, with  plenty  of  timber  for 
Shingle machine  in running order 
several years* cut.
Teams, trucks,
If desired.  Saw mill ready to set  up. 
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 
rNor  SALE—CLEAN  AND  CAREFULLY  SELECTED 
£>  grocery stock,  located at a good country trading 
point.  Business  well  established.  Address  A.  C.
Adams, Administrator. Morley, Mich._________ 3t3
f,X>R  SALE — GROCERY  STOCK  AND  FIXTURES ; 
I* 
running two deliveries;  doing good business;  will 
invoice about $4,COO  Address lock  box 27, Ann  Arbor, 
Mich._______________________ _______________ r*37
FH)R  SALE —GOOD  HARDWARE  STOCK,  WITH 
good l rade established.  Location good.  Reasons 
for  selling;  wish  to  retire from  business
rdon. Sherwood, Mich.

S IT U A T IO N S   W A N T E D

CJITUATION  WANTED—BY  AN  ASSISTANT  REGIS- 
O   tered pharmacist of three years’ experience. Good 
reference furnished.  Address Lock  Drawer O, Lowell, 
Mich. 
BOOK-KEEPER  BY  A 
V i ' ANTED—SITUATION  AS 
married  man  who  can  give the  best of  refer­
ences.  Address  No.  305,  care  Michigan  Tradesman,
enei
Grand Rapids.

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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H o r ses  for  sa l e- o n e  se v e n -y e a r  o l d  f il
ly, one three-year-old  filly,  and  one six-j ear-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. 
tX)K  SALE—CHEAP  ENOUGH  FOR  AS  1NVEST- 
ment.  Corner  lot  and  5-room  house  on  North 
Lafayette  St.,  cellar,  brick  foundation,  soft  water 
in  kitchen.  81,203.  Terms  to  suit.  Address No.  187.
care Michigan Tradesman.______________________ 187
GOOD  STORE  ON  SOUTH  DIVI8ION
__  _____ ____ of  the  best  locations  on  the  street.
Desirable  for tho  dry goods  business, as  it  has  been 
used for the dry goods business for three years.  Size, 
22x80  feet, with  basement  Geo. K. Nelson, 68 Monroe
street._______________ ______________________ 396
T F  YOU HAVE ANY PROPERTY TO EXCHANGE FOR 
_L  a  residence  brick  block in Grand  Rapids,  address 
B.  wr  Barnard, 35 Allen street. Grand Rapids.  Mich.  331
F’OR  SALE  OR  TRADE—TIMBER LAND  IN  OREGON. 
Address No. 340,  care Michigan Tradesman.  340
EK)R SALE—TWO  HUNDRED  ACRES LAND  (ICO  im ­
proved), located in the fruit belt of  Oceana coun­
ty,  Mich.  Land  fitted  for  machinery,  good  fences, 
large  curb  roof  barn  with  underground  for  stock, 
horse barn and other necessary farm buildings.  New 
windiuUl furnishes water for house and barns.  Eight­
een acres apple bearing orchard, also 1.000 peach trees, 
two years old, looking thrifty.  Price. $35 per  acre, or 
will exchange for stock of dry goods.  If any difference 
will pay cash.  A. Retan, Little Rock, Ark. 
t t 7"ANTED—ONE  GOOD  PEDDLING  WAGON,  FOR 
VV  which  we will  pay  cash.  Address  No. 342, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
\ \ r ANTED-  GROCERY  STOCK  BY  PARTIES  WHO 
\  t 
can pay cash  down.  Must  be  dirt  cheap.  Ad­
dress N o. 343, care Michigan Tradesman. 
i r ANTED—MAN  WITH  $1,000—SUPPLY  AGENTS IN 
ake griddle 
proof  fur-

342

343

341

Mason—J.  E.  Coy  & Co.  succeed Dens- 
more  &  Coy  in  the  produce  and  grain 
business.

Traverse  City—C.  E.  Clapp  has  re­
moved  his grocery  store  from  Archie  to 
this  place.

Beaverton—The  Ross  Sapless  Block 
j Paving  Co.  has  manufactured  and  mar- 
I keted  over 200.000  square  yards of  sap- 
i less paving blocks the past season.
I  Cadillac—Edwin  Paquett  and  Charles 
Iron  Mountain—The  grocery  store  of  j Cotej  have formed a copartnership under 

Detroit—The United  Milling Co.  is  to 
engage  iu  iron  and  copper  mining 
in 
Gogebic  county  with  a  capital  stock  of 
8300,000.  Real property  valued at  8150, 
000 is  held by the company,  but  no  cash 
is  paid  in.  The stock is  held  by  F.  F.
Emii A.  Croll has  been  closed on  chattel j tbe s:I Je of Paquett & Cotey and  opened j Palms,  1.100; Jas.  B.  Book,  100;  Michael 
a meat  market on North  Mitchell  street,  w. O’  Brieu. 100;  Waldo M.  Johnson,  2,
mortgage. 
700: Lucius  H.  Collins,  1,050; Jas.  H.  Al- 
Saginaw—La Due  &  Stevens,  of  thi
Fremont
city,  have  purchased  a  portable  mill, 
ward,  600;  Jas.  B.  McMillan,  600;  Jas. 
and  will  manufacture  lath  from  cedar 
T.  Keena, 660;  Wm.  B. O’Brien, 810: Geo. 
near Gladwin for the world’s  fair  build­
H.  Russel, 660;  Henry  Russel,  660;  Wm. 
J.  Gray.  300; Clarence Tucker.  300.
ings.

David  McLeod  has opened a 
crockery and glassware stock  in the  Mul­
der building.

Muskegon  — Hans  Hansen  has  pur­
chased the  grocery  stock of  Win.  Bo} er 
on Ottawa  street.

Detroit—The  Brunswick  Lumber  Co.,

Glynn  county,  Ga.,  and in  this county. 

drug and grocery  stock  to  R.  F.  Watkins, 
late of Union City.

Otsego — Geo.  W.  Shepard,  general 
Liabilities  over 

dealer,  has 
85,000; available assets  about 84,000.

failed. 

Harbor  Springs — W.  E.  Hardy  suc­
ceeds W.  E.  Hardy  &  Co.  in  the  grocery 
and meat business.

Maple City—O.  Brow has his new store 
nearly completed,  into which  he intends j 
to put a stock of goods.

Caledonia—Jacob  Liebler  is  negotiat­
ing the  sale  of  his  general  stock  to  C. 
VanAmberg,  the  Whitneyville  general 
dealer.

Detroit — The  Sutton  Manufacturing
Frankfort_Hugh  M. Lockhart has sold  capital stock 8100.000,  has been incorpor- ] Co., of this city,  accepted  two  drafts for
bis  meat  business,  but  still  retains  his  ated  by  Darius N. Avery, John  H.  Avery,  ; an aggregate  of  85.000  in  favor  of  the 
grocery  business. 
Simon J.  Murphy  and  Edwin  L.  Thomp-  Hopper Manufacturing  Co., of  Michigan
Constantine__C.  U.  Felt  has  sold  his j son.  The business will  be carried  on  in j City,  Ind.,  some  time  ago,  merely  as  an
; accommodation.  The  Sutton  company, 
Detroit—The Michigan  Mineral  Paint  however,  was incorporated  under  a stat- 
Mining  and  Supply  Co.,  capital  stock j ute which does  not permit  it  to issue ac- 
850.000,  has  been  incorporated  by  Moses j commodation  paper  to  foreign  corpora- 
I.  Schloss.  William  M.  Curtis  and  Chas.  I tions.  and  when  the  Farmers’  National 
Gaffney,  for  the  purpose of  mining and : Bank of Michigan City, which discounted 
manufacturing mineral  paints  iu  Huron,  j the drafts,  tried to  collect from the  Sut- 
j ton  company it failed.  Judge Swan,  be-
Tuscola and Wayne counties. 
Custer—TheCuster Manufacturing Co.,  I fore  whom  the case  was tried  last week, 
to  manufacture  woodenware  and 
sell  ¡decided  that the  acceptance  by the  Sut- 
general merchandise,  has  been organized  j ton  company,  being  in  conflict  with  its 
by  Caroline  H.  Brayinau,  Charles  W.  charter,  was  void,  even  though the paper 
Braymau and  Marshall  Braymau, of Cus­
was  in the hands of a bona fide purchaser.
ter,  and George N.  Shay,  of  Ludington.
Mancelona—The  Herald  says:  "By  a 
The authorized capital is 810,000.
recent  action  of  the  broom men of  the 
country in putting up  the price of broom
which,  since  the  death  of C.  H.  Dutton,  corn,  John  Otis,  of  this  place,  made  an 
have been conducted  by  L.  M.  Gates for  even 812,000 as easy as can  be.  Mr.  Otis
bought this  fall 150  tons of  broom  corn 
the estate,  has now passed into the hands 
of a stock  company  with a capital  stock 
at S70  per  ton  and  twenty-four  of  the 
of  820,000.  The  stockholders  are  Cor­
leading  broom  manufacturers  of  the 
country  got 
their  beads  together  last 
nelia  A.  Dutton,  George  Dutton,  L.  M. 
Gates and Elmer L.  Gates.
week  at  the  Fremont  House,  Chicago, 
and raised the price  of  corn to  8150  per 
|  Goodman—W. L. Webber’s sawmill has 
i cut about 5,000,000 feet  this  season,  and 
ton.  According to  the  statement  of  J. 
a stock of  logs  will  be  secured this win- 
D.  Blood,  of  Amsterdam,  N.  Y„ chair­
• ter.  The lumber is shipped to Mr.  Web-
man  of  the  meeting,  the  United  States
j ber’s  yard  at  Saginaw.  The  mill  has  j uses about 35,000 tons of  broom  corn an -
Burnip’s Corners—J.  W. Sprau  has re-j timber for a three years’ run.  A shingle  nually.  There  were  only  27,000  tons I
tired from  the firm of F. Goodman & Co., | mill is operated  in  connection  which has  grown  this  year,  and  there  will  be  no I 
. .
Twenty-five years’ experience and  ample
general  dealers.  The  business  will  be cut about 3,000,000 this season. 
facilities for the transaction of  business,
continued  by the  remaining  partner  un-j  Kenton—The shingle mill  being  built I must go without  brooms  that  would  be  Refer by permission  to the  editor of  this 
der his own name. 
| by  Neff  Bros., one  and  one-half  miles  made  from  this  shortage  of  8,000  tons,  paper.  Write for information which will

Barnett  Bros.
Commission  Merchants

Shelby—Rankin  &  Dewey,  Wheeler 
Bros.,  Shirts Bros.,  F.  H.  Payne,  F.  W. 
Van  Wickle,  and  others  have  adopted
the cash system to take effect Dec. 1. 

Owosso—Wilson & Son’s  boot and shoe 
store  has  been  closed  by A.  C.  McGraw 
& Co., of Detroit,  who hold  the mortgage 
covering the stock.

Dimondale—E.  S.  Walford & Co.  is  the 
style of the drug firm which recently pur­
chased  the  L.  M.  Mills  drug  stock,  at 
Sand  Lake.

AND DEALERS IN
A p p l e s ,  
Dried Fruits, 
O nions.

W A N T E D  — TO  PURCHASE  FOR  CASH  A  DRUG 
t v 
stock in a good town of 3,000 to 5.000 inhabitants 
Winans & Allen, Tower block, Grand  Rapids, Mich.  332
VI-ANTED—UNTIL  DECEMBER  15,  1  WILL  PAY  65 
V v 
cents per pair for partridges, spot cash; ship by 
express.  C. B. Lovejoy, Big Rapids, Mich. 

j6 
| more  until  next  October.  The  public 

Kalamazoo—The Dutton Boiler Works,

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335

* 

’ 

Muskegon — Klomparens  &  Brower, j north-west of this place,  is nearly  ready  The advance  of  880  per  ton  ou  broom  j 
flour and feed dealers  at 554 W.  Western j for business.  A  survey has  been  made  corn  will increase  the cost of  brooms 80 
avenue,  have  opened  a  branch  store  at  for a spur track to run to  the  mill  from | cents a dozen.”

c^eerfu  b  

b r oS

15g g0  Water St.  Chicago,

T T Tre  M IG H T  GL^JN  t r a d e s m a n .

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dered under a clause  in the policy which 
rendered the policy  void where violation 
of the  law  was  the  act,  cause  or  condi­
tion  under  which  said  accident  was  re­
ceived.

R U M   FOR  BUSINESS !

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Lozier &  Underwood  have  sold  their 
grocery stock,  at the corner  of  Jefferson 
and  Wealthy  avenues,  to  Norman  P. 
Odell.

Austin Richardson  has purchased 2,640 
acres of  pine land  in  the  northern  pait 
of  Jackson  county,  Miss.,  for  $13,200— 
$5 per acre.

The new Curtiss drug store,  which will 
shortly be opened on  East Bridge  street, 
will  be conducted  under the stjle of  the 
Wolverine Drug  Co,,  instead of  the Hill 
Drug Co.,  as stated  last week.

E.  LaRocque,  for  the  past- nine  years 
in  the employ of  C.  H.  Wilber  and War­
ren  & Spice,  at St.  Ignace, has concluded 
to open  a drug store at  that  place.  The 
Hazeltine &  Perkins  Drug  Co.  has  the 
order for the stock.

Cornelius Quint  has  retired  from  the 
firm  of  Brink  Bros.  & Quint, dealers  in 
dry  goods,  groceries  and  crockery  at 34 
Grandville  avenue.  The  business  will 
be continued by  the  remaining  partners 
under the style of  Brink Bros.

C.  Quint,  ot  the  former  firm of  Brink 
Bros.  &  Quint,'has  purchased  the  gro­
cery stock  of  DeJager,  Stryker & Co.,  at 
305  Central  avenue,  and  will  continue 
the business under  his  own  name.  Mr. 
Stryker  will  remain  with  him  for  the 
present in the capacity of clerk.

Gripsack Brigade

Purely  Personal.

J.  M.  Laberteaux,  formerly  on  the 
road for  Hawkins & Company,  has  emi­
grated to Portland,  Ore.

Will  Hugh, the Morley lumberman  and 
grist  miller,  was  in  the  city  Saturday, 
arrayed  in  shining  broadcloth  and  re­
splendent  with diamonds  and  emeralds.
C.  E.  Case,  whose name and energy are 
indelibly  stamped  on  the  Case  Bros. 
Lumber Co.  and the Case Mercantile Co., 
at Benzonia, paid  Grand  Rapids a flying 

ip one day last  week.
W.  J.  Haughey,  the  New  Era  general 
dealer,  was  in town  over  Sunday.  Mr. 
Haughey attained  a  State  reputation,  a 
few years ago,  as  “That Pepper Man,” by 
reason  of some  very emphatic statements 
made  at  the  second  convention  of  the 
Michigan  Business Men’s  Association.

The hearty  sympathy of the trade  will 
go out toO.  A.  Ball and family  over  the 
death of  their second daughter,  Edith,  a 
beautiful  young lady of 16 years.  Their 
grief is the more  poignant from  the  fact 
that they  reared  four  children  to  man­
hood and  womanhood without the serious 
illness  of  one  of  them.  The  deceased 
was a young  lady  of strong individuality, 
great vivacity  and  unusual  sweetness of 
character,  and her  loss  will  be sincerely 
mourned among a large circle of friends, 
aside  from  the immediate family  ties.

Some  of  the boys  are  wondering  how 
much it cost Poole and VanLeuven toob- 
tain  possession of those quail and rabbits 
at Coopersville last Friday.

Ed.  Pike is  spending this  week  in  De­
troit,  getting  out 
the  spring  line  of 
Schloss,  Adler &  Co.,  for  whom  he  be­
gins traveling in  December.
'  Walter  M. Gibbs,  Michigan,  Ohio  and 
Indiana  representative 
for  Hatch  & 
Jenks,  of Buffalo,  was in  town over Sun­
day.  He  will call  on  the  Grand  Rapids 
trade in about two weeks.

Chas.  B.  Parmenter  leaves  this  week 
for  the  Pacific  Coast  in  the  interest  of 
the  Widdicomb  Mantel  Co.,  going  via 
Portland  and  returning  via  San Diego 
and San  Francisco.  He  will  be  absent 
about seven weeks.

Chas.  I.  Flynn  has  engaged  to  travel 
for  John  E.  Kenning another  year,  cov­
ering  the  same  territory  as  in the past. 
This will be good  news  to the hotel  girls 
on which Charles so sweetly  smiles  that 
he always gets  the best the house affords.
Dave  Smith  proposes  to  take  four 
weeks’  recreation during December,  hav­
ing arranged to  make a visit  to  Atlanta 
and intermediate cities and places of  in­
terest. 
If the traveling men of the South 
only knew what a superb liar  Dave  was, 
they  would  entertain  him  with  cham- 
paigne and cake at every stopping place.
Commercial  travelers  who  carry  life 
insurance should be  careful  when in  the 
East to ascertain  what  the  Sunday  laws 
are and conduct themselves  accordingly. 
In Vermont recently  the  Supreme Court 
held that a man  walking  from one  town 
to  another  for  the  purpose  of  hunting 
was  violating  the  laws  of  that  State, 
which prohibit traveling on  Sunday,  ex­
cept from necessity  or charity,  By  this 
decision  payment  of  an  accident  policy 
was suspended  because the accident was 
sustained  while  the  policy  holder  was 
violating  the  law.  The  exemption  of 
the company  from  all  liability  was  or-

Trade Union Tyranny.

From ¿he Liverpool Mercury.

A building of some importance in North 
London  was begun last autumn,  and  was 
being rapidly completed  when  the  ever- 
famous blizzard came  and  prevented  all 
operations.  Through no fault of  master 
or man the entire body  of  workmen  was 
forced into idleness.  It will be remember­
ed that after  the  blizzard  passed  away 
there came  a brief spell of extremely fine 
weather.  The men engaged  in  this  par­
ticular task came  back  eager  for  work, 
bored  with  leisure.  Some  of  them  had 
been reduced  almost to  the point  of  des­
titution.  When  they resumed their  labor 
they  took  counsel  together,  and  went 
unanimously to the  foreman asking him, 
as they had rested so long, as their means 
were  so  near  exhaustion,  and  as 
the 
building itself was behindhand, to permit 
them to work overtime.  So far as he  was 
concerned  this meant extra  hours  with­
out pay; but he felt for his men, and gave 
them  a  permission  which  they  hailed 
with  delight.  A  few  days  afterward 
there came along  a  new  hand  seeking  a 
job,  possibly and even  probably  an emis­
sary of the union.  He  went  speedily  to 
the  foreman  and  pointed  out  that  the 
rules of the union were being broken  by 
overtime,  lie was told that there was  no 
compulsion on any man  to  work  beyond 
the regular hours,  and  that  he  himself 
might throw down  his tools at the end  of 
his ordinary day’s  labor. 
“That  won’t 
do for me, mate,” was  the  reply.  “Un­
less you stop the overtime I shall  report 
the case to the union.”  “This is  a  free 
country,”  replied  the  foreman;  “I  am 
not going to stop men  from  working who 
have big losses to make  up.”  The  case 
was reported to  the  union.  The  union 
forbade  the  overtime.  The  unionists’ 
perforce submitted.  But the non-union­
ists went  on  working.  Again  the  man 
went to the  supervisor.  “These  black­
legs must stop or I  shall  call  a  strike.” 
“You may call  what  you  like,”  replied 
the foreman;  “1 shall  neither  order  the 
men to  cease  from  working  nor  dismiss 
them for  trying  to  pay  the  debts  they 
have incurred during a period  of  enforc­
ed idleness.”  There  was another  report 
to the union,  another warning sent to the 
foreman,  which he disregarded,  and then 
the strike was ordered. 
It was  not  set­
tled when the larger  strike  oacurred  in 
which now it is merged.

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 are so prone to forget to charge?

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

ponding ledger account without having  to  “doctor”  it?
Do  not  many of  your  customers  complain yiat  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  Boilpons,

COUPON  BOOK vs. PASS  BOOK.

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

for the makers to  pay  them.  This  ren­
ders unnecessary the keeping of accounts 
with each customer and  enables  a  mer­
chant to avoid the friction  and  ill  feel­
ing incident to the use of the pass  book. 
As the notes bear interest after a certain 
date,  they  are  much  easier  to  collect 
than  book  accounts,  being  prima  facie 
evidence of indebtedness  in any court of 
law or equity.
One of the strong points of  the coupon 
system is  the  ease  with  which  a  mer­
chant is enabled  to  hold  his  customers 
down  to a certaiu  limit of  credit.  Give 
some men a pass book and a line  of  $10, 
and they  will  overrun  the  limit  before 
you discover it.  Give them  a ten  dollar 
coupon  book,  however,  and  they  must 
necessarily stop when they have obtained 
goods to that amount.  It  then  rests with 
the merchant to determine whether he will 
issue  another  book  before  the  one  al­
ready  used is paid  for.
in  many  localities  merchants  are  sell­
ing  coupon  books  for  cash  in  advance, 
giving a discount of from 2 to 5 per cent, 
for advance payment.  This is especially 
pleasing  to  the  cash  customer,  because 
it gives him an advantage over the patron 
who  runs  a  book  account  or  buys  on 
credit.  The cash  man  ought to have  an 
advantage  over the credit  customer,  and 
this  is easily  accomplished  in  this  way 
without  making  any  actual  difference  in 
the  prices of  goods—a  thing which  will 
always create dissatisfaction and  loss.
Briefly stated,the coupon system is pref­
erable to the pass book method because it 
(1)  saves the time consumed in recording 
the  sales on  the pass  book  and  copying 
same in blotter,  day book and  ledger;  (2) 
prevents  the  disputing  of  accounts;  (3) 
puts the obligation in the form of a note, 
which is prima facie evidence of  indebt­
edness;  (4)  enables  the  merchant to col­
lect  interest on overdue notes,  which  he 
is unable to do with ledger  accounts;  (5) 
holds  the customer  down  to the  limit of 
credit established  by the  merchant,  as  it 
is almost  impossible to do  with the  pass 
book.
Are  not  the  advantages  above  enu­
merated sufficient to warrant a trial of the 
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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different  success.  There  is  no  doubt, 
however,  but that electricity does greatly 
In  the  old 
days  of  tanning  the  hides,  after  being
dehaired  and  made  ready,  were  placed 
in the tan  vats,  and  there allowed to  re­
main  untouched  and  undisturbed  for 
from nine to twelve months,  and in some 
cases even longer,until the  tannin in the 
liquids,  thoroughly  uniting  with  the 
hides,  had  converted  them into  leather. 
But after  a time  it  was  discovered  that 
by  putting  the  hides  into  a  revolving 
wheel,  or  drum,  which  had  first  been 
partially filled with tan  liquors,  the time 
necessary  to  convert  them  into  leather 
was greatly shortened.
As  early  as  1823,  an  English  tanner 
conceived  the 
idea  of  forcing  the  tan 
liquors  into  the  hides  by  hydrostatic 
pressure.  By  this  method  he  greatly 
lessened the  time of tanning; and,  as  he 
used a  frame on  which the hides had  to 
be  tacked  before  being  put  into  the 
wheel,  and as the  hides had to be cut  to 
fit these frames,  thus  causing  considera­
ble waste and  damage,  the  process  was 
abandoned.
It  is  hardly  to  be  doubted,  however, 
that with  the  spirit  of push  and  enter­
prise  now  manifested  by those  engaged 
in the manufacture of leather  the future 
will see wonderful  improvements in this 
important industry,  and that science and 
electricity wili make it  possible  to  con­
vert hides into  leather in as  many hours 
as it now takes days. 
If  this  is done  at 
all the shoe consuming public need have 
no  fears  that  it  will  be  accomplished 
at the  expense of  the  excellency  of  the 
material  which  goes  into  its footwear, 
while  tanners themselves  can rejoice  in 
the  fact  that  they,  being  able  to  turn 
their  money  several  times  a  year,  can 
make  both  better  and  cheaper  leather 
than ever before.

