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THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  J A N D  A R Y   6,  1892.
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N O . 433 *

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Fruits  SbbUs,  Beans  ani  ProdUGß,

26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA  ST.,

G r a n d   IR a /o ic is,  IMa o Iy.
TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

S p ic e s  'and  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

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,

S u c c e ss o rs   t o

M u s k e g o n   C r a c k e r   C o .,

HARRY FOX,  Manager.

Crackers, Biscuits^Sweet Goods.

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

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

G e t   t h e   B e s t  I

Jennings*

Flavoring  E x tra cts

S E E   Q U O T A T IO N S.

W.  H.  DOWNS,

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

Notions  &  Fancy  Goods

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

SPECIAL  BARGAINS  IN  SPECIAL  LINES  TO  CLOSE.

I m p r o v e d  

S c r a p e r .

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 .

C.  A.  LAMB.

F.  J.  LAMB.

C .  A .  L,A.MB  &  CO ,

WHOLESALE  AND  COMMISSION

Foreign  and  Domestic  Fniits  and  ProdiJce.

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

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THE  GREAT  SEAL  CIGAR!
2 0   C E N T S   S T R A I G H T  !
T H E   G R E E N   S E A L

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Is  the Best of Its Kind  Bade.

S e n d   Y o u r  W h o le s a le r  a n   O rd e r.

Something  New!

Y ou c a n  a lw a y s   find  s o m e th in g  new  a n d  e s p e c ia lly  
fine  b y   o r d e r   y o u r  C an d y   o f

A.  E.  BROOKS  &  CO.,

VVholesale  Confectioners,

46 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich

H olts 

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I want  500 to 1,000  cords of Poplar  Excel­

sior  Bolts,  18, 36 and 54  inches long.

I  also  want  Basswood  Bolts, same  lengths 

as above.  For particulars address

J. W. FOX, Grand Rapids, Mich.
F.  J.  D E T T E N T H A L E R
— JOBBER  OF--------OYSTERS
POULTRY  1  GAME

SALT  FISH

$flAND

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 

See Quotations in Aiwther Column.

CONSIGNMENTS  OP  ALL  KINDS  OF  POULTRY  AND  GAME  SOLICITED.

YflE  JfEV  YORK  BISCUIT  GO.,

S.  A.  SE A R S,  Manager.

C r a ck e r M an u factu rers,

8 7 ,  3 9   a n d   41  K e n t St., 

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G rand  R a p id s.

G.S.  B R O W N   &  CO.,

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Domestic Fruits' and  Vegetables

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

lowest market prices. 

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

24 and 26 North Division St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

For  Bakings  of  All  Kinds  Use

BisGhmann  Ì  Bo's
Unrivaled ßomproed Yeast

Diamond  C rysta l 
Table and  Dairv Salt.

9 9 .7   P U R E .

Put  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

SUPPLIED

FBESH DAILY

To Grocers Everywhere.

Special  attention ¡1 incited to our

YELLOW  LABEL
w hich is affixed  to  every  cake 
of onr 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 e s & B a n a n a s!

WE  ARE  HEADQUARTERS. 

Mail  Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention.

C .  N .  R A P P   Si  C O ..

9 North  Ionia St.^Grand Rapids.

F lo rid a 1, O ranges  a  Specialty.

It  is  not  economy  for  a  business  man  to  use  unprinted 

stationery. 

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In  ordering  from  houses where you  are  not  known  it may 
count  against  you.  To them,  proper stationery  is  considered 
as essential  as the ledger—and  they certainly would  have little 
faith  in  the success of one  who economizes  [  ?]  by  “ doing bus­
iness ”  without  books.

We  Offer :

500  XX  Envelopes,  3|x6,  white or colored, ] 
500  Note Heads,  HxOI,  either flat writing 

or  Imitation  Linen,
500  Statements,  5|xSs 
500  Business Cards, 2gx4|,
1000 Shipping Tags, 

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

Wholesale  ßroGers
BALL

GRAND  RAPIDS

BARNHART

Wholesale
Grocers.

PUTMAN  CO.

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

1000 Each of  Above,  $11.

CASH  WITH  ORDER.

SAMPLES  IF  DESIRED.

We cannot “ break  packages,’’  that is print less than  500,  to 
advantage.  Cost of  type-setting and  getting  ready to run on 
press  makes the cost of  200  or 300  nearly  as much  as for  500.
THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

0 3   and  6 0  C an al  St.,

Manufacturers  of

Slow  Cases

Of  Every Description.

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
P irst-G ta  Work  Only.
G R A N D   R A P ID S .

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PEOPLE’S  SAVINGS  BANE.
Liability,  $100,000 
Capital,  $100,000. 

C or.  M o n ro e   a n d   Io n ia   St».,

Depositors’  Security,  $200,000.

OFFICERS.

Thom as H efferan, President.
H enry F. H astings, V ice-President.
C harles M.  H eald,  2d Vice-President.
Charles B.  Kelsey, Cashier.
D IRECTO RS.

D. D. Cody 
S. A.  Morman 
Jas. G.  M cBride 
Wm.  M cM ullen 
D. E. W aters 
Jno. P atton, J r  
Wm. A lden Smith 

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

Thom as  Hefferan.

F our per cent, interest paid on tim e certificates 
and  savings  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.  Muni 
cipal  and county bonds  bought  and  sold.  Ac 
counts o f  m ercantile  firms as well as banks  and 
bankers solicited.

We  invite  correspondence  or  personal  inter 

view  w ith a view  to business relations.
ESTABLISH ED  1841.

THE MERCANTILE AGENCY

R . G.  D u n   &  Co.

R eference Books issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout U nited States 

and Canada

B .   J

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  M ason  &   C o .,

PROPRIETORS OF

Old Homestead Factory

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Fruit  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.

J. L.  Strelitsky,

Jobber of

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

T h e  R 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 th e principal cities of th e U nited 
States,  Canada,  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 n p t.

H.  M.  REYNOLDS  &  SON

Tar and  Gravel  Roofers,

And  dealers  in  Tarred  Felt,  Building  Paper, 
Pitch,  Coal  Tar,  A sphaltum .  Rosin,  M ineral 
Wool, Etc.

C o rn e r L o u is a n d   C a m p a u  Sts., 

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

O Y S T E R S  !

W e quote: 

B u lk .

Standards, per g a l...............................................$1  CS

S o lid   B ra n d   in  C ans.

D aisy   B ra 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 ith 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...................6U
401b. pails  ..............   6i4  201b.  pails  ..............6»£
101b.  p ails...............  7
21b. cans, (usual  w eig h t)................$1.50  per  doz.
5 lb. 
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................ $3.50  per  qoz.
Choice D airy  B u tter................................................. 22
E g g s ............................................................................   3i
Pure Sweet Cider,  in  bbls.,  ...  15__ H b b l...  16
P ure Cider  V inegar...................................................io
Sweet  F lorida O ranges...........................$2  ao@2  75
Lemons..........................................  3 75@4 00
Will pay 40 cents each for M olasses h alf  bbls.
Ab ive prices are m ade low to bid for trade.
Let your orders come.

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EDWIN  PRIMS  *   SON,

Valiev City Cold Storage.

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F I R E
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C O .
P R O M P T ,  CO N SER VA TIV E,  SAFE.

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S. F. Asfinwall, Pres’t  

W  Feed McBain, Sec’y

T H O S . E .  W Y K E S ,

WHOLESALE

L im e ,  C e m e n t,  S tu cco ,  H a ir,  F ir e   B rie k , 

F ir e   C lay,  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.  It. 

W rite for prices.

Including th e follow ing celebrated brands m an­
ufactured  by th e  w ell know n  house of  G laser, 
Frame & Co.:
V in d e x , long  H avana filler...........................   $35
35
T h re e   M ed als, long H avana filler............. 
E l k ’s C h o ic e, H avana filler and b in d e r... 
55
L a  F lo r   d e  A lfo n s o ,......... 
............................. 
L a  D o n c e lla  d e  M o r e r a ,................................  
L a   Id e a l,  25 in  a  b o x ..................................  
W . J .   F lo r e n c e ................................................... 

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Also  fine line  Key W est goods a t rock  bottom 
prices.  All favorite  brands of  Cheroots  kept in 
stock.

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ID  So.  Ionia  St.,  Grand  Rapids.
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T o   B u \ '  A l l e n  B .W r i s l e y ' s

¿adin£  /holesale Grocers keep it.

L,et us send  You

A  Few Rugs

B M i Gases & Foot Rests

From  which to  make  selections 

for the  Holiday Trade.

SMITH  &  SANFORD.

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  W E D N E S D A Y .  J A N U A R Y   6,  1892.

NO .  433

ONE  OP  LIFE’S  LESSONS.

through 

Mr.  Copperedge  had  just  come  from 
the 
the  post-office,  plunging 
snow-drifts like a polar  bear and setting 
frost  and  cold  at  deliberate  defiance. 
For,  out  in  those  bleak  Massachusetts 
hills no uniformed postman came,nobody 
knew how many times  a day, with letter- 
bag and whistle. 
If people wanted their 
mails,  at  Copperedge Farm,  they  had  to 
go after them.

Mrs. Copperedge was  hustling  around 
the  bright  kitchen,  busied 
in  getting 
tea ready—a savory  meal that meant hot 
waffles, honey, cold roast pork and quince 
jam.  Mrs.  Copperedge  prided  herself 
on her  abilities  as  a  housekeeper.  All 
day long she  had been dying  carpet-rags 
for a masterpiece  of a  carpet,  which she 
was  meditating—a  wedding  present  to 
her  daughter,  Melinda  Ann,  who  was 
soon to be married to a  well-to-do young 
farmer  of  the  neighborhood—and  now 
she came  into the  room  just  in  time  to 
hear the  contents  of  her  husband’s let­
ters.

“What!”  said  Mrs. Copperedge,  “your 
mother coming to live with us?  Copper- 
edge,  I shall  never consent to that, in the 
world!”

Mr.  Coppe<edge  sat  serenely  gazing 
into  the  fire,  apparently  quite  undis­
turbed by  this  expression  of  his  wife’s 
sentiments.

“Why not?” said he.
•“ ‘Why not?” ’ shrilly  echoed his wife. 
“That’s a man’s question all over.  Do  I 
look like a person to  be domineered over 
and dictated to,  by a mother-in-law?”

“No,”  said  her husband, composedly, 
“I can’t say  you  do,  Phoebe  Jane.  But 
my  mother  don’t want to  domineer  and 
dictate—so there’s a pair of you!”

“No,  there ain’t!”  said  the lady.  “And 

there never will be,  what’s more!”

“I  think,”  said  Mr.  Copperedge,  re­
flectively,  “she  would 
the  south 
room in the  wing.  You don’t  use  it  for 
anything now.”

like 

“And where am 1 to keep  my  feather­
beds and spare  pillows?” indignantly de­
manded his  wife.  “The  south  room  is 
the one of all others that  I  can't spare.”
“The west  chamber,  then?”  suggested 

the  farmer.

“I’m calculating to keep summer board­
ers  in  that,  next  season,”  said  Mr. Cop­
peredge,  with compressed lips.

“The little  settin’-room,  out of the big 

parlor?”

“That’s the  room I always use when  I 
quilt  or  weave,”  declared  Mrs.  Copper- 
edge.

The old  man  glanced  shrewdly at  his 

wife.

“I guess, Phoebe  Jane,”  said  he,  “the 
trouble  is  there  ain’t  no  room  for  my 
mother in your heart. 
If there was free 
quarters  there, 
there  wouldn’t  be  no 
trouble in finding room  in the  old  farm­
house.”

“You may as well write to her that she 
can’t  come,” said  Phoebe  Jane.  “She’s 
got other children.  Let her go to them.”
And she bustled out of the room, while 
her better-half  still  sat  before  the  fire,

without a muscle  of his  face  stirring  or 
becoming relaxed.

“He has got such  an  obstinate  streak 
through him,” said she to herself.  “But 
I guess what I’ve  said  will  make  some 
impression on  him.  One  thing  I  know: 
I’ll  have  no  peeping,  prying,  meddling 
old mother-in-law about this house!”

But  as  Mrs.  Copperedge sat  down  to 
her  patchwork  that  evening,  a  curious 
recollection,  half  painful, half  pleasura­
ble,  of her own good old mother, who had 
died twenty-odd years ago,shot across her 
memory.  She had never seen  this mother 
of her  husband’s.  Copperedge  was  not 
a man to be  communicative  on  the  sub­
ject of his own  family relations,  but  she 
knew  that  he  both  loved  and  honored 
this venerable old matron.

“But,  for all that,  I think I am right,” 
said Mrs.  Copperedge  to  herself.  “I al­
ways said I  wouldn’t  tolerate  a  mother- 
in-law; and I won't!”

While her  husband  sat  opposite  her, 
calmly reading the  papers, and from  the 
adjoining  “best parlor,” where a fire had 
been  kindled,  the voices of  Melinda Ann 
and  her  swain,  Mr.  Rufus  Hodgman, 
could ever and anon be heard.

“Waut  to  hear  the  President’s  Mes­
sage?”  said Mr.  Copperedge at last.  “I’ll 
read it aloud if you’re anyways curious.” 
“Just let me run  upstairs first and get 
a  bag of pieces,” said  Mrs.  Copperedge. 
“I’m  clean  out  of  these 
turkey-red 
blocks.”

So  while  her  husband  trimmed  the 
lamp  and  adjusted  his  spectacles,  she 
hurried,  in the dark, up into the bedroom 
above the  best  parlor,  where  she  kept 
her treasures of calico  and cambric  in  a 
bureau drawer. 
In  the floor there was  a 
stove-pipe  hole,  stuffed  full  of  waste 
paper,  communicating with the room  be­
low,  which  had  been  unused  for  some 
time,  and  without  the  slightest  idea  of 
eavesdropping or any other surreptitious 
practice,  she  plainly heard  the tones  of 
Melinda Ann  in  the room  below—Melin­
da Ann,  who  evidently  had  not  studied 
that especial  feature  of  “ Shakespeare,” 
which commends  a  “low voice”  as being 
a most  excellent  possession  of  woman­
kind,  and who  generally  pitched her  ac­
cents on high G.

“And  then,”  said  Melinda,  “if  any­
thing should  happen  to  pa—and  we’re 
all mortal,  you  know,  Rufus—”

“Yes,”  blandly  assented  her  suitor, 

“ we’re all  mortal.”

“Then  ma could come  home and  live 
with  us,”  said  Melinda  Ann;  “and  the 
little red room  would be the very one for 
her,  and—”

‘No you don’t!” said Mr. Hodgman. 
‘Eh!” said Melinda Ann.
‘No  mother-in-iaw  for  me!” said  the 
young  man,  with  emphasis.  “Not  if  I 
know it!  That’s the  kind of an article I 
don’t care to have about my house!” 

“B-but,”  said  Melinda  Ann, scarcely 
willing  to believe  her  own  ears,  “she’s 
my mother!”

“Exactly,” said  Hodgman,  “and  she’s 
all  very  well  in  her  place.  But  her 
place ain’t my place,  he! he! he!”

Mrs. Copperedge stood bolt upright be-

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side the treacherous stovepipe-hole, while 
the expression of her countenance would 
have  been a study  for  Hogarth himself. 
How  ineffably  coarse  and  heartless  had 
this common  formula  on  the snbject  of 
mother-in-law seemed to her!  How devoid 
of all  logic  and  common  sense!  As  if 
she, the guardian  of  Melinda  Ann’s  in­
fancy,  the loving  custodian  Of her  riper 
years, were not the truest and  most valua­
ble friend she could ever have!  And was 
she to  be shut  out  from  all  companion­
ship  with  her  own  child,  because,  for­
sooth,  people  choose  to  laugh and  sneer 
about mothers-in hiw!  Hodgman seemed 
a brute,  a fool; Melinda Ann was strange­
ly lacking in duty  and  principle ever  to 
allow him to speak in  such  a  fashion  as 
thi<!

And then,  with lightning-like rapidity, 
it flashed across her  mind  what she  her­
self had  said  to her  husband  that  very 
evening upon that identical subject.

“It’s  a  judgment  upon  me,  so  it  if!” 
said  Mrs. Copperedge,  bursting  into the 
first real genuine tears that she had  shed 
for a year.

She went straight down-stairs.
“Copperedge,”  said  she,  “ f*m  wrong.”
Mr.  Copperedge  looked  up  in  grave, 

kindly surprise.

“About  your  mother,” explained  Mrs. 
Copperedge.  “She shall come  here,  and 
welcome,  any  time she pleases.  And I’ll 
try and be a daughter to her.”

Phoebe  Jane,”  said  Mr.  Copperedge, 
“ I always  knew you  had  a  good heart. 
And I  don’t  believe  you'll  ever  regret 
what you’re saying now.”

Grandma  Copperedge  came  the  next 
spring—a  sweet,  saintly-faced  old  lady, 
who  was like  a household  angel at  the 
hearthstone, and who regarded her  son’s 
wife  as  little  less  than  perfect.  And 
Melinda Ann  married  Mr.  llodgman  and 
went away,  and neither  bride nor  groom 
ever  mistrusted 
that  Mrs.  Copperedge 
had heard the latter's opinion of mothers- 
in-law.

“The Lord knew  that  1  needed  a  les­
son,”  said  Mrs.  Copperedge.  “ And  1 
think that’s the way  lie  chose to  give  it 
to me!” 

A m y   Randolph.

Is H e a  T ypical D etroit T raveler?
From the D etroit News
There  is  a  commercial  traveler  here 
who  has been very  successful  in  Michi­
gan  towns, and  who owes  his  excellent 
position to  the  fact  that  he  has a  good 
memory  for  faces  and  family  gossip. 
When  he goes  into a  country  place,  he 
asks the proprietor all  about himself and 
then all  about the  family,  not forgetting 
the  cousins  and  aunts.  “How  is  Aunt 
Maria?”  he  asks.  Has  she  recovered 
from the quinsy yet?  And little Bennie, 
has  he  got  over  the  whooping  cough?
And grandma-----”  So he goes ou as  if
his  whole mission  is to inquire about  the 
family,  and  then,  after  rambling  along 
in a sympathetic way  for some  moments, 
he suddenly  switches  the  conversation, 
as if by an  afterthought,  into  the  chan­
nel  of  trade, 
intermingling,  however, 
other  anxious inquiries.
“This ribbon  is  the  finest  in the mar­
ket—So Bennie  has  got  well—Just  feel 
the textu.e—fine boy, that of yours—only 
6 cents a yard—may not  set the river  on 
fire,  but—only  10 cents  a yard for this— 
and dear, old grandma has  been confined 
—you  think  that  too  expensive?—well, 
give my  kindest  regards  to the old  lady 
and  say—that  is  the  cheapest  on  the 
market—1 hope she will soon  be as chip­
per as ever” —
He is a  veritable friend  of the  family. 
He  insinuates  himself  by  the  fireside, 
where he is sure of a warm welcome, aud 
nine times out  of ten.  after  he has made 
a good sale,  he is invited to supper.

Use. Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

G rip’s   G reeting.

I am  L a G rippe!
Grip, for short,
But I get there ju s t the sam e!
A nd  th e way
1 get there
Knocks the stuffing
Out of the annals of pathology!
I  am no respecter of persons.
A nd silk, or  satin or broadcloth 
lias no more influence w ith me 
Than a w idth of 
Brown m uslin h a s !
1 lay for the woman
Who runs around  bare headed
Or thin sh o d ;
And the way  I swipe a man 
W ithout an overcoat 
Is perfectly astonishing!
The air is fu ll of m e;
Aud as a microbe  incubator 
I may say, w ithout fear 
o f successful contradiction 
T hat I am beyond com petition!
I've got a corner on the 
Hum an  system at present.
And  I'm  w orking ft 
F or ail it's w o rth !
1 and the doctors.
Are having a picnic.
W ith  the doctors 
G etting all the gate m oney! 
However, I'm  not in it 
For boodle,
Aud I d o n 't  ca-e a cuss 
W hat  I’m here for.
People And out w hen they take m e; 
And  there's no telling 
How many have found out 
In the past few weeks.
Ii’s a cold day 
When 1  get left.
And  we are not having 
Many cold days this w inter,
Hence—
But why m ultiply words?
You know  me,
And if you d o n 't you can learn 
All you w ant to know 
By reference to the  fam ilies 
W Inch, and in w hich,
1 have w orked I
Mighty few of them
D on't recognize me socially,
And curse me
For all the crim es in the calendar! 
B ut 1  a in 't  saying a  word.
I  simply
Ler her go G sllagher,
Aud she goes 
Like S heol!

T rad es  U nionism   a s   A pplied to  th e   Ci­

g a r   B u sin ess.

“There  will  never  be a cigar  factory 
of  any consequence  in  Grand  Rapids,” 
observed a local  cigar  jobber,  the  other 
day.

“ Why  not?”  enquired  a  reporter  for

T i i e   T r a d e s m a n .

the  gentleman. 

“ Perhaps  1  put  it a little  strong,”  re­
plied 
“1  meant  that 
there  would  never  be  a  factory  here 
until  the present trades  union sentiment 
died out,  which is likely to  be the case in 
the  course  of  a  few  years.  So  long as 
the  heelers  who  preach  union  doctrine 
for  the  purpose  of  maintaining  them­
selves  in  idleness  are  able  to  keep the 
ignorant  portion of  the working  classes 
in  subjection,  so long  will  Grand  Rapids 
continue to be without a cigar  factory of 
any consequeuce.”

“ What  figure  does  the  cigar makers’ 

union cut in  the cigar trade?”

“ Very  little,  in  itself,  for  the  union 
cigar makers almost  invariably buy non­
union  cigars,  because  they  know  they 
are better.  1  have  dozens of  customers 
among  the cigar  makers of  the  city and 
not one  can  be  induced  to  buy a union 
made  cigar.  Nevertheless,  they  talk  so 
strongly  about  “scab”  goods to the other 
unions  that  the  latter,  very  foolishly, 
espouse  their  cause  and  some  of  the 
unions have  resolutions  on  their record 
books  fining a member $5 for  smoking a 
non-union  cigar.”

“ Why do the union cigar makers refuse 

to smoke their own goods?”

“ Because 

they  know  how 

they  are 
made—that  they  are  manufactured  by 
men  who  are  mostly  drunkards  and 
largely diseased. 
In other words,  all the 
strong talk they indulge in against  ‘scab” 
workmen  can  be  applied  with  greater 
justice  to  themselves,  for  the  filthiness 
and  bestiality  of  the  majority  of 
the 
union  cigar  makers  is a matter  of  com- 
i mon knowledge.”

“ How do the  conditions of  cigar mak­
ers in union  and  non-union communities 
compare?”

“There  is  no  comparison  at  all. 

I 
have been through factories  iu  Pennsyl­
vania  where  every workman  was  well- 
dressed and  looked  happy and conteuted, 
because  he  was making good wages  and 
was  not  under the  domination of  a  ty­
rannical  union. 
In  such  places  cigar 
makers are  considered as good as anyone 
and  nearly  all  have  comfortable  homes 
and something ahead  for a rainy day. 
I 
tell  you  labor is respected  in  non-union 
towns,  while unionism  deprives  its  vic­
tims of  the support of  all  but the  dead­
beat demagogues  and the  scheming po!i-| 
ticians.”

“ Which  is  gaiiing  ground—union  or 

non-union goods?”

“I am  in  a  position to speak  authori- 
tively  on  this  subject,  for  1  have  been 
in a position  to  accurately estimate  the 
output  of  the  local  factories  and 
the 
goods handled  by local  jobbers and I am 
prepared  to  say that  the  sale of  union 
goods  has  dropped  off  at  least  50  per 
cent,  in the  past  five years.  Thousands 
of smokers who formerly asked for union 
goods  now  refuse to take  them,  because 
they  have  found  by  experience  that 
cigars  made by  free workmen  are better 
and cleaner and  cheaper.  The decisions 
of several courts of last resort, pronounc­
ing  the union  label  worthless,  have had 
the  effect of  breaking  the  force  of  the 
spell  the trades unionists previously held 
over the credulous and  ignorant.”

“What  will  be  the  outcome  of  the 
present  agitation  regarding  union-made 
goods?”

“That  is  plainly foreshadowed.  As I 
said  before, the spell  is broken.  Nearly 
all  the  strikes  now  undertaken  by  the 
trades unionists result in  failure.  People 
of  good  sense  have  noted  the  excesses 
which  the union  leaders  always go to in 
times of  excitement, even  to  the inaug­
uration and  execution of  dynamite plots 
and  murderous  attacks  on  men who  do 
not  sympathize  with  strikes,  boycotts 
and  insurrection.  All  these  things  are 
bringing about  a  reaction  which  is  des­
tined  to  grow  until  the  era  of  trades 
unionism will exist in remembrance only 
as  one  of  the  greatest  drawbacks  the 
laboring  masses had  to  contend  with  in 
its onward march to excellence and  com­
petence.”

S h ark s  o f  T rade.
From the St. Louis Dry Goods Reporter.

Dry  goods  jobbers  are  beginning  to 
recoguize the existence of a new class  in 
this  country,  who  systematically  go  to 
work  to  earn  a  credit  by  a  record  of 
prompt  payments, then  take  advantage 
of it  and  swindle the creditor,  either by 
settling for five cents on the dollar,burn­
ing up the  property  for the insurance,  or 
quitting for  parts  unknown,  leaving  an 
empty store  or  valueless  stock  behind. 
It seems as if these  sharks are  annually 
becoming  more  numerous,  much  to  the 
distress of honest storekeepers,  who can­
not compete  with that  sort  of  business. 
It is a weU established fact  that  profes­
sional  swindlers,  who  feed  upon  the 
credit established  by honest  people,  and 
who  enter  business  with  intent  to  de­
fraud  at  first  convenient  opportunity, 
are bocomiug painfully numerous.  Their 
practice being to swindle one community, 
then  change their  names and  locate  for 
the same purpose  elsewhere.  Even  our 
two large  mercantile  agencies  are  total 
failures  in  ferreting  out  and  exposing 
this class  of  criminals,  a  class that does 
more toward demoralizing the honesty of 
a community than aught else.

Use Tradesman  or  Superior  Coupons.

facon  M   Free!

W e  a r e   s e n d in g   to   e v e ry   d e a le r   w h o  
H an d le s  “ G R A P H IT E   A X L E   G i  E A S E ,” 
o n e   D aisy   W a g o n   .la c k ,  w o rth   $ 1,  to   be 
g iv e n   to   th e   h o ld e r  o f  th e   p rin te d   o r d e r  
c o n ta in e d   in  o n e  o f  th e   1-1h.  b o x es  in  e a c h  
ca se  o f  o n e -th ird   g ro ss, on  p re s e n ta tio n  o f 
sa id  o r d e r  to  y o u r d e a le r ,  F R E E   o f c h a rg e .

See What  is  Said  of  It.

A p r i l  25th, 1881.

Wadhams Oil A Grease Co . Milwaukee:
Dear Sirs—For the past year  1  have been  using 
your  G raphite  A xle  Grease aud  have  found It 
will do better work than any other  grease in  the 
m arket. 

Yours truly,

P h il l ip  S c h a r e t t ,  Barn Forem an,

Jos.  Schlitz Brew ing t o , M ilwaukee,  w is.

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H a rn e s s  P e a te r s a n d  by th e  M a n u fa c tu re rs .

Com pany, 

Milwaukee, Wis. and  Seattle, Wash.

Barnett  Bros. 
Commission  Merchants

A N D  D E A LER S  IN
A p p l e s ,  
D ried Fruits, 
Onions•

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

BARNETT  BROS.

159 So.  Water St., Chicago.

O f  L e d g ers  avid  J o u r n a ls   borni  i  w ith  

P h ila d   lfilih t  P a t.  F la t o p e n !•»  b a c k . 
T h e  S tro n g * s t H la n k   B o o k   F vc  M ade.

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M IC H

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

3

TALKS  WITH  A  LAWYER. 

THE  COMMON LAW.

