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$2000,000  IN  GOLD.

Who Took Old  John  Swanton’s  Money 

From the Cavern?

In the year 1860—and some of you  will 
no  doubt  remember  it—the  newspapers 
had  many  paragraphs  concerning  old 
John Swanton of Greston,  la.  He was an 
old  bachelor  60  years  old,  living  on  a 
small farm seven miles from the town of 
Creston,  and he had neither kith nor  kin 
in  America. 
In  January  of  the  year 
named  he  received  a  legacy  from  Eng­
land. 
I have  heard  the  sum  named  as 
low as  $50,000  and  as  high  as  $500,000, 
but I have the best of reasons for believ­
ing that the exact  figures  were  $200,000. 
He got his drafts cashed in  Chicago,  and 
he  would  take  nothing  but  gold.  This 
money  he  shipped  home  in  cast 
iron 
boxes  and buried  in his  cellar.  He was 
a  loquacious  old  man,  and  he  made no 
secret of  his wealth.  On  two  occasions
he  invited  friends  in  and  let  them  in­
spect the  contents  of  the boxes. 
It  got 
into the papers,  and no doubt  more  than 
one  gang  of  robbers 
laid  plans  to  get 
hold of the money.

To  prevent  being  despoiled  and  per­
haps murdered,  the old  man  surrounded 
himself with ten  large  and  savage dogs, 
and he armed the house with half a dozen 
guns.  After he got the dogs no one dare 
enter upon his  premises,  and  on several 
occasions travelers on the  highway  were 
attacked.  Litigation  resulted,  and  the 
old man became disgusted and  indignant 
and left the State.  One would  naturally 
have expected him  to  go  East,  and  per­
haps to  England,  where  he  could  have 
fully enjoyed his handsome  fortune,  but 
what did  he  do but  head  for  the  W est! 
He bought  a span  of  horses  and  a  cov­
ered wagon,  loaded up his few household 
goods,  and,  taking seven of  his ten  dogs 
along, he made his way to Council  Bluffs 
to join an  emigrant  party.  He  had  his 
boxes of gold In the  wagon,  and  people 
along his route turned  out  to gaze  at his 
outfit as  it  passed.  Here  and  there  he 
even permitted  strangers  to  look  at the 
gold. 
It has always been a wonder  that 
he  was  not  robbed,  but  perhaps  those 
who  would  have  entered 
into  such  a 
scheme did  not credit  the  stories afloat, 
and  regarded  him  as a boaster  or  a  lu­
natic.

Swanton  joined  a  caravan  bound  to 
California. 
I had  relatives in  the band, 
and  therefore  can  state  that  the  party 
had not been out two  days  before  every 
one in it knew of the gold.  Many efforts 
were made to persuade the old man to re­
turn to civilization,  but  he  was as obsti­
nate as a mule.  He  didn’t  intend  to go 
to  California,  but  to  stop  whenever  the 
country suited him.  There was hardly a 
tribe  of  Indians  not  on  the  war  path 
against  the  whites,  and  there  was  no 
spot where Swanton  would be  safe for a 
day.  Arguments  proved  useless,  how­
ever,  and he  accompanied  the  party  for 
many  weeks.  When  it  had  reached  a 
point  about  fifty  miles  from  the  South 
Pass,  in  the  Wind  River  mountains  of 
Wyoming,  the  old  man  found a spot  to 
suit him and announced that he would go 
no  further.  The  party  numbered  126

people, of whom 48 were men.  They had 
been  attacked  by  Indians  no  less than 
eight times en  route,  and  had  had three 
men  killed  and  four  wounded.  They 
were  now  in  a  country  occupied  and 
overrun with  hostile  red  men,  and  halt 
was  made  for  one  day  in  hopes to per­
suade Swanton to  keep  on.  He  was  as 
thickheaded  and  mulish  as  ever,  and 
next day  was  left  to  his  fate.  Perhaps 
he should have been forced to go on,  but 
there  was  trouble  enough  from  the  In­
dians  without creating more in the party. 
He  would  not  have  gone  except  as  a 
prisoner.

The last white man who  saw old  John 
Swanton alive was the guide of the party, 
whose name was  McCall.  He rode  back 
a distance of two  miles  to  recover  some 
article left behind,  and he found the  old 
man turning his horses out  to  graze and 
looking  for a site  for a cabin.  To a last 
invitation  to  accompany  the  party  he 
waved  his  hand  and  shouted a good-by.
It was in the spring of  1861  when  the 
story  got  back  to  Council  Bluffs.  The 
war had then  fairly  begun  and  was  ex­
citing the country,  and  two  or  three ex­
peditions  which  were  planned  to  learn 
the old man’s fate  were  abandoned.  At 
no time, from 1861  to  1866, could a party 
have reached the  spot  where  he  halted, 
as the emboldened Indians  had  regained 
over 200 miles of  lost frontier  and  were 
unusually vigilant.  Meanwhile the story 
had  gone  to  England,  where  Swanton 
had relatives,  and  in  March,  1866,  Jack- 
son Thomas,  acting for  the  next of  kin, 
arrived in St. Joseph  to  organize a party 
to fight its way to the spot  and settle the 
question whether the  old  man  was  dead 
or alive.  As I was  one  of the  members 
of it 1 can give  you the  particulars  first 
hand.

There were thirty-six men in the party 
as  it  finally  got  away,  and  all  except 
Thomas were veteran  cavalrymen of  the 
war.  The leader  was an ex-Confederate 
Captain named  Wakefield,  and  we  were 
under strict military discipline from  the 
first.  Each  man  furnished  his  horse, 
arms  and  ammunition,  while  Thomas 
furnished  two  wagons  loaded  with  pro­
visions.  The  agreement  was  to  pay 
each man $2 a day on our return, whether 
successful or not. 
If the  money  was re-

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that all the dogs had perished.  Who but 
Indians  would have killed them?

There was the cabin,  but not a trace of 
the old man,  and  we were sure that none 
of  the  bones  were  his.  Accepting  the 
theory  that  he  had  occupied  the  valley 
for some  weeks or months  before discov­
ery,  what  would  he have  done  with  his 
gold?  Hidden  it  away,  to be  sure.  He 
had a rude fireplace in  the cabin,  and we 
were  not  ten  minutes  discovering  that 
his money had once been buried under it. 
The Indians would  never have suspected 
his  wealth  or searched  for  it,  and  this 
would  have  been  a  safe  place,  but  for 
reasons of bis own  Swanton had  removed 
it.  Whereto?  After half a day’s search 
we discovered  the  spot,  but  it was  also 
empty.  He  had  dug a hole  in  the  base 
of the mountain near the  pass,  but  some 
strange idea  had  caused  him  to look for 
a spot he  thought more secure.

It  was  our  fourth  day  in  the  valley 
when  I  accidentally  discovered  what we 
hoped  was  the  clue  to  the  treasure. 
Many bushes  had  sprung  up  in  the  five 
or six years. 
In  pullingone away which 
hid  the face of a rock  near  the  entrance 
to  the  pass 1  saw  that  some  letters  had 
been cut  into  the  stone.  We  could  not 
make  them  out  until  we  had  brought 
water, and  washed  the  rock.  Then  we 
deciphered the following:

no gold  was  in  circulation  among  them 
when  peace  came,  and  their  finding  it 
without a clue could hardly be considered 
White  men,  then;  but who?  No  expedi­
tions had  been organized anywhere along 
the  border,  nor  was  hunter  or  trapper 
ever subsequently  discovered  to  be flush 
with  money. 
It  would  have  required at 
least  three  pack  animals  to  carry  the 
coin;  but at what point  had  they struck 
civilization  on  their  return?  Also  how 
could  they have kept the  find  so quiet?

i  ask  you 

these  questions.  1  have 
asked  them of myself until  weary.  Some 
one  got  that  golden  treasure,  but  no 
further facts will ever be  known.  Hun­
dreds of Indians  have  been consulted  as 
to the fate of old  man  Swanton,  but  no 
one has ever furnished  aDy  information.
I 'sc  Tradesman  or  Superior  Coupons

Morning 
Noon

Night

Good all the time.  It removes 
the  languor  of  morning,  sus­
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the weariness of night.

covered,  then each one was to have §1,000 
as a present. 
It was an adventure prom­
ising  both  excitement  and  profit,  but j 
none of us had  the  least  hope  of  secur- | 
ing the slightest trace of  the old  man.  If 
we got  his  gold,  it  would  be  because  he 
had buried  it before the  Indians  had dis- ! 
covered  him,  and  some  lucky  circum­
stance  would direct us to the cache.

On the trip to and  fro  we  encountered j 
at different points  an  aggregate of  5.000 , 
Indian  warriors.  We  had  fifteen  tights 
with them,  suffering  a loss  of four men. 
We spent  three  days  searching  the  val- 
ley  where  old  John  Swanton  was  last 
seen,  but  not  a  sign  that  he  had  ever j 
been there could we turn  up.  We should ! 
have  felt  the  hopelessness  of  further j 
search  even  had  the  Inmans  left  us  to j 
peacefully pursue it. 
It was the general j 
opinion,  and  it  was  shared by Thomas,  i 
that the Indians  had  captured  the  outfit j 
and  removed  it  miles  away  before  de-1 
stroying  the  useless  wagon  and  killing 
their  prisoner. 
If  not  that,  then  the j 
man  had removed of his own accord,  and j 
might be  hundreds  of  miles  away.  We 
returned  empty-handed,  were  paid  off 
and disbanded,  and it  was generally con-1 
sidered  that the search  was ended.

In  the  spring  of  the  following  year, 
while I  was  at  Fort  Laramie,  I  met  an 
old  hunter  and  trapper  named  Dunn. 
We  got  to  yarning,  and  he  told  me  of 
finding some of the iron  work of a  wagon 
in  a  valley  to  the  east  of  South  Pass. 
Not  only  that,  but  there  was  a  rude 
shanty  which  he  believed  some  white 
man  had  constructed  and  occupied. 
It 
was so far  into the  Indian  country,  that 
he was  puzzled  over  his  find,  and  could 
only conclude  that  some  emigrant  fain-, 
ily had left the caravan and fallen victims j 
to the savage red men.  He had not heard 
the story of  old  John Swanton.  When  1 
told  it  to  him  we were  agreed that  these 
were traces of  him,  and  that the  pair of 
us should  set out on  another  expedition. 
The  Indians  were  still  hostile,  but  we 
believed that  a party  of  two,  taking all 
due precautions,  could  accomplish more 
than  a  larger  one.  We  outfitted  for  a 
hunting  expedition,  having a  third  ani­
mal  to bear our packs,  and  we  were six­
ty-two  days  making  the  trip  from  the 
fort  to the valley.  Some days we  had  to 
lie  quiet  to  avoid  the  Indians,  and  on 
others the  weather prevented  travel.

It was not a valley  I  had ever  seen  be­
fore,  and  not  the  one  in  which  the old 
man  had first stopped,  it was a spot three 
miles to the south of it,  reached by  a pass 
through  a separating spur.  For  reasons 
which  no one will ever know the old man 
had  decided  to  make  a  change.  This 
valley  was smaller,  and  was  completely 
walled  in,  like a lake  among  the  hills. 
The  area  was  about  300  acres,  with  a 
creek  running through  the center,  and  it 
was  a  little  Daradise. 
lie  had  built  a 
very  comfortable  cabin  of  rocks  and 
poles,  and  might  have 
lived  there  for 
months  before  the  Indians  discovered 
him.  We  found  the  tires  of  the  four 
wheels hi  deu  in  the  thick  green  grass, 
with  other  portions  of  the  wagon  scat­
tered about,  aud  there  was  no  question 
but  that  the  vehicle  had  been  burned. 
This  may  have  been  the  result  of acci­
dent,  but no one  has ever  reasoned  that 
way.  We found about  the  shanty  many 
bones,  which  were undoubtedly  those of 
the  dogs.  The  wolves  must  have  car­
ried  many  away,  but there  were enough 
lying  about to  force us to the  conclusion

2nd-

-100

The letters  “J.  S.”  doubtless stood for 
John  Swanton,  but it was  some  time be­
fore we could decide  on  the  meaning of
“2d----- 100.”  There  were  three  small
and narrow ravines running off  the main 
pass,  and  so we concluded  that he meant 
second  ravine and  100  feet or  paces.  The 
hand  certainly  pointed  down  the  pass, 
and  the  dollar  marks  stood  for  money. 
There  was  nothing  else—rocks,  trees, 
hills  or  stumps—which  we  could  make 
“2d”  out  of,  and  so  we  went  down  the 
pass and turned  into  the  second  ravine. 
We  had  the  clue !  On  the  face  of  the 
cliff,  as  high  as  an  ordinary  man  could 
reach,  were  three §§§,  which  had  been 
cut  by the same hand as the other.

The ravine  was  dark  and  lonely,  and 
not  over  four  feet  wide, 
in  the  rainy 
season  it  was a water course;  in  the dry, 
a capital  retreat  for reptiles and animals. 
We had to light torches to make our way, 
and  as we  slowly advanced  w**  measured 
off  as  near  as  could  be  100  icet.  The 
old  man  had  meant  feet.  Right  there 
was a natural  cavern  in  the  right  hand 
wall,  and  we no sooner thrust a torch  in­
to the mouth than  1 caught sight of  gold 
pieces.  On  the  rocky  floor 
three 
twenty and two  five-dollar pieces,  and as 
we picked them  up  we  realized that  we 
had  the  treasure  at  last.  But  had  we? 
A las!  no.  Old  Swanton  carried  his 
gold  in  six  sheet iron  boxes, each  one of 
whit h  was a  smart  lift  for  an  ordinary 
I man.  There  they  lay 
the  cavern, 
each one  open  and  empty !  The  lock on 
each had  been  broken.

lay 

in 

How  had  it been  with  the  old  man?  I 
i have  always  believed  that  after  a  few 
weeks of his isolated  life  he  could  stand 
it no  longer,  and  so  made  ready  to set 
out on his return to civilization.  He had 
j cached  his  money,  expecting  to  return 
for it,  and  he  had  wisely  left  marks  by 
j which it could  be  found  in  case  he sent 
| others.  Before  he  could  get  away  he 
j had  been  attacked.  He  was  killed,  but 
; where or how has never been ascertained* 
1 Who g  his money?  Not the  Indians, as

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delicious, sparkling, appetizing.
Don’t be deceived if a dealer, for the sake 
of  larger profit, tells you some  other kind  1
is as good as the genuine H ir e s ’.

S is “just as good ”—*tis false.  No imitation  i 
SCHLOSS,  ADLER  &  CO.,

M ANUFACTURERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF

J  M U X i AM,

----- AND-

Ceils’  Forni

184.  186 &  188  JEFFERSON  AVE.,

DETROIT,  MICH.

HESTER  &  FOX,

AGENT  FOR  THE

M ANUFACTURERS  OF

Plain  Slide Valve  Engines w ith T hrottling 
Automatic Balanced - ingle Valve  Engines. 

«.overnors.

Horizontal, Tubular and Locomotive

BOILERS.

Upright  Engines  and  Boilers  for  Light 

Power.

P rices on  application.

4 4 - 4 6  S .  JEM v i s io n   S t ., 

G r a n d   R a p i d s .

Don’t  Buy

YOUR  SPRING  LINKS  OP

k M i l  Tacile

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

EATON,  LYON  &  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

65  Monroe  St.

Gran d R a pid s, April 1,1892.

We take pleasure  in  announcing that we have 
this day consolidated the two agencies, formerly 
known as  Cooler's Commercial  Agency and  the 
Union Credit Co.  under the style of the

Commercial  Credit  Co.

retaining the best features of  each, thereby giv­
ing o ir members the benefits of  both.  We shall 
place competent and experienced help in charge 
of  each department  and  combine our efforts  to 
please and benefit the business men.

STEVENSON  &  CUMINGS, 
UNION  CREDIT  CO.

The office of the Commercial Credit Co. will be 
at the former  location of  the  Cooper Agency. 65 
Monroe  street, where  experienced  and  compe­
tent  men will  be on  hand at all  times to attend 
to the wants of  our patrons.

Telephone 16  for i ommereial Reports.

1030 for collection Department.

“ 

17 Years of  Development

HAVE  RESULTED  IN  THE

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

These  Machines  are  rented,  not  sold, and 

the saving tn cost of  Each 20,000 
SUITABLE  FOR  ANY  BUSINESS.

bills  Pays the Rental. 

Send  for  a  Full  Descriptive  Pamphlet 

Showiny Different Styles.

CHICAGO

M io p ie   Register  Go.,

154 Monroe St., Chicago.

W. V e r n o n   B o o t h , 
Pres’t.

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

Sec’y  and  G en.,M gr

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

3

is 

thereby caused them to  report falsely of 
his  wealth  cannnot  be  doubted,  for he 
must be  held  to  have  known  that  they 
were  not  obtaining  the  statement  for 
their own private  use,  but  to be used  in 
accordance  with  the  well-known  usage 
of merchants.
that  defendant  did  not 
“The  fact 
know that Bockfinger & Co. were relying 
upon  this  statement  at  the  time  he  ob­
tained  credit  and  possession  of  their 
goods, 
immaterial.  The  defendant 
did  cause  R.  G.  Dun  &  Co.  to  report 
falsely concerning his  wealth,  and Bock­
finger  & Co.  did rely upon  the  report  as 
being a true statement,  and  gave  the de­
fendant credit.
“To prevent such  an imposition as this 
is  the  sole  mischief  against  which  the 
statute is aimed, and it would be no more 
contrary  to  sound  policy  to  permit  the 
defendant to say that he did not know of 
the existence of  the  statute,  than to per­
mit him to say  he did  not realize the con­
sequences  which  would  follow his  own 
act,  when  he lodged  with  Dun & Co.  the 
tatement  on  which they predicated  the 
false  report  which  deceived  Bockfinger 
& Co.”

ENGRAVING

The attention of  merchants desiring to 
move to  Grand  Rapids  is  called  to  the 
tore advertised bp Mrs.  J.  Patterson  on 
mother page.

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

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

“ Not  How  Cheap,  hut  How  Good

“Blue Label” Ketchup

SOLD  ONLY  IN  BOTTLES,

W ill  be  found to maintain  the  high  character of  our  other  food 
products.

W e  use  only  well-ripened,  high-colored  Tomatoes,  seasoned 

with pure spices, thus retaining the natural flavor and color.

PREPARED  AND  GUARANTEED  BY

CURTICE  BROTHERS  CO,

Rochester,  N.  Y.,  U. S. A.

Clothing  and  General  Store  Merchants  will  do  well  to 

Inspect  the  Line  of

M ichael  K olb  &  Son,

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y.

Most Reliable  House, established35  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.

IN  JAIL  FOR  FRAUD.

False  Reports to  Commercial Agencies

Are Dangerous and.  Criminal.

From th e D enver  Tribune, April 10.

Judge  Burns  delivered  an  opinion in 
the West Side  Criminal  Court  yesterday 
which  is  of  particular  interest  to  all 
business  men. 
It  was  his  decision  on 
the motion for an  arrest of  judgment  in 
the  case  of  People  vs.  Ismar  Schayer, 
who was convicted  by a jury  for  obtain­
ing credit on  the  strength  of a false  re­
port which he had  made  to R.  6.  Dun & 
Co.’s mercantile  agency.
In September last Schayer  set  himself 
up in  business as a druggist  with a capi­
tal of $500.  By falsely  representing  the 
value of his assets he  was  able  to  get  a 
rating of $1,500  with  Dun  & Co.  On the 
strength  of  this  rating,  he  was  able to 
get  credit  from  Bockfinger  &  Co.  and 
many  other  merchants,  and  five  weeks 
later he failed, with liabilities  exceeding 
$5,000.
A motion for a new trial had  previous­
ly  been  overruled  and  yesterday  Judge 
Burns denied the motion  for  an  arrest of 
judgment.  Schayer was  then  sentenced 
to ten days’  imprisonment in  the  county 
jail and to pay  a fine of $300 and costs.
In delivering his decision Judge Burns 
said:  “ Section 1378. Mills’  Statutes, pro­
vides that  ‘if  any  person  shall  cause or 
procure  others  to  report  falsely  of  his 
honesty,  wealth or mercantile  character, 
and by thus imposing  on  any  person  or 
persons obtain credit  and  thereby fraud­
into  possession  of  goods, 
ulently  get 
wares,  merchandise  or  other  valuable 
thing,  every 
such  offender  shall  be 
deemed  a swindler.’
“The  defendant  was  indicted  upon  a 
charge  of  having  violated  this  statute, 
and  has  been  tried  and  convicted.  A 
motion  for  a new  trial  having  been  de­
nied, the sufficiency of  the indictment  is 
now challenged  by a motion  in  arrest of 
judgment.
“The  objections  urged  against  the 
sufficiency  of  the 
indictment  are  that 
there is no averment that  the  defendant 
had any  knowledge  at  the  time  he  ap­
plied for credit that Bockfinger & Co. had 
made  application 
the  mercantile 
agency for a report concerning his wealth 
or mercantile  standing;  that  there is  no 
averment  that  the  defendant  knew  the 
purpose  tor  which  the  statement made 
by him to  the  mercantile  agency  was to 
be used;  that it is  not  shown  that Bock 
finger  &  Co.  sold  and  delivered  to  de 
fendant any  goods  upon  the  strength of 
the report of Dun & Co.;  that there is no 
sufficient colloquium  set  forth,  and  that 
the report  was  not  such as is calculated 
to  deceive  anyone 
of  ordinary  pru 
dence.”
After  reviewing  the  evidence  in  the 
case Judge Burns  went on  to say:  “If it 
is  necessary  for  the  people  to  aver 
prove  actual  knowledge  on  the  part  of 
the defendant  as to the  character of  the 
business  carried  on  by  the  mercantile 
agency to which he  made  his statement, 
or  that he  knew  that  Bockfinger  &  Ca 
were  relying  on  such  statement  at  the 
time they extended  to him the credit and 
delivered to him  the  goods  described in 
the indictment,  than  the  verdict  cannot 
be sustained nor  is  the  indictment  suffi­
cient.
‘The  crime  charged is a statutory one, 
the gist of  which  is to  cause or  procure 
another to report falsely concerning one’s 
wealth or mercantile character, by reason 
of which a third party  is  imposed  on by 
being  induced  to  extend  a  credit  and 
part  with  the  possession  of  his  goods, 
merchandise  or  other  valuable 
thing. 
These elements are all plainly charged in 
the  indictment,  and  being  so  charged, 
the  indictment  is,  in  my  opinion,  suffi­
cient.
“In regard to the defendant  not know­
ing the nature of R.  G.  Dun  & Co.’s busi­
ness,  the  office  of commercial  agencies 
and their manner of doing  business is so 
well known and understood  among  mer­
chants that it would be as detrimental to 
public  policy  to  permit  one  to  say that 
he  was  ignorant  of  the  law  itself as to 
permit a merchant  to  say  that  he  is ig­
norant  of  the  reliance  placed  by  mer­
chants  upon  the  reports  made  by  such 
agencies.  When the defendant made his 
statement  to R.  G.  Dun & Co.  he intend­
ed to  make  a false  statement.  That  he

to 

WE  ERE  HEADQUARTERS

SEND FOR PRICE LIST.

Daniel  Lynch,

19  S. Ionia St., Grand  Rapids.

GOLD  MEDAL,  PAEIS,  1878.

W. Bum  & Co.’s
Breakfast 
Cocoa
Unlike  the 
Dutch Process

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  eh em ica li 
o r   d y e s   a r e  usee 
in   i ts   m a n u fa c ­
tu re .

A  d escrip tio n   of  th e   chocolate 
la n t, and  of th e  va rio u s co co a  anc 
h o co la te  p rep a ra tio n s  m anu fac- 
ured  by  W alter  B aker  &  Co.,  w ll 
ie 
to  a n y   d ea ler  or 
ip p llcatlon .  _______ _
V. BAKER & CO., Dorchester,  Mass

sen t 

free 

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, 

M arshall  Mich.

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

u  JOBBERS  OF

State Agents for

1S8 & 160 Fulton  St.  GrandoRaplds

Wo are very large receivers of the above ar 
icles and are prepared to sell your shtpmeute 
promptly at. the highest market  price  ana.  co 
give you quick returns.W e also receive and se J
h a y,  g r a in,  w ool, hid es,

GRASS SEED, DEANS, POTATOES,
GREEN  AND  DRIED  FRUITS,
on ANYTHING YOU MAY  HAVE  TO  SHIP.  Lib­
eral advances made onshipments if request» «1.
\Y rite us for prices  or  any  information  j uu 
may want.
SUMMERS,

MORRISON &
Commission  Merchants,

174  S.  WATER  ST., 
CHICAGO,  ILL
R e fe re n c e . jU e trin o H tu n  S a t i .   R a n k , C M t a s e

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Be flare and Mention this Paper.

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THE  MIGHTCLAJNT  TRADESMAN,

his drug stock into it as soon as  the  nec­
essary repairs can be made.

Evart—W.  W.  Mitchell,  whose  gro­
cery  stock  was  recently  destroyed  by 
fire,  has  decided  to  remove  to  Belding, 
where he will  engage  in  the  meat  busi­
ness.

Trufant — The  W.  H.  Walker  drug 
stock  has  been  purchased  by  Sid.  V. 
Bullock,  formerly  engaged  in  the  same 
business at Howard City,  who  will  con- ' 
tinue the business.

Wayland—F.  H.  Beach,  who  has  con-1 
ducted a hardware business here for  the 
past four years,  has closed  up  his  place I 
of business and will  hereafter devote  his j 
attention  to 
the  manufacture  of  well I 
screen and windmills.

Saranac—F.  E.  Sayles has  removed  to 
Chicago to open  a branch  of  the  whole­
sale  fruit  and  commission  house  of  R. 
Stafford & Co.,  of  Milwaukee.  He  is  a 
member of the firm aud  will  manage  the 
Chicago end of the business.

I which  will ruu a side track  into the mill, 
j so that the logs can be taken in  on  cars, 
j Before resuming  operations  this  spring 
! the mill  was completely  overhauled  and 
! everything put in fine condition.

Saginaw—It is announced that Merrill,
I Ring,  Fordney & Co.  have  just  closed a 
I deal  for  the  purchase  from  the  Dodge 
j estate  of  the  standing  pine  in  eleven 
j townships  on  the  Meganatawan  river,
; Georgian  Bay  district,  estimated  to  cut 
j between 450,000,000 and 500,000,000 feet.
I The deal  also  includes  19,000,000 feet of 
logs  afloat  and  a  sawmill  having  a  ca­
pacity of  12,000,000  feet. 
It  is  not de­
cided  yet  if  the  mill  will  be  operated 
this  season. 
It is said  that the  logs cut ! 
will  be rafted  here and  manufactured at 
the  mill of  Green,  Ring  &  Co.  and  that 
thé bulk of  the timber  will  come to this 
river to be converted  into  lumber.  The ! 
consideration  involved  in  the  trade 
is
reported  at $750,000.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar is without  change.  Green  Rios 
have declined about %c. Cal.  dried  fruits 
are  doing  better.  Apricots  are  scarce 
and  in active  demand  at  about  %c  ad­
vance.  Raspberries  are  stiffening  and 
the demand is active.  As a result of the 
improvement in some articles, the  whole 
| line has taken on  a slightly  firmer  tone.
The orange market is firm and a  shade 
j higher.  There is no  real  good  fruit  in 
| sight except Floridas and  they are scarce 
and  nearly  at  an  end.  Lemons  are 
plenty,  the cold weather  having  reduced 
prices.  The  quality  of  the  stock 
is 
excellent.

ScHiiis Corset CD ’s

AMONG  THE  TRADE.
ABOUND THE STATE.

Burr Oak—G. J. Robinson  has  sold his 

grocery  stock toC.  D. Dixon.

lnterlochen—S.  Jones  succeeds  Tom 

Courtney in the meat business.

Frederic—F.  H.  Osborne has  sold  his 

general stock to Chas.  F.  Kelly.

Athens—Geo.  Allen  succeeds  Allen  & 

Grill in  the drug and notion  business.

Britton—Floyd A.  Brown  is  succeeded 

by J.  W.  Gifford  in the  meat  business.

