THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  M A R C H   2,  1892.

$1  Per  Year.
NO . 441

NO  BRAND  OF  TEN  CENT

¡MRSc o "   ™ E S   G ü ® F

G.  F.  FAUDE,  Sole  Manufacturer,  IONIA,  MICH.

M i c h i g a n   C i g a r   C o . ’ »

“ Y U M - Y U M 9 9
)lney  &   Judson  Grocer  Co.,  Agents.
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C l e a r   H a v a n a   F i l l e d   5 c   C i g a r • 

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I b h i   L s n s  

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___AND___ 

W.  H.  MOREHOUSE &  CO.

WHOLESALE DEALERS IN

G rain,  C lover  an d   T im othy,  H n n g arian ,  W hite 

C lover, R ed  Top,  M illet,  Alfalfa, o r L ucerne,

B lu e G rass, O rchard  Grass, L aw n G rass,

P opcorn,  Etc.

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mention this papbr. 

  A   I  K l   Choice Clover Himolliii Seeds a Specialty
Orders  for  purchase  or  sale  of  Seeds  for  future  delivery
[  TaT Fna  a 
Warehouses— 325-327 E rie  St. 
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Office—46 P ro d u ce  Exchange« 
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promptly attended to.  Correspondence solicited.

rp pw YORK BISCUIT B0„

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S.  A.  SE A R S,  Manager.

C r a c k e r   M a n u f a c t u r e r s ,

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17,  8 9  and  41 K ent St., 

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Grand  Rapids.

Published Weekly.

Y O L.  9.

The Green Seal Cigar^  

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Is th e  M ost D esirable fo r M erchants to  H an d le because

Send Y our W holesaler a n  O rder.

Retails for 10 cents, 3 for 25 cents.

M O S E L E Y   B R O S . ,

-   W H O L E S A L E   -

F R U I T S ,  S E E D S ,  B E A N S   A N D   P R O D U G E ,

26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA  ST.,

O - r e i n c i   R e f o l d s ,  

Something New! 

I M I i o t i .  

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Yon can alw ays  find  so m eth in g  new  an d  especially  * 
fine  by   o rd e rin g   y o u r  Candy  of

A.  E.  BROOKS  &   CO., 

Wholesale  Confectioners, 

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46 Ottawa St., Grand Rapids, Mich

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W H O L E S A L E   A N D   COM M ISSION

F o r e ig n   and  D o m e s tic   F r u its   and  P r o d U e e . (

8 4   and  8 6   South  D ivision  St.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

BANGES  AND  B A N IN A S! 

Wt  are  Helisartenj

Mail  Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention.

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9 North  Ionia St., Grand Rapids.

F l o r i d a   O r a n g e s   a   S p e c i a l t y •

No  Bogus!

MANUFACTURERS OF 

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ENUINE Peninsular Button Fasteners in lots of 10 gt.  gr.  at 
45c per gt.  gr.
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$1 
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Spices  and  B aking  P ow der,  and  Jobbers  of  F 
ist Shank Buttons, best on the market at 
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40c  “ 
ORTH  &  KRAUSE,  12-14 Lyon St.,  G’d  Rapids.
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Teas. Coffees and Grocers* Sundries.

Heaton 

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1 and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,

Successors  to

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H A RRY  FOX,  Manager. 

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Crackers, Biscuits^Sweet Goods.

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SPECIAL.  A TTEN TIO N   P A ID   TO  H A IL   ORDERS.

MUSKEGON,  MICH. 

Headquarters for Shoe Store Supplies.

G.  S.  BROWN  &  CO.,

obbers  of 

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Foreign  end  Domestic  Fruits.

Oranges and Bananas a Specialty, 

lend for quotations. 

£

24-26 No  Division St.

-------- JOBBER  OF

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

SALT  FISH

BALL
BARNHART 
m  PUTMAN CB.

Diamond  Crystal 

Table and  Dairy 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  Crystal 

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

Manufacturers  of

Show  Cases

Of  Every Description.

68  and  66 Canal St., 

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
First-Glass  Work  Only.
-  GRAND; R A P ID S.

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

Wholesale  Grocers

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 

See Quotations in Another Column.

CONSIGNMENTS  OF  ALL  KINDS  OF  POULTRY  AND  GAME  SOLICITED.

.A g e n t s   W a n te d  !

We can give  you  exclusive territory  on  a  large  line  of  Bicycles.  Send for  catalogue.  Our  line 
includes the:
COLUMBIA
VICTOR
RUDGE
KITE
TELEPHONE 
OVERLAND 
LOVELL DIA­
MOND
Also others too numerous to mention.  Wholesale and retail dealers in Bicycles, Cyclists’ Sundries, 
Rubber and Sporting Goods. Mill and Fire Department Supplies.

CLIPPER 
PARAGON 
IROQUOIS 
PHCENIX 
GENDRONS 

Western  Wheel  Works

and all the

Line.

STUDLEY  & BARCLAY,

Grand Rapids,  Mich

4 Monroe St. 

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

P ro p rie to rs o f  th e

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

OCR  B RA N D S;

OUR  PATENT.
STAR.

GILT  EDGE.

CALLA  LILY.

GOLDEN  SHEAF,

PEARL.

BAKERS’  CHOICE,

BOSS
PATENT  ROLLER  FLOUR.

SPEC IA LT IES :

GRAHAM,  RYE  and  BUCKWHEAT 
GRANULATED  and  BOLTED  MEAL.

FLOUR,

P ro m p t a tte n tio n  given to m ail o rd e rs.□
Grand  R apids,  M ich

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ESTABLISHED  1841.

THE MERCANTILE AGENCY

R .   G .   D u n   &  C o .

Reference Books issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout United States 

and Canada

RETAIL  DEALERS’

Furnishes semi-monthly lists and special reports 
which enable  subscribers to save  both time and 
money.  Especially  adapted  to  merchants, phy­
sicians, real estate dealers and all others dealing 
with the public.
Reports  made  with  the  greatest  possible  dis­
patch.  Collections  carefully  attended  to  and 
promptly reported.
We respectfully solicit an investi-ration of  our 
system,  as  it  will  insure  your giving  us  your 
membership.

STEVENSON  &  CUMINGS
Cooper’s  Commercial  Apcy,

PROPRIETORS OF

65  M onroe  St., 

G rand  R apids.

T elephone  166.

MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF

SCHLOSS,  ADLER  k  CO.,
Pasts, Sits, Oreralls

-----AND-----

184,  186 Sc  188  JEFFERSON  AVE.,

DETROIT,  MICH.
J. L.  Strelitsky,

Including the following celebrated brands man­
ufactured  by the  well-known  house of  Glaser,
Frame  & Co. :
V index, long  Havana filler.........................   $35
35
T h ree  M edals, long Havana filler............ 
55
E lk ’s Choice, Havana filler and binder... 
L a F io r de A lfonso,................................... 
55
L a D oncella de M o re ra ,........................... 
65
55
L a  Id e a l,  S 5 Isa box...................................  
W . J .  F lo ren c e ............................................ 
65
Also  fine line  Key West goods at rock  bottom 
prices.  All favorite  brands of  Cheroots  kept in 
stock.

10  So.  Ionia  81,  Grand  Rapids.

T o  B u y   A l l ie n  B .W r i s l e y ' s

IT WILL FAY YOU
600D CHEER SOAR

Leading Wholesale Grocers keep it.

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  W E D N E S D A Y ,  M A R C H   2,  1892.

NO .  441

H o w ’s   T h is ?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any 
case of  Catarrh  that  cannot be cured  by  Hall’s 
Catarrh Cure.

F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props., Toledo, O.

We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney 
for  the last 15 years, and  believe  him  perfectly 
honorable  in  all business  transactions and  fin­
ancially  able to carry out  any obligations made 
by their firm.

West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists, 
Toledo, O.
Walding,  Klnnan & Marvin,  Wholesale 
Druggists, Toledo, O.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken  internally, acting 
directly  upon  the  blood and  mucus surfaces of 
the  system  Price  75c  per  bottle.  Sold  by all 
Druggists.  Testimonials free. 

341

Fire A Bdrglar Proof

A ll sizes and P rices. 

Parties in need of the above 
are  invited  to  correspond 
with
I. Shultes, Agt. Diebold Safe Co.

M ARTIN ,  M ICH.

W ape  Connly  Savings  Bank,  Detroit,  Mich.
$500,000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
Issued  by  cities, counties, tow ns  and  school  districts 
o f  M ichigan.  Officers  o f  th ese  m un icip alities  about 
to issu e bonds w ill find  it to  th eir ad vantage to apply 
to  th is bank.  Blank bonds and b lai k s for p roceedings 
supplied  w ith ou t  charge.  All  com m unications  and 
enquiries w ill h ave prom pt atten tion.  This bank pays 
4 per cent, on d eposits, com pounded  sem i-annually.
8.  D.  EL WOOD,  Treasury.

O Y S T E R S   !

We quote: 

B u lk .

Standards, per gal............................................$1  05

Solid  B rand in  Cans.

D aisy  B ra n d   in  Cans.

Selects......................25  E.  F ............................20
S tandards...............  18
Selects,.................   21 Standards....................   16
Favorites...............   t4
M rs.  W ith ey ’s H om e-m ade M ince-M eat.
Large bbls...............   6  Half bbls..................6)4
401d. pails  .............   6!4  201b.  pails  .............62£
101b.  palls..............  7
21b. cans, (usual  weight)............... $1.50  per  doz.
51b. 
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............... $3.50 per  doz.
Choice Dairy  B utter.............................................. 22
E g g s........................................................................  21
Pure Sweet Cider,  in  bbls.,  ...  15__ )4bbl...  16
Pure Cider  Vinegar................................................10
Sweet  Florida Oranges......................... $2  50@3 (0
Lem ons....................................................   3 75@4  25
Will pay 40 cents each for Molasses half  bbls. 
Above prices are made low to bid for trade.
Let your orders come.

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EDWIN  FALLAS  h  SON,

Valiev City Cold Storage.

.T H E .  „

PR O M P T ,  C O N SER VATIV E,  S A FE .

S. F. A s p in w a ix ,  Pres’t  
W. Fits» M cB a in .  Sec'y___________ ______
T H O S . E .  W Y K E S ,

WHOLESALE

L im e,  C em ent,  Stucco,  H air,  F ire   B rick, 

F ire   Clay, L ath ,  W ood,  H ay, G rain,
O il  M eal, C lover an d   T im o th y  Seed. 

Corner Wealthy Ave. and Ionia St.

on M. C. R. R. 

Office, 45 S. Division.

The Braästreet Mercantile Apncy.

T he B rad street  C om pany, P rops.

E m alm   O ita, 279,281,283  Broadway, NT.

CH ARLES  F.  C LA R K ,  P res.

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

Grand  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bidg.

HEN RY   ID E M A ,  Supt.

T H E   SU N K E N   SCH O O N ER .

In the year 1867, I found myself at Rio 
Janeiro,'  Brazil, just out of  hospital, not 
a dollar  in  my pocket,  and  ready to  ask 
the  American  Consul to send  me to  the 
United States in the name of charity. 
I 
had been  out with  an  American whaler, 
and  had  been  left  there  so  broken  in 
health that no one  supposed I could  live 
two weeks.  As  the  ship  had  taken  no 
oil,  there  was  nothing  coming  to  me. 
Indeed, I was  indebted  to  her,  and,  but 
for  the  few  dollars  raised  among  the 
men,  I  should  have  been  a  pauper  o* 
landing.

One afternoon,  while I was on  my way 
to the consulate to see what  help I could 
obtain,  I  encountered  an  Englishman 
whom I at  once  identified  as  a  sailor— 
Captain  or  mate.  He  stopped  and  en­
quired  my  name,  nativity  and  occupa­
tion,  and when I had told him he slapped 
me on the back and exclaimed:

“It’s a bit of lack that I met you. 

I’ve 
got  a  place  for  you,  and  we’ll  drop  in 
somewhere and have a glass and a talk.”
He  was  a  blunt-spoken  man,  but  a 
cautious  one.  He  did  not  unfold  his 
plans until he had pumped me pretty dry, 
and  apparently  satisfied  himself  that  1 
was a man he wanted.  Even then I only 
got a part  of  the  story,  and  am  still  in 
the  dark  as  to  many  particulars.  The 
stranger’s  name was  Capt.  Roberts,  and 
he  had  given  up  the  command  of  an 
English brig  on  purpose  to enter upon a 
hunt for treasure.  Two years  before,  as 
he  informed  me,  a  coasting  schooner, 
which was carrying half a million dollars’ 
worth of  diamonds,  besides  a  large sum 
in  rough  gold,  between  Rio and  Monte­
video,  had  been wrecked  about  seventy 
miles  below  Porto  Alegre.  Why  this 
treasure  had  been  intrusted to a sailing 
vessel and whether it belonged to Church 
or  State  or  some  individual,  I  never 
learned.  The  Captain  had  nothing  to 
say  about  that, and  I  bound  myself  to 
secrecy regarding the whole affair.

How  Capt.  Roberts  had  located  the 
wreck was a matter 1 did  not  ask about, 
but I did  hear  it  said  that all the  crew 
were  lost.  1  was a sailor  and  a  diver, 
and he offered to stand all the expense of 
the search and  give me $10,000 in gold if 
we recovered the diamonds  only. 
If  we 
got the gold I was to have a larger share. 
He had chartered a coasting schooner for 
three  months,  and  was  then  getting 
aboard  whatever  he  thought  would  be 
needed. 
I  signed  with  him  that  after­
noon  as  mate,  and  three  days after  we 
had picked up all our crew.  Fortunately 
for  us,  a ship  came in with  twelve  sea­
men rescued  from a burning bark at sea, 
and  we  took  eight of  them  and a cook. 
This gave us eleven hands all told on the 
little  craft,  but  wrecking  is  a thing de­
manding plenty of  muscle at the  cranks, 
windlasses  and  tail  ropes.  The  crew 
proper  were not  let into  the  secret, but 
signed for a voyage to Buenos Ayres and 
return.  They were so happy at securing 
a berth that no one  cared  which  way we 
sailed or what our object.

There was a Rio banker behind the ex­
pedition,  as  I  accidentally  discovered,

but he did  not  come near  the  schooner, 
and  Capt.  Roberts  visited  him  only  by 
night.  We  were so well provisioned and 
provided that it must  have  taken a snug 
sum  of  money to  fit  us  out.  This  the 
banker  no doubt  advanced and  took  his 
chances.  At  the  Custom  House  we 
cleared for the Platte in ballast, but some 
of  that  ballast had  been  taken  aboard 
under  cover  of  darkness.  We  had  a 
diver’s  outfit, 
timbers,  planks,  spare 
casks, extra  ropes and  chains,  and about 
the  last  package  received  contained  a 
dozen  muskets and a lot of  fixed  ammu­
nition.  We slipped out quietly one night 
with  the tide,  and  before  daylight were 
far  away.

Capt.  Roberts  had  a  pretty fair  chart 
of  the  neighborhood  of  the  wreck,  and 
after  a  speedy run  down  the  coast  we 
reached it one forenoon about 10 o’clock. 
When  we  came to work  inshore,  we got 
sight of  the  mountain  peaks  laid  down 
on the  chart,  and  in  a  couple  of  hours 
were satisfied  that the  wreck was within 
a mile of  us north  or  south.  Just there 
was a reef about four miles off shore and 
extending  up  and  down  the  coast  for 
thirty miles.  Behind  this reef  in  many 
places  was  deep  water  right  up to  the 
shore  line. 
It  being  summer  weather, 
with the winds light,  but holding steady, 
we  anchored  off  the  reef,  and  then  the 
men were told that we had come to search 
for a wreck. 
It was all  right with them, 
and after dinner two  boats were lowered 
to begin the search.  Taking the schooner 
as the  center  we pulled  both ways,  run­
ning  close  to  the  reef.  The  treasure 
craft had been dismasted  in  a squall  and 
driven shoreward, and we confidently ex­
pected to find her hull, if it had  not gone 
to pieces, on or near the reef.

Before sundown we  had  made  careful 
search  for  three  miles  either  way,  but 
without finding the slightest trace of her. 
Next  morning  we  tried  it  again,  but 
nothing was  brought  to  light. 
In some 
places the reef showed above the surface 
at low tide,  in others there was plenty of 
water to carry us over at any  time.  The 
treasure craft might  have hit the  reef at 
a favorable  spot and  been driven almost 
to the  beach,  but  before  accepting  this 
theory we got  out the  drag and  explored 
the deeper waters seaward from the reef. 
We spent  three  days at this  work,  grap­
pling  only the  rocks  hidden  away from 
thirty  to  sixty feet below,  and  using up 
the  men  with  the  hard  work.  The 
schooner was  then  sailed  over  the  reef 
and anchored in thirty feet of water,  and 
we began the search of  the shore waters.
Our process of  search was this:  Each 
boat  took  certain  shore  bearings  and 
covered  certain  territory  between 
the 
reef  and the  beach.  The  water was  so 
clear  that  one  holding an umbrella over 
his  head  to  shut off  the light  could see 
the bottom anywhere  at  thirty or thirty- 
five feet,  and  there were no deeper  spots 
inside. 
In  fact,  the  average  depth was 
only about  twenty-five  feet.  The shore 
was a rocky  bluff,  crowned  with a dense 
forest,  with a few yards of shingly beach 
at long intervals.

We had  searched this bay for four days

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

without  luck,  when 1 had  the  good  for- j bulwarks swept  away,  and her bows had ! bound for Cuba, each  giving his  promise 
tune to discover the  wreck with  my own ! been  stove  in  as  she  struck  the  rocks,  to  say nothing  of  the  wrecking exped 
eyes.  She lay within  half  a mile of  the  Everything  appeared to be  all  right aft,  tion  to  any  one. 
I  learned  later  that 
beach  in twenty-two  feet of  water,  and  however,  and  we had  the  yawl  anchored  Government vessels  searched  for  weeks 
was  bottom  side up  against a big  rock.  : over the wreck  and I was all  ready to go  for the  wreck,  and  that  the  Rio  banker 
She  had  probably  passed  the  reef  in  down when we had a second interruption,  had  to  flee  to  England,  but  that  only 
had  struck this  rock,  which  A  coasting  schooner,  going  down  the  added to the strangeness of the adventure 
safety,
coast and  standing well  in  shore, espied ; instead  of  clearing  up  the  many  mys- 
:hree feet of  the 
thrust  its bead 
W itt
us.  and, either supposing we  were in dis-j  teries. 
>wn  had  turned 
surface,  and in goir 
tress or actuated  by motives of curiosity, 
hat  not a soul of
turtle. 
It seemed n
she  lay off  the reef  and  began to signal 
her crew had  escaped,  and  how anybody 
as,  asking  what  was  the  matter.  We 
had  afterward  located  the  wreck  and 
reater  answered  that we were all right,  but she 
made a chart of the locality was a 
mystery than  ever.  Our  first  move was 
to bring the schooner as near as possible, 
and  then  we  began  preparations to lift 
the wreck.  She  must be turned over,  so 
as to float on her  keel, if  nothing  more. 
Lying  bottom  up. there  was no possible 
way to get into her cabin.

ARE  YOU  IN  ITT

Ironwood—Miss  M.  Bradley  succeeds 
Mrs. M. Tallou  in the millinery business.

was not satisfied.

Ch a s.  B.  L e w is.

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She lowered a boat  to  pull  to  us,  but 
we got ahead of her.  The Captain hand­
ed me  down a box of  cigars  and a dozen
If  so. let  us  hear  from  you, for  we  offer  to
b o ttles  of  w ine  and  I  m et  th e   boat  a I  teach our short form of  double-entry book keep- 
D O tuesoi  w ine,  a n a   1  mev 
j ing  by mail in one or two months, for  the  small
m ile a w av.  T h e   C ap tain   h im self  w as  in  | gum of So. 
On receipt of 12, we will  send scholarship and 
th e   stern  sheets, and he seemed consider­
first set of  blank books and  Instruction, and, on
ably put  ont when  told that we  had not I return'of  first set with  one  dollar, we  t 
will send
yon  second  set,  etc.,  until  the  four
sets  are
been  d riv en   o v er th e   re e f  and  w ere  n o t I understood  which completes the course.
j  The student will  be  thoroughly  examined  on
in  need  o f  assistan ce.  1  to ld   him   th a t  j 
before  he  is  allowed  to  take  up  the
o u r  schooner  had  been  ch arte re d   by  a  next.  No  extra  charges  will  be  made  for the
blanks In such cases.
The  work  is  so  arranged  that  it  takes  you
n a tu ra lis t,  w ho  w as  c o llectin g   fish  from  
. 
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through  an  actual  course of  business  transac-
th e  shoals  and  b ird s  from  
th e   io re sts, 
-DT  the  use  of  envelopes  representing
tjQn,  
and  he  sw allow ed  th e   sto ry   and  re tu rn e d   different  business  honses,  and  cards  repre- 
J 
|  sentiiig  monev  and  different  articles  of  com-
to   h is c ra ft  a  h a p p ie r  m an. 
j meree.  This form  requires  only three  books  to
-n it  I  complete  the  set—a  customers’ itemized ledger,
*-Ul la  I  nnlnmnod each  l oot OnH Ct (TOnOfO 1 1 pHOPr
columned cash cook and a general ledger.
We  guarantee  that  our system  is  a  practical 
one. and  can  and  will  be  used  where  the  old 
system  cannot, on account of the great  amount 
of  extra  work  it  requires,  being  used  only  in 
large  business  places where  they can afford the 
expense of  having a  bookkeeper.  Our form be­
ing so much  shorter, enables  anyone to  keep  a 
full  set of  books  with  no  more  work  than  in 
single  entry.
Remember,  only five  dollars  and a few hours' 
study  each  day  or  evening  for  one  month  to 
have"  a  complete  knowledge  of  double  entry 
book keeping, a chance  never  before offered  to 
the public

When I came  to  go  down in my 

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GRINGHOS  ITEMIZED  LEDGER  CO,

403 West Bridge St.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

found almost a clear deck.  She had been 
schooner rigged, and both masts had been 
carried  away at the deck.  Beginning at 
the  heel  of  the  bowsprit  and  running 
along  the  port  side  about 
twenty-five 
feet of  her bulwarks  were left standing.
Capstan,  windlass,  hatch  covers,  and the 
skylight  to  the  cabin  had  been  swept 
away.  This  latter  fact  was  greatly  in 
my  favor,  as  I could  drop directly  into 
the  cabin. 
I  was  told  to  look  for  the 
treasure in  the  Captain’s  stateroom,  but 
my feet  had no sooner  touched the cabin 
floor  than  my  outstretched  bands  en­
countered  something  which  I  knew  by 
the feeling to be a dead man.  My finding 
him  in  the  situation 1 did  still  further 
deepened  the  mystery  of  the  whole ex­
pedition.  He  was  tied  fast, and  I  had 
to cut him loose with my knife.  As soon 
as released, the body floated upward, and 
the men told me  that it floated out to sea 
with the  tide, riding on  the  surface  like 
a cork.

17 Years of  Development

HAVE  RESULTED  IN  THE

Which  makes, automatically, a fac simile dupli- 
ate and triplicate, while  making  original bills, 
receipts,  orders,  checks,  etc.  The  original  is 
given to the customer, the  duplicate to the cash­
ier,  and  the  triplicate is rolled  up  inside  as  a 
record, and  can be taken  out at any time for ex­
amination. 
It  is  absolutely  incorruptible,  al­
ways ready, and  does  not  permit  dishonesty or 
carelessness.  It is alike a protection  to ,the cus­
tomer, the salesman and  tne merchant.

These  M a c h i n e s   a r e   ren ted ,  n o t
b ills  Pays th e  R ental. 

th e  saving In coat o f  E ach 20,000 
SU ITA BLE  FO R   A N T  BUSINESS.

Send  for  n  Full  Descriptive  Pamphlet 

Showing Different Styles.

CHICAGO

M ir a n t  Register  Co,,

151 Monroe St., Chicago.

W. V e r n o n   B o o t h .

Pres't.

C h a s .  P .  S t e v e n s , 

Sec’y and Gen.  Mgr

Next  day. after  the  discovery.  I went 
down  in  my  diving  dress  and  attached 
chains to her starboard side.  These were 
spliced  out  with  stout  ropes  leading 
aboard of  our schooner, and  after half  a
day*i, work  we  were■  ready to haul.  We
eouhi  lift her a bit. bat  not more than  a
foot. and  after working one day we gave
up tibat method for imother. Casks were
sent down  to me  and  attackled  wherever
possible.  and  but  ifor  the presence  of
sharks we would  baive had her over in a
day. As if  one  moaster  had  comm uni-
eat eii with another £or miles up and down
the 
rata ered  about 
wreck, and  1  had the 
>11  from  being  seized 
was fully fifteen feet 
our  decks.  I  counted

.n-eatt
Standi

eight]r-six dorsal  fin-« moving  about a» at  i
one  !ime. and  I  do:n't  believe  that  was  '
half the n umber of ;harks within a circle  :
of a qiu art:er  of  a m:lie.  There  eouId  be j :
no m<ire dliving  whiie they were ha:aging ! *
about„  ami  we  set to> work to get  clear of j
their company.  Caj3L  Roberts  had fore-
seen suchi  an  emergeney and  had come
provided.
Id<crabt if a ship’s crew ever had deep-
er  revea ge  on  Sailor  Jack s  imp IsLcable ¡
enemy.  1The  muskels were  brought  up j
and four iof  the meni told off to use them.  |
A rift:h m;an  was pot in charge of a whale
lance.  an<I the rest <if  us were kept busy j
admiiai*t€■ring a punishment. which:□light 1
be  ealteel  barbaroias  by  humanitarians.
We heated  bricks r<ed  hot  on the  igalley j
stove. swi,ftly wrapp>ed them up in cloihs, 1
and they no  sooner  touebed  the water j
than the;r were  guiiped down.  As soon |
as a s‘hark was  wounded  by ball or lance j
so  as to 1eave a trai 2 of  blood,  he  ivas  a t!
once attiicked  by others,  and  our  hot
>on  turned a dozen  or  more  big ]
brick
fello’ws b*elly  upper:most.

