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A   C L E V E R   C A PTU R E.

though 

In the year 18—, it came to the knowl­
edge of the Treasury Department  of  the 
United  States  that  large  quantities  of 
French brandy were entering the country 
without paying duties.  The sales of that 
ardent spirit were known to be  consider­
ably in excess of the  amount  entered  at 
the  Custom  House,  and 
the 
greatest vigilance was shown  by  the  in­
spectors and all others  employed  by  the 
department,  the  illicit  importation  con­
tinued without abatement. 
It  was  evi­
dent  that  the  smugglers  were  making 
use  of  extraordinary  methods  in  con­
ducting  their  enterprise,  and  conse­
quently  it  would  require  extraordinary 
skill  to  detect  and  punish  them.  The
case  was  assigned  to -----Roberts,  one
of the best men then connected  with  the 
secret-service  of  the  Treasury,  and  he 
was told to spare no effort or  expense  in 
bringing the frand to light.

I  will  tell  the  story  of  Roberts  as 

nearly as possible in his own words:

“When  the  affair  was  placed  in  my 
hands,  I had absolutely no clue  to  begin 
upon,  except the belief that  the  fraudu­
lent  importation  was  through  the  port 
of New York.  This was easy  enough  to 
believe since most of the importations  of 
brandy were through that city; in  fact, a 
good half of the foreign  importations  of 
all  kinds  come  to  the  commercial  and 
financial metropolis  of  the  country,  so 
that this wasn’t really a clue,  after all.

“A careful inspection had  been  made 
for months of  all  vessels  arriving  from 
French ports,  but no  irregularity  of  any 
consequence  had  been  discovered.  Oc­
casionally the employes of the ships  and 
steamers  were  detected  in  attempts  to 
smuggle a few bottles of brandy or  other 
liquors,  but  the  aggregate  of  all 
that 
they could  bring  ashore,  in 
this  way, 
would  not  be  a  hundredth,  or  even  a 
thousandth, of the quantity that we were 
trying  to  discover.  Plainly  these  were 
not the smugglers  that  we  sought;  and 
after a very brief study of  the  situation, 
I  dropped  them  altogether.  The  in­
spectors  were  instructed  to  maintain 
their vigilance  and  report  any  circum­
stance that was in any way suspicious.

“All  efforts  to  discover 

smuggled 
brandy  in  the  possession  of  any  house 
dealing in spirituous liquors at wholesale 
were futile.  Now and then  I  thought  I 
had  ‘struck a  lead,’  but  each  time  that 
my hopes were raised they  were  doomed 
to  disapointment.  No wholesale  dealer 
was found to have any of  the contraband 
article on  hand;  each  and  all  of  them 
could  show  that  his  stock  had  been 
properly entered  at  the  Custom  House, 
and  paid  the  usual  duties,  or  he  had 
bought it of an  importer  whose  reputa­
tion was above suspicion.

“In  the  secret-service  branch  of  the 
custom  department  we  had 
several 
Frenchmen,  and  you  may  be  sure  I 
utilized  these  men  in  every  way  that 
occurred to me. 
I sent  them  to  Havre, 
Bordeaux and  other  French  ports, with 
orders to make the most  of  their  oppor­
tunities,  and  stimulated  them  with  the 
promise of a large reward in case of suc­

NO.  454

cess.  One by one  they  returned,  gener­
ally  as  stewards  or  sailors  on 
the 
steamers,  but  in  every  instance  they 
brought nothing.  They  gave  a  minute 
account  of  everything  they  had  seen, 
heard or done during  their  absence,  but 
all  to  no  purpose.  One  of  them  had 
been so hardly used  on  the  voyage  that 
he required,  and was  granted,  a  month’s 
absence for the purpose of  recuperation. 
Another had made love  to  a  stewardess, 
under the impression that  she  knew  the 
secret for which he was seeking, and had 
promised  ts  marry  her  on  their  return 
to the soil of France. 
It is hardly neces­
sary to say  that  he  did  not  accompany 
the  vessel  on  the  return  voyage,  and 
was, no doubt,  soundly execrated for the 
fickle nature of his passion. 

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“One evening,  I  was  sitting  alone  in 
my room, occupied  with  a  cigar  and  a 
train  of  thoughts. 
I  am  a  confirmed 
smoker  and  usually  give  proper  atten­
tion to my cigar; but on this occasion the 
train of thoughts  had  by  far  the  most 
prominent  place  in  my  mind.  Three 
times the cigar went out  and  needed  re­
lighting; once, in  relighting  it,  I  started 
to do so at the wrong end,  and, after get­
ting  it  properly  going,  and  settling  in 
my chair  again,  I  surprised  myself  by 
putting the ‘fire  end’  in  my  mouth  and 
receiving a  severe  burn  on  the  end  of 
my  tongue.  To  allay  the  pain  of  the 
burn I took a sip of brandy; it  is  proper 
to remark that soon after starting on this 
quest I abandoned  my  customary  bever­
ages and  adopted  brandy  in  preference 
to all others,  actuated  by  the  theory  of 
the amateur  actor  who  blackened  him­
self  all  over  in  his  effort  to  give  a 
proper  rendition  of  the  character  of 
Othello.

“As I held the brandy in my mouth,  it 
occured  to  me  that  it  was  the  very 
article to give  me  a  clue  to  the  smug­
glers.  At all  events,  I  had  sought  the 
clue elsewhere,  and all efforts had failed.
“Next day,  I sent all  over  New  York 
and  Brooklyn,  and  bought 
braudy 
enough to intoxicate a  regiment  of  men 
with several  bottles  to  spare.  No  two 
bottles were bought  at  the  same  place, 
and each was  carefully  labeled  to  indi­
cate the dealer who supplied  it.  Nearly

TWENTY
THOUSAND
RETAIL  GROCERS

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all the  purchases  were  made  at  whole­
sale  houses  aDd  in  the  best  groceries, 
little attention  being  paid  to  the  small 
grocery  or 
the  ordinary  bar-room.  I 
There  was  good  reason  for  these  last- ] 
named omissions,  as the  eight  thousand | 
bar-rooms of New York,  to  say  nothing 
of those in Brooklyn,  would  have  neces- j 
sitated an outlay that  my  liberal  allow­
ance  for  expenses  could  not  possibly 
cover.

“ 1 had a young acquaintance,  who was 
an expert chemist,  and on  the  watch  for 
something to do. 
I invited him  to  come, 
to my lodgings and  inspect  my  stock  of 
liquors.

“ “What in the world are  you  going  to 
do with so much  brandy?’  said  he,  as  he 
looked  at  my  collection. 
‘You’ll  drink 
yourself  into  your  grave  within  six 
months.’

“ ‘Nothing  of  the  kind!’  1  answered. 

‘I’ve got that for you.’

“ ‘Ever  so  much  obliged,  Roberts,’ 
replied  Burton,  for  that  was  his  name; 
‘but I don’t  want  such  a  stock  as  that. 
I’ll  take half a dozen bottles for my  own 
use and send  another  half-dozen  to  my 
mother,  who always likes  to  have  some 
good brandy in the house  for “medicinal 
purposes.” 
It will last as many years as 
there are bottles, now that the boys have 
all left home.’

“ He proceeded to  make  his  selection, 

but I stopped him at once.

“ ‘Look  here,  Burton,’  said  I, 

‘this 
thing  means  business,  and  I’ll  come 
straight to the point.  Sit down and take 
a  cigar,  while  1  light  one  to  keep  you 
company.’

“ ‘This is on the dead quiet,’  1  contin­
ued;  ‘and before we go  a  step  further  1 
want your word of honor  to  keep  every­
thing secret.’

“He  gave  it  off-hand,  and  then  I 
unfolded  the  whole  story,  as  far  as  I 
could.

“ ‘That’s  all  I  can  tell  you,’  said  I, 
‘and more’s the pity. 
I’ve  an  idea  that 
the clue to the mystery is  somew here  in 
that brandy, in some of those bottles, and 
I want  you  to  use  your  knowledge  of 
chemistry to  find  it.  You’ll  get  a  big 
reward if you  do;  at  any  rate,  I  shall 
have a  handsome  moiety  on  the  trans­
action if  I  run  the  smugglers  to  earth 
and  catch  them  where  1  want  to,  and 
you  may 
fair 
division.’

trust  me  to  make  a 

“ ‘I’ll  trust  you,’  replied  Burton,  ‘and 
I’ll go at the  work  to-morrow  morning. 
If the clue is there, I’ll  have it, you may 
depend.  Fact  is,  I’m  engaged  to  be 
married next month; the  girl  is  just  as 
poor as 1 am,  and  I’ve  been  wondering 
what kind of a start in  life  we’re  likely 
. to make.  We’re  “two souls  with  but  a 
single thought,” and little else  than  the 
thought,  as  we  haven’t  fifty  dollars 
between us. 
I’ll  go  in  all  I  can  for  a 
share in your moiety in  this  job, and, as 
they  say 
in  California,  do  my  “level 
best” ’

“I advanced  him  the  few  dollars  he 
needed for the purchase of certain chem 
icals,  and  he  went  to  work  on 
the 
brandy,  bright and early  on  the  follow 
ing day.  When I came home he  said  he 
had dicovered nothing, and  was  just  off 
to see his girl to tell  her  the  good  news 
that be had something to do.  ‘Of course, 
I  won’t  say  anything  about  what  I’m 
doing,’ said he,  ‘as that would  be a viola­
tion  of  my  promise.  Besides, 
she 
doesn’t know any thing about chemistry,

though she’s the sweetest  girl  that  ever 
lived.’

“The next day and the next  the  result j 
was  the  same,  and  1  began  to  despair. 
He gave me  the  composition  of  several 
different sorts of brandy,  and  convinced 
me that the  consumption  of  that  article 
would greatly  diminish  if  the  drinkers 
thereof knew  what  they  were  swallow- 
.  But this isn’t the place  for  a  tem­
perance lecture, not  even  for  an  ‘awful 
example.’

“The  third  day,  when  1  went  to  my 
lodgings,  Burton had something to  com­
municate. 
I didn’t think much  of  it  at 
first,  but,  in a few minutes,  I saw a light 
ahead.  And the more I thought  it  over 
the  more  certain  I  was  that  we  had 
struck a lead.’  By next morning  I  was 
so sure of it that I told Burton  he  might 
say to his fiancee that his prospects  were 
very good for a handsome windfall about 
the time  set  for  their  wedding,  or  not 
long after it.

‘And what  do  you  suppose  was  this 

discovery?

“He found a trace of iron, just a trace, 
and  no  more,  in  some  of  the  brandy. 
Then he had followed  up  this  discovery 
by testing  only  for  iron,  and  dropping 
everything else.  Out  of  some  forty  or 
fifty bottles  that  he  examined,  he  had 
fouud seven  with  this  iron  trace,  thus 
indicating that  the  supply  of  as  many 
different establishments  came  from  the 
same source.

“The stills used in  the manufacture of 
brandy  are  of  copper;  there  isn’t  any 
iron whatever in pure  or  even  ordinary 
brandy,  and  nobody  ever  heard  a  con-] 
firmed  brandy-drinker  spoken  of  as  a 
man  of  iron  constitution.  Brandy 
is 
kept or transported  in  wood or  in  glass, 
find not in casks of iron.  As  I  thought 
over the  subject,  I  made  up  my  mind 
that  the  specimens  which  Burton  had 
set aside  were  imported  in  that  cheap 
and useful metal.

“ ‘I’ve got the fellows  now,’  1  said  to 
myself.  Some  of  the  officers  on  the 
steamers coming from France are  in  the 
habit of  filling  their  spare  water-tanks 
with brandy,  and getting  it  ashore  sur­
reptitiously while lying at the  docks  on 
this side. 
I’ll  follow  up  this  lead  and 
find out how the work is done.’

“ 1 followed it up,  but not with  the  re­
sult  I  expected.  Every  water-tank  on 
every  steamer  was  examined  on  one 
pretext or another,  as  soon  as  a  vessel 
entered port,  but it was soon  found  that 
if  they  contained  no  water,  the  tanks 
were invariably empty.  One  contained 
a cat and her brood of kittens;  it  was  a 
spare tank,  and  the  cover  of  the  man­
hole had been removed to give the  feline 
mother  free  ingress  and  egress.  An­
other spare tank was  used  for  the  stor­
age  of  vegetables,  and  another  yielded 
a few dutiable articles  belonging  to  one 
of the engineers,  but  not  worth  twenty 
dollars altogether.

“I felt  convinced,  however,  that I was 
on the  right  track,  although  the  scent 
was just then false.  The  result  proved 
that I was correct.

“Among the steamers  then  coming  to 
port with reasonable regularity were two 
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belonged to no established line,  but  pro­
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usually goes, wherever  the  best  freights 
offered.  Freights  had  been  good  down 
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consequently been a plentiful  supply  of 
tramps.  But for the  last  three  or  foux 
months there had been  a  very  hard  time 
for steamers; hardly any  of  the  regular 
lines  were  earning  anything,  and  very 
few tramps were coming  to  New  York. 
It struck me as a little singular  that  the 
Minerve and Junon continued to  ply  be­
tween New  York  and  their  home  port, 
when  better 
freights  were  offering 
from Europe to South America and  Asia.
“1 went to the Custom  House  and  ex­
amined  their  manifests,  and  another 
singular  circumstance  presented  itself. 
The steamers carried very  small cargoes, 
according to the showing  of  their  mani­
fests,  and  when  their  tonnage  and  the 
expense of  crews  and  coal  were  taken 
into consideration,  it  was hardly possible 
for them to  make  running  expenses,  let 
alone a profit to  the  owners  and  an  in­
terest on the investment.

“The Minerve  was  taking  in  freight, 
and was nearly ready  to  sail.  The  cus­
toms officials pay very  little  attention  to 
a ship after her incoming cargo has  been 
landed,  and,  therefore,  1  could  not  ex­
amine the  Minerve  closely  without  ex­
citing suspicion.  But 1  sent  one  of  the 
French attaches of  our  service  (the  one 
who broke his  matrimonial  engagement) 
to offer himself as a distressed Gaul  will­
ing  to  work  his  passage  to  his  native 
land.  The  Minerve  was  short-handed, 
and he readily obtained a place on board. 
Two weeks or so after the  Minerve’s  de­
parture, the Junon arrived  and  went  to 
the berth recently occupied  by  her  con­
sort.  Somehow  they  always  obtained 
the  same  berth,  which  was  secured  in 
advance  by  the  agent  on  receipt  of  a 
cable  message  announcing  the  sailing 
from the other side.

“The Junon’8 manifest was sent to the 
Custom House,  in  accordance  with  the 
regulations,  and  again  there  was  a  re­
markably  small  cargo,  considering  her 
dimensions. 
I did not dare make a move 
until receiving  word  from  Jacques,  the 
man I had shipped on the  Minerve.  She 
had  been  reported  by  telegraph,  and  1 
was  in  hourly  expectation  of  a  cable­
gram from him, but day after day passed, 
and nothing came.

“ ‘Have  they  found  him  out, 

and 
dropped  him  overboard?’  I  wondered. 
‘Nobody knows better than a Frenchman 
that  dead  men  tell  no  tales,  and  I’m 
afraid poor Jacques  is  at  the  bottom  of 
the  sea.’

“A vigilant watch  was  maintained  by 
the  inspectors  on  the  Junon,  but  they 
saw nothing out of  the  ordinary  rqn  of 
things.  1 was in a state  of  feverish  ex­
citement, when, one day,  I  received  the 
long-looked  for  message  from  Jacques, 
partly  in  cipher  and  partly  in  plain 
language, 
it  wasn’t  plain 
enough 
to 
understand. 
It  was  a  very  long  mes­
sage—two hundred words and more.

for  anybody  but  myself 

though 

“I took it to my room, locked the door, 
and then sat down to  decipher  the  com­
munication.  When  I  reached  the  last 
word,  and the whole message  lay  before 
me, I  kicked  over  the  table,  danced  a 
hornpipe among the chairs, and was thus 
engaged,  when  Burton,  after  rapping 
three times,  shouted to ask  if  I had sud­
denly  lost  my  senses.  Well,  the  fact 
was, I had been a good deal daft  for  the 
last quarter of an hour.

“Next morning I put on my worst  suit 
of clothes,  and went on  a  fishing  excur- 
cursion,  and  you  won’t  be  surprised  to 
know that the ground I selected  was  the

then 

lying. 

dock  where  the  Junon  was 
I 
strolled on board the  vessel  and  looked 
through  her,  and 
fished  very 
patiently over the side  of  the  dock,  for 
an  hour or more,  without getting  a  bite. 
About that time a boat, with a very shabby 
boatman  (it  was  Burton 
in  disguise), 
happened  along.  The  boatman  and  1 
chaffed each  other  for  awhile,  and  our 
chaff ended in my hiring him to  take  me 
where he said  the  fish  could  be  found. 
As  1  got  down  from 
the  pier,  he 
awkwardly permitted  the  boat  to  drift 
beneath it,  but no one observed this very 
ordinary circumstance.

“In ten or fifteen minutes we were out 
again from  under  the  pier  and  rowing 
away to the fishing-ground.  But we con­
cluded to give up fishing  when  we  were 
two or three piers away,  and  I  was  put 
on shore.

“Stopping on the way  to  telegraph  to 
the collector that 1 wanted to see him  on 
important  business,  and  asking  him  to 
admit me immediately on  the  announce­
ment of my name,  I made the best of  my 
way to the Custom House.

the  message 

“I told  my  story  of  the  iron  in  the 
brandy,  showed 
from 
Jacques,  and gave the result  of  the  fish­
ing  excursion.  Then  we  talked  the 
matter over for a little while,  and  it  was 
concluded to send word to the agent  and 
the consignee of  the  Junon  to  meet  us 
on board that vessel,  and also  invite  the 
principal man  of  a  general  commission 
house  opposite  the  head  of  the  pier 
where the Junon lay.

“The  meeting  was  a  memorable  one 
for most of  the members  of  that  party. 
The collector allowed me to do  the  talk­
ing,  which was about in this wise:

“ ‘Gentlemen,  a fraud has  been  perpe­
trated  on  the  revenues  of  the  United 
States, and the  evidence  points  to  your 
guilt  in  the  matter.  The  Junon  and 
Minerve have  been bringing  large  quan­
tities  of  brandy  to  this  port.  These 
vessels  were  constructed—at  any  rate, 
that  was  the  pretense—for  carrying 
petroleum in bulk from  Batoum,  on  the 
Black Sea,  to ports in Asia.  Each vessel 
has a large tank forward  of  her  engines 
for  that  purpose,  and  the  rest  of  her 
space is  for ordinary  cargo.  Neither of 
them  ever  went  to  Batoum,  or  ever 
carried petroleum in bulk,  but they have 
both  been 
from  France  to 
New York.’

running 

“ ‘What’s that  got  to  do  with  smug­
gling  brandy?’  queried  the  agent,  with 
an independent air.

‘The  petroleum 

‘“ It  has  just  this  to  do  with  it,’  I 
answered: 
tanks  are 
filled with brandy on the  other  side  and 
emptied here.  By  means  of  a  so-called 
gas-pipe  running  underground 
from 
a  warehouse  to  the  dock  where  she 
lies,  and a flexible  hose  that  is  brought 
on board through an opening in  the  side 
of the  vessel  below  the  water-line,  the 
brandy can  be  run  into  the  tank  with 
very little risk of discovery.  You  have 
a similar arrangement  here,  and  I  have 
to-day' examined  the  connection  of  the 
shore-pipe with the  hose;  it  is  close  to 
the third pile, counting from this side, and 
the fifteenth from the  head  of  the  pier. 
Here is a bit of the wrapping of the hose 
I  cut  off  two  hours  ago.  There  is 
sufficient  “slack”  to the hose to  prevent 
its being seen in  this turbid water.’

“My auditors  were  no  longer  defiant. 
The  air  of  ‘What  are  you  going  to  do 
about 
the
agent’s  face,  and  it  became  ashy  pale.

it? ’  disappear* d 

from 

The  faces  of  his  friends  were  equally 
colorless.

“ ‘The brandy,’ I continued,  ‘is run on I 
board by gravity,  but to get it ashore  re­
quires the operation of a pump, or rather  | 
of  two  pumps.  There  is  a  suction- 
pump  in  the  warehouse  yonder,  and  a 
force-pump  in  the  captain’s  cabin;  the 
latter is for driving air into the tank and 
keeping  up  a  steady  pressure  as 
the 
liquor is withdrawn.’

“I paused,  and  everybody  was  silent. 
We might  not  have  heard  the  fall  of  a 
pin,  but what we did hear was the pulsa- 
sation of the force-pump in the captain’s 
cabin,  where 
and  a 
trusty  sailor  were  taking  turns  at  the 
handle.

that  worthy 

“ ‘Now,  gentleman,’  I  went  on,  ‘two 
courses are open for you:  You can settle 
with the government,  by paying  the  full 
duties for all that you have smuggled,  or 
your ships will be  confiscated,  and  each 
one of  you  who  has  been  concerned  in 
the  performance  will  go 
to  prison. 
Warrants have been sworn  out  for  your 
arrest, and the officers are waiting on the 
dock  to  take  you  in,  when  I  give  the 
word.  What shall it be?’

“It was  a  hard  case,  as  the  duties 
made an enormous bill,  but  prison  walls 
are  not  pleasant  to  contemplate,  even 
in  imagination.  The  case  was  settled, 
but it took  a great  deal  of  money,  and 
led ultimately  to  the  failure  of  an  im­
portant  business  house  that  had  been 
highly reputed.  The terms  of  the  com­
promise were that  the  affair  should  not 
be made public, and you’ll  bear  in mind 
that I haven’t given you any  of  the  real 
names of men or  ships,  from  the  begin­
ning to the end of my story.

“The  Minerve  and  Junon  ceased  to 
visit the port of New York.  Stop!  The 
Minerve came  in  with  her  tank  filled 
with brandy,  her  captain  all  unsuspect­
ing  of  danger,  as  the  crafty  Jacques, 
fearing a possible  ‘leak’  in  the  French 
telegraph  office, had  put off  sending his 
cablegram to me until she  went to sea.

“I received my moiety,  made  a  liberal 
division  with  Burton,  and  the  good 
fellow  was  able  to  buy  a  nice 
little 
cottage in the suburbs,  and set up house­
keeping in the style that suited  him  and 
his charming little wife. 
I stuck  to  my 
bachelor ways,  but I always have a room 
with the  Burtons  whenever  I  can  find 
time to occupy it.  Burton is  the  chem­
ist for half a  dozen  establishments  that 
steadily need his services, and  he  is  do­
ing  well,  but  he  often  says  the  best 
stroke of work  he  ever  did  in  his  life 
was when he found the trace  of  iron  in 
the brandy.” 

Thomas W.  Ejjox.

Beaverton—Ross  Bros., lumber manu­
facturers,  with general store  in  connec­
tion, have sold  their  general  stock to S. 
Goldberg.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRAJDESMAJST

and  James  S.  Morton.  Capital  stock, 
$50,000.

Saginaw—The  new planing mill,  built 
by  Col.  A.  T.  Bliss  and  operated  by 
Robinson  &  Jackson,  is  doing  a  good 
business  and  the  firm  is  making large 
shipments. 
It will handle about 20,000,- 
000 feet of  stock this season.

Saginaw—E.  Germain,  who  operates 
one of  the  largest planing mills and fac­
tory plants in  the  country,  is  manufac­
turing 60,000 voting booths  for the  state I 
of  Pennsylvania.  They  are  made  all 
ready to be put  together, and  the  order 
will fill nearly,  if  not quite,  100 cars.

Muskegon—W.  C.  Stone  and  R.  S. 
Miner  have  formed  a  copartnership | 
under  the  style  of  the  Muskegon  Fur 
Co.  and embarked in the manufacture  of 
furs and wools,  using  Mr. Stone’s  patent 
moth proof process,  which is a  sure  pre- | 
ventive of  loss  from  moths,  worms, etc.
Alpena—The Bay  City & Alpena Rail­
road is to  be  extended  from  Alpena  to 
the south line  of  Cheboygan  county,  to 
reach  a  large  body  of  pine  owned  by 
Alger,  Smith  <&  Co., 
in  Presque  Isle 
county,  and if  sufficient inducements are 
held  out,  the  road  may be  extended to 
Cheboygan.

Marquette—The  streams  are  ail  full 
and  the  drive  is  coming  down  on  most 
of  them  nicely.  J.  C.  Brown  had  the 
misfortune to have  5,000,000 or 6,000,000 
feet of logs, which he was rafting  out of 
Iron  River,  go  ashore.  They  are  not 
badly scattered and it is  believed  can be 
picked up quickly.

Detroit—Seeley Bros., dealers  in  phy­
sicians’  supplies at 171  Griswold  street, 
and  Bassett &  L’Hommedieu,  druggists, 
have consolidated  under the  corporation 
name of  the Detroit  Pharmical  Co.,  and 
will carry on the  manufacture  of  drugs 
and  physicians’  supplies  at  95  and (97 
Woodward avenue.

Manistee—An  echo  from  the  Engel- 
mann failure was before  the  courts  last 
week.  The  case  was  stubbornly  con­
tested for two  days,  the  jury  disagree­
ing after  being  out  twenty-four  hours. 
The case was between Seymour Bros,  and 
Lawrence Dempsey,  and was in regard to 
the  title  of 
lands  which  was  badly 
mixed.

Bay City—Ward  &  Baker  are  arrang­
ing their  sorting yard which will handle 
the stock of the Kern Manufacturiug Co. 
plant. 
It will be traversed by  the Mich­
igan  Central  and  the  Cincinnati,  Sagi­
naw & Mackinaw,  and a system of  tram­
ways  will 
the  yard 
parallel with the  river,  rendering  every 
section of the yard  easy of  access. 
It is 
expected 
the  yard  will  handle  from 
30,000,000 to  50,000,000 feet annually,  all 
of which will go out on cars.
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through 

run 

Calls  have  been 

received  at  The I 
T r a d e sm a n  office  during  the past week 
from the following gentlemen in trade:

Dr. W. S.  Hart,  Lake Odessa.
Yeakey & Pallett,  Way land.
T. H. Atkins, West  Carlisle.
Benson & Crawford, Saranac.
Muskegon Fur Co.,  Muskegon.
Michigan  Manufacturing  Co.,  Otsego.

AMONO  THE  TRADE.

ABOUND  THE  STATE.

Bay City—Chas. W. Hull  has sold  his 

drug stock to J.  H. Fenner.

Brinton—S.  M.  Header  has  removed 

his general stock to Shepherd.

Hesperia—Robt.  Wilson  has  removed 

his grocery stock to Scottville.

Benton  Harbor—W.  E. Noble has sold 

his hardware stock to J.  W. Owen.

Alpena—Stoll & Co.  succeed J. J.  Dan- 

ford & Co. in the grocery business.

Tpsilanti—W.  F.  Smith  is  succeeded 
by Wm.  B.  Clark  in  the  grocery busi­
ness.

Coldwater—Brown & Sherman,  dealers 
in lumber,  are  succeeded by A. A. Sher­
man.

Lansing—Polasky & Simon  have  pur­
chased  the  bazaar  stock  of  Mrs.  Julia 
Lang.

Reese—Mary J.  (Mrs.  Theo.)  Taylor is 
succeeded  by E.  H. Chamberlain in gen­
eral trade.

South  Lyon—Hetley  &  Sprague  are 
succeeded by Chas.  Sprague  in  the  lum­
ber business.

Layton  Corners—Geo. James  has  sold 
his  dry  goods  and  grocery  stock  to 
James & Yacklin.

Burr  Oak—W. W.  Bates  is  succeeded 
by  Frank  Pease  in  the  grocery  and 
restaurant business.

Kalamazoo—Olin,  White  &  Olin  suc­
ceed  Frank  M.  Clark  in  the  dry  and 
fancy goods business.

Bradley—Snell & Whitney will shortly 
open a grocery store in the  building  op­
posite Lee Duel’s general store.

Clayton—Fluke &  Hawkins,  dealers in 
hardware  and  agricultural  implements, 
have dissolved,  W.  C.  Fluke  continuing 
the business.

O'Donnell—Sanford Edwards has  pur­
chased an interest in the general stock of 
J. E.  Edwards.  The  new  firm  will  be 
known as Edwards Bros.

Nashville—Fred Baker  has  purchased 
the bakery stock  of  H.  C.  Hobbs and is 
moving  it, together with  his  own  stock 
of  goods,  into  the  old  bakery stand  in 
the Kocher block.

M A N U FA CTU RIN G   M ATTERS.

lshpeming—H.  F.  Heyn has purchased 
the  lshpeming  Harness  Factory  (not in­
corporated).

Farwell—J.  L.  Littlefield  has  placed 
a  band  saw  in  his  mill  here,  and  will 
begin sawing on same this week.

Traverse  City—DeGraw  Bros,  have 
bought  the  Cleveland  sawmill,  at East 
Bay,  and  will  saw  out all the Cobbs & 
Mitchell  pine  that  is  tributary to  that 
point.

Saginaw—The  drive  of  C.  K.  Eddy 
&  Son,  on  the  north  branch  of 
the 
Tobacco,  hung  up  last  year  by  the 
blowing  up  of  a  dam,  reached  boom 
limits last  week.

Otsego—The  Michigan  Manufacturing 
Co.  is erecting an extension  of  its  pres­
ent building,  38x38  feet  in  dimensions, 
two stories high,  making its  main  build­
ing 38x108 feet in dimensions.

