Michigan Tradesman.

Published Weekly.

VOL.  9.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  JU LY   27,  1892.

$1  Per  Ye«r~
NO.  462

Gr.  S.  BROWN,

---------JOBBER  OF---------

Foreign  and  Domestic  Friiits  and  Vegetables.
Oranges,  Bananas  and  Early  Vegetables  a  Specialty.

Send for quotations. 

24-26 No  Division St.
MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,

Successors  to

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

H A R R Y   FOX,  M anager.

Crackers, Biscuits#Sweet Goods.

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PAID  TO  MAIL  ORDERS.

M USKEGON,  M ICH.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

T ea s, C offees a n d   G rocers'  S u n d ries.

1 and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  GO.,

S.  A.  SEARS,  Manager.

Cracker Manufacturers,

8 7 , 8 9  a n d   41  K e n t St., 

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G rand  R ap id s. 

Our  Fall  Lines  of

Oil  Gloths,  Garpets  and  Gdrtains

NoW  ready.  Write for  prices•

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Retails for 10 cents, 3 for 25 cents.

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods, Carpets and  Gloaks

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

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We  also  carry  good  lines  of 

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for  that  matter, 

Deacon  David  Speers  was  taking  his 
after-dinner  smoke.  Perhaps  the  long 
clay  pipe  looked  a  little  incongruous 
with the handsomely furnished room and 
the massive silver plate on the mahogany 
sideboard.  But 
the 
deacon  himself  was  an  incongruity—a 
little,  common-looking  man,  not  very 
well  dressed,  with a Rob-Roy  bonnet  on 
his  head,  and  knitted,  gray  worsted 
stockings  on  his  slippered  feet.  Cer­
tainly a very wide  contrast  to the hand­
some,  stylish-looking  young  fellow  who 
interrupted  his  reverie  by a very  frank 
and noisy—

“ Good  evening,  uncle.  Can  I  talk 

a  while with you?”

“That depends, Robin,  on what you’re 
I’m  no’  in  a mood 

gaun  to  talk  about. 
for  clish-ma-clavers.”

“I want to talk about business,  uncle.” 
“Humph!”
“You  know, uncle,  that  Aleck  Lang 

and I have been long friends? ”

“I have heard so.  I don’t Know it.” 
“Well,  we  have.  To-day, Aleck  came 
to tell me that he is going into the carpet­
weaving business in Kilmarnock.  He in­
tends to buy Thomas  Blackie out.” 

“Hech t  He’ll need  some bawbees  for 

that.”

“His  father  will  help,  and  he  asked 
me  to  join  him.  What  do  you  think 
about it? ”

“How long have yon been wi’ Hastie?” 
“Five years.”
“And how much have you saved?” 
“Well, to tell the truth, uncle,  nothing 
at all.  What  with  Jessie  marrying last 
year and Rosa this and the presents 1 had 
to  give and  other  expenses,  my  savings 
went away.”
“Humph! ”
“I thought, perhaps,  that  as  the busi­
ness  was such  an  old,  sure  one,  and  as 
both the Langs would be interested in it, 
you would lend me two thousand pounds, 
for such a wonderfully good chance! ” 

The  old  man  removed  his  pipe,  and 

looking Robin in the face,  he said:

“I  have  made it  a  rule  never  to  lend 

money to young men.”

“A very  unkind rule,  when it touches 
me, uncle.  You  were-  never  unkind  to 
me before.”

“I am no’  unkind  to  you  now, either, 

Robin.”

a chance! ”

“ Only two thousand, uncle!  And such 

“ Guid  heavens, hear  the  lad! 

‘ Only 
twa  thousand!’  Did  ye  ever  earn  twa 
thousand pounds?  Did ye ever  save twa 
thousand pounds?  When ye have, Robin, 
come to me an’ I’ll talk wi’ ye aboot lend­
ing ye  the sum.”

“But,  uncle,  the  thing  is  not  a  new 

venture;  it is sure  to pay.”

“It is  agun  to  ha’e  new  masters;  an’ 
men at  sixty arna  sae sure  aboot things 
‘payin’ as lads of  five-an’-twenty are.”

So the young man went away much dis­
appointed  and  not  a  little  angry;  but 
other friends  looked  more  favorably  on 
the  plan.  The  two 
thousand  pounds 
were  borrowed,  and  Robert  Rae  and 
Aleck  Lang  bought  out  the  old-estab­

NO.  462

lished  carpet-weaving house of  Thomas 
Blackie.

The first  year the  concern,  in spite  of 
falling  prices, did  very  well.  Robert’s 
share of  the profits  not  only gave him  a 
good  living,  but  paid  his  interest,  and 
allowed  him  to  lay  by  nearly  one hun­
dred pounds toward  clearing off  his bor­
rowed capital; and  the  next year  things 
were still brighter.

In the  fourth  year of  the  enterprise, 
Robert  Rae  called  again  on  his  uncle. 
He was sitting smoking  in just  the same 
dress and  attitude.

“ Good evening,  Uncle  David.”
“ Good  evening,  Robin.  How’s  busi­

ness? ”

“First rate. 

about  business.”

I  don’t  come  to-night 

“Hech!  What for  then?”
“I am going  to be  married. 

to tell you  about it.”

I wanted 

“That’s a mair kittle risk than Blackie’s 

business,  Robin.”

“I think not,  uncle.”
“Wha’s the lassie? ”
“Jessie Lorimer.”
“The minister’s  daughter? ”
“Yes.”
“What tocher has she? ”
“Just her beauty and her noble  nature; 
she is  of  good  family,  too, and  has  had 
the best of  educations.  Why,  uncle, she 
can  do  most  anything—paints,  draws, 
plays 
the  harp,  sings  like  an  angel, 
and—”

“I’m feared  she’ll be  a kind  o’ matri­
monial luxury,  Robin.  But  she’s a bon- 
nie bit lassie;  I ha’e seen her;  yeti doubt 
if she’s fit for a puir man’s wife.”

“You’ll come to the wedding.  Uncle?” 
“ Surely, surely.”
It  was  a  very  grand  wedding,  uncle 
Speers made quite  a sensation  by giving 
the bride a check for five hundred pounds. 
Indeed, Jessie seemed  to have  quite cap­
tivated the old bachelor, and  he soon be­
gan to  spend a great many  of  his  even­
ings in her pretty home.

Three years passed  happily away. 

In 
Robert’s home there had been some pleas­
ant changes,  and  Uncle  Speers danced  a 
pretty  baby  Jessie  occasionally  on  his 
knee, or  looked  admiringly and wonder- 
ingly  at  his  own  wee  namesake  in  its

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TH E  M ICHIGAN  TR A D ESM A N
HESTER  MACHINERY  C0„

AGENTS  FOK

cradle.  Down  at  the  mill  things  were j 
apparently  prosperous — all  the  looms 
were  at  work,  and  the  very  welfare of 
Kilmarnock,  as  a  community,  was  sen-1 
sibly  connected  with  the  business  of 
“Lang & Rae’s Carpet Mill.”

But  a  great  deal of  this  success  was | 
only apparent,  for  it hung upon chances 
entirely beyond the control of  the young 
partners in it.  They had been compelled 
to borrow  largely, and  bad  big  interest | 
accounts  to  meet,  and  a  great  deal  of 
their paper being  from  houses  unknown 
to local bankers had to be cashed at  very 
heavy  discounts.

All  these  things  were  much  against 
them,  yet  so  great  was  their  industry 
and energy that  they  might have turned | 
them  all  into  “happy  circumstances,” 
and won in spite of odds against them, if 
yarns  had  not  suddenly  taken  a  tre­
mendous  and  quite  unlooked  for  fall. 
This, of  course,  was followed by a num­
ber  of  failures,  in  most  of  which  they 
suffered.  Not all their efforts could now 
gather  together their  numerous lines  of 
enterprise,  and they found  it equally im­
possible to curtail  them;  and  so, after  a 
few months of  desperate,  anxious strug­
gle,  the  firm  of  “ Lang  &  Rae,  Carpet 
Weavers,”  appeared  in  the  list of  “Se­
questrations.”

Old David  Speers,  with that subtle in­
stinct indigenous to  capitalists,  had long 
foreseen,  and  resolutely  refused to med­
dle in the matter.  A coolness had, there­
fore,  gradually grown  up  between  uncle 
and  nephew,  and,  when  the  end  came, 
David  was  not  among  those who offered 
Robert and  Aleck  advise aud  sympathy. 
The young men  behaved  well;  they sur­
rendered everything, even  to  their home 
plenishing;  but  Scotch  creditors  are  a 
pitilessly  just  class,  and  they  did  not 
fail to stigmatize as dishonorable aud  un­
businesslike  the  speculative  aud  risky 
nature of  the trade  done  by  the  broken 
firm.

Aleck at once sailed for Sydney, where 
he  had  a  brother,  and  Robert  took  his 
wife and children to the  mause,  while he 
endeavored to find a situation.  But week | 
after  week  passed,  another  winter  was 
approaching,  aud nothing had been done. 
Once again  David Speers was smoking his | 
after-dinner  pipe  aud  was  interrupted, j 
This time it was his  pretty  niece Jessie. I 
His face  softened  wonderfully  when  h e ' 
met  her  large,  tearful  eyes,  and  laying! 
down his pipe hurriedly,  he went to meet 
her.  This courtesy  was a very  great one, 
and it gave Jessie hope and  courage.

“ Oli,  uncle,” she  said,  “ we  have  sore 

need of you! ”

“ My  puir little woman!  Sit down  and 

tell Davie what he can  do for you.”

Jessie’s tale  was  soon  told—her  tears 
told it  best:  Robert's  beart  bad  quite 
failed him;  they  were  almost penniless, 
and they had  worn  out  their  welcome at 
the manse.

“Then  you’ll  come  here,  my  dawtie; 
you  and  Robert  and  Jessie  and  wee 
Davie;  an’ we’ll see what your man is  fit 
for. 
If he canna  find his feet  wi’ a wife 
like you.  I’m no’  sorry for  him.”  -

So  the  next  day  the  family  moved, 
with  their  small  belongings, to  David’s 
grand  house,  very  much  to  the  annoy­
ance  of  Mistress  Janet,  David’s  house­
keeper.  This  lady,  indeed,  soon  made 
things so unpleasant that  it was  evident 
to all parties  there  could be  no delay in 
decision,  and  Robeit,  almost in  despera­
tion,  resolved  on  trying  his  fortune in 
the New World.

David,  pressed  by  his  housekeeper’s 
grumbling,  and  by  his  affection  for  his 
nephew,  knew  only  one  other  way—he 
could  advance  Robert  money  for a new 
effort.

“But it would be  the  ruin o’ the lad,” 
he  said,  thoughtfully.  “I’m doubting if 
he’s learned  his  lesson yet;  he must e’en 
go to school  again.”

So he  praised  Robert’s suggestion and 
offered to pay the  passage  of  the whole 
family and give him one hundred pounds 
to start life with.

Rather  grumblingly  the  offer  was ac­
cepted,and in a few days they were on the 
ocean,  not one of  them  aware of the real 
interest  aud  affection  which  followed 
them.

“But they’ll  write to  me,”  said David 
to himself—“they’ll  write,  for  they  ken 
I  ha’e plenty o’ siller.”

Once  on a new  track,  all  Robert’s en­
ergy  returned.  He  sought  information 
from all he met,  and  when  they  arrived 
in New  York he had a very clear idea of 
the direction be ought to take.  Provided 
with  a  letter  which  a  fellow-passenger 
had given  him to  the proprietors of  the 
Mattatook Carpet Mills, he found his way 
there and readily obtained work.  A part 
of  his one hundred  pounds  was  used  in 
furnishing  a  little  cottage,  and  Robert 
enjoyed a degree of peace and comfort to 
which he had long been a stranger.

The next spring a lucky event gave him 
a special  prominence.  A  large  mill  in 
the neighborhood imported some machin­
ery for  weaving a peculiar  kind of  rug, 
and no one could be found in the locality 
able to  make  it  run  smoothly.  Robert 
heard  of  the  dilemma  and  offered  his 
help.  The  loom  was  familiar  to  him; 
his  success  easy.  He  had 
found  his 
place,  aud  he  knew  it.  Day  by day he 
made his skill and  energy  felt.  He rose 
to be  superintendent—business manager 
—partner.

Still  he  varied  very  little  the  quiet 
simplicity  of  his  home.  Jessie  and he 
had  found  out  how  little  they  really 
needed  for  happiness,  and  so,  year  by 
year,  whatever  they  saved was invested 
in real  estate.  The  land  grew in  value 
while  they  slept and  worked  at  other 
things,  and ten years after  Robert’s first 
investment  he 
the 
simple growth of  the village,  a very rich 
man.

found  himself,  by 

Just about  this time Uncle  David sent 
them  a very  urgent  request  to come aud 
see him,  aud,  as  he offered to pay all ex­
penses,  it  was  accepted.  The  old  man 
was  now  nearing  eighty,  yet  he  was 
wonderfully  hale  and  bright,  aud  met 
them  at  the  steamer,  apparently  little 
older for  the ten  years  that had elapsed 
since  he bade  them  “good-bye”  on  the 
very same  spot.  He liked  Robert’s  way 
at  the  first  glance:  “"He has  the  look 
o’  a man  wi’ siller, an’  he  bears  himsel’ 
well. 
I’se wager lie’s  a full purse in  his 
pouch.”

Another thing made a still more favor­
able  impression  on  David;  Robert  was 
not  anxious  to  speak on  business. 
In­
deed,  David had at last  to ask bluntly: 

“Wee!,  Robin,  what  kind  o’  kintra  is 

yon? ”

“It is a great country,  uncle!”
“You’ll ha’e done weel,  I suppose?” 
“Very  well.”
A long pause.
“ You’ll no’  be needing  ony  help now? 

I have money lying idle.”

“Thank you,  Uncle  David;  but I have 
fifty thousand  dollars lying idle,  myself.

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5  &  7  N.  IO N IA   ST.,

Gr a n d   R a p id s,  M ic h.

\ A f 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  buy.  Prompt  attention 
given to all  communications.

Benton  Manofactnrii  Co.,

Manufacturers of

Boy’s  Carts,  Express  W agons, 

Children’s  Sleighs, Etc.

POTTERVILLE,  MICHIGAN.

GOLD  MEDAL,  PAEIS,  1878.

W. B aker & Co.’s
Breakfast

Is  A bsolutely  P u ri 

and it is Soluble.

Unlike the
Dutch Process

No  alkalies  os 
other  chemical) 
or dyes are usee 
in   its  m anufac­
ture.

Plain  Slide Valve  Engines with^Throttllng 
Automatic Balanced Single Valve  Engines. 

Governors.

Horizontal, Tubular and Locomotive

BOILERS.

Opright  Engines  and  Boilers  for  Light 

Power.

Prices on application.

45 S.  Division St., 

Grand Rapids.

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Wm.BriJnimelerXSons

M anufacturers and  Jobbers of

Pieced &  Stamped Tinware,
IO N IA   ST.,  -  G rand  R apids
260  S 

Tki.kphonk  540

GHñS.  K.  GOYE,

MANUFACTURER OF

Horse and  Wacon  Covers

JOBBERS OF

H^nunocks and Cotton  Clicks

SEND  FDR  PRICE  LIST.

11  Pearl  St,  Grand  Rapids,  tyich.
HIRFH,  KRAUSE  k  GO.,

JO B B E R S   OF

A  description  of  the  chocolate 
lant,  and  of the  various  cocoa  anc 
hocolate  preparations  manufac- 
ured  by  Walter  Baker  &  Co.,  wll 
>e  sent 
to  any  dealer  or 
application.  ______
V. BAKER & GO., Dorchester, Mas&

free 

P A M P H L E T S  

C h i l d r e n ’s  

S

h o e s

L eather and Shoe Store Supplies.

18-14  LYON  ST. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

CUTS for BOOM  EDITIONS
For the best work, at reasonable prices, address 

THE  TRADESMAN COMPANY.

I thought some of  investing it  here,  if  I 
can find just the  machinery I want.”

‘‘Your gaun to manufacturing  again?” 
“Yes;  I know  all the  ins  and  outs  of 
the trade—there is a good opening in our 
town.  Yes, I am thinking about it.” 

“Yon’il not be wanting a partner, eh?” 
“If I can get  the right kind.”
“Would I do? ”
“ You!  Uncle!”
“Well,  yes,  laddie:  an’  you  needna’ 
scorn  at me. 
I’ll put a hundred thousand 
to your fifty,  an’ we’ll ca’ the firm  ‘Rae& 
Speers.’ ”

“You could not leave Scotland,  uncle.” 
“Was I thinking  o’  sic  a  daft  thing? 
I’ll trust my interests i’ your hands. 
I’ll 
ha’e my full  rights,  mind;  an’  you shall 
ha’e a fair allowance  for  doing my wark 
as  well  as  your ain.  We’ll  put  every­
thing on paper,  and  I’se hold you strict­
ly to the bargain.”

The  proposal,  made  half  in  banter, 
finally assumed a very  real shape,  and it 
was agreed that when Robert returned to 
America he should  start a new manufac­
turing firm under very  different auspices 
from those of his first venture.

But the past was only  once alluded to, 
and  then  David  introduced  the  subject.
“You’ll be  thinking,  Robin,  very like­
ly, o’ the day  when I  wouldna’  lend you 
the twa thousand pounds.”

“You were quite  right,  uncle;  no man 
ought to  borrow  money  until  he knows 
the difficulty of making it—and  of saving 
it;  young  men can’t  know  these things 
they belong to experience.”

“You had  that  lesson  to  learn  then 
Robin,  an’  I  thought  ye  might  as  weel 
learn it o’ ither  folk as o’ me.  One  fool 
whiles  teaches  anither  fool,  an’  both 
grow wise together.  Sandy McClure lent 
ye that  twa  thousand,  and  he  was nane 
the  waur  o’  the  lesson  ye  gave  him 
There  would  be  fewer  young  fools  if 
there were mair wise elders.”

So  Robert’s visit  was a great success 
and  the  old man  shed  the last  tears he 
ever  shed  on  earth when  he  brde  the 
children  good-bye.

“Tou’ll tak’ care  o’  wee  Davie for my 
sake,  Robin,”  he  said,  tenderly, holding 
the lad proudly by  the hand,  “ for  when 
I’m no  longer to  the  fore,  you’ll  let  my 
name stand i’  the  firm,  till he’s ready  to 
tak’  my  place;  so  then 
the  hundred 
thousand  will  aye  be  in  David Speer’ 
name.”

And to-day  the  house grows and pros 
pers,  and  is  known  far and  wide as  the 
firm of  “Robert  Rae  &  David Speers,’ 
though old David has long been gathered 
to his fathers  in  Kilmarnock  kirk-yard 
Robert’s  early failure has  brought forth 
a late  and  splendid  success,  and, better 
than  this,  his  kind-heartedness  has  al­
most become a  local proverb.

“I make it a rule  never to lend money 
to  young  men,  but  if  you  want  to  go 
West or  South I’ll  buy  you  a ticket and 
give you fifty  dollars. 
If  the right stuff 
is in  you,  that  is  enough;  if  not,  it  is 
plenty to make ducks and  drakes  of.” 

But somehow very few young men that 
Robert  Rae  helps  do  make “ducks and 
drakes” of his fifty dollars. 
In many and 
many a case it has been an ample founda­
tion for a good life and a good fortune. 

Young men,  eum your own capital.
A m elia E.  Ba r b.
GXXTSS2TG  H O O T

We pay th e highest prloe fo r It.  A ddren

PECK BROS., wg°ä

 M SI

assure  the  retail trade  that  their  entire 
stock  for  fall  and winter  1892  and  1893 
is  manufactured upon  the above  princi­
ple. 
Inspect  our  samples  which  will 
demonstrate this truth.  Write our repre­
sentative, William Connor, Box 346, Mar­
shall,  Mich., and  he  will  soon  be  with 
you,  go  through  our  entire  line,  learn 
prices and judge for yourselves,  and no offence will be taken,  buy  or not buy.
One of  the largest and  most  complete  lines on the  road in single  and  double 
breasted ulsters,  with  regular or shawl collars.  Pronounced  best fitters ever  seen, 
in Friezes, Shetland, Fur Beavers, Chinchillas in blue black and many fancy colors, 
imported and domestic material.

OVERCOATS.

Very many styles in Kerseys,  Meltons, Chinchillas, Irish Friezes, Fancy Woven 
bespotted 24-ounce rough wools, Royal Montagnacs soft as spun silk and very warm, 
single and double breasted.

Double  Breasted  Suits in all Grades of  material and 

ni any  colors.

PRINOE  ALBERT  COATS  and  VESTS.

In style and  fit  positively pronounced  unexcelled.  Our mail  orders for  these con­
firm this statement. 
_
Cutaway,  frocks and sacks should be seen  to be appreciated,  which will  satisfy 
the closest buyers of excellent clothing to retail at a desirable profit.
William  Connor will be at Sweet’s  Hotel on Thursday and  Friday, July 28 and 29.

. .  . 

... 

, 

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers,

R o c h e ste r ,  N .  Y .

T H E   M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN
GRAND  RAPIDS  BRDSH  CO,

M anufacturers of

G rand  R a p id s,  M ich.

Our goods are  sold  by  all Michi­

gan Jobbing Houses.

OUR  NEW  LINE  OF

Tablets,
Fall  Specialties 
School Supplies 
Etc.,

ARE  NOW  BEING  SHOWN  ON  THE  ROAD  BT

MR.  J.  L.  KYMER,
OF  OUR  FIRM.
MR.  GEO.  H.  RAYNOR, 
MR.  WALTER B.  DUDLEY. 
MR.  CHAS.  E.  WATSON, 
MR.  PETER  LUBACH.
EATON,  LYON  &  CO.

THE  BOSTON

TEECOFFEE

IMPORTERS,

Are now  receiving  by  every 

Overland,

incoming  steamer  and 
New Crop  Teas
of  their  own 
importations, 
which  means  that  in  pur­
chasing  from  them  you  get 
Teas of special  character and 
at only one  reasonable profit 
above actual cost of importa­
tion.

You are surely  paying two 
or  more  profits in  buying of 
the  average  wholesaler.

IM PORTERS,

B O S T O N . 

C H IC A G O .

Chase  &  Sanborn
■ HIRTY-FIVE  years  experience 

teaches us that retailers best con­
sult  their  own  interest  and that 
of  their trade  and the general public,  by 
purchasing from a stock which  combines 
durability,  style, fit  and  excellent  work­
manship  with  prices  so  low  as to  meet 
all  competition:

MICHAEL  KOLB  Si  SON,
Wholesale  H ie !

R O C H E S T E R ,  N   Y

3
ADLER  &  CO.,
Paite, Stets, Oieralls

MANUFACTURERS  A N D  JOBBERS  OF

-AND-

REMOVED  TO

2 3 - 2 8   L a rn ed   St., E a st 

DETROIT,  MICH.

Dealers wishing  to  look  over our  line are  in­
vited  to  address  our Western  Michigan  repre­
sentative,  Ed.  Pike, 272  Fourth  avenue, Grand 
Rapids.

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

JOBBERS  OP

State Agents for

158|&  160 FultonoSt.’ Grand  Rapids

Playing Carts

WE  ARE  HEÄDQU5RTER8

SEND  FOR PRICE  LIST.

Daniel  L peti,

19  S.  Ionia St., Grand  Rapids

MICHIGAN

Fire k Marme Insurance Go
Fair  Contracts,

Organized  1881.

Prompt Settlements.

The  Directors  of  the  “ Michigan”  are 

representative business men of 

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

EUGENE  HARBECK,  Sec’y.

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN

4

AMONG  THK  TRADE.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Lansing—J.  H.  Sipley, meat dealer,  is 

dead.

Isbpeming—A.  Lundin,  tailor,  is suc­

ceeded by Victor Lundin.

Akron—Geo.  P.  Honeywell  succeeds 

ffm. D. Streeter in the drug business.

Red Jacket—John D.  Monroe  succeeds 

Hall & Monroe in the grocery business.

Three Rivers—Chas.  H.  Creighton  has 

sold his meat business to O.  T.  Avery.

Rochester—Chas.  A.  Burr  has  pur­
Jas.  H. 

chased  the  bazaar  stock  of 
Hodges.

Mt.  Pleasant — Gorham  Bros,  expect 
their output of baskets will reach  5,000,- 
000 this season.

Mt.  Pleasant—The drug firm of  Cox & 
Peak has dissolved,  W.  W.  Cox  continu­
ing the business.

Caro—It  is  reported  that  F.  A.  Poole 
has succeeded Wm.  Drew  in the confec­
tionery business.

Newberry — Noble  & Hammis succeed 
Host & Mertes  in the dry goods and boot 
and shoe  business.

Ionia—R.  Ward  &  Co.  are  succeeded 
by W.  L. Peck &  Co.,  in  the  book  and 
stationary  business.

