Published Weekly.

V O L.  9.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
GRAND  RAPIDS,  AUGUST  10,  1892.

$1  Per  Year.
NO.  464

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,

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

Successors  to

HARRY  FOX,  Manager.

Crackers, Biscuits#Sweet Goods,

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PAID  TO  MAIL  ORDERS.

TELFER  SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

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

1 and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS

YflE  fJEW  YORK  BISCUIT  GO.,

S.  A.  SE A R S,  Manager.

C r a c fr e r  JM anufacturcrs,
G rand  R ap id s.

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

- 

Our  Fall  Lines  of

Oil  Glottis,  Garpets  and  Curtains

Now  ready.  Write for  prices•

SMITH  &  SANFORD,  68  Monroe St.

NO  BRAND  OF  TEN  CENT

C O M P A R E S

W1TH  THE

G.  F.  FAUDE,  Sole  Manufacturer,  IONIA,  MICH.

O.  N.  RAPP  Si  CO..
PRODUCE.
WH0LE8RLE 

FRUITS  END 

9 North  Ionia St., Grand Rapids.

Mail  Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention.

C3-.  S .  BPLOW3ST,

---------JOBBER  o f---------

Foreign  and  DoiubsHg Frifits  and  Vegetables,
Oranges,  Bananas  and  Early  Vegetables  a  Specialty.

Send for quotations. 

24-26 No. Division St.

M O SELEY  BROS.,

- WHOLESALE -

FRUITS.  SEEDS,  BEENS  END  PRODUCE,

26, 28, 30 & 32 OTTAWA  ST,

O -rsin d .  F ^ a/oicis,  M io h ..

The  Green Seal  Cigar

Is the Most Desirable for M erchants to Handle because

It is Staple and w ill fit any Purchaser.

Send Tour W holesaler an Order.

Retails for 10 cents, 3 for 25 cents.

The Early Alexanders  are in and  quality  up to the  standard.  These  are  the 
first and  from  the outlook  there will  be a large crop of  them and  prices will  rule 
low.  Our  facilities  are as usual in good  shape to  handle  the  immense  quantities 
that we always  take on the  market.  Our books  show last  year  that we  handled 
between

and  about  Thirteen Thousand  small  baskets.  We know  the  peach  growers  and 
know their  style of  packing,  consequently,  when  you order peaches of  us you will 
get first quality and  not pay  any more than if  you  were  here to do your  own buy­
ing. 
In the height of  the season when we go on the market and take from eight to 
twelve  hundred  bushels a day it is quite  evident  we can  supply the  wants of  the 
trade to their  entire  satisfaction.  Let us know at once if  you  wish  us to give you 
the  market  report  from  week to week,  and  we  will  put  you  on the  list  without 
charge.  Hoping to hear from you early,  1 am yours respectfully,

ALFRED  ./.  BROWN,
_______________ Seedsman and Frnit Commission Merchant.

Including the following celebrated brands man­
ufactured  by the  well known  house of  Glaser, 
Frame & Co. :
VIndex, long  Havana filler.......................   $35
Three  Medals, long Havana filler........... 
35
E lk ’s Choice, Havana filler and binder... 
55
La Fior de Alfonso,................................  
55
gg
La Donneila de M orera,......................... 
La Ideal, 25 in a box................................  
55
M adellena...............................................  
gg
Fior de  Rom eo............. 
 
35

 

 

 

10  So.  Ionia  81.,  Grand  Rapids.

Don*t  Forget  when  ordering

NUTS,  FIGS,CANDYsDATES, ETC.

To call on or address

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

Special pains  taken w ith frn it orders.

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I_________________________
Michigan with 

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T h e   P u b lic  !

During the  building of the Kansas & Pacific Railway

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DEALERS  IK

Uluminating and Lubricating

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office,  Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Ave.

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S lo t  Cases
First-Glass  Work  Only

Manufacturers  of

Of  Every Description.

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

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VOL.  9

GREEN  GOODS.
Edwin J. Gilues & Go's

BLENDED

N E W   YORK»

COFFEE READ THIS.

IF YOU ENJOY  A  GOOD  CUP  OF 
JIJHE fact that a coffee is a Java does not always Imply 
^  
that  it  will  make  a  delicious  beverage,  for  Javas 
differ  very  materially  on  acoount  of the section  of the 
Island of Java on which they are grown and the method 
used  in  cultivating,  some  being  grown  by  private 
planters, ether under the government supervision.  Some 
of these Javas are delicious, others rank and worthless.
The D ia m o n d J ava is a blend of those Javas wnich ex ­
cel In any peculiar degree In fine flavor or full  strength, 
and which mingling harmoniously together produce the 
perfection of a coffee.
The D ia m o nd J ava Is packed  in  alr-tlght  cans  when 
taken hot from cylinders, and Its fragrant aroma Is  thus 
preserved  until  used.  This  brand  of  Whole  Roasted 
Coffee Is intended for those that appreciate a fine article, 
and desire to use the best coffee that cen be obtained.
A S K   TOUIt  GROCER F O B IT .

tfh e  cannot supply you send us his name.

We are importers of Green Coffees  and do our 
own  roasting  by  the  most  improved  methods 
known.  Our proprietary brands are perfect and 
reliable.  We  say  this on  honor, knowing what 
we  are  talking  about, as we  can  always  show 
the  green  coffee  from  the  production  of  our 
roast.  Our coffees are  tested on the good drink­
ing qualities.  Cleaned before and after roasting. 
Kept and shipped in air tight cans.  Every pack­
age inspected  before  it  leaves, by the  Superin­
tendent.  All done in our own spacious building 
under our immediate  supervision.  This means 
greenbacks to the live dealer.

E.  J.  GILLIES  &  GO.,

NEW  YORK,

IMPORTERS & ROASTERS.

MICHIGAN REPRESENTATIVE,

J.  P.  VISNER,

167  No. Ionia St., Grand  Rapids, Mich.

COMMERCIAL CREDIT CO.

65  MONROE  ST.

Formed by the consolidation of the 

COOPER  COMMERCIAL  AGENCY, 

AND T H E

UNION  CREDIT  CO.,

And  embodying  all  the  good  features  of  both 
agencies.
Commercial  reports  and  current  collections 
receive  prompt  and  careful  attention.  Your 
patronage respectfully solicited.

Telephones 166 and 1030.

L.  J.  STEVENSON, 

C.  A.  CUMINGS,

C.  E.  BLOCK.

FOURTH NATIONAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

Gxo.  W.  G a t , Vice-President.

Ws. H. Anderson, Cashier,
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking  business.

Make a  specialty of collections.  Accounts 

of country merchants solicited.

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GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  AUGUST 10,  1892,

NO.  464

EST A B L ISH E D   1841.

THE MERCANTILE  AGENCY

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For the best work, at  reasonable prices, address 

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY.

A. J. SHELLMAH, Scientific Optician, (5 Monro« Street.

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

A ll Sizes and Prices. 

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"with
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The Bradstreet Mercantile Apncy.

MARTIN,  MICH.

The Bradstreet  Company, Props.

Executive  Offices, 279,281,283  Broadway, N.Y

CHARLES  F.  CLARK, Pres.

Offices In the principal cities of the United 
States,  Canada, the  European  continent, 
Australia, and m London, England.

Grand  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg.

HENRY ROYCE, Snpt.

Manufacturer’s Agent and Jobber of

F R A N K   H .  W H IT E ,
Brooms, Washboards, Wooden
Indtlrated  Pails  It  Tdhs,

AND

Wooden  Bowls,  Clothespins  and  Rolling 

Pins,  Step  Ladders,  Washing  Ma­

chines, Market, Bushel and De­

livery Bas'  ets,  Building 

Paper, Wrapping

Paper, Sacks, Twine and  Stationery.

Manufacturers  in  lines allied to above, wish­
ing to be represented in this  market are request­
ed to communicate with me.

135  COURT  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

A  BRAVE  GIRL.

I  am  not  inclined 

to  disparage  the 
physical bravery involved in  facing  bas­
tions and taking cities,  but I  do  say that 
this is  not the  most  difficult  side  of  the 
virtue,  and that there are moral victories 
won in  daily  life  evincing  as  honorable 
and enduring courage.

Mattie was the only child of Major John 
Darley,  a man who had done good service 
in the  Mexican  War  and  had  been  re­
warded for it by an honorable and  lucra­
tive government office.

He lived in  good  style  in  a  handsome 
house,  and  Mattie  was  generally  under­
stood to be as well off  in  money  matters 
as she was attractive in person  and  win­
ning  in  manners.  She  visited  in  the 
most fashionable circles  and  was  rather 
noted for her pretty toilets and the num­
ber of her beaux.

Mattie had,  however,  made her  choice. 
Unreservedly  she  had  given  her  affec­
tions  to Mark Taylor,  a young man of no 
particular family,  but  of  handsome  ex­
terior and fair business prospects.  Many, 
indeed,  wondered at the  Major  sanction­
ing  the  match; but there are always rea­
sons  within  reasons,  and the poor father 
had  his  private  motives  for  forwarding 
the views of the  man  who  seemed  most 
in earnest about marrying Mattie.

But  before  Mattie’s  pretty  wardrobe 
was finished,  and  while  the  lovers  were 
yet undecided as to whether the wedding 
was to be a public or a  private  one,  Ma­
jor  Darley  was  found  dead  in  bed  one 
morning, and  the  house  of  pleasant  an­
ticipations became a house of  mourning.
This was but the beginning of Mattie’s 
troubles.  Vague but  terrible  rumors  of 
suicide  and  ruin  began to be heard,  and 
Mattie,  even in the first gush of sympathy 
for her desolate condition, could feel that 
indefinate  something  which  expressed 
disapprobation as well as pity; and  after 
the funeral was over she was quite sensi­
ble that  her  acquaintances  and  friends 
were ready to  stand  aloof  from  her  at 
the first good opportunity.

The world, upon the whole,  is  not  fla­
grantly unjust; it thought it had good rea­
son  for  its  disapprobation.  Major  Dar­
ley had done wrong;  he  had  squandered 
money not his own; and poverty and dis- 
Jionor  it  refuses  to  sanction. 
In  the 
main it is right.  And when Mattie knew 
all and knew,  also, that it was generally 
believed that her  father  had  slunk  into 
the grave because he was afraid  to  face 
the wrong he had done, she did not much 
blame  the  world. 
She  knew  it  must 
judge men and women on  general  rules.
Bat she did blame Mark,  for he had no 
such  excuse.  He  had  made  particular 
promises  to  her  and  her  alone.  But 
when  misfortune  does  not  strengthen 
love, it kills it; and before Major  Darley 
was in  the  grave,  Mark’s  behavior  had 
lost something of its respect,  and he soon 
became quernlous and inattentive.  Mat- 
tie  did  not hesitate long. 
In a  few dig­
nified lines  she  gave  him  his  dismissal, 
and it was coolly  accepted,  with  a  very 
unmanly and ungenerous reflection  upon 
the  dead.

Then the  poor  girl began seriously to

consider  her  future.  There  was  abso­
lutely nothing for her  but  the  furnitnre 
of the house in which she  lived,  and  the 
half-and-half invitations  which  she  had 
received from her two aunts to make her 
home for a time  with  them.  One  had  a 
large family and lived in a pretty  Jersey 
village;  the  other  was  an  invalid  and 
traveled a great deal.

She sold the  furniture at auction,  paid 
out of  it  her  father’s  funeral  expenses 
and  found  that  she  had  about  sixteen 
hundred  dollars  left.  Upon  the  whole, 
the invalid aunt  seemed  the  most  desir­
able,  and  she  accepted  her  invitation 
first. 
It was the  beginning  of  summer, 
and Mrs.  Dayton  was  going  to  Europe 
“for her health.”  Mattie was to go with 
her, but it was not until everything  was 
arranged that  Mattie  found  she  was  ex­
pected  to  pay  her  own  passage.  She 
drew-four  hundred  dollars  and  went  to 
sea with a heavy heart.

The  next  six  months  were  a  simple 
record of  an  imaginary 'invalid’s whims 
and  unreasonable  tyranny;  Mattie  took 
under  these  circumstances  her  first les­
sons in that knowledge  which  teaches— 
“How salt the savor is of others’ bread!
How hard the passage to descend and climb 
By others’ stairs!”
And in spite of  all Mattie’s efforts and 
humiliations, she  did  not  please.  Mrs. 
Dayton  and  her niece  parted at last  on 
very bad  terms.

She had still nine hundred dollars, and 
she  found  herself  one  morning in June 
in a  New  York  boarding-house,  asking 
her heart twenty times  an  hour:  “What 
shall I do  with  it?”  One  morning  she 
lifted a paper  and  eagerly  ran  her  eye 
over the “Wants.”  This paragraph sup­
plied  her with  the  idea on which  rested 
a very prosperous future:

“ Wa n ted—A thoroughly artistic, pro­
fessional  cook.  A  liberal  salary  given 
and two assistants allowed.  Apply,  etc.”
Now,  if there  was one  thing for which 
Mattie  had  a  natural  aptitude,  it  was 
the making of  delicacies and  the beauti­
ful arrangement of a table.

“Why  should I not  learn  how  to  do 
this thing?” she  said.  “This  very day I 
will see about it.”

She had  to  take  many a fruitless walk 
and  to  bear a good  deal of  impertinent

TWENTY
THOUSAND
RETAIL  GROCERS

have  used  them  from  one  to 
six years and  they  agree  that 
as  an  all-around  Grocer’s 
Counter  Scale  the  “PERFEC­
TION”  has no equal.
For sale by

HAWKINS  &  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

And by WholesaleGrocers generally.

2

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

curiosity  before  she  found  what  she 
wanted—a  professional  cook willing  to 
impart the secrets of his art for an equiv­
alent in cash.  Even  then  he could  not 
take  her  until  the winter  season  made 
grand  dinners  in  demand,  and  Mattie 
was  forced  to  content  herself  with  an 
engagement  to  the  great  artist  in  the 
following October.

Did she live on her small  means in  the 
interval?  She  took a situation  as sales­
woman in a retail store, and immediately 
began to sell  trimmiugs  and  laces.  Not 
unfrequently  she  had  to  wait  on  ladies 
at whose houses she had visited and  with 
whom  she had  freqently spent the morn­
ing  shopping  not  eighteen  months  be­
fore.  Some ignored the fact and  treated 
her as a simple shop-girl, and some spoke 
to  her in that  tone of  constrained  kind­
ness  still  harder to bear.  Others  whis­
pered 
they 
passed,  her name and reverses; but,  after 
all, she  was  amazed  to  find  how  little 
these things hurt her.

to  their  companions,  as 

She  was  honestly glad one  morning to 
receive  a  note  from  Professor  Deluce, 
requesting  her  services. 
In  a  plain, 
neat  dress,  witt:  her  large  apron  and 
linen  sleeves in  her  satchel, she  entered 
at  daylight  one of  the  principle  hotels 
the 
and  took  her  way  resolutely 
professor’s 
to 
work  with  a  very  few  words, and  day 
after  day,  week  after week,  she  assisted 
him  in the  production of  the  most won­
derful dinners and suppers.

to 
rooms.  He  set  her 

When  the  winter  was  over  the  pro­
fessor  was  willing to endorse  his  pupil 
in  all  things, and he offered to secure her 
a position for the summer months.  Mat- 
tie very gratefully accepted his offer, and 
in a few  days  he  was  able  to  make  an 
engagement  for  her  at  a  fashionable 
summer  hotel.  She  was  to  have  one 
thousand dollars  for the season  and  two 
assistants.

For  five years  Mattie  speut  her  sum­
mers at this  hotel,  and  her winters  with 
some rich private family,  making  about 
fifteen  hundred dollars a year, and saving 
nearly every dollar  of  it.  For  she  had 
in view the  opening  of  a  large  private 
hotel,  and she knew that in  order to  get 
the necessary funds,  she must herself be 
willing to risk a respectable sum.

So  she  was  patient  and  industrious, 
and  the  day  on  which  she  was  thirty 
years of  age  saw  her the  mistress  of  a 
magnificently  furnished  mansion,  every 
room of which had  been taken before  it 
was  opened.  For by  this  time  Mattie’s 
skill  was  well  known  to  wealthy  epi­
cures,  and  it was  considered  something 
of a privilege  to  sit  at  a  table she pro­
vided for, or live in a  house she ordered.
But though obliged now to dress as be­
comes the lady of such a house,  she never 
relaxed  her  patient  attention 
to  the 
smallest  detail  of  her  duty,  and  her 
boarders knew that the elegantly dressed 
woman  who  presided  at  the  table  had 
been hours before in  a linen blouse  and 
cap  busy  among  her  bright  saucepans 
for their benefit and enjoyment ;  and the 
knowledge  detracted  nothing  from  the 
respect and admiration everyone delight­
ed to give her.

In three years  Mattie  had paid off  the 
last cent of the money she  had borrowed 
in  order  to  start  her  enterprise,  and 
thenceforward she began to  make money 
and save money  for Mattie Darley alone. 
She was  still  handsome  and  had  many 
admirers,  but  she  was  of that  order  of 
women who love  once and no  more,  and

two 

many things  about  Mark’s  desertion  of 
her had left a sting in  her heart which no 
future love could  extract.  She  did  not 
know  whether  he  remembered  her  or 
not ;  she  had  heard,  while  in  Europe, 
that he was going to  marry an  old  com­
panion  of  hers,  but  that  was  twelve 
years ago,  and twelve years  rolled in be­
tween 
lives  generally  effectually 
separate them.

When she  was thirty-six  years  of  age 
and  a  rich woman,  she  had  an  offer of 
marriage.  She  refused  it,  but  the  cir­
cumstances set her thinking  about Mark 
in  a very  persistent  manner.  She deter­
mined to make  some  cautious  enquiries 
about  him ;  she  was  too  old  now  for 
him to attribute any  silly motive  to her. 
The resolution ran  in  her mind  for  two 
or three  days,  and  she  determined  one 
afternoon  to go and  find out an old friend 
likely to be familiar with  Mark’s doings.
But  while  she  was  dressing,  an  En­
glish  nobleman  came  to rent  a suite of 
rooms and was  so  full  of  crochets  and 
orders, that she thought it best to remain 
in the house.  He was very peculiar  and 
insisted upon  having all  his meals in his 
own room ;  but as he paid extravagantly 
for the privilege  and  kept  his  own  ser­
vant to attend upon  him,  Mattie thought 
it worth  her  while to  humor so  good  a 
guest.
She soon found,however,this strange ser­
vant a very uneasy element in her kitchen 
affairs.  In a week her own maids were at 
open  war  with  him;  and  she  heard so 
much  about  his  delightful  singing  and 
elegant  manners  that  her  curiosity was 
somewhat excited.  One morning,  as she 
was  coming  down-stairs,  dressed  to  go 
out,  she saw  the  wine-colored  livery  of 
my  lord’s  servant  coming  toward  her 
with  a  tray,  containing  delicacies  for 
bis  master’s breakfast.  As  they passed 
each  other,  Mattie  looked  steadily  into 
the man’s face and saw Mark Taylor.

He recognized her at the same moment, 
but with the instinct of a little mind pre­
tended not to know her.  After his  s.are 
and  silence  there  was  nothing  left  for 
Mattie  to  say.  She  had  been  going  to 
see  him,  and,  lo, even  as  a  servant  he 
would not  know her!  The next  day the 
servant’s parlor was desolate.  Mark had 
left my lord’s  service.

It might be four years  after this event 
that  Mattie  one  bitter,  snowy  day  re­
ceived  a  letter  which  greatly  agitated 
her.  She  was  a  very  wealthy  woman 
now, and though she still  kept her  hotel 
she also kept her  private  carriage.  Af­
ter  half  an  hour’s  troubled  and  uncer­
tain  thought, she ordered it, and  greatly 
to the amazement of her servant, request­
ed to  be  driven  to  a  very  disreputable 
part  of  the  city. 
It  was  hard  for the 
vehicle to make its  way  to the  wretched 
tenement  she  indicated,  and  Mattie’s 
heart sunk at the filthy, slushy court and 
dark, noisome stairs before her.

I  might  say  that  love  made  her  re­
gardless of  these things, but  that would 
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tion.

But this  time  he  had  told  the  truth. 
Mattie barely  got  there  in  time  to hear

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8

his  last  words—a  pathetic  entreaty  for 
a half-starved little lad  sobbing his poor 
childish  heart  out  for  his  dying father. 
The  child  loved  Mark—that  almost  re­
deemed  Mark 
in  Mattie’s  eyes.  She 
promised  faithfully to  bring up the  boy 
as her own,  and  she kissed  and  forgave 
at the last the poor, weak, heartless man. 
After the miserably selfish failure of  his 
life,  it  was  something  to  die  with  his 
child  in  his  arms  and  the woman  who 
had  once  loved  him so dearly  dropping 
tears upon his  face  and praying humbly 
for his  peace.

So  Mattie  buried  Mark,  and  took  to 
her home  Mark’s little Roland.  At first 
it  was  not  altogether  a pleasure.  The 
love for other people’s  children is not an 
instinct.  But  Roland  had  a  handsome 
person  and  bright,  bold  manners.  He 
won his way surely and rapidly, and Mat- 
tie,  in his case, made true the sarcasm of 
a proverb,  for this “old maid’s bairn was 
well taught and well  bred.”

About  five  years  after  Mark’s  death, 
Mattie sold  her business  and bought the 
lovliest  of  lovely  farms.  She  came  to 
the country with the intention of  taking 
life easy  and enjoying  the  fruits of  her 
twenty  years  of  hard  though  pleasant 
labor.  But  Mattie  can’t  help  making 
money, and  her  berries  and  vines,  her 
milk and butter and  grains  are the won­
der  of  the  country.  When  anyone  in 
our  little  community  is sick or  blue  or 
tired,  we  go  to  see  Mattie;  when  the 
church or the Sunday-school  wants a de­
lightful  meeting or  a pleasant picnic,  it 
has it at Mattie’s place. 
If  a  young girl 
has  any 
trouble  about  her  wedding 
clothes, she goes to Mattie;  if  the elders 
can’t  raise  our  good  minister’s  salary, 
Mattte puts matters all  straight.

Everybody loves Mattie Darley.  Even 
her  aunts  come  to  see  her  now;  for 
sooner or later we pardon our friends the 
injuries we have done them.

Now  suppose  Mattie  had  hung on  to 
her aunts in  wretched  dependence.  Sup­
pose  that she had dragged out a half-ex­
istence trying to teach  what  she did  not 
herself  understand.  Suppose  that,  at 
the  best, she  had  married  for  a living 
some man whom she  did not  love.  How 
much nobler to accept the  humble  work 
she was fit  for,  and  dignify  it  by a con­
scientious,  intelligent  and  artistic prac­
tice!

“You  were a brave little woman, Mat- 
tie,”  I  once  said  to  her,  “to  dare  the 
scorn  of  friends  and  the  descent  from 
social  position  that  the  profession  of 
cooking entailed.”

“Independence,’’she replied, “can brave 
a  great  deal.  None  of  my  employers 
ever said a disrespectful word to me.  No 
one  pitied  or  patronized  or  pretended 
not to see  me. 
It  is  as  great a pleasure 
as life affords to have  work to do  whtch 
you like to do and  get  well  paid for  do­
ing  it.”

“But  with  your  stylish  bringing  up 

and your gentle birth! ”

“My  friend, take  your  stylish  bring­
ing up and your gentle  birth to  the mar­
ket and see  what  they  will  buy you. 
I 
love  Roland  dearly,  and  he  will  have 
plenty  of  money;  but  if  he  wanted  to 
make  a shoe or  learn how to sew a dress- 
coat,  I hope  he’d  be  man  enough to do 
it.” 

A m elia  E.  Baku.

A  Broom  Speculation.

A six-foot Yankee,  seated upon  a  load 
of brooms, drove his team up  before  the 
door of an  establishment  where  he  ex­
Jumping
pected  to  find  a  purchaser. 

from his seat he  entered  the  store,  and | 
the following colloquy took place:
Yankee — Can’t  I  sell  you  a  load  of 
brooms to-day, mister?
Dealer—No; I don’t want  any.
Yankee—Better take ’em—sell ’em dog- 
cheap.
Dealer—Don’t  want  ’em;  got  enough 
brooms.
Yankee — I’ll tell you what I’ll do. 
If 
you take the lot,  I’ll let  ’em  go  for  SI  a 
dozen.  You know  they’re  wuth  double 
that.
The dealer stroked his  chin  for a  mo­
ment, as if in deep  thought,  and then re­
plied:
Well,  I don’t want  any  brooms,  as  1 
told you,  but  I  don’t  mind  making  a 
trade with you.

It’s a bargain.

Yankee—What sort of a trade?
Dealer—Well, I’ll take the whole  load 
at$l a dozen, and pay you one-half  cash, 
you to take the other half in trade.
Yankee—No, you don’t, mister!  You’ll 
charge me with  such  all-fired  profit  on 
the other half that I might  come  out  at 
the little end of the horn.
Dealer—Oh,  no,  I  promise  you  that 
you shall  have  the  goods  just  at  what 
they cost me.
Yankee—Wall,  mister,  that’s  what  I 
call square dealin’. 
And  he  commenced  to  unload  the 
brooms in  a pile on the sidewalk.  When 
he got through he walked into  the  store.
There you  are, mister; 14 dozen, which 
I calcurlate makes just $7 cornin’  to  me.
Dealer—Yes, that’s  right;  there’s  the 
money.  Now what  goods  do  you  want 
for the other $7?
I  dunno.  You  see 
Yankee—Wall, 
mister,  1  hain’t  much  posted  in  your 
other truck, so I guess  I’ll  take  brooms!
Annual  Picnic  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
At a meeting  of  the  retail  grocers  of 
Grand  Rapids,  held at the Morton House 
on  August 3,  to make  arrangements  for 
the  usual  annual  picnic,  A.  J.  Elliott 
was selected  to  act  as  Chairman,  E.  A. 
Stowe  to  serve  as  Secretary  and  B.  S. 
Harris as Treasurer.

Grocers.

- 

On  motion of  Harry DeGraaf,  August 
18 was selected as the date of  the picnic. 
The designation of  the  place of  the pic­
nic was  left to a committee of three com­
posed  of  G.  H.  DeGraaf,  Edward Win­
chester and B. S. Harris.

The following committees  were select­

ed:

Executive—E.  J. Herrick, A.  J. Elliott, 

Henry J.  Yinkemulder.

Sports—Fred H.  Ball, J.  Geo.  Lehman, 

James B.  Mclnnes.

Badges—Ad.  Morrison, Sumner Wells, 

C.  C.  Bunting.

Judges—W.  L. Freeman, Amos S. Mus- 

selman,  F.  J.  Parker.

Programme—G.  H.  DeGraaf,  Edward 

Winchester, E. J. Carrel.

E.  A.  Stowe  introduced  the  following 

resolutions,  which were adopted:

Resolved,  That  the  picnic  held  this 
year be a basket picnic  and  that no ban­
quet be given.
Resolved,  That  all  entries  for  prizes 
be  confined to wholesale and  retail  gro­
cers and meat dealers and their employes; 
that  all  entries  from  employes  be  en­
dorsed  by  employers of  same;  and  that 
all  entries,  which must  be  made  to  the 
Chairman of  the  Committee  on  Sports, 
close at 6 o’clock p.  m.,  August 15.

There  being  no  further  business,  the 
meeting adjourned, subject to the  call of 
the Executive Committee.

Dr. Evans Wanted.

R a v en n a,  Aug.  3—As  several  very 
perplexing questions  have  arisen in con­
nection  with the  work of  our  Club,  we 
take  this  means  of  informing  Dr. J.  B. 
Evans that his presence is urgently need­
ed here, as we recognize him as an expert 
of no mean ability. 
President Ravenna Pedro Club.

A aron  Rogers, 

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T1 H h!  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

Henry Wineman,  Edward  H.  Hayes  and 
Wm.  R. Johnston,  of  Detroit,  and  Rich­
ard Blake, of Marquette.  The company’s 
property  consists  of  five  acres  of  sand­
stone, located on the shores of  Lake  Su- 
yerior thirty miles above Marquette.

The Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  market  is  firm  and  the 
brokers continue to predict higher prices, 
but the refiners  are as taciturn as clams.
Canned  Goods—Nearly  all  lines  con­
tinue to  grow  firmer  as  the  probability 
of short  packs  becomes  more  manifest. 
Gallon  apples  are  actually  25c  higher 
than a week ago.

Potted  Tongue—%  lb.  packages have 

advanced 15c.

Prunes—Higher and firmer, Turkey  in 
casks now bringing 6%c from first hands 
in New York.

Currants—Higher and firmer, probably 
in  sympathy  with  other  dried  fruits. 
Ordinary barrel goods have been  so poor 
for some  time past as  to  be  nearly  un­
salable.  Large handlers  are  recleaning 
them now and  putting them up in  small­
er  packages.

Pickles—Glass have  followed  the bar­
rel  market  and  are  10  @  15  per  cent 
higher.

Cheese—Another advance is looked for 
any day.  The  market  is firm and  there 
is no accumulation of stock.

Peanuts—Steady  and  in  good  demand 
at unchanged prices.  The market would 
have been  1  c  higher  but  for  the  action 
of two large handlers,  who have held the 
price  down  by  remaining  outside  the 
combination.

Foreign  Nuts—Firm  at  the  recent  ad­

Confectionery—Fair demand and prices 

vance.

unchanged.

AMONO THE TRADE.

AROUND THK STATE.

Calumet—James Lane succeeds  Ethier 

& Lane in the grocery business.

Moorland—A.  M.  Porter  is  succeeded 
by Porter & Bier in the grocery business.
Saginaw—John  P.  Friedlein,  of  the 
grocery firm of  Friedlein &  Graebner,  is 
dead.

Flint—Chas.  E. Crusoe  &  Co.  are  clos­
ing  out  their  dry  goods  stock  at  this 
place.

Saginaw—Miss A.  E.  Carman succeeds 
Carman  &  Banker  in  the  fancy  goods 
business.

Stephenson—David  Goldberg  succeeds 
Goldberg  &  Robinson  in  the  dry  goods 
business.

Hillsdale—L.  A. Smith  & Bro.  are suc­
ceeded  by  G.  A.  Smith  in  the furniture 
business.
□ Grayling—M. Simpson, grocer and meat 
dealer,  has  been  closed  under  chattel 
mortgage.

Seney—J.  A.  Sayers  has  removed  to 
Detroit,  having sold  his general stock  at 
this place.

Marquette—The  style  of  the  Jopling 
Hardware Co.  has been  changed to A. O. 
Jopling & Co.

Manistee—John  D.  Maxted  succeeds 
the firm of Maxted & Kobe in the planing 
mill business.

Ishpeming—The Jochim Hardware Co., 
Limited,  succeeds  J.  W.  Jochim  in  the 
hardware business.

Lansing—Julian Ferrey,  of  the firm of 
Ferrey  &  Butts,  furniture  dealers  and 
undertakers,  is dead.

Sherwood—Kissel 1  &  Harrison,  meat 
dealers,  have dissolved.  Each continues 
in the business under his own name.

Nadeau—William  M.  Lemke  has pur- I 
chased the general  stock and  cedar busi­
ness of  the firm of Lemke & Ilaiche.

Manton—J.  W.  Bailey has retired from 
the  general  firm of  C.  B.  Bailey  & Co., 
C.  B.  Bailey continuing at the  old  stand.
Traverse  City—Bert  McCoy  has  been 
admitted to partnership in  the  fruit and 
produce  business  of  his  father.  The 
firm  name  will  hereafter  be  A.  A.  Mc­
Coy & Son.

Mendon—W. W.  Bishop,  formerly  en­
gaged  in  trade  at  Plainwell, has  leased 
two of  the stores recently  vacated by F. 
L.  Burdick & Co.—who  have removed to 
Sturgis—and  will  put  in  lines  of  dry 
goods and boots and shoes.