The  New York  Commercial 

reliable wholesale
News,  speaking of
C L O T H I N G   M A N U F A C T U R E R S ,

Michael Kolb & Son,

one  of  the  oldest  and  most 

established 1838, Rochester,  N.  Y., says:

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th‘  ir  behind 

__ ’  oldest firms  here engaged in the clothing  goods  turned  out of  this  house,  it  may

“The  clothing  industry  has  been  one i books  show a decided  increase  over  the 
of  the  leading  features  of  the  city  of j year  preceding.  The  outlook  for  the 
Rochester for  many years.  Many of  the j present  is  even  more  flattering  than  it 
present  firms  began  business  in  a very i has been for many years past.  Although 
modest  way,  but  have  since  developed j they manufacture a genera)  line of goods
their  specialty  consists of  a  fine  grade. 
Evening  was  now  drawing  near,  and 
into  some of  the  leading  manufacturers 
the
In  these  they  are  not  surpassed, 
in  the  country.  So  extensive is the  in-
further  search  was abandoned  until  an­
dustry carried  on  here  that a very large j strictest  attention  being  paid  to  every 
other  day.  After  breakfast next  morn­
per  cent,  of  the  city’s  inhabitants  are j detail,  and  none  but  the  most  skilled 
ing,  1  descended again,  and  within  two 
supported  by  it.  Good  hands  can  get  hands are employed in their manufacture.
hours had the  treasure out of the wreck, j plenty of  work  and  demand a fair  com- I As  a  guarantee  of  the  most  thorough 
I found it. not in the Captain’s stateroom,  pensation  for  their  labor.  One of  the j workmanship and  finish  being  given  to
but on the  floor of  the main cabin.  The  trade |#  th a t  of  Messsl*  Mic h a e l   K o lb  be stated that  the  senior  member of  the 
diamonds  were  in a cast-iron  box  about  £   gOIf.  This  concern  was  established  firm, Mr. Michael Kolb, devotes his whole 
as  large  as a child’s  savings’  bank,  and  thirty-four years ago  by the senior mem-j and  undivided  attention  to  the  manu- 
the gold was in stout wooden boxes, and  1  her of  the  firm, and  has  enjoyed a won- | factoring  department  of  the  establish-
'  derfully  successful  career.  They  have I ment,  he having  been a practical  man in
l 
for  many  years  occupied  their  large  the  manufacturing  of  clothing,  and  is
l  s  D0  1U“ 
building  at  Nos.  135 and  137 North  St. eminently  fitted to fill  so  important and
His  son.  Mr.
h: wa­‘ a regiliar  circus for about  three : i
it
and  improved  facilities  with  which  to I Jacob  M.  Kolb,  attends  to  the  business 
mutiny before  the  storm,  and  that  the
honrs.  dluring which at least fifty of  the : i
In  connection with  their 
better prosecute their extensive business  on  the  road. 
moiister’S  were  slaughtered.  and 
then !1
they have  resolved to erect a fine,  large  manufacturing  they also do an extensive 
se ihat were  left ali're susidenly drew
building in  the  spring, consisting of  six  jobbing  trade,  but  principally  in  fine 
two  basements, | goods.  With a long and honorable career
stories  above  ground, 
off to tllie last one,  and we did  not sight j
the  spoils.  Perhaps, after driving  over 
this  firm has  established  a  demand  for 
the reef  and  striking the  rock,  one had ! and  with a frontage of  seventy-two feet.
I  did j
another shark:  during oar  .stay. 
their  goods in almost  every State  in  the
The structure is to  be  an  imposing  one 
been cast ashore  to  tell  the story,  and it 
not go down  24rain for tivent y-four hours, j
Union, and  enjoy the  most implicit  con­
and an  ornament to the  city, and  one of 
hovreve:r. not feeling  eertain  that  some j
was on his information we  acted. 
If so,
fidence  and  esteem  of  all  with  whom 
which its owners  may  j ustly feel proud.
they have dealings.”
I j As  a  further  evidence of  the  prosperity 
however,  the  fact was  not  admitted. 
big fellow  wa-  not  iying in  ■irait  behind 1
learned  no  more  than I have  told  you.  of  the clothing  manufacturers  Mr.  Kolb
the wre>ck.  When I did deseiînd.  I found  j
tates  that  quite a number  are  contem­
Not  one of  the crew  knew the  value  of 
the schooner lifting  t<i  the casks,  and
plating building their own houses, which 
our  find, and,  sailor-like,  they  asked  but
after  a:i tachín g  three  o>r  four  more  she
will  probably occur  during the  present 
i year. 
w questions. 
In this  respect-, however,  he  does
slo wly irose to the  surface. We then got
When the treasure was safe  aboard we j n°t propose to be outdone.  The business
the boats out and towed her into a depth :
with this house for the past year has been 
of fourteen  feet  and then swayed  her :
¡Sales  have
all  that  could  be  desired. 
larger,  collections  easy, and  their 
over  until she  righted, 
bottom  again, of  cours«
longer buoyed her, but we expected that,  with  a  considerable  increase,  the  men [  William Connor will be at Sweet’s Hotel, Grand Rapids, Thursday, Friday, Satur- 
It  was  now  a  comparatively easy  job  were  made  happy  with  a  snug  sum of j  day,  March 3rd, 4th, 5th,  with  a full  line  of  Men’s,  Boys’  and Children’s samples 
to get at the  cabin of  the treasure craft  money  counted  down  to  each,  and  we  Customers’ expenses allowed.  Mail orders  promptly attended to; or write William 
She had been dismasted and most  of  her  were  all  bandied  aboard  of  a  steamer l

Mr. Tripp, a clothing traveler says: 
“ Wm. Connor—There  can  be  no  diffi 
cutty selling Kolb’s goods, for they are as 
staple as flour,  and  that is why  you  sell 
so many.”
representative. 
William  Connor,  for  printed opinions of 
the leading clothing  merchants in  Michi­
gan.

From the  treasure  being  found where 
was  I  argued  that there  had  been  a ¡Paul  street, but  for want of  more  room responsible  a  position.

returned  to  Rio.  For  four  days  not  a 
■  'went to the  man  was  permitted  to  leave  the vessel. ! 
the  casks no  Then  I  received  the sum  agreed  upon.

I Connor, Box 346, Marshall, Mich.,  and he will  soon  be with you.

Write  our  Michigan 

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

G R E A T   B R IT A IN ’S  PO O D   SU PP L Y .
I should have to be  either more or less 
than human not to chuckle  a  little  over 
the  recommencement  of gold  shipments 
from this country to Europe.  Six months 
ago everybody was indulging in pleasing 
visions of a return  to us in exchange for 
our breadstuffs of the  §75,000,000 in gold 
which  we  had  sent  abroad  during  the 
first half of the year, and,on the strength 
of this  expected  influx  of  the  precious 
metal,  the premature and short-lived rise 
in the  prices of  stocks  was  engineered: 
but  I  ventured  to  express  the  doubt 
whether Europe  would  send  us gold  in 
payment for the food of  which she stood 
so  sadly  in  need,  rather  than  our  own 
bonds  and  stocks. 
I  argued  that  gold
was  quite  as  much  required  abroad  as 
food was,  and that the financial magnates 
of  London  and  the Continent  would  do 
their  best  to  prevent  any  great  amount 
of it from coming to us. 
In this opinion 
I  was  soon afterward  supported  by  the 
eminent  British  statistician  and  econo­
mist, Robert  Giffen,  who,  about  the  end 
of September, declared,  and for the same 
reason that  I  gave,  that  not  more  than 
£10,000,000, or,  say  §50,000,000,  in  gold 
would be allowed by the European bank­
ers to be  shipped  this  way.  Mr.  Giffen 
was,  however,  incautious  enough to add 
the  further  prediction  that  a  financial 
crisis would overtake  this  country  dur­
ing the present  month as  a  consequence 
of our  silver  money  measures,  and  this 
threw  discredit  upon  our  views  on  the 
other point,  but  that we were both  right 
in regard to it events have  proved.  The 
total  imports  of  gold into  this  country 
during the  autumn  amounted to  a  little 
more  than §40,000,000;  they ceased  alto­
gether before  the  end  of  the  year, and 
now the tide  has  begun to run the  other 
way.

Notwitstanding all  this,  I am far from 
underestimating the requirements of Eu­
rope in  the matter  of food supplies,  and 
the  consequent  pecuniary  profit  which 
will result therefrom to our f armers. Great 
Britian, especially,  will be,  as usual, the 
largest customer for their products.  Ever 
since  the  repeal  of  the  Corn  laws,  in 
1846, British  industry  has been,  year  by 
year, more  and  more  diverted from  the 
tilling of  the soil and the  raising of  cat­
tle  to  mining  and  manufacturing.  As 
much as  twelve  years  ago,  Mr. Stephen 
Bourne,  in his work,  “Trade,  Population 
and  Food,”  estimated  that  nearly  two- 
fifths of the substantial food of his coun­
trymen was imported and that 15,000,000 
out of the  33,000,000  of  them  were sus­
tained  upon  foreign  supplies. 
Since 
then, owing to the  enormously increased 
production  of  our  new 
lands  and  to 
the  greater  facilities  and  cheapness  of 
our  railroad  transportation  to  the  sea- 
coast, coupled with  suggestive crop fail­
ures in the United  Kingdom,  the propor­
tion  of  it  imported  to  its  home-grown 
food has become  much larger.  The  last 
five  months,  especially,  are  noteworthy 
in this  respect.  From  Sept.  1, 1891, the 
beginning of the harvest year, to Jan. 30, 
1892, 
foreign 
wheat and wheat flour  amounted  to  42,- 
957,600 hundred weights,  while the sales 
of the home-grown product were but 17,- 
642,000  hundred  weights,  or  less  than 
one-half  of  the  aggregate.  For the cor­
responding  period  of the  previous  year 
the proportions  were  34,099,800  to  20,- 
745,000; for that  of  the  year before,  34,- 
942,754  to  18,056,000, and  for  the  year 
1888-9  it  was  36,410,900  to  16,692,354.

the  British  imports  of 

That  the  imports  of  the  articles  men­
tioned have been this  year  rather in  ex­
cess of consumption is  shown by the fall 
in the price of wheat from the average of 
thirty-six shillings and 6 pence per quar­
ter of eight bushels in December and the 
first  half  of  January,  to  about 33  shil- ! 
lings for  the  first  week  of  this  month; 
but still, for the last  four  years,  the im­
ports  into  Great  Britain  of  wheat  and 
wheat flour have never supplied less than 
about five-eighths of the consumption, and 
in 1888-9 they supplied two-thirds.

It is not to  be assumed  that the  crops 
in Great  Britain  will  always  be as bad, 
nor that our  own will always  be as good 
as they have  been this  last  year.  Still, 
every  time  I  read  of  the  storms  and
floods and severe  weather that have late­
ly  prevailed  on  the  other  side  of  the 
ocean,  I  cannot  help  conjecturing  that 
possibly we  may  have entered  upon  an 
astronomical  cycle  which  has yet  some 
years to run during  which  Europe,  and, 
particularly,  Great Britain, may continue 
to suffer  from  cold  and  excessive rain, 
while North America  will  enjoy  favora­
ble weather. 
If this  should prove  to  be 
the case, the dependence of Great Britain 
upon  us  for  food  supplies,  already  so 
so  great,  would  be  greater  than  ever, 
while,  under  no  imaginable conditions, 
could she  go  back  to  the  condition  of 
half  a  century  ago,  when  she  raised 
wheat  enough  not  only  for  home  con­
sumption but  actually exported  some  to 
this country.  Her  industrial population 
would never consent  to the re-enactment 
of the old Corn  laws,  and they  dominate 
her legislation. 
Indeed,  the  British  are 
pre-eminently a manufacturing and com­
mercial people, and  as  such  they  must 
be content  to buy  the  food  they  do  not 
choose to produce  for  themselves.  For­
tunately, they  are  rich  with  the  accu­
mulations of half a century of free trade, 
and,  like  Holland,  their  revenue  is  de­
rived more from foreign than  from home 
investments,  but,  free  trader  as I am in 
principle, I should  not  like to  feel  that 
my daily supply of  bread  was,  like  that 
of the British,  in hostile or, at  least,  un­
friendly  hands. 
It  is  like  having  a 
halter around one’s neck,  with the end of 
it held by another  man.  Still, it may be 
said that gold will always buy bread, and 
if  not  from  one  country  then  from  an­
other, and if  gold is for any reason lack­
ing then  bonds and  stocks  may  be used 
in its stead,  as we see.

This, however,  is abstract speculation. 
The practical  question  before  us at  the 
moment  is  to  forecast how  long  and  to 
what extent the shipment of  gold abroad 
which began on Saturday  will  continue, 
and  what  will  be  its  effect  upon  our 
finances.  That  it  will last  as long  and 
amount  to as  much as  it  did a year  ago 
1 do not believe.  Then the gold  shipped 
was drawn mostly out of the government 
vaults,  where  it lay as  useless  as it  was 
before it was  mined.  The  loss of  it did 
not in the least  diminish the  reserves  of 
our  banks,  whereas  now  every  dollar 
sent away  comes from  the  supply in ac­
tual use,  and its loss  must, therefore, de­
press  prices,  particularly  those  of  the 
securities which  the  British  are  selling 
to  pay  for  the  food  they  are  buying. 
For  some  weeks  to  come,  therefore,  I 
look for a depressed stock market.

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

Saginaw—H.  A.  Forrest  succeeds  the 
London  Tea  Co.,  dealer  in  tea,  crock­
ery, etc.

T B /T P n ftT  A N T   T o  C om m ercial  T rav- 
l u i r U i l  1 a l l  1 

elers an d  M erchants:

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  American 
Casualty  Insurance  and  Security Co., of  Balti­
more City, Maryland, Is furnishing the most  lib­
eral  accident  policy,  affording  more  protection 
for  the  money than  is  given by any other com­
pany or association doing business in the United 
States.  Its  policy  is  short  and  simple, is  free 
from all  objectionable and  unnecessary clauses 
and  conditions, and is an  absolute  contract  se­
cured  by a cash  capital of  $1,000,000. with  over 
$500,000  surplus,  hence  there  are  no  contin­
gencies  as  to  amount to be paid  the  insured or 
his beneficiary, as in  all  association certificates 
Those wishing the best policy issued, should call 
up telephone 1003, or address

W.  R.  FREEMAN, Agent, 
Grand Rapids, Mich.

jawbreaker! 

E d it o r  T r a d e s m a n—It  seems  to  me 
it  is  hardly  fair  to  their  customers for 
Rindge,  Bertsch & Co. to go  and  change 
their name.  Here  I  have  been  buying 
goods of  them some fourteen  years,  and 
it  took  about ten  years  to  acquire  the 
right swing of the arm so as to write that 
name  “Bertsch”  and  get  the  peculiar 
spelling in mind;  and  now,  after  getting 
a  little  stiff  in  the  joints, I have got  to 
put another kink  in  my elbow and  learn 
another 
1  submit,  it  is 
hardly fair  on  us  fellows  in  Northern 
Michigan  who  are  growing  old!  Tell 
Mr.  Bertsch  that  he  had  better  Kalm- 
bach!
All  the  same,  a more reliable or fairer 
dealing firm does  not exist in the  United 
I cannot  recall a-single  error in 
States. 
all the invoices of boots and shoes I have 
bought  of  them,  and  they  amount  to  a 
good  many  thousands  of  dollars.  Oc­
casionally  I  would  try  Detroit, Chicago 
or  Boston,  thinking  I  might  do  better, 
but  I  found  that  cheaper  prices meant 
inferior goods  that would not satisfy the 
customers.
Rindge,  Bertsch  &  Co.’s  “Women’s 
Goat Button,” men’s “French Kip Boot,” 
“ Hardpan Congress” and “Pioneer Shoes” 
aud  some  other  lines  are  low as  staple 
with me as are flour, tea and sugar.
1  wish  the  new, old  firm  of  Rindge, 
Kalmbach  &  Co.  abundant  success  for 
they are worthy of it.  Yours truly,
R.  W.  Coy, 
General  Dealer.
S p e n c e r  Cr e e k ,  Mich., Feb.  33,  1892.

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RlfERYBDDY  WEARS  W
P B N I N S U L A .lt
Pants,  S its, aad  Overalls.

IF  NOT,  WHY  NOT ?

STANTON,  MOREY & C0„

D ETRO IT,  M ICH.

G e o .  F. O w e n , Traveling Salesman, 59 N.  Union 

St., Grand  Rapids.

S c ili Corset Co.’s
CORSETS

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The
Model
Form.

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Greatest  Seller  on Earth!

Send for Illustrated  Catalogue.  See  price list 

in this journal.
SCHILLING  CORSET  CO.,

Detroit, Mich, and Chicago, III.

PARENTS—Give  your  children  a  knowledge 
of Book-keeping, Shorthand, Typewriting,  Tele­
graphy, etc.
FOR  THEM
IT  WILL  BE 

MUCH

THAN

MONEY.

Educate them ¡it  th e   ¡ .r a n d   K u i id s ,  Mich., Bust 
ness College,  Leayard  Block, corner  Pearl  and 
Ottawa-sts.  Visit us.  For catalogue address  A. 
S. Parish, successor to C. G. Swensberg.

Mention this paper.
Geo. H. Reeder & Co.,
BOOTS  & SHOES
Felt Boots and Alaska Socks.

JOBBERS  OF

State Agents for

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To those who need a window Displaying Rack 
we  now offer  our fine  antique  Rack, as per  cut 
above, when  cash accompanies  the order, for 30 
per cent, less than list.
No. 1 Rack, 6!4 feet high, 15 %  brass rods,  $10 00 
8  10
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No. 0 Rack, 6% 
10 00
8 00
8  00
No. 00 Rack, 3M 
it 
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6 00
6 00
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Give number of  Rack and width of window. 
Remember that  strictly the  net  list  price will 
be on the  above Racks unless cash accompanies 
the order, and for 30 days only.

SO 7-16 wooden, 
15 % brass rods,
20 7-16 wooden,
12 % brass rods,
12 J4 steel  “
12 7-16 wooden.

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Gringlulis  Itemized  Ledger Co.,

158 A  160 F u lto n   St., G rand  R apids

403  W est B rid g e St.,

GRAND  R A P ID S ,  M ICH.

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

4

ÍONG  T H E   TR A D E.
AEOT0D THE  STATE.

Laingsburg—E.  P.  Partlow  has  sold: 

his drug store to C.  H.  Frain.

Delton—D.  C.  Ranney  has  sold  his j 

meat market to George  R.  Main.

Woodland—A.  L.  Haight  has opened i 

in the  millinery and  notion  line.

Lansing—IL  B. Hunt, jeweler,  is  mov- j 

lag his  stock  to Mazomanie,  Wis.

Mottville—John  J.  Sweetland.  drug-I 

gist,  has  been closed  by  creditors.

Cannonsburg—Joyce  &  Shaffer, black- j 

smiths,  are succeeded  by  E.  B.  Joyce.

Mecosta—Smith  &  Bathoon  succeed ] 

Miller  & Smith  in  the milling business.

Fennville—John  Peters  succeeds  Bos- j 

man  & Peters  in  the clothing  business.

Jackson—Thos.  Cowley,  of  the  boot 
and  shoe firm of T. Cowley  & Co., is dead.
Crystal—Wm.  Clough  has  opened here 
in  the  furniture  and  undertaking  busi-I, 
ness.

Belding—Harriet  S.  Leonard  succeeds I 
C.  M.  Stoddard  A Co.  in  the  grocery  bus­
iness.

Woodland—C.  C.  Dean  has  invented  a 
hat  rack,  for the  use of  dealers  handling  j 
same.

Fife  Lake — lilakeiey  Bros,  have sold 
their drug  stock  to  H.  L.  LaBar,  former­
ly of Cadillac,

Levering—Cross  Bros.  &  House  have 
removed  their general  stock  from  Alan- 
son  to this place.

Clio—M.  L.  Miller’s  general  stock  has 
been  closed  on chattel mortgage by James 
L.  Edson, trustee.

Benzonia—M.  H.  Gardner,  formerly  in 
the  jewelry  business  here,  has  removed 
to  Harbor  Springs.

Reading—Cook & Culver  succeed Cook 
& Mead  in  the hardware and  agricultural 
implement  business.

Manistee—Wm.  M.  McKUlip  &  Co., 
sawmill operators,  have dissolved.  Hoop­
er & McKUlip  succeeding.

Manistee—John  Murphy,  formerly  of 
this place,  is  now  in  the  saloon  business 
at  Vancouver.  Washington.

meat dealers.  The business will be  con- j 
tinued by G.  C.  Culver  under  his  own 
name.

Petosbey—'The  First  State  Bank  has 
closed a  contract  for  a  vault  and  steel 
safe.  The  contract  was captured  by  I. 
Shakes,“of Martin,  agent for the Diebold 
Safe Co.

Stan wood—Chas.  F.  Weaver  contem- j 
plates  re-engaging  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness  as soon as he settles up his  old busi- ] 
ness, brought  to  a  close  by  fire  several 
weeks ago.

Martin — Redpath  &  Murray  have 
bought  the  hardware  stock  of  Andrew 
Patterson  &  Co.  and  will  continue  the, 
business at  the  same  location,  conduct­
ing their former business, also,  at the old ! 
location.

Durand—H. G.  Benharn,  of  Flint,  who 
was  formerly  a  member of  the  firm  of j 
Benharn & Miller, at  Clio,  has  gone  into; 
partnership  with  Mort  Hammond,  o f; 
Burton,  for  the  purpose of  conducting a 
mercantile business here.

Burnip’s Corners—The  hardware busi-1 
ness of S.  Loew  will  be  continued  under 
the style of S.  Loew & Co.,  Henry  Good­
man,  whom  we  mentioned  last week  as 
having  purchased a half  interest  in  the 
business,  being the “Co.”

Traverse  City—Hamilton  &  Miliiken,
; who have held a commanding position as 
| merchants for nearly twenty  years,  have 
j dissolved.  Frank Hamilton will continue 
I the  clothing  business,  and Jas.  W.  Mil- 
i  liken  will  continue  the  dry  goods  busi- 
! ness.

Petoskey—The Brackett  Hardware Co.
' and A.  M. Coburn  & Co.  have  consolida- 
| ted and  will  continue  under the style  of 
j the  Brackett Hardware Co.,  Limited,  A.
! M.  Bobnrn,  M.  F.  Quaintance,  Earl 
Brackett,  A.  D.  Phelps  and Rollin Trask 
¡ being the partners.

Fremont—Chas.  E.  Morgan,  who  re- 
| cently  sold  his  confectionery  and  res- 
j taurant  business  to  C.  H.  Rose,  an- 
| nounees that be is  insolvent and that  he 
! is able  to pay but 55 cents on the  dollar.
I So far as  learned, all  the  creditors  will

Saranac—O.  J.  Bretz  has  purchased j accept the terms offered.

the bazaar  stock of  Mrs.  Jennie  Barber 
and  will continue the business.

Millington—John Bret succeeds  M.  E. j 
Gre e n o u g h   &  Son in  the  hardware  and 
agricultural  implement business.

Ishpeming—D.  McCarty, dry goods and 
boot and  shoe dealer,  has  been  sold  out 
at auction  under chattel mortgage.

Way laud—Mary  E.  Snell  has  closed j 
out her dry goods stock and  retired  from 
business,  on account of  poor health.

Woodland—A.  L.  Cooper,  who  has 
been  a carpenter  here  for  many  years, 
recently opened  in the  furniture line.

Mecosta—Bromley  &  Carman  will  not j 
handle agricultural implements the com- j 
ing season,  having closed out their stock,  i
Piainweli—W.  F.  Schroder  is  packing j 
up  his general  stock  and  will  remove it \ 
to Scotts,  where he will resume business. I
Evart—M.  L.  Winsor,  who  was  for­
merly  in the livery  business here,  is now 
running a  saloon at  Vancouver,  Wash­
ington.

Naubinway—J.  M.  Present succeeds J. 
M.  Present  &  Co.  in  the  dry  goods  and 
clothing  business.  The  style  remains 
the same.

Big  Rapids — John  Hauchett  is 

the 
owner of a saw swedge which  he is man­
ufacturing and expects to  soon  put upon 
the  market.

Carson  City—Geo.  Goolthrite  has  re­
tired from the firm of Culver & Goolthrite,

Traverse  City —J.  A.  Morrell  has 
bought the grocery stock of  W.  S.  Gill­
ette,  and will  take  possession  about  the 
middle  of  March.  Mr.  Morrell  is  well 
known to our people,  having  been  with 
Winnie & Fleming about four years,  and 
for  the last year with the Mercantile Co.
Allegan—Sherwood  &  Griswold  have 
merged their dry goods,  clothing, carpet 
and  boot and  shoe  business  into a stock 
company under the style of the Sherwood 
&  Griswold  Co.  The  capital  stock 
is 
$40,000, of  which  $30,000  is  subscribed, 
as  follows:  M.  C.  Sherwood  and  1.  P. 
Griswold,  each  $11,000;  Leonard  W. 
Stein,  $4,000;  Edward  C.  Jenner  and 
Elasco M.  Reese, each  $2,000.

Carson  City—Cowman & McKinnie,  of 
Hubbardston,  have  purchased  the  gro­
cery  stock  of  Mat  Kavanogh,  who  will 
continue to close out the stock  for nearly 
sixty days,  when  the  new firm  will take 
the balance and  put in a full line of  gen­
eral  merchandise in the building now oc- 
| cupied  by  Daggett  Bros.  Mr.  McKinnie 
l will run the business here  and  Mr.  Cow- 
: man  will  look after the Hubbardston end 
j of the firm.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Coleman—J.  E.  Hubbell is about  mov­

ing his shingle mill to Pori.

Breckenridge—Owen  A.  Entrekin  has 

sold his sawmill to Ezra Wood.

Glen  Arbor— Gordon  Earl  succeeds j 

Earl Bros,  in the sawmill business.

Elkton—Merner & Motter  succeed  Al- i 
lison  & Winger  in the  milling  business.  ;
Vestaburgh—Chase & Davenport Bros,  i 
succeed Davenport & Chase in  the manu- j 
facture of shingles.

Agnew—Edwards  &  Churchill  have ; 
closed out  their  grocery  stock  and  con-j 
tinue in the  basket and lumber manufact- j 
nring business.

Way land—Clark  Bros,  succeed  H.  B. 
Clark  & Son  in  the  planing  mill  busi- j 
ness,  the old firm having  been  dissolved i 
by  the death of the father.

Manistee—Two  sawmills are  in opera- 
tion here,  the State  Lumber  Co.  and  the j 
Buckley & Douglas.  The latter has been | 
running all  winter,  night and  day.

Harrison—Merchant’s shingle  mill  has j 
been  laid  up  a  week  for  repairs.  The j 
manhead  of  the  boiler  was  blown  out, 
the rear end of  the  engine  room  demol­
ished and the roof wrecked.

L’Anse—Ferguson  Bros,  have  finished 
their lumbering contract with De Haas& 
Powell,  cutting  and  shipping  2,500.000; 
feet  by  rail  to  this  place,  whence  they 
will  be  towed  to  Huron  bay  for  manu­
facture.

Hillsdale—The  Hillsdale  Manufactur­
ing Co.  has  been  organized  to  manufac­
ture and sell lumber by  F. A. Cook, Peter 
Park,  Edwin  Henderson,  Warren  Wil­
liams,  Charles  W.  Munz,  Frederick  R. 
Muikier.  A.  D.  Kirby,  of  Detroit,  and H. 
W.  W jerry,  of  Windsor,  Out.  Capital 
stock, $25,000.

Thompson — Logging  operations  are 
progressing finely  this  winter,  there  be­
ing plenty  of  snow,  two  feet  on a level. 
The  Delta  Lumber  Co.  will  bring  out 
and bank at its mills about 8,000,000 feet 
over  its  railroad.  There  will  undoubt­
edly be a full stock of  logs for this local­
ity.

Saginaw—Col.  A.  T.  Bliss  took  some 
planing mill  machinery on a debt at Buf­
falo  and  removed it to  this  city,  where 
he has erected a planing mill  for the ma­
chinery on his Carrollton  mill  premises. 
The mill is equipped  with two machines, 
has a railroad track on each side and  the 
motor power is  supplied  from  the  Bliss 
sawmill  boilers,  steam  being  conveyed 
through covered pipes 250  feet from  the 
sawmill boiler house to the planing mill.
Kalamazoo — The  merchant  tailoring 
firm formerly  known as  Price,  Peddle & 
Co.  has  been  mutually  dissolved,  Mr. 
Peddie  retiring  from  the  firm.  A.  L. 
Peddie has never  lived  in  this  city,  but 
has  been  a  resident  of  Detroit  and  a 
member of  the  firm  of  Price,  Peddie  & 
Co.,  of  that  city.  The  Detroit  firm  is 
now composed of Messrs.  Peddie  and W. 
J. Reed,  of  Detroit,  and  the  Kalamazoo 
firm name is O.  E.  Price  & Co.

Bay  City—The  mill  building  of  the 
Kern Manufacturing Co.  is finished,  and 
the machinery is now  being put  in,  and 
trams are being built. 
It is  understood 
that  this  mill  will  saw  logs  for  David 
Ward.  He owns enough  timber  to  keep 
the mill going  twenty  years,  and  if,  as 
expected,  the stock comes down over  the 
Mackinaw division,  it will give the Mich­
igan Central a long run of log freighting, 
and  some  branch  roads  will  be  con­
structed to reach the timber.

