Michigan Tradesman.

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VOL.  9.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
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GRAND  RAPIDS,  WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  3,  1892.
I

i.  J.  SHKLLMAN, Scientific Optician,  65  Monroe Street.

THE  QOTDBTJRY  MYSTERY.

Quidbury  was  a  dull  place  before  it 
had  two  newspapers  in  it.  But  when 
the  Cudgel  of  Progress  shied its castor 
into  the  ring,  and  the  Weekly  Prodder 
squared off responsively next door, things 
took a more lively  turn.

Swasher,  of  the  Cudgel,  was  a  bluff, 
portly,  bull-dogish  looking  man,  whose 
grizzled wig bore  evidence  of  the frosts 
of  some  fifty  winters.  He  had  a good 
head,  phrenology  said.  Whether  he 
wore green  goggles  for  weak eyes or  to 
hide  strabismus was  nobody’s  business 
but his own.

Prickle, of the Prodder,  in person, was 
his rival’s opposite.  He  was  lean,  lank 
and  wiry;  had  light  sorrel  hair,  worn 
close-cropped,  and  looked a trifle young­
er than the  other.

Both came to  Quidbury  strangers, and 
about  the  same  time.  Prickle  bought 
out the  Village  Cackler,  whose  proprie­
tor,  after  a  year’s  experience  trying  to 
please  everybody,  taking  his  pay in  ap­
proved  country  produce,  was  ready  to 
sell  out  cheap.  Swasher  brought  his 
materials with  him.

How  two  papers  could  thrive  where 
one had starved  was a problem  cautious 
people shook their heads over.  But such 
had not closely  studied  the  great law of 
competition, the force  which  makes  the 
world move. 
It was not until the Cudgel 
and the  Prodder had  espoused  opposite 
sides of every question, moral, social and 
political,  discussing  them  with  an acri­
monious  fierceness  unexampled  in  jour­
nalistic  warfare,  and  people  had begun 
to  take  and  read  the  papers,  much  as 
they would  have  stopped to  look on at  a 
fight, that the  fogies of  Quidbury  began 
to  see  how  two  newspapers  might  do 
better than one.

taking  sides. 

There  is  not  much  neutrality  in  hu­
man  nature.  There are few  matters on 
which  we  are  really  indifferent,  or  on 
which  we  can  witness a  heated  contro­
versy  without 
1  have 
known a couple of men do pugilistic bat­
tle over a theory in metaphysics,  and an­
other  couple  to  come  to  blows  over  a 
canine  combat  when  neither  owned 
either of the curs.
Human  nature, in  Quidbury,  was  the 
average article. 
It only  needed stirring 
up,  and  that  it  got.  The  two  editors 
were very  evenly  matched.  What  they 
lacked in argument  they made  up by be­
spattering each  other.  They  even went 
the length  of  kicking  up  one  another’s 
ancestral  dust,  Swasher  averring  that 
Prickle’s 
second 
cousin by marriage had been received in­
to another, if not  a better  world,  on  the 
personal introduction  of  J.  Ketch,  Esq., 
and  Prickle  retorting 
that  Swasher’s 
half-aunt’s uncle had  been  cropped  as  a 
horse-thief.  The natural result followed. 
Quidbury was  divided 
into  two parties. 
A  full  census  of  the  adult  population 
might  have  been  made  from  the  rival 
subscription  lists.  Both  publishers put 
money  into  their  pockets.  And  more 
than one case of  assault  and battery oc­
curred between those who  had- been fast 
friends  before  becoming  readers of  the 
Cudgel and the Prodder.

great-grandfather’s 

NO.  463

The wonder was how the  promoters of 
so many  broils  themselves  escaped  col­
lision.  Threats  and  defiances  enough 
were  exchanged  between  them.  When 
Swasher hinted,  with delicate irony,  at a 
certain  affinity  between  his  contempo­
rary’s cuticle and a horsewhip,promising 
ere long to  give  a  public  demonstration 
of  the  fact, he of  the  Prodder  retorted 
that the pot-valiant  swaggerer next door 
had  better  learn  to  spell  “able”  first. 
But, the next day. when  Swasher parad­
ed  the streets,  armed with a six-foot cart- 
whip,  seeking  his  adversary  high  and 
low, the latter  was  nowhere  to be seen; 
and  the  day  after  that,  when  Prickle 
took  the  war-path,  brandishing  a  blud­
geon  like  a  weaver’s  beam, and  valor- 
ously evoking his  foe to the direful con­
flict, the  erst  heroic  Swasher  came not, 
but made  defauit. 
It  was a strauge cir­
cumstance  that  two men,  so eager to en­
counter,  should  so  long  continue  next 
door neighbors and not only  never meet, 
but never both be  visible at once.  Nev­
ertheless,  timid  people  predicted  san­
guinary consequences if the two ever did 
come together.

Affairs  came to a crisis  tragic  enough 
at last.  On the eve of  a local election a 
sub-committeeman  ran  up  to Swasher’s 
sanctum to urge the issue of an extra ex­
posing  some  newly  discovered  plot  of 
the enemy.

Bursting into the room without knock­
ing,  the  sub-committeeman  was  aston­
ished at finding himself,  not  in the pres­
ence of  the portly  editor of  the Cudgel, 
but in that of the gaunt proprietor of the 
Prodder,  in his shirt-sleeves,  washing his 
bloody  hands  in  Swasher’s  basin,  a co­
pious  crimson  pool on  the  floor,  adding 
to  the horror of  the  scene.

“Murder!”  shouted  the  sub-commit­

tee man.

Men rushed in,  wild  with  excitement. 
Prickle,  overwhelmed,  exhibited  all the 
confusion  of  suddenly  detected  guilt. 
He  stammered a few  incoherent  words, 
hut essayed no explanation of  the damn­
ing circumstances.  An  officer was called 
who  hurried  him off,  barely  in  time  to 
prevent  the  infliction of  summary  ven­
geance,  of  which  ominous  mutterings 
began to be heard.

TWENTY 
THOUSAND 
R E T A I L   G R O C E R S

have  used  them  from  ODe  to 
six years and  they  agree  that 
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A deep mystery  enshrouded the affair, i 
Days  passed, and  no  signs of  the  body 
could be found.  Swasher  had  last been 
seen going into  his  office  a few  minutes 
before the sub-committeeman entered  it. 
That  he  had  never  gone  out  alive  was 
only too apparent.

I appeared for  Prickle at his examina­
tion.  The  case  against  him  was black 
enough.  He  was  either  unable  or  un­
willing  to  give  any  explanation  of  the 
facts. 
In  our  private  consultations he 
gave  evasive  answers. 
I did  the best  I 
could,  making  the most  of  the  non-dis­
covery  of  the  body.  But  the  circum­
stances  were  overwhelming.  Prickle’s 
unexplained  presence  in  the private of­
fice of his  enemy,  the  latter’s disappear­
ance, 
the  prisoner’s 
hands,  the pool on the  floor,  a portion of 
which had been  carefully  analyzed by  a 
rising young  doctor,  who  pronounced  it 
human blood,  and discoursed so flippant­
ly of fibrine and albumen and corpuscles 
that it was easy to see  he knew  what he 
was talking  about—all  combined  to dis­
sipate every remaining  scruple touching 
the  prisoner’s  guilt,  and those who  had 
hesitated  before now felt constrained  to 
join in the general  verdict.

the  condition  of 

The  magistrate  was  about to sign the 
final  committment,  when  the  prisoner 
rose under great excitement.

“This  is  all  infernal  nonsense!”  he 

exclaimed.

“Silence!”  admonished  his honor.
“1  tell  you  Swasher’s  no  more  dead 

than  I am,” presisted the prisoner.

“Prove  that,  and  it  will  save  you a 
world of  trouble,” remarked the  squire, 
dryly.

“Send me to his  office,  and  I’ll do it,” 

said Prickle.

The proposal seemed  reasonable.  The 
accused  was  conducted,  under  a  strong 
guard, to his late rival’s sanctum.

“Allow  me  to  enter  alone,” he  said. 
“ You can  watch the doors and windows.”
With some demurring,  the request  was 

granted.

Prickle went  in  and  closed  the  door. 
In  ten  minutes it  was  opened,  and  the 
astonished  spectators  saw  before  them, 
not  the  gaunt  form  of  the  suspected 
murderer,  but  the  substantial  figure  of 
his  supposed  victim,  aud,  strangest  of 
all,  it was  now  Prickle  that  was invisi­
ble.

There  was  so  little  of  the ghostly  in 
Swasher’s  plump  appearauce,  that  the 
fright  which might  otherwise  have been 
occasioned  by  his  sudden 
turning  up 
gave place to surprise  and curiosity.

The account  he  gave,  in  answer  to  a 
torrent  of  questions,  increased,  rather 
than  abated  the  general  astonishment. 
Sitting in  his office,  he  said  Prickle  had 
stolen  in  upon  him, and,  by  a few mes­
meric passes,  had  reduced  him to a state 
of unconsciousness,  out of  which  he had 
but just  returned.  Where  he  had been 
stowed  away  meanwhile,  or  what  had 
become  of  Prickle,  he  anew  no  more 
than others.

Quidbury  was  nonplused.  The  Black 
Art,  many  were  found  to 
insinuate, 
might  not  be  entirely  a  lost  one,  and 
strong hints  were  given  out,  in  Swasher 
circles,  of  the  existence  of  relations, 
more  intimate  than  creditable,  between 
the  Prickle  faction  and  the  Father  of 
Evil.

Swasher  sold  out  the  Cudgel  shortly 
after for a  handsome  price,  and  laid  an 
attachment on the Prodder office—one of 
whose  proprietor’s  old  notes  he  had

'.rrn<:  M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N .
The GENUINE

picked  up  somewhere — and  sold  out 
that,  too, as  the property of  an  abscond­
ing debtor.

THOMPSON'S

Prickle  was  never  seen  in  Quidbury 
after  Swasher’s  reappearance;  and  the 
latter left soon after  with a snug sum in 
bis pocket.

Last  summer, at  a  popular  watering- 
place,  turning  about in  answer  to a tap 
on the  shoulder,  I found  myself  face  to 
face with my mysterious client.

“Glad to see you,” he said.  “I owe you 

a fee,  I  believe.”

I  modestly  assented,  and  Mr.  Prickle 
made  matters  right,  expressing  his  re­
gret  that  circumstances  had  prevented 
his doing so  sooner.

1 could  not  forbear  a question  or  two 
touching the  occurrences  above related.
“All easily explained,” he said.  “You 
see,  that  rascal.  Swasher—excuse  the 
force of habit—and myself  were one and 
the  same  person.  A little  padding  and 
Swasher’s wig and  goggles  made all  the 
difference.  The two sanctums were sep­
arated by a board partition, part of which 
I could remove  and  replace  at pleasure, 
and so  be either  Swasher  or Prickle,  as 
occasion might require. 
I had  forgotten 
to lock the door the day that  confounded 
sub-committeeman  bolted  in  and played 
the mischief.”

“ But the blood?”
‘‘Pshaw! 

I  had  upset a bottle  of  red 
ink  and  got  some  of  it  on  my  hands. 
What  an  ass  of  himself  that  fool  of a 
doctor  made,  with his  fibrine  and  albu­
men and corpuscles!”  J. D.  E.  Lakke.

Tbe  Value  of Attractiveness.

Dealers  should  remember 

From the Northwest Trade.
that  their 
best customers  are  the  most  particular 
about everything relating  to  their  food.
A true women,  well brought  up,  ambi­
tious,  neat and tasteful, delights in choice 
table  linen,  tasty  napkins,  translucent 
china,  transparent  glass,  bright  silver­
ware, and,  however poor she  may  be  in 
this world’s  goods,  everything  she  pos­
sesses  belonging  to  the  table  and 
the 
kitchen must approach  as  near  as  pos­
sible to this high standard of  perfect  fit­
ness.
Try to remember this and keep crumbs 
of cheese and  crackers off  the  counters, 
dabs of butter and  lard off the scales and 
ice chest;  clean  up  that  mess  of  sticky 
molasses and sawdust on the  floor,  and, 
while you are  about  it,  give  the  floor  a 
thorough washing and  have it  white  as 
a ship’s deck always is.
Empty that nearly exhausted barrel  of 
salt fish,  beef or  pork;  throw  away  the 
evil-smelling barrel,  and  put  the  goods 
with new fresh pickle into  a  decent  re­
ceptacle,  and  you  will  be  suprised  to 
find that  people will buy then  who  have 
neglected them for weeks.
Use a lot of those  earthenware  dishes 
for nuts,  etc.,  instead  of  those  clumsy 
half-filled  wooden  boxes;  throw  away 
those  wilted  cucumbers  and  those  rot- 
pitted summer squashes; pick  over  that 
over-ripe fruit, and get the refuse  out  of 
sight as fast as  you can.
If you would wash that  show case and 
polish  up the glass, perhaps people would 
admire  the  contents  and  purchase  the 
same.  You  will  doubtless feel impelled 
to arrange its contents,  and that will end 
in suggesting a re-arrangement of  stock.
Few dealers are absolutely  wanting in 
cleanliness,  but  many  are  careless  of 
little things and but  few  appreciate  the 
value  of  taste.  Let  a  dealer  line  his 
fruit trays with fresh  green  vine  leaves 
once, so that the yellow  apricots,  velvety 
peaches or amber grapes show up against 
their glossy green, and he will  feel  that 
it pays and  better  understand  what  we 
mean.
Neat parcels,  bright designs, attractive 
pictures sell a large portion of tbe  goods 
in the  market,  and  the  high-toned  res­
taurant  with  its  perfect  service  often 
reconciles  a  man 
to  dinner  which  he 
would be dissatisfied with at a cheap res­
taurant.

A  Delicious  Beverage  Condensed,  Pos­
sessing Wonderful  Medicinal Properties.

Ton^c-Nervine-Diuretic

Anticeptic-Refrigerant
Cheaper  and  Sasier  made than  Lemonade and 
much more palatable.

DIRECTIONS.

One teaspoonful in a tumbler of water.  Sweet­

en to taste  same as lemonade.
Ask  Your Job be-  lor It.
F. A.  GREEN, Gen’l Agt.
S t a n  w o o d  & Co.,

34  Canal  St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 

Send for circulars or call and sample it.

Gloucester, Cape A nn, Mass. 

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And All Kinds nf Sail Water Fisk

DIRECT FROM  THE  FISHERMEN.

Represented  in  Michigan  by  .1. 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

\ A Z  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 yon  buy.  Prompt  attention 
given to all  communications.

Benton  Mannfactnring  Co.,

Manufacturers of

Boy’s  Carts,  Express  Wagons, 

Children’s  Sleighs, Etc.

POTTERVILLE,  MICHIGAN.

DO  NOT  FAIL  TO  VISIT

CO.’S
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AND  INSPECT THEIR  LINE OF

C a r r i a g e s ,

Surreys,

Phaetons,

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JOBBERS OF

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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

m

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8

MONOPOLIZING THE LABOR SUPPLY,  the  company  was  willing  to  pay.  Be- j From a want of  these  qualities  in  their 
In the  dearth  of  other exciting  topics  sides refusing to work  themselves,  these  leaders  many  strikes  have  heretofore 
failed,  and  more  are  destined  to fail  if 
the  defect  is  not  remedied. 
Strikes 
which  are  inopportune or unreasonable, 
or  accompanied  either  with violence  or 
with a wanton  disregard of  the  comfort 
of  the  public,  cannot  in  the  nature  of 
things succeed.

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

JOBBERS  07

State Agents for

Nevertheless,  trades  unions  being,  as 
I  have  often  said,  grounded  upon  the 
necessity of  combined  action  by  work­
men to the  securing of  the greatest  pos­
sible  compensation  for  their  services, 
and of  protection against  ill  treatment, 
will exist as long as does  the  relation of 
employer and  employed.  Nor  can  it be 
expected that  their  members will  relax 
their efforts to compel all other workmen 
to join  them, or at least so nearly all  of 
them as to giveathem a practical  monop­
oly of the  labor  market.  How  the  em­
ployers  of  labor  have  been  perfecting 
and  consolidating  combinations on their 
part,  and  how, day  by day, the  number 
of  great  employers  diminishes,  while 
that  of 
their  employees  increases,  is 
known to us all.  That  a  corresponding 
perfection and extension of  organization 
should take  place among  workmen is an 
unavoidable result.

The  point,  therefore,  to  which  labor 
unions seem  to be  tending,  and to which 
they will continually, in the future, come 
nearer  and  nearer,  is  a  complete organ­
ization of  all working  men  on one  side, 
confronting  a  complete  organization  of 
employers on the  other. 
In the measure 
in  which  this  approaches  accomplish­
ment,  disputes  about  wages  and  condi­
tions of labor will come to resemble deal­
ings  between  sovereign  nations.  The 
individual workman  will'  be  reduced  to 
the  position of  the individual  citizen of 
a nation,  and like  him have to submit  to 
the will of  the  majority, no matter  what 
may  be  his  personal preferences.  To a 
man of my independent notions the pros­
pect of  this state of  things is not  pleas­
ing,  but 1 cannot  see  any other  alterna­
tive  to  the  present  reign of  labor  dis­
turbances. 

Ma tt h ew  Ma r sh a ll.

it 

treatment,  pronounced 

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 falling to cure with 
local 
incurable. 
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional 
disease,  and  therefore  requires  constitutional 
treatment.  Hall’s  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
fg'-’Sold by druggists, 75c.

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

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MR.  J. L.  KYMER,
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MR.  GEO.  H.  RAYNOR, 
MR.  WALTER B.  DUDLEY 
MR.  CHAS.  E.  WATSON, 
MR.  PETER  LUBACH.
EATON,  LYON  «Sc  CO.

WE IRE HEADQUARTERS

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Daniel  Lynch,

19  8.  Ionia St., Grand  Rapids.

MICHIGAN

Fire & Marine M ance Go
Fair  Contracts,

Organized  1881.

EpitaMe  Rates,

Prompt  Settlements.

The  Directors  of  the  “ Michigan”  are 

representative business men of 

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

EUGENE  HARBECK,  Sec’y.

SCHLOSS,  UDLER 
i   GO.
Pants, Irts, Overalls

MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF

’

REMOVED  TO

2 3 -2 5   Earned St., East 

DETROIT,  MICH.

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

the attention of financiers and capitalists three  hundred  men  induced three  thou-
sand  other  men,  whose wages  were not 
has  naturally  continued  to  be  occupied 
in question,  to refuse to work,  also.  The 
with  the  labor  disturbances  at  Home­
extended strike  having,  as  yet,  failed  to | 
stead  and  elsewhere. 
In  common  with 
accomplish  its  purpose, other  bodies  of 
all good citizens,  their  first desire is that 
workmen  for  the  same employers  have 
order  may be preserved  and  lawlessness 
also been persuaded to strike  work,  and, 
repressed,  while the attempted assassina­
in  addition,  at  various  distant  points 
tion of  Mr. Frick  has  brought  home to 
men  not  directly interested  have agreed 
them a lively sense of the insecurity, not 
not to handle  the  product of  the refrac­
only  of  property,  but  of  the  lives  of 
tory employers with the purpose of mak­
owners of  property,  if  the  popular  hos­
ing its sale impossible until the demands 
tility against  rich men, of  which I wrote 
of the original strikers are conceded. 
In 
a  fortnight  ago, be  not restrained  from 
New  York  City, building  operations  are 
breaking out into acts of violence.  While, 
at this moment much hampered, and may 
too,  it  is  only  just  to  the  strikers  at 
soon  be  entirely  suspended,  because  a 
Homestead to acquit them of  direct com­
single  firm of  employers has  refused  to 
plicity  in the  attack  on  Mr.  Frick,  it is 
discharge  a  man  in  their  employment 
too plain that many among them are glad 
who has been expelled from the union to 
that it was made.  The  facts  that in the 
which he  formerly belonged.  As a rule, 
same week a carpenter applying for work 
union  men  everywhere  refuse  to  work 
at Homestead  has  been  brutally beaten 
alongside  of  non-union  men,  and  thus 
and driven  away, and  that a small  army 
many employers are compelled to restrict 
of soldiers is needed to protect  the  new­
their selection of  employes  to  members 
comers at the mill  from similar outrages, 
of  unions.  Since,  too,  a refusal to  join 
show the  spirit  that  prevails  there. 
In 
in  a  strike,  when  duly  ordered  by  the 
New  York,  non-union  brick  handlers 
officers ot a union to assist  other strikes, 
have  been  clubbed  to  death  by  union 
entails  severe  penalties, ending,  in  case 
men  whose vacant  places  they took,  the 
of  protracted  obstinacy,  in  expulsion 
entire  membership of  the  street pavers’ 
from  the  union,  an  employer  who  en­
union  is under indictment  for a series of 
gages  in  a  controversy  with  one union 
murders planned at a regular  meeting of 
must make up  his  mind to risk a contest 
the union,  and  one striker  has been con­
with  all  of  them. 
This  is  what  the 
victed of  murdering,  last  year, a  “black 
strikes  now  in  progress  are  coming to. 
sheep”  whom  he  could  not  otherwise 
If  they are not  settled  by some  kind of 
persuade  to  refrain  from  work.  These 
compromise, and  if  the  employers  per­
incidents,  following  many  others of  the 
sist in attempting to  carry on operations 
same  nature, recounted  by  the  Pinker­
with non-union  men,  a trial of  strength 
tons  in  their  evidence  before the  Con­
will  come  between  these  last  and  the 
gressional  investigating  committee,  de­
union  men,  in which  both  sides will  do 
servedly  alarm  the  owners  of  capital, 
their  utmost,  with  the  probability of  an 
and excite in them an unfriendly feeling, 
ultimate victory by the union men.  Both 
to say the  least,  against those  concerned 
here and at Homestead  the strikers have 
in them.
begun  to  employ  the  boycott  against 
materials  produced  by  the  employers 
with  whom  they are at war,  and  thus to 
render, so far as they can, the production 
of  them  profitless.  Evidently,  if  the 
process can  be  carried  to  its full  theo­
retical completion, every employing man­
ufacturer  using materials  furnished  by 
other manufacturers will be at the mercy, 
not  only of  his  own  hands,  but  also  at 
that of  the  hands of  those  other manu­
facturers.

Looking at the  subject  from the  point 
of  view  of  a  philosophical  and  dispas­
sionate  observer, the  violence  which so 
often accompanies  strikes  is  seen  to  be 
after  all  superficial and unimportant  in 
comparison with the  underlying purpose 
it is  used to  aid  in  accomplishing.  At­
tacks upon refractory employers and their 
property,  and upon workmen who refuse 
to join in strikes, will eventually,  I have 
no doubt, be suppressed, not only by the 
public  authorities, but  by the  leaders of 
strikes themselves, who cannot fail, after 
a while,  to learn  that  they  injure  their 
cause  instead  of  helping  it.  They will 
discover,  as  they have  in a measure  dis 
covered,  already,  that  they heed  not  re­
sort  to  crime  to  coerce  employers  into 
granting  their  demands,  but  that  there 
are means within  their reach  more effec 
tive  and  not  prohibited  by  law.  The 
strikes  of  the  last  few  years  have 
volved  more  than the  question of  wages 
and  hours of  labor.  They form  part of 
a concerted effort all  over the country to 
combine  into  one  organized  whole  the 
men  who  work  for  wages,  and  thus  to 
deal  with  employers  as a gigantic  mon 
opoly of the commodity most essential to 
them. 
In creating  and  maintaining this 
monopoly moral pressure upon the work 
men who refuse to unite in it,  and strict 
ly  legal  obstructions to the  business  of 
employers who  resist  it, are  destined to 
play a more  and more  important  part as 
time goes on.

