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V O L .  9.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.

G R A N D   R A P ID S ,  A P R I L   6,  1892.

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Every  Bookkeeper  W ill  Appreciate  a  Blank  Boo';  that  Opens  Flat.
IULLINS  FLAT  OPENING  SPRING  BAGK BOOK,

Made only in   M ichigan by  the

G .  S .   BROWN  &  CO.,
foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits.

bers  o f 

Oranges and Bananas a Specialty.

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Is  th e  B est  in  the  M arket.  W rite  for  prices. 

1   C an al  St., 

HARVEY  &  HEYSTEK, 

G rand  R a p id s,  M ich.  b e n c
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Vail  Paper, Window Shades  and  Picture  Mouldings.

We are the only Jobbers in*Western Michigan, and sell at Factory Prices. 

JOBBERS  IN 

W e m ake a specialty o f Store Shades. 

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  77 Monroe SL-Wareheifse,  81  &  83  Gampail  St., Grand Rapids. 

Som ething  N ew ! 

Ton can alw ays  find  som ething new and especially 
fine  by  ordering yonr  Candy  of

A.  E.  BROOKS  &  CO., 

Wholesale  Confectioners,

46 Ottawa St=, Grand Rapids, Mich

G - e t   t h e   B e s  t  I

Jennings*

Flavoring  E xtracts

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3LKSALK  FRUITS  JP   PRODUGE.
MOSELEY  BROS.,
[ITS, SEEDS.  BERNS  AND  PRODUGE,

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Is the Most'Deslrable^for M erchants to'H andle because

Retails for 10 cents, 3 for 25 cents.

nr W holesaler an Order.

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TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY, 

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

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

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

I and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS 

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  OO.,

Successors  to  

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

H ARR Y  FOX,  Manager.

Crackers, Biscuits#Sweet Goods, g

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SPKC1AI.  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  H A IL   ORDERS.

MUSKEGON,  MIOH.

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GRAND  RAPIDS.

HERCULES POWDER

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K n o w n   t o   t l x o   A r t s .

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POWDER, FUSE, CAPS,
E l e c t r i c  M in in g  C r o o d »
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ahd ALL TOOLS fob stomi blasting,

FOB  BALK  BY  THE

HERCULES  POWDER  COMPANY,
J. W. WILLARD, Manager.

40  Prospect  Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio. 

B s n o r r x i z i i s ,
THE GREAT STOMI AND BOCK
ANNIHILATOR.

Agents for

Western JWißhigan.

Write for  Prices.

B A N A N A S

Season now  W ell Opened.

Buy Them o f

THE PUTNAM CANDY CO.

PLANTS, 
TOOLS,' 
ETC.
NEW  CRO P.

EVERYTHING

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Nowth  PfvisiQM  Stwsst.________ GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH»
Buy  of  the  Largest  Manufacturers  in  the 

Country  and  Save  Money.

The Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids

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Manufacturers  of

Sbov  Cases

Of  Every  Description.

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WRITE  FOR  PRICES.
First-Glass  Work  Only.
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BICY CLES I

We Control  Territory  on the  Finest and  Largest  Line of Cheap, Medium  and 

H igh Grade  Machines in the State

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M anufacturers’  A gents for the

W edding  Bouquet  Cigar.

The Glimax of Perfection!

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nail  you  specifi 
nations  by  which 
with  one  hour’s
work  (your  own)  yon  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. 
Reference any comm’l agency.  (Merchant), 
Ashland, 111

T  B. LATOUCHE,

Beatrice,  (the  best  city in Nebraska)
wants a FURNITURE  FACTORY, and 
bonus of $10,000 awaits the right man.

Parties  accepting  must  have  capital 
and experience.  Address for particulars,

Y O L .  9.
Wayne  County  Savings  Bank,  Detroit,  Mich.
$500,000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
issued  by  cities, counties, towns  and  school  districts 
or  Michigan.  Officers  of  these  m unicipalities  about 
to issue bonds will find  it to  th eir advantage to apply 
to this bank.  Blank bonds and blai ks for proceedings 
supplied  w ithout  charge.  All  comm unications  and 
enquiries will have prom pt attention.  This bank pays 
4 per cent, on deposits, compounded  semi-annually.
8.  D.  EL WOOD, Treasury.

Fire £ Bilrglar Proof
All Mizes and Prices. 
Parties in need of the above 
■ are  invited  to  correspond 
"w ith
I. Slililies, Agt. Dieboli! Safe Co

MARTIN,  MICH.

Fine  Millinery

W holesale  and  Retail.

A.  L.  GREEN,  Beatrice,  Neb

SPRING  STOCK  IN  ALL  THE  LATEST 

STYLES  NOW  COMPLETE.

MAIL  ORDERS  ATTENDED  TO  PROMTLY

ADAMS  I CO.,

Opp.  Morton House,

90 Monroe St.,
.THE,

F IR E
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CO.
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S. F. Aspinwall, Pres’fc. 

W. Fred M cB a in , Sec'y.
A.  J.  SÜKLLMAN,  Scientific Optician,  65 Monroe Street.

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

THOS. E.  W YKES,

WHOLESALE

I.lme,  Cement,  Stucco,  H air,  F ire  Brick, 

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

Corner Wealthy Ave. and Ionia St.

on M. C. R. R.  Office, 45 S. Division.

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EVERGREENS

And  other  ornamental  trees.  One hun­
dred  distinct  species.  Largest  stock in 
Michigan.  Catalogue  free.  Send  for 
one now.

W.  W.  JOHNSON,

SNOWFLAKE,  M1CII.

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of  Book-keeping,  Shorthand,  Typewriting,  etc.
/ F -   P0B  THEM
IT  WILL  BE 
money.
Educate them at the Grand  Rapids, Mich., Busi 
ness College,  Ledyard  Block, corner  Pearl  and 
Ottawa-sts.  Visit us.  For catalogue address  A. 
S. Parish, successor to C. G. Swensberg.

MUCH 

Mention this paper.

THOM AS  STOKES,

WHOLESALE  DEALER IN

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New  York  City.
Represented in Michigan by

J.  P,  l/ISRER,  Merchandise  Broker

304  N orth  Ionia  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Who will quote prices by mail or call  on dealers 
wishing a supply for Lenten trade.

ESTABLISHED  1841.

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Australia, and in London, England.

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HENRY  IDEMA, Supt.

BEANS

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

W.  T.  LRMOREÄUX i CO.,

128, 130,132 W. Bridge St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

ELLIE.

Ellie  and  I  were  wandering  through 
the  garden  of  a  long-closed  but  hand­
some  country seat,  called,  in  Millhaven 
the  Harding  Place.  Years  before,  the 
owner,  Jasper  Harding,  had  died,  and 
his  widow, having  consumptive  tenden 
cies,  had  been  sent to Italy,  where  she 
lived  at  the  time I was  saying  farewell 
to  Ellie Ditman in the  neglected garden.
For  I  was  twenty-one,  and  going  to 
seek  my fortune.  For  many long  years 
Ellie had  been  like my sister,  her  father 
being  the  clergyman  of  the  church  my 
mother  attended,  aud  keeping  a  school 
for boys  during  the week.  That  we  all 
worshiped  Ellie,  whose brown curls and 
soft,  fawn-like eyes were our standard of 
beauty,  was  but  natural;  but  she  was 
afraid  of  the  rough  country  lads,  and 
clung to me as  her  friend and  protector. 
I left  school  when  I  was  eighteen  and 
went to college,  but, during the holidays, 
1  discovered  that  Ellie  was  more to me 
than a sister,  and I wooed  her with  boy­
ish  but  sincere  devotion, until I arrived 
at  manhood,  and  my uncle  wrote  me to 
“come to New York and learn business.” 
I had lost  my mother,  and stood  alone 
in the  world;  so I sold  the small  cottage 
that she  had  owned,  banked  the  money 
and  went  to  say  farewell  to  Ellen Dit­
man.

We had  spent many  pleasant  hours in 
the old  garden,  and  knew all  the  nooks 
and  corners;  so  I  went  at  once  to  our 
favorite  resting  place,  a  summerhouse 
on  the  bank  of  the  river  that  winds 
through Millhaven.

Here  I  told  my  love  tale  and  asked 

Ellie simply and frankly:

“When  I  have  made a home  for  you, 

will you be my wife?”

And I was  satisfied when  she  put  her 

little hand in mine and said,  quietly:

“You know that I will,  Horace.”
“You love me,  Ellie?”
“I have always loved you.”
But there was  no  shy blush,  no droop­
ing of  the graceful  head,  no lowering of 
the soft brown eyes. 
I, knowing nothing 
of  girlish  tremors, was  fully,  blissfully 
content.  Ellie loved me—Ellie would  be 
my  wife!  How  I  would  work  for  the 
home in which to make her happy!  With 
such a spur to exertion, I  must  succeed !
We talked as we had often done before, 
of the handsome house beside us,  so long 
closed  and  deserted.  Many  a  time,  as 
little  children,  we  had  coaxed  the  old 
servant who took  charge  of  it  to  let us 
roam  from room  to  room,  looking at the 
handsome  furniture  muffled in  linen,  at 
the pictures sent from  Italy for the wide 
drawing-room,  and  whose  beauty was  a 
mystery in the  half-light from  the broad 
windows.  Margaret,  the servant, told  us 
stories of  the  wealth  and  glory of  “the 
family,”  of the gayeties that were every­
day occurrences in the time of Mr.  Hard­
ing,  of  the  young  heir who was  so  long 
in  “foreign parts,”  but who was evident­
ly old Margaret’s idol.  There was a life- 
size  picture of  him,  taken  the  year  he 
went  away,  a  tall,  handsome  lad,  with 
large, dark eyes and strong features.

Ellie  had  given  me  my  first  pang  of 

jealousy,  when she said:

“Is  he  not  handsome,  Horace?  You 
will  never be strong  and  tall as he  will 
be!”

For I was  small,  slender and  never  in 
very strong health. 
It was  to  give me a 
chance  to  gain  health  that  my  mother 
had moved from New York to Millhaven, 
when  I was a child;  but,  although  I im­
proved  in  that way,  I was  never  strong 
or tall.

“If only I could  bring  you  here,  now, 
to live,” I said to Ellie, as we stood upon 
the  porch in the  June  moonlight.  And 
she laughed  the  low, sweet  laugh  pecu­
liar  to  her  with whom  all  things  were 
sweet and tender,  as she said:

“You need not aim so high,  Horace. 

I 
will  be content  with a far humbler home 
than this.”

It was  late when we parted  at the par­
sonage  gate,  and  Ellie  gave me the  first 
kiss of  betrothal,  for I would not see her 
again  for  a  year.  Yet  I  was  happy  in 
going.  The city was my mine of wealth, 
to  be  worked  by  patience,  industry and 
hope until I earned a home for Ellie.

Every  week  she  wrote  to me  tender, 
loving letters,  full of  interest in my bus­
iness,  little  womanly  suggestions  about 
my health and  accounts of  the events of 
Millhaven. 

In one she wrote:

“Margaret  is  in  high  glee.  Charles 
Harding  is  coming  home.  His  mother 
died in Florence,  in March.”

In another:
* ‘Mr.  Harding called upon papa to-day. 
He is but  little  changed,  although  he  is 
now  twenty-three,  and  he  is  the  hand­
somest man I ever saw.”
After  this she  mentioned meeting him 
several  times,  but  said no more than she 
would of any of  her numerous friends.

So  for  two  years  I worked  for  Ellie 
and home,  secure in love, in hope,  think­
ing  ever of  the  sweet  face  that  would 
brighten  my  fireside,  the  darling  whose 
life I would make happy.

Then  fortune’s  wheel  made  a sudden 
turn in my favor. 
I  have mentioned the 
small  sum of  money I had  placed in the 
bank  for a rainy  day. 
It  was still  sun­
shiny  weather  when  my  uncle  advised 
me to  invest  it  in  a  business enterprise 
he  had  in  hand,  which  promised  quick 
returns of  immense profit.

I  had no love  for  business. 

I took  his  advice,  doubled  my  money, 
put  it in  again  and  again,  and  in  less 
than  a  year  was  a  rich  man.  Then  I 
stopped. 
I 
had  more  than  repaid  my uncle  for  his 
interest  in  me,  and  my  ambition  was 
only to marry  Ellie,  settle  down  quietly 
at Millhaven  and  be a benefactor,  as far 
as  my  means  permitted,  of  my  fellow- 
men.

Again  my  good  star  seemed  in 

the 
ascendant. 
It  was  just  before  my de­
parture  from  New  York  that a stranger 
called  at  my  boarding house. 
In  a  few 
moments  I  recognized  my  old  school­
fellow,  Charles  Harding.  He  was,  as 
Ellie had  written, handsome, and  with a 
graceful finish of manners, never foppish, 
but the  perfection of  easy courtesy.  To 
my surprise,  he  came to  offer  me a lease 
of his house.

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or  for  the  whole  Tillage.”

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PUNCH,  BRASS  OR  PAPER  CHECKS.

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THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

to  sail  tor  Europe  this

Original  and  larg est  M anufacturers  of  Coupon. Roeks  in  the  United  States.

¡Oftv  abroad,  to  fai

They  passed  by and I fek  my  breath 
mine  0Sick and  short.  A thousand triv­
ialities  came  back  to  me.  the  merest

"On Saturday next.”
"Give me year ticket!  I  will go.  Your 

place is here with Elite.”

He looked at me as if I had taken leave 
of  my  senses,  bah  ia  a  moment,  he 
whispered:

"You  ícannot  mean  to  mock  me! 

I 
ake  the  way  smooth  for  her 
when I gave  up my home and

tappine** 
exiled myi
"She ne 
He hetil 
**Xever!

lOO  JLouis  Street.

G rand  R a p id s,  M ich.

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Felt Boots and Alaska  Soeks.

State Agents for

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But  I  smiled  presently.  El lie"- 

last 
letter  lay over  my  heart,  in  my pocket, 
and  Eliie  wa-  true.  Every  line of  the
better was as * V'
line *he bad e\eT written to me had b 
and I only pitlt 
he  might  ban 
fairer than the 
abroad.

ras. be.ieving that

íes of  courtly

My  freight  disposed  of.  I  hastened 
along  the  well-known  road  to the  par­
sonage.  thinking of Ei.ie's delight over a 
low  pony carriage  that  would  come In a 
few day* for her especial  pleasure.

What  would  I  not  give  my  darling, 
now  that  I  had  the  power  to  indulge 
every  whim?

If I  had missed  the shyness  of  maiden 

ver told you she loved you?” 
iated. then said slowly:

She  told  me  she  had  been
engaged to you  for two  year* and  would 
be  true to you.  Could I force her to say I 
more?”

Ah.  how  could  she  help  loving  him 
It  took  away the  sharpness of  my  pain 
to know  into  what  tender  keeping I was 
putting  my  darling.  Such  gentle  chiv­
alry.  such  delicate thought  for  her hap- j 
pines*,  brought tears,  for which I felt no 
shame, into my eyes.

"I  will  wait  until  Saturday.” I  said, i 
••and  you  will  give my letter  to  Ellie.” 
And  I  handed  him  my  farewell  letter. 
"If we were  both mistaken, telegraph  to j
If I do not hear from you. 

to return. 

love  in  my  parting  with  Eliie.  1  might  I  will sail  in your place.” 
have been satisfied to find it on my return.  [  But no telegram  ever  came to me. 
In 
The  soft  brown  eyes  were  no  longer  a newspaper 1 saw in Paris. I read of the 
frankly  raised  to  meet  mine:  the  sens!-  marriage.  For five years they have lived 
live  blusbe-  came  and  went  under  my  in  the  home I hoped  to  share  with  my 
caress:  the  little  bands  trembled  a*  I : lost love.
I  am  writing  this  on  a hospital  bed, i 
held  them.  The words of  greeting were ; 
tender as ever,  and  Elite spoke gently of  where  I  write  often  to  while  away the j 
"our”  future,  "our”  home. 
She  had  weary  time  between  me  and  the  death ' 
granted  my  wish  for  an  early wedding,  the doctors say must come in a few weeks. I 
and already  her  *imple  trovxzeau was  in 
preparation.

A nna  S h ield s.

But it chilled  me with  fear to see how 
she had  faded.  The  roses  that had  al­
ways  tinged  her  cheeks  with  delicate 
hues  were  gone,  only  fleeting  blushes 
coming there:  she,  who had always been 
slender,  was  emaciated;  her  hands were 
often hot, then cold as death.

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.

Une Tradesman Coupon Books.

& F islii  Tacile

Until you have seen our assortment.  Our sales 
men are now on the way to call on you.

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

J. L.  Strelitsky,

Jobber of

Including the following celebrated brands man 
ufaciured  by the  well known  house of  Glaser, 
Frame & Co.:
Vindez. long Havana filler....................  $35
Three  Medals, long Havana tiller  ........  35
55
Elk’s Choice, Havana filler and binder... 
La Klor de Alfonso,................................ 
55
La Ooiicella de M orera.......................... 
65
85
La  Ideal,  25 in a box................................ 
W. J . Florence........................................ 
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Also  fine line  Key West goods at rock  bottom 
prices.  All favorite  brands of  Cheroots  kept In 
stock.
10  So.  Ionia  St,  Grand  Rapids.

158 &  160 Faltón St., Grand  Rapids

Paper  Packed 

Screw.

WRITE  FOR  PRICES

Wm. Brilmmeler & Sons

Mantiftt«?t urears* mid  clobbers of

Pieced & Stamped  Tinware,

260. 8. IONIA^ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

T elephone  640.

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WHO  URGES  YOU  TO  KEEP S a p o l i o ?

The Public t

By  splendid  and  expensive  advertising  the  manufacturers  create  a 
demand,  and  only  ask  the  trade  to keep  the goods  in  stock  so  as to  supply 
the  orders  sent to  them.  W ithout  effort on  the  grocer’s  part  the  goods 
sell  themselves,  bring  purchasers  to  the  store,  and  help  sell  less  known 
goods.

Any Jobber will be  Glad to  Fill  Your Orders.

A g e n t s   Wanted t

tacludesthe:y°U  exclusive territorv  on  a  large  line  of  Bicycles.  Send for  catalogue.  Our  line
COLUMBIA
VICTOR
RUDGE
KITE
TELEPHONE 
OVERLAND 
Western  Wheel  Works
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. 
sundries,

CLIPPER 
PARAGON 
IROQUOIS 
PIKENIX 
GENDRONS 
and all the

Line.

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STUDLEY & BARCLAY,

4 Monroe St. 

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Grand Rapids, MIeh.

Wash  Goods!

BATES,  TOILE  DU  NORD,  A.  F.  C.  WARWICK,  AMOSKEAG, 
GINGHAMS,  SIMPSON,  HAMILTON,  MERRIMACK,  HARMONY 
PACIFIC,  GARNER  AMERICAN  LIGHT  AND  BLUE  PRINTS 
IN  FANCY  AND  STAPLE  STYLES.

Cottons, Tieks and Demins

Peerless  Warps.

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

The  Finest  Quality  and  B est  Article  for  General 
Cleaning know n in the W orld.

in a  city,  is out of  his element,  Is  lone­
some, and like a fish thrown  on the bank 
is gasping to return to his tribe.  A little 
friendship  will  dispel his lonesomeness.

Why Is It That—

Bees never store up honey  where  it  is 
light?
The moth has a fur jacket and the but­
terfly  none?
Leaves will attract  dew  when  boards, 
sticks and stones will not?
A horse always  gets  up  foreparts first 
and a cow directly the opposite?
Corn on the ear is never found with an 
uneven number of rows?
Fish,  flies  and  caterpillars  may  be 
frozen solid and still retain life?
A  squirrel  comes  down  a  tree  head 
first and a cat tail first?
Electricity 
is  never  visible  except 
when  it  comes  in  the  form  of  zig-zag 
lightning?
A horsefly will live for hours  after the 
head has been pinched off?
The  dragon-fly  can  devour  its  own 
body and the head still live?
Some  flies  thrust  their  eggs  into  the 
bodies of caterpillars,  but always in such 
parts of  the body  that  when  the  larvae 
are  feeding  on  the  flesh  of  the  foster 
parent they will  not  eat  into  any  vital 
part?  Can this be explained?  Does  the 
fly reason?

Lakeview Items.

L akf.v ie w ,  April 2.—West  Lovely, of 
Howard City,  has  bought  the  hardware 
stock here of Jay C.  Crittenden.  This is 
the  stock  Crittenden  bought  a  few 
months ago of Jas. M.  Beech.
A. S.  Frey  has  consolidated  his  three 
stores into one and now occupies  a  store 
in the Macomber block.
At  Black  Lake,  ten  or  twelve  miles 
northeast of here, Mr. Frey  is building a 
saw and shingle mill.
A large amount  of  drain  tile  will  be 
laid  around  here  by  our  farmers  this 
season.

sleepers, 

first-class 

Pacific  Coast.

Two  Daily  Trains  to  Montana  and 
The  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  now 
rune two daily trains  to  Helena,  Butte, 
Spokane,  Tacoma,  Seattle and  Portland, 
leaving St.  Paul at 9 a. m.  and 4.15 p. m., 
respectively,  with complete equipment of 
Pullman 
tourist 
sleeping cars, free colonist sleepers,  day 
coaches and dining cars.
Through Pullman and  tourist sleeping 
cars will  leave  Chicago  at  10.45  p.  m. 
daily,  via  Wisconsin  central  line,  for 
Montana  and 
the  Pacific  Northwest. 
First-class  vestibule  sleeper  will  leave 
Chicago at 6 p.  m. daily via C.  M.  &  St. 
P. Ry. for Butte,  Spokane,  Tacoma  and 
Portland.
Montana, Eastern and  Western  Wash­
ington  foldeis,  “ Wonderland”  Book, 
Sportsman’s  Guide,  Yellowstone  Park, 
Broadwater Hot Springs and Alaska fold­
ers for the season of 1892 are now  out  of 
press.  Any  of  these  publications  will 
be mailed free on application  to  General 
or District  Passenger  Agents,  Northern 
Pacific Railroad, or to Chas.  S.  Fee, G. P. 
& T. A., N. P. R.  R., St.  Paul, Minn.

We will  pay as  follows  this 
week for all consignments of 
fresh butter and eggs here:
Choice Dairy Butter, 
20 
Fresh Eggs, 
11
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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Be  Frank With Your House. 

Correspondence Inter-State Grocer.

The  upright  traveling  representative 
will be open and  above  board  with  the 
house, and will not conceal the  slightest 
detail of  his  intercourse with the trade. 
The  house  should  encourage  his  confi­
dence,  and to that end it should be chary 
of  criticism  of  such  items  of  expense 
which may not be specially provided for, 
but may be shown as to  be  expended for 
the  house’s  benefit. 
I  can  imagine  no 
valid excuse  for  the slightest prevarica­
tion in the matter of itemizing  expenses; 
with  the  proper  mutual  confidence  be­
tween the traveler and the  house  it  can 
never be necessary.  When it occurs,  the 
blame is not altogether on one  side.  To 
illustrate the how and why of  this small 
piece of deception,  I give a synopsis of  a 
conversation to which  I  was  recently  a 
listener.  One of  the  party was asked if 
his house was  liberal  in  the  matter  of 
allowance for “miscellany.”  “No,” was 
his reply,  “they will not  allow  even  for 
a  cigar  for  a  customer,  and  it’s  bad 
policy.  Why,  only  last  evening  I  had 
worked a man my level best for an order, 
but without success.  So, giving up hope 
for the present,  I determined to make an 
impression  for  the  future.  As  he  was 
closing his  store,  I  asked  him  over  .to 
have a game of billiards.  We grew quite 
friendly,  and,  after  finishing  the  game, 
I  said: 
‘See  here;  my  samples  are  in 
the next room,  and while I do not expect 
to sell you  a  dollar’s  worth of  goods,  I 
would like you  to  look  over  what  I’ve 
got.  Perhaps  you  may  see  something 
you may want  to  order  later  on.’  The 
result was that  I  sold  him  a  nice little 
bill on the spot.  Now,  if I should  enter 
that game of  billiards  as  an  item of  ex­
pense,  there would  come  back  the  big­
gest kind of  a howl.”  “Well,  how  did 
you get even?  Didn’t  go  down  in  your 
own  pocket  to  pay  for  the  game,  did 
you?”  “Not much; charged it up to  bus 
and baggage.  But I don’t like to do that 
sort of  thing.”
The traveler will probably be frequent­
ly  advised by  a  fellow  traveler  how  he 
should approach particular  dealers.  He 
will make a mistake,  however,  should he 
attempt to follow this advice.  A special 
method  which  may  be  successfully 
worked by one man may prove  a  dismal 
failure when attempted by another.  The 
traveler must have his own individuality, 
and the attempt to be somebody else will 
never succeed.  And  right  here,  I  may 
say, it is not  wise  for  travelers  to  dis­
cuss in public or on the train  the  pecul­
iarities of  their  customers.  Aside from 
the  questionable  taste  of  the  practice, 
one never knows  who  may  be  listening.
The  Value of Courtesy—Friendship in 

Business.

There  is  nothing  more  conducive  to 
securing  trade  and  more  necessary  to 
holding  it  than  courtesy  to  customers. 
The merchant who is swollen  with  self- 
importance,  who is  unfortunately  desti­
tute of a gracious manner,  who is power­
less  to  extend  a  welcome  greeting,  or 
who is indifferent to such, should change 
his location.  Those elements are  essen­
tial to  successful  selling.  They  are  re­
quisites  as  imperative  as  select  stocks 
and fair prices.  When  the  customer  is 
held at a distance by the salesman,  there 
is likelihood that the next purchase  will 
be made at  a  distance.  The  purchaser 
who wishes to buy is  usually in a  pleas­
ant mood,  and a  jar  or  repulse  changes 
the mood and the wish.
There are  many  dealers  who  do  not 
understand,  or,  if  they  understand,  do 
not appreciate the  real  value  of  friend­
ship  in  business.  They  will  see  a 
stranger  enter  and  modestly  ask  for 
some member of the firm  or  some  sales­
man. 
If  the  desired  person  is  absent, 
there is a disappointed  look  and  usually 
a departure.  These visits  and  inquiries 
are not  always  through  curiosity.  The 
visitor in all probability is a  stranger  in 
the city and heart hungry for home.  He 
wants  a  familiar  face,  a  hearty  hand­
shake, a friendly greeting,  and  they  are 
much to him at that moment.  The  man 
who can supply,  wins  a  customer,  wins 
future  sales,  wins  an  advocate  among 
other buyers,  wins a supporter  in  trade. 
The man who lives in a  small  town  and 
has left  home and family behind  is  lost

TUCKER,  COADE  &  PARKER,

127  LOUIS  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

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

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AM ONO  T H E   T R A D E .

ABOU ND  T H E   ST A T E .

Fenton—L. G.  Peer  has  sold  his  gro­

cery stock to Snider  Bros.

Clare—M.  Halstead succeeds Mrs.  S. J. 

Defoe in the grocery business.

Detroit—Chas.  Mann has sold his  boot 

and shoe stock to Fred B.  Franks.

Mendon—Geo.  Kuhn has sold his furn­

iture stock to Deats & Schooujiaker.

Downingtou — Jno.  Southwortta  suc­

ceeds Downing & Co.  in general  trade.

Port  Huron — Kendall  Bros,  succeed 

Campbell & Mills in the drug business.

Addison—A.  Smith  is  succeeded  by 
Hasbrouek & Iveson in the grist mill busi­
ness.

Plainwell — J.  W.  Shepard  succeeds 
Shepard & Buxton  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Ann  Arbor—Samuel  Krause  has  sold 
to  Wahr  & 

his  boot  and  shoe  stock 
Miller.

Beading—Tlios.  Berry  has  sold  his 
boot  and  shoe  stock  to  North  &  Cart­
wright.

Decatur—J.  B.  Bagley  has  sold  his 
agricultural implement  stock  to  A.  Mc­
Williams & Sou.

Lacota—I.  Catt  &  Son  are  succeeded 
by E.  H.  Thomas  in  the  hardware  and 
grocery business.

Portland—Comfort & Co. are succeeded 
by Jno.  W. Toau &  Co.  in  the  drug  and 
grocery business.

Cassopolis—H.  C.  French  &  Co.  are 
succeeded  by  French  &  Jones  in  the 
hardware business.

Mount  Pleasant— McNulty  &  Knapp 
in  the 

succeed  Miss  Ellen  McNulty 
millinery business.

Muskegon — A. P.  Kivits  &  Co.  have 
removed  their  boot  and  shoe  stock  to 
Terre Haute,  Ind.

West Bay City—Walsh & Edinborough, 
wholesale grocers,  have  dissolved,  Jno. 
Walsh continuing the business.

Portland—Blanchard  &  Goss  are  suc- 
ceeded by  E. W.  Blanchard in  the furni­
ture and  undertaking business.