Ludington—W.  Cartier  succeeds  Gul- 
embo & Cartier in the  grocery  business.
Belding—Angell  Bros,  are  succeeded 
by  W.  F.  Sandall  in  the  meat  business.
Decatur—A.  McWilliams  &  Son  have 
bought the implement stock of J.  D. Bag- 
ley.

Battle  Creek—N.  H.  Hammond  has 
sold  his bazaar stock  to  Glenn  &  Pritch­
ard.

Marquette — Rasmus  Olson  succeeds 
Hughes & Olson  in  the  furniture  busi­
ness.

Marlette—W.  A.  White &  Co.  are  suc­
ceeded  by J.  W.  Warner & Co.  in general 
trade.

Leslie—Chas.  D.  Chapman  is succeed­
ed  by B.  M.  Chapman in the grocery  bus­
iness.

Saginaw—Geo.  M.  Byerieiu  succeeds 
Weil  & Byeriein in  the grocery and  meat 
business.

Bay City—Silas Forcia succeeds  Briske 
&  Forcia  in  the  grocery  and  clothing 
business.

Cross  Village—A.  T.  Burnett,  a pion­
eer grocer of this place,  has  made  an  as­
signment.

Au Sable—Wm.  McFarlane  &  Co.  are 
succeeded  by  M.  L.  Penoyer  &  Co.  in 
general trade.

furniture  stock 

Bear Lake—E.  C.  Keyes  has  removed 
to 

his  grocery  and 
Thompson vi lie.
□ Easy—Youmans &  Yerdon,  druggists, 
have dissolved,  M.  A.  Youmans continu­
ing the business.

Milan—J.  L.  Marble  has  sold  his agri • 
cultural  implement  business  to  1>.  W. 
Hitchcock & Son.

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

Ann Arbor—Hayiey & David,  grocers, 
have dissolved partnership,  J.  W.  Hay- 
ley continuing the  business.

Lansing—Wm.  H.  Magher,  grocer, has 
taken  his  brother  into  partnership, and 
the firm name is now Magher Bros.

West Bay City—Walsh & Edinborough, 
wholesale grocers and  provision  dealers, 
have dissolved,  Walsh &  Co.  succeeding.
Kalamazoo — Buechner  &  Bidelman, 
hardware dealers, have dissolved partner­
ship, and are succeeded  by  Buechner  & 
Co.

Constantine—A.  A.  Redfearn 

is  the 
name  of  the  gentleman  who  has  pur­
chased the grocery  stock  of  R.  F.  Wat­
kins.

Perrinton—Emma (Mrs. J.  A.) Mericle, 
general dealer,  is offering to  compromise 
with her creditors on the  basis of  25 per 
cent.

Grand Ledge—Babcock & Streeter, hard­
ware dealers, have dissolved partnership, 
and are  succeeded  by Babcock  &  Whit­
man.

Battle Creek—Richard R.  Brenner  has 
sold his bakery  and restauraut to N.  Mc­
Intyre,  who  will  hereafter  conduct  the 
business.

Elm Hall—J.  A.  Shaffer has purchased 
the Hawkins  building  and  will  remove

Detroit — The  Branch  Bank  Co.  has 
been  incorporated  with a capital stock of 
§20,000,  all  paid  in.  The  object  is  the 
manufacture and sale of small  banks and 
safes.  The incorporators are C. J. Whit­
ney, James  H.  Cleveland  and Charles  H. 
Fisk.

Tustiu—l.ovene &  Stevenson  have  re- 
sumed  business,  having  saved  about 
§3.000  woith  <>f  stock  from  th e ‘flames 
the night  their store  burned,  and  added 
largely 
saved 
were  mostly  boots  and  shoes  and  dry 
goods.

The  goods 

thereto. 

Detroit—T.  R.  Schlesinger &  Co.  have 
filed a chattel  mortgage on their  stock of 
cloaks,  etc.,  at  161  and  207 Woodward 
avenue  for  $3,000,  in  favor  of  Joseph 
Beifeld & Co.,  of Chicago,  as security  for 
the payment of promissory notes  for the 
amount  named.

M ANUFACTURING  MATTERS. 

Coldwater—The  Pratt  Manufacturing 
Co.  succeeds Pratt & Chase in the  manu­
facture of sleighs.

Hancock—Paul  H.  Exley  succeeds Ex- 
ley & Roberts in  the wagon  making  and 
blacksmith  business.

Evart—C.  A.  Waffle & Co.  have  added 
to their plaining mill machinery  for  the 
manufacture of butter bowls.

Pomona—L.  P.  Saxton &Son are erect­
ing a new hardwood  mill here which will 
have a capacity of 20,000 daily.

Fitzpatrick’s  Siding—N.  Watson  has 
started  up  his  hardwood  mill  for  the 
season  and expects  to  have  about  four 
months’ run.

Bay City—Green & Braman have tested 
their  new 16-gage gang  saw and are well 
pleased  with the result,  the lumber com­
ing  from  the  saw  almost as  smooth  as 
from  a  planer.  These  saws  are  two| 
gages thinner  than the  band  saws in  use 
on this river.

Bay City—£.  O.  Fisher is  not  decided I 
as to bringing logs recently purchased on 
Lake Superior to this city,  as he  is  con­
sidering  propositions  from  Alpena  and 
Cheboygan  and the logs may go  there  to 
be  cut.  He  thinks  the  cost  and  risk 
would  be less.  He  regards  the  outlook 
for the season  as excellent.

Negaunee—The Johnson  Lumber  Co.’s 
sawmill resumed operations last  Monday 
and will  hereafter run  winter  and  sum­
mer.  As this company  is  prohibited  the 
use of Teal Lake,  which is  used  by  the 
I city of Negaunee for drinking  purposes,
| to  float  logs,  arrangements  have  been 
> made with the Chicago &  Northwestern,

Weighing  the  Paner.
From th e St. Joseph Journal o f Commerce.

It strikes us that the  discussion  in  the ! 
trade papers about  weighing paper  with 
the sugar is  rather  frivolous.  This  cus-| 
tom is of  so long standing  and  so  gener- j 
ally  acceptable,  that it  will  continue  toj 
prevail,  whatever  objections  may  b e ; 
made against  it.  There is  no law  oblig­
ing  grocers  or  dry  goods  merchants  to 
furnish  wrapping  material  for  their 
g o o d s .  The sugar is so much per pound, 
»lid  the  calico  so  much  per  yard,  and 
when the one  is  weighed  and  the  other 
measured and cut off,  that  is all that can 
be  rightfully  claimed  of  the  merchant. 
Custom,  however,  which often makes un­
written  law,  lias  been  from  time  imme­
morial  for the merchant to wrap up such 
of the goods sold as can  be wrapped con­
veniently;  and,  in the case of the grocer, 
to  weigh  the  paper  with  the  goods. 
There is  as  much  justice in  demanding 
a bucket to carry the molasses purchased 
as in demanding a paper wrapper for the 
sugar.
Custom  has  settled  this  matter,  and 
the presistent  discussion  of  it  will  only 
tend to  disturb  existing  amicable  rela­
tions  between  buyer  and  seller. 
If  a 
stingy  customer  insists  upon  his  sugar 
being  weighed  without  the  paper,  the 
merchant should  insist  upon  his  taking 
it direct from  the  scales,  or  charge  him 
extra for the wrapper.  We  believe that 
not one in  a thousand  would  be guilty of 
such contemptible littleness.

iso. 850.

Greatest  Seller  on  Earth!

Errors in Ordering Goods.

The  jobber  is not  always  responsible 
for errors in filling orders;  in  fact,  he  is 
seldom responsible.  Merchants are often 
very  careless  in  submitting  orders  and 
the salesmen  are  left  to  make a decision 
on  what  was  intended.  The  following 
suggestions from  the  Dry Goods Bulletin 
are  worthy of  being  cut  out and  pasted 
on the  desk of  every retail store-keeper, 
where  they  can  be  carefully committed 
to memory:

each and every order.

1.  Write plainly and legibly.
2.  Give  exact  shipping  directions  in 
3.  Write only one item on a line.
4.  Devote  a  separate sheet  to  corres­
pondence.
5.  If ordering  from  a  catalogue,  give 
exact  number,  description  and  price, 
stating  number or  month of  a catalogue 
from which your order is taken.
6.  Put  your  samples  in  an  envelope 
marked  “samples.”
7.  Don’t  forget  to  sign  your  name. 
Many do.

The  Drug Market.

Opium is dull and lower.  Morphia  is 
unchanged.  Quinine  is  steady.  Cut 
soap bark is  lower.  Chlorite  of  potash 
has declined.  The price has  been  fixed 
by the Paris  Green  Association  for  the
opening of the season,  as  follows:
Arsenic  kegs  ..  .....................................
Kegs of 125 lbs.........................................
14, 28 and 56 lb packages  ...................
1  lb package...........................................
H lb package.........................................
J4 lb package...........................................

Send for Illustrated  Catalogue.  See  price list 

In this journal.
SCHILLING  CORSET  CO.,

Detroit. Miah. and Chicago, 111

Clover aid 
Timothy  Seed.

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.

$7  00
6  00
l  50

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W. 1 LAHOREAUI k CO.,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

GRAND  RAPID8  GOSSIP.

J.  M.  Scott has  opened a grocery  store 
at  Alto.  The Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co. 
furnished the stock.

Lyman  Townsend  has  resumed  the 
grocery and restaurant business at  How­
ard City.  The  Olney  &  Judson  Grocer 
Co.  furnished the  stock.

The  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  Co.  sup­
plied  Lovene  &  Stevenson,  of  Tustin, 
with a new  grocery  stock  last  week,  to 
replace the goods  destroyed  in  their  re­
cent fire.

R.  Rhodes,  formerly  of  the  firm  of 
Rhodes Bros., general  dealers  at  River­
side,  has  opened  a  grocery  store  at 
Duffield. 
The  Ball-Barnhart-Putman  ’ 
Co.  furnished the stock.

Purely Personal.

H. 

B.  Gibson,  general  dealer  at  Elm 

Hall,  spent Sunday  with  friends  in  the 
city.

Chas.  S.  Withey  has  gone  to  Phila­
delphia on business.  He  will  visit  New 
York before returning  home,  the  latter 
part of the week.

Geo.  F.  Phelps,  the Ionia grocer,  spent 
Sunday  in  the  city  the  guest  of  his 
brother,  Wm.  M.  Phelps,  of  Spring  & 
Company.  He  was  accompanied  by 
his wife.

Wm.  H.  White,  of  the  Traverse  City 
Lumber Co.  and Wm.  H.  White  &  Co., 
the  latter  operating  three  mills  in  the 
vicinity of Boyne City,  was in  town  one 
day  last  week.  He  says  the  Traverse 
City  mill  has  1,000,000  pine,  3,500,000 
hemlock and 5,500,000 feet  of  hardwood 
logs on hand,  which it is converting  into 
lumber at the rate of 40,000 feet per day. 
The gang saw will be started next month, 
which will  increase  the capacity  75,000 
feet per day.  The Boyne City mills have 
3,000,000 hemlock  and  8,500,000  feet  of 
hardwood logs on hand,  which  they will 
cut at the rate  of  30,000  per  day.  The 
products of these  mills  are  sold  almost 
entirely  in  the  Chicago,  Sheboygan  and 
Towawanda markets.

Gripsack Brigade.

Chas.  S.  Brooks  is  recovering  both 
health  and  strength  and  expects  to  be 
able to resume  his visits  to the  trade in 
about three  weeks.

Sample  Case:  The  order  book of  the 
commercial  traveler  is  a  sure  index  of 
the  state  of  trade,  and  a barometer  of 
its prosperity. 
Full pages  denote  full 
crops,  empty  ones,  “nothing  but  nub­
bins.”

Bert Remington,  formerly on  the  road 
for  Musselman  &  Widdicomb, 
is  now 
head  book-keeper  for  E.  B.  Preston  & 
Co.,  the rubber  shoe  house  of  Chicago. 
He invites his  Michigan  friends  to  call 
and see him at  411  Fifth  avenue  when­
ever they are in the Windy City.

W.  A.  Grover,  who  has  recently  been 
traveling for Williams,  Davis,  Brooks  & 
Co.,  Detroit,  representing their  sundries 
department,  having been  connected with 
the  bid  firm  of  Williams,  Sheley  & 
Brooks  for  a  number  of  years,  has  ac­
cepted a  position  with  the  Grand  Rap­
ids Brush Co.  and  will cover all the lead­
ing points in the United States.

Display Seasonable  Goods.

From  th e Am erican Qrocer.

Do not  be  afraid to  throw  your  ban­
ner to the breeze.  Do not be  afraid that 
a  few  packages  of  goods  are  going 
to get soiled or faded.  Let  your  people

know  what  you  have 
to  sell  in  its 
season and tell  them  about  it in unmis­
takable terms.  Make a display of season­
able  goods. 
It  is  true  that,  compara­
tively,  it may be a very  modest  one,  but 
it will  tell  your  friends  that  you  have 
such goods for sale  and  now  is the time 
to buy them.
At this season of the year every grocer 
should bring to the front articles used in 
house  cleaning,  such  as  soaps,  soap 
powders,  polishing powders,  bath  brick, 
scrubbing brushes,  pails,  brooms,  dust­
ers,  chamois  skins,  furniture  polish, 
potash,  lye,  soda,  etc.  A very good  dis­
play can be made at small  expense,  with 
a large heap of sal soda  in  the  center of 
the window and other cleaning materials 
arranged  about  it.  Brooms,  scrubbing 
brushes and  pails  should  be  placed in a 
prominent position near the doors.  There 
are a hundred ways  in  which a thought­
ful  grocer  can  stimulate  sales  at  any 
particular season of the year.
With the advent of the spring  weather 
salads are largely  used,  and  a nice  dis­
play  of  olive  oil  is sure  to  tempt  and 
catch  some  trade. 
If  a  grocer  keeps  a 
vegetable stand,  a  nice  display of  fresh 
lettuce,  with a bottle  of  olive  oil stand­
ing here  and there  in  it,  would be  very 
attractive.  Any  way,  make  a  display. 
It will  show  that  you  are  awake,  that 
you  are  looking  for  business  and  that 
you are ready to  help  your  customers to j 
think of the things  they  probably  need. 
Often  we have heard  a customer  say,  “I 
am  very  glad  you  mentioned  that.  1 
would have forgotten  all  about it if you 
had  not,”  and  these  little  things  are 
more appreciated  than  the  average  gro­
cer is apt  to think. 
It  will  pay  you  to 
make your display.
Five  Essential  Legal Elements in Nego­

tiable  Paper.

There are five essential elements to the 
legal validity of a negotiable  draft,  note 
or check:
1.  It must be payable in money; that is, 
gold, silver or greenbacks,  possibly, also, 
in United States currency, not in any kind 
of merchandise.  Thus a  note  “payable 
in  100 calves”  has  been  decided  to  be 
invalid.
2.  It must be payable without any  con­
tingency or uncertainty.  A  note  prom­
ising to pay  “SI,000 out of  the  proceeds 
of ore to  be  raised  and  sold  from  any 
mine” is invalid.  But a particular  fund 
may be designated,  as:  “1 promise to pay 
out of the estate of B., deceased.”
3.  It must be payable at a certain speci­
fied time—a  time  certain  to  arrive.  A 
note  payable to  A.  B.  “ when  he  is  21 
years of age”  is not good,  for he  may not 
live to be 21,  and so the time is  not  cer­
tain to arrive.
But a  note  payable  “on  demand”  is 
held to  be  good,  for  demand  is  in  the 
nature of things  certain  to  be  made  at 
some 
The  owner  of  such  a 
note would not possess common  sense  if 
he never demanded payment.
4.  It must be payable to the order of  a 
certain party therein named,  or else pay­
able to the bearer.  Otherwise  it  is  not 
negotiable,  although as a simple  written 
contract it is  good as  between the maker 
and the person  to  whom  it  is  payable. 
But it is not capable of endorsement  un­
less the words  “order”  or  “bearer”  ap­
pear.
5. The amount payable must  be  speci­
fied and certain.  A note for  $100  “with 
interest”  is good,  because the interest can 
be calculated  and  thus  certainly  ascer­
tained, but a  note  reading:  “Pay  $100 
or $200”  is not good.

time. 

The  Drummer’s  Mistake.

From  th e  P harm aceutical  Era.

Not long since in  one of  the  large ho­
tels in New York state, one of the “boys” 
was  complaining  about  the  dullness  of 
trade,  and  from  the  conversation  over­
heard,  it seems he bad  had nothing in the 
way of orders to send  into his  firm for  a 
number of days,  and  so  one  day he tele­
graphed them  as follows:
Messrs.  So and So.
know I am still with you.
the following reply:
Mr.-----

1  merely  telegraph  you 
to  let  you 
In  a reasonable  length  of  time  came 

You are mistaken.  You  are  not.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

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Q o You Want a Gilt of 
•  •  •  Yoilr  Store Building?

F o r   u se  on   y o u r   L etter  H ea d s,  B ill  H ea d s, 

C ards,  Etc.?

We  can  furnish  you  a  double  column  cut, similar  to  above,  for  $10;  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  AN D  PRINTERS,

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

Yoar Orders for

Owes, B aas, Lems, Dates, Nats, Fits

And Everything Handled by us are Respectfully Solicited.

THE  PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

THE  ONLY

H I   Package  for  Bntter.

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.  Full particulars free.
DETROIT  PIPER  PICKIGE GO.,

DETROIT,  MICH

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

TALKS  WITH  A  LAWYER.
CONTRACT  BY CORRESPOND ANCE.

As a first  requisite to the forming of  a 
valid contract,  there  must  be a meeting 
of minds of  the  parties  thereto.  An of­
fer can  be revoked before its acceptance, 
but  after  the  acceptance  the  offer  be­
comes  a  promise.  The  time  of  accept­
ance of  the  offer  is  the  moment  of  the 
the meeting  of  minds. 
It  is  not a diffi­
cult thing to  determine  this  moment  in 
the case of  contracts  made  in  the pres­
ence of both parties,  but the question be­
comes difficult and  very  important  when 
the  offer  and  acceptance  are  made  by 
letter,  telegram,  messenger,  or  other­
wise.  At what  moment  is  the  contract 
consummated?  Is  it  the moment of the 
posting of  the answer,  or  the  receipt  of 
the same?  Is it the moment the message 
is started  on its  way  or  the  moment  it 
reaches and is thus  communicated  to the 
offerer?  In  general  a  communication of 
an  acceptance  is  necessary to a forming 
of the contract. 
Is  this  essential  requi­
site  complied  with  when  the  party  to 
whom  the offer  is made  does  all  he can 
to  deliver  his  acceptance  (whether 
it 
ever  reaches  its  destination  or  not)  or 
must  the  acceptance  have  reached  its 
destination before it  can  have  the effect 
of binding the  parties?

It is now  decided  that  the  acceptance 
is made when the  acceptor  has  done  all 
that  be  can  to  communicate  his  inten­
tion.  The moment  then  of  dispatch  of 
acceptance  is  the  moment  the  contract 
has  its  beginniug  and  once  having  dis­
patched the  acceptance it is irrevocable. 
It is understood  that  one  making an of­
fer by  letter is making  that  offer contin­
uously during every  instance of the time 
the letter is traveling,  so  that  if  the let­
ter is delayed  in  transit,  and  on  its  re­
ceipt a letter is at once posted  accepting 
the offer, the  contract  is  complete,  even 
tho’  in  the  meantime  the  party offering 
may have sold the goods  which were the 
basis of the offer.  Suppose  the  letter of 
acceptance be lost and does not reach the 
party 
Is  there  a  contract? 
The  logical  result  of  the  position  that 
the  contract  is  made  when  the  accept­
ance is posted  leads us  to  infer that  the 
question demands an  affirmative  answer, 
and such is the law.  The settled rule in 
our  courts  is  that the  time  of  mailing 
the acceptance is the time the contract is 
complete,  and  that  the  subsequent  fate 
of the letter is immaterial.  This is so on 
the theory that the postoffice is the agent 
of  the  person  who  makes  an  offer  by 
post,  and the delivery of the letter to the 
post is  the delivery to  the  agent  of  the 
person making the offer.

offering. 

Suppose that a letter revoking the pro­
posal is mailed  before  the  acceptance is 
mailed,  this does not affect the result un­
less  the  revocation  is  received  before 
the acceptance  is  mailed.  One  in mak­
ing a proposal  may  state  it  as  a  condi­
tion to the  making  of  the  contract that 
the notice of the acceptance  be  received 
in order to  be  binding.  Many  other in­
teresting and important conditions arise, 
a treatment of which  we  postpone  until 
our next. 

W m.  C.  Spr a g u e.

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

Manufacturers’ 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  &  KRAUSE,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

U S E

MILE-END

c o t ' s

Best  Six  Borii

FOR

JUIaetiine  or  Hand  Use.

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  io  Dry  (roods & Notions.
FOURTH 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.

CAPITAL, 

W x .  H .  A n d e r s o n ,  Cashier.
-  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking  business.

Blake a  Specialty of Collections.  Accounts 

of Country M erchants Solicited.

Do  You  Desire  to  Sell

T he C ord ag e T ru st’s  Rival.

It  will  not be  the fault  of  the  Belfast 
Cordage  Co.,  a  concern  that  introduced 
itself  into  this  country  less  than  two 
months  ago.  if  the  back of  the  cordage 
trust is not  broken before many  months. 
It  is  currently  reported  in  circles  that 
are supposed to know,  that the Irish con­
cern,  which is one of the largest  cordage 
houses in  the  world,  is  making  arrange­
ments  to  bring  to  this  country  several 
entire steamer loads of  binding  twine.

By Sample?

Send (or odr Spring catalogue

SMITH  &  SANFORD,

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Dry Goods Price Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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“  Arrow Brand  5*4 
Adriatic.................7
“  World Wide.. 6*4
Argyle  ..................   6
«  LL...............   4*4
Atlanta A A............   6
Full Yard Wide......6*4
Atlantic A..............  6*4
Georgia  A..............6*4
H.............   6*4
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P ............   5*4
Hartford A  ............ 5
D..............6
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“  LL.............   5
King A  A................. 6*4
Amory....................   6*4
King EC.................5
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Lawrence  L L ........  5*4
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5*4 
Madras cheese cloth 6*4
Blackstone O, 32—   5
Newmarket  G........  5*4
Black Crow............6
B  ....... 5
Black  Kock  ...........6
N........6*4
Boot, AL...............   7
DD....  5*4
Capital  A............... 5*4
X ....... 6*4
Cavanat V.............   5*4
Noibe R..................  5
Chapman cheese cl.  3*4
Clifton  C R ..............5*4 Our Level  BeBt...... 6*4
Comet.......................6*4 Oxford  R ..............   6
Dwight Star............  6*4 Pequot....................  7
Clifton C C C...........6*4 Solar.........................  6*4
iTopofthe  Heap__7
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C ..................... 8*4
Glen Mills.............   7
Amazon................ 8
Gold Medal............ 7*4
Amsburg................ 7
Green  Ticket......... 8*4
Art  Cambric.......... 10
Great Falls.............   6*4
Blackstone A A......  8
Hnnfi 
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Beats All................   4*4
Just  Out......  4*4® 5
Boston................... 12
King  Phillip...........  7*4
Cabot......................7
Cabot,  %.................6*4
OP......  7*4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak...........5*4
Lonsdale...........  @ 8*4
Conway W............. 7*4
Middlesex........  @5
Cleveland.............. 7
Dwight Anchor......8*4
No Name................   7*4
shorts.  8
Oak View............... 6
Our Own................   5*4
Edwards................. 6
Pride of the West... 12
Empire...................   7
Rosalind.................7*4
Farwell...................7*4
Sunlight.................   4*4
Fruit of the Loom.  8J4
Utica  Mills............ 8*4
Fitchville  .............7
Nonpareil  ..10
First Prize..............7
Vlnyard..................  8*4
Fruit of the Loom X.
White Horse...........  6
Fairmount..............4*4
Rock....   .  .  8*4
Full Value..............6*
Cabot......................7  I Dwight Anchor........8*4
Farwell...................8 
...  5*4 Middlesex No.  1... .10
TremontN........
“  2... .11
Hamilton N......
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“  3... .12
L......
“  7... .18
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Middlesex AT..
8 . . . .19
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TON  FLANNEL.
BLEACHED  CAI
Middlesex A A...... .11
Hamilton N ............7*4
2...... .12
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AO...... .13*4
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4...... • 17*4
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CARPET  WARP.
... 17%]Integrity  colored.. .20
colored— 19*4 White Star..............18
“  colored..20
Nameless................20
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.  ................30
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Peerless, white..
Integrity................ 18*41 
Hamilton................  8
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G G  Cashmere........21
Nameless.............. 16
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HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Corallne.....................89 50
Schilling’s .................  9 00
Davis  Waists......  9 00
Grand  Rapids........4 50
Armory.................. 6*4
Androscoggin.........7*4
Blddeford..............  6
Brunswick................6*4
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Allen turkey  reds..  5*4
robes............ 5*4
pink a purple 6*4
buffs...........   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 
....  6*4
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino......6
long cloth B. 10*4 
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century cloth 7
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“  gold seal......10*4
“  green seal TR 10*4 
“  yellow seal.. 10*4
serge............ 11*4
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“  Turkey red.. 10*4 
Ballou solid black..  5 
“  colors.  5*4
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Bengal blue,  green, 
red and  orange...  5*4
Berlin solids.......... 5*4
u  oil blue........ 6*4
“  “  green ....  6*4
“  Foulards....  5*4
“  red *4........... 7
“  X ...........  9*4
“ 
“  4 4......... 10
“ 
“ 
“ 3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........6
“  madders...  6 
XX twills..  6*4
solids........5*4 ¡Harmony

Wonderful................ 84 50
Brighton......................4 75
Bortree’s ..................   9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Naumkeagsatteen..  7
Rockport................ 6*4
Conestoga......... . 
6*4
Walworth..............   6*4
ITS.Berwick fancies__  5*4
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4*4 
DelMarlne cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddy stone  fancy...  5*4 
chocolat  5*4 
rober  ...  5*4 
sateens..  5*4 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5*4
staple__5*4
Manchester fancy..  5*4
n p v   pro  E1Z
Merrimack D fancy.  5*4 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4*4 
“  Repp fura .  8*4
Pacific fancy..........5*4
robes............  6*4
“ 
Portsmouth robes...  5*4 
Simpson mourning..  5*4
greys........6*4
solid black.  5*4 
Washington Indigo.  6*4 
“  Turkey robes..  7*4
“  India robes__7*4
“  plain T”ky X %  8*4 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................ 6
Martha Washington
Turkeyred *4........ 7*4
Martha Washington
Turkevred.......... 9*4
Rlrerpolnt robes__  5
Windsor fancy........  6*4
gold  ticket 
Indigo  blue......... 10*4
4*4
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*41 Stark  a 
..............   8
Boot............................6*4 No Name.................. 7*4
Clifton, K................   6  ¡Top of Heap.............10
Simpson..................20  llmperlai..................10*4
“ 
.................18  Black................   9® 9*4
“ BC.............   @10
_  “ 
 
Coechco.....................10*4

TICKINGS.

SATINES.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

16 

“ 

“ 

DEMINS.

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag.............. 12*4
9oz...... 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

“ 
“ 

Columbian brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue........ 744
brown...  734
Jaffrey.....................11*4
Lancaster  .............. 12*4
Lawrence, 9 oz........13*4
“  NO.220....13
“  No. 250... 11*4
“ 
No. 280....10*4

“ 

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............... 7*4
Glenarie.................  6*4
Glenarven................ 6*4
Glenwood.................7*4
Hampton...................6*4
Johnson Uhalon cl 
*4 
Indigo blue 9*4 
zephyrs— 16

GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  7 
fancies ....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6*4
Manchester............   5*4
Monogram..............  6*4
Normandie............... 7*4
Persian...................   8*4
Renfrew Dress........7*4
Rosemont................. 6*4
Slatersville............ 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................7*4
Toll  duNord......... 10*4
Wabash.................... 7*4
seersucker..  7*4
Warwick...............   8*4
Whittenden............   6*4
heather dr.  8 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6*4
Westbrook..............  8
..............10
Windermeer........... 5
York..........................6*4

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

GRAIN  BAGS.