For  example,  the  strike  now  in  pro 
gress  at  Homestead  was  begun because 
some  three  hundred  of 
the  superior 
skilled  workmen of  the  Carnegie  Steel 
Company  demanded  higher wages  than

idleness 

in  enforced 

Up to this time  many things have pre­
vented  the  unions  from  perfecting  the 
monopoly at  which  they aim.  Their in­
ternal  discipline  is  far  from  being 
complete that they can always hold their 
members 
long 
enough to make a strike successful.  Too 
many workmen chafe at being prevented 
from  earning  the  wages  they  need  for 
the  support  of  themselves  and  their 
families,  and insist upon accepting work 
when work  is  offered to them.  Besides 
this,  in a great  many  occupations  there 
are as many non-union men  as  there are 
union men,  and  the vacancies caused  by 
a strike of  union  men  are  easily  filled 
This  is  especially  true  of  vocations in 
which  little  training  is  required,  as 
car  driving, coal  handling, and  even,  as 
we have  lately  seen,  street  paving.  On 
top of  all is the  vital  defect of  a lack of 
honest  and  intelligent  leadership.  The 
ordering  and management  of  strikes re 
quire  thorough  information  as  to  the 
needs of  employers,  sound  judgment  in 
formulating demands, and great personal 
influence  in  preventing  conduct  which 
like  that  of  the  Homestead  strikers, 
tends  to  alienate  general  sympathy.

4

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

AMONO THE TRADE.

AROUND THE  STATE.

Richmond—A.  E.  Fuller has purchased 

the drug stock of H.  E.  Harrison.

Mendon—F.  L.  Burdick & Co.  will  re­

move their general stock to Sturgis.

Houghton—Ed.  Sillers  has  purchased 

the notion stock of Mrs.  A.  Mitchell.

Bellaire—The drug  firm of  Spicher  & 

Co. is succeeded by Spicher &  Close.

Muskegon — David  McLeod  has  re­

moved his grocery stock to  Rockford.

Colon—E.  F.  Sinclair  is  succeeded  by 

Emery Blossom in  the drug business.
□ Rockfoid—Lester & Co.  have  removed 
their dry goods stock to Byron  Center.

Monroe— Andrew  J.  Wagner, of  the 
firm of Wagner & Bro.. jewelers,  is dead.
Mancelona—T.  A.  Price is  succeeded 
by Price & Hoffman in the meat business.
Tecumseh—James  Potter,  Sr.,  drug­
gist,  will close out his stock at this place.
Ishpeming—Anna E. (Mrs. C. O.) Malm 
has removed her  drug stock to  Calumet.
Port  Huron — The  grocery  stock  of 
John  Buzzard  has  been  advertised  for 
sale.

Saginaw — Lena  Bluinenfield’s  tailor 
shop has been closed under chattel mort­
gage.

Yassar— F.  L.  Wittenbrook  has  re­
to  Norwalk. 

moved his  novelty  stock 
Ohio.

Manistee—C.  H.  Hunt is succeeded  by 
A. Anderson in the boot  and  shoe  busi­
ness.

Delton—C.  M.  Bradish  has  removed 
his clothing stock from  Augusta  to  this 
place.

Manton—C.  B.  Bailey  &  Co., general 
dealers,  have  dissolved,  J.  W.  Bailey 
succeeding.

Port Huron—W. J.  K.  Martin,  of  the 
firm  of  Martin  Bros.  &  Co.,  general 
dealers,  is dead.

Mancelona — Osborne  &  Chapin,  for­
merly engaged in the restaurant business 
here,  have moved to Bellaire.

Lacota—A.  D.  Pease  has  purchased 
the hardware and  grocery stock of  E.  H. 
Thomas.

G reenville—Fred  Remholmden  has  re­
moved  his  restau ran t  and  bakery  busi­
ness to Carson  City.

Jackson—The  boot  and  shoe  firms  of 
T.  Cowley  &  Co.  and  H. J.  Davis  & Co. 
have been  consolidated  under  the  style 
of Cowley & Davis.

Adrian—Chas.  G.  Wiesinger  has  dis­
posed of  his  drug  stock in  this  city  to 
Otto  Fluegel,  who  has  for  some  time 
been in the same business in  Detroit.

Bendon—W.  O.  Smith  &  Co.  are  out 
with a card to their customers,  announc­
ing the closing of their books Aug.  1  and 
the inauguration of a strictly  cash  busi­
ness.

Big  Rapids—C.  B.  Fuqua  has  pur­
chased  the  interest  of  W.  H.  Squire in 
the drug  firm of  C.  B.  Fuqua  & Co.  and 
will  continue  the  business  under  his 
own name hereafter.

Nashville—H.  G.  Hale,  the  druggist, 
was  recently  taken  with a stroke of pa­
ralysis  while  drawing  soda  from  his 
fountain.  He  soon  regained  conscious­
ness,  however,  and  is  now  able  to  be 
about  again.

Fremont —  Ned  A.  Skinner  and  W. 
Ralph  Wagers  have  formed a copartner­
ship  under the style of Skinner & Wagers 
for  the  purpose of  engaging  in the  buy­
ing and shipping of  produce.  Mr.  Skin­
ner  has  served  Darling & Smith  for  the 
past  five years  in the  capacity of  book­

keeper.  Mr. Wagers has been head clerk 
in  the  general  store  of  the  Converse 
Manufacturing  Co.,  Newaygo,  for  the 
past four years.

Detroit—The wholesale grocery firm of 
Sinclair, Elliott  &  Co.  has  ceased to ex­
ist,  the  interest  of  the  late  Samuel  B. 
Sinclair—amounting to a little over $39,- 
000—having  been  withdrawn.  A  new 
limited partnership  has  been formed by 
Clifford Elliott  and Wm.  E.  Saunders, as 
general  partners,  and  David  Whitney, 
Jr.,  as  special  partner,  who  contributes 
$75,000.  The  new  arrrangement  went 
into  effect  July  25 and  continues  three 
years.  Mr.  Saunders  is a traveling  man 
in the employ of the house and resides at 
Saginaw.

Milford—The case of Edward J. Bissell, 
receiver of  the  Milford  State  Bank,  vs. 
Francis  Heath, of  Wixom,  was  decided 
in the  Circuit Court  on  Thursday in fa­
vor  of  the  plaintiff,  the  jury  being  in­
structed  to  render  a  verdict  of  $2,000, 
the  full  amount  of  the  defendant’s lia­
bility  as  a  stockholder.  Heath  will 
carry  the  case  to  the  Supreme  Court. 
This  was  a test  case  to decide  whether 
the stockholders of  the  defunct  Milford 
State Bank  should  be  compelled to  pay 
the  full amount of  their  stock. 
It  was 
watched  with great interest by the stock­
holders  and  depositors,  it  being  hotly 
contested for two days.

MANl’FACTUKING  MATTERS.

to 

Detroit—The  Daly  Manufacturing Co. 
has decreased its capital stock from $50,- 
000 to $20,000,  all  paid in.

Highland  Station—The  style  of  the 
Highland Vinegar & Pickle  Co.  has been 
changed 
the  Oakland  Vinegar  & 
Pickle  Co.

Au Sable—H.  M.  Loud  & Son  will,  in 
addition to their general  lumbering bus­
iness, begin  producing  tan  bark.  For 
the present  fifty  men  will  be  employed 
on that work.

Saginaw—Nat  Warner,  of  this  city, 
who  is  operating  in  square  timber, has 
finished operations for the season, having 
shipped several hundred thousand  cubic 
feet to Toledo.

Alpena—F.  W.  Gilchrist  and  W.  H. 
Potter have closed  a contract with James 
Hamilton to cut 80,000,000 feet of logs on 
Georgian Bay  district.  The timber  will 
be manufactured at  Alpena.

Smith  Creek—J.  H.  Baker  has  shut 
down  his  sawmill  here,  having  cut  all 
the  stock.  He  is  considering  the  re­
moval of the mill to a  point  near  Manis- 
tique,  where be has an  option  on a body 
of timber.

Tawas  City—It  is  reported  that  the 
East  Tawas  Improvement  and  Lumber 
Co.  has decided to  rebuild  the Bearinger 
mill  that  was  destroyed  by  fire  a  few 
weeks ago.  The intention is to have the 
new mill ready  for  next  season’s  opera­
tions.

Cheboygan—Penny & Frost  have  pur­
chased of  H.  Pinkous & Son  their entire 
stock of dry goods in  the  store on Third 
street.  Pinkous  & Son intend  devoting 
their  entire  attention  to  the  clothing 
business  in  their  store  in  the  Bennett 
block.

McBain—The  Dewey Stave Co.,  which 
operates  fifteen  stave  mills  in  various 
parts of  Ohio,  has  begun the erection  of 
a large plant at  McBain.  They  are pur­
chasing considerable  quantities of  hard­
wood lands near  here and will  put in  an 
extensive  woodworking  factory  in con­
nection with the  stave  machinery.

Saginaw — George  C.  Brown,  brother 
of John  C.  Brown,  the  lumberman who 
failed a short  time  ago,  is  authority  for 
the statement that the latter will  make a I 
satisfactory  settlement  by  paying  all j 
claims  in  full.  He  also  says  that  his 
brother  is  about to enter  into a contract 
for  lumbering  500,000,000  feet  in  Ala­
bama.

Manistee—The Manistee & Graud Rap­
ids  Railroad  is  now  surveying  a  route 
through  the  eastern part of  the city  to 
reach  the  State  Lumber  Co.’s  mill  di­
rect, as  that mill has a large quantity  of 
stumpage  on  the  road,  and,  up  to  the 
present,  it  has  had  to  have  its 
logs 
dumped  at  the  head  of  the 
lake  and 
towed thence to the  mills.

Big  Rapids — The  Mecosta  County 
Lumber  Co.  has  been  organized  with a 
capital stock of  $50,000  for  the  purpose 
of lumbering 100,000,00*0 feet of standing 
timber  nine  miles  north  of  Mecosta. 
The D.,  L.  & N.  Railway  will  extend a 
branch line to the timber and the Gilbert 
sawmill  will  be  removed  from  Mecosta 
to  the  seat of  operations.  The  officers 
of the corporation  are  as follows:  Presi­
dent,  M.  P.  Gale;  Vice-President,  F. 
Barry;  Secretary,  W.  C.  Winchester; 
Treasurer, A.  J.  Daniels.

Manistee—The  Freesoil  Lumber Co.  is 
a new  corporation  at  this  point,  which 
succeeds  the  firm  of  Kitzinger  &  Rey­
nolds,  with  mill  at  Freesoil.  The  cor­
poration has a capital of $40,000,  all  paid 
in, of  which  S.  E.  Kitzinger  owns 3,976 
shares,  Otto Kitzinger  10, Gus  Kitzinger 
10 and Fred Reynolds  4.  Otto  Kitzinger 
is  President,  F. Reynolds, Vice-President 
and Gus Kitzinger  Secretary  and  Treas­
urer.  The  company  has  a  very  good 
mill  which cuts about 40,000 feet of  lum­
ber  and  75,000  shingles  daily,  and  has 
been making money  since  the  purchase 
of the  property  of  the  receiver  of  the 
Rothschild estate three years ago.

Storms, cyclones,  freshets  and  flames 
have visited many sections of our country, 
but we  help  each  other,  bind  up  the 
wounds,remove the ruins,rebuild, replant 
and go  on  with  the  sweeping  tide  of 
national progress.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

IilOR  SALE  UR  EXCHANGE—I  WILL SELL 
or  exchange  my house  and  lot, located  in 
the  best  city, of  seven  thousand, in  the Upper 
Peninsula, for good property of equal value in a 
good live town of two to five thousand in South  j 
era 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  32,500, value at 32,200,  mort­
gage  3600 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 
31.000 if necessary.  Either or both the above we 
will  exchange  or  sell  for  cash.  Address  No. 
458, care Michigan Tradesman. 
OR  SALE  OR  EXCHANGE  FOR  A  STOCK 
of merchandise—A good hotel and furniture 
located  at  the  thriving  village  of  Homer,  Cal­
houn county, Mich.  Price, 36 500  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  hay 
business 
I  also  have  several 
pieces of farm and timbered lands and some city 
and  village  lots  that I will  sell  cheap, or  wifi 
trade for a good  mercantile  stock, as 1 am  over­
stocked  on  real  estate.  Albert  E  Smith,  Box 
1123, Cadillac, Mich. 
F OR  SALE—STOCK OF DRUGS  AND  Fix­
tures, 31,200  or  less, in  good  location.  Es­
tablished  trade.  Will  sell  for  part  cash  and 
balance  on  time to good  party.  Good  opening 
I  for a physician.  Satisfactory reasons for selling. 
Fred Brundage, Muskegon, Mich. 

Fob sale—small  machine  &  found

ry  business,  with  or  without  tools.  H. L. 

Chapman, White Pigeon, Mich. 

Price.  $4,000. 

458

558

547

561

■ 

IilOR SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—GOOD  HOTEL 

in the  hustling  city  of  Belding.  Also  de­
sirable vacant  building lots on easy terms.  For 
particulars, address Lock Box 13, Beldiug, Mich.
__________________________________ 563
m ilE   SUBSCRIBER,  HAVING  PATENTED 
JL  a valuable tool in the United States, Domin­
ion of Canada and Great Britain, and  not being 
able financially to manufacture  and  pla  e it on 
the  market, desires  to dispose of  several states, 
either cash or trade.  This  tool is used by every 
merchant.  A  fortune  for  someone.  Write for 
particulars.  Mellville Loftin, Hildreth, 111.  559
F OR SALE—“GOLD  MINE.”  IN  SHAPE  OF 
a first-class drug stock, on easy terms.  For 
particulars address  J  L  K, Box 160, Grand  Rap­
ids, Mich.__________________________ 560
E x c ell en t  o ppo r tu n ity  fo r  a  Bus­

iness man with $5,000 to 310,000 ready money 
to  embark in the  wholesale  business  in  Grand 
Rapids  and  take  the  management  of  same. 
House well established.  Investigation solicited 
from  persons  who  mean  business.  No others 
need apply.  No. 556, care Michigan Tradesman.

556

549

FOR  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 Trade- man._____________ 

IilOR  SALE—THE  STOCK  AND  GOOD  WILL 

'  of the best located hardware and Implement 
business  in  the  state,  railroad  junction;  only 
exclusive hardware, stock 36,000, can be reduced 
to $5,000;  double  brick  store  and a big bonanza 
fur someone.  Principals  meaidng  business  ad 
dress Manwaring & Bartlett, Imlay City, Mich.
555

OR  SALS—CORNER DRUG STORE IN THE 
city.  Doing  first-class  business.  Living 
rooms  above.  Good  chance  for a doctor  or  a 
Holland druggist.  Proprietor about to leave the 
state.  Will  sell  cheap.  Address  No.  554,  care 
Michigan Tradesman.________________554
FOR SALE—CIGAR  AND TOBACCO  STORE, 
invoicing  about  31,000, 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. 
I 10R  SALE—NEW  AND  FINE  CLOTHING 
and  furnishing  goods  stock.  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._____________________  
F or  sa le —sm all  stock  o f  drugs
which will  invoice $700.  *500 cash, balance 
on time.  ’92 sales, 31 600.  Will rent or sell  resi­
dence to purchaser.  Rare chance for  physician 
or young  man.  Address  Doctor,  care Michigan 
Tradesman.________________________ 544
F or  sa le — c lea n  stock  of  st a pl e
dry  goods, clothing, furnishing  gobds,  mil­
linery goods and  boots and shoes  in  one of  the 
best villages in Michigan.  Stock  will inventory 
33,000 to $3,500.  Liberal discount  for  cash.  For 
particulars,  address  No.  530,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman.________________________ 53j
IjIOR  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

504

551

«1SC ELLANKOUS.

FOR SALE .CHEAP—STOCK  OF  FIXTURES 
for grocery.  N early  new.  Address Box 14, 
Rockford, Mich. 
557
O  YOU  USE  COUPON  BOOKS ?  IF  SO, DO 
you buy of the largest manufacturers in the 
United States?  If you do, you  are  customers of 
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids. 
VETANTED —DESIRABLE  LOCATION  FOR 
Tv  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. 

552

stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
candle  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 

F or  sa le — good  d iv id e n d  - pa y in g 
Grand Rapids 
Fo r  SALE-BEST  RESIDENCE  lot  in 
Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed with  native  oaks, situated In good  residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  eiectric  street  car 
line.  Will sell  for 32 500 cash, or part cash, pay- 
mentB to suit.  E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 

370

354

LUMBER

BED  OAK,  WHITE  OAK, 

BLACK  ASH,

ROCK  ELM,  GREY  ELM, 

BASSWOOD.

A .  E.  W O R D E N ,

19  W onderly  Building,

GRAND  R A PIDS,  NIGH .

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
H.  S.  Robertson will  take  his  summer 
vacation the last week in August,  spend­
ing the time at Kansas City in attendance 
on the  annual  meeting of  the  Supreme 
Lodge,  Knights of Pythias.

LET  US  TALK 

COME

5

A  LITTLE.

Vou  are  in  business to  make  money, you 
also want to keep goods that will sell  fast,  and 
again,  you  want  something  that  will  help  to 
decorate your  store and  make it look  neat and 
attractive.  Well,  we have it.  Tou make over 
70 per  cent, on our ( Williams’) Root  Beer Ex­
tract. 
It sells  fast because it is the best and  gives  universal sat­
isfaction;  and,  furthermore,  every  dozen  is  packed  in  a  neat 
bronze  show stand that  is  an  ornament to any  show  case  and  is 
always  in  sight.  Every  one sees it and buys it.

BUNTING  FOR  CAMPAIGN  USE—IN  ALL  WIDTHS

G rain  B a g s,  B u rla p s  a n d   T w in e .

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

S u m m e r
G o o d s .
Flags.
P.  STEKETEE  &  SONS,
Sanborn
TEAZCOFFEE

Go  Prices  on

THE  BOSTON

BICYCLES.

IMPORTERS,

Are now  receiving  by  every 

incoming  steamer  and 

Overland,

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.

Chase  &  Sanborn,

I M P O R T E R S ,

GRAND  RA PID S  GOSSIP.

John Thomas, meat  dealer  at 249 Car­
rier street,  has  closed  out his stock  and 
retired from business.

Walter  H.  Price,  the  Lyons  general | 
dealer, has turned his stock over to J.  R.  i 
Dougherty  &  Co.,  the  Lyons  bankers, 
and  Spring  &  Company, and  the  latter 
have  assumed  the  disposition  of  same 
under the management of  James P.  Dee- 
gan. 

________________

Herold,  Bertsch & Co.  have  leased the 
Morman  &  Wilmarth  building,  now  in 
process of  construction  on  Pearl  street, 
and  expect  to  occupy  the  same  about 
Sept.  1  as  a  wholesale  boot  and  shoe 
house.  The  block  is  44x100  feet  in di­
mensions and four stories high.

P u rely P erson al.

Fred  B.  Clark  has  returned from  the 
Upper Peninsula,  Duluth and  Minneapo­
lis,  where he spent five weeks.

Ed. Frick  has  recovered  from  his  re­
cent illness and  resumed  his duties with 
the Olney & Judson Grocer Co.

Geo.  M.  Matthews,  the  Sixth  street 
druggist,  is spending a week or ten  days 
with former friends at Bradford, Ont.

John M.  Moore,  formerly a member  of 
the firm of Spooner  &  Moore,  at  Cedar 
Spirngs,  but for the past  two  years  en­
gaged in general trade at  Rapid  City,  So. 
Dak.,  has returned to Michigan and  will 
take up his residence in this city.

L.  A.  Rogers, dealer in drugs  and  gro­
ceries at Glendale,  was in town Saturday 
for the first time in three years.  He was 
shown  about  the  city  by  bis  associate 
from  boyhood, ilappy Hi Robertson.

Edward  Telfer,  formerly President  of 
the Telfer Spice  Co., but  now  a partner 
in the  wholesale grocery  house of  W. J. 
Gould & Co.,  at  Detroit,  was  in  town  a 
couple  of'  days last  week, calling on old 
friends and visiting his  former  business 
associates.

Herbert  Blanchard  has  resigned  his 
clerkship in  the  sporting  goods  depart­
ment of Foster, Stevens & Co.,  to  take  a 
similar position  in  a  house  at  Duluth. 
He  is  succeeded  by Wm. Calkins,  who 
has  been  engaged  in 
the  merchandise 
brokerage business  here for a year or so.
H.  N.  Stanton,  formerly  manager  of 
J. S. Crosby’s lumber operations at Olga, 
who  went 
to  Lenoir,  Tenn.,  several 
months ago  to take  the  management  of 
the Crosby  Lumber  Co., has returned to 
Michigan  and taken  the management  of 
G.  A.  Bergland’s  lumber  business  at 
Sidnaw.

Robert  R.  Perkins,  who was  an  active 
and  energetic  business  man  of  Boyne 
City  up to  fifteen months  ago,  when  he 
was stricken  with  paralysis,  died  July 
24.  He  was  44  years  of  age  and  had 
successfully  conducted  a  sawmill  busi­
ness and  a  general  store,  having  been 
foremost in every movement for  the  ad­
vancement of the village.

Daniel  Lynch  has  exchanged  fifteen 
acres of his farm, south of the city limits, 
for the  residence  property at the  south­
east corner of  Jefferson  avenue and  Mc­
Dowell street  and will  return to the city 
to live about  October 1.  He still  retains 
twenty-two  acres of  land  and  the  farm 
buildings  and  will  continue  to  mas­
querade in the role of a farmer by proxy.

G ripsack  B rigade.

Fred  E.  Angel),  traveling  representa­
tive for  L. Ladd,  the  cheese  jobber and 
vegetable packer of  Adrian, was in town 
over Sunday.

John  W.  Califf,  State  agent  for  the 
Catlin Tobacco Co., of  St.  Louis, Mo.,  is 
spending a couple of  months in Western 
Michigan,  making  Grand  Rapids  his 
headquarters 
the  meantime.  Mr. 
Califf resides at West  Bay City.

in 

Geo.  T.  Smith,  traveling  representa­
tive  for  P.  Lorillard & Co.,  has received 
the  Preferred 
a  check  for  $150  from 
Mutual  Accident  Association, 
in  full 
settlement of his claim  for indemnity for 
the injuries  received  in  the recent acci­
dent on the C.,  W.  & M.  Railway.

The  traveling  men  of  Bay  City  and 
West Bay City have organized Post D, of 
the  Michigan  Knights of  the  Grip,  offi­
cered as follows: President, Homer Buck; 
Vice-President,  J.  J.  Evans;  Secretary, 
Herbert  Asmun;  Treasurer,  Chas.  E. 
Cook.  Twenty-eight  travelers  joined as 
charter members and  new applicants are 
received at every meeting.

T he H ard w are M arket.

Bar Iron—Owing to the continued shut 
down of  many  mills,  stocks  are getting 
low and a tendency to higher  prices pre­
vail. 
It hardly seems  possible,  when all 
mills  get  to  running,  that  any  higher 
prices can be maintained.

Wire Nails—A general  feeling  among 
all makers of  wire nails for better prices 
is quite unanimous.  Factories which are 
now  running  and  with  stocks  on hand 
are getting an  advance of  10 cents a keg. 
Extreme prices  made  by jobbers are be­
ing  withdrawn  and  $1.65  at  the  mill 
seems  to  be  their  bottom  price.  From 
stock prices range from $1.80 to $1.90,  ac­
cording to size of  order.

Window Glass—Stocks are getting very 
badly  broken  and  a trifle  better  prices 
are being  demanded  by  those who have 
an assortment.

Bright  Wire  Goods—On  the  line  of 
screw hooks, eyes  and  gate  and shutter 
hooks,  an  advance  of  7)4  per  cent,  has 
been made by the manufacturers.

Rope—While there has been no change 
on  either  sisal  or  mannilla  rope,  the 
general  feeling  seems  to be that  prices 
will be lower before they a;e higher.

Apple Parers—While the  prospect  for 
a good  crop  of  apples  is  not  the  best, 
there is a sharp  demand  for parers.  The 
prices at  present  ruling  are  as follows: 
Rocking Table,  $5;  Little  Star  parer, 
carver and slicer, $4.

Building  Paper—The  manufacture  of 
all  kinds  of  building  paper  is  largely 
controlled by the  American Straw Board 
Go.,  and  prices  are  held  quite  firm  by 
them.  Present  quotations  are:  Plain 
board,  $1.10;  tar board,  $1.30;  tar felt, 
$1.75.

Potato Bug  Sprinklers—Now  in  sea­
son and  prices  remain  the  same as  last 
year.  The  Parks’  is  quoted  at  $7.50 to 
$8 and the Eclipse at $10.