Shelby—Joseph Ducett has  purchased 
the one-quarter  interest of  Elmer  Tyler 
in the  Beckman  &  Tyler  meat  market, 
and  acquires  another  quarter  of  Mr. 
Beckman,  making the new firm of  Beck­
man & Ducett equal  partners in the bus­
iness.

Belding—A. C.  McGraw & Co., of  De­
troit, closed  up the  boot  and  shoe  busi­
ness of  L. Greenwald  last Thursday,  on 
a chattel mortgage calling for §962.  The 
mortgage was executed  about two weeks 
ago  and  was 
immediately  placed  on 
record.

Charlotte—Reynolds  Bros,  have  again 
branched out into new fields by  purchas­
ing the largest dry goods  store in  Albion 
and taking possession thereof.  It is  like­
ly  one of  the  members of  the  firm will 
take  charge of  it,  but  which  is  not yet 
determined.

Kalamazoo—Wm. L.  Brownell, former­
ly engaged  in the retail  grocery  business 
here,  but for the  past  year  ¡Secretary  of 
the Featherbone Corset Co.,  retires  from 
that position Sept.  1 to  take  an  interest

in the  firm  of  Pierce  &  Coleman,  meat 
packers.  The new firm will  also  put  in 
a wholesale grocery  stock.  The  style  of 
the new firm has not yet been announced.
Saginaw—Will C. Carman, of  the  firm 
of Will C. Carman & Co., dry goods deal­
ers at 108 South Washington avenue, has 
left for  parts  unknown.  Miss Lizzie J. 
Carpenter is the  “company” of  the  firm. 
She  is,  doubtless,  the  heaviest  loser by 
Carman’s  transactions,  but  states  that 
she  proposes  to  pay off  every dollar  of 
indebtedness of  the firm.  An expert ac­
countant is now  engaged  on  the  books, 
but it  will  take  several days  before the 
extent  of  Carman’s  irregularities 
is 
known.  The  young  man’s  individual 
debts are quite  numerous  and  include  a 
big board bill and considerable borrowed 
money.  Flint is said to be the residence 
of a number of Carman’s relatives.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

Lowell—The  Michigan  Cutter  Co.  is 
closing  out  its  manufacturing  business 
at this place.

Edenville—Maxwell & Gordon are suc­
ceeded by  John  Howard  in  the  shingle 
mill business.

Saginaw—H. A.  Batchelor  &  Son  suc­
ceed J.  F.  Batchelor  & Son in the manu­
facture of salt and lumber.

Saginaw—The business b eretofore car­
ried on under the name of J. F. Batchelor 
& Son will  hereafter be  done  under  the 
firm name of H.  A.  Batchelor & Son.

Romulus—The Romulus Knitting Mills 
have  been 
incorporated.  The  capital 
stock  is  §5,000.  John  Brennan,  A.  L. 
Courtney and Rufus  N. Grosman are  the 
shareholders.

Saginaw—C.  K.  Eddy  &  Son  are  put­
ting  an  electric  light  plant  into  their 
mill,  and  next week intend putting on  a 
double crew and  will  run  night and day 
the rest of the season, having a sufficient 
stock  of logs.

Detroit—Charles  V.  Morris  and  Emil 
G. Puhl, of  Detroit,  and  James  G.  Mor­
gan,  of Windsor, have filed articles of co­
partnership  as  Morgan, Puhl  &  Morris. 
They will manufacture  society  and mili­
tary  goods  here,  with a capital  stock of 
§5,000.

Ionia—The Ionia Pants and Overall Co. 
has decided to remove  its  plant  to  Lan­
sing,  having been offered special  induce­
ments by the  Lansing  Improvement Co., 
with which Manager Voorhees has enter­
ed  into  contract  for  the  erection  of  a 
building  to  be  ready 
for  occupancy 
November 1.

Saginaw—The Saginaw Lumber & Salt 
Co.  is operating  its  plant  three-quarters 
time,  and shipping nearly the entire pro­
duct by rail.  Mr. Loveland,  the  head of 
the concern, says it is a booming  year in 
lumber,  and no trouble is  experienced in 
getting rid of everything that comes from 
the saw and at good  prices.  The mill  is 
cutting Canada stock.

Bay City—The  planing  mills  and  box 
factories  here  are  having  a  busy  and 
prosperous  season.  Russell  Bros,  are 
running extra time, and orders are booked 
ahead  to  keep  the  establishment  hum­
ming the  ensuing  four  months.  Handy 
Bros.,  the Cramp  Manufacturing Co.  and 
all other concerns are  running  with  full 
crews,  a  most  satisfactory  condition  of 
affairs for this season of the year.

Detroit— The  Detroit  and  Lake  Su­
perior Sandstone Co.,  Limited,  has  been 
organized  with  a  capital  stock  of  §500,- 
000.  The incorporators are C.  W. Moore,

Oranges—Scarce and high.
Lemons—The crop of Messinas is land­
ing in small  quantities  and  being  taken 
at the prevailing  high  prices.  The  out­
look 
the 
present  high  prices  if  the  weather  con­
tinues seasonable.

indicates  a  continuance  of 

The I.  M. Clark  Grocery  Co.  received 
a  full  carload  of “Nellie  Bly”  fine-cut 
tobacco  last  Friday,  which  it  claims  is 
the first full  carload of  one bland of  to­
bacco ever  brought to  this  market by  a 
wholesale grocery  house.

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BUSINESS  CHANCES.

F or  sa l e  or  e x c h a n g e- i  w il l  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
ern Michigan.  The house is a substantial eleven 
room  house,  good  cellar  18x40,  water  works, 
good  barn  18x86. good  sheds,  poultry yard, etc. 
House and  lot  cost  $2,500, value at $2,200,  mort­
gage  $600 will  exchange  for a house and  lot of 
equal value  or  lesB, or  for a good  grocery busi­
ness;  also,  we  have  a good  meat  market  and 
grocery we will  exchange  Located on  the best 
corner In  the  city;  can  reduce  stock  down  to 
$1,000 if necessary.  Either or both the above we 
will  exchange  or  sell  for  cash.  Address  No. 
458. care Michigan Tradesman. 

F o r  sa le  or  ex c h a n g e  fo r  a  stock

of merchandise—A good hotel and furniture 
located  at  the  thriving  village of  Homer,  Cal­
houn county, Mich.  Price, $6 500  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  will 
trade for a good  mercantile  stock, as I am  over­
stocked  on  real  estate.  Albert  E  Smith,  Box 
1123, Cadillac, Mich. 

FOR SALE—SMALL  MACHINE  &  FOUND 

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

Price.  $4,000. 

Chapman, White Pigeon, Mich. 

548

558

547

561

567

F or  sa l e—stock o f  d r u g s  a n d  f ix
tures, $1,200  or  less, in  good  location.  Es­
tablished  trade.  Will; sell  for  part  cash  and 
balance  on  time to good  party.  Good  opening 
for a physician.  Satisfactory reasons for selling. 
Fred Brundage, Muskegon, Mich. 

I lOR  SALE—CLEAN  GROCERY  STOCK  IN 
voicing  $1,5C0.  Address  H.  E.  Lintz, Con­
stantine)  Mich. 
F OR  SALE —a  FIRST-CLASS  HAT  AND 
gent’s furnishing  goods  business at Benton 
Harbor, Mich., stock all  new, controls  the finest 
trade in  the  city;  present  proprietor going into 
other  business;  long  lease of  premises now oc­
cupied guaranteed.  Apply  for  full  particulars 
of  Dent  &  Dunn,  real  estate  brokers,  Benton 
Harbor, Mich. 

F OR SALE  OR  EXCHANE—CLEAN  STOCK 

of  dry goods  and  gents’ furnishing  goods. 
Good point for trade.  Reason for  selling, other 
business  requires  our  attention.  Address  No. 
568. care Michigan Tradesman. 
RUG  BUSINESS  FOR  SALE,  IN  ONE  OF 
the best  cities  in  Michigan, of  over  20,000 
inhabitants;  leading  store  and  commands  the 
very best  patronage;  death  in  the  family  only 
reason for selling;  this is an opportunity seldom 
offered in drug  business.  For  particulars write 
us.  Rothwell & Co., 92 Griswold st,, Detroit. 565

I'I ROCERY,  BAZAAR  OR GENERAL  MER­

IT  chandise  stock  wanted  in  exchange  for 
good Detroit real estate, farm and town property 
or  will  pay 50 to 60 cents  cash  on  dollar.  Cor­
respond with  us.  Rothwell  &  Co., 92 Griswold 
street, Detroit.______.________________564

566

568

560

557

662

Rockford, Mich. 

and fixtures.  Nearly  new.  Address Box 14, 

in the  hustling  city  of  Belding.  Also  de­
sirable vacant building  lots on easy terms.  For 
particulars, address Lock Box 13, Belding, Mich.

F or  sa le c h ea p—stock  o f g r o c e r ies
FOR SALE  OR  EXCHANGE—GOOD  HOTEL 
FOR  SALE—“GOLD  MINE,”  IN  SHAPE  OF 
Ex c e l l e n t  o ppo r tu n ity  fo r  a  Bus­

a first-class drug stock, on easy terms.  For 
particulars address  J  L  K, Box 160, Grand  Rap­
ids, Mich. 

iness man with $5,000 to $10,000 ready money 
to  embark in the  wholesale  business  in  Grand 
Rapids  and  take  the  management  of  same. 
House well established.  Investigation solicited 
from  persons  who  mean  business.  No others 
need apply.  No. 556, care Michigan Tradesman.
For  s a l e- c lea n  n e w   stock  o f  d ry
goods, notions,  clothing,  furnishing  goods, 
shoes,  groceries,  cigars,  tobaccos  and  confec­
tionery, located In one of the best business towns 
in Michigan.  Doing  over $2,000 per month  spot 
cash  business.  Not  a  dollar  of  credit.  Stock 
will Invoice about  $6,000.  Address No. 549, care
Michigan Tradesman.________________ 549
THOR SALE—THE  STOCK  AND  GOOD  WILL 
-17  of the best located hardware and Implement 
business  in  the  state,  railroad  junction;  only 
exclusive hardware, stoc k $6,000, can be reduced 
to $5,000;  double  brick  store  and a big bonanza 
for someone.  Principals  meaning  business  ad 
dress Manwaring & Bartlett, Imlay City, Mich.

554

550

F o r sa l e—c o r n e r d rug sto re in  t h e

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. 
F o r sa l e—c ig a r  a n d tobacco  st o r e,
invoicing  about  $1,000, in  the  best  town in 
Michigan  and the  best  location in the  city.  A 
fine  opening  for  confectionery  in  connection. 
Can  give  good  reason  for  selling.  Will  want 
two-thirds cash.  Address Derby Cigar Factory 
Belding, Mich. 
F or  sa le—n e w   a n d  f in e   c lo th in g
and  furnishing  goods  Btock.  Good  cash 
trade.  Rent moderate.  In the fast growing city 
of Holland, Mich.  A good investment for a man 
of  some  capital.  Address  Box  2167,  Holland, 
Mich. 
FOR  SALE —SMALL  STOCK  OF  DRUGS 
which will  invoice $700.  $500 cash, balance 
on time.  ’92 sales, $1 600.  Will rent or sell  resi­
dence to purchaser.  Rare  chance for  physician 
or young man.'  Address  Doctor,  care Michigan 
Tradesman. 

__________________________551

dry  goods, clothing, furnishing  goods, mil­
linery goods and  boots and shoes  in  one of  the 
best villages in Michigan.  Stock will inventory 
$3,000 to $3,500.  Liberal discount  for  cash.  For
'redeem an.________________________ 530

F OR  SALE —CLEAN  STOCK  OF  STAPLE 
Particulars,  address  No.  530,  care  Michigan 
F OR  SALE—GROCERY  STOCK  AND  F ix ­

tures in corner store in desirable  portion  of 
city, having lucrative trade.  Best of reasons for 
selling.  Address No. 604, care Michigan Trades­
man. 

________________  

504

544

MISCELLANEOUS.

DO  YOU  USE  COUPON  BOOKS ?  IF  SO, DO 

you buy of the largest manufacturers in the 
United States?  If you do, you  are  customers of 
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids.
TTY AN TED — DESIRABLE  LOCATION  FOR 
VV  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. 
F or  sa l e —good  d iv id e n d  - pa y in g  
stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
cantlle  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 
Grand Rapids.______________________ 370
F o r  sa le —b e st  r e sid e n c e  lo t  in 

Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed with  native  oaks, situated in good  residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  electric  street  car 
line.  Will sell  for $2.500 cash, or part cash, pay - 
ments to suit.  E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 
m o   RENT —BRICK  STORE  AT  MENDON. 
J.  Good snap for live clothier.  Only one deal­
er In that  line and good  point for another store. 
Levi Cole, Mendon, Mich. 

354 

552

563

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

H. E.  DeBois  succeeds  P. J.  Yollpert 
in the grocery business at 693 Broadway.
Trie!  Bros., grocers at 152  North Divi­
sion  street, have  dissolved,  E.  L.  Triel 
continuing the business.

Foster  Bros.,  sawmill  operators  at 
Fountain, have  put  in  a  grocery  stock, 
furnished  by  the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman
Co. 

________________

The  Valley City  Rattan  Co.  has  pur­
chased 100 feet  frontage on  North Front 
street, just  north of  Leonard  street, on 
which it proposes to erect a factory build­
ing in the near future.

Chas.  H. Rowland has sold his interest 
in the firm of Rowland  &  Gauthier, gro­
cers  and  meat  dealers  at  561  and  563 
Cherry street, to his  partner,  who subse­
quently  disposed  of  it  to  Frank  Van 
Deven,  who has  clerked  for  H. M.  Lies- 
veld  for  several  years.  The  new  firm 
will be known as Gauthier & Van Deven.
F.  J.  Kobe, general dealer and sawmill 
operator at Freesoil and Nessen City, has 
gotten into financial difficulties, and there 
is a general  scramble  among  the  credi­
tors to find something to  lay  their hands 
on,  with but small success in most cases. 
The  trouble  seems to have  been  caused 
by  too  much  branching  out  for  the 
amount  of  capital  Mr.  Kobe  had.  He 
was  doing  a  snug  business  at  Freesoil, 
but bought the plant at  Nessen  City and 
put up a  mill there,  which  could  cut  in 
three  months  all the  logs  he  could  get 
for it and  was idle  the rest of  the year. 
The Lemon &  Wheeler  Company, which 
is a creditor  to  the  extent  of  $900, has 
joined  forces  with  other  creditors  who 
are  interested  to  the  amount  of  about 
$7,000 and attached  about  $30,000 worth 
of property in the shape of  mills, farms, 
merchandise, etc.

The assignee  of  the  Fidelity  Savings, 
Loan  and  Security  Association  reports 
to the court that the  total  liabilities  are 
$10,455.26 to the stockholders and $643,09 
to the assignee for salary and expenses in 
winding up the  business.  The  total  re­
ceipts to date  have  been  $8,324.25,  from 
which  a  dividend  of  70  per  cent,  has 
been  paid.  This  leaves  a  balance  of 
$362.48 in  the  assignee’s  hands,  besides 
unsettled claims amounting to about $500, 
on receipt of which the stockholders will 
receive a final dividend of 7 or 8 per cent. 
This is the  association  which  was  plun­
dered by A.  E. Terex, who  subsequently 
paid back the amount embezzled  but  did 
not reimburse  the  organization  for  the 
losses which ensued as  the  result  of  the 
embezzlement  The  assignee  put  in  a 
claim for  $843.09,  but  was  impelled  to 
cut it down $200  through the intercession 
of a committee of the stockholders.

Frank W. Smith,  who  was  engaged in' 
the retail grocery  business at  Coldwater 
for several years,  sold out  his  stock last 
March and removed to Grand  Rapids,  lo­
cating at 321 South  Division  street,  with 
a  full  stock  furnished  by  the  Lemon 
& Wheeler Company.  Business  was not 
very  brisk  with  the  new  concern  and 
payments  were  not  always  made  as 
promptly  as  good  business  principles 
dictated, but  no  one  supposed that  the 
owner of  the store would resort to trick­
ery to evade  the  payment of  his honest 
obligations.  Last  Tuesday morning one 
of the Lemon & Wheeler  Company’s city 
salesmen noticed  that  Smith’s store was 
In-
vacant  and  so  notified  the  house. 

vestigation  disclosed  the  fact  that  the 
stock had been shipped to Coldwater that 
morning  in  the  name  of  O.  M. Smith. 
An entire car  had been  engaged and the 
stock  had  been  piled'in promiscuously, 
with no  pretense  whatever  to  packing. 
Mr.  Lemon  was  out  of  the  city at the 
time,  but  Mr.  Wheeler  was  prompt  to 
act  in  the  matter  and  soon  had  an  at­
tachment  on  the  stòck.  Smith  and his 
cousin,  a lady  who  claimed  to  own  the 
stock by right of  a bill of  sale,  returned 
to the city  from  Coldwater  the next day 
and endeavored to  secure  the  release  of 
the attachment from the  attaching credi­
tor on the ground that the goods belonged 
to O.  M. Smith and  not  to  F.  W.  Smith, 
who had purchased same.  Mr. Lemon very 
firmly  and  emphatically  declined to  re­
lease the attachment  and intimated  that 
the  duo  would  find  themselves  behind 
prison bars if  they  persisted  in making 
him any more  trouble.  So  strongly  did 
he impress this  fact  on their minds that 
they concluded  to give him a bill of  sale 
of the stock,  which  they did,  and  it  was 
subsequently returned to the store of the 
Lemon  &  Wheeler  Company,  where  an 
inventory  was  taken.  Mr.  Lemon  has 
since  been  ascertaining  the  names  of 
other  creditors of  the city,  so  that  any 
residue left  over  and  above his account 
may be  turned  over  to them, instead  of 
to Smith,  who  evidently  expected a con­
siderable  equity  in  the  stock.  This 
transaction should serve  as a warning to 
shyster merchants who  imagine they can 
evade  the  payment  of  their obligations 
by clandestinely  shipping their goods to 
another location.

Gripsack Brigade.

Amos S.  Musselman is covering a por­
tion  of  Valda  Johnson’s  territory  this 
week, so  that  the  latter  may attend the 
races.

P.  H. Carroll leaves  the  latter  part  of 
the  week  for  Portland,  Oregon,  where 
his wife and son have been  spending  the 
snmmer.  His  family  will  return  with 
him about the middle of September.

B. F.  Farraenter and family will spend 
the next two  weeks  on  their  fruit farm 
near  Saugatuck—that is to say,  the fam­
ily  is  rusticating  and  Frank  will  join 
them as  soon as the race  fever  has sub­
sided.

Wm. B. Collins and Frank W.  Hadden 
have  sent  out  announcements  to  their 
customers,  inviting  them  to  attend  the 
races  this  week  and—incidentally,  of 
course—inspect  their  lines  of  holiday 
goods.

“If  the  scalpers  all  over the country 
cannot make a small  fortune  this  year,” 
said a traveling  man  to-day,  “then  they 
had better pull up stakes  and  get out  of 
the business.  Never,  since  I have  been 
connected  with  railroads  have  such op­
portunities  been  given  them  to rake  in 
the  dollars.  The  railroads  have  all  a 
cutting  fever  on  and none  of  them feel 
disposed  to  live  up  to  any  agreement, 
but have  made  up  their  minds  to  go  it 
alone.  The Christian  Endeavor conven­
tion in  New  York  and the  G.  A.  R. En­
campment in Washington, D. C., give the 
Eastern  scalpers  a  show,  while  the 
Knights  Templar  conclave  at  Denver, 
both  national  political  conventions  at 
Minneapolis and Chicago,  the  Knights of 
Pythias conclave at Kansas City,  and the 
Columbian Fair dedicatory ceremonies in 
Chicago  next  October,  have  given  the 
Western  scalpers  a chance  to  keep  the 
wolf from the door.”

T H E  

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

5

EATON,LYONM

2 0   and  22  Monroe  St.,

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

-   M I C H .

H oliday
D isplay

NOW  READY.

the races to make our store headquarters.

A  YE  extend a cordial  invitation to all visitors  coming  to 
’  ’ 
It  is  conceded  that  our  line  this  year  surpasses  any line 
heretofore shown in  variety of styles, elegance and price.
We  have  430  styles  of  Photograph  Albums  in  Plush, 
Leather,  Engraved  Metal, Celluloid  and Wood.  Autograph 
and Scrap  Albums in great variety.
Our  line  of  Toilet  Cases,  Toilet  Trays,  Manicure  Sets, 
Jewel  Cases,  Work  Boxes, Odor  Sets, Odor  Bottles, Shaving 
Sets, Glove and  Handkerchief  Cases, Lap Tablets,  Portfolios, 
Music Binders  and  Rolls,  Mirrors, Frames and  Framed  Pic­
tures.  We have the  above in all the  latest novelties;  we also 
have a very complete line of

D O L L S .

Washable, Dressed, Papa and  Mama, Bisque, Kid, China  and 
Rubber,  Blocks, Games, Etc.

OUR  TRAVELING  SALESMEN:

Mr. J. L. KYMER,

Mr. C  E. WATSON,

Mr. GEO.  H. RAYNOR,

Mr. W. B. DUDLEY,

Mr. P.  LUBAOH.

HOUSE  SALESMEN:

Mr.  G.  J  HAAN,  Mr.  W.  F.  KNOX  will  be  in  to  welcome 
their friends. 

Yours Truly,

EATON, LYON i 00.

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TOO  MUCH  SYSTEM.

Customers  Oread  to  Purchase  Where 

There Is an Excess of Bed Tape.

System is a good thing, but system can 
be  overdone.  The  very  system  that  is 
necessary  to  protect  a  store  in  general 
business from  irregularities, and  which 
seems to  be  necessary to  the  conduct of 
business upon the scale upon  which bus­
iness is conducted  in  the store,  becomes 
a  bore,  if  not something  worse,  to  cer­
tain classes of  customers who  deal  with 
the store.  The  comic  papers  have  not 
been  slow  to  grasp  the  idea.  Pictures 
are presented of  people  camping in  the 
spacious aisles of  a modern  bazaar,  with 
refreshments,  books or  small  hand work 
to beguile  the  time,  simply  waiting  for 
their  change.  Quite  recently  one  of 
them  has  illustrated a stage  attachment 
—that is,  a theater—to which patrons are 
invited,  thus  spending their  time  pleas­
antly while waiting for their change.
Another  paper,  not a comic  paper but 
a trade paper,  discussing this same point 
somewhat  seriously, talks about  the era 
of  “flumerdiddle.”  If  a man  who is ac­
customed to business upon business prin­
ciples, and who, by previous  experience, 
has not  been  used to the restrictions up­
on business  following  upon  the  system 
which  the  great  dry  goods  stores  find 
necessary to employ happens to cross the 
threshold of one of these modern bazaars 
for a coat button,  for example,  he comes 
face to face  with a very  peculiar  set  of 
conditions.  He  makes  his  way  to  the 
counter where coat buttons are sold,  and, 
in  time,  is  met  by  a  sylph-like  young 
lady  of  some  seventeen  summers,  who 
somewhat absent-mindedly asks  what he 
will  have.  After  various  attempts  at 
matching,  she  at last  produces the right 
button.  The  price  is  five  cents.  The 
man,  in  an  off-hand  way,  presents  a 
nickel and  would  put  the  button  in his 
pocket  and  go.  But  no,  that is not  ac­
cording to the  system.  The  young lady 
must first make a duplicate record of the 
transaction  upon  certain  complicated 
blanks.  One  of  these  records, together 
with the button,  must then  go  to a clerk 
not far away,  who does  them up  in a lit­
tle  parcel.  The  other  record,  with  the 
nickel,  makes a long  journey  through  a 
pneumatic tube or  a cash  railway to  the 
distant  cashier’s  desk,  and  the  parcel 
maker cannot, on  the  peril of  her posi­
tion, deliver the  button to the purchaser 
until-the cashier  has duly  inspected  the 
nickel and sent  back, through  the  same 
interminable pneumatic  tube, a  stamped 
record  saying  that  the  nickel has  been 
received.
This  interesting  “flumerdiddle,”  says 
the paper from  which we  have taken the 
particulars above, in  a certain instance a 
few days since  occupied  ten minutes by 
the watch,  during  all of  which time the 
man,  who  had  exactly  the right change 
for his button,  writhed on his stool.  All 
this, of course,  was for  the supposed in­
terest of the house and wholly at the loss 
of  the  customer, not  less  than  twenty 
cents’ worth  of  whose  time  was  sacri­
ficed to  this  beautiful  system.  The  il­
lustration is not  overdrawn.  The  ques­
tion then  arises,  must the  system neces­
sarily be such a tax  upon  the customer? 
In  other  words, cannot  systems  be  de­
vised  which  shall  be  equally  advanta­
geous to  the  house  and  yet  less  objec­
tionable to the patrons of the concern?

The  Umbrella  Trust  a  Failure.

From  th e  Dry Goods Reporter.
The umbrella trust has so far not been 
the great money-making scheme that  the 
originators’ fancy painted it.  Less than 
50  per  cent,  of  the  manufacturers  have 
gone into it and the number is  too  small 
to enable the trust to control the market, 
in view  of  this  fact  some  of  those  who 
went  into  it  are  not altogether  satisfied 
with  the  scheme.  The  trust  has  begun 
to  discharge  travelers  and  other  em­
ployes.  The firms having been combined 
one man can cover territory that  former­
ly  was  worked  by  two  or  three.  The 
only thing the trust  has  been  successful 
in doing so far is to get a concession from 
the  umberella  frame  manufacturers  so 
that they will sell frames to  members  of 
the trust at a slight reduction.
Use The Tradesman  Co.’s Coupon Books.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Dry Goods Price Current.

Selim  Corse!  Co.’s

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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2....11
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Atlanta A A............ 6
Atlantic A..............  6*
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BlackBtone O, 32—   5
Black Crow............ 6
Black Rock  ...........6
Boot, AL................  7
Capital  A............... 5)4
Cavanat V..............5)4
Chapman cheese cl.  314
Clifton C R ............ 5)4
Comet..................... 6)4
Dwight Star............  634
Clifton CCC...........  6)4

“  Arrow Brand 5M 
“  World Wide..  6)4
“  LL............... 434
Full Yard Wide...... 6)4
Georgia  A..............  6)4
Honest Width......... 6)4
Hartford A ............ 6
Indian Head...........  7
King A  A............... 6)4
King EC.................5
Lawrence  L L ........  5)4
Madras cheese cloth 634
Newmarket  G........534
B  ...... 5
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X ...... 634
Noibe R..................  5
Our Level  Best......6)4
Oxford  R............... 6
Pequot....................  7
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 All................ 4)4
Boston....................12
Just  Out......   434@ 5
King  Phillip...........734
Cabot......................   7
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Cabot,  %.................634
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak...........5)4
Lonsdale...........  @  8)4
Conway W..............  7)4
Middlesex........   @5
Cleveland.............. 7
Dwight Anchor...... 8)4
No Name................   7)4'
shorts.  8
Oak View...............   6
Edwards................. 6
Our Own.................  5)4
Pride of the West.. .12
Empire...................   7
Rosalind...................7)4
Farwell...................7)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8)4
Sunlight.................   4)4
Fitchville  ............. 7
Utica  Mills............ 8)4
First Prize..............7
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Vinvard..................  8)4
Fruit of the Loom X.  7)4
Falrmount..............4)4
White Horse...........6
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N«.’» '.."   9
BLEACHED  CANTON  PLa RNEL.
Hamilton N ............ 7)4¡Middlesex A A
Middlesex P T ..........8 
A T........9 
X A ..........9 
X F ........10)4 

2........ 12
A O........13<
4........ 17!
5........ 16
Peerless, white.......17)4¡Integrity  colored...20
colored — 19)4 White Star.............. 18
Integrity................ 18)41 
“  colored..20
Nameless................ 20
Hamilton................ 8
................. 9
.25
 
.27)4
G G  Cashmere........20
.30
Nameless...............16
-32)435
................18
Wonderful.  .........64  50
Brighton..................4 75
Bortree’s .................9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Naumkeag satteen..  7
Rock port.................6)4
Conestoga.................634
Walworth..............   634
ITS.Berwick fancies—   5)4
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 4)4 
DelMarine cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddy stone  fancy...  534
chocolat  534
rober__   534
sateens..  534
Hamilton fancy. —   534 
staple....  5M 
Manchester fancy.
new era.  534 
Merrimack D fancy.  5)4 
Merrlm’ck shirtings.  4M 
Repp furn .  8)4
Pacific fancy..........5)4
robes............  6)4
Portsmouth robes...  534 
Simpson mourning..  534
greys........634
solid black.  534 
Washington Indigo.  5M 
“  Turkey robes..  7)4
“  India robes__7)4
“  plain Tky X 34  8)4 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red................   6
Martha Washington
Turkeyred 34........ 7)4
Martha Washington
Turkeyred..........   9)4
Rlverpolntrobes....  5
Windsor fancy........  6)4
Indigo blue......... 10)4
Harmony...................4M
AC A......................12)4
Pemberton AAA__16
York....................... 10)4
Swift River............   7)4
Pearl River............ 12
Warren....................13

Corallne.................19 50
Schilling’s ..- .,....  9 00
Davis  Waists......  9 00
Grand  Rapids......4 50
Armory...................634
Androscoggin.........7)4
Blddeford..............   6
Brunswick................6)4
PHI]
Allen turkey  reds..  5)4
“ 
robes............   5)4
pink a purple 6)4
“ 
“  Duffs............  6
pink  checks.  5)4
“ 
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staples........ 5)4
“ 
shirtings...  4
American  fancy—   534 
American Indigo—   5 
American shirtings.  4)4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
Arnold 
....  6)4
Arnold  Merino......6
long cloth B. 10)4 
“ 
“  C.  8)4
“ 
century cloth 7
“ 
“  gold seal......10)4
“  green seal TR 10)4 
“  yellow seal.. 10)4
serge............ 11)4
“ 
“  Turkey red. .10)4 
Ballou solid Diack..  5 
“ 
11  colors.  5)4
Bengal blue,  green, 
red and orange...  5)4
Berlin solids..........5)4
“  oil blue........6)4
“  “  green ....  6)4
“  Foulards ....  5)4
red 34...........  7
“ 
"  X ...........  9)4
“ 
“ 
“  4 4......... 10
“ 
“  3-4XXXX 12
Cocheco fancy........6
“  madders...  6
“  XXtwills..  6)4
solids.........5)4
“ 
Amoskeag AC A.... 12)4
Hamilton N............   7)4
D............8)4
Awning.. 11
Farmer....................8
First Prize............. 11)4
Lenox M ills..........18
Atlanta,  D..............  634¡Stark  A
Boot........................   634 No  Name 
Clifton, K...............   6MI Top of  Heap
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gold  ticket

COTTON  DRILL.

CORSET  JEANS.

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TICKINeB.

COBSETS.

SATIRES.

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10)4

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11 

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Imperial..................10)4
Black..............9® 9)4
“  BC...........  @10
A¡A A...,...........  12

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MODEL
(Trade Mark.)
FORM.

Greatest  Seller  on Eartti!

Send for Illustrated  Catalogue.  See  price list 

in this journal.
SCHILLING  CORSET  CO.,

Detroit. Mich, and Chicago, 111.

USE

MILE-END
Best  Six  Cord

FOB

Machine  or  Hand  Use.

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  in  Dry  Goods & Notions
BUY  THE  PENINSULAR
Pants,  Shirts,  anil  Overalls

Once and You ate our Customer 

for life.

STANTON, MOREY & C0„ Mfrs.

D  K TKO IT.VM I C H .

Geo. F. Owen, Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

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

DEMINS.