Ludington—The Butters & Peters  Salt 
& Lumber Co.  has  begun  the  construc­
tion of  a  new  sawmill,  to  replace  the 
burned  mill,  and  expects  to  have  the 
machinery running inside of two months.
Benton  Harbor—The  Stevens &  Mor­
ton Co., to manufacture and deal in  lum­
ber  and  salt,  has  been  organized  by 
James E. Stevens,  jr., N.  R.  Huntington |

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Including the following celebrated brands man­
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Vlndex, long  Havana filler..........................  $35
T h ree  M edals, long Ilavana filler............ 
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E lk ’s Choice, Ilavana filler and binder... 
La F lo r  de A lfonso,................................... 
55
65
La D oncella de M o re ra ,...........................  
55
La  Id eal,  25 In a box......................... .*..... 
M ad e lle n a ................ 
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H orizontal, T u b u lar and lo c o m o tiv e

BOILERS.

U pright  E ngines  and  B oilers  fo r  L ig h t 

P ow er.

Prices on  application.

45 S.  D ivision  St.. 

G ran d  R apids,

Size 8Kx3$£,  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 beads with Ledger  complete..........83 00
2000  “ 
...........4 50
5000  “ 
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45  P e a rl  St.,  B 'm   9,  G rand  R apids,  M ich.
I  prepay express  charges  when  cash  accom 

panies the order.  Send for circular.

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

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

A  Rag  with  each  gross,  $22.80.  Shoe 
Stool with two gross.  An assorted  gross 
of the above dressing, $22.80.
‘HIRTH  &  KRAUSE,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

The  Drug Market.

Opium  is  firm  but  unchanged.  Mor­
phine  is  steady.  Quinine  is  dull  and 
weak.

Wm. Brilmmeler ^ Sons
Pieced &  Stamped Tinware,
PECK BEOS., Wholesale D r u g g is t»  ! 360  8. IONIA  ST.,  -  Grand  Rapids. 

G IN S E N G   RO O T.

M anufacturers and  Jo b b ers of

W e p a y  th e  h ig h e s t p rie s  fo r It.  A ddress

GRAND  RAPIDS 

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GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Ralph Teunis will open a grocery store 

at 9 Grandville avenue.

W. Schuchardt  will  open a  new  meat 
market  at  479  Jefferson  avenue  early 
in July.

Lawton  Bros,  have  opened  a  flour, 
feed  and  wood  business  at  811  Fifth 
avenue.

J.  C.  Mohrhard  has  sold  his  meat 
market at 56 West Leonard street to John 
Waltz & Co.

J .  M.  Flanagan  has  closed  out  his 
grocery stock at 704 Madison avenue and 
retired from business.

Caleb Barstow  has  sold  his  plumbing 
and  furnace  business  at  40  Fountain 
street to C.  W.  Bentley.

P.  T.  Williams,  druggist  at  625 
South Division street,  will remove to  his 
new location, 590  South  Division  street, 
about July  1.

Maurice Levy has  leased  the  store  at 
8  South  Ionia  street,  now  occupied  by 
Wm.  H.  Downs, and will  embark  in  the 
wholesale notion business there  early  in 
June.

S.  L.  King is erecting  a factory  build­
ing for his carved moulding  business  on 
North Front street,  near the Kent Furni­
ture Manufacturing Co.  Hester  &  Son 
captured an  order  for  the  power,  a  35 
horse power engine.

to 

John Hoeksema,  grocer  at  82  Graud- 
ville  avenue,  has  sold  out 
John 
Wierenga and  will  retire  from  business 
July 1.  Mr.  Wierenga  will  remove  his 
stock from 86 Grandville  avenue  to  the 
present location of  the  Hoeksema  stock.
James F.  Grady, credit man for Spring 
& Company,  and  J.  F.  Faulhaber,  retail 
salesman  in 
the  same  establishment, 
have formed a  copartnership  under  the 
style of  Grady & Faulhaber  and  opened 
a dry goods and boot and shoe store at 58 
West Leonard street.  The business will 
be conducted under  the  personal  man­
agement  of  Jacob  Yandenberg,  who 
managed  the  store  of 
the  Chippewa 
Lumber Co.,  at Chippewa  Lake,  several 
years.

lines.  The 

Hester & Fox,  who have conducted the 
sale of  engines,  boilers,  mill machinery, 
agricultural implements and wagons and 
carriages for the past  seven  years,  have 
disolved partnership, each continuing  in 
separate 
implement  and 
carriage business  will  be  conducted  at 
the old  location  by  Samuel  Fox,  while 
the  engine,  boiler,  pulley  and  general 
mill supply business  will  be  conducted 
at  45  South  Division  street  by  Myron 
Hester  and  Carl  S.  Hester,  under  the 
style of Hester & Son.

Gripsack Brigade.

Ed.  Pike  has  returned  from  a  fort­
night’s trip  through  Northern  Indiana, 
in the interest of  Schloss, Adler & Co/

Greg. M.  Luce,  formerly  on  the  road 
for  Hawkins  &  Company,  but  for  the 
past two years engaged in  general  trade 
and the lumbering business  near  Ameri- 
cus,  Miss.,  has  been  appointed  post­
master of  the new town  of  Basin,  Miss.
Chas. E.  Watson,  formerly oq the  road 
for Eaton,  Lyon  & Co.,  but  more  recent­
ly with S.  A.  Maxwell & Co., of  Chicago, 
and the Burrows Bros. Co., of Cleveland, 
has returned  to  his  first  love  and  will 
hereafter represent  Eaton,  Lyon  &  Co.

This will be joyful tidings for  the  many 
friends of the genial traveler.

Pharmaceutical  Era:  H.  T.  Mc­
Carthy,  who represents  Frederick  F.  In­
gram & Co.,  of Detroit,  was telling us re­
cently of  a plan he has adopted for iden­
tifying  himself  at  banks  which  has 
worked  most  satisfactorily.  When  his 
house sends him  a draft  they  indorse it 
on  the  back  as  follows:  “Pay  to  the 
order  of  H.  T.  McCarthy  and  Wm. 
Ellery  movement  No.  1,759,539.”  As 
will be seen,  this is the  name  and  num­
ber of  his watch  movement,  and  affords 
an  additional  source  of  identification, 
which in his case has never yet met with 
failure,  and  which  we  should  think 
could  be  adopted  by other  travelers  to 
good advantage.

A  Kansas  City  man  has  invented  a 
new form of mileage  ticket. 
It  consists 
of  a  nickel-plated  flat  base  resembling 
the indicator used by base  ball  umpires. 
On one side are two circular blank places 
which can  be  used  for  the  photograph 
and signature of  the  person  purchasing 
the ticket,  and on the other side  are  five 
different sets of  figures  which  represent 
the number  of  miles  traveled,  and  how 
many are left to the traveler.  The device 
is worked  by the  conductor,  who  turns 
the dials around to the figures  represent­
ing the number of miles  traveled.  The 
number is  substracted from the  number 
of  miles which  the  machine  is set,  and 
the remaining miles  show at  the  bottom 
by  another  set  of  figures.  When  the 
ticket is sold,  it is set  for 1,000  or  2,000 
miles,  and  cannot  be  set  back.  The 
Kansas City,  Fort Scott & Memphis R.  R. 
are considering the  question of adopting 
it.

Purely Personal.

Byron  S.  Davenport  entertained  his 
friend and customer, Geo. W.  Reed,  the 
Stanwood general  dealer,  over  Sunday. 
Mr.  Reed was accompanied by  his  wife.
M. S. Goodman,  Secretary  and  Treas­
urer of  the  Ilazeltine  &  Perkins  Drug 
Co.,  has purchased the Locke homestead, 
at  the  northwest  corner  of  Fountain 
street and College avenue,  and  will  take 
possession of the same immediately.

Victor Vallette,  President of  the  Vic­
tor Yallette  Co.,  New  Yoik,  manufac­
turers of the “Agnes  Booth”  cigar,  was 
in town  one  day  last  week,  consulting 
with Fred B. Clark, manager of the cigar 
department of the I. M. Clark Grocery Co. 
Mr.  Vallette was never in  Grand  Rapids 
before and  was  greatly  surprised at  the 
many  evidences  of  prosperity  pointed 
out by bis  host.

It Was  Tea  He  Wanted.

G r a n d   R a p id s ,  May  28.—The  gun­
powder story in this week’s issue of  T h e 
T r a d e s m a n  reminds me of an experience 
I had,  a few  months  ago,  with  a woods­
man who came  into  the store with a gun 
in his hand.
“Have  you  any  gunpowder?”  he  en­
quired.
“No,  you  can  get  it  at  Joe  Berles’ 
hardware  store,  on  Canal  street,” I re­
plied.
“A hardware store is a  funny place  to 
go  for  gunpowder  tea,”  remarked  the 
man,  as  he  walked  out  of  the  store, 
leaving me completely dazed.  _ 

S.
Gladly  Received in  Mississippi.

B a s in ,  Miss.,  May  28—Please  change 
the address of paper to R.  C.  Luce & Son 
from Americus to Basin.  We  now  have 
a  postoffice  in  our  store,  through  the 
kindness  of  Hon.  John  Wanamaker  and 
with  some  assistance  from  Hon.  C.  E. 
Belknap.  T h e   T r a d e s m a n  
is  always 
gladly received. 

Gr e g .  M.  L u c e.

T H IS   SPACE  RESERVED   FO R

1.  M  C L A R K   G R O C E R Y   CO.,

Sole  A gents  for

R.  W.  BELL  MEG.  CO.

1890-THIRD  SEASON-1892 

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5000 DEALERS
Do  You  want  one  this  year?

Have received Parrots from us.

The best variety of talking parrots are secured 
on the  Isle of  Pines, about  fifty miles  south  of 
Cuba.  They  are  beautiful  birds  with  green 
plumage  and  red  breast, easily  cared  for  and 
intelligent.  If  captured when  young, and  well 
cared  for, a Pine  Island  parrot  n ev er falls to  
becom e  a  good  ta lk e r.  Our  birds  are all se­
cured by our own agent.  He is a competent man 
of fifteen years’ experience, and will secure only 
healthy,  selected  young  birds.  H e is now   on 
th e   Island,  and  in  order  to  arrange  for  the 
number required, you must
Let us know soon if you want a Bird.
These  parrots are  given to our customers  who 
handle  our  “PRETTY  POLLY”  Cigars,  and 
there is no better 5-tent cigar in the market.  The 
trade  price  is  strictly net  $35  per  10C0 (with  or 
without  a  parrot).  They  give  satisfaction  to 
smokeis, and the parrots increase your sales.
mro  n 1717UD V  With an order  for 800 “Pret- 
UUiy  Ul I  uIvO|  ty  Polly”  cigars  ($28),  we 
will  give  one  parrot  free.  With  an  order  for 
900  “Pretty  Polly” cigars  ($31.50), we  will  give 
one  p a rro t in  a handsom e w ire cage.
OUR  GUERENTEE. asM = H .“ "S
the  goods,  we  will  express  prepaid  200 of  the 
“Pretty  Polly”  cigars  for  examination,  to  be 
returned if  not satisfactory.  If  the cigars  suit, 
the  balance, 600  or 7C0, can  be  shipped  with the 
parrot, or  sooner, if  desired.  We  refer  you  to 
5000  dealers  throughout the  United States, who 
have  received  parrots  from us during  the  past 
two years.

Gentlemen: 

Chas. F . R eed, G en’l A gent A m . Express.
Detroit, Mich., July 22,1891. 
Detroit Tobacco Co :
I take pleasure in recommending 
the Detroit Tobacco Company and saying that of 
the thousands of  birds which you  have shipped 
out  by  this  company  to  your  patrons,  among 
whom are many of  our agents, I have  heard  no 
complaints, but  have received  numerous letters 
expressing pleasure at receiving the parrots, and 
satisfaction as to the quality of the cigars.

Yours truly,

Chas.  F.  Re e d , Gen’l Agt. Am. Ex.

DETROIT  TOBÄßßO  LO.,

7  L a fa y ette  A ve., 

D e t r o i t ,

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Checks  are Mot Cash.

The suit  brought  by  the  collector  of 
taxes  of  Boston  against  Houghton  & 
Dutton, for  the  amount  of  a  check  on 
the Maverick Bank,  which  was  not  pre­
sented for collection until  the  bank  had 
closed its  doors, again  directs  attention 
to  a  matter  which  has  caused  and  is 
causing many merchants an  unnecessary 
amount of anxiety; unnecessary,  because 
there is  an  element  of  injustice  in  the 
present  rulings  of  the  courts  on  this 
most important issue  which  ought  to  be 
rectified.  The  defence  in  the  present 
case is that the collector should have  de­
posited the check he received,  on  Satur­
day,  instead  of  the  Monday  following. 
As he only received the check on Friday, 
says the  U.  S.  Investor,  how  to  decide 
the  case  without  overturning  past  de­
cision,  undoubtedly  puzzles a good many 
besides  the  judge  who  is  required  to 
make  the  decision.  According  to  past 
decisions there is  but  one  course  open, 
and that is against the collector.  But in 
spite of past judgments which  are  based 
on the claim that the party receiving  the 
check  should  use  all  due  diligence  in 
depositing  checks  for  collection,  and  if 
such  diligence  is  not  used, 
then  the 
holder of the check is obliged to take  all 
the risks of  collecting  them,  there  is  a 
sound reason in the  idea  that  a  delayed 
check is not a legal tender,  but  a  means 
of  accommodation,  principally  to 
its 
maker, and the law,  it is claimed,  should 
not  consider  a  check  cash 
in  any 
case  until  it  has  been  collected,  no 
matter if  such  collection  is  indefinitely 
delayed.
The reasons for  such  an  attitude  aret 
that the receiver of  a  check  should  not 
be  made  responsible  for  any  errors  of 
judgment  on  the  part  of 
the  check’s 
maker,  errors  due 
the  proper 
to 
selection of a bank on  which the check is 
drawn.
The maker is supposed to  reap  advan­
tages  from  the  bank  he  draws  upon; 
those advantages may  be  of  a  kind  that 
in  his estimation  offset  any  risk  of  not 
having his checks honored.
Whether so  or  not,  there  is  no  good 
reason in obliging the receiver  to  accept 
a check as full  legal  tender,  whether  it 
is  promptly  deposited  or  not.  As  the 
maker owes the amount which the  check 
represents,  owes  it  for  value  received, 
until  the  debt  is  discharged  in  cash, 
when cash alone is the form  of  payment 
demanded,  it  should  continue  as  debt 
until  the  bank  on  which  the  check  is 
drawn  has paid it to the agent which  the 
receiver appointed for its collection.
Of  course, the  maker  should  not  be 
held  responsible  for  the  receiver’s  col­
lecting agent, and if such  agent failed  to 
give the cash to the receiver of the check, 
it is such receiver’s loss.
When a man makes out  a  check,  he  is 
supposed  to  deposit  or  have  deposited 
sufficient cash to meet it,  and  if  the  re­
ceiver of the check  does  not  collect  the 
check right away,  the maker  is  relieved 
of no responsibility  in  the  matter,  that 
is,  according  to  all  the  usages  rf  com­
mercial intercourse. 
If  the  cash  is  al­
lowed  to remain in the  bank  untouched, 
it rests to the credit  of  the  maker,  and 
yields him just so much  more  accommo­
dation  from  the  bank.  To  the  claim 
that  the  check  maker  should  not  be 
obliged to guarantee his  bank  indefinite­
ly for the  benefit  of  any  check  holder, 
the answer is,  that  he  should  guarantee 
it to every bolder of his  checks,  because 
it is his business to  learn  of  the  sound­
ness of bis bank; and  if  he  has  reasons 
to  suspect  that  soundness,  he  should 
protect his creditor  by  withdrawing  his 
entire balance, and  send  the  creditor  a 
check  on  a  sounder  institution  in  ex­
change for the old check.
If the suit  referred  to  is  decided  ac­
cording to  past  decisions,  the  effect  on 
the  commercial  community  will  not  be 
healthy, for the reason that all merchants 
will  be  made  unduly  anxious  until  all 
checks they receive have  been  collected.
Of  course,  it  is  the  rule with  the  re­
ceivers of checks to collect them  as  soon 
as  possible,  but  there  are  frequent  de­
lays of short  duration,  consequently  we 
see no advantage in harassing a merchant 
with the constant fear  that  some  of  his 
'employes  are  not  acting  with  the  re­
quisite speed.  The  entire  issue  should

rest  on  the  legal  tender  attribute  of 
money.  Until a legal tender is  tendered 
to  the  receiver’s  collector,  or  what  is 
equivalen to the same thing, untilt a col­
lecting bank accepts as a  legal  tender  a 
credit on the books of  the  paying  bank, 
or a like credit upon some other bank  or 
firm,  the check should be looked upon as 
a mere bill for collection.
U S E

MILE-END
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Machine  or  Hand  Use.

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers in Dry  Hoods & Notions.
Sellino Corset  Co.’s

THE

MODEL
(Trade Mark.)
FORM.

Greatest  Seller  on  Harth!

Dr.

FRENCH

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THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

T HHTil  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Dry Goods Price Current.

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Adriatic
A rg y le....................   6
Atlanta AA..............6
Atlantic  A ...............  6%
H ...............  6*
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D ...............  6
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Amory......................   6)4
Archery  B unting...  40 
Beaver Dam  A A..  5)n 
Blackstone 0 , 32—   5
Black Crow............. 6
Black  Rock  ............6
Boot, AL.................  7
Capital  A .................53*
Cavanat V ............... 5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  33i
Clifton  C R ............. 5)4
Comet....................... 6)4
Dwight Star.............  63k
Clifton C C C............6)4

“  Arrow Brand  5M 
“  World Wide..  6)4
“  LL.................  414
Full Yard Wide.......6)4
Georgia  A...............   6)4
Honest W idth..........6)4
Hartford A  ..............5
Indian Head............  7
King A  A.................6)4
King E C ..................   5
Lawrence  L L ........   5)4
Madras cheese cloth 614
Newmarket  G ........ 514
B  ........ 5
N ..........6)4
DD  ...  5)4
X .........614
Nolbe R ....................5
Our Level  Best.......6)4
Oxford  R ....: .........6
Pequot......................  7
Solar........................... 6)4
Top of the  Heap__ 7
Oeo. W ashington...  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 F alls..............   6)4
Blackstone A A.......  7)4
Hope...........................7)4
Beats A ll..................4)4
Just  Out.......  414® 5
Boston..................... 12
King  Phillip............714
Cabot........................   7
OP........ 7)4
Cabot,  * ..................   63k
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak............5)4
Lonsdale............  @  8)4
Conway W ................. 7)4
Middlesex.........  @ 5
Cleveland................7
No Name..................  7)4
Dwight Anchor.......8)4
Oak View........ ........ 6
shorts.  8
Our Own..................  5)4
Edwards................... 6
Pride of the W est.. .12
Empire.....................   7
Rosalind...................7)4
Farwell.......................7)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8)4
Sunlight...................   4)4
Utica  Mills............. 8)4
Fitchville  .............. 7
Nonpareil  ..10
First Prize...............7
Vinyard....................  8)4
Fruit of the Loom X.  7)4
White Horse............  6
Falrm ount..................4)4
“  Rock-------   .  8)4
Full Value................614
Cabot.........................   7  I Dwight Anchor.......8)4
Farwell.......................8  |
Trem ontN...............   5)4 [Middlesex No.  1.
H am llt''nN ..............6)4 
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Middlesex  AT.........8 
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BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.
Hamilton N ..............7)4
Middlesex P T ...........8
A T ...........9
X  A.........  9
X  F .........10)4

Middlesex A A ........11
2 .........12
A O ..:...13)4
4........17)4
5........16
Peerless,  white____17)41 Integrity  colored...20
colored  ...19)4 White Star...............18
Integrity 
“  colored..20
Nameless..................20
Hamilton 
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Nameless  ................16
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UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CORSET  JEANS.

Eink a  purple 6)4

Wonderful 
..........34  50
Brighton....................4 75
Bortree’s ................  9 00
Abdominal..............15 00

Coralino................... 19 5(
Schilling's.................9 00
Davis  Waists  —   9  00
Grand  Rapids.......4  50
Armory....................  6M|N'aumkeagsatteen..  7
Androscoggin..........7)41 Rock port....................  6)4
Blddeford...............   6  Conestoga...................634
Brunswick...............8)41 Walworth  ...................634
Berwick fancies 
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4 
5)4
robes.............   5)4
Clyde  Robes 
Charter Oak  fancies  4)4 
uffs  —   6 
DelMarine casbm’s  6 
mourn’g  6 
pink  checks. 5)4
staples  .........   5)4
Eddystone  fancy
chocolat  5)4
sh irtings...  4
rober
American  fancy—   5)4 
sateens.  6% 
American indigo—   5)4 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5-4 
American shirtings.  4 
staple...  534 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Manchester  fancy.  5)4 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
new  era.  5)4 
....  6)4
Arnold 
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
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Arnold  Merino 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  43« 
long cloth B. 10)4 
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“  C.  8)4
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Pacific fancy  ..........5)4
robes...............6H
gold seal.......10)4
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Portsmouth robes...  5)4 
“  green seal TR 10)4 
Simpson mourning..  5)4
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greys........ 5!«
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solid black.  5)4 
“  Turkey  red.. 10)4 
Ballou solid black  .  5 
Washington indigo.  53k 
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“  Turkey robes..  7*
“  India robes__ 7)4
Bengal blue,  green 
red and  orange...  5)4
“  plain T k y  X 3k  8)4 
Berlin solids............  5)4
“  X...10
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oil blue........  6)4
key red 
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“  g reen __ 6)4
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Martha Washington
"  F o u lard s....  5)4
Turkey red 3k.......  7)4
red %  ..........  7
“ 
Martha Washington
“ X  ..........  9)4
“ 
Turkey red...........   9)4
« 
“ 44 
........10
“ 
“  3-4XXXX12
Rlverpointrobes....  5
Windsor fancy...........6)4
Cocheco fancy........   6
madders...  6 
“ 
gold  ticket 
XX tw ills..  6)4
indigo  Dine...........10)4
,.  5)« ¡Harmony..................   4%
solids.
t ic k in «*».
A C A ........................ 12)4
Pemberton AAA__ 16
York.........................10)4
Swift River.............   7)4
Pearl  River.............12
W arren.................... IS

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............63k|Stark  A 
........... 8
Boot.....................  63k No Name............... 7)4
Clifton, K .................  63k ¡Top of  Heap............  9
Simpson...................20
Imperial................... 10)4
.................. 18
Black..................9@  9)4
“  BC..........  ®10
...................16
Coechco.................. 10)4
A A A ...................   12

BATINXS.

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Amoskeag.................12)4
9 o z ....>13)4
brown .13
Andover....................11)4
Beavercreek  A A... 10 
B B ...  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
brow n........12
Haymaker blue......... 73k
brow n...  734
Jeffrey.......................11)4
Lancaster  ................12)4
Lawrence, 9 oz.........13)4
No. 220 
13
No. 250....11)4
No. 280.... 10)4

« 
“ 
** 

GINGHAMS.

“ 

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

Persian dress  834 
Canton  ..  8)4
AFC........ 10)4
Teazle.. .10)4 
Angola.. 10)4 
Persian..  84 
Arlington staple —   63« 
Arasapha  fancy  ...  43k 
Bates Warwick dres  834 
staples.  6)4
Centennial..............  10)4
C riterion...............   10*4
Cumberland  staple.  5)4
Cumberland............   5
Essex.......................... 4)4
Elfin.........................   734
Everett classics...... 8)4
Exposition.................7*4
Glenarie...................  6)4
Glenarven..................63k
Glenwood.................. 7)4
Hampton.................... 6)4
Johnson Chalon cl 
34 
Indigo bine  9)4
zephyrs__16

“ 

Lancaster,  staple...  7 
fancies ....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.................6)4
Manchester................63k
Monogram...............   634
Normandie..............   7)4
Persian....................... 8)4
Renfrew Dress.........7)4
Rosemont...................6)4
Slateravllle................6
Somerset...................  7
Tacoma  .....................7)4
Toll  duN ord.......... 10)4
Wabash....................   7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick.................  8)4
Whittenden..............  63k
heather dr.  8 
Indigo blue  9 
Wamsutta staples...  63k
Westbrook............... 8
............... 10
Windermeer............ 5
York............................63k

“ 
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“ 

“ 

GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag.............   . 16)41 Valley City..............15
Stark........................19  Georgia.......................15
American.................153k I P acific....................... 13

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile E nd....45  ¡Barbour's.................88
Coats’,  J. A P ..........45  Marshall’s ..........— 88
Holyoke................... 22)41

NO.

KNITTING  COTTON.

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

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ...37
“  16... ....38
39
18... ...39
40
“ 
“  20... ....40
41
CAMBRICS.

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

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

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

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

RED  FLANNEL.

Firem an...................32)4
Creedmore...............27)4
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless.................27)4

IT W .......................... 22)4
F T ...........................32)4
J R F .X X X .............35
Buckeye...................32)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Red & Blue,  plaid  . 40
Union  R ...................22)4
Windsor...... ............ 18)4
6 oz W estern............ 20
Union  B ...................22)4
Nameless.......8  ®  9)41 
.......  BV4@10  I 

Grey S R  W .............17)4
Western W  ............. 18)4
D  R  P  ......................18)4
Flushing XXX........23)4
Manitoba.................23)4
9  @10)4 
12)4
Black.
13

Brown.

DOMET  FLANNEL.

c a n v a s s  a n d   p a d d in g .
Brown.
13
9)4
15
10)4
17
11) 4
20
12) 4

“
“ 
“
Black
Slate. 
Slate.
13 
»3*
9) 4
15 
10) 4
10) 4
17 
11) 4
11) 4
12) 4
12) 4
20
DUCKS.
West  Point, 8 oz__ 10)4
Severen, 8 Of...........
9)4
10 oz  ...12)4
“ 
May land. 8 oz..........10)4
Raven, lOoz.............. 13)4
Greenwood, 7)4 oz..  9)4 
 
13*4
Stark 
Green wood. 8 os — 11)4
Boston, 10 oz.............12)4
Boston, 8 oz............. 10)4

“ 

w a d d in g s .

|

ULEM A S.

White, doz............. 25  ] Per bale, 40 do*___ (7  50
Colored,  doz........... 20 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  9
Best  .............10)4
Best  AA.......12)4
L........................ 7)4
G ................................8)4
Corticelli, doz..........75  [Cortlcelll  knitting,

Pawtucket...............10)4
Dundie  ...................  9
Bedford.................... 10)4
Valley  City..............Hi)4
K K ............................10)4

SEWING  SILK.

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

“  
“ 

“  
“ 

2 
3 

“
8 
| “  10 

No  1 Bl’k <St Whlte.,10  INo  4 Bl’k A Whlte..l5 
..12 
. 2 0
“  
“ 
.12 
..25
PINS.
N o2—20, M  C.........50 
|No4—15 F  3)4............. 40
‘  3 -1 8 .S C ............45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k..12  INo  8 White A Bl’k..20 
.23
“ 
“ 
..26
No 2.

COTTON  TAPE.
“ 10 
.15 
..18 
| “  12 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

4 
6 

NEEDLES—PER  M.

A. Jam es.................. 1  4* *1 Steam boat.................  40
Crqwely’s................. 1  35 Gold  Eyed................1  50
MaraháU’s ................1  00|
5—4. ...2 25  6—4...3 2515—4....1  95  6—4. ..2  95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“  ..  3 10|

COTTON TWINES.

“ ....2 10 
Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crow n......................12
Dom estic.................18)4
A nchor....................16
B ristol..................... 13
Cherry  Valley........ 15
I X L ........... , ............18)4
Alabama...............63k
Alamance.............   6)4
A ugusta...................7)4
Ar  sapha.................  6
G eom a....................   6**
G ran ite....................  53k
Haw  River.............. 5
Haw  J ......................6

N ashua.................... 18
Rising Star 4 ply__ 17
3 p ly .... 17
North  Star............. 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 17)4 
P ow hattan..............18

7‘ 

Mount  Pleasant.... 6)4
Oneida......................  5
Prymont  .................  53k
Kandel m an..............6
Riverside  ...............   E*k
Sibley  A ..................   6*4
Sibley
Toledo

PLAID  OSNABUBG8

THE  MTCHia^lSr  TRADESMAN.

H a r d w a r e   P r i c e   C u r r e n t .

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

Snell’s ................................................. .............. 
60
Cook’s ................................................. .............. 
40
Jennings’, genuine...........................
.............. 
25
Jennings’, Im itation......................
..............50*10

AUGUBS AND BITS.

AXES.

“ 
* 
‘ 

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

BARROWS.

dls.

BOLTS.

dls.

Stove.  ...............................................
Carriage new list.............................
Plow...................................................
Sleigh shoe.......................................

..............50*10
..............70*10
............. 40*10
.............. 
70

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain.......................................
Well, swivel.....................................

............. (  3 50
.............   4 00

BUTTS, CAST.

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

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

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’88. ............... 

60

Grain.................................................

...... dls. 50*02

BLOCKS.

CRADLES.

CROW  BARS.

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

CAPS.

CARTRIDGES.

Rim  F ire..........  ............................. ...............  
Central  Fire..................................... ........ dis. 

CHISELS.

Socket Firm er.................................. ..............  70*10
Socket Framing..............................
............... 70*10
Socket Comer..................................
...............70*10
Socket Slicks................................... ............... 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged  Firmer............. ... 
40

....... 