Potato  Hooks and Forks—These goods 
are now  commencing to  move  and deal­
ers who want  to be  sure  and  have some 
when the demand  commences should get 
in their orders early.  There is every in­
dication  that  the  demand  will  be  very 
large.

The fall trade  gives  all  those  indica­
tions which are recognized  as  favorable 
to the sale of a larger variety and  aggre- 
I gate of goods than ever before.

CALL  AND  SEE!

&

13 Fountain St.

B O S T O N . 

CHICAGO.

P E R K I N S   «Ss
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

T - T   T p   0 1
X I   XLl  O   O

DEALERS IN

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

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOB MILL USE.

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N oisy  A dvertising1.

the 

The following account of an advertising 
dodge  is  from  one  of  the  New  York 
papers:
Two  men  caused  considerable  excite­
ment  in  Brooklyn last week.  They were 
driving a quiet horse hitched  to  a  light 
bnckboard,  and behind the single seat of 
the rig was  a  box,  fastened  on  with  a 
clothesline.  They drove  at  a  leisurely 
pace through a  side  street,  engaged  in 
earnest conversation.  Before long  their 
voices grew  louder  and  it  was  evident 
that they were quarreling.  Warmer  and 
warmer grew the debate  as  they  moved 
slowly along, and higher and  higher rose 
their voices in  vituperation  and  mutual 
abuse,  until heads were stuck out of win­
dows all along the street and a  crowd  of 
boys kept pace with the horse, anxious to 
see the result.
Presently  the  men  came  to  blows. 
They struck and clawed  at  one  another 
for awhile,  as  best  they  could  in  their 
cramped  positions  on 
seat,  and 
then one grabbed the other by the  throat 
and  began  to  choke  him  with  all  his 
strength.  The  horse,  alarmed  at  the 
commotion  behind him  and  the  jerking 
of the  reins  as  the  driver  was  nearly 
thrown backward  over  the  seat  by  his 
antagonist, started to gallop,  and the  old 
buckboard rattled  and  swayed  over  the 
rough stones,  as  if  it  were  doomed  to 
wreck  in  a  few  moments.  The  whole 
scene made an exceedingly lively picture, 
and a big  throng  of  men,  women,  boys 
and girls scampered  after  it  as  fast  as 
they could.
Before long the  horse came to  a stand­
still and  the  two  men  jumped  out  and 
made as if to continue the fight  on  their 
feet.  By this time  the  pursuing  crowd 
had caught up and surrounded  the  men, 
and was argumented by scores and dozens 
every minute. 
Instead of continuing the 
fight,  however,  the  two  men  took  from 
the box on the back of the rig  a  number 
of advertising circulars,  on  which  were 
set forth in glowing language the virtues, 
trustworthiness  and  healing  powers  of 
a new salve for cuts,  bruises,  scratches, 
abrasions, fractures or hurts of any  kind 
coming from a blow  or  fall  or  burn  or 
other accident.
The crowd, on the  whole,  enjoyed  the 
joke  so much  that  the  perpetrators  es­
caped  without  the  thrashing  they  de­
served.  This  trick  was.  no  doubt,  re­
peated all day throughout Brooklyn.  The 
fellows were well aware  that  the  police 
force  is  small,  when  the  size  of  that 
great straggling bedroom  for New  York 
is taken into account,  and  the  blue  coat 
and brass buttons is not  met with, off the 
main  business 
thoroughfares,  once  in 
many  blocks. 
It was a trick  that^ could 
not be played often,  however,  as  it  was 
too noisy  to be safe,  and  probably  more 
fatiguing than  profitable.

T H E '
M O D E L
(Trade Mark.)
F O R M .

Greatest  Seller  on  Earth!

french

8HAPE

Send for Illustrated  Catalogue.  See [price list 
In this journal.
SCHILLING  CORSET  CO.,

Detroit. Mich, and Chicago, 111

U S E

H ard  W ork V alu ab le.

Let  all  cultivate 

Time is stock in trade.  One man makes 
use of it, another allows it to waste away, 
one extracts from 
it  wondrous  wisdom, 
the other lies in the dust. 
It is also life’s 
ladder,  upon which  one  is led  to  honor 
and immortality,  down to  depravity  and 
obscurity.  All of us have  leisure  hours 
between the time  of  ordinary  business, 
although  they may be short, irregular  or 
fragmentary. 
the 
habits  of  punctuality,  promptness  and 
dispatch, and  they will find leisure hours 
that may be  turned  to  golden  account. 
The brief and broken  periods  of a man’s 
life are more important than his business 
moments,  and the most potent;for his wel­
fare for time and eternity.  The grandest 
genius is the genius of plodding and hard 
work.  Genius never  did  much  for  the 
world 
fireworks. 
Plodding and hard work have solved  the 
greatest problems of humanity.

furnish 

but 

the 

N e w   U se   F or  th e  P o ta to .

A French paper  says  that  a  laundry- 
man of Paris has discovered a method  of 
fine  linen  and  other  fragile 
cleansing 
textures  without  using  soap  or  other 
Instead  of  these  he  uses 
chemicals. 
boiled potatoes, which he  rubs  into  the 
goods and then rinses out. 
It is said that 
this method will make soiled  linen,  silk 
or cotton  much  whiter  and  purer  than 
washing in the  ordinary  way.  The  ex­
periment is worth trying, and very easily 
tried.

Best  Six  Bord
jHachine  or  Hand  Use,

— FOR

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Healers  in  Dry  Hoods & Notions
BUY  THE  PENINSULAR
Pants,  Shirts,  a i  Overalls

Once and You aie our Customer 

for life.

STANTON, MOREY & CO„ Mtrs.

DETROIT,  MICH.

Geo. F. O w e n , Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

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

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Dry Goods Price Current.

Selling Corset Co.’s

D K B L liC E ID   COTTONS.

“ 
“ 
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“ 

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Arrow Brand  5*4 
Adriatic.................  7
“  World Wide..  6)4
Argyle  ...................  6
“  L L.............. 4X
Atlanta A A............   6
Full Yard Wide......6)4
Atlantic  A.............   654
Georgia  A..............  6)4
H.............   6)4
“ 
Honest Width.........   6)4
“ 
P ............   5H
Hartford A ............ 5
D............. 6
“ 
Indian Head...........  7
“  LL.............  5
King A  A..................6)4
Amory.....................  6)4
King E C .................5
Archery  Bunting... 4D
Lawrence  L L ........  5)4
Beaver Dam  A A..  5!«
Madras cheese cloth 654
Blacbstone O, 32—  5
Newmarket  G........  554
Black Crow............ 6
B  .......5
Black Rock  ...........6
N ........ 654
Boot, AL..............  7
DD....  5J4
Capital  A................5)4
X ....... 654
Cavanat V..............5H
Noibe R..................  5
Chapman cheese cl. 3)4
Clifton C R ............ 5)4 Our Level  Best........6)4
Comet..................... 6)4 Oxford  R .................   6
Dwight Star............  6% Pequot....................  7
Clifton CCC...........6)4 Solar.........................   6)4
¡Top of the  Heap—   7
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C ......................8)4
Glen Mills.............   7
Amazon...................8
Gold Medal............ 7)4
Amsburg................. 7
Green  Ticket......... 8)4
Art  Cambric.......... 10
Great Falls.............   6)4
Blackstone A A......  7)4
Hope.......................   7)4
Beats A ll................4)4
Just  Out......   454® 5
Boston................... 12
King  Phillip...........7*
Cabot.......................7
OP......7)4
Cabot,  X.................  654
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak........... 5)4
Lonsdale...........  @  8)4
Conway W..............7)4
Middlesex........   @5
Cleveland.............. 7
No Name................ 7)4
Dwight Anchor......  8)4
Oak View............... 6
shorts.  8
Our Own................   5)4
Edwards..................6
Pride of the West.. .12
Empire....................7
Rosalind................. 7)4
Farwell...................7)4
Sunlight.................   4)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8)4
Utica  Mills............ 8)4
Fitchvllle  ............. 7
“  Nonpareil  ..10
First Prize..............7
Vinyard..................  8)4
Fruit of the Loom X.  7)4
White Horse...........  6
Fairmount.............. 4)4
“  Rock............ 8)4
Full Value..............654
Cabot......................   7  ¡Dwight Anchor...... 8)4
Farwell...................8  |
TremontN..............  5)4
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“ 
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BLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

Middlesex No.  1— 10
2....11
3...12
7....18
8....19

UNBLEACHED  CANTON  FLANNEL.

HALF  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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2........12
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CARPISI WARP.
Peerless, white.. __1754  Integrity  colored...20
...........18
“  colored..20
Integrity...........
....... ....  8 Nameless... ............20
Hamilton 
“  _ ...........25
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11 
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CORSETS.

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DRESS HOODS.
...  9
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G G  Cashmere .. ...20
Nameless........ ....16
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.  89 50 Wonderful. ........ 84 50
Corallne............
.........   4 75
Schilling’s ........ ...  900 Brighton..
.........   9 00
.  9 00 Bortree’s  ..
Davis  Waists  ..
Grand  Rapids  ....  4 50 Abdominal. ......... 15 00
CORSET JEANS.
Armory............ ....  654 Naumkeagsatteen..  7
Androscoggin.. —  7)4 Hock port...
.......... 6)4
Biddeford......... ...  6 Conestoga.. ............ 634
Brunswick....... ....  8)4 Walworth
........... 654
Berwick fancies—   5)4
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4
Clyde Robes...........
“ 
robes............5)4
pink a purple 6)4
“ 
Charter Oak fancies 4)4 
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
“  Duffs...........   6
monrn’g  6
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pink  checkB. 5)4
Eddy stone fancy...  5)4 
“ 
staples........ 5)4
chocolat  5)4
shirtings...  4
“ 
rober__  5)4
American fancy—   5)4 
sateens..  5)4 
American Indigo....  5)4 
American shirtings.  4 
Hamilton fancy.  ...  5)4 
staple....  5)4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Manchester fancy..  5)4 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
new era.  5)4 
....  6)4
Arnold 
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
Arnold  Merino......6
Merrim’ck shirtings. 454 
long cloth B. 10)4 
“ 
Repp furn .  8)4
“  C.  8)4
“ 
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century cloth 7
Pacific fancy..........5)4
robes............  6)4
“  gold seal......10)4
Portsmouth robes...  5)4 
“  green seal TR 10)4 
Simpson mourning..  5)4
“  yellow seal.. 10)4
greys........6M
“ 
serge.............11)4
“  Turkey red.. 10)4 
solid black.  5)4 
Ballou solid black..  5 
Washington Indigo.  534 
“ 
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“  Turkey robes..  7)4 
Bengal blue,  green 
“  India robes—   7)4 
red and orange... 5)4
“  plain Tky X 54  8)4 
Berlin solids......... 5)4
“ 
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“  Ottoman  Tur­
"  oil blue....... 6)4
key red................   6
•• 
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Martha Washington
“  Foulards....  5)4
'•  red St.........   7
TurkeyredJK......7)4
Martha Washington
“ 
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Turkey red..........   9)4
“ 
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Rlverpomtrobes....  5
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Windsor fancy........  6)4
Cocheco fancy........  6
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madders...  6
XXtwills..  6)41 
indigo blue......... 10)4
solids........5)4iHarmony.....................4)4
AC A......................12)4
Pemberton AAA.... 16
York....................... 10)4
Swift River............   7)4
pearl River............12
Warren................... 13

Amoskeag A C A.... 12)4
Hamilton N............ 7)4
D.........  8)4
Awning-11
Farmer....................8
First Prise............. 11)4
Lenox M ills..........18
Atlanta,  D..............  654 ¡Stark  A 
............8
Boot........................654 No  Name................... 7)4
Clifton, K............... 6*4lTopof  Heap............9
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COTTON  DBILL.

TICKINGS.

BATCHES.
.20
.18
.16
10)4

Imperial..................10)4
Black................  9@ 9)4
“  BC...........  @10
A!A A..................  12

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Amoskeag. ..............12)4
9os.......13)4
brown .13
Andover..................11)4
Beaver Creek  A A... 10 
BB...  9
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Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 
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blue  8)4 
“  d * twist 10)4 
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19
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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown........12
Haymaker blue......   7*4
brown...  754
Jeffrey.....................11)4
Lancaster................12)4
Lawrence, 9 os........13)4
No. 220.... 13
No. 260....11)4
No. 280.... 10)4

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

“  Persian dress 8)4 
Canton ..  8)4
“ 
AFC........10)4
“ 
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Teazle...10)4 
“ 
Angola..10)4 
“ 
Persian..  8)4 
Arlington staple....  6)4 
Arasapha  fancy—   454 
Bates Warwick dres 8)4 
staples.  6)4
Centennial............   10)4
Criterion................10)4
Cumberland  staple.  5)4
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................4)4
Elfin.......................   7)4
Everett classics......8)4
Exposition............... 7)4
Glenarie.................  6)4
Glenarven................ 654
Glenwood.................7)4
Hampton...................6)4
Johnson Chalon cl 
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Indigo blue 9)4 
zephyrs__16

SINOUAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  7 
fancies ....  7 
“ 
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Lancashire.............   6)4
Manchester.............  554
Monogram................6)4
Normandie............... 7)4
Persian..................... 8)4
Renfrew Dress........7)4
Rosemont................. 6)4
Slatersville.............. 6
Somerset.................   7
Tacoma  ...................7)4
Toll  duNord......... 10)4
Wabash...................  7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick...........—.  8)4
Whlttenden............ 654
heather dr.  8 
indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  654
Westbrook..............8
..............10
Wlndermeer........... 5
York..........................654

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Amoskeag..............1614| Valley City............... 15
Stark......................  19  Georgia...................15
American...............15541 Pacific......................13
Clark’s Mile End....45  ¡Barbour's................88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s ................ 88
Holyoke................. 22)41

THBEADS.

No.

6  ..  ..33 
8..........34 
10......... 35 
12..........36 

KNITTING  COTTON.

White.  Colored. 

No.  14.........37 
16.........38 
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18  
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White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

38
39
40
41
CAMBBICB.

Slater......................   454
White Star............   45*
Kid Glove...............  4*4
Newmarket.............. 4*4

Edwards................  45*
Lockwood................ 4)4
Wood’s ..................   4)4
Brunswick...........   4)4

BED  FLANNEL.

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

TW .............. -.........22)4
F T ............ 
82)4
JR F .X X X ........... 35
Buckeye................ 32)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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17 20

DOMET  FLANNEL.

Slate. 
13 
15 

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

Grey SB W.............17)4
Western W  ............. 18)4
DR P ............. 
18)4
Flashing XXX........ 23)4
Manitoba.................23)4
@10)4
12)4
Black.
13
15
17
20

Red & Blue,  plaid..40
Union R.................22)4
Windsor................. 18)4
6 oz Western..........20
Union  B................ 22)4
Nameless...... 8  @ 9)41 
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Black.
Slate.
9) 4
9) 4
10) 4
10) 4
11) 4
11) 4
12) 4
12) 4
8everen,8oz..........   9)4
Mayland, 8 oz.........10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 os..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 os — 11)4 
Boston, 8 oz.............10)4
White, dos..............25  I Per bale, 10 do*— 17 50
Colored,  do*...........20 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
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“  Best.............10)4
«  Best AA......12)4
L............................. 7)4
G............................. 8)4
Cortlcelli, doz.........75  (Corticelll  knitting,

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

West Point, 8 oz — 10)4 
10 oz  ...12)4
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.............18)4
Stark 
Boston, 10 oz............12)4

|SUBBIA».

SEWING  BILK.

WADDINGS.

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twist, doz..37)4  per Xos  ball........80
50yd,doz..37)4l
HOOKS AND STBS—FEB GROSS.

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No  1 Bl’k & Whlte..l0  |No  4 Bl’kdk White..15 
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No 2-20, M C......... 50 
|N0 4—15  F  8)4........ 40
•'  3-18.SC .......... 45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  ¡No  8 White A Bl’k.,20 
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COTTON  TAPE.
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-18 I  “  12 
SAFBTT  FINS.
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A. James.................1  40| Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s............... 1 85 Gold  Eyed...............1  50
Marshall’B.............. 1 00|
5—4. ...2 25  6—4. ..3 26|5—4.. —1  95  6—4.-2 95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“  —.8 10|

COTTON TWINES.

“ -..210 
Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic...............18)4
Anchor..................16
Bristol...................13
Cherry  Valley— ...15 
I XL.......................18)4
Alabama.................  654
Alamance.................6)4
Augusta...................7)4
Ar  sapha...............   6
Georgia.....................6)4
Granite..................  5*
Haw  River............   5
Haw  J .....................5

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

Mount  Pleasant....  6)4
Oneida....................5
Prymont  ................  5*4
Kan del man.............6
Riverside...............   614
Sibley  A................. 614
Toledo....................

PLAID  OSNABUBGS

THE  MIGEHGAN  TltAJDESM^lSr.

7

Training' Boys for Business.

One of  the great  things to do in  train­
ing a boy,  whatever may be the career to 
which  he is appointed,  is  to  get  out  of 
his  mind the  silly fancies  inculcated  by 
flash  literature  aud  the  companionship 
of mischievous companions.  Some boys, 
because  they have  been  cruelly  treated 
at  home,  have  an  excuse  for  running 
away,  and  some of  those who  have  had 
pluck  enough to leave  uncongenial  and 
unreasonable  surroundings  have  been 
able to make  their  way in the world aud 
leave  a  record  which  has  become  the 
envy of  many another  boy  who has  read 
the  history.  A  boy,  however,  is  apt  to 
overlook 
the  surroundings.  The  boy 
who  has  every consideration shown  him 
which intelligent  parents can devise  has 
no reason  for  running  away from  home 
save  for  the  vagaries of  a  diseased  im­
agination.  But  the  idea  of  running 
away, of  becoming  a  pirate, of  starting 
at the foot of a ladder in a great city and 
rising  to  the  position  of  a  merchant 
prince, of going to the plains and killing 
Indians,  and  of  doing  a  hundred  other 
things,  upsets  the  boy,  and  one  of  the 
questions  which  the  manager  of  a  boy 
must  settle  is,  how to  get  these  foolish 
notions out of  the  boy’s  mind.  Chas.  B. 
Lewis,  whose  humorous'contributions to 
the  daily  press  under  the  name  of  M. 
Quad  are  everywhere  eagerly read, thus 
describes how he managed his boys when 
they arrived at the Indian-killing age:
When my boy Tom got  out of  his knee 
breeches  he  wanted  to go  west and  slay 
Indians. 
If I hadn’t  been  watching him 
he’d have armed himself with a corn cut­
ter  and a loaf  of  bread  and  run  away. 
He  was  planning  to  do  this  very thing 
when  I called him up and said:
“Thomas,  1  want a new  rug  for  the 
hall.  1 want a rug made of Indian scalp 
locks—about twenty of them.  Get ready 
and I will start you off to-morrow.”
1 got  down an  old  revolver, made  him 
a scalping  knife  out of  a  rusty  scythe, 
and  instructed  him  how to  approach  a 
warrior  and  lift  his  hair  in  the  latest 
style,  but  Thomas  didn’t  go.  No  boy 
wants to run away if  you want him to.
My  boy Jim  wanted  to  be a pirate.  1 
knew  he  was  borrowing  and  reading 
every pirate  story he  could  hear of, aud 
I  knew  that it would  result  in a climax 
by the  time he was  15  years old. 
I had 
my eye on  him when  he used to slip  out 
behind  the  barn to practice  boarding an 
unarmed merchant vessel,  and  I  was lis­
tening  at  night when  he  called  out  in 
his sleep that dead men tell no tales.  He 
had an island  selected ou  which  to  bury 
his treasure,  and  he  planned on sending 
back  home a box  of  Spanish  doubloons 
aud a casket  of  jewelry.  One afternoon 
Jim gobbled  up two  loaves of  bread  and 
some cold meat,  aud  that night he retired 
an hour  earlier than  usual.  The climax 
was  at  hand. 
I  went  out  and  waited 
under bis window,  and  as he  came down 
off  the  shed,  a bundle in one  hand  and 
an old horse pistol in the other,  I said:
“Oh. Jim,  but  I’ve  got a plan  which  I 
wish  you’d  help  me  carry out. 
It  has 
been a long  time since  anybody  pushed 
the  pirate  business  with  anything  like 
enthusiasm,  and  I  believe there’s a first- 
rate  opening  for  an  enterprising  boy. 
I’ll  furnish an outfit  for you if  you turn 
pirate. 
It  shouldn’t  be  much trouble to 
capture  two  or  three  Spanish galleons, 
and if  you can  send me  home  half  a car 
load of  gold and silver  bars,  I’ll guaran­
tee  to make  business  at this  end of  the 
line  get up  and  dust.  Do you think you 
can  get  started  this  week?  We  don’t 
want  anyone  to  get  ahead  of  us,  you 
know.”
Poor Jim dropped  his bread  and  meat 
and  horse  pistol and  sneaked  into  the 
house,  and that was the last of the pirate 
business with  him.  From  that night  on 
his dreams  have  been clear of  blood-red 
decks  and  sailors walking  the  plank  or 
begging for mercy. 
It  was rather worse 
with my Bob.  He  didn’t run  to  Indians 
or pirates,  but he did want to be a young 
hero.  He  got  hold of  boy books  which 
related  the  history of  boys who  had be­
gun  life in New York selling  papers and 
climbed  up  to  the  notch of  wealth and 
greatness.  They were  always  boys who 
had  run  away from  cruel  stepfathers or 
fatherless  guardians, and  this  bothered 
Bob a bit. 
I  think  he  had  to skip  that

part of it.  He got ready to make a break 
when  he  get at the  usual  age,  and I got 
ready to help him.  When his  little bun­
dle  was  tied  up  with  a piece  of  sheep 
twine and  hidden in a pile of  lumber he 
almost  wished  he  wasn’t  going.  When 
he kissed  his mother good  night his chin 
quivered. 
It  was  his  duty  to  go, how­
ever,  and  become a millionaire,  and  he 
went.  He  had  17  cents  in  cash  and  a 
suit of  old clothes.  All boy heroes start 
out  on a limited  capital,  and  the  more 
patches on their clothing, the sooner they 
begin to climb up.
When the boy hero of the book reaches 
New York  he  invariably falls in  with  a 
gentleman at the  depot or on a ferryboat 
—a  gentleman  who  suddenly  becomes 
interested  in  his  welfare,  and  at a later 
date  takes  him  into  partnership.  My 
Bob didn't fiud  this  gentleman.  He ran 
across  lots of  men  who  were  probably 
aching to pat  him on the  head  and  give 
him  a lift  in  the  world,  but  they  didn’t 
have time  just  then.  He  slept in door­
ways  and  lived  on  crusts,  and  after  a 
couple of weeks the police sent him home. 
He was a cured  boy.  He at once  ceased 
to wear  his  hat on his  ear and  call  me 
the “old  man.”  1  didn’t  blow  him  up 
when he returned, and  he  didn’t offer to 
eat any  husks.  We never  even  referred 
to the matter.
I’ve  got  another  boy  who  is  rapidly 
growing out of his knee pants.  His reso­
lution  has  been  fixed  for the  last  two 
years.  He intends  to  become  a  sailor. 
He  already  makes  use  of  “starboard,” 
“port,”  “ watch  ahoy!”  “shiver  my  tim­
It’s  no  use  to  argue 
bers,”  and  so  on. 
against  romance. 
In  due  time  he  will 
get ready to run away to sea. 
I shall  be 
on the watch and surprise him. 
I’ll offer 
to take  him to the nearest  port  and  put 
him  aboard  of  a  coaster.  He’ll  accept 
and  make  one  trip of  200  miles.  He’ll 
never want  to  look  at  blue  water,  even 
in a washtub,  after that.
Just  as  true  as  you  live,  a boy  is  a 
queer piece of  machinery.  He’s all cogs 
and  wheels and  belts  and  pulleys,  and 
he’ll  run  as  smooth  as  grease one  day 
aud wobble like a loose  wagon wheel the 
next.  He  goes  by  fits  and  starts.  He 
breaks out  at  unexpected  times  and  he 
develops  whims  and  notions with  every 
change of wind.  You’ve  got to take him 
as  he is and make the best of  it,  and the 
more  closely you  study  him  the  better 
for both of you.

