Published Weekly.

V O L.  9.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
G R A ND  R A P ID S ,  A U G U S T   31,  1892.

$1  Per  Year.
NO .  467

T P   J iW   YORK  BISC U IT  GO.,

S.  A.  SE A R S,  Manager.

C r a c k e r   M a n u f a c t u r e r s ,

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

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G r a n d   R a p id s .

Our  F u l l   Fines  of

Now  ready•  Write for  prices•

Oil  Cloths,  Carpets  and  C urtains
SMITH  &  SANFORD,  68  Monroe St.
O .  N .   R A P P   St  C O ..
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WHOLESALE 

9 North  Ionia St., Grand Rapids.

FRUITS 

Mail  Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention.

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,

Successors  to

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

HARRY  FOX,  Manager.

C rackers, B iscuits«®  S w eet G oods.
PEACHES!

PEACHES! 

PEACHES! 

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  H A IL  ORDERS,

MUSKEGON,* MICH.

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!

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

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

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we want them, will  give you full  mar 
Ret price. 
Send  them  to  us  In  any 
quantity  lip to car  loads, we want  1000 
bushels daily.

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Works, Butterworth Aye.

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During the  building of the Kansas & Pacific Railway

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Contracted  to  furnish  the  laborers  with  meat, killing in one 
season four thousand eight hundred and sixty-two

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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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GRAND  RAPIDS.

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

GRA]STD  RAPIDS,  WEDÍTESDAY,  AUGUST  31,  1892.

NO.  467

VOL.  9.
i .  J.  SHKLLHiH,  Scientific Optician,  (5  Monroe Street

Byes  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.
ESTABLISHED  1841.

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agencies.
Commercial  reports  and  current  collections 
receive  prompt  and  careful  attention.  Your 
patronage respectfully solicited.

Telephones 166 and 1030.

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C.  E.  BLOCK.

GRAND  RAPIDS  BRUSH  CO.,

Manufacturers  o f

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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  restau­
rant and dining room in connection.  Free trans­
fer of baggage from Union Depot.
The patronage of  traveling men  and  country 
merchants  is  earnestly solicited, as we  are con­
fident  our hotel  and its  service-will  commend 
themselves to all seeking clean, quiet, and home­
like accommodations.

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

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Offices in thè Principal cities of thefUnited 
States,  Canada,  thè  European  continent, 
Australia, and in London, England.

Grand  Rapids  Office,  Room  4,  Widdicomb  Bldg.

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THE CANDIDATE AT  BINNACLE.
“If I only had Twemlow’s secret of mak- 
ng a  ten-pound  sentence  weigh a ton.” 
reflected the  Rev.  Leander  Knox  sadly, 
as he came away from an interview  with 
the secretary of  the  Committee  on  Dis­
tribution of Ministers.

He was a pleasant-faced  young man of 
somewhat  slender  physique  and a quite 
unnecessary  stoop.  He  had  sufficient 
skill in  the  making  of  sermons  and  an 
agreeable  voice  for  their  delivery.  He 
was also very much in earnest  regarding 
his  work,  and  thought  it  the  greatest 
thing in the world to be a worthy  minis­
ter.  But he had one seemingly  fatal de­
fact.  He  was  unimpressive.  The  few 
judicious persons who are the salt of  ev­
ery  congregation  found  pleasure  and 
profit in his thoughtful sermons,  but  the 
majority  slumbered  or  allowed  their 
minds to wander at will.

“Yes,  Mr.  Knox,”  the  Secretary  had 
said,  kindly,  “they liked  you  very  well 
at East Corsica. 
In fact  they  came near 
giving you a call;  but there were  some— 
you  know  there  always  are  some—who 
thought  they  wanted  a  preacher  with 
more  animation.”

“Probably  Deacon  Cross  and Mr.  Slo- 
bridge,”  thought  the  young  minister. 
They  both  closed  their  eyes  when  the 
opening voluntary began and didn’t show 
any further signs of life until it was time 
for the last hymn.  But he said  nothing. 
He only sighed  and  looked  down  at  his 
carefully  polished  shoes,  both of  which 
showed  signs  of  breaking  open  at  the 
sides.

“Now,  the people  at  Binnacle  want  a 
young  man,”  continued 
the  Secretary, 
briskly  and  with  even  more  kindliness 
than  before.  “I  think  you’d  better  go 
there for next  Sunday.”

“Binnacle?” said  Mr.  Knox,  hesitat­
ingly,  “that’s  quite a distance,  isn’t it?” 
“ Oh, yes,  it’s a long way, clear up the 
east coast, you  know.  But  you  go  the 
whole  distance  by boat,  and  the fare  is 
ridiculously low just now.”

There was a comprehending twinkle in 

the Secretary’s eye  as he spoke.

“Thank  you,”  replied  the  Rev.  Lean­
der,  with a sigh of relief.  “I—I shall be 
glad  to  go  wherever  you  recommend. 
But do you think the people  of  Binnacle 
will  be less critical of  my—my unfortu­
nate lack of animation? ”

He flushed painfully as he remembered 
that it was but a few weeks  since he had 
thought of  East Corsica and Binnacle  as 
places altogether  too small for  the exer­
cise of his talents.

“Why,  no,”  rejoined  the  Secretary, 
candidly,  “I  don’t  suppose  they  will. 
But you see, my  dear  fellow,  there  isn’t 
going to be a lack of animation any more. 
Forewarned is forearmed, of  course,  and 
the  impression  you  will  make  depends 
altogether upon yourself.  There’s plenty 
of  good  stuff  in  you.  Just  give  it  a 
chance to come out.  Drop  in here when 
you  get  back  from Binnacle. 
I’ll  war­
rant  you’ll  have  something  good to re­
port.  Boat  leaves  at  seven  Saturday 
night.  Good-by and  good lack  to yon! ” 
The Secretary  nodded a good-humored

dismissal and  turned  his  attention  to  a 
heap of unopened letters.

After  that  first  envious  wish for  the 
secret of Twemlow’s  oratory,  the  young 
minister’s  reflections  took  on  a  more 
cheerful  hue  as  he  walked  homeward. 
His slight figure grew mose erect,  and he 
even  whistled a bar or  two  of  a college 
song under  his breath.  The  Secretary’s 
words  had  done  him  good.  He  felt  a 
glow of ardor—a desire to prove then and 
there that those  words  were  true.  The 
subject  for  a  sermon  particularly  ap­
propriate 
to  the  people  of  Binnacle 
flashed into his mind,  and  its outline  be­
gan to take  shape  as  he walked.  From 
that it  was easy  to  pass in  imagination 
to the picture of  a well-filled church and 
the eager faces of  people  who  drank  in 
every  word  he  was  preaching.  Not  a 
single  nodding  head  or wandering  eye, 
intentness  through 
but  a  breathless 
which  his  voice  resounded  like 
the 
strokes of a  bell, waking an echo in every 
soul.  How  glorious it would be to have 
such power  for good!  The  glowing col­
ors of  his vision  quickly blotted  out the 
remembrance  of  many  listless  and un­
sympathetic audiences.

He went eagerly to work upon  the ser­
mon  which  was  to  be  his  masterpiece. 
Never before had his mind been so active 
and  illuminated  as  now.  The  subject 
unfolded itself with wonderful  clearness 
and he  was able  to  clothe  his  thought 
in  simple but effective  phraseology. 
Il­
lustration  and  anecdote  and  apt  quota­
tion  came  crowding  upon  him  as  he 
worked. 
It was a theme which had been 
a long time ripening in his mind, and un­
der the stimulus of new hope he  poured 
out his soul  upon the  paper  with a fiery 
energy which astonished even himself.

“There!” said he,  as he flung down the 
pen  and  clasped  his  hands,  trembling 
with  excitement,  above  his  head. 
“I 
know there’s  ‘go’ enough in that sermon, 
and if I don’t  stick my miserable self  in 
between  it  and  the people next Sunday 
morning it will do some  good.”

And then  he went to bed  and  dreamed 
that the people of  Binnacle were  so  de­
termined to have  him  for  their minister 
that they  put  their  church  upon  a raft 
and chased him  with it all up  and down 
the Atlantic  coast,  giving  him “a  call” 
through an enormous  speaking  trumpet 
every time they came within  hailing dis­
tance.

It was a pity that this high tide of hope 
and courage  could  not  have  lasted;  but 
by the time Rev.  Leander Knox  stepped 
on board the  steamer on Saturday  night 
all  his  feelings  were  at  low  ebb,  and 
there was a  large  area  of  psychological 
mud  flat  in  plain  view.  Food  at  the 
second-rate  boarding-house,  which  he 
patronized,  never  anything  more  than 
passable,  had been particularly unsavory 
that week.  He had eaten  but little,  and 
was faint for  lack  of  nourishment.  He 
had  the  beginning  of  a  bad  headache. 
He was disgusted with his  sermon,  with 
himself,  and,  by  anticipation,  with  the 
people of  Binnacle,  who  would  be  sure 
to'criticise.

“I know I shall  make the flattest kind

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

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Daniel  Lyncli,

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

of  failure  to-morrow,” was  his  gloomy 
reflection as he took a seat on  the  upper 
•deck.  He had  been  just  in  time  to  se­
cure a stateroom  and  there  was  a  long 
line of  tired and perspiring men stretch­
ing away from the purser’s window  who 
were doomed to  disappointment.  These 
late comers must  either sit  up all  night, 
or  seek  the  hospitality  of  the  “gentle­
men’s  cabin.”  The  mercury  was  at 
ninety and  many of  the  passengers  had 
an  unwashed  appearance.  People  with 
sensitive noses would probably choose to 
sit up.  Knox  was  sorry  for  those  who 
had been less fortunate than himself, but 
his sorrow was mitigated by the fact that 
they were mainly sleek,  well-fed citizens 
who would not be injured in the least by 
a little  discomfort.

Some of them took it hard, though, that 
the purser had not foreseen their coming 
and reserved  staterooms.  They  abused 
that  caged  animal  almost  beyond  en­
durance before they were willing to move 
on aim give place to others.

But  at  length  all  were  disposed  of, 
either  satisfactorily  or  unsatisfactorily. 
The  purser  slammed  his  window  down 
with  a  bang  which  contained  the  sub­
stance  of  many  things  he  would  have 
liked to say to these fault-finding passen­
gers.  The  last  pieces  of  freight  were 
rushed on board,  the moorings were  cast 
off,  and  “the  new and  elegant  steamer,” 
Queen  City,  started on her eastward trip.
Knox  watched  the  city  blossom  into 
innumerable  lights and then slowly fade 
away.  He  enjoyed  the  changing  pano­
rama  of  the  beautiful  harbor  flecked 
with little  isles.  The melancholy  clang 
of a bell-buoy filled his heart  with pleas­
ant  sadness.

There was plenty  of  amusement,  too, 
in  observing  the  groups  of  passengers 
about him.  Several brisk flirtations were 
in  progress  between young  women  and 
young men whose dress and conversation 
were both somewhat flamboyant.

“ That,  now,  might  be  rather  a  nice 
girl,” mused the young minister, singling 
out  the most  promising one of  a group, 
“if she only had ‘the ornament of a meek 
and  quiet spirit,’  together with the price 
of one of her rings in soap.”

The groups broke up into  couples  and 
began  to  promenade  the  crowded  deck, 
all except one  pair  that  took  seats  near 
the rail  and  began  to caress  each  other 
with frank disregard for  onlookers.

A very  tall boy,  whose well-preserved 
“best  suit” was  quite inadequate  to  his 
length of limb, extracted a cucumber and 
a  jack-knife  from  his  pockets  and  pro­
ceeded  to  make  a  meal  of  primitive 
simplicity in the presence of  the passen­
gers.  He whittled  away the rind and ate 
the long white lobe  with  great gusto and 
no apparent regret for lack of pepper and 
salt.

As the twilight faded away a chill wind 
came up  from the east and  produced one 
of  those sudden changes of  temperature 
which have made  New  England  weather 
a never-failing theme of  song  and  story. 
Knox  hastened  inside.  He  was  thinly 
dressed,  and did not wish  to run the risk 
of  a cold in  head and  throat. 
It  would 
not do to  add a disagreeable  voice to his 
unimpressive manner.

The  “saloon”  was well  filled,  and  at 
first  the  young minister looked  in  vain 
for  an  unoccupied  seat.  He  looked  at 
his  watch,  and  considered  whether  it 
would be best to go directly to  his  state­
room.  No,  he  would  not  do  that. 
It 
would be impossible  to  go to  sleep,  and

he would  gain  nothing  except  an  addi­
tional  hour of  worry  about  to-morrow. 
He would  find a corner  where  he  could 
sit and watch what was going on and for­
get all about  Binnacle.

A  young  man  who  “carried  cigars” 
sat at the piano accompanying himself in 
a comic song about  Chicago.  The  audi­
ence was highly delighted with the twelve 
jokes which  were  neatly wrapped up  in 
its-twelve stanzas,  and  the laughter  and 
applause  were  so  great  that  the  singer 
was  obliged  to  stop  several  times  and 
wait for the noise  to subside.