No.

42
43
44
45

THREADS.

BED  FLANNEL.

KNITTING  COTTON.

White.  Colored.

Amoskeag............  .16*4|ValleyCity............. 15*4
Stark......................  19*4 Georgia..................15*4
American............... 16  ¡Pacific.................... 14*4
Clark’s Mile End.... 45  I Barbour s  ..............88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s...............88
Holyoke..................22*41
White. Colored.
38 No.  14 .......37 
6 ..  ..33
"  16 .......38 
39
8 .......34
“  18 .......39 
40
10 .......35
“  20 .......40 
41
12 .......36
CAMBRICS.
Edwards................  4
Lockwood................ 4
Wood’s ..................   4
Brunswick...........   4

Slater......................  4
White S ta r.........  4
Kid Glove...............  4
Newmarket............   4
Fireman..................32*4
Creedmore..............27*4
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless................27*4
Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R ..................22*4
Windsor.................. 18*4
6 oz Western........... 20
Union  B................. 22*4
Nameless...... 8  ® 9)41 
.......I
......8*4®10  I 
......
Brown.  Black. I Slate.  Brown.

Grey SR W............17*4
Western W ............18*4
DR P .....................18*4
Flushing XXX....... 23*4
Manitoba................23*4
@10*4
“ 
12*4
Black.
Slate.
13
9* 13 
9*4
15
10*4 15 
10*4
1720
11*417 
11*4
12*4¡20 
12*4
DUCKS.
West  Point, 8 oz— 10*4 
Severen. 80Z..........
9*4
“ 
10 oz  ...12*4
May land, 8 oz......... 10*4
Raven, lOoz............ 13*4
Greenwood, 7*4 oz..  9*4 
Stark 
............ 13*4
Greenwood, 8 oz — 11*4
Boston, 8 oz............10*4 ¡Boston, 10 oz............ 12*4

CANVASS  AND  PADDING.
9*4
10*4
11*4
12*4

iTW........................ 22*4
F T ............ ............. S2*i
J R F , XXX............35
Buckeye.................32*4

DOMET  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

“ 
“ 

“ 

WADDINGS.

|

SILESIAS.

White, doz............. 25  iPerbale,40do«....37 50
Colored,  doz.......... 20 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8
“  Red Cross___ 9
“  Best...............10*4
“  Best AA........12*4
L............................. 7*4
G............................. 8*4
Corttcelll, doz.......... 75  ICorticelll  knitting,

Pawtncket...............10*4
Dundle....................  9
Bedford...................10*4
Valley  City.............10*4
KK  ......................... 10*4

twist, doz. .37*4  per *4oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz..37*41
HOOKS AND ETES—FEB GROSS.
“ 
“ 

No  1 Bl’k & White..l0  INo  4 Bl’k & Whlte..l5
“  2 
..20
.-25
3 
No 2-20, M C...........50  INO 4-15 F  3*4.......... 40

..12 “ 8 
..12  I  “  10 
FINS.

SEWING  BILK.

“ 
“ 

8-18.SC ............45  I

COTTON  TAPE.
No  2 White & Bl’k..12  INo  8 White & Bl’k..20 
“  10 
-.15 
“  4 
23
..18  I “  12 
..26
“  6 
SAFETY  PINS.
36
No2..........................28  |N o3..

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. James.................1  401 Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s................1 35 Gold Eyed............... 1  50
Marshall's.............. 1 00|
5—4....2 25  6-4...3 2615—4....1  95  6—4.-.2 95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

...3 10|
COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2  10 

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic...............18*4
Anchor..................16
Bristol................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL.......................18*4
Alabama................... 6%
Alamance................  6*4
Augusta...................7*4
Ar  sapha................  6
Georgia...................  6*4
G ranite..................  5*4
Haw  River.............5
Haw  J ....................  6

?* 

Nashua...................18
Rising Star 4-ply.... 17 
3 p ly ... 17
North Star..............20
Wool Standard 4 ply 17*4 
Powhattan............ 18

Mount  Pleasant—   6*4
Oneida....................  5
Prym ont...............   6*4
Randelman............   6
Riverside...............   6*4
Sibley  A.................  «Î4
Toledo....................  6

PLAID  OSNABURGS

Hardware Price Current.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dis.

60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ..........................................................  
40
23
J ennlngs’, genuine......................................  
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50410

augurs ads bits. 

AXES.

First Quality, S. B. Bronze...........................I 7 50
D.  B. Bronze......................... 
  12 00
S.B.S. Steel................................  8 50
D. B. Steel...................................   13 50

,T 
‘ 
‘ 

Railroad......................................................I 14 00
Garden.................................................. net  30 00

BARROWS. 

bolts. 

tils.

dls.

Stove.  ...........................................................50410
Carriage new  list.  ...................................... 70410
Plow.............................................................. 40410
Sleigh shoe............... : ................................. 
70

BUCKETS.

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

BUTTS, CAST. 

dlS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured................................ 704
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 66&10
Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60&10
Wrought Table.............................................60410
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60410
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s.............................................. 70410
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70410
Blind, Shepard’s .......................................... 
70

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

60

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.
CROW BABS.

Grain......................................................dig. 50402

CAPS.

Cast Steel............................................ per lb  5
Sly’s 1-10.............................................per m  65
60
“ 
Hick’s C.  F ........................................ 
G. D .......... ..........................................  “ 
35
60
Musket................................................ 
“ 
56
Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire...........................................dls. 
25

CABTBIDOES.

chisels. 

Socket Firmer..............................................70410
Socket Framing............'................................70416
Socket Corner................................................ 70410
Socket Slicks................................................70410
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

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

CHALK.

combs. 

COPPER.

dls.

dls.

“ 

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

DRILLS. 

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

dlS.

DBIPPIDS PAMS.

Small sizes, ser pound................................  
07
Large sizes, per pound................................   6ft
Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................doc. net 
75
Oorrngated........................................... dls 
40
Adlnstable............................................ dls. 40410

e l b o w s.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, 126.......................  
Ives’, 1,118; 2,124;  3, ¡30............................ 

piles—New List. 

d ig.

dls.

SO
25

Dlsston’s ...................................................... 60410
New  American.............................................60410
Nicholson’s .  ...............................................60410
Heller’s......................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps...................................  
50

GALVANIZED IRON.

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

15 

28
16 17

12 

13 
Discount, 60

14 
OAUOSS. 

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

50

dls.

 

dis.

dls.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINOES.

dls.
dls.

hanoebs. 

HOLLOW WARE.

M A TTCCK ft

wire goods. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

HAMMERS.
Maydole 4  Co.’s................. 
25
................dls. 
25
Rip’s ........................................................dls. 
Yerkes 4  Plumb’s............................................ dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand__30c 40410
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ........................dis.60410
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4%  14  and
longer.......................................................   3%
Screw Hook and  Eye, 14........................ net 
10
“  %..........................net  854
’ 
“  M..........................net  714
1 
* ......................... net  714
1 
“ 
Strap and T ............................................ dls. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50410
Champion,  anti-friction.............................   60410
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................... 
60410
Kettles.........................................................   60410
Spiders  .........................................................60410
Gray enameled............................................. 40410
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 3314410
dls.
Bright...................................................... 70410410
Screw  Eyes.............................................70410410
Hook’s ..  ................................................ 70410410
70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
levels. 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s 
70
............   .. 
55
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
55
Door,  porcelnln, trimmings........................  
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
66
Russell 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..: —  
55
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s............................ 
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
i Norwalk’s ................................................... 
55
Adze Eye...............................’. ........»16.00, dis. 60
Hunt Bye......................................... 115.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ...................................... »18.50, dls. 20410.
d ls.
Sperry 4 Co.’s, Post,  handled.....................  
50
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
40
“  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables—  
“  Landers,  Ferry 4  Clr .k’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
...................................... 
30
Stebbln’s Pattern......................................... 60410
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 60410
25
Enterprise, self-measuring.......................... 
-.1  85 
Steel nails, base.........
Wire nails, base........
-.2   00 Wire.
Steel. 
Advance over base;
Base10
.Base 
60................................
.Base 
50................................
20
05 
40..............................
20
30................................
10 15 
30
20...............................
35
.  15
16............................
35
,.  15
12...............................
...  20 
40
10................................
50
...  25 
65
...  40 
7 4 6 ..........................
90
..  60 
4............................. 
.
1  50
..1  00 
3.................................
..1  50 
2................................
2 00 
..1  50 
Fine 3........................
2  0090 
..  60 
Case  10.......................
...  75 
8....................
1  00 1 25 
...  90 
6.....................
...  85 
1  00 
Finish 10....................
1  25
...1  00 
1  50 
6...................
...1  15 
75 
...  85 
Clinch! 10...................
90
...1  00 
6..................
..1  15 
1 00
2 50 
...1  75
Barrell %...................
d ls .
.  @40 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy..........................
,  060 
Sclota Bench.........................................
.  040 
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.................
.  060 
Bench, first quality................................
.  410
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood.  .
Fry,  Acme.............................................«8.60-10
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 20 
Broken packs V4c per pound extra.__________

8.........................................................

8....................................
8 .................................

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

“ 
“ 
“  
“ 
“  
“ 

MOLASSES GATES. 

NAILS

PLANES.

RIVETS. 

MAULS. 

m il l s. 

PANS.

dlS.

HOPES.

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, % Inch and larger............................. 
Manilla........................................................   13
Steel and Iron.. 
Try and Bevels. 
Mitre...............

9%

Com. 
»2 95 
3 (5 
3 (5 
3  15 
3 25 
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

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

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

50
50
56
50
55
35

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

TRAPS. 

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton (25
“ 
20
70
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
50
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__ 
30
“  Champion  and  Electric ~ Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot............................................   30
Steel, Game................................................... 60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley & Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion............................... »1.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..................................  .........   65
Annealed Market......................................... 70—10
Coppered Market  ................................... 
60
Tinned Market............................................   62%
Coppered  Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.  .........................  3 10

wire. 

dls.

“ 

painted....................................  2 65

WRENCHES. 

Au  Sable.................................................dls.  40
dls. 06
Putnam.......................................... 
Northwestern................................ 
dls. 10410
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................  
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable...............................75410
Bird Cages................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
"S
Screws, New lis t..........................................70410
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50410410
Dampers, American.................................. 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....... 65410

MISCELLANEOUS. 

dls.

HORSE NAILS.

METALS.
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large.................................................... 
Pig Bars.......................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2%c per pound.
6Ji
600 pound  casks..................................... 
Per pound....................................................  7
%@%.................................................................. 16
Extra 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—MELYH GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................• 7 50
14x20 IC, 
.........................................   7 50
10x14 IX, 
........  ...............................  9 25
14x20 IX, 
...................................... 
9 25
Each additional X on this grade, »1.75.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

10X14IC, Charcoal......................................... »6 75
14x20 IC, 
.........................................   6  75
10x14 IX, 
..........................................  8 25
..........................................  9 25
14x20 EX, 
BOOPING PLATES

Each additional X on this grade H.50.

“ Worcester...............................  6 50
14x20 IC, 
“ 
14x20 IX, 
...........................  8 50
.........................  18 50
20x28 IC, 
“ 
14x20 IC, “  Allaway  Grade.....................   6 00
7  50
“ 
14x20 IX,  •  “ 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
12 50
“ 
20x28 EX, 
“ 
“ 
15 50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28 IX...................................................... »14 0»
114x31  IX...................................................... 15
iSeo i i :  f“r N“ ' 9 Bo“ er*’ \ P«r P°und  ■ 

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10

 
 
 

T H E   F A V O R IT E   C H U R N .

The  Only Perfect  Barrel Churn  Made.

A  TELL-TALE  PAPER  BAG.

How a  Grocer’s  Disbonesty  W as  Dis­

covered  by  a  Lawyer.

The New York Herald furnishes us still 
another  reminder  that  “Honesty  is  the 
best  policy.”
Baker Kenney,  whose  store is  No.  383 
Grand  street,  Brooklyn,  was  sued  for 
It 
$2,600 by the  New  York  Biscuit Co. 
was  alleged  that  Kenney  owed  that 
amount  for  crackers  and  fancy  biscuit 
that  he  had  bought  during  the  eleven 
months  immediately  preceding  April, 
1891.
Kenney  set  up  the  defense  that  the 
biscuit company owed  him a great many 
dollars for  shortages.  That is,  he found 
that  shipments  of  crackers  were  short 
forty or fifty pounds each.  He  had  dis­
covered shortages in nineteen  shipments 
between  November,  1890,  and  March, 
1891.  He didn’t want to pay the bill un­
til there had been deductions.
William J.  Westlake,  Baker  Kenney’s 
chief clerk,  was the chief witness for the 
defense.  He  testified  that  he  had  dis­
covered a shortage  in  every  one  cf  the 
shipments of crackers  his  employer had 
received previous to March  30,  1891.
“Did  you  keep  any  record  of  these 
shortages?” asked  Lawyer  Dill.
“Oh,  yes,”  answered  Westlake. 
“1 
weighed each  box and  made a memoran­
dum of the amount  lacking.  1 made the 
memoranda on scraps of wrapping paper 
and bags.”
Westlake handed the  referee  nineteen 
scraps of  brown  paper.  Here  is  a copy 
of what was written on one of  them: 
H A TFIE I.D   &   DUCKER,  FEBRUARY  20,  ‘91.
5 box soda,  short...............................  15
5 box  sweet  broken, short..............  15
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Lawyer  Dill  noticed  that the dates of 
these memoranda corresponded  with  the 
dates of the bills,  but did not correspond 
with the  dates of  delivery  of  the goods 
they  appeared  in  the  truckmen’s 
as 
books.
That night as  he  sat  in  his  study the 
lawyer  pondered  over  Westlake’s  testi 
mony.  His  children  had  been  playing 
that evening with picture puzzles of  ani­
mals that  were  put  together  with  diffi­
culty.  Mr.  Dill  happened  to  think  of 
the puzzles when he  noticed  that two of 
the clerk’s memorandum scraps fitted each 
other nicely.  Presently  he  found that a 
third scrap  could  be  joined  to  the  first 
two.  He sat up most of the night fitting 
the  scraps  to  one  another.  He  found 
that pieces of paper bearing dates months 
apart  could  be  joined  accurately.  Be­
fore  he  went  to  bed  Mr.  Dill  put  the 
nineteen scraps  together.  They  formed 
a complete paper bag.
Westlake had sworn  that  he  had torn 
these  scraps  from  different  pieces  of 
wrapping  stufE  at  intervals  weeks  and 
months apart.  Apparently all the  nine­
teen pieces  had  been  torn  apart  at  the 
same time.
When  the  newly-made  paper  bag was 
handed  up  to  Referee  Chittick,  Clerk 
Westlake  collapsed.  So  did  Kenney’s 
defense.
It is  exceedingly  likely  that  the  New 
York  Biscuit  Co.  will  soon  collect the
$2,600 bill.

Ellis—J.  Keifer  succeeds M.  E.  Flynn 

in  general  trade.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
The  revolt 

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Michigan Tradesman

Jfflci&l Organ o f M ichigan B asin era Men's  A ssociation.

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WEDNESDAY, A PRIL  20,  1892.

THE  SOUTH  AMERICAN  REVOLU­

TIONS.

The  record  of  revolutionary  move­
ments  in South America does not  appear 
to grow  less interesting as  time  passses, 
and if the meager accounts  which  reach 
us are to be believed,  there are two revo­
lutions of some  magnitude in active  pro­
gress at  the  present  time,  namely,  one 
in  Venezuela  and  the  other  in  Brazil. 
In the former country a number of popu­
lar and  ambitious  leaders  are 
in  arms 
against the Government  with  a large  fol­
lowing at  their  back,  which  has  been 
goaded into rebellion  by  unconstitution­
al acts of the Executive of the State. 
In 
Brazil one of the most  important  States, 
that of Matto  Grosso,  has  revolted  and 
declared its independence.
□ The situation  in  Venezuela  is  alarm­
ing,  as the  revolution  has  assumed  im­
portant proportions,  and it is  now  ques­
tionable if the Government will  be  able 
to maintain itself against the  movement. 
The trouble,  like all  similar South Amer­
ican  affairs,  is  the  outgrowth  of  rival 
political ambitions,  assisted  by  the  open 
disregard  of  the  constitution  by  the 
people in  power in order  to  retain  their 
hold upon  the offices.

The revolutionists  have  been  able  to 
gather together a Considerable force  and 
it  is  understood  that  they  are  amply 
supplied  with  funds.  They  also  have 
the  advantage  of 
leadership  of 
capable generals,  such  as  Crespo,  Guz­
man Blanco and  Rojas  Paul.  Although 
the  Government  has  not  yet  met  with 
a decided setback,  all  accounts  agree  in 
reporting the strength of  the revolution­
ists as  constantly  growing.

the 

In  Brazil  a  very  unsettled  state  of 
affairs  exists.  The  successor  of  Da 
Fonseca,  Vice President  Peixoto,  shows 
no disposition to call  an  election  for  a 
new  President,  although  the  Brazilian 
constitution demands  that  in  the  event 
of the removal or death of  the  President 
within the first two years of  his term  an 
election for a  successor  must  be  called 
within three months.

Considerably more  than  three  months 
have  elapsed  since  the  overthrow  of 
Fonseca,  and the inaction  of  the  acting 
President begins to look like a  desire  on 
his part to maintain  himself in power by 
overriding the letter of  the  constitution.

in  the  State  of  Matto 
Grosso is caused  by  the  refusal  of  the 
people to accept the Governor  appointed 
by the General  Government.  Bloodshed 
| has already occurred,  and  it  is  possible 
that the present trouble may prove  more 
serious than any of the bloodless  revolu­
tions which have occurred since the over­
throw of Dom Pedro.

The successor  of  Fonseca  appears  to 
have considered the change in the  Presi­
dency should bring  a  change  in  all  the 
State Governments. 
It  is  this  effort  of 
the  Federal  or  Central  Government  to 
control the States which has precipitated 
most of the trouble in Brazil  during  the 
past few months,  aud unless  a  different 
policy is soon adopted  it cannot  be  long 
before  the  country  is  dismembered  or 
something like  the  old  dictatorship  re­
stored.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS NOT PARTISAN.
The plan of making each city a vast in­
dustrial  concern,  to  be  conducted  on 
scientific business  principles,  must  com­
mend  itself  to  every  thoughtful  mind. 
There  is  nothing  the  matter  with  the 
plan. 
It  is  but  frank,  however,  to  add 
that there is apparently little hope of  its 
early  adoption  in  American  centers  of 
population  and  politics.  Think  of  the 
bluster,  wrangles and billingsgate of  the 
average City  Council at a meeting of the 
directors of a factory,  a bank or railroad! 
Who  would  be  so  foolish  as  to  expect 
such a factory,  bank  or  railroad to  suc­
ceed  and prosper?

Men  who  set  out  to  conduct  success­
fully the vast  business  affairs  of  a  city 
must mean  business and not politics,  and 
politics  as  used  here  does  necessarily 
mean  party politics.  What  is  generally 
known  as party  politics is not always the 
most  dangerous  kind.  There  are  also 
several  kinds  of  business in  connection 
with city affairs, and some of them essen­
tially  vicious. 
It is  business,  for exam­
ple after a sort,  for  an  alderman  to  use 
his strings in order  to  have  more  bonds 
issued and sold and more funds collected, 
and then to pull to have  the lion’s  share 
of the cash expended in his ward  or with 
his favorite firm with  certain  wares  for 
sale.  His constituents may like this and 
re-elect him.  Such  conduct on  the  part 
of a  stockholder or  director  in  any suc­
cessful  business  concern  would  not  be 
business at all. 
It  would  not  be  legiti­
mate  business  to  cripple  or  weaken  an 
entire line of railroad  in order to build  a 
magnificent depot building  at  the favor­
ite  city  of  some  one  of 
its  directors. 
So it is not legitimate business to burden 
a  wholecity in order to build up a single 
ward or a single friend.

THE  BEHRING  SEA  CONTROVERSY.
Although  the  interest  in  the  contro­
versy  between  the  United  States  and 
Great Britain  over the  Behring Sea  fish­
eries  has  greatly  abated,  the  fact  still 
remains that no definite settlement of the 
matter  has been  announced. 
It will  be 
remembered that  the  correspondence be­
tween  our  State  Department  and  the 
British Foreign  Office  resulted  in  Lord 
Salisbury’s  agreeing  to  the  renewal  of 
last  year’s  modus vivendi  on  the  condi­
tion  that  Canadian  sealers  should  be 
reimbursed  in  the  event  that  the  pro­
posed  arbitration  should  decide  against 
the  claims of  the  United  States  to  ex­
clusive 
the  disputed 
waters.

jurisdiction 

It  is  presumed  that  as  the matter has 
been  apparently allowed  to  rest  there,

in 

the  reply  of  Lord  Salisbury  was  satis­
factory  to  the  Washington  authorities 
and that within a short time an announce­
ment will  be  made to the  effect that  the 
arrangement  of  last  year  has  been  re­
newed. 
In  any  event,  the  feeling  of 
uneasiness  that  possibly  some  friction 
might  result  between  the  two  Govern­
ments over  the  matter appears  to  have 
passed  away  entirely.  This  is  true  to 
such an  extent  that the  Government has 
permitted a United  States  cruiser on the 
way to Behring  Sea to put into  the navy 
yard of  the  British  Government  at Vic­
toria for repairs.

Everybody  will  hail  with  satisfaction 
an  amicable  settlement  of  the  contro­
versy,  which  has already lasted too long, 
as  no  one  would  care  to  see two  such 
powerful nations go to war because of so 
small a matter as a seal fishery.

Clew’s  Weekly Financial Review warns 
investors  against  monopoly  stocks  and 
declares that public  opinion is becoming 
more decidedly hostile  to whatever form 
of organization  conspires  to  defeat  free 
competition.  Congress and the state leg­
islatures find it necessary to respect  this 
determined attitude of the people,  and at 
no  distant  time  the 
laws  will  be  so 
framed  that nowhere in this country will 
any  form  of  corporation  which  aims to 
exercise  the  powers  of  a  monopoly  be 
able to exist under  the  aegis  of  the  law. 
The attempts of the  trusts  to  evade  the 
penalties of their illegality by organizing 
under the loosest form of  legalization to 
be  fonnd  under  the  state  laws will  be­
come  futile.  The  procurement  of  con­
trol of  a system  of  competing  railroads, 
under  such  expedients  as  have  been 
adopted by the Philadelphia &  Reading, 
will be declared illegal, because contrary 
to public policy.  The  law  will  be  con­
structed  with  a  simple  purpose  of  pre­
venting the defeat of competition by mo­
nopolies;  and  that  form  of  prohibition 
will be made to  apply  to  any  and every 
form of organization.  Of  this there can 
be no reasonable doubt;  for  the  present 
drift towards monopoly is so widespread, 
so  utterly  revolutionary in  every  sense 
in  its  character,  and  so  threatening  to 
vast interests that to suppose  that it can 
be  much  further  tolerated  would be  to 
assume that  American  citizens  bad  lost 
their regard for freedom ana  their sense 
of  self-respect.

One of  the  most  absurd  performances 
in the  way of  straining the construction 
of  a law took  place in Chicago  the other 
day,  when a sign  painter and  the  mana­
ger of  a  loan  association  were  arrested 
for  counterfeiting  and  bound  over  for 
trial.  The alleged  infraction of  the law 
was  the  sign  of  the  association,  which 
represented  a  gigantic  hand  holding  a 
bunch  of  $20  United  States  Treasury 
notes.  The  topmost  note  on  the  sign 
was  four feet  long  and  two  and a half 
feet wide,  and was a good  representation 
of  the subject,  with  numbers and signa­
tures  complete. 
But  nobody  of  the 
slightest  common  sense  could  for a mo­
ment consider it a counterfeit, or imagine 
that  the  Congressmen  who  passed  the 
counterfeiting  law  had  any such  repre­
sentation of the currency in mind.

One of the great express  companies of 
the  country,  fully 
impressed  with  the 
skill  and  daring  of  the  express  robber, 
has  offered the  magnificent  sum  of  one 
hundred  dollars  to  anyone  connected 
with an express company  in  the  United

States  or  Canada  who  shall  devise  the 
best car or car appliances  for  transport­
ing—safe  from  the  greed  of  robbers— 
money and valuables.  The  designs pre­
sented  must  be  drawn  to  a  prescribed 
scale,  and as the men who are to compete 
are not,  generally, mechanics  or  drafts­
men,  it  is  possible  that  they  could  get 
some one  who is to work  up  their  ideas 
and  make  the  necessary  drawings  for, 
say, three or  four hundred dollars.  The 
inventor  could,  of  course,  take  his  pay 
in glory.

From several sources come suggestions 
that the business men  formerly affiliated 
with the  Michigan Business Men’s Asso­
ciation hold another  general  convention 
in the near future,  inviting  the  presence 
thereto  of  such  other  business  men  as 
are 
in  sympathy  with  the  aims  and 
objects of  the  organization  referred  to. 
The suggestions appear to T h e  T ra d es­
man to be pertinent and it  will  cordially 
co-operate in any  movement  in  that  di­
rection.  No more representative gather­
ings of business men  were ever held than 
the  conventions  which  met at  Grand 
Rapids,  Flint,  Cheboygan  and  Muske­
gon,  and the  beneficial  results  of  these 
gatherings is still apparent  in  the  exis­
tence of  certain  reforms  which  would 
never  have  been  secured  but  for  the 
concerted  action  of 
business  men. 
Who  will  be  the  first  to  move  in  the 
matter?

It is by no means uncommon  for  econ­
omists to rail at the  American  habit  of 
taking frequent trips  to  Europe  and  to 
deplore the amount  of  money  expended 
in that manner.  In an admirable treatise 
on  this  subject,  which  appears  on  the 
opposite  page  of  this 
issue,  Matthew 
Marshall controverts several long-cherish­
ed ideas on  this  topic  and  succeeds 
in 
satisfying the  unprejudiced  reader  that 
the evil so strenuously decried is  not  so 
great an evil, after all.

Many valuable suggestions  to  the  in­
suring  public are embodied in  the  series 
of articles on  the  subject  of  fire  insur­
ance,  now  being  published 
in  T h e 
T ra desm a n.  No  merchant  should  fail 
to note the suggestions of the writer  and 
the  conclusions  he  draws  from  estab­
lished  facts.

Risk Your  Own  Capital.

An old merchant says:  “A man has the 
right to risk his own capital,  but  he  has 
no right to  risk  the  property  of  others 
without their consent,  and he  can  only 
honestly extend his  business at any  time 
so that if his  property  should  suddenly 
depreciate in value to the ordinary  level 
of low  prices,  and he  should  meet  with 
the average percentage of loss  and  other 
risks identical to the business,  he  would 
be well able to pay his debts.
information  on 
these points,  a man whose liabilities  are 
three  times  the  amount  of  his  capital 
should be extremely cautious in extending 
his purchases,  however inviting the spec­
ulation may appear;  and  if he  takes  to 
giving credit,  he  cannot  calculate  with 
with any degree of certainty in being able 
to meet his payments promptly except by 
giving  one  third 
less  credit  than  he 
takes.”

“Without  accurate 

Country  Callers.

Galls  have  been  received  at  The 
T radesm an office  during  the past week 
from the following gentlemen in trade:

J.  D.  Noah,  Moline.
Carrington & North,  Trent.
Lovene & Stevenson,  Tustin.
White & Fairchild,  Boyne City.
Jas. L.  Felton,  Burnip’s Corners.
H. B. Gibson,  Elm  Hall.