D o esn ’t  W a n t To B e  D unned.

The New England Grocer  has received 
from one of its subscribers the following 
verbatim copy of  a  letter  received,  who 
adds  that the  bill was  paid on Friday as 
promised:

Dear Sir—I owe  you $1.50 for  eggs. 

I 
will  pay  next  Friday  morning  when  I 
come  up  and  I  don’t  want  your  clerk 
belering when  1  pass  by every morning, 
“Come  in  and  pay  for  thetn  eggs.”  1 
will  pay you  as  I  said  Friday  morning 
next week.  Yours truly, 

D. B.

People generally get what they deserve 
without much effort, bnt they have  to,  be 
exceedingly industrious if they secure all 
they want.

Hardware Price Current.

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay promptly  and  buy in  fall  packages.
diS.

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

AXES.

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First Quality, 8. B. Bronze.......................... I 7 50

D.  B. Bronze............................   12 00
S. B. S. Steel............................   8 56
D. B. steel............................   13 50
Railroad......................................................8 14 00
Garden.................................................   net  30 00
bolts. 
dis.
Stove.............................................................. 50*10
Carriage new list.............. 
75*10
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70
Well, plain................................................... 8 8 50
Well, swivel.................................................   4 00

BUCKETS.

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Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................704
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 66410

BUTTS,  CAST. 

Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60410
Wrought Table.............................................60*10
Wrought Inside Blind................................... 60*10 |
Wrought Brass.............................................  
75 |
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70*16
Blind, Parker’s.............................................70*10
Blind, Shepard’s .........................................  
70

Ordinary Tackle, list April 17, ’85.

60

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

GBOW  BARS.

Cast Steel............................................per lb  5
Bly’s 1-10............................................per m  65
Hick’s C. F .........................................  
60
“ 
35
G. D ....................................................   “ 
Musket................................................ 
“ 
60

CABTBIDOBB.

Rim  Fire...................................................... 
Central  Fire......... .................................dls. 

50
25

CHISELS. 

Socket Firmer.............................................  70410
Socket Framing............................................70*16
Socket Corner............................................... 70410
Socket Slicks............................................... 70410
Butchers’Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

dls.

dls.

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

CHALK.

combs. 

per pound

“ 

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

DRIPPING PANS.

07
Small sizes, ser pound..........................
Large sizes, per  pound................................   6J4

ELBOWS.

Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................do*, net 
75
40
O n O B M ...................................   .......dls 
Adjustable............................................ dls. 40410
dlB.

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Clark’s, small, 118; large, 126.......................  
Ives’, 1,118; 2,124; 8,136............................ 

SO
25

piles—New List. 

dls.

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

OALVANIZED IBON.

28
16 17

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

15 

12 

13 
Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

dls.

diS.

dlS.

dls.
55

NAILS

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

HA VLB. 
mills. 

MOLASSES SATES. 

knobs—New List. 

Advance over base: 

50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.............  
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings...... *...............  
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
56
56
Mallory, Wheeler 4   Co.’s............................ 
56
Branford’s ................................................... 
56
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
Adze Eye..........................................116.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye......................................... 115.00,  dls. 60
Hunt’s ...................................... 118.50, dls. 20*10.
dlS.
Sperry 4  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
50
dls.
Coffee. Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
“  P. S. &W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables.... 
40
“  Landers,  Ferry 4  Cle ik’s ................. 
40
30
.....................................  
“  Enterprise 
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60410
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 66410
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Steel nails, base................................................... 1 80
Wire nails, base................................................... 1 85
Steel.  Wire.
60...........................................  
Base
  Base 
10
50...................................................... Base 
25
40......................................................  06 
25
30...................................................... 
10 
35
15 
20...................................................... 
45
.........................................................  15 
45
12...................................................... 
15 
50
10.......................................................  20 
60
8.........................................................  25 
75
7 4 6 ...................................................  <0 
90
4 .......................................................   60 
1  20
8....................................................... 1 00 
1  60
2....................................................... 1 50 
1  60
FlneS...............................................1 50 
65
Case 10 .............................................  60 
75
8..............................................  75 
90
6..............................................  90 
Finish 10...........................................   85 
75
90
s ...........................................1 00 
1  10
6...........................................1 15 
70
85 
80
8......................................... 1  00 
90
115 
6................ 
Barrell \ ...........................................175 
175
dlS.
Ohio Tool Co.’b, fancy............................  ©40
Sclota Bench...........................................   ©60
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy....................   ©40
Bench, first quality..................................  ©60
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood......  410
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.60—10
Common, polished................................ dls. 
70
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 

Clinch; 10.............................. 
 
PLANES. 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

« 
» 
“ 
« 
» 
«• 

rivets. 

PANS.

Broken packs fto per pound extra.

 

HAMMER8.

dls.

“ 
“ 
“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

25
Maydole  4  Co.’s..................................... dls. 
Kip’s ........................................................dls. 
25
Yerkes 4  Plumb’s............................................ dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel......................... 80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand__30c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ...............................dls.60410
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 In. 4%  14  and
longer........................................................  3V4
10
Screw Hook and  Eye, !4.........................net 
“  %..........................net  8H
“ 
“  %..........................net  7H
“ 
“ 
“  X..........................net  7H
Strap and T ............................................ dls. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50*10
Champion,  anti-frlctlon.............................   60410
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 60*10
Kettles................................... .-................... 60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60*10
Gray enameled..............................................40410
Stamped Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 3314*10
Bright......................................................70*10410
Screw  Eyes.............................................70410410
Hook’s .....................................................70410*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70410410
<Hb.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s......................
Sisal, K Inch and larger.............................  
Manilla.........................................................  13
dls.
Steel and Iron..............................................  
Try and Bevels............................................. 
M itre............................................................ 

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

levels. 
ROPES.

wire goods. 

HOLLOW WARE.

squares. 

75
60
20
SHEET IRON.Com.  Smooth.  Com.
82 95
3 05
8 05

3  15
325
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to  14......................................84 05 
Nos. 15 to 17.....................................   4 05 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 06 
Nos. 22 to 24.....................................  405 
Nos. 25 to 26.....................................425 
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.................................“ 

50
50
55
50
56
85

SAND PAPER.

SASH CORD.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

dls.

3 35

9V4

 

 

Discount, IQ.

BASH  WEIGHTS.

d ls .

dls.

s a w s . 

w ir e . 

t r a p s . 

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 825
20
“ 
70
Silver Steel  DIa. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
50
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__  
30
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot.............................................  30
Steel, Game..................................................60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __ 
70
Mouse,  choker.................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion...............................81.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market............................................   62&
S red  Spring  Steel................................  
50
Au  Sable.................................................dls.  40
dls. 06
Putnam.......................................... 
N orth western.............................................  
d ls . 10410
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........... 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75410
Bird Cages............................................ 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
75
Screws, New lis t.......................................... 70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50410410
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods....... 65*10

d  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 00
“ 
painted....................................  2 55

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

d ls .
 

METALS,
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

26c
28c

SOLDER.

The  prices  of  the  many other 

Pig  Large............................................ 
Pig Bars............................................... 
Duty:  Sheet, 2tfc per pound.
680 pound  casks..................................   6£
Per pound....................................................   7
*© *■ •...............................................................16
Extra Wiping.......................................  15
qualities  of
solder In the market Indicated by private brands
vary according to composition.
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s............... .*..................... 
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal...........  .......................... I 7 50
14x2010, 
7  50
10x14 IX, 
9 25
9 25
14x20 IX, 

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

ANTIMONY

“ 

 
 
 

 
 
 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAT GRADE.
“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 

 
 

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

 
 
Each additional X on this grade 81.50.

 
 
 
ROOFING PLATES

“  Worcester................................   8 50
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
..........................   8 50
.........................  18 50
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, “  Allaway  Grade......................  6 00
7 50
“ 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
12 60
“ 
20x28 IX, 
“ 
15 50
14x28  IX............................................................ 814 08
14x31  IX......... - ............................................15
lSeo § :  f“r * *  !  B°“ e" ’ } V* pound....  10

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 

 
 
 

8

'-FEDE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Michigan Tradesman

o

J m elai Orgran o f M ichigan B usiness M en's  A ssociation.

▲  WEEKLY  journal  dkvotkd  to  thk

Retail  Trade  of the Voliferine State.

Published at

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

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  AVGUST  3,  1893.

Canal,  so  far  as  it  relates  to  vessels 
owned  by  the  subjects  of  the  govern­
ment discriminating  against  the  United 
States.

The  course of  the  Dominion  govern­
ment  in  the  Welland  Canal  matter  is 
certainly  widely  at  variance  with  the 
frequently expressed  desire of  the  lead­
ing  members of  the  Ottawa  Cabinet  to 
cultivate  intimate  trade  relations  with | 
us.  The  inconsistency  of  Canada’s  ac­
tion in the premises is actually such that 
there is reason  to  suspect  that  the  dis­
crimination  is  the  result of  private  in­
structions  from 
the  Imperial  Govern­
ment at London.

The action of  the House of  Represent­
atives in the matter was certainly proper, 
as in the  event  that  there is no  opposi­
tion  met with  in  the Senate,  the  power 
will  be  placed  in  the  President’s hands 
to  force  the  Canadian  government  to 
either  cease  the  unfair  discrimination 
complained  of, or  be  confronted  by the 
same obstacles and  difficulties thrown  in 
the way of  the trade of  Canadian vessels 
on  American  canals  which  are  visited 
upon our vessels on the canals controlled 
by the Dominion.

RETALIATION  AGAINST  C A N A D A . 
One of  the  most  important  pieces  of 
legislation  attracting  the  attention  of 
Congress during  the present  session was 
the  passage  by  the  House,  without  op­
position,  of  the  bill  introduced  by  the 
Committee on Foreign  Affairs to  enforce 
reciprocal commercial  relations between 
the  United  States  and  the  Dominion of 
Canada.  This  bill  amounts to the adop­
tion of  retaliatory measures against Can­
ada because of the unfair discriminations 
against American vessels passing through 
the  Welland  and  St.  Lawrence  Canals, 
on the  part of  the Canadian  authorities.
For  some  time  past  there  have  been 
serious  complaints  that  the  Canadian 
government has so regulated  tolls on the 
canals just mentioned that American ves­
sels  have been  discriminated against  in 
the  interest  of  Canadian  commerce,  the 
extra tax  levied  upon  grain  carried  in 
American  bottoms  amounting to at least 
20 cents  per  ton.  This  unfair  discrim­
ination  has  caused  great  dissatisfaction 
among  the  American  shipping  interests 
on the Great Lakes, and our authorities at 
Washington  have made  frequent  repre­
sentations  to  the  government at Ottawa 
on the subject,  but have always met with 
evasive replies amounting  almost  to  in­
sulting disregard of  the  just demands of 
the  citizens  of  the  United  States.  The 
unfair  feature  of  the  whole  matter  is 
that,  while  the  Canadians  discriminate 
against our  commerce in direct violation 
of existing treaties,  their  vessels possess 
the  same  facilities as our own  shipping 
in such  canals connected  with the Great 
Lakes as are controlled  by  us.

The  bill  which  was  passed  by  the 
House  without  a  dissenting  voice  pro­
vides  that  whenever the  President shall 
be satisfied that the  passage through any 
canal or lock  connected with the naviga­
tion of the St.  Lawrence River, the great 
lakes  or  the  waterways  connecting  the 
same, of  any  vessel of  the United States 
or  of  cargoes  and  passengers in transit 
to  any port of  the United  States,  is pro­
hibited  or  is  made  burdensome  or diffi­
cult  by the  imposition of  tolls or other­
wise  which he shall deem  to  be recipro­
cally  unjust  or  unreasonable,  he  shall 
have  the  power to suspend  the  right  of 
free passage  through the  St.  Mary Falls

PROBLEM  OF  NATIONAL  D EFEN SE.
There can  be no doubt that the  work of 
providing  suitable 
fortifications  and 
coast  defenses  is  now  to  be  pushed  as 
actively as the  construction  of  the  new 
navy, and  that  within  a  few  years  the 
United  States  will  not  only  possess  a 
formidable  fleet  but  will  also  have her 
harbor and coast line  properly  defended 
by forts and batteries,  mounting modern 
guns  and  otherwise  equipped  with  the 
latest and most  improved  defensive  ap­
pliances.

During  the  past  two  years  contracts 
have been given out by  the  Government 
for the construction of a number of  high 
power  guns  to  be  mounted  in  land de­
fenses. 
In  all,  nearly 200  of  such guns 
have been contracted  for.  A number of 
sea  coast  mortars  have  also  been  con­
structed  or  are  now  in process  of  con­
struction,  so  that  it  may  be  assumed 
that a good  beginning  has been made in 
the work of  providing  the  fortifications 
and defenses needed  to  place  our  ports 
and  coast  line  in a  proper  state  of  de­
fense.  Already  some  heavy  guns  have 
been  mounted,  but, as  yet,  we  do  not 
possess at any of  the  great  ports a mod­
ern  battery or fort  worthy  of  the name.
When the forts  and  defenses  are pro­
vided,  the  country  will  be  confronted 
with the problem  of  providing  the  nec­
essary  force  to  properly  man  such  de­
fenses in  time of need. 
It is evident that 
the existing standing army  will not  suf­
fice  for  that  purpose,  and  it  is  equally 
certain that there  will  be  strong opposi­
tion  to any  material  increase  of  the nu­
merical strength of  the regular force. 
It 
is, nevertheless,  certain  that  the  volun­
teer force which would, of course, be  im­
mediately  raised in  the event of  hostili­
ties  breaking  ont,  would  be  unfitted  to 
man  modern  fortifications, owing to  the 
lack of  the training  necessary to proper­
ly  handle 
the  high-power  guns  with 
which  such  works  are  mounted.  How, 
therefoie,  to  provide  trained  gunners 
without  increasing  the  standing  army 
is the problem  with  which  Congress will 
be  confronted  when  the  fortifications 
contemplated are completed.

A couple of years ago the  Secretary of 
War, in his annual report,  recommended 
that the organized and uniformed  militia

of the seaboard States should be  encour­
aged to maintain  artillery  organizations 
and that such bodies should be  annually 
garrisoned  in  the  modern  fortifications 
as soon as constructed,  for  the  purpose 
of  practice  with  modern  guus.  The 
Secretary held that in this  way  the  sea­
board  militia  would  become  gradually 
familiarized  with  modern  heavy  guns, 
and,  as a consequence, the country would 
possess,  in the event  of  trouble,  a  con­
siderable force not only fully  organized, 
but in a large measure familiar  with the 
duty of manning the coast  fortifications. 
If this recommendation of  the  War  De­
partment is  carried out,  the  militia  is 
destined to  form  an  important  part  in 
the general plan of national defense.

HOME OW NING V E R SU S ANARCHISM  
It is remarkable how any man who has 
even a superficial knowledge of  the peo­
ple of  the United  States could entertain 
a belief  that murder and arson in the in­
terest of  anarchistic  or nihilistic  politi­
cal movements are approved  by any con­
siderable  number  of  persons  iu  the 
Union.

Nevertheless,  the  wretched  man  who 
attempted the  assassination of  Manager 
Frick, of  the Carnegie Company,  public­
ly declares his belief  that  the  masses of 
the  American  people  are  in  harmony 
with  him  and  approve  bis  murderous 
act.  This  person  is  a  Russian,  and, 
doubtless, reasons from conditions which 
he knows generally exist in that country. 
There,  the land  is  owned  by  a few per­
sons in comparison with the vast numbers 
who  only occupy it by  sufferance and as 
mere  laborers.  They  are  theoretically 
free,  but practically  they are held to the 
soil for* the sake of  their  labor  and  not 
for any  right  they  may  have  in  it. 
It 
makes little  difference  who  may  be  the 
proprietors.  Where the masses are  held 
to  labor  in  particular  localities,  one 
landlord  is,  doubtless,  very  much  like 
any  other  in  that he  engrosses  all the 
wealth produced by the people  under his 
control.

In such a country the killing of a land­
lord is the killing of a tyrant in the  eyes 
of  many  of  the  people,  and,  therefore, 
the slayer in such a case may be esteemed 
a hero.  But,  in  this  country, conditions 
are  vastly  different.  Here  the  land  is 
not  owned  by a few,  but  by  the  many. 
Here the min  who  owns  his home,  how­
ever  humble,  is  a  sort  of  sovereign  or 
lord.  He may have to work for a living, 
but he is no  slave,  and  when  he retires 
to his  “castle,”  the  term  with which the 
law  dignifiees  his  home, he  is fort ified 
against all  exactions  save  those  of  vio­
lated law.

in the United States there are, or were 
in 1890, the  large  number  of  11,483,318 
families of  about  five  persons. 
It  may 
be  confidently  allowed  that  one-half of 
these families live  in homes  which they 
own, and we do not believe that it will be 
improper to  estimate that  two-thirds  of 
these families  reside  in  homes of  their 
own.  Land-owners, 
and  particularly 
home-owners,  are  never  anarchists  or 
nihilists.  The  family is the  foundation 
of  society;  the  home  is  the  nursery  of 
patriotism, and  property  is  the  anchor 
of public order.

The man who has something to  lose by 
disturbance and revolution is in  favor of 
peace and order. 
It is only the  one who 
has nothing at stake who  hopes  for gain 
or  advantage  from  violence,  conflagra­
tion and general bloodshed.

Anarchism  is  as  much  the  foe to the 
workingman  who has  a family  and who 
owns a little home as  it is to the capital­
ist who operates  railways  and factories. 
Every possible  exertion  should  be made 
by  citizens  to  own 
their  homes,  and 
every  reasonable  encouragement  and 
protection should  be  given  them by the 
laws. 
It is  home-owning that is the an­
chor of our social order.

A   FILTHY  FASH IO N.

trailing  dress  skirts  through 

That is just what it is,  a filthy fashion.
It surpasses mere untidiness and reaches 
the low  grade  of  filthiness,  this  fashion 
of 
the 
streets.  A trailing  skirt in the parlor is 
a  graceful  acquisition  to  woman’s  at­
tire.  But a trail on the  street,  dragging 
through  mud,  tobacco  juice  and  animal 
filth,  is an  abominable,  disgusting  sight. 
And the woman who mops  the sidewalks 
with her skirts for the  sake of  following 
an idotic  whim of  fashion, may  herself 
be  marked  as  having  a  vacuum  in  her 
character.

Next to good  health  the  possession  of 
plain, common sense is the greatest bless­
ing one  can  enjoy.  Common  sense  and 
good reason are synonymous  terms.  And 
reason dictates  that  the  walking skirts, 
to be neat  and  of  a style  becoming  the 
true lady,  should be  short  enough to es­
cape  the  untidy  accumulation  of  the 
street. 
It  is  disappointing,  in  this  day 
of woman’s intellectual advancement and 
wonderful achievement, that so senseless 
and  untidy  a  fashion  as  street  trains 
should have so many followers.

CHATTEL  MORTGAGES.

W ritte n  fo r th e  T ra d esm an .

The chattel  mortgage  is  a  very  com­
mon instrument in  the  world  of  traffic, 
yet  many  simple  questions  relating  to 
it are asked by business men everywhere. 
There are many faithless ones who shake 
their heads in doubt at the very  mention 
of a  chattel  mortgage.  They  seem  to 
entertain  the  idea  that  a  chattel  mort­
gage  is  only a sort of legal bluff, and, like 
some of the  old  tax  titles,  will  not  hold 
water when put to the test.

The other day a grocer in this city was 
tendered a note secured by chattel  mort­
gage in payment of an old account.  The 
grocer would  not  decide  until  he  took 
some counsel on the subject.  He wanted 
to  know  whether  a  chattel  mortgage 
note was a negotiable  note,  and whether 
his debtor  woald  become  liable  as  in­
dorser,  in assigning the mortgage over to 
him.  Another merchant  holds  an  over­
due  chattel  mortgage  on  a  span  of 
horses and two cows, and wants to know 
how to proceed to foreclose it. 
In  a vil­
lage not far from Grand Rapids, a broom- 
maker,  having a small  stock  of  brooms 
already  mortgaged,  solicited  credit  of 
of one of  the  village  grocers,  and  pro­
posed to execute  a chattel  mortgage  on 
the future product of his factory  as secu­
rity for the same.  The  grocer,  anxious 
to push business, wants to  know  if  this 
would be all right.

The above is a fair sample of the many 
questions which daily present themselves 
to men of business—questions which,  of 
course,  appear  very  simple  to  the  law 
student or the man of leisure with  a  law 
library at his  command.

A  chattel  mortgage  is  a  conveyance 
or sale of goods, to become an absolute in­
terest if not redeemed  at  a  certain  time. 
The execution and registration is a substi­
tute for  a delivery of the chattels,  when 
they  can  be specified and identified by  a

written discription.  At common  law, the 
same rules are  generally  applied,  as  to 
delivery  of  possession,  which  regulate 
sales  of  the  same  class • of  property. 
There can be no  valid  sale  of  personal 
property  without  actual  delivery  of 
possession;  but in the  case  of  a  chattel 
mortgage, 
the  statute  has  provided  a 
substitute,  which is the  act  of  registra­
tion.  Our statute provides that,  “if  not 
accompanied by delivery of the  property 
mortgaged, 
the  mortgage,  or  a  copy 
thereof, must be recorded in the office  of 
the clerk of the city or  town  where  the 
mortgagor resides; or,  if he is a non-resi­
dent, where the property  is;  and  before 
the expiration  of  each  year,  the  mort­
gagee must file an affidavit  setting  forth 
his interest in the property.”

There is no prescribed form for a chat­
tel  mortgage.  Any 
instrument  will 
answer the purpose which would  suffice 
as a bill  of  sale  of  the  property,  and 
which contains,  in addition to the  words 
of sale and transfer,  a  clause  providing 
for the avoidance of it when  the debt  is 
paid.  The  vital principle  of  a  chattel 
mortgage is  the  recording  of  it,  which 
should always be  done  precisely  as  re­
quired  by  the  statute.  Statutory  pro­
visions vary in the  different  states,  but 
that of our own State  is  made  so  plain 
that further comment is unnecessary.  It 
used to be thought  that  a  chattel  mort­
gage might be  made  to  cover  property 
subsequently acquired by the mortgagor; 
but it has been held  that  such  a  clause 
has no effect, because no man  can  make 
a mortgage  of  property  which  he  does 
not own at the time.  So,  where a dealer 
in dry goods mortgaged  ail  his  stock  to 
secure a  creditor,  and  provided  in  the 
mortgage that it should operate upon  all 
goods  and  merchandise 
subsequently 
acquired by him,  it  was  held  to  be  in­
operative for the reasons above given.

Great care should  be  exercised  in  de 
In  all  cases  it 

scribing  the property. 
should be made full and clear,  either 
the  body  of  the  instrument,  or 
in 
schedule annexed and made a part thereof 
by reference.  Any  property may  be 
eluded which is  incidental  to  a  present 
ownership of that to  which  it  must  be 
come annexed, as wool  on  sheep  owned 
by  the  mortgagor.  A  provision 
to  cover  property 
mortgage,  intended 
which  shall be afterwards acquired, may 
operate between the  parties as an  agree 
ment to  be  executed,  under  which  the 
mortgagee would  have  a  right  to  take 
possession at such subsequent  time  as it 
should  be  acquired  by  the  mortgagor 
and he might  then  hold  it,  either  as 
mortgage or as a pledge.

From the above ruling,  it  will  readily 
be seen that  the broommaker’s  proposed 
mortgage  would  operate  simply  as  an 
agreement between him  and  the grocer, 
attaching no lien  upon  the  forthcoming 
goods to the detriment  of  third  parties, 
and simply giving the grocer the right  to 
hold the  goods  after  they  are  brought 
into  existence,  and  in  the  absence  of 
paramount liens,  as a  mortgage  or  as  a 
pledge.

Addition of labor and materials to  the 
mortgaged  property,  by  the mortgagor, 
after the mortgage,  and while it  remains 
in his  possession,  will  not  divest  the 
title of the mortgagee;  but,  if  the  goods 
are substantially unchanged in character, 
the benefit of such  additions will  accrue 
to the mortgagee.