One  of the  Oldest  C om m odities in  the  aid in  the  tanning  process. 
World. 
From the New York Advertiser. 
The  old  tanner  is  very  nearly  right 
when he  says  “leather  dates  from  time 
leather  is  of  the  very 
unknown,”  for 
highest antiquity.  Long before the days 
of Noah’s Ark there were  those who,  ac 
cording to  the Holy  Writ,  lived in  tents 
and  kept  cattle. 
is  hardly  to  be 
doubted  that  these  people  who  tended 
Hocks  and herds,  which  furnishdd them 
both  with meat and drink,  also made use 
of the skins of  their animals for  articles 
of  clothing,  and,  therefore,  very  early 
acquired some knowledge of the tanner’s 
art. 
In the book of  Genesis  mention  is 
made  of  colored 
leather,  and  all  evi­
dences of an  extraneous  character go  to 
show  that  some  simple  method of  tan­
ning and  dressing  the  skins of  animals 
was  known  before  even  Tubal  Cain 
learned  the trade of a brass founder.
The ancient Egyptians  were skilled  in 
the  art of tanning leather,  and manufac­
tured  it  in  various ways and  for various 
purposes  besides  that of  furnishing cov­
ering for the feet. 
Indeed,  it  is to those 
builders of the  pyramids  that we are  in­
debted for the first artistic forms  of foot­
wear; and  so  far as  can  be  ascertained 
from history and researches of archaeolo­
gists the  Egyptians  were  the first  shoe­
makers who were worthy of the name.
It is a fact,  too, that  tanners of  to-day 
employ very  much the  same methods  as 
did  the  ancients.  About the  same  ma­
terials  are  used,  and  the  processes  are 
almost precisely similar to those in vogue 
hundreds of  years  ago. 
It  is true  that 
tanners 
the  present  day  have 
found  means  of  greatly  shortening  the 
time  required  to  convert  a  hide 
into 
leather,  and that  steam  power and mod­
ern  machinery have done much  to  expe­
dite and  improve the processes  of finish­
ing the leather,  but,  after all,  the princi­
ples of tanning remain the  same as  they 
have from  the first.
Leather was very  early used  as a  cur­
rency,  the Romans  employing it for  this 
purpose  before  either  gold,  silver  or 
brass came into common use.  History  is 
full of  references  showing  that  leather 
was  used by the  ancients as a sort of cir­
culating  medium  of  exchange. 
It  is 
said,  on  good  authority, that  so late  as 
during the reign of  Louis  XII. of France 
the country  became so impoverished,anti, 
as a  consequence,  money  was  so  scarce 
that little pieces of  leather with a  small 
silver  nail  driven  through  each,  were 
in  general  use  as  money.  Some  few 
specimens of this leather  money are still  i 
in existence,  but are only  to  be found  in | 
the possession of numismatists, by  whom 
they  are highly prized.
However,  the  manufacture  of  leather 
has  ever  been  a  slow and  tedious  pro­
cess,  as compared with most other indus­
tries,  and even now,  with  improved pro­
cesses of  tauning  and  finishing,  months 
are required  for the tanner to convert the 
hide of an animal into leather.  There is, 
too,  a  popular  opinion  extant that  tan­
ners do  not  make as  good leather  now 
from  hides  that  are  tanned 
in  three 
months’ time  as  they  used  to  turn  out 
when nine,  and even twelve months were 
necessary.  This is a  mistake.
As  a matter  of  fact  better  leather  is 
made to-day from  hides in  from sixty to 
ninety  days than  was  manufactured  in 
the old  way. 
It  should be  remembered, 
however, that  hides  are  tanned  in  pre­
cisely the same manner now as they have 
always been.  That is,  the same agencies 
are used for  combining it with  the gela­
tine of the hide  and for converting it in-1 
to leather.  Modern tanners have simply 
discovered  methods by which the  tannic 
acid is  made to  penetrate more  quickly 
into the  pores  of  the skin.  This is  ac­
complished by  frequent manipulation  of 
the hides  while  in  the  vats,  and  partly 
by  special  treatments  for  keeping  the 
pores of  the  skins  open during  the tan­
ning  process. 
It is a fact well known  to 
all tanners  that  any  method  or  process 
which will hasten  the union of  the  tan- | 
nie acid  with the hide  shortens material- j 
ly the time  necessary to  convert  it  into i 
leather.
Of late years there has been much talk 
of tauning hides by  electricity,  and  sev- 
era!  methods have been tried, but with in- j

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World Wide.. 7
LL............... 5
Full Yard Wide...... 654
Georgia  A..............  654
Honest Width......... 654
Hartford A  ............ 5
Indian Head...........  754
King A  A................. 654
King EC.................5
Lawrence  L L........  554
Madras cheese cloth 654
Newmarket  G........  6
B  ........  554
N.........  654
D D ...  554
X ........ 7
Noibe R . ...............5

Adriatic.................  •
Argyle 
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Atlanta AA............   654
Atlantic A........—   7
H ..............  6%
P.............6
D..............  6*
LL..............  554
Amory....................   7
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  554 
Blackstone O, 32 —   5
Black Crow............ 654
Black  Rock
Boot, AL................  754
Capital  A............... 554
Cavanat V..............554
Chapman cheese cl.  35k
Clifton  C R ............   554 Our Level Best....... 654
Comet..................... 7  Oxford  R ................  654
Dwight Star............  754 Pequot.....................  X*
Clifton CCC...........  654 Solar......  .............. g54
|Topof the Heap—   75i
Geo. Washington..
A B C ...........
Glen Mills.............   v
Amazon........
Gold Medal............ 754
Amsburg.................7
Green  Ticket......... 854
Art  Cambric........... 10
Great Falls.............  654
Blackstone A A......8
Beats All................   454
S ö ü t : : ...  4M® 5*
Boston.................... 12
King  Phillip...........754
Cabot......................  7
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Cabot,  %.. -............ 654
Lonsdale Cambric.. 1054 
Charter  Oak...........554
®  854 
Conway W..............  7541 Lonsdale
@ 5
Cleveland.............. 7  Middlesex
Dwight Anchor......  854 No Name................   V*
shorts.  854 Oak View............... ®
Edwards..................   6  Our Own. . . _ . . . . . .   554
Empire...................   7  Pride of the West.. .12
Farwell..................  754 Rosalind..................754
Fruit of the Loom.  8541Sunlight.................   VS
Utica  Mills............ 854
Fitchville  .............7
“  Nonpareil  ..11
First Prize................654
Vinyard..................  854
Fruit of the Loom %.
White Horse.........   6
Falrmount................454
“  Rock............ 854
Full Value................6%
Cabot...................... 73i | Dwight Anchor........ 9

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

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Nameless  ...............16
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Tremont N..............5^ Middlesex No.  1 ... 10
“  2....11
HamiltonN............   654 
“  3. ...12
L..............7 
Middlesex  AT........8 
“  7....18
X...........  9 
“  8....19
No. 25....  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
Hamilton N ............ 754
Middlesex F T ..........  8
A T...........  9
X A............9
X F .......... 1054

Middlesex A A........11
2 .........12
A O........1354
4....... 1754
5....... 16
Peerless, white.......18  ¡Integrity, colored...21
colored__2054 White Star.............. 1854
“  colored  .21
Integrity................ 18541 
Nameless................20
Hamilton
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...........30
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CORSETS.Wonderful.............84 50
Coral ine................ 89 50
Brighton..................4 75
Schilling’s .............9 00
Bortree’s ...............  9 00
Davis  Waists  —   9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Grand  Rapids......4 50
A r m o r y ..................   63S£|Naum keag s a tt e e n ..  754
Androscoggin.........  754 Rockport................   654
Biddeford.............   6  Conestoga.................654
Brunswick.............   654) Walworth  ...............654
Berwick fancies —   54
Allen turkey  reds, 
Clyde  Robes...........  5
robes.
Charter Oak fancies 454 
pink a purple  654
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
buffs 
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mourn’g  6
pink  checks.  554
Eddystone fancy... 6
staples........ 554
chocolat  6
shirtings ...  33k
rober  ...  6
American  fancy—   5J4
sateens..  6 
American indigo--- 55»
Hamilton fancy.  ...  6
American shirtings 
staple__554
Argentine  Grays..
Anchor Shirtings...  45*1 Manchester fancy.  6 
Arnold 
new era.  6
| Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Arnold  Merino 
long cloth B. 1054 ! Merrim’ck shirtings. 4 
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Reppfurn.  854
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robes............  654
----Portsmouth robes...  6
“  green seal TR1054 
Simpson mourning..  6
“  yellow seal.. 1054
greys........6
“  serge.............1154
solid black.  6 
“  Turkey  red..1054 
Washington indigo.  6 
Ballou solid black..  5 
“  Turkey robes..  754 
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“  India robes—   754 
Bengal blue,  green, 
“  plain T’ky X 54  854 
red and  orange  ..  554
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Berlin solids...........  554
“  Ottoman...Tur­
“  oil blue....... 654
key red................   6
“  green  —   654
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“  Foulards....  554 
Tnrkeyred 54......  754
red 5* 
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“  %  .........   954 Martha Washington
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"3-4XXXX12  Riverpolnt robes....  5
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Cocheco fancy........6  Windsor fancy...... 654
“  madders...  6  1 
“  XX twills..  654|  Indigo blue.........1054
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Hamilton N  ...........  754 Pemberton AAA— 16
D............  854 York........................1054
Awning..11  Swift River........ .  754

Farmer..................... 8  Pearl  River............12
First Prize............ 1154 Warren.............  ......13
Lenox M ills...........18
COTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta,  D..............65i|Stark  A 
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Boot........................634 No  Name................... 754
Clifton, K ...............   6}4|Top of Heap...........10
Simpson................. 20
...:........is
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Coechco  ................ 1054

Imperial..................IO54
Black................9® 954
“  BC...........  @10

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DEMINS.

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9os.......1354
brown .13
Andover..................1154
Beaver Creek A A.. .10 
BB...  9 
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  h r..  7 

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“  d & twist 1054 
Columbian XXX br.10 
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“  Persian dress 854 
Canton ..  854
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Arlington staple—   6)4 
Arasapha  fancy—   454 
Bates Warwick dres 854 
staples.  654
Centennial.............  1054
Criterion................ 1054
Cumberland staple.  554
Cumberland...........   5
Essex........................454
Elfin.......................   754
Everett classics......854
Exposition............... 754
Glenarie.................  654
Glenarven................ 6M
Glenwood  ............... 754
Hampton...............    654
Johnson Ohalon cl 
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indigo blue 954
zephyrs— 16

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Everett, blue...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue........ 754
brown...  754
Jeffrey.....................1154
Lancaster  ...............1254
Lawrence, 9 oz........1354
No. 220....13
No. 250....1154
No. 280.... 1054

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fancies —   7 
Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   654
Manchester............   534
Monogram................654
Normandie............... 754
Persian..................... 854
Renfrew Dress........754
Rosemont................. 654
Slatersville.............. 6
Somerset.........  
7
Tacoma  ...................754
Toil  duNord......... 1054
Wabash..................   754
seersucker..  754
Warwick...............   854
Whittenden............   634
heather dr.  8 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  654
Westbrook..............  8
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Windermeer........... 6
York..........................634

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THREADS.

Amoskeag...............Clty.................................it«
American...............16541 Pacific.....................1454
Clark’s Mile End....45  IBarbour's................88
Coats’, J. A P .........45  Marshall’s ................88
Holyoke................. 22541
White.
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14 .......37
“  16 .......38
39
*•  18 .......39
40
“  20 .......40
41

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

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MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

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Wood’s ..................  4
Brunswick...........   4

gjater.......................   4  Edwards.
White Star..............  4 Lockwood.
Kid Glove  .............   4
Newmarket............   4
Fireman................. 3254[T W 
Talbot XXX.............30  J R F , XXX..............
Nameless............... 2754l®uckeyo..................3«54
Grey SR W.............1754
Western W  .............1854
D R P - ..........  
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Flushing XXX........ 2354
Manitoba................ 2354
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Black. Slate.  Brown.  Black. 

Red A Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R.................2254
Windsor.................1854
6 oz Western..........20
Union  B................2254
Nameless...... 8  ® 9541 
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CANVASS  AND  PADDING
Brown.
954
1054
1154
1254

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9)413 
95k
IO5415 
1054
115417 
1154
1254 20 
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DTTCKS.West  Point, 8 oz — 1054 
Severen, 8 oz..........   954
10 oz  ...1254
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Raven, lOoz............ 1354
Greenwood,754 oz..  954 
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Stark 
Greenwood, 8 oz — 1154 
Boston, 10 oz...........1254
Boston, 8 oz.............1054
WADDINGS.
25  IPer bale, 40 doz —  87 50 
White, doz... 
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Colored, doz.
SILESIAS.
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Bed Cross....  9
“  Best.......'----1054:
Best AA.— 1254
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G............................. 854
CorticelU, doz.........75  ICortlcelll  knitting,

Pawtncket..............1054
Dundie...................   9
Bedford................. 1054
Valley  City............1«54
K K ....................... 1054

SEWING  BILK.

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twist,doz. .3754  per 54oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz..3754l
HOOKS AND EYES— PER GROSS.
No  1 Bl’k A White..l0  INo  4 Bl’k A White.,15 
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No 2-20, M C.........50 INo 4—15 F  354 
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No  2 White A Bl’k..12  INo  8 White A Bl’k.,20 
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NEEDLES—PER  M.

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
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Crowelv’s............... 1 35¡Gold  Eyed....................1 50
Marshall’s .............. 1  00|
5—4 

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COTTON TWINES.
Nashua...................18
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Cotton Sail Twine.. 28 
Rising Star 4-ply— 17 
Crown.................... 12
3-ply....17
Domestic................1854
North Star..............20
Anchor...................16
Wool Standard 4 ply 1754 
Bristol....................13
Powhattan............ 18
Cherry  Valley........15
I X L........................1854
Alabama.................................   65k I Mount Pleasant
654
Oneida....................  5
Alamance...............   654
Prymont  ................  534
Augusta...................754
Randelman............   6
Ar  sapha...............   6
Riverside...............   554
Georgia...................  654
Sibley  A...................654
Granite....................55k
Toledo....................  6
Haw  River............   5
Haw  J ...................5

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Hardware Price Current.

HAMMERS.

KOPJB8.

HEROES. 

SQUARES. 

7
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Sisal, H Inch and larger............................ 
Maydole  & Co.’s..................................... dls. 
25
Manilla........................................................   11K
25
Kip’s ................................ .......................dls. 
Yerkes & Plumb’s............................................ dls. 40*10
Steel and Iron............................................... 
75
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................80e list 60
are 40*10  ! Try and Bevels............................................  
80
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand
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due 
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Com.  Smooth.
Com. 
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50  jios. 10 to  14..................................... »4 0!
82 95 
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4M  14  and
3 (5 
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Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4(5
Screw Hook and  Eye, Yt.................  —  net 
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Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 05
3 25 
Nos. 25 to 26.....................................4 25
3 35 
No. 27 ...............................................   4 45
nches
A11  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
SAND PAPER.
List acct. 19, ’86.
SASH CORD.
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TO  LEARN  GORILLA  TALK.

Prof. Garner to Establish Himself in the

African Forest In a Stout Cage.

Prof.  R.  L.  Garner,  who  has  achieved 
a recent celebrity  in connection  with the 
study of  monkey  language,  is  in  Wash­
ington  consulting  with  scientific  men 
respecting an expedition to  Africa which 
he  proposes  to  make.  For  some years 
past he has devoted  attention  to  the  an­
alysis  of  simian  speech,  his  purpose 
being to produce a lexicon thereof.  Once 
having established an understanding of a 
few of the  simpler  words  used  by  these 
arboreal cousins of mankind,  he believes 
that it will  be easy  enough  to  communi­
cate with them  intelligently.  Thus they 
may be educated to a limited  degree  and 
may be tought to be  of  some  service  in 
the  world.
Prof.  Garner’s  present  intention  is  to 
learn something of the speech of gorillas. 
These  great  apes  represent  an  elevated 
type  among  the  anthropoids;  they  are 
rapidly diminishing in numbers, and it is 
desired to secure  a  few  last  words  from 
them,  at all events before their kind  be­
comes extinct.  Accordingly  he proposes 
to sail a  few  weeks  hence  for  the  west 
coast of Africa, whence he  will  make his 
way into the Gaboon country,  where  are 
vast forests  which afford  a  home  to  the 
greatest numbers  of gorillas to-day.  He 
will  take with him  a large iron cage, con­
structed in  sections so  as  to  be  readily 
transported.
This  cage  is  not  intended  to  catch 
gorillas in.  On the contrary, it is meant 
to keep them out.  Prof.  Garner proposes 
to occupy it himself,  having set it  up  in 
the forest. 
It will  be big enough to  pro­
vide him  with room to  sleep  and  study. 
The sections  will be eouveyed by carriers 
into the wilderness, where they will be put 
together.  Prof.  Garner  anticipates  that 
the study he has already made of monkey 
talk  will  be a help.  Acquiring  by guess 
the meaning of a few words, he will make 
use of them by taking  part in  the  howls 
himself.  By day  as  well as  by  night  he 
will  make responses to the yells and cries 
of gorillas  that  he  hears  in  the  woods, 
and he thinks  that in  this way  he will be 
able to attract certain  individuals  about 
him.  Presumably they  will be favorably 
prepossessed by so  agreeable an  anthro­
poid as the professor, and intimacies may 
result  which  will  afford  most  profitable 
opportunities for conversation.  He  will 
not ventnre out of his cage,  however.
Prof.  Garner will carry along with him 
eight phonographs and  a  gross  of  blank 
cylinders.  The  phonographs  will  be 
placed around the inside of the cage, with 
large tin  trumpets  fixed 
their  dia­
phragms and  pointing  outward. 
If any 
gorillas  approach  the  barred  inclosure 
and have any remarks to make of a hostile 
or amatory nature,  the  electric  batteries 
controlling the phonographs can be turn­
ed on at a second’s notice,  and the words 
uttered will  be  indellibly  recorded,  for 
the future edification of civilized  lecture 
audiences.  Electric lights will illuminate 
the  cage and' its  surroundings  at  night, 
in order  that,  the  species  of  the  creat­
ures  which  approach  may  be  properly 
identified.  It is hoped that this may serve 
incidentally to attract gorillas.

to 

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

60
Snell's........................................................... 
Cook’s ..........................................................  
40
Jennings’, genuine......................................  
26
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10

CllS.

AXES.

dlS.

“ 
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BARROWS. 

First Quality, S. B.  Bronze.........................I 7 50
D.  B. Bronze............................  12 00
8. B. S. Steel..............................  8 50
I>. B. Steel................................   13 50
Railroad......................................................I 14 00
Garden.................................................   net  30 00
dis.
5Q&10
Stove................................................ 
75
Carriage new list.......................................... 
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe.............................................. 
70
Well,  plain..................................................» 3 50
Well, swivel......................................................  4 00

bolts. 

BUCKETS.

 

 

BUTTS, CAST. 

diS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60*10
Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60&10
Wrought Table.............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60*10
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*19
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70&10
Blind, Shepard’s .........................................  
70

BLOCKS.

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85...............  
60
Grain.................................................... dls. 50*02

c r a d l e s .

CROW BARS.

CAPS.

Cast Steel............................................. perfi)  5
Ely’s 110............................................. perm 
Hick’s C. F . ......................................... 
“ 
G. D ....................................................
Musket................................................
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire............................................ dls. 

CARTRIDGES.

65
60
60

50
25

chisels. 

dls.

dis.

Socket Firmer...............................................70*10
Socket Framing.............................................70*19
Socket Corner......................................  •. .70*10
Socket Slicks................................................ 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

Curry,  Lawrence’s  ..................................... 
40
25
Holcnkiss....................................................  
White Crayons, per  gross..............12Q12H1 dis. 10

combs. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cat to size........per pound 
14x52, 14x56,14x60 .......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x58 and 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x4S........................................  
Bottoms  ...................................................... 
Morse’s  Bit Stocks..................................... 
Taper and straight Shank............................ 
Morse’s Taper Snauk.......................... 
 

DRILLS. 

28
26
23
23
35
50
50
50

dls.

DRIPPING PANS.

ELBOWS.

Small sizes, ser pound...........................—  
07
Large sizes, per  pound.........................  —   8J4

Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................do*, net
Corrugated  .......................................... dis
Adjustable  .................................
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Ciarx’s, small, »18; large, »26......
Ives’, 1, <18; 2,124; 3, 83i
piles—New List.

dis.

dis. 40*10 
30 
25

Dlsston’s ...................................................... 60*10
New  American.............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ............................................ . • .60*10
Haller’s .........................................  
 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps...................................  
50
GALVANIZED IRON
28
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24; 25  and  26;  27 
List 
15 
18

12 

14 

 

dis.

Discount, 00

13 
GAUGES. 
Stanley Mule and  Level Co.’s. 

dis.

 

 

 

 

dis.

dlS.

dis.
dls.

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

knobs—New List. 

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

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

 
wire goods. 

HOLLOW WARE.
 

longer.......................................................   3&
10
" 
“  %......................... net  8V4
“  %......................... net  7V4
“ 
“ 
“  %......................... net  7H
Strap and T .........................................   dig. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track  .  .50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................  60*10
Kidder, wood track..................................... 
40
Pots............................................................... 
60
Kettles....................... 
60
Spiders  ........................................................  
60
Gray enameled.............................................40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware.... ..........................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware......... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 33^*10
Bright........................................... 
70*10410
Screw  Eyes.....................................  ....70*10*10
Hook’s ................................ 
70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
levels. 
70
Stanley Mule »nd Level  Co.’s 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings..............  .. 
55
70
Drawer  and  Shatter, porcelain..................  
dls.
55
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ......... 
55
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s ...................  
 
Branford’s 
55
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
55
Adze Eye.........................................816.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye 
...................................   »15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s  .....................................»18.50, dls. 20*10.
dlS.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled.....................  
50
dls.
40
Coffee. Parkers  Co.’s ................  
... 
40
“  P. S. & W. M fg. Co.’s  Malleables 
.. 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Ch-  k’s ................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
...............................  • 
30
Stebbin’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 66410
Enterprise, self measuring............ 
25
Steel nails,  base................................................. 1 80
Wire nails,  base.................................................2 05
60......................................................Base 
50..................................................... Base 

Steel.  Wire.
Base
10
20
2030
35
35
40
50
65
90
.  60 
1  50
.1  00 
.1  50
2  00 
Fine 3...............................................1  50
2 00
90 
Case 10..........................................   60
1  00
8..........................................   «5
c 
. . . . .   90
Finish 10.'.'..’......  . . .........................   85 
1  00
1 25
g.............................................1 00 
1 50
6.............................................1  15 
Clinch! M.........................................   85 
75
90
g 
................................1  00 
6.............................................1  15 
1 00
Barrell %...........................................1 75 
2 50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   @40
Sclota Bench...............................................   @60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  @40
Bench, first quality......................................   @60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dis.60—10
Common,  polished................................dls. 
70
rivets. 
40
Iron and  Tinned................. 
 
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................  
50
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

Advance over base: 

patent pla n ish e d iron.

MOLASSES GATES. 

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u 
“ 
“ 
h 
“ 

NAILS

PLANES. 

PANS.

dls.

dls.

dlS.

 

 

dls.
.list
Drab A................................  ” 
“ 
“  White  B..............................   “ 
DrabB...........................  
  “ 
“ 
“  White C................................   “ 

5S
50
55
35

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

.. 

dis.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 825
20
70
50
30

“ 
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  root........................................  30
dis.
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..................................-........   62J4
Coppered  Spring  Steel............................ 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 35

WIRE. 

WRENCHES. 

HORSE NAILS.

painted  ...............................  2 85
Au Sable.............................. dis. 25*10@25*10*05
dls. 06
Putnam................................ .........  
Northwestern................................ 
dls. 10*10
dis.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled............... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine........................................ 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,  ... —  
Coe’s  Patent, malleable..........................75*10
dig.
Bird Cages.............................................. 
50
Pumps, Cistern...................................
Screws, New 11st  ..............................
Casters, Bed a  d  P late.................
Dampers, American...........................
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods 

.  70*10 
50*10*10 
40 
65

MISCELLANEOUS. 

75

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METALS.
PIG TIN.

26c
28c

ZINC.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large...........................................
Pig Bars...........................................  •
Duty:  Sheet, 2J4c per pound.
680 pound  casks..................................
Per pound  ............ .................................   •. 

