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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

THE  MINER’S  DREAM.

In the  bonanza  days of  the  Comstock 
Lode, Virginia  City,  Nevada,  harbored 
two populations,  in  many  ways  distinct 
from one another.  During the week, the 
steep  streets  of  the 
little  town  were 
thronged by crowds of eager speculators, 
mine-owners,  brokers and  business  men, 
who watched  the  bulletin-board  for  the 
latest  quotations  of  the  San  Francisco 
Stock  Exchange,  and  in  offices,  saloons 
and  hotel  lobbies,  discussed  the  market 
and exchanged reports  and  rumors  con­
cerning  the  condition  of  this  or  that 
mine.  On Saturday  evening,  the  scene 
changed.  Thousands of  brawny  miners 
then came up from the deep workings for 
their one breath of  fresh  air  and  day of 
leisure,  and,  as  the  greater  number  of 
these were Cornishmen,  they gave  quite 
a new and foreign aspect to the place.

Miners,  whatever their nationality,  are 
superstitious.  They live close  to nature 
in  her  mysterious  moods,  and  they  ac­
quire a peculiar tendency to belief in the 
supernatural.  Mines  are,  at  best,  un­
canny places,  fuli  of  deep  shadows  and 
corners of impenetrable obscurity, full of 
queer echoes,  the creaking  and  cracking 
of heavy timbers and the rush or  drip of 
water, while in  the deep  workings,  from 
one to  three  thousand  feet  beneath  the 
surface  of  the  earth,  there  is  an  ever­
present  sense  of  danger—danger  from 
the  immense  pressure  of  the  superin­
cumbent  mass  of  rock,  and  from  fire, 
which, once  started  in  those  labyrinths 
of wood-lined passages,spreads with such 
appalling rapidity as to baffle  and defeat 
even the utmost precaution and  prepara­
tion.

So it is that the Comstock miners  were 
given to  superstition.  They  had  many 
legends and  traditions of  fearful  things 
seen  in  the  deep  workings,  of  spectral 
appearances,  of  mysterious  voices and, 
more than all else, of supernatural warn­
ings and  premonitions  prefacing  disas­
ters  in  the  mines.  An  interesting  vol­
ume could have  been  compiled  by  any­
one  frequenting  the  favorite  saloons  of 
these  honest,  old-fashioned  miners, for, 
on  Saturday  nights,  they  were  in  the 
habit of “swapping yarns,’’ and the story 
to be told here is one  which  was  many a 
time told over pipes and glasses on these 
festal occasions.

John Treloar and James Pennart  were 
employed  in  the  Yellow  Jacket  Mine, 
and, being  close  friends,  they  had  ar­
ranged so as to be in the  same “shift,” a 
term  nearly  equivalent  to  the  sailor’s 
“watch”  at  sea.  Treloar  was  the  elder 
of the  two— a  sturdy,  powerful,  hand­
some man of  thirty,  known and liked for 
his  constant  readiness  to  befriend  his 
comrades.  He  was  brave  and  gentle, 
modest  yet  resolute;  a  man  of  action, 
yet,  at  the  same  time,  a  man  of  senti­
ment.  His chum, Jim  Pennart,  was five 
years  his  junior,  and  was a  contrast  to 
Treloar  in  many  ways.  He  was physi­
cally robust but  of  lighter frame,  good- 
looking,  honest,  frank,  but  possessing 
less decision and a timidity  that  was al­
most morbid.  Pennart  had  an  intellect 
above the merely bodily  toil by which he

gained a living.  He had  managed  to ed­
ucate himself partially, and knew enough 
to be dissatisfied with his position in life.
He was not  considered  selfish,  but his 
was  one  of 
the  natures  which  were 
formed to absorb rather than to dispense 
trust and  affection.  John  Treloar’s lov­
ing friendship was poured out upon him, 
and he accepted it  as a perfectly matter- 
of-course  manifestation.  Had  the  op­
portunity occurred, he might have proved 
capable  of  self-sacrifice;  as  it  was,  he 
seemed merely to let himself be  loved.

Now,  these  two  friends  did what has 
severed  many  friendships—they  fell  in 
love with the  same  woman.  Alice  Min­
ton was not a Cornish girl  but of  Ameri­
can  parentage  and  born  in  California. 
Left an orphan without means in her six­
teenth year,  she had quite naturally  tak­
en  to  teaching,  and  had  presently  ob­
tained a  position  in  one  of  the  public 
schools of Virginia City,  through  the in­
terest  of  an  old  mining  friend  of  her 
father.  She had met the  comrades,  Tre­
loar and  Pennart,  at a ball,  where  both 
had danced  with  her,  and  whence  bo th 
had  walked  to  their  lodgings  in  unac­
customed  silence.  The  truth  was  that 
Jack and Jim  were  equally  hard  hit,  al­
though  neither  thought,  for  a  moment, 
that  the  other  had  been 
impressed 
by the pretty and engaging  young teach­
er.  Before  the  mutual  discovery  oc­
curred,  moreover,  both  had become still 
more  deeply  entangled,  and  when,  at 
last, the truth came  to  light,  dismay fell 
upon each as they  looked at  each  other. 
Treloar was the first to  recover from the 
shock.  His  face  was  white  and  his 
mouth drawn aud set, as he slowly said:
“Jim, lad, do’st’ee  care  for  her  great­

ly?”

Jim, with  pained  eyes  aud  trembling 

lips, made  answer:

“Jack! She’s just all there is to me!”
Then  silence  fell  again,  and  the  two 
brooded,  shielding their faces with  their 
hands, no longer looking  at  each other.

Treloar’s  voice,  low  and  strained,  at 

last almost whispered:

“Jim,  lad,  count  me  out  of  the  run­
ning!”  Then a pause,  and evidently with 
difficulty:  “Stand  thou  up  to  the  rack, 
boy!  I’ll do all I can  for thee!”

There was no more talk on the subject. 
Pennart accepted  the  sacrifice, after  his 
manner,  perhaps  cheapening  it  for the 
quieting of  his  conscience,  with  the  as­
sumption that  his  friend  really  did  not 
care much for the  girl.  Treloar  did not 
appear to  feel  the  renunciation  deeply, 
although he knew  in his  heart of  hearts 
that  he  had  missed  the  best  that  life 
could hold for him, and through even his 
modesty  could  hardly  have  failed  to 
realize that Alice  looked  upon  him with 
special kindliness.  But he kept his word 
loyally,  and,  when he found that, by con­
tinuing to  visit Alice,  although  with the 
single-minded purpose  of  advancing  the 
wooing of  his  friend,  he  was only com­
plicating matters by developing the girl’s 
liking for himself,  he determined to keep 
away and thenceforth  did  so.  Still, Jim 
Pennart’s  suit  did  not  prosper.  Alice 
Minton was  no  coquette  but a very can-

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did and ingenuous girl.  She did not dis­
like Jim,  and she did not realize that her 
feeling  toward  Treloar  was  more  than 
one of  strong  friendliness. 
It was  only 
as his absence became  more marked that 
she  caught  herself  pondering  upon  its 
possible cause to an extent that surprised 
her when she reflected upon it.  Still, the 
full truth remained  unsuspected  by her, 
and,  as  Pennart’s  visits  became  more 
frequent,  a sense of habitude commended 
him to her.  and  she was in a fair  way to 
be  prepared  for  his  offer  of  marriage, 
when something occurred which changed 
the situation tragically and definitely.

All the workings on the Comstock Lode 
are lined and roofed  with  heavy  framed 
timbers,  from  a foot to  eighteen  inches 
square.  Even these massive beams often 
have proved  unequal  to the  tremendous 
strain  upon them  and,  when they  do not 
give  way,  it  is  found  necessary  to  re­
place them at intervals, their fiber  being 
destroyed  by  the  pressure.  The  great 
heat  of  the  lower  workings  also  dries 
these timbers, so that  they  become  dan­
gerously 
inflammable;  and  when,  as 
sometimes has  happened,  the  rock  itself 
is at a  very high temperature,  mere  con­
tact with it may set the wood on fire.

How the great tire in  the  Yellow Jack­
et Mine started will never  be known,  for 
those who were alone likely to  know  the 
truth  perished  in 
that  disaster.  The 
foulest  rumors  were  afterward  spread 
to injure the superintendent of the mine, 
notwithstanding  that  he  had  risked  his 
life in  attempting to  rescue  the  impris­
oned men.

It  was  the  night  before  this  disaster 
that John Treloar dreamed a dream.  He 
thought he was down  in the  mine on the 
twelve-hundred-foot level,  and that some 
serious accident—but he  could not  make 
out what—had happened.  Whatever  its 
nature,  he found himself,  with  his mate, 
Jim,  struggling  to  reach  the  shaft.  As 
they labored  through  the  passage, there 
was  the  sound of  a  heavy  fall,  and  lo! 
the way was  blocked before them  by the 
collapse  of  the  roof.  And  he dreamed 
th a t he and Jim set to  work to dig them­
selves, out,  but  th a t  his  own  strength 
failed  under  the  beat  and  foul  air,  and 
that  Pennart  had  to  drag  him  through 
the opening they had made.  Toward the 
end,  the dream became less  distinct,  and 
the  last  he  remembered  was  a  slowly 
broadening  gleam  of  light,  which,  he 
thought,  represented  their  approach  to 
the shaft.

Then he awoke.  At  breakfast he told 
his dream.  His comrades did  not like it 
at all but  shook  their  heads, and  one or 
two of them  determined  then  and  there 
that they would  “lay  off”  and  not  ven­
ture to go down into  the  Yellow Jacket.
Now,  the strangest part of this strange 
story is that,  on  this  same  night,  Alice 
Minton dreamed  almost  the  counterpart 
of John Treloar’s  dream, but  with a dif­
ference which can hardly be  regarded as 
fortuitous.  She,  too,  found  herself  in 
the mine and  looking  on  in great  agita­
tion.  At  first,  she  saw  only a crowd  of 
excited  miners,  shouting  and  running 
this way and that.  Then  she  seemed  to 
float  away  from  the  crowd  and  into  a 
comparatively silent working,  where two 
men  were  frantically  digging  at a heap 
of rock and earth that  filled  the passage 
in front of them.  She looked and  recog­
nized the two friends,  but  she  could  not 
speak  or  make  herself known  to  them. 
Presently, a  narrow  opening  was  made 
between  the  roof  and  the  top  of  the

fallen mass, and  then the  men seemed to 
be talking, but she  could  not  hear what 
was said.  After a pause,  one of the men 
sank  back  upon  the  ground,  and 
the i 
other climbed the  obstruction  and made j 
his  way  through  the  opening.  At  this 
moment,  an 
intense  longing  to  know 
which  of  them  had  escaped  and  which 
was left  behind  overcame  her,  but  she 
was  now  unable  to  distinguish  their 
faces.  As she  seemed to strain  forward 
in  order  to  see,  a cloud  as  of  vapor  or 
smoke  rolled  along 
the  dimly-lighted 
passage, obsuring  the  scene  completely, 
and the  girl  awoke  with  a shudder,  and 
the name of John Treloar upon  her lips. 
Then  she knew for the first time that the 
feeling  in  her  heart  toward 
this  man 
was stronger than that of  friendship.  At 
the  breakfast-table  next  morning  she, 
too,  told her dream, and those who heard 
it recalled and  marveled  at  the  story af­
terward.

the 

signal-bells, 

For within twelve hours  the  great  fire 
in the Yellow Jacket Mine broke out, and 
all  Virginia  City  was  thronging  to  the 
hoisting  works,  where  the  massive  en­
gine  was  being  worked  at  dangerous 
speed,  and  the  cage  was  being  almost 
hurled up and down the  deep  shaft,  and 
the  clanging  of 
the 
shouting  of  orders,  the  excitement  of 
the  miners  and  the  piteous  moans  and 
cries of  the  women  who  had  husbands, 
fathers,  brothers  below,  combined  to 
make  a  memorable  and 
tragic  scene. 
And now the  smoke  grew  thicker in the 
shaft,  and  those  who  looked  saw  red 
points  far  down,  showing  that  the  fire 
was no longer  confined  to  one  level but 
had made its way in  the dry  timbers far 
and  wide.  So  prompt  and well-judged 
had been the  action  of  the  superintend­
ent  that  three-fourths  of  the  shift  on 
duty below had been  brought up,  for the 
most  part  uninjured,  although  in  some 
cases near to suffocation from  the smoke 
and heat.  But  there  were  still  twenty- 
seven  men  unaccounted  for,  and  it was 
known that most of them had been in the 
workings fartherest  from  the shaft.  So 
long as  these miners  were below,  it  was 
necessary to  continue  forcing  air  down 
the mine,  even  with  the certainty  of  in­
creasing  the  fire.  And  now  volunteers 
were  called  for  to  go  down,  at  deadly 
risk,  and  search  for  the  missing  ones. 
The  superintendent  announced  his  in­
tention of heading the rescue party,  and, 
although  he  was  not  loved, 
the  men 
cheered  him  for  his  pluck  and  pressed 
forward with characteristic gallantry and 
devotion to offer themselves for the peril­
ous service.  An attempt was made to clear 
the shafts of smoke sufficiently to prevent 
the suffocation of the men while descend­
ing, and then the cage was  lowered  with 
such  a rush  that  old  miners  held  their 
breath  as  they  watched  the  great cable 
spin over the  drum.

Meanwhile,  the dream had been fulfill­
ing  itself  in  the  depths  of  the  mine. 
Treloar  and  Pennart  were,  as  usual, 
working  together  when  the  alarm  was 
given,  and it had  broken out in the level 
they were then in.  They  quickly  ascer­
tained that the way to the  shaft was still 
open,  and  they  started  for  it,  side  by 
side,  retaining their tools more from  for­
getfulness  than  foresight.  They  were 
within  a  hundred  yards  of  the  shaft, 
when  Treloar  haulted  and  pulled  his 
mate  back.  As  he  did  so,  the  ground 
and  walls  of  the  passage  shook,  there 
was a rending, grinding crash of  timber, 
and a great  mass  of  rock  fell  from  the

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A p r il  25th, 1881.

Wadhams Oil & Grease Co., Milwaukee:
Dear Sirs—For the past year 1 have been using 
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will do better work than any other  grease in the 
market. 

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Including the following celebrated brands man­
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Frame & Co.:
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Three  Medal», long Havana filler........... 
35
55
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I .a Flor de Alfonso,................................ 
55
65
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55
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Also  fine line  Key West goods at rock  bottom 
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than  to  have  1 , 0 0 0   m e n   each  carry
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roof in front of  them,  filling the gallery. 
They stood still until it seemed that there 
would  be  no 
further  fall,  and,  with 
searcely a word, simultaneously attacked 
the  obstructing  mass.  Both  powerful 
men and skillful miners,  they  knew how 
to apply their tools with most effect, and, 
in less than  half  an  hour,  so  much  had 
been cleared  away  from  the  top  of  the 
barrier 
that  it  was  possible  to  creep 
through  close  to  the  roof.  But,  while 
they had been  working,  the fire had been 
advancing 
in  their  rear,  and  sudden 
puffs of  superheated air, whiffs of  black 
smoke and  an  ominous  rise  in  the tem­
perature, accompanied by a sharp, crack­
ling  sound,  growing  constantly  nearer, 
warned  them  that  little  time  was  left 
them for escape.  At  this  moment,  Pen- 
nart  leaned  exhausted  on  his  pick  and 
turned to Treloar, meaning to  ask him if 
it were not best  to stop  work  and try  to 
free  the  passage  over  the  pile of  rock. 
To his consternation,  he saw John slowly 
sinking to the ground,  his  face white,  as 
if fainting.  Pennart sprang  to  his  side 
and would  have  saved  him,  but  Treloar 
shook  his  head,  and,  after  gasping  for 
breath a moment,  whispered rather  than 
spoke:

“No,  no,  dear  lad!  It’s  no  use!  I’m 
done for!  Climb  thou  through  the  hole. 
See!  The  smoke  is  thickening,  and  an­
other minute’ll  block  that  way,  too,  for 
’twill hang under t’ roof  an’  choke  thee. 
Goodbye, dear Jim,  an’ don’t  worry  over 
me!”  And he sank against the timbers of 
the wall,  panting heavily.

The crisis of James Pennart’s  life had 
come. 
In  such  circumstances,  men’s 
minds work with lightning  rapidity, and 
he 
instautly, 
grasping clearly the duty that lay  before

situation 

took 

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

3

him.  That duty  was to  save his friend, 
no matter at  what peril  to  himself.  He 
knew  perfectly  well  that  John  Treloar 
would  have had  no  hesitation  in such  a 
case.  He  knew  that  there  was  just  a 
chance  of  being  able  to  thrust  John 
through the  hole,  or  to  go  through  first 
himself  and  then  drag  him  after.  He 
felt physically capable of doing this, and 
yet  something  held  him  back.  All  his 
obligations to his  friend rose  up  against 
his  sluggish  will.  With  them,  unhap­
pily,  rose,  also,  a  remembrance  of  Alice 
Minton’s  preference  for  the  man  who 
now  lay  half  unconscious  before  him. 
No definite  purpose  of  evil  crossed  his 
mind,  no  definite  feeling  of  jealousy; 
but  the  hesitation  which  paralyzed  his 
moral nature  deepened.  All  this  reflec­
tion,  tedious  as  it  is  to  represent  it  in 
words,  occupied  so  few  seconds  that 
there seemed to have been hardly a pause 
after Treloar’s speech  when his comrade 
answered:

“Nonsense,  John!  You’re a long  way 
from  being  done  yet.  Lean  on  me,  and 
we’ll make the riffle  together.”

But,  as  he  said  this,  James  Pennart 
knew  that  the  moment  for  action  had 
passed. 
John  Treloar’s  eyes  opened 
slowly,  he  moved  his  head  so  that  he 
could  look down the  gallery,  and,  seeing 
a  dense  curtain  of  smoke  pressing  to­
ward 
them,  he  once  more  shook  his 
head and,  with half  strangled utterance, 
murmured:  “Get,  Jim,  for  the  sake—of 
—Alice!”  And  his  head  sank upon his 
breast.

Pennart  hesitated  no  longer.  Press­
ing  his  friend’s  hand,  but  unable  to 
speak for emotion,  he sprang  up the pile 
of  debris,  forced  his  body  through  the 
narrow  opening,  rolled  into  the  clear

comrade, 

gallery and reached  the  shaft  in time to 
be taken up on the  last trip  of  the cage. 
As he was struggling over the  rockheap 
after  abandoning  his 
he 
thought,  but  could  not  be  sure,  that  he 
heard  a  faint,  a  dying  voice  whisper: 
“Alice!” 
It might have  been an echo or 
a fancy,  and no  one  could  prove  or dis­
prove it.  When, after  many  weeks,  the 
Yellow Jacket Mine was  once  more hab­
itable,  nothing  but a few  charred  bones 
remained  beside  the  fallen  rock  in the 
gallery,  to show where John Treloar had 
died.  Had  died,  I  said,  but,  after  all, 
which  of  these  two  men  was  it  whose 
life  ended  on  that  fateful  day?  John 
Treloar’s name is never mentioned by the 
miners save with deepest  respect and ad­
miration.  He,  indeed,  seems to our cir- 
i cumscribed vision to have  missed  happi- 
n  ss and  success  and  love;  but what do 
we know of  ultimate circumstances?  As 
for James Pennart,  surely  his  was a liv­
ing death from the hour he proved recre­
ant to his duty,  for he was  sensitive and 
clear sighted,  and  he  could  not  forgive 
himself.  Neither  could  Alice  Minton 
forgive him,  or look upon him with kind­
ness thenceforward.  She never married, 
and he, miserable, went forth a wanderer, 
objectless,  hopeless  and  indifferent  to 
the  future,  feeling  that  nothing  it held 
could,  by any  possibility,  affect  or miti­
gate  the weight of that burden of self to 
to which he was bound.

Geo.  F.  P arsons.

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

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•abetr  Etotfc.  and  that  the  sale  of  the 
rea: I zed  but  840,700.  They 
i.»T*  k.*o  collected  but  820,000  on  ae- 
Qgqmts  as* t'lV.  to  them.  leaving  Dan* 
els A Ives et; 1 ;  deeply in their  debt.

*lVry»CTCWW>  MATTER*.

ry/.  _The Co on Knitting Factory has
made  £75.000  worth  of  mittens  during

Luther_The Wood Extract Co.,  manu­
facturer  of  wood  alcohol,  has  been 
closed  under chattel  mortgage.

Nashville—J.  F.  H.  Miller  has  traded 
hi* grocer;»  stock  and  store  building for 
Edwin  Smith's  saw and  planing  mill  at 
Eaton  Rapids.

Evart—Frank  Young  has  moved  his 
mill  from  Lake Station  to a point on  Doc 
and Tom  creek,  near this  place, and has 
just begun  to cut shingles.

East Jordan—The  East  Jordan  Lum­
ber Co.’s sawmill  and  store were recently 
totally  wrecked  by  a  boiler  explosion. 
Loss, 815,000.  No insurance.

Saginaw—J.  W.  Howrey A  Sons  have 
put  in  about  20.000,000  feet  of  logs  in 
Georgian  Bay,  which  will  come  to  Sagi­
naw  River to  be manufactured.

Bay City—Taylor A Youngs  are build­
ing a shingle  mill on the  middle  ground 
at the south end of this city. 
It is near­
ly finished,  and  will  be  fully stocked for 
the season.

Chippewa  Station—Plato  A  Kenwick 
have  purchased  the  sawmill  of  Win. 
Maynard,  who  recently  assigned,  and 
will  operate it in  connection  with  their 
shingle mill.

Detroit—Brownlee A  Co.  are  building
a small sawmill on  the  River Rouge,  and 
will  manufacture  telegraph  poles, cross 
beams, etc.  A  lumber  yard  will  form 
part of the plant.

FO B

Durability,  Sim plicity  and  Finish.
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to the front.  We have over \ >fn unsolicited tes­
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The only Cash  I- sgU ter made with  a 

Patent torn hi nation Lock.

still stands u actuated 

The ft rut cash register  of  the kind  made,  and 
(¿ulck to Operate and sure to be correct.
It records each cash sale made.
It shows every time the drawer Is opened.
It leaves an Indisputable  record  of  all money 
taken in and paid out each day.
It readily tells the amount of an error made  in 
uutkidg change.
cheap, neat, operation easy, durability assured. 
Fast  taking  the  place of  high  priced  key  ma­
chines among merchants.

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John Ten Hope, Carpets  and Drapery,

134 Monroe  street.

Grand R a p i d «,  March  12.

Grand Rapids, Mich  :

i  Lobdell A Geiger Gen  Agts. Peck Cash Register. 
Gentlemen—Have been  using  the  Peck  Cash 
register for about one year and am pleased to say 
that 1 like  It  much  better  than  any  other  ma­
chine and  especially  prefer it  to  the  National, 
for with  the  National  you  have  to  keep  your 
paid in  on  account by  a system  of  checks  en­
tirely outside of the register and the money paid 
out  by  the  same  complicated  and  imperfect 
method and you will only get the general results 
results of your cash sales while  with my  Peck’s 
; register I at night have a complete record of  ev­
ery transaction that has occured during the day. 
In my opinion there could be no  system devised 
that would be so simple and  complete.

Yours Truly, 

J oes Tes Hope.

A.  R.  PECK, Syracuse, S. Y.

LOROKLI.  &  GEIGER. Gen.  Agent«, 
Write for illustrated and descriptive catalogue.

39  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids.

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it^aecr Creek_M'; Forren  B r«,  t- •- .-

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Ha::  * Tilton in lift drug butines*.

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H-  ÍJtropLag.e ia the meat bafíoe«.- 

Detroit—WeiU  A  Brede.  pz.u'ii*  us.d

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ShptA&JG—G.  W.  lí utler  A  Co.  - »c- 

reed Marra}  A bon  in geoera»  trade.

i/AjAf * vibe—Ta* »or A r>'i ..re  *urceed 

Taylor A Plant ¡a the meat  bursa-*».

Miad":»  City—

Le mar.-.-::  sue- 

eeeds bprir.-ger A Co.  in  genera. trade.

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Adir i ili--L.  ß. M.-Iard «*©ceedt  Mil-
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StO-btx? ÒLCo. in  tL#?  wild pAp«:T business.
Muskegon—C.  1Íj. OX/p*"T iiA1*  opened a
and *b*j#r  1tior#?  At 60 ibne street.
-Marra y  A  Kíliny. dr uggisti:
and  groceir*.  wer<r lately dam aged by fire.
Jac fc*OB—K.Waì ék  Mof^ho'j¡-e »ueceed
J.  II. Teliord  iri 1he wood ani1 coal  buM-

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Peirrínton — Cbas.  W. Hai‘h  -ucceeds
Chas. W. Ha*#?  òl. Co.  in the drug  bus*-
oes».

ML Pleasant—"1fopping A  Baimer  *uc-
eeed Win. J.  Topping in  the groeery but-
in«*«

Jai:k*on—Wtn. H. Slid »uè#!r#r<fd-  Oí.a

A.  Morehouse In  the wood and  coal  bus­
iness.

Clare—Eldea A  Holbrook succeed Win. 
H.  KIden  in  the book and  stationery bus­
iness.

Muskegon  Heights—Reid  A  Gray  are 
succeeded  by Colby A Co.  in  the  grocery 
business.

Petoskey—The Levison  Fruit  Co.  suc­
ceeds  S.  J.  Long  in  the  confectionery 
business.

Byron — Tiros.  A.  Lawrie  succeeds 
Welch A Lawrie in  the  grocery  and  no­
tion  business.

Luzerne—J. A.  Mo Mahon  A  Co., gen­
eral  dealers,  have  dissolved,  J.  A.  Mc­
Mahon retiring.

Adr^i*—M.  £.  Chitt^iiden  ^   (*/>,, job- ■ 
tjMrf *  of  i<iti3LCc^  and  oil*,  havi?  merged| 
their btt*ioe*fe  into a  «lock coed p Any  un* • 
der tr.e same -*> le.  The capital  stock of 
the corporation is  850,000.

Belding—Conneli A Goodwin have sold 
their  furniture  stock  and  undertaking 
business  to  Frank  Brown  and  Lewis i 
Pi»ber  who  will  continue  the  business: 
under the style of Brown A Fisher.

Muskegon—C.  G.  Turner,  assignee  of 
the  grocery  stock  of  Enos  Boyer  A  Co., j 
has obtained the consent of atl the credi­
tors  to dispose  of the  stock  in  any  way ; 
he thinks  will bring the most money.

Allegan — Yeafcey  A  Upson  succeed :■ 
Robinson  A Kent in  the  meat  business, i 
The senior member of the firm  is  Frank 
Yeakey.  who was  for  several  years  en- j 
gaged  in  the same business at Wayland.
Torch  Lake — Cameron  Bros,  have 
merged  their  general  merchandise  and 
lumber  business  into  a  stock  company 
under the  style of  the  Cameron  Lumber 
Co.  The capital stock of the corporation 
is 8100,000.