A  chattel  mortgage,  accompanying  a 
promisory note as security,  does  not,  in

the least, impair the  negotiability  of the 
note; and does not affect any of the  rules 
which govern  it. 
It  should  be  remem­
bered that the  note  is  the  evidence  of 
the debt, and  that  the  payment  of  the 
mortgage does not discharge the  debt—it 
simply  discharges  the  security.  The 
note  being  negotiable,  should  always 
carry with it a proper assignment of  the 
mortgage.

Our statutes are silent as  to  the  fore­
closing of chattel mortgages.  Each mort­
gage should contain provisions  as to  its 
own  foreclosure;  and  such  provisions 
will  be carried into effect.

to 

A  chattel  mortgage  properly  drawn, 
executed and recorded is a  good, reliable 
security.  The  mortgagee’s interests are 
guarded at every point.  The instrument 
itself,  according 
the  usual  form, 
transfers and conveys a  certain  control­
ling interest in the property over  to  the 
mortgagee, and,  although possession  re­
mains with  the  mortgagor,  he  has  the 
ight  of access  to  the  property  at  any 
time,  and may  remove  and  possess  the 
same whenever he deems it necessary for 
its safe keeping and preservation.

In addition to  this,  our  statutes  pro­
vide  for  the  safe  keeping  of  personal 
property  under  chattel  mortgage  by 
making it  a felony  on  the  part  of  any 
mortgagor,  punishable by  imprisonment 
in the State  prison  not  more  than  two 
ears,  or by a fine not more than $250, or 
by imprisonment  in the  county  jail  not 
more than six months,  if he shall fraudu­
lently embezzle,  remove,  conceal  or  dis­
pose or any such goods or chattels,  mort­
gaged or conveyed as aforesaid,  with  in­
tent to injure or  defraud  the  mortgagee 
or assignee of  said  mortgage or  convey­
ance,  which shall be of the  value of  $25 
or more.

Not only the mortgagor,  but any  other 
person who does  likewise,  knowing  the 
goods to be mortgaged,  is  also  guilty  of 
felony and subject to  like  penalties. 
If 
the goods so embezzled  are of a less value 
than $25,  it  is made  a  misdemeanor, 
either case  punishable  by  fine  not  ex­
ceeding  $100,  or  imprisonment  in  the 
county jail not exceeding  three  mouths 
in the discretion of the  court.

A chattel  mortgage  will  be  good  be­
tween the parties without change or filing 
but if there is neither tiling or change  of 
possession,  it  will  be  void  as  to  third 
parties,  except  as  to  assinees  for 
the 
benefit of creditors,  and creditors  not in 
jured.

It has been held by our Supreme Court 
that antedating a  chattel  mortgage  will 
not invalidate it if  placed  on  file  when 
delivered; and the  same  court  has  also 
ruled that a chattel mortgage should  not 
be taken from the files.

In foreclosing a  chattel  mortgage,  the 
power of sale  must  be  strictly  pursued 
and fairly executed;  and the mortgagee 
at any sale of  property  upon  forclosure 
of  such  mortgage,  or  his  assignee 
legal  representative,  may  fairly  and  in 
good faith,  purchase the property  so  of 
fered for sale, or any part thereof.

E.  A.  Ow en.

The  Detroit  Cigar  Manufacturing  Co, 
has  gotten  out  a  handy  money  purse, 
which Manager McLean  offers to  send to 
any  traveling  man  who  will  drop  him 
a  postal  card,  with  his  full  name  and 
address  and  the  name  of  the  bouse  he 
represents.

¡Jse Tradesman Coupon Boohs.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

9

■ HIRTY-F1YE  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  A  SON,

ROCHESTER,  N. Y.

MI P

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 Montaguacs soft as spun silk and very warm, 
single and double breasted.

Double  Breasted  Suits in all Grades of material and 

many  colors.

PRINCE  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.

W illiam   Connor w ill  be at Sweet’s Hotel on  Friday and  Saturday, Aug. 13 and  13.

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers,

Rochester.  N.  Y.

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your bulk coffee  customers will come the second  time after 
the bulk coffees,  O. D. Java and Standard  Maracaibo.
Undoubtedly  You  had  better  try  an  order 
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Drugs 0  Medicines*

State  Board of Pharm acy.

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

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

M i c h i g a n   State  Pharm aceutical  A sh’d . 

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. S. P a rk e r, D e tro it.
S e cretary —Mr. P a rso n s, D e tro it.
T re a su re r—W m . D upont, D e tro it.
E x ec u tiv e C o m 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, Jack so n .
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L ocal S e cretary —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 sc o tt, 
R eg u lar M eetings—F irs t W ednesday e v e n in g  o f M arch 
J u n e, S ep tem b er an d  D ecem ber.
Grand Rapids D rug Clerks’ Association. 
P re sid e n t, F. D. K ipp;  S e c re ta ry , W . C. S m ith.

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 

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

G oods.

The D eterioration  o f D r u g g ists’ R ubber 
It  has  happened  to every  retailer  of 
rubber goods, no doubt,  that some of  his 
best lines,  whether in cases or unpacked, 
have  at times  rapidly  deteriorated.  As 
a rule, this  deterioration  takes the  form 
of  a  series  of  fine  surface  cracks  that 
show to the  experienced rubberman that 
life has  departed.  When a great variety 
of  goods are  carried it is practically  im­
possible  for the  retailer  to  decide upon 
the cause of  this trouble.  As  he is usu­
ally a  man  who  understands  the  rubber 
business only as a handler of the finished 
goods, he  is  at a  loss  at  the  outset  for 
some of  the most  necessary data,  and  is 
ready  to  believe the  plausible  explana­
tion of  the first commercial traveler who 
happens in.  Suppose the goods that have 
“gone back” be stationers’  bands.  They 
may have  been  burned in the  vulcaniza­
tion,  which  means  a  greatly  shortened 
life.  This state of  affairs could  be  dis­
tinguished  by the expert  by the sense of 
smell, as over cured  rubber has  a  faint, 
burned  molasses  odor, or  he might have 
suspected it when he saw  that  there was 
no  bloom.  Just  here it should  be  said 
that  sulphur-cured  goods  in  sundries 
should  “bloom,” as an  evidence of  their 
integrity.  Goods,  however, 
that  are 
cured  by  sulphides  may  be of  the very 
best  quality  and  never  show  a trace  of 
bloom.
Another  cause  of  the  deterioration in 
fine goods  is  exposure  to warm  dry  air. 
The  owner of a large  rubber  store,  and 
one who  has  unusual chances  for obser­
vation,  noted  that  several  shelves  con­
taining  boxes of  rubber  bands  were apt 
to hold damaged goods,  while others uni­
versally held perfect  goods.  A brief in­
vestigation  disclosed the  fact  that  back 
of  the shelves  that held  the poor  bands 
was  a  hot-air  pipe,  and  that the  condi­
tions were such  that the goods  could not 
help oxidizing.  The  result was  that  all 
the  bands  were  removed  to a cool,  dark 
place,  and  there  was  no  more  trouble. 
As an advertisement  an enterprising sta­
tioner  filled  the  whole  of  his  window 
with  bands in  bulk and sold lots of them. 
Those  that  went  out in boxes  were  all 
right,  while  those that  he  sold from  his 
pile  in  the  window  were  the  cause  of 
endless  complaints.  The- trouble  was, 
the  sun  shone  in  on the  bands and  de­
stroyed their life. 
It is an old story with 
rubber  manufacturers  that while a little 
sunlight is an excellent  thing for bleach­
ing  and softening  goods,  too  much of  it 
will spoil  them.
A  manufacturer  in  New  York  who 
makes a line of surgical  goods has adopt­
ed the  practice of  placing  such  articles 
as  catheters  and  small  tubes  in  water, 
and  he  claims  from  this  method  very 
good results. 
It  would seem  that as the 
natural home of caoutchouc was in places 
of  excessive  moisture,  first  principles 
would  consign  its  manufactures  to  its 
original  element  But  this  theory finds 
few  champions.  To  immerse  rubber 
goods in water would  require  the Croton 
reservoir  for  those  kept  in  New  York 
alone.  Opposed  to  this  theory  is  the 
practice among  manufacturers of  drying 
out their rubber.
For a long  time  many dealers in drug­

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

gists’  sundries  adopted  the  practice  of 
keeping their goods in air-tight tin boxes, 
but among experts  this  method  is  con­
sidered  illusive,  and  it  has  fallen  into 
almost  general  disuse.  Well-informed 
rubbermen, and  among them  are  manu­
facturers  who  place  some  of  the  best 
goods on the market, discard this theory. 
Another  set  of  theorists,  especially  in 
Europe, maintain  that  a  process of  dip­
ping vulcanized articles in a bath of par­
affin  heated to 212  degrees  F., and  then 
stretching  them  in  a  very  hot  room, is 
productive  of  excellent  results.  Also 
that a varnish  of  paraffin  will  preserve 
goods  to  be  carried 
in  stock.  This 
method  has  obtained credence  in  one of 
the leading scientific journals of America. 
Paraffin mixed  with unvulcanized rubber 
will  destroy  the  latter  in a short  time, 
and  it  is  very problematical  whether it 
would  not  have  the same  effect on  vul­
canized  goods.  Certain  it  is  that  this 
method is not  practiced  in America,  and 
if  it  is  in  Germany  it is  yet to  become 
generally known.
Exposure  to  the  air is not  considered 
by practical  men as detrimental;  indeed, 
it  is  favored  by  some  of  them.  They 
maintain that preservation is a matter of 
vulcanization,  and  that  alone.  English 
scientists  say,  however,  that  air deterio­
rates  rubber, owing  to  its  oxygenating 
influence.  Possibly  there may  be  a  dif­
ference  in  climate  which  may  account 
for  this  discrepancy in views. 
In  sup­
port of this latter theory it is known that 
a  jet of  oxygen  turned  on a rubber  ball 
will  cause  it  to  become  sticky, 
then 
rough,  and  finally eat  a  hole  in  it. 
In 
this  view of  the  case, the purer  the  air 
the  more  deleterious  its  effects.  Amid 
all  these theories  the prime  fact remains 
that the best preservative of rubber goods 
in this  climate  is  its  proper  vulcaniza­
tion. 
If  an  error is made in this  regard 
rubber goods will not last long.
This difference in vulcanization  makes 
the life or quick decay of the goods.  Al­
most  every household  has  syringes  and 
other articles which are left around with­
out  care,  and  if  they  come  from  some 
manufacturers  they seem  never to wear 
out.  A bulb  was shown  recently  in one 
of  our  manufactories  that  happened  to 
be stamped with the date of manufacture, 
nine  years  before.  Bands  have  been 
found on papers known to have been put 
away as long ago as that, and in  both  in­
stances  a  large  degree  of  elasticity was 
preserved.  Both of  these  cases  had  for 
their illustration  rubber  cured  with sul- 
phuret  of  antimony,  but  good  articles 
cured with  sulphur as  made  by our lead­
ing  manufacturers  fall  only a little  be­
hind this mark.
As a rule,  grease  or  oils have  a  dele­
terious  effect  upon  rubber,  causing it to 
sponge.  The  English,  however,  say  if 
the oil  is sufficient  to exclude  the  air it 
is a benefit.  Again, the matter of climate 
is a factor in this regard.
Hard rubber  lasts  a  wonderful  length 
of  time,  being  practically  indestructible 
with ordinary  use.  Exposed to sunlight 
goods  will  look shopworn in appearance, 
and  that is all.  The  conclusion  arrived 
at in the  preservation  of  druggists’ sun­
dries  is  that  goods  properly cured  will 
last for  years without  any extraordinary 
care;  improperly vulcanized and adulter­
ated, any care of them is only a makeshift 
to preserve them until  they find a buyer.

I.  A,  S h er m a n.

Writing With the  Left Hand.

C orresp o n d en ce St. L ouis  G lobe-D em ocrat.
The number of men who can write  leg­
ibly with the  left  hand  is very small  in 
this country,  where the  faculty of  being 
ambidexterous  is  not  appreciated at  its 
full  worth.  Sir Edwin Arnold remarked 
while in  St.  Louis  that  in  Japan  every 
child is taught to write  with  either  and 
both  hands, and  he  hinted  that  this  is 
not the  only evidence of  sound  common 
sense he met with while  in the  kingdom 
of  the Mikado.  1 learned  to  write with 
my  left  hand  some  years ago, in conse­
quence of  the  impression  created in my 
mind  by 
reading  the  arguments  of 
Charles Reade  on  the  subject, and  now 
I change  my  pen  from  hand to hand on 
the first impression of weariness.
There  have  been  many remedies sug­
gested  for  what  is  known  as  writers’ 
cramp,  and  many* writers  alternate  be-

GZ2TSSXTG  R O O T .

W e p a y  th e  h ig h e s t p ric e  ( o r It.  A ddress

D T H i r   D Ijn C f  W holesale  D ruggists 
CLiOn.  D IIU O .,  GRAND  RAPIDS

tween  the  pen  and  the  typewriter, but 
the simplest plan of  all is to acquire the 
art  of  writing  with  either  hand  and 
change from  one to the other  on the first 
suspicion of fatigue.

He  Knew Hie Wife.

Clerk—There are two kinds of  cloth to 
match the shade of this sample you have, 
sir; one is much more  expensive than the 
Other.  Have you  any  idea  which  your 
wife prefers?
Customer— Oh,  yes!  She  wants  the 
one that  costs the most.

The  Drug  Market.

Carbolic Acid—Firm  at  the  recent ad­

vance.

German Benzoic Acid—Tending higher.
Assafoetida — Will  be  lower,  recent 
large  arrivals  having  had a  weakening 
effect.

Opium—Weak  but unchanged.
Quinine—Dull  and depressed.
Gum  Kino—Again  advanced  and will 

be still higher.

Elm Bark—Scarce and high.  The sea­
son  has been  unfavorable for  gathering.
Olive Oil—Malaga, both green and yel­

low, have declined.

Oil  Orange—Lower.
Jalap  Root—Scarce  and  has  been  ad­

vanced by the principal  holders.

Seidlitz Mixtures—Lower.

When “ old  Sol”  makes all things sizzle, 

When dull care makes life a fizzle,

Drink Hires’ Root Beer.
Drink Hires’ Root Beer.

When you feel a little dry,
When you’re cross ,and don’t know why 
When with thirst the children cry, 
There’s a sweet relief to try—

Drink Hires’ Root Beer.

A  25  cent  Package makes five gallons.

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your custom ers  a chance  to  buy the Agnes  Booth Cigar.  A ll we ask is a sam ple order.

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State  Agents.

You  can take  your  choice

Best Flat Opening Blank Books

OF  TWO  OF  THE

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Grand  Rapids, Mich.

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  7t@l  95 
C. Co...................... 1  60@1  85
Moschus Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstica, No. 1.........   65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  ©  10
Os.  Sepia....................  20®  ?2
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  @2 00
Plcis Llq, N..C., H gal
doz  .........................  ®2 00
Plcis Llq., quarts......  @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 opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
4 P . D.  Co., doz......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30®  35
Quassiae....................  8®  10
Qulnia, S. P. & W......  29®  34
S.  German — 19  @  30
Rubla  Tlnctorum......   12®  14
Saccharum Lactis pv.  29®  30
Salacin.......................1  50@1  69
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
,r  M.......................  10®  12
“  G.......................  @  15

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Seidlitz  Mixture........  @  20
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.................  1)4®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash..................   3)4®  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrda  Dom......  @2 25
“  Myrda Imp........  @3 00
*'  vini  Rect.  bbl
....7  ...................... 2 25@2 35
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl............ 2?x@  4
“  Roll..............  2M@ 3)4
Tamarinds................. 
8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae............ 40  @  45
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zlnci  Sulph...............   7®  8

OILS.

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

Bbl.  Gal
70
60
5«
44

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faints. 

Llndseed,  boiled__   44 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
Btralned.................. 
Spirits Turpentine__  36 

47
50  60
40
bbl.  lb.
Red Venetian.............. 144  2@3
Ochre,yellow  Mars...  144  2@4
“ 
Ber........ 144  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2)4  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure..... 2)4  244@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......  70@75
Lead,  red.....................  7  @7)4
“  w hite................. 7  @7H
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
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................li)0@l  70
Coach  Body.............. 2 75@3 00
No. 1 Tnrp Furn___ 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70®75
Turp......................... 

Cliff..............................  

VARNISHES.

Importers and  Jobbers of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils % Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole A gents for the Celebrated

s m s   m m   pr e pa r e d  p u n t s .

F i  lie   of  H e   Druggists’  M ies.

We are Sole P roprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

We Have in Stock and Offer a  F ull Line of

W holesale  JRrloe  C u rren t•

Advanced—Elm bark, elm bark ground and po., gum kino, jalap. 
Declined—Oil orange, olive oil Malaga, seidlitz mixture.

ACID UK.

Acetlcum...................
Benzoicum  German..
Boraclc 
..................
Carbollcum...............
Cltricum...................
Hydroeblor................
Nitrocum 
.................
Oxalicum...................
Phosphorlum  dll........
Salicylicum...............1
Sulph urlcum..............
Tannlcum..................1
Tartari cum.................
AMMONIA.

m   10
60®  65an
34®  30 
50®  53 
3®  5
10®  13 
10®  13 
30
3G®1 70 
144©  5 
40®1  60 
30®  33

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Aqua, 16  deg................314®  5
20  deg..............  5)4®  7
Carbonas  ...................  13®  14
Chlorldum.................  12®  14

ANILINE.

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

Cubeae (po  65).........   60®  70
Juniperua..................   8®  10
Xantnoxylum............   25®  30

BALSAMUK.

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

Abies,  Canadian.................  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona F lav a.................   18
Euonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerlfera, po.............  20
Primus V irglnl....................  12
Qulllala,  grd.................. 
  10
Sassafras  ............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

KXTBACTUM. 
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
po.........
“ 
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
** 
Is............
Ks..........
“ 
“  Ms..........
FERRUM.
Carbonate Preclp........
Citrate and Qulnla —
Citrate  Soluble...........
Ferrocy anldum Sol —
Solut  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com’l .........
pure............

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34®  25 
33®  35 
11®   12 
13®  14 
14®  15 
16®  17

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

1H® 

FLO RA .

Arnica.......................  26®  28
Anthemis...................  » ®  35
Matricaria 
......   25®  30

FO LIA .

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin

..................   16@100
nivelly....................  25®  28
A ll.  36®  50
and  Ms....................  12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  las
UraUrsl...................... 

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OUM M I.
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®  75
Acacia, 1st picked.... 
....  @  50
••  2d 
«  3d 
I   40
.... 
sifted sorts... 
@  25
“ 
«  po...................  80®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  @  12
Socotrl, (po. 60).  ®  50
Catechu, Is, (V4s, 14 )is,
16)..........................  
©  l
Ammoniac.................  55®  60
Assaf cetlda, (po. 35)..  30®  35
Bensoinum.................  50®  56
Camphorae...................  50®  53
Euphorblum  po  ........  35©  10
Galbanum.  ................  @3 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  75
Gualacum, (po  30)  ..  @ 25
Kino,  (po  40)............   @  35
Mastic............ ..........  ©  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opll.  ¿>0  2 50)...........1  60@1  65
Shellac  ......................  25®  35
bleached.......   30®  35
Tragacanth................  30®  75

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hbsba—In ounce packages.
Absinthium..................  25
Eupatorlum..................  «0
Lobelia..........................  ®
M ajorum ....... .........................   *>
Mentha  Piperita..........  23
“  V lr..................  »
Rue................................  80
Tanacetum, V......................
Thymus,  Y...................   ®
Calcined, Pat..............  »®   60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   30®  25 
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36 

MAOMBSIA.

O LEUM .

Absinthium................ 3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc------  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8  00®8 25
A nlsl__-.....................1  65®1 75
Auranti  Cortex...........2  50@2 75
Bergamll  ...................3  00©3 25
Callputl....................  60®  65
Caryophylll................  65®  75
Cedar  .........................   35®  65
Chenopodll...............   ®1  60
Clnnamonll.................1  10®1 15
Cltroneila..................   @  45
Coni urn  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  ....................  90@1  00

Cubebae......................  @ 5 09
Exechthitos..............  2 50®2 75
Erigeron.........................2 25@? 50
Gaultheria......................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gosslpll, Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  ...................2 00@2 10
Juniperl......................  50®2 00
Lavendula.................  90®3 00
Limonis.......................... 2 50@3 CO
Mentha Piper...................2 ?5@3 50
Mentha Yerld.................2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..................1 00@1 10
Myrda, ounce............   @  50
Olive..........................  75@2 75
Plcis Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini.......................  86®  93
Rosmarini............  
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce............   6 50®8 50
Succinl.......................  40®  45
Sabina.......................  90@1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tigli!....................  ...  @  90
Thyme.......................  40®  50
opt  ...............   @  60
Theobromas...............  15®  20

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POTASSIUM .

BiCarb.......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide....................  24®  26
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  18)........  16®  IS
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide.........................2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  24®  28
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ®  15
Potass  Nitras, opt......  8®  10
Potass Nitras.............. 
7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

R A D IX .

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

Aconltum..................   30®  35
Althae........................   22®  25
Anchusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po...................  @  %
Calamus.....................   20®  40
Gentlana  (po. 12)......   8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (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..................   50®  55
Maranta,  !*s.............   @  35
Podophyllum, po.......   15®  18
Rhei............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  pv.......................  75@1  35
Splgella.....................   35®  38
Sanguinarla, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentoria.................  30®  32
3enega.......................  45®  50
Simllax, Officinalis,  H @ 40
M  @  20
Sclllae, (po. 35)...........  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fosti -
dus,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30)  ®  25
German...  15®  20
tngiber a ....................   12® 15
Zingiber  j ................... 
18® 22

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@ 15
AHlBum,  (po.  20). 
Aplum  (graveleons)..  33®  35
Bird, la......................... 
4® 6
Carol, (po. 18)............... 
8© 12
Cardamon........................1  00@1 25
Corlandrum.................   10® 12
Cannabis Sativa.........   3 >4@4
Cydonlum....................   75®i 00
Cnenopodlum  ............   10® 12
Dlpterix Odorate........ 2 50®2 75
Foenlculum...............   @  15
Foenugreek,  po.........   6®  8
Lini 
.........................  4  ©4)4
Uni, grd,  (bbl. 8)4) 
4  @4)4
Lobelia.........................  36® 40
Pharlarls Canarian__  344® 4)4
Rapa.............................  6®  7
Sinapls,  Albu...............  8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

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SPIB ITU B .
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

8PONOB8.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................... 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage;........ 
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ....................... 
Hard for  slate  use__ 
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se.......................... 

2 00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

SY R U PS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri  Iod.............................   50
Auranti  Cortes............... 
  50
Rhel  Arom..........................   50
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   60
Sclllae..................................  50
»  CO.............................   5®
Tolutan...............................  6®
Prunus  vlrg.........................  60

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Aconitum  Napellls R.........   60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   60
and  myrrh.................  60
Arnica................................   50
Asafcetlda............................  0
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sanguinaria.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca demon............................  75
Co........................   75
Castor.................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............... *...........  50
Co........................   60
Columba.............................   50
50
Conlum...............  
Cnbeba......  .......................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot..........  
50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Guaica................................   50
“ 
ammon....................   60
Zingiber.............................  50
Hyoscyamus.......................  50
Iodine..................................  75
“  Color less...................  75
Ferrl  Chlorldum.................  35
50
K ino.................... 
Lobelia................................  50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
Opll.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor........................2 00
Auranti Cortex................   50
Quassia...........................  50
Rhatany.........................   50
Rhel.................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...............  50
Co..........  50
Serpentaria.....................  50
Stromonlum.....................  60
Tolutan....  .......................   60
Valerian.........................   50
Veratrum Verlde.............  50

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ASther, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28 
30® 32
Alumen......................2)4® 8

r‘ 
“  4 F .. 
ground,  (po.