6 *
?
..................................................................................... J*
Extra W iping..................... ...........................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market Indicated by nrivate brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson................. 
Hallett’s ....................
10x14 IC, Charcoal.................................
...................................
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
....................  ............
14x20 IX, 
..................................
Each additional X on this grade, 51.75.
10x14IC, Charcoal  .................................
..................................
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
...................................
14x20 IX, 
....................  ............
Each additional X on this grade «1.50.

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TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

........per  pound  16
13
7 50 
7  50 
9 25 
9 26

TIN—KBLYN GRADS.

»  6 G
8 25
9 26

... 

BOOPING PLATES
Worcester...............

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20X2S1X,
14X28  IX............................
14x31  IX.......................
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers.
ussn rx  “  “  R

6 50 
8 50
13 50
Allaway  Grade...............   6 00
7 50
12 50
15 50
»14 0» 
.15 
10

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

BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

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There are no monkeys in Africa.  The 
simian order is represented there by  two 
great families of tailless apes—the  goril­
las and the chimpanzees.  The latter are 
found all the  way  across  the  Continent 
in  that  latitude.  For  intelligence  they 
are celebrated.  Prof. Garner proposes to 
try  to learn something of their  language 
also.  How  very  desirable it would be  if 
such as object  could  be  attained!  Mis­
sionary societies might  be  organized  for 
the t vangelization of  chimpanzees,  and 
they in turn could be employed to distrib­
ute tracks  among  gorillas,  which  have 
hitherto been  so  conspicuously  intract­
able that they  are  said  to  be  the  only 
animals which will  invariably attack man 
on sight.

50

Broken packs hie per pound extra

The Kelly Perfect Axe
The Falls City Axe
  Co,  u m , ».
  Kelly  lie l

Both  M anufactured  by

h

ALSO

ì

Frank  Collins, formerly on the road for 
grocery  houses  at  this  market,  but  for 
the  past  five years  in  the employ of  W. 
F.  McLaughlin  &  Co.,  of  Chicago,  in 
Kansas  and  Texas,  is  no 
longer  con­
nected with the manufacturers of XXXX.

We can  y a good  stock of  these  axes 
aud  quote  them   at  the  following 
prices:

S. Bit.
H elly Perfect, per doz.  $7 
Falls City, per dez. 
$6

8

T F-TTT1.  M IC H IG A N   TR A D ESM A -N
MALICE  AFORETHOUGHT.

, 

strictly in advance.

A  WSKKI.T  JOURNAL  DIVOTBD  TO  TEE

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

Publication  Office,  100 Louis St

THE  SILVER  SITUATION.

liSeial Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.

Entered at the Grand Rapid« Post Ojf.es.

MichiganTradesman

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

Thanksgiving day  this  year comes af­
ter  a  period  of  such  calamities  in  all 
parts of the world,  and in the absence of 
so many of  the  usual  occasions  for na- 
- tional exultation,  that the preachers will
Retail  Trade  of the  Woluerilie State, I be driven a little out of  the usual line in \
It  is true 
their sermons on the subject. 
The  Tradesm an  Company, P roprietor.
that  nearly  all  kinds  of  crops  in  this 
country  have  been  abundant  and  that 
prices are generally good;  that the peace 
of  the  country  has  been  preserved,  in 
spite  of  bellicose  talk  with  Italy  and 
Chili;  that there  has  been  no  outbreak 
of  pestilence;  that  our  educational and 
religious  institutions seem to enjoy  both 
I quietude and prosperity;  that ournation- 
! al  literature and  art  give  evidence of  a 
healthy growth;  and that  there  is  good 
reason  to hope  for a steady  continuance 
of  the revival and development of  busi­
ness.  Nevertheless there are some signs 
of  the times which portend a future not 
at all  pleasant to  contemplate,  albeit the 
good sense of  the  people will  probably 
be  able  to  meet  aud  surmount  serious 
difficulties  with  the  same  measure  of 
success which  has characterized the past 
history of  the world.

WEDXESDAT,  NOVEMBER  25. 1891.

Since the passage of the  Bland-Allison 
act  of  1S78,  the  government  has  pur­
chased over S450.000.000 of silver bullion. 
The  price  has  fluctuated  considerably, 
but  the  average  is  about  seventy-nine 
cents for the  bullion  in  each silver  dol­
lar. 
Some  of  this  bullion  has  been 
coined into  standard  silver  dollars.  On 
the  most  of  it  silver  certificates  and 
treasury  notes  have  been  issued.  The 
seniorage of twenty-one cents on the dol­
lar,  amounting in  all  to  more than $07,- 
000,000,  is in the United  States treasury. 
Therefore,  every  standard  silver  dollar 
represents a dollar’s worth  of silver bul­
lion. 
It  contains  seventy-nine  cents’ 
worth  and  has behind it twenty-one cents’ 
worth  more in the public treasury.  And 
every dollar  note  now  issued  on  silver 
represents a dollar’s worth of bullion.

It looks a little  suspicious to see  Dan. 
Soper’s  name  attached  to  the  Thanks­
giving proclamation of Governor Winans, 
king the citizens of Michigan to return 
thanks for the “bountiful harvests which 
have rewarded  the labors of the people,” 
when  within  a  year  the same  calamity 
howler  has sent  out  an  official  report 
claiming  that  the  farmers of  Michigan 
are  raising  grain  at  a  loss  of  several 
cents  per  bushel.  Either the  Secretary 
of  State  was wrong  when  he issued  his 
manifesto  last  spring or  he is ridiculous 
now,  in  asking the people to be thankful 
for  the  privilege of  doing business at  a 
loss, 
in which  light  does the  little  offi­
cial  wish to be considered—a  knave or  a 
fool?

Refutation  of Slanderous Statement by 

Geo.  F.  Owen.

Written for The Tradesman.

My attention  has been called to the fol­
lowing article  in  an  obscure  sheet pub­
lished in the lively little city of Ypsilanti: 
Grand Rapids is  a bully place  for  big 
scandals.  The last one  refers  to  Mr.  J. 
P.  Andrews,  well  known  to be a married 
man there,  but  not so  known  across  the 
ocean, where last summer he met, courted 
and married a Miss Gregory,  of  Jackson­
ville,  111.  This  fact  leaked  out,  and 
about the  same  time  Andrews  came  up 
missing.  He  appears  to  be  t ow  where 
lightning  can’t  strike  him; at  least  the 
telegraph  don’t,  though  his  presence  is 
wanted in two places.  Andrews  travels 
in  the  interests  of  mining  companies, 
selling their  stocks, etc.,  and  is  another 
proof of what  we have said  before—that 
one would never make a mistake by shoot­
ing a commercial traveler on sight.

I  cannot  for  a  moment  see  why  this 
narrow-gauged piece of humanity should 
connect this man  with  commercial  trav­
elers.  He  never  was  one,  nor  was  he 
ever  classed  as  one. 
I understand  that 
this patent-boweled  sheet has repeatedly 
made  this  kind  of  insulting  remarks 
about commercial  travelers. 
I use above 
the word obscure.  Could  any  one for  a 
moment think  that a  person  who  would 
make  such  remarks  could  be  anything 
else but obscure?  Certainly if  you  stop 
for a moment to peruse  this  sheet,  there 
is that air of  lonesomeness  about it that 
one  feels  on  entering  a  damp,  unused 
vegetable cellar.

Now,  Mr.  Woodruff,  can  you  give  us 
some reasons for  such  venomous,  insult 
ing remarks?  Has  some  poor  unfortu- 
nate  commercial  man,  on  making  his 
first trip, called  on  you  and  took  your 
order and  the house  refused to fill  it,  or 
has some able  bodied  traveler  taken oc­
casion to call  you to  time for publishing 
these insulting  references?  One  would 
judge that the latter was the trouble and 
it  had  soured  all  the  milk  of  human 
kindness  which  ever 
trickled,  down 
through your narrow contracted veins.

their 

hundreds do not.  Their main aim is the 
completion  of the  happy home  and fire­
side and they are working  night and day 
to cover their territory,  so that they may 
reach it  for a  Thanksgiving  or  holiday 
dinner  with 
loved  ones.  How 
many  a  hard-working  commercial  trav­
eler is to-day  wearing  his  back  number 
overcoat,  so that his kind old father may 
have a  new  warm  one  or  his  dear  old 
mother may have a new dress and shawl, 
to protect  her  from  the chilly  blasts of 
winter!  And how many are  working and 
planning, night  and  day,  how  they  can 
economize a little  more,  so that they can 
furnish their little  cottages  before  win­
ter sets in!

I might go on  and  write  a  volume on 
the kind  and  unselfish  acts  which I see 
constantly done by my  brother  commer­
cial  travelers.  How  many  of  the  boys 
who  have  been  laid  out  by  a seige  of 
sickness can testify to  the  kind  acts  of 
their  brethren!  How  many  a  grief- 
stricken  parent  has  been  cheered  by 
them!  How  many  kind  remembrances 
have  been  shown  at  the  bedside  and 
grave  of the  loved  ones by  these  same 
traveling men!  How  many  a  time have 
I seen  the poor  mother,  with a  number 
of  worn-out,  tired,  peevish  children on 
the train—when the last penny  had  been 
paid out to get them to  their destination 
or the purse  had been  lost or the  wrong 
train taken—who was the  first to put his 
hand in  his  pocket and  contribute  and, 
with his hat in  his hand,make the rounds 
of the train  to  raise a  fund for  the  poor 
unfortunate?  And  who did the donating? 
As  a  rule,  it  was  this  same  traveling 
man  (who  should  be  shot  at  sight,  as 
this  narrow-guaged,  one-horse  editor 
says).

Now,  Mr.  Editor,  please pardon me for 
taking so much  of  your  valuable space, 
but  when  1  get  to going  on this  noble 
subject,  and  one  that  is  so  dear  to my 
heart,  I  hardly  know  when to  shut off. 
Certainly I am a subject capable of j udg- 
ing,  having  been an  invalid so  long iny- 
self; aud,  remembering  the  many gener­
ous acts  and kind  attentions  shown  me 
by the  boys,  I  feel  that  I  would not  be 
loyal to them,  nor  doing my duty  to my­
self, did I not answer such slanderous re­
marks as these made by the minute piece 
of  humanity  who  heads  the  Ypsilanti 
Sentinel as its editor.  Geo.  F. Ow en.
Arrangements  for  the  Jackson  Con­

vention,  K.  of G.

Detr oit,  N ov.  21.—Post  B.,  of  Jack- 
son,  Knights  of  the  Grip,  have  just  re­
that  arrangements  are  about 
ported 
completed for  the third  annual meeting, 
to be held  in  that city  December 29.  A 
very elaborate  programme has  been pro­
vided for by the  traveling  men of  Jack- 
son for  the  entertainment  of  the  State 
meeting,  which promises to far excel any 
previous  meeting  of 
the  Association. 
The following persons have been secured 
to respond to toasts at the banquet:  Gov. 
E.  B.  Winans,  Ex-Gov.  Cyrus  G.  Luce, 
Rev.  Washington  Gardiner,  Congress­
man  James  O’Donald,  William  Alden 
Smith, J.  L.  McCauley,  State  Secretary, 
John J.  Bush,  Ex-Secretary,  and  others. 
Judge Peck, of  Jackson,  will act as mas­
ter of ceremonies.
All members  of  the  Association  who 
desire  to  attend  can  secure  hotel  ac­
commodations  by  applying  to  J.  H. 
Russell,  Jr.,  Jackson,  who  will  secure 
the same  and  answer  all  necessary  in­
formations.  From  present  indications, 
this will be one of  the largest gatherings 
of  commercial travelers ever held in the 
State. 

J.  L.  McCa u le y, Sec’y.

Harrison—R.  M.  Mott,  baker  and  har­

ness dealer, is dead.

Under  unlimited,  free  silver  coinage, 
what  would  happen.  First,  the  senior- 
age of twenty-one cents  on  the dollar,  or 
whatever  it  may  be,  would  go into  the 
pockets  of  a  few  hundred  silver  mine 
owners.  The  farmer  and  wage  earner 
could  not  possibly  receive  any  benefit 
from  that.  Second,  silver  would  either 
advance to  par  with  gold,  or  we  would 
have  a  depreciated  currency,  and  gold 
would go  to  a premium,  and  prices  of 
commodities and  products  would  follow.
If  silver  bullion  advances,  the  silver 
producers  pocket  the  advance. 
If gold 
goes to a premium and prices follow,  the 
farmer  would  receive  no  benefit,  for 
bushel of  wheat or a  barrel of  pork  will 
buy  no more  on the  silver  basis than  it 
does on  the gold basis.  The  wage earner 
would  be  a  loser until  he  could  get his 
wages  raised  to  correspond  with  the 
nominal  advance 
wages are  the  last to raise,  he  would  be 
a heavy  loser.  Who  would be  benefited 
by a depreciated currency?  The debtor,
It  would  enable  him  to  scale  down  hi: 
debts  and  make 
for 
him  to  pay  them.  But every  bank is a 
debtor to its depositors,many of whom are 
wage earners.  Where one  part of  them 
would  gain,  another  part  would  lose. 
There is a question that has not yet been 
answered.  What  honest  debtor  wants 
to repudiate  his  debt  or  any  part of it? 
Another,  is  it  worth  while  to  help  the 
other  kind?

in  prices.  And 

it  much  easier 

The  money question  is a business one. 
It is not  strictly a party  issue.  Neither I 
the  Republican  or  Democratic  party  is 
united on it. 
in  some  of  the  Western 
States both endorse free  silver  coinage. ] 
In Ohio,  one  endorses it  and  the  other 
In the  Eastern  States  both 
opposes it. 
oppose it. 
in  Massachusetts,  for  exam­
ple,  there is an earnest  rivalry  between 
them as to which is the more orthodox on 
the  money  question.  Therefore,  what 
we have to say on  the  subject  is not  to 
be taken as partisan.

In this  day  aud  age T h e  T radesman 
is at a loss to  account for  the  statement 
of the editor of  the Ypsilanti Sentinel in 
I am proud to say that I am a commer­
a recent  issue of his  paper,  “One would 
cial  traveler  and  I  claim that  no  set  of 
never  make  a  mistake  by  shooting  a 
men on the face of  the  earth can show  a 
commercial  traveler  on  sight.”  How 
cleaner record and deserves  more praise. 
any man  who assumes to possess a knowl­
Certainly no set of men  in  the  commer­
edge of  current events  sufficient to  ena­
cial world  are held  in higher esteem than 
ble him to edit a newspaper can sink to the 
the commercial travelers  of  to-day,  and 
depths  of moral degradation  and mental 
the business of  the world to-day is  done 
imbecility requisite  to the  promulgation 
by these same men whom  this  no-souled 
of such a doctrine is more than the  aver­
person  claims  should  be shot  at  sight. 
age  man  of  intelligence  will  be  able  to 
Show me a line  of goods  or a  branch  of 
comprehend. 
T h e  T radesm an  is  un- 
trade  which  is  not  represented  by  the 
eble  to  account  for the uncalled-for  at­
tack  on  any  other  ground  than that  of 
commercial  traveler!  Of course, we may 
total  depravity.
have black sheep  in  our flock,  but  show 
Banking  Commissioner  Sherwood  in j  me the 
which has not  got them  in. 
justice to himself and the  public,  should j 
one frowns on  them quicker than  we
do and it is only a question of time when 
make a full  statement of  the  facts  con­
their  names  are  dropped  from the  roll
nected with the failure of the State bank
at  Milford.  Until  he  does  so,  he  will  and their  Places  are filled  by those  who 
rest  under  the  imputation  of  incompe-  will reflect honor and credit.  To-day we
tency,  amounting  almost to  connivance | have 
good  round  numbers  260,000 
in a fraudulent transaction
commercial  travelers 
the  United 
States.  Show me  any  class  of  people, 
either  in  the  church,  professional  or 
mercantile  world—and,  further,  I  will 
not  leave  out the  horny-handed sons  of 
toil—that  compares  in  character,  busi­
ness ability or loyalty to family, country, 
orGod with the commercial traveler! Show 
me any other class of people that has the 
I temptations  constantly  thrown  around 
j them!  His business  keeps  him from his 
| home and family for  weeks and  months, 
j being thrown  constantly in  contact with 
every class of  humanity,  and  while  one 
I may err  and  drop  out  by the  wayside,

Sta t e of  Mic h ig a n, 
County  of  A ntrim, 
George  L.  Thurston  deposes  and  says 
that  he  is  the sole author of  the  article 
entitled  “ In  Defense  of  the  Hebrew,” 
which was published iu T h e  T radesm an 
of  the  issue of  November  11,  1891,  and 
that  the same  was written  without  fear 
of reward or hope of punishment.

Subscribed before me,  a Notary Public 
in  and  for  Antrim  county,  Michigan, 
this nineteenth day of  November, A.  D. 
j 1891. 

For  the  Benefit  of  Desenbergr  & 

Schuster.
)
> ss.
j 

F rancis H.  T hurston,

George L.  T hurston. 

Notary Public.

in 

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P. H  EARLY, Pres, and Treas. 
W. H. DODGE, Sec. & Gen. Manager. 

DUNOAN & GILBERT, Gen’l Att’ys, Chicago. 

DORSEY, BREWSTER & HOWELL,

HENLEY & SWIFT, Pacific Slope Att’ys, San Francisco. 

Southern Att’ys,

GANNON, DONOVAN & SHEA, Western Att’ys, Omaha, Neb. 
BARTLETT & ANDERSON, New England Att’ys, Boston, Mass.

Atlanta, Ga.

W

lie Merchants Retail GommerGial Agencu

INCORPORATED  UNDER  THE  LAWS  OF  ILLINOIS.

Capital paid  in  $30,000.

General Office, 53 Dearborn Street, Chicago, Dis.

Eastern Office, 911 Drexel Building, Philadelphia, Pa. 
New England  Office, Boylston  Building, 657  Washington  St., ; Southern Office, McDonald Building, Atlanta, Ga.

i Western Office, 413-415 Bee Building, Omaha,  Neb.

Boston, Mass. 

I Pacific  Slope  Office, 31-32  Chronicle  Building, San  Francisco,

Cal.

Extract from Branch  Constitution  and  By-Laws.
Sec.  4.  Whenever an account  against any person- shall  have been  listed in  the abstract 
of  unsettled  accounts  issued  by  our  General  Agency, or  certified to the  Secretary of  this 
Branch  by such  Agency as unsettled, no member  shall  in  any case  open an account,  without 
security, with  such  delinquent,  and  the  opening of  such  account  by any member with  such 
person  shall  be considered  an  offense  against this section  and  subject  such  member to an  in­
vestigation  by the Executive Board, and if  found  guilty he shall  pay to such  Board a  fine of 
TWENTY  DOLLARS  for the sole use and benefit of  this branch, and his neglect or refusal 
to comply  with  this demand shall  make him liable to expulsion from said Agency.

The  present  enrolled  subscribers to this  Agency number  over  one  hundred  and  forty  thousand, comprising  merchants in 

thirty-three  states,  from  the Atlantic to the  Pacific and from the Dominion to the Gulf.

Its  system   of  operation  is  Original,  Positive,  Legal  and  National;  stronger

than  Judge,  Jury  or  Sheriff.

During the  past twelve months there was intrusted to this Agency, subject to its discretion  in settlement and adjustment, 
accounts aggregating  THREE  MILLION, NINE  HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND  DOLLARS, repre­
senting  goods sold  and delivered by retail  merchants and not  paid for.  Aggressive and  skillful  application of  our perfect 
system is rapidly revolutionizing this condition  everywhere.  The power of  the combination is real  and its beneficent  work­
ings are immeasurably profitable to the merchant.

We ask the retail  merchants to make a special  examination of  this Agency and its combination  and  intei change exper­
ience  system  before  paying  out  their  money  for a valueless  lot of  stationery and  glittering  array of  promises  offered  by 
irresponsible promoters of cheap collecting and “blacklisting” schemes.  To a business man seeking reliable assistance, age, 
experience,  character  and  financial  responsibility are worth everything.
Chicago References:  The  Chicago Trust & Savings  Bank or any respectable  and  responsible  wholesale or retail  mer­

chant in the city.  Elsewhere:  Any merchant who has been or is now a subscriber—and their number is legion.

S e c re ta r y .

P r e sid en t

IO
D ragrs 0  Medicines*

State  Board  of  Pharm acy, 

One  Year—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso- 
Two  Years—Jacob  Jess on,  Muskegon.
Three  Years—James  Vernor, Detroit.
Pour Years—Ottmar Bberbacb, Ann Arbor 
Five Years—George Gundrum, Ionia. 
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon. 
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor. Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum. Ionia.

Meetings  for  1891—Lansing. Nov. 4.______
Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n.

_

President—H. G. Coleman. Kalamazoo. 
Vice-Presidents—8.  E.  Parkill.  Owosso;  L. Panley, St.
Ignace;  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;  U   K. 
Webb. Jackson.

Next place of meeting—Grand Rapids.
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir. 

_______
Grand  R a p id s   Pharm aceutical S o c ie ty  
President. W. R. Jewett.  Secretary,  Frank H. Escott, 
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of Xarcc 
June, September and December.______________ ____
G ran d Rapids  D rug Clerks’ Association, 
resident, F. D. Kipp; Secretary, W. C. Smitn.

Detroit  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

President, F. Rohnert;  Secretary, J.  P. Rheinfrank.
Hnskegon  Drug  Clerks’  Association. 

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

T H E   M I C H I G L ^ J S r   T R A D E SM A N
WHAT  A  WOMAN  THINKS. 

troops of  the Hawkeye State these  medi­
Writers  of  the  male  persuasion  fre­
cal and surgical adjuncts  will be seen in 
abundance.  Twenty-five of the most im­
quently publish  long  articles  based  on 
portant  medicines, 
such  as  quinine, 
what  they  suppose  a woman  thinks; let 
cathartic pills,  and  mixtures designed to 
a woman  tell what she docs think:  That 
correct  troubles arising  from the  use of 
there are men in  this world  who  should 
impure water,  are  contained in four  and 
two-ounce  bottles,  while  medicines  of 
be  placed  under  the  heading  they  are 
less importance and demand  are  carried 
so fond of relegating  to the  weaker  sex, 
in half-ounce bottles,  but all of  them are 
iu  that  they are too  hasty in  arriving  at 
in tablet form.
Whisky,  brandy,  alcohol  and  castor I conclusions; that they are not sufficiently 
oil  are  carried  in  larger  bottles,  their  keen of perception when they do not per-
ingredients  rendering  it  ™ P ^ i.ble  ‘°  ceiVe that often  a  woman  who looks in  a 
form  them  into  tablets,  but  with  cod-
liver oil it is different,  and that is tablet-  millinery-shop  window,  apparently with 
in  a
ized. 
In  making  investigations  on this  sub-  pureiy  mechanical  way,  her  thoughts 
elsewhere,  rather  than  upon 

ject,  the  English  army system of  carry- 
ins  medical  supplies  was  carefully ex- 
'
amined,  but while lightness was obtained  the lofty theme so taking  to  his  mind 
by means of wicker baskets covered with  “a  love  of  a  bonnet(?);”  she  does  not 
rawhide,  it was demonstrated that if  the  stop to think that she is looking that way,
*h“ s-
^ Mb: CaTea X S f „ S  s y n -   - « —  ‘“"‘'«o' 
destroy  the  bottles  which  the  wicker  In plainer  words,  she  does  not  stop  to 
baskets were  filled  with.  Hence a light  analyze  why  she  thinks  of  one  or  two 
wooden^chest: was  determined^upon,  and | things  while  looking  at  totally  dissimi­
a New York  firm  provided  what  proved 
lar  thing»,  any  more  than  she  stops  to
to be the bestand most attractive looking I 
think how many  and  what  kind of  steps 
model,  and they accordingly received  the 
she is  taking;  if she did, she might make 
contract.
a misstep,  just as  one going down a dark 
staircase  hesitates when he puts the foot 
down  the last time,  although  he  did  not 
falter whilst  he was  unconscious  of  his 
movements—it  was  just  at  the  point 
when he thought.

a  fond,  rapt  expression,  does  so 

From the St.  Louis Globe-Democrat.

bU 

plies for the Army.