W ritten for The Tradesman'.

How many of the readers of  this ques­
tion understand  the meaning of  the  oft- 
used  phrase,  “the  common  law?”  We 
say,  “Such  and  such is the  rule at  com­
mon  law;”  “The  common  law  is so  and 
so, but statute law is otherwise.” 
I  fear 
the vast  majority of  people,  including  a 
very  respectable  number  of  practicing 
lawyers,  do not  know the  full  import of 
the  phrase,  if,  indeed,  they  even  have a 
tolerable  idea of  its meaning.  The  rea­
son  for the  failure to comprehend  it  is 
easily  found. 
It  is  not  something  that 
may be defined.  Justice Sway ne denom­
inated it “Reason dealing  by the light of 
experience with human  affairs.”  Black- 
stone  called  it  “Nothing  else  but  cus­
tom,  arising  from  the  universal  agree­
ment  of  the  whole  community,”  or,  in 
another  place,  be  says,  it  is  “Custom 
handed  down  by  tradition,  use  and  ex­
perience.”  It  is  something  that  grows 
and expands with new ideas of  right and 
justice.  The common law of one country 
may not  be the  common  law of  another 
country.  We are  accustomed  to  use the 
phrase  “the  common  law”  as  referring 
to the common  law of  England,  because, 
when our  ancestors  came  to  this  conti­
nent  they brought  with them  this  com­
mon  law,  and  claimed it as  their  right. 
What was this  common law of  England, 
and what can  now be said to be the com­
mon  law of  the  United  States?  In the 
earlier days of  the  history of  law in En­
gland,  we  find  certain  laws  recognized 
and in force throughout  more or less  ex­
tended  districts,  the  origin of  which  is 
obscure.  They are  generally customs of 
immemorial usage grown to be recognized 
and enforced  as  law.  They  have  origi­
nated  thus  as  edicts of  kings  or  enact­
ments of  councils  or  legislative  bodies, 
records of which are lost in the obscurity 
of  the  past.  These  well  established 
usages  became  doubly authenticated  by 
the decisions of  judges  from the earliest 
days,  modified  and  enlarged  to  suit the 
growth of  ideas  and  the  emergencies of 
advancing  civilization.  They  form  the 
great  body  of  the  English  law,  finding 
their  authority not  in  parliamentary en­
actment,  but  in  their  immemorial  and 
continued  usage  and  the  sanction  of 
courts from the earliest days.

When  our  ancestors landed  on  these 
shores  they brought  with them  the com­
mon  law of  England,  and  adopted  it  so 
far  as  it suited  the  conditions  of  their 
new  life.  The  war  of  the  revolution 
grew out of the infractions on the part of 
the  Government of  England of  the com­
mon  law  rights  of  the  colonists,  who, 
although  colonists,  were  none  the  less 
Englishmen,  and under the protection  of 
English law and  possessors of  the rights 
of  Englishmen.  Up  to  the  signing  of 
the Declaration of Independence the com­
mon law of England was as much a part of 
our  system of  jurisprudence  as  it  was 
that of Great Britain.  Strictly speaking, 
the  United  States  has no common  law. 
The Constitution  declares  that the  judi­
cial power of  the United  States  extends 
to all  cases  arising  under  the  Constitu­
tion, the  laws of  the  United  States  and 
treaties.  There was  no  principle which 
pervades the Union and has the authority 
of  law that  is  not  embodied in the  Con­
stitution  and  Acts  of  Congress.  How­
ever, as  the  common  law was  the  sub­
stratum  on  which  the  Constitution was 
founded,  we  must go to the  common law

for a definition  and  an  interpretation of 
its terms.

All of  the  States,  with  the  exception 
of  Louisiana,  have  adopted  the  English 
common  law as its  local  law, subject to 
statutory  alterations,  and  only  to  such 
extent as suits its conditions.  This will 
effectually answer the complaint of many 
who cannot see the necessity in  the study 
of the  law of  spending  so  much time on 
study  of  the  common  law  of  England 
from  the  Commentaries  of  Blackstone. 
When it is remembered that this magnifi­
cent  body  of  unwritten  law  (so  called 
because in its origin  not so far as  known 
the subject of legislative enactment)  was 
the law of  the Colonies  prior to the Rev­
olution,  was the birthright for which the 
great war for independence was fought, is 
the  source of  the  interpretation of  our 
constitution,  our  laws  and  our  treaties, 
in so far  as  they use  words  and expres­
sions  to  which  the  common  law  alone 
gives a meaning,  became  the  law  (sub­
ject  to  statutory changes) of  all  but one 
of the States of  the Union.  We are pre­
pared  to assign  it  the  place  it  deserves 
in  the  estimation  of  the  student—the 
foremost and best.  W m .  C.  S p r a g u e .

H is P a tro n a g e  N o L on ger D esired .
A certain wholesale grocery house here 
had a retail customer  who  buys  in  such 
small  quantities and acts as penuriously 
that the  house  salesmen  would  as  soon 
see the store invaded  by an  army of beg­
gars as to be  compelled  to wait  on  him. 
The other day  the old fellow  dropped in 
and spent  a  couple hours in  making  his 
usual  selections,  including half  a  dozen 
cans of a certain  kind  of  canned  goods. 
The latter were placed in  his wagon  in  a 
case,  and a short time  afterward  the old 
gentleman  appeared  at  the  office  with 
the empty box,  when  he  registed the en­
quiry:

“You  pay  5  cents  apiece  for  empty 

boxes, don’t you?”

On being answered  in  the  affirmative, 

he replied:

“Well, give me the  money.  You  treat 
your  customers  to  a  cigar,  too,  don’t 
you?”

The cashier smilingly produced a cheap 
cigar,  when  the  old  man  paralyzed  the 
office force with the remark:

“I don’t smoke,  so  give me 5  cents  in­

stead.”

The  cashier  laughed  until  he  turned 
red  in  the  face,  when  he  took  the  old 
fellow by the arm,  quietly  informed him 
that his patronaged was not desired here­
after and led him to the door.

One o f A.  T.  S te w a r t’s T ricks.

An old employe of the late A.  T.  Stew­
art,  the millionaire dry  goods  merchant 
of New York,  relates an  instance  which 
shows the means sometimes employed by 
that gentleman for enforcing the rules of 
his store.  There was a rule to the effect 
that no person employed in the  building 
should carry matches,  under the  penalty 
of dismissal.

One evening,  as Mr.  Stewart  was  pas­
sing through the  store on his way  home, 
he suddenly turned to a number of clerks 
who  were  standing  near  the  door  and 
asked:

“Can any one oblige me with a match?”
No one answered  for  a  moment  until 
one of the  men,  prompted  by  courtesy 
and  thinking  his  employer  would  not 
take advantage of him, replied,  “Certain­
ly,  sir; here is one.”

“You are discharged was the  ungraci­
ous response.  “Go to the desk  and  get 
what is due you.”

And with  a  “good evening,” Mr. Stew­

art passed on to his carriage.

BEFORE  AND  AFTER.

Experience  of  a  Live  Firm  with  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 attentipn  to  some  of  the  un­
desirable  features  of  the  credit  system, 
as applied to general  country storey.
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  account  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  ail  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 tiie 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 obviated.
to 
2.  There  will  be  no  pass-books 
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.  Goodm an  & Co,

AFTER°USING.

B u r n ip’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  ail  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 doue on credit.

Very respectfully,

F.  G o o dm an  & Co.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

Sole Manufacturers,  GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

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

AMONG  THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE  STATE.

Girard—J. E.  Perry  has  sold his  drug 

and grocery stock to A.  A.  Perry.

Mason—Bates  &  Henderson  succeed 

Hall & Bates in the clothing business.

Ghesaning—C.  H.  Wood & Go.  succeed 
Geo.  M.  Peet & Co.  in the meat business.
Marcellus—S.  F. Caldwell is succeeded 
by Burdick & Gould in  the grocery busi­
ness.

Marquette—Bice &  Sou  succeed  Bice, 
Pendill &  Go.  in  the  planing  mill  busi­
ness.

Plainwell—O. G.  Mason  succeeds C. J. 
Hicks in the confectionery and cigar bus­
iness.

Goodrich—D. A.  Salisbury  is  succeed­
ed by D.  M.  Scriver in the hardware bus­
iness.

Morenci—F.  L. Crookston is succeeded 
by  Crookston &  Morgan  in  the  grocery 
business.

Coldwater—Milnes  &  Miller  succeed 
C.  II  A  R.  Milnes  in  the  grocery  and 
meat business.

Saginaw—Broner  &  Schuett  are  suc­
the 

ceeded  by  Schuett  &  Witt man 
grocery business.

Ghesaning—Taylor  Long  has  sold  his 
bakery and  confectionery  establishment 
to Edward Wood.

Bad Axe—Losey & Ounsworth, dealers 
in pianos and organs, is succeeded  by the 
Bad Axe Music Co.

Burlington — French  Bros.  &  Co.  are 
closing out their hardware stock  and  will 
retire from business.

Sun field—Lemmon  & Bascom have sold 
their grocery stock and meat market to J. 
Nichols,  late of Sebewa.

Kentville — Albert  Kent  has  removed 
his  general  stock  to  Bendon  Station, 
where he has resumed  business.

Marion—F.  L. Colter  and  Dr. Johnson 
have  formed  a  copartnership  and  will 
shortly embark in  the drug business.

in 

Muskegon— D.  Wilcox  has  sold  his 
“ Lowertown”  meat market to Van  Arkel 
Bros.,  who  will continue the  business at 
the same location.

Belding—H.  P.  Whipple  has  returned 
to Belding,  having  sold  out  his  general 
stock  at  Wyaudotte,  and  will  go  into 
business here  again if he can strike some­
thing that suits him.

Marshall—Jas.  A. Cluff, for many years 
in the grocery business  in this  city,  but 
who recently  sold  his  stock  to  Richard 
Town,  has removed to Chicago, where he 
has  secured  a  position  with  S p ra g u e , 
Warner & Co.

Port Huron—Cohn Bros., dealers in dry 
goods and boot and  shoe  dealers  at  this 
place and 1mlay City,  have  uttered mort­
gages aggregating $24,158.24.  A.  Krolik 
&  Co.  are  the  largest  creditors,  their 
claim being $16,347.37.  The firm catered 
to the P. of I. trade,  their store at  Imlay 
City being known as the “Patron’s Store.”

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Pori—J. E. Hubbell, of Midland county, 
is  building  a  circular  saw and  shingle 
mill two miles north of this place.

Cheboygan— Hayes  &  Monroe  intend 
to put  a  ten  block  machine  into  their 
mill,  with a capacity of 130,000  shingles 
daily.

Matchwood—Davis Bros,  have  built  a 
band  saw-mill  of  75,000  feet  capacity 
near this place,  which  will  also  contain 
shingle machinery.

Cheboygan—Quay  &  Sons  have  pur­
chased new machinery  for  the  mill  they]

are building six miles from this place. The 
machinery in the mill  burned  is  nearly 
all useless.

Saginaw—Brown  <&  Ryan  are  arrang­
ing to construct a mill and dam at  Beav- 
ton.  This  firm  has  purchased  10,000 
acres of stump  lands in  that  county,  of 
Merrill & Ring, of Saginaw.

Sears—M.  G.  Sleezer,  whose  wooden 
bowl factory and feed  mill were recently 
destroyed  by  fire,  proposes to rebuild  at 
once  and  continue  the  business.  His 
loss was about $1,500, with no insurance.
Cheboygan—Swift  Bros  are  errecting 
a  filing  building,  two  stories  high,  at 
their mill.  Their mill  has a  capacity  of 
34,000.000 feet, and a full stock for  next 
season has been secured to run  day  and 
night.

Detroit—The  Michigan  Confectionery 
Co. has changed hands.  The new officers 
are:  L.  S.  Scott,  Jr.,  President;  Charles
H.  Andrew,  Vice-President;  Walter  S. 
Campbell, Secretary;GeorgeB. Holloway, 
Treasurer.

Tonkin—Tonkin,  Harris  &  Co.  have 
built a shingle  mill  at this  place.  The 
mill is  in  operation,  and  cutting  60,000 
shingles  daily.  The  firm  has  just  fin­
ished a dry kiln  with a  capacity of  432,- 
000 shingles.

Saginaw—M. Greenboe and  James Mc- 
llvena have formed  a  copartnership and 
will  operate  the  Neff  &  Son’s  mill  in 
Gladwin county,  running mostly on shin­
gle timber  purchased  of  settlers  in  the 
vicinity.

Bay  City—The  Michigan  Central 

is 
bringing  down  over  the  Mackinaw  di­
vision 700,000 feet of logs  daily,  operat­
ing eight  to  twelve  trains.  The opera­
tions  this season will equal those of  last 
year in  log hauling.

Charlotte—Curtis & Benuett have shut 
down  their  furniture  factory  to  take 
their  annual 
inventory.  When  it  is 
started  up  again it  will  be under  a  new 
firm,  but  whether  the new  name  will  be 
Charles  Bennett  or  Curtis &  Son  is  not 
yet determined.

Tecumseh—The  Temple  Manufactur­
ing Co.  has  been  organized  to  manufac­
ture sash, doors  and  blinds,  by  Samuel 
W.  Temple,  Benjamin  F.  Steinhoff,  C. 
W.  Temple,  William Steinhoff and James 
W.  Wightman,  all of Tecumseh.  Author­
ized capital, $20,000.

Bay City—Work on  the  new  mills  of 
the  Kern  Manufacturing  Co.  is  being 
pushed.  The  frames  are  up  and 
the 
work of enalos ng it is in progress.  The 
new plant  as  has  been  stated  in  these 
columns,  is on the  site  of  the  mill  for­
merly operated by L.  L.  Hotchkiss & Co.
Boon—A  short  time ago  Frank Samp­
son’s mill cut 52,000 star shingles in  one 
day,  and announced  itself champion.  A 
few days  later the Bowen mill cut 60,500 
and claimed the  broom.  Not  to be  out­
done  the  crew  of  Sampson’s  mill  the 
other day cut 70,000  star  shingles.  The 
broom is now on the Sampson mill.

Saginaw—L.  A. Hase and  Frank Perry 
recently purchased a tract of  pine,  esti­
mated to cut 50,000,000 feet, of the Calu­
met & Hecla  Company  in  upper  Mich­
igan,  and the purchasers are cutting  the 
timber.  The logs have been sold  to  the 
Hall & Munson Company,  at  Bay  Mills, 
who will run one band mill all  winter.

Charlevoix—The recently incorporated 
Charlevoix  Lumber  Co.  succeeds  Nich- 
olls,  Lewis &  Bates  in  the  manufacture 
of  lumber and building  materials.  The 
management  is  practically  unchanged, 
the officess of the company  being as  fol­

lows:  John Nicholls,  President;  George 
Bates,  Vice-President;  Harry  Nicholls, 
Secretary  and Treasurer.

Ewen—John McCrae & Co. are building 
a  mill  which  will  cut  200,000  18-inch 
shingles daily,  and two dry kilns, 34x100 
feet.  The machinery is all modern.  Tot­
ten,  Nease & Co.  have built a three-story 
sawmill which  will cut 50,000 feet,  and  a 
shingle  mill of 160,000  capacity.  James 
Conners, of  Saginaw,  intends  building  a 
band saw and shingle mill.

South  Manistique—Hall  &  Buell  have 
now on skids and iu the  Manistique Riv­
er, about  50,000,000  feet of  logs,  64  per 
cent,  of  which  are  24  inches  and  over 
iu diameter.  They are probably the finest 
lot of logs,  as a whole, ever  cut in upper 
Michigan.  Atone camp, where 2,500,000 
feet  are  now  on  skids,  the  average  is 
only  one  and  one-quarter  logs  to  the 
thousand  feet.  They  have  logs  at  a 
number  of  skid ways,  where  the  entire 
quantity skidded  averages  a  little  over 
one thousand feet to the log.

Sault  Ste.  Marie—Ainsworth  &  Alex­
ander are building  here  a  large  double 
band  sawmill, to  be  ready  for  business 
May 1.  The main building is 48x126 and 
two and a half stories high; engine  room 
and  boiler  house  36x70,  with  boarding ! 
and dwelling houses,  office, shops, barns, 
etc.  The buildings are  up  and  the  ma- 
chinery is  being  put  in  position.  The 
outfit  will  consist  of  two  Cunningham | 
band  mills, running 12-inch  saws,  and  a j 
complete equipment  of  modern  sawmill 
machinery.  The mill  will  be  able to cut I 
up to 40  feet in  length,  and  lumber  can i 
be shipped both by  rail and  water.  The 
Arthur  Hill  Co.,  of  Saginaw,  furnishes 
14,000,000  feet  this  season,  and  is now 
operatii g several camps  near this place, 
the logs  to  come to mill both  by  rail  and 
water.

P u rely  P erson al.

O. A.  Ball  is  the  latest  victim  of  la 

grippe.

L.  Winternitz  was  laid  up  last  week 

with a seige of plumbago.

Chas.  C.  Kritzer,  President  of 

the 
Kritzer  Milling Co.,  at Newaygo,  was  in 
town over Sunday.

Win.  W.  Tanner,  Superintendent  of 
the Fremont Furniture Co.,  at  Fremont, 
was in town several days last  week.

Heman G.  Barlow  is  gradually  recov­
ering  from 
the  rheumatism  and  will 
probably  be  able  to  resume  his  desk 
early next week.
Jas.  E .  G ra n g e r,  fo rm e rly   with  the 
old house of Cody, Ball  &  Co.,  but  now 
Secretary  of  the  Stone  &  Ordean  Co., i 
wholesale  grocers  at  Duluth,  has  been 
spending  the  holidays  with  relatives i 
here.

C. G.  A. Voigt has received  a  peculiar 
present from Win.  Blank,  the  Reed  City 
grocer,  in  the shape of a  live  coon.  He 
is undecided,  as yet,  whet her to  present 
the animal to his colored coachman or to 
the trustees  of John Ball park.

W.  N.  Fuller,  Vice-President  of  the 
Tradesman Company,  has  the  sympathy 
of all  who know him in the death  of  his 
eldest son.  Geo.  F.  Fuller,  a  young  man 
of 16 years.  The deceased  was  a  youth 
of unusual promise, having made  an  en­
viable record as  a  student  in  the  high 
school,  and his efforts in an artistic direc- | 
tion  bore  marked  evidence  of  genius, 
j The deceased  was an obedient son  and  a 
boy of most  excellent  private  character 
and  his  sudden  and  unexpected  death 
I comes like a blow to all who knew him.

FOR  SA L E .  W A N TE D ,  ETC.

Advertisements will be inserted  under  th is  head for 
two  cents  a  word  the  first  insertion  and  one cent a 
word  for  each  subsequent  insertion.  No  advertise­
m ent taken for less than 86 cents.  Advance  paym ent.

B U SIN E SS  C H A N C E S .

general  m erchandise  in  best  fanning  com­
m unity.  Will  sell  right  for cash  or  exchange 
for good farm .  O.  F.  Conklin,  G rand  Rapids.  371

I HOK  SALS—A  BRIGHT  $3,500  STOCK  OB' 
I IOK  SALE—FIRS l’-ULASS  GROCERY  B u s ­

iness in the  best  tow n  of  5,000  inhabitants 
in  N orthern  M ichigan.  The purchaser can have 
a  trade of  $30,000 a  year  at  the  start  No  town 
in  the  State has  better  prospects.  This  is  the 
chance  of  a  life  time.  A ddress  No.  303,  care 
M ichigan Tradesm an 
TJioR   s a l e —c l e a n   g k   Ju e k y   s t o c k ,  l o - 
*  
cated on one o f th e best business streets  in 
G rand  Rapids  T rade  well  established.  Rent 
low.  Stock  and  fixtures  w ill  inventory  about 
$2,000.  Good reasons for  selling.  T here  is  $500 
in  the  purchase  for  buyer.  A ddress  No.  361, 
care M ichigan  Tradesm an. 

363

361

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

W A N TED —SITUATION  uY  REG ISTERED  
Pharm acist,  six  years’  experience.  Can 
furnish very  best  of  reference.  A ddress  P har­
360
m acist F , H art, Mich.,  Box 55. 
T X T  ANTED—SITUATION  AS  MANAGER  IN 
TV  general  m erchandise  establishm ent.  F if­
teen years’ experience.  Best of references.  Sev­
eral  different languages  spoken.  A ddress .1 no. 
R auscher, 434 M innesota  street,  St.  P aul,  M inn.

VirANTED—SITUATION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER  BY  A 
V V  m arried  m an  who  can  give the  best of  refer­
ences.  Address  No.  305,  care  Michigan  Tradesm an, 
Grand Rapids. 
Y \,r ANTED —  SITUATION  BY  A  REGIS- 
vv 
tered  pharm acist of  thirteen  years exper­
ience.  A ddress ••Drugs,” care M ichigan Trades- 
man,_______________________ 

368

305

365

M ISC E L L A N E O U S .

359

pareil 

leaders 

type,  well  assorted  as 

I ilOR  SALE—ABOUT  100  POUNDS  OF  NON- 

to   figures, 
fractions  and 
J u st  the  thing  for  a 
country  paper  for  use in tax  sales  and  general 
work.  Laid in  two  cases.  Will  sell for 25 cents 
per pound and $1  per pair for cases.  Tradesm an 
Company, G rand  .-rapids,  Mich. 
T F  YOU HAVE ANy VroI'ERTY TO EXCHANGE FOR 
J-  a residence  brick  block in Grand  Rapids,  address 
B.  W  Barnard, 35 Allen street. Grand Rapids,  Mich.  331 
D O E SALE-TWO  HUNDRED  ACKr S LAND  (100  IM- 
L   proved), located in the fru it belt of  Oceana coun­
ty,  Mich.  Land  fitted  for  m achinery,  good  fences, 
large  curb  roof  barn  with  underground  for  stock, 
horse barn and other necessary (arm  buildings.  New 
windmill furnishes w ater for house and barns.  Eight- 
een acres apple bearing orchard, also 1.000 peach trees, 
two years old, looking th rifty .  Price. S35 per  acre, or 
will exchange for slock of dry goods,  if any difference 
will pay cash.  A. Retan, Little Rock, Ark. 
XXTANTE D—AN  EXPERIENCED LAD I  DRY 
V v  goods clerk—one w ith some  know ledge of 
stam ping and  fancy goods  preferred.  A ddress, 
stating  experience and giving  refere n ces,‘  Dry 
Goods,” care  M ichigan  Tradesm an. 

362 

311 

TiOR  BALE—CHEAP  E N O tG H   FOR  AN  IN- 
vesunent  Corner  lot  and  5-room house on 
North  Lafayette  St.,  cellar, brick  foundation, 
soft  w ater  in  kitchen.  $1 200.  Terms  to  suit. 
A ddress No.  It7. care  M ichigan  Tradesm an.  187
I flOR  SALE  — BEST  RESIDENCE  LOT  IN 

G rand  Rapids,  0x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed w ith  native  oaks,  situated In g o o i  residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  e ectric  street  car 
line.  Will sell  for $2 fOU cash, or part cash, pay­
m ents to suit.  E.  A.  Stowe,  100 Louis St. 

EiluR  8ALE — GOOD  DIVIDEND -  PAYING 

stocks in  banking,  m anufacturing  and mer­
cantile  companies.  E.  A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 
G rand Rapids. 
YYT ANTED — AN  EX P B ltl ENCED  SALB4- 
v v  m an to travel w ith  parlor  goods and  m at­
tresses.  A ddress S.  W.  K ram er, Cadillac,  Mich.

SJO

354

374

343

■ ANTED—GROCERY  STOCK BY PARTIES 

who  can  pay cash  down.  M ust  be  d irt 
| cheap.  A ddress  No. 343, care  M ichigan T rades­
m an. 
|  XXTANTED—BOOT AND SHOE STOCK, 8UIT- 
|  TV  able for the trade of a Country tow n.  M ust 
!  he  cheap  for  spot  cash.  J.  M.  Fow ler  &  Co., 
ICalanio, Mich. 
TT'OR  KENT — BEST  LOCATED  STORE  IN 
Jc  the  city  for  dry  goods or furnishing  stock, 
on  South  Division  St.  O.  F.  Conklin, 26 M adi­
son avenue, G rand  Rapids.________  
■ lNTED—REGISTERED  PHARMACIST— 
IVOR  SALE—TW EN TY -FIV E SMALL  SIIOW- 
I TIOR SALK—GROCER'S FIXTURES, SCALES, 

one fam iliar w ith general  store  preferred. 
State experience and  salary expected.  A ddress 
W  C  Weed,  New  Buffalo,  Mich. 

-  coffee m ill, showcases,  com plete outfit:  also 
small  line  staple  groceries.  N early  new.  Will 
sell  cheap.  Address  Lock  Box  963,  Rockford, 
Mich. 

cases, $2 each.  Call at 47  E leventh St. 

372

375

367

369

366

STUDY  LAW

AT  HOME.
Take a course in the 

S p ra g u e   C o rreftp o n - 
<teuce  s c h o o l o f L a w  
[incorporated].  Send  ten 
cents [stamps]  for p articu ­
lars to
J.  COTNER,  Jr.,  Sec’y, 

No.  876 W hitney Block, 
D E T R O IT ,  -  M IC H ,
Use Tradesman  or  Superior  Coupons.

T H E   MICHTGATSr  T R A D E S M A N

in 

freights 

innumerable 

away  up  to  the  yards,  around  and 
through 
and 
“empties”  and  hunt  around 
the 
darkness for his “caboose”—endanger his 
life,  lose  sleep, drive  through cold,  sleet 
and  rain, cram  down his  food,  rush for 
trains,  mediate  between  customers  and 
the  house,  hustle  and  push  to  sell,  and 
then worry and fret to get the pay.  And 
so it goes  on,  day  by day  and  night  by 
night.  He  lays the  foundation  for  dys­
pepsia, cultivates  rheumatism,  robs him­
self  of  a home,  denies  himself  domestic 
and  family  felicity, and  eighteen  hours 
out of  twenty-four  is  engaged  in a tire­
less, ceaseless  struggle  for  trade.  Per­
sonally,  too,  the  traveling man of  to-day 
will bear close inspection, for of necessity 
he  is a gentleman, polite  and  accommo­
dating;  he  is  also  a  keen  observer,  and 
has a deep sympathy for the unfortunate, 
is generous to a fault,  and  while his dol­
lars  seem  to  go  recklessly  yet  he  is 
economical.  Where  this  is  not  so,  the
contingencies  require  drafts  and  calls 
upon  his house  and  this would  soon ac­
complish his ruin.

5

Voigt, QomoMoiier & Go.,
Dry  Goods.  Carpets Ï Cloaks.

WHOLESALE

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, 

Quilts & Live Geese Feathers.

Overalls  of  oilr  own  ManilfacWre.

Mackinaw Shirts and Lumbermen’s 

Socks.

H\il, HomoMeiier & Co,

48, 50 and 52 Ottawa St.

GRAND  RAPIDS,

MICH.

GRAND  R APIDS  GOSSIP.

E.  B.  Stevens  has  received  the  ap­
pointment of manager of the local branch 
of Swift & Company.

J.  E.  Bennett,  grocer  at  803  Madison 
avenue,  has taken  the  local  agency  for 
Briggs & Co.,  millers at Paw Paw.

D.  O.  Courtney  has  sold  his  grocery 
stock at 78 Stocking  street to J.  H.  Har­
ris,  who will continue the business.

L.  A.  Scoville has arranged  to  open  a 
drug  store  at  Clarksville.  The  Hazel- 
tine & Perkins  Drug Co.  will  furnish  the 
stock.

F.  E. Hill  has arrainged  to open a drug 
store  at  Interlochen.  The  Hazeltine 
& Perkins Drug Co.  has the order for the 
stock.

S.  A.  Goss & Co.  have  sold  their  gro­
cery stock at 238 South Division street to 
John  M.  Flanagan,  who  will  continue 
the business at 700 Madison avenue.