* 
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7)  ............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po.............  
4®  5
55® 60
et Potass T 
Antipyrln..................   @1 40
Antifebrin..................  @  25
Argent!  Nitras, ounce  ©  60
Arseulcum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud  ...  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Caldum Chlor, Is, ()4s
11;  Ms,  12)............  ©  ®
Cantharldes  Russian,
po ............................  @1  00
Capsid  Fructus,af...  @  20
po....  @  20
@  20
Bpo. 
Caryophyllus, (po.  14)  10®  12
Carmine, No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus  .....................   @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  @  22
Centrarla....................  @  10
Cetaceum..................   ®  40
Chloroform...............   60®  63
squlbbs..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Ä st........1  20®1  40
Chondrus..................   20®  ©
Clnchonldlne, P.  *  W  15®  20 
German 3  ®  12
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60
cent  ...................... 
Creasotum................  @  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
“  prep..................   5®  5
S®  11
“  preclp.............. 
“  Rubra...............   @  8
Crocus.......................  33®  35
Cudbear......................  @  24
Cuprl Sulph  ..............  5 ®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   88®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  ®
po..................   ®  6
Ergota, (po.)  65 .........   60®  65
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambler......................7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   Q   70
French...........  40®  60
11 
Glassware  flint,  75 and 10. 
by box 70
Glue,  Brown..............  9®  16
“  White...............   13®  25
Glycerina...................15)4®  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ©  22
Humulus....................  25®  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  85 
“  Cor....  @  75
Ox Rubrum  @  90
Ammonlatl.  @1  00
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  65
.1  25®1  50
IcnthyoDoUa, Am.. 
Indigo.............................   75@1 00
Iodine, Resubl........... 3 75@3 85
Iodoform....................  ®4 70
Lupulin......................  60®  65
Lycopodium..............  50®  55
Macis.........................  75®  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltis  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1)4)..........................   2®  8
Mannla,  S. F ............   L30@33

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W H IS K IE S ,  B R A N D IE S ,

G IN S,  W IN ES,  R U M S .

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-

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THE  MICHIGL^JST  TRADESMAN,

Grocery  Price  Current•

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

and  buy  in  fail  packages.

gross 
6  00 
9  (0
5 50 
9 CO 
8  00
6  00

AXLE 8KKA.SK.doz
Aurora....................  55
Castor Oil...............   75
Diamond.................  50
Frazer’s...................  80
Mica.......................   75
Paragon 
................  55
B A S IS S   PO W D ER .
Acme.
X lb. cans, 3 doz.............
54 lb.  “ 
2  “  .............
1  “  ..............
lib .  “ 
Bulk................................
Arctic.
X S> cans.........................
K lb  “ 
.......................
.......................
1  fl>  “ 
5  1b  “ 
.......................
Dr. Price’s.

45 
85 
1 60 
10
60 
1 30 
3 00 
9 60
per doz 
Dime cans
90
4-oz 
“ .1
6-oz 
“
1
..2
8-OZ 
“
“ .3
12-oz 
“ ..1
16-OZ 
11
2}4-lb  “
41b 
“
18
21
5-lb
“
10-lb 
41

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—  PU R C   ^
ppPRICE’S
CREAM
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powder
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Red Star, X B> cans........... 
40
80
........... 
...........  1  50
45
Telfer’s,  V4 lb. cans, doz. 
“  ..  85
“  ..  1  50

Vi »   “ 
1 ft  “ 
% lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “ 
BATH BRICK..
2 dozen in case.

bluing. 

English...............................  90
Bristol..................................  80
Domestic.............................   70
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals..............  4 00
“ 
7 00
“  pints,  round  ..........10 50
“  No. 2, sifting box...  2 75
“  No. 3, 
...  4 00
“ 
“  No. 5, 
...8  00
“  1 oz ball  .................  4  50
BROOKS.
No. 3 Hurl............................ 2 00
No. 1  “ 
.?.......................   2 25
No. 2 Carpet.......................  2 50
No. 1 
“ 
2 75
Parlor Gem...........................3 00
Common Whisk.................   1 00
.................1  20
Fancy 
Warehouse...........................3 50
Stove, No.  1.......................  125
“  10.......................   1 50
“  15....................... 1  75
85
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row 
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row....  1  25
Palmetto, goose.................   1 50

BRUSHES.

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CARD LBS

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..............  10
Star,  40 
 
Paraffine..............................11
Wlcklng.............................   24

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CANNED  GOODS.

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PISH.
Clams.
Little Neck,  l i b ...................... 1 15
2 lb......................1 90

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Clam Chowder.
Cove Oysters.

Standard, 3 lb......................2 00
Standard,  1 lb....................   8-5
2 1 b ................   1  <S5
Lobsters.

Star,  1  lb.................................2 40
“  2  lb.................................3 30
Picnic, 1 lb............................... 2 00
“ 
21b............................... 2 90

Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb...................... 1 05
2  lb.....................1  90
Mustard,  2 l b .................... 2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb................. 2 25
Soused, 2 1b.............. 
.  2 25
Columbia River, flat........... 1  85
tails...........1  75
Alaska, 1  lb......................... l  40

Salmon.
“ 

21b................................1 90

“ 
“ 

Sardines.
American  )4s .................4)t@  5
Vis................. 6)i@7
Imported  Ms.................... 11@12
Vis..................   15@16
Mustard Ms.......................  7©8
Boneless......................... 
20
Brook, 3 lb...............................2 50

Trout

“ 
“ 

“ 

PB U iT s.
Apples.

Apricots.

3 lb. standard........... 
Yorksuie,gallons  ... 
H-uiVuriL 
Live oak.......................... 
Santa Cruz...................... 
Lusk’s.............................  
Overland........................ 
Blackberries.
B .4 W ....................... 
Bed.................................. 
Pitted Hamburgh 
W hite.............................  
Brie................................  
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green

90
2 60
2 75
2 00
2 00
2 00
1 go
95
1 20
1 75
1 50
1 20

Cherries.

. . .  

Gages.

Peaches.

E rie............................
California...................
Gooseberries.
Common....................
P ie..............................
Maxwell....................
Shepard’s ..................
California..................
................
Monitor 
Oxford.......................
Pears.

“ 

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

@1 25 
1  70

1  30 
1  65
1  65
2  10 
1  15

1  20 
2  10

1  30
2 50 
2 75

1  30 
1  50 
1  25
1  25 
1  25 
1  30 
1  25

HEATS.

Common........  ......
1  10 
F. A  W.......................
1  15 
Blueberries ................
1  10
Corned  beef,  Libby’s...........1 90
Roast beef,  Armour’s...........1 75
Potted  ham, % lb.................1 30
fclb.................  80
tongue, h lb  ........... 1  20
14 lb ...........  80
chicken, >4 lb.........   95

“ 
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“ 

“ 

VEGETABLES.

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Hamburgh  stringless...........1 25
French sty le........2 25
Limas  .................1  40
Lima, green..........................1 25
soaked......................  90
Lewis Boston Baked............1 35
Bay State  Baked..................1 35
World’s  Fair  Baked............1 35
Picnic Baked  ...................  1 00
Hamburgh..............  .........
Livingston  Eden.................1 20
Purity  ................................
Honey  Dew.........................'j 50
Morning Glory  .................  1  30
Soaked......   ........................j  15

Corn.

Peas

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Hamburgh marrof a t ............1 35
early June...........
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois.........1 75
fancy  sifted......1  90
9
Soaked................................   g5
Harris  standard.................   75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
1  10
Early June....... 130
Archer’s  Early Blossom 
1  35
French..............................   1 80
French..............................15©20
Erie.....................................   90
Hubbard.............................1  20
Hamburg  ............................1 40
Soaked................................   80
Honey  Dew..............„........ 1  60
Erie  ....................................1 35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

Tomatoes.
.........................1 10
Excelsior 
Eclipse................................ i 10
Hamburg............................1  30
Gallon................................ 2 60

CHOCOLATE— BAKER'S.

22
35
38
40

German 8weet........
Premium................
Pure.........................
..  . 
Breakfast  Cocoa__ ...  . 
CHEESE.
Amboy......................
@16Vi
Acme........................
@:ovi
Riverside...............
@10Vi
Gold  Medal  ............
@ 9V4
Skim......................... .  6  @ 8
Brick...  .................
10
Edam  .....................
@1  00
Leiden .  .  ...............
23
Llmbnrger  ..............
@10
@25
Pineapple.................
Roquefort...................... 
$35
Sap Sago.......................   @22
Schweitzer, imported.  @3n
domestic  ....  @15

“ 

CATSUP.

Bine Label Brand.

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

CLOTHES PIKS.

“ 

COCOA  SHELLS.

351b  bags........; . . . .......  @3
Less quantity  ..............  StM
Pound  packages...........63S£@7

COFFEE.
GREEN.Rio.

Fair.....................................16
Good................................... 17
Prime..................................18
Golden................................20
Peaberry  ............................20

Santos.

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

Maracaibo.

Java.

Mocha.

Imitation...........................23
Arabian..............................26

ROASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Vic. per lb. for roast­
ing and 15 per  cent,  for shrink­
age.
Arbucfele’s A riosa........  19.30
M cLaughlin's  XXXX  .  19.30
G erm an..........................19 30
Bunola 
..........................   18.80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__  19 30

PACKAGE.

EXTRACT.
Valley City Vi gross 
Felix 

«

Bulk....................
Red 

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

CLOTHES  LINES.
Cotton, 40 ft_____ perdi
“
50 f t........... 
60 f t...........
“
70 ft........... 
80 ft........... 
“
60 ft........... 
«
7 2 ff......... 
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Jute 
“ 

C O U PO N   B O O K S .

! *•!
• 3,
I 3,
I 5,
no,120.

“Tradesman.’

“Superior

" 
“ 

“Universal.”
;; 

..........  83 00
8 1, per hundred. 
................3 50
5 S’ 
................5 00
!.*> 
 
6 00
*20. 
................7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts
230 or over............   5 per cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
{Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 810 down. |
20 books.........................s 1 uo
50  “ 
...........................   2 00
100 “  
................................................  3  00
250 
“   
6 25
500 
“   
10 00
1000  “ 
...........................17  50

“
“
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

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

 
 

 

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. in case.

Eagle................................ 7 40
Crown............................... 6 25
Genuine Swiss.................
8 OO
American Swiss................ 700

CRACKERS.
Butter.

Soda.

Seymour XXX.................. ..  6
Seymour XXX, cartoon... ..  6V4
Family  XXX.................... •  6if.
Family XXX,  cartoon__ ■ ■  6V4
Salted  XXX...................... ..  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  __ •  6V4
Kenosha 
....................... •  7V4
Boston............................... ..  8
Butter  biscuit................. • •  6V4
Soda, XXX.....................
Soda, City......................... ..  7 Vi
Soda,  Duchess................. ..  8V4
Crystal Wafer.................. ..10
Long  Island Wafers  __ . . i n
S. Oyster  XXX...............
..  6
City Oyster. XXX............
..  6
Farina  Oyster................
..  6
CREAM TARTAR.
Strictly  pure...................
30
Telfer’s  Absolute...........
35
Grocers’.......................... 20@25

•  Oyster.

.  6

DRIED  FRUITS.

Domestic.
APPLES.

“ 

4M

quartered  “
APRICOTS.

Sundrled. sliced lb  bbls.
6
5*
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes @8V4
California in  bags.........
Evaporated In boxes.  ..
BLACKBERRIES.
In  boxes.......................
NECTARINES.
70 lb. bags  .....................
25 lb. boxes................
PEACHES.
Peeled, in  boxes  .........
Cal. evap.  “ 
...........
“ 
In bags  ......
PEARS.
California in bags  __
PITTED CHERRIES.
Barrels....   ..................
50 lb. boxes..................
...................
25  “ 

“ 

“ 

10
11
12

PRUNELLES.

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

RASPBERRIES.
In  barrels......................
501b. boxes....................
25 lb.  “ 
......................
Foreign.
CURRANTS.

11

21 Vi
22
23

1 
* 

“ 
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PEEL.

Patras, In barrels........ @ 3*
In  Vi-bbls........ @ 4
in less quantity @  iX
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20
Lemon 
10
Orange 
11

25  “
“ 
“ 
25  “
RAISINS.
Domestic.
London layers,  2  crown. ...1  40
3  “
...1  65
fancy  ... ...1  85
Loose Muscatels, boxes.. ...1  25
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes.. @  8
“
Sultana, 20 
@11
Valencia, 30  “ 
..  E @  5)4

Foreign.

.   “ 
“ 

PRUNES.

Bosnia........................
California,  100-120........
8 *
California, 90x100 25 lb  bxs.  9V4
..9*
.10Î4
.1054
©5)4
••11Vi

“
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“
Turkey........................
Silver.............................

80x90 
7Tx80 
60x70 

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ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.
No. 1, 6Vi........................
81  75
No. 2, 6V4  .......................
1  60
No. 1, 6  ..........................
1  65
No. 2, 6.........   ...............
1  50
XX  wood, white.
No. 1, 6V4  .......................
1  35
No. 2, 6V4........................
1  25
Manilla, white.
1  00
6V4  ..................................
6 ......................................
95
Mill  No. 4.................
100
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Coin.

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

Farina.
Hominy.

Barrels..................................... 3 00
Grits.........................................3 50
Dried................................. 
4

Lima  Beans.

Maccaronl and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported.....................16V4@11V4
Pearl Barley.

Kegs.................................   @2 Vi

Green,  bu.................................1 85
Split  per  l b ............................ 3 00
German...............................   4
Bast India............................   5
Cracked..............................  
5

Wheat.

Sago.

Peas.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

rath..........................

Cod.

Pollock.......................
Whole, Grand  Bank...  @5
Boneless,  bricks  ........6Vi@8
Boneless, strips...........6*4@8
Halibut.
Smoked ...................
12
Herring.
Scaled.........................  16  @17
Holland,  bbls............
11  00 
kegs.............
85 
Round shore, Vi bbl...
2 00 
“ 
54  bbl..
1  10
Mackerel.
No. 1, 40 lbs......................   4 25
No. 1, kits. 10 lbs................  1  25
No. 2, 40 lbs.......................  3 50
No. 2,  10lbs.................  ...  1  05
Family, Vi bbls., 100 lbs__ 5 00
65
Russian,  kegs....................   45
No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs...........6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   90
No. 1, Vi bbls., lOOlbs........... 7 50
No. 1. kits, 10 lbs.................   95
Family, Vi bbls., 100 lbs  ...  3 00 
kits  10  lbs.............  40

Sardines.
Trout.

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

Whitefish.

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS. 

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

HERBS.

INDIGO.

...5 00
...2 75
...15
...15

K egs...............
Half  kegs........
Sage...  ..........
Hops.....  ........
M a d r a s ,  5 lb .  b o x e s   ...........  
55
So
S .  F ., 2, 3 a n d  5 lb . b o x e s .. 
JELLT.
17  lb. p a ils...................... 
60
30  “ 
......................  1 00
LICORICE.
Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12
LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz.................1 25
4 doz.................2 25
HATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur.......................1 25
Anchor parlor...................... 1 70
No. 2 home 
........................1  10
Export  parlor...................... 4 00

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HINCE  HEAT

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  pint  .......................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon......................  4 75
Q uart...............................  3 75
Pint..................................   2 25

HOLA8SB8.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house......................  13 Vi
Ordinary..........................  
16
16
Prime............................... 
Fancy...............................  
20

New Orleans.

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

OATMEAL.

14
17
22
27
35

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

ROOT BEER
3  doz. case... 

“ 

RICE.

Domestic.

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

Broken................  

 

Imported.

‘  No. 2..............................5 Vi

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

Whole Sifted.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice................................10
Cassia, China In mats........  8
Batavia In bund__ 15
Saigon in rolls........ 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................13
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................80
“  No. 1................... 75
“  No. 2................... 65
Pepper, Singapore, black.... 15

white.

shot

“ 
Pure Ground in Bulk.

“ 

Allspice........................... 1
Cassia,  Batavia...................20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
Saigon................... 35
“ 
Cloves,  Amboyna................30
“  Zanzibar.................20
Ginger, African................... 15
“  Cochin..................  18
Jam aica.................2T
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... 81
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste..2b
“  Trieste....................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................65
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 20
“ 
“  white...... 30
“  Cayenne................. 25
Sage..................................... 20
“Absolute” in Packages.
........  84 V4s 
Allspice..............
1  55
Cinnamon...........
....  84 1  55
Cloves................. ......  84 1  55
Ginger, Jam ....... .......   84 1  55
“  Af........... ......  84 1  55
Mustard.............. ......  84 1  55
Pepper ............... .......   84 1  55
Sage................

........  84

Ms

SAL  SODA.

Kegs...........................   ... 
1 Vi
Granulated,  boxes..............  1£

SEEDS.

'Anise.........................  @12)4
4
Canary, Smyrna.........  
Caraway....................  
8
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian.........  
4
4Vi
Mixed  Bird  .............. 
6
Mustard,  white.........  
9
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
6
Cattle  bone................ 
30

STARCH.
Corn.

 

 

“ 

20-lb  boxes..........................   6
40-lb 
5Ji

Gloss.
1-lb packages.........................5Vi
8-lb 
.......................   5 V4
6-lb 
....................... 6
40 and 50 lb. boxes...............  4X
Barrels................................   4)4

“ 
“ 

SNUPP.

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

SODA.

Boxes..........................  
  5 V«
Kegs, English........................4k

SALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sacks......................... 82 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
28 10-lb. sacks........................  1 85
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases..........................   1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
281b.  “ 
.. 

2 00
2 25
32
18

drill  “ 

56 lb. dairy In drill  bags...  32
2 8 1 b .................................  

  18

56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75 

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks 

75 

Solar Rock.

56 1b.  sacks__ .-...................   27

Common Fine.

Saginaw.............................  
Manistee............................. 

80
85

Warsaw.

Ashton.

Higgins.

3M

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

ROLLED OATS.

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

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count........... 85 50
Half  barrels, 600 count___ 3 25
Barrels, 2,400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
Clay, No.  216............................ 1 75
Cob, No. 8.................................1 25

“  T. D. full count...........  75

3 76

PIPES.

8 50

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s ..............................   4 00
PennaSalt  Co.’s.............    8 25

T H E   M IC H IG A N   TK-AJDESM ^M

I B

8ALBRATUS.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s .........................   S3 30
DeLand’s .................................3 15
Dwight’s .................................. 3 30
Taylor’s....................................3 00

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  M b...... ...3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb......... ...3 90
White Borax, 100  *4-lb... ...3 60
Proctor & Gamble.
Concord.......................... ..  2 80
Ivory, 10  oz....................
..  6 75
6  oz......................
..  4 00
.......................... .  3 65
Lenox 
Mottled  German............ ..  3  15
Town Talk...................... ..  3 00
Sapolio, kitchen, 3  doz. 
..  2 50
hand, 3 doz......
..  2 50

SCOURING AND POLISHING.
“ 

“ 

SUGAR.

“ 

Cut  Loaf.................... @  *>%
Cubes........  .............. @ 5
Powdered XXXX......
@ 5)4
Standard.. @ 5*4
Granulated.. 
......4.5 6@ 454
Confectioners’ A___4.443  4)4
Soft A......................... @4.31
White Extra C........... @  44
Extra  C...................... @  4
C.................................
@ 3%
Golden......................
@ 354
Yellow  .....................
@ 3)4
Less than  bbls.  %c advance

SYRUPS.

Com.

Pure Cane.

Barrels........................... .  24
Half bbls......................... ...26
P air................................ ...  19
Good............................... ...  25
Choice............................. ...  30
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps..............
Sugar Creams............
Frosted  Creams.........
Graham Crackers......
Oatmeal CrackerB......

8
8
9
8*
8)4

TRAS.

Japan—Regular.

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

SUN CURED.

@17
P air......
@20
Good..  .
Choice... ....................24 @26

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

BASKET  FIRED.
P air.............................18  @20
Choice............   @25
Choicest........... .... 
..  @36
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40

8UNPOW DIR.

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

oolono. 

IMPERIAL.

Y 0UN 6 HYSON.

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

ENOLISH BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

Pine Cut.

Pails unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha..................  
60
Sweet Cuba...............  
34
McGinty....................  
24
“  % bbls.........  
22
Valley  City................ 
32
Dandy Jim ................. 
27
20
Torpedo..................... 
in  drums—  
19
Turn  Yum  ...............  
26
Sorg's Brands.
Spearhead................. 
Joker......................... 
Nobby Twist................. 
Oh  My.......................... 
Scotten’s Brands.

38
22
39
29

Plug.

“ 

Middleton’s Brands.

22
Kylo...........................  
Hiawatha...................  
38
Valley City......... ...... 
34
Pinzer's Brands.
Old  Honesty.............. 
40
Jolly Tar....................  
32
Here It Is................... 
28
Old Style....................  
31
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good.................... 38
Toss Up.................................. 26
Out of Sight........................... 25
Private Brands.
Sweet  Maple.............. 
L. & W.......................  
Boss...................................   12*4
Colonel’s Choice................13

Smoking.

30
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
Prog..................................   33

 

WASHBOARDS.

Single

Double.

Wilson....................................82 00
Saginaw....................................1 75
Rival.......................................  1 40
Daisy.......................................  1 00
Langtry..................................   1 io
Defiance.............................   lo75
Wilson...................................   2 50
Saginaw.............................   2j25
Rival..................................  lo80
Defiance..................................  2 00
Crescent.......................  ...  2 60
Red Star..................................  2 75
Shamrock .  .......................   2  50
Ivy Leaf..................................  2 25
40 gr.....................................   7
50 gr...................................... 8

VINEGAR.

81 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per g a l ................... 
30
Beer mug,2 doz in case...  1  75
Magic, per box......................... 1 00
Warner’s  “ 
Yeast Foam, per box................ 1 00

YEAST

1  00

 

MEAL.

FLOUR.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test)
Bolted............................
...........  1
Granulated....................
...........  1
Straight, in sacks  ............  4
“ barrels............  4
“ 
Patent 
“ sacks.............   5
“ barrels............  5
“ 
Graham  “  sacks...........  2
...........  2
“ 
Rye 
MILLSTUFFS.
Less

“ 

Car lots  quantity
815 00
15 00
16 00
20 50
20 50

Bran.............. 814 50 
Screenings__  14  50 
Middlings.....   15  50 
Mixed Peed...  20 00 
Coarse meal 
20 00 
Car  lots............................... 53
Less than  car  lots.............. 55
Car  lo ts ............................. 39
Less than car lots................41
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__13 50
No. 1 
.  15 00

HAY.
ton lots 

CORN.

OATS.

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O IL S .

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

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F R E S H   M E A T S .
Swif t & Company quote 

lows:
Beef, carcass..........  5  @6
“  hindquarters...  6)4@  7 
fore 
“ 
...3   @3)4
loins,  No.  3...  9  @  9)4
“ 
“ 
ribs.............  7  @ 8
“ 
rounds......... 5  @5)4
Bologna.....................   @ 4 V*
Pork loins..................   @ OJi
........  @744
Sausage, blood or head  @  4)4
liv e r............   @4)4
Frankfort  —   @7
Mutton  ....................... 7  @8
Veal..............................6  @6)4

shoulders 

“ 
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PAPEB.

Straw 
................................. 1%
Rock falls.............................. 1%
Rag sugar..............................2
Hardware..............................2*4
Bakers.................................. 2)4
Dry  Goods...................5  @8
Jnte Manilla................  @5)4
Red  Express  N o.!............   5)4
No. 2 .............4)4

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TWINES.

“ 

48 Cotton............................  10
Cotton, No. 1........................17
“  2........................16
Sea  Island, assorted......... 30
No. 5 Hemp......................... 15
No. 6  “ .................................15

WOODENWARE.
Tubs, No. 1.........................  7  OO
No. 2....................   6 00
“ 
“ 
No. 3...................... 5 00
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
1  35
“ No. 1,  three-hoop____   1  60
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes....  40
Bowls, 11 Inch...............  SO
13  “  .....................  1  00
15  “ 
.....................  1  60
.......................2 25
17  “ 
2 75
19  “   
21  “   
3 00
shipping  bnshel . 1 2 5  
full  noop  “ 
..  1  35
75
“  No.2 6 25
"  No.3 7 25
“  No.l  3 50
“  No.2 4 25
“  No.3 5 Of
Palls..................................  4  05
Tubs, *4 doz.......................   4 55

“ 
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“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ willow cl’ths, No.l  5 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Baskets, market............  35

INDURATED WARE.

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HIDES.