“No  lack  of  animation  about  him,” 
thought  Knox,  as  he  looked  with  an 
amused smile  at the performer,  who was 
roaring and pounding with all his might, 
regardless of the fact that his  voice  was 
several sizes too large for the place.  Dur­
ing the intervals of applause he rubbed his 
steaming  forehead  and the backs of  his 
fat hands with a black silk handkerchief.
At  last  the  Rev.  Leander  found  an 
unoccupied  seat  far forward—a  quarter 
of  one  of  those  red  plush pies so  dear 
and  familiar  to the eyes  of  experienced 
voyagers.  There is no  comfort in  them, 
for  the  slender  post  which  comes  up 
through the center is absurdly inadequate 
as a resting  place  for  four  backs.  But 
there  they  are  by  decree of  the  steam­
ship company,  and what is the American 
public that it  should  complain? 
It  was 
no spirit of rebellion against what it had 
pleased  an  all-powerful  corporation  to 
ojdain  that  made Knox pause for  a  mo­
ment before seating himself.  There was 
a woman with a baby in the next section, 
and  he  was  shy  of  babies.  The  mere 
recollection of  a terrible infant that  had 
sat next him  in  the horse-cars  the  week 
before made him turn hot.

But  he  was tired  and  must  sit  some­
where.  He  looked  hard at the  baby  to 
make  sure  that  it  was  asleep,  and  not 
immediately dangerous,before he dropped 
into  the vacant  seat,  and then he sat up 
very straight and stiff,  so as not to touch 
it.  The  mother  seemed  to  notice  his 
attitude and drew timidly  back as far  as 
she could.  Knox had been so intent upon 
the baby that he had not really looked at 
her before.  He felt a pang of  dismay as 
he glanced down into her death-like face.
She was a poor pinched little creature, 
dressed in coarse and  shabby black.  Her 
hair, of no particular color,  was strained 
tightly  back  from  sunken,  blue-veined 
temples,  her ears were almost transparent 
and her little mouth, close shut as if with 
pain,  showed only a slender  line of livid 
blue.

There was a look of  dull misery in  her 
pale eyes,  as  slid made  a feeble effort  to 
draw herself back out of  the  way.  The 
baby  lay  across  her  lap,  wrapped  in  a 
faded shawl. 
It  moaned  slightly  when 
she moved, but did not cry out. 
Its eyes 
were  open, or  partly  so,  and  even  the 
young minister’s unpracticed glance could 
see that it  was  in a sort  of  stupor  very 
different from healthful sleep.  He forgot 
that he was afraid of  babies and touched 
the young mother on the arm.

“ Madam,”  said  he,  “your child seems 
very ill.  Can’t I get  something  for it— 
or  you?”

She  seemed surprised  at  his  interest, 

but not particularly grateful.

“No,”  said  she,  “I don’t  want  nothin’ 
’cept  to  git  through  to  S t John;”  and 
she  closed  her  eyes  as  if  she  were  not 
desirous of further conversation.

Knox was as a rule easily rebuffed,  but 
this time  he  was  not  willing  to  let  the

matter drop.  He looked  intently  at the 
child and  ventured  to  touch  one  of  the 
poor little  hands  that lay on the outside 
of the faded shawl. 
It  was burning hot.
“I  think,”  said  he  gently,  “that  you 
and  your  little  one  ought  to be getting 
some  sleep—with  that  long  journey  to 
St. John  before  you.  Shall  I  call  the 
stewardess  and  ask  her  to  help  you  to 
your stateroom? ”

“I  didn’t  git  no  stateroom,”  replied 
the  woman.  “ Staterooms  is  fer  them 
that can afford to pay fer ’em. 
’Twas all 
I could  do  to  buy the tickets fer me  an’ 
my  husban’.”

“ Your  husband?”  said  Knox  inquir­

ingly.

“Yes,  I’m takin’  his  body  back to St. 
John,”  was  the  answer.  “We’ve  been 
out West,  but  ain’t  had  no  luck.  Been 
burned out an’ et out an’  blowed out,  an’ 
now  there  ain’t  nothin’  left—not  even 
Dannel.”

Her voice died  forlornly away, not  be­
cause she was  overcome  by  bitter recol­
lection,  but  there  seemed  to  be  nothing 
further  worth  saying. 
In  a  moment, 
however,  she  went  on,  stirred  by  some 
vague-impulse  of  justice  to  Daniel’s 
memory.

“Not  but  what  he  was  a  smart  man 
an’ a strivin’ one,  in  spite of  all  his bad 
luck with fire  an’ hoppers  an’  cyclones, 
until he ketched the fever ’n’ ager.  That 
seemed ter sorter shake the life all outen 
him,  an’  he  was  glad  to  jest  die an’  git 
rid of  worryin’.”

The woman’s tired, matter-of-fact tone 
stirred Knox more  profoundlv  than sobs 
and cries could  have  done. 
It told  of  a 
misery  too complete for  ordinary  mani­
festation.  Wretchedness  had  fairly  de­
stroyed  her  sensibilities.  She  was  past 
feeling  anything  except  weariness,  and 
was not roused  to  any  show of  interest 
when he spoke of the alarming condition 
of her  child.

“Yes,” said she listlessly, “I s’pose it’s 
’Twas sick when ’twas born 
pooty sick. 
an’  ain’t never  been  well  since. 
I man­
aged to git somethin’  for it  ter  eat  until 
this  mornin’, but  we  ain’t  either  of  us 
had nothin’  to-day.  P’r’aps that’s partly 
what’s ailin’ of it.”

The  young  man  sprang  to  his  feet.
“ Good  heavens! ” 
thought  he,  “here 
have  I  been  pitying  myself  because of 
the hard fare at Mrs. McTaggart’s,  while 
these poor things were starving to death. 
It’s lucky that I have  a stateroom.”  His 
mind was working  so  fast  as he walked 
away that he  could  not  stop for connec­
tion between his  ideas.

A moment later he  was  back,  with the 

fat yellow stewardess.

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“ Come, chile!” said she,  binding  over 
the forlorn little widow,  “come with me. 
Dis gen’l’man’s foun’ er room for yo’ and 
yo’ baby,  an’ I’se  gwine  git  yo’ toh  baid 
jes’  quick’s I kin.”

She  put  her  strong  arm  under  the 
shoulders of  the  trembling creature and 
helped her to  rise,  encouraging  her  all 
the  while  with  soft,  caressing  tones. 
Knox marched off with the baby,  without 
a blush, in spite of the many curious eyes 
that were watching.

“ Get  them  whatever  they  like—tea 
and toast  and a  nice  piece  of  beefsteak 
and plenty of milk for the baby,” said he, 
as he handed his  shawl-wrapped  bundle 
in through the door of  the stateroom.

“How  kind  people  are! ”  he  thought 
to himself.  The voluble  stewardess had I 
overflowed  with expressions  of  pity  for 
his proteges, and  it  had  seemed  to  him I

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that she was  offering herself and  all the 
resources of the Queen City for  their use 
free of charge.  But  his ardent soul was 
destined to  experience  a chill  not  much 
later.

“I  reck’n  dose  pore  creeturs  is  as 
comferble as dey kin be made, sah,  an’  I 
won’t fergit toh look in on ’em onct  in  a 
while endurin’ de  night.  Dis  hyar’s  de 
bill, sah,  fohde tings what yo’  ordered.” 
It  seemed  to  Knox  that  the  broad, 
coffee-colored face of  the stewardess had 
lost  something  of  that  celestial  sweet­
ness which it had  previously  borne,  arid 
that her usually  soft tones had taken  on 
an  unpleasant  crispness.  He  took  the 
slip of  paper which she  held out  to him 
and  with  his  other  hand  clutched  ner­
vously at a meagre pinch of  silver in his 
vest pocket. 
It was all that  he  had left 
after his extravagant purchase of a state­
room,  and  it  was  either  five cents more 
or five cents less than the amount of this 
bill,  he could not  remember which.  Cold 
sweat  started  out  at  the  edges  of  his 
blonde  hair,  as  he  thought  of  being 
obliged to face that terrible congregation 
to-morrow without  a  cent in his  pocket.
“An’ sumpin’s gotter  be  done  foh dat 
po’ baby,” the stewardess went on,  with­
out seeming to  notice  the  young  minis­
ter’s agitation.  “ ’Tain’t  jes’ vittles  dat 
he’s needin’  toh chirk him up.  No,  sah. 
Jes’ de minit  dat  I laid  eyes  on  him,  I 
seed dat he war a pow’ful sick chile.  It’s 
doctor’s stuff he’s needin’, dat’s what; an’ 
de good  Lawd  on’y  knows if  ’tain’t  too 
late a’ready.”

Knox  stopped  fingering  the.silver  in 
his pocket.  He saw now how little good 
he would  be  able  to  accomplish  single- 
handed.  These pitiful waifs whom chance 
had  thrown  upon  his  protection  would 
need many more  things before  reaching 
St. John, and  already he was  at  the end 
of his resources.  He  must do better for 
them  than  just  to  bestow  his  last  cent 
upon their present necessities.

There was no lack of  animation in his 
eyes  as  he  glanced  up  and  down  the 
crowded  saloon.  He  whispered  a word 
to the stewardess, and  then  stepped for­
ward to a position by  the piano, where he 
eould see and be seen of  all.

There was a hush of  expectation as he 
made his way  through  the  throng.  His 
chin was held up and his chest thrown so 
well forward that his snug Prince Albert 
coat strained  hard  at its  upper buttons 
The  indications  that  he  was  going  to 
make a speech were unmistakable.

The  vocalist  who  was about to enter 
tain the company with another song,  had 
already tucked up his sleeves and struck 
a  few  preliminary  notes on  the  piano, 
when  he  suddenly  became  aware  of  a 
rival  influence.  He wheeled  around  on 
his stool and stared sulkily at the slender 
black  figure,  now  almost  within  arm’s 
length.
“ S’pose  he  thinks  fie can sing,” mut 
tered  the  cigar-man  to  his  friend  who 
“carried  pipes.”  “Rather  poor  taste  I 
should say,  to stick himself forrud while 
I’m doin’ the entertainin’  act.”

“Hs-s-sh!”  replied  the  man  of  pipes 
warningly.  “It ain’t no comiosong he’s 
got  on  his  mind, I’ll  bet  ye  the drinks, 
He’s  a  preacher,  and  he  looks  as  if  he 
would bust if  he doesn’t  get a chance to 
speak pretty  quick.”

There  were  probably  a  hundred  and 
fifty people within the sound of his voice 
as  the  young  minister  began  to  speak 
This, of itself, was  an inspiration to one 
who  had  been  accustomed  to  address

audiences ranging  from  thirty  upwards. 
But more inspiring  still  was the look  of 
eager interest on every face.  Even those 
who  had  not  enjoyed  the  cigar-man’s 
rackety song now  laid aside their  novels 
and  newspapers  in  order  to give  Knox 
their undivided attention.  The  flirtating 
young men and  women  stood in respect­
ful  silence  looking  over  the  heads  of 
those  who  were  seated,  and  for  a  little 
while the thin boy ceased to extract eata­
bles from the pockets of  his coat.

There was no striving after fine phrases 
in the simple story that Knox had to tell. 
He spoke with an unaffected earnestness, 
which  went  straight  to  its  mark.  His 
voice was  broken  and his eyes were wet 
with tears as he  described  the  wretched 
mother  and  her  dying  baby.  Between 
his slow  words came the throbbing of the 
engine,  as if  a great  heart  were beating 
in tender response  to  his  appeal.  Most 
of the  women  in  the  room  were  crying 
qnietly,  but without any  attempt at  con­
cealment,  and the men swallowed hard at 
something  that  would  not  down.  The 
cigar-man abruptly turned his broad back 
upon the  company,  flourished  his  black 
silk handkerchief, and blew a tremendous 
blast,  while  his  more  excitable  friend 
sprang up exclaiming,—

“ Want money?  W eill guess.  Where’s 
my hat?  You’ve given  us a mighty good 
sermon,  Mr.  Preacher,  and  now you just 
take  a  rest  while  I  run  the  collection. 
These folks are just achin’to shell  out.” 
Throwing  a  crisp  bank-note  into  the 
crown of  his  new  straw  hat, the  man of 
pipes  went  briskly  about  among 
the 
people,  exhorting them  not to  be stingy.
Meanwhile  a  tall,  stoop-sbouldered 
man  with  dark,  kindly  face pushed for­
ward to where Knox stood.

“I’m Dr. Silas Merrithew of Binnacle,” 
said  he,  “and  mother  here,” turning  to 
his wife, who stood just behind him,  tear­
ful  but  smiling,  “has  been  saying  all 
sorts of mean things about herself and me 
because we  didn’t look  after those  poor 
creatures  ourselves.  We  saw  them  the 
first  part  of  the  evening, and  ought  to 
have  had  decency  enough  not  to  shirk 
our duty off on to your young shoulders.”
“Yes, indeed! ” exclaimed Mrs.  Merri­
thew, clasping the  Rev. Leander’s  hand 
with great cordiality,  “I’m  real proud of 
you, but I’m  just as  ashamed of  myself 
and the doctor as 1 can  be.”