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9

TRANSATLANTIC  TRAVEL.

that 

The  increasing  value  of  the  transat­
lantic  passenger  business  between  this 
country and  Europe  is  shown  by the an­
nouncement  recently  made 
the 
Cunard  Steamship Company has  now  in 
course  of  construction  two  new  steam­
ships  which,  in size and  speed,  will  sur­
pass  the  largest  and  swiftest  of  their 
present  fleet,  and  that  the  White  Star 
Company,  not  to  be  outdone by its great 
competitor,  has  also  contracted  for  the 
building of  two  steamers  which  will  be 
a little larger and,  if  possible,  somewhat 
faster than the  new Cunarders.  Each of 
these  companies has  already two vessels 
which  usually make  their  crossings in a 
week  or  less, and  carry  between  three 
and  five hundred  cabin  passengers  each 
time.  The  Inman  line  has  two  of  the 
same  character, the  Hamburg-American 
line  two,  and  the  French  Transatlantic 
Company  two. 
In  addition,  there  are 
engaged in the business the smaller craft 
belonging  to  the  lines  just  mentioned, 
those of  the North  German  Lloyd,  and a 
considerable number  owned  by  Belgian, 
Dutch  and  Swedish  companies.  Alto­
gether,  these  vessels  carry  to  Europe 
about  100,000  cabin  passengers  every 
year,  of  whom  at  least  nine-tenths  are 
Americans.  At an average of  $100 each, 
this  makes  $9,000,000  paid  by our  citi­
zens,  annually,  for  transportation  out­
ward,  their  return  passages  costing  as 
much more.

and esteem have been so much excited as 
they  were  by  a  Boston  boy  whose  ac- ] 
quaintance I once made traveling abroad,  j 
We  were  in  Italy,  and  both  following 
about the  same  route,  so that I was  con­
tinually  encountering  him 
in  cities, 
churches,  picture galleries,  and places of | 
that  kind,  but I did  not see  him  in  the 
same hotels  nor in  the  same railway car­
riages.  His  conversation  was  so  enter­
taining and  he  showed  so  much  knowl­
edge of  literature  and  art  that  I finally 
proposed that we should  travel together, 
but he excused himself by saying that he I 
had only a limited amount of money,  and 
this  required  him  to take  cheaper  con­
veyances  and  put  up  at  cheaper 
inns 
than  even  my modest  ideas  demanded,  j 
nor could I persuade him  to  let  me  pay 
the small additional expense which  com­
panionship  with me would entail.  How­
ever,  we saw a great deal of one another, 
and  on  my  return  to  America  1  made 
enquiries about  him,  the result of  which 
confirmed  my  estimate of  his  worth.  1 
learned that  he was the  eldest of a num- 
ber of brothers  and sisters, who, together 
with their mother,  had  been,  a few years 
before  by  the  death  of  their  father,  a 
merchant  with  a  small  capital,  left  de- 
pendent  upon him  for support. O'He was 
then  about to enter  Harvard College and 
was well  prepared for it,  but he  gave up 
that purpose and devoted himself to con­
tinuing  his  father’s  business.  He man­
aged 
it  so  well  that  he  educated  his 
brothers and sisters, got them  well  start­
ed  in  life,  and  after  this  was  all  done 
and his mother provided for, he set about 
saving up the  little  modicum  needed  for 
a trip to Europe which  had  been  his am­
bition  from  boyhood.  This  was  the 
money on  which  he was  traveling when 
I met him. 
It was the  first he  had spent 
on himself  since  his  father’s  death,  and 
I could  not but  acknowledge  that it was 
the best investment which,  at his age,  he 
could make of  it.  He  purchased with it 
a  store  of  information, experience  and 
pleasant  memories which brightened  his 
life and sweetened  the toil  to  which  his 
necessities compelled  him  in  the  future 
to  devote  himself. 
Instead of  postpon­
ing the  enjoyment of  his  savings  to  his 
old  age he  took it in his  youth and  got, 
annually,  interest and compound interest 
out of it.

My  young  friend,  I  am  happy  to  be­
lieve,  is  only a  specimen of  a  great  and 
increasing number of our fellow citizeus. 
It  would  be a mistake  to  infer  that  be­
cause  the  newspapers chronicle  the  de­
partures  and  arrivals  by  the  transat­
lantic steamers of  only the  rich  and  the 
distinguished,  that  these  constitute  the 
larger  portion of  those  who  go  abroad. 
If  they  did,  no  such  fleet of  mammoth 
steamers as that which I have mentioned 
would ever have  been  built.  The profits 
of  the  transatlantic  passenger  business, 
like those of  all  great  industries,  are de­
rived  not  from a select  few,  but  from  a 
great multitude of  modest and  unknown 
customers. 
In  my  younger  days  a sail­
ing  packet of  1,000 tons  burden  was the 
finest means of conveyance  afloat,  and if 
she got  across  the  Atlantic in  less  than 
three weeks it was something remarkable. 
The  number  of  passengers  was  as  re- 
I stricted  as the accommodations for  them 
were,  and,  excepting  those who  went on 
business,  they  were  persons  in  affluent 
circumstances,  who  expected  to  devote 
one,  two,  and  even  more  years to seeing 
Europe  thoroughly.  Many  of  them  on 
their return thought that a book describ

I am not one of  those who  lament that 
this $18,000,000 a year, more or less, thus 
collected  from  Americans  for  transat­
lantic  travel,  besides  the sums  paiid  for 
steerage passages and for freight out and j 
home,  goes into the pockets of foreigners 
instead  of  those  of  our  own  citizens. 
Large  as  the  aggregate  amount  is,  it 
represents,  when the  necessary expenses 
and  losses  are  deducted,  a  very  small 
return  upon  the  capital  invested.  The 
Cunard  Company,  for  example,  has paid 
but a 3 per cent, dividend from last year’s 
earnings,  and  the White Star  and Inman 
lines  none  at  all. 
I  am  not  positive 
about the other  lines,  but I am told  that 
the  shares of  all of  them  are not  much 
above par,  if  indeed  they are  not  below 
it. 
Inasmuch  as  Americans  could  not 
get  what  little  profits  the  vessels  earn 
without  owning  them,  and  inasmuch  as 
they could not own  them  without divert­
ing the money they cost from more profit­
able  employments, I am  quite  willing to 
let foreigners do the business.

Nor  can  1  join  with  certain  austere 
economists in deploring as entirely  wast­
ed  the  expenditures  made by Americans 
in  transatlantic and European travel.  To 
repeat what  I  have  already  often  inci­
dentally  remarked  on  other  occasions, 
wealth is desirable  solely as a means  for 
procuring  enjoyment,  and  while  I  con­
cede  that to some  the  only enjoyment it 
is capable of  affording  is  the accumula­
tion of  more wealth,  the majority have a 
wider  and  much  more  comprehensive 
view of its use.  A man  who  toils for no 
other end  than  continually to add to  his 
hoard  is  like  a  squirrel  in  a cage  or  a 
dog  in  a  treadmill.  He  keeps the  ma­
chine  going,  round  and  round,  and  to 
that extent he  is  useful,  but  he  himself 
never  advances  a  step.  On  the  other 
hand,  the man  who,  when  he has earned 
enough  to  justify  his  taking  a vacation, 
goes  abroad  to see  new  sights, enlarges 
his  knowledge,  expands  his  mind,  and 
increases his store of happiness.

I  do  not  know  when  my  admiration

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Facts  'Talk  Louder  Than  Words !

1,487,275  SOLD  IN 1886.

3,509,575  SOLD  IN  1887.

5,092,350  SOLD  IN  1888.
5,690,025 SOLD IN 1889.
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6,983,201 Sold  in 1891.

This  is  not  an  ordinary  monument,  b u ta T A u L E o f   EXACT  FIGURES, 

showing the m onum ental  success "t  <>m- celebrated

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

(The G reat 5c  Cigar.)

(10c or 3 for 25c)

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

GEO. MOEBS k CD,, Manufacturers

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DETROIT  and  CHICAGO.

IO

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

that  it is so in a great  measure is,  to my j 
mind,  very clear. 
I  only regret  that the 
work  has  not  gone  further  than  it has 
gone,  and  does  not  go  on  faster.  That 
Americans  returning from  their first trip 
to  Europe usually find  much  here which 
provokes  their  dissatisfaction  I  do  not 
regard  as  unpatriotic,  but  rather as  the 
symptom  of  a  healthy discontent  which 
leads to amelioration.  That  much bene­
fit  is  yet  to  be  derived  by us from  the 
study of  European  civilization, not  only
| in  respect  of  the  elegancies of  life, but 
also  of  its  essential  comforts,  I  think  I 
I can  demonstrate  by  facts,  but  what  I 
| have  to  say on  this  point  I  reserve  for 
another time.  Matth ew   Ma rsh a ll.

" W h at  N ext?”

From th e Youths' Com panion.
“A new boy  came  into  our  office  to- 
| day,” said a wholesale grocery  merchant 
j to  his  wife  at  the  supper-table.  “He 
| was hired by the firm  at  the  request  of 
! the senior member,  who thought the  boy 
j gave promise of good  things.  But 1 feel 
sure that  boy will  be out of  the  office  in 
j less than a week.”

••What makes you  think so?”
“Because the first thing he  wanted  to 
|  know was just exactly how much he was 
j expected to do.”
“Perhaps you will  change  your  mind 
| about him.”
“Perhaps  1  shall,”  replied  the  mer- 
i chant,  “but  1 don’t think so.”
Three  days  later  the  business  man 
said  to his  wife,  “About  that  boy  you 
remember 1  mentioned two or  three days 
ago.  Well,  he is the best boy  that  ever 
entered the store.”

“How did  you  find that out?”
“In the easiest way  in  the world.  The 
first morning after the boy  began  work,
| he performed  very faithfully and system­
atically the exact duties assigned,  which 
he had  been  so careful to have  explained 
I to him.  When he had finished  he  came
j to me and said,  ‘Mr.  M----- ,  I  have  fin-
I ished all  that  work.  Now  what  can  I 
do?’
“I  was a little suprised, but I gave him 
a little job of work,  and forgot all  about 
him  until he came into my room with the 
question,  “What  next?’  That  settled  it 
for me.  He  was the first  boy  that  ever 
entered our office who  was  willing  and 
volunteered to do more than was assigned 
I  predict  a  successful  career  for 
him. 
that  boy as a business man.”
Business  men  know  capacity  when 
they  see it. and  they  make  a  note  of  it. 
Willingness to do more than the assigned 
task  is one of  the  chief  stepping-stones 
to  c o m m e r c i a l   success.

B u tter  For  E xport.

Denmark  produces  100.000.000  pounds 
of butter yearly  for  export,  almost  the 
whole of which  goes  to  England.  The 
Danish laws require government  inspec­
tors of all  butter factories,  who  can,  at 
any  time, enter dairies, factories or ware­
houses and take away  samples for analy­
sis.*  Should oleomargarine or any  other 
adulterant be found,  the  maker  is  fined 
$27.  The result is really  first-class  but­
ter  of  uniform  character,  due  to  this 
government supervision  and  the  careful 
treatment of  the  milk  until it  is  made 
into butter.  A retail  dealer in any  part 
of England  who orders 50 tubs of Danish 
butter knows exactly  what  be  will  get.
] It must  be the same  with American  but- 
j ter if we are to have the trade.

ing  their  travels  and  their  adventures 
was due to the public,  and  produced one 
accordingly.  The  same  sort  of  people 
nowadays  go,  it  is  true,  not  once  in  a 
lifetime,  but  every  year,  sandwiching  in 
their  two or three months’ excursion be­
tween the winter  carnival  and a summer 
at Newport  or  Bar  Harbor,  but,  for  all 
that,  a very few steamships would  suffice 
for them  alone,  and,  were  they not  sup­
plemented by a crowd of less conspicuous 
travelers,  we should not hear of  so much
competition in  the business.

In  exchange  for  the  millions  which j 
they  spend  abroad,  this  unpretending j 
multitude  bring  back,  as my  young Bos- j 
ton  friend  did,  not,  indeed,  goods  which 
can  be sold for  money,  but  information, i 
experiences,  and  a  store  of  pleasant j 
recollections,  which  to  them  personally j 
is of  priceless  value.  What  they  spend 
upon their  travels  is  certainly  no  more 
squandered  than  if  it had  been  devoted 
to the purchase of books and photographs, 
and 
it  yields  them  a  far  more  vivid 
pleasure.  Besides,  1 am  not so sure  but 
that  the  increasing  familiarity  of  our 
people with  the  ways of  the Old  World, 
brought about  by this  increasing  tide of 
transatlantic travel,  is  profitable  from  a 
mere  money-making  point of  view.  By 
introducing  new  enjoyments  it  creates 
new wants, and in  supplying these wants 
new  sources of  wealth  are  opened,  and 
thus the aggregate  riches of  the country 
are increased.

Nobody  disputes  that  acquaintance 
with the best productions of art obtained 
by travel  in Europe, little as it may be in 
some  cases,  tends to elevate the  average 
taste,  and  thus  to  compel  an  improve­
ment  in  the  objects of  which  beauty  is 
an essential element of value.  The effect 
of  the  competition of  the  best  foreign 
painters,  sculptors,  and  architects is  not 
only to make  those of  our  own  country 
strive  to  produce better  results,  but the 
competition extends to furniture, decora­
tions,  jewelry,  silverware  and  all  sorts 
of ornaments. 
I can  bear personal  testi­
mony to an  immense  improvement  since 
my youth in  the matter of household  fur­
niture.  The days when  black  horsehair- 
covered  chairs  and  sofas,  staring  Brus­
sels carpets,  and gaudy  wall  papers  were 
fashionable  has gone  forever. 
In  their 
place  we  have  an  immense  variety  of 
pretty  articles  which  enables  people of 
very  moderate  pecuniary means  to  fur­
nish  their  homes  in. a style  which  was 
formerly  unattainable  by 
the  most 
wealthy.  Glass, china, silver-plated ware, 
gas  fixtures,  cutlery,  and  other  objects 
of  household  use  and  adornment  have 
undergone a similar  change  for  the bet­
ter.  One  has  only to  compare  the  old 
silverware piously preserved  in  families 
as  heirlooms  with  that  offered  by  our 
modern  silversmiths to recognize the ad­
vance  in taste.  1  do  not  know so much 
about jewelry,  but  I cannot  imagine that 
anything could  be prettier than  the spec­
imens  1  see  on  exhibition  in  the  show 
windows of our great New York jewelers. 
With this increase of  beautiful  merchant­
able  objects  has  come  an  increase  of 
demand  for  them  and  a  willingness  to 
pay  higher  prices  for  them.  This,  in 
turn,  has  increased the quantity of  them 
produced,  and  thus,  as  1  have  said,  the 
aggregate wealth of  the nation  has  been 
augmented.

Of course,  it is too  much  to  claim that 
this  improvement  in  the  beauty  of  our 
home surroundings  is  due exclusively to 
the  foreign  travel  of  our  citizens,  but

5000  Sold.

P a te n te d   1 8 8 7 .

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

S T O P

and investigate the Amer 
icon Cash  Register before 
purchasing.  YOU  will 
probably say as this  party 
does:
D ear 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 tbeXational. 
not considering price.  We 
are so well pleased with it 
that with our three  Desks 
we consider our  cash sys­
tem almost complete.
Ch a s. R u ed eb u sc b  Co., 
Mayville.  Wis.

General Merchants,

Yours truly,

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A   W ise  C ustom er.

First lloor-walker—“Talk  about  mean- 
| ness.  That  woman  in the black silk is  a 
j reg’lar old miser.  I’ll  bet.”
Second  Hoor-walker—“Did  she  haggle 
j over  prices?”
First  floor-walker—“No;  she  selected 
i her things and  paid  for ’em  fast  enough, 
| but during the  whole seventeen  minutes 
| we’ve kept her waiting  for  her  change, 
I she hasn't moved around  once to look at 
| other sorts of goods  we’ve  got  on  sale, 
j ’Fraid she’ll  see  something  she  wants,
; I s’pose.”

Use Tradesman Coupon  Boohs.

Sold  by  all wholesale  grocers,  or orders  may  be sent  d i r e c t   to the factory.

THE  MICHIGAN  TE A HE SNT A TN.

1 1

FIRE  INSURANCE.

Its  H istory  an d   th e   L aw s,  R u les  and 

C u stom s W h ich  G overn It.

FIFTH  PAPER.

W ritten fo r Th e T radesman.

“ Or  if  the  dbovementioned  premises r 
shall be occupied  or used so as to  increase 
the risk,  or  if  the risk be increased by  the 
erection  or  occupation  of  neighboring 
buildings,  or  by  any  means  whatever 
within the control of the insured,  without
the assent of the Company indorsed  here­
on,”  etc.

In 

importance. 

the  old,  conservative  European 
countries,  where  everything  bears  the 
musty  stamp of  immutability,  and  con­
ditions remain  fixed,  the above condition 
in  a  policy  of  insurance  would  be  of 
minor  account.  But  in  this  country, 
where  conditions  are  rapidly  changing 
and  the  very  air  we  breathe is impreg­
nated  with  the  spirit  of  progress  and 
development,  this  condition  is  of  para­
mount 
The  air  which 
Americans  breathe  vibrates  with  the 
click of  the axe and  the hammer and the 
music  of  the  saw.  Forests  rapidly  dis­
appear,  prosperous  villages  spring  up as 
if  by  magic;  and  the multifarious  fruits 
of  man’s industry  are  springing up con­
tinuously  all  around  us. 
¡Stores,  mills, 
factories,  hotels, dwellings and buildings 
of  all  kinds  are  being multiplied every­
where.  Uses  for  which  buildings  are 
erected  and to which  they are  subjected 
are subject to the  same  spirit of  vacilla­
tion.  New  lines  are  constantly  being 
added  to  stocks of  merchandise and  old 
lines closed out.  Change, change, every­
where—nothing  fixed.  The  conditions 
of  to-day must  give  place  to the  condi­
tions of to-morrow.

When it is considered  that  this  multi­
farious,  accumulating  property must  be 
insured and  remain  insured  through all 
the  manifold  changes of  rapid  develop­
ment,  the great importance of  the condi­
tion  which  stands  at  the  head  of  this 
paper will be readily seen.  Much litiga­
tion  has' been  caused by violation of  its 
requirements  which,  quite largely, might 
have  been  avoided,  if  the  unfortunate 
policy  holders  had  taken  the  pains  to 
recul it  and  acquaint themselves with its 
full import.

Sometimes a merchant unwittingly vio­
lates  this  condition  in  his  policy  by 
changing the insured  stock  for one  more 
hazardous,  or  by  adding a more  hazard­
ous line to the one insured.  For instance:
Three houses were insured  in  one pol­
icy,  for  an  amount  specified  on  each. 
One of  them,  which,  when  insured,  was 
occupied by a shoe store, was afterwards, 
without the knowledge or consent of  the 
insurers, occupied  as a grocery  store,  in 
which gunpowder  was  kept,  from an ex­
plosion of  which all  three of  the houses 
were  injured.  The  conditions  annexed 
to the  policy required  that a higher  rate 
of  premium should be  paid  for groceries 
and  gun-powder  than  for  a  shoe  store 
and it was held  that the policy  was void; 
that the  contract  was  entire,  and  there 
eould  be  no  recovery  for the  injury  to 
any  one of  the  houses,  although  the in­
sured  did  not  know that gunpowder was 
kept by his tenant in  the house.

There  was a case in which  the subject 
insured  was  “a two-story frame building 
used for  winding and  coloring yarn,  and 
for  the  storage of  spun  yarn.” 
It  was 
held  that  such  statement  was  only  a 
warranty of  present use,  and  that if  the 
insurer desired  to  protect himself  by  a 
continuing  warranty,  as  to  future  use,

he  must  secure  it  in  language  plainly 
importing such intent.

Insurance was  made  upon  goods  in  a 
building which would cover goods in  any 
part of  it. 
It  was held  that  if  the  in­
sured  allowed  a  hazardous  business  to 
be  carried on  in  any  part of  it,  though 
not occupied  by him,  it would  defeat his 
claim  under the policy.

Representation  in  an  application  that 
adjoining  ground  to the  extent of  a  dis­
tance  specified  as  materially  qualifying 
the  risk  is vacant  does not  carry  with it 
an  implied  warranty  that  it  will  con­
tinue so.

And  so, one  may  secure a low  rate  of 
insurance  on  his  dwelling  or  store  by 
reason  of  the  extent  of  vacant  ground 
which  surrounds  it  on  all  sides;  and  a 
third  party,  owning  vacant  ground  ad­
joining,  may  erect  thereon  a  building, 
thereby  materially  increasing  the  risk, 
yet the policy  would  not  be affected  and 
the  company’s assent  thereto would  not 
be  required,  as  the  changed  conditions 
which  caused  the  increased  risk  were 
uot  “ within the  control of  the insured.”
Anything done;  any  change,  alteration 
or improvement made,  after the policy  is 
taken  out,  whereby  the  risk  is increased 
on  the  insured  property,  whether known 
by  the  insured or not,  if  within  his con­
trol,  will  invalidate  the  policy,  if  the 
company’s assent  thereto  is  not endorsed
thereon.

Ignorance of  the  insured,  of  the facts 
constituting a breach of this or any other 
condition  in  a  policy  of  insurance,  will 
not always excuse or relieve.

The Supreme  Court  of  Massachusetts 
has  held  that a policy of  insurance,  ob­
tained  upon a building  by the owner and 
containing a proviso  that it shall be  void 
if  the building shall  be occupied or used 
for unlawful  purposes,  is  avoided by the 
unlawful  use of  a  building  by a tenant, 
even  if  without  the  owner’s knowledge.
It was  held  by the  Supreme  Court  of 
Ohio  that if  the use of  a cornmeal  mill, 
in connection  with a fire  kiln  for drying 
corn meal,  was not a known  or  usual in­
cident,  or  an  appropriate  part  of  the 
ordinary  business  of  a  “steam  flouring 
mill,”  the  introduction  of  such  a  busi­
ness into a building  insured as a flouring 
mill was a breach of the condition of  the 
policy and rendered it void.

The same court  held that  the  occupa­
tion of a portion of an insured flour mill, 
by the  owner,  for  some  three months  in 
the business of coopering,  as the demand 
served,  in violation of  a condition which 
provided  that  an  appropriation  to  other 
purposes increasing the risk should avoid 
the  policy,  renders  the  policy  void,  al­
though  the  coopering  trade  was  not 
carried  on  for  such  a  length  of  time 
as to  become  “permanent  or  habitual.”
Where some  rope  manufacturers  pro­
cured insurance on their stock, contained 
iu  a  brick  building  with  a  tin  roof,  or 
occupied as a store house,”  it was proved 
that a part of  the  building was  used for 
hackling  hemp  aud  spinning it into rope 
yarn,  the court  held that  the  words  “oc­
cupied  as  a  store  house” constituted  a 
warranty that the  building was occupied 
as a storehouse  only,  and  that the  addi­
tional use was  fatal to a recovery.

Where insured premises were described 
in  an  application  which was  made  part 
of  the  policy,  as  “occupied  for  a  grist 
mill,”  and  it  was  proved  to  have  been 
also  used  for  carpenter  work,  this  was 
held  to  be  a  warranty,  breach of  which 
avoided the policy.

Important to  Grooers  and  Bakers !

FERMENTUM
The  Only Reliai  Compressed Yeast

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

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

Sold  in  this  Market  for  the  past  Fifteen  Years.

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

L.  WINTERNITZ,  State  Agent,  Grand  Rais,  Mid.

Telephone 566. 

106  Kent St.

A,  NNOUNCEMENT

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

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

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

H - S - K o b in s o n  A N D  f . OAVPANY-

D E T R O IT ,  M IC H

General  Agency  of  the

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

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

Where  the  premises insured  were  de­
scribed as the  “five  story  brick  building 
and  the  three  story  addition,  occupied 
for  stores  below,  the  upper  portion  to 
remain  unoccupied  during the  existence 
of  the policy,”  there  was  an  affirmative 
stipulation  and warranty  as to the lower 
part  that  it  was  occupied  for stores  at 
the time of  procuring the insurance,  and 
a promissory warranty,  as  to  the  upper 
part,  that  it  should  remain  unoccupied; 
but  that  there  was  no  warranty,  as to 
the lower part,  that it should continue to 
be occupied for stores.

A policy of insurance upon a trip ham­
mer  shop,  with  the  machinery  therein, 
contained  a  provision  that  the  policy 
should  be void if  the  building remained 
unoccupied  over  thirty  days  without 
notice.  The  jury  were  instructed,  that 
it is not sufficient to constitute occupancy 
that  the  tools  remain  in  the  shop  aDd 
that the plaintiffs  son went  through the 
shop almost  daily  to  examine and  see if 
all  was  right;  but  that  some  practical 
use must be made of it,  and that if it thus 
remained without practical use for thirty 
days  it  was,  within  the  meaning of  the 
policy,  an  unoccupied  building  for  that 
time  and  the policy would  become  void. 
The  Supreme  Court  of  Massachusetts 
held that the instructions were correct.

should  become 

Certain  parties were  insured on  “lum­
ber, lime,  nails  and  lead,  in  their  two 
stores on their  wharf at Weymouth”  and 
it was  provided  that,  whenever  the  cir­
cumstances  disclosed  by  the  assured  in 
their  application 
so 
changed  as to increase  the  risk,  the pol­
icy should  be  void,  unless notice should 
be  given to the  company.  A vessel  was 
subsequently  wrecked  near 
the  said 
stores  and,  the  seamen  being  wet  and 
cold,  the  assured  gave  them  permission 
to  sleep  in  the  counting  room of  one of 
the  stores for that  night,  but  expressly 
prohibited the  making of  any fire  in the 
stove,  as the  funnel in the loft was in an 
unsafe  condition.  The  seamen  made  a 
fire  in the stove,  in  spite of  the prohibi­
tion,  and  in  consequence of  the  fire  the 
building was  destroyed.  The court held 
that the  occupation of  the building with 
the assent  of  the  insured,  for  a  resting 
place  for a single  night  was  not  such  a 
“change of  risk,”  within the  meaning of 
the condition,  as  to  avoid the policy and 
that the building of  the fire in the stove, 
being contrary  to  the  express directions 
of the insured,  would  furnish no defense 
against an action  for  the  loss,  it being a 
wrongful  act of  third persons,  for which 
the insurers were liable in the same man­
ner,  and  for  the  same  reasons,  as  they 
would  have  been  if  those  persons  had 
unlawfully  broken 
the  counting 
room  and  burned  the  building  by kind­
ling a fire on the floor.

into 

Readers  of  T h e  T radesm an,  look  up 
your  insurance  policies  and  carefully 
read  over  the  finely printed  conditions; 
and  if  you  find  the  one  which  I  have 
made  the  subject of  this  paper,  remem­
ber  that you  may guard  against  embar- 
assing complications and ward off  future 
trouble  and  possible  losses  by  a  strict 
compliance with  its  requirements.  Do 
not run any chances,  but secure the duly 
endorsed  assent  of  your  companies  be­
fore  you  execute  your  contemplated 
changes,  alterations,  or  improvements, 
and thereby avoid all entanglements.

E.  A.  Ow en.

Use Tradesman Coupon  Boohs.

B U SIN E SS  L A W .

S u m m arized  D ecisio n s  from   C ourts  o f j 

L a st  R esort.

NOTES—EXCHANGE—CONSIDERATION.
The New York Court of  Appeals  held, | 
in  the  recent  case  of  Rice  vs.  George, 
that the transfer and delivery of a prom­
issory note by the payee  to the maker of 
another note in exchange  therefor was a  | 
valuable consideration for the latter, and | 
that there was no failure of consideration, 
although  the  former  note  subsequently 
became  worthless.
FEDERAL  RIGHTS — PROTECTION  —  VIO-  | 

LENCE.

The question was lately before the  Su­
preme Court of the United States whether j 
or not the right of a citizen of the United 
States in  the custody of  a United States 
marshal to answer an indictment  against 
him to be protected  against  lawless vio­
lence  is a right  secured  to  him  by  the 
Constitution or laws of the United States. 
The question,  which arose  in the case of 
the United  States  vs.  Logan et  al.,  was 
decided  by  the  Supreme  Court  in  the 
affirmative.
WILL—CONSTRUCTION—LEGACY—STOCKS.
The  question  was  recently  raised  in 
the case of Smith  vs. Walker,  decided by 
the  Supreme  Judicial  Court  of  Massa­
chusetts,  whether  under  a  clause  in  a 
will  providing  that  $10,000  should  be 
given outright to the  testator’s  wife,  to­
gether with  “all  wearing apparel and all 
other  chattel  property  except  books  of 
account  and  evidence  of  property,” the 
title to certain stocks  passed to the  wife 
or  to  the  trustees  under  the  will,  or 
whether title to the stocks  passed  to the 
trustees  under a residuary  clause.  The 
court decided that the  title to  the stocks 
passed  to the trustees.