Three  Rivers—M. Wertheimer has  ut­
tered  three  chattel  mortgages  on  his 
clothing stock,  aggregating $5,150.

Au Sable—Selig Solomon is  succeeded 
by W.  F.  Potter & Co.  in  the  dry  goods, 
clothing and boot and shoe business.

A lbion—Reynolds  &  Garey  have  pur 
chased  the  drug  and  stationery  stock  of 
C.  H. Cook  and  will  continue  the  busi 
ness.

Bay City—N.  B. Carlstein  has  merged 
his dry goods business into a  stock  com­
pany under the style of  the  N.  B.  Carl 
stein Co.

Eugene  Reed,  of 

former  firm 
of Reed & Burgdorf,  hardware dealers at 
Scottvilie,  was in town  a couple  of  days 
last week.

John  D.  Van  Wyck,  grocer  at  389 
Jefferson  avenue,  is  rejoicing  over  the 
advent of  an eight pound  daughter,  the 
first to grace his home.

the 

Athens—Robt.  H.  Lewis,  engaged  in 
the  grocery,  hardware  and 
implement 
business,  has sold his hardware  stock  to 
Geo. Van Meddles worth.

Thompsonville—W.  D.  Ballou  has  re­
tired  from  the  drug  firm  of  Bussey  & 
Ballou.  The business will  be  continued 
by  the  remaining  partner  under 
the 
style of  A.  H.  Bussey.

Saginaw—Frail & Jones will  open  an­
other drug store in the  fall  in  the  store 
formerly occupied by W.  B.  Moore,  cor­
ner of  Genesee and Washington avenues.

M A N U FA CTU RIN G   M ATTERS.

Houghton — The  Lake  Superior  Soap 
Co.  is a new organization,  with a  capital 
of  $25,000.

Edenville—Maxwell  &  Gordon,  of 
Midland,  have  bought  the  Cairns  E. 
Smith shingle mill  and are  rebuilding  it 
at this place.  This mill  has  a  capacity 
of 40,000 daily.

Belding—C. C.  Kellar  has resigned the 
position  of  superintendent  of  the  Hall 
Bros.  Manufacturing  Co.  and  has  re­
moved  to  Saginaw,  where  he  will  open 
a cigar and tobacco store.

Alpena—Albert Pack has broken camp 
near  Whitefish  Point,  Lake  Superior, 
where he has banked 4,500,000 feet.  His 
log road, near Hubbard  Lake,  this week 
finishes hauling 10,000,000 feet.

Bay City—The  Dry  Dock  Iron  Co.,  to 
manufacture  and  sell 
iron  and  wood 
work,  has  been  organized  by  Samuel 
Meister,  Michael  Schwaltz  and  Wm. J. 
Wanless.  Capital stock, $15,000.

Roscommon—W. J.  Tierney  will  ship 
a cargo of hard maple  logs  to  Scotland. 
They are to be not less than 25 inches  in 
diameter and  are  to  be  converted  into 
I rollers,  with which to print calico.
I  Alpena—The Alpena Excelsior Co.,  to

'Ì’H hi  M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N .

They  will  continue their store on Jeffer­
son avenue.
Belding—W.  S.  Brown’s bazaar  stock 
was  taken  possession  of  by  a  Jackson 
house  last  Tuesday on a bill of  sale  for 
$952.25.  Paige  &  Strachan, of  Detroit, 
subsequently  attached  the  stock  on  a 
claim of  about $400.

Ithaca—Merrill  &  McNall  have  sold 
their  drug  stock  to  J.  U.  Robinson and 
J.  H.  Watson,  who will continue the bus­
iness under the style of Robinson & Wat­
son.  Mr.  Robinson  was  formerly  with 
Henderson & Co., the  Jackson druggists, 
and  Mr.  Watson has been with Merrill & 
MeNall for the past four years.

manufacture and sell  excelsior,  has been 
organized by  Frank  W. Fletcher,  James 
C.  Walker,  John  A. Corbin  and  George 
A.  Shannon.  Capital stock, $10,000.

Manistee — The  Manistee  &  Luther 
Railroad  was  started  last  week.  The 
Peters  mills  will  begin  operations  the 
middle of this week  and  will  run  night 
and day the greater part of the season.

Saginaw—G.  B.  Wiggins  has  banked 
40,000  pieces  at  llighwood,  Gladwin 
county,  and sent 800,000 pieces by rail to 
Saginaw  to  stock  his  shingle  mill here. 
He is building a sawmill  at Highwood.

Saginaw—Louis  J.  Richter,  who  has

Carrollton—The Stevens & La Due saw­
mill  has  been  leased  by  L.  McLaehlan, 
who  is  making  extensive  repairs.  He
for the past few years been  employed by  will  also operate  the shingle mill  owned
ouis  G.  Moore  as  prescription  clerk, 
by the  same  firm,  which  has  been  idle 
will on April  15 open a drug store at  the 
three years.
corner of  Harrison  and  Gratiot  streets. 
Mr.  Richter  has  had  seven  years  ex­
perience in  the  drug  business  and  will 
undoubtedly achieve success  in  his  new 
undertaking.

the 
Michigan Safety  Bridge  Gate  Co.  have 
been  filed.  The  capital stock is 25,000, 
all paid in.  The incorporators are J.  W. 
Hangsterfer and U.  H.  Reynolds,  of  De­
troit,  and R.  D.  Wheaton, of Chicago.

Detroit — Artiales  incorporating 

Detroit—Frank  Inglis,  who  has  con­
ducted a drug store here for  many years, 
has concluded to leave his  business  here 
in charge of a trusted clerk  and  preside 
over a new drug  store  he  intends  open­
ing  at  Mt. Clemens  in  about  a  month. 
Mr.  Inglis is a competent pharmacist and 
his many friends will  wish  him  success 
n his new venture.
Adrian — Festus  R.  Metcalf,  who  has 
conducted the  dry  goods  business  here 
several years under the style  of  Metcalf 
& Co.,  has  uttered  the  following  mort­
gages on  his  stock:  Whitney & Wilcox, 
Adrian,  bankers, $20,000; the Commercial 
Savings bank,  Adrian,  $4,000;  the U.  B. 
Claflin Co., of New  York,  $29,267;  Teft, 
Weller & Co., of New York, $7,358.  The 
total is $60,625.

Otia—J.  B.  McPherson  has  purchased 
the interest  of  A.  A.  Sherlock  in 
the 
general stock of A.  A. Sherlock & Definy 
and the business will  hereafter  be  con 
ducted under the style  of  J.  B.  McPher­
son & Co.  Mr.  McPherson has also  mar­
ried his  partner,  Miss Anna Definy,  the 
ceremony  having  occurred  at  Newaygo 
on  March  16.  Mrs.  McPherson  retains 
her half interest in the business and will 
also continue to  act as postmaster.

name of Wall &  Cambrey,  and  has  pur­
chased  the  G.  B.  Wiggins  sawmill, 
in 
company  with  R.  D.  Baker.  The  firm 
will be  styled  Cambrey  &  Baker.  Mr. 
Wiggins will  stock  the  mill,  and  will 
also  operate  the  shingle  mill  recently 
purchased by him of W.  F.  Stevens.

Beaverton—Tonkin  &  Harris,  of  Mt. 
Pleasant,  have contracted  to build a saw 
and  shingle  mill  here,  which  will  be 
stocked by Brown & Ryan.  The  mill  is 
to be in operation June 30.  The contract 
price for sawing is $2 a thousand,  if  cut 
with a circular, and  $2.50  with  a  band 
saw. 
It is likely a baud  will  be  put  in. 
Brown  &  Ryan  have  about  60,000,000 
feet of hard and soft timber to  be  cut  at 
this  point,  and  Tonkin  &  Harris  also 
have a number  of  million  feet  of  their 
own timber to cut.

Yeur  account  is  always  posted!

Your kill is always made out!

Boston Pettj Leflpr

Alpena—It  is  now  reported  that  the 
Detroit,  Bay  City  &  Alpena  Railroad  is 
to be extended from Alpena into Presque 
Isle county this summer.  It will traverse 
a large body of fine timber of  which  Al­
pena lumbermen  alone  own  200,000,000 
feet.

Bay City—The sawmill  of  E.  J.  Har­
grave & Sou is in motion.  It has received 
a  new  endless  log  jack  and  a  circular 
slabber,  and  it  is  expected  it  will  cut 
125,000 feet a day.  The stock is  cut  for 
others, Murphy & Dorr and T.  E.  Dorr & 
Co.  furnishing a number of  million feet.
Manistee — Buckley  &  Douglas,  who 
have been  running  their  sawmill  night 
and day all winter,  and now  have  about 
15,000,000 feet of  lumber  on  docks,  be­
sides shingles and lath,  have  shut  down 
for a few days, to give the boats a chance 
to make room on dock and  also  to  do  a 
little repairing.

Saginaw—Col.  Bliss  has  finished  lum­
bering in this section except at one camp 
He  will  have  a  full  stock  for  his  two 
mills, and a large  portion of  the product 
will  be  handled  in  the yard trade.  He 
is  also  interested  in  the  mill  of  C.  S. 
Bliss & Co.,  a small  mill,  the  product of 
which will  be entirely handled by rail.

Evart—The  Evart  Co-operative  Mill 
Co., consisting of eight members, each of 
whom occupies a position  on  the  work­
ing staff  of  the mill,  has erected a shin­
gle mill  ten  miles  north  of  this  place, 
and is  cutting  about  40,000  daily  from 
timber  owned  by  E.  C.  Thompson,  of 
Evart.

New Baltimore—The  Uatheway  Lum­
ber Co. has been  organized  to  manufac­
ture and sell lumber, by E.  L. Uatheway, 
K. B. Leonard,  Gilbert Uatheway and L. 
M.  Leonard,  New Baltimore; Susan  Sage 
and John C. Hartz, of Detroit; O’Brien J. 
Atkinson, Fort Gratiot; Frank T. Wolcott, 
Port Huron.  Capital stock, $100,000.

Mt. Pleasant—A number  of  Michigan 
mills  have  been  moved  southward dur­
ing the past three years,  but it is  seldom 
that a southern mill comes north.  Chat- 
terton  &  Krinney,  of  this  place,  have 
purchased a  saw  mill  in  Kentucky,  the 
machinery in which is to  be  removed  to 
a point about three miles  from  Sherman 
City,  where the firm owns a tract of tim­
ber.

Saginaw—W.  H. Cambrey  has sold  his 
interest in the sawmill purchased  by  A. 
G.  Wall and himself of  Eaton,  Potter  & 
Co.  last season,  and  operated  under  the

( p a t e n t   a p p l i e d   f o k .)

Size 8l/x3?x,  bound  in cloth  and  leather  hack 
and corners.  Nickel bill  file, indexed, ruled  on 
both  sides, 00  lines, being  equal to a bill  twice 
as long.
1000 bill beads with Ledger  complete......... 83 00
2000  “ 
------- 4 50
5000  “ 
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Address

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132  8.  Division  St., Grand Rapids, Mich.
I  prepay express  charges  when  cash  accom ­

panies the order.

Selling Corset  Co.’s

The
Model
Form.

Greatest  Seller  on Earth!

Dr.

FRENCH

SHAPE
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Send for Illustrated  Catalogue.  See  pricelist 

in this journal.
SCHILLING!  COSSET  CO.,

Detroit, Mich, and Chicago, 111.

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OBAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

J.  II.  Harris has sold his grocery  stock 
on Stocking street  to  his  brother,  J.  C. 
Harris.

John  G. Eble,  Sr., has  opened  a  meat 
market in  the new Van Voorhis block at 
699 South Division street.

Z. B.  &  W.  I.  Knapp  have  opened  a 
grocery store at Sherman City.  The Olney 
& Judson Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.
L.  Vanderveen  has  opened  a  grocery 
store at South Grand Rapids.  The Olney 
& Judson Grocer Co. furnished the  stock.

B. 

Yan  Anroy,  formerly  engaged  in 

the  grocery  business  at  the  corner  of 
Wealthy  avenue  and  Henry  street,  has 
purchased the grocery  stock  of  Wm.  D. 
Hembling,  at 343 West Bridge street.

A. Yonk & Sons,  whose  grocery  stock 
aud store bnilding at 840 Wealthy avenue 
were recently destroyed by fire, are mov­
ing another building to that location and 
will soon re-engage in the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Ira C.  Hatch,  who  has been a disturb­
ing element in  the  retail  grocery  trade 
of this city for several years,  has uttered 
chattel mortgages to the amount of about 
$13,000,  securing  home  creditors.  No 
outside creditor  is  named  in  the  mort­
gages, and the iudications are that no at­
tachments will be placed on the stock, as 
it  is  thought  the  mortgages  aggregate 
fully as  much  as  the  stock  is  worth. 
Should the mortgages be foreclosed,  and 
the event  culminate  in  Mr.  Hatch’s  re­
tirement  from  trade,  there  would  be 
little regret on  the  part  of  the  grocery 
trade as a  whole,  as  his  methods  have 
been so  reprehensible  that  he  has  few 
friends among the trade  who  would  de­
plore his complete collapse.

Gripsack Brigade.

Cornelius J. Van Halteren has engaged 
to travel for the Monrte Distilling Co., of 
Louisville,  Ky.  His  territory  includes 
the entire State.

Windy Williams,  who covers the  Sagi­
naw Valley  for P.  Lorillard & Co.,  is  re­
joicing over  the  advent  of  a  14  pound 
boy.

John C. Utman,  who  has  represented 
Musseiman & Widdicomb on the road for 
several years,  is succeeded  by Peter Fox, 
who  has  been with  the  house for  eight 
years, five years as shipping clerk.

A couple of traveling salesmen noticed 
one of Blissfield’s urchins during  a  cold 
day,  clad in light and torn garments,  and, 
finding  him  deserving  of  charity,  took 
him to Ellis’ store and purchased an  out­
fit of  woolen  garments  and  uuderw are 
and a pair of solid shoes.  The Blissfield 
Advance  thinks  the  people  who  send 
away their spare nickles  to  the  heathen 
in foreign countries  can  learn  a  lesson 
from this episode.

the concessions which they can get  from j 

“The  drum­
mers are no better than  any  other  class 
of travelers,  but they are  entitled  to  all 

Florida  Timex- Union: 

the railroad companies. 
If  laws  cannot 
be made in their favor,  they  can  surely 
influence the passage of laws which  will 
extend to them all the  advantages  which 
other men enjoy.  The  drummers  don’t 
want  the  earth.  They  simply  ask  for 
their  rights.”

Texas  Commercial  Traveler: 

“Some 
people regard the commereial traveler as 
a fun-loving  individual  who  puts  in  a 
little work now and then as  a  matter  of

recreation.  There  are  some  who  will 
answer to  this  discription,  but  it  does 
not apply to the great majority of  them. 
Of course,  they are men of bright,  sunny 
dispositions, the most  of  them,  because 
these are some of the elements which  go 
to make a successful traveling  man,  but 
the successful men  on  the  road  are  as 
serious and earnest  in  matters  of  busi­
ness as men of any other class or  profes­
sion.”

From the Travelinq Salesman:  “ ‘Hon­
esty is the best policy.’  This proverb has 
come down to us with the indorsement of 
the ages. 
It has also varied applications. 
At this place I would impress  its  appli­
cability in the matter  of  the  statements 
of the  traveler  to  his  prospective  cus­
tomer.  The benefit  resulting  from  the 
boasting of large sales  is  very  problem­
atical,  to say the least.  The customer  is 
not likely to be induced to buy  any  more 
than he wants by any such  devices,  and 
their only effect on the sensible man is to 
make the boaster ridiculous  in  his eyes. 
It does not take much power  of  discern­
ment to see that his purpose in  resorting 
to them is to add to his own  importance. 
A good memory is said to be  essential  to 
the successful liar,  and this sort of boast­
ing is not  so  much  unlike  lying  as  to 
make  the good memory unnecessary.  A 
ludicrous illustration  of  this  point was 
recently  related  by  an  exchange.  A 
traveler who was given to boasting of his 
large sales,  and  who  was  suspected  of 
drawing somewhat on his imagination for 
his facts,  was  indulging  his  propensity 
in the presence of a  company  of  fellow 
travelers, one of whom quietly took notes 
of the figures  as  he  gave  them.  When 
these  figures  were  footed  up,  the  sum 
startled eveu  the  one  who  gave  them. 
The result was that he not only  lost  the 
respect of his  companions,  but  the  cir­
cumstances  having  been  reported  out­
side,  he  became  the  butt  of  ridicule 
among  his  customers.  Occasionally,  a 
traveler gets too big for his position,  and 
attempts to bolster himself up by  claim­
ing to have a proprietary interest  in  the 
house, that he is none  of  your  common, 
every-day ‘drummers,’ but that he is a sort 
of a ‘special,’ and  is  just  out  taking  a 
look over the trade,  as it were,  and,  as a 
rule,  makes only  the  larger towns.  He, 
perhaps,  imagines that this  sort  of  talk 
raises him in the estimation  of  the  cus- 
comer; it does not, however.  The chances 
are, moreover,  that some rival  will  give 
him away, and,  thus stripped of his  bor­
rowed  plumage,  his  influence  is  very 
much impaired.  A  traveler  must never 
feel  above  his  business.  When  he  is 
attacked  with species of  big  head,  it  is 
high  time  bis  services  were  dispensed 
with.”

The  Grocery  Market.

The sugar  market  is  firm,  at  an  ad­
vance over a year ago,  with the  prospect 
of  lower prices.

Corn syrups are lc lower aud the  mar­
ket is weak,  as the demand will  be  light 
from now on.

DeLand  &  Co.  have  authorized  the 
jobbing trade tor a limited  time,  to  sell 
their goods at 5K cents a pound, shipping 
60  pounds  but  billing  at  50  pounds. 
Those houses which have unfilled  orders 
I on  hand  at  the  old price  will  probably 
change  them to conform  to  the  new  ar­
rangement.--------m  m  m---------
Traverse City—F.  Furtsch has sold  his 
grocery stock to  Wm. and  Stanley  Mar- 
tineau,  who  will  continue  the  business 
under the style of  Martineau Bros.

PUILT  FDR  BUSINESS!

“patching up” pass-book accounts?
yourself and clerks are so prone to forget to chajge?
ponding ledger account without having  to  “doctor” it?

Do you want to do your customers justice?
Do you want to increase your trade in a safe way?
Do you want the confidence of all who trade with you?
Would  you  like to rid  yourself  of  the  bother of  “posting” your  books  and 
Do you  not  want  pay for all  the  small  items  that go  out of  your  store,  which 
Did you  ever have a pass-book  account  foot up and  balance  with the  corres­
Do  not  many of  your  customers  complain that  they have  been  charged  for 
items they never  had,  and is not your  memory a little  clouded  as  to whether they 
have or not?
Then  why  not  adopt a system of  crediting  that will  abolish  all  these  and a 
hundred other objectionable features of  the old  method,  and  one  that  establishes 
a CASH  BASIS  of  crediting?
enterprising merchants should keep abreast with the times and adopt either the

A new era  dawns, and  with it new  commodities for its  new demands;  and  all 

Tradesman  or  Silperior  Gotlpons,

COUPON  BOOK  vs.  PASS  BOOK.

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

for the makers to  pay  them.  This  ren­
ders unnecessary the keeping of accounts 
with each customer and  enables  a  mer­
chant to avoid the friction  and  ill  feel­
ing incident to the use of the pass  book. 
As the notes bear interest after a certain 
date,  they  are  much  easier  to  collect 
than book  accounts,  being  prima  facie 
evidence of indebtedness  in any court of 
law or equity.
One of the strong points of the coupon 
system is  the  ease  with  which  a  mer­
chant is enabled  to  hold  his  customers 
down to a certain limit of  credit.  Give 
some men a pass book and a line  of  $10, 
and they will  overrun  the  limit  before 
you discover it.  Give them a ten  dollar 
coupon book,  however,  and  they  must 
necessarily stop when they have obtained 
goods to that amount.  It  then rests with 
the merchant to determine whether he will 
issue  another  book  before  the  one  al­
ready used is paid for.
In many localities  merchants  are  sell­
ing  coupon  books  for  cash  in  advance, 
giving a discount of from 2 to 5 per cent, 
for advance payment.  This is especially 
pleasing  to  the  cash  customer,  because 
it gives him an advantage over the patron 
who  runs  a  book  account  or  buys  on 
credit.  The cash man  ought to have  an 
advantage  over the credit  customer, and 
this  is easily  accomplished  in  this  way 
without  making  any actual  difference in 
the  prices of  goods—a  thing which  will 
always create dissatisfaction and loss.
Briefly stated, the coupon system is pref­
erable to the pass book method because it 
(1)  saves the time consumed in recording 
the  sales on  the pass  book  and  copying 
same in blotter, day book and  ledger;  (2) 
prevents  the  disputing  of  accounts;  (3) 
puts the obligation in the form of a note, 
which is prima facie evidence of  indebt­
edness;  (4) enables  the  merchant to col­
lect  interest on overdue notes,  which  he 
is unable to do with ledger  accounts;  (5) 
holds  the customer  down to the  limit of 
credit established  by the  merchant,  as it 
is almost  impossible to do  with the  pass 
book.
Are  not  the  advantages  above  enu­
merated sufficient to warrant a trial of the 
coupon  system?  If  so, order  from  the 
largest  manufacturers of  coupons in the 
country and address your letters to

G R A N D   R A P I D S .

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

Novel  Scheme  to  Secure  a  Suit  of 
From the Baltim ore News.

Clothes.

A local  clothier tells  the story of  how 
a smart  young  man once  swindled  him 
out of a fine suit of clothes.
“He was  a  brisk  young  fellow,” said 
the clothier,  “and when he came into my 
store,  he told me he was a Yankee drum­
mer. 
It  was  a  sweltering  day.  The 
thermometer  was  up in the  nineties and 
everybody was  asking ‘is  it  hot  enough 
for you?’
“Well,  the  drummer  came in and said 
he wished  to get a light suit of clothes of 
the best  quality in the  establishment.  1 
showed  him  a fine  suit.  He  went  into 
the  dressing  box  and  tried  it  on.  He 
examined himself critically  in  thd glass, 
seemed very particular  about the fit,  and 
finally said it would do.
“Suddenly a thought seemed  to  strike 
him. 
‘Have you any very heavy ulsters?’ 
he enquired,  remarking  that he expected 
to make a long trip and wanted to get up 
into  the northern  part of  Canada before 
he returned home.  1 was glad of a chance 
to get rid of a last winter’s coat and soon 
had  a  heavy  garment  on  the  counter. 
‘Just the thing,’  he said.  Then he asked 
me  to  put it  on so  that he could  get  an 
idea of  how it would  look  when  worn. 
Of  course 1 put it on  and  he buttoned it 
up  tightly  upon  me, apologizing  mean­
while  for  troubling  me  and  explaining 
that  he  would  have tried  it  on  himself 
but  for the fact  that he did  not want  to 
crush his new summer suit.
“ ‘Now,  will you walk down the store?’ 
he  requested,  ‘so  that I can  get  a  good 
look  at  it.’  I  walked.  When I reached 
the  end of  the  store  I  turned.  My cus­
tomer was  gone  and  the  new suit  with 
him.  Realizing  then,  that  I  had  been 
worked  by  a  smart  thief,  I  forgot  all 
about the ulster, which,  by the way,  was 
intended  for a man  several inches taller 
than  myself,  and I made a wild  dash for 
the  street.  Reaching  the  sidewalk,  my 
feet became entangled in the ends of  the 
garment and 1  rolled on the sidewalk.
“A  crowd  collected  and  a  policeman 
appeared.  Covered  with  dust, and with 
perspiration  pouring  down  my  face,  I 
rose to my feet.  The  officer gazed at me 
with mingled curiosity and astonishment.
I  had a great  deal  of  difficulty  in  con­
vincing  him  that  I  was  not  insane.  1 
don’t wonder that  he  thought  me crazy, 
with  a  heavy  ulster  closely  buttoned 
about  my form  on  that  hot  day and my 
face smeared with  dirt.  Meanwhile, the 
thief got away aud never was heard from 
afterwards.  After  I  had  recovered  my 
temper, I did  not begrudge him the suit. 
His method was  so  ingenious  that 1 felt 
as if he had earned all he got.”

Some People Do.

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

Would you like a short form of  double 
eutry? 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.

G iunuuuis  Item ized  L ed g er Co.,

403 West Bridge St.,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

Duty of the Jobber Toward the Cutter.
From  the American Grocer.
We question the right of any  jobber to 
sell the cutter, even for cash.  By  so do­
ing he aids a  demoralizer  whose  course 
weakens  the  entire  trade  within  the 
range  of  his  influence,  and,  therefore, 
weakens the standing of  a  large number 
of hard-working, honest, efficient, steady­
going  men.  As  the  cutter  saps  the 
strength  of  the  entire  trade  of  small 
towns,  villages and sections of  cities,  he 
is a trade  evil that  should be suppressed 
and  not  encouraged.  To  compromise 
with  a  cutter  who  has  failed  is  com­
pounding an  evil.

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

M aiifactw s’ Prices.

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  &  K RAUSE,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Do  Y ou  Desire  to  Sell

By Sam ple?

Send for oilr Spring catalogue

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

SM ITH   &   SANFORD,

U S E

MILE-END

A young lady clerk of Fall River, Mass., 
was some time ago  hit on the left side of 
her head by a falling sign as she was walk­
ing home from the store  where  she  was 
employed.  The  accident  was  followed 
by brain  fever.  After  some weeks  she 
was  well in mind and body  as  ever,  but 
from  a  right-handed  person she bad be­
come so left-handed that she could neither 
cut, sew nor write with  her  right  hand, 
but found it easy to do all of these things 
with her left.  Her right hand  was  just 
about as useful as her left  had  been  be­
fore  she  had  been  hurt.  One  strange 
fact is that,  with so  recent  a  change  in 
the use of her hands, she  is  as  graceful 
in  the  use of her left hand as if she had j 
been born left-handed.

Beet  Six  Gord
Machine  or  Hand  Use.

FOR

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  in  Dry  Goods & Notions.

Dry Goods Price Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic.................  7
A rgyle...................  6
Atlanta AA............   6
Atlantic A..............  6)4
H..............  6)4
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D..............  6
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Amory.....................6 ¡4
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A..  5%
Blackstone O, 32__5
Black Crow............ 6
Black Rock  ...........6
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A................53*
Cavanat V..............5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  33*
Clifton  C R ............ 53*
Comet..................... 614
Dwight Star............  6)4
Clifton CCC...........6)4

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Arrow Brand 5)4 
World Wide.. 6)4
"  LL............  4)4
Pull Yard Wide......6)4
Georgia  A.............   6 >4
Honest Width.........   654
Hartford A ............5
Indian Head..........   7
King A A................6)4
King E C.................6
Lawrence  L L .......   53*
Madras cheese cloth 654
Newmarket  G........5)4
B.........  6
N........ 6)4
DD....  6)4
X ........65£
Noibe R..................  5
Our Level  Best......6)4
Oxford  R ...............   6
Pequot....................7
Solar.......................6)4
|Topof the  Heap....  7
Geo. Washington...  8
Glen Mills.............   7
Gold Medal............ 7)4
Green  Ticket......... 8)4
Great Falls.............   6)4
Hope....................... 7J4
Jnst  Out........  4X<3> 5
King Phillip...........73£
OP......7)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale...........  @ 8)4
Middlesex........   @5
No Name..................  7)4
Oak View.................6
Our Own..................5)4
Pride of the West... 12
Rosalind................. 7)4
Sunlight..................  4)4
Utica  Mills.............8)4
Nonpareil  ..10
Vlnyard..................  8)4
White Horse...........6
Rock......... ..  8)4

Middlesex No.  1— 10 
2 . ...11
3....12
7....18
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Amazon...................8
Amsburg................. 7
Art  Cambric........... 10
Blackstone A A.......8
Beats All.................454
Boston.................... 12
Cabot.......................7
Cabot,  %.................   654
Charter  Oak...........   5)4
Conway W...............7)4
Cleveland...............   7
Dwight Anchor.......8)4
shorts.  8
Edwards..................   6
Empire....................   7
Farwell....................7)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8)4
Fitchville  .............7
First Prize...............7
Fruit of the Loom %.
Falrmount...............4)4
Full Value...............634
Cabot....................... 7  I Dwight Anchor
Farwell....................8  |
UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
TremontN..............5)4
Hamilton N ............6)4
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BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Middlesex P T.
A T.
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Peerless, white.
.20
colored— 19)41 White Star..............18
“  colored..20
Integrity................. 18)4l 
Hamilton.................8
Nameless................20
................. 9
................. 25
.................10)4
.................27)4
G G  Cashmere........21
.................30
Nameless.............. 16
 
32)4
............... 18
.................35

DRESS  HOODS.
“ 
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colored.