Menominee—Leisens & Henes, brewers, 
have conveyed all their  property  to  the 
Leisen  & Henes Brewing  Co.

Dowling—Geo.  Wilson  is  closing  out 
his  general  stock  and  will  retire  from 
business,  owing to poor  health.

Bad Axe—Robt.  Philip & Co.,  general 
store  dealers,  have  dissolved,  Robt. 
Philip continuing the  business.

Jackson—The Jackson Bridge and  Iron 
Works have been incorporated under the 
¡style of the Jackson  Bridge & Iron Co.

Mt.  Pleasant—Horning &  Root  expect 
to produce 500,000 sets of barrel  heading 
and 2,000,000 feet of lumber this  season.
Morley—Will J.  Pike has  arranged  to 
open  a  clothing  and  men’s  furnishing 
goods  store  here,  beginning  business 
about Aug.  20.

Pori—C.  P.  Anderson,  general  dealer, 
and  Frederick  Hudson,  druggist,  have 
consolidated their stocks,  and  the  name 
of the new firm  is  Hudson  &  Anderson.
Boon—A. C.  Jones has turned his meat 
business over to J. H.  Plett,  of  Cadillac, 
Matevia & Son  have  rented  the  market 
and outfit and  will  carry on  business  at 
the old stand.

Benton  Harbor—E.  H.  Foster  has  sold 
his grocery  stock to S.  M.  Austin & Co., 
and  will engage in  another  line of  busi­
ness.  The  purchasers  will  consolidate 
the stock  with their own.

Alma—Lou Kehn and George Latimer, 
who  have  been  engaged  in  the  jewelry 
business  at  St.  Johns,  have  concluded 
that Alma is a better place  for  them and 
have accordingly  moved  their  stock  to 
this  place.

Ypsilanti—O.  E.  Thompson  &  Sons, 
dealers  in  agricultural  implements  and 
paints and oils,  have  merged  their busi­
ness  into  a  stock  company  under  the 
same style.  The  new  corporation has  a 
capital stock of $30,000.

Kalamazoo—William  McKie  has  pur­
chased the  interest  in  the drug store  of 
McKibben  &  Lake,  owned  by  Dr.  Mc- 
Kibben.  The firm will now be known as 
Lake & McKie.  Mr.  McKie has been  in 
employ  of  McKibben  &  Lake  for  the 
past two years.

Minden  City—The  case  of  Burnham, 
Stoepel  & Co.  vs. J.  H.  Dillon  was closed 
It had  been
on  Thursday  at  Bad  Axe. 

on  trial for ten  days  in  Judge  Beach’s 
Court.  J.  H.  Dillon bad a general  store 
at this place and  failed in  February last, 
owing  about  $8,000,  and  leaving  assets 
of about $1,500 covered by a mortgage  to 
his  brother,  which  mortgage  was  as­
signed  to a bank a day before the failure. 
The creditors,  believing  the  failure  and 
mortgage  to  be  fraudulent,  placed  the 
matter  in  the  hands  of  Sloman,  Moore 
&  Duffle,  of  Detroit,  who  attacked  the 
assignment  and  the  mortgage. 
Judge 
Beach decided  the mortgage a fraud, and 
that the proceeds  remain in  the hands of 
the  receiver  for the  benefit  of  the gen­
eral creditors.  This is the  case  wherein 
Sands  F.  Moore,  one  of  the  attorneys, 
was arrested  some  months  ago  for pre­
suming  to  look  to  the  interests  of  his 
clients.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Belding—The  Duplex  Novelty  Co. 
made  its  first  shipment  of  washboard 
washing machines last  week.

Saginaw—The A.  W.  Wright  Lumber 
Co.  is picking up a night crew,  when  its 
sawmill will be run day and night.

Stanton—E.  G. Curtis has  removed his 
grocery stock to Portland,  where  he pro­
poses to re-engage in the  same  business.
Cheboygan—Swift Bros have contracted 
to cut 3,000,000 feet  of  logs  which  will 
average three to the thousand,  for  Ward 
Bros., of Greenville.

West Branch—The Courtland stave and 
shingle  factory  began  operations  last 
Thursday.  The  concern  manufactures 
staves and 40,000,  shingles daily.

Loomis—A large  quantity of  timber is 
being  shipped  from  this  place  to  Bay 
City.  S.  C.  Zeiter is also  shipping  lum­
ber from  Loomis to South  Bend,  Ind.

Stanton—Fred Neff  has returned  from 
Duluth,  where he concluded the  sale  of 
a small tract  of  timber  for  $31,000,  on 
which it is  said  he  realized  a  profit  of 
$10,000.

West  Bay  City—Handy  Bros.,  box 
manufacturers,  have  merged  their  busi­
ness  into a  stock  company,  with  a  cap­
ital stock of  $30.000.  The style  remains 
unchanged.

Nashville—The  Lentz  Table  Co.  has 
declared  an 8  per  cent,  stock  dividend 
from  the  earnings  of  the  past  seven 
months.  Three percent, was also passed 
to surplus account.

Beaverton—Seely  &  Hood,  who  are 
operating  a  hoop  mill  here,  have  pur­
chased the elm timber  on eight forties of 
Brown & Ryan,  estimated  to  cut 350,000 
feet.  They will erect a stave mill.

Lansing—The  Maud  S.  Windmill  & 
Pump Co.  has been organized by  Eugene 
F.  Cooley, Orlando F.  Barnes and  Henry 
A.  French, to manufacture and sell wind­
mills aud pumps.  Capital stock, $50,000.
Saginaw—Whitney  &  Batchelor  are 
railing  logs  from  their  timber  in  Clare 
county to their mill on this river.  Firms 
running logs by rail have been  fortunate 
this season,  escaping the delay caused by 
the stoppage of  work for three weeks by 
the boom company.

Rose City—The  French  Land &  Lum­
ber  Co.  has  been  organized  by  M.  H. 
French, West  Branch;  A.  S.  Rose,  Rose 
City;  F.  F.  French,  Milo  Eastman,  H. 
Chamberlain  and  Willis P.  Taft,  all  of 
East  Tawas,  to  manufacture  and  sell 
lumber.  Capital stock, $100,000.

Howell — The  Michigan  Condensed 
Milk Co.  has  purchased  a  four-acre fac­
tory site at this place and will commence 
at  once  the  erection  of  its  big  plant.

The main  building  will  be  144x63 feet, 
two  stories  and  basement,  with  boiler 
rooms  44x44  feet.  Howell citizens con­
tributed $5,000 in  the shape of  a bonus.
Saginaw—J.  T.  Hurst  and O.  E.  Els- 
more have  returned from  Canada, where 
they  have  been looking over timber lim­
its  on  the  Wahnaptac,  on  which  Mr. 
Hurst  has  an  option. 
If  purchased, 
he proposes to cut  75,000,000 feet on the 
limits this fall  and  winter  and bring the 
logs to Saginaw,  but  the deal has not yet 
been closed.

Boyne  Falls—The  steady  market  and 
remunerative prices always  paid for gin 
seng  root  have 
impelled  some  of  the 
farmers  in  this  vicinity  to  attempt  to 
cultivate it.  Last year Mr.  White plant­
ed some seeds  gathered  by  himself,  but 
they did not come up  until the following 
summer when they sprouted and showed 
every  sign  of  vigor.  This  would seem 
to prove that it takes  two  years  to start 
the seed,  but there  is  every  evidence in 
this case  that  its  growth  is much  more 
rapid once it is started  than  is generally 
supposed.

Saginaw—A  large  number  of  shingle 
mills in Northeastern counties have gone 
out  of  commission  the  past  two  years, 
but  quite a  number  of  new  ones  have 
been built.  There will  be  a gradual de­
crease  in  the  output but  the falliug off 
will  not  be as great as looked for.  Two 
new mills have  been  built  at  Beaverton; 
one is  now  being "put  up  at  Bulman;  a 
new one has been started at  Far well;  G. 
B.  Wiggins  has  started  one  in  Gladwin 
county,  and one or two others  have gone 
into  commission  on the  Gladwin branch 
of  the  Michigan  Central.  Cheboygan 
will also largely increase the shingle out 
put this season.
There  is  more  Catarrh  in  this  section of  the 
country  than  all  other  diseases  put  together, 
and until  the last  few years was  supposed to be 
incurable.  For a great  many years doctors pro­
nounced It a local  disease, and prescribed  local 
remedies  and by constantly failing to cure with 
local 
incurable. 
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional 
disease,  and  therefore  requires  constitutional 
treatment.  IlaTs  Catarrh  Cure,  manufactured 
by F  J. Cheney & Co.,  Toledo,  Ohio, is the only 
constitutional  cure on the  market.  It  is  taken 
internally in  doses  from 10 drops  to a teaspoon - 
ful. 
it  acts  directly on the  blood  and  mucous 
surfaces of the system.  They offer one hundred 
dollars  for  any case it fails  to  cure.  Send  for 
circulars and testimonials  Address
¡£3f”Sold by diuggists, 75c.

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

treatment,  pronounced 

it 

FOR  SALE,  W ANTED,  ETC.

the  best city, of  seven  thousand, in  the Upper 

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 35 cents. 
Advance payment,______________
B U S IN E S S   C H A N C E S .

IilOR SALE  OK  EXCHANGE—I  WILL SELL 

or  exchange  my house  and  lot, Located  in 
Peninsula, for good property of equal value in a 
good live town of two to five thousand in South­
ern Michigan.  The house is a substantial eleven 
room  house,  good  cellar  18x40,  water  works, 
good  barn  18x26, good  sheds,  poultry yard, etc. 
House and  lot  cost  $2,500, value at $2,200,  mort­
gage  $600 will  exchange  for a house and  lot of 
equal value  or  less, or  for a good  grocery busi­
ness;  also,  we  have  a  good  meat  market  and 
grocery we will  exchange  Located on  the best 
corner in  the  city;  can  reduce  stock  down  to 
$1,000 if  necessary.  Either or both the above we 
will  exchange  or  sell  for  cash.  Address  No. 
458. care Michigan Tradesman. 
F or sa le  ok  ex c h a n g e  fo r  a  stock
of merchandise—A good hotel and furniture 
located  at  the  thriving  village of  Homer,  Cal­
houn county, Mich.  Price, 16 500  The Banner 
grist  mill, located  at Cadillac, Wexford  county, 
Mich  This is a desirable property for  someone 
wanting  to run a grist  mill  and  feed  and  bay 
business 
I  also  have  several 
pieces of farm and timbered lands and some city 
and  village  lots  that I will  sell  cheap, or  will 
trade for a good mercantile  stock, as I am  over­
stocked  on  real  estate.  Albert  E  Smith,  Box 
1123, Cadillac, Mich. 

Price.  $4,000. 

458

547

556

E x c e l l e n t  o ppo r tu n ity  fo r  a  bus

iness man with $5,000 to $10,000 ready money 
to  embark in the  wholesale  business  in  Grand 
Rapids  and  take  the  management  of  same. 
House well established.  Investigation solicited 
from  perfons  who  mean  business.  No others 
need apply.  No. 556, care Michigan Tradesman.

549

IilOR  SALE-CLEAN  NEW  STOCK  OF  DRY 

■  goods, notions,  clothing,  furnishing  goods, 
shoes,  groceries,  cigars,  tobaccos  and  confec­
tionery, located in one of the best business towns 
in Michigan.  Doing  over $2,000  per month  spot 
cash  business.  Not  a  dollar  of  credit.  Stock 
will invoice about  $6,000.  Address  No. 549, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

Fo r  sa le—t h e  stock  a n d  good  w ill

of the best located hardware and implement 
business  in  the  state,  railroad  junction;  only 
exclusive hardware, stock $6,000, can be reduced 
to $5,000;  double  brick  store  and a big bonanza 
for someone.  Principals  meaning  business  ad 
dress Manwaring & Bartlett, Imlay City, Mich.
555

FOR  SALK—CORNER DRUG STORE IN THE 

city.  Doing  first-class  business.  Living 
rooms  above.  Good  chance  for a doctor  or  a 
Holland druggist.  Proprietor ahont to leave the 
state.  Will  sell  cheap.  Address  No.  554,  care 
Michigan Tradesman.________________ 554

IjlOR  SALE—CIGAR  AND TOBACCO  STORE, 

"  invoicing  about  $1,000, in  the  best  town in 
Michigan  and the  best  location in the  city.  A 
fine  opening  for  confectionery  in  connection. 
Can  give  good  reason  for  selling.  Will  want 
two-thirds cash.  Address Derby Cigar Factory 
Belding, Mich. 

town near Grand  Rapids surrounded by ex­
cellent  farming  countrj.  A  bargain  for  some 
one.  M. S. McNitt, Byron Center, Mich. 

IilOR  SALE—CLEAN  GENERAL  STOCK  IN 
FOR  SALE—NEW  AND  FINE  CLOTHING 

and  furnishing  goods  Btock.  Good  cash 
trade.  Rent moderate.  In the fast growing city 
of Holland, Mich.  A good investment for a man 
of  some  capital.  Address  Box  2167,  Holland, 
Mich. 

IilOR  SALE —SMALL  STOCK  OF  DRUGS 

which will  invoice $709.  1500 cash, balance 
on time.  ’92 sales, $1 600.  Will rent or sell  resi­
dence to purchaser.  Rare chance for  physieian 
or young  man.  Address  Doctor,  care Michigan 
Tradesman. 

FOR  SALE —CLEAN  STOCK  OF  STAPLE 

dry  goods, clothing, furnishing  goods,  mil­
linery goods and  boots and shoes  in  one of  the 
best villages in Michigan.  Stock  will inventory 
$3,000 to $3,500.  Liberal discount  for  cash.  For 
particulars,  address  No.  530,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
OR  SALE—GROCERY  STOCK  AND  FIX- 
tures in corner  store in desirable portion  of 
city, having lucrative trade.  Best of reasons for 
selling.  Address No. 504, care Michigan Trades­
man. 

550

530

544

504

526

551

M I8 C  K L L A N K O O S .

DO  YOU  USE  COUPON  BOOKS?  IF  SO, DO 

you buy of the largest manufacturers In the 
United States?  If you do, you  are  customers of 
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. 
TITANTED —DESIRABLE  LOCATION  FOR 
»*  hardware store.  Address, giving full  par­
ticulars  as to population of town and  surround­
ing  country and  rent of  building, No. 552, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 
W [ ANTED—GOOD  LOCATION  FOR  PHYSI- 
V v  cian and small drug store in railroad town. 
Address No. F43, care Michigan Tradesman.  543
stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
cantile  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 
Grand Rapids 

I ltlR  SALE — GOOD  DIVIDEND - PAYING 
FOR  SALE-BEST  RESIDENCE  LOT  IN 

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

370

552

LUMBER

BED  OAK,  WHITE  OAK,

BLACK  ASH,

ROCK  ELM,  GREY  ELM, 

BASSWOOD.

A   E .  W O R D E N ,

19   W o m le r ly   B u ild in g ,

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

P E R K I N S   Sc  H E S S
Hides, Furs, Wool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  182  and  184  LOUIS STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS.  MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY  A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW FOR MILL  USB.

Best Flat Opening Blank Books

You  can  take  your  choice

OF  TWO  OF  THE

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In  the M arket.  Cost no m ore than the Old Style Boohs.  W rite for prices.

GRAND  RAPIDS  BOOK  BINDING  CO.,

2 9 -3 1   C an al  St., 

G rand  R a p id s,  M ich.

17

For  Bakings  of  fill Kinds  Use

eisclimann  l  Go's
Unrivaled Compressed Yeast.

SUPPLIED

FRESH DAILY

To Grocers Everywhere.

Special attention ia invited to onr

YELLOW  LABEL
which is affixed  to  every  cake 
of our Yeast, and which serves 
Oar Goods from worthless  Imitations.

TO  DISTINGUISH 

See  th a t  this  Label  appears 
on  every npackage, as  it  is  a 
guarantee of the genuine a r­
ticle.

FERMENTUM
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THE  ONLY  RELIABLE

Sold  in this  market  for  the  past  Fifteen  Tears.

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

L   WIUTERBITZ,  Stale  A p t,  Grail  Hulls, 

litl.

Telephone 566. 

106  Kent St.

See  th at  this  Label  appears 
on  every  package, as  it  is  a 
guarantee  of 
the  gennine 
a r t i c l e .

higher,  strong at the advance, and offered 
with  more  or  less  reserve.  Owing  to 
heavy purchases by green fruit shippers, 
and for drying purposes, several canners 
have been  unable to  secure  sufficient de­
sirable fruit to fill orders already in hand 
for  apricots,  peaches  and  pears.  Con­
tracts  for  1892  goods  are, 
therefore, 
scaled  down,  and  fruit  of  last season’s 
pack marked up  considerably.

Pickles—A  further advance of  50c per 
barrel  has been  made  by  local  jobbers. 
The  local  representative  of  a  Chicago 
house  sold  John  Killean  10  barrels  at 
83.50 per barrel, but the house refused to 
fill the order.

Dried  Apples—Both  evaporated  and 

sundried are strong and  advancing.

Green Peas—A  further advance of 15c 

per bushel has occurred

Oranges—The  market  is  quiet, owing 
to the fact that  stocks  are  very low and 
what little trading  there  is is  purely on 
local account.
,  Lemons—A really  active  demand  has 
been  reported  for  the past  week owing 
to the excessively warm  weather and,  as 
stocks  are  low,  prices  are  necessarily 
ruling  strong.  Pretty  much  anything 
that looks  like a lemon  is  salable and  a 
good trade could be done if the fruit was 
plenty.

Bananas.—The stocks on  hand  are al­
most exhausted and the receipts  so light 
that  some  dealers  have  their  cellars 
empty.

P u re ly  P ersonal.

Grace  Van  Hoosen,  book-keeper  for 
Nelson  Morris & Co.,  has  returned from 
a fortnight’s trip to  Mackinac,  the  Soo 
and Marquette.

E.  R.  White, general dealer at Alanson, 
was in  town several  days  last week. 
It 
was the first visit he had  paid the Grand 
Rapids  market  in  about  four  years and 
he was agreeably  surprised  at the rapid 
strides made in the  meantime.

During the absence of  the senior  part­
ner,  who is spending most of  the  heated 
term  at  a  charming  summer  resort  on 
Bear Lake,  there  is  considerable rivalry 
among the boys in a jobbing house across 
the street as to who  shall  be at the  post 
of  duty first in the  morning and  remain 
there the longest at night. 
In order that 
no more sleep than possible be punished, 
the  boys  have  arranged for a  job  lot  of 
alarm  clocks  and  the  Secretary  of  the 
corporation is so anxious to have his seat 
kept  warm  that  he  leaves  a couple  of 
rocks  in  his  chair  when  he  finally  re­
linquishes his labors for the day.

The  D rug1  M ark et.

Carbolic  Acid — Advanced.  English 
manufacturers have  advanced  prices 10c 
and higher prices are  looked  for,  as this 
article has been too low.

Oil Orange—Sanderson’s,  is lower.
Oil Lemon—Sanderson’s, has declined.
Ipecac Root—Lower.
Tonka Beans—Scarce and higher.  Sup­
plies are  coming  forward  in a very lim­
ited way from the producing countries.

Nitrate  Silver—Lower  and  is  tending 

downward.

Lupulin—Scarce and higher.
Linseed  Oil—Declined,  but  it  is  be­
lieved that the decline is only  temporary 
and that as soon as  the  contract  oil due 
jobbers  July  1  is unloaded,  prices  will 
advance again.

Dr.  D. Jaynes & Son  have reduced the 
retail price of  their Carminative  Balsam 
from 35c to 25c.  Their price to the trade 
is now 81.90 per doz.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

B. Cohn has  moved  his  clothing busi­

ness from  Hesperia to this place.

Hermance & Ragan have removed their 
drug  stock  from  Oakdale  Park  to  this 
city,  locating at 59 South Division street.
A. Mulholland, Jr., dealer in drugs and 
groceries at Ashton, has added a  line  of 
hardware.  Foster,  Stevens  &  Co.  fur­
nished the stock.

John  Kamiski  has  opened  a  grocery 
store at the corner  of West  Leonard and 
Davis streets.  The I.  M.  Clark  Grocery 
Co.  furnished the  stock.

S. J.  Crocker has opened  a  flour,  feed 
and grocery store on  Burton avenue, near 
the  corner  of .Buchanan  street.  The 
Ball-Barnhart-Putman Co.  furnished  the 
grocery stock.

Mrs.  F. Chenoweth,  general  dealer  at 
Ganges,  has added a  full line  of  drugs, 
furnished  by  the  Hazeltine  &  Perkins 
Drug Co.  The new  department  will  be 
in  charge  of  Arthur  Tillson,  late  of 
Kalamazoo.

The  W.  T.  Lamoreaux  Co.  is  putting 
in  a  duplicate  floor  in  its  wareroom, 
nearly doubling the storage capacity. 
It 
will  also  put  in  six  bean-cleaning  ma­
chines,  enabling it to double  its capacity 
for handling beans.

Hiram Munger,  who  recently  sold  his 
general stock at Sullivan to  A.  B.  Klise, 
has concluded  to  re-engage  in  business 
at the same  place,  Mr.  Klise  having  re­
moved 
location.  Foster, 
Stevens & Co. has  his order  for  a  hard­
ware  stock.

to  another 

Constantine Morton has purchased  the 
plant of the Grand  Rapids  Planing  Mill 
Co., which recently went into liquidation. 
It comprises planing mill, dry kiln, sheds 
and five and a half acres of land,  making 
an unusually complete  equipment.  The 
purchaser has not yet decided whether he 
will conduct a  wholesale  or  retail  yard 
in connection with the mill.

The  present  indications  are  that  the 
convention of  the  Michigan  State Phar­
maceutical  Association,  which  will  be 
held in this city  next  Tuesday,  Wednes­
day and Thursday, will be well attended, 
as reports from  all sections  of  the State 
indicate that  the  representation  will  be 
quite general.  Tuesday evening  the vis­
itors will be  the guests of  the Hazeltine 
&  Perkins  Drug  Co.,  including a trip to 
Reed’s Lake, boat ride and “picnic lunch” 
in the grove.  On the  following  evening 
the Grand  Rapids  Pharmaceutical  Asso­
ciation will take  the  visitors  by  special 
train to Ottawa  Beach  and  banguet  the 
Hotel Ottawa.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The market is well maintained 
on  granulated and  better  grades,  but  on 
some  lines  of  soft  goods  prices  have 
ruled  a  little irregular  and  are  slightly 
lower.

Rice—Domestic has met with very  fair 
sales and  foreign descriptions are in good 
demand. 
Prices  are  not  materially 
higher,  but there are some indications of 
better figures  for Japans  being  reached 
unless  a  fuller  supply  is  offered.  All 
desirable domestic stock  is firmly held.

Canned  Goods — Standard  brands  of 
corn are  almost  entirely  out  of market, 
readily commanding  81.25 at  first hands. 
Tomatoes  are  closely  following  the ex­
ample  of  corn.  California  fruits  are

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LANDLORD  AND  TENANT.

P A P E R   IX .

W ritte n  fo r T h e  Tradesman.

SUMMARY  PR O CEED IN G S.

Summary  proceedings  to  recover  the 
possession  of  premises  unlawfully  de­
tained  are  purely  possessory 
in  their 
nature,  involving  only  the  right of  pos­
session and not  allowing an enquiry into 
the merits of  the title, of  which the  jus­
tices of  the peace before whom  the sum­
mary proceedings  are usually  tried  have 
jurisdiction.  Where  a  tenancy appears, 
the  tenant  can  in  no  case  dispute  his 
landlord’s  title  or  right  to  lease  the 
premises,  in  a  summary proceeding,  un­
less he shows that the lease was obtained 
by fraud.

Summary proceedings are statutory and 
special and contrary to the  course of  the 
common  law.  The  powers  given by the 
statute are  to  be  strictly construed,  and 
its  requirements  must  be  strictly  pur­
sued.  No  retrial  or  appeal can  be  had 
if  the statute  does not  provide therefor. 
It  is  a statutory remedy for  the  benefit 
of  landlords,  and,  being  remedial,  is  to 
be  construed  liberally  to  advance  the 
remedy.  This  summary  proceeding  is 
not an action of ejectment, nor, properly, 
a civil action. 
It  is to be  tried summar­
ily,  without  a  jury,  unless  expressly al­
lowed;  and  in  this  State  the  jury  are 
judges both of law and fact. 
In general, 
the judgment for the plaintiff or landlord 
concludes  the  fact  of  tenancy,  and  of 
wrongful  holding,  and  judgment for the 
defendant or tenant  upon an issue of  no 
tenancy  is  conclusive against  the  exist­
ence of a tenancy.