Currv,  Lawrence’s ......................... ...............  
40
H otchkiss........................................
25
............... 
White Crayons, per  gross.............. ■ 12©12Vt dis. 10

CHALK.

COMBS.

COPPER.

“ 

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

DRILLS.

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

dis.

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

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

07
6V4

ELBOWS.

.dos. cet 
75
40
........ dis 
.......dis.  40*10

Com. 4  piece, 6 in ...........................
Corrugated......................................
Adjustable.......................................
EXPANSIVE BITS.
Clark’s, small, (18; large, (26........
Ives’, 1, (18;  2, (24;  8, (36............
f i l e s —New List.
Disston’s .........................................
New  American..............................
Nicholson’s ....................................
Heller’s............................................. ...............  
Heller’s Horse Rasps...................... ...............  

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

............... 60*10
............... 60410
............... 60*10
50
50

dis.

dis.

30
25

GALVANIZED IRON.

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

15 

12 

13 
Discount, 60

14
GAUGES.

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

28
17

50

dis.

5
65
60
35
60

50
25

dis.

dis.

HINGES.

 

 

25

diS.

HAN6ER8. 

w ire goods. 

HOLLOW WARS.

Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2 ,3 ..................................dis.60&10
State............................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4V4  14  and
3V4
10
V4............ ............. net
?i............ ............. net
8*
X ............ ..............net
7V4
%............ ............. net
7V4
50
............dis.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__ 50*10
Champion,  anti-friction...............................  60*10
Kidder, wood tra c k ......................................... 
40
Pots..................................................................... 60&10
Kettles...............................................................  60*10
Spiders  .......................... 
60*10
Gray enameled...................................... 
40*10
HOUSE  BURNISHING  6 OOD8.
Stamped  Tin W are...................................  .new list 70
Japanned Tin W are......................................... 
Granite Iron W are.....................new llst33M*10
dls.
Bright........................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Byes................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10*10
70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................ 
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ...................... 
70
Door, mineral, Jap. trim m ings...................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
55
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings...............  
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
55
Drawer  and  Shatter, porcelain....................  
70
Russell & Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
Branford’s ........................................................ 
55
Norwalk’s ........................................................ 
55
Adze Eye...................................................116.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye...................................................115.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ..........................................(18.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled.................
50
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’b................................
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cle ik’s ............
“  Enterprise 
..................................

knobs—New List. 

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MATTOCKS.

LEVELS. 

diS.
dls.

MAULS.

MILLS.

diS.

dls.

MOLASSES GATES.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

N AILS

Advance over base: 

Stebbln’s Pattern.............................................. 60*10
Stebbin’s Genuine............................................ 60*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Steel nails, base...................................................180
Wire nails, base................................  
185
Steel.  Wire.
Base
60..........................................................Base
10
50.......................................................... Base
25
05 
40.. 
.  ..'.................................  
30........................... .............................  
25
10 
20..........  
35
15 
45
15 
16.......................................................... 
12..  .....................................................  
45
15 
10............................................. 
20 
50
8 .............................................................  25 
60
7 * 6 .......................................................  40 
75
4...............................  
90
60 
1  20
3..............................................................1  00 
1  60
2..............................................................1  50 
Fine 3.................................................... 1  50 
1  60
65
Case  10.  ..............................................  60 
8.....................................  
75
75 
90
6 .................................................  90 
Finish 10......................... -•...................  85 
75
8............................................... 1  00 
9)
1  10
6.................................................1  15 
Clinch: 10..............................................   85 
70
8...............................................1  00 
80
6...............................................1  15 
90
Barrell %...............................................175 
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fan cy ....................................  ©40
Sclota Bench....................................................   ©80
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   ©40
Bench, first quality..........................................  ©60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood............  *10
Fry,  Acme................................................dls.60—10
Common,  polished................................... dls. 
70
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 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

“ 
“ 
“ 
« 
“ 
“ 

rivkts. 

175
d ls .

FLAMES. 

Broken packs He per pound extra.

PAMS.

dls.

 

 

ROPES.

9>£

squares. 

SHEET IRON.

Sisal, V4 inch and la rg e r................................ 
M anilla..............................................................  13
dls.
Steel and  Iron................................................... 
Try and Bevels................................................. 
M itre.................................................................. 

76
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
(2 95
3 15
3 (5
3 15
3 25
3  35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14..........................................(4 05 
Nos. 15 to 17 ........................................   4  05 
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24 ........................................   4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26 ........................................   4  25 
No. 27 ....................................................  4  45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86..........................................dls. 
50
Silver Lake, White  A .............................       list  50
“ 56
50
55
35

Drab A .......................... 
 
White  B .................................   “ 
Drab B.....................................  “ 
White C.................................... “ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

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

Solid Eyes................................................ per ton (26
20
70
50
30
30
Steel, Game........................................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida  Community, Hawley a 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.................................................  62Vi
Coppered  Spring  Steel...................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized..................................  s 10
painted.......................................   2 65

wire. 

dls.

“ 

wrenches. 

40
An  Sable......................................................dls. 
Putnam .............................................. 
dls.  06
dls. 10*10
Northwestern...................................  
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
30
Coe’s  G enuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,......................  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable................................. 75*10
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Bird Cages......................................  
60
 
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
”5
Screws, New 1 1st..............................................70*10
Casters, Bed  a  d Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American........................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........ 6T *10

dls.

HORSE NAILS.

METALS,

PIG TIN.

6X
7

ZINC.

26c
280

SOLDER

Pig  Large.......................................  ................  
Pig Bars......................................................... 
Duty:  Sheet, 2V4e per pound.
680 pound  casks............................................... 
Per  pound......................................................... 
V4@V4.........................................................................16
Extra W iping......................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many other  qualities  of
solder In the market Indicated by mivaie brands
vary according to composition.
ANTIMOHT
Cookson............................................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN— MSLYM GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............................................ (7 5 0
.............................................   7  50
14x20 IC, 
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, 
10x14 DC, 
14x20 IX, 

.............................................   6  75
..............................................  8  25
.................  ..........................  9  a
ROOFING PLATES

Each additional X on this grade (1.50.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28  IC, 
14x20IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX.........................................................  
14x31  IX............................................................ 15

“ Worcester......................................   6 50
“ 
“ 
“  Allaway  Grade.................  
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

..............................  8  50
.............................  13  50
6 00
7  50
12  50
15  50
(14 0»

“ 
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“ 
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8

N°-1 Bol.1ler*' \ per pound  ... 

10

BUSINESS  LAW.

Summarized  Decisions from  Courts  of 

Last Resort.

A M N ESTY— E F F E C T S — TR A N SFERR IN G  

LA N D .

The  Supreme  Court  of 

the  United 
States  has  rendered  a  decision  to  the 
effect that the  general  amnesty  granted 
to  soldiers  of  the  Confederate  army 
after  the  war  removed  the  disability 
which restrained  a  Confederate  soldier 
from  making  a  valid  transfer  of  real 
estate in Cincinnati.

M A R RIED   WOMAN— HOME— CREDITORS.
The Kentucky Court of  Appeals  held, 
in the recent case of Johnson’s Adm’r vs. 
Johnson, that although the money of the 
wife may  be  obtained  by  the  husband 
under a verbal agreement to  invest  it  in 
a home for her, still,  if she  acquiesces in 
his conversion of  it  to  his  use  by  pur­
chase of property in  his  own  name,  her 
subsequent claim to  the  property  or  its 
proceeds  will  not  prevail  against  his 
creditors.

M A R RIED   WOMAN— EST O PPE L.

Where  a  married  woman  represents 
that a loan  on  property  purchased,  the 
purchase price  of  which  is  secured  by 
mortgage on her  lands,  is  for  her  own 
use, she will be estopped as  against  one 
who in  good  faith  has  contracted  with 
her in reliance  upon  her  statement  from 
asserting that she  is  a  surety and not a 
principal in the transaction.  So held by 
the Supreme Court of Indiana.

M A R RIED   WOMAN— SEP A R A TE  E ST A TE.
The Superior Court of  Kentucky  held 
land  which 
that  timber  growing  upon 
was the wife’s general estate belonged to 
her,  and  if,  with  her  consent,  while  it 
was growing upon her land,  her husband 
sold it for her benefit,  the money  aiising 
from it,  when received by her  or  by  her 
husband, who loaned it out for  her,  tak­
ing the note payable to  her, became  her 
separate  estate,  and  was  not  liable  for 
his debts.

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CORPORATION— STOCK— SU BSCRIPTION.
In  the  case  of  The  Spellier  Electric 
Time Company vs. Leedom,  recently  de­
cided by the Supreme Court  of  Pennsyl­
vania,  the defendant was a subscriber  to 
the stock of the plaintiff company,  under 
whose articles of  association,  fixing  the 
capital stock at $200,000,  it  was  provid­
ed that  $165,000  of  cash  subscriptions 
should be  made  in  order  to  create  the 
capital stock.  Only $50.000 of  the  cash 
subscriptions being made,  the  defendant 
declined to pay his  subscription,  on  the 
ground  that  the  articles  of  the  associ­
ation  had  not  been  carried  out.  The 
Supreme Court held that  an  affidavit  of 
defense  setting  forth  these  facts  was 
sufficient answer to  a  suit  by  the  com 
pany,  saying:  “A subscriber to stock in 
a proposed corporation  has  at  least  the 
right to expect  that  the  capital  named 
in the articles should be  raised,  because 
the articles explicitly so state,  and  they 
are necessarily to be considered in decid 
ing  what  are  the  terms  of  the  sub 
scriber’s  contract. 
In  this  case,  how 
ever,  even  the  6,500  shares  which,  by 
the  terms  of  the  subscription  paper 
signed  by  the  defendant,  were  to  be 
raised,  were never subscribed,  and  it  is 
difficult  to  understand  how  we  are  to 
hold  the defendant absolutely  liable  for 
the  whole  amount  of  -his  subscription 
when this important express term of  the 
very  contract  in  suit  has  not  been 
carried out.”

It  is  not  generally  known  that  the 
rules  of  the post  office  department  em­
powers the inspectors to open  suspicious 
letters at  discretion,  and .it is  carried on 
to  a  greater  extent  than  one  would 
imagine.  Under  the  rules  of  the  post 
office  any private  letter  may  be  opened 
and read,  so  you will  perceive  that  the 
U.  8. mails are not more  sacred  and  ex­
empt  from  government  espionage  than 
are ‘the  mails  in  Russia  or  any  other 
country.

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8

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

of the present session of Congress,  hence 
it is an indication  that  Congress  has  re­
solved to carry out as closely as  possible 
the recommendations  of  the  Naval  Ad­
visory  Board,  which  some  years  ago 
drew up a  plan  embodying  the  number 
and character of  vessels  needed  for  the 
proper defense of the country.

The report of  the Board  recommended 
that a  certain  proportion  of  the  total 
number  of  ships  called  for  should  be 
provided for annually, so  that  the  total 
expense  of  constructing  the  new  navy 
might  be  distributed  over  a  series  of 
years sufficiently extended to prevent  an 
treasury,  but 
undue  drain  upon 
at  the  same  time  brief  enough 
to 
insure  a  strong  fleet  within  a  reason­
able time.

the 

The  authorization  of  the  light  draft 
gnnboats and  torpedo  vessels  is  partic­
ularly  praiseworthy,  as  such  vessels 
are urgently needed at  the  present  time 
for the peace  service  of  the  navy.  The 
armored  cruiser  authorized  is  to  be  a 
sister ship of the  New  York,  now  prac­
tically completed,  and  the  battle-ship  is 
to be similar  in  general  construction  to 
the  three  ships  authorized  by  the  last 
Congress.

Both the  people  and  the  Government 
now seem united  on  the  subject  of  the 
new navy,  hence that  problem  has  been 
entirely  removed  from  any  connection 
with party politics,  so  that  there  would 
now seem to be no  obstacle  in  the  way 
of our possessing,  within a  few  years,  a 
navy  capable  of  coping  successfully 
with the most powerful  fleets  of  foreign 
nations.

totals 

From  the 

furnished  by 

only from February of the present  year.
the 
Treasury  report  we  have  prepared  the 
following table which shows, at a glance, 
what  has  been  the  actual  gain  in  the 
value of the merchandise imported  from 
and exported to these countries since  we 
have held reciprocal trade relations  with 
them:

,000s

33,418
924
786
318
1,907

Omitted.
Brazil 
.......
3uba.............
Porto Rico....
S. Domingo-..
S alvador.......
British W. I..

/——■Imports----\
1860-1. 1891-2. 1890-1.
$73,619  $110.344 $13,332
7,981
23,781
1,320
874
629
557
226
6(2
1,487
1,731

,---- Exports---- ,
1891-2.
$14,583
11,607
1,524
534
196
1,617
The Brazil figures show a  very con-
siderable increase in imports,  while they 
also prove that the increase in  the  value 
of  domestic  prodace  exported  by  our 
merchants  has  been  very  gratifying, 
considering  the  lack  of  transportation 
facilities and the  unsettled  state  of  af­
fairs in South America.  The most grati­
fying increases were in  the two  articles 
of flour and railway material.

The figures  in  the  case  of  Cuba,  al­
though covering only seven months, show 
a remarkable and important  increase  in 
both  imports  and  exports.  Our  ship­
ments to the Island have actnally increas­
ed over the same seven  moths  last  year 
very nearly four million dollars in value. 
The principal articles in  which gains are 
to be noted are in flour, which  increased 
$602,000 in  value; machinery,  with a gain 
of  $486,000  and 
lard,  with  a  gain  of 
$599,605.

Oar trade with Porto  Rico  has also ex­
hibited a considerable increase,  but  the 
treaties with the other  countries  on  the 
list have been in  force  for  too  short  a 
time to permit of the  effect  of  the  reci­
procity arrangement  becoming  apparent.

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W E D N E S D A Y ,  J U N E   1,  189% .

INCREASING OUR NAVAL STRENGTH 
The growing popularity of the work of 
building a new navy  with  the  people  of 
the country is  strongly  reflected  in  the 
action  of  the  United  States  Senate 
in 
making a  considerable  provision  in  the 
naval  appropriation  bill  for  the  con­
struction of new vessels. 
It will  be  re­
membered that the House  of  Represent­
atives some weeks  ago  made  an  allow­
ance for but a single new  warship.  The 
popular  displeasure  at  this  act  of  the 
lower house  was  voiced  by  a  vigorous 
condemnation on the  part  of  the  press, 
which expression of general  disapproval 
had no little to do with the liberality dis­
played by the Senate.

in  addition 

The Senate’s amendments to the House 
bill  provide, 
to  the  one 
armored cruiser of 8,000  tons  authorized 
by  the  House  bill,  for  one  sea-going 
coast line battle  ship,  designed  to  carry 
the  heaviest  armor  and  most  powerful 
ordnance,  with a  displacement  of  about 
9,000 tons,  to have  the  highest  practica- 
able speed for vessels of its class,  and  to 
cost, exclusive of  armameut  and of  any 
premiums that may be paid for increased 
speed,  not exceeding $4,000,000.

The Senate also authorized one^harbor 
defense double-turret ship,  of  the  moni­
tor type,  with  a  displacement  of  about 
7,500 tons,  to have  the  highest  practica­
ble speed,  and to cost exclusive of  arma­
ment,  uot  exceeding  $3,000,000;  four 
light-draft gunboats of from 800  to  1,200 
tons  displacement,  with 
the  highest 
practicable  speed  for  vessels  of  their 
class,  to  cost,  exclusive  of  armament, 
not exceeding $450,000 each;  and  six tor­
pedo boats,  at  a  cost  of  not  exceeding 
$110,000 each and not more  than  two  of 
said torpedo boats  to be  built  at  one  es­
tablishment.

These additions to  the  amount  appro­
priated  for  naval  purposes  involve  the 
expenditure  of  over  $11,000,000,  all  of 
which will not, of course, come out of  the 
revenues of any single year,  as the  work 
of constructing the  new  ships  and  their 
armament  will  extend  through  several 
years.

The  vessels  provided  for  correspond 
exactly with the  recommendations  made 
by  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy 
in  his 
report to the President at  the  beginning

every  one  such,  i>  the  larger  cities,  a 
dozen  rogues,  a  few  only  of  whom  are 
ever brought to  justice.  When men are 
found practicing that  especial  meanness 
that  takes  the  direction  of  swindling 
those  whose  very  anxiety  for  work by 
which to  support  themselves  and  fami­
lies renders them unwary, they should be 
punished to the  full  extent  of  the  law, 
and  if  necessary  more  stringent  laws 
should be enacted for  their  punishment.

SHOULD  BE  PERPETUATED.

There  is maintained at  Washington in 
connection with  the  State  Department, 
although  not  a  component  part of  that 
branch of  the Government,  an  establish­
ment conducted under  the  name  of  the 
Bureau  of  American Republics.  This 
bureau  was  the  outcome  of  the  Pan- 
American Congress,  held some years ago, 
and its expenses  are,  in  a  measure,  met 
by  contributions  of  most  of  the Latin- 
American nations.

this  country. 

The raison d'etre  of  this  bureau  is to 
collect and circulate as widely as possible 
all  matters 
relating  to  the  different 
South  American and  Central  American 
Republics,  as  well  as  Mexico,  particu­
larly those matters which have a bearing 
upon the trade  relations  of  the  various 
republics  with 
This 
establishment has done  much  good  ser­
vice,  particularly  since  the  reciprocity 
treaties have  gone into  effect, as the in­
formation which has  been  circulated  by 
it has been of  incalculable  assistance  to 
the  merchants  of  the  country and  par­
ticularly to those of  the seaboard  cities.
So important to  the  foreign  trade  in­
terests has  the work  of  this  bureau be­
come that there has been a very extensive 
demand  from  the  larger  ports  of  this 
country that the government  take  steps 
to  maintain  it  permanently.  That  the 
information  disseminated has  also  been 
of  advantage  to 
the  Latin-American 
countries is shown by the fact that Para­
guay and San  Domingo  have recently re­
solved to be  represented  in  the  bureau 
and  have  made  provision  for  the pay­
ment of their respective  shares  towards 
the expense of maintaining the service.

If  the  information  disseminated  by 
this  Bureau  of  American  Republics  is 
actually of  as  great  value  to  the  com­
merce of  the  country,  as seems to be the 
case  from 
indorsement  its 
labors  have  received,  the  Government 
could not do better  than to take  steps to 
perpetuate and improve the service.

the  wide 

The  National  Qrocer  asserts  that  we 
shall have a larger and  better  supply  of 
Japan tea this  year  than  we  have  ever 
had  before.  The  improved  transporta­
tion which has taken place  by  the  addi­
tion of fast steamers  to  this  country  is 
an indication  that  we  shall  really  have 
all  the  tea  we  can  dispose  of  in  our 
markets.  Already  there  has  been  an­
nounced by cable  that  we  shall  have  a 
larger supply than we had last year  and, 
further,  that  the  consumptive  require­
ments will be amply met.  The capacity 
for  transportation  via 
the  Canadian 
Pacific  Railway  and  the  efforts  which 
have been made to increase  the  supplies 
will give us all the  tea  that  is  required 
for the consumptive wants.

The reciprocity  section  of  the  tariff 
law has  been  officially  declared  as  ap­
plying  to  the  government  of  Austria- 
Hungary,  as that empire has granted  ex­
emption  of  duties  to  the  products  and 
manufactures 
this 
country.

imported 

from 

STATISTICTS  ON  RECIPROCITY.
There has  naturally  been  some  curi­
osity felt to know the actual  effect  upon 
the commerce of the  country  of  the  re­
ciprocity treaties,  which have  been  con­
cluded with a number of our Latin-Amer­
ican neighbors  under  the  provisions  of 
the McKinley  bill.  Of  course,  no  one 
has looked for any  remarkable  showing 
daring the first year of  the  existence  of 
these  treaties,  particularly,  as  it  is  a 
well known fact that before we can  hope 
to  profit fully by the  terms  of  the  reci­
procity arrangement we will have to pro­
vide better transportation facilities  than 
we now possess.

The Statistical Bureau of the Treasury 
Department,  in deference  to  the  public 
desire to gauge by  actual  statistical  re­
turns the result of reciprocity,  has  been 
furnishing,  in its monthly statistical  ab­
stracts,  the trade figures of the  countries 
with which we have treaties in force,  so 
that it may be seen  from  the  beginning 
whether or not our commerce  is  reaping 
any benefit.

These reciprocity statistics  are  neces­
sarily very  incomplete,  as  most  of  the 
treaties  are  of  recent  date,  that  with 
Brazil being the only one which has now 
been in force for a full year, hut such  as 
they are, they are interesting.  The  last 
Treasury  statement  of 
imports  and 
exports furnishes  the details  of  the  im­
ports from and exports of domestic  mer­
chandise to Brazil, Cuba,  Porto Rico, San 
Domingo, Salvador and the British  West 
Indies.  Of  all 
these  countries  with 
which  we  have  treaties,  Brazil  is  the 
only one  with  which  we  have  enjoyed 
reciprocity for a full year. 
In the  cases 
of Cuba, Porto  Rico, and  San  Domingo, 
the treaties went into effect in September 
last,  while with respect to  Salvador  and 
the British West Indies,  the treaties date

A  MEAN  BUSINESS.

Not long since a  man was held for  ex­
amination  in  New  York  for  swindling 
people out of money  under  the  pretense 
of  obtaining employment for them.  This 
way  of  obtaining  money is by no means 
uncommon,  but as it is usually conducted 
in a small  way,  complaints  are  seldom 
made.  At the  present  time  there are a 
few men out  of  employment,  and  many 
of  them will  take almost any chances of 
securing something to do. 
It  is  at  such 
times that unprincipled  men find it  par­
ticularly  easy  to  work  their  swindling 
schemes  on  their  unfortunate  victims, 
often getting the last  dollar  which  they 
have,  without any intention of returning 
an equivalent by finding work  for  them. 
But although there are better  opportuni­
ties for this victimizing  business when a 
considerable number  of  men  are  unem­
ployed,  there  is  always  a  desire  to find 
work  that pays  better, or  that  is  more 
desirable for other  reasons,  and  this de­
sire gives the labor brokers  their  oppor­
tunities. 
It  is,  however,  when  the  un­
fortunate  unemployed  are  victimized 
that  the  operation  gets  down to an ex­
tremely  low depth of  meanness.

If  there  is  work  to  be  had  there are 
ways by  which men may find it for them­
selves,  or  legitimate  and  comparatively 
inexpensive ways in  which  they  can let 
their wishes be known  to the public. 
If 
there is no work  to be had,  no  one  can; 
of  course,  find work for them.

If  men will agree  to  pay  brokers  for 
finding them  situations, they should pay 
only  when  they  obtain  these  situations 
through  the  influence  of  the  “agent.” 
This is a safe  rule;  for while  there  may 
be honest men in the  business of  finding 
employment  for  others, there  are  for

T H E   V IT CTTT O  A7ST  T R A D E S M A N .

9

PATRONS'  COMMERCIAL  UNION.

Written for Thk Tradesman.

There are probably few other  cities  in 
existence which  contain  so  many  busi­
ness  concerns  sporting  high-sounding 
names,  and  oocupying  seven  by  nine 
apartments  in  the  interior  regions  of 
many-story  blocks,  and  whose  visible 
stock in trade consists of a writing desk, 
two  or  three  chairs,  a  little  stationery 
and an elaborate  sign,  as  Grand  Rapids. 
We  have  “commercial”  agencies,  “col­
lective”  agencies, “purchasing” agencies 
and  agencies  of  every  known  variety; 
yet they say  there  is  always  “room  for 
one  more,” and  now  comes  this  latest 
addition, 
the  “Patrons’  Commercial 
Union.”

in 

last 

This concern  is  an  incorporated  joint 
stock affair,  having a  board  of  directors 
and a  secretary  and  business  manager. 
In  March 
the  business  office 
was  transferred  from  Lansing  to  this 
city and is now in charge of  Mr.  DuBois 
Conklin,  who is  the  secretary  and  busi­
ness  manager  of  the  company.  Mr. 
Conklin is a very pleasant  gentleman,  of 
a decided business  turn,  and,  no  doubt, 
is  identified  with  this  scheme  for  the 
same reason that any other business man 
is  identified  with  any  other  scheme, 
namely,  for what there is  in  it  for  him.
The name of  this  company  would  in­
dicate that it was a “ union” of “patrons” 
for “commercial”  purposes,  but  a  close 
investigation shows that such is  not  the 
case. 
Its  purposes  are  certainly  com­
mercial,  but  the  Union  is  composed  of 
“stockholders.”  Any  farmer,  whether 
he  be  a  Patron  or  not,  may  par­
ticipate  in  its  professed  benefits  by 
“ taking  stock” 
the  company;  but 
all who are not  Patrons  are  charged  $1 
per  year  extra..  The  regular  “dues,” 
which the stockholders are  assessed,  are 
supposed to  cover  the  expenses  of  the 
management,  and  all  price  quotations 
obtained from the  office,  therefore,  are 
net.  Mr. Conklin is under bonds,  not  to 
the Patrons,  but  to  the  Union  directo­
rate,  to  the  extent  of  $20,000,  for 
the 
faithful discharge of  his  duties;  and  he 
asserts that the office did a  business  last 
year of $51,000,  effecting a net  saving  to 
the stockholders' of the Union of $21,000. 
This  is  equivalent  to  saying  that  the 
stockholders  of  this  Union  saved,  last 
year,  41  3-17  per  cent,  by  purchasing 
their supplies through it. 
If  this  state­
ment  is  correct, 
it  would  pay  every 
retailer  In  the  country  to  make  their 
purchases  through  this  office,  for  no 
retailer of farmers’  general  supplies  on 
the face of  the  globe  can  purchase  his 
goods any other way so as to realize such 
a profit.

This wonderful statement is  not  made 
for the edification of business  men;  it  Is 
made for the express purpose  of  leading 
farmers to believe  that,  by  paying their 
dollars into this  Union,  they  may  save 
41 per cent., and it  would  not  be  so  re­
markably strange if some  of  them  actu­
ally  believed 
Farmers  have  been 
known to hold some  very  crude  notions 
of business.  They have really imagined, 
before now,  that the retail mercantile in­
terests are diametrically opposed to their 
interests, and  that  the  retail  merchant 
is  a  sort  of  an  incubus  bearing  down 
upon  them,  sapping  their  vitality  and 
preying  upon  their  substance.  They 
hail with  delight' every  new  Moses  who 
points out a new way by which they may 
escape from  the bondage of  the  retailer, 
but  the  history  of  past  events  proves

it. 

is 
that,  when  the  culminating  point 
reached  in  these  frequently  occurring 
schemes to  throw  off  the  yoke  of  com-1 
mercial  bondage  and  down  the  profit- 
surfeited 
the 
plum  and  the  poor  farmer,  as  usual, 
“pays for all.”

retailer,  Moses  pockets 

Some fifteen years ago, the writer  was 
identified  with  the  Grange  in  Canada. 
Up  to  that  time  the  order  had  been 
steadily advancing,  and  the  agricultural 
interests had  been  greatly  benefitted  in 
various  ways.  The  ritual  taught  the 
principles of unity,  harmony and justice. 
In unity of action  only  could  long  suf­
fered  abuses  be 
remedied  or  much 
needed reforms  be  brought  about.  Or­
ganization  creates  great  possibilities, 
and the Grange was no  exception  to  the 
general rule.  The spirit of  organization 
pervaded  all  classes  and 
the  farmers, 
who  were  the  most  numerous,  yet  the 
most helpless class,  became  aroused,  at 
last,  to the importance  of  united  action | 
as  a  means  of  self-protection,  mutual 
benefit and  individual,  social  and  intel­
lectual  development.  The  beautiful 
ritual of the order taught  that  the  ulti­
mate  goal  of  success  could  only  be 
reached by the practice  of  harmony  and 
the  strict  rendering  of  justice  to  all 
other  legitimate  and  established 
in­
terests.  Over the  very  gateway  of  the 
order were suspended the two red danger 
signals  of  discord  and  mercenary  mo­
tive.  As stated  before,  while  the  order 
led a true life,  it  grew,  prospered,  and 
great good was  accomplished;  but  when 
it became great and  powerful, designing 
schemes  for pelf  began  to  play  on  the 
commercial  ignorance  and  credulity  of 
the order by stirring up  a  spirit  of  ani­
mosity  against the  retail  mercantile  in­
terests  of  the  country.  These  selfish 
schemes  saw,  in 
this  great  organized 
body of  farmers,  a  fine  opportunity  to 
“make  a  haul,”  and  so  the  seeds  of 
poison were sown broadcast,  which acted 
as a kind of anaesthetic in preparing  the 
subject  for  the  operating  table.  The 
secretary’s  desk 
the  subordinate 
Grange became the depository for  a  vast 
amount  of  circulating  literature.  The 
legitimate work of the lodge  was  gradu­
ally crowded out  and  the  sessions  were 
frittered away  in  reading  printed  com­
munications couched in language intend­
ed to lead the tillers  of  the  soil  into  a 
firm conviction that they were the down­
trodden  and  oppressed  victims  of  that 
monster of  greed  known  as  “the  store­
keeper.”  Plans were  submitted  where­
by they might  escape  the  retailers’  un­
holy  exactions  and  save  their  hard- 
earned  dollars.  Price  lists  poured  in 
from every point  of  the  compass,  quot­
ing  prices  on  every  conceivable  thing, 
from an  ounce  of  nutmegs  to  a  steam 
threshing machine.  The  body  became 
paralyzed with a mercenary  spirit.  The 
temple of justice was torn down  and  the 
scales were made use of in  weighing  out 
codfish and crackers.  The master’s gavel 
was  thrown  under  the  table  to  make 
room for samples of nutmegs and ground 
pepper.  A Dominion Agency was estab­
lished by the order and an attempt  made 
to furnish every Granger  in  the  Domin­
ion with  everything  he  needed.  Many 
intelligent, fair-minded farmers withdrew 
from the  order  in  perfect  disgust,  but ; 
their  places  were  more  than  filled  by ! 
selfish, 
o f : 
small caliber who  could see no benefit in  | 
organization  until  they  smelled  some-!

narrow-minded 

farmers 

in 

OF  COURSE  YOU  WANT

POINTER

—  SOMETHING  TO —

L IV E N   U P   T R A D E !
T h en   H a rk en   n ot  to  th e  C a la m ity   W a ile r  

b u t at  o n c e   0 3 R X D   h :  hv  th e  folk  w in g :

LION  COFFEE

0. D. JAVA AND  STANDARD  MARACAIBO

T 
ION  COFFEE, O.  D. Java  and  Standard  Maracaibo are 
i  our  leading  brands, and  all  we  ask of  merchants  is  to 
give them  a trial.  Lion Coffee is sold in  1-lb. packages, never 
in bulk;  the other  two are  sold  in  bulk  only.  The combina­
tion of  all three is  just  what  merchants  need  in  the  store, to 
suit all classes of trade.

