Published Weekly.

VOL.  9.

G.  A.  LAMB.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
GRAND  R A PID S,  DECEM BER  16,  1891.

F.  J.  LAMB.

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

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits  and  Proddee,

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

G. 

s .  B R O W N   &   CO.,

--------  J O B B E R S   O F   --------

Domestic Fruits  and  Vegetables

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

low est m arket prices. 

S E N D   F O R   Q U O TA TIO N S.

24 and 26 North Division St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

S u c c e ss o rs   to

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

H A B B T   FOX,  Manager.

S P E C IA L   A T T E N T IO N   P A ID   T O   M A IL   O R D E R S .

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

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

T H E   B E S T   O N   T H E   M A R K E T .

X M A S   G O O D S !

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HANDKERCHIEFS,  COTTON,  SILK,  LINEN.
MUFFLERS,  ALL  PRICES.
GENTS’  AND  LADIES’  GLOVES  AND  MITTS. 
NECKTIES,  FROM  $2.25  TO  $9.00. 
DOLLS,  FROM  8c  DOZ.  TO  $9.00. 
JEWELRY  AND  FANCY  PERFUMES. 
FANCY  BOX  PAPER. 
TABLE  COVERS,  CHENILLE,  PLUSH  AND  DAM- 

ASK  IN  4-4,  5-4,  6-4,  8-4. 
FURS,  MUFFS  AND  BOAS. 

NAPKINS  AND  DOYLIES.

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P.  S T E K E T E E  &  SO N S.

$1  Per  Year.
NO. 430

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  YORK  BISCUIT  GO.,

S.  Â.  SE A R S,  Manager.

C r a c k e r  M a n u fa c tu r e r s ,

37,  3 9   an d   41  K en t St., 
G - e t   t h e   B e s t  I

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G rand  R ap id s.

Jennings*

Flavoring  E xtracts

S E E   Q U O TA TIO N S.

Spring &  Company,

IM PORTERS  A N D   W HO LESALE  D E A LE R S  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

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

assorted  stock at lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company.

W.  H.  DOWNS,

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

Notions  &  Fancy  Goods.

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

SPECIAL  BARGAINS  IN  SPECIAL  LINES  TO  CLOSE.

K b eep sk in   S lip p e rs.

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F e lt S lip p e rs.

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

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

H e a d q u a r te r s  ^ m a c k j n g s .  D re s s in g s , 

G r a n d   R a p i d S ,   M i c h .

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

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

C o m p le te   L in e   o f  N o v elties  N ow   R ea d y .

A.  E.  B R O O K S   &  CO.,
G ran d   R a p id s,  M ich.
4 6   O tta w a   St., 

WHOLESALE  CONFECTIONERS.

M AN U FAC TU RERS  OF

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

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

1 and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS

SEND  FOR  S A M P L E

OF  OUR

Imitation Linen Enveloous

O ne  S ize  o n ly , 

x  6.

JPrice  printed,  5 0 0 ,  $1  50
1.000,  2   50
2.000,  2 25 per ML,
5 .0 0 0 ,  2   OO 

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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

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 

See Quotations in Another Column.

CONSIGNMENTS  OP  ALL  KINDS  OP  POULTRY  AND  GAME  SOLICITED.

'The Tradesman Company,

Grand v Rapids,

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

17

For  Bakings  of fill Kinds  Use
e is c h m a n n  
  G o ’s
Unrivaled Compressed Yeast.

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SUPPLIEDMSB DAILY

To Grocers Everywhere.

Special attention is invited to onr
I  YELLOW  LABEL
w hich is affixed  to  every  cake 
of our Y east, and w hich serves 

T O   D IS T IN G U IS H  

Onr Goods from worthless Imitations.

O ra n g es  &   B a n a n a s !

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS. 

Mail  Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention.

O.  N .  R A P P   St  CO .,

9 North  Ionia St., Grand Rapids.

Florida  Oranges  a  Specialty•
M O S E L E Y   BRO S.,

-   W H O L E S A L E   -

Fnlits  Seeds, Beans and ProdilGe.

26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA  ST ,

G r e i n d   R a / p i d s ,   iLÆioïi.

W h o le s a le   B ro G e rs

GRAND  RAPIDS

S T R N D A R D   O IL  GO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
in 

Illuminating  and  Lubricating

Dealers 

OIL

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Rlock. 

Works, Bntterworth Ave.

B U L K   S T A T IO N S   A T

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.

BALL

Wholesale
Grocers.

BARNHART 

PUTMAN CR.

GRAND  RA PID S,  W EDNESDAY,  DECEM BER  16,  1891

1STO.  430

Y O L .  9
PEOPLE’S  SAVINGS  BUNK,
Capital, $100,000. 
liability, $100,000 

C or.  M o n ro e  a n d   I o n ia   Sts.,

Depositors'  Security,  $200,000.

Thom as H efferan, President.

O FFIC E R S.

P . H astings, V ice-President.
is M.  H eald,  2d Vice-President.

S”  

Charles B. Kelsey, Cashier.
DIRECTORS.

D. D. Cody 
S. A.  M orman 
Jas. G.  M cBride 
Wm. M cM ullen 
D. E. W aters 
Jn o . P atton, J r  
Wm. A lden Sm ith 

H. C.  Russell
Jo h n  M urray
J . H. Gibbs
C.  B. Ju d d
H.  P. Hastings
C.  M.  Heald
Don  J . Leathers 

Thom as  Hefferan.

P our per cent, interest paid on tim e certificates 
and  sayings  deposits. 
Collections  promptly- 
m ade  at low est rates;  E xchange  sold  on  New 
York, Chicago,  D etroit and all  foreign countries. 
Money transferred by mail or  telegraph.  M uni­
cipal  and county  bonds  bought  aud  sold.  Ac­
counts of  m ercantile  firms as well as banks  and 
bankers solicited.

We  invite  correspondence  or  personal  inter 

view  w ith a view  to business relations.
ESTABLISHED  1841.

TH E M ERC A N TILE   A G E N C Y

R . G. D u n   &  Co.

R eference Books Issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout U nited States 

and Canada

B .  *7.  M a so n   &  C o .,

PROPRIETORS  OF

Old Homestead Factory

G K R ^ lN r T ,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Fmit  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 follow ing celebrated brands m an­
u factured  by the  w ell-know n  house of  G laser,
Fram e  & Co. :
V In d ex , long Havana filler......................  $35
35
T h re e   M ed als, long H avana filler............. 
55
E l k ’s C h o ic e, H avana filler and b in d e r... 
55
L a  F io r   d e  A lfo n s o ,..  ................................. 
L a  D o lic eli»  d e  M o re ra ...............................  
65
L a   I d e a l,  25 in  a b o x ...................................... 
5 5
Also  fine line  Key W est goods at rock  bottom 
prices.  All favorite  brands of  Cheroots  kept in 
stock.

10  So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids.
IT WILL M Y  YOU
To Buy Allen E3.Wr isley's
GOOD CHEER SOAR

.eadinS Wholesale Grocers keep it.

Let us send You

A Few Rugs

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

Por the best work, at  reasonable  prices, address 

TH E  TR A D E SM A N   COMPANY.

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

T h e  B r a d s tr e e t  C o m p a n y , P ro p s .

C H A R L E S   F .  C L A R K ,  P re s .

Offices in the principal cities of the U nited 
States,  C anada,  the  European  continent, 
A ustralia, and in London, E ngland.

Grand  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg.

H E N R Y   ID E M A ,  S u p t.

OYSTEKS

We quote: 

B u lk .

Standards, per g a l...............................................$1  (5

S o lid   B ra n d  In  C ans.

D a isy   B r a n d   in  C ans.

Selects........................25  E.  F ...........................  20
S ta n d a rd s ................  18
Selects....................  22 S tandards......................  16
F avorites................   14
M rs.  W lth e y ’s H o m e -m a d e  M in ce -M ea t.
Large b b ls................ 6 
H alf b b ls..................... 6*4
40 lb. pails  ..............   6H  20 lb.  pails  ..............6-Si
10 lb.  p alls...............  7
21b. cans,  (usual  w eig h t)................$1.50  per  doz.
51b. 
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................ $3.50  per  doz.
Choice D airy  B u tte r...............................................  19
EggB .........  
21
P ure Sweet Cider,  in   bbls.,  ...  15__ V *bbl...  16
P ure Cider  V inegar...................................................10
W ill pay 40 cents each for M olasses h alf  bbls. 
Above prices are m ade low to bid for trade.
Let your orders come.

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EDWIN  PALMS  i  SON,

Valley City Cold Storage.

PR O M PT,  CONSERVATIVE.  SA FE.

S. F. A spinwall, Pres’t

W. F r e d  McBain, Sec’y.

THOS. E.  WYKES,

W HOLESALE

L im e ,  C e m e n t,  S tn cc o ,  H a ir ,  F ir e   B ric k , 

F ir e   C la y , L a th ,  W o o d ,  H a y , G ra in ,
O il  M eal, C lo v e r a n d   T im o th y  S eed. 

Corner W ealthy Ave. and  Ionia St.

.  on M. C. R. R. 

W rite for prices.

AGAINST  WIND  AND  TIDE.

People  in  Maysville  always  shrugged 
their shoulders when  Mark  Lamson  was 
mentioned,  and  usually 
the  expressive 
gesture  was  followed by  some  deprecat­
ing remark.

“Comes of bad  stock,”  old Judge  Len­
nox  would say,  in  his  pompous  dictator­
ial  manner. 
“All  the  Lamsons  were 
worthless,  and  Mrs.  Lamson  was  a 
Hodge,  and everybody  knows  what  they 
are.”

tumbling 

The  house  in  which  Mark  was  born, 
and  where he scrambled up to  manhood, 
was  a  large  farm-house, 
to 
pieces  inside,  with a  roof  always  being 
patched  against  leaking,  doors  without 
locks and  with  shaking  hinges,  windows 
that rattled  in every  wind,  ceilings that 
dropped  plaster  whenever  a  heavy  foot 
shook  the upper  rooms and  furniture  in 
the last stage of shabbiness.  His father 
and mother were slatternly in dress, shift­
less  in  household  management,  and  the 
handsome,  bright boy  was over-indulged 
and  neglected  as 
their  own  indolence 
suggested.

But  Mark  Lamson  inherited  none  of
the leading  traits of  his parents.  Prob­
ably  in  some remote  ancestor there  was 
a mixture of  energy,  resolutiou  and abil­
ity  of which  the  Maysville  gossips  had 
never heard, and  for which they certainly 
gave  Mark  no  credit. 
It  was  in  vain 
that the principal of the Maysville High- 
School declared  that Mark had graduated 
with  the  best  record  he  had ever  given 
in the school. 
It was  useless for the lad 
himself to keep  his  life free from  blame, 
and earnestly  endeavor  to  do  his  duty. 
Maysville could not  forget that he was a 
Lamson,  aud  his mother  was a  Hodge— 
“ bad stock!”

As  he  passed  from  boyhood  to  man­
hood,  Mark  began the  unequal  struggle 
against fate and  circumstances,  dictated 
only by his own  energy.  His father had 
been able to get  bread from the  farm  by 
a lazy  tillage  that  gave the  bare necessi­
ties for the table;  his  mother had a  very 
small income  that  gave  the  three cloth­
ing of the  poorest  description,  and  both 
were in open-mouthed  wonder that Mark 
was  not  content,  as  they  had  been,  to 
dawdle 
life  and  “make  out” 
with  what they had.

through 

And Mark,  struggling  to  attain  better 
things,  with only a  vague,  undisciplined 
longing  for 
improvement,  met  no  en­
couragement  at  home  or  abroad.  He 
tried to abtain  a situation,  but employers 
were shy  about  giving  work  to  a  Lam- 
sou; he  met but a  cool  reception  at  the 
Maysville  social  gatherings,  having  no 
knowledge of how to repair his own linen 
or  keep  his  poor  clothhig  even 
tidy. 
Boy-like,  he imagined a new suit and gay 
necktie  were  all  sufficient  for  a  party, 
and  did  not  heed  the  frayed  cuffs and 
broken  collars  at  which  the  Maysville 
belles  turned up their noses.

But,  in spite  of  his father’s  lazy  com­
ments,  his  mother’s 
remon­
strances,  Mark  Lamson,  finding  no  em­
ployment  outside,  determined  to  see  if 
the farm  would not find him in  work.

fretful 

“Oh,  yes; do as you please,” his  father

said.  “ But there  is  no  money  for  new 
fangled  fixings,  and  the  land  is  about 
worn out.  Plenty of  it,  to  be  sure,  but 
’taint worth shucks.”

late  he 

So,  single-handed,  Mark  undertook the 
work of bringing up  the old  farm.  Early 
and 
toiled,  repairing  fences, 
weeding,  picking stones, rooting out dead 
stumps,  preparing  his  land,  without  one 
hand  stretched  out 
to  help  him,  one 
voice to wish him  success.  Thomas,  the 
the only man  his  father  employed,  gave 
a surly refusal  to  aid,  upon  the  ground 
that his regular routine of shiftless farm­
ing took  all his time,  and  Mark  patiently 
submitted.
He  was 

twenty-one  years  old,  when 
into  his  dull,  monotonous  life  came  a 
new stimulus—a hope, bright  as a  vision 
and almost as baseless.  He fell  in  love! 
He did not  walk  in  cautiously,  counting 
his steps and  weighing  his  chances,  but 
he fell in plump,  suddenly, hopelessly.

There had  been  a  warm  discussion  at 
the  Judge’s  about inviting  Mark  to  the 
party that was to  celebrate Essie’s  eigh­
teenth  birthday  and  her  final 
return 
from  boarding-school.  But  the  pet  of 
the house  had a  will  of  her  own and  a 
lively  recollection  of  Mark’s  handsome 
face and  boyish gallantries,  and  insisted 
upon his being invited.  Mark,  carrying 
in his  memory  only a  pretty  little  girl, 
found  himself confronted  by an undenia­
ble  beauty;  a face  to win  homage  in  far 
more  pretentious  circles 
than  Mays­
ville boasted,  and a  gentle grace of man­
ner none of the girls  of his acquaintance 
had ever extended  to  him.

The  touch  of  the  soft,  little  hand  of­
fered  to  greet  him  riveted  the  chaius 
Essie’s  face  had  cast 
about  Mark’s 
heart,  and  made him  her slave then  and 
there.  He  had  starved  all  his  life  for 
sympathy,  and  his  first  half-hour  with 
Essie filled  his  longing  heart  with  con­
She  remembered  all  his  boyish 
tent. 
aspirations;  she  entered 
iuto  all  his 
hopes  and  ambitions.  The  party  was 
the  beginning  of  an 
intercourse  that 
stimulated  anew  every  good  resolutiou, 
gave a new  vigor to every hope of Mark’s 
life.

Essie  Lennox  was 

There  are  women who  carry  in  their 
own hearts an  overflowing  fund of  sym­
pathy,  who  can  sink  self  utterly  in  the 
presence  of  another  person’s 
interest, 
and  throw  their  own  power  into  their 
neighbor’s work  without officiousness  or 
offense. 
such  a 
woman,  young as she was.  She could give 
her whole mind  to every detail which she 
had  carried  to  her,  from  the cutting  of 
aprons for a neighbor’s child  to  the gen­
tle  soothing  of  an 
terror  of 
death;  from  her  mother’s  preserving 
kettle to the  comforting of  a  newly  be­
reaved  widow or  orphan.  Nothing  was 
too deep or solemn; nothing too transient 
or trivial,  for that tender, ever-active in­
terest and  sympathy  that  made  her  the 
idol of Maysville  as well as  the  comfort 
of her home.

invalid’s 

And  in  her  home  she  found  no  one 
whose claim seemed  to her stronger than 
Mark’s.  The village  was essentially dem­
ocratic,  and the fact that  Essie  was  the

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T H E   MldiXGL^lSr  TRADESMAN.

nox.  “ What  shabby,  half-washed shirts 
he  wears,  and  his  fingers  all out  of  his 
gloves,  and  half  the  buttons  of  his coat 
gone.”

“ Poor Mark!” said  Essie,  gently.  “ He

Well,  he need not  look  for one here,” 

growled  the judge.

“I  heard  Mr.  Thompson  say, 

last 
week,”  said  Essie,  quietly,  “ that  there 
is not  a  better  farm  in  Greene  county 
than  Lamsou’s.”

“Such a  palace of a  house!”  the Judge 

only  child  and  heiress  of  the  richest, 
most influential  man  in the place did not 
prevent  her  from  visiting  Mrs.  Lamson 
upon  terms  of  perfect  equality. 
She 
was fond  of  the  weak,  amiable  woman,
strongly as she censured,  in  her youthful | needs a wife.” 
strength,  the  easy-going  indolence  that 
made her home such  a scene of confusion 
and  discomfort;  and, 
in  her  gentle, 
pleasant  way,  she endeavored to brighten 
that home for  Mark  by  suggestions and 
offers  of  help  that  fell  to  the  ground.
It was  like  fighting a feather  bed  to  try 
to rouse  Mrs.  Lamson  to  any  active  im­
provement,  and  rebuffed 
there,  Essie 
could only  help Mark  by  words  of  sym­
pathy that  were like  wine of  life  to  his 
love.

sneered.

old 

An  hour with  Essie  sent  him  back  to 
his uphill  work full  of new  hope,  every 
energy  stimulated,  every  hope  bright­
ened.  He  had not  dared  to  set  before 
him in plain  words the  hope  of one  day 
winning her heart to answer his own,  for 
there  was all  the  humility  of  true  pas­
sion  in  that  young,  ardent  heart,  but  lie 
lealized  a  new  force,  a  new  spur to  am­
bition.

Essie  never  sneered  at  him  as 

the 
neighbors  had  become  accustomed  to do­
ing;  Essie  never  threw  cold  water  over 
his plans for  improving  the  land;  Essie 
never was sarcastic over  the  clashing of 
his  poverty  and  his  ambitions.  As  he 
saw  her more frequently,  he  ventured  to 
tell  her of wider,  wilder  hopes,  of  some 
day escaping  from  the  drudgery  before 
him,  and making his way to a city, where 
his education  might give him  a  start  in 
more congenial occupation.

“ Father and  mother seem to  need  me, 
now,”  he  told  Essie,  one  day,  “ they  are
old,  and  they  have  no  other  child.  1
think it is my  plain duty to stay.”

“ I  think  it  is,” was  the  quick  reply;
“ your  mother could  scarcely  bear a sepa­
ration.”

“ And  white  I  am  here,  1  must do  the 
work  that  lies under  my hand,” he  said,
“ hard as it is!  But  Essie,”  and  his face 
brightened,  ‘‘do  you  know  that  already 
I  have made  the  farm  pay double  what 
it  has ever done?  Next spring  I can  hire 
help  out of money  I  saved  from  the  sale 
of last year's crops!”

Essie,  ail  eager  interest,  entered  into 
the discussion of the capabilities  of  such 
a  lot  for turnips,  such a patch  for wheat, 
the possibilities of  a dairy,  the  best  cul­
ture  for fowls,as if she had never studied 
music or filled  her head  with  French  and 
German  verbs.

But  the  horror  and  wrath  of  Judge 
Lennox,  when,  after  two  years  of  mild 
courtship,  Mark  took  his  fate 
in  his 
hands  and  asked  permission  to  marry 
Essie, cannot  be described.

“ A  Lamson!”  he  cried,  when  having 
dismissed  Mark  he  returned to the bosom 
of his  family.  “A  Lamson  for  Essie’s 
husband!  The fellow  wants  my  money 
to  send  after  all  his  father  and  his 
grandfather have squandered.”

“Do you  really  and truly  think  Mark 
is  a  spendthrift,  papa?”  Essie  asked 
quietly. 
“ Does  he  ever  lounge  about 
the  stores  or  taverns,  as  Harry  Carter 
and James Rayburn do?”

“ I—well,  no,  I  never  saw  him,”  was 

the reluctant admission.

“ Did you  ever hear  that  he  drank  or 

gambled,  or even  smoked?”

“N-o—I never did.”
“ Is he not regular at church?”
“ Ye-es.”
“ But,  oh,  Essie!”  struck  in  Mrs.  Len-

“ Mark  is hoping  to  put  a  new  house 
on  the  place,  next  year.  He  has  had
builders  over  from  B----- ,  but  they  say
the 
repair, 
and  it  would  cost  less  to  have  a  new 
one.”

beyond 

house 

is 

“ And  where 

is  the  money  to  come 

from?”

the 

“ Where 

improved 

farm  came 
from,’’said Essie; “ from  Mark’s industry, 
perseverance and  energy,  in  the  face  of 
the hardest discouragements ever a y oung 
man  had  to fight.”

“Eh!” said  the judge.  “ What?  What?” 
“ See  wbat  he  has  done,”  said  Essie, 
still  in  an  even, quiet  tone  that  carried 
conviction  far more  than an excited  one. 
“ Eight  years  ago,  when  he  was  but  a 
boy, he put his shoulder to the wheel  and 
took  his  playtime  between  school  hours 
to weed  and clear  away stones.  Nobody 
helped  him.  lie was ridiculed,sneered at, 
discouraged  on  all  sides.  He  had  the 
poorest  farm  in  the  place,  and has made 
it  one  of  the  best.  He  has  put  every 
spare  dollar  into  books  on  agriculture, 
improved  machines,  good  stock.  He  has 
now  four  men  at  work  for  him,  good
horses,  good cattle,  good  poultry,  and he
will  have  a  good  h o u s e .  Papa,  do  you 
not think  it  will  be  a  pity  to  have  the 
new  house  in  the  care of  Mrs.  Lamson, 
o  ruin  as  she  has  the  old  one?  Out­
door the management  is all  left to Mark, 
and  see  what  he  has  done.  But  a  man 
aunot  make  a home comfortable  alone; 
he needs a  wife.”

Well,”  said the Judge,  “ let  him  have 

one,  but not  my child.”

“Still  he loves  me,” said  Essie,  “ and  I 

love him.”

out of the house.

“ Pshaw!”  said  theJudge,  and  marched 

But  prompt  as  he  was,  he  was  just, 
and  he  loved  Essie.  He  had  let  preju­
dice  influence  him  against  Mark  all  his 
life;  now  he took  pains to  find  out  how- 
much  of  his  dislike  was  well  founded. 
Grudgingly enough  was the verdict given 
in Mark’s favor.  Maysville  did not will­
ingly  acknowledge 
it  had  been 
wrong  in  its  estimate,  and  shouldered 
upon Mark  all  the  faults  of  his  ances­
tors.  But  the  facts  were  strong,  and 
Judge  Lennox found  himself  confronted 
by  them.  Slowly,  for  he was not  easily 
convinced,  he took  respect  into the place 
of  contempt,  and.  after  a  month  of  pa­
tient  investigation,  sent for  Mark.

that 

The interview  was a frank,  manly one, 
the  old  gentleman  not  being  given  to 
half-hearted  measures of  any kind.  He 
admitted  his  former  prejudices,  and 
heartily commended  the young man  who 
had struggled so nobly.

“ When  your  new  house  is  finished,” 
he  said,  “I  will  let  my  Essie  be  your 
wife.  A  man  who  can  make  his  way 
against  wind and  tide as you  have  done, 
deserves a happy home.”

The Judge being a power in  Maysville. 
public opinion veered  around,  as soon as

the  engagement  was  announced.  The 
new  house  being  completed,  Essie  be­
came  housekeeper.  Mrs.  Lamson  gladly 
resigning  her  feeble  reign.  And  under 
the new regime it  was  wonderful  to  see 
how even  the  old  people  smartened  up. 
They had  no chronic objection to cleanli­
ness,  if some  one else did  the  necessary 
work; and  with  Mark and Essie to govern 
and direct,  the  Lamson  farm  and  Lam- 
son  household so  lost  its  old  name,  that 
you could scarcely find to-day inMaysville 
one voice to  repeat  the  old  saying  that 
“ Mark  Lamson came of bad stock.”

A n n a   S h e i l d s .

A n  I n te lli g e n t F a r m e r .

As  is  well known to T he T r a d e s m a n ’s 
patrons,  it has always  been the policy of 
the  paper to  refuse the  subscriptions of 
any  but  business  men. 
Probably  150 
subscriptions have  been  refused  during 
the past  nine years  because  the  persons 
subscribing  were  unable  to  furnish  a 
business  card. 
In  about  half  a  dozen 
cases  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   has  been  de­
ceived  as to  the character  of  men  send­
ing  in  their  subscriptions,  but  has  in­
variable remedied  the  mistakes  as  soon 
as its attention  was called to the matter. 
The  latest  case  in  point  is that of  Paul 
Rasmussen,  a  farmer  living  near  Pent- 
water,  who managed to secure the paper 
several  months before his  real  avocation 
was  discovered  and  the  paper  discon- 
t.nued. 
In  reply  to a letter setting forth 
the reasons  why  the  paper  could  not  be 
sent  longer to his  address,  he  replied  as 
follows:

P e n t w a t e r ,  D ec.  7— 1  am   s o rry   th a t  
it  is  n e c e s s a ry   to   s u s p e n d   m y   s u b s c rip  
tiou  to   T h e   T r a d e s m a n   on  a c c o u n t  o f 
m y  n o t  b e in g   e n g a g e d   in   a n y   tra d e .  1  d o
not think  there is  anything in the  paper 
that  a  farmer  could  use  to  harm  those 
engaged in  trade. 
I  am sure  1  have  not 
used  it  for  that  purpose. 
I  have  ad 
mired  the truthful  stand you have  taken 
on  all  leading  points  pertaining to trade 
and crop  reports and  prospect of  prices 
for  same.  However,  if  your  informant 
thinks he can  keep me or any  other  far­
mer in  ignorance of the  wholesale  prices 
of merchandise,  he  is mistaken,  for  l  re 
ceive,  almost daily,  price  circulars  from 
the  principal  cities; and  l  can  furttn 
say,  that instead of  T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  in 
a  farmer’s  hands,  being  detrimental  to 
the  merchant’s  interests,  it  has  greatly 
stimulated  the desire  among  farmers  in 
this  vicinity for a cash trade system.

Yours truly,

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t o w n   V illa g e .

T h e   C o r n e r   G r o c e r y   C r o w d   in   P o k e -  
P o k e t o w n , Nov.  26.— During  the past 
week there has  been  a movement  on  the 
part of the grocers of  Poketown pointing 
to the early  closing of  their  stores  dur­
ing the winter months.  We  have  eight 
exclusive grocery  stores and three other 
stores where groceries  are  sold  in  con­
nection  with  other lines.  A  meeting of 
the grocers  was called  in  the early part 
of the week,  but,  as  is  usually  the case, 
when  a meeting of  village grocers  is  ad­
vertised  to come off at a certain time,  the 
grocers staid  at home,  and the  Justice of 
the  Peace,  in  whose  office  the  meeting 
was  held,  had  to  officiate  as chairman, 
and the barber  in  the  room  below,  was 
brought up to act as secretary.  The vot­
ing constituent,  or body of  the  meeting, 
was  composed  of  a  corn  doctor,  a  one- 
eyed drayman  and  Old  Swipes.  Resolu­
tions were  passed  expressing  regret  at 
the small  attendance and  the feelings of 
gratitude for the awakened interest man­
ifested  at  the  present  time  in  this all- 
important question.  The chair, after nam­
ing  a  committee  of; three  to  draft  an 
agreement  and  circulate  it  among  the 
trade for  signatures  and  report  in  one 
week,  entertained the motion of the corn 
doctor to  adjourn.  = The  committee  has 
been working  four  days  and  nights  to 
draft an agreement  which all  will  sign, 
but up to date it  has  been  a signal  fail­
ure.  The 
three  general  dealers,  of 
course,  will not  sign  any  agreement  un­
less  the  dry  goods  and  boot  and  shoe 
dealers sign also.  'G ranulated Smith will 
not sign  uuless  the time is fixed  at 7:30, 
while  Scoop,  Salaratus  & Co.  will  have 
nothing to do with  it if it  is fixed at 7:30. 
Old  Cinnamon  Barker  reported  to  the 
committee  that  he  “ mout  agree  to  shet 
up at a fixed time,”  if  he could  “see any 
sense in the doin’ of  it,” but,  “ under  no 
sarcumstance” would  lie  agree''to “ shet 
up”  sooner than 8:05 and then not unless 
all the other stores  “shet up  at sharp  8.” 
Hogg,  Swineson  & Piggott  reported  that 
they  had done  business in  Poketown  be­
fore  the  movers  in 
this  new-fangled 
movement  could  tell a clothes  pin  from 
a quart jug.  They said they  had always 
opened and  shut  their  store  when  they 
wished to and they still  feel able to man­
age  their  business  without  any outside 
assistance.
Of  course  the  question  was  aired  by 
the  crowd  last  night  at  Whiffieson  & 
Spiggott’s  corner  grocery.  Olu JSwipes 
has felt agrieved ever  since  the  meeting 
because he was  not named by  the  chair­
man as one of the committee, not because 
he ever had,  has now, or  ever  expects to 
have,  any  interest  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness in Poketown,  or anywhere else;  but 
simply the craving of an  inborn desire to 
stick his  nose  into  other  people’s busi­
ness.  He  said,  “It  is  an  outrage  on 
nineteenth century enlightenment to ask 
the free merchant citizens of a free coun­
try to  put  their  necks  into a yoke  (Mr, 
Grizzle,  have you got a match?) in a yoke 
by signing  such a tyranical  document as 
that.  Any  merchant  in  this  town  who 
signs  that  agreement  ought  to  be  ban­
ished to Africa, for he is not fit (confound 
that  pipe !)  to  live  in  a  free  country. 
Why  it  smacks  (Judas  p riest! but  that 
bowl is h o t!)  of  the dark ages. 
I would 
like to know what the  people  would  do 
these long winter evenings,  if  the stores 
were all shut  up?”

At  this point someone in the front end 
of  the store remarked that he thought it 
would be a good thing,  as  the merchants 
and clerks would then have the evenings 
for recreation  and  mental  improvement 
and  the  chronic  loafers  would  be  com­
pelled to change their roosting places,  to 
the great satisfaction and comfort of  the 
merchants  themselves.
As  Swipes  turned  to  see  who it was 
talking, the speaker,  Sam Dodge,  slipped 
out of the door. 
It  was  an  old  trick of 
Sam’s  to  fire a  shot  and  run.  No  one 
takes offense  at  any  thing  Sam  Dodge 
says,  for no one can  tell  when he is jok­
ing or when he is in earnest.  His tobac­
co store is a favorite resort  for  the boys, 
who  at  all  times  and  in  all  places ac­
knowledge their inferiority to Sam in the 
art of taking a common every day lie and 
destroying  its  identity  with  a few  em­
bellishments  and  then  pass  it  off  on a 
confiding and unsuspecting public as the

actual truth.  Sam is an artist in  this de­
partm ent of  human  activity,  and a jolly 
good fellow withal.  Every village  is not 
so  fortunate  as  to  have  a  Sam  Dodge 
within  her  borders.  When  Swipes  dis­
covered  who it  was  that  fired  into  the 
crowd,  he  joined  in  the  laugh  and  re­
marked  that  “ Dodge  is  a  great  Sam.” 
But  Eddie  Spiggott,  the  nice,  dapper, 
modest little junior partner of the corner I 
grocery,  was  so  pleased  with  Sam’s  re­
mark that he could  not  get  over  it,  and 
Old Swipes  was  inclined  to be offended. 
Spiggott is too  esthetic  and  is of too re­
fined  and  too delicate a nature to  admire 
Old  Swipes,  and  so  Sam’s 
remarks 
pleased  him  and  every  time  he  came 
down  to  the  lower  end  of  the  store  to 
weigh out  sugar  or  crackers,  he  would 
look  behind  the  stove  and  wink  at  me 
and  laugh.