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CORSET  JEANS.

CInk a purple 6)4

Coraline..................... 89 50
Schilling’s .................  9 00
Davis  Waists......   9 00
Grand  Rapids........4  50
Armory..................   654
Androscoggin.........7¡*
BlddeforaTTTT.........  6
Brunswick..............6)4
PRC
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4 
robes...........5)4
u ffs...........  6
pink  checks.  5)4
staples........5)4
shirtings ...  4
American fancy__5)4
American indigo__5)4
American shirtings.  4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4
Arnold 
6)4
Arnold  Merino......6
long cloth B.10)4 
* 
“  C.  8)4
* 
century cloth 7
‘ 
‘  gold seal......10)4
‘  green seal TR10H 
*  yellow seal.. 10)4
* 
serge...........11)4
Turkey red..10)4 
Ballou solid black..  5 
“  colors.  5)4
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  5)4
Berlin solids...........5)4
“  oil bine........ 6)4
“  “  green ....  6)4
“  Foulards ....  5)4
“  red 34........... 7
“  “  %...........  9)4
“  “  4 4......... 10
“ 
“  3-4XXXX12
Cocheco fancy........6
“  madders...  6 
“  XXtwills..  6)4

Wonderful.  .........84 50
Brighton..................4 75
Bortree’s ..............   9 00
Abdominal...........15  00
Naumkeagsatteen..  7
Rock port...................6)4
Conestoga.................6)4
Walworth................ 63£
ITS.
Berwick fancies....  5)4
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4)4 
DelMarlne cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddystone fancy...  5)4 
chocolat  5)4
rober__  5)4
sateens..  6)4
Hamilton fancy......  5)4
staple__5)4
Manchester fancy..  5)4 
new era.  5)4 
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
Merrlm’ck shirtings. 4)4 
“  Repp furn .  8)4
Pacific fancy..........5)4
robes............6)4
Portsmouth robes...  5)4 
Simpson moornlng..  5)4
black.  5)4 
Washington Indigo.  5)4 
“  Turkey robes..  7)4
“  India robes___ 7%
“  plaln T’ky X 34  8)4 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red.................. 6
Martha Washington
Turkey red 34........7)4
Martha Washington
Turkey red............ 9)4
Rlverpolntrobes....  5
Windsor fancy..........6)4
...  Indigo  Dlue..........10)4
sollds........53*|Harmony...................  414
AC A.................... 12)4
Pemberton AAA.... 16
York....................... 10)4
Swift River............   7)4
Pearl River............12
Warren................... 13

Amoskeag A C A.... 12)4
Hamilton N ............   7)4
D...........8)4
Awning.. 11
Farmer....................8
First Prize..............11)4
Lenox M ills.......... 18
COTTON  DRILL.
Atlanta,  D..............6)4|Stark  A 
Boot........................6)4  No Name...................7)4
Clifton, K...............6 
Simpson.................20
.................18
.................16
Coechco.................io)4

..............8
|Top of Heap............. 10
SATINEB,

Imperial..................10)4
Black................ 9@ 9)4
“  BC...........   @10

gold  ticket

TICKINGS.

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“ 

Amoskeag..............12)4
9 oz...... 13)4
brown .13
Andover.................11)4
Beaver Creek AA... 10 
“ 
BB...  9
“ 
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
blue  8)4 
** 
“  d a  twist 10)4 
Columbian XXX br.10 
“ 
XXX bl.19

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Colombian brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue......   7)4
brown...  7)4
Jeffrey.....................11)4
Lancaster................12)4
Lawrence, 9 os........13)4
No. 220....13
No. 250....11)4
No. 280.. ..10)4

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“ 

Amoskeag...............7

“  Persian dress 8)4 
Canton ..  8)4
“ 
AFC........10)4
“ 
Teazle...10)4 
“ 
“ 
Angola.. 10)4 
“ 
Persian..  8)4
Arlington staple__ 6)4
Arasapha  fancy__4)4
Bates Warwick dres 8)4 
staples.  6)4
Centennial............   10)4
Criterion.............. 10)4
Cumberland  staple.  5)4
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................4)4
Elfin.......................   7)4
Everett classics......8)4
Exposition............... 734
Glenarie.................  6*4
Glenarven................ 634
Glenwood.................7)4
Hampton...................6)4
Johnson Chalon cl 
)4 
Indigo bine 9)4 
zephyrs__16

S1NOHANS.
Lancaster,  staple...  7 
fancies....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire............... 6)4
Manchester__  ........ 534
Monogram..............  6)4
Normandie.........?..  7)4
Persian..................... 8)4
Renfrew Dress..........7)4
Rosemont..................6)4
Slatersvllle.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................7)4
Toll  duNord......... 10)4
Wabash...................  7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick................  8)4
Whlttenden............   634
heather dr.  8 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook..............8
.............10
Wlndermeer........... 6
York..........................6X

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GRAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag..............16)4! Valley City...............15)4
Stark......................  19)4 ¡Georgia..................153*
American...............16  ¡Pacific......................14)4

THREADS.

Clark’B Mile End....45  ¡Barbour's................88
Coats’. J. & P ........ 45  Marshall’s ............... 88
Holyoke................. 22)41

KNITTING  COTTON.

No.

..33
6  .
8... ....34
10... ...35
12...
...36
Slater.............. 
4
White Star............   4
Kid Glove...............  4
Newmarket.............  4

White.  Colored.
White.  Colored.
42
38 No.  14... ....37
43
39
“  16... ....38
44
40
“  18... ....39
41
“  20... ....40
45
Edwards................  4
Lockwood.................4
Wood’s..................   4
Brunswick............  4

 

RED  FLANNEL.

Fireman................. 32)4
Creedmore..............27)4
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless................27)4

T W........................ 28)4
F T ............ ............. 32)4
JR F .X X X ............35
Buckeye................. 32)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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DOMET  FLANNEL.

Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Grey SR W.............17)4
Union R..................22)4
Western W ............. 18)4
Windsor..................18)4
D R P .............  
18)4
6 oz Western...........20
Flushing XXX........23)4
Union  B.................22%¡Manitoba................ 23)4
Nameless...... 8  @  9)41 
...... 9  @10)4
...... 8)4@10  I 
....... 
12)4
Brown.  Black. I Slate.  Brown.
Black.
13
15
1720
West  Point, 8 oz— 10)4 
“ 
10 oz  ...12)4
Raven, lOoz.............13)4
Stark 
13)4
 
Boston, 10 oz............12)4

“ 
Slate.
9) 4
10) 4
11) 4
12) 4
Severen, 8 oz...........  9)4
May land, 8 oz..........10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 os..  9)4
Greenwood, 8 01__ 11)4
Boston, 8 oz.............10)4

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
13
9) 4
15
10) 4
17
11) 4
12) 4
20

93*13 
10) 415 
11) 417 
12) 4120 
DUCKS

“ 

WADDINGS.

8ILE8IAS.

Per bale, 40 dos... .17 50

White, doz.............25
Colored,  doz..........20
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
“  Best.............10)4
“  Best AA......12)4
L............................. 7)4
G............................. 8)4
CorticelU, doz.........75  [Cortlcelll  knitting,

Pawtucket...............10)4
Dundle....................  9
Bedford...................10)4
Valley  City.............10)4
K K ..........................10)4

SEWING  BILK.

twist,doz..37)4  per )4oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz..37)41 
HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS.

No  1 Bl’k & Whlte..l0  INo  4 Bl’k & White..15
..20
..25
No 2-20, M C......... 50  INo 4—15  F  3)4........ 40

..12 
“ 8 
..12 j  “  10 

PINS.

“  
“ 

2 
3 

“  
“ 

3—18, S C...........45  I

No  2 White & Bl’k..l2  INo  8 White & Bl’k..20
.23
..26
.36

COTTON  TAPE.
..15  “  10 
“ 
u 
..18 |  “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.
.............28  INO 3..

No 2.................

» 
“ 

4 
6 

NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1 40ISteamboat.
Crowely’s................1 35|Gold  Eyed.............. 1  50
Marshall's.
5—4....2 25
....2 10

............1 00|
TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
6-4...3 2615—4....1  95 
“ 

...3 10|
COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic...............18)4
Anchor.................. 16
Bristol.........   ........13
Cherry  Valley........15
I X L.... .................. 18)4
Alabama.................6)4
Alamance................6)4
Augusta.................7)4
Ar> sapha................  6
Georgia...................63*
Granite.................... 5)4
Haw  River............ 5
Haw  J ....................5

Nashua..................18
Rising Star 4-ply__17
3-ply__17
North Star............. 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 17)4 
Powhattan............18

“ 

Mount  Pleasant__ 6)4
Oneida....................  5
Prym ont................  5)4
Randelman.............6
Riverside................  53*
Sibley  A..................6)*
Toledo....................  6

PLAID  OBNABURGS

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

HAMMERS.

7

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine.............................. 
25
Jennings’,  Imitation...................................50*10

AUGURS AND BITS. 

dls.

 

 

AXES.

“ 
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1 

First Quality, 8. B. Bronze..........................I 7 50
D.  B. Bronze...........................   12 00
S.  B. S. Steel..........................   8 50
D.  B. Steel.............................   13 50
Railroad......................................................$ 14 00
Garden.................................................. net  30 00

BABBOWS. 

dlS.

b o lts. 

dls.

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

b u c k e t s.

Well,  plain.................................................. 13 50
Well, swivel.................................................  4 00

BUTTS, CAST. 

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

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CBOW BARS.

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

60

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

Cast Steel............................................per lb  5
Bly’s 1-10............................................per m  65
Hick’s C.  F ........................................  “ 
G. D ....................................................   “ 
Musket................................................ 
“ 

60
35
60

CABTBIDSES.

Rim  Fire.........   .......................................... 
50
25
Central  Fire...........................................dls. 
Socket Firmer...............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................70*16
Socket Corner............................................... 70*10
Socket Slicks............................................... 70*10
Butchers’Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

c h ise l s. 

dls.

dls.

combs. 

CHALK.
COPPER.

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

“ 

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

 
D BILLS. 

 

diS.

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

DRIPPING PANS.

Small sizeB, ser pound................................  
07
Large sizes, per pound....................... 
6ft
 
Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................doz. net 
75
40
Corrugated............................................dls 
Adjustable.............................................dls. 40*10

ELBOWS.

 

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dlS.

dls.

FILES—New List. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, 126.......................  
80
Ives’, 1, 818; 2,124; 3, 836 ............................ 
25
Dlss ton’s ...................................................... 60*10
New American.............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ............................  
60*10
Heller’s ......................................................... 
50
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................................... 
28
Nos.  16  to  20;  22  and  24;  25  and  26;  27 
16 
List 
17
diS.

13 
Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

GALVANIZED IBON.

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

15 

12 

50

 

dls.

diS.

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“ 
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“ 

HINGES.

dls.
dls.

HANGERS. 

MATTOCKS.

levels. 

HOLLOW WARE.

wire goods. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole  * Co.’s..................................... dls. 
25
25
Kip’s ........................................................dls. 
Yerkes *  Plumb’s....................................dls. 40*19 I
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................80c list 60 |
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand 
80c 40*10 j
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 ............................... dls.60&10
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 in. 4ft  14  and
longer.......................................................   3ft
Screw Hook and  Bye, ft.........................net 
10
ft........................n et  8ft
“ 
f t..........................net  7ft
“ 
" 
%..........................net  7ft
Strap and T ............................................ dls. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti-friction...............................60*10
Kidder, wood b a c k .....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 60*10
Kettles...........................................................60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60*10
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware............................  .new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are.....................new list 33ft*10
dis.
Bright......................................................70*10*10
Screw  Byes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’B.....................................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Byes...................... 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ..................... 
70
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
55
Door,  poiceluin, trimmings........................  
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
70
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *  Co.’s ............................ 
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
55
Adze Bye...........................................116.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye...........................................815.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ....................... 
...........818.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
50
Sperry A Co.’s, Post, bandied...................... 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
40
“  P.S.&W . Mfg. Co.’s  Malléables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry & Cl? ik’s.................  
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
30
Stebbin’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbin's Genuine........................................ 66*10
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
15 
20...................................................... 
35
16...................................................... 
15 
35
12..  ................................................ 
15 
40
10.......................................................   20 
8.........................................................  25 
50
7 * 6 ...................................................  40 
65
4............................. 
60 
90
1  50
3.........................................................1  00 
2........................................................ 1  50 
2 00
2 00
Fine 3........................  
1  50 
90
Case  10 .............................................  60 
1 00
8..............................................  75 
1 25
6..............................................  90 
Finish 10............................................  85 
100
8............................................ 1  00 
1  25
6............................................ 1  15 
1  50
75
Clinch; 10...........................................  85 
8........................................ 1 00 
90
115 
100
6................ 
Barren %...........................................1  75 
2 50
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©40
Sclota Bench................................................  ©60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  ©40
Bench, first quality......................................   ©60
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme.............................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................ dls. 
70
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.......................................... 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs............................. 50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 30

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

Advance over base: 

 
PLANES. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

rivets. 

NAILS

“ 
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PANS.

dls.

dls.

“ 
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Broken pacxs ftc per pound extra.

 

 

ROPES.

Sisal, ft inch and larger...... .
Manilla...................................
sqUARES.
Steel and Iron.......................
Try and Bevels.......................
Mitre......................................
SHEET IRON.

9ft
13
Is.
75
6020
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
Nos. 10 to  14.................................. ..84 05
82 95
Nos. 15 to 17.................................. ..  4 05
3 05
Nos.  18 to 21................................. ..  4 05
3 (5
Nos. 22 to 24................................. ...  4 05
3  15
Nos. 25 to 26...........................
..  4  25
3 25
No. 27............................................ ...  4 45
3 35
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.................................“ 

All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter, 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50
50
55
50
55
35

“ 
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“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dis.

saw s. 

TRAPS. 

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 825
“ 
20
70
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
50
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot__ 
30
“ 
champion  and  Blectrlc  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  root.............................................  30
Steel, Game...................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker................................... 18c per doz
Mouse, delusion.............................. 81.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market.............................................  62ft
50

S red  Spring  Steel................................  

d  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 10
“ 
painted....................................  2 65

wire. 

dls.

WRENCHES. 

Au  Sable.................................................dls.  40
dls. 06
Putnam.......................................... 
dls. 10*10
Northwestern................................ 
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe's Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
Bird Cages................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
75
Screws, New 1 1st..........................................70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....... 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

dls.

HORSE NAILS.

METALS.
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................   26c
Pig Bars.......................................................  
28C
Duty:  Sheet, 2ftc per pound.
600 pound  casks...........................................   6ft
Per pound.................................................... 
7
ft@ ft..................................................................16
Bxtra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per pound
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................8 7 50
7  50
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
9 25
14x20 LX, 
9 25

Bach additional X on this grade, 81.75.

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ROOFING PLATES

 
 
 

10x14 IC,  Charcoal....................'...  ...........8 6  75
6 75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8 25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

Bach additional X on thlB grade 81.50.

“ 
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“ 

“  Worcester...........................   6 50
14x20 IC, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
..........................   8 50
“ 
20x28 IC, 
.........................  18 50
14x20 IC, “  Allaway  Grade......................  6 00
7 50
“ 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
12 50
“ 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
“ 
15 60
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX........................................................814 00
14x31  IX......................................................... 15
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boiler«, 1 
10
10
14x60ix;  “ 

f per pound  ... 

“  9 

 
 
 

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A

Business Prospects of Little Bock.
L it t l e  Rock,  Ark.,  March  29.—Your 
letter of  recent  date received,  inquiring 
as  to  the  present  and  future  of  Little 
Rock;  and  you  say  that,  if  I  am  not 
ashamed  to  let  my  Michigan  friends 
know where  I  live,  a  letter  descriptive 
of the place and this part  of  the  Sunny 
South would be acceptable.
In reply,  1 will say that it is  a  beauti­
ful and thoroughly modern  city,  located 
on the south bank of  the  Arkansas river 
and commanding a tine view  of  the  val­
It  stands 
ley and surrounding country. 
on high,  rolling  land,  similar  to  Grand 
Rapids,  and is  growing very rapidly. 
It 
is known as the City of  Roses, and it  is, 
indeed,  an  appropriate  name,  as  they 
bloom  almost  every  month  during  the 
year,  and many of  the  famous  varieties 
are  common  here.  They  add  much  to 
the beauty of the homes, as  all  take  de­
light  in  growing  different  kinds  and 
varieties.
Many wholesale establishments are  lo­
cated here, and as  this is  the  geograph­
ical, as well as the railroad, center of the 
State,  not  only  Arkansas,  but  much  of 
the trade from Louisiana,  Texas and  In­
dian  Territory,  are  supplied  from  this 
point. 
It has  no  competing  city  near. 
New  Orleans  and  Dallas  are  500  miles 
south  and  southwest;  Memphis,  150 
miles east;  St.  Louis  and  Kansas  City, 
350  miles  north  and  northwest,  while 
west there  is  no  city  until  the  Pacific 
coast is reached.
Little Rock is the center  of  this  great 
scope of country and is  the  natural  dis­
tributing point.  Within  this  vast  area 
not only  rich  and  fertile  lands  may  be 
found,  but pine,  oak,  cypress, gum.  wal­
nut and other valuable timber  lands  are 
attracting northern and  eastern  lumber­
men.  The valuable timber lands  are be­
ing rapidly gathered  up by  outside  cap­
italists, but choice farming lands can yet 
be  had  very  cheaply. 
I  am  told  that 
there are yet  hundreds  of  thousands  of 
tine  farming  lands  that  belong  to  the 
government and State and can  be  home­
steaded.
Thirty miles west of  the city are inex­
haustible coal  fields, equaling in  quality 
Pennsylvania anthracite.  Not  more  re­
mote we have iron,  lead,  zinc  and  other 
minerals,  while we have any  amount  of 
gray (granite of which  our court house is 
built,  one of  the finest  buildings  in  the 
city)  located within ten  miles.
The  State  is  practically  undeveloped 
so far as it pertains to coal and minerals, 
also the same may be said  of  limestone, 
bauxite,  fire  clay  and  soapstone,  all  of 
which may be found  in  large  quantities 
within easy distance.  Men of  nerve and 
energy  could  lay  the  foundation  for 
making  immense  fortunes  here  within 
the  next few years.
Little Rock is one of  the  healthiest  of 
cities.
Her public  school  system  equals  any 
in the Union, and many northern teachers 
are employed.  Our churches are counted 
by  the  score  and  are  generously  sup­
ported.  Some of  the largest factories in 
the South are located  here,  notably  the 
Southern Cotton Seed  Oil  Co.,  Southern 
Stave  and  Lumber  Co.  and  the  Cotton 
Compress  Co.  The  electric  street  rail­
way system,  put  in  about  two  months 
ago, is one  of  the  most  perfect  in  the 
country,  about  twenty-five  miles  being 
operated at present.
Real estate is in splendid  shape for in­
vestments,  as values are low,  and  I  look 
for a healthy rise  in  property  and  that 
the advance will be maintained.  A mili­
tary post will soon be established.  New 
manufacturing establishments are  being 
organized and new railroads are pointing 
this way.  All  goes to emphasize the fact 
that the city’s growth will be  rapid  and 
sure.  We  have  over  30,000  people  at 
present,  having doubled  our  population 
during the past five years, and that sure­
ly is a remarkable growth.

A lb e r t  Re t a n.

In  a Drug1  Store.

Fair Customer—I  sent  my  maid  here 
for some  sticking plaster, and  you  gave 
her a porous plaster.
New  Boy—Yes’m.  That’s  the  stick- 
ingest plaster I know  of.

Use Tradesman Coupon Boohs.

POST’S S A P  SPOUTS

Michigan Tradesman

8

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men's Association.

A  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Volilerine State.

Published at

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

YVJKDNESI)AT, A PRIL  6,  1893.

As 

the 

INTEREST  IN  THE  WORLD’S  FAIR.
time  gradually  approaches 
when the  preparations  for  the  World’s 
Fair must begin to give  some  indication 
of  what the  enterprise  will  amount  to 
when the doors are ready  to  be  opened, 
interest  in  the  matter  increases.  The 
work  on  the  buildings  and  grounds  is 
said to be progressing satisfactorily,  and 
as far as  the  sight  of  the  great  fair  is 
concerned  there is good reason to  expect 
that  every  preparation  will  be  in  as 
complete a state as  is  usually  the  case 
with such exhibitions  when  the  opening 
day comes round.

The important  work of  interesting ex­
hibitors in the  fair  has also been pushed 
with great energy  of  late,  and  there  is 
now no  doubt  but  that  a  greater  and 
more  varied  collection  of  exhibits  and 
curiosities will  be  gathered  together  at 
Chicago than  has ever  been  the  case  at 
any  previous  exposition,  not  even  ex­
cluding the one held at Paris some  years 
ago.  The  foreign  exhibits  promise  es­
pecially to be tine.  At first very  serious 
difficulty  was  encountered  in  inducing 
foreign  countries,  particularly  those  of 
Europe,  to  display  any  interest  in  the 
fair, but  hard  aud  persistent  work  has 
gradually  overcome  this 
trouble,  and 
now  there  is  no  reason  to  complain  of 
the support  the  fair  is  receiving  at  the 
bands of the foreign  powers.

There never has for a moment been the 
slightest doubt  of  the  active  participa­
tion in the fair of  the  Central  and South 
American countries.  All of  them,  from 
Mexico  to  Chili,  have  made  arrange­
ments for space at  the  fair,  and  nearly 
all  have  appropriated  money  to  make 
suitable  exhibits.  Some  have  even  set 
aside funds  to  erect  buildings  and  em­
bellish  their  surroundings.  The  only 
country in  which difficulty  was  encoun­
tered was Chili,  but since  amicable  rela­
tions  have  been  restored  between  that 
country and the  United  States  the  live­
liest interest has sprung up  there  in  the 
Chicago fair.

As far as  Europe  is  concerned, 

it  is 
now  practically certain that all  the coun­
tries  will  be  represented  at  the  fair. 
Great Britain  has  appointed  a  commis­
sion and has  made  an  appropriation  or 
grant to assist it in its labors.  France is 
taking  a  lively  interest  in  the  matter,

j and the Chamber  of  Deputies  is  shortly 
expected  to  vote  a  grant for an exhibit. 
It  is  stated  that  the  committee  of  the 
Chamber having the matter in charge are 
unanimous in favor of  a grant,  and  the 
delay is caused solely  by  the  discussion 
of  details.

Germany has for some time had an Im­
perial Fair Commission at work and Aus­
tria is also making appropriations.  Den­
mark has appropriated a  sum  of  money 
for an exhibit, during the past  few days, 
and  all  the  other  countries  of  Europe 
have  already  made  preparations,  more 
or less,  to  be  represented  at  the  fair. 
Ail  the  Oriental  countries,  also,  will 
probably be represented at Chicago,  and 
Japan  has  made  large  appropriations 
and will have a  most  extensive  display.
With respect to  this  country,  interest 
has been lively enough in the enterprise, 
considering the time yet to  elapse before 
the date for  holding  the  exposition  ar­
rives.  Many  states  have  already  made 
appropriations,  while  all  of  them  have 
chosen commissions and have begun pre­
liminary  work  towards  gathering  to­
gether exhibits of  their products and re­
sources.

There  is,  therefore,  every  reason  to 
believe  that  the  Chicago  fair  will  not 
only  equal  the  finest  of  past  interna­
tional expositions,  but will  actually sur­
pass them all.

THE  TRUSTS  AND  THE  LAW.

The  recent  action  of  the  certificate 
holders  of  the  Standard  Oil  Trust, dis­
solving  that  organization,  was  brought 
about by the recent  decision of  the Ohio 
Supreme  Court,  to  the  effect  that  the 
transferring  of  the  shares of  the  Stan­
dard Oil  Company to the  keeping of  the 
Trust was illegal.  This decision makes it 
clear that  the different  companies which 
comprise the Trust had not the power  to 
transfer  their shares of stock to trustees, 
and  virtually  surrender  their  corporate 
existence.

The New York courts, as well as other 
State courts, have held the same doctrine 
with  respect  to  suits  brought  against 
different trusts. 
In New York the status 
of  the  Sugar  Trust  was  brought  into 
question  by a suit  to  annul  the charter 
of  the Brooklyn  Sugar  Refinery because 
it  had  surrendered  the  control  of  its 
affairs to the  Trust.  The  result of  that 
suit compelled  the Sugar Trust  to  liqui­
date  and reorganize  under  the name  of 
the  American  Sugar  Refining  Company 
as a regularly chartered institution, with 
ail the responsibilities to the law exacted 
of other corporations.

It  is  probable  that  the  Standard  Oil 
Trust,  which  is  the  parent  of  all  the 
trusts,  and  which has  probably been the 
most  hated of  them  all,  will  reorganize 
as  a  regularly  incorporated  company, 
aud,  to  all  intents  and  purposes,  will 
exercise  the  same  control  over  an  im­
portant industry  as  before,  with  the im­
portant difference  that the  new  form  of 
doing business will  render the  organiza­
tion liable  to  legal  supervision  in  com­
mon  with  other  chartered  institutions, 
the  secrecy  and  Irresponsibility  of  the 
trust system being entirely eliminated by 
the law.

The laws of the States have thus shown 
their  ability to compel  the  trusts to  be­
come  amenable  to  the same  regulations 
which  govern  all  other  business  enter­
prises,  whether  conducted  by  private 
capital  or  by  corporations.  The  laws 
have  not  yet  been  able to  prevent  the

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

existence  of  monopolies,  however.  The 
problem  is,  nevertheless, attracting  the 
attention of legislator«, and it is said that 
even Congress  is  considering  a  measure 
which is aimed at preventing  any sort of 
combination  having  for  its  object  the 
controlling  of  the  price  of  any  article 
entering into general consumption.

The problem is a most serious one, and 
is  not  to  be  hastily passed  upon.  The 
great  combinations which  are  gradually 
acquiring control of the leading industries 
of the country are  slowly but surely cre­
ating  a  state of  things  which  the  law­
making  powers of  both  State  and  Fed­
eral  Governments  will  eventually  be 
compelled to  regulate.  Whether  or  not 
the law can be made to correct the effects 
of  the existence of  monopolies is a prob­
lem,  the  solution  of  which  we  do  not 
venture to even  predict.

raunity,  in  more  ways  than one, and the 
positions left  vacant  by  his  demise  will 
be hard to fill.

Artemas  Ward,  who  has  managed 
the advertising department of  “Sapolio” 
for several years, and  acquired  the  rep­
utation of being one of the most success­
ful advertising  experts  in  the  country, 
has started  a  monthly  publication,  en­
titled Fame,  which no advertiser  of  any 
pretensions  can  afford  to  be  without. 
The new publication is not to be scattered 
broadcast as a chromo to secure business 
in  other  lines—after 
the  manner  of 
Printers1 Irik—the hard-hearted publisher 
announcing that nothing short of a dollar 
bill can secure its visits for a year.

They have a brand of  whisky in  Ken 
tucky  known  as the  “Horn of Plenty,” 
because it will corn you copiously.

to 

THE  COLORED PEOPLE’S PROGRESS.
In a recent  sermon  on  missions  Rev. 
Dr. Beard, of  New  York,  gave some in­
teresting facts  concerning  the  progress 
of the colored people in  the  South.  On 
the abolition of slavery the negroes were 
at the bottom of  the  moral,  intellectual 
aud  social  scale,  and their total taxable 
property amounted only to §12,000.  At 
the end of a little more than  one-quarter 
of a century we find them with §264,000,- 
000  of  property  subject 
taxation. 
There  are  18,000  colored  teachers  and 
1,240,000 pupils  in  the  schools.  There 
are  also  sixty-six  academies  and  high 
schools and seven colleges  with  colored 
presidents. 
Their  editorial  talent  is 
represented by 154 newspapers  aud  two 
magazines.
To  rise 

from  darkest  ignorance  to 
such  a  stage  of  enlightenment  in  less 
than one  generation  is  an  achievement 
worthy of any race.  The fact that many 
negroes  have  made 
progress 
argues nothing against this record  of de­
velopment.  After more than  a  century 
of  favorable  government  and  favoring 
conditions of all  kinds,  there are still  in 
the  United  States  thousands  of  white 
people ignorant and vicious.  To lift all of 
a race  to  the same plane  is  impossible. 
The progress of a people is to be  judged 
by the advancing many,  and  not  by  the 
lagging few.

no 

Inspired by a  resolute  desire  for  ad­
vancement and aided by  a  wise  philan­
thropy,  the  negroes  in  the  South  are 
working  out their  own  moral,  intellec­
tual  and  financial  salvation.  The  fact 
that in twenty-five  years  they  have  ac­
complished so much in spite of the  great 
obstacles presented by their environment 
and previous training is  good  guarantee 
for their  future  progress.  “The  negro 
problem,” both political and sociological, 
will  solve  itself  through  the  agencies 
now  at  work.  The  longed-for  time  is 
bound to come,  and it will  come  all  the 
more  quickly  if  the  missionary  spirit 
which is  so  strong  in  Americans  shall 
labor as assiduously for the education  of 
the “poor white trash” in the South as  it 
does for the uplifting of the blacks.