A.  S.  Davis has  leased  the store  at  99 
and  101  South  Division street  and  will 
remove|his cigar  factory from  127  Louis 
street to that location  March 1.

Daniel  McCoy  is fathering  the  project 
of  another  bank,  to  be  located  in  the 
corner store of  the  new  Michigan  Trust 
Co.  building. 
It is  proposed to organize 
a State bank with a capital of §100,000 or 
§150,000, and be open for  business about 
July 1.

Ben.  W.  Putnam,  President of the Put­
nam Candy  Co.,  attributes  the  sight  de­
crease in the holiday  sales of confection­
ary to the large amount of savings turned 
into the  building  and  loan  associations 
weekly—people  of  small  and  moder­
ate  means  now  laying  by  many  small 
sums which  formerly  went into  the tills 
of the candy store.

The nazeltine & Perkins Drug Co. sent 
out to their customers this year the hand­
somest  New Year’s souvenir  ever gotten 
out by  a  Grand  Rapids  house. 
It  em­
bodies  about  fifty  fac-simile  letters  re­
ceived  from  the  patrons  of  the  house, 
embellished  with  handsomely  engraved 
covers and title pages.  The volume was 
the work of the  engraving  and  printing 
departments of the Tradesman Company.

G ripsack  B rigade

J.  P.  Visner has arranged  to represent 
E.  J.  Gillies  &  Co.  in  this  territory  for 
a n o th e r   y e a r.

E .  E .  W o o le y   h a s   s ig n e d   w ith   R o o t  & 
M c B rid e   B ro s .,  o f  C le v e la u d ,  fo r  a n o th e r  
y e a r,  c o v e rin g  
te r r ito r y   a s  
h e re to fo re .

s a m e  

th e  

A.  I).  Chase,  formerly  with  Symons 
Bros.  &  Co.,  has  engaged  to  travel  for 
S.  K.  Bolles & Co.,  taking  the  Saginaw 
and Flint Valleys as his territory.

P.  H. Carroll  was  elected  Vice-Presi­
dent for Michigan  of  the  Northwestern 
Traveling Men’s  Association  at  the  re­
cent annual convention at Chicago.

Friends of John P. Osting, who has been 
city  salesman  for the  Lemon &  Wheeler 
Company for the past  two years,  will  be 
pleased  to  learn  that  he  has  become  a 
stockholder in the institution.

Valda Johnston  did no  go  out  on  the 
road  Monday, owing to the celebration of 
an  interesting event  at  the  family  resi­
dence—the advent of  a bran  new  boy  to 
keep company  with an elder brother.
.  T.  P.  S. Hampson left Monday  for  the 
Upper Peninsula,  whence he goes  on  to 
Duluth,  S t.  Paul  and  Denver.  He  w ill

expatiate  on  the  merits  of  Anti-Kal- 
somine and  be absent about  six  months.
Frank  Collins,  formerly  with  W.  F. 
Me Laughlin & Co.,  has engaged to travel 
in Texas for the New Orleans Coffee Co., 
Limited, of New Orleans, La.  He enters 
upon the duties of  his new position next 
week.

S.  G.  Pierce,  of Flint,  who has covered 
Eastern Michigan for the  New  York Bis­
cuit Co.  for some time past,  has engaged 
to  travel  for  Gray,  Toynton  &  Fox, of 
Detroit, 
from 
Jan.  1.

the  engagement  dating 

D. C.  Slaght,  Secratary of  Flint  Coun- 
cel, U.  C.  T.,  reports  a  membership  of 
thirty-nine.  He  says  that  eighty-nine 
traveling men reside at Flint  and  prom­
ises  to  furnish  T h e  T r a d e s m a n   with 
another  roster  of  the  boys  again  next 
month.

C.  F.  Marple.  traveling  salesman  for 
the MarpIe-French-McGrath  Co., of  Lan­
sing,  has again taken up his residence  at 
Charlotte.  He lived  at  Charlotte before 
his house  changed  its  base  to  Lansiug, 
three or  four years ago, and now returns 
to the city of his first choice.

Following its usual  custom during the 
month of January,  T h e   T r a d e s m a n   has 
now  in  preparation  its  annual  lists  of 
traveling men—one comprising the sales­
men who represent Grand  Rapids houses 
and the  other  embodying  the  names  of 
those who  live  here  but  represent out­
side houses.  Contributions  to both  lists 
are respectfuily solicited.

Ed.  L.  Forsyth,  formerly  engaged  in 
the drug  business  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  but 
for the past  two  years  on  the  road  for 
Williams,  Davis,  Brooks  &  Co.,  has  en­
gaged  to travel for the Hazeltine  &  Per­
kins Drug  Co.  He  will  cover  the  main 
and  air  lines  of  the  Michigan  Central 
Railway  and  those  towns  in  Southern 
Michigan and  Northern Indiana not now 
visited  by  Mr.  Crawford.  Mr.  Forsyth 
comes to his new position  with excellent 
recommendations  and  will  undoubtedly 
be warmly welcomed by  the trade of  his 
territory.  He  will  continue to reside  at 
Kalamazoo.

To  the  uninitiated, 

the  commercial 
traveler is  a  “happy  go  lucky”  fellow, 
without  a  care, with  a  good salary,  fine 
clothes,  a 
liberal  supply  of  mon­
ey,  a  large  acquaintance,  numberless 
friends and an  ever  ready,  cheery smile 
or  joke  for  everybody.  He  comes  into 
town  with a rush, hurries  to his custom­
ers,  posts them on the markets, takes his 
orders,  gives  current  n e w s ,  sets  up  the 
cigars to the crowd, tells a joke perhaps, 
and  then  away.  To  such  outsiders he 
presents a jolly picture of a life  of unal­
loyed  pleasure,  and  he  goes  smoothly 
and easily through  the  world,  an  object 
of envy to the unsuccessful,  a  subject of 
comment for  the  many.  But  let  us  go 
behind the curtain,  and we  find  that the 
traveling man  is  employed  expressly  to 
sell  goods, and  is expected to earn a  good 
profit for his  house,  above salary and all 
expenses,  and  nothing  is  surer  than his 
decapitation if  he  fails  here.  Then,  to 
do this,  he  must watch closely  and  keep 
posted on the markets,  prices and chang­
es,  know  the  stock  In  the  house, be a 
good judge  of  human  nature,  study and 
| learn the character of his customers, and 
| be constantly aware  of  the  condition  of 
their stocks and finances.  He must sacri­
fice dinner, supper and even  bed  for the 
sake  of  trade—knock  around  at  mid­
night—get  up  in 
the  cheerless  early 
hours,  walk  through  slush  and  mud,

William  Connor, clothing  traveler  for 
Michael  Kolb  & Son  will  be  at  Sweet’s 
Hotel,  Grand Rapids, on Friday and  Sat­
urday next, January 8 and 9,  and will  be 
pleased to see  as many of  his  customers 
as  can  make it convenient  to  call  upon 
him.

G R A N D   RADIDS,  M IC H .

M a n u fa c tu re rs   a n d   J o b b e rs   in

H o a d

L o g g i n g

D eliv ery

P lea su re

S en d   for  C a ta lo g u e.

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D rum m er and H is Grip.

G. Ashleigh W hitney, J r ., in the Sample Case.
Though the rain and sleet are falling 
A nd the roads are aw ful m uddy 
Though all m en bard times are baw ling, 
Though a fellow ’s nose  gets ruddy.
Though the river may be frozen 
A nd th e frost may bite and nip.
They can  never stop the advent 
Of th e drum m er and his  grip.
Though the trains may  all  be sm ashing, 
Though the horses all go lame.
Yet the drnm m er like th e bed-bug.
Surety gets there  ju s t the same.
And w hen his tim e is over,
W ill come sailing from  his trip,
F o r he alw ays makes connections 
Does the drnm m er w ith his grip.
O h ! he teaches us a  lesson 
W ith his energy and grit.
T hings that paralyze most people 
D on't astonish him  a bit,
•  A nd he’s ever bright and cheerful 
A nd a sm ile is on his lip.
H e's a daisy from aw ay back 
Is the drum m er w ith his  grip.
Give him  then a kind word alw ays 
A nd h e'll give you back th e same,
For the doings of some black sheep 
Don’t give the w hole tribe blame,
F or dow n, way dow n to Hades,
Some so called good  men slip,
W hile along th e road to heaven 
Goes the drum m er w ith his grip.

A lto g e th er  T oo A ccom m od atin g.
A traveler for a Xew York  dress  trim­
mings house was in the smoking car of  a 
train on a  Southern  Michigan  railroad, 
when a horny-handed young farmer came 
in for a smoke and sat down  beside  him. 
The young man felt  and  looked  happy, 
and pretty soon he remarked:
“1 heard someone saying you was from 
New York.”
“Yes.”
,‘Drummer ain’t you?”
“Yes.”
“Bin round a good deal,  I ’spose.” 
“Well,  I’ve been  traveling  for  fifteen 
years.”
“Shoo!  You must have  seen  a  heap. 
Say! I’ve got  a sort  of  favor  to  ask  of 
you.”

“Well.”
“I’m engaged to a gal in the  next  car. 
I’m going with her  down  to  Coldwater. 
She’s the alfiredest purtiest  gal  in  four 
counties  and  1  know  she 
loves  me,
but--------”

“But what?”
“You know a feller is alius sort  o’  un­
easy about  his gal  ’till  he  marries  her. 
She purtends that she  wouldn't  look  at 
the president of the United States  if  he 
was a single man  but I dunno.  You can’t 
be sure of these women.”

“No you can’t.”
“May  be purteuding to love you  like  a 
house a fire,  and yet be planum  to  drop 
you for the first better-lookin’ feller  who 
comes along.  She’s in  the next  car  and 
I’d kinder  like  to  try  her. 
I’m  purty 
sure she’s all  right,  but I’d  like to  know 
just how she’d act  if you  went in and sat 
down  beside her. 
I  know  it’s asking  a
big favor of you,  but--------”
“Oh,  I’m perfectly willing to accommo­
date you,” interrupted  the traveler,  “but 
you must  promise  to  abide  the  couse- 
qences.”

‘•How?”
“ Why,  if she seems to take to  me  you 
musn’t get mad and  raise  a  row. 
I  am 
only  trying  to  accommodate  you,  you 
know.”

“D’ye think she will take you?”
“Why.  I can’t say.  She’s sitting  in  a 
seat alone. 
I’ll  take my  grip  and  walk 
into the car  and  sit  right  down  beside 
her.”

“Yes.”
“Then I’ll speak about  the  weather— 
the  scenery—asking  her  where  she 
is 
going,  and so on and the chances are that 
in  about  ten  minutes  we’ll  be  talking 
away like two old friends.”
“Hump!  It took me three months afore 
I dared  ask  her if her ma was well!” 
“Then I’ll  gradually  lead  up  to  the 
subject of  my  being  a  widower,”  con­
tinued  the  traveler.  “I’ll  remark  how j 
lonely  I am,  and  how  I’m  thinking  of I 
marrying again,  and  how my second wife 
will  have a sealskin sacque, diamond ear­
rings and a horse and  carriage. 
If  you  ! 
come and  find  me holding her  hand  you j 
musn’t fly mad and pitch into me.”
“Goin to talk sealskin  sacque  to  her, 
eh?”
“Yes.”
“And diamond  earrings?”

“Certainly.”
You wait a minit!”
“He got up and left the car.  Just then 
the whistle blew  for  a  station  and  the 
train soon stopped.  The traveler looked 
out of the  window  and  saw  the  young 
man and his girl getting off with as much 
alacrity as if there had  been  a  collision 
expected.  He put out his head and call­
ed:
“This isn’t  Coldwater,  what  are  you 
getting off here for?”
“ I know  it  isn’t  Coldwater,”  replied 
the young man as he came forward a few 
steps,  “ but we will stop off here and take 
the next train.”
“But I thought you  wanted  me  to  do 
you a favor.”
“ I do.  you  jest  keep  right  on  that 
train,  and git out of the  State  of  Mich­
igan as soon as ever  you  can,  and  if  I 
ever ketch you within fifty miles  of  my 
home after I’m married,  I’ll  thump  you 
all over the county.”

S o m e th in g   F or  B o y s  to   D o.

A  prominent  wood  engraver  said  the 
other day:
“It is a  popular notion  that  photo-en­
graving,  zinc  processes, and  such  meth­
ods, are  making  the  old  trade  of  wood 
engraving  an  undesirable  one.  On  the 
contrary, there  is  to-day  an  increasing 
demand  for  good  wood  engravers.  A 
good  wood  engraver,  for  instance,  gets 
from $20 to $25 per week, while a skilled 
one gets from $40  to  $60.  A  real  artist 
can command any salary he pleases.
“If I had a son  I know  of  no  trade  I 
would sooner have him learn.  This is an 
age of pictures, and wood engraving will 
always  be an art affording a good  living, 
and even  fortune,  to  its  skilled  expon­
ents.  You  will  notice  that  you  do  not 
see  in  the  papers  advertisements from 
engravers wanting employment.”

Jackson—Anson Wilcox, of the firm of 
A.  & H.  Wilcox,  millers  and  dealers  in 
coal and lime, is dead.

S c ili Corset  Co.’s

Greatest  Seller  on  Earth!

Dr.

FRENCH 

SHAPE
"JL”

Send for Illustrated  Catalogue.  See  price list 

in th is journal.
SCHILLING  CORSET  CO.,

Detroit, Mich, and Chicago, 111.

A driatic
A rgyle  .....................   614
A tlanta A A .. . . . . . . .   614
A tlantic  A ................ 7
H ................   6%
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D .......... 
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A m ory........................7
A rchery  B u n tin g ...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  514
Blackstone O, 33__ 5
Black Crow ..............   614
Black  Rock  .............7
Boot,  A L..................  7 *
Capital  A ..................5*4
C avanat  V ................514
Chapm an cheese c l.  334
C lifton  C R ...............514
Com et.........................7
D w ight S tar..............  714
Clifton C C C ............   614

“  A rrow  B rand  514 
“  W orld W ide..  7
“  L L .................... 5

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Georgia  A .................. 614
Honest W idth............. 634
H artford A  .................5
Indian H ead.............  714
K ing A  A .................... 614
King E C ...................... 5
Law rence  L L ........... 5J4
M adras cheese cloth 634
N ew m arket  G .........  6
B .........  514
N .........614
D D ....  5*4
X ..........7
Noibe  R .....................  5
O ar Level  B est..........614
O xford  R  ................   614
P equot........................  714
S olar...........................  614
Top of the  H eap____714
Geo.  W ashington...  8
Glen M ills................  7
Gold  M edal..............   714
G reen  T ick et.............814
G reat F a lls ................  6*4
H ope............................. 714
J u st  O u t.......   434@  5
King  P h illip ...............714
OP.......   714
Lonsdale C am bric.. 1014
Lonsdale............   @814
M iddlesex..........  @ 5
No N am e...................   714
Oak V iew ..................6
O ur O w n......................514
P ride of th e W e st.. .12
R osalind...................... 714
S u n lig h t.....................  414
U tica  M ills.................814
.11
V lnyard.....................  814
W hite H orse...........  6
R ock.................814

N onpareil 

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2....11 
3. ...12 
7 ....18 
8. ...19

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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A B C ..........................814
A m azon......................8
A m sburg................... 7
A rt  C am bric............10
Blackstone  A A.......   8
Beats A ll...................   414
B oston.......................12
C abot..........................  7
Cabot,  X ...  .............614
C harter  O ak.............514
Conway W ................714
C leveland .................7
D w ight A nchor....... 814
shorts.  834
Edw ards....................   6
E m pire.......................  7
F arw ell......................714
F ru it of the  Loom.  814
FItchvU le  ............... 7
F irst P rize................  614
F ru it of th e Loom %.
F alrm ount.......  .........414
F u ll V alue................614
C abot..........................  7=41 D w ight A nchor
F arw ell......................8 
|
T rem ontN ................   514
HamlR*” » N .................614
L.............   7
M iddlesex  A T .........  8
x  
Q
N o .» ::: :  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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....  9
....  9
...1014
CARPET  W ARP.
....18

H am ilton N ___ ....  714 M iddlesex A A ....... .11
2....... .12
M iddlesex P T.
A  T.
A O ....... • 1814
X A.
4....... .1714
X  F.
5....... .16
Peerless,  white.
.21
In te g rity .................... 18141
colored..21
N am eless...................20
H am ilton 
.25 
• 2714 
.30 
3214 
35

................8
....................9
.................1014
G G  C ashm ere.........21
N a m e le ss.................16
..................18

colored— 20141 W hite S tar................ 1814

Integrity, colored.

D R ESS  WOODS.

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PRINTS.

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41s I M anchester  fancy.

C oraline.........................89 50
W o n d e rfu l................... 84 50
Schilling’s ...................... 9 00
B righton..........................4 75
Davis  W a ists.......  9 00
Bortree’s ......................  9 00
G rand  R ap id s......... 4  50
A bdom inal..............15  00
A rm ory.....................   634
N aum kengsatteen..  714
A ndroscoggin...........714
R ockport...................   614
B id d efo ra................   6
Conestoga....................634
B runsw ick................614
W alw orth 
...............   634
Allen turkey  red s..  514[Berwick fan cies__   14
robes...............  514 Clyde  R obes.............5
pink a purple  614  C harter Oak fancies 414
b u f f s ..............  6  DelM arine cashm ’s.  6
m ourn’g  6
pink  checks.  514 
s ta p le s .........  514  Eddy stone  fa n c y ...  6
6 
s h irtin g s ...  334 
chocolat
A m erican  fa n c y —   5*4 
rober  ...
6 
sateens
American indigo—   5*4 
6
cy.  ...  6
American shirtings.  334[Hamilton fancyipli
sta p le __ 514
A rgentine  G ray s...  6 
I 
A nchor S h irtin g s...  41*  M anchester  fan cy ..  6 
“  —   614 
A rnold 
new  era.  6
...  6  M errimack D fancy.  6 
A rnold  M erino 
long cloth B . 1014 j M errim’ck shirtings.  4
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C.  814
Repp fu rn   .  814
“ 
century cloth  7
Pacific  fa n c y ............6
gold seal.......1014
“ 
robes..............  614
“  green seal T R 1014 
Portsm outh robes...  6 
“ 
yellow  seal.. 1014
Simpson m onrnlng..  6
serge..........1114
“ 
g re y s ......... 6
“  T urkey  re d .. 1014 
solid black.  6 
Ballou solid S lack ..  5 
W ashington indigo.  6 
“ 
colors.  514
“  Turkey robes..  714
Bengal blue,  green, 
In d ia robes___714
“ 
red and  orange  ..  514
“  plain T k y  X 34  814 
B erlin solids...............514
“ 
“  X ...10
“ 
oil b in e.........614
“  O ttom an  T ur­
“  green  —   614
“ 
key re d ...................   6
“  F oulards ....  514
M artha W ashington
red 34  ..........7
“ 
T u rk e y re d 3 4 ....... 714
“ X  .......   914
“ 
M artha  W ashington
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Turkey re d ............914
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Rlverpolnt robes....  5
Cocheco fancy.........  6
W indsor fan cy .........614
“ m adders...  6
gold  ticket 
“ XX tw ills..  614
indigo  b lu e...........1014
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Pem berton A AA __ 16
Y ork........................... 1014
Sw ift R iver..............   714
Pearl  R iver.............. 12
W arren...................... 13

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solids...........514
Amoskeag A C A .... 1214
H am ilton N .......—   714
D .............. 814
A w ning. .11
F arm er.......................8
F irst  P rize................1114
Lenox M ills ............18
A tlanta,  D ................  6M|Stark  A
B o o t...........................  634 No  N am e__
Clifton, K ..................  6i4|T opof Heap
Sim pson............! ___20
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...................16
Coechoo...............ion

COTTON  DRILL.

SATINES.

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B lack...................  9@  914
"  BC.............  @10

T H W   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .
Dry Goods Price Current.
“Yes.”
“And  tell  her  she  can  have  regular 
Brussel carpet stuffed  chairs  and  hired 
gal!”

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

DEM INS.

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A m oskeag  ............... 1214
9 oz....... 1314
brow n  .13
A ndover....................1114
Beaver Creek  A A ... 10 
B B ...  9
C C ...
Boston Mfg Co.  b r..  7 

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“   d a tw ist  1014 

Colum bian XXX  b r.lo  
XXX  bl  19

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Colom bian  brow n.. 12
E verett, b in e.............12
b ro w n .........12
H aym aker  b lu e ..........734
b ro w n ...  734
Jeffrey ........................ 1114
Lancaster  .................1214
Law rence, 9 o z.........1314
No. 220....13
No. 250— 1114
No. 280.... 1014

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A m oskeag................... 714
“  Persian dress 814 
Canton  ..  814
“  
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T e a z le ...1014 
“ 
A ngola.. 10J4 
“ 
P ersian ..  8H 
A rlington stap le—   614 
A rasapha  fa n c y —   434 
Bates W arwick dres  814 
staples.  614
C entennial................  1014
C rite rio n ..................  1014
Cum berland  staple.  514
C um berland.............5
E ssex ......................... 414
E lfin ...........................  714
E verett classics.......814
E xposition............... 714
G lenarie....................  614
G lenarven ................ 634
G lenw ood.................714
H am pton................... 614
Johnson Chalon  cl 

14 
Indigo blue  914 
zephyrs__ 16

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fa n c ie s ____7
N orm andie  8

L ancashire................  614
M anchester...............  534
M onogram ...................614
N orm andie................  714
P ersian .........................814
R enfrew  Dress.........714
R osem ont.................... 614
S latersviU e.................6
Som erset...................... 7
Tacom a  ...................... 714
Toll  d u  N o rd ...........1014
W abash........................714
seersucker..  714
W arw ick..................  814
W hittenden...............  634
heather  dr.  8 
Indigo blue  9 
W am euttastaples...  634
W estbrook................   8
................ 10
W lnderm eer............. 5
Y ork..............................634

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A m oskeag...............   .1614| 
S tark ...........................  1914 G eorgia...................... 1534
A m erican..................1614  P a c ific ....................... 1414

V alley C ity.1534

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No.

THREADS.

|B arbour's.................. 88
Clark’s Mile E nd... .45 
Coats',  J . & P ...........45  M arshall’s ..................88
H olyoke.....................22141

KNITTING  COTTON.

W hite.  Colored.

W hite.  Colored.

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

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

38 No.  14... ....37
39
...38
16...
18... ...3 9
40
20...
...40
41
CAMBRICS.

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43
44
45

S later..........................  4
W hite S tar...............  4
Kid Glove  ................  4
N ew m arket...............  4

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

B ED   FLANNEL.

F irem an ....................3214
Creed m ore................2714
T albot X XX ............. 30
N am eless..................2714

T  W ............................ 2214
F T ...............  
3214
J R F .X X X ..............35
B uckeye....................3214

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Grey S R W ............... 1714
W estern W  ............... 1814
D R P ..........................1854
F lushing X XX..........2314
M anitoba................... 2314
9  @1014 
1214
Brown. Black.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
U nion R ....................2214
W indsor.................... 1814
6 oz W estern............20
U nion  B ................... 2214
N am eless....... 8  @  914| 
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Slate.
914 
1014 
1114 
1214
Severeu, 8 o z ............  914
M ayland, 8 oz...........1014
G reenw ood, 714 oz..  914 
G reenwood, 8 oz — 1114 
Boston, 8 oz............... 1014

914
1014
1114
1214

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CANVASS  AND  PAD D IN G .
13
15
17
20

914 13
101? 15
1114 17
1214 20
DUCKS.

W est  P oint, 8 o z__ 1014
10oz  ...1214
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Raven, lOoz...............1314
 
1314
Stark 
Boston, 10 oz............. 1214

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15
17
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W ADDINGS.

SILESIAS.

W hite, d oz...............25  [Per bale, 40 d o z____87 50
Colored,  d o z............ 20  [

Slater, Iron  C ross...  8

“ Red C ross....  9
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B est............... 1014
Best A A .......1214
L .................................. 714
G ...................................814
Cortlcelli, doz............75  [Cortlcelll  knitting,

SEWING  SILK.

P aw tu ck et................. 1014
D undle.......................  9
B edford......................1014
Valley  C ity............... M14
K K ..............................1014

per l4oz  b a ll.........30

tw ist,d o z ..3714 
50 yd, d o z ..37141 
HOOKS  AND ST B S— PER GROSS.
“ 
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|N o  4 Bl’k A W hite..l5 
No  1 Bl’k A W hite..10 
..20
“  2 
“  3 
..25
No 2-20, M  C ............ 50  |N o 4—15  F  314........... 40

..12  “ 8 
..12  J  “  10 

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PIN S.

3—18, S C ..............45  I

COTTON  TAPE.
|No  8 W hite A Bl’k ..20 
No  2 W hite A Bl’k..l2 
.2 3
..15 
“ 10 
..18  I  “  12 
..26
SAFETY  FIN S.
N o 2..............................28  |N o 3 .............................. 36

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4 
6 

NEEDLES— P E B   M.

A .  J a m e s . ..
C r o w e ly ’s . . .
M a r s h a ll’s . .

..................1  401 S t e a m b o a t ....................
...................1  3 5 !G o ld   E y e d ..................
.................1  0 0|

. 
40
.1   50

5 — 4 . . .  .2   25
“   . . . . 2   10

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

6— 4 . . . 3   25[5— 4 ----- 1  96 
“  

. . . 8   10
COTTON TW INES.

6— 4.

.2   95

Cotton Sail Tw ine. .28
C ro w n .......................12
D o m estic.................1814
A n c h o r.....................16
B ris to l......................13
Cherry  V alley.........15
I X L .......................... 1814
A labam a....................634
A lam ance..................  6*4
A u g u sta ....................  714
A r  sap h a..................   6
G eorgia......................  614
Granite................  534
H aw   River...........5
Haw  J .......................   5

N a s h u a .......................18
R ising Star 4-ply ___ 17
3 -p ly ....17
N orth  S tar.................20
Wool S tandard 4 ply 1714 
P o w h a tta n ............... 18

Tl 

M ount  P leasan t__ 614
O neida.......................   5
P ry m o n t..................  534
R andelm an...............  6
R iverside..................  514
Sibley  A ................. 
614
T oledo........................  6

PL A ID   OSNABUBGB

Choosing:  a  Business.