Coldwater—C.  A.  Spaulding,  of  the 
dry  goods firm  of  Spaulding  A  Co.,  has 
sold  bis  interest  in  the  firm  to  J.  W. 
Shively,  bis  partner,  who  takes  posses­
sion at once and assumes all the firm's in­
debtedness.

Detroit—A-  Ives & Sons, bankers,  who 
were made garnishee defendants in a salt 
which  Jacob  Steraglanz  and  EL  Baum­
gartner brought against the firm of  Dan­
iels A  Ives, deny  the  possession  of  any 
property  belonging 
that  concern, 
j They  assert  that  Daniels  &  Ives  owed 
! them 873,500, secured  by  a  mortgage on

to 

Crystal  Falls—The  Illinois  Steel  Co., 
having  secured  possession  of  several 
mines near this  place,  will operate them 
! to their greatest  capacity,  increasing the 
number of men by about 300.

Eseanaba—The  Escanaba  Lumber  Co. 
j has been  organized  to  manufacture  and 
sell  lumber, by Jas. Lillie, Kankakee, 111.;
, James  Bute  and  Alfred  H.  Butts,  Esca­
naba.  Capital stock, 850,000.

Otsego—The  Michigan  Manufacturing 
Co.,  manufacturer of pants and  overalls, 
has  merged 
its  business  into  a  stock 
j company  under  the  same  style.  The 
capital  stock of the corporation is850,000.
Saginaw—The  Arthur  Hill  Company, 
of this city,  and Pelton  A  Reed, of  Che­
boygan,  have  purchased 8,000,000 feet of 
■ logs in Upper Michigan.  They  will  be 
•j rafted to Pelton A Reed’s mill to be man- 
: ufactured.

Oscoda—Henry  A.  Harmon,  of  the  J. 
E.  Potts  Salt  A  Lumber  Co.,  reports  to 
j the court that be has paid  out 851,969  in 
labor  claims  and  has 850.000  in  similar 
claims,  yet  pending.  He  has  received 
810,380 from  the  unmortgaged  property j 
sold,  and has  8103,089  in  such  property ! 
: yet to sell.

Temple—A. P.  Wait A Son  are  having 
a small  lumber  carriage  built  to  order 
with a view of  sawing up the small  jack 
and  sap pine  which  abounds  so  plenti­
fully in this  locality,  running from three 
inches  up  to  twelve and  fifteen  inches 
through,  making  it  into  bed  slats  and 
j  lath.

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

I.  R. Wilson,  picture  dealer,  has  sold 

out to Starling & Ackley.

0.  M.  Anstead,  dealer  in  dry  goods at 
59 Monroe street,  will  shortly remove  to 
Decatur,  111.

E.  P.  Kidder &  Co., dry  goods  dealers 
at 64  Monroe  street,  have  sold out to  F. 
A.  Wurzburg.

Chas. W.  Graves  has  opened  a grocery 
store at Mulliken.  Musselman  & Widdi- 
comb furnished the stock.

¡3.  A.  Watt  &  Co.  have  purchased  th e ! 
Underwood  grocery  stock  at  the  corner 
of Wealthy avenue and Henry street.

Foster,  Stevens  &  Co.  have decided  to 
take out the partition wall  between their 
double  stores,  in  the  front  end  of  the 
building,  and put a large doorway in  the 
center,  in  place  of  the  two  front  en­
trances now used.  The change  will  im­
prove the appearance  of  the  store  very 
materially.  _______________

Ludwig Winternitz,  who  came  to  this 
city  nearly  eight  years  ago  to take  the 
local  management  of  the  Fermentum 
compressed yeast,  and who was promoted 
to the position of  State agent about  four 
years ago,  has  been called  to Chicago  to 
take the position of Assistant to the Gen­
eral  Manager.  The  agency  here will  be 
managed  hereafter  by  John  Smyth,  for 
several  years assistant to Mr.  Winternitz 
here, but for  the  past few  months  local 
manager  of  the  Toledo  agency.  Mr. 
Winternitz  will  retain  his  property  in­
terests here  and  pay  a  regular  visit  to 
the Grand Rapids market every fortnight.

G ripsack  B rigade.

Robert  S.  Kirkup,  traveling  salesman 
for  M.  E. Chittenden  &  Co., of  Adrian, 
dropped  dead  in  Hudson, Friday, of apo­
plexy.

Dr. Josiah  B.  Evans is confined  to  his 
house with pleurisy.  His route  is  being 
covered  in  the  meantime  by  Geo.  Wil­
liams.

Chas. L. Stevens, the Ypsilanti traveler, 
is in town  for a few  days,  the  guest  of 
Geo.  F.  Owen.  He  is  accompanied  by 
his wife.

F.  D.  Page,  of  Jackson,  is  calling  on
the  grocery  trade  of  this  city  in  the 
interest  of  DeLand’s  sodas and  baking 
powders.

John  Cummins  has  leased a  house  at 
Traverse City and will remove his family 
to  that  place as soon  as the  weather  is 
favorable.

John C. Bloom, a well-known traveling 
man and once a  leading  business man of i 
Kalamazoo,  died  suddenly  one  day  last j 
week from  the rupture of a blood vessel. 
He was an active member of the G. A. R.
James N. Bradford  is  endeavoring  to 
interest a number  of  the  traveling  men j 
in  the  advantages  of  Hess  Lake  as  a 
summer  resort.  This  beautiful  body of 
water is situated four miles from Neway­
go and is unexcelled in  point of  boating, j 
bathing and fishing facilities.  Mr.  Brad- 
ford  has  a  number of  lots  fronting  the 
lake,  which  he  offers  on  very  favorable 
terms to those who will  build cottages.

Emil Fecht,  who  has  been  with  John 
J  Bagley  &  Co., of  Detroit,  for  a  full 
quarter of  a  century-having spent  sev­
enteen years  on the  road  for  the  house 
in this  State-bas  concluded  to  remove 
to Ottumwa,  Iowa,  and  take  an  interest 
in  the  cigar  manufacturing  business  of 
his brother.  The pew ¡fin» will be known

j  as  Julius  Fecht  &  Bro.,  Emil  devoting 
! his  attention  to  the  office  and  taking 
charge  of  the  men  and  output.  Mr. 
j Fecht and his pictures have become very 
j  well  known to Michigan  merchants,  who 
j  will regret to part  with the  genial  trav­
eler.

“ I have  known  hundreds  of  commer­
cial travelers in my time,”  said  Geo.  L. 
McGrew,  President of the Travelers’ Pro­
tective  Association,  “but I  have  never
known one yet to make a  success  on  the 
road,  or even remain on the road for any 
length of time,  unless he worked as hard
for his employer as  he  would  work  for 
himself. 
I  will say even more, and  that 
is,  that I never knew a narrow-minded or 
bigoted  salesman  to  succeed.  The  re­
quirements made  upon  a  salesman  can 
never be appreciated until  one  becomes 
a  salesman  himself.  The  successful 
salesman cannot be ignorant, because the 
dealer will find it out at  the  very  start; 
he cannot be insolent,  because  his  inso­
lence will be resented; he cannot  be  too 
smart,  because  there  is  many  a  small
country dealer just as smart as he is.  He 
must be a well-imformed, earnest, courte­
ous gentleman at all times; and I am glad 
to say,  while  speaking  on  this  subject, 
that the  old-style  salesman  we  used  to 
read about when we were  boys  is  gone. 
The idea of the  “drummer,”  twenty-five 
years ago,  implied a man dressed  in  the 
flashiest  style  of  clothes,  of 
loud  de­
meanor,  who demanded and got  the  best 
of everything where  he  went,  and  who 
regarded  morals  as  only  of  secondary 
consideration.  The people of  a  quarter 
of a ceutury  ago  thought  that  a  drum­
mer could  not  be  successful  unless  he 
got on an occasional  “tear.”  The drum-
mer now is essentially a gentleman in all 
that the word means.  He must be a gentle­
man in conductas well as in appearance. 
No bumming and  no  tearing around are 
tolerated for one moment by a  reputable 
house. 
In short,  the traveling  salesman 
is a  perambulating merchant; he travels 
from  place  to  place,  representing  his 
house,  and stands for his house wherever 
I he goes.  The  better  class  of  salesmen 
! will  not  associate  with  or  excuse  the 
I drummer  who thiuks it is  his duty to get 
J drunk or act smart wherever he goes.  Go 
where you will.  1 doubt if you can  find a
more intelligent, a more moral  or a more 
trustworthy class  of men  than  you  will 
find  in  the  ranks of the traveling sales­
men.”

The  G rocery  M arket.

There is now  no  season  for  doubting 
that Spreckles’  Philadelphia  refinery  is 
in the possession of the Sugar  Trust,  the 
Associated  Press  positively  asserting 
that the property has  been  turned  over 
to the Trust for a consideration of $7,000,- 
000,  payable in  Trust  certificates.  The 
Associated  Press  also  asserts  that  the 
Franklin refinery (Harrison, Frazer & Co., 
of Philadelphia)  was turned over  to  the 
Trust Thursday  for  a  consideration  of 
$10,000,000, one-tenth  cash  and  the  re- 
! mainder  in  Trust  certificates,  but 
the 
I local broker of the  Franklin refinery con­
tinues  to  receive  consignments 
from 
Philadelphia,  giving ground  for  the  be­
lief that the deal has  not  yet  been  act­
ually consummated.

The market is firm and strong, without 

any change in price.

The P.  J.  Sorg  Co.  announces  an  ad­
vance on  “Joker”  plug on  April 11 from 
20 to 22 cents per pound.

Use Tradesman Coupon Boohs.

R & EGGS

We will  pay as  follows  this 
week for all consignments of 
fresh butter and eggs f.  o.  b. 
Choice Dairy Butter, 
20
Fresh Eggs, 
10
If  you  have  any  of  above 
goods at these  prices,  please 
drop  us  a  card, stating  the 
amount,  and  we will  inform 
you how to pack  and  where 
to ship.

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TDCKER,  COADE  &  PARKER,

127  LOUIS  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

MICHIGAN

Fire & MariRe Insurance Go.
Fair  Contracts,

Organized  1881.

Epitable  Rates,

Prompt  Settlements.

The  Directors  of  the  “ Michigan”  are 

representative business men of 

our own State.
D.  WHITNEY.  JR.,  Pres.

EUGENE  HARBECK,  Sec’y.

HESTER  &  FOX,

AGENT  FOR THE

Indianapolis,  Ind.

MANUFACTURERS OF

(»lain  Slide Valve  Engines w ith Throttling 
A utom atic Balanced Single Valve Engines. 

Governors.

Horizontal, T ubular and Locomotive

U pright  Engines  and  Boilers  for  Light 

BOILERS.

Power.

Prices on application.

44-46 S.  Division St., 

Grand Rapids.

5

GHBS.  A,  GOYE,

MANUFACTURER OF

Horse and Wagon Covers,

JOBBERS OF

Hammocks  and Cotton  Ducks
11  PBarl  81,  Grand  Rapids,  Nied.

SEND FOR PRICE  LIST.

ESTABLISHED  1868.

H.  N.  REYNOLDS  4  SON.

W holesale Dealers in

BUILDING  &  SHEATHING  PAPERS, 
PLAIN  AND  CORRUGATED  CARPET 
LININGS,  ASPHALT  AND  COAL  TAR 
PREPARED  ROOFING,  BEST  GRADES 
ASPHALTUM  &  FIR E   PROOF  ROOF 
PAINTS.  COAL  TAR  AND  COAL  TAR 
PITCH.  ELASTIC  ROOFING  CEMENT, 
ROSIN  &  MINERAL  WOOL,  ASBESTOS 
FIRE-PROOF  8HEATHING,  ETC.

Practical  Roofers

In Felt, Composition and Gravel.

Cor.  LOUIS  &  CAMPAU  STS.,

G rand  R a p id s,  M ich
17 Years of  Development

HAVE RESULTED  IN  THE

Which  makes, automatically, a fac simile dupli­
cate 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  doeB  not  permit  dishonesty or 
carelessness.  It is alike a protection  to  the cus­
tomer, the salesman and  the merchant.

Do  You  Desire  to  Sell

Carpets aid

By Sample?

Send for oilr Spring catalogue

SMITH  &  SANFORD,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

These  Machines  are  rented,  not  sold, and 

the saving in cost of Each 30,000 
SUITABLE  FOR  ANY  BUSINESS.

bills Fays the Rental. 

Send  for  a  Full  Descriptive  Pamphlet 

Showing Different Styles.

CHICAGO

M ootI   Register  Co.,

154 Monroe St., Chicago.
Chas. P. Stkvbhs.
Sec’y and Gen.  Mgr

Pres't. 

W. Vzbnos Booth, 

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

How  to  Increase  Trade.

From  the Shoe and Leather Gazette.
Most merchants are presumed to be in­
terested in the question of how they may 
increase their trade.  They may also can­
vass the matter of increasing profits, but, 
as Rudyard Kipling  would  say,  that  is 
another story. 
It  is considerable  that  a 
merchant,  in  an  isolated  district,  may 
enjoy a monopoly of trade  there  and  get 
all the money that  there  is  to  spend  in 
the  community;  and,  yet,  it  would  be 
strange if he did  not  endeavor  to  work 
some immigration scheme,  so as to  bring 
more purchasers  to  his  store. 
It  may 
therefore,  be  laid  down  as  a  general 
proposition  that all merchants  are  con­
cerned  in  the  increase of trade.
Observation  would  seem  to  indicate 
that  the  three  following  factors  have 
been present in the minds  of  those  who 
this 
have  been  seeking  a  solution  of 
problem:  Quality  of  goods,  price  of 
goods  and  terms  of  sale. 
If  merchan­
dise is of good quality,  if  prices  are  as 
low as a similar grade  of  goods  can  be 
bought for elsewhere and if  the terms of 
credit are equally favorable,  why  should 
one merchant fail  and  another  succeed? 
Yet that this is the case is too well tested 
to admit of doubt. 
It is  not  quality,  or 
price  or  terms,  singly  or  collectively, 
that increase trade.
A  man,  traveling  from  this  city,  is 
doing a tremendous business.  On  every 
trip he  cuts  into  the  business  of  rival 
houses and enlarges his sales.  The firm 
which  employs  him  adds  hundreds  of 
dollars to his salary  annually,  and  that 
voluntarily.  But  the  goods  thus  sold 
are no better than those which they have 
displaced,  the  prices  are  no  lower  and 
the terms are the  same;  furthermore,  it 
is not because this  traveling  man  is  “a 
hustler,”  for he  confesses  that  he  puts 
forth  less  effort  each 
trip,  and  only 
‘•makes the motions” of going after trade. 
Here is a problem which cannot be solved 
by the rule of three—quality,  price  and 
terms.  The secret of success in life  lies 
in knowing  how  to  please  people,  and 
this salesman possesses this knowledge in 
large measure.  Personal  friendship,  or 
personal  popularity,  is the foundation of 
his  remarkable  success 
increasing 
trade.
The successful  merchant  must  create 
among his customers an iuterest  in  him­
self,  personally.  Of course,  by enlarging 
his stock and adding new departments, he 
can,  in  most cases,  increase business;  but 
the steady growth, so much to be desired, 
comes only with the increasing  popular­
ity of the firm.
Now  the  query  becomes  pertinent, 
“ How may  this  persoual  friendship  be 
acquired?”  And  it  must  be  confessed 
that it cannot be acquired by rule.  The 
political faculty,  which  makes  its  pos­
sessor popular above his  fellows,  is  not 
the heritage of all men.  This much, how­
ever, may be said:  Small natural endow­
ment,  with  thoughtful  attention,  will 
accomplish  more than larger  endowment 
neglected.  Agreeableness will outweigh 
argument, and the man  who does not pos­
sess this quality has not the  instincts  of 
a successful merchant.  Moreover,  while 
integrity  and  scrupulous  attention 
to 
every duty are  indispensable  in  clerks, 
these qualities alone fall far short of  the 
requirements  for  a  desirable  salesman. 
Suavity is essential.  The  whole  atmos­
phere of the establishment must be pleas­
ant  and  friendly.  The  three  factors— 
quality,  price,  terms—are not to be over­
looked and are well enough in their  way; 
but the  personal  popularity  of  a  rival 
will more  than  offset  them  all.  Trade 
will increase  as  popularity  grows,  and 
popularity will grow  with the knowledge 
of how  to please people  and  make  them 
your friends.

in 

Customers  will  not  be  attracted  by 
complaints  of  hard 
times  and  small 
profits.  They are always  complimented 
to have the proprietor speak to  them,  if 
he does  so  cheerily.  They  like  a  mer­
chant who is not so busy rushing after  a 
profit that he is surly with  buyers.  The 
sunny,  hopeful merchant  is the  one  who 
has friends and whose business is on  the 
increase.

Personal  friendship is the  determining 
factor  in  many  of  the  business  trans-1 
actions of life,  and it is the  magnet  that j 
wins and holds trade.

U S E

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FOR

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FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  io  Dry  Hoods &  Notions

ßhadwißk's
T hread.

Guaranteed  Equal  to  any  Thread  on <the 

Market.

40  CENTS  P E S  DOZEN.

Carried  In all  Numbers, W hite  and]Blaek.

W.  H.  DOWNS,

SOLE  AGENT

Grand Rapids, Mich.

The Alleged Ribbon Trust.

From  the  Dry Goods  Economist.
During  the week  there has  been some 
talk in  the  daily papers  about a contem­
plated  ribbon  trust,  but  were it not  for 
the fact  that this  alleged combination is 
supposed  to  be  in  the  hands of  a  firm 
that have had remarkable success in some 
other combinations,  it  would  not  be  re­
garded seriously by  the  trade.  For that 
matter, no one  who is in a position  to be 
well  informed  has  any idea  that a trust 
will be or can  be made.
The prime  essential  for  one  of  these 
combinations  is  simplicity  of  product, 
and  such  conditions  of  manufacture  as 
make large capital essential.  Neither of 
these conditions applies in the case of rib­
bons.  Under  the  general  name  is  em­
braced au infinite variety of manufacture, 
necessitating  a  similar  variety  of  ma­
chinery  and  facilities.  Then  again,  to 
manufacture ribbons, even  on  a  consid­
erable  scale,  requires  merely  a  limited 
capital. 
It  is  this  very  circumstance 
which  has  always  been  a drawback  to 
the  industry  as  a  profitable  branch  of 
manufacture.  Any  attempt  to  make an 
arbitrary limit to the output, with a view 
to  raising  prices,  would  invariably  be 
checkmated  by  a  host of  new manufac­
turers,  who  would  enter  the  field  in­
stantly if  a  trust  succeeded  in  bringing 
prices above  the  level of  a living profit.
No doubt a large number of  feeble and 
struggling  firms  would  like  to  unload 
their machinery and other property upon 
an  unsuspecting  and  sanguine syndicate 
of  capitalists,  but  we  doubt  if  capital 
could  be  induced  to  engage  in  such a 
precarious  enterprise  on  the  large scale 
that would  be necessary even  to take the 
first step in regulating production.

Dry Goods Price Cnrrent.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Arrow Brand 514 
Adriatic................   7
World Wide..  614
Argyle  ..................   6
“  LL................. 43£
Atlanta A A............ 6
Pull Yard Wide...... 6*
Atlantic A................6*
Georgia  A................614
H............... 6*
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P ............  5*
Honest Width.........614
Hartford A ............ 5
D............. 6
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Indian Head...........  7
“  LL............. 5
King A  A............... 614
Amory....................  6S4
Archery Bunting...  4 
King EC.................5
Lawrence  L L ........  514
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5H
Madras cheese cloth 63i
Blackstone 0 ,32__  5
Newmarket  G........5M
Black Crow............6
B........ 5
Black  Rock  ...........6
N........614
Boot, AL...............   7
DD....  514
Capital  A...............514
X ....... 6*
Cavanat V..............5lA\
Chapman cheese cl.  33kI
Nolbe R..................  5
Clifton  C R ..............514 Our Level  Best
614 6
Comet.....................614 Oxford  R
Dwight Star............  654 Pequot....................  7
Clifton CCC.......... 614 Solar.........................614
ITopof the  Heap__7
Geo.  Washington...  8
A B C ..................... 814
Amazon.................. 8
Glen Mills.............   7
Amsburg................7
Gold Medal............ 714
Art  Cambric...........10
Green  Ticket......... 814
Blackstone A A...... 8
Great Palls..............  614
TTatia
Beats All.................  414
Boston....................12
Just  Out......   454@ 5
King Phillip......... 754
Cabot......................   7
OP.....  714
Cabot,  X.................654
Charter  Oak........... 514
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Conway W.............. 714
Lonsdale...........  &  814
Cleveland...............7
Middlesex........   @5
Dwight Anchor.......814
No Name.................. 714
shorts.  8
Oak View............... 6
Edwards..................6
Our Own................   514
Empire....................   7
Pride of the West.. .12 
Farwell................... 734
Rosalind.................714
Prult of the Loom.  8!4!Sunlight.................   414
Fitchvllle  .............7
Utica  Mills............ 814
First Prize..............7
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Prult of the Loom %.
Vlnyard..................  8*
Fairmount__  ........ 4*
White Horse...........6
Pull Value..............654
“  Rock....  ..  .  814
Cabot......................7  IDwlght Anchor........854
Farwell.........   .....  8
TremontN..............  514
Hamilton N............   614
L............ 7
Middlesex  AT........8
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No. 25 . ’.!!  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

Middlesex No.  1__ 10
“  2..-.11
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3....12
“ 
7....18
“  8....19

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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1014

PRINTS.

DRESS  GOODS.

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CARPET  WARP.

Hamilton N.............. 714
Middlesex P T......... 8
A T ......... 9
X A......... 9
X P ........1014

CORSETS.
.89 50 Wonderful.  .. ....*4 50
.  9 00 Brighton........
....  4 75
9 00 Bortree’s ......
....  9 00
.  4 50 Abdominal__ .... 15 00
CORSET  JEANS.

Middlesex A A........11
2......12
A O........1314
4....... 1714
5.......16
Peerless, white........ 17141 Integrity colored.. .20
colored  . - .1914 White Star............   18
Integrity 
“  colored..20
Hamilton 
Nameless................20
...........25
...........2714
...........30
...........3214
......... 35

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G G  Cashmere....... 21
Nameless.............. 16
............... 18
Corallne................(9 50
Schilling’s ............9 00
Davis  Waists 
Grand  Rapids......  4 50
Armory..................   654|Naumkeagsatteen..  7
Androscoggin......... 754¡Rock port.................. 614
Blddeford...............  6  Conestoga..............  634
Brunswick..............6141 Walworth................   634
Allen turkey  reds..  514 
robes...........514.. Berwick fancies__  514
“ 
robes...........  514 Clyde Robes...........
“  pink a purple  614 Charter Oak fancies  414
1  buffs............  6  Del Marine cashm’s.  6
mourn’g  6
“  Pink  checks.  514 
staples.........  514 Eddystone fancy...  514
“ 
shirtings ...  4 
“ 
chocolat  534
American  fancy....  514 
rober  ..  514
American Indigo....  534 
sateens.  514
American shirtings.  4  Hamilton fancy.  ...  514 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
staple...  514
Anchor Shirtings...  4  Manchester fancy.  514 
Arnold 
a—
...  614 
new era.  514
Arnold  Merino
...  6  Merrimack D fancy.  514 
long cloth B. 1014 Merrlm’ckshirtings.  4M
“  ,  c -  814 _  “  Reppfurn .  814
Repp furn .  814
-
century cloth 7 
Pacific fancy..........514
gold seal...... 1014
robes............  614
green seal TR1014 
Portsmouth robes...  514 
yellow seal.. 1014
Simpson mourning..  514
serge.............11)4
greys........534
Turkey red..1014 
solid black.  514
Ballou solid black..  5 
Washington Indigo.  534 
colon.  514 
“  Turkey robes..  714
Bengal blue,  green, 
“  India robes__ 714
red and  orange...  514
“  plain Tky X 34 814 
Berlin solids...........514
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“  X.--10
“  oil blue.........614
Ottoman  Tur­
“  green  ....  614
“ 
key red................ 6
“  Foulards....  514
Martha Washington
re d * ...........7
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Turkey red 44........ 714
“  X .........  914
“ 
Martha Washington
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Turkey red..........   914
“ 
“ 3-4XXXX 12
Rlverpolntrobes....  5
Cocheco fancy........  6
Windsor fancy........614
“  madders...  6 
gold  ticket 
XXtwills..  614
indigo blue......... 1014
solids.......5)4 ¡Harmony
4*
AC A....................n u
Pemberton AAA.... 16
York....................... 1014
Swift River............ 714
Pearl  River............ 12
Warren................... 13

Amoskeag A C A.... 1214
Hamilton N............714
» ............ 814
Awning.. 11
Farmer................... 8
First Prize............. 1114
Lenox M ills...........18
Atlanta,  D..............634|8tark  A
8
Sit»!— ir.............. 63l£ No  Name..................714
|Top of Heap............. 10
Clifton, K............... o 
Simpson.................20
Imperisi................1014
.................18
B l a c k ..........9@ 914
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“  BC...........  @10
Coechco.................1014

COTTON  DRILL.

TICKINGS.

SATIRES.

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DEMINS

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Amoskeag...............1214
9oz...... 1314
brown .13
Andover..................1114
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
BB...  9
“ 
CC....
“ 
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
“ 
bine  814 
“  d a  twist  1014 
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Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19
Amoskeag...............7

Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue........ 754
brown...  754
Jaffrey.....................Hvfi
Lancaster................1214
Lawrence, 9 os........ lsu
No. 250....1114
No. 280.... 1014

“  No.220.,,.13
“ 
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g in g h a m s.
Lancaster,  staple...  7
“ 
fancies__ 7
“  Normandie  8

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“  Persian dress 814 
Canton ..  814
“ 
AFC........1014
“ 
Teazle.. .1014 
“ 
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Angola.. 1014 
“ 
Persian..  814
Arlington staple__ 6I4
Arasapha  fancy__454
Bates Warwick dres 814 
staples.  614
Centennial.............  1014
Criterion...............10)4
Cumberland  staple.  514
Cumberland............5
Essex...................... 414
Elfin.......................   7)4i
Everett classics...... 814
Exposition..............7)4
Glenarle.................  6)4
Glenarven.... ........«4
Glen wood................714
Hampton.................614
Johnson Chalon cl 
14 
Indigo blue 914 
zephyrs.... 16

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Lancashire.............   614
Manchester............   534
Monogram..............  614
Normandie............. 714
Persian................... 814
Renfrew Dress........714
Rosemont................. 614
Slatersville............ 6
Somerset.................7
Tacoma  ................. 714
Toll  duNord......... 1014
Wabash.................. 714
seersucker..  714
Warwick...............   814
Whlttenden............ 6)4
heather dr.  8 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsuttastaples...  6)4
Westbrook..............8
..............10
Wlndermeer........... 5
York........................65K

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag...............1614! Valley City
Stark......................  1914 j Georgia...
American................16 
| Pacific.......