In the  death  of  Sterne  F.  Aspinwall, 
Grand Rapids loses a  citizen  who was in 
every way a model man, socially, morally 
and in a business sense;  the Grand Rap­
ids Fire Insurance  Co.  loses  a  tower of 
strength  and  the  Fourth  National Bank 
is  deprived  of  the  counsel  of  a  man 
whose opinions were more than ordinari­
ly reliable.  Grand Rapids can illy afford 
to lose a  man  so  valuable  to  the  com-

If every man was  as  big  as  he feels, 
there wouldn’t be standing room  in  this 
country.

the  past 

Firm  Merged  into  a  Corporation.
N. B. Clark & Co.,  who have conducted 
the hemlock  bark  and  lumber  business 
here  for 
three  years,  have 
merged their business into  a  stock  com­
pany  under  the  style  of  the  Michigan 
Bark and Lumber Co.  The capital stock 
of the corporation is §40,000, oue-half  of 
which is  subscribed  and  paid  in.  The 
directors of  the  corporation  are  N.  B. 
Clark,  W. A. Phelps  and  O.  F.  Young, 
the officers being as follows:

President—N. B.  Clark.
Vice-President—W.  A.  Phelps.
Secretary and Treasurer—C. A. Phelps.
Messrs. Clark and Phelps are both men 
of wide experience in  the bark  business, 
the former having  operated  at  Fremont 
and Cadillac six  or  seven  years,  before 
removing to Grand Rapids,  a  half  dozen 
years ago, while the latter  was  a  heavy 
handler of the staple for twelve years  at 
Whitehall.

Compressed  Yeast  Fight  at  Chicago.
Chicago,  April  4.—The fight  between 
the  rival  compressed  yeast  companies 
waxes hot in all parts of the city,  and the 
present  price—5  cents  per  pound  for 
bulk and 5 cents per dozen for  tin  foil— 
is likely to rule for  some  time  to  come. 
As this price is below the cost of produc­
tion and distribution,  its continuance for 
a considerable length of  time is likely to 
drive some of  the  smaller  companies  to 
the wall.
The  dissolution  of  the  Northwestern 
Manufacturers’  Association,  referred  to 
in  The Tradesman  of  last  week,  was 
caused by  the  withdrawal  of  the  “Fer- 
mentum”  people,  who  became  weary 
over  the  underhanded  competition  of 
smaller rivals who  failed  to  live  up  to 
the agreement.

Potts  Changed  to  McKinley.

Me Kinley, April 2—I write to inform 
you that the bad,  busy and booming town 
of Potts is no more, having been changed 
in name to Me Kinley,  and  entered  upon 
a new career of prosperity.
The H.  M.  Loud  &  Sons  Lumber  Co. 
will  soon  start  their 
railroad  in  full 
blast,  operating  twenty-five  mogul  en­
gines.  Things will hum  when they  get 
to running.
B.  W.  McCreedy has put  in  a  line  of 
millinery  goods. 

A.  Kimball.

The Hardware  Market.

The iron and nail markets appear to be 
rather  weak.  Jobbers  are  now  taking 
orders for axes  for  next  season,  at  the 
same prices  ruling  a year  ago—§6.50  to 
§7,  according  to  quality.  There  is  no 
change  in  barbed  wire.  Rope  remains 
stationary.

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

9

BUSINESS  LAW.

Summarized  Decisions  from  Courts  of 

Last Resort.

EVIDENCE—LIMITED  PARTNERSHIP.
According to the decision  of  the  New 
York Court of  Appeals,  entries  made in 
partnership books  before  the  formation 
of  a limited  partnership  by  the  former 
partners  and  another  entering  as  a 
special  partner,  of  which  the  latter  is 
not shown to have knowledge,  are  inad­
missible in evidence against him to show 
that the special  partner has not  paid  his 
contribution in cash.

PARTNER—LOAN—NOTE.

If a partner borrow money on his  own 
credit and gives his  own  note for it,  the 
partnership  is  not  liable  tberefor,  al­
though the money  may  be  used  by  the 
partnership;  but  where  the  money  was 
borrowed for the use and  benefit  of  the 
original firm,  and  the  payment  of  the 
note assumed  by it and succeeding  mem­
bers of  the firm,  the succeeding partner­
ship is  liable.  So held by the Appellate 
Court of  Indiana in  the  case  of  Case  et 
al.  vs. Ellis.

are those  which  are  entered  into  by  a 
vendor of  a  business  and  its  good-will 
with  his  vendee,  by  which  the  vendor 
agrees not to  engage  in  the  same  busi­
ness within a limited  territory,  and  the 
restraint, to be  valid,  must  be  no  more 
extensive  than  is  reasonably  necessary 
for the protection  of  the  vendee  in  the 
enjoyment  of  the  busiuess  purchased. 
But in the present case  there  is  no  pur­
chase or sale of  any  business,  nor  any 
other  analogous  circumstance  giving  to 
one party  a  just  right  to  be  protected 
against competition  from the  other.  All 
of the members of the association  are en­
gaged in  the  same  business  within  the 
same territory, and the object  of  the as­
sociation is purely and simply to  silence 
and stifle ail competition  as  between  its 
members.  No equitable reason  for  such 
restraint exists,  the only reason  put  for­
ward being that,  under  the  influence  of 
competition as it existed prior to  the  or­
ganization of  the association,  prices  for 
stenographic  work  had  been reduced  too 
far,  and  the  association  was  organized 
for the purpose of  putting  an  end  to all 
competition,  at  least  as  between  those 
who  could  be  ind: ced  to  become  mem­
bers.”

CH A TT EL  M ORTGAGES— F R A U D —  PO SSES­

SION.

The Supreme Court of  Illinois held,  in 
the  recent  case  of  Deering  et  al.  vs. 
Washburn, 
that  a  chattel  mortgage, 
where the mortgagor  retained possession 
of the property with  an  agreement  that 
he  might  sell  the  same  in  the  usual 
course of  busiuess,  he  paying  the  pro­
ceeds of such sale over to the mortgagee, 
fraudulent and void  as  to  creiiitors 
oi 
the mortgagor,  and  that  the  statute 
granting the mortgagor  permission  to re­
tain possiou of  property  mortgaged con­
templated  that  such  possession  should 
remain with the grantor and not  that  he 
should have sucli possession  for the  pur­
pose of sale.

M A N U FA CTU RER S’  AG EN T  —   STA TE  L I­

CENSE.

1 }The Supreme  Court of Louisiana held, 
in the case  of  McClellan  vs.  Pettigrew, 
that  the  agent  of  the  manufacturer  of 
clocks in another  state  who  solicits  or­
ders for them in Louisiana is not subject 
to  the  payment  of  a  license  tax.  The 
court said that the  agent would be liable 
to the tax  imposed by section 33,  act No. 
150,  of  1890,  if  the  clocks  had  been 
shipped to Louisiana,  and after they had 
been located in  Louisiana  the  agent,  by 
peddling  them,  disposed  of  them,  and 
added:  “Whether  the  tax  can  be  im­
posed, either directly on  the goods intro­
duced into this  state or by license on the 
party  who  is  intrusted  with  their  sale, 
depends upon the fact whether the goods 
have been incorporated  into  the  general 
mass of property subject to taxation. 
If 
the manufacturer in another  state  sends 
an agent to Louisiana  to  find  patronage 
for his manufactured  goods  still  at  the 
factory,  and he takes  orders,  and  these 
goods are shipped directly  to  the  agent, 
to be delivered  to  the  purchaser,  he  is 
not liable to said license tax  imposed  by 
said  act. 
It  is  immaterial  whether  the 
sale is perfected by delivery.  The clause 
of the constitution  of  the  United  States 
which declares that Congress  shall  have 
power to regulate  commerce  among  the 
several states  extends to negotiations for 
the sale of manufactured articles situated 
in another state.  Therefore,  any license 
tax imposed upon  an  agent  or  solicitor 
for soliciting  orders  for  said  goods  by 
sample is in violation  of  said  clause  of 
the constitution of the United States.”

STEN O G RA PH ER S’  CH ARGES  —   COM BINA­

TION.

In the case  of  More  vs.  Bennett  the 
Supreme Court of  Illinois  held  that  an 
association  of  stenographers  formed  to 
establish and maintain  uniform  rates  of 
charges,  and 
to  prevent  competition 
among its members under certain  penal­
ties,  was illegal,  as being in  restraint  of 
trade and against public policy,  and  that 
one member could not maintain an action 
against another  for  damages  occasioned 
by the latter underbidding the  former  in 
violation of the rules of  the  association. 
The  Court  sain:  “Contracts  in  partial 
restraint of  trade which the law sustains

RA ILROA D  L IA B IL IT Y — A G EN T— D ISEA SE.
A  question  of  some  novelty  was  de­
cided by the Supreme Court of Kansas in 
the  recent  case  of  Long  vs.  Railroad 
Company,  in  which 
it  was  held  that 
where a railroad’s ticket ageut  at  a  sta­
tion  was afflicted with  a  contagious  dis­
ease,  and  another  person  came  in  eon- 
tact  with  him  in  purchasing  a  railroad 
ticket at  the  station  and 
thereby  con­
tracted the disease,  the railroad company 
was  not  liable  in  damages  therefor,  if 
neither the company nor  any  of  its  su­
perior officers  had  any  knowledge  that 
the ticket  agent  had  the  disease.  The 
court said:  “It is the rule that where the 
owner of  a house,  office  or  other  tene­
ment, knowing that it  is  so  infected  by 
the  smallpox  or  any  other  contagious 
disease as to be unfit for  occupation  and 
to endanger the health  and  lives  of  the 
occupants,  and,  concealing  this  knowl­
edge from  the  person  invited, 
induces 
him to hire,  occupy  or  visit  it,  and  the 
person so hiring  or  invited  takes  a  dis­
ease  by  reason  of  the  infection, 
the 
owner is guilty of  actionable negligence. 
In  such  a  case,  however, 
it  must  be 
shown  that  the  owner  knew 
that  the 
house, ’office or tenement was so infected 
as to endanger the health  or  life  of  any 
person  who  might  visit  or  occupy  it. 
Knowledge is an  element  in  the  intent 
essential to liability.  *  *  *  The neg­
ligent or  accidental  act,  if  any,  of  the 
agent in  imparting  a  contagious  disease 
to Long,  the  purchaser  of  the  railroad 
ticket,  was  not  within  the  scope  of  his 
authority so as  to  charge  the  company, 
his  master.  The  sickness  of  an  agent 
with a contagious disease cannot be  pre­
sumed to  be  authorized  or  directed  by 
the master,  and is not  an  incident in any 
way to the employment of selling tickets 
or acting as agent at a station.”

Lost  the  Bet.

He was smart of course.  He knew it. 
It was an old joke,  but he had  only  just 
heard of it,  so he thought  it  wore  short 
pants and was twenty years this  side  of 
a hirsute appendage.  They  called  him 
Sampson—probably  because  he  had  so 
much on his shoulders.
“There ain’t a nail in  that shoe,”  said 
old Andy Briggs, who only knew Sampson 
by sight.

“How so?” queried Sampson.
“Cause it’s a  sewed  shoe,  that’s  why. 
I never wear one put together  with  nails 
an’  pegs.”
“I’ll bet you 50 cents I  can  find  nails 
in that  shoe.” 
“I’ll take that bet,  my  boy,”  said  old 
Andy.  Taking off his shoe he handed  it 
to Sampson.  Now, then,  find your nails.”
Sampson pointed to old Andy’s  toot.
“If you didn’t have five good  nails  in 
that shoe  when  we  bet  my  name  ain’t 
what it is.”

He reached out for the  stakes.
“Hoi’  up,  old Sassafras,”  cried  Andy, 
pulling off his sock.  “It’s cork an’  plas­
ter;  the  original’s  at  Antietam.  This 
makes 883.50  I’ve won off that chestuut.”

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OF  COURSE  YOU  WANT

POINTER

SOMETHING  TO

L I V E N   U P   T R A D E !

T h en   H a rk en   N o t  to

The  Calam ity 
at  once 

fYRTl"FT? 
U H I / I j H  

W a ile r  but
a  ease  of

LION  COFFEE

Lion Coffee, O. D. Java and  Standard Maracaibo are our lead­
ing brands, and all  we ask of merchants is to give them a trial. 
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
L  WINTERN1TZ,

ROASTERS  OF

Hiih  Grade  Coffees,

RESIDENT  AGENT,

106  Kent  St.,

-  OHIO.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.
TOLEDO,  - 
T r a c ts   Talk  Louder  Than  Words !

3,487,275 SOLD IN 1886.
3,509,575  SOLD IN 18f17,
5,002,350  SOLD  IN  11080.
5 $ 10,025 SOLD IN 1889.
mi,850 SOLD  II 1890.
in 1891.
16,983,201  Soli 

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

showing the monumental  success of our celebrated

B&N-HUK 

(10c or 3 for 35c) 

RECORD  BREAKERS

(The Great 5c Cigar.)

These Cigars are by  far the most popular in the market to-day.  MADE mi  H O K uR . 

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

DETROIT  and  CHICAGO.

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5000 Sold.

Patented  1887.

Why Wanted.
It's  the  original  of  its 
class. 
It’s  the  favorite 
with  Druggisis, Clothiers, 
Shoe  Siores, 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.
Write us this day for de­
scription and prices.
State  and  local  agents 
wanted.

STOP

and Investigate the Amer 
ican Cash  Regis.er before 
purchasing.  YOU  will 
probably say as this  party 
does:
Dear Sir*:  We will 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 
tern almost complete.
Chas.  R u ed eru scu  Co., 
Mayville,  Wis.

General  Merchant«.

Yours truly,

HOSPITALITY  AN  HEROIC  VIRTUE.

Hospitality  has.  in  every  age,  been | 
lauded as one of  the most  important  of 
the  virtues. 
It  is  enjoined  and  com­
mended  in  the  doctrines  and  precepts; 
of the world’s chief religions and by  the i 
wisest  rulers  and 
teachers  of  every 
country.

kind treatment,  if  not of  charity  itself, j 
accident,  the will  of  others  or  his  own  j 
choice may have brought him, and, there- j 

The stranger in a strange land  is  held 
to be a proper object of  compassion  and 

because he is,  in a measure,  helpless and 
at the mercy of the people  among  whom 

fore,  to take any mean advantage  of  his j 
dependent  condition  would  be  cruel, | 
cowardly  and wicked.

How beautiful soever  such  a  doctrine 
of hospitality may be,  we  discover  that 
it  obtains  with  most  constancy  and 
power among  peoples  and  in  states  of 
society  that  are comparatively rude  and 
in countries that are sparsely settled.  It 
is peculiarly the  virtue  of  savages  and 
barbarians,  and of  the  poor. 
It  Is  the 
custom in the camp,  the cabin and on the 
frontier,  instead  of  in the crowded  city 
and  the  palace.  Everybody  remembers 
the  brave  and  hearty  hospitality 
ten­
dered  by  Rhoderic  Dhu  to  his  foeman 
when the two doughty warriors share the 
same rude meal and  address  themselves 
to sleep  by the  same  camp  fire,  to  rise 
next morning  to  a  duel  to  the  death. 
“ Stranger is  a  holy  name,  and  shelter 
and rest and  food  and  fire,  in  vain  he 
never must  require,”  was  the  declara­
tion of  the  Highland  chief,  and  it  ex­
presses a sentiment  which  many  a  vet­
eran of  the great  American  war,  indeed 
of every war,  has  felt  in  giving  or  re­
ceiving  the  shelter  and  cheer  of  the 
watchfire  camp.

No  people  have  been  more  distin­
guished  for  the  practice  of  hospitality 
than  have  the  American  Indians.  No 
stranger ever asked hospitality  of  them 
in  vain,  although while  the  inmates  of 
one  lodge  were  entertaining  him  with 
the best they had,  the people in the  next 
lodge  would most  likely  tie  stealing his 
horse or other effects.  But  such  a  fact 
would not interfere  with  the  perfection 
of  the hospitality of  those  upon  whom 
the  duty  of  dispensing  it  had  fallen.
This will  be  found  the  experience  of 
all  who have been  familiar with the wild 
tribes  of  the American  aborigines,  and j 
like accounts  have  been  given  of  the 
natives  of  most  other uncivilized races, 
with exceptions against  some few of  the 
tribes of Africa and  Asia  and  some  of 
the South Sea Islanders,  who  appear  to 
be  born  murderers  and  cannibals.  A 
pleasing story  is  told  of  the  people  of 
Yoruba,  in  Western Africa, to  the  effect 
that water is  stored  in  large  jars  near 
every hut or roadside  shed  and  may  be 
had  for the asking or taken freely  by the 
It  is  one  of  the  un­
passing traveler. 
written  laws  of  the  country  that 
the 
traveler may stop  at  any  farm  or  field 
and cook sufficient food from  the  stand­
ing crops for one meal,  but  it  would  be 
considered  a  heinous  offense  to  carry 
any away  with  him.  The hospitality of 
the frontier and of  the  mining  camp  is 
quite as characteristic.

The idea which strikes  us in all  this is 
that hospitality is a  quality  inherent  in 
all  brave,  self-reliant and  hardy peoples. 
It is the virtue of the soldier, the hunter, 
the  frontiersman, 
the  pioneer  of  the 
races that conquer, colonize and explore. 
But it is cherished only  under conditions

 

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It  is  a  virtue  of j 
minds and  morals  and  ameliorating  the j 
greater  hardships  and  discomforts  of j 

comparatively  rude. 
the country not of the city; it fades away i 
before  a  high  degree  of  civilization.  ! 
Civilization  in 
is ! 
friendly to the stalwart virtues.  So long 
as  it  confines  itself  to  improving  the 

its  simplest 

human life it does  not  seriously  change j 
habits of living and thinking.

form 

But the higher civilization  is  the  em- 
ployment of all science,  art  and  knowl­
edge to multiply  physical  comforts  and 
to minister to bodily  ease.  This higher 
civilization is  luxury,  and  its  effect,  if 
not its mission,  is  to  debauch  and  ener­
vate.  A  luxurious  people  cannot  pre­
serve the qualities  and  the  characteris- j 
; tics  of  the  hunter  and  soldier  tribes. 
Luxury is for him  who can  command  it,
! while he  who  cannot  must  go  without.
; The poverty of him who lacks is of sm all! 
j concern to him who  enjoys,  and  so  the 
! very root of true hospitality is destroyed. ! 
True, charity  survives  in  such  a  state, I 
I but  charity is not hospitality.  There  is 
| something contemptuous in the giving of 
alms,  but  hospitality  is  heroic.  Heroic 
i virtues have little scope in  the  midst  of 
j luxury.

How to Indorse a Check.

I  J. H. Blaeklock in Baltimore Journal of  Commerce.
There  are  several ways of  indorsing a 
check  for  deposit.  Some  simply  write 
| their name across the back without speci- 
i fying that  the proceeds  are to be paid to 
! anybody in  particular.  This is the least 
j  desirable  of  any way,  for a check  so  in­
dorsed  passes  from  hand to hand  like a 
I bank  note,  and if  it  be  lost in the  mail, 
| upon which it was drawn as if  the check I 
j  had  been  originally  drawn  to  bearer.
| Moreover,  when a check is once  indorsed 

i  or  stolen, it  may be cashed  by the  bank j 
j  in  blank, that  is  by  the  payee  simply ! 
i  writing  his  name  across  the  back,  the j 

| payment cannot be restricted  by any sub-! 
I sequent  indorsement.  For  example: 
I t ! 
j  would be useless  for the  bank where the 
check  is deposited  to  indorse,  “Pay  to 
I the  order of  such  and  such  a  bank,” 
naming  its  out-of-town  correspondent. 
Such  an  attempt to restrict the payment 
of  the  check  would  not  amount to any­
thing  after the  first payee  had  indorsed 
in  blank.
A  favorite way to  indorse  a  check is, 
"For deposit only to the credit of.”  This 
is  good  enough  as  far as  it  goes.  The 
trouble is that such an  indorsement trans­
fers  the  title  to the  check  to  the  bank 
where it is deposited, and if it be followed 
up  by  similar  indorsements  as it passes 
from  bank to bank on the way  to its final 
destination,  the  title  is  transferred  at 
every  stage.  Now,  the  check  having 
reached  the  bank  on  which  it  is drawn, 
it  is paid  and  the  money starts  on  the 
return  trip. 
If  at  any  point on the way 
back a bank  should  fail  with  the money 
in  its  possession,  that  money  would  go 
into  the  general  fund  to  be  distributed 
pro  rata  among  the  creditors.  But  if 
the original  holder of  the  check  were to 
indorse in this way,  “Collect for account 
of”  or  “Collect  for  my  account,”  then I 
these words  would  operate as a notice to 
all  concerned  that  the  < riginal  holder 
had not parted with his title to the check, I 
and  that  all  subsequent  holders  were 
agents for the purpose of collecting only. 
If,  after the check  has been  cashed  and 
the  proceeds  are  on  the  way  back,  any 
bank should  fail with the proceeds in its 
possession,  the  original  holder  can  fol­
low the  proceeds of  his check  and  com­
pel the receiver  to  pay over  the  amount 
to him in full.
It  is  worth  while  noting that  checks 
| should  be  cashed promptly.  This  is *a 
case  in which  it  may truly  be  said that 
delays are dangerous and sometimes fatal. 
The  bank  may fail, or  the  drawer may 
fail,  or  his  funds  may  be  attached  in 
some legal  proceeding, or the drawer may 
die.  Massachusetts is probably the  only 
State  in  the  Union  which  provides,  by 
Act of  Legislature,  that a bank  may pay 
j checks for a certain  time  after the death 
I of the drawer.

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Unrivaled Compresseli Yeast.

Special attention is invited to onr
YELLOW  LABEL
which is affixed to every cake 
of our Yeast, and which serves 

TO  DISTINGUISH 

|  Onr Goods from worthless Imitations.

P & B  o y s t e r s   P & B

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.
P E R K I N S   <fc  H E S S
H ides, P u rs, W o o l &  T allow ,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  1*2 and  i24  LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS. MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A  STOCK  OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR MILL  USE.

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m erca n tile  a g en c ies.—(Continued.)
W ritten for The Tradesman.
In  accordance with the promise in  my 
last article, I  shall  undertake  to  say  a 
few words in reference to the liability  of 
of mercantile agencies doing a  collection 
business.

In  the  first place, almost all  agencies 
who  do a reporting business also  handle 
collections,  it  seeming  to  be  almost  a 
necessary part of their  business,  and  as 
almost every  one,  at  some  time  in  his 
business career,  is tempted to employ  an 
agency  in  the collection-of  his claims,  a 
statement with reference to the  liability 
of  an  agency  handling  such  business, 
will  be of general  interest.

In the first place,  it may be stated as  a 
general  rule,  that  the  liability  of  an 
agency is governed  by the contract  made 
between the agency and the owner of the 
claim, 
in most cases,  however, the  con­
tract  is  merely  an  implied  contract,  no 
express terms being agreed upon,  unless 
it be as to the rate per cent,  to be charged 
by  the  agency  for  the  work 
it  does. 
Usually  a  bare  receipt  is  given  for  the 
collection and the liability of the  agency 
in some cases,  and in all cases  where the 
terms are not  defined, is to be determined 
from the general iaw of contracts.

By undertaking  to  collect  an  agency 
does not insure a collection; and  early in 
the history of  agencies,  it  was  thought 
that the taking of a claim  for  collection 
was an implied agreement upon the  part 
of the agency to forward  it  to  its  local 
correspondent,  and  to  act  merely  as  a 
forwarder of the claim and as  the  agent 
for  the  receipt  of  the  money  and  the 
turning of  it  over  to  the  client.  That 
its liability did not extend to the  loss  of 
the money by failure of the correspondent 
to pay it over,  and that it was only bound 
to use ordinary and reasonable  diligence 
in the  selection  of  capable  and  honest 
correspondents and reasonable  diligence 
in following  up  the  claim.  There  can 
be no doubt that if the terms of  the  con­
tract  expressly  state  that  such  is  the 
position of the  agency,  that 
is  that  it 
shall be the agent merely for the purpose 
of forwarding a  claim,  the  agency  can­
not be held responsible after using  ordi­
nary and reasonable diligence in preform­
ing its duties.

The law  in  latter  times,  however,  is 
much  more  severe  upon  the  agencies, 
where there is no stated contract  absolv­
ing it from  liability.  The position of the 
agency is  now  said  to  be  the  same  as 
that of the attorney doing like work, and 
the  law with reference to it is  the same.
In the leading case, Bradstreet vs.  Ever­
son,  73 Pa.  St.,  134,  a mercantile  agency 
undertook to  collect  certain  claims  be­
longing  to  their  customer,  giving  the 
following receipt:

J.  M.  Bradstreet  & Son, 

Improved  Mercantile  Agency.

Pittsburgh, June 3.  1865.

Received of Messrs.  Everson,  Preston 
& Co., 4 duplicate acceptances for  collec­
tion,  vs.  Watt  C.  Bradford,  Memphis, 
Tenn.,  amounting to $1,736.37.

J.  M.  Bradstreet  & Son.

that 

In delivering the opinion of the  court, 
the judge observed:  “It  is  argued,  not­
withstanding the express receipt for  col­
lection, 
the  defendants  did  not 
undertake for themselves to  collect,  but 
only to submit to  a  proper  and  respon­
sible  attorney,  and  made  themselves 
liable only for  diligence  in  correspond­
ence  and  giving  the  necessary  infor­
mation to  the  plaintiffs;  or,  in  briefer

terms,  that the attorney in Memphis  was 
not  their  agent  for  the  collection,  but 
that  0* the plaintiff’s only.  The current 
of decision,  however,  is  otherwise  as  to 
attorneys at law sending  claims  to  cor­
respondents  for  collection,  and 
the 
reasons for  applying  the  same  rules  to 
collection  agencies  are  even  stronger. 
They have their selected agents in  every 
part of the country.  From the nature of 
such ramified institutions,  we  must  con­
clude that the public impression  will  be 
that the agency invites customers on  the 
very ground of its  facilities  for  making 
distant collections. 
It must be presumed 
from its  business  connection  at  remote 
points and its knowledge  of  the  agents 
chosen,  that the agency intends to under­
take  the  preformance  of 
service 
which the individual customer  is  unable 
to preform for  himself.  There  is  good 
reason,  therefore,  to  hold  that  such  an 
agency  is liable for  collections  made  by 
its own  agents,  when  it  undertakes  the 
collection by  the  express  terms  of  the 
receipt.”

the 

There was another case arising and de­
cided at Philadelphia in  1870,  where  the 
receipt given by the agency  read as  fol­
lows:
For collection  according  to  direction, 
and proceeds when received  by us  to  be 
paid over to King & Baird.

Across the face of this was written:
N.  B.—The owner of the  within  men­
tioned taking all  the  risks  of  the  mail, 
the  losses by failure  of  agents  to  remit 
and also the losses by reason of  insurrec­
tion or war.

By  thus  limiting  their  liability,  the 
to  have  been  re­
sought  to  be 

agency  was  decided 
lieved  of 
charged against  it.

responsibility 

Other cases deciding that the  attorney 
undertaking 
the  collection  of  claims, 
who fails to limit his liability in  the  re­
ceipt or agreement to make the collection, 
is liable for losses occurring through the 
negligence, etc.,  of  his  agents,  may  be 
found in  Pennsylvania,  Alabama,  Indi­
ana,  Arkansas,  Mississippi,  and  else­
where. 

W m.  C.  S pr a g u e.
Abolish the Absurd Postal Note.

We  do  not  know  to  what  befogged 
mind  we are  indebted  for  that  colossal 
absurdity,  the postal  note.  We  do  not 
know  why  fractional  currency,  which 
could  be had at par,  was  retired and  the 
postal  note, at a premium of  three  cents 
apieee,  substituted.  The  postal  note, 
being payable to bearer at any  postoffice, 
is no safer than fractional  currency,  and 
it is attended  with  the  inconvenience of 
going to the postoffice and getting one  of 
these  little  documents 
filled  out  and 
punched.  After  all  this  is  done  the 
buyer has only  given  one  kind  of  cur­
rency  at  par to secure another kind at a 
premium.  The retaining of  this  absurd 
system in our otherwise excellent  postal 
service  shows  a  lack  of  business  edu­
cation somewhere. 
If anyone  can  show 
any good reason why fractional currency 
was traded of for the postal note he  will 
throw a flood of light upon  a  very  dark 
place. 
If anyone can see  any  objection 
to a paper dime that would not  apply  to 
a paper dollar he has  higher  powers  of 
discernment than  most  mortals  possess. 
By the light in  which we view it the  cry 
of the  business  public  should  be  until 
further notice:  Abolish the postal  note! 
Give us fractional  «urrency.