It  depends  on 

The  all-important  question  to  every 
young  man  when he arriyes  at  that age 
where  he  begins to look  about  him  for 
the  purpose of  settling  upon  something 
as  his life’s  work,  is one  that is not  al­
ways  easily  determined  or  judiciously 
considered.
Advice upon  this  subject is  frequently 
but  slightly appreciated,  as most  young 
men  consider 
themselves  capable  of 
choosing  for  themselves.  However,  it 
is fair to suppose that  the experiences of 
others  are  worth  something,  and  when 
these experiences have proven successful 
they are  all  the  more  worthy of  consid­
eration.
We  judge  of  a  man’s success  by  the 
fortune he has  accumulated  in  the busi­
ness  he  has  chosen  to follow,  and  upon 
this  theory  the  following  advice,  from 
one of  the  most  successful  men  of  the 
present time,  Mr.  Russell Sage,  is worth 
a careful  study.  He says:  “The  ques­
tion  of  choosing a business  is  a  serious 
one.  As  a  rule,  a  young  man  should 
adopt 
the  calling  for which  he  has  a 
preference. 
If  he  has  no  particular 
choice,  it would  be well  for  him to  try 
different  occupations,  until he finds  one 
that suits  him. 
I do not  counsel chang­
ing about to gratify a spirit of uneasiness, 
for  once a young  man is installed in  the 
business  that he is suited to,  he ought to 
stick  to  it. 
I  have  known  young men 
who  entered  employments  reluctantly, 
and  after a trial  became  fond of  them. 
A young man  must be determined to suc­
ceed.  After ail,  there is one great lever, 
and  that is will  power.  Without it very 
few men succeed.
the  circumstances 
whether  failures  betray incapacity  in  a 
man. 
If  a  failure  is  due to a cause not 
general,  then  it  may be attributed  to  a 
lack of  foresight and  understanding.  A 
shrewd  merchant  will not  stock up with 
unsalable  things;  a  shrewd farmer will 
not plant  his  ground  to raise  unsalable 
crops.  Both  the merchant and the farm­
er must  find out  what  is salable,  and act 
accordingly.  There  are  exigencies,  to 
be  sure,  like  contagions,  disasters,  com­
binations,  strikes and  boycotts,  that can­
not be  foreseen.  The  prudent  man  of 
business  has  prepared  himself  to  stand 
losses  from  such  causes,  and  when  the 
troubles have passed the fact of  his hav­
ing weathered  them makes  his  financial 
position in  the  community stronger  than 
ever.  The present  condition of  the coal 
trade well  illustrates  the  uncertainty of 
things.  The  mild,  open  winter  could 
not  be  foreseen,  and  has  caused  great 
dullness  and  loss  in  the  trade.  Then 
there is the march of improvement.  This 
is an  age of  competition, and  it requires 
energy  and  perception  to  meet  it. 
It 
used to take  ninety  days to find  out the 
condition of  the tea crop in Japan or the 
coffee  crop in Brazil,  Now  the  inquiry 
can  be sent and  an answer  secured  in a 
single day.
The young man should  start out in the 
world  by  the  time  he  is  21. 
If  he  is 
qualified  to begin  life  at  an  earlier  age 
he  should  do  it. 
1  began  as  a  clerk 
when I  was 12.  At 18  I  was in business 
for  myself,  and  1  have  kept  my  sign  up 
ever since. 
I should say that the average 
boy  could  take a clerkship at the age  of 
16 or 18.  A wrong  start  may  not  mean 
a permanent  failure.  Many of  the  most 
successful  men have  started wrong  and 
afterward  righted  themselves.  There 
are  many instances  where men  educated 
for  the pulpit  have  gone to the  bar  and 
been conspicuous successes.  Then, again, 
men  educated for  the bar  have  gone  to 
the pulpit and achieved success.”

A  Cowhide  Horseshoe.

In England and  In  many parts  of  the 
Continent  they  have been  for a long time 
using a horseshoe  made  by  compressing 
It  is  composed  of 
common  cowhide. 
three  thicknesses of  cowskin  pressed in 
a still  mold  and 
then  subjected  to  a 
chemical preparation. 
It  is  claimed for 
it  that  it  is  much  lighter, that  it lasts 
longer,  and  that  split  hoofs  are  never 
known  in horses using it. 
It is perfectly 
smooth  at  the  bottom,  no  calks  being 
required, the shoe adhering  firmly to the 
most  polished  surface. 
Its  elasticity 
prevents  many sprains,  the horse’s steps 
being lighter and surer.

70—10

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

T h e s e   p r ic e s   a r e   f o r  cash  buyers,  w h o  
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 AMD BITS. 

dlS.

60
Snell’s ..................................................................... 
Cook’s ....................................................................  
40
Jennings’, gen u in e............................................. 
25
Jennings’,  Im itatio n ..........................................50*10

First Quality, S.  B. B ronze.............................. 8  7 50
D.  B. B ronze....................................  12 00
8.  B. S. S teel...............................   8  50
D. B. S teel...................................   13 50

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R ailroad...............................................................|   14  00
G arden...........................................................n et  30 00

dls.

dls.

Stove.  ..................................................................... 50&10
75
Carriage new  lis t................................................. 
P low .........................................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe...........................................................  
70

AXES.

BARROWS. 

BOLTS. 

BUCKETS.

W ell,  p la in ............................................................1 3 5 0
Well, sw ivel...............................................................   4 00

BUTTS, CAST. 

dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured...................................... 70&
W rought N arrow , bright 5ast jo in t.................60*10
W rought Loose P in ..............................................60*10
W rought  T able.................................................*..60*10
W rought Inside B lin d ........................................ 60*10
W rought  B rass....................................................  
75
Blind,  Clark’s .......................................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s .....................................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s ................................................  
70

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

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

60

G rain ...............................................................dls. 50*02

Cast Steel....................................................per  lb 

CAPS.
Ely’s 1-10....................................................per  m 
Hick’s  C. F . , ..........................  
 
G. D ............................................................. 
M usket 

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

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Rim  F ire ............................................................... 
Central  F ire ................................................. dls. 

CARTRIDGES.

chisels. 

5

65
60
35
60

50
25

Socket F irm e r..................................................... 70*10
Socket F ram ing................................................... 70*10
Socket C om er.......................................................70*10
Socket S lic k s.......................................................70*10
B utchers’ Tanged  F irm er................................. 
40

dls.

dls.

Curry,  Law rence’s ............................................. 
H o tch k iss.............................................................  

40
25

W hite Crayons, per  gross................ 12@12H dis. 10

combs. 

CHALK.

COPPER.

“ 

Planished, 14 oz c u t to size.........per pound 
14x52,14x56, 14x60 ...........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60...........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................... 
B ottom s.................................................................  
Morse’s  B it  Stocks.........................
Taper and straight S hank .............
Morse’s Taper S nank......................
D R IP P IN G   PANS.
Small sizes, ser p o u n d ..................
Large sizes, per  p o u n d ..................

d rills. 

dls.

28
26
23
23
25

50
50
50

07

.dos.  net
.........dls

75
40
dis.  40*10

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6  i n ...........
Corrugated 
A djustable 

.....................................
..................................
.
EXPANSIVE  BITS. 

d ls .

dls.

30
a

Clark's, sm all, 818; large, 826 ........................... 
Ives’, 1, 818;  2, 824 ;  3, 836  ................................  

p i l e s —New List. 

D lsston’s ............................................................... 60*10
New  A m erican.................................................... 60*10
.......................................................60*10
N icholson’s 
H eller’s ................................................................. 
50
H eller’s Horse  Rasps  .................... 
50
GALVANIZED  IRON

 

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

12 

13

14

28

Discount, 60

Stanley  Rule and  Level Co.’s.

GAUGES.

dls.

HAMMERS.

.. . 

dls. 
dls. 

HINGES.

May dole  *  Co.’s ..............................
25
Kip’s ..................................................
25  !
Terkes *  Plum b’s ........................... .......... dis. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........... 
.  30c list 60
Blacksm ith’s Solid Cast  Steel. H and__ 30C 40*10  j
Gate, C lark’s, 1, 2, 3 .........  .........
dls.80&10
S tate.................................................. per doz. net, 2  50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12  In. 4*4  14  and
lo n g e r.............................................
3H
... 
Screw Hook and  Eye, *4..............
1 0 1
net 
%..............
net  SH  !
“ 
7H  1
net 
“ 
* ....... .
%..............
net 
754  !
“ 
Strap and T .....................................
dls. 
501
Barn  Door K idder Mfg. Co., Wood track ..  .50*10
Champion,  anti  fric tio n ..............
..  60*10
K idder,  wood tr a c k ......................
40
HOLLOW WARE.
P ots....................................................
60
K ettles..............................................
60
Spiders  ............................................
60
Gray enam eled................................
... 40*10

HANGERS.

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 

dls.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

.

.  916.00, dis. 60  1

dls.

dls.

dls.

.... 

“ 
“ 
“ 

N A IL S

dls.
dls.

dls.
dls.

MATTOCKS.

WIRE GOODS.

MAULS.
MILLS.

Stamped  T ln W a re .........................
Japanned Tin W are........... 
.......
25
G ranite Iron W a re ....................... new  llst33H&10
B right................................................
70*10*10
Screw  E yes......................................
70*10*10
Hook’s ...............................................
70*10*10
G ate Hooks and  E yes..................
70*10*10
LEVELS.
Stanley  Rule and  Level  Co.'s
70
knobs—New List
Door, m ineral, jap. trim m ings  ..
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trim m ings
55
Door,  porcelain, plated trim m ings.
55
Door,  porcelain, trim m ings  __
55
Draw er  and  Shutter, porcelain.
70
LOCKS—DOOR.
Russell & Irw in  Mfg.  Co.’s new list 
55
M allory, W heeler  &  Co.’s ............
55
B ranford’s ............................   .....
56  i
N orw alk’s  .....................................
55
Adze Eye 
......................................
H unt Eye 
.. 
................................
115.00, dis. 60
H unt’s .........................................  118.50, dls. 20*10.
Sperry *  Qo.’s, Post,  h an d led ...
50
Coffee,  Parkers  Co.’s  ..................
40
P.  S.  & W.  Mfg. Co.’s  Malléables
40
Landers,  Ferry & Clr  k’s
40
Enterprise 
..................
30
MOLASSES GATES.
Stebbln’s  P attern ...........................
.60*10
Stebbin’s G enuine......................... •
....60*10
Enterprise, self-m easuring...........
25
Steel nails, base..............................
....... 1  80
W ire nails, b ase..............................
___ 2  00  1
Steel.
Wire.
60......................................................... .. Base
Base
50.......................................................... .. Base
10
40.........................................................
05
20
30................
20................................ .........................
30
15
16........................................................
15
35
12.........................................................
15
35
10.........................................................
20
40
8........................................................... ...  25
50
7 * 6 .................................................... ...  40
65
4...........................................................
no
.  60
3 ........................................................... ...1   00
1  50
2........................................................... ...1  50
2  00
F ine 3 .................................................
2  00
..1  50
Case  10............................................... ...  60
90
8............................................... ...  75
1  00
6..............................................
...  90
1  25
F inish 10.......................................... ...  85
1  00
S............................................. ...1  00
1  25
6  .  ........................................
1  50
..1  15
Clinch; 10...........................................
..  85
75
‘  8 ........................................... ...1  00
90
6...........................................
..1  15
1  00
B arren %........................................... ...1  75
2  50
^4o
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fa n c y ..................
Sclota  B ench....................................
...  @60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fa n c y .........
...  @40
Bench, first q u ality .........................
...  @60
.  *10
Stanley R ule and  Level Co.’s, w ood.  .
Fry,  A cm e.......................................
.........dls.60—10
Common,  polished.........................
70
......... dls. 
Iron and  T in n ed .............................
40
Copper Rivets and B u rs................
..  5C—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20
“ B” Wood’s  pat.  planished, Nos. 25 to 27
.  9 20

A dvance over b ase:

PA TEN T  PLA N ISH E D   IRON.

“ 
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PL A N E S.

R IV ETS.

PA N S.

dls.

dls.

Broken packs H e per pound extra.

7

7*4

Sisal,  ¡4 inch and la r g e r .................................. 

ROPES.

Steel and  Iro n .. 
Try and B evels. 
M itre ..................

SH E E T   IRON.

Com.  Smooth.

Com. 
82 95 
3  (5 
3  (5 
3  15 
3 25 
___
3  35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 15 to 1 7 ........................................... 4 05
Nos.  18 to 21.........................................  4 05
Nos. 25 to 2 6 ..............................  
..  4  25
No. 27 .......................................................   4  45 
w ide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86.............................................dls. 
Silver Lake, W hite  A ............................ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Drab A .......................................  “ 
W hite  B ........................... .*...  “ 
Drab B ........................................  “ 
W hite C ......................................  “ 

50
list 50
56
50
56
35

D iscount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

dlB.

w ire. 

saws. 

TRAPS. 

H a n d ............................................... 

“ 
Silver Steel  Dla.  X Cuts, per foot,__  
“ 
Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per fo o t__  
“ 
Special Steel Dla.  X Cuts, per fo o t__  
“  Cham pion  and  Electric  Tooth  X 
Cuts,  per  fo o t.................................................... 

Solid E yes....................................................per ton 825
2Q
TO
50
30
30
Steel, G am e............................................................60*10
O neida Community, N ew bouse’s ............  
. 
36
O neida  Community,  Hawley & N orton’s  .. 
TO
Mouse,  choker..........................................18c per doz
Mouse, delu sio n .................................... 81.50 per doz.
dls.
B right M arket......................................................  65
A nnealed M arket...............................  
 
Coppered M arket................................................   60
Tinned M arket....................................................  62*4
Coppered  Spring  S teel...................................... 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................   3 35
p a in te d .....................................  2 85
Au S able....................................dls. 25*10^25*10*05
P u tn am .................................................  
dls.  06
N orthw estern.....................................  
dis. 10*10
dls.
30
B axter’s  A djustable, nick eled .......................  
Coe’s  G en u in e.................................................... 
50
Coe’s Patent A gricultural, w rought,............  
75
Coe’s  Patent, m alleable....................................75*10
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bird C ag es...................................... 
50
Pumps, C istern............ .................................. 
”5
Screw s,N ew  l i s t .................................................70*10
Casters, Bed  a  d  P late.............................. 50*10*10
Dampers,  A m erican.......................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods......... 
66

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

dls.

“ 

 

 

 

M E T A L S .

PIG TIN.

SOLDER.

Pig  L arge............................................................. 
Pig B ars............................................................. 
D u ty :  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
680 pound  casks..................................................
Per  p o u n d ............................................................. 

ZIN C.

26c
28c

7

.............................................................................16
E xtra W ip in g .........................................................   15
The  prices  of  the  m any  other  qualities  of 
solder In the m arket indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson.............................................. per  pound  16
H allett’s .
13
10x14 IC, C harcoal.........................................
14x20 IC, 
.........................................
10x14 IX, 
.......................................
.............................. .
14x20 IX, 
Each additional X on this grade, 81.75

8  7  50 
7  50 
9  25 
9 25

TIN— MELTN GRADE.

“ 
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“ 

10x14 IC,  Charcoal 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 

................................
.......................................
........................................
E ach additional X on this grade 81.50.

TIN— ALLA w a y  GRADE.
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ROOFING PLATES

8  25
9  25

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“  W orcester.............................. 
“ 
........................  
“ 
................... 
“  Allaway G rade............ 
... 
“ 
“ 
.. 
“ 
................ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX ...................................................................... 814 09
14x31  IX ...............................  
4x5« IX, for No. 8 Boilers,  t per  Donn<i
14x60 IX.

6  50
8  50
18  50
6  00
7  50
12  50
15  50

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15
10

The  Kelly  Perfect  Axe
The  Falls  City  Axe

ALSO

/M

B o th   M a n u fa c tu re d   by

t o l l   Co,
IO * 1

S. Bit.  D. Bit.

W e jo arry  a  goo d   s to c k  o f  th e se   ax e s 
a   d   q u o te   th e m   a t   th e   fo llo w in g  ‘ 
p r ic e s :

K e lly  P e rfe c t, p e r  d o z. 
F a lls .C lty , p e r  d o z . 

$ 6  

12
$ 9

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

Michigan Tradesman

iificial Organ of M ic h ig a n  Business M en ’s   A s s o c ia tio n . 

A  W RKKLT  JO U RN A L  DEVOTED  TO  T H E

Retail  Trade  of the VolUerine State.

T h e   T ra d e s m a n   C o m p a n y ,  P r o p r ie to r .

¡Subscription Price, One  D ollar per year, payable 
A dvertising Rates m ade know n on ap t lication. 

strictly in advance.

P ublication  Office,  100 Loois St.

Entered at the Grand Rapid* Pott Op.se.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W E D N E S D A Y ,  JA N U A R Y   6 , 1 8 9 2 .

D a ir y m e n ’s   A s s o c ia tio n .

A nnu al  C onvention  o f 

th e  M ichigan
The  eighth  annual  convention  of  the 
Michigan Dairymen’s Association  will be 
held at the Court  House,  St.  Johns, Jan­
uary 26, 27  and  28,  beginning  the  even­
ing of the day first  named.  No  reduced 
rates  can  be  secure  from  the  railway 
lines,  but  Local  Secretary  Waldron  has 
arranged  for  a  $1.50  rate  at  the  Steel 
House,  one  of  the  finest  hotels  in  the 
State.  The  programme,  so  far  as  ar­
ranged,  will  be as follows:

TUESDAY  EVENING.

Annual  address of President Bates. 
Report of Secretary and Treasurer. 
Reports of committees.
Taper by Jas. Slocum,  Holly.
Paper by A.  D.  Power,  Northville.

WEDNESDAY  MORNING.

Paper on  “Silos  and  Ensilage”  by 

Prof.  Burnett,  Lansing.

2.  Paper  on  “ Roots”  by  Prof.  Mum- 

ford,  Lansing.

3.  Paper  on 

“Michigan’s  Greatest 
Need”  by  Hon.  Geo.  B.  Horton,  Fruit 
Ridge.

W EDN ESD AY  AFTERN O O N .

1.  A d d re s s   o n   th e   “ S u g a r  B e e t  I n d u s ­

t r y ”   b y   P r o f .  K e d z ie ,  L a n s in g .

2.  Paper by  H.  F.  Loyster, Hudson.
3.  Paper  on  “Stock  Feeding”  by 

Prof. Miles,  Lansing.

WEDNESDAY  EVENING.

1-  Paper  by  Hon.  R.  B.  Caruss,  S t 

Johns.

2.  Stereopticon  views  of  pertinent 

subjects by Prof.  Kedzie.

3.  Reports of committees.

TH U RSD A Y   M ORNING.

1.  Paper on  “ Practical  Dairying”  by 

Prof.  Harwood,  Lansing.

2.  Paper  on  “ Adulterated Cheese” by 

Geo.  Sinclair,  Hudsonville.

3.  Paper  on  “Co-operative  Creamer­

ies” by L. J.  Wilson,  Flint.

4.  Election of officers.
5.  Adjournment

B an k   N otes.

The  Montcalm County Savings Bank of 
Stanton  has  abandoned  its  organization 
under the State law  and  merged its busi­
ness  into a private  bank under the  style 
of “ H.  R.  Wagar,  Banker.”

The  Antrim  County  Bank,  at  Mance- 
loua, has merged its business into a State 
bank  under  the  style  of  the  Antrim 
County  Savings  Bank  of  Manceiona. 
The  capital  stock  is  $25,000, 
the  di­
rectors  being  W.  H.  Thompson,  W.  E. 
Watson, O.  S.  Rodenbaugb,  L.  E.  Barn­
ard,  H.  T.  AUer ton,  H.  Knickerbocker, 
E.  L.  J.  Mills,  E.  C.  Burnett,  R.  A.  Dix, 
P.  Medalie  and  F.  C.  Hertzler. 
The 
officers are as  follows:  H.  Knickerbock­
er,  President,  W.  E.  Watson,  Vice-Presi­
dent,  E.  L. J.  Mills, Cashier.

Ute Tradesman Coupon Books.

same months.  At the  same time the ex­
ports  of  home-manufactured  products 
for this  November  is less  than those  of 
November,  1890,  by  £2,234,604,  and  for 
the first eleven months  of the  year £14, 
725,772  less,  showiug  a  decrease  either 
of productive capacity  or of  foreign  de­
mand,  due to causes  like  our  new tariff 
and the  domestic  troubles  of  the South 
American States.

the  mind 

It should never  be  forgotten  that  the 
usual talk  about money tends to  confuse 
the  distinction  between 
actual wealth,  which is  capable of being 
made to yield  pleasure  or profit directly, 
and the machinery of currency, by which 
only  industry  and  the  exchange  of the 
products  of  industry  are 
facilitated. 
Adam Smith  was  the  first thinker to  ex­
pose  scientifically  the  fallacy  that  the 
wealth of a nation was to be estimated by 
the quantity of gold  and  silver  which  it 
possessed,  but in spite  of his efforts  and 
those of the thousands of  eminent  finan­
ciers and economists  who have sought to 
enforce his conclusions  by  argument and 
by illustration,  it has  proved  impossible 
to establish them completely in the place 
of the opposite  errors.  1  hear and  read 
every day utterances by men high in bus 
iness and the political  world, based upon 
the mediaeval assumption  that  the  more 
coin and  paper  money a country has  the 
richer it is,  and a  clamor  for  more cur­
rency is  set up  regularly  at  every  ses­
sion of Congress.

when they are idle, just as  more cars are 
wanted  when  many  articles  are  to  be 
transported  than  when  there  are  few. 
Thus,  when  the crops  are  harvested,  as 
they are every summer and autumn,a de­
mand springs  up for  money with  which 
to  buy  them  from 
the  agriculturists 
and bring  them  to  market.  The  banks 
are called  upon to  furnish it,  and  their 
stock of it is depleted accordingly.  When 
manufacturers  have  plenty  of  orders, 
they use money in  buying raw materials 
and in paying their hands,  and they,  too, 
absorb  it  from  the  banks.  Hence,  the 
rate of interest or the price of the rent of 
money, and of credits  which supplement 
money,  goes up  when the manufacturing 
business is  lively,  and goes  down  when 
it is dull. 
It is just as it is with railroad 
cars.  No  one  supposes  for  a  moment 
that a scarcity of such cars indicates any­
thing but an active carrying business,nor 
that  the  accumulation  of  them at  rail­
road  centers is  due to  any cause  but  a 
want of freight to carry.  Yet  for a rail­
road company  to  boast of  the  immense 
number  of  cars  It  has  lying idle  in  its 
yards is no more  irrational  than it is for 
a  business  community  to  plume  itself 
upon  the  quantity of  currency  It  has in 
the  same  condition.  The  defect  in the 
illustration consists in  the  fact  that the 
lack of actual coin and paper money  can 
be supplied,  as  it is  to  an  immense  ex­
tent,  by  credit,  whereas  no such  substi­
tute exists for the actual railroad cars.

Evidently gold  and  silver, apart  from 
the use they serve  when made  into  arti­
cles of  luxury  and  ornament,  the  total 
value of  which is  only a small  percent­
age of the  entire  product  of  the  mines, 
are wealth only  so far  as they  will  pro­
cure by exchange other articles of utility 
or  luxury.  Paper  money,  certainly,  is 
intrinsically  v a lu a b le   o n ly   b y   v ir tu e   of 
its purchasing  power, since  even  to  at­
tempt to change its form destroys it.  An 
increase 
the  volume  of  currency, 
therefore,  unless it is accompanied  by an 
increase of the  supply of  the  commodi­
ties which currency  can  buy,  is  no aug­
mentation of real  wealth,  and,  curiously 
enough,  gold  and  silver  producing  re­
gions,  being usually  agriculturally  bar­
ren  and  deficient  in  manufacturing  in­
dustry,  are the poorest in  the world.

in 

The most satisfactory source of wealth 
is  labor skillfully directed and  industri­
ously applied  directly to  the creation  of 
those commodities  which  men  regard as 
desirable because  of  their  ability to sat­
isfy  their  wants.  When  such  labor  Is 
active it produces  wealth  rapidly;  when 
it slackens  its  efforts  its  product is  di­
minished  accordingly.  Without  its  co­
operation  the  owners  of  the  precious 
metals and of the paper money represent­
ing them would be paupers.  A man with 
tons of gold and  silver could not  satisfy 
his hunger  nor  clothe  his  body,  unless 
some of his fellow men  labored to create 
food and clothing  and sell it  to  him any 
more than  if  he  owned all  the  railroad 
cars in the  country  he  could supply  his 
wants unless  somebody  worked  to  fur­
nish  the  articles  with  which  the  cars 
could be laden.

This,  by the way,  suggests  a  tolerably 
good  illustration,  though  not  a  perfect 
one, of  the  function  of  money and  the 
reason  why  a  congestion  of  it  such  as 
prevails at present at this  financial  cen­
ter is a  result  and  an  indication  of  dull 
trade.  When men  are busy  in  produc­
ing and exchanging commodities they re­
quire more money  for  the  purpose than

For  all that,  the  present congestion of 
currency  in the New York banks will, as 
I said at the  outset,  act  as  an  incentive 
to speculation, and,  to  that  extent,  be  a 
benefit. 
Its effect  is  already  visible  in 
the  higher  prices  paid  for  good  invest­
ment securities,  and  in  the  growing  in­
quiry for those of less pronounced value. 
Owners of  money naturally d e s ire  to  get 
as large an income  from it  as  they  can, 
and although they  aim  at doing  it  with 
the least  possible  risk,  they will,  under 
the  pressure  of necessity,  take  a larger 
risk  rather  than  get  no  income  at all. 
Speculators,  pure and simple, discerning 
this tendency  on  the  part  of  investing 
capitalists,  seek  to  step  in before  them 
and to  buy  securities  now  depreciated, 
but which they either  have reason  to be­
lieve  will  become  more  desirable,  or 
which,  at  least,  they  hope  will  do  so. 
Thus the  game  is  set  going,  and,  as  it 
goes on,  it  becomes  more  and  more ex­
citing and  draws  in  those  who  at  first 
stood  aloof  from 
Finally,  unless 
something happens  to  arrest  its  career, 
it pushes prices up so high that the most 
enthusiastic players  are forced to  admit 
that  they  can  go  no  higher,  and  then 
comes the inevitable reaction.  Of course, 
each player means  to get  out before  the 
crash comes,  and 1 hope that those of my 
readers who take a hand in the game will 
see to it that  they are successful  in  this 
respect if in  no other.

it. 

M a t t h e w   M a r s h a l l .

Mark Twain, American’s greatest hum­
orist, has just  written  a  new  story  en­
titled:  “The American Claimant,’’which 
began  in  the  Detroit Journal  of  Satur­
day, Jan. 2.  To the  great  delight of  all 
lovers of pure  wit, that  celebrated char­
acter, Col.  Mulberry  Sellers,  will  reap­
pear as the  hero  of  this story,  but  with 
entirely new and dramatic surroundings.
For the finest coffees in the world, high 
grade teas,  spices,  etc.,  see J. P.  Visner, 
304  North  Ionia  street,  Grand  Rapids, 
Mich.,  general  representative  for  E.  J. 
Gillies & Co., New York City.

! THE  CONGESTION  OF  CURRENCY.
I cannot  express  too emphatically  my 
dissent from the opinion,  which seems to 
have  considerable  vogue,  that  the  pres­
ent growing accumulation of currency in 
the banks of  New York City  is a favora­
ble  business  symptom.  As  facilitating 
speculation,  by making it easy to borrow 
at low  rates of interest,  and as  stimulat­
ing it, by  creating  a willingness  on  the 
part of  capitalists to  purchase  doubtful 
securities  for the sake  of the  larger  in­
come which  they  promise,  a  pethora of 
loanable funds has  its. merits,  but  it in­
dicates  a  stagnation,  or  at  least a  dull­
ness of general  trade,  which  is not grati­
fying to those who look  beyond the hori- 
son df the Stock  Exchange  and  of  Wall 
street  in making  their  estimate  of  the 
business condition of the country.

The last  bank statement  showed a  to­
tal  of deposits in  the New York  banks of 
$455,306,300,  against  one of  $282,049,300 
the  corresponding Saturday  a  year ago 
being  an  increase  of  $73,743,000.  The 
aggregate of  legal tenders and  specie  in 
the banks also  showed  an  increase in  a 
year from $103.237,500 to $130,796,000, or 
more than $30,000,000, the other,43,000,000 
of increase in  deposits  being  mere book 
credits,  arising from  an equal  amount of 
increase in  loans. 
It  thus  appears  that 
the banks are unable to employ  fully  all 
the  money  at  their  disposal,  and,  as  a 
matter  of  fact,  they  had  on  Saturday, 
above their required  25 per  cent,  lawful 
money reserve,  a  surplus of  $19,161,500; 
whereas their similar  surplus a year ago 
was $7,725,175. 
I  was at first inclined to 
explain  this  result by  reference  to  the 
year’s issue of  $54,000,000 silver  bullion 
notes under the act of  July  14,  1890,  but 
against this element I  was obliged  to off­
set the shipments of gold  to Europe,  the 
decrease of  national  bank  currency,  the 
growing business of  the country,  and es­
pecially  the  increase  of  this  year’s ex­
portable crop surplus.