If 

Speaking  of  crackers  reminds  me  of 
the fact  that the regular seating capacity 
of  the  corner  grocery  is  inadequate  to 
meet the demands of  the  crowd,  and so 
the  cracker  barrel  is used  as a roost by 
one of the regular, acting  members of the 
crowd.
This  man  is  middle-aged,  undersized 
and poor,  both  in pocket  and flesh.  His 
name is Bottomly  Querk,  but  everybody 
calls him  Bottom  and it is’very  doubtful 
if he  would  understand  what it  meant, if 
some one someday  should  accidently call 
him  Mr.  Querk.  Bottom  owns  an  old 
dilapidated  pair of  what may  have  been 
horses, sometime, before they were struck 
with  the dry  rot,  and  he  manages to  re­
main  in  the land of  the  living  and  sup­
port his  wife  and  two  little Querks,  by 
plowing gardens in  the spring  and doing 
odd jobs of teaming arouud  the  village. 
Whatever  Bottom’s  faults  may  be,  he 
certainly  is  not extravagant,  uuless  it be 
in 
the  great  number  and  variety  of 
patches  worn  on  his  outside  bluejeau 
pantaloons. 
in 
which Bottom excells,  it is in  the longev­
ity of  his hat,  and  the marvelous length 
of time he is able to stay inside of a com­
mon pair of overalls.  Bottom’s  face  re­
sembles the grubby,  barren  lands of  the
pine  portion  of  Michigan,  vegetation 
scant,  stunted and  very  much scattered, 
owing to the extreme  poverty of  the soil. 
Bottom  comes early and  stays  late.  He 
may be seen every  evening sitting cross- 
legged on  the cracker  barrel  in  the  cor­
ner grocery listening to the conversation. 
He seldom speaks,  and  when  he  does  it 
is  a  whining  voice,  pitched  on  a  very 
high key.  He never leaves  his perch, or 
changes  his  position,  except  when  a 
quarter’s  worth  of  crackers  are  called 
for by a customer.  Then  Bottom  slides 
off the  barrel,  tearing his  bluejean  pant­
aloons on a nail  every  time  he  does  so, 
and stands with his  back to the stove un­
til the crackers  are  weighed  out  and  the 
cover adjusted,  then  he resumes  his  old 
position.  This is  repeated  from  five  to 
ten  times  every  night,  and  every  time 
some patch is torn loose  by  that nail  in 
the barrel. 

there  be  anything 

I c h a b o d   G r i z z l e .

C o u ld n ’t  F in d  t h e  R e b a te .

A traveling  salesman  for  a  wholesale 
grocery house  of this  city  recently  sold 
a  German  grocer  two  cases  of  package 
coffee  with  the  understanding  that  the 
purchaser would  receive  a  rebate.  The 
next  time he called on the merchant,  the 
Teuton exclaimed:

“Vat  kind  of  a  house  vas  dot  you 

vork for?”

“A good house,”  replied  the  traveler.
“I tinks it vas a  h—1 of  a  house,”  ob­

served  the retailer.

“ What’s the matter?”  asked  the  trav­

eler.  “ Anything wrong?”

“Anyting  wrong! 

It  vas  all  wrong! 
You know  dose zwei cases of  coffee  you 
sold  me  wit  a  rebate,  eh?  Yell,  Johan 
und I looked all ofer de backages in both 
cases  unt  dere  vas  no  rebate  dere  unt 
mine  bruder,  he  could  not  vind  no  re­
bate,  eider.  Dat vas  a  h—1 of  a  house. 
Get out of here.”

|  Bay City—The Robinson  Salt  &  Lum- 
I ber Co.  is succeeded by C.  C. Barker.

TH E  TRADESM AN  CO M PAN Y,

Sole Manufacturers,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

BEFORE  AND  AFTER.

Experience  o f  a  Live  Firm  w ith  the  Coupon

System .

F  Goodman  &  Co.,  dealers  in  general  merchandise  at  Burnip’s  Corners,  re­

cently issued the following circulars to their customers:

BEFORE  USING.

B u r n i p ’s C o r n e r s , August 25,  ’91—We 
ask your kind indulgence  while  we again 
call your attention  to  some  of  the  un­
desirable  features  of  the  credit  system, 
as applied to general  country stores.
Our average experience in keeping run­
ning accounts with our  customers for six 
months or a year  has  been  anything  but 
satisfactory.  Accounts  will  often  run 
into dollars and cents  much  faster  than 
the customer has anticipated and  it  is  a 
very  common  occurrence  that  disputes 
will arise when a settlement is had. Much 
ill feeling  is  the  result  and  we  either 
make an allowance and  lose  the  amount 
in dispute or often lose  a good customer; 
in either case  the customer’s faith in our 
integrity  is diminished.  We  have  tried 
the pass book system  and in the majority 
of cases it has proved  a failure.  Custom­
ers  would  often  neglect  to  bring  their 
books  when  making  purchases,  and  it 
would frequently  happen,  when  we  were 
otherwise busy,  that we would enter  the 
amount of a customer’s purchase  on  his 
book,  then  either  neglect  or  forget  to 
charge the same on our books.  This was 
the source of considerable loss  to  us  in 
the course of a year’s business and, when 
the account was finally  settled,  it  would 
again cause confusion and dissatisfaction. 
Many of you have, perhaps, at  some  time 
paid  an  accouut  to  some  merchant,  in 
which you thought that you  were  being 
grievously  wronged,  and  whether  you 
did or not make objection as to its correct­
ness,  you still  felt convinced  in your own 
mind  that you  had  paid  out  money  for 
which you had  received no value.  When­
ever differences of  this kind  occor,  it  is
certain to be a  trade  loser  to  the  mer­
chant and a permanent injury to his busi­
ness. 
If,  therefore,  any  system  can  be 
introduced  without any of  these  object­
ionable features,  by  which  a  merchant 
may do a credit business,  it  is  the  duty 
of the wide-awake dealer to adopt  it.
It is truly  said that this  is  an  age  of 
progression.  Vast 
improvements  are 
constantly being made in  all  directions, 
as conditions  change  and  necessity  re­
quires them.  Methods of doing business 
on credit are  no  exception  to  the  rule, 
and the acme of perfection in that direct­
ion is attained  in the credit  coupon  sys­
tem,  which  has been adopted and approv­
ed by thousands of merchants in the West, 
and  is  now in practical use  by over eight 
thousand enterprising merchants in Mich­
igan  alone.
The system  is  simplicity  itself.  The 
customer simply signs  the  receipt,  pay­
able at a certain  date,  which  is then de­
tached by the dealer as the customer’s ob­
ligation for  the  amount  of  the  coupon 
book and the customers has  the  dealer’s 
obligation for the same amount,  which is 
the coupon book.
We have  concluded  to  adopt  this  sys­
tem; and for the  purpose  of  giving  our 
patrons  time  to  investigate  and  make 
themselves familiar with  it,  we have  de­
ferred the date until October 1,  On  that 
date we shall close  our  books  and  give 
credit only through this system.
Among the many  advantages  we  will 
mention  simply the following:

1.  The labor of keeping a set of books 
is entirely obliviated.
2.  There  will  be  no  pass-books 
to 
doctor to make them correspond  with the 
ledger accounts.
3.  There  will  be no time  lost,  in  the 
hurry of trade,  to  charge  items,  as  the 
coupons are easily  handled  and detached 
as quickly as change can  be  made  with 
money.
4.  There  will  be  no  complaints  by 
customers that they are charged for goods 
they have never had.

5.  There will  be no disputed accounts, 
and all  friction  and  ill  feeling  incident 
thereto is avoided.
6.  Customers  are enabled at any  time 
to know  the exact amount of  goods  they 
have had,  by reference  to  their  coupon 
books.
7.  They will know by the date of issue, 
endorsed on the cover of the book,  when 
coupons are to be paid  for.
8.  A child can go to the store and trade 
with coupons as easily  as  any  one,  and 
with equal  safety.

There are  many  other  desirable 

fea­
tures connected with this  system,  which 
we have not space  to enumerate here,  but 
shall endeavor to explain  at any time  on 
application.  We shall  retain  the five per 
cent,  off  for  cash  feature,  and  parties 
wishing to  buy coupons for cash will  be 
given a discount  of  five  per  cent.,  and 
coupons will  be received  for  everything 
we sell,  including such  goods  as  we  do 
not otherwise give a cash discount on.  In 
this way you can save five percent, on all 
of your purchases,  no  matter  how  small 
they may  be.

We  have  long since discovered  that  it 
is money that  makes  the  mare  go,  and 
will now  announce  that,  after  the  first 
day of October next,  we shall buy  goods 
for spot cash only and buy of  the jobber 
who will give  us  the most goods and  the 
best value  for  our  money.  Our  motto 
will  be,  “Buy cheaper and sell cheaper.” 
and  in  order to accomplish this  we  must 
systematize our credit business.  The ad­
vantages to both merchant and patron, of 
the system  we adopt,  is  so manifest  that 
certainly  no fair-minded  person can  find 
any  valid objection  to it after a thorough
examination and trial.

Very respeutfully,

F .  G o o d m a n   &  C o,

AFTER  USING.

B u r n i p ’s  Co r n e r s ,  Nov.  25—We have 
been  gradually  endeavoring  to  correct 
some of the unnecessary evils  appertain 
iug to a credit business of a country  retail 
store,  and  since  our  last  circular  was 
issued,  during which time  a  former part­
ner  has  retired  from  the  firm,  we  have 
determined to virtually place our business 
on  a cash basis,  and  we know of no better 
way  to accomplish  this  than  through  the 
credit coupon system.  Having tried this 
system,  we have everything to say  in  its 
favor,  and nothing  against  it.  The  one 
advantage of  not  having  disputes  with 
customers in  settling  accounts  seems  to 
us  to be  alone sufficient to  recommend  it 
to every  retail merchant in  the  country. 
We find that there is  a  great  saving  of 
time that under the  old  system  was  re­
quired  in keeping a set of  books,  and  we 
are of  the  opinion  that  we  shall  save 
many  a  dollar which  formerly was  lost 
through  carelessness  in  neglecting 
to 
charge  items.  Our  customers  are  well 
pleased  with  the  system,  and  we  have 
yet to find the  first  one  to  condemn  it, 
after once  having given  it  a  trial.  We 
now do principally  a  cash  business  and 
sell coupons,  discounting them  at  5  per 
cent,  for cash or paper  that  can  be  con­
verted  into available funds, which enables 
us to discount  all  bills  and  obtain  our 
goods  at  the  lowest  prices.  We  think 
the signs of the times  indicate  that  the 
day  is not far distant  when  a majority of 
the  progressive  retail  merchants  will 
adopt the  cash  system,  but,  until  that 
time does come,  we will say to all dealers 
who think they cannot do a strictly  cash 
business in  their localities,  by all  means 
adopt the credit coupon system, for 
it is 
the system of all systems  where  business 
is done on credit.

Very respectfully,

F.  G o o d m a n   & Co.

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A M O N G   T H E   T R A D E .

ABOUND THE  8TATK.

Plymouth—E.  J.  Bradner  has  sold  his 

grocery  stock to C.  E.  Passage.

Detroit—Scott & Co. succeed  Asmus  & 

Co.  in the tea and coffee business.

Butler—P.  W.  Garey’s  general  stock 

has been  seized on chattel  mortgage.

Lisbon—H.  G. Johnson  succeeds John­

son  & Thurston  in the drug business.

Hudson—Holden  &  Kellogg  succeed 
Kellogg & Austin  in the grocery business.
Mears—J as. Th wai tes succeed s Th wai t- 
es &  Henderson  in  the grocery  and  meat 
business.

Ridgeway—J.  O.  Shepard  has  pur­
the  hardware  stock  of  H.  J. 

chased 
Williams.

Detroit—The  Heck  &  Uemel  Lumber 
Co.  has changed  its style to the Standard 
Lumber Co.

Sunfield — Iieatsman  &  Hutchinson, 
general  dealers,  have  dissolved,  E.  H. 
Deatsman  continuing.

Traverse City—W.  S.  Gillette has  pur­
chased  the  grocery  stock  of  F.  Gardner 
and  will continue the business.

Boyne Falls—William  Mears  has  sold 
a half interest  in his general stock to  his 
clerk  and  the  firm  will  hereafter  be 
known  as  Mears & Tyler.

Dimondale—Dr.  E.  S.  Walford  &  Co. 
expect to be able  to occupy a  new  brick 
store  buildings,  now  in  progress  of erec­
tion,  in about thirty  days.

Kalamazoo—A.  C.  Davis  &  Sons  have 
sold the Kandy  Kitchen  to  Koehler  Bros. 
Charles  Koehler has been connected with 
the establishment for some time.

Stanton—The contemplated dissolution 
of the grocery  firm of Ball &  McLean  has 
been  abandoned,  both  partners  having 
agreed not to disagree,  and  business  will 
be pushed harder than ever.

Nashville—A.  S.  Mitchell,  manager  of 
the  John  Tripp,  Son  & Co.  clothing and 
boot  and 
shoe  store,  at  Leslie,  has 
bought the H.  M.  Lee  clothing stock  and 
will take possession Jan  1,  adding large­
ly to the stock.

Traverse  City—J.  W.  Travis  &  Co. 
have purchased  a tract  of  laud,  100x400 
in dimensions, on the  line of the C.  &  W. 
M.  Railway,  and  will embark  i:i  the pur­
chase and  sale  of  lumber,  lath,  shingles 
and  builders’  supplies generally.

Saranac—Henry  Henkel  has  disposed 
of his stock of goods to a party in  Grand 
Rapids and  an  inventory,  preparatory to 
removing  them,  has  been 
this 
week.  The  remainder of  the stock  will 
be  taken to  Howard  City.  Capt.  E.  P. 
Gifford  will  at  once  stock  up  the  store 
with a general line of goods.

taken 

Saginaw—W.  H.  Dow ns,  a former shoe 
dealer of this city, and four practical men 
of  Detroit for a long time connected with 
the  shoe  manufactories  there,  are  en­
deavoring to organize a stock company to 
manufacture  shoes 
in  Saginaw.  The 
capital  stock  of  the  proposed  company 
will  be $50,000,  and  this  will  enable  the 
starting  of  a 
factory  employing  100 
hands.

MAXTJFACTUBINe  MATTERS.

Jackson—The Steele & Hovey Manufac­
turing Co.  has removed it  patent  leather 
goods factory to South  Bend, lud.

Cadi i lac—Chittenden,  Herrick  &  Co. 
have closed their sawmill  for  a few  days 
to get ready  for  a  large  cut  during  the 
coming season.

Saginaw—Murphy  &  Dorr,  who  are 
operating  two camps in  Clare county  and

THE  MICHIGAN  TnAJDESM^JSr.

shipping logs by  rail  to  this  river,  have 
cut 5,000,000 feet  in  the last  60 days.

Onekama—The  Onekama  Lumber  Co. 
is making improvements  which  will  put 
its mill  in  first-class  shape  for  sawing. 
It will  begin operations  about the  first of 
the new year.

Cadillac—Diggins Bros., who have been 
lumber  for  Cobbs  &  Mitchell, 
cutting 
have  completed  their  contract. 
They 
have now  engaged  to  cut several  million 
feet  for G.  A.  Bergland.

Tanner—A.  K.  Williamson  is building 
an  addition  to his mill  at Bear Lake.  He 
has already  a stock of  logs on  skids,  and 
will  have a full  supply,  provided  we get 
any snow at all.  He saws pine, hemlock 
and  hardwoods.

Houghton— Thomas  Parks  has  pur­
chased  2,000,000  feet  of  stumpage  near 
Lake Linden,  and  has  his camps  in,  hav­
ing about one-half  of  it  on  skids.  The 
logs  will  be  banked  on  Lake  Superior, 
near L’Anse  Bay.

Traverse City—W.  F.  Calkins,  former­
ly chief engineer of J. J.  Fay, Jr., & Co.’s, 
sawmills here,  has  bought an interest  in 
the  foundry  business of Thirlby & Jack- 
son,  and  the new  firm  will  be known  as 
Thirlby,  Jackson & Calkins.

enlarging 

Tanderagee—The  Northern  Michigan 
Lumber  Co.  is 
the  capac­
ity of its sawmill and putting in  a handle 
factory  in  counection.  The  latter  will 
have  twelve  broom  handle  lathes  and 
eight lathes for the manufacture of chair 
stock.

Kalamazoo—D.  denBleyker  has  pur­
chased  the  interest of  J.  R.  McNabb  in 
the  Peninsular  Carriage  Co.,  and  will 
conduct  the  business  under  the  same 
name.  There  are  now  fifty  hands  em­
ployed  in 
the  shops.  Mr.  McNabb’s 
retirement  is caused  by  ill  health.

Saginaw—W.  K.  Sutherland,  an 

ex­
tensive dealer in  hardwood  lumber,  says 
that he  is  carrying  over  6,000,000  feet. 
He  says there has been a fairly good trade 
in  hardwood  lumber  during  the  season, 
and  that a  large quantity  of  logs will  be 
put  in  this winter.

Lake  Ann—S.  Arnold  has  bought  the 
sawmill  here formerly  run  and  owned by 
O. C.  Fish,  of Frankfort,  and  will  put  in 
a full  stock of  logs this  winter.  An  Ohio 
concern  is also putting up  a  large  plant 
here,  consisting of sawmill  and  hoop fac­
tory,  and  will  have machinery  for  work­
ing  up other small stuff.

Saginaw—It  is now  understood that  if 
the  Owen-Hutchinson  Lumber  Co.  su«- 
ceeds in effecting a  compromise with  its 
creditors,  which  is considered  likely,  the 
company  will sell  its  planing  mill  plant, 
at  least  members  of  the  concern  state 
that this is the intention at present.

Houghton—C.  A.  Nie,  of Norrie,  Wis., 
contemplates the erection  of a sawmill at 
this place.  The  mill  will  be  a  modern 
one,  of  large  capacity,  with  a  shingle 
mill  in  connection.  Should the plant go 
in,  a  planing  mill  will  also  be  put  up. 
The intention  is to have the  mill in oper­
ation next season.

Cadillac—Cobbs &  Mitchell’s new  saw­
mill,  which  is  built on  the site of the one 
which  was  burned  in  July  last,  began 
operations  December  5.  The  new  mill, 
though  not  so  large as  the one  burned, 
has all  the  modern  appliances  and im­
provements. 
It  is  a  single  band  mill, 
with  a capacity  of 48,000 to 51,000 a day.
Saginaw—The drive  on  the  Little Mo­
lasses,  containing about  4,000,000 feet of 
logs owned Bliss & Yan Auken, came out

i last  week.  This firm  will  put in 25,000,- 
j 000  feet of  logs over their log railroad  in 
I Gladwin  county,  and  4.000,000  at  their 
! camp on  the  Molasses.  All  of  the  pro- 
j duct of this mill  is  handled  by  rail,  and 
last  month  they  shipped  2,500,000  feet.
| Their total  output  in  the  rail  trade for
! the year will exceed 25.000,100 feet, 
r Muskegon—Navigation  will  close here 
with the docks fairly  well  depleted.  An 
| old  lumberman  in  making  a  review  of 
the various mills  and  the amounts  which 
each  w’ould  in  all  probability  have  on 
hand at the close,  states that  the amount 
will  be  less  than  at  any time within the 
|  last  decade,  and  no  more  than  can  be 
handled  by  the  various yards during the 
winter.  Consequently  when  navigation 
I opens  next  spring  vessels  will come to 
| bare docks or to piles of green  lumber.

Thompson—There  will  be  a 

large 
amount of logs  put up in  this section this 
winter.  Hall  & Buell  have finished  skid­
ding and have begun  drawing  logs  north 
j of Seney,  with  about  a  foot of snow.  The 
Chicago Lumbering  Co.  is  not  rushing 
the  log business quite so heavy this  win­
ter,  as it  had  logs  left over.  The  Delta 
I Lumber  Co.  has  five  camps 
running 
j and is  building three miles more of  rail­
road.  The company expects to haul logs 
over its road  all  winter,  banking  at  the 
mill.

Manistee—The  lumber cutting  season 
at this  point  is about at an end.  All  the 
mills but  two are shut down,  and  one  of 
those  intends  to  run  all  winter.  The 
other  will  keep at  it  as  long as  logs  can 
be got to the  mill  from  the  water.  The 
excessively  cold  and  stormy  weather 
j which prevailed  week  before  last,  and 
j which sent the mills  into  winter quarters 
i in  a hurry,  has changed  for  the  better, 
and now  it feels  more  like  spring  than 
winter.  The  ice  which  had  formed  in 
the  booms  so that it  was  almost  impos­
sible to move the logs, has about all melt­
ed out again.

The  Retailer’s  Policy.

From the American Grocer.

to 

the 

that 

realize 

There  is  a  never-ending  discussion  as 
to the relative  merits  of  the  credit  and 
cash systems,  as  the  governing policy of 
a  retail  business. 
The  advocates  of 
either plan are as earnest  and positive in 
their convictions as those who  argue  for 
prohibition  or  free  trade,  none  seem­
ing 
truth  lies 
midway of two  extremes.  Although the 
ideal  credit  business,  or  the  ideal  cash 
trade,  is  seldom,  if  ever  attained,  the 
| ideal should ever  be kept in  mind  as the 
desired goal.
Men succeed  and  men  fail  under  both 
systems,  which  gives rise to the  opinion 
ofttimes  expressed,  that  success in  life, 
in  any  vocation,  depends  more  upon  the 
man  than the  system.
We are led to this subject through con­
versations  held  with  prominent  advo­
cates of both methods.  Said one,  a lead­
ing and  successful  dealer  in  one of  the 
is  a  ticklish 
| three  largest  cities:  “ It 
! matter to do a  credit  business,  and yet it 
| is for  us the best plan. 
I  found that last 
! year our losses from  bad debts  were only 
j one-seventh of  1 per cent,  of  the amount 
j of our sales,  but  this  percentage of  loss 
is apt to  increase as the business  grows,
I as  it  does  year  after  year.  Our  plan 
| therefore is  to  the  more  closely  guard 
| and  watch credits, to exercise a thorough 
supervision,  not only overall applicants, 
but over old customers as well.  We have 
adopted a system of rating all credit cus- 
t >mers,  as Aa,  A,  B,  C,  D, E,  F,  and note 
leach  customer’s  standing  on  their  ac- 
| count  as  an  index  to the  book-keeper. 
Aa  represents  parties  of  unquestioned 
standing,  who pay when  they please, and 
to whom statements  are not  periodically 
sent; A,  those of  high standing,  who  re- 
j ceive a  monthly statement,  and  are  not 
1 again  reminded  of  their  account;  B,

to 

those  who are sent a duplicate statement, 
if no payment has  been made within  fif­
teen  days; C,  those  who need to  be  noti­
fied  the second time in  ten days; D, those 
who are to  be  pursued  by  the  collector; 
E,  the man  whose credit must not extend 
over  one  purchase,  we  being  always 
ready to  risk  one  bill,  where  we  know 
nothing  detrimental 
to  a  customer’s 
standing;  F,  the  party  undeserving  of 
credit—the  dead  beat.  We  admit  that 
there can  be  no credit  without  risk,  but 
we  can  afford 
take  more  varied 
risks than  the  wholesale trader,  because 
our margin of  profit  is  thrice that of the 
jobber.  The  question  is,  shall  we,  or 
shall  we  not  do  without  the  trade  of  a 
class  of  responsible,  thrifty  customers, 
who are  constant  and  free  buyers,  but 
who  will  not  pay  cash  or  be  bothered 
with the annoyance of  sending  the  mon­
ey  with  every  purchase,  at  the  risk  of 
children, servants  and  others?  We pre­
fer to do the  credit  business,  rapidly ex­
tend  the  volume  of  trade,  scan  credits, 
watch  everything  closely  and  take  the 
risks.  We can  make more money  in  that 
way.”
The next day,  one who for seven years 
has  carried  on  successfully  a  cast iron 
cash business,  in  a city  of  12,000 inhabi­
tants,  argued  for  his  plan.  He  says: 
“The rule must  be  absolute;  there must 
be  no  discrimination,  common  sense 
governing the very  few  exceptions  that 
may  arise,  as  when  a  well  known  and 
responsible person  orders  goods,  having 
left  the  pocket  book  at  home,  or  for 
other  good  cause  unable  to  pay,  until, 
T come  in  again.’  There  are,  however, 
few  instances  of  that  sort,  because  the 
people understand  and  respect  the rule. 
We  have  the  largest  and  best  trade  in 
the city,  and deal  in  fine  and  fancy gro­
ceries. 
Some  half-dozen  of  our  com­
petitors have made attempts to adopt  the 
cash  plan  and  failed.  My  partner,  un­
able  to  resist  the  temptation  to  credit 
the  better  class  of  patrons,  withdrew 
and  started  another  store, opposite,  but 
my  business  keeps  on  increasing,  and  to 
my sut prise  the  old  customers  stay  by 
me.  1  am perfectly  satisfied, after seven 
years’  experience,  to  adhere  strictly  to 
the cash plan.”
The leading  grocers  of  Brooklyn  are 
firm  believers  in  a  rigid  cash  system, 
and  do a  trade  of  $750,000  annually on 
that  plan.  The  foremost  retail  grocers 
of New York City,  and  the leading retail 
establishments generally do a credit  bus­
iness of millions.
Mr. John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, 
does  a  retail 
trade  of  $14,000,000  per 
year,  and  is  reported  as  having 120,000 
credit  customers  on  his  books,  and  of 
making $1,000,000 net per annum.
Is it not evident  from  these  examples 
that failure  is due to defects  in  the busi­
ness  ability,  the  qualifications  of 
the 
man  and  not  from  the system pursued? 
Correct  business  habits, experience,  the 
ability  to  read  character,  the  nerve to 
regulate  credits,  strong  will-power,  are 
elements that  must  be  possessed  by any 
who aspire to  success  in selling goods at 
retail,  and  are  more  essential  than  the 
system involved.

Activity in Farm  Implement Lines.

From the Farm I a plement News.

to 

traced 

and  good  prices 

The demand  the  past  few  months for 
seasonable  goods  has  been  especially 
active,  a  condition  of  affairs  which can 
the  excellent 
be  directly 
crops 
received  for 
them.  The  farmer  has  had  money and 
has been able to  liquidate  all  debts and 
purchase  needed  implements.  Business 
is  also active in  the  few  lines  of  goods 
which are  now  in  season,  such  as  horse 
powers,  feed  cutters,  grinding  mills, 
corn shelters and  similar lines.  The de­
mand is in some  cases  reported to be  all 
that the  manufacturers  can  take care of 
promptly,  and  in  other  quarters  where 
the trade  is  not  yet  so  strong in tone it 
is expected  that  cold  weather will bring 
heavy reinforcements  to  the  orders  now 
in.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

TTTTü  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

5

G R A N D   R A P ID S   G O S S IP .

Lambert Lamberts  succeeds  Lamberts 
& Sonke in  the retail  furniture  business.  I
Mrs.  F.  L.  Kilderhouse  has  opened  a I 
grocery  store at  Empire.  The I.  M.  Clark 
Grocery Co.  furnished  the stock.

Simeon  Leroy  has  opened  a  grocery 
store on  East  Bridge  street.  The  stock 
was  famished  by the I. M. Clark Grocery 
Co.

The  Cedar  Springs  Stave  Co.  has  put 
in  a supply store  in  connection  with  its 
factory.  The  I.  M,  Clark  Grocery  Co. 
furnished the stock,

W.  W.  Forrest has completed  his  brick 
store  building  at  Rockford,  and  placed 
his order for a drug stock with the Hazel- 
tine & Perkins Drug Co.

Jacob Forusm a  has  purchased  a  half 
interest in  the grocery stock  of Cornelius 
Quint,  at  305  Central  avenue,  and  the 
firm  name  will  hereafter  be  known  as 
Quint & Formsma.

J. W.  Sprau,  formerly of the  firm of F. 
Goodman &  Co.,  general  dealers  at Bur- 
nip’s  Corners,  has  engaged  in  the  gro­
cery  business  at  that place.  The Lemon 
& Wheeler Company furnished  the stock.
W. J.  Smith,  who embarked in  the gro­
cery  business about a year ago at the cor­
ner of Monroe and Park streets, turned the 
stock over to  the  Ball-Barnbart-Putman 
Co.  last Friday.  The  latter  immediately 
discontinued  the  business  and  removed 
the stock  to its own establishment.

J.  W.  Parke  has  leased  one  of  the 
stores in  the pew Stow & Moore block, on 
Pearl street,  and  will shortly occupy the 
same  with  a wholesale notion  stock.  Mr. 
Park  has  been engaged  in  this  business 
at South Bend  for  several years  and pro­
posed to enlarge his  line of customers by 
coming to a larger town.

Gustavus Stern  has erected a two-story 
frame  store  building  at  Amble,  24x30 
feet in dimensions,  and  put in a  general 
stock.  The  Lemon &  Wheeler Company 
furnished  the  groceries,  P.  Steketee  & 
Sons the dry goods and  the  Gunn  Hard­
ware Co.  the  hardware.  Mr.  Stern  hails 
from  Toledo,  where  he  was  engaged  in 
the grocery business several  years.

P u r e ly   P e r s o n a l.

Frank  Hamilton,  of  the firm of  Hamil­
ton  &  Milliken,  at  Traverse  City,  was 
in town last Friday.

C.  F.  Moore,  president of  the  Diamond 
Crystal  Salt  Co,,  of  St.  Clair,  was  in 
town  a couple of days last  week.

C.  N.  Rapp  has  returned  from  York 
State,  where he spent seven  weeks in the 
apple producing regions in  pursuit of de­
sirable stock.

The wife of Valda  Johnston,  who was 
severely  injured during a runaway about 
ten  days  ago,  is  rapidly  improving  and 
will soon  be able to be about again.

Heman  G.  Barlow  writes  from  Mt. 
Clemens that  his  symptoms  are  improv­
ing and  that  he  soon  hopes to be able to 
announce his enthralldom  from  rheuma­
tism.

S.  M.  Lemon and John  Caulfield spent 

last  Friday  in  the  woods  of  Plainfield 
township.  They  bagged  large quantities 
of  game,  but  gave  it  all  away  to  poor 
children  they  met on  the  way  home.

Mr.  Clark,  late  manager  of  the  local 
branch of Swift & Company, has been re­
It is surmised  that  Bert Stevens
called. 

will  be  announced  as  his  successor—a 
change which would  give  the meat trade 
of the city  genuine  satisfaction.

The  frequent  visits  of  C.  F.  Walker, 
the  Glen  Arbor  general  dealer,  to  the 
Grand  Rapids market  have been  the  oc­
casion  of  considerable  wonderment  on 
the  part  of 
that  gentleman’s  many 
friends. 
It now  appears  that  his  visits 
are of a purely official character,due to his 
employment  as  a  detective  by  a  large 
corporation.  His services  in this capacity 
are so  highly  valued  by  his  employers 
that it is  not unlikely  that he will  aban­
don  the  mercantile business altogether in 
the  near future.