Mer c h a n t.

People  hate the man  who is a constant 

drain  on their  sympathy.

Clothing  and  General  Store  M erchants  will  do  well  to 

Inspect  the  Line  of

Michael Kolb  & Son,

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.

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, 
and  upon  such  equitable  terms as  not  to fear  any competition,  and  within  reach 
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

WILLIAM  CONNOR,

Box 346, 

Marshall, Mich.

Mr. Connor’s Next Date.

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

A  NN OUN CEMENT______

We have removed  our  Manufacturing  Department  to 
the  new  building  which  we  have  erected  solely for  our 
own  use  at  330  and  333  Lafayette  Avenue, on the  same 
street,  but seven  blocks distant  from  the  new Post Office 
building,  and  easily  reached  from  our  store  by the Con­
gress and Baker, or Fort street cars.

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

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

H - S - R o b i n s o n  AND P , O /A P A N  Y

D E T R O IT ,  M ICH

General  Agency  of  the

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

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

THE  VALUE  OF  VACATIONS.

Twenty-five centuries  ago Isaiah  cried 
to the  Jewish  people who  were  slow to 
walk in the way of rest and peace:  “Pre­
cept upon  precept, line upon line,  here a 
little and  there a little;”  and the admon­
ition is  just as applicable  to-day as then 
for  the  over-worked  and  over-burdened 
merchants  who  refuse to see  that  they 
need  rest  from  toil  to  accomplish  th e ! 
best purposes of  life. 
If  this essay will i 
help some  brother  storekeeper  to  make 
his work  easier, the  writer  will  be well 
paid.

Possibly  I  have  not  had as much  ex­
perience  behind 
the  counter  as  older 
merchants,  but  few of  them  have spent 
more  hours in  their  stores  for  the  last | 
ten  years,  and  none  enjoy  a  vacation 
more than myself.  The question is asked:
“Are  merchants  benefited  financially, 
physically and mentally by vacations and 
trips  away  from  home, and  why would 
a trip  from  Chicago  to  New  York  City, 
uid Chautauqua  Lake,  be  especially  at­
tractive?”

Naturally,  the physical  point  in  this 
discussion  comes  first  in  order,  because i 
it has  the mort  important  bearing  upon i 
the subject.  Mental  strength largely de­
pends  upon  physical conditions,  and  bus- j 
iness  success  certainly  leans  upon both, I 
so that  without  the  physique  there  can 
be  little  satisfactory progress  in a voca- 
tion  drawing  upon  every individual  re­
source,  as modern storekeeping most eer-| 
tainly does.  Judging f rom the experience 
of  every merchant in the  land,  vacations 
are  physically  beneficial. 
It  is  as  true 
to-day  as  when  Solomon  penned  the 
statement that  “Much  study is  a  weari­
ness  of  the  flesh.”  Who  spends  more 
hours  in  diligent  study than  the  enter­
prising  merchant,  and  to  whom  is  a 
change  and  rest more  essential?  To say 
nothing of  the  brain  labor  required  to 
plan  his  business,  to instruct  his clerks, 
to watch his accounts, and to keep things 
level,  he is often  the victim of  an atmos­
phere  tainted  by the  odors arising  from 
highly  colored  goods,  poisonous  paints, 
inks and  other articles  confined  in close 
rooms,  and  of  that  more 
treacherous 
poison  arising  from  the  impure  breath 
of  the  many constantly  passing  in  and 
out of the store.

The  only  certain  remedy  is  pure  air 
and plenty of  it.  To  get that,  and  free­
dom from care  with it,  is the  thing to be 
sought.  The  change  which  comes  by 
making  the  hammock, oar,  bicycle,  gun 
and fishing rod  play a part  in  his recon­
struction may tire  one  member,  but they 
rest  another,  and  the  whole  system  is 
again brought  into the normal condition, 
so that he feels like another man.  Work j 
seems  like  play,  former  disagreeable 
tasks are now  light labors, and all things 
become new.  The fact is,  he  must  have 
vacations if  he  expects to have  strength 
for a prolonged business life.

As  to  mental  benefit, can  there  be  a 
question  as to its positive necessity?  The 
man who asks twenty times a day:  “How 
can  I  extend  my business?”  “ How can 
1  meet  competition?”  “How can  I  get 
the best returns for capital invested, risks ■, 
taken,  work  performed?”  “What  shall 
1  buy and  what  refuse?”  “ Who shall  11 
trust  and  how  shall  1  handle  the  sly j 
dead-beat?”  sleeps  on  no  flowery beds 
of  ease,  and  grappling  these  problems 
will  wreck the mind of the strongest man | 

if allowed  to  continue without intermis- j 

sion.  Here,  too,  rest  and  chauge  is the 
remedy ;  but  they  caunot  be  obtained !

unless work  is  dropped  and  a vacation 
taken.  He must leave home, else he will 
see  a  thousand things  which  need doing 
and  then no vacation.  Sleep  is of  little 
value  when  constantly disturbed,  so rest 
is valueless  without change of  work and 
surroundings.  Let  his  mind  be  drawn 
into  other  channels  of  thought,  and  in 
contact with other  minds,  perhaps better 
informed  than  his own  and which  have 
advanced ideas of  business,  and  his own 
mental  faculties will  be  sharpened  and 
broadened,  will  cover  new territory  and 
will  be raised to a higher  plane of  busi­
ness  possibilities.  A  blacksmith  might 
as  well  try  to  rest  hammering  on  his 
anvil as a merchant  to  undertake  to find 
mental recreation at his office desk.

Turning  to  the  financial  phase of  the 
question,  we  think it can  be proven that 
the  merchant  is  benefited.  Health — 
which  is  more  than  wealth—has  been 
renewed;  thought  has  been  quickened, 
the reasoning powers enlarged, so that on 
his  return  he  carries into  his  work  an 
increased activity of both mind and body. 
The  vacation  has  brought  to  his  notice 
improved  store  decorations,  new  forms 
of  advertising,  and  fresh  experiences of 
successful  business  men.  He  is  now 
more alive to the needs of  bis work,  bet­
ter  prepared  to  use  his  strength  to the 
best  advantage,  and  all  this  knowledge 
he  coins  into  cash.  Work well  planned 
saves  time, and  “Time is money.”  Sys­
tem economizes and “ Economy is wealth.”
There are  many  reasons  why the  trip 
proposed would  be  beneficial,  and  to me 
especially  so.  Anyone  whose  boyhood 
like  my own  has  been  spent on  a farm 
and followed  by years in a country store, 
could  not  fail  to gather new inspiration 
and  fresh  impulses  from a visit  to  the 
leading  cities  of  this  continent— New 
York  and  Chicago—with  possibly a side 
run  to  Philadelphia, Boston  and  Wash­
ington.  The  enterprise  of  Chicago  of 
itself  is  enough  to  make  a merchant’s 
heart  beat  quicker.  While  there  we 
should get the best business information, 
and in every place which  fortune should 
afford  the  opportunity  of  visiting  we 
should  try  to quickly catch  the best pos­
sible on  handling,  arranging,  displaying 
and buying  goods  to  advantage,  all  im­
portant information to the merchant.

Not too much of this,  however,  lest we 
fail  in  the  main  object,  that  is,  rest. 
Here  comes  to  the  mind’s  eye  of  the 
weary storekeeper a steamer  out of  New 
York,  a  day  on  old  ocean’s  wave,  and, 
If  opportunity  permits,  a  bath  in  the 
briny deep whose waters  lave the  shores 
of the “ my ain  countrie.”  To the West­
ern  country  merchant  whose  eyes  have 
never rested  upon the sight of  the statue 
of  Liberty which  guards  the  entrance 
into  New York  harbor,  the  shipping  in 
the  bay,  the  Brooklyn  bridge  swinging 
in  mid-air, and the thousand other scenes 
which  will  attract  him,  will  be  like 
a leaf from  the  book of  life’s education.
We  come  to  Chautauqua,  one  of  the 
intellectual  centers  of  this  great  land, 
affording  to  the  weary  rest  and  to  the 
overburdened  quiet and  pleasure.  Here 
the  soul  can  feast  on  the  highest  and 
purest  expressions  of  human  thought, 
the ear can be delighted  with music, and 
amid  the  beautiful  scenery of  lake and 
hillside,  cottage  and  lawn,  there  can  be 
but one  regret,  and  that  the  farewell  to 
these graud associations.

The Erie  speeds us homeward through 
some of  the  most enchanting  scenery of 
the  land, past  mountain and  lake,  span­

ning  gorge  and  river,  and,  reclining  in 
our easy chair, brings a bird’s-eye view of 
some of the most delightful scenes which 
the human eye can rest upon.

If  all  this  will not  bring  rest and  re- 
I freshment; 
if  it  will  not  quicken  the 
blood in one’s  veins,  the  mental  current 
of  life to flow more  swiftly through  the 
brain;  if  it  will  not  benefit  mind,  body 
l and  pocket; 
if  it  will  not  cause  the 
thoughts  to  fly  upward  to  Him who is 
the  Giver of  all things  good and  beauti- 
I ful—what will?

In conclusion,  but  a  faint  picture  has 
been  drawn of  the  physical,  mental and 
financial  benefits  to  be  derived  by the 
| worn-out merchant from a trip from Chi­
cago to New York  via Chautauqua Lake, 
but let us hope that every one of  them is 
in store for some weary brother who may 
take this very vacation  this very summer, 
and  be  benefited  thereby. 
Then  may
he quote with Dryden:
“Better to hunt in fields for health unbought 
Than for the doctor for a nauseous draught; 
The wise for cure ou exercise depend:
God never made bis work for man to meud.”
D.  W .  S h e p h e r d .
Vue  Tradesm an  nr  Sn.iicrisir  Cnviimm

GOLD MEDAL, PABIS, 1878.

1 .  B aker & Co/s
Breakfast 
Cocoa
Unlike the

I s   A b s o lu te ly   P u n  

a n d  i t  is   S o lu b le .

N o   a lk a lie s   oi
o th e r   e h e m ic a lt 
o r   d y e s   a r e   usee 
i n   i ts   m a n u fa c ­
tu r e .

A   d esc rip tio n   of  th e   chocolate 
lan t,  an d   of th e  v ario u s cocoa anc 
hocolate  p re p a ra tio n s  m an u fac- 
! u re d   by  W alter  B ak er  &  Co.,  wll 
•e  sen t 
to  an y   d e a le r  or 
ipplication.  ________
V,  BAKER  &  00.,  Dorchester,  Mass

free 

A Full Line always Carried by

THE  PUTNAM  CANDY  GO.

Important  to  Grocers  and  Bakers !

FERMENTUM
The  Oil; Reliahle  Compssed Yeast

W e 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.

Soli  in  this  market for  the  past  Fifteen  Years.

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

L.  WINTERNITZ,  Stale  Agent,  Grand  Rapids,  Mi

Telephone 566. 

106  Kent St.

Purely  Personal.

Edward  L.  Merritt,  general  dealer at 
last 

in  town  one  day 

Mulliken,  was 
week.

Herbert Montague,  General Manager of 
the Hannah &  Lay  Mercantile  Co.,  was 
in town  over Sunday,  the guest of  S. A. 
Sears.

Wm.  H.  Van  Leeuwen, 

the  Cherry 
street druggist,  is  lying  near  the  point 
of  death  at  his  residence  on  Fountain 
street.

Chas.  P.  Irish,  of  Rochester,  N.  Y., 
has  been  spending  a  week  with  his 
brother-in-law,  W.  F.  Blake.  He  was 
accompanied by his wife.

Chas.  S. Brooks,  who has been  very ill 
with typho-malarial fever,  was  reported 
dead  Monday  morning,  but  the  rumor 
was afterward  contradicted.

A.  B.  Schumaker,  the  Grand  Ledge 
druggist and grocer,  has been confined to 
his  house  for  a  fortnight  with a severe 
attack of inflammatory rheumatism.

Heman  G.  Barlow  is  expected  home 
from  Mt.  Clemens  to-day,  having suffi­
ciently recovered from the rheumatism to 
enable him to resume his duties with the 
Olney «ft Judsou Grocer Co.

Byron  Beerman,  of  the  firm  of  Lam- 
oreaux  «ft  Beerman,  general  dealers  at 
Fruitport,  has  engaged as first  engineer 
on  the  Atlanta,  one  of  the  Goodrich 
Transportation Co.’s best boats.

Geo.  Vernier,  who  has  conducted  the 
hardware business at Crystal  for the past 
fifteen years,  is looking for  a  new  loca­
tion.  He was in Grand Rapids  a  couple 
of days last week in furtherance  of  that 
aim.

Fred L.  Fallas, of  the  former  firm  of 
E.  Fallas «& Son,  has removed  to  Lowell 
and embarked in the  butter and egg bus­
iness.  He has  also  leased  teu  acres  of 
land and will  put up pickles  and  sauer­
kraut in  the fall.

C. J.  Brook,  formerly engaged in trade 
at Wolverine,  has taken the management 
of the Delta Lumber Co.’s store at Thomp­
son.  The  Cheboygan  Tribune  asserts 
that both  parties  to  the  transaction  are 
to be  congratulated.

E. C.  Wright,  formerly on  the road for 
the Cereal  Milling  Co.,  has  decided  to 
embark  in  the tea,  coffee and spice busi­
ness  at  Kalamazoo,  having  rented 
the 
store at  114  North  Burdick  street.  He 
expects 
for  business  about 
April 10.

to  open 

Frank M.  Daniels,  the  Traverse  City 
grocer,  has invented a computing attach­
ment which can be applied to any grocers’ 
scale.  The device is now in the hands of 
patent attorneys,  who  assure  him  that 
the invention is a valuable one  and  that 
they  will,  undoubtedly,  be able to secure 
a generic patent.

D.  W.  Shepherd,  of the firm  of  T.  II. 
Shepherd  «ft  Bro.,  general  dealers  at 
Martin,  was  in  town  last  Wednesday. 
Mr. Shepherd acquired a  national  repu­
tation last year as the writer of  the  best 
essay on  “Summer Vacations”  for  Mixed 
Stocks,  the  prize  being  a  three  weeks’ 
trip through the Eastern cities as  far  as 
Boston,  which Mr.  Shepherd  thoroughly 
enjoyed.  The T r a d e s m a n  takes pleasure 
in  reproducing  the  article  on  another 
page of this week’s issue.

E N G R A V I N G

It pays to Illustrate  your  business.  Portraits, 
Cuts  of  Business  Blocks,  Hotels,  Factories, 
Machinery,  etc.,  made  to  order  from  photo­
graphs.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Qrand  Rapids,  Mich,

T H E   MICHIGAN"  T R A D E SM A N .
17 Years of Development

HESTER  &  FOX,

HAVE  RESULTED  IN  THE

AGENT  FOR 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  does  not  permit  dishonesty or 
carelessness.  It is alike a protection  to  the cus­
tomer, the salesman and  the merchant.

MANUFACTURERS OF

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

Governors.

Horizontal, Tabular anti Locomotive

BOILERS.

446

463

13
F OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE —A  LUMBER 

F or sa le  c h ea p—a t  Lisbo n,  m ic h.,  a

mill of 25,000 feet capacity in Michigan, with 
800,000 feet of  custom  logs on  the  yard.  Price, 
$2.000.  Also  a  farm  of  80  acres  with  30  acres 
cleared.  Price,  $1,003.  Would  exchange  for 
merchandise or  hearse  and  undertaking  goods. 
Address No  440, care  Michigan Tradesman.  451
drug stock all complete and favorable  lease 
of store—an old  established  business.  Enquire 
of  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co., or  Stuart  &  Knappen, 
rooms 15,16 and 17, New Houseman Block, Grand 
Rapids,  Mich. 

I ilOR  SALE  OF  EXCHANGE —A  LUMBER 

mill  of  25  M.  feet  capacity,  in  Michigan, 
with  800  M  feet  of  custom  logs' on  the  vard. 
Price,  $2,iWO.  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. 
rrmis  is  no  fiction- i  have  for  dis^
-L  posal, if  1 can find  the  right  persons  with 
from  $1,000  to  $5,000, two excellent,  long-estab­
lished and goo«l  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 340, 
Marshall, Mich. 

F or  sa le—a  clean  g rocery  stock,

doing a good business.  Reason for selling, 

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

F OR  SALE—TWENTY-FIVE  ACRE  FARM 

in Putnam county Florida.  Ten acres under 
cultivation.  Four acres in orange  trees, lemons 
and  limes,  grape  fruit,  citron,  pomegranates, 
quinces,  peaches,  pears,  plums,  grapes,  figs, 
guavas,  mulberries,  strawberries,  persimmons, 
dates, palms, olives, pecans, walnut, ornamental 
trees, etc.  Two story cottage, barn, buggy house, 
horse, buggy, cart anil farming tools.  Place has 
been  cultivated  six  years.  Will  sell  for $2,500 
cash.  A. H. McClellan,  McMeekin, Fla.

I [10R  SALE  OR  WILL  EXCHANGE  FOR 

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. 
ANTED—TO EXCHANGE GOOD  PAYING 
city  real  estate  or  timbered  lands  for 
stock  of  merchandise.  Address  No.  402,  care 
Michigan Tradesman 
TilOR  SALE  CHEAP  —  WELL  SELECTED 
J-  drug stock — New and clean.  Address  F. A 
Jones. M. D. Muskegon,  Mich. 

447

402

412

395

391

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

■ RANTED — A  POSITION  MAY  1,  BY  A 

registered  pharmacist  of  twelve  years 
practical  experience  in  the  business.  Am  a 
married man  and  a  permanent situation  is  de­
sired  at  moderate wages.  Best  of  references. 
Address Lock Box 11, Akron, Mich. 
RANTED—POSITION  AS  AN  ASSISTANT 
pharmacist.  Good  references.  Address 

No. 462, care Michigan Tradesman. 

466 

462

MISCELLANEOUS.

311

464

370

soda  water  fountain  and  complete  outfit. 
Only used about  seven  months.  For terms  ad­
dress F.  D.  Hopkins, Alba, Mich. 

stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
cantile  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 
Grand Rapids, 

IilOR  SALE  CHEAP—A FIRST-CLASS  (Tufts) 
I ilOR  SALE —GOOD  DIVIDEND - PAYING 
IilOR  SALE—OK  WILL TRADE  FOR  STOCK 
■ O  YOU  USE  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.
I ¡«OR SALE—TWO  HUNDRED  ACRES  LAND  (160  IK- 

’  of merchandise, part or whole of  2.800 acres 
good farming land in Alcona county.  Mich.  Ad­
dress Westgate & Paterson, Alpena,  Mich.  465

1  proved), located in the fru it belt of  Oceana coun­
ty,  Mich.  Land  lttted  for  m achinery,  good  fences, 
large  curb  roof  barn  w ith  underground  for  stock, 
horse barn and other necessary farm  buildings.  New 
windmill furnishes w ater for house and barns.  Eight­
een acres apple bearing orchard, also 1,000 peach trees, 
two years old, looking th rifty .  Price, 335 per  acre, or 
will exchange for stock of dry goods.  If any difference 
will pay cash.  A. Retan, L ittle Rock, Ark. 

F OR  SALE — BEST  RESIDENCE  LOT  IN 

I ilOR  SALE—NEARLY  NEW  YOsT  TYPE- 

Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed with  native  oaks, situated in good  residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  electric  street  car 
line.  Will sell  for $2.500 cash, or part cash, pay­
ments to suit.  E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 
354 
\17T L L   PAY SPOT  CASH, 50 CENTS ON  THE 
VV  dollar,  more  or  less,  for  clothing,  dry 
goods, etc.  J.  Levinson, PetoBkey, Mich. 
459 
EGISTERED  PHARMACIST  WANTED — 
i  Apply to Van I. Witt. Lake City, Mich.  ¿460
1  writer.  Reason  for  selling, we  use  a Bar 
Lock and  consider it superior  in  every respect. 
Tradesman Company, 100 Louis street.
PANTED — 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 
OR  SALE —*1.100  BUYS  5 ROOM  HOUSE 
and  corner lot  within  ten  minutes walk of 
post office.  W.  A. Stowe. 100 Louis St. 
YTiTANTED — REGISTERED  DRUG  CLERK. 
YV  Write particulars as to experience and sal 
ary expected.  L. A. Scoville, Clarksville, Mich.
OR  SALE—11 ROOM  HOUSE  IN  GOOD  LO 
cation, within ten  minutes  walk of  Monroe 
St.  Price, $3,200.  W. A.  Stowe, 100 Louis St.  470 
ANTED—TO  INVEST  ABOUT  *3,00?  IN 
some  manufacturing or  jobbing  business 
whereby I can  have  employment in office or see 
References  exchanged.  Corres-
city  trade. 

Sindence  confidential.  Address  No.  473,  care 

ichigan Tradesman. 

469 

473

Upright  Engines  and  Boilers  for  Light 

Power.

Prices on application.

44-46 S.  Division St., 

Grand Rapids*

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with the public.
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patch.  Collections  carefully  attended  to  and 
promptly reported.
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system,  as  it  will  insure  your giving  us  your 
membership.

STEVENSON  &  CUMINGS
Cooper’s  Commercial  ¿pney,

PROPRIETORS  OF

65 Monroe St., 

Grand  Rapids.

Telephone  166.

F O O n  NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

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

Wm. II. A n d er so n,  Cashier.
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking  business.

Hake a Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country Merchants Solicited.

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

467

456

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

takes It,  H. M, Merrill, Marshall, Mich. 

notion  stock.  First  respectable  cash  offer 

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.

F or  sa le—g r ocery,  cro ck ery  a n d
F or  sa l e—old-est a b l ish e d   grocery

business,  stoek,  fixtures,  etc.,  in  hustling 
city  of  Muskegon.  Reasons  for  selling,  other 
business.  A rare chance.  Address Lew W. Cod- 
man, Muskegon, Mich. 
OR  SALE—OUR  ENTIRE  STOCK  OF  GEN- 
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  any branch of  it.  Enquire of  Chip­
pewa  Lumber  Co., Chippewa  Lake, Mich., or of 
II.  P. Wyman. Sec’y, Grand  Rapids, Mich.  449 
BARGAIN—CLEAN  STOCK  OF  MDSE” 
drugs included;  also store  for  sale or rent; 
reason for selling death of one of  the  firm.  Ad­
dress Mrs. L. Curtis, Stockbridge,  Mich. 

IpOR  SALE—ESTABLISHED JEWELRY  BUS- 

lness,  stock  and  fixtures,  at  Evart,  Mich. 
No  opposition.  Reasons  for  selling, owner de­
ceased.  Splendid opportunity.  F.  P. Atherton,
Reed City, M’ch.  ___________________ 450
PLENDID BUSINESS CHANCE  FOR A PER- 
son with  $1100  cash.  Can  step  into an  old 
established  cash  retail  and  paying  business. 
Don’t  fail  to  investigate  this.  For particulars 
address No. 471, care Michigan Tradesman.  471

448

; 

These  Machines  are  rented,  not  sold, and 

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

bills Pays the Rental. 

Send  for  a  Full  Descriptive  Pamphlet 

Showing Different Styles,

CHICAGO

M topalic  Register  Co,

1.51 Monroe St., Chicago.
C h a s. P. St e v e n s,

W. V e r n o s  Bo o t h . 

Pres’t. 

Sec’y and Gen.  Mgr

LEADS  THEM  ALL.

FOK

DtiraMlity,  Simplicity  and  Finish.

Over 500 sold  each  month.  Won its  own way 
to the front.  We have over 1,000 unsolicited tes­
timonials.

The only Cash Register made with a 

Patent Combination Lock.

still stands unequaled.

The first cash register  of  the kind  made,  and 
Quick 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 
makidg change.
Cheap, neat, operation easy, durability assured. 
Fast  taking  the  place of  high  priced  key  ma­
chines among merchants.

What People Think  of It.

John Ten Hope, Carpets  and  Drapery,

134 Monroe  street.

G ran d  R a p id s ,  March  12. 

Grand Rapids, Mich  :

Lobdell & 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 o hn T e n H o p e .

A.  K. PECK, Syracuse, N. Y.

LOBDELL & GEIGEB. Gen. Agents, 
Write for illustrated and descriptive catalogue.

39 Pearl  St., Grand Bapids.

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Drugs  Medicines•

State  Board of Pharmacy.

One  T ear—Jacob  Jeeson,  Muskegon.
Two  Years—Jam es Vernor, D etroit.
Three  Tears—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
Four Tears—George G undrum. Ionia.
Five Years—C. A, Bugbee, Cheboygan.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, D etroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
r  Meetings  for  1892 —S tar  Island  (Detroit),  July  5; 
M arquette,  Aug. SI;  Lansing,  November 1.

Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  Ass’n. 
President—H. G. Coleman, Kalamazoo.
Vice-Presidents—S.  E.  Parkill,  Owosso;  L  Pauley, St.
Ignace;  A. 8. Parker, Detroit.
Secretary—Mr. Parsons. Detroit.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—F. J. W urzburg,  Grand Rapids;
Frank  Inglis  and  G.  W.  Stringer,  D etroit;  C.  E. 
CD Webb, Jackson.
Next place  of meeting—Grand  Rapids, Aug. 2,3 and 4. 
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir.__________________ ___
Grand  Rapids Pharmaceutical Society. 
President. W. R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  Frank H. Escott, 
Regular Meetings—First W ednesday evening of March 
June, September and December.
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks' Association, 
resident, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.

Detroit Pharmaceutical Society. 

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

President  N. Miller;  Secretary, A. T. W heeler.
Poisons in  Patent  Medicines.

to 

to  be 

indifferent 

The  advertising  of  patent  medicines 
began  as  early  as  1662,  which  will  be 
found by referring to the London Gazette 
of that year,  and some well-known elixirs 
and cordials date back to the days of  the 
Stuarts  or  the  early  Georgian  Era. 
It 
would seem a hardship  if  these  recipes 
were made public and classed  among the 
less scrupulous purveyors  both  of  Eng­
land and  America,  after  fortunes  have 
been made and  the  recipe  handed down 
from  generation 
to  generation.  Still, 
those who sell deadly poisons with  some 
factitious  attraction  of  a  fancy  name 
cannot be too severely dealt with. 
It  is 
impossible 
the 
cogency  of  the  charges  touching  mor­
phia.  That it should he sold as a patent 
medicine endangers the  public  and  is  a 
grave  scandal  to  our  scheme  of  social 
polity.  Yet there are a  host  of  equally 
destructive poisons,  and the  difficulty  is 
to find out how  many  of  the  heterodox 
medicines contain them and  to  what  ex­
tent. 
It is hard to determine  where poi­
son in some shape or other is  not  either 
prominent  or  latent.  Years  ago  there 
was a  great scare about red-dyed  socks, 
and many diseases that  flesh  is  heir  to 
were attributed  to  their  use;  then  fol­
lowed an equal alarm  about  wall  paper 
containing  arsenic,  then  confectionery 
and ices fell  under  the  same  ban;  and 
even now the English are warned against 
American  apples,  because  the  farmers 
sprinkle the trees with dilute  arsenic  to 
check the inroads of  insects.  The  mor­
phia  scare, however,  is a  more  tangible 
one  than  those  above  cited,  and  if  the 
British  Medical  Association  really  as­
sumes  a  practical  form,  its  promoters 
may  remember  there  is  one  remedy— 
heroic though it may be—the application 
of which would at  once  prevent the sale 
of  poisonous  medicines.  The  French 
government  sternly  refuses  to  grant  a 
“patente” or license  to  the  compounder 
of  any  medicament  unless  every  in­
gredient  contained  therein  is  distinctly 
specified.

T he  P rod u ction   o f  B ay  R um .

Bay rum is manufactured in  Dominica 
from the  dried  leaves  of  pimenta  acris. 
It is procured  by  distillation  in  a  very 
simple manner.  The  leaves  are  picked 
from the  trees  and  then  dried;  in  this 
state they are placed in the retort, which 
is then filled with  water and the  process 
of distillation is carried  on.  The  vapor 
is then condensed in the  usual  way  and 
forms what is known as “bay oil,” a very 
small quantity of which  is  required  for 
each puncheon  of  rum.  The  manufac­
ture of bay rum is carried on at the north­
ern end of Dominica,  and  proves  a  very 
lucrative business to those engaged in it, 
as the plants are plentiful in that district

A m m onia  in  C ase  o f  F ire.