THREADS.

...1514 
..15314 
...1414

Clark’s Mile End....45  IBarbour s ................88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s ................88
Holyoke................. 22141
White.  Colored.

KNITTING  COTTON.

White.  Colored.

..33
6  .
8 ... ...3 4
...35
1 0 ...
12...
..36

38 N o.  1 4 ... ....37
39
16...
...38
40
1 8 ... ...3 9
41
2 0 ... ...4 0
Slater...................   4
White Star.............  4
Kid Glove.................4
Newmarket.............  4

Edwards................  4
Lockwood...............4
Wood’s ..................   334
Brunswick...........   4

42
43
44
45

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BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman................. S214IT W..........................2214
Creedmore..............2714 F T ........................... 82M
Talbot XXX............30  J R F , XXX...............35
Nameless................27*jBuckeye...................3214

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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9* 13
1014 15
11* 17
1214 20
DUCKS.

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Slate.
914 
1014 
11*
1214

Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Grey S R W .............1714
Union R .................2214
Western W  .............1814
Windsor.................1814
D R  P  .....................1814
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6 oz Western..........20 
Flushing XXX........ 23*
Union  B................ 2214 Manitoba
......28*
............ 
DOMKT  FLANNEL.
Nameless..... 8  @9141 
9  @10* 
......8!4@10  I 
12*
CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
Brown. Black. Slate. Brown. Black.
13
13
9*
15
10*
15
17
17
11*
12*
20
20
8 oz..  . ...  914 West  Point, 8 oz .  .1014
“
., 8 oz.  . ...1014
10 oz •  ■1214
Greenwood, 7* oz..  9*
Raven, lOoz.............1314
Greenwood, 8 oz__1114
Stark 
13*
 
Boston, 8 oz............ 1014
Boston, 10 oz........... 1214
WADDINGS.
White, doz..............25  IPer bale, 40 doz.... 67 50
Colored, doz...........20 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  9
Best.............1014
Best AA...... 1214
L............................. 7*
G............................. 8*
CortlceUl, doz......... 75  [Cortlcelll knitting,

Pawtucket...............1014
Dundie....................  9
Bedford...................1014
Valley  City.............1014
KK  ......................... 10*

SEWING  BILK.

SILESIAS.

“ 

twist, doz. .3714  per !4oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz. .37141 
BOOKS AND BYES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A Whlte.,10  INo  4 Bl’k A White.,15
..20
..25
|N0 4—15  F  814........ 40

No 2-20, M C......... 50 

..12  “ 8 
..12  J “  10 

FINS.

2 
3 

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3-18, S C...........45  I

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No  2 White A Bl’k..l2  INo  8 White A Bl’k..20
.23
..26
.86

4 
6 
No 2.

COTTON  TAPE.
..15  ” 10 
..18  I “  12 
SAFETY  FINS.
....28  |N o3..
NEEDLES—PER  X.

A. James.................1 401 Steamboat...............   40
Crowelv’s................1  35 Gold  Eyed............... 1  50
Marshall's...............1 00|
5—4....2 25  6—4...3 2515—4....1  95  6—4...2 95 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.

COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2  10  “ ___3 10|

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.................... 12
Domestic............... 1814
Anchor.................. 16
Bristol................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
I X L............ ..........1814
Alabama.................   63k
Alamance...............614
Augusta.................714
A r sapha................  6
Georgia...................  6)4
G ran ite......................534
Haw  River..............5
Haw  J ......................  6

T‘ 

Nashua................... 18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply....17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 1714 
Powhattan............. 18

Mount  Pleasant__ 6*
Oneida....................  5
Prym ont................  53k
Randelman............   6
Riverside...............   5M
Sibley  A .................614
Toledo....................   6

PLAID  O8NABURG8

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

7

Hardware Price Current.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay  prom ptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
diS.

60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ..........................................................  
40
25
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
Jennings’, Im itation....................................5G410
First Quality, 8.  B. Bronze...........................• 7 50

AXES.

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

BABROWS. 

dls.

Railroad.......................................................1 14 00
Garden.................................................  net  30 00
Stove..............................................................50&10
Carriage new list.  ....................................... 70410
Plow.............................................................. 40410
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70

BOLTS. 

dls.

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain....................................................• 3 50
Well, swivel..................................  .............  4 00

BUTTS, CAST. 

dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured................................704
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60410
Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60410
Wrought Table.............................................60410
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60410
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70410
Blind,  Parker’s .............................................70410
Blind, Shepard’s .......................................... 
70

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17,’85...............  
60
Grain.................................................... dls. 50402

BLOCKS.
CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

CAPS.

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

im  Fire....................................  
entral  Fire........................................... dls. 

35
60
50
25

CHISELS. 

dls.

Socket Firmer.............................................  70410
Socket Framing.............................................70410
Socket Corner................................................ 70410
Socket Slicks................................................70410
Butchers’Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

dls.
40
Curry,  Lawrence’s ......................... 
 
Hotchkiss....................................................  
25
White Crayons, per gross..............12®12ft dls. 10

combs. 

 

CHALK.
COPPER.

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

drills. 

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

dls.

Small sizes, ser pound................................  
07
Large sizes, per  pound................................   614

DRIPPING PANS.

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 in............................das. net 
75
Corrugated........................................... dls 
40
Adjustable............................................dls.  40410
dls.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

piles—New List. 

Mark’s, small, 318; large, 126....................... 
30
Ives’, 1, 318;  2,124;  3, 330 ............................ 
25
Dlsston’s  .....................................................60410
New  American.............................................60410
60410
Nicholson's 
Heller’s ......................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .................................. 
50

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

dls.

GALVANIZED IRON.

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

15 

12 

13 
Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

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

50

dls.

28
16 17

HAMMERS.

 

 

 

dls.

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HINGES.

dls.
dls.

levels. 

HANGERS. 

MATTOCKS.

locks—door. 

HOLLOW WARE.

knobs—New List. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole 4  Co.’s ...... ...............................dls. 
25
25
Kip’S.................................  
dls. 
Yerkes 4  Plumb’s..................................dls. 40410 |
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................ 30c list 60 !
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand__80c 40410 j
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3 ............................... dis.60410
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4%  14  and
Screw Hook aud  Eye, 14......................... net 

longer.......................................................   314  [
10
“  %..........................net  814
“  H ..........................net  714
“  %..........................net  714
dls. 

Strap and T ...................................................... dls. 50
|
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50410 |
Champion,  anti friction..............................  60410
Kidder, wood track....................... 
40
Pots................................................................80410
Kettles..........................................................  60410
Spiders  .........................................................60410
Gray enameled.............. 
—  40410
Stamped  Tin Ware............................  .new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are...................new list 3314410
dls.
wire goods. 
Bright...................................................... 70410410
Screw  Eyes............................ 
70410410
 
Hook’s ..............................................  
.70410410
70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s .............. 
70
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
56
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
55
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
70
55
Russell 4 Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s............................ 
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
55
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
Adze Eye........................... 
316.00, dls. 60
Hunt Eye..........................................315.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ...................................... 318.50, dls. 20410.
50
Sperry 4  Co.’s, Post, handled...................... 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
40
“  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables —  
“  Landers,  Ferry 4 Cle. k’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
30
dls.
Stebbln’s Pattern—   .................................. 60410
Stebbin’s Genuine........................................ 68410
Enterprise, self-measuring.......................... 
25
Steel nails, base...............................................1 85
Wire nails, base...............................................2 00
Steel.  Wire.
60..................................................... Base 
Base
10
50......................................................Base 
20
40................................ 
05
20
10
30..................................................... 
30
20....................................................  
15
35
16....................................................  
15
35
12..  ................................................   15
10...............................................  20
40
50
8.......................................................   25
65
7 4 6 .................................................   40
90
4.......................................................   60
1  502 00 
3.........................................................1 00
2.........................................................1 50
2 00
Fine 3................................................ 1 60
90 1 00 
Case  10.............................................  60
8.............................................  75
1 25 1 00 
85
3.............................................1 00
1  25
1  50 
6............................................ 1 15
75 
Clinch; 10..........................................  86
8......................................1 00
901 00
6........................................... 1 15
2 50 
Barrell X...........................................1 75
dls.
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©40
Sclota Bench................................................  ©60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  ©40
Bench, first quality......................................   ©60
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood...........  410
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................dls. 
70
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................  50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
9 20
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27 
" “

Advance over base: 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

MOLASSES GATES. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

rivets. 

NAILS

Finish l

........... 

dlS.
dls.

PLANES.

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PANS.

Broken packs Vic per pound extra.

dls.

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ROPES.

dls.

Sisal, 14 Inch and larger.........................   914
Manilla.....................................
SQUARES.
Steel and Iron..........................
Try and Bevels.........................
Mitre........................................
s h e e t ir o n .

75
60
20
Smooth. Com.
Nos. 10 to  14........................ ............34 05
32 95
...34 05
...  4 05
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................4 05
3 (5
..  4 06
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 06
3 (5
...  4  05
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4 05
3  15
Nos. 25 to 26.......................
..  4  25
3 25
. .  4  45
No. 27 ...............................................   4  45
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 
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
56
50
55
35

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

“ 
Sliver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__ 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  root............................................  

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 325
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game...................................................60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion...............................31.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market......................................... 70—10
Coppered Market  ........................................  60
Tinned Market.............................................  6214
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 10
painted...................................   2 65

wire. 

dls.

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HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

Au  Sable.................................................dls.  40
Putnam................................................. 
dls. OB
dls. 10410
Northwestern................................ 
dlS. -
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75410
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bird Cages.................................... 
50
Pumps, CiBtern................. 
 
*5
Screws, New 11st..........................................70410
Casters, Bed a  d Plate.......................... 50410410
Dampers, American................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....... 6f410

dls.

 
 

METALS.
PIG TIN.

ZINO.

6X
7

26e
28e

SOLDER.

Pig  Large................................................... 
Pig Bars....................................................... 
Duty:  Sheet, 214c per pound.
600 pound  casks........................................... 
Per pound.................................................... 
14@14.................................................................. 16
Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by nrlvate brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................3 7 50
7 50
-----  
14X20IC.
9 25 
10x14 IX, 
9 25
14x20 IX, 

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TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
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Each additional X on this grade, 31.75.
10x14 IC, Charcoal..................................
14x20 IC, 
...................................
...................................
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
Each additional X on this grade 31.50.
ROOFING PLATES
Worcester.....................
14x20 IC,
14x20 IX,
“ 
20x28 IC, 
..........
“  Allaway  Grade.........
14x2010, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
..........
“ 
...........
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
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BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28  IX.................................................
14x31  IX...............................................
1^56 IX, for No. 8 BoUers. I 
d
14x60 IX. 
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I 6  75 
6 75 
8 25 
.  9 25

.  6 50 
8 50 
13  50 6 00 
7 50 
12 50 
15 50
314 03 
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Be  D istinctive.

One of  the secrets of  success  in  busi­
ness,  quite as much as in literature,  poli­
tics,  or  social 
life,  is  to  be  a  little 
different from  anybody else;  to avoid  the 
commonplace,  and  to  fill  some  special 
niche in the life of the day.

Has your  store  an  individuality—any­
thing to distinguish  it  from  its neighbor 
across  the street,  or  around  the  block? 
That was  shrewd criticism which a trav­
eler  passed  upon the  stores  in a certain 
town,  when  he  said  its  business  men 
might  swap  stores  over  night  and  not 
know  the  difference  in 
the  morning. 
Have a distinctive character to your stock 
and  to  your  store,  and  let  this individ­
uality be  in  the  line  of  genuine  excel­
lence,  rather  than  mere  singularity. 
Merely being  different  from  others  will 
not of itself make the desired impression, 
but  to be  different  by being  superior in 
important directions  will  certainly  turn 
the key in the lock of success.

Is  there  any  merit  which in the  eyes 
of  the community  is  identified with  and 
represented  by your store? 
Is it famous 
as the  most  beautiful  store,  as the  most 
convenient,  as  the  one where the clerks 
are  the  most  attentive  or  intelligent, 
where  the  prices  are  lowest,  where  the 
delivery is most prompt and satisfactory, 
where the  styles  are  the  newest,  where 
there is the least delay in  getting change 
and  purchases,  where  goods are  marked 
in  the  plainest  manner?  Or,  in  these 
particulars and  others,  is  there  nothing 
to  distinguish it from  half a dozen  com­
petitors?

If  there  is  no  such  special  merit  to 
your  store,  seek  by  every 
legitimate 
means to  establish a reputation  for some 
mercantile superiority.  Study the salient 
features of  the best  stores, not  so  much 
in  your own  community,  for  that might 
lead  to  imitation,  which  is  never really 
successful, but of the establishments that 
have  won  their  way to  the  top  in  the 
great  centers of  trade  by  a  genius  for 
apprehending and satisfying the people’s 
demands.  See what features can be best 
adopted  in  the  special  circumstances of 
your  own  community,  and  have  the 
courage to inaugurate  them in your  own 
business.

In most cases the  expense need not  be 
considerable,  but  whether  the  cost  be 
more or less,  it should properly be added 
to the capital of  the store,  for  an  estab­
lishment can have no better  capital than 
a well-established reputaion along certain 
individual  lines in  which a  sound  judg 
ment  and  intelligence  enter  as  the  de­
termining factors.  Once get  out  of  the 
ordinary rut into a special  atmosphere of 
your  own,  and  you  have  escaped  the 
severest conditions of competition.

P ro m p t  S e ttlem en t  of  Sm all  A ccounts
Large accounts being a part of the reg 
ular machinery of trade, are,  as a matter 
of course,  well  looked  after;  they  have 
their time to fall  due;  their  importance 
is too great, yet it is only  by  the  aggre­
gation of a multituede of small ones  that 
these are provided  for.  Small  accounts 
have no time of maturity,  they  are  pay 
able  at  “ any  time;”  they  remotely  re 
semble what are called  debts of  honor— 
“more  honored in  the  breach  than  the 
observance;” 
the  debtor  never  thinks 
that it can  be any  inconvenience  to  the 
creditor to wait for such a trifle,  he  will 
get at it some day when he has time,  and 
thus resolves and resolves,  and  the  debt 
continues to keep bad company  with  the 
many like it on the books of nearly every 
dealer in the land.

Use Tradesman  or  Superior  Coupons

P O S T ’S S A P  S P O U T S

We are agents  for this Spout andocarry  a  full 

stock.

We  alsoohave  the ANCHOR  SAP  SPOUT.

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please  say that  you  saw  their  advertisement in 
T h e  M ic h ig a n   T r a d e s m a n .

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  MARCH  30,  1898.

CHARACTER  IN  BUSINESS.

Matthew Marshall, one of the brightest 
and  most 
logical  writers  on  financial 
questions,  delivers a  dissertation  on  the 
Richmond  Terminal  this  week,  which 
T h e  T radesm an does  not use, owing to 
the little  interest  the  subject  possesses 
to  Michigan  business  men.  While  this 
is  true  of  the  article,  as  a  whole,  the 
conclusions of the  writer embody  gener­
alities  worthy  of  thoughtful  delibera­
tion.  He says:
So long  as the  debtor preserves its  or­
ganic unity it can  take care of its  debts, 
but  if  it  is  broken  into  fragments  by 
revolution  and  civil  war  its  power  of 
levying  taxes  and  collecting revenue  is 
destroyed and  it becomes bankrupt.  The 
money  markets  of  the  world  demon­
strate the sentiment  of  investors  gener­
ally  in this  respect.  When  it looked  as 
if the  rebellion  of  the  Southern  States 
would  be  successful,  the  bonds  of  the 
United States fell  abroad  to  forty  cents 
on the dollar; and  those  of  many  South 
American republics  are selling nearly as 
low to-day, as the  result of the instabili­
ty of  their  governments  and  the  immi­
nence of their  collapse. 
If  prudent  in­
vestors  in  national  loans  consider  the 
possibility  of  national  disruption as  an 
element  in  estimating 
their  value,  so 
should  investors in  stocks and  bonds  of 
great railway  systems consider the prob­
ability of a like catastrophe.  The whole 
thing comes  back to what I  have so  fre­
quently  insisted  upon,  that the character 
of the managers of a corporation is one of 
the most important elements in the value 
of its securities, just  as the character  of 
the ruling citizens of a nation  is the con­
trolling  element 
the 
amount of credit to which  it  is  entitled.
Mr.  Marshall  touches  a  keynote  that 
every investor will do well  to echo.  The 
character  of a borrower  is an  important 
factor,  and  yet  most  men  only  look  at 
dividends,  promises  and  securities,  with 
little  reference  to  the  reputaion  of  the 
men  in  control.  Dishonest  men  are 
adepts in  juggling wi*:h  finances. 
It  is 
proverbial  in  railway  circles  that  the 
Vanderbilt  control 
the 
Gould control  depresses  quotations  of  a 
railway.  Shrewd  investors  have  found 
by long  experience  not to  trust  the glit­
tering  inducements  held  out  by  wreck­
ers. 
It is the same with  corporations  as 
individuals.

in  determining 

improves  and 

The borrower who is honest  bends his 
energies  to  the  full  and  faithful  dis­
charge  of all  obligations;  the dishonest 
borrower  is  bent  only  upon  his  selfish

nterests,  and if  an  opportunity to swin­
dle his  creditors  appears,  he  is  swift  to 
take advantage of it.  He even conspires 
to produce such  £  chance.  One  studies 
to  meet  his  obligations,  the  other  to 
evade them. 
Is  not  this  a  factor  to  be 
considered  by  the  lender,  independent 
of the apparent security?

innovation 

No  less  a  commercial  authority  than 
the Journal of Commerce recently recom­
mended the abolition  of  legal  processes 
to collect debts.  While  this  would be  a 
more  violent 
than  T he 
T ra desm an  would be willing to approve, 
there is no  denying the fact  that such  a 
condition  would  not  be  without its  ad­
vantages.  Business  would then be done 
upon honor and honesty would count for 
more than it does  to-day.  Losses would 
be less frequent,  as scoundrels  would be 
less  successful 
in  securing  credit  by 
making misleading showings  of assets.

Before  investing  in  any  enterprise, 
take a good look  at the men at  the  head 
of it. 
If you believe  that  they  are  per­
sonally untrustworthy  or  unscrupulous, 
put no  money  into  schemes  which  they 
control.

The  eountryman 

J. C.  Martin,  a druggist and  grocer  at 
Uniontown,  Ky.,  has assigned,  although 
his  liabilities  are  only  $7,000  and  his 
stock is estimated  to  be  worth  $30,000. 
The cause  of  the  assignment  is  a  suit 
against him as a Louisiana  lottery  agent 
in 1890. 
It appears  that  a  man  named 
Richardson bought  a  certain  ticket. 
It 
won $3,750,  but  Martin,  being  informed 
of that fact by telephone,  went  into  the 
country to work  bis  customer.  He  told 
Richardson that the drawing had not  yet 
come off, and that he had given him num­
ber so and so,  which belonged to another 
person, 
thereupon 
handed over the winning ticket to Martin, 
in  exchange 
for  another  one.  When 
Richardson discovered that he  had  been 
“cross  roaded,”  he  brought  suit.  The 
defence  was the gambling act plea.  The 
court held that,  after the lottery company 
paid  the money  upon  the  ticket,  it  be­
came a circulating medium and was  sub­
ject to litigation,  and  the  gambling  act 
could  not  then  be  pleaded.  The  jury 
brought in a verdict giving judgment for 
$3,750,  on the ground that Martin fraudu­
lently  obtained 
from  Richardson  the 
ticket which  won  that sum.  The  case, 
therefore,  goes  on  record  as  a curious 
precedent.

The evident  gratitude  with which  the 
supplies sent  in the  steamship  Indiana, 
that  was  unloaded  at  Libau,  were  re­
ceived  by  the  Russian  authorities  and 
the  starving  peasants  is  a sufficient  re­
ward to those  who  were ins.rumental  in 
sending  the  food.  The  bumaue  work 
was  continued  by  sending  the  Missouri 
with a load of  flour  from New York, and 
the  constant  petition  for  further  aid 
made  by  the  chairman  of  the  Russian 
famine  relief  committee  ot  the  United 
States  should,  and  unquestionably will, 
result in still more substantial  contribu­
tions.

The grocery trade of Grand Rapids will 
join w ith T h e  T radesm an  in  deploring 
the removal of L.  Winternitz  from  this 
city  to  a  larger  field  of  usefulness  at 
Chicago.  During  Mr.  Winternitz, resi­
dence at this market, he  has  established 
a reputation  for  honorable  dealing  and 
aggressive business methods which are  a 
passport to success  anywhere.

The amount of space given  by  a  great 
many newspapers to pugilists, and which 
is  virtually  free  advertising  for  them, 
seems to us to be worse than wasted.  For 
where there is one “sport” who reads noth­
ing but such news there are fifty  readers 
who carenothing for it. Of course,all read­
ers in these enlightened times  admire an 
athlete and are ever ready to lend aid  to 
the advancement of athletic sport, know­
ing that it is healthful and  beneficial  to 
both body and mind,  and  gives  innocent 
amusement  to  thousands  of  admirers. 
The  compensation  in  the  one  case  is 
money, which soon slips from the profes­
sional,  while  the  amateur  receives  his 
medal,  to  which  he  can  always  point 
with  pride,  with  the  satisfaction  that 
comes from  the  invigorating  results  of 
proper  indulgence  in  manly  exercise. 
But we have entirely too  much  of  prize 
fighting, and a  halt  should  be  called  to 
this debasing practice.

The great Standard Oil Trust was form­
ally dissolved  at  a  meeting  of  the  cir- 
tificate holders in New York one day last 
week.  But there is  good  reason  to  be­
lieve that the Standard millions  are  yet 
in existence and  that  the  Standard  Oil 
Company is  still  doing  business  at  the 
same old stand.

When some men  discharge  an  obliga­
tion, you  can  hear  the  report for miles 
around.

BUY  THE  PENINSULAR
Pants,  Shirts,  aid  Overalls

Once and You are our Customer 

for life.

STANTON, MOREY & C0„ Mtrs.

DETROIT,  MICH.

Don’t pay freight

From Boston  and  New York  on 
Shoe Dressing when you can buy 
it  of  HIRTH  &  KRAUSE  at

GILT  EDGE, 
GLYCEROLE, 
RAVEN  GLOSS, 
ALMA,  [Large size].

A  Rug  with  each  gross,  $22.80.  Shoe 
Stool with two gross.  An assorted  gross 
of the above dressing, $22.80.

HIRTH  &  KRAUSE,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

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

In five bag lots or over as follows: 

Prime Clover, 
No. 2 
Timothy, 

“ 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 

- 
- 

$6  75
5  75
1  50

Bags extra at market  price.

W.  T. LAMOREAUX & C0„

Geo. F. Owen, Salesman for Western  Michigan, 

Residence, 59 N.  Union St., Grand  Rapids.

Grand Rapids, Mich.
RINDGE,  KALMBACH  &  CO.

Spring  Goods.

We  have  the  best  lines 
for  style  and  service  in 
factory and jobbing goods 
to  be  found  anywhere, 
We solicit your inspection 
We  carry  the  Bay State 
Tennis Goods,  double  ce 
mented this year, and the] 
will  give  good  satisfac 
tion.
Men's Tennis Bals, 75, net
“  72  “
“ 
Boys’ 
“  Oxf.  57  “
Men’s 
Boys’ 
“ 
“  52  “
New  prices  on  rubbers 
after  April  1.  Boston, 50 
per  cent.  Bay  State, 50& 
10  per  cent.  Prices guar­
anteed  until  December 1. 
See us  before placing fali 
orders.

Oranges, Leins, Bananas, Bats, Figs, Bales,

A Full Line always Carried by

THE  PUTNAM  GANDY  GO.

THE  MICHIGAJST  TRADESMAN.

Facts  Talk:  Louder  Than  Words !

3,487,275  SOLD  IN  1886.

3.509,575  SOLD  IN  1007.

5.092,350 SOLD IN 1080.
5,690,025 SOLD IN 1889.
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6,983,201  Sold  in 1891,

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

showing the monumental  success of our celebrated

B B N - H U K
(10c or 3 for 25c)

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

(The Great 5c Cigar.)

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

W HOLESALER  VS.  RETAILER.
In  expatiating  upon the  sphere of  the 
retail  merchant  and  the  discharge  of 
those duties  attendant or incumbent  up­
on  his  position,  I  feel  that  this  article 
should yield  cognizance to the  wide  and 
varied  range  of  views  and  expressions 
held  and  uttered  by the numerous  class 
which may  be  listed  under  the title  of 
retailers.  As much as possible, I will be 
thus  governed,  but  must,  of  course, 
speak  principally  from  the  experiences 
and knowledge of  the  retail  grocer, that 
being my avocation.

In order  to  properly treat  my subject 
matter,  I  have  deemed  it  necessary to 
descant  somewhat on the  relation of  the 
retail merchant to each of the four classes 
which may be said to form the personnel 
of  his  business  sphere,  viz.,  employes, 
fellow-retailers,  wholesaler  or  manufac­
turer,  and customers or consumers.

None  the  least of  the annoyances  and 
embarrassments  that  occasionally,  one 
might  say frequently,  harrow the  placid 
money-making  flow  of  the  average  re- 
, tailer’s business  arises from the  lack,  at 
least  among  grocers, of  trained  and  ca­
pable assistants.  This very apparent evil 
is,  in a large measure, due to the absence 
of  inducements  that  would  urge  the 
adoption  by the ordinary youth or young 
man of a grocery clerk’s career. 
In fact, 
there  exist,  instead of  allurements,  con­
ditions  that  are  virtually repellent  and 
that  seem almost  inseparable from  busi­
ness  methods. 
Long  hours,  laborious 
work,  scant  remuneration,  and a meager 
prospect of  future relief  from his  thral­
dom  are  the  certain  outlooks  for  too 
many of this class of toilers.  Add there­
to the deplorable necessity imposed upon 
so many of  them to surrender  their Sun­
day rest and  recreation to the inexorable 
demands of  either  avarice or  public sel­
fishness, and the repellent conditions are 
numerous enough  and  strong  enough to 
appear insurmountable.