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Amoskeag...............12)4
9oz...... 13)4
brown .13
Andover..................11)4
Beavercreek  A A... 10 
BB...  9
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

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blue  8)4 
“ 
“  d a  twist  10)4 
Columbian XXX br.10 
XXX  bl.19
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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue...........12
brown........12
Haymaker blue........ 734
brown...  734
Jeffrey.....................11)4
Lancaster................12)4
Lawrence, 9 oz........13)4
No. 220....13
No. 250 — 11)4
No. 280.... 10)4

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

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

GINGHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  7 
fancies ....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6)4
Manchester.............  534
Monogram................6)4
Normandie............... 7)4
Persian..................... 8)4
Renfrew Dress........7)4
Rosemont................. 6)4
SlatersviUe.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ................... 7)4
Toll  duN ord......... 10)4
Wabash...................  7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick...............   8)4
Whlttenden.............. 634
heather dr.  8 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook..............8
..............10
Windermeer........... 6
York..........................634

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GRAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag...............16M ¡Valley City...............15
Stark......................  19)4 Georgia...................15
American............... 16  ¡Pacific......................13

THREADS.

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

KNITTING  COTTON.

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

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ...87
...38
“  16...
39
“  18... ...39
40
41
“  20...
...40
CAMBRICS.

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

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

NO.

..12
..18
..19

RED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Slater......................   4)4
White Star............   4)4
Kid Glove...............  4)4
Newmarket............   4)4
Fireman..................32)4
Creedmore..............27)4
Talbot XXX............30
Nameless................27)4
Red A Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R.................22)4
Windsor.................18)4
6 oz Western..........20
Union  B................ 22)4
Nameless...... 8  @  9)4| 
...... 8)4@10  I 

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

T W........................ 22)4
F T ............ ............. 82)4
JR F , XXX............35
Buckeye................. 32)4
Grey SR W.............17)4
Western W .............18)4
DR P .............  
18)4
Flushing XXX........23)4
Manitoba................ 23)4
9  @10)4 
12)4
Black.
13
15
17
20
West  Point, 8 oz__10)4
10 oz  ...12)4
“ 
Raven, lOoz.............13)4
 
13)4
Stark 
Boston, 10 oz............12)4

Brown.

“ 

DOMST  FLANNEL.

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

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Siate.  Brown.  Black. Siate. 
9)4 
10) 4 
11) 4 
12) 4 
Severen,8 oz..........   9)4
May lana, 8 oz.........10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 oz..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 oz— 11)4 
Boston, 8 oz............ 10)4

9M13
10)415
UH 17
12)4 20
DUCKS.

WADDINGS.

8 

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2 
8 

White, doz..............25  ¡Per bale, 40 doz... .37  50
Colored,  doz...........20 
SILESIAS.
Slater, Iron Cross.
9
Red Cross..
10)4
Best..........
Best AA......12)4
L............................. 7)4
G............................. 8)4
Cortlcelll, doz.........75  ¡Cortlcelll  knitting,

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

SEWING  SILK.

..12 
“ 8 
..12  I  “  10 

twist, doz. .37)4  per )4oz  ball........30
50 yd, doz..37)4l
HOOKS AND ETKS— PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A White..10  (No  4 Bl’k A White..15 
-.20
..25
PINS.
No 2-20, M C.........50 
|No4—15 F  3)4..........40
I
3-18, S C ...........45 
COTTON  TAPE.
|No  8 White A Bl’k..20 
No  2 White A Bl’k..l2 
.28
..15 
“ 10 
..18  I  “  12 
..26
SAFBTT  FINS.
....28  INoS...
.86
NEEDLES—PER  M.

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No 2.

A. James.................1  40| Steamboat...............   40
Crowely’s................1 86 Gold Eyed...............1 60
Marshall’s...............1 00|
TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
5—4....2 25  6—4...3 25|5—4 
“  ...8 101

1  95  6—4. ..2 96

“ ....2 10 

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COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic............... 18)4
Anchor.................. 16
Bristol................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
I X L.... ...................18)4
Alabama...................634
Alamance.................6)4
Augusta...................7)4
An sapha................  6
Georgia.................. 6M
G ranite.................... 634
Haw  River.............5
Haw  i ....................   5

Nashua.............  ...18
Rising Star 4- ply__ 17
S-ply....l7
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 plyl7)4 
Powhattan.............18

Mount  Pleasant—   6)4
Oneida....................5
Prym ont................  534
Randelman............   6
Riverside................  5M
Sibley  A...............«M
SibleyToledo

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HTHTfl  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

7

BUSINESS  LAW.

Summarized  Decisions from  Courts  of 

Last Resort.

INSURANCE  POLICY—WAIVER.

Where  an  insurance  policy  provided, 
among  other  things,  that  no  other part 
of  its  conditions  should  be waived, ex­
cept in writing,  signed by  the  secretary, 
the  New  York  Court  of  Appeals  held 
(O’Brien  vs.  Prescott  Insurance  Com­
pany)  that the fact that the premises had 
become vacant, said  that it was all right 
as long as he notified  the  agent,  was not 
a waiver of a provision in the policy that 
it should be void if  the premises became 
vacant.

REAL  ESTATE  COMMISSIONERS.

The Supreme  Court  of  Minnesota  has 
held that where a land owner agrees with 
his  agent,  employed  to  take  charge  of 
and sell his lands upon  commission, that 
he will allow the  latter  certain  commis­
sions  on  sales  made  by  himself,  he  is 
only liable in case actual sales are made; 
that a transfer of the lands by the owner 
to  secure  his  debts  will not  entitle the 
agent  to  commissions,  and  that under a 
denial  of  an  alleged  sale  he may show 
that a conveyance  absolute  in form was 
made for  security  only,  and is  in fact a 
mortgage.

SAVINGS  BANK—NEGLIGENCE.

In the  case of  Wall  vs.  Emigrant  In­
dustrial  Savings  Bank,  the  New  York 
Supreme Court, General Term,  held  that 
a  by-law  of  a  savings  bank,  declaring 
that the  bank  will  endeavor  to prevent 
fraud  on  its  depositors,  but  that  pay­
ments  to  persons  producing  pass-books 
shall discharge the bank,  will not relieve 
the  bank  from liability  to the depositor 
if it is  negligent  in failing  to  ascertain 
the identity  of  a  person  producing  the 
pass-book,  but that though  the signature 
of  a person  producing  a pass-book to  a 
savings  bank  for  payment of  a deposit 
made  twelve  years  before 
is  different 
from  the  signature  of 
the  depositor, 
written in the signature-book at the time 
he  made the deposit, still,  if  on enquiry 
the  person  says that he is the depositor, 
and correctly answers three of  the  eight 
test questions  written  in  the signature- 
book,  giving  the  county  in  a  foreign 
country where  the  depositor  was  born, 
the name of the vessel on which he came 
to this country,  and his mother’s  maiden 
name, even though the  teller did not ask 
him  the  other  five  questions, it  is  not 
error for  the  court  to hold,  as a matter 
of  law, that  the  bank  used  reasonable 
care in paying the deposit.

The  Dark  Side  of “Bargains.” 

“John, dear!”
“John, dear” glanced up  from  his pa­
per.
“Mary’s wages are  due  to-day,  and  I 
have  no money for paying her.”
“No money, Jennie?  Why,  I gave you 
—let me see—it was $25  only  last week. 
You haven’t spent it all?”
“Yes—I—have.  You  know  this  was 
‘special  sale’  week  at 
three  or  four 
stores, and there were  so  many bargains 
offered. 
I knew I would  save  so  much 
by buying things when  I could  get  them 
cheap.”

“ What did you get?”
“ Why,  I got a dinner-set for one thing. 
Only think! 
I got a dinner-set of  eighty 
pieces for $12, and  the  regular  price  is 
$18.

“1 thought we had a dinner-set.”
“Yes,  we have.  But it  won’t  last  al­
ways, and you  see  I  have  saved  $6  by 
getting this one now.”
“Didn’t you say the other day that you 
hadn’t room for what dishes  you  had?” 
“Yes, but I had this new set taken up­
stairs, unpacked,  to stay until 1 use it.” 
“You  don’t  mean  to  say  you’ve  put 
money into a set of dishes to set  upstairs 
two or three years,  may be,  unused?” 
“Why, perhaps it will not  be  so  long 
as that.  Even if it is,  it will pay  at  the 
price I got it.”

“What  else did you get?”
“Why, John,  how  dreadfully  curious 
you are! 
I got some dress-goods for my­
self and  the  children,  and,  well—some 
other things.”
“Didn’t you  have  a  dressmaker  here

‘special 

sales’  and 

last week  making  dresses  for  you  and 
the children?”
“Yes,  but this new goods I’ll use later. 
And only  think  how  much  I  saved  by 
buying now, twenty-five  cents  on  every 
yard.”
“Saved!  Humph!  Wasted you’d better 
say.  You  spend  a  third  more  money 
every year  on ‘bargains’  than  it  would 
take to support us well at regular prices. 
These 
‘bargain 
counters’  are  baited  traps  for  women. 
Dealers  understand 
them.  They  get 
‘bargain’  crazy,  and  buy  cart-loads  of 
things they don’t need,  much  of it  they 
never use  at all,  just  because  they  get 
them cheap.  They have  so  many 
‘bar­
gains’ on hand always,  the  consequence 
is, they  are  not  so  careful  of  the  old 
things and do not  get  so much use out of 
them  as  they  otherwise  would.  Our 
attic is full  of  ‘bargains.’  Only  yester­
day I was up there and they stared at me 
from every side.  There  was  that  new­
fangled  clothes-rack,  we  had  no  place 
for it, so off it went to  the  attic.  There 
was a pair of vases and a toilet set,  with 
the  price  tag  still  on  them,  and  two 
small paterns of carpeting that  will  not 
fit a room in the house.  That big  trunk 
has sat there for two years,  of no earthly 
use; its merit  lies  in  its  being  a  ‘bar­
gain.’  There is that suit of clothes  you 
bought me at that great special sale, they 
are  big  enough  for  a  three  hundred 
pound man instead of a thin rail like me; 
$15 just the same as thrown away. 
I  ex­
pect  some  day  to  see  coffins  for  the 
family placed up there to await our using 
them,  perhaps thirty or forty years  from 
now, just because you can buy them at a 
bargain.”
‘Now, John, you’re just  as  unreason­
able and unappreciative as  you  can  be. 
Think of your talking like that when  my 
whole object was to help you!”
‘Well, you have certainly failed in your 
object.  So much so that instead of help­
ing me you have almost ruined me.  Now 
it seems rather  a  paradoxical  statement 
that a person can be financially ruined by 
buying things at a cheap price.  Yet  it’s 
a fact  and  if  you  don’t  overcome  this 
‘bargain’  mania'  the sheriff will be  call­
ing on us before long. 
If you would con­
fine your purchases to j ust what you need 
your bargains would be a help.  But the 
most foolish and extravagant purchasing 
in  the  world is  to  get  things  that  are 
not  needed and will not be used,  simply 
because they are cheap.”
“Such base ingratitude  I  never  heard 
of,”  exclaimed  Mrs.  John,  a  half  hour 
later, as she surveyed with pride a pile of 
unneeded goods.  “I have  saved  dollars 
and dollars on these things and he has no 
appreciation of it at all.”
But the dollars and dollars  which  she 
had lost by  buying  injudiciously, for the 
sake only of getting a bargain,  were  en 
tirely lost sight of.
As “John,dear” wended his way office 
ward,  the bills waiting to  be  paid  were 
flitting through his mind,  and interlining 
such thoughts were fiery maledictions  on 
“bargain counters,” “special  sales,”  and 
the weakness of at least  one  woman  for 
yielding to their ruinous fascinations.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

Hardware Price Current.

These  prices are  for cash  bwyers,  who 
pay prom ptly  and  buy  in  fu ll  packages.

AUGURS AND BITS. 

60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ........................................................... 
40
25
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50410

dls.

AXBS.

“ 
‘ 
‘ 

First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................f 7 50

D.  B. Bronze..............................   12 00
S.  B. S. Steel..............................   8 50
D. B. Steel...................................  13 50

BARROWS. 

dls.
Railroad......................................................• 14 00
Garden................................................. net  80 00
dls.

Stove.  ........................................................... 50410
Carriage new list.......................................... 75410
Plow.............................................................. 40410
Sleigh shoe................................................... 
70

bolts. 

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain................................................... I 8 50
Well, swivel..................................................  4 00

dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................704
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 60410

BUTTS,  CAST. 

Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60410
Wrought Table.............................................60410
Wrought Inside Blind.................................. 60410
Wrought Brass............................................. 
75
Blind,  Clark’s...............................................70410
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................70410
Blind, Shepard’s 
70

....................................... 
BLOCKS.

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1892...............  

50

Grain......................................................dls. 50402

CRADLES.

CROW BABS.

Cast Steel.............................................per lb  5
Ely’s 110...................*....................... per m
Hick’s C. F. 
G. D .... 
Musket.

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

CARTRIDGES.

chisels. 

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

65 
60 
35 
60

58
25

dls.

dls.

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

combs. 

CHALK.
COFFER.

Planished, 14 oz cut to size........per pound 
14x52,14x56,14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x56 and 14x60.......................  
Cold Rolled, 14x48........................................  
Bottoms...............  
Morse’s  Bit  Stocks..................................... 
Taper and straight Shank.................................  .. 50
Morse’s Taper Shank.................................... 

28
26
23
23
25
50
50

 
DRILLS. 

dls.

 

DRIPPING PANS.

Small sizes, ser pound................................  
07
Large sizes, per pound................................   614

elbows.

Com. 4  piece, 6 In............................doz. net 
Corrugated....................................................... dls 40
Adjustable....................................................... dls. 40410

75

HAMMBR8.

dlS.

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUBE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

25
May dole  4  Co.’s....... ............................. dls. 
25
Klp’8.......................................................dls. 
Yerkes 4  Plumb’s.................................. dls. 40410
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel.........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand— 80c 40410
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3 .............................. dls.60410
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4)4  14 and
3M10
M........... ............ net
X........................ net
»M
X........................ net
7M
%........... ............ net
7M
50
...........dls.
Barn Door Udder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50410
Champion,  anti friction.............................   60410
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 60410
Kettles...........................................................60410
Spiders  .........................................................60410
Gray enameled..............................................40410
Stamped Tin Ware............................  .new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new Ust33M410
Bright...................................................... 70410410
Screw  Eyes.............................................70410410
Hook's.....................................................70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes...................... 
70410410
<Hb.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s......................
Sisal, M Inch and larger.............................  
Manilla.........................................................  13
dls.
Steel and Iron..............................................  
Try and Bevels............................................. 
Mitre............................................................  

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
82 95
3 05
3 05
3 15
825
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

Nos. 10 to 14...................................... 64 05 
Nos. 15 to 17 .....................................  4  05 
Nos.  18 to 21...............................  
  4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24 .....................................  4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26 ....................................4 2 5  
No. 27................................................  4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86...................................... dls. 
Silver Lake, White A.............................. list 
Drab A.................................   “ 
White  B...............................   “ 
DrabB..................................   “ 
White C..................................“ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
ROPES.

wire goods. 

SHEET IRON.

50
50
56
50
55
35

SqUARES. 

“ 
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“ 
*• 

dis.

9M

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

dls.

dls.

SO
25

Clark’s, small, 118; large, 126.......................  
Ives’, 1, 818;  2, 124;  8, >30............................ 

piles—New List. 

Dlsston’s ...................................................... 60410
New American.............................................60410
Nicholson’s ..................................................6041U
Heller’s.........................................................  
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps.................................... 
50

GALVANIZED IRON.

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

15 

12 

13 
Discount, 60

14 
GAUGES. 

dls.

28
16 17

56

dls.

dls.

dls.

If ATTnCITfl

NAILS

50
56
66
55
55
70

locks—DOOR.

MAULS. 
hills. 

knobs—New List. 

Advance over base: 

Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................  
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain......
Russell 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s...............
Branford’s ....................................... .
Norwalk’s ........................................
Adze Bye.............................................. 116.00, dls. 60
Hunt Bye.............................................. 815.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s ...................................... 118.50, dls. 20410.
dlS.
50
Sperry 4  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
40
“  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s Malleables.... 
“  Landers, Ferry 4  Cl* ik’s 
30
“  Enterprise 
...................
MOLASSES GATES.
Stebbin’s Pattern.........................................60410
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 60410
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25
Steel nails, base................................................... 1 85
Wire nails, base................................................... 1 90
Steel.  Wire.
Base
oi)............................................  
  Base
50.....................................................Base
1025
40.....................................................  06
26 35 
80....................................................  
10
20....................................................   15
45 
16..................................................... 
15
45 
12....................................................   15
50 
10......................................................  20
60 
8........................................................  25
75 
7 4 6 .................................................   <0
90
4.......................................................   60
1  20 
3..........................................*............ 1 00
1  60 
8.........................................................1 50
1  60 
FlneS................................................1 60
65 
Case  10.............................................  60
75 
8.............................................  75
a 
90
90 
75 
Finish 10.'.’..'..’.’.'.'... ...- .’..".  ’. * . ' . 8 5
90 
8............................................ 1 00
1  10 
6............................................ 1 15
70 
Clinch; 10..........................................  85
80 
8...........................................1 00
90 
6.................. 
1  15
1  75 
Barrell %...........................................1 75
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©40
Sclota Bench................................................  ©60
Sandusky Tool Co.’a, fancy.........................  040
Bench, first quality......................................   ©60
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  410
Fry,  Acme............................................ dis.60—10
70
Common,  poUshed................................ dls. 
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.........................................  
40
Copper Rivets and Burs............................... 50—10
"A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B” Wood’s pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

“ 
it 
“ 
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» 
“ 

PLANES.

rivets. 

dia

Broken packs Me per pound extra.

 

 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 125
“ 
20
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
70
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__  SO
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__ 
30
“ 
champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot........................................  30
dls.
Steel, Game...............................................60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...........  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s .... 
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion...............................61.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   65
Annealed Market..........................................70—10
Coppered Market.........................................   60
Tinned Market.........................................  62M
Coppered Spring  Steel............................ 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  3 00
painted....................................  2 55

wire. 

“ 

HORSE NAILS.
 

wrenches. 

Au  Sable  .................  
dls.  40410
Putnam..........................................  
dls. 06
dls. 10410
N orthwestern................................ 
dls.
Baxter’s  Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought............ 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75410
dls.
 
Bird Cages.......................................... 
50
 
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
76410
Screws, New List.......................................... 70410
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50410410
Dampers, American..................................... 
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods....... 65410

MISCELLANEOUS. 

METALS.
PIG TIN.

26c
28c

ZINC.

BOLDER

Pig  Large....................................................  
Pig Bars.......................................................  
Duty:  Sheet, 2Mc per pound.
680 pound  casks...........................................   6£
Per pound....................................................   7
H@M.................................................................. J«
Extra W iping.................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by Private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson........................................per  pound
Hallett’s......................................  
13
TIN—MELYN GRADE.
10x14 IC, Charcoal....................................... 8 7 60
7 60
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
9 25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

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10x1410,  Charcoal......................................8 6  75
6  75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8  25
14x20 IX, 
9 25

Each additional X on this grade 81.60.

 
 
 

 
 
 

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ROOFING PLATES

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“  Worcester................................  6 50
“ 
..........................   8 50
.........................  18 50
“ 
“  Allaway  Grade................   6 00
7  50
“ 
“ 
12 60
“ 
15 50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX............................................................ 814 08
14x31  IX......................................................... 15
14x66 IX, for No. 8 Boilers,»
10 
14x60 H ,  “ 
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8

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men's Association.

▲  W EEK LY   JO U RN A L  DEVOTED  T O   THX

Retail  Trade  of the Wolilerine Stats.

Published at

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E.  A.  STOWE, Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST  10,  1893.

TWO-THIRDS  TO  THE  LAWYERS.
“ Jarndyce and Jarndyce,”  as the cele­
brated Gaines case has  been  to  New  Or­
leans,  has  been  settled,  and  that  city is 
at last out of chancery.

The  wonderful  sketch  by  Charles 
Dickens of the cause  of  Jarndyce  in  the 
Chancery  Court  of  London  has  had  its 
parallel in the slow and tedious  progress 
of  the  litigation  carried  on  against  the 
city  of  New  Orleans  for  so  many  long 
years by  the  heirs  of  Daniel  Clark,  and 
known  as  the  “ Gaines  case. ” 
This 
cause,  in  respect  to  the  large  pecuniary 
interests involved and  its  numerous  and 
mysterious  complications,  presents  one 
of the most remarkable  tissues  of  litiga­
tion  that  ever  dragged  its  slow  length 
through the American courts.

This  extraordinary  case  has 

filled 
enough volumes of court  records  to  load 
a railroad car,  and  any  detail  of  its  his­
tory  would  be  impossible  here.  Never­
theless,  a  few  words  on  a  matter  with 
which  a  city  has  been  vexed  for  half  a 
century, and to  which  it  now  bids  fare­
well,  may  be worth  while.

On  the  16th  of  August,  1813,  Daniel 
Clark,  a  wealthy  citizen,  died  in  New 
Orleans.  Much  of  his  possessions  con­
sisted  of  lands  in  the  rear  of  the  city. 
He  bequeathed  all  his  property  to  his 
mother, Mary Clark, of Germantown, Pa., 
by the terms  of  an  oleographic will. 
In 
due coarse Clark’s estate was disposed of, 
the  city  becoming  purchaser  of  a  large 
body of  the  lands,  some  240  arpents,  or 
more than 200 acres.

On the 18th of June,  1835,  Myra  Clark 
Whitney,  subsequently  Gaines, appeared 
on the scene,  claiming  to  be  the  daugh­
ter  of  Clark  and  heiress  to  his  estate.
Her history is itself a romance.  She was 
either the  issue  of  a  secret  marriage  or 
was  a  natural  child,  according  to  the 
allegations made  at  the  time;  but,  after 
long  and  complicated  litigation,  Myra, 
who had first been married  to  one  Whit­
ney,  and afterwards  to  General  Edmund 
P.  Gaines,  of  the  United  States  army, 
succeeded in having herself declared  the 
lawful daughter and heir of Clark.  Then 
followed a series of law-suits  for  the  re­
covery of Clark’s estate from the  various 
parties into  whose  hands  it  had  passed, 
and after about half  a  century  in  coarts

high and low,  from those of  the  State  to 
those of  the  United  States,  Mrs.  Gaines 
succeeded in establishing her claims, and 
New  Orleans  was  held  accountable  for 
the lands  which  had  passed  through  its 
possession.

The  case  was  finally  decided  by  the 
Supreme Court of the United States,  Mr. 
Justice Bradley,  in  a  deliverance,  which 
is  a  masterpiece  of  perspicuous  demon­
stration  and  business  common  sense, 
having pronounced  the  judgment  of  the 
court.  This was the  13th  of  May,  1889. 
The claims  of  the  plaintiff  amounted  to 
millions, but Justice  Bradley,  by  a most 
lucid  and  equitable  statement  of  a  vast 
tangle of  complicated  accounts,  decreed 
that  the  defendant  should  pay  to  the 
Gaines heirs $576,707.92, with many years 
of interest,  certain items to  be  examined 
for possible correction.

The  matter  was  then  referred  to  a 
master  in  chancery  to  make  up  the  ac­
count.  This  has  been  done,  and,  with 
interest which  amounts  to  nearly  $344,- 
000,  the aggregate  sum  decreed  against 
the city was $923,788.  This amount  was 
paid  last  Tuesday, and  the  city  of  New 
Orleans is forever  released  from the des­
potism of this sword of Damocles,  which 
for half a century has been  hanging over 
it.

Nobody  who  has  ever  followed  the 
progress of such  protracted  and  compli­
cated litigation will be surprised  to  hear 
that more than two-thirds of the  amount 
of the judgment will go for lawyers’ fees, 
which  aggregate  $658,000.  The  only 
wonder is that all  the  balance  was  not 
swallowed up in costs of court.
ARMED  SOLDIERY  IN FREE STATES.
The almost  daily  demand  for  the use 
of troops to enforce the  civil laws and to 
maintain public order,  is a feature in the 
political and social  life  of  this  great re­
public that should  give  cause  for no lit­
tle  anxiety.

A  very  few  months  ago  the  United 
States  Government  was  forced  to  send 
troops into the  territory of  Wyoming  to 
put  down civil war between  rival  bands 
of  cattle  owners.  Within  a few  weeks 
the  entire  corps  of  the  Pennsylvania 
National Guard was  put into the field  to 
maintain order  in  the  iron  region  near 
Pittsburg,  and  the  trouble  there  is  not 
ended.  About the  same  time the entire 
power,  civil  and  military,  of  the  new 
state  of  Idaho,  was  virtually  over­
whelmed  by  an  insurrection of  miners, 
and the  helpless  Governor of  that com­
monwealth  was  forced  in his  extremity 
to  ask the  Federal Government for  help 
by  and  from  the  army.  Troops  were 
sent to  Idaho  and  the trouble  there has 
not come to an  end.

But this is not the whole  of  the situa­
tion.  Last  summer  the  coal  miners  in 
Tennessee, 
revolting  against  the  em­
ployment  of  the  State  convicts  in  the 
coal mines,  took arms,  routed the guards 
and set  free  the  convicts  at  wholesale. 
The State Government quietly submitted 
to the revolt,  but  being  bound in solemn 
contract to furnish  the labor of  its  con­
victs  to  work  in certain  mines,  recap­
tured  all  it  could  of  those  that  were 
freed, and  returned  them  to  the  mines 
under a guard of  State  soldiers.  These 
troops have been in service  for nearly  a 
year.  They  are  quartered  with  their 
prisoners in a fortified  camp and  are  so 
closely  beleaguered  that  they  dare  not 
expose  themselves  to  the  fury  of  the 
miners,  by whom the troops are virtually

besieged.  All this is in Anderson county, 
Tennessee, where open war is momentar­
ily threatened.

In at least four  States of  the  republic 
military force has been  found  necessary 
to maintain civil  law  and  order,  and in 
the State of  Idaho the State Government 
was  actually  overthrown.  The  people 
whose  disorders the  soldiers  are  called 
on to  quell  are  civilian  citizens,  strik­
ing laborers chiefly.

Revolution in four  States,  with  armed 
soldiery performing the  functions which 
belong to sheriffs  and  constables, means 
that something is  very  seriously wrong.
The highest wisdom, the truest philan­
thropy  and the  ablest statesmanship  in 
the Union ought to unite to put all  these 
wrongs in the way of being righted.  No 
time is to be lost lest worse befall.

THE  PHARMACEUTICAL  CONVEN­

TION.

The tenth convention of  the  Michigan 
State Pharmaceutical Association,  which 
met  in this  city  last  week,  was  one  of 
the most interesting and  profitable meet­
ings ever held by the  organization,  albe­
it  the  attendance  was  not  so  large  or 
representative as  the  importance  of  the 
occasion deserved.

The address of  the  President  and  the 
report  of  the  Secretary  indicated 
the 
painstaking  efforts  of  both  officers  to 
serve the Association faithfully  and  the 
report of the Committee  on Trade  Inter­
ests was the most  timely and  suggestive 
document  ever  presented  to the organi­
zation. 
Its  merit  will  readily  be  con­
ceded  when  it is noted  that the  discus­
sion of the recommendations made there­
in occupied nearly one entire session.  It 
is  certainly  to be  regretted  that  so few 
druggists—not over fifty at the  outside— 
were  present  to participate  in  the  dis­
cussion of  so important a  subject as the 
catting of  prices on proprietary articles, 
and  it  is  difficult  to  account  for  the 
apathy of  the trade  toward  the Associa­
tion and its objects,  when  such manifest 
benefits  could  be  secured  through  con­
certed action on  the part of  a large por­
tion of the trade.

The entertainment features of the con­
vention were carefully planned and were 
executed in a manner to  reflect credit on 
the  entertainers.

The full text of the papers and reports 
and a  summarized  report of  the discus­
sions  will be found  on succeeding pages 
of this issue.

Wm.  Logie  has  had  a  relapse  in  the 
shape of  erysipelas  and  was confined to 
his bed  again  all  last  week.  He is im­
proving,  however,  and  proposes to leave 
the city  as  soon  as he  is able  to  travel 
for a month’s respite from business cares 
and duties.

A. B.  Schumaker,  druggist  and grocer 
at  Grand  Ledge,  was  in  town  Monday. 
Mr. Schumaker is President of the Grand 
Ledge  Sewer  Pipe  Co., which  has been 
making  drain tile for the  past two years 
and is  now  arranging to put in  machin­
ery for  the manufacture  of  sewer pipe. 
This will  necessitate  the  erection  of  a 
three-story brick  building, 50x50  feet in 
dimensions,  which  the company  expects 
to complete  by Oct.  1.

J. Julian,  late of  New  York  City,  has 
taken the  position of  book-keeper for J. 
L.  Strelitsky.  Mr.  Julian is the father- 
in-law of Mr.  Strelitsky.

Note  the  extreme  low prices at which 
we are  now offering  our  Mason’s  Porce­
lain Lined Fruit  Jars.
Don’t  lose  any  orders  as  there  is  a 
good profit at the  price,  and the  demand 
has always been  heavier than the supply 
at this season.
Pints have  same size  mouth as quarts.

MASON’S 

DANDY
Covers, 

Caps. 

With  Boyd’s  Porcelain 
pr gr
Pints........................ 7 25
Q uarts.................... 7 50
Half gallon  ........... 9  50

Best Jars with Glass 
pr gr
Pints.......................10 50
Q uarts.................. 11  00
Half gallons...........14 00
No charge for package or cartage.  All 
Fruit  Jars  shipped  on  receipt of  order. 
Price  guaranteed.

H.  LE0NAKD  &  SONS,

Grand  Rapids, 

Mich.

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J y t i o i o u s .
Williams  Root  Beer  Extract  makes 
the best  drink of all  and  can be made 
in five minutes.

For sale everywhere.

Quotations  in  price column.

PEAGHE8! 

PEAGHE8! 

PEAGHE8!

Can Ship Them  1000 Miles

I  make a specialty of them.  Wire  for prices.  Am bound to please.  Give  me 

a trial and be convinced!

Wholesale  Commission,  33  Ottawa  St.,  Grand  Rapids, Mich.

THEO.  B.  GOOSSEN,
P E R S I N S   <Ss  H E S S
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  1SS  and  1S4  LOUI8 STREET. GRAND  RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

WE CABBY A  STOCK OF  CAKE TALLOW FOR MTT.L  USE.