Saginaw—Surveyors are reported to be 
making the preliminary  surveys  for  the 
extension of the Twin Lake branch of the 
Michigan Central from  Lewiston to  Rog­
ers  City,  on  Lake  Huron,  which  will 
furnish  an  outlet  for a vast  quantity  of

timber,  a  good  portion  of  which  will 
come  to the  Saginaw  river  and  furnish 
freighting for  the  Michigan  Central  for 
ten or fifteen years at  least.  This being 
one  of  the  best  lumber  markets  in  the 
country, 
in  Northern 
Michigan naturally  desire  to  have stock 
cut here.

timber  owners 

Marquette—Last week  the firm of  Du- 
mond, Winter & Dumond  was formed  at 
Sault Ste.  Marie, by  Simon  Dumond,  of 
the  Soo,  Thomas  M.  Winter  and  John 
Winter,  of  this  city.  They  have  pur­
chased the M.  Carman  shingle  mill  and 
will  remove it  to  Ilubbell  Junction, ten 
miles  east  of  Trout  Lake.  They  will 
erect  in  connection  with  it  a  sawmill 
with  a  daily  capacity  of  40,000  feet. 
They  have  purchased 
from  Hall  & 
Buell  the round  house  and  ten miles  of 
standard  gage  road  bed,  and  have  se­
cured 5,000 acres of timber.

T h e T e n d e n c y  o f th e  A g e.

Referring to the annual  report  of  the 
American  Tobacco  Co.,  the  New  York 
Tribune remarks:
The tendency of this age is toward con­
solidation and centralization, and tobacco 
and cigarette manufactures  have  simply 
followed the  drift  of  public  policy.  To 
use a familiar simile, a trust is  a  despo­
tism,  like  Russia,  while  the  American 
Tobacco Company is a gigantic industrial 
corporation,  with  nearly  a 
thousand 
stockholders,  employing 
thousands  of 
operators,  who,  in  their  turn,  support 
more thousands depending on  them,  and 
is,  in reality,  a republic like  the  United 
States.
Some  figures  were  presented  at  this 
meeting which show the large interests in­
volved,  and give some slight idea  of  the 
employment 
this  company  gives  to  a 
large  number  of  people  who  are  paid 
high wages,  while at the  same  time  the 
stockholders  who provide  the capital by 
which the business is carried on,  receive 
a fair and  reasonable dividend. 
It is un­
doubtedly true that a great  many  people 
who have become dissatisfied with the rail­
road  securities,  Western  mortgages  and 
other 
forms  of  investment  which  are 
liable to either sudden market changes or 
absolute depreciation, are  following  the 
lead that was set many years ago in Eng­
land,  by investing in the stocks and bonds 
of the  large industrial  corporations,  for 
two reasons; one,  they obtain  a  security 
virtually equivalent to the  best  railroad 
stocks at a slightly higher rate of interest, 
and,  where  these  companies  have been 
formed and are conducted on strict  busi­
ness principles,  they  have  a  better  in­
vestment; another reason is in reality the 
fact  that  these  large industrial corpora­
tions are in many cases  virtually  co-op- 
orative.  That is to say,  as in the case of 
this company,  much of the stock  is  held 
by the employes and its  customers,  who 
thus  become  corporate  partners  in  the 
business,  and not only seek to extend the 
buisness,  but,  at the same time,  reap the 
benefit of such trade as they do  with  the 
concern, and are thus enlisted as so many 
unpaid agents.  These  corporations  are 
destined within the  next  few  years,  un­
doubtedly,  to become not only more  pop­
ular,  but general  throughout the  United 
States in the same way that  they  are  in 
Europe to-day,  where most  of  the  large 
public  works  and  great  commercial 
undertakings are conducted by industrial 
corporations.

T h e   H a r d w a r e   M a rk e t.

Wire nails  are  firm  at  the  recent  ad­
vance.  The  tin  market  seems  to  have 
reached  the  highest  point  for  the  time 
being.  The  manufacturers  of  window 
glass appear  to be working  in  complete 
harmony,and during the past thirty days 
have been able to advance prices from 10 
I to 15 percent.  Manufacturers now quote 
I 80 and 5  off  for  anything  less  than  100 
boxes.  The rope  market is  still  strong, 
j with  the  probability  that  jobbers  will 
soon  be  compelled 
to  advance  their 
I present  quotations.

'I ’H   K!  M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .

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

C.  Fox  bought  the  grocery  stock  and 
fixtures formerly owned  by  Geo.  Tuber- 
gen at chattel mortgage sale.

E.  M. Comstock  has opened  a  grocery 
store at Central  Lake.  The  I.  M. Clark 
Grocery Co. furnished  the stock.

The style of  the  Grand  Rapids  Baby 
Carriage and Reed Novelty Co.  has been 
changed to the Ryan Rattan Chair Co.

P.  J. Daggett will open a grocery store 
at Greenville about March  10.  The Ball- 
Barnhart-Putman Co. furnished the stock.
John  Burrows  has  opened  a  grocery 
store  at  170  Taylor  street.  The  stock 
was furnished by the 1.  M. Clark Grocery 
Co. 

________________

Carpenter  &  Braferd  have  opened  a 
grocery store at 110 Stocking street.  The 
Olney & Judson Grocer Co.  furnished the 
stock. 

________________

Max  Jennings, 

formerly  engaged  in 
the jewelry business at 7 South  Divisiou 
street, has concluded to remove his stock 
to Montague.

It  is  “ war  to  the  knife”  in  the  com 
pressed  yeast  business,  the  companies 
putting out yeast  in tin foil  having  vol­
untarily reduced  their  price  to  the  city 
trade from 15 to 8 cents  per dozen cakes. 
President Goossen’s  bulk  yeast  associa­
tion has  therefore  reduced  its  price  to 
25 cents  per  pound  in  the  city  and  20 
cents to  distributing  agents  outside  the 
city and it  Is reported that  the organiza­
tion will handle  yeast in  tin foil,  as well 
as in bulk,  hereafter.

Chicago  Times:  A   group  of  merry 
commercial travelers  were  seated in  the 
smoking  room,  when  suddenly  Bodkins 
volunteered a story  of a  remarkable find 
he  once  had:  “When  1  was  a  young 
man,”  commenced  the  irrepressible  B., 
“I was employed in  a large  house in the 
city,  and,  as  usual with  persons  of  that 
age, I fell in love with a young lady,  and 
in  due  course  of  time  was  engaged. 
About two  months  before  our  marriage 
was to take  place,  I  was  suddenly  sent 
to Australia on  very  important business, 
occasioned  by  the  death  of  one of  the 
firm in  that country. 
I took a hasty and 
affectionate  leave  of  my  intended,  with 
the promise to write to each other  often.
I was  detained somewhat  longer  than  I 
expected,  but  just  before  1  sailed  for 
home I bought a  handsome and  valuable 
ring,  intending  it  as  a  ‘coming  home’ 
present  for  my  sweetheart.  As  I  was 
nearing the shore  and reading the  paper 
which the  pilot  had  brought  on  board, 
curiously  enough  my  eye  fell  on 
the 
‘ marriages,’  and  there  I  saw  an  an­
nouncement  of  her  marriage  with  an­
other—a fellow I  knew  very  well,  too— 
which so enraged  me that in  my passion 
I  threw the ring overboard.  A few days 
afterward  I was dining at  a hotel; a fish 
was served  up,  and in  eating it  I  bit on 
something  hard, and  what  do  you  sup­
pose it was?”  “The diamond  ring!” ex­
claimed  several.  “No,” said  the  merry 
Bodkins,  preserving  the  same  gravity, 
“it was a fishbone.”

P u r e ly  P e rs o n a l.
Musselman  went  to  Gettys- 
last  week  on  a  visit  to  his

Amos  S 
burg.  Pa. 
brother.

G rip s a c k   B rig a d e .

Algernon  E. White,  who  covers  nine 
states for the spice house of Rolla Thom­
as, New York,  is in  town  for a couple of 
weeks.

D.  G.  Freeman,  Wisconsin  salesman 
for Rindge, Kalmbach &Co.,  was in town 
last  week,  getting  out  his  samples  for 
the summer line.

Alonzo  C.  McConnell,  who  has  been 
book-keeper  for  the  Western  Plaster 
Agency  several  years,  has  gone  on  the 
road for that  concern.

W.  F.  Blake has returned  from  Farm­
ington Falls, Me., where he was called to 
attend the funeral of his mother, and has 
resumed his visits to the trade.
The  T r a d e s m a n ' s  annual 

list  of 
Grand Rapids traveling men  will  appear 
next week and the  list  of  travelers  who 
live  here  but  travel  for  outside  houses 
will appear a little  later.

Henry  Smith,  formerly  tea  salesman 
for the Lemon & Wheeler  Company,  but 
later tea buyer  for W.  F.  McLaughlin & 
Co.,  of  Chicago,  has  abandoned  the  tea 
business he opened in Chicago on his own 
account about Jan.  1.

Wrn.  Tegge  & Bro.,  who have  lately 
come  into 
the  cigar  making  field  at i 
Detroit,  have put  two men in  this  State 
—A. Sowersby, of  Ithaca,  in  the  eastern 
portion  and Geo. Germain in the western 
part.  The  latter  was  formerly  on  the) 
road for the Detroit Cigar Manufacturing 
Co.

Sam.  B.  Morrison,  formerly  with  the 
Olney &  Judson  Grocer Co.,  but  for  the 
past two years on the road for the Wells- 
Stone Mercantile  Co.,  of  Duluth,  Minn., 
was in  town  over  Sunday,  the  guest  of 
his  brother,  James  Addison.  He  was 
on his way  to Kittaning, Pa., to  visit his 
father and will remain here  several days 
on his return home a fortnight hence.

C.  N.  Rapp  has  gone  to  Gotham  and 
will spend a week there  and  at the  City 
of  Brotherly Love.

C. F.  Walker,  the Glen  Arbor  general 
dealer,  is in town for a fortnight.  He  is 
drinking water this time.

H.  F.  Hastiugs expects  to  leave  Santa 
Barbara for Colorado Springs about April 
1,  returning to Grand  Rapids the  middle 
of May.

John  Dagle,  the  South  Boardman  gro­
cer,  was in town Saturday and purchased 
a large line of  goods  from  the Lemon  & 
Wheeler Company.  He was  the guest of 
Hub Baker while in the city.

Henry  Vinkemulder  left  Sunday  for 
New  York  and  will  visit  Philadelphia 
and Baltimore  before returning.  He ex 
pects to be  absent about  two  weeks and 
expects  to  return  brimful of new  ideas 
In retail  merchandising.

Frank  Stone  has  returned  from  the 
East,  where  he  spent  a  month  in  the 
interest  of  H.  Leonard  &  Sons.  Frank 
E.  Leonard,  who  went  to  New  York 
about the middle  of  January, expects  to 
remain there two or three  weeks  longer.
J. H. Thompson,  formerly  engaged  in 
the spice business at Detroit, but  for the 
past year manager of  the Midland  Coffee 
Co., at  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  has  arranged  to 
open  a  merchandise  brokerage  business 
at  St.  Joseph.  He  was  in  Detroit  and 
Grand  Rapids  last  week,  arranging  for 
some desirable accounts.

T h e  A n n u a l D u e s a r e   N o w   P a y a b le .
The Secretary  of  the  Michigan  State 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  C. W.  Par­
sons,  Detroit,  is sending out notifications 
of  dues  for  1892  to  all  members.  As 
some  are  likely  to  misconstrue  this  ac­
tion,  a  little  explanation  is  advisable. 
Dues,  according to  the  by-laws,  are pay­
In the Associa-
able yearly  in advance. 

tion,  the  time  when  the  dues  become 
payable  has been  a  matter  of  informal 
discussion at several times,  but no action 
has ever been  taken  to  settle  it.  Most 
members  considered  that  the  year  ex­
tended  from  July  1 to  July  1,  and  that 
dues were payable at any time before the 
annual  meeting,  and  when  thus  paid 
were in full until the next  annual  meet­
ing.  This arrangement  was all right, so 
long as the meetings were always held in 
the same  month,  say in  September,  but, 
when the  time  has varied, it has  caused 
great  annoyance  and  disarrangement  of 
accounts. 
It is hoped that members will 
consider  that  they  pay  dues  once  each 
year,and that it is expected these shall be 
sent  to the  Secretary  in  advance.  The 
next meeting  occurring  in Grand Rapids 
in August,  it  is  desirable  that  all  dues 
be paid as promptly as possible.

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YOUR  SPRING  LINES  OF

k M i l  Tackle

U ntil you have seen our  assortm ent.  Our sales 
m en are now on the way to call on you.

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

T7

For  Bakings  of  flit  Kinds  Use

eisGlinm I Go’s
Unriifaled Compressed Yeast.

SUPPLIED

FISH M Y

To Grocers Everywhere.

Special attention is invited to onr

YELLOW  LABEL
w hich is affixed  to  every  cake 
of our Yeast,  and w hich serves 
Our Goods from worthless  Imitations.

TO  D ISTIN G U ISH  

5000 Sold.

P aten ted   1887.

Whu  Wanted.

It’s  the  original  of  its 
class. 
It’s  the  favorite 
w ith   D ruggists, Clothiers, 
Shoe  Stores, H atters, Gro­
cers,  H ardw are  Dealers, 
G eneral  M erchants,  Bak­
ers, B utchers, M illers. Ho­
tels, D airym en. L aundries 
and  in   fact  every  retail 
dealer  w ho w ants  correct 
methods.
W rite us this day for de­
scription and  prices.
State  and  local  agents 
w anted.

S T O P

and Investigate the Amer 
ican Cash  Register before 
purchasing.  YOU  w ill 
probably say as this  party 
does:
D e a r  S i r s :  W e w ill say 
th a t  for  our  business  we 
greatly prefer  your “Desk 
Cashier”  to  th e  N ational, 
even at the same price, for 
every business selling bills 
of  goods, or  odd  num ber 
sales your Desk Cashier is 
preferable to the N ational, 
not considering price.  We 
are so w ell pleased w ith it 
th a t w ith our three  Desks 
we consider  our  cash sys 
tem  alm ost complete.
C h a s .  R u b d e b u s c h  Co., 
M ayville,  Wis.

G eneral M erchants.

Yours truly,

Q O  

947  Royal  Ins.  Bldg.

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N
Dry Goods Price Current.

6

“ S to re C ra n k ” in Am erican Grocer.

N e c e s sity  o f a n  A n n u a l S to c k ta k in g -
The retail merchants in  our cities and 
large  country 
towns  generally,  all  of 
them  have a yearly  accounting,  and  are 
able to tell  just what  their  loss  or  gain 
has been during the year,  and are able to 
shape 
their  course  accordingly.  The 
merchants of the rural districts  are very 
lax in this regard. 
I have made  extend­
ed inquiry among  our  rural dealers,  and 
find that nearly 50 percent, of them never 
take  an  account  of  stock,  buying  their 
goods and paying for them;  basing  their 
idea of  loss or  gain upon  the  ease  with 
which  they  are  able  to  meet their  pay­
ments.  and judging of their stock simply 
by its appearance upon the  shelves or in 
the cellar.  Some  years  ago, one  of  our 
enterprising grocery jobbers had printed, 
in bright red  ink,  across  his  bill  heads, 
the words—“Are you  insured?” designed 
to call the  attention  of  the  customer  to 
the fact  that  his  neglect  to  insure  and 
protect his stock  was  not  alone a loss to 
him  in  case of  the  destruction  of  it by 
fire,  but  was  not  giving  the  jobber  of 
whom he bought his  goods  the  common 
security  or  protection  to  which  he was 
entitled.  1 think  if  our jobbing  houses 
would have the words,  “Do you  take  an 
annual 
inventory?”  as  conspicuously 
printed on their stationery, it would have 
the  effect  of  causing  a  great  improve­
ment in this direction.  There  can  be no 
excuse for the neglect of  so important  a 
matter,  and 1 think our mercantile agen­
cies, such as Dun & Co.  and Bradstreet’s, 
in  making  up  a  report  on  a  customer, 
should embody in it  the fact whether an 
annual inventory is taken or not. 
If the 
merchant is  making  money,  it  certainly 
would be a  gratification to know  it,  and 
if he is  losing the quicker  he is made ac­
quainted with the fact, the better;  for he 
can at  once  inquire  into  the  cause  and 
apply the  proper  remedy.  To  arrive at 
a knowledge of  the  result of  one’s busi­
ness is as simple  as  rolling  off  a log. 
I 
care not whether books  are  kept  by sin­
gle or double entry, or  whether  any  are 
kept at all. 
In  either  case a fairly  cor­
rect idea of the result of the business can 
be obtained. 
If a complete double entry 
set of  books is used, the results will  ap­
pear  more  in  detail,  enabling  the  mer­
chant  to  know  where  his  expenses  are 
and  showing  just  where  his  gains  and 
losses have been made. 
It  is far prefer­
able,  if  a  bookkeeper  is  employed,  to 
keep  the  accounts  by this  method,  but, 
for  the  ordinary  purposes  of  business, 
and where the trade is not of  the magni­
tude to admit of  the  keeping  of  a sepa­
rate  accountant,  some  simple  method 
may be adopted.
The time  to take  inventory  is  of  but 
minor importance,  but it should be taken 
when  practicable,  at  the  dullest  season 
of the  year,  in  the  locality  where  your 
business is.  My judgment is  that  for an 
annual  inventory  Feb.  1 is a particularly 
good  time.  The  rush  of  the  holiday 
trade is  over and the bulk of  the winter 
stock has been sold, the spring purchases 
have not been  made,  and in the  majority 
of stores  the  stock  is  at  its  lowest;  be­
sides,  at this season the average prices on 
general  comodities  are  at  their  lowest 
point.  Procure  a  book  with  day  book 
ruling  of  about  300  pages  for  an 
in-

Do  You  Desire  to  Sell

By Sample?

Send for olir Spring calalogile

SMITH  &  SANFORD,

G ra n d   R a p id s,  M ich..

ventory book.  A few  days  before  com­
mencing  stocktaking,  begin  to  arrange 
your  goods  compactly;  get  all  lines  to­
gether and  goods of a kind placed so that 
but one entry will need to be made for an 
article. 
If  in a general  store,  take  first 
the lines called for  every  day. 
I would 
suggest to enter first,  groceries, then dry 
goods,  boots  and  shoes,  hardware  and 
crockery  in  their  order.  Let  cost gov­
ern you as to price for  the article inven­
toried,  unless there has  been an advance 
or  decline, in  which case  put  the  price 
at that at  which it sells  for  in  the  mar­
ket. 
I have known parties to go on year 
after year inventorying an article at orig­
inal cost,  which  has  depreciated  50  per 
cent,  since the time of purchase.  Never 
do this.  An  inflated  inventory is of  no 
service  whatever  in  determining  your 
actual  worth.  Go 
through  the  en­
tire  stock 
in  a  careful  manner  and 
be careful  in  your extensions  and  foot­
ings.  After  finishing  this, on  the  fol­
lowing page  take an itemized  account of 
your  fixtures,  scales,  desks,  measures, 
safe,  tools, etc. 
If  it is  the  first  inven­
tory,  put  the  prices  at  what  they  are 
worth.  After  the  first  year,  1  should 
deduct  10  per  cent,  annually for  depre­
ciation  by reason of  use and wear.  This 
being  properly  done, go  carefully  over 
your  ledger and  inventory on  your book 
all the  accounts receivable,  giving a line 
to  each  customer.  Then  follow this by 
all  notes  due you  from  your customers, 
adding  interest  to  date  of  your  stock­
taking.  Then  add  the  balance of  cash 
on hand  and in bank.  When  this  is fin­
ished  you will  have a detailed statement 
of  your assets.  On  the following  pages 
make  an  inventory  of  your  liabilities. 
From  your  ledger or  your  files, make  a 
statement of  all bills  you owe that  have 
been put in stock before  you began your 
inventory.  Follow this with a statement 
of all notes due merchants for goods pur­
chased,  or  due  the  banks  for  money 
loaned,  or  from  individuals  for  use  in 
your  business, and rent  unpaid,  if  any. 
When  this  is  done, take a double  page, 
heading one  “Assets” and the other “Lia­
bilities.”  Under  these  arrange the foot­
ings of  the  inventory, which  should ap­
pear as  follows:

“ 

Assets.

(doubtful,

Feb. 1; 1892.

Liabilities.
Due  for Mdse......
Notes  payable__
Interest  due........
Kent  to date........

Mdse on band........ —
Notes receivable...  —
Cash in b a n k ........   .....
Cash at store.......... —
Book accts.  (good). ----
k   value.................—
Balance present worth
1  forgot to state that  an  account must 
be  kept of  sales made  during  the stock­
taking  of  goods,  which  have  not  been 
inventoried—these  to  be  added  to  the 
final footings of  your  stock  less,  say, 20 
per cent,  the  average gross  profit.  This 
is  necessary,  as  your  book  accounts are 
only  inventoried to  the  day when  your 
stocktaking begins.  This method,  while 
crude,  is substantially  accurate  and will 
give you a basis  for next  year’s work by 
which  not  only the  present  worth  may 
be  known,  but  also  the loss  or  gain for 
the year.

Onota—The  Onota  Charcoal  Co.  suc­
ceeds  Schaffer  &  Belknap  in  general 
trade and the charcoal  business.

Chadwick’s

Th read.

G uaranteed  E qual  to   any  T h read   on  th e 

M arket.

40  CENTS  PER  DOZEN.

C arried  in a ll  N um bers, W h ite  andj B lack.

W.  H.  DOWNS,

SOLE  AGENT

Grand Rapids, Mich.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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A driatic.................. 7
A rg y le....................  634
I,Atlanta AA.............   6k
Atlantic  A ...............  6k

H
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D ..........
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Amory.................
Archery  Bunting 
Beaver Dam  A A 
5k
Blackstone O, 32—   5
Black Crow............. 6
Black  Rock  ............6
Boot, AL.................  7
Capital  A .................  534
Cavanat V ...............5k
Chapman cheese cl.  3k
Clifton  C R ............. 534
Comet 
Dwight Star
Clifton CCC.

Arrow Brand  514 
World Wide..  6k
“  LL.................4k
Full Yard Wide.......6k
Georgia  A ................. 6k
Honest Width..........6k
Hartford A ..............5
Indian Head............  7
King A  A .................6k
King E C . ...............   5
Lawrence  L L ........   5k
Madras cheese cloth 6k
Newmarket  G........   5k
B ..........  5
N ............6k
D D ....  5k
X ........ 6k
Nolbe R ....................  5
__Our Level  Best........6k
6k{ Oxford R .................  6
6k  Pequot......................  7
........ 6k  Solar...........................  6k
¡Top of the  Heap—   7
BLEACHED  COTTONS.
Geo. W ashington...  8
A B C ....................... 8k
Glen Mills...............  7
Amazon....................8
Gold Medal............... 7k
Amsburg..................7
Green  Ticket..........8k
Art  Cambric........... 10
Great Falls..............   6k
Blackstone A A......   8
Hope........................... 7k
Beats A ll..................  4k
Just  Out.......  4k@  5
Boston..................... 12
King  Phillip............7k
Cabot........................6k
Cabot,  %.................. 6k
OP.......  7k
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak............5k
Lonsdale............  @ 8k
Conway W .................7k
Middlesex.........  @ 5
Cleveland................  7
No Name..................  7k
Dwight Anchor.......8k
Oak View........ ........6
shorts.  8k
Our Own..................  5k
Edwards...................6
Pride of the West.. .12
Empire.....................  7
Rosalind.....................7k
Farwell...................... 7k
Sunlight...................  4k
Fruit of the  Loom.  8k
Utica  Mills............... 8k
Fitchvllle  ..............7
Nonpareil  ..10
First Prize.................6k
Vlnyard....................  8k
Fruit of the Loom X.
White Horse............  6
Falrm ount............... 4k
Rock............... 8k
Full Value...............6k
Cabot..........................7  I Dwight Anchor.......8k
Farw ell...................... 8  I
.10
...  5k Middlesex No.  1..
Trem ontN........
“  2... .11
Hamilton N .......
...  6k
“  3... .12
L .......
. . .   7
“  7... .18
...  8
Middlesex  AT..
8... .19
“ 
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X ....
No. 25 ...  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Hamilton N .......
2....... .12
Middlesex P T .. ...  8
A O....... • 13k
...  9
A T ..
4....... • 17k
...  9
X A ..
5....... .16
. ..10k
X F . .
CARPET  WARP.
.20
colored__ 19k White Star................18
“  colored..20
Nameless..................20
25
27k 
30 
32k 
35

Peerless,  white.. __ 17k ¡Integrity colored.
Integrity...................18kI 
Hamilton..................8
...................9
....................10k
G O   Cashmere........ 21
Nameless  ................16
.................18

DRESS  GOODS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

cone
W onderful..................84 50
Corallne................... 89 50
Brighton........................4 75
Schilling's..  ........   9 00
B ortree's....................  9 00
Davis  W aists.......  9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Grand  Rapids........  4 50
Armory....................  6k|Naum keagsatteen..  7k
Androscoggin.......... 7k Rockport......................6k
Blddeford...............   6  Conestoga.................. 6k
Brunswick............... 6k|W alw orth................... 6k
Allen turkey  reds..  5k
Berwick fancies —   5k
“ 
robes..............5k
Clyde  Robes............
pink * purple  6k
“ 
Charter Oak fancies  4k 
“  Duffs.............  6
DelMarlne cashm'8.  6 
mourn’g  6 
pink  checks.  5k
“ 
Eddy stone  fancy...  5k
“ 
stap les..........5k
“ 
shirtings... 
3k
chocolat  5k
American  fancy—   5k 
rober___5k
American Indigo—   5k 
sateens..  5k
American shirtings.  3k 
Hamilton fanmr.  ...  5k 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
stap le....  5k 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Manchester fancy..  5k 
new era.  5k
....  6k
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino...... 6
Merrimack D fancy.  5k 
Merrim’ck shirtings.  4k 
long cloth B. 10k  
“ 
Repp furn .  8k
“  C.  8k
“ 
century cloth  7
“ 
Pacific  fancy...........5k
robes.............6k
“ 
gold seal.......10k
“  green seal TR 10k 
Portsmouth robes...  5V4 
“  yellow seal.  10k
Simpson mourning..  5k
serge..............I lk
“ 
greys.........5k
“  Turkey red.. 10k 
solid black.  5k 
Ballou solid black..  5 
Washington indigo.  5k 
“ 
colors.  6k
"  Turkey robes..  7k
Bengal blue,  green, 
India robes__ 7k
red and  orange...  5k
plain T ky X k   8k  
Berlin solids............5k
“  X...10
Ottoman  Tur­
“ 
oil blue........6k
key red..................6
“  green —   6k
“ 
“  Foulards....  5k
Martha Washington
r e d * ............  7
“ 
Turkeyred k .......7k
Martha  Washington
“  X ............  0k
“ 
Turkey red........... 9k
“  4 4.......... 10
“ 
“  3-4XXXX 12
“ 
Rlverpolntrobes....  5
Cocheco fancy........ 6
Windsor fancy........ 6k
madders...  6
XXtwills..  6kI  Indigo  blue..........10k
solids........ 5k I Harmony.......................4k
AC A ........................12k
Pemberton AAA__ 16
York.........................10k
Swift River............. 7k
Pearl  River.............12
W arren.....................IS

Amoskeag A C A —  12k
Hamilton N ............... 7 k
D ............... 8k
Awning.. 11
Fanner..................... 8
First Prize............... I lk
Lenox M ills............18
COTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta,  D ............... 6k|Stark  A
Boot.............................6k   No  Name_
Clifton, K ................... 6k  ¡Top of  Heap
Simpson....................20
..................18
16
 

.  8 
•  7k 
.10
Imperial................... 10 k
Black................. 9® 9k
B e............  a io

gold  ticket

TICKINGS.