Pleasant for Consumers of Pepsin.
The  pepsin  sold in the  drug  stores  is 
the  veritable  product of  an animal stom­
ach,  aud generally of  the stomach of  the 
hog.  One factory  in  New York  has the 
oldest  method  of  preparing  the  article 
that  ever entered  into  the human  mind. 
A  number of  perfectly healthy  hogs  are 
fattened  for  market,  and  for  thirty-six 
hours  before killing time are deprived of 1 
all  food,  not  even  being  allowed a drop 
of  water.  Then the  trough from  which 
they  are  accustomed  to  eat  is  covered 
with  strong wire  netting,  and  the  most 
appetising  slops  aud  hog  delicacies, 
smoking hot, are poured  into the trough. 
The fumes ascend with grateful fragrance 
to the  porcine nostrils,  the  hogs  all  run 
to  the trough  and stand over it.  ravenous 
with hunger,  squealing and lighting  with 
each  other  for  a  chance  to  get  at  the 
slops.  The  iron netting  prevents  them 
from tasting the food, and  while they are 
still  thinking about the  matter they  are 
killed,  and  their  stomachs  being  taken 
out,  are found  perfectly  full of  gastric 
juice,  from which the pepsin is prepared. 
Now,  if  it was not the  hog’s imagination 
that made the  gastric  juice flow into  his 
stomach  in  anticipation of  a feast,  what 
was it?

New System of Carrying  Surgical Sup­
Washington Correspondence.
Army  and  navy  officers,  and  particu­
larly  those  of 
the  medical  branches 
evinced great interest in a contract which 
was  awarded  at  the  War  Department 
lately,  for a new system of carrying med­
ical  and surgical  supplies  for our army. 
Ever since the last Sioux campaign there 
has  been  a growing  demand  for  a  plan 
by  which  supplies  needed  by  the  sur­
geons could  be placed in  a more compact 
form  than  in  liquid  and  hence  carried 
with greater safety and economy.  Experi­
ments have been made from  time to time, 
and  the  result of  the  award is believed 
to be as near perfection  as  possible. 
In 
a  small,  light  wooden  chest  23  inches 
long,  14Ja  inches  wide,  and  17%  inches 
high are sixty square  bottles,  containing 
as many different kinds of  medicine,  but 
in compressed  tablet form,  none of  them 
being  larger  than  an  ordinary  pepper­
mint  lozenge.  One of  these  lozenges or 
tablets,  for  instance,  contains  all  the 
necessary  ingredients  of  a  famous  lini­
ment,  and  when  dissolved in an ounce of 
distilled water its healing  properties are 
the same as if it were in  liquid shape and 
in a big glass jar.
Some  idea  may be formed of  the  per­
fection  to which  the  art of  compression 
has been  brought by the  statement  that 
if the contents of  this small  brass  bound 
chest  were 
liquified  and  in  their  cus­
Making a Quarter Dozen the Limit.
tomary  jars  aud  bottles  they  would oc­
cupy nearly one-half  the space of  a reg­
The manufacturers of proprietary arti­
ular freight car.
cles,  at  the request  of the  jobbiug trade 
There  are  two of  these  chests  to  be 
and by the  consent  of  the retail  trade— 
supplied  to  each  battalion of  200  men, 
as represented  by delegates at the recent 
No.  1 being marked  with  the Geneva red 
cross  and 
inscribed  “ Medical  supply 
convention  at  Louisville—are  beginning 
chest,”  while the  only difference  in  No. 
to promulgate the rule that orders for less 
2, so far  as  outward appearance  is  con­
than one-quarter  dozen  articles be billed 
cerned,  is  the inscription  “Surgical sup­
at  an  advance  of  10  per  cent,  over  the 
plies.”  When  a  certain  kind of  medi­
cine,  say  a cough  mixture,  is needed  iu 
dozen  price. 
the 
quantities,  a bottle  holding a gill  of  the 
World’s Dispensary  Medical  Association 
compressed  tablets  is  equivalent  to  a
and  L  S.  Johnson  &  Co.  have  already
gallon of  liquid,  and  should  the  bottle 
break in transportation the merits of  the  issued circulars to  this  effect  and  E.  T. 
I Hazeltine  has  issued  a circular,  making
tablet are not  impaired. 
A  contract  was  awarded  for  200  of one-half  dozen  the  limit
wholesaler 
these  chests,  and  one of  each  kind  is to , 
It  is  likely 
be  placed  under  the driver’s  seat of  an  can sel  at tbe ^ozen  pnce 
very  generally
ordinary  ambulance,  or.  in  case  of  field  that  the  rule  will  be
service and  when  pack  mules  have to  be 
adopted  by  manufacturers  all  over  the 
utilized,  the  chests  are  suspended  on 
country,  as it  is a  reform  whose  justice 
each  side  of  the  pannier, their  weight 
all concede.
with contents being but eighty-five pounds 
each.  Upon  the top of  each  bottle stop­
per is the name of its contents,  and fixed 
Carbolic acid  is lower.  Tartaric acid,
securely in the lid of the chest is a list of . 
contents  for the  information of  the sur- j powdered,  has  declined.  Balsam  capai- 
j ba  is 
geon or hospital steward in charge. 
is  tending 
Surgeon  J.  P.  Merrill of  the  Surgeon-
higher.  Chloral  hydrate  has  declined. 
General’s office,  who  has been  supervis­
Po.  gum gamboge  is  lower.  Manua  has 
ing  and  conducting  the  experiments,  j 
declined.  Oil cloves has declined.  Opi­
declares that the new system  will  revolu- j 
um  is  firm.  Quinine  and  morphia  are 
tionize  the  mode  of  supplying  needed 
articles for an  army,  and  what is true of 
unchanged.  ________________________
the  United States  forces  also applies  to 
the  National Guard organizations of  the 
c x x r s x x r c   r o o t .
various  states. 
Iowa is among  the  first 
in the  field with inquiries on the  subject 
of these chests,  and  it is quite likely that 
PECK BROS., W holesale  Druggist* 
GRAND  RAPIDS.
at the  next  annual  encampment  of  the

We pay the highest price for it.  Address

lower.  Balsam  tolu 

J.  C.  Ayer  &  Co., 

The  Drug  Market.

It  would  be unchivalrous to  be  of  the 
opinion  that women  never think.  They 
do.  Their thinking  machines  are  quite 
as capable of being put in operat ion  as are 
men’s.  But  there are  times  when  they 
do not think, just  as  men do not,  of  the 
motions  they  are  going  through  while 
opening a  newspaper.

If  a  woman  is  obliged  to wear  a  hat 
three  summers,  she  does  not  give  it  as 
many  thoughts  as  a man  supposes,  for 
she  is  a  more  clever  contriver,  since  a 
hat  changed  three  times—aye,  seventy 
times—is  each  time  unlike  its previous 
state,  and  without the addition of “anew 
bird.”

it  before—and 

A man is a contortionist  who thinks  a 
straw hat covered  with  velvet  would  be 
discernable,  for  no  woman  would  leave 
the straw  visible,  and the  eyes  have not 
yet attained the power of peering through 
opaqueness.  When  a  woman  opens  the 
morning paper, the  shades of night have 
fallen; therefore when she peruses at her 
breakfast,  it  is  yesterday-morn’s  paper 
she has  in  hand—the  man of  the  house 
having  monopolized 
it 
were useless to scan the bargain columns, 
for the best had  been  picked ere that; but 
when  she  makes  a  bargain,  which  she 
confesses to  do, occasionally,  she  makes 
a  bargain,  not  a  one-sided  affair.  And 
as for that moquette  carpet,  she  prefers 
an  antique  rug over  polished  floors,  for 
she thinks:  “They  are  so  much  easier 
taken care of and last  so  much  longer.” 
She  does 
jugs,  cups  and 
saucers,  but  buys  them  with  her  eyes 
open,  and does not think of  them  minus 
parts.  “She  thinks—oh,  who  can  say 
what?”  Volumes—when  a  man  thinks 
she could.  Only  a  woman  could  do jus­
tice to her thoughts on this occasion.

like  cream 

When  she  notices  the  great  so-called 
slaughter in  the  prices  of  sateens,  etc., 
marked down to  about half their  ordina­
ry price,  she  thinks men are very “blind

H
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M
■

in  their  beliefs,  and  sure to  err,”  when 
they  give  women  so little  credence  for 
doubt as to the truth of those statements, 
for  she  invariably thinks,  if  men would 
only believe it,  that goods cannot be well 
made  when  marked so cheap;  that  they 
are  cheap,  for  business  men  give  not 
away without a return.

When she  sees a woman  wearing a fur 
cape on cool  summer  days,  she thinks  it 
is  the  right  thing  to  do,  a  sensible 
fashion,  and  she  would  wear  hers  too 
had she it.  When she sees  her neighbor 
—if  she does—receive ice-cream  repeat­
edly from the caterer,  she thinks:  “How 
foolish! 
She  did  not  see  that  cream 
made.  Why,  it  is composed  mainly  of 
whipped  lard,  sweetened,  and  flavored 
with vanilla and a little pure cream. 
I’d 
prefer  an  ice,  or  to  make  my  cream, 
which can  so  easily  be  done;  then,  be­
sides,  there  would  be  more  a  piece,” 
naively.

And when  a  woman is in a street  car, 
instead  of  looking  at  the  outer  adorn­
ment of  the  occupants,  she  is  watching 
their  faces  and  actions,  studying their 
individuality,  and thinking:  “That man 
is  conscious,  behind  his  paper,  of  my 
standing  here,  aud is not  very  comfort­
able;  but  1  won’t  catch  his  eye,  for  I 
don’t  want  his  seat. 
1  like  to  stand 
sometimes,  for  then  I  can  see  better, 
study better,  and  have,  thus,  better  food 
for  thought.  That  uncomfortableness 
proves  you  mauly,  therefore  worthy of 
your  seat,  albeit  your  manliness  is  not 
shown in action. 
It  can  be read  by the 
observer.

“But  that man  directly opposite lacks 
your  qualities,  since  he does  not  hold a 
paper  before  him  shauie-facedly,  but 
calmly, coolly looks at me  as  though  he 
would  say: 
‘Who  has  a  better  right?’ 
No  one,  sir,  I assure you.  You are quite 
welcome to  your  seat.  And  that  youth 
next to you,  cherishing  his cane so fond­
ly.  looking  into  futurity with  such  an 
abstract air,  as though  conning  his mul­
tiplication tables,  is deserving of  all  the 
room  he can  occupy,  for it  would  be  so 
tiresome  for his delicate  nether limbs to 
pedestal  the weight of  His Royal  Huge­
ness over the uncomfortable stones!  Ah, 
my  dear  boy,  you,  too,  are  quite  wel­
come!”  So she soliloquizes to each  pas­
senger,  according  to  his personality,  un­
til, her  journey  ended,  she  alights  and 
i thinks new thoughts.

In conclusion,  let  me  say  it were quite 
impossible  to  record  all  her  thoughts 
upon  any one  occasion,  and it would  be 
very  fair,  indeed,  to  declare  a  woman 
never  will  cease to think.  And  though 
both men and women think,  the majority 
of  their thoughts are purely mechanical; 
they do not think of what they are doing; 
one  hand  knoweth  not  what  the  other 
doeth;  and  a  woman’s thoughts  may  be 
quite  as  sensible as a man’s  are  logical 
and just.

It would  be  better for the accomplish­
ment of  undertakings if  the  workings of 
our minds  were  more in accordance  with 
if  each 
the  workings  of  our  hands; 
thought  was  a  real  thought; 
if 
there 
were 
less  vacuous  thoughts.  That  is 
what a woman thinks.

H en r ie tt a  E llsw orth.

Get  What  You  A sk   F o r /

—HINKLEY’S  BONE  LINIMENT—

FOR  THIRTY-FOUR  YEARS  THE  FA V O RTT.

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

T H E   ^OCHTGAN  T R A D E SM A N ,

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Wholesale P rice  Current.
Advanced—Nothing.  Declined—Carbolic  acid,  tartaric  acid, balsam  copaiba,  po.

gamboge, oil

ACID UX.

Aceti cum ..................
Benzoicum  German..
Boracic 
....................
Carbolicum...............
Citrienm...................
Hydrochior...............
Nitrocum 
.................
Oxalicum...................
Phosphorium dll........
Salley Ileum...............1
Sulphurlcum..............
Tannlcum..................1
Tartaricum.................
AMMONIA.

8®   10 
30®  60 30
22©  30 
48®  53 
3®  5
10®   12 
10®   12 20
30©1  70 
Ili®  5 
40@1  60 
32®  40

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Aqua, 16  deg..............  314®  5
Carbonas  ...................
Chloridum................. 

20  deg..............t m  

l
14

a n il in e .
Black  ........................2 00@2 25
Brown 
...................  80@100
Red 
......................  45®  50
Yellow.......................2 5003 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po.  80)........  «g®1
StE;.™:::::::::  A  2
BALSAMUM.
Copaiba...................... 
§5
Terabin, Canada  ......   35®  40
Tolutan.....................

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian................   18
Cassiae  ............................... 
II
Cinchona P lav a.................   “
Euonymus  atropurp...........  au
Myrica Cerlfera, po............  
fJ
Prunus Vlrglnl....................  J*
Quill ala,  grd.......................
I„
Sassafras  ............ 
 
Dlmus Po (Ground  12)........ 
to

 

BXTKACTUM.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
“ 
po..........
Hacmatox, 15 lb. box..
“ 
Is...............
11  Ms..............
“  Ms..............
Carbonate Preclp........
Citrate and Qulnia....
Citrate  Soluble  ... 
Ferrocyanldum Sol —  
qaIhi  rihlnHde..........
Solut  Chloride. 
Sulphate,  com’l. 
pure...

FERRUM.

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

®  15 
®3 50 
®  80 
®  SO 
@  15 
1)4®  2 
©  7

Arnica.......................
Anthemls...................  ¿0®  50
Matricaria 
 
25©  30

 
POLLA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin-

...................  20®  50
nivelly....................  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  Ms....................  52®  15

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
Ura Ursl......................  8®

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Acacia, 1st  picked  ...  @  80
2d “ 
  @ 
bo
3d 
....  @ 40
sifted sorts...  @  3;
po . .....  ......   60®
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20).  .  @  12
“  Socotrl, (po.  GO).  ©  50
Catechu, Is, (tts, 14
16).......................... 
©  1
Ammoniac.................  55®  GO
Assafetida, (po. 30)  -
Benzol uum.................  ¿0©
Camphor®........ 
50©  do
• 
Buphorbium  po 
......   35®  10
G&Ibanuxn..................   ^
Gamboge,  po..............  <5®  »0
Gualacum, (po  30)  .. 
©
Kino,  (po.  25)............   ©
Mastic............... 
 
©
Myrrh, (po  45)--------  @  40
Opll.  (po. 3 20)...........2 10@2  15
Shellac  ......................  25®  35
bleached........  30®  35
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

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hebba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium......................... 
jj*
Eupatorium.........................  20
Lobelia  ...............................  ~S
Majoram.............................   "8
Mentha  Piperita.................  2d
“  V lr.........................  »
Rue......................................   30
Tanacetum, V......................
Thymus,  V..........................   85
Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat  ...........  20® 22
Carbonate, K. &  M....  20®  25
Carbonate, JennlngS.  35®  36

MAGNESIA.

ODEUM.

Absinthium.............. 3  50®4  00
Amygdalae, Dulc.......   45®  75
Amydalae, Amarao— 8 00@8  25
A nisl.........................1  75@1  85
Aurantl  Cortex.........2  80@3  00
Bergami!  ...................3 75@4  00
Callputi....................  70®  80
Caryophyili...............   90®  95
C edar.........................  35® 65
Chenopodll...............   ®1  75
Clnnamonll.............. 1  16©1  20
dtronella...................  ®  45
Conlnm  Mao..............  35®  65
Copaiba  ....................1 10©1  20

cloves, manna, chloral hydrate.
Cubebae......................  @ 6 &'» !
Exechthitos..............  2 50@2 75
Erlgeron....................2 25@2  50
Gaultherla.................2 00@2  10
Geranium,  onnee......  @  75
Gossipil,  Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  .................. 1  40@1  50
Juniperl......................  50®2 00
Lavendula.................  90®2 00
Llmonis..................... 2 25®2  80
Mentha Piper............. 3 00@3  50
Mentha Verld............2 20@2  30
Morrhuae, gal............1  00®1  10
Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
  &5@2 75
Olive..................... 
PI eis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini........................ 1  08@1  ?4
Rosmarini............ 
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  @6 50
Succlni.......................  40®  45
Sabina.......................  90@1  00
Santal  .......................3 50@7  00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Slnapis, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tlglfi..........................  @100
Thyme.......................  40®  50
opt  ...............   @  60
Theobromas...............  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

Bi Cart).......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide.................... 
27©  28
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 16)........  14®  16
Cyanide.....................   50®  55
Iodide........................ 2 80©2  90
28® 30
Potassa, Bi tart,  pure.. 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @ 15
Potass Nltras, opt...... 
8®  10
Potass Nltras.............. 
7®  9
Prussiate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

RADIX.

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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,
©  35
(po. 10)................... 
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,  Ms..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel............................  75@1  00
“  cut.....................   @1  75
“  pv.......................  75@1  35
Splgella.....................   48®  53
Sanguinarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpen tarla.................  30®  35
Senega.......................  40®  45
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
©  20
M 
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Syuiplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
inglber a ............... 
  10®  15
Zingiber  j  ............  
18®  22
SEMEN.
Anlsum,  (po.  20). 
@ 15
A pi urn  (graveleons)..  20®  22
Bird, Is..................  
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18)............  
a®  12
Cardamon......   ..........1  00@1  25
Corlandrum...............   10®  12
Cannabis Satlva.........  
4M®5
Oydonlum..................   75@1 00
Chenopodi nm  ...........  10®  12
Dtpterlx Odorate........ 2  10@2 20
Foenlculnm..............  @  15
Foenugreek,  po......... 
6®  8
L ini.................  ......   4  @ 4M
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 3M) 
4  @ 4M
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian—   3M@ 4M
Rapa....   ................... 
6®  7
Slnapis,  Albu............   8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12
SPIRITUS.
Frumenti,.W., D.  Co..2 0ü®2 50
D. F. R.......1  75@2 00
1  10@1  50
 
Juni peris  Co. O. T — 1  75@1  75
“ 
.............1  75®3 50
Saacharum  N.  E........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli................1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto.....................1  25®2 00
Vini  Alba........................1  25@2 00

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Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.................. 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage 
2 00
...............  
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ....................... 
05
Hard for  slate  use—  
75
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se.......................... 
1  40

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac.............................. - •  60
Ferri  Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
Rhel  Arom..........................   50
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................  50
Sdllae................................  50
“  Co.............................  60
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus  vlrg.......................   50

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  95®2  20 
C. C o...................... 1 85®2 10
Moschus CantoD........  @ 40
Myrlstica, No. 1.........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia 
.................  25®  28
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcis Liq, N.  C., M gai
doz  ........................   @2 00
Plcis Llq., quarts......  @1  00
piuts.........   @  85
PH Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @  1
Piper Alba,  (po g5)7...  @  3
Pix  Burgun...............   @  7
Plumbi A cet..............  14®  15
Pul vis Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethram,  boxes  H
&P. D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethram,  pv...........  30®  35
8®  10
Quassiae.................... 
Quinta, S. P. <6 W......  31®  36
S.  German__20  ©  30
Rubia  Tinctorum......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactls pv.  @ 35
Salad n ...................... 1  S0@1  85
Sanguis  Dracouis......  40®  50
Santonine  .................... 
4 50
Sapo,  W.....................   12®  14
“  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

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Seldlitz  Mixture......  @  25
Slnapis..... ...............  
  @  18
“  opt..................   @  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  ©  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35
Soda Boras, (po. 12).  .  11®  12 
Soda  et Potass Tart.  .  30®  33
Soda Carb.................  1M@  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............  @  5
Soda, Ash..................   3M@  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o..........   50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......  ®2 25
“  Myrcia Imp.......   @3 00
‘  Vini  Beet,  bbl
2 27)........................ 2 31@2 41
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl............3  @4
3M
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae..............  45®  5C
Vanilla..................... 9 G0@16 00
Zinc!  Sulph...............  
7®  8

“  Roll..............  2

OILS.

Whale, w in ter.........  70 
Lard,  extra...............   55 
Lard, No.  1...............   45 
Linseed, pure raw  ...  36 

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
39

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Llndseed,  boiled 
... 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............
Spirits Turpentine—
bbl.  lb.
pa in t s. 
Red  Venetian..............1M  2@3
1M  2@4 
Ochre, yellow  Mars.
“ 
Ber...
■ 1%  2@3 
2M 2M®3 
Putty,  commercial..
“  strictly  pure...
2M  2M@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16 
ican .....................
70®75 
Vermilion,  English.
70075 
Green,  Peninsular  .
Lead,  red...............
@7M 
“  w hite...........
@7M 
Whiting, white Span.
@70 
@9f, 
Whiting,  Gilders’
1  0
White, Paris  American 
Whiting  Paris  Eng.
1  40
cliff.......................... 
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1 00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Tnrp  Coach__ 1 10@1  20
Extra Turp.................H0©1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 75@3£00
No. 1 Turp  Fum ........1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar 
.1  55@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp........................   70®  76

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Paints, Oils ^  Varnishes.

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WeatHerly's  JVlichigan  Catarrh  Remedy,

W* U m  to Stock and Offer a Pall Ma* at

WHISKIES, BRANDIES,

GINS,  WINES, RUMS.

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give oar Personal Attention to Mail Order» and Guarantee Satisfaction. 
All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day ws receive ¿hem.  Send to 

trial order.Jtoltine l Perkins Drug Go,,

GRAND RAPIDS. MICH.

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TINCTURES.
Aconltum  Napellls K. 
F .
Aloes..........................
and  myrrh........
A rnica.......................
Asafoetida.................
Atrope Belladonna—
Benzoin......................
“  Co.................
Sanguinaria  ..............
Barosma....................
Cantharldes...............
Capsicum..................
damon..................
Co................
“ 
Castor.........................
Catechu....................
Cinchona..................
Co................
Columba....................
Conium.....................
Cubeba.......................
Digitalis....................
Ergot..........................
Gentian......................
“  Co..................
Guaiea.......................
ammnn..........
“ 
Zingiber....................
Hyoscyamus..............
Iodine.......................
“  Colorless.........
Ferri  Chlorldum........
K ino..........................
Lobelia.......................
Myrrh.......................
Nux  Vomica..............
Opll............................
“  Camphorated......
“  Deodor...............
Aurantl Cortex...........
Quassia.....................
Rhatany  ....................
Rhel............................
Cassia  Acutlfol.........
Co__
Serpentaria...............
Stramonium...............
Tolutan..................
Valerian.................
Veratrum Veride.......

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¿Ether, Spts  XU, 3 K.  26®  28 
“  4 P ..  30®  32
Alnmen..................... 2M@ 3

ground,  (po.
7)  ...........................  
3®  4
Annatlo.....................   55®  60
Antimon!, po.............  
4®  5
et Potass T  55®  60
Autipyrin..................   @1  40
Antifebrin..................  ©  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  ©  65
Arsenicnm................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......  38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N ............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
11;  Ms,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................  ©1  20
Capsid  Fructus, af...  @  20
po—   @  25
B po.  @  20
Carvophyllus, (po.  15)  12©  33
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
squibbs  .  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  25@l  50
Chondros..................   20©  25
Cinchouldlne, P.  & W  15®  20 
German  3  ©  12
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
cent  .....................  
60
Creasotusi...............   @  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)..........   @  2
“  prep.................. 
5®  5 1
“  preelp.........   .. 
9®  11
“  Rubra...............   @  8
Crocus.......................  30®  35
Cudbear.....................   @  24
Cupri Sulph  ..............  5®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po....... ..........   @  6
Brgota, (po.)  70 .........   65®  70
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla........................   @  23
Gambler..................... 7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  70
“ 
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint.  70 and 10. 
by box 60aud 10
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerlna...................15M©  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  @  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  90
“  Cor  ....  @  80
Ox Rubrum  @1 10 
Ammonlatl.  @1  10
Unguentum.  4i@  55
Hydrargyrum............  
.©  75
.1250150
Ichthyobolla, Am. 
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 75@3 85
Iodoform....................  ©4 70
Lupuliu......................  33®  40
Lycopodium..............  40®  45
M ads........................   80®  85
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy­
drarg lod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2®  3
Mannie,  9. F ............   4C@  45

1M).................. -  

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GROCERIES.