“Never  mind,  wife,”  said  the  doctor 
good-naturedly;  “as  long  as  there’s  a 
good captain, I guess we can afford to be 
lieutenants this time.  Now we’ll go and 
see what can  be  done  for  your  charges, 
Mr.—Mr.—? ”

“Knox,—Leander  Knox,”  replied  the 
young man  with  quickly  beating  heart. 
His shyness was beginning to come back, 
for he  suspected  that  these  two  people 
were  pillars of  the  church  in  Binnacle. 
To-morrow,  instead of praising him, they 
would be thinking what a dull young man 
he was,  and wondering why the Secretary 
had sent them such a stick.

“Why,  bless my soul, Clara,  this is the 
very man that’s going to preach to us to­
morrow!”  cried  the  doctor,  his  lean, 
brown  face  fairly  aglow  with  delight. 
“How  pleasant  it  is  to  have  met  you 
under  such  circnmstances!”  He  shook 
both of the young man’s hauus this time, 
and then went away to his patients.

“Parson,”  said 

the  man  of  pipes, 
coming up with his hat  full of  bills  and 
silver,  “there ain’t no  manner  of  doubt 
that you’ve made a scoop.  These blamed 
cart wheels have nearly busted the crown

out of my hat,”  and  he emptied the  con­
tents  with a loud  crash  upon  the piano 
cover.

“Well, you  see,'Jim,”  said  the  cigar 
man,  with a confidential wink at the com­
pany,  “this  sort  of  experience  comes 
pretty hard on a hat that  never had any­
thing in it before.”

“Forty-eight,  seventy-five,”  said  Jim, 
frowning at the interruption of his count, 
but  not  otherwise  taking  notice  of  the 
gibe.

It was  in  truth  a  generous  sum  that 
had resulted from  the  young  minister’s 
appeal,  and his eyes shown with love and 
gratitude as he  looked  around upon  the 
people  and  described  in  a  few  well- 
chosen words  the good  which  their gift 
would  accomplish.

“George,” said  the man of  pipes in  a 
loud whisper to his friend,  “start her up, 
will you?  None of  your comic business 
this  time, but  something  religious,  you 
know,  and sorter  warm-hearted.  Git  in 
the  divine  an’  human  both  somehow, 
can’t you?”

George  scratched  his  head  and  pon­
dered deeply.  “ Can’t scare up a thing,” 
said  he.  Then  he  reached  for  Moody 
and Sankey, No. 5.

“I dunno,” said Jim dubiously, “seems 
to me those are  too jingly.  Can’t  some­
body think of somethin’? ”

Knox  struck  up  “Blest be the tie that 
it  was  vigorously  sung 

binds,”  and 
through by the company.

“1 tell  you what,”  said  Deacon  Pink- 
ham  to  Dr.  Merrithew  at the  close  of 
the  Sunday  morning  service,  “we ain’t 
had such a houseful for years. 
I wonder 
what made our  folks  turn out so.  They 
ain’t any of ’em heard this man before, as 
far as I know.”

“I heard him once before,” replied the 
doctor with a sly smile,  “and I liked him 
so well that I thought  ’twould  be a  pity 
for any  of  our  people  to  miss  hearing 
him,  too.  So  I  hitched  up  and  drove 
around  some  this  morning  to  let  folks 
know about him.  Seems to be about the 
right sort,  doesn’t he? ”

B e n ja m in A .  Goodkidge.

When to  Stop  Advertising.

An English trade journal once requesed 
a number of its largest advertisers to give 
their opinion concerning the best time to 
stop  advertising,  and  the  following  re­
plies were received:
“When  population  ceases  to  multiply 
and the  generation  that  crowd  on  after 
you, and never heard of you,  stop coming 
on.”
“When you have  convinced  every  one 
whose life will touch yours that you have 
better goods and lower  prices  than  they 
can get anywhere else.”
“When you perceive it  to  be  the  rule 
that the men who never advertise are out- 
striping their neighbors in the  same  line 
of business.”
“When you stop making fortunes right 
in your very sight solely through the dis­
creet use of this mighty agent.”
“When  you  forget  the  words  of  the 
shrewdest business  men  concerning  the 
main cause of  their prosperity.”
“When every man has become so  thor­
oughly a creature  of  habit  that  he  will 
certainly  buy  this year where he bought 
last year.”
“When younger and fresher houses  in 
your line cease starting up and using the 
newspaper in telling the people how much 
better they  can  do  for  them  than  you 
can.”
“When nobody thinks it pays to adver­
tise.”

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

AMONG THE TRADE.
ABOUND THE STATE.

Hamburg—C. L.  Bowman  has sold his 

general stock to E. N. Ball.

Palmyra—Enoch Ely  has  removed  his 

grocery stock to North Blissfield.

Armada — David H. Barrows  succeeds 

Hiram Barrows & Son in general trade.

Greenville—L.  H. Wright  succeeds L. 
H.  Wright & Co.  in the produce business.
Cheboygan — A.  Arsenault  succeeds 
Lyons & Arsenault  in  the  grocery  busi­
ness.

Three Rivers—H. (Mrs. M.) Westheimer 
has removed  her clothing  stock  to  Esca- 
naba.
Kingston—Jno.  B.  Curtis has sold his 
furniture and  undertaking  stock to Fred 
C. Lee.

Detroit—Jacob  Bonnelsen,  of  the  to­
bacco and cigar firm of  Bonnelsen & Co., 
is dead.

Albion—G.  F.  Bundy  is  succeeded  by 
Reynolds Bros.  &  Co.  in  the  dry  goods 
business.

Brown  City—Sherman & Rice  are suc­
ceeded by  Rice & Mapes in the hardware 
business.

Gladwin — H.  Simpson  succeeds  H. 
Simpson & Son in the grocery and bazaar 
business.

Yassar—Dano  &  McConnell  are  suc­
ceeded  in  the  grocery  business  by  Stil- 
son &  Dano.

Oakley—A. C.  Krapt has sold his hard­
ware and agricultural implement stock to 
Dewiter & Son.

Clinton—Jas. B.  Wells  has  purchased 
an interest in  the  hardware  stock  of  A. 
B.  Yandemark.

Linwood — Moore  &  Jean, 

general 
dealers,  have dissolved,  S.  Jean continu­
ing the business.

Alpena—A. B. Champagne succeeds E. 
H.  Barlow  &  Co.  in  the  millinery  and 
fancy goods  business.

Bay  City—Nicholas  Comean  has  re­
moved his clothing and men’s furnishing 
goods stock to Mt. Pleasant.

Saginaw—C.  Merrill & Co.  are arrang­
ing to start camps on the Molasses, where 
they will put in about 20,000,000 feet.

Adrian—C.  A.  Conklin  &  Son  have 
started an  undertaking  establishment at 
Clayton  as  a  branch  of  their  business 
here.

Sault Ste.  Marie—R. G.  Ferguson & Co. 
is succeeded  by the  Ferguson  Hardware 
Co.  in the wholesale and retail  hardware 
business.

Plainwell—N.  A.  Balch  has  bought  a 
half interest in the Case shoe store.  The 
business will  be conducted  hereafter un­
der the firm name of Case & Balch.

West  Owosso—Dr.  Y.  C.  Van  Lieu, 
who  recently  removed  his  drug  stock 
from Vestaburg to  this place,  has moved 
the  stock  to  Lennon,  where  he  has  re­
established  himself in business.

Lansing—J.  Henry  Moores  and  Her­
bert  M.  Weed,  who  have  conducted  a 
lumber  business  at Moorestown  several I 
years under the style of Moores, Weed & 
Co., 
have  discontinued  business  at 
Moorestown  and  embarked  in  the hard­
ware  business  here  under  the  style  of 
Moores  &  Weed.  They  purchased  the 
Anderson  stock  as  a  nucleus  aud  will 
add largely  thereto.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS. 

Meredeth—C.S.Hyman&Co.  propose to 
build a small sawmill  in  Sherman  town­
ship.

Trout Creek—The Trout Creek Lumber

PEACHES!

R RICES  have been  ruling low, but on account of  the  poor quality of  the early varieties they 

were  not so cheap  after  all.  Frcn  now  on  we  shall  hie  drawing  in better  stock  The 
Hale’s Early and  Early Michigan are  next, which  commenced  coming  this season  about 
the 22d inst.  The  trade  will  be supplied  mostly with  these  two varieties  between  now and the 
first week i n September.

H o n est  J o h n s,  R ed   C raw ford s,

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Follow the above  named.  If  you  are in the market  It will  be  greatly to your  interest to corn 
pond with us at once.  Our quotations and market report will  be mailed  free to all our custome 
During the height of  the season we handle from

8  TO  12  HUNDRED  BUSHELS  DAILY,
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Co.  is putting in an electric lighting plant 
in  its sawmill.

Coopersville—J. S.  Phelps has sold his 
tannery to Chas. Knees,  of  Chicago,  who 
will continue  the  business  on  a  larger 
scale.

Corunna—E.  M.  Johnson,  the  Owosso 
| baker,  has  bought out  the Schlagle bak- 
| ery  stock,  building  and  all.  He  takes 
j  possession  at  once  and  will  run  it as a 
•branch of his Owosso bakery.

Belding—Albert  E.  Weter,  Chas.  M. 
Wise and Guy  D.  Weter  have  organized 
a  stock  company  under  the  style  of 
I Weter-Wise Co.  to  embark  in the manu­
facture of  harness goods and the sale  of 
farming 
farm  products, 
hardware, etc.

implements, 

Saginaw—The  Arthur  Hill  Company 
will put in a stock of  logs  for  the Ains­
worth &  Alexander  mill  at  the  “Soo,” 
and  will cut a few million feet to be man­
ufactured at Cheboygan.  This  company 
purchased 8,000,000 feet of  logs this sea­
son, and  its lumber  output will  approxi­
mate 33,000,000  feet.

Manistee—The  shipyard  at  this  point 
is  getting  a  good  reputation  for  cheap 
figures and  good work,  and  the schooner 
Mediator,  which  was  wrecked  recently 
and  taken to Chicago to be rebuilt, found 
the prices there too steep and only effect­
ed temporary repairs, and was then towed 
! to  Manistee  where  she is now  having a 
thorough going over.

Saginaw—N.  Holland & Co.  have  pur- j 
chased the  Bearinger  mill  site,  at  East 
Tawas,  and  will  remove  their  Saginaw | 
sawmill to that place at the  close  of  the I 
season,  Mr.  Holland  Is interested in the ! 
Emery  Lumber  Co.,  owning  extensive j 
Canadian limits,  and  Tawas  is  regarded 
as a more advantageoui point to which to j 
raft  logs.  The  mill  has  a  capacity  of 
about  18,000,000  feet  and  Saginaw  will j 
not  relish  the  idea  of  losing  it.  Mr. 
Holland  is  operating  another  mill  at • 
Naubinway.

Saginaw—There  will  be a marked  de­
crease  in  the  number  of  big  concerns | 
lumbering  on  the  streams  tributary  to j 
the waters of the Tittabawassee the com- 
ing  winter, owing  to  the  exhaustion  o fj 
pine.  The largest  operators will  be  the ’ 
A.  W.  Wright  Lumber  Co.,  Whitney  & 
Remick,  Col.  A.  T.  Bliss  and  C.  Merrill | 
& Co.  There  are a number  of  concerns j 
which  have  small  lots  to  put  in,  and a 
good  deal of  clearing  up will  be  done, 
but the beginning of  the  end is in  sight. 
Many are bringing in logs by rail, instead 
of  putting them  into  the  streams.  The 
business  on  the  Flint & Pere Marquette

Railroad is likely to fall  off,  in log  haul­
ing at least, after the coming winter, but 
the  Michigan  Central  will  have a large 
business for  two or three  years yet,  hav­
ing large contracts with Boyce and others. 
The  advantage of  railing  logs  direct to 
the  mills  is  that  it  is  more expeditious 
• and  saves  boomage  delay  and  other 
losses.  When  logs  can  be  taken  from 
I the  stump  and  laid  direct  at  the  mill 
! within  a few  days,  it obviates  the  tying 
up of  a large capital in logs  put into the 
streams  and  often  held  for  months  be­
fore they are  manufactured into lumber.

Roquefort and  Its Cheese.

Cheese,  which  has been  the fortune of 
Roquefort, has destroyed its picturesque­
It  has  brought  speculators there 
ness. 
who have raised great ugly, square build­
ings of dazzling whiteness  in  harsh con­
trast with the character  and somber tone 
of  the old  houses.  Although the  place 
is so small  that  it  consists of  only  one 
street and a few alleys, the more  ancient 
dwellings are remarkable for their height. 
It  is  surprising  to  see  in  a  village lost 
among  the  sterile  hills,  houses  three 
stories high.  The fact that there is only a 
ledge on  which to build  must  be the ex­
planation.  What  is  more curious in the 
place  is  the  cellars.  Before the  cheese 
became an important article of commerce 
these were  natural  caverns,  such  as  are 
everywhere  to  be  found  in  this calcar­
eous formation;  but  now they are  really 
cellars that  have been  excavated to such 
a depth  in  the  rock  that  they are  to  be 
seen  in  as  many  as  five  stages,  where 
long rows of  cheese are stacked one over 
the  other.  The  virtue of  these  cellars 
from  the  cheesemaking  point of  view is 
their dryness and  their  scarcely varying 
temperature of  about eight degrees cent­
igrade summer and winter.
But  the demand  for  Roquefort cheese 
has  become  so  great  that  trickery now 
plays  a  part  in  the  ripening  process. 
The peasants  have  learned that “time is 
money,” and they have found that  bread 
crumbs  mixed with the curd  cause those 
green  stacks of  moldiness,  which denote 
that the  cheese  is  fit  for  the market,  to 
appear  much  more  readily  than  was 
formerly the case, when it was  left to do 
the best it could for itself with the aid of 
a subterranean  atmosphere.  This is not 
exactly cheating;  it is commercial  enter­
prise, the result of competition and other 
circumstances too strong for poor human 
nature. 
In cheesemaking,  bread crumbs 
are  found  to be  a  cheap  substitute  for 
time;  and it is said  that  those who have 
taken  to beer  brewing  have found  that 
box,  which 
commonest  of 
shrubs,  is  a  cheap substitute  for  hops. 
The notion that brass pins are stuck into 
Roquefort  cheese to make  it  turn  green 
is founded on fiction.

the 

is 

Poverty may be a blessing, but it is one 
of the blessings we are quite  willing  the 
other fellow should enjoy.