The  only  questions  to  be  tried  are 
whether  a  tenancy  exists,  whether  the 
tenant wrongfully holds over and whether 
proper notice has been given.  Of course, 
wrongful  possession  of  the  tenant is the 
gist  of  the  action.  Separate  tenants 
must  be  sued  in  separate  actions;  and 
the limitation of action does not begin to 
run  until a demand  and  refusal  to  sur­
render possession.

A  written  demand  is  required  to  es­
tablish a right of action,  and the demand 
must  be  made by the  person  entitled  to 
the  possession,  his  agent  or  attorney. 
In  this  State, under a statute  requiring 
demand of  possession  in  writing twenty 
days  before  suit,  a demand  naming  ten 
days  is  sufficient if  served  twenty days 
before  suit.  The  cause of  action  origi­
nates with proper written demand of pay­
ment or possession, and those based upon 
different demands are different  causes of 
action.  Our  Supreme  Court  has  held 
that  repetition of  demand  does  not  im­
pair  the  effect of  a  previous  notice  to 
quit;  and  in  Judd  vs.  Fairs,  53  Mich. 
518, it was  held  that,  although the  stat­
ute requires a demand  in  writing  to  de­
liver  possession or pay rent,  an  oral  de­
mand  of  rent, followed  by  refusal  and 
written  demand of  possession  and  sub­
sequent  neglect  to  pay  for  seven  days, 
will warrant action for unlawful detainer.
Summary  proceedings  to  recover  pos­
session  may be maintained  for non-pay­
ment of  rent, or for an  unlawful holding 
over after the  agreed right of  possession 
has  terminated.  They  may  be  main­
tained  by the  person entitled  to  posses­
sion,  whether  it  be  the  lessor,  or  his 
grantee,  or  a  purchaser  of  his  title  at 
a judicial  sale, or  his  heir, or  personal 
representative, or other successor in law; 
and  may be maintained  against the  ten­
ant,  or  an  assignee  of  the  lease,  or  a 
subtenant,  or  anyone put  in  possession

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.
Dry Goods Price Current.

Selling Corset Co.’s

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Adriatic.................7
A rgyle...................  6
Atlanta AA.............6
Atlantic  A..............  65i
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“  LL..............  5

Amory....................   6)4
Archery  Bunting...  40 
Beaver Dam  A A ..  51*
Blackstone O, 32__5
Black Crow............ 6
Black  Rock  ...........  6
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A................5)4
Cavanat V..............61?
Chapman cheese cl.  3%
Clifton  C R ............ 5)4
Comet..................... 6)4
Dwight Star............  <t%
Clifton CCC...........  6)4

Arrow Brand  5>4 
World Wide..  6)?
“  LL...............4)4
Full Yard Wide...... 6)4
Georgia  A..............   6)4
Honest Width......... 6)?
Hartford A  ............   5
Indian Head...........  7
King A  A................6*
King E C.  ..............  5
Lawrence  L L ........  5)4
Madras cheese cloth 6)4
Newmarket  G........  5)4
B  ........5
N .........6)4
DD....  5)4
X ........ 6)4
Noibe R..................   5
Our Level  Best.......6*
Oxford  R................  6
Pequot....................  7
Solar.......................  6*
Top of the  Heap__7
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C ......................8)4
Glen Mills.............   7
Amazon...................8
Gold Medal.............. 7)4
Arnsburg.................7
Green  Ticket.........8*
Art  Cambric.......... 10
Great Falls..............  6*
Blackstone A A......  7)4
Hope.......................   7)4
Beats All.................  4V4
Boston....................12
Just  Out........  4)4® 5
King  Phillip...........7)4
Cabot......................   7
Cabot,  %...................6)4
OP....... 7)4
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak...........  5)?
Lonsdale...........  @  8)4
Conway W..............  7)4
Middlesex........   @5
Cleveland.............. 7
Dwight Anchor...... 8)4
No Name................   7)4
shorts.  8
Oak View...............   6
Edwards.................   6
Our Own.................. 5)4
Empire....................7
Pride of the West... 12
Farwell...................7%
Rosalind................. 7)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8)4
Snnllght..................  4)4
Fitchville  ...... .. 
Utica  Mills............ 8)4
7
First Prize..............7
Nonpareil ..10
Vlnyard..................  8)4
Fruit of the Loom %.  7)4
Falrmount.....  ........«41
White Horse...........  6
Full Value..............6)4
Rock.............. 8)4
Cabot......................   7  ¡Dwight Anchor...... 8)4
Farwell...................8 
TremontN........ ....  5)4 Middlesex No.  !..
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Hamilton N...... ....  6)4
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No. 25 ...  9
BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CABPE1 WABP.
Peerless, white..
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colored — 19)4 White Star..............18
Integrity................. 18)4l 
“  colored..20
Nameless................ 20
Hamilton................   8
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G G  Cashmere........20
Nameless............... 16
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C oralin e............................C9 50
S c h illin g 's...................9  00
D avis  W aists  . . . .   9  00 
G rand  R a p id s ...........4  50
Armory.................... 6)4
Androscoggin......... 7*
Blddeford..............  6
Brunswick................6)4FRO
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4
robes...........  5)4
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pink a purple 6)?
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buffs...........   6
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pink  checks.  5)4
staples........  5)4
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shirtings ...  4
American fancy—   5)4 
American indigo—   5)4 
American shirtings.  4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Arnold 
....  6)4
Arnold  Merino......6
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long cloth B. 10)4
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“  century cloth 7
“  gold seal.......10)4
“  green seal TR 10)4 
“  yellow seal.. 10)4
“  serge.............11)4
“  Turkey red.. 10)4
Ballou solid black..  5 
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Bengal blue,  green, 
ea and  orange...  5)4
Berlin solids...........  5)4
«  oil blue........ 6)4
“  “  green ....  6)4
«  Foulards ....  5)4
“  red )4...........   7
“  “  X ...........  9)4
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Cocheco fancy........  6
“  madders...  6
“  XXtwills..  6)4

W o n d erfu l.  ............64  50
B righ ton ........................4 75
Bortree’s ...................  9 00
A b d om in al................15  00
Naumkeagsatteen..  7
Rockport.............. 6)4
Conestoga................634
Walworth..............   634
ITS.Berwick fancies —   5)4
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4)4 
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddystone fancy...  5)4 
ehoeolat  5)4
rober__  5)4
sateens..  5)4
Hamilton fancy. —   5H 
5)4
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Manchester fancy..  5H
new era.  5)4 
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
Merrlm’ck shirtings. 4* 
Repp furn .  8)4
Pacific fancy..........5)4
robes..............6)4
Portsmouth robes...  5)4 
Simpson monralng..  5)4
greys........6)4
solid black.  5)? 
Washington Indigo.  5)4 
“  Turkey robes..  7)5
“  India robes__7)4
“  plain Tky X 34 8)4 
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key red................ 6
Martha Washington
Tnrkeyred 4 ........ 7)4
Martha Washington
Turkey red..........   9)4
Rlverpoint robes....  5
W indsor fa n c y ..........6)4
gold  ticket 
Indigo blue......... 10)4
5){iHarmony.................4)4
TICKINGS.
AC A......................12)4
Pemberton AAA__16
York.......................10)4
Swift River............   7)4
Bearl River........... 12
Warren...................13

Amoskeag A C A.... 12)4
Hamilton N............7)4
D............ 8)4
Awning.. 11
Farmer....................8
First Prize..............11)4
Lenox M ills...........18
COTTON  D U L L .
Atlanta,  D ..............6)41 Stark  A 
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Boot........................   634 No  Name..................7)4
Clifton, K............... 6*|Topof Heap.............9
Simpson................. 20
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Coecheo................. 10*

Imperial..................10)4
Black................9®  9)4
“  BC...........  @10
a;a  A....................12

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MILE-END
Best  Six  Cord
JWaeiiine  or  Hand  Use.

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FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  in Dry  (roods & Notions
BUY  TIE  PENINSULAR
Pits,  Shirts,  i t   Overalls

Once and You aie our Customer 

for life.

STANTON, MOREY & C0„ Mtrs.

D  E T K O IT ,  M IC H .

G e o . F. O w e n , Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

Residence, 50 N.  Union St., Grand  Rapids.

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9 oz...... 13)4
brown .13
Andover.................11)4
Beaver Creek A A... 10 
BB...  9
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“  d a  twist 10)4 
Columbian XXX br.10 
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XXX  bl.19

“ 
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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown....... 12
Haymaker blue........ 734
brown...  7)4
Jeffrey.....................11)4
Lancaster................12)4
Lawrence, 9 oz........13)4
No. 220... .13
No. 250.. ..11)4
No. 280.... 10)4

“ 
“ 
“ 

GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  Btaple...  7
“ 
fancies__7
“  Normandie  8

“ 

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

Persian dress 8)4 
Canton ..  8)4
AFC........10)4
Teazle.. .10)4 
Angola.. 10)4 
Persian..  8H
Arlington staple__6*
Arasapha  fancy__434
Bates Warwick dres  8)4 
staples.  6)4
Centennial.............  10)4
Criterion................10)4
Cumberland staple.  5)4
Cumberland........... 5
Essex................ —   4)4
Elfin.......................   7)4
Everett classics......8)4
Exposition............... 7*
Glenarie.................  6*
Glenarven................ 634
Glenwood............... 7)4
Hampton.................6)4
)4 
Johnson Chalon cl 
Indigo bine 9)4 
zephyrs__16

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Lancashire.............   6)4
Manchester.............  5)4
Monogram..............  6)5
Normandie............... 7)5
Persian...................   8)4
Renfrew DresB..........7)4
Rosemont................. 6)4
Slatersvllle.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................7)4
Toll  duNord......... 10)4
Wabash.................... 7)5
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick................  8)4
Whlttenden............   6 \
heather dr.  8 
indigo bine 9 
Wamsutta staples...  6)4
Westbrook..............  8
..............10
Windermeer........... 5
York..........................634

a  RAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag...............16)41 Valley City........!... 15
Stark......................19  Georgia.................... 15
American...............15)41 Pacific.......................13

THREADS.

KNITTING  COTTON.

Clark’s Mile End....45  (Barbour's............... 88
Coats’, J. & P ........ 45  Marshall’s ................ 88
Holyoke.................22)41
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
39
“  16... ....38
•*  18... ...39
40
“  20... ....40
41
CAMBRICS.
Edwards................  4)4
Lockwood.................4)i
Wood’s..................   4)4
Brunswick.............  4*

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

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

..33
6  .
...34
8...
10... ....35
12...
...86

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

R ID   FLANNEL.
TW ... 
...............22)4
FT
.. • ......32)4
JR F , XXX.............35
Buckeye..................32)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

DOHET  FLANNEL.

“ 
“ 
Slate. 
13

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

Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Grey SR W.............17)4
Western W .............18)5
Union R.................22)4
D R P ............. 
18)4
Windsor.................18)4
Flushing XXX........ 23)4
6 oz Western..........20
Union  B.................22)4 Manitoba.................23)4
.......9  @10)4
Nameless...... 8  @9)41 
“ 
...... 8H@10  I 
....... 
12)4
Brow n.  Black. 
Slate.
9)4
9)410) 4
10)4
1D4
11) 4
12)4
12) 4
8everen.8 oz.........9)4
West  Point, 8 oz.... 10)4 
10 oz  ...12)4
“ 
May land, 8 oz......... 10)4
Raven, lOoz.............13)4
Greenwood, 7)4 os..  9)4 
Stark 
.............13)4
Greenwood, 8 oz — 11)4 
Boston, 10 oz............12)5
Boston, 8 oz.............10)4
White, dos..............25  (Per bale, 40 dos__ 87 50
Colored,  doz...........20 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
*•  Best............ 10)4
“  Best AA......12)4
L............................. 7)4
G............... ............. 8)4
Cortlcelli, doz........ 75  ICortlcelll  knitting,

Pawtucket...............10)4
Dundie....................  9
Bedford...................10)4
Valley  City.............10)4
KK  ......................... 10)4

SEWING  SILK.

WADDINGS.

SILESIAS.

“ 

|

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

No  1 Bl’k *  White..l0  INo  4 Bl’k & White..15 
2 
..20
»  
“  3 
..25
No 2-20, M C......... 50  INoi—15  F  8)4........ 40

-.12 
..12  I  “  10 

PINS.

“  
“ 

** 
“ 

8 

“

3—18,8 0 .......... 45  I

No  2 White & Bl’k..l2  ¡No  8 White & Bl’k..20 
.28
..26

COTTON  TAPE.
-.15  “  10 
..18 
12 

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4 
6 
No 2.

.86

A. James. 
Crowelv’s
M a r s h a ll’!
5-4. ...2 26  6—4...3 25|5—4---1  95  6—4...2 95

NEEDLES—FEB  M.
........1 40! Steamboat...... .........  40
.......1 36 Gold  Eyed....................1 50
...... 1 out
TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

“ ....2 10 

...3 101
COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic............... 18)4
Anchor..................16
Bristol................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL.......................18)4
Alabama.................  6*
Alamance................  6)4
Angusta...................7)4
Ar  sapha................  6
Georgia...................  6*
Granite.................... 5*
Haw  River.............  5
Haw i...................5

Nashua................... 18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
8-ply....17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 plyl7)4 
Powhattan.............18

T‘ 

Mount  Pleasant—   6)4
Oneida....................  5
Prym ont................  Mi
Kao del man............   6
Riverside...............   5)4
Slblev  A.................6*
Toledo....................

PLAID  OBNABURGS

TH E  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

7

by, or under,  the  tenant, or  taking  pos­
session  from  him as hostile  landlord, or 
moving  in  after  his  removal  from  the 
premises;  and all  who are  in  possession 
under the tenant may be joined with him 
as defendants.

A  lessee  may maintain  summary  pro­
ceedings  for possession  against a former 
tenant who holds over, or against another 
tenant  wrongfully put in  possession  by 
the  landlord,  or  against  his  subtenants.
Proceedings  may  be  maintained  by  a 
married woman  respecting  her  separate 
estate,  or  against  one who  contracts  ru 
her own  name;  and  our  Supreme  Court 
has  held  that a widow  may  sue  in  her 
own right and as guardian of minor heirs.
Proceedings may  be  maintained under 
a guardian’s lease  by  the  ward  after at­
taining his majority,  or  by  his  grantee. 
Infancy is no defense to an action of this 
kind.

This  remedy  in  favor of  landlords is 
founded  on  breach of  contract,  express 
or  implied,  and it must  appear  that  the 
conventional  relation  of  landlord  and 
tenant has existed.

Summary proceedings  to  recover pos­
session  of  leased  premises  are  not  al­
lowable if  the  tenancy has  not  expired, 
or  has  been  renewed  or  continued  by 
consent,  express  or  implied,  nor  where 
the  action  of  ejectment  would  not  lie; 
nor  where there has  been  no lawful  de­
mand  or  notice  to  quit;  nor  before  the 
expiration of the time allowed for notice; 
nor  where  the  tenant  has  lawfully  at- 
tornied to the holder of a paramount title; 
nor  against  the  lessor to obtain  posses­
sion  under  the  lease;  nor  in  favor of  a 
landlord  who is in'partnership with  the 
tenant;  nor in favor of  the wife’s  tenant 
against the  husband;  nor  in  favor  of  a 
seller  against a  purchaser  in  possession 
who  has  broken  an  executory contract; 
nor  against a tenant who  has  contracted 
to  purchase;  nor  against  a  tenant  who 
enters without  consent  after  surrender­
ing  possession,  nor,  in  general,  where 
the relation of  landlord and  tenant  does 
not  exist.

The  summary remedy is  not  intended 
as  a  substitute  for the  action  of  eject­
ment,  and  consent in  the  lease to sum­
mary  proceedings  cannot  give  jurisdic­
tion  not  given  by statute. 
In  proceed­
ing  to  apply  this  remedy, our  Supreme 
Court has held  that the  complaint  must 
allege all the  facts  necessary to give the 
court  jurisdiction,  and  special  damages 
not alleged cannot  be  proved.  The ten­
ant  cannot  plead  in defense  any  matter 
of  recoupment,  counterclaim,  or set-off. 
He caunot prove title in  himself by parol, 
but  deeds of  conveyance  are  competent 
evidence.

The  right  to  recover  double  rent  or 
treble  damages  cannot  be  extended  be­
yond  the  terms  of  the  statute,  but  are 
allowed  when  {he  statute  so  provides. 
Our  Supreme  Court  has  held  that  the 
plaintiff is entitled to judgment for costs 
and damages, notwithstanding a re-entry 
by him  pending suit.

Where  the  officer  uses  violence in en­
forcing the writ, our  Supreme Court  has 
held  that the  landlord is not  equally lia­
ble with  him,  although  he  has  been so 
held in some of the other states.

I  have  now  reached  the  end  of  the 
series  on  “ Landlord  and  Tenant.” 
If 
there are  any of  the  T radesm an’s  sub­
scribers who  have  not  read this  series, 
but  who  have been  wise  enough to pre­
serve  their  papers,  they will  be  able  to 
pick  up  many  a  crumb  which  will  be

worth  more  to  them  in  dollars  and  cents 
than  the  cost of  the.  T r a d e sm a n   for  a 
number of years.

Since  this  series  was  started, a drug­
gist  at  Edmore  informed  the  compiler 
that  information gleaned  therefrom per­
taining  to  what  constitutes  a tenant  by 
the year,  and  the kind of  notice required 
to terminate  such a tenancy,  saved  him 
from a prospective  lawsuit  and  the  an­
noyance  and  expense  connected  there­
with.

The  nine  numbers  containing 

this 
series should  be  carefully preserved  for 
futurq  reference,  for,  sooner  or  later, 
they will  prove of great value by furnish­
ing just the information wanted.

E.  A.  Ow en.

Solid  With the  Servants.

From the New York  Herald.
An enterprising grocer has  discovered 
a  novel  and  highly  successful  way  to 
secure and retain the  custom  of  all  the 
servant  girls  in  the  neighborhood.  He 
bought at  the  price  of  wastepaper  a 
large quantity of  yellow covered “ penny 
dreadfuls’’  and uses the single sheets for 
wrapping purposes in such a  manner  as 
will enable the girl after a certain amount 
of  trade  to secure  the  complete  story. 
Some very strange dialogues can be heard 
in the store.  The following  will  suffice 
for  examples:
“A loaf of bread,  please,  and  wrap  it 
in  ‘The Orphan’s Woe,’  page  No. 5.”
“A  lamp  chimney and give  me  “The 
Blind  Man’s Curse,’ third sheet.”
“Oh, my dear sir!” pleads another girl, 
“couldn’t you give me  another  copy  of 
‘Slim  Jim,  the  Boneyard Terror?’  Our 
dog has eaten the other.”
“Why, how was that?”
“Well,  you see,  sir, my missus did  not 
know the value of the story and wrapped 
some  scraps  in  it  for  the  dog  and  he 
swallowed the whole lot,  paper and all.” 
“Here,  miss, is your  soap,”  continues 
the grocer,  turning to a  third  customer. 
It 
“And  please  observe  the  wrapper. 
contains the thrilling story of  ‘The Crim­
son  Stain,  or  the  Marble  Bride.’  You 
shall  have  the  continuation  when  you 
come again.  And turning to  his  assist­
ant,  he  continues:  “Here,  Hans,  mark 
down the lady for  ‘The  Crimson  Stain,’ 
second  sheet. 
She  has  bought  the 
soap.”

A  Financial Manager.

Mrs. Peterby is a  woman  with  a head 
for business.
“Just see here. 
I have bought a beau 
tiful rocking  chair at  auction  worth $3, 
and I  only paid  $2  for  it;  so  you  see  I 
have $1 clear profit.  Don’t tell  me after 
this that women have no business sense.’
“Do  you  need  the  rocking  chair? ” 
asked Mr.  Peterby.
“No.”
“Then why did you buy  it?”
“To  save  money,  of  course.  How 
could 1 have saved that  dollar if 1 hadn’t 
bought it,  I’d  like to  know? ”

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

Hardware Price Current.

AXIS.

AUGURS AMD BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash,  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dig.
60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
25
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50*10
First Quality, 8. B. Bronze..........................I 7 SO
D.  B. Bronze............................  12 00
S. B. S. Steel..............................  8 50
D. B. Steel................................   13 SO
Railroad......................................................t 14 00
Garden.................................................   net  30 00
Stove..............................................................50*10
Carriage new list.......................................... 75*10
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
81elgh shoe....................................  
70

B ARROWS. 

bodts. 

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dig.

 

 

BVCKBTS.

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

dlS.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60*10

BUTTS, CAST. 

Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60*10
Wrought Table.............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60*10
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*10
Blind,  Parker’s..................  
70*10
Blind, Shepard’s .......................................... 
70

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.

60

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

CROW BARB.

Cast Steel............................................ per lb  5
Ely’s 1-10............................................perm 
Hick’s C. F .........................................  
“ 
G. D ....................................................   “ 
“ 
Musket................................................ 

65
60
35
60

CARTRIDGES.

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

CHISELS. 

dls.

combs. 

CHALK.
COFFER.

40
Curry,  Lawrence’s....................................... 
Hotchkiss....................................................  
25
White Crayons, per gross..............12® 1254 dls. 10

“ 

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

 
drills. 

 

dls.

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

DRIPPING PANS.

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

07
  6)6

 

dls.

ELBOWS.

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

Clark’s, small, 918; large, 126....................... 
Ives’, 1, S18; 2,124; 8, «39............................ 

30
25

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

files—New List. 

dll.

dls.

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

GALVANIZED IRON.

dlB.
dls.

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

15 

13 
Discount, 60

12 

28
17

14 
GAUGES. 

dls.

dls.

NAILS

50
55
55
55
55
70

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES GATES. 

knobs—New List. 

Advance over base: 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain................... 
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l is t................... 56
Mallory, Wheeler *   Co.’s............................ 
56
Branford’s ................................................... 
56
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
55
Adze Bye..........................................116.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye.........................................115.00, dls. 60
...........»18.50, dls. 20*10.
Hunt’s....................... 
dlB.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
“  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__ 
40
11  Landers,  Ferry A Clsik’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Steel nails, base...............................................1  80
Wire nails, base................................................... 1 85
Steel.  Wire.
60...........................................   ...... Base 
Base
10
50......................................................Base 
40 ....................................................   05 
25
25
10 
30..................................................... 
20.........  
35
15 
16.....................................................  
15 
45
12.....................................................   15 
45
10 ......................................................  20 
50
60
8............................  
25 
7 *  6 .................................................   40 
75
4 .......................................................   60 
90
1  20
3........................................................ 1  00 
1  60
2........................................................ 1  50 
1  60
Fine 3................................................1  50 
Case  10..............................................  60 
65
8..............................................  75 
75
6..............................................  90 
90
Finish 10...........................................   86 
75
90
8...........................................1  00 
1  10
6............................................1  15 
Clinch? 10..........................................   86 
70
80
8...........................................1 00 
6...........................................1  15 
90
Banell %...........................................175 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©40
Sclota  Bench................................................  ©60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  Q40
Bench, first quality......................................   MO
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.60—10
70
Common, polished................................ dls. 
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs.............................   50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

FLANKS. 

RIVETS. 

FANS.

dlS.

Broken packs %e per pound extra.

 

 

 

 

HAMMERS.

dlS.

“ 
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“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole  *  Co.’s .....................................dls. 
25
Kip’s ...................................................... dls. 
25
Yerkes * Plumb’s.................................. dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 .............................. dls.60*10
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4ft  14  and
longer.......................................................   3)6
10
Screw Hook and  Eye, %........................net 
96........................ net 
“ 
“ 
8)4
“  X ........................ net 
“ 
7)6
“ 
“ 
X........................ net 
7)6
Strap and T ............................................ dls. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti friction.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track..................................... 
40
Pots............................................................... 60*10
Kettles...........................................................60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60*10
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 33)4*10
Bright......................................................70*10*10
Screw  Eyes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s .....................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70*10*10
<Hs.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s......................
Sisal, H inch and larger.............................
Manilla.........................................................  13
dls.
Steel and Iron..............................................  
Try and Bevels............................................. 
Mitre............................................................ 

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
»2 95
3 05
8 05
3 15
325
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.....................................  485 
No. 27 ...............................................   4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86...................................... dls. 
Silver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A.................................  “ 
White  B..............................   “ 
Drab B..................................  “ 
White C.................................“ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
ROPES.

wire goods. 

SHEET IRON.

50
50
55
50
55
35

squAREs. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

dls.

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,______  70

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 126
“ 
20
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
50
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot....  30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  root............................................. 
30
Steel, Game................................................... 60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s _______ 70
Mouse,  choker.................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion.............................. »1.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market................................................  65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   go
Tinned Market.............................................  62)4
Coppered Spring  Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 00
painted....................................  2 55

wire. 

dls.

“ 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

An  Sable.................................................dls.  40
Putnam.......................................... 
dls. 0»
Northwestern................................  
dls. 10*10
dlB.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,.......... 
  75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
dls.
Bird Cages.......................  
50
 
Pumps, ClBtern........................................  
75
Screws, New List..........................................70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50*10*10
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods...... 65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

 

METALS.
PIG TIN.