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Decision Against a  Mercantile  Agency.
A decision  of  the  Supreme  Court  of 
Pennsylvania upon the liabilities of com­
mercial agencies,  recently handed  down, 
is of interest  to the business world.

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Wcal 

Eloquent Tribute  to  the  Traveler.
At  the  recent  annual  convention  of j 
the National  Wholesale Druggists’  Asso- j 
ciation,  held  at  Louisville,  the following 
eloquent tribute to the  commercial  trav­
eler was delivered by a leading wholesale 
druggist:

The  company  first  pleaded  a  typo* 
and  second,the following 
clause  of  its  agreement  with 
its  sub­
scribers:  *‘That the said  company  shall 
not  be  liable  for  any  loss  or 
injury- 
caused  by  the neglect or other act of any 
officer or agent of the  company  in  pro­
curing,  collecting  and  communicating 
said information;  that the company does 
not guarantee the correctness of  said  in­
formation.”

The case decided was  a  suit  brought 
against the Bradstreet Company. 
It  ap­
pears  that the rating book  published  by 
this agency  and  furnished  to 
its  sub­
scribers  for their  information  represent­
The commercial traveler is not a stand­
ed a certain manufacturing  company  as 
ing army,  but the most active set of  bus­
iness warriors  which  the  world  knows. 
possessing  a  paid-in  capital  stock  of 
He  is  the  advanced  guard,  skirmisher, 
$600,000.  whereas only $20,000  had  been 
minute  man,  scout  and  soldier  in  one. 
paid in on the capitalization.  The plain­
There never was  any  great  body of  up­
tiff,  relying  upon  this  report  of 
the 
right men  engaged in an  honorable avo 
cation but  what  they  had  an  adequate 
! agency,  sold  the company  a bill  of  goods 
reason  for  existence.  The  commercial 
on credit,  the amount of which they  lost 
travelers  of  this  great  and  wonderful 
by  insolvency  proceedings on the part of 
country  are  working  as a part  of  God’s 
the buyers  Suit  was  at  once  brought 
machinery of  civilization.  There  is  an 
unwritten  law of  progress  which  melts 
against the  Bradstreet Company  for  the 
like  wax  the  thoughts  and  opinions  of
amount of  loss the  seller  had  sustained
men and casts them in the mold of  GodL 
.
will.  They must conform  with His great  by reason of this false information afford- 
plans or  they  will  be thrown  like drift-  ed him  by  the defendant company, 
wood to bleach on the rocky shore of  re- 
Regression.  The commercial  traveler is 
one of  the chief factors of  modern busi- > *  * 
ness  advancement.  Without  him  our 
railroads would  scarcely  live,  much  less 
extend their lines.  The modern Pullman 
would  be  like  Darwin’s  missing  link.
We would  crawl from  New York  to Chi­
cago In unlimited time.  The  dining car 
would be at the ten  minute  station,  and 
we would still  be gnawing at  those hand- 
sewed doughnuts which the travel.ng man 
—God bless  him—has  at  last  consumed.
Tliedarky porter is the  only  man  on  the 
railroad who kicks at the commercial trav­
eler.  He has his hand eolloused and prob­
ably covered with corns by the innumera­
ble quarters  which at  first tickled it, and 
which,  by  the  way,  we have  checked  in 
the expense  book  as  sundries,  while  the 
salt tears  trickled  through  our  eyelids.
Hotels,  those  marvelous  palaces  which 
extend to  us  their  hospitality,  make  us 
at  home  wherever we  may wander,  and
which contribute to the lasting benefit of I had made a correct 
every  community  where  they exist,  are 
an  outgrowth  directly  traceable  to  the 
commercial traveler.  He stands between 
the  wholesaler  and  retailer  as  the  wire 
of  the  telegraph  between the  two elec­
trical  instruments,  and  communication 
would be impossible  without  him.  His 
brisk  air  and  cheerful  face  encourage 
and  brighten  the  very  atmosphere  of 
business;  his 
suggestions 
awake from his  lethargy the  slumbering
retailer and open  new avenues  of trade,  i  —, 
The  commercial  traveler  is  the  whisk | lz F O C K 6 P y   Ot  u l a S S W B F e  
broom  of  business,  and  his  duty  is  to 
brush the cobwebs  from the corners and 
enliven  the conservatism of both his cus­
tomers and his employers.
How  many of you  would be as  bright 
and successful  business  men  as you  are 
to-day- if you had never been commercial 
travelers?  What city  could stand  in the 
No. 0 Sun..........................................................1
front rank of  business activity  and civi­
No. 1  “  ......................................................  . 1  88
No. 2  “  ......................................................... 2 70
lization  if it forbid  the entrance  of com­
mercial  travelers?  The commercial trav­
No. 0 Sun. crimp 
eler founded  his right  to exist on a  rock 
No. 1  “ 
NO. 2  “ 
which  cannot be removed  without shak­
ing to its foundation the whole structure 
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..........................................2 60
of business.  Let us  then  bow to the  in­
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
evitable and  patiently  check  up his  ex­
pense book.
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
...................  4 70
Failure  of W. I. McKenzie,  the  Muske­
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz.......................1  25
W.  I.  McKenzie,  grocer  at  Muskegon, 
....................... 150
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz.............................................1 35
has  assigned  to  Chas.  C.  Moulton,  who 
No. 2  “ 
........................................160
estimates  the  liabilities at $1,537.94  and 
No. 0, per gross...........................................   23
the assets  at  $2,109.65—$1,230  in  stock
.............................................   28
No. 1, 
.............................................   38
and $879.65 in book accounts.  The prin- | No  2, 
..................................... ..........
No. 3, 
cipal creditors are as follows:
Mammoth, per doz.........................................   90
Lumberman’s National Bank, Muskegon.$115 92
Andrew Wierengo. Muskegon..................   176 35
Butter Crocks, 1  and 2 gal....................... 
06
Ball-Bamhart-Putmau Co., Grand Rapids  109 40 
Olney & Judson Grocer Co., 
437 55
Jugs, *4 gal., per doz...................................   75
Hawkins & Co., 
107 70
....................................  90
..................................  1  80
It is due to the Olney & Judson  Grocer 
Milk Pans, *4 gal., per doz.  (glazed 75c)__  60
Co.  to say that they pronounce assignee’s 
“ 
72
statement of  their  claim incorrect—that 
McKenzie owes  them only $58.46.

The court decided that  the  stipulation 
did not  exempt  the  company,  but 
its 
agents,  and held that  under  a  fair  and 
reasonable  construction  of  the  clause, 
the company ought not  to  be  liable  for 
mistakes arising from  those  who  collect 
and impart information.  This, however, 
was not the case in  this suit.  The agent 
report  to  the  com­
pany,  and the company  -was  responsible 
j for the gross error  made,  and  for  this 
negligence  was  clearly 
Judg­
ment  was,  therefore,  given  against  the 
company  for  the  full  amount  claimed 
and costs of suit.

STONEWARE—AKRON.
3  to 6 gal.............................   06*4
“ 
“ 
1  “ 

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

top......................................... 2 25
“ 
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First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX pimt.
“ 
“ 

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

“ 
“  1 
“ 
“  2  “ 
“ 

LAMP CHIMNEYS.—Per bOX.

gon Grocer.

LAMP BURNERS.

3 doz. in box.

POULTRY.

La Bastie.

Pearl top.

LAMP WICKS.

liable. 

ideas 

and 

(  “ 

90c) 

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If  you are  told  you  resemble  a  great 
man,  say nothing.  It may  be that the re­
semblance  will  cease  the  moment  you 
open your mouth.

Local dealers pay as follows for dressed fowls:
Spring chickens......................................   9  @10
Fow l.......................................................  7  © 8
Turkeys................................................... 11  @12
Ducks................................... 
Geese....................................................... 11  @12

 

PRODUCK  MARKET.

Apples— $2  per  bbl.  for  choice winter  fruit. 
Beans—The market is a little stronger.  Dealers 
now  pay  fl.30ij.140  for  unpicked  and  country 
picked  and  holding  at  $1.65@1.75  for  city 
picked pea or medium.
Butter—Choice  dairy finds  ready  sale at  21® 
22c.  Factory  creamery is held at 28c.
Celery—20c per doz.
Cabbages—40c per doz.
Cider—Sweet, 10c per gal.
Cranberries—Fancy  Cape  Cod  are  held  at  u 
Jersey  Bell  and  Cherries  comman 
per  bbl. 
$7 50 per bbl.
Eggs—Dealers pay  20c for strictly  fresh, hold­
ing at 22c.  Cold storage and pickled are in  fair 
demand at about 2c below fresh stock.
Evaporated  Apples—The  market  is  utterly 
featureless, dealers buying  grudgingly  at  5*4@ 
6c and holding at 7c.
Grapes—Nine-pound baskets sold at 25@30c fo 
Concords  and  40c  for  Delawares.  California 
Tokay command $2 per 4 basket crate.
Honey—Dealers pay 12®  4c and hold at 1»@16. 
Onions—Dealers  pay S'KfjOOc  and hold  at  65© 
'0c, extra fancy commanding about 80c.
Potatoes—Local t handlers  are  paying  18@20c 
for  choice  stock, but  are  not at all anxious  to 
purchase, even at that price.

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

sey stock.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co. 

PO R K   IN  BARBELS*

......................................   7*4

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new....................................................   10 00
Short c u t......................................................   12 00
Extra clear pig, short cut.............................  11 7«
Extra clear, heavy......................................
tear, fat back..............................................  13 50
¡3 75
Boston clear, short cut................................... 
Clear back, short cut........................   ........  13 '5
Standard clear, short cut. best...................  
13 75
Pork Sausage.....................................................6*4
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage...................................   ........  9
Frankfort Sausage 
Blood Sausage.................................................  5
Bologna, straight............................................  5
Bologna,  thick........................................... ...  5
Head Cheese....................................................   5
Tierces........................ .................................   7k
Tubs.................................................................  8
501b.  Tins....................................................... 8
Corn-
pound.
Tierces .......................
......... 5k 
5*4
"0 and  50 lb. Tubs.......
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case............   6k 
6*4
5 lb. Pails, 12 in a case................6k 
654
10 lb. Palls, 6 In a case................ 6*4 
65»
301b. Pails, 4 in a  case............. 6k 
6
50 lb. Cans................................ 6 
5k
R E E r   IN   B A R B ELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs................. 
6 50
Extra Mess! Chicago packing.....................   6 50
Boneless, rump butts.....................................  9 50
Hams, average 20 lbs......................................   9*4

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

lard—Kettle Rendered

16 lbs...................................... 9k
12 to 14 lbs...............................10
picnic..................................................   7k
best boneless................  
9*4
Shoulders........................................................  6*4
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.............................  9*4
Dried beef, ham prices..................................8
Long Clears, beavy............................ 
7k
Briskets,  medium...........................................  7*4
light................................................7*»

Family. 

lard. 

“ 
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“ 
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„ 

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Swift and Company quote as follows:
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Beef, carcass.........................................  4  @6
hindquarters.............................   4k@ 6
fore 
....................
3*4® 5 
loins, No. 3.......................
@ 7*( 
6  © 7 
ribs...................................
rounds.............................
4*4®  5 
tongues..........................
@
Bologna...................................
2 4i
© 5 
Pork loins..................................
® 6% 
3 40
............   . . . . .
© 4k 
Sausage, blood or head..............
@ 5 
liver.............. 
............
@  5 
Frankfort.....................
@ 7*4 
Mutton.......................... ..........
5  @ 5*4 
Veal............................................
5*4®  6

“  shoulders 

2 86
3 80

“ 
“ 

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F. J. Dettenthaler quotes as follows :

F R E S H   F IS H .

Whitefish...............................................
Trout............................  ....................
Halibut..................................................
Ciscoes...................................................
Flounders..............................................
Bluefish................................................
Mackerel................................................
Cod.........................................................
California salmon..........................  —

o y st e rs—Bulk.

“ 

o y st e rs—Cans.

Standards, per  gal....................  .........
Selects, 
.................................
Fairhaven  Counts................................
F. J. D. Selects.....................................
Selects......... .........................................
F  J. D....................................................
Anchor........................................   ........
Standards  .............................................
Favorites.................................. .............
12 @13
Oysters, per  100. 
Clams, 

SH E L L   GOODS.

“

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

$1  00 
1  60

©35
©?0
@22
@20
@18
@16
@14

1  25@1 50 
75@1 00

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

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

Bbls.
Standard,  per lb...............................  6*4
“  H.H.....................................  6*4
T w ist.................................. OH
“ 
Boston Cream  ..................................
Cut  Loaf...........................................   7*4
7*4
Extra H. H.

Pails.
7*4
7*4
7*4
954
8*4
8*4

MIXED  CANDY.
Full Weight.

88

“ 

Palls.
7*4
7*4

Bbls.
..10*4
..11
printed............................. 11

Bbls.
Standard........  .............................8*4
Leader..........................................654
Special.......................................  -7
Royal........................................... 7
8*4
Nobby.......................................... >54
8*4
Broken.........................................7*4
8*4
English  Rock..............................7*4
Conserves....................................•
8854
Broken Taffy...............................7*4
Peanut Squares.............................
ib
Extra............................................
10*4
French Creams.............. 
...........
13*4
Valley  Creams............   — ........
f a n c y—In bulk.
Pails.
Full Weight.
11*4
Lozenges, plain..........................
12*4
12*4
Chocolate Drops....................
14
Chocolate Monumentals......
..  5
654
Gum Drops.......................................... 5
9
..  8
Moss Drops..........................................8
954
..  8*4
Sour Drops........................................   8*4
11*4
..10*4
Imperials............................................10*4
1. 
Per Box.
fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.
Lemon Drops............................................ 
55
Sour Drops...................................................... 65
Peppermint Drops............................................J®
Chocolate Drops...............................................70
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................40@50
Licorice Drops...............................................1 60
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................65
70
Imperials......................................................... 65
Mottoes............................................................ 75
Cream Bar........................................................60
Molasses Bar................................................... 65
Hand Made  Creams.................................. S5@S5
Plain Creams............................................. 80®90
Decorated Creams........................................ 1  00
String  Rock.................................................. ■•70
Burnt Almonds.............................................1  (|0
Wintergreen  Berries.......................................65

printed.................. 

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No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
51
No. 1, 
No. 2 
28
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes....................................1  10

CARAM ELS.
 
 
 

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2 
3 

 
 
 

ORANGES.

Florldas,  fancy.....................................3 75@3 2!

LEMONS.

Messina, choice, 360.............................
fancy, 360...................... —
choice 300.............................
fancy 330............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

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NUTS.

» 
“ 
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“  50-lb.  “ 

Figs, fancy  layers, 69>..........................11
“  10B>  ..  ....................
'  “  extra 
“  149)...........................
“  209)...........................
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................
...............   ......
Persian. 50-lb.  box.....................
Almonds, Tarragona.  ..........................
Ivaca.................... ...............
.
California....................... 
Brazils, new.........................................   7
Filberts..................................... ............
Walnuts, Grenoble................................
“  Marbot....................................
ChIU........................................
“ 
Table Nuts,  fancy................................
Pecans, Texas, H.  P .,..................  
Cocoanuts, full sacks............................
Fancy, H.  P., Suns...............................  5
“  Roasted  ..................   7
Fancy. H.  P., Flags  ...........................  5
Roasted..........  ........ 7
Choice, H. P.,  Extras.

choice  .............................11
  15

PEANUTS.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“  Roasted.

“ 

@4  10 
@
©
©
@15 
©15 
©18 @18 
©  9 
© 8 
®  6*4
@16*4 
©16 
@15*4 
54® 8 
@1154 @14 
©
@10 
@13 
@12 @17 
@4 00
@  5*4 
®  7*4 
@ 5*4
@  7*4
@  4*4
@ 6*4

HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS

Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  folows:

HIDES.

“ 

Green....................................................  3
Part Cured.......................................
Full 
.......................................
Dry.......................................................   5
Kips, green  ...........................................  3
Calfskins,  green...................................   4
cured...................................   6
Deacon skins......................................... 10

“  cured......................................

“ 

No. 2 hides *4 off.

PELTS.

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

WOOL.

©25
Shearlings..............................................10
Lambs....................................................20  @75
Washed..................................................   ...20@25
Unwashed.............................................. 
10@20
Tallow...................................................  3*4® 4
Grease  butter  .......................................  1  @2
Switches...........................   .................   1*4© 2
Ginseng................................................ 2 00@2 50

MISCELLANEOUS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes  as  follows,  in 

barrels, f. o. b. Grand Rapids:
W. W. Headlight, 150 fire  test (old test)  @ 8*4
Water White,  ......   .............................   @8
Michigan Test.......................................  @  7*4
Naptha...................................................  @  7*4
Gasoline..............................................  
  @ 8k
Cylinder............................................... 27  @36
Engine  .................................. 
...........13  @21
Black, 25 to 30 deg................................   © 7k

APPLE  BUTTER

40 lb. p ails....................... .  5
20 lb. pails....................... .  5 Vi
Mason’s,  10, 20 or 30 lbs... .  6
7

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

“ 

Grafite.

“ 

“ 

M gr  cases, per  gr........... $8 50
7  50
12V4 lb. pails, per doz  ......
25 1b. 
........ .12  00
100 lb. kegs, per  lb........... •  4
250 lb.  Vi  Bbls., pflr  lb...... .  3?i
400 lb. bbls , per l b .........
3VÍ
Badger.
Vt  g r.  ca s e s , p er gr  ......  .. 86 50
.  7 00
1 2 !i  lb . p a ils, p er d o z
........ .10 50
25 lb. 
100 lb  kegs, per  lb  — 3*»%
250 lb. Vi bbls , per  lb  — .  3X
400 lb. bbls.. p er lb ........... .  3
BAKING  rOWDER.
Acme, X lb. cans, 3 d o z  .

“ 

“ 

45
2  “  ... .  85
1  “  ... .  1  00
. 
10
45
.  85
.  1  50
60
........... .  120
............ .  2 00
............ .  9 60
40
SO
1  50

Red Star, X ®  cans......... . 

BLUING.

“  Vi lb.  “ 
lib.  “ 
“ 
“ 
bulk.................. .
Telfer’s.  X lb. cans, doz
“ 
“ 
Arctic, X 
“  Vi 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Vi lb.  “
lib.  “
can s............
“ 
1 B>  “ 
5 lb  “ 
Vi 1b  “ 
1 lb  “ 
BATH  BRICK.

........
........
2  d o z e n   in   ca se .
Bristol.............................
Domestic.......................
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals...........
“ 
8oz 
...........
“ 
p in ts ,  ro u n d   .........
“  No. 2, sifting box.
“  No. 3, 
“
“  No. 5, 
“
“  1 oz ball  ..............
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl.......................
.......................
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet..................
No. 1 
“ 
....................
Parlor Gem......................
Common Whisk..............
Fancy 
..............
M ill................................
Warehouse.....................
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR.
Rising Sun......................
York State......................
Self Rising, case............
Hotel, 40 Ib. boxes...........
Star,  40 
...........

CANDLES
“ 

“ 

“ 

..  90
..  70
..  60
Gross
.  4 00
.  7  00
.10 50
.  2 75
.  4 00
.  8 00
.  4  50
.  1  75
.  2 00
.  2 25
.  2 50
.  2 75
90
.  1  20
.  3 25
.  2 75
.6 00
..5(0
.  10VÍ
.  invi

CANNKU  GOODS.

PISH.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Little Neck,  l i b .......................1 10
“  2  lb...................... 1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb...........................2 30
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb.....................1  10
21b.....................2 10
Lobsters.

Star,  1 lb.................................2 45
2 lb.................................3 45
Picnic, 1 lb..........................
21b............................... 3 00

Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb...................... 1  20
2  lb.................... 2  00
Mustard,  31b......................3  00
Tomato Sauce,  3 lb................. 3 00
Soused, 3 lb............................. 3 00
Columbia River, flat........... 1  90
tails................ 1 75
Alaska, 1  lb.............................. 1 45
21b................................2 10

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
“ 

Sardines.
American  14®  ............... 4w@  5
Vis................t>Vi@ 7
Imported  Xs.....................11@J2
Vis.....................13@14
Mustard  Xs....................  @8
Brook, 3 lb..........................   50

“ 
“ 

Trout.
FRUITS.
Apples.

 

1 
1 

2 
2 
2 
1 

Gages.

Cherries.

Apricots.

Gooseberries.

2 50
York State, gallons.... 
2 50
Hamburgh,  “  —  
Live oak.............  
25
00
Santa  Cruz......... 
Lusk's................  
30
Overland...........  
“
Blackberries.
90
F. &  W....................... 
20
Red..................... 
Pitted Hamburgh  —  
1 75
W hite................  
60
 
E rie............................ 
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
E rie............................  @1  25
Common...........  
10
P ie..............................  90@1  00
1  50 
Maxwell
1  30 
Shepard’s ...................
@2 25
California...................
1 25
Domestic....................
2 25
Riverside....................
Pineapples.
1  30
Common.....................
2 50 
Johnson’s  sliced........
2 75
grated.......
Quinces.
Common....................
Raspberries.
Red.............................
Black  Hamburg.........
Erie, black.................

1  30 1 50 
1  40

Peaches.

Pears.

“ 

1 

Potted  ham,  Vi lb

“  X lb..........
tongue. Vi lb 
X   lb   -• 
chicken, Si lb__

“  

VEGETABLES.
Beans. 
Hamburgh  string less

French style.
Limas  .........
Lima, green..................
soaked...............
Lewis Boston  Baked__
Bay State  Baked...........

Corn.

Peas

Hamburgh
.1  2.1
Purity...................................1 10
Honey  Dew..........................1 40
Hamburgh m arrofat............1 35
early June  ........ 1  50
Champion  Eng  . .1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois 
.......1  75
fancy  sifted  — 1  90
Soaked................................  05
Harris  standard.................  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.1 10
Early June.........1 30
Archer’s  Early'Blossom  .  1  35
French.................................1 80
Mushrooms.
French..............................17*518
Pumpkin.
...  90 
Erie..........................
Squash.
...1  30
Hubbard..................
Succotash.
.......1  40
Hamburg.................
..  85 
Soaked ......................
...... 1  60
Honey  Dew..............
Tomatoes.
Van  Camp’s..............
.1  00
No. Collins................................1 00
Hamburg................................. 1 30
Gallon..................................... 2 50
CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet.................. 
Premium..........................  
Pure.................................. 
Breakfast Cocoa.............. 
CHEESE.
Amboy....................
Norway.................
Riverside...............
Allegan  .................
Skim.......................
Brick......................
Edam  .....................
Limburger............
Roquefort  .............
Sap  Sago 
Schweitzer

imported.
domestic  —  
“ 
CATSUP.
Half  pint, common......
Pint 
“
“ 
Quart 
......
Half pint, fancy...........
Pint 
............
Quart 
............
CLOTHES PINS.
5 gross boxes  ...............
COCOA  SHELLS.
Bulk............................
Pound  packages..........

“ 
“ 

@4
@7

COFFEE.
g r e e n .
Rio.

Java.

Mocha.

Maracaibo.

Fair.....................................16
Good................................... 17
Prime................................. 18
Golden................................20
Peaberry 
........................... 20
Santos.
Fair..................................... 16
Good....................................17
Prime..................................18
Peaberry  ............................20
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair.....................................20
Good....................................21
Fancy..................................23
Prime..................................19
M illed................................20
Interior.............................. 25
Private Growth..................27
Mandehling...................... 28
Imitation...........................23
Arabian..............................26
To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
1 30
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink-
age. 
A rbuckle’s A riosa.......... 20X
McLaughlin’»  XXXX...  20X 
Lion.................................... 2054
Valley City........................  
75
Felix 
.................. 1  15
Hummel’s, foil...................  1  50
“ 
ti n .....................  2 50
CHICORY.
4Vi
Bulk.
Red..
CLOTHES  LINES.
Cotton,  40ft... 
“ 
50 ft...
“ 
60 ft...
“ 
70 ft...
“ 
80 ft.  .
“ 
60 ft...
“ 
72 ft*..

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Jute 
“ 

PACKAGE.

EXTRACT.

ROASTED.

-  Allspice...........