The great usefulness of  carbonic  acid 
water in extinguishing fire is well known. 
According to a report in a French journal, 
the vapor of ammonia has been used with 
a  similar  result.  A  vessel  of  gasoline 
had become ignited,  and  the  flames  re­
sisted all efforts to subdue it until a bottle 
of  ammonia  water  was thrown into the

T H E   M l d u a ^ i s r   T R A D E S M A N ,

apartment and, broken  by  the  act,  lib­
erated the vapor of ammonia.  The flames, 
it is said, were immediately extinguished. 
This  application  of ammonia should be 
fully investigated. 
It  is  almost  always 
at hand in  the  store,  is  much  easier to 
bring  into  use  than  carbonated  water, 
and if as effective as reported, might pre­
vent many a disastrous conflagration.
A n oth er P o sta l T elegrap h  B ill.

There was some talk some time ago  to 
the effect that the illfeeling supposed  to 
have  existed  between  Jay  Gould  and 
Postmaster-General  Wanamaker  had 
given place  to  more  friendly  relations, 
and that  the  result  of  a  better  under­
standing  between  them  would  appear 
duriug the  present  session  of  Congress 
in a new sort  of  Postal  Telegraph  bill. 
Heretofore  the  Postal  Telegraph  bills 
have  contemplated  either the leasing of 
existing  lines  or  the  building  of  new 
lines  to be operated in competition with 
existing systems.

There was introduced in Congress  last 
week a bill,  understood to  have  the  ap­
proval of the Postmaster-General,  which 
possibly represents an agreement between 
the  Postoffice  Department and  Western 
Union,  and  at  the  same  time  looks  as 
though it might  yield  practical  results. 
It  proposes  that  the  Postoffice  Depart­
ment shall  contract  with  existing  tele­
graph companies for  the transmission of 
messages which are to  be  collected  and 
delivered by letter  carriers.  The  adop­
tion of this plan would  bring  500  cities 
having free delivery into direct electrical 
communication. 
The  telegraph  com­
panies,  it is claimed,  can afford to  trans­
mit these message at a low  rate  because 
they  have none of  the  expenses  of  col­
lection or delivery.  Practically,  a person 
dropping  a letter in  a  postal  telegraph 
envelope in a box in Chicago would have 
it taken up at the  next  collection,  tele­
graphed to its destination and  there  de­
livered in the next carrier’s delivery.

A   C lever  S w in d le.

Retail merchants of  all  classes in cer­
tain sections of the country have  recent­
ly been  cleverly  buncoed  out  of  small 
sums of  money by two young men work­
ing as confederates.  One starts  out  os­
tensibly on  the  hunt  among  the  stores 
for  rare  coins.  He  Interests  the  mer­
chants  in  his  search  and  leaves  with 
each  a  catalogue  giving  prices  of  the 
coins he wishes to  secure. 
In  a  day  or 
two his  companion  puts  in  an  appear­
ance,  purchases some trifling  article and 
lays down in payment a coin  of old date. 
Almost  immediately  he  snatches  it  up 
again,  explaining  that  it  is  a  pocket 
piece and one that  he  does  not  care  to 
part with.  The storekeeper,  remember­
ing his first caller,  asks  to  see  the  coin, 
and  a  consultation  of 
the  catalogue 
shows that it is valued at $25.  After some 
haggling  the  owner  consents  to  part 
with  the  coin  for  $15.  The  merchant 
waits several days for  the  first  caller  to 
come again,  becomes  suspicious,  makes 
inquiry of  a  numismatist,  and finds that 
his coin is worth exactly its  face value— 
no more.  The men are said to have been 
making about $100 a day  by this scheme.

T he  D ru g  M arket.

Citric acid is advancing.  Cocoaine has 
declined.  Cloves are lower.  Cinchonidia 
has advanced.  Gum  gamboge  is  lower. 
Ipecac  root  has  declined.  Salacine  is 
lower.  Canary seed is advancing.  Hemp 
seed  is  lower.  California  yellow  mus­
tard seed is advancing.  Opium is steady. 
Morphia is  unchanged.  Quinine is dull. 
Linseed  oil  has  advanced.  Turpentine 
Is lower.

Do  You  Want  Dyes

That satisfy your customers? 
That net you a good profit? 
That are lu  fact "Perfection?”

GMing's Perfection  Dyes.

All our  goods will  be  delivered carriage paid 

either by mail or express.

DEALERS’  WHOLESALE  PRICE  LIST, 

“ 

doz  packages,  9  80 
2 25 

6 doz packages, $4 20
3  “ 
12  “ 
8 00
One gross in cabinet, with advertising matter, 89 
A11 goods delivered free.  Send cash with order, 
and address all orders to

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B.  A.  ALMV,  Middleville, Mich.
GXXTS22TG  ROOT.
We pay the highest price tor it.  Addren

M A N U FA CTU RER S  A N D   JO B B ER S  OF

SCHLOSS,  ADLER  &  CO.,
Faits, lits, Overalls
Rests’  Fsrsisbi

-A N D -

184,  186 &  188  JEFFERSON  AVE.,

p r p F   D'D HQ  Wholesale »ranista 
rijU -LV  p n u ò . ,  

GRAND  RAPIDS

D E T R O I T ,   M IC H .

Playing Caris

WE  ÆRE  HEADQUARTERS

SEND FOR PRICE LIST.

Daniel Lpli,

19 S. Ionia St., Grand  Rapids.

We are very large receivers o f the above ar­
ticles and are prepared to sell your shipments 
promptly a t the highest market  price  ana  to 
give you quick returns. W e also receive and seu
HAY,  GRAIN,  WOOL,  HIDES,

GRASS SEED, BEANS, POTATOES, 
GREEN  AND  DRIED  FRUITS,

OR ANYTHING YOU MAY  HAVE  TO. SHIP.
e r a l a d v a n c e s  m a d e  o n  s h ip m e n ts  i f  re q u e s te d . 
W rite  tis  f o r   p r ic e s   o r   a n y   i n f o r m a tio n   y o u  
m a y  w a n t.

SUMMERS,  MORRISON  &   CO.. 

Commission  Merchants,

T74  S.  WATER  ST., 
CHICAGO, ILL
ltafcrcm -ci M t-trtn o lU a n  N a tl. R a n k , C h ic a g o . 

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Ci  Yon  Slid

Which  will  be  better appreciated  by your 
customers, or which wilbdo  you more good 
than  to  have  1 ,0 0 0   men  each  carry 
one  of  your  V est  Pocket  M emorandum  
Books  with  your  advertisement  on  both 
outside cover pages %
If  these  are  not  good  enough  for  you,  we 
can  make  better ones for $1*2, $15,  $20  and 
upwards.

We  are  not  retailing  tbese  Books!
We  are  aot  jobbing  tbese  Boobs!
We Hale ’Em!

No quantity is too large, and the  larger the 
quantity, the less the price per thousand. 
Send for samples S

We do not confine  ourselves to making  memorandum  books, but execute  any­
thing in the printing line.  Let your  orders for  stationery or circulars come in  for 
shipment with your memorandum books.

PRINTING  DEPARTMENT

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

TTTE  M IC H IG A N   T E A D E S M A N

Wholesale Price  Current•

Advanced—Tonka beans, linseed oil, balm gilead buds
Declined—Po. gum gamboge, po. ipecac, cloves, cloves powd., hemp seed, salacine.

1 5

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8. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  8C@2 
C.  Co...................1  70@1
Moschus Canton........  @
Myristlca, No. 1.........   70®
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @
Os.  Sepia....................  18®
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2
Plcis  Liq, N.»C., *4 gal
doz  .........................  @2
Plcis Liq., quarts......  @1
pints.........   @
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @
Piper Alba, (po g5)__  @
Pix  Burgun...............   @
Plumbi A cet..............  14®
Pulvis Ipecac et opii.. 1  10@1 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @1
Pyrethrum,  pv..........   30®
Quasslae....................  8®
Quinia, S. P. & W......  31®
S.  German__20  @
Rubla  Ttnctorum......  12®
Saccharum Lac tis pv.  @
Salacin.......................1  75@1
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®
Sapo,  W......................  12®
M.......................  10®
“  G.........................  @

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Seldlltz  M ixture........   @  24
Sinapis.............................   @ 18
• 
opt........................  @ 30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes.........................   @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda  et Potass T art...  27®  30
Soda Carb..................   1*4®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............   @  5
Soda,  Ash......................3*4®  4
Soda, Sulphas.............   @  2
Spts.  Ether C o ............  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom.......  @2 25
“  Myrcia Im p........   @3 00
*'  Vinl  Rect.  bbl.
....7 .......................... 2 14®2  24 I
Less 5c gal., cash ten days. 
I
Strychnia  Crystal.......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl............. 3  @ 4
Roll...............  2K@ 3*4
Tam arinds.....................  8® 10
Terebenth Venice.......  28®  30
Theobrom ae...............38  @  43
Vanilla....................... 9 00@16 00
Zlnci  Sulph...................  
7®  8

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OILS.

Whale, w inter............  70 
Lard,  extra.................  55 
Lard, No.  1.................  45 
Linseed, pure raw —  

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
40 43

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paints. 

Llndseed,  b o ile d __   43 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
50 
Spirits Turpentine__   42 

50
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian...............IK  2@3
Ochre,yellow  Mare...  IK  2@4
“ 
Ber.........IK  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2K  2*4@3
“  strictly  pure..... 2*4  2K@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................. 
13@16
Vermilion,  English__  
70@75
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red......................7  @7*4
“  w h ite .................7  @7*6
@70
Whiting, white Span... 
Whiting,  Gilders*........  
@96
1  0 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting.  Paris  Eng.
c liff............................  
l  40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
P aints...................... 1  00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No.  1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................. 1G0@1  70
Coach  Body................2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  F u rn ........1  00@1  10
EutraTurk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp........................... 
70®75

H A Z B B T IN B

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PBR

D R U G   CO.

Importers and Jobb« n of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT  M EDICINES
V arnishes
Paints,  Oils 

IM6AT.KIW  nr

F i  Liie of  Slagle  D rifts' M e s.

V « i n  Sole  Pisprtstun of

Vttikirlii’s fHictiipn Catarri Ruuii

« s l M li M s t k s ii á O t e t V M I l l M a r

W H ISK IE S,  B R A N D IE S 9

GINS,  W INES, R U M S .

We aeH Liqaors tar MeHetial Purposes only.
We give our Personal Attention to Mall Order* mad Qaanatee Satisfaction.
All orders are Shipped and Invoiced the same day we receive them.  8eod Id  a 

trial order.Jtoltine i Perkins Drug  Co.,

GRAND  RAPIDS. MICH.

‘  Camphorated.............
“  Deodor...........................2
Aurantl Cortex.................
Quassia..................................
Rhatany.................... .....
Rhei................................
Cassia  Acutlfol................
“  Co............
Serpentaria......................
Stromonlum.........................
Tolutan...............................
Valerian................. 
.......
V e ra t ru m  V erlde.................

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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¿Ether, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen.....................   2*4® 3

“ 
ground,  (po.

7).............................  3®  4
Annatto.......................   55® 60
Antimoni, po..............  4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antlpyrln......................  @1 40
Antlfebrln..................  @  25
Argent!  Nltras, ounce  @  63
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__ 
55®  €0
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (*4s
11;  Ks,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
po............................  @1 20
Capsid  Fructus, af...  @  22
“ 
po—   @  25
“  B po.  @  20 
Caryophyllus, (po.  14)  10®  12
Carmine, No. 40.........  @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  22
Centrarla....................  @  io
Cetaceum..................   @  40
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squlbbB..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst.......1  25®l  50
Chondru8..................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20 
German 3  ®  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60
cent  ...................... 
Creasotum...............   @  50
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
prep..................  
5®  5
preclp.............. 
9®  11
Rubra...............   @  8
Crocus......................  30®  35
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cupri Sulph...............   5®   6
Dextrine.................... 
io®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  @
po...................  @  6
Brgota, (po.)  65.........   GO®  65
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambler.....................   7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   @  70
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint,  75 and 2*4. 
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerina...................15*4®  20
Grana Paradlsl_____  @  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  90
@ 80
“  C or.... 
Ox Rubrum  @1  CO
Ammoniati.. 
@1 10
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  70
.1  25®1  50
Ijhthyobolla, Am.. 
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 7E@3 85
Iodoform....................  ®4 70
Lupulin......................  35®  40
Lycopodium..............  55®  60
M ads.........................  75®  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  ®  27
Liquor Potass Aralnltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2®  8
1*4)..........................  
Manuls,  STF............   32®35

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TINCTURES.
Aconltum Napellis R. 
F.
Aloes..........................
and myrrh........
Arnica.......................
Asafoetlda..................
Atrope Belladonna__
Benzoin......................
“  Co.................
Sanguinarla...............
Barosma....................
Cantharides...............
Capsicum..................
Ca damon..................
Co...............
Castor.........................
Catechu....................
Cinchona..................
Co...............
Columba....................
Conlum......................
Cubeba.......................
Digitalis....................
Ergot..........................
Gentian.......................
“  Co..................
Guaica.......................
ammon...........
“ 
Zingiber.....................
Hyoscyamus...............
Iodine.......................
“  Colorless..........
Ferrl  Chlorldum.........
K ino..........................
Lobelia........................
Myrrh..........................
Nux  Vomica...............

“ 

ACIDUM.

Aceticum...................
Benzoicum  German..
Boraclc 
....................
Carbollcum................
Citrlcom...................
Hydrochlor................
Nltrocum 
.................
Oxallcum...................
Phosphorlum dll........
Salley Ileum...............1
Sulphuricum..............
Tannlcum..................1
Tartar! cum.................
AMMONIA.

a 

Aqua, 16  deg................3*4®  5
20  deg..............  5*4®  7
Carbonas  ...................  12®  14
Chlorldum.................  12®  14

ANILINE.

Black..........................2 00@2 25
Brows.........................  80@1 00
Red.............................   45®  60
Yellow....................... 2 50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po.  SO)........  80®  90
Junlperus...................  8®  10
Xantnoxylum............   25®  30

BAL8AMUM.

Copaiba......................  47®  50
Peru............................  @1  30
Terabln, C anada......   35®  40
Tolutan......................  35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Buonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po.............  20
Prunua Vlrglnl....................  12
Quillala,  grd.......................   14
Sassafras  ............................  14
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

“ 
“  
“ 
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EXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
po...........
Haematox, 15 lb. box.. 
lB ..................
*4«...........
54«...........
FERRUM.
Carbonate Preclp........
Citrate and Quinta—
Citrate  Soluble...........
Ferrocy anldum Sol —
Solut  chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
pure............

“ 

Arnica.......................   22®  25
Anthemls...................  25®  30
Matricaria 
25®  30

 

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin

...................  20®  75
nlvelly....................   25@  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  *4s....................   12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Ks
Ura Ural...................... 

“ 

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OUMMI.

“ 
“ 

“  2d 
«  3d 
11 
“ 

Acacia, 1st  picked—   ®  80
....  @ 55
....  @  40
sifted sorts...  @  %
po .................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Socotri, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, Is, (*4s,14 *4s,
18)............................  @  1
Ammonlae.................  55®  60
Assafostlda, (po. 85)...  35®  40
Bensolnum.................  50®  55
Camphor»...................  50®  53
Buphorblum  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum...................  ®3 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  75
Gualacum, (po  30)....  @  25
Kino,  (po.  25)............   @  20
M astic.......................   @  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opll,  (po  2 80)............1  75@1 80
Shellac  ......................  25®  35
bleached........  30®  35
Tragacanth................  30®  75

“ 
hebba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorlum.........................  20
LoDella.................................  25
Ma]orum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. & M —   20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36

MASNEBIA.

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 3 60@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae___8 00@8 25
A nlsi............................1  75@1 80
Aurantl  Cortex...........3 00@3 25
Bergamil  ...................3 75®4 00
CaJlpuU....................  65®  75
Caryophylll...............   75®  80
Cedar.........................  85®  65
Chenopodll................  @1 60
Clnnamonll.................1 20@1 25
Cltroneila...................  @  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  .....................1  10@1  20

 

‘ 

RADIX.

Cubebae......................  @ 6 00

 
75@1 

POTASSIUM.

10 Exechthltos....................  2 50@2 75
60®  65 Erigeron...........................2 25@2 50
30 Gaultherla........................2 00@2 10
22©  30 Geranium,  ounce.......  @  75
55®  60 GossipU, Sem.  gal......   50®  75
3®  5  Hedeoma  .................. l  40@1  50
10®  12 Juniper!......................   50@2 00
10®  12 Lavendula.................   90®2 00
20 LImonis............................2 75@3 25
30@1  70 Mentha Piper.................... 2 75@3 50
154®  5  Mentha Verid........... 2 20@2 30
40@1  60  Morrhuae, gal............1  00@1  10
36®  38  Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
Olive..........................  80®2 75
Plcis Liquida, (gal. .35)  10®  12
Rlclnl.............  
.1 08@1  24
Rosmarin!. 
00
Rosae, ounce.............   @6 50
Succlni.......................  40®  45
Sabina.......................  90@1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Sinapis, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tiglfi..........................  @  90
Thyme.......................  40®  50
opt  — ..........  @  60
Theobromas...............   15®  20
Bi Carb.......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............  
is®  14
Bromide....................  25®  27
Carb............................  13®  15
Chlorate, (po. 16)........  18®  20
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide............................. 2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  26®  30
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @  15
Potass  Nltras, opt......  8®  10
Potass Nltras.............. 
7@  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18
Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  25®  30
Anchusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus.....................   20®  40
Gentiana, (po. 15)......  10®  12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 40)...................  @  35
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po....................... 2 50@2 60
Iris plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr..................   42®  45
Maranta,  *£s..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1 00
“  cut.....................   @1  75
“  pv.......................  75@1  35
Spigella.....................   48®  53
Sanguinarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  35®  40
Senega.......................  45®  50
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40 
M  @ 20
Scillae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po....................  @ 35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
inglber a ..................   12®  15
Zingiber  j ...............  
18®  22
SEMEN.
Anlsum,  (po.  20).. 
..  @ 15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  20®  22
Bird, Is.....................  
4®  6
Carui, (po. 18)............   8®  12
Cardamon....................1 00® 1  25
Corlandrnm...............   10®  12
Cannabis Satlva.........   3*4®4
Cydonlum..................   75@l  00
Chenopodlum  ...........  10®  12
Dlpterlx Odorate........ 2 25®2 35
Foenlculum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
L in l............................4  @4*4
Linl, grd,  (bbl. 3*4)...  4  @4*4
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian__  3*4® 4*4
R apa..........................  6®  7
Sinapis,  Albu............   8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

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

“ 

“ 

“ 

®  15 
®3 50 
®  80 
@  50 
®  15 
1*4®  2 
®

“ 
“ 
“ 

SPIRITUS.
Frumentl, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50 
D.F. R ......1  75@2 00
io®i so
.:................l 
Junlperls  Co. O. T ___1 75@1  75
“ 
1 
75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  B.........1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vlni  Galll............ 1 75@6 50
Vinl Oporto.................1 
VinI  Alba....................1 

25@2 00
25@2 00

 

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage.................. 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
2 00
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
85
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car
rlage....................... 
65
75
Hard for  slate  use—  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
use..........................  
140

STRUTS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri  Iod.............................  50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  56
Rhei  Arom..........................  50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
ScUlae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Pranas  vlrg........................   50

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

Groceryr  Price  Current•

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

and  buy  In  full  packages.

“Universal.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  
“ 

1, per hundred..............  $3 00
................3  50
2, 
3, 
................4  00
................5  00
5, 
*10, 
....................... 6  00
*20, 
................7  00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over............   5 per  cent.
10 
500  “ 
1000 
“  
“
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

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

(Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from *10  down. | 
20 books.........................* 1 06
50
2 00 
3 00 
100
6 25 
250
500
10 00 
17  50
1000

 

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. in case.

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

CRACKERS.
Butter.

Soda.

Seymour XXX.....................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon........ 6*
Family  XXX......................  61-
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6*
Salted XXX.........................  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ..........6*
Kenosha.............................   7*
Boston....................................8
Butter  biscuit....................   6*
Soda, XXX...... ..................  6
Soda, City............................  7*
Soda,  Duchess....................  8*
Crystal Wafer.....................10
Reception  Flakes.............. 10
S. Oyster  XXX...................  6
City Oyster. XXX.................  6
Farina  Oyster....................   6
Strictly  pure......................  30
Telfer’s Absolute..............  35
Grocers’............................ 10@15

CREAM TARTAR.

Oyster.

—

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.
APPLES.

“ 

5
5
@7
8

quartered  “ 
APRICOTS.

Sundried. sliced In  bbls.
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes
California in  bags........
Evaporated in boxes.  ..
BLACKBERRIES.
In  boxes....................... .
NECTARINES.
701b. bags......................
25 lb. boxes....................9  @9*
12
Peeled, in  boxes...........
8
Cal. evap.  “ 
...........
“ 
in b ag s.......
@ 7 *
FEARS.
California in bags  ....
@7

PEACHES.

“ 

PITTED CHERRIES.
Barrels..........................
.........  
50 lb. boxes...................
.........  
...................
25  “ 
.........  

“ 

PRUNELLES.

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

RASPBERSIES.

In barrels...................... 
50 lb. boxes.................... 
...................... 
251b.  “ 
Foreign.
CURRANTS.

11
11*
12

12*

17
17*
18

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

PEEL.

Patras. In barrels........  @4
In  *-bbls........  @ 414
In less quantity  @ 4*
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  2: 
Lemon 
10
Orange 
11

25  “ 
“ 
“ 
25  “ 
RAISINS.
Domestic.
London layers,  2 crown__1  40
S  “ 
....1  65
fancy.......... 1 85
Loose Muscatels, boxes....... 1 25
70 lb  bags  @5* 
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  7*@ 7* 
..11  @12
“ 
Sultana, 20 
..  6*@ 6*
Valencia, 20  “ 

Foreign.

“ 
“ 

PRUNES.

Bosnia........................   @
California, 90x100 25 lb. bxs.  8 
..8*
..9
.9 *
Turkey............ ........... 6  @6*
Silver..................................11

80x90 
70x80 
60x70 

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“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

XX  wood, white.

No. 1 ,6 * ..........................   *1  75
No. 2, 6 * ..........................   1  60
No. 1, 6.............................   1  65
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50
No. 1 ,6*..........................   135
No. 2, 6 * ..........................  1  25
6* .....................   .....  100
6 ....................................................  
95
Mill No. 4.........................  1 00

Manilla, white.

Coin.

@13
&
@
@1013
@1  00 
@10 
@25 
@35 
@22 
@30 
©15

1  60 
.1  50 
.1  25 
,2:00 
3 00
.40

“ 
“ 

Half  piut, common......
Pint 
......
......
alf pint, fancy..........
...........
Pint 
Quart 
............
CLOTHES PINS. 
5 gross boxes............... .
COCOA  SHELLS.

“ 
“ 

351b  bags......................  @3
Less quantity  ..............  @3)4
Pound  packages.......... 644@7

COFFEE.
GREEN.
Rio.

Santos.

Fair....................... ............ 16
Good...................... ............ 17
Prime.................... ............ 18
Golden.................. ............ 20
Peaberry............... ............ 20
Fair....................... ............ 16
Good...................... ............ 17
Prime ...’............... ............ 18
Peaberry  .............. ............ 20
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair....................... ............ 20
Good...................... ............ 21
Fancy.................... ............ 23
Prime.................... ............ 19
M illed................... ............ 20
Java.
Interior .................
...........25
97
Private Growth__
Mandehling......... ............ 28
Mocha.
Imitation.............
............ 23
Arabian...............
............ 26

Maracaibo.

ROASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted
coffee, add *c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink-
age.
A rbuckle’s A riosa........  19 80
M cLaughlin’»  XXXX  19.80
G erm an..............
........  19 80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__  19 80

PACKAGE.

pii
liSmD In i

Cabinets 
containing 
120 1 lb.
packages 
sold at case 
price,  with 
additional 
charge of 
90 cents  for 
cabinet

EXTRACT.
. 

valley City...........
75
Felix 
1  15
Hummel’s, foil__ ...........1  50
“ 
........... 2 50

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

t i n ......

.  .. 

CLOTHES  LINES.
50ft........
60 f t.......
70 ft........
80ft........
60 ft........
7 2 ff......

CHICORY.
Bulk.....................
Red.......................
“ 
Cotton,  40 ft........ per doz.  1  25
“ 
1  40
“ 
1  60
“ 
1  75
1  90
“ 
Jute 
90
1  00

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“ 
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COUPON  BOOKS.
fllPlIIPl  g ¡¡¡¡¡I
[j|S I

“Tradesman.’
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“Superior.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

per hundred............... 2 00
“ 
................  2 50
“ 
..  ........... 3 00
“ 
................3 00
“ 
................4 00
“ 
................5 00
per hundred................2 50
“ 
..............   300
................. 3 50
“ 
“ 
................  4 00
“ 
................5 00

....................................6  00

“ 

“ 

FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

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

4

Farina.
Hominy.

Barrels.................................3 75
Grits.................................... 4 25

Lima  Beans.

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

4
Maccaroni and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported........................10*@11 *
Pearl Barley.
Kegs...............................3  @4

“

Peas.

Green,  bn............................ 1 40
Split,  D bl..............................5 00
German..............................  4*
East India...........................  5*
Cracked..............................  
5

Wheat.

Sago.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

** 
“ 

Cod.

Halibut.
Herring.

Yarmouth..........................   1  10
Pollock.......................  
4
Whole, Grand  Bank...  6  @6*
Boneless,  bricks  ..........7*@8
Boneless, strips...........  7*@8
Smoked...................... 
12
Scaled......................... 
Holland,  bbls............  
tggs,,,,»,,,, 
Round shore, *  bbl... 
“ 
*   bbl.. 
Mackerel.

18@20
11  00
85
3 25
1 35
No. 1, *  bbls. 90 lbs...........11  00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs................  1  25
Family, *  bbls., 100 lbs__ 5 50
75
Russian, kegs....................   45
No. 1, *  bbls., lOOlbs.......... 6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs..................  90
No. 1, *  bbls., 1001 bs...........8 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs................. 1  10
Family, *  bbls., 100 lbs__  3 50
kits  10  lbs..............  50

Sardines.
Trout.

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

“ 
PLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Whitefish.

“ 

2 oz folding box...  75
3 oz
11  S2X ... 1  00
4 oz
...1  50
“ 
6 oz
“ 
...2T00
“ 
...3 00
8 oz
GUN  POWDER.

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

Kegs  .
Half  kegs.......................

..5 50
.3 00

HERBS.

Sage.....................................15
Hops.................................... 25
Madras,  5 lb. boxes  ........ 
S. F„ 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

INDIGO.

55
50

JELLY.

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

“ 

LICORICE.

Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  18
LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz................1 25
4 doz................2 25
MATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur...................... 1  25
Anchor parlor......................1 70
No. 2 home...........................1  10
Export  parlor......................4 00

“ 

MINCE  MEAT

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

MEASURES.

Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon  ..........................   *1
Half  gallon......................  1  40
Q uart...............................  
70
P in t.....................................  
45
Half  p in t......   ..............  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon......................  4
Q uart...............................  3 75
2 25
P in t............................
MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house......................  13*
Ordinary..........................  
16
Prim e...............................  
16
Fancy...............................  
20

New Orleans.

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

14
17
22
27
35

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

@4 40 
@2 30

Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count........... (4 00
Half  barrels, 600 count__2 50

Small.

PIPES.

Barrels, 2,400  count..  4 50@5 00 
Half bbls, 1,200 connt 2  75@3 CO 

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

ROOT BEER
Williams, per doz....
3 doz. case.
Domestic.

RICE.

“ 

1  75 
5  00

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

Broken...............................
Japan, No. 1......................... 6
5*
Java....................................  5
Patna..................................   5

'  No. 2....... 

Imported.

SAUERKRAUT.

Silver Thread, bbl...........  14 50
*  bbl........  2 25

“ 

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice............... 
10
Cassia, China In mats........  8
Batavia in bund__ 15
Saigon In rolls........ 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................13
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................80
“  No.  1.......................75
“  No.  2.......................65
Pepper, Singapore, black — 15 
“ 
white...  .25
shot.........................19
“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.
Allspice............................... 15
Cassia,  Batavia...................20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboy na................30
“  Zanzibar.................20
Ginger, African................... 15
"*  Cochin.................... 18
Jamaica — ...........20
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... 80
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste. .25
“  Trieste.................... 27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................65
Pepper, Singapore, black— 20
“ 
white.......30
“  Cayenne..................25
Sage......................................20
“Absolute” in Packages.
* s 
Allspice.......................   84
Cinnamon....................  84
Cloves..........................   84
Ginger, Jam .................   84
“  Af....................   84
Mustard.......................   84
Pepper.........................   84
...................  84
Sage.......  