Use Tradesmannr Superior  Coupons.

ALFRED  J.  BROWN, 

Seedsman and  Fruit Commission Merchant,

24 & 26 N. Division St., Grand Rapids.

Referred to Whom it Concerns Most.
The  Railway  Review  says:  “Had  the 
the  country  banded  to­
employers  of 
gether  and  agreed  to  discharge  every 
man in  their  employ who contributed  to 
the aid  of  Homestead  strikers,  the  pro­
cedure  would  have  been  denounced  as 
tyranical and  outrageous  to the last  de­
gree.  But the dispatches tell of the plan 
of the American  Federation of  Labor to 
have  Carnegie  material  boycotted  all 
over  the  country,  and  every  employer 
blacklisted who uses it,  and  the proposi­
tion is treated as a  matter of  course—as 
a thing entirely to be  expected,  the only 
question being  whether  organized  labor 
will be able to carry it out successfully.”

FOR SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

Advertisements  will  be  Inserted  under  this 
head for two cents a word the first Insertion and 
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  insertion. 
No advertisements  taken for  less  than 2S cents. 
Advance payment._________________________

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

556

560

573

■  GOOD  CHANCE  FOR  AN  A  NO.  1  GRO- 
cery  business.  Reason  of  selling,  poor 
health.  W. L. Mead, Tenia, Mich. 
576
Fo r  s a l e - sm a l l  m a c h in e  &  f o u n d -
ry  business,  with  or  without  tools.  H. L. 
Chapman  White Pigeon, Mich._________ 558
FOR  SALE—“GOLD  MINE,”  in   sh a p e  o f 
a first-class drug stock, on easy terms.  For 
particulars address  I L K , Box 160, Grand  Rap­
ids, Mich. 
XCELLENT  OPPORTUNITY  FOR  A  BUS- 
iness man with $5,000 to $10,000 ready money 
to  embark in the  wholesale  business  in  Grand 
Rapids  and  take  the  management  of  same. 
House well established.  Investigation solicited 
from  persons  who  mean  business.  No others 
need apply.  No. 556, care Michigan Tradesman.
Fo r  sa l e  c h e a p —m ill  p r o p e r t y ,
fruit  evaporator,  jelly pan,  cider  mill, etc. 
Will sell  all or  part.  Splendid  opportunity for 
stock company or the right man.  A. T. Thomas, 
Owosso, Mich. 
Fo r s a l e—a  f in e   a n d  w e l l-a sso r t e d

stock of  dry  goods, boots,  shoes,  hats, caps 
and gents’ furnishing goods, in live railroad and 
manufactuting  town of  from  500  to 600  inhabi­
tants.  Only business of the kind in the locality. 
Other and more  important business requires the 
attention of the proprietor.  We court a thorough 
investigation  and  will  guarantee  a  profitable 
investment.  Address  No.  571,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
F o r  sa l e  or  e x c h a n e—c l e a n   stock
of  dry goods  and  gents’ furnishing  goods. 
Good point for  trade.  Reason for  selling, other 
business  requires  our  attention.  Addrees  No. 
568. care Michigan Tradesman. 
For  s a l e - c l e a n  n e w   stock  o f  d r y
goods, notions,  clothing,  furnishing  goods, 
shoes,  groceries,  cigars,  tobaccos  and  confec­
tionery, located in one of the best business towns 
in Michigan.  Doing  over $¿,500  per month  spot 
cash  business.  Not  a  dollar  of  credit.  Stock 
will invoice about  $6,000.  Address  No. 549, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

For  sa l e — g ro c er y  a n d   cro ck er y

IjflOR  SALE—NEW  AND  FINE  CLOTHING 

stock,  located  in  a  thriving  village  with 
1 800 inhabitants and  doing the largest  trade in 
the town.  Will  invoice about  $3 000.  Sales last 
year, $28,000.  Good  location  and  best  reasons 
for  selling,  Address  No.  575,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman.  If  you  want a good  thing,  write. 
____________________________________ 575
-  and  furnishing  goods  stock.  Good  cash 
trade.  Rent moderate.  In the fast growing city 
of Holland, Mich.  A good investment for a man 
of  some  capital.  Address  Box  2167,  Holland, 
Mich. 
For  sa l e — c l e a n   stock  o f  s t a p l e
dry  goods, clothing, furnishing  goods,  mil­
linery goods and  boots and shoes  in  one of  the 
best villages in Michigan.  Stock  will inventory 
$3,000 to $3,500.  Liberal discount  for  cash.  For 
particulars,  address  No.  530,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman, 

______________________  

568

549

571

551

53j

MISCELLANEOUS.

O  YOU  USE  COUPON  BOOKS ?  IF  SO, DO 
you buy of the largest manufacturers In the 
United States?  If you do, you  are  customers of
the Tradesman Company, Grand Rapids,_______
OR  SALE  CHEAP —  THREE  WILLIAMS 
fruit  evaporators;  also other  apparatus  be 
longing to fruit evaporator plant.  Fenton Elec 
trie Light Company, Fenton, Mich._____ 577
F or  sa l e — good  d iv id e n d  - p a y in g
Btocks in  banking, manufacturing and mer 
cantile  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  100  Louis  St., 
Grand Rapids. 
Fo r  sa l e  -  b e s t   r e s id e n c e  lo t  in

Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad­
ed with  native  oaks, situated in goo I  residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  electric  street  car 
line.  Will sell  for $2,500 cash, or part cash, pay­
ments to suit.  E. A. Stowe, 100 Louis St. 
rpwo RESIDENCE  LOTS  in   v il l a g e  o f 
JL  Belding  to  exchange  for  grocery  stock 
worth  $1 ,0 0 j   to  $1,500.  Will  pay  difference  in 
cash.  Address  No. 4 7 0 , care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 

370

570

354 

gain—for house and  lot in  Grand  Rapids— 
First-class flouring  mill in thriving village  near 
Grand Rapids.  Good farming country.  Reason 
for selling, death of owner._____________569

For  s a l e  o r  e x c h a n g e  a t   a   b a r -
■ ANTED —DESIRABLE  LOCATION  FOR 

hardware store.  Address, giving full  par­
ticulars  as to population of  town and  surround­
ing  country and  rent of  building, No. 562, care 
Michigan Tradesman. 

552

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

To  force  them  to  take  the  crocks  I 
make a differenae in price. 
If  in  tubs, 
pails, rolls or in any shape where I would 
have to re-pack,  they get 2 cents less per 
pound.
Last  August  to  commence  with.  I 
bought 100 crocks,  and in  a  short  time 
I  have  now  800  one-gallon 
200  more. 
crocks 
in  circulation.  Another  ad­
vantage is,  that  it  does  away  with  the 
old plan of having butter brought  to  the 
store in tubs, pails,  tins  or  rolls,  which 
was all thrown in  a  heap,  regardless  of 
color or quality,  and  packed  when  the 
clerk had time.
I can get 2 cents  per  pound  more  for 
this  butter, -as  buyers  can  depend  on 
getting a good  article.

From Out of Town.

Galls  have  been 

received  at  T h e 
T r a d e sm a n office during the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentlemen  in  trade. 

L. C. Granger, Charlotte.
L. Cook, Bauer,
L.  E. Swan, White Cloud.
W. W. Watson,  Parmelee.
F.  D.  Saunders,  Sheffield.
W.  N.  Hutchinson,  Grant Station.

Bank Notes.

The Exchange Bank of  Boies, Eaton & 
Co.,  which has been conducted on a part­
nership  basis  at  Hudson  for  the  past 
thirty  years,  has  been  merged 
into  a 
State  bank  under the style of  the  Boies 
State  Savings  Bank.  The  stockholders 
are the J.  K. Boies estate, S. A.  Eaton,  J. 
B.  Thorn and D. J.  Beachboard.

Observations of the Philosophic Grocer.
Fill  yourself  with  beer  continuously 
and you will soon be in condition to fill a 
bier.

What a pity that  the  science  of  flying 
has not advanced as far as the science  of 
lying?

Education  is  not  intended  to  enable 
you to avoid work,  but to do better work 
and get a better price for it.

MICHIGAN  MINING  SCHOOL.

A State  School of  Mining: Engineering?, giving  prac­
tical  instruction in m ining  and allied  subjects.  Has 
sum m er schools in surveying, Shop practice and  Field 
Geology.  Laboratories,  shops  and  stam p  mill  well 
equipped.  Tuition  free.  For catalogues apply to the 
Director, Houghton, Michigan.

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...............................6 75
Quarts...........................7 00
Half gallon  .............9 00

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

H.  LEONARD  &  SONS,

Grand  Rapids,

Mich.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

0.  A.  Anderson  succeeds  Fuller  & 
Anderson in  the grocery business  at  277 
Fifth  street.

M.  L.  Baldwin  has  purchased 

the 
bakery business of Fred Behl,  at 35 West 
Bridge street.

John  N.  De  Ville,  Jr.,  has  sold  his 
meat  market at  507 Ottawa  street to Mc­
Guire  &  Flory,  who  will  continue  the 
business.

The Hester Machinery Co.  has sold the 
O. E.  Brown Milling Co.  a 15 horse power 
Eddy  motor  and  shipped  a  boiler  and 
engine to  H.  Pierce & Son,  who  are  put­
ting in a planing mill at Watervliet.

C.  Dogger,  formerly  engaged  in  the 
grocery  business  at  327  East  Bridge 
street, has  leased  the  store  building  at 
the corner of Lyon and Houseman streets 
—formerly occupied by J.  L.  &  W.  Pur­
chase—and will occupy it with a  grocery 
stock,  supplied  by  the  Olney  &  Judson 
Grocer Co.

A. E. Brooks  &  Co.’s  office  and  fruit 
and confectionery stock were  completely 
destroyed  by  fire  last  Saturday  night. 
The manufacturing department was only 
slightly injured.  The insurance is prob­
ably ample to cover  the loss and,  in case 
the  adjustment  is  made  promptly  and 
liberally,  the firm will  probably  resume 
business  in  the  course  of  a  couple  of 
weeks.

C.  H.  Chadwick,  grocer  at  144  West 
Fulton street, recently turned  his  stock, 
fixtures, book accounts, horse, wagon and 
cart  over  to  the  Ball-Barnhart-Putman 
Co. on a bill of sale.  E. J. Gillies & Co., 
of York,  thereupon  garnished  the  com­
pany on a claim of $140 and the garnishee 
defendants  made  a  disclosure,  showing 
their claim of $400  to  be satisfied by the 
proceeds from the stock and fixtures, and 
offering to terminate the  proceedings  by 
turning over the  horse,  wagon  and  cart 
to  Gillies & Co.  The  proposition  was 
accepted.

Purely Personal.

Sidney F.  Stevens  and  wife  have  re­
turned home after a fortnight’s outing at 
the Northern resorts.

F.  H. McDonough,  Michigan  manager 
for Sprague’s Collecting Agency, is spend­
ing a couple of weeks in Detroit.

L. C.  Granger,  the  Charlotte  general 
dealer,  was  in  town  last  Friday on  his 
usual monthly  pilgrimage  to  the  Grand 
Bapids market.
Carl  Hester, 

junior  member  of  the 
Hester  Machinery  Co.,  is rejoicing  over 
the advent of  an 8 pound  daughter, who 
introduced herself last  Wednesday.

Ludwig  Winternitz,  formerly  a  resi­
dent of this city,  but now  General Agent 
for  the  Fermentum  Compressed  Yeast, 
with headquarters at Chicago,  is  in town 
for a day or two.

Geo.  Medes,  formerly  book-keeper  for 
Jennings  & Smith, but  for the past year 
in charge of the lumber  operations of D. 
W.  McNaughton,  at  McNaughton,  Wis., 
has returned  to Grand  Rapids  to  take a 
position and  partnership  interest in  the 
new  wholesale  boot  and  shoe  house of 
Herold,  Bertsch & Co.