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Nutmegs, fancy-------------- 80
“  No.  1....................... 75
“  No. 2....................... 65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 15 
“ 
white...  .26
shot......................... 19
“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia...  .............20
and  Saigon.25
salgon....................35
Cloves.  Amboyua................30
Zanzibar........ 
...20
Ginger, African...................15
“  Cochin.....................18
Jamaica................. 20
“ 
Mace  Batavia......................80
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..25
“  Trieste.................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................05
Pepper, Singapore, black— 20
white......30
“ 
“  Cayenne..................25
  20
“Absolute” In Packages.

Sage...........................  

Vis
Xs
.  84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
.  84 1 55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55

“ 

“ 
“ 

SODA.

Cloves.....................
Ginger, Jam ............
“  Af...............
Mustard..................
Pepper  ....................
Sage.........................
SUGAR.
Cut  Loaf.................
Cubes......................
Powdered...............
Granulated. 
Confectioners’ A —
Soft A  ....................
White Extra  C........
Extra  C..................
Yellow 
Less than  bbls. Vic advance 

©  5» 
@ 5 
@ 5 
@ 4 Vi @ 4% 
@  4 Vi 
@ 4'i 
© 4 
@ 3*
..................  @ 3Vi
STARCH.
Corn.
...  6V4 
20-lb  boxes............
...  6*
...........
40-lb 
Gloss.
1-lb packages  ........
...  6 
...  6 
3-lb 
.........
...  6Vi 
6-lb 
.........
...  4X
40 and 50 lb. boxes.
Barrels.................................  43£
SNUFF.
Scotch, In  bladders.........   .37
Maccaboy, in jars................35
French Rappee, in Jars...... 43
Boxes...................................
Kegs, English....................... 4X
Kegs................................
Granulated,  boxes...............  IX
Mixed bird.................  4 Vi® 6
Caraway......  ..................... 16
Canary..........................
Hemp...........  ...............
Anise.............................
Rape.............................
Mustard.........................
Diamond Crystal
.82 40
100 3-lb. sacks..............
60 5-lb 
“ 
................
2 15 
2810-lb.  sacks..............
2014-lb.  “ 
................
2  00
24 3-lb  cases.....................   1  36
50 
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags 
- -  25
28 lb.  “ 
35 
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags. 
28 lb.  “ 
“  ■ ■ 
18
56 lb. dairy  bags...............   75
56 lb. dairy  bags...............   75
25
56 1b.  sacks............... : —  
Saginaw and Manistee.
90
Common Fine  per bbl......
Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Ashton.
Higgins.
Solar Rock.

.  3 Vi 
.  4 Vi 
.13 
.  0 
•  7 Vi

Church’s .........................   83 30
DeLand’s ...........................  3 30
Dwight’s.............................. 3 30
3 00
Taylor’s ...............
SOAP.

Warsaw.

SALERATUS.

SAL  SODA.

SEEDS.

SALT

“ 

“ 

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands 

Old Country, 80 1-lb. bars. .83 50 
3 90 
Good Cheer, 601 lb. bars. 
3 00
Bonner, 100  X-lb. bars 
.

SYRUPS
Corn.

Pure Cane.

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

j a p a n — Regular.

8 Vi

@17
F air............................
Good ..........................
@20@26
Choice.........................24
@34
Choicest......................32
D ust...........................10
@12
SUN CUBED.
@17
F air...........................
Good..........................
@ 20
Choice.......................  24  @26
Choicest........................32 @34
I Dust..............................16 @12
BASKET  FIRED.
F air............................ 18
@ 2i:@25
Choice........................
@35
Choicest.....................
Extra choice, wire leaf 
@40
GUNPOWDER.
Common to  fair...........25 @35
Extra fine to finest— 50  @05
Choicest fancy............ 75 @85
@26 
I Common to  fair......... 23  @30

o o l o n o . 

IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

Common to  fair...........23  @26
Superior to fine............30  @35
Common to  fair...........18  @20
Superior to  fine...........Si  @40
F air............................. 18  @22
Choice.......................... 24  @28
Best.............................40  @50

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

 

 

“ 

Plug.

Palls unless otherwise noted.
Hiawatha  ................. 
OO
34
Sweet  Cuba...............  
McGiuty....................  
24
22
“  Vi bb ls........ 
Little  Darling........... 
22
Vi bbl.. 
20
1791.................. 
 
20
1891, Vi  bbls................ 
19
33
Valley  City................ 
Dandy Jim ................. 
27
20
Tornado...................... 
Searhead.................... 
40
Joker.............  
17
Zeno...........................  
22
L. & W.......................  
20
Here  It Is................... 
28
31
Old Style....................  
4 1
Old  Honesty.............. 
31
-Jolly Tar....................  
Hiawatha...................  
37
Valley City................ 
34
Jas. G.  Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good.................... 38
Toss Up.................................. 26
Out of Sight........................... 25
Boss..................................... 12Vi
Colonel’s Choice..................13
Warpath..............................14
Banuer................................14
King Bee..............................20
Kiln  Dried...........................17
Nigger Head........................23
Honey  Dew.........................24
Gold  Block......................... 28
Peerless............................... 24
Rob  Roy..............................24
Uncle Sam...........................28
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Brier Pipe.......................  . .30
Yum Yum.......................... 32
Red Clover...........................33
Navy....................................32
Handmade...........................40
Frog....................................33
40 gr.....................................  8
50  gr....................................9

Smoking.

VINEGAR.

81 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

“ 

P A P E R .

“ 
“ 
“ No. 1,  three-hoop—   1  60

Bulk, per gal  ................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1  75 
yeast—Compressed. 
Ferinentum  per doz. cakes..  15 
per lb*............... 3J
“ 
PA PER & WOODEN WAKE 
Straw 
.................................IX
Rockfalls..............................2
Rag sugar..............................2
Hardware..............................2Vi
Bakers .  ................................2V4
Dry  Goods.................... 5Vi@6
Jute  Manilla...............   @6Vi
Red  Express  No. 1............   5Vi
No. 2  ............ 4Vi
T W IN E S.
48 Cotton..  .......................   22
............ 20
Cotton, No. 1...........
............ 18
Sea  Island, assorted......... 35
No. 5 Hemp......................... 15
No. 6  “ .................................15
WOODENWARE.
Tubs,No. 1.........................  700
No. 2.................... 6 00
No. 3.................... 5 00
1  35
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes—  
50
Bowls, 11 Inch....................  1  00
...................   1  25
13  “ 
“ 
15  “ 
“ 
................... 2 00
17  “ 
“ 
...................   2 75
assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
“ 
Baskets, market.................  35
shipping  bushel..  1  20
“ 
..  1  30
full  hoop  “ 
“ 
bushel..................  1  50
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75
“  No.2 6 25
“ 
“  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
“  No.2 4 25
“ 
“ 
“  No.3 5 00
GRAINS and  FEEDSTUFFS 
90
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 1  Red (60 lb. test) 
90
1 Bolted...............................  1  75
Granulated......................   2 00
Straight, In sacks.............  5 00
“  barrels...........  5 10
“ 
Patent  “  sacks.............  6 OO
“  barrels...........   6 10
“ 
Graham  “  sacks...........  2 30
Rye 
“ 
...........  2 65
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran..................................17 00
Screenings.......................  12 00
Middlings.........................  20 00
Mixed Feed....................... 21  00
Coarse meal....................... 21  00
Car  lots............................. 80
Less than  car  lots............ 53
Car  lo ts ............................38
Less than car lots..............40
H AY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots — 13 OO 
I No. 1 
ton lots.......14 00

“ 
“ 
splint 
« 
“ 

WHEAT.

FLOUR.

MEAL.

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

“ 

T H E   M IC H IG A N

ÑT  T R A D E S A

1 8

Strawberries.

Whortleberries.

CONDF.N8ED MILK.

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

Wheat.

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

Bloaters.

5

“Tradesman.”
8  1, per hundred.........
.......
12,  “ 
*• 
.........
* 3,  “ 
“ 
.........
“ 
« 5,  “ 
“ 
810,  “ 
.........
820,  “ 
.........
“ 
“Superior.”
$ 1  per hundred.........
“ 
.......
* 2,  “ 

Cod.

...  1  10
Yarmouth.-...................
Pollock.......................
3X
Whole, Grand  Bank... 6  @6X
Boneless,  bricks  ........ 7Vi@8X
Boneless,  strips..  ____ 7Vi@8?i
Halibut.
12
Smoked......................
Herring.
Scaled.........................
Holland,  bbls............
kegs............
Round shore, Vi bbl...
“  X  bbl..
Mackerel.

20
i” 00
85
2 50
1  50
No. 1, Vi bbls. 90 lbs__ ...11  00
...  1  25
No. 1, kits. 10 lbs.........
Family, Vi bbls., 100 lbs ...  5 50
kits, 10  lbs......

“ 
“ 

Sardines.
Trout.

Russian,  kegs....................
No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs.........
No. 1, kits. 10 lbs...............
No. 1,  Vi bbls., lOOlbs.........
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs__. . . .   .
Family, Vi bbls , lnO lbs  ... 
kits  10  lbs  . . . . .
“ 
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS.

vVhiteiish.

1  00 
2 50 
50

■ 

2 50
3 00
3 00
4 IV
5 00
2 50
3 no
4 00
5 006 00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

. . . .   $3  00 
Lemon. Vanilla 
... 
8 1. per hundred. 
....  3 50 2 oz folding]
1  25
lox  . .  75 
8 2, 
........
.  .4 (0 3 oz 
1  50
...1  00 
“
........
8 3, 
2 00
... 1  50 
........ ......  5 (JO 4 oz 
“
8 5, 
...2 00 
3 00
....  6 00 6 oz 
“
*10, 
........
....... ...... 7 00
...3 IX) 
4 1 0
9 oz 
“
820, 
Bulk orders for above coupon 
GUN  POWDER.
books are subject to the follow­
Kegs..............................
Half  k eg s.....................
ing  discounts:
200 or over.............. 5 per  cam.
Sage...............................
500  “ 
Hops  ..........................
1CC0  “ 
Chicago  goods............
| Can  be  made to represent any 
Mason’s,  10, 20 and 30 lb: 
denomination  from 810  down. |
“  Mb...................
20 books........................8  1  00
.............   2 00
50
........................  3 00
100
......................  6 25
250
..............   10 00
500
..................  17 50
1000
CRACKERS.
Butter.

“
“
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

LICORICE.

10 
.20 

HERBS.

•TELLY.

@3

 
 

LYE.

Pure...............................
Calabria........................
Sicily.............................
Condensed, 2 doz.........
No. 9  sulphur...............
Anchor parlor...............
No. 2 home 
Export  parlor......  ...
M INCE  M EAT

MATCHES.

22
30
38
40
@12Vi
@'lVi
@12
@11 Vi  Salted XXX,  cartoon
@10
12
@100 
@10 
@35 
@22
@25
@13
...  80 1 1O 
.  .1  50 
.  1  25 
..  ,2 00 
3 00

Seymour XXX.................
Seymour XXX, cartoon..
Family  XXX..................
Family XXX,  cartoon... 
Salted  XXX.
Kenosha
Boston..................................  8
Butter  biscuit....................  6Vi
Soda,  XXX.........................  6
Soda, City..........................  7vi
Soda,  Duchess 
.................  8 Vi
Crystal Wafer......................1°
Reception  Flakes................10
S. Oyster  XXX....................  5>i
City Oyster. XXX.................  5Vi
Shell  Oyster.......................  6
Strictly  pure..............  ■ ■ ■  30
Telfer’s  Absolute..............  35
Grocers’............ ...............10@15

CREAM TARTAR.

Oyster.

Soda.

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Apples.

8 Vi

California Evaporated. 

Sundried....................  @ 6 Vi
Evaporated................  @ 7Vi
Apricots...................
Apricots................—  
11
Blackberries...........
Nectarines..............
Peaches  .................
Pears,  sliced...........
Plums.....................
Prunes,  sweet........
PRUNES.
Turkey.......................  5Vi®  6
@
Bosnia.......................
©
French.....................
@ 9
California  ...............
PEEL.
18
Lemon....................
18
Orange......................
CITRON.
@25
In drum....................
In boxes...................
@20
CURRANTS.
Zante, in  barrels........  @ 4X
@ 5 
131  r*
@ 5 Vi
t  601 75
2 OO 
1  50
1  eo
"X
@ 8K

in  Vi-bbls........ 
In less quantity 
r a is in s —California 
London Layers, 2 cr’n 
“ 
3  “
fancy.
“ 
Muscatels, 2 crown 
3  “
Foreign.

Valencias...................
________ 
Ondaras
Sultanas.....................16  @12

“ 
“ 

“ 

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

Farina.
Hominy.

4

Lima  Beans.

100 lb. kegs................... 
Barrels.............................  3 75
Grits..................................   4 50
Dried............... .  —  . 
5V
Maccaroni and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box —  
55
Imported...................... 
10
Pearl Barley.
@3M
Kegs...........
... per doz.  1  25 
140
....1 10 
1  60 Green,  bu. 
....5 OO
Split, bbl..
175
1  90
90 German ...
1  00 East India..

Sago.

Peas.

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house  ....................  
Ordinary.......................... 
Prim e...............................

New Orleans.

Fair..................................  
Good................................. 
Extra good.......................  
Choice.............................  
Fancy................................ 
One-half barrels, 3c extra 

14
16

17
20
2b
30
36

OATMEAL.
Barrels 200.................
Half barrels 100.........
ROLLED OATS
Barrels  180.................
Half  bbls 90..............
PIC K L E S.
Medium.

@4  75 
@2 50
@4  75 
@2  50

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count.......... 84 50
Half  barrels, 600 count.  ..  2 75 
Barrels, 2.400  count  ..........   5 50
Half barrels, 1,200 count 
.  3 25 
Clay, No.  216........................1  *5
75
Cob, No.  3............................ 1 25

“  T. D. full count....... 

P IP E S .

RICE.

Domestic.

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

Imported.

No. 2...........................5 Vi

Broken...............................
Japan, No. 1..........................6
Java...................................   5
Patna..................................  5
Silver Thread, bbl............   83 50
Vi bbl........  2 00

SA U ER K R A U T.

“ 

“ 

Kitchen, 3 doz.  In box. 
Hand 

3  “ 

SAPOLIO.
“

2 50 
2 50

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice.............................. 16
Cassia, China In mats........  8
Batavia in bund— 15
Saigon In rolls........35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................13
Mace  Batavia.................... 80

“ 
“ 
“ 

14

GEORGE  WASHINGTON.

His  Business  Relations  with  London 
Written for Tbs Tradesman

Merchants.

In  presenting  the  appended  letters, 
written  by  the  hand  of  the  immortal 
George  Washington,  under  dates  speci­
fied at the head  of  each,I  have  endeav- 
vored to  select  from a voluminous  mass 
of correspondence  those  portions  which 
will best serve to show  the difference  in 
methods of  business  now  and a century 
ago.

Probably no man  acquainted  with the 
' style of  the  average  business  letter,  as 
written  at  the  present day,  will  be able 
to repress a smile as he reads  the  appar­
ently  well-founded  complaints  of 
the 
Father of  his  Country,  concerning  the 
trouble he experienced with his freights, 
and the losses occasioned by the careless­
ness of the ship captains.  That it was a 
matter of  even  greater  moment  in those 
days than  at present  is attested earlier in 
the same letter. 
It was  almost  impossi­
ble for  him to  duplicate  his  orders  and 
receive the goods required therein, in less 
time than the space of a year.

And  how  forbearing was this man!  All 
of his  plaid  hose for  the Mount  Vernon 
plantation  went  in  a  package  to  Mr. 
Valentine,  and he had  to  send  for them 
a  distance  of  150  miles,  yet  he  merely 
mentions  this  with  the  rest,  as an item 
of inconvenience.  Think of 150 miles of 
travel in  those days!  It  probably  meant 
a  two  weeks’  trip  over  the  mountains, 
and the loss of  that much  valuable time 
for the  man who  made  the journey,  yet 
we fail to find that  any claim for  damag­
es was made upon the merchants.

He complains  of  the  fact  that  his to­
bacco  was  sold  at  a  price  134  d.  per 
pound  less  than  other  merchants  were 
getting for  the same  grades,  but he only 
says:  “However,  gentlemen,  1  hope  to 
see it  otherwise  for the  time  to  come.” 
More  than  three  years 
later,  when  he 
still finds his tobacco  does not  “partake 
of  the  best  prices  that  are  going,”  he 
says,  “Notwithstanding,  you  will  again 
receive my crops again this year.”

Washington  must  have  been  a  daisy 

customer.

But  even  he  could  not  stand  every­
thing.  After  remarking  upon  the high 
prices he was  paying for  his  goods,  and 
the unsatisfactory way  in which his sales 
were  made,  the  villainous'  service  ren­
dered by the freight carriers, not  to omit 
the  trouule  which  he  was  put 
in  to 
furthering  the  interests  of  his  corres­
pondents in America, observe the quaint­
ness  of  his  expression  regarding  the 
possibility  of  withdrawing  his  custom: 
“These,  gentlemen,  are  my  sentiments 
fully  and  candidly  expressed,  *  *  * 
but  *  *  * 
it behooves me to be plain 
and sincere in  my declarations  *  *  *, 
that I may  stand acquitted of  the impu­
tation of fickleness,  if 1  am at  last forced 
to a discontinuance of my correspondence 
with your house.”

Imagine  writing a letter  to your  mer­
chant on the 28th day of May, and,  while 
so  doing,  receiving  from  him  a commu­
nication  which had been on the way ever 
since the previous January!

In  the face of these facts,  it is not sur­
prising that  the  business  letters of  our 
great grand fathers were somewhat more 
pretentious  than  those  of  the  present 
day.

I have  thought  best  to  include  with 
these  letters a partial  list  of  goods  or­
dered  by  Washington, from his  London

G. R. MAYHEW,

Grand  Rapids  Mich.,

JOBBER OF

i
1

Woonsocket Rúbbers,

Fell  Boots k A<asfca Socks.

Whitcomb k Paine’s Calf Boots.

J

W rite  for Prices.

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A, J.  Bowne, President.

D. A.  cdoktt, Vice-President.

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

Transacts a general banking business.

Stake a  Specialty of Collections.  Account* 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

Our Complete  Fall Line of

W ill be realty September 10th 
Iwill pay 
every merchant handling this line of goods 
to examine our samples.

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,

20 & 22 Monroe SL,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

- 

-  MICH.

H.  M.  REYNOLDS  &  SON,

Tar and Gravel  Roofers,

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

Corner Louis and Campau Sts., 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Of Ledgers  and  Journals  bound  with  the 

Philadelphia Pat. Flat openiu  back. 
The Strongest Blank Book Eve.' Made.

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M ICH

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T K A D E S M A N .

merchants,  for use,  probably,  on  his Po­
tomac River plantations,  and  which were 
undoubtedly  sent with  a  letter  written j 
under date of September 20,  1759;  and if | 
the order met with  fairly  good  success, 
the  goods  must  have reached  him  some 
time  during  the  following  summer.  A 
portion,  however,  of  the  items  in  the 
original memorandum have been omitted, 
owing,  in  a measure,  to  the great  length 
of the order,  and partly because many of I 
the articles are of too ordinary a nature to 
excite particular interest.  Among  those 
things which we have left out  are a long I 
list of drugs for the farriery, and another 
of tools of various  kinds.  Of  the latter, 
it is interesting to note that scarcely any­
thing is  asked for  which  cannot now  be 
found  in  almost any well appointed hard­
ware store.

We give in full  the  memoranda of  ar­
ticles needed for the Custis children,  and 
they  will,  perhaps,  furnish  interesting 
reading 
lady 
friends. 

for  T h e  T radesm an’s 

Geo.  L.  T hurston.
*  

*  

*

Invoice of  sundries to be  sent by  Rob­
for  the  use  of 

ert  Cary  &  Company 
George  Washington:
the  measure.

buckles or rings.

A  light summer suit made of  duroy by 
4 pieces best India nankeen.
2  best plain beaver hats,  at  2Is.
1 sword  belt,  red  morocco or  buff;  no 
4 lbs.  ivory  black.
2 pairs good  horse  scissors.
% ream good  post paper,  cut.
34  ream good do.  4to do.
A  salmon-colored  tabby  of  the  en­
closed  pattern,  with  satin  flowers,  to be 
made in a sack  and coat.
1 cap,  handkerchiet,  tucker and  ruffles, 
to  be  made  of  Brussels  lace,  or  point, 
proper to wear with  the  above  negligee, 
to cost £20.

shoes, of the smallest  5s.

1 piece  bag  holland  at  6s.
2 fine  flowered  lawu  aprons.
2  double handkerchiefs.
1  pair  black  and  1 pair  white  satin 
4 pair calamanco do.
1  fashionable hat or  bonnet.
34  dozen  knots and  breast  knots.
1 dozen round  silk  laces.
1  black mask.
6 m.  miniken  pins.
6 m.  short whites.
6 m.  corking pins.
1 m.  hair  do.
6 lbs.  perfumed powder.
3 lbs.  best  Scotch snuff.
3 lbs.  best violette Strasburg.
2 oz.  Coventry thread,  one of  which  to 
be very  fine.
1 case of  pickles,  to  consist of  ancho­
vies,  capers,  olives,  salad  oii,  and  one 
bottle India mangoes.

1  large Cheshire  cheese.
4 lbs.  green tea.
10 groce best corks.
1  hogshead  best porter

-  10 loaves double and  10 single  refined 
sugar.

written for in former invoice.

6 strong halters,  hempen  reins.
3 best snaffle bridles.
25 lbs. crown soap.
2 dozen  packs playing cards.
1  bushel tares.
2  more  chair  bottoms  such  as  were 
3 gallons of  Rhenish in bottles.
30 yards red shalloon.
20 dozen  white  washed coat buttons.
12 dozen  waistcoat ditto.
1  piece dowlas at  lOd.
134 dozen  pairs  strong,  coarse  thread 
hose,  fit for negro servants.
6 Castor hats at about 5s.
2 postilion caps.
1  dozen  pairs  coarse  shoe  and  knee 
450 ells  Osnabergs.
4 pieces brown  rolls.
350 yards Kendall  cotton.
100 yards Dutch  blankets.
2  pieces fearnought.
2  casks  8d. nails; 2  do.  lOd. do.; 10 m. 
20d.  do.;  20 m.  8d.  do.
2 dozen  box gimlets.
* 

buckles.

* 

*

invoice of  sundries  to  be  shipped  by 
Robert Cary and Company, for the use of 
Master John and Miss Patty  Custis, each 
to be  charged to their  own accounts,  but 
both  consigned  to  George  Washington, 
Potomac River: 

F O B   M A S T E R   C U S T IS ,  0   Y E A R S   O L D . 
1  piece Irish Holland at 4s.
2 yards fine cambric at  10s.
6 pocket handkerchiefs, small and fine.
0 pairs gloves;  2 laced  bats.
2  pieces India nankeen.
6 pairs  fine thread stockings. 
4  pairs coarser do.
6 pairs  worsted do.
4  pairs strong  shoes;  4  pairs  pum ps.
1  sum m er su it of  clothes  to  be made of 
3  ivory  combs;  2  horn  do.;  2  brushes.
1  piece black  hair ribbon.
1  pair handsome shoe and knee buckles. 
10s  worth of toys.
6 little  books for children beginning to 
1  oz.  Sd.  thread;  1  oz.  12d.  do.
1 oz.  2s.  do.;  1 oz.  3s.  do.
}4  lb.  whited  brown  thread.
1  light duffel cloak with silver frogs.

som ething  light  and  thin.

read.

pumps.

FOR MISS CUSTIS,  4  YEARS OLD.
8 yards fiue printed linen  at 3s.  6d.
1  piece Irish Holland at 4s.
2 ells fine Holland at 10s.
8 pairs kid mitts;  4 pairs gloves.
2  pairs silk shoes.
4  pairs Calamanco  do.;  4 pairs  leather 
<> pairs  fine thread stockings.
4  pairs  worsted do.
34  piece flowered Dimity.
2 yards fine cambric at 10s.
2 caps, 2 pairs  ruffles, 2  tuckers,  bibs, 
2 fans;  2 masks;  2 bonnets.
2M  large pins;  2M short whites.
2M minikens;  1 cloth cloak.
1  stiffened  coat  of  fashiouable  silk, 
6 yards ribbon;  2  necklaces.
1  pair of  silver  sleeve  buttons,  with 
1  fashionable-dressed  baby  10s;  and 
6 pocket handkerchiefs.
*

stones.
other toys 10s.

made to pack-thread stays.

and aprons,  if fashionable.