Write your Jobber for Quotations or address

WOOLSON  SPICE  CO .
Hiih  Grade  Coffees,

BOASTERS  OF

TOLEDO,  - 

-  OHIO.

L   WINTERNITX,

RESIDENT  AGENT,

106  Ke n t  St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

RMDGE,  KALMBAOH  &  CO.,

12,  14,  16  PEARL  ST.

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

T X 7 'E   would call  the  atten- 
tion of  the  trade  to our 
”   ”  
lines  of  walking  shoes.  We 
can show  you  all  the novelties 
at popular prices.

We  also  carry  good  lines  of 

Tennis Goods at low prices.

We  want to sell  you  your  rubbers  for  fall.  Terms  and  discounts  as  good  as 

offered by any agents for the Boston  Rubber Shoe Co.

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

Manufacturers  of

Slow  Cases

Qf  Every Description.

WRITE FOR  PRICES.
First-Glass  Work  Only.
G R A N D   R A P ID S .

53  and  6 0  C an al  St.,

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E  8 M A N

thing that reminded them  of  coffee  and 
heard  the jingle of silver.

When the order had reached this stage, 
its destruction  was sure and  swift.  The 
writer could  write  column  after  column 
giving names and particulars of  base im­
positions,  fraudulent  transactions,  and 
unsatisfactory  and  ruinous  shipments 
and consignments,  which constituted the 
whirlwind that swept the noble  order  of 
the Grange into oblivion  and  disrepute. 
True,  a  remnant  still  exists,  embracing 
many good men; but, owing  to  the  fool­
ish mistakes of the past,  a  stigma  rests 
upon the  very name,  and,  virtually,  it  is 
a thing of the past.

The P.  of I.  movement  is  a  miserable 
burlesque on the more noble order which 
preceded it.  The puny efforts  to  organ­
ize farmers  for  the  purpose of  bulldoz­
ing others engaged in different,  but  just 
as honorable  and  legitimate,  callings  in 
life as they are themselves,  the  childish 
and idiotic attempts to  throttle free  and 
healthful  competition,  and their meddle­
some interference in  matters  pertaining 
to trade and commerce, are  all  sure  and 
certain evidences that  the  P.  of  1.  was
born into  the  world  with  the  seeds  of 
death  engrafted  in 
its  anatomy.  The 
P.  of I.  will follow its predecessors to an 
untimely end,  and its  remembrance  will 
serve as one  more  warning  to  farmers, 
that  a  permanent  organization  which 
will  ward  off  all  encroachments  upon 
their rights and successfully guard  their 
interests, must be  built  upon  a  founda­
tion  of  common 
justice.  Selfishness 
begets discord,  and  where  discord  pre­
vails,  there can be no life.  Farmers  are 
not the only class who  have  thus  failed 
to make a success  of  organization.  The 
retailers have not,  as  yet,  proved  them­
selves capable of  maintaining  an  organ­
ization; but they did  not  fail  because  a 
lot  of  scheming  and  perambulating 
farmers led them to believe that the  reg­
ular  farmers 'were  a  useless  class  of 
middlemen and ought  to  be  driven  into 
other  occupations,  and  that  large  sums 
might  be  saved  by  growing  their  own 
pork and  beans.

A few years ago,  Grange stores sprung 
up  here and  there  all  over  this  country 
—a  blunder which  the  Canadian  Gran­
gers  (to  their  superior  wisdom,  be  it 
said)  kept pretty  clear  of.  Where  are 
all  those  stores  to-day?  “Gone  where 
the  woodbine  twineth.”  We  hear  a 
great  deal  ¡[said  -about 
the  notorious 
Grange store in  Allegan,  but  this  store 
of  Mr.  Stegeman’s  has  no  more  to  do 
with the Grange  than  the  Boston  store 
in  this  city  has  to  do  with 
the  city 
of  Boston. 
Some  citizen  of  Boston 
may.  or  may not,  own stock in the  store; 
and  so  a few  wealthy  Grangers  may  or 
may not own stock in  the  business  con­
trolled  by  Mr. i Stegeman.  During  the 
years the  management was putting  forth 
every effort to establish 3this  large  busi­
ness,  the  portals were carefully  guarded 
against all  “cowards and eavesdroppers.” 
The Grange  was popular and it embraced 
a  large  percentage  of  the  wealth  of 
Allegan  county.  Farmers  were  impor­
tuned, from a standpoint of duty, to turn 
their sheckels^into  the  big  iron  box  at 
the Grange store, where they could obtain 
their supplies at cost,  with simply  4  per 
cent,  added,  to pay  the  expenses  of  the 
management.  The business grew  amaz­
ingly.  Farmers came from  all  over  the 
county to trade at tbe^Grange  store, and 
a peep  in of,a Saturday [afternoon  was  a 
“picnic,”  evenjo  a  drummer.  Confu­

sion  worse confounded  would  be  a mild 
way  of  describing 
it;  crowding—jam­
ming—jostling-elbowing-tugging-sweat- 
ing—yelling—burley  Grangers  main­
taining their positions against all comers 
and clutching two-bushel grain bags,  into 
which  went  sugar,  tea,  soap,  raisins, 
matches, shoes,  corsets, nails, cloth,  tin- 
pans,  kid  gloves  and  everything  else: 
and every time  a  shot  was  fired  into  a 
bag,  a  wild  Apache  yell  would  pierce 
the air,  announcing the name of  the  bag 
owner and  the  name  and  value  of  the 
missile fired into the  bag.  Sometimes  a 
Granger  would  loose  his  temper,  and 
then he would get  his  wife  to  hold  the 
bag for him while  he  squeezed  out  and 
got a drink.  Dress goods and lamp  chim­
neys went  into  those  bags  unwrapped, 
for  the 4 per  cent,  was  not  supposed 
to  cover  wrapping  paper  and  twine. 
Outsiders were  allowed  to  trade  at  the 
store by paying a  small  annual  fee,  but 
now all restrictions are removed and  the 
In 
general  public  may  trade 
there. 
passing  from  this  Grange  store, 
the 
writer submits  the  following  queries  to 
the reader:

2. 

1.  How is it  that  Mr.  Stegeman,  who 
certainly failed to make  a  brilliant  suc­
cess in business  on  his  own  hook,  has 
grown rich out of this business?

If goods are sold on  a  4  per  cent, 
margin of profit at this store,  how  in  the 
name of common sense is  it  that  the  P. 
of I.  in  this  same  county  of  Allegan 
have been, and are,  so desirous  of  estab­
lishing trading places, or P. of  I.  stores, 
as they  are  called,  on  a  10  per  cent, 
margin of profit?

that 

it  not 

self-evident 

3.  Allegan  has  always  enjoyed  the 
reputation of being a good trading point, 
aside from the Grange  store;  and  if  the 
Grange store sells on a margin  of  4  per 
cent.,  how  is  it  that  the  retailers  of 
Allegan are  doing  a  business  larger  in 
volume than the average, and realize  the 
same margin of profit that other retailers 
in the surrounding towns realize?
.  Is 
the 
farmer’s worst  enemy  is  his  pretended 
friend?  True,  he has  been  bled  by  all 
sorts of  sharks  and  plundered  on 
the 
right  and  on 
the  left  by  designing 
schemers; and it is true, also,  that in  his 
isolated condition  he is  preyed  upon  by 
numerous  parasites  and  compelled  to 
bear unnecessary  burdens,  but  his  con­
dition  will never  become  materially  im­
proved  until  he  becomes  educated 
to 
a point  where  he  can  discriminate  be­
tween  his enemies and  his  true  friends, 
and  between  legitimate  business  and 
tomfoolery.  He then  will  have  become 
abundantly able to take care  of  himself; 
but,  until then,  he  will  be  the  fat  and 
juicy game of every schemer  who  comes 
along.

In  conclusion,  1  wish  to  state  that 
nothing is written in this  article  intend­
ed to reflect upon  any  crookedness  con­
nected  with the subject  of  this  article. 
The reflections contained herein are  cast 
by the dying embers of past events.

E.  A.  Owen.

Sault Ste Marie—The hardware firm of 
Higgins & Given  has dissolved,  Chas. W. 
Given continuing the business.

E N G R A V I N G

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

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY, 

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on  every  package, as  It  is  a 
guarantee of the genuine ar­
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THE  ONLY  RELIABLE

Sold ill  this  market tor  the  past  Fifteen  Year, .

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

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Telephone 566.

106  Kent St.

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guarantee  of 
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Unriiraled Compressed Yeast,

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To Grocers Everywhere.

Special attention ii invited to our

YELLOW  LABEL
which Is affixed  to  every  cake 
of onr Yeast, and which serves 
Onr Goode from worthless  Imitation.

TO  DISTINGUISH 

If you have any beans and want to sell, 
we want them, will  give you full  m ar­
ket  price. 
Send  them  to  ns  In  any 
quantity  np to car  loads, we want  1000 
bushels daily.

W .   T.  L A M O R E A U X   &  GO.,

128,  130 and 132  W.  Bridge S t, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

TALKS  WITH  A  LAWYER
T H E   GROW TH  OF  AM ERICAN  LA W . 

W ritten fo r Thk Tradesman.

The oldest  settlement  on  the  middle 
coast was that of the Dutch at the mouth 
of  the Hudson river,  following upon  the 
discovery of  that river,  in 1609,  by Capt. 
Henry  Hudson.  The  Dutch  were  great 
explorers,  and  soon  made  claim  to  the 
whole coast between the Connecticut  and 
Delaware  rivers,  but in  1664,  Charles  11. 
gave this  territory to his  brother  James, 
who  compelled  the  Dutch  governor,  by 
force  of  arms,  to  surrender,  and  New 
Netherlands  became  New  York,  James 
being  the  Duke  of  York.  The  Duke 
afterwards became the  King of  England, 
and  the  colony  became  a  royal  colony, 
and  the  lawmaking  power,  subject  to 
the  crown,  was  vested in  a governor and 
a council  appointed  by  the  crown,  and 
an assembly elected by the people.  When 
the Duke of  York took  possession of his 
territory,  he  granted  out  that  part  be­
tween the  Delaware river  and the  ocean 
to  lords  proprietors,  but  in  1702, 
the 
proprietors  surrendered  their  right  of 
government  to  the  crown,  and  East and 
West  Jersey were  united  and  became a
royal colony.  For some time New Jersey 
had the same governor as New York,  but 
it always had its own assembly.

The  next  oldest  territory  was  that 
which  comprised  the  present  State  of 
Delaware.  At  first it was  disputed  ter­
ritory. 
It  lay within  the grant made  to 
Lord  Baltimore  in  1632.  The  Dutch 
claimed some  settlements in  1655,  which 
afterwards  passed to the  Duke of  York, 
by whom it  was  sold  in  1682 to William 
Penn.  Lord  Baltimore  surrendered  his 
claim,  and  it  then  became  a  mere  ap­
pendage of  Pennsylvania with  the  same 
governor,  although  after  1703  an  inde­
pendent assembly, even down to the time 
of the Revolution.

William  Penn  was  the  founder  of 
Pennsylvania; 
the  grant  to  him  was 
made  in  1681,  and  included  about  the 
same  territory  as  now occupied  by that 
State.  Penn’s  charter  gave  him 
the 
power to enact  laws  conformable to rea­
son  and  the  laws of  England,  with  the 
consent  of  the  freemen  of  the  colony. 
This charter continued in  force  until the 
Revolution,  when  the  state of  Pennsyl­
vania  assumed  all the  political  powers 
that  belonged 
to  Penn’s  descendants, 
paying  them a  large  sum of  money  for 
surrendering their rights to the soil.

Virginia was the oldest of the Southern 
Colonies. 
It may be said that the politi­
cal  history of  the  United  States  begins 
with the founding of  Jamestowu in 1607. 
It was founded  by the London company. 
The  London  company  was  created  by 
King  James 1.,  by the same  charter  that 
created  the  Plymouth  company.  These 
two  companies divided  between them all 
English  dominions  in  the  New  World, 
the London company receiving the  south­
ern, the Plymouth the northern territory. 
They were  authorized  to  establish  colo­
nies, each  colony  to  be  subject  to  the 
king,  to  be  governed  by a local  council 
of the company in England,  at the  king’s 
pleasure.  These  companies  were  short 
lived.  The  stockholders  lived  in  Eng­
land and did not become colonists.  They 
were, 
companies 
clothed with political powers.  The Lon­
don  company  gave  to  the  settlement  in 
Jamestown  a charter which gave the peo­
ple no voice  whatever in the government 
of  the  colony,  but  King  James  in  his

indeed,  mercantile 

1 1

Glass  Covers  for  Biscuits.

n m i.

Grader  Ghosts. 

THE  AHCHIGLAlSr  TRADESMAN.
charter  to  the  London  and  Plymouth 
companies  had  said:  “Also,  we  do  for 
us, our  heirs  and successors, declare  by 
these  presents  that  all  and  every  the 
persons,  being  our  subjects,  which shall 
go and inhabit within the said colony and 
plantation,  and  every their  children  and 
posterity,  which shall  happen to be born 
within  any  of  the  limits  thereof,  shall 
have  and  enjoy  all  liberties,  franchises 
and 
immunities  of  free  denizens  and 
natural  subjects within  any of  our other 
dominions,  to  all  intents  and  purposes, 
as  if  they had  been  abiding  and  born 
within  this, our  realm of  England,  or in 
any  other of  our dominions.”  This  was 
a guarantee  and was  irrevocable,  unless 
by consent of  both  parties,  and in  after­
times  it  became  the  great bulwark  of 
colonial  rights and  liberties, 
it is some­
times  called 
the  Colonial  Constitution. 
The  people  of  the  Jamestown  colony 
murmured  in  view  of  their  oppression, 
until in 1619  the  governor of  the colony 
called  upon  them  to  choose representa­
tives  to  a  legislative  assembly.  This, 
being  convened,  was  called the House of 
Burgesses,  and  was  the  first  legislative 
body  that  sat  in  America. 
In  1621,  the 
London company created a colonial legis­
lature, consisting of the council of  state, 
whose  members  were  appointed  by  the 
company,  and a general  assembly chosen 
by the  people. 
Its  laws  had  to be rati­
fied by the company.  In  1624, the charter 
was  forfeited to the  crown  and  Virginia 
became a royal  colony,  but  its  constitu­
tion  remained  the  same.  The  next  in 
age was the Maryland colony.

soon
pay for themselves  in  the 
breakage they avoid.  Price 84.

the best selling cakes we ever made.

rT",HESE  chests  will

CINNAMON  BAR. 

handsomest  ever  offered 
to  the 
trade.  They  are  made  to  fit  any 
of  our  boxes  and can  be  changed  from 
one box  to  another in a moment  They 
will  save  enough  good*’  from  flies, dirt  and  prying  fingers in a short  time to pay 
for themselves.  Try them  and be convinced.  Price,  50 cents each.

O " JR   new glass covers  are by far the 

N E W   N O V E L T I E S .

We call the attention of the trade to the following new novelties;

CREAM  CRISP. 

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
NEWTON,  a rich  finger with  figs on inside.  This is bound to be one  of 

ORANGE  BAR.

In  1632  the  two  peninsulas  lying  on 
the ocean,  Chesapeake  Bay and  Potomac 
river, excepting the tip  end of  the outer 
one,  were given by Charles I to Geo.  Cal­
vert,  Lord  Baltimore.  By  this  charter 
Calvert became the proprietor of  the soil 
and  empowered  'to  make  laws  for  the 
government of  the  company to  be called 
Maryland.  Calvert  so  planted  the  col­
ony in 1634,  and the  charter, except dur­
ing  a  brief  interval, continued  in  force 
until 1771.  By a provision of the charter 
to Calvert the  consent of  the  freemen of 
the  colony was  necessary  in  the  enact­
ment  of  laws,  which  secured  for  them 
from the first a voice  in  the government 
and finally a representative assembly.

lords  proprietors. 

The Carolinas  had  their  origin  in  two 
charters,  of  dates  1663  and  1665, 
the 
territory being that part of the continent 
from  sea  to  sea,  between  the  29th  and 
the 36th and one-half  degree of  latitude. 
By these charters  the land  was given  to 
eight 
In  time  two 
groups of  settlements were made, one on 
the shore of  Albemarle  Sound,  the other 
south  of  Cape  Fear River. 
In  1729,  the 
proprietors surrendered their  charters to 
the  crown,  and  the  settlements were  di­
vided  into royal colonies,  North Carolina 
and  South  Carolina.  The  charters  to 
the  proprietors  above  mentioned  con­
tained provisions authorizing the making 
of  plantations,  the  enactment  of  laws 
with the consent of  the freemen,  and the 
appointment of governors.

As to Georgia,  the  first  settlement was 
made at Savannah,  in 1733. 
In the year 
before, George 11.  had created a company 
that he styled  “Trustees  for establishing 
the Colony of Georgia,  in America.”  The 1 
following are  stated to be  the  objects of 
the  new  colony:  To  strengthen 
the 
province  of  Carolina  by  creating a new 
one  between it and  the  Spaniards  and 
Indians; 
to  provide  a refuge  for  poor 
debtors  in  England;  to open  an  asylum

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears,  Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Spring &  Company,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loaks, 
N o tio n s, 
H o siery , 
G loves,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W ^oolens, 
F la n n e ls,  B la n k ets,  G in g h a m s, 
P r in ts  an 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.
The BAR LOCK TYPEWRITER.

T h e   M o d ern   W r i t i n g   M a c h in e !

V is ib le   W r i t in g .
H erm an*nt  A lignm ent. 
A uto m atic R ibbon-F eed R everse 

H ig h   Speed.

P o w erfu l Maui folder.
L ig h t-R u n n in g ,  D urable.

The No  2  Machine  takes  paper (9 
inches wide, and writes  line 8 Inches 
long.  P rice, $100 com plete.

The  No. 3  Machine  takes  paper  14 
inches  wide,  and  writes  a  line  13% 
inches long.  P rice, $110 c o m p lete

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

1 2
for  the  persecuted  Protestants  in Eng­
land,  and  to  promote  the  Christianiza­
tion and civilization of the Indians.  The 
territory  lay between  the  Savannah and 
Altamaha  rivers.  The  trustees  men­
tioned  in  the  charter  were to  make  the 
laws and appoint the governors. 
In 1751 
the  trustees  gave  up  their  charter,  and 
Georgia became a royal colony.

The  early  colonies  were  isolated  and 
independent  of  one  another—scattered 
throughout  the  wilderness  of  the  New 1 
World  there  was  little  communication 
between  them at first,  and  no concert  of 
action  in  government  or  in  defense 
against  the  Indians.  Each  colony  had 
its  ambitions,  its  own  plans,  its  own 
spirit  and  methods.  Some  made  their 
own laws as if independent of the mother 
country,  having  neither  authority  nor 
charter;  others  made their  laws  subject 
to the consent of  the  king  or  his  repre­
sentative.  Some elected their own gover­
nors,  others  recognized  a  governor  ap­
pointed by royal authority.

Three  classes  of  colonies,  varying  ac­
cording to the method of  their establish­
ment  and  government,  may  be  distin­
guished,  viz:  1.  Charter colonies;  2. Pro­
prietary colonies;  3.  Royal or  Provincial | 
colonies.

the 

To  the  first  class  belong the  colonies 
of Massachusetts, Connecticut and  Rhode 
Island.  To  the  second,  the  colonies  of 
Pennsylvania,  Delaware  and  Maryland. 
To the third, the colonies of  New Hamp­
shire, New  York.  New  Jersey,  Virginia, 
the Carolinas and Georgia.

and 

king. 

source  was 

In the case of  the charter colonies,  the 
charters  were  written  documents  guar­
anteeing  to  the  people  certain  rights; 
their 
In 
the  case  of  the  proprietary  colonies, 
the  proprietors  were  William  Penn 
and  Lord  Baltimore 
their  de­
scendants.  They  held  their  territories 
by patents  or  charters  emanating  from 
the king;  the proprietors in turn granted 
to  the  people  certain  rights  and  privi­
leges. 
In the case of the Royal colonies, 
the  king granted  no  patent  or  charter, 
nevertheless  from  time  to  time  certain 
concessions  were  made  by  the  king, 
which  formed a sort of  traditional  char­
ter.  The governors of these colonies ad­
ministered laws in conformity with  writ­
ten instructions  given  from  time to time 
by the crown.

The  Polite  Drummer.

Lester L  Farnsw orth in Pack.

table.  When 

The  Mean  Merchant  of  Cornshuck 
Corners was in  a  bad  humor.  He  had 
had a severe  attack  of  indigestion  that 
morning,  had  sworn  at  his  wife  and 
children and kicked over his chair  as  he 
left  the  breakfast 
be 
reached his store he found the  doors  un­
opened,  because his only clerk,  whom he 
was in the habit of bulldozing daily,  was 
sick in bed.
He was, consequently, in a  fine  humor 
when the  neatly  dressed  representative 
of the  Parrott  Cracker  Company  called 
upon him to sell him some  of  the  goods 
manufactured  by 
that  establishment. 
The  drummer,  who  was  an  ordinary- 
looking sort  of  person,  was,  of  course, 
in ignorance of  what  had  occurred  that 
morning, and the  Mean  Merchant’s  face 
did not express his feelings in  the  least; 
it  was  as  dark  and  impenetrable  a 
mystery as the Sphinx.
Into this unseen danger,  therefore,  the 
commercial  traveler  walked  with 
the 
happy air of unconcern  and  light-heart­
edness which generally  characterizes the 
members  of  that  large  brotherhood  of 
wanderers.  He was polite and thorough­
ly at home, of course; and it was not long 
before he told the  Mean  Merchant a joke, 
for that was his style.

the 

At its conclusion there was  a  depress­
ing absence of  laughter and  tumultuous 
applause; the  audience  merely  grunted. 
But that did not worry the drummer,  for 
he was used  to it.  Perhaps the fault lay 
in the  joke.  Anyhow,  he  told  another 
with the same mournful result.
“ How  are  you  off  for  crackers?”  he 
finally asked.
"Ain’t off at all, and 1 don’t  want  any 
bank crackers,”  was the reply.
“But perhaps  you  will  be,” suggested 
the drummer, cheerfully,  as  he  hoisted 
up bis sample case and slapped it on  the 
counter  with  a  business-like  whack; 
“and,  besides,  we have gotten out  a  new j 
article this season that is  just  the  thing 
you need;  it  is  selling  everywhere  like 
hot cakes,  and is the very thing for  your 
trade.”
“ What do you know about my  trade?” 
growled the merchant.  Then  he  added, 
fiercely:  “Look here!  I’m  tired  of  this; 
you get out of  here  and  get  out  pretty 
quick,  and  take  your  blankety-blank 
traps with you!”  And he advanced from 
behind the  counter  and  started  toward 
the  drummer,  who  was  still  talking 
away with the blithesomeness  of  an  in­
nocent, prattling child.
When  he  reached  him,  however,  the 
latter,  by a movement as quick  as it was 
unpretending,  hit the Mean  Merchant  of 
| Corn.-huek  Corners  under 
jaw, 
j knocking  him  about  ten 
feet.  “The 
name of this new cracker,”  he  went  on, 
“is the ‘Gossamer;’ and they are so  light 
that you can take  one  of  them  between 
your fingers and  blow  it  up  to  the  ceil­
ing; children  cry  for  them; adults  who 
have once used  them  will take  no  other, 
knowing that there is no  adulteration  in 
the  materials  of  which  they  are  com- 
I posed.”  He caught  the  now  justly  in­
censed Merchant squarely ou the nose  as 
he came at him,  and  landed  him  among 
the galoshes.  “Our  sales,  so  far,  have 
been unprecedented;  why one firm alone” 
—two of the Merchant’s store  teeth  flew 
over in the prune box—“sold  two  thou­
sand  in  three  months,  and  we  have 
orders”—bang!  crackle!  crash!  as  they 
grappled and fell into the lamp chimneys 
—“for  so  many  of  them  that  we  can 
hardly”—biff!  as  they  hit  on  the  floor 
and  rolled  over  and  over—“supply  the 
demand.
“Now  we  are  particularly  desirous, 
sir,”  continued  the  drummer,  with  a 
pleasant  smile,  as  he  adjusted  himself 
comfortably on the top  of  the  prostrate 
and exhausted Merchant,  “to  make  you 
a sale;  I feel certain  that  you  will  take 
our goods, because they are  first-class  in 
every respect.  We have all the different 
grades that are sold,  and  we  will  make 
you a special  discount of 6  per  cent,  off 
for cash.  What do you say?”
“Blankety-blank-blank  you!  are  you 
going to  let  me  up?”  gasped  the  Mer­
chant.
the  Drummer, 
cocking  his  eye  at  him  and  regarding 
him  thoughtfully:  “that’s  subject  for 
argument.  However,  as I was saying—”
“Pardon me, sir, for interrupting you,” 
said the Merchant suddenly;  “but  I  be­
lieve you  wished to know how  I  was  off 
for crackers.  Upon  reflection  I  think  I 
am nearly out;  but  1  cannot  really  tell 
what 1 need until 1  look over  my  stock. 
If you will kindly wait until I can  do  so 
I  will take great pleasure  in  giving  you 
an  order.”
“Certainly,  sir,” replied the Drummer, 
as he got up and commenced whistling  a 
low, sweet refrain.
Then he took a  large  order  from  the 
Mean  Merchant  of  Cornshuck  Corners 
and proceeded on his  way  rejoicing,  for 
that was his way.

“ Well,  now,”  said 

After a Sugar Profit.

A  meeting  of  wholesale  grocers  has 
been  called  to  assemble  at  New  York 
City, June 8, in order,  if possible,  to  de­
vise some plan by  which  the  wholesale 
grocer can obtain a profit on his  sales  of 
sugar. 
It is  well  known  that  sales  of 
sugar are now and have  been  for  years 
made by wholesale grocers  at  an  actual 
loss,  and the state of affairs is no  longer 
endurable.

Use Tradesman Coupon Boohs.

A g e n ts   W a n ted !

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

CLIPPER 
PARAGON 
IROQUOIS 
PHG5N1X 
GENDRONS 
and all the

Western Wheel Works

Line.

STUDLEY & BARCLAY,

4 Monroe St. 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

B I C Y C L E S  I

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

High Grade  Machines in the State

WRITE  US  FOR 
TERMS  AND  DIS­

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WE  WANT 

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13 Fountain St, Grand Rapids,  Mich.

Send  us  y o u r   o r d e r s   fo r

C o m m e rc ia l  P rin tin g .

T  A T E  are not the cheapest printers in the 
State—would be 
^   ’ 
e find a “cheapest
ashamed of it if we were.  When  w
printer” who  does  workmanlike work, we  will  lock  up  our 
plant and sublet our printing to him.  As it is, system enables 
us  to  handle  work on close  margins.  There is more  in it for 
us to do  $1,000  worth of  work on  10  per  cent, margin  than 
$100 worth at 25 per cent.
Besides, we  carry our  own  paper  stock,  envelopes, card­
boards,  etc.—buy direct, discount  our bills  and  save the mid­
dleman’s profit.  Let us show you what we are doing.
P R IN T I N G   D E P A R T M E N T

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

WHO  URGES  YOU  TO  KEEP S

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By splendid  and  expensive  advertising  the  manufacturers  create  a 
demand, and  only ask the trade to keep the goods in stock so as to supply 
the  orders  sent to them.  Without  effort on  the  grocer’s  part the  goods 
sell  themselves,  bring  purchasers to the  store, and  help  sell  less  known 
goods.

Anv Jobber will be Glad to Fill Your Orders,

A  DULL  MONEY  MARKET.

In spite of many discouraging incidents, 
the market  for  sound  dividend  and  in­
terest paying securities remains  firm and 
is even advancing.  The prophets of  evil 
who have been predicting both the failure 
of the Richmond Terminal reorganization 
scheme,  which has  been  so  long  before 
the public,  and the passing of  the  quar­
ters dividend on Northern  Pacific  Rail­
way preferred stock,  have  had  their  sa­
gacity vindicated by  the event,  and now 
comes  the  announcement  of  the.  new 
$100,000,000  second  mortgage  of 
the 
Atchison, Topeka and Santa  Fe  Railway 
Company,  which,  apparently,  is  a  bold 
repudiation of the contract  of  the  com­
pany with its income bondholders and an 
attempt to bulldoze them  into  accepting 
considerably less than they are entitled to. 
The Western floods  have,  likewise,  dis­
couraged purchases of  the stocks of  the 
companies  whose  property 
they  have 
damaged and  whose  receipts  they  have 
cut down.  But,  beyond the limits of the 
direct influence of these untoward  agen­
cies,  purchasers show no signs  of  trepi­
dation, but rather the  reverse.