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THE  TENTH  ANNUAL 
SUCCESS.

puts them together.  And  unless he  un-1 
trous effects of price  cutting  on proprie­
dertakes to  put  an  inch  and  a  quarter 
tary  articles.  Mr.  Prall  stated  that in 
hub on an inch  and  a-half  axle  he  gets j 
response  to  that  invitation  he  had  ap­
along  all right.
pointed Mr.  Arthur  Bassett to be such  a 
To a great  extent  the  same is true  of 
delegate,  and  that  Mr.  Bassett  was, at 
pharmacy,  or,  more  properly  speaking,  j 
I that time,  attending  the  meeting  of  the 
the drug  business. 
It  could  hardly  be | 
Full Text of the Proceedings—Incidents | National Druggists’ Association in Louis­
expected that  this  business would be an 
ville,  Ky.  Mr.  Bassett  will,  during this 
exception  to  a  rule  so  universal.  Our 
session,  give us a report  from that  meet­
The  tenth  annual  convention  of  the 
shelves are loaded  with ready-made,  ma­
ing. 
It  appears  to  me  that  we may be 
chine-made  prescriptions.  Compare  a 
Michigan State  Pharmaceutical  Associa­
sure that  the proprietors of  proprietary 
catalogue  of  Tilden  or  Thayer  of 
medicines  and  the  wholesale  druggists
tion convened at  Elk’s hall. Grand  Rap­
are all of  them  interested  in protecting I twenty-five  years  ago  with  one  of 
ids,  Tuesday  afternoon,  Aug.  2.  The
us  in  the  matter,  and  that  systematic,  Parke,  Davis  &  Co.,  of  the  present 
meeting was called to order by  President  persistent  and  united effort on  the part  day.  We  now  seldom  get  out  our pill 
Coleman,  when  City  Attorney  Taylor  of  a majority  of  the  retail  drug  trade  tiles.  Few  are  the  emulsions  that  we 
made a happy address of welcome, which  will surely bring us relief and protection  make.  The  physician  can 

was responded to,  in behalf of  the Asso-  ^ “ say a majority  of  the  retail  trade;  combSaTion" ° proporUons"  and 

ciation,  by  Arthur  Bassett,  of  Detroit. | we  cannot  at  first  get  unity of  action  And,  although at times  none of  them ex-
actly fit him,  still some of  them come so 
I from  all  retailers.  There  are  among 
President Coleman then  read  his annual 
near  that the physician  may be tempted 
them  some “dogs  in  the  manger”  who 
address as follows:
to  “make them do,” and  sometimes,  per­
delight in doing business for nothing and 
haps.  he yields to that  temptation.
in  making  others  do  likewise;  and  for 
Therefore,  just  as  a  very  ordinary 
I some time to come we shall find “traitors 
mechanic,  who could  not  possibly make 
in the  camp.”  But I believe  that a  ma­
a wheel  or an  axle,  can quickly  “set up” 
jority will stand  by each  other,  enough 
a whole wagon,  so  a physician  who is  a 
to in time bring the  others  into line.
very  ordinary  pharmacist,  though  per­
While I do not wish to anticipate or  to 
haps a good physician,  can  dispense  his 
I in any way interfere with our Committee 
own medicine with small  outlay  of  skill 
on Trade  Interests,  I  would  recommend 
or  time.  And  if  sometimes he does try 
that  at  this  session  measures  be taken 
to fit a 1-40  grain  dose  to  a  1-50  grain 
looking to the organizing of all the drug­
patient no one knows it but  hiipself.
gists  in  Michigan,  whether  members  of 
I  am  glad  to  believe,  however,  that 
this Association or not,  in an effort to do 
there is an improvement  in  this respect,
I away  with  cutting  unless it  shall  seem
to us that  what we  did last  year in giv-  that a reaction is  setting  in.  There is a 
ing  our  Committee  on  Trade  Interests  disposition among physicians to do  their 
special  authority in  this  matter is suffi-  work more  deliberately,  even if  they  do 
less, that  means  doing  it  better.  Some
cjent 
There is a question, an old  one,  which  of  them, at least,  instead of  congratulat- 
ing themselves  on  the  number  of  calls 
demands  careful  consideration  from  us 
all.  How  can  we  interest more of  the j that they make iu a day or the number of 
druggists of  Michigan  in  the  Michigan j  nights when 
they  have  been called  up,
their 
consider  rather  the  success  of 
State  Pharmaceutical  Association?  We 
work.  They  thus  have  time  to  study 
believe  that  the  Association  is  a  good 
their cases more  carefully and to  adjust 
thing for us,  that we derive  benefit from 
their remedies  more  accurately.  Wher­
it,  and also that as a means of protection 
ever this is the  case the  services  of  the 
it is wise and prudent  for us to keep  up 
skilled pharmacist are required,  and pre­
the  organization  and to keep  it  in good
working  order.  How  can  we  make  scription  writing  and  compounding  are 
others  believe this?  How  can  we reach I revived,  provided  always 
the 
those druggists  who are  so busy and  so  “skilled pharmacist” is at hand, 
Let  us,  therefore,  keep  our  tools  in 
absorbed in their business that they think 
have  no  time  for  anything, 1 order and  our  “hands  in,”  and  not  let
that  they
our profession degenerate into  the  mere 
either scientific or  social?  How  can  we 
handling of  proprietary articles,  or even 
reach  that  other  class  who  are  not  so 
into the mere  counting  or  measuring of 
very busy about anything, but  who have 
ready-made pills, elixirs,  syrups, etc.
been jogging  along  in  old  ruts  so long 
A movement  has  been  started by  the 
that they are satisfied with humdrum and 
State  Association  of 
looking 
routine?  How can  we  inspire all  these 
towards having the  Associations  of  the 
with  a  desire 
improvement  and 
various states hold their annual meetings 
growth  professionally  as  well us finan­
for 1893 at  Chicago,  in  the  building of 
cially  and  persuade them that  they  can 
their respective states,  and at  the  same 
find  such  improvement  and  growth  in 
time,  and the holding of  uuion meetings 
the  Association? 
I trust  that  many  of 
of 
the  entire  association  of  dele­
us  will  try to  answer this  question. 
I 
gates  for  securing  union  of  action  on 
suggest  that  a  revival  of  the  question 
points like price  cutting, etc.,  which in­
drawer,  which during  the last few years 
terest the  retail drug trade generally. 
I 
has fallen into comparative disuse, would 
think the idea is a good one.
greatly  help  to  make  our  meetings  in­
I  hope that  we may have  a session  in 
teresting  and  profitable  to the  average 
every • way  profitable; 
that  there  may 
druggist.
be  a  free  interchange  of  ideas  which 
I have  often  heard  druggists  deplore 
shall help  to  bring  about  the relations 
the decline of their prescription business. 
which should  exist  between  our profes­
Often  they  are at a loss  to  account  for 
sion and the  various kindred interests.
it.  They cannot understand  how a busy 
physician can have the time to compound 
his own prescriptions and do it accurate- 
ly.
The explanation lies in the fact that we 
are  living  in  what  may  be  styled  the 
ready-made  age.  The  blacksmith  no 
longer forges  his  own  horseshoes or his 
own nails.  He  buys  ready-made  shoes 
and ready-made nails.  Most shoemakers 
are simply cobblers.  The dealer in ready­
made  shoes  keeps  ten  times  as  many 
lengths,  widths, etc.,  as  he  did  twenty 
years ago.  The  grocer,  in place  of  the 
single article of  crackers, now displays a 
large  variety  of 
ready-made  baker’s
goods. 
1
the baker,  and, for  aught I know, on the  W.  F.  Summer, Gould City, Harris  Edson 
candlestick  maker.  Even  our  newspa-  Allen,  Ann Arbor; J.  D.  Hamilton,  Mar- 
pers,  a majority  of  them,  by the  boiler  tin.  ^   s  winegar,  Lowell;  J.  M.  Wol- 
plate  process,  are made up and edited by  ^
  Grand Rapids;  D  M. Russell, Grand
machinery.
Rapids; Wm.  Remus,  Pontiac; C.  H.  Bos-
The  old-time  wheelwright  or  wagon-
tick,  Manton;  Geo.  A.  Price,  Spring 
maker,  who used to  be a man of  marvel­
ous genius,  no  longer shaves  out felloes, 
Lake.
bores  hubs,  makes  axles  or  anything 
else.  He  gets  his  wheels  ready-made 
from  one  source, the  other  parts  each
from its own source and  then  he simply I meeting adjourned until  morning.

We  have  again  met  to  consider  the 
work of our Association and the needs of 
our profession.  Since  our  last  meeting 
no great  changes  or  new  developments 
have occurred.  There  has  been  no ses­
sion of  our State  Legislature to  inspire 
us with either  hope or fear.  Our  Secre­
tary, Mr. Parsons, has made an early and 
earnest  and  presistent  effort  to develop 
among  our  members  an  interest in  the 
Association  which  should  result  in  in­
creased work,  and also to develop among 
the  druggists  who  are  not  members  of 
our Association an interest which should 
give  us  increased  membership.  How 
successful these efforts have  been the re­
port of  our officers  and  committees will 
show.  So far as I know,  everything  re­
mains about  as it  was last year, 
it  has 
seemed  to  me  to  be  an  unusually  un­
eventful year.  Possibly  that is due in a 
measure to the  fact that  we are holding 
our annual  meeting  two  months earlier 
in the season  than  usual  and  that, con­
sequently,  the past year has been a short 
one.
There are  two  subjects  which  are al­
ways with us and  which,  during  the last 
the  principal 
few  years,  have  been 
sources of annoyance and of loss to drug­
gists.  They are the supplying of  physi­
cians by houses outside of the drug busi­
ness and the cutting of prices of proprie­
tary  articles.  These  evils  still  exist. 
They  have  diminished  in  some  places, 
they  have  increased  in  other  places. 
Druggists are still asking if this Associa­
tion cannot  protect  them  against  these 
evils. 
It  is  safe  to  predict  that  these 
subjects will  always  be  before us.  Re­
garding the  first  one, 1 think  that there 
is nothing  which we,  as  an Association, 
can  do.  The physieian has an undoubt­
ed right to buy his supplies wherever  he 
pleases,  and  there will always be travel­
ing salesmen who will  represent  to phy­
sicians that they can give them advantag­
es which their  home druggist  cannot  or 
will not give them,  and there will always 
be physicians who will believe them, and 
there will always be towns in which such 
statements  will  be  correct. 
I  am  con­
strained  to  repeat  what 1  have said  in 
some  of  our  previous  meetings,  that  I 
am convinced  that the  only  remedy  for 
this lies with  the druggist. 
If  he keeps 
an inadequate stock, or if  he is so poor a 
salesman  or  so lazy a salesman  that  he 
will  permit  an  outsider,  a  stranger,  to 
come into his town and sell his trade,  he 
has  no one to blame but himself.  While, 
therefore,  it  may be  proper and  profita­
ble for us as druggists  to  compare ideas 
as to how we  can clear  away  misappre­
hensions  which, no  doubt, exist  in  the 
minds both of  physicians  and  of  drug­
gists regarding  each other, how  we may 
create a stronger sympathy and an identi­
ty  of  interest  between  the two  profes­
sions,  I do not believe  that it is a matter 
in which  we  as an  Association have, or 
can have, anything to do.
In the matter of  cutting of  price I be­
lieve that we  may do something. 
In his 
address at our last  annual meeting Pres­
ident  Prail  read a  resolution which  had 
been  passed  by  the  American  Pharma­
ceutical  Association  inviting  the  pres­
idents  of  the  state  associations each  to 
send  a  delegate  to  the  meeting  of  the 
National  Druggists’  Association  to  con­
fer with  that  body,  and  with a commit­
tee  from  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association  regarding  a plan  for reliev­
ing the retail  drug trade  from the disas-

Chas.  E.  Smith,  Pontiac;  Chas.  B. 
Fuqua,  Big  Rapids;  Benj.  Schrouder, 
Grand  Rapids;  Adolphus  O.  Speckhard, 
Watersmeet;  A.  P.  Hart,  Mulliken; F.  K.
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The  address  was  well  received  and 
was 
referred  to  a  special  committee 
composed of  Arthur  Bassett, Detroit;  F. 
J. Wurzburg,  Grand  Rapids,  and Arthur 
Webber, Cadillac.

The  following  new  members  were  re 
ceived,  on  the  recommendation  of  the 
Executive  Committee:

Several  interesting  papers  were  then 
presented  by  Prof.  Prescott,  when  the

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

WEDNESDAY  FORENOON.

At  the  opening  of  the  Wednesday 
morning session,  Secretary  Parsons read 
his annual report,  as  follows:

Tour Secretary  begs  to submit his  an­
nual report for the year, comprised within 
the dates of  October 31,1891, and August 
3, 1-893:
Total  receipts........................................... $566 57
Total  expenditures.................................   448 00
One thousand copies of the proceedings 
of  the ninth annual meeting,  held at Ann 
Arbor,  were printed and  one  was mailed 
to each member,  the  balance  being  sent 
to a  carefully  selected  list  of  journals, 
secretaries of  boards of  pharmacy,  asso­
ciations  and  to  leading  representatives 
of pharmacy,  as well  as to all colleges of 
pharmacy.  The  expense  of  issuing this 
work  was ¡3333.25, but  your  Secretary  is 
pleased to state that the receipts through 
advertising were  sufficient to  cover  this 
expense,  except  one  item  of  $10,  which 
one advertiser failed to  pay  for  his  ad­
vertisement.  The  total  expense,  exclu­
sive of  mailing,  was $10.
During  the  year  your  Secretary  has 
written 502 letters,  and  has  sent  out cir­
culars  as  follows  :  Three thousand cir­
culars  bearing  application  blank  for 
membership ;  three  thousand  slips  ad­
dressed  to  the  druggists  of  Michigan  : 
three thousand slips from  the  President, 
calling  the  attention  of  pharmacists  to 
the general circular ;  two  hundred  and 
fifty  card circulars for the Committee on 
Adulteration  :  three  thousand  circulars 
were furnished the Secretary of the Board 
of  Pharmacy, who  transmitted  them  to J 
the druggists  of  the  State,  asking  for I 
their  votes  as  to  member  of  Board  of 
Pharmacy,  and the  result  of  this voting 
was presented in the volume of  proceed­
ings,  together  with  some  other  corres­
pondence held by the  Secretary with the 
Board of  State Auditors  relative  to pay­
ment for service of  an  attorney in  prose­
cution  of  violations  of  the  law ;  three 
times he has sent notifications of  dues  to 
members, and,  in receipting for  dues, he 
took occasion to close  some  kind of  cir­
cular,  generally  the  one  pertaining  to 
membership  and  the  announcement  of 
the next meeting ;  he transmitted,  as in­
structed  by the by-laws,  the program  of 
this meeting to  all  members,  which  in­
volved a  very large  amount  of  clerical 
work,  but it  is  hoped that it  has borne, 
or  will  bear,  satisfactory  fruit ; 
the 
members of  the several  committees were 
properly  notified  of  their  appointment, 
and occasionally  reminded  that  reports 
were expected from them at this meeting.
Your Secretary regrets that, in response 
to  the 3,000 circulars sent endeavoring to 
increase our membership, he has received 
but  eleven  applications.  These  were 
acted  upon  by the Executive  Committee 
and the candidates received.
The  Committee  on  Membership,  com­
posed of  wholesale  druggists,  offered  a 
cash prize to  the one who should  turn in 
the largest number of  new members,  and 
it  is  hoped  that,  in  the  report  of  this 
Committee,  there  will  be  seen  a  very 
pleasing accession  to  the  roll.  During 
the  past  year  there  have  come  to  the 
attention of  your Secretary the deaths of 
two  members,  E.  W.  Bartram,  of  Paw 
Paw.  and C.  H.  Kirkwood, of lshpeming. 
Three  members  have  resigned,  viz.,  C. 
H.  Franz, Saginaw,  C.  F.  Kremer,  Sagi­
naw,  and  W.  R.  Mandigo,  Sherwood. 
Four  members  have  been  dropped  for 
non-payment of dues,  viz., J. M.  Croman, 
John  De Boe,  A.  A. Goodsell and  W.  R. 
McMillen.  Two members,  formerly drop­
ped,  have been  re-instated  through pay­
ment of past dues, viz.,  I. F.  Hopkins and 
H.  Lever.
There  is  outstanding  on the  books an 
indebtedness  from  members  of  the  fol­
lowing amountd in dues.
211 owe (1 each 
81  “ 
Î2  - 
. 
48  “  $3  “ 
. 
1 owes $4  “

fell
1182
$144
$4
Total.............................................................   *541  I
The  Secretary  begs  leave  to  offer  a I 
number of  suggestions and  recommenda­
tions  which  bear  so  close  a relation to 
this report  that  it is difficult  to make  a 
sharp  distinction.  He  recommends:
1.  That the Association adopt definite 
dates for  its  official  year.  He  believes 
th at  this  year  should  extend  from  Janu- |

ary  1  to  December  31  inclusive.  The 
reasons for this are strong.  The by-laws 
I definitely state that members  should pay 
j their dues in advance.  Through  custom 
they have,  as a rule,  paid  at the time  of 
| meeting,  and,  in  consequence,  the  im- 
> pression has gained ground that,  by pay- 
I ing  at  one  meeting,  membership  was 
j held in force until the  next  annual gath­
ering. 
In  carrying  out  bis  prescribed 
duties,  the  Secretary  has  met  with  not 
: a  little  criticism—not  all  of  it  good 
! natured—which  may  be  traced  directly 
| to this misconception.  He  suggests that 
I members  should  be  required  to  pay  in 
| advance of January  1, and that such pay- 
■ ment  should  hold  membership  in  force 
j  during  the  entire  succeeding  year.  So 
long as our  annual meetings are held  in 
I the  same  month,  confusion  will  not 
arise;  but,  when held one year in August, 
i another  time  in  June  and  another  in 
October,  there at  once  arises a very an- 
| noying  condition  of  affairs,  and  it  was 
! this fact that led to the  recommendation 
I to take  action  to  establish a  definite fis- 
i cal year.
3.  Great trouble is experienced in the 
collection of dues. 
It  is  not  right  that 
the Association  should  expend  so great 
; an  amount of  postage in  sending notifi­
cations  to  which  no  attention  is  paid.
I The  Secretary would,  therefore, suggest 
I that,  in  cases  where  members  are  two 
! years in arrears  and  do  not remit in  re­
sponse  to  the  first  notification,  they  be 
I drawn  upon  by  the  Secretary  for  the I 
I amount  of 
indebtedness,  and, 
further.that.if this plan fails,their names 
: be dropped from the roll  for non-payment 
| of dues.  As  reported,  there is a sum  of 
over $500 due the Association,  more than 
half of  which could  have been collected | 
if such a rule as  the  proposed  one  were 
in force.  There  are  instances  where  a 
member  who is in  arrears  prefers to  be 
dropped and  then rejoin,  which  he could 
do at  a less expense. 
In  such  cases no 
application  should  be  considered  until 
all arrearages have  been paid.
It  is  believed  that  a  more  satis­
factory system  might  be achieved in the 
matter of issuing certificates of  member­
ship,  and  your  Secretary  would  recom 
mend  some  such  plan as this: 
Issue  a 
certificate of membership upon  receipt of 
dues,  such  certificate  to  consist  of  a 
lithograph  sheet,  upon  which  is  left  a 
blank  for the name  of  the  member,  and 
across  the  face of  which  is  printed  in 
large figures the year in which  his mem­
bership  is  in  force.  The  filling out  of 
this.certificate upon receipt of  the  mem­
ber’s dues  would  require  no  additional 
work on  the part of the Secretary,  and  it 
would serve as a receipt to  the members 
and  protect  the  Association  against  a 
number of  abuses which  have come into 
life.

their 

3. 

There  are  in the  profession  of  drug­
gists  in  this  State  many certificates  of 
the 
membership  in  this  organization 
holders of  which  are no longer  members 
thereof,  having resigned or been dropped 
for nonpayment of  dues,  and your Secre­
tary feels  that  some  such  system  as  is 
proposed  for  yearly  registration,  if  it 
may be so called,  would  prove both  ben­
eficial  and  satisfactory  and  tend toward 
an  increase  of  our  membership.  The 
proposed  certificate should  be  worthy of 
being  framed,  and,  hung  up in  a  drug 
store, would  bear weight with the public, 
demonstrating to them  that the  holder is 
in  good  standing.  The  following  in­
stances  will  show  the  necessity  for  a 
change of some character:  The Secretary 
received  a  letter  stating  that the writer 
had  lost  his  certificate  of  membership 
through  the  burning  of  his  store  and 
wanted it  replaced. 
It  was  found, upon 
search of the records, that this individual 
had  been  dropped  several  years  before 
for  non-payment  of  dues,  and,  conse-1 
quently,  the new certificate was  refused. 
In another  case,  a member of  this  Asso­
ciation,  but  who  had  never  paid  for  a | 
certificate,  in  purchasing a store  from  a | 
brother druggist, bought  with  the  stock 
a certificate of  membership the  name on 
which he erased and inserted his own.
It would  seem important  that this As­
sociation  be represented  at  the  meeting 
of  sister associations,  particularly  in  the 
adjoining States.  The past year the del­
egates  appointed  were  notified  and  re­
quested  to attend these meetings,  but,  so I

far  as known,  this  Association  was rep­
resented only at  the  American  Pharma­
ceutical Association,  and  only  there  by 
! members  who  went  for  other  reasons 
| and  not  primarily  as  delegates. 
It  is. 
therefore, suggested that the Association 
or  its  Executive  Committees  look  into 
I this matter and  see  if  provision  cannot 
be made  for  paying  all,  or  part  of,  the 
expenses of  delegates to  the meetings of 
the more important associations.

Your Secretary has received a very large 
I number of  letters,  the  greater portion of 
j which  have  been  on  matters  connected 
I with  his  office,  and  a number were  duly 
j  turned over  to  the committees for  their 
j consideration.  There  were  others of  a 
nature worthy the attention  of  this body 
I in general  session,  and at the proper time 
they will  be  called to  your notice.  The 
I several  committees  will have interesting 
[ reports to read.
In  conclusion,  your  Secretary  would 
I crave the indulgence  and  pardon  of  the 
! members  for  any  fault  of  omission  or 
commission,  which,  it is  unnecessary  to 
state,  were in  no way  due  to  intention.
I As said,  there  have been  several  compli­
cations due to  misunderstanding  or mis­
comprehension  in  the  matter  of  dues,
| which  have been explained by  the  Secre­
tary,  which explanation  has,  so far as is 
known,  been in each case satisfactory in 
clearing  away 
the  misunderstanding.
I He would express to each and all,  partic­
ularly to the officers  and committees,  his 
I hearty  appreciation  of  their  good  will 
and  the many courtesies and aid exteuded 
him.
The report was  accepted  and referred 
[ to  a  special  committee  consisting  of 
Messrs. S.  E.  Parkill,  H.  J.  Brown  and 
E.  Rudolphi.

The First  Vice-President  was author­
ized to take charge of  the  Question  Box.
Chairman  Vernor presented the  report j 
of the Committee  on  Legislation, as fol­
lows:

Your  Committee  on  Legislation  have 
the honor  to report that as there has been 
no  session  of  the  Legislature  since  the 
appointment of the Committee,  there has 
been no work for them to do.  This fact 
was  foreseen  at  our  late  meeting,  as 
shown by  the report of  the  former  Com­
mittee  who, 
in  making  their  report, 
asked  that  the  recommendations  that 
they made be referred to this Committee, 
with instructions  to  again  present  them 
at  the  meeting.  They  were  as  follows:
“That the  event  of  there being  intro­
duced into the Legislature, as there is sure 
to be a bill intended to  nullify the  bene­
ficial  advantages of  the Pharmacy  Law, 
the proper  forms  of  remonstrances  may 
be placed in  the hands  of  every  member 
of this Association at the earliest possible 
moment, and,  to prevent a  recurrence  of 
the disappointment of  las*t winter,  to  be 
accompanied with the  request  that  they j 
be forwarded,  as  soon  as  signed  to  the j 
Chairman of your Committee on  Legisla- i 
tiou.  to be placed by him in the hands  of ! 
a  member  of  the  Legislature  who  is j 
friendly to  the  Pharmacy  Law,  for  pre­
sentation at the proper moment,  thereby 
preventing the withholding  of  said  peti- I 
tions  from  presentation  through  their 
falling  into  the  hands  of  members  who : 
do  not  look  upon  the  Pharmacy  Law 
with favor,”  also
“T hat. a  measure  be  introduced  in 1 
the next  Legislature  that  shall  provide j 
for necessary  amendments  to  the  Phar-j 
macy Law  in  the  following  particulars: j 
First, to make the proprietors responsible 
with  the  employe  for  violation  of  the j 
law by the  employe,  where  the  latter  is ! 
unregistered.  The present law says that 
the proprietor ‘shall not permit,’  and,  as 
a result, all  the  proprietor  has  to  prove j 
is that he told the clerk not to make sales 
during his absence.  The reading should j 
be ‘in  whose  place  of  business  shall  oc-! 
cur.’  Second to provide  that  the  Board 
of Pharmacy shall  be  plainly  authorized j 
to employ any  legal assistance  they  may j 
find  necessary  in  the  pur-uance  of  the 
carrying out of the provisions of  the law 
and also give the  necessary  power  to  an 
attorney  so  employed,  to  permit  of  his 
making complaints  against  the  violators 
of the law,  without the  necessity  of  first 
getting the permission of the prosecuting

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THE  BOSTON

TEiaOFFEE

IMPORTERS,

Are now  receiving  by  every 

Overland,

incoming  steamer  and 
N e w  C rop  T e a s
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,

IM P O R T E R S ,

B O S T O N . 

CHICAGO.

officer of the county  in  which  the  viola­
tion is found to exist.
The action  taken by this Association  at 
its last meeting,  in  relation  to  this  fea­
ture of the  work  of  the  Board  of  Phar­
macy.  resulted  as  you  are  already  in­
formed 
through  the  published  proceed­
ings.  in  the  partial  withdrawal  of  the 
Board of  State  Auditors,  from  the  posi­
tion  taken by them in  the  matter,  shows 
somewhat the  influence  this  Association 
has  upon  legislation,  when  the  matter 
under consideration  is of a  pharmaceuti­
cal nature.
Your Committee recommended  that the 
course proposed  by the former Committee 
be carried out.  and  that the matter be re­
ferred  to  the  next  Committee  on  Legis­
lation,  with power to act,  and  we  further 
earnestly ask  the  members  of  this  Asso­
ciation to respond heartily and promptly, 
when  called  upon  by that Committee for 
personal  letters  or  petitions  to the State 
Legislature, or its members.

Chairman  Fairchild, of  the Committee 
on  Membership,  presented a report  de­
ploring the lack of  interest  in  the  Asso­
ciation,  as  evidenced  by the  few  names 
added to the membership during the year, 
and  recommending  that  every  member 
take  home  an  application  blank  and 
secure  at  least  one  new  member.  Ac­
cepted and  placed on file.

Chairman  Peck, of  the  Committee on 
Trade Interests,  presented  the following 
report:
1.  Your Committee  on Trade In'erests 
appreciates the  responsibility of  making 
a report of  their work  for  the past year, 
and  would  be,  indeed,  pleased  if  they 
could offer suggestions, or outline a plan 
of  action,  by  which  the  present disabili­
ty,  under which  the  pharmacist is strug­
gling,  could  be  mitigated  or  removed. 
At  the  opening of  the  year the  indica­
tions  pointed  to  substantial  relief  from 
the  inroads which  have  so  disastrously 
affected  the business of  the retail  drug­
gist, but the failure of the Manufacturers’ 
Committee  to  stand  by  each  other,  in 
consequence  of  an  apprehension 
that 
such  an  action  would  conflict with  the 
anti-trust  law  and thereby  render  them 
individually  liable,  seemed  to dispel,  for 
the time  being, the hope  that  had  been 
entertained  that at  last  we  should  find 
protection  against the blighting  inroads 
of  the  cutter.  But  these  events,  how­
ever,  do  not  utterly  discourage  us,  be­
cause we are  conscious  that  within our­
selves, as pharmacists, we have a reserve j 
power,  when  all  else  fails,  that  can  be 
brought  into  operation through  the  in­
fluence  of  our  State  and  local  associa­
tions,  and  this  influence,  if  we  are  but 
true to our own interests and  to  our As­
sociation,  will  secure  to  us  the  right 
which we claim from manufacturers, viz., 
protection.  The  remedy  to which  your 
Committee  refers  is the discouragement 
of  the sale of  any proprietary  medicine 
sold  by  the  cnt rate  stores, and  in  the 
place of  such  medicine urges the sale of 
goods manufactured and put up  by them­
selves.  Let the  war  be  against the  cut 
rate  articles, and  we  shall  soon  secure | 
all that we demand.
It is not  presumed  that individual ef­
fort will  produce much  impression,  but 
we know the poarer of numbers, the value 
of  organization  and  the  strength  of  a  j 
united  movement by all the  members of 
this and sister  state  associations.  As  a 
last resort,  your Committee believes that 
such  an  attack upon  proprietary  medi­
cines would  stimulate  the efforts  of  the 
united manufa  turers in the sale of  their 
merchandise  in  its  legitimate  channel, 
and,  at  least,  will  bring  the  weight  of 
their  influence  against  the  department 
store  and  cutter,  because,  when  their 
sales are  diminished,  the  terrors  of  the 
trust  law  will  not  prevent  them  from 
adopting  the A.  P.  A.  plan  and  testing 
its validity  in  the  courts  if  assailed by 
the cutter. 
In this connection yourCom- 
mittee would  urge  upon  every  pharma- 
cist in  the  State  the duty of  joining the 
M.  S.  P.  A.,  for  through  its efforts  lies J 
his only  hope  of  a  restoration of prices j 
on  lines  of  goods  sold  by  the  piratical 
cutter,  and of  loyally  standing with  his 
brethren  in  a united  body,  laying  aside j 
all petty jealousies  and working  for  the

common  good, because  at  tli s  time  we 
especially  need all  available help  to  en- 
| courage and  further the  efforts that  in iv 
only  be secured  by  unity of action.
2.  Your  Committee  wo ild  also  urge 
upon  the  pharmacist  the  uecessity  of 
tuauufacturiug,  as  far  as  possible,  his
; elixirs  and  similar  preparations.  This 
portion of his business  has  become grad- 
! ually absorbed by the  large manufactur- 
t ing  houses.  While  it is  conceded  that 
! some fluid  extracts  and  other  prepara- 
j tions may be  more  advantageously  pur- 
I chased  than  manufactured  in  a  small 
i way, yet the fact is patent that hundreds 
i  of preparations are now being habitually 
| purchased  that can  with little  effort  be 
manufactured on  the  premises  at a sav- 
j  ing  of,  at  least, 50  per  cent,  from  the 
i manufacturers’  prices.  The habit which 
! we are  apt to  fail  into of  buying  what 
we can quite as  well  manufacture is  iu- 
: jurious to us in  many  ways, not  only  fi­
nancially,  but it  also tends  to lower our 
professional standard  by an  implied  ac- 
i knowledgment  to  the  physician aui the 
; public that either  our  knowledge  or fa- 
j  cilities fail to meet the demands upon  us, 
j and  that,  in  consequence,  we  have  re- 
I course 
is  also 
| necessary  to  call the  frequent  attention 
| of physicians to our own preparations, to 
| sample  them  judiciously’,  espec.ally  if 
; we have something really superior of  its 
| kind. 
In  other  words,  show  them  that 
| they are interested in  what  interests us. 
j  and prove by  the superiority of  our pro- 
| ducts that we can  better serve them than 
I the 
their 
i friendship,  if possible,  but do not arouse 
their  antagonism.

far-away  purveyor.  Win 

to  other  sources. 