•  

*

To Robert Cary and Company, London:

Mount  V ernon,  28 May,  1762. 

Gen tlem en — In  your  acknowledged 
favor  of  August  10th,  I  perceive  you 
bring the  shortness of  some of  the  bun­
dles of  the tobacco shipped in  the Bland 
to account  for the  lowness  in  the price. 
That  some of  the  tobacco  was  small,  1 
will not  undertake to dispute;  but at the 
same  time  1  must  observe that  it  was 
clean  and  neatly  handled,  which  1  ap­
prehend  would  have rendered the  other 
objection  of  very  little  weight.  As  to 
stemming the tobacco,  in the mauner you 
recommend,  1 would  readily do it,  if  the 
returns would be equivalent to the trouble 
and  loss of  the  stem;  and of  this 1 shall 
be a tolerable  judge,  as I am  at no small 
pains  this  year  to  try the  quality  with 
the  advantages  and  disadvantages  of 
different kinds of  tobaccos,  and  shall  at 
the same time  find out  the difference be­
tween a hogshead of  leaf and a hogshead 
of stemmed  tobacco.  By comparing  the 
loss of  the one  with the  extra  price  of 
the  other,  1 shall  be  able  to  determine 
wbicli is the  best  to  pursue,  and  follow 
that  method  which  promises  the  most 
certain  advantages.
Some of  the  tobaccos  which  I  put  on 
board  the  Unity,  Captain  Cuzzens,  got 
damaged  in  carrying to the  warehouses 
for inspection and  had a part  cut,  which 
will,  no  doubt,  deface it  a  little;  but as 
this  happened  while  I  was at Williams­
burg,  1  am  able to give you  no  exact in­
formation  concerning  it. 
In  this parcel 
of  tobac  o there  are  three  kinds,  which 
please give me your opinions upon.
As  I  have ever laid  it  down  as an es­
tablished  maxim  that  every  person  is 
(most  certainly  ought  to  be)  the  best 
judge of  what relates to his own interest 
and concerns,  I very  rarely  undertake to 
propose  schemes  to  others,  which  may 
be  attended  with  uncertainty  and  mis­
carriage.  This  will at once  account  for 
my  being  among  the  last,  who  should 
advise  your  sending  a  vessel  into  the 
Potomac  for the  accommodation of  your 
friends there. -  That I have often thought 
of it as a desirable thing for the shippers.

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16

good  chapmen,  and  the  sales  returned, 
unless there is a very  probable  prospect 
of  a rise of price to warrant  the  keeping 
of it.
By this conveyance  you  will  perceive 
invoices of  goods  wanted for our planta­
tions on York  River;  and  those  for  this 
river will no longer,  1  hope,  he sent in  by 
Boyes,  for,  when  they  come  into  that 
river,  we  really  suffer ,by  the  strange 
mistakes that  continually happen.  Last 
year  several  parcels  of  goods  designed 
for York River  were  sent to  this  place, 
and others for me left down  there,  and in 
going  backwards  and  forwards 
some 
were lost  (things,  too,  of  no inconsider­
able value,  for  one of  the  parcels  was  a 
bale of  linen);  and this  year  all of  my 
plaid hose for  this river came  in  a pack­
age  to  Mr.  Valentine,  and  I had to  send 
for them  one  hundred  and  fifty  miles. 
These  mistakes  and 
inconveniences 
would  be  necessarily  avoided, 
if  the 
goods  were to  come  by  ships  to  the  re­
spective rivers;  and  they  would  also  es­
cape those  frequent damages,  which  are 
the consequence  of  shifting  them  from 
one  vessel  to  another,  and  transporting 
them  from place to place.  Opportunities 
of doing this cannot be wanting,  as many 
vessels come to this river  annually  from 
London,  some of which  lie at my door.
It appears  pretty evident  to  me,  from 
the  prices  I  have  generally  got  for  my 
tobacco in  London,  and  from  some  other 
concomitant  circumstances,  that  it  only 
suits  the 
interest  of  a  few  particular 
gentlemen to continue their consignments 
of  this commodity  to  that  place,  while 
some  others should  endeavor  to  substi­
tute some other article in place  of tobac­
co,  and  try their  success  therewith. 
In 
order thereto you would do me a singular 
favor in advising me of the general price 
one might  expect for good  hemp in your 
port,  watered  and  prepared according  to 
act  of  parliament,  with  an  estimate  of 
the freight, and all other incident charges 
per  ton,  that  1  may  form  some  idea of
the profits resulting from  the growth.  1 
should be glad to know at the same time, 
how rough and  undressed  flax  has  gen­
erally,  and  may  probably  sell.  This 
year  [ have  made an essay on  both;  and, 
although  I  suffer  considerably  by  the 
attempt,  owing principally to the  severi­
ty of  the  drought,  and  my inexperience 
in the  management,  I am  not  altogether 
discouraged from  a  further  prosecution 
of  the  scheme,  provided  I  find  the sales 
with you  are not  clogged with  too much 
difficulty and expense. 

I am,  etc.,

George  W ashington,

Country Callers.

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

O.  D.  Blanchard,  Casnovia.
John  H.  Westover, Fruitport.
A.  J.  Felton,  Stetson,
Jas.  L.  Felton,  Burnip’s Corners.
Den Herder & Tannis,  Vriesland.
C.  B.  Johnson,  Palo.
Case Mercantile Co.,  Benzonia.

Saginaw—The  Saginaw  Tea Co.  (E.  S. 
West,  proprietor),  has  been  closed  on 
chattel mortgage.

St.„  ORANO  RAPIOS.

REDITOS
EDMUND B. DIKEMHN
Watch Make

THE  GREAT

44  CAM!  8f„

Grand Ragiûs  ~  MIÉ.

Every  garment  bearing  the  above  ticket  is 
WARRANTED  NOT  TO  RIP,  and,  if  not as 
represented, you  are  requested  to  return  it  to 
the  merchant  of  whom  it  was  purchased  ana 
receive a new garment.

STANTON,  MOREY  &  CO.,

Manufacturers, Detroit, Mich.

PAUL  EIFERT,

Manufacturer of

T rais, Travelini  Bap and Cases

SAMPLE  TRUNKS  AND  CASKS 

MADE  TO  ORDER.

Write for Prices.

41  SO.  DIVISION  ST,,

Grand  Rapids,

Michigan.

THE  WAL3H--DE  ROO  MILLING  GO.,

HOLLAND,  MICH.

I will  readily confess,  and  have as often 
concluded,  that,  so soon as you  found an 
established  consignment  formed  here, 
you  would do  it, of  course;  and  sooner 
we  ought  not  to  expect  it.  Since  you 
have proposed the matter yourself to me,
I  certainly must  approve of  it;  and,  as 
you are so obliging  as  to  write  that you 
shall  direct the  master  to be  under  ray 
notice,  I hope that you will  be persuaded 
to believe  that I shall  readily contribute 
my  best  advice  and  assistance  to  his 
despatch.
The tobaccos of  most of  your  friends 
upon  the  Potomac  (or  that  ship  from 
thence)  lie within fifteen  miles above and 
below  this  place,  and  as  good,  or  the 
best  harbour  (Piscataway), 
is  within 
sight of  my door. 
It  has this  great  ad­
vantage,  besides  good  anchorage  and 
lying safe  from  the  winds,  that it is  out 
of  the  way of  the  worm,  which  is very 
hurtful to shipping a little  lower  down, 
and  lies  in  a very  plentiful  part  of  the 
I  thought  it  incumbeut  upon 
country. 
me to mention  these  things, after which 
do as you please. 
If  I had  received any 
intimation of  your sending a vessel  into 
this river,  I should not have engaged any 
part of my  tobacco to Cuzzens, and while 
I  remain in expectation of  her  arrival  1 
will not  seek a freight elsewhere for  the 
residue of  what I intend for  your  house 
from  this  river,  which  probably  may 
amount to thirty hogsheads more.
Thus far  had 1  written  and was  going 
to  conclude,  when  your  favor  of  the 
eighteenth  of  January  was  presented  to 
me. 
I  am  sorry  to  hear  the  account 
given of  the  tobacco  shipped  in  Boyes, 
but as  you  do not  particularize  the pro­
prietors’  names,  who suffered most,  I am 
in  hopes  my  seventy  hogsheads  have 
pretty  well  escaped  the  general  com­
plaint. 
If  they  have not,  I confess it to 
be an  art  beyond my skill  to  succeed in 
making good  tobacco,  as I  have used  my 
utmost endeavours for that purpose these 
two or  three  years  past;  and 1 am  once 
again  urged  to  express  my surprise  at 
finding that 1 do  not partake  of  the best 
prices that are going. 
I saw an  account 
rendered by Mr. Athews of some tobacco, 
which  he  sold for  Mr.  Fairfax at  12}^d. 
The  tobacco went  from  this  river,  and, 
I can  aver,  was  not  better  than  twelve 
hogsheads  of  my  mountain  crop,  which 
you  received in  the Sarah and  Bland last 
summer. 
In  fact  Mr.  Fairfax’s  planta­
tions and  mine upon the  Shenandoah lie 
in the same neighborhood.  The tobacco 
is  brought to the  same  inspection,  and, 
to  be  short,  is  in  all  respects,  exactly 
alike.  None of  mine,  however,  sold  for 
more than  lid ,  while his went off a little 
before at the price of 12}£d.  as aforesaid. 
This is a difference  really too  great,  and 
I see it with concern.  However,  gentle­
men,  I hope  to  see  it  otherwise  for  the 
time to come. 

I am, etc.,
George  Wash in g ton.

To Robert Cary & Company, London :

Mount Yekxon, 20  September,  1765.
Gen tlem en—It  cannot  reasonably  be 
Imagined,  that I felt any  pleasing  sensa­
tions upon  the  receipt  of  your letter of 
13th of  February, covering  accounts  for 
sales  for  one  hundred  and  fifty-three 
hogsheads of Master Custis’s tobacco and 
one hundred and fifteen of mine.
That the sales  are  pitifully low  needs 
no words to  demonstrate;  and  that  they 
are  worse  than  many  of  my acquaint­
ances  upon  the  river  Potomac have  got 
in  the  outports,  and  from  Mr.  Russell 
and other merchants of London, for com­
mon Orinoke tobacco,  is a  truth  equally 
as certain.  Nay, not so good as 1 myself 
have got from  Mr.  Gilbert,  of Liverpool, 
for  light  rent  tobaccos  (shipped to  him 
at  the  same  time  I  did  to  you)  of  the 
meanest  sort;  such  as  you  once  com 
plained of,  as the worst of Maryland and 
not salable.  Can  it  be otherwise  than 
little  mortifying,  then,  to  find  that  we, 
who raise  nothing but  sweet-scented  to­
bacco,  and  endeavor,  I  may  venture  to 
add,  to be careful in  the management  of 
it,  however  we fail in the execution,  and 
who,  by a close and fixed correspondence 
with  you,  contribute  so  largely  to  the 
dispatch of  your  ships  in  this  country, 
should  meet  with  such  unprofitable  re­
turns?  Surely I may  answer, No!  Not­
withstanding, you will again  receive my

own  crops  this  year,  and  sixty-seven 
hogsheads  of  Master  Custis’s;  but,  gen­
tlemen,  you  must excuse  me for  adding 
(as 1 cannot readily conceive, that our to­
baccos are so much  depreciated  in quali­
ty,  as not only to sell  much  below  other 
marks  of good  repute,  but  actually  for I 
less,  as I  before observed,  than  the com­
monest  kinds  do), that justice  to  myself I 
and  ward will  render itabsolutely neces­
sary for me to change my correspondence, 
unless  I experience an alteration  for the 
better.
I might take notice upon this occasion, 
also,  that  my tobacco  nets  a  good  deal 
it 
less  than  Master  Custis’s  and  why 
should do so I am  really at a  loss to dis­
cover;  his  one  hundred  and  fifty-three 
hogsheads  averaging  £7 7s.  7d.  and  my 
one hundred and  fifteen  only £5 17s.  Gd. 
Perhaps  it  may  be  urged  that  some of 
mine  was  Potomac tobacco. 
I  grant  it, 
but take  these  out,  and  the Yorks  then 
average  £6  6s.  5d.  only. 
If  you  had 
allowed  him  the  benefit  of the  bonded 
duties,I should  not have  wondered  at the 
difference;  but  this,  I  perceive,  is  not 
done;  and  certain  I  am,  my  tobacco 
ought not to  have been inferior  to  his,in 
any  respect,  the  lands  being  the  same, 
and  my  directions  for  making  it  good 
equally as express.

Tobacco,  I well  perceive,  for a year or 
two  past,  has fallen in  its value.  From 
what cause  I  shall not  take  upon  me to 
determine;  and 1  am not  so extravagant 
as  to  believe,  that  my  own  and  Master 
Custis’s  crops  should  fetch  their  usual 
prices,  when other good tobacco met with 
abatements.  But  I  am  really  selfish 
enough  to expect,  that  we ought to come 
in for a part  of the  good prices  that  are 
going,  from  a  belief  that our  tobacco  is 
of  a  quality  not  so  much  inferior  to 
some,  that  still  sells  well,  and  that  so 
considerable  a  consignment,  when  con­
fined  in  a manner  to one house,  as  ours 
is,  would  lay claim to the best endeavors 
of the merchant  in the  sales,  and  in  the 
return  of  goods;  for  many  articles  of 
which I  pay  exceedingly  heavy,  another 
thing I cannot easily  account for,  unless 
t 
is  on  a  presumption  that  they  are 
bought  at  very  long  credits,  which  by 
no  means  ought  to  be  the  case.  For, 
where  a  person  has  money  in  a  mer­
chant’s hands,  he  should  doubtless have 
all  the  benefits  that can result from  that 
mouey; and,  in  a  like  manner,  when  he 
pays  interest  for  the  use  of  the  mer­
chant’s,  should he be entitled to the same 
advantages;  otherwise  it  might  well  be 
asked,  for what  purpose is  that  interest 
paid?
Once,  upon my  urging a  complaint  of 
this nature,  you wrote me that the goods 
ought to  be  sent  back,  and  they  should 
be returned upon the shopkeeper’s hands 
in  cases  of  imposition;  but  a  moment’s 
reflection points out the inconvenience of 
such a measure,  unless the imposition be 
grossly  abusive,  or  we  could  afford  to 
have a  year’s  stock  before  hand.  How 
otherwise  can  a  person,  who  imports 
bare requisites  only,  submit to  lie a year 
out of  any  particular  article of  clothing 
or necessary for family  use, and have re­
course to so  uncertain  and tedious a way 
of relief as this,  when  possibly a trades­
man  would  deny  the  goods  and  conse­
quently refuse them?  It is not to be done. 
We are obliged to acquiesce  in  the pres­
ent loss and hope for future  redress.

These,  gentlemen,  are  my  sentiments 
fully  and  candidly  expressed,  without 
any design,  believe me,  of giving you of­
fence;  but,  as  the  selling of  our  tobac­
cos well, and the purchasing of our goods 
upon  the  best 
terms,  are  matters  of 
the utmost  consequence to  our  well-do­
ing,  it behooves me to be plain  and  sin­
cere in my declarations  on  these  points, 
previous to any change of measures, that 
1 may stand  acquitted of  the  imputation 
of  fickleness, if  I am  at  last  forced  to 
| discontinue my correspondence with your 
house.
Twenty hogsheads of  my tobacco  from 
this  river  make up  forty-eight  which  I 
have  in  Boyes;  the  remainder,  which is 
trifling,  shall be  sent  by  the  first  ship 
that  gives  liberty;  and,  as  I  have  not 
been able  to discover any advantages we 
obtained by our tobaccos lying so long up­
on hand unsold,  I should be glad to have 
the  present  crops  (and  so  of  others  if 
more  be  sent)  disposed  «jf  to  the  first

Dally  Capacity. 

400  Kbls.
BRANDS: 

Roller  Patent. 

SUNLIGHT,  Fane;  Roller Pat. 
DAISY, 
do.
PURITY, 
IDLEW1LD, 
do.
Morning  Star,  Rol.  Straigh 
DAILYJBREAO, 
ECONOMY,  Family.

do. 

SPECIALTIES:
Wheatena, 

Graham,

Buckwheat  Flour, 

Rye Flour, 

ltye Graham. 

Bolted  Meal, 

Wheat Grits,

Pearl Barley,
Feed and Meal.

Rolled  Oats. 

CORRESPONDENCE 

SOLICITED.

How Can I Increase  My Trade?

Written for Th e T radesman.

This  is  a  question  which  every wide­
awake,  ambitious retailer of merchandise 
asks  himself a great  many times. 
It  is 
not  so  much an  increase of  the  volume 
of trade which  is sought after, for a large 
percentage of  business  men  everywhere 
are  kept  on  the  jump  from  early  dawn 
until  late at  night,  catching  their  meals 
just as it  happens,  never  finding  time to 
read the news or indulge in a little recre­
ation  which  they  so  much  need. 
It  is 
not,  therefore,  how  to  increase  the  vol­
ume.  but,  rather,  how  to  increase  the 
profits  of  business  which  is  the  great 
problem  earnestly striving for a solution 
in the minds of business men everywhere 
to-day. 
It  is  not  how to make  the  day 
longer,  but how  to  make it more  profit­
able;  not how to multiply  the  number of 
steps taken,  but  how  to accomplish more 
with  the number  already taken;  not how 
to do  more,  but  how to be better reward­
ed  for wliat  is  being  done is  the  great 
thing  to  be  considered. 
Indeed,  the 
question  is of  still greater  importance— 
it is how to do less and accomplish more.
The  laws  of  our  existence  demand 
that one-third  of  our time should  be  de­
voted  to  rest,  one-third  to  recreation, 
and  one-third  to diligent  labor. 
If  the 
highest  possible  condition of  human ex­
istence depends upon  this division of our 
time,  what  a  low  status  of  being  the 
average  business  man  in  this  American 
Republic  represents!  One-third  of  his 
life mis-spent!  He  spends  one-third  of 
his time  in  violating the  laws of  his ex­
istence,  and  the  great  wonder is that  a 
larger  number of  our  business  men  do 
not collapse in middle life and  either die 
“in the  harness,”  or become  mental  and 
physical  wrecks.  We not  only rob  our­
selves of the recreation  we so much need 
and give it all to labor, but  we go further 
and  steal  an  hour or two  from the third 
which  should  be  given entirely  to  rest. 
In  the  country  towns  and  villages,  the 
dry goods  and  boot and shoe  dealers are 
on  duty on an  average,  from  thirteen to 
fifteen  hours and  the  grocers are  in  the 
harness  from  fifteen to seventeen  hours 
out  of  twenty-four.  The  meat  market 
men are always on  tap, at least the writer 
has  never  been caught out  late  enough 
at  night  or  turned out  early enough  in 
the morning to see a meat market closed. 
1  have  often  wondered  how  a  market 
would  look  closed  up,  and  if  1  knew 
what  time  in  the  night  it  happened,  1 
would  sit up all  night  just to see  how  it 
would look.

Sixteen-twenty-fourths  of  our  entire 
time  given  up  to  this  everlasting fret, 
stew,  worry  and  grind—and  yet we  are 
not satisfied!  No  time to read  any book 
or  paper except  the  ledger  and the  in­
voice.  So many clerks  to  damn that  no 
time can  be found  to go to  prayer meet­
ing.  Never  have  time  to  shake  hands

and listen  to a good  story,  except  when 
a  representative of  the gripsack brigade 
calls on  us,  and the  reason  we do it then 
is because  we  owe  the  “house”  a  small 
bill  which it is not convenient  for  us to 
pay  just then.  Never have  time to vote 
except about once every four years.  We 
never  keep a cow  or  indulge in  poultry, 
because  the  delivery  clerk  would  sour 
the  milk and  suck the  eggs.  We never 
go to  church because we can’t  drag  our 
weary  bones  out of  bed until  after  the 
bell  has  rung for  the last  time,  and  we 
can’t  go  at  night,  for  we shall  not  see 
our  children  again  for a week,  and  we 
are compelled to stay at home and renew 
our  acquaintance  with  them,  so that,  as 
their lawful  parents,  we may  be  able  to 
recognize  them,  shou'd  we  accidentally 
meet them some day on  the street.

In spite of  all this  ceaseless grind  and 
self-sacrifice,  owing  to  the  fiercest  and 
most  bitter  competition  known  in  the 
commercial  history  of  the  world,  very 
few retail  merchants  are  really  making 
money,  as the common saying goes.  The 
few  who are making  money  are doing so 
not  because  they  possess  external  ad­
vantages  which  others  do  not  possess, 
such  as  location,  social  position,  being 
born  under  a  lucky  star,  or  any  other 
external  circumstance.  These  all  may 
exert  an  influence in stimulating  or  re­
tarding  success,  but  they  have  no  more 
to do with  success itself than  the  size of 
a house,  the material  of which it is made 
or the  way it faces  has  to  do  with  the 
success  of  the  housekeeper  who  has 
charge  of  it. 
If  there  is  a  place  for 
everything and everything  is  kept  in its 
place; if everything is utilized and turned 
to some  practical account  and nothing is 
permitted  to go to waste; if everything is 
neat,  clean and  tasty,  and nothing is put 
rtf  until  to-morrow  which  ought  to  be 
attended  to  to-day;  if  over  the  dining­
room door is  hung the motto,  “An ounce 
of preventitive is worth  a pound of cure,” 
and  over  the  sewingroom  door  is  hung 
that other old,  familiar motto,  “A stitch 
in time saves nine”—you may safely con­
clude that the  lady  who runs  that house 
is  making  a  grand  success  of  it  as  a 
housekeeper,  and  whether the  house  be 
a board shanty  or a mansion with a mar­
ble  front  makes  no  difference.  The 
really  successful  housekeepers  are  the 
few,  while  the many  fret and  worry  and 
imagine that their  failure is attributable 
to external surroundings.

The keen two-edged competition of  to­
day makes  possible  only the  survival of 
the  fittest.  A  neglect of  the  minutest 
details  means  failure.  The  other  day 
one of  the hinges  of  the  end  board of  a 
grocer’s  delivery wagon  was  broken and 
a bit of  wire was  strung across  for  pro­
tection and the clerk was sent away  with 
| a load to deliver.  The wire answered the 
! purpose,  so  it  was  made  to do duty  the 
| next day, although a blacksmith shop was

10.12.'14,16  *Pd  18 j^'urpt-JNip g-C

T H E   M IC H IG A N   'T R A D E S M A N
from 

the  street 

directly  across 
the 
grocery.  This  time  the wire  broke and 
the clerk  lost a washtub worth  85  cents. 
The grocer  charged the  tub to the  clerk 
and the clerk  swore he would  not  pay it 
and  threw  up his  job.  The grocer  had 
to hire the clerk over again  at an increase 
of wages.  All  this  trouble  was  caused 
by  the  neglect of  a  very small  insigni­
ficant  matter,  yet  success  or  failure  in 
mercantile  life  depends  upon  how  we 
treat  these ten  thousand  and one  little 
and  apparently trivial  and  insignificant 
matters  promptly  on  the  spot  as  they 
present themselves  from day to day.

Stop  worrying  about how  to  increase 
your  trade  and turn  your investigating 
forces  upon  the  more  important  ques­
tion,  “How  may I increase the  profits  of 
my business.”  Under this amended  form 
I shall continue the subject next week.
E.  A.  Owen.

W arning to the Trade.

Notice is  hereby given  that  Ray Mor­
ton  is  no  longer in  my employ, owing  to 
specific 
irregularities  in  his  accounts, 
and  that  the  trade  is  hereby cautioned 
not to pay him any money on my account, 
as I shall  not  honor  any payments  made 
to him  after this date. 

A.  S.  Davis,.
Cigar Manufacturer.

G rand R apids, N ov. 21,1891.

It takes one  hundred  cents  to  make  a 
dollar,  hut ten  million  dollars  couldn’t 
make sense for some people.