H. D. C.  Van Asmus has been appoint­
ed  General Manager of  the  Valley  City 
Transportation Co.  and  will devote  con­
siderable  attention  hereafter to working 
up freight  for  the  steamer  Valley City. 
Mr.  Van Asmus presents  cogent  reasons

why the shippers of the city should make 
the tonnage on  the  river as  large as pos­
sible,  to  ensure  the  favorable  action  of 
Congress  when  the  needed  appropria­
tion to improve navigation  is  asked  for. 
Mr. Van Asmus’  long  experience  in  the 
railroad business  renders him peculiarly 
fitted to assume such an undertaking.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sngar—While there has been no change 
in  price  during  the  past  week, 
the 
tendency is decidedly  firm,  in  sympathy 
with  raw  sugars,  and  an  advance  is  by 
no means  improbable.

Coffee—Rio  grades  have advanced J^c 
and the manufacturers of  package goods 
have followed the market  with  a similar 
advance.

Dried  Fruits—Dates  are  inactive and 
nominally steady.  New Smyrna  figs are 
on  their  way to this  country  and  will 
probably reach  this  market  in about  20 
days.  Prunes continue quiet and steady. 
New  Valencia  raisins  are  expected  to 
reach Grand Rapids about Sept.  20.  On- 
daras  will  sell  for  9>£c  and  common 
Valencias  for  8>£c. 
In  domestic fruits, 
dried apples  are a little  depressed  East, 
due to the fact that New York crop pros­
pects  on  apples  have  considerably  im­
proved of late.

Provisions — Pork  is  quiet  and  un­
changed.  Cut meats are  easier.  Beef is 
steady.

Spices — Pepper  continues  firm.  Pi­
mento is in light supply and  in  good de­
mand.

Oranges—Owing  to  high  prices  and 
poor quality, jobbers  have  made no pre­
tense  to  keeping  this  fruit  in stock,  so 
that it is practically out of market.

Lemons—Continue scarce and high.
Bananas—In  fair supply at  about  the 

same prices as a week ago.
How  Country  Merchants  Should  Buy 

Butter.
Correspondence Canadian Grocer.

As the plan  which  I  have  adopted  in 
taking butter from farmers has been very 
successful,  several merchants have asked 
me to explain it to them,  which  I  gladly 
do for two reasons,  namely:  To try and 
raise the  standard of  butter  in  sections 
where  there  are  no  creameries,  and  to 
prevent  the  country  merchants  from 
losing every  summer  what  is  made  the 
balance of the  year.
I distribute among my  customers  one- 
gallon stone crocks, which  cost  10  cents 
each  and  hold  from  8  to  9  pounds  of 
butter.  This I consider the best size,  as 
one churning will fill it,  therefore  there 
will be only one  quality  in  each.  Then 
it is clean,  and will not taint  the  bntter, 
is light and easy  to  handle,  and,  in  re­
tailing, a family would buy it where they 
would not think of taking  a  larger  one. 
It always saves to a considerable  extent, 
the  loss occasioned  by  weighing  out  in 
small quantities.
When these crocks are brought in filled 
I  put a label on them and fill in the name 
of the maker,  not  forgetting  to  let  the 
maker  know  that  her  name  is  on  the 
If she allows the name to be put 
butter. 
on,  she gets the highest  price;  if  not,  a 
reduction of 2  or  3  cents  is  made. 
In 
this way  every  woman  judges  her  own 
butter.  For example:  One week last fall 
the weather was very hot, and it was hard 
to make  good  butter.  One  of  my  best 
customers,  on  coming  in  the  following 
week,  said:  “I did not  bring  my  butter 
last week; it was not as nice as  I  would 
like to have  my  name  on.  Therefore  1 
took it  over to----- and  got sugar for it.”
1  know  several  farmers’  wives,  who, 
previous to adopting this plan, made very 
ordinary butter,  but  now  they  do  their 
best to make a good article,  as their repu­
tation is at stake. 
If  an  inferior  article 
is made,  it goes to my neighbor. 
I don’t 
want it, and the maker does not want me 
to have it.

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FOURTH NATIONAL BANK

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

Geo.  W.  Gat, Vice-President.

W*. H. Anderson,  Cashier.
CAPITAL,  -  -  -  $300,000.

Transacts a general banking  business.

M ake a  specialty o f collections.  Accounts 

o f country m erchants solicited.

Established  1868.

E I .  REYNOLDS  k  SON,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

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

In Felt, Composition and Gravel,

Cor.cL.OCIS  and  CAMPAV  Sts..

Grand  Rapids, 

-  Mich.

OUR  NEW  LINE  OF

Tablets,
Fall  Specialties 
School Supplies 
Etc.,

ARE NOW BEING  SHOWN ON THE  ROAD BY

OF  ODR FIRM.

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

B A N A N A S !

If  y o u   w a n t  la r g e   b u n c h e s  o f  th e  b est 

q u a lity ,  sen d   y o u r   o rd er  to
T H E   P U T N A M   C A N D Y   CO.

TH h!  MTCHIGAN  TRADESMAN,
Dry Goods Price Current.

ScbiliiM Corset  Co's

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Clearly  Marked Prices.

J. M. Batchelor in Dry  Goods Bulletin.

Secret  markings  for  describing 

the 
cost and  selling prices of  goods in coun­
try stores,  while  some  storekeepers pre­
fer  such  a  method  on  account  of  the 
privacy of  doing  business  in  that  way, 
are not  recommended by  numerous mer­
chants  in  the  larger cities.  This  latter 
class  claim that  there is  more  profit  in 
an  open  display of  at  least  the  selling 
price;  and a few go  so  far  as to confess 
the truthful  margin  of  profit  to anyone 
who in  good  faith  chooses to ask for  it. 
Stores which confess profits to customers 
are  among  the  largest  in  the East, and 
their managements say  frankness in this 
particular  tends  to  attract  the  class  of 
trade they  desire  most,  that of  honestly 
disposed people.
Whether it is advisable to  go so far  as 
this,  on  general  principles,  may  be  an 
open  question,  but  it  is  pretty  well es­
tablished that it  pays to mark all  goods, 
so far as their selling price is concerned, 
in plain figures which  any customer  can 
see withomt  asking  the  question  of  the 
salesman.  The reasons  for this practice 
are that the customer in seeing  the price 
plainly  marked  feels  assured  that  he is 
not being deceived by  the  salesman  and 
no  advantage  is  being taken of  him or 
her because  they  happen  at the moment 
to be wearing pretty  good  clothes.
This latter particular, as odd as it may 
appear, is a feeling which  prevails more 
or less among the whole people.  Ninety- 
nine  out  of  every  hundred  customers, 
who are  not  overburdened  with wealth, 
instinctively feel,  when  they  go to price 
or  buy anything,  it  is  not  proper to  go 
too well dressed;  and we know of numer­
ous well dressed ladies who positively re­
fuse to enter  a store to make  any impor­
tant purchase  if  they  are wearing their 
best clothes  when in the  vicinity  of  the 
store, or if they  do  enter  one, they  will 
select a store,  if  it is to be  found,  where 
the  prices  are 
invariable  and  plainly 
marked so anybody can read them.
Customers feel this way because of  an 
old practice in former  years by a certain 
class of  more or  less unscrupulous deal­
ers  who  “sized  up”  a  customer  and 
packed  the  price  on  according  to  ap­
pearances.  While  this  usage  is still  in 
vogue  with a  certain  class  of  Shylocks 
who should  be shunned  by honest people, 
the system,  so far as it prevailed as such, 
has  practically  been  abolished;  never­
theless, mothers remember the old  abuse 
and  frequently  warn 
the  members  of 
their  families  not  to  enter  a  store too 
well dressed.
Plain  marking of  the selling price re­
moves  at  once  all  this  peculiar  dread, 
and assures the  customer  that he is  get­
ting as  good  terms as anybody.  People 
do so bate to be cheated  that  everything 
done by the  storekeeper calculated to re­
move all agitation on this subject eventu- 
aily redounds to his  credit.

Old Discount  Bates Be-established.
The leading  wholesale  dry  goods mer­
chants  of  New  Tork  and  Philadelphia 
have  entered  into  an  agreement  to  re­
establish  their  old  discount  rates,  and 
have issued the  following circular to the 
retail trade and to other wholesalers:
Please take notice that discounts on all 
purchases  or  contracts  made  hereafter 
shall be as follows:
On  net 30  day  bills, 1  per  cent,  in  10 
days.
On  net  60  day bills, 2 per  cent,  in 10, 
or 1 per cent,  in 30  days.
On  “Reg” 30  day  bills,  6  per  cent,  in 
10, or 5 per cent,  in 30  days.
On “Reg” 60  day  bills, 6 per  cent,  in 
10, or 5 per cent  in 30, or  4 per  cent,  in 
60 days.
On carpets and  oil  cloths, 4  per  cent, 
in 10, or 3 per cent  in 30 days.
No other discounts  will be accepted  in 
settlement

Washington  Gladden  believed 

that 
country boys  made  the most  successful 
men,  so he sent  letters to  100  successful 
men  in  all  ranks  of  city  life,  asking 
them  where 
their  boyhood  had  been 
spent  and bow  their time, out of  school 
hours,  was  used.  The  replies  showed 
that  most  of  them  were  from  country 
homes where out-of-school duties trained 
their  hands  and gave them habits of  in­
dustry.

THE

MODEL
(Trade Mark.)
FORM.

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for life.

STANTON, MOREY & C0„ Mfrs.

DETROIT,  MICH.

G e o.  F .  Ow e n , Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

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

U S E

MILE-END
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Best  Six  Cord
IM in e  or  Hand  Use.

FOR

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  id Dry  Hoods & Notions.

UNBLEACHED COTTONS.

Arrow Brand  5>4 

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BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic..................7
Argyle.....................   6
Atlanta A A..............6
Atlantic A ...............6%
H...............6)4
“ 
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P ..............  514
D ...............6
“ 
“  LL...............  5
Amory........................ 6)4
Archery  Bunting...  4 
Beaver Dam  A A..  Shi 
Blackstone O, 32—   5
Black Crow............. 6
Black Rock  ............  6
Boot, AL.................  7
Capital  A .................5)4
Cavanat V ................. 5)4
Chapman cheese c l.  35k
Clifton  C R ................5)4
Comet....................... 6)4
Dwight Star.............  65S£
Clifton CCC............6)4

“  World Wide.  6
“  LL.................4)4
Full Yard Wide.......6)4
Georgia  A...............6M
Honest Width..........  6)4
Hartford A .............   5
Indian Head............  7
King A  A.................6)4
King EC...................  5
Lawrence  L L........   4%
Madras cheese cloth 654
Newmarket  G........ 554
B  ....... 5
N .........654
D D ....  554
X ........654
Nolbe R....................  5
Onr Level  Best.......6)4
Oxford  B .................6
Pequot......................7
Solar......................... 6
Top of the  Heap__ 7
Geo. Washington...  8
A B C ....................... 8)4
Glen Mills...............  7
Amazon.................... 8
Gold Medal............. 7)4
Amsburg.................. 7
Green  Ticket.......... 854
Art  Cambric............10
Great Falls..............   654
Blackstone A A.......  7
Hope......................... 7)4
Beats All..................4)4
Just  Out........   454® 6
Boston......................12
King  Phillip............734
Cabot........................ 7
OP.....  7)4
Cabot,  %.................. 6X
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Charter  Oak............5)4
Lonsdale............  @ 8)4
Conway W.................7)4
Middlesex.........   @5
Cleveland................7
No Name..................  7)4
Dwight Anchor.......8)4
Oak View.................6
shorts.  8
Our Own..................  6)4
Edwards...................6
Pride of the West.. .12
Empire.....................   7
Rosalind...................7)4
Farwell.................... 7)4
Sunlight...................   4)4
Fruit of the  Loom.  8)4
Utica  Mills..............8)4
Fitchville  .............. 7
“  Nonpareil  ..10
First Prize...............7
Vlnyard....................  8)4
Fruit of the Loom %.  7)4
White Horse............6
Falrmount...............4)4
“  Rock..............8)4
Full Value...............654
Cabot........................ 7  ¡Dwight Anchor.........8)4
Farwell.................... 8  I

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.
Housewife  A ........... 434 Housewife  Q—
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R.

Unbleached. 
B............5 
“ 
C............ 5)4
“ 
D ............6
“ 
E ............6)4
“ 
F ............634
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G
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I.
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J.
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K...........854
“ 
L............9)4
“ 
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N ........... 10)4
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O........... 11)4
“ 
P........... 14

coat

CARPET  WARP.

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Peerless, white........17)4]Integrity  colored..  »)
colored__19)4 White Star.................18
Integrity.................. 18)4l 
“  colored..20
Nameless..................20
Hamilton..................  8
.......... 25
...................9
..........27)4
 
.......... 30
GG  Cashmere........ 20
.......... 32)4
Nam eless............... 16
.......... 35
.................18

DRESS  OOODS.

10)4

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CORSET  JEANS.