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*s
1  55 
1  55 
1  55 
1 55 
1  55 
1  55 
1  55

SEEDS.

A nise.........................  @12*
Canary, Smyrna.........  
3*
Caraway.................... 
8
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4*
Mixed  Bird  ..............4*@ 5*
Mustard,  white.........  
6
9
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
6
Cuttle  bone...............  
30

STARCH.
Corn.

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

20-lb  boxes..........................  6*
40-lb 
6*

Gloss.
1-lb packages.......................  6
3-lb 
....................... 6
6-lb 
6*
 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4*
Barrels................................   4%
Scotch, In  bladders............37
Maccaboy, in jars...............35
French Rappee, In Jars......43

SNUFF.

 

SODA.

Boxes....................................5*
Kegs, English........................4*

SAL  SODA.

Kegs.................................  
1*
Granulated,  boxes..............  1*

BALT
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks......................*2 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
2014-lb.  “ 
2 25
24 3-lb  cases.......................  1 50
50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
281b.  “ 
18
.. 

drill  “ 

 
 

56 lb. dairy In drill  bags...  35
281b.  “ 
18

.. 

“ 

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Warsaw.

Ashton.

OATMEAL.

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

56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75 
56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks.  75

Higgins.

CHEESE.

Salmon.
“ 

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

“ 
“ 

Sardines.
American  * 8 ................ 4*@  5
* s ............... 6*@ 7
Imported  * s .....................11@12
* s .................... 13@14
Mustard  * s ....................... 7@9
Boneless.......................... 
20
Brook, 3 lb...............................2 50

Trout.

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Amboy.......................
Herkimer...................
Riverside...................
Allegan......................
Skim...........................
Brick.............................
E dam ........................
Limburger  ...............
Pineapple...................
Roquefort...................
Sap Sago....................
Schweitzer, imported.
domestic  —

CATSUP.

Suart 

“ 

APPLE  BUTTER

40 lb. pails.......................  5
20 lb. pails.........................  5*
Mason's,  10, 20 or 30 lbs —   6 
7

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

“ 

Graphite.

 

“ 

“ 

*  gr. eases, per gr............88 50
12* lb. pails, per doz  ......  7 50
251b. 
12 00
100 lb. kegs, per lb............   4
250 lb. *  bbls., per  lb........  3Ji
400 lb. bbls., per lb — ......  3*
gr. cases, per gr............. 86 50
*  lb. palls, per doz........... 7 00
lb. 
10 50
00 lb. kegs, per  lb ............   3*
50 lb. *  bbls., per  lb.......   3*
400 lb. bbls., per lb ............   3

Badger.

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BAKING  POWDER.

Acme.

Arctic.

*  lb.  cans, 3 do*................ 
45
“  2 “  .................  85
*  lb. 
1  “  .................  1  00
“ 
1 lb. 
Bulk...................................   10
u   lb cans............................  60
*  1b  “ 
1  20
 
2 00
1 ft  “   
5  a  
“ 
 
9 60
Cook's  Favorite.
100 *  lb cans....................  12 00
100 *  lb cans....................  12 00
100 *  lb cans....................  12 00
2 doz 1 ib cans....................  9 60
(tankard pitcher with each can)

(161 pieces colored glass)
(131 pieces of crystal glass)
(IOC hdl cups and saucers)

T)r. Price’s.

0RpRICt§
C R E A M
baking
powdeb
¡Rumar»

“ 
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« 

* lb   “ 
1 B>  “ 
Vi lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
Victor.

Red Star, V lb  cans..........  
...........  
 
Telfer’s,  *  lb. cans, doz. 

40
60
1  50
 
45
“ 
85
“  ..  1  50
6 oz cans, 4 d o z .................  80
“ 
9 
1  20
r   J 2 dcz...  ..............2 00
16 

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BATH BRICK.

2 dozen in case.

 

English...............................  90
Bristol..................................  70
Domestic..................  
60
Gross 
b l u in g . 
Arctic, 4 oz  ovale..............4 00

Soz
pints,  round  ......
No. 2, sifting box. 
No. 3, 
No. 5, 
1 oz ball  ..............

‘r 
“
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl............................2 00
No. 1  “ 
..........................  2 25
No. 2 Carpet.......................  2 50
No. 1 
“ 
2 75
Parlor Gem.......................... 3 00
Common Whisk.................  1  00
Fancy 
.................  120
M ill...................................  3 25
Warehouse.......................... 3 00

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

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

CANDLES
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.
Star,  40 
“ 
__
Paraffine...............
Wlcklng..................

10
910*
25

CANNED  GOODS.

FISH.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  1 lb................ l io
“  2  lb...................1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb.......................2 00
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................   90
21b.................... 170
Lobsters.

Star,  1  lb.............................2 50
“  2  lb.............................3 50
Picnic, 1 lb........................... 2 00
21b............................3 00
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, lib .......................1 30
2  lb..................... 2 25
Mustard,  31b.......................3 00
Tomato Sauce, 3 lb..............3 00
Soused, 3 lb..........................3 00

“ 

FRUITS.
Apples.

 
 
 

1  10

Gages.

Peaches.

3 lb. standard............
85 
York State, gallons__
2 40 
Hamburgh,  “  —
2 50
Apricots.
2 25 
Live oak............
Santa Cruz.................
2 00 
2 50 
Lusk’s.........................
Overland..................
1  90
Blackberries.
B. &  W.......................
90
Cherries.
Red.............................
1  20 
Pitted Hamburgh......
1  75 
White.........................
1  20 
Erie...........................
1  20
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
Erie............................
@1  25 
California...................
1  70
Gooseberries.
Common....................
Pie
per doz  I Maxwell
Shepard’s ..................
* 
_!  Chimorn -c
Dime cans.
California...................
4- oz 
................
Monitor 
6 oz
Oxford.......................
5- oz 
Pears.
12-oz 
16-oz 
Domestic....................
2* -lb
Riverside....................
4- 
Pineapples.
5- 
Common.....................
10-lb
•Johnson's  sliced........
grated.......
Quinces.
Common....................
Raspberries.
Red  ...........................
Black  Hamburg.........
Erie, black 
.......
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................
Hamburgh.................
Erie............................
Terrapin.......................
Whortleberries.
Common....   ............
F. &  W.......................
Blueberries...............
7 00  Corned  beef,  Libby’s
10 50 
Roast beef,  Armour’s
.  2 75 
Potted  ham. *  lb __
.  4 00 
“  *  lb .......
.  8 00 
.  4 50
“ 

1 20 
1  25 1 20
1  80 
1  75 
1  50 
1  00
tongue, *  lb ................110
*  lb ........... 
95
chicken,  >4 lb ........... 
96

1  10 
1  50
1  40
2 25 
1  35 
1  25
1  252 10
1  30
2 50 
2 75

■  90 
.1  33 
1  90 
.2 47 
.3 75 
.4 75 
11  40 
18 25 
lb
21  60 
lb 
41  80

1  30 
1  SO 
1  40

MEATS.

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 

 

VEGETABLES.

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless...........1  25
French sty le ........ 2  25
Limas..........................1 40
Lima,  green.  ........................ 1  30
soaked........................   80
Lewis Boston  Baked............ 1  35
Bay State  Baked........................ 1 35
World’s  F air............................... 1 35
H am burgh.............................
Livingston  E d e n .......................1 15
Purity 
..................................
Honey  Dew  ..........................1  50
Morning Glory..........................  1 io
Hamburgh marrof a t ..................1 35

early J a n e ............
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois...........1 75
fancy  sifted........1  90
Soaked....................................  65
Harris  standard...................  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.1  10
Early J a n e .........1  30
Archer's  Early Blossom__ 1  35
F ren ch .........................................1 80
French.................................16@18
E rie.........................................   95
H ubbard...................................... 1 20
H am burg.................................... 1 40
Soaked....................................  80
Honey  Dew................................. 1 60
Excelsior 
Eclipse......................................... 1 00
Hamburg......................................1 30
G allon.........................................2 50

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

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

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.

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

Solar Rock.

56 lb.  sacks.......................
Saginaw and Manistee. 
Common Fine  per bbl......

SALEBATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s .........................   83 30
DeLand’s .............................3 15
Dwight’s ..........  .................3 30
Taylor’s .............. 
3 00

 

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

“ 

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Thompson & Chute  Brands.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Sliver,  100 12 oz............... ..83  65
.  5 00
Snow, 100 10 oz  ...............
.  3 35
Mono, 100 12 oz  ...............
German Family,  601 lb .. ..  2  55
7511b... ..  3  10
Laundry Castile, 75 1 lb .. ..  3 05
Marbled, 75 1 l b .............. ..  3 05
Savon Improved, 60  1 lb. ..  2  50
Sunflower,  100 10 oz......... ..  2  75
.  2  50
Olive, 100 iOoz.................
Golden, 80 1 l b ............... ..  3 25
Economical, 30  2 lb ........ ..  2 25
Standard, 30 2 lb  ............
Old Country,  80  1-lb----- ...3  30
Good Cheer, 601 lb  ........ ...3   90
White Borax, 100  Si-lb... .. .3 60
Concord............................. ..  2  80
Ivory, 10  oz...................... ..  6 75
‘  G  oz........................ ..  4  00
............................. .  3 65
Lenox 
Mottled  German.............. ..  3  15
Town T alk........................ ..  3 60
......... ..  3  75
Snow, 100 G-oz 
Cocoa Castile, 24  lb ......... ..  3 00
Silverine, 100  12 oz.......... ..  3 50
50 12 oz............ ..  1  to
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz. ..  2  50
hand, 3 doz....... ..  2 50
..  5  OO
Potash Flakes, 7210 oz..

SCOURING AND POLISHING.
“ 
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Proctor & Gamble.

TOILET.

SUGAR.
Cut  Loaf......................
@  554
@ 5
C ubes...........................
@  5
Powdered....................
©4.69
Granulated.. 
.......
Confectioners’ A .......
@4  56
@  4M
Soft A ...........................
White E xtra C ............ @4  18

@  4

Less than  bbls.  54c advance

SYRUPS.
Corn.

Barrels............................... ...23
...25
Half bbls..........................
F 
...  19
a ir ..................................
...  25
Good................................
Choice............................... ....  30

Pure Cane.

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

8
8
9
Svi
854

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice..........................34  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
D ust.............................10  @13

SUN CUBED.

F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @30
Choice.......................... 34  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12

BASKET  PIBED.

F air............................. 18  @20
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40

GUNPOWDEB.

ntPEBIAL.

oolong. 

Common to  fair...........25  @35
Extra fine to finest— 50  @65
Choicest fancy............ 75  @85
@26
Common to  fair...........23  @30
Common to  fair...........23  @26
Superior to fine............30  @35
Common to fair...........18  @26
Superior to  fine...........30  @40
F air.............................18  @26
Choice..........................24  @28
Best...................  
  40  @50

ENGLISH BBEAKPAST.

YOUNG HYSON.

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

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Palls unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha  .................  
60
Sweet  Cuba...............  
34
24
McGinty....................  
54 bbls.......... 
22
Little  Darling........... 
22
54 bbl.. 
20
1791............................ 
20
19
1891, 54 bbls................ 
Valley  City................ 
33
Dandy Jim .................  
27
Tornado.....................  
20
Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead.................  
Joker......................... 
Nobby Twist................. 
Oh  My..........................  

37
20
38
29

Plug.

 

Scotten’s Brands.

30
26

Finzer’s Brands.

Middleton's  Brands.

Zeno..............................
Hiawatha.....................
Valley C ity.................
Old  Honesty................
Jolly Tar......................
Here  It Is ....................
31
Old Style......................
Jas. G. Butler &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good...................... 38
Toss Up......................................26
Out of  Sight............................  25
Private Brands.
Sweet  Maple............... 
L. & W.......................... 
Smoking.
Boss......................................... 1254
Colonel’s Choice.......
Warpath .....................
B anner......................
King Bee....................
Kiln Dried.................
Nigger Head..............
Honey  Dew...............
Gold  Block................
Peerless......................
Rob  Roy.....................
Uncle  Sam.................
Tom and Jerry..........
Brier Pipe...................
Yum  Y um .................
Red Clover.................
Navy...........................
Handmade.................
F ro g ...........................
GRAINS and FEEDSTFFFS

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

MEAL.

PLOUB.

Bolted..............................
Granulated.....................
Straight, in  sacks  ........
“ barrels.........
“ 
Patent 
“ sacks...........
“ barrels........
“ 
Graham  " sacks...........
Rye 
“ 
.........
JULLSTUPPS.
Bran..................................
Screenings......................
Middlings........................
Mixed  Feed....................
Coarse meal............. —
Car  lots...........................
Less than  car  lots........

COBS.

“ 

OATS.

1  201  40
!
4 30
4 40 I
5 30 ’ 
5 40 j
2  10 I 
2 50 I
16 00 j
15 00 j
17 00 
17 00 j 
IS 50

Car  lots  .........................
Less than car lots..........

No. 1 Timothy, car lots. 
.
No. 1 

“ 

HAY.
ton lots 

.13 00 
.14  00

’I'H h l  M IC H IG A N   T R A D E S M A N ,

WASHBOARDS.

Single.

Double.

Rival...............................
Daisy...............................
Langtrv..........................
Defiance..........................
Wilson............................
Rival...............................
Defiance..........................
Red Star..........................
Shamrock.......................
Ivy Leaf..........................
40 gr................................

VINEGAR.

.  1  40
.  1  00
.  1  10
.  1  75
.  2 50
.  1  SO
.  2 00
.  2 75
.  2 50
.  2 25
..  754

30

81 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per g a l.................
Beer mug, 2 doz in case 
TBAST—Compressed. 
Fermentum  pe  doz. cakes
“ 
per lb-............ .
Fleischman, per doz cakes. 
per lb................
“ 
FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes  as 

P B E S H   F IS H

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

1  75

“ 
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81  00
1  60
1  25
125
1  75

o y s t e r s—Bulk.
Mediums, per  gal......... 
 
Selects, 
 
 
 
Clams 
Shrimps 
...... 
 
Scallops 
 
oysters—Cans. 
Fairhaven  Counts —   @35
F. J. D. Selects.........   @30
Selects.......................  @25
F  J.D .........................  @21
Anchor.....................   @20
Standards  .................  @18
Favorites....................  @16
j OysterE, per  loo  ........1  25@1  50
Clams. 
........  75@1  00

SHELL  GOODS.

“ 

HIDES.

H ID E S ,  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  to! 

lows,  prices nom inal:
G reen..............................3  @4
Part C u re d .............  
@4
Full 
Dry.................................   5 @  S
Kips,green  .................  3  @ 4
Calfskins,  green..........  4 @ 5
Deacon skins.................10 @30

cured...................  @  454
cured..........  5 @ 654

...................  @454

“ 

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No. 2 hides 54 off.
FELTS.

........................50  ©1  50

Shearlings......................10 @25
Lambs 
W ashed.........................20 @25
U nw ashed....................10 @20

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow .........................   354®  4
Grease  butter  ............  1  @ 2
Switches......................  154@ 2
Ginseng....................... 2 00@2 50

PUBS.

Outside prices for No. 1 only.
..........  50@1  00
Badger..............
.......15 00@25 00
Bear..................
..........3 00@7 00
B eaver.............
..........   40©  50
Cat,  w ild..........
..........   103  25
“  house.......
.......... 4 00©6 00
Fisher...............
.......... 1  00@1  50
Fox, red............
..........3 00@5 00
“  cross.........
..........   50@1  00
“  grey..........
..........2 00@3 00
Lynx.................
........ 1 01 @3 00
Martin,  d ark..
yellow  50@i  oo
pale  &
...........   40@1  10
Mink, d ark ......
..........   03@  15
M uskrat__
..........  15®  30
Oppossum........
............5 00@8 00
Otter,  dark......
............  25@  75
Raccoon.......... .
........... 1  00@1  20
Skunk...............
..........1  00@3 00
Wolf..................
lb.......2 00@5  00
Beaver castors,

“ 

1 7

deerskins—Per pound

Thin and  green  ...................  10
Long gray.............................   20
G ray.......................................25
Red and  blue.......................  35

OILS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  in barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
W.  W.  Headlight,  150 
fire  test (old test/  . . .   @ 8
Water  Woite............... 
©  754
Naptha.........................   @ 7
Gasoline......................  ©  8)4
C ylinder.......................27  @36
E n g in e .........................13  @21
Black. 25 to 30 <1eg 
@ 754

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay  as  follows 

for dressed  fowls:
Spring  chickens..........12  @13
Fow l.............................. 11  ©12
Turkeys 
.....................14  @15
Ducks  ..........................13  @14
G eese............................12  @14
Live Broilers 154 to 2 lbs 
each.......................... 20  @25

PAPER.

P A P E R  & W O OD EN W A RE 
Straw 
................................... 13£
Roekfalls.................................2
Rag sugar................................ 2
Hardware................................ 254
B akers......................................254
Dry  Goods....................   554@6
Jute  Manilla.................  @654
Red  Express  No. 1.......... 554
No. 2 ................454

“ 

TWINES.

“ 

WOODENWARE.

48 Cotton.................................22
Cotton,  No. 1.........................18
“  2..........................16
Sea  Island, assorted__ ...  35
No. 5 H em p...........................15
No. 6  “ ....................................15
Tubs, No. 1.............................7  00
“  No. 2............................. 6  00
“  No. 3.............................5 00
1 35
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop—   1  60
50
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes —  
Bowls, 11 inch.....................   1  00
1  25
13  “ 
15  “ 
2 00
17  “ 
2 75
assorted, 17s and  19s  2 50 
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
shipping  bushel..  1  20 
full  hoop  “ 
..  1  30
bushel...................  1  50
willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75 
No.2 6 25
“ 
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Noil  3 50
“  No.2 4 25
»  No.3 5  00

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

splint 

1 
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35

 
 
 

VICTOR
GERMAN
BAKING  POWDER
ABSOLUTELY  THE  BEST!

COFFEE.

You cannot miss it 11  io u  try  
Choice Books Free. 

See certificate in each package

“ —

Trv It You can buy it of your jobber.

S u perior  to  A. 11.

Every Can  Guaranteed to give  Satisfaction or Money  Refunded

Manufactured  by

Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana.

THE  TOLEDO  SPICE  CO,  Toledo,  Ohio,

Roasters of  HIGH  GRADE  COFFEES.

V

18

FIRE  INSURANCE.

Its  History  and  the  Laws,  Rules  and 

Customs Which Govern It.

FO U RTH   P A P E R .

There is such a thing as a  moral  obli­
gation.  even in the business world, which 
is duly recognized by business men every­
where in their dealings  with each other.
The motives  which  prompt  this  recog­
nition,  however,  are generally of a selfish 
nature.  They do not spring from a phil­
anthropic  source,  but,  rather  from  a 
craving  desire  to  further  and  advance 
our  own  pecuniary  interests.  For  in­
stance the insurance company that waives 
the violation  of  some  trivial,  technical 
condition  in  the  policy,  and  promptly 
pays over the insurance money,  does  not 
do so solely on account of the love enter­
tained for the assured, or a desire to  im­
prove his condition in life; but it is  paid 
for  the  express  purpose  of  advancing 
the business  interests  of  the  company.
It is paid, in such case,  not  because  the 
company is legally liable,  but  because it 
is  obligated  to  do  so  morally;  and  its 
patrons demand,  and have a right to  ex­
pect,  a  compliance.  To  discard  the 
moral obligation and take  advantage  of 
legal defences,  means offence to  its  pat­
rons and a withdrawal of their patronage, 
and,  consequently,  a  pecuniary  loss  to 
the company. 
It is very  unbusinesslike 
and extremely unwise,  however,  for  any 
business man  to rely upon the moral ob­
ligations of  an  insurance company.  Re­
member that validity of a policy of insur­
ance,  like  any  other  contract,  depends 
upon a strict observance, and a complete 
preformance,  of  all  its  conditions  and 
stipulations.

In continuation  of  my  review  of  the 
conditions of the policy lying before  me,
I take up my next topic.

“Or  if the assured  shall  have  or shall 
hereafter make  any  other  insurance  on 
the property hereby insured,  or any  part 
thereof, without the  consent  of  the  com­
pany written hereon,” this  policy shall be 
void.

When business  in  any  particular  line 
of manufacture or of  traffic is depressed, 
and  stocks  are  receding  in  price,  it  is 
well known that all kinds of  property  in 
that  line  are  much  more  likely to burn, 
and,  therefore,  the  object  of  the  fore­
going provision  is  to prevent the accum­
ulation of  insurance  to such  an  amount 
as would  not  only take  away all  motive 
to  preserve  the  property from  loss,  but 
also  to  furnish a strong  motive  for  its 
destruction.

the  insured;  for,  if  the  second  policy 
was  effected  by  the  mortgagee  for  his 
own exclusive  benefit, it was  not  within 
the  condition;  and  if  it  was  taken  for 
the  benefit of  the  mortgagor,  and  this 
should  be  deemed within  the condition, 
then  the  second  policy itself  was  void, 
under a condition  in  it  requiring notice 
of a prior policy.

It  was  held  in a New York  case  that 
such  a  clause as the  one  quoted,  refers 
to  insurances  effected  by  the  assured 
himself, or  his  associates  or  agents for 
his  own  interest.  And  where  a  ware­
houseman  held  a  policy  on  goods  “his 
own,  in  trust, or  on  commission,”  with 
condition  substantially  as  above, and  it 
appeared that some of  the goods deposit­
ed  were  covered  by a floating  policy  to 
the depositor,  which was not endorsed on 
the  policy  of  the  warehouseman,  and 
which  expired  before  the  fire, 
it  was 
held  that  such  floating  policy  was  not 
within the condition,  and  that  the ware­
houseman  and  depositor  might  jointly 
or  cumulatively  recover  the  single  and 
full value of the goods.

Where  a  third  person,  to  whom  the 
insured  property had  been  transferred, 
and to whom the policy had  been assigned 
with  the  assent of  the  insurers,  fails  to 
notify the latter, at the time of the trans­
fer,  of  another  policy  previously  taken 
out  by  him  on  the  same  property,  the 
insurers will  be discharged.  A  declara­
tion  of  the  first  insurance,  made  after 
the  loss,  in compliance  with  the stipula­
tion  that  the  assured  shall  declare  on 
oath  whether  any  and  what  other  in­
surance has been made on the same prop­
erty, will be too late.  Levitt vs. Western 
Marine & Fire Insurance Co., 7 Rob.;  La. 
351.

A  second  policy taken  out  by the  as­
sured,  which  is void  on  account of  mis­
representation,  has  been  held  not  to 
avoid  a  policy,  nor  to  be  within 
the 
above prohibition.

The  precedent laid  down in the  above 
last  mentioned  case  has  not  been  uni­
formly  followed  by  the  courts.  The 
weight  of  judicial  authority  on  this 
question,  is  clearly, that  where  a policy 
is  effected  in  one  office, containing the 
usual  clause  to  protect  against  double 
insurance,  and afterwards one is effected 
in  another  office,  containing  the  same 
clause,  and  no  notice is given  to  either 
company,  the  second  policy is  void,  and 
the first is unaffected thereby.

questions naturally arise:

First,  What  is  the  meaning  of  “any

Under the condition cited  above,  three 

But it is valid  “upon its face,”  and the 
assured most certainly supposes it  to  be 
good  or  he  would  never  pay  the  pre­
mium.  The  spirit  of  the  condition  is, 
therefore,  violated  whether  the  second
other insurance upon  the same property, j policy is  void  or  valid.  On  the  other 
or any part thereof ?” 
hand it is  quite  difficult  to  sustain  the
Second, What  kind of  notice  is a com-  position,  that  the  procurement  of  the
pliance with the condition?
| mere issue of  a void  policy  is  the  pro-

Third, Whether there  may be a waiver I curement of  “other insurance.” 

of this condition, and if so. what amounts 
This difficulty might be obviated if  in- 
thereto? 
surers would add  to  the  foregoing  con-
First.  In  a  former  paper it was stated j dition these words,  “whether  such  addi- 
that  any  person  owning  a  property 
tional insurance be  valid  or  otherwise.” 
interest  may  ipsure  the  same,  and  as
In Woodbury Savings Bank vs. Charter
different  persons  may  own  separate j Oak Ins.  Co., 31 Conn.  518,  it  was  held 
interests in  the  same property,  it is  per-  that where a mortgage  interest  intended 
fectJy  clear  that  each  may  insure  his | to be insured,  but the policy  was  issued 
own  interest,  without  giving notice  that j to the mortgagor, loss,  if any, payable to 
another  and  distinct  interest  has  been  the mortgagee;  and  the policy  contained, 
substantially,  the  foregoing  condition,
insured by the owner thereof. 
It has been  held in a number of  cases, j  and the mortgagor  procured  a  later  in- 
that a policy  containing a condition  like  surance  of  the  property,  of  which  no 
the  one quoted,  is not  avoided  because a | notice was given to the company,  and  of 
second  policy  without  notice  has  been j which  the mortgagee had no  knowledge; 
taken  in the  name of  the mortgagee  of j that  as  the  original  insurance  was  in-

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

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

STICK  CANDT.
Full  Weight. 

Bbls.  Pails.

Standard,  per  lb

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H .H ........................................... 6
T w is t......................................G
Boston  Cream  ............... 20 lb. cases
Cut  Loaf..................................................7
Extra H.  H ..................................cases 7

MIXED  CANDT.
Full Weight.

 

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fan cy—In bulk.
Full Weight. 

Bbls.

Palls.

Standard...........................................6
Leader...............................................6
Royal.................................................6V4
Nobby................................................7 
English  Rock..................................7
Conserves......................................... 7
Broken Taffy......................baskets
Peanut Squares................... 
s
“ 
French Creams................................
Valley  Creams................................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets......................................... ’s
Modern, £0 lb. 
g

a

%

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fan cy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls.
Lozenges, plain.................................................   10
printed.............................................’  u
Chocolate Drops.................................................  11H
Chocolate Monumental«........................ . . . ” "  13
Gum Drops..........................................................  5^4
Moss Drops..........................................................  8
Sour Drops..........................................................  854
Imperials.............................................................   10
Per Box.
Lemon Drops........................................................ 55
Sour D rops................................................... ” '.” 55
Peppermint Drops......................................... 
'go
Chocolate Drops........................................l'..'."!!65
H. M. Chocolate  Drops....................................  "90
Gum Drops..................................................... 40@50
Licorice Drops.................................................... 1 00
A. B. Licorice  Drops........................... . . . ” 11..80
Lozenges, plain..................................................” (¡0
printed.............................................”.65
Imperials............................................................... 60
Mottoes................................................................. '70
Cream B ar.............................................  
.'."” 55
Molasses  Bar................................................. ” ”  55
Hand Made  Creams
Plain Creams..................................................80@90
Decorated Creams............................................ 1  00
String  Rock...................................................... ..65
Burnt Almonds..........................................!. i  GO
Wintergreen  Berries.................................... "..6 0
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes..........................  34
5i
No. 1, 
No. 3, 
¡si
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes.......................................  90
Floridas,  fancy-150-176-200...................  @3 75
choice.  126..............................   @3 00
russets-150-173-216..................  ©3  50
Tangerines.............................. 
.....
Californias,  Riverside.......................... 2 25@2 50
Navals  ..............................
Messinas, choice  200.............................   @3 75
160..............................   @3 50
“ 
©3 50
fancy,  360............................   @4 00
choice  300.............................  @3 50
fancy 300..............................  @4 00

Messina, choice, 360............................. 

CARAMELS.
 
 

ORANGES.

LEMONS.

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3 
3 

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OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

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“  extra 
*• 
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“  50-lb.  “ 

Figs, fancy layers, 6fc.......................... 12  @14
“  101b..........................14  @15
“  14B>..........................   @15
«  aoib..........................   @18
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................   @ 9
..........................   @ s
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................4^@ 5
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona.............................   @16
Ivaca.....................................   @15
California...........................   @ic
Brazils, new...........................................   @ 714
Filberts..................................................  @12
Walnuts, Grenoble................................   @14
Chili.......................................   @10
Table Nuts,  fancy.................................  &12H
choice..............................  @11 u
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.,  .......................... 11  @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks............................  @4 00
Fancy, H.  P., Suns.................................  @514
“  Roasted....................   @  714
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  @ 5^4
“  Roasted...................   @ n t
Choice, H. P.,  Extras............................  @  414
“  Roasted.................   @ 6*4

“  Marbot...................................   @
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PEANUTS.

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CUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS

-----OR-----

P A M P H L E T S

For the best work, at  reasonable  prices, address

THE  TRADESMAN COMPANY.