SATINES.

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1 Coechco.......................10 k

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Amoskeag................12k
9 oz.......13k
brown .13
Andover................... I lk
BeaverCreek  AA...10 
B B ...  9
C C....
Boston Mfg Co.  b r..  7 

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“  d * twist 10k  
“ 

Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19

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Amoskeag................7
“  Persian dress  8k  
Canton  ..  8k
“ 
AFC..........10k
“ 
Teazle...10k 
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Angola.. 10k 
“ 
Persian..  8k  
Arlington staple—   6k  
Arasapha  fancy—   4k 
Bates Warwick dres  8k  
staples.  6k
Centennial..............  10k
C riterion.................10k
Cumberland  staple.  5k
Cumberland............ 5
Essex.......................... 4k
Elfin.........................   7k
Everett classics.......8k
Exposition.................7k
Glenarie...................  6k
Glenarven..................6k
Glenwood...................7k
Hampton.................... 6k
Johnson Chalon  cl 
k  
Indigo bine 9k 
zephyrs__16

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue........... 12
brow n....... 12
Haymaker blue.......7k
brow n...  7k
Jeffrey.......................i l k
Lancaster................. 12k
Lawrence, 9 oz.........18k
No. 220....13 
No. 250....I lk  
No. 280....10k

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Lancaster,  staple...  7
“  
fancies__ 7
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire...............  6k
Manchester..............  5k
Monogram...............   6k
Normandie................ 7k
Persian.....................  8k
Renfrew Dress.........7k
Rosemont...................6k
Slatersvllle.............6
Somerset..................7
Tacoma  .....................7k
Toll  duN o rd ..........10k
W abash...................... 7k
seersucker..  7k
Warwick.................  8k
W hittenden................6k
heather dr.  8 
Indigo bine 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6k
Westbrook............... 8
............... 10
W lndermeer............ 5
York............................6k

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GRAIN  BAOS.

Amoskeag................16k I Valley City................16k
Stark........................19k G eorgia......................15k
American.................16 
|Pacific....................... 14k

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile E nd....45  ¡Barbour's.................88
Coats’, J. & P ..........45  Marshall’s .................88
Holyoke................... 22k I

No.

KNITTING  COTTON.

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
39
...38
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“  18... ...39
40
“  20... ....40
41

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
46

..33
...34
...35
...36

16...

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

Slater........................   4
White Star..............  4
Kid Glove................   4
Newmarket..............  4

Edwards.................  4
Lockwood................4
Wood’s ....................   3k
B runsw ick.............  4

RED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

T W ...........................22k
F T .............................82k
J R F , XXX.............35
Buckeye...................32k

Firem an.................. 32k
Creedmore.............. 27k
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless.................27k
Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Grey S R  W ..............17k
Western W  .............. l8k
Union R .................. 22k
D R P ........................18k
W indsor.................. 18k
Flushing XXX.........23k
6 oz W estern...........20
Manitoba..................23k
Union  B ..................22k
©10k
Nameless.......8  @ 9 k  I 
12k
“ 
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Black.
Slate. 
Brown.  Black.
Slate.
18
13 
2k
9k 
15
15 
10k
10k  
17
17 
H k
I lk  
20
12k
20
12k
DUCKS.
West  Point, 8 oz 
• 10k  
Severen, 8 oz...........   9k
“ 
10 oz
12k
M&ylana, 8 oz..........10k
Raven, lOoz..............13k
Greenwood, 7 k  oz..  9k 
Stark 
............. 13 k
Greenwood, 8 oz. ...I lk  
Boston, 10 oz............ 12k
Boston, 8 oz..............10k

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
13
9k 
15
10k  
17
U k  
20
12k  

Brown.

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BILEBIA8.

White, doz............... 25  ¡Per bale, 40 doi — 17  50
Colored,  doz............ 20  |
Slater, Iron Cross...  8  Pawtucket............... 10k
“  Red Cross....  9  Dundle.........................9
«  Best............... 10k  Bedford.....................10k
“  Best  AA...... 12k Valley  City............... l«k
L ................................7 k   K K ............................10k
G ............................... 8k
Cortlcelll, doz...........75  fCorticelli knitting,

SEWINO  SILK.

..12 
8 
..12  |  “  10 

twist, doz. .37k  per koz  ball........ 80
50 yd, doz. .37ki
HOOKS AND  ETB8—PER GROSS.
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« 
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No 2-20, M  C...........50  |No 4—15 F   8k ............40
‘  3—18, S C............ 45  I
No  2 White & Bl’k..l2  INo  8 White & Bl’k..20 
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No 2........................... 28  |N o3.............................86

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

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NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. Jam es...................1  401 Steamboat.................  40
Crowely’s.................1  85 Gold  Eyed................1  50
Marshall’s ................1  00
5 -4 ....2  26  6—4  .  3 2515-4....1  95  6 -4 ...2  95 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
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...8  10|
COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2  10 

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crow n......................12
Dom estic.................18k
A nchor....................16
B ristol..................... 13
Cherry  Valley.........15
I X L ......................... 18k
Alabama...................  6)4
Alamance...................6k
A ugusta................... 7k
Ar  sapha........... 
6
Georgia..................... 6)4
G ranite....................   6k
Haw  River..............5
Haw  J ......................   6

7‘ 

N ashua.....................18
Rising Star 4-ply— 17 
S-ply— 17
North  Star................20
Wool Standard 4 plyl7k 
P ow hattan.............. 18

Mount  Pleasant..
•  6k
.  5
Oneida...................
P ry m o n t..............
6*
.  6
Randelman..........
Riverside............. ■  6k
Sibley  A ..............-
•  6k  
.  6
Toledo...................

PLAID  OSNABUROS

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

HAMMERS.

7

T h ese  p ric e s  a re   fo r cash  buyers,  w ho 
p ay  p ro m p tly   an d   bu y   in   fu ll  p ackages.

augurs and bits. 

dls.

Snell’s ................................................................
Cook’s ................................................................ 
40
35
J  ennlngs’, genuine..........................................  
Jennings’,  Im itation....................................... 50*10

AXES.

“ 
“ 
“ 

First Quality, S. B. Bronze............................. I  7 50
D.  B. Bronze.............................  12 00
S.B .S. Steel..............................  8  50
D .B .Steel.................................   13 50
R a ilro a d .......................................................1 14 00
Garden....................................................... net  30 00

B ARROWS. 

dlS.

bolts. 

dls.

Stove.  ................................................................50*10
Carriage new list.............................................. 70*10
Plow.................................................................... 40*10
Sleigh shoe........................................................ 
70

BUCHERS.

 

BUTTS, CAST. 

Well,  plain........................................................I 3 50
Well, swivel...............................................  

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

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

60

Grain..........................................................dls. 50*02

BLOCKS.

CBADLBS.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel................................................ per lb 
Ely’s 1-10........   .........° ....I ..................perm
“
Hick’s  C. F .............................................. 
G. D .......................................................... 
“
M usket....................................................  
“

5

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

CARTRIDGES.

CHISELS. 

Socket F irm er..................................................70*10
Socket Framing................................................ 70*10
Socket Corner........................... ........................70410
Socket Slicks....................................................70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firm er............................... 
40

dls.

dls.

Curry,  Lawrence’s ..........................................  
40
H otchkiss.........................................................   ®
White Crayons, per  gross............... 12Q1214 dls. 10

CHALK.

combs. 

COPPER.

“ 

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........ per pound 
14x52, 14x56, 14x60 .........................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................... 
Cold Rolled, 14x48............................................ 
Bottom s............................................................. 
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks......................................... 
Taper and straight Shank..............................  
Morse’s Taper Shank....................................... 

DRILLS. 

dlB.

d r ip p i n g  p a n s .

Small sizes, ser p o u n d ...................................  
Large sizes, per  pound...................................  

28
26
23
23
85
50
50
50

07
614

ELBOWS.

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

e x p a n s iv e  b it s . 

Clark’s, small, « 8; large, 126.........................  
Ives’, 1, « 8;  2,124;  3, 838  ............................... 

f il e s—New List. 

Dlsston’s ............................................................60*}6
New  American................................................. 60*10
Nicholson’s .......................................................60*10
Heller’s ..............................................................  
60
Heller’s Horse Rasps....................................... 
50

d ls .

dls.

30
25

GALVANIZED IRON.

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

15 

28
16 17

12 

13 
Discount, 60 

14 
GAUGES. 

..
dls.
 

60

dls.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

25
Maydole  A Co.’s .......................................... dls. 
25
Kip’s .............................................................. dls. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s .....................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel....................  ... 30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand.... 30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 .................................. dls.00410
State...............................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 414  14  and
longer............................................................. 
314
Screw Hook and  Bye, %............................net 
10
“  %................... 
net  8*4
“ 
\ ............................ net  7H
“ 
“ 
“  %............................ net  7*4
“ 
Strap and T ..................................................dls. 
50
Bam Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track ... .50*10
Champion,  antl-frlctlon................................  60*10
40
Kidder, wood tra c k ......................................... 
Pots..................................................................... 
60
Kettles................................................................  
60
Spiders  .............................................................. 
60
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  Tin W are.................................. new list 70
Japanned Tin W are...................................... 
  25
Granite Iron W are.....................new llst38M«10
4 00
dls.
wire goods. 
Bright........................................................... 70*10*10
70*10*10
Screw  Eyes................................ 
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................ 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .................... 
70
Door, mineral, jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings..................  
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings............... 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain....................• 
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
55
56
Mallory, Wheeler  &  Co.’s .............................. 
Branford’s ........................................................ 
55
Norwalk’s ........................................................ 
55
Adze Eye..............................................116.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye..............................................«5.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s.  .......................................«8.50, dls. 20*10.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
50
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ................................
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables
“  Landers,  Ferry & Cle ik’s ............
“  Enterprise 
.................

knobs—New List. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MATTOCKS.

dls.
dls.

levels. 

dlS.
dls.

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

dls.

MOLASSES GATES.

dlB.

Stebbln’s Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25

Advance over base: 

N A ILS
...2   00 
Wire nails, base..................
Wire. 
Steel. 
Base
............Base
................................
gn 
10
......................................... ............Base
50 
20
.................................. ............ 
05
40 
20
gj) 
..............................
............ 
10
30
30 
15
............................. ............ 
35
................................ ............ 
15
15 
35
............  
15
12..  .......................................
40
..............  20
.........................
io 
50
......................................... ..............  25
« 
65
........................... .............   40
7 ^ 5  
90
4 
.............................. .............   60
1  50
.................................. ............. 1  00
3 
2 00
............................... ..............1  50
2 
2 00 
Fine 3.................................... ............. 1  50
90
.............   60
.  1  00
.............   75
“ 
8  ..............................
1  25
«« 
0 
......................... ..............  90
1  00
..............   85
1  25
..............1  00
•* 
3 
...........................
1  50
«« 
0 
......................... ..............1  15
75
..............  85
Clinch* ia 
..........................
90 
..............1  00
”  “  
8..............................
1  00
0 
.........................
..............1  15
•* 
2  50
..............1  75
Barrell %.............................
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ...................................   g JJ
Sclota Bench............... 
gfS
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   C*}
Bench, first q u a lity ........ ............................
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood............  *10
Fry,  Acme................................................ dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dlE.
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.............................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs................................  so—to
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

Broken packs 14c per pound extra._______

rivets. 

 

 

ROPES.

954

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, % Inch and la rg e r............................... 
Manilla............... ..............................................   13
dls.
Steel and  Iron..................................................  
Try and Bevels................................................. 
M itre.................................................................  

SQUARES. 

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.

8 35
All  sheetB No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

NOS. 10 to  14......................................... *4  05 
Nos. 15 to 17 ........................................   4  05 
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24 ........................................   4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26 ........................................  4  25 
No. 27 ....................................................  4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86..........................................dls. 
Silver Lake, White  A ................................ list 
Drab A ....................................  “ 
White  B .................................  “ 
Drab B....................................  “ 
White C................................... “ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50
50
55
50
55
35

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

*2 95
3 C5
8 C5
3 15
3 25

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

8AW8. 

traps. 

H and............................................ 

Sliver Steel  DIa. X Cuts, per foot,__  

Solid Eyes................................................ per ton 326
“ 
20
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot—   50
  30
“  Special Steel DIa. X Cuts, per foot 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
30
Cuts,  per  root................................................. 
Steel, Game........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a Norton’s —  
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion.................................«.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market...................................................  65
Annealed Market............................................. 70—10
Coppered Market.............................................   60
Tinned Market.................................................  6214
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................  3 25
painted.......................................  2 75

wire. 

dls.

“ 

horse nails.

WRENCHES.

An  Sable......................................................dls.  40
dls.  05
Putnam .............................................. 
Northwestern................................... 
dls. 10*10
dls.
30 
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled..........
50 
Coe’s  G enuine.....................................
75 
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,
.75*10 
Coe’s  Patent, malleable......................
dls.
50
Bird C ages............................................
"5
Pumps, Cistern.....................................
Screws, New 1 1st............................................  70*10
Casters, Bed  a  d P late................. 
50*10*10
Dampers,  American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods.......... 65&10

MISCELLANEOUS.

 

METALS.

PIG TIN.

ZINC.

644
7

26c
28c

BOLDER.

The  prices  of  the  many other qualities  of

Pig  Large......................................................... 
Pig Bars.................................................  ........  
Duty:  Sheet, 2V4c per pound.
680 pound  casks............................................... 
Per  pound......................................................... 
14@14........................................................................ Jf
Extra W iping......................................................  15
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.'
Cookson.........................   ............... per  pound  16
Hallett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN—HELEN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................3 7  50
7  50
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
9  25
14x20 IX, 
9  25

 
Each additional X on this grade, M.75.
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

16  75
6 75
8  25
9  25

Each additional X on this grade «.50.

ANTIMONY

“ 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

ROOFING PLATES

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

1  Worcester............................   6  50
• 
...............................  8  60
• 
.............................   13  50
1  Allaway G rade.................. 
6  00
7  50
 
• 
 
< 
12  50
15  50
• 
 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
..........................................   . 
« 4  0»

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14X20IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
20x28 LX,
............. 
14x28  IX.
14x31  IX ...............................................................15
14x60 IX 
10

N”' I  B°“ er*' i Per  P°nnd 

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You  All  Know Him.

From  th e Farm  Im p lem ent News.
Farmer Furrow came  hustling into the 
hardware  store  of  Messrs.  Saw  &  Ham­
mer one day and  said:
“I’m  going  to  build  a  new  corncrib, 
Crosscut,  and I want to figure on a couple 
kegs of nails.  What  are  they  worth to­
day?”
“Hollar  ninety-five,  Uncle, seem’  it’s 
you.”
“Whew!  They’re up,  ain’t they?”
“No,  that’s cheap.  Just  about  cost.” 
“Well,  I’ll run over to Chisel’s and see 
what he’s got to say.”
Fifteen  minutes  later he returned and 
remarked:
“Now. Crosscut,  I can  beat  ye  5  cents 
over  at  Chisel’s. 
I’d  rather  deal  with 
you and  if you’ve  got  any  better figure 
just say so.”
“Well, just keep it quiet and I’ll make 
’em to you at $1.85.”
“All right, Crosscut. 
I’ll  be  in  again 
before I start home.”
Along in  the  afternoon  he  sauntered 
into the store and said:
“I jest  met  Chisel,  accidently, and  he 
sez I can have them nails at $1.80.  Now, 
if you want to make ’em at $1.75 I’ll close 
a deal with you on the spot for two kegs.” 
“I’ll  do  it,”  said  Crosscut. 
“Now, 
what else?”
“ Reckon I’ll  have  to have  a couple  o’ 
locks.  What’s the price?”
“These are fifty cents a piece.”
“Put in two  of ’em,” said  the  farmer, 
handing him a bill.
As the old man drove  away,  chuckling 
over his ability as  a nail buyer, Crosscut 
turned to a traveling  man sitting behind 
the stove and said:
“If  he’d  paid  me  my  price  for  the 
nails,  I wouldn’t  made  but  a little  over 
10 per cent.  He never whimpered about 
the locks and my  profit  on them was 100 
per cent.”

W a s h e d   H is G re e n b a c k s .

From  th e H artford Courant.
Speaking of  money  reminds  me to ask 
if you have ever washed any  filthy lucre.
I never  heard  of  such a thing  until  re­
cently, when  I  happened to be making a 
social  call  at  the  home of  a  physician. 
Pausing  a  moment at the  open  door  of 
his office, 1 noticed a row of  “greenbacks” 
hanging  on a string  stretched  from  the 
washstand to the  chimney piece.  “I am 
just washing  some money,” he said.  “ I 
do it because I get money from all  kinds 
of people, and it is often so horribly dirty 
that  I  know it  is  a  breeding  place  for 
microbes. 
1  wash  every  grimy  and 
ragged bill  that comes  to  me.  Give  me 
one of  yours;  I will  show  you.”  With 
some  misgivings  I  handed  him a dilapi­
dated  five-dollar  bill.  The  physician 
lathered  its  face  generously with  soap, 
and  began  a  vigorous  rubbing.  Then, 
rinsing it off  in  cold  water, he squeezed 
it dry,  and,  smoothing it out again, hung 
it in  the  bright  sunshiue.  To  my sur­
prise,  in a few moments it became a clean, 
crisp and  self-respecting  product of  the 
United  States  Treasury, instead  of  the 
limp disgrace 1 had  been carrying about. 
If you don’t believe me,  try it and see.

Use Tradesman  or  Superior  Coupons.

H.  M.  REYNOLDS  l  SON,

W holesale and R etail Jo b b ers o f 

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

P O ST ’S S A P  SP O U T S

B U ILD IN G   PA PE R S,
C A R PET  LININGS,

A nd  A ll  K in d s  of

ROOFING  M ATERIA LS,
COAL  TA R   AND 
A SPH A L T  PRODUCTS.

We  make a specialty  of  the  seamless  asphalt 
ready roofing and  two-ply coal tar  ready roofing 
which  are  far  superior  to  shingles  and  much 
cheaper.

W e   a r e   p r a c tic a l  ro o fe rs  o f  tw e n ty - 
fiv e  y e a r s ’  e x p e rie n c e  w h ic h   e n a b le s  u s  
t o  k n o w  t h e  w a :.ts   o f th e  p e o p le  in   o u r 
lin e .

Cor.  LOUIS  &  CAMPAU  STS.,

G rand  Rapids,  Mich

■Mjg  i« n i» y -S  ••Jtf

W e  ai e  agents  for  th is  Spout  an d   carry   a  full 

stock.

W e  also  have  th e   ANCHOR  SAP  SPOUT.

8

Michigan Tradesman

Jfflcial O rgan o f M ichigan B usiness Men's  A ssociation.

A  W EEK LY   JO U RN A L  DEVOTED  TO  T H E

Retail  Trade  of the Wolilerine State.

P ublished at

100 Losis St., Grand Rapids,

—   BT —

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One Dollar a Year, 

-  Postage Prepaid,

ADVERTISING  RATES  ON  APPLICATION.

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ness m en.

Correspondents m ust give th eir fu ll  nam e and 
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a guarantee of good  faith.

Subscribers may have  the  m ailing  address  of 

th eir papers  changed as often as desired.
Sample copies sent free to any address.
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class m atter.

W hen  w riting to  any of  our  advertisers, 
please  say th a t  you  saw  their  advertisem ent in 
T h e  M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W EDNESDAY,  M ARCH  2. 189%.

LIABILITY OP  TENANT  AFTER  FIRE.
Pingree  &  Smith,  the  Detroit  shoe 
manufacturers,  favor  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
with the following communication:
We have so many inquiries  concerning 
the recent adjustment of the  suit against 
us for  the rent  of  the  building we occu­
pied  as  a  shoe  factory,  which  was  de­
stroyed by fire  March 30,  1887,  and there 
doubtless  being  many  tenants  who  do 
not  understand the  law in relation  to the 
effect of  a  fire  on  leased  buildings,  that 
we  take  the  opportunity  of  explaining 
the matter  fully  to  the  readers  of  The 
T r a d e s m a n .
Our lease, at the time the building was 
destroyed,  had  about two  years  to  run, 
at an annual rental  of §3,200.  This  was 
half of our factory;  the other half in  the 
rear,  owned by other  parties,  being  sep­
arated  by a brick  wall.  The  landlord of 
the burned  building  collected  an  insur­
ance of about §20,000,  which left him the 
lot,  valued  at  §24,000;  and,  as  he  had 
awhile before offered to sell the property 
for §33,000, he  was a gainer  of over 810,- 
000  through  the  fire.  We  were  very 
much surprised to  receive a bill for  rent 
after the building  was destroyed and the 
property of no possible use to  us, and, of 
course,  would not pay the same until the 
matter was contested  in  the  courts.  A 
trial  in the Wayne County  Circuit  Court 
resulted in  a  verdict  against us for  the 
full amount of the rent for the unexpired 
time of the lease.  It developed, however, 
in the course of  the proceedings that the 
lease  was signed by  the landlord’s attor­
ney  and  good  but  for  one  year,  as  the 
fact  was established that he did not have 
authority in  writing  to  sign  leases.  On 
this point,  we appealed  to  the  Supreme 
Court of  Michigan,  and  were  sustained, 
so  that  we  were  relieved  from  paying 
rent through this technicality.  Recently 
the plaintiff commenced suit again on the 
same lease, claiming  to  have  discovered 
new evidence relative to its validity; and, 
while our  attorneys were  confident  that 
nothing could  he  collected  by  the  suit, 
we settled the claim  for §750,  which  was 
just about wbat we  figured it would cost 
us to contest it.

In the  light  of  the  above  decision,  it 
behooves all tenants  to see that  there  is 
a  fire  clause  in  their  leases,  providing 
that  in  case  of  destruction  of the build­
ings, rent  shall cease  until  they  are  re­
placed  by the landlord.

basis,  and  in  several  lines—notably  in 
the furniture  publications—such a thing 
as a paid circulation is almost  unknown, 
due  to  the  fact  that  the  publishers  of 
furniture journals have been in the habit 
of sending out their  papers  gratuitously 
so  long  that  the  dealers  now  refuse  to 
subscribe  for  them,  knowing  that  they 
will come along anyway with  some show 
of regularity.  Another class of journals 
which  should  not be  allowed  the  privi­
lege  of  the  mails,  except  on  a  postage 
stamp  basis,  is  the  so-called  “house or­
gans,” which have become very  common 
of  late  years  and  manage  to  exist  by 
methods little removed from those of the 
blackmailer;  indeed,  several 
journals 
can  be  recalled  whose  advertising  col­
umns are kept  filled  by  the  exercise  of 
tactics  which  would  excite  the  envy of 
the veteran blackmailer.

T h e  T r a d e s m a n   gladly  joins  in  the 
crusade started against illegitimate trade 
journals,  trusting that the  Postoffice De­
partment will not leave the  subject until 
it has shut  out of  the mails hundreds of 
unworthy  publications  which  could  not 
exist  if  their  masks  were  torn  off  and 
their true character revealed.

The  Western Union  Telegraph  Com­
pany  has  been  adjudged  liable  for  loss 
that arose from one of its operators mak­
ing a mistake of  one letter in  a message. 
He  changed  “ writing  to-night,”  into 
“ waiting to-night,” and  this  caused  the 
receiver  to  return  from  New  York,  for 
which,  as  it  was a  needless  and  incon­
venient  trip,  he  sought  damages.  The 
telegraph  company  pleaded 
that  they 
were  protected  by  a form  having  been 
signed  agreeing  to  hold  them  not  re­
sponsible  for  any  mistakes,  unless  the 
message  was  repeated.  The  conditions 
on the  form were admitted, and the  only 
question to decide was  whether  the tele­
graph company could  stipulate  for itself 
immunity from its own  faults.  The law 
of  the  State  in  which  the  action  was 
brought  provides  that a contract  cannot 
be  based  upon  an  illicit  and  immoral 
consideration, and the  court held  that to 
stipulate immunity from one’s own  fault 
is  an  immoral  and  illicit  consideration, 
and  consequently  the  conditions  men­
tioned in the form  referred  to  and upon 
which  the  plea  is  founded,  cannot  be 
binding.  For  these  reasons  the  judg­
ment of the court  below  was  confirmed, 
which  renders  the 
telegraph  company 
liable for damages  claimed.

Higher prices for meat  are  assured  in 
England.  Foot  and  mouth  disease  is 
spreading there,  and  the  government  is 
taking  stringent  measures  against 
its 
further introduction  by  prohibiting  the 
import of cattle from all European  coun­
tries.  The  price  of  meat  has  already 
advanced,  and the demand for  American 
cattle and  meats  is  rapidly  improving.
T h e  T r a d e s m a n   has  been  favored 
with a  copy  of  the  initial  issue  of  the 
Michigan  Law  Journal, published  by  a 
number of enterprising young gentlemen 
attached to the  University at Ann Arbor.
[ It is  an  unusually  praiseworthy  under­
taking and  will  in  all  probability  meet 
I the success its merits  deserve.

TEAR  OFF  THE  MASKS.

One of  the most serious  obstacles now 
confronting  the  Postoffice  Department 
is the dead-head circulation of many trade 
journals.  Only about  one trade  journal 
in five pretends to exist on a subscription

The  merchant  who  works  from  star­
light  in the  morning  until  starlight  at 
night is industrious, no  doubt,  but he  is 
evoluting backward into a mere machine.
Every man  can be  sure  of  heaven  by 

I making a heaven of his own on earth.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

T h e   G ro c e ry   M a rk e t.

The sugar  market  is  without  change, 
but the  situation  is  strong  and  higher 
prices  will  undoubtedly rule  as  soon  as 
the demand necessitates  the  carrying  of 
larger  stocks.

Tomatoes are a  little  firmer.  Corn  is 

without change.

Rolled oats are a little stronger,  but no 

change in price has occurred.
Evaporated  peaches  are 

higher. 
Apricots are  strong and  firm  at  the  old 
price.

The  lemon  market  is  strong  at  the 
decline.  Oranges  are  advancing  and 
very firm.  The  peanut  market  is  firm 
and  prices  are sure  to rule considerably 
higher than a year ago.

The manufacturers of  plug  and smok­
ing tobacco are cutting down the jobbing 
profit  on their goods from  K to 1)4 c per 
pound.  This  will  necessitate  jobbers 
getting full prices  on the  brands  or  sell 
the goods at a loss.

D o Y ou W a n t to  S a v e   T im e  a n d  L ab o r?
Then  send  for  Gringhuis’  Itemized 
Ledger.  Would you like a short form of 
double  entry  book-keeping?  Then  try 
our Customers’ or  Itemized  Ledger,  with 
our new columned  Cash Book.  Send for 
sample sheets and price.

Gr in g h u is I t e m iz e d   L e d g e r  Co., 

403 West Bridge St.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

N o tic e  to  S to c k h o ld e rs .

The  annual  meeting  of  the  stockholders  of 
the Grand  Rapids & Indiana Railroad  Company 
will be held at the  General  Office, in the  City of 
Grand  Rapids, Michigan, on Wednesday, March 
2d,  1892, at  1  o’clock  p. m., for  the  election of, 
thirteen  directors to serve  for the  ensuing  year 
and  for  the transaction of  such other  business 
as may be presented at the meeting.

J. H. P. HUGHART, Sec’y.

Clover ani

Now is the time to buy CLOVER  AND 
TIMOTHY  SEED  for  your spring trade. 
We  have  a  good  stock  and  for  THIS 
WEEK will sell  you

FOR  CASH

At §5.70  per  bushel for  clover and §1.50 
for  Timothy  seed in lots of  five bags  or 
more.  Bags extra at market price.