Wonderful.  ..........84  SO
Brighton................... 4 75
Bortree’s ..................9 00
Abdominal..............15 00
Naumkeagsatteen..  7
Rock port..................6)4
Conestoga.................654
Walworth................654
ITS.
Berwick fancies—   5)4
Clyde  Robes............
Charter Oak fancies  4)4 
DelMarlne cashm’s.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddy stone  fancy...  6
chocolat  6
rober___  6
sateens..  6
Hamilton fancy.....  6
staple__ 6
Manchester  fancy..  6 
new era.  6 
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrim’ck shirtings. 4)4 
Repp fura .  8)4
Pacific  fancy...........6
robes...............6)4
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning..  6
greys.........6
sona black.  6 
Washington Indigo.  6 
“  Turkey robes..  7)4
“  India robes___ 7)4
“  plain T ky X 54  8)4 
“ 
“  X...10
“  Ottoman  Tur­
key red....................6
Martha Washington
Turkey red 54.........7)4
Martha Washington
Turkey red............. 9)4
Rtverpointrobe8....  5
Windsor fancy...........6)4
Indigo bine...........10)4
Harmony.....................4)4
AC A ........................12)4
Pemberton AAA__ 16
York.........................10)4
Swift River.............   7)4
Pearl River.............12
Warren.....................13

Corallne.......................C9 50
Schilling's...................  9 00
Davis  Waists.......  9 00
Grand  Rapids.........4 50
Armory.................... 654
Androscoggin..........7)4
Biddefora...............   6
Brunswick.................6)4
FRO
Allen turkey  reds..  6
robes............6
pink a purple  6
bu ffs............6
pink checks.  6
staples........ 6
shirtings...  4)4 
American  fancy—   554 
American indigo—   554 
American shirtings.  4)4 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
Anchor Shirtings...  4 
“  —   6)4
Arnold 
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 black.
colors.  5)4
“ 
Bengal bine,  green, 
red and  orange...  5)4
Berlin solids............ 5)4
“  oil bine.........6)4
“  “  green —   6)4
“  Foulards ....  5)4
“  red 54............7
“  “  %............  9)4
“  4 4.......... 10
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Cocheco fancy........ 6
“  madders...  6
“  XXtwills..  6)4
“ 
solids..........5)4
Amoskeag A C A .... 12)4
Hamilton N ............. 7)4
D ............. 8)4
Awning.. 11
Farmer..................... 8
First Prize...............11)4
Lenox M ills...........18
Atlanta,  D ................   654:Stark A. 
..............   8
Boot............................  654 No Name....................7)4
Clifton, K.................  654|Top of  Heap............9

COTTON  DRILL.

gold  ticket

TICKINSS.

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Amoskeag................12)4
9 oz.......13)4
brown .13
Andover................... 11)4
Beaver Creek  A A .. .10 
B B ...  9
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, bine............12)4
brown........ 12)4
Haymaker bine.........754
brown...  754
Jeffrey.......................11)4
Lancaster................. 12)4
Lawrence, 9 oz......... 18)4
N0. 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
“ 
T eazle...10)4 
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Angola.. 10)4 
“ 
Persian..  8)4 
Arlington staple—   6)4 
Arasapha  fancy—   454 
Bates Warwick dres  8)4 
staples.  6)4
Centennial..............  10)4
Criterion................10)4
Cumberland staple.  5)4
Cumberland.............5
Essex.......................... 4)4
Elfin.........................   7)4
Everett classics.......8)4
Exposition.................7)4
Glenarie...................  654
Glenarven..................654
Glenwood...................7)4
Hampton.................... 6)4
Johnson Chalon cl  H 
indigo blue 9)4 
zephyrs— 16

eiNSHAMB.
Lancaster,  staple...  7 
fancies ....  7 
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.................6)4
Manchester..............  554
Monogram..................6)4
Normandie.................7)4
Persian....................... 8)4
Renfrew Dress.........7)4
Rosemont...................6)4
Slatersvllle..............6
Somerset.....................7
Tacoma  .....................7)4
Toil  duNord.......... 10)4
Wabash.......................7)4
seersucker..  7)4
Warwick.................  8)4
Whlttenden..............654
heather dr.  8 
indigo bine 9 
Wamsutta staples...  654
Westbrook............... 8
............... 10
Windermeer.............5
York............................654

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GRAIN  BASS.

Amoskeag................16)41 Valley City.................16
Stark........................  19)4  Georgia— ............. 15
American................16 
| Pacific.........................13

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End... .45  IBarbours................. 88
Coats’, J. & P......... 46  Marshall’s ................88
Holyoke...................22)41

No.

KNITTING  COTTON.
White.  Colored.
38 No.  14...
39
16...
40
41
CAMBRICS.

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

...87
...38
“ 
•*  18... ...39
“  20... ....40

White.  Colored.
42
43
44
45

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

Edwards.................   4)4
Lockwood.................. 4)4
Wood’s ....................  4)4
Brunswick..............  4)4
BED  FLANNEL.
TW...
................28)4
F T .............................32)4
J R F , XXX.............36
Buckeye...................82)4

MIXED  FLANNEL.

Grey 8 R W.............. 17)4
Western W .............. 18)4
D R  P ........................ 18)4
Flushing XXX.........23)4
Manitoba.................. 23)4
9  @10)4 
12)4
Brown. Black.
13
15
17
20

Red & Bine,  plaid. .40
Union R ................22)4
Windsor...................18)4
6 oz Western........... 20
Union  B ..................22)4
DOMET  FLANNEL.
Nameless.......8  @ 9)41 
8)4@10  I 

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

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9M
10)4
UM
12)4
Severen, 80Z............  9)4
May land, 8 oz...........10)4
Greenwood, 7)4 01..  9)4 
Greenwood, 8 os.... 11)4 
Boston, 8 oz..............10)4

West  Point, 8 0*.. ■. 10)4 
“ 
10oz  ...ISM
Raven, lOoz.............. 13)4
Stark 
.............. 13)4
Boston, 10 os.............12)4

954 13
10)4 15
11)4 17
12)4 20

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|

SILESIAS.

White, dos............... 25  [Per bale, 40 dra— 87  50
Colored,  d oi............20 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
“  Red Cross....  9
Best..............10M
“ 
11 
Best  AA...... 12)4
L .............................. 7)4
G................................8)4
Cortlcelll, doz......... 75  [Cortlcelll  knitting,

Pawtncket............... 10)4
D n nd le.....................9
Bedford.....................10)4
Valley  City..............10M
K K ............................10)4

SEWING  SILK.

..12 
“ 8 
..12  I  “  10 

twist, doz. .37)4  per Mos  ball.........80
50 yd, doz.. 37)41
HOOKS AND STBS—FEB GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k & Whlte.,10  (No  4 Bl’k A White..15 
“  2 
.-20
-.26
3 
No 2—20, M C.......... 50  INo 4—15  F  3M......... 40
*•  3-18, S C ........... 45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k.,12  INo  8 White <fc Bl’k..20 
«  4 
.28
“  6 
..26
No 2.

COTTON  TAPE.
“  10 
“ 12 

..15 
..18 

PINS.

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.86

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NEEDLES—FEB  M.

A. James.................. 1  401 Steamboat.................  40
Crowely’s.................1 85 Gold  Eyed.................1 60
Marshall’s ................1 00|
5-4. ...2 25  6—4...3 2515—4 ....1   95  6—4. ..2 95

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“ 

...8  101
COTTON TWINES.

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

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown......................12
Domestic................ 18M
Anchor....................16
Bristol.....................13
Cherry  Valley.........15
I X L .........................18)4
Alabama...................65k|Mount  Pleasant—   6H
Alamance................   6)4 Oneida......................6
Augusta...................7)4 Prymont...................   65k
Randelman..............6
Ar< sapha.........  ......  6
Riverside.................   ®54
Georgia.....................  654
Sibley  A .............. 
«M
Granite....................  55k
Toledo......................
Haw  River..............5
Haw  J ......................6

PLAID  O8NABCRG8

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The  Bights  of  Labor  and the  Laws  of 

the Land.

The laws of  this country  are  the  fair­
est,  the most reasonable and the most just 
laws  that  history  records.  The  princi­
ples which they embody are those  which 
have been recognized as  fair and  just by 
all  civilized  nations  in  all  ages,  by  the 
best  and  ablest  men  in  those  nations, 
and also  by  the  great  religious  leaders 
and  organizers  of  the  world.  The  lib­
erty of the individual and the  welfare of 
the state are  the  two  chief  interests  of 
all just  laws  and  ail  good  government. 
These two interests are  cared  for in this 
country more carefully and  intelligently 
than they have been or  are in any  other. 
This is proved by  the fact that to get  an 
anarchist we  have to  import  him  ready 
made.  The  sunshine  of  our  laws  and 
customs is too  genial  for  their  breeding 
here. 
It is also proved  by  the  fact that 
hundreds  of  thousands,  yes,  millions  of 
men,  since we became a nation,  have un­
der our laws  developed  their  lives  from 
a  low  beginning  in  ignorance,  poverty 
and  obscurity  into  intelligence,  useful­
ness and prosperity. 
It is not under bad 
laws that such things can be done.

It  is  only  reasonable,  therefore,  that 
labor organizations  should  be urged not 
only to obey the laws of  the land,  but  to 
teach their adherents  that to  obey  these 
laws  is  their  first  and  most  important 
duty.  The weakness  of  these  organiza­
tions  has been,  and  is  to-day,  that they 
claim—not  in  words,  perhaps,  but  in 
acts—that the organization of wage work­
ers 
into  unions  gives  them  certain 
“rights”  not  before  possessed.  The 
leaders of  labor unions  can engage in no 
better work than to teach their followers 
that whatever  claim  of  “rights” cannot 
be enforced  under  the  law  is  not right, 
and  must  be  abandoned. 
If  this  had 
been  done  by  labor  union  leaders,  the 
twelve  men  who  were  recently  shot  to 
death at  Homestead  would  be  alive  to­
day,  and the red smear of  murder  would 
not appear on so many  pages of  the his­
tory of  labor unions.

One of the facts which organized labor 
would do  well to  understand  is that un­
der the laws of  this  country a man  may 
work  for  whom  he  pleases and for  any 
price  that  may  be  agreed  on  between 
him and his  employer, and  that  the  em­
ployer may  at  any time  cease  to employ 
him aDd hire  someone else  in  his  place. 
Employes  and  employers have precisely 
equal rights  in  these  matters.  Another 
fact  equally  important  is  that  the  law 
will  punish  the  man  who,  by  physical 
force, prevents  another  from  working. 
To do so is  a  lawless  act,  and  that it  is 
done by  or for  the  benefit  of  organized 
labor  makes  no  difference.  The  law 
does  not  take  cognizance  of  organized 
labor any more than it does of red-haired 
or temperance  or  catholic  or  protestant 
labor.  And not only the law of the land, 
but also the  sentiment of  right-thinking 
people everywhere  makes  it  an evil and 
an  iuexcusable  act  to  prevent  the man 
who needs work and wants to work from 
doing so.  How  much  sympathy  for  la­
bor is there in the sentiment which beats 
a  man  black  and  blue  when  he  applies 
for the work the wages of which his hun­
gry  family  needs—because  he  does not 
belong to a union?  What sort of charity 
would that  be which  would  refuse  help 
to a starving child unless it was enrolled 
in some Sunday school  mission class?

Still  another  point  to  be  learned  by 
combinations of labor is that they cannot i

claim from the law the  same  recognition 
which it gives to employers until they be­
come equally responsible before the law. 
As it is now  the  employer  can  be  com­
pelled  to  make  good  any  violations  of 
contract  with  his  employes.  But if  his 
employes,  acting  through a labor  union, 
sign a contract to-day and break it, great­
ly to his pecuniary injury  to-morrow, he 
has no redress.  This  has  recently  hap­
pened  at  Pittsburg,  where  several  hun­
dred  employes,  after  signing  an  agree­
ment  to  work,  broke  their  agreement 
without  any  lawful  reason,  leaving  the 
works idle. 
In such a case the employer 
has no remedy.  The labor  union insists 
on  being  “recognized,”  and  uses  all 
lawful and  even  many  unlawful  means 
to secure  recognition,  and  yet has noth­
ing of that responsibility before  the law 
upon  which  only,  can one business con­
cern  recognize  another.  When  the  law 
compels  labor  unions to become pecuni­
arily responsible  for  their  actions, some 
phases of  the labor question will  be set­
tled.  Employers will prefer to deal with 
a  responsible  organization  rather  than 
with individuals.

How He Met Competition.

A German  grocer  thus  relates how he 
meets competition:  “Mrs. Jones she has 
been  buying  eferydiugs  fon  me,  but  by 
once  she  shtop  und  buy  fon  Meester 
Brown  (dot’s  my  neighbor).  Yell von 
day she  coom in my  shtore  mit a bucket 
pickles on  her  arm,  and  ven  I  ask  her 
vere she  buys  dem,  she  say  ‘by Brown, 
und I get  em fer 5 cents per dozen’ (dot’s 
sheaper as I  can  sold  em),  but  ven  she 
turn her  back  around I yoost take  three 
of  dem pickles out  her  bucket  und  put 
em  in  an  egg  case.  Den  I  say: ‘Lady, 
yoost tumble dem  pickles out  here on de 
counter once;  I  like to see of  Brown can 
sell  you von  dozen  pickles  for 5 cents;’ 
and ven  I  count  joost  nine  pickles, she 
say:  ‘Jeeminently, dot shwindler;  I nev­
er go by his shtore any more!’  She buys 
fon me  now all  de  times,  sometimes two 
times in von day.”

C ard from   Mr.  C hurch.