The fact is,  that the abundance of idle 
capital seeking investment, both here and 
in Europe, and the consequent low  rates 
of interest for money are adverse to  any­
thing  like  a  permanent  depression  of 
really good  stocks  and  bonds. 
In  this 
city, call loans on  marketable  securities 
can  easily  be  had  at  2  per  cent,  per 
annum and less, while time loans on sim­
ilar securities,  as  well  as  discounts  of 
first-class commercial paper,  are  quoted 
at not over 3}4 per cent. 
In London, the 
Bank of England rate,  for the  first  time 
in five years,  stands at 2  per  cent,  with 
call money at one-half of one  per  cent., 
and discounts in the open market  at  IX  
per cent. 
In Paris, Berlin,  Amsterdam, 
Frankfort and Hamburg  the rates of dis­
count in the open market range from 2 to 
ei%   per cent.,  and it is  only in Portugal, 
Spain and Italy,  where the credit of  bor­
rowers is bad,  that higher quotations  are 
made.

As usual,  this condition of  things  im­
presses many minds as  being  an unprec- 
• edented  novelty,  in  the  same  way  that 
every hot summer is declared  to  be  the 
hottest  ever  known,  and  every  cold 
winter the coldest. 
It is needless to  say 
that we have had many just such seasons 
before  this  one,  and  shall  have  many 
more of them in the  future.  Day  is  no 
more surely followed by night, flood tide 
by ebb  and summer by winter,  than  are 
periods  of  great  activity  in  industry, 
trade  and  enterprise  by  periods  of  re­
action and comparative stagnation.  Two 
thousand and more  years  ago  the  wise 
man  of  Scripture  wrote: 
“The  thing 
that hath been it is that which  shall  be, 
and  that  which  is  done  is  that  which 
shall be done,  and there  is  nothing  new 
under  the  sun.”  These  words  remain 
true  to this day,  and they apply  as  well 
to  financial affairs as to those of less  im­
portance.

By most  people,  too,  the  present  re­
action is attributed to the Baring sue pen­
sion of year before last,  and to the shock 
which  that  catastrophe  gave to  general 
confidence.  This, though true in part,  is 
not sufficient to account entirely  for  the 
prolonged and widespread  dullness  now 
prevailing.  Had the Baring  failure  not 
been supplemented  by the  bad  harvests 
of last  year in Europe,  by the collapse of 
sp eculation on  the Continent  as  well  as 
in Great Britain, and by the fear  of  hos­

tilities by Russia  against  Germany  and 
Austria, its  effects  would  by  this  time 
have passed away.  Our new tariff is also 
chargeable with a  disturbance  of  Euro­
pean manufacturing industry which  acts 
unfavorably upon  enterprise.  When ex­
isting investments of capital are yielding 
reduced profits, or no profits at  all,  new 
ones are not made and  a  diminished  de­
mand for money  for  both  old  and  new 
undertakings  leads  to  low  rates of  in­
terest as a logical  consequence.

How profoundly our economical  legis­
lation  has  affected  Europe  in  imagi­
nation,  at least, is shown  by  the  recent 
speech  of the  Prime  Minister  of  Great 
Britain,  Lord  Salisbury,  condemnatory 
of free trade,  and lamenting the inability 
of his country to retaliate upon  us  with 
protection without doing itself more harm 
than good.  Were it not, as his  lordship 
was  compelled  to  acknowledge, 
that 
Great Britain cannot impose duties  upon 
the  breadstuffs,  provisions  aud  cotton 
which constitute  the  bulk  of  her  pur­
chases from  us,  without  increasing the 
cost of feeding and clothing her workmen, 
and thus increasing the cost of the  man­
ufactures they produce, protection would 
have a good chance  of being  tried there. 
As it is,  the British people  must  endure 
patiently,  what  they  cannot obviate,  a 
very  considerable  diminution  of  the'r 
foreign trade apparently  caused  by  our 
protectionist policy.

The British Board of Trade returns for 
the past four months of  this  year  show 
an increase of  imports  of  £3,828,492  as 
compared  with  the  corresponding  four 
months  of  1891,  nearly 
the  whole  of 
which increase is iu articles of food  and 
drink.  The exports for the same  period 
exhibit, on the other hand,  a  decrease of 
£7,533,647, as compared  with  the  corre­
sponding four months of 1891,  of  which 
decrease £5,871,535 is  in  articles  manu­
factured or partly  manufactured,  £700,- 
000 of it resulting directly from the effect 
of the McKinley tariff in diminishing our 
consumption of British tin-plate and tele­
graph wire.  There is also  a  falling  off 
in our buying of machinery and  cutlery. 
For the month of April  the  decrease  in 
exports amounts to  £3,042,504,  which  is 
11.5 per cent,  of the total for April, 1891.
It  is,  of  course,  an  open  question 
whether  Lord  Salisbury  does  not,  for 
political 
in­
jury inflicted by our  tariff  upon  British 
trade.  Evidently the increase of imports 
which he laments is due not to that tariff, 
but to the  bad  harvests,  while  tne  de­
crease in the exports of  metal  manufac­
turers to this country is not  so  great  as 
to justify  alarm.  He  probably  had  in 
mind the recent protective legislation  of 
France as well as of this country, and the 
competition of German  protected  manu­
facturers  in  South  America  and  other 
foreign  markets  with 
those  of  Great 
Britain.  While,  too,  the  percentage  of 
the loss of British trade is not enormous, 
it  affects  so  great  a  number  of  people 
that their complaints are noticeable, and, 
in the silence of those who are  still  con­
tent with their profits,  it terrifies  a  poli­
tician.

exaggerate 

effect, 

the 

But,  whatever be its cause,  there, is  no 
disputing the dullness  of  the  European 
money  market,  and 
the  sympathetic 
dullness  here.  The  stagnation  shows 
itself most  conspicuously  in  the  piling 
up of currency in our  banks,  this  being 
an  effect and an indication  of  the  same 
condition of things  that  makes  interest 

[c o n t in u e d   o n  p a g e  2j .]

HOW’S  THIS?

We offer one  hundred  dollars  reward for any 
case of  catarrh  that  cannot  be  cured by Hall’s 
Catarrh Cure.
F. J .  CHENEY  &  CO.,  Props., Toledo, O.
We theiundersigned, have known F. J   Cheney 
for the  last 15 years, and  believe him  perfectly 
honorable  in  all  business transactions and  fin­
ancially  able to carry  out  any  obligation  made 
by their firm.

W e s t   & T rttax,
Wa ld in g,  Kin n a n &  Ma bv in, 
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O.

Hall’s Catarrh  Cure is taken  internally, acting 
directly upon the  blood and  mucous surfaces of 
the  system  Price  75c  per  bottle.  Sold  by all 
druggists.  Testimonials free.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

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

B U S IN E S S   C H A N C E S .

IJiOR  SALE—STOCK  OF  DRUGS.  PATENT 

-  medicines, paints,  cigars, tobacco  and  sun­
dries, in  town of  1 600.  Town  growing.  Good 
trade.  Best location in town  Good clean stock. 
Good reasons  for  wanting to sell.  For  particu­
lars address, G A R , Box 139, Corunna, Mich  523
paying drug  store  in  Grand  Rapid*.  Rare 
opportunity for young  man.  P. V. Finch, Grand
Rapids 

I lOR  SALE — HALF  INTEREST  IN  GOOD 
I lOR  SALE—A FINE  STOCK OF GROCERIES 

and  crockery in first-class  shape.  Doing  a 
business  from  $15 000  to  $18,0 0  per  year  in  as 
fine a farming  country as there is in  the state of 
Michigan.  Can  give  good  reasons  for  selling. 
Address  Lock  Box  14 Elsie, Mich 

FOR SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS, GROCERIES 

and wall  paper in town  of  1000 inhabitants. 
Building for  sale or rent.  Reasons  for  selling, 
poor  health.  Address  No.  518,  care  Michigan 
Tradesm ar. 

517

524

518

526

528

519

I JOR  SALE —  FURNITURE  AND  UNDER- 

taking business in good  town.  Clean stock. 
Well  advertised.  Having  good  trade.  Rare 
chance  for  some  one.  Capital  required  about 
$i 000.  Funeral car included.  Address No. 519, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 

I lOR  SALE—DRUG  FIXTURES  CHEAP.  Ad- 

dress No. 525, care Michigan Tradesman. 525 
OR  SALE—CLEAN  GENERAL  STOCK IN 
town near Grand  Rapids surrounded by ex­
cellent  farming  country.  A  bargain  for  some 
one.  M. S. McNitt, Byron Center, Mich. 

and  store  fixtures  at 25 per  cent,  less  than 
cost.  Full  delivery outfit,  if  desired.  Address 
Box 408, Stanton, Mich. 

I lOR  SALE—SMALL  STOCK  OF GROCERIES 
H a r d w a r e   st o c k   o f  $8,000  f o r   s a l e

—Big  snap  for  some  one;  absolutely  the 
best  thiDgs  you will  see  in  six  months’  travel 
—located in  Lapeer  county, at  junction of  two 
railroads;  only exclusive  hardware  and  imple­
ment house In town.  If  you mean business and 
have  some  hard  cash to invest  in  a dead  sure 
thing,  address  Manwaring  &  Co.,  Imlay  City." 
Mich. 

hustling town of  Belding.  A splendid busi­
ness.  For  information,  address  Lock  Box  50, 
Belding, Mich. 

BLOTHING  BUSINESS  FOR  SALE  IN  THE 
■   FINE  OPPORTUNITY—WE  OFFER  FOR 

sale  onr  stock of  hardware, located in one 
of the best towns  in  Michigan, surrounded by a 
fine farming  country.  Good  trade  established. 
Clean  stock.  Store  in  fine  location  and well 
arranged.  Hardware  part will  inventory about 
$8,COO.  Would exchange part for good city prop­
erty.  Satisfactory reasons  for selling.  Address 
Wood & Atwood, Flint, Mich. 

F o r  s a l e —a   d r u g   s t o r e ,  n ic e   f ix

tures,  fresh  and  well  selected  stock,  in­
creasing  trade,  nice  residence  portion  of  the 
city.  Inventory,  $2,500.  Address  No.  498,  care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

520

527

514

498

463

512

stock—Clean stock of drugs.  Reason for sell­
ing,  am  not  a  pharmacist.  Address  Geo. C.
Rounds, Vickeryville, Mich. 

F o r  s a l e   o r   e x c h a n g e   f o r   o t h e r
F o r   s a l e   c h e a p —a t   Lis b o n , m ic h .,  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 OR  SALE—GROCERY  STOCK  AND  F ix ­

tures in corner  store in desirable  portion  of 
city, having lucrative trade.  Best of reasons for 
selling.  Address No. 504, care Michigan Trades­
man. 

F o r  s a l e - o u r   e n t ir e   sto c k  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-
L P. Wyman, Sec’y, Grand  Rapids. Mich.  449

Eewa  Lumber  Co., Chippewa  Lake, Mich., or of 
F o r   s a l e —n e w ,  c l e a n   sto c k  o f  d r y

goods.  Established trade;  good town.  Lock 

box 963. Rockford. Mich._______________ 483

504

TO EXCHANGE.

r n o   EXCHANGE-PORTABLE  STEAM  SAW- 
_L  mill  in a good  hardwood  country, for  mer­
chandise  or  improved  real  estate.  Address  P. 
Medaiie, Mancelona, Mich._____________508

MISCELLANEOUS.

STOCK  OF  GOODS  WANTED —WILL  Ex­

change a first-class  farm within  six miles of 
Grand Rapids, for a stock of merchandise.  Dif­
ference in cash.  Not  particular about  location. 
| Address Box 275, Grand Rapids, M ich.._497

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THE  MICHIGAN  TKADESMAX

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D O  YOU  USE  COUPON  BOOKS ?  IF  SO, DO 
F o r   s a l e   — b e s t   r e s id e n c e   l o t  in

you buy of the largest manufacturers in the 
United States?  If  you do, you  are  customers of 
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids._______
Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed with  native  oaks, situated in good  residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  electric  street  car 
line.  Will sell  for $2 500 cash, or part cash, pay­
ments to suit.  E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 

354

knitting  machines.  Also  one  round  Tuttle 
knitter.  Frank  McDerby, Nashville, Mich.  505

F OR  SALE—11-ROOM  HOUSE  i n   GOOD  L o­
cation, within ten  minutes  walk of  Monroe 
St.  Price, $3,200.  W. A.  Stowe,  100 Louis St.  470
F o r   s a l e —320 a c r e s o f l a n d  in  h a t e s
county, Neb.  Will sell  cheap  or  trade  for 
a stock of merchandise.  A. W. Prindle, Owosso, 
Mich. 
F o r   SALE—t h r e e   n e a r l y   n e w   l a m b  
■  OOD  W A N T E D —CORRESPONDENCE 

solicited  with  parties  having  any  No.  1 
stove wood.  Cash and highest market price paid. 
M.  E.  Lapham,  431  East  Bridge  street,  Grand 
Rapids, Mich. 
\ \ T ANTED—A  DRUGGIST  TO  GO  TO  DEL 
“ I  
ton. Barry county,  Mich., and  start a drug 
store.  Living  rooms  above.  Immediate posses­
sion  given.  Address  Henry  Arbour, Stanwood, 
Mich. 

509

480

503

511

370

with springs.  Will fit  any wagon.  Painted 
red  On  the road only two weeks.  Address W. 
W.  Brower, Fife  Lake,  Mich. 

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

on North  Union  street.  Size 50x142  feet to 
alley.  400 feet  from  electric  cars.  Easy terms. 
W. A. Stowe, If 0 Louis street. 

F o r  s a l e  — g o o d  d iv id e n d  -  p a y in g
i flOR  SALE  CHEAP—TIN  PEDDLERS’  BOX 
F OR  SALE—DESIRABLE  RESIDENCE  LOT 
F o r  s a l e —o n e   l a r g e   De t r o it   s a f e ,
F o r  r e n t —g o o d  s t o r e   b u il d in g   21 x
■ ANTED — A  YOUNG  MAN  WHO  IS  A 

with  burglar proof  ( best  and time  lock, in 
good  condition.  For  particulars and  price, ad­
dress Patrick & Niergarth,  Reed City,  Mich.  515
41.  Living  rooms  above.  Address  Geo. P. 

registered or assistant pharmacist, to clerk 
in general  store  in  small Northern  town.  Ad­
521
dress No. 621, care Michigan Tradesman. 

Mosier, Milo  Mich.___________________ 522

513

LUMBER

RED  OAK,  WHITE  OAK, 

BLACK  ASH,

ROCK  ELM,  GREY  ELM, 

BASSWOOD.

A .  E.  W O R D E N ,

19  Wonderly  Building;,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

We  s e ll  it.

BALL BARNHART PUTMAN  CO.
I.  M.  CLARK  GROCERY  CO. 
PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.
HAZELTINE  &  PERKINS  DRUG  CO. 
MUSSELMAN  &  WIDDICOMB. 
LEMON  &  WHEELER  CO.
OLNE“Y  & JUDSON  GROCER  CO. 
HAWKINS  &  CO.
A. E. BROOKS  &  CO.

H.  F,  HASTINGS,  Wholesale  Agent, 

Grand Rapids, Mich.

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T E C K   M I C M G A J S r   T R A D E S M A N

AGNES BOOTH CIGARS

Setter than the  Best  Imported  and  cost only  one-half as milch.

SALES  LAST  TEAS,  7,295,275!

I.

M.  CLARK  GROCERY  CO.,  State  Agents,

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

P E C K ’S  C A S H   R E G I S T E R .

WE  SELL  MORE

R e g is t e r s

Jtiusiness  M e n
Than  alle the  Other  Register  Companies 

Combined«

Why la the I eck Autographic Cash Register the Best for Merchants?
B ecause  It records items instead of General  Results.
Because it is always ready to make and preserve a record of  money paid in and out.
B. cause  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.

desire.

LOBDELL  &  GEIGER,  Gen’l  Agents,

39  Pearl  S t,  Grand  Bapida,  Mich.

The  Progress of Alaska.

In 

the  last  North  American  Irvin 
Petroff dwells on the  remarkable  devel­
opment of Alaska during the  quarter  of 
a century that  it has been  in  the  hands 
of the United States.  For  twenty  years 
preceding 1860 the gross receipts  of  the 
Russian-American Company  were  about 
811,000,000.  of  which  the  Russian  gov­
ernment got 82,250,000.  During the  last 
twenty  years  the  gross  receipts  from 
Alaska have been  860,000,000,  of  which 
the  United  States  government  got 
over 86,000,000.  We have inaugurated in 
this period codfishiug,  whaliug,  salmon 
canning and  gold-mining.  Free  schools 
have been established, as well as stations 
of  seven  denominations.  Alaska  now 
boasts  the  largest  quartz  mill 
in  the 
world  and  exports  bullion.  He  says 
“On the shores  of  the  inside  channels, 
which the Russians twenty-five years ago 
dared  not  navigate  without  an  armed 
guard,  shotted  guns  and  boarding  net 
tings,  we are met to-day by thejbusy hum 
of  thriving  mining  towns,  with  side 
walked  streets, enlivened  by  rumble  of 
wheels and clatter of  hoof,  with  hotels 
and  boarding houses,  large  stores,  steam 
laundries,  saloons  and  churches,  steam 
ferries puffing from  shore  to  shore,  the 
muffled roar of  blasts,  and  the  glare  of 
electric  lights.”  Thus  in  twenty-five 
years changes have been  wrought  which 
Russia failed to make in 126 years.

Fussy  Business  Men.

Who has not met  the  fussy  man,  who 
is apparently always in  a  hurry—whose 
business  (in  his  mind)  is  driving  him? 
He  makes  a  great  fuss  like  the  old 
rooster, crows  often and loud,  but never 
lays  an  egg.  He  does  a  great  deal of 
fuming, but  not  much work  and  rarely 
accomplishes  much.  Such  men  have 
higher  opinion  of  themselves  than  the 
public,  have  of  them.  They  claim 
larger quantum of  brains  than  the Lord 
blessed them  with.  We  often  see  fussy 
women.  They,  however,  appear  to  an 
advantage  sometimes,  but  a  fussy man 
never does.  There  is  so  much  chaff  in 
his composition and ways that the  germs 
of  wheat are lost or  blown  away  before 
they are formed into grains.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

Stale  Board of Pharmacy.

M ich ig a n   S ta te   P h a r m a c e u tic a l  A m ’n .

Meetings  for  1898 — Star  Island  (Detroit),  July  5; 

Next place  of meeting—Grand  Rapids, Aug. 2,3 and 4. 
Local Secretary—John  D. Muir. 

__________ _

Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical Society. 
President. W. R. Jewett,  Secretary,  Frank H. Escort, 
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March 

June, September and December. 
________
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association, 
resident, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.

D r u g s  #  M ed icin es»

One  Tear—Jacob  Jesson, Mnskegon.
Two  Tears—James Vernor, Detroit.
Three  Years—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
Four Tears—George Gundrum, Ionia.
Fire Tears—C. A. Bugbee. Cheboygan.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Temor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
Marquette,  Aug. 31;  Lansing.  November 1.

President—H. G. Coleman. Kalamazoo.
Vice-Presidents—S.  E.  Parkill,  Owosso;  L. Pauley, St.
Ignace ;  A. S- Parker, Detroit.
Secretary—Mr. Parsons. Detroit.
Treasurer—Wm. Dupont, Detroit.
Executive Committee—F. J. W urzburg,  gran d R&pids;  l  o  « 0 0   n r  4  0 0 0   rparQ-  h u t  

I support life, and  there  is  a  fixed  limit 
for  the  supply  of  the  amount  of  heat 
necessary fbr carrying on  the  operations 
for expanding life. 
It  has  been  a  sub­
ject of  vague  speculation  heretofore  as 
to when and how the  earth  would  come 
to an end and  the  human  race  pass  off 
the stage as a finality.  Science has now 
in a general way told us as  much  as  we 
can ever know probably on  this  subject. 
Human life within  the  limits  of  history 
goes back only about 3,000 years.  What­
ever else can be traced in the life of man 
I is a matter of  tradition  and  is  obscure. 
The  human  race  is  much  older  than
t b p r p   U   P V P rv 
Frank  Inglis  and  Q.  W.  Stringer,  Detroit;  C.  E.  |  o,UUU  O r 4,UUU  y e a r s ,  OUU  m e r e   IS  e v e r y
indication that there was  a  long  period 
Webb. Jackson.
in the world’s history  when  human life, 
as we understand it, did  not  exist,  when 
the  earth  was,  so  to  speak,  “without 
form and void,’’ and neither  animal  nor 
spiritual life was anything  more  than  a 
germ yet to be realized. 
In the  light  of 
what Sir  Robert  Ball  states,  that  early 
condition of things is  again  to  be  real­
ized, and this planet will by  and  by  be­
come a vast mass of dead  matter  in  the 
universe.  We have  the  consolation,  be­
fore  that  day  comes,  that  we  shall  be 
where  it  will  be  no  concern  of  ours 
whether the planet  is  one  thing  or  an­
other;  but  it  is  one  of  the  wonderful 
things about our  scientific  developments 
to-day that we can put  out  our  measur­
ing lines and make estimates upon  prob­
lems over which we have no  physical  or 
material  control. 
It  is  only  the  mind 
that rises to the greatness of these issues 
and measures  them  with  its  own  rules 
and feels their gravity  by  its  own  elas­
ticity  and  comprehensiveness. 
singular evidence  of  the  value  of  the 
sciences which seem  to  be  most  remote 
from a practical bearing that one of them 
should throw light upon the  question  of 
the length of time that the  sun  will  sur 
vive,  and this earth itself will be able  to 
sustain life.

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 

President  N. Miller;  Secretary. A. T. Wheeler.

It  Is 

When  the  Sun  Gives  Out.

Sir Robert Ball,  who is one of the fore­
most astronomers of Great Britain, speak­
ing from scientific knowledge,  places  the 
day when the world  will come to an end. 
as we know it,  about four or five  million 
years  distant,  but  he  gives  us  every 
reason to  believe  that  this  will  be  the 
final winding up of  the existence  of  the 
human race. 
It  is  comforting  to  have 
the date of this event so far off. 
It does 
not concern  us personally,  or  the  gener­
ations of the future, so far as we have to 
do  with  them. 
It  is  simply  the  state­
ment of a scientific  tact  which  is  based 
upon our present  knowledge  of  the  re­
sources of the earth and of  the sun.  Sir 
Robert Ball  uses  the  determinations  of 
our own  Prof.  Langley  as  the  basis  of 
his calculations.  The  amount  of  heat 
which he estimates that  the  sun  origin­
ally contained  would  supply  its  radia­
tion for 18,000,000  years  at  the  present 
rate, 
it is believed that the sun  has  al­
ready dissipated about four-fifths  of  the 
energy  with which it may have originally 
been  endowed,  and this brings us  to  the 
conclusion that at  the  present  radiating 
energy  it  will  last,  perhaps,  5,000,000 
years longer.  This is all that we really 
know about this matter.
The dependence of human  life  on  the 
sun is absolute.  Even  when  the  sun  is 
withdrawn during  the  winter  season  to 
only a slight degree from the extremities 
of the earth,  it is difficult  to  sustain  life 
on this planet.  What must it  be  for  the 
whole planet if there should be  any  con­
siderable diminution of  its  radiating  en­
ergy?  This statement shows  that,  while 
the  exhaustion  of  heat  is  not  an  im­
mediate  danger,  it  is  a  state  of  things 
that at some time  must  be  realized,  and 
that nothing can stand in the way of this 
culmination. 
In  a  lesser  degree  there 
are many things in  life,  as  we  know  it 
to-day,  which show  that,  as  a  race,  we 
are living beyond our resources,  and  ex­
hausting the supplies which  nature  ages 
ago provided  for us.  The coal supply in 
England and Germany and in the  United 
States  has  its  assignable  limits.  Our 
later life is almost  absolutely  dependent 
for its large development  upon  the  dis­
covery of unlimited  supplies of  coal, or, 
in  other  words,  the  ability 
to  supply 
heat in  quantities  sufficient  for  all  the 
needs of  advanced  civilization,  but  al­
ready  the  coal  beds  give  signs  of  ex­
haustion. 
that  new  mines 
are discovered  and  can  be  opened,  but 
the  opening  of  new  deposits  simply 
transfers the day when the energy  found 
in coal must be supplied from some other 
source. 
In  the  distant  geological  ages 
the sun itself was the principal agent  in 
supplying  the  forces  that 
incarnated 
heat in this form. 
It is not now possible 
to supply any new kinds  of  fuel.  What 
we have exhausted is lost for all  time  to 
come,  and it is the loss in these  material 
ways that limits the ability  in  the  earth 
to sustain life.
It is  thus  seen  that  the  duration  of 
hnman  life  on  this  planet  has  certain 
definite and fixed  limits.  There  is  no 
danger that  the  world  will  come  to  an 
end in our  day,  but  science  is  right  in 
fixing  a  limit  to  the  son’s  capacity  to 
heat this planet to a degree  necessary  to

It  is 

true 

THE  MICHIGAN  TEADESMAN

1 5

W h o le sa le   P r i c e   C u r r e n t •

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  8 .P .4 W ...1   8C®2 05 
C. C o ......................... 1  70@1  95
Moschus  Canton........   @  40
Myristlca,  No. 1..........  65®  70
Nnx Vomica,  (po20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia......................  18®  20
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
C o..............................  @2 00
Plcls  Llq, N.»C., )4 gal
doz  ...........................  @2  00
Plcls Llq., q u a rts .......  @1  00
p in ts..........  @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  Nigra,  (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Plx  Bnrgun.................  @  7
Plumbl A c et...............  14®  15
Pul vis Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
4 P . D.  Co., doz.......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv............  30®  35
Q uasslae...................... 
8®  10
Qulnla, S. P. & W .......  29®  34
S.  German__ 19  @  30
Rubla  Tlnctorum.......  12®  14
Saccharam Lactls pv.  @ 2 8
Salacln.........................1  60@1  65
Sanguis  Draconls.......  40®  50
lapo,  W........................  12®  14
M.........................  10®  12
“  G .........................   @  15

" 

@ 24
Seldlltz  M ixture.......
Slnapls........................
@ 18
30
,r  opt..................
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
@ 35
VoeB........................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @ 35
10® 11
Soda Boras,  (po. 11).
27® 30
Soda  et Potass T art..
1)4® 2
Soda Carb..................
@ 5
Soda,  Bl-Carb............
3)4® 4
Soda,  Ash..................
@ 2
Soda, Sulphas............
50® 55
Spts. Ethêr C o ..........
@2 25
“  Myrcla  Dom__
@3 00
“  Myrcla Im p...  .
‘  Vini  Rect.  bbl
....7 ......................... 2 21®2 31
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
@1 30
Strychnia  Crystal__
Sulphur, Subi............ 3  @ 4
Roll.............
244®  3)4
8® 10
Tam arinds.................
28® 30
Terebenth Venice__
T h eo b ro m a e............. 38  @ 43
Vanilla....................... 9 00@16 00
7® 8
Zlncl  Snlph...............

“ 

OILS.

Whale, w inter............ 70
Lard,  extra................. 55
45
Lard, No.  1.................
L inseed, pure raw — 43

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
46

“ 

paints. 

...  46 
50 

Llndseed,  boiled 
49
Neat's  Foot,  winter
strain ed ................  
60
Spirits Turpentine__   38)4  40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian...............144  2@3
Ochre, yellow  M ars...  144  2@4
“ 
Ber........ 144  2@3
Putty,  commerdal__2 \   2)4®3
“  strictly  pure......2)4  244@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................. 
13@16
Vermilion,  English__  
65@70
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red......................  7  @7)4
“  w h ite .................7  @7)4
@70
Whiting, white Span... 
Whiting,  Gliders’........  
@90
White, Paris  American 
1  0
Whiting  Paris  Eng.
c liff............................  
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
•
P aints......................1  00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach.... 1  10@1  20
Extra T urp.................1>0@1  70
Coach  Body............... 2 75@3 00
No. 1  Turp  F u rn .......1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55®1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp...........................  
70®75

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT  MEDICINES

DEALERS  IN

Paints, Oils  Varnishes.

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

SWISS  1/ILLR  PREPARED  PRINTS.

M   Line  of  Staple  Dmggists’  Saines.

We are Sole Preprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarri  Remedy.

We Have In Stock and Offer a Fall Line of

W H I S K I E S , 

B R J L N D I E S
GINS,  WIRES,  RUMS.

We sell Liquors for medicinal purposes only.
We give our personal attention to mail orders and guarantee satisfaction.
All orders shipped and invoiced the same day we receive them.  Send a trial order*

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

TINCTURES.

 

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“ 

“ 

Co...................... 