It 

3. 

sell  all 

let  him 

If  he  must 

It is  expected  that  the  subject  of 
liquor legislation  will  be  again  brought 
forward at the meeting of  the next State 
Legislature,  and the  good offices  of  this 
Association  will be sought for our mutual 
protection. 
It  is,  therefore,  proper  to 
urge  every  pharmacist  to  comply  with 
all the  provisions  of  the law and to  re­
frain from any  violation  thereof.  Your 
Committee observes with regret that some 
druggists  in  different  cities  advertise 
wines and  liquors in their store wiudows, 
giving  the  name of  the  wine  with the 
price  per pint  attached.  Others  adver­
tise wines and liquors in the newspapers, 
urging  the  sick  and  weary 
to  possess 
themselves — for  a  consideration—of  a 
bottle of such and such  wine.  All  these 
efforts should  be  condemned.  They  are 
the  belongings  of  the  saloons,  and  no 
druggist or  pharmacist  should resort  to 
such nefarious means to  increase his in­
come. 
the  liq­
uors  he  can, 
in  a  manly 
way open a saloon,  retire  from the  drug 
business, pay  his  license  and  reconcile 
his conscience with the profits  made un­
der legal  authority.  The  efforts  in  the 
past of  the Committee on  Liquor Traffic 
of this  Association  have  been made ar­
duous  through  the  perversion  of  the 
privileges  and rights  of the respectable 
pharmacist  by  the liquor  vendor under 
the  cloak.of  our  honorable calling. 
If 
the guilty alone could be  made  to suffer 
for their  own acts,  the  ends  of  justice 
would  be  assured;  but  there  is  danger 
that the punishment will  fall alike upon 
all,  and that a  tax  will  be imposed both 
upon the law abider and the  lawbreaker. 
Therefore,  let the  sentiment  of  this As­
sociation  be  unmistakably  against  any 
palliation or  excuse  for  the violation  of 
the liquor law.
4.  Your Committee would also recom­
mend that  an  effort  be  made  to induce 
some  wholesale  drug  house  within  the 
borders of  the  State  to  act as the depot 
for the  purchase,  sale  and  exchange of 
unsalable and odd  stocks of  proprietary 
medicines,  and  also to issue  a catalogue 
enumerating such goods as  they accumu­
late from time to time and  invite therein 
the  exchange  of  other  goods,  charging 
such  difference  as  may  be  just  and 
proper.  The time has come when a stock 
of  this kind,  embracing  about  all  that 
ever has f'und  even  a limited  sale,  will 
prove  profitable  to  the  wholesale drug­
gist,  and  at  the  same  time  serve as  a 
medium for  inducing orders  for staples, 
owing to the fact that the much  required, 
odd or remote articles may be found  with 
him,  besides giving  the  retailers au  op­
portunity of  turning over  at  some price 
goods that have not met an expected  sale

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or  demand  and  would  otherwise  repre­
sent only  idle capital.
5.  The subject  of  prices  that should 
be charged  neighboring  retail  druggists 
for their small  needs  from  time to time 
may  properly  be  introduced  in  this  re-
[ port.  Such wants are  simply  accommo- 
| dation  demands,  serving  to supply cum- 
, petitors only  until goods arrive, etc., and 
the subject should  be  discussed,  as it is 
au everyday problem with every pharma- 
| cist,  as  to  what  may  be  considered  a 
j proper charge,  and  one  to  which  there 
i  appears to be  no  specially applied  rule 
i governing  the  price.  Your  Committee 
| would recommend the  following  adjust- 
I ment as tending to  dispose  of  the  ques- 
I tion  in  a  reasonable  and  satisfactory 
¡manner:  Let the pharmacist simply  di- 
i vide the profits  with  his  fellow pharma­
cist ;  for instance,  if  the article  costs $S 
j  per dozen and  retails  for SI,  the charge 
j would  be 84 cents,  just  oue-half  of  the 
I 33 cents  margin.  The same  rule should 
j  be adhered to regarding  apparatus,  elas- 
j tic stockings,  trusses,  etc.,  sold  to  phy­
sicians,  being just to the dealer,  whocar- 
i ries the  stock with  the  attending  risks,
| and  to the physician  who  prescribes and 
! fits the article or appliance required.
6.  The relations existing  between the 
employer and  the employes  as applied  to
jour  profession  is  worthy  of  considera- 
| tion,  as there  is no  fixed  rule governing 
special questions that frequently arise.  A 
! general  application  respecting the  time 
given  for vacations, or  consumed  by  ill- 
! ness,  notice given  by  employes  desiring 
| to terminate  au  engagement,  or  the  re- 
l verse by the employer who finds  it to his 
interest  to  make  a  change  may,  in  the 
I opinion of your Committee, be introduced 
| and  discussed,  in  the hope  that action 
may be secured that  will prove mutually 
advantageous  to  all  parties  interested, 
j  After careful  consideration,  founded  on 
the expeiienceof several employers, your 
Committee,  in order to be concise,  recom­
mends to employers and  registered phar­
macists 
the  following  line  of  action. 
This recommendation,  however,  may not 
be adapted  to  all  cases,  but  still  may 
serve as  a  just  and equitable method of 
disposing  of  questions  which  arise  in 
every  pharmacy.  As  all  employers de­
sire to be as liberal  in all things pertain­
ing to the good  and  welfare of those as­
sociated  with them as circumstances  and 
situations will permit, the  following may 
furnish a  plan  which  we  think  will  be 
agreeable  and  mutually  satisfactory, 
being the rules  adopted  by some  of  the 
pharmacies in  large cities :
In case of  prolonged  illness of  an em­
ploye,  not  less than  one  week’s  pay be 
allowed;  one  week’s vacation be allowed 
each year  with  full  pay;  not  less than 
one week’s notice be required from either 
party  in the event of  dismissal  or resig­
nation,  except for  cause.
Your Committee is aware that the sub­
ject is  a  delicate one,  and  may  or  may 
not be worthy  of discussion,  but its  im­
portance none  will deny, and the difficul­
ties all have experienced in arriving at  a 
just decision will  serve  as a  reason  for 
bringing it to the  notice  of  the Associa­
tion.
In conclusion,  your  Committee  would 
say  that  much  work  has  been  accom­
plished in  reconciling  conflicting  prices 
among  druggists  throughout  the  State, 
and,  while our power  has.  in the  nature 
of  such  efforts,  been  limited,  we  have 
invariably resorted  to the  milder  meth­
ods in inducing cutters to conform to the 
established prices.  The  volume  of  cor­
respondence has  been  considerable,  and 
we believe  that every  complaint has  re­
ceived proper and prompt attention ;  but 
many discouragements  arose,  the princi­
pal being  the refusal of parties  at  fault 
to answer letters,  and also of  the parties 
who complained,  declining to  have  their 
name made known in the premises. 
In a 
few cases of  persistent cutting,  appeals 
were  made  to  the  Detroit  and  Grand 
Rapids jobbing  houses  requesting  them 
to  decline  further  supplies.  And  your 
Committee  feels  that  proper  acknowl­
edgement  should  be  made  to the whole­
sale druggists in  the cities above  named 
for their generous co-operation  in acced­
ing to  such  requests,  thereby establish-1 
ing themselves as enemies  to the impend- j 
ing  demoralization  of  the drug business 
of  the State.

7. 

The  practice  of  manufacturers of 

! putting  up  their  pharmaceutical special- 
j  ties  in  containers  of  odd  desigu  and 
|  measurement is opposed to the interest of 
j  the pharmacist  and  subjects him to loss 
| iu  dispensing.  The  following  articles 
1  have  been selected simply for purpose of 
illustration  :  P.,  1).  & Co.  Cascara Cor-
, dial  contains  13  fluid  ounces ;  Cordial 
; Canlocorea  contains  13  fluid  ounces ; 
Elixir  Three  Bromides  contains 11  fluid 
ounces  ;  Wheeler’s  Elixir  contains  14 
fluid ounces;  Hayden’s  Uric Solvent con­
tains 11  fluid  ounces ;  Kennedy’s  Pinus 
j  Canadensis contains  12  fluid ounces.
Your Committee  believes  that  consid- 
, erable  loss  is  sustained  by  dispensing 
| from such  irregular  containers,  as  it  is 
i necessary for the  pharmacist to  measure 
I the  contents  of  the  package  before  he 
j  can  become acquainted  with  the number 
| of  ounces therein,  and  also  to memorize 
! such measurement.  The article known  as 
j  Kennedy’s Pinus Canadensis  Bark is sold 
j  by  the avoirdupois  pound,  but  contains 
! but  12  fluid  ounces.  Your  Committee 
j  believes that the odd,  irregularly-shaped 
! bottles,  like the peddlers’  panelled  ware,
| are  only  intended  to  deceive,  and  that 
I honest  regular containers only should  be 
| employed,  holding  4,  S,  16  and  32 fluid 
ounces,  thereby  enabling the  dispenser, 
i  at a glance,  to determine  just how much 
per  ounce  the  preparation  costs  him. 
The  odd-shaped packages  may serve the 
manufacturer  as  a  trade  mark,  but  it 
would seem that a copyright  label  offers 
all the protection  necessary.  We would, 
therefore,  recommend  regular  glassware 
for all  pharmaceutical  preparations,  as 
being a great aid to the dispenser, besides 
enabling  the buyer to know,  at a  glance, 
the quantity he pays for.

So  many  new  preparations  are  now 
being brought to the notice of physicians, 
that uniformity of measurement is greatly 
to be desired,  and cannot result in loss to 
either interested party.

On  motion  of  F.  J.  Wurzburg  the  re­
port was accepted and  discussed  by  sec­
tions.

The first recommendation—that the sale 
of cut rate goods be discouraged-was then 
taken  up.  A.  S.  Parker,  of  Detroit, 
thought that the most vital point at which 
the  druggist  could  attack  the  manufac­
turer of cut rate  goods  was  to  refuse  to 
distribute  his  advertising  matter.  He 
thought druggists made a mistake in per­
mitting patent medicines to be advertised 
in newspapers over their  names.

John E.  Peck  said  the  retail  druggist 
should  patronize  no  wholesale  druggist 
who sells to dealers who cut prices.

Prof.  Prescott  said  that  few  of  the 
patents have any merit, so far  as  origin­
ality  is  concerned,  and  that  when  the 
manufacturer does not conform to  estab­
lished trade  usages,  his interests  should 
not be considered.

The President cautioned  the  members 
against attempting  to  coerce the  manu­
facturer,  when  A.  S.  Parker  remarked 
that the manufacturer was  carryiug on a 
crusade of  coercion  against  the  dealer, 
and that a turn about is fair play.

John  E.  Peck  said  that  if  war  was 
declared,  the crusade  should  be  carried 
on against  all  r;oods  found  in  cut  rate 
stores.

James Yernor asserted that  the recom­
mendations  changed  the  warfare  from 
the cutter himself  to  the cut  rate goods, 
and that such  a  change  of  front  would 
greatly multiply the  number  of  cutters.
Arthur  Bassett asserted his belief that 
the manufacturers are not honest in their 
professions that they desire to put an end 
to the cutting of  prices,  and  cited  proof 
in support of  this statement.

H.  J.  Brown  asked  if  the  proposed 
involved  action  by  druggists  in 

plan 
towns  where cutting is not done.
Chairman  Peck  replied  that, 

in  his 
opinion,  it  applied  only  to  cities  and

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towns where cutting was carried on.  He 
stated as  his  belief that  a  quarter  of  a 
century would  see the  extinction of  the 
retail  druggist—that  he would  be swal­
lowed up in the department store.

The  Secretary  said  that  any  action 
taken  by this Association should be bind­
ing on every member to be effective.

S.  E.  Park ill  called  attention  to  the 
fact  that  while  there  are  600  druggists 
in the Association,  there  are 3,000  in the 
State,  and  that  no  action  of  this  kind 
would  cut  much  of  a  figure  in  the  ag 
gregate.  This op.nion was strongly con 
curred  in by Jas.  Vernor,  A.  H.  Lyman 
and Dr.  H.  Lever.

Arthur  Bassett  differed  with John E. 
Peck in  the  statement that  the druggist 
must go;  in his opinion,  the  patent med­
icine must  go, its  place  being  taken  by 
preparations  of  the  druggist  himself. 
The strongest point of attack is to refuse 
to advertise the patent  remedies  and  in­
troduce them to the people.
, 

I.  H.  L.  Dodd,  of Buchanan,  oppose 

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_ 

, 

antagonizing  the  manufacturers  to  the > 
extent of refusing  to sell  cut  goods,  for I 
fear the manufacturers may establish cut 
rate  stores  of  their  own  in  every  im- | 
portant  center.  He  approved  of  that 
portion  of  the  recommendation  which  I 
provided  for  the discouragement of  the 
sale of these goods.

The  President  thought  there  was  no 
conflict between  the  physician  and pat­
ent medicines,  as a man  who is sick will 
not  temporize  with  patents,  but  go  di­
rectly to the physician  for  assistance.

Prof.  Preseott  defended  the  right  of 
substitution, so called, which was opposed 
by Mr.  Dodd.

The Committee  withdrew  the  arbitary 
portion of its recommendation,  leaving it 
in the shape  that  the  dealer  discourage
the  sale of goods sold by cutters  and en­
courage  the  sale  of  goods  of  his  owu 
manufacture,  which  was adopted.

The recommendation that the  pharma­
cist manufacture his own pharmaceutical 
remedies was adopted.

_ I supplies  where he  sees fit.

uual  meeting  at  Chicago  during  the 
World’s  Fair.

The Committee on  President’s Address 

1. 

2. 

reported as follows :
We  have  carefully  examined  the  ad­
dress  of  the  President  and  find  four 
points  upon  which  we  think  we  should 
report:
In regard to the supplying of  phy­
sicians with goods  by others  than  drug­
gists,  we  feel  that  the  President’s  re­
marks  are  correct.  While  we  may  de­
plore the fact,  we  do not see  how it can 
be helped;  for.  as  the  President  justly 
says, the physician has a right to buy his
In regard to cutting  prices,  we  be­
lieve that much  has been  done and  that 
more will  be accomplished in the curbing 
of  this  evil  ;  and  we  recommend  that 
careful attention  be  given  to  this ques­
tion,  with a view to bringiug about prac­
tical results.
3.  We believe that organization is  one 
of the necessary things to do and that all 
other  things  would  result  from  united 
action,  as  manufacturers  and  jobbers 
would  do  us justice if  we  were able  to 
present  a  united  front.  We,  therefore,
Association  take
— I
thi=> 
j  steps to unjte the  druggists of  the  State
in a trade organization.
4.  Regarding the holding of  our next 
meeting in  Chicago,  we are not clear  as 
to the  advisability  of  such a  move and 
prefer  to  leave  the  matter  to the good 
sense of the meeting.

__ , | recommend  that 

The report  was  accepted, except  that 
portion  relating  to  the  formation  of  a 
trade  organization,  which  was  referred 
to the incoming  Executive  Committee.

The  Committee  on  Secretary’s  report 
endorsed  the  recommendation  that  the 
fiscal  year of  the  Association  run from 
Jan.  1 to December 31  of  each year;  en­
dorsed the plan of  drawing  on members 
| two years in arrears;  endorsed  the send­
ing of  delegates  to  sister  Associations, 
i providing same go at  their own  expense; 
endorsed the plan of  issuing  annual cer­
tificates  to  members  who  are  not  in
arrears  for  dues.  Accepted  and  adopt- 
I ed.

Arthur  Bassett  moved  that the Asso­
ciation send a delegate  to  the American 
j  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  each  an­
nual meeting  hereafter,  actual  expenses 
j to  be  borne  by  the  State organization, 
i The motion  was lost.

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Rapids.

James Vernor and Arthur Bassett sug­
gested that the  Executive  Committee be 
also permitted to name the place of meet- | 
ing.  as well  as the  date,  and a motion  to 
that effect was adopted.

H. G. Colemau moved a vote of  thanks 
to the Secretary  for his faithful services 
during the past  year.  Adopted.

F.  J.  Wurzburg  moved  a similar  vote 
of thanks tojthe retiring President,  which 
was also  adopted.

Jacob Jesson moved that the  privilege 
of  voting  for  candidates  for  the  State 
Board  of  Pharmacy  be  extended to  all 
registered  pharmacists  and  assistant 
pharmacists in the State,  instead of  con­
fining same  to members  of  the Associa­
tion.  Adopted.

Several names were then  presented for 
submission to the druggists and  the mat­
ter  of  submission  was  referred  to  the 
Secretary and Executive Committee.

James  Vernor  was  elected Local Sec­

retary for the next  meeting.

The  handling  of  cheap  table  waters 
by druggists was introduced through the 
medium of the question box,  the ensuing 
discussion tending to the belief that  it is 
not practicable  owing to  the expense  of 
bottling and distribution.

H.  Lever  introduced  a  resolution  de­
nouncing  the  wide  variation 
the 
strength of low  grade  laudanum,  which 
was adopted.

Arthur  Bassett  suggested 

the 
members bring  their  wives  to  the  next 
meeting.

There being  no  further  business^ 

that 

iu 

conventiou adjourned.

T H E   ]\1 I C P T I G  A i> s  T R A D E S M A N .

Treasurer—Wm.  H.  Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—C.  W.  Parsons, Detroit.
Executive Committee—H. G.  Coleman, 
Kalamazoo;  Jacob .lesson,  Muskegon;  F. 
J.  Wurzburg  and  John  E.  Peck,  Grand 
Rapids; Arthur Bassett,  Detroit.

When  the  selection  of  dates for  this 
year’s meeting  was  under  discussion at 
the Ann Arbor convention, James Vernor 
assured 
the  gathering  that  it  never 
rained the  first  week  in August,  and  on 
I  the  representations  of  that  gentleman 
The  selection  of  the  next  place  of 
the first week in  August  was  selected as 
meeting  being  the  next  thing in order, 
the time of meeting. 
It did not rain very 
Jas. Vernor  moved  that  the  next  con­
I much, to  be  sure,  but  the  weather  was
vention be held in the Michigan building.
on the  Exposition grounds,  at such  time i sufficiently  threatening to give  Mr. Ver
nor’s friends an excellent  opportunity to 
as the Executive  Committee  may decide.
question  his  infallibility  as  a  weather 
Jacob Jesson  moved as an  amendment 
prophet,  which  opportunity  was  duly 
that the next meeting be held at the Star 
enjoyed by all  except  the genial  gentle­
Island House the last week in J une.
man  who  failed  to  see  where  the  fun 
Dr.  Prescott  moved  to  amend 
came in.

the 
amendment by permitting the  date  to be 
fixed by the Executive  Committee.

The  recommendation  relative  to  the 
establishment of  a clearing house for old
and unsalable patent  medicines  was  re- 
ferred to a committee  composed of  John  ceipts  during  the year of  SI,004.57  and 
E.  Peek.  James  Vernor as d Arthur Bas- ; disbursements of  §514.93, leaving  a  bal- 
into i  ance on  hand of  §489.64.  Accepted and 
sett, 
effect,  any  expenses  incurred  in  such  adopted.
adjourned  until
conneetiou  to  be  borue by  the Associa- | 
lion.

Treasurer  Dupont  reported  total 

to  put  the  recommendation 

The  meeting  then 

Thursday moruing.

The recommendation  that the dealer— 
iu  the  absence  of  any  other  custom  or 
rule—divide with the physician and small 
dealer his profit on patents,  trusses,  etc., 
was adopted.

The  recommendation  relative  to  the 
relations between  employer and employe 
was adopted,  as was also that in regard to 
the  adoption  of  uniform  glassware  by 
manufacturing  pharmacists.

The Committee on Trade Interests  was 
thanked by a rising vote  for its excellent 
report

The  following  additional  members 
were received:  E.  T.  Van  Ostrand, Alle- 
gau;  W.  H.  Dendel,  Hopkins  Station; 
Samuel R.  Smith,  Grand  Rapids;  Frank 
P.  Potter,  Allegan.

The meeting  then  adjourned  until af­

ternoon.

W EDNESDAY  AETERNOOX.

At the  opening  of  the  afternoon  ses­
sion,  the Secretary presented  a  number 
of  letters of  regret,  complaint, etc.,  and 
read  an  invitation  to  hold  the next an-

THURSDAY FORENOON.

At the opening of  the final  session,  D. 
C.  Scribner, of Grand Rapids, was elected 
to membership in the Association.

Arthur Bassett  presented his report as 
delegate to the National Wholesale Drug­
gists’  Association.  He again accused the 
patent  medicine  manufacturers  of  bad 
faith  in  their protestations of  sympathy 
for the retail trade, as evidenced by their 
refusal to act now that a perfectly  feasi­
ble plan has been  formulated and adopt­
ed  by the  American Pharmaceutical As­
sociation.

Votes of thanks  were  extended  to  the 
Grand  Rapids druggists for the entertain­
ment provided; to Local Secutary Muir for 
untiring efforts in  making this meeting a 
success; to the local press for its  reports 
of the convention; to Dr.  Presscott for his 
attendance and  interest  in  the  meeting.
Election of officers resulted as follows:
President—Stanley E. Parkill, Owasso.
Vice-Presidents — I.  H.  L.  Dodd,  Bu­
chanan;  F.  W.  R.  Perry.  Detroit;  W.  H. 
Hicks,  Morley.

the \A 7 'E  are on top, in the  way of  Boys’ Express 
v v  wagons  They are daisies—the  finest iu 
the market—and  the prices  are within the reach 
of  everybody.  Don’t  fail to get  onr  catalogue 
and  prices  before you  buy.  Prompt  attention 
given to all  communications.

ENTERTAINMENT  FEATURES.

Manufacturers of

The  entertainment  features  of 

Benton  M alfam m i  Co.,

the 
meeting  were  by  no  means  forgotten.
Tuesday  evening  the  Hazeltine  &  Per­
kins  Drug  Co.  tendered  the  visitors  a 
trip to  Reed’s  Lake,  including  out  door 
lunch aud boat  ride,  all  of  which  were 
thoroughly enjoyed.  Wednesday forenoon 
the ladies of the gathering  were taken iu 
tow by the wives of local  druggists  on  a 
trip  to  North  Park  and  the  Soldiers’
Home.  Wednesday  afternoon  the  entire 
took  a  special  train  to  Ottawa j
party 
Beach,  where a boat ride  on  the  Sauga-  POTTERVILLE,  MICHIGAN.
tuck and  a  dinner  at  the  Hotel  Ottawa j _____--------------------------------------------
followed.  This  feature  was  provided j O t-1 a  -NT W O O D  
C aO  
*’
by the local druggists  and  was  duly  en- 
joyed,  the  party  returning  to  the  city 
about midnight on a special thain.

Boy’s  Carts,  Express  Wagons, 

Children’s  Sleighs, Etc.

Gloucester, Cape Ann, Mass. 

RECEIVE

ECHOES OF  THE CONVENTION.

A noticeable feature of  the convention 
was the absence of Mrs.  C.  W.  Taylor, of 
Loomis,  who has attended  every conven­
tion heretofore held.

Local Secretary Muir  was  handsomely 
remembered  by  the  exhibitors 
in  the 
shape  of  a  substantial  quarter-sawed 
oak table and chair.

M actal,  CoflM,  H errii 
And All Kinds of Salt Water Fish

DIRECT FROM  THE  FISHERMEN.

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

Thoughts on Current Topics.

W ritten  fo r Tu b Tradesman.

Often, nowadays, while standing with­
in my open  door,  there  dashes  by in the 
bright sunlight what at first seems a tiny 
shade  cast  by  a  summer  cloud;  but,  in 
looking  up  the  street,  the  figure  of  a 
wheelman materializes,  moving  into  the 
vast beyond with the speed of a lost oppor­
tunity.  Another  and  another  transient 
object  rushes  past  the  threshold;  but 
none  stay their  flight more  than  do  the 
lights and shadows that chase each other 
over the fields of waving grain.

Again, in  the  gloaming,  when  the  at­
mosphere  is  clear, still  and  cooled  to a 
comfortable  temperature,  inviting  quiet 
introspection  or  pleasant  memories  of 
the  times  when I was  young and  sat  in 
a  fool’s  paradise,  building  air  castles, 
the  ear  catches  the  ghost  of  a  sound, 
such  as  the  swish  of  a  lady’s  garment 
would  produce,  and  in  a  moment  it  is 
gone. 
It is too dark for  the eye  to  play 
detective  solely  at  the  whim of  fancy, 
but  a dainty  perfume  lingering  in  the 
air, as  if  an  angel’s  wing  had  brushed 
against one’s  half-slumbering conscious­
ness,  furnishes  a  clue  to  the  phenome­
non.  By this  1  know that a lady cyclist 
has  crossed  the  orbit  of  my  uncertain 
vision,  and,  like  a  swallow  skimming 
through the  dusk of  a  closing summer’s 
day in  pursuit of  migratory  insects that 
nature  provides  for  his  evening  meal, 
she,  also,  is  gathering  in  the  delicate 
morsels  of  compliment  evoked  from de­
lighted  spectators that will  serve her  as 
food, but  only for  the  dreams that  come 
after  the  exercise  shall  have  been  fol­
lowed by refreshing sleep.

Like “Swift Camilla,’’ who

* 

* 

“ 
scours the plain,
Flies o'er the unbending corn
And skims along the main,”

the locomotion of  the  future will  be  as 
noiseless as the  flight of  birds. 
It  may 
be  by  means  of  the  silent  wheel  pro­
pelled by a force  that  once  seemed only 
fitted for  the awful  majesty of  Sinai;  or 
the  air  ship  moved  and  guided  by  an 
equally mysterious agency, or, by the com­
bination  of  chemical  and  mechanical 
power,  a submarine wonder that shall go 
wheresoever  man’s  intelligence  directs 
by means  that  would  seem  to  disprove 
all the philosophy of  the past.

Thoughts like these,  following the fre­
quently  recurring  episodes  mentioned, 
suggest to me that  the age of  romance is 
come again to those who keep a little out 
of  the  range of  new inventions  and  of 
wonderful  appliances  of  unseen  forces. 
The  stories of “The Arabian  Nights,” so 
deftly told  in  the  ears of  a past  genera­
tion,  may  yet  be  rehearsed  to the  satis­
faction and surprise of  the one that is to 
come, whose surprise will be the greatest 
to learn  that  they are  not  the  work  of 
an  oriental  romancer, but  are  veritable 
truths.  This is not the age of Columbus; 
it  is,  however,  the  age  that  honors  his 
memory,  and  it  has waked  up to  a  real­
ization of what his faith and  labors have 
made possible for this continent of bound­
less 
resources,  but  now  magnified  a 
thousandfold  beyond  the  achievements 
of his  time.

The  mind of  man  has  delved so  per­
sistently  into  the  mysteries  of  nature 
that  earth,  sky and  sea  are, day by day, 
yielding  up  their  secrets  buried  since 
creation.  Each  captive  force,  when 
harnessed to  the  car  of  progress,  helps 
to swell the great procession that is form­
ing to celebrate the mechanical and com­
mercial  triumphs of  this  century.  The

genii that the Aladin of to-day has called 
to  his  aid  are  powerful  enough to cast 
into the shade all the wonderful achieve­
ments recorded in Eastern story.  Whether 
electric,  pneumatic  or  hydraulic,  they 
awake  at  the  “Open Sesame”  uttered by 
latter day genius,  and submit themselves 
to  the  command  and  control  of  puny 
mortals  as  freely as did  those of  olden 
time.  Only,  this  important  difference 
may be noted—the genii of the past were 
as  fictitious  as  the  mythological  heroes 
mentioned  in  classical  history,  while 
those  of  to-day,  though,  for  the  most 
part,  invisible,  are  yet  actual, practical, 
positive  forces.  They  are ours to  have 
and  to  hold  so  long as we  understand 
their  nature  and  how  to  control  their 
idiosyncrasies.  Failing in  this, they are 
as  cruel  and  relentless as  natural  law, 
and will assuredly punish all  infractions 
of  their rights.  So  long as we  are care­
ful  in  this  respect, they will  help  us  to 
navigate  the  air, move at will on  or  be­
neath  the waters and  use the  earth with 
all its wonderful hidden resources as our 
growing needs require.

With  these  new  and  powerful  op­
portunities  in  our  hands,  portentious 
as  they are for  good or evil, the  future 
alone  will  determine  what  effect  they 
will have on our national life.  The perils 
and responsibilities of  this  age  are  pro­
portionately  increased  with  its  mental 
activities.  The  criminal  elements  of 
society have  equal  chance  to  use  these 
powerful forces for their unlawful deeds. 
The fruit of  the tree of  knowledge, once 
plucked,  cannot  be  controlled  only  by 
the  wise  and  virtuous.  The  anarchist 
can  make use of  the latest  chemical dis­
coveries to the  injury of  lawful  govern­
ment.  Every  successful  experiment  in 
mechanics is utilized equally by the bold 
burglar,  the  reckless  train  robber  and 
the  honest, skilled  manufacturer.  The 
treasure gained  by the mental enterprise 
and diligence of  the wisest  scientific dis­
coverers  is  too  large  and  too  widely 
scattered to be guarded by force or watch­
ful  care  from  unlawful  appropriation. 
The world  must grow  morally as fast  as 
it does  mentally, else much of  the intel­
lectual  wealth  gained  by  the wise  and 
good  will  be ruthlessly seized  by the  ig­
norant  and  vicious,  leaving  no  corres­
ponding gain to society.  So  long as ani­
mosities  between  labor  and  capital  are 
kept  up  and  fostered  for partisan  pur­
poses, there is likely  to be  found  among 
the  enraged  combatants  more than  one 
Aladin who will  call up some of  the evil 
genii  from  their  cave of  gloom to deeds 
of  outrage  that  may wake  the  indigna­
tion  and  sympathy  of  half  the  nation. 
There are  fiends  among  us, only known 
when  too  late  to  stay their  guilty  pur­
poses, who  are  equal,  if  not superior,  to 
the worst of rabid nihilists.

If  we  hope to conserve  the  beneficent 
character and  ensure  the  legitimate use 
of  all the scientific advances made in the 
last half of the nineteenth century,  every 
true  man must  become  a  factor  in  the 
work.  Educative  and  moral  forces  are 
more to be relied  upon than  laws to cor­
rect  the 
inequalities  that  will  natu­
rally  arise where  the  whole  population 
are  growing  richer  every decade.  The 
evils  we deplore  are,  in part, due to  the 
selfish  greed  inherent in all  classes. 
It 
must be counteracted by the concentrated 
opinion of  the  wisest,  who, so  far,  have 
always  comprised  the  large  majority, 
though  not  always  so  united  as  they 
should  be  as  conservators  of  the  best 
public interests. 

S.  P.  W hitmajjsh.

T H E   M IC H IG A N   TKADESM A'V.

1 3
V  |  /HIRTY-FIVE  years  experience 
i I C  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  &  SON,
Wholesale  Clothing  Mannfactnrers

ROCHESTER,  N. Y.

assure  the  retail trade  that  their  entire 
stock  for  fall  and winter  1S92  and  1893 
is  manufactured upon  the above  princi­
ple. 
Inspect  our  samples  which  will 
demonstrate this truth.  Write our repre­
sentative, William Connor, Box 346, Mar­
shall,  Mich., and  he  will  soon  be  with 
you,  go  through  our  entire  line,  learn 
prices and judge for yourselves,  and no offence will be taken,  buy or not buy.
One of  the largest and  most  complete  lines on the  road in single  and  double 
breasted ulsters,  with  regular or shawl collars.  Pronounced  best fitters ever  seen, 
in Friezes,  Shetland, Fur Beavers, Chinchillas in  blue black and many  fancy colors, 
imported and domestic material.

OVERCOATS.

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

Double  Breasted  Suits in all Grades of  material and 

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 a t Sweet’s Hotel on  Friday and  Saturday, Aug. IS and 13.

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers,

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

hut does 
not  inebriate"  Jf euh  of 
Whv?  

U O N   COFFEE 

/

%/

—

^

ARE  THE  WOOLSON  SPICE  CO.  COFFEES  THE  B E 'T  
FOR  MERCHANTS  TO  HANDLE ?

B e c a u s e /
They Satisfy the Trade and Increase the  ifercliant’s Trade.
LION  COFFEE, 0. D. JAVA,  STANDARD  MERACAHO

ABE  OUR  LEADING  BRANDS.

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

SOLD  BY  GRAND  RAPIDS  JOBBERS.

WOOLSON  SPICE  CO.,

Roasters of

High  Grade  Coffees,

TOLEDO,  0.

L.  WINTERNiTZ,

106  K ent  St.,

RESIDENT  AGENT,
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

her check for  §75. 
In doing  so, she said 
that she wished  the  check deposited im­
mediately, as she closed her bank account 
when she left the city.
“Two days later she called at the bank, 
drew out all  the money to her credit and 
calmly left  the city.
“The summer passed  and she received 
no acknowledgment of  the wedding gift, 
but her perplexity  at this  turned to hor­
ror when on returning to the city she had 
learned  that  the  present  had  actually 
been sent C. O.  D.
“Investigation showed  that  the check 
in  payment  for  the gift had reached  the 
the  day  after  she  had 
donor’s  bank 
drawn out her balance, and,  of course,  it 
had been thrown out.
‘The  jewelry  store  people, instead of 
looking up their  customer,  which in this 
case would  have been an  easy  task, stu­
pidly  sent  her  present 
‘collect,’  and 
forced a situation  very  hard  to explain, 
but which arose simply from an inability 
to subtract  the total  of  drafts  from  the 
total of deposits.”