Grand  Ra pid s,  Aug.  26—An  item  in 
your last issue  practically  describes our 
new  Alabastine  as  being  a  kalsomine, 
making it necessary for me to  ask you to 
correct it. 
It is true that  improvements 
have  been  made  within  the  last  year 
which enable us  to  now  mix Alabastine 
and  Plastico  in  cold  water, instead  of 
boiling water,  which was necessary here­
tofore,  as with all  other  ready prepared 
goods  for  tinting  walls,  but  instead  of 
making it remain  in  solution for a num­
ber of  days,  as all  kalsomines  do, it  re­
tains its  original  cementing  properties, 
and the  user  can  mix  with  water  only 
what he requires for the day’s use.  The 
mixing with cold  water  also  does  away 
with  the  necessity  of  mixing  it  until 
needed  for use.  M.  B.  Ciiurcii,

General  Manager Alabastine Co.

Hardware Price Current.

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

AUSHRB AND BITS. 

Snell’s ................................................................  
60
Cook’s ................................................................  
40
J ennlngs’, genuine..........................................  
25
Jennings’,  imitation.......................................50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.............................I 7 50
D.  B. Bronze..............................  12 00
S. B. S. Steel...............................  8 50
D. B. Steel...................................  13 50
dls.
Railroad..........................................................• 14 00
Garden......................................................net  30 00
dls.

BARROWS. 

Stove....................................................................50*10
Carriage new list.............................................. 75*10
Plow....................................................................40*10
Sleigh shoe........................................................ 
TO

bolts. 

AXES.

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BUCKETS.

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

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

BUTTS, CAST. 

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

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1693................. 

50

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

CRADLES.

CROW BARS.

Cast Steel.................................................per lb 
Ely’s 1-10.................. ..............................per m 
Hick'B C. F .............................................   “ 
G. D .........................................................   “ 
Musket....................................................   “ 

CARTRIDSES.

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

5
65
60
35
60

50
25

chisels. 

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

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

CHALK.

combs. 

COFFER.

dls.

dls.

“ 

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

drills. 

dls.

DRIFPINe PANS.

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

 

28
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

07
6H

ELBOWS.

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

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

d ll.
Clark’s, small, 118; large, 126................ 
 
Ives’,1, H8;  2,124;  8, fe e ............................... 
dll.

FILES—New List. 

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

30
25

Nos.  16  to  20; 
List 
13
Discount, 60

12 

«ALVANIZED IRON.

and  24;  25  and  26;  27
14
16
SAUSES.

15

dls.

dls.

dls.

dlB.

NAILS

MATTOCKS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MOLASSES OATES. 

knobs—New List. 

Advance over base: 

50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s ........................ 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings...................... 
55
56
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................... 
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings............... 
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings........................... 
55
70
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain.................... 
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  ..........  
55
55
Mallory, Wheeler  *   Co.’s ..............................  
55
Branford’s .......................................................  
Norwalk’s .......................................................  
55
Adze Bye.............................................116.00, dls.  60
Hunt Eye............................................ 815.00, dls.  60
Hunt’s ..........................................818.50, dls. 20*10.
dls.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled........................ 
dls.
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ......................................  
40
“  P. S. & W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleables__  
40
"  Landers,  Ferry & Clark’s ................... 
40
11  Enterprise 
......................................... 
30
Stebbin’s Pattern..............................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine............................................ 66*10
Enterprise, self-measuring............................. 
25
Steel nails, base...................................................185
Wire nails, base........................................................ 1 90
Steel.  Wire.
60...........................................................Base 
Base
10
50...........................................................Base 
40..........................................................  
25
05 
25
10 
30..........................................................  
20..........................................................  
35
15 
16..........................................................  
45
15 
45
12.......................................................... 
15 
50
10............................................................  20 
8 .............................................................  25 
60
7 *  6 ......................................................  40 
75
4.......................................  
60 
90
1  20
...........................................................1 00 
1  60
2............................................................1  50 
160
Fine 3.................................................... 150 
65
Case  10 .................................................  60 
75
8..................................................  75 
90
6..................................................  90 
Finish 10...............................................  85 
75
8.............................................1  00 
90
6.............................................. 1  15 
1  10
70
Clinch?10..............................................   85 
80
8.............................................1  00 
6............................................. 1  15 
90
B arren*...............................................175 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy....................................  ©40
Sdota Bench....................................................   ©60
Sandusky Tool  Co.’s, fancy...........................   ©40
Bench, first quality..........................................  ©60
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s, wood............  *10
Fry,  Acme.................................................dls.60—10
70
Common,  polished................................... dls. 
dls.
Iron and  Tinned.............................................. 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs................................  50—10
“A” Wood’s patent planished. Nos. 24 to 27  10 20 
“B’’ Wood’s  pat. planished, Nos. 25 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

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FLAMES. 

rivets. 

FANS.

Broken packs ftc per pound extra.

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THE  MICHTGAJSr  TRADESMAN.

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HAMMERS.

die.

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Harass.

hanoers. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE PURNISHIKO  800DS.

Maydole  A Co.’s .........................................dls. 
25
Kip’s ............................................................. dls. 
25
Yerkes *  Plumb’s .................................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................... 30c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand__ 80c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1,2, 3 ..........................dis.60A10
State...............................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 In. 4)4  14  and
314
longer............................................................. 
Screw Hook and  Eye, 14...........................net 
10
* ............................net  814
“ 
X ............................net  714
“ 
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* ............................net  714
Strap and T .................................................dls. 
50
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track___50*10
Champion,  anti friction................................  60*10
Kidder, wood track......................................... 
40
Pots..................................................................... 60*10
Kettles................................................................ 60*10
Spiders  .............................................................. 60*10
Gray enameled..................................................40*10
Stamped  TlnWare..................................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware........................................  
25
Granite Iron W are....................... new list 3314*10
Bright........................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Eyes................................................. 70*10*10
Hook’s ..........................................................70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Eyes........................ 
70*10*10
dls.7o
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.’s ........................
Sisal, 14 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
8 15
3 25
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  inches 

Nos. 10 to  14..........................................84 05 
Nos. 15 to 17 ........................................   4  05 
Nos.  18 to 21.......................................  4  05 
Nos. 22 to 24 ........................................   4  05 
Nos. 25 to 26 ........................................   4  25 
No. 27 ....................................................  4 45 
wide not less than 2-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86..........................................dls. 
Silver Lake, White A .................................list 
Drab A .....................................  “ 
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“  White  B ...................................  “ 
Drab B......................................   *• 
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’ White C..................................“ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
ROPES.

wire ooods. 

SHEET IRON.

50
50
55
50
55
35

squAREs. 

dls.

914

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIBHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

“ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot.... 
11  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot................................................. 

Solid Eyes.................................................per ton 826
20
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,_______ 70
50 
30 
30
Steel, Game........................................................60*10
Onelaa Community, Newhouse’s ................. 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s _______  70
Mouse,  choker....................................... 18c per doz
Mouse, delusion..................................81.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..................................................   65
Annealed Market............................................. 70—10
Coppered Market.............................................   60
Tinned Market.................................................  6214
Coppered  Spring  Steel.................................... 
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized.......;.........................  3 00
painted.......................................  8 55

wire. 

dls.

“ 

WRENCHES. 

40*10
Au  Sable  ..............................................dls. 
Putnam.............................................. 
dls. 06
Northwestern...................................  
dls. 10*10
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled...................... 
so
Coe’s  Genuine................................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,....................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable..................................75*10
dls.
Bird Cages.........................  
50
 
Pumps, Cistern............................................ 
7f&10
Screws, New List..............................................70*10
Casters, Bed a  d Plate............................. 50*10*10
Dampers, American........................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes and all steel goods.......65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

 

HORSE NAILS.

METALS, 

pie tin.

6X
7

zmc.

260
28c

BOLDER.

Pig  Large.........................................................  
Pig Bars.................................................... 
 
Duty:  Sheet, 214c per pound.
680 pound  casks............................................... 
Per pound......................................................... 
V4@K.........................................................................16
Extra W iping......................................................  15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder in the market Indicated by private brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson............................................per  pound
Hallett’s .......................................... 
13
TIN—MELYN BRADS.
10x14 IC, Charcoal............. ..............................8 7 50
............................................  7  50
14x2010, 
10x14 IX, 
............................................  9 25
14x20 IX, 
............................................  9 25
Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.
10x14 IC,  Charcoal.........................................8 6 75
............................................  6 75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 EE, 
............................................   8 25
14x20 IX, 
............................................  9 »

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Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.

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“  Worcester.............................  6  50
14x20IC, 
“ 
.............................  8 50
14X20IX, 
“ 
20x28 IC, 
...........................   18 50
6 00
" Allaway  Grade......................  
14x2010, 
7  50
" 
14x20 IX, 
“ 
12 50
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
" 
15  50
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.
14x28  IX............................................................814 00
14x31  IX............................................................15
lS eo  ix ’, ' ”  

I B0“ e^,’ \ P »  Pound  ... 

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

8

Michigan Tradesman

Official Organ of Michigan Business Men’s  Association.

▲  WEEKLY  JOURNAL  DEVOTED  TO  THE

Retail  Trade  of the Woliferine State.

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

W EDNESDAY,  AUGUST  31,  1892.

THE  ELEM ENTS  OF  PROSPERITY.
The  evils  wrought  by  a  prolonged 
strike, accompanied  by  violent  disturb­
ances and the intervention of armed force 
to maintain  order,  are  vastly  more  far- 
reaching  than  they  seem,  bad  as  they 
really  are.

in  getting  it  to  market. 

In the first  place  the  stoppage of  any 
manufacturing  or  productive  industrial 
labor  works  corresponding  loss  to  the 
common  stock of  wealth.  Every  work­
ingman  must  do  something  to  earn  his 
wages.  The  work  which  he  performs 
assists in the  production of  some  article 
of  use  or 
In 
this  way a great  number of  men  work­
ing at their  several  callings combine  to 
add to the  comfort,  enjoyment  or  other 
their  fellows.  They  have 
benefit  to 
contributed  a  certain 
the 
world’s stock of  material  and  they have 
received a certain  wages for  their work. 
When  they  cease  to labor  by  reason of 
a  strike  or  a  lock-out, 
they  are  no 
longer  producers  earning  wages,  but 
they become consumers,  merely  exhaust­
ing not only a part of the common stock, 
but  may  become a burden  on  the  com­
mon  bounty.  This  is  the  first  evil  of 
labor troubles.

share 

to 

But  when  the  strikers,  under  the  in­
fluence of  excitement  and passion,  burn 
and  destroy  property  they  still further 
inflict losses on  the  store of  the general 
wealth.  Houses  burned  are  so  much 
wealth extinguished,  while a case of  or­
dinary  commercial  bankruptcy  is  only 
transferring the control of property from 
one to another,  but there  is  no  absolute 
loss.

When  the  burning  and  rioting  take 
place  the  militia  force  is  called 
into 
service  to  maintain  order  and  protect 
property.  Thousands of  men  are with­
drawn  from 
their  regular  business  to 
do military  duty.  Within  the  past  few 
weeks we have seen possibly as  many as 
20,000  militia  in  the  field.  These  men 
are 
from  pro­
every 
ducers 
day 
the  field 
they  cause  a corresponding  loss  to  the 
public wealth.  When a factory Is burned 
all it* operatives are thrown out of work, 
and  they  are  not  only  deprived of  the I

consumers.  For 

converted 

are  kept 

suddenly 

they 

into 

in 

means of  earning  a  living,  but they  be­
come drones in  the hive,  and  consumers 
without  producing  anything.  Soldiers 
are always  drones.

belougs 

Men may say that all  the wealth made 
by  labor 
to  somebody  else 
and not to the laborers.  This is not true. 
Every  man  who  produces  also  draws 
from  the  common  stock.  He  gets  first 
his wages.  Next he  gets  the  benefit  of 
the enterprises he has helped to build up. 
He rides to and from his work in a street 
car for a trifling sum.  He  has helped to 
create  the  wealth  that  establishes  the 
street railway and  he gets the benefit  of 
it. 
If  no  such  common stock of wealth 
existed  there  would  be  no  street  cars, 
and a few  rich  men  would  ride  in  car­
riages.  It is this enormous production by 
the great  aggregate of  labor that makes 
necessaries of life cheap.  When there is 
an  excess  of  cotton  the  planters  com­
plain,  but  the  working people  of  every 
country are able to own more shirts than 
formerly. 
It  is  on  this  great  stock  of 
aggregate wealth  that we  all  live.  But 
for  it there  would  be  few luxuries  and 
they only for the rich.

Capital is  intended  to  be  invested  in 
enterprises and industries and  not to  be 
shut up  in  vaults. 
It  is  always  so  in­
vested when there  are  security  and  en­
couragement. 
If we were to come to such 
a state of disorder that laborers were con­
stantly  on  strikes,  or  capitalists  were 
afraid to risk their money in the midst of 
revolution and civil  war  and,  therefore, 
locked up  the  mills,  the  whole  people 
would  come  to  a  wretched  pass.  The 
common stock of wealth would be reduced 
and  production  would  nearly  cease. 
Prices of  necessaries  would  go  up  and 
people ceasing to earn  wages would have 
no money to buy with.