Aconltum  Napellls R ..........   60
F ..........   50
Aloes.......................................  60
and  m yrrh...................  60
A rn ica...................................   50
As&fcetlda.........w .................. 
0
Atrope Belladonna...............   60
Benzoin..................................  60
Co.............................  50
Sanguinarla....................... 
  SO
Barosm a..........   ...................  50
Cantharldes...........................  75
Capsicum ...............................  50
Us damon...............................  75
Co..  ........................   75
Castor...................................... 1 00
Catechu..................................   50
C inchona..............................   50
60
Columba................................  50
C onlnm ..................................  50
Cubeba....................................  50
D igitalis................................   50
Ergot.......................................  50
G entian..................................  50
Co..............................   60
G ualca...................................   50
ammon......................  60
Z ingiber................................  50
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine.....................................   75
Colorless....................   75
Ferri  Chloridum..................   35
K in o ...................... 
50
Lobelia...................................  50
M yrrh.....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.........................   50
O p li........................................   85
“  Camphorated............. 
  50
“  Deodor............................2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Q uassia................ 
50
Rhatany  ................................  50
Rhel........................................   50
Cassia  Acutlfol....................   50
Co...............  50
Serpentaria............  ............  50
Stramonium...........................  60
T olutan..................................  60
V alerian................................  50
Ver&trum Veride..................   50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

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“ 

“ 

r‘ 
“ 
ground, 

jEther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  28®  28 
4 P .  30®  32
‘ 
A lum en..........................2)4® 3
“ 
(po.
4
7 ) 
3 ®  
....................................... 
Annattc........................  55®  60
Antimoni, po........ 
5
4® 
et Potass T.  55®  60
A ntlpyrln....................  @1  40
Antlfebrfn...................   @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  60
Arsenicum ..................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud —  
55®  60
Bismuth  S.  N ............. 2  10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (V4s
11;  Hs,  12)...............   @  9
Cantharldes  Russian
po  ...........................
@1  20 
@  22 
Capslcl  Fructns, &f..
@  25 @  20
B po.
Caryophyllus,  (po.  14)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40..........  @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & V .......  50®  55
Cera Flava...................  38®  40
COCCUS  .......................
22
Cassia Fructug............
@ lb
Centrarla......................
@ 40
Cetacenm....................
60® 63
Chloroform .................
squlbbs.. @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........ 1  20^1  4
2b
Chondrus....................
Clnchonidlne, P.  A  W 15® 2b
German d  cy* la.
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
«
cent  .......................
@ 5b
Cre&somm.................
k
Creta,  (bbl. 7b)............
5® 5
“ 
prep....................
9® 11
preclp...............
“ 
’•  Rubra................. @ fe
33® 35
Crocus  .........................
Cudbear........................ @ 2A
5 @ ti
Cupn sulph  ...............
10® 12
D extrine......................
68® 7ü
Ether sulph.................
Emery,  all  numbers..
PO  ................... @ 6
Brgota,  (po.)  65..........
65
15
Flake  W hite...............
@ 23
G&lla............................
Gambler....................... 7  @ 9
@ 7b
Gelatin,  Cooper..........
French............ 40® 6b
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75 and 2)4.
by box 70
9® 15
Glue,  Brown...............
13® 2i
“  W hite.................
Glycerlna  ................... 15*@ 21
@ 22
Grana Paradlsi...........
25® 55
Humulus......................
@ 85
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite.. 
“  C o r__
@ 75
Ox Rubrum @ 9o
Ammonlatl.. @1 tO
Unguentum. 4:@ 55
Hydrargyrum.............   @  65
.1  2S@l  50
Uhthyobolla,  Am. 
Indigo.............................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resnbl............3 75@3 85
Iodoform......................  @4 70
L upulin..........................  45® 50
Lycopodium..................  50® 55
M arts.............................   75® 80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod..................   @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1)4).........................   a®  8
Mannta,  S. F .............  

®
60®
12®

30233

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@ 5  50 
2 50@2 75
2 25@i 50
2 00@2  10
@ 75
50® 75
1  60@1 70
50@2 00 
90@2 00
2 75@3 25 
2 75@3 50 
2 20@2 30 
1  00@1  10
@ 50
80@2 75
10® 12
96®1  10 
75@1  00
®6 50
40® 45
90@1  00
3  50@7 00
50® 55
@ 65
@ 90
40® 50
@ 60
15® 20

15® 18
13® 14
24© 26
12® 15
16® 18
50® 55
2 80@2 90
24® 23
@ 15
8® 10
7® 9
28® 30
.  15® 18

Geranium,  ounce.

ACIDUM.

 

Ace ti c u m .......................  
8® 10
Benzoicum  German..  60®  65
Bor&cic 
................ 
20
Carbolicnm ...................  22©  30
C ltricm n....................... 
52® 55
H yaruchior................. 
3©  5
.....................  10® 12
Nitrocum 
O xalicum ......................   10®  12
Phosphorlum  d ll........  
20
Salicyllcùm ...................1 
Snlphurlcum.................   114® 5
Tannlcum ......................1 
Tartarlcum ..................   32®  34

30@1 70
40@1 60

Myrcla, ounce.

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg................. 314®  5
20  deg...............   5)4®  7
Carbonas  ....................   12®  14
C h lo rid u m ................  12®  14

Rosmarini__
Rosae,  ounce.

Slnapls, ess, ounce. 
Tiglfi......................

opt

poTASsrov.

a nilin e.

Black..............................2 00@2
Brown.............................  80@1 00
Red....................   •••  I5®  50
Y ellow ...........................2 

50@3 00

BACCAB.

Cubeae (po  75)......... 

75®  80

BAL8AMUM.

Copaiba........................  45®,  59
Terabln. Canada  .......  35®  40
T olutan........................  35@  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  18
C a s s la e  
............................................ 
i i
Cinchona Flava  ...................  “
Euonymus  atropurp............
Myrlca  Certfera, po.............. 
f i
Prunus Vlrglnl......................  J*
Quillaia,  grd.........................   **
Sassafras  .............................
XJlmus Po (Ground  12)......... 
io

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

KXTBACTUM.
ycyrrhlza  Glabra...
po.........
lematox, 15 lb. box..
Is............
...........
...........
rbonate Preclp........
trate and Qulnla —  
trate  Soluble  .......
rrocy anldum Sol —
lut  Chloride  ..........
lphate,  com’l  .........
“ 
pure.............

FERRUM.

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

®  15 
®3  50 
®  80 
®  50 
@  15 
2 
@  7

1)4®  

A rnica.................    -
 
AnthemlB.................... 
MaMcaria 

»
~
• • -  •  25@  30

flo ra.

folia.

n iv e lly  
T.  y 

Barosma  ------  
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin

-•-••• 16@  60
...................  25®  28
» 
Alx.  36®  50
and  )4s......................  12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  %a
U raU rsl........................ 

“ 
“ 

16) 

“ 
» 
“ 
11 

S O U L
Acacia, 1st  picked 

2d 
3d 
.... 
sifted sorts.. 
po.  ....  ..... 

@  75
®  50
®  *•
@  25
6o@  8u
Aloe,  Barb,  (po. 60)...  50®  60
“  Cape,  (po.  20) ■  - -  @ 1 2
Socotrl, ipo.  60).  @ 5 0
@ 1

Catechu, Is, (j4s, 14 !*»,
....................  
Am m onlae..................   65®  60
.  *>@45
Assaiustlda, (po. 35) 
B e n z o ln u m ........................ 
¿u®   oo
C a m p h o r »  
60®   53
...................... 
Buphorblum  po  .........  35® 
lo
Gafbanum....................   @8
Gamooge,  po...............   70®  75
Gualacum, (po  30)  ...  @  26
Kino,  (po.  30).............   @  25
M astic.........................   @  #'
Myrrh,  (po  45)............  @  40
Oplt.  (po  5! 70)........... 1  65®1  7b
S h e lla c .......................   25®  35
bleached........   30®  35
T ragacanth.................  30®  75

“ 
hkrba—In ounce packages.

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

A bsiuinium .....................  ••  *
Bupatorlum ...........................  20
Lobelia 
j®
M a j u r u m .........................................   »
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
“  V lr...........................   25
R ue..........................................   80
Tauacetum, V ........................  «
Thymus,  Y .............................  25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat  .............   55®  60
Carbonate,  P at............  20®  2ti
Carbonate, K. A  M —   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLEUM.

A bsinthium ..................3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, D ulc........   45®  75
Amyoalae, Amarae— 8  00®8 26
A n isl.............................1  65® 1 75
Aurantl  Cortex............3 00@3 25
Bergamll  .....................3  50®3 75
C ailputl...................... 
60®  65
Caryophylll.................  70®  75
........................   35®  65
Cedar 
Cbenopodll............... .  @1  6"
Cinnamon 11..................1  15®1 20
Cltroneila  ...................  ®  45
Conlnm  Mac...............   35®  66
Copaiba  .......................1  lo@l 20

Potassa, Bitart, com. 
Potass  Nltras, o p t... 
Potass N ltras............

Arum,  po.

.  20® 
.  25®

25
30
12® 15
@ 25
■  20® 40
.  10® 12
.  16® 18
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15). 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po.  i0)................
@ 35
.  15® 20
Hellebore,  Ala,  po...
.  15® 20
Ipecac,  po....................2 30®2 40
Iris  plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  p r....................   38®  40
Maranta,  Jfcs.............. 
®   35
Podophyllum, po........  15®  18
Rhel..............................   75@1  00
“  cut  ......................  @1  75
“  pv.........................   75@1  35
Splgella.......................   35®  38
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..  @ 2 0
Serpentaria..................   35®  40
Senega.........................  45®  50
Similax, Officinalis,  H  @ 4 0
M  @  20
Scillae,  (po. 35)............  10®  12
Synplocarpus,  Fostl-
@  35 
dus,  po......................
@  25 
Valeriana. Eng.  (po.30)
15®  20 
German...
12®  15 
Ingiber a
18®  22
Zingiber  J...............

“ 

“ 

..  @ 1 5
Anlsnm;  (po.  20). 
Aplum  (graveleons)..  33®  35
Bird, Is .................... 
4® 
6
Carni, (po. 18).............  
8®  12
Cardamon.....................1  00@1  25
Corlandrum.................  10®  12
Cannabis satlva..........  3ft@4
Cydonium....................   75@l  00
Chenupodlum  ............  10®  12
Dlpterlx odorate........ 2 25®2 35
Foenlculum.................  @  15
6® 
Foenugreek,  po.......... 
8
U ni 
......................4  @ 4*
Uni, grd,  (bbl. 3)4) 
4  ® 4)4
Lobelia.........................   85®  40
Pharlarls Canarian—   4  @ 4)4
R ap a............................  
6®  7
Slnapls,  A lbu.............  
8®  9
N igra............  11®  12

“ 

8PIBITU8.

 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Frumenti, W..D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R .......1  75®2 00
1  1U@1  50
Jnnlperls  Co. O. T — 1  75@i  75
..............1  75®3 50
Saacharum  N.  B ........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  G alli............1  75@e 50
Vini Oporto................. 1  25@2  00
Vini  Alba.....................1  25@2 00

BPONOB8.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
....... 
carriage 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage 
.............. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.......... 
Bxtra  yellow  Bheeps’
carriage....................  
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
........................ 
riage 
Hard for  slate  use —  
Yellow  Reef, for  slate 
u s e ............................. 

.2  25®2  50
2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

SYRUPS.

A c ca d a ..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferri  Iod................................   50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  50
Rhel  Arom................ 
  50
Similax  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  60
Senega...................................   50
Sclllae.....................................   50
“  Co................................  50
T olutan..................................  50
Prunai  rirg ...........................  50

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

G r o c e r y   P r ic e   C u r r e n t •

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

and  buy  In  full  packages.

“Universal.”

3 1, per hundred........ .......13 00
t  2,
.........3  50
$  3,
.........4 00
*5, 
.........5 00
«0, 
.........6 00
120, 
.........7 00

« 
“
“

Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over..............5  per cent
500  “ 
1000  “ 

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

“
“

4 SO

3K

Farina.
100 lb. kegs...................
Hominy.

Barrels.......................... .......3 00
G rits............................. .......3  50

Lima  Beans.
Dried.............................

4
Macearon! and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box...
55
Imported...................... iOKQUM
Pearl Barley.
Kegs.............................. ..  @24

CATSUP.

Mue Label Brand.
 

Half  pifflL25 bottles............ 2 75
Pint 
I Q uart# to* bottles 
............3  50

 

86
2 40

2 25 
2  00 
2  50 
1  90
90
1  20 
1  75 
1  20 
1  20 
Green
m   25 
1  70

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

1  25
2  10

1  30
2  50

1  30 
1  50 
1  40

Apricots.
Live oak.......................
Santa  Cruz..................
Lusk's...........................
Overland....................
Blackberries.
B. &  W .........................
Cherries.
Red................................
Pitted H am burgh.......
W hite...........................
E rie..............................
Damsons, Egg Plums and 
E rie ...............................
California....................
Gooseberries.
Common......................

Gages.

Peaches.

P ie ................................
M axw ell.....................
Shepard’s ....................
California....................
Monitor 
....................
Oxford  ........................

Pears.

Domestic. 
Riverside.

“ 

Pineapples.
Common.......................
Johnson's  sliced........
grated........
Quinces.
Common......................
Raspberries.
Red  ..............................
Black  Hamburg..........
Erie,  black 
...............
Strawberries.
Law rence....................
Hamburgh 
.................
Erie...............................
T errapin........................
Whortleberries.

CLOTHES FINS.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags........................  ©3
Less  quantity.................  @3K
Pound  packages...........62£@7

COFFKK.

GREEN.
Rio.

F air......................................... 16
Good........................................17
Prim e......................................18
Golden....................................20
Peaberry 
.............................. 20

Santos.

F air......................................... 16
Good....................................... 17
Prim e......................................18
Peaberry  ............................... 20

Mexican and Guatamala.

Maracaibo.

F a ir......................................... 20
Good........................................21
Fancy......................................23
Prim e......................................19
M illed.................................... 20
Interior.................................. 25
Private Growth.....................27
M andehling.............. 
28
Im itation............................... 23
Arabian.................................. 26

Mocha.

Java.

 

ROASTED.

A rb u ck le’s A rio sa .......
M cL aughlin’s  XXX X

120 1 lb.

additional

cabinet

Valley City 
Felix...........

Bulk.. 
Red  ...

Jute

CLOTHES  LINES.
40 f t.......... per d
50 f t .......... 
“
60 f t ..........  
“
70 f t.......... 
“
80 f t.......... 
“
60 f t .......... 
“
72 f f ........  
“

COUPON  BOOKS.

“Tradesman.’

“Superior.”

•  L i* 2,
I 3,
• 5,
no,«20.
«   1,1 
* 2,
I  3,
I  5,no,
120,

MEATS.

Common
1  20 
1  25 
Blueberries
1  20
Corned  beef,  Libby’s............1 80
Roast beef,  Armour’s . . . ___ 1 75
Potted  ham,  4  lb ...................1 50
“  M lb...................100
tongue, 4  lb  .......  . .1  10
95
K lb .......... 
chicken, K lb .........  
95

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

VEGETABLES.

Beans.

Peas

“ 

“ 
“ 

Hamburgh  stringless...........1  25
French style.........2 25
Limas.....................1 40
Lima, green.................................i 30
soaked...........   80
Lewis Boston Baked............ 1 35
Bay State  Baked........................ 1 35
World’s  F air...............................1 35
H am burgh.........................   .
Livingston  E d e n .......................1 15
Purity 
..................................
Honey  Dew.................................1 50
Morning Glory..........................  1 10

Com.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Hamburgh m arrofat.............1  35
early June
Champion E ng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pots...........1  75
fancy  sifted....... 1  90
Soaked......................................'65
Harris  standard...................  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.1  10
Early Ju n e ......... 1  30
Archer's  Early Blossom..  .1  35
F ren ch .........................................1 80
French.................................16**18
Erie — ..................................   95
H ubbard...................................... 1 20
Hamburg  ...............................1  40
Soaked....................................  80
Honey  Dew................................. 1 60
Excelsior 
Eclipse......................................... 1 00
Hamburg..................................... 1 30
G allon......................................... 2 50

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

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

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

CHEESE.

Amboy.............................  @10
H erkim er.................... 10  @12
Riverside........................  @10
Gold  Medal  ...............   @ 9%
Skim .............................  7  @ 8
Brick.................................... 
11
Edam  ..........................  @1 00
Limburger  .....................  @10
Pineapple........................  @25
Roquefort........................  @35
Sap  Sago.........................   @22
Schweitzer, imported.  @30
domestic  __  ©15

“ 

AXLE GREASE.

Aurora......................  55 
Diamond...................  50 
Frazer’s ....................   81 
M ica.........................   75 
Paragon 
.................  55 
BARING  POWDER.

doz  gross
6 00
5 50
9 CO
8 00
6 00

Acme.
M lb. cans,  3 doz.................  
45
85
K lb.  “ 
2 “  ................... 
“  1  “  ........................  1 60
1 lb. 
10
Bulk....................................... 
Arctic.
• 
V. lb cans..............................  
60
...........................   1  20
K Tb  “ 
“ 
I S  
...........................2  00
5  B> 
“ 
...........................   9  60
Cook's  Favorite.
100 K lb cans......................  12 00
100 K lb cans......................  12  00
100 K lb cans...........................  12 00
2 doz 1 ib cans......................  9 60
(tankard pitcher with each can)

(101 pieces colored glass)
(131 pieces of crystal glass)
(100 hdl cups and saucers)

T'-   ^rice’s.

pwpr 

-$3Brae»wr~x 

0?pmcr$
CREAM
gAKlHg
PONDE*

per doz
Dime cans..  90 
.1   33 
“ 
4-oz 
.  1  90 
“ 
6 oz 
..2 47 
“ 
8-oz 
. .3 75
12-cz 
“ 
“ 
16-oz 
.. 1  75
2%-lb  “  11  40
“  18  25
4 lb 
5 lb 
“   21  60
10-lb 
“  41  80

Red Star, M  ®>  cans........
........
..........
Teller’s,  M lb. cans, doz

M  »   “ 
1 lb  “ 
“
4  lb. 
1 lb. 
“
Victor.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  

6 oz cans, 4 d o z ...............
“  
9 
....................
2 doz...............
16 
BATH BRICK.

BLUING.

2 dozen in case.
E nglish.............................
Bristol................................
Domestic.........................
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..  .......
“ 
8 oz 
............
“ 
pints,  round  .......
“  No. 2. sifting box.
“  No. 3. 
“  No. 5, 
“ 

1 oz ball  ...............

“
“

“ 

40
go
1  50
45
. 
85
.  1  50
80
.  1  20
.  2 00

. .  90
..  80
..  70
Gross
.  4 00
.  7 00
.10 50
.  2 75
.  4  00
.  S 00
.  4  50

BROOMS.
No. 2 H url......................... ..  2  00
......................... ..  2 25
No. 1  “ 
..  2 50
No. 2 Carpet......................
..  2 75
No. 1 
“ 
......................
.  3 00
Parlor Gem........................
..  1  00
Common Whisk 
.  .  ..
..  1  20
Fancy 
.  3  50
Warehouse.......................
Stove, No.  1......................

“  10  .................... ..  1  50
“  15...................... ..  1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row .. .. 
85
.  1  25
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row ..
Palmetto,  goose............... ..  1  50

BRUSHES.

“ 
“ 

“

CANDLES
“

Hotel, 40 ib. boxes............ ..  10
.  9
Star,  40 
Paraffine........................... ..  11
Wicking............................. ..  24

CANNED  GOODS.

PISH.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

...1   l r.
Little Neck,  1 lb ..........
“  2  lb ............ ...1   90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb ................. . . . 2  00
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb ............... ....  85
.  1  <55
21b...............
Lobsters.

“  2  lb ........................
“ 

Star,  1  lb ........................ . . . 2  40
..  3 30
Picnic, 1 lb ...................... ....2  00
21b...................... . . . 2  90
Mackerel.
Standard, l i b ................. ....1  30
2  lb ............... . . . 2  25
Mustard,  2 lb  .............
. . . 2  25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb ....... ....2   25
Soused, 2  lb ....................
2 25
Columbia River, flat — ...1  85
“ 
tails__ ...1   75
Alaska, 1  lb .................... ... 1   45
*  “ 
21b...................... ....2   10
Sardines.
American  K s................. 4M@  5
.6)4© 7
m ...............
Imported  Kb................... .. 10@12
Kb.................. .  15@16
Mustard  Kb.................... ..  ?@8
Boneless........................
20
Brook,3  lb ....................
....2  50

Salmon.
“ 

“ 
“ 

Trout.
FRUITS.
Apples.

3  lb. standard.............
York State, gallons__
Hamburgh, 

“

COUPON PASS BOOKS.

ICan  be  made to represent any
denomination  from $10  down. 1
20 books........................... $  1  UO
2 00
50  “ 
3 00
100  “ 
250  “ 
S  25
10 00
500  “ 
1000  “ 
17  50

.........................
........................
........................
.........................
.........................
CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. in case.
Eagle.................................
Crown  ...............................
Genuine Swiss.................
American Swiss...............

.  7 40
.  6  25
.  8.00
.  700

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX...................
..  6
Seymour XXX, cartoon.. • •  6)4
Family  XXX....................
.  6'".
Family XXX,  cartoon...
• •  6)4
Salted  XXX......................
..  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ...
-.  6)4
.  .................... ...  7)4
Kenosha 
Boston................................
Butter  biscuit...
...  6)4
Soda.

.  6

Oyster.

Soda,  XXX........................
Soda, City......................... ...  7)4
Soda,  Duchess................. ...  8)4
Crystal W afer.................. ...10
Reception  Flakes............ ...10
8. Oyster  XXX................. ...  6
City Oyster. XXX.............. ...  6
Farina  Oyster................. ...  6
CREAM TARTAR.
Strictly  pure....................
30
T elfers  Absolute............ .. 
35
Grocers’............................. ■ 10@15

Peas.

Sago.

Wheat.

Green,  bu..
Split  per  lb
G ennan....
East India..
Cracked.....

....1   40
....3  00
....  4
....  5

5

F ISH —Salt. 

Bloaters.

4
6  @6M 
7)4 @8 
7)4 @8
12

Halibnt.
Herring.

kegs.
“  K bbl.
Mackerel.

18@20 
11  00 
85 
2  00 
1  10
No. 1, K bbls. 90 lbs............ 11  00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   1  25
Family,  54bbls., 100lb s....  5  50
75
45

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

Sardines.
Trout.

No. 1,  K bbls., lOOlbs............6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs....................  90
No. 1,  % bbls., lOOlbs............8 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...................1  10
Family, 4  bbls., 100 lb s__   3  50
kits  10  lbs..............  50

Whiteflsh.

“ 

D R IE D   FRUITS.

D om estic.
APPLES.

“ 

“ 

quartered  “
APRICOTS.

Sundrled, sliced in  bbls
5
5
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes @7
California in  hags........ 9)4@10
Evaporated in boxes.  ..
10@11
BLACKBERRIES.
0  In  boxes..........................
4M
NECTARINES.
3 
0  701b. bags.......................
7)4
)  25 lb. boxes...................... 9  @9)4
) 

PEACHES.

Peeled, In  boxes  ..........
Cal. evap.  “ 
“ 

12
............ 9@10
in bags........ 8@  8)4
PEARS.

.  
s  California in b a g s __
s 
PITTED CHERRIES.
®  Barrels.............................
h  50 lb. b oxes....................
f  * «  
.....................
f 

PRUNELLES.

10
11
12

301b.  boxes....................
RASPBERRIES.
In  barrels........................
501b. boxes......................
........................
251b.  “ 
F oreign.
CURRANTS.
In  tt-bbls........
in less quantity @  4

¡0 
10  Patras, in barrels........ @ 3)4
— 

15
16
17

@7

“ 
“ 

11

“ 

PEEL.

“ 
“ 

Citron, Leghorn. 25 lb. boxes  20
Lemon 
25  “
“ 
10
5  Orange 
“ 
25  “
11
0 
RAISINS.
Domestic.
3   London layers,  2  crown ...1  40
. . . . I B
E 
3  “
5  
...1  85
fancy...
w  Loose Muscatels, boxes. ....1  25
701b  bags  @5K
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes  .  7K@  7)4
..11 @12
..  6K@  64

1  Sultana, 30 
“ 
1  Valencia, 30  “ 
IT 

Foreign.

PRUNES.

“ 
“ 

Bosnia........................... @
California, 90x100 25 lb.  Dxs.  8
..8)4
..9
..9 )4
S liver.............................. ...A lii

I 
“
I 
“
“
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1  Turkey...........................

80x90 
7* x 8 0  
60x70 

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“ 

10 
ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.
.  $1  75
„   No. 1,6)4.........................
!.  No. 2,6)4.........................
.  1  60
S  No. 1,6.............................
.  1  65
"   No. 2, 6............................. ..  1  50
XX  wood, white.
0  No. 1,6)4......................... ..  1  35
0  No. 2,6)4.........................
.  1  25
Manilla, white.
¡0  64  ................................... ..  1  00
95
.  1  00

Mill  No. 4........................

Coin.

FARINACEOUS  GOODS.

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

Jennings’ D C.
Lemon. Vanilla
125
2 oz folding box...  75 
1  50
...1  00 
3 oz 
“ 
2  00
...1  50 
4 oz 
“ 
6  oz 
...2  00 
3  00
“ 
“ 
5 oz 
...3   00 
4  00
GUN  POWDER.

HERBS.

K egs...................................... 5 50
Half  kegs............................. 3 00
Sage......................................16
Hops.......................................25
Madras,  5 lb.  b o x e s......... 
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

INDIGO.

55
50

JELLT.

“

LICORICE.

17  b. palls. 
30  “ 
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  .............................  11  75
Half  gallon.......................  1  40
Q u a it.................................. 
70
P in t.....................................  
45
Half  p i n t .......................... 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon..............................   7 00
Half gallon........................  4  75
Q u art..................................  3 75
P in t.....................................   2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house........................  13)4
Ordinary ....7 ....................  
16
P rim e.................................. 
16
F ancy.................................. 
20

New Orleans.

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

14
17
22
27
35

OATMEAL.

Barrels  200...................  @4  75
Half barrels 100..........  @2  50

ROLLED OATS.

Barrels  180...................  @4  75
Half  bbls 90...............   @2  50

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200  count............ S3 50
Half  barrels, 600 cou n t....  2 25

Small.

Baivels, 2,400  count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
Clay, No.  216...............................1 75
Cob, No.  3....................................1 25

“  T. D. full count............  75

4  00
2 50

PIPES.

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

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

Williams,  per doz..............  1  75
5  00

BOOT BEEB
3  doz. case... 

“ 

BICE.

Domestic.

Carolina head........................ 6
“  No.  1...........................5
“  No.  2..................  @ 4

Broken..................................   3K

Imported.

Japan, No. 1.............  ............6
"  No. 2............................ 54
Jav a.......................................   5
Patna......................................  5

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice.................................. 10
Cassia, China In mats.........  8
Batavia In bund___15
Saigon In rolls.........35
Cloves,  Amboyna..................22
Zanzibar................... 13
Mace  Batavia........................80
Nutmegs, fancy.....................80
“  No.  1.........................75
“  No.  2.........................65
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 15
“ 
w hite...  .25
“ 
shot...........................19
Pure Ground in Bulk.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

A llspice.................................. 1
Cassia,  Batavia.....................20
and  Saigon.25
Saigon......................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................. 30
Zanzibar..................20
Ginger, A frican.....................15
“  Cochin....................  18
Jam aica..................20
“ 
Mace  Batavia........................ 81
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste..25
“  Trieste......................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................65
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 20
“  w hite........30
Cayenne...................25
Sage........................................ 20

“ 
“ 
“Absolute” in Packages.

Ms  Ms
A llspice............  .........  84  155
Cinnamon....................  84  1  55
Cloves...........................  84  155
Ginger, Jam .................  84  1  55
“  A f....................   84  1  55
Mustard.’......................   84  1  55
84  1  55
Pepper 
Sage................. 
84

 
 

 

SAL  SODA.

1)4

Kegs.......... .......................... 
Granulated, boxes 
SEEDS.

 

.........IK

A nise...........................   @124
Canary, Smyrna.  ....... 
4
Caraw ay...................... 
8
Cardamon, M alabar... 
90
Hemp,  R u ssian ........ 
4)4
Mixed  Bird  ............... 4)4@  5)4
6
Mustard,  white  ......... 
Poppy...........................  
9
R ape............................. 
6
Cuttle  bone...................... 

30

20-lb  boxes............................  6K
40-lb 

“ 

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

 

1-lb packages........................... 5)4
3-lb 
5)4
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............   4K
Barrels....................................  4K

“ 
“ 

SNUFF.

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

SODA.

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

SALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks............................>2 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks......................  1 85
2  25
2014-lb. 
“ 
24 3-lb  cases.............................   1 50
56 lb. dairy in linen  bags.. 
50
18
.. 
28 lb. 

“ 

“ 

 
 

drill 
Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy In drill  bags... 
281b. 
.. 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Ashton.

Higgins.

56 lh. dairy In linen sacks.. 

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 

Solar Rock.

56  lb.  sacks.......................... 

Common Fine.

Saginaw ............................. 
M anistee............................  

35
18

75 

75 

25

80
85

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

“ 

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

.......254@354
@  3%
@ 4

lows,  prices nominal :
HIDES.
Green ....................
Part Cured............
Full 
............
g ry .........................
Kips, green  ..........
“  cured............
Calfskins,  green..
cured..
Deacon skins........
No. 2 hides Vi off
PELTS
Shearlings.............
Lambs 
.................
WOOL.
W ashed................. — 20  @25
U nw ashed........
...10  @20

...  2K@  3*4
@ 4
...  4  @  5*4
...  5  © 7
...10  @30

...10  @25
...21  @  50

“ 

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow ..................
Grease  butter  ....
Switches...............
Ginseng.................