To the  employer who  recognizes these 
drawbacks,  the  evil influences  of  which 
extend  even  to  himself,  must  occur the 
reflection as  to  what remedy can  be  ap­
plied.  Ordinarily, the law of supply and 
demand influences this,  as other matters; 
hence,  one  almost  forgets  these  deter­
rent  influences when,  in  response  to  a 
want  advertisement, he  is  besieged with 
importunities for the vacant positions by 
those whom  stern  necessity forces to the 
application.  Endeavoring,  in  some de­
gree,  to answer this  introspective query,
1 can  find  a  possible  relief  in  a  recog­
nition of  those  prevalent disadvantages, 
a  general  determination  to  ameliorate 
them by a well-concerted  effort in behalf 
of  those  who  suffer  from  them,  and  a 
proper presentation to the public of their 
too  often  needless  or  thoughtless  re­
quirements.  The 
retainal  of  a  suit­
able  profit  on  all  transactions  and  the 
judicious curbing of the selfish exactions 
of careless customers would,  in my judg­
ment,  materially  aid  in  realizing  this 
second  emancipation,  and  so  improve 
the relations between employer and clerk 
that  there  would  ensue  a  new  Interest 
and  a  proper  zealous  regard  for  each 
other’s welfare.

To outline the feeling  that should pre­
vail  between  retailers of  similar or even 
dissimilar  classes  of  merchandise  is  ar­
rogating to one’s self a questionable privi­
lege;  however,  I  cannot  but  feel  that 
some interest would attach  to  the defini- 
t on of  a  method  by  which relief  might 
be  had  from  the  unreasoning and  often

vindictive caprices  that  dictate the poli­
cies  of  too  many merchants,  and  I  will 
accordingly  express  my  views  on  this 
issue.  The  correction of  such  caprices 
may  be  found  in  the successful  utiliza­
tion  of  the  advantages  offered  by asso­
ciations  such as are  operating at present 
in  many of  our cities.  1  believe that in 
them  lie  the  means,  when  judiciously 
used,  by which  may be eradicated  many 
of  the faults and uncharitable  ideas that 
underlie or  give birth  to  the  asperities 
and  reckless  dealing which  characterize 
so  many  retailers;  and to the  particular 
good  that  may  be  thus  accomplished I 
can bear practical and reliable testimony.
There is  in  this  connection e a  further 
and a vital duty owing by one retail mer­
chant  to  another;  it  is  as  yet  but par­
tially realized  and  as  partially fulfilled.
1  refer to the  duty—the  imperious duty 
—that should  prompt the  conveyance of 
information,  when  necessary  and  real, 
from  one  fellow-merchant  to  another, 
that a present or prospective customer is 
apt to prove  undesirable or  unworthy of 
credit,  and  thus  save  the  dealer  from j 
subjection to  a  fleecing  process that un­
fortunately is not  redressible  under  our 
present  peculiarly  constructed—and,  in 
this  regard,  certainly  unjust—laws. 
It 
is  here  that  associated  enterprise  can ] 
exercise,  and must exercise,  a power and j 
protective influence that even^to the most 
prudent  merchant  is  not  indispensable.
that,  through  the 
struggle  for  ’‘place  and  pelf”  in  which 
all  are  engaged,  it wouldj.be  manifestly 
unjust to fetter  the  industry,  talent  and 
technical  knowledge of  one  or  more  in­
dividuals with the manacles of thriftless­
ness,  idiocy or  ignorance of  others who, 
by accident of  circumstances,  are tempo­
rarily  engaged in a similarity of  occupa­
tion,  and, consequently,  it may be urged, 
are entitled to some ethical consideration 
from their  associates  or  from merchants 
with  whom  they  come in business  con­
tact.  While  a  bold  application  of  the 
“survival  of  the  fittest”  doctrine  may 
have  in  this  a  forceful  application,  it 
must  be  conceded  that  occasions  often 
call  for a modification of  so  harsh  a the­
ory,  and  that  modification  can  be  best 
reached  and  best  adapted  through  the 
agency  and  influence of  retail  organiza­
tions.

It  may  be  urged 

The  vexing  problem of  jobber  versus 
manufacturer  is one whose solution  may 
be  received with  perfect  equanimity by 
the retailer, as  his  position^in  the  con­
troversy is, if anything, neutral, or rather 
that  species of  neutrality which  stands 
ready and willing to be benefited by either 
of  the  contestants;  I  will, 
therefore, 
leave the discussion of this issue to those 
I deem more directly interested, and pro­
ceed to the consideration of  the question, 
“Manufacturer or Wholesaler  versus Re­
tailer.”

There  are, of  course,  salient  points of 
difference between the former two classes 
in their wholesale  character,  but, as  the 
retailers’  supplies  are drawn  directly or 
indirectly from both,  I will,  for my  pres­
ent  purpose,  consider  them  as  one  in 
I their relation to the retail  merchant. 
In 
I the  days  when  men  were  governed  by 
“divine  right”  principle,  there  seemed 
to  be  a  reflex  of  that  regal  halo  cast 
i around  the  person of  the  often  purse- 
proud,  always  patrician-like  wholesaler. 
Of  late, there  has  beem  in  their  case a 
gradual dissipation of the encircling  “di­
vinity that  doth  hedge a king,”  and  the 
humble retailer  is  becoming  the  recipi-

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Lion Coffee is sold  in  l-lb.  packages, never in  bulk:  the other 
two  are  sold  in  bulk  only.  The combination of  all  three  is 
just  what  merchants  need  in the  store, to suit  all  classes  of 
trade.

Write Your  Jobber for  Quotations  or Address

ROASTERS OF

Hiih  Brade  Coffees,

TOLEDO, 

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L.  WINTERNITX.

RESIDENT  AGENT,

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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ent  of  a  little  more  consideration  and 
fellowship,  so  that, 
there  has 
been formed in many instances a bond of 
personal  friendship  which,  welded  to 
business interests, forms a link well nigh 
indissoluble.  '  In  determining  the  deli­
cate adjustment of an endangered special | 
interest which  may be sought on account I 
of  some supposed  encroachment  on  the 
presumed  rights  of  either  class,  there | 
must  exist  a  proper  recognition of  the 
limits  which  embrace  the 
legitimate 
sphere of  the wholesale  and retail  mer- i 
chant.

One  of  the  existing abuses which  be- 
gets  grave  dissatisfaction  with  the  re­
tailer is a frequently indulged practice of 
wholesalers  selling 
in  small  quantities 
to  the  consumer.  While  it  is  possible 
that  a  plausible  explanation  might  be 
submitted  from  those  engaged  in  such 
practice,  I would say to retailers that the 
remedy  rests  entirely  with  them.  The 
exercise of  a  unified  and  unmistakable 
determination on the part of the latter to | 
leave the  offender  the  alternative privi-1 
lege of  either  an  exclusive wholesale or | 
or  retail  business would  possibly  result 
in a cessation of  the  aggravating policy, 
or  at  least  an  upholding  by the  quasi­
wholesaler  of  such  an  advance at retail 
over  the wholesale  price as would  afford 
the  marginal  protection to which  the re­
tailer  is  entitled  and  thereby result  in 
allaying the  sting of  so wrongful a com­
petition.

I  would  favor  and  contend  for a re­
striction  rather  than  extension  of  the 
retailing of goods by wholesalers or man­
ufacturers;  and  retail  merchants,  as  far 
as  consistent,  should  jealously  protect 
the  domain of  retailing from  further en­
croachment in that direction.  That they j 
have this power I believe;  that they may 
properly  but  judiciously  employ 
it  is 
possible and,  in fact,  undeniable.

1 will now touch upon a feature of  the 
duty owing  by  the wholesaler  or  manu­
facturer to the  retail  merchant,  and it is 
one  that  I  hope  will,  in the  future,  re­
ceive open and pronounced consideration. 
Retail merchants  may unite to extend  to 
one  another protection  against  the  dis­
honest  consumer,  but  they are  almost 
powerless to check the depredations that 
may  be  committed  upon  their  common 
business  interests  and  prosperity  by  a 
reckless or unscrupulous fellow-merchant 
who  thinks  that  his  only  aim  in  life 
should  be  to  sell  goods 10 per  cent,  be­
low cost and  finally settle with his credi­
tors  at  10  cents  on a dollar.  Although 
fully believing  in  their  potency.  1 think 
too highly of the business acumen of our 
wholesale  merchants to suggest  how this 
wrong may be righted;  but I state that it 
is  time  that  some  means,  carefully  ex- j 
ercised,  should  be  devised  whereby the I 
honest. 100-eents-on-the-Sl retailer should 
be  relieved of  such  cankerous,  immoral 
and fraudulent  competition.

The most important and  most intimate 
of  the  retail  merchants’  business  rela­
tions  are  those  necessarily existent  be­
tween the vendor and the consumer whose 
custom  he  solicits,  and  whose  interests 
he is engaged  at all  times in  serving  and 
protecting.  The  resultant  task  is  by no 
means inarduous.  nor  is  it  one  that  ad­
mits of  partial  attention,  as  the success 
or  failure of  the  merchant is  dependent 
upon the manner in  which it is acquitted. 
While  in  many  cases  the  mass of  con­
sumers  are  exacting  and  thoughtless in 
their demands upon  the patience,  intelli­
gence and  facilities of  retailers,  there is,

nevertheless,  ample  place  among  them j 
for  the  establishment  of  a  mutually es- j 
timable and profitable relationship which | 
in  time,  makes  room  for the  exercise of j 
an influence which  manufacturers would 
do well  to  fully  recognize,  and to whose 1 
twin  demands  they  should  faithfully 
cater,  viz., on the one part,  “Satisfaction 
to the  consumer,” on the  other,  “Allow­
ance of  a  fair  margin  of  profit  for  the 
retailer.”  To  acquire  the  former  is  a 
necessity;  to  withhold  the  latter  would 
be an Injustice and a folly.  While buyers 
in general are  perfectly able  to  discrim- j 
inate  for  themselves  as  to  the  quality | 
and  value of  goods  they purchase,  there 
is,  unquestionably,  a  certain  amount  of 
attention  given  to,  and  reliance  placed 
upon,  the recommendation or disapproval> 
of  the seller. 
It is this confidence in his 
integrity and judgment which the retailer 
should  sedulously  strive to deserve  and I 
foster,  as it  may prove a potent factor in 
controlling  and  utilizing  the good  will 
and  consideration  of  the  manufacturer. 
To those who  buy and  those who  sell on 
the cash principle may be spared the pos­
sible  rupture of  relations  such  as  have 
been alluded to, and, while it is perfectly 
true  that  the  consumer  may  properly 
require polite  attention,  prompt  service, 
truthful  representations  of  wares  and 
just dealing  from the  retail  merchant, it 
may as properly be  asked,  “What return 
should  be  given  for  the  fulfillment  of 
those  required  obligations?” 
I  would 
say  that  a  cheerful  recognition of  the 
services  rendered,  of  accommodations 
supplied  and  the  prompt  and  complete 
liquidation of all assumed and lawful in­
debtedness  would  be  but  a  reasonable 
return on the paTt of the consumer.

the  eager, 

I  remember,  when a boy  in  my native 
country, I was passionately fond of sleigh­
ing,  or,  as  we call  it, coasting.  On  the 
outskirts of  the town  where I lived  was 
a hill,  long  and  sloping.  Here on every 
possible  occasion  were  wont  to  gather 
the  lads,  yes,  and  sometimes  even  the 
lasses,  for  the  pleasure of  sleigh riding. 
The  keen  enjoyment of  the  sport  still 
comes back  to me, and memory yet vivid­
ly  pictures  the  oft-repeated  scene—the 
glistening,  tempting  highway,  the  brac­
ing  atmosphere,  the  moonlight-flooded, 
the  hedges, 
star-besprinkled  heavens, 
iridescent  in  their 
frosted  branches, 
with the  reflected  clearness  and  beauty 
of the Queen of  Night and  her glittering 
astral  attendants, 
jostling, 
happy  throng  of  coasters,  the  ring  of 
their  laughter,  the  cry of  their  derision 
at  some  ditched  unfortunate,  the  shout 
of  their approval  at  some exceptionally 
| swift  traveler  or  daring  steersman,  as I 
| the human-freighted  sled shot onward in 
I its  lightning-like velocity—yes.  and  also | 
I the covetous, unsatisfied  glances,  the  re- 
| quests  for favors  fit  a  those who  were 
I not  the  possessors  of  even  a  coasting 
| makeshift,  and  who,  like  so  many  for j 
| whom  they may yield  comparison,  stand 
out in the  cold of  misfortune,  shivering,
I soliciting,  sometimes  defiant,  sometimes j 
; pitied,  almost  always  despairing.  And 
] now I can  see the onward  sweep of many | 
' revelers.  Ah!  A  smash  up!  The  sud-! 
den  piling of  a  dozen  steel  shod  struc- j 
| tures, the sudden commingling of a dozen 
I pairs of legs and arms, the painful bump­
ing  of  some  of  the  heads,  the  hurtful 
| bruising of a few ribs!  How illustrative 
of  so  many of  our  business  collapses— 
j  the failure of  someone to keep the route,
| to retain  his  balance,  the  resultant  en- 
I tanglement  of  those  who  may  be  too

We close this  department of  our business, for the present 
season,  Saturday,  April  2d.  We  thank  the  trade in general 
for  the liberal  patronage given us, and we hope our  efforts to 
merit it will be the means of  again  securing your orders when 
the next season opens, September  1.

THE  PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

5000  Sold.

Patented  1887.

Why Wanted.
It’s  the  original  of  its 
It’s  the  favorite 
class. 
with  Druggists, Clothiers, 
Shoe  Stores, Hatters, Gro­
cers,  Hardware  Dealers, 
General  Merchants,  Bak­
ers, Butchers, Millers, Ho­
tels, Dairymen, Laundries 
and  in  fact  every  retail 
dealer  who wants  correct 
methods. 
i
i 
Write us this'day for^de- 
scription and prices.. 
.4
State  and  local  agents 
wanted.

1 

S  TOP

and investigate the Amer 
ican Cash  Regie.er before 
purchasing.  YOU  will 
probably say as this  party 
does:
D e a r Sir s :  We w ill say 
that  for  our  business we 
greatly prefer your “Desk 
Cashier”  to  the  National, 
even at the same price, for 
every business selling bills 
of  goods, or  odd  number 
sales your Desk Cashier is 
preferable to the National, 
not considering price.  We 
are so well pleased with it 
that with our three  Desks 
we consider our  cash sys­
tem almost complete.
Chas.  R u e d e b u s c b   Co., 
Mayville,  Wis.

General  Merchants.

Yours truly,

P E R K I N S   <&•  H E S S
Hides, Purs, W ool «Sc Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  183  and  184  LOUIS  STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR MILL  USE.

closely following him,  and,  before a turn 
can be made or a saving effort attempted, 
are unwilling  participants  in  the unfor­
tunate mishap!

These  reminiscences, gentlemen, come 
back  to  me  to-night,  and  from  them  I 
venture  to  trace a timely  analogy.  We 
have heard on one side the cry of  a gold- 
empanoplied  mortal,  “,The  public  be 
damned!”  We  hear  on  the  other  the 
quibble,  “The  public  be  humbugged.” 
But I feel  that,  in  our  relations  to  the 
world  of  consumers,  we  are  very much 
like the coasters of my boyhood.  Before 
us  lies  the  inviting  highway of  public 
service and public opinion, beyond it lies 
the  goal of  renown  and  compensation, 
and he who would gain that goal must be 
guided by the steering pin of industry on 
the  right  hand  and  that of  integrity on 
the  left;  here  the  judicious  push,  there 
the timely pressure, while, with sharpened 
vision  and  tense-strung  sinews,  we  go 
gliding  forward 
limits  of  our 
journey.  Dare  for  one  instant  to  stay 
the passage, dare  to  thwart the  onward 
force  that  impels  you,  dare to disregard 
the  occasional  unevenness  or  surface 
winding of  the  hillside,  a sudden  catas­
trophe  overwhelms  you,  and  It  is  luck 
indeed  if  you  escape a lasting  memento 
as  the  result of  your  ignorance  or  fool 
hardiness. 
the  con­
sumers’ opinion, we should respect;  their 
good  will  we  should  cultivate.  Once 
started in its pursuit, it is not prudent to 
leave  behind  the  guiding  pins,  it is not 
advisable  to  dash  forward  uncontrolled 
or uncontrollable.

Public  opinion, 

to  the 

To whatever class we may belong, gen­
tlemen, let  us  use  the  right  path.  Let 
us employ with  force and  discretion  the 
steering pins alluded to;  then the journey 
will  be  safe,  the  passage  pleasant,  the 
ending gloriously successful.

A l e x a n d e r   M c C a b e .

H ab its  o f  a   S uccessful  M an  o f  B usi­

n ess.

regard for the principles of justness.

His  conduct  is  regulated  by  a  sacred 
He is strict in keeping his engagements.
He does nothing hastily or  carelessly.
He  does  not  unwisely  reveal  his  de­
signs or his business.
He  leaves  nothing  to  memory  which 
would be more safely  committed to writ­
ing.
He preserves  all  important  letters  re­
ceived,  filing  them  with  precision  and 
care.
He keeps copies  also  of  the  essential 
portions of  his own  correspondence.
He keeps a  memorandum  book  in  bis 
pocket for current matters.
He  keeps  everything 
in  its  proper 
place.
He  will  not  become  a  security  with­
out prudent consideration of  the circum­
stances.
He  is  prompt  and  decisive  with  his 
capital.
He prefers short  credits  to  long ones, 
and cash to credit at all  times,  either  in 
buying or selling.
He is  always at  the  head  of  his  busi­
ness,  well knowing that if he leaves it,  it 
will leave him.
He is constantly examining  his  books, 
and sees through the  whole  affair  as far 
as eare and attention  will  enable him.

A  C urious  L ock.

A  Norwegian  farmer  has  devised  a 
curious lock in which the bolt is released 
by a stroke from  a  pendulum  bob.  The 
pendulum, 
invisible  from  the  outside, 
is moved sufficiently by blowing  sharply 
several times through a hole in  the door, 
but the puffs of air  can  be  given  at  the 
proper  time  only  by  swinging  a  key 
pendulum,  previously  adjusted,  to  vi­
brate in  unison with the lock  pendulum.

Advertise in  The Cheeaemriker.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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A  STOREKEEPER’S  RIGHTS.

He  Cannot  Refuse  to  Sell  Nor  Turn 

People  Out  of  His  Place.

A  store is  a  public  place  where  per­
sons  may  enter  and  remain  a  sufficient 
time to buy  or  sell  such  articles  as  are 
usually  bought  or  sold  there,  and  to 
transact  such  other  business  as  is  inci­
dent to such buying and selling,  subject, 
however,  to such  reasonable  rules as the 
owner  has  prescribed  for  the  manage­
ment of  his business.  But a store is not 
a public place for all purposes;  it is pub­
lic  only for the  purposes  for which it  is 
established.
A storekeeper has no  right,  except  for 
good cause,  to forbid any  person to enter 
his store who wishes to trade there in an 
orderly manner.  A person  once  forbid­
den  to  enter  a  store  without  justifiable 
cause  may,  nevertheless, continue  to en­
ter it to buy  or sell  such  articles as may 
be usually bought or sold there.  His en­
try  will  not  make  him a  trespasser,  al­
though  fordidden  to  enter,  unless  such 
entry  is  made  under  circumstances  cal­
culated  to create a  breach  of  the  peace. 
By  keeping his  store open,  a storekeeper 
extends a general  and a continual invita­
tion  to  every  person  wishing  to  trade 
there to  enter  and  occupy  his  store for 
that  purpose.  Persons  who  come  into 
his store by his  invitation  cannot,  be ex­
cluded  without  cause,  or  be  made  tres­
passers  at  his  pleasure.  A  person  ex­
cluded  from  a  store  without  sufficient 
cause  may  recover  of  the  storekeeper 
such damages as he  may  have  sustained 
thereby.  But a  storekeeper  may  forbid 
such  persons  to  enter  his  store  who in­
tend  to  use  it  for  purposes  other than 
those for  which  it was  established.  He 
may also order persons  lounging  therein 
or otherwise improperly  using  his  store 
to leave it  forthwith.  When so ordered, 
if they refuse to obey,  such persons will 
become  trespassers.
A storekeeper  is bound  to  sell  his ar­
ticles of merchandise to  any  person who 
offers,  in  good  faith, to  buy  them  and 
tenders to him  the  price  demanded, un­
less  such  proposed  purchaser  has  vio­
lated some reasonable rule  prescribed by 
the  storekeeper  for  the  management  of 
his  business.  This  principle  does  not | 
apply to a  liquor  dealer,  for  he is never 
bound to  sell  liquor  to  a drunken  man, 
or  to  a  minor  who  has  not  the  written 
consent of  his parent or  guardian.
A L aw y er B eats  a n  E x p re ss C om pany.
After two years  litigation a Wisconsin 
lawyer  wins  a  case  against  the  Wells- 
Fargo  Express  Co.  He demanded  some 
property of  them, consigned  to him,  and 
offered to pay the freight  but  there were 
C.  O.  D.  charges.  He  assured  them  he 
did not owe the parties a dollar but could 
not  get  the  property.  The  case  was 
commenced in a justice court,  brought to 
the Superior Court and has just  been de­
cided by  the Supreme  Court  in  favor  of 
the  attorney  and  he  gets  his  property. 
It seems the goods were his  own  but had 
been stolen  from  his  hotel  while  in the 
West.  The thief then sent them C. O.  D. 
to him,  after  extracting  numerous  arti­
cles, among which was his  wife’s  photo­
graph.  The Court held  the company re­
sponsible,  as it should  know  its  patrons 
and have  their  address  and whereabouts 
when  articles  are  sent  C.  O.  D.  The 
company’s only remedy  now is to deliver 
up the goods,  pay the C. O.  D.  charges to 
the thief and then turn around  and pros­
ecute.
A  Good  B usiness  F o r  th e   D eaf  a n d  

D um b.

From  the Pall Mall  Galette.
Some little while  ago  Miss  Mary Day, 
one of the oldest established  of  the lady 
typewriters,  started  the  experiment  of 
taking deaf and dumb persons as  pupils. 
The novel  idea  has turned  out very suc­
cessful;  as  according  to  Miss  Day, deaf 
and  dumb people,  whose  touch  is  very 
skilful, make excellent typewriters;  and, 
a large  part  of  typewriting  being  tran­
scribed from manuscript,  their  affliction 
is no disadvantage—rather the  contrary, 
as no time  is  consumed  in needless gos­
sip.  Dumb  girls,  according  to  all  ac­
counts,  make  excellent  dressmakers;  so 
that the field ofemployment for these per­
sons is rapidly becoming widened.

A  NNOUNCEMENT

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’ROBINSON AND Company-

D E T R O IT ,  M IC H

G eneral  A g en cy   o f  th e

C a n d e e   R u b b e r   C o .

Clothing  and  General  Store  Merchants  will  do  well  to 

Inspect  the  Line  of

Michael Kolb & Son,

Most Reliable  House, established 35 years.  The senior  member of  this firm  being 
a practical tailor, personally  superintends the manufacturing  department, and  has 
the reputation of: making the best fitting garments and most select choice in styles, 
patterns and  designs,  adapted  for all  classes of  trade and sold at such  low prices,
fear  any competition,  and  within  reach
and  upon  such  equitable  terms as  not 
of all.
William  Connor,  representative  of 
above firm in Michigan, begs to announce 
that  the trade  can secure  some  Closing 
Out  Bargains  for  Spring  and  Summer 
trade which  will be sold at astonishingly 
low  prices.  Mr.  Connor  also  takes 
pleasure in calling  attention  to  his  nice 
line of  Boy’s and  Children’s  Clothing as 
well  as  to  his  great  selection of  Men’s 
Suitings,  Spring  Overcoats  and  Pants, 
all closing out to the  trade at marvelous- 
y  low  prices.  Largest  line  of  Prince 
Alberts  and  Cork  Screw  Cutaways  in 
fancy and  plain.  Mail  orders  promptly 
attended  to,  or  write  William  Connor, 
Box  346  Marshall,  Mich.,  and  he  will 
soon  be  with  you to show  you  our  full 
line,  and  he  will  supply you  with  the 
leading  merchants’  printed  opinions  as 
to the  honesty of  our  goods  and  prices

W ILLIAM  CONNOR,

Marshall,  Mich.

Box 346, 

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

l a

T aking  th e   S to ck   of a   H a t  S tore.

W r itte n  to r  T h e  Tradesman

Now is the season  when  he  who  com- j 
poses  squibs  and  funny  paragraphs  for | 
the  papers  generally  has  something  to | 
say  about  spring  bonnets  and  incidents j 
connected therewith, quite oblivious,  ap­
parently, of  the fact that  the male biped 
“homo,”  when  wearing  his  ridiculous 
head  gear  made  of  pasteboard  covered 
with black silk,  would  be  properly a far 
more fruitful  source  of  merriment  Of 
all  the  different  articles  of  apparel for 
man,  this top-hamper alone does  not aim 
to conform to the outline of  that part  of 
the body which it covers. 
It may, there­
fore, be justly  called ill-fitting,  and it  is 
but a natural  consequence  that, to  non- 
votaries of fashion  and others  who wear 
the  prescribed  uniform  or  not,  just  as 
they see fit,  a ludicrous  element lurks  in 
the plug hat, in the many anxieties it en­
genders and in the tender solicitude with 
which  it is  caressed  by  its  uneasy  and, 
perhaps,  unhappy owner.  Be he ever so 
careful  and  weatherwise,  a sudden  rain 
storm,  an  unforeseen  squall,  plunges 
him into the depths of misery.  When he 
has to wear  it “off”  in a crowded  place, 
see how deftly he carries it before him as 
if to call attention—“See  my  new  hat,” 
or,  “allow me to introduce  my best tile.” 
And,  when calamity  does  come,  what  is 
sadder  than a  crushed  hat!  Some  time 
ago,  the  people  were  regaled,  by  the 
newspaper  correspondents  in  Washing­
ton,  by a description of  how an  eminent 
statesman  put  a period  on  a  lively  dis­
cussion of  the  McKinley  bill by  flatten­
ing out his new cylinder  hat with a blow 
of his fist!  Could emphasis be  greater?

I On  the  second  or  third  day  out,  after 
j  marching twenty-two miles,  we  entered,
I late at  night, the  town  of  Port  Gibson,
;  Mississippi. 
I had been  temporarily de- 
| tached from my company, and had, there- 
I fore,  a good chance “to  see  ourselves as 
I  others  see  us,”  as  will  shortly appear.
I  My Company A was  designated  as head- 
I quarter guard for General  Slocum.  They 
| left  the  public  square  where  the  regi­
ment lay and  camped  in the  vicinity  of 
the  General’s  quarters.  Next  morning 
at daybreak, there  was a smart  skirmish 
across a swift  bayou by  some  rebel cav­
alry who were bound to see us home dur­
ing  the  whole  trip.  After  breakfast, 
everyone  was  preparing  to  resume  the 
march.  General Slocum and staff halted 
in the public  square where my  regiment 
was drawn up,  waiting to be rejoined  by 
I Company A, detached  the  night  before. 
A drum and fife sounding in a side street 
j  announced its coming.  Presently,  I saw 
General Slocum bend  down nearly to the 
mane of his horse,  and most of  the mem­
bers of  his staff acted as if  unable to be­
stride  their  horses  any  longer.  The 
cause of this great hilarity was just com­
ing  around 
the  corner.  Company  A, 
ragged, dirty as if the men had been tak­
ing a dust bath,  from the Captain march­
ing at  the front to  the  two  negro  cooks 
carrying their  camp  kettles  in the rear, 
were  adorned  with  brand-new,  shining 
black silk hats!  They had camped during 
the  night  in  a  hat  stere,  and  both  the 
proprietor and  his  clerk  were out when 
they  called. 
Possibly  they  were  ex­
changing  shots  with  our  rear  guard 
across the bayou;  anyway, they were out 
their stock of  tiles.