6X
7

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars.......................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2)4c per pound.
680 pound  casks........................................... 
Per pound.................................................... 
H@ ti.................................................................. 16
Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder fn the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN—MELTM GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................I 7 50
7 50
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
9 25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

Each additional X on this grade, H.75.

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10x14IC, Charcoal.........................  ...........»6  75
6  75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8  25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

 
Each additional X on this grade (1.50.
“  Worcester...................... 
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14x20IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x2010, 
14x20 EX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX............................................................ »14 00
14x31  IX......................................................... 15
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10

6 50
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6 00
7 50
12 50
15 50

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8

TH E  MICHIGLAJSr  TRADESM AN,

MichiganTradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men's Association.

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

Retail  Trade of the Wolilerine State.

Published at

lOO  Louis  St., G rand Rapids,

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  JULY  27,  1892.

LEGAL  TENDER  MONEY.

The question is  often asked:  “What is 

legal tender  money?”

In view of  the  fact that there is in cir­
culation in  the  United  States,  money  of 
several  different sorts, each  more or less 
limited in its paying power,  the question 
is not so easily  answered.  Many  people 
will  say  that  greenback  treasury  notes 
are legal  tender.  Others  will  say  that 
silver  dollars are a legal  tender.  Some, 
too,  will assert as  much of  silver certifi­
cates.  But  these  claims  remain  to  be 
examined.

Some  days  ago  Senator  Morgan,  of 
Alabama,  in  the  course  of  a  debate  on 
the status  of  the  national  finances,  see­
ing  that  there  was  much  confusion  of 
opinion as to what is legal money,  under­
took to define  the subject  and to explain 
a  matter  about  which  there  seemed  to 
have  been  so  little  accurate  agreement. 
He declared  that  legal  tender  money is 
that which  will  pay  any  debt,  public  or 
private,  without  exception  and  without 
regard to  contracts or  conditions.  This 
view of the case was  accepted as author­
itative,  and  may  stand  as  a  correct, if 
not official definition.

Let  us  examine  a  little  the  various 
sorts of national money, all  equally good 
in  general  estimation,  but 
in 
their power  to  pay,  not  by  the  people, 
who will  readily accept them and  any of 
them  for  any  purpose,  but  discredited 
only by the  Government itself.

limited 

First  come  the  treasury  notes,  com­
monly called “greenbacks.”  We read on 
them that they are a legal  tender  for all 
dues,  public  and  private, except  duties 
on  imports  and  interest  on  the  public 
debt.  These  notes,  then,  are  plainly 
not  an  absolute  legal  tender,  but  only 
have  limited  powers.  Here  are  debts 
which they will not pay.

Then there are the silver dollars.  They 
are a legal  tender  for  all  payments  ex­
cept the  gold  bonds and  the gold  certifi­
cates.  Here are debts that they will not, 
cannot  pay.  So,  also, of  the  silver  cer­
tificates.  They cannot be used to pay off 
the  public  debt,  for  that  is  payable  in 
gold.  The  silver, coined  under  the law 
of >1890,  is a  legal  tender  for  all  debts, 
public  and  private,  except  when  other­
wise stated in the contract.  Thus, silver

will not  pay  a debt where a contract has 
been made for  any other sort of  money, 
and so  it  is not a full  legal  tender.  As 
to the  national  bank  notes,  they  are as 
good  as  any  of  the  Government notes, 
since their solvency is guaranteed by the 
Government,  but  they  are  not  actually 
legal tender  money.

Under  these  limitations  there  is  no 
absolute  legal  tender  money  issued  by 
our  Government  except  its  gold  coin. 
That is a legal  tender  at  all  times  and 
for  all  claims.  Gold  will  pay  silver 
debts  and  paper  debts  as  well  as  gold 
debts,  but paper and  silver will  not  pay 
gold debts.  They are  discredited by the 
law.  They are lawful money under con­
ditions  and 
limitations.  Outside  of 
those  conditions  they  are  not  lawful 
money—they have no  paying power.

Any  money 

that  the  Government 
issues is  good  enough. 
It is discredited 
only  by  its  creator.  This  discrediting 
is done iu the interest of  the  great  cred­
itors—those who hold the  world’s money 
bags.  Silver  and  promises  to  pay  are 
good  enough  for  the  people  who  earn 
and spend,  for the  people who  circnlate 
the  money.  When  payment  has  to  be 
made  to  the  great  capitalists  and  the 
great  foreign  bankers  who  control  the 
world’s  finances,  gold  alone  is  good 
enough.  They demand it,  and the great­
est  nations  in  the  world  bend  to their 
will.

ABUSING  NATURALIZATION  LAWS.
The weakest spot  in  the  political sys­
tem of  the United States  is found in the 
loose and  reckless  methods  in  vogue for 
converting foreigners into American citi­
zens.

In  most  of  the  states a foreign  immi­
grant,  after a brief * residence  and  while 
wholly ignorant of  the laws  and institu­
tions of  the country,  is  allowed  to  make 
public declaration of his intention to  be­
come a citizen. 
Immediately  after  this, 
although  he  is  not  a  citizen,  he  is  al­
lowed  to  vote and  to  enjoy  every priv­
ilege  of  citizenship.  There  are  well- 
known cases  where  foreigners,  in  order 
to be qualified  under the law to command 
ships  sailing  under  the  American  flag, 
have  declared  intention  to  become  citi­
zens when they  never  intended to do so, 
and would  have  forfeited  important ad­
vantages if  they had  thrown  off  foreign 
allegiance.

There are many cases where foreigners 
fleeing  from  military  service  or  other 
public duties in the  “old  country,” come 
to  these  free-and-easy  states  and,  com­
plying with the preliminary legal formal­
ities  of  declaration,  imagine  themselves 
citizens of  the  United  States,  and  then 
return  to  the  fatherland  under  the  be­
lief that ail  the  power  of  the  great Re­
public will  stand  between  them and  re­
sponsibility to the  violated  law of  their 
native land.

Genuine American  citizens  abroad  do 
not  receive  much  consideration  at  the 
hands  of  their  Government,  and  these 
bogus  citizens,  whatever  they  may  ex­
pect,  usually  get none.  These observa­
tions are suggested by a^tory telegraphed 
from Europe to  the effect  that a Russian 
Pole  who  had  only  taken  out  prelim­
inary papers for  naturalization,  but  had 
lived in the United States long enough to 
amass a  good deal  of  money,  had  gone 
back to  Russia to  enjoy  his  wealth and 
air his American manners.  The Russian 
police gathered  him  in,  and sent him  to 
Siberia,  where he  spent  six years before

he could escape.  He  has finally secured 
his freedom,  to find that  the Russian au­
thorities  had  confiscated  his  property, 
and now he wants the United States eagle 
to ruffle  his  feathers  and scream at  the 
Russian bear, and,  if  that will not  bring 
him to his  senses, go  at the  surly beast, 
beak  and  claws.  Of  course,  no  notice 
will be  taken of  the  case,  but the natu­
ralization laws should be revised so  as to 
deny  all  privileges  of  citizenship  to 
foreigners  not  wholly  and  completely 
passed through all the stages of naturali­
zation.

Gripsack Brigade.

Byron S.  Davenport has spent his Sun­
days  of  late  at  Big  Rapids,  where  his 
wife is visiting her  parents.

W.  A.  Grover,  traveling  representa­
tive for the Grand Rapids Brush Co., has 
returned from  an  extended  trip through 
the Southern States and  leaves this week 
for a visit to the trade  of  the Southwest.
Cornelius  Crawford  came  home  from 
Mt. Clemens  to spend  Sunday  with  his 
family, greatly  reduced  in  flesh but im­
proved in  spirits.  He  expects  that  an­
other week’s  treatment  will  completely 
restore his health.

A.  F.  Averbeck,  a traveling  man  who 
carried  a  revolver  in  his  grip,  was  se­
verely frightened by the weapon  explod­
ing as he  was  leaving a G.  R.  &  I.  train 
at Kalamazoo one evening last week.  No 
one was hit  by  the  ball  and  no  serious 
damage was done.

James E.  Ireland has  returned  to  the 
the employ of  the  I.  M.  Clark  Grocery 
Co.,  his hearing having greatly improved 
during the past few weeks.  His territory 
will comprise the trade of  the  Northern 
portion of the State,  as  Geo.  A.  Newell 
now covers the  route  formerly  attended 
to by Mr. Ireland.

formerly 

“I  visit  Grand  Rapids  once  in  six 
months,”  remarked  a  salesman  for  a 
Massachusetts paper mill,  the  other day, 
“and in  the  meantime  I visit nearly ev­
ery  city  of  importance  in  the  United 
States. 
I am frank to  admit  that Grand 
Rapids  excels  every  other  town  in the 
country  in  at  least  one  particular—the 
excellence and completeness of  its street 
car  service. 
In  no  other  city  are  the 
cars run so rapidly and so promptly  and 
in no other town of my  acquaintance are 
the patrons  dealt  with so generously  in 
the matter of transfers.”
Ludwig  Winternitz, 

local 
representative  for the Fermentum Yeast 
Co.,  but  now  general  traveling  repre­
sentative  for  that  house,  was  in  town 
several days last week, calling on friends 
and  former  acquaintances.  He  has  fa­
vored Grand  Rapids  boys, so far as pos­
sible,  in the  establishing  of  new  agen­
cies,  having promoted Benj. Kievit to the 
management  of 
the  Toledo  branch, 
placed M.  Jandorf  in  charge  of  the Al­
leghany agency,  and arranged with  A. J. 
Wagner—formerly engaged in the grocery 
business  on  East  Bridge  street—to take 
charge of the Denver branch on Aug. 1.  It 
is a common remark at the headquarters of 
the Fermentum company  that a man who 
writes  Grand  Rapids  after  his  name 
stands a double chance  of  promotion,  so 
long as  Winternitz  remains at the helm.
Post C,  Michigan Knights of  the Grip, 
held its monthly  meeting  in  the Wayne 
Hotel parlors  Saturday  evening.  Presi­
dent J.  L.  McCauley  presided  and  C.  P. 
Collins acted as  secretary  pro tern.  The 
meeting  was  well  attended,  but  little 
business  was  transacted.  The  Post  is

awaiting the decision of  the State Board 
of Directors as to where  the  next annual 
meeting  will be  held.  The date of  this 
meeting  is  December  29,  and  Detroit, 
which is making an  effort  to capture the 
prize,  will  probably  be  chosen.  The 
Board  meets  in  Lansing  the  middle  of 
next  month, and will  then  make  its de­
cision.  The  local post  will  meet at  the 
Russel House  August 20,  and in view  of 
the  convention  coming  here  they  will 
have a good  deal of  business  to look af­
ter.  Last year the  convention  was held 
in  Jackson, and 450  guests  sat  down to 
the  banquet.  No  hotel  here  can  ac­
commodate  that  nnmber,  and  either the 
auditorium or the Light Infantry Armory 
may be engaged for the purpose.

A  Chicago  traveling  man 

thus  un­

bosomed himself to the Tribune,  of  that  * 
city:  “I have had some funny experien­
ces in my travels,  the same as many other 
of my brethren,  I suppose.  The  latest 
fuuny thing that happened to me  was  in 
a western town, of  course.  You  never 
hear of anything funny happening in any 
eastern town, now do you?  That’s right.
I  had  arrived  in  the  western  town  in 
question in the afternoon, quite late,  and 
was sensible of that tired  feeling  which 
even a traveling man has once in a while.
I knew the town was  prohibition  to  the  . 
top of the  flagstag,  but  1  never  struck 
such a town that  I  did  not  find  what  I 
wanted. 
I went over to  the  drug  store 
and talked a while with the clerk, a young 
man,  for the  boss  was  out  of  town. 
I 
told the clerk all  the stories I could think 
of and wound up by giving him the wink, 
but it was no go. 
I tried  all the ingenu­
ity  I had  worked so successflly  in other 
prohibition towns, but  all  failed.  Then 
I went over to the hotel and went to  bed. 
About  ten  minutes  after  there  was  a 
knock on my door and I got  up  and  ad­
mitted the caller. 
It was the drug clerk. 
Thinking that he had  had  a  quickening 
of conscience I greeted him and bade him 
be seated.  He  accepted  the  invitation. 
Then he said be believed I was from Chi­
cago. 
I told him I  was.  He  wanted  to 
know what 1 thought was the chance  for 
I  told 
for him to see the  World’s  Fair. 
him I could  fix  that. 
I  did  not  mind 
doing  a  little  lying.  Then  he  took  a 
little package out of his pocket and arose 
to  go.  As  he  did  so  he  remarked, 
There’s my  part  of  the  contract;  you 
send me a  ticket.’  When  he  was gone,
I opened the  package. 
It  was  labeled, 
‘World’s  Columbian  Bitters.  Prepared 
by the Alliance-Prohibition Bitters  Com­
Price,  One  Admission  to  the 
pany. 
World’s Fair.’ 
I supposed t iwas  a  de­
vice of the boy, but  I  learned  the  next 
day that there was such a  company  and 
that it was run by some of the young men 
of the town who wanted to  treat  travel­
ing men all right,  and at the  same  time 
they  thought  that  by  this  they  could 
make a point in getting into the  Fair.”

T h e  T radesm an is in receipt of a case 
of bottled spices from E. J. Gillies & Co., 
of  New  York,  who  are  represented  in 
this territory  by  J.  P.  Yisner.  The 
package  is  certainly 
the  handsomest 
thing of the kind on the market  and  the 
quality of the goods  appears to  be  fully 
up to the standard of the package.  They 
deserve a large sale.

MICHIGAN  MINING  SCHOOL.

A State  School of  Mining Engineering, giving  prac­
tical  instruction in mining  and allied  subjects.  Has 
summer schools in surveying, Shop practice and  Field 
Geology.  Laboratories,  shops  and  stamp  mill  well 
equipped.  Tuition  free.  For catalogues apply to the 
Director, Houghton, Michigan.

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

9

Rambling Thoughts From a Pessimistic 

Standpoint.

W ritten  tor  Th i  T radesman.

As stated  in my  last, any  standard of 
human  success  which is not  practicably 
attainable  by  all  honest  men  is a false 
one.  Such a one is that based on the ac­
quisition  of  wealth. 
If  there  were  no 
employes,  there  could  be  no  employers 
and,  consequently,  no amassing of  fabu­
lous  wealth  by  individuals.  That  all 
men cannot  become  wealthy  is true  and 
proves that the acquiring of  wealth can­
not be a  true  test of  human  excellence. 
Andrew Carnegie has  accumulated  forty 
millions  in  twenty-five  short  years,  but 
it was gathered  by  the brain  and brawn 
of  thousands upon thousands of  his fel­
low men. 
I find no fault with this fact—
I simply claim  that,  inasmuch  as it  was 
utterly  impossible  for  all  of  the  thou­
sands connected with the Carnegie branch 
of  human  industry  to  become  wealthy, 
the fact that Carnegie  himself  has accu­
mulated a  pile  is  no  evidence  that  his 
life has been  a truly  successful one;  and 
whether he is entitled  to the plaudits  of 
his fellow men,  or  whether they are due 
the  humble  workman  who  lives  in the 
little cottage on the banks of the Monon- 
gahela,  depends  altogether  upon  higher 
and  worthier  considerations  than  the 
mere hoarding of riches.

Let us not be  blinded  by  sentimental­
ism and led a passive or  willing  captive 
by a capricious  public  opinion.  Let us 
open our eyes and  remove  the rust from 
our neglected “thinkers”  before  we take 
up the popular cry of the multitude.

Statisticians 

In a certain village there are eight gro­
cers. 
tell  us  that  only 
about  5  per  cent,  of  those  engaged  in 
business succeed.  This  means  that only 
two-fifths of  one  of  these  eight  grocers 
will  make  a  success of  it;  or,  in  other 
words, one of  the eight will come within 
six-tenths of  succeeding,  which means, I 
suppose,  that he will manage to live,  pay 
expenses and make  some money. 
If  ev­
ery  dollar  in  the  surrounding  country 
required for groceries were  drawn to the 
village,  and  the  trade  equally  appor­
tioned  among the eight, it  would be im­
possible  for  any  one  of  them  to  make 
any money—the  volume  of  trade  is too 
limited 
to  make  plethoric  eight  bank 
books.

Now, these  eight  firms  are not in  the 
grocery business for the fun of  it, or for 
the betterment of  their health—they are 
there to make money.  One  only partial­
ly  succeeds,  while  the  other  seven  are 
written up as failures,  and wise men and 
successful men ascribe the cause of their 
failure  to  incompetency,  dishonesty,  a 
lack of the get-there-or-die-in-the-attempt 
sort  of  stuff,  and to  a thousand and one 
other reasons.  These  wiseacres can tell 
us just  how they all  might have become 
rich, and they  even  accuse  the partially 
successful  one  with  sins  of  omission 
and commission  as being the cause of his 
partial  failure.  They  say,  “The  early 
bird catches the worm,” but they seem to 
overlook the  fact  that  the  worm in  this 
case  was  only  about  two-fifths  grown, 
and that when the greedy bird gobbled it 
up,  the other  seven,  whether  they  were 
early  or  late,  had  to  get  along  without 
worms.

Suppose some merchant  should adver­
tise  for  a  bookkeeper,  and,  as a result, 
twenty  applicants  should  respond.  Of 
course,  nineteen-twentieths  of 
them 
would be disappointed, and only 1 or 5 per 
cent, of  the number succeed.  Now, sup­

pose  some  visionary  old croaker should 
proclaim from the house tops that, if the 
nineteen disappointed  ones  had adopted 
the same  tactics that  the  successful ap­
plicant had employed,they would all have 
succeeded,  he would  be  taken for an es­
caped  lunatic;  and  yet  the  seven  un­
successful grocers are  censured by trade 
essayists for not  overcoming the inevita­
ble and acquiring the unattainable.

I am  pretty  well acquainted  with  the 
retail trade, and  hold  too  high  an opin­
ion of  the  average  grocer to believe,  for 
an instant, that the 95 per cent,  who  fail 
to win success  according  to  the  world’s 
standard do so  for the lack of  any possi­
ble qualifications. 
It is  simply  impossi­
ble for all to get  rich.  The case cited is 
fairly representative of  the condition  of 
things  everywhere.  The  fact  is  that 
eight  concerns  are  striving  to  obtain 
what would make one fairly well off, two 
prosperous  and  would  keep  three on  a 
sound paying basis.  All  are doing their 
level best,  in their own  way, to  win,  but 
conditions are  such  that  seven  of  their 
number must, of  necessity,  go  under  or 
remain on the  lower  shelf.  Who  wins? 
Is it the one who always has a kind word 
for the unfortunate,  a touch of sympathy 
for the afflicted  and a  helping  hand  for 
those  in  distress  and  need?  No. 
Is  it 
the  man  who,  at  the  close of  the  day, 
locks his  business  cares  with  his goods 
and wares and devotes the evening to the 
cultivation  of  his  moral  and  social  in­
stincts and the fellowship of  his  family? 
No. 
Is it the man who is strictly honest 
and truthful?  Oh, no;  but  it is  the man 
who catches the early worm and the mid­
night bug;  the man with a cast-iron  will, 
a heart of adamant and a dead conscience; 
the man who wears a perennial smile and 
puts  on  a  face  to  suit  each  customer. 
Such a man never  eats,  drinks  or  sleeps 
when he has  a chance  to  scoop in a dol­
lar.  The Almighty Dollar is his god and 
his bank  book is his  bible—in short,  the 
man who gains the  world’s  honors is the 
meanest,  the greediest, hardest, most un­
social and most unmerciful  contestant of 
them all.

“Eternal  vigilance is the  price of  lib­
erty,” a  boss  crow  once  shouted,  and 
the multitude  has  been  echoing  it  ever 
since;  but eternal  vigilance is  exercised 
as  diligently  and  as  persistently  by  as 
many who fail to reach  the  coveted goal 
as it  is by the few  who  win.  The exer­
cise of vigilance on the part of a business 
man is to be commended everywhere and 
at  all  times as a qualification that is  ab­
solutely  indispensable,  but,  althongh  it 
be  never-ending,  it  is  not  always  the 
price  of  liberty,  as  thousands  of  over­
worked,  care-crushed  and  broken-down 
business men can testify. 
If eternal vig­
ilance be  the price  of  liberty,  these dis­
heartened  ones  would  have  paid  for  it 
with compound  interest  long  ago.  The 
rich fasten  their talons in  the earth like 
a  rapacious  bird  of  prey.  The  masses 
look at them with  wonderment and awe, 
made intensified  by  the mighty distance 
intervening  between  them.  But  there 
comes  an  end  to  all  things,  and,  when 
existence is drawing  to a  close,  the  con­
sciousness  of  a  life  well  spent, and  of 
duty well performed, will make the retro­
spection  of  life  far  more  satisfactory, 
and render the  dying pillow  softer,  than 
a knowledge of  the mere  fact of  having 
accumulated millions. 

E.  A.  Ow e n .

The letter that never  came was  not  a 

dun.  Those always arrive on time.

hut does 
not inehriate"  Jf euh of 
U O N   COFFEE 
Why? = —

7

ARK  THE  WOODSON  SPICE  CO.  COFFEES  THE  BEST 
FOR  MERCHANTS  TO  HANDLE?

B eca u se!
They Satisfy the Trade and Increase the  Merchant's Trade.
LION  COFFEE, 0. D.J1VX,  STANDARD  MRRACAI30

A B E   OUR  L E A D IN G   BRAN DS.

Lion Coffee  pleases  the  package  trade,  while  every one of 
your bulk coffee  customers will come the second  time after 
the bulk coffees, O.  D. Java and Standard  M aracaib o .~  □
Undoubtedly  You  had  better  try  an  order 
of each,  and see for yourself that this is true.

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High  Grade 
Confectionery,

A re  E x te n siv e   M an u faetu i ers  o f

A n d   th e  L a rg est  H a n d lers  of

O ran g es,  L em o n s, 

B a n a n a s,  N uts, 

Dates,  Figs,  Etc.,

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

Drugs  Medicines.

State  Board  of Pharm acy.

O ne  T e a r—J a c o b   Jesao n ,  M uskegon.
Two  Y ears—Ja m e s  V e rn o r, D e tro it.
T h re e  Y e ars—O ttm a r E b erb ac h , A nn  A rb o r 
F o u r Y ears—G eorge G n n d rn m . Io n ia.
F ir e  Y ears—C. A. B ugbee,  C heboygan.
P resid en t—Ja c o b   Jesso n , M uskegon.
S ec re ta ry —Ja s .  V e rn o r, D e tro it.
T re a su re r—Geo. G u n d ru m , Io n ia.
N ovem ber L

M eetings  fo r  1892 — M arq u ette,  A ug.  31;  L an sin g , 

Michigan State  Pharm aceutical  Aas’n. 
P re sid e n t—H. G. C olem an. K alam azoo. 
V ice-P residents—8.  E.  P a rk ill,  O w osso;  L. P au ley , St.
Ig n a c e ;  A. 8. P a rk e r, D e tro it.
S ec re ta ry —Mr. P arso n s, D e tro it.
T re a su re r—W m . D upont, D e tro it.
E x ec u tiv e C om m ittee—F. J . W u rzb u rg ,  G ran d  R apids; 
F ra n k   In g lis  a n d   G.  W .  S trin g e r,  D e tro it;  C.  E. 
W ebb. Jac k so n .
N ext p lac e  o f  m ee tin g —G ran d   R ap id s, A ug. 2,3 an d  1. 
Local S ec re ta ry —Jo h n   D. M uir.
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society. 
P re sid e n t. W . R. Je w e tt,  S e c re ta ry ,  F ra n k  H . E sco tt, 
R eg u la r M eetings—F irs t W ednesday e v e n in g  o f M arch
Ju n e , S ep tem b er an d  D ecem ber,
Grand Rapids Drug Clerks’ Association. 
President, F. D. Kipp; Secretary, W. C. Smith.

Muskegon  D rug  Clerks’  association. 

P re sid e n t  N. M iller;  S e c re ta ry , A. T. W heeler.

Some Causes of  Drug A dulteration.

W ritten  (o r The Tradesman.