F r o m  a   Y p s ila n ti  S ta n d p o i n t.
The  Ypsilanti  Ypsilantian  of 

last 
week containing the following  communi­
cation  from a traveling man of that place 
in  reply to the insulting  remarks  of  the 
Sentinel:

In a recent issue of the Sentinel of this 
city,  the  editor  of  that  paper  in  com­
menting  upon  the  alleged  escapade  of 
one  Andrews,  of  Grand  Rapids,  takes 
occasion to remark  that this  “is  another 
proof of what we  have  said  before,  that 
one would never make a mistake by shout­
ing a commercial traveler on sight.”
Mr.  Geo.  F.  Owen,  a  commercial  trav­
eler of  Grand  Rapids,  whose  reputation 
and character are irreproachable, in  very 
mild terms  and  very  properly, calls Mr. 
Woodruff to account,  in  T h e   M i c h ig a n  
T r a d e s m a n   of  November  25,  for  this 
villainous statement;  and  the  writer of 
this also takes  exception  to  the  vile im­
plication,  and  would  have  replied  to  it 
in  your  last  issue  had  he  not  been  in­
formed  that  the  editor  of  the  Sentinel 
had  appologized  to  Mr.  Owen  for  the 
article  referred  to,  and  had  disclaimed 
any knowledge of its insertion or of enter­
taining  such  sentiments 
towards  com­
mercial  travelers.
It now appears that I  was misinformed 
and  that Mr.  Owen  must  also  have  been 
deceived,  the  writer  of  the  “apology” 
being  M.  T.  Woodruff, 
reputed  pub­
lisher,  while the  author of  the  offensive 
article is  no  other  than  Chas.  Woodruff, 
editor;  and  this  is  followed by another 
insult  in  the  editorial  columns  of  the 
Sentinel of December 2.
Now,  as there are twenty-five or thirty 
commercial  travelers  who  have resided, 
owned  property  and  paid  taxes  in  this 
city for a considerable  number  of  years, 
they  have  been  identified  with the city’s 
growth and prosperity, and some of them 
occupy  public  positions  of  honor.  A 
large proportion  of  them  are also mem­
bers of  the  various  religious denomina­
tions,  and it  is  believed  all  or nearly all 
are  regular  church  attendants  and  are 
looked upon  as good  citizens. 
I  want to 
ask Chas.  Woodruff  to inform us and the 
people of Ypsilanti  what these men  have 
done that  they  deserve  to  be  “shot  on 
sight.” 
Is he such a model of  propriety 
and decorum that he can  sit in judgment 
and  condemn 
to  be  “ shot  on  sight,” 
such  citizens  as  ¡8.  L.  Champlin,  ¡8.  A. 
Durand,  Wm.  Rickie,  C.  L.  Stevens,  Jas. 
A.  Bassett,  Wm.  B.  Seymour,  M.  G. 
Wood,  T.  J.  Haywood,  P.  M.  Ross,  C. 
L.  Hall,  M.  M.  Reed,  C.  W.  Mansfield, 
N.  B.  Perkins,  and  others  whose  names 
1 do not at  this  moment  recall,  because 
forsooth,  some  individual  in  the  city  of 
Grand Rapids,  who may or may not have 
been  a  commercial  traveler  (Mr.  Owen 
says he  was not),  has gone wrong?
Do the  people  of  this  city  look  upon 
this  long-haired,  long-eared  nondescript 
as in any  sense  superior  as  a citizen to 
the men I  have  mentioned?  There have 
been  some  commercial  travelers  whose 
families  yet  live  here,  but  whose bones 
lie in yonder cemetery.  Would you have 
had  these and  those now  living  “ shot on 
sight,”  and their  places  taken  by  such 
as the one who now vilifies them?
the  State  of  Michigan  there  are 
3,000  and  in  the  United  States  260,000 
commercial  travelers,  and I will venture 
the assertion  that  for  morality,  sobriety 
and  good  citizenship,  the  least  among 
! them  will  compare  favorably  with  the 
| editor  of  the  Sentinel,  and that none of

In 

them will equal him in depravity, if such 
expressions as are attributed  to  him  are 
any criterion for  judgment. 
It has been 
no uncommon thing to  hear  him  spoken 
of  as  “ a crank,” and  deservedly  so,  for 
has  he  not  from  time  immemorial  op­
posed  and  ridiculed  every  advanced 
thought,  every  modern  social,  political 
or  religious  development?  Nothing  in 
the way of progress escapes his invective, 
which  does  not  conform  to  his  narrow
ideas.
1  have  already taken  up  too much of 
your space,  but here is an  apropos selec­
tion—the author of  which  I  do  not now 
recall—I must  ask  you  to  print  in  this 
connection:
D oubt greatly th at one who always doubts,
Who, lacking  good  him self, sees only evil in all 
Who, ever ready  w ith stylet sharp of criticism  
Seeks w ith  ruthless hand to pick at little flaws, 
Till grevious  faults  appear.
O, fear th a t one, w ith conscientious fear,
W ho sees not good but b a d ;
F or veriiy, in others,’tis him self he sees reflected. 
He that is good, e’er finds some good in a ll; 
lie  th a t is loving, e’er finds m uch to love.
Doubt m uch th e  doubter!
For ’tis he w ho sows the seeds of discord 
Broadcast o'er the land,
And bounteous harvests  follow of vile grow th— 
Thistles of hate,  nettles of vanity,
T hat kill the blossoms sweet 
Of peace and love.

he m eets;

soliciting 

the  members  of 

M r.  B u g -b ee  R e c iy e s  t h e  M o s t V o te s .
In  response to the circular  sent out  by 
the Secretary of the State Board of Phar­
macy, 
the 
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Associa­
tion  to express  their  preference  for  the 
coming  appointment 
to  the  Board  of 
Pharmacy,  168  replies  were  received, 
divided  among 
fifteen  candidates,  as 
follows:
Chas.  A.  Bugbee  . 
Stanley  E.  Harkill 
F ran k   In g lis.........
D. E.  Frail
L. A. G oodrich__
J . E.  P e c k ...........
F. J.  W urzburg 
.
H.  T h u m ...........
II. W.  Snow 
.
.. 
C.  W.  P arsons.......
Jacob Jessou  .... 
Geo.  Me D onald..
M errill....................
F.  A lsdorf  ...........
E. T.  W ebb...........
No  choice  ... —

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A   c o n s id e ra b le   n u m b e r  o f  ir r e g u la r   re -
plies  were  received,  which  will,  neces­
sarily,  be ignored  in  making  the  report 
to  the  Governor.  As  Mr.  Bugbee  is  a 
Democrat,  while  the  candidate  who  re­
ceives second  choice  is  a  Republican,  it 
would  appear  as  if  the  former  stood  a 
good chance  for  the  appointment.  The 
matter  is  now  in  the  hands  of  Frank 
Wells,  however,  and  when  he announces 
his  decision  in  the matter,  the Governor
will make the appointment.

returns 

T h e   G r e a t e s t  P o t a t o   C ro p   o n   R e c o r d .
The greatest potato crop  on.record has 
been made in  the United States and  Can­
ada this  year.  The  United  States  De­
partment  of  Agriculture 
the 
average  yield  as  94  bushels  per  acre, 
which  with the increased breadth, makes 
a crop of 225  to 230 million bushels. This 
yield shows there is no  danger  of  wide­
spread exhaustion of soils by the  potato. 
The total crop of the entire Dominion  of 
Canada  is  returned  by 
the  American 
Agriculturist at over  60,000,000  bushels, 
or 129  bushels per acre. The same author­
ity  has made special  investigation of  the 
crop throughout the potato growing  sec­
tions of the  world,  and finds it almost un­
iversally large except in Eastern Germany 
Austria and Russia,  the details of this in­
quiry  appearing in  the  December issue of 
that  magazine. 
It  places  the  average 
yield  per acre in  Prince  Edward  Island 
at  155  bushels this year,  Nova Scotia 120, 
New Brunswick  131,  Ontario  127,  Man­
itoba 150.  Such yields are larger than any 
foreign country  except  the British  Isles, 
175 bushels,  and  compare most favorably 
with  the average yield per acre  (bushels) 
in  this country for 1891  and  for  the  five 
previous crops.

G r ip s a c k   B r ig a d e

Louis  Itoenigk,  of  Greenville,  has  en­
gaged  to  travel  for  Henry A.  Newland 
& Co.,  of Detroit,  during 1892.
David  Brown,  who  has 

traveled 
through Southern  Michigan regularly for 
the  past  thirty  years,  died  a  few  days 
ago at his home at Piqua,  Ohio.

Detroit Journal:  Jackson  commercial 
travelers want a  prominent retraction of 
; what they  consider  a  slanderous  article 
j in the  Ypsilanti Sentinel.  The  Sentinel 
hinted  that 
the 
drummer on  earth,  when  it  should  have 
said there  is no  place  on  earth too good 
for the commercial  traveler.

there  is  no  place  for 

W.  A.  Stebbins,  for the past  six  years 
book-keeping  and  cashier  of  the  local 
branch of the  Standard  Oil  Co.,  has  en­
gaged  to  travel  for  DeLand  &  Co.,  of 
Fairport,  N.  Y.,  taking  Kansas  as  his 
territory.  The  engagement  dates  from 
Jan.  1,  when  Mr.  Stebbins  will  head 
westward,  leaving  his  family  in  Grand 
Rapids for the present.

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons,

Diamond  C rystal

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Table and 

D.

99.7  PZJKB.

P ut  up  in  pockets  and  wooden  boxes  and  sold  at only  a 

slight advance over the price  of inferior brands.

Order a sample  barrel or case  of  your  jobber  and  be con­

vinced  of the superiority of

Diamond  C rystal

P E R K I N S   &   H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

D E A L E R S  IN

N OS.  18 8   a n d   i8 4   L O U IS   S T R E E T .  G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H IG A N .

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USE.

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T T T P   W C H I O A V   T T t A D T C S M A T S .

The Undertow.

s the  sarfaee  ai. 
» r esp ia  of t i n

W e a r i n g  O u t S h o e  L e a t h e r .

“I  have  but  one  maxim  for  you.’’ 
said a successful  and  wealthy  merchant 
to a young man  who  went oat of  hi« em­
ploy to enter apon  the study of a  profes­
sion.  " and  that is  never  to  try  to  save 
your  shoe  leather,  bat always be econom­
ical of the cloth that  forms  the  seat  of 
your trousers.”
The young man  pondered this bit of ad­
vice a long time,  bat  he thinks  he  never 
fully  understood  it until  he  had  been  at 
work  in  hi* profession  for  several  years. ;
He found,  indeed,  that  ••worn-oat shoe i 
leather”  was a good investment.  It meant, j 
for o n e   thing,  keeping up  with  the tim es; 
by  gaining information  at  first  band. 
I f :
lie Dfreded anj* fact* bearing upon hi« pro-
f*~Sñ'u>n.  he saiid  to  h¡imself,  ”1  can buy
them with  a little shoe  leather,” and
went
te  men  who  had the
facts
If  he  bad  waited for them  to  come  to 
him,  probably  they  would  never  have 
come.  He could  not buy  the  information 
with  pantaloon  material.  He  saved much 
time by  taking a little.

out and 
to gì ve  1

saw th
2ÍEQ.

Si

rribmg to a cirnr«ïh creed does not
ma!te a man  a Christian any  more  t han
buyinsr a tíeke t to Barn aim•s circiis msikes
one an  «(ixperi bare-back rider.
It is the
coni•tan t  piraetice of  the riequisilte  qitali-
ties off the eal ling  whic h gives him the
righit to refrei?e the nam —E'pjiily.

S c l i i  Corset  Go ’s

Greatest  Seller  on  Eartii!

FRENCH 

SHAPE

“ . A . ”

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Send  for  illustrated  Catalogue.  See  p ric e list 

In this journal.
SCHILLING  CORSET  CO.,

Detro t, Mich  and Chicago, 111.

STANTON,  MOREY  A  CO.,

DxTKOir,  MICH.

-------- * AMLFACTUKER8 o r   ----------

PBNINSULA.R

Every  garm ent  ma le  by  us strictly  on  honor 
and  If it  RIPS  return  it to the  m erchant  th a t  it 
was purchased of  and get a new one.

O ur line of  shirts for  1892 is second  to none in 

America.

lid

‘‘The G reatest of These  is  Charity  " 
Gkami Rapid«, I>ec.  10—The Ypsiianti 
Sentinel of  Oct.  2<s  contained  an  insult­
ing attack  on  the  commercial  traveler in 
it* editorial  colum ns,  which  I  saw  fit to 
answ er  in  T h e T k a d k s m a .v  of Nov.25.
I  also  wrote  the  Sentinel,  asking  the 
editor to  make  a  suitable  apology in  as 
prominent  a position as  its  malicious at­
tack occupied.  Here is  his  apology:
A  blatherskite  w ho  signs  him self  Geo.  F 
Owen, arid  says he 1* “ proud  to  say I  am   a com­
m ercial  traveler  '  is  w rought  up to  a  tirade  of 
bom bast and epithet  w hich  he  exploits  in  T he 
T badkshas.  at  The Sentinel * rem ark  some  time

;bl

nilly

u>d 
g  of  the

at
them.  They are thie observation
ig  com mercial 
tra velers  mas
es.reading of their Leiiig raw  hid«
,  brothers  and  bust.>auds,  known
g bounced out o f  h<»■els  for  insi
d ersan d   guests  Kut  perhaps, «
was a little toostroi «g.  W e if me
“ hardly  ever  maki5  a  mistake.
ng to adm it th a t the:re  are ex ce pi
i  who ought not  to  1he  shot at  sii
it w hether  th e  swel !-head, Geo.  ]
or  th a t  the  decent:  part  of  the
share in  his pride that  l.e  belongs to it.

Wt
. but  we 
F. Owen, la 
fraternity
Since writing the  article  of  Nov.  25,  I 
have  ascertained  that  the  owner  of  the 
Sentinel and  the  writer of  the  above  at­
tack  is  an  old  man  nearly  75 years  old, 
and,  in  common  with  all  commercial 
travelers,  I  have  too  much  respect  for 
old  people  in  their dotage  to  give  more 
than  a  passing  thought to  the  insulting 
“ apology,”  bespeaking  for  its  author 
the  sympathy  of  commercial  travelers 
and  business men  everywhere.  All  who 
have  met an  experience of the  kind  will 
appreciate  the  situation  and,  possibly, 
drop  a silent tear  over the  irresponsible 
ravings of a poor  old  man  whose declin­
ing years  are  saddened  by  the  memory 
of an  ill-spent  life.

Yours,  in sympathy,

G e o .  F.  O w e n .

Shopping-  in  Europe.

An  American  woman went into a Carls­
bad  shop  a few  days ago to  buy  a  hand- 
mirror  with  silver  back  and  amethyst 
settings,  which  she  had  seen  displayed 
in the window.  With cheeks aflame and 
eyes gleaming  to  gain  the  coveted  mir­
ror,  she askedthe  price,  and  was told that 
the  aforesaid  article  was  held  at  250 
francs.  She  was  rather  abashed  and  be­
gan  to  bargain  for  it  in  German,  with  a 
silver-toned  Connecticut  accent.  The 
kind-hearted  woman  who  stood  behind 
the  counter  had  marked  the  customer 
for  her own,  and  stood  firmly at 225.
Of course the sale was off for that day, 
and  the  disappointed  American  placed 
200  francs  in 
the  hands  of  a  German 
friend  and  secretly  pointed out  the mir­
ror  from  a  neighboring  doorway.  The 
Berliner walked  casually into  the  shop, 
and,  after  regarding  several  articles, 
asked the  price of the  mirror.

“ T w o   h u n d re d   f r a n c s ,”   p ro m p tly   re ­

s p o n d e d   th e   w o m an .

Dry Goods Price Current.

tnrehXACHXT) cottons.

World Wide..  7
LL 
..............   5

“  Arrow B rand  534
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« * ' 
634 
7  Full  Yard W ide.......  614
6X  Georgia  A  ..............   6J4
6  Honest W idth..........  6%
6X  H artford A  ..............   5
53%  Indian H ead ............ 1%
7  K ing A  A .................... 654
4  King E C ...................   5
514 Lawrence  L L .........  514
5  M adras cheese cloth 63£
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B  ....,.  5-34
y  
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D D .....  534
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334 Noi be  R ................. ..  5

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A driatic 
A rgyie 
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A tlanta A A __
A tlantic  A .......
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P......
D ........

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A tnory......................
A rchery  B unting.. 
B earer Dam  A A .. 
Blacks tone O. 32 
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Black Crow .  .........
Black  Bock  ...........
Boot,  A L..................
Capital  A .............
C avanat  Y ..............
Chapm an cheese cl
Clifton  C  B ............
Com et.......................
Dwight S tar............
Clifton C C C ...........

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.......... •  63Í
Oxford  R 
7ii P equot.....................
634
S olar.......................
Top of the Heap.. ..  734
BLEA CH ED   COTTONS.
.........  314 Geo.  W ashington  ..  8
......... 8 
Glen Mills  .............  7
___   7  Gold  M edal............. 714
.........10  Green  T ick et..........814
8  G reat F alla...............  614
414  H ope...........................  "14
J u st  O ut.......  43£@  5
.12
King  P h illip ............ 75£
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OP.......  714
514;Lonsdale  Cam bric. .1014
734 Lonsdale............   @  834
7  M iddlesex.........   @  5
834 No N am e...................  714
844 Oak  V iew ................  6
6  Onr  O w n...................   534
7  Pride of the W est.. .12
734  R osalind....................734
S u n lig h t....................   434
U tica  M ills.......... 
834
N onpareil  ..11
V lnyard.....................  834
W hite  H orse...........  6
834

A B C .
Amazon  ..................
A m sburg..................
Art  C am bric...........
Blackstone A A.
Beats Ail  ................
B oston......................
C abot........................
Cabot.  X ............ .
Charter  O ak ...........
Conway W ..............
C leveland...............
Dwight A nchor—
shorts
Edw ards...................
E m pire.....................
..........
F arw ell—  
F ru it of the  Loom.
F itehville 
..............
634
F irst  P rize..............
P rult of the Loom 34
F airm ount................   414
F ull V alue................634
Cabot..........................  734;Dwlght A nchor.......   9
F arw ell......................8 
UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
T rem o n tN ................  534  M iddlesex No. 1. 
Ham iit'—t N ..............   6341
L ..............   7 
M iddlesex  A T .........  8 
X ............   9  1
No. 25...  9  I
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
Hamilton N ..............  734  M iddlesex A A
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A  T ... ...  9  J
A O ... ...1334
X  A. .. ...  9  I 
4 ... ...1734
X  F .  . ...10341
5 ...
Integrity, colored.
colored

Bock.
HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Peerless,  w hite........ 18 
Integrity    ................ 1814i  “
Hamilton

.16
.21
.1834
.21
¡Nameless...................20
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Nameless  ................ 16 
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DRESS  GOODS.

C A R PET  W A RP.

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CO RSET  JE A N S .

American  fa n c y ... 
American indigo... 
American shirtings 
A rgentine  G ray s.. 
A nchor S hirtings.. 
A rnold 
...
A rnold  M erino

C oraline..................................19 50|W onderful  
14 50
Schilling’s .................   9 00j B righton....................... 4 75
Davis  W aists  ____  9 
00 B crtree’s ................  9 00
G rand  R ap id s.......   4  SOjAbdominal..............15  00
A rm ory.....................   634jNaumkeag s atteen ..  734
A ndroscoggin...........7 ^; Rockport.....................   634
B iddeford.................  6  Conestoga................. 634
B runsw ick................  6341 W alw orth  ...............   634
Allen turkey  red s..  534;Berwlck fan cies—   34
robes............   534|Clyde  Robes.............  5
pink a purple  634 C harter Oak fancies 434
Del M arine cashm ’s.  6 
b u f f s ............   6
pink  checks.  534
m ourn’g  6
staples  .........  534 Eddystone  fan cy ...  6
shirtings 
314 
chocolat  6
534: 
rober  ...  6
sateens.  6
51s 
3M  Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
sta p le ...  514
6 
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41a  M anchester  fancy.  6 
614: 
new  era.  6
6  M errimack  D fancy.  6 
long cloth  B .1034  Merrim’ck shirtings.  4 
R eppfurn  .  834
“  C.  814! 
century cloth  7  Pacific  fancy  ..........6
gold seal........I034i 
robes........  634
green seal T R 1034  Portsm outh robes...  6 
yellow  s e a l..1034¡Simpson m ourning..  6
serge............... 1134 
“ 
greys ..  ....  6
“ 
Turkey  re d .. 1034! 
solid black.  6
Ballou solid black 
¡W ashington indigo.  6 
b lack ..  5 
colors
“  Turkey ro b es..  734 
534
Bengal blue,  green 
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..  734 
rea and  o ran g e...  534
“  plain T k y  X 14  834 
Berlin solids.............  534
“ 
“  Ottom an  T u r­
oil b lu e........   634
“ 
key re d .  6
“  green 
..  634
fouls
F oulards  —   534'Martba W ashington
red %  ............. 7 
T u rk ey red  % .......   734
“  4 4 ............10  I  T u rk e y re d .............  934
“  3-4XXXX 12  I R lverpoint robes___  5
Cocheco fancy.........  6  W indsor fan cy .........  634
m adders... 6 
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XX tw ills .. 634! 
Indigo b in e ........... 1034
solids.........  514 j

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India robes. 

gold  ticket

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Amoskeag A C A . ... 12341A C  A .........................1234
Hamilton N  . . : ........  734 Pem berton A AA__ 16
834  Y ork...................................... 1034
Sw ift  R iver.................734
Pearl  R iv e r...............12
_  W arren............   .......13

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F arm er.......................8
I  F irst  P rize................1134
Lenox Mills
18  1 
A tlanta,  D.
B oot............
Clifton, K ..
Sim pson....................20
................... 18
....................16
...................1034

Coechco 

“ 
“ 

COTTON  DRILL.
....  6X¡Stark  A 
.............  8
................. 734
__   63£ No  Name 
__   6:4 {Top of  H eap............. 10

SA TIR ES.

Im perial..................... IO34
B lack...................  9@  934

“  BC.............  @10

“ 
“ 
“ 
GINGHAMS.
“ 
“  

DEMINS.

\ 

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag.  . ........... 1234(Colum bian  brow n  . 12
9 o*.......13341 E verett, b lu e............12
b ro w n ........12
brow n  .13 
■ A ndover.................... 1114¡Haymaker  b in e........ 734
! Beaver Creek  AA.. .10 
b ro w n ...  734
B B ...  9  SJaffrey........................1114
[Lancaster  ..............   1234
CC 
[Lawrence, 9 o z.........1334
No. 220— 13
No. 250 — 1134
N o .280. ...1034

<< 
“ 
“ 
bine  834 
“  d a  tw ist  1034 i 
i

! Colum bian XXX  b r. 10 
XXX  bl .19 

Boston Mfg Co.  hr  .  7 

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“ 

A m oskeag.................  734[Lancaster,  sta p le ...  634

fancies  —   7
N orm andie  8

“  Persian dress  8341 
“  
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Canton  ..  834 
A FC...... 1234  L ancashire....................  634
Teazle.  .1034:M anchester...............   534
A ngola.. 1034[M onogram..................  634
P ersian..  81%[N orm andie.................734
A rlington stap le—   634¡P ersian...... ...............  834
A rasapha  fancy  ...  434  Renfrew  Dress........ 734
Bates W arwick dres  834lRosemont.................   634
staples.  634 S latersv ille..............  6
I C entennial..............   1034  Som erset....................7
¡C rite rio n ...............  1034  Tacom a  ....................   734
I Cum berland  staple.  534 Toil  dn N o rd ...........1034
W abash......................  734
I C um berland__  
seersucker..  734
..434 
Essex  .................
..  7341 W arw ick..................  834
E lfin....................
..  854jW hlttenden...............  634
:  Everett classics.
..  7341 
E xposition.........
..  6341 
G lenarie..............
634  W am sutta staples...  634
i G lenarven.
G lenw ood..................   734 W estbrook.
.10
H am pton...................   6341
Johnson Chalón  cl 34 W inderm eer......................5
Indigo blue  934 Y ork..............................634
zephyrs — 16 

h eath er dr.  8
Indigo bine  9

I   Tlr*’— k

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“ 
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“ 

I

GRAIN  BAGS.

— 

A m oskeag.1634 Valley C ity...................................1534
.1534
.1634 P a c ific .............. . . .   .1434
A m erican.
THREADS.
.45  [B arbour's......... ........88
.45  M arshall’s ........ .......88
.2234I

¡Clark’s Mile End... 
! Coats’, J . A P .........

■ 

KNITTING  COTTON.

W hite.  Colored.

W hite.  Colored.

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

.3 3
...34
...35
.36

S later...........
W hite S tar.. 
Kid Glove  .. 
N ew m arket.

...37
...38
...39
...40

42
43
44
45

38 No.  14...
16.  .
“ 
39
*• 
40
18...
“ 
20...
41
CAM BRICS
..  4 
.  4 
.  4 
..  4
BED  FLANNEL.

E dw ards..................   4
Lockw ood....................4
Wood’s .....................  4
B ru n sw ick .............   4

|  F irem an....................3234 T W ...............................Z M
GTeedmore............... 2734 F T .................................323%
¡T albot X XX.............30 
J R F .X X X ................ 35
I  Nameless  .................2734|Buckeye.....................3234

MIXED  FLANNEL.

I 

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DOHET  FLANNEL.

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.

........9
........
Brown.  Black.(Slate.  Brown.

|  Red & Blue,  plaid. .40 
[Grey S R W .............. 1734
Union  R ................... 2234 W estern W  .................1834
W indsor....................1834 D R P ............................1834
6 oz W estern............20  F lushing X XX ........... 2334
Union  B ...................2234I M anitoba.....................2334
N am eless....... 8  @  9341 
<31034
.......   834@10 
1234
Black.

“ 
Slate.
9*
13
934
15
1014
1034
17
1134
1114
20
1234
1234
DUCKS.
914 W est  Point, 8 o z __ 1014
Severen, 8 oz............  ~,M
10 oz  ...1214
“ 
M aylana, 8 oz...........1034
Raven, lOoz............... 1314
G reenwood, 734 o z ..  934 
 
1334
Stark 
Greenwood, 8 oz — 1134 
Boston, 10 oz............. 1234
Boston, 8 oz.............. 1034

»34
1034
1134
1234

“ 

WADDINGS.

SILESIAS.

W hite, d oz...............25  I Per bale, 40 d o z___ 97 50
Colored,  d o z............ 20 

|

Slater, Iron C ross...  8
Red Cross____  9
“ 
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Best  ............... 1034
|  “ 
Best  A A .........1234
L ..................................734
G .................................. 834
Corticelll, doz............ 75 jCortlcelli  knitting,

P aw tucket................. 1014
D undle.......................  9
B edford......................1014
Valley  C ity............... 1034
K K ..............................1034

SEWING  SILK.

“ 
“ 

per  34oz  b a ll.........30

tw ist, doz. .3734 
50 yd, doz..3734l
HOOKS AND ETES—FEB GROSS.
“ 
“ 

|No  4 Bl’k & White.,15 
..20
..25
¡No 4—15  F   334...........40

No  1 B l'k <6 W hite..10 
-.12 
“   2 
“  8 
..12  I  “  10 
“
3 
No 2—20, M  C ..........50 
‘  3 -1 8 ,8   C .............. 45  |
COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 W hite & Bl’k..l2  [No  8 W hite & Bl’k.,20 
23
“ 10 
.1 5  
“  4 
|  “  12 
..18 
“  6 
.  26 
BAPETT  PINS.
N o 2............................28 
|N o 3 ...............................36

PINS.

“ 
“ 

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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. Jam e s....................1  401 Steam boat..................   40
Crowely’s..................1  35‘¡Gold  E y e d ........................1 50
M arshall’s ...
.2  25 
.2  10

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
6 -4 . ..3 2615—4 ....1   95 
“ 

6 -4 . .  2  96

.1 00;

...3  10|
COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Tw ine. .28
C ro w n ....................... 12
D o m estic..................1834
A nchor ......................16
B ris to l...................... 13
Cherry  V alley.........15
I X L ...........................1834
A labam a....................6X
A lam ance.................... 634
A u g u sta ....................734
At  sap h a..................  6
G eorgia......................  634
G ra n ite .....................  534
H aw   R iv er.............. 5
Haw  J .......................   5

N a s h u a ...................... 18
Rising Star 4-ply___ 17
3 -p ly ....17
N orth  S tar.................20
Wool Standard 4 ply 1734 
Pow hattan  ..  ..........18

“ 

M ount  P lea sa n t__ 634
O neida.......................   5
P ry m o n t..................   534
R&ndelman...............  6
Riverside  ................   534
Sibley  A .............  ...  634
Toledo........................  6

PLAID  OSNABUBGS

T H E   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

H a r d w a r e   P r i c e   C u r r e n t .

1
T h e s e   p ric e s   a r e   fo r  c a s h   b u y e r s ,  w h o   ■
j

p a y   p r o m p tly   a n d   b u y   in   f u ll  p a c k a g e s , 

AUGURS AND BITS.
Snell’s ....................................................
60
............  
40
Cook’s .................................................... ..............  
Jennings’, gen u in e............................
............  
25  !
...............50*10
Jennings’, Im ita tio n .........................

dis.

AXES.

“ 
“ 

First D uality, S. B. B ronze..............
D.  B.  Bronze  ............
8.  B. S. Steel..............
D. B. Steel..................

.............. 6  7 50
............   12  00
.............  8  50
............   13  50
R ailroad................................................ ............ 6  14  00
...  net  30 00
G arden................................................

BARROWS.

dis.

BOLTS.

dis.

Stove......................................................
Carriage new lis t................................ ............... 
P low ......................................................
Sleigh  shoe  ......................................... ..............  

............ 50*10
75
.............. 40*10
70

BUCKETS.

Well,  p la in ...........................................
Well, sw ivel.......................................

BUTTS, CAST.

Cast Loose Pin, figured....................
W rought N arrow , b right 5ast joint
W rought  T a b le .................................
W rought Inside B lind......................
W rought  B rass..................................
Blind,  Clark’s ....................................
Blind,  Parker’s ..................................
Blind, Shepard’s  .  ...........................

O rdinary Tackle, list A pril 17, ’85.

G rain....................................................

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

.............» 3  50
..............   4  00

dis.
...............70&
.............. 60*10
.............. 60*10
.............. 60*10
............... 
75
...............70*10
...............70*10
70
..............  

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

(50

Cast Steel.............................................
Ely’s 1-10.............................................
... per m 
... 
Hick’s  C. F .........................................
G.  D ...................................................... .... 
M u sk e t................................................ .. . .  

... per lb 

CAPS.

“ 
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“ 

Rim  F ire ............................................. ................ 
.........dis. 
Central  P lre .......................................

CARTRIDGES.

CHISELS.

Socket F irm e r.................................... ................ 70*10
Socket F ram ing.................................. ................ 70*ie
.............. 70*10
Socket C orner.....................................
................70*10
Socket SU cks.....................................
..............  
40
B utchers’ Tanged  F irm er..............

5

65
60
35
60

50
25

dls.

dls.

COMBS.

COPPER.

Curry,  Law rence’s  .........................
H o tch k iss...........................................
W hite Crayons, per  gross.............. 12@12% dls. 10

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

CHALK.

40
25

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cu t to size.........per pound 
14x52, 14x56, 14x60......... ................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60......... ................. 
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................. ................  
B o tto m s.............................................. ___ ____  
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks........................... ............... 
................  
Taper and straight S hank..............
................ 
Morse’s Taper S hank.......................
DRIPPING PANS.
Small sizes, ser p o u n d ..................
Large sizes, per  p o und....................

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

DRILLS.

dls.

28
26
23
23
25

50
50
50

07
6 *

dos. net 
....................................... .........dis 
.. 

75
40
dis.  40*10

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in .............................
Corrugated 
A dlustable.........................................
EXPANSIVE  BITS.
Clark’s, sm all, 618; large, 626.........
Ives’, 1, 618;  2, »24;  3, 636  ............
piles—New L ist
D lsston’s ...........................................
New  A m erican................................
N icholson’s ......................................
H eller’s ................................................
H eller’s Horse  R asps...................

GALVANIZED IRON

dls.

dls.

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

30
25

................ 60*1«
................60*10
................ 60*10
................ 
50
50
....... 

Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
15 
L ist 

12 

14 

D iscount, 60

13
GAUGES.

Stanley  Pule and  Level Co.’s —

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

28
18

50

dls.

.dis. 
25 
dis. 
25 
dis. 40*10 
.30c list 60 
..30c 40*10

HINGES.

lo n g e r.............

S tate.................................................. per doz
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  in. 4V4  14
Screw Hook and  Eye,  !4 •

net, 2  50 
aid
3%
10
..............net
% ............
%............. ............ net
8*
7%
............ net
* ............
............ net
7V4
%...........
50
.........  dls.
dis.
HAHOKBS.
.50*10
60*10
40
60 
60 I 
60  ! 