INSURANCE— LOSS— PREMIUM— ESTOPPEL.
The Appellate Court  of  Indiana  held, 
in the recent  case of  Continental  Insur­
ance Co.  vs.  Miller,  that  where a  clause 
in a fire  insurance  policy  provided  that 
the company would not be  liable  for loss 
occurring  while  a  premium  note  re­
mained  due  and  unpaid,  and  that  such 
notes should be paid at  their  main office 
or through an authorized  person  having 
the note  in his  possession,  the  company 
was  estopped  from  insisting  on  a  for­
feiture  where  the  delinquency  of  the 
premium note was caused by the fault of 
their local  agent,  who  had  the  note  in 
his possession,  and to whom  payment  of 
the  premium  notes  had therefore  been 
made.
NOTE—ALTERATION—FILLING  BLANK.
The  Kentucky  Superior  Court  held, 
in the case  of  Newell  vs.  First  National 
Bank  of  Somerset,  that  if a written  in­
strument is,  after  its  execution  and  de­
livery,  altered in a  material  point  with­
out the consent of the maker it cannot be 
enforced;  that the addition of a place  of 
payment to  a note,  which  raises  the  in­
strument  to  the  dignity of  a  negotiable 
paper is a material alteration;  that when 
a person signs a paper wholly in blank or 
blank in certain particulars he  impliedly 
gives  authority  to  the  holder  to fill the 
blanks  in  accordance  with  the  general 
character of the  instrument,  and  if  the 
holder does so it is not such an alteration 
as will invalidate the paper as to one who 
takes it  for  value  without  notice  of  its 
infirmity;  that  where  the  maker  of  a 
note delivered  it  to  the  payees with the 
words  “payable at”  followed by a blank, 
and the  payees  having  filled  the  blank 
with the name  of a  particular  bank,  ne­
gotiated it without notice  to  the bank of 
the alteration,  the maker was  liable, and 
that the  title  of  a  national  bank  to  the 
note it  had  discounted  was  not  affected 
by the fact that the rate of  discount was 
usurious.

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Prescribing'  B y  D ru g g ists.

From  th e P harm aceutical Era

It  is  very  difficult  to  lay  down  rigid 
lines  to  govern  this  practice.  No  one, 
not even the  most  hide-bound  of  physi­
cians,  will deny to the druggist the  priv­
ilege  of  a  certain  amount  and  kind  of 
counter prescribing.  Simple ailments,  a 
cut,  the tooth  ache,  a  cold,  perhaps,  are 
all  within  his  province  for  treatment. 
But how serious must be  the case to ren­
der it imperative that  the physician take 
charge of it?  A case  recently  occurring 
in  this city presents  features  calling  for 
careful thought  and  weighing  to  deter­
mine the  measure  of  responsibility  and 
culpability  attaching 
to  a  druggist’s 
course.  A woman  asked  for  something 
for her child’s  cough;  it  was  given  her 
and the  druggist  even  visited  the  child 
and prescribed for  it.  The child died of 
diphtheria,  the  druggist  has  been  cen­
sured by the coroner’s jury,  and,  we  be­
lieve,  assessed a five  dollar  fine  for ille­
gal  practice  of  medicine. 
(It  may  be 
said that  there  are  virtually  no  restric­
tions  regulating  the  practice  of  medi­
cine in Michigan,  and  the penalty of  the 
fine mentioned is all  that is  provided  by 
law.)  Statements  differ  as  to  whether 
the druggist advised  the  mother  to'call 
a physician.  He  says  he  did,  she  says 
he did not,  and further  avers  that  when 
asked  to  prescribe  he  did  so  at  once. 
She  thought  it  was  all  right,  and  that 
the druggist was a  physician,  as he  had 
long  been  called  “Doctor”  by  all  the 
neighborhood.

Just  what  measure  of  responsibility 
rests upon the  druggist  here  concerned, 
we will not  attempt  to  state,  but  a  few 
words  of  protest  and  expostulation 
against indiscriminate  counter  prescrib­
ing  may  not  be  out  of  place.  We  are 
confident that this practice in  its  object­
ionable form  is not general  among  drug­
gists,  but  that  there  is  too  much  of  it 
cannot be denied.  There are some,  who, 
professing a knowledge of  medicine  and 
having  it  not,  unhesitatingly  prescribe 
for  grave  and  trivial  affections  alike. 
There are some, mostly these  same  indi­
viduals,  who  make  a  specialty  of,  and 
have  achieved  a  notoriety  for,  treating 
certain  private  diseases.  They  are  the 
exceptions, however,  and are  but gueril­
las,  preying  upon  both  pharmacy  and 
medicine.  We  desire  to  speak of  that 
class,  alone, who by their prescribing are 
taking  upon  them  a  responsibility  they 
are not fitted  to  carry,  and  are  stirring 
up discord between  themselves,  the pub­
lic,  and physicians.  Druggists complain 
that  physicians  dispense.  So  they  do, 
and we do  not  blame  them, when  it is a 
tit-for-tat  against 
the  druggist.  The 
cause of  counter  prescribing  can  be  at­
tributed to physician,  druggist  and  pub­
lic.  The  public  has  a  smattering  of 
knewledge  of  remedies,  and  virtually 
forces the druggist to become a prescrib- 
er or  lose custom;  the  doctor  prescribes 
secret or proprietary preparations  which 
the druggist knows to  be  frauds, or  car­
ries  his  compressed  tablets,  triturates 
and pills for all  indications.  The  drug­
gist  is  between  the  upper  and  nether 
millstone,  and  he  must  keep  right  on 
with  a  certain  amount  of  prescribing. 
This  is  his  privelege  and  duty,  but  it 
should not go too far.  Refuse absolutely 
to treat any grave trouble,  leave  diagno­
sis alone.  False treatment is worse than 
none,  and  the  druggist  who  prescribes 
for  headache,  indigestion,  rheumatism 
and other ailments,  (often due to obscure 
causes),  without  being able  to  trace the 
effect  back  to  the  cause,  is  on  a  level 
with 
the  veriest  quack.  A  pharma­
ceutical training does  not  make a physi­
cian,  nor  does  medical  training  tit  one 
for the  pharmacist’s  duties.  Treatment 
of  local,  superficial  troubles,  when  the 
cause .is not obscure and to be sought for, 
and  where  disastrous  or  problematical 
after  effects  are  not  to  be  feared,  are 
those the physician cannot  claim  as  his 
own,  nor  does he  want  them;  they  are 
the druggist’s,  and  are  all  he is entitled 
to.
We  have no  idea that  this  moralizing 
will  do  any  good.  Those  whose  sole 
thought  is  the  capture  of  the  dollars, 
and to whom these remarks are addressed, 
will not be influenced  by moral  and eth­
ical  argument;  the  better  and  greater 
proportion  are  not  in  need  of  advice,

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
they recognize  the aims and  purposes of 
their calling,  its  responsibilities,  as well 
as  its  restrictions.  We  merely  record 
our earnest protest  against  unjustifiable 
counter prescribing,  as  we  have  and  do 
! against general dispensing by physicians.

A   W ord  to   J e lly   M akers.

From the Am erican Grocer.

The manufacturers  of  jelly  will  par­
don us  for  saying  to  them  that  in  our 
opinion they are doing  themselves  great 
damage by the efforts they are making to 
sell goods  cheap. 
In  their  attempts  to 
make jelly very cheap they are compelled 
to make goods that  are  positively  unsat­
isfactory  to  those  who  are  led  to  pur­
chase them  and  do  not  result  in  dupli­
cate orders.  They seem  to be very short­
sighted,  for it is admitted  by all that the 
reduction of  price  to 
or 3 cents  per 
pound does not increase the consumption 
to any appreciable extent,  and  every one 
of them is  complaining  now  about  dull 
times and small  profits. 
If  they  would 
put  their prices  at  a  point  where  they 
could make a decent  margin  of  profit  it 
would  be  better  for  all  concerned  and 
just as much jelly  would  be sold.  Half 
of the stuff that is being  offered  as  jelly 
to-day is hardly  fit  to eat,  and  ought to 
receive the  attention  of  the  authorities. 
In  the  effort  to  make  something  cheap 
they  have  made  something  nasty,  and 
the  retail  grocers  are  finding  this  out. 
The  best  grocers  do  not  want  to  offer 
to  their  trade  these  cheap  and  nasty 
goods, but are  willing to pay  a fair price 
for a good article.
Come up  higher,  improve  the  quality 
of your goods and do not be afraid to ask 
a fair price.

The New Town  of Beaverton.

Bea v erto n,  April  15—In  addition  to 
the sawmill being built here by Brown & 
Ryan,  of Saginaw,  Tonkin,  Harris & Co., 
of Mt.  Pleasant,  are  building  a shingle 
and  lumber  mill  and  erecting  a  flour, 
feed and general merchandise store here. 
Hood & Seely, of  Gladwin,  are  to put in 
a hoop,  stave  and  shingle  mill.  Brown 
&  Ryan  have  built  a  permanent  dam 
across the Tobacco  River to afford boom­
ing  facilities  for  the  mills  and  also  to 
drive  the  upper  part  of  the  stream. 
Ross  Bros,  are  now  erecting  a  second 
shingle mill  and  enlarging  their  paving 
block mill.  Mr.  Knowlton is  building  a 
large hotel to accomodate the mill  hands 
and woodsmen.  A postoffice  was  lately 
established  with  communication  three 
times  a  week.  The  Flint  &  Pere  Mar­
quette has put in a side track  from Cole­
man.  Three  or  four  weeks  henee  will 
see this a busy  manufacturing village.

T he  H ard w are  M arket.

A new wire nail list has  been  adopted 
by the manufacturers,  changing  the  ad­
vance on the various sizes. 
It comprises 
a reduction of the advance on small nails 
from 3d down  and on casing  and  finish­
ing  nails,  but  makes  an  advance  on 
larger nails from  6d  to  50d.  The  glass 
market remains firm.  The factories have 
all agreed to close the last of May,  which 
will result in  a  shortage,  with a  conse­
quent advance before the summer is over. 
There is  no  change  in  rope  or  barbed 
wire.

Naming  a  Store.

[  A  correspondent writes Printers’  Ink, 
enquiring  what would be a suitable name 
for a boot and shoe  store.  The  reply  is 
both pertinent and  sensible:

Where  is  the  necessity of  having any 
“name”  at all?  The firm name  ought to 
be  distinction  enough,  unless  there  is 
some special reason for adopting another. 
The  “Lilliputian  Bazaar,”  which  is  the 
name given by Best & Co., of New York, 
to their store,  was a  happy  hit  and  has 
no doubt been of great service to them in 
an advertising  way.  They  cater  to  the 
needs  of  children, and  the  name  is  at 
once  so  appropriate  and  unique  as  to 
fasten it in  the memory.  But a common­
place name is more of a hindrance than a 
help. 
It is necessary to mention in every 
advertisement  both  the  store  name and 
the  firm  name;  thus  extra  space  is  re­
quired and an unnecessary  strain  is  im­
posed  upon  the  memory  of  the  public, 
which is capricious enough  at  best.
Giving a store a distinctive name is  an 
old-fashioned  custom.  Such  names  as 
“The Black Raven,”  “At the Sign of  the 
Red Lion,” “At the Sign of the Book” oc­
cur frequently in the advertisements of a 
century or  two  ago.  Nowadays  names 
are confined largely to liquor saloons and 
restaurants. 
In  the  case  of  the former 
the  reason  may  be  that  the  real owner 
does not care to  have  his  name  appear, 
and it will be remembered that  in Frank 
Stockton’s story  “The  Hundredth Man,” 
the  proprietor  of  a  fashionable  restau­
rant exhibited a similar spirit of delicacy 
about coming before the public in such a 
connection.
Old New Yorkers recall the three signs 
on  Chatham  Square:  “Jacob  Cohen,” 
“The Only Original  Cohen,”  “The  Only 
Original Cohen on  the  Block.”  A large 
dry  goods  store  in  Brooklyn  is  called 
“The  Universal,”  but  it  is  safe  to  say 
that a large proportion  of  its  customers 
know it under  the  name  of  its  proprie­
tors.  Hence  confusion 
results.  The 
“Palais  Royal”  is  the  name  of  a  New 
York store, “Oak  Hall”  of one in Boston, 
and  innumerable  stores  throughout  the 
country have been  christened  “The  Bee 
Hive.”  A famous Paris store is the “Bon 
Marche.”  “The  Little  Church  Around 
the Corner”  has  become  well  known to 
many  people  who  might  never  have 
In 
heard of it but for its peculiar name. 
that case, however,  there was a story be­
hind  the  name.  One  retail  store 
is 
called the  “White House,”  the whole out­
side  being painted  white,  which  was  in 
itself not a bad  advertisement. 
In  gen­
eral,  the  business  man  will  do  well  to 
follow the  advice  to the  shoemaker  and 
“stick to his last”  name,  unless  there is 
some special reason for doing  otherwise.
Yassar—Wm.  H.  Stark  has  sold  his 
boot  and  shoe  and  men’s  furnishing 
goods stock to  Mrs. A.  M.  Allen.

PECK’S  CASH  REGISTER.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

W E  SELL  MORE

R egisters
TO

Business Men
Than  all  the  O ther  Register  Companies 

Combined.

W hy is the Feck A utographic Cash Register the Best for M erchants?
Because it records items instead of G eneral  Results.
Because  it is always ready to m ake and preserve a record of money paid in ana out.
Because  there  are no “charge  slips,”  “received on account  slips,” “paid  out  slips  and  just 
Because  a merchant can file away his entire day's business on one sheet and refer in an instant 
Because  figures won’t lie, but machinery, if out of repair, is bound to.
Because  it is not necessary to send It to the factory every six months for repairs.
Because you are not obliged to strike three or four keys to register one amount.
Because it is simple, practical, reasonable in price, and accomplishes the results that merchants

out slips” to be lost and break the record. 
to the record of any previous day.

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desIr®' 
After using a Peck Cash  Register for one year we can  conscientiously say that we are entirely 
satisfied.  We are continually harassed with periodical  communications from the  Rational Regis­
ter Co., but we don't want their  register at any price.  We voluntarily  state our preference for the 
Peek Register. 

GEO.  L.  WILTON  & CO., Books, Wall Paper, Etc.

West Bat City, Mich., Feb. 25,1892.

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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.

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

I  TOR  SALE—OLD ESTABLISHED  GROCERY 

business,  stock,  fixtures,  etc.,  in  hustling 
city  of  Muskegon.  Reasons  for  selling,  other 
business.  A rare chance.  Address Lew W. Cod- 
man, Muskegon, Mich. 

F or  sa l e- o u r e n t ir e  stock  o f  g e n -

eral  merchandise  at  Chippewa  Lake,  con­
sisting of hats, caps, boots and  shoes, men’s fur­
nishing goods, hardware, crockery and groceries. 
Having finished our lumber operations, we offer 
the  above  stock for sale  cheap  for  cash  or  on 
time with good  security.  Will sell  this stock  as 
a whole or  any branch of  it.  Enquire of  Chip­
pewa  Lumber  Co., Chippewa  Lake, Mich., or of 
H. P. Wyman, Sec’y, Grand  Rapids. Mich.  449

456

iness,  stock  and  fixtures,  at  Evart,  Mich. 
No  opposition.  Reasons  for  selling, owner de­
ceased.  Splendid opportunity.  F. P. Atherton, 
Reed City, M<eh. 

F or  sa le—esta b lish ed je w e l r y  Bus­
SPLENDID BUSINESS CHANCE FOR A PER- 
Ir»OR SALE—ONE OF THE BEST DRY GOODS 

son with $1 100  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
houses  in  southern  Michigan;  established 
26years;  best  of  reasons  for  selling;  excellent 
opportunity for obtaining a good  business.  Ad­
dress Lock box  1237. Coldwater, Mich. 

420

477

483

box 963, Rockford, Mich. 

goods.  Established trade;  good town.  Lock 

F or  sa le—n e w ,  clea n  stock  o f  dry
F or sa le  c h ea p—a t  l i>bon,  m ic ilT a

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. 

F o r  sa le—a  c lea n  grocery  stock, 

doing a good business.  Reason for selling, 
poor health.  W. L.  Mead, Ionia. Mich. 
395 
OR  SALE  OR  WILL  EXCHANGE  FOR 
stock of clothing, dry goods, and boots and 
shoes,  two-story  brick  block,  which  rents  for 
1475 annually.  Best location in town.  Address 
No. 412, care Michigan Tradesman. 
THOR  SALE  CHEAP  —  WELL  SELECTED 
X?  drug stock — New and clean.  Address  F. A 
Jones. M. D. Muskegon,  Mich. 

463

412

391

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

■ ANTED —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. 
■ TANTED—POSITION  AS  AN  ASSISTANT 
pharmacist.  Good  references.  Address 
No. 462, care Michigan Tradesman. 
T X T A N T E D  — POSITION  BY  YOUNG  LADY 
IT   as  stenographer,  typewriter,  copyist  or 
cashier.  Can  furnish  best  of  references.  No. 
478, care Michigan Tradesman,________ 478

462

466

MISCELLANEOUS.

341 

37ft

F or  sa le  or  ex c h a n g e—f iv e  b rick

stores in live  country  town  for  improved 
farm, or clean stock of  goods.  Stores  all  occu­
484
pied.  H. A. Durkee, Nashville,  Mich. 
OR  SALE —GOOD  DIVIDEND - PAYING 
stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
cuntile  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 
Grand Rapids. 

DO  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.
IX )R  SALK—TWO  HUNDRED  ACRES  LAND  (ISO  IX- 
.  proved), located in th e fruit b elt o f  O ceana coun­
ty,  Mich.  Land  fitted  for  m achinery,  good  fences, 
large  curb  ro o f  barn  w ith   underground  for  stock, 
horse barn and other necessary farm  buildings.  New 
windm ill furnishes w ater for house and barns.  E ight­
een acres apple bearing orchard, also 1.000 peach trees, 
tw o years old, lookin g th rifty .  Price,  335 per  acre, or 
w ill exchange fo r stock o f dry goods.  I f any difference 
w ill pay cash.  A. R etan, L ittle Rock, Ark. 
OR  SALE  -  BEST  RESIDENCE  LOT  IN 
Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed with  native  oaks, situated in goo I 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
■ TANTED—SOBER, INDUSTRIOUS TINNER 
'  with  some  experience  in  plumbing  and 
pipe  fitting.  Good  wages;  steady  employment 
to right  man.  Address  No.  475, care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

post office.  W.  A. Stowe. 100 Louis >t. 

and  corner lot  within  ten  minutes walk of 

For  sale —si.ioo  buys  5-room  house
■ ANTED — REGISTERED  DRUG  CLERK.

WANTED —A  GOOD  SHOE  SALESMAN 

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, 83,200.  W. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St.  470
who can  give good  references.  No  other 
need apply.  G. C. Yonker, Muskegon, Mich.  482 
OR  SALE—320 ACRES OF LAND IN  HAYES 
county, Neb.  Will  sell  cheap  or  trade  for 
a stock of merchandise.  A. W. Prindle, Owosso,
Mich._____________________________480
ANTED—GOOD  LOCATION  FOR MEAT
market.  Address  H.  H ,  care  Michigan 

Tradesman.________________________479

■ ANTED—REGISTERED  PHARMACIST— 

lady preferred.  Geo. C. Rounds, 1 ickery-

475

469

481

| ville, Mich, 

14:
Drugs  Medicines*

State  Board  of Pharm acy.

One  T ear—Jacob  Jesson,  M uskegon.
Two  Years—Jam es Vernor, D etroit.
T hree  Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
Pour Years—G eorge Gundrum. Ionia.
F ive Y ears—C. A. Bug bee.  Cheboygan.
P resident—Jacob  Jesson, M uskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor. D etroit.
Treasurer-—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
r  M eetings  for  1892 — Star  Island 
M arquette,  Aug. SI;  L ansing,  Novem ber 1.

(D etroit),  July  5; 

Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 
President—H. G. Colem an. K alam azoo. 
Vice-Presidents—8.  E.  P arkill,  O w osso;  L.  Pauley, St.
Ig n a ce;  A. 8. Parker, D etroit.
Secretary—Mr. P arsons, Detroit.
Treasurer—Wm.  Dupont, Detroit.
E xecutive Com m ittee—F. J. W urzburg,  Grand Rapids;
Frank  In glis  and  G.  W.  Stringer,  D etro it;  C.  E. 
CD W ebb. Jackson.
N ext place  o f  m eetin g—Grand  Rapids, Aug. 2,3 and 4. 
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir._______________________
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical  Society. 
President. W. R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  Frank H. E scott, 
R egular M eetings—F irst W ednesday evenin g o f March 
June, Septem ber and Decem ber.
Grand Rapids D rug Clerks* Association, 
resident, F. Ü. Kipp ;  Secretary, W . C. Sm ith.

D etroit Pharm aceutical  S o c ie ty . 

President. F. Rohnert;  Secretary,  J.  P.  Rheinfrank.
Muskegon  Drug Clerks*  Association. 

P resident  N. Miller;  Secretary, A. T. W heeler.

DRUGGISTS  OBJECT.

Som e  Evil  F e a tu re s  o f  th e   P ad d o ck  

P u re  Food Bill.

From th e New York Press.

The druggists of  New  York  are up in 
arms  against  Senator  Paddock’s  Pure 
Food bill.
The bill,  which has  passed  the Senate 
and  is  now  before  a  House  committee, 
will,  it is claimed,  prove  a  serious  men­
ace  to  the  drug  and  proprietary  medi­
cine  business if  it  is  permitted  to  be­
come a law.
Although popularly  known as the Pure 
Food bill,  it relates  in  its  provisions  as 
much to drugs and medicines as to foods, 
and if the druggists  are  in  the  right  in 
their  estimation of  its  scope  it  will  in­
jure them to an incalculable extent.
The bill provides for the establishment 
of a board  of  chemists,  to  be  appointed 
by the Secretary  of  Agriculture,  and  to 
be under the direction of a chief chemist 
appointed in the same  manner.  To  this 
Board  must be  submitted,  according  to 
the provisions of  the bill,  samples of  all 
drugs and  foods  intended  for  interstate 
sale for examination.  The word “drugs,” 
as  used  in  the  bill,  “shall  include  all 
medicines for  internal or  external  use,” 
and the  word  “food”  shall  include  "all 
articles used  for  food  or  drink  by  man, 
whether simple,  mixed or  compound.”
It shall  be  the  duty  of  this  Board  of 
Chemists to make  their  examinations  of 
samples submitted to them,  “under rules 
and regulations  prescribed  by  the Secre­
tary of Agriculture,” and if the food sam­
ples are  found to  be  adulterated,  or  the 
medicines  not  up  to  the  standard  of 
strength,  quality or purity recognized by
the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia,  the 
persons selling  them  shall  be sentenced 
to pay  a fine of  from $10 to $100 for each 
offense,  or  to  serve  from  thirty  to  one 
hundred days in jail,  or both.
Several  wholesale dealers in drugs and 
medicines  were  seen by  a reporter,  and 
all  were  outspoken  in  denouncing  the 
bill.  The feeling against  the  bill  is not 
confined  to New York dealers,  but  is en­
tertained by the  majority of  the leading 
manufacturers  of  proprietary  articles 
throughout  the  country.  The 
largest 
manufacturer of medicines  in  the  coun­
try,  whose factories are in Massachusetts, 
has had a representative  in  Washington 
to watch  the progress  of  the  bill.  This 
manufacturer has received  word that the 
bill is slated  for  passage  in  the  House. 
This information,  when it became known 
to New  York  druggists, stirred  them  to 
great activity.  They are  discussing  the 
matter among themselves,  and it is prob­
able the New York drug  trade  will  soon 
be beard from at Washington.
“The  act  is  a  pernicious  measure,” 
said E. G.  Wells, of C.  N.  Crittenton,  the 
largest  patent  medicine  house  in  the 
world.  “It would,  if  made a law,  worry 
and  harass  the  drug  trade  to  an  incon­
It  would  open  one  of 
ceivable extent. 
the broadest avenues for  corruption ever 
known in  this country. 
It  would  make 
the Secretary of  Agriculture  the  father, 
mother,  sister,  brother,  patron  saint and 
chief potentate of  the drug business. 
It 
would  give him  an  arbitrary  power over

T T T P :  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

immediate  attention. 

tbe business that  would  be  inconsistent 
and uncalled for.
“I will illustrate.  We  sell  more than 
10,000 different kinds of  proprietary and 
other  medicines  from  our  store  alone. 
Think of  the vast  variety  sold  through­
out  the  country. 
In  a  short  time  the 
government  chemists  would  be  covered 
up with samples for  analysis.  We must 
await  our  turn.  Suppose  some  manu­
facturer  who  was  in  a hurry  aud  had 
millions invested in  his  business  should 
step  up to tbe  chief  chemist  and  say,  T 
cannot  wait  for all these  other  people. 
Give  me 
It  is 
worth $100,000.r  He would get attention, 
probably,  and could then parade his med­
icine as  ‘sanctioned by the United States 
Government’  whether  it  had  merit  or 
not.
“There  is a way  of  getting  at dealers 
in  bogus  medicines,  and  the  courts  are 
tbe places to  do  it.  There  is  no  reason 
why the  government should  become  the 
protector  of  medicine  makers.  We  are 
in  a 
legitimate  business  of  enormous 
proportions  and  we  should  not  be  an­
noyed and  harrassed  by  an  unnecessary 
law.”
Among  the  grocers  there  does  not 
seem to  be so  much  feeling  against  the 
oill.  This  is due,  perhaps,  to  the  fact 
that there is not  such an infinite  variety 
of  groceries  as  medicines,  aud  the  bill 
would  not  cause 
the  grocers  much 
trouble.  F.  B.  Thurberof  the  Thurber- 
Wyland Company said:  “I think  the bill 
is as  wise  an  act  as  could be  found,  al­
though  1  object  to  one  feature  of  it. 
That  is  the  clause  which  prohibits  the 
publication  of  reports  of  offenses  until 
after tbe  offenders  are  convicted.  Pub­
licity in such cases does  much  to correct 
tbe  evil  aimed  at.  Dealers  iu  honest 
goods need  fear no trouble or  annoyance 
from  this bill.  The  Wholesale  Grocers’ 
Association are not opposed  to it.”

In  B u sin e ss for O thers.

It is unquestionable  that  there  are re­
tailers in  trade  who  are  permitted to be 
there  only by  the  grace  of  the  houses 
which  take the  risk of  furnishing  them 
with goods.  They are  keeping  store be­
cause  these  bouses want  to  make  some 
money  out of  them,  and  that  probably 
will  be tbe one end  realized as the  result 
of  their  keeping  store,  unless  by  a  su­
preme  effort  on their  part  they can  get 
into a position  to choose their sellers.  A 
retailer  that  cannot  give sufficient  cre­
dentials to secure  credit  from  one house 
to  make a start may  be  accepted  by  an­
other.  This  difference  may be owing to 
tbe fact that the former house has a good 
sound  customer  doing  all  the  business 
there  is  to  be  done  in  the place where 
the  applicant  aims to open  up,  and  the 
latter house is doing  no  business in that 
place  at  all.  Consequently the starting 
of 
this  new  man  by  the  latter  house 
means the acquisition of a new customer. 
He  goes in  on the  understanding that he 
is to sell  goods,  his  profits  are  not  cal­
culated to  amount  to  much  in a compe­
tition whose  object  is to  displace  some­
body that  does  not buy  from  the  same 
house  as  he  does.  He  is  watched well 
to prevent  his getting  beyond the  tethei 
of  his  patron  and  he is doing  business 
solely  for the  benefit of  the house which 
has taken  him  up.  That  bouse  may be 
pleased to run  him for three,  four or five 
years,  as  circumstances  may  determine, 
but  when  that  house  concludes  to  run 
him  no  longer  he  is  cast  aside  like  a 
squeezed orange.
This  is  one of  the  ways  some whole­
salers  adopt  for  getting  ahead of  their 
rivals,  who  have a good  customer  some­
where  that it is impossible  for  the other 
house  to  sell  anything  to.  The taking 
up of  a man  who  has  no  title  to  inde­
pendence  and  who is delighted  with  the 
confidence  placed  in  him,  will  usually 
damage  the  trade  of  the  retailer  who 
was there  before  him,  but it will  seldom 
add  anything  to  the wealth of  the dupe 
who filled the breach. 
If  once the origi­
nal  trader at that  place  sees it to  be his 
interest  to  treat with the honse  supply­
ing the new-comer, the latter will find he 
has served his purpose and will be called 
off.
Wholesale competition upon  a  strictly 
wholesale stage is keen  enough and suffi­
ciently  depressing  upon  prices,  without

MICHIGAN

Fire & Marme Insurance Go.
Fair  Contracts,

Organized  1881.