No one  who  has  been  many  years  in 
business  will  fail  to  observe, among  a 
certain class of  people,  a lack of faith in 
the genuineness of goods offered for sale. 
This  feeling oftenest  finds expression  in 
those who  attempt to cheapen  some arti­
cle  they wish to purchase. 
It is so  easy 
to  decry the  quality,  in order  to  reduce 
the price,  that many thoughtlessly do so, 
not reflecting that it is the poorest policy 
for the  buyer to pursue.  Any article  in 
the drug  line,  to have  value,  must  be as 
actually represented.  There may be two 
kinds of a drug bearing the same name— 
one in the  crude  state  for common  pur­
poses and  the other refined  for medicinal 
use,  but  neither  adulterated  with  any 
element to change its natural therapeutic 
effect.  Whoever  needs a drug  for medi­
cal use should  be  able to  procure it in a 
pure  state  whereever  such  goods  are 
usually  kept  for  sale.  The  purchaser 
should  know that it is for the interest of 
the  druggist  to  deal  in  the  best goods, 
irrespective of  cost, and  should  at  least 
give  him the  same confidence  shown  to 
the  peanut  vender  or  candy  peddler. 
Excessive  competition,  added 
the 
doubts of ignorant buyers who disparage 
for  revenue  only,  will in the  end  lower 
the standard of quality in any product.

to 

Indeed,  it  is  true,  for  the  most  part, 
that,  whenever  adulteration  has  been 
found in  products of  any  kind—whether 
medicine, food, clothing, or the thousand 
and  one  articles of  taste  and  luxury— 
they were directly instigated by a univer­
sal  mania  for  cheapness,  regardless  of 
how  quality was  affected.  As a natural 
result, the  moral  tone  of  producer  and 
distributer was  lowered,  since  he  found 
there was no pecuniary object in furnish­
ing the best of  anything so long as merit 
provoked only doubts and disparagement.
There  are too  many in the world  who 
doubt  the  existence  of  honesty  in  any 
one  supposed  to  have a personal  or  pe­
cuniary motive for being dishonest  Such 
doubts  have  their origin  in  joking com­
ments  on  certain trades, professions and 
industries,  and  are  reiterated  until  un­
thinking  people  begin  to  believe  them 
true.  For instance,  it is taken for grant­
ed that if  the manufacturer of any given 
product has an opportunity to debase the 
quality  of  such  product,  without  easy 
detection,  he  will  surely  do  so  for  the 
added gain  there Is in it.  Again,  should 
any single  druggist be found  selling  the 
cheap preparations of  cinchona  bark for 
pure  sulphate of  quinia,  the  whole class 
of  doubters  are ready to charge  that  all

pharmacists  make  such  substitution  a 
common practice.

Some  of  those  who  advertise  patent 
medicines  pander to and  encourage  this 
degrading habit  of  libelling  human  na­
ture in the  persons of  those  who,  above 
all others, ought to possess the confidence 
of  the  public.  The  proprietor  of  Bid- 
lack’s Compound Catholicon spends thou­
sands of  dollars,  a part of  which  goes to 
scatter  seeds of  doubt  in  the  minds  of 
wished-for  customers,  who  are  advised 
to be  credulous  only as to this medicine, 
but  distrustful  as to every other  or  any 
one who  recommends it.  They  are  told 
that  men of  vile  character  will  seek to 
counterfeit the true remedy and  palm off 
their dangerous decoctions instead.  And 
all concerned  are advised  that their only 
safety  lies  in  noting  the  private  mark 
attached to the genuine medicine.  Every­
one is also warned to beware of the drug­
gist who will (unless constantly watched) 
play a false game and sell some worthless 
substitute  that has  not the  proper name 
blown in the bottle.  Of course, he knows 
that none of  these charges has any foun­
dation  in  fact,  but it serves  to  impress 
on  the public  the idea  that his  medicine 
must be of  superior merit to attract such 
persevering  opposition  and  unworthy 
competitive methods.

In fine, it is the  same old  story so dra­
matically  rehearsed  by  the  genius  of 
Dickens  and  played over  again  in  real 
life.  The  dear  people  are  assured  by 
Codlin  that  he,  and  none  other,  is  the j 
friend,  and  Short is the  gay  deceiver  to 
be  shunned.  So  the warning  is  tossed 
from one to the other,  like a shuttlecock, 
as  often  as  Codlin or Short  temporarily 
holds the  ear of  the public.  What  won­
der, then,  if  customers  standing in front 
of  the druggist’s counter,  and reading in 
the  advertising  matter  there  provided 
what  such  distinguished  purveyors  to 
the  wants of  humanity  have  to  say  of 
each  other, declare  their unfaltering be­
lief that  nothing in the  drug line  can be 
depended on to be as represented.

The  one who  knowingly and  without 
cause weakens  the faith of  the public  in 
the integrity of  those whose  calling is to 
supply pure  products of  prime necessity 
is  as  much  an  enemy of  society as  the 
corrupter of  youth.  He  may,  also,  find 
that  his  own  dwelling is constructed of 
vitrious material,  against  which the mis­
siles  he so  carelessly hurls may rebound 
to his  injury.  As  a  business  policy,  it 
will  be  found  unprofitable  in  the  long 
run and  should be relegated to the  class 
that originated the practice and still con­
tinue it as fakirs at county fairs.

Still,  outside  of  business  rivalries, 
there is a flippant nihilism much too prev­
alent to-day—not the material  kind,  like 
that which disturbs the peace of Europe, 
but  a  moral  cataclysm  that,  starting in 
political  and  business  competitions, 
sweeps  away all  that  is  just, charitable 
and  ennobling in  human  nature,  leaving 
nothing but  blank,  bald  scepticism  that 
has  not  even  the  merit of  having  been 
bom of  sad experience.  To this class of 
doubters nothing is true, nothing is pure, 
nothing is honest.  The atmosphere they 
breathe  is  overcharged with  the  deadly 
malaria of distrust.

The physician  is  to  them a charlatan; 
the druggist  only  a  dealer  in  counter­
feited  products;  the preacher  has  some 
sinister  motive  behind  his  well-meant 
ministrations;  and the lawyer is a prima- 
facie  fraud,  supported  by  statute.  All 
other  classes of  men have  some  flaw or |

set-back  except  themselves.  What  a 
comfort  there  is in  such  an  exception! 
Every druggist who comes in contact with 
these  doubters  smiles  at  their  puerile 
exaggeration and aches to make an actual 
chemical  analysis of  such perfect  speci­
mens  of  humanity.  Nothing  but  an
autopsy  can  disclose  the  actual  truth, 
but  that will  be  too  late  to  cure  their 
self-conceit.

In this age of  mental and  material  ac­
tivities the business of  the world  cannot 
well  be  carried  on  without  mutual 
faith  between  buyer and  seller. 
If  the 
element of  confidence  be  wanting, there 
is  no  foundation  on  which  to  build  a 
system  of  commercial  exchanges.  Dis­
trust is the worm  that  gnaws at the root 
of  prosperous  trade.  We  must  within 
reason rely on the honesty of  our fellow-

Outfit that very properly contains a supply ol

Hires’ g *

« Inch adds to the enjoyment of all the other 
Ian.tics, and makes a picnic a picnic indeed. 
A  25 cent package makes 5 gallons of this 
■ ry popular beverage.

D on’ t  be deceived if a dealer, for the sake 
o f  larger  profit,  tells  yon  som e  other  kind 
ju st as good  *— tis false.  N o imitation 
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' as good as the genuine H ir e s'.

men.  He  who will  not concede fair  in­
tentions on the part of dealers in general 
disparages  his  own  sincerity of  motive. 
Such men of all others are most iikely to 
fall victims to the arts of confidence men 
and  bunco  steerers.  The  man  who  is 
liberal  in opinion  and not  given  to  de­
preciating wares he seeks to purchase will 
have  the  benefit  not  only  of  his  own 
knowledge of  values,  but,  also,  the  hon­
est advice of the dealer who, as an expert 
in that  line,  will  be  able  and willing to 
improve the customer’s choice.

S.  P.  W h i t m a k s h .

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support this claim.

AGNES BOOTH CIGARS

In  ten sizes and shapes.  We will guarantee to Increase your cigar sales If yon will give 
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T H E   M IC H IG L A IN T   T R A D E S M A N .

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______ Wholesale Price  Current.
Advanced—Carbolic acid, tonka beans, lupulin.
Declined—Oil orange, oil lemon, po. ipecac, nitrate silver, linseed oil.

Acetlcum..................
8® 10
Benzolcum  German.. 60® 65
Boraclc 
....................
20
Carbollcum...............
24© 30
Cltrlcum..................
50® 52
Hydrochlor...............
3® 5
Nltrocum 
10® 12
.................
Oxallcum................... 10® 12
Phosphorlum dll.......
20
Sallcylicum
.1  30@1  70 
Sulphuricum
■  15£@  5 
Tannicum__
.1  40@1  60 
.  30®  32
Tartarlcum...

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Aqua, 16  deg..............  3“4®  5
20  deg..............  5V4®  7
Carbonea  ....................   12® 14
Chlorldum...................  12® 14

Black.........................2 0U@2 25
Brown.....................   80@1 00
Red.........................   4fi@  50
Yellow...................... 2 50@3 00

Cubeae (po  65)........  60®  70
Juníperas..................  
8®  10
Xanthoxylum............   25®  30

BALHAMÜM.

Copaiba......................  40®  45
Peru............................  @1  30
Terabln, Canada  ......  35®  40
Tolutan......................  35®  50

CORTEX.

Abies,  Canadian —   .........   18
Cassiae  ...............................  11
Cinchona F lav a.................   18
Buonymus  atroporp...........  30
Myrica  Cerífera, po............   20
Primus VIrginI....................  12
Qulllaia,  grd.......................  10
Sassafras  ............................  12
UlmuB Po (Ground  12)........  10

KXTRACTUM. 
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra..
po........
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Haematox, 15 lb. box.
Is.
“ 
V4s........
“  Ms........
FERRUM.
Carbonate Preclp—  
Citrate and Quinta..
Citrate  Soluble........
Ferrocy anidum Sol..
Solut  Chloride........
Sulphate,  com’l ......
pure.........
FLORA.

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

®  15 
@3 50 
®  80 
®  50 
@  15 
1M@  2 ©  7

35®

Arnica.................  26® 
Anthemls............  3r@ 
Matricaria 

28
35
.......  25®  30

FOLIA.

......... .........  16@1

00

“ 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutlfol,  Tin
“  Alx. 

nivelly..............  25®

Salvia  officinalis,  V4s
and  Vis.............   12®
UraUrsl............... 
8®
atnun .
Acacia,  1st  picked.

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2d 
....  @
“  3d 
....  @
sifted sorts...  @
“ 
“  po.........   60®
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  @
Socotrl, (po.  60).  ®

Catechu, Is, (Vis, 14 Via,
16) ...................................  
@
Ammonlae.................  55®
Assafcetida, (po. 35)..  3f>@
Bensolnum.................  50®
Camphors..................   50®
Euphorblum  po  ........  35®
Galbanum.  ................  @3
Gamboge,  po..............  70®
Guaiacum, (po  30)  ...  @
Kino,  (po.  36)............   @
Mastic.......................  @
Myrrh, (po  45)...........  @
Opil,  (po  2 50)............ 1 6C@1
¿5®  35 
Shellac  ......................  25®
36 
“ 
30®
75
Tragacanth................  30®
hkbba—In ounce packages.

bleached...... 

Absinthium  .......................   25
Bupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia................................   25
Majorum.............................   «
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  V lr.........................  25
Rue.......................................  30
Tanacetum, V ......................  22
Thymus,  V.............  
25
HAONBSIA.
Calcined, Pat..............  56®  60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M....  20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36

 

OLEUM.

50®4 00

Absinthium................ 3 
Amygdalae, Dulc —  ..  45®  75 
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
Anlsl........................... 1 
65@1 75
Aurantl  Cortex...........2 75@3 00
Bergamli  ...................3 
00®3 25
Ca]lputi.................... 
60®  65
Caryophylli...............   85®  75
Cedar...................... ■  35®  65
Chenopodll...............   ®1  60
Clnnamonil.................1 
Cltronella..................   ®  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  ....................  90®1  00

10®1 15

Cubebae.....................   © 5 0 0
Exechthltos..............  2 50@2  75
Erigeron...................2  25@2  50
Gaultheria................2  00@2  10
Geranium, ounce........  @  75
Gossipii,  Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  ..................2 00@2  10
Juniperl.....................   50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Limonis....................2 50@3 CO
Mentha Pi per............2 75@3 50
Mentha Verid...........2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal...........1  00®l  10
Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
Olive..........................  80@2  75
Picis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Rlcini 
86®  ft
Rosmarinl_____  
75@1 00
Rosae, ounce............   6 50@8 50
Succini.......................  40®  45
Sabina.......................  90@1 00
Santal  .......................3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce....  ©  65
TIglll..........................  @ 90
Thyme.......................  40®  50
opt  ...............   ®  60
Theobromas...............  15®  20

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POTASSIUM.

RADIX.

(po. 35)......... 

BiCarb.......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide.................... 
24®  26
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  18)........  16®  18
Cyanide.....................   50®  55
Iodide........................2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  24®  28 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass Nitras, opt......  8®  10
Potass Nitras..............  7®  9
Prussiate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18
Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae........................   22®  25
Ancbusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  ®  25
Calamus.....................   20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)...... 
8®  10
Glychrrhiza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18 
Hydrastis  Canaden,
  ®  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__  15®  20
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po..................2 20@2 30
Iris  plox (po. 35@38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr..................   46®  50
Maranta,  &s..............  @ 35
Podophyllum, po.......   15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut........   ...........  @1  75
“  pv.  ....................   75®1  35
Splgella.....................   35®  38
Sanguinaria,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria...............   30®  32
Senega.......................  45®  50
Simllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @ 20
Scillae, (po. 35).............  10® 12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
dus,  po....................  @ 35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ©  25
15®  20
Ingiber a ..................   12©  15
IS®  22
Zingiber  ] .............. 

German.. 

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..  @ 15
Aulsnm,  (po.  20). 
Apium  (graveleons)..  33®  35
Bird, la.................... 
4®  6
Carni, (po. 18)............ 
8®  12
Cardamon— ..................1  00©1 25
Corlaudrum...............   10®  12
CannabisSatlva...  ...  3Vi@4
Cydonlum..................   75®1  00
Cnenopodlum  ...........  10®  12
Dipterix Odorate........ 2 50®2 75
Foenlculum...............  @  15
Foenugreek,  po...... 
6®  8
U n i..........................  4  @ 4Vi
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 3Vi) 
4  @ 4Vi
  85®  40
Lobelia.............. 
 
Pharlaris Canarian—   3%@ 4V4
Rapa.......................... 
6®  7
Sinapls,  Albu............   8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12
SPIRITUB.
Frumenti,-W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R.......1  75@2 00
1  10@1  50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T — 1  75@1  75
“ 
.......... 1  75@3 50
Saacharum  N.  E ........ 1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli........... 1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto.................... 1  25®2 00
Vini  Alba........................1  25@2 00

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SPONOEB.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage..................2 25®2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
2 00
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wooi  carriage.........  
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage..................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car.
rlage............... —  
65
Hard for  slate  use —  
75
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se.......................... 
1  40

SYRUPS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  ..............................,  50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri Iod.............................  50
Aurantl Cortes....................  50
Rhei  Arom..........................  50
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae................... ..............  50
“  Co..............».............  50
Tolutan...........  .................   50
  60
Pranas  virg..................... 

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TINCTURES.
A coni turn  Napellls R.
F.
Aloes..........................
and myrrh........
A rnica.......................
Asafcetida..................
Atrope Belladonna__
Benzoin.......................
“  Co.................
Sanguinaria  ..............
Barosma.....................
Cantharides...............
Capsicum............................  50
Ca  damon............................  75
Co.......................  75
Castor................................ 1 00
  50
Catechu.................... 
Cinchona  ...........................   50
Co........... 
60
Colnmba.............................  50
Conium...............................  50
Cubeba............................ ...  50
Digitalis . 
......................  50
Ergot...........  .....................   50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
“ 
ammon..................  60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine..................................  75
Colorless................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum...............  35
K ino.....................  
50
Lobelia................................  50 I
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica...............
Opil.............................
“  Camphorated........
“  Deodor........................2 1
Aurantl Cortex............
Quassia.......................
Rhatany  .....................
Rhei..  .........................
Cassia  Acutlfol...........
“  Co......
Serpentaria............ .
Stramonium.................
Tolutan....   ...............
Valerian.................
Veratrum Veride.........
MISCELLANEOUS.

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jEther, Spts  Nit, 3 F.  26®  28
30®  32
Alumeu.....................   2)4® 3

** 
“  4 F . 
ground,  (po.

7).............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............  
4®  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antipyrin..................   @1  40
Antlfebrln..................  @  25
Argenti  Nitras, ounce  @  60
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__ 
38®  43
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Vis
11;  Ms,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharides  Russian,
po............................  @1  00
Capsid  Fructus, af...  @  20
po—   @ 20
Bpo.  @ 20
Caryophyllus, (po.  14)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
CaBsia Fructus...........  @  22
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetaceum..................   @  40
Chloroform...............   60®  63
sqnlbbs ..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  20® 1  40
Chondrus..................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20 
German  3  @  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
cent  .....................  
60
Creasotnm...............   @  50
Creta,  (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
5®  5
“  prep..................  
“  preclp.............. 
9®  11
“  Rubra...............   ®  8
Crocus.... ..................  33®  35
Cudbear......................  ®  24
Cuprl Sulph  ..............  5®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  ®
po..................   ®  6
Ergots, (po.)  65 .........   60®  65
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  ®  23
Gambler..................... 7  @8
Gelatin, Cooper.........   @  70
“ 
French...........  40®  60
Glassware  flint,  75 and 10. 
by box 70
Glue,  Brown.............. 
9®  15
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerlna...................15Vi®  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ®  22
Humnlus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  ®  85 
“  C or....  ®  75
Ox Rubrum  ®  90 
Ammoniatl. 
@1  00 
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   ®  65
Ichthyobolla, Am. 
.1  25®1 50
Indigo.............................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl........... 3 75®3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  60®  65
Lycopodium..............  50®  55
M ads.........................  75®  80
Liquor  Mrsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  ®  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
2®  8
1V4)..........................  
Mannla,  S. F ............   C30Q33

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S. N.  Y.  Q. A

Morphia,  S. P. & W. ..1  7C@1  95 
C. Co...................... 1  60@1  85
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myristlca,  No. 1..........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @ 10
Os.  Sepia.....................  20®  ?2
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
CO............................  @2 00
Plcls Llq, N.*C., Vi gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Plcls Llq., qnarts......  @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)___  @  3
Plx  Burgun................   @  7
Plumbl A cet...............  14®  15
Pulvls Ipecac et opil.. 1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz......   @1  25
Pyre thrum,  pv............  30®  35
Quasslae.....................  8®  10
Quinla, S. P. A W.......   29®  34
S.  German___ 19  @  30
I  Rubia  Tlnctorum.......   12®  14
29®  30
Saccharnm Lactls pv. 
I  Salacln.......................1  60@1  60
Sanguis  Draconls........  40®  50
Sapo,  W.......................  12®  14
M........................   10®  12
“  G........................   @  15

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Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  24
Sinapls........................  @  18
‘‘  opt..................   ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................  @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda et Potass Tart...  27®  30
Soda Carb................. 
lVi®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash.................. 3Vi®  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......  @2 25
“  Myrcia Imp........  @3 00
*'  vlni  Rect.  bbl.
....7 ................ .2 25@2 35
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......   @1  30
Sulphur, Subi............ 2%@  4
“  Roll..............  2H@ 3 Vi
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae..............40  @  45
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zinc!  Sulph...............   7®  8

OILS.

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

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
50
44

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paints. 

Llndseed,  boiled__   44 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   50 
SplrltsTurpentlne__  36 

47
60
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian..............1%  2@3
Ochre,yellow  Mars... 1£  2@4
“ 
Ber........15£  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2V4  2Vi®3
“  strictly  pure.....2Vi  2%@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
13@16
ican .......................... 
Vermilion,  English__ 
65®70
Green,  Peninsular...... 
70@75
Lead,  red....................  7  @7Vi
“  w hite............... 7  ®7Vi
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting,  ParlB  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1 40
Pioneer Prepared Paintl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.................... 1 00@1  20
No. 1 Turp  Coach__1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................160@1  70
Coach  Body.............. 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn.......1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar.... 1  5fi@l  60 
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70@75
Turp......................... 

VARNISHES.

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils % Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole Agents for the Celebrated

SWISS  VILLA  PREPARED  PAINTS.

Full  Line  of  H e   D rifts'  S i b

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e Have in Stock and Oflfer a F ull Line of

WHISKIES,  BRANDIES,

GINS,  WINES,  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.

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T E A .H E S M A .lS r .

Grocery  Price  Current•

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

and  buy In  full  packages.

COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

(Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810 down. |
20 books........................$ 1  00
50 
100 
250 
500 
1000 

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Peas.

Green,  bu..
Split  per  l b ................
2 00
German__
3 00
East India..
6 25
10 00
Cracked....
17 50

Wheat.

Sago.

 

....1  85
....3 00
...  4
...  5

5

F I S H —S a l t .

Y a r m o u th .....................................   1  10

B lo a te r s .

C o d .

P o l l o c k .................................
W h o le ,  G r a n d   B a n k . . .  
B o n e le s s ,  b r ic k s   ...........6  @654
B o n e le s s ,  s t r i p s ................5% @ 6M

@ 5

S m o k e d ............................... 

H a lib u t.

H e r r in g .

S c a le d ................................... 
H o lla n d ,  b b l s .................. 
k e g s .................. 
R o u n d   s h o r e ,  54  b b l .. .  
M  b b l . .  

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M a c k e re l.

N o .  1 ,4 0  l b s ..................................  4 25
N o .  1,  k its .  10 l b s .......................   1 25
.................... 3  50
N o . 2, 40  l b s ........... 
N o .  2,  10 l b s ..................................  1 05
F a m ily ,  54 b b ls .,  100 l b s ___ 5  00

k its ,  10  l b s ................ 

65

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R u s s ia n ,  k e g s .............................  45

S a r d in e s .

T r o u t

N o .  1,  54  b b ls .,  1001 b s .............. 6  60
N o .  1,  k its ,  10 l b s .........................  90

W h ite f ls h .

N o .  1,  54  b b ls .,  lOOlbs.............. 7  50
N o .  1, k its ,  10 l b s ........................   95
F a m ily ,  54  b b ls .,  100 lb s   . . .   3  00 
k i t s   10  l b s ..................  40

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

HERBS.

INDIGO.

Jennings’ D C.
Lemon. Vanilla
1  a
2 oz folding box...  75 
150
...100 
3 oz 
“ 
4 oz 
...1  50 
2 00
“ 
6 oz 
...2 00 
3 00
“ 
3 oz 
“ 
4 00
.. .3 00 
GUN  POWDER.
K egs....................................5 50
Half  kegs......................,...3  00
Sage...-................................is
Hops................................... 25
Madras, 5 lb. boxes.........  
55
5o
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JELLY.
17  lb. pails........................ 
60
30  “ 
...................... 
90
LICORICE.
Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12
LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz...............1  25
4 doz...............2 25
MATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur.....................1  25
Anchor parlor.................... 1 70
No. 2 home......................... 1  10
Export  parlor.....................4 00

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MINCE  MEAT

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

MEASURES,

Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon  ..........................  81  75
Half  gallon.....................   1  40
Q uart............................... 
70
P int.................................. 
45
Half  p in t................  
 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon  ....................   4 75
Q uart...............................  3 75
Pint..................................   2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house......................  1354
Ordinary..........................
Prim e...............................
Fancy...............................

New Orleans.

Fair..................................
Good.................................
Extra good........................
Choice.............................
Fancy................................
One half barrels, 3c extra

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........... 85 0
Half  barrels, 600 count__ 3 00

Small.

8 50
Barrels, 2,400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
3 75
Clay, No.  216....................... .1 75
“  T. D. full count.. .•__  75
Cob, No. 3............................. 1 25

PIPES.

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

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

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

BOOT BEER
3 doz. case... 

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BICE.

Domestic.

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

Broken...............................   354

Imported.

“  No.2..........................554

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

12

@ 16
11  00
85
2 00
1 10

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

Allspice................................10
Cassia, China in mats........  8
“  Batavia In bund__ 15
Saigon In rolls.........35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................13
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Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................80
“  No.  1...................... 75
“  No. 2...................... 66
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 15 
“ 
white...  .25
shot....................... 19
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Pure Ground in Bulk.

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Allspice............................... 1
Cassia,  Batavia...................20
and Saigon.25
Saigon....................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................30
Zanzibar................20
Ginger, African................... 15
“  Cochin..................  18
Jam aica............... 2f
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... 8t
Mustard,  Bng. and Trieste..2b
“  Trieste....................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................65
Pepper, Singapore, black__20
“  white.......30
“  Cayenne................. 25
Sage......................................20
.  “Absolute” in Packages.
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Allspice...........  ..........  84 155
Cinnamon....................   84 1  55
Cloves..........................   84 1  55
Ginger, Jam .................   84 1  55
“  Af....................   84 1  55
Mustard.......................   84 1  55
Pepper.........................  84 156
Sage..............................   84

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SEEDS.