My 

inquiries  among  my  business 
friends  have also  brought  out  the  fact 
that trade  throughout  the country,  not­
withstanding the abundance of the crops, 
has not been so good this  year  as it  was 
last year. 
It would  seem that the  scare 
of the Baring collapse  had  partially par­
alyzed  enterprise all over the  world,  and 
that our people had  suffered from  it like 
the rest.  The  tendency  of  the  human 
mind  is to  go from  one  extreme  to  an­
other,  and  it  takes a long  time to  build 
up confidence after  it has  once been  de­
stroyed. 
In  1889 and  1890,  people  were 
too eager  to  embark  in  new  undertak­
ings and to spend  both their  o w n   money 
and all the  money  of  other  people  that 
they could borrow.  This year they have 
been reversing their policy, and have not 
only stopped increasing their  debts,  but 
have  tried  to  reduce  them.  This  is 
proper and  praiseworthy, but it does not 
make trade lively.

As  might  be  expected  from  the  bad 
harvests in  Great  Britain,  the  condition 
of trade there  is  much  worse  than it  is 
with  us, since  it  suffers  not  only from 
the discouragement produced by the Bar­
ing  collapse,  but  also  from  the  actual 
want of  means  to  purchase  on  the  part 
of a large  number of  people.  The  offi­
cial  returns show that  owing to the crop 
failures the  imports  of  food into  Great 
Britian  for the month  of  November  last 
exceed in  value those for November, 1890, 
by  £4,077,858,  and  for  the  first  eleven 
months of the year they are £9,464,486 in 
excess of those  of  last  year  during  the

“ Importance of Little Thing's.”

“Store C rank” in A m erican Grocer.

The wise old  statesmen  uttered  words 
of  wisdom  when  he  gave  to  the  world 
the  adage,  “Take  care  of  the  pennies 
and  the  dollars will  take  care of  them­
selves.” 
I  presume  he  little  thought 
that so simple a statement would traverse 
continents and be  the standard advice of 
the parent to the children as soon as they 
arrived at the age  to  know something of 
the  value  of  money.  This  principle 
grounded into the child, and so impressed 
that  he  carries it into  active  operation, 
will  certainly insure  him  a  competency 
of  this world’s goods. 
If  that is all that 
he considers  life  desirable  for.  viz.  the 
accumulation  of  wealth,  he  will  doubt­
less  reach  it,  and  while  able to possess 
all  that  he  may  desire to have,  yet  the 
denials and sacrifices will  have so warped 
his  nature  and  moulded  his  manner of 
life,  that the true secret of living will  be 
to  him  a  sealed  book.  Solomon  says, 
“Like a jewel of gold in a swine’s snout, 
so is a fair  woman  without  discretion.” 
So I say that a man  with wealth accumu­
lated for itself alone, by the sacrifice and 
keeping under of  all the  generous  traits 
and  endowments  which  by  nature  he 
possessed,  has  come  far  short  of  the 
destiny he was  designed for by the Crea­
tor,  and  will die  unwept,  unhonored and 
unsung.  No man  must  live beyond  his 
income;  the result must be financial ruin.
I care not  how little  may be  saved from 
the yearly income, the fact that a surplus 
remains  at  the  end of  the  year  shows 
that you have an appreciation of the fact 
that there are years when the active work 
of accumulation will  be stayed,  and  that 
a fund for this emergency is augmenting.
To accumulate wealth,  and yet be gen­
erous and philanthropic,  is an art.  Those 
who have  been  able to accomplish  it,  in 
a marked manner,  have been so rare that 
the  fact  is  given  public  notice.  The 
Girard,  Peabody  and  Slater  trusts;  the 
Crouse,  Cooper,  Drew,  Fayerweather, 
Pratt  and  other  benefactions for educa­
tional purposes are  green in the  memory 
of  all the people.  The great majority of 
these  cases  mentioned  were  men  who 
accumulated  wealth  by the  use of  their I 
intellect, ability  and  drive while  in  the 
mercantile  profession,  and  were 
im­
pelled to these acts of  generosity by con­
tact with  their  fellowmen  in early  busi­
ness  life.  A  practical  mercantile  ex­
find 
perience  with  people, 
the  mind  of  one 
them  enkindles  in 
who 
is  philanthropically 
inclined,  a 
his 
desire 
benefit 
followmen. 
is  the  result 
This  laudable  ambition 
of  earnest  and  presistent  effort  for 
many  long  and  weary  years. 
is 
very rare that you find a man with a com­
petency,  which has come  to  him  by  in­
heritance,  who is fired with  the  purpose 
to benefit society,  or to  be  of  benefit  to 
his fellow men.  What should  this  sug­
gest  to  the  retail  merchant,  but 
the 
thought  that  presistent  effort  and  eco­
nomical  (not penurons)  expenditures  in 
his  business,  will  achieve  success  and 
make for himself a name. 
It is given  to 
but few to be the world’s noted  benefac­
tors,  but it is in the possibility  of  every 
rural dealer to be the representative man 
in his community,  and to achieve  a  rep­
utation for  honor,  probity  and  justice, 
which secures for him the commendation 
of the community and their  sheekels  as 
well.
But perhaps you will ask how does this 
apply to the  subject  at  the  head of  this 
article?  In  many  ways.  The  state  of 
things which I have spoken of  could not 
be  brought  about  were  it  not  for  the 
self-denials,  hard  work  and  sacrifice  of 
these  achieving  the  distinction.  Mr. 
Grouse, who gave to Syracuse University 
the magnificent building  and  equipment 
amounting  to  $500,000,  was  a  grocer  in 
that city, careful and  attentive  to  every 
detail of  his  business, educating his em­
ployes with the  idea that justice  was  to 
be done to all  customers and  to  himself 
as  well, exacting  from  every one  what 
rightly belonged  to him, treating all with 
consideration  and  respect.  His  clerks | 
were  often  called  before  him  and  im­
pressed  with  the  importance  of  saving 
in minor  things.  D.  B.  Fayerweather, 
who so recently bequeathed $1,000,000  to 
educational purposes,  was radical  on the 
point  of saving in minor matters.  Every ]

as  we 

to 

it 

tannery connected  with  their  establish­
ment was  put in  charge of  a competent 
man, and  he  was  rigidly held  to  an  ac­
count for the use of every pound of  bark 
and  material  used  in  his  establishment. 
If the  result  of any  particular  tannage 
was not  what it  ought  to  be,  he  would 
soon dive  down  into  the  details of  the 
work and satisfy  himself why it  was  so. 
If he  sent a  lot of  hides to the  tannery 
and told the  superintendent to  make  60 
percent, gain on them,  it had to be done, 
and  generally  was.  Little  things  look 
small because of their littleness,  and un­
less we firmly  insist on  the correction of 
little  leaks and  abuses  in  our  business 
the clerks will  acquire  a spirit of  indif­
ference,  born  of  our  apathy in the  mat­
ter.  To enumerate  what are  leaks in  a 
retail  store,  would  be  entirely  superflu­
ous to  an  intelligent  merchant.  Scores 
of little things  occur each day  which are 
entering wedges to  losses  in your  busi­
ness.  Never fail  to call  the attention of 
your clerks to these things as they occur, 
and  pleasantly  but  firmly  insist on  im­
provement.  The result will be well dis­
ciplined assistants about you; a remuner- 
tive business;  habits of  thrift and integ­
rity  woven  into your business and social 
life; enlarged  ideas of  the  aims of living 
and a spirit of true philanthropy imbibed 
which  makes  itself  shown  and  felt  in 
your community.

Why They Leave the  Door Open.
There are two occasions that are usual­
ly  improved  by  the  leave-the-door-open 
man.  One is when  he comes in with the 
intention  of  going  out  again;  the  other 
when he goes out intending to come right 
back  again. 
It  isn’t  because  it  is  any 
particular trouble to close  the door;  it is 
the  human 
instinct  of  providing  the 
ready  means  of  escape, of  safety.  The 
first thing a burglar  does when he enters 
a house  or  a  bank  is to  see that every­
thing is clear for sudden exit.  The wise 
general  always  plans  the  method of  re­
treat and  leaves  an  opening for  getting 
away  in case the battle goes against him. 
The wily  savage and  even  wild  animals 
have  the  same  instinct.  When  a  man 
enters  your  office  and  leaves  the  door 
ajar  he  is  doing  just  what  any other 
animal would  do—providing for  the pos­
sible  contingency of  being  kicked  out. 
This  contingency is a  little  more remote 
than the  comfort of  society would  seem 
to warrant.

The  Drug  Market.

Quinine is firm  and  advanced  in  large 
packages.  Opium  is  dull.  Morphia  is 
unchanged.  Serpentaria  has  advanced. 
Jalap has declined.  Oil  anise is advanc­
ing.  Oil  orange  has  declined.  Hum­
phrey’s  Specifics  have  been advanced to 
$4  and  $8  per  dozen.  C.  McLane’s 
puls and  vermifuge have  been  advanced 
to $1.50  per  dozen.  The  new  price  on 
rock candy syrup is as follows:
Barrels and h alf barrels  ....................................  55
10 gallon kegs  ............. 
. ................................  no

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar is steady,  with  such elements of 
strength  as  to  presage  a  good  demand 
and slightly higher prices.  Oatmeal  is a 
little  lower.  The  Diamond  Match  Co. 
has reduced  the price of  No.  9  sulphurs 
from  $1.65  to  $1.25.  Package  coffee  is 
down  Kc.

An annoying  error  crept  into the gro­
cery price current last  week—the quota­
tion  of  granulated  sugar  at  4}^@4.19, 
when it should have been 4M'@4.31.

Farmers  W ant  a  Loan.

Dr.  H.  M.  Taylor,  a member of the Far­
mers’ Alliance,  has drafted  a bill  calling 
for a loan of $150,000,000  by  the  United 
States government  to  the  peyple  of  In­
diana,  the same  to  be  secured  by  mort­
gages  on  farms.  The  money  is  to  be 
loaned for twenty years  and  to draw  in­
terest at 5 per cent.  This is said to be the 
scheme  of the  Farmers’ Alliance  in  sev­
eral  states.  The  bill  was  forwarded  to 
Senator Peffer to be  introduced  into  the 
United States Senate.

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

9

CHERRYSTONE  OYSTERS.

■ 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 
full  measure  and  well  filled  cans  of  the  FINEST  CHERRY­
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.  l 
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  must  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.

THE PUTNAM CANDY CO.

C .  G .  A .   V O I G T   &   C O .,

P r o p r i e t o r s   o f   tlie

S T A J R   R O L L E R   M I L L S .

O U R   U R A N U S:

OUR  PATENT.
STAR.

GILT  EDGE.

CALLA  LILY.

GOLDEN  SHEAF,

PEARL. 
BOSS.
PATENT  ROLLER  FLOUR.

BAKERS’ -CHOICE,

S P E C IA L T IE S :

GRAHAM,  RYE  and  BUCKWHEAT 
GRANULATED  and  BOLTED  MEAL.

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TETE  MICIïTGÆJSr  T R A D E SM A N .
Petrolatum as an Excipient for Pills.
Petrolatum is frequently recommended 
as an excipient well  adapted  for  use  in 
making pills of potassium  permanganate. 
An associate recently  expressed  the  be­
lief that was quite unfit for  the  purpose, 
and  to test the matter fairly a mixture of 
the two substances was set  aside.
After a few  weeks the  mixture  assum­
ed a purple tint,  but  the  permanganate 
was to all  appearances  well  preserved, 
very little reduction having taken place. 
It occured  to  me however that, owing to 
its greasy nature,  petrolatum,  like  wax, 
is apt to form a pill  which  would  prove 
insoluble in the  digestive  juices  of  the 
alimentary  canal.

involve  consequences  of  life  or  death, 
over which the purchaser of the medicine 
can  have  no  control.  To  obtain  two 
doses  of  physic  for  the  price  of  one 
j might  be a commercial  gain;  but  if  the 
j double dose were injurious or fatal in  its 
effect, neither that gain  nor the liberality 
of  the  vendor  would  benefit  a patient. 
It would  be a poor  consolation  to  have 
| obtained medicine at the cost price of  its 
j  ingredients  if,  by  mistake,  one  of  a 
| poisonous  nature  were  substituted  for 
j that ordered. 
It  is  to  secure immunity 
| from  such  contingencies and the  proper 
preparation  of  medicine  that  the  pur- 
I chaser pays a pharmacist  for dispensing.
I By disregarding  this view of  the  matter 
| and  seeking  to  obtain  medicine at mere 
trade  prices, the  public  not  only incurs 
| a very serious  risk,  but does harm to the 
j advancement of remedial art.

A Repair Clerk.

We have heard of a merchant who paid 
one  of  his  brightest  employes  a  little 
extra to act as repair clerk,  He watched 
thhings about the store with that  idea in 
his  head,  and  kept  everything  mended 
up as  soon  as  broken. 
It saved  a  good, 
many dollars to that long-headed retailer 
in  the course of a year.

Saginaw—Wm. Howes, grocer and meat 

dealer,  is dead.

H.  H.  H.

Harrison’s Hair Hastener

Makes harsh and coarse hair soft,  pliable 
and glossy.  Prevents hair from splitting, 
eradicates  dandruff,  arrests  falling  hair 
and  will  thicken with  new growth  thin 
heads of hair.

PRICE,  $1  PER  BOTTLE.

Sold by all druggists.  Manufactured by
0.  B.  HARRISON  &  CO.,

SHERWOOD,  MICH.

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

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Drugs %£ M edicines.

S ta te   B o a rd   o f P h a rm a c y .

One  Year—Stanley B. P arkill, Owosso.
Two  Years—Jacob  Jesson,  Muskegon.
Three  Years—Jam es Vernor, D etroit.
Four Years—O ttm ar Kberbach, Ann  Arbor 
Five Years—Georgre G undrum . Ionia.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor. Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.

Next m eeting—At Bay City, Jan   Hi and 14,1892.
M ich ig an   S ta te   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A ss' d . 

President— H. G. Coleman. Kalamazoo. 
Vice-Presidents—S.  E.  Parkill,  Owosso;  L. Pauley, St.
Ignaee-,  A. S. Parker, D etroit.
Secretary—Mr. Parsons. Detroit.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—F. J. W urzburg, G rand Rapids; 
Frank  Inglis  and  G.  W.  Stringer,  D etroit;  C.  E. 
Webb, Jackson.
Next place  of  m eeting—Grand  Rapids, Aug. 2,3 and 4. 
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir._____________________
G ra n d   R a p id s   P h a rm a c e u tic a l  S o ciety . 
President. W. R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  Frank H. Escott, 
Regular Meetings—First W ednesday evening of March 
June, September and December.___________________
G ran d  R a p id s   D ru g  C lerks* A sso ciatio n «  
resident, F. E>. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.

D e tro it  P h a r m a c e u tic a l  S ociety 

President. F. Rohnert;  Secretary, J. P.  Rheinfrank.
M u sk eg o u   D ru g   C lerks*  A sso ciatio n . 

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

Dispensing'  Charges.

There  is  a  periodical  wail  from  the 
newspaper  press  concerning the exorbi­
tant  charges  for  filling  prescriptions. 
The importance therefore of emphasizing 
the distinction  between the services of  a 
pharmacist  and  the  mere  sale  of  mer­
chandise by a tradesman is apparent. 
It 
would  appear  that  the  subject  is  now 
being agitated  in  England  apropos of  a 
complaint  by  an eminent surgeon  at  the 
price  he was  obliged  to pay  his  chemist 
for a cocaine  prescription.
The prices  charged,  however,  are ably 
defended  by  the  pharmaceutical  press 
the  too 
which  emphatically  condemn 
general desire  for  low priced dispensing 
which  has come  about  through  the pre­
vailing  craze  for  low-priced  medieine.
The Pharmaceutical Journal and Tran­
sactions  points  out 
that  in  supplying 
to  a 
medicine  compounded  according 
physician’s prescription  the value of  the 
work  done  by the  pharmacist  cannot he 
estimated  on  the  basis  of 
the  market 
price or even  the ordinary  retail  price of 
the drugs or preparations ordered.  The 
money  value of  these  articles is,  indeed, 
altogether  a  matter  of  subordinate  im­
portance. 
In  regard to the  charge made 
for  dispensing medicine  there  are other 
considerations  of  a  more  professional 
nature  to  be  taken  into  account. 
It is 
but  fair  to  bear  in  mind  the  peculiar 
circumstances  of  the  case  which  differ 
from those of  an  ordinary trade transac­
tion.  First of  all  there is the  technical 
skili  and  experience  of  the  dispenser, 
upon which the patient must rely  for the 
proper  observance  of 
the  physician’s 
directions.  This  is a matter  which  the 
patient  is  unable  to  judge  of,  and  the 
purchaser of  medicine  must  trust to the 
knowledge,  skill and care of the pharma­
cist who dispenses  medicine,  solely upon 
the ground of his being a man recognized 
as qualified for the work.  That is a pos­
ition  that  can  only be obtained  after  a 
course of  education  and  training similar 
to that  required  for a medical  man,  and 
for  this  reason  alone  the  services of  a 
pharmacist in dispensing medicine justly 
demand  remuneration  more  commensu­
rate with that  due to the  physician than 
with the payment  made for articles  pur­
chased at a grocer’s or at a general store. 
In  the  latter  case a trader  doing a very 
extensive business may be able to supply 
articles  for less  than  his neighbors,  and 
if  the  quality  of  the  articles  can  be 
judged of  by the purchaser there may be 
good  reason  for  giving a  preference  to 
the  shop  where  they can  be  had  at  the 
lowest price.
This,  however,  is  not  the  case  with 
drugs and especially  medicine.  The pub­
lic  must trust  implicitly to the pharma­
cist,  and he, on the other hand, is entitled 
to  be  remunerated for conscientious  re­
gard for the confidence necessarily placed 
in him. 
In  having  medicine  dispensed 
it is essential  that  the  precise drugs  or 
ingredients ordered  by a physician  shall 
be supplied,  that they shall  be of  proper 
quality  and  strength,  that  neither  more j 
nor  less  than  the  prescribed  quantities 
shall be supplied;  also that they shall be 
properly  compounded  and  that  proper 
directions shall  be  given  for the  use  of 
the  medicine.  All  these  matters  may j

The Bahama Sponge Trade.

The number of  persons engaged  in  the 
sponge trade  of  the  Bahama  Islands  is 
from  5,000  to  6.000,  part  of  whom, ex­
cept the  ship-owners,  brokers  and  skip­
pers,  are  colored  people.  The  sponges 
are gathered  by means  of iron books  at­
tached to long poles.  By  using a water- 
glass, the fishermen  can readily discover 
the  sponges  at  the  bottom,  and  then 
with his pole and  hook he will  bring up 
those he may select as fit for his purpose 
leaving 
the  smaller  ones  untouched. 
Some sponges adhere firmly to the bed of 
the  sea,  while  others—known  as  “rol­
lers”—are  not  attached  at  all.  About 
J ten years  ago,  an  attempt  was  made  to 
introduce  dredges,  but  it  seemed  likely 
that they would ruin the beds,  and a law 
was  passed  forbidding  their  use.  The 
vessels are provided  and fitted out,  as  a 
rule,  for  a  voyage  of  about  six  weeks, 
and generally  from six  to eight  voyages 
are made in  the  year. 
It  is  difficult  to 
estimate  the  average  catch  per trip,  as 
the cargoes vary  greatly in size  and val­
ue.  Of  the  larger  sponges,  a  catch  of 
5,000, or of the smaller ones 7,500. would 
be considered a fair  lot.  Occasionally a 
cargo  of  from  12,000  to  15,000  large 
sponges  has  been  brought  in,  but  this 
success  is  exceptional.  Contradictory 
statements are made as to the time taken 
by sponges’to  grow to  the size at  which 
they  are  wanted. 
It  seems  probable 
however,  that,  under  ordinary  condi­
tions,  a healthy sponge will reach a mar­
ketable size  in  from  twelve  to  eighteen 
months.

Distinguishing' Antipyrin  and 

Antifebrin.

The addition of  potassium  nitrite  and 
sulphuric acid develops a green color with 
antipyrin in solution,  but not  with  anti­
febrin solutions.  This reaction has been 
recommended  as a ready test for  distin­
guishing  between  the  two  substances 
when  in  doubt.
Potassium nitrate is rarely to be found 
in drug stores,  and  its  extemporaneous 
preparation is attended with  some  little 
inconvenience. 
therefore,  be 
gratifying to employ,  as  a  regent,  solu­
tion or tincture of ferric chloride,  which 
quickly  distinguishes  between  the  two 
substances under consideration by  form­
ing a deep  red  color  with  antipyrin  in 
solution,  but not  with  antifebrin.

It  will, 

I  From the N ational Druggist.

Decrease in the Sale of Antipyrin.
The  sale  of  antipyrin,  so  we  are  in­
formed by wholesale  druggists whom  we 
have recently  interviewed,  has fallen  off 
in a  remarkable  manner.  The  demand 
for  the  article  to-day  is  not  one-third 
what it was a year ago, and some jobbers 
j place the  ratio  even  higher  than  that.
I While not the cure-ail at first represented, j 
j however,  antipyrin  has  proven  itself  a 
I reliable  antipyretic,  and  will  always  be I 
I resorted to  for the  purpose  of  lowering 
I the  temperature,  until  something  better 
is found.

Manufacture of the Bromides.

The manufacture of the bromides,  and 
especially of potassium bromide, haspro- 
! gressed in  this  country  in  a  wonderful 
| manner,  and large quantities of  the  lat- 
[ ter are now being shipped  abroad.  Ger­
many,  whence  we  formerly  derived  a 
goodly share of our bromides,  is now our 
best customer.

T o   t h s   S m o k e r s   o f  th e

P R IN C E   R U D O LPH   CIGARS.

panoa  m s s la g   ths  asarest  to  th«  lim b er  of  Imps that will 
*7 »sing:  Nsws,  cuts  sot  to  «xceed  100. 
4A v*10'  0 u8m  slips to be had  with 
tV 7.86*;  7 ° ! ?  o*  PRINCE  RUDOLPH  CIGARS  Sold  Everywhere 
Up to date there has beei published 28 cuts, with a total of  8 0 3   Imp#

M A N U F A C T U R E S   R Y

G o r d o n «  D » t r o i t ,   M i o n .
DANIEL  LYNCH,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  Wholesale  Ag

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A dvanced—Serpentaria. 

D eclined—Jalap, oil orange.

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22© 25 Soda Boras,  (po.  12).
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Soda  et Potass T a rt..
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Soda,  Bi-Carb............
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©2  00 Soda,  A sh ....................
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Moschus  C anton.......
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Os.  Sepia.....................
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Piper  N igra,  (po. 22).
Piper Alba,  (pò £5)...
PIx  B u rg u n ................
Plumb! A c e t..............
Pulvis Ipecac et o p il. 1  10@1  20 Strychnia  C rystal__
Pyrethrum .  boxes  H
Sulphur, S u b ì............
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Q uinia, S.  P .4  W ....
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Saccharum  Lactis p v .
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S alacin........................... 1  60@1 65
Sanguis  D raconls__
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Sapo,  W .......................
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N eat’s  Foot,  w inter
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Spirits T u rp en tin e__   39 
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W hiting,  G ilders’......... 
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A loes.........................................  60
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A rn ic a ......................................  50
Asafoetida.................... 
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A trope B elladonna................   60
B enzoin....................................   60
C o...............................  50
Sangulnarla  ...........................   50
B aro sm a..................................   so
C antharldes.............................  75
C ap sicu m .................................  50
Ca  dem 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 olu m b a....................... 
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C o n iu 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
F erri  C hlorldum ...................   35
K in o .........................................   50
Lobelia......................................  50
M yrrh .......................................   50
N ux  V om ica...........................  50
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A urantl C ortex.......................   50
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Stram onium .............................  60
T o lu ta n ....................................  60
V alerian  ................
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G ly ce rln a........................15)4®  20
©   22
G rana P arad lsl.............. 
H um ulus.........................  25©  55
H ydraag  Chlor  M ite..
@  90 
“  C o r...
©   80 
@1  (0 
Ox Rubrum  
A m m onlatl. 
@1  10 
41©  55
U nguentum .

“ 

thyobolla,  Am. 

H ydrargyrum  . 
.1  25©1  50
Ich thy obi "
In d ig o .......................  75©1 
00
Iodine,  R esubl............ 3  75@3  85
Iodoform .......................  
©4  70
L u p u lln ................ 1___  35©  40
L ycopodium ...........  40© 
45
80
M a c is........................  75© 
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Io d ..............   @ 
27
Liquor Potass A rslnltls  10©  12
M agnesia,  Sulph  (bbl 
3
40©  45
M annla,  S. F.

1 ) 4 ) . . . „ ...........  

2© 

ACIBU M .

8©  10
A ceticu m ......................... 
Benzoicum  G erm an..  50©  60
........................ 
Boracic 
20
C arb o licu m ....................  22©  30
43© 53
C itric u m ......................... 
H y d ro eh io r..................... 
3©  5
......................  10© 12
N itrocum  
O x alicu m ........................  10©  12
Phospborium   dil — .. 
20
Salicyllcum  
.................1  30@1  70
S ulphnricum ..................   134© 5
T an n lcn m .......................1 40@1  60
T axtaricum ......................  38© 40

AMMONIA.

« 

Aqua, 16  d e g .................   3)4©  5
20  d e g .................   5)4©  7
Carbonas  ........................  12®  J4
C h lo rld u m ......................  12©  14

A N IL IN E .

Black 
.......................   .2 00©2  25
Brow n. v ..........................  80@1 00
R ed ....... 1.........................  45© 50
Y ello w ............................2 50@3  00

BACCAK.

Cubeae (po.  90)............ 
90@1 10
J u n ip e ru s ........................   w® «J
X antnoxylum ................   ~5®  3°

b a l s a m u m .
50®
C opaiba........................ 
P eru ................................. 
© l  30
T erabin, C anada  .........   35©  40
T o lu ta n ...........................   35© 50

 

CORTBX.

Abies,  C anadian....................  18
Casslae  .................................... 
JJ
C inchona F lava  ....................  1»
Euonym us  atro p u rp ............
M yrica  Cerifera, p o ...............  20
P runus V irg in l.......................   }j
"
Q uillala,  g rd ........................... 
Sassafras  ......... 
”
Ulm us Po (G round  12).......  
10

 

 

EX TRACT UM.

“ 
“ 
“ 

G lycyrrhiza  G labra
po
box
H aem atox, 15 lb 
Is.
14b
ÜB
FER R U M
Carbonate P recip .. 
C itrate and Q uinla 
C itrate  Soluble  ... 
Ferrocyanidum  Sol 
Solut  Chloride  ... 
Sulphate,  com’l 
•

*• 

pure.

A rnica  ... 
A nthem ls  . 
M atricaria

............ ■ 

Barosma 
■
Cassia  A cutifol,  Tin
n iv e lly ................... • •
“ 
A lx.
Salvia  officlnallB,  )4s
....................
U ra U rei.......................

and  H b 

“ 

GUMM1.
A cacia,  1st  picked.

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

©   15 
©3  50 
©   80 
©   50 
©   15 
2 
©   7

1)4© 

22©
30©
25©

20©  50
25©
35©
12©
8©

60©
50©
©©

“ 
“ 
“  
“  

2d 
3d
sifted sorts
p o .........  • ■
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)
“  Cape,  (po.  20)
“   Socotrl,  (po.  60). 
Catechu, Is, (Hs, 14 14s,
16).........................
A m m o n lae..............
AssafcBtlda,  (po. 35)
B enzolnnm ..............
C am phor»  .......
Euphorbium   po
G albannm ................
Gamboge,  p o ...........
G ualacum ,  (po  30)
Kino,  (po.  25).........
M a s tic ......................
M yrrh,  (po  45) —   .
Opil.  (po. 3  20).......
Shellac  ....................
b leach ed ...
T ragacanth  .............

55©
©
50©
50©
35©
@3
75©
©
©
©
©
2  1P@2 
25© 
30© 
30©
herba—In ounce packages.

“ 

A b sin th iu m .............................
E u p a to rlu m .............................
L obelia......................................
M ajorum ..................................
M entha  P ip erita....................
V lr .............................
R u e ................................ ...........
T anacetum , V .........................
Thym us,  V ...............................