W m.  Mohrmann.

FERMENTUM
The Only Malle CompesseA least

We respect  honest  competition, but deprecate unscrupulous 
methods  in  trade  and  meet  all  prices  made  by  illegitimate 
competitors.

Special attention given to out-of-town-trade.

Sold  ia  this  lariet  for  tie  past  Fifteen  Years.

Far Superior to any other.
Correspondence or Sample Order Solicited. 
Endorsed Wherever Used.

State  Agent,  Grand  R ais,  Hieb.

Telephone  566.

106  Kent St.

L.

A g e n ts  W a n ted  !

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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  Worts

and all the

Line.

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4 Monroe St. 
Grand Rapids, Mich.
The  Finest  Quality  and  Best  Article  for  t  eneral 
Cleaning known in the World.

D ont’s  F o r  B usiness  W om en.

ments.

fairs to others,
useful.

ing more than conceit.
work.

Don’t  talk about  your  employer’s  af­
Don’t  be  afraid  of  making  yourself 
Don’t be afraid of working too hard. 
Don’t be afraid to  ask  for a holiday. 
Don’t be afraid to work  overtime.
Don’t  be  contented  with  your  attain­
Don’t be discourteous.
Don’t be inattentive.
Don’t be  late.
Don’t  be  “sensitive”—which  is  noth­
Don’t be untidy in  your appearance or 
Don’t waste time. 
.
Don’t wear much jewelry.
Don’t chew gum in  the office.
Don’t fail to be ambitious.
Don’t fail to be systematic.
Don’t  fail  to  study  your  employer’s 
business interests.
Don’t  fail  when  correcting  the  mis­
takes of  others,  to  give  the  impression 
that  the  mistakes  are  not  due  to  igno­
rance, but a press of  business.
Don’t forget  that  what is worth  doing 
at all is worth doing well.
Don’t giggle.
Don’t laugh or  talk loudly.
Don’t read novels in  business  hours. 
Don’t talk about personal affairs.
Don’t  try  to  be  a  society  woman,  if 
I necessity  compels  you  to  be  a  wage- 
| earner.

Barbaric  people  like  the  Indians  or 
wild  negroes  take  very  kindly  to  this 
kind of  headdress,  while  there  is an an­
tagonism to it shown by  large portions of 
every civilized  people  on  the globe. 
In 
Germany,  the  phrase,  “hut  antreiben” 
(that is to say, to drive  on  the hat),  is  a 
well-known  expression,  although 
the 
dude must be  very  offensive  before it is 
put into practice.  However,  I have seen 
it  related  that a countryman  who  came 
hundreds of miles to view the procession 
at the coronation of  the King of  Russia, 
stood  wedged  in  tightly  in  the  Berlin 
crowd,  unable to move hand or  foot, and 
could not comply  with frequent  requests 
from those behind him to take off his hat, 
which obstructed  their  view.  A mighty 
fist  smote  the  offending  cylinder  and 
drove it down  on  its  owner’s  shoulders. 
He heard as from afar the  march  of  the 
passing soldiery,  the crash of  drums and 
military music,  the  hurrahs  and  shouts 
of the  multitude.  When  he  at  last  got I 
his hands free and passed his hat up over 
his’ ears  and  nose,  the  show  was  over 
and he could do nothing but  turn  home­
ward.  “Thou  art  so  near  and  yet  so 
fa r! ”

Connected  with the  foregoing  subject,
I  was, during the late war,  witness of an 
exceedingly  funny  episode. 
I  was,  at i 
that time,  a member of  Company A,  72d | 
Illinois Infantry,  which  formed a part of J 
the  garrison  at  Vicksburg.  Generali 
Henry  Slocum  commanded  the  depart­
ment,  and  took  the  larger  part  of  the j 
•ramson,  including  the  above regiment, 
..ut for a walk  through  the  surrounding | 
country.  The  heat  was  extreme—Au-| 
¿¡ust—and  the  roads  were  filled  nearly! 
foot deep with dust as  fine as  flour.  No j 
one  in  ordinary  life  can  imagine  the j 
quantity of  dirt  which  accumulates on a 
?oldier’s person in  a march  of  this kind. I

It is a fact worthy of remembrance that, 
what we get  through  difficulties,  we  get 
most thoroughly and retain longest  One 
learns  as  he  grows  older  that  into all 
attainments and success a question enters 
which we call cost. 
In  other  words,  we 
have had to  give  something  for  them— 
time,  toil or money.  At any  rate, either 
one  has  given  it, or  someone  else  has 
given it  for  us.  A  king  once  asked  a 
great  mathematician 
for  some  easy 
method  whereby  his boy  could  obtain a 
knowledge of mathematics.  But  he  was 
told,  “There is no royal road  to  mathe­
matics.”  Neither is there one to desira­
ble success.

Sold by all wholesale  grocers, or orders may be sent direct to the factory.

THE  MICHIGAN  TBABE8M AN

T he N ew  C ity o f L ak e A nn.

The  boom 

L a k e  Ann,  March 26—You  ask  me to 
write something for your paper about the 
new  city  of  Lake  Ann,  and  I  hereby 
comply with your request.
The  new  city  sprung  into  existence 
four  months  ago,  on  the  shore  of  the 
lake after which  it is named.  This  lake 
is a beautiful  sheet  of  water  some  two 
miles wide and four miles long, being the 
head of  Platte  river.  The  water  is  as 
clear as crystal and  teems with all  kinds 
of fish.  Small  farms dot  the  shore here 
and  there,  showing  that the  farmer  has 
pitched  his tent  in  this northern  region; 
but  the  lumber  interest is the  principle 
occupation of the people.  The  soil is an 
average Northern Michigan soil and  pro­
duces well under  favorable  seasons,  but 
last year  was, to say the least,  “a scorch­
er.”  The  dry weather was  so  long con­
tinued that vegetation  got  such a severe 
setback that only small amounts of grain 
were  raised. 
Potatoes,  however,  are 
plentiful and very  cheap.  Four  months 
ago, Buckley  &  Douglass,  of  Manistee, 
bought the site and  platted a fine village 
here.  Being located fourteen miles from 
Traverse  City,  in  a  southwesterly direc­
tion,  and  twenty-two  miles  from  any 
other  town of  any size,  they  had an idea 
that  this  would  become a place of  some 
importance,  and,  therefore,  have  been 
willing to lend  aid  to  any man of  enter­
prise  who  might  wish to locate  here  in 
any  manufacturing  business.  This  lib­
erality on  the  part of  the  company  has 
secured  one  man  who  is,  in  fact,  the 
mainspring  of  the  town.  This  is  Wm. 
Habbeler,  proprietor  of 
two  sawmills, 
also a large barrel factory which  is about 
ready  to  start  up.  Mr.  Habbeler  has 
purchased some  ten million  feet of  logs 
and  has  furnished  employment  to  all 
who  desired  to  work,  thereby  making 
money  matters  easy  here  this  winter. 
We also  have one  other mill  here with a 
capacity of about 5,000 feet per day.
in  building  for  the  cold 
months has been  universal,  there  proba­
bly  having  been  fully  fifty  buildings 
erected up to date.  Not a day has passed 
but what the  ring of  the  hammer  could 
be heard, and,  with the advent  of  warm 
weather,  we  look  for  increased  activity 
in  building,  and  expect  the  rattle  and 
bang  of  hammer  and  saw  will  be  like 
the roll of musketry at the  Battle of  the 
Winderness.
Everybody  is  anxious  to  be  first,  and 
the rush is likely to be  too great  for  the 
good of the new  city; a word  of warning 
is,  therefore, in place.  Let no dealer get 
his head turned towards the booming town 
with the idea of  making  large profits  on 
sales,  for  goods  are  sold  at  ruinously 
low rates.  As a  sample of the prices  at 
which our  dealers  now  sell,  will  quote: 
Water white kerosene oil,  8c  per  gallon; 
sugar,  4 to 4%  and 5c per pound; pork,  6 
to 8c;  flour, $4.30 to 4.80 per  barrel;  fine 
cut  tobacco,  as  low  as  20c  per  pound; 
raisins, 6c; dried  blackberries, 7c;  hay— 
very best—$15 per ton;  feed, $1  per hun­
dred  pounds,  and  prices  on  everything 
else cut  in  proportion. 
In  the  line  of 
general  merchandise,  the  town  is  well 
supplied,  and  no  room  would be  found 
in that line without  cutting the trade  so 
that a living could not possibly be made. 
The  dealers  are  working  with  all  the 
strength they possess,  but one-half of the 
trade bears no profit.  A  hardware store 
would  do  well  here,  and  a  furniture 
dealer  would  find  an  opportunity  for 
profitable  investment.  A  harness  shop 
is  badly  needed,  also  a  shoe  shop  and 
a wagon shop.  These  industries  would 
pay  the  investors,  and  they  would  be 
welcomed by all.
Be it remembered  that  the  country  is 
only partly settled,  that  dealers  have  to 
depend  largely  on  the  village  laborers 
for trade and that only as the village and 
country develop can  more than a certain 
number of dealers  do  a  profitable  busi­
ness.  We  expect  to  see  a  fine  village 
here in  the  near  future, but  would  ad­
vise all to come  aud  see  for  themselves 
before making any  arrangements for  lo­
cating here.

M r. C onnor’s N ext D ate.

Wm.  Connor,  clothing  salesman  for 
Michael Kolb & Son,  will  be  at  Sweet’s 
Hotel on  Friday, April 8.

A n o th er C om bination D eclared Off.
The Northwestern Manufacturer’s  As­
sociation,  which was  formed a few years 
ago  by  the  manufacturers  of  Fleisch- 
mann,  Fermentum,  Vienna,  Red  Star, 
Queen  City,  Riederberg,  Spielman  and 
Knipschild  compressed  yeast,  has  been 
declared off for the present, so that there 
is  now  an  open  market  everywhere. 
“War to the knife”  has  been declared in 
several  markets  and 
indications 
point to a  campaign of extermination,  in 
which some of  the  smaller  manufactur­
ers are likely to disappear from the field. 
Yeast is now sold in Chicago at 5 cents  a 
pound and 5 cents per dozen cakes in tin 
foil,  and it is  not  unlikely  that  equally 
low prices will  be made at  the  Michigan 
agencies before long.

The dissolution of  the  Association ap­
pears  to  be  due  to  competition  among 
the members, as  outside competition has 
cut no figure to speak of.

the 

P u re ly   P ersonal.

John  Mellema,  the  Muskegon  grocer, 

was in town one day  last week.

Fred H.  Ball put in Monday at Allegan 
in the  iuterest of  the Ball-Barnhart-Put- 
man Co.

Chas.  S.  Brooks  is  seriously  ill  with 
malarial  fever,  with  typhoid  symptoms. 
His  route is being  covered in the  mean­
time by Seneca Rademaker.

Heman  6.  Barlow  has  gone  to  Mt. 
Clemans,  and the latest intelligence from 
him is to the effect  that he  is rapidly re­
covering from the rheumatism.

H.  V.  Hughes,  formerly  engaged  in 
the  grocery  business at East  Saginaw,  is 
in  town  for  a  few  days.  Mr.  Hughes 
may conclude to locate at this  place. 

'

C ard from  Mr.  W internitz.
Grand  Ra pid s,  March 28,  1892.

To My Friends and Patrons:
Having been  cabled  to  Chicago by the 
Fermentum  Compressed  Yeast,  1  take 
this means of thanking my friends of the 
trade for the hearty  patronage  accorded 
me the  past  eight  years,  assuring  them 
that 1 appreciate it  highly  and  shall  al­
ways hold them in grateful remembrance.
1 regret that  I  have  not  been  able  to 
pay all my  friends  a  farewell  visit,  but 
assure them that  1 shall  visit the  Grand 
Rapids market  every  two  week,  when  1 
shall improve  the  opportunity to  renew 
the  many  pleasant  friendships  which 
have grown out of our  mutually  agreea­
ble business relations.
Wishing you all the success you richly 
deserve,  1 beg leave to  subscribe myself, 

Your Friend,

L. Win ter n itz.

C ountry  C allers.

Calls  have  been 

received  at  T h e 
T radesm an  office  during  the past  week 
from  the  follow ing gentlem en  in  trade:

G. J.  VanDuren,  Holland.
W.  S.  Root, Tallmadge.
Lever & Lever,  Newaygo.
D. Gardner,  Luther.

Som e People  Do.

Do  what?  Know  a  good  thing  when 
they see it.  For those who use Griughuis, 
Itemized  Ledger  certainly  have  a  good 
thing,  for they  save  time  and labor  and 
many disputes.

Would you like a short form of  double 
entry? If so, we guarantee our Customers, 
or  Itemized  Ledger,  with  a  general 
Ledger,  and  our  columned  Cash  Book 
for retail  business,  not  to  take  over  15 
minutes’ work  each  day,  to  keep  posted 
up.  Send  for  sample  sheets  and  price 
list.

Gringhxjis Item ized  L ed g er Co., 

403 West Bridge St.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mieh.

’Tis  Spring' in th e  S outh.

There’s  a  lazy,  lollin’  feelin’  in  the  deep  an’ 
The  wind a kiss  is  stealin'  from the violets  in 
An'  now  the  red  woodpeckers  are  drnmmin’ 
But  the  best  of  all  is  checkers  by the  village 

dreamy days,
the ways;
more and more.
grocery store.

Ah, me! there ain’t no sayin* what fun is in that 
When a feller gets  to  playin’ till  he mos’ fergits 
Though one good sign of springtime is tax-sales 
The  surest sign  is  checkers  by the village  gro­

game,
his name!
on the door,
cery store!

—Atlanta  Constitution.

A  H int  from   J a y   G ould.

The secret of success is often stated to 
consist  in  nothing  more 
than  doing 
things  in  a  first-rate  way,  no  matter 
what the business  may  be.  Jay  Gould, 
the  great 
railway 
wrecker,  whichever  you  choose  to  call 
him—threw out a hint  of this sort a  few 
days ago,  when he happened to be in one 
of his talkative moods:

railway  king—or 

“There  is  a  woman  out  in  Idaho, on 
the Union  Pacific,  who  keeps  a  famous 
eating house.  She made a reputation on 
a  certain kind of  cheese. 
I  heard  of  it 
and  stopped  there.  She  gave  me  the 
nicest haunches of venison, even  in sum­
mer, and the nicest  pies and cakes I  had 
eaten  in  a  long  time.  She  gives  her 
cheese to the Indians, who  are very fond 
of  it, and  they, in  turn,  keep  her sup­
plied with  venison the  year  round.  No 
other  house  can  get  such  venison.  1 
stopped there a day  or two just  for  that 
delicious meat,  cheese and pastry.  That 
lady is making  money.  And  there  used 
to be in Springfield,  Mass., a hotel  called 
the  Massasoit  House,  famous  all  over 
New  England  for  its  waffles.  When  I 
was a young  man I  went  up  there  and 
will never  forget  those  waffles  and  the 
maple syrup they  had.  That  hotel  and 
its  reputation  kept 
the  Boston  and 
Albany,  a  rather  slow  road,  in  popular 
favor,”

S i  mat ta t !

i S

work  (your  own)  you  transform  your  useless 
cheese safe into a handsome  store fixture.  Last 
pound of  your cheese  then  remains  fresh and 
salable as first  one  cut.  None  to  throw  away. 
Double your sales. 

T  B. LATOUCHE,

Reference any comm’l agency. 

(Merchant), 
Ashland, 111.

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FOB  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements  will  be  inserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  insertion. 
No advertisements  taken for  less  than 25 cents. 
Advance payment.

BU SIN E SS  CH ANCES.

456

448

FOR  SALE—OLD ESTABLISHED  GROCERY 
business,  stock,  fixtures,  etc.,  in  hustling 
2ity  of  Muskegon.  Reasons  for  selling,  other 
business.  A rare chance.  Address Lew W. Cod- 
nan, Muskegon, Mich. 
F or  sa l e- o u r  e n t ir e  stock  o f  g e n -
eral  merchandise  at  Chippewa  Lake,  con­
sisting of hats, caps, boots and  shoes, men’s fur­
nishing goods, hardware, crockery and groceries. 
Having finished our lumber operations, we offer 
the  above  stock for sale  cheap  for  cash  or  on 
time with good  security.  Will sell  this stock  as 
a whole or  uny branch of  it.  Enquire of  Chip­
pewa  Lumber  Co., Chippewa  Lake, Mich., or of 
H. p. Wyman. Sec’y, Grand  Rapids, Mich.  449
BARGAIN—CLEAN  STOCK  OF  MDSE., 
drugs included;  also store  for  sale or rent; 
:ason for selling death of one of  the  firm.  Ad- 
ress Mrs, L. Curtis, Stockbridge, Mich. 
IOR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—A  LUMBER 
mill of 25,000 feet capacity in Michigan, with 
),C00 feet of  custom  logs on  the  yard.  Price, 
000.  Also  a  farm  of  80  acres  with  30  acres 
jared.  Price,  $1,00J.  Would  exchange  for 
jrchandise or  hearse  and  undertaking goods, 
idress No  446, care  Michigan Tradesmau.  451
(OR  SALE  OR EXCHANGE—FLOUR  MILL 
machinery for nearly a complete mill, good 
new.  Some is new.  Will  sell  dirt  cheap or 
change  for  dry  goods or  most  anything.  A 
rgain for someone.  H. S. Towner, 93 Fremont 
•eet, Grand Rapids. 
IOR  SALE  CHEAP—AT  LISBON,  MICH.,  A 
drug stock all complete and favorable  lease 
store—an old  established  business.  Enquire 
Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co., or  Stuart  &  Knappen, 
oms 15,16 and 17, New Houseman Block, Grand 
ipids,  Mich. 
JOR  S A LE—ESTABLISHED JEWELRY B u s­
iness,  stock  and  fixtures  at  Evart,  Mich. 
>  opposition.  Reasons  for  selling, owner de- 
ised.  Splendid opportunity.  F. P. Atherton, 
ed City, M*ch. 
m HREE HOUSES AND LOTS IN DIFFERENT 
J_  parts of  town,  $1,100,  $1,600  and  $3,200  re­
spectively .  If you buy of me you are paying no 
commissions.  W. A. Stowe, 100 Louis street.  444

__________ 420

463

417

447

446

383

365 

poor health.  W. L.  Mead, Ionia. Mich. 

1*3
F or  sa le  o f  ex ch a n g e —a  lu m b er
mill  of 25  M.  feet  capacity,  in  Michigan, 
with  800  M  feet  of custom  logs  on  the  yard. 
Price,  12,000.  Also a  farm of  80 acres, with  30 
acres cleared  Price,  $1,000.  Would  exchange 
for  merchandise,  or  hearse  and  undertaking 
goods.  Address  No.  446, care  Michigan Trades­
man. 
mins  IS  NO  FICTION—I  HAVE  FOR  DIS- 
JL  posal, if  I can find  the right  persons  with 
from  $1,000  to  $5,000, two excellent,  long-estab­
lished and good  paying  businesses—both  cloth­
ing and gents’ furnishing goods.  Easy terms of 
payment, if  accommodation is required  for part 
payment.  None but principals treated with.  Ad­
dress in first instance, William  Connor, Box 346, 
Marshall, Mich. 
jOR  SALE—A  CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK, 
doing a good business.  Reason for selling, 
TOR  SALE—GOOD  NEW STOCK OF BOOTS 
and shoes in best town in Michigan.  Cause 
of  selling,  ill  health.  Address  No.  383.  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
F or  sa le — tw e n t y-f iv e   acre  fa r m
in Putnam counts« 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. II. McClellan, McMeekin, Fla.
m o   A  MAN  WANTING  A  FIRST - CLASS 
A  business,  dry  goods  and  boots  and  shoes, 
located  in  a  town  of  2,0n0,  situated  in  a  good 
agricultural  district  and a  first class  manufac­
turing town, one of the best in the State of Mich­
igan;  store  one of  the  finest  and  best location; 
will sell store building or rent for term of years: 
stock  invoices  from  $10,000 to $11,000;  will  sell 
stock at its  actual  worth;  stocks  nearly all new 
and  in  first-class order.  Any  persons meaning 
business  and  wanting  to  do business in this  lo­
cation please  address  N. W. Mills,  Otsego, Alle­
gan Co., Mich. 
F or  sa le  or  w il l  ex c h a n g e  fo r
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._____ 412
ANTED—TO EXCHANGE GOOD  PAYING 
city  real  estate  or  timbered  lands  for 
stock  of  merchandise.  Address  No.  402,  care 
Michigan Tradesman 
402
F or sa le—stock o f m er ch a n d ise and
store furniture of  the late George Keech, of 
Centerville,  Mich. 
Stock  consists  of  drugs, 
paints,  oils,  glass,  lamps,  clocks,  silverware, 
books, stationery, wall paper and curtains.  Will 
rent  store  for  term  of  years.  W. S.  &  R. E 
Fletcher, Administrators. 
THOR  SALE  CHEAP  —  WELL  SELECTED 
Jj  drug stock — New and clean.  Address  F. A 
Jones, M. D. Muskegon,  Mich._________ 391

443

458

SITU A TIO N S  W A N T E D .

pharmacist 

■ ANTED—SITUATION  BY  REGISTERED 
in  a  drug  or  drug  and 
general  store.  Sixteen  years’  experience  in 
pharmacy.  Best of references.  Address  A  D. 
C., Box 37, North Muskegon, Mich. 
TAT ANTED—POSITION  AS  AN  ASSISTANT 
VV  pharmacist.  Good  references.  Address 
No. 462, care Michigan Tradesman,______462

445 

M ISCELLANEO US.

464

F OR  SALE  CHEAP—A FIRST-CLASS (Tufts) 
soda  water  fountain  and  complete  outfit. 
Only used about  seven  months.  For terms  ad- 
dress F. D. Hopkins, Alba, Mich. 
F or  sa le —good  d iv id e n d - pa y in g
stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
cantile  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 
370
Grand Rapids. 
F or  sa l e- or  w il l t r a d e  fo r  stock
of merchandise, part or whole of 2 800 acres 
good farming land in Alcona county, Mich.  Ad- 
dress Westgate & Paterson, Alpena. Mich.  465 
O  YOU  lisE  COUPON  BOOKS?  IF  SO, DO 
you buy of the largest manufacturers in the 
United States?  If you do, you  are  customers of 
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids.______
ir o n  SALE—TWO  HUNDRED  ACRES  LAND  (160  IM- 
pro v ed ), lo ca te d  In th e  f r u it b e lt o f  O cean a coun­
ty ,  Mich.  L and  fitted   fo r  m ac h in e ry ,  good  fences, 
la rg e   cu rb   ro o f  b a rn   w ith   u n d e rg ro u n d   fo r  sto ck , 
h o rse b a rn  an d  o th e r n ec essary  fa rm  b u ild in g s.  New 
w indm ill fu rn ish e s w a te r fo r h o u se a n d  b arn s.  E ig h t­
een  a c re s a p p le b e a rin g  o rc h a rd , also  1.000 p ea ch  tre e s, 
tw o y e a rs old, lo o k in g  th rifty .  P rice, $8o p e r  a c re , o r 
w ill exch an g e fo r sto ck  o f d ry  goods.  I f  an y  d ifference 
wlU p ay  cash .  A. R e ta n , L ittle  R ock, Ark. 

I  ¡TOR  SALE—ABOUT  100  POUNDS  OF  NON- 
parell  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.__________359
F or  sa le — b est  r e sid en c e  lot  in
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. 
YXTTLL  PAY SPOT  CASH, 50 CENTS ON  THE 
VV  dollar,  more  or  less,  for  clothing,  dry 
goods, etc.  J. Levinson, Petoskey  Mieh.  459
Re g is t e r e d   ph a r m a c ist  w a n t e d  —
Apply to Van I. Witt, Lake City, Mich.  460
■ OR  SALE—NEARLY  NEW  YOsT  TYPE- 
writer.  Reason  for  selling, we use  a Bar 
Lock and  consider it superior  in  every respect. 
Tradesman Company. 100 Louis street.________
■ FANTBD — REGISTERED  PHARMACIST 
'  who has $500 in  ready cash  to  purchase a 
half  interest  in  well-established  drug  store in 
good  town,  surrounded  by  excellent  farming 
country.  Present  proprietor  is  not  registered. 
Address No. 461, care Michigan Tradesman.  461

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

D r u f f s  fg£ M e d i c i n e s .

State  Board of Pharm acy.

O ne  Y e a r—Ja c o b   Je sso n ,  M uskegon.
Two  Y ears—J a m e s  Y e rn o r, D e tro it.
T h re e  Y ears—O ttm a r E b e rb a e h , A nn  A rb o r 
F o u r Y e ars—G eorge G u n d ru m . Io n ia.
F iv e Y e ars—C. A. B ugbee,  C heboygan.
P re sid e n t—J a c o b   Je sso n , M uskegon.
S e c re ta ry —Ja s .  V rrn o r, D e tro it.
T re a su re r—Geo. G u n d ru m , Io n ia.
F  M eetings  fo r  1898 — S ta r  Isla n d  
M arq u ette,  A ug. 31;  L an sin g ,  N ovem ber 1.