Granulated,  boxes. ......  1)4
Kegs.......................
.................   I X
Anise      ........ ........  @12)4
Canary, Smyrna........  
4
8
Caraway....................  
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4)g
Mixed  Bird............... 4)4© 5)4
Mustard,  white.........  
6
Poppy......................... 
9
Rape..........................  
6
ao
Cattle  bone.............. 

20-lb boxes......................  6V
40-lb 

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STARCH.
Corn.
.........................!  e
Gloss.
 

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

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SNUFF.

Scotcb, In  bladders............37
Maccaboy, In jars...............35
French Rappee, in Jars...... 43
Boxes....................................5),
Kegs, English........................444

SODA.

BALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks......................... 82 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
28 10-lb. sacks...................  1  85
3014-lb.  “ 
2 25
24 3-lb  cases...........................  1 50
56 lb. dairy ln'llnen  bags. 
50 
281b.  “ 
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18

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Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags.. 
28 lb.  “ 
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Ashton.

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

Higgins.

Solar Rock.
56 lb.  sacks.......................   25
Common Fine.
Saginaw......................
Manistee.....................

80

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

CLOTHES PINS.

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags......................  @3
Less quantity  ..............  @354
Pound  packages..........62£@7

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. in case.

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

gross 
6  005 50 
9 00 
8 00
6  00

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

AXLE GREASE.doz
Aurora....................   55
Diamond.................  50
Frazer’s...................  80
Mica.......................   75
................  55
Paragon 
BAKINS  POWDER.
Acme.
& lb. cans, 3  doz.........
45 
>4 lb.  “ 
2  “  ...........
86 
1  “  ............
lib.  “ 
1 60 
Bulk...............................
10
Arctic.
% B> cans.......................
60 
.....................
% lb  “  
1  20 
“ 
1  lb 
...................
2 00 
5  ft  “ 
......................
9 60
Cook’s  Favorite.
100 % lb cans....................  12 00
100 )£ lb cans....................  12 00
100 54 lb cans....................  12 00
2 doz 1 ib cans....................  9 60
(tankard pitcher with each can)
per doz 
Dime cans..  90
oz 
4- 
.  1  90 
6 oz 
“ 
..2 47 
8-oz 
“ 
12-cz 
..3 75
“ 
“ 
16-oz 
..4 75
2K-ib  “  11  40
41b 
“  18 25
5- 
lb 
“  41  80
10-lb 

0*PRICE$
CREAM
B a k in g
P ow der
••»■or««***
Red Star,  J* lb cans........
“  % »  “  .....
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Teller’s,  54 lb. cans, doz.
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40 
80 
1  50 
45 
85 
1  50
80 
1  20
2 doz.................2 00
BATH BRICK.

6 oz cans, 4 doz 
9
16

1  f t  
“  
54 lb.  “ 
1  lb.  “
Victor.

Dr. Price’s.

2 dozen in case.

English...............................  90
Bristol..................................  80
Domestic.............................   70
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..................   4 00

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8oz 
pints,  round  .........10 50
“ 
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00
“  No. 5, 
...  8 00
1 oz ball  .................  4 50
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BROOKS.
No. 2 Hurl....................... .  2 00
..........................2 25
No. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet....................... 2 50
No. 1 
“ 
.......................  2 75
Parlor Gem.........................3 00
Common Whisk.................  1  00
Fancy 
.................1  20
Warehouse.........................3 50
Stove,  No.  1......................  125
“  10......................   1 50
“  15......................   1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row__   85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row__  1  25
Palmetto, goose.................  1  50

BRUSHES.

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Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............  10
Star,  40 
 
Paraffine........................... 11
Wlcklng.............................  94

 

CANNED GOODS.

PISH .
Clams.

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Little Neck,  l i b ....................i is
“  2  lb....................1 90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb..................... 2 00
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................   85
21b.....................1  d5
Lobsters.

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Star,  1  lb...............................2 40
“  2  lb...............................3 30
Picnic, 1 lb............................. 2 00
“ 
21b............................. 2 90
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb.........................i ao
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 50
21b............................. 2 10
Sardines.
American  Ms................ 4V»@ 5
54s................ 654® 7
“ 
Imported  Ms...................... io@i2
54s.......................15016
„   “ 
Mustard Ms......................... M *
Boneless.........................  
20
Brook, 3 lb............................. 2 50

Salmon.
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Trout.
PR  CITS.
Apples.

3 lb. standard............  
York State,gallons.... 
Hamburgh,  11 
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Apricots.

Cherries.

Live oak.....................  
2 25
Santa  Cruz................. 
2 00
2 50
Lusk’s......................... 
1 go
Overland................... 
Blackberries.
B. &  W....................... 
95
Red............................. 
1 20
Pitted Hamburgh___ 
l 75
1 20
W hite......................... 
Erie  ......................... 
1 20
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 
Brie............................  @1 25
California.  ................ 
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 

1
1 10

Gages.

Peaches.

P ie.............................  
Maxwell.................... 
Shepard’s ..................  
California..................  
...............  
Monitor 
Oxford  ...................
Pears.

1 25
1 65
1 65
2 00
1  to

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1 25
2 10
1  30
2 50
2 75
1  10
1  30
1  50
1  40
j

Domestic.................... 
Riverside.................... 
Pineapples.
“ 
Common..................... 
Johnson’s  sliced.......  
grated  ...... 
Quinces.
Common.................... 
Raspberries.
“ 21 60
Red  ...........................  
Black  Hamburg.........  
Erie,  black 
. . .  
Strawberries.
Lawrence................... 
Hamburgh.............. 
Erie............................ 
Terrapin..................   .. 
Whortleberries.
Common........
1  20 
F. &  W...............
1  25 
Blueberries...........
1  20
MEATS.
Corned  beef,  Libby’s.........l  80
Roast beef,  Armour’s.........1  75
Potted  ham, 54 lb............... 1  so
“  M lb.................1  00
tongue, 54 lb........  . .1  10
.  “ 
54 lb.........   95
chicken, \  lb......... 
95

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5
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7 00

VEGETABLES.

Beans.

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Peas

Com.

Hamburgh  stringless......... 1  25
French style...... 2 25
Limas  ................1  40
Lima, green........................1 30
soaked.....................  go
Lewis Boston Baked...... .. .1 35
Bay State  Baked................  1  35
World’s  Fair........................1  35
Hamburgh..........................
Livingston  Eden............  1  20
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew........................j   50
Morning Glory...................... '1 30
Hamburgh marrofat........... 1  35
early Jane.........
Champion Eng... 1  50
“ 
Hamburgh  petit  pols..........1 75
fancy  sifted.......1  go
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Soaked.................................  35
Harris  standard.................  75
9
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.110
Early June........ 1  30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  85
French...................................1 go
French............... 
16©18
Erie.....................................   95
Hubbard.................................1 20!
Hamburg............................... 1 40
Soaked.................................  go
Honey  Dew.................. 
'.'1  60
Tomatoes.
Bxcelslor 
1  ns
.................... 
Eclipse................................ 1  65
Hamburg.................... 
1  30
Gallon............................................g  gQ

Mushrooms.
 
Pumpkin.
Squash. 
Succotash.

•

.

22
35
38
40

CHOCOLATE— BAKER'g.
German Sweet......................... 
Premium..................................... 
Pure...............................................  
Breakfast Cocoa............... 
CHEESE.
Amboy................. .
@1054
Acme....................
@'.054
g X * * * '- :...............   @1054
<a 914
Gold  Medal  .............. 
Skim..........................6  @ 8
Brick..................  
10
©1  00
Edam  ....................... 
Limburger  ...................  @10
Pineapple......................  @25
Roquefort......................  @35
Sap Sago.......................   @22
Schweitzer, Imported.  @30
domestic  ____  ©15

CATSUP.

Bine Label Brand.
 

Half  pint, 25 bottles........... 2 75
Pint__ 
Quartjl doz bottles.............3 50

“ 

90
3 60
250

Santos.

Fair............................. ......16
Good............................ ...... 17
Prime.......................... ...... 18
Golden......................... ...... 20
Peaberry  .................... ......20
Fair............................. ...... 16
Good............................ ...... 17
Prime.......................... ......18
Peaberry  .................... ...... 20
Mexican and Guatamala.
Fair.....................................20
Good................................... 21
Fancy..................................23
Prime..................................19
M illed........................ ....... 20
Interior...............................25
Private Growth.................. 27
Mandehling.......................28
Imitation............................23
Arabian...............................26

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

BOASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add %c. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink­
age.

PACKAGE.

A rbuckle’s A riosa........  19.30
McLaughlin's  XXXX..  19.30
G erm an..........................  19 30
Bunola  ...........................  18.80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__  19 30
mmsm.

Cabinets 
containing 
u&ni  120 1 lb. 
ggJS 
packages 
Hm   sold at case 
gjBg  price,  with 
additional 
jjfig 
charge of 
5Bp  90 cents for 
SgM  c  I inet.

... 

EXTRACT.
Valley City.............. 
75
Felix 
.............. 
,  lg
Hummel’s, foil...................  1  50
“ 
On............. !..  2 so
CHICORT.

Bulk.............  
«
I
»ed................V.:;:::. 
Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25
1 40
1 60
1 75
1 jo
go
100

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
50 f t.......... 
«Oft.......... 
“ 
70 ft.........  
“ 
80 ft.......... 
“ 
60 ft............ 
“ 
r a f t ........ 
“ 
COUPON  BOOKS.

_ 
Jnte 

,) 
„ 

“Tradesman.’

•  1, per hundred...............  
• 2,  “ 
J 3,  “ 
•10,  “ 
«20,  “ 

2 00
...............   2 50
............... 3 00
..............  4 ou
............... J S

•  1, per hundred....................  2 50
...................   3 00
• 2,  “ 
• 3,  “ 
.......................3 50
J 
: 
......................4 00
......................  6 00
•20, 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“Superior.”
“ 
“ 
‘ 

Universal, 

f 1, per hundred..............  S3 00
3 50
•  2, 
I 3, 
4 00
• 5,no,
5 00
6 00 
820,
7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts
200 or over.............. 5 per cent.
4 60
500  “ 
1000 
“  

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

“
“

CRACKERS.
Butter.

Soda.

Seymour XXX....................... 6
Seymour XXX, cartoon........ 654
Family  XXX......................  Si'
Family XXX,  cartoon........  654
Salted  XXX...........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ..........654
Kenosha 
.........................  754
Boston..................................  8'
Butter  biscuit......................654

Oyster.

Soda, XXX.........................  6
Soda, City............................  754
Soda,  Duchess  .................... 854
Crystal Wafer...................... 10
Long  Island Wafers 
........llfl
S. Oyster  XXX....................  6
City Oyster. XXX.................  6
Farina  Oyster....................   6
Strictly  pure......................  30
Telfer’s  Absolute..............  35
Grocers’............................ 10@15

CREAM TARTAR.

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.
APPLES.

“ 

APRICOTS.

NECTARINES.

quartered  “ 

Sundried. sliced in  bbls. 
5 
5
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  @7
California in  bags..........954@10
Evaporated in boxes.  ..  @14 
BLACKBERRIES.
In  boxes.......................  
454
70 lb. bags....................... 
755
251b. boxes....................9  @954
Peeled, in  boxes  ........ 
12
Cal. evap.  “ 
9@!0
“ 
California in bags 
FITTED CHERRIES.
Barrels.......................... 
50 lb. boxes................... 
25  “  
................................ 
30 lb.  boxes..................  

..  @7
10
n
12

in b ag s......   8© 854

PRUNE LLE8.

PEACHES.

11

“ 

“  

 

 

21«

RASPBERRIES.
In  barrels................... 
KAlk  V,----Z t'*
50 lb. boxes
251b.  “ 

.................
Foreign.
CURRANTS.
Patras, in barrels........

“ 

© 354
In  54-bbls........  @ 3*
in less quantity  @  4

FEEL.

“ 
“ 

25  “ 
25  “ 

Citron, Leghorn, 251b. boxes  20 
Lemon 
10
Orange 
n

“ 
“ 
RAISINS.
Domestic.
London layers,  2  crown__1  40
3  “ 
....1 6 5
fancy......... l  %
Loose Muscatels, boxes......1  25
70 lb. bags  ©554 

Foreign.

PRUNES.

Ondnra. 29 lb. boxes..  ©  8
,.n   ©12
“ 
Sultana,20 
Valencia, 30  “ 
.  5  © 554
Bosnia........................   @
Jalifornia,  100-120 ..............  8V
California, 90x100 25 lb. Dxs.  9 
. .954
.ink
,10V
Turkey.........................  @554
Silver.................................. 1154

80x90 
7Tx80 
60x70 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

 

XX  wood, white.

No. 1,654..........................   81  75
No. 2, 654......................  1 60
No. 1, 6....... 
1  65
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50
No. 1,654.............................  1  35
No. 2,654...... -..................   1  25
654  ..........................   ......   1 00
95
6........................./ ............. 
Coin.
Mill  No. 4........... 
100

Manilla, white.

334

FARINACEOUS GOODS. 
Farina.
100 lb. kegs...........  
Hominy.

Barrels............................... 8 00
Grits.................................. 3 50
Lima  Beans.
Dried............................  
4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 
Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
Imported.............. 1054®1154
Pearl Barley.
Keg».........................   ©254

55

THE  M ICHIGAN  TRADESM AN.

1 3

BALKRATU8.

Packed 60 lbs. In boxi

Church’s .........................   13 30
DeLand’s ...........................  3 15
Dwight’s.............................. 3 30
Taylor’s ................................3 00

* 

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb.. ........3 20
Good Cheer. 601 lb__ ........3 90
White Borax, 100  341b........3 60
Concord..................... ...... 2 80
Ivory, 10  oz............... ......   6 75
6  oz................. ...... 4 OO
Lenox 
...................... ....  3 65
Mottled  German........ ...... 3  15
Town Talk................. ......3 1)0
Sapollo, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50
hand, 3 doz.. ...... 2 50

SCOURING AND POLISHING.
“ 

“ 

SUGAR.

Cut  Loaf.................... @  554
Cubes........................
@ 5
Powdered.................
© 5)4
Granulated.. 
...... 4.56® 4%
Confectioners’ A___
@4.44
Soft A......................... @4 81
White Extra C........... @4.06
Extra  C...................... @ 4
C ............................... 3?á@ S%
Yellow 
354©  314
Less than  bbls.  54c advance

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

Corn.

SYRUPS.
Barrels.......................
....  24
Half bbls....................
...... 26
Pure Cane.
F air............................
......  19
Good..........................
......   25
Choice......................... ........  30
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............
Sug8r Creams............
Frosted  Creams.........
Graham  Crackers......
Oatmeal Crackers......

8
8
9
8*4
8)4

TEAS.

ja p ah—Regular.

P air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest  .................... 32  @34
D ust............................ 10  @12

SUN CURED.

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

Warpath.............................. 14
Banner................................15
King Bee..............................20
Kiln Dried..........................17
Nigger Head.......................23
Honey  Dew......................... 24
Gold  Block......................... 28
Peerless............................... 24
Rob  Roy............................ 24
Uncle Sam...........................28
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Brier Pipe.......................   ..30
Yum  Yum...........................32
Red Clover...........................32
Navy....................................32
Handmade...........................40
F rog..................................  33

WASHBOARDS.

Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12

BASKET  FIRED.

F air.............................18  ®20
Choice........................   @25
Choicest......................  @35
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

oolong. 

IMPERIAL.

YOUN6 HYSON.

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

ENGLISH  BREAKFAST.

P air............................. 18  @22
Choice..........................24  @28
Best.............................40  @50

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

Pails unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha  ...............
Sweet Cuba...............
McGinty....................
“  H bbls.........
Valley  City...............
Dandy Jim.................
Torpedo....................
in  drums__
yum  Yum  ...............

“ 

Plug.

Sorg's Brands.
Spearhead .................
Joker....................... .
Nobby Twist.................
Oh  My..........................
Scotten’s Brands.

Finzer’s Brands.

Middleton’s Brands.

Kvlo...........................
Hiawatha...................
Valley City................
Old  Honesty..............
Jolly Tar....................
Here  It Is...................
Old Style.
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good............
....38
Toss Up..........................
....26
Out of Sight....................
.  ..25
Private Brands.
Sweet  Maple..............
30
L. & W.......................
26
Smoking.
Boss................................
Colonel’s Choice.............

.  1254
..13

Single

Double.

Wilson................................ 12 00
Saginaw..............................   1 75
Rival...................................  1 40
Daisy...................................   1 00
Langtry..............................   1 10
Defiance.............................   1d75
Wilson...............................  2^50
Saginaw.............................   2a25
Rival..................................  Io80
Defiance..............................  2 00
Crescent................................2 63
Red Star................................2 75
Shamrock...........................  2 50
Ivy Leaf................................2 25
40 gr.....................................  7
50 gr..................................... 8

VINEGAR.

SI for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per g a l................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  1  75
teast—Compressed. 
Permentum  per doz. cakes..
per lb '................
“ 
Fleischman, per doz cakes...
“ 
perlb.................

PAPER.

................................. im
Straw 
Rock falls .. 1......................... 134
Rag sugar..............................2
Hardware..............................2J4
Bakers......... ........................254
Dry  Goods...................5  @6’
Jute  Manilla...............   @554
Red  Express  No. 1...........  554
No. 2 .....   ...454
48 Cotton............................  10
Cotton, No. 1........................17
“  2............   ......16
Sea  Island, assorted.........  30
No. 5 Hemp......................... 15
No. 6  “ ................................. 15

TWINES.

“ 

“ 

WOODENWARE.

Tubs, No. 1.........................
“  No. 2........................
“  No. 3.........................
Pails, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__
Bowls, 11 Inch....................
13  “  ....................
....................
15  “ 
....................
17  “ 
...................
19  “ 
21  “ 
.................
Baskets, market.................
“ 
shipping  bushel..
“ 
full  hoop  “
“  willow ci’ths, No.l
“ 
“  No.2
N0.3
N0.I
No.2
N0.3

“ 
splint

INDURATED WARE.
Palls................................
Tubs, )4 doz......................

7 00 
6  00 
5 no1  35 
1  60
40 
80 
1  00 
1  60
2 25
2 75
3 00 
35
1  25 
1  35
5 75
6 25
7 25
3 50
4 25
5 nc
4 05 
4  55

GRAINS and FEKDSTUFFS

WHEAT.

“ 

MEAL.

FLOUR.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test)
77
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test)
77
Bolted............................
.  1  30
Granulated....................
.  1  50
Straight, in  sacks  ........
.  4 40
“ 
“  barrels........ ..  4 50
Patent 
“  sacks.........
.  5 40
“  barrels........ ..  5 50
“ 
Graham  “  sacks........
.  2  10
“ 
Rye 
........
.  2 40
MILL8TUFF8.

Less
Car lots  quantity
815 00
15 00
;6 oo
20 50
20” 50
...53
...55
...39
.. .41

Bran..............$14 50
Screenings__  14  50
Middlings......  15  50
Mixed Feed...  20 00
Coarse meal 
20 00
Car  lots.........................
Less than  car  lots........
Car  lo ts .......................
Less than car lots.........
No. 1 Timothy, car lots. ..13 50
No. 1 
15 00

HAY.
ton lots

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

OILS.

The  Standard  Oil  Co. quotes
as  follows.  In barrels. r. o.  b.
Grand Rapids:
Eocene.........................
9
Water White, old test.  . © 8)4
W.  W.  Headlight, 150°
Water  White  ......   .. @ 7
Naptha....................... @ 7
Stove Gasoline........... @ 7)4
Cylinder....................27 @36
E ngine...................  13 @21
Black, 25 to 30 deg__ @ 7)4

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Swift & Company quote as fol-
Beef, carcass..............  5)4© 6)4
“  hindquarters...  7 @ 8
“ 
fore 
...  3W@  4
“ 
loins,  No.  3...  9 @ 9)4
“ 
ribs.................  8 @ 9
“ 
rounds............ 5 @ 5)4
Bologna...................... @ 4Va
Pork loins.................. @ 9)4
© 734
......
Sausage, blood or head @ 4)4
. @ 4)4
liv er........ 
Frankfort__ @ 7
Mutton  .......................7 @ 8
Veal.............................6 @ 6)4

shoulders 

“ 
“ 

“ 

HIDES.

HIDES,  PELTS  and FURS
Perkins  A  Hess  pay as  fol

lows,  prices nominal
Green....... ............... ■  2)4@ 3)4
Part Cured......... ......
@   334
Full 
...............
@ 4)4
Dry............................
Kips, green  .............. 2 4 ®   3)4
“  cured...............
@   4)4
Calfskins,  green......
4 @ 5
cured......
@ 6)4
Deacon skins............ 10 @30

5 @   5

“ 

“ 

No. 2 hides % off.
PELTS

Sbearlings................. 10 @25
.................... 20 ©   50
Lambs 
Washed.................... 20 @23
Unwashed...............
10 @ 20

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow.....................
Grease  butter  .........
Switches..................
Ginseng.................. 2  00@2  75

3 )4 ®   334
1 @   2
1 )4 ©   2

POULTRY

Local dealers pay as follows :

DRESSED.

Fowl......................... 9 @10
Turkeys  .................. 10 @11
Ducks  .  ..................
10 @11
Chickens,................. 12 @13
Fowls.......................
8 @ 9
Turkeys....................
9 @ 10
Spring Duck............ 10 ©11

LIVE.

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

follows;
FRESH  FISH
Whlteflsh'  ...............
7 @ 8
Trout  ....................... 7 @ 8
Halibut.....................
@15
Ciscoes or Herring... 5 @ 6
Bluefisb.................... 11 @ 12
Fresh lobster, per lb
21
Soft crabs, per doz...
1  00
Shrimp, per gal........
1  25
Cod............................ iô @ 12
No. 1 Pickerel...........
@ 8
Pike..........................
@ 7
Smoked W hite........
@ 7
©40

Falrhaveu  Counts...
SHELL  GOODS.
OvBters, per  100...... 1  25@1  50
Clams. 
__ 1  00@1  25

oysters—Cans.

“ 

T - A ^ I S T  G r I _ i 3B
S tic k y   F ly   Paper.

¡ F

O

O

T

*

PR IC E :

One  B ox......... ................... 
.... $  45
One  Catte (IO  Boxes).................. 4  OO
Each  box  contains  25  Double 

Sheets and one TANGLEFOOT  Holder.

,W.T1p û l h
b   r a p i Ds , 
Al / c

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
chased  advantageously  by the  box  for  use  in  stores, 
oflices, hotels, etc., etc.

No sheet will spoil, no matter how long a box  may last.
ALL  OBBBRS.

FOR  SALE 

S T A N W O O D   &   C O .,

Gloucester, Cape Ann, Mass, 

RECEIVE

Mackerel,  Codfish,  H erat 
And All Kinds of Salt Water Fish

DIRECT  FROM  THE  FISHERMEN.

Represented  in  Michigan  by  J. P. Visner, 167 
North  Ionia St., Grand  Rapids, Mich., who will 
be pleased to quote bottom  prices that first-class 
stock can be offered at by any producer or curer

FOURTH NATIONAL B U I

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

D. A. Blodgett, President.

Geo.  W.  Gay, Vice-President.

CAPITAL, 

Wm. H. Anderson,  Cashier.
-  8300,000.
-  - 

BEANS If you have any beans and want to sell, 

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

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

128,  130 and 132  W.  Bridge St., GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Transacts a general banking  business.

Make  a specialty of collections.  Accounts 

of country m erchants solicited.

HAVE  AN  ORIGINAL  DESIGN

Printed  on  your  Commercial  Sta­

tionery.  I t don’t cost much.

W rite  to T H E   TRA D ESM A N   COM PANY,  They D o lt

14

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

JIM  ALLSPICE.

Open Confession of  a Road  Experience 

by an Old Timer.

W ritte n  fo r T h e T radesman.

Traveling  men,  in  selling  goods,  meet 
all classes of humanity, and I have taken 
many  a  long,  cold  drive  through  the 
wilds of Northern  Michigan  to towns off 
the railroad that  has,  in the end,  proved 
very profitable,  as well  as very pleasant, 
notwithstanding  all the  discomforts and 
the inconveniences of  making said trips. 
The lumber trade is especially profitable, 
their  “camps”  in  the  winter  being  a 
prize  to  any  wholesale  house  that  can 
control  their  trade,  as their  orders  are 
for  good,  substantial  goods.  The  con­
sumers are,  as a class, good, healthy men, 
and it is  no trouble  to  fill  an  order,  as 
style  and brands of  goods cut no  figure. 
My house having been  in  the  trade long 
before railroads  were  built  through the 
lumbering  section,  we  bad  furnished  a 
great many of  the  lumbering  camps for 
years,  and were well prepared to furnish 
them with their class of goods.

Grand  Ra pid s,  Dec. 9. 