W.  T.  LAMOREADX  & C0„

Grand Rapids,  Mich.

SAGINAW MANUFACTURING  CO.,

SAGINAW,  MICH.,

M anufacturers of th e  Follow ing L ist of W ashboards.
\

DOUBLE

SU RFA CE
Solid  Zinc.

Doifble  Zinc 

Sdrface.

Single Zinc 
Surface.

J

The  above  are  all  superior 
Washboards, 
in  the  class  to 
which  they  belong.  Send  for 
cuts and price-list before order­
ing.
T.  S.  FREEM AN,  A g t , Grand  Rapids, Mich.
P E R K I N S   <&
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow

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DEALERS in

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NOS.  1M and  184  LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS, MICHIGAN. 

WK CARB7 A  STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL USB.

Go Back to the  Contract Plan. 

Arbuckle Bros,  are out  with a circular 
to the wholesale grocery  trade  announc­
ing their return to the contract plan.  As 
the warning  is  of  interest  to  the  retail 
trade,  as showing the penalty the  jobber 
must  pay 
for  cutting  a  price,  The 
T r a d e s m a n   herewith  presents  the  cir­
cular  entire:

YOU  MUST  NOT  CUT  !

“We  are  determined  to  do  our  full 
share toward assisting  our  customers  to 
secure a fair profit in the sale of our cof­
fees,  and to  this  end  we  shall  give  you 
prompt notice of all changes occurring in 
the  price  of  our  goods,  hoping  and  ex­
pecting that you will  revise your  selling 
lists  in  accordance  therewith;  but  if it 
shall be proven that our  coffee  has been 
sold  on  longer  time  than  60  days,  or 
more than 2 per cent, discount  given for 
cash,  or  for  less  than  our  card  rates 
(ruling  in  the  division  of  territory  in 
which  you  are  located),  by  you,  or  by 
any  person  in  your  employ  or  under 
your  control,  we  will  think  it  for  the 
best interest of  both of  us, and of  trade 
in general, to impose  upon  you a fine  of 
$50, and to  refuse to  fill any  further or­
ders from you until such fine is paid.
Before adjudging anyone guilty of cut­
ting,  we  shall  give  him  an  opportunity 
to be heard in his own defense, and shall 
accept  his  affidavit,  executed  before  a 
notary public on  form  prescribed  by us, 
until  same is  shown, by  positive  proof, 
to be false,
All fines collected to be donated to any 
trade,  traveling  men’s  or  charitable  or­
the  person 
ganization  designated  by 
bringing the sustaining charge.”
If  a  charge  of  “cutting”  is  brought 
against you or your salesmen,  specifying 
date  of  sale,  price  at  which  sold,  and 
party to whom  sold,  you, or  your  sales­
men,  in order to clear yourselves, will  be 
required to answer on the following form 
of  affidavit:

A FFID A V IT  FOR  EMPI.OYE.

(Or for member of firm,  with necessary 
changes of  phraseology.)
......... being  duly  sworn,  deposes  and
says that he  is  an  employe  of  the  firm
of......... and that as such employe  he has
not  since......... sold  any  roasted  coffee
bearing  the  name  of  “ A r b u c k i.e s ,”   or 
manufactured  and  sold  by  Arbuckle 
Brothers,  below  the  card  price  in force 
on  and  since  the  date  aforesaid,  either 
directly  or  indirectly,  by  payment  of 
freights;  by  rebates  in  cash,  or  other 
valuable  consideration;  by  gift  or  the 
promise of such; by payment of  commis­
sion  or  brokerage,  either  to  the  pur­
chaser or to any  person  for  him;  or  un­
der pretense of  paying  lost  bets;  by  al­
lowing  a  greater  discount  than  2  per 
cent,  for  cash,  or  by  selling  on  longer 
time than sixty days;  by the sale of other 
goods at less than  the usual  price,  or by 
the  purchase of  anything  at  more  than 
its value,  having an  understanding  with 
interested parties, expressed or  implied, 
that such  was done  in  order  to  sell Ar- 
buckles’  roasted  coffee  at  less  than  the 
card price;  by having  an  understanding 
with his said firm, or with any of  its em­
ployes, to  bill  a  less  quantity  of  goods 
than  actually  shipped,  or  to  bill  other 
roasted  coffee  at a lower  price  than  the 
card price for  Arbuckles’  coffee, supply­
ing said Arbuckles’ coffee  in  lieu of  that 
so billed.  That he has not  sought to ac­
complish, nor  has he  accomplished,  any 
of the  above  acts,  by  any  artifice,  plot, 
scheme,device or connivance whatsoever; 
and that he makes this  affidavit  without 
mental reservation.
The above form  of  affidavit  covers,  in 
concise form,  the many devices that have 
been resorted to to  evade  observance  of 
list prices.  Yours truly,

A r b u c k l e   B r o t h e r s .

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

Better profit by  your own  misfortunes 

than by the misfortunes of others.

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

9

Facts  Falk.  Louder  Fhan  Words ! 

3,487,275  SOLD  IN  1886,

3,509,575  SOLD  IN  1887.

5,092,350 SOLD IN 1888.

THE  OLE  PINE  BOX.

We didn’t care in the long ago
For easy chairs ’at were made for show—
With velvet cushions in red and black,
An’ springs 'at tilted a feller back 
Afore he knowed it—like them in town—
Till his heels flew up an’ his head went down. 
But the seat we loved in the times o’ yore 
Wuz the ole pine box by the grocery store!
Thar it sot in the rain an’ shine.
Four feet long by the measurin’ line;
Under the spreaain’ maple tree—
Jes’ as cosey as she could b e!
Fust headquarters fur infermation—
Best ole box In the whole creation;
Hacked and  whittled an’ wrote with  rhyme, 
An’ so blamed sociable all the time.
Thar we plotted an' thar we planned,
Read the news in the paper and 
Talked o’ pollyticks fur and wide,
Got mixed up as we argyfied!
An* the ole town fiddler sawed away 
At “Ole Dan Tucker” an’ “Nellie Gray!”
O, they's boxes  still—but  they ain’t no more 
Like the ole pine box at the grocery store.
It ain’t thar now, as it wuz that day—
Burnt, I reckon, or throwed away;
An' some o’ the folks ’at the ole box knowed 
Is fur along on the dusty road;
An’ some’s crost over the river wide 
An' found a home on the other side.
Have  they  all  forgot?  Don’t  they  sigh  no 
Fer the ole pine box by the grocery store?
F r a n k  L. St a n t o n .

more

Country  Callers.

Calls  have  been 

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

Henry  Meijering,  Jamestown.
T.  H.  Atkins,  West Carlisle.
N. Bouma, Fisher.
H.  L.  Welling,  Mancelona.
A.  Shook,  Coral.
W.  W.  Watson,  Parmelee.
Dean Bros.,  Freesoil.
H.  Sissons, Central Lake.
Denis  Leggett & Co.,  Paris.
E.  S.  Botsford,  Dorr.
A. C.  Cross, Bangor.
C.  F. Walker, Glen Arbor.
I.  F.  Sleesman,  Alpine.
L.  M.  Wolf,  Hudsonville.
M. B.  Pincomb, Big Rapids.

This  is  not  an  ordinary  monument, but a TABLE of  EXACT  FIGURES, 

showing the monumental success of our celebrated

liHN-IITJlt 
RECORD  BREAKERS
These Cigars are by far the most popular in the market to-day.  MADE on HONOR. 

(The Great 5c Cigar.)

(10c or 3 for 25c) 

Sold by leading  dealers all over the United States.  Ask for them.

* 

Bank Notes.

The First National Bank of  Greenville 
will go out of existence on the expiration 
of its charter, next November.

Since the death of  W.  R.  May,  of  the 
banking firm of May Brothers, at Clio, the 
firm name  has been  changed  to  Charles 
H. May  &  Co.,  Mrs.  Isabella  S.  May, 
widow of the deceased,  becoming a  part­
ner.  Burt E.  Woolfitt  has  entered  the 
employ of the firm.

Good  honest  dollars  and  good  honest 
sense is  a big  enough  platform  for  any 
political party,  and the party that is true 
to this  platform may be safely  entrusted 
with  the interests of the  nation.

Crockery  & Glassware

LA M P  BU R N ER S.

SWIPING  THROUGH  SPÄßE.

The  Earth  Is

25,000 miles in circumference,  7,956  miles in

diameter,  92)4  millions  of  miles  from  the

sun,  and  moves at the  rate of  18  miles  per

second.

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6 doz. in box.

No. 0 Su b..................................................
No. 1  “  ...................................................
No. 2  “  ...................................................
T ubular................................ 
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LAMP  CHIMNEYS.—Per bOX.
No. 0 Sun...................................................
No. 1  “  ...................................................
No. 2  “ 
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No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..............................
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..............................
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
“  .............................
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled..........
No. 2  “ 
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No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
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No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.............
No. 2  “ 
............
No. 1 crimp, per doz...............................
No. 2 
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First quality.
“ 
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XXX Flint.
“ 
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La Bastle.

Pearl top.

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LAMP WICKS.

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No. 0, per  gross......................................
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No. 1, 
No  2, 
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No. 3, 
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Mammoth, per doz................................
STONEWARE—AKRON.
Butter Crocks, 1  and 6 gal...............
Jugs, 
gal., per doz.........................

45
50
75
75

1  75 
1 88 
.2 70
.2 25 
.2 40 
.3 40
.2 60 
.2 80 
.3 80
.3 70 
4 70 
.4 70
.1  25 
.1  50 
.1 35 
.1  60

..  23 
..  28 
..  38 
..  75 
..  90
06H 
75 
90 
1  80 90 
72

THE  FINEST  COFFEES  IN  THE  WORLD  ARE  THE 

WOOLSON  SPICE  CO.  COFFEES.

LION COFFEE,  0.  D. JAVA and 
-STANDARD  MARACAIBO -

LION  is our leader, being composed of  Mocha, Java and  Rio, sold  only in 1-pound 
packages,  with a picture in each package.  As high  grade  bulk Coffees, O.  D.  Java 
and Standard  Maracaibo  take the lead.  We guarantee  these  Coffees to give satis­
faction in every particular and invite correspondence on the subject.

WOOLSON  SPICE  CO..
Hill  M e   Coffees,

ROASTERS  OF

TOLEDO,  - 

-  OHIO.

L W1NTERN1TZ,

RESIDENT  AGENT,

106  K e n t   St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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D r u g s   M e d i c i n e s ,

State  Board  o f Pharm acy.

One  T ear—Jacob  Jesson,  M uskegon.
Two  T ears—Jam es Vernor, D etroit.
Three  T ears—O ttm ar Eberbaeh, Ann  Arbor 
Pour T ears—G eorge Gundrum. Ionia.
F ire T ears—C. A. Bugbee.  Cheboygan.
P resident—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor. D etroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia. 
M eetings  fo r  18*8—Grand  Rapids,  March  1:  Star is ­
land  (D etroit),  Ju ly  5;  M arquette,  Aug. SI;  L ansing, 
Novem ber 1.

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M ichigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Aas’n. 

P resident—H. G. Colem an. K alam azoo. 
Vice-Presidents—S.  E.  P arkill,  Owosso;  L. P auley, St.
Ig n a c e ;  A. 8. Parker, D etroit.
Secretary—Mr. P arsons, Detroit.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, D etroit. 
E xecutive C om m ittee—F. J. W ursburg,  Grand Rapids; 
Frank  In glis  and  G.  W.  Stringer,  D etroit;  C.  E.
W ebb. Jackson. 
N ext place  o f  m eeting—Grand  Rapids, Aug. 1 ,3 and 4. 
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir.

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Grand  R apids  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President. W . R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  Frank H. E scott, 
Regular M eetings—F irst W ednesday evenin g o f March 

June, Septem ber and Decem ber.
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association, 
resident, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W . C. Sm ith.

D etroit  Pharm aceutical  Society. 

President. F. Rohnert;  Secretary,  J. P.  R heinfrank.
M uskegon  D rug  C lerks’  Association. 

P resident  N. Miller;  S ecretary. A- T. W heeler.

W H Y   M ER C H A N TS  F A IL .

phia, Who is Also a Merchant.

Views of Postmaster Field, of Philadel­
From th e Dry G oods Econom ist.
In  writing an article on this  subject, 1 
think it important to  notice  particularly 
the credit department,  which is certainly 
one of the most important, and, possibly, 
one of  the  most  difficult  to  manage  in 
connection with  any large business.  To 
manage it successfully requires  not only 
great  experience,  but  rare  talent  and 
ability.  The head of it  should be a man 
of affairs,  clear-headed,  a “mind-reader,” 
a judge of human nature,  able to fathom 
any one who  applies  to  him  for  credit, 
without  being  offensive  in  manner  or 
method.  He must  not  only  pass  judg­
ment  on  the  man,  but  on  his  environ­
ments,  the  population  of  his  town  and 
the  general  resources of  the  section  in 
which  the  man  or  firm  transacts  busi­
ness.  All of  these points  are important 
factors in  aiding  the  credit  department 
to reach a decision in regard to the line of 
credit to  which  the  party  may  be  enti­
tled. 
I  question  seriously  if  this  de­
partment receives generally  the  thought 
and attention which its  importance mer­
its.  The  competent,  solvent  merchant 
should always be willing to give informa­
tion in regard  to  his  financial  standing, 
as  no  one is  more interested  than he  in 
keeping out  of  business  the  mushrooms 
and  frauds.
It is a pertinent question to ask,  What 
is the  cause of  so many  failures  among 
the  commercial  classes?  Is  it  through 
innate  dishonesty, or  is it the “greed  of 
gold”  and  the  “gold  of  greed”  that 
prompt  men  to  fail  and  compromise 
their  just  and  lawful  indebtedness?  I 
think not.  After  years of careful  study 
of this question,  I think the cause of fail­
ure may be properly classified as follows: 
Six-tenths  ensue  from  inexperience, 
extravagance and negligence.
Two-tenths from natural dishonesty. 
One-tenth  from  speculation.
One-tenth, the unfortunate man.
In  regard to the first class, there is not 
sufficient attention  given to the  training 
of men for mercantile life.  Every young 
man intending to  follow mercantile pur­
suits ought to  spend some years in prep­
aration  in  a  m eth o d ically   conducted  es­
tablishment. 
If he enters  a bap-hazard, 
he becomes a  hap-hazard merchant.  He 
should  be  trained  as  to  value,  how  to 
buy and how  to sell, and also  as to man­
agement,  from  the  picking  up  of  the 
string  from the  floor  to  the  banking  of 
his  cash, 
it  is  a  mistake  for  the  me­
chanic,  the professional  man, or the far­
mer to rent a store,  furnish  limited capi­
tal  and  start  “the  boy”  in  business, 
without his  having had  any  training  or 
having  had  any knowledge of the quick­
sands,  shoals  and  rocks  of  the  sea  on 
which he is about to launch his craft.  In 
some  instances,  owing  to  the  peculiar 
environments of the case, and  by having 
secured the  services  of  some competent 
clerk,  he may  succeed,  but in  nine cases 
out of ten  the venture  will  prove a  de­
plorable failure. This represents a class of 
people who  are  apt to  overlook the  dif­
ference between  the  gross  receipts  and

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

the  net  profits of  the  cash  drawer, and 
are, therefore,  led  into  extravagant hab­
its  of life  by the  handling  of  so  much 
money  without  proper  training  for  its 
caretaking.  Furthermore,  they  are  the 
very  kind  of  people  who  will  be  over­
persuaded by the plausible salesman and 
would be  likely, therefore, to  overstock 
themselves, in  consequence of which the 
fatal  error  of  slow  payment  is  sure  to 
follow.
Every merchant—wholesale  and retail 
—should inscribe as a motto  on his ledg­
ers  the  old  German  proverb:  “Lange 
krankheit ist  sicherer todt” —Long  sick­
ness is sure death.  In these days of sharp 
competition,  when  a  merchant  cannot 
make his payments  so  as  to  secure cash 
discounts,  the  sooner  he goes into liqui­
dation the better it will be for himself and 
all concerned.
Of  course, there  are  many  instances 
where  men,  and  women,  too, of  modest 
pretensions  have  commenced in a  small 
way  and  finally  succeeded;  but  their 
training comes  with  the development  of 
their  business.  They  know  not  only 
how to make a little money, but also how 
to  save what they do  make.  But in  the 
broad field  or  higher  plane  of  business 
life,  if we look  at the successful men  of 
to-day,  we will  find  in  almost every  in­
stance that they are  well-trained, intelli­
gent men, who take an inventory and settle 
up  their  business  annually—men  who 
know when,  where and  how to buy,  and 
when,  where  and how  to  sell;  men  who 
know when  and  how to say yes  and  no, 
as the case demands.
In regard to the  second  class—the dis­
honest.  After all light and the good in­
fluences of the present day, the thief still 
“lives and moves and has his being.”  He 
is confined to  no  particular  class  or na­
tionality.  He deliberately plans to build 
up his credit,  and  when  all  is  ripe,  the 
preference or relative,  with  judgment or 
chattel  mortgage, comes  in  and  sweeps 
everything.  Then  comes  the  offer  of 
twenty-five or  thirty-three  per  cent,  in 
settlement  Against  this  class  there  is 
no  protection. 
I presume  there is hard­
ly a merchant in  the  land  who  has  not 
taken  the  journey  from  Jerusalem  to 
Jericho,  aud,  like the “certain man,” has 
fallen among  thieves,  who have stripped 
him of his raiment.
Concerning the third  class—the specu­
lative.  There is no more dangerous risk 
for  the  merchant  than  to  go “long”  or 
“short”  on  cotton,  wool,  corn,  pork  or 
stock of any kind. 
In fact, it is  purely 
a game of chance, on  the  basis,  general­
ly, of  “Heads,  I win; tails, you  lose.”
As  to  the  fourth  class—the  unfortu­
nate man.  He comes in  with his offer of 
thirty-three  and one-third,  or,  possibly, 
fifty per cent.  He states his tale of woe, 
and, of course, he is never to blame.  He 
was induced,  perhaps, to  go security  for 
neighbor  B.  He didn’t intend  to  do  it, 
but—there comes in the “But.” 
I never 
hear or see  this word  “but”  without  be­
ing  reminded  of  an  incident  of  early 
days.  One  of  my  fellow  clerks  had  a 
“sweetheart” with whom he  correspond­
ed.  One day he came into the office with 
a long four-page  letter in  his  hand, and 
calling me by name, said: 
“Is  it  right 
to  have  ‘huts’  in  your  letters?  Why. 
sir,  I have the darnedest  lot  of ‘huts’  in 
my letters that you  ever saw.”  So  with 
the  bankrupt  merchant;  he  has  many 
“buts,”  but he  is  not  to  blame.  A  fire 
occurred last  Thursday  and  his  fire  in 
surance expired  on  the  previous  Tues 
day,  “but” he  really  forgot  all about  it 
and  overlooked  it.  Like  the  good  old 
Irish  woman  who  was  advised  by  her 
physician to  put a porous plaster on her 
chest,  and  who,  when  he  called  a  few 
days later and  inquired  whether  it  had 
been of any benefit to her, replied:  “In- 
dade, dear doctor, I had  no  chist  in  the 
house,  so 1 jist put it on the bandbox, and 
I really can’t say whether it has done me 
any good or not.”  The unfortunate man 
never puts  the blame  plaster upon  him 
seif, always upon the bandbox.
Of  course,  there  are  unforeseen  cir 
cumstances,  such,  for  instance,  as  the 
breaking out  of the rebellion,  which cut 
off the  entire  resources  of some  of  our 
largest concerns; or  an earthquake, such 
as that  experienced  at  Charleston;  or  a 
financial panic,such as that which caused 
the failure of  Jay  Cooke.  These  things

time 

are  often  beyond  our  ken  and  we  are 
powerless  to  control  them. 
In  fact,
Jay Cooke  would never  have  failed  but 
for a precipitated panic.  His plans were 
broad and well laid aud would have been 
eminently  successful  had  he  been  per­
mitted to complete them.
As  to  the negligent  class, I  will  give 
one  or  two  instances  from  my  per­
sonal experience.  Some  years ago, in  a 
town in  England, a  young  man  started 
in business with fair  prospects.  On one 
of my trips over,  I placed with him quite 
a large order,  which was executed to  my 
entire  satisfaction.  On  my  return, the 
following year, I called at his office about 
3 o’clock in  the  afternoon  and  was  in­
formed that he was out at a game of crick­
et.  I thought nothing of this, as few Eng­
lishmen can exist without cricket.  Some 
days afterward, however,  I  called again, 
and  was  again informed that  he was  at­
tending  a  game  of  cricket. 
I  never 
called again.  A few  years  later  a  man 
called  upon  me  here  with  a  parcel  of 
samples  under  his  arms,  not  for  him­
self,  but for another house;  I recognized 
the man,  who had,no doubt, sacrificed his 
business for the game of cricket.
One  of  the  best  men  whom  I  ever 
knew,  and who  was in business  for him­
self,  called  upon  me  one  day  to  get 
me  to  accompany  him  to  the  noonday 
prayer meeting, at which he was  a regu­
In  answer  to  his  so­
lar  attendant. 
licitation,  I  said: 
“No,  sir.  Twelve 
to  1  o’clock  is  not  my 
to 
pray;  it  is  my  time  to  watch.”  A 
few years  afterward  he  was  doing bus 
iness as  an  agent.  He  had  overlooked 
the  divine  injunction,  “Be  diligent  in 
business.”
Not  long  ago  I  crossed  the  Atlantic 
with  a  very  plain  looking man,  but  he 
was  one  of  Chicago’s  most  substantial 
grain  merchants.  He  asked  me  if  -r 
knew a certain firm in this city, and I re 
plied that 1  knew  them  quite well.  He 
said that  they  were  formerly  his repre­
sentatives.  but  some time ago he  was  in 
Philadelphia  and called  at  their  office 
where he found the head of the firm seat 
ed with  the clerks  around a table  play 
ing a game of card.  None  of  them  ree 
ognized him, he  said,  but  the  principal 
turned around in an  overbearing manner 
and asked him  to  be  seated for  a  little 
while.  He said  he  sat  there  for  fully 
ten minutes  and then  quietly arose,  left 
the office,  and departed for home.  “But,” 
said he, “the first thing I did on my return 
home was to withdraw my consignments, 
and close my account with that firm,  and 
when inquiry was  made of me why I did 
so, I stated to them fully the facts in the 
case.  They  offered  every  apology,”  he 
continued,  “ but it  was  too late.  Play­
ing cards at midday  was not  in  keeping 
with my  ideas  of  goods business  meth­
ods.” 
I need hardly add  that the card 
playing firm was soon out of business.  J 
have given these  practical  illustrations, 
as they may reach the eye of some young 
men to whom they  may be useful for  fu 
ture thought.
The  traveling  system  and  mercantile 
agencies have produced in business line 
an abnormal  condition  of things, and  s 
long as this condition lasts we cannot get 
along without either.  The traveling sys­
tem carries with it  the necessity  for  the 
other.  As to  the  advantage  of the  for­
mer to the trade, generally, I regard it as 
an  unsolved  problem.  But  the  discus­
sion of  this  question  would  lead to  too 
le n g th y   an   a rtic le   a t  p re sen t.
largely 
takes care of itself.  Let us keep careful 
guard over  the  outgoing.  Will  it  come 
back to us  in  bad  accounts  or  in  solid 
cash?  The  reply  will  come  from  our 
ledgers,  but,  fellow  merchants, the  re­
sponsibility for results is with us.

incoming  merchandise 

Our 

J ohn  F i e l d .

The  Drug  M arket.

Opium  is  steady.  Morphine  is  un­
changed.  Quinine  has  been  weak,  but 
is again firm at  unchanged  prices.  Gut­
tle bone is lower.  Lycopodium has again 
advanced.  Manna has declined.  African 
ginger is higher.  Oils lemon and orange 
have  advanced. 
Ipecac  root  has  ad­
vanced.  Turpentine  has  advanced  10 
cents since our last issue.

GHAS. A. COYE,

M A N U FA C TU R ER   OF

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Playing Cards

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Eyes  tested  for  spectacles  free of  cost  with 
latest improved methods.  Glasses in every style 
at  moderate  prices.  Artificial  human  eyes  of 
every color.  Sign of big spectacles.

POULTRY.

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promptly a t the h ig h e s t market  p r ec  and  to 
jive you quick returns. W e also receive and seu
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may want.

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T IT O   M I C H I G A N   T E A D E  SA fA N I.

1 1

Wholesale Price Current•

Advanced—Oil lemon, oil orange, lycopodium, po. ipecac, African ginger, turpentine. 
Declined—Cuttle bone, manna.

aciduk.

A eeticum .....................
Benzolcum  German..
Boraclc 
......................
C arb o llcu m ..................
C itricum .....................
HydrocM or.................
Nltrocum 
...................
O xallcum .....................
Phosphorium  d il.........
Salley licum ................1
S ulphuricum ................
Tan nl cum ................... 1
T artaricum ....................

AMMONIA.

8®  10 
60®  65an
22®  30 
48®  53 
3®  5
10®  12 
10®  12 
20
36@1  70 
1%®  5 
40@1  60 
36®  38

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Aqua, 16  deg................. 354©
20  deg................. 5V4©  7
Carbonas  ......................   J*® 14
14
Cbloridum ................... 

ANIL INK.

Black............................2 00@2 25
Brown...........................   ««WOO
■Red 
60
Y ellow .........................2 50&300

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

 

b a c c a s.

Cubeae (po.  90)...........   Kj®1

iSSSSi™:::::::::  Jt-S
Copaiba..........................  50®1 55
Peru  .............................  @1  30
Terabin, C an a d a .......  35®  40
T olutan..........................  da'® ou

BAL8AM UM .

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  }®
Cassiae  . . . . ...........................  
il
Cinchona F la v a ...................
Euonymus  atropnrp............
Myrica  Cerlfera, po..............
Prunus Y lrglnl......................  “
Quill ala,  grd.........................   "
Sassafras  .............................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........   1«

BXTRACTTJM.
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra.
po...........
Haematox, 15 lb. box.
Is ..............
*■..............
*■ .............
FEK R U M .

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Carbonate Preclp......  ®  «
Citrate and Q ulnla....  @3  52
Citrate  Soluble... .. .. .   ®   X
Ferrocyanldum Sol —   ®
Solut  Chloride...........  @  »
Sulphate,  com’l .......... 7
*
pure.............. 

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Arnica —  
Anthémis  . 
Matricaria

Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin 

nlvelly 

22®  25 
25®  30 
25®  30

20®  75

g ®

OCMMI.

Salvia  officinalis,  Vis
and  Via.................
U raU rsl...........................  m
©
Acacia, 1st  picked.  .. 
. . -   @
2d 
.. 
#
3d 
©
sifted sorts... 
Aloe,  B sS ,  (po. 60) • • •  60® 
“  Cape,  (po.  20V...  ®
Socotrl, (po.  60).  ®

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. 

Catechu, la, (Vis, 14 Vis,
......................................  A ?
Ammonlae ..—  •■••••  SS
AssafOBtlda, (po. 35)...  35®
Bensolnum.....................  2 ®
Camphorte....................
Bupnorblum  p o .........  3S®0
@3 50 
Galbanum.
72®  76 
Gamboge,  po.
®   25
Gualacum,'(po  30)
Kfno,  (po. 25)..............  @  80
M ).........
M astic.......... .............. 
®   “5
Myrrh, (po. 45)............ 
-® 9 19
Opli.  (po. 3  00)............2 00®2  10
SheUac  ..  ...................  * ®   "
bleached.........  30®  35
Trtgacanth.................  30<®  70

« 
HBBBA—In ounce packages.