HIDES,  PELTS  and FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay as  fol

lows,  prices nominal
Green.......................
•  2)4@3)4
Pan Cured...............
@ 3*
Pull 
...............
@ 4*
Dry...........................
5 @  5
Kips, green  ..............
“  cured...............
@ 4*4
Calfskins,  green......
4 @  5
cured......
@ 6)4
Deacon skins............ 10 @30

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No. 2 hides 4  off.
PELTS

.................... 20 @  50

Shearlings................. 10 @25
Lambs 
Washed.................... 20 @23
Unwashed............... 10 @30

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

............... 2 00@2 50

3)4@ 3V
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.

PISH  and  OYSTERS.

P.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

follows
FRESH  FISH
Whlteflsh 
...............
7 @   8
Trout  ....................... 7 @   8
Halibut.....................
@ 15
Ciscoes or Herring... 5 @   6
B lu e f is h ............................ .11 @ 12
F r e s h   lo b s te r , per l b .
S o ft c r a b s ,  p e r  doz...
S h rim p ,  p e r   g a l ...........
Cod..........................
No. 1 Pickerel...........
Pike..........................
Smoked White  ........

.11 @ 12
@   8
@   7
@   7

20
1  00
1  25

o y s t e r s —Cans.

Falrhaven  Counts..
Oysters. per  100...... 1 25@1  50
Clams. 
00@1  25

SHELL  GOODS.
........

@40

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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.

For  Bakings  of  fill Kinds  Use

eischmann  l  Go’s
Unrivaled Compressed Yeast.

SUPPLIED

FISH DAM
GRAND  RAPIDS  AGENCY,

Special attention it invited to our
YELLOW  LABEL
which Is affixed  to  every  cake 
of our Yeast, and which serves 
Our Goods from worthless  Imitations.

To Grocers Everywhere.

TO  DISTINGUISH 

26  Fountain  Street.

Correspondence  and  Sample  Orders  Solicited.

See  th a t  this  Label  appears 
on  every «package,  as  it  is  a 
guarantee of the genuine ar-

w

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^CHICAGO ^

. 7 ,

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.CHICAGO Y

FERMENTUM
COMPRESSED YEAST

THE  ONLY  RELIABLE

Sold  in  this  market  tor  the  past  Fifteen  Years.

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

L  WIMTERNITZ,  Stats  AUDI,  Cnri  M ils,  Hid

Telephone 566.

106  Kent St.

See  th at  this  Label  appears 
on  every  package, as  it  Is  a 
guarantee  of 
the  genuine 
article.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

GAMBLING—COMMERCIAL AN D  OTH- 

B BW 1S E .

W iitta n   fo r T h e T radesman.

are  as  varied 

The first  thing  to  do  is  to  define the 
term.  There 
opin­
ions as to  what  constitutes  gambling  as 
there are  concerning  the  nature of  true 
happiness.  To  get  an  intelligent  view 
of  the  subject  involves  the  stating  of 
some  vital  principles  that  should  gov­
ern.

Gambling  is  always  speculation,  but 
speculation is not always gambling.  The 
difference  consists  not  so  much  in  the 
element of chance that both contain as in 
the motive and  intention  of  the  parties 
to each  transaction.

There is hardly  any  business in  which 
capital  is  used,  except  manufacturing 
circus  lemonade,  which  is  not,  to  some 
extent,  affected  by  circumstances  that 
no ordinary  foresight can  control,  and is, 
therefore,  in  a  certain sense speculation. 
So, also,  with  many  contracts  involving 
labor,  or material or both,  in which there 
is a consideration of  value as  an equiva­
lent that is contingent  on  full  perform­
ance of agreement.
The  difficulty 

in  correctly  defining 
gambling lies mostly  in  the loose notions 
men  have on the  subject,  and  the way it 
affects number one.  ¿One naturally hesi­
tates  to  accept  theories  on questions  of 
morals that  will not  harmonize with the 
ruling  desire  of  one’s  heart.  And  so 
most  people  leave a wide  margin of  in­
definiteness between  what they  actually 
believe and  what they feel  they ought  to 
believe,  desiring  their  opinion  to be  in­
ferred,  rather than  plainly stated.

A. man  who  buys  any  article of  com­
merce, or  property of  any  kind,  real  or 
personal,  receives  the  same  and  pays 
present  value  is  an  honest  speculator 
even if he afterwards  sells at a large ad­
vance.  The man who  does  not buy  and 
receive  nor  sell  and  deliver;  but agrees 
to give or take  an  unknown  sum contin­
gent on the  relative  value of  any article 
at some  future  time  specified  or  other­
wise,  is  a gambler  per  se  though  living 
in  the odor of sanctity.

If  this  premise  be  true,  no  organiza­
tion  called  an  exchange,  though  incor­
porated  by  law,  and  including 
its 
membership men  of  spotless reputation, 
can elevate transactions of this nature to 
the dignity of honest speculation.  When 
two or more men buy and sell what none 
of them  possess,  and give or  receive for­
feits based on  fictitious  values,  the  mer­
cantile element is invisible  to the  eye of 
anyone who is  not  made  color  blind  by 
frequent association  with  the Knights of 
the Green Cloth.  But when the fictitious 
values  thus  made  control  prices  from 
first  hands,  to  the  injury  of  the  actual 
buyer or seller,  the  cloak of charity can­
not entirely cover  the  stain  of  rascality 
so clearly evident.

in 

The  question of  what  is  gambling  in 
any  given  case  cannot  be  well  deter­
mined  without two most important moral 
search  lights.  One  is a clear  head,  and 
the other a clean conscience. 
If  the aid 
of  neither  is  invoked,  or  is  unheeded, 
the result is moral chaos on that subject. 
Judging  by  what I see  and  hear  every 
day  of  my  life,  I think  there  is a great 
deal of moral chaos let loose  in  the land. 
The  gospel  of  Chance  seems  to  obtain 
more converts  than  the  gospel  of  Good 
Will  started  nearly  nineteen  centuries 
ago;  because  quibbles  are  relied  on  to 
settle moral questions,  and  so  self-inter­
est  pleads  the  defendant’s  cause,  and

most always  succeeds  in procuring  wit­
nesses who will swear an  alibi.

A bet on a horse  race is to-day a thing 
of  the past,  and is  not  tolerated  on  our 
moral  speeding  tracks. 
Instead,  ladies 
and those quite otherwise, gentlemen and 
blackguards,  the solid  merchant and the 
flashy sport—all  croud  to the  pool room 
and buy  privileges,  which  is  claimed  to 
be as  legitimate  as  buying  tickets  to  a 
concert.

Lotteries are,  theoretically,  wrong and 
demoralizing.  By  both  national  and 
state law they are forbidden or discounte­
nanced.  Yet  every day schemes are put 
forth  by  manufacturers  to  sell  their 
goods that are in  plain  violation  of such 
statutes.  From  wholesaler  and  jobber 
to the small  retail dealer,  the element of 
chance  has  eliminated  the  true  com­
mercial ethics  that  concern  quality  and 
value,  The customer is confronted with 
devices  similar to  those used by a magi­
cian.  The eye is  dazzled  by  an 
imagi­
nary  profit  to  conceal  the discrepancy 
between  quality  and  true  worth. 
In 
consequence 
trade  suffers  from  over 
production,  and  sales  forced  by  causes 
not  in  harmony  with  the  fair  law  of 
supply  and  demand.  The  buyer  also 
becomes infatuated  with this speculative 
method,  and  hesitates  to  purchase  ordi­
nary  supplies  unless  tempted  by  some 
inducement stronger than  the  usual ones 
offered  by those  who  trade  strictly upon 
the principles of  a fair exchange of  val­
ues. 
In this  way  both  buyer and seller 
confuse themselves  with false reasoning,! 
and  thus  flagellate  His  Satanic  Majesty 
around the  remains  of  the fallen  forest 
monarch.

This  modern  practice  of  stimulating 
trade,  with others equally  objectionable, 
will,  in  the  end,  bring  fair  commercial 
dealing into disrepute. 
It is not the one 
who keeps the best of stocks  and sells  at 
fair rates  who  will draw  the most trade, 
but he  who  will show up the most plausi­
ble scheme to tempt the cupidity of  pur­
chasers.  ,This,  growing  out  of  what  it 
feeds  on,  will,  in  time,  annihilate  the 
sense of equity in the mind of  the buyer 
until  he 
loses  all  power  to  judge  of 
equivalents  whenever  he  is  one  of  the 
parties  in  negotiation.  Healthy  trade 
requires  no  such  sharp  tonics;  and,  if 
sick,  they  will  only  hasten  the progress 
of  the  disease.  They  are  to  trade  in 
general  what  opium  and  chloral  are to 
the human  body—temporary  alleviations 
that become  themselves  burdens of new 
ailments.

As to gambling for money,  that has, in 
general,  little or none of  the elements  of 
chance. 
It  is  nothing  but  robbery  by 
first intention on the part of the party of 
the first part who proposes  the game.  It 
is not  even a contest  of  skill,  except as 
it  displays  a  keen  attempt  of  guile  to 
conquer credulity.  The  effort  put forth 
is so small,  and  the  result  so  sure,  that 
it hardly entitles the process to be called 
a game.  A lion  and a  kid  rightly  sym­
bolize,  for  the  most  part,  such  festive 
transactions.  Whoever  accepts  a  chal­
lenge  to  play  only  confirms  the  well- 
known  doctrine  of  predestination  and 
foreordination  that  get  in  their  work 
just as well on doubters as believers.  A 
man  who “bucks the tiger”  is  soouer  or 
later predestinated to  be  skinned by  his 
claws.  The  human  lamb  whose  fresh­
ness  Is  attracted  by  the  tempting  puts 
and calls on change is foreordained to de­
part  shorn  of  his  pecuniary 
fleece, 
naked and,  perhaps,  ashamed.

The moral to be derived  from  this dis­
cussion  is,  that  it  is  always  wise  to  let 
well  enough  alone  and  follow  the  path 
that has been  endorsed  by  experience— 
sensible  to  decide  moral  questions  by 
the  promptings  of  an  unbiased  con­
science,  and  safe  to learn every  scheme 
of chance to be picked up  by some other 
fellow. 

S.  P.  W h itm a b sii.

If the devil had to stay  outside  of  the 
church he would  soon  give  up  discour­
aged.
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

FRUIT  JABS.

Pints............................................................t 7 25
Quarts..........................................................   8 «0
Half Gallons................................................  10 25
Caps.............................................................   3 25
Rubbers........................................................ 
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  “ 
“  ....................... '.............. 8 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top.......................................2 60
No. 1 
No. 2 
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
No. 2  “ 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  *........................................ 
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz....................... 1  25
....................... 150
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 crimp, per doz........................................1  35
No. 2  “ 
........................................180

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Pearl top.

La Bastle.

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LAMP WICKS.

 
 
 

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

 
 
 
STON EW ARE—A KBOH.

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Butter Crocks,  1 and 6 gal  ....................... 
Jugs, 54 gal., per doz....................................  75
....................................  90
................................... 1  80
Milk Pans, 54 gal., per  doz..........................   60
“ 
glazed......  
75
..........................  78
“ 
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glazed..............   90

•  1  « 
•  2 
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P R O D U C E   M A R K E T .

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 hold city handpicked at $1.6531.75  per bn.

now paying I3@14c and holding at 15@16c.
size
dozen  bunches
8@9c;  sundried is strong at 5@Gc.
now paying 14c and holding at 15c per doz.
50c per 9 lb basket.

Beets—New, .5c per doz. bunches.
Butter—The market is a little stronger, jobbers 
Cabbages—50c and 60c  per dozen, according to 
Celery—Choice home grown commands 25c per 
Dried  apples—Evaporated  Is  firmly  held  at 
Eggs—The  price  is  a  little  stronger  dealers 
Grapes—Early  Ohio  are  in  limited  supply at 
Honey—14c per lb.  Very scarce.
Musk  Mellons—Osage,  $1.6j  per  dozen;  nut­
meg, $1 per dozen.
Onions—Green are  in  fair  demand at 10c  per 
dozen bunches.  Illinois  Is  firmly held at $1  per 
bushel.
Peaches—Home grown clingstones have put In 
an appearance, commanding $2.50@$3 per bu.
Peas—Marrofat are nearly out of market, being 
in good  demand at 75c per bu.
Potatoes—In strong demand and adequate sup­
ply at eo@7jc per bu.
Raspberries—Black  and  red  are  both  scarce 
and  firmly held, the  former at 8c and  the  latter 
at 12c per bu.

Radishes—10c per dozen bunches.
Tomatoes—Home  grown  is  in  fair  demand 
at 6®8c per lb.
Watermelons—Firm  and  high,  readily  com­
manding $25 per 100.
Whortleberries—The  market  is  by  no  means 
well  supplied, commanding $2.50@$3 per bushel. 
Dealers complain  that it is next to impossible to 
secure berries adequate to the demand.

P R O V IS IO N S .

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PORK  IN  BARBELS.

Mess,  new....................................................   12 25
Short c u t......................................................  13 50
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  i5 50
Extra clear, heavy.......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................  *5 00
Boston clear, short cut................................   15 00
Clear back, short cnt....................................  is 00
Standard clear, short cnt, beat....................  15 50

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage..................................................... 754
Ham Sausage...................................................9
Tongue Sausage..............................................   9
Frankfort Sausage  ........................................  7 Vi
Blood Sausage................................................. 5
Bologna, straight............................................ 5
Bologna,  thick.......... ..................................  &
Headcheese.................................................... 5

LARD.

Kettle 
Com-
Kendered.  Granger.  Family,  pound.
5«
«54
654
654
6*
674

Tierces ___..8
50 lb. Tins.. • 8*
20 lb. Pails..  854
. .  8%
10 lb.  “ 
5 lb. 
..  874
“ 
. .  9
3 lb. 
“ 
Bxtra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................  6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.;....................   6 50
Boneless, rump butts.....................................10 50
Hams, average 20 lbs........................................12J£

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

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

734
8
854
854
854
854

t>
654
654
654
6%

16 lbs........................................13
12 to 14 lbs................................13

picnic...................................................  954
best boneless.......................................  85«
Shoulders............... 
85£
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............-..............10&
Dried beef, ham prices......................................954
Long Clears, heavy..........................................
Briskets,  medium__ I....................................
light................................................

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

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

Standard,  per  lb ...............................  6
“  H. H__ ..............................6
“ 

TwiBt  .
Boston  Cream  .. ...........20 lb. cases
Cut  Loaf...........
Extra H.  H ......

...  7
................... cases 7
MIXED  CANDY.
Full Weight.

2 40

Bbls. Palls.
7
7
7
854
8
8

 

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Bbls.

2 80
3 80

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

“ 
fancy—In bulk.
Full Weight. 

Palls.
7
Standard........... .......................... 6
7
Leader..............
..........................6
Royal................. .......................... 654
754
Nobby...............
8
English  Rock... ....................... 7
8
Conserves......... ...........................7
8
4 88
Broken Taffy__ ..............baskets
8
9
Peanut Squares. .............. 
“  
8
French Creams..
10
13
Valley  Creams.............................  
Midget, 301b. baskets.....................................   8
8
Modern, fO lb. 
 
Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed..........................................  11
Chocolate Drops............................................  1154
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gam Drops................................................... 
 
Moss Drops.....................................................  8
Soar Drops......................................................   854
Imperials........................................................  10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 56
Sour Drops...................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................ 40@50
Licorice Drops..............................................l  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................ 60
printed............................................65
Imperials..........................................................60
Mottoes.............................................................70
Cream Bar....................................................;..55
Molasses Bar................................................... 55
Hand Made  Creams.................................. 85@95
Plain Creams............................................. 80@90
Decorated Creams........................................1  00
String  Rock.....................................................65
Burnt Almonds............................................1 00
WIntergreen  Berries.......................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 21b. boxes..........................  34
51
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
28
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 51b. boxes....................................  90
Small........................................................1  00@1 25
Medium.................................................. l  50@1 75
Large......................................................2 G0@2 25
Callfornias, 9 6 .....................................   @

CARAMELS.
 
“ 
 
“ 
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bananas.

ORANGES.

“ 
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3 
2 
3 

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Messlnas, choice  200.............................   @

126.......................................
150  ....................................
“ 
160.............................

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LEMONS.

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Messina, choice, 360.............................   @
fancy, 360............... .............  @
choice 300.............................  @
fancy 300.............................
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.

“ 
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“  50-lb.  “ 

Figs, fancy  layers, 61b..........................   @13
“  10B>..........................   @14
“  14tt>...........................  @15
“  201b........'.................   @18
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................   @854
..........................   @654
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................  454@ 6
NUTS.

“ 
“  extra 
“ 
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" 
Almonds, Tarragona.............................   @1854
Ivaca.....................................   @17
California.............................   @1854
Brazils, new...........................................   @10
Filberts..................................................  @1154
Walnuts, Grenoble................................  @1454

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

Chili.......................................   @10
Table  Nuts,  fancy.................................  @13
choice..............................  @12
Pecans, Texas, H.  P .,.......................... 11  @14
Cocoannts, full sacks.
@3 9»
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns................................   @  554
“  Roasted....................   @  754
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  @  554
“  Roasted..................   @ 754
Choice, H. P., Extras............................  @  454
“  Roasted.................  @ 654
California Walnuts....................   ........ 
1254

PEANUTS.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN*.

1 5

ted that some men do not know the differ­
ence  between  crow  and spring  chicken. 
Why,  some  business  men  throw  their 
trade journals under the counter without 
even  looking  at  them.  These  are  the \ 
fellows who eat crow.  They  don’t know 
anything  about  the  prospective fluctua­
tions of  the  market—but  they  are  very 
fluent in describing  the  injustice  on the
part of Umpire  Emslie  in  fining Pitcher 
Gleason $10  and  ordering  him  from  the 
field down at  Philadelphia.  They  don’t 
know  whether  coffees  are  going  up  or 
down—but they can  tell you  what horse 
is going to scoop  up  the  tin  during  the 
August  races.  They  have  no  time  to 
read for  profit—but  they  have plenty  of 
time  to  play  for  profit.  The  man  who 
throws his trade paper under the counter 
without  looking  at it,  and  then wails  a 
week for “Doc” to  come  around and tell 
him  what  is  going  on  in  the  business 
world,  will  soon  become  tainted  if  not 
kept  in  the  refrigerator.  Such  a  man 
will  develop 
the  pursuit  of 
knowledge than the  fellow  who used an 
unabridged  dictionary  for  a pillow—for 
he  developed  a big  welt  on the  back of 
his head.

less  in 

Quite  recently,  in  this  State,  a  mer­
chant had the misfortune to lose his store 
and  business  by  fire.  He carried an  in­
surance of $1,000 upon  the property,  and 
rested in the assurance  that,  in  case  the 
fire fiend should  signal  him out as a vic­
tim,  he  would  have  something substan­
tial upon  which to build again.  But be­
fore  the  smoke  had  cleared  away,  and 
before the eyes of  those depending upon 
him for  sustenance  had  become  dry,  he 
saw  in  the  ashes  and  charred  ruins o f, 
that  business,  a  terrible  revelation—Ms 
policy was  null and  void.  There was  a 
mortgage on the  property,  which  he had 
failed to disclose to the  insurance agent, 
and this  neglect on  his  part  was a fatal 
violation  of  the  contract  of  insurance. 
Why did this man suffer a loss of $1,000 for 
the  grim satisfaction of  reading  in those 
smoking embers what he might  have read 
on the  face of  his  policy,  sitting  in  his
arm  chair,  and  without 
incurring  one 
cent of loss?  Echo  answers,  “Why?”

It would be  doing  violence to  the difi- 
nition of words  composing  our language 
to  call this  man “a business  man,”  if it 
were not for  the notorious  fact that this 
man  is  not  a  glaring  exception  among 
business  men.  So  general  is  the  pre­
vailing  ignorance  among  business  men 
as to a true interpretation of the contract 
of insurance that the editor of this paper 
recently  went to  considerable  pains  and 
expense  in  obtaining a  series  of  essays 
on  fire  insurance,  including  a  full  and 
complete  review  of  the  conditions of  a 
fire insurance  policy  and  the  legal con 
struction  put  upon  the same by the Su­
preme Courts of  the different States.

What has been  the  result?  Fruitless, 
so far, at least,  as the  man referred to is 
concerned. 
If  he had taken  the time  to 
read that insurance series,  he would have 
made or  saved $1,000 and  shown  an  ad­
vancing  age  that  schoolhouses  are  not 
built in vain  and that the press is rapid­
ly becoming a great and mighty educator. 
Sit down and read. 

E.  A.  Owen.

next season  should average much  higher 
than for  the last  because,  in addition  to 
the smaller  American  yield,  the  world’s 
carry-over stock of  old hops will amount 
to  next to nothing.  The new  area com­
ing into  bearing this season will  cut but 
little figure in the supply.

Every man thinks  he  will  be  able  to 
afford better things in  six  months  from 
now.
M ic h ig a n  C e n t r a l

“  The Niagara Falls Route/'

DEPART.  ARRIVE
D e tro it E x p re ss.......................................  7:00 a m   10:00 p m
4 .30  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  
6:00 a m
New Y ork E x p ress.................................5:40 p m   10:45 p m

•D aily.
All o th e r d a ily  ex c e p t Sunday.
S leeping  c a rs  ru n   o n   A tla n tic   a n d   Pacific  E xpress 
tra in s  to  an d  fro m  D e tro it.
E le g a n t  p a r lo r  ca rs  lea v e G ran d   R apids on D e tro it 
E xpress a t  7 a. m ..  re tu rn in g   lea v e  D e tro it  4 :46 p .m . 
a r riv e  in  G rand  R apids 10 p.  m.

Fr ed M. Brig g s. Ö e n 'l A g e n t. 85 M onroe St.
A. Alm quist, T ick e t A gent, U nion  D epot.
G »o. W. Munson, U nion T ick e t Office. 67 M onroe St. 
O. W .R ugolks  G. P .  A   T. A gent.. C hicago.

Detroit
CRAW HAVEN 
Milwaukee

RAILWAY

11

T rains Leave
Lv.  Chicago —  
Lv.  M ilwaukee. 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
I o n ia .............A r
St.  Jo h n s  . ..A r
O w osso.........Ar
E.  Saginaw ..A r
Bay C ity .......Ar
F l i n t ...............Ar
Pt.  H u ro n ...A r
P o n tia c .......... Ar
D etroit.............Ar

TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

*No.  14|tNo.  16ltNo.  18 •No.  82
7 30pm
8 30pm
6 50am
7 45am
8 30am
9 05am
10 45am
11 30am
10 05am
11 55am
10 53am
11 50am
WESTWARD.

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

10 55pm 
12 37am 
1 55am 
3 15am
6 45am
7 ¿2am 
5 40am 
7 30am 
5 37am 
7 00am

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
a 05pm 
3  0pm 
8 45pm
7 05pm
8 00pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

T rains Leave
Lv. D etroit.........
G’d Rapids,  Lv 
G’d H aven,  Ar 
M llw’k eeS tr  “  
Chicago Str.  “

•N o. 81 tN o. 11 tN o. 13 •No.  15
4 05pm
1  5p
10 20pm
7  On am
11  20pm 
8 35am
6 30am

m
1  U0pm
2  10pm
6 (ióam
tD aily except Sunday.

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

•Daily. 

T rains arive from  the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 a. m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
T rains  arrive  from   th e west,  6:45  a  in,  10:10 
a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 10:30 p. m.
E astw ard—No.  14  has  W agner  P arlcr  Buffet 
ear.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 W agner  Sleeper.
W estward —No.  81  W agner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 W agner Parlor Buffetear.
J o h n   W.  L o u d , Traffic Manager.
B en  F l e t c h e r , Trav.  Pass. Agent.
J a s .  C a m p b e l l , City T icket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

Established  1868.

0 .1.  MOLDS  i   SON,

W H O L E S A L E   D E A L E R S   I N

Building and Sheathing Papers, 
Plain  and  Corrugated  Carpet 
Linings,  Asphalt  and  Coal  Tar 
Prepared  Rooting,  Best  Grades 
Asphaltum and  Fire-proof Hoof 
Paints,  Coal  Tar  and  Coal  Tar 
Pitch,  Elastic  Rooting  Cement, 
Resin and Mineral Wool, Asbes­
tos Fire-proof Sheathing, Etc.