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  r  week 
ago.  Jobbers pay 18@20e 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@60c per doz.
Cranberries — Repacked  Cape  Cod are in  fair 
demand at $6 50  per  bbl.
Dried Apples—Sundried  is held at 4J4@5c  and 
evaporated at 6H@7e.
Eggs—Jobbers pay 10@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 15c per lb.
Maple  Sugar—Dealers  pay  7@Sc  per  lb. and 
hold at 8@9e.
Onions—Green are  in  fair  demand at 20c  per 
dozen bunches.  Dry stock  is  in  small  demand 
and supply, commanding GO@S0c 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—35c per doz.  bunches.
Sweet Potatoes—The market is a  little  higher, 
choice  stock  now  readily  commanding  $3.50
per bbl. 

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PROVISIONS.

8%
8*Com­
pound.
5*
554
6H
694
6H
6
5^4

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

PORE  IN  BARRELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new........................................................  10  75
S h o rtc u t...............................................ii 
jo
Extra clear pig, short c u t...........................’.  14 oo
Extra clear,  heavy..........................................
Clear, fat  back......................................13 
25
Boston clear, short cu t........................ 
;a  50
. 
Clear back, short cu t...............................13 
50
Standard clear, short cut, best.......... ” .. ”  ’  13 75

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage...........................................................
Ham Sausage..................................... 9
Tongue Sausage.............................. " ” ” ”  
9
Frankfort  Sausage 
............................. 71i
Blood Sausage.......................................... 5
Bologna, straight..................................5
Bologna,  thick............... ................... ”  
Headcheese.........................................5
lard—Kettle Rendered
Tierces................................................... 
a
Tubs......................................................... ]............giz
5oib.  T ins...................................................... § 5
ORANGER.
Tierces...................................................... 
50 lb cases................................  
20 
10 
3 

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714
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7*8

LARD.

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Family,

Tierces...................................... 5 v
30 and 50 lb. Tubs..................... 6
3 lb. Pails, 20 in a  case..............6K
5 lb. Palls, 12 In a case............... 654
10 lb. Pails, 6 In a case...............614
20 lb. Pails, 4  in a  case............. 6J»
50 lb. Cans..................................0 
BEEP  IN  BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs....................   6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.................... ”  g 59
Boneless, rump butts....................................’  9 00
Hams, average 20 lbs.......................................  914
16lbs..................................”  gv
12 to 14 lbs........................... 
10
picnic.....................................................gif

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.'

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Shoulders..................................................”  ]  $
Breakfast Bacon, boneless....................” ’" ”  8v
Dried beef, ham prices.............................  ...  giz
Long Clears, heavy............................................gS
Briskets,  medium.................................... 
7
light..................................................7

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FRESH  MEATS.

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Swift & Company quote as follows:
Beef, carcass..........................................   5  @ 6^4
“  hindquarters................................6>4@ 7%
fore 
* 
..............................4  @414
loins,  No.  3.................................  @ 9
rlbs  -.............................................  8  ©  SJ4
“ 
rounds.......................................-  5  @  6
1 
tongues.......................................  @
Bologna..................................................   m
Pork loins................................................  @  8
“  shoulders......................................   @  g
Sausage, blood or head.........................  @  414
liver........................................   @  4 u
Frankfort  ...............................  @  7
Mutton  ...................................................   @9
v eal.......................................................  5  @6

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THE  ONLY

RiiM  Package 

for  Batter.

Parchment Lined Paper Pails for 

3,  5 and 10 lbs.

LIGHT,  STRONG,  CLEAN,  CHEAP.
Consumer gets butter in Original Package.  Most 
profitable  and  satisfactory  way  of  marketing 
good goods.  Fall particulars free.

DETROIT  PIPER  PICKIOE  CO.,

DETROIT,  MICH.

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

19

tended as an insurance  of  the  mortgage 
interest of the insured,  and was to be re­
garded equitably as  such,  the  later  in­
surance was not such  further  insurance 
of .the  same  property  as  would  be  a 
breech of  the condition.

The Supreme  Court  of  Missouri  held 
that the condition  was  one  which  must 
be strictly observed,  and that,  if  violated 
by the insured,  he cannot recover on  the 
policy in case of loss.

Second.  In case of  a policy  issued  by 
a company through its agent, which  con­
tained the condition in question,  the  as­
sured handed the policy  to  an  agent  of 
the company,  who was  authorized  to  re­
ceive applications,  issue  policies and re­
ceive  premiums,  and  applied to him for 
additional insurance on  the  property  in 
other companies,  for  which  he  was also 
agent;  and  the  agent  before  receiving 
the  premium  for  the  additional  insur­
ance or  delivering  the  policy  therefor, 
inserted  in  the  policy  first  issued  the 
permission  “other  insurance  permitted 
without notice until  required.  J.  C.  M.,” 
it was held,  that  the insertion of  such a 
clause was  within  the  authority  of  the 
agent, and that the procuring of  further 
insurance  without  other  notice  to  the 
company did not make void the policy.

But in the policy before  me it is stipu­
lated  and  made  a  part  of  the  contract 
“ that the agent of  this  company  has  no 
authority to waive,  modify or  strike  out 
from this policy any of  its  printed  con­
ditions,  etc.,”  and, 
therefore,  an  en­
dorsement on  this  policy  similar  to  the 
above mentioned,  would not be construed 
as sufficient notice to  the  company,  and 
would,  no doubt,  void the policy.

Information by the insured to the com­
pany,  that there  was  a  prior  insurance 
at another office, but  adding  that  it  ivas 
on other property,  is  not  sufficient  com­
pliance with  the  condition  of  a  policy, 
requiring “notice of other insurance.”

It was held by  the  Supreme  Court  of 
the U. S.,  in  Carpenter  vs.  Providence 
Washington Ins. Co.,  16  Pet.,  495,  that 
whatever might  be  the  rule  in  equity, 
parol notice would not, at law,  be a com­
pliance with a condition  requiring  other 
insurance to be  endorsed  in  writing  on 
the policy. 
It  has  been  held,  that  the 
recital of prior insurance in  the applica­
tion would be notice to  the  company  of 
such insurance,  but that  a  recital  of  a 
wish to obtain subsequent  insurance was 
not notice to the company of  such insur­
ance  when  obtained.  The  consent  of 
the company,  endorsed upon  the  policy, 
must be obtained.

In  a case in Massachusetts it was held, 
that where the policy  provided  that,  “if 
the  assured shall have already any other 
insurance  against  loss  by  fire  on  the 
property hereby insured,  not  notified  to 
this  company  and  mentioned  in  or  en­
dorsed upon this policy,  then  this  policy 
shall be void and of  no  effect,”  and,  at 
the  time  of 
the  application  for  this 
policy,  the  insured  mentioned  to  the 
agent that there  was  another  insurance 
in a New  Hampshire  company,  and  the 
agent made a note  of  it  in  a  memoran­
dum  book,  which  contained  other  en­
tries,  relative to insurance and to private 
matters,  but the  policy  was  issued  and 
accepted without any consent therein ex­
pressed as  to  the  prior  insurance;  that 
the policy was void, and  that  parol  evi­
dence of the notice to the  agent  was  in­
admissible,  as tending to vary  the  terms 
of a written contract.

The standard policy in use in our State

is a  great  improvement  on  the  clumsy 
phraseology  of  the  old  policies.  Many 
an old fruitful  source  of  litigation  has 
been warded off,  and in the  modern  pol­
icy we have as perfect a  contract  of  in­
demnity as it is possible to make.  Before 
subsequent  insurance  can  be  effected, 
the company’s consent must  be  obtained 
in  writing,  first,  and  endorsed  on  the 
policy; and no agent of  the company can 
waive, modify, or strike from  the  policy 
this, or any other printed condition.

Third.  The assessment and collection 
of a premium note by a mutual insurance 
company,  after  it  has  been  advised  of 
violations of the conditions of the policy, 
operates  as  waiver of  any forfeiture oc­
casioned by such violations.  Keenan  vs. 
Dubuque  Mutual  Fire  Insurance Co.,  13 
Iowa,  375.

In  a  Connecticut  case  where  a policy 
provided,  that  insurance  should  be void 
if  articles  denominated  “ hazardous ” 
should be stored  in  the building without 
the consent of  the  company endorsed on 
the  policy,  and  the  agent of  the  com­
pany  consented  to  the  removal  of  the 
property  to  another  building  in  which 
such  hazardous  articles  were  stored, 
and  agreed 
to  make  whatever  entry 
was  necessary  on 
to 
it  in  force,  notwithstanding 
continue 
retained 
such  storage,  and 
took  and 
the  policy  for  that  purpose. 
It  was 
held  that  the  agreement  by  the  agent 
was a waiver by the company of the con­
dition,  which  required  such  written  en­
dorsement of consent, until such endorse­
ment should be made.

the  policy, 

I will close this paper by advising every I 
holder of  a Michigan  policy to exercise a 
great deal of caution before  venturing to j 
act upon  the  authority of  the  agent  in 
any  matter  at  variance with  the  exact 
letter of  the  printed  condition we  have 
been discussing. 

E.  A.  Owex.

Importance  of  the  General  Dealer  in 

Small  Towns.

“Inexperienced traveling men  are  apt 
to  underestimate  a  country  merchant 
simply because he is located at  some  in­
significant point a dozen or so miles from 
the nearest railroad,”  says F.  L. Shaw in 
the  Shoe  and  Leather  Gazette. 
“The 
older men on the road,  however, well un­
derstand that there are merchants so  far 
off from larger towns that  they  are  sel­
dom  heard  of  except  by  the  concerns 
they deal with,  but  whom  we  know  do 
an enormous business,  despite  their  ap­
parently unfavorable  surroundings.  As 
a matter of  course  such  merchants  run 
general stores.  They handle everything 
almost that is needed in  the  house  from 
the  kitchen  to  the  parlor,  and  every­
thing needed on the farm from a  pair  of 
boots to a harvesting machine.  They are 
nearly always desirable  customers;  they 
control almost  absolutely  a  good  trade; 
have  known  their  customers  for  many 
years,  and know  just how far  it  is  safe 
to credit a  man. 
It  is  true  they  often 
grant credit  on  what  would  seem  long 
time, but they are so sure of their money 
that they are safe  in  doing  so.  Many  a 
time have I made a trip of twenty-five or 
thirty miles  over  an  almost  impassable 
road,  paid  a  big  price  for  a  rig  and 
driver,  only to visit one  such  merchant, 
and many a time have I  taken  an  order 
from him that was worth as much  to  me 
as a half-a-dozen or more orders  secured 
in the larger  towns.  The  country  mer­
chant is a fixture.  He caters to a  pecul­
iar trade,  and while  it  may  seem  to  us 
that he is far removed from  civilization, 
nothing could be further  from the truth. 
Many of his customers are well-to-do and 
fairly well educated farmers,  who  enjoy 
life just as well as the millionaire in  the 
city.  They have their  own ways  of  en­
joying themselves,  and are not  afraid  to 
spend a little money for  luxuries as well 
as for necessities.”

f ) o You Want a Gut of 
•  *  *  YoiJr  Store Building?

F or  use  on  your  Letter  Heads,  Bill  Heads, 

Cards,  Etc.?

We  can  furnish  you  a  double  column  cut,  similar  to  above,  for  S10;  or a single 

column cut, like those below,  for §6.

In either case,  we should have clear photograph to work from.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

ENGRAVERS  A N D  PRINTERS,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.
BUY  THE  PENINSULAR

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, 

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Bags extra at market  price.

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86  75
5  75
1  50

» .  T.  LiHOREADI 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

CO,

Once and You are our Customer 

for life.

STANTON,  MOREY  &  CO„ M frs.

DETROIT, MICH.

Geo. F. Oven, Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

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

T M P f i i n 1 A N T   T o   C o m m e r c ia l  T r a v -  

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

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

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

ft. M. REYNOLDS X SON,

ESTABLISHED  1868.

Wholesale Dealers In

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

Practical  Roofers

In Felt, Composition an d Gravel.

Cor.  LOUIS  &  CAMPAU  STS.,

G r a n d   R a p id s ,  M ich

CHfls. s.  core,
Alibis & Tents

M A N U FA C TU R ER  OF

Horse and  W agon  Covers,

.TOURERS  OF

Hammocks and Cotton  Clicks
11  Pearl  St.,  Grand  Rapids,  JAich.

SEND FOR PRICE LIST.

Grand Rapids  & Indiana.
Schedule  in effect  January  10,1898.

. 

. 

„ 

TRAIN8  GOING  NORTH.
South. 

Arrive from   Leave going
North.
7 05  a m
11 -30  a  m
4:15  p m
10:80 p m
Train  arriv in g  a t 9:29  daily;  all  o ther trains  daily 

„  
For Saginaw  and Cadillac.........  5:15 a m 
For Traverse City & Mackinaw 
For Saginaw &  Traverse  C ity .. 
For Petoskey & M ackinaw.......   8:10 p m 
From  Kalamazoo and Chicago.  8:35 p m
except Sunday.

9:20 a m 
2:00 p m 

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

, 

„  

_. 

North. 

„  
For  C incinnati..............................  6:20 a m 
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
F or F o rt Wayne and th e  E ast..  U :60 a m  
For  Cincinnati..............................  6:30 p m 
For Chicago...................................10:40p m  
From Saginaw............................... 10:40 p m
all o ther trains daily except Sunday.

Arrive from  Leave going
South.
7:00 a  m
10*80 a  m
2 00  p m
11:05 p m

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

6:00 p m

For Muskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
7:00  a i 
10:10 a m 
11:26  a m  
4:40 p m 
5:40  p m
0:05 P m

From Muskegon—Arrive.

SLEEPING  &  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

11: 30 a  ill train.—P arlor chair  car  G’d 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
10:30 p ill train.—Sleeping  car  Grand 
. . . . . . . . . . .   E»Pids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.
SOUTH—7:00 am train.—P arlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
10:30 am   train.—W agner  P arlor  Car 
Grand Rapids to  Chicago.
6:00  p m train.—W agner Sleeping  Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
11 ;05 p III train.—W agner Sleeping Car 

______ Grand Rapids to Chicago.

C h ic ag o  v ia  G . R.  & I. R . R.

10:30 a m  
3:55pm  

10:30 a m tra in  through W agner P arlor Car.

Lv Grand  Rapids 
11 -05 Din 
A rr Chicago 
6 60 a m
.   u i* .P  m tra ln  daily, through W agner  Sleeping Car. 
. 
3:10 p m  
10:10 p m
A rr Grand Rapids 
8:35 p m  
6:15  a m
3:10  p  m  through  W agner  P arlor  Car.  1010  p  m 
tra in  daily, throngh W agner Sleeping Car.

2:09 p m  
9:00pm  

7:05 a m 
2:00 p m  

^hicago 

Through tickets and full inform ation  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist,  tick et  agent  a t  Union S ta ­
tion,  o r  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent  07 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

___________General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

_ 

, „ 

C. L. LOCKWOOD,

Railway.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor &  North  Michigan 
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwauk  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe  n 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.
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.
*  ’ £ r?“ d Rapids a t.......6:50 a. m. and 3:45 p. m.
Au Toledo a t.................1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p. m.
Return connections equally as good.

VIA  D ., G.  H.  A M.

VIA D ., L.  A N.

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

Mich igan (Tentryt.

“ The Niagara Falls Route.”

DEPART.  ARRIVE

_  _ 
D etroit Express.................................... 7:00 a m  10:00 p m
M ix e d ...................................................7:05 a m   4:30  p m
P4ay 
...................................  1:20p m   10:00am
"Atlantic & Pacific Express..............10:30 p m   6:00 a m
New York Express...............................6:40 p m  12:40 p m

♦Daily.
All o ther daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  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.

Feed M. Briggs, Gen’l Agent, 85 Monroe St.
A. Almquist, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Geo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St 
O. W. Rugglks  G. P.  &  T. Agent..Chicago.

Detroit

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

TIM E  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

tNo.  14 tNo.  16 tNo.  18 *No.  82
6 50am
10 55pm 
7 45am
12 37am 
8 28am
155am 
9 03am
3 15am 
10 45am
8.45am 
11 30am
7.‘.0am 
10 05am
5  40am 
11 55am
7 30am 
10 53am
5 37am 
11 50am
7  00am

10 20am
11 25am
12 17pm 
1 20pm 
3 05pm 
3 45pm
3 40pm 
6 00pm 
305pm
4 06pm

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm
6 65pm 
8 '0pm 
8 45pm
7 05pm I
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm I

WESTWARD.

Trains Leave

G’d Rapids,  Lv............I
G’d Haven,  A r............
Milw’kee Str  “ ............|
Chicago Str.  “  ...

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

1  00pm
2  10pm

♦Dally. 

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 9:50p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parle r  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 o h n W. L o u d , Traffic Manager.
Ben F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. Agent.
J a s. Ca m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

CHICAGO

23 Monroe Street.
JAN’Y 3,  1892.
AND WEST  MICHIGAN  R’Y.
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........9:00am  12:05pm  *11:35pm
Ar. CHICAGO.............. 3:55pm  5:25pm  *7:05am
Lv. CHICAGO.......  — 9:00am  4:45pm  *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS.......3:55pm  10:10pm  *6:10am
TO  AND  FROM  BENTON  HARBOR, ST. JOSEPH  AND 
Lv. Grand Itapids.  ...  9:00am  12:05pm  *11:35pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids.......*6:10am  3:55pm  10:10pm

INDIANAPOLIS.

For Indianapolis 12:05 p m only.

TO AND PROM MUSKEGON.

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

RAPIDS.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Chicago—Wagner 
Sleepers—Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 p m. ; leave 
Chicago  11:15  pm .  Parlor  Buffet  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 am .

H E T K O I T ,

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.  DDTRG1T..  .......1 2 :0 0 m  *5:10pm  10:40pm
Lv. DETROIT...............   7:00am  *1:15pm  5:40pm
Ar. OU’D  HAPIDS.......11:50am  *5:15pm  10:15pm
To aud  from  Lansing  aud 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 & HASTINGS R.  R.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

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

»Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

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

AT  HOME.
Take a coarse in the 

Sprague  Correspon­
dence School of Law 
[incorporated].  Send  ten 
cents [stamps] for particu­
lars to
J.  COTNER,  Jr.,  Sec’y, 

No.  875 W hitney Block, 
D E T R O IT .  -   M IC H .

’ ’

_ 

their 

with  two  or 

SUCCESSFUL  STORES.
.  _  ,  ,  “   ~  
Dealers. 

three  other  firms,  some- 
„ 
,  where near your size, in other towns,  for
Pertinent Points for Village  Dry Goods j the purpose of getting the extra discounts 
on lots.  You could thus get  case  prices
w. h. Gat«» in Dry Goods Economist. 
and only have to carry the quantity your
In these days of  centralization,  syndi- | business  warrants.  There  are  many 
cates,  rapid  growth  of  cities,  and  the  staple items of which you could not alone 
proportionate  growth  of 
large  handle the quantity desired to secure  all 
bazaars,  with their untiring push, scram-  discounts,  but the  combine  could  do  it 
ble and determination to grow larger and  easily.
more powerful,  no matter who goes down  Advertise sensible in your newspapers, 
in  the  struggle;  cheap  railroad  fares,  Bo n°t think  you  must  try  to  copy the 
confusing,  aud  (often)  misleading  city  city effusions of  the “expert advertiser,” 
advertising on the one hand,  aud the un-  wbo gives  so  much  literary  matter that 
easiness, the desire for exclusive style of  be almost forgets dry goods.  Do not use 
dress,  the fondness for  occasional  visits  anY more than you can help such phrases 
to the city,  the passion for receiving city ! as “Selling less  than  cost,”  “Only store 
catalogues and sending for  samples,  the | iu the State,” etc., nor be satisfied with a 
bare list of names;  but have a new story 
idea that  much money cau  be  saved  by  ’ 
for every issue  of  your  paper.  Have it 
purchasing of  the city  dealers,  and  the 
short,  direct,  and  interesting  enough,  so 
many other reasons country women have 
all  shoppers  will  get  into  the  habit of 
for not patronizing their home merchants 
looking  for  your  notice,  and  have  the 
on the other hand, make a dry  goods  re­
store end conducted in such way that the 
tailer’s chances  for  success  iu  a  small 
people will never doubt one  of  your  ad 
town a much more doubtful and  difficult 
vertising  statements. 
If  you  can’ 
undertaking than they would  have  been 
a few years ago.
attend to this yourself,  you  could proba 
bly  find  one  of  the  clerks  who would 
In these days any successful firm  in  a 
very soon be able to do it  well  aud  take 
small town  will have to  be  made  up  of 
pride iu the work.
wide-awake, diligent,  broad-minded,  lib­
eral, honest,  shrewd “hustlers.”
It is hardly necessary to suggest clean 
liness, 
light,  attractive  surroundings 
1 am writing now of the towns of from 
good  stock-keeping,  window  displays, 
three  to  ten  thousand  population,  of 
catchy  signs,  etc. 
It  is  impossible  to 
which there are so  very  man)’  through­
get along without careful attention to all 
out the land, situated  so  near  to  some 
these details, and is so understood  by all 
large city that a short  ride  at  small  ex­
who can ever hope to win success.
pense will  take any of the people in, give 
them a few hours for shopping  and  take 
If  you  want  your  home  patronage, 
them home iu good season  in  good  con­
model  your  business  after the most suc­
dition.
cessful city concerns as  far  as  possible, 
How can a concern build up,  maintain 
and,  in addition, strive  to  originate new 
and  increase  a  dry  goods  business  in 
methods of interesting the public in youi 
such a town?
goods.  Buy  right;  display  properly; 
There are many things  to  consider  as 
advertise  effectively;  sell  right;  keep 
helpful aud  important.  Have plenty  of 
posted;  be progressive;  be accommodat­
capital, so that all bills can  be  discount­
ing;  be diligent;  be honest,  and you  will 
have it.
ed,  and your  credit so good that the  best 
concerns will be glad  to  get  your  busi­
ness and give you all the favors possible.
Buy  your  goods  right;  that  is,  buy 
them  after  personal,  thorough  inspec­
tion  of  the  market.  Make  these  visits 
to the market as often as  possible.  Buy 
only goods suited to your  trade,  and  be 
sure you own them as cheap as  they  can 
be bought.  There  are  few towns which 
have an outlet for  the auction “jobs,” or 
any worthless plunder which  many  city 
stores make so  much  noise  with.  Such 
stuff, if  handled long,  will  surely  make 
you trouble and  give you  a  bad  reputa­
tion.
Sell  your  goods  in  the  modern  way. 
Do  not charge five cents for  a  two  cent 
card of  hooks and eyes,  or expect  much 
profit from the staple cotton fabrics  sold 
by all large concerns at very near  quota­
tions.  Have a  bargain  department  and 
make it an everchanging,  irresistible  at­
traction for the consumers and buyers of 
your  vicinity.  Have  nerve  enough  to 
cut prices on all  stuff  that sticks,  and do 
it  so deeply that one cut will  be  enough 
to move such stock.  You will then have 
your money  to  use  for  new  goods  the 
people  are  anxious  for,  and  will  soon 
have the reputation of showing the  same 
up-to-date,  fresh, clean merchandise that 
people find selling in large cities.
Keep  digging  during the dull periods. 
Have  your  semi-annual  remnant  sales, 
your linen sales,  your  white  goods  and 
embroidery  sales,  your  muslin  under­
wear aud corset sales, your  blanket  and 
quilt  sales,  your  early  opening  of  the 
coming  season  novelties,  and  endeavor 
to  keep  the  public  interested  iu  your 
schemes every week in the year,  by  your 
original,  progressive movements.

T.  H.  Shepherd & Bro.,  Martin.
P.  M.  Roedel, White Cloud.
W. G.  Tefft, Rockford.
S. A.  Watt, Saranac.
Geo.  Vernier & Sou, Crystal.
Frank M. Daniels, Traverse City.
John Gunstra, Lamont.
C.  Van Amberg, Whitney ville.
L.  A.  Scoville, Clarksville.
Goodrich & Andrews,  Fennville.
E.  L.  Merritt, Mulliken.

F k a n k   J.  C h e n e y   makes  oath  that  he is the 
senior partner of the firm of F. J. C h en e y  & Co., 
doing business in the city or Toledo, county and 
state  aforesaid, aud  that said  firm will  pay the 
sum  of  ONE  HUNDRED  DOLLARS  for  each 
and  every case of  catarrh  that  cannot be cured 
by the use of H a ll’s Ca ta r rh  C u r e.

FRANK  J.  CHENEY.
„ 
Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my 
presence, this 6th day of December, A D, 1886.
J  s e a l  i. 
> 

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

Hall’s Catarrh  Cure is taken  internally and acts 
directly on the blood  and  mucuous  surfaces of 
the system. 
, .  . 
F  .1  CHENEY  &  CO,  Toledo, (
■old by druggists. Toe

.Send for testimonials, free.
_ 

Fire k Marine Insurance Co.
Fair  Contracts,

MICHIGAN

Sta t e o r  Oh io , Cit y o r  T o le d o , /

Calls  have  been 

Country  Callers.

Organised  1881.

A W  GLEASON,

Notary Public.

L ucas  Co u n ty 

f ss-

_ 

Have salesmen who  know  the  people 
and can influence  trade,  be  very  much 
more in touch with your  customers  than 
any city store  can  be,  and  make  them 
realize what an advantage  they  have  at 
your store when an  article  is  not  satis­
factory.  You can afford to  protect  your 
trade  against  fraud  and  mistakes  and 
cheerfully  exchange  goods  where  size, 
style,  color,  quality  or  price  is  not  as 
desired,  if  such  goods  are  returned  in 
good condition.  Always be ready  to  al­
low all  reasonable claims,  and,  after  one 
or two efforts to make a cily exchange  or 
obtain redress for  imperfect  goods,  you 
will  have  customers,  making  that  one 
very strong reason  for  patronizing  you.
I  would advise forming a  combination

Equitable  Rates,

Prompt  Settlements.

The  Directors  of  the  “ Michigan”  are 

representative business men of 

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

EUGENE  HARBECK,  Sec’y.

SAGINAW manufacturing cu., 

SAGINAW,  MICH.,:

Manufacturers of the Following L ist of Washboards.

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DOUBLE

SURFACE
Solid  Zinc.

Double  Zinc 

Surface.

Single Zinc 
Silrface.

J

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

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

STANDARD  OIL  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

DEALERS  IN

Ulmninating and  Lubricating

¡ H  Hails Storage A Transfer Co., m

Vinter  St., between  Shawmiit flue,  and  V.  Pillion St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

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, Pnmps, Carts, Wagons.  Buggies, Wind Mills 

and Machine and Plow repairs, Etc.

Telephone  No.  045.

J.  Y.  F.  BLAKE,  Sup’t

Spring & Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

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

W e  invite  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  our  complete  and  well 

assorted  stock  at  lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company.

I i f i l

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods, Carpets and Cloaks

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live

G eese  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 ck s.

OVERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, H tn M n o r & Co.,48> I r a n !   h S£5£  s t-

RINDGE,  KALMBACH  &  CO.

12,  14,  16  PEAKL  ST.

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Aye*

BULK  WORKS  AT

GRAND  BAPXD8, 
BIG   BAFED8, 
A LLEG A N ,

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

M A JU S T E E , 

PETOSK KY,

CA D ILLA C,
l u d i n g t o n .

HIGHEST  PRICE  PAID  FOR

EMPTY  CARBON  i  GASOLINE  BARRELS.

correct styles.  Also want to sell  you 
your Boston Rubbers for next season- 
Terms and discount as good as offered 
by any agents for the  Boston  Rubber 
Shoe Co.

H. L EO N A R D   <&,  SONS,

GRArin  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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depend on getting our best prices.  Send in your order, as we now have the goods in stock.

FLARED  PAILS.

• 

DINNER  PAILS.

COVERED  PAILS.

I.  C. Flaring Pail.
5 quart,  Flared Pails,  IC tin...........
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Round pinner Pail.
3 quart round  dinner  pails..............
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1  pint Covered  Pail,  IC Tin,  per  doz.................. $  38
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2 quart Oval Covered  Pails,  83c.

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10 quart XX Dairy Pail raised bottom.......
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........$3  00
....... 3  50

Embossed  Dinner  Pail. 
Embossed Round  Dinner  Pail.............

.S3  75

Chamber Pail.
Chamber Pail.

10 quart Chamber Pails, assorted  colors.............$3  00
13 
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Galvanized Iron Pail.

10 quart Galvanized  Iron  Pail...............................2  40
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12 quart XX tin  Strainer  Milk  P ail...................$3  75

Strainer Pail.

Square Dinner Pails.

4 quart Square Dinner  Pails.................................$3  35
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12 quart Galvanized Iron Chamber Pails.............$4  25

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Nestable Dinner Pails.

Nestable Dinner Pails with 3 trays......................$4  00
......................  4  50

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6 quart plain  dairy pans. $8 per  gress or 67c  per doz. 
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“  anti-slop jars 

10 quart Slop Jars assorted colors........................$3  50
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