A b s in t h iu m ...................................  X
Bupatorium ...........................   S?
25 
Lobelia............... .
28 
M ajorum ........
23 
Mentha  Piperita
25
“  V ti....
Rue...........- ....................  %
Tanacetum, V ........................
Thymus,  V .............................

m a g n e s i a .

Calcined, P at...............  55®
Carbonate,  P a t..- ...-  
Carbonate, K. &  M - . .   20® 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®

OLEUM.

Absinthium .  .............. 3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, D ulc------   45®  ¿5
Amydalae, Amarae —  8 00@8 25
A nlsl..............................£
Aurantl  Cortex...........2 60@2  85
Bergamll  .....................3 75®4  00
C ajlputl.................-
65®  W
Caryophylll.................  75®  80
Cedar  ............
Chenopodll  ..
C lnnam onll..
Cltronella ....
Conlum  Mac.
Copaiba  .......

1 26 
45
.  35®  65
.1 10@1 20

35®  65■1  75 

 

Cubebae..........................   @ 
Exechthitos...............  2 50®2  75
Brlgeron........................... 2 25@2 50
G aultherla........................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce.......  ®   75
Gosslpll,  Sem. gal.......  50®  75
Hedeoma  .....................l  40®1  50
Juniperl.........................   50®2 00
L avendula....................  90®2 00
Llm onls.............................2 75®3 25
Mentha Piper.................... 2 75@3 50
Mentha Verld...................2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal................... 1  00®1 10
Myrcia, ounce.............   ®  50
O live..............................   80@2 75
Plcls Liquida,  (gal. 35)  10®  12
R lcinl.................................1  08@1 24
Rosmarlnl.............  
75@1  00
Rosae,  ounce...............  @6 50
Succlnl.........................   40®  45
Sabina ..........................  90@1  00
Santal  ..........................3 50@7 00
Sassafras......................  50®  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce—   ®  65
Tiglfi............................   ®  90
T hym e.........................   40®  50
opt  .................  ®  60
Theobromas.................  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

B1 Carb.........................   15®  18
Bichrom ate.................  13®  14
Bromide...................... 
25©  27
Carb..............................   12®  15
Chlorate, (po. 16)........   15®  16
Cyanide........................  50®  55
Iodide................................ 2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  26®  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com ...  ©  15
Potass  Nltras, opt....... 
8®  10
PotasB Nltras............... 
7®  9
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po........ ........  15®  18

RADIX.

“ 

A conitum ....................  20®  25
Althae...........................  25®  30
A nchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  ®  25
Calamus.......................   20®  40
Gentiana,  (po. 15).......  10®  12
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 40)....................  
®   35
Hellebore,  Ala,  po—   15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po..........................2 65@2 75
Iris  plox (po. 35®38) ..  35®  40
Jalapa,  p r....................   42®  45
Maranta,  Vis...............  ®   35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Rhel..............................   75@1  00
“  cu t.......................   ®1  75
“  pv.........................   75@1  35
Spigella.......................   48®  53
Sanguinarla,  (po  25)..  ®   20
Serpen tarl a ..................   35®  40
äenega.........................  40®  45
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 4 0
®  20
M 
Scillae, (po. 85)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  F®tl-
  @ 3 5
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©   25
German...  15®  20
lnglber a ....................   12®  15
Zingiber  j ...............  
18®  22
SEMEN.
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
..  ®  15
Apium  (graveleons)..  20®  22
Bud, Is........................ 
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18).............. 
8®  12
Cardamon......................1  00®1 25
Corlandrum.................  10®  12
Cannabis Satlva..........  
4V4®5
Cydonium....................   75@l  00
Cnenopodlum  ............  10®  12
Dlpterlx Odorate......... 2  10®2 20
Foeniculum.................  ®  16
Foenugreek,  po.......... 
6®  8
L ln l-T .........................4  @ 4)i
Llnl, grd,  (bbl. 8Vi).. •  4  @ 4Vi
Lobelia.........................   35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian—   3Vi® 4Vi
R ap a............................. 
J®  7
Slnapls,  Albu.............  
8®  9
N igra............  11®  12

dus,  po..............  

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SPIRITUS.
Frumentl, W..D.  Co..2 00®2 50
D. fr. R .......1  75@2 00
1  10@1 50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T — 1  75@1 75
Saaeharum  N.  B ..........1  75®2 00
S pt  Vlni  GalU.............1  75@6 50
Vlni Oporto..................1 25@2 00
Vlni  Alba.....................1  25@2 00

SPONSES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.....................2  25®2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage 
....  .......... 
2 00
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........  
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
r ia g e ....................... 
65
Hard for  slate  u se.... 
75
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u s e ............................  
1  40

SYRUPS.

A ccacla.................................   50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferrl  Io d ................................  60
Aurantl  Cortes......................  80
Rhel  Arom....................
Slmllax  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  50
Senega...................................   60
Scillae.....................................   60
“  Co................................  60
T olutan..................................  50
Prunus  rlrg ...........................  50

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6 00

TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R ..........   60
F ...........  50
Aloes.......................................  60
and  m yrrh...................  60
A rn ica...................................   50
Asafoetlda............................... 
0
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin..................................  60
Co.............................  50
Sanguinaria...........................  50
Barosm a................................  50
Cantharides...........................  75
Capsicum...............................  50
Ca  damon................................   75
Co.........................  75
Castor....................................1 00
Catechu..................................  50
C inchona..............................   50
Co.........................  60
Columba..................................  50
C onlum ....................................  50
Cubeba...................................   50
D igitalis................................  50
Ergot.........................................  50
G entian..................................  50
Co..............................   60
G uaica....................................  50
ammon....................   60
Z ingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamus...........................   50
Iodine.....................................   75
Colorless...................  75
Ferrl  Chlorldum.................  35
K in o .........................................  50
Lobelia...................................   50
M yrrh.....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................   50
OpU..........................................  85
“  Camphorated.................  50
“  Deodor..........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Q uassia....................................  50
R h atan y ......................... —   50
Rhel........................................   50
Cassia  Acutlfol......................  50
Co.................  50
Serpentaria...........................  50
Stromonium...........................  60
T olutan....................................  60
Valeria!)..................................  50
VeratrumVeride....................   50

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“ 

(po.

1 
“ 

I  28
4 F ..  30®  32

MISCELLANEOUS.
it 
ground, 

Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F.
it  AW
A lum en..........................2)4® 3
7) .........................   3®  4
Annatto........................  56®  60
Antlmoni, po............... 
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
A ntlpyrln....................   ®1  40
Antlfebrin....................  @  25
Argentl  Nltras, ounce  ©  64
Arsenicum..................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud.......  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N ..............2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Vis
11; Vis,  12)............  @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
p o ..............................   @1  20
Capslci  Fructus, a f ...  @  20

11 

11 

squlbbs.. 

tpo.
CaryophylluB,  (po.  15)
12C
Carmine,  No. 40.......... 
<sw
Cera  Alba, S. A F .......  50®
Cera Flava..................   38®
Coccus.........................   @
Cassia Fructus............  ®
Centrarla......................  ©
Cetaceum...................   ©
Chloroform.................  60®
©1
Chloral Hyd Crst........ 1  25® 1
Chondrus.....................  20®
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15® 
German  3  © 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  ........................
Creasotum ................. 
®
Creta,  (bbl. 75)............  @
“  prep....................  
5®
“ 
preclp...............  
9®
“  Rubra.................   ®
C rocus.........................   30®
Cudbear........................  @
Cuprl Sulph.................  5 @
D extrine......................  10®
Ether Sulph.................  68®
Emery,  all  numbers..  ©
E rgotajpo.)  85 ..........   85®
Flake  W hite...............   12®
GaUa............................   @
Gambler........................7  ®
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   ©
Glasaware  fllnt,  75 and 2Vi. 
by box 70
Glne, Brown............   9®
“  White.............  IT
Glycerlna................... 15V4'
<
Grana Paradlsl............ 
Humulus......................  25®
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @

“  C o r 
Ox Rubrum
Ammoniati.
Unguentum.

15 
25 
20 
22 
55 
90 
80 
®1  C0 
®1  10 
45®  56
Hydrargyrum.............   @  70
.1  25®1  50
lihthyobolla, A m .. 
Indigo.............................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 75®3 %
Iodoform......................  @4 70
L upulln..........................  35® 40
Lycopodium..................  50® 55
M acis.............................  75® 80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod..................   ®   27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2®  3
Mannia,  8. F .............  

1V4)...............................  

French.

32335

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8. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. A W. ..1  95@2  20 
C. C o .........................1  85@2  10
Moschus  Canton........   @ 4 0
MyrlsUca, No. 1...........   70®  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 1 0
Os.  Sepia.......................   18®  20
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
C o..............................   @2 00
Plcls  Llq, N.»C., Vi gal
doz  ...........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., q u a rts .......  @1 00
p in ts..........   @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po £5)___  @  3
P ii  Burgun..................   @  7
Plumb! A cet................   14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opli.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz.......  @1  25
Pyrethrum,  pv.............  30®  35
Q uasslae....................... 
8®  10
Quinia, S. P. A W ........   31®  36
S.  German___ 21 Vi®  28
Rubla  Tlnctorum........  12®  14
Saccharum Laetis pv.  @ 2 8
Salacln......................... 2  00@2  10
Sanguis  Draconls........  40®  50
Sapo,  W .........................  12®  14
M..........................   10®  12
“  G ...........................  ©  15

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Seldlltz  M ixture........   @  25
Slnapls..........................  ®   18
“  opt....................   ®   30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes.........................   @  35
Snuff. Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 12).  .  11®  12 
Soda  et Potass T art...  30®  33
Soda Carb..................   1V4®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............   @  5
Soda,  A sh.............................3 V4@ 4
Soda, Sulphas.............  
©  2
Spts. Ether C o ............  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom.......  @2 35
“  Myrcia Im p........   @3 00
‘‘  Vlni  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ........................... 2 2702 37
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal.......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl............. 3  @ 4
Roll...............  2M@ 3 Vi
Tam arinds..................  
8®  10
Terebenth Venice.......  28®  30
Theobrom ae................38  @  43
Vanilla....................... 9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph................. 
7®  8

“ 

Bbl.  Gal

Whale, w inter............  70
Lard,  extra.................  56
Lard, No.  1.................  45
Linseed, pure raw  ...  36

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paints. 

Llndseed,  b o ile d __   39 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
50 
strained.................... 
Spirits Turpentine__   49 

42
60
55
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian................154  2@3
Ochre, yellow  M ars...  154  2@4
“ 
Ber........ 154  2@3
Putty,  commercial__ 254  2Vi@3
“  strictly  pure.......2Vi  2M®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................. 
13®16
Vermilion,  English__  
70@75
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red........................7  ©7V4
“  w h ite ...................7  ©7Vi
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  
@90
1  0
White, Paris  American 
Whiting.  Paris  Eng.
Cliff............................. 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20©1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P aints....................... 1  00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. lT u rp   C oach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra T urp.................. 160@1  70
Coach  Body.................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  F urn_____1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar —  1  55@1  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp.............................  >  y

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

Grocery  Price  Current•

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

and  buy  in  full  packages.

Trout.

Brook, 3 lb .............................2 50

Apples.
85 
3 lb. standard............
2 40 
York State, gallons —  
2 50
Hamburgh, 
“  —
Apricots.
2 25 
Live oak........................
Santa  Cruz..................
2 00 
2 50 
Lusk’s ...........................
1  90
Overland....................
Blackberries
90
B. &  W .........................
Cherries.
Red  .............................
1  20 
1  75 
..
Pitted Hamburgh 
W hite......................
1  20 
B rie............................
1  20
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 
Gages.
©1  25 
E rie ..............................
1  70
California.  ..  ............
Gooseberries.
i Common......................

1  10

Peaches.

P ie ............
Maxwell  .. 
Shepard’s  . 
California. 
Monitor 
Oxford__

Pears.

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Domestic......................
Riverside......................
Pineapples.
Common.......................
Johnson’s  sliced........
grated........
Quinces.
Common......................
Raspberries.
Red 
............................
Black  Hamburg..........
Brie,  black 
........
Strawberries.
Lawrence....................
Ham burgh...................
Erie...............................
T errapin.........................
Whortleberries.
Common......................
F.  &  W.........................
| Blueberries.................

©22
Sap  Sago...................... 
Schweitzer, imported.  ©30
domestic  —   ©15

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CATSUP.

“ 
“ 

Half  pint, common.............   80
Pint 
.......  ..  1  00
Quart 
..............1  50
Half  pint, fancy.................. 1  25
....................2=00
Pint 
Quart 
3 00
...............  
5 gross boxes  ....................... 40

CLOTHES FINS.

“ 
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COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags............
Less  quantity 
Pound  packages

■  ©3
■  @3M
63S£@7

CO FFEE.

GREEN.
Rio.

Santos.

F air........................................16
Good...................................... 17
Prim e.....................................18
Golden...................................20
Peaberry...............................20
F air........................................16
Good......................................17
P rim e....................................18
Peaberry  .............................. 20
Mexican and Guatemala.
F air........................................ 20
Good.......................................21
Fancy.....................................23

Maracaibo.

Prim e.....................................19
M illed...................................20

Java.

Interior ..  .............................25
Private Growth................... 27
M andehling........................ 28
Im itation..............................23
Arabian.................................26

Mocha,

ROASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add %c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.
A rbuckle’s A rio sa ........  19.80
M cL aughlin’s X X X X .  19.80 
Lion, 60 or 100 lb. case  ...  20 05

PACKAGE.

1  10 
1  50
1  30
2 25 
1  35 
1  25

1  25
2 10

1  30
2 50 
2 75

1  30 
1  50 
1  40
1
2 25 
1  35

HEATS.

Corned  beef,  Libby’s ..........1  80
Roast beef.  Armour’s ..........1
Potted  ham, % l b .......  ....1   50
“  % lb .................. 1 00
tongue, % lb ..........  ..1 1 0
34 lb................... 95
chicken, 34 lb ....................  95

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Hamburgh  stringless...........1  25
French style........2 25
Limas....................1  40
Lima, green........................... 1 30
soaked........................  80
Lewis Boston Baked............ 1 35
Bay State  Baked........................ 1 35
World’s  F air...............................1 35

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Corn.

“ 

Peas

•* 
“ 
“ 

H am burgh.................................. 1 25
Livingston.............................
Purity 
..................................
Honey  Dew.................................1 50
Morning Glory..........................  1 10
Hamburgh m arrofat..................1 35

early Ju n e........1  50
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois..........1  75
fancy  sifted........1  90
Soaked...................................   65
narris  standard...................  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.1  10
Early Ju n e ........130
Archer’s  Early Blossom —  1  35
F ren ch .........................................1 80
F rench.................................16218
E rie.........................................  95
H ubbard......................................1 20
Hamburg  ...............................1  40
Soaked....................................  80
Honey  Dew................................. 1 60
Excelsior 
Eclipse......................................... 1 00
H am burg.................................... 1 30
G allon..... .............................. 2 50

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.
............................1  00

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.

German Sweet..  .
Premium...............
Pure......................
Breakfast  Cocoa.

EXTRACT.

Valley City........................... 
75
Felix 
...............................  1  15
Hummel’s, foil.................  .  1  50
t i n ......................2 50
“ 
CHICORT.

Bulk.
Red..

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton,  40 f t.......... per doz.  1  25
1  40 
1  60 
1  75 
1  90 
90 
1  00

50 ft. 
60 ft. 
70 ft. 
80 ft. 
60 ft. 
72 ft

COUPON  HOOKS.

1 1 1 8 1 1 I

'  T  1  Frai1lesn

•  1, per  hundred.................  2 00
2  50
8 2, 
3 00
8 3, 
3 00
8 5, 
810, 
4  00
820, 
5  00

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8  1. per hundred.................  2 50
8 2, “
“ 
8 3, 
“ 
8 5, 
810, 
“ 
820, 
“ 

 
 
 
 
 

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“Superior.”
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“

Amboy.......
Herkimer .. 
Riverside  .. 
Allegan  ...
Skim ........
Brick..........
E d a m .......
Limburger 
Pineapple.. 
Roquefort..

©
©13
©©©10

13
©1  00 
©10 
@25 
@35

“Universal.”
“ 
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8  1, per hundred...............   S3 00
................. 3 50
8 2, 
................. 4 00
8 3, 
8 5, 
................. 5 00
810, 
.................. 6 00
820, 
................. 7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
arc  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:

APPLE  BUTTER

40 lb. p a ils ...........................  5
20 lb. p a ils ........ ..................  5%
IMason's,  10,20 or 30 lbs —   6
...  7

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51b............... - 
a x l e   g r e a s e .

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Graphite.
% gr. cases, per g r............  88  50
50
12% lb. pails, per doz 
"
251b. 
.12 00 
.  4 
100 lb. kegs, per  lb .  .
■  3* 
250 lb. % bbls., per  lb 
400 lb. bbls., per lb  ..
314
Badger.
gr. cases, per g r.............   86 50
% lb. palls, per doz............. 7 00
lb. 
10  50
00 lb. kegs, per  lb .............   3%
50 lb.  % bbls., per  lb ........   3%
400 lb. bbls., per lb .............   3

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BAKING  POWDER.
Acme, % lb. cans, 3 doz 

Arctic, V 1b c a n s ............... 

2  “
1  “

“  % lb.  “ 
lib .  “ 
“ 
“ 
bulk....................
“  % lb  “ 
•• 
1 lb  “ 
5 lb  “ 
“ 
Dr. Price’s.

45 
35 1 00 
10
60
...............   1 20
...............   2 00
...............   9 60
per doz
90  1
Dime cans
33
,
“ 
4-oz 
1 90
“
6-oz 
. .2 47
3-oz 
“
.3 75
12-oz 
“
..4 75
16-oz 
“
11 40
2%-lb  “
18 25
41b
21 60
“
5 lb 
41 80
10-lb 
“

qs PRICE'S
■CREAMI
Ba k in S
bowden

Red Star, % 8»  cans 
.
“  % B>  “ 

Telfer’s,  % lb. cans, doz 

1 lb
% lb. 
1 lb. 
BATH BRICK.

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40 
80 
1  50 
45 
85 
1  50

2 dozen in case.

BLUING.

E nglish..................................  90
Bristol.....................................   70
Domestic................................  60
Gross 
.  4  00 
.  7 00 
.10 50 
.  2 75 
.  4 00 
.  8  00
...  4  50

Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..........
8oz 
...........
pints,  round  —
So. 2, sifting box 
No. 3, 
1 oz ball  ............

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BROOMS.

“ 

No. 2 H url......................
......................
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet..................
No. 1 
“ 
..................
Parlor Gem....................
Common W hisk............
............
Fancy 
M ill................................
Warehouse....................
Stave, No.  1...................
“  10...................
“  15...................

..  2 00
...  2 25
...  2  50
...  2 75
...  3 00
...  1  00
...  1  20
...  3 25
...  3 00
...  1  25
...  1  50
...  1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row .... 
85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row ....  1  25 
Palmeto, goose....................   1  50

BRUSHES.

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BUCKWHEAT  PLOUR.

Rising Sun............................ 5 00
York State............................
Self Rising, case..................5 CO

CANDLES

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............   10
Star,  40 
...............   9
Paraffine.............................. 10%
W icking................................  25

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CANNED  GOODS.

PISH.
Clams.
Little Neck, l i b ...................1  10
2 lb .................1  90

“ 
Clam Chowder.

“ 

Standard, 3 lb .............................2 00

Cove Oysters.

“ 

Standard,  1 lb ......................   90
21b......................170
Lobsters.

Star,  1  lb ..............................2  50
“  2  lb ..............................3  50
P icn ic,lib ............................. 2 00
“ 
21b............................3  00

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Mackerel.
Standard,  1 lb ...................... 1  30
2  lb .....................2 25
Mustard,  31b......................3 00
Tomato Sauce,  3 lb ............ 3 00
Soused, 3 lb ..........................3 00

Salmon.
Columbia River, flat.............1  85
“  tails...............1  75
Alaska, 1  lb ......................... 1  45
21b............................2  10

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Sardines.
American  %s...................... 4%@ 5
%s......................6%@ 7
Imported  %s...................... U@12
%s...................... 13@14
Mustard  3£s......................  7@9
20
Boneless............................. 

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200 or over..............  5  per  cent.
10 
500  “ 
1000 
“
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COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

......................20 

 

I Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810  down. I 
20 books...........................8  1  00
: 00 
50
3 00 
100
6  25 
250
10 00 
500
17  50
1000

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. in case.

Eagle....................................   7  40
Crown  .................................6 25
Genuine  Swiss.................... 8 00
American Swiss...................7 00

CRACKERS.

Batter.

Seymour XXX........................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......  6%
Family  XXX.......................   8
Family XXX,  cartoon........   6%
Salted XXX...........................  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ...........6%
Kenosha 
...........................   7%
Boston.....................................  8
Butter  biscuit........................6%

Soda.

Oyster.

Soda, XXX...........................  6
Soda, City................................ 7%
Soda,  Duchess........................8%
Crystal W afer.......................10
Reception  Flakes................ 10
S. Oyster  XX X ......................  6
City Oyster. XXX...................  6
Farina  Oyster......................   6
Strictly  pure........................ 
30
Telfer’s  Absolute...............  
35
Grocers’...............................10©15

CREAM TARTAR.

D R IE D   FRUITS. 

D om estic.
APPLES.

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APRICOTS.

BLACKBERRIES.

quartered  “ 

Sundried. sliced In  bbls. 
5
5
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  @7
California in  bags  ......... 
8
83k
Evaporated in boxes.  ... 
In  boxeB........................... 
4%
701b. bags......................... 
7%
25 lb. boxes......................9  @9%
Peeled, in  boxes  ..........  
12
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
g
“ 
in b a g s .......7  ©  8%
California in bags  .......  @7

 
PEAKS.

NECTARINES.

PEACHES.

“ 

PITTED  CHERRIES.
Barrels............................. 
501b. boxes....................  
25  “ 
..................... 

“ 

PRUNE LLES.

301b.  boxes....................  

RASPBERSIES.
In  barrels.......  .............. 
50 lb. boxes.................. 
........................ 
251b.  “ 
F oreign.
CURRANTS.

11
11%
12

12%

17
17%
is

 

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PEEL.

Patras, in barrels........   @ 4

in  %-bbls........   ©  434
In less quantity  ©  4%
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  21 
Lemon 
10
Orange 
11

25  “ 
“ 
“ 
25  “ 
RAISINS.
Domestic.
London layers,  2 crown__1  40
S  “  
....1  65
fancy.......... 1 85
70 lb  bags  ©534
Ondura. 29 lb. boxes..  734©  7% 
.11  @12
“ 
Sultana. 20 
.  634© 6%
Valencia, 20  “ 

Loose Muscatels, boxes____ 1

Foreign.

“ 
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PRUNES.

Bosnia...........................  ©
California, 90x100 25 lb  bxs.

.934
..9%
..934
Turkey..................................  6V
S liver.....................................11

80x90 
7fx80 
60x70 

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ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No. 1,6%............................. 81  75
No. 2, 6%............................
1  60
No. 1 , 6 .............................
1  65
1  50
No. 2, 6 ...........................
XX  wood, white.
1  35
No. 1, 6%...........................
No. 2 ,6 % .........................
1  25
Manilla, white.
1  00
6%.......................................
6..........................................
95
Mill  No. 4.........................
1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

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

4

Barrels...................................375
G rits......................................4  25

Lima  Beans.

Dried............................... 

4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box 
55
Imported......................10%® 11 %

 

Pearl Barley.

Kegs..................................3  ©4

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Peas.

Green,  bu....................................1 10
Split, b b l..................................... 5 00
G erm an................................   4%
East India.............................  6%
Cracked................................. 
5

Wheat.

Sago.

PIPES.

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

«  T. D. full count............  75

POTASH.

48 cans in case.
Babbitt’s .................................   4 00
Penna Salt  Co.’s ........... 

3 25

Williams, per doz.......................1 75

ROOT BEER
3 doz. case............ 5  00

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F I8H —Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth..................................   1 10
P ollock.........................  
334
Whole, Grand  B ank...  6  ©634
Boneless,  b ric k s .........7%@8
7%@8
Boneless,  strips..
Smoked........................ 
12
Scaled...........................  
Holland,  bbls.............. 
kegs............... 
Round shore, % bbl... 
“ 
34  bbl.. 

Halibut.
Herring.

20
11  00
75
00
1  50

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Mackerel.

No. 1, % bbls. 90 lbs............11  00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................  1  25
Family, % bbls., 100 lbs....  5 50
75
45

kits, 10  lbs............. 
Russian,  kegs......................  

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Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1,  % bbls., lOOlbs............. 6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...................  90

Whitefish.

No. 1, % bbls., lOOlbs............. 8 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................... 1 10
Family, % bbls., 100 lb s__   3  50
kits  10  lbs...............   50

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

2 oz folding box.
3 oz
4 oz 
6 oz
5 oz

Jennings’ D C.
75
.1  00 
.1 50 
...2 00
“ 
“ 
...3  00
GUN  POWDER.

Lemon. Vanilla
1  25
1  50
2 00
3 00
4  CO

Kegs
.550
Half  kegs.............................. 3 00

HERBS.

Sage......................................... 16
Hops........................................ 25
Madras,  5 lb. b o x e s ......... 
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

INDIGO.

55
50

JELLY.

Chicago  goods..............  ©3
Mason's,  10, 20 and 30 lbs..  6 
51b.........................   7

LICORICE.

Pure.........................................  30
Calabria..................................  25
Sicily.......................................  18
Condensed,  2  doz.......................1 25

LYE.
4 doz...
MATCHES.

No. 9  sulphur............................. 1 25
Anchor parlor.............................1 70
No. 2 home  ........................... 1  10
Export  parlor.............................4 00

MINCE  MEAT
5 5

RICE.

Domestic.

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

Imported.

Broken................  ................
Japan, No. 1...........................6
“  N o.2............................5%
Jav a.......................................   5
Patna.....................................   5

SAUERKRAUT.

Silver Thread, bbl............  $4  00
% bbl.........  2 50

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SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 
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“ 

Allspice...................................10
Cassia, China In mats.........  8
Batavia In bund — 15
Saigon In rolls.........35
Cloves,  Amboyna................. 22
Zanzibar................... 13
Mace  Batavia........................ 80
Nutmegs, fancy.....................80
“  No.  1........................ 75
“  No.  2........................65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 15 
w hite...  .25
shot..........................19

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Pure Ground in Bulk.

“ 

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Allspice.................................. IS
Cassia,  Batavia.....................20
and  Saigon .25
Saigon.....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna..................30
Zanzibar..................... 20 .
Ginger, A frican.....................15
“  Cochin......................18
Jam aica...................20
“ 
Mace  Batavia........................ 80
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..25
“  Trieste......................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................65
Pepper, Singapore, black— 20
b 
•“   w hite.......30
“  Cayenne................... 25
Sage.........................................20
“Absolute” in Packages.

AUspice........................  84  1  55
Cinnamon....................  84  1  55
Cloves...........................  84  155
Ginger, Jam .................  84  1  55
A f....................   84  1  55
M ustard........................  84  1  55
Pepper........................ 
84  155
Sage...............................   84

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SEEDS.

..........................  @12%
Anise 
3%
Canary, Smyrna.......... 
8
Caraw ay..................... 
Cardamon, Malabar 
90
.. 
Hemp,  Russian 
4%
.......  
Mixed  Bird  ............... 4%@  5%
Mustard,  white  ......... 
6
Poppy...........................  
9
R ape............................  
6
Cuttle  bone  ...............  
30

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STARCH.
Corn.

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

MEASURES.