* Morning 
Noon

Night

Good all the time.  It removes 
the  languor  of morning,  sus­
tains the energies of noon, lulls 
the weariness of night.

¡ H i r e s ’^

v  
n
 
\
X 

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

S is “just as good "—'tis false.  No imitation  i 

‘

14
Drugs  Medicines»

State  Board  of Pharmacy.

One  Year—Jacob  Jesson,  M uskegon.;
Two  Years—Janies Vernor, D etroit.
T hree  Years—O ttm ar Eberb&ch, Ann  Arbor 
Four Y ears—G eorge Gundrum. Ionia.
F ire Years—C. A. B ugbee,  Cheboygan.
P resident—Jacob  Jesson, M uskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.!
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.1 
Novem ber 1.

M eetings  for  189* — Marquette,  Aug.  31;  Lansing, 

Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Ase’n. 

President—Stanley E. P ark ill, Owopso.
V ice-P residents—1.  H.  L.  D odd,  B u ch an a n ;  r .   W.  it.
P erry, D etroit;  W. H. H icks. Morley.
T re a su re r—W m. H  Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—C. W . P arsons, Detroit.
E xecutive  C o m m ittee-H .  G.  Colem an,  K alam azoo; 
Jacob Jesson, Muskepron;  F.  J.  W u rz b u rg   and  John 
E. Peck, Grand Rapids;  Arthur B assett,  Detroit. 
Local Secretary—Jam es Vernor. 
N ext  place  o f  m eetin g—Some  resort  on  at.  o ia ir 
River;  tim e to be designated by E xecutive C om m ittee.
G ra n d   R a p id s   Pharmaceutical  Society. 
President. W. R. Jew ett,  Secretary,  Frank H. E scott, 
Regular M eetings—F irst W ednesday evenin g o f March 
June, Septem ber and Decem ber.____________________
Grand Rapids Drag Clerks' Association. 

.

President, F. D. Kipp;  Secretary, W. C. Smith.

Muskegon  Drag Clerks’  Association. 

President  N. Miller;  Secretary, A. T. W heeler.
India Rubber in Chewing Gum.

From the India  Rubber World.
A  great  many  false  statements  have 
been made as to the  composition of ordi­
nary  chewing gum.  Of  course,  where 
spruce  gum  is  used,  every  one  knows 
what the basis of  it is, and the article  is 
sold to-day  pure  and in  good  quality at 
from 50 cents to SI.50  per  pound.  Most 
of  this  gum  is  gathered  in  the  Green 
Mountain regions of Vermont, and is sold 
through  the  West,  as  other  kinds  are 
more popular  on the  Atlantic  seaboard. 
The  gum,  however,  that  is  sold  from 
candy stands and  in  drug  stores  to-day 
is of totally different origin and as a rule 
it is a manufactured  product.  To a cer­
tain extent  this is a  secret, as  all  India 
rubber compounds are  secret to ordinary 
observers.  What  is  known  as Yucatan 
gum  is made of  gum chicle,  sugar  and  i 
variety  of  flavors,  with  certain  ingre 
dients which are kept secret, but  help to 
make a homogeneous mass.  The  flavors 
that  are  used  are  peppermint,  winter 
green,  licorice,  pineapple  and  some few 
medicinal ingredients.
Experts in chewing  gum  manufacture 
can tell in a minute whether good flavors 
are used,  whether the  best gum is incor 
porated and just what  the quality of  the 
compound is,  but in  order to tell this 
curately  they  are  obliged  to  test  it by 
chewing.  The gum has a certain quality 
of sugar added to it to sweeten and make 
it palatable. 
It  will  be  noticed that  in 
chewing  gum, after  it  has  been  in  the 
mouth  a while,  the  sugar and  flavor are 
entirely  gone,  and  what  remains  is the 
rubber-like  product,  which  is the  chicle 
gum nearly  pure.  This gum  is  the sap 
of  a Mexican  tree  which  is called sapo 
dilia. 
It  grows  in  other  countries  be 
sides Mexico,  but  that  is  the only eoun 
try  where a business is made  of  tapping 
it. 
It is collected like India  rubber sap 
by cutting incisions  in the bark,  between 
the months of  November and  April,  and 
after  the  gum  has  been  gathered,  it  is 
packed in sacks, 200  pounds  to the sack 
It is then a  light-colored  mass  that  ap 
pears to be about half way between gutta 
percha  and India rubber. 
In  the  facto 
ries it is washed, dried  and mixed  much 
as India rubber is, only it needs no proc 
ess of  vulcanization,  and  when  it  run: 
off on  the  spreaders  is  cut  into  sticks, 
wrapped and packed ready for shipment, 
Within a few years the  industry  has 
sumed large proportions and the demand 
for  it  seems  to  be  growing  every day 
This is the only part of  the rubber bust 
ness that  seems  to have no  dull season, 
as one part of  the year is just as good  as 
another and  cbewers want  their  gum  in 
winter as  well  as  summer. 
It is a mis­
take to think that only shop girls  and ig­
norant  people  chew  gum,  as  the  habit 
has  invaded  all  classes  of  society  and 
many physicians recommend it highly.
Tobacco  chewers  who  are  trying  to 
give up their habit often take to chewing 
gum and find it of  help to them. 
It is  a 
curious fact that  in England they do not 
chew gum but rather look down  upon the 
habit as  being  vulgar,  and of  the small 
quantities that have been shipped abroad, 
but little has  been  sold.  The  time will 
doubtless come, however, when this dem-

ocratic  habit  will  overcome  the  preju­
dices  of  our  cousins  across  the  water, 
and when  the  Prince  of  Wales  will be 
seen with a quid of American gum in his 
mouth, chewing it with as much gusto as 
a  Bowery  boy.  Already  Australia  has 
thrown up  her  hands,  and  decided  that 
gum  is  a  necessity,  and  the  American 
manufacturers  are  working that market 
for all it is worth.
Granger

Logic  Vanquished 
Drummer’s  Facts.

b y  

th e

the 

said 

“ Well,  Mr.  Harkless,”  inquired  the 
traveling  salesman,  after  the crowd had 
thinned out,  “are you  needing  anything 
in my  line?”
“W’y  yes, I’m  needin’  some  goods,” 
answered Joel,  “ but I reckon I kaint buy 
em of  you, I perpose  bein’ forehanded, 
an’ buyin’ frum  first  ban’s,  an’  not pay­
in’  all you fellers to  go aroun’  the  coun­
try puttin’ on style an’  havin’ good times, 
an’ et all cornin’ out uv us.”
‘Yas,” interrupted a farmer who stood 
by  and  overheard  the  conversation, 
ther’  is  over  SI0,000,000  now  paid out 
every  year  to  these  drummers,  an’  ef 
that  wos  divided  up  et  ud  help  us  all 
mightily. 
I’ll  tell  yer,  thet’s  jist  w’y 
ther farmers hes sech hard times,  holdin’ 
up  all  them  classes  et  don’t  work,  an’ 
Joel’s right to shut  down on ’em an’ buy 
nothin’  uv ’em.”
“ Gentlemen,” 
traveler, 
‘please  let  me  say  a few  words.  You 
¡ay  there  is  §10,000,000  paid  traveling 
men,  and that  divided up  it would  help 
you so.  Divided up!  Why,  that  is just 
what it is,  and these  same traveling men 
do it  most thoroughly.  They  distribute 
it  to  a  thousand  different  channels  of 
trade,  and  the  farmer’s  get  the  benefit 
too, in lower freights, better markets and 
cheaper goods, and, through this medium 
of salesmen,  it brings the market to your 
own door.
“You say that we put  on  lots of  style 
and that you pay for it,  and  that it  costs 
you so  much.  Now,  cannot  you  see  as 
regards costs that as we visit from fifteen 
to twenty  merchants a  day,  the  expense 
to each must be very light;  and that if  a 
merchant  went  to market it  would  cost 
him  much  more; or,  if  he  buys  direct, 
that he takes many blind chances that he 
avoids  by  dealing  with 
traveling 
man?
“Do you  not know  that  this has been 
verified  time  and  again  by  men  who 
thought as you now do?
“Cannot  you  recognize,  also,  that  we 
middlemen that you think  useless and  a 
lot of  parasites  are  consumers and help 
make valuable your  products?
“Let me ask,  what would your stuff be 
worth without auybody to buy it?  When 
you advise Mr. Harkless  not to buy from 
a drummer,  as you call him,  you  simply 
urge him to cut his own  throat financial­
ly,  and time will show it.
“ Gentlemen, the old story of the clock 
has  a  lesson  for  you,  in  that  it  would 
teach you that  each one has  his place  to 
fill,  and  that  we  need  each  other,  and 
that if you take away one piece the whole 
machine  will  stop.  Gentlemen,  good 
day,”  and out he went, leaving the crowd 
somewhat  confused,, until  Zeke Hayseed 
restored 
remarking: 
“Thet’s the  way  with  all  them doggone 
agents.  They’s eddicated  an’ can argify 
honest fellers out  uv  countenance  every 
time.”
Feminine  Ignorance  of  the  First  Prin­

confidence 

the 

by 

ciples of Banking.

“I  cannot  understand,”  remarked  a 
bank  teller  recently, during  one  of  the 
lulls in business,  “ why the more sensible 
young  ladies’ schools  in the  country do 
not  add  to  their  curriculum  a  course, 
however brief, in  banking  and accounts.
“Few  girls  have  any practical idea of 
such  things,  and 
it  is really  extraordi­
nary how ignorant are many women with 
property  about  the  details  of  its  care, 
and though they  can  draw a check  they 
seldom know how  to ascertain  their bal­
ance  or  prove it. 
I know  of  a wealthy 
woman  who  keeps  an  account  for  con­
venience in a New York bank during the 
winter  and  closes  it  out  in  the  spring 
when she leaves the city.
“Last spring she visited a certain  large 
jewelry  store  and  purchased  a wedding 
present for  a friend,  giving  in  payment 1

T he  D rug  M a rk et.

Gum Opium—Dull and weak.  The re 
ports of a large crop have been confirmed 
Low prices are likely to  rule the  coming 
year.

Morphia—Steady and unchanged.
Quinine—Weak  and  offering  freely 

with light demand.

Carbolic  Acid—Strong at  the late  ad 

vance,  with a Higher tendency.

Canary  Seed—Advanced  and  will  be 

still higher.

Arnica Flower—Low.

OÙR  NEW  LINE  OF

Tablets,
Fall  Specialties 
School Supplies 
EtG.,

AliK  NOW BEING  SHOWN ON THE  KOAD BY

Lowell—King,  Quick & King,  lumber 

men,  are closing out their business.

CXHBXXTG  R O O T .
We pay the highest price for it.  A d d re e e

PECK BROS., Wholesale  D raggisi 
GRAND  RAPID8

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

AGNES BOOTH CIGARS

In  ten sizes and shapes.  We will guarantee to Increase your cigar sales If yon will give 
your customers  a chance  to  buy the Agnes  Booth Cigar.  All we ask is a sample order.

I.  M.  CLARK  GROCERY 

CO.,

S ta te   A g e n ts.

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

W h olesale  P r ic e   C u rre n t•
Advanced—Canary seed.

Declined—Arnica  flower.

ACIDUX.

8®  10
Acetlcum................... 
Benzolcum  German..  60®  65
Boraclc 
....................  
20
Carbollcum...............   24©  30
Cltrlcum...................  50®  52
Hydrochlor...............   3®  5
.................  10®  12
Nitroeum 
Oxallcum...................  10®  12
Fhosphorium dll..:... 
20
Salley licum ................ 1 
Sulphurlcum..............  1X@  5
Tannlcum....................1 
Tartarlcum.................  30®  32

30@1 70
40@1 60

AXMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  3M@  5
20  deg..............  5M@  7
Carbonas  ...................  12®  14
Chlorldum.................  12®  14

ANILINE.

Black........................... 2 
Brown........................   80®1  00
Red.............................   45®  50
Yellow........................ 2 

50@3 00

00@2 25

BACCAK.

Cnbeae (po  65)........  60®  70
Juni perus..................   8®  10
Xanthoxylum............   25®  30

BALSAMDH.

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

COBTBX.

Abies,  Canadian................  18
Casslae  ...............................  11
Cinchona Flava  .................   18
Ruonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerlfera, po.............  20
Prunus Vlrglni....................  12
QuUlala,  grd.......................  10
Sassafras  ............................  12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

BXTRACTUM.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24®  25
“ 
po...........  33®  35
Haematox, 151b. box..  11®  12
“ 
Is..............   13®  14
“  Ms.............  14®  15
•>  Mb.............  16®  17

FERRUX.

Carbonate Preclp........  ®  15
Citrate and Qulnla—   ®3 50
Citrate  Soluble...........  ®  80
Ferrocyanldum Sol__  ®  50
Solut  Chloride...........  ®  15
Sulphate,  com’l .........   1M@  2
pure............   @ 7

“ 

Arnica.......................  15®  16
Anthemls...................  3f@  35
Matricaria 
25®  30

 

FLORA.

 
FOLIA.

“ 

“ 

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin

...................  16®1 00
nivelly....................  25®  28
Alx.  35®  50
and  Ms....................  12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  Ms
UraUrsl.....................  

“  2d 
“  3d 
11 
“ 

euxxi.
Acacia, 1st  picked  ...  ®  75
 
* 
  @ 50
“ 
....  @  40
sifted sorts...  @  25
po.................  60®  80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60
“  Cape, (po.  20)... 
®  12
Socotrl, (po.  60).  @ 50
Catechu, Is, (Mb, 14 Ms.
16)..........................   @  1
Ammoniac.................  55®  60
Assafosdda, (po. 35).. 
30®  35
Benzolnum.................  50®  55
Camphor»..................   50®  53
Bupnorblum  po  ........  35®  lo
Galbanum..................   @3 50
Gamboge,  po..............  70®  75
Gualacum, (po 30)  ...  @ 25
Kino,  (po  40)............   @  35
Mastic.......................  @  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opil,  (po  2 50)...........1  60@1  6f>
Shellac  .....................   25®  35
bleached......   30®  35
Tragacanth...............   30®  75

“ 
hxbba—Id ounce packages.

Absinthium........................  25
Kupatorium.........................  20
Lobelia................................   25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
»  V li.........................  25
Rue......................................   so
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat..............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Fat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, E. A  M —   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

KAONSSIA.

OLBDK.

“ 

RADIX.

POTASSIUM.

Cubebae......................  @500
Exechthltos..............  2 50@3 75
Erigeron.........................2 25®« 50
Gaultherla......................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gossipil,  Sem. gal......  50®  75
Hedeoma  ..................2 00@2 10
Juniperi.......................   50@2 00
Lavendula..................   90@2 00
Llmonls.......................... 2 50@3 fo
Mentha PI per...................2 75©3 50
Mentha Verld.................2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal..................1  00@1 10
Myrcia, ounce...............   @ 50
Olive............................  75@2 75
Plcis Liquida, (gal..35)  10®  12
Rlclni....................... 
86®  92
Rosmarlnl................. 
75@1 00
Rosae, ounce................   6 50@8 50
Succlni.......................  40®  45
Sabina.........................  90@1 00
Santal  ....................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50®  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tiglll..........................  @  90
Thyme.......................  40®  60
opt  ...............   @ 60
Theobromas...............  15®  20
Bi Carb.......................  15®  18
Bichromate...............   13®  14
Bromide....................  24®  26
Carb............................  19®  15
Chlorate  (po  18)........  16®  18
Cyanide......................  50®  55
Iodide..............................2 80©2 90
Potassa, Bltart,  pure..  24®  28
Potassa, Bltart, com...  @ 15
Potass  Nltras, opt...... 
8®  10
Potass Nltras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18
Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae.........................  22®  25
Anchusa....................  12®  15
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus.....................   20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   S@  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)..................   @  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,  Ms  • 
  @ 35
Podophyllum, po.......   15®  18
Rhel............................  75@1  00
“  cut— ...............  @1  75
“  pv.......................  75®1  35
Splgella.....................   35®  38
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  30®  32
3enega.......................  45®  50
Slmllax, Officinalis,  H  @ 40
M  @  20
Scillae, (po. 35)..........   10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Foati-
dns,  po....................  @  35
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
lnglber a ..................   12®  15
Zingiber  j .............. 
18®  22
SBXEN.
Anlsum,  (po.  20). 
..  @ 15
Aplum  (graveleons)..  33®  35
Bird, Is...................... 
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18)............   8®  12
Cardamon................... 1  00® 1  25
Corlandrum...............   10®  12
Cannabis Satlva.........   3M®4
Cydonlum..................   75®1  00
Cnenopodluai  ...........  10®  12
Dlpterlx Odorate........ 2 50®2 75
Foenlculum...............  @  15
Foenugreek,  po......... 
6®  8
L ln l..........................  4  @ 4M
Linl, grd,  (bbl. 3M) 4  @ 4M
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlarls Canarian__5  @ 5M
Rapa..........................   6®  7
Sinapls,  Albu............   8®  9
Nigra...........  11®  12

“ 

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“ 
“ 

SPIRITUS.
Frumentl, 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.  Vinl  Galll................1  75@6 50
Vinl Oporto.....................1  25@2 00
Vlnl  Alba....................... 1  25@2 00

SPOMOBS.

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
140

TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  Napellis R.........   60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
Arnica................................   50
Asafoetlda............................  0
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sanguinarla.........................  50
Barosma.............................   50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................  75
Co......................  75
Castor..................................1 00
Catechu...............................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Co......................  60
Columba.............................   50
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba..............................     50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian.................... 
  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
atnnrnn ..................  60
“ 
Zingiber............ ,...............  50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
Iodine..  ..............................  75
Colorless................   75
Ferri  Chlorldum...............  35
K ino...................................   50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
Opil.....................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor.........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany.............................   50
Rhel.....................................  50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
Co..............  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stramonium.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
ValeriaD.............................   50
Veratrum Verlde.................  50

“ 

“ 

 

MISCELLANEOUS.

‘ 
“ 

AStlier, Spts  Nit, 3 F ..  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alnmen....................... 2M@ 3

“ 
ground,  (po.

“ et Potass T.  55®  60

7).............................  3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
4®  5
Antimoni, po.............  
Antlpyrln..................   @1 40
Antlfebrin..................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  @  60
Arsenicum................. 
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............ 2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Ms
11;  Ms,  12)..............  @  9
Cantharldes  Russian,
po............................
@1  00 
@  20 
Capale!  Fructus, af...
@  20 
> po.
@  20 
Caryophyllus, (po.  14)
10®   12 
Carmine,  No. 40.........  
_
@3 75
Cera  Alba, S. A F ......   50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
@  40 
Coccus  .........
@  22 @  10 
Cassia Fructus
Centrarta........
40 
Cetaceum......
63
Chloroform...............   60®
squlbba ..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1  20®1  40
Chondras..................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20
German  3  @  12
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60 
cent  ..................... '
Creasotum...............
@  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)...........
@5®
prep..................
. „   __
preclp............ 
Rubra...............   @  8
Crocus.......................  33®  35
Cudbear......................  ®  24
Cuprl Sulph...............   5 ®   6
Dextrine....................  10®  12
Ether Sulph...............   68®  70
Emery,  au  numbers..  @
po..................   @  6
Ergot a, (po.)  65 .........   60®  65
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................  @  23
Gambler......................7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........  ®  70
French...........  40®  60
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75 and 10. 
by box 70
9® 15
Glne,  Brown..............
13® 25
“  White...............
Glycerlna.................. 15M® 20
@ 22
Grana Paradisi..........
Humulus.................... 25® 55
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite.. @ 85
@ 75
“  Cor ...
Ox Rubrum @ 90
@1 00
Ammontati.
Unguentum.  45®  55
Hydrargyrum............   @  65
Ijhthyobolla, Am..  ..1 25@1 50
Indigo................  75@1 
00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 7£@3 85
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  60®  65
Lycopodium..............  50®  55
Macls........................   75®  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1M).......................  a®  8
Mannla,  8. F ..  i_30@33

“ 
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“ 

“ 

Absinthium.................... 3 60@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc........  45®  75
Amydalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
A nisl...........................1  65@1  75
Aurantl  Cortex..........2 50@2 75
Bergamll  ...................3 00®3* 25
Cajlputl....................  60®  65
Caryophylll...............   65®  75
Cedar  .........................  35®  65
Chenopodll...............   @1  60
Clnnamonll............... 110® 1  15
Cltronella...................  ®  45
Conlum  Mac..............  35®  65
Copaiba  ....................   90@1  00

STROPS.

A ccada...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   60
Ipecac..................................   60
Ferri Iod..............................  50
Aurantl Cortes....................   50
Rhel  Arom..........................  50
Slmllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Prunus  virg.................  —   50

“ 

“ 

“ 

S. N.  Y.  Q. A

C. Co.......................1 60@1 85

Morphia,  8. P. A W .. .1 7C@1 95 Seldlltz  Mixture__
@ 20
Sinapls....................
@ 18
”  opt...............
@ 30
Moschus Canton........ @ 40 Snuff,  Maccabov.  De
Myrlstlca, No. 1.........
65® 70 Voes....................
@ 35
Nux Vomica, (po 20).. @ 10 Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  ® 35
Os.  Sepia.................... 20® 82 Soda Boras, (po. 11)
.  10® 11
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
..  27® 30
Soda et Potass Tart
Co............................ @2 00 Soda Carb............... ■  1M@ 2
Plcls  Liq, N.»C.. M gal
Soda,  Bl-Carb.........
@ 5
doz  .........................
m 00 Soda,  Ash............... ..  3M@ 4
Plcls Llq., quarts...... @i 00 Soda, Sulphas.........
@ 2
pints......... @ 85 Spts. Ether C o........ ..  50® 55
Pll Hydrarg, (po. 80).. @ 50
“  Myrcia  Dorn...
@2 25
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22).. @ 1
“  Myrcia Imp...
@3 00
Piper Alba, (po b5)__
*  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
@ 3
Pix  Burgun...............
....7 ..................... . .2 25@2 35
@ 7
Plumbi A cet.............. 14® 15
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Pulvls Ipecac et opil.. 1 10@1 20 Strychnia Crystal...
@1 30
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
Sulphur, Subl......... ..  2X@ 4
A P. D.  Co., doz...... @1 25
“  Roll........... ..  2M@ 3M
Pyrethrum,  pv........... 30® 35 Tamarinds..............
8® 10
8@ 10 Terebenth Venice... ..  28® 30
Quasslae....................
Qulnla. 8. P. A W...... 29ra 34 Theobromae........... .  40  @ 45
8.  German__19  © 30 Vanilla.................... .9 00@16 00
12® 14 Zlncl  Sulph............ ..  7® 8
Rubia  Tlnctoram......
29® 30
Sacch arum Lactls pv.
S alada.......................1  60@1 60
Sanguis  Draconis...... 40® 50
Bbl.  Gal
12® 14 Whale, winter........ .  TO 70
Sapó,  W.....................
M.......................
10® 12 Lard,  extra............
.  6«
68
“  G.......................
® 15 Lard, No.  1............
.  42
48
Linseed, pure raw  . .  41
44

OILS.

“ 

“ 

paints. 

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

15
47
50  60
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian...............1M  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ 1M  9@4
“ 
Ber........IX  2@3
Putty,  commercial__2M  2M®3
“  strictly  pure......2M  2X®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
65@70
Green,  Peninsular......   70@75
Lead,  red.....................   7  ®7M
“  w hite..................7  @7M
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
1  0 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1  4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.....................1 00@1  20

VARNISHES.

No. 1 Turp  Coach__ 1  10@1  20
Extra Turp................ 160@1  TO
Coach  Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp Furn....... 1  00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55@1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
Turp......................... 
70®75

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT  MEDICINES

DEALERS  IN

Paints, Oils  %  Varnishes.

Sole Ageats for the  Celebrated

SWISS  HILLS  PREPARED  PAINTS.

Full  Line  of  Staple  Druggists’  S i t o

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatlerly's  Michigan  Gatarrl  Remedy.

We Have ln Stock and Offer a Full Line of

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

GINS,  W INES,  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.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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

G ro c e ry   P ric e   C u rre n t•

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

and  buy  in  full  packages.

AXLE  GREA SE.doz  gross
6 00
9 (0
5 80
9 00
8 00
600

Aurora....................  65 
Castor Oil...............   75 
Diamond.................  80 
Frazer’s...................  80 
Mica.......................  75 
................  55 
Paragon 
BAKING  POWDER.

“ 
“ 

Arctic.

Acme.
u lb. cans, 3 doz.........   ...  45
M lb.  “ 
2  “  ...............   86
1 lb. 
“  1  “  .................1 00
Bulk...................................   10
M ft cans............................  60
M 1b 
..........................   1 20
lft  “   
200
5 f t  
.......................... 9 60
Dr. Price’s.
per doz
90 
.1  33 
1  90 
.2 4' 
.3 75 
.1 75 
11  40 
18 25 
21  60 
lb 
41  80

pgmccfc
CREAM
Ba k in g
Powder

Dime cans
4- oz 
6-oz
5- oz 
12-oz 
16-oz 
2H-lb
4- lb
5- 
10-lb

 

“ 

8oz 

bluing. 

“ 
» 
“ 
“ 

Red Star, \   lb  cans.........  
40
80
..........  
...........  1  50
45
Telfer’s,  V  lb. cans, doz. 
“  ..  1  50

* f t   “ 
1 ft  “ 
Klb.  “
1 lb.  “ 
BATH BRICK.
2 dozen in case.
90
English......................  ■ 
o„
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
“ 

“ 
“ 
BBOOMS.
......................... 2 25
 
2 75

No. 2 Hurl................................ 2 00
NO. 1  “ 
No. 2 Carpet............................. 2 50
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem...............................3 00
Common Whisk......................  1 00
Fancy 
Warehouse...............................3 50
Stove, No.  1.......................  125
“  10.......................  1  50
“  15.......................  1 75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row —   85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row —   1  25 
Palmetto, goose......................  1 50

.................1  20

BRUSHES.

“ 
“ 

“ 

CANDLES
“ 
 

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes................10
Star,  40 
9
Paraffine..............................H
Wioklng.............................  24

 

CANNED  GOODS.

PISH.
Clams.

“ 

Little Neck,  lib ................ 1  15
“  2  lb................ 1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 31b......................2 00
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb....................  85
21b....................165
Lobsters.

“ 

“ 

Star,  1 lb............................... 2 40
“ 
2 lb............................... 8 30
Picnic,lib............................... 2 00
“ 21b....................................2 90

Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb.....................1 05
2  lb...................1  90
Mustard,  21b....................2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb.................2 25
Soused, 2 lb......................   2 25
Salmon.
Colombia River, fiat........... 1  85
“  tails.................1 75
Alaska, 1  lb..............................1 40
21b..............................1 90

“ 
“ 

Sardines.
American  34s................4W@  5
He...............6M@ 7
Imported  14s.....................11@12
Ms.................... 150-16
Mustard Ha....................... 7@8
Boneless.......................... 
20
Brook, 8 lb...............................2 50

“ 
“ 

Trout.
FBurrs.
Apples.

Gages.

E rie............................  @1  25
California................... 
1  70
Gooseberries.
Common.................... 
1  20

Peaches.

Pie.............................. 
Maxwell.................... 
Shepard’s ..................  
Califoraia................... 
Monitor 
.................  
Oxford.......................
Pears.

1 30
1  65
1  65
2  10
1  (5

“ 

1  20
2 10

1  30
2 50
2 75

Domestic....................  
Riverside....................  
Pineapples.
Common..................... 
Johnson’s  sliced.......  
grated.......  
Quinces.
Common....................
Raspberries.
Red  ...........................  
Black  Hamburg.........  
Erie, b la c k .............  
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................  
Hamburgh  ................ 
!  Erie............................ 
Terrapin....................... 
Whortleberries.
Common.................... 
l  io
1  15
F. &  W....................... 
Blueberries............... 
l  io
Corned  beef,  Libby’s.........1  90
Roast beef,  Armour’s.........1 75
Potted  ham, M lb...............l  30
tongue, M lb............ 1  35
14 lb.........  85
chicken, 34 lb........   95

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

“  14 lb..............

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

HEATS.

“ 

COFFEE.

GREEN.
Rio.

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

Santos.

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

Maracaibo.

Mocha.

Java.

ROASTED.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add Me. per lb. for roast 
lng and 15 per  cent,  for shrink 
age.
A rbuckle’s A riosa........  19.30
McLaughlin’»  XXXX  19.30
G erm an.......................... 19 30
Bunola  ...........................   18.80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb. case —   19 30

PACKAGE.

EXTRACT.
Valley City M gross 
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross. 
“ 
.

tin 

“ 

“

75 
1  15
1  50
2 50

CHICOBT.

Bnlk.
Red

Cotton,  40 ft......... per doz.  1  25
1  40
160
1  75
1  90
go
100

CLOTHES  LINES.
“ 
50 ft..........  
60ft..........  
“ 
“ 
70 ft........... 
“ 
80ft........... 
60 ft.......  
« 
72 ft-......... 
«« 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
Jute 
“ 

COUPON  BOOKS.

VEGETABLES.

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless......... 1 25
French style....... 2 25
Limas.................. 1  40
Lima, green........................ 1  95
soaked...........  80
Lewis Boston Baked.......... 1 35
Bay State  Baked................ 1  35
World’s Fair  Baked.......... 1  35
Picnic Baked.................  ..  1 00 j
Hamburgh..........................
Livingston  Eden...............l  20
Purity .  ...............................
Honey  Dew........................1  50
Morning Glory  .................  1  30
Soaked...............   .............  1 15
Hamburgh marrof a t ...........1 35
early June...........
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pols......... 1 75
fancy  sifted......1  90
Soaked................................   65
Harris  standard.................   75
Van Camp’s Marrof at 
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
E rie.......................................... l 35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

Tomatoes.

Hancock.................................. 1 05
Excelsior 
Eclipse......................................1 10
Hamburg  ... %........................... 1 30
Gallon..................................... 2 60

...................... 1  10

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

22
36
38
40

CHEESE.

Amboy.......................   @1GM
Acme..........................  ©:0M
Riverside..................   @10M
Gold  Medal  ..............  @914
Skim..........................   6  @8
Brick.............................  
10
Edam  ........................  @1  00
Leiden....................... 
23
Limburger  ...............   @10
Pineapple...................  @25
Roquefort...................  @35
Sap Sago....................  @22
Schweitzer, imported.  @30 
domestic  __   @15

“ 

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. In case.

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

CRACKERS.
Butter.

Seymour XXX......................6
Seymour XXX, cartoon...... 6M
Family  XXX......................  6C
Family XXX,  cartoon........6M
Salted XXX.........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ........6M
Kenosha 
..........................   7M
Boston..................................  8
Butter  biscuit....................  6M

Soda.

Oyster.

Soda, XXX.................... .  .  6
Soda, City.....................
....  7M
Soda,  Duchess.............. ....  8M
Crystal Wafer............... ....10
Long  Island Wafers 
....11
S. Oyster  X XX................ ....  6
City Oyster. XXX........... ....  6
Farina  Oyster........  ... ....  6
Strictly  pure. 
Telfers  Absolute.
Grocers’........................... 20@25

CKEAH TARTAR.

DRIED  FRUITS.

Domestic.
APPLES.

“ 

16M
4M

quartered  “
APRICOTS.

Sundrled. sliced in  bbls.
6
5*
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes @8M
California In  bags.........
Evaporated In boxes.  ..
BLACKBERRIES.
In  boxes............ ...........
NECTARINES.
70 lb. bags  ......................
25 lb. boxes.....................
Peeled, in boxes  .........
Cal. evap.  “ 
...........
“ 
in bags........
PEARS.
California In b ag s__
PITTED CHERRIES.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes..................
25 “ 
...................
PRUNELLES.