SIT  DOWN  AND  READ.

W ritte n  f o r Th e  Tradesman.

I am aware that  the essayist who takes 
up  his  pen  in  support  of  the  precept 
which stands  at the  head  of  this article 
courts the anger of the gods who  preside 
over the destinies of  the  average  grocer 
in these hurly-burly  times.  To  be  mis­
taken for an escaped  lunatic,  all one has
to do is to step  into  a grocery  store  and 
inform 
the  grocer  that  his  interests 
would be better guarded and his  chances 
for success very much improved,  were he 
to sit down and  read  during a portion of 
the  time  not  required  for  sleep  and 
recreation. 
I  say  “recreation,” for  it  is 
a mistaken  idea  that  the  close applica­
tion  and  concentration of mind required 
to  read  understandingly  is  a  means  of 
recreation;  indeed,  to  read  with  a clear 
conception  of  the  subject  matter,  mas­
tering it so  thoroughly  that  the  reader 
can at once  make  an  application  of  the 
knowledge  acquired  for  profit  or  self- 
improvement,  tends  to  exhaust,  rather 
than  re-create,  the  tissues  of  the brain.
I  will  venture  the  statement—and  1 
appeal to any  ordinarily  active business 
man  of  middle  age  to  corroborate  it— 
that  one  hour  devoted to  such  reading 
(and  all other  reading  is a foolish waste 
of  time)  is  more  fatiguing  than  a  half 
day’s work behind the  counter.  A busi­
ness  man  in  active  life  has no time  to 
squander in reading  that  which will not 
make him  a  better  man  or  help  him  in 
his  business. 
It  is  just  as  imperative 
that  he  devote  a portion  of  his  time to 
reading as it is to any  other detail of  his 
business.  Present trade conditions make 
it necessary that he keep  himself  posted 
on all matters pretaining to his business, 
and,  therefore,  the  first  demand  on  his 
reading time should be for such informa­
tion.  Next  to  making  his  business  a 
' success,  as  a  means of  self-support,  he 
should  make  a success of  himself  as  a 
free and enlightened citizen of a free and 
independent republic.  This  means  that 
he must keep himself fairly well posted on 
public affairs.  He  may  fill  his cranium
full of  turf lore  and  become  learned  in 
the biographies of all the sporting cham­
pions of the world;  but,  if  be  neglect  to 
post himself on the  governmental  affairs 
of his country,  he should  not  be entrust­
ed with the sacred right of franchise.

schoolgirls  and 

The  matter-of-fact  man  of  business 
certainly has no time to meddle  with the 
time-honored  privileges  of  boarding 
house 
spider-legged 
summer  hotel  dudes  by  reading  fiction j 
and  chasing  after  butterflies,  but  he 
should find  time  to  qualify  himself as  a 
safe and competent  manager of  his own 
business and as a citizen of  the common­
wealth.  If  the mere taking  of  a paper, 
or a half  dozen of  them,  would  produce 
the  much  desired  effect,  the  average 
American  retailer  would  be  the  best 
posted  business  man  in  the  world,  for 
his proverbial  characteristic of  extrava­
gance  does  not  manifest  itself  in  any 
more observable way  than in  the number 
and  variety  of  periodical  publications 
which he  takes.  No  wonder  he  cannot 
find time to  read  one-half  of  the papers 
he takes;  and  were he  to  take  the time, 
he would ruin  his  business  and  make  a 
mental wreck of himself.  Some business 
men  remind  me  of  the  man  who  was 
earnestly  requested  to  accept  a  little 
spring chicken.  He  said  that  he had no 
use for  it;  that  he  was already  so  over­
stocked  with  crow that  he couldn’t find 
It  is to be regret-
time to eat half  of it. 

Qrand  Rapido  ut indiana.

S chedale  in  effect  Jtily   3,1892

TRAINS  SOIN» NORTH.
S outh.
6  50 a  m
9:20 a  in
1:60 p m
8:10 p m
8 :35 p  m

A rrive fro m   L eav e going
N orth.
7  20  a m
3  00  p m
4:15  p m
10:40  p m
7:20 a  m
4;16 p  m
T ra in  a r riv in g  fro m   so u th  a t 6 .50 am   an d d e p a rtin g

F o r T ra v erse C ity A   M ackinaw
F rom   K alam azoo  ........................
F o r  T raverse C ity A  M ackinaw
F or  T ra v e rse   C ity ........................
F o r  P eto sk ey  «& M ac k in a w ........
F rom  C hicago a n d   K alam azoo. 
F o r S a g in a w .....................................
F o r S aginaw   ...................................
n o rth  a t  7 .90 
S unday.

I d a ily  ;  a il o th e r  tra in a   d aily
tra ins  GOING  SOUTH.

A rriv e from
N orth.
F o r  C in c in n a ti...............................   6 .2 0 a m
F o r K alam azoo an d   C h ic ag o ...
F o r F o rt W ayne an d  th e   E a s t..  11:50 a  m
F o r  C in c in n a ti................................  6:20 p m
F o r  C h ic ag o ............. .......................10.40p 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  fro m  th e   n o rth  a t 6:20 p 
in g  so u th  a t  6:00 p .  m , also  tr a in  lea v in g  s 
p.  in.  ru n  d a ily ;  a ll o th e r  tra in s   d aily  ex

a v e g o in g  
S outh. 
7:00 a m  
10:05  a  m
2:00  p in 
6:00  p ill
11:30  p m

m   a n d   leav- 
louth a t  11  20 
e e p tS u n d a y .

SLEEPING  A   PARLOR  CAR  8KRVICE. 

N O R T H

7:55©  a   i n  tr a in .—P a rlo r c h a ir c a r G rand 
R apids to  T ra v erse C ity  a n d   U rund  R apids 
to  P etoskey an d  M ackinaw .
*¿.00  p   ill 
t r a i n   h as  p a rlo r  c a r  G ran d  
R apids to  P etoskey an d  M tckinaw .
1 0 : 4 0   p   u i   t r a i n . —S leeping  c a r  G rand 
R apids  to   P eto sk ey  an d  M ackinaw . 
S O U T H —7 : 0 0  a m   t r a i n .  - P a r lo r c h a ir  o a rG ra n d  
R apids to  C incinnati.
1 0 : 0 5   a m   t r a i n . —W a g n e r  P a rlo r  C ar 
G rand R apids  to   C hicago.
6 : 0 0   p m   t r a i n . —W a g n er  S leeping  C ar 
G rand  R apids to  C incinnati.
1 1 ;2 0   p  m  tr a in .—W a g n er S leeping C ar 
G ran d  R apids to  C hicago.

Chicagro via G. R. & I. R. R.

10:05 a  m 
3:35 p m  

Lv G ran d   R apids 
A rr C hicago 

11  20 p  m
6  5 0 a 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 agner  S leeping C ar. 
1010 p m
6:50  a m
10:10 p  tu 

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

2 :00 p m  
9:00 p m  

7:06 a m  
1:50 pm  

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

fo r M uskegon—L eave. 

6:55  a  m 
11:25  a m  
6:30  p m  

F rom  M uskegon—A rrive.

10:00 a  m
4 ;4 0 p m
9:06 p m

T h ro u g h  tic k e ts an d  fu ll In fo rm a tio n   ca n   be had  by 
o allin g  upon A. A lm qutst,  tic k e t  ag o u 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 stre e t. G rand R apids. Mich.

G eneral  P assen g e r an d  T ick e t A gent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD.

CHICAGO 

JUNE”- ^
AND  lVKSI'  MICHIGAN  K’Y.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.GK’D  RAPIDS.........9:05am  1:35pm  *11:35pm
Ar. CHICAGO  .............. 3:35pm  6:45pm  *7:05am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

Lv. CHICAGO  .............. 7:05am  5:25pm  *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D  RAPIDS.......3:55pm  10:10pm  *6:10am

ORAND  RAPIDS  AND  CHICAGO.

INDIANAPOLIS.

TO  AND FROM  MUSKEGON.

Via St. Joe am i Steamer.
Lv G rand R a p id s ..................  1:35pm 
t   6:30pm
2:00am
Ar  Chicago 
............................. 8:30pm 
9:30am
Lv Chicago 
.............................  9:30am 
Ar G rand R a p id s....................... 5:20pm 
6:20pm
TO  AND  FROM  BENTON  HARBOR,  8T  JOSEPH  AND 
Lv. G  R ..........9:05am  1:35pmt6:30pm  *11:35pm
Ar.  G  R  ..........*6:10am  1 ‘45pm  5:20pm  10:35pm
Lv.  G.  R .........................   8:40am  5:40pm 
.............
Ar."  G.  R .........................10:45am  1  45pm  5:20pm
Lv. G  R  .......*7:30am  2:10pm  5:35pm  11:15pm
¿Vr.  T  C ........ 12:15pm  6:45pm  10:55pm 
4:40am
Ar. Clil’o lx .. .*2:27pm  8:50pm 
7:00am
.......... 
Ar.  Pet’y ....... *2:57pm  9 :a  pm 
7:2  am
.......... 
Ar! B  V’w .. ..*3-10pm  9:25pm 
..........  
7 :40am
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  10:35pm
Lv O  R  ... 10:00 am 

’ TRAVERSE  CITY,  CHARLEVOIX  A  PETOSKEY.

Lv O ttaw a Beach 6:1,1 pm 

SUNDAY  TRAIN.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

W agner  Parlor Cars  Leave G rand  Rapids 1:35 
pm, leave Chicago7:05 am, 5:25 pm ;  leave G rand 
leave  Bay View 6:10 
Rapids  £7:3 lain,’2:10 pm ; 
am, *1:45 pm. 
W agner  Sleepers—Leave  G rand  Rapids *11:35 
pm ;  leave  Chicago  *11:15  pm ;  leave  Bay  View 
110:15 pm ;  leave G rand  Rapids til:3 5  pm ;  leave 
Ineianapolis via Big F our 7:00 pm.
♦Every day.  tE xcept Saturday,  ¿Except  Mon 
day.  O ther trains week days only.

.  _

DETRO IT,

LANSING  &  NORTHERN  R. R.

GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv. G  R  ...  7 :20am  *2:00pm  5:40pm  *11:00pm 
Ar.  D E T ..  ,11:40am  *5:50pm  10:35pm  *7:00am

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. DETRO IT................  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. G R   7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. O B   11:50am 10:40pm

TO LOWBLI. VIA  LOWELL  A  HASTINGS R.  R.

Lv. G rand Rapids  ...........  7:20am  2:00pm  6:40pm
Ar. from  Low ell................ 12:45pm ¡5:25pm  7:00am

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all  day  trains  between  G rand 
Rapids and  Detroit.  W agner Sleepers  on  night 
trains.  Parlor cars to Saginaw on m orning train. 

•Every day.  O ther trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen.  Pass’r  Ag’t.

The  Hop  Crop.

The  hob  prospect  is  an  exceedingly 
good  one.  The  new  season  will  open 
with  smaller  stocks  than were  ever on 
hand  at  such  a  period.  The  growing 
crop  on  the  Pacific  coast  and  in  New 
York  State will  not be a full one by any 
means,  and there is yet some uncertainty 
as to the European crops.  Prices for the i

Id Felt, Composition and Gravel,

Cor.dLOUIS and  CAMPAU  Sts..

Grand  Rapids, 

-  Mich

16

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

T he  G rocery  M arket.

Sugar—The  market  advanced  a  six­
pence  last  Wednesday  and  is  firm  and 
strong at the advance.  No cheaper  sugar 
will  probably  be  seen  until  after  the 
end  of  the fruit season.

Oranges — California  stock 

is  about 
cleaned up,  and what can be obtained are 
rather  spongy  and  juiceless.  St.  Mi­
chaels  are  elegant,  but  the  price  runs 
from §6 to $7,  which  is  more  than most 
people want to  pay.

Lemons—The warm weather of  a fort­
night jumped the  price out of  sight,  but 
a few  cool  days  may  hammer  the price 
down  again.  No  prices  are,  therefore, 
named in  to-day’s  quotations,  owing  to 
the  liability  to  variation.

Canned  Goods—Corn  and  tomatoes 
bear every indication of ruling high dur­
ing  the  coming season,  as  the  pack  of 
both is sure  to  be  much  below the aver­
age.  Lobsters  are  ruling  strong  on  a 
light pack so far this  season.  American 
sardines  are  steady  and  in  limited  re­
quest.  Alaska  salmon 
is  holding  its 
own.

Beans—The market has developed still 

more strength and is quotably  higher.

Dried  Lima  Beans—Advanced  Kc per 
is 

-  pound  since  last  week.  The  crop 

claimed to be one-half that of  189-1.

Spices—Orders  are  lighter  than  deal­
ers have reason  to  expect  at this  season 
of the year.

Rice—The  growing  crop  of  domestic 
promises  to  be  abundant  and  of  high 
standard.  Japan  is in  active request.

Fruits—Currants  are  a  little  higher. 
Dates are inactive and nominally steady. 
French prunes are firmly held,  influenced 
by the reported short crop  of  California. 
The supply  of  spot  California  goods  is 
about  exhausted.  The  crop  of  Turkish 
is said to be below  the  average.  Valen­
cia  and  California  raisins  are  fairly 
strong,  especially 
in  desirable grades, 
which are running low.

Cheese—High as  the  price is,  for  this 
season of the year, the  indications  point 
to still higher prices.  The  London mar­
ket  is  almost  bare  of  ’91  cheese,  and 
prices there are now from X  @ lc higher 
than at  the same  time  last year.  Cana­
dians  have  also  been  free  buyers  of 
American  cheese,  looking 
for  higher 
values in  August  and  September.  The 
English make will also be short and  Lon­
don dealers look to Canadian and  Ameri­
can supplies  as a substitute  for  the me­
dium  and 
lower  grades  of  Cheshire, 
Cheddar, Gloucester and Derby cheese.

A  T ab lecloth   S h aw l.

“In the last forty years,” said  an  old- 
time Boston merchant the other day,  “no 
change in the mercantile  business  down 
East has been so marked as the establish­
ment of  fair  dealing  between  the mer­
chant  and  the  customer.  Forty  years 
ago when I entered a dry goods honse  in 
Boston as a salesman,  the invariable rule 
which  influenced  our  work  was,  ‘Sell 
something,  no matter bow nor what,  but 
sell.’  The head  of  the  firm  spent  the 
day  perched on  a  high  platform  which 
afforded  him a view of  the  entire  store. 
Every customer and every clerk was thus 
subject  to  a  rigid  surveillance. 
If  a 
salesman failed  to  make  a  bargain  the 
old man  would pounce down on him with, 
‘What did that customer want?’
“ ‘A black silk shawl, sir,’ was  one  of 
the replies  which  I  remember  to  have 
made.

wanted?’

“ ‘Well,  didn’t  we  have  what  she 
“ ‘No, sir.1
“ ‘Then why on earth  didn’t  you  sell 
her a fine-tooth comb?’ thundered the  old 
‘Something must be sold to every­
man. 
body who  enters that door.’

“A few days  later  there  came  to  my 
counter  a  Portuguese  woman,  swarthy 
and round,  accompanied by an  admiring 
sailor. 
She  wanted  a  shawl.  Those 
were the  days  when  black  silk  shawls 
were all the rage, and 1 hastened to show 
her the stock.  Nothing seemed to please 
her,  however, and  I  was  in despair. 
I 
observed the  old  man’s  cold  gray  eyes 
glaring at me from the platform,  and  re­
doubled  my efforts  to  drive  a  bargain, 
but it was no use.  The  woman  couldn’t 
speak very much English,  but she looked 
her impassiveness .n  a manner that spoke 
louder than words.  Incidentally it struck 
dismay to  my  heart,  dismay  which  in­
creased tenfold when,  with  a  final  dis­
satisfied shrug,  she and her escort started 
for the door.  Sailors just home  from  a 
cruise always have money,  and  the  con­
sequences of missing so rich a prize were, 
indeed, perilous. 
It was no use arguing, 
however,  for the woman was plainly  not 
attracted by  anything in our stock.
“Driven  to a  mild  form  of  despair,  1 
followed them to  the  door,  casting  my 
eyes  right  and  left  for  some  chance 
attraction.  Suddenly 1 ran across a  pile 
of  those  big-figured  and  gayly-flowered 
red and black tablecloths which  were  so 
generally used in those  days,  and,  pull­
ing the gayest of them  from  the  pile,  I 
threw it over the retreating shoulders  of 
the woman with an  exclamation  of  pro­
found admiration.  She took one look  at 
it  and  beamed  with  joy.  Her  escort 
beamed,  too,  and  my  delight  knew no 
bounds.
“ ‘How much?’ asked the sailor eagerly, 
pulling some money from his pocket.
“Now,  those  tablecloths  cost  us only 
93 cents apiece. 
‘Go as  high  as  $20?’  I 
asked,  noting  the  increasing  delight of 
the  woman,  as  she  surveyed  her  new 
glories.

“ ‘No; $15,’ he said.
“ ‘Well,’  I  replied,  after  hesitating, 
‘split the difference  and  call  it  $17.50.’ 
He consented and  paid,  and arm  in  arm 
the  pair  departed,  happy  beyond  the 
power of words.
“The old man was delighted,  and  my 
fame as a salesman spread among my fel­
lows. 
In those days nobody  thought  of 
the means in the all-pervading  desire  to 
attain the ends and the man who could sell 
a 93-cent tablecloth for a $17  shawl  was, 
indeed, a hero.
“ The next morning while I was reflect­
ing in a contemplative sort  of  way upon 
the delights of fame,  to my horror I  saw 
my  two  customers  of  the  day  before 
enter the store and  advance  toward  me 
rapidly. 
It flashed  across  my  mind  at 
once  that they had been told  of  the  de­
ception that  1  had  practiced,  and  were 
coming back for satisfaction.  Just what 
form  that satisfaction would  take  I  had 
no means of ascertaining,  but I  was  ter­
ribly frightened.  The  sailor  was  fore­
most in the group, and besides the Portu­
guese woman of the  day  before  another 
woman accompanied them. 
In my fright 
I  pictured 
the  second  woman  as  the 
one who had  told  them  of  the  swindle. 
It was  too  late  to  run,  so  1  stood  my 
ground.  Oh! how I wished to be  a  thou­
sand miles away.  By that time they had 
come to a standstill, and  the  sailor  was 
directly in front of me.

“ ‘Want another,’ was all he said.”

Lake view Items.

John 8.  Weidman  has bought  another 
sawmill and,  with  it,  has  purchased  a 
large tract of heavy  timbered  land,  and 
will  vigorously push the manufacture of 
lumber with two mills.

Louis Fuller is  building a  store-house 
to be used in connection with  his  manu­
facturing establishment.  Mr.  Fuller has 
three times  been  burned  out  here,  but 
he soon gets to running  again.

The Cato Novelty  Works  is  shipping 
from  three  to  six  dray  loads  of  their 
goods every day,  principally to the West­
ern and Southwestern States.

James Welch  is erecting a  sawmill  a 

a few miles east of here.

The  best-spent years  of  a  man’s  life 
are  those  he  spends  finding  out  how 
little be knows.

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IMPORTERS  A SD   WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IS

R ib b o n s, 

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

W e  invite  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  our  com plete  and  well 

assorted  stock  at  lowest  m arket  prices.

Spring &  Company.

MICHIGAN  BARK  & LUMBER  CO.,

Successors  to

N.  B.  C M  & Co.

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

is   and  19  Widdicomb  Building.

— T H E  —

PUTMAN  CANDY  CO.
High Grade 
Confectionery,

A re E x te n siv e   M a n u fa ctu rers  o f

A n d   th e  L a rg e st  H a n d le rs  o f

Oranges,  Lem ons,

B a n a n a s,  N uts, 

Dates,  Figs,  Etc.,

In  W e ste r n   M ich ig a n .  Y o u r  o rd ers  to  th em  
wi l l   be  p ro m p tly   e x e c u te d   an d   d u ly   a p p re -
d a t e d .

Quality  W ins!

Änd.  you  can  depend  on  the  best 
quality  where  you  buy  this  brand*

Crate  Clasts. 

Glass Covers tor Biscnits.

'T ’HESE  chests

will

soon
pay for themselves  in  the 
breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

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

O UR new glass covers  are by far the 

N E W   N O V E L T IE 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.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

1 1 .  L E O N A R D   S O N S

Complete Lines of Crockery, Glassware and House Furnishing 

G o o d s,  S to r e   L a m p s   and P a r lo r   L a m p s  in E v e r y   V a r ie ty .

Catalogue  No.  108. 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH 

Free  to  Merchants.

A ny  m erchant who  does  not  keep  a  beautiful  variety 

of  Lamp  Goods this  season w ill  be clearly
N O T   I3ST  IT .

O ur  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  lam p  goods  last  season,  the  prices  at 
which  we  are  placing our  beautiful  line on  the  m arket, 
w ill result in  a  positive shortage of stock  at the factories, 
therefore we earnestly  suggest

EARLY  ORDERS  FOR  YOUR  STOCK.

A sk for our complete line  of  lithographs,  and  we  will 
show  you  the  finest  assortment  ever  shown  by  any 
Lamp  House  in the  U nited  States.

8 4  c   e a c h .

O ur  ft IDBAL 99  assortment  sewing  lam ps  con­

sists  of  six  lamps,  graceful  shape  and  beautiful  decora­
tions.  A lthough  our  prices  are  extremely low,  quality 
and  workm anship  are  equal  to  our  high  grade  assort­
ments.  Price  of  the  “ Ideal”  assortment  with  burner, 
shade  ring and decorated  dome  shade  to  m atch  the  vase, 
by the package,

84 c   e a c h .

Our 

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Assortment

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

GRAND  ASSORTMENT,

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

0  

1.20each.

our“  L , o w e l l ”

A. s

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Choice  Embossed  Vase  Lam ps  is  a lot of  six  new  styles 
w ith  a  new feature  in  lamps,  showing the  rose top  shade 
w ith  vase to  match,  both  richly  decorated  with  Pansies, 
E arly  A utum n  and Fox Glove and Fern decorations.  W e 
sell  them   complete  with  the  Heavy  brass  Solar  Burner, 
adjustable  tripod,  no  chimneys.  O ur  prices  on  these 
will  surprise  you  and yield  handsome profits.  Price  by 
the package.

01,£O  each.
-   The  -  -  -
-  - 

“Challenge Duplex**

Assortment

Consists of  a magnificent reading or study  lam p w ith  the 
powerful  Am erican  D uplex B urner giving a double wick 
surface  of three inches,  in  a large new stjde and desirable 
shape  with  very  showy  decorations.  No.  29,  showing 
the  “Cosmos”  decoration in  a delicate  blue  bisque finish. 
No.  30, the  beautiful  “Shepard  Scene”  in  pink  and  gray 
tints.  No.  31, the  “L a  France  Rose”  in  ivory  and  cela- 
den  tints.  A ll  w ith  the  effective  Bisque  Finish  and  de­
tachable oil  pots.  W e have  spared  no  expense to make 
these the  best Low  Priced  D uplex Lam ps on  the  m arket. 
W e quote by the package,

# 2 . 6 7   each.

“Golden  Wedding**

Assortm ent  of  beautiful  parlor  lamps,  suitable  for  the 
finest  draw ing  room  or parlor in  the  land,  consisting  of 
six rare  and  tasteful  decorations on three  graceful,  styl­
ish shapes,  gold m ountings fitted  w ith the  best and  sim ­
plest Royal  center draft burner of  75  candle power.

Decoration subjects  and  color are  “T ruant,”  in  m ono­
chrome;  “Country  Roadside,”  in  Lim oge;  “O riental 
Cactus,”  in  pink  and  ivory;  “M idsum m er’  in  iridescent 
color;  “Rom an W arriors”  in  light  pink;  “H eliotrope,” 
in  white bisque,  gold  finish.

W e  call  special  attention to  the  S u p e r io r   Q u a l i t y  
and workm anship of  these  lamps.  You  can  order w ith 
the full  assurance  th at  you w ill  obtain  the  Best  Lamp 
on  the m arket  at very reasonable  price.  We  offer them 
by the  package,  02*67 each•