Tin, per dozen.

..........................81  75
1  gallon 
1  40
Half  gallon.  ................... 
Q u art.................................. 
70
P in t.....................................  
45
Half  p i n t ..................  
40
 
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon..............................   7  00
Half gallon 
......................  4  75
Q u art..................................  3 75
P in t........... ..........................  2 25

13%

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Sugar h o u se .................
Cuba Baking.
O rdinary.............................
Porto Rico.
P rim e...........................
F ancy..................................
New Orleans.

F a ir......................................
Good....................................
Extra good..........................
Choice................................
Fancy...................................
One-half barrels, 3c extra

OATMEAL.

Barrels  200..................   @4  40
Half barrels 100..................@2 30

ROLLED OATS,
Barrels  180...................
Half  bbls 90...............

@4  40 
©2  30

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count.............83 50
2  CO
Half  barrels, 600 count 

Barrels, 2,400  c o u n t~ .^ .. 
Half barrels, 1,200 count..

4  60 
2  50

 

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20-lb  boxes...........................  6%
40-lb 
6%

Gloss.
1-lb packages  ........................  6
3-lb 
......................... 6
6-lb 
6%
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............   4%
Barrels..........   ......................  4%

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Scotch, In  bladders.............37
Maccaboy, in jars................ 35
French Rappee, In Ja rs .......43

SNUPP.

SODA.

B oxes....................................... 5%
Kegs, English..........................4%

SAL  SODA.

Kegs..................................... 
1%
Granulated,  boxes...............   1%

SALT.
 
 

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100 3-lb. sacks........................82 25
2 00
60 5-lb 
2810-lb. sacks....................   1  85
2014-lb. 
2  25
24 3-lb  cases.........................  1 50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
281b. 

drill  “

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Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags... 
281b.  “ 
..

“ 

“ 

Ashton.

Higgins.
Solar Rock.

56 lb. dairy in linen sacks.. 
56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks. 
56 lb.  sacks......... 
.........
Saginaw and Manistee. 
Common Fine  per bbl.......

90

SALEBATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s ............................  83  30
DeLaud’s ..................................  3 30
Dwight’s ......................................3 30
Taylor’s .....................................   3 00

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

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

“ 

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Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Thompson & Chute  Brands.
Silver,  10012 oz.................. $3 65
Snow, 100 10 oz.................... 5 00
Mono, 10012 oz  ...................3 35
German Family,  601 lb —   2 55
7511b.......3  10
Laundry Castile, 75 1 lb —   3 06
Marbled, 751 lb  ...................3  05
Savon Improved, 60  1 lb ...  2 50
Sunflower, 10010 oz............  2  75
Olive, 10010 oz...................... 2 50
Golden, 80 1 lb  ..  ..  ...........3 25
Economical, 30  2 lb ..............2  25
Standard, 30 2 lb  ................. 2  35
Old Country,  80  1-lb  .......... 3 30
Good Cheer, 601 lb ............... 3  90
White Borax, 100  % lb ........ 3 60
Concord  ................................ 2  80
Ivory, 10  oz............................6  75
6  OZ............................. 4 00
Lenox 
...........................   3  65
Mottled  German...................3  15
Town T alk.............................3 00
Snow, 100 6-oz 
..............3 76
Cocoa Castile, 24  lb ..............3 00
Silverine, 100  12 oz............... 3  50
5012 oz...............   1  10
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz —   2 50
hand, 3 doz.......... 2 50
Potash Flakes, 7210 oz.......5  00

SCOURING AND POLISHING.
“ 
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Proctor & Gamble.

TOILET.

1 

@  5H
Cut  Loaf....................
C ubes.........................
@  4M
Powdered...................
@  4M
__ 4M@4  31
Granulated.. 
Confectioners’ A ....... 4M@4.31
Soft A  ........................
White Kxtra  C..........
Extra  C......................
C ..................................
Yellow 
Less than  bbls.  Me advance

©  4
@  3M
@ 354
...................... 3.44®  3)4

STEP LADDERS.

3 feet  .......................... ....... 
60
4  ” 
......................... ___  
75
.......................... .......  1  00
5  “  
6  “ 
......................... .......  1  20
g  “ 
.......................... .......  1  50
ift “ 
.......................... .......  1  75
..................................  2   25
12  “  

SYRUPS.
Corn.

Barrels........................ .........22
Half bbls..................... .......... 24
F a ir............................. ..........   19
Good........................... ..........   25
Choice.....................................  30

Pure Cane.

SWEET GOODS.

Ginger Snaps.........
Sugar Creams.......
Frosted  Creams... 
Graham  Crackers. 
Oatmeal  Crackers.
TEAS.

japan—Regular.

F a ir..............................   @17
Good.............................  @20
Choice............................. 24 @26
Choicest......................... 32 @34
D u st................................10 @12

SUN CURED.

F a ir..............................   @17
Good.............................  @20
Choice............................ 24 @26
holcest......................... 32  @34
D ust.............. 
10  @12

BASKET  PIRED.

F a ir................................ 18  ©20
Choice..........................  @25
Choicest........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40

GUNPOWDER.

oolong. 

Common to  fair............25  @35
Extra fine to finest— 50  @65
Choicest fancy............. 75  @85
@26
Common to  fair............23  @30
Common to  fair............23  @26
Superior to fine.............30  @35
Common to  fair............18  @26
Superior to  fine............30  @40

YOUNG HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

F a ir............................... 18  @22
Choice............................24  @28
B est............................... 40  @50

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

Pails unless otherwise noted.
H iaw atha.................... 
60
34
Sweet  Cuba................. 
McGinty...................... 
24
“  % bbls..........  
22
22
Little  Darling............ 
tt bbl.. 
20
1791..............................  
20
1891, %  bbls................. 
19
33
Valley  City.................  
Dandy Jim ................... 
27
Tornado.......... ............. 
20
Sorg’s Brand.
Spearhead................... 
Jo k e r.......................... 
Nobby Twist..................  
Oh  My............................. 

37
20
38
29

Plug.

Scotten's Brands.

Smoking.

Middleton’s Brands.

22
Zeno.............................. 
Hiawatha.....................  
37
34
Valley C ity................. 
Finzer’s  Brands.
Old  Honesty...............  
43
32
Jolly Tar...................... 
Here  It Is....................  
28
Old Style...................... 
31
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good...................... 38
Toss  Up......................................26
Out of Sight.....................  
.  25
Private Brands.
Sweet  Maple............... 
30
L. & W.........................  
26
Boss.......................................12)4
Colonel’s Choice..................13
W arpath...............................14
B anner.................................15
King Bee...............................20
Kiln Dried........................... 17
Nigger Head........................ 23
Honey  Dew..........................24
Gold  Block..........................28
Peerless................................ 24
Rob  Roy...............................24
Uncle  Sam........................... 28
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Brier Pipe..............................30
Yum  Y um ............................ 32
Red Clover............................ 32
Navy.............................. 
32
Handmade........................... 40
F ro g .....................................  33
G RAINS and FEEDSTUFF®

WHEAT.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test) 

MEAL.

FLOUR.

Bolted..................................  1  60
| Granulated.........................   1  80
Straight, in  sacks  ............  4  70
“ barrels.............  4 80
“ 
“ sacks...............  5 70
Patent 
“ barrels.............  5 80
“ 
Graham “  sacks...............  2 20
Bye 
“ 
............  2 65
HILLSTUFFS.
Bran.....................................  16 00
Screenings.........................   12  00
Middlings.............................16  00
Mixed Feed..........................17 00
Coarse meal..........................16  50
Car  lots................................ 42)4
Less than  car  lots............. 45

CORN.

“ 

OATS.

Car  lots  ................................34
Less than car lots...............37

HAT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots — 13  00 
ton lots  ___14  00
No. 1 

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WASHBOARDS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 
oysters—Cans. 

o y s t e r s — Bulk.
Mediums, per  gal......... 
81  05
Selects, 
....... 
160
....... 
Clams 
125
Shrimps 
....... 
1  25
Scallops 
 
i r a
Falrhaven  Counts—   @35
F. J. D. Selects..........   @30
Selects.............................  @23
F  J. D..............................   @20
Anchor.............................  @18
Standards  ......................   @16
Favorites.........................   @14

SHELL  GOODS.

Oysters, per  loo  ........ l  2j@1  50
........   75@l  00
Clams. 

“ 

90
90

40 gr.. 
50 gr.

Single.

10

Double.

W ilson........................... 
82
Saginaw................................  1
Rival.....................................   1
Daisy.....................................  1
Langtry................................  1
Defiance................................   1
W ilson.....................................2 50
Saginaw.................................  2 25
R ival......................................  1 80
Defiance.................................  2 00
Crescent...................................2 75
Red Star................................   2 75
2  50
Shamrock.................
Ivy Leaf....................
VINEGAR.

81 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per gal  ....................
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...
t e a s t—Compressed. 
Fermentum  per doz. cakes 
per lb’.............
FISH and  OYSTERS.

“ 

30 
1  75

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
FRESH  FISH
Whlteflsh 
...................  @ 9
T ro u t...........................  @ 9
H alibut.........................  @15
Ciscoes 
........................5  @ 6
Flounders  ..................   S  @10
Bluefish......................... 11  @12
Mackerel........................15  @25
Cod................................. 10  @12
California  salmon  ...  @15
No. 1 Pickerel.............   @ 9
Pike..............................   @ 8
Smoked  W h ite ..........  @ 8
Bloater, per  box  ....... 

1  75

HIDES.

H ID ES,  PELTS  an d   FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

lows:
G reen.............................. 3  @4
Part  Cured................. 
@4)4
Full 
...................  @ 5
Dry..................................  5 @  6
Kips,green  ...................3  @ 4
“  cured..................   @ 5
Calfskins,  green..........   4 @  5
Deacon skins..................10 @30

cured..........  5 @ 6)4

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No. 2 hides )6 off.
PELTS

........................50  @1  30

Shearlings.................... 10  @25
Lambs 
W ashed......................... 20 @25
Unw ashed...................10  @20

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow .........................   3)4@ 4
Grease  butter  ............1  @ 2
Switches......................  1)4®  2
Ginseng.............   .......2 00@2 50

FURS.

Outside prices for No. 1 only.
B adger.........................  50@1  00
Bear...........................15 00@25 00
B eaver.........................3 00@7 00
Cat, w ild......................  40@  50
“  house..................   10@  25
Fisher.......................... 4 00@6 00
Fox, red....................... 1  00@1  50
“  cross....................3 00@5 00
“  grey......................  50@1  00
Lynx  ............................2 00@3 00
Martin, d ark.............. 1  0t@3 00
pale & yellow  50@l  00
Mink, dark..................   40@1  10
M uskrat........................  03@  15
Oppossum.....................  15@  30
Otter,  d ark..................5 00@8 00
Raccoon.......................   25@  75
Skunk..........................1  00@1  30
Wolf............................. 1  00@3 00
Beaver castors, lb.......2 00@5 00

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d e e r s k i n s—Per pound

.......... 10
Thin and  green  ........
.......... 20
Long gray...  ..............
Red and  b lu e ............ .......... 35

OILS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes
as  follows.  In barrels,  f. o.  b.
Grand Rapids:
W.  W.  Headlight,  lot
fire  test (old test) 
..
Water  White,  ............
Naptha  ......................
Gasoline....................
Cylinder 
E n g in e....................
Blank. 25 to 30 deg

@ 8
<5  7)4
@  7
©  SM
................. 27  @36
13  @21

©  7M

POULTRY

“ 

PAPER.

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

Local dealers  pay  as  follows
for dressed  fowls: 
Spring  chickens....... 10  @12
Fow l...............   ......... 9  @11
................... 12  @14
Turkeys 
Ducks  ........................ 12  @13 
11  @12
Geese 
P A P E R  Si W O OD EN W A RE
............13£
Rockfalls................... ............2 ~
Rag sugar..................
Hardware................... ............2)4
B akers....................... ............2)4
.  5)4@6
Dry  Goods.................
Jute  Manilla.............
@6)4
Red  Express  No. 1.. 
.......... 5)4
N o.2..
............4)4
TWINES.
48 Cotton...................
Cotton, No. 1.........................18
..............16
Sea  Island, assorted..........35
No. 5 H em p............................15
No. 6  “ .................................... 15
WOODENWARE.
..  7 00 
Tubs, No. 1.....................
.. 6 00 
“  No. 2......................
..  5 00 
“  No. 3.....................
1  35
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—   1  60 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes—  
Bowls, 11 inch...
1 00
.......  1  25
...
13 “ 
“ 
...
15 “ 
“ 
........ 2  00
75
..
17 “ 
“ 
assorted, 17s and  19s  2 50 
“ 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
“ 
35
shipping  bushel..  1  20
“ 
“ 
..  1  30
full  hoop  “ 
bushel....................  1  50
“ 
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75
“  No.2 6 26
“ 
“  No.3  7  25
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
“  No.2 4  25
“ 
“ 
“  No.3 5 Of

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

“ 
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splint 
‘ 

We Affirm That 
Good  Goods  Make 

Business. HILLSIDE  JAVA I And  Poor Goods 

B u s i n e s s .

Mar

Gcroeery men. •  A.T6  y o u   e n t i r e l y   sa tisfied   w i t h   y o u r   sciles

of  High  Grade  Coffees?

A r e   you.  s u r e   t h a t   y o u   a r e   se llin g   th e   best  to  be  o b ta in e d  ? 
Hillside  Java  is  a  scientific  c o m b i n a t i o n   of  P r i v a t e   P l a n ­
ta tio n   Coffees,  selected  b y   a n   e x p e r t,  a n d   f r o m   w h i c h   it  is 
p o s s ib le   to  m a k e   a   b e v e r a g e   t h a t   w ill  please  you.

C u p   q u a litie s   a l w a y s   u n i f o r m ,   a n d  
w h e r e v e r   in tr o d u c e d .  D o  you  sell  it ?

is  a  trade  winner 

t

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Roasted and  Packed only by
U
.  ts/l .  B O

R

  C O . ,

ISO Summit  St., Toledo,  O., also Detroit  &  Nevr  Y o r k .

W e are represented in Michigan as follows:  Eastern  Michigan,  P.  V.
Indiana,  M.  II.  G a s s e r ;  Western

H e c h l e r ;  Southern  Michigan  and  Northern 
Michigan,  Thos.  F e r g u s o n   [ “ O l d   Fergy”].

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T H E   M IC H IG A JS r  T R A D E S M A N ;

PRODUCE  MARKET.

CANDIES. FRUITS and NUTS.

Great Feat!

He has  great  feet, but  they  are  nothing  like 
the  great feat  that Wadham s  Graphite  Axle 
Grease  can  be  relied  upon  to  perform  every 
time.  To  try it once is to become  an  ardent ad­
vocate of  it.  To  praise it too highly is  impossi 
ble

Apples—Dull and slow of  sale.  Dealers  hold 
at  $£¡@32.25 per bbl., according to quality.
Beans—“Dead  dull,“  as a local  handler char­
acterizes the  situation.  Dealers  pay about $1.20 
for  unpicked  and  country  picked  and  hold  at 
$1.60 for city picked pea or medium.
Butter—Choice  dairy is  in  moderate  demand 
at  18@20c.  Factory creamery is held at 25c.
Celery—20c per doz.
Cabbages—30@40e per doz.
Cranberries — Repacked  Cape  Cod are in  fair 
demand at $6  50  per  bbl.
Dried Apples—Sundried  is held at 4%@5c  and 
evaporated at 6V4@7c.
Eggs—As  indicated  last week, the market has 
dropped  down  several  points,  no  jobber  now 
paying  over  14c,  the  selling  price at wholesale 
being 15c in Grand Rapids and 16c in Detroit. No 
retailer should pay over a shilling a  dozen from 
now until Raster time,  if  he  expects  to  get  out 
whole.

Honey—14c per lb.
Lettuce—Grand  Rapids Forcing is now on the 
market, finding a ready sale at 25c per lb.
Onions—Green are  in  fair  demand at 50c  per 
dozen bunches.  Dry stock  is  in  small  demand 
and supply, commanding 60@80c per bu.

Pieplant—12c per lb.
Potatoes—The  market  is  utterly  featureless, 
the shipping demand being  steady,  without  the 
least  degree  of  animation.  Local  holders  pay 
20c here and  at the  principal  buying  points  in 
Northern Michigan.

Radishes—60c per doz. bunches.
Squash—Hubbard, 1 34c per lb.
Sweet  Potatoes—2.75@$3  per  bbl.  for  choice 
Muscatine stock.  The price is beyond  all  pre­
cedent in lowness, it being  claimed that present 
prices afford no margin whatever for the grower.

Turnips—25c per bushel.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORK  IK  BARRELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new........................................................... 12 50
S h o rtcu t..........................................................   11  75
Extra clear pig, short cu t..............................   14  00
Extra clear,  heavy..........................................
Clear, fat  back.................................................  18  50
Boston clear, short cu t...................................   13  50
Clear back, short cu t.......................................  14 (0
Standard clear, short cut. best..................  
14 00

s a u s a g e—Fresh and Smoked.

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ORANGER.

l a r d —Kettle Rendered

.............................................734

Pork Sausage..........................................................734
Ham Sausage............................................... ........9
Tongue Sausage..................................................   9
Frankfort  Sausage 
Blood Sausage......................................................5
Bologna, straight................................................ 5
Bologna,  thick...............   ..................................   5
Headcheese......................................................... 5
T ierces..................................................................8
Tubs......................................................................814
501b. Tins...............................................................814
714
 
Tierces........................................................ 
714
50 lb cases........................................................ 
.............................
20 
... 
7X 
.............................
10 
8
5 
.............................
... 
8* 
3 
.............................
814
Com-'
LARD.
pound.
Tierces ................................
534
30 and 50 lb. Tubs.................
5*
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case.........
634
5 lb. Palls, 12 in a case..........
634
10 lb. Palls, 6 in a case..........
634
20 lb. Palis, 4 in a case.........
6
50 lb. Cans  .............................
6*
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs........................6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.........................   6 50
Boneless, rump butts........................................   9 60
Hams, average 20 lbs............................................ 9J4

Family.
__ 6
...6*
...634
...63s
...6
BEEF  IK  BARRELS.

s m o k e d   m e a t s—Canvassed or Plain.

16 lbs..........................................
12 to 14 lbs.................................. 10

“ 
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“  picnic..............................................6M
best boneless..............................................834
“ 
Shoulders.............................................................  614
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..................................834
Dried beef, ham prices.........................................814
Long Clears, heavy............................................... 6J4
Briskets,  medium...............................................  7
lig h t...................................................... 7

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n 

HESTER  &  FOX,

AG EN T  FO R  T H E

MANUFACTURERS OF

Plain Slide Valve  Engines with Throttling I 
Automatic Balanced Single Valve Engines 

Governors.

Horizontal, Tabular and Locomotive

Upright  Engines  and  Boilers  for  Light 

BOILERS.

Power.

Prices on application.

44-46 S. Division  St., 

Grand Rapids.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows :

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight.

Standard,  per  lb ...... ...........................6
“  H .H ............. ..........................6
Twist  ........ ...........................6
“ 
Boston  Cream  ..........__ 20 lb. cases
Cut  Loaf....................
...  7
Extra  H.  H ............... ..................cases  7

Bbls.  Palls.
7
7
7
834
8
8

MIXED  CANDY.
Full Weight.

Bbls. 

Palls.

7
Standard...........................................6 
7
Leader...............................................6 
734
Royal.................................................634 
Nobby............................................... 7 
8
8
English  Rock..................................7 
8
Conserves........................................ 7 
8
Broken Taffy......................baskets 
9
Peanut Squares................... 
“  8 
French Creams................................  
10
13
Valley  Creams............................ *.. 
Midget. 80 lb. baskets...........................................8
Modern, 10 lb. 
8

 

“ 
fancy—In bulk.
Full Weight. 

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls.
Lozenges, plain.................................................  10
printed...............................................  11
Chocolate Drops.................................................  1114
Chocolate Monumentala..................................  13
Gum Drops.........................................................   514
Moss Drops.........................................................   8
Sour Drops..........................................................  814
Imperials..........................................................  10
Per Box.
Lemon Drops........................................................55
Sour D rops........................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops................................................60
Chocolate Drops...................................................65
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................... 90
Gum Drops.....................................................40@50
Licorice Drops....................................................1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops...........................................80
Lozenges, plain.....................................................60
printed................................................65
Imperials...............................................................60
Mottoes..................................................................70
Cream B ar............................................................. 55
Molasses  Bar........................................................ 55
Hand Made  Creams......................................85@95
Plain Creams................................... 
80@90
Decorated Creams.............................................1 00
String  Rock..........................................................65
Burnt Almonds................................................. 1 00
Wintergreen  Berries...........................................60
CARAMELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes... 
34
“
No. 1, 
51
No. 2, 
“
28
“
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes...............
90
ORANGES.

3 
2 
3 

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choice......................................... 2  50®2  75
ru ssets....................................... 2 50@2  75
Tangerines................................  
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Californias,  Riverside............................ 2 26@2 75
Navals  ................................  
4  25
Messinas, choice  200................................   @2  50
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Messina, choice, 360................................  @3  50
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fancy 390................................. 

LEMONS.

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Figs, fancy  layers, 6tb.............................12  @14
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Persian. 50-lb.  box........................434@  5
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Iv aea..............................................
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Brazils, new...............................................
Filberts......................................................
Walnuts, Grenoble.  ................................
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Cocoanuts, full sacks...............................

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Fancy, H.  P.,8uns....................................
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BEANS

If you have any beans and want to sell, 
we want them, will  give yon full  mar 
ket  price. 
Send  them  to  ns  in  any 
quantity  up to car  loads, we want  1000 
bushels dally.

W. T.  LAMOREAUX1 60„

128,130,132 W. Bridge St.,

G RA ND  R A P ID S,  M ICH .

Sep Pails aid Smp Cans.

Wm. Brilmmßlßr ï Sons

Manufacturers and Jobbers of

Pieced & Stamped Tinware,

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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Yours truly,

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case  of one-third  gross, on presentation of 
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tell  over 

tow n  Village.

that  it  was 

The  Corner  Grocery  Crowd  o f  Poke- 

W ritten  fo r T ax  Tradesman.
Poketown,  Jan.  30—Since  the  new 
year  has  been  with  us,  we  have  been 
having  some  very  chilly  weather.  The 
big stove  in  the  corner  grocery  has  de­
manded  more  fuel,  and  the  crowd  has 
hugged it closer than usual.  One of  the 
chilliest  evenings  of  last  week,  just  as 
the crowd had settled  itself comfortably 
around  aforesaid 
stove,  Sam  Dodge 
walked  into  the  store  and  asked  the 
crowd whether they had  heard the latest 
news as to how  the Chili business stood. 
Without  a  moment’s  hesitation,  and 
greatly to the surprise of  everybody  (for 
it was the first  time he  had  ventured  to 
make a remark  since  his  great  feast  on 
Christmas  Day),  Bottomly  Quirk  piped 
out in  his  high-keyed,  nasal twang,  “I 
jist  heern  a  fellow 
in the 
post  office 
ten  degrees 
below zero.”  Then he slid off the crack­
er barrel,  leaving a whole  section  of  his 
variegated  overalls  hanging on the  edge 
of the  barrel.  After  realizing  the  mis­
fortune with which he had met,  he  gath­
ered up the  detached section, which had 
a striking resemblance to a piece of some 
old crazy quilt, and, backing out through 
the  back  door,  went  home  for  repairs. 
Sam did not  wait to explain  his wonder­
ful news—Bottom had  nipped his gag in 
the  bud—but  passed  out  of  the  front 
door,  in  quest  of  some  more  congenial 
crowd, just as Bottom backed  out of  the 
back door.
After the crowd  had  somewhat  recov 
ered  from  the  effects  of  the  calamity 
which  had  befallen  Bottom,  Vinegar 
Brown came in and  said that Sam Dodge 
had  just  reported, across  in  the  barber 
shop,  that, owing  to the  chilly  state  of 
affairs, the latest report was  to the effect 
that  the  President’s  ultimatum  had 
frozen  up  and  busted.  Nobody  smiled 
All  felt  as  though  the  atmosphere had 
suddenly become chilled, and it was some 
time before anyone  could utter a  vord.
At  last,  Eddie  Spiggott,  the  junior 
partner,  by  putting  forth  a  tremendous 
effort,  managed to break  the  awful still 
ness by intimating  that it  was  perfectly 
clear in his  mind  that  it must  be a sud 
den attack  of  the  grip,  and,  therefore, 
we  ought  not  hold him  responsible for 
such an ebullition of a diseased mind.
This speech appeared to restore peace, 
and the gloom was  dispersed  by  mutual 
consent;  but  the  chilly  effect  of  Sam’ 
mental collapse  drew  the  crowd  nearer 
the  stove,  and,  as  the  sleighs  squeaked 
outside  and  the  frost  sparkled  on  the 
windows, 
the  very  mention  of  Chili 
would cause the  cold  chills  to  creep  up 
the spinal column of each member of the 
crowd.
trade 
had  taken  its  departure  with  the  old 
year,  and  that,  since  the  holidays,  the 
only  business  in  Poketown  worthy  of 
mention  had  been  done  by  the  doctors 
and undertakers, who  were  scooping up 
all  the  surplus  funds, 
leaving  them 
nothing to  settle  their  old  bills with, or 
pay for their present  and  immediate  fu 
ture supplies.  He said that those who had 
the grip were so  attached  to it that they 
had no use for  groceries, and  those  who 
had not yet had it anticipated it  and had 
changed their diet from ordinary  grocer 
ies to whisky and quinine.  He said that, 
so  far  this  year,  he  had  heard  nothing 
but  la  grippe and that confounded  ulti 
matum,  and, now that the ultimatum bad 
busted,  for he read  in a paper  which  he 
borrowed 
from  a  neighbor  ( he  can" 
afford to  take  one  of  his  own) that  the 
Chilian War had  already cost  this coun 
try over 82,000,000  and  the  lives of  two 
drunken  marines, and  that,  if  the  ulti 
matum  hadn’t  busted,  he  didn’t  know 
what would have become of  the country 
finds 
fault with  everything on  general  princi 
pies,  said that it  was only a little  matter 
of  time  when  the  country  would  go 
the  dogs  anyway,  and  that  it  didn’t 
make much  difference  whether  the ulti 
matum was busted or not.  He  said that 
the *  bloated 
heard  him  use  that  expression  before) 
and  the  big  moneyed  corporations  had 
forced the President into  the  ultimatum 
business for the purpose  of  reaping  big 
boodle out of immense  contracts  for war

materials and army supplies.  “Oh, well, 
you  may  laugh”  (Amos  always  laughs 
when  Vinegar  strikes  his  favorite  hob­
by),  “but I tell  you  the War  of  the  Re­
bellion might  have  been  put  down  two 
years sooner  than it was, if  some of  the 
big boodle men who  had  their  fingers in 
the pie  had so  willed  it.  Don’t  talk  to 
me about patriotism, so  long as it is sub­
merged in an  ocean of  boodleism!  What 
the President of the United  States but 
stool pigeon,  while old  Deposit Vaults 
prime  minister!  What  is  Congress 
but a huge pantomime, aud the dear peo­
ple’s  representatives  the  dumb,  figure­
head actors,  who nod and act at the  beck 
old King  Swag,  who  is  the  absolute, 
all-crushing power behind  the throne of 
this nation to-day!  What is the American 
Senate to-day  but a  pack of  old feather­
brained money  bags,  who  are  not qual­
ified to  watch  gap for  a decent P. of  I., 
and who  would  never be intrusted  with 
the responsibility of watching a kettle of 
boiling soft  soap,  if  the people had any­
thing to  say  about  it!  What  is  it  that 
controls the  associated  press  dispatches 
of this country,  and what mighty,  hidden 
power is it that  used  this  same  press as 
its tool  in disseminating false dispatches 
all over the land purporting to come from 
Chili’s capital,  but the ‘bulls’ and  ’bears’ 
of  Wall street!  What—”
Hold on,  Vinegar,” chipped in  Whif­
fleson,  as he  came  down  for a quarter’s 
worth  of  soap  for a  customer;  “you’re 
gittin’ way off  your base.”
Vinegar is  subject  to  spasms  of  this 
kind,  but he seldom  has  more  than  one 
during an evening.  All  you  have  to do 
to spring it on him is  simply to touch his 
hobby,  and  no  one  better  understands 
how  to do it  than  Amos  Pinchtight. 
It 
is great fun for Amos to see  Vinegar un­
wind himself,  and he  never  fails to pull 
the  proper  string  and  set  him  going. 
Jerry  Whiffleson likes  fun,  but  he never 
allows  it  to  interfere  with  business;  so 
he  never  permits  Vinegar  to  reach  the 
climax.  This  would  never  do,  for  it 
would create a disturbance,  and,  should 
lady  customer  happen  to  step  in  the 
store,  she  would,  no  doubt,  become 
frightened at  the  wild  gestures  and ve­
hement manner of Vinegar  and  rush out 
and report that a row  was in  progress at 
the  corner  store.  Jerry  has  become  so 
used  to  Vinegar  that  he  knows  just 
when  to  apply  the  breaks.  When  he 
does so, Vinegar  stops  short, springs  to 
his  feet, kicks  over  the  soap  box  upon 
which  he  was  sitting,  pulls  down  his 
vest, gives the crowd, especially Amos, a 
look of defiance, sits  down  again  on  the 
soap  box  and  finishes  the  performance 
by saying:  “Well, gentlemen,  you may 
laugh as much as  you please,  but  you’ll 
get your eyes open after awhile, when  it 
is  everlastingly  too  late, and  find  that 
what I tell you is true.”
Sometimes  he  loses  his  temper  and 
taunts  Amos  with  aiding  and  abetting 
the devil in his  diabolical  conspiracy  to 
blast the  souls  of  men  through  the  in­
strumentality  of  the  whisky  traffic,  be­
cause,  once  upon  a  time,  his  avarice 
throttled  his  conscience  and  for  filthy 
lucre  he  signed a whisky  man’s  bonds. 
This is mean on the part of  Vinegar, for 
Amos is a temperance man, and he would 
never  have  signed  any  whisky  man’s 
bonds in Poketown  or  anywhere else—if 
there had been nothing in it for him. 
If 
Amos  were  not  so  infinitesimal  in  his 
proportions and so atomical in his gener­
al make-up, he would be a tiptop fellow- 
On the occasion in question,  Vinegar did 
not twit him of  this  matter, but  simply 
advised him not to feed  his  hens  on any 
more asafetida cheese,  and then send the 
eggs  to  a  poor  widow  in  his  neighbor­
hood, because he  could  not sell  them at 
the store, on account of their bad breath. 
This  thrust  made  Amos  a  little  huffy. 
He retaliated by advising Vinegar  not to 
set himself  up again as a judge of  shoes.
The shoe episode referred to happened 
in this way:  One night Vinegar had been 
to  the  crowd  how  much 
explaining 
cheaper a  man  with a family  could  live 
at  the  county  seat  than  in  Poketown. 
“Shoes, especially,” he said,  “are a great 
deal cheaper.”  At  this  juncture,  Bijah 
Hoppole,  the  shoe  man  on  the  opposite 
corner stepped  into the store, which had 
the  effect  of  silencing  the  shoe  talk  as 
far  as  Vinegar  was  concerned.  Amos

Vinegar  Brown,  who  always 

Jerry  Whiffleson 

bondholders 

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that 

said 

A l N N 0 U N C E M E N T

We have removed  our  Manufacturing  Department  to 
the  new  building  which  we  have  erected  solely for  our 
own  use  at  330  and  332  Lafayette  Avenue, on the  same 
street,  but seven  blocks distant  from  the  new Post Office 
building,  and  easily  reached  from  our  store  by the Con­
gress and Baker, or Fort street cars.