“  

MAGNESIA.
Calcined, P a t..............
Carbonate,  P a t...........
Carbonate, K. &  M ... 
Carbonate,  Jennings.

55©
20©
35©

C ubebae.........................   @ 6  5"
E xechthitos.................  2  50@2 75
E rlg e ro n ........................ 2  25@2 50
G aultheria 
.................. 2 00©2  10
G eranium ,  o u nce....... 
©   75
Gosslpli,  Sem. g a l.......   50©  75
Hedeoma  .  ...................1  40@1  50
J u n ip e ri...........................  50@2 00
L a v e n d u la ......................  90@2 00
L im o n is..........................2 25@2 80
M entha P ip er.................3 00@3 50
M entha  V erid ............... 2 20@2 30
M orrhuae, g a l................ 1  00@1 10
M yrcia, o u nce..............  
©   50
O liv e ................................   85@2 75
Picis L iquids, (gal. 35)  10©  12
R lc in i.............................. 1  08@1 ?4
R osm arini..............  
75©1  00
Rosae,  o u n ce................  @6  50
S uccinl...........................  40©  45
S a b in a .............................  90©l 00
Santa] 
........................... 3  50@7  00
S assafras.......................   50®  55
Sinapis, ess, o u n ce... 
©   65
Tiglil  ............................   @1  00
T h y m e ...........................  40©  50
©   60
Theobrom as.................   15©  20

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

opt 

r‘ 

POTASSIUM .

B iC a rb ...........................  15©  18
B ichrom ate..................  13©  14
B rom ide.....................  
25©  27
C arb................................   12©  15
Chlorate,  (po. 16).........  14©  16
C y an id e.........................   50©  55
Io d id e.............................. 2  80@2 90
Potassa,  Bitart,  p u re..  28©  30 
Potassa, B itart, c o m ...  @  15
Potass  N itras, o p t.......  
8©   10
Potass N itra s................ 
9
7© 
P ru ssla te .......................  28©  30
S ulphate  p o ..................  15©  18

(po.  10)

R A D IX .
20©  25 
A c o n itu m ..................
25©  30 
A lth ae.........................
12©  15 
A n c h u s a ...................
©   25 
A rum,  p o ....................
.  20©  40 
C alam us.....................
10©   12 
G entiana,  (po.  15)... 
IS
16® 
G lychrrhiza, (pv. 15)
H ydrastis  Canaden 
@  35 
15©  20 
Hellebore,  Ala,  po  .
15©  20 
Inula,  p o ....................
.2 25©2  30 
Ipecac,  p o ..................
35©  40 
Iris  plox (po. 35©38)
45©  50 
Jalapa,  p r..................
©   35 
M aranta,  54s ............
15©  18 
Podophyllum , po  ...
.  75@1  00 
R h ei............................
@1  75 
“  c u t.....................
.  75®1  35 
48©  53 
S p lg elia.....................
©   20 
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)
35©  40
Serpentarla................
.........................  40©  45
Senega 
Similax, Officinalis,  H 
©   40
M 
©   20
Scillae, (po. 35)............   10©  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcsti-
dus,  po.......................  
©   35
25 
V aleriana,  Eng.  (po.30)
15©  20
Ingiber a .....................   10©  15
18©
Zingiber  j.

G erm an.

“ 

©   15 
Anlsnm,  (po.  20).
Aplum  (graveleons)
20©   22 
4©  6
Bird, I s .....................
8©   12 
Carni, (po.  18) —
.1  00®1  25 
C ardam on............
10©   12 
C orlandrum .........
4)i@5 
Cannabis Sativa  .
75®1  00 
C ydonium ............
10©  12 
Cnenopodlum   ...
2  10®2 20 
D lpterlx Odorate.
©   15 
F oenlculum .......
6©  8 
Foenugreek,  p o ..
4  @ 4)4
L i n i....................
Lini, gì 
L obelia.........................  
35©  40
Pharlarls C anarian—   3)4©  4)4
Rapa 
6©  
 
7
Sinapis,  A lb u ....... . 
9
8©  
N ig ra............   11©   12
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. 

.

S PIR IT U S.

1 

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“ 

Frum enti, W.. D.  C o..2 00@2  50
D. F. E ........1  76@2  00
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T — 1  75@1  75
“ 
............... 1  75@3  50
Saacharum   N.  E ...........1 75©2 00
Spt.  V ini  G alli.............. 1 
V ini O p o rto ....................1 
V ini  A lba.......................1 

75@6 50
25@2 00
25@2 00

10©1 50

F lorida  sheeps’  wool
carriag e..................... 2  25@2  50
N assau  sheeps’  wool
carriage 
2 00
.................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage........... 
1  10
E xtra  yellow  sheeps’
85
ca rria g e ...................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ........................... 
65
H ard for  slate  use —  
75
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
u s e ..............................  
1  40

50@4 00

75@1 85
75®4 00

. 

A b sin th iu m ...................3 
A m ygdalae, D ulc  .. 
45©  75
A m ydalae, A m arao___ 8 00©8 25
A n ls i................................1 
A urantl  C ortex............ 2 50©2  75
Bergami!  ......................3 
C a jlp u tl.......................  
70©  80
C aryophylll..................  90©  95
C e d a r .............................  35©  65
C h en o p o d i!..................  @1  75
C lnnam onli.................. 1 
C ltronella....................   ©   45
Contain  Mac —  
35©  65
Copaiba  .......................l 

10©1 20

15©l 20

A c c a c la ..................................  
50
Zingiber  ..................................  50
Ipecac................................  
••  60
F errI  Io d ........................  
50
 
A urantl  Cortes.......................   50
Rhei  A rom ..............................   50
Sim ilax  Officinalis................  60
C o.........  50
S en eg a......................................  50
Sclllae........................................  50
“  C o..................................  50
T o lu ta n ....................................  50
P ranas  ilrg ...........................  50

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

G rocery   P rice   C u rren t•

The  quotations given below are such as are  ordinarily offered  buyers who pay promptly 

and  buy  in   fu ll  packages.

A PPL E   B U TTER
40 lb. pails  .  ....................
20 lb. p a i ls .......................
M ason's.  10, 20 or 30 lb s . 
51b................ .
A X LE U R EA SE.

“ 

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“ 

G raphite.
»3 gr. cases, per  g r . .. 
12% lb. pails, per doz 
25 1b. 
100 lb. kegs, per  lb.  . 
250 lb. % bbls., per  lb 
400 lb. bbls., per lb  ..
Badger.
gr. cases, per g r __
2% lb. pails, per doz. 
51b. 
00 lb. kegs,  per  lb 
50 lb.  % bbls.,  per  lb 
400 lb. bbls., per lb ...

“ 

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T elfer’s. 

BAKING  PO W D ER.
Acme, la lb. cans, 3 doz  . 
m b .  “ 
2 «  ..
li b .  “ 
..
1  “ 
b u lk ....................
la lb. cans, doz
% lb. 
1 lb. 
a  ib  “ 
i »  “ 
5 lb  “ 

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  % 
“ 
1 
BATH B R IC K .

“
“
A rctic, 14  1b c a n s ............
..........
.........
..............
Red Star,  1*  ft>  ca n s.........
“  .....
.......
“ 
2 dozen in  case.
E n g lis h ..............................
Bristol..................................
D om estic...........................

BLU1NU.

“ 

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

l oz ball  ..............

“

*8  50 
T  50 
12  00 
.  4 
32Í 
3%
$6 50 7 10 
10 50 3% 
3* 3
45 
85 
1  60 
10 
45 
85
1  50 
60
1  20
2  00 
9  60
40eo

..  90 
. 
70
..  60 
Gross 
4  00
7  00 
10 50
2  75 
4  00
8 00 
4  50

BBO O H S.

No. 2 H u rl..............................   1  75
No. 1  “ 
...............................2 00
No. 2 C arpet...........................2  25
No. 1 
“ 
...........................  2  50
Parlor Gem.....................2 75
Common W hisk.................... 
90
Fancy 
...................   1  20
M ill........................................   3 25
W arehouse.............................2  75

“ 

BUCK W H EA T  PL O U E .

Rising S u n ..............................5 00
York S tate..............................
Self Rising, case  — ........... 5  to

CANDLES

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes............... 10%
................   10%
Star,  40 
P araffine................................ 12
W icking..................................  25

“ 

C A N N E D   GOODS.

P IS H .
Clams.
L ittle Neck,  l i b ....................1  10
2  lb ...................1  90

“ 

“ 
Clam Chowder.

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

Cove Oysters.

“ 

Standard,  1 lb ........................ 1  00
21b......................2 00
Lobsters.

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

“ 
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Mackerel.

“ 

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

Salmon.

Columbia  River, fla t...........1  90
- 
ta ils ............. 1  75
A laska, 1  lb ............................. 1  45
21 b ..............................2  10

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“ 

Sardines.

A m erican  % s...................4%@  5
%s................... 6%@  7
Im ported  % s.......................11@12
%6...................... 13@14
M ustard  M s.......................  @8

“ 
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Trout.

Brook, 3  lb ..............................   50

F R U IT S .
Apples.

York State, gallons__  
H am burgh, 
__  

“ 

Apricots.

Live o a k ........................ 
Santa  C ruz.................... 
Lusk’s ............................. 
O verland...................... 
Blackberries.
. &  W ........................... 

Cherries.

R ed .................................. 
P itted H am b u rg h ___  
W h ite ............................. 
B rie ........... ....................  

2 50
2 50

2 25
2 00
2  50
l  90

90

i   20
i  75
1  60
130

Damsons, Egg Plum s and Green 

Gages.

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

Gooseberries.
C om m on.......................  

1  10

Peaches.

P ie ...................................  90@1  00
M axwell 
1  50 
Shepard’s  . 
1  30 
C alifornia.
@2 25

D om estic.. 
R iverside..

Pineapples.

“ 

C o m m o n ... 
Johnson's  sliced ......... 
grated  ....... 
Q uinces.

C om m on........................ 
Raspberries.
Red 
............... 
......... 
Black  H am burg........... 
Erie,  black 

Straw berries.
L a w ren c e...................... 
H am b u rg h .................... 
E rie................................. 

W hortleberries.
C om m on.......................  
F. &  W. 
.....................  
B lu e b erries.................. 

1  25
2 25

130
2  50
2  75

l  10

l  30
1  50
1  40

l
2 2E
l  to

1  40
l  25
1  30

H EA TS.

Corned  beef,  Libby’s .........1  85
Roast beef.  A rm our’s  . . __ 1  75
Potted  ham ,  % l b ................1  50
“  % lb ....................l  00
tongue,  % l b ............l  10
% l b .......... 
95
chicken, % lb ............ 
95

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“ 
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“ 

VEG ETA BLES.

Beans.

“ 
“ 

H am burgh  stringless.......... 1  25
F rench sty le........2  25
Limas  ................... 1  40
Lima,  g reen ............................l  30
soaked.........................   90
Lewis Boston  B aked............1  35
Bay State  B aked................... 1  35
W orld’s  F a ir.......................... 1  35

“ 

Corn.

H a m b u rg h .......................   125
L ivingston..............................1  00
Purity 
................................ l  10
Honey  D ew ............................1  45

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Ham burgh m a rro fa t.........
early J u n e   —
Cham pion Eng
Hamburgh  petit  puis 
...
fancy  sifted 
.
Soaked ..................................
H arris  stan d a rd .................
Van Camp’s M arrofat
Early J u n e __
A rcher’s  Early'B lossom .
F r e n c h .................................

M ushrooms.
Pum pkin.

F re n c h ................................... 17®18
E rie ............................................  90

Squash.

Succotash.

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

H am burg  .......................... » ..1   40
S oaked ......................................   85
H oney  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

Santos.

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

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

Java.

Mocha.

Im ita tio n ..................................23
A rab ian .....................................26

BOASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roosted 
coffee, add %c. per lb.  for roast 
lug and 15 per  cent,  for sh rin k ­
age.

PACKAGE.

A r b u c k le ’s A riosi»............
M c L a u g h lin ’s  X X X X  
L ion.......................  ........ 

. .19% 
19%

EXTRACT.

Valley C ity ........................... 
Felix 
. . . . . .  
Hummel’s,  fo il......... 
“ 

tin 

75
l  is
.  1  50
2  50

CHICORY.

B u lk .........................................  4%
R ed .............................. 

7

CLOTHES  LIN E S.

Cotton.  40 f t ...........per doz.

“ 
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“ 
“ 
J u te  
“ 

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50 f t ............ 
60 f t ............
70 f t ............
“
80 f t ............ 
60 f t ...........  
“
r e f t 
“
CONDENSED M ILK.

4 doz. in case.
E agle..............................
Crown 
....................
G enuine  Sw iss.............
American Sw iss...........

1  25 
1  40 
1  60 
1  75 
1  90 90 
1 00

7  40 
6  25
8 !0700

CO U PO N   B O O K -

s i i n i i

“Tradesm an.”

, per  hundred  ...............  2  00
, 
2  50
, 
3  00
, 
3  00
4  00
, 
, 
5  00

•* 
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“Superior.”

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“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 

per  h u n d re d ..................  2  50
3  00
3  50
4 00
5 00
6  00

CHOCOLATE— B A K E R ’S.
G erm an S w eet....................
P rem ium ...............................
P u re.......................................
B reakfast  Cocoa................

22
36
38
40

C H EESE.

A m boy...........................
N o rw ay .........................
R iv e rsid e ......................
A llegan 
......................
S k im ...............................
B rick...............................
Edam   ............................
Lim burger  ..................
R o q u e fo rt....................
Sap  Sago.......................
Schw eitzer, im ported.
dom estic  __

“ 

@ 12% @ 2 
@12% 
@12 
@10 12% 
@1  00 
@10 
@35 
@22 
@25 
@13

CA TSU P.

H alf  pint, com m on..............   80
“  
P int 
...........  
l   to
“ 
Q uart 
...............1  50
H alf  pint, fa n c y ..................  1  25
......................St 00
P int 
Q uart 
3 00
................  

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CLOTH ES PIN S .

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

COCOA  SH ELLS.

35 lb- bag s.........................   @3
Less  quantity 
Pound  packages.......   .  6%@T

...............  @3%

C O F F E E .

G REEN .
Rio.

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

“ U niversal.”
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$  1, per h u n d re d ................   $3 00
# 2 , 
.................. 3  50
.................. 4 00
* 3 , 
$ 5 , 
.................. 5 GO
*10, 
...................6  00
*20, 
.................. 7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
arc  subject  to  the  follow ing 
quantity discounts:
200 or over.. ...........  5  per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 

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COUPON  PA SS  BOOKS.

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

[Can  be  m ade to represent any 
denom ination  from  *10  dow n.j
20 books.............................$  1  uo
 
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100 
250 
 
500 
1000 

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CRA CK ERS.

B utter.

, 

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

Soda.

Soda, X XX.............................  6
Soda, C ity................................   7%
Soda,  D uchess....................... 8%
Crystal W afer.........................10
Reception  F lakes..................10

Oyster.

S. Oyster  XXX.......................   5%
City Oyster. XXX....................  5%
Shell  O yster...........................  6
Strictly  p u re ......................... 
T elfer’s  A bsolute................  
Grocers’ ..................... 

30
35
10@15

CREAM TA BTA B.

D R IE D   F R U IT S . 

D o m estic.

A PPL E S.

“ 

5
5

quartered  “ 

Sundried. sliced in  bbls. 
Evaporated, 50 lb.  boxes  7@7%
APRICO TS.
C alifornia in  bags  ......... 
8%
...  11%
Evaporated in boxes. 
In   barrels.....  
..........  
... 
4%

B L A C K B ER R IES.

N ECTA RIN ES.

PEA CH ES.

70 lb. b ag s........................... 
7%
25 lb  boxes  ..................... 8  @8%
Peeled, in boxes.........
12
Cal. evap.  “ 
.........
18
in bags  ..... 7
“ 
@   8% 
FEA R S.
@8%
...  ",
C alifornia in  bags 
P IT T E D   C H ER R IES.

“ 

B a rre ls ....................
50 lb. boxes 
A 5  “ 
.............

“  

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

PR U N E L L E S.
30  lb.  boxes................
R A 6P B E R S IE 8.
In   barrels.......................
50 lb. b oxes............
.........................
251b.  “ 
Foreign.
CU RRA N TS.
P a tra s, in   b a rre ls ........

11  - 
U% 
12

12%

17
17K
18

@ 4*4 
4M
5 

 

•* 
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P E E L .

“ 
“ 

in   tt-b b ls
In less quantity 

“ 
Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  21 
Lemon 
10
O range 
ll

25 •* 
“ 
“ 
25  “ 
R A ISIN S.
Domestic.
Loudon layers  2  cro w n ___1  60
S  “ 
1 75
fa n c y ............1  90
Loose M uscatels, boxes.......1  50
70 lb  bags 5%©6
O ndura. 29 lb. boxes..  7  @  7% 
bultana. 20 
.1 0   «¡512
V alencia, 20 
6%@  7
Bosnia.....................   @
California, 90x10 25 lb  bxs  . 9
..0%
9M

80x90 
7« x80 
60x70 

Foreign.

T ur ie y ....................................

PR U N ES.

“
“
“

“ 
“ 

* 
1 
‘ 

ENVELOPES.

XX  rag, white.
No. 1,6%  ..............................
No. 2 ,6V4 
................
No. 1 , 0 ....................
No. 2. 6
XX  wood, white.
No. 1 ,6 % ...........................
No. 2,6% 
M anilla, white.
6%
Ö ...
Mill No. 4 ...........................

Coin.

----

SI  75
1  60
1  65
1  50
1  33
1  25
1  00
95
1  00

F A R IN A C E O U S   GOO D S.

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

4

Farina.

Hominy.

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

Lim a  Beans.
D ried.................................

M accaronl and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box__
Im ported.........................
Pearl Barley.
Kegs..................................

Peas.

Green,  b u .......................
Split,  bbl  ..................  ..
Sago.
G erm an ...........................
East India  ..............
W heat.

Cracked............................
F IS H —S alt.

Y arm outh........................

Bloaters.

Cod.

5

55
10

@3%

....1   K
. . . 5   00
...  4%
5%

5

...  1  10

2 00
3 00
6 25
10 00
17 50

Pollock  ...........................
3%
Whole, G rand  B a n k ... 6  @6M
Boneless,  bricks  ......... 7%@8
Boneless,  strip s............. 7%@8
S m oked.........................

H alibut.

12

H erring.
Scaled.............................
H olland,  b b ls..............
kegs...............
R ound shore,  % b b l...
“ 
%  bbl..
M ackerel.

“ 
“ 

20
1>I  00
85
2  50
1  50

No. 1, % bbls. 90 lbB....
...11  00
No.  1. kits,  10 lb s...........
...  1  25
Fam ily,  %'bbls.,  loo lbs ...  5  50
kits, 10  lb s__

“ 

Sardines.

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

Trout.

No. 1,  % bbls., 1001 b s ...
No.  1,  kits, 10 lbs...........

... 

45

....5   75
. . . .   80

Whitefish.

No. 1,  % bbls., lOOlbs.............7 50
No.  1, kits, 10 lbs................ -.1  00
Fam ily,  % bbls., 100 lbs  ...  3 00 
kits  10  lb s----- —   50

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FLAVORING EX TRACTS.

Jen n in g s’ D C.
Lemon. V anilla  |
1  25
2 oz folding b o x ...  75 
3 oz 
. .1   00 
1  50 I
“ 
4 OZ 
...1   50 
2  00
“ 
3 00
.. .2 00 
6 oz 
“ 
“ 
3 oz 
.. .3  00 
4  (0
GUN  PO W D ER .
K e g s ............................. 
H alf  kegs.................................3 00

 

H ER B S.

Sage... 
..................................... 15
Hops.............  ...........................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
Mason’s,  It), 20 and 30 lb s ..  6 
“  M b ...........................  7

LICORICE.

LYE.

P u re.............................................   30
C alabria......................................  25
Sicily...........................................   18
Condensed,  2  doz..................... 1 25
No. 9  su lp h u r.............................1 25
A nchor  p arlo r.........................1  70
No. 2 hom e..................................1 10
Export  p arlo r............................4 00

MATCHES.

MINCE  MEAT

--¿SifNGLAND

i s s l s !

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

M EASURES.

Tin, per dozen.

 

1  gallon 
.........................   SI  75
H alf  g allo n .........................  1  40
Q u a rt....................................  
70
P in t.......................................  
45
40
H alf  p i n t ........................... 
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1  g a llo n ...................... 
  7  00
H alf gallon 
....................  .  4  75
Q u a rt....................................  3  75
P in t__  
—  .. 
...  2 25
MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar h o u s e ..................... 
O rd in ary ............................ 
P rim e .................................  
F a n c y .................................  
F a ir ............... 
 
G ood................................... 
E xtra good......................... 
C h o ic e................................ 
F ancy.................................. 

  14
16
16
20

New Orleans.

17

20
26
30
36

O ne-half barrels. 3c extra

 

 

OATM EAL.

Barrels  200....................  @4  65
H alf barrels  100..................@2  45

RO LLED   OATS.

Barrels  180....................  @4  65
H alf  bblB90................   @ 245

Barrels, 1,200  co u n t............84  50
H alf  barrels, 600 c o u n t__   2  75

PIC K L E S.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 2.400  count  ..........   5  50
H alf barrels, 1,200 c o u n t...  3  25

P IP E S .

Clay, No.  216............................ 1 75
“  T. D.  fu ll co u n t.............  75
Cob, No.  3 .................................125

PO TA SH .

48 cans in case.

B a b b itt's............................  
4  00
Penna Salt  Co.’s  ..............   3  25

R IC E.

Domestic.

C arolina h e a d ........................... 7
No. 1—  
...................6
No. 2 ..................  @ 5

“ 
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B roken....................................

Im ported.

“ 

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

No. 2 ...............................5%

SA U ER K R A U T.

Silver Thread, b b l.............  *3 50
% b b l.........   2  00

“ 

K itchen, 3 doz.  in b o x .. 
Hand 

3  “ 

..  2 50 
.  2 50

SA PO LIO .

“ 
S P IC E S .

W hole Sifted.

“ 
“ 
“ 

A llspice.....................................10
Cassia, C hina in m ats.........  8
B atavia in b u n d ___15
Saigon in   ro lls..........35
Cloves,  A m boyna...................22
Z anzibar.....................13
Mace  B atavia..........................80
N utm egs, fan cy ...................... 80
“  No.  1.......................... 75
“  No.  2 .......................... 66
Pepper, Singapore, b la ck __ 15
w h ite ...  .25
“  
sh o t.............................19
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
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“ 

P ure G round in  Bulk.
A llspice..................................
Cassia,  B atavia.....................
and  Saigon
S a ig o n ........................
Cloves,  A m bovua................
Z anzibar................
G inger, A frican ....................
C ochin..................:
Jam aica — .........
Mace  B atavia.......................
M ustard,  Eng.  and Trieste.
T rieste......................
N utmegs, No. 2 ......................
Pepper, Singapore, black —
“ 
w h ite.......
5 60
“ 
»Cayenne..................
Sage...........................................
“ A bsolute” in Packages, 
Ms
A llsp ice.........................   84
C innam on......................  84
Cloves.............................  84
G inger, J a m ..................  84
A f......................  84
M ustard.........................   84
P e p p e r.........................  
84
Sage.................................   84

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%8 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 1 55 
1 55

SU G A R.
Cut  L oaf....................
C u b e s......................
Powdered.............
G ranulated.. 
Confectioners’ A .
Soft A  .......................
W hite E x tra  C .........
E xtra  C......................
Yellow 
Less than  bbls.  %c advance

@  5% @ 4% 
@ 4% 
4%@4.31 
4%@4  19 
@  4 @ 3X 
@ 3%
@ 3%

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

SEED S.

Anise 
...........................
Canary, Sm yrna...........
C ara w ay .......................
Cardamon  M alabar
Hemp,  Russian 
.......
M ixed  Bird 
M ustard,  white 
..
.. 
P o p p y ..................... 
.
Rape 
................
Cuttle  bone  ................

@12%
3%
8
90
4%
...........41/ @  5% 
6
9
6
30

STARCH.
Corn.

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

“ 

.  6%
..  6%

“ 
“ 

1-lb packages  ....................
..  6
..  6
3-lb 
.....................
6-lb 
......................
..  6%
40 and 50 lb. boxes...........
..  4 %
B arrels................................ ■ •  4%
Scotch, in  bladders.........
..37
. .35
Maceaboy, in ja rs .............
.  43
French Rappee, in J a r s ..

SNUFF.

SODA.

B o x es..................................
Kegs, E n g lish ....................

SAL  SODA.

Kegs 
..................................
G ranulated,  boxes...........

BALT

“ 
“ 

100 3-lb.  sack s................
....................
60 5-lb 
28 10-lb.  sacks..................
2014-lb. 
....................
24 3-lb  cases......................
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags 
28 lb. 
56 lb. dairy in drill  bags. 
28 lb. 

drill 
W arsaw.

“ 

“ 

“ 

H

“

...5%
...4%

1%
• •  IX

.82 25
.  2 00
.  1  85
2  25
.  1  50
50
18
35
18

A shton.
Higgins.

56 lb. dairy In linen sacks .. 
56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks. 
56  lb.  sacks........................
Common F ine  per bbl...

Saginaw and M anistee.

Solar Rock.

75
75
25
90

8A LER A TU S.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

C hurch’s ............................
D eLand’s ...........................
D w ight's.............................
Taylor’s ...............................

*3  30
.  3  30
.  3 30
.  3  00

SOAP.

A llen B. W rlsley’s B rands.

Old Country, 80 l  ib.  bars .83  50
Good Cheer, 601  lb.  bars.
3  90
Bonner, 100  %-lb. b a rs ...
3  00

SY R U PS.
Corn.

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

P ure Cane.

F a i r ......................................
..  19
Good 
..................................
Choice  ....... ......................... ...  30

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

TE A S.

8
8
9%
8
8%

j a p a n —Regular.

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

 

SUN C U R ED .

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

»ASKET  TIRED.

F a ir ................................
Choice.............................
Choicest.........................
E xtra choice, wire leaf
OUNPOWDICK.

18 @20
©25
@35
@40

Common to  fa ir........... Î» @35
.. r*o @65
E xtra tine to finest 
Choicest fan cy ............ 75 ©85
©26
Common to  fa ir........... 23 ©30
Common to  f a ir ......... a» @26
Superior to fine............ 30 @35

IMPERIAI*.

OOLONG.

YOUNG HYSON

Common to  fair  ......... 18 @26
Superior to  fine........... 30 @40

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

F a ir ................................. 18 @22
Choice............................. 24 @28
B e s t................................ 40 ©50

TO BA CCO S.

Fine Cut.

“ 

Pails unless otherw ise noted.
H iaw atha 
60
.................... 
Sweet  C uba.................. 
34
34
M cG inty........................ 
4   bbls........... 
32
32
Little  D arling............. 
30
4  b b l.. 
20
1791................................. 
1891,  4- b b ls.................. 
19
Valley ..City..................  
33
Dandy J im .................... 
87
30
T ornado.........................  

“ 

Plug.

S earhead..  ................... 
J o k e r ............................ 
Zeno.............- .................  
L. &  W ..............................  
H ere  It I s ...................... 
Old Style..  ..................  
Old  H onesty................. 
Jolly T a r........................ 
H iaw atha....................... 
Valley C ity ..................  
Jas. G.  B utler  &  Co.'s  Brands.
Som ething G ood........................38
Toss  U p........................................ 26
O ut of  S ig h t................................25

40
19
33
24
28
31
4
3i
37
34

Smoking.

Boss...........................................1814
Colonel's C hoice...................13
W a rp a th ................................. 14
B a n n e r................................... 14
King B ee................................. 20
K iln  D ried..............................17
N igger H ead.......................... 23
Honey  D ew ............................34
Gold  Block............................ 28
P eerless.................  .................34
Rob  Roy.................................. 24
U ncle  Sam...........   .................28
Tom and J e rry .......................25
B rier P ip e ..'.......................... 30
Turn  T u rn ..............................32
Red Clover..............................32
N avy........................................  32
H andm ade..............................40
F r o g ........................................   33

P
M
M
H
M
H
S

40 g r.. 
50 gr.