Strap and T .......
Barn Door K idder Mfg. Co., Wood track
Champion,  anti frictio n .......................
K idder,  wood tr a c k ....................................
P ots..................................................................
K ettles........................................................
Spiders  .....................  .................................
Gray enam eled....................................

HOLLOW  W A RE.

. 40*10

HOUSE  FU R N ISH IN G   GOODS.

dls.
dis.

k n o b s —New List.

Stamped  Tin W are....................................new list 70
Japanned Tin W are........................................... 
25
G ranite Iron W a re ........................ new  list 3314*10
...70*10*10
B right............................................................
. . . .70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.  ........................................
70*10*10
Hook’s ....................................................
70*10*10
Gate  Hooks and E yes.........................
LEVELS.
70
Stanley  Rule and Level  Co.’s
55
Door, m ineral, jap. trim m in g s.........
55
Door,  porcelain, "jap. trim m ings — . 
55
Door,  porcelain, plated trim m ings
55
Door,  porcelain, trim m ings  ............
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.......
70
55
Russell & Irw in  Mfg. Co.’s new lisl
55
Mallory, W heeler  *   Co.’s ....................
55
B ranford’s 
................................................
55
N orw alk's 
................................................
.......... ................................— 316.00, dl B.  60
Adze Eye 
................................................ »15.00, dis. 60
H unt Eye 
H unt’s  ................................................618.50, dis. 20*10.
dis.
50
Sperry 4  Co.’s,  Post,  handled —
dis.
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s ...................

MAULS.
MILLS.

LOCKS—DOOR.

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

MATTOCKS.

. . . . .  

dis.

 

 

N A IL S

MOLASSES  GATES.

A dvance over base: 

P.  S. & W . Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables 
“ 
“  Landers,  Perry & Clr . Y s . . . . . . . . .
Enterprise 
“ 
..................................
Stebbin's  P attern .........................................
Stebbin’s G enuine.......................................
Enterprise, self-m easuring............
Steel nails, base.............................................
W ire nails, base.............................................
Steel.
60..............................................................Base
50.............................................................. Base
40.............................................................  
05
30............................. 
10
15
20............................................................. 
15
16............................................................. 
12............................................................. 
15
10............................................................. 
20
8.................................................................  25
...........................................   40
7 &6.
..........................................  60
4.......
........................................... 1  00
3 .......
............................................ 1  50
P ine 3 ......................................................1  50
Case  10.........................  
60
8....................................................   75
6....................................................   90
F inish 10.................................................   85
8  ................................................ 100
6  .................................................1  15
C linch  10................................................   85
8 ................................................1  00
6 ................................................1  15
............................................. 1  75

dls.
.60*10
.60*10
25
...1   80 
. ..2   00 
Wire. 
Base 
10 
20 
20 
30 
35 
35 
40 
50 
65 
90
1  50
2  00 
2  00
90 1 00 
1  25 
1  00 
1  25
1  50 
75 
90
1  00
2  50 
B arrell % 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ......................................  @4o
Sclota  B ench........................................................  @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fan cy .............................  @40
Bench, first q u ality .............................................  @60
Stanley  R ule and  Level Co.’s, wood 
. . . .   *10
Pry,  A cm e.............................. ...................   dis.60—10
70
Common,  polished..................................... dls. 
Iron and  T in n ed ................................................  
40
Copper Rivets and B u rs..................................  50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
9 20
“ “
“ B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 2" 

PA T E N T  PL A N ISH E D   IRO N .

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“ 
“ 

rivets. 

PLA N ES.

PA N S.

dls.

dls.

 

 

Broken packs V4c per pound extra

ROPES.

 

dls.

SQUARES. 

SHEET IRON.

Sisal,  14 Inch and la rg e r .................................. 
M anilla  ................................................ 
Steel and  Iro n ...................................................... 
Try and Bevels..................................................  
M itre ................................................................. 

TV4
12%
75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
62 95
Nos. 10 to  14.............................................64  05 
Nos. 15 to 17............................................   4 05 
3 15
3 (5
! Nos.  18 to 21.........................................   4 05 
3 15
Nos. 22 to 24  ...........................................  4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26 ...........................................  4  25 
3 25
No. 27 .......................................................   4  45 
3  35
]  All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 
; w ide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86.............................................dls. 
Silver Lake, W hite  A ...................................list 
D rab A ......................................  “ 
W hite  B ...................................  “ 
D ra b B ......................................  “ 
W hite C .....................................  “ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50.
Su
55
50
55
35

“ 
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“ 
“ 

D iscount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

Solid E yes....................................................per tou 626
20
70
50

H a n d ............................................... 
“ 
Silver Steel  Dia.  X Cuts, per foot,... 
Special Steel Dex X Cats,  per foot. 
“ 
“ 
Special Steel Dia. X CutB, per fo o t_______  30
cham pion  and  E lectric  Tooth  X
“ 
Cuts,  per  foot.................................................... 

30
Steel, G am e............................................................60*10
O neida Community, N ew honse’s ................  
35
O neida  Community, Hawley a N orton’s  .. 
70
Mouse,  choker......................................... 18c per doz
M ouse, delusion ..............   ............... 
.61.50 per doz.
dls.
B right M arket......................................................  65
A nnealed M arket.................................................70—10
Coppered M arket................................................   60
T inned M arket....................................................  6214
Coppered  Spring  S teel...................................... 
50
Barbed  Pence, galvanized.  .............................  3 35

w ir e. 

dls.

p a in te d .........................................   2 85

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

An S able....................................dls. 25*10@25*10*06
dls.  05
P u tn am ................................................. 
dls. 10*10
N orthw estern...................................... 
dls.
Baxter’s  A djustable, n ick eled .......................  
30
Coe’s  G en u in e.............................................—  
50
Coe’s P atent A gricultural, w rought,  ......... 
75
................................. 75*10
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable 
Bird C ag e s........................  
50
Pumps, C istern............................................... 
75
Screws, New  I (st.............................................  70*10
Casters,  Bed  a  d  P late...............................50*10*10
Dampers,  A m erican.......................................  
40
Porks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....................  65

MISCELLANEOUS. 

diS.

 

M E T A L S ,

PIG TIN.

 

 

 

6Jt
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  L arge............................................................. 
Pig B ars..........................  
D uty:  Sheet, 2!4c per pound.
680 pound  casks................ 
 
 
Per  p o u n d ........................................................... 
V4@!4..............................................................................16
E xtra W ip in g .........................................................  15
The  prices  of  th e  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the m arket Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cook KOI!.............................................. per  pound  16
H allett’s ............................................. 
13
10x14 IC, C harcoal...............................................6 7 5 0
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

TIN—MELYN GRADE.

Each additional X on this grade, 61.75.

“ 

 
 

 

 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAY GRADE.
“ 
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“ 

10x14IC,  C h arc o al.........................................  6 6 7 5
14x20IC, 
... 
.....................................   6  75
........................................  ...  8  25
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

Each additional X on this grade 61.50.

 

 

ROOFING PLATES
W orcester  ..............

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“  W o rc e ste r........................ 
“ 
.......................... 
“ 
“  A llaway  G rade..................  
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x2010, 
 
14x20 IX, 
 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 IX, 
 
14x28  IX .. ...................................................... 
14x31  IX ................................................................ 15
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
pound 
HxwiX 
I

6  50
8  50
13  50
6 00
7  50
12 50
15  50
»14  00
10 

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7 50
9 25
9 25

9 26

The Manufacture and Use of Razors.
English  and  foreign  makers  of  razors 
employ different methods.  The foreigner 
makes his blade very  hard,  and  does not 
draw  the  temper so  much as  is  done  in 
America.  A  Swedish razor is  very  hard 
indeed,  and  very  liable to  break,  but has 
a wonderful edge,  and if it does not meet 
with  accident  will  do  good  service  for 
years.  Rodgers  also  makes a very  hard 
edge  as  does  also  Crooke; other  makers 
not  going 
to  extreme.  Some  makers 
abroad  and  very  generally  in  America 
make  a  blade  so  thin  with  so  fine  an 
edge  that  the  latter  will  rise  and  fall 
very perceptibly  as it is drawn  along  the 
thumb nail.
The tempering of  a  razor  is  a  matter 
of great  care.  Should a  drop  of  grease 
the  cooling  water  the  batch 
get  into 
would be  made brittle  and  spoiled. 
In­
stances have been  known of an  employe 
unwittingly  rinsing off his  hands in  the 
water  and  producing  the  same  result. 
To draw  the  temper  some  makers tie  a 
dozen  blades together,  dip  the bundle in 
oil,  and put  it before a blaze long enough 
to burn the oil off.
There  is  a  growing  tendency  in  this 
country to do  away  with  the  barber  and 
shave  one’s  self.  There 
is  skill  re­
quired  in  this.  The  correct  way  is  to 
draw  the  blade  across  the  face  as  the 
mower  does  his  scythe.  This  gives  a 
clean  shave.  A great  majority  of  shav­
ers,  however,  simply  scrape. 
Some 
razors are honed  by laying the blade Hat, 
while  others  have  edges  which  do  not 
allow this.
The  edges  of  razors  are  half,  three 
quarters  and  full  concave,  the  latter re 
in  grinding. 
quiring  smaller  stones 
Razors  should  be  carefully  wiped  after 
using,  and the  English  recommend  a lint 
made  in  their  country  as  the  best  ma­
terial  for that  purpose.  This  lint  is  so 
soft  that  it  will  not  harm  the  thinnest 
blade; 
its  drying  qualities  are  such 
that it  will  instantly  absorb every 
cle of moisture,  and,  moreover,  it  i: 
venient in  use.  The  making of fin 
lfcry  and  its care  are  matters  of  impor­
tance requiring a  knowledge  and experi­
ence very  little  known  to  the  public  at 
large.
A  Suggestion to  Hardware  Merchants.
From the  Industrial World.

careful  perusal  of  his 
trade  paper 
Trade journals  nowadays are thoroughly 
recognized  by  manufacturers,  who  are 
liberal  patrons of their  pages,  and  from 
week  to  week  there  is  nearly  always 
something  new  which  will  be  found 
worthy  of  attention.  A  thorough  man 
of  business will  not  fail  to acknowledge 
the truth of the  foregoing and  probably 
practices  it  to  a’ certaiii  extent,  but  we 
know there are others who do not, and to 
those these few words may offer  food for 
reflection.

Good  'Words  Unsolicited.

A.  B. Steele,  general  dealer,  A dvance:  “ We 

cannot do w ithout T h e   T r a d e s m a n .”

L.  Gifford  &  Co.,  general  dealers,  Davison 
Station:  “T he  T radesman  is  grow ing  better 
each year.”

G.  A.  Bolster,  traveling  representative  J. W.  j 
B rant  Co.,  A lbion:  “ Your  notes  ‘Among  the 
Trade’ are w orth money to me or  any  salesm an,  j 
and  I  hope they will  be  continued in  as  good 
shape as they always have been in the past.”

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons. 

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Retail  Trade  of the Woliierine State,

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subscription Price, One  Dollar per year, payable 
A dvertising Rates m ade know n on application. 

strictly in advance.

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W E D N E S D A Y .  D E C E M B E R   1 6, 1 8 9 1 .

A class of people  has  for  years  been 
teaching the gloomy doctrine that  popu­
lation  is increasing in  a more  rapid  ratio 
than  food  supplies,  and that  it  is only  a 
question  of time when one  will  overtake 
the other.  Prof. Atwater, in  arecentm ag- 
azine article,  denies  the  correctness  of 
this  theory  by  showing  the  immense  ag­
ricultural  possibilities  of 
improved 
methods,  more 
intensive  culture  and 
chemical  fertilization.  He  maintains that 
capacity for food  production  will  always 
keep  pace with  any conceivable  increase 
of population. 
It is  gratifying  to notice 
this  more  pleasing philosophy.

The brutal  attack on  a  representative 
member of  the  traveling  fraternity,  fol­
lowing an  uncalled  for attack  on  the pro­
fession  as  a  whole,  would  subject  the 
editor of  the  Ypsllanti Sentinel  to  a  de­
served  punishment,  were  it  not that the 
proverbial  respect  for gray  hairs  enter­
tained  by  men  of  samples  protects  him 
from the  resentment  which  all  fair mind­
ed  men  feel  over such  baseless and  imbe­
cile charges.

A nother  Convert  to  Cash.

Flint, Dec.  12—A  few  words in  regard 
to  the  credit  business.  After  thinking 
the  matter  over  for  some  time,  1  have 
come to the conclusion  that  1  will  cease 
all  credit business  after  the  1st of Janu­
ary,  and  1  have a placard  hanging in  the 
store to the  effect  that  no  goods  will  be 
charged after that date,but give 5 percent, 
discount  on  all  cash  purchases  of  one 
dollar or more  and  issue coupon  books to 
responsible  parties,  on  not to  exceed  30 
days’ time.
1  find  that  in  giving  credit  you  offend 
a  great  many  people,  both  ways—some 
because  you  refuse  them  credit,  others 
because you  give  them credit—and  when 
you  are in  need  of  money  to  pay  your 
bills and  have no other  way to get it only 
of those  who  owe  you,  asking  them  for 
it,  no  matter  how  carefully,  offends 
them  and  sometimes  they  quit  you  en­
tirely.  For that reason,  i  have made  up 
my  mind  that  what goods I  sell  after  the 
1st of  the  new  year  will  be  on  a  cash 
basis,  so that  when  1 close at  night  I can 
count  the  money  or  coupons  for  what 
goods 1  have sold  during the day,  if it  is 
not more than Si. 

F.  B.  L arabee.

Making  Salt by  Electricity.

St.  Claik,  Dec.  12  —  The  Diamond 
Crystal  Salt  Co.  has  secured  control  of 
the patent,  recently  secured  by  a  Cleve­
land  man,  by  means of  which salt can  he 
instantly  separated  from  the  brine  by 
electrical  action.  The  patent  is  consid­
ered  the greatest  advance  ever  made  in 
salt  making,  as  it  does  away  with  the
present expensive  method  of evaporating 
the water in  the  brine.

“ Caeh— All  Cash.”

B r in t o n ,  Dec.  10—I have  adopted  the 
cash  system  and  find 
that it  pays,  as 
I am  selling goods  way  below  the  prices 
of others  who  do a credit  bnsiness.  My 
trade has increased 25 per  cent,  in  thirty 
days and  it is cash—ail  cash.

S.  M .  M e a d e k .

, 

Market Gardener.

The Successful Experiments of a Boston 
From the Boston Journal. 

j
Experiments upon electricity as effect- j 
ing plant growth have  been going on  for j 
some time at  the Massachusetts  Agricul- 
tual College at Amherst,  and Prof.  War- 
ner,  who is giving great attention  to  the 
matter,  is  preparing  a  paper  for  an  ag- j 
ricultural  bulletin,  which  will  not  only 
embody the results of his own experience, 
but  will  give  the  investigations  lately- 
made in foreign countries.
Intense  interest  has  been  aroused ■ 
j among Massa, husetts farmers  and  agri-1 
I culturists by  the recent publication of  a j 
bulletin  from the agricultural  station  of j 
Cornell  University in  which  the  déclara- j 
tion  is made that experiments show  that 
the electric iight can  be  profitably  used j 
in  the growing of plants.  In  the iight of 
this  announcement  the  publication  of 
Prof. W arner’s experiments  will be look­
ed  forward to  with considerable interest. 
Prof.  Warner has conducted  his  investi­
gations with great care and thoroughness, 
and  few  persons  outside  of  the  college 
staff have  been  awaie  that  experiments 
were going on. 
It is understood that im­
portant experiments have also been made 
at  the  college  with  electric  currents, 
with the end  in  view of  verifying the ex­
periments of foreign  scientists  which  go 
to show  that the  action  of  electric  cur­
rents upon plants and  vegetables  seems 
to consist  in  the active dissolution of the 
organic principles  existing  in  the  soil, 
which  are  thereby  brought  within  the 
reach of the roots,  thus  causing  a  more 
rapid growth in  a shorter period.
indépendant of the experiments  at  the 
agricultural college only one private  in­
dividual  in  the State  is  known  to  have 
experimented  with the electric light, and | 
that is W.  W.  Eawson,  an extensive mar- I 
ket gardener in Arlington.  Mr.  Rawson I 
had his attention drawn  to  the  effect  of 
electric light on plant growth in a singular | 
manner and  by accident.  As far as he is 
concerned,  therefore,  his  experiments 
were  original  with  himself,  and  were 
made long before he heard  any  attentiou 
was  being paid  to the subject  by  foreign 
or American  scientists. 
In  the  fall  of 
1889 it so happened  that  an electric  light 
was erected  by  the town of Arlington for 
street lighting purposes at a point in close 
proximity to one  side  of  his  residence. 
On  that  side of his house  were a  number 
of flower beds  which never thrived  until 
the  rays of the electric light  began to fall 
on them.  The plants soon began to show 
an  unusual  change. 
Finally  they  ex­
hibited such a lively and increased growth 
that they could not fail  to  attract  atten­
tion,  and no reason could  be assigned  for 
the  phenomenon  but  the  effect  of  the 
electric  light.  Determined  to  push  the 
experiment further,  Mr.  Rawson  intro­
duced lights into his extensive hothouses, 
devoted to the winter  raising  mainly  of 
cucumbers  and  lettuce.  The  marked 
effect on his crop  became  at  once  very 
manifest,  and the experiment  was  seem­
ingly so successful during the  winter  of 
1889 and  1890 that he  fully demonstrated 
to his own satisfaction that he could raise 
a larger crop of lettuce or  cucumbers  of 
better quality  in a shorter time  than  he | 
could before,  in  fact  he  convinced  him­
self  that  the electric light enabled him to 
increase his profits 25 per cent, over what 
they had  been  before.  Last  winter  he 
was  disappointed  in  obtaining  electric 
power and  he could not make further  in­
vestigation.  Meanwhile he  correspond­
ed  with  scientists  at  home  and  abroad | 
and  imparted  to them  the results he  had j 
obtained.  He hopes  this  winter  to  re­
sume his  experiments  on  a  large  scale 1 
and  Is making preparations  to  that  end. i 
He has experimented both with arc lights 
and  incandescents  and  has  found  that ! 
the former are more efficient.

Country Callers.

Calls  have  been 

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

A. J.  Friant,  Austerlitz.
Hyde & Squires,  Rockford.
Chas.  McCarty,  Lowell.
I  Gustavus  Stern,  Amble.
I 
J.  K.  Flood, Hart.
I  Hamilton & Milliken,  Traverse City. 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
How  to Get Rich and  Live  Forever. 

GROWN BY ELECTRICITY.

W r itte n  f o r  T a n  T r a d e s h a x .

When a man escapes the numerous evils 
incident to childhood and youth, arriving 
at manhood  with health  and  vigor,  and 
passes on into a ripe old  age,  he  is  sup­
posed to  be in possession  of  some  great 
secret,  unknown  to the masses, by  which 
he  has  been  enabled  to  preserve  his 
strength  and  prolong his life beyond  the 
point reached  by  the  many.  Long  life 
being something  greatly  desired  by  all 
men. the old  man  is  importuned  to  di­
vulge  this great secret before he  goes  to | 
bis reward;  and  so the  world  is  full  of 
hygienic rules and directions how  to be­
come  healthy  and live  long.  One author­
ity says,  “ If you  wish  to  live  long,  ab­
stain  from  alcoholic  liquors.”  We  look 
about  us to find proof for this statement, 
but  we  find  that  among  our  personal 
friends  who have  attained a  great  age, | 
the  total  abstainers  do  not  outnumber 
the others.  Another  apostle  of  science 
admonishes  us that if we value our health 
and wish to live our allotted time on earth, 
we must not indulge in the soothing  weed 
in  any  shape or form;  and at once we  re­
call old Jerry Brown,  who  wore  out the 
patience of  four  generations  of  under­
takers.  He  was  doctor  proof,  weather 
proof, and was supposed to be death proof. 
He  lived on  black,  gummy plug  tobacco 
and  we  all  remember  the  dark  yellow 
icicles  which  used to hang in Jerry’s long 
white beard  in  the  winter time.  What  he 
could not  conveniently  eat,  he  smoked 
in  a dirty  black  pipe which had beenout- 
a wife,  but you  will  remember that  your 
lawed for sixty-five years.  Jerry once had 
grandfather  used to say  that  his father, 
when a  boy,  was acquainted with her and 
remembered the day  when she  was  kill­
ed  by  inhaling  Jerry’s  breath.  After 
this he could never get  his  breath  close 
enough  to  another  woman  to  pop  the 
question,  and so  he  never  was  married 
again.  He might have  lived  forever  if 
they had  not ceased to make his  favorite 
black plug.  This  discouraged  him  and 
he  refused  to  wag  his  jaws  on  any 
new-fangled brand—and so he died.

AH men not  only  desire  to  live  long 
and  enjoy  good  health, but  they  also  de­
sire to become rich; and so the  few  who 
reach the coveted  goal  are  besought  to 
point out the hidden  and mysterious way 
for the benefit of the many who are strug­
gling to  enter  therein.  This  advice  is 
freely given,  extensively published,  and 
widely circulated,  yet the great  mass  of 
mankind is  unable to find  it,  and  the few 
who do succeed  make  a pathway of  their 
own,  rather then follow  the  beaten  track 
laid  down  by  others.  Ambitious  new 
beginners in the race  for  bread  used  to 
read  books  purporting  to  inform  them 
“ How to Get on  in  the World” and “ How 
to Get  Rich”  and other  kindred  subjects, 
but they did not get on or get rich.  Em­
bryo millionaires have studied the “ rules” 
laid down by Rothschild  and others,  but 
they have not  become millionaires.  This 
kind of  advisory  literature  has  become 
so plentiful  that  its own superabundance 
has impared its value (if it ever had any), 
and  business  men  everywhere 
to-day 
class it with dream books and last year’s 
almanaccs and fling it aside as a thing of 
no  practical  value.  These  voluminous 
authors  have lost  the  ear  of  the  great, 
busy,  active world and  their efforts  to re­
gain it are  futile and ineffectual.  If Jay 
Gould should  write a book  on  “How  to 
Become a millionaire,” and some poor un­
1
fortunate  fellow  should  write a  book  on

how  any  man  might 

“ How to Get On  in the  World,”  no  one 
would step outside of the  ranks  to  read 
either.  Does any one believe  that  it  is 
possible for Jay Gould  to tell any certain 
man how he  may  become  a  millionaire? 
Is any one fool enough to believe,  for  an 
instant,  that he would tell,  if  he  could? 
No  more  than  you  would  tell,  if  you 
could, 
steal 
away the affections  of  your  wife.  The 
other book  would  fare no better,  because 
a man  who cannot  get  on  in  the  world 
himself is not supposed  to  be  coupetent 
to impart the secret of success to  others.
The  writer once knew  a man in Canada 
whose library  consisted of the  following 
great works: “The  Art  of Fortune Tell­
ing,”  “How  to  Become  Rich,”  “ How  to 
Win  the Heart of Any  Lady,”  “ How  to 
Get On in the  World,”  “The  Love Letter 
W riter,”  “ Every  Man His  Own Lawyer,’ 
“Once  in  Grace,  Always  in Grace,” “The 
Universal Dream Book,”  a pack of  cards 
and  a  Canadian  Almanac.  This  man 
believed that the earth  was  fiat, 
like  a 
buck-wheat  flap jack and  that  the  little 
birds  went  up  to  heaven  in  the 
fall 
and came back  in the  spring.  He  is  in 
the asylum  now  and I  have  never  been 
able to learn  what  they did with his valu­
able library.

Advice,  when  needed  and  solicited,  is 
like the dews of  heaven—refreshing  and 
revivfying,  lent when it is showered upon 
us and crammed into us  without our con­
sent,  it produces nausea and  we  are  un­
able to retain  it  on  our  stomach.  The 
greater portion of this  adviory and  pre- 
ceptory literature relating to the business, 
social  and  religeous  world  is  insincere, 
superficial and inpracticable.  Its authors 
do not practice  what  they  preach,  and 
the  great  busy  world,  having  no  con­
fidence in  them,  will  not take the time to 
look  into their productions.  We lose the 
occasional  kernel because life is too short 
to search through the  world  of  chaff  to 
find  it. 

E.  A.  Owen.

The  Jolly  Gripsack Man.

J. C. Sherman in Vermontrille Echo.
They may  talk about titles of  princes or lords. 
And all the  great  nam es  w hich  h ist'ry  records; 
But no knight in arm or th a t ever w as made.
Can vie w ith the knight of the gripsack  brigade.
Vou’ll find him  dressed up in  most elegant taste, 
Not a h air of his head is ever m isplaced;
From   his black  shining  beaver to his  polished 
E verything is “in   line” w ith  the  knight of  the

shoe tip,
grip.

made.

He is alw ays read up on the country’s condition, 
He’s a personal  friend of  each great  politician; 
He  know s  ju s t  th e  speed  all  fast horses  have 
A lways  up to the  tim es is the  gripsack brigade.
He can tell a good story, is a very fair joker,
He can play seven-up or a good h and of poker; 
He likes good cigars and nice beer pretty well, 
And he alw ays puts up a t a first-class  hotel.
He’s a w arm -hearted friend, if a fellow 's in need, 
His honor he holds very sacred in d e ed ;
He’s  polite  to  the  ladies,  w hether  m adam   or 
They are gentlem en all,  this gripsack  brigade.
T hree cheers for the men  w ho carry the grip. 
They are jolly good fellow s I ’ll give you a tip;
If  you  w ant  a  good  friend  you  need  not  be 
To call on the boys of the gripsack brigade.
Florida  Oranges  Improving'—The  Cali­

afraid

m aid,

fornia Crop Injured.

The Florida orange  market,  which  has 
so far been  very  unsatisfactory to all in­
terests concerned—from  grower to dealer 
—shows signs of improvement all around.
News from the orange sections of  Cali­
fornia  is  to  the  effect  that  the  severe 
wind  storms  on  the  Pacific  Coast have 
injured  the  crop  very  seriously,  many 
orchards  having  been  destroyed  alto­
gether.  This  will  tend  to  shorten  the 
crop and give added  value to the Florida 
product.

U se  T r a d e s m a n   C o u p o n  B o o k » .

t u e   M I C E H 6 A N   t r a d e s m a n ,

!»

To  'Traveling  M en:

ON  S A T U R D A Y ,  D E C E M B E R ,  19,  1891

B en to n   H a rb o r 

Im o ro v e m e n \

T H E

Of Benton  Harbor,  Michigan  will sell  at public auction  their entire  Third  Addition,  embracing

5 0 0 0   feet  frontage  on  Main  Street!

For attractiveness,  elevation,  location,  wide streets,  all  being improved,  it has no comparison  in  the city. 

It is absolutely the choicest tract for beautiful  homes in 
Berrien County.  THE  TRAVELING  MEN  OF  MICHIGAN  are urged to become investors in this property.  We  are certain  that  every dollar invested  upon our easy 
terms will  bring them a profit of at  least  1 0 0   JH*F  c e n t,  p e r   lllO lltll,  because  such extensive  improvements,  including  gas,  water,  and  sewerage  service,  which 
are to be  put in  witn  the opening of  spring upon the  plat,  will  make this  section  the most  busy  of  all districts,  and  with the many  beautiful  homes  which  we are cer­
tain  of having built upon  this tract will greatly enhance surrounding property.

SEE  WHAT  EASY  TEEMS! 10 per  cent,  cash  down,  balance to suit,  not  less  than j 

is  the  kind of  property  which  enables  the  real  estate

do  monthly.  These  are the terms,  and  this 
speculators to  “ make  quick  returns.”  We

haye made  these attractive terms  with the  view of offering traveling men  who  visit our section  an opportunity to become one of our advocates  and  friends.
Every  purchaser of property will  be  furnished a title,  insurance policy guaranteeing  him  perfect title for  the full  amount of 

this  investment.  This policy will be issued  by one of the strongest companies in America.

For further  ¡information  address or apply to

Remember  the  Date  and  the  Hour!

THE BENTON  HARBOR  IMPROVEMENT  ASSOCIATION,

DR.  JOHN  BELL,  President. 

BENTON  HARBOR,  MICH.

P.  II.  EARLY,  Pres,  and Treas. 
W.  H.  DODGE,  Sec’y and Gen’l Manager. 
GANNON,  DONOVAN  &  SHEA,  Western  Att’ys,  Omaha,  Neb. 

DUNCAN  &  GILBERT,  Gen’l A tt’ys,  Chicago. 
HENLEY  &  SWIFT,  Pacific Slope A tt’ys, San  Francisco. 

Southern A tt’ys,  Atlanta,  Ga.
BARTLETT  &  ANDERSON,  New England A tt’ys,  Boston,  Mass.

MCCARTHY,  OSLER,  HOSKIN  &  CREELMAN,  Canadian Att’ys,  Toronto,  Ont.

DORSEY,  BREWSTER  &  HOWELL,

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Extract from Branch Constitution and By-Laws.
S e c .  4.  W henever an account against any person shall have been listed in the 
abstract of unsettled  accounts  issued by our  G eneral  Agency, or  certified to the 
Secretary of  this  Branch  by such  Agency as unsettled, no  member  shall in  any 
case  open an account, w ithout security, w ith  such  delinquent, and the  opening 
of  such account by any m ember w ith  such person  shall be considered an offense 
against this section and subject such member to an investigation by the Executive 
Board, and If  found  guilty he shall  pay to such  Board a fine of  TWENTY  DOL­
LARS  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.

Infallibly Protective, and  It Makes ’em Pay.
The  present  enrolled  subscribers to this  Agency  num ber  over one  hundred 
and forty thousand, com prising m erchants in thirty-three states, from the A tlantic 
to the Pacific and from th e Dominion to the G ulf.
Its System of Operation is Original, Positive, Legal and national 

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fin a n c ia l re s p o n s ib ility   are w orth everything.

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Drugs #  Medicines•

S ta le   B o a rd   o f   P h a rm a c y ,

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

Next meeting—At Bay City, Jan  1! and H, 1S*.*2.
M ich ig an   S ta te   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A as’n. 

President—H. G. Coleman. Kalamazoo.
Vice-Presidents—8.  E.  Parkill,  Owosso;  It. Pauley, 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;  C.  E. 
Webb. Jackson.

Next place of  meeting—Grand Rapids.
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir._____________________
G ran d   R a p id s   P h a rm a c e u tic a l  S o ciety . 
President. W. R. Jewett,  Secretary,  Frank H. Escott, 
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of Marcb 

June, September and December.________________
G rand R a p id s   D ru g  C le rk s ’ A ss o c ia tio n , 
resident, F. I). Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.

D e tro it  P h a rm a c e u tic a l  S ociety. 

President, F. Rohnert;  Secretary,  J. P. Rheinfrank.
llu s k e g t iu   D r u g   C le r k s ’  A s s o c ia tio n . 