(D etro it),  J u ly   5; 

Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 
P re sid e n t— H. G. C olem an. K alam azoo. 
V ice-P residents—S.  E.  P a rk ill,  Ow osso;  L. P a u le y , St.
Ig n a c e ;  A. S. P a rk e r, D e tro it.
S ec re ta ry —M r. P a rso n s, D e tro it.
T re a su re r—W m. D upont, D e tro it.
E x ec u tiv e C om m ittee—F. J . W u rzb u rg ,  G ra n d  R apids;
F ra n k   In g lis  a n d   G.  W .  S trin g e r,  D e tro it;  C.  E. 
a
 W ebb. Jac k so n .
N ext p lac e  o f  m ee tin g —G ran d   R apids, A ug. 2,3 an d  4. 
L ocal S e c re ta ry —Jo h n   D. M uir._____________________ __
Grand  R a p i d s   Pharm aceutical Society. 
P re sid e n t. W. R. Je w e tt,  S e c re ta ry ,  F ra n k  H . E sc o tt, 
R eg u lar  M eetings—F irs t W ednesday e v e n in g  of M arch 
Ju n e , S ep tem b er a n d  D ecem ber._________________ ___
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The Commercial Traveler in History.* 
You make  me  feel  something to-night 
like the  old  darkey who  said:  “1  alius 
likes  it  when I stumps my  toe, ’cause  it 
alius feels so good when it’s gettin’ well.” 
My  reception  has  been so pleasaut  that 
it  reminds  me  also  of  another  story. 
There was  an  illiterate  man  who  had a 
son  in college—one of these colleges,  you 
know,  where  they  have a minstrel  show 
—I  mean  a  glee  club—a  tug of  war,  a 
boat  club  and  are  branded  with  a cigar 
and all that and  where they stay at home 
once a month  and read  hooks.  The  boy 
wrote a letter to his father,  who couldn’t 
read.  The  old gentleman took the letter 
to  the  village  blacksmith,  who  was  a 
gruff,  rough  man,  to  read.  The  black­
smith  read it and said in his  way:  “He 
says  he’s  sick  and  you send  him  some 
money.”  The old  gentleman  grew very 
fiery and said:  “1 shan’t give him a cent. 
Let  him get  through  the best  he  can.” 
As  he went  out of  the  shop he  met the 
village clergyman who  noticed  his anger 
and  enquired  the  cause.  The  old  gen­
tleman told  him that his son had  written 
him  a  saucy  letter  demanding  money. 
The  clergyman insisted  that he must  he 
wrong  and asked  to  see the  letter.  He 
read it to the  father,  in  his  soft,  gentle 
way,  as  follows:  “Dear  Father. 
I  am 
very  sick  and  need some  money;  won’t 
you  please  send me  some.”  “Oh!” said 
the  father,  “if  that’s the  way he writes, 
why  I’ll  send  him  money  right  away.” 
So you  see, gentlemen,  a great deal is in 
how you  hear a thing.
If the scientists are to be trusted, there 
must  have  been  an immense  amount  of 
traveling done  by races  and  individuals 
which  has  left no  trace in history at all. 
They  tell  us,  these  scientists,  that  man 
probably emerged from moukeydom some­
where in Central  Asia;  that  he began to 
realize  bis  human  responsibilities  any­
where from  200,000 to 500,000  years ago. 
In such rough calculations science doesu’t 
venture to specify  particular  days in the 
month when  human  history began to he, 
hut,  like  the  weather  prophets,  leaves 
you a satisfactory margin  upon which  to 
come  and  go.  Now, if  man  began  his 
history in  Asia,  some  representatives  of 
the race must have traveled immense dis­
tances  for  ages  before 
they  kept  any 
satisfactory  accounts of  the transaction. 
For  instance,  in this  country,  man  must 
have  crossed  what  is  now  known  as 
Behring Straits and wandered south over 
the  immense  reaches  of  country which 
stretek  from  Alaska  to  Patagonia,  and 
communication 
those  who 
traveled  and 
those  who  remained  or 
stopped on  the  way must  have  been cut 
completely  off;  for  when  the  Spanish 
came  to  South  America  they could  not 
find the slightest evidence  that the Peru­
vians,  who had  gotten  pretty well  up in 
the  world,  knew of  the  existence of  the 
Mexicans to the  north of  them,  while all 
those fellows  south of  the Argentine Re­
public had had time to forget  all the civ­
ilization they ever  knew.  They had for­
gotten  how to even  wear clothes  and go 
to  church  or  do  any  kind  of  manual

between 

If 

Separate 

extensive 

flourished. 

for  business; 

labor except  highway robbery  and  other j  unveracity which  was  gotten up  for  his 
such  light  forms of  employment.  But I especial benefit—some piece of statistics, 
we search  in  vain for any  slightest hint I for instance,that would make even  a Chi- 
of  why these  ancient  races  left  their  cago  drummer  pale  with  envy.  And 
original  homes and traveled so far away, 
then when he  attempted, in  the  way  of 
It  is  highly probable  that they did  not  legitimate  trade,  to  pass  it  off  on  the 
leave the old homestead because of  busi-  next  community,  they  would abuse  him 
ness competition—because  in  those days  like a  trust company; nay,  they  couldn’t 
our modern  form of business competition  let him get out of  their sight without the
danger of every  stranger getting hold  of 
didn’t  exist.  Their  methods were  very 
him  and  filling  him  to  the  brim  with 
simple.  The chief  or  king took  all  he 
facts that weren’t  worth  2  cents  on  the 
wanted and the other fellows fought over 
$1.  Now, the modern  commercial  trav­
the  remainder.  The  more they  killed, 
eler has advanced beyond  that.  Nobody 
the fewer to divide among.
can  get  him  full [laughter] of  false  in­
Maybe they came  in  search of  food or 
formation  and  manufactured  historical 
to find some new people to fight with,  or, 
facts. 
In order to avoid that  he  manu­
what is more  probable,  they were crowd­
factures the  facts  concerning  his  busi­
ed  out of  the old  home,  the  weaker  by 
ness  for  himself,  and  the  country  mer­
the  stronger,  and  obliged  to  find  new 
chant plays the part of Herodotus.  And 
stands 
for  monopoly 
so we  can come down the ages  until  the 
seems to be as old as creation.  Anyhow, 
stream  of time carries  us  irresistibly  to 
the matter seems to  be shrouded in thick 
that  great  race  that  bears the  name  of 
darkness. 
that  eminent  French 
Abraham’s children,  that wonderful Jew­
scientist who  has  just  gone  to  Ceutral 
ish  race. 
It  is  an  amazing  fact  that 
Africa succeeds, by his new patented pro­
while  the  Hebrew  religion  and  polity 
cess, in opening  up  communication  with 
seem constructed  with a view  to the  en­
the  aristocratic  monkeys  that  inhabit 
tire separation  and isolation  of this peo­
that  region,  he  may find  that  they have 
ple from the rest  of  the  world, they  be­
records  that  will 
throw  light  on  this 
came the  greatest  commercial  travelers 
subject.
in history—a nation  of  drummers, so  to 
One thing seems to  be  certain.  After 
speak.  Just think of it!  Among all the 
this  period  of 
traveling 
master races  of  Europe and down to  the 
(whether  commercial  or  otherwise,  we 
remotest  corners  of  this  continent  we 
cannot  tell) had  passed  by,  it  was  fol­
find a  religion which  the  Jew  first  car­
lowed  by what  we  may  call  a  stay-at- 
ried in his  heart and in  his Bible  to  the 
home epoch.  People practically gave up 
nations of  the  world.  The  great  cities 
traveling.  Nations  and  races  settled 
of  the  Roman  Empire  were  filled  with 
down  to  the  cultivation of  the domestic 
Jewish  commercial  travelers  a  century 
virtues.  Each  race  or  nation  grew and 
or two  before  Paul, true  to  his  Jewish 
propagated its own characteristics.  Pro­
instincts, carried  the  gospel to the  scat­
vincialism 
lan­
tered  children  of  his  own  race.  The 
guages.  separate  social  customs,  separ­
Dark  Ages  came  to  Europe largely  be­
ate  religions  sprang  up.  The  idea  of 
cause the nations sat down  in provincial 
human brotherhood and relationship grew 
isolation; made no  wholesome  exchange 
weak and  decayed.  Then it may be said 
of  intellectual products  between  people 
the commercial  traveler appeared in his­
and people.  But  the  Jew  had  no  dark 
tory.  And,  remember,  I put  every  man 
ages.  He carried  the  best  he  knew  or 
under  the  head of  the  commercial trav­
could learn from nation to nation.  And his 
eler  who is the  medium of  exchange  by 
rabhina)  schools shone with the best light 
which  people  get  and  give  any sort  of 
the age could  command even when  they 
wealth.  You  may  say  that  is  a  broad 
greamed in the midst of  darkness.  Aud 
definition.  But  it  is  not  too broad,  be­
when the great  reformation  broke like a 
cause  there  are  kinds  of  wealth which 
tempest  over  Europe,  and  the  peoples 
money  can’t  buy,  and  which  are  more 
were stormily  shaken  together, the  dis­
needful  to a man’s  happiness  and  wel­
seminators of the  books  that voiced  the 
fare  than  anything  that  money  could 
religious  aud  intellectual  awakening  of 
buy.  And the first  sample cases did  not 
Europe  were  the  commercial  travelers, 
contain  groceries  or  hoots  aud  shoes. 
who,  often  at the risk of their lives, car 
They contained  religion,  education,  lit­
ried  these precious volumes  at  the  bot­
erature  and  art.  And  in those  days  it 
tom of  their  packs  aud  sold  them to  a 
meant a great deal  more to he a commer­
people hungry for  knowledge.
cial 
than  it  does  now,  be­
cause,  as  soon  as a man  stepped outside 
of  his own  territory, he took  his  life  in 
his hand.  To he a stranger  was to he an 
enemy.  Nowadays  no  commercial  man 
is  really personally in  danger of  his life 
—unless, perhaps,  he  be a lightning  rod 
man. 
In  those  days  they  cut a man’s 
throat.  Now  they  only  cut  under  his 
prices.  Now  you take  away a competi­
tor’s reputation;  then they took away his 
life.  Now  a  man  says:  “Oh,  yes, that 
baking  powder  looks  well  enough,  but 
put it on  the  stove  and it will  smell  so 
of  ammonia  that  you  can’t  stay in the 
same  township  with 
it.  Our  baking 
powder  is  not  only  pure,  but  we  give 
with  each  can  a chromo  that  Michael 
Angelo couldn’t tell from one of  his own 
works.” 
In  the  old  days  they said  to a 
commercial  man:  “Can  you  claim  rela­
tionship with us;  do  you go to the  same 
church  and vote with  the  same  political 
party?” 
If  his  answers  were  not  satis 
factory,  his  firm  permanently lost  track 
of  him.
Viewing  the  traveling  man  from  a 
higher  plane  than  is  usually  done,  we 
may  say without  irreverence  and  in  all 
seriousness,  that  Abraham  was  a  com 
mercial  traveler.  He  carried  into  that 
unknown West a type of  religion  higher 
and grander  than  any that mankind had 
known;  a  religion  that  finally elevated 
and instructed  the  future  more than  all 
other human forces and institutions com 
bined.

But  the  greatest  commercial  traveler 
of  modern  times  was,  perhaps,  Chris­
topher  Columbus  himself,  who  really 
opened that  territory  which  you  yearly 
invade  with  your  goods  and your anec­
dotes.  You gentlemen of the road really 
owe a  great  debt  of  gratitude to  Chris­
topher.  Witheut  his efforts  on your be­
half,  you might  be cutting each other  to 
pieces  in  some  restricted  territory  in 
Europe unsuited to the scope and magni­
tude of your genius.  But there are some 
romantic 
illusions  about  Christopher 
which 1 consider it my  duty to dispel,  as 
an impartial  historian.  Some few years 
ago  the  Catholic  church  made  up  its 
mind that  it would canonize Christopher 
—make a  saint of  him;  so they began  a 
postmortem examination of Christopher’s 
record to  see whether his  moral  charac­
ter  would  stand  the  strain  of  such  an 
honor.  Now, you  know,  when  they  in­
tend to  make a  saint of  a man, they  in­
quire not only into  his orthodoxy,  but as 
to his personal  record.  Christopher was 
sound enough as  to his  religious  views. 
They  said  he  was  like  the  old man  of 
whom it  was  said  that  he  was a  Chris­
tian but wasn’t  always working at it.  1 
am  afraid  that some  commercial  trans­
actions 
engaged 
wouldn’t stand  the  light.  When  Chris­
topher set  cut  to  discover this  country 
he  had  some  pretty  high  terms  for  a 
mere  traveling  man.  You  would  have 
thought he  was  a  member  of the  firm. 
He wanted to  be  made Admiral first  be­
fore  he  bad  earned  a  cent  of  commis­
sions.  Then he  wanted  to be Vice-Royal 
of  ail the lands he  discovered.  Besides 
this he  said he  must  have  ten  per cent, 
of all  the  property  they  should  buy  or 
steal in the new world; and if they didn’t 
like  the  terms,  why, they  could  go  and 
discover  America  themselves, 
for  he

And so we may say of Herodotus, called 
by some  the  Father  of  History,  and  by 
others  the  Father  of  Lies.  He  surely 
was a true type  of the  commercial  trav 
eler.  He  went  through  the  cities  of 
Greece and the Orient,  bartering historic 
information.  Sometimes  he  got  cheat­
ed.  He would swap a good slice  of real 
historic information for  a piece of gaudy

in  which  he  was 

traveler 

I  don’t think  this 
wouldn’t stir  a  foot. 
was modest or scientific.  Suppose one  of 
you  travelers  should  say 
that  you 
wouldn’t stir a  peg on your route unless 
the  firm  should  give  you  the  title  of 
Colonel,  promise to secure you the nomi- 
tion for  Governor of  the  State of  Texes 
and  give  you  ten  per  cent,  of  all  the 
house made in a year.  As  my  youngest 
boy says, they  would  probably  ask  you 
what kind of nerve tonic you used.
I think these  simple facts about Chris­
topher  should  be  known,  especially  as 
they are going  to make  such a fuss  over 
him next year  at  Chicago! 
If  time per­
mitted,  I  might  go  on  and speak  of an 
array of noble and stately men who have 
shed luster upon your noble profession— 
of  Captain  John  Smith  and  Ponce  de 
Leon,  and  those  Spanish  commercial 
travelers  who  went  into  Mexico  and 
Peru.  To  be  sure,  their main  purpose 
was to carry the  Christian religion,  with 
all its  blessings,  to  the  benighted  hea­
then.  But they  made the heathen pay  a 
pretty heavy price for this religion in the 
shape of  the  precious  metals! 
I  might 
speak of Ananias,  who has such conspic­
uous mention in the Book of Acts!  But I 
can’t stand here praising  you  all  night. 
Other speakers must  have  a  show.  Let 
me say,  as I close, dear friends, that men 
often fail to estimate the  marvelous part 
which your profession has  played in civ­
ilization.  The mere  interchange  of ma­
terial commodities between nations—dis­
figured as that  interchange is  sometimes 
by  greed  and  selfishness—has  widened 
the horizon  of  the  human  intellect and 
enlarged the  sway of the  humane quali­
ties  of  the  soul.  You  have  been  the 
torch bearers of civilization. 
In  discov­
ering  these  common  needs  of  man  to 
which  commerce  ministers,  you  have 
helped  to  realize  the  common  brother­
hood of  the  race.  Remember  this:  As 
you  push  your  energy  and  enterprise 
into new  territories  it may  be  your for­
tune to touch communities  where the re­
fining influence of education  and the up­
lifting power  of  religion  may not  have 
kept  pace  with  the  busy  feet  of  com­
merce. 
If you are honest, and pure, and 
temperate,  those communities will get  a 
better notion of the  power of religion  to 
make true manhood  than they would get 
from 100 missionaries who  are not called 
to know your daily fight with the score of 
temptations  that  beset  every  traveling 
man who  is  earnest  in  his  noble  voca­
tion.

A  C razy  T ram p 's  W ild  A ctions.

A crazy tramp  entered a  drug store at 
Racine, Wis.,  and  demanded  that  he  be 
given some morphine.  A refusal caused 
him to  send a  bottle  crashing through  a 
show case.  He also  kicked holes  in  the 
panes  of  two  more  show  cases.  The 
damage will amount to  $40.  The  tramp 
was arrested.

T he  D rug  M arket.

Opium is weak and lower.  Morphia is 
unchanged.  Quinine  is  dull  but  un­
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is  advancing. 
Borax is lower.

The  Lord  never  intended  grief  to 
spread;  you  can  cry  in  secret,  but  you 
can’t enjoy a joke alone.

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Iris  plox (po. 35@38) ..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr....................   42© 45
Maranta,  54 s .................  @ 35
Podophyllum, po.......   15©  18
Rhei.............................   75@1 00
“  cut.....................   @1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Splgelia................... 
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  ©  20
Serpentaria..................   35© 40
.......................   45© 50
Senega 
Similax, Officinalis,  H @ 40
©  20
M 
Scillae, (po. 35).............  10© 12
Symplocarpus,  Feet]
dns,  po.......................   © 35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©  25
German...  15©  20
inalbera....................  12© 15
Zirjiber  j .................. 
18© 22

  48© 53

“ 

“ 

 

SEMEN.
©  15
lüisum,  (po.  20). 
Apium  (graveleons)  .  20©  22 
4® 
I

------  

TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R .........   60
p ..........  5Q
Aloes............................... ” .  60
and myrrh.................  60
Arnica.................................  50
Asafoetida............................  o
A trope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sangulnaria.........................  so
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharides.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................  75
Co......................  75
Castor...................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Co......................  60
Columba.............................   50
Conium...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis..............................  50
Ergot....................................  50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   60
“ 
ammon.................   60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine......................... 
  75
Colorless................  75
Ferri  Chlorldum..............   35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................   50
Nux  Vomica.......................   50
O pii.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor......................... 2 00
Auranti Cortex....................   50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany........................  
  50
Rhei.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentarla...........  ...........  50
Stromonium.........................  60
Tolutan..............................   60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratrumVeride.................  50

“ 

“ 

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

* 
“ 

ASther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26©  28 
“  4 F ..  30©  32
Alumen....................... 2&® 3

“  
ground,  (po.

“ et Potass T.  55©  60

7)  ............................  3©  4
Annatto......................  55©  60
Antimoni, po.............. 
4©  5
Antipyrln..................   @1  40
Antifebrin..................  ©  26
Argent!  Nitras, ounce  @  63
Arsenicum................. 
5©  7
Balm Gilead  Bud......   38©  40
bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (54s
11;  548,  12)..............  ©  9
Cantharides  Russian,
po ............................  @1  20
Capslcl  Fructus, a f...  ©  22
po  ...  ©  25
©  20
B po. 
Caryophyllus, (po.  15)  12©  13
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......   50©  55
Cera Flava.................  38©  40
~’OCCUB  ......................  ©  40
©  22

“ 
“ 

“ 

ACIDUM.
Acetlcum.................
Benzoicum  German.
Boraclc 
...................
Carboltcum..............
Citricum...................
Hydrochior..............
Nltrocum 
...............
Oxallcum.................
Phosphorium dll......
Salicylicum..............
Sulphuricum............
Tannlcum..................
Tartarlcum................
AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg.
20  deg.
Carbonas  .... 
Chlorldum ...

Black..,
Brown.
Ked....
Yellow

22©
55©

10 65 20 
30 
60 
5
.  10©  12 
.  10©   12 
20
1  3Q@1 70 
1*@  5 
1  40©1  60 
36®  33

354@  5
554©  7
12©  14 
12©  14

.2 00@2 25 
.  S0@1 00 
.  45©  50 
.2 50®3 00

Cubeae (po.  80).
Juniperus.........
Xautlioxy lum ...

BAL8AMUM.
Copaiba......................
Peru............................
Terabln, Canada  ......
Tolutan......................

80®  90 
8©   10 
25©  30

47®  50 
©1  30 
35©  40 
35©  50

C O R T E X .

Abies,  Canadian.......
Cassiae  .......................
Cinchona Flava  .........
Euonymus  atropurp... 
Myrlca  Cerifera, po—
Prunus Virginl............
Qulllala,  grd................
Sassafras  ....................
Ulmus Po (Ground  12).
EXTRACTUM.

“ 
“ 
“ 
11 

Glycyrrhiza  Glabra... 24©
po.  .............. 33©
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
11©
Is..............
13©
14©
ViB............
16©
............
feuruai.
Carbonate Precip........
©
Citrate and Quinia.... @3
Citrate  Soluble...........
©
Ferrocyanidum Sol — ©
Solul  Chloride...........
©
Sulphate,  eom’l ......... 154©
pure............ @

“ 

F L O R A .

Arnica.......................
Anthemls..................
Matricaria 

22©
25©
..... 25©
20©

F O L IA .

Barosma 
..................
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-
nlvelly....................
Alx. 35(i&
Salvia  officinalis,  54s
12©
and  )4s ....................
Ura UrsI...................... m

“ 

“ 

Calci] 
Carbo] 
Carbon] 
Carbonai

Absinthial 
Amygdalae^ 
Amyaalae,j 
Anlsi.
Auranti  Corti 
Bergamii  ...
Cajiputi......
Caryophylli.
Cedar  ...........
Chenopodil  .. 
Clnnamonll  .. 
Cltronella .... 
Conium  Mac. 
Copaiba  . . . .

16

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Grocery  Price  Current•

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

and  buy in  full  packages.

APPLE  BUTTER

40 lb. pails  .  ......................  5
20 lb. pails........  ..............  5H
Mason’s,  10, 20 or 30lbs....  6
51b.......................   7
a x l e eREASE.

“ 

Graphite.

“ 

“ 

gr. cases, per  gr............88 50
12)4 lb. pails, per doz  ......   7 50
25 lb. 
......... 12 00
100 lb. kegs, per lb.  .  ......   4
250 lb- X bbls., per  lb........
400 lb. bbls., per lb ............   3V4
gr. cases, per gr..............86 50
£  lb. pails, per doz.  -----7 00
lb. 
......... 10 50
00 lb  kegs, per lb ............  3H
50 lb. X bbls., per  lb......   SX
400 lb. bbls., per lb ...........
BAKING  POWDER.

Badger.

“  

“ 

Arctic.

Cook’s  Favorite.

(101 pieces colored glass)
G'jl pieces of crystal glass)
(100 hdl cups and saucers)

Acme.
V lb. cans, 3  doz..............
X lb.  “ 
2  “  ..............
1 lb.  “ 
1  “  .................  1 00
Bulk...................................   10
u   lb cans............................  ®
.......................  |  *
% fi>  “ 
5  B>  “ 
..........................   9 60
100 X lb cans....................  12 00
100 X lb cans  ..................   12 00
100 % lb cans....................  12 00
2 doz 1 ib cans....................  9 60
(tankard piteher with each can) 
per doz
Dime cans.. 30
..1 33
“ 
4-oz
.  1 90
“ 
6 oz
“ 
2 47
8-oz
..3 75
“ 
12-oz
“  -.4 75
16-oz
254-lb “  11 40
“  18 25
41b
“  21 60
5-lb
“  41 80
10-lb

IßBpRiSE’SI
1 CREAM
gAKlHS
rowatf*

Dr. Price’s.

Red Star, X ®>  cans.
.

•• 

x  B>  “ 
1 »  “  ........
X lb. canB, doz. 
X lb.  “ 
“  .
lib.  “
Victor.
, 4 d o * ...............

6 cz cans
16 

f   J 2 dcz 

.  ...........2 00

BATH BRICK.

 

 
■BLUING. 

2 dozen in case.
 
 

English...............................  90
  TO
Bristol............... 
Domestic.............. 
 
00
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals.  ............  4 00
“  80s 
 
 
“  pints, round  .........   10 50
“  No. 2. sifting box...  2 75
«  No. 3, 
...  4 r
No. 5, 
... 
**  1 oz ball  ..................   4 ..

“ 
“ 

” 

f

 

“ 

Salmon.
Columbia River, flat.
tails.
“ 
Alaska, 1  lb..............
21b...............
Sardines.
American  Ms.................iX@  5
Hs................. 6V4@ 7
Imported  Ms.................... 11@12
Hs.................... 13@14
Mustard  J£s....................  7@9
Boneless......................... 
20
Brook, 3 lb..........................2 50

Trout.

“ 
“ 

PRUITS.
Apples.

85
2 40
2 50

AprlcotB.

3 lb. standard........... 
York State, gallons —  
Hamburgh,  “  —  
Live oak.....................  
2 25
2 0C
Santa Crus................. 
Lusk’s ........................  
2 SO
1  90
Overland..................  
Blackberries.
B. A  W....................... 
9C
Red  ...........................  
1  at
17!
Pitted Hamburgh...... 
W hite........................  
1  2<
12!
Brie.................. 
Damsons, Egg Plums and Gtfebn 
@1  25 1 ■
Brie............................
California...................
Gooseberries.
Common....................
1  10

Cherries.

Gages.

 

 

_
Amboy.................. 
Herkimer...................  @13
■@
Riverside............
Allegan  ..............
Skim......... ..........
@10
13
Brick....................
@1  00 
E dam ..................
Limburger  .........
@10 @25
Pineapple............ .
Roquefort.................   @35
Sap Sago....................  @22
@30
Schweitzer, Imported 
@15
domestic  ...
CATSUP.

Half  pint, common............   80
Pint 
...........1 to
“ 
Quart 
150
 
“ 
Half pint, fancy.................1  25
Pint 
................. -2t00
Quart 
...............  3 00
5 gross boxes.......................40

CLOTHES PINS.

“ 
“ 

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags..............  —   @3
Less quantity 
Pound  packages.........  6M@7

............   @3M

COFFEE.
green.
Rib.

Fair......................................16
Good....................................17
Prime.................................. 18
Golden.................................20
Peaberry............................. 20
Santos:
F air,.................... 
ill
Good....................................17
Prime.................................. 18
Peaberry  ............................ ^

Mexican and Guatama1

 

.......

Fair..............................
GOod 
Fancy.................
Marac
Prime...........
M illed........

1  30 
t  50
2 75

Interior
Priva
Ma-

Peaches.

“ 

Pears.

Pie ..............................
Makwetl....................
Shepard’s ...................
California..................
Monitor 
Oxford  .
Domestic....................
Riverside....................
Pineapples.
Common.....................
Johnson’s  sliced.......
grated........
Quinces.
Common....................
Raspberries,
Red  ........................
Black  Hamburg.........
Brie  black.................
Strawberries.
Lawrence...............
Hamburgh...........
Erie..................
Terrapin.......
Wh<
Common 
F. &  W.
Bluebr
7 00

 

“Universal.”
“ 
*« 
« 
“ 
“ 

8 1, per hundred..............  83 00
 
|  2. 
350
c 9 
................  4 CO
................5  CO
• 5’ 
810’, 
.................6  00
|20 
................7  00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over............... 5 per cent.
500  “ 
1000 
“  
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

 
W 
.................... 20

“

[Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810 down. I 
20 books.........................8 1 00
2  00 
50
3 00 
100250
6 25 
10 00 
500
17 50
1000

CONDENSED MILK
4 doz. in case.
7 40
Ragle........................ 
„
Crown.................................6-5
Genuine  Swiss..................   8 00
American Swiss.................700

CRACKERS.
Butter.

Seymour XXX......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon.......6V4
Family  XXX......................  8L.
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6V4
Salted XXX.........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ..........6V4
Kenosha 
..........................  7V4
Boston.................................   8
Butter  biscuit....................6H

Soda.

Soda, ¿XX............ ...........   6
sodh.cn?.........................7*
8oda,  Duchess..............■ • ■ ■ .8»
-vstal Wafer.....................W
ution  Flakes...............TO
’OCX..................  6
' X ................i
.............8

Oyster.

30

FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

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

4

Farina.
Hominy.