PEACHES.

19
14
13

20
22

“ 

“ 

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

10M

21M
22
23

• 
• 

“ 
“ 

PEEL.

Patras, In barrels........ @ 4
In  M-bbls........ @  Hi
In less quantity @  4M
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
Ondora, 29 lb. boxes.. @  8
Sultana, 20 
“
@11
..5 @  5X
Valencia, 30  “ 

Foreign.

“ 
“ 

PRUNES.

Bosnia........................
O
California,  100-120 — ...10
California, 90x100 25 lb. bxs.

“ 
“ 
“ 

80x90 
70x80 
60x70 

“
“
“

Turkey......................... @7M
Silver.............................

POTASH.

48 cans In case.

Babbitt’s ..........................  4 00
PennaSalt  Co.’s..............  3 25

ROOT BEER
Williams,  per doz............   1  75
3 doz. case......... 5  00

“ 

BICE.

Domestic.

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

Broken................................  3M

Imported.

r‘  No. 2....... 

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

5M

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

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

shot.

Pure Ground in Bulk.

“ 

Allspice............................... 1
Cassia,  Batavia...................20
and  Saigon.25
“ 
11 
Saigon...................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................30
'*  Zanzibar.................20
Ginger, African...................15
R  Cochin..................  18
Jam aica.................2P
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... 8t
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste. .25
Trieste...................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................65
Pepper, Singapore, black— 20
r‘ 
white...... 30
"  Cayenne..................25
Sage..................................... 20
“Absolute” in Packages.

Allspice...........
Cinnamon.........
Cloves...............
Ginger, Jam ......
“  Af.........
Mustard............
Pepper ..............
Sage...................

Mb Ms
......   84 1  56
....  84 1  55
......  84 1  55
......   84 1 56
......  84 1  55
......  84 1  55
......  84 1  55
....  84

Kegs................................. .  1M
Granulated,  boxes..............  IK

A nise.........................  @12M
Canary, Smyrna.........  
Caraway....................  
Cardamon, Malabar... 
Hemp.  Russian.........  
Mixed  Bird................ 
Mustard,  white.........  
Poppy......................... 
Rape..........................  
Cuttle  bone................ 

4
8
90
4
4M
6
9
6
30

STARCH.
Corn.

5X

“   

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

Gloss.
 
.......................   6

1-lb packages.......................   5M
8-lb 
5M
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4K
Barrels.................................  4 >4

“ 
“ 

SHUNT.

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

SODA.

Boxes....................................5M
Kegs, English........................4X

SALT.
 

 

100 3-lb. sacks......................... »2 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
2 00
2810-lb. sacks......................... 1 85
20 14-lb.
2 25 
24 3-lb  cases....................
1  50 
82 
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.
.
281b.  “ 
18

drill  “ 

56 lb. dairy In drill  bags..
28 lb.  “ 
.

“ 

“ 

32 
18

56 lb. dairy la linen sacks..  75 

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks.  75 

Solar Rock.

56 lb.  sacks.......................   27

Common Fine.

Saginaw  . 
Manistee

Warsaw.

Ashton.

Higgins.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

Yarmouth..........................
Pollock.......................
Whole, Grand  Bank...  @5
Boneless,  bricks........6M@8
Boneless, strips...........6M@8
Smoked.....................  
12
Scaled......................   16  @17
11 00
Holland,  bbls............. 
85
••••••• • 
Round shore, M bbl... 
2 00
14  bbl.. 
1  10

Halibut.
Herring.

** 
“ 

“ 
Mackerel.

“ 

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

No. 1,40 lbs.............................. 4 25
No. 1, kits. 10 lbs.....................  1 25
No. 2,40 lbs............................  3 50
No. 2,  10 lbs............................  1 06
Family, M bbls., 100 lbs__ 5 00
65
Russian, kegs....................   45
No. 1, M bblB., lOOlbs........... 6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   90
No. 1, M bbls., lOOlbs........... 7 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   96
Family, M bbls., 100 lbs__  3 00
kits  10  lbs.............  40

Sardines.
Trout.

Whltefish.

FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

2 oz folding box.
3 oz

Jennings’ D C.
Lemon. Vanilla
1  25
75 
1  50
..1  00 
..1  50 
2  00
3 00
..2 00 
4 CO
..3 00
Gunpowder.
Austin’s Rifle, kegs............5 00
^  ¿ggg  • *»«•  2 75
*1 
Crack Shot, kegs ..5 00 
M kegs 2 75 
“ 
Club Sporting  “  6 00
“ 
M  “  3 35

”•* 

HERBS.

“ 

INDIGO.

Sage......................................15
Hops................................ 15
Madras, 5 lb. boxes........ 
55
50
F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JELLY.
17  lb. pails....................  
60
30  “ 
......................  1  00
LICORICE.
Pare.....................................   30
Calabria...............................   25
Sicily....................................  12
LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz................1 25
4 doz................2 25
MATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur...................... 1  25
Anchor parlor......................1 70
No. 2 home...........................1  10
Export  parlor......................4 00

“ 

MINCE  MEAT

IKOCiP^ 1

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

M EA SU RES.

Tin, per dozen.

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

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

New Orleans.

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

14
17
22
27
35

OATM EAL.

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

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

@4  75 
@2  50

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count............ *6 50
Half  barrels, 600 connt___ 3 25
8 60
Barrels, 2,400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
3 75
Clay, No.  216........................1 75
“  T.D. full connt...........  75
Cob, No.  8.............................1 26

PIPES.

...  2 00
...  2 50
...  8 00
...  3 OP
...  4 0U
...  5 00

'‘Tradesman.’
C  1, per hundred.........
.........
44 
1 2,  “
1 3,  “
. . . . . .
44 
“ 
......
1 5,  “
44
*10,  “
“ 
•20,  “
.........
“Superior.”
1  1, per hundred.........
44 
........
12,  “
44 
*3,  “
44
• 5,  “
44
•10,  “
44 
•20,  “

..  2 60
...  3 00
............ ...  3 50
...  4 00
...  5 00
...  6 00

.........

“Universal.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

•  1, per hundred..............13 00
*2, 
................3 50
• 3, 
................4 00
• 5, 
................5 00
WO, 
................6 00
•20, 
................7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts
200 or over.............. 5 per cent.
«
500  “ 
1000 
“  
“
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.
I Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from (10 down. | 
20 books.........................$ 1 00
50
2  00 
100
3 00 
260
6 25 
500
10 00 
17 50
1000

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

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.
No. 1, 6M.......................
No. 2, 6M.......................
No. 1,6..........................
No. 2, 6.....................
XX  wood, white.
No. 1, 6M.......................
No. 2,6M.......................
Manilla, white.
6M  ................................
6.....................................
Mill  No. 4......................

Coin.

.  SI  75
.  1  60
.  1  65
1  50
.  135
.  1  25
.  1  OC
95
.  100

FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

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

3=4

Farina.
Hominy.

Barrels............................... 300
Grits.................................. 3 50
Dried............................  
4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli.

Lima  Beans.

55
10M@UM

-•  @2M
........1  85
........3 00

Domestic, 12 lb. box... 
Imported....................
Pearl Barley.
Kegs............................

Peas.

Green,  bu..................
Split  per  l b ..............
German.....................
Bast India........................  5
Cracked.............................  

Wheat.

Sago.

5

8 lb. standard............
York State, gallons —  
Hamburgh,
Apricots.
Live oak.....................
Santa Cruz.................
Lusk’s.........................
Overland...................
Blackberries.
B. &  W.......................
Cherries.
Red.............................  
Pitted Hamburgh...... 
351b. bags......................  @3
W hite......................... 
Less quantity...............   @314
E rie............................ 
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green  Pound  packages...........6X@7

Half  pint, 25 bottles......... 2 75
Pint 
............ 4 60
Quart 1 doz bottles  ...........3 50
5 gross boxes......................40

3 60 
2 75
2 00 
2 00 
2 00 
1  90
95
120
1 75
1 80
1 20

Bine Label Brand.

COCOA  SHELLS.

CLOTHES PINS.

CATSUP.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

SALE RAT US.

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

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

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Old Country,  80  1-lb...... ...3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb......... ...3 90
White Borax, 100  5£-lb... ...3 60

Proctor & Gamble.

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Concord.......................... ..  2 80
Ivory, 10  oz.................... ..  6 75
6  oz...................... ..  4 00
Lenox 
.......................... .  3 65
Mottled  German............ ..  3 15
Town Talk...................... ..  3 00

SCOURING AND POLISHING.
“ 

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

SUGAR.

" 

Cut  Loaf.................... @ 5«
Cubes......................... @ 5
Powdered XXXX......
@ 5*4
Standard.. @ 5*4
Granulated.. 
......4.56@4.69
Confectioners’ A...... 4.44®4.56
Soft A......................... @4 31
White Extra C........... @  4*4
Extra  C...................... @  4
C................................. @ 3%
Golden...................... @ 354
Yellow....................... @ 3*4
Less than  bbls. *4c advance

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Pure Cane.

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

8
8
9
8H
8*4

TEAS.

j a p  ah—Regular.

@17
F air......
@20
Good__
Choice... ....................24 @26
Choicest ....................32 @34
D ust___.................... 10 @12
@17
F air......
@20
Good ..  .
Choice... ....................24 @26

SUN CURSD.

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

BASKET  TIRED.

GUNPOWDER.

F air..........................
@20
Choice.......................
@25
Choicest....................
@35
Extra choice, wire leaf @40
Common to fair........ .25 @35
Extra fine to finest... .50 @65
Choicest fancy......... .75 @85
@26
Common to fair........ .23 @30
Common to  fair........ .23 @26
Superior to fine......... .30 @35
Common to fair........ .18 @26
Superior to  fine........ .30 @40

YOUNG HYSON.

IMPERIAL.

OOLONG.

ENSLI8H  BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

Palls unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha..................
60
34
Sweet Cuba...............
24
McGlnty....................
22
*4 bbls.........
32
Valley  City................
Dandy Jim .................
27
20
Torpedo.....................
in  drums__
19
26
Yum  Yum  ...............

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Plug.

Finzer’s Brands.

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

38
22
39
29
22
Kylo............................
Hiawatha...................
38
34
Valley City................
40
Old  Honesty..............
Jolly Tar....................
32
28
Here  It Is...................
31
Old Style....................
Jas. G. Butler  &  Co.’s  Brands.
...38
Something Good..............
...26
Toss Up............................
..25
Out of Sight....................
Private Brands.
30
Sweet  Maple..............
26
L. & W.......................
Smoking.
Boss..................................
12*4
.13
Colonel’s Choice..............

Middleton’s Brands.

W arpath................... ......... 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
Frog......................... ........  33

W ASHBOARDS.

Single

Double.

Wilson...............................12 00
Saginaw.............................  1  75
Rival..................................  1  40
Daisy..................................  1  00
Langtry.............................   1  10
Defiance.............................   1q75
Wilson...............................  2:50
Saginaw.............................   2:25
Rival..................................  lo80
Defiance...............................2 00
Crescent.  ............................2 60
Red Star.............................  2  75
Shamrock..........................  2  50
Ivy Leaf.............................   225
40 gr.....................................  7
50 gr.....................................8

V IN E G A R .

81 for barrel.
W E T   M U STARD.

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

TEAST

 

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF? 

WHEAT.

“ 

MEAD.

74 
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
74
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test) 
Bolted............................... 
l  30
Granulated.......................  1 60
FLOUR.
Straight,  In sacks  ..........  4 40
“ barrels..........  4 50
“ 
Patent 
“  sacks..........  5 40
“ 
“ barrels..........   5 50
Graham 
“  sacks..........  2 10
“ 
Rye 
..........  2 40
M1LLSTUFF8.

Less
Car lots  quantity
$14 00
15 00
15 00
20 50
20 50

Bran..............$13  50 
Screenings__  14  50 
Middlings.....  14 50 
Mixed Feed...  20 00 
Coarse meal 
20 00 
Car  lots.............................. 53
Less than  car  lots.............55
Car  lots  .............................39
Less than car lots.............. 41
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__12 00
...  13 00
No. 1 

ton lots 

OATS.

CORN.

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OILS.

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*4
Water  White  ...........  @7
Naptha.......................  @ 7
Stove Gasoline...... . 
Cylinder....................27  @36
E ngine..................... 13  @21
Black, 25 to 30 deg  ...  @7*4

@7*4

FRESH  MEATS.

“

Swift & Company quote as fol­

lows:
Beef, carcass..............5  @6
“  hindquarters...  6*4@  7
“ 
“ 
“ 
*• 

.  3 @ 3*4
fore 
loins,  No.-  3.. .  9 @  9*4
ribs............... .  7 @ 8
rounds........... .  5 @  5*4
@ 4 Vs
Bologna....................
Pork loins...............
@  9J£
shoulders  __
@  7*
Sausage, blood or head @  4*4
liv er........
@ 4*4
Frankfort  ..
@  7
Mutton  .................... ..7 @ 8
Veal.......................... ..6 @ 6*4

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HIDES.

HIDES,  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  A  Hess  pay  as  fol 

lows,  prices nominal:
Green .......................
*4@3*4
Part Cured...............
@   314
Full  “ 
...............
@   4M
Dry............................ 5 @ 5
Kips, green  .............. 2*4@ 3!,
“  cured...............
@   454
4 @  5
Calfskins,  green......
cured......
@ 6*4
Deacon skins............ 10 @30

“ 

No. 2 hides *4 off.
PE L T S

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

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

M ISCELLANEOUS.

Tallow.....................
Grease  butter  .........
Switches..................
Ginseng.................... 2 00 @2 65

3*4@ 3V
1 @ 2
1*4® 2

POULTRY

Local dealers pay as  follows :

D R ESSED .

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

LIVE.

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F. 

J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 
FRESH  FISH.

follows.
Whltefisb 
.................  8  @9
T rout...........  ...........  8  @ '.t
Halibut..........................  @15
Ciscoes or Herring__  5  @6
Bluefish....................... 11  @12
29
Fresh lobster, per lb __ 
Soft crabs, per doz........ 
1  00
Shrimp, per  gal................ 
1 25
Cod.............................. 10  @12
No. 1 Pickerel................  @8
Pike...............................  @7
Smoked White  ............   @7

oysters—Cans. 

Fairhaven  Counts__  @40
Oysters, per  100  ........1  25@1  50
Clams. 
......... 1 00@1  25

SHELL  GOODS.

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PAPER & WOODEN WARE

PAPER.

Straw 
....................
Rockfalls.................
Rag sugar.................
Hardware.................
Bakers......................
Dry  Goods...............
Jute Manilla............
Red  Express  No. 1.. 
No. 2  .
TWINES.
48 Cotton...................
Cotton, No. 1............
Sea  Island, assorted.
No. 5 Hemp..............
No. 6  “ ......................

“ 

...2 *  
...2*4 @8 
@5*4 
• •  5*4 
...4*4
Ï0
.17
.16
30
.16
.15

WOODENWARE.

 

 

Tubs, No. 1.......................... 7 00
‘  No. 2...........................6  00
‘  No. 3.......................... 5  00
1 35
Pails, No. 1,  two-hoop.. 
‘  No. 1,  three-hoop__  1  60
40
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
Bowls, 11 Inch....................  80
1  00
13  “   
1  60
15  “   
2 25
17  “   
2 75
19  “ 
3 00
21  “ 
Baskets, market.................   35
shipping  bushel..  1  25 
..  1  35
full  hoop  “ 
5 75
“  No.2 6 25
“  No.3 7 25
"   No.l 3 50
“  No.2 4 25
"  No.3 5 Of
Pails..................................  4 05
Tubs, *4 doz.......................   4 55

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“ 
“ 
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INDURATED WARE.

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PRICE:

One  Box...................................  ....$   45
One  Case (lO Boxes)..................... 4  OO
Each  box  contains  25  Doable 

Sheets and one TANGLEFOOT  Holder.

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

No sheet w ill spoil, no matter how long a box  may last.
FOR  SALB  BY ALL  JOBBBBS.

You should by all means use our Coupon Books. 

You will avoid great loss.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,

lOO  L o u is  S treet, 

G rand  R a p id s,  M ich .

s a u s a g e —Fresh and Smoked.
i Pork Sausage...........................................
| Ham Sausage...........................................
I Tougue Sausage.....................................
| Frankfort Sausage 
.............................
j  Blood Sausage........................................
Bologna, straight...................................
Bologna,  thick.......................................
i Head Cheese...........................................

9
7 #
5
5S
5
Com­
pound. 
5 *  
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18

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

JIM  ALLSPICE.

O pen C onfession o f  a  R oad  E xp erien ce 

b y  an  Old Tinier.

W ritte n  fo r T h e  Tradesman.

The  other  fellows—and  ns  fellows— 
make  quite a community,  especially  if 
we meet on the cars,  at the hotels, on the 
steamboat,  at church or  at a dance.  We 
are  still  the  same—“only  a  traveling 
man.” 
I  have  heard  that  expression 
used so many times during  my career on 
the road  (and am  sorry  to  say by ladies 
sometimes), with  a scornful,  long  meter 
way, that 1 have  come  to the conclusion 
that  a  traveling  man  must  have  been 
made  to  order,  and  is as  easily  picked 
out as a race horse with a “finished gait.”
The average  traveler is a man of  fam­
ily.  His  constant  traveling  has  given 
him  a  free  and  easy,  polished,  offhand 
way  which  he  readily  turns to good  ac­
count;  but  he is  oftentimes  met  with  a 
cold rebuff for an act of genuine courtesy, 
being considered  “too fresh.”  There is 
now and then a young man or  dude,  who 
smokes  vile  cigarettes  and  bangs  his 
hair,  who has crept into the ranks and is 
a  disgrace  to  the  traveling  profession. 
He has  neither  brains  nor manners and 
belongs  to  the  class  called “mashers.” 
His stay on the road  is of short duration, 
as merchants  will  not buy of him,  hotel 
men  soon  vote  him  a nuisance  and  the 
old  travelers  guy  him  until  he  finally 
goes home in disgust.

The other  fellows,  who  find  us so free 
and easy  in our ways,  little  think of  the 
amount of  amusement  that  they  create 
in  an  innocent  way.  1 think  that  the 
arrival and departure of  a train at a fair 
sized 
town  furnishes  the  greatest  in­
sight  into  the  ways  and  doings of  the 
fellows—the  human  race  has  a 
other 
chance to exhibit  itself. 
’Tis there you 
find the gentleman,  the  lady,  the  human 
hog,  the  mother  with  her  little  brood, 
with their bird cage, house plants,  satch­
els  and bundles  and  Willie’s little dog. 
Here is a chance for  the humane society 
or the  brakeman  to  come  to  the front. 
The whistle  blows,  brakeman  calls out 
the  station.  Up  jumps  a peddler  with 
his pack from the rear seat in the car and 
starts for  the front  end.  He is met half 
way by an  honest,  rawboned  backwoods­
man  with 
his  belongings  hurrying 
through  to  the  rear.  Here  a  collision 
takes  place.  The  peddler is  upset  and 
throws one of his packs involuntarily in­
to the  lap  of  a young  man’s  best  girl. 
That  starts  up  another  riot.  By  this 
time the train has pulled into the station 
and the  aisle is  full of  people trying  to 
get  out.  On  the  platform  are  the hu­
man hogs  trying their  best to squeeze in 
before  the  passengers  are  off.  Finally 
order  is  restored,  when  up  bobs  some 
fellow  and  starts on a run—his wife has 
left her parasol  in the depot.  While the 
new arrivals are  getting located,  a  lady 
discovers  that  someone  has  carried  off 
her  satchel.  The 
conductor  passes 
through taking tickets and  discovers one 
of  the  other fellows  sound  asleep,  who 
has been carried two stations beyond  his 
destination.  He gets  him  aroused, with 
instructions  to  get  off  next stop and  go 
back  on  next  train.  Engineer whistles 
for brakes.  Train comes  to a standstill, 
everyone wondering what  is up.  One of 
the other  fellows  left  his  pocketbook at 
the  agent’s  window  when  buying  his 
ticket,  and,  in  his excitement  and  flurry 
he has pulled the  bell cord,  being bound 
to  get  right  off  and  run  back  after  it. 
After receiving a warning  from the con- I

ductor,  train  starts  up  again  but  the . 
fellow  jumped  off  after  all.  What  a ! 
mania  people  have  for  raising  the  car j 
windows,  regardless  of the weather,  cin­
ders  and  dust — any  discomfort  to  the 
passengers cuts no  figure.  And  another 
the 
funny  thing  you  will  notice—all 
homely  girls  chew  gum  on the cars. 
I 
have  heard  different  reasons  given  for 
this;  some  say it is to attract  attention, 
some  because  they  chew  the “rag”  too 
much  at  home.  The  small  boy  is  the 
special  item  of  interest.  Did  you ever 
notice  how  dry a boy  becomes  the min­
ute he discovers the water tank,  and how 
easy  it is for  him to muss  up his clean, 
new waist?  His mother spends her time 
in telling him to stop—don’t—he mustn’t; 
but the  kid will  ransack a car,  be in  ev­
ery empty seat and  ask a thousand ques­
tions before we have  made  ten stations.
I have  seen  some  sad  sights  on  and 
around the trains—a young married  lady 
and a little boy of  four or five  bringing 
the body  of  the father  from a far  West­
ern  city  back  to  the  old  home  where 
lived  his  parents  and  relatives.  They 
were all at the station to meet  the widow 
and the boy whom  they  had  never seen. 
It  was  a  sad  duty  the  conductor  had 
to perform to assist the lady off the train, 
the  little  boy  following  with  “papa’s 
sasell.”  Those  gray-haired parents who 
had had a rough, backwoods  life received 
them tenderly, and at the same time their 
own  hearts  were  ready  to  break  with 
grief.  Many a poor fellow, from a smash 
up  in  some  lumber  camp  or  on  some 
freight train,  has  taken  his  last  ride as 
he was on his way to the hospital at  Big 
Rapids.

Did you ever  notice a human tank,  or, 
in other words,a “feeder” a so-called man 
who  can  sit  down  at a hotel  table and 
eat  a bill  of  fair  out  of  sight—and  all 
the  trimmings  in  sight—and  then  call 
for  poached  eggs,  dry toast  and a glass 
of  milk,  his  neighbors  trying,  in 
the 
meantime,  to  get  a few  samples  of  the 
meal.  The human tank  generally winds 
up  by culling  all the  best fruit and put­
ting it in  his  pocket “to finish off  with” 
on  the  train.  The landlord  thanks  his 
stars that the species  do not come often.
The talkative man on  the train who  is 
just home  from  “Indianey” can  tell you 
all about the crops,  politics and religion, 
and how  much  money  he made off  that 
forty acres  of  Bill  Skinner’s.  He  gen­
erally turns out to be  the  first  man  who 
went to  the  war from  “our  town,” also 
helped to  build  the  northern end of  the 
railroad.  He  can  tell  you  about  every 
foot  of  good  pine  land  along  the road. 
He is  the  man  who  “fills  in  with you” 
just  as  you  have  nicely  arranged  two 
seats for a good comfortable snooze.

You  meet  a  merchant  coming  home 
from  a  two  days’  trip  at 
the  Rapids. 
Now, you never  could sell  him—he  was 
always  overstocked.  The  minute  he 
spies you he  flies  over  to your seat  and 
anxiously inquires  if  you  have been  to 
his town lately  and  what the  news was. 
After telling  him  what  you heard when 
you were  there  yesterday, you  ask  him 
where he has been.  His  answer attracts 
the  attention  of  everybody  for a  dozen 
seats around, for  he  gives it as if he had 
been  in  Australia.  You  want  to know 
if  he  bought  anything  of  your  house. 
No,  he  did  not  have  time—he  was  so 
busy.  By  a  little  careful  flattery  you 
find  out  what he  bought of your rivals, 
and  then  the  way  you  quote  him  low 
prices  is a  caution,  and,  if  a  man  was

ever sick  of his  “bargains,”  as  he  calls 
them,  he  is.  You finally  get a pressing 
invitation  to  call  next  trip to his  town 
and he will find you an  order.  And that 
is the way it goes—business is business— 
no tricks in our line—one more customer 
secured.  As  you  settle  yourself  back 
you are  accosted  by  an  entire stranger 
who  wants  to  know,  “Be  you  a  Grand 
Rapids  ‘runner’  for a grocery house,  an’ 
what’s pork worth,  and  what’s ‘terback- 
er’  worth  by  the  box?”  He  thinks  of 
taking  a  logging  job  up  on  Muskrat 
Lake and is going to  want a whole lot of 
stuff in the fall.  With no  possible show 
of  doing  any business  with  him,  as the 
brakeman calls out  “Reed  City—twenty 
minutes  for  dinner,” you  give  him  the 
shake and join issue with the rest  in get­
ting your share of Adam’s dinner.

Be n ja m in.

G overn m en t In sp ection  o f M eats.
It is stated  by the  Department of  Ag­
riculture  that  the  inspection of  meats, 
and  especially  pork,  by  the  officers  of 
that Department under the act of  March 
3,  1891, has  had  the  effect of  adding at 
least  1  cent  per  pound  to  the value of 
hogs marketed  since  the  withdrawal of 
foreign prohibition,  which  resulted from 
the  enforcement  of  the  act.  The  De­
partment  says:  “The  efficiency  of  the 
inspection  is  well  attested  by  the 
in­
creased price in the  markets, not only of 
this country but of the  world,  of  Ameri­
can  meats bearing the  inspection  certifi­
cates of  the Department of  Agriculture. 
Meats bearing  this  certificate  command 
K cent more per  pound  in our markets, 
and,  although the  law  in  Great  Britain 
does  not  exact  our  inspection  as a per­
quisite to impoitation,  the  packers  have 
advices  from their  agents  in that doun- 
try  that  the  United  States government 
certificates  on  American  pork adds from 
2s.  to  3s.  per  100  to  its  market value. 
The packers  are in  consequence  urging 
the  Department  to increase  the  inspec­
tion  facilities,  so  as to  enable  them  to 
enlarge 
their  shipments  of  inspected 
meats to Great Britain.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

PRODUCE  MARKET,

Apples—Several varieties of home grown fruit 
are  now on the  market, commanding S3 per  bbl.
Beans—Dry stock Is in small supply and active 
demand.  Dealers  pay $l.30@1.35  for  unpicked 
and hold city handpicked at S1.65S1.75  per bn.

Beets—50c per bu.
Butter—The market is without change, jobbers 
paying 13@14c and holding at !5@16c.
Cabbages—50c and 60c  per dozen, according to 
size
Celery—Choice home grown commands 25c per 
dozen bunches.
Dried  apples—Evaporated  Is  firmly  held  at 
8@9c;  sundried is strong at 5@Gc.
Eggs — The  price  is  a  little  weaker  dealers 
now paying 13)4c and holding at 1454c per doz.
Grapes—Early  Ohio  are  in  limited  supply at 
50c per 9 lb basket.
Green Corn—10c per doz.
Honey—14c per lb.  Very scarce.
Musk  Mellons—Osage,  S1.6J  per  dozen;  nut­
meg, SI per dozen.
Onions—Green are  in  fair  demand at 10c  per 
dozen bunches.  Home grown dry are firmly held 
at 75c  per bushel.
Peaches—Alexanders  are in plentiful  supply, 
commanding Si to $1.25 per  bushel, according to 
size  and  appearance.  There is a large  crop of 
clings, but  the price will  probably not go below 
SI for some weeks.
Peas—Marrofat are nearly out of market, being 
in good  demand at 75c per bu.
Potatoes—In strong demand and adequate sup­
ply at 60@7>c per bu.
Raspberries—Black  and  red  are  both  scarce 
and  firmly held, the  former at 8c and  the  latter 
at ICC per qt.

Radishes—10c per dozen bunches.
Tomatoes—Home  grown  is  in  fair  demand 
at 5@6c per lb.
Watermelons—Firm  and  high,  readily  com­
manding S25  per 100.
Whortleberries—The  market  is  well supplied 
and somewhat lower and will probably go lower 
yet, as the  crop  still to come  forward is said  to 
be very large.  Present quotations are $2.25@2.50 
per bu. 

_____________
PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing and Provision Co. 

PORK  IN  BARBELS.

quotes as follows:
Mess,  new.  ..................................................  12 25
"Short c u t......................................................  14  00
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  ,5 60
Extra clear, heavy.......................................
Clear, fat back.............................................  15 00
Boston clear, short c u t...................... 
 
16 00
Clear back, short cut.................................    15 00
Standard clear, short cut, best..................   15 50

8
8)4
8)4
8%
8X
9

BEEF  IN  BARBELS.

Rendered. Granger. Family.
6)4
6)4
6*
7)4
7)4

Tierces ........8)4
501b. Tins.. .8)4
201b. Pails. .  8M
. .  9
10 1b.  “ 
51b. 
.■  9)4
“ 
31b. 
“ 
. •  9)4
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................  6 SO
Extra Mess, Chicago packing......................6 SO
Boneless, rump butts......... .........................  10 SO
Hams, average 90 lbs....................................... 12%

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

16 lbs........................................ 18
12 to 14 lbs................................13

“ 
“ 
picnic...................................................  9%
best boneless.........................................  SVi
Shoulders........................................................
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............................lOj,
Dried beef, ham prices..................................   oy,
Long Clears, heavy.........................................
Briskets,  medium.  ........................................
light................................................

“ 
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„ 

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

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

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

Bbls.  Palls.
7
7
7
8)4
8
8

MIXED  CANDY.
Full Weight.

Bbls.

Palls.

 

“ 

“ 

)4

fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

“ 
fancy—In bulk.
Full Weight. 

Standard.......................................6
Leader...........................................6
Royal............................................ 654
Nobby........................................... 7
English  Rock...............................7
Conserves.....................................7
Broken Taffy....................baskets
Peanut Squares................. 
“  8
French Creams.............................
Valley  Creams.............................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.....................................   8
8
Modern, r-0 lb. 
Palls.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed..........................................  11
Chocolate Drops.............................................  1154
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops.......................................................  554
Moss Drops.....................................................  8
Sour Drops.......................................................  8)4
Imperials........................................................  10
Per Box
Lemon Drops................................................... 55
Sour Drops...................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................ 40@50
Licorice Drops..............................................1  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops....................................... 80
Lozenges, plain................................................ 60
printed............................................65
Imperials..........................................................60
Mottoes.............................................................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............................................i  00
Wlntergreen  Berries.......................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........................  34
No. 1, 
51
No. 2, 
28
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 51b. boxes....................................  go
Small..................................................... 1  oo@l  25
Medium................................................1  50® 1  75
Large....................................................2  G0@2 25
Californias, 9G....................................
126,  ...............................
150  .................................
Messinas, choice 200........................
“ 
160.........................
Messina, choice, 360..........................
fancy, 360..............  ........
choice 300.........................
fancy 390.........................
OTHER  FOBEION  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy layers, 61b.......................
“  
1 0 f t ...............................
extra  “  14ft.......................
“  20ft......................
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box......................
...................... 
NUTS.

@14 
@15 
@18 
@ 8)4 
......
@ 6)4
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................454@  5

CARAMELS.
 
“ 
 
“ 
 
“ 
BANANAS.

“  
“ 
“  50-lb. 

@7 00 
@7 00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
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OBANOES.

LEMONS.

6  90

3 
2 
3 

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Almonds, Tarragona.................
Ivaca.........................
California.................
Brazils, new...............................
Filberts..................................... .
Walnuts, Grenoble...................
“  Marbot........................
Chill............................
“ 
Table Nuts,  fancy.....................
choice....................
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.............   ...
Cocoanuts, fall sacks.................
PEANUTS.
Fancy, H.  P., Suns...............
“  Roasted...
Fancy, H.  P., Flags..............
“  Roasted...
Choice, H. P„  Extras...........
“  Roasted.
California Walnuts..............