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

THE  SMUGGLING  OF  OPIUM.

th e  B order.

they  discovered 

tremeudous  storm 

Q ueer W a y s  o f  S en d in g  th e D rug O ver 
As long as  the profits of smugglers  are 
big their business  will  flourish,  notwith­
standing  such  an  occasional  capture  as 
that of  the  exporter  of  illicit opium  in 
New York  the other day.  The  customs 
detective  service,  controlled  from  Wash­
ington,  cannot  possibly  keep  under 
guard  the entire  frontiers  and coasts  of 
so vast  a  country  as  the  United  States. 
It is  only  now  and  then that  they  can 
strike a  blow at  the traffic  by  exercising 
not merely  vigilance,  but devices  of  the 
utmost  iugeuuity.
About three months  ago three revenue 
inspectors  in  Puget Sound  dressed  them­
selves as fishermeu  aud  started out after 
herring  with  an  equipment  of  nets. 
Their purpose  was assisted unexpectedly 
by  a 
that  capsized 
their  boat and cast  them  on  the  shore of 
San Juan  Island.  They  were  taken  care 
of by  the  resident  fisher  folk  and  they 
lived  with them  for some time, partaking 
of  their  occupations  and  amusements. 
Incidentally 
that  the 
hospitable  inhabitants  were  engaged  in 
smuggling  opium  aud  liquor  from Can­
ada,  the  whisky  being  sold  to the  work­
men  in  the great lime factories there.  As 
a  result  eleven  persons  have  been  ar­
rested.
Not  long ago  a novel  and  very  inter­
esting  method of  smuggling  opium  was 
discovered  by  officers  of  the  revenue 
marine at Puget Sound.  Large sticks of 
timber were sawn  in two lengthwise  and 
hollowed  out,  the  halves  being  after­
wards  fastened 
together  with  wooden 
pins,  so  that  no  one  would  have  sup­
posed that  the  big logs  were  filled  with 
contraband  material.  The  scheme  was 
found out by the chance of coming across 
some of the empty  logs floating about  on 
the  water.  Two  or 
three  good-sized 
logs will  hold many thousands of dollars’ 
worth of opium.
The  firemen  and  stokers  on  board  of 
the  trans-Pacific  steamships  do  a  great 
deal of smuggling,  because  they  have  so 
many  convenient  hiding  places.  They 
hide opium  in  the coal,  and  hollow  iron 
masts  frequently  afford  places  of  con­
cealment  for  cans  of  opium,  as  do  also 
the pumps of  vessels. 
In port there  are 
various  ways of getting the opium ashore. 
A  favorite  method  is  to  drop  the  cans 
overboard,  with sinkers attached to them 
so as to keep them  from drifting far,  and 
floats  of  cork  or  wood  to  mark  them. 
Then  small boats pick  them  up.
Some of the most remarkable incidents 
which have  come  under the  observation 
of the  revenne marine  have  to  do  with 
the 
the 
United  States.  Certain  instances  came 
to the knowledge of the Government  not 
long ago where crews  of vessels actually 
killed and threw  overboard  many unfor- 
tufaate Chinese passengers  when  in  dan­
ger  of  capture,  in  order  to  destroy  all 
evidence against themselves.  Some most 
extraordinary expedients are resorted to. 
On one occasion  several  Chinamen  were 
hidden  under the  boilers of a  steamship 
bound  for  Vancouver.  They  literally

smuggling  of  Chinese 

into 

T H E   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

in  every 

to  hold  on, 
Every  revolution  of 

roasted,  and  their cries of agony  attract­
ed  the attention of the inspectors at Port 
Townsend.  They were dragged out, and 
some of them died from  their burns.  An­
other time a  Chinaman  climbed into  the 
space in  a paddle  box,  where he had just 
room 
secreting  himself 
before the  vessel  started  from  Vancou­
ver. 
the  wheel 
deluged  him  with  icy water,  and he  was 
taken out  more dead than alive.
Profitable smuggling from  the  British 
possessions 
is  of  wool.  Small  vessels 
and boats fetch it over  from New Bruns­
wick,  and  the same  method  of  bringing 
it  here  is  practiced  on  the  northwest 
coast.  Since a tariff  of $30  a  head  was 
placed  on  horses  and  $10  on  cattle,  a 
considerable  business  has  been  done  in 
driving them across the Rio Grande from 
Mexico by  fording the shallow stream  at 
night.  A  new  way  for  smuggling  to­
bacco has  grown  up since the  McKinley 
tariff law  imposed  a duty of $2  a  pound 
on wrapper tobacco and 35 cents a pound 
on filler  tobacco.  The surreptitious  im­
porters  conceal  wrapper  material 
in 
bales of  filler,  and  get  it through  cheap. 
A great  quantity  prepared  in  that  way 
was  captured  recently  at  Tampa.  The 
duty on cigars is $3.50  a  pound,  with  25 
cents additional,  so  that  it  pays well  to 
get them in  free.
Most of the  opium  smuggled  into  this 
country comes from  Canada.  The  busi­
ness of  getting it  across the  border  em­
ploys enormous capital  and  the  industry 
of  hundreds of  men  who have  acquired 
expertness  by  experience. 
It  is  vastly 
profitable.  The  importation  of  100,000 
pounds duty free  represents a clear  gain 
of  $1,200.000,  tariff  being  $12  a  pound. 
The  stuff  can  be  conveniently  shipped 
to any  place along the line and conveyed 
over the  border  whenever  it  is desired. 
is  a  river  men  in  boats 
Where  there 
ferry  it  over  by  night. 
It  is  shipped 
across 
imaginable  disguise. 
There is almost no limit to the ingenious 
resources  of  those  engaged  in  the traf­
fic.  On one  occasion  two men  were  ar­
rested  and  twenty  cans  found  in  their 
possession  were  confiscated.  The  cans 
were stored for  safe  keeping  at  Ogden- 
burg.  N.  Y.,  and.  in  order  to  get  rid  of 
evidence against  the  parties  concerned, 
their confederates  used  bribery  and  ob­
tained access to  the  captured  goods,  re­
placing the opium  in the cans with  wood­
en blocks made to fit them.  Fortunately 
the scheme  was  discovered  immediately 
afterward.
Some months  ago  an  opium  smuggler 
was  arrested  who confessed that  he  had 
been  engaged  for  years  in  carrying  it 
across the  frontier by the  satchelful  at  a 
time.  He  traveled  to  and  fro by train, 
concealing his handbag  from  the custom 
officers  when  possible.  Otherwise,  he 
let it lie openly on a seat other than that 
which he  himself  occupied. 
If a  suspi­
cion  as to its contents had ever  occurred 
to the  inspectors,  he  would  simply  have 
denied  that  he  owned  it  or  knew  any­
thing about  it. 
In  this  simple  manner 
he had imported more than $100,000 worth 
on  his own  account.
Mostof the opium brought from Canada 
is manufactured at  Victoria,  where  125,- 
000 pounds of  the crude  article is  annu­
ally transformed into about 70,000 pounds 
of 
It  comes 
chiefly  from  Turkey,  being  inferior  in 
quality  to that imported  from China, and 
arrives in the  shape of balls.  After  the 
petals of the  opium  poppies  have  fallen 
the seed pods  rapidly  develop,  incident­
ally  producing  a  gummy  juice.  This 
juice  is  gathered  by  cutting  open  the 
pods at  the proper  time and  scraping  it 
off with  knives when  it has  exuded. 
It 
is collected on  leaves and dried in lumps. 
Finally  it  is  made into balls of a  certain 
weight,  and  the  balls  are  covered  with 
poppy petals agglutinated with a paste of 
opium  waste and  other substances.  Af­
ter being  dried in  the  sun  the  balls  are 
packed in  chests for  export.  At  Victo- 
I ria the  balls are removed from  their cov­
erings  and  the  material  is  boiled  to  a 
thin paste  with  water.  The paste,  with 
some  cold  water  added,  is  permitted  to 
stand  for  fifteen  hours,  after which  it  is 
filtered through  bamboo fiber paper.  The 
resulting  brown 
is-» concentrat- 
| ed  by  boiling  down  until  it  resembles 
j molasses  in  consistency.  After  being

the  prepared  product. 

liquid 

kept  for  a  few  months  it  is  ready  for 
smoking,  and is  put  up  in  cans for mar­
ket.
The  extent  to  which  the  smoking  of 
opium  prevails  in  the  United  States  is 
not generally  realized.  Statistical infor­
mation  is  to  the  effect  that  nearly  one 
million  persons  in  this  country  smoke 
the drug,  while at least 85,000 are opium 
eaters,  consuming  it in other forms.  Of 
the  70,000  pounds  of 
the  prepared 
article produced at Victoria alone nearly 
all  is sold  and  used in  the United States, 
and  to  the  Canadian  product  must  be 
added great quautities which  are  import­
ed,  free  of  duty  or  otherwise,  from 
China.  Opium  has  been  raised  in  Vir­
ginia,  Tennessee  aud  California,  but  it 
did not  pay,  chiefly  because  labor  costs 
too much,  and the  domestic article could 
not compete  with the foreign  at  market 
prices.

C om p letely  C rushed.

Two traveling  salesmen for new patent 
medicines dropped  in on a druggist at the 
ame time one day, and wanted him to take 
a lot of their stuff on  sale.  Of course each 
medicine  was  warranted  to  cure  any­
thing,  from  iieadache  to  consumption, 
and  they had written testimonials to back 
them up.  One of them read  off  the  fol­
lowing:
“ Dear Sir—Six months  ago  I  had  the 
misfortune to fall  from  the  top of a five- 
story house,  breaking  most  of the  bones 
in my  body  and  injuring  myself  inter- 
ternally  in  many  distressing  ways. 
I 
was under the care of distinguished phy­
sicians  for  sometime,  but  got  no  relief! 
until  a  friend  sent  me  a  bottle  of  your 
I  felt better from j 
invaluable  medicine. 
the  first day  after  taking  it  and  within 
a fortnight  was  as good  as new.”

The traveler thought that  letter  print­
ed  in  circulars  would  be  a  catching ad­
vertisement,  and  the  apothecary  agreed 
with  him,  saying 
that  the  bigger  the 
yarn  the more  likely people  would  be  to 
swallow it.

“Just  what  I  think,”  said  the  other 
salesman,  getting  out  bis  documents, 
“so  just  listen  to  this  oue;  it’s  a daisy 
that  leaves  all  the  rest  of  the garden  a 
howling winderness.  Get onto it now:”

“ Dear Sir—I had  the misfortune to  be 
born  without  either lights  or  liver,  and 
often  experienced  great discomfort  from 
the lack  of one  or other  of these  useful 
organs.  A sample  bottle  of your  medi­
cine was  left at my  house one  day,  and 
the  first  two  or  three  doses  made  me 
feel  like a new man. 
I  went  on  taking 
it,  and  now  1  have  a  ten-pound  liver— 
and electric lights.”

The first  salesman  was  so used  up  by 
this certificate  that  he  went  out  of  the 
business aud joined the church.

The Druggists Will Meet in Angust.
The  Executive Committee  of the Mich­
igan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association 
has decided upon  Aug.  2,  3 and 4  as  the 
dates  for the  tenth  convention of the or­
ganization,  which  will  be  held  in  this 
city.

As soon  as  the  holiday  rush  is  over, 
President Jewett will call a special meet­
ing of the  Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical 
Association to consider  the matter of ar­
ranging  the  preliminaries  for  the  con­
vention.

Genseng  has  been  exported  from  this 
country to the extent  of  146,223  pounds 
during the  nine months  to  October  1,  in 
comparison  with  131,428  pounds  for  the 
same period  last  year, 
it  would  seem 
that the faith  of the Chinese  in  the  me­
dical root is stronger than ever.

A  Day  Dream.
In a long forgotten packet,
I found i t ;  only a letter,
I read it over and over.
In  the days th a t w ere fu ll of sunlight—

Tied up w ith a silken band,
Traced in a girlish hand,
Ah, m e !  as I did before,
The days th a t are no more.

I dream ed of a golden summer,
F ar back in a joyous time,
W hen every day w as a poem,
A nd every hour a rhyme.
There came a fragrance of roses,
A nd lilacs  and m ignonette,
And a  sound of  sylvan music,
A nd the eyes th a t are w ith me y e t

A flood of purple sunset,
Till the deep old forest kindled,
There came a girlish figure,
A nd she bent her face above me—

In scintillant glory came,
A nd burned like a field of flame.
W ith billows of floating hair,
An angel over my c h a ir!

I saw it all in a mom ent,
W hile I held the crum pled sheet;
And then, as  the vision  faded,
T he long, gray city  street.
W ith its hatefu l rush and clamor,
Came  back to my w eary ey es;
Ah, still the fruitless struggle I 
Ah, still th e w orthless prize!

T h eo do rs M.  Ca rpe nt er.

The  W rong  Foot.

There  is a time  to keep  silence,  but  it 
evidently was  not  the right  time  in  the 
case of a  boy  mentioned,  who lives  in  a 
neighboring  town.  He  got  a  sliver  in 
his  foot,  and,  in  spite  of  his  protesta­
tions, his mother decided to place a poul­
tice over his  wound.  The  boy  vigorous­
ly  resisted.
“I  won’t  have  no  poultice,”   he  de­
clared stoutly.
“Yes,  you  will,  Eddie;”  declared  the 
mother,  and grandmother firmly,  and the 
majority  being  two  to  one,  at  bedtime 
the poultice was ready.
If the poultice  was  ready,  the  boy  was 
not  and  he proved  so  refractory  that  a 
It 
switch  was  brought  into requisition. 
was  arranged 
the  grandmother 
should  apply  the  poultice,  while 
the 
mother was to stand with uplifted switch 
at the bedside.  The boy was told  that if 
he  “opened  his mouth”  he  would  receive 
that which  would  keep  him  quiet.  As 
the hot  poultice  touched  the  boy’s  foot 
he opened  his mouth.

“ You----- ” he began.
“ Keep  still!”  said  his  mother,  shak­
ing  her  stick,  while 
the  grandmother 
busily applied the poultice.
Once more the  little fellow opened  his 
mouth.

that 

But the  uplifted  switch  awed  him  into 
silence.
In  a  minute  more  the  poultice  was 
firmly  in  place  and  the  little  boy  was 
tucked  in  bed.
“There  now,”  said  bis  mother,  “ the 
old sliver will  be drawn out  and  Eddie’s 
foot will be all  well.”
As the mother and grandmother moved 
triumphantly  away a  shrill,  small  voice 
came from  under the bedclothes:

“You’ve got it on the wrong foot!”

The  Drug  M arket.

Gum opium  is  very firm  and  advanc­
ing.  Morphia 
is  as  yet  unchanged. 
Quinine  is  weak.  Gum  assafeetida  has 
advanced  and  is  tending  higher.  Mace 
has  declined.  Powdered  jalap  has  de­
clined.  Turpentine is lower.

V erifyin g a  D efinition.

Tommy—Mother,  what is  an  angel?
Mother—An  angel  is a being that  Hies.
Tommy—But  papa calls  my  governess 
Mother—Then  she is  going  to  Hy  im­

an  angel.
mediately.

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ACIDUM.

8®  10
A cetieu m ...................... 
Benzoicum  G erm an..  SO®  60
Boracic 
........................ 
" 
20
C arb o llcu m ..................   22©  30
48®  53
C itric u m ...................... 
H y d ro cm o r.................. 
5
3® 
N itrocum  
....................  10®  12
O x allcu m ......................  10®  12
Phosphorlum   d ll......... 
20
S allcy liciu n ..................1  30@1  70
S ulphurlcum ................ 
Ili®   5
T an n icu m ......................1  40@1  60
T artarlcum .................. 
38®  40
AMMONIA.

« 

Aqua, 16  d e g ................  314® 
5
7
20  d eg ................   5K@ 
Carbonas  ......................  12®  14
C h lo rld u m ....................  12®  14

a n il in e.

B lack.............................. 2 00@2 25
B row n.............................  80@100
R ed..................................   45®  50
Y ello w ...........................2 50®3  00

BACCAS.

Cubeae  (po.  90)......... 
90®1  10
J u n lp e ru s .....................  
8®  10
X antnoxylum ...............  25®  30

BAL8AMUM.

C opaiba.........................   50®  55
P e ru ................................   @1  30
Terabln, Canada  .......   35®  40
T o lu ta n .........................   35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  C anadian.  ................   18
Casslae 
..................................   }|
C inchona F lava  ....................  18
Euonym us  atro p u rp .............  do
M yrica  Cerifera, p o ...............  20
P runus V lrglnl.......................
Q uill ala,  g rd ...........................  14
Sassafras  ......... 
.........
Ulm us Po (G round  12)......... 
io

EXTRA CTUM.
G lycyrrhlza  G labra..
po  ..........
“ 
H aem atox, 15 lb. box
“ 
I s ................
tts............
“ 
“  K*...........
FERRUM.

C arbonate Preclp.
citra te  and Q ulnla 
Citrate  Soluble  .... 
Ferrocyanldum  S ol.
Solut  C hloride.......
Sulphate,  com’l 
• • 
p u re .........
FLORA.

“ 

24®
33®
11®
13®
14®

®@3

IK®
®

A rn ic a ...................   23® 
A n th e m is..............  ¿0® 
M atricaria 

25
50
.......   25®  30

FOLIA.

8® 

10

Baronina 
Cassia  A cutlfol,  Tin-

.....................   20®  50
28
35®  50

n iv e lly ...............   25® 

>• 

and  Ks 

“  A lx. 
Salvia  officinalis,  Ks
....................
U ra U rsl................. 
OUMMl.
Acacia,  1st  picked 

“ 
u 
“ 
« 

®   80 
@  60 
2d 
“  —
“  __  @
®   40 
31
sifted s o rts ...  @
p o ....................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60).. -  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...
12 
®   50
“ 
Socotrl,  (po.  60).
Catechu, Is, (Ks, 14 54*
®  1 
1«)  •;...................
55®  60 
A m m o n lae....................
©   25
Assafcetlda,  (po. 35)...
B enzolnum ....................  50®  55
C am phors  .................. 
50®  53
Euphorbium   po  .........  35®  10
G albanum ......................  @3  50
Gamboge,  p o ................  75®  80
G ualacum ,  (po  30) 
®   25
Kino,  (po.  25)..............   @  20
M a s tic ...........................   @
M yrrh,  (po  45)  ...........  @  40
Opll.  (po. 3  20).................. 2  10@2 15
Shellac  .. 
....................  25®  35
bleach ed .........  30®  35
T ra g a c a n th ..................  30®  75

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herba—In ounce packages.

A b sin th iu m .............................  25
E u p a to rlu m .............................  20
L obelia......................................   25
M ajorum ..................................   ■*
M entha  P ip erita....................  23
V lr .............................  25
R u e .............................................   80
Tanacetum , V .........................   23
Thym us,  V ...............................  25

“ 

MAONESIA.

Calcined, P a t................  55®  60
Carbonate,  P at  ...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25 
Carbonate,  Jennlng5..  35®  36 

OLEUM.

C ubebae.........................
E xechthltos................   2
E rlg e ro n ....................... 2
G a u lth e ria .................... 2
G eranium ,  o u nce.......
GossipU,  Sem. g a l.......
Hedeoma  ...................... 1
J u n lp e rl.........................
L a v e n d u la ...................
IJm oul s ..........................2
M entha Pi p e r.................3
M entha  V erid ...............2
M orrhuae, g a l............... 1
M yrcia, o unce..............
O liv e ..............................
Pi els Liquids,  (gal. 35)
R ic ln i..............................1
R osm arinl__ ____
Rosae,  o u n ce................
S ucclnl...........................
S a b in a ...........................
Santal 
Sassafras.......................
Sinapis, ess, o u n ce__
T ig lu ..............................
Thp
m e ...........................
....................
Theobrom as..................
POTASSIUM.
B1 G arb.........................
B ich ro m ate................
B rom ide.......................
C arb...............................
Chlorate,  (po. 16).......
C y an id e.......................
Io d id e...........................
Potassa, B itart,  pure.
PotasBa, Bitart, com ..
Patass  N ltras, o p t__
Potass N ltra s..............
P ru ssla te ......................
S ulphate  p o ................

........................... 3

opt 

RADIX.

@ 6   5" 
50@2 75 
25® i  50 
00@2 10 
@  75 
50®  75 
40®1  50 
50@2 00 
90®2 00 
25®2 80 
00®3 50 
20®2 30 
00@1  10 
®   50 
85®2  75 
10®  12 
08®1  24 
75®1  00 
®6 50 
40®  45 
90®1  00 
50®7 00 
50®  55 
®   65 
®1 00 
40®  50 
®   60 
15®  20

15®  18 
13®  14 
25©  27 
12®  15 
14®  16 
50®  55 
¡  80@2  90 
28®  30 
®   15 
8®  10 
7® 
9
28®  30 
15®  18

(po.  t0 )...

A coni tu r n .....................
A lthae.............................
A n c h u s a .......................
Arum,  p o .......................
C alam us.........................
G entians,  (po. 15).......
G lychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..
H ydrastis  Canaden,
Hellebore,  Ala,  po 
.
Inula,  po .......................
Ipecac,  po..................... 2
Iris  plox  (po. 35®3S).
Jalapa,  p r......................
M aranta,  Xs ...  .........
Podophyllum , p o .........
R h el................................
“  c u t.........................
S pigeB a.........................
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..
Serpentaria..................
S e n e g a ...........................
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H 
M
Sclllae,  (po. 35)............
Syuiplocarpus, 
Fœtl-
dus,  p o .......................
V aleriana, Eng.  (po.30)
G erm an...
ingiber a ... 
..............
Zingiber  j ..................... 

20®  25 
25®  30 
12®  15 
@  25 
20®  40 
10®   12 
16®  18
@  35 
15®  20 
15®  20 
!  10@2  50 
35®  40 
50®  55 
@  35 
15®  18 
75@1  00 
@1  75 
75@1  35 
48®  53 
@  20 
33®  35 
40®  45 
©   40 
@  20 
10®   12
®   35 
®   25 
15®  20 
10®  15
itK® as

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SEMEN.

®   15
Anlsum,  (po.  20) 
Aplum  (graveleons)  .  20®  22
Bird, I s ...................... 
4® 
6
Carul, (po.  18)..............  
8®  12
C ardam on..................... 1  00@1  25
C orlandrum ....................  10®  12
Cannabis S atlva........... 
4J4®5
C ydonlum ......................  75® l  00
Cnenopodlum   ............   10®  12
D lpterlx O dorate.........2  10@2 20
F oenlculum .................. 
®   15
Foenugreek,  po.......  
8
6® 
U n i ....................  .......   4  @  4K
U n i, grd,  (bbl. 3K) 
4  @  4K
L obelia................ 
  35®  40
 
Pharlarls C an arian —   3K®  4K
Rapa 
7
Sinapis,  A lbu..............  
9
N igra............   11®  12
“  

6® 
8® 

........  

 

SPIRITUS.

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F rum enti, W., D.  Co. .2  00@2  50
D. F. R ....... 1  75®2 00
1  10@1  50
 
Juniperls  Co. O. T —  1  75@1  75
“ 
.............. 1  75@3  50
Saacharum   N.  B ..........1  75@2 00
Spt.  V ini  G alli...................1  75@6 50
V ini O p o rto ........................1  25@2 00
V ini  A lba........................... 1  25@2 00

F lorida  sheeps’  wool
carriag e......................2  25@2  50
N assau  sheeps’  wool
2  00
carriage 
.................... 
V elvet  ex tra  sheeps’
wool  carriag e........... 
1  10
E xtra  yellow  sheeps’
ca rria g e .....................  
86
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
65
riage  ........  
 
H aro for  slate  u se—  
75
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u s e ..............................  
1  40

SYRUPS.

A b sin th iu m ...................3  50® 1  00
Amygdalae, D ulc  .. 
..  45®  75 
A m yaalae, A m arae—  8 00@8 25
A n ls i.....................................1  75@1 85
A urantl  C ortex.........  2 80®3  00
Bergamli  ..........  
3  75@4  00
C ajfp u ti.......................  
70®  80
C aryophyill..................  90®  95
C e d a r ............................   35®  65
C h en o p o d li..................  @1  75
C ln n a m o n ll........................1  15®1 20
C ltro n ella......................  @  45
Conlum  M ac................  35®  65
Copaiba 
........................1  10®1  20

A c c a c la ........................  
 
50
Zingiber  ..................................  50
Ipecac..................................... 
  60
F erri  Io d ..................................  50
A urantl  Cortes.......................   50
Rhel  A rom ..............................   50
Slmllax  Officinalis................  60
C o.........  50
Senega 
....................................  50
Sclllae.......................................   50
“   C o..................................  50
T o lu ta n ....................................  50
P runus  vlrg.............................  50

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p in ts ........... 

M orphia,  S. P.  & W ...1  95@2  20 
8. N.  Y.  Q. &
C. C o ..........................1  85@2  10
M oschus  C anton.........  
®   40
75
M yristlca,  No. 1.....   70® 
®   10
N ux Vomica,  (po 20).. 
25
Os.  Sepia..................  22® 
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
C o ................................   @2 00
Plcis  Liq, N.  C.,  K gal
doz  .............................  @2 00
Plcis Liq., q u a r ts .......  @1  00
®   85
Pil H ydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  N igra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba,  (po g5)_  @ 
3
Pix  B urgun .............  @ 
7
Plumb! A c e t...........  14® 
15
Pulvis Ipecac et opll. .1  10®1  20 
Pyrethrum ,  boxes  H
& P . D.  Co., doz.......  @125
35
Pyrethrum ,  p v .......   30® 
Q u asslae.................. 
10
8® 
...  31®  36
Q ulnla, S. P.  & W 
S.  G erm an_20  @ 
30
R ubla  T inctorum ..  12® 
14
Saccharum  Lactls p v . 
@ 3 5
S alacln.......................... 1  60@1  65
Sanguis  D raconis..  40® 
50
S antonine  .......................  
4 50
Sapo,  W ....................  12® 
14
“  M ......................  10® 
12
“  G . . . ....................  @ 1 5

“ 

Seldlltz  M ixture.........  @  25
Sinapis...........................   @  18
®   30
“   o p t.....................  
Snuff,  Maccahoy,  De
V o e s ...........................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 12}.  .  11®  12 
Soda  et Potass T a rt...  30®  33
Soda C arb...................  
IK ®   2
Soda,  Bi-Carb..............   @ 
5
Soda,  A sh .....................   3K@ 
4
Soda, S ulphas..............   @ 
2
Spts. E ther C o ............   50®  55
“  M yrcia  D om .......  @2 25
“  M yrcia Im p .........  @3 00
‘  V ini  Rect.  bbl.
2  27).............................2 31@2 41
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  C rystal.......  @1  30
Sulphur, S u b l.............. 3  @ 4
R o ll................  2X@  3K
T a m arin d s............ ....... 
8®  10
Terebenth V enice.......  28®  30
T heobrom ae................  45®  56
V an illa.........................9 00@16 00
Zlncl  S ulph.................. 
8

7® 

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OILS.

W hale, w inter  ...........  70 
Lard,  e x tra ..................  55 
Lard, No.  1..................  45 
Linseed, pure raw   ...  36 

Bbl.  Gal
TO
60
56
39

“ 

42
60
45

faints. 

Llndseed,  boiled  ___  39 
N eat’s  Foot,  w inter
s tra in e d .................. 
50 
Spirits T u rp en tin e__   39 
bbl. 

lb.
Red  V enetian ............... 134  2@3
Ochre, yellow  M ars... l x   2@4
“ 
B er......... IX   2@3
Putty,  com m ercial__ 2K@3
“  strictly  p u re ...... 2K  2X®3
V erm ilion Prim e A m er­
ican ..............................  
13@16
V erm ilion,  E n g lish __  
70@75
G reen,  P en in su lar....... 
70@75
Lead,  re d .......................  7  @7K
w h ite ..................7  @7K
W hiting, w hite S pan...  @70
W hiting,  G ilders’ ......... 
@SG
W hite,  Paris  American 
1  0
W hiting  Paris  Eng.
c l if f .............................. 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared P aintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  V illa  Prepared 
P a in ts ........................ 1  00@1  20

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VARNISHES.

No. 1 T urp  Coach —  1  10@1  20
E xtra T u rp ...................160@1  70
Coach  B ody................. 2  75@3g00
No. 1  T urp  F u rn ........ 1  00®1  10
E utra T urk D am ar__ 1  55@1  60
Jap an   D ryer,  No.  1 
T u rp .............................  70®  7B

H AZEL TIN B

& 

PERKIN
DRUG  CO.

Importers and Jobben of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES,
Paints, Oils  Varnishea

DEALERS  XX

M  ig M tl tor Uva ( M M M

m u   m u   m u t i g   n u n

M Iis of Staile  Brasi* Suies.

We am  Sole  Proprietors at

Ifsallierly’s  Michigan  Catarri  Reraedg.

We 

ta fltocb and Olita e I ®  UBe eg

WHISKIES, BRANDIES,

GINS,  W I N E S ,  R U M S .

We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only.
We give oar Personal Attention to Mail O rden sad Guarantee Satisfaction. 
ah o rd en  are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we receive them.  Send in   a 

trial order.Jtaitine l Perkins Drilg Bo.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH

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TINCTURES.
A conltum   N apelllsR .
60 
F .
.  50 
.  60 
A loes...............................
and  m y rrh .........
.  60 
A rn ic a ...........................
.  50 
A safcetlda......................
0 
Atrope B elladonna__
60
B enzoin.........................
.  60 
C o....................
.  50 
Sanguinaria  ................
.  50 
B aro sm a.......................
.  50 
C antharides..................
.  75 
C ap sicu m ......................
.  50 
Oh  dam on......................
.  75 
C o..................
.  75 
C asto r.............................
.1  00 
C atechu........................
■  50 
C in c h o n a ......................
.  50 
C o...................
.  60 
C olum ba........................
.  50
C o n lu m ......................................   50
C ubeba........................................  50
D ig ita lis....................................   50
E rgot...........................................   50
G e n tia n ......................................   50
C o...................................  60
G u a lc a ........................................  50
am m on.........................   60
Z in g ib e r....................................  50
H yoscyam us.............................  50
Io d in e..........................................  75
Colorless........................  75
F erri  C hlorldum ......................  35
K in o ...........................................   50
Lobelia........................................  50
M y rrh .........................................   50
N ux  V om ica.............................  50
O p ll.............................................  85
“   C am phorated....................  50
“  D eoaor__

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A urantl C ortex.........................   50
Q u a s sia ......................................  50
R hatany  ....................................   50
R hel................ ■.........................  50
Cassia  A cutlfol........................  50
Co..................   50
S erp e n ta ria ...............................  50
Stram onium ...............................  60
T o lu ta n ......................................  60
V a le ria n ....................................  50
V eratrum  V eride......................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.
li 
ground, 

11:  Î4»,  12)...
p o ...........................
Capslci  Fructns, af

26® 28
Æ ther, Spts  N it, 3  F.
« 4 P .
30® 32
A lu m e n ......................... 2)4®  3
2X@  3
(po.
7)  ................................
A n n etto .........................
A ntim oni, po..............
et Potass T
A n tlp y rin .....................
A ntifebrin  ...................
A rgenti  N ltras, ounce
A rsenicum ...................  
Balm Gilead  B u d .......  “
Bism uth  S.  N .............. !
Calcium  Chlor, Is,  (K s 
C antharides  Russian,

3® 4
55® 60
4® 5
55® 60
@1  40
@ 25
:  @ 65
5® 7
5®
38® 40
.2  10@2  20
@ 9
@1  20
@ 20
@ 25
©   20 
@ 20
Caryophyllus,  (po.  15)  12®  13
Carm ine,  No. 40...........  @3  75
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......  50®  55
40 
Cera  Flava.
@  40 
............
Coccus 
®  22 
Cassia  F ructus.
@  10 
C entrarla...........
@  40 
C etaceum .........
0®  63 
Chloroform
@1  25
Chloral H yd C rst.........1  25®1  50
C h o n d ru s.....................   20®  25
Cinchonldlne, P.  4   W  15®  20 
G erman  3  ©   12 
Corks,  list,  dis. 
60 
®   50 @  2 
C reaso tu m ............
Creta,  (bbl. 75).......
5®  5
“ 
prep ..............
9®  11 
preclp...........
“ 
®  8
“  R u b ra...........
C ro c u s...........................  30®  35
Cudbear.
Cuprl Sulph  ................   5 ®
D e x trin e .......................   10®  12
68®  70
E ther S ulph.
Em ery,  all  num bers.
p o ....... ..........
Ergota, (po.)  70 ...........  65®  70
F lake  W hite.................  12®  15
G a lla ...............................  @  2*
G am bler.......   ..............   7  @  8
G elatin,  Cooper............ 
®   70
F ren ch .............   40®  60
Glassware  flint,  70 and 10. 

squlbbs . 
ICn

“ 
bybox60and 10

cent

per 

®

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9®
“  W hite..................  13®

G lue,  B row n................ 
G ly ce rin s.......................15K®  20
G rana P aradis!.............  @  22
H um ulus........................  25®  55
®   90 
H ydraag  Chlor  M ite..
“  Cor  —
@  80 
©1  (0 
Ox Rubrum  
A mmoniatl.
® 1  10 
41®  55
U nguentum .
Hydrargyrii 
■um.............. 
®   75
Jon thy oboli
.1  25@1  50
_ __thyobolla,  Am. 
in d ig o ............................   75@1  00
Iodine,  R esubl............ 3  7£@3 85
Iodoform .......................  @4  70
L u p u lln .........................  35©  40
L ycopodium ................  40®  45
M a c is.............................  75®  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Io d ....................  @  27
Liquor Potass ArslnitlB  10®  12
M agnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
a®  *
IK)......................... 
M annia,  S. F ..............  
40®  45

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T H E   MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

Grocery  Price  Current•

T he  quotations given below are such as are  ordinarily offered  buyers w ho pay promptly 

and  buy  in  full  packages.