My  first  experience  in selling a camp 
was not only a novelty but an experience 
to which 1 have always looked  back  with 
pleasure.  1  received a  letter  one  cold, 
stormy day in December from  the junior 
partner (who  was  always  looking  after 
new trade) which  threw a little  light  on 
about what 1 had  to do, and how, giving 
me  the  necessary  pointers, etc. 
It  ran 
as follows:
Jas, Allspice, Manton,  Mich.,
De a r  J im—We  want  you to run back 
to Murray  & Moore’s Siding and  go into 
their camp on  the Manistee River.  They 
are operating  very heavy there this win­
ter and  we  want  their  business.  They 
are  all  O.  K.,  and  goods  should  pay  a 
large profit, especially on tobaccoes, teas, 
syrups  and  meats.  We  have  just in  a 
car of corn syrup in 5 and  10 gal.  kegs  (a 
little  short—run  about  4  and  9).  We 
have a lot of  that Lumberman  long  cut 
smoking  that  has  been  slow  sale.  Cut 
loose and sell it out.  Do not  forget that 
lot of  ground 'coffee  in  bbls.  Cost  9c— 
about  20c per lb.  would  be  right.  Here 
will be a good chance te sell  those  fancy 
colored  meerschaum  pipes  that  we  are 
stuck on.  No rebates, Jim, on tobacco or 
coffee to camp trade.  We have some fine 
“dairy”  butter, put up in rolls,  100 cases, 
made at Armour’s dairy farm at the stock 
yards—something new. 
it will sell  at 18 
to 20 c.  That lard we quote you is “com­
pound”  lard.  We can  buy it a little less 
than kettle lard.  Glad to note  your con­
tinued sales on the plug with cook stoves. 
We can substitute a fine  Portland cutter 
or buckboard if your customers prefer.
That strong letter from the “Governor” 
regarding rebates you  want to skip  when 
reading.  You are  out for  business.  Do 
not miss any sales,  if  you  have to attend 
a church social every night.  (1 know how 
it  is  myself.)  Break  a  wagon  tongue 
once in a while—anything  to  average up 
your special expenses.  1 will protect you 
at  this  end, 
if  we  were  to follow out 
the “Governor’s” idea of doing  business, 
we would all be handling a line of bibles 
and  prayer  books,  instead  of  being the 
largest dealers in groceries in our city.
Your  wife  was down  to-day and drew 
$25 on  account.  She  said  they were  all 
well  and  that  your  mother-in-law  has 
come  to  spend  the  winter. 
(Persume 
you  will  be  glad  to hear that.)  Finish 
up your  trip  and  come  in  for  the holi­
days.
No  changes of any  importance to note.
Trusting  you  will  be  successful  and 

enjoy your trip,

Yours  truly 

--------

The  “Governor”  referred  to  was  the 
senior partner,  a staid, old-style business 
man  from  Maine  who  had  had but little 
experience with  our  Western  ways,  and 
I  was  generally  in  receipt  of  a  long, 
fatherly letter from him on receipt of my 
month’s expense account,  especially  if  I

had  been  in  the “rebate”  business, ow­
ing  to  close  competition.  The  junior 
partner  was  formerly a  crack  salesman 
for  a  tobacco  factory,  and  right  up  to 
snuff, a good business man,  a kind friend 
and a general favorite,  with  all the  help 
free and outspoken,  and,  if  necessary  to 
give you “a trimming,” he could do  it so 
quietly and politely  that  it was a pleas­
ure to get a round-up once  in a while.

On receipt of  his  letter,  I ran back  to 
Murray  &  Moore’s Siding,, and  was for­
tunate  enough  to  find  a  logging  sleigh 
bound  for  the  camp;  so,  loading  on my 
grip, I piled on  the  front  bob  with  the 
teamster,  and  we  started,  making  the 
drive through  the  pine  woods by moon­
light.  The driver was full of  wonderful 
stories of his hairbreadth escapes  during 
his  many  years of  service  as a  lumber­
man.  We  finally  arrived  at  the  camp,
which  consisted of  three log  shanties— 
one a cookroom, one for sleeping and one 
a 
storehouse.  After  eating  supper, 
which consisted of pork and beans (Maine 
style), bread  and  plenty of  dried  apple 
sauce,  1 was  taken  into the  men’s quar­
ters  and  given  the  post  of  honor—the 
“deacon’s”  seat.  Here  I  was,  a  real, 
live  “drummer”  in all my  glory. 
I  was 
surrounded by  the  men—and such a  lot 
of  humanity! 
I  never  was  mixed  up 
with the  like  before.  Being a stranger,
I produced a box of cigars—“clear smok­
ers”—and  “se t’em  up”  all  around,  not 
forgetting  the  boys  back  in  the  cook 
room.  Time  passed  pleasantly.  1  was 
plied  with questions as to the news  “out­
side,” as some  of  the  men  had  been  in 
camp  for  three  months  or  more.  One 
fellow  had  a  fiddle,  and  the  way  he 
rasped off the  “Arkansaw Traveler”  was 
a caution.  The “Dublin Quartette” sang 
“The  Rocky  Roads  to  Dublin,”  etc. 
I 
had to tell a few  stories of  “the latest,” 
and tell them all  about the  Sullivan-Ry- 
an  fight  at  New  Orleans.  One  fellow 
wanted to know if  Smith’s  varieties was 
still  running,  and  how  the  fall  races 
came  out  at  the  “Rapids.”  At  last  it 
was  “turn  in.” 
I  was  given  parlor A, 
top  bunk.  After  that  “crew”  of  men 
had  been  stowed  away, the  snoring be­
gan,  and  they  kept  it  up till  “ the  first 
cracks o’ dawn.” 
If  it  had not been  for 
a  large  hole  in the  roof,  1  would  have 
been  a  corpse  in  the  morning.  When 
those  fellows’ 
to 
thaw out by the big box stove,  with their 
damp woolen shirts  and  boot packs,  the 
smell  would  have  run a race  with  any 
limburger cheese factory in the universe. 
Four a.  m.  and  the  camp  was  all  astir. 
Breakfast  before  daylight,  and away  all 
hands.  The  breakfast  menu  consisted 
of hot pork and beans  (baked during  the 
night  in a bed of  coals), some fried  ven­
ison,  coffee and corn cakes.  Mr.  Murray 
being at liberty, I opened up my samples, 
and proceeded in  the  usual  way to pull 
off  an  order.  With  my  sample  cases 
open on top of  a big pine stump, and the 
blue canopy of heaven over us,  surround­
ed by  tall pine  trees,  the  solitude  only 
broken by the  occasional  fall of  a mon­
arch  of  the  forest,  as  the  woodman’s 
sharp ax or  saw  laid  them  low. 
I sold 
Murray & Moore what would be the equal 
of a small new stock,  congratulating my­
self  that,  for  once,  competition  was out 
of sight.  Numerous small orders for the 
men  were added, covering the range from 
fiddlestrings- to  boxing  gloves.  Our  ac­
quaintance  from  that  time  extended to 
several  years’  pleasant  and  profitable 
deal,  and  my  coming  and  going  was

socks  began 

old 

looked upon  by  the camp  with the same 
interest  as  the  arrival  of  the  weekly 
newspaper at a  country  postoflice.

B en ja m in.

Ring out the Old, Ring in the New.
R o t iih u k y ,  July  12—This is to certify 
that on  July  12, 1892,  I  kicked  Old John 
Credit  out  and  put  King  Cash 
in  his 
place. 

J a m es H. Sa k t w e i.i..

A chemist advises that canned  fruit  be 
opened an hour or  two  before it is used. 
It is far  richer  after  the  oxygen  of  the 
air has been restored to it.
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

FRUIT  JARS.

Pints............................................................9 7 50
Quarts..........................................................   8 00
Half Gallons................................................  10  25
Caps..............................................................  3 25
Robbers.....................................   ................ 
45

LAMP  BURNERS.

No. 0 Sun.........................................................   45
No. 1  “  .........................................................   50
No. 2  “  .............  
 
75
Tubular...................................... 
75

 

lamp chimneys.—Per box.

6 doz. In box.

“  
“  

First quality.
“ 
“ 
XXX Flint.
“ 
“ 

No. 0 Sun.............................................................. 1 75
No. 1  “  ..........................................................1  88
No. 2  “  ........................................................ .2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..........................................2 25
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top..........................................2 60
2 80
No. 1  “ 
No. 2  “ 
3 80
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
...................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
.................... 4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.......................1  25
No. 2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz........................................1  35
No. 2 
“ 
........................................160

La Bastle.

Pearl top.

2 40
3  40

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“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

LAMP WICKS.

No. 0, per  gross..............................................   23
No. 1, 
28
No  2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz................  .......................   75

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STON EW ARE— AKRON.

Butter Crocks,  1 and 6 gal........................  
Jugs, *4 gal., per doz...................................   75
....................................  90
....................................1  80
Milk Pans, *4 gal., per doz..........................  60
“ 
glased.............   75
..........................  78
“ 
glazed..............   90
“ 

*  1 
“ 
*  2  “ 
** 
“ 
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*4  “ 
1  “ 
l  “ 

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06*4

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples—Red  Astricans  and  Harvest  apples 
from Ohio command $3.50 per bbl.  Home grown 
fruit  will  be  in market  before  the  end of  the 
week.
Beans—Dry stock is in small supply and active 
demand.  Dealers  pay  $1.30@1.35  for  unpicked 
and bold city handpicked at $1.0531-75  per bu.

now paying 13@14c and holding at 15® 16c.
size
dozen  bunches.
ing been a very short one
8@9c;  sundried is weak at 3*4@4c.
dealers paying 13c and holding at 11c per doz.

Beets—New, 25c per doz. bunches.
Butter—The market is a little stronger, jobbers 
Cabbages—60c and 75c  per dozen, according to 
Celery—Choice home grown commands 25c per 
Cherries—About out of  market, the crop  hav­
Dried  apples—Evaporated  is  firmly  held  at 
Eggs—The  price  is a little weaker and  lower, 
Honey—14c per lb.  Very scarce.
Musk  Mellons—Osage,  $1.6)  per  dozen;  nut­
meg, $1.25 per dozen.
Onions—Green are  in  fair  demand at 10c  per 
Illinois  is  firmly held at $1  per 
dozen bunches. 
bushel.
Peas— Marrofat are in strong  demand  and the 
supply  is  hardly adequate to the demand.  Job­
bers hold at 50@60c per bu.
Potatoes—New  stock  is  In  strong  demand, 
commanding 75c per bushel, or $2.25 per bbl.
Raspberries—Black* are  in  ample  supply  at 
0@7c  per qt.  Red  are  scarce  and  in  strong de­
mand,  commanding 10c per qt.

Radishes—10c per dozen bunches.
Tomatoes—Illinois  stock  is  in  fair  demand 
at $1.25 per 4 basket crate.
□ Watermelons—Firm  and  high,  readily  com 
manding $25  per 100.
Whortleberries—The  market is well  supplied, 
dealers  paying  $1.50@$1.75 per  bu. and  holding 
at $2®$2.25.
Wax Beans—Dealers  now holding  at  60c  per 
bushel.

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

Mess,  new.....................................................  12 25
Shortcut................................. 
 
13 50
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  ,r> 5.)
Extra clear,  heavy..................................
Clear, fat back.............................................  15 00
Boston clear, short cut................................   15 00
Clear back, snort cut....................................  15 00
Standard clear, short cut. best................. 
15 50

 

s a u s a g e —Fresh and Smoked.

LARD.

73f£ 
8 
8*4 
8*4 
854 
8?£ 

.......................................  7*4

Pork Sausage.....................................................7*4
Ham Sausage............ 1........................... ........  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................   9
Frankfort  Sausage 
Blood Sausage.................................................   5
Bologna, straight............................................   5
Bologna,  thick................................................  5
Head Cheese.............................................. —   5
Kettle 
Corn-
Rendered.  Granger.  Family,  pound.
5*4
5%
6*4
6*4
6*4
654
6 50 
6 50 
10 00
1234 
.13 
.13 

Tierces........8 
! 50 lb. Tins.. .8*4 
20 lb. Pails  .  814 
..  8?i 
10 lb.  “ 
51b. 
..834 
“ 
31b. 
“ 
..  9 
Extra Mess, warranted 200  lbs....................
Extra Mess, Chicago packing......................
Boneless, rump butts....................................
s m o k e d   m e a t s—Canvassed or Plain.
Hams, average 20 lbs....................................
16 lbs....................................
12 to 14 lbs............................
picnic................................................
best boneless.....................................
Shoulders.....................................................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..........................
Dried beef, ham prices................................
Long Clears, heavy......................................
Briskets,  medium........................................
light.............................................

.  9*4 8* . 

6 
6*4 
6*4 
6% 
634 
7 

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

-  834 
.10* 
.  9*4

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

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

Bbls.  Pails.
7
7
7
8*4
8
8

“ 

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes.

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight.
Standard,  per  lb.......................
“  U .H ............................
“ 

....  6
....  6
Twist  ......................... ...... 6
Boston  Cream  ..............20 lb. cases
...  7
Cut  Loaf....................................
Extra  U.  H...............................cases 7
MIXED  CANDY.
Full Weight.
Bbls.
Standard....................................
..6
Leader........................................ -.6
Royal.......................................... ..6*4
Nobby........................................
English  Rock............................ . .7
Conserves.................................. . .7
Broken Taffy....................baskets
Peanut Squares................. 
“
8
French CreamB..........................
Valley  Creams..........................
Midget. 30 lb. baskets...............
“ 
Modern, 50 lb. 
.................
fanct—In bulk 
Full Weight.
Lozenges, plain.........................
printed......................
Chocolate Drops.......................
Chocolate Honumentals...........
Gum Drops................................
Moss Drops................................
Sour Drops................................
Imperials...................................
Lemon Drops.............................
Sour Drops...............................
Peppermint Drops....................
Chocolate Drops.......................
H. M. Chocolate  Drops............
Gum Drops...............................
Licorice Drops..........................
A.  B. Licorice  Drops...............
Lozenges, plain.........................
printed....................
Imperials..................................
Mottoes.....................................
Cream Bar................................
Molasses  Bar............................
Hand Made  Creams......  ........
Plain Creams............................
Decorated Creams....................
String  Rock............................
Burnt Almonds.........................
WIntergreen  Berries...............
CARAMELS.
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes__
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
__
No. 3, 
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes  ............
RANA NAS.
Small........................................
Medium...................................
Large  .......................................
ORANGES.
Californias, 96  .........................
126,  .....................
150  ......................
Messinas, choice  200..............
“ 
160...............
LEMONS.
Messina, choice, 360.................
fancy, 360...............
choice 300.................
fancy 300.............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS. 
Figs, fancy layers, 6lb.........................

“ 
“ 
“ 

3 
2 
3

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

“
“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

NUTS.

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“  50-lb.  “ 

“  101b  ...........
“  14fi>............
“  201b............
Dates, Fard, 10 lb.  box............
...........
Persian, 50-lb.  box........
Almonds, Tarragona............   .
Ivaca.......................
California...............
Brazils, new.............................
Filberts...................................
Walnuts, Grenoble..................
“  Marbot......  ............
Chill.........................
“ 
Table Nuts,  fancy..................
choice.................
Pecans, Texas, H.  P .,............
CocoanutH, full sacks..............
PEANUTS.
Fancy, H.  P., Suns..................
“  Roasted......
Fancy, H.  P., Flags.................
“  Roasted__
Choice, H. P.,  Extras..............
“  Roasted...
CaUfornia Walnuts.................

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

Pails.
7
7*4
8
8
8
8
9
10
13
........  8
........  8

.

Palls. 

......   10
......   11
......   11*4
......  13
......   5*4
......  8
......  8*4
......   10 
Per Box
........55
........55
........60
........65
........90
..40@50
.. ..1  00
........80
........60
........65
........60
........70
........55
........55
..85@95
. .80® 90
... .1  00
........65
.... 1  00
........60
....  34
....  51
....  28
----  42
....  90
1  (»@1 25
1  50@1  75
2 C0@2 25

@

@

4  no
5 00

@5 00
@5 50
@5 00

@13
@14
@15
@18
@ 8*4
@ 6*4

.  4*4@ 5
@18*4
@ 17
@18
@  9*4
@11*4
@14
@
@ 10
@ 13
@ 12
.11  @14

@ 4  50

@  5*4@  7*4
@  5*4
& 7*4
@  4*4
@  6*4
12*4

THE  LABOR  DISTURBANCES.

The 

financial  sky  continues  to  be 
clouded  by  the  disturbances  at  Home­
stead,  which I referred  to  last  week  as 
having given occasion for the widespread 
utterance  of  sentiments  hostile  to  the 
owners of capital invested in manufactur­
ing enterprises, and by others which have 
followed  them,  more  violent  and  yet 
equally successful in  finding  defenders. 
At Cœur d’  Alene,  a  disagreement  be­
tween the miners  and  the  mine  owners 
has resulted in  numerous  murders,  and 
in  preparations,  happily not carried  out, 
for the  wholesale  distruction  by  dyna­
mite of the  mines  and  auxiliary  works. 
Only the arrival of United. States  troops 
has  averted  further  mischief  and  par­
tially  restored  order.  At  Homestead, 
the  State  militia  is  on  the  ground  in 
force  sufficient  to  preserve  the  peace, 
but the  condition  of  affairs  is  far from 
being  pleasant.  Here,  in  this  city,  the 
cabinetmakers’  strike  and  the  granite 
pavers’ strike  have  come  quietly  to  an 
end,  but that of the housesmiths  is  still 
in  progress,  and threatens  to  involve  a 
number of the other building trades. 
In 
other  parts of the  country,  too,  strikes 
have  occurred,  which,  though  not  im­
portant in themselves,  are yet  indicative 
of dissatisfaction and ominous of further 
trouble.  To  the  politicians and  profes­
sional  agitators  who  have acted  as  the 
spokesmen  of  public  sympathy  with 
the striking  workmen  the  clergy  have 
joined themselves, and the  talk of  some 
of them is to me  amazing,  both  for  the 
pervesion  of  facts  which  it  embodies, 
and  for  its  disregard  of  sound  moral 
principle.  These  reverend  gentlemen 
evidently  have  no  respect  for  the  old 
Mosaic precept,  “Thou shalt  not  coun­
tenance—or,  as  the  revised  version  has 
it, favor—the poor man in his cause,’’and, 
seeing merely poor men  on  one  side  of 
the dispute  and rich men  on  the  other, 
jump to the conclusion that the poor  are 
to be upheld  at  any  cost  of  truth  and 
logic and the rich men condemned.

A  favorite fallacy of the clerical as well 
as of the lay champions of the Homestead 
strikers  is  that  labor  produces  all  the 
wealth  which  the  rich  man  possesses, 
and that,  therefore,  the  laborers  are en­
titled to any share of it which  they  may 
choose to demand.  The right of the rich 
man to make his own bargain with  those 
whom he employs  is  denied,  and  he  is 
summoned to submit under the  name  of 
arbitration to outside dictation  in  fixing 
the wages he shall  pay.  The  fact  that 
his capital  and  bis  skill  in  conducting 
the business in which that capital  is  in­
vested are  essential  to  the  productivity 
of the  labor  which  he  employs  is  left 
quite  out  of  consideration.  So,  again, 
the employment of armed guards  at  the 
Homestead  mills  has  been  denounced 
throughout  the  country,  and  even  in 
Great Britain, by  clergymen  as  well  as 
by laymen,  as  an  outrageous  resort  to 
force to intimidate and to coerce striking 
workmen,  in  the  face  of  evidence  that 
these guards acted at Homestead,  as else­
where,  purely  on  the  defensive.  The 
simple  and  effectual  method  of  doing 
away with their services is to make those 
services unnecessary.  Let it once be  es­
tablished that no violence is likely to  be 
committed by the strikers and  the  occu­
pation of the Pinkerton men will begone. 
Unfortunately, this point has not yet been 
reached,  and the Pinkerton  men  remain 
as they have been, disgraceful necessities.
However there is no use  of  grumbling

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

at  human  nature  and  its  freaks.  We 
must take it as it is and do  the  best  we 
can with  it.  As James  Russell  Lowell 
told his British hearers  in  a  speech  he 
once made  to  them,  while  he  was  our 
Minister at  the  Court  of  St.  James’s: 
“When  the  east  wind  blows  the  only 
thing to do is to put  on  your  overcoat.” 
The disposition of workingmen on strike 
to be unreasonable and  violent, and  that 
of the majority of their fellow men to up­
hold  them  in  their  conduct,  are  facts 
which  exist  and  must  be  recognized. 
How to deal with them  so as  to  deprive 
them of their power for  mischief  in  the 
present,  and how to put an end  to  their 
existence in  the future is  a  problem  for 
the wise to consider.

The controversy  at  Homestead  seems 
now  to  have  narrowed  itself  down  to 
that  of  the  recognition  or  non-recog­
nition of the organization into which  the 
striking workmen in  the mill had formed 
themselves,  and,  as  a  consequence,  to 
that of the ability of the  manager  of the 
mill to obtain enough men not  belonging 
to any labor organization to  carry on  its 
operations. 
In other words,  there  is  to 
be a test of the comparative  numbers  of 
union and non-union men in that  branch 
of industry.  Both sides are confident  of 
success,  and the importance of the result, 
as affecting future disputes,  is  fully  es­
timated by both.

in 

the 

tendency 

The union and  organization  of  work­
ingmen for mutual benefit is  too  clearly 
in the  line  of  the  progress  of  modern 
civilization ever to be abolished. 
It is  a 
part  of 
to  aggregation 
which has made society what  it  is,  and 
which  has  recently  shown  itself  con­
spicuously in  the  consolidation  of  rail­
road  corporations  and 
the  combi­
nations of capitalists  usually  known  as 
trusts.  To insist that workingmen seek­
ing employment shall act only as individ­
uals while the employers  are  compactly 
united in corporations and  trusts  is  un­
reasonable. On the other hand, employers 
and society in  general  have  many well- 
grounded complaints to make against the 
capricious and tyrannical way  in  which 
workingmen’s unions are  often managed, 
and they have especial reason  for  resist­
ing their  pretention  to  monopolize  the 
industry of the  country  and  to  exclude 
non-union laborers from participation  in 
it.  Not only do they apply to their  non­
union  competitors opprobrious epithets, 
such as “scabs,”  “rats,”  “black  sheep,” 
“foul”  workers,  and the like, but they do 
them  bodily harm, as they have  done  at 
the  Coeur  d’Alene  mines,  and  as  they 
threatened to do and would have  done at 
Homestead,  had they not been restrained 
by the military.  This is the  weak  point 
of the labor unions, and until it is mended 
they cannot  hope  for  success.  So  far, 
too, as they aim at so adjusting  the  sup­
ply of labor  to  the  demand  for  it  that 
there  shall  never  be  any  reduction  of 
wages and never any laborer without em­
ployment,  they are seeking to accomplish 
the  impossible.  There  has  never  yet 
been a time in the  history  of  the  world 
when trade  was  uniformly  prosperous, 
and  when there was work for every  man 
without  exception.  Our  country  has 
been wonderfully favored in this respect, 
but we have no right  to  expect  that  its 
prosperity  shall  be  uninterrupted.  To 
the natural  increase  of  our  population 
we have added yearly  half  a  million  of 
immigrants from foreign  countries,  and 
they have all, thus far, found enough to do 
to keep them at least from dying of starva- i

tion. 
In view of this great  fact  we  can 
afford to be patient with  occasional  dis­
turbances like those  which  now  occupy 
public  attention,  and  I  await  without 
anxiety their natural and peaceful settle­
ment. 

Ma tth ew   Ma r sh a ll.

Saginaw — The  Sapless  Cedar  Block 
Paving Co.  is manufacturing cedar  shin­
gles at Temple and at Beaverton.
Michigan P entrat,

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

DEPART.  ARRIV E
D e tro it E x p re ss.......................................7:00 a  m  
10:00 p m
4 :S0  p m
M ixed 
........................................................7 -.05 a m  
D ay  E x p re ss...........................................  1:20 p m  10:00 a  m
•A tla n tic  A Pacific E x p re ss...............   1:00 p m  
0:00 a m
New Y o rk  E x p ress................................. 5:40 p  m 
10:45 p  m

•D aily.
A ll o th e r d a lly  ex c e p t Sunday.
S leeping  ca rs  ru n   on  A tla n tic   a n d   P acific  E xpress 
tra in s  to  a n d  fro m  D e tro it.
E le g a n t  p a rlo r  c a rs  lea v e G ran d   R apids on D e tro it 
E xpress a t  7 a. m .,  re tu r n in g   lea v e  D e tro it  4:45 p. m. 
a r riv e  in  G ran d   R apids 10 p. m.

F r e d  M. B r i g g s , G en'l A gent, 85 M onroe St.
A. Almqtjist, T ick et A g en t, U nion  D epot.
G ko. W . Munson, U nion T ick e t Office. 07 M onroe St. 
O .  W . R u g g l e s   G. P .  A  T. A g en t., C hicago.