Epitetile  Rates,

Prompt  Settlements.

The  Directors  of  the  “ Michigan”  are 

representative business men of 

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

EUGENE  HARBECK,  Sec’y.
BOSTON  PETTY  LEDGER.

descending to  retail  stores  for the  pur­
pose of  carrying it  on.  Let retailers  do 
all the  competing  that  is done  in  retail 
stores.

The G ospel o f "G ettin g  T h ere."

From  L ippincott’s  M agazine.

“I’ve come to the  conclusion  that Get­
ting  There  is  the  one  business  of  tbe 
It doesn’t  matter what be 
modern man. 
is or how much be knows,  but only  what 
he  can  do; 
indeed,  it  doesn’t  matter 
what  be  can  do  unless  he  does  it. 
If 
you’ve got  anything  in  you,  show it;  if 
you can  do  anything,  do  it;  that  is  the 
gospel  of  tbe  day.  What  are  we  here 
for?  To  make  some  sort of  a mark;  to 
be  at tbe head;  to benefit ourselves  and, 
incidentally,  our neighbors;  to arrive,  as 
the French  say.  The  measure of  a man 
is in the end he reaches,  rather  than  the 
roads  by  which  he  reaches  them.  He 
has to be bis own committee on ways and 
means,  and  to  determine  not  only  what 
he can accomplish,  but  how  he  had best 
set about it.  Nobody  cares for  the  pro­
cess, but result speaks for itself.  Money 
talks;  position  and  power  and  popular­
ity  need  no  apologist.  Attain  these  in 
any notable  degree,  and  you are a bene 
factor of the species,  a model for youth.’’
St a t e o f Oh io , Cit y  o f T o le d o,  (

Ltjcas Co u n ty 

f “b*

F r a n k   J .  Ch e n e y   makes  oath  that  he is the 
senior partner of the firm of F. J. Ch e n e y  <& Co., 
doing business in the city ot Toledo, county and 
state  aforesaid, and  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 Catarru Cure.

FRANK  J.  CHENEY.
presence, this 6th day of December, A D, 1886.

Sworn  to  before  me  and  subscribed  in  my 

Size 8%x3&,  bound  in cloth  and  leather  back 
and corners.  Nickel bill  file, indexed, ruled  on 
both  sides, 60  lines, being  equal to a bill  twice
as long.
1000 bill heads with Ledger  complete........13 00
2000  “  “ 
......... 4 50
5000  “  “ 
..........7 25

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“ 
“ 

Address

F.  A.  GREEN,

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

panies the order.  Send for circular.

A  W GLEASON,

Notary Public.

•j  SEAL f
Hall’s Catarrh  Cure is taken  internally and acts 
directly on the blood  and  mucuous  surfaces of 
the system.  Send for testimonials, free.
F  J CHENEY &  CO,  Toledo, O 
{SfSold by druggists, 75c 

49
G Z2TSS2TG   R O O T .

W e p ay th e h igh est price to r it.  A ddren

n r 1 m r   D U  n o   W holesale  D ruggists 
C  I jVj IA  D ilU o .,  GRAND  RAPIDS

Cai loi Spai

Which  will  be  better appreciated  by your 
customers, or  which will  do  you more good 
than  to  have  2 , 0 0 0   men  each  carry
one  of  your  Vest  Pocket  Memorandum
Books  with  your  advertisement  on  both 
outside cover pages ?

If  these  are  not  good  enough for  you, we 
can make  better ones for $12, $15, $20  and 
upwards.

We  are  aot  retailing:  tlese  Bools!
We  are  aot  jo in   these  Boots!
We  Mate  ’Em!

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

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

PRINTING  DEPARTMENT 

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

THE  MTCHIG^lIST  TRADESMAN,

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  8C@2 05 

s  N  V  o   A

« 

“ 

Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristlca, No. 1.........   70©  75
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  ©  10
Os.  Sepia....................  18©  20
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co...........................   @2 00
Plcls  Llq, N.»C., ft gal
doz  .........................  ©2 00
Plcls Llq., quarts......  ©1 00
pints.........   ©  85
Pll Hydrarg, (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22). 
©  1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__  ©  3
Pix  Burgun...............   ©  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14©  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opil. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   ©1 25
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30©  35
Quasslae....................  8©  10
Quinia, S. P. & W ......  29©  34
S.  German__20  ®  30
Rubla  Tlnctoram......  12©  14
Saccharam Lactls pv. 
©  28
Salacin.......................1  75@1  85
Sanguis  Draconls......  40©  50
Sapo, W .....................   12©  14
,r  M.......................  10©  12
“  G.......................  @  15

“ 

Seldlitz  Mixture........  @  24
Slnapls.......................   @  18
“  opt..................   ©  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  ®  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  ©  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10©  11 
Soda et Potass Tart...  27©  30
Soda Carb................. 
lft©   2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @  5
Soda,  Ash..................   3ft©  4
Soda, Sulphas............  ©  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50©  55
“  Myrcla  Dom......  ©2 25
“  Myrcla Imp........  ©3 00
**  Vlni  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ........................2 21@2 31
Less 5e gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......   ©1  30
Sulphur, Subl............ 3  ©  4
“  Roll..............2ft@  3ft
Tamarinds.................  8©  10
Terebenth Venice......  28©  30
Theobromae.............38  @  43
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zlnci  Sulph...............   7©  8

OILS.

Whale, winter...........  70 
Lard,  extra...............   55 
Lard, No.  1...............   45 
Linseed, pure raw  ...  41 

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
44

“ 

faints. 

Llndseed,  boiled  ___  44 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
Spirits Turpentine__  42 

1 5
47
strained..................  50  60
50
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian...............lft  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ lft  2@4
“ 
Ber........lft  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2ft  2ft@3
“  strictly  pure......2ft  2ft@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
70@75
Green,  Peninsular...... 
70@75
Lead,  red.....................   7  ©7ft
“  w hite................. 7  ©7ft
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders ........ 
©90
1  0 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
1 40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints..................... 1 00©1  20
No. lTurp  Coach....!  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 166@1  70
Coach Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turn Furn....... 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70@7

cliff..............................  

Turp............................ 

VARNISHES.

Wholesale Price  Current*

Advanced—Nothing.  Declined—Gum opium, soap bark, chlorate potash.

ACIDUM.

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

Aeeticum.....................   8© 10
Benzol cum  German..  S0@  65
Boracic 
30
Carbollcum.................   22© 30
Citricum.....................   55© 60
Hydrochlor................  3©  5
Nltrocum 
...................  10© 12
Oxalicnm.....................  10© 12
Phosphorlum dll........ 
20
Sallcylicum.................1  30@1 70
Sulphurlcum................ 
lft©  5
Tannicum....................1  40@l 60
Tartarlcum...................  36©  38

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  3ft@  5
20  deg..............  5ft@  7
Carbonas  ...................  13©  14
Chlorldum.................   12©  14

ANILINE.

Black........................... 2 00©2 25
Brown..........................   80@1 00
Red...............................  45©  50
Yellow........................2 50@3 00

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po  75)........  75©  80
Junlperas..................   8©  10
Xantnoxylum............   25©  30

BAL8AMUM.

Copaiba......................  47©  50
Peru...... .....................  @1 80
Terabln, Canada  ......  35©  40
Tolutan......................  35©  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae  ...............................
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerlfera, po.............  20
Prunus Vlrglnl....................  12
Quillaia,  grd.......................   12
Sassafras  ............................  14
Ulmus Po (Ground  12)........  10

KXTBACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24©  25
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11©  12
Is..............   13©  14
»8.............   14®  15
54s.............  16©  17
FERBUM.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Carbonate Preclp........  ©  15
Citrate and Qulnla—   @3 50
Citrate  Soluble........  ®  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol---   ©  50
Solut  Chloride...........  ©  15
Sulphate,  com’l ......... lft©  *
pure.............  @ 7

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Arnica.......................   22©  25
Anthemls...................  25©  30
Matricaria 
25©  30

 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

...................  20©  75
nlvelly....................  25©  28
Alx.  35©  50
and  fts....................   12®  15
8©  10

Salvia  officinalis,  fts
UraUrsl...................... 

“ 

“ 

GUMML

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

2d 
3d 
sifted sorts... 
po.........   60© 

Acacia,  1st  picked—   ©  80
....  ®  55
....  @  40
©  25
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50©  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  © 1 2
Socotrl. (po.  60).  ©  50
Catechu, Is, (Vis, 14fts,
16).......................... 
©  1
Ammonlae.................  55©  60
Assafcatlda, (po. 35)...  35©  40
Benzolnum.................  50©  55
Camphors..................   50®  53
Euphorblum  po  ........  35©  lo
Galbanum...................  @3 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70©  75
Gualacum, (po  30)  ...  ©  25
Kino,  (po.  30).............  ©  25
Mastic.......................   ©  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opil.  (po  2 70).............1  70@1 75
Shellac  ......................  25©  35
bleached........  30©  35
Tragacanth................  30©  75

“ 
hbrba—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Eupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majoram.............................   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 

MAGNESIA.

OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 3 50©4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45©  75
Amydalae, Amarae__ 8 00@8 25
Anlsl............................1  75@1 80
Aurantl  Cortex...........3 00®3 25
Bergamil  ...................3  75©4 00
Cajlputl.................... 
65©  75
Caryophylll...............   75©  80
Cedar.........................  35©  66
Chenopodil...............   @1  60
Clnnamonll.................1  20©1 25
dtronella...................  ©  45
Conltun  Mac..............  35©  ©
Copaiba  .................... 1  10®1 20

40@1 50

50®2 75
25®« 50
00@2 10

Cubebae......................  © 6 00
Exechthltos..............  2 
Erigeron.....................2 
Gaultheria..................2 
Geranium,  ounce......   ©  75
Gosslpil, Sem. gal......  50©  75
Hedeoma  ...................1 
JunlpeTi......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Llmonls.......................2 
75@3 25
Mentha Piper...............2 
75@3 50
Mentha Verld............. 2  20©2 30
Morrhuae, gal..............1 
00@1 10
Myrcla, ounce............   ©  50
Olive..........................  80@2 75
Plcls Liquida, (gal. 35)  10©  12
Rlclnl..........................1 
Rosmarin!............ 
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce..............  ©6 50
Succinl.......................  40©  45
Sabina.......................  90@1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 
Sassafras....................  50©  55
Slnapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tlglll..........................  ©  90
Thyme.......................  40©  50
opt  ...............   ©  60
Theobromas...............  15©  20

50@7 00

08@1 24

“ 

POTASSIUM.
B1 Carb......................
Bichromate..............
Bromide....................
Carb..........................
Chlorate  (po  18)......
Cyanide....................
Iodide..........................2 
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  26©  30
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @ 15
Potass  NItras, opt......  8©  10
9
Potass N Itras.
28©  30 
Pressiate__
15©  18
Sulphate  po.

80@2 90

50@2 60

(po. 40)......................  

Aconltum..................   20©  25
Althae..........................   25© 30
Anchusa......................  12© 15
Aram,  po.......................  © 25
Calamus.......................   20© 40
Gentlana, (po. 15)........  10© 12
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16©  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
© 35
Hellebore,  Ala.  po__  15©  20
Inula,  po......................  15© 20
Ipecac,  po....................2 
Iris plOX (po. 35@38) ..  35©  40
Jalapa,  pr....................  42® 45
Maranta,  fts.................  @ 35
Podophyllum, po.......   15©  18
Rhel.............................   75@1 00
“  cut  ....................  ©1  75
“  pv.......................   75@1  35
Splgella.......................   48© 53
Sanguinarla, (po  25)..  ©  20
Serpentarla..................   35© 40
Senega.........................  45© 50
Slmilax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40 
M  ©  20
Sclllae, (po. 35)............   10® 12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po.......................   © 35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©  25
German...  15©  20
lnglber a ....................  12© 15
18® 22
Zingiber  j .................. 

“ 

“ 

SEMEN.
Anisum,  (po.  20). 
..  ©  15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  27©  30
Bfcd, Is......................... 
4© 6
Caret, (po. 18)...............  8© 12
Cardamon....................1 
00@1 25
Corlandram.................  10© 12
Cannabis Satlva.........  3ft@4
Cydonium....................   75© 
Cnenopodlum  ............   10© 12
Dlpterlx Odorate.........2 25©2 35
Foenlculum..................   @ 15
Foenugreek,  po.........  6©  8
L ln l..........................  4  © 4ft
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 3ft)  ..  4  @ 4ft
35© 
Lobelia..................
3ft@ 4ft 
Pharlarls Canarian.
6©  7 
Rapa......................
8©  9
Slnapls,  Albu........
Nigra......
11©   12
SPIBITUB.
Frumentl, W., D.  Co. .2 00©2 50
D.F. R......1  75@2 00
 
10@1 50
Junlperis  Co. O. T....1  75@1  75
75@3 50
Saacharum  N. B......... 1 75©2 00
Spt.  Vlni  GalU............1  75@6 50
Vlni Oporto.................1 
25@2 00
Vlni  Alba....................1 
25@2 00

“ 
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•r 

1 
1 

“ 

 

SPONGES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ....  .........
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................
Grass sheeps' wool car­
riage .......................
Hard for  slate  u b b —
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................

BYBUPS.

25@2 50
2  00 
1  10

1  40

Accacla...............................  50
Zingiber.............................   50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
Rhel Arom..........................   50
Slmilax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Sclllae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Pranas  flrg  .......................  50

“ 

“ 

 

TINCTURES.
T? 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

(i 

Co.............  60

Co.............  75

Aconltum Napellis R.........   60
M
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
Arnica..................................  50
Asafcetlda............................  o
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sanguinaria  .........................  50
Barosma......... ...................   50
Cantharldes..........................   75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon.............................   75
Castor.................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Columba...................  
50
Conlum................................   50
Cubeba..................................  50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca..................................  50
" 
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.........................  50
Iodine..  ...............................    75
Ferri 
K ino.....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Mynrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
Opil......................................   85
“  Camphorated......... ......  50
“  Deodor........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Quassia................................   50
...............................  50
Rbei..  ................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol..................   50
Co................  50
Serpentarla........................   50
Stromonlum..........................   60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerlap...............................  50
Veratrum Veride..................   50

Colorless.......   75
Chlorldum......  35

ammon.........  60

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MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

© 

“ 
“ 

l  00
“ 

‘ 
“ 

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

T‘ 
ground,  (po.

et Potass T. 

“ po.... 
“ B po 

7)  ...........................   3©  4
Anuatto.....................   55®  60
Antimonl, po..............  4©  5
55©  60
Antipyrin..................   ©1  40
Antifebrin..................  @  25
©  60
Argentl  NItras, ounce 
Arsenicum................. 
5©  7
Balm Gilead  Bud.... 
55©  CO
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (fts
11;  fts,  12)..............  ©  9
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................  @1  20
Capsid  Fractus, af...  ©  22
©  25
©  20
Caryophyllus, (po.  14)  10©  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........  ©3 75
Cera Alba, S. & F ......  50©  55
Cera Flava.................  38©  40
Coccus.......................  ©  40
Cassia Fractus...........  ©  22
Centrarla....................  ©  10
Cetaceum...................  ©  40
Chloroform...............   60©  63
squibbs..  ©1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst....... 1  25©1  50
Chondrus..................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  & W  15©  20
German  3  ©  12
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60
cent  ...................... 
Creasotum..........  
50
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
“  prep..................   5©  5
9©  11
“  preclp..............  
“  Rubra................  ©  8
Crocus.......................  30©  35
Cudbear......................  ©  24
Cuprl Sulph...............   5©   6
Dextrine....................  10©  12
Ether Sulph...............   68©  70
Emery,  all-numbers..  ©
po...................  ©  6
Brgota, (po.)  65.........   60©  65
Flake  white..............  12©  15
Galla..........................  ©  23
Gambler......................7  © 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  70
French...........  40©  60
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75 and 2ft.
by box 70
Glue,  Brown..............  9©  15
«  White................   13©  25
Glycerlna...................15ft©  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ©  22
Humulus....................  25©  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ©  90
“  C or....  ©  80
Ox Rubrum  ©1 CO
©1  10
Ammonlati. 
Unguentum.  45©  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  70
. 1 25®1  50
ImthyoDolla, Am.. 
Indigo.........................  75©1 00
Iodine, Resubl..........3 7E@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  35©  40
Lycopodium..............  55©  b0
Macis.........................  75©  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
ararglod.................  ©  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10©  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
lft)..........................   2©  8
Mannla,  S. F .......  32© 

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Paints, Oils  Yamishes.

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SUSS  VILLI  PREPIRO  PUITS.

Full  line 8f  Staple  D upas’ S ites.

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We sell Liquors for Medicinal Purposes only. 
_
We give our Personal Attention to Mall Olden a d  Q uratst Satisfaction.
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THE  MICHIGAN  TR^DESM^JSI

Grocery  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..............  83 00
8 2,8 3,
3 50
4 00
5 00
8 5,
810,
6  00 
820,
7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over............. 5  per cent.
500  “ 

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

1000 

“ 

10 “

“

 

COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

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

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. in case.
Eagle.................................   7 40
Crown  ...................... 
625
Genuine  Swiss...................8 00
American Swiss.................7 00

 

CRACKERS.
Butter.

Seymour XXX......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon......64
Family  XXX.....................   6  .
Family XXX,  cartoon........  64
Salted XXX........................   6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ..........64
Kenosha 
..........................   74
Boston..................................  8
Butter  biscuit......................64

Soda.

Oyster.

Soda, XXX.........................  6
Soda, City............................  74
Soda,  Duchess....................  84
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.

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.
APPLES.

“ 

APRICOTS.

BLACKBERRIES.

quartered  “ 

Sundrled. sliced In  bbls. 
5 
5
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  @7
California in  bags......... 
8
84
Evaporated In boxes.  ... 
In  boxes......................... 
44
70 lb. bags....................... 
74
25 lb. boxes —   ............ 9  @94
Peeled, in  boxes  .........  
12
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
8
“ 
In b ag s.......  @ 74
California In bags  __   @7

 
PEARS.

NECTARINES.

PEACHES.

“ 

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

" 

PRUNE LLES.

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

RA8PBER8IE8.

In barrels...................... 
501b. boxes.................... 
...................... 
251b.  “ 
Foreign.
CURRANTS.

11
114
12

124

17
174
18

Patras, in barrels........  @4
in  4-bbls..........  @ 44
In less quantity  @ 44

“ 
“ 

PEEL.

“ 
“ 

Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  20 
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  @54 
Ondnra, 29 lb. boxes..  74@ 74 
..11  @12
“ 
Sultana. 20 
..  64® 64
Valencia, 20  “ 

Foreign.

“ 
“ 

FARINACEOUS GOODS. 

Farina.
Hominy.

1001b. kegs.................. 

34

Barrels.................................300
Grits.............. ...................3  50

Lima  Beans.

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

4
Maecaroni and Vermicelli. 

Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
Imported..............104@114
Pearl Barley.
Kegs...............................   @24

50

Peas.

Green,  bu.......................... 1  40
Split  per  l b ...................... 3  00
German.............................   4
East India..........................   5
Cracked..............................  

Wheat.

Sago.

5

FI8H —Salt.

Bloaters.

“ 
“ 

Cod.

Halibut.
Herring.

Yarmouth...........................  1  10
Pollock.......................  
4
Whole, Grand  Bank...  6  @64
Boneless,  bricks........74@8
Boneless, strips...........  74@8
Smoked...................... 
12
Scaled.........................  
Holland,  bbls............. 
kegs............. 
Round shore, 4  bbl... 
“ 
4   bbl.. 
Mackerel.

18@20
11 00
85
2  00
1  10
No. 1, 4  bbls. 90 lbs........... 11  00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs................1  25
Family, 4  bbls., 100 lbs__ 5 50
75
Russian,  kegs....................   45
No. 1, 4  bbls., lOOlbs.......... 6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   90
No. 1, 4  bbls., lOOlbs...........8 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs................. 1  10
Family, 4  bbls., 100 lbs  ...  3 50 
kits  10  lbs.............  50

Sardines.
Trout.

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

“ 
FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Whitefish.

“ 

Jennings’ D C.
Lemon. Vanilla 
1  25
2 oz folding box...  75 
3oz 
...100 
150
“ 
4 oz 
...1  50 
2 00
“ 
6oz 
...2 00 
3 00
“ 
“ 
4 tO
.. .3 00 
8 oz 
GUN  POWDER.

HERBS.

Kegs...........  ...................... 5 50
Half  kegs.................................3 00
Sage..........................  
 
Hops.....................................25
Madras,  5 lb. boxes........ 
S. F„ 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

INDIGO.

55
50

JBLLY.

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

“ 

LICORICE.

Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12
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  ..........................  81  75
Half  gallon..:.................  1  40
Q uart......... .....................  
70
P int.................................. 
45
Half  p in t...... ................ 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon  ....................   4 75
Q uart...............................  3 75
Pint..................................   a

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar bouse.....................  134
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

BOLLBD OATS.

Bands  180.................  @4  25
Half  bbls 90..............  @2  25

PICKLBS.
Medium.

Small.

PIPES.

Banels, 1,200 count............84 60
Half  banels, 600 count__ 2  50

Banels, 2,400  count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count

4 50 
2 75

Clay, No.  216...................... 1  75
“  T. D. full count...........  75
Cob, No. 3...........................1  25

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s .........................  4 00
Penna Salt  Co.’a..............  3 25

BOOT BEER

“ 

Williams, T B O E per doz.  1  75 
*  3 doz. case.  5 00
RICE.
Domestic.

Carolina head...................... 6
“  No. 1...................... 5
“  No. 2...............   @ 4
Broken...............................  34
Japan, No. 1.........................6
No. 2......................... 54
Java....................................  5
Patna..................................   5

Imported.

SAUERKRAUT.

Silver Thread, bbl...........
4  bbl........

“ 

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....................... 66
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 15 
" 
“  white...  .25
shot..........................19
" 
Pure Ground in Butt.

Allspice................................15
Cassia,  Batavia...................20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon.....................35
Clovea,  Amboyna................30
Zanzibar................20
Ginger, African................... 15
“  Cochin.....................18
Jam aica................20
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... 80
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..25
“  Trieste.....................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ................... 65
Pepper, Singapore, black__20
“  white...... 30
16
Cayenne................25
Sage..................................... 20

“ 
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“Absolute” In Packages.

“ 

4 b 

4 b
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon...................  84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  1  55
Ginger, Jam ...............   84  1 55
“  Af...................  84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  1  55
Pepper......................  84  155
Sage.............................  84

SEEDS.

Anise.........................  @124
Canary, Smyrna.........  
34
Caraway....................  
8
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
44
Mixed  Bird............... 44® 54
Mustard,  white.........  
6
9
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
6
Cuttle  bone...............  
30

20-lb  boxes..........................  64
40-lb 

“ 

STARCH.
Corn.
.........................6
Gloss.
 
....................... 6

1-lb packages.......................  54
8-lb 
54
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes................44
Barrels................................   44

“ 
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SNUFF.

Scotch, In  bladders............87
Maccabov, In jars...............35
French Rappee, In Jars..... 43

SODA.

Boxes....................................54
Kegs, English........................44

SAL  SODA.

Kegs.  ............................... 
14
Granulated, boxes..............  14

SALT
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks..................... 82 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks...................  1  85
2014-lb.  “ 
2 25
24 3-lb  cases................  
1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
50
18
.. 
drill  “ 
281b.  “ 

 
 

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

.. 

H 

“ 

Warsaw.

Aahton.

OATMEAL.

Barrels 200.................  @4 25
Half barrels 100...............@2 26

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

Higgins.

Salmon.
“ 

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

“ 
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Sardines.
American  4 s ................ 44® 5
4 s ............... 64® 7
Imported  4 s.................... 11@12
4 s  ...................13@14
Mustard  4 s ......................  7@9
Boneless..................   ... 
20
Brook, 3 lb............................... 2 50

Trout.

“ 
“ 

CHEESE.

Amboy...........................  ®
Herkimer......................  ®13
Riverside......................  @
Allegan  ......................   @
Skim.............................   ®10
Brick................................  
13
Edam  ...........................   @1 00
Limburger  ...................  @10
Pineapple......................  @25
Roquefort....................   @35
Sap Sago.......................   @22
Schweitzer, Imported.  @30
domestic  —   @15

“ 

85 
2 40 
2 50
2 25 
2  00 
2 50 
1  90
90
1  20 
1  75 
1  20 
1  20 
Green
@1 25 
1  70

1  10 
1  50
1  40
2 25 
1  35 
1  25

1  25
2 10

1  30
2 50 
2 75

1  30 
1  50 
1  40

CATSUP.
Snider’s.

Half  pint, 25 bottles........... 2  75
Pint 
.......  ..  4 50
Quart 
1 doz bottles  ..  .3 50
CLOTHES PINS.
5 gross boxes.......................40

“ 

COCOA  SHELLS.

35 lb  bags......................  @3
Less quantity 
........  @34
Pound  packages.........  64@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
Interior.............................. 25
Private Growth..................27
Mandehling.......................28
Imitation........................... 23
Arabian.............................. 26

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

ROASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 4c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 pier cent,  for shrink­
age.
A rbuckle’s A riosa........  19.80
M cLaughlin's  XXXX.  19.80
G erm an........  ...............   19 fO
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__  19.60
Bunola  ............................  19.30

PACKAGE.

EXTRACT.

Valley City........................  
75
Felix.............................  
1  15
Hnmmel’a, foil...................1  50
tin ....................2 50

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CHICORY.

8
6

Bulk............. ................  
Red................................ 
CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
50 ft..........  
60 ft..........  
“ 
“ 
70ft..........  
“ 
80 ft..........  
60 ft..........  
“ 
72 f f ......... 
“ 
COUPON  BOOKS.

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

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“ 
“ 
Jute 
“ 

APPLE  BUTTES

30 lb. pails  .  ......................  5
20 lb. pails........  ..............  54
Mason's,  10, 20 or 30 lbs —   6 
51b.......................  7
AXLE GREASE.

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Graphite.

“ 

“ 

4  gr. cases, per  gr............SS 50
124 lb. pails, per d o z ......   7 50
251b. 
......... 12 00
100 lb. kegs, per  lb............   4
250 lb. 4  bbls., per  lb........  34
400 lb. bbls., per lb ............   34
gr. cases, per gr..............*6 50
4  lb. palls, per doz......... 7 00
lb. 
......... 10 50
00 lb. kegs, per  lb............   34
50 lb. 4  bbls.. per  lb.......   34
400 lb. bbls., per lb ............   3

Badger.

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BAKING  PO W D ER.

Dr. Price’s.

Cook’s  Favorite.

(101 pieces colored glass)
(101 pieces of crystal glass)
(10G hdl cups and saucers)

Acme.
4  lb. cans, 3 doz...............  
45
41 b.  “ 
2 “  .................  851
1  “  .................  1 00 I
1 lb.  “ 
B utt......................................  10
Arctic.
4  lb cans...........................   60
4  B>  “ 
..........................  1 20
..........................  2 00
1  ft  “ 
5  3)  “ 
..........................  9 60
100 4  lb cans....................  12 00
100 4  lb cans....................  12 00
100 4  lb cans....................  12 00
2 doz 1 ib cans....................  9 60
(tankard pitcher with each can)
per doz 
Dime cans..  90
.1  33 
4- oz 
1  90 
6-oz 
.  2 47 
8-oz 
3 75 
12-oz 
..4 75 
16-oz 
11  40 
24-lb 
18 25 
41b
21  60 
lb 
5- 
41  80
10-lb

pÇPRICEÇ
CREAM
Ba k in g
Bowden
■SttonriitlfiH
40
Red Star, 4  B> cans........... 
........... 
80
.........   1  50
45
Telfer’s,  4  lb. cans, doz. 
“  ..  85
“  .  1  50
80
.................  1 20

4  ib  “ 
I t)   “ 
41b.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
Victor.