...  3)4@ 4
...  1  @ 2
...  1 * 0   2
.. .2  00@2 50

POULTRY.

Local dealers pay  as  follows 

for dressed  fowls:
Fow l..............................12  @13
Turkeys.........................14  @15
Ducks  ........................  13  @14
Spring chickens, per lb.16  @22
Fowls.............................10  @11
Turkeys.........................12  @13

Live Poultry.

GRAINS an d  FEEDSTUFFS

WHEAT.

MEAL.

FLOUR.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test)
85
No. 1 Red  (60 lb. test)
85
Bolted...........................
.. 
1  20
Granulated..................
...  1  40
Straight, In  sacks  __
4 50
“  barrels__
“ 
...  4 60
Patent 
“  sacks.......
...  5 50
“  barrels__ ...  5 60
“ 
Graham  “  sacks__ ...  2  20
“ 
Rye 
“  __ ...  2  50
XILL8TUFF8.
Car lots
B ran...............$15 00
Screenings__   15 00
Middlings.......  16  00
Mixed Feed...  20 50
Coarse meal 
20 50
Car  lots......................... .......53
Less than  car  lots....... .......55
Car  lots  ........................ .......36)4
Less than car lots  ....
...  .38
No. 1 Timothy, car lots  ... 13 ro 
No. 1 
,  15  00

Less
quantity
$16 00
16 00
17  00
20  50
20 50

HAT.
ton lots 

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

OILS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  in barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
Eocene........................... 
9
Water White, old test  @  8Vi
W.  W.  Headlight, 150° 
7Vi
Water  White  .......  ..  @ 7
N aptha.............  @ 7
Stove Gasoline.............   @  794
C ylinder.................... 27  @36
E n g in e ....................   .13  @21
Black. 25 to 30 deg 

...  ©  7)4

8ALEBATU8.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s .....................
DeL&nd’s ....................
Dwight’s ......................
Taylor’s ........................

...  $3 30
....  3  15
...  3 30
....  3 00

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

S O A P .
LAUNDRY.
Old Country,  80  1-lb..
.......3  20
Good Cheer, 60 1 lb ....
.......3  90
White Borax, 100  3£-lb .......3 60

Proctor & Gamble.

“ 

Concord  ......................
Ivory, 10  oz.................
6  oz...................
Lenox 
........................
Mottled  German........
Town Talk  .................

....  2 80
....  6  75
....  4 00
...  3 65
....  3  15
....  3 00

SCOURING AND POLISHING.
“ 

Sapolio,kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50
....  2 50

hand, 3 doz..

S U G A R .

Cut  Loaf......................
@  5V4
C ubes...........................
@  5
Powdered....................
@  5*4
Granulated.. 
....... 4%@4.69
Confectioners’ A .......
4H@4.16
soft A...........................4.31@  49i
White Extra C............
@  4 ¡4
Extra  C........................ @ 4
C...................
@  34$
Yellow.........................
@  3*
Less than  bbls.  *4c advance

Corn.

S Y R U P S .
Barrels.........................
Half bbls......................
Pure Cane.
F a ir..............................
G ood.............................
Choice...........................
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps...............
Sugar  Creams.............
Frosted  Creams..........
Graham  Crackers.......
Oatmeal  Crackers —
TEAS.

....  22
.......24
.......  19
.......  25
......   30

8
8
9
8H
8)4

Ja pa n—Regular. 

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

SUN CUBED.

F a ir.......
@17
Good ..  .
@20
Choice... ......................24 @26

W arpath.................................14
B anner............ ......................15
King Bee.................................20
Kiln D ried...  .......................17
Nigger Head..........................23
Honey  Dew............................24
Gold  Block............................28
Peerless.................................. 24
Rob  Roy....................... 
24
Uncle  Sam..........   ................28
Tom and Jerry.......................21
Brier Pipe...............................30
Yum  Y um ............................. 32
Red Clover............................. 32
Navy........................................32
Handmade..............................40
F ro g .....................................   33

WASHBOARDS.

Choicest...................... .32 @34
D ust............................ .10 @12

BASKET  FIBED.

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

GUNPOWDER.

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

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

T0UN8 HYSON.

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

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

“ 

Pails unless otherwise noted
60
Hiawatha  ...................
34
Sweet  Cuba.................
24
M cGlnty......................
V4 bbls..........
32
Valley  City.................
27
Dandy Jim ...................
20
Torpedo.......................
19
in  drums  ...
26
Yum  Yum  .................
Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead...................
Jo k e r...........................
Nobby Twist..................
Oh  My.............................
Scotten's Brands.

33
22
39
29

Plug.

Finzer’s Brands.

Middleton’s  Brands.

22
Kylo..............................
Hiawatha.....................
38
34
Valley C ity .................
4)
Old  Honesty...............
Jolly Tar......................
32
Here  It Is ....................
28
Old Style......................
31
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good................. ...38
Toss  Up................................ ...26
.25
Out of  Sight........................
Sweet  Maple...............
30
2ií
L. & W..........................
Smoking.
Boss....................................... 1254
Colonel’s Choice................. .13

Private Brands.

Single

Double.

W ilson..................................$2 00
Saginaw................................  lo75
R ival.....................................  1j40
Daisy.....................................   1  00
Langtry................................  lolO
Defiance................................  1  75
W ilson..................................  2  50
Saginaw................................ 2:25
Rival.....................................  1  80
Defiance................................ 2 00
Crescent.*.............................2  61
Red Star................................2  75
Sham rock.............................2 50
Ivy Leaf................................  2 25
40 g r................. .......................  7
50 gr........................................ 8

VINEGAR.

II for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per gal  ....................  
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1  75
yeast—Compressed. 
Fermentimi  per doz. cakes..
per lb*.................
“ 
Fleischman, per doz cakes... 
“ 
per lb ...................

17

P A P E R  & W OODENW ARE

PAPEB.

Straw 
........................ .......... 1*4
Rockfalls.................... .......... 2
Rag sugar.................... ..........2
Hardware.................... .......... 2*4
B akers.........................
Dry  Goods.................. •  5)4@6
Jute  Manilla...............
Red  Express  No. 1... 
No. 2  ..

@5)4
.........  5)4
..........4)4

“ 

TWINES.

“ 

48 Cotton...................... .......10
Cotton, No. 1............... __ 17
“  2..............
........ 16
Sea  Island, assorted.. .......30
No. 5 H em p.................
.........15
No. 6  “ .......................
........ 15
WOODENWARE.
Tubs, No. 1................... .......  7-00
“  No. 2..................
.......6 00
“  No. 3.................. .......5 00
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.
1  35
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  60
40
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
Bowls. 11 Inch............. ....... 
30
.............. .  ... 
13  “ 
90
15  “ 
.............. .......  1  60
17  “ 
.............. .......  2  35
assorted, 17s and  19s  2 50
“  15s, 17s and 19s  2 75
35
shipping  bushel..  1  20 
full  hoop  “ 
..  1  30
bushel.......... .......  1  50
willow cl'ths, No.l  5  75
“ No.2 6 25 
No.3 7  25
No.l  3 50 
“
No.2 4  25 
No.3 5 nc

Baskets, m arket.......... ....... 

.«« 
“ 
“ 
“ 
11 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Ü 
splint 

“ 

FISH   and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes  as 

FRESH  FISH

follows:
Whltefish 
..................   7  @ 8
T ro u t..............................7  @ 8
Halibut.........................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring__   5  @ 0
Blueflsh.........................11  @12
Fresh lobster, per lb  ... 
Soft crabs, per doz........  
Shrimp,  per  gal  ............ 
Cod. 
......................... 10  @12
No. 1 Pickerel.............   @ 8
Pike..............................   @ 7
Smoked  White  ..........  @ 7

oysters—Cans. 

21
90
1  25

Fairhaven  Counts—   @41
F. J. D. Selects..........  @35
Oysters, per  100.........1  2>@1  50
Clams, 
..........  75@1  00

SHELL  GOODS.

“ 

GERM AN

C O F F E E

A N D VICTOR

B A K I N G   P O W D E R

COFFEE  STRO N G ,  R IC H   a n d   F R A G R A N T .

A Combination ot  Old  Dutch Java and the Finest  Mocha.  A lw ays  in  1-lb  papers, never  sold  in  bulk.

FINE  PICTURES  AND  BOOKS  FREE. 

SEE  CERTIFICATES  IN  EACH  PACKAGE  FOR  PARTICULARS.

VICTOR  BAKING  POWDER  IS  THE  BEST!

Strißtly  Pilre ! 

Highest  Leavening  Qualities I 

Always  Uniform  Wholesome !

S03L.3D  B Y   JOBBERS

P ack ed  4 doz. case, 6 oz,, a t 80c p e r doz.

“ 
“ 

4  “ 
2  •* 

“
9  “ 
“  16  “ 

$1.80 
8.00 

“
“

E V E R Y W H E R E

HIGH  GRADE  GOODS  within tie reach  of ALL.

PARAMARIBO,  DUTCH  GUIANA.

T H E   T O L E D O

S D I C E   CO.,  T o le d o ,  O hio,
Roasters of HIGH  GRADE  COFFEES, Grinders of PURE  SPICES.

18

THE  MICHlGAJSr  TRADESMAN.

fKODDCK  MARKET,

C A N D IE S,  F R U IT S  and  NUTS.

still iu the market, commanding (3 per obi.

Apples—Russets  are  about  the  only  variety 
Asparagus—4ue per dozen  bunches.
Beans—The  supply of  dry  stuck is nearly  ex­
hausted.  Handlers  pay about  $1.20 for  country 
stock and hold city  picked at $1.50@ffil.60 per bu.
Beets—New, aoc per doz.
Bermuda  Onions— $2 per crate of  about 50 lbs.
Butter—The  market  is  well  supplied, dealers 
paying  l3@14c for  choice  dairy and holding  at 
15.0 lCc.

Cauniower—$2  50 per doz.
Caobages—New  stock is in fair  demand  at  $3 
a$3.a0per crate of 125 lbs.
Cucumbers—» o  per  uoz.
Dried Apples—Sundried  is held at 4@4%c and 
evaporated at 5)4@6c.
Eggs—th e   market  is  steady  and  firm. 
Job­
bers  pay about  1254c mid  hold at i3@14c.
Egg Plant—S3.50 per doz.
Honey—14c per lb.  Very scarce.
Lettuce—Grand  Rapids  Forcing  Is  in fair de­
mand at i2c per lb.
onions—Green are  in  fair  demand at 12c  per 
dozen bunches.
Peas—Green. $1.25 per bu.  box.
Pieplant—c®l 
Pineapples—$l.s50,$i.75 per doz.
Potatoes—old  stock firm and strong at 30c per 
bushel.  New stock is in limited  supply and  de­
mand at $1.50 per bushel.

Radishes—25e per doz. bunches.
Squash—5c per I d
Strawberries—Illinois  fruit  is  in  strong  de­
mand at 11<0,13C qt.
Tomatoes—$4 per bushel.
Wax Beaus—$2 per  bu. box.

per lb.

P R O V IS IO N S .

LARD.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co.

PORK  IK  BARRELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new...................................................
S h o rt c u t ..............................................................
E x tra  c le a r pig, s h o rt c u t........................
E x tra  c le a r,  h e a v y ..........................................
C lear, f a t  b a c k ..................................................
Boston clear, short cu t.............................
Clear back, short c u t ......................................
Standard clear, short cut. best............
sausage—Fresh and Smoked.
Pork Sausage............................................
Ham Sausage..............................................
Tongue Sausage.........................................
Frankfort  Sausage 
................................
Blood Sausage............................................
Bologna, straight......................................
Bologna,  thick.......................................
Head Cheese...............................................

12 75
:a so
13 25 
13 50
..  7* 
..  9 
..  9 
..  7H 
..  5 
..  5 
..  5 
..  5
Corn-
Kettle 
Rendered.  Granger.  Family,  pound.
5%
5%
5%
056
0*4
6%

Tierces.....7% 
501b. Tins.. .8 
201b. ra ils..  8)4 
.. 854 
10 lb.  “ 
5 lb. 
.. 8?g 
“ 
31b. 
“ 
.. 8% 
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs.........................  6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing........................... 6  50
Boneless, rump butts...........................................8  75
Hams, average 20 lbs...........................................10*4
16 lbs.......................................... 10S£
12 to 14 lbs................................. 1034
picnic..........................................................754
best boneless..........................................   8**

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

Shoulders............................................................... 7
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................  9
Dried beef, ham prices........................................854
Long Clears, heavy.............................................   0*4
Briskets,  medium.  ............................................  654

BEEF  IK  BARRELS.

7 
754 
7Yt 
7% 
7% 
8 

5% 
6 
6J4 
654 
654 
6% 

lig h t............................................   .......f

“ 
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“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

„ 

F R E S H   M E A T S .

“ 

Swift & Company quote as follows:
Beet, carcass  .........................................
hindquarters..............................
“ 
.............................
“ 
fore 
“ 
loins,  No.  3................................
ribs..............................................
« 
rounds........................................ .
“ 
Bologna...................................................
Pork loins...............................................
..................................
Sausage, blood  or head........................
l i v e r ......................................
Frankfort  ...............................
Mutton  ...................................................
Veal...........................................................

“  shoulders 

“ 
“ 

454® 654 
654®  7* 
3V®  454 
@10 
854®  9 
5*4®  6 
® 4V* ® 8 
®  65. 
®  454 
®  454 
®  7 
8  @9 
5  @6

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

“ 
“ 

Standard,  per  lb
H .H ....
Twist  .
Boston  Cream  ..
Cut  Loaf............
Extra  H.  H .........

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

Bbls.  Palls.
6
6
6
20 lb. cases
7
............ cases 7

7
7
7
8*4
8
8

MIXED CANDY.
Full Weight.

Bbls.

............... 6
................ 6
.................6*4
................7
............... 7
................. 7
.. baskets
“  8

Standard  ...........
L eader............
Royal...................
Nobby.................
English  Rock...
Conserves..........
Broken Taffy__
Peanut Squares.
French Creams..
Valley  Creams..
Midget. 30 lb. baskets..
Modern, : 0 lb.

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Palls. 
Full Weight.
Lozenges,  plain.............................
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printed....................
.  11 
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Chocolate Drops.............................
Chocolate Monumentai..............
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Gum Drops.....................................
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Moss Drops......................................
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Sour Drops......................................
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Imperials.........................................
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Lemon Drops....................... 
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Sour Drops.......  ..................................................55
Peppermint Drops................................................60
Chocolate Drops................................................... 65
H. M. Chocolate  Drops........................................90
Gum  Drops..............................................  ...40@50
Licorice Drops.................................................. 1  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops...........................................80
Lozenges, plain.....................................................60
printed................................................65
Imperials...............................................................60
Mottoes...............................  
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Cream Bar............................................................. 55
Molasses  Bar........................................................ 55
Hand Made  Creams......................................85@95
Plain Creams..................................................80@90
Decorated Creams........................  ................. 1  00
String  Rock..........................................................65
Burnt Almonds..................................................100
Wlntergreen  Berries...........................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes...........................   34
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No. 1, 
No. 2, 
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No. 3. 
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Stand up, 5 lb. boxes.......................................  90
Californias, 126 and  300 
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160...•-..........................4 00@4  25

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fancy, 360............................ .
choice 300..............................
fancy 3H0  .............................
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Figs, fancy  layers, 6tb.........................
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Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box........................
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Persian. 50-lb.  box..................
NUTS.
Almonds, Tarragona...........................
Ivaca................................
California...........................
Brazils, new...........................................
F ilberts.........................................
Walnuts, Grenoble.  ...........................
M a r b o t........................................
ChlU......................................
Table  Nats,  fancy..............................
choice.............................
Pecans, Texas, H.  P . , .....................
Cocoanuts, full sacks.........................
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns...............................
“  Roasted.................
Fancy, H.  P., Flags.............................
“  Roasted................
Choice, H. P.,  E xtras..........................
“  Roasted..............
California  W alnuts.............................

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LANDLORD  AND  TENANT.

PAPER  XI.

Written for The  Tradesman.

It  would,  no  doubt,  be a difficult  mat­
ter  to  find  a business  man whose  name 
appears  on  the  big  subscription  list of 
T h e   T r a d e s m a n ,  who  has not been,  or 
is  not  at  present, either a landlord  or  a 
tenant.  Where is the  business man who 
never  did, or does  not at  present,  either 
receive  or  pay rent?  And whenever the 
element  of  rent  comes  in,  a  tenancy  is 
created.  Tenancies  partake  of  the  na­
ture ot  an  estate in  laud,  but  the  lease 
creating  the  estate  is  not a conveyance, 
and  the  estate  itself  is  only  a  chattel 
interest, though  it  extend  a  number  of 
years,  or be  renewable  forever.  The es­
tate of  the  lessee  is  not  subject  to the 
lien of  a  judgment,  but  could  be seized 
and  sold under  execution  as  a  chattel; 
yet a lessee  for years  acquires an  estate 
in  possession  iu  severalty  during  the 
term, and in our State he is regarded and 
treated  in  law  as  the  owner.  Htf  may 
maintain ejectment and  acquire  a  home­
stead  in  the  premises. 
In  Connecticut, 
it  has  been  held  in two  different  cases 
that a husband's iuterest in a lease owned 
by  his  wife  is  not  one  upon  which  a 
builder’s lien  can  attach under  contract 
with  the  husband;  and  such,  no  doubt, 
is the  case  iu our  own  State, especially 
where such  husband  does not enter  into 
such  contract  as  the  duly  authorized 
agent of his wife.

A  tenancy arises  by implication  when 
one takes possession of  premises belong­
ing  to  another,  if  the circumstances and 
character of  the  occupancy do not  nega­
tive  its  existence.  Actual  occupancy is 
not  essential to liability  for  rent,  if  the 
key of the premises is held by the tenant. 
When a tenant  holds over  his term  with 
assent,  express  or  implied, he holds  by 
implication of  law  upon  the  conditions 
of  the  original  lease,  in  so  far  as  they 
are  not  expressly modified, and  this im­
plication  arises  independently of  the in­
tention  of  the  teuaut,  and  is  not  over­
come by mere  notice on his part  that  he 
will  hold  over  under a different  tenure. 
A mere  holding  over the  term will  not 
imply a renewal of the lease,  if the hold­
ing is not  by consent;  and,  if  the  prem­
ises  have  been  conveyed by the  owner, 
there  is  no  presumption  that a holding 
over is upon the  former terms.

To prove  a  tenancy  by  parol,  no  par­
ticular words  are  necessary;  but it must 
appear  that  possession  was  surrendered 
to  the  tenant. 
In  a  California  case  it 
was  held  that a verbal  lease  may  make 
rent an offset to interest upon a note.  In 
our  own  State it has  been  held  that an 
oral  agreement  for  a lease  for  a  year, 
limited to take effect at some future time, 
is valid,  if it  may possibly  be  performed 
within  the  statutory  period;  and a lease 
void  as  tu the  term  by the  statute  is a 
good  lease  for  a  year, or  from  year  to 
year,  if  possession  is  had  under  it,  and 
will  regulate  the  tenancy  except  as  to 
the duration of  the  term.  Any contract 
upon  which a tenancy is  based,  running 
for more than one year,  in order to satis­
fy the Statute of  Frauds, must  be signed 
by the  lessor, or  his agent, duly  author­
ized,  and the  lessor is bound  though the 
lease  or  contract  is  not  signed  by  the 
lessee. 
It  may  be  fully  satisfied  by  a 
written  proposal  and  a  written  accept­
ance  or  by  any letters or separate  docu­
ments  which  may together  disclose  the 
terms of the contract.

Acts of  part performance will not usu-

ally take a parol  lease out of  the statute | 
in a court  of  law;  but,  when  the  lessee | 
has fully performed  his part of  the  con- 
tract,  a specific  performance'will  be  de-j 
creed against  the  lessor.  A tenant  may ! 
claim compensation for  improvements or 
repairs made upon faith of a parol agree­
ment within the statute.

Equity will decree specific performance 
of an agreement for a future lease,  when 
it is necessary to do  justice,  and to carry 
out the intention of the parties, as against 
a  purchaser of  the  premises,  who  pur­
chased  from’ the lessor with notice of  the 
lease;  and will decree that the lease shall 
contain  the  usual  covenants,  and  other 
provisions  locally  customary,  whether 
the agreement  provides  for  them or not. 
A  party to an  agreement  for a lease  may 
elect to sue  for  damages  for  its  breach, 
instead  of  claiming  a  specific  perform­
ance;  and  the damage to be recovered by 
the  proposed  lessee  is  the  actual  loss 
occasioned  directly  by  the  breach,  in­
cluding the loss and  expense incurred in 
moving, or  preparing  to  move,  together 
with  the  difference  between  the  real 
value of the lease and the contract price. 
It is no giound of mitigation of  damages 
that  the  plaintiff, durii g  the  term, was 
engaged in a more profitable employment. 
In an  action  against  the  lessee  for  re­
fusing  to  take  the  premises  agreed,  the 
measure of  damages  is  the rent  for  the 
term,  less the  amount  received for  rent 
during the term from others.

The writer saw,  not  long since,  a copy 
of  an old  lease  executed a century  ago, 
and  covering  nineteen  acres of  land  in 
New  York. 
It  was  given  to  one  Noah 
Conrad  and  his  heirs “so long  as  wood 
grows  and  water  runs.”  This  instru­
ment,  in  effect,  was a conveyance  of  the 
land in fee simple.

Tenancies  are,  practically,  of 

four 
kinds—tenancy  by  sufferance;  tenancy 
by  will,  or  from  year  to  year;  tenancy 
for  years,  and  tenancy for life.  Perpet­
ual tenancies are foreign to our State.

A tenant by sufferance  is  one who has 
entered lawfully and  holds over  without 
authority or  consent of  the owner, or by 
mere  permission  without  contract.  A 
tenant  by contract holding  over without
consent  after  the  expiration  of  his ten­
ancy,  or  after  due  notice  to  quit, or  a 
purchaser from a life tenant holding over 
after  his  death, or a sub-tenant of  a les­
see  who  has  no  right  to  sublet,  or  a 
grantor  remaining in  possession  without 
contract, or one holding over after breach 
of  a contract of  purchase,  is a tenant by 
sufferance.  He is not  liable iu an action 
for  trespass  before  notice 
to  quit  or 
actual entry by the landlord, but is liable
for damages if  be interferes  with  the re­
letting of the premises.  A landlord may 
elect to treat a tenant by sufferance either 
as a trespasser or a tenant, but a demand 
for  rent  is  not  conclusive  evidence of 
consent.  A  tenancy  by sufferance  may 
be  determined  at  any  time  by  entry  of 
the landlord, without notice, unless some 
statute  requires  notice, as is the case  in 
our  own  State;  but  the  tenant  is  not 
entitled  to  statutory notice,  if he asserts 
a hostile  claim.  Our  statute provides  a 
summary process by which  an over bold­
ing  or  non-paying  tenant  may  be  re­
moved after  seven  day’s  notice  to  quit, 
which will  be  treated of  later  on under 
the  head  of  “Summary  Proceedings.” 
An obligation to  pay rent  is  usually im­
plied  from  occupancy  by  consent,  but 
not  from  mere  occupancy without  con­
sent;  and,  therefore,  a  tenant  by suffer-

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events  considerably in advance.  We are “in the swim” 
and shall  be prepared to furnish  everything in the way

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ance is not  liable for rent in the  absence 
of  statutory  provision,  but  he  is  liable 
for the value of  his use  and  occupation.
Tenancy by  will  or from  year  to  year 
is  the  prevailing  form  of  tenancy  ex­
isting  among  business  men everywhere. 
Every man  who rents his dwelling house, 
store  or  shop  by  the  week,  month  or 
year,  holds his estate in the leased prem­
ises  by virtue  of  what  is  known  as  a 
“tenancy by  will, or from  year to year.” 
Every estate of this kind is at the will of 
both  parties, so  that  either  may at  any 
time  determine  his  will  by  giving  the 
requisite  notice  to  the  other  party.  A 
strict  tenant at will  has no certain  inde 
feasible  estate,  and  cannot  assign  or 
demise  it  to  another,  but  a general  ten­
ancy  at  will,  which  is,  at  the  common 
law,  constructively a tenancy  from  year 
to  year,  is  an  assignable  estate.  The 
agreement,  express  or  implied,  for  a 
periodical rent, constitutes a general ten­
ancy  by will,  and  in  this  State  the  old 
common law definition of  such a tenancy 
prevails.

A  tenant  at  will  may  maintain  tres­
pass  for  injury  to  his  possession until 
his estate  is  determined,  even as against 
the landlord;  and he is not liable In tres­
pass  until  the  tenancy  is  terminated 
though he is liable in case of  waste.  He 
has  no  equity  for  improvements made 
without  consent,  but  when the  landlord 
determines his tenancy,  he has a right of 
ingress and  egress  for a reasonable time 
to  remove  personal  property  belonging 
to  him.  The  landlord  cannot  sue  for 
injury to the  possession of  the tenant at 
will;  but he  may recover  for  any volun­
tary  waste or injury to the reversion.

E.  A.  Owen.

Definition  of  a Lease.

“A lease,  my boy,” said old gentleman 
in reply to  a  question,  “is  a  document 
that is most wonderfully constructed.  A 
lease is a contract  that is not lived  up to 
by either  party and  generally not  fully 
understood by either.
“It requires more words  to say a little 
in a lease,  my boy,  than there are in one 
of Sbakspeare’s  plays,  and according  to 
law the whole  affair is made as  involved 
as a Chinese puzzle, the only thing at all 
equaling  it in that way being  an  indict­
ment  of  forty-seven  counts,  carefully 
drawn in accordance with  the statutes of 
the  state. 
I  have  known  a  man to be 
crippled for  life  by the  mere  weight of 
an  indictment  accidently  dropped  on 
him. 
It is so cumbersome  and  involved 
that it frequently slips  a  cog  and  seri­
ously clogs the machinery of  the law.
“But  to  return  to  leases.  You see a 
real  estate  agent  and  he  tells  you the 
terms on which  he will rent you a house 
or an office.  You  understand  it, and he 
understands  it,  and  all  is  clear  sailing 
until the lease is made  out.  You look it 
over  and  then  tell  him that  you never 
carried  away  or  destroyed  a  house  in 
your  life  and  did  not  know  you were 
suspected of  such a thing.  He  informs 
you that that is merely a  legal formality 
and does not amount to  anything.  You 
find a lot of  other  formalities and finally 
say:
“ ‘Well, I thought that the arrangement 
was that I was to  have  the place  for $50 
a month,  keep it in repair and get  out if 
I failed to pay the rent.’

“ ‘That’s it exactly,’  he replies.
“Then you wonder  at the ingenuity of 
the man who can  use  1,500 words  to say 
a little.  But you sign the lease,  take  it 
home, study it some  more  and  discover 
one great truth. 
It is  largely devoted to 
specifying  what  the  party  of  the  first 
part does not have  to  do  and  what  the 
party of the second part does have to do.

“That’s a lease,  my boy.”

on to get up some practical joke or to ap­
preciate the stories and  jokes of  others. 
The latest  thing  out  is  a  shipping  tag 
which was  recently  discovered  at  the 
union  depot,  tied  by  a  gripsack  tourist 
to the button of  the  coat of  an  innocent 
appearing  countryman from  Grandville. 
On the tag was printed:
“I am out on a  h—1  of  a  toot.  When 
1 collapse  aud  can’t  stand  any  longer, 
steal  my pocketbopk,  wind up my watch, 
sponge my  clothes  and  ship  me  home.
My name is-----,  residence-----.
“P. S.  Keep  this  out  of  the  news­
papers and  write my  wife that  it was an 
old case of  stomach trouble.”
The innocent victim  was asleep in one 
of  the  seats  of  the  depot.  When  he 
woke up aud found the  label  on his  coat 
and  was  wrathy  and  wanted  to  fight 
everybody in sight, the punster traveling 
man was speeding miles away in the var­
nished cars with upholstered seats.
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GRAND  RAPIDS.

Grand Rapids At Indiana.
Schedule  in effect  May  15, 1892.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from  Leave go ing 
North.
7:05 am
.11:30 am
4:15 p m
10:30 p m
Train  arriving at 9 -.20  daily;  all  other  trains  daily 

South. 
For Saginaw  and  Cadillac.........  6:15 a m 
For Traverse City A  Mackinaw  9:20 am  
For Saginaw &  Traverse  City..  2:00 p m 
For  Petoskey A  Mackinaw.......  8:10 p m  
From Kalamazoo and Chicago.  8:35 p m 
except Sunday.

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from  Leave going 
South.
7:00  am
11:45  a m
2:00  pm
6:00  pm
11:05 p m
Trains leaving at 6:00 p. m. and 11  05 p. m. run daily; 

North. 
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:20 am  
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
For Fort Wayne and the  Kast..  11:50 am  
For  Cincinnati.............................   5:30pm 
Fcfr  Chicago................................. 10:40 pm  
From Saginaw...............................  10:40 p m
all other trains daily except Sunday.

For Muskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand  Rapida & In diana.
10:10 am
7:00  am  
11:25  a m 
4;40 p m
5:40  p rn 
9:05 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive.