Barrels...............................3 7®
G rits.................................. 4 2®
Dried............................ 
4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.

Lima  Beans.

Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
55
Imported.................... 10)4@11V4
Pearl Barley.
Kegs..............................3  @4

 

Peas.

Green,  ............................... 1
Split, Dbl............................® 90
German.............................   4H
East India..........................   5M
Cracked.............  
®

Wheat.

Sago.

 

FI8H —Salt.

Bloaters.

 

“ 
“ 

Halibut.
Herring.

Yarmouth..........................   1  1°
Cod.
Pollock................  
4
Whole, Grand  Bank...  6  ®»X
Boneless,  bricks  ..........7H@8
Boneless, strips...........7!4@8
12
Smoked............... 
Scaled...........................  
TO®)®
Holland,  bbls................. 
H 90
kegs.............. 
85
Round shore, X bbl... 
3 25
“ 
X   bbl.. 
1  35
Mackerel.
No. 1, V4 bbls. 90 lbs............11  90
No. 1, kits, 10lbs................   1 25
Family, X bbls., 100 lbs....  5 50
75
Russian,  kegs....................   45
No. 1, it bbls., lOOlbs................6 50
No. 1, Kits, 10 lbs.................   90
No. 1, X bbls., lOOlbs............8 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs................1  TO
Family, X bbls., 100 lbs  ...  3 50 
kits  10  lbs..............  50

Sardines.
Trout.

kits. 10 lbs............ 

Whiteflsli,

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

“ 

Jennings’ DC.
.  75 
no 

Lemon. Vanilla 
1  25
- 
1  50
2  00 no

ROLLED OATS.

Barrels 180.................  @4  40
Half  bbls 90..............  @2 30

Barrels, 1,200 count........... 84 00
Half  barrels, 600 count....  2 50

Barrels, 2,400 count.  4 50@5 00 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 2  7503 00

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

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
PennaSalt  Co.’s..............  3 25

boo t S e e r
Williams, per doz..............  1  75
3 doz. case......... 5  00
Domestic.

RICE.

“ 

Carolina head........................7
“  No. 1........................0
“  No. 2.............   @5

Imported.

Broken...............................
Japan, No. 1......................... 6
0  No. 2..........................5V4
Java....................................  ®
Patna..................................   5
Silver Thread, bbl................  84 50

SAUERKRAUT.

x  bbl........   2 25

“ 

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 
» 
“ 

Allspice................................TO
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.....................66
Pepper, Singapore, black  •15 
white...  .25
shot.........................19

“ 
“ 
n 
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.

•• 

Allspice...............................1®
Cassia,  Batavia...................TO
and  Saigon .25
i> 
“ 
Saigon....................j®
Cloves,  Amboyna................•*>
■1  Zanzibar............... 20
Ginger, African................... J®
Jamaica — ........... TO
|| 
’»ace  Batavia.  . . .--••••••• -g®
*ird, Eng. and Trieste. .25
Trieste................ 27
.No. 2 ..........  
6®
.gapore, black...TO
“  white.......30
-nne................25
............... TO
Packages.

Ms  Ws 
.  84  1  55 
84  1  55 
84  1  55 
4  1 55

M*-

Iton.
fnens*0^8"
feen «iw*8-

Solar Rock.
.  .

25
56 lb.  sacks........ 
Common Pine  per bbl......   90

Saginaw and Manistee. 

8ALERATU6.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s .........................   #3 30
DeLand’s .............................3 15
Dwight’s .............................. 3 30
Tavlor’s 
............................ 3 00

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

“ 

“ 

Thompson & Chute  Brands.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Silver,  100 12 oz............... .83 65
.  5 00
Snow, 100 10 oz  .........  ..
........... .  3 35
Mono, 100 12 oz 
German Family, 60 1 lb  .. .  2 55
7511b.... .  3  10
.  3 05
Laundry Castile, 75 1 lb  .
.  3 05
Marbled, 75 1 lb
.  2 50
Savon Improved, 60  1 lb.
Sunflower, 10010 oz......... .  2 75
Olive, 100 iO oz................. .  2 50
3 25
Golden, 80 1 l b ..............
.  2 25
Economical, 30  2 lb ........
.  2 35
Standard. 30 2 lb  ...........
Old Country,  80  1-lb--- .  3 30
..3 90
Good Cheer, 601 lb  ........
..3 60
White Borax, 100  M-lb  ..
Proctor & Gamble.
.  2 80
Concord  .........................
.  6 75
Ivory,10  oz....................
.  4 00
6  oz......................
3 65
Lenox 
..........................
.  3  15
Mottled  German............
.  3 00
Town Talk.....................
.  3 75
Snow, 100 6-oz 
........
Cocoa Castile, 24  lb........ ..  3 00
Silverine, 100 12 oz......... ..  3 50
5012 oz........... ..  1  fO
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz.. ..  2 50
hand, 3 doz...... ..  2 50
.  5 00
Potash Flakes, 7210 oz...

SCOURING  AND POLISHING.
“ 
“ 

TOILET.

1 

SUGAR.

Cut  Loaf.................... @  5M
Cubes......................... @ 476
@ 476
Powdered..................
...... @
Granulated.. 
Confectioners’ A —
@ 4*
Soft A  .......................
to)
White Extra  C............ @4.If
Extra  C...................... @ 4*
C ...............................  3!6@  4
Yellow 
......... .........3.69® 3*£
Less than  bbls.  %c advance

SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar Creams............
Frosted  Creams.........
Graham  Crackers —  
Oatmeal Crackers —
TEAS.

2 
» 
I 
8 
1 
! 
8*  , 
8*  j

J a pa n —Regular.

BASKET  FIRED.

@17
F air..........................
@20
Good.........................
Choice....................... 24 @26
................. 32 @34
Choicest 
Dust  ........................ 10 @12
SUM CURED.
@17
F air..........................
@20
Good.........................
Choice....................... 24 @36
Choicest.................... 32 @34
Dust.......................... 10 @12
F air.......................... 18 @20
@25
Choice.......................
@35
Choicest....................
Extra choice, wire leaf @40
GUNPOWDER.
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........ .80 @40
F air.......................... .18 @22
.24 @28
Choice......................
Best.......................... .40 @50

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

’  YOUNG HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

TOBACCOS.

Pine Cut.

“ 

Palls unless otherwise noted.
60 
Hiawatha  ...............
34 
Sweet Cuba............
34 
McGinty...................
33
*  bbls........
Little  Darling.........
y% bbl.
1791..........................
1891, *  bbls..............
Valley  City..............
Dandy Jim ...............
Tornado....................

“ 

SYRUPS.
Corn.

Barrels...............................23
Half bbls............................. 25
P air.....................................  19
Good  ..................................  25 . _____
Choice..................................  30 I Oh  Mv

Pure Cane.

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead .................
Joker....................... .
Nobby Twist......... —

Plug.

17

d e e r s k in s—Per pound

81  00  ri
1  60  1
1  25  C
1  25  1
1 75  -

OYSTERS—Bulk.

''

“
“
“
“

SHELL  GOODS.

... 
.. 
o y st e r s—Cans.

@35
@70 
@25 
@21 
@20 
@18
...  @16

Mediums, per gal..
Selects, 
Clams 
Shrimps 
Scallops 
Falrhaven  Conuts.
F. J. D. Selects__
Selects ..................
F  J. D....................
Anchor..................
Standards............
Favorites..............
Oysters, per  100  ... ... 1  2 @1  50
..  75@1  00
CfamH 
HIDES,  PELTS and  F i’R>
Perkins  &  Hess pay  as  fol
lows,  prices nominal :
HIDES.
Green..................
Part Cured...........
Full 
...........
Dry.......................
“  cured...........
Calfskins,  green..
Deacon skins........
No. 2 hides *  off
PELTS
Shearlings............
Lambs 
...............
WOOL.
Washed...............
Unwashed ......

......3  @1
@4
...  @ 4*
...  5  @ 6
...  3  @4
...  @ 4*
...4   @5
cured  . ...5   @ 6*
...10  @30

...10  @25
. ..50  @1  50
.. .20  @25
..10  @20

“ 

“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

PURS.

1  Outside prices for No. 1 only.
Badger................. ....  50@1  00
1  Bear..................... . .15 00@25 00 
.. .3 00@7 00
Cat, wild.............. ....  40©  50
“  house........... ....  10@  25
Fisher................... ..  .4 00@6 00
Fox, red............... ....1  00@1  50
“  cross............ ....3 00@5 00
....  50@1  00
“  grey............
....2 00@3 00
Lynx...................
. .. ..1  0C@3 00
Martin,  dark.. 
pale & yellow  50@1  00
....  40@1  10
Mink, dark.........
....  03@  15
Muskrat..............
....  15®  30
Oppossum............
....5 00@8 00
Otter, dark.........
....  25®  75
Raccoon..............
....1  00@1  20
Skunk.................
.. ..1  00@3 00
Wolf....................
5  Beaver castors, lb __2 00@5 00

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OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes 
is  follows,  in barrels,  f. o.  b.
[
(
1
@ 8 <a ~* 
1
@  7 @ 8* @36 
@21 <a 7*
Local dealers pay  as  follows

> to 30 deg
POULTRY.

asoline
v lin d er

.14  @15 
.13  @14 
.12  @14
each .......................20  @25

PA PER & WOODENWARE

WOODENWARE.

Rockfalls..............................2
Rag sugar..............................2
Hardware............................ 2*
Bakers................................. 2*
Dry  Goods.................... 5*@6
@6*
Jute Manilla 
Red  Express  No. 1.
5*
No. 2
4*
TWINES.
48 Cotton.................
Cotton, No. 1..........
Sea  Island, assorted.........35
No. 5 Hemp...................... 15
No. 6 “ .............................. 15
Tubs, No. 1.........................   7 00
“  No. 2..........................  6 00
“  No. 3..........................  5 00
1 35
Pails, No. 1,  two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1, three-hoop—   1  60
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —  
50
Bowls, 11 Inch.....................  1 00
13  “ 
.....................  1 25
15  “ 
......................2 00
.....................  2 75
17  “ 
assorted, 17s and  19s 2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s 2 75
Baskets, market.................  35
shipping  bushel..  1  2o
full  hoop  “ 
..  1  30
bushel...............   1  50
willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75 
No.2 6 26
No.3 7 25
No.2 4 26
No.3 5 0C

“ 
“ 
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
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splint 

“ 
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T HTH  MICHIG^ISr  TRADESMAN.

Scotten's Brands.

WASHBOARDS.

FInzer’s Brands.

Middleton’s Brands

Private Brands.

Smoking.

12*

.......34
...... 28

Single.

Wilson................................ 12 00
Saginaw..............................   1 75
Rival  ................................   1  40
Daisy...................................  1 00
Langtry .
Defiance.

Double.

Crescent.............................
Red Star.............................
Shamrock..........................
Ivy Leaf.............................
40 gr.....................................
50 gr....................................

VINEGAR.

81 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per gal  ...................
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...
t b a s t —Compressed. 
Fermentum  per doz. cakes
Fleischman, per doz cakes. 
perlb..............
FISH and  OYSTERS.

“ 

P.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes ai 

FRESH  FISH

follows:
Whltefish 
................   8  @10
T ro u t.......................... 8  @9
Halibut.......................  @15
Ciscoes.........................5  @6
Flounders
@10 
Bluefish...................... 11
@12 
@25 
Mackerel.................... 15
Cod............................. 10
@12 
@15 
California  salmon  ...
@ 9 
No. 1 Pickerel............
@ 8 
Pike............................
Smoked  White  .........
@   8 1 I
Bloater, per  box  ......

Brier Pipe............................ 30
Yum  Yum...........................32
Red Clover.....’................... 32
Navy....................................33
Handmade...........................40
P ro s....................................33
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF» 

WHEAT.

HEAL.

FLOUR.

82 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test) 
82
Bolted................................   1 20
Granulated.........................  1 40
Straight, in  sacks  ............   4 50
“  barrels...........   4 60
“ 
Patent  “  sacks.............  5 50
“  barrels...........   5 60
“ 
Graham  “  sacks.............  2  10
Rye 
“ 
2 50
MILLSTUFFS.
Bran...................................  16 00
Screenings........................  15 00
Middlings...........................17 00
Mixed Peed........................17 00
Coarse meal....................... 16 50
Car  lots...............................43
Less than  car lots..............45

CORN.

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Car  lots  .............................31
Less than car lots...............36
No. 1 Timothy, car lots. 
.
No. 1 

HAT.
ton lots 

“ 

.13 00 
.14  00

We  Affirm  That 
Good  Goods  Make 

Business. HILLSIDE  JAVA! And  Poor Goods 

Business.

Mar

G croeer\m en  •  A.re  you.  en ti r e l y   satisfied,  w i t h   y o u r   s a le s

of  H igh  G rade   C o f f e e s ?

A r e   y o u   s u r e   t h a t   y o u   a r e   sellin g   th e   best  to  be  o b t a i n e d  ? 
H ills id e   J a v a   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 ­
t a t i o 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 sib le   to  m a k e   a   b e v e r a g e   t h a t   w ill  p le a s e   y o u •

C u p   q u a l i t i e s   a l w a y s   u n i f o r m ,   a n d  
it ?

w h e r e v e r   i n t r o d u c e d .   D o   yo u   sell 

is  a   tr a d e   w in n e r 

Roasted and  Packed only by

T H

E

  T .  UVE.  B O I J R   C O . ,

m o   S u m m it  S t., T oledo,  O., a lso   D e tr o it  &  N ew   Y ork .

We are represented in Michigan as follows:  Eastern  Michigan, P.  V.  H echlek;  Southern  Michigan  and  Northern
Indiana,  M.  H.  Gasser;  Western  Michigan,  Tlios.  t  erc+uso.x  [“ Old  hergy  ].

18

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

WRONGLY  INFORMED.

Action of the Knights of the Grip on the 

“Green Seal” Cigar.

D e t r o it ,  March 17,  189-2. 

D etroit Cigar M anufacturing Co.,  D etroit:
Dea r S ir—Being  informed  that  you 
propose doing away  with traveling sales­
men,  1 beg to be informed as to the  facts 
in that respect,  as it  has  been  proposed 
to me to bring the matter before our next 
meeting,  March  19.  I  wish  to  have  the 
facts  properly  represented  and  propose 
to  give  you  an  opportunity  to  defend 
yourself in the position of  your interest. 
I understand you  have  recently  let  one 
of your oldest and best men go, and your 
only  excuse  was  that  you  proposed  to 
sell  your goods  without  the use  of  trav­
eling salesmen.
Your failure  to respond  to above com­
munication  will  be  considered  prima 
facie acknowledgement  of the matter, as 
represented to me to be correct,  and  will 
be acted upon accordingly.
Hoping you  will  give the  matter  your 
earliest attention,  1 remain, sincerely,

W.  V.  Gaw lky,

Sec’y and Treas. Post C.,

Knights of the Grip.

MR.  MCLEAN’S  REPLY.

Detroit.  March 18.  1892.

W. V. Cawley, Sec y and  Treas.  Knights  of  the 
Grip:
Dea r S ir—Yours of  the 17th at  band, 
stating  that  you  are  informed  that  we 
propose to do away  with traveling sales­
men  and have recently discharged one of 
our  oldest  and  ablest  sale-men,  giving 
as  an  excuse  that  we  proposed  to  sell 
our  goods  without  the  aid  of  traveling 
salesmen.
In reply  to above,  I desire  to say  that 
we have made no such proposition.  Our 
past experience  has taught  us that  such 
a position is not practical.
In regard to the  gentleman referred to 
as  having  been  discharged  under  that 
plea,  1  wish  to  say  that  the  gentleman 
was not discharged at all. 
I  simply told 
him that 1  had decided not  to  send  him 
out on  the  road  again (for  reasons  mu­
tually  understood),  but  that  he  could 
have  his  former  position  in  the  house, 
which he  occupied  for  eight  years  pre­
vious to going on the road for us.  After 
a  brief  consideration  of  the  matter,  he 
concluded to seek another traveling posi­
tion,  which  he  was  not  long  in  finding, 
as his well-known  integrity secured  him 
the first vacancy he encountered.
We had two other travelers, besides the 
gentleman referred to, who continue with 
us.
On  March  1  we  placed  Mr.  Geo.  M. 
Slawson,  representing us  east and  south 
of  Cleveland.  Ohio,  and  have  since  en­
gaged Mr.  C.  F.  Smith, of Port Huron,  to 
represent  us in  Michigan, or,  at  least,  a 
part  of  Michigan,  commencing  April  1, 
and we are  considering  the  advisability 
of putting on an  extra  man  in  the west 
half  of  the  Lower  Peninsula,  and  un­
doubtedly shall do so  by the 1st of  May, 
at the latest.
The above facts will show you that, in­
stead of dispensing  with our three  trav­
elers.  we are increasing our force to five.
Trusting that the  foregoing  statement 
of  facts  may  be  satisfactory  to  you,  1 
remain. 

Respectfully  yours,

J no.  McLe a n ,  Manager.
Detroit,  March 23,  1892.

E. A. Stowe, Editor:
De a r Sir—Enclosed  please find a copy 
of a letter written  by  me  to  the  parties 
therein addressed,  and also enclosed find 
their letter in  response to  same. 
I  was 
instructed at our last regular meeting, on 
March  19,  to  furnish  the  Detroit  Free 
Press and other  Detroit  papers  and  the 
Mich ig a n  T radesm an  with  a  copy  of 
the  correspondence. 
Please  look  the 
matter over and give the same what pub­
licity you think advisable.

Sec’y and Treas. Post C., K.  of G.

W.  V. Ga w ley,

think It is a good paper.”

John  Gray,  grocer,  Shipshewana,  Ind.:  “I 
H.  S.  Tenny,  grocer,  Stimson:  “I  could  not 
get  along  without  it  and do not  wish to lose  a 
single  number.”
G.  Hirschberg,  general  dealer,  Bailey:  “Be 
sure and  not omit  sending me  The T radesman 
regularly, as I would  be  lost trying  to  do  bus! 
ness in  Michigan without it.”

SlOO  R e w ard   $100.

The  readers of  this  paper will  be  pleased  to 
learn that there  is  at  least one dreaded  disease 
tbatscience has been able to cure in all its stages, 
and  that is catarrh.  Hall’s  Catarrh  Cure is the 
only positive cure  known to the  medical  frater­
nity.  Catarrh  being  a  constitutional  disease, 
requires  a  constitutional treatment.  Hall’s Ca 
tarrh  Cure  is  taken  internally, acting  directly 
upon  the  blood  and  mucous  surfaces  of  the 
system, thereby destroying the foundation of the 
disease, and giving the patient strength by build­
ing  up the  constitution and  assisting  nature in 
doing  its  work.  The proprietors  have so much 
faith in its  curative  powers that  they offer one 
hundred dollars for any case that it fails to cure. 
Send for list of testimonials.  Address
3®“Sold by druggists, 76c 

F. J. CHENEY & CO.,

Toledo, 0.

Wm. Brilmmeler & Sons

M anufacturers and  J ab b ers o f

Pieced & Stamped Tinware,

260  S. IONIA ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Telephone  640.

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

JOBBERS  OF

State Agents for

158 3t 160 Fulton  8t., Grand  Rapids

SCBLOSS,  IDLER 
i   GO.
Pants, arts, Overalls

m anufacturers a n d   jo b b er s o f

------a n d ------

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—In good demand  and  firm  at  present 
quotations.  Russets,  Baldwins  and  Greenings 
easily bring  $2.50 per  bbl, while  Spys are  firmly 
held at $2.75.
Beans — Without  material  change,  either  in 
price or  demand.  Jobbers  pay  about  $1.20  for 
country stock  and  hold  city picked  pea or me­
dium at $1.60 per bu
Butter— No  particular  change  from  a  week 
ago.  Jobbers pay 18@20c for good to choice dairy 
and  hold  same  at  21@23c.  Factory  creamery 
is  in fair demand at 28c.

Celery—25c per doz.
Cabbages—50©(i0c per doz.
Cranberries — Repacked  Cape  Cod are In  fair 
demand at $6 50 per  bbl.
Dried Apples—Sundried  is held at 4)4@5c  and 
evaporated ac 6)4@7c.
Eggs—Jobbers pay I0@llc and hold  at  12@13c. 
From present  indications, the  dealer who  pays 
the  producer  over  9c a dozen  during  the next 
week gets left.

Honey—14c per lb.
Lettuce—Grand  Rapids  Forcing  is  in fair de­
mand at 20c per lb.
Onions—Green are  in  fair  demand at 35c  per 
dozen bunches.  Dry stock  is  in  small  demand 
and supply, commanding 60@80c per bu.

Pieplant—10c per lb.
Potatoes—No change in the  market, producers 
having come  to  the  conclusion that  no  higher 
prices may be looked  for this season.

Radishes—40c per doz. bunches.
Squash—Hubbard, l)4c per lb.
Sweet Potatoes—The market is a  little  higher, 
choice  stock  now  readily  commanding  $3.50 
per bbl. 

*  _____________
PR O V ISIO N  S.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new....................................................  11  25
Short c u t.....................................................  ll  to
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  14 00
Extra clear, heavy......................................
Clear, fat back............................................   13 50
Boston clear, short cut................................  13 60
Clear back, short cut...................................   14 (.0
Standard clear, short cut, best................. 
14 00

“  

GRANGER

l a r d —Kettle Rendered

sau sa ge—Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage......................................... .
Ham Sausage.........................................
Tongue Sausage.....................................
Frankfort Sausage  ..............................
Blood Sausage........................................
Bologna, straight....................................
Bologna, thick......................................
Head Cheese...........................................
Tierces...............................................................
Tubs................................................................   SM
501b.  Tins.......................................................  8i£
Tierces.......................................................
501b cases........................................•...
20 
............................................................................

7)4
73i
8
8*4
8*4
Com­
pound.
Tierces......................................5K
5*
30 and 60 lb. Tubs.....................6
3 lb. Palls, 20 In a  case............. ij\
6)4
5 lb. Palls, 12 in a case.............. 6%
6?,
10 lb. Palls, 6 in a case...............6%
6)4
20 lb. Palls, 4 In a  case..............6*,
6
501b. Cans................................. 6
5*
BEEF  IN  BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing..................... .  e 50
Boneless, rump butts.....................................  9 oo
Hams, average 20 lbs......................................   gu
16 lbs...................................... 9 v
12 to 14 lbs............................... 10
picnic.................................................... 6«
best boneless..........................................814
Shoulders.....................................................  gS
Breakfast Bacon, boneless.................... 
Dried beef, bam prices................................’  gu
Long Clears, heavy................................ ’’ 
gu
Briskets,  medium....................................  
7
Ught............................................\.\<t

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Family.

“ 
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LARD.

“ 
“ 

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"'

f r e s h   m e a t s . 

“ 

Beef, carcass..................

Swift & Company quote as follows :
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

hindquarters..................
fore 
...............
loins,  No.  3..................
ribs..........................
rounds.......................
tongues.......................
Bologna..........................
Pork loins..............................
.................
Sausage, blood or head............
liver.......................
Frankfort..................

“  shoulders 

“ 
“ 

Mutton  .......................
Veal..........................

...........  5  @ 6)4
...........  6)4® 7)4
...........4  @4)4
...........  © 9
...........  5 ©  6 
©
@ 4>, 
©  7* 
@ 6 
@ 4)4 
@ 4)4 
@  7
...........   7 @8

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

STICK  CANDT.
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. Pails.
7
7
7
8)4
8
8

M IX ED   CA N D T.
Full Weight.

Pails.

Bbls. 
.6
.6
.614
.7

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

baskets 
“  8

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

c a r a m e l s .
 
 
 

Standard....................
Leader.......................
Royal..........................
Nobby.........................
English  Rock...........
Conserves..................
Broken Taffy..............
Peanut Squares.........
French Creams...........
Valley  Creams...........
Midget. 30 lb. baskets 
Modern, 10 lb. 

8
8
8
9
10
13
88
“
f a n c y — In bulk. 
Full Weight.
Palls. 
Lozenges, plain..........................
.  10 
printed.......................
.  11 
Chocolate Drops..........................
.  UH 
Chocolate Monument&ls............
•  13 
Gum Drops..................................
.  5K 
Moss Drops..................................
.  8 
Sour Drops..................................
.  814 
Imperials................................
.  10
Per Box.
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops......   ..............................................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 Bar........................................................ 55
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Hand Made Creams...... ............................85@95
Plain Creams....................................;....... 80@90
Decorated Creams......................................... 1 00
String  Rock.....................................................65
Burnt Almonds..............................................1 00
Wlntergreen  Berries....................................... 60
No. 1, wrapped, 21b. boxes.........................  34
51
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
28
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 51b. boxes....................................  90
Floridas,  fancy-150-176-200..............
choice. 126...........................
russets-150-176-216............
Tangerines.........................
Californias,  Riverside.......................
Navals  .........................
Messinas, choice  200..........................
“ 
160.........................
Messina, choice, 360..........................
fancy, 360........................... .
choice 300............................
fancy 390............................ .
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy layers, 6®.........................
“ 
101b .......................
14®.......................
“ 
“  20® ......................
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box......................
.......................
Persian, 50-lb.  box..................
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona.........................
Ivaca....................................
California.........................
Brazils, new........................................
Filberts..............................................
Walnuts, Grenoble............................
“  Marbot.................................
Chili....................................
“ 
Table Nuts,  fancy.............................
choice............................
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  .......................
Cocoannts, full sacks.........................
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns.............................
“  Roasted.................
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...........................
“  Roasted................
Choice, H. P.,  Extras....................... .
“  Roasted.............

@3 75 
@3 00 
@3 59
2 25@25Ò
@3 50 
@3 25
@3 50 
@4 00 
©3 50 
@4 00
12  ©14 
14  ©15 
©15 
@18 
@  9 
© S 
4)4©  5
©16 
@15 
@16 
©  7)4
@ 12@14
e  
@10 
@12)4 
@11)4 
11  @14 
@4 00

@  5)4 
@  7)4 
@ 5)4 
@ 7)4 
@  4* 
@ 6
CUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS

“ 
“ 
“  50-lb.  “ 

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 
“ 

PEANUTS.

ORANGES.

LEMONS.

“ 
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2 
3 

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PLANTS,
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ETC.
NEW CROP.

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Aarwood :  “I bave had your paper since the first 
issue and I think you better  put  me in for life."
Ferris & Welton, general dealers, Holton: “We 
need  your paper every week in order to do busi­
ness  understandingly,  as  should  every  other 
well-regulated merchant.”

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24  AND  26  N o r th  D iv is io n   S t r s s t .  

GRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

'I’HTC  MICHXQAJST  TRADESMAN

1 9

TWENTY  YEARS  ON  THE  ROAD.

C H A P T E R   I V .