6 oz cans, 4 doz  ................. 
“ 
9  “ 
2 doz............200
16 
BATH BRICK.

“ 
“ 

“ 

2 dozen in case.

English...............................  90
Bristol..................................  70
Domestic.............................   60
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..............4 00
“  8oz 
...............7 00
“  pints,  round  .........10 50
“ No. 2, sifting box... 
2 75
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00
“  No. 5, 
...  8 00
“  1 oz baU .................  4  50

b l u in g .  G ross
“ 

“ 

“ 

BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl..........................2 00
..........................  2 25
No. 1  “ 
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
Stove, No.  1.......................  1  25
“  10.......................  1  50
“  15.......................1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row....  85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row__  1  25
Palmetto, goose  ...............   1  50

BRUSHES.

“ 
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BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR.
Rising Sun..........................
York State..........................
Self Rising, case................

CANDLES
“ 

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............11
Star,  40 
 
Paraffine............................10
Wlcking.............................25

 

CANNED  GOODS.

FISH.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

Little Neck,  1 lb...................... 1 10
“  2  lb...................... 1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb.......................... 2 00
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................   90
21b.................... 170
Lobsters.

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

“ 

FRUITS.
Apples.
3 lb. standard...........
York State, gallons  ... 
Hamburgh,  “  —
Apricots.
Live oak.....................
Santa Cruz.................
Lusk’s.........................
Overland..................
Blackberries.
B. &  W  ............   ......
Cherries.
Red  ...........................
Pitted Hamburgh 
..  .
W hite.................. ......
Erie
Damsons, Egg Plums and 
Erie............................
California..................
Gooseberries.
Common
Pie...........
Maxwell  .. 
Shepard’s  . 
California. 
Monitor 
Oxford  ...

Gages.

Pears.

“ 

Domestic......... ..........
Riverside....................
Pineapples.
Common.....................
Johnson’s  sliced.......
grated.......
Quinces.
Common....................
Raspberries.
Red 
..........................
Black  Hamburg.........
Erie,  black
Strawberries.
Lawrence...................
Hamburgh  ...............
Erie............................
Terrapin.....................
Whortleberries.

1  25
2  5 
1  35
Common..................
1  20 
F. &  W.......................
1  25 
Blueberries...............
1  20
Corned  beef,  Libby's.........1  80
Roast beef,  Armour’s.........1  75
Potted  ham, 4  lb ........  .....1  50
“  4 1 b .................100
tongue, 4  lb ..............110
4 1 b ..........  95
chicken, 4 1 b ..........  
95

“ 
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“ 
“ 

HEATS.

“ 

VEGETABLES.

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas

“ 
“ 
“ 

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless.........1  25
French style........2 25
Limas  .................1  40
Lima, green........................1 30
soaked.......................  80
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 35
Bay State  Baked................. 1 35
World’s  Fair....................... 1 35
Hamburgh..........................
Livingston  Eden................1  15
Purity  ................................
Honey  Dew.........................1  so
Morning Glory...................  1  10
Hamburgh marrofat...........1 35
early June..........
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois......... 1 75
fancy  sifted...... 1 90
Soaked................................   65
Harris  standard.................   75
84
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.110
Early June........130
Archer’s  Early Blossom.... 1 35
French................................1 80
French.............................. 16@18
Erie.....................................   95
Hubbard............................. 1  20
Hamburg  ............................1 40
Soaked.................................  SO
Honey  Dew.........................1  60
Tomatoes.
Excelsior 
.........................1  00
Eclipse................................ 1 00
Hamburg............................1 30
Gallon................................ 2 50

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

“ 

CHOCOLATE—BAKER’S.
German Sweet..................
Premium..........................
Pure..................................
Breakfast Cocoa..............

PRUNES.

Bosnia........................   @
California, 90x100 25 lb. bxs.  8 
..84
..9
94
Turkey.........................  @54
Silver.................................. 114

80x90 
7fx80 
60x70 

“ 
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“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

XX  wood, white.

2 50
No. 1,64..........................  *1  75
8 00
No. 2 ,64..........................   160
4 00
No. 1, 6.............................   1  65
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50
No. 1,64..........................   135
No. 2, 6 4 ..........................  1  25
3 00
64  ....................................  1 00
4 00
6........................................  
95
5 00
Mill No. 4.........................  100

Manilla, white.

Coin.

“Tradesman.’
 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“Superior."

8 1, per hundred............... 2 00
“ 
»2, 
*3,  “ 
..  ........... 3 00
• 5, 
“ 
WO, 
“ 
«20,  “ 
......... ,...5 0 0
8 1, per hundred............... 2 50
“  « 
“ 
• 3,  “ 
................. 3 50
• 5, 
“ 
“ 
£0. 
“ 
“ 
“ “ 
•20, 

8 2, 

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

 
 
 

 

THE  MICITIGJLISr  TRADESMAN,

17

Solar Bock.
Common Fine.

56 lb.  sacks........................  35
85
Saginaw........................... 
Manistee.......................... 
90
Packed 60 lbs. In box.

8ALERATUB.

Cbnrch’s ..........................  13 30
DeLand's.................................3 15
Dwight’s...................................3 30
Taylor’s .................................... 3 00

SOAP.
LA U N D RY .

“ 

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Thompson & Chute Brands.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Silver,  10013 oz................. $3 65
Snow, 10010 o z ...................5 00
Mono, 10013 oz  ...................3 35
German Family, 601 lb  ...  3 55
7511b...... 3 10
Laundry Castile, 751 lb ....  3 05
Marbled, 75 1 lb 
................3 05
Savon Improved, 60  1 lb...  3 50
Sunflower, lOOlOoz...........  3 75
Olive, 10010 oz.................... 2 50
Golden, 80 1 l b ...................3 35
Economical, 30  2 lb ...........2 25
Standard, 30 2 lb  ................2 35
Old Country,  80  1-lb  ..........3 30
Good Cheer, 601 lb  .............3 90
White Borax, 100  X-lb....... 3 60
uuuuuru  ....................
Ivory, 10  oz................
....  6 75
6  oz.................
....  4 00
Lenox 
....... ...........
...  3 65
Mottled German........
....  3  15
Town Talk  ...............
....  3 1)0
....  3 75
Snow, 100 6-oz
Cocoa Castile, 24  lb...
....  3 00
Silverlne, 100  12 oz__ ....  3 50
....  1  to
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50
....  2 50
Potash Flakes, 7210 oz ....  5 00

SCOURING AND POLISHING.
“ 
“ 

5012 oz......
hand, 3 doz..

Proctor & Gamble.

TOILET.

• 

SUGAR.

Cut  Loaf.................... @  5*
Cubes......................... @ 5
Powdered..................
@ 5
Granulated. 
...... @4.69
Confectioners’ A ......
@4  56
Soft A ......................... @ 4Ü
White Extra C........... @4  18
Extra  C......................
© 4H
C 
........................... @ 4
Y e llo w ................... 3%@ 3%
Less than  bbls tic advance

SYRUPS.
Corn.

Barrels..............................  33
Half bbls............................. 25
F air.....................................   19
Good....................................  25
Choice..................................  30

Pure Cane.

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

8
8
9
8*
8*4

TEAS.

japak—Regular.

F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice..........................24  @36
Choicest.......................33  @34
D ust............................ 10  @12

SXJN CURED.

F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice..........................34  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12

BASKET  FIRED.

F air.............................18  @3u
Choice........................   @35
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40

GUNPOWDER.

Common to fair...........35  @35
Extra fine to finest___50  @65
Choicest fancy............ 75  @85
@36
Common to fair...........33  @30
Common to fair...........33  @36
Superior to fine............30  @35

oolono. 

IMPERIAL.

YOUNG  HYSON.

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

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

F air............................. 18  @33
Choice......................... 24  @38
Best............................40  @50

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

Pails unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha  ................. 
60
34
Sweet Cuba...............  
McGinty.................... 
24
*4 bb ls........  
22
Valley  City................
Dandy Jim ................. 
27
20
Torpedo..................... 
in  drums  ... 
19
Yum  Yum  ...............  
26
Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead................. 
Joker.......................  
Nobby Twist................. 
Oh  Mv..........................  

37
23
38
29

Plug.

“ 

Scotten’s Brands.

Smoking.

Middleton's Brands.

22
Kylo...........................  
Hiawatha...................  
38
34
Valley City................ 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty.............. 
40
32
Jolly Tar............... 
Here It Is................... 
28
Old Style.................... 
31
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good.................... 38
Toss Up.................................. 26
Out of Sight...........................25
Private Brands.
Sweet  Maple.............. 
30
L. & W.......................  
26
Boss....................................12J4
Colonel’s Choice................13
Warpath............................ 14
Banner.............................. 15
King Bee............................ 20
Kiln Dried......................... 17
Nigger Head...................... 23
Honey  Dew........................24
Gold  Block........................28
Peerless..............................24
Rob  Roy............................ 24
Uncle  Sam......................... 28
Tom and Jerry...................25
Brier Pipe...........................30
Yum  Yum......................... 32
Red Clover......................... 33
Navy..................................32
Handmade......................... 40
Frog..................................  33
GRAINS and FEEDSTUFFS 

85
85

WHEAT.

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

MEAL.

FLOUR.

Bolted..............................   1  20
Granulated................. 
1  40
Straight, In sacks.............  4 50
“  barrels...........   4 60
“ 
Patent 
“  sacks.............  5 50
“  barrels...........   5 60
“ 
Graham  “  sacks...........  2 30
Rye 
“ 
..........   2 50
MILLSTUFF8.
Bran..................................   16 00
Screenings........................  15 00
Middlings  .......................  17 00
Mixed Feed....................... 17 00
Coarse meal....................... 16 50
Car  lots...............................43
Less than  car  lots.............45

CORN.

“ 

OATS.

Car  lots  ............................. 33
Less than car lots...............35

No. 1 Timothy, car lots — 13 00 
No. 1 
... 14 00

“ 

HAY.
ton lots 

WASHBOARDS.

o y s t e r s—Cans.

Fairhaven  Counts__  @35
F. J. D. Selects.........   @30
Selects.......................   @25
F  J. D.........................  @22
Anchor.......................  @20
Standards  .................  @18

SHELL  GOODS.

“ 

Oysters, per  100........1  25@1  50
Clams. 
........  75@i  00
HIDES,  PELTS  and  FUR*
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

lows,  prices nominal:
Green..........................3  @4
Part Cured...............   @4*4
Full  “ 
.................  @5
Dry............... 
5  @ 6
Kips,green  ...............   3  @4
......  @5
Calfskins,  green.........  4 @5
Deacon skins............... 10 @30

cured  ........5  @ 6V4

“  cured......  

HIDES

“ 

 

 

No. 2 hides 14 off.
PELTS

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

Shearlings....................10 @25
Lambs 
Washed......................20  @25
Unwashed...................10 @20

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

FURS.

Outside prices for No. 1 only.
Badger.......................  50@1 00
Bear.........................15 00@25 00
Beaver............. 
3 00@7 00
Cat, wild....................  40@  50
“  house.................  10@  25
Fisher.........................4 00@6 00
Fox, red...................... 1  00@1  50
“  cross...................3 00@5 00
“  grey....................  50@1  00
Lynx...........................2 00@3 00
Martin,  dark.............. 1 Ot @3 00
pale & yellow  50@1  00
Mink, dark.................  40@1  10
Muskrat.....................   03@  16
Oppossum...................   15@  £0
Otter, dark......  ........ 5 00@8 00
Raccoon.....................   25@  75
Skunk......................... 1  00@1  20
Wolf..........................  1  00@3 00
Beaver castors, lb......2 00@5 00

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deerskins—Per pound

Thin and green  ..................   10
Long gray.... .......................  20
...................................   25
Gray 
Red and  b lu e ....................  35

Saginaw.............................  1  75
Rival..................................  1  40
Daisy..................................  1  00
Langtry.............................  1  10
Defiance.............................   1  75
Double.
Wilson..............................   2  so
Saginaw...................
Rival........................
1  80 
Defiance..................
2 00 
Crescent..................
2 60
Red Star..................
Shamrock...............
3 50
Ivy Leaf..................
VINEGAR.
40 gr.. 
50 gr.

$1 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per gal  ..................
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...
y e a st—Compressed. 
Fermentum  per doz. cakes
per lb*  ........... .
“ 
Fleischman, per doz cakes. 
“ 
perlb...............
FISH  and  OYSTERS 

30 
1  75

FR E SH   FISH
............  

I  F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 
I follows
I Whltefisb 
8  @10
T ro u t.................—   8  @9
Halibut.......................  @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 W hite.........  @8
Bloater, per  box  ...... 

l  50

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 White,  ...........  @  7!4
Naptha.....................  @  7
Gasoline........ ............_   © J*
Cylinder  ...................27  @36
Engine..................   13  @31
Black, 25 to 30 deg 

...  @  7*4

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay  as  follows 

for dressed  fowls:
Fowl............................12  @13
Turkeys.......................14  @15
Ducks  ........................13  @14
Spring  chickens....... 15  @25
Fowls............................9  @10
Turkeys.......................12  @13

Live Poultry.

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P A P E R .

TW IN ES.

“  2  ...

PA PER & WOODEN WARE
Straw 
.......................
......IX
Rockfalls...................... ...... 2
Rag sugar....................
.......... 2
Hardware....................
...... 2*4
Bakers.......................... ......2*4
Dry  Goods.................. 5!4@6
Jute  Manilla............... @5)4
Red  Express  N o .l__
....  5*4
No.2  ...
....  4*4
...10
48 Cotton......................
....17
Cotton, No. 1..............
....16
...  30
Sea  Island, assorted...
No. 5 Hemp.................
.. .15
No. 6  “ ...... ..................
...1 5
W OODENW ARE.
...  7 00
Tubs, No. 1..................
..  6 00
“  No. 2...................
...  5 00
“  No. 3..................
1  35
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop ..  1  60
40
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes ... 
Bowls, 11 inch.............
... 
30
... 
90
..............
13  “ 
“ 
..............
...  1  GO
15  “ 
“ 
17  “ 
" 
...  2 35
..............
assorted, 17s and 19s 2 50
" 
“  15s. 178 and 19s 2 75
“ 
Baskets, market.................  35
shipping  bushel..  1 2u
“ 
“ 
..  1 30
full  hoop  “ 
“ 
bushel..................  1  50
“  willow cl’ths, No.l  5 75
“  No.2  6 25
“ 
“  No.3  7 25
“  No.l  3 50
“ 
“  No.2 
“ 
•• 
“  No.3 

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PRODCCE  MARKET.

CANDIES,  FRUITS  and  NUTS.

1 8

A  THORN  IN  THE  SIDE

W ritten fo r Thz  Tradesman.

Why it is that a thorn has been planted 
in the side of every human being is more 
than  the  writer  can  tell.  Like  many 
other  things  connected  with  the  phe­
nomena  of  human  existence,  we  learn 
the fact from  observation  and  personal 
experience; but why it is so,  we are at  a 
loss to know.  As every man in this  age 
is supposed to be imbued,  more  or  less, 
with the spirit of  speculation,  and  as  1 
do not wish  to  be  an  exception  to  the 
general  rule,  I will  venture the assertion 
that the first  thorn  was  planted  in  the 
side of Adam to take the place of  the rib 
which was removed  for  the  purpose  of 
furnishing the raw material  with  which 
to manufacture  Eve.  At  any  rate,  the 
order was no sooner filled,  and  our  first 
parents had  no  sooner  settled  down  in 
their  beautiful  Edenic  home  to  enjoy
eternal  and uninterrupted bliss,  than the 
first  “ thorn  in  the  side”  recorded  in 
history suddenly appears  on  the  scene, 
in  the form of the serpent,  to  mar  their 
happiness and blast their success  in  life. 
Whether  this  be  the  correct  theory  or 
not,  the fact remains that from  the  time 
when our  first paternal parent came home 
in the cool  of the evening and caught his 
blushing bride  sitting  iiT'the  hammock 
with the snake,  down to the year  of  our 
Lord 1892 the  proverbial  “thorn  in  the 
side” has  been  a  potent  factor  in  the 
life  experience  of  the  human  race. 
It 
may be that  it  is  necessary  to  keep us 
from  becoming  too  much  attached 
to 
earth and its pleasures,  and ¿ from  form­
ing too  exalted  opinions  of  our  fellow 
men. 
It may  be  that  were  it  not  for 
this thorn in the side,  we  might  become 
so surfeited with pleasure that  all desire 
to  fly away from earth in search of some 
other planet where  life  would  be  more 
satisfactory,  would be swallowed  up  by 
the greater degree of earthly satisfaction 
which  would prevail.  Every joy  has  its 
sorrow  and  every  thrill  has  its  pang. 
The more pretentious the marble front of 
the  mansion,  the  more  hideous  is  the 
skeleton  which lurks within.  The  affec­
tion  and  true  devotedness  of  a  man’s 
friends may be measured  by  the  hatred 
and  intense bitterness of his  enemies.

In the business world,  we find that the 
force of opposition’s  buffeting  waves  is 
guaged by the degree  of  popularity  and 
success attained.  The  chances  for suc­
cess depend altogether upon  our  powers 
of  endurance  in  resisting  competition. 
Each  succeeding  step  in  a  successful 
career  meets  with  greater  resistance, 
and  it is  only  he  that  can  successfully 
cope with the bitterest and most powerful 
competition which the business  world has 
ever known  who can  reasonably  hope  to 
succeed  in  mercantile business to-day.

throat-cutting, 

The greatest thorn  that  ever  rankled 
in  the  sides  of  a  retail  merchant  in 
Grand  Rapids, or any other town,  is  the 
disreputable,  dishonest,  selfish,  deceiv­
ing, 
trumpet-blowing, 
two-faced  skalawag  who  cuts,  carves 
and slashes,  bellows,  paws  the  ground 
and calls down  the sun,  moon  and  stars 
to witness that  he  is  selling  goods  for 
less money  than  they can  be  manufac­
tured for.  This is the thorn that rankles 
and it is a lineal descendant  of  the  first 
parent, 
the  Devil.  This  disrupter  of 
legitimate conditions is a liar  on general 
principles,  and  every  other  man in  his 
town,  engaged  in  the  same  business, 
knows it.  His honorable  rivals  despise 
him,  for they  cannot  meet  him  on  his

own ground,  because it is unholy.  They
cannot compete with him,  because  they 
will not  sink  their  manhood  and  jeop­
ardize their soul’s welfare by descending 
to his level,  and  bedaubing  themselves 
with the methods he makes  use of.  But 
this thorn  in the side is either a fool or a 
knave,  and,  in either case,  his  days  are 
numbered. 
If he be a knave,  watch  the 
papers,  and some fine morning  you  will 
read  that the thorn has retired from busi­
ness by executing a chattle mortgage  on 
the cream of his stock in favor of relatives 
and immediately after, another one is exe­
cuted on  the skim  milk in  favor of  some 
friendly creditor,  while  the  balance  of 
his creditors stand on  the  street  corner 
and shiver. 
If the thorn  be  a  fool,  he 
will quickly  snuff  himself  out  and  the 
only  friend  who  will  render  him  any 
assistance in his sudden retirement  from 
business is the sheriff.

Whenever  a  retail  merchant  adopts 
these crooked,  filibustering  tactics,  and 
tries to scoop it ail  up by blowing on a tin 
whistle and  treading  on  other  people’s 
corns,  you may safely  conclude  that  he 
is digging a pitfall  for  either  his  credi­
tors or himself.  No  reputable  business 
man ever  cut the  margins  of  profit  out 
of his wares  for  legitimate  gain;  he  is 
either drifting  among  the  rocks  of  ad­
versity and  expects  daily  to  be  dashed 
to pieces, or  else  he  is  coolly  and pre- 
meditatedly  consummating  a  steal.  A 
spade should never,  by any  possible  sip 
of the tongue,  be called a  toothpick; and 
the sooner we learn to call these  fellows 
by their right names,  the  better  it  will
be for all parties concerned.

It  is  highly  important  that  our  two 
great  mercantile  agencies  should  come 
to  the  rescue  by 
throwing  additional 
light upon  their present ratings,  so  that 
jobbers  and  wholesalers  could  get  a 
little  insight into the tactics and  methods 
made use of by retailers  in  the  transac­
tion of their business.  This would  have 
a  corrective  tendency  and  would  be  a 
step in the right direction.

Current events will certainly  bear  me 
out in  this assertion that a  man’s  rating 
in dollars and  cents  has  nothing  what­
ever to do with the likelihood of his pay­
ing 100 cents on  the dollar of his  indebt­
edness.  The larger the  rating,  the  big­
ger the steal—provided he  has  the  incli­
nation.  His  conduct,  however,  would 
be  a  much  safer  guide;  for  “by  their 
fruits ye shall know  them.”

May the good  lord speedily  deliver  us 

from this kind of  “thorn  in  the side.”
E.  A.  Ow en.

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.  LAMOREAUX  i GO.,

128, 130, 132 W. Bridge St., 

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

Apples—Firm at $2.7a@3 per bbl.
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 11.60 per bu.
Butter—Jobbers pay 17@13c  for good to choice 
dairy  and  hold  same  at  19@20c. 
Factory 
creamery is  in fair demand at 27c.
Cabbages—Old stock is about played out.  New 
stock  is  beginning  to  arrive, selling  at  $1  per 
crate of 125 lbs.
Cranberries — Repacked Cape  Cod are in  fair 
demand at $6 50 per  bbl.
Dried Apples—Sundried  is held at 4*4@5c  and 
evaporated at 6 *4@7c.
Eggs—Jobbers  pay 10V»@llc  and  hold  at  11*4 
@12c.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@9c.
Onions—Green are  in  fair  demand at 20c  per 
dozen bunches.  Dry stock  is  in  small  demand 
and supply, commanding 60©80c per bu.

Pieplant—4@5c 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.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co.

10 75
11  50 
14 00
13 25 
'.3 50 
13 50 
13 75
..  7*4
..  9 
..  9 
..  7*4 
..  &
..  5 
..  5

7*88

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new...............................................
Short c u t.................................................
Extra clear pig, short cut.......................
Extra clear, heavy..................................
Clear, fat back........................................
Boston clear, short cut..........................
Clear back, short cut..............................
Standard clear, short cut. best.............
sausage—Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage..........................................
Ham Sausage.........................................
Tongue Sausage.....................................
Frankfort Sausage  ...............................
Blood Sausage........................................
Bologna, straight...................................
Bologna,  thick......................................
Headcheese...........................................
Tierces...................................................
Tubs.............................................................
501b.  Tins..............................................
GRANGER.
Tierces....................................
50 lb cases..............................
20 
 
10 
5 
 
3 

lard—Kettle Rendered

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Family. 

 
............................................... 
 
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7*4
734
7»
8
Corn-
pound.
Tierces...................................... 5*4 
5
«  and 50 lb. Tubs.......................................... 5*4
3 lb. Palls, 20 In a  case..............5*4 
5*4
5 lb. Palls, 12 In a case.............. 6 
5%
10 lb. Palis, 6 in a case...............6*4 
6*4
20 lb. Pails, 4 In a  case..............6% 
634
501b. Cans..................................6*4 
6*4
BEEF  IN  BARRELS.
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs..........................   6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing..............................6 50
Boneless, rump butts.........................................   9 00
Hams, average 20 lbs. 
16 lbs
12 to 14 lbs..
picnic.....................
best boneless...........
Shoulders..........................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless
Dried beef, bam prices.....
Long Clears, heavy...........
Briskets,  medium.  ......... .
l i g h t ..........................

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

914
106*4
8*4
6.  8*4
.  8*4634 
.  7

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FRESH  MEATS. 

“ 

S w ift & Com pany quote as fo llo w s:
Beef, carcass.......................................
hindquarters............................
“ 
fore 
“ 
...........................
“ 
loins,  No.  3..............................
,f 
ribs..............................................
“ 
rounds......................................
tongues.....................................
“ 
Bologna...............................................
Pork loins...........................................
...............................
Sausage, blood or head......................
liver.....................................
Frankfort  ............................
Mutton  ...............................................
Veal.....................................................

“  shoulders 

“ 
“ 

4*@ 63a 
6  @  7 
3*4® 4*4 
@  9
8  @  8*4 
5  @  6 
@© 4*» @ 8 
® 6 
@ 4*4 
@ 4*4 
•  7
©9 
E  @6

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STIC K   CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

Bbls.  Pails.

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

7
7
7
8*4
8
8

M IX ED   CANDY.
Full Weight.

 

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Bbls.

“ 
fancy—In bulk.
Full Weight. 

Pails.
7
Standard........................................6
eader........................................... 6
7*
Royal.......................... ..................614
Nobby............................................. 7 
8
8
English  Rock.................................7 
8
Conserves............................. 
7 
Broken Taffy....................baskets 
8
9
Peanut Squares.................  
8 
French Creams.............................  
10
13
alley  Creams............................. 
[idget, 30 lb. baskets....................................  8
8
Modern,. 01b. 
 
Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed...........................................  11
Chocolate Drops.............................................  11*4
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops.....................................................  5*4
Moss Drops.....................................................  8
Sour Drops.....................................................  8*4
Imperials....................   .................................  10
Per Box.
fancy—In 5 lb. boxeB.
........55
Lemon Drops.....................................
........55
Sour Drops.......................................
........60
Peppermint Drops............................
........65
Chocolate Drops................................
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................
Ü4Ó®50 
Gum Drops......................................
....1 00
Licorice Drops..................................
........80
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................
........60
Lozenges, plain................................
........65
printed............................
........60
Imperials................. ........................
........70
Mottoes.............................................
........55
Cream Bar........................................
........55
Molasses  Bar....................................
.  85@95 
Hand Made  Creams.........................
,.80@90 
Plain Creams.  .................................
....1 00
Decorated Creams......................
........65
String  Rock.....................................
....1  00 
Burnt Almonds.................................
........60
Wlntergreen  Berries.......................
34
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.............
51
.............
No. 1, 
28
No. 2, 
.............
42
No. 3, 
.............
90
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes.......................
Florldas,  fancy-irO-176-.’OO...............
choice. 126............................
russets-1P0-17£-216..............
“ 
123  .........................
Californias,  Riverside  .......................
Navals  ...........................
Messlnas, choice  200..........................
“ 
160..........................
Messina, choice, 360............................
fancy, 360...........................
choice 300............................
fancy 390............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy layers, 6 » .......................
“  10».......................
“ 
“  14».......................
“  extra 
“  20».......................
“ 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.......................
“ 
.......................
“ 
Persian. 50-lb.  box..................
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona............ .............
Ivaca..................................
California..........................
Brazils, new...............................  ......
Filberts..............................................
Walnuts, Grenoble.............................
“  Marbot................................
Chili....................................
“ 
Table  Nuts,  fancy.............................
choice............................
Pecans, Texas, H.  P .,....................... .  11 @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks 
.....................
Fancy, H.  P., Suns.............................
“  Roasted  ...............
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...........................
“  Roasted..........  ...
Choice, H. P.,  Extras.........................
“  Roasted............

.12 @14
.14 @15
@15
@18
@ 9
@ 3
.  4*4® 5
@16
@15
@16
@  7*4
@11
@13
@
@10
@12*4
@11*4
@4 00
@  5*4
@  7*4
@ 5*4
@ 7*4
@  4*4
@ 6*4

@t 00
©3 50
@3 75
3 25
@
@3 50
@3 50
®3 25
@3 75
@3 50
®4 00

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CARAMELS.

ORANGES.

PEANUTS.

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LEMONS.