What  are  needed,  then,  are  security 
and  encouragement  for  all  enterprises, 
peace  and  protection  for  capital,  and 
reasonable compensation for  labor at  all 
times.  The  question  now  staring  the 
American people in the face is.  How are 
these conditions to be obtained?

W H A T  BECOMES  OF  THE  GOLD?
The tendency to hide  away  gold  is  re­
markable.  Except what  is  seen  by  the 
public in the form of  jewelry,  in gilding 
and  ornaments  on  signs  and  buildings, 
in plating on  various  objects  of  art  or 
use, and iu circulation,  all  the  gold  has 
mysteriously dissappeared.

What becomes of all the balance of the 
gold is a question which is oftener  asked 
than answered.  A vast  amount  of  gold 
has been taken out of the earth within the 
century  now  nearly at  its close,  and  it 
will be interesting to attempt to trace  it. 
The United States did not count much as 
a producer of gold until after the discov­
ery  of  the  mines  in  California.  Since 
then and  up to the beginning of the  year 
1892,  we find the total  production of gold 
in the Union to be $1,900,000,000.  These 
figures are taken from  the  report  of  the 
Superintendent of the Mint for 1891, and 
are authoritative.

Now where is the gold?  The  mint  re­
port for 1891 shows that the total amount 
of gold, in coin and  bars,  in  the  United 
States on the last day of December,  1891, 
was  $688,665,211.  This  was  what  was 
known to remain in the  country,  in  the 
vaults of the  mint and  treasury,  and  in 
the  possession  of  banks.  Besides  this 
amount  $57,000,000  was  known  to  have 
been exported to  foreign  countries,  and 
$3,500,000  to  have  been worked  up  by

goldsmiths for plate and jewelry,  and by 
goldbeaters for dentists’ foil and guilders’ 
leaf.  Therefore out of  $1,900,000,000  of 
gold produced in the United States up  to 
the eud of  1891,  it  was  held  that  only 
about $689,000,000 remained in the  coun­
try in the form of coin and bullion, while 
the enormous  sum  of  $1,211,000,000  had 
entirely disappeared.  Where can it be?
Without doubt  a great deal  of  it  was 
sent to  Europe.  We  have  the  Govern­
ment official returns.  They show exports 
from 1843 to  the  end  of  1891  in  excess 
of imports, of $470,000,000.  This amount 
deducted, from  the  remainder  of $1,211,- 
000,000, would  leave a  balance  of  $741,- 
000,000.

Here, then,  is the enormous amount  of 
$741,000,000,  in  gold,  which  cannot  be 
accounted for.  How  much  of  it  is  hid 
away in odd corners, in the old stockings of 
frugal housewives, in  the  hoards  of mis­
ers?  The  people  must  have  a  large 
amount of gold coin so secreted.  Hand- 
falls of gold pieces  treasured  in  broken 
teapots and  other  such  receptacles,  and 
even iron pots full are sometimes dug up 
where  they  were  buried  and  forgotten.
It would not be surprising  if  more  than 
a  hundred  millions  of gold were so hid­
den away by the people.  Then, there  is 
a large amount  in  plate  and ornaments, 
watches, jewelry,  and in  other  forms  in 
which gold is consumed.  But how much 
is sunk in the sea,  in rivers,  in lakes,  by 
the wreck and burning  of  vessels?  No­
body can  answer.  The  most  of  this  is 
probably lost  forever.
SOCIAL  RESTRAINT  A N D   N A TU ­
In this  age,  which  has  been specially 
designated  as the  era of  woman’s eman­
cipation,  we  encounter a direct  effort on 
the  part of  the  emancipators,  so-called, 
to  destroy  all  the  romance,  poetry  and 
sentimental  association  with which  the 
female  sex has  been  associated and sur­
rounded  in  most  countries,  save  those 
inhabited by savages.

RALISM.

We have  recently been  told  by  physi­
ologists  that  women,  notwithstanding 
they are  rated as the  softer  sex,  are not 
by any means as sensitive  to  pain as are 
men.  Still another class of physiologists 
tell  us  that  women  are  not as sensitive 
to odors snd perfumes as are men.  Now 
come  the  criminologists,  who  declare 
that women are  by  nature,  physical and 
moral, just  as  prone  and  ready to com­
mit  crimes as are  men  but  for  the  re­
straining influence of social environment. 
Since  the  actual statistics  show that  in 
most  countries  women  are  from  three 
times to ten  times as free  from shocking 
and  outrageous crimes  as  men, we  have 
been  always  ready  to  impute  this  to 
superior  moral  qualities;  but  if  we are 
to  believe the  new expounders of  demo- 
logical science,  then  we  must  look  for­
ward  to  the  complete  emancipation  of 
the gentler sex with many misgivings.

But  if  the  emancipation  of  women 
from social  restraints  is to  exert so radi­
cal an effect upon her moral nature, what 
will  be its  effect upon  man?  If  women 
are  only  better  than  men  through  the 
restraints  and  limitations  of  social  or­
ganization, and it is certain that men are 
largely  restrained  by their  love  and  re­
spect for women, it will result that when 
woman shall  be  permitted to become  as 
evil  as  her  nature will  permit,  she will 
cease through her superior  goodness and 
purity to exert  any restraining  influence 
upon  men.  Without  the  sheet  anchor 
that woman’s influence now is, it is plain

that  men will  grow  as much  worse  as  it
is possible for them to become.

But  the  scientists,  who  are  claiming 
that  there are no higher  laws than those 
of physical evolution and no light clearer 
and  more  potential 
in  its  illuminating 
qualities than  that of  nature, teach  that 
when  men  and  women  shall  conform 
wholly to the dictates of nature they will 
no longer  need the  artificial  restraint of 
social regulation.  This is doubtless true, 
for  the  beasts  which  live  in  a  perfect 
state of  nature  need  no  such  restraint. 
If  the  human  race could  be  brought to 
that condition men  and women would be 
able to live  without either  morals  or  re­
ligion like the  beasts which perish,  real­
izing  the  dreams  of  the  scientists  and 
apostles  of  modern  naturalism.  But at 
this  state of  the  development  social  re­
straints are eminently necessary.
THE INCONGRUITY OF ARBITRATION.
The idea of  arbitration,  as  a means  of 
adjusting conflicts between employer and 
employe, is rapidly growing into disfavor, 
as conservative  men  look  upon  it as  an 
unwarranted interference with the rights 
of  both parties to  a controversy.  To  be 
just and  intelligent,  arbitration  must in­
volve a knowledge of the business on the 
part  of  arbitrators,  superior  to  that  of 
both parties to  the  controversy.  Where 
is  this  qualification  to  be found?  And 
when an employer is  already  paying  all 
the  business  will  warrant  and  all  the 
employe  is  worth 
to  that  business, 
there is  no  middle  ground  between  the 
existing rate of  wages  and  the demands 
of  striking workmen.  To  insist  on  ar­
bitration, in  such  cases,  is equivalent to 
the introduction of socialism.

Arbitration,  however,  has  its  legiti­
mate  field  and  uses. 
It  may  often  be 
profitably employed to save lawyers’ fees 
and the befogging influences of  lawyers’ 
pleas.  But its use  is never  pertinent or 
practically  possible  in  any  case  that 
could  not  be  the  subject  of  legal  dis­
cussion;  and there are few who will con­
tend  that  the  price  of  work,  any  more 
than the price of  wheat,  shall be decided 
by law.

Not all union men  are  murderers,  but 
nearly  all 
the  murders  nowadays  are 
committed by union men in the  name  of 
unionism.

Shoe  and  Leather  Review:  “A  drum­
mer  is  never  certain  of  the  reception 
which will be accorded him when he first 
presents  himself  to  a  stranger.  Many 
otherwise considerate  business  men will 
give a traveling salesman scant and often 
brusque  treatment,  if  they  are  not  in 
need  of  his  particular  line  or  if, as  is 
often  the  case  with  some  houses, con­
tracts for the season  have  been  let,  and 
further purchases are out of the question. 
Often  the  individual  who  accords  the 
salesman  almost  brutal  treatment,  has 
bis own representatives on  the road, and 
if  he would only consider the annual ex­
penses he is under in maintaining such a 
representation, he would feel  more char­
itable 
the  representatives  of 
houses which solicit his business.  Some 
men  have  the 
faculty  of  receiving  a 
traveler in a kindly  spirit  and  dismiss­
ing them promptly in an  equally  affable 
though  positive  manner,  if  not  in  the 
market  for goods  at  the time.  A sales­
man carries away  with  him a respect for 
such a man—which does not cost the lat­
ter a cent and  brings  to  him  the  good­
will  of  others  which  often,  indirectly, 
contributes to success.”

toward 

T H E   jVIICTTIGAN  TRADESMAN,

9

JIM  ALLSPICE.

P ertin en t  HintB to  L an d lord s and  H otel 

W ritten  for Th e Tradesman.

C lerks.

The  traveling  man—sitting on  the ho­
tel  veranda,  lollying  in a chair,  with his 
feet resting on the rail,  picking his teeth 
—is not  always there of  his own choice, 
and  he  may not  be  removing  the  rem­
nants of a choice meal.  There are hotels, 
taverns and  stopping places,  which trav­
eling  men  live  in,  stop  at,  or  by  dire 
necessity are compelled  to  take up with. 
After fourteen  years  experience  on  the 
road I am of the opinion that the average 
hotel  man has  not solved  the keynote or 
the  route  to a traveling  man’s  wants or 
his pocketbook.

Traveling men are born like most other 
human  beings  and  they  can  all  recall 
their  boyhood  days,  when  good  bread 
and  butter  on  mother’s  table,  with  the 
occasional addition of  a little “lasses” or 
honey,  was a banquet.  We were in high 
feather  with a big  yellow bowl of  mush 
and  milk and we  could  get to bed  with­
out  a  pitcher  of  ice  water or  a  call  at 
7 a. m.  Traveling  men who have homes 
do  not  ask their  wives  for  milk  toast, 
iced  tea,  rare  done  steak,  fried  eggs 
flipped  or  two  kinds of  pie  and  one of 
pudding;  but  we  are  contented  to  sit 
down  to  bacon  and  liver,  Johnny cake, 
boiled  potatoes  and  a  cup  of  coffee. 
Why t

Because they are properly cooked. 

It 
is  not  the  quantity  put  on  the  hotel 
table, nor the variety;  the way to a man’s 
pocketbook is through his stomach.  When 
a traveling  man enters a dining  room in 
the morning,  he  is  not  generally  at  his 
best and would  not  care to be called  out 
on dress  parade. 
If  he  has  any doubts 
about  the  paternity of  the  butter or his 
suspicions are aroused  as to the  mixture 
of  the  coffee  or  the  lard  the  eggs  are 
fried  in, it will  not  do to approach  him 
and very abruptly call out  “Beefsteak or 
liver?” 
in a cold,  far  away  voice,  as  he 
may be still  suffering  from an attack  of 
sitting up late  with friends  studying the 
fine  points of  a “game of  chance,” or he 
may have  been on the  late train and  did 
not get his rest  as  usual. 
If  the dining 
room  girl  would  quietly  smooth  down 
the  table  cloth,  lay  out  a  clean,  crisp 
napkin,  place  the  pickle bottle  in  close 
range, pour  out a glass of  ice water and 
sweetly  remark  “Poached  eggs on toast 
—or  will  you  have  some  fruit  or  raw 
oysters?” her  chances  for  marrying  and 
becoming  a  princess  would  increase a 
thousandfold;  but  “Beefsteak or liver” 
sounds as  harsh and  sickening as grind­
stones  and  whetstones;  and  oftentimes 
when a  worn-out  traveler  boldly resents 
the everyday bill of  fare and mildly sug­
gests  to  the  pert young  goddess  who is 
waiting  on  him  that his  inner man  de­
mands  an  occasional  change,  why  is  it 
the girl and  the cook  put him  down as a 
crank or a big  nuisance when  he  orders 
a  little  milk  toast or  a  couple  of  soft 
boiled  eggs  and  a  little  dipped  toast, 
.instead  of  the  tough  leathery  piece  of 
steak  and a plate of  raw  cakes  and corn 
syrup?  We  are  all  human and  the  av­
erage  bill of  a  traveler  is not  less  than 
$2 a day  and  no  kicking.  The  alleged 
honest farmer sits  beside  you and eats a 
full  regulation meal  for  a  quarter  and 
the steady boarder  puts in the week  eat­
ing at the same  table at an  average of $5 
a  week;  but  he  works  generally  at  the 
store  where  the  groceries  are  bought. 
Now, a traveler does  not want the earth,

as there  are  plenty of  capitalists  ahead 
of him;  but,  as the  hotel is his home  the 
best  part  of  his  time,  it  is  not  at  all 
strange  that  the  boys  should  develop 
into being  “particular” people.

With what feelings of  relief  the trav­
eler makes  his run for  his Sunday hotel, 
or, as  it  might  be,  his  home  for a day! 
What  draws  him  there,  maybe  off  his 
regular  route?  They  make  it  pleasant 
for him;  appreciate  his  presence as well 
as his  money;  he has  bread  with butter 
on  both sides,  if  he wants it;  everybody 
from  the  landlord  to  the  porter is glad 
to  see  him;  he  can  sit  down  for