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.
Schedule  io effect  November 16,1891.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from  Leave going 

North.
7:06  p m
11 :S0  a m
4:16  a m
10:30  p m
Train  arriving at 9:20  daily;  all  other  trains  daily 

South. 
For Saginaw  and  Cadillac.........  6:16 p m 
For Traverse City & Mackinaw 
9:20 am  
For Saginaw A  Traverse  City 
.  2:00 am  
For  Petoskey A  Mackinaw.  8:60 pm  
except Sunday.

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from  Leave going 
South.
7:00  am
10:80 a m
2:00  p m
6:00  p m
11:05 p m
Trains leaving at 6 00 p. m. and 11:05 p. m. run d aily; 

North. 
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:20am 
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:60 a m 
For  Cincinnati......................  6:80 
p m 
For  Chicago....................... 
10:40 p m 
From Saginaw............................... 10:40 p m
all other trains daily except Sunday.

 

For Muskegon— Leave. 

M u s k e g o n , G ra n d   R a p id s  A  In d ia n a .
7:00 a m  
10:10am
4:40 pm
11:26 am  
9:05 p m
5:36 p m 

From Muskegon—Arrive.

SLEEPING  A   PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

1 1 : 3 0   a  m  t r a in .—Parlor chair  car  G'd 
Rapids to P eto sk ey  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  R a p id s  to Cincinnati.
11 ;0 5   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 am  
3:55 pm  

2:00 p m 
9:00 pm  

1105 pm
0:60 am

10:30 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:05 p m train dally, th rough  Wagner  Bleeping Car. 
10:10pm
6:15  am
3.10  p m   through  Wagner  Parlor  Car.  10:10  p  m 

3:10pm  
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
8 50pm  
train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car.

7:05am 
2.00 p m  

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

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

C. L. LOCKWOOD,

Michigan(Tentral

“ The Niagara Falls Route.”

DEPART.  ARRIVE
Detroit Express.................................... 7:00 am   10:00 pm
Mixed  ....................................................7:05 a m  4:80  p m
Day  Express........................................  i:20 p m   10:00 a|m
•Atlantic A Pacific Express..............10:30 pro 
6:00 am
New York Express...............................6:40 pro  12:40 p ro

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

•Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
Parlor  cars run  on  Day  Express  and  Grand Rapid 
Fred M. Brig g s. Gen'l Agent. 86 Monroe St.
A. Almquist, Ticket A gent, Union  Depot.
Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 
O. W .R uggles  G. P.  A   T. Agent., Chicago.

_

Detroit

Milwaukee

^RAILWAY

  TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

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

EASTWARD.

tNo.  14 tNo.  16
I  20am
6 50am
II 25am 
7 45am
12 17am
8 28am
9 15am 
1 20pm 
3 10pm 
11 10am 
11 50am 
3 45pm
3 40pm 
1110am
6 00pm 
305pm
305pm
10 57am
4 05pm
11 5 am

WESTWARD.

3 45pm
4 52pm
5 40pm
6 4ftpm
8 40pm
9 20pm 
8 0ipm
1030pm
8 55pm
9 50pm

10 55pm 
12 37am 
1 55am 
3 15am 
8 45am 
7  :0am 
5 40am 
7 35am 
5 50am 
?  0am

Trains Leave

G’d Rapids,  Lv...........

♦No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13
7 05am 1  00pm 5  10pm
8 50am 2 15pm 6 15pm

Chicago Str.  “ ...........

♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 p. m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:25 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the west,  10:10  a. m., 3:35 
p.m. and 9:50 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parle r  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward—No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar.
.  J ohn W. Loud, Traffic Manager.
Ben F letcher, Trav. Pass. Agent.
J as. Campbell, City Ticket Agent.

CHICAGO

23 Monroe Street.
NOV.  15,1891.
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  RY.
i. X. P.  M. P. M. P.M.
9:00 12:05 ♦11:35
9:00 12:05 811:35
9:00 12:05 »11:35
9:00
♦11:35
12:05
7:25
5:17
9:00 1:05 5:30 8:30
5:17
7:25
5:17
7:25 5:17

DEPART FOR

Chicago...........
Indianapolis ... 
Benton Harbor.
St. Joseph........
Traverse  City..
Muskegon........
Manistee  ........
Ludington......
Big  Rapids......
♦Daily.

DETROIT, 

only.9:00
12:05
5 :17
11:35

^Except Saturday.  Other  trains  week
A. M. has through chair car to Chica­
go.  N o extra charge for seats.
P. M.  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
with Wagner buffet car;  sea s  50 cts. 
P. M. has  throngh free  chair  car  to 
Manistee,  via M.  & N. E. R. R.
P. M. is solid  train  with Wagner pal­
ace sleeping  car  through to Chicago, 
and sleeper  to  Indianapolis via Ben­
ton Harbor.
N O W 89L
Lansing & Northern R R
A. M. P. X. P. M.
7:15 *1:00 5:45
Detroit...................................
7:15 *1:00 5:45
Lansing................................
7:15 *1:00
Howell...................................
5:45
7:15 *1 :i 0 5:45
Lowell....................................
7:05 4:15
Alma................... 
...........
7:05 4:15
St.  Louis  ...............................
7:05 4:15 •c**'
Saginaw  City.........................
7 . 1 K   A  M. runs through to Detroit with par- 
•  •-L«J  lor car;  seats 25  cents.
1.A A   P. M.  Has  through  Parlor  car  to  De- 
• W  troit.  Seats, 25 cents.
K . 4 K   P. M. runs through to Detroit with par- 
lor car, seats  25  cents.
■•AFv  A  M. has parlor  car  to  Saginaw, seats 

.v O   25 cents.
For  tickets  and  information  apply  at Union 
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe street, or Union station.

d e sAbt  for

Geo. De Haven, Gen. Pass’r Agt.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  North  Michigan 
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwauk  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe  11 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.

Railway.

VIA D ., l .  «   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.j CK H.  A X.

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

Return connections equally as good.

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

W.  H.  DOWNS,

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

Notions & Fancy  Goods.

SPECIAL  BARGAINS  IN  SPECIAL  LINES  TO  CLOSE.

8  So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  Michigan.
M O S E L E Y   BROS.,

-  WHOLESALE -

Fruits  Seeds, Beans and Proddce.
Grand Rapids Storage & H e r  Co.,  m

G rrs tn d.  IR.a,~picis,  MAoih..

26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAW A  ST ,

Winter 81, between Shawmilt flue, and W. Fdlton 81,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

I General  Warehousemen  and  Transfer  Agents.

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

ALL  KINDS  OF  PERISHABLES.

th* pcrioi  p m iiif   the  nearest  to the  number of Imps that will 
appear la a series of cuts in the Keening News,  cuts  not  to  exceed 100, 
lit Cask  Prize, $60;  2d, $25;  8d, 15:  4th, $10.  Guess slips to be had with 
•eery 26c.  worth of  PRINCE  RUDOLPH  CIGARS  Sold Eeerywhero.
Up to date there has been published 23cuts, with a total of 303 Imps.

A k >k i
Q o r d o n «  D e tr o it«   A llo ts .
DANIEL  LYNCH,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  Wholesale  Agt. 

HUH

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

T O O   B A T B

That he has allowed his money to leak away.

-Money - Won't take  Gere  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  g yst8pis

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

For Samples and  Price  List,  address

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

H o lts   W a n te d !

I  want  500 to  1,000  cords of  Poplar  Excel­

sior  Bolts,  18,  36 and  54  inches long,

I  also  want  Basswood  Bolts, same  lengths 

as above.  For particulars address

J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

C h erry sto n e  O y sters

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 tile best  before our patrons, beg to assure them that when 
they  buy  the  P.  <fc  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.
THE  PUTNAM  CANDY CO.

To Dealers In \ 1  n i l

Our  representative  will  call  on  you 
soon  w ith  a  com plete line of  Wall Pa­
pers  at  Manufacturers9  Prices .  Wait 
until  you  see  our line as  w e  can  save 
you  m oney•

H AJRVBY  &  H B Y S T B K

Monroe, Ottawa and Fountain Sts., 

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Grand Rapids, Mich.

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SPECIAL  DRIVES  IN  ALL  DEPARTMENTS.

G R A N D   R A P I D S ,  3SÆIOH.

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The following  are  only a few  of the m any articles  w hich w e  offer  at  reduced  prices  to  close out,

look  them   over,  and send us your orders.

D R ESSIN G   COMBS,  R ubber.  No.  500,  6  in.’ 
45c;  7 in., 47c.  No.  520, 6 in.,  45c.  No.  2000,  8 in., 
56c.  No. 2001,  7 in.,  60c;  8  in., 72.  No.  2010,  8 in., 
86c.  No.  715,  7J4  in., 81,14.  No.  808, 9 in., 81.75.
D R ESSIN G   COMBS,  H orn.  6}4 in. clear horn, 
33c;  6)'2  in.  swage  back,  58c;  7%  in.  67c;  5%  in- 
metal  back,  73c;  6  in.  81c;  7  in.  81.15;  hotel,  7 in. 
81.15.
F IN E   COMBS,  Rubber.  No.  164,  size  10,  22c; 
size 11, 25c;  size 12, 27c;  size  13, 29c.  No.  165,  size 
11, 31c;  size  12, 33c;  size 13, 35c;  size 14,  37.  No.  78, 
extra, 73c.
SUNDRY'  R U B B E R   COMBS.  No.  1130, 4  in. 
pocket,  41c;  128.  5 in.  47c;  178,  with mirror,  74c;  617, 
7  in.  barber,  58c.  No.  1  Round,  29c.  No)  6,  45c. 
No. 374, 94c.  No.  2,  horse, 81.20.
B R U SH E S,  H air.  No.  701,  10c;  Leader.  79c.  No. 
714, 81.64.  No.  329.  S row,  82.40.  No.  329,  10 row, 
83.12;  11  row.  83.98.  No.  74S,  11  oval.  85.10.  No. 
4759, 9 sqr back. 87.87.
TOOTH  BRUSH ES.  No.  17.  3  row.  35c.  No. 
5143, 3  row.  48c.  No.  117.  5.  77c.  No.  25 asst,  shapes, 
81-20.  No.  3739, 4 row, 81.67.
SHAVING  B R U SH E S.  No.  128  black  handle, 
40c.  No.  260.  twine  bound  barbers,  80c.  No.  305, 
bone ferrule polished  wood top. 81.75.  No.  628,  bone 
handle,  badger hair,  83.60.
CHRISTM AS  CANDLES.  New  twisted  shape, 
any  size,  18c  per  box.  Holders for  same—Nail, 35c 
per gross;  Safety, 81.50  per  gross:  Ball,  same  per gr.
C hristm as  T ree O rnam ents.  No.  9269,  1  asstd. 
pendent, 81  per gr.  No.  929S-1  glass balls 1  in.  diam. 
15c doz.  No.  9221  9 asstd.  fruits.  20c doz.  No.  9223- 
17 cones,  balls, etc.  asstd., 25c doz.  No.  9376-2 asstd. 
colored  ornaments.  30c  doz.  No. 9377-5  asstd.  orna­
ments, 35c doz.  No.  9511-4  beads,  10 string in a box, 
35c  box;  larger  size, 60c  box;  extra  large  size,  75c 
box.  No.  31  Lametta  silver string ornaments 75c per 
box;  silver,  gold  or  mixed,  Lametta  in  papers,  40c 
per doz.  papers.
TOY  W ATCHES.  No.  241,  9c  doz.  No.  484, 
nickeled,  35c doz.  No.  382,  nickeled,  40c  doz.  No 
499  nickeled,  40c.  No.  498  gilt,  40c.  No. 218  gilt, 
60c.  No. 536 surprise box  watch,  75c.
TOY  W ATCH  CHAINS.  No.  80  gilt,  35c  doz. 
No. 9869 steel, 35c.  No. 5152-7 flat woven, 35.
KEY'  CHAINS,  for  G entlem en.  No.  1080, 40c 
doz.  No.  1085,  80c doz.  No.  10S3, 81.75 doz.
PLA Y IN G   C ARDS.  Cadets,  32c;  Steamboats, 
40c;  Tigers,  50c;  Tourists,  80c;  Bicycles,  81.20;  Bi­
cycles,  gold  edges,  81.60;  Capitols, 81.60, Sportsman, 
82.40;  Army &  Navy, 83.20;  Army &  Navy with  gold 
edges. 84.40;  Congress,  gold back,  our best card, 4.40.
EN V E LO PE S,  W hite  Standard  M ake.  No. 
5X,  75c per M;  6X, 85c per M;  5XX, 85c per M;  6XX, 
81  per M;  manilla No.  28, 63c per M.
W RITING  P A P E R .  3 lb. per rm,  29c;  5 lb, 49c; 
6 lb, 59c;  10 lb. letter or floolscap, 97c;  legal cap,  1.15.
LEA D   PEN C ILS.  7 in.  plain cedar,  29c gr;  Pro­
gress,  81-90:  Herald,  82.25;  Mercantile,  82.90;  Pilot, 
83.25;  Red and Blue, 20c;  Carpenters’, 20.
POCKET  BOOKS.  See  page  174  of  Catalogue 
No.  105 for illustrations.  No.  235  with  bill roll,  81.69; 
No. 535  with  bill  roll, 81.94;  No. 4034  with  bill  roll, 
84 20.  No. 273,  with bill roll, 85.90;  No.  673,  imitation 
seal  with  bill  roll, 85.90;  No.  501,  calfskin  with  bill 
roll,  85.90.
G ent’s  Fancy P ock et  B ooks.  No.  348,  natural 
color,  83.75;  No.  243,  russet  color,  84.30;  No.  411. 
black  or  brown  imitation  seal, 84.65;  No. 614 Russia 
leather,  85.90;  No.  543  calfskin  natural  color, 86.60; 
No.  497  Russia  leather,  87.25:  No.  515,  calf,  extra 
quality, 88.60.

COIN  PU R SE S.  No.  IT,  35c;  No.  507L,  42c;  No. 
21,  double  ball  clasp, 50c;  No.  25,  double ball  clasp, 
82c;  No.  79-2, kid,  leather  lined,  81.65;  No.  1 leather 
[ pouch with string, 82;  No.  490,  patent,  try it, 82.
i L A D IE S’  PU R SE S.  No.  432-2,  imitation  seal,
I ball  clasp, 81.85  doz.  No.  433-2,  same  only  larger, 
¡82.15;  No.  533-2,  Russia,  82.75;  No.  1000X,  round 
spring  cover, 81.85;  No.  209A,  oval  top  spring cover,
182;  No.  4275,  spring  cover  square  top,  84.30.  No.
I 4274 with ticket  compartment,  84.30.
I L A D IE S’  PO C K ET  BOO KS  No.  415A,  fancy 
finish,  leather  lined. 84.  No.  301,  side  clasp,  inside 
| coin  compartment,  85.25;  No.  115B,  it’s  a  beauty,
\ 85.90;  No.  705 Russia,  with side clasp, 86.40;  No.  601,
I plain  seal, 86.60;  No.  556B, extra  finish and  cheap at 
87.88;  No.  905, our best, 810.25.
j TRACING  W HEELS.  Single,  black  handle, 40c;
| double,  black  handle,  84c.
I C R O C H E T   H O O K S.  Bone,  1 doz.  a  card.  asst.
| sizes. 20c doz;  steel  doz.  asst,  fancy  holder, 25c;  No. 
166,  sets with mirror in case,  70c doz.
I P O C K E T   M IR R O R S.  No.  3  oval  with  handle, 
j 82c doz;  No. 35,  oblong with handle,  80c doz.
P A S T E   .TUG GERS.  No.  2,  88c  doz.
| SPECTACLE  CASES.  No.  22  leather,  48c  doz; 
No.  30,  tin  with hinged cover,  78c.
C URRY  COMBS.  No.  000,  6-bar  japanned,  27c; 
No.  15, japanned, 45c;  No.  676.  8-bar  solid  back  ja- 
j panned,  58c;  No.  72,  top  handle,  88c;  No.  407,  8-bar 
j  tinned, 98c;  cattle cards, 67c.
j  F IR E   8H O V K L S.  No.  80,  one piece,  32c;  No.
1180, covered handle,  42c;  No.  56, 20-inch, 56c;  No.  25, 
23-inch,  85c;  No.  300,  hollow  handle,  18  in,  extra 
I strong, 81.38.
j COV'ER  LIFTER S.  Coppered,  always  cool, 24c; 
black handle,  tinned, 38c, nickel plated,  78c.
P O K E R S .  No.  1,  black  handle,  18-in,  36c;  pol­
ished, extra heavy, straight or bent,  82c doz.
ST O V E -P IP E   &  ELBO W  S.  C-in.  common 
pipe, $1.45 doz;  6-in.  Russia,  84.50 doz;  6-in.  common 
elbows,  66c doz;  6-in.  Russia,  82.25 doz;  6-in.  damper 
wood thumb-piece,  best makes, 90c.
PIC TU RE  FR A M ES,  Cabinet  sizes.  No.  21-43 
brass rustic finish, 82.25  doz.  No.  1001,  white metal, 
size  6J^x8  in,  86.50;  No.  4837,  asst  plush  covered 
frames, $2;  No.  1720 plush frames, $3;  No. 4404 plush 
frames, 84.75;  No.  1612,  86  doz;  No.  4838,  87.50 doz.
PER FU M E S  in  plush  cases.  No.  1,  odor  stand, 
85c per  doz;  No.  4,  mirror  back, 82  doz;  No.  6,  with 
2 bottles tripple  extract, 84.50  doz;  No.  7  with  glass 
pitcher  filled with  Cologne, 85 doz;  No.  17, 2 bottles, 
with  drawer  and  mirror  back, 812  doz;  No.  8984,  2 
I bottles and fancy case,  818.
S H A V IN G   SE T S in  plush  boxes.  No.  5878 with 
decorated china mug and good  brush, 812.75 doz.  No. 
6500.  with  brush mug and  razor,  812 doz.  No.  6503, 
mirror back  fancy  case,  decorated  china  mug,  bone 
handle brush and  button-book. 816.50 doz.  No.  6529, 
complete  with  fancy  decorated  china  mug,  brush, 
razor  and  button  hook  all  in  fancy  plush  cash,  818 
doz.  No.  6512,  complete  with  mug,  razor,  brush, 
scissors and button-hook, $27 doz.
PLU SH   ALBUM S  &   D R E SSIN G   CASES. 
Our  line is too  large to quote  prices on them,  but we 
keep all grades and  guarantee our prices.
SAVINGS  *ANKS.  Tin  gothic,  35c  doz;  glass 
house banks,  75c doz;  iron  house banks,  85c doz;  No. 
13 iron safes  lock  and  key. 82.25;  cabin  banks, $4.25 
doz;  Eagle  banks,  88.50  doz.  and  many  other  styles 
including  automatic,  time  lock,  and  self-registering 
banks.

G A M E S.  This line  includes  games to retail  at  5c 
and  up to 81-50  each,  and  our  variety is unequalled, 
and embraces all the popular games of the day.
T O Y S. 
It is astonishing what a line this is,  includ­
ing an endless variety of  tin,  iron,  wood,  mechanical, 
and  musical  toys,  it  would  be  impossible,  without 
using  this  entire  page,  for  us  to  itemize  or  name 
prices on  them.
B O O K S .  Prices range from  $1  per  gr.  up  and in­
cludes  picture  and  story  books  of  all  kinds  for 
children.
C L O C K S.  815.00  will  buy  6  asst  styles  ansonia 
clocks with  walnut  frames,  and  $16.50  for the  same 
asst,  with  alarm  (an  illustrated sheet sent on  applica­
tion)  also  fine  clocks in  fancy cases  with  half-hour 
slow-striking  movement  and  cathedral  gongs  We 
offer the  nickel  Princess at 65c,  or  the  nickel  Pirate 
for 80c.
S L E IG H S  A N D   C O A ST E R S.  No.  1, size 12x31 
inch,  $3.60  doz..  No.  2.  $3.90;  No.  3,  $5.40;  No.  4, 3- 
kuee,  half oval  shoes, $6.60 doz;  No.  5,  swan  heads, 
$6.60 doz;  No.  6,  3-knee swan  heads,  half  oval shoes, 
$7.80 doz;  No.  7, $9.60;  No.  8, $13.20;  No.  9, $18;  No. 
10,  combined bent runner and  knee, $8.40 doz;  No.  11, 
same only 3-knee.  810.80;  No.  1  Coaster, $3.30;  No.  2 
Coaster,  $3.90;  No.  3  Coaster,  $7.20;  No.  4  Coaster, 
$9;  No.  5 Coaster,  $8.40;  No.  6 Coaster,  round  spring 
shoes, $10.80 doz.
A  F E W   O F   O U R   5 c   T O Y S.  No.  39  assorted 
tin  animals on  wheels,  35c doz.  No.  1  trotting'horses 
on  wheels, 42c  doz.  No.  133  assorted  wagons,  45c 
doz.  Toy  bells.  40c.  No.  0%  Toy  sad  irons  and 
stands.  No.  04  Tin  kitchen  sets,  42c  doz.  No.  3-oF 
toy stoves,  42c  doz.  No.  9  kitchens,  42c  doz.  No. 
266  china toy  tea sets,  45c  doz.  No.  2-0 flannel  ani­
mals. 40c doz.  No.  9052-7 sheep  and  wagon,  42c doz. 
No.  9373-1  sheep on  wheels,  40c  doz.  No.  302  fancy 
metal  match safes,  40c doz.  No.  brass cuspidores for 
tooth  picks or matches,  48c doz.  No.  9427-13  Santa 
Claus,  42c  doz.  No.  71  Dominoes,  40c  doz.  No.  1 
Checkers,  35c  doz.  No.  0 Combination  Tools,  glass 
cutter,  putty knife,  etc., 44c  doz.  No.  90  Key rings, 
30c  doz.  No.  420  Spiral  key ring,  15c doz.  No.  680 
watch  key,  adjustable  to  any watch,  25c  doz.  No. 
182 police  whistle, 35c doz.  No.  705 clapping figures, 
40c  doz.  No.  32-87 glass  beads,  45c  doz.  bags.  No. 
5328D  magnets,  40c  doz.  1-ft.  boxwood  rules,  45c 
doz.  No.  2 negro china babies, 33c doz.  No.  1  white 
china  babies,  20c doz.  No. 450F  china  limb  dolls 8 
in.  long,  35c  doz.  No.  301  dressed  limb  dolls,  45c 
doz.  No. 455 dressed china  babies,  40c doz.  No.  237 
indestructible  dolls  with  hair,  40c  doz.  No.  57 asst 
whips,  39c  doz. 
Rattles,  18c  and  up.  McGinty 
squackers,  35c.  No.  6011  tops,  40c.  Cuckoo warblers, 
35c.  No. 250  toy  guns,  42c.  D3X  tin  flutes,  30c. 
No.  101  trumpets,  38c.  No.  39  Kaleidoscopes,  35c. 
A B C  washboards,  40c.  Toy dust  pans,  asst,  colors, 
36c.  Toy watches, 9c doz.  and  up.  China  decorated 
mugs,  37c,  Glass mugs,  full size, 42c.  A B C  picture 
plates,  45c.  Glass  toothpick  holders,  30  to  45c doz. 
Toothpicks  in  turned  wooden  boxes,  42c.  No, 2013 
Harmonicas,  45c.  Four-inch  silver  glass  vases,  42c. 
China  toys  asst.,  33%c doz.,  3 doz.  in  box.  Picture 
books,  9c to 45c doz.  Drum banks,  40c doz.
A RTICLES  TO  R E T A IL   AT  lO c.  No.  400' 
10 trains, 85c doz.  No.  242 city horse  cars, 80c.  No. 
134 asst,  wagons,75c.  No.  104 nickel  bells,  60c.  No. 
2-0 revolving  chimes,  90c.  No.  OX kitchen  sets,  80c. 
No.  3 sad  irons,  70c.  No.  8 kitchens,  75c.  No.  267 
china toy tea sets, 85c.  No.  3089-2 fur dogs on wheels, 
80c.  Asst,  flannel  animals,  75c.  No.  197  donkeys, 
80c.  No.  142 match  safes, 90c.  American dominoes. 
75c. 
1 %  in.  checkers, 65c.  No.  191  surprise  boxes.
75c.  No.  F-2 china limb dolls,  75c..
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