V IN EG A R .

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

B ulk, p er gal  ...................... 
30
Beer m ug, 2 doz in  ca se...  1  7f 
teast—Compressed. 

Ferm entum   per doz. cak es..  15
• 

per l b '..............25

“ 
F R E S H   M E A T S .

“ 
“ 

Sw ift  and  Company  quote as 

follow s:
Beef, ca rc ass................4 4 ©   7

. 5   @ 6 
...  314© 3 4
@ 9
8 4
44
Bologna  — ................   @ 4 4

h in d  quarters 
fore 
loins, No. 3—  
rib s ..........  7 4 ©  
ro u n d s......  @ 
to n g u e s.................   @

“  
“ 

“ 

shoulders 
“ 
“ 

Pork  loins.  ..
.......
Sausage,  blood  or head
l i v e r ............
F ra n k fo rt__
M utton 
.......................
V eal................................

I
©   64  1
@ 4 4  
@ 44 
©   4 4   1 
@7 
©

F IS H   w m l  O Y STER S 

F.  J.  Detteti thaler  quotes  as

follow s.

J

F o r, re d ........................ 1  00©1 '

cross. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

“ 

“  grey.......  .............  50©
L ynx................................ 2  0(1@3 <
M artin,  d a r k ................l 0»©3
pale  & yellow  50©1  i
M ink, dark  ..................  40© I
M uskrat.........................   03©
O ppossum......................   15©
Otter,  d a rk .....................5 OOft.8
Raccoon  .......................  25©
S ku n k ...........................  1  C0@l
W olf.................................. 1 (JU@3
Beaver castors,  lb. 
2 00@5

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

WHEAT.

G R A IN S   a n d   F K E D S T U  

d e e r s k in s—P e r p o u n d
.........   .....
.........................  .....

T hin and  green 
Long g ray ...........................
i
Gray 
R ed'and  b l u e ..................

FR ESH   FISH
Whlteflsh
@10
T rout  ...........................
@10
H alib u t..........................
@17
Ciscoes 
...................
@  5  1
F lounders 
.................
©   9
....................
Blueflsh 
©12 
M ackerel 
..................15 @20
C od..................................
@12
C alifornia  salm on
©13
OYSTERS—Bulk.
Standards, per  g a l____
Í1  00
Selects, 
.......
1  60  -
No.  1  W hite (58 lb. test)
Clams 
.......
Î
1  25 
No. 1  Red  (601b. test)
Shrim ps 
.......
1  i5
Scallops 
.......
1  75
F alrhaven  co u n ts.  .
©35 
F. J.  D.  S e le c ts ...........
@70
S ele cts...........................
@22
F   J.  D............................
@20 
j
A uehor...........................
@18
S tandards  ....................
@16  1
F avorites.......................
@14
SH ELL  GOODS.
Oysters,  per  100  .........l
..
Clams. 
PO U LT R Y .

o y s t e r s —Cans.

■@1  50 1
5©1  00 j

Straight. In  s a c k s ............
“  barrels............
P atent 
“  sacks..............
“  barrels............
G raham   “  sacks............
" 
............
Rye 
M ILLSTU FFS.
B ran..............................  
1
...........  1
Screenings 
M id d lin g s  ............................   S
M ix ed   F e e d   ... 
 
1
Coarse  meal  .... 
. . . .   1
CORN.

.
B olted....................................
'
G ranulated.......................

Local dealers  pay  as  follows 

. . . . .  

MEAL.

FLO U R .

“ 

 

 

for dressed  fow ls:
Spring  chickens
F o w l........................
Turkeys 
..............
Ducks
Geese

9  ©10 
- 7   @ 8 
.11  @12 
.12  @13 
.11  @12

Car  lots  ..................................
Less than  car  lo ts................

OATS.

Car  l o t s ..................................
Less than car l o t s .............

OILS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows.  In barrels,  f.  o.  b. 
G rand Rapids:
W.  W.  H eadlight,  150 
fire  test  (old test) 
....
W ater  W h ite ,.............
Michigan Test........
Naptha....................
Gasoline......... ........
c y lin d e r.........

@  84 
©   8 
@  74 
@  74 
©   ¿4 
@36 
@21 
@  7%
H ID E S ,  P E L T S   a n d   FU R S
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

> to 30  deg

.13

lo w s.

H ID ES.

 

 

” 

G re e n ................................ 3  @ 4 !
P art  C ured.................. 
©   4 4   i
Full 
©  5
Dry  ................................   5  © 6
K ips,green  ..................  3  @ 4 
.......   @ 5
Calfskins,  green...........  4 @ 5
cu re d ...........  5 @  6 
Deacon sk in s.................. 10 @30

cu re d ....... 

“ 

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

Shearlings....................... 10 @25
Lambs 
..........................50  @90

W OOL.

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

MISCELLANEOUS.

I  T a llo w ...........................  3 4 ©   4
G rease  bu tter  .............  1  @  2
I  S w itch es.......................  14©   2
I  G inseng 

....... 2 00 ¿£2 50

PURS.

O utside prices for No. 1 only.
B ad g e r..........................   50@1  00
I  B ear.............................15  00@30 00
B e a v e r.......................... 3  00@8 00
I Cat, w ild .......................   40©  60
“  h o u se....................  10©  25
I  F is h e r............................4 00@6  00

Straw 
...........................
R o ck fa lls...........................
Rag  su g ar.......................
H ard w are.........................
B ak e rs...............................
!  Dry  G oods......................;
i J u te   M anilla..................
I  Red  Express  No.  1.......
No. 2 .......

“ 

T W IN E S .

|

! 48 C otton...........................
Cotton, No.  1....................
| Sea  Island, assorted__
j
No. 5 H e m p ......................
No. 6  “ ...............................
W O O D E N  W A R S .
Tubs, No. 1.......................
“  No. 2.......................
“  No. 3.......................
Pails, No. 1, tw o-hoop..
“  No. 1.  three-hoop 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes
Bowls, i l  inch  .............
...................

assorted, 17s and  19s 
“  15s, 17s and 19s
i  Baskets, m arket.........
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WE  MAKE  A  SPECIALTY  OF

PUREvBUGKWHERTvFLOUR
A.  S C H E N C K   &  SON,

And would  be pleased to send you sample and prices.

P R E S E N T   P R I C E ,   8 4   I N   S A C K S .

E L S IE .  M ICH.

GRAINM ENTION  T H IS  P A P R B .

W. H.  MOREHOUSE & 00. 

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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G r a in ,  C lo v e r   a m i  T i m o t h y ,  H u n g a r ia n ,  W h ite  

C lo v e r,  R e d   T o p ,  M ille t,  A lf a lf a  o r   L u c e r n e , 

B lu e  G r a s s , O r c h a r d   G ra s s , L a w n  G r a s s , 

P o p c o r n ,  E tc .

Choice Clover t Timothy Seedsa Specially  -S ““ **! 

Orders  for  purchase  or  sale  of  Seeds  for  future  delivery 

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 . 

Warehouses—335-3)87  E r i e  S t. 
Office—4(6  P r o d u c e   E x c h a n g e , 

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

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Apples—Dull  and slow of sale.  Holders  it .75 
@12 25  per bbl.
Beans—Easy  and  quiet.  .  Dealers  now  pay 
#i.3Q@l.4Q for  unpicked  and country  picked and 
hold at #l.t>5©1.73 for city  picked pea or medium.
B utter—Lower and in  sm aller dem and  Choice 
dairy is  in  m oderate  dem and  at  20@2lc.  F ac­
tory cream ery is held at 28e.
Celery—20c per doz.
Cabbages—;\t3.40e per doz.
Cider—Sweet. 10c per gal.
C ranberries —  Quiet  and  lower.  Cape  Cod 
Dried Apples—Sundried  is held at 4!-@5o  and 
Eggs— Fre 
almost  im posible to find, 
stock is in  good  demand

are in fair dem and at  iT@S7.50  per  bbl.
evaporated .-»t 64@Te.
; but choice cold 
a t 4  c.

G rapes—M alays.  ?5 per keg.
H oney—15c per lb.
Onions—Dealers  jay 59©(!Oc  and  hold at 65© 
70c. extra fancy commanding about 80c.
Potatoes—Local  handlers  are  paying  lS©2tic 
for  choice  stock,  but  are  not at all anxious  to 
purchase, even at that price.

Squash—H ubbard.  1 4 c  per lb.
Sweet Potatoes— f2.5o per  bbl.  for  choice  Mus­
T urnips—25c per bushel.

catine stock.

P R O V IS IO N S .

The G rand  Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follow s:
PO R K   IN  B A R R ELS.
Mess,  new ............................................  
11  25
10  75
S h o rt c u t ................................... 
E xtra clear pig, short  c u t................................   13  50
E xtra clear,  heav y ...................  
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Boston clear, short c u t.....................................   13  &
Clear back, short c u t.........................................   13  00
S tandard clear, short cut. b e st...................  
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Blood Sausage............................
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Bologna,  th ic k .........................

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Tierces .......................................
<&6ft Tubs.............................................
501b  T ins  ................................
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Tierces .......................................
I ' 0 and  50 lb. T u b s....................
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13 lb. Palls. 20 In  a  case............• •  6H
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5 lb.  Pails. 12 in a case............ ... 6-f
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110 lb.  Pails. 6 h i a case............ .. .6*%
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20 lb.  Palls, 4 in  a  case.  ....... .. .6
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6 00 i Boneless, rum p b u tts........ 
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16 lb s ..............
1  60 !
1210 14 lb s ....
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2 75 Breakfast Bacon, boneless 
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s  2 75 Long Clears, hea v y ..................
35 |  Briskets,  medium.  ..............
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Pearl top.

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The  Putnam  C andy Co. quotes as follow s: 

STICK  CANDY.
Full  W eight. 
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Twist  ............................. .......   6
Boston  Cream  ................ 20 lb  « ’ases
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L eader.............................................. . .6
Koval................................................
N obby......... 
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Broken Taffy  ..................... baskets
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French Cream s..............................
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Midget. 30 lb. baskets..................
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Lozenges,  p la in ..-.....................
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Chocolate D rops.........................
Chocolate  M onum ental«.........
Gum D rops.................... 
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Moss D rops.....................................
Sour D rops............................... 
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Lemon D rops............................................
Sour D rops.................................................
Pepperm int D ro p s ..................................
Chocolate D rops........................................
H. M. Chocolate  D rops...........................
Gum  D rops.............................................. .
Licorice D rops..........................................
A.  B.  Licorice  Drops  .............................
Lozenges, plain.........................................
p rin te d ..................... ..............
Im perials....................................................
M ottoes........................................................
Cream B ar...............................................
Molasses  B ar.......   ...............................  .
H and Made  Cream s................................
Plain Cream s.............................  ............
D ecorated Cream s....................................
String  Rock...............................................
B urnt A lm onds........................................
W intergreen  B erries..............................

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No. 3, 
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NO. 3, 
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fancy, 360................................
choice  300...............................
fancy 300  ..............................
O TH ER   FO REIGN  FR U IT S.
Figs,  faney  lavers, Ptb......................  ..
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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 
j  all  times.  We  sell  Egg  Cases  No.  1  at 
I 35c, Egg  case tillers.  10  sets  in a case at 
81.25 a case.

W. T.  LAMOREAUX & GO.,

138,  130, 133 W .  B rid g e  St.,)

GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICH.

14

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

How to Make a Will. 

c_.  Cj
It is a common  expression that  a  man 
is a fool  who makes  his  own  will.  Ac­
cording to the laws of nature, a man can­
not controi his property after death.  He 
cannot  take any of  his wealth with him. 
He  simply  leaves  it;  that  is  all.  The 
legislatures of  every state  have changed 
this  natural 
law  by  allowing  persons 
more  or  less  freely  to  make some  dis­
position of  their  property to take  effect 
after  death.  The  law  permitting  this 
must be exactly followed or the will  will 
be  worthless.  For  example,  if  the  law 
says a will  must  have  three  witnesses, 
and only two have  signed,  the document 
is worth the paper it is written on and no 
more.  All  wills  should,  therefore,  be 
written and executed under the direction 
of  persons who  know  what  the  law  is. 
The  laws  of  the  different  states  vary 
somewhat  in  their  requirements, but  I 
will give the  main  points common to all, 
or nearly all,  for the benefit of those who 
cannot get a skilled lawyer to draw their 
wills  for  them. 
It  is  not  necessary to 
have a lawyer  or  a  magistrate to draw a 
will.  Anyone can do it if he knows how.
The  will  should  have  at  least  three 
witnesses. 
In  some  states  only two are 
required,  but  if  you are  not sure  about 
it, have  three. 
It  is  better to have  the 
testator sign  in the  presence of  all three 
witnesses,  but in some  states  it is  only 
necessary for  the testator,  if he has  pre­
viously signed,  to tell  the witnesses that 
the signature is his.  The witnesses must 
all  sign  in the  presence of  the testator. 
Be  sure about  this.  They  cannot,  after 
seeing the testator  sign,¡go into  another 
room and  affix  their  names.  The testa­
tor  should  ask the  witnesses  to  sign. 
Their  signing against his wish  or  with­
out his  knowledge is not  sufficient.  He 
should  tell the  witnesses  that  it  is  his 
will  they are  witnessing,  but  this is not 
necessary in many states.  The witnesses 
must  be  disinterested;  that  is,  neither 
they,  nor  their  wives  or  husbands  can 
receive anything by the will.  A witness, 
if given a legacy by the will,  will  lose it, 
unless  there  are a legal  number of  wit­
nesses  without  him. 
In  some  states  a 
will would be void if one of the witnesses 
was  a  legatee. 
If  the  testator  cannot 
write  his  name,  either  through  feeble­
ness or otherwise, he can make his mark, 
the  name  being written by another, and 
generally he can direct another person to 
sign  his  name  for  him.  This must  be 
done  in his  presence.  The  testator has 
the  privilege of  naming an  executor, or 
a person to carry the  will into effect and 
dispose of the property as is directed.

In most of the states a wife or husband 
has certain  rights  in the property of  the 
deceased husband or  wife,  which cannot 
be taken away  by will. 
In such  a  case, 
the  survivor,  if  not  satisfied  with  the 
provisions  of  the  will, can  waive them 
and take what the law  would give if  the 
deceased had died intestate (that is, with­
out  having  made  a  will).  The waiver 
must ordinarily be filed in court within a 
certain length  of  time  after  the  will  is 
proved. 
the 
states  a  parent  can  disinherit  his  own 
children if he wants to do so; but if it does 
not appear by the will, or otherwise, that 
the omission to  provide  for  a  child, or 
the issue  of a deceased  child,  was inten­
tional,  the law  presumes  that  the  child 
was  forgotten,  and  he  will  inherit  the 
same as if  there had  been  no  will.  To 
prevent  this,  a small  sum is  sometimes 
given the child. 
It is  sufficient  to  have

if  not  all 

In  most, 

W.  H.  WHITE  &  CO.,

ManiMilrers  of Hardwood  Lumber,

B O Y N E   C ITY ,  MICH

the will say  that nothing  is given to  the 
child or  that  the  omission  to  give  him 
| anything is intentional.

Don’t try to  tie up  your  property  too | 
| long.  Most states have what  is  called  a 
law against perpetuities.  This general­
ly provides that a  person  cannot  by  his 
will  restrict the  selling  of his  property 
after his  death  longer  than  during  the 
lives  of persons living when he dies  and 
21 years afterward.  An  attempt to  con­
trol the  disposition  of  property  longer 
than that time  will  fail.  This law  does 
not apply  to gifts to  charitable or  relig- 
ous  institutions.  A  will  takes  effect 
from the death of the  testator,  but in or­
der to  be  valid  must be  proven  before 
the  proper  court  in 
the  manner  pre­
scribed by law and allowed by  the court.
No  especial  form  is  necessary  for  a 
I give below a  usual form,  which 

will. 
would  be good  in most states:
I, John Sm ith, of Owosso, Mich., m ake th 's  my 
last w ill.  A fter paying  my  ju s t  debts and fu n ­
eral expenses,  I bequeath and devise as follow s: 
(Here state  how you  w ant  your  property to  go 
after your death,  and  whom you  desire to have 
for executor.) 
in testim ony  w hereof I  hereu n ­
to set my  hand  this  2nd  day  of  Jan u ary , 1892, 
and  in the  presence  of  three w itnesses  declare 
this to be my last w ill.

(Sign here,)

On  this 2nd day of  Jan u ary , 1892, Jo h n  Smith, 
of Owosso, M ich., signed  th e  foregoing  in stru ­
m ent in our  presence, declaring it to  be his  last 
w ill, and as w itness thereof w e  three'do now at 
his request, in his  presence and in  th e presence 
of each other, hereto subscribe our nam es.

[(T hree w itnesses sign here.)

Understood Woman Nature.

From  the  New  York W orld.

I  was  investigating a lot of  old  relics 
in  a  second-hand  store  on  lower  Sixth 
avenue  when a colored  woman  came  in 
and  enquired  for  a  second-hand  coal 
stove.
‘•Certainly,  ma’am—hundreds  to select 
from,”  replied  the  dealer. 
“ I’ll  have 
my man  wait on  you at once.  How high 
did you want to go, ma’am?”

“Not very high.”
“Then  show  her  those  three  stoves 
which  that  millionaire  on  Fifty-ninth 
street  burned one  winter and  then  sold 
because he  was going to  Italy on a three 
years’ trip.”

“Yes, sir,” replied  Henry.
“And if  none of  them  suit  her  show 
her  the $4 stoves I got of  that heiress on 
Fifth avenue last week because her trim­
mings didn’t match her carpets.”
took  a  “ Fifth  avenue 
stove,” and  she was  only seven  minutes 
looking  it  over,  paying  cash down  and 
getting out of the store.

The  woman 

How to Keep a Pen.

One of the chief woes of  a writer,  says 
the  Book-keeper,  consists in the  fact that 
he no sooner  gets a pen in good  working 
order  than  it,  like  the “dear  gazelle,” 
comes to an  untimely end  from the  cor­
rosion  caused by  the  ink.  Life  is  not 
long  enough to use  and  mend  pens, nor 
to  apply with  delicate firmness  the pen­
wiper  to a steel  one.  But  some  genius 
has  now hit  upon a solution of  the diffi­
culty,  which  has  the  merit of  extreme 
simplicity. 
In  many offices,  we  are  in­
formed, a potato  is  used as a pen-wiper; 
the  juicy  fiber  holds  the  pen  steady, 
removes at once all ink from the nib, and 
prevents, or at  least very greatly delays, 
the  process  of  corrosion,  and  spares 
many a well-loved  pen to a ripe  old age.

Pleased with the Cash Plan.

S o u t h   Arm,  Dec.  2 9—We  have  been 
doing a strictly cash  business  since  last 
September, and  are  much  pleased  with 
the result.  We only issue  coupon books 
when  parties  have  labor,  logs,  wood, 
bark, etc., to their credit.  We shall con­
tinue  to  sell  for cash  only,  as we  have 
abandoned  the  credit  business  forever. 
We have compared our cash sales for the 
last  three  months  with  our  cash  and 
credit sales of  the three months one year 
ago, and find we have made a net increase 
in our sales of over 10 per  cent.  We are 
correspondingly happy.

P a r k e s L um ber Co.

We operate three m ills w ith a capacity of 9,000,000 feet hardw ood and 3,000,000 feet hem lock, as 
follow s:  Boyne  City  m ill, 7,000,«00;  Boyne  F alls  m ill,  3,u00,003;  D eer  Lake  m ill. 2,000,000.  Our 
facilities for shipm ent are  unsurpassed, either by rail or w ater.

STANDARD  OIL  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

DEAXEBS  IE

Illuminating and  Lubricating

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butfrerworth Avc.

BULK  WORKS  AT

GRAND  R A P ID S , 
BIG  R A P ID S , 
A L LEG A N , 

M USKEGON. 
GRAND  H A V E N , 
HOW ARD  CITY , 

M A N IST EE, 
IO N IA , 
PET O SK EY ,

CA D II.I.A C ,
1, II DING TON.

HIGHEST  PRICE  PAID  FOR

EMPTY  GflRBON  S  GASOLINE  BARRELS.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E SM A N .
W.  V.  Gawley, Chas.  Ballard,  J.  A. Gon­
zales,  Myron D.  Wright.
The President subsequently announced 
the Vice-Presidents for  the  various con­
gressional districts, as follows:

KNIGHTS  OF  THE  GRIP.

ganization at Jackson.

Fourth  Annual  Convention  of  the  O r-! 
The  fourth  annual  convention  of  the ! 
Michigan Knights of  the  Grip  convened 
at  Jackson  Tuesday  morning,  Dec.  39. j 
The  meeting  was  called 
to  order  by 
President  Bardeen,  when  Mayor Weath- 
erwax  delivered  an  addess  of  welcome 
and  presented the visitors with  the keys 
to the  front  and  back  doors of  the city. 
The address was gracefully responded  to 
by the  President,  when  A.  F.  Peake,  in 
behalf  of  Jackson  Post,  presented  the 
President with a handsomely embroidered 
badge.
Secretary  McCauley  presented  his  an­
nual report as follows:

MEMBERSHIP.

Old members paying  1891  d u e s .........................   372
New mem bers during  1891..................................  269
T o ta l......... ..................................................—   641
Loss  by d e a th ...............................................2
Loss  by resignation  ....................................3 
5
Present  m em bership  ...........................................   636

RECEIPTS.

A m ount  on  hand  ...........................................$ 53  48
Dues on 589 certificates  ................................   441  7j
Dues from  delinquents  ............................... 
19  00

Total  receipts...................................................$514 23

DISBURSEMENTS.

Postage, prim ing and  stationery............  
233  00
M isced an eo u s..........................................................  58 25
Express, telegram s and exchange  ...............  5  00
Secretary’s  allow ance............................................ 160 25
Total  d isb u rse m e n ts...................................... 456 fO

Balance on hand  ...............................................  57  73

DEATH  FUND.

One dollar assessm ent  from 442 m em bers. .412  00 
A dvance assessm ents paid  .............................  7  00
Total am ount in fund  ..................  . . . .   $449 00
Two  members  have  died  during  the 
past  year—Walter  B.  Carey,  of  Muske­
gon,  and T.  J.  Holmes, of Camden.

The report was accepted.
The  report  of  the  Treasurer  showed 
receipts  and  disbursements  correspond­
ing  with  those  of  the  Secretary.  The 
report was accepted.
A.  F.  Peake  presented  a  proposed 
amendment  to  the  constitution, combin­
ing the offices of Secretary and Treasurer 
in  one  office,  the incumbent  to  furnish 
bonds in the  sum of $3,000.
After  the  adoption  of  several  minor 
motions  and  the  discussion  of  several 
subjects of  passing interest,  the meeting 
adjourned until afternoon.

D.  Aldrich, of  Detroit,  was  intro­

A FTERN O O N   SESSION.

J. 

At the afternoon  session  reports  from 
the  Vice-Presidents of  the  various  con­
gressional  districts  were  received,  also 
reports from the chairmen of  the several 
regular  committees,  all  of  which were 
accepted.
J.  A.  Gonzales,  of  Grand  Rapids,  pre­
sented an  explanation of  his resignation 
from the  Hotel  Committee, giving as  his 
reason  the  interference of  the chairman 
of the Board of Directors.
A. F.  Peake  moved  that  hereafter the 
Board  desist  from  interfering  in 
the 
work  of  any  regularly-appointed  com­
mittee.  On  motion  of  N.  B.  Jones,  of 
Lansing,  the  motion  was referred  to  the 
special Committee on Constitution.
duced  by  the  President  and  addressed 
the convention  in  support of a commer­
cial travelers’ home, which it is proposed 
to erect and maintain at some convenient 
point in New York.
J.  W.  Ailes, of  Detroit,  suggested that 
an affiliated  organization  be  constituted 
for  the wives  and  sweethearts of  mem­
bers,  to  be  known  as the  Ladies’  Home 
Circle.
Jno.  J. Bush, of Lansing, observed that 
if all  the sweethearts of  the members  be 
included in the  proposed organization, it 
would  be necessary  to  secure  an  audi­
torium  iu  which  to  hold  the  meetings. 
[Laughter.]
G.  H.  Russell,  of  Jackson,  presented 
the  report of  the  special  Committee  on 
Constitution  and  By-Laws, embodying  a 
draft  much more  complete than  the  old 
form.  The report was  taken up,  section 
by  section,  and  adopted,  with  minor 
amendments.
Election of officers  was  next  in  order, 
resulting as follows:
President—A. C.  Northrup, Jackson.
Secretary—J.  L.  McCauley, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. C. Cooper,  Lansing.
Board  of  Directors—J.  B.  Heydlauff,

I.  P.  F.  Wilson,  Detroit.
3.  J.  W.  Dean,  Adrian.
3.  J.  H.  Russell,  Jr., Jackson.
4.  Geo.  E.  Bardeen.  Kalamazoo.
5.  J.  Hammell,  Ionia.
e.  J. J.  Bush,  Lansing.
7.  A.  R.  Rummage, Port  Huron.
S.  R.  P.  Bigelow,  Owosso.
9.  D.  G. Crotty, Muskegon.
10.  J.  W. Califf,  West Bay City.
II.  Bert Peck,  Petoskey.
12.  V.  B. Cochran,  Marquette.
N.  B.  Jones moved  that  wherever  the 
next meeting be held,  the  local  commit­
tee of arrangements  be  prohibited  from 
levying an  assessment on  the  hotels  of 
the State.
A.  F.  Peake  denied  that  the  Jackson 
committee had levied  any assessment  on 
the hotels.  The circular  letter sent  out 
by the  committee  was  in the  form  of  a 
request and  was  originated  and  author­
ized by a trio of local hotel  men.
As  the  introduction  of  the  subject 
threatened  to  lead  to bad  blood,  a  mo­
tion to lay the  matter  on  the  table was 
carried  by  a  small  majority. 
It  would 
not down,  however,  and a little later one 
of the proprietors  of the  Hibbard  House 
re-introduced the  subject by announcing 
that  he  wrote  the  circular  referred  to 
and  advised  its  adoption  by  the  local 
post.  He bombastically paraded his love 
for  the  traveling  man,  announcing  his 
readiness to contribute  $25 to  the  cause 
at  any  time,  when  he  was  called  down 
by  a number of members  who  intimated 
that charity  should  begin  at  home  and 
that instead of bestowing  charity on  the 
fraternity he  had  better  furnish  some­
thing better  than  $1.50  accommodations 
for a $3.50 rate.
The  usual  resolutions  of  thanks  were 
presented  and  adopted,  when  the  con­
vention adjourned.

T IIE   BA N Q U ET.

formally  welcomed 

About 8 o’clock  the visitors,  hosts  and 
invited guests sat down  to  a  banquet at 
the drill  room of Devlin’s college.  Mayor 
Weatherwax 
the 
strangers,  which  was  responded  to  by 
President Bardeen.  After  the feast was 
over,  the  following  program  was  ob­
served:
“The  Wolverine  State:  Its  Industries 
and Institutions” —Governor Winans.
“Hotels:  Past,  Present and  Future”— 
J.  M.  Ryan, Detroit.
Whistling solo—Miss  Mary  Robinson, 
Jackson.
“Our  Association”—J.  L.  McCauley, 
Detroit.
“The Ladies”—Ex-Governor Luce.
Recitation—Miss  McCauley, Detroit.
“Michigan:  The wealth of her resour­
ces is  surpassed only  by  the  patriotism 
and  intelligence  of  her  people” —Rev. 
Washington Gardner,  Albion.
“The  Commercial  Traveler:  His  Ups 
and Downs”—John J.  Bush,  Lansing.
Musical selection—Miss  Lizzie  Gregg, 
Jackson.
“The  Buyer”—Hon. T.  E. Barkworth, 
Jackson.
After the  silent  toast,  “Our  Departed 
Members,”  the guests wended  their  way 
to  the  reception  hall,  where  Governor 
Winans,  Ex-Governor  Luce,  Mayor 
Weatherwax  and  ohters received,  after 
which dancing was  indulged  in  until  a 
late hour.