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2 
3 

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J. L.  Strelitsky,

IM P O R T A N T   To  Commercial  Trav- 
i l f i r U u l i l i l   1  elers and M erchants:

Notice  is  hereby  given  that  the  American 
Casualty  Insurance  and  Security Co., of  Balti­
more City, Maryland, is furnishing the most  lib­
eral  accident  policy,  affording  more  protection 
for  the  money than  is  given by any other com­
pany or association doing business in the United 
States.  Its  policy  is  short  and  simple, is  free 
from all  objectionable and  unnecessary clauses 
and  conditions, and is an  absolute  contract  se 
cured  by a cash  capital of  $1,000,000. with  over 
$509,000  surplus,  hence  there  are  no  contin­
gencies  as  to  amount to be paid  the  insured or 
his beneficiary, as in  all  association certificates 
Those wishing the best policy Issued, should call 
up telephone 1003, or address

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

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

 

 

TTïïC  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

19

SU C C ESSFU L  FAILURE.

Personal  Experience  on  a  First  and 
W .  E. R obertson in  In terstate  Grocer.

Last Trip on the Road.

S w e e t   a n d   P u k e .

My  joy  knew  no  bounds  when,  one 
morning I received a letter  from a  large 
candy house which read as  follows:
After the  conversation  we  had  with you  we 
have  decided to give  you a  trial.  Please  come 
down and post up with a view to starting  out on 
Sunday night.  Yours, 
The happiest  moment  of  my  life  had 
arrived,  I read  and  re-read  the  letter to 
I .knew, 
make sure I was not dreaming. 
or thought 1 knew,  if 1 could just get  an 
opportunity to  sell  goods  “on  the road’’ 
—as  a  number  of  my  drummer  friends 
termed it—I  would  surely  make a great 
success,  and  now  the  opportunity  was 
presented. 
I was sure I could sell goods 
—lots of goods,  why not?  I was  bright, 
much more so than lots  of  those  fellows 
who  were  wonderful  successes  on  the 
road.  Why  should  I  fail?  No,  sir,  it 
was not possible. 
I was  the  proud  pos­
sessor of a great  many fine  and  original 
(?)  yarns that I could and would  spin off 
ad  finetn and  1 would  prove  a veritable 
cornucopia  of  effulgent  merriment  to 
those verdant  (?)  but  nice  country mer­
chants.
I putin three days posting  up,  during 
which  time  I  became  thoroughly  famil­
iar with confectioners’ terms, and 1 knew 
what every  “hand  made  cream” consist­
ed of and how  each  piece  was  made.  1 
had  the  price  of  “pan  work,”  “stick,” 
“pistasch,”  “chocolate  creams, ’  “pea 
nuts,”  “fire  crackers,”  “milk  shakes,” 
“pop corn  balls,” 
‘prize boxes”—in fact 
everything,  at my tongue’s end—and now 
1 would go out  and  revolutionize  things 
generally and—no  telling  what  was  yet 
in store  for  me. 
I might yet  be a mem­
ber  of  “my  firm.”  1  had  my  samples 
sent down  to  the  depot  and  returned to 
my home to pack  up the personal  effects 
which I would  want to use on my  trip.
“Just think,”  said I to my  mother,  “1 
am at  last a drummer.  Now,  watch  me 
put  some  of  those  fossils  away  when 1 
strike at their trade.”
“Don’t be too confident,  my son,”  ven­
tured  my  mother,  with  some  timidity. 
She  seemed  careful  lest  she  might  say 
something  that  would  possibly  lead  me 
to believe that I was not  already a howl­
ing success.
I finally bade everybody good  bye,  and 
was  soon  seated  in a train,  as  proud  of 
my 1,000-mile  ticket  as I was  of  the $50 
expense  money  that  I  had  carefully 
stowed  away  in  my  inner  vest  pocket. 
My first stop was at a small  town  which 
had  positively  no  use  for candy,  as  the 
representative of  a rival house  had  been 
there a few days before  and  sold  every­
body  all  the  candy  wanted. 
I  took  an 
afternoon  freight  which  was  going  my 
way  and  found  in  the  caboose  quite  a 
number  of  commercial  travelers  who 
were lounging around on upturned  buck­
ets and other  improvised seats.  After I 
had deposited my  sample  case,  silk  hat 
box,  umbrella,  cane and  satchel contain­
ing clothing,  perfumed  note  paper,  etc., 
in the corner, I volunteered  the  remark, 
as I rubbed  off  my  patent  leathers  with 
my  handkerchief:  “Trade  is  d—n  dull. 
How is it with  you  fellows?” 
I noticed 
a fatherly looking gentleman lying down 
on the top of  a tool  box  with one  end of 
the cushion turned  up for  a pillow,  and, 
as I came near being thrown through the 
east end of  the  car  by  a violent  jerk  of 
the train,  he asked  me  how  1 was  doing 
on my maiden trip.
I did not know  then,  but I know  now, 
how he knew it was my  maiden trip.
1 made one other town  that day  and at 
night wrote  to my  house  that  prospects 
were  good.  “There  is,”  said  I  “some 
fellow ahead of  me in  the same  line,  but 
1 will  head  him off  to-morrow.”  I  paid 
very little attention to trade the next day 
as  I  was  anxious  to  head  off  the  man 
whom  I  was  following  so  closely.  He 
was creating havoc  with  trade  all along 
the line and I wanted to  get in the front 
rank  for awhile.  1 finally  heard  of  him 
on the G.  & A. and overtook him at Black­
burn. 
I  made  his  acquaintance—his 
name was Cobb—and he  treated  me roy­
ally and welcomed  me  into  the  ranks of 
peregrinating negotiations.  He also told 
me  that  Waverly,  a  little  town  about 
seven miles off the road was a very  good

candy  town,  but he  never made it  on ac­
count  of the  time  required  to  do so. 
I 
set  about going to  Waverly  at  once and, 
while the livery man was hitching up the I 
horses,  1  gulped  down  a  piece  of  cold | 
polygamous gobbler,  all the landlord had, ] 
he said,  as dinner was over,  and a cup of : 
coffee which turned  blue when  milk  was  ! 
poured  into it. 
I got to Waverly in  time j 
to  learn  that  Cobb  had  been  there  the | 
day before and  took out  a large  number  j 
of  Christmas  orders. 
I  was  sorry  he [ 
didn’t take the town.  1 was like the fel­
low  who  was  hung  in  Texas—further j 
proceedings interested  me  no  longer,  as j 
far as that town  was concerned;  in fact,  ; 
I  was  beginning  to  think  that  perhaps j 
my  house  would  soon  expect  an  order j 
from me. 
I was  compelled to remain  in 
Waverly over night and,  somehow or  an- > 
other,  the  beautiful  snow  which  had j 
clad all  nature  in a mantle  of  white did  j 
not  have  that  particular  charm  for  me j 
that the poets advertise so liberally  in all  j 
papers of known  circulation.
1 was put to  bed  in a  little  light  run- • 
niug affair that  bad  a dashboard at  each j 
end,  and,  when 1 awoke  in the  morning,  j 
my neck was twisted northeast By north,  j 
and I felt  generally  broken  up.  1 step- j 
ped to the  window  of  my  room  to get a j 
glimpse of the  weather,  and  just  across 
the  street 1 saw a merchant hanging  out 
an immense sign  which  bore  this  perti­
nent 
legend:  “Wait  for  our  mammoth j 
stock of Christmas candies,  bought a few j 
days  ago  for  cash.”
1  ate  sparingly  at  breakfast,  but  my  | 
driver’s appetite  seemed  all  right.  He, 
however, hadn’t seen the sign.  We drove 
back  to  Blackburn,  and  1  took  the  first 
train  up  to  Marshall,  where  1  found  a 
customer who  wauted  goods,  but  when 
he learned  whom  I  was  representing, he 
said:  “W hat!  I don’t want  any  of  your 
last 
goods.  That  house  drew  on  me 
week. 
I  suppose  they  were  afraid  of 
I  afterwards 
losing  their  account.” 
learned that he  was  rated  ”M.  4,” which 
accounted  for  his  indignation. 
I  man­
aged to sell  a few  little  orders,  and  lose 
my  silk  hat  and  umbrella  before  1 got 
ready  to  return  to  my  mother,  whose 
words of consolation nestled  close to my 
tired  heart.
1 resigned  my  position in favor of any­
body who wanted  it,  and when I squared 
up with my house,  I found that my item­
ized expense account absorbed my salary.
1  was  ahead  “experience,”  which  has 
kept me off  the road  since  and  prompts 
me to treat  the  traveling  salesman with 
distinguished  consideration.

O u tw itted   a  C rank.

An 

The 

From the St. L ouis Republic.
late  Marshall  O.  Roberts  was 
once called upon to deal with  a  crank in . 
whose mental disorder  there  was  much 
method,  and  to  deal  with  him  quickly. 
He got rid of the  fellow in a characteris­
tic way. 
It was  on  a  summer  evening 
and Roberts was the only  person  left  in 
the offices with the exception of  the por­
ter,  who was on the lower floor.
impecunious  individual  secured 
admission to the building  somehow  and 
found his way to the millionaire’s  room. 
He leveled a pistol  at  the  latter’s  head 
and said coolly:
“Gimme a hundred or  I’ll fire,  mister, 
for I’m down on my luck.”
“Surely you  wouldn’t  kill a man for a 
paltry  hundred,”  said  Roberts,  whose 
nerves were as  cool  as  a  blacksmith’s. 
“I’m myself  in luck  to-day,  but  all  my 
ready  money  has  gone  into  the  bank. 
Suppose I give you  a  check  for  double 
the sum?”
This suited the  freebooter and a check 
for $200  was duly made out on  the Chel­
sea Bank.  At the visitor’s sugsestion,  it 
was made payable to bearer.  The trans­
action closed,  the payee took  his depart­
ure,  apparently  well  satisfied  with  his 
day’s work.
When he got to the sidewalk  Mr.  Rob­
erts  closed  his  desk  and  went  home 
equally  well  satisfied.  He  had  bought 
immunity from sudden and  violent death 
with a check on a bank  which had ceased 
to do business several years before.

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

G rand  R apid s  St Indian a.
Schedule  In effect  January  10,1898.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from   L eave going 
North.
7:05 a m
11:30 a  m
4:15 p m
10:30 p m
Train  arrivin g at 9 :20  d aily;  all  other  trains  daily 

South. 
For Saginaw   and  C adillac..........  5:16 a m  
For Traverse City A  Mackinaw 
9:20 a m 
For Saginaw  A   Traverse  C ity ..  2:00 p m 
For  P etoskey A  M ackinaw ........  8:10 p m 
From K alam azoo and C hicago.  8:35 p m 
excep t Sunday.

North. 

For  C incinnati..................  6:20 a 
m 
For K alam azoo and C h icago... 
For Fort W ayne and th e  E a st.. 11.50 a  in 
For  Cincinnati.............   6:30 p m  
For  C h ic a g o ..................................10:40pm  
From S aginaw ................................. 10:40 p m
all other trains d aily except Sunday.

Trains lea v in g  a t 6:00 p. m. and 11:05 p. in.  ran d a ily ; 

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

For M uskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
10:10 a m 
7:00  a m 
4:40  p m 
11:25  a m  
9:05 p m
5:40  p m

From Muskegon—Arrive.

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE.

11 : 3 0   a in train .—Parlor chair  car  G’d 
Rapids to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 : 3 0   p   m   t r a i n . —Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to   P etoskey and Mackinaw. 
S O U T H —7:00 am  t r a i n .  -P a r lo r chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 0 : 3 0   a m   t r a i n . —W agner  P arlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  C hicago.
6 : 0 0   p  in  train .—W agner Sleeping  Car 
Grand  Rapids to C incinnati.
1 1 ; 0 5   p  m  t r a i n . —W agner S leeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

C h icago v ia G.  R.  & 1. R.  R.

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

10:30 a  m 
3:55 p m  

2:00 p m 
9:00 p m  

11 :©5 p m
6  5 0 a m

10:30 a m train through W agner P arlor Car.
11:05 p m  train d aily, through  W agner  Sleeping Car. 

3:10 p m 
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
8  35 p m 
3:10  p m   through  W agner  Parlor  Car. 
train daily, through W agner Sleeping Car.

7:0 5 a m  
2.00 p m 

10:10 p m
5:15  a m
10:10  p  m 

Through tick ets and fu ll inform ation  can  be had by 
ca llin g  upon A. Alm quist,  tick et  agen t  a t  Union Sta­
tion,  or  G eorge  W.  Munson,  Union  T icket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

G eneral  P assen g e r and T icket  Agent.

C. L. LOCKWOOD.

R ailw ay.

T oledo,  A nn  A rbor  &  N orth  M ichigan 
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Mil wank  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe  o 
Grand Kapids and Toledo.
Lv. Grand Rapids a t......7:25 a. m. and 6:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t............... 1:10 p.m. and 11:00 p. in.
Lv. Grand Rapids at...... 6:50 a. m. and 3:45 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t............... 1:10 p. m. and 11:00 p. m.

v ia   d ., a .  B.  A  M.

VIA D .,  L.  A  N.

Return connections equally as good.

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

m m .  i   GOYE,

MANUFACTURER OF

Horse and Wa^on  Covers

JOBBERS  OF

Hammocks and Gotten  flicks
11  Pearl  81,  Grand  Rapids,  jM -

SEND FOR  PRICE  LIST.

ESTABLISHED  1868.

H.  N.  REYNOLDS 

it  SON,

W holesale Dealers in 

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

Practical  Roofers

In Felt, Composition an d Gravel.

Cor.  LOUIS  &  CAMPAU  STS.,

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

M i c h i g a n  C e n t r a l

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

DHPABT.  ARRIV E
D etroit E xpress.....................................  7:00 a m   10:00 p m
4  30  p m
Mixed 
........................................................  7:06 a m 
Day  Express...........................................  1:20 p m   10  00 a m
fl  00a m
"Atlantic A  Pacific Express...............10:30 p m  
New York  Express................................. 5:40 p m   12  40 p m

•D aily.
All other daily excep t Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  A tlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
trains to and from   D etroit.
E legant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on  Detroit 
Express a t 7 a. m ..  returning  leave  Detroit  4 .45 p.  in. 
arrive in Grand  Rapids 10 p.  m. 
i  Fred M. Briggs, Gen'l A gent. 85 Monroe St.
I  A.  Almquist, T icket A gent, Union  Depot.
Geo.  W. Munson, Union T icket Office, 67 Monroe St.
O. W. Ruggles  Gi .   P.  A T. Agent.,Chicago

g

l

IE  TÄI

»VV  IN  EFFECT

ÎLE

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave  i+No.  14 tNo.  16:tNo.  18j*No.  82
G’d  Rapids,  Lv!
:10 55pm 
Io n ia ............Ar
12 37am 
1 55am 
St.  Johns  .. .Ar j
3 15am 
Ow ossj.......  Arj
8  45am 
E.  Saginaw  Ar
7 .üain 
Bay City  __ Ar j
5  40am 
Flint  ........   Ar
7  30am 
Pt.  H uron...A r
5 37am 
Pontiac........Ar
1  7  00am
Detroit..........Ar

I  20am :
II 25am ! 
12 17pm]
1 20pm] 
3 1 5 pm 
3 45pm i 
3 40pm; 
6 00pm:
3 05pm i
4 05pm 1

6 50am
7 45am
8 28am 
9o3am
10 45am
11 30am 
! 10 05am 
ill 55am 
110 53am 
! 11 50am

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
ò c5pm 
8  0pm 
8 45pm
7 < 5pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

WESTWARD.

Trains Leav e  - 

G’d Rapids,  Lv............
G’d Haven.  A r............
Milw’keeStr  “ ..........
Chicago Str.  “ ..........  |
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

jj*No. 81 itNo. 11 ItNo. 13
5  10pm
6 15pm

I  1  oOpm 
2  10pm

7 On am
8 35am

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. in., 3:15 
p.m. and 9:50 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parle r  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  (’ar.  No. «2 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward — No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetear.
J o h n  W .  Lo u d , T raffic  M an ager.
B e n   F l e t c h e r , Trav.  Pass. Agent.
J a s.  Ca m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

CHICAGO 

23 Monroe Street.
JANY3189a~
AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  BY. 
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS....... 9:00am  12:05pm «11:’5pm
Ar. CHICAGO  ............ 3:55pm  5:25pm  *7:05am
Lv. CHICAGO...........9:00am  4:i5pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GK’D RAPIDS......3:55pm  10:10pm  *6:10am
TO  AND  FROM  BENTON  U A RBOR,  ST.  JO SE PH   AND 
Lv. Grand Rapids.  ...  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 FROM MUSKEGON.

R A PID S.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Lv.  G. R.......10:0!am  12 05pm  5:30pm  8:30pm
Ar.  G. K.......10:55am  3 55pm  5:25pm 
...........
TO  AND  FROM  M A N ISTEE,  TR A V ER SE  CITY  AND  ELK  
Lv. Grand  Rapids..................... 7:25am  5:17pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids.....................11:45am  9:40pm
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Chicago—Wagner 
Sleepers—Leave Grand Rapids *11:35 pm .; 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  Kapids  and  Manistee—Free 
Chair Car—Leaves Grand Rapi is 5:17 pm; leaves 
Manistee 6:50 a m.
D E T R O I T , 

JAN,Y3-1898
LANSING &  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

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

TO  AND FROM  SAGINAW,  ALMA AND  ST.  LOUIS.

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

TO  LOWELL VIA  LOWELL A  HASTINGS  It.  It.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE 

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

»Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

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

A T . H O M E .

Take a coarse in  th e 

Sprague  Correspon- 
• f e n c e   school of Law 
[incorporated].  Send  ten 
cents [stam ps] fo r partlcu 
lars to
J.  COTNER,  Jr.,  Sec’y,
No.  375 W hitney B lock, 

DETROIT.-  MICH.

BUILT FOR BUSINESSI

T H E   M IG E H G A J S r  TRAJDESIVLAJNT

2 0

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u H o H  
r m w l o l H m

The  only  Gash  Register  Especially  Adapted  to  a  Mercantile  Bilsiness,
Its  Advantages  over  a  Key  Register.

M y is  ¡lie Peck Aitopaphic  Cask Register tke Best for Merchants?

paid  in  and paid out.
slips” and  "just out of slips” to be lost and break the record.
refer in  an  instant to the record of any previous day.

BECAUSE  it records the items instead of  GENERAL  RESULTS.
BECAUSE  it  is  always  ready  to  MAKE  and  PRESERVE  a  record of  money 
BECAUSE  there are no “charge slips,”  “received on account slips,” “paid out 
BECAUSE  a  merchant can file away his entire day’s business oh one sheet and 
BECAUSE  figures  won’t lie,  but machinery,  if out of repair,  is bound to.
BECAUSE  it  is  not  necessary to send  it  to  the  factory every six  months  for 
BECAUSE  you  are  not  obliged  to strike  three or four  keys  to  register  ONE 
BECAUSE  it  is  simple,  practical,  reasonable  in  price,  and  accomplishes  the 

It leaves a black and white  record for reference, while a Key Register does not.
With the “Peck Cash  Register" each  cash  transaction is recorded  as  made, while with a Key 
Register the record only  remains while the tablet is up, each  sale spoils the record of  all previous 
ones.

If a clerk  willfully  makes a wrong  entry  with  the  Peck  Register, it is impossible  for  him  to 

change it, while with the key machine it is easy to press the wrong key “accidentally.”

In paying money out of  the Peck  Cash  Register a place is provided  for the  entry on the same 
continuous strip of  specially prepared  register  paper, while with a Key Register  you  put a slip in 
the drawer and if it is lost your cash won’t balance.

repairs.
amount.
results that merchants desire.

The only advantage ever  claimed for a key machine over our  Register is, that with the former 
the  amount of  the  purchase is thrown  up on  the  tablet in view of  the  customer.  We will admit 
this point if  the  customer is  standing in front of  the  bar, especially before the novelty wore off, 
but in buying  goods at a store  very few  people  look to see  the  amount  registered, and  even if  a 
clerk is reported as registering the wrong  amount, he can easily say that he pressed the iprong key.
In  proof  of  our  claim  that  the  Reck  is  the  B e st  R eg ister  on  the  Mar­
k et,  w e  herew ith  subm it  a  few   of  the  many  Voluntary  'Testimonials  r e ­
ceived  from  Leading  Merchants  of  Michigan:

We have used Peck’s Cash Register nearly two years and find it a very valuable 

It works perfectly,  and,  in  fact gives satisfaction in every way.

fixture. 

J ohn P.  F is k e,  Crockery,  China and Glassware.

Detr oit,  Mich.,  April 14,  1892.

Ba t Cit y,  Mich.,  April 15,  1892.
We have a Peck’s Cash  Register in our crockery store  and find it just the right 
It works well  and gives entire satis­

thing for handling  cash and saving of  labor. 
faction. 

W.  E.  Se e & Co.,  Crockery and Silverware.
Benton H arbor,  Mich.,  April 15,  1892.

The Peck  Cash  Register 1  am  using  gives me satisfaction  and  works well. 

I 
have tried many ways to keep my cash straight,  but never  until I used this style of 
register have I succeeded.  1 would not be without it at any price, if I could not get 
another. 

C. C.  Sw e e t,  Dry Goods.

I would  almost as soon  think of  doing business without  insurance on stock as 
It  works to perfection  and 

to be without  the Peck  Cash  Register,  bought of  you. 
insures much greater accuracy than any other system I ever tried.

W h it e h a l l,  Mich.,  April  14,  1892.

J.  J.  Ge e ,  H ardw are.
Mt.  P lea sa n t,  Mich.,  April 15,  1892.

We are very much  pleased  with the Cash Register.  We find it very simple and 
always as correct  as  any  cash  register  can  be.  We would  not do without  it  for 
many reasons.  One  reason  is  that it settles  a  great  many  would-be  disputes  in 
cash  on  account,  as we always place to the right of the amount the man’s  name by 
whom  it  was  paid. 
In  our opinion,  the  Peck  Cash  Register  is  the best  for  the 
money that we could possibly find.  Your statements of the same have always been 
facts. 

Marsh  & Lewis,  Clothing and Gent’s Furnishing Goods.

We are well  pleased  with our  Peck’s Cash  Register and  would not do without 
It will pay for itself in six months’  time in  correcting mistakes.

it. 

Sh el b y,  M ich.,  A pril  14,  1892.

Ra n k in  & Dew ey,  General  Merchandise.

I have  been using  Peck’s Cash  Register  constantly for more  than a year,  and 
can  say that it has  always done  the  work  perfectly.  Saves lots of  time  and is all 
that is claimed for it.  Would  not exchange it for  any other kind of register that I 
have ever seen. 

F.  W.  J oslin,  Merchant Tailor.

Big  Ra pid s,  Mich.,  April  15,  1892.

1 have  used  Peck’s Cash  Register  nearly a year. 

P ort H uron,  Mich.,  April 15,  1892.
It is in  perfect  order,  and I 
can see no reason  why,  with  ordinary care,  that it should  not last many years. 
It 
is a system whereby any person  who can write,  can keep an accurate cash  account. 
The price is such that it does not require a large percentage of  the capital of many 
beginners in trade to enjoy this  advantage. 
It works to advantage where there are 
several  deprrtments to a business,  ss,  in  my case,  grocery, flouring  mill and  meat 
market, each  have their columns,  and it takes but a few moments in the evening to 
see what  each  has  done  during  the  day.  Nothing  that I  have  ever  seen,  so  far, 
could take the place of Peck’s Cash Register with me.  —

Ch a s.  W ellm a n,  Wholesale Grocer.

I  consider  Peck’s  Cash  Register a valuable  assistant  to  my line  of  business 
where it is necessary to record  the  events of  each day,  in  so  far  as  they relate  to 
mercantile transactions.  Ours more than  paid for itself  the first  three months by 
aiding  us  to  correct  mistakes.  Every  merchant  should  have  a  register of  some 
fcind. 

J.  W,  B row ning,  General Dealer.

A nn  A rbor,  Mich.,  A pril  13,  1892.

W e  will  gladly  have  one  of  our  agents  call  on  you,  w ith  sample  Register,  on  application. 

Circular  and  Price  List.

Send  for  illustrated 

A.  R.  PECK,  Manufacturer,  Syracuse,  N.  Y.

LOBDELL  &  GEIGER, aenl Agents,

3 9   P e a rl  S treet, 

-  

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

WHOLESALE

Dry  Goods,  Carpets and Cloaks

W e  M ake 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  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, HerpMeier & Go.

4 8 , SO,  8 2   O tta w a   St.,

G rand  R ap id s.

RINDGE,  KALMBACH  &  CO.

12,  14,  16  PEABL  ST.

Orescent 
M   Star
fry  Leaf  -

Wilson
Sapai
Defiance
Rival 
Wilson 
Sapaw
Defiance
R M

DOUBLE

SURFACE
Solid  Zinc.

/
''

Double  Zinc
Surface.

Single Zinc
Surface.

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

—•  *T3  ■:

If you use River Shoes,  see our line 
before placing orders.  We  make  the 
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.

SAGINAW MANUFACTURING C0„

SAGINAW,  MICH.,

Manufacturers of the Following List of Washboards.

T .  S.  F R E E M A N   A gt., G rand  R apids,¡{M ich.

STANDARD  OIL  CO., Grand Rapids Storage & Transfer Co.,  m

r*  winter  St., between  Shawnuft ïve.  and  W.  Pillion St..

gGRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Ü 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

DEALERS  IN

Ulmninating and Lubricating

General  Warehousemen  and  Transfer  Agents.

.....CoLD  STORAGE  FOR  BUTTER,  EGGS,  CHEESE,  FRUITS,  AND

ALL  KINDS  OF  PERISHABLES.'

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

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

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

and Machine and Plow repairs, Etc.

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Aw.

GRAND BAPIDS, 
BIO  BAPIDS, 
ALLEGAN, 

BULK  WORKS  AT

MUSKEGON, 
GRAND HAVEN, 
HOWARD CITY, 

MANISTEE, 

PETOSKEY,

CADILLAC,
HIDING TON.

HIGHEST  PRICE  PAID  FOR

EMPTY  CARBON  i  6AS0LINE  BARRELS.

Telephone  No.  046. 

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

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

assorted stock  at lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company.

H . LE03ST-A.R-ID  A   SOISTS,
G E N T L E M A N ’S  B IL L   A N D   P O C K E T B O O K S .

GRAND  RADIOS,  MICH•

All Packed One-half Dozen in a Box.

Net per doz.
No. 619  Leather Wallet,  with 3 pockets and  bill  roll. 
All cloth lined.  A  stunner for a quarter............$1  6T

No.  1102% Assortment.

Assorted 3 styles,  size 8x3%  inches,  cloth lined.

Five compartments,  net  per  doz........................... $3  00
No.  806,  size 8x3%  inch, 3 compartments............2  00

It will last a life time,  leather lined and stitched

No.  630.  Leather Wallet.  Net per  doz 
throughout...........................................................$4  67

Style of Nos. 639 and 649.

No.  639 Calf  finished  wallet with 3 pockets and
No.  641  Russet  color,  finish  same  style as cut,

bill  r o ll............................................................... $2  00
leather faced ......................................................  2  67

Style of Nos.  632 and 775.

No.  632.  Calf  finish  russet  color,  all  leather,
No.  775.  Same  style  only the  linings  are

as  shown.............................................................. §5  00
trimmed in fancy colored  leather  .................. 6  00

No.  1193.  Size  Sx3j?4  inches,  4 pockets, memorandum 
book and  pencil,  red and  black finished leather, $4  00

No.  1195 full  size,  4 pockets and  bill  folder with flap 
leather faced.  A dandy  to retail  for  75c,..........$6  00

No. 595.  All leather.

Fancy finish as shown,  with 4 pockets,  a beauty

for 50c at retail..................................................$3  67

Full stitched  with  4 pockets and  bill  roll............$4  00

No. 608.  All leather.

No.  1200.  Bill Book.  Size,  8%x3% inches.

Elegantly  finished,  leather  lined  with  pocket,  bill 

folder, stamp and ticket spaces, S6.00.

No. 563.  Gent’s fancy imitation seal  all  leather

pocketbook,  with patent button fastener....  4  00

Also  a  groat  va riety  of  Purses  and.  Ladles*  Pocketbooks•