Oyster.

S. Oyster  X XX................  
...  554
City Oyster. XXX...................   554
Shell  O yster.........................   6

CREAM TARTA R.
Strictly  p u re .  .............. 
30
 
35
T elfer’s  A bsolute................  
Grocers’...............................  10@15

D R IE D   F R U IT S . 

D o m estic.

5

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A PRICOTS.

A PPL E S.
quartered 

B L A C K B E R R IE S.
 

Sundried. sliced in  bbls. 
5
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  7@7‘4 
854
C alifornia in  b ag s........... 
II54
Evaporated in boxes.  ... 
In  b arrels.....  
................ 
454
4
 
... 
70 lb. bag s........................... 
75i
251b  box es................. ...S   @854
Peeled, in   boxes............. 
12
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
 
in  bags  ....... 7  @ 854
“ 
C alifornia in bags  .......7  @854

N ECTA RIN ES.

PEA CH ES.

PE A R S.

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P IT T E D   C H E R R IE S.
B a rre ls ............................. 
501b. boxes 
.................. 
»5  “ 
...................... 

“ 

PR U N E L L E S.

30 lb.  boxes...................... 

ISASPBEKS1ES.

In  barrels.......   ............... 
50lb. boxes.......................  
.........................  
251b.  “ 
F o re ig n .
CU RRANTS.

11
1154
12

1254

17
1754
18

Patras, in barrels.........  @  454
in   54-bbls  .......  @  4k
in less quantity  @  554

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P E E L .

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Citron,  Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  21 
Lemon 
10
Grange 
11

«5  “ 
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25  “ 
R A ISIN S.
Domestic.
London layers  2  cro w n __ 1  60
S  *• 
___1  75
fan cy ...........1  90
Loose M uscatels, boxes  __ 1  50
70 lb  bags  55:@6
| O ndura. 29 lb.  boxes..  7  @  7J4 
M il t a n a ,   20 
V alencia, 20 

. .1 0   @ 12
..  0}4@ 7

Foreign.

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PR U N E S.

B osnia.............................  @
California, 90x1025 lb.  b x s..  9
..0 k
..954
. 9 «

80x90 
7i x80 
60x70 

T u rk ey ....................................

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ENVEL0PE8. 
XX  rag. white.

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

No.  1, 654-
*1  75
No. 2, 644 
1  60
No.  1, ( i ....................
1  65
NO. 2,6
1  50
XX  wood, w hite.
No.  I , 6V4  .............................
1  35
No. 2î, ÔH 
1  25
----
100
644..
6  ...
95
Mill No. 4 .............................
100
F A R IN A C E O U S   G OO D S. 

M anilla, w hite.

Coin.

... 

100 lb. kegs......................

4

Farina.

Hominy.

B arrels................................. ..  3  75
G rits .................................... ..  4  50

Lima  Beans.
D ried.................................

5
M accaronl and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. bo x __  
Im ported......................... 

Pearl Barley.

Kegs............................  @3}*

55
10

Peas.

G reen,  b u ............................... 1  i t
Split,  bbl  ................................5  00
G erm an ..................................   454
East In d ia......... 
554

Sago.

Cracked...................................  

5

W heat.

F IS H —S alt. 

Bloaters.

Y arm outh.........................
Pollock  ...........................
W hole, G rand  B an k ...
| Boneless,  bricks  .........
Boneless,  strip s.............

Cod.

2 00
3 00
6 25
10 00
17 50

S m oked..........................

H alibut.

H erring.

Scaled.............................
H olland,  b b ls...............
I  R ound shore,  54 b b l...
54  b b l..
M ackerel.

kegs..........
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No. 1, 54 bbls. 90 lb s .....
No.  1, kits, 10 lb s...........
Fam ily,  54 bbls., 100 lbs
kits. 10  lb s.......

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Sardines.

R ussian,  kegs................

Trout.

No. 1, 54 bbls., lOOlbs__
No.  1, kits, 10 lb s.............

1  10

„ 
3 k  
b  (©654
7  Vi @ 8  
7 54@ 8

12

20
10 00 
85 
2  50 
1  50

.11  00 
.  1  25 
.  5  50

.5  75 
.  80

White fish.

No. 1,  54 bbls., lOOlbs.............7  50
No. 1, kits, 10 lb s....................1  00
Fam ily,  54 bbls., 100 lbs  ...  3 00 
kits  10  lb s..............   50  I

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FLAVORING EX TRACTS.

Jen n in g s’ D C.
Lemon. V anilla
2 oz folding b o x ...  75 
125
3 oz 
...1 0 0  
150
“ 
4 oz 
...1   50 
2 00
“ 
3 00
...2  00 
6oz 
“ 
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3 oz 
.. .3 00 
4  00
S U N   PO W D ER.

K e g s ............................................... 5 50
H alf  kegs...................................... 3 00

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P ure G round in Bulk.
A llsp ice..................................
Cassia,  B atavia....................
and  Saigon
Saigon  ....................
Cloves,  A m boyna................
Z anzibar................
G inger, A frican ....................
C ochin....................
J a m a ic a ................
Mace  B atavia.......................
M ustard,  Eng.  and Trieste.
T rieste....................
N utmegs, No. 2 ....................
Pepper, Singapore, b la ck ...
w h ite___
C ayenne.................
Sage.........................................

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H ERBS.

Sage..........................................  15
H ops........................................... 25
M adras,  5 lb.  b o x e s .........  
S.  F ., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

IN D IG O .

55
50

JE L L Y .

Chicago  goods..................   @3
18
Mason’s,  10, 20 and 30 lb s ..  6 
51b...........................  7

" 

“ A bsolute” in Packages 

k"
A llspice.........................   84
C innam on......................  84
Cloves.............................  84
G inger, J a m ..................   84
A f......................  84
M nstard.........................   84
84
P e p p e r.......................... 
Sage.................................   84

“ 

44s 
1  56 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55

LICO RICE.

P u re...........................................   30
C alabria....................................   25
S ic i ly ..- ..................................   18
Condensed,  2  d oz........................ 1 25

LY E.

M ATCHES.

No. 9  su lp h u r............................... 1 65
A nchor  p arlo r...............................1 70
No. 2 h o m e.....................................1 10
E xport  parlor...............................4 U0

SU G A R.

Cut  L oaf............ ..........   @  554
D ubes.............................  @  4%
P ow dered.....................   @
.......   4?i@4  44
G ranulated.. 
Confectioners’ A .........4k@4.31
Soft A  .........................  
@444
W hite E x tra   C .............  @ 4
E xtra  C.........................  
&   3%
C ...........  ........................  @  35£
Y ello w ..........................   @  3%
Less th an   bbls.  k c  advance

M INCE  MEAT

3 or 6 doz.  in case  per doz

M EA SURES.

Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon 
.........................
H alf  g allo n .........................
Q u a rt.....................   ...........
P in t__   — ......................
H alf  pint 
.........................
W ooden,  for vinegar, per
1  g a llo n ................................
H alf gallon 
Q u a rt....................................
P in t........................

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

$1  75 
1  40 
70 
41 
40 
doz.
7  00 
4  75 
3 75

M OLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar b o u s e ........................
O rd in ary .............. ...............
P rim e ....................................
Fancy ....................................
F a ir ........................................
G ood......................................
E xtra good...........................
C h o ic e..................................
F an cy .....................................

New Orleans.

O ne-half barrels. 3c extra 

OATM EAL.

B arrels  200....................
H alf barrels  100.............
RO LLED   OATS.
Barrels  180....................
H alf  bbls 90................

@4

@4 85 
@2  65

Barrels, 1,200  c o u n t............ 84  50
H alf  barrels, 000 c o u n t—   2  75 

Barrels, 2.400  c o u n t.......
H alf barrels, 1,200 count.

5  50 
3  25

PIC K L E S.
Medium.

Small.

P IP E S .

Clay, No.  216.................................1 75
Cob, No.  3 ...................................... 1 25

“  T. D.  full co u n t............   75

POTASH.

48 cans in case.
B a b b itt's............................  
Penna Salt  Co.’s  ......  
 

4  00
3  25

RICK.

Domestic.

Carolina h e a d ................ .........7
No. 1................ .........6
No. 2 ................ .  @  5

B roken.............................

“ 
“ 

Im ported.

Japan,  No.  1................... .........6
J a v a ........................................  5
P atn a........................................  5

N o.2.............................. 554

SA U ER K R A U T.

Silver Thread, b b l.............  83 50
54 b b l.........  2 00

SAPOLIO.

K itchen, 3 doz.  In box 
H and 

3  “ 

“

2 50 
2 50

S P IC E S .

W hole Sifted.

“ 
“ 
“ 

A llspice.....................................10
Cassia, China In m a ts.........  8
B atavia in b u n d ___15
Saigon In  ro lls......... 35
Cloves,  A m boyna...................22
Z anzibar.....................13
M ace  B atavia..........................80
N utm egs, fan cy ...................... 80
“  No.  1........................... 75
“  No.  2........................... 65
Pepper. Singapore, b la ck __ 15
“ 
w h ite ...  .25
sh o t..............................19
“ 

“ 

SEEDS.

Anise 
...........................
Canary, Sm vrna...........
C ara w ay .......................
Cardamon  M alabar
Hemp.  Russian 
.......
M ixed  Bird 
M ustard,  w hite  .........
P op p y ..............   ...........
R a p e ..............................
Cuttle  bone 
...............

@1244
3 4
8
90
444
.............44 ;@  544
s
9
6
30

STARCH.
Corn.

“ 

20-lb  boxes.........................
40-lb 

•  644
........................ ...  6 k
Gloss.

..  6
1-lb packages  ....................
3-lb 
..  6
.....................
6-lb 
......................
.  644
. . 4 k
40 and 50 lb. boxes...........
B arrels................................. ...  43£

“ 
“ 

SNUFF.

Scotch, In  bladders......... ...37
Maccaboy, In ja rs ............. ...35
French Rappee, In J a r s .. .. .43

SODA.

B o x e s.................................. ---- 54»
Kegs, E n g lish ................... ...4 k

SAL  SODA.

Kegs.....................................
144
G ranulated,  boxes........... ...  I k

SALT

“ 
“ 

100 3-lb. sacks.................... .8 2   15
.................... ..  2 00
60 5-lb 
28 10-lb.  sacks.................. ..  1  85
2014-lb. 
.................... .  1  75
24 3-lb  cases...................... ..  1  40
50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags
25
28 lb. 
35
56 lb. dairy  in linen  bags
18
28 lb. 

W arsaw.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“

“

Ashton.

Higgins..
Solar Rock.

56 lb. dairy  bag s...............
56 lb. dairy  bag s..............
56 lb.  sacks.......................
Common F ine  per  b b l..

Saginaw and  M anistee.
.. 

75
75
25
90

8A LER A TU S.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

C h u rc h 's ............................ .  $3  30
D eLand’s ........................... ..  3  30
D w ight’s ............................. ..  3 30
Taylor’s ..............................
. .  3  00

SOAP.

Allen  B. W risley’s B rands.

Old Country, 80 1-lb.  bars ..83  50
Good Cheer, 60 1  lb. bars. .  3  90
Bonner, 100  k-lb. b a rs ... .  3  00

SY R U PS.
Com.

B arrels................................. ..  24
H alf bbls............................. ...26

P ure Cane.

F air  ................................  
Good 
Choice  .............. ................

. ...  19
.................................. ...  25
...  30

SW EET GOODS.
G inger Snaps................
Sugar  Cream s..............
Frosted  Cream s...........
G raham   C rackers.......
Oatmeal  C rackers__

TE A S.

8
8
944
8
844

j a p a n —Regular.

F a ir ................................   @17
G ood..............................   @20
Choice.............................. 24  @26
Choicest  ........................32  @34
D ust  .............................. 10  @12

SU N  C U R ED .

F a ir .................................  @17
G o o d ...............................  @20
C hoice..............................24  @26
Choicest.......................... 32  @34
D u st..................................10  @12

Damsons, Egg Plum s and Green 

Santos.

Gages.

E r ie ................................   @1  25

Common 

Gooseberries.
...................... 
Peaches.

P ie ..................................   9(J@1  00
M ax w ell.......................  
1  50
Shepard’s ....... .............. 
1  30
C alifornia.....................   @2 25

1  10

1  25
2 25

1  30
2  50
2 75

1  10

1  30

1
2  25
1  l5

1  40
1  25
1  30

F a ir ...........................................16
G ood.........................................17
P rim e .......................................18
Peaberry  .................................20
M exican and  G uatam ala.
F a ir...........................................20
G ood......................  ................ 21
F an cy .......................................23

M aracaibo.

P rim e .......................................19
M ille d .....................................20

Java.

In te rio r...................................25
Private G row th.....................27
M an d eh lin g .......................... 28

Im ita tio n .................................23
A rabian....................................26

Mocha.

ROASTED.

1 50
1 40

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add  54c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.

PA CKAGE.

A rb u c k le ’s A rio s a .  .........20>4
M c L a u g h lin ’s   X X X X  
.2054 
L ion.......................................... 20k

EXTRACT.

Valley C ity....................... 
75
..................... 1  15
Felix 
H ummel's, fo il.......................1  50
“ 
...........  ...  2  50

tin  

.. 

CHICO RT.

B ulk..........................................   454
R ed.............................. 

7

CLOTHES  LIN E S.

Cotton,  40 f t ...........perdoz.

1  25 
1  40 
1  60 
1  75 
1  9J 
90 
1  00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
J u te  
“ 

50 f t .......... 
60 f t .......... 
70 f t ..........
80 f t . ........ 
60 f t ...........  
72 ft

“
“
“
“

CONDENSED M ILK.
4 doz. in case.
I  Eagle  ...................................
Crown 
..............................
G enuine  Sw iss.....................
A m erican Swiss....................

CO U PO N   B O O K «.

A P P L E   B U T T E R

40 lb. pails 
20 lb. pails 
M ason's,  10,20 or 30 lbs  .. 

.........................  5
6
51 b ...........................  7
A X LE  GREA SE.

.....................   544

“ 

G raphite.
k  gr  cases, per  g r—
12(4  lb.  pails, per doz  .
25 lb. 
100 lb. kegs, per  lb.  .
250 lb. 44 bbls., per  lb.
400 lb. bbls., per lb  ..
Badger.

“ 

‘

“ 

gr.  eases, per g r.............
2(4 lb. pails, ]* rd o z. 
..
“ 
51b. 
.......
00 lb.  kegs, per  lb
50 lb.  (4  bbls., per  l b ....
400 lb. bbls., per lb ...........
BA KING  POWDER.

12  00 

4

86  50
Î  (0
10  50
3-*
3 k
3

. 

44 lb.  “ 
li b .  “ 
b u lk .......................

Acme,  k  lb. cans, 3 doz  ..
2  “   ...
1  "  ...
T elfer’s,  k  lb. cans,  d oz.

45
85
1  00
10
45
85
“
.  1  50
“
60
A rctic, k   B> c a n s ..............
1  20
..............
.............. .  2 00
.............. .  9  60
40
ca n s...........
go
-  
..........
1  50
“ 
...........

441b. 
lib . 
44  ®>  “ 
1  a   “ 
5 lb  “  
4 4 »  
1  lb 
BATH BRICK.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Red Star, k  

2 dozen in case.
E n g lis h ..............................
Bristol..................................
D om estic...........................

BLU IN G .

“ 

A rctic, 4 oz  ov als............
“ 
SOZ 
.............
pints,  round  .......
“ 
“  No. 2, sifting box. 
“  No. 3, 
“   No. 5, 
“ 

1 oz b a l l ................

“
“

BROOMS.

No. 2 H u rl...........................
No.  1  “ 
...........................
No. 2 C arpet......................
No.  1 
“ 
........................
Parlor G em .........................
Common  W hisk................
Fancy 
................
M ill......................................
W arehouse.........................
BU CKW HEAT  PLOUK.

“ 

Rising S u n ...........
York S tate............
Self Rising, case

.  90
..  TO
..  60
Gross
.  4  GO
.  7  U0
10  50
.  2  75
.  4  00
.  8 00
.  4  50

1  75
.  2  00
.  2  25
.  2  50
.  2  75
90
.  1  20
.  3  25
.  2 75

.5 no 
.5 10

CANDLES

Hotel, 40 lb.  boxes..................MV4
Star,  40 
................   1044
P araffine................................ 12
W icking..................................  25

“ 

C A N N E D   GOODS.

P IS H .
Clams.
Little Neck,  1 lb ....................... 1 10
2 lb .......................1 90

“ 

“ 
Clam Chowder.

Standard, 3 lb ......................... 2 30

Cove Oysters.

Standard, 

l i b .........................1 10
........2  10
21b
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb ..................
2  lb ..................
Picnic, 1 lb ................
21b................
Mackerel.

2  45
3 45 
2 00 
3 00

“ 
“ 

“ 

Standard, 1 lb..........................1 20
2  lb ............................. 2 00
M ustard,  31b...............................3 00
Tom ato Sauce,  3 lb ....................3 00
Soused, 3  lb .................................. 3 00

Salmon.

Colum bia River, O at...........1  90
ta ils ...........  1  75
Alaska, 1  l b ...................................1 45
. ■ A  IV

“ 
“ 

21b

“ 

U.......................... 
Sardines.
$iB..............
/4s................
k s ..................
44s..................
Sis....................

Trout.

. .4s@   5
-644® 7
11@12
..  13@14
@8

M ustard  k 8

b .................... .........  50

F R U IT S .
Apples.

York State, gallons__
“  —
H am burgh, 
Apricots.
Live oak.........................
Santa  C ruz...........,  ...
Lusk’s . . . ........................
O verland......................
Blackberries.
. A  W ......................
Cherries.
Red...........................
Pitted H am burgh 
..  .
W h ite .............................
E r ie ................................

2  50 
2  50

2  25 
2 00 
2  50 
1  90

1  20 
1  75 
1  60 
1  30

Pears.

D om estic......................  
R iverside.......................  
Pineapples.
Comm on......................... 
Johnson’s  sliced ......... 
... 

“ 

grated 
Quinces.

C om m on.......................  
Raspberries.
.................  

Red 
. . .  
Black  Hamburg 
Erie  "black 

... 

Straw berries.
L aw ren ce...................... 
H am b u rg h .................... 
E rie................................. 

W hortleberries.
Common 
.....................  
F. A  W........................... 
B lu e b erries.................  

MEATS.

Corned  beef,  Libby’s 
Roast beef,  A rm our’s 
Potted  bam .  (4 lb

“ 

k  lb ...................100
tongue.  44 l b ............. 1  10
& l b .......... 
95
chicken, k  lb ............ 
95

“  

“ 
“ 
“ 

V EG ETA BLES.

Beaus.

“ 
“ 

H am burgh  stringless............1
F rench sty le......2

“ 

Limas  .......1  40
Lima,  green.  ..........................1  31
j 
soaked........................  90
I Lewis Boston  B aked............. 1  35
Bay State  B aked.....................1
W orld’s  F a ir................................. 1 35
H am b u rg h ...........................  1  25
L iv in g sto n ............................... 1
Purity 
.................................. 1
Honey  D ew ............................. 1

Corn.

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Ham burgh m a rro fa t................... 1 35

early J u n e   ....... 1  50
Cham pion  Eng  .1   Mi
H am burgh  petit  pois  ..........:  75
fancy  sifted  ___1  90
S oaked......................................  65
H arris  sta n d a rd ....................  75
Van Cam p's M arrofat 
.1  10
Early J u n e ..........1  30
A rcher’s  Early Blossom ..  1  35
F r e n c h ........................................... 1 80

“ 

M ushrooms.

F re n c h ...................................17@18

Pum pkin.

Squash.

Succotash,

E rie ............................................  90

H u b b a rd .........................................1 30

H am burg  ................................. 1  40
S oaked......................................   85
Honey  D ew ....................................1 60

Tomatoes.

..............................1  00

Excelsior 
E clipse............................................ 1 CO
H a m b u rg .......................................1 30
G a llo n ............................................2 50

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
G erm an Sw eet..................... 
Prem ium ............................... 
P u re .......................................  
B reakfast  Cocoa................ 

22
36
38
40

C H EESE.

A m boy...........................  @1254
®!2
N o rw a y ............................. 
R iv e rsid e ......................  @1254
A llegan 
..........................  
@12
S k im ...................................  @10
B rick.................................  
1254
Edam   ............................  @1  00
Lim burger  ......................   @10
R oquefort..........................  @35
Sap  Sago...........................   @22
Schw eitzer, im ported.  @25
©13

dom estic  __  

“ 

CATSUP.

H alf  pint, com m on..............   80
P in t 
...........  1  to
Q uart 
...............1  50
H alf  pint, fa n c y ........................  1 25
.....................2  00
P int 
Q uart 
.................  
3 00

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

CLOTHES PINS.

5 gross boxes  .........................40

COCOA  SHELLS.

35 lb   bag s................  
.  @3
Less  quantity  ................   @8J4
P ound  packages...........  6&@7

C O F F E E .

GREEN.
RiO.

F a ir............................................16
G ood.......................................... 17
I P rim e ........................................ 18
I G olden...................................... 20
Peaberry 
.................................20

“ U niversal.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

8  1,  per h u n d re d ................   83  00
$ 2 , 
.................. 3  50
1 3 , 
..................   4 00
8 5, 
..................  5  CO
810, 
................... 6  00
$20, 
.................. 7  00
Above prices on coupon books 
arc  subject  to  the  follow ing 
quantity discounts:
200 or o v er..............   5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 

“
“
COUPON  PA SS  BOOKS.

...............10 
...  ....... 20 

I Can  be  m ade to represent any 
denom ination  from $10  down. |
20 books.............................$  1  00
50 
100 
250 
500 
1000 

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 

CRACK ERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX......................... 6
Seymour XXX,  carto o n .......  654
Fam ily  XXX.........................   6
Fam ily  XXX,  cartoon.........  654
Salted  XXX.............................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ............654
.............................  7 %
K enosha 
Boston.......................................   8
B utter  b is c u it.....  
...............  654
Soda.

Seda,  X XX.............................  0
Soda, C ity................................   754
Soda,  D uchess................ 
854
Crystal W afer........................ 10
Reception  F lak es................. 10

THU  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

1 3

P R O D U C E   M A R K E T .

C A N D IE S ,  F R U IT S   a n d   N UTS.

T he Putnam  Candy Co. quotes as follows:

BA SK ET  F IR E D .

F a ir ............................. ..18 @20
@25
Choice...........................
Choicest....................
@35
E xtra choice, w ire letif
@40
G U N PO W D ER.

Common to  fa ir....... ..25 @35
. .50 @65
E xtra fine to finest.
Choicest fan cy ......... . .75 @85
@26
. . .28 @30

OOLONG.
Common to  f a i r ... 

IM PE R IA L .

Common to  fa ir....... . .23 @26
Superior to flu e......... . .30 @35

YOUNG  HYSON.

Common to  fa ir....... . .18 @26
Superior to  fine....... ..30 @40
F a ir ............................. ..18 @22
Choice......................... ..24 @28
B e st............................. . .40 @50

ENGLISH  BREA K FA ST

TO BA CCO S.

F ine Cut.

“ 

......... 

Pails unless otherw ise noted.
H iaw atha 
60
 
Sweet  C uba.................. 
34
M cG lnty........................ 
24
2d
4  b b ls........... 
L ittle  D arling............. 
22
20
4  b b l.. 
20
1791................................. 
1891, 4   bb ls..................  
19
Valley  C ity..................  
XI
Dandy J im .................... 
27
T ornado.........................  
20

“ 

Plug.

40

Searhead....................
J o k e r ..............., ..........
Zeno.............................
L. <6 W .........................
H ere  It I s ....................
Old S tyle.....................
Old  H onesty..............
Jolly T a r.....................
H iaw atha...........  .  ...
34
Valley C ity ................
Jas. O.  B utler &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something G ood......................  38
Toss U p..  ...................................26
O ut of  S ig h t.............................   25

Smoking.

Boss..........................................  124
Colonel's Choice.....................13
W a rp a th ................................... 14
B a u n e r..................................... 14
K ing B ee...................................20
K iln D ried................................17
N igger H ead............................23
Honey  D ew ..............................24
Gold  B lock..............................28
Peerless.....................................24
Rob  R oy...................................24
U ncle  Sam...........   ................. 28
Tom and J e r r y ...................... 25
B rier Pipe................................. 30
Yum  Y u m ................................32
Red Clover.......................  
.32
 
N avy.....................................  
 
H andm ade................................40
33
Frog

shoulders 
“ 
“ 

Pork  lo in s.................... 0 4 a   64
. . .   14 0   44
Sausage,  blood  or head @5
@   5
@7
©

liver
F rankfort  .
M utton  .........................
V eal................................

F IS H   » tu t  O YSTERS

F.  J.  D ettenthaler  quotes  as

follows

. . .  

FR ESH   FISH
W hltefish 
.
T r o u t....... ...................
H alibut..........................
Ciscoes 
....................
Flounders  ..................
B luefish.........................
M ackerel 
...................
C od.......................
C alifornia  salm ou
o y s t e r s —Bulk.
Standards, per  g al..  ..
Selects, 
.......
o y s t e r s —Cans.
F alrhaven  C ounts...
F. J . D.  S e le c ts...........
S ele cts...........................
F  J . D........... 
..............
A nchor  .........................
Standards  ....................
F avorites.......................
SH E L L   GOODS.

“ 

@  8
@  8
@20
®   5
@  9
@12
@25
@12
@20
*1  00
1  60

@35
@ 10
@22
@20
@18
@16
@14

Oysters,  per  UK).........1 2,@1  50
75@1  0(1
Clams. 

“
PO U LT R Y .
Local dealers  pay  as

follows

for dressed  fow ls:
Spring  chickens  .%...  9 @10
F o w l...............................7 @ 8
Turkeys 
......................11 @12
Ducks  ...........................12 ©13
G e e s e ..........................   11 @12

O IL S . 

.

The  S tandard  OH  Co. quotes
’.  0.  b.

as  follows.  Inbarrels,
G rand Rapids:
W.  W.  H eadlight,  150
fire  test (old test)  ....
Water White, 
Michigan Test  ...
N ap th a.....................
Gasoline ..  .............
C y lin d er..................
E n g in e ....................
l a c k ,   25 to 30  deg

©   84
<0 8 
@ 74 
@ 74@ SJ4 
@36 
@21 @ 74
H ID E S ,  F E L T S   a n d   F U R S
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

low s:

H ID E S.

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Green  —   .......................   3  @ 4
P art  C ured.........—  . 
@  4 4
F ull 
....................  @ 5
D ry.............................................  5 @ 6
K ips,green  ..................  3  @ 4
cu red ....................  @ 5
Calfskins,  g reen .........  4  @ 5
c u re d .........  5  @ 6
Deacon sk in s............................10 @30

“ 

32

No. 2 hides 4   off.
FE L T S .

40 g r...........................................   8
50 gr...........................................9

$1 fo r barrel.
W ET  M U STARD.

B ulk, per gal  ...................... 
30
Beer m ug, 2 doz in c a se...  1  7f 

y e a s t —Compressed. 

Ferm en turn  per doz. cakes..  15 
per lb -..................30

“ 
F R E S H   H E A T S .

Sw ift  and  Company  quote as 

follow s:
Beef, carcass................  4  @  6
h in d q u a rters  ..  5  @ 6  
fore 
. . . 3   @  3 4
loins, No.  3 —  7  @  7 4
ribs.........   @ 
7
rounds.....  44@ 
5
to n g u e s.................  @
Bologna  ........................  @  5

“ 
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*■ 
z 
“ 
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Shearlings.................................10 ©25
Lambs 

..........................50  @90

WOOL.

W ash ed .................................... 20 @25
U n w a sh e d ............................... 10 @20

M ISCELLANEOUS.

T a llo w ...........................  3 4 ®   4
G rease  bu tter  .............  1  @ 2
S w itch es.......................   1 4 ®   2
G inseng.................  
FU R S.

2 00@2  50

O utside prices for No.  1 only.
B a d g e r...........................  50@1  00
B ear.............................15  00@30 00
B e a v e r.................................3  00@8 00
Cat,  w ild .......................   40@  60
“  h o u se....................  10©  25
F ish e r...................................4  0U©6 00
F ox, red................................1  00@1 60
“  cross........................... 3  00@5 00
“  grey.......................  50®  75

L ynx.....................................2 00@3 00
M artin,  d a rk ...................... 1  0U@3 00
pale  & yellow  50@1  00
-  “ 
M ink, d a rk ....................  40@1  25
M uskrat...........................  03@ 15
Oppossum......................   15®  25
Otter,  d a rk ...................5 00®,S  00
Raccoon  ............ ..........  25@  80
  1 00@1 25
S k u n k .......... ............... 
Wolf.  ............................. 1  00@3 00
Beaver castors,  11». 
2  00@5 t o

D E E R SK IN S— P e r   p O tllld

Thin and  green 
.................... 10
L ong g r a y ...................................  2
Gray 
’ ..................................  25
Red and  b l u e ................  
35

G R A IN S  a n d   FE E D ST U FF.«

W H EA T.

No.  1  W hite (58 lb. test) 
No.  1  Red  (60 lb. test) 

90 
90

MEAL.

B olted....................................  1  71
G ranulated...........................  2  00

FLO U R .

Straight, in  sacks  ......... 
.  5 00
“ barrels.............   5  10
“ 
“ sacks...............  6 00
P atent 
“ barrels.  .........   6  10
“ 
G raham   “ sack s...............  2  3,1
............   2 1»5
“ 
Rye 
M ILLSTUFFN.

“ 

B ran.......................................  18  0(
12  00 
Screenings ................
21  00 I 
M iddlings..................
20  00 
M ixed  Feed 
20  00
Coarse m eal.......

CORN.

Car  lo ts ....................................50
Less than  car lo ts................53

OATS.

Car  lots  ..................................36
Less th an   car lots  .............. 40

B A T .

.  14  00 
No.  1  T im othy, car lots 
No.  1 
.15  00
P A P E R  & W O O D E N  W A R E

ton  lots 

" 

P A P E R .

S t r a  w  
.....................................................1 J i
Rockfalls ................................... 2
Rag  su g ar...................................2
H ard w are...................................2 4
B a k e rs........................................ 24
Dry  G oods........................54@6
J u te   M anilla..................  @ 64
Red  Express  No. 
1..  5 4
No. 
TWISTES.

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48 C otton.................................  22
Cottou, No.  1............ .................18
.............. 16
Sea  Island, assorted...........35
No. 5 H e m p ..............................15
No. 6  “ .......................................15

W OODEN W A R E .
Tubs, No. 1.......................
“  No. 2.......................
“  No. 3.......................
Pails, No.  1, tw o-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes
Bowls, 11 in c h .................
..................
..................

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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

13  “ 
15  “ 
17
assorted, 17s an d   19s 
“  15s, 17s and 19s
Baskets, m arket....................
shipping  b u sh el.. 
fu ll  hoop  “
b u s h e l....................
willow el’ths, No.l
No.2
No.3
No.l
No.2
No.3

splint

7 00 
6  00 
5  00 
1  35 
1  60 
50 
1  00
1  25
2  00 
2  75 
2 50
2 76 
35
1  20 
1  30 
1  50
5  75
6 25
7 25
3 50
4  25
5 OC

WE  MAKE  A  SPECIALTY  OF

P R E S E N T   P R IC E ,  # 4   IN   SA C K S.