CONVENTION  NOTES.

The following pertinent  tribute to  the 
traveler appeared  on  the  blackboard  in 
the  rear  of  the  speaker’s  desk:  “The 
commercial traveler  is the  whisk  broom 
of business, and  his duty is  to brush the 
cobwebs  from  the  corners  and  enliven 
the  conservatism of  both  his  customers 
and his employers.”
At  I o’clock the travelers assembled in 
frout of the Hibbard  House and marched 
to the hall  to  the  tune  of  music by the 
Boos’  band,  led  by  W.  J.  Richards  as 
drum major.
President Bardeen  presided  with  dig­
nity  and  discretion  and  made  many 
friends by  his  impartial  rulings,  albeit 
he  was  suffering  with  la  grippe.  His 
ruling  regarding  proxies was  hardly  in

to  have  heard 

President-elect  Northrup  made 

keeping  with  parliamentary  usage,  but 
was  apparently  justified  under  the  cir­
cumstances.
two 
good  speeches  during  the  day,  one  as 
chairman of  the  local  committee  of  ar­
rangements and  the  other  in  accepting 
the presidential chair.  The  former  was 
exceedingly  witty  and  the  latter  was 
modest  and 
thoughtful—admirable  iu 
every  way.
A.  F.  Peake and J.  Will Ailes were ap­
parently  entered  in  a  contest  to  deter­
mine which could gain the floor the often- 
est and speak the most times.  They both 
won.
C.  A. Coryell  was not  heard until  late 
in  the day,  but he  managed  to  bring or­
der out of chaos  on  more  than one occa­
sion  during  the  prolonged  discussion 
over the  adoption  of  the  new  constitu­
tion.  His  speeches  were  short,  sharp 
and always to the point.
Albert C.  Antrim,  the  veteran member 
iu point of  years of actual service on the 
road,  was not heard  on  the  floor,  much 
to the disappointment  of  many members 
who would  have been glad  of  an oppor­
tunity 
the  “Silver 
Tongued.”
The  meeting  place  was  an  unusually 
pleasant one and  the  entertainment pro­
vided by the hosts was complete in near­
ly  every  respect,  showing  painstaking 
attention on the part of the committee on 
arrangements.  As  hosts,  the  Jackson 
boys are certainly a success.
Outside  of  Jackson,  Lansing  was  the j 
best represented city iu  the  State.  The 
Capitol City sent a  remarkably clean cut I 
set of fellows,  bent on capturing the sec­
retaryship  and  preventing the  organiza­
tion  from hereafter appearing  before the 
hotel men of  the State  in  the  light of  a 
mendicant.  Mr.  Mott made a strong run 
for  the  office  referred  to,  but  was  out­
generaled  by the superior campaign  tac­
tics of Mr.  McCauley, who came prepared 
with printed ballots.  Although definite 
action in the other  matter was  obstruct­
ed, the expression on that subject was so 
energetic  that  no  committee  will  ever 
undertake  so  reprehensible  a  measure 
again.
Several  cities  propose  to  bid  for  the 
next meeting,  including Detroit,  Lansing 
and Grand  Rapids.  The small  represen­
tation from the latter  city at the conven­
tion  will  probably  militate  against  its 
success in securing the honor.

He Couldn’t Get Her Trade.

“It’s funny,”  said the young man  who 
had just opened  a  grocery  store  in  the 
neighborhood,  “ that  1  can’t  get 
that 
woman’s trade.  I’ve gone out of my  way 
to be pleasent to her,  and she won’t even 
look in here any  more.”
“ Wasn’t she ever iu  here?”  asked  the 
customer.
“ Once,”  replied  the young man,  “and 
1 treated her the best I  knew  how.  She 
had her little boy with  her  and  he  was 
tickled  to  death  with  the  little  white 
mouse 1 have in  the  cage  on  the  front 
counter.”

“And she?,’
“O,  she liked it,  too.  She s?id it was a 
pretty  little thing,  and seemed  to  enjoy 
his  pleasure in watching  its  antics.  So 
I just thought I’d  clinch  matters  and  I 
took it out of  the cage and put it  on  the 
floor. 
It’s  tame,  you  know.  The  boy 
was perfectly  delighted.”

“And the mother!”
“She  said  it  was  one  of  the  cutest 
things she  ever  saw, but  she  sat  right 
down  on  a stool  and  pulled  her  dress 
close about  her  ankles,  and  pretty  soon 
she had got hold of the  boy  and  backed 
out of the door  with  him.  She said  she 
was ever so much  obliged to me,  but she 
looked sort  of pale,  and  hasn’t  been  in 
here since.  Funny,  isn’t it,  when I tried 
to be so nice  to  her?”

Notice to Stockholders.

The  aunual  m eeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the G rand  Rapids &  Indiana Railroad  Company 
will  be held at the  G eneral  Office,  in the  City of 
G rand  Rapids, M ichigan, on W ednesday,  March, 
2d,  '.892, a t  1  o’clock  p. m ., for  the  election  of 
thirteen  directors to serve  for the  ensuing year, 
and  for  th e transaction of  such other  business 
as may be presented at the m eeting

J.  H. P.  HUG HART, Sec’y.

1 5
Geo. H.  Reeder & Co.,
BOOTS  & SHOES
Felt Boots and Alaska  Socks.

JO B B E R S  OF

State Agents for

1 5 8   &   1 6 0   F u l to n   S t.,'G r a n d   R a p id s .
STANTON,  MOREY &C0„

D E T R O IT .  M IC H .

-----------M A N U FA CTU RERS  O F  -----------

P E N I N S U L A R I *

Every  garm ent  made  by  us strictly  on  honor 
and if it  RIPS  return  it to the  m erchant  th at  it 
was purchased of  and get a new one.

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

America. 

'

THIS  IS  WHAT  EVERY  SUCCESSFUL  PE R ­
IT  IS THE  CONDITION OF 

SON MUST DO. 
CONDITIONS.
The  industrial  School of  B usiness  furnishes 
som ething  superior  to  the  ordinary  course  in 
book  keeping, short-hand and type w riting,  pen­
manship, English and  business  correspondence. 
W rite  for a copy of  Useful  Education,  and  see 
why  this school is w orth your  special considera­
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W .  N   F E R R IS ,

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Our Complete  Fall Line of

W il l  b e  r e a d y   S e p t e m b e r   1 0 th . 
I t  w i l l  p a y  
e v e r y  m e r c h a n t  h a n d l i n g  t h i s  l i n e  o f  g o o d s  
to  e x a m i n e  o u r  s a m p le s .

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,

20 & 22 Monroe St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, 

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

A.  J .  B ow nk, P resid en t.

D.  A. 

CAPITAL, 

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

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A  TYPICAL  CUSTOMER.

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

“Whaddy yez taihk me fer?” screamed 
Mrs.  O’Finnegan,  as she banged the door 
after her wet the other day,  and whacked 
her  umbrella 
twice,  with  unbecoming 
violence,  across  the  display  of  winter 
underwear. “Whaddy yez think Oi’m after 
lookin’  loike,  annyhow? 
Is  it  the  fore 
quarther  of  a  Egyptian  moomy  or  th e ! 
left hoind fut av the  dhivil’s donkey yez 
think Oi am?”

•‘Why,  Mrs.  O’Finnegan,”  chimed  in 
the dude clerk,  as he  dodged  behind the 
cheese  safe  to  escape  a  threatened  as-1 
sault from the  umbrella,  “I’m sure none 
of us thought anything of the kind.  We 
consider  you  a  very  lovely  creature,  I ! 
declaw.”  But  he  was  not  allowed  to 
proceed further with  his  complimentary 
harangue,  for  Mrs.  O'Finnegan  aimed  a | 
blow  with  her  umbrella  at  his  leather 
head,  aud,  since  he  was  so  fortunate 
as to avoid  the  weapon, it  knocked  three 
candy jars  into smithereens.
“My!” gasped the aforesaid gentleman, j 
as he retreated to  a safer position  in  the j 
neighborhood  of  the  back  room.  “I-I- 
Ah,  didn’t know you were loaded.”

But during this  episode Mrs. O’Finne­
gan  had  not  been  silent. 
She  had 
showered the  head of the  establishment 
with  wild  Irish  anathemas,  and  had 
called upon  all the saints in the calendar 
to  witness  that  she was  a  poor, abused 
“crayther,  wid niver a frind in  the wide, 
wide worrld  to take pity on her.”

Of course,  all this  was  very entertain­
ing  to  outsiders,  and  very  likely  was 
quite agreeable  to  Mrs.  O’Finnegan,  but 
to the proprietor  of  the  store,  the affair 
wore an entirely different aspect.

“ Pray,  Mrs. O’Finnegan,” he ventured, 
as  he  cautiously  advanced  toward  the 
scene of the  recent  hostilities,  “what  is 
the trouble?”

“Oi’m Bridget O’Finnegan,” announced 
that person,  with a wild  gesticulation of 
her right  hand, and  a  florish of the um­
brella with the left.  “Oi’m Biddy O’Fin­
negan, Oi sayh,  an’  I  allow  no  counther 
joomper  to  insoolt  me  name. 
If  yez 
have the  dacency  av  a  spavined wood­
chuck, come  affen  the  perch  there,  an’ 
take a look at me shoes.  Yis,  me  shoes. 
The same  blissed  wans  yez  wuz  aftber 
sellin’ me sivin wakes ago come a Chuse- 
day,  an’  me goin’ barefut half  the  toime 
in the bargain. 
If  yez’ll  have  the  po­
liteness to taihk a  shquint at ttiim shoes, 
Misther  McMichtel,  yez’ll  obloige  me to 
a great  extint.”

“I’m truly sorry that the shoes did not 
give  you  satisfaction,”  began  the  mer­
chant,  but he was quickly interrupted.

“Sorry 

is  it,”  said  the  lady,  as  she 
braced herself  for an  afternoon’s  seige. 
“Sure  an’ sorry  won’t  make  the  shoes 
well.  Oi c’u’d  take  a  noos  papier  an’ 
the full av a thimble  av  paste,  an’ make 
a betther pair wid me  two oyes shut,  an’ 
me  roight  hand  toid  behoind  me  in  a 
harrud knot,  jist.”

The  shoes  were  indeed  an  appalling 
sight.  They  bad been made from a very 
fair piece  of  Dongola kid,  in  fact, good 
for  the  price,  which  had  been  low,  but 
their erstwhile  beauty and symmetry  of 
form  had  forever  vanished.  And  they 
showed  unmistakable  signs  of abuse  in 
many ways. 

They had  tramped  through the  woods 
in  nightly  search  for  “ the  cows,”  and 
their uppers had been torn on sticks and 
briars.  They  had  waded  the  barnyard 
and  promenaded the  hog  pen.  Had as-1

.

Michigan (Tentimt,

“  The Niagara Falls Route."

„  
rv  -  
DEPART.  ARRIVE
Detroit Express....................................  7:00 a m  10:00 p m
....................................................7:06 a m   4:30  p m
P.a> 
........................  l:20pm  10:00 am
•Atlantic & Pacific Express..............10:30 p m   0:00 a  m
T.°rk ExPre8s...............................6:40 p m  12:40 p m

•Daily.
All o ther daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  ru n   on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
trains to and from Detroit.
Elegant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on Detroit 
Express a t 7 a. m..  returning  leave  D etroit  4:45 p. m. 
arrive in Grand  Rapids 10 p. m.

F r e d   M. B r ig g s . U e u 'l A g e n t. 85 M o n ro e  S t.
A. A l m q u js t, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe 8t 
O. W . R u g g l e s  G. P.  &  T. Agent., Chicago.

Detroit

GRAND HAVEN TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN   EFFECT.

E A S T W A R D .

T rains Leave
tN o.  14
G’d  Rapids. Lv 6 50am
I o n ia ........... . Ar 7 45am
St.  Jo h n s  .. Ar 8 2Sam
O w osso__ . Ar 9 03am
E.  Saginaw Ar 10 45am
Bay City 
.. . Ar 11 30am
F l i n t ........... A t 10 team
Pt.  H uron.. Ar )i 55am
P o n tia c ....... .Ar 10 53am
D etroit......... Ar 11 50am

I  20am
II  25am 
12 17pm 
1 2l)pm 
3 15pm 
3 45pm j 
3 40pm I 
6 oopm
3 05pm I
4 05pm j

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
ö C5pm 
8  Opm 
8 45pm
7 (5pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm j

10 55pm 
12 37am 
1 55am 
3 15am 
8  45am 
7  10am 
5  40am 
7 30am 
5 37am 
i  00am

WESTWARD.

T rains Leave
G’d Rapids,  L v ... 
G’d H aven,  Ar... 
Milw’keeStr  “ .  . 
Chicago Str.  “ ...

l*No. 81 tN o. 11
I  7 05am 
1  00pm
J  8 35am
2  10pm

5  10pm
6  15pm

’

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   the w est,  10:10  a. m . 3-15 
p.m.  and 9:50 p. m.
E astw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  P arler  Buffet 
ea,r-  ^ ° -  1® C hair  Car.  No. 82 W agner  Sleeper 
W estward — No.  81  W agner  Sleeper.  No 
li 
Chair Car.  No.  15 W agner Parlor Buffetcar.  ’ 
J o h n  W.  L o u d , Traffic M anager.
B e n  F l e t c h e r ,  Trav.  Pass. Agent. 
J a s .  Ca m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

8:30

DEPART FOR

CHICAGO 

23 M onroe Street.
xovj^wi.
&  WEST  MICHIGAN  RY.
A. M. P.  M.
P. M. P.M.
9:00 12:05
*11:35
12:05
9:00 12:05 *11:35
9:00 12:05
*11:35
5:17
9:00 12:05
5:30
5:17
7:25
5:17
5:17

C hicago.........................
In d ia n ap o lis...........
Benton H arbor....
St.  Jo se p h ......................
Traverse  C ity...........
M uskegon.....................
M anistee 
................
L u d in g to n ....................
Big  R apids..................
■Daily.  § Except Saturday.  O ther  trains  week 
only.
9:00 
A.  M. has through chair car to C hica­
go.  N o extra charge for seats.
12:05 
P.  M.  runs  through to Chicago  solid 
w ith W agner buffet car;  sea  s  50 cts. 
5:17 
P.  M.  has  through free  chair  car  to 
M anistee,  via M.  & N. E.  R. R.
11:35
P.  M.  is solid  train  w ith W agner pal- 
ace sleeping  car  through  to Chicago.
DETROIT,

NOV.  15,  1891.
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 :( 0
4:15
7:05
4:15
7:05
7:05
4:15

D etroit....................................
L ansing......................................
H ow ell.....................
Low ell............................
A lm a......................
St.  Louis  ................
Saginaw   C ity.............................
7*1 Pi  ,A  M. runs through to D etroit w ith  par- 
*  • t  
IIas  through  Parlor  car  to  De- 

lor ca r;  seats 25  cents.
p-  M- 
troit.  Seats, 25 cents.

DEPART  FOR

.71 

•V • 4 ^   p -  M-  ruus  through  to D etroit  w ith  par 

lor  car, seats  25  cents.
A- M.  has parlor  car  to  Saginaw, seats

*7 
i   . v ’*J  25 cents.
F or  tickets  and  inform ation  apply  at  Union 
Ticket Office, 67 M onroe  street, or U nion station.

Geo. De IIavbn, Gen. Pass’r  Agt.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor St  North  Michigan 
the  D etroit,  Lansing  & 
In  connection  w ith 
N orthern or D etroit, G rand  H aven  & M ilw ank  e 
offers  a  route  m aking  the  best  tim e  betw e  u 
G rand R apids and Toledo.

Railway.

VIA  D .,  L .  A  N.

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

V I a   d . ,  a .   H .  A   i .

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.  Bennett, G eneral Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

ly toward the door.

Mrs.  O’Finnegau  began to look uneasi­

t h e   M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N .
sisted in  the  fall  plowing  and  weaned 
the sucking calf.  They  had  kicked  the 
dog,  and  perchance  the  “ childer,” had 
chased 
the  neighbors’  cattle  from  the 
clearing,  and  hustled  the  chickens  out 
of the garden patch.  They  had  walked 
to town  a  score  of  fimes,  and  attended 
half  a  dozen  country  hops.  Yet  they 
hung together  on this day,  in the year  of 
our  Lord,  1891,  while  Mrs.  O'Fiuuegan I 
tramped to the village  store through the j 
worst rain storm of  the season, and  they 
still  retained the semblance  of a pair  of 
shoes!

“We have done  considerable  business 
together.  Mrs.  O'Finnegan,”  continued 
the proprietor,  “and it has ever been the 
intention  of  the  house  to  make  things 
pleasant  for  you  in  all  matters.  We 
have bought  your  produce,  and have  al­
ways paid you the highest prices that we 
could  afford.  We  have  on  occasions 
made  you  allowances  for  goods  which 
you  considered  not  worth 
the  prices 
paid.  But  what  I  wished to speak about 
to-day,  is a  matter relating to  some but­
ter and eggs  which  you  sold us  a short 
time ago.”

“O,  it’s the dhivil  av a foine toime yez 
have here all  be yerselves a sellin’snoide 
thruck  to  the  loikes  av me,” continued 
the lady,  “but Oi’II  tell  yez  wan  thing, 
an’ Oi  tells  it  widout fear  av favor,  that 
if  yez  don’t  maihk  it  roight  wid  me 
about thim  shoes,  Oi’ll see yez all enj’yin’ 
the pleasures av  Purgathory  befoor  iver 
Oi’ll thrade another cint  in yerundacent 
sthore.”

“Well,  Mrs.  O’Finnegan,” said the pro­
prietor,  when  Bridget  finally  stopped 
talking  for  want  of  breath,  “you  are 
probably  right  in 
that  w 
should do something toward making thi 
deal  satisfactory. 
If,  however,  I should 
tell you just what 1 think about the mat 
ter,  1  should  say  that  those  shoes  had 
worn uncommonly well—”

thinking 

“Whist,  now  Misther  McMichael,  yez 

knows better than—”

“I should say,  I  repeat,  that  they  had 
worn  uncommonly  well, considering  the 
usuage  you  have  given  them,  but  as 
you seem to feel  differently about it,  and 
we make it  a point to  satisfy  customers 
in  all  reasonable  matters,  I  will  allow 
you an even dollar on those shoes, which 
is more  by  considerable,  than our  profit 
amounted to.”

“Ah,  now,  Mr.  McMichsel,  yez begin to 
talk loike a Christian.  Yez  are a gintle 
man  an’ a scholar,  an’ yez  knows how  to 
use people roight,  if Oi do  sayh it to  the 
face  av  yez.  An’  what  Oi  say  to  yer 
face,  Misther McMichseel, Oi  niver  deny 
behoind yer back.  Oi’ve towld Misthriss 
McGinnis  an’  Misthress  O'Lolly  more 
toimes  than  Oi’m  days  ould,  that  Mr, 
McMichael  was the dacentest shtore kaper 
this soide av the town  av  Inniskillen  in 
ould  Oireland,  where  me  bruder  Mike 
has an  illegant  foine  shop  av his  own 
an’ sells all  koinds av  nate  sbtuff be  the 
dhrink or  bottle, jist,  an’ a foine  thrade 
he dhroives.”

“1  was  sure  that  you  could  find  no 
| fault with my proposition,  Mrs. O’Finne­
gan.  but I would  not have  made  the  of 
j fer.  even  to you,  had I not been sure that 
under similar  circumstances, you  would 
have been equally liberal  with me.”

“To be sure,  Mr.  McMichsel.  What  an 
illigant  judge  av  character!  Yez  can 
| resht aisy  that  Bridget  O’Finnegan is  a 
leddy,  an’  knows  her  place,  an’ if  yez 
should come to  me wid  a  pair  av  shoes 
an’ say to me,‘here Misthress O’Finnegan, 
is  thim shoes yez sould me,  an’  they  is 
bushted  all  to  blazes,’  Oi’d sayh,  ‘here.
| Misther McMichsel,  t’row thim ould t’ings 
j away,’  sez  Oi,  ‘take these two  pairs,  an’ 
say no more.’ ”

“Thanks,  Mrs.  O’Finnegan. 

I  was 
sure that I had not misjudged you.  And 
j  now  there is  a matter to  which 1  desire 
to call  your  attention. 
It  is  something 
which I  dislike  very  much  to mention, 
but as you are so good  natured aud  have 
urged  the  matter  upon  me, I  presume 
that you  will  be  thankful  for  the infor- j 
mation.”

Mrs. O'Finnegan  here moved away and 
said that she  was in  something of a hur­
ry,  and  that if Mr.  McMichiel would give 
her the  dollar  which  he  had  so  kindly 
promised, she would  have to be going.

“Certainly. 

I  am  coming to that  in  a 
moment.  Of the three dozen eggs which 
we  bought from  you  last  Saturday,  fif­
teen  turned out to be very,  very bad, and 
the but—don’t  be  in  a  hurry,  wait  tor 
your dollar,  I am sorry  if—”

“Well,  the  old  lady’s  gone,”  mused 
McMichsel,  after  a  time.  “ I’m  sorry, 
though,  that she didn’t wait a little long­
er. 
I was laying for her with a big load.
I have a crock of her butter in the  cellar 
from  which  have  been  extracted at dif­
ferent times,  a  raw  potato,  a  lock  from 
her  auburn  tresses,  a  child’s  rattle,  a 
small  carriage  bolt,  four  brass  pants 
buttons and a loud smell. 
I also bought 
some  maple  sugar  of  her  last  spring, 
which  turned  out  to  be  a  mixture  of 
black strap molasses and  Northern Mich­
igan  sand.  We took  a  few fresh  spring 
chickens from  her  about  the same time, 
which  were  old  both  in  flavor and  tex­
ture.  The only  good  point  about  them 
was  their  lasting  quality.  They  were 
the most  durable  chickens  I  ever  saw. 
But now  she’s gone  and  (with  a  glance 
at  the broken  glassware)  to  adapt from 
Byron,

‘W here B ridget's  um berell h ath  w ent
The eandy jars got badly bent.’ ”

G e o .  L.  T h u b s t o n .

Grand  Rapida  & Indiana.
Schedule  In effect  December 13.1891.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

South. 
For Saginaw  and  Cadillac.......
5:15 a  m
For Traverse City A  Mackinaw 
For Saginaw &  Traverse  City 
2:00 p
For  Petoskey & M ackinaw.......  8:10 p
From Kalamazoo and Chicago.  8:35 p *u 
except Sunday. 

Arrive from  Lea ve tcolnti 
North.
7  05  a m 
1130  a  m 
4:15  p m  
10:S0  pm
Train  arriving a t 0:20  daily;  all  o ther  trains  dally 
'
Arrive from   Leave going
South.
7-00  a m
10-30  a  m
2:00  d hi
—
8:00  pm 
I l :05  p   ni
run daily;

_  
North. 
For  C incinnati.............................   6:20am  
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
For F ort Wayne and the  E ast..  11:50 a m 
For  Cincinnati................  
 
6:30 p m  
For  Chicago.................................... 10:40 p m
From Saginaw................................  10:40 
Trains leaving a t 8.00 p. m. and 11  05 p. 
all o ther trains daily except Sunday.

TRA INS  GOING  SOU TH .

p m

... 

, 

. 

 

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

For Muskegon—Leave. 

From Muskegon—Arrive.

10:10 a m
4:40 p m
9:05 p m

7:00  a m  
5.36 p m  

N O R T H

SLEEPING  &   PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE 

1 1 :3 0   a m  t r a i n . —P arlor chair  car  G’d 
Rapids to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 : 3 0   p   m   t r a i n . —Sleeping  car  Grand 
Kapids  to   P etoskey and Mackinaw.
S O U T H —7 :0 0  a m  t r a i n .  -P a rlo r chair car Grand 
Kapids to Cincinnati.
1 0 :3 0   a  m   t r a i n . —W agner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago 
6 : 0 0   p  m   t r a i n . —W ag,,
Grand  Rapids to Cincinnati.
11 ;0 5   p  m  tr a in .- W a g n e r  Sleeping Car 
Grand Kapids to Chicago.
Chicago v i a  G. R. & I.  R .  R . 
d  Rapids 

,!! S r ‘ca8° 
10:30 a m train through W agner P arlor Car. 

, 

. 

10:30 a  m 
8:55p m  

11:05 p m
6 50am

2 :OJ p m 
9:00 p m  

m train  dally, through  W agner  Sleeping Car.
10:l0pm  
6:15  a m
8:10  p  m  through  W agner  P arlor  Car.  10:10  p  m 

i 
3:10 p m  
a—
Ar r  Grand Rapid« 
8 35pm  
train  daily, through W agner Sleeping Car.

7:05 a m  
2:00 p m  

i V 

Through tickets and full Inform ation  can  be had bv 
calling upon A. Almqnlst,  tick et  agent  a t  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent. 07 
Monroe street, Grand Rapids, Mich. 
'

,  

_ 
General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O.L. LOCKWOOD,

RINDGE,  BERTSCH  &  CO.

Manufacturers of Boots  & Shoes.

Agents for the Boston  Rubber Shoe Co.

Send  us  your  m all 
orders  and we  w ill  try 
and  fill  them   to  your 
satisfaction..  W e  have 
the new  line of

Storm Slips

in cotton and wool lined 
fo r ladies;  also the
.  Northwest 
Roll  Edge

or

line  of  lum berm an’s in 
H urons and T rojans.

P. STEKETEE & SONS
DRY GOODS 1 NOTIONS

W E C 0 3 L .E i S - A .r j E 3

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Brani Rais Storage & Transfer Co.,  h s -

Winter  St., between  Shawmilt Jlire.  and  W.  Pillton 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, Wrind Mills 

and Machine and Plow repairs, Etc.

Telephone  No.  945. 

J.  Y .  F.  BLARE,  Sup’t.

“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  Boot

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

THEE  V E R Y   L A T E S T  !

G o o d   a s   the  Best  a n d   F iv e   Tim es  Cheaper.

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

IP  YOU W A N T

ACCEPT  NONE  BUT

The Best
Site  ta il

Sauerkraut.

1 e r  R ,

SÄEap?53-'

Order  this Brand  from Your Wholesale Grocer!

Spring* & Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loak s, 
N o tio n s, 
H o siery , 
G 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.

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Wait for our  agent to  call  on you, before  placing  your order  for  B e s t  AJkroil  Ston i  "W&ro  as there is 
a great  advantage to be gained by ordering  early to secure carload  rates, by so doing you  can get the  ware delivered 
to your railroad station, free of  freight and  breakage.  Our terms, 60  DAYS  TIME  from date of  delivery,  on  ap­
proved  orders, or 2  per  cent,  discount  for cash.  You  will  need  the ware  soon.  Buy it right  and  save  money by 
getting the lowest nates from

H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,  Grand  Rapids.

Butter  Crocks.

Sizes from  %  to 6 gallons.

Covers  only for same  counts 1 gal.  each.

Meat  Tubs.

Sizes 8, 10,  12,  15 and 20 gallons.

Preserve Jars and Covers.
Sizes 

1,  1%  and 2 gallons.

Flat Bottom  Milk Fans.
Sizes  K,  1  and 1K gallons.

Round Bottom Milk Pans.

Sizes K. 1 and 

gallon.

Stew Pans with Bails.

[Sizes K and 1 gallon. 

,

Churns  and  Covers.
Covers count  1  gallon each. 
Sizes from 3 to 8 gallons.

Common Jugs.
Sizes  M  to 5 gallon.

Tomato Jugs.
Sizes }4  and 1 gallon.

Write for quotations  and  we will  have  one of  our representatives  call  upon  you as soon  as possible  and  make 

rock bottom  figures  for your town or at your nearest station.

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