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

N O R T H

1 1 :3 0   a  m  t r a i n . —Parlor chair  ear  G’d 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
10:30 p m train.—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw. 
S O U T H —7 :0 0  a m  tr a in . -P a rlo r chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 1 :4 5   a m   t r a in .—W agner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6 : 0 0   p  m   t r a i n . —W agner Sleeping  Car 
Grand  Rapids to Cincinnati.
11 ;0 5   p m  t r a in .—W agner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago._______________
Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

11:45 a m  
5:26 p m  

2:0» p m 
9:00 pm  

1105 pm
7:>5am

11:45 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:05 p m train daily, through Wagner  Sleeping Car 
11:15 pm
5:15  am
3:10  p  m  through  Wagner  Parlor  Car.  11:15  p  m 

3:10 p m 
Lv  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
8 35pm  
train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car.

Through tickets and full information  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almqulst,  ticket  agent  at  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 07 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

General  Passenger and Ticket Agent.

C. L. LOCKWOOD.

Railway.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor  &  North  Michigan 
In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  & 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwauk  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe  n 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.
Lv. Grand Rapids a t.......7:15 a. m. aud 1:00 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t .............   12 :55 p. m. and 10:20 p. m.
Lv.Grand Rapids a t.......6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo a t............... 12:55 p. m. and 10:20 p. m.

VIA D., O.  II. A M.

VIA D., L. A N.

Return connections equally as good.

W.  II.  B e n n e t t, Genera! Pass. Agent, 
Toledo. Ohio.

GHflS.  A.  GOYE,

MANUFACTURER OF

Horse and Wagon Covers
Hammocks and Cotton  Clicks

JOBBERS OF

S E N D   F O R   P R IC E   L IS T .

11  Pearl  SI,  Brand  Rapids,

19
M i c h i g a n  (T e x t p a l

“  The Niagara Falls Route.’*

DEPART.  ARRIVE
Detroit Express..................................   7  00 a m  10 :00 p m
Mixed 
...............................................................  7 :C6 a  m  4  30  pm
Day  Express........................................   l  20 p m  10 00 a m
•Atlantic A  Pacific Express............... to  30 p  m  5 00 a m
New York Express...............................5:40 p no  12  40 p m

•Dally.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping?  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
trains to and from  Detroit.
Elegant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on Detroit 
Express at 7 a. m.,  returning  leave  Detroit  4:45 p. m. 
arrive in Grand  Rapids 10 p. m.

Fred M. Briggs, <*eni Agent. 85 Monroe ¡it.
A.  Alxqujst, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Munson, Union Ticket Otflce. 67  Monroe gtt. 
O.  W.Rcgglrs  G. P  A   T. Agent..Chicago

TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

*No.  14 tNo.  löjtNo.  18 •No.  82
8 30pm

Trains Leave
Lv.  Chicago  ...
G’d  Rapids,  Lv 6 5 'am 10 20am|  3 25pm 10 55pm
7 45am 11 25am I  4 27 pm 12 37am
Io n ia ............Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r 8 30am 1217pm!  5 20pm 1 55am
Owossd......   Ar 9 1 ir>am 1 20pm j  o C5pui 3 15am
E.  Saginaw  . Ar 10 45am 3 Ii5pm{  8  Opm 6 45am
... Ar 11 30am 3 45pm  8 45pm 7 iîiain
Bay City 
Flint  ..........  Ar 10 05am 3 45pm !  715pm 5 40am
Pt.  Huron... Ar 1 i 55am 6 00pm  8 00pm 7 30am
Pontiac........Ar 10 53am 3 05pm 1  S 25pm 5 37am
¡1 00am 4 05pm]  9 25pm 7 00am
Detroit..........Ar
WESTWARD.

*No. 81 tNo. 11 ¡tNo. 13 *No.  15
Trains Leave
6  50ain! 1  50am 4 05pm
Lv. Detroit  .... 1  5p
G’d  Rapids,  Lv 7 On am 1  ijOpm; 5  10pm 1  • 2i'pm
G’d Haven.  Ar S 35am 2  10pm] 6  15pm 11 20pm
........j  6 30am 6 30am
Milw’keeStr  “
Chicago Str.  “

.......... 6 00am| 6  00am

«Daily. 

tDaily except Sunday.

Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 a. m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive  from  the west,  6:45  a  in,  10:10 
a. m., 3:15 p.in. and  10:30 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parle r  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. »2 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward —No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor  Buffetcar.
J ohn  W .  Lo u d , Traffic Manager.
Ben F l e t c h e r , Trav.  Pass. Agent.
J a s. Ca m p b e l l, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

CHICAGO

ANI»  W P S l  M ICHIGAN  RUT. 

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

INDIANAPOLIS.

TO AND FROM  MOfKEGON.

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........ 9:00am  12:05pm  »11 :?5pm
Ar. CHICAGO 
........ 5:16pm  5:25pm  *7:05am
Lv. CHICAGO 
...  8:25am  4:<5pm  *11:15pm 
Ar.  GR’D  RAPIDS___3:15pm  10:10pm  *6:10am
TO  AND  FROM  BENTON  HARBOR, ST  JOSEPH  AND 
Lv. Grand Rapids. 
9:00am  12:05pm  *11:35pm
Ar. Grand  Rapids  __ *6:10am  3::5pm  10:10pm
Lv.  G. R .......  10:0; am  12 05pm  5:30pm  8:30pm
Ar.  G. K........ 10:55am  3  15pm  5:25pm 
...........
TO  AND  FROM  M A N ISTEE,  TR A V ERSE CITY  AND  ELK  
Lv. Grand  Rapids....................... 7:25am  5:17pm
A r. G rand  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 b :25 a m.
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Manistee—Free 
Chair Car—Leaves Grand  Rapils5:17 pm ; leaves 
Manistee 6:55 a m.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

BAPIDS.

DETROIT,

LANSING &  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. GIt’D  RAPIDS.......  6:25am  *1:00pm  5:40pm
Ar." DETROI f ...............10:50am *5:1' pm  10:40pm
Lv. DETROIT...............  7:05am  *1:15pm  5:40pm
Ar. GR’D  RAPIDS.......12:00m  *5:15pm  10:15pm
To and  from  Lansing  and Howell—Same as to 
and from Detroit.

TO AND FROM SAGINAW, ALMA AND ST. LOUIS.

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

TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL A  HASTINGS B.  B.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Lv. Grand Rapids............  6:25am  1:00pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell...............UUUOm  5:15pm 
.........
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Detroit — Parlor 
cars on all trains.  Seats 25 cents 
Between  Grand  Rapids  and  Saginaw—Parlor 
car  leaves  Grand  Rapids  7:05  a m ;  arrives in 
Grand Rapids 7:40 p m.  Seats 25 cents.

♦Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. D eIIAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.
STUDY  LAW
AT  HOME.
Take a course in the 

S p r a g u e   C o r r e s p o n - 
o e n c e   n c h o o l o f L a w  
[incorporated].  Send  ten 
cents [stamps] for particu 
l&rs to
J.  COTNER,  Jr.,  Sec’y, 

Mo.  375 Whitney Block, 
D E T R O I T .-   M IC H

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t h e   Mi c h i g a n   t r a d e s m a n

A   DULL  MONET  MARKET.

I CONTINUED  FROM  PAGE  13.]

low.  Borrowers  of  money,  as  I  have 
often  pointed  out,  want,  not  coin  nor 
paper,  but the things that coin and paper 
will procure for them  by  exchange.  As 
a matter of fact,  in very  few  large  bor­
rowing transactions  does  actual  money 
change  hands.  Usually  only  a  bank 
credit is transferred by the lender to  the 
borrower and by the borrower to the sell­
er  of the commodities  he  requires,  and 
except in  paying wages and buying from 
small producers no actual currency is em­
ployed. 
It  is true  that  we  are  adding 
every  mouth  between  $4,000,000  and 
stock  of  money, 
$4,500,000 
and 
loan­
able capital.  The only result is  that  by 
augumenting the total volume of currency 
we inflate the prices of commodities,  and 
thus counteract whatever  benefit  might 
be derived from the hindrance  to impor­
tations caused  by  our  tariff.  The  pro­
cess is bouud to end,  sooner or later,  in a 
reduction,  through  the  export  of  gold, 
of our circulating medium  to  the  quan­
tity needed  for  use,  but  in  the  mean­
while it accumulates in  bank  vaults  or 
remains in other depositories.

thus  apparently 

to  our 

to  our 

Naturally,  in  view  of  this  dearth of 
opportunities for the employment of cap­
ital in trade or  in  schemes  for  the  de­
velopment of new sources of wealth, well 
established paying investments are  more 
sought for and higher in price.  The rise 
in our coal stocks, particularly Delaware 
and  Hudson,  is  mainly  attributable  to 
this cause,  and it is needless to  seek  for 
others  more  remote.  All  sorts  of  ex­
planations are given  of  the  advance  of 
Manhattan Railway stock,  but  the  divi­
dends it pays and is likely to pay  in  the 
future make them  entirely  unnecessary. 
Any long continuance of low rates  of in­
terest  on 
temporary  loans  inevitably 
creates a  willingness to pay more for per­
manent  interest  and  dividend  paying 
securities,  and,  were it not for the uncer­
tainty that attends all  human  affairs,  I 
should  confidently  predict  still  higher 
prices for them.  But,  though the results 
of this year’s harvests here and in Europe 
have yet to become manifest, and the con-
tingency of a war in Europe has to be con- 
sidered.and the finaucesofourGovernment 

are in a very unsettled condition, still, in 
view of all the conditions,  I  recommend 
my readers not to hesitate to pick up any 
really good investments that may  be  of­
fered them.  Eventually,  no  doubt,  the 
present dullness will be succeeded by ac­
tivity, but the change will not be sudden, 
nor the waiting for it  profitable.  Even­
tually, too,  another reaction  will  ensue, 
like that of 1890,  and after it another de­
mand will spring up for good investments 
such as now prevails.  Too much caution 
and foresight, it is  well to remember,  is 
as  bad  as  none  at  all. 
It  paralyzes 
action andjpurchases  safety  at  the  ex­
pense of profits 'which  might  be  made, 
but which,  through irresolution,  are  al­
lowed to pass unappropriated.

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

The  Report  Confirmed.

in 

U nder the caption of “An Unwarranted 
Report,” the Cadillac News publishes the 
following:

printed 

Through  investigation  we  learn  that 
there is  not the least foundation for  the 
report, 
the  M ic h ig a n  
T r a d e s m a n   this  week,  that  the  D.  A. 
Blodgett & Co.  bank,  of  this  city,  would 
be merged  into  a  National  bank.  The 
banking firm are satisfied with  the  pres­
ent method and status of  their  business, 
and  the  business  men  and  citizens  of 
Cadillac  would  much  prefer  the  D.  A. 
Blodgett & Co. bank should remain where 
it is and as  it  is. 
It  is  one of  the  very 
strongest  and  best  banks  in  the  State, 
and its business  relations  with the busi­
ness men of this city and this  section  of 
the State are as liberal  and  accommodat­
ing as safe  transactions  in that line will 
possibly admit.
It is possible that Mr.  Blodgett  knows 
his  own  business  quite  as well  as  the 
editor of the paper above referred to.  In 
the  light  of  Mr.  Blodgett’s  positive 
statement that he  does  propose to merge 
the firm  of  D.  A.  Blodgett & Co.  into a 
National  bank, 
T h e  T r a d e s m a n -  is 
disposed to accept the  announcement  as 
authoritive,  even 
is  con­
tradicted  by  a  person  who  has  no 
financial 
interest  in  the  business  and 
whose commercial rating is not of such  a 
character as to cause  the  present  bank­
ing house  any fear that it will ever have 
competition  in  banking  from  such  a 
source.

though 

it 

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Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

GOLD MEDAL, PALIS, 1878.

W. B a ker & Co.’S
Breakfast 
Cocoa
Unlike  the
Dutch Process

an d it is Soluble.

Is   A bsolutely  P u n  

No  alkalies  ot 
other  chemicalt
or dyes are usee 
in   its  m anufac­
ture.

A   d e s c r ip tio n   o f  th e   c h o co la te  
la n t,  a n d   o f th e   v a r io u s   c o c o a   an c 
h o c o la te   p r e p a r a t io n s   m a n u fa c - 
u re d   b y   W a lte r   B a k e r   &  C o .,  w il 
>e 
to   a n y   d e a le r   o r 
.p p ltc a tlo n .  _______

sent-  fr e e  

V.  BAKER  &  GO.,  Dorchester,  Mass

\A T  E are on top, In the  way of  Boys’ Express 
v v  Wagons  They are daisies—the  finest in 
the market—and  the prices  are within the reach 
of  everybody.  Don’t  fail to get  our  catalogue 
and  prices  before you  bay.  Prompt  attention 
given to all  communications

Benton Mannfactnring;  Co,

Manufacturers of

Boy’s  Carts,  Express Wagons, 

Children’s  Sleighs, Etc.

POTTERVILLE,  MICHIGAN.

THE  ONLY

Right  Package 

for  Butter.

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  PACKAGE  CO.,

DETROIT.  HICH.

LEMONS!

b o x e s   b e fo r e   i t   g e t s   w a r m .

I t   w ill  b e   a  g ood   id e a   to   o r d e r   2 5  
T h e r e 's   m o n e y  in  s u c h   a  p u r c h a s e . 
G e t   o u r   p r ic e s •

PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

Sticky  Fly  Paper.

PRICE:

One  Box................................
One  Case (10 Boxes)..........

....$  45
.......4  OO
Bach  box  contains  25 Double

Sheets and one TANGLEFOOT Holder.

FW1Ö R,APlD5,

/‘W CA-

Each Sheet is separately sealed with a border of wax.
Each double sheet separates into two perfect single sheets.
Tanglefoot is spread heavily on impervious paper.
Tanglefoot is the  only  sticky fly paper  which  can be pur- 
L 
chased  advantageously  by the  box  for  use  in  stores, 
offices, hotels, etc., etc.

No sheet will spoil, no matter how long a box  may last.
F O R   SAXK  B Y   A M ,  J O B B B R S .

THE
$20.
NATIONAL,
No.  33,
Evidence  that  The  National  IS  the  Best.

P r i c e ,

C O M B I N A T I O N  

L O G K .

¡¡§|§

W I T H

The 

“  Cashier"  is o f no  Use.

St.  L ouis,  Mo.,  March  15,  1892. 

There  is not the  slightest  comparison  between  the  American 
Cashier  and  the  National  Cash  Register.  Yours  is  a  register  in 
every  sense  of  the  word,  while  the  American  Cashier  is  a  slight 
improvement over an ordinary memorandum  book.

A.  H.  S ippy,  Prescription  Druggist,

Vandeventer  and  Finney  Aves.

He- R eturned the  Peck.

H olland,  Mich.,  April  5,  1892.

I  have  returned  this  day  a  Peck  Cash  Register  and  bought  a 
No.  33  National  Cash  Register  in  place  of  same,  which  I  think  is 
much  easier  to  operate  and  better in construction  than  Peck’s. 
I 
am  well  pleased  with  it. 

J o h n   P e s s i n k ,

Baker and  Confectioner.

The  “ Cashier"  is  no  Protection.

Countermanded  Their  O rder fo r  the  Peck.

St.  L ouis,  Mo.,  April  4,  1892.

I  have  this day ordered  a  National  Cash  Register,  at  the  same 
time  disposing of  the  one  I  had in  my place  of  business,  called  the 
Cashier for  the  following  reasons:  The  Cashier  is  really  no  pro­
tection  against  mistakes,  and  it  requires  too long  to figure  it  up, 
consequently  taking  too  much  of  the  valuable  time  of  any  person 
doing  any  amount of  business. 

M.  E.  F riedewald,

Druggist.

W ould not keep  the  “ Cashier."

Manchester,  I a.,  April  14,  1892.

After  having  used  the  American  Cashier  Register  for  18 
months,  I  find  it  does  not  prove  successful  enough  to  keep  it 
longer.  The  National  Cash  Register  I  considered  so  much better, 
even  considering  the  price  and  all,  that  I  finally  made  the  change, 
and  am  well  pleased  with  the  way  the  National  works. 
I  think  it 
fully pays  for  the  difference in cost. 

H enry  G oodhile,

General  Store.

Cadillac,  Mich.,  April  8,  1892.

We  have  this day  countermanded  our  order  for  a  Peck  Cash 
Register,  and  have  ordered  one  of  the  National  Registers,  No.  33» 
same  being  less  than  one-half  the  cost  of  the  Peck  Register.

Wilcox  Bros.,  Grocers.

D iscarded the  Peck.

That  I  have  seen  fit  to  discard  my  Peck  Cash  Register for ona 
of  your  No.  3  National  Cash  Registers,  shows  for  itself  what  I 
think  of  the  value  and usefulness of  the two machines.  Of course, 
Peck's Cash  Register  is  not  to  be  compared  with your  National 
Cash  Register for  simplicity  and  usefulness,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
labor  saved  in  adding  up  itemized  figures for the entire day’s  busi­
ness,  which  has  to  be done  by  users of  the  Peck  machine.

G ustav G eiss,  Evansville,  Ind.

We  Make  34  Different  Styles  of  Registers.

PRICES:  $15,  $20, $25,  $30,  $50,  $65, $75, $100,  $125, $150, $175, $200, $225 and $250.

Q w r ( K m ^ m a w

T H E   N A TIO N A L  CASH   R EG ISTER   CO.,  D AYTO N ,  OHIO.

« * •  H.  LEONARD  &  SONS, 
Illustrated  Catalogue,  No. 108.

1892

2GO  p a d r e s. 

N o w   ready  for  delivery• 

If  you  have  not  received  a 

copy,  drop  us  a  postal  and  we  will  promptly  mail  it  to

merchants,  postage  paid•

Our  Catalogue is largely increased 

in  size  over  any 
previous  year,  and 
we  boldly claim  that it is the  most  com­
plete,  perfect and  simple catalogue  pub­
lished  by any  firm in  the  United States.

We Offer You

PROMPT  SHIPMENT,

LARGEST  STOCK,

VERY  BEST  TERMS,

LOWEST  PRICES.

we want your trade.  We 
want  the  trade of  every 
solvent firm  in  the  terri­
tory.  Our  experience of  48 years in one 
line of  merchandise has  placed  us  in  a 
position to give you  greater value for the 
money,  in many genuine bargain  lines of 
staple  goods  than  any  other  bouse  in 
America.

We  paratee the  quality  of  our 

goods to be exactly I 
as represented.  We 
have  made  sweeping  reductions  in  the | 
prices of  many  leading  lines and  should 
there be still further reductions  from the 
prices  named, owing  to  the  pressure or 
the  “ squeezing”  we  often  bring  to  bear 
upon the factories,  we shall  give you the 
advantage  of  every  such  reduction,  no 
matter at what  price you  may  order  the 
goods.

Akron Stoneware.

Refrigerators

I

Our Roslyn Delavan Dinner Sets
As illustrated  in  colors  on  page  29 is 
the  prettiest  shape  with  the  neatest 
decoration  of  fine  flowers  relieved  with 
gold  we  have  ever  shown. 
It  is a per­
fect success as a  “ seller” and  no  experi­
ment. 
It  pleases  every  time,  and  the 
price  is within  the reach  of  all.  Retails 
§20.00 per set.
------------------------------- *-------------------I

Lafayette  Water  Sets.

This is only one of  many  styles  shown I 
on pages 74  and 75,  but  it is a leader, and j 
if  you order a  package  you  will  sell  it 
with a good  profit.  Made from  the best 
flint  glass,  richly decorated,  and  in  the 
latest French shapes.

Pearl  Glassware

As shown  on  page 67 with  the  “sets” 
more elaborately illustrated on  page 72 is 
the brightest  crystal  ware  yet  produced 
and  seems  to  have  taken  the  popular j 
fancy  by storm.  We are obliged to order 
the  line  in  car  load  lots  to  feeed up a j 
stock,-and  this is  merely  a sample of  the 
boom  all  our  new glassware  is  having j 
this  season.  The  assortment  contains | 
every  thing  needed in  a  pretty  line,  and 
is  subject 
to  a  discount  of  50  per 
cent  from  the  prices  quoted.  Order  a 
package.

Berry  Sets

At  popular prices.  Never  before  has 
any  firm  offered  such  tieautiful crystal 
glass sets at the prices shown on page 68. 
Only 18 to 38 cents for the  most  brilliant 
glass 
The 
“ Dutchman’s 1  per cent.” is  in  this pack­
age  which costs only §3.35  complete.
Ten Cent Berry  Bowls

latest  patterns. 

the 

in 

This  “Clipper”  assortment  should  be 
shown on every  counter.  That’s all you 
have to do  with such goods—show  them, 
and  they  sell  themselves.  Price,  85c. 
per dozen.  The bowls are  full  size  and 
never before sold  at  less than 25c.  to 35c. 
each  at  retail.  Drop  us  a  postal  for a 
package of  the  “Clippers,” page 68.
Silver  Plated  Knives.

Have you examined  the  immense  line 
of  Knives,  Forks.  Spoons,  etc.,  we  are 
showing  on  pages  56  to 61?  There are 
styles at every  price  from  the  cheapest 
good ware  to the  best  quality  manufac­
tured.  We do not  keep  any  “ trash”  so 
that  every 
line  is 
guaranteed to  be  just  exactly  as repre­
sented.  Remember  that  we  carry  the 
largest  lines  of  Silver  Plated  Ware  in 
the state,  and  we wish to call your special i 
attention  to  the  new  reduced  discounts 
quoted.

item  sold 

this 

in 

Many  dealers  purchased  their  ware 
early  in  the  season,  from  car  load  lots, 
but  the  unprecedented  demand  of  this 
spring  has  already  exhausted  many 
stocks. 
If  you  are  out  of  such  staples 
as  Milk  Pans,  ¡Small  Butter  Jars,  etc., 
don’t  remain so and  let your neighbor  do 
the  business.  Correspond  with  us,  and 
we  will  try  to  help  you  out,  from  our 
stock.
The  English  Hedgerow  Dinner 

Ware.

This beautiful  design,  lithographed  in 
exact colors on  page 23 is our latest  Eng­
lish decorated  pattern  and  you only  need 
to glance at  the  page  to  show  you  the 
success  it  is.  The  price  puts  it  within 
the reach of  every  family  in the country, 
and  as it  is  very  heavily  stocked  in  open 
assortments,  in  addition  to  the  cheaper 
assorted crate  lots,  it  is a safe pattern  to 
adopt as it can always  be  matched, a very 
great  point  to  a  customer.  You  can 
easily  retail  a  complete  dinner  set for 
§12.50  and  your  customers  cannot  fail 
but  appreciate  the  ware  and  the price. 
The profit is excellent,  especially  if  or­
dered  in crate  lots.  Look  this  up  care­
fully and  remember  it  is  positively  the 
prettiest  set  shown  in  the  market this 
season,  and  is  far  ahead  of  last year’s 
styles.

Children’s  Carriages,

last  right 

Our success with this  line  was  so  pro­
nounced  last  year,  that  we  have  made 
extra efforts  to  show the  be*t  line ever 
illustrated,  from  the  best  manufacturers 
in  the  United  States.  Every  carriage is 
a marvel of  grace and  beauty  and  built 
to 
through  a  large  family. 
Our prices are guaranteed  to  be  the best 
factory  prices,  our  profit  being  merely 
the slightest commission. 
Please exam­
ine the  styles  carefully,  which  are  all 
new this  season,  and  if  you  have never 
handled  them order  a  few  to  try.  We 
are confident you  will  never  be  without 
them  again.

the 

Tin* Grocer’s Refrigerators
Shown  ou  pages  141-2-3  are  a  marvel 
of  elegance  and  convenience,  and  espe­
latest  style  No.  61,  with 
cially 
drawers to keep  the cold  air inside and  a 
sliding  butter  jar  compartment,  is  at 
once  the  most  complete  and  economical 
arrangement ever offered.  The superbly 
carved  front  with  self  closing Horseshoe 
Locks, makes it one of the most attrac.ive 
feature  of  a  well-appointed  store. 
It 
cannot deteriorate  in  value and  is  alway 
worth  the  moderate  price  we  ask  for it. 
We also make all  glass  refrigerators  for 
windows or Grocer's  Refrigerators  with 
glass doors.  Prices  on  our  entire  line 
quoted  on  application.

As  usual  we  illustrate  the  most  com­
plete line shown  in  any catalogue.  We 
should do this  much, as everybody knows 
that  we  manufacture  them  ourselves, 
employing  two hundred  and fifty men  in 
our factory,  and  work  them  every work­
ing day  in the year,  and we sell our well- 
known  "Leonard”  refrigerators  in every 
state and  prominent  city in  the  Union. 
Our  line is  very  much  improved  for this 
season  and  is  unquestionably  the  hand­
somest  example  of  wood  work  shown. 
Our  special  features  are  made  by  no 
other  firm,  and  make  ours  the  easiest 
selling  Hefrigerator on the rnafket.
Seven  Walls  for Preserving Ice.
Solid  Iron  Shelves.
“ Leonard” Patent  Ice Rack.
“ Leonard” air tight lock.
“ Leonard”  Refrigerator  Trap.
“ Leonard,’  Refrigerator Casters.
‘•Leonard” System of  Cooling.
“ Leonard”  Ci.e a n a b l e   flues.

Our  Kitchen  Cabinet

It 

On  page  151  we  illustrate  a  modern 
convenience which  will  set set  upon  any 
kitchen  table or  upon  one  of  our  Refri­
gerators. 
is  a  cabinet  containing 
every useful  article  used  in  the kitchen. 
Food of  all  kinds and  tools to work with. 
Discount quoted  upon  application.
Our  Special  Filler.

is  now  recognized  as 

The Zanesville  Stone W ater  Filter  on 
page  152 
the 
simplest and  best Filter on  the  market. 
We  have  sold  them  with  constantly  in­
creasing sales for  five  years  and  it has 
been  thoroughly proved  that  the  use of 
this  filter  will  positively  prevent all  dis­
eases arising from the common  deep well 
water,  as  well  as from  the  impure  river 
water.  The  filtering  disc  is  a  natural 
deposit of stone and  possesses  the  mar­
velous property  of  converting  the  most 
foul  and  stagnant water into a healthful 
and  pure condition, extracting ail disease 
germs ami rendering  it  perfectly  whole­
some.  The  prices  are  very  low,  and no 
family can afford  to be without one.

Lawn  Mowers.

Now  is  the opportunity to  make  sales 
of  these  staple  articles;  you  can  order 
one or  more  from  us  as  sample and  if 
you  will  notice  prices  on  page  213  you 
will see that they  were never so cheap  as 
at  present.  Every mower guaranteed  to 
please as  we have sold  this  line  for  the 
past  five  years  and  know  exactly  how 
well  they  suit.  Grass Catchers  to  retail I 
for §1.00 each  also  illustrated.  The 16-I 
inch  lawn  mower  is  offered  at  a  par-! 
ticular  low  figure  so  that  it may  be re-1 
1 tailed  at §5.00  each.

OUR  TERMS:

NO  GOODS  sold  at wholesale except to 

merchants or dealers.

IF YOU WANT credit and are strangers 
to  us,  please  refer  us  to  a 
house  with  whom  you  are 
dealing.

MOST  SATISFACTORY arrangements 
may be made for  new stocks 
of  goods.  Correspondence 
on  this subject is invited.

60  DAYS’  TIME  allowed to merchants 
who have a good commercial 
rating, provided satisfactory 
references  are  given  as  to 
character,  promptness,  etc.
8  PER  CENT,  discount for cash in ten 
days  (not  twelve)  on  bills 
exceeding  §5.  No  discount 
on bills of less amount.

PROMPT  PAYMENT  required,  when 
bills are due, otherwise sight 
draft will  be made.

Automatic Porch Chairs.

The  steel,  automatic,  friction  acting, 
swinging  Porch  or  Lawn  chairs,  as 
shown on page 245  is  a convenience that 
only  needs to be seen  to  be  appreciated 
on every  porch or lawn  in  the  country. 
The price  is  very  much  reduced 
this 
season  owing to  the  enormous  quantity 
of  them that are now manufactured,  and 
the universal  verdict of  those  who have 
used  them  is,  that  they  are 
the  most 
comfortable  and  luxurious  addition  to 
summer life that has ever been  invented. 
Please examine them carefully and order 
one at  least as sample.  You will surely 
follow it  by ordering  a  package  of  one 
half dozen.

Croquet  Sets.

85c.  each.

5 4  balls retails  at

No.
No. 10 6  “
No. X5 4  “
No. A 8  “
No. XA 8  “
No.
6 4  “
1 8  “
No.
No. ■  7 5  “
No.
3 8  “

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1.35 
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1.50 
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44 2.00 
44 2.25 
2.50 
44
3.00 
44

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Children’s  Velocipedes.

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Our  boys’  and  girls’  velocipides  and 
bicycles  are  the  best  that  can  be pur­
chased.  They  are  our  specialty  and 
used  in  the largest quantities.  We carry 
stock of  all  sizes suitable for children  of 
every  age.  By  always  keeping  a  few 
samples,  if  no  more  in  your  stock,  you 
can  catch  many  a sale that  would other­
wise  be  missed.  See  description  and 
price list ou  page  242.

Five ami Ten Cent

Department  Counter  Goods  are  still 
one  of  our  most  satisfactory  depart­
ments.  By  making  a  specialty  of  this 
wonderful  line,  we are  able to show  very 
many  most  astonishing  bargains,  that 
have never  been  offered  in  this  class  be­
fore.  We call  your  special  attention  to 
the entire line of  new and reduced  prices 
we quote throughout our catalogue.