And would  be pleased to send you sample and prices.

PUREvBUGKWHEATvFLOUR
A.  S C H E N C K   &  SON,
SEEDS
----- A N D -----GRAIN

W. H.  MOREHOUSE & CO.

E L S IE .  M ICH.

B in e  G rass, O rc h a rd   G rass, L a w n  G rass, 

Choice Clover & Timothy Seeds a Specialty

C lo v e r, R e d   T o p ,  M ille t,  A lfa lfa  o r  L u c e rn e , 

G ra iu ,  C lo v e r  a n d   T im o th y ,  H u n g a ria n ,  W h ite 

O rd e rs   f o r   p u r c h a s e   o r   s a le   o f   S e e d s  f o r   f u t u r e   d e liv e r y  

p r o m p tly   a tte n d e d   to .  C o r r e s p o n d e n c e  s o lic ite d .

W HOLESALE  D EA LER S  IN

P o p c o rn ,  E tc .

T O L E D O ,  O .

W a r e h o u s e s —3 2 5 -3 3 7   E r ie  S t. 
Office—46  P r o d u c e   E x c h a n g e ,

M ENTION T H IS   P A P E R .

Apples—D ull and  slow  of sale.  H olders  Si.75 
@#2 25  per bbl.
Beans—Easy  and  quiet.  Dealers  now  pay 
*1.3031.40 for  unpicked  and country picked and 
hold at #1.65@1.75 for city  picked  pea or medium.
B utter—Lower and  in sm aller dem and  Choice 
dairy is  in  doderate  deed  at  20@2tc.  Factory 
cream ery is held at 28c.
Celery—20c per doz.
Cabbages—40c per doz.
Cider—Sweet,  10c per gal.
Cranberries—The m arket is  lower  Cape  Cod 
■  are in  fair dem and at S7@S7.50  per  bbl.
Dried  Apples—Sundried  is held at  4H@5e  and 
evaporated at6-;5@7c.
Eggs—Fresh  eggs are almost  im posible to find, 
i  but choice cold storage stock is in good  dem and 
!  at 2jc.
i  H oney—15c per lb.
J  Onions—Dealers  pay 50@tiOc  and  hold at 05®
I  70c. extra  fancy com m anding about SOe.
! 
Potatoes—Local  handlers  are  paying  1S@20c 
!  for  choice  stock, lint  are  not at all anxious  to 
purchase, even at that  price, 
i  Squash—H ubbard. 2c per 11 
!  Sweet Potatoes—#2 75 pe 
eaiine stock.
Turnips—25c per bushel

G rapes—Malaga, $5 per keg. 

bbl.  for  choice Mils

2 .4 4

’ROVISIONS

The G rand R apids  Packing  and Provision Ci 

FO R K   IN   BA RR ELS.

quotes as follow s:
Mess,  new ...................... 
I l l
Short c u t ..............................................................  11  r
E xtra clear pig, short  c u t................................   11'
E x tra clear,  h eavy.............................................
Clear, fat  b ack ................................................ ..  13  (
Boston clear, short c u t.....................................   13  :
Clear back, short c u t.........................................   13 :
S tandard clear, short cut. b e st...................  
13  i

 

 

bausage—Fresh and Smoked
Pork Sausage...............................................
6 4
Ham Sausage...........................................................   9
Tongue Sausage......................................................  9
; F ran k fo rt  Sausage 
........................... . ................  74
!  Blood Sausage.........................................................   5
I  Bologna, straig h t...................................................   5
Bologna,  th ic k ......... 
......................................  .  5
H ead ch eese.............................................................   5

lard—Kettle Rendered

U S D .

T ierces................................................ .....................  7 4
Tubs...........................................................................   7 *
501b.  T in s.................................................................7 4
Com­
pound.
54
54
64*
64
64
54
6  50 
6  50 
9  50

Family.
...5 \
T ierces........................................... 5 \
......6
"0 and  501b. T u b s—
......6^4
3 lb. Palls, 20 in  a  case................64
......6*¿
5 lb. Pails, 12 In a case.
......64
10 lb. Pails, 6 In a ease................. 6 4
......64
20 lb. Pails, 4 In  a  case................6 4
.  ...6
50 lb. C an s...................
B E E F   IN   BA R R ELS.
E xtra Mess, w arranted 200  lb s .......................
E xtra Mess, Chicago packing.........................
Boneless, ram p butts.........................................
smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lb s .........................................
16 lb s .........................................
12 to 14 lb s ................................
p ic n ic .......................................................
best boneless.........................................
8 4
S houlders..  ......................................................
B reakfast Bacon, boneless..................................  9
Dried beef, ham  p ric e s .................................... 
8
Long Clears, h ea v y ................................................  6>(
Briskets,  m edium .....................  
.........................   7
li g h t........................................................  7

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9 4

„ 

C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

LAM P  B U R N ER S.

No. 0 Sun 
N o .l  “  - 
N o.2  “ 
. 
T u b u la r..

LAMP  CHIMNEYS.—P er  box.

6 doz. in  box.

 

 

 

 
 

F irst quality.
“ 
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XXX Flint.

No. 0 S u n ............................................  
1
No. 1  “ 
.................................. 
1
 
...................................................................2
N o.2  “ 
to p ........................................... 2
No. 0 Sun, crim p 
“  
2
N o .l  “ 
“  
3
No. 2  “ 
to p ........................................... 2
No. 0 Sun, crim p 
“  
2
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
“  
3
No. 1 Sun, w rapped and  labeled........................3
“ 
N o.2  “ 
......................4
N o .  2 Hinge,  “ 
....................... 4
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per d oz...........................1
........................... }
N o.2  “ 
No. 1 crim p, per d o z ...............................................1
............................................ 1
N o.2 
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Pearl top. 

L a B as tie.

,  _

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LA M P W ICK S.

No. 0,  per  gross  ....................................................
No. 1, 
...............................................
No. 2, 
......................................
No. 3, 
...............................................
M ammoth, per doz.......................................

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STONEW ARE— A KRON.
B utter Crocks, 1  and 2 g a l.........................
3  to 6 g a l.............................
Jugs,  4  gal.» per d oz....................................
....................................
.............................
M ilk Pans,  4  gal., per doz.  (glazed 75c).
“ 
90c).

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11 

1 

C 

1 

90
06
064
75
90; so 
60 
72

STICK   CA NDT.
Full  Weight.

Standard,  per  lb 

“ 
“ 

11. H ...
Tw ist 
Boston  Cream  .
Cut  Loaf...........
E xtra  II. H .......

M IX ED   CANDT.
Full W eight.

S tandard...........
L eader...........  .
Special................
R oyal..................
Nobby................
B roken.............. .
English  R ock..
C onserves.........
Broken T affy ... 
P eanut S quares.
E x tra ..................
F rench Cream s. 
Valley  Creams.

Bbls. Pails.
__   6 4
7 4
7 4
6 4
. ...  6 4
7 4
9 4
.. . .   7 4
8 4
....  7 4
8 4

ibis.
-64
.04
.7
.74
-74
.7

Palls.
7 4
7 4
8
8
S 4
8 4
8 4
8
8 4
9
10
104
134

f a n c y —In b u l k .  

“ 

F ull W eight.

FANCT—In 5 1

Bbls.
....1 0 4
....11

Sour Drops. 
Im perials...

___5
-----á
....  8 4
.. .104
tes. 

p rin ted .............
Chocolate D rops................
Chocolate  M onumental«

Palls.
114
I2 4
124
14
6 4
9
9 4
I I 4
Per  Box.
Lemon D rops........................................................... 50
Sour D ro p s............................................................... 55
Pepperm int D rops......... 
65
Chocolate D rops...................................................... 70
H. M. Chocolate  D rops..........................................90
Gum  D rops........................................................40@50
Licorice Drops.......................................................1 00
A.  B.  Licorice  D rops............................................. 80
Lozenges, plain........................................................65
p rin te d ....................... 
70
I  Im perials..............................  
65
75
;  M ottoes.........................................  
Cream B ar....................... 
60
i Molasses  B ar........................  
55
| H and Made  Creams........................................ S5©95
Plain Cream s.....................................................S0@90
!  Decorated C ream s............................................... 1  00
String  Rock............................................................. 70
|  B urnt A lm onds.. 
..............................................1  00
j  W lntergreen  B erries.............................................65

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CARAMELS.

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

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2 
3 

 
 
 

 
 
 

!  Floridas  fa n c y .......................................... 2  2S@3  00

ORANGES.

LEM ONS.

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M essina, choice, 360................................
fancy, 360...............................
choice  300...............................
fancy 380  ...............................
O TH ER   FO R EIG N   FR U IT S.
Figs, fancy  layers, 61b...........................
“  101b  ....................
“ 
14®...........  .............
“ 
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“  20®  .............. .....
i  “ 
Dates, F ard, 10-lb.  b o x .  .......................
** 
.........................
Persian. 50-lb.  b o x .....................
“ 

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50-lb.  “ 

ex tra 

@ 4   50 
@
@
@5 00

@15 
@15 
@16 
@174 
@  9 @ 8

NUTS.

“ 
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I  Almonds, Tarragona.
@18 
Iv aca............
@ 
©17 
C alifornia.
74®   8 
Brazils, new ................
F ilb e rts .......................
@134 
@15 
W alnuts, G renoble.  .
“  M arbot.........
@ 
@10 
C h ili............
“ 
@14 
Table  N uts,  fancy.  . 
.114@13
Pecans, Texas, H.  P . , .................... .......  15 @16
Cocoanuts, fu ll sacks  ....................

choice

@4  00

“ 

PEA N U TS.

Fancy, H.  P., S u n s...........................
®   5 4
.........  7 @  74
“  Roasted  ...........
Fancy, H.  P„ F la g s.........................
@  5 4
...  7 @  74
“  R oasted............
Choice,  H.  P.,  E x tras.......................
@  4 4
“  R oasted......... .........6 @  6 4

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A. S. LIVERMORE,

M anufacturer of

jUinBB  Meat  and  Jelly.

1711  GENESEE  A YE., 

- 

SAGINAW ,  E.  S., 

-  MICH.
There is now  a great  demand  for  Liv­
ermore's  celebrated  Home  Made  Mince 
Meat.  It has  been sold and is being sold to 
most all  the best  merchants of this State, 
besides tons he has sent to different large 
cities outside of this State.  He has sent 
almost  two  car  loads  to  St.  Paul  and 
Minneapolis  already  this  season.  He 
manufactured about  100 tons last  season 
and  expects to sell 200  tons this  season. 
He  prides  himself  on  the  purity of  his 
I goods.

14:

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

INCO^iV^iiii^Ciij  Oi?1  BiiilNG  RICH*
Providence  seems,  at  times,  to  take 
special care of the newspapers.  On  a re­
cent morning  they  were  enabled,  in  ad­
dition  to their usual  assortment  of  mur­
ders,  suicides,  defalcations,  elopements, 
and divorces,  to chronicle the  sinking  of 
a fleet of canal boats in the  Hudson River 
and the drowning of their crews,  a  terri­
ble collision on the  New  York  and  New 
England  Rrilroad,  a horrible  accident  in 
St.  Paul,  by  which  fifteen  men  were 
crushed  under  a  falling  wall,  and,  as  a 
grand  climax,  the dynamite  explosion  in 
Russell  Sage’s  office. 
I  have  the  most 
interest  in the  dynamite  affair,  both  be­
cause it happened so near Wall street and 
because  it  came  opportunely  to  furnish 
me with  the topic of my present dicourse. 
The  week,  financially,  had  been  so  dull 
and uneventful  that 1  was quite at  a loss 
for a subject  to write about.  There  had 
been no  new  fraud  discovered,  no  im­
portant  failure,  no  panic,  and  not  even 
did  the  Richmond Terminal troubles pre­
sent any  specially  notable features.  The 
attempt 
to  assassinate  Russell  Sage 
started  in  my  mind  a  train  of  thought, 
which I  will  lay  before my  readers.

The  insanity  of  the  wretch  who  at­
tempted  to  assassinate  Mr.  Sage,  and 
who succeeded  both  in  killing  his  sec­
retary and  in  seriously  injuring  several 
other men,  is conclusively  proved  by  the 
recklessness  with  which  he sacrificed his 
own  life.  He  probably  had  provided 
himself  with  the  bomb  with  which  he 
effected the mischief,  more as a means of 
intimidation  than  with  the  matured  in­
tention of  using it as  he did,  and  he  ex­
ploded  it  upon  a sudden  mad  impulse, 
without  calculating  the  results  of  the 
act. 
In  some  respects  it is a matter  of 
congratulation  that he  was  killed.  The 
county  is spared  the expense of  his  trial 
and  the  public an  inevitable  dissatisfac­
tion  at  being  obliged,  as  it  would  have 
been,  to  let  him go unpunished  because 
he  was  morally  irresponsible.  That  he 
met  the  fate  he  designed  for  his  victim 
is  felt to be a just retribution.

that 

fact  remains 

inconvenience  of  it  is  greatly 

But,  though  the  would-be  assassin  in 
this case  has  been  righteously  punished 
and his intended  victim  has escaped,  the 
uncomfortable 
the 
attempt  was made and  may  be  repeated, 
both  against  Mr.  Sage  and  against  all 
other men  who,  like him, enjoy the  repu­
tation  of  being  rich. 
It is  well  under­
stood  that  the  possession  of  wealth  is 
perilous  to the  soul,  but  if,  in  addition, 
it is to  involve  danger to  life  and  limb, 
the 
in­
creased.  We  read  in  history  how,  dur­
ing the  dark  ages,  rich  Jews  were  tor­
tured by  feudal  barons,  as Isaac of  York 
was tortured  by Front-de-Breuf,  to make 
them pay ransom, and Greek  and Sicilian 
banditti  sometimes practice  similar out­
rages  upon  modern  millionaires,  but  in 
this  country,  as  yet,  the  crime  has  not 
gone  beyond  the  stage of  threats.  The 
attack  upon  Mr.  Sage  marks  a  forward 
step  in  its development,  and  the insanity 
of  his assailant  does  not  take  from  the 
assault its weighty significance.

The operations of  an  insane  mind,  no 
m atter  how  apparently  capricious  and 
purposeless  they  may  be,  are  none  the 
less  a  connected  chain  of  causes  and 
effects,  and,  like the  symptoms of  other 
diseases  are  only distortions of  healthy 
processes.  To comprehend this,  we need 
but to consider  our  dreams.  While  we 
are dreaming everything that happens  to

us  seems natural  and  proper,  and  it  is 
only  when we awake  and  think  over  so 
much of  our imaginary  adventures as we 
can  remember that we perceive their  ab­
surdity.  The difference  between  mental 
life  in dreaming and in waking is that in 
dreaming  our  thoughts  run  on  uncon­
trolled  by reason,  whereas  when  we  are 
awake  we  think 
logically,  and  correct 
our  errors  of  impression  by  what  we 
have learned  from experience.  Another 
illustration  may  be drawn  from  the  pro­
gress  of  the  child’s  mind.  The  child 
learns to think,  no less  than  to walk and 
to  talk.  To him,  at  first,  the moon  and 
the  stars are  within  easy  reach,  fire  is 
only  a  pretty  plaything,  aud  all  solids 
and  liquids,  until  he  has  learned to the 
contrary,  are  equally good  for food  and 
drink. 
In  the  same way,  he  has  to  be 
taught  morals,  and  to  control  his  im­
pulses to self-gratification  by respect for 
the rights of  others. 
In  insanity,  as  in 
dreams,  these artificial  checks upon  the 
mind’s  activity are absent,  and  it  roams 
from  one  idea  to  another uncontrolled. 
Still,  in  themselves,  the  madman’s ideas 
are  the  same  as  those  of  a  person  of 
sound  mind,  and  he  is  insane  only be­
cause he  does not  combine them  proper­
ly.  They  are,  as  I  have said,  distorted 
and capricious,  but  they are  not  utterly 
unreal.

The dynamiter who  attacked  Mr.  Sage 
had  for  his  underlying impulse  a  pur­
pose of robbery similar to that of a high­
wayman or of  a  railroad  train  wrecker. 
His  insanity consisted  in  his  not  being 
able to overcome  his  wicked  impulse  by 
the  consideration of  his  own  safety  and 
of  the utter  uselessness of  exploding his 
bomb  before he had  secured the plunder 
he  sought. 
In  a  certain  sense,  indeed, 
all  criminals are insane.  Reason,  no less 
than  religion  and  morality,  teaches  us 
that  the  gratification  of  our  desires  at 
the expense of  our fellow men  is as fool­
ish  as  it  is  wicked.  The  proverb,  that 
ill-gotten  gains  never  prosper,  is  con­
firmed  by  abundant experience.  Still, so 
long as a rascal  goes  about his  business 
with  due  regard  to  prudence,  it  is  not 
the custom to say he is mad. 
It  is  only 
when,  like  Mr.  Edward  Field,  he  is ex­
traordinarily  reckless,  or,  like Mr.  Sage’s 
assassin,  he  kills  himself,  that  he  is 
treated as  irresponsible.

That  robbery and  fraud  are  thus com­
monly  regarded  as no  evidence of  insan­
ity,  so long  as they are  perpetrated  with 
a  rational  provision  for  the  criminal’s 
personal  safety  and  for  his 
immunity 
from  punishment,  is rather a peril to the 
possessor  of  wealth  than  a  safeguard. 
The rich  man  is  protected  in  the  enjoy­
ment of  his  riches  against  violence  and 
subtlety  only to a limited  extent. 
If he 
can  be  despoiled  by  methods  which the 
law does not  reach,  or if  the despoiler is 
willing to endure the legal penalty,  he is 
defenceless.  More  than  this,  the  con­
viction  is  prevalent  that  any man  who 
has  accumulated  very considerably more 
wealth  than  the  average  must  himself 
have robbed  others,  and that when he  is 
deprived  of  his  accumulations,  whether 
by  fair  means  or  foul,  he  suffers  no 
wrong.  He is regarded  as  a  fair object 
of  plunder  by  numbers  of  people  who 
would  resent  indignantly the imputation 
either of  dishonesty or of  insane acquis­
itiveness.

Nor is exposure to fraud  and  violence 
inconvenience  from 
the  only  form  of 
which 
the  possessors  of  great  riches 
suffer.  A milder but almost as disagree-

W.  H.  W HITE  &  CO.,

ManiifaGtiJrers  of Hardwood  Lumber,

B O Y N E X IT Y ,  MICH.

We operate three m ills w ith a capacity of 9,000,000 feet hardw ood and 3,000,(00 feet hem lock, as 
follow s:  Boyne  City  m ill, 7,000,«00;  Boyne  F alls  m ill,  3.100,003;  D eer  Lake  m ill. 2,000,000.  Our 
facilities for shipm ent are  unsurpassed, either by rail or w ater.

CHERRYSTONE OYSTERS.

full  measure  and  well  filled  cans  of  the  FINEST  CHERRY­

■ HE trade  throughout the various  towns  adjacent to Grand 

Rapids are respectfully  requested  to  bear in mind  that  if 
they  order  the  “P.  & B.”  brand of  Oysters  they  will  get 
STONE stock.  We  aim to cater to fine  trade and  realize that it 
calls  for  FINE  GOODS  to  meet  the  requirements.  Goods put 
up bearing  our  “ P.  & B.”  trade  mark  are guaranteed  A No.  1 
and  are  sold  at fair  prices.  We do not  claim  to meet scurrilous 
competition  who  advertise one  thing and  sell  another,  but  will 
say that  we will  sell  “Bay  stock”  as  low as  any competitor  in 
the business,  but we prefer to sell  OYSTERS instead of  JUICE. 
The express  charges  are as much  on  one as on  the  other,  so  if 
stock  m ust  be watered,  we  advise  you to buy  solid  meats  and 
dilute at your own  place.  Buy the P.  & B.  brand  and  you  will 
have the best in market.  Handled by all the jobbers.

TH E  PU TN AM   CANDY  CO.
H e y m a n   &  C o m p a n y ,

Manufacturers  o f

Sbov  Cases

Of  Every  Description.

0 3   and  6 0  C an al  St., 

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
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the 

it,  but 

“Missing  Goods.”

H.  Leonard  & Sons have gotten out the 
following  circular,  one  of  which  they j 
propose to  place  in  every  package  sent I 
out hereafter:
TO THE PERSON OPENING  THIS  PACKAGE'. ,
The  following  letters  explain  them­
selves.  They are only a  few  from  many 
sent us by various frieuds of ours who are 
willing and glad to make an acknowledge­
ment wheu  they  are  in  error,  and  they 
show  with the  most convincing clearness, 
the  necessity  of  making  second,  third 
and even fifth examinations  before  mak­
ing a claim for shortage.
In our  business  there  are  such  num 
bers of  small  items,  and  it  is  so easy  to 
get  them  mixed,  or  mislaid,  or  thrown 
out with  the  straw,  that  we  ask  you  to 
give our invoices the  most careful exam­
ination,  comparing  each  item  with  the 
goods,  and  keeping the  straw  and  pack­
age  before you  until  the  invoice is prop­
erly checked.  Remember that every  ar­
ticle in  this lot of  goods  has  been  select­
ed,  checked,  counted  and  examined  by 
two men  before being packed.
Should  the  number  on  any  item  not 
igree  with that on  the  invoice,  consider 
f it may not  be an error  in  writing,  and 
please do not report  that particular num­
ber on  the invoice as missiug,  unless you 
also report the  number on  the goods  re­
ceived.

able  species  of  attack is solicitation  for '  many of  my  readers would  not willingly 
donations  both  to  general  charities and  encounter  it,  even  to the extent of  being 
for special  personal  relief.  The stories ! assailed with dynamite  like Russell  Sage, 
told  of  the  persecution  to  which  men | provided only  that  they could  be as sure 
notoriously  rich  are  thus  subjected  are I of escaping as well as he did.
most  remarkable. 
I  know, of  my  own 
knowledge,  that the late George Peabody, 
soon  after  he made  his great gift  for the 
erection of  model dwellings  for the  poor 
of  London,  and  had  thus  got  a  world­
wide reputation  for  pecuniary liberality, 
received something like a peck of  letters 
daily  begging  for  contributions 
to  the 
writers  on  all  sorts  of  grounds.  The 
late Alexander T.  Stewart, Robert Lenox 
and  Miss Catherine Wolfe  were similarly 
overwhelmed  with petitions  for  pecuni­
ary donations, and  I  hear that the Astors, 
the  Vanderbilts, 
the  Goelets,  Jupiter 
Morgan,  and all the conspicuous  million­
aires  of  New York  City  are  constantly 
the  recipients of  similar missives.  The 
writers  rarely go  so  far  as  to  threaten 
violence if  their  demands  are not  com­
plied  with, and  still  more  rarely do they 
attempt 
incipient  purpose 
lurks  in  the  assumption  that  the  man 
or  the woman  who desires  money and is 
without  it  may  properly  ask  for it as  a 
gift  from those  who are  more fortunate.
It is  a  curious  anomaly that  religion, 
which theoretically defends the rights of 
property,  and,  indeed,  does it  practically 
with  great  efficiency,  also 
indirectly 
favors  the idea  that rich  men  are  unde­
serving  of  their  riches,  and  that  when 
they are  deprived of  them  they are  not 
greatly  wronged.  I  had  occasion  to  point 
out last spring  how Cardinal Gibbous,  in 
the  North  American  Review,  formally 
declared  that the  possessions of  the  rich 
are  not their  own,  but  are held  by them 
in  trust  for the  poor,  and a little  later 1 
commented  upon  the  way  in  which  the 
Pope  himself,  in  an  encyclical,  spoke  of 
rich  men  as oppressors of  the poor  and 
as laying upon the poor a yoke little bet­
ter than  slavery.  Neither  the  Cardinal 
nor  the  Pope,  I  firmly  believe,  would 
countenance  the  taking of  riches  from 
rich  men against their will, but the effect 
of  their utterances  is to weaken  popular 
respect for the rights of praperty.  Prot­
estant preachers are similarly  imprudent. 
In  their  zeal  to  turn  the  attention  of 
their hearers from this world to the next 
they  habitually  speak  of  this  world’s 
goods as  a  snare to the  soul,  and  of  de 
votion to their enjoyment as a sin.  From 
this to the  doctrine  that  the  possession 
of  great  riches is in itself  a  wrong is an 
easy  transition,  and  it  logically follows 
that those  who relieve  rich men of  thei 
burden are not guilty of any crime.

L u t h e r ,  N ov.  10—in  regard  to  those 
albums 1  reported short,  will say I found 
them and  beg  your pardon for  reporting 
them short.  When my clerk brought the 
goods  from  the  back  room,  he  by  some 
means put those three albums  under  one 
of the  counters,  and we  found  them  on 
receipt of your reply.  Asking your  par­
don, Iremain, 

P l a i n w e l l ,  Nov. 23—I  received  your 
line,  and,  as  I  wrote  you  this  morning, 
1  found  the  goods  1  claimed  short,  or 
ather  my  drayman  found  them  in  his 
bed where he had put the straw. 
It  was 
the fifth  time I  had  made  a  search  for 
them. 

C l a r io n ,  April  25—Will  take  it  all 
back.  On examination,  I  found  the  re-( 
mains of the  articles in  the stove  where 
I  had  burned  the  straw.  Will  have  to 
buy  again. 

N e w a y g o ,  N ov.  2—In  answer to  your 
letter of Oct  31st,  would  say  that  upon 
further investigation of the goods claimed 
short,  have  found your  invoice all  right 
and  goods  O.  K. 
Please  overlook  the 
trouble  we  have  caused  you. 
In  our 
second  checking over  we called  the  toy 
wagons,  picture  wagons,  and  found  the 
No.  4 doll beds all right.

C a d i l l a c ,  N ov.  4—The  canopy  and 
pring balance to  that  library  lamp  are 
all right.  My mistake aud your treat.

Yours resp’y,

Respectfully,

Respectfully,

*   *   ■»

Very resp’y  yours,

Against  all  this misconception  I  take 
my  stand  upon  the  fact that by the very 
constitution of human nature itself riches 
are a legitimate instrument of  happiness 
and  that the pursuit and  the  enjoyment 
of  them  are  not to be deplored  nor  dis 
countenanced. 
It is frequently  said, and 
by  people  who  ought  to  know  better, 
that  the 
rich  are  nowadays  growing 
richer and  the poor poorer.  So far from 
this  being  true,  the  less  rich  are  con­
stantly  gainers  by  the  use  which 
the 
more  rich  make  of 
their  possessions, 
whether  it  is  in  expenditures  for  per­
sonal  enjoyment or in  productive invest­
ments  of  capital.  Society  is  so  bound 
together  that  one  part  cannot  prosper 
when  all the rest  suffer,  nor suffer when 
the  rest  prosper.  And  as to the  incon­
venience of being rich which I have been 
discussing,  I  doubt  very much  whether

One of the  last new products of the in­
ventive genius  of  the  adulteration-mon­
ger is th«  artificial  bitter  almond.  The 
false seeds are composed chiefly of grape 
sugar,  with an  extremely  small  quantity 
of  uitro-benzole,  which  gives  them  the 
flavor  of  oil  of  bitter  almonds.  They 
are  pressed  in  a  mold,  which  causes 
their  external  appearance  to  resemble 
natural  almonds  so  well  that  wheu  a 
number of the  false seeds are mixed  with 
the true ones the deception  is exceedingly 
difficult to detect by mere inspection.  Of 
course the  former  can  be  obtained at  a 
ridiculously low  price,  and consequently 
the adulteration must be  very profitable.

The Directors  of  the  American  Sugar 
Refining Company  have  declared  a  divi­
dend  of 4 per  cent,  on the  common  and 
3K  per cent, on the preferred stock.

1 5

GOLD  MEDAL,  PARIS,  1878.

W . B aker 4  Cm
Breakfast 
Cocoa

from which the excess of 
oil has been removed,
Is Absolutely Pure 
and it is Soluble.

No  Chemicals

are used in its prepar­
ation. 
It  has  more 
than  three  times  the 
tstrength  o f  C o co a 
mixed  with  Starch, 
and  is  therefore  far
rrowroot  or  Sugar,
lore economical, costing less than one cent a 
up. 
It  is  delicious,  nourishing, strengthen- 
lg,  easily digested, and admirably adapted 
>r invalids as well as for persons in health. 
, BAKER &  CO.,  DORCHESTER, MAS&

Sold  by Crocers everywhere.

FODRTB NATIONAL BAHI

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

J.  B o w n e, P resident.

D. A. 

d g e t t ,  V ice-President.

H .  w .  N a s h ,  C ashier
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

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

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Twenty-five years’  experience  and  ample 
facilities  for the transaction of  business. 
Refer by permission to the  editor of  this 
paper.  Write for information which will 
be cheerfully  furnished.

BARNETT  BROS.

159 So.  Water St.,  Chicago.

S e e 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, 
Hungarian,  Millet,  Red  Top;  all  kinds 
of  Seed  Corn,  Barley,  Peas,  in  fact any­
thing you need in seeds.

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

W.  T.  LRMOREAUX  it CO.,

188,  130,  138 W . B rid g e  St.,0

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

STUDLEY  &  BARCLAY

T ra n sac ts a  g en erai  b an k in g   business.

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of Country Merchants Solicited.

EDMUND B.DIKEMRfl

T H E   GREAT r
C=1i Jeweler,

44  C A N E  8T„
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Geo. H.  Reeder & Co.,
BOOTS  & SHOES
Felt Boots and Alaska  Socks.

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

We carry the finest line of  felt and knit boots, socks 
and  rubber  clothing  in the  market. _ Send  tor  pric 
list and discounts.

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joint  account  of  himself  and  the  con­
signee,  may exercise the right.  The right 
| belongs to no one but  the seller  or quasi 
seller.
What  part  of  inability  to  pay  on  the 
! part of the buyer  will give this right?
Insolvency  is  the  only  ground. 
It  is 
I not necessarily a technically declared in­
solvency. 
It  means,  as  well,  a  general 
inability  to  pay  just debts. 
It  may  be 
proved  in  any  satisfactory  way,  as  by 
stopping payment or failing  to pay one’s 
just  debts,  the  buyer’s  admissions,  or 
well-founded  information. 
It  need  not 
be an  insolvency  arising  after the  sale, 
j  It  may  be one  which existed  prior to the 
sale if  not  discovered  until  afterwards. 
How  is  the  right  exercised? 
It  is  not 
necessary  to  actually  seize  the  goods. 
Give notice to the carrier in  whose hands 
they  are.  on  the delivery of  which notice 
it  becomes  the  person’s  duty  to  retain 
the goods.  The  carrier  may be held  re­
sponsible  if  he  delivers  the  goods after 
notice. 
If  by  mistake  he  delivers them, 
the  seller  may  bring  trover  for  them 
against  the buyer,  or his assignees,  if  he 
be bankrupt.  The  notice  must be given 
to the one  who has the  immediate custo-

F O R   SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements will be inserted  under  this  head for 
two  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertlse- 
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B U SIN E S S   C H A N C E S .