It  was  during  one of  my  trips  West, 
while in Chicago, that I  had invited  the 
buyer of one of my principal customers to 
dine and  spend  the  evening  with me  at 
some place of  amusement.  We had  had 
our  dinner  and  a  bottle  of  wine,  after 
which we adjourned together to my room 
in  the  hotel  to  enjoy  a  cigar  and  talk 
business  for  an  hour  before  going  out 
for  the  evening.  While  thus  engaged, 
there came  a  tap  at  the  door,  and,  bid­
ding my visitor come in, I  was surprised 
at seeing another  dealer in the same line 
as my friend, in fact a  business competi­
tor.  He had called on some little matter 
relating to his order, and I handed him a 
cigar and asked  him to  remain, explain­
ing that we were going out for some sort 
of  amusement  later  in  the  evening and 
we  would  be glad  to  have  him  accom­
pany us.  To  identify  my  two  custom­
ers, as I do not want to  expose their real 
names,  we  will  call  the  first  “Smith” 
and  the  other  “Brown.”  Brown  con­
sented to join us,  and, as  I had to send a 
telegram  before starting,  I  excused  my­
self  for  a  few  minutes,  leaving  Smith 
and  Brown  together  in  my  room,  with 
the door slightly adjar.

‘the  grand 

Returning  quietly in a  few minutes,  I 
stopped at the door and heard Smith say­
ing,  “Yes,  we will go up to No.-----State
street,  where McGinnes  keeps  the  Bril­
liant saloon,and we will  get him full,and 
then  give  him 
laugh.’” 
“Yes,” said Brown,  “lowe him a grudge 
for  getting  me  half full six  months ago 
and selling me twice as  much as I  need­
ed,  and I would like  nothing better than 
to help  carry  him to  the  hotel to-night 
chuckful.”  “Ah, ha!” said  I  to myself, 
“I see your  little  game,  gentlemen,  and, 
if I am not  mistaken, the  next time  you 
try to get a New York drummer full, you 
will be glad to let out the job.”  Return­
ing to the hotel office,  I wrote the follow­
ing note:  “Mb. Ba r k e e p e r :—My friends 
expect to get me full  to-night,  and  I  ex 
pect  to  disappoint  them.  As  there  is 
more  money  for  you  in  two  full  men 
than in one,  fill a special bottle with cold 
tea for  me, and  I will  take tea  straight 
every time.  Refuse this  and I refuse  to 
stay.”  To this I  pinned  a  85  bill  and 
folding it  into  a  small  compass,  put  it 
in my pocket  and returned  to the  room, 
My  friends  being  ready,  we  started 
stopping  on  the way  at  the  hotel  bar 
where, to avoid suspicion,  I  took whisky 
in regular form with  my companions,  at 
the  same  time  saying:  “Well,  gentle 
men, you will have to be masters of cere 
monies  to-night.  Where  will  we go?” 
Says Smith,  “How would  vou like  to  go 
up  to  The  Brilliant? 
I  am  acquainted 
there,  where we can  have  billiards, sup 
per,  drinks  and  a  royal  good  time. 
“Just what I would like,”  says I,  and off 
we started.

Arriving at  our destination, I  was  in 
troduced to the  bartender, Smith  saying 
with a wink,  “My  friend is a  New York 
traveling  man,  and we all want  to  have 
a nice evening with you.”

Shaking  the bartender by  the  hand, 

managed with  a  quiet  wink  to  slip  the 
note into his  hand.  As we  were  taking 
seats, I heard him  remark,  “I  will  hav 
to fill up my bourbon bottle.”  As he re 
turned with the  bottle filled  with  tea,  I 
knew I had won.  “Well,” says he, “ what 
will you  take, gentlemen?”  My  friends 
both called  for “sour mash,” while I ex­
pressed a preference for Bourbon.  After

enjoying the music for an hour or  so,  as 
well as four or  five  rounds  of  drinks,  I 
noticed that  my  friends  were  watching 
me  closely,  as  though  expecting  to  see 
me “under  the  influence” more  or  less. 
Finally, one  of them remarked,  “How  is 
it you  do not  feel  as jolly as  you  ought 
with  five  or six drinks?”  Says I,  “Gen­
tlemen,  I  always  drink  the  same  thing 
over  and 
and 
you will be all right.  Let us  try a game 
of  billiards.”  Billiards  it  was  for  the 
drinks.

over.  Never  mix, 

that 

On the next  round  my  friends  began 
to  look  weary  and  wanted  seltzer  and 
ginger  ale,  but,  seeing  me  still  taking 
liberal doses of supposed Bourbon, Smith 
says  to  Brown,  with  a  wink,  “We’ll 
fetch  him  yet,  but,  suppose  we  should 
get full,  too,  who would  take  us  home?”
It was now past  midnight, and a  faint 
suspicion began  to find  its way  into the 
muddled  heads  of  Smith  and  Brown. 
They immediately  retired  for  consulta­
tion,  the  result  of  which  was that  both 
suddenly  remembered 
they  had 
“promised their wives to be home early,” 
so,  compromising  the  matter  with  one 
more round of drinks, I secured  the  ser­
vices  of  a  cab  and,  placing  my  two 
friends  therein,  I  drove  each  to  his 
home.  On our arrival at Brown’s house, 
he was so tired that we had to assist  him 
to get  his  night  key  from  his  pocket. 
Unlocking  his  door,  we  put  him to  bed 
on the floor in the front hall, and, spring­
ing the  door,  we rang  the bell, when  we 
soon heard  Mrs.  B. delivering  a  curtain 
lecture  on  “The Evils of Intemperance.” 
As we proceeded to Smith’s home,  he  in­
sisted  on holding his head out of the cab 
window  to  watch  the  ground for  some­
thing  he  had 
lost.  Disposing  of  my 
friend and returning to  my hotel, I went 
to bed with a cool,  clear head.  The next 
day  I called at the business places of my 
last  night’s  companions  to  see  the  re 
ults.  Smith had sent  word that he was 
laid up with a sick headache; Brown had 
severe  bilious  attack,  and  neither 
showed  up  until  the 
following  day 
when  it is needless to say that I  secured 
two of the best orders which I had taken 
that season, prices, terms, etc.,  not being 
questioned in the transaction.

It may not be well  known to the  read 
ing public, but  it is to the drummer  and 
those  who  depend  upon  him  for  their 
business,  that  there  are  certain  states 
and cities  whose  merchants are  so  very 
narrow-minded  and  contracted  in  their 
business  views that they practically clog 
the  wheels  of  commerce  in  their  own 
cities, by  enacting  laws  compelling  the 
drummer to  either  take out  a license  or 
abandon his  profession  in these  particu­
lar localities.  Richmond,  Virginia, is one 
of the cities where  this  unlawful  extor­
tion is carried to excess,  and a set  of de­
tectives (several grades  lower than ward 
politicians)  are  supported  there  by  re­
ceiving one-half of  the fees and fines ob­
tained by  the arrest  and  prosecution  of 
traveling men.

It was during the winter of 1877 that  I 
was called to Richmond,  to contract with 
a merchant there  for  a  large  supply of 
stationery,  etc.  By  his  advice  1  ex­
pressed  my  samples  to  his  office, and, 
traveling  simply as a  tourist,  I  arrived, 
put  up  at  a  hotel  and  after  breakfast 
sauntered  out  to  the  store  of  my  cus­
tomer.  Being  ushered  into  his  private 
office,  I  considered  myself  safe  and 
opened up  my samples and entered  into 
the  matter  of  business  on which I  had

BAN AN AS

Season now Well Opened.

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ENGRAVERS  AND  PRINTERS,

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

THE  ONLY

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Parchment Lined Paper Pails for 

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LIGHT,  STRONG,  CLEAN,  CHEAP.
Consumer gets butter in Original Package.  Most 
profitable  and  satisfactory  way  of  marketing 
good goods.  Full particulars free.
DETROIT  PIPER  PICKIBE C0„

DETROIT,  MICH.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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come.  While thus engaged, there  came j  road  had  lost  many  of  its  sweetest 
a rap at the door,  which, being unlocked  charms for me.
by  the  merchant,  was  suddenly  forced I 
I had just finished one of my most suc- 
open, and  1  knew  in  a  moment  that  11 cessful  trips, and  was  taking  a  week’s 
was  a  victim  of  a  pair  of  Richmond I vacation  at  the  seashore,  when  I  was 
“spotters.” 
suddenly  called  home  by  a  letter  re-
I j  questing my attendance at  a  meeting  of
The  merchant  expostulated  and 
raved,  but it was all to no  purpose.  My j  the officers of the company to be held the i 
Northern  cut had given  me  away,  and  i j next day.  There was  no explanation  of i CAPITAL, 
could  only make  the best  of  it.  While | why I was  wanted,  but the  order was  to | 
parleying  with  the detectives, a  sudden j  be  on  hand  without  fail. 
1   could  not 
idea  struck  me,  and,  calling  the  mer- j  imagine  what  was  required.  Had  the 
chant aside,  1 told him  I  thought I could | firm failed?  Had one of  my large West- 
beat them at this  game,  and  I  preferred j ern  customers  gone  into  bankruptcy? 
that he should not go  on my bond unless I Had someone invented  a slander  against 
I requested it; in  fact,  I asked him to re- j my personal character  that was to  cause 
fuse to do so,  and,  placing  myself in  the j  my discharge from  their  employ?  Was 
hands of  the  detectives, I  told  them  to Hay salary to be  reduced, or my  expense 
proceed with their dirty work. 
I account to be  dissected?  In  vain  did  I
office and  asked by  his Honor  if 1  knew j  so worried  was I that  I  passed a  sleep- | 
the penalty of selling goods in Richmond I less  night,  and  awoke  with  my  usual 
without a license. 

I  was  then  escorted  to  the  Mayor’s  puzzle  my  brain  over the problem,  and I ^ u l a r  

j large appetite completely evaporated.

6 doc. In box.

the proceedings.

Upon  admitting  my  ignorance,  I  was 

In a nervous state  of  fear and wonder, 
informed  that  the  license  and  costs  I proceeded  to report to  my  employers, 
amounted to  $221.50, which I  truthfully  On arriving at the store, I  found the offi- 
told  him  1  did not  have  and could  not  cers  in  session. 
Inquiry  of  the  clerks 
pay.  “Then,  sir,”  said  he,  “you  will | produced no  satisfactory explanation  of
have to go to jail.”  Here  was  the  place 
At  last,  I  was  summoned  into  their 
I  was  expecting  to  get  my  fine  work 
presence and was met at the  door by the 
in. 
I  arose  and  said,  “Your  Honor,  I 
President,  who  took  me  kindly  by  the 
don’t want to go to jail, and I think that, 
hand,  and said: “My  dear  boy,  we  have 
even if I  have not the cash, lean arrange 
sent for  you because we have decided  to 
the  matter  to  your  satisfaction.  My 
make some changes  in  the  management 
house is the ‘New  York  Stationery  Co.,’ 
of  this business. 
It has been exceeding­
one  of  the  most  responsible  houses  in 
ly  prosperous,  and,  as  it  is  the  settled 
their line in the  United  States, and they 
conviction of  all of  the officers  that  our 
will see me out of this. 
I will  give  you 
success  is,  in  a  great  measure,  due  to 
a sight  draft on  them for  the  amount.” 
your fidelity to our  interest on the  road, 
“That is very  well,” said  he,  “but,  how 
it  has  been  unanimously  agreed  that 
do 1  know  that  your  draft  will be  hon­
each stockholder  shall assign to  you  ten 
ored.”  Here  I  pretended  to be struck, 
per  cent, of  his  stock,  which  has  been
but. suddenly  recovering  myself,  I said,
“It you  will telegraph  my  house.  I  will j transferred  to  your  name,  making  you 
pay for the message,  and  they  will  wire | an  equal  partner; and, as  a  further  as- 
you whether they will  accept my draft.” I surance  of  the  confidence  we  place  in 

FOURTH NATIONAL M M

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

D. A. B l o d g e t t, President.

S. P. A s p in w a l l, Vice-President.

Wm. H. A n d e r s o n ,  Cashier.
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-  $300,000.
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Transacts a Renerai  banking  business

H a k e  a   S p e c ia lty  o f  C o lle c tio n * .  A c c o u n t*  

o f  C o u n t r y   S l« rc h a B t*  S o ilc ltw l.

C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Su b ..........................................................................  45
No. 1  “  .........................................................  50
................................................  75
75
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LA M P  C H IM N EY S.— P e r   bO X .

“ 

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La Bastle.

First quality.
“ 
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XXX Flint.
“ 
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No. 0 Sun...... .'............................................... 1 75
No. 1  “  ........................................................ 1 88
No. 2  “  ........................................................ 2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp top...................................... 2 25
“ 
No. 1 
“  .......................................2 40
No. 2  “ 
“  ..................................8 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top.......................................2 60
“ 
No. 1 
“  .......................................2 80
No. 2  “ 
“  ...................................... 8 80
Pearl top.
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and labeled................. 3 70
No. 2  “ 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 70
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.......................1  25
....................... 150
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz....................................... 1 35
No. 2  “ 
........................................160
No. 0, per  gross  .............................................  23
28
No. 1, 
No  2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz..........................................  90
Butter Crocks, 1  and 6 gal.........................  06%
Jugs, % gal., per doz...................................   75
....................................  90
................................... 1  80
Milk Pans, % gal., per dos.  (glazed 75c)—   60
is

STONEW ARE— AK RO N .

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G ran d   R apids  & In d ian a.
Schedule  in effect  January  10,1892.

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LA M P W ICK S.

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TRA INS  GOING  N ORTH.

Arrive from   Leave going

? rfv ^ k« "  

7.05  a m
T "  p£
10:30  p m
Train  arriving a t 9.20  daily;  all  other  train s  daily 

For  Petoskey A M ackinaw.......  8:10 p m 
From Kalamazoo and Chicago.  8:35 p rn
except Sunday.

TRA INS  GOING  SO U TH .

Fort w“ °ne“ dd 

For  Cincinnati..............................  6:20am  
11:60 a m  
For  Cincinnati............................   5:30 p m  
For Chicago..................................10:40 p m  
From Saginaw............................... 10:40 p m
ail other train s daily except Sunday.

Trains leaving a t 6:00 p. m. and 11:05 p. m. ran  daily; 

North. 

Arrive from   Leave going 
Sooth.
7:00  a m
10:30  a m  
2:00 p m
6:00  p m
11:06 p m

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

From  M uskegon-A rrive.

4:40 p i 
9:05 p 1

SLEEPING  &   PARLOR  CAR  8ERVICE. 

1 1 :3 0   a m  t r a i n . —P arlor chair  car  G’d 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
10:30 p m  train.—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw. 
SOUTH—7:00 am train. -P a rlo r chair carG rand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 0 :3 0   a m   train .—W agner  P arlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6:00  p m   train.—W agner Sleeping  Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 1  ;0 5   p  m  t r a i n . —W agner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

C hicago v ia 6 . R.  & I. R. R.

^ 
Lv Grand  Rapids 
A rr Chicago 

11:05 p m
6:50 a m
10:30 a  m tra in  through W agner P arlor Car.
11:05 p m tra in  dally, through W agner  Sleeping Car. 

10:30&m 
3:55 p m  

3:10 p m  
Lv  Chicago 
A rr Grand Rapids 
8:35 p m  
tra in  daily, through W agner Sleeping Car.

3:10  p  m  through  W agner  P arlor  Car.  10:10  p  m 

2:00 p m  
9:00 p m  

7:06 a m  
2.00 p m  

10:10 p m
5:15  a m

Through tickets and full inform ation  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almqnist,  tick et  agent  a t  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

General  Passenger and Ticket Agent.

0 . L. LOCKWOOD,

M i c h i g a n  ( T e n t r a t ,

“  The Niagara Falls Route.’'

 

D EPA R T .  A RRIV E
7:00 a m   10:00 p m
D etroit Express............................... 
Mixed  ...................................................... 7:05am   4:30 p m
D ay  E x p re ss.............. 
l:S 0 p m   10:00am
•Atlantic A Pacific E xpress............... 10:30pm  0:00 a m
New York Express............................... 5 :40 p m  IS :40 p m

•Daily.
All other dally except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  ru n   on  A tlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
train s to and from  Detroit.
Elegant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on Detroit 
Express a t 7 a. m..  returning  leave  D etroit  4:45 p .m . 
arrive in Grand Rapids 10 p. m.

Fred M. Briggs, G en’l Agent. 85 Monroe St.
A. ALiMQUisT, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Guo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 07 Monroe St. 
O. W .R uggles  Q .P .  &  T. Agent.,Chicago.

..GRAND H/W/EN TIME  TABLE

Detroit

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EA STW A R D .

Trains Leave  ¡tNo.  14
G’d  Rapids,  Lv|  6 50am
45am
Ionia........... Ax [  ~
8 28am
St.  Johns  ...A t
9 03am
Ow o bso..........Ar
10 45am
E. Saginaw..Ar
11 30am
Bay City......Ar
10 05am 
F lin t...........Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
H  55am 
10 53am 
Pontiac....... Ar
1150am
Detroit........Ar

tNo.  16|tNo.  18
10 20am  3 25pm
11 25am  4 27pm
12 17pm  5 20pm 
1 20pm  5 03pm 
3 05pm  8 • 0pm 
3 45pm  845pm 
3 40pm I  7 65pm 
6 00pm  8 50pm 
3 05pm  8 25pm 
405pm)  9 25pm

•No.  82
10 55pm 
12 37am 
1 55am 
3 15am 
8.45am 
7.20am 
5  40am 
7 30am 
5 37am 
7  00am

WESTWARD.

Trains Leave
G’d Rapids,  Lv. 
G’d Haven,  Ar. 
Mllw’keeStr  “ . 
Chicago Str.  “ .

7 05am
8 35am

1  00pm
2  10pm

5  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 Buffetcar.
J ohn W. Loud, Traffic Manager.
B e n   F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. Agent.
J a s.  C a m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

CHICAGO

23 Monroe Street.
JAN’Y 3.  1892.
AND  W E S T   MICHIGAN  R’Y.
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........9:00am  12:05pm *11 ^ p m
Ar. CHICAGO 
...........3:65pm  5:15pm  *7:05am
Lv. CHICAGO...........9:00am  4:i5pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS......3:55pm  10:10pm  *6:10am
TO  AND  FROM   BENTON  H A R B O R ,  ST.  JO S E P H   AND 
Lv. Grand Rapids. 
.  9:00am  12:05pm *11:35pm
Ar. Grand Rapids  __*6:l0am  3:55pm  10:10pm

IN D IA N A PO L IS.

For Indianapolis 12:05 p m only.

TO  AND  PROM   MCIsKEUON.

Lv.  G. R.......10:01 am  12 05pm  5:30pm  8:30pm
Ar.  G. R....... 10:55am  3 55pm  5:25pm 
...........
TO  AND  PROM   M A N ISTEE,  TR A V ER SE  CITY  AND  E L K  
Lv. Grand  Rapids.....................7:25am  5:17pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids.....................11:45am  9:40pm

R A P ID S .

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Chicago—Wagner 
Sleepers—Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 pm .; 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 
Chair Car—Leaves Grand Rapids 5:17 pm; leaves 
Manistee 6:50 a m.

DETKOIT,

JAN’Y  3,  1892
LANSING  &  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING TO  DETROIT.

RETURNING FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. GR’D  RAPIDS......7:15am *1:00pm  5:40pm
Ar. DDTROIT..............12:00 m  *5:10pm 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.  B.

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  am ;  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

Th

proposition was  accepted and the | you, and to partially reward you for your I For Saginaw  and  Cadillac.........  6:16 a m  

message  written.  Promptly  came  the
electric answer,  “Yes,  we will  honor his 
draft for the  amount  named.”  Produc­
ing the draft, I  filled  it  out  for  the  re­
quired sum,  receiving my license.  I  then 
returned to my customer.

Being now  safe from  harm,  I  went  to 
work  and  put  in  a  big  day among  the 
stationers  of  Richmond,  procuring  sev­
eral  large and  profitable orders and com­
pleting my  day’s  work  in  time  to  take 
the evening  train for New York.  At the 
first station outside  of  Richmond,  1 tele­
graphed  my  house,  “Do  not  accept  my 
draft  of  to-day.  Reasons  by  mail.'”  I 
had written them  a  full  explanation  of 
the  affair,  which  1  knew  would  reach 
New York as  soon  as  the  draft.  Since 
then I  have  shunned  the  city  of  Rich­
mond,  and it is probable that somewhere 
in  the archives of  that city  is a  dishon 
ored draft for $221.50,  which  the  author­
ities  of  Richmond  did  not  dare  bring 
to  a  New  York  court  to  recover,  else 
they  would  have  been  convicted  of  ex­
tortion.

*  

*  

*

As  time  brings ail  things  to  an  end, 

so must it bring this article.

ervices, we  hereby tender  you the posi-1 
tion of general  manager of our business.
We now wish you success.”

To say I was taken wholly by surprise is 
to put the case mildly,  but the modesty I 
had  acquired  during  my  experience  on 
the road was not sufficient to  prompt me 
to decline the honor thus conferred,  and, 
expressing my  thanks  as best I  could,  I 
accepted the  trust,  and have since  guid- 
ed our business  ship through the  rough-  For “™k^ n-Le*T0- 
est seas of commercial  life.  Although  I 
take  an  occasional 
trip  over  the  old 
ground, 1  have  practically  retired  from 
the road; but  I  often  look  back  on  my 
past,  and  I  shall  always  consider  my 
brightest  days  those in  which I  experi­
enced “the  trials  and  tribulations  of  a 
commercial traveler.”

NORTH

!  IMPORTANT To  Commercial  Trav­

elers and 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 
$50d,0(K)  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

1 had been several  years  with the New 
York Stationery Co.,  had  passed  through 
a  variety  of  experiences  which  space 
and  time  forbid  me to  mention,  I  was 
acknowledged to be a good salesman and 
I had built up a trade of  my own,  where 
I always  had  the  preference,  price  and 
Educate them at the Grand  Rapids, Mich., Busi­
quality being  equal. 
I  had  reached  an
ness College,  Ledyard  Block, corner  Pearl  and 
age where I began to  th ink of a business  Ottawa-sts.  Visit us.  For catalogue address  A.
„ 
I 8. Parish, successor to C. G. Swensberg.
, 
of my  own  in  the  near  future,  and  the  Mention this paper.

MONEY.

MUCH 

,  , 

, 

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W. R.  FREEMAN, Agent, 
__________________________ G ran d   R a p id s, M ic h .
PARENTS—Give your  children  a  knowledge  offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  bet we 

Toledo,  A nn  A rb o r  At  N o rth   M ichigan 
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  A 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven A Milwauk  e

R ailw ay.

i of  Book-keeping,  Shorthand,  Typewriting,  etc.  Grand Rapids and Toledo.
I IT  WILL  BE 

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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 at............... 1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p. m.

T1AD ’L  * N-
VIA D., e . H.  A   M .

Return connections equally as good.

W. ,H.  Bennett, General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

AT  HOME.
Take a course in the 

Sprague  Correspon­
dence school of Law 
[incorporated!.  Send  ten 
cents [stamps] for particu ­
lars to
J.  COTNEK,  Jr.,  Sec’y, 
Mo. 376 Whitney Block, 
DETROIT,  -  MICH,

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DEALERS  IN

ïïluminating and Lubricating

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Ave.

GRAND RAPIDS, 
BIG RAPIDS, 
ALLEGAN, 

BULK  WORKS  AT

MUSKEGON, 
GRAND HAVEN, 
HOWARD  CITY, 

MANISTEE, 

PETOSKEY,

CADILLAC,
I.UDINGTON.

HIGHEST  PRICE  PAID  FOR

EMPTY  CARBON  l  GASOLINE  BARRELS.

WHOLESALE

DRY GOODS i  NOTIONS

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Brand Rapifls Storage & Transfer Co, m

Winter  8t„ between  Shawimlt life,  and  W.  Pillion 8t.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

General  Warehousemen  and  Transfer  Agents.

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

ALL  KINDS  OF  PERISHABLES.

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

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

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

Telephone  No.  94B. 

and Machine and Plow repairs, Etc.
J*  Y- 

BLANK,  Sup’t.

SAGINAW MANUFACTURING GO.,

SAGINAW,  MICH.,'.

Manufacturers of the Following List of Washboards.

I m p r o v e d ,;

Crescent
Bed  Star
Shamrock; 
Ivy  Leaf

WilDM 
S ap ai
Defiance 
Rival 

Wilson 
S ap ai
Defiance
Rival

DOUBLE 
T ‘SURFACE
Solid  Zinc.

Doiible  Zinc
SifrfaGe.

Single Zinc
Silrface.

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The  above  are  all  superior 
Washboards, 
in  the  class  to 
which  they  belong.  Send  for 
cuts and price-list before order­
ing.

T.  S.  F R E E M A N ,  A g t , G ran d   R a p id s,  M ich .

S p r in g  &  C o m p a n y,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loak s, 
N o tio n s, 
R ib b o n s,  H o siery , 
G lo v es,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W o o le n s , 
F la n n e ls,  B la n k ets,  G in g h a m s, 
P r in ts a n d   D o m estic  C ottons.

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

assorted stock at lowest market  prices.

S p r in g  &  C o m p a n y .

VOIGT, HERPOLSÏÏEIMER  k  CO.,
Dry  goods. Carpets and Cloaks

W H O L E S A L E

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

M a c k in a w   S h irts  a n d   L u m b e r m e n ’s  S o c k s. 

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

4 8 , 6 0 ,  6 2   O tta w a   St., 

G rand  R a p id s.

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Manufacturer’s Agents for Oil and Gasoline Stoves.

No  Charge  for  Cartage!

I f e

2 Burner GAME  OIL  STOVE 

Has 2 four-inch wicks,  iron reservoir. 

Net per doz., $14, boxes 00.

1 Burner GAME  OIL  STOVE 
Has 4 inch wick,  iron reservoir. 

Net per do/., §7.50.

Boxes 00.

STYLE  OF  1,  2  or  3  GEM.

Net each
jo. 1—2  3-in. wicks,  tin reservoir,  1  40 
1  65
io. 2—2  3K 
Jo. 3—2  4 
2  00

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Boxes 00.

STYLÉ  OF  NOS.  1 and 5  GEM.

No.  1 double Gem has 4 three-inch  wicks,
No. 5 

“  4 four-inch wicks,

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Boxes 00.

1 Burner Junior, net each $2, crate 20c. 

2  Burner Junior, net each, $3, crate 20c.

A b o v e   prices  are  rock  bottom !  Mail

3 Burner GAME  OIL  STOVE 

Has 3 four-inch wicks,  iron reservoir. 

Net per doz., $21,  boxes 00.

Net each 
3  00 
-  4  15

VOLUNTEER.

4-in.  wick, tin reser., net per do/... 

Boxes 00.

7  20

3 Burner Junior, net each $4. crate 20c.

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