“ 
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.11

@18)4 
@17 
@18)4 
@ 10 
@11)4 
@14)4 
O  @10 
@13 
@12 
@14 
@3 9»

@ 5)4 
@  7)4 
@ 5)4 
@ 7)4 
@ 4)4 
@ 6)4 
12)4

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

FIN A N C IA L  NOTES  OF  THE  W EEK .
The  renewal  of  gold  exports, just  as 
the shipments of  the new  crop of  wheat 
are beginning,  bears eloquent  witness to 
the redundancy of  our  currency, caused 
by the addition to it of the $4,000,000 and 
more every  month  in  coin  notes  issued 
under the act of  July, 1890.  The talk of 
obstructing the  outflow  of  the metal  by 
such feeble  devices as  charging an extra 
price for bars over coin,  and of  refusing 
to redeem  greenbacks  in  gold when  the 
gold is known  to  be wanted  for  export, 
is puerile.  The only measure that could 
prove at all effective would be a simulta­
neous  suspension  of  gold  payments  by 
the Treasury and by the  banks,  but even 
that  obstacle  would  soon  be  overcome. 
Exporters would supply themselves from 
outside  sources,  and  whatever  premium 
they would have  to pay would  be added 
to the price of imports.  Thus we should 
ruin our credit to no purpose.

By  the  way,  nobody  in  Wall  street 
seems to take Austria’s  requirements for 
gold to carry out its new financial scheme 
seriously  into  consideration  as  an  ele­
ment in  the  exports  of  gold  from  this 
country. 
It is  true  that the scheme has 
not yet been fully enacted  by law,  but  a 
beginning has been made, and the  rest is 
only a question of time.  The Hungarian 
Minister announced the  other  day to the 
Hungarian  Diet  that  he  had  already 
quietly  secured  his  quota  of  the neces­
sary  gold,  and it is quite  likely  that  his 
Austrian  colleague  has  been  equally 
prudent in  providing  his share.  Hence 
the gold  shipments,  which  it puzzles  so 
many  people  to  account  for,  may  have 
been partly made to supply Austria  with 
gold,  in  a  roundabout  way, though  the 
fact will be concealed until secrecy is  no 
longer necessary.

In  view  of  this  foreign  demand  for 
gold and of the rapid increase of the vol­
ume of  our currency  through  the opera­
tion of the act of July, 1890, I cannot un­
derstand upon what sound principles the 
repeal of  the prohibitory tax upon  State 
bank  circulating  notes  is  demanded. 
Apart  from  the  evils  of  a multifarious 
and insecure cnrrency which afflicted the 
country  before  the  circulation  of  State 
banks  was  suppressed,  its  issue  now 
would  open  another  floodgate  and  let 
more  notes  into  our  already  heavily 
watered  stock  of  paper  money.  Some 
men, 1 know,  have a wild idea that State 
banks,  if  allowed  to 
issue  currency, 
would do so only when it  was wanted to 
move the  crops, and would  withdraw  it 
as soon as  that demand ceased;  but they 
evidently reckon without  taking into ac­
count the cupidity of bank officers.  Cur­
rency once issued by the banks would be 
issued forever, and  would  be a constant 
menace to the permanence of specie pay­
ments.

Another  interesting  currency compli­
cation has  been  created  by a recent rul­
ing of  the Government  fixing  the actual 
value of  the Austrian  silver  florin  at  a 
higher rate than its  bullion value.  The 
florin,  when it was first coined, was worth 
as  bullion  about  48  cents.  Since then, 
by the depreciation of  silver,  its  bullion 
value has fallen to about 32 cents.  But, 
on  the  other  hand,  the  coinage  of  the 
florin was suspended in  1879, and, owing 
to the restriction  thus  put upon the vol­
ume  of  pieces  in  circulation,  its  ex­
changeable  value is now  about 40  cents. 
It  is  at  this  value  that  the  Austrian 
Government  proposes  to  redeem  it  in 
gold,  under  the  new  finance  laws  now

under  consideration.  The  Director  of 
the  Mint,  looking  only  to the weight  of 
silver in it,  has officially proclaimed it to 
be  worth only 32 cents,  and according to 
this rate importers of goods from Austria 
have,  heretofore,  been accustomed to pay 
duties.  Our  Government  now  contends 
that,  inasmuch  as  the  goods are bought 
and  paid  for  at  the  rate of  40 cents to 
the florin,  the duties  on them should  be 
collected at  the same  rate, which  seems 
to be  reasonable,  though  the importers 
make a loud  outcry  against  it, and  talk 
of appealing to the courts  for redress.

A sudden temporary drop  was  caused 
in the  price  of  sugar stock  by a  rumor 
that the duty on  imported  refined  sugar 
was about  to  be  repealed  by  Congress. 
The  rumor  was  soon  discovered  to  be 
false,  and a moment’s reflection  ought to 
have shown everybody that a  measure of 
such importance could  not  possibly pass 
even  the  House  of  Representatives  at 
this stage of  the  session,  much  less the 
Senate.  Still,  the effect  produced by  it 
is valuable, as a warning of  the  precari­
ous  condition  of  the  sugar  refining in­
dustry of  this country,  and of  its liabil­
ity to serious injury,  if  not to ruin, from 
legislative  caprice.  At  present  raw 
sugar  comes  in  free  of  duty,  and  the
product  of  American  refineries  is  pro­
tected  by a duty of  1J^ cents per pound. 
To  compensate  the  Louisiana  planters 
for the loss  of  the  protection  they  for­
merly  enjoyed from the  duty on  foreign 
grown raw sugar,  as well as to encourage 
the growth of sugar from  beets and from 
sorghum,  the  McKinley  tariff  gives  a 
bounty of  two  cents  per  pound  on  all 
home-grown  raw  sugar,  amounting  to 
about  $15,000,000  a  year. 
It  is  quite 
possible  that,  in  view  of  the  deficit in 
the national  revenue  for  the  year  just 
ended, and  which will probably be larger 
this current year,  the  duty on raw sugar 
may  be  restored  next  winter  and  the 
bounty  repealed.  This  would  involve 
a readjustment  of  the duty  on imported 
refined sugar,  the  result of  which might 
be a serious diminution of  the  profits of 
American refineries.

Evidently the  public in  general is not 
yet convinced that  any of  the  industrial 
stocks, sugar included,  can be counted on 
to pay dividends at the rate they are now 
paying for  any  length  of  time.  Other­
wise  they  would  give  much  more  for 
them than they  do.  With  good  railroad 
stocks  and  bonds,  bank  stocks, 
trust 
company  stocks,  and  municipal  bonds 
selling  at  prices  which  yield  the  pur­
chasers 4 per  cent,  per  annum and  less,
the  selling  of  8 and  10 per cent,  indus­
trial stocks at  about  par  is  explainable 
only by a lack of  confidence  in their  fu­
ture.  The  sagacious investors  who  can 
discern  this  future  with  accuracy,  and 
who  have the courage to act  upon  their 
convictions,  will  undoubtedly gain large 
profits,  but how to acquire this prophetic 
foresight is the problem.

An important fact  brought out  by the 
Homestead strike is  that  the  machinery 
for making iron  and  steel  has  been  so 
improved that little or  no human skill is 
needed to run it.  The  green  hands em­
ployed in the place of  the strikers  at the 
Carnegie mills have,  it is said,  learned in 
a few days to  turn  out  slabs  and plates 
quite as well as the  old  hands,  who fan­
cied that only they were competent to do 
the work. 
If this is true, I shall have to 
modify  the  opinion  I  expressed  in  my 
communication  of  a  week  ago  to  the 
effect that in the present contest between i

the strikers and their employers the odds 
are in favor of  the  strikers. 
If  the em­
ployers can  draw for all  the  hands they 
need upon  the  immense  surplus  of  un­
skilled labor  which has as  yet defied  all 
efforts to  organize it,  they are independ­
ent of  the  union 'men,  and  must  win a 
victory over them.

The  small  shopkeepers  in  Paris  are 
demanding of the Government protection 
against the  competition of  the  great  es­
tablishments like the Louvre and the Bon 
Marche,  which  sell  all  kinds  of  dry 
goods  and  knick-knacks,  as  Americans 
know,  at very low prices, depending upon 
the extent of  their transactions for  their 
profits.  Their  humble  rivals  ask  that 
these  big concerns  shall  be required  to 
pay for a license for  each  department of 
their  business  instead  of  the  single  li­
cense heretofore  required  of  them,  and 
that the fee shall increase according to the 
number of employes in each  department, 
with the addition of  a tax  upon the  ren­
tal  value of the premises occupied.  New 
York shopkeepers have not yet risen in a 
similar manner against  Stern’s,  Macy’s, 
Ridley’s,  and other  mammoth  establish­
ments, but  they  may perhaps  be moved 
to do it by the example of their  brethren 
in Paris. 

Mattiik w   Marsh a ll.

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 failing to cure with 
local 
incurable. 
Science has proven catarrh to be a constitutional 
disease,  and  therefore  requires  constitutional 
treatment.  Ha'l’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 teaspoc •>- 
ful.  It acts  directly on the blood  and  mue  -s 
surfaces of the system.  They offer one hundred 
dollars  for  any case it fails  to  cure.  Send  for 
circulars and testimonials  Address
|S?”Sold by diuggists, 75c.

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

it 

M i c h i g a n  (T e n t f ä l

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

D EPA RT.  ARRIV E
Detroit Express............ ..................... 7:00 am   10:00 pm
1:30  pm
Mixed  ....................................................7:06am 
Day  Express.......................................1:20 p m   10:00 am
"Atlantic A  Pacific Express..............  1:00 pm  
6:00am
New York Express...............................5:40 p m  10:45 p m

"Daily.
All other daily except Sunday.
m__i_____ __ _  __  A 
UI.tv.AH
Sleeping  ca n   ran  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
trains to and from Detroit.
Elegant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on Detroit 
Express at 7 a. m..  returning  leave  Detroit  4:15 p.m . 
arrive in Grand Rapids 10 p. m.

Feed M. Bbiggb, Gen'l Agent, 85 Monroe St.
A. Almquist, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gbo. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office, 87 Monroe St. 
O. W. Russules  G. P.  &  T. Agent., Chicago.

Detroit TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

Trains Leave  I
Lv.  Chicago—  
Lv. Milwaukee. 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
I o n ia ...............Ar
St.  Johns  ...Ar
Owossa........Ar
E. Saginaw.-Ar
Bay City......Ar
F lin t...........Ar
Pt.  Huron...Ar
Pontiac....... Ar
Detroit......... Ar

•No.  14 +No.  16|tNo.  18|*No.  82
7 30pm
8 30pm
6 50am
7 45am
8 30am
9 05am
10 45am
11 30am 
1005am 
11 55am
10 53am
11 50am

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

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
ô 05pm 
810pm 
8 45pm 
705pm 
8 00pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

10 55pm
2 37am 
1 55am
3 15am
6 45am
7 22am 
5 40am 
7 30am 
5 37am 
7 00am

W E S T W A R D .

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

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

m
1  00pm
2 10pm
6 00am
•Dally.  tDally except Sunday.

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

Trains arive from the east, 6:40 a. m., 12:50 a. m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive from  the west,  6:45'a  m,  10:10 
a. m., 3:15 p.m. and 10:30 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlor  Buffet 
car.  No. 18 Chair  Car.  No. 82 Wagner  Sleeper.
Westward —No.  81  Wagner  Sleeper.  No.  11 
Chair Car.  No. 15 Wagner Parlor Buffetcar.
J o h n W. L o u d , Traffic Manager.
B e n F l e t c h e r , Trav. Pass. Agent.
J ab. Ca m p b e l l, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

19

G rand  Rapids  & Indiana.
Schedale  in effect  July  3,1892.

TRA INS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from  Leave going
North.
Sooth. 
7:20  am
For Traverse City & Mackinaw 
ft 50 a m 
From  Kalamazoo  ............... ......  9:20 a m
2:00  pm
For  Traverse City & Mackinaw  1:50 p m 
For  Traverse  City......................  
H g   p ra
10:40  p m
For Petoskey A Mackinaw.......   8:10 p m 
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:35 p  m
For Saginaw ............................. . 
7:20 am
to r Saginaw ................................. 
4:15 p m
Train arriving from  south at 6:50 am  and departing 
north at 7:20  a m  daily;  all other  trains  daily  except 
Sunday.

North. 
For  Cincinnati.............................   6:20 am  
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago... 
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11:50 a m 
For  Cincinnati.............................   5:20 p m 
For  Chicago.................................. 10:40pm  
From Saginaw...............................  11:50 am
From Saginaw................................. 10:40 p m
Train arriving from the  north at 5:20 p m  and  leav­
ing south at 6:00 p. m, also train leaving south at 11  20 
p. ra. run daily;  all other  trains  daily except Sunday.

South.
7:00  am
10:05  a m
2:00  p  m
6:00  p m
11:20 p m

SLEEPING  A   PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

N O R T H

7 :20 a m  train«—Parlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Traverse City  and  Grund  Rapids 
to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
3 .0 0  p  m   t r a in   has  parlor  car  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 :4 0   p  m   t r a in .—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw. 
S O U T H —7 : 0 0  a m  t r a in . —Parlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
10:05 a m  train.—Wagner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6:00  p m  train .—Wagner Sleeping  Car 
Grand  Rapids to Cincinnati.
11;20 p m train .—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

Chicago via G. R. 6c I. R. R.

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

10:05 am  
3:35 p m  

2:00 p m  
9:00 pm  

11:20 p m
6.50 am

10:05 a  m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:20 p m train daily, through Wagner  Sleeping Car. 
10:10 pm
6:50  am
10:10 p  m 

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

7 :C 5 am  
1:50 pm 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

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

10:00 a m  
4:40 p m 
9:05 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive.

Through tickets and full information  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist,  ticket  agent  at  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

General  Passenger and Ticket Agent.

C. L. LOCKWOOD,

CHICAGO

JUNE  17,  1892.
A N D   W E S T   M IC H IG A N '  R ’Y.
GOING  TO CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........9:05am  1:35pm  *11:25pm
Ar. CHICAGO.............. 3:35pm  6:45pm  •7:05am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

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

7:00am

 
 

IN D IA N A PO LIS.

. 
7:2. am
7:40am

TO  AND PROM   M USKEGON.

TR A V ERSE  CITY,  CHARLEVOIX  &  TETO SK EY .

Ar. from  Bay  View,  Petoskey.  etc.,  6:30  am, 

a  b a n d   r a p i d s   a n d   Ch i c a g o .
Via St. Joe and Steamer.
Lv Grand Rapids  ...............   1:35pm 
t 6:30pm
2:00am
Ar Chicago 
.........................8:30pm 
Lv Chicago..........................   9:30am 
9:30am
Ar Grand Rapids................... 5:20pm 
5:20pm
TO  AND  PROM   BENTON  H A RBO R,  ST  JO S E P H   AND 
Lv. G  R...........9:05am  1:35pmt6:30pm *11:35pm
Ar.  G R  ......... *6:10am  l'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
Ar.  T  C........ 12:15pm  6:45pm  10:55pm  4:40am
Ar. Chl'oix.. .*2:27pm  8:50pm 
Ar. Pet’y ...... *2:57pm  9:2Cpm  
Ar. B  V’w __*3-10pm  9:25pm  
11:10 am, 1:15 pm, *9:45 pm.
Lv. G R ......... 8:40am  1:35pm 
Ar  G D ..........8:06am  1:45pm 
SUNDAY  TR A IN .
Lv G R__ 10:00 am 

5:40pm 
.....
5:20pra  10:35pm
Lv Ottawa Beach 6:30 pm
W agner  Parlor Cars  Leave G rand  Rapids 1:35 
pm, leave C hicago7:05 am, 5:25 pm ;  leave G rand 
leave  Bay View 6:10 
Rapids  77:30am, 12:10 pm ; 
am, *1:45 pm.
W agner  Sleepers—Leave  G rand  Rapids *11:35 
pm ;  leave  Chicago  *11:15  pm ;  leave  Bay View 
tl0:15 pm ;  leave G rand  Rapids +11:35 pm ;  leave 
Inelanapolls via Big F our 7:00 pm.
♦Every day.  tExcept Saturday.  ¿Except Mon 
day.  Other trains week days only.
DETROIT, 

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L A N S IN G   &   N O R T H E R N   R .  R .
GOING  TO DETROIT.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

TO  AND  FROM  OTTAWA  BEACH.

Lv. G  R__  7:20am  *2:00pm  5:40pm  *11:00pm
Ar. DET..  ,11:40am  *5:56pm  10:35pm  *7:00am

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

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

TO  AND  FROM  SAGINAW,  ALMA AND  ST.  LOUIS.

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

TO LOWELL VIA  LOWELL & HASTINGS  B. K.

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

THROUGH CAR SERVICE.

»Every day.  Other trains week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

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T H E   MlCEHaAJSr  T B A D E SM A Ji

alike are anticipating a very  good trade. 
Prices on shot,  powder and loaded  shells 
remain the same as our last report.

T he  P ea ch   Crop.

Notwithstanding  the  hue  and  cry  in­
dulged in by the growers  during the  wet 
weather to the effect that the  peach  crop 
was likely to be a total failure, every  in­
dication now  points  to  a  crop  large  in 
quantity and fine in quality.  While  It is 
true  that  some  of  the  orchards  in  the 
vicinity of Sparta were  damaged  by  the 
long-continued  wet  weather,  and  while 
many old orchards will not yield as large 
crops  as  usual  this  year,  owing  to  the 
fact that they have  been  pushed  beyond 
their  normal  capacity, 
the  smaller 
orchards and the  new  orchards  make  an 
excellent  showing.  While 
the  wet 
weather  undoubtedly  curtailed  the  crop 
in  some 
the 
shriveled  condition  of  the  fruit  which 
was so  common  with  a  portion  of  last 
year’s crop,  in  consequence  of  the  long 
dry spell in the  earlier  part  of  the  sea­
son.

it  obviated 

localities, 

People  That  Are  Posted

DO  S A Y   T H E

Js  the Best  Thing  Out•

The H ard w are M arket.

Wages—Contrary  to  expectations,  the 
proper adjustment of this vexed question 
still  remains  in  an  unsettled condition, 
owing to the very  low prices  which have 
ruled  on  all  classes  of  iron  products. 
The manufacturers  do not feel that they 
can resume operations  until  satisfactory 
arrangements  can  be. made  with 
their 
men.

Bar Iron—Not  an  iron  mill is at pres­
ent in  operation  and  the  natural  result 
is low stocks and higher prices.

Wire  Nails—The  same  conditions  ex­
ist in this  branch  of  business  as in  bar 
iron.  The wage  scale has  not  yet been 
signed.  No mills are running and prices 
are  advancing.  The  best  price  at  the 
mill  for  assorted  car  loads  is  $1.65  to 
$1.70.  Jobbers  have advanced prices  to 
$1.85  and  $1.90,  according  to  quantity 
wanted.

Steel  Nails—Still  remain  scarce  and 
firm  in  price.  The  Laughlin  Nail Co., 
uea-  Wheeling,  W. Va.,  has  signed  the 
wage scale and  has  commenced to manu­
facture.  While  their  resumption  will 
not affect prices,  it will afford dealers an 
opportunity to get  their  stocks in better 
condition.

Wrought  Iron  Pipe—At a  meeting  of 
the manufacturers of gas pipe, a new  list 
was  adopted,  to  take  immediate  effect. 
The only changes on sizes, 1 J* and under, 
was on  3-2  inch,  which  was  advanced 3* 
cent per foot,  making  the  list 6 cents on 
black  and 8 cents on galvanized.  On lap 
welded  pipe,  the  list  is  advanced  on  2 
and  23*  inch  black 3 cents a  foot and on 
same sizes in galvanized 4 cents per foot. 
The discount remains the same.

Rope—The  demand  is  light.  Prices 
the  shading 

are  unchanged,  although 
of regular prices is being  done.

Stove  Boards—A  list  on  boards  has 
been issued and prices  are a trifle higher 
than last  year.  Jobbers  are  quoting 50 
and  10  discount  on  all kinds of  round 
boards  and  60  per  cent,  on  square  and I 
oblong.

Barbed Wire—Business is commencing 
to pick up in  this  line,  but no  change in 
price is being made.

Potato  Forks—A  new  fork  has  been 
put  on  the  market  for digging potatoes 
and meets with ready sale. 
It is a heavy 
six tined  fork  and comes  in long and D. 
handle,  strap ferrule and sells as follows: 
D.  H.  strap,  $7.50  per  dozen;  L.  H., 
$7.

Guns  and  Ammunition—It  is  a little 
early yet to  record any  marked  activity I 
in  this  iine,  but,  with  the  coming  of 
September,  jobbers  and  retail  dealers

A nnu al  P icn ics  o f  S a g in a w   an d   Jack - 

so n  G rocers.

The Jackson Grocers’ Union  will  hold 
its  annual  picnic  at  Bawbees  Lake, 
Hillsdale  county, on  Aug.  10.  An  in­
teresting programme has  been  provided, 
concluding with  speeches by  gentlemen 
prominent in the organization movement, 
including the editor of T h e  T r a d e s m a n .
The day following  the Saginaw Retail 
Grocers’  Association  will  hold its  second 
annual  picnic at Bay Port, Huron county. 
It was the good  fortune of  the editor of 
T h e  T radesm an to  be  present  on  the 
occasion of  the first  picnic of  the Asso­
ciation, last  year,  which  was  such a re­
markable  success  that  the managers  of 
this year’s  picnic  will find  it difficult  to 
eclipse  same.  Liberal prizes are offered 
for  the winners  of  games  and  contests 
and  ample  train  service  has  been  ar­
ranged  for.  Trains  will run every half 
hour during  the morning  and return ev­
ery hour from 6 to 11 p.  m.

L ak e v ie w  Item s.

Mrs.  U.  C.  Thompson  has  opened  a 
store-  here  with  a  stock of  dry  goods, 
boots and shoes.

The  D., L.  &  N.  Railway has  put  in 
a side track for the accommodation of A. 
McAfee’s stave mill.

L. C.  Perkins  is  closing  out his  stock 
of  dry goods and will  re-enter the  stave 
mill business.

C. Newton  Smith  proposes  to  expend 
$300  in  the  enlargement  and  improve­
ment of his store building.

MINNOWS  CAN  BE  TAKEN  FROM  THIS 

P AIL  WITHOUT  REMOVING  SAME 

FROM  THE  WATER.

This  pail is the  most  complete  ever  put on the 
market, easily  handled,  light,  noiseless,  and  can 
not  sink.  Made of  galvanized  wire,  and  a  free 
circulation  of  air  is  thereby  afforded,  thus  con­
stantly supplying to your  minnows fresh water as 
well as attracting other fish to it.

Warranted not to sink when the 

Lid is Opened.

OSTtR&TEVENS

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■ HIS  NEW  AND  HANDSOMELY  FURNISHED  HOTEL,  located  directly  across  the 

street  from  the  Union  Depot,  is now  open to  the  public. 
It is conducted  entirely on 
the European  plan.  Rooms  with steam  heat and  electric  bells  range  from 50 cents  to 
$1 per  day.  First-class  restaurant  and  dining  room in connection. 
Free transfer of baggage from Union  Depot.

The patronage of  traveling men  and  country merchants  is  ear­
nestly solicited, as we are confidentour hotel  and its service will com­
mend  themselves to all  seeking  clean, quiet,  and  home-like  accom­
modations.

FRANK  M.  BEACH. 
HENRY  C.  BOOTH.
Also  Proprietors of New York Coffee Rooms, 61  Pearl S t

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PUTMÄN  CANDY
H igh  G rade 
C onfectionery,

A r e   E x t e n s i v e   M a n u f a c t u r e r s   o f

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

ORANGES,  LEMONS,

BANANAS,  NUTS,

DATES,  FIGS,  ETC.

In  W e ste r n   M ich ig a n   Y o u r   o rd ers  to  th em  
w ill  be  p r o m p tly   e x e c u te d   a n d   d u ly   a p p re­
ciated.

MICHIGAN  BARK  & LUMBER  CO.,

Successors  to

N.  B.  C M  & Co.

We are now ready to make contracts for the season of  1891.  Correspondence solicited.

i s   and  lit  Widdicoiub  Building.

S p r in g  A  Company,

IMPORTERS  AXD  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

D ress  G oods,  S h a w ls,  C loak s, 
N o tio n s, 
H o siery , 
G 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 r in ts  a n d   D o m estic  C ottons.

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

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

Spring & Company.

UP öl à  1U1

’  |  ’HESE  chests  will 

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

UR new glass covers  are by far the 
handsomest  ever  offered 
to  the 
o
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  good1,  from  flies, dirt  and  prying  fingers in a short  time to pay 
for themselves.  Try them and be convinced.  Price,  50 cents each.

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.

n

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,
GRAND  RAPIDS.

jforei, u
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Dry  Goods,  Carpels and Cloaks

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W H O L E S A L E

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

G eese  Feathers.

M a c k i n a w   S h i r t s   a n d   L u m b e r m e n ’s   S o c k s .  

OYERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

| Voiai,  H e w ta ie r  k Co,  48- ^ k n f   r S

GOLD  MEDAL

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FINECUT

j Is  a  W i n n e r .   D o n 't   fo rg et  th e

price,

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1

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|  B a l l -Ba r n h a r t -Pu t m a n   Co.

NEW  DESIGNS  IN  LUMP  GOODS.

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F j R O P   u s  a  p o sta l  for  c o m p le te   L ith o g r a p h s  l o w i n g   n e w   p a ttern s  w ith   b eau ti- 
ful  B isq u e  F in ish   d e c o ra tio n s  O ur  L a m p s  L a n tern s,  S h a d es.  C h im n e y s  a n d
e v e r y th in g   in   th e  L a m p   G oods  lin e  n o w   rea d y   for  fall  trad e 
S a v e   us  y o u r   o rd ers
an d   w e   w ill  s a v e   y o u   tim e,  m o n e y   an d   freigh t.

VISITORS 

W» are special agents for the  bent lines of  MAMMOTH  STORS  LAMPS.

H.  L E O N A R D   &  SONS.

4

IDEAL  ASSORTMENT.

Complete except chimneys and wicks.

2 only  No.  20  Sewing  Lamps, 
solar burners, 7 in. ring.  Dec­
orations — Wild  pinks,  pink 
and  canary  tints,  bisqne fin­
ish.  Net each. 84c................   $1  68
2 only  No.  21  Sewing  Lamps, 
same trimming.  Dec.—Phlox, 
pink and celadon tints, bisque
finish.  Net  each,  84c...........  1  68
2 only  No.  22  Sewing  Lamps, 
same trimming.  Dec.—Blush 
roses,  ivory  and  blue  tints. 
Bisque finish.  Net each 84c.  1  68
Package...................................... 
35
Total for six lamps..................§5  39

LOWELL  ASSORTMENT.
Complete except ehimneys and wicks.

2 only No. 26 Vase Lamps, solar 
burners,  10  in.  tripods  and 
shades.  Dec.—Pansies,  blue 
tints.  Bisque  finish.  Net
each SI.40.................................$2  80
2 only No. 27, same  trimmings.
Dec.—Early  autumn,  cream 
tints.  Bisque finish.  Net each
SI.40  .......................................   2  80
2 only No. 28,  same styles. Dee.
—Foxglove  and  fern,  pink 
tints;  bisque finish.  Net each
$1.40  ......................... 1..........   2  80
Package...................................... 
35
Total for six lamps................... $8 75

Complete except chimneys and wicks.

ADA  ASSORTMENT.
2 only  No. 23  Reading  Lamps, 
solar  burners. 8%  in.  tripod, 
dome shade.  Dec.—Mountain 
lake,  canary  and  white  tints. 
Bisque finish.  Net each  SI.20  S2  40 
2 only No. 24.  same  trimmings.
Dec.—Tea rose, pink  and cel­
adon tints.  Bisque finish.
Net each  SI.20........................  2  40
2 only No. 25. same  trimmings,
Dec.—Winter  twilight,  blue 
tints.  Bisque  finish.  Net
each  $1.20...............................  2  40
Package...................................... 
35
Total for six lam ps................. $7 55

CHALLENGE  ASSORTMENT.
Complete except chimneys and wicks.

2 only  No.  29  Lamps,  double 
Duplex burners,  10 in.  tripod 
Renaissance dome shade. Dec.
—Cosmos,  blue  tint;  bisque
finish.  Net each  167...........S3  34
2 only No. 30 Lamps,  same tr’g 
Dec.—Shepherd  scene,  pink 
and gray tints.  Bisque finish.
Net each  1.66 .........................   3  32
2 only No. 31 Lamps, same style 
Dec.—La  France  rose,  pink 
and ivory tints; bisque finish.
Net each  1.67.........................   3  34
Package...................................... 
35

Total for six  lamps.

$10

Complete except chimneys.

Princess  May  Assortment.
2 only No. 32 Central Draft Lps 
10 in.  trim’gs.  Dec.—Forget- 
me-nots.  blue and  ivory tints.
Bisque finish.  Net each 1.87%  3  75 
2 only  No. 33, same style.  Dec.
—Fairies,  pink  and  celadon 
tints; bisque finish.  Net each
1.87%......................................   3 75
2 only No. 34 same style.  Dec.
—Florida  pinks,  canary  and 
pink tints; bisque finish.  Net
each  $1.87%............................  3 75
Package...................................... 
35
Total  for six lam ps................ $11 60
ASSORTED  LIBRARY  LAMPS.
Complete except chimneys and wicks.
1 No. 70 weight extension,  solar 
burner.  Dec.  fount and shade 
to match;  bright  finish, n e t..  $1  58 
1 No. 071 spring extension; dec.
—Bleeding  hearts, fount and
shade to match;  net...............   2 25
1 No. 072 spring extension; dec.
—Morning glory; n et............... „2 70
1  No.  73%  weight extension, 30 
prisms.  Dec.—Ked  and  blue
flowers, green tint;  net.........   3  15
1 No.  74%  spring  extension, 30 
prisms.  Dec.—Easter flowers.
carmine color;  net.................  3 60
1 No.  075%  same.  Dec.—Haw­
thorn.  huff color,  net.............   4 05
Package...................................... 
70
Total for six lamps.................$18 03

N O .  20.

NO.  25.

A880RTED  LIBRARY  LAMP.
Complete except chimneys.
1 No. 076 spring extension, cen­
tral draft fount.  Dec.—Win­
ter twilight;  blue  bisque fin­
ish;  net.........   ......................$3  38
1  No.  077% same, with 30 prisms 
Dec. — Forget-me-nots,  ivory 
and  blue colors;  bisque finish
net.............................................  4 05
Dec.—Foxglove,  pink  color,
bright finish,  net.....................   4 95
Package...................................... 
45
Total for three  lamps.............$12 83
ASSORTED  LIBRARY  LAMPS.
Complete except chimneys.
1 No.  079  spring  ext’sion;  dec.

1  No. 078%  same,  30 prisms.

NO  30.

—Rose vine, flesh color;
bisque finish,  net......................$3 08
1 No. 080% same,with 30 prisms 
Dec.—Rose spray, buff, bisq’e
finish;  net...............................  3  52
1 No.  081%  same.  Dec.—Pea­
cock,  carmine  color,  bisque
finish;  net...............................  3  74
1 No.  082%  same.  Dec.—Shell 
flesh color,  bisque finish;  net  4  18
1  No.  086%  same.  Dec.—Sea 
grass,  turquoise color,  bisque
finish;  net...............................  4  40
1  No.  084% same.  Dec.—Birds 
and  trees,  buff  color,  bisque
finish;  net  .............................  4  84'
Package...................................... 
70
Total  for six lamps.................$24  46