Our specialty  in  manufacturing will  be a high  grade 
of  Ladies’  Fine  Shoes  in  Hand-Turned,  also  Men’s  and 
Women’s Goodyear Welt and  Machine  Sewed, and Misses’ 
and Children’s in Machine Sewed.

In  “ Low  Cuts,”  both  Hand-Turned  and  Machine 
Sewed,  we are  showing one of  the most desirable  medium 
priced  lines  now  offered to the trade. Sample  orders will 
have prompt and personal attention.

H * S * R ° B lw $ o w - AND Company-

DETROIT,  MICH.

General  A gency  of th e

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saw his opportunity and challenged Vin­
egar  to  repeat  his  statement,  now  that 
Mr.  Hoppole was present.  Vinegar  hes­
itated,  so  Amos  did  it  for  him,  and,  of 
course, he had  to  face  the  issue.  Hop- 
poie  asked  him  if  he  thought  he  knew 
what he was  talking  about, to  which he 
replied that he thought he did.  Hoppole 
told  him that,  no doubt, the people there 
in  the  store,  many  of  whom  were  his 
own  customers,  would 
to  know 
whether  he  told  them  the truth or not, 
and  be would give him a chance to prove 
his  superior  knowledge  of  shoes.  He 
would  go  over  to  his  store  and  bring 
over three  shoes  which  he  was  selling, 
respectively,  at $2, $2.50 and $3, showing 
a difference between  the  first  and  third 
of 50 per cent.  He would place them on 
the  show  case,  in  the  presence  of  the 
crowd,  and,  if  Vinegar  could  arrange 
them in a row  according  to  their value, 
he would present him with a pair.  Fail­
ing to do this,  he was to  select  the high­
est priced one, and.  in  case  he  failed to 
do this,  he was to buy  the  cigars for the 
whole crowd,  and  publicly  acknowledge 
to them that he didn’t know what he was 
talking about,  and that he couldn’t tell a 
shoe from a post  hole. 
It is  needless to 
say that Vinegar  bought  the  cigars,  but 
it was like pulling a  cat  across  the  car­
pet by the tail to bring out  the acknowl­
edgment. 
It  came,  however,  and  Bot­
tom  slid  off  the  cracker  barrel  for  the 
second time  without  catching on a nail.
IcuA B on  G r iz z l e .

EX PLA N A TO RY   NOTE.

Since  my  “Poketown”  articles  began 
appearing  in  T h e  T r a d e s m a n ,  I  have 
been  accused  of  portraying  the  charac­
ters of certain citizens in several different 
villages.  This  proves  that  my  charac­
ters are common and ordinary and abound 
in  any  “Poketown” or  village of  like di­
mensions  in  the  State.  All,  therefore, 
who  fancy themselves  special  targets in 
this  series will  rest their souls in peace, 
for  1  assure  them  that  my originals are 
found wherever  communities of  men are 
found,  and  that my delineations of  char­
acter  are  drawn  from  a  higher  and  a 
broader source than a narrow-contracted, 
localized individualism.

I c h a b o d  Gr iz z l e .

Every progressive grocer is ever on the 
alert  to  supply  his  customers with  the 
purest and  best  quality of  goods  at  the 
lowest  retail  price.  He  is  the  first  to 
recognize,  buy and  introduce  new, meri­
torious articles to the trade, thus keeping 
in  advance of  his  competitors  who  buy 
generally after  the article  is  introduced 
by him.  His place of  business thus gets 
the  prestige of  being  stocked  with  the 
newest,  freshest  and  best  grade of  gro­
ceries  obtainable.  He  is  rewarded  by 
the patronage of  the  intelligent  and bet­
ter class of customers, who quickly recog­
nize that  such  goods  are the  most satis­
factory and cheapest in the end.

Good customers willingly pay for good 
articles.  This  is  the  secret  of  the  fast 
increasing  sales and  general demand for 
the  new  article “Silverine.” 
It  is  the 
latest  and  best  chemical  combination 
producing  the  finest  quality  and  best 
article for general cleaning and polishing 
known in the world. 
It does not scratch
or  mar  the  smoothest  surface,  while its 
detergent and brightening  properties are 
wonderful in effect.

Every grocer  who  buys so meritorious 
an  article  as  “Silverine” and  introduces 
it to his trade  must be rewarded  by their 
gratitude  and  confidence  in  his  judg­
ment,  and be,  too,  must  feel  an  honest 
pride in  thus  supplying their wants.

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

FKKSH  MEATS.

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Swift & Company quote as follows:
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Beef, carcass............................................   5  @ 6V4
hindquarters..................................6>4@  7V4
..................................4  @ 4H
fore 
loins,  No.  3...................................   @  9
ribs.................................................  8  C   8#
rounds  ..........................................  
a   5
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tongues.......................................... 
Bologna......................................................  
® 4M
Pork loins......................  ...........................  a  8
a  5J£
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Sausage, blood  or head.............................  @ 4%
a  4%
liver  .......................................... 
Frankfort  .................................  
a   7
Mutton  .......................................................  
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Veal.............................................................  7  a »

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We pay the highest price for It.  Address

l D w J \   DHiUo«, 

D D fiC !  Wholesale  Druggist. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

FO R   S A L E ,  W A N T E D ,  ETC.

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412

|/V)K  SALE—STOCK  OF  HARDWARE  IN  A 
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farming country, nine miles from any other 
hardware, and in one of the most pleasant towns 
of  Michigan,  situated  near  a  beautiful  lake. 
Good  reasons for selling.  Stock will  inventory 
about  $1 800.  Address  No.  419,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
T AO  YOU  WANT  TO  SELL YOUR  STOCK OF 
L J   merchandise, or do you wish to purchase a 
stock of merchandise'?  If so, address, with  par­
ticulars, Merchandise  Exchange, Grand Rapids, 
Mich., confidential, care Mich. Tradesman.  418 
TTIOR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—FLOUR  MILL 
A   machinery for nearly a complete mill, good 
as  new.  Some is new.  Will  sell  dirt  cheap or 
exchange  for  dry  goods  or  most  anything.  A 
bargain for someone.  H. S. Towner, 93 Fremont 
street. Grand Rapids. 
LIOK  SALE—FIRST  CLASS  BREWERY  BUS- 
X  
iness  and  outfit.  Location  magnificent. 
Terms  reasonable.  Address  August  Leins, 
Alpena, Mich. 
CjlOli  SALE—A  CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK, 
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doing a good business.  Reason for selling, 
poor health.  W. L.  Mead, Ionia. Mich. 
1TIOK  SALE —SMALL,  WELL  ASSORTED 
X?  drug stock  in  lumbering  town.  Address 
Druggist, McBain, Mich. 
TTT'ANTED—PARTNER  WITH  $1,500  CASH 
I I  
to join with undersigned  in  purchase of 
a well-established  drug  store in Grand  Rapids. 
Martin Cuncannon, 376 West Bridge street.  413
TTIOR  SALE  OR  WILL  EXCHANGE  FOR 
X? 
stock of  clothing, dry goods, and boots and 
shoes,  two-story  brick  block,  which  rents  for 
$475 annually.  Best location in town.  Address 
No. 412, care Michigan Tradesman. 
TTIOR  SALE —TWENTY-FIVE  ACRE  FARM 
X!  In Putnam county, Florida.  Ten acres under 
cultivation  Four acres in orange  trees, lemons 
and  limes,  grape  fruit,  citron,  pomegranates, 
quinces,  peaches,  pears,  plums,  grapes,  figs, 
guavas,  mulberries,  strawberries,  persimmons, 
dates, palms, olives, pecans, walnut, ornamental 
trees, etc.  Two story cottage, barn, buggy house, 
horse, buggy, cart and farming tools.  Place has 
been  cultivated  six  years.  Will  sell  for $2,500 
cash.  A. H. McClellan, McMeekin, Fla.
DIOR  SALE—GOOD  NEW  STOCK  OF  BOOTS 
X   and shoes in best  town in Michigan.  Cause 
of  selling,  ill  health.  Address  No.  383,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
TTIOR  SALE—FIRST-CLASS  GROCERY  BUS- 
X  
iness in the  best  town  of  5,000  inhabitants 
in Northern Michigan.  The purchaser can have 
a  trade of  $50,000 a year  at  the  start.  No  town 
in  the  State has  better  prospects.  This  is  the 
chance  of  a  life  time.  Address  No.  363,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
TTIOR  SALE  CHEAP  —  WELL  SELECTED 
X   drug stock — New and clean.  Address F. A. 
Jones. M.  D. Muskegon,  Mich. 
QPLENDID  BUSINESS  CHANCE—ADDRESS 
H  T. T., Courier-Herald  office, Saginaw, E. 
S., Michigan, and get full paiticulars.  To parties 
with capital  and  hustlers in business, who wish 
to  locate in  the  best  city in the  State, this  is  a 
ehance  of  a  life  time,  and  investigation  will 
prove it, to buy the best stock and an established 
business in  the  city.  Investigate  business  and 
reasons for selling. 
TITA N TED —TO EXCHANGE GOOD  PAYING 
IT 
city  real  estate  or  timbered  lands  for 
stock  of  merchandise.  Address  No.  402,  care 
Michigan Tradesman 
TTIOR  SALE—A  PERKINS  SHINGLE  MILL 
X  
complete.  Will  sell  for  cash  or exchange 
for  stock of  merchandise.  The  mill Is in  good 
repair  and  is  capable of  cutting 50,000  shingles 
to-morrow.  Reason  for  selling,  have  finished 
cutting  where  the mill  now stands and  owners 
have too much other  business to attend to.  Ad­
dress M. & S., care Michigan Tradesman. 

383

409

363

403

402

391

m iscellaneous.

IilOK  SALE—CHEAP  ENOUGH  FOR  AN  IN 

'  vestment.  Corner  lot  and  5-room house on 
North  Lafayette  St.,  cellar,  brick  foundation, 
soft  water  in  kitchen.  $1,200.  Terms  to  suit. 

Address No. 187. care Michigan  Tradesman.  187 
TAT A N T E D   —  REGISTERED  ASSISTANT 
i t  
pharmacist who  is  experienced  not only 
in his  profession  but  also in groceries and  pro­
visions.  Must  be  a  married  man  and  able  to 
speak  German  or  Swede,  in  connection  with 
English.  Wages moderate,  but  steady employ­
ment to the right man.  A. Mulholland, Jr., Ash­
ton  Mich. 

416

341

386

359

415

TTIOR  SALE  —  A  NEW  SODA  FOUNTAIN, 
X   which  has  been in use  less  than a season. 
Will  sell  at a large  sacrifice  and on  easy terms. 
Fountain can  be  seen  at  my  store,  89  Monroe 
street.  Geo.  G. Steketee. 
■p|0 YOU  USE  COUPON  BOOKS ?  IF  SO, DO 
\ J   you buy of the largest manufacturers in the 
United States?  If  you do, you  are  customers of 
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids.
TX>R  SALE—TWO  HUNDRED  ACRES  LAND  (160  IM- 
JT  proved), located In th e fruit b elt o f  O ceana coun­
ty ,  Mich.  Land  fitted  for  m achinery,  ¿rood  fences, 
large  curb  ro o f  barn  w ith  underground  fo r  stock, 
horse barn and oth er n ecessary farm  b uildings.  New 
windm ill furnishes w ater for house and barns.  E ight­
een acres apple b earing orchard, also 1,000 peach trees, 
tw o years old, lo o k in g  th rifty .  P rice, $36 per  acre, or 
w ill exchange fo r stock o f dry goods.  I f any difference 
will pay cash.  A. R etan, L ittle Rock, Ark. 
TTIOR  SALE—ABOUT  100  POUNDS  OF  NON- 
X   pareil  type,  well  assorted  as  to  figures, 
fractions  and  leaders.  Just  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.  Tradesman 
Company. Grand  Rapids. Mich. 
TTIOR  SALE  OK  WILL  TRADE  FOR  STOCK 
X   of  merchandise,  the  I.  O.  O.  F.  block  in 
Sparta.  For  particulars, write to Box 219. Spar­
ta, Mich-  Here’s a bargain I 
TTIOR  RENT —STORE  BUILDING  FOR  A 
X   general  country  store or lumber  business. 
Public hall over store.  Dwelling attached, large 
enough  for two  families  Enquire of  A. Bonz, 
Alanson, Emmfet County, Mich. 
TXTE  HAVE  VERY  FINE  RED  GUM  TIM- 
I I  
her and  want to contract  with  consumer 
to  saw  and  pile  100,000 to  1.000,000  feet.  E  M. 
Ford Land & Timber  Co., Gilmore, Ark. 
TTIOR  SALE  -  BEST  RESIDENCE  LOT  IN 
X   Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed with  native  oaks, situated in good  residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  e ectric  street  car 
line.  Will sell  for $2 500 cash, or part cash, pay­
ments to suit.  E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 
T I T  ANTED—GOOD  LOCATION  FOR  HAKD- 
V V  ware store  by a live  dealer who  carries a 
good stock.  No  second-class  town  need  apply. 
Address No. 406, care Michigan Tradesman.  406 
TTIOR  SALE  — STOKE,  COTTAGE,  BARNS, 
X  
etc.  Best  country  location  in  Michigan. 
Postoffice and ticket office in store.  Trade cash. 
Fixtures go with  the  store.  Stock  all  sold out. 
Part  cash, half  cost  price  takes  this  property. 
This  is  a  rare  chance.  Address  No.  407,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
TTIOR  SALE—NEARLY  NEW  YOsT  TYPE- 
X   writer.  Reason  for  selling, we  use  a Bar- 
Lock and  consider it superior  in  every respect. 
Tradesman Company, 100 Louis street.
TXT"ANTED—A  GOOD  LOCATION  FOR  FUR 
TV 
niture  and  undertaking  business  In  a 
town  of  1,500  to  5,000  inhabitants;  would  buy 
established  business.  W.  &  W„  box  35, Ypsl- 
lanti,  Mieh. 
TTIOR  SALE —GOOD  DIVIDEND - PAYING 
X   stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
cantile  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St.. 
Grand Rapids 

370

407

410

354

405

401

G ra n d   Rapids  St In d ia n a .
Schedule  in effect  January  10,1802.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from   L eave going 
North.
7:06  a m
11:30  & m 
4:16  p m
10:80  p m
Train  arrivin g a t 9:80  d aily;  a ll  oth er  trains  d ally 

South. 
For Saginaw  and  C adillac..........  6:16 a m  
For Traverse C ity & Mackinaw 
0:20 a  m 
For Saginaw  A Traverse  C ity ..  2:00 p m 
For  P etoskey A M ackinaw ........  8:10 p m 
From K alam azoo and Chicago.  8:35 p m 
excep t Sunday.

TRAINS GOING  SOUTH.

For  C incinnati................................  6:20 a m  
For K alam azoo and  C h icago... 
For F ort W ayne and th e  E a st..  11:60 a m  
For  C incinnati................................  6:30p m  
For  C hicago..................................... 10:40 p m  
From S aginaw ..................................10:40 p m
a ll other train s d aily excep t Sunday.

North. 

Arrive from   Leave g oin g 
South.
7:00  a m
10:80  a  m 
2:00  p m
6:00  p m
11:06  p m

Trains lea v in g  a t 6:00 p. m. and 11:06 p. m. run d a ily ; 

For M uskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
10:10 am  
7:00  am  
11:26 am  
4:40 pm 
6:40  p m 
9:06 p m

From M uskegon—Arrive. 

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

1 1 : 3 0   a  m  train.—P arlor chair  car  G’d 
Rapids to  P etoskey and Mackinaw.
10:30 p m   train.—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to   P etoskey and Mackinaw. 
SOUTH—7:00 am train.—P arlor ch air oar Grand 
Rapids to C incinnati.
1 0 : 3 0   am   train.—W agner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  C hicago.
6:00  pm train.—W agner Sleeping  Car 
Grand  Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 1 ;05  p  m  train.—W agner S leeping Car 
Grand Rapids to C hicago.
C h ic ag o  v ia  G.  R. St I. R . R.

10:30 a m 
3:6 6 p m  

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

11:06 p m 
6:60 a m  
10:30 a  m train through W agner P arlor Car.
11:06 p m train  d aily, throngh W agner  Sleeping Oar. 
10:10 p m 
6:15  a m  
10:10  p  m 

8:10 p m 
Lv  C hicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
8:36 p m  
8:10  p  m  through  W agner  P arlor  ca r. 
train d aily, throngh W agner Sleeping Car.

2:00 p m 
9:00 p m  

7:06 a  m  
2:00 p m  

Throngh tick ets and fu ll inform ation  can  be had by 
ca llin g  upon A. Alm quist,  tick et  agen t  a t  Union Sta­
tion ,  or  G eorge  W.  Munson,  Union  T icket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mieh.O. L. LOCKWOOD,
General  Passenger and T icket Agent.
T o led o ,  A n n   A rb o r  St  N o rth   M ich ig an  
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Mllwauk  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe  ■ 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.
Lv. Grand 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.
Lv. Grand 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.

v ia  d., s .  h. a  M.

R a ilw a y .

v i a  D .,  l . a   n .

Return connections equally as good.

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

M ic h ig a n  (Tb st r a t,

“The Niagara Falls Route.”

DEPART.  A RRIV E
D etroit E xpress.......................................  7:00 a m  10:00 p m
4:30  p m
Mixed 
........................................................7:06am  
Day  Express............................................  1:20 p m   10:00 a m
"Atlantic A   Pacific E xpress.............. 10:30 p m 
6:00 a  m
New T ork E xpress..................................6:40 p m   12:40 p m

•D aily.
All o th er d aily ex cep t Sunday.
Sleeping’  cars  ran  on  A tlan tic  and  Pacific  E xpress 
trains to and from  D etroit.
E legant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on D etroit 
E xpress a t 7 a.  m.,  returning  lea v e  D etroit  4:45 p.  m. 
arrive in Grand  Rapids 10 p. m.

F red M. Brig g s, Gen'l A gent. 86 Monroe 8t.
A. Almquist, T icket A gent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Munson, Union T icket Office. 67 Monroe St. 
O. W. Rugglks  G. P.  A   T. A gent..C hicago.

Detroit TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Io n ia ............Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r
Owosso........ Ar
E. Saginaw..Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F li n t............Ar
Pt.  H uron...A r
P ontiac........ Ar
Detroit..........Ar

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 •No.  82
6 50am
10 55pm 
7 45am
12 37am 
8 28am
1 55am 
9 03am
3 15am 
10 45am
8.45am 
11 30am
7 AOarn 
10 05am
5  40am 
11 55am
7  30am 
10 53am
5 37am 
11 50am
7  00am

I ) 20am
II 25am 
12 17pm
1 20pm 
3 (.5pm
3 45pm 
340pm 
6 00pm 
305pm
4 06pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm
6 05pin 
8  0pm 
8 45pm
7 ( 5pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

WESTWARD.

Trains Leave

G’d Rapids,  Lv............
G’d Haven,  A r............
MUw’keeStr  “ ............
Chicago Str.  “ ............|

•No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13
7 05am 1  00pm 5  10pm
8 35am 2  10pm 6  15pm

♦Daily. 

tDaily except Sunday.

Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 a. m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the west,  10:10  a. m., 3:15 
p.m. and 9:50 p. m.
Eastward—No.  14  has  Wagner  Parltr  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
W estward—No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Bnffetcar.
J ohn W. Loud, Traffic Manager.
Ben F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. Agent.
J a s .  Ca m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

CHICAGO

AND  W EST  M ICHIG A N   K’Y.
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS.......... 9:00am 12:05pm *11:35pm
Ar. CHICAGO.................3:65pm 5:15pm  *7:05am
Lv. CHICAGO................9:00am  4:45pm  *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS........ 3:55pm 10:10pm  *6:10am
TO  AND  PROM  BENTON  HARBOR,  ST.  JOSEPH  AND 
Lv. Grand R apids.__   9:00am  12:05pm  *11:35pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids.......*6:10am  3:55pm  10:10pm

INDIANAPOLIS.

For Indianapolis 12:05 p m only.

TO AND PROM  MCSKE60N.

Lv.  G. R .......10:00am  12 05pm  5:30pm  8:30pm
Ar.  G. R ....... 10:55am  3 55pm  5:25pm 
............
TO  AND FROM  MANISTEE, TRAVERSE  CITY  AND  ELK 
Lv. Grand  Rapids....................... 7:25am  5:17pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids.......................11:45am  9:40pm

RAPIDS.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Chicago—Wagner 
Sleepers—Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 p m. ; leave 
Chicago 11:15 p m.  Drawing  Room Cars—Leave 
Grand Rapids 12:05 p m ;  leave Chicago 4 ;45 p m. 
Free Chair Cars—Leave  Grand  Rapids 9:00 a m ; 
leave Chicago 9:00 a m.
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Manistee—Free 
ChairCar—Leaves Grand Rapids5:17 pm ; leaves 
Manistee 6:50 a m.

DETROIT, 

-J-AN’Y- 3’. 1692
LANSING  &  N O RTH ERN   R.  R. 
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv.GR’D  RAPIDS.......  7:15am  *1:00pm  5:40pm
Ar. DDTROIP...............12:00 m  *5:18pm  10:40pm
Lv. DETROIT............... 7:00am  *1:15pm  5:40pm
Ar. GR’D  RAPIDS......11:50am  *5:15pm  10:15pm
To and  from  Lansing  and Howell—Same as to 
and from Detroit.

TO  AND  FROM  SAGINAW, ALMA AND ST.  LOUIS.

Lv. Grand  Rapids........................  7:05am  4:15pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids....................... 11:50am  10:40pm

TO  LOWELL VIA  LOWELL A HASTINGS B.  R.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Lv. Grand Rapids  ..........  7:15am  1:00pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell...............11:50am  5:15pm 
.........
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Detroit—Parlor 
cars on all trains.  Seats 25 cents 
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Saginaw—Parlor 
car  leaves  Grand  Rapids  7:05  a m ;  arrives in 
Grand Rapids 7:40 p m.  Seats 25 cents.

»Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r Ag’t.
STUDY  LAW

AT  HOM E.

Take a  course in  th e 

. 
S p rag u e  C o rresp o n ­
dence  S chool o f L aw  
[incorporated!.  Send  ten 
cents [stam ps] fo r particu 
lars to
J.  COTNER,  Jr.,  Sec’y, 
No.  876 W hitney B lock, 
D E T R O IT ,  -  M ICH,

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

D EA LER S  IN

Ulmninating and Lubricating

P. SMETTE & SONS
DRY GOODS i  NOTIONS

WHOLESALE

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Buffer worth Aye.

BULK  WORKS  AT

GRAND RAPIDS, 
BIG RAPIDS, 
ALLEGAIT,

MUSKEGON, 
GRAND  H A V E N , 
HOW ARD  CITY ,

M A N IST EE, 

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CADILLAC,
LU DING TON .

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EMPTY  CARBON  i  GASOLINE  BARRELS.

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Picture  Frames,  Mouldings,

Typewriters

RBRKINS  & 

13 Fountain St., Grand Rapids,  Mich.

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E M  Basis Stone & Transfer Co., ¡ a
General  Warehousemen  and  Transfer  Agents.

Winter 8t., between Shawnnlt life, and W. Pillton St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

ALL  KINDS  OF  PERISHABLES.-

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

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

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

and Machine and Plow repairs, Etc.

T elep h o n e  N o.  9 4 5 . 

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Dress  Goods,  Shaw ls,  Cloaks, 
Notions,  Ribbons,  Hosiery, 
Gloves,  U nderw ear,  W oolens, 
Flannels,  Blankets,  G ingham s, 
P rin ts and  Domestic Cottons.

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P W R

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Dry  Goods. Carpets and Cloaks,

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

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