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j  XT'OK  SVLK  AT  A BARGAIN—A  DRUG  8TOHE  IN  A 
A  
growing city.  Fine  location.  Will sell  stock  or 
stock  and  new  building  together,  as purchaser  pre- 
I  fers.  If  you want  a paying business, you will do veil 
to  investigate  this  at  once.  Address  Drugs,  care 
|  Michigan Tradesman. 
\  I^OR  SALE — ONE  OF  THE  BEST-PAYING  DRUG 
!  I- 
stocks  in  Albion,  Mich.,  a  good  manufacturing 
|  and  college town of  6,000 inhabitants.  Invoice  about 
|  $3,000.  Reason  for  selling,  ill-health.  Address  Lock 
j  Box 103. Albion. Mich. 
j 
l^OR  SALE—CLEAN  AND  CAREFULLY  SELECTED 
;  A 
grocery stock,  located at a good country trading 
point.  Business  well  established.  Address  A.  C. 
I  Adams, Administrator, Morley,  Mich. 
|  I7 CR  SALE—LARGE  STOCK  OF GENERAL  GOODS 
I  
in first-class condition, doing  a  business of  from 
$60,000 to 8*0,100 per year.  The  trade  of  the  store  is 
all on a cash basis.  For  particulars  address No.  357 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
1  TTiOR  SALE—CLEAN  GR  iCEKY  STOCK,  LO- 
-l 
cated on one of the best business streets  in 
G rand  Kapids  Trade  w ell  established.  Kent 
low.  Stock  and  fixtures  w ill  inventory  about 
12,000.  Good reasons for  selling.  There  is  1500 
in  the  purchase  for  buyer.  A ddress  No.  361, 
care M ichigan  Tradesm an.  _______  

361

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357

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»>  married  man  who  can  give the  best of  refer­
ences.  Address  No.  305,  care  Michigan  Tradesman, 
Grand Rapids. 
W AN T E D —P O S IT IO N   F O R   T W O   O R   T H R E E   OOM- 
lady  stenographers  and  typewriters 
petent 
book-keeping.  Are  willing  to  be  subjected  to  any 
reasonable test.  Address  W.  N.  Ferris,  Big  Rapids, 
Mich.__________________________________  

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16

Stoppage of Goods  in  Transit.

The  right  of  stoppage  in  transitu  is 
greatly favored  by  the  law. 
It may be 
defined to be  the  right  belonging  to  the 
seller  of  the  goods,  who  has  not  been 
paid  therefor,  to  resume  possession  of 
them before they come into possession of 
the  buyer,  who  has  become  insolvent, 
bankrupt,  or  pecuniarily  embarrassed. 
A few general  statements with  reference 
to this very  important and  greatly  valua­
ble  right  will  not  be  uninteresting  or 
uninstructive.
The right  of  stoppage  in transitu has 
been  long recognized.  We  find  it  exer­
cised  as  early  as  1670.  At  first  it was 
recognized  only  as  an  equitable  right, 
that  is,  cognizable  only  in  a  court  of 
equity. 
It is now  become  a  part  of  the 
common  law. 
lie verting  to  our  defini­
tion  many questions  may  arise,  some of 
which we shall  attempt  to  answer.  As 
to  how long the right  continues,  we may 
say  until  the  goods  reach  the  actual  or 
constructive  possession  of  the  buyer  or 
his agent.  What  is  meant  by  construc­
tive  possession?  Would  it  include  the 
possession  of  a  carrier  who  had  been 
designated,  or who is  hired  and  paid by 
the buyer?  We  think  not.  So  long  as 
the goods are in the hands of the carrier, 
whether  by  sea  or land,  the right exists, 
even  although  the  buyer  appointed  the 
carrier.  But not  if  the  conveyance be­
longs  to  the  buyer.  And the right con­
tinues while the goods  are  in  any  place 
of deposit connected  with  the  transmis­
sion and  delivery  of  them.  Goods may 
be said  to  be delivered  when  they reach 
the  hands of  an  authorized agent of  the 
buyer,  who is holding  them  until  he re­
ceives orders from  the buyer,  but  not so 
if  they  are  in  the hands of  a shipping 
agent  appointed  by  the  buyer  to await 
his instructions,  not as to  their  destina­
tion,  but as to  the  mode  of  shipment to 
their original destination. 
If a buyer be 
in  the habit of  using  the  warehouse of a 
carrier, wharfinger or other person  as his 
own,  for  instance,  by  making  it  the re­
pository of  his  goods,  and  disposing  of 
them  there, the transit is at an end.
It has  been  held  that,  where  the goods 
are stored by  a carrier at  the  end of  his 
route as agent  for  the  buyer,  the transit 
is complete.
If,  at the  time  of  the  sale,  the  seller j 
ships 
third  person 
in  the buyer’s name  as  consignor,  at the 
buyer’s request,  the  right does not exist.
Where part  of  the goods are  delivered 
without  the intention on  the  seller’s part 
of  retaining  the  rest,  but  as  a step to­
wards and  in  progress  of  the delivery of 
the whole,  the  right ceases.  The buyer 
may take possession  of  the  goods at any 
point  on  their  journey  and  defeat  the 
right,  but  merely  making  demand  for 
them of  the  carrier does  not  defeat  it. 
An  attachment  or  execution  against the 
buyer cannot  be  levied  o n   the  goods to 
defeat the right.  The vendor’s right is su­
perior to all  liens,  but not to the carrier’s 
lien  for freight.  An  indorsement  of  the 
bill  of  lading  to  a  bona fide  purchaser 
will defeat the  right.  An  indorsement 
of  the  bill  of  lading  as  a  pledge for a 
specific sum  defeats  the  right,  but  the 
seller  may  give  notice  to  the  pledgee, 
and  in court of  equity maintain his right 
to the  difference  between  the  amount of 
the pledgee’s demand  and the  sum  real­
ized  by the sale of the goods.

the  goods 

to  a 

An  assignment of the  bill of lading  as 
security  for an antecedent debt does  not, 
nor does an  assignment  for the benefit of 
creditors,  defeat  the right.  But suppose 
the goods are  partly  paid  for,  or an  ac­
ceptance or  a note given,  does  the  right 
#till  exist?  Yes.  Suppose  the  note  be 
negotiated?  The  rule  would  probably 
be the same.  But if  the seller  takes the 
unindorsed note  or order of  a third  per­
son,  the right,  it  seems,  is  defeated,  but 
the  mere  fact  that  the  vendor  has  re­
defeat the  right.  The cases hold that  if J 
course against some  other party does n o t! 
a  bill or note  or part  payment  has  been j 
received,  it  is  not  necessary  to  return j 
the same in  order  to  exercise the  right. 
Who may exercise the right?  The seller,  I 
a general agent, or one  who is  a  special! 
agent in  respect  to  this  consignment;  ai 
commission  merchant,  one  who has  paid ! 
the  price  for  the  buyer  and  taken  the | 
bill  of  lading  as  security; a  consignor, j 
who  consigns  goods  to  be  sold  on  the j

j dy of the goods. 
If given to a principal, 
| whose agent has  custody of the goods,  it 
| must  be given at  such  a time  and under 
I such circumstances that the principal,  by 
j  the exercise of reasonable diligence,  may 
communicate it to his  servant.  We may 
j  say that it  is a  common  custom  for  the 
| seller  to  require  bills  of  lading  to  be 
| made to  his own  order,  thus  cutting  off 
j  many questions  which  might  arise as  to 
delivery. 

W m .  C.  S p r a g u e .

Baron  Hirsch is said to be  worth  $100,
| 000,000.  He made his  wealth chiefly  out 
of  contracts  for  building  Turkish  and 
Transylvania railroads.  The Rothschilds 
| were his financial  hankers  when  he  as­
sumed the contracts, hut they got the idea 
that the railroads would  not succeed, and 
therefore  withdrew their support.

At the aunuat  meeting  of  the Owosso 
Savings Bank,  it  was  voted  to  increase 
the capital  stock  from  $60,000  to $100,- 
000.  C.  S.  Williams  and  E.  A.  Gould 
take  the  places  of  B.  Buckminster and 
A.  D.  Whipple on the Board of Directors.

For the finest coffees in the world, high 
grade teas,  spices,  etc.,  see J.  P.  Visner, 
304  North  Ionia  street.  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.,  general  representative  for  E.  J. 
Gillies & Co.,  New York City.

Grand  Rapids  6t Indiana.
Schedale  in effect  November  15,1891.

TRA INS  GOING  N ORTH.

Arrive from  Leave going 
North.
7:05  a m
11:30  a m
4:15  p m
10:30  p m
Train  arriving at 9:20  daily;  all  other  trains  daily 

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

TRA INS  GOING  SO U TH .

Arrive from  Leave going 

North. 
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:20 am  
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:60 a m 
For  Cincinnati  ............................  5:30 pm  
For  Chicago............ ......................10:40pm  
From Saginaw...............................10:40 p m
all other trains daily except Sunday.

Trains leaving at 6:00 p. m. and 11:05 p. m. run daily; 

South.
7:00  am
10:30  a m
2:00  pm
6:00  pm
11:05 p m

For Muskegon—Leave.

M u sk e g o n , G ran d  
7:00 a m 
11:26 am  
5:36  p m

From Muskegon—Arrive. 

R a p id s  & I n d ia n a . 
10:10 a m 
4:40 p m 
9:06 p m

SLEEPING  A   PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

N O R T H

1 1 : 3 0   a  m  t r a in .—Parlor chair  car  G*d 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 :3 0   p  m   tr a in .—Bleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw. 
S O U T H —7 :0 0  a m  t r a i n .—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   tr a in .—Wagner Sleeping  Car 
Grand  Rapids to Cincinnati.
11 ;0 5  p  m  tr a i n .—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

C h ic a g o  v i a  G .  R .  &   I.  R .  R .

10:30 am  
3:55 p m 

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

11:05 pm  
6 60 am
10:30 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:05 p m train daily, through  Wagner  Sleeping Car. 
10:10 pm
3:10  p m   through  Wagner  Parlor  Car.  10:10  p  m 

3:10 pm  
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
8 5 0 p m  
train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car.

2:00 pm  
9:00 pm  

7.05am  
2.00 pm  

6:15 am

M ic h ig a n  C en tr a l

“ The Niagara Falls Route.’*

D EPA RT.  A RRIV E
Detroit Express....................................  7:00 am   10:00 pm
Mixed  ...................................................7:06 a m   4:30  pm
Day  Express........................................  1:20 pm   10:00 am
•Atlantic A Pacific Express..............10:30 pm  
6:00 a m
New York Express...............................5:40 p m  12:40 p m

•Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
trains to and from Detroit.
Elegant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on Detroit 
Express at 7 a. m..  returning  leave  Detroit  4:45 p. m. 
arrive in Grand  Rapids 10 p. m.

Frrd M. B r i g g s , Gen'l Agent. 85 Monroe St.
A. A l m q u is t , Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 
O. W. Ruggles  G. P.  A   T. Agent., Chi cage.

Detroit TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN   EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

T rains Leave
G’d  Kapids,  Lv
I o n ia .............A r
St.  Johns  ...A r
Owosso  __   Ar
E.  Saginaw ..A r
Bay C ity .......A r
F l i n t .............A r
Pt.  H u ro n ...A r
P o n tia c .........Ar
D etroit..........Ar

tN o.  14 tN o.  16 tN o.  18|*No.  82
6 50am
3 25pm ¡10 55pm
7 45am
4 27pm  12 37am
8 28am
5 20pm  1 55am 
9 03am
5 05pm  3 15am 
10 45am
8  0pm  8.45am 
11 30am
8 45pm  7  xoam
10 05am
7 (5pm  5  40am
11 55am
8 50pm  7  30am
10 53am
8 25pm  5 37am
11 50am
9 25pm I  7  00am

1 1 20am 
11 25am 
1217pm 
1 20pm 
3 < 5pm 
3 45pm
3 40pm 
6 00pm 
305pm
4 05pm

WESTWARD.

T rains Leave

G’d Rapids,  L v .............
G’d H aven,  A r............
M ilw’k eeS tr  “ .............
Chicago Str.  “ .............

♦No. 81 tN o. 11 tN o. 13
7 05am
5  10pm
8 35am
6  15pm

1  00pm
2  10pm

♦Daily. 

tD aily except Sunday.

T rains arive from  the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 a  m 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
T rains  arrive  from   th e w est,  10:10  a. m., 3:15 
p.m.  and 9:50 p. m.
Eastw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  P arlcr  Buffet 
ca£ . 
18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 W agner  Sleeper.
W estw ard — No.  81  W agner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No.  15 W agner Parlor Buffetcar.
J ohn W. Lo u d, Traffic M anager.
B en F letcher,  Trav. Pass. Agent.
J a s.  Cam pbell, City T icket Agent.

CHICAGO 

23 M onroe Street.
N0V-15'1891-
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  RY.

DEPART  FOB

Chicago__
Indianapolis.........
Benton Harbor__
St. Joseph.................
Traverse City..........
Muskegon..........
Manistee  .........
Ludington................
Big Rapids............. ..

A M. P .  M.

P . M.

P.M .

00

00
! 00
! 00
25
25

1 2 :0 5   * 1 1 :3 5
1 2 :0 5
1 2 :0 5 * 1 1 :3 5
1 2 :0 5
* 1 1 :3 5
5 :1 7
1 2 :0 5
5 :1 7
5 :1 7
5 :1 7

5 :3 0

8 :3 0

Q  ,A A   A. M. has through chair car to Chica- 
• ' • v v   go.  No ex tra charge for seats. 

I 

lO .A F C   P .M .  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
I i i . W   w ith W agner buffet car;  sea s  50cts.

* J- I  M anistee,  v ia M.  & N.  E. R. R.

5,  "| H   P-  M. has  through free  chair  car  to 
1|   , 9 C   P. M. is solid  train  w ith W agner pal- 
DETROIT,

ace sleeping  car  through to Chicago.

Lansing &  Northern R R
A. M. P. M. P. M.
7:15 *1:00
5:45
7:15 *1:00
5:45
7:15 *1:00
5:45
7:15 *1 :t0
5:45
7:05
4:15
7:05
4:15
7:05
4:15

D etroit.........................................
L ansing......................................
H ow ell....................................  ..
Low ell..........................................
A lm a......................
St.  Louis  .............................
Saginaw   C ity.............................
» •1   PT  A  M. runs through to D etroit w ith par- 

. x t s   lor car;  seats 25  cents.

DEPART  FOR

1  - 0 0   p -  M-  H as  through  Parlor  car  to  De- 
-*- • 'J \J   troit.  Seats, 25 cents.

P- M. runs  through to D etroit  w ith par 
lor  car, seats  25  cents.

7  «APC  A. M. has parlor  car  to  Saginaw, seats 
•  A J O   25 cents.
F or  tickets  and  inform ation  apply  at  Union 
Ticket Office, 67 Monroe  street, or Union station.

G eo.  D eHa v e n, Gen. Pass’r Agt.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  North  Michigan 

Railway.

In   connection  w ith  the  D etroit,  Lansing  & 
N orthern or D etroit, G rand H aven & M ilw auk  e 
offers  a  route  m aking  the  best  tim e  betw e  u 
G rand K apids and Toledo.

VIA  D .,  L.  A  N .

Lv. G rand Kapids a t .......7:25 a. m. and 6:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t ................. 1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p. in.

v i a   d . ,   o .   H .  ft  M.

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

R eturn connections equally as good.

W.  H.  B enn ett, G eneral Pass. A gent, 
Toledo, O hio.

359

leaders.  J u st 

OR  SALE—ABOUT  100  POI  NDS  OF  NON- 
pareil  type,  well  assorted  as  to  figures 
fractions  and 
th e  thing  for  a 
country  paper  for  use in tax  sales  and  general 
work.  Laid in  two  cases.  W ill  sell for 25 cents 
per pound and *1  per pair for cases.  Tradesm an 
Company, G rand  Rapids, Mich. 
UOK  SALE-CHEAP  ENOUGH  FOR  AN  INVE8T- 
JF  ment.  Corner  lot  and 5-room  house  on  North 
Lafayette  St.,  cellar,  brick  foundation,  soft  water 
in  kitchen.  $ 1,200.  Terms  to  suit.  Address No.  187 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
737  ’
I.'JR  KENT—A GOOD  STORE  ON  SOUTH  DIVISION 
A 
street—one of  the  best  locations  on  the  street 
Desirable  for the  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. 
TF  YOU HAVE ANY PROPERTY TO EXCHANGEFOB 
A  a  residence  brick  block in Grand  Rapids,  address 
B.  w. Barnard, 35 Allen street. Grand Rapids, Mich.  331 
L'OR 8ALE—TWO  HUNDRED  ACRES  LAND  (160  IM- 
I  
proved), located In the fruit belt of  Oceana coun­
ty,  Mich.  Land  fitted  for  machinery,  good  fences, 
large  curb  root  barn  with  underground  for  stock 
horse barn and other necessary farm buildings.  New 
windmill furnishes water for house and barns.  Eight­
een acres apple bearing orchard, also 1,090 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. 
F OR SALK—THE  BEST  RESIDENCE  L oriY u k A M i 
Rapids,70x175 feet, beautifully shaded with native 
oaks, situated in good  residence  locality, only 200 feet 
from  electric street car line.  Will sell  for $2,500  cash 
or part cash, payments  to  suit.  E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis
Street.___________________________________ 
\17ANTED-  GROCERY  STOCK  BY  PARTIES  WHO 
,  ’  J'“ pay CMh  down-  Must  be  dirt  cheap.  Ad- 
dress N o. 843, care Michigan Tradesman. 
V ITANTED—BOOT  AND  SHOE  STOCK,  SUITABLE 
» T 
for the  trade of a country town.  Must be cheap 
for spot cash.  J. M. Fowler & Co., Kalamo, Mich. 
356

326

354

343

341

Through tickets and full information  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist,  ticket  agent  at  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

Voigi, flerpoisteier k Go.,
Dry  Goods.  Carpets K lo ak s.

WHOLESALE

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, 

Guilts & Live Oeese Feathers.

Overalls  of  oilr own Jianiifactilre.

Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s 

Socks.

W, HerpoMeimer k Go.,

48,  50 and 52 Ottawa St.

G RAND   R A P ID S, 

- 

-  MICH. \

RINDGE,  BERTSCH  &  CO.

Manufacturers of Boots & Shoes.

Agents for the Boston Rubber Shoe Co

Send  ns  your  m ail 
orders  and we  w ill  try 
aud  fill  them   to  vour 
satisfaction.  We  have 
the new  line of

Storm Slips

in cotton and wool lined 
for ladies ;  also the
Northwest 

or

Roll  Edge

line  of  lum berm an’s in 
H urons and Trojans.

Winter  81,  between  Shawmiit  live,  and  W.  Fiilton 8t..

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

General  Warehousemen  and  Transfer  Agents.

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

ALL  KINDS  OF  PERISHABLES.

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

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

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

and  Machine and Plow7 repairs, Etc.

Telephone  No.  945. 

J.  T.  F.  BLAKE,  Sup’t.

H H S U

IF  YOU WANT

ACCEPT  NONE  BUT

The B est

Sito Tirai

Sauerkraut.

®W1CA60 

llA

Order  this Brand  from Your Wholesale Grocer!

“You  can  fool  some of  the  people  all of  the  time,  and 
all of the people some of  the  time,  but you can’t fool  all 
the people all  the time.”

Tie  Tradesman  Coupon  Bool

is  what  the  people will  have after  having  been  fooled 
once  or  twice  into  using  something  said  to  be  just  as 
good.

T H E   V

E R Y

 

L A

G ood  a s   th e   B e s t  a n d   F iv e   T im e s   C h e a p e r.

E

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!
THE  "SIMPLEX”

Cash Register

Price,  $35.00 

Simple  and  Durable!

W a rra n te d   T e n   T e a rs.

Mm   H n i i ÿ 1!   a n d   B a t n r d a y ’i   D e t r o i t   E v e n i n g  N e w s  

f b r  f u r t h e r   P a r t i c u l a r s .

$100 GIVEN  AWAY

To  the Sm okers  of the

PRIN CE  RUDOLPH  CIGARS.

V*  (he  person  guessing  the  aeareet  to  the  ■ timber  of  bape th a t will 
appear to a eeriee of cute hi the  Evening  News,  cute  not  to  exceed  1(M, 
1st Cash  Prize, $60;  2d.  $25:  M,  16:  4th, $10.  Guees slips to be had with 
every 26c. w orth of  PRINCE  RUDOLPH  CIGARS.  Sold Everywhere. 
Up to date there has been published 28 cuts, w ith a total of 8 0 3  Imps.

A L . H Î X .   G o r d o n ,   D e t r o i t ,   M i o h .

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

inwpiifiiiiiiuii.iiii.ijiiiib;

B o lts  W anted i

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

sior  Bolts,  18,  36 and  54  inches long,

I  also  want  Basswood  Bolts,  same  lengths 

(is above.  For particulars address

PERKINS  &  RICHMOND,  13  Fountain  St..  Grand  Rapids.

J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich.

O R ^ I s r i D   P L ^ F > I I D S ,  M I C H .

<Sc

We present the most complete and well 
assorted  stock  of  Holiday  Goods  and 
Christmas Novelties  it  has ever  been our 
privilege  to  offer  at  this  season of  the 
year and  late  buyers  will  find  with  us a 
magnificent display at rock bottom prices. 
We show  every  leading  line of  popular 
priced QUICKSELLERS.  You can make 
money  by calling at our  store  and  leav­
ing an order now.

The  following  assorted  packages  of 
five  and  ten  cent  Christman  Novelties 
are selections  from the choicest  goods  in 
our  stock.  They  are  goods,  that,  laid 
on  counters  with  a display  card  (which 
we furnish) will “sell themselves” Should 
it  be impossible for you to call  and  make 
a  selection  in  person,  try  one  of  these 
assortments.

this  sheet  with 

Should  you  wish  a  portion  of  these 
articles and not the complete assortment, 
items 
send  us 
crossed off  that  you do not want  and  we 
will  select and  ship them at once,  at our 
lowest prices for each  article.  W e  will 
have  them  selected  within 
twelve 
hours.  Order quickly.  Every day counts 
now.

those 

T E R M S: 

If  you  do not  have  an  ac­
count  with  us,  please  enclose  sufficient 
money to about cover  order,  and we will 
give you credit for the amount  sent,  and 
two per cent,  additional.  This  will save 
time  and  insure  the  “ rushing”  of  your 
order.  Should  you  wish  until  January 
1,  1892,  to  pay 
the  bill,  send  us  the 
names of Grand  Rapids firms from  whom 
you  have  bought goods on time.

“
“

“ 
“ 

ments.

mings.

or toothpicks.

end of handle.

.  Toy clothes  pins in boxes.

No. 5  Assorted Package.
The following  articles we offer for the 
5c counter at an  average price of  38c per 
dozen.  1  doz.  of each in  package.
No.  2  Jute  Jum ping  Rope,  with  wood 
bandies.
No.  0421—1 Tin  Swords.
No, 6201—60  whips,  with  whistles  on 
Toy Nursing Bottles with  tubes.
Tin A B C  Rattles and  Whistles.
No. 0463—141  Rattles.
No. 0011  Tops Assorted Colors.
Cuckoo Whistles or  Warblers.
No.  5  Police Whistles.
No.  6479—136 Trumpets.
No.  1 Echo Pistols.
Wood  Pop Guns.
Tin Drum  shaped  Banks.
No.  302 Metal  Match  Safes.
No. 2 Brass Toy Cuspidose for matches 
No.  9377-5 Christmas  Tree Ornaments. 
No.  9511-1-2-2  glass  balls  tree  orna­
No.  9427-13 Santa Claus.
No.  9034-1  Monkeys.
No.  9477-4 glass ball  tree ornaments. 
No.  9223-23  “ 
*‘ 
No.  174  assorted 
No.  4624-20  Magnetic Toys.
Silver or Gold  Lametta, for fancy trim ­
No.  OK Toy Sad  Irons.
Assorted  tin  animals on  wheels.
No.  186 Individual  butters.
No.  301-31-110  oatmeals.
Gla^s  Henrietta Bone Dishes.
No. 2 Buffets.
Pastery  sets,  four pieces to set.
No.  2-6 Building Blocks.
Assorted sizes cat baskets.
Willow  bird’s nests.
Nested  chip  baskets.
A B C  Plates,  tin or earthen.
No.  301  Snap game.
No.  300  Authors.
Toy Washboards.
No.  455 China babies dressed.
No.  2202-1  China babies.
China  limb dolls dressed.
Toy dust  pans,  assorted  colors  or  em­
No.  17 coppered iron  teapot stands.
No.  3 bright  wire 
No.  30  iron  match  safes.
No.  14 fiat  iron  stands.
No.  302 coppered cover lifters.
Wood handle cover lifters.
No.  373-2-1  pocket  knives.
No.  0 Embossed  Mugs.
1  pint pieced or pressed cups.
No.  02 tin  dinner  horns.
No.  39 soup  ladles.
German  tea or coffee strainers.
No.  34 Scoops.
No.  25 hammers.
No.  1-18 in. ebony  handle pokers.
No.  13 embossed comb cases.
No.  A  wire  broilers.
Sewing Machine Oil.
No.  9 tin kitchens.
No. 04  tin kitchen sets.
Flat tin  pocTret match safes.
Rubber circle combs.
Fancy  braid  pins for ladies’  hair.
No.  34 shaving soap.
No.  10 steel  tweezers.
Toilet Soap,  a great  variety.

“ 
bossed.

“  not dressed.

“ 

•• 

“

picks.

tools.
watch.

bined.

No.  5070 32 bone teething rings.
No.  2015  Toy Chambers.
No.  5250 pot figures.
Glass soap slabs assorted.
No.  29 china animals.
No.  387  toothpick holders  (shoes). 
Assorted glass toothpick  holders.
No.  98 assorted china toys.
No.  2245-5346 china figures.
4  in.  silver glass vases.
No.  12j9 china egg cups.
Glass egg cups.
Glass  wreath creams.
No.  1  glass  shoes.
Elephant  toothpick  holders.
Turned  wood  boxes  filled  with  tooth­
No.  332 china  mustards.
No.  2 glass  buckets.
No.  0 Atlas scissors.
No. 2013 mouth organs.
No. 265  linen  A B C   books.
Picture books.  6 styles.
No.  303 cards of fortune.
No.  305 game of Fox and  Geese.
No.  3 butter  ladles.
Enameled liaudle potato masher.
2 or 4  hole mouse traps.
12 wood  basting  spoons.
Dish  mops.  Cotton  with  wood  handle. 
Four hook  hat or coat  rack.
Three arm  towel  rack.
No.  3s sine scrub  brushes.
Holland  heather scrub brushes.
Zinc oil  cans.
Door stops  with  rubber tips.
Bird cage hooks.
Tack  pullers.
Tack hammers.
No.  3 can openers.
Cork  Screws.
No. 2270 blue cream jugs.
No. 382 china cream jugs.
No.  1302  glass mugs.
No.  373-3 glass mugs.
No.  183 china mugs.
No.  1 T purses.
No.  3879 perfumes.
No.  2783  hair oil.
Colored eggs for Easter.
Solid  rubber balls.
No.  128 wooden darning eggs.
Boxwood tops.
XX tobacco boxes.
Standard checkers and  boards.
No.  177 Bellow toys, assorted.
Wooden dice cups.
No.  9254-3 birds on wires.
No.  0  glass  cutters  and  combination 
No.  680 watch  keys adjustable  to  any 
Key  righs,  spiral or diamond shapes. 
No.  1086  key  chains  and  rings  com­
No.  55 coil  tape measures.
No.  0127  tailors’ tape measures.
6Kx9 Lehigh slates.
No.  1  propelling pencils.
Lead  pencils  with rubber tips.
6K  in.  Union  slate  pencils,  12  in box. 
No.  191  surprise boxes.
No.  343 Cadet playing cards.
No.  999 Steamboat playing cards. 
Assorted pen  holders.
Black Ink,  3 doz.  in  box.
No.  3528D  Magnets.
No.  5143-3 tooth  brushes.
No.  128 shaving.
No.  166 china  toy  tea sets.
Assorted flannel animals.
No.  9373-1-1  sheep.

No.  10 Assorted Package.
The  following  articles,  to  be  sold  on 
the  10c  counter,  at  an  average  price  of 
80c dozen.  1  doz.  of each  in package.

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No.  604 glass  vases.
Assorted  printed cups and  saucers.
1 qt.  corn  poppers.
No.  798 splash mats.
Nickeled  fire  pokers,  straight  or  bent. 
No.  450 hatchets.
No.  12 hammers,  full size adz eye.
No.  01  ladies’  hammers  full  polished. 
Crown  teapot  tiles,  bright wire.
No.  C broilers,  bright  wire.
No.  2 Echo pistols.
No.  225  iron  banks.
Glass  banks.
Little Gem banks  (Dime Savings).
XYZ  washboards.
Wire handle  whisk brooms.
Luminous match safes.
Barlow  pocket knives.
No.  373-23-2  pocket knives.
No.  110 glass  cups and  saucers.
No.  1110 jugs  (creams).
No.  198 
No. 2268  “
No.  224-80  mugs.
No.  265 
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No.  197 
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No.  265  toy  teas.
No.  2  rattling balls.
No.  35  toiles mirrors.
No.  159  wool  balls.
No.  2K  red inflated balls.
No.  3 oval  pocket mirrors.
No.  10 nickel match safes pocket. 
Rubber match safes pocket.
No.  580 purses.
No.  116 
Austins Medium Cologne.
No.  8875 perfume.
“  650 
“  3877 
“  3047 
12 in.  oval japanned trays.
13 in.  round embossed  tray.
No.  1660 bisque busts.
“  305 china pot figures.
“  115 candle  sticks.
“  1209 mustards.
“  1199 egg cups.
“  545 plain  rose salts.
“  XI  chamois  skins.
6 in.  body  dusters.
No.  30  A tables.
Rush  hand bags.
Toy carts.
No.  187 sheep.
“  52  fruit saucers.
“  112 tea pot stands.
“  2344 fruit saucers.
Majolica creams.
No.  14 covered ink bottles.
“  603-6 candle sticks.
“  U K   chickens dispute.
Scholars’ companion.
School  bags.
No.  1398 surprise boxes.
“  5491 
7x9 covered slates.
No. 5328 F magnets.
No.  117-5 tooth  brushes.
Japanned dinner horns.
No.  344 china dressed dolls.
“  1970-5 china babies.
“  105-0 china limb dolls.
“  450-F-2 “ 
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“  34-5 rubber  dolls.
“  144G rubber figures.

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No. 6201-63 whips.
“  239-4  doll  heads,  indestructible.
“  196-2  “ 
“  bisque.
“  710 swords.
“  B arctic reins for boys.
“  5029-1  rubber rattles.
“  6572-143 tin  rattles.
“  5864-1 rubber rattles.
“  6129-155 tops.
“  6502-139 trumpets.
“  158-6011  tops.
“  18i  trumpets.
“  65 kaleidoscopes.
“  570 A  vases.
“  5094 assortment vases.
“  2026-29 china figures.
“  4443-31  “
“  155 shaving  brushes.
“  180  10 harmonicas.
“  1  odor cases.
“  1689-329 autographs.
“  54  picture books.
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“  62 
“  82 
“  267 
“  417  Lotto games.
“  309 Tiddledewinks.
Picture puzzles.
Assorted games.
No.  381K  Authors.
“  531  watches.
Toy brooms.
“  142  match safes.
“   21 
“  40-1K  glass balls.
“  106-66 magnetic toys.
“  691-1452  wool animals.
American dominoes.
Bellow Toys.
“  9710-17  moving head figures.
“  599-892 toy tea sets dec.  china.
“  10 
Britannia.
“  2K ‘flannel dogs,  etc.
-“  197  Donkeys.
“  227  A B C  blocks.
“  O Embossed blocks.
“  1  Wideawake blocks.
“  8 tin  kitchens.
“  6'9-lK tin stoves.
“  26-0 
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“  OK  kitchen sets.
“  2-0 revolving chimes.
“  28 tool chests.
.“  104 call  bells.
“  38K  tin  animals on  wheels.
“  40 tin  groups on wheels.
“  400-10 tin  trains.
“  242 city  horse cars.
“  389 Jersey pins.
Painted  toy  pails.
Toy  bureaus.
Double acrobats.
No.  62 Fly away.
5 in.  ten  pins.
No.  1 painted doll  chairs.
“  0 building blocks.
“  1725 holy  water founts.

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In  addition  to the  above  list,  we  have 
a  great variety of  staple goods  that  we 
cannot enumerate which are good sellers. 
Please  examine  our  No.  105  catalogue 
and  you  cannot  help  finding  just what 
you  want.