TIM E  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave ♦No.  14j+No.  16 tNo.  18j*No.  82
Lv.  Chicago__
Lv. Milwaukee. 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Ionia...........Ar
St.  Johns  ...Ar
O w o b s d ........Ar
E. Saginaw. .Ar
Bay City......Ar
F lin t...........Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac....... Ar
Detroit......... Ar

7 30pm8 30pm6 50am
7 45am8 30am
9 05am
10 45am
11 30am
10 05am
11 55am
10 53am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

10 20am
11 25am 
1217pm1 20pm 
3 05pm 
3 45pm 
3 45pm 
6 00pm
3 05pm
4 05pm

10 55pm 
12 37am 
1 55am 
3 15am6 45am
7 22am 
5 40am 
7 30am 
5 37am 
7 00am

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
3 05pm 
8  0pm 
8 45pm
7 (5pm8 00pm8 25pm

9 25pm

Trains Leave
Lv. Detroit......
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d Haven,  Ar 
Mtlw’kee Str  “ 
Chicago Str.  “

m
1  UOpm
2  10pm
6 00am
♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

♦No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13 ♦No.  15
1  5p
4 05pm
7 05am
10 20pm
8 35am
11 20pm 
6 30am

1 50a m
5  10pm
6 15pm 
6 30am 
6 00am

Trains arlve 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,  6:4s .a  m,  10:10 
a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 10:30 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Waguer  Sleeper.
Westward—No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar.
J o h n  W. L o u d , Traffic Manager.
B e n   F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. A g e n t.
J a b. C a m p b e l l ,  C ity  Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

ASPHALT

FIRE-PROOF  ROOFING

This  Roofing  is  guaranteed  to  stand  in  all 
places where Tin and Iron has failed;  is super­
ior to Shingles and much cheaper.

The best Roofing for covering over Shmgles 
on old roofs of houses, barns, sheds, etc.;  will 
not rot  or  pull  loose, and  when  painted  with 
our 

FIRE-PROOF  ROOF  PAINT,

,

Will last longer  than  shingles.  Write the un­
dersigned  for  prices  and  circulars, relative to 
Roofing  and  for  samples  of  Building  Papers, 
etc.

H. IB. REYNOLDS & SON, 

Practical Roofers,

dor. Lonii and Oampan St«., Brand Bapid*, Mioh.

1 5

G rand   R apid s  St Ind iana.

S chedule  in  effect  Ju ly   3,1892.

A rriv e fro m   L eave g o in g

TRA INS  GOING  NORTH.
S outh. 
6:50 a m 
F o r T ra v erse C ity A M ackinaw
F rom   K alam azoo  .................... .. 
................
9:20 i
F o r T ra v erse C ity A M ackinaw   1:60 p m
F o r  T ra v e rse   C i t y ....................
F o r  P eto sk ey  A M ac k in a w ........  8:10 p m
F rom  C hicago a n d   K alam azoo.  8:35 p  m
F o r S a g in a w .....................................
F o r S a g in a w ......................................
T ra in  a rriv in g  fro m   s o u th  a t  6:50 am   an d  d e p a rtin g  
n o rth  a t  7:20  a m  d a ily ;  a ll o th e r  tra in s   d aily  ex c ep t 
S unday.

2:00  p m 
4:15  p m  
10:40  p  m

4.15 p 1

N orth.

TRA INS  GOING  SO U TH .

A rrive fro m   L eave go in g
S o u th . 
7:00  a  m
10:05  a m
2:00  p m
6:00  p  m
11:20  p  m

N orth. 
F o r  C in c in n a ti..............................
6:20 a m
F o r K alam azoo a n d   C h ic a g o ..
F o r F o rt W ay n e an d  th e   E ast. .  11:60 a m
F or  C in c in n a ti............................... ,  6:20 p m
F o r  C h ic ag o ......................................  10:40 p m
F rom  S ag in aw .................................
.  11:50 a m  
F rom  S ag in aw .................................
.  10:40 p m
T ra in  a r riv in g  from   th e   n o rth  a t  5:20 p m  an d   le a v ­
in g  so u th  a t  6 :00 p.  m , also  tr a in  le a v in g  s o u th  a t  11:20 
p.  in. ru n  d a ily ;  a ll o th e r  tra in s   d aily  e x c ep t Sunday.

SLEEPING  A  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH 7:30 a in train.—P a rlo r c h a ir c a r G rand 
R apids to  T raverpe C ity   a n d   G ran d   R apids 
to   P etoskey a n d  M ackinaw .
3.00 p  in  train  h as  p a rlo r  c a r  G rand 
R apids to  P eto sk ey  a n d  M ackinaw .
10:40 p m train .—S leeping  c a r  G rand 
R apids  to   P eto sk ey  an d  M ackinaw . 
SOUTH—7:00 am  train .—P a rlo r c h a ir c a r G rand 
R apids to  C in cin n ati.
10:05  a m   train .—Wagner  Parlor Car 
Grand Rapids to  Chicago.
6:00  p m  train .—W a g n e r S leeping  C ar 
G ran d   R apids to  C in c in n ati.
11;20 p m train .—W a g n e r S leeping C ar 
G ran d  R apids to  C hicago.

Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

L v G ran d   R apids 
A rr C hicago 

10:06 a  m  
3:35 p m  

2:00 p  m 
9:00 p m  

10:05 a  m  tr a in  th ro u g h  W a g n er P a rlo r C ar.
11:20 p m  tr a in  d aily , th ro u g h   W ag n er  S leeping C ar. 
10:10 p m
6.50  a m
10:10 p  m 

3:10 p m  
Lv  C hicago 
A rr G ran d  R apids 
8.35 p m  
3;10  p m   th ro u g h   W a g n e r  P a rlo r  C ar. 
tra in  d aily , th ro u g h  W a g n er S leeping C ar.

7:C5 am  
1:50 pm  

11:20 p m

6 5 0 a m

F o r M uskegon—L eave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
6:55  a m  
11:25  a m  
5:30  p m  

F ro m  M uskegon—A rrive.
10:00 a m

4:40 p m
9:06 p m

T h ro u g h  tic k e ts a n d  fu ll in fo rm a tio n   ca n   be h a d  by 
c a llin g  upon A. A lm quist,  tic k e t  a g e n t  a t   U nion S ta­
tio n ,  o r  G eorge  W .  M unson,  U nion  T ick e t  A gent, 67 
M onroe s tre e t. G ran d  R apids. Mich.

G eneral P assen g e r a n d  T ick et A gent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD.

CHICAGO

A N D   WEST  M I C H I G A N   R ’ i .  
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........9:05am  1:35pm  *ll:S5pm
Ar. CHICAGO  .............3:35pm  6:45pm  *7:05am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. CHICAGO.............7:<T5»m  5:25pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS...... 3:55pm  10:10pm  *6:10am

*•) • 

r\m   U 'Altrvm

INDIANAPOLIS.

TO  AND FROM  MUSKEGON.

T R A V E R S E   C IT Y ,  C H A R L E V O IX   A  P E T O S K E Y .

8:50pm ------  
0: il pm .......  
9:25pm .  .  .. 

GRAND  RAPIDS  AND  CHICAGO.
Via St. Joe and Steamer.
Lv Grand Rapids...............   1:35pm 
t 6:30pm
2:00am
Ar Chicago 
.........................8:30pm 
Lv Chicago  .........  ............  9:36am 
9:30am
Ar Grand Rapids.................  5:20pm 
5:20pm
TO  AND  FROM  BENTON  HARBOR,  ST  JOSEPH  AND 
Lv. G  R..........9:05am  1:35pm  6:30pm  ♦11:35pm
Ar.  G R  .........*6:10am  1 -45pm 5:20pm  10:35pm
Lv.  G.  R.....................   8:40am  5:40pm 
...........
Ar.  G.  It..................... 10:45am  1  45pm  5:20pm
Lv. G  R  ......*7:30am  2:10pm  5:35pm  11:15pm
Ar.  T  C.......12:15pm  6:4s.pm  10:55pm  4:40am
Ar. Chl’oix.. .*2:27pm 
7:00am
A  C L I’aI w 
Ar. Pet’y ......*2:57pm 
7:: am
Ar. B  V’w__*3-10pm 
7:10am
Ar. from  Bay  View,  Petoskey,  etc.,  6:30  am, 
11:10 am, 1:15 pm. *9:45 pm.
TO  AND  FROM  OTTAWA  BEACH.
Lv  G R  ........8:40am  1:35pm  5:40pm 
........
Ar  G D ........8:06am  1:45pm  5:20pm  10:75pm
Lv G R  .. .10:00 am 

Lv Ottawa Beach 6:30 pm 
Wagner  Parlor Cars  Leave Grand  Rapids 1:35 
pm, leave Chicago 7:05 am, 5:25 pm;  leave Giand 
Rapids  i7:30am, ¡2:10 pm;  leave  Bay View 6:10 
am, *1:45 pm.
Wagner  Sleepers—Leave  Grand  Rapids *11:35 
pm;  leave  Chicago *11:15  pm;  leave  Bay View 
tl0:15 pm;  leave Grand  Rapids tl 1:35 pm;  leave 
Ineianapolis via Big Four 7:00 pm.
♦Every day.  tExcept Saturday.  ^Except Mon 
day.  Other trains week days only.
DETROIT, 

JUNE  1882
LANSING St  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING TO  DETROIT.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

SUNDAY'  TRAIN.

Lv. G  R__  7:20am  *2:00pm  5:40pm  *11:00pm
Ar. DET__11:40am  *5:50pm  10:35pm 
*7:00am

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. DETROIT..............  7:50am *1:35pm  6:10pm
Ar. GR’D  RAPIDS......12:45pm  *5:25pm  10:30pm

TO  AND  FROM  SAGINAW,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LOUIS. 

Lv. GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. G R. 11:50am 10:40pm 

TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL  & HASTINGS R.  R.

Lv. Grand Rapids  .........  7:20am  2:00pm 5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:45pm  5:25pm  7:00am
Parlor  Cars on all  day trains  between  Grand 
Rapids and  Detroit.  Wagner Sleepers  on  night 
trains.  Parlor cars to Saginaw on morning train. 

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

♦Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

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T 1 FTTH  M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N

BUSINESS  LAW.

Summarized  Decisions  from  Courts  of 

Last  Resort.

BREACH  OF  CONTRACT.

According to  the decision of  the  New 
York Court of Appeals,  in  the case of the 
Kokomo Strawboard Company vs. Inman, 
default  in  the payment  of  notes  given 
for merchandise  constitutes  a breach  of 
contract justifying  the seller  in treating 
the contract  as  rescinded  and suing  for 
the  value  of  the  merchandise  already 
furnished.

FLY FISHING!

Now is the time  when an assortment of

Should be in the kit of every angler.
We  have  in  stock  imitations,  in silk  and  feathers of  every  specie  of  Fly in 
sxistence,  and also of  others that  never  existed, except in the brain of  some hun­
gry fish.  See  our  Blue  Professors,  Green  Millers,  Brown  Ants,  Yellow  Sallys, 
Rube  Wood’s,  Jenny  Linds,  Gen.  Hookers,  Our  Quakers,  Governors,  Soldiers, 
Coachman.  We  can  also  show  you a Gray  Drake,  a Hare’s  Ear,  a Raven,  a Light 
or Dark Fox,  a Brown  Hen.  a Little Egg or a Grizzly  King.

Space  forbids  an  enumeration of  all  the  different  kinds we  can  show  you. 
They should  be seen to be  appreciated, and their  marvelous  Jieauty and seductive­
ness realized.

F ästerX tevens

j^ O N R q ^

S T .

T o c a ll o n  or address

D o n ’t   F o r g e t   w hen  ordering

A.  E.  BROOKS  &  €0.,  Mfrs,  46 Ottawa  St., Grand  Rapids.

NUTS,  FIGS, CANDY DATES, ETC.
jioars Vindex, long Havana filler.......................   $35

35
Three  Medals, long Havana filler........... 
E lk ’s Choice, Havana filler and binder...  55
55
La F lor de Alfonso,................................. 
65
La Doncella de M orera,......................... 
55
La  Ideal, 25 in a box................................. 
M adellena.....  ........................................  
60
Headquarters  for  Castellanos & Lopez's  line  of 
Key West goods.
All favorite  brands of  Cheroots  kept in stock

Including the following celebrated brands man­
ufactured  by the  well-known  house of  Glaser, 
Frame & Co.:

J. L. Strelitsky,

Special pains  taken w ith fru it orders.

10  So.  Ionia  SI.  Grand  Rapida,

The Hardware Market.

General  Hardware — Notwithstanding 
the  warm  weather,  the  volume of  busi­
ness has  been good with all  jobbers and 
retailers.  Especially is this true in agri­
cultural 
tools  and  builders’  hardware. 
Indications all  point to a good  fall trade 
and  dealers are  commencing to stock  up 
in anticipation of such an event.

Galvanized Iron—Prices on  galvanized 
iron  have  been  very  low, but the  mills 
are asking  for better  prices and  are suc­
ceeding  in  getting  them. 
In  ordinary 
quantities  the  discount  is  65 per  cent, 
from new list.

Copper—Recent  advances  are  hard  to 
hold,  and  there  has  been  quite  a  little 
cutting,  varying  somewhat,  according 
to the  size of  the order.  The decline or 
weakness has  had a tendency to produce 
lower  quotations  in  various  articles  of 
tinware in which copper is used.

Pig  Lead—No  special  change.  The 

market appears in  a weak  condition.

Wrought  Iron  Pipe—The mills  are so­
liciting  business  at  lower  prices  and 
large  buyers  can,  in  a  measure,  name 
their own figures.

Tin—Prices on all grades-of bright and 
roofing  plates  remain  about  stationery. 
Tin  from  stocks on  hand  in New  York 
can  be  bought at a less  figure  tban  one 
could 
import  direct.  While  American 
tin  is being made quite largely,  it is most 
of  the higher  grades  and,  consequently, 
does  uot  cut  much  of  a  figure  in  this 
market. 
to  be  hoped  American 
manufacturers will  soon  be  able to hold 
their  own on the  cheaper as well  as the 
better grades.

Wire Nails—Owing to the closing down 
of  a  number of  mills, prices  are  much 
firmer and may be higher shortly.

It  is 

■Cut  Nails—Only  three  mills  are  now 
making cut nails, which causes a scarcity 
and  prices  have  advanced 5c per  keg at 
the mills.

Tacks—The ruinously low prices which 
have prevailed on tacks for the past year 
have been  withdrawn and manufacturers 
have  advanced  their  prices 25  per cent, 
which still leaves them very low.

Cradles—The demand has been so great 
that  stocks  in  everybody’s  hands  have 
been  cleaned  out.  Jobbers  are  unable 
to  replenish  their  stocks,  as  the  manu­
facturers  have  none  on  hand,  and  no 
woods with  which to make  them.  Deal­
ers  who  are out will  have to remain out 
for this season.

Bright  Coil  and  Halter  Chains—The 
importers  have  been  obliged  to  revise 
their  lists  in  this  line  and  dealers can 
get new lists by applying to their jobber.
Enterprise Goods—All articles made by 
the Enterprise Manufacturing  Co.,  have 
had a stirring up in  prices and,  in  many 
instances,  an advance has been  made  on 
coffee  mills,  dried  beef  cutters,  lard 
presses, self  measuring  faucets,  tobacco 
cutters  and  meat cutters.  The discount 
now  is 20 and 10,  where it used to  be 30 
per  cent.  The  Enterprise  people  are 
very firm in this advance and say jobbers 
will  have to maintain  these prices if they 
make any profit.

Tackle Blocks—For the last year prices 
have been  below the  cost of  production 
and the manufacturers have lost  a  great 
deal of money.  At last they  have  come 
to an understanding and have made quite 
a radical advance.  Their  discounts now 
are as  follows:  wood  tackle  blocks,  50 
and  10;  thick  mortice  tackle  blocks,  30 
and  10;  bnrr  snatch  blocks,  40  and 
10.  Jobbers  manifest  a  disposition  to 
maintain these quotations.

TAILOR’ S  EXEMPTION  IN  MINNESOTA.
Under the laws of  Minnesota  one  cau- 
rying on the trade of  a tailor may be en­
titled to the exemption  from  attachment 
or execution of  two sewing  machines,  if 
kept and personally used  for the purpos­
es of his trade  and if necessary therefor, 
according to the decision of  the Supreme 
Court.

m e c h a n i c s ’  l i e n .

According  to  the  decision  of  the  Su­
preme Court of  Minnesota,  in the case of 
Glass et  al.  vs.  Freeberg et  al.,  where  a 
building is constructed  under one entire 
contract between the owner and the orig­
inal  contractor, the liens  of  all sub-con­
tractors  who furnished  material  or per­
formed  labor  for  the  building  at  any 
time during the  process  of  construction 
attach, by relation, as of  the date of  the 
commencement of  the  work,  and are en­
titled to a preference over a mortgage on 
the premises executed  by the owner sub­
sequent to that  date.

DEBTS— SITUS— ATTACHMENT.

The Supreme Court of  Minnesota held, 
in the case of Harvey vs. Great Northern 
Railway,  that for  the purposes of attach­
ment  a  debt  has  a  situs  wherever  the 
debtor can be  found,  and  that  wherever 
the  creditor might  sue  for  its  recovery 
there it may be attached  as his  property, 
provided the  laws of  the  forum author­
ize  it;  that  it  is not  material  that  the 
debt was not  made  payable  in  the state 
where  the  attachment  proceedings  are 
instituted,  and  that  the  pendency  of  a 
prior  action  by  attachment  in  another 
state which binds the debt may be set up 
by way  of  defense  to  a  suit  by  the de­
fendant in  the  attachment in  Minnesota 
to recover the same debt.

FIRE  INSURANCE— HAZARDOUS  RISK.
Where at the date of  the issue of a fire 
insurance  policy  the  premises  were un­
occupied,  and  the  printed  part  of  the 
policy  provided  that  it  should  become 
void  if  benzine,  gasoline, etc.,  or  other 
explosive should  be kept  or used on  the 
premises,  these  being  the  only  uses  of 
premises prohibited by the policy as haz­
ardous,  and  a  written  slip  attached  to 
and  made  part  of  the  policy  provided 
that the premises  were “privileged to be 
occupied  for  hazardous  or  extra  haz­
ardous purposes,” the  Supreme  Court of 
Minnesota held,  in the case of Russell vs. 
Manufacturers  &' Builders’  Fire  Insur­
ance Company,  that  there  was an incon­
sistency or want of harmony between the 
printed and the written part of tbe policy, 
and  that  the  latter  must  control;  also, 
that  the  use  of  the  premises as a paint 
factory  in  which  benzine  and  gasoline 
were kept and  used in  the  manufacture 
of  paints  was permitted  by  the written 
p art of tbe policy.

Catching Green Turtle.

One of  the  most  profitable  industries 
on the coast of Texas is green turtle fish­
rarely  come  on 
ing.  These  animals 
shore, and  are  caught  in strong  nets  in 
the  vicinity  of  their  feeding  grounds, 
places where grows  the  peculiar variety 
of  seaweed  which  is  their  only  food. 
One of  these favored  spots is in Aransas 
Bay,  and  another  is  in  Matagorda Bay, 
near  Pass  Caballo.  The  turtles  caught 
weigh  from  150  to  400  pounds  apiece. 
They are  gentle  creatures, and  offer  no 
serious resistance to their  captors.  Since 
the  building  of  the  Aransas  Pass  Rail­
road  the  business  has  assumed  consid­
erable proportions,  the bulk of  the catch 
being marketed in New York.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

BICYCLES I

We Control  T erritory  on  the  Finest and  L argest  Line of  Cheap, M edium  and 

H igh Giade  M achines in  the State

Glass  Covers for Biscuits.

WRITE  US  FOR 
TERMS  AND  DIS­

COUNTS  TO 

AGENTS.

WE  WANT 

AGENTS IN EVERY i 

LIVE  TOWN.

R E R K I N S   *  

13 Fountain St., Grand Rapids,  Mich.

,

lyegBSBT

rT',HESE  chests  will 

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

UR new glass covers  are by far the 
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  good0  from  flies, dirt  and  prying  fingers in a short  time to pay 
for themselves.  Try them  and be convinced.  Price, 50 cents each.

o

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP. 

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
NEWTON,  a rich  finger with  fig  filling.  This  is  bound  to  be  one  of 

the best selling cakes we ever made.

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,
GRAND  RAPIDS.

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

We are now ready to make contracts for the season of  1892.  Correspondence solicited.

14  Hint  19  W ftdrileom b  B uild in g *

S p rin g  &  Com pany,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

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

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

assorted  stock  at lowest  market  prices.

S p rin g  

C.

Summer 
Goods.
Flags. BUNTING  FOR  CAMPAIGN  USE—IN  ALL  WIDTHS I 

LAWNS.  CHALLIES.  INDIA  LINENS.  ORGANDIES.  WHITE 
GOODS.  MULLS.  FRENCH  CAMBRICS,  GINGHAMS  AND 
PRINTS,  STRAW  HATS,  HAMMOCKS.

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P.  STEKETEE  &  SONS,

Quality  W in s!

A.nd  y o u   can  depend  on  the  best 
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Complete Lines of Crockery, Glassware and House Furnishing: 

Goods, Store Lamps and Parlor Lamps in Every Variety.

Catalogue  No.  108. 

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

Free  to  M erchants.

Any merchant who  does  not  keep a beautiful  variety 

of  Lamp Goods this  season will  be clearly
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Our prices  and  styles  as  shown  by our  lithographic 
cuts in actual colors are below and beyond anything ever 
yet produced  in this line.
Judging  by all  previous  prices made  and  by the im­
mense  sales  on  lamp  goods  last  season, the  prices  at 
which  we are  placing our beautiful  line on the  market, 
will result in  a positive shortage of stock at the factories, 
therefore we earnestly suggest

EARLY  ORDERS  FOR  YOUR  STOCK.

Ask for our complete line of  lithographs, and  we will 
show  you  the  finest  assortment  ever  shown  by  any 
Lamp  Molise  in the United  States.

84c each.

Our  if IDEAL **  assortment  sewing  lamps  con­
sists of  six  lamps, graceful  shape and  beautiful decora­
tions.  Although  our  prices are  extremely low, quality 
and  workmanship  are  equal to our  high  grade  assort­
ments.  Price  of  the  “Ideal”  assortment  with  burner, 
shade ring and decorated  dome shade to match the vase, 
by the package,

84c each.

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Choice Embossed Vase  Lamps is a lot of  six  new styles 
with a new feature in lamps, showing the rose top shade 
with  vase to match,  botli  richly decorated  with  Pansies, 
Early Autumn and Fox Glove and Fern decorations.  We 
sell  them  complete  with  the  heavy brass  Solar Burner, 
adjustable  tripod,  no  chimneys.  Our  prices  on  these 
will surprise  you and yield  handsome profits.  Price by 
the package.

Assortment

“C h a llen g e D u p lex "
Consists of a magnificent reading or study lamp with the 
powerful American  Duplex Burner giviug a double wick 
surface of three inches, in  a large new stjde and desirable 
shape  with  very  showy  decorations.  No.  *21), showing 
the “Cosmos” decoration in a delicate blue bisque finish. 
No. 30, the beautiful  “Shepard Scene” in pink and gray 
tints.  No. 31, the “La France  Rose” in  ivory and  cela- 
den tints.  All  with  the effective  Bisque Fini>h and  de­
tachable oil  pots.  We have  spared  no expense to make 
these the best Low Priced  Duplex Lamps on the market. 
We quote by the package,

^1.87  each.

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is a “ never shown before ”  assortment of six  lamps with 
Renaissance  dome  shades to match  the vase.  Superbly 
decorated on an entirely new  shape.  There  are no bet­
ter lamps for the money than this

GRAND  ASSORTMENT,

and  very few  in  the  country  as  good.  The  price  we 
make  upon  it  for early  orders, with  heavy  No. 3 wide 
wick,  Solar Burners, Tripods  and  Dome  Shade is only

0 1 ,2 0   each.

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Assortment of  beautiful  parlor  lamps, suitable  for  the 
finest  drawing  room or parlor in  the  land, consisting  of 
six rare and  tasteful  decorations on three  graceful, styl­
ish shapes, gold mountings fitted with the best and  sim­
plest Royal center draft burner of  75 candle power.
Decoration subjects and  color are “Truant,” in  mono­
chrome;  “Country  Roadside,”  in  Limoge;  “Oriental 
Cactus,” in  pink  and  ivory;  “Midsummer”  in iridescent 
color;  “Roman  Warriors”  in  light  pink;  “Heliotrope,” 
in  white bisque, gold finish.
We  call  special  attention  to the  S u p e r io r   Q u a l it y  
and workmanship of  these  lamps.  You can  order with 
the full  assurance  that  you will  obtain the  Best  Lamp 
on  the market at very reasonable price.  We  offer them 
by the package,  02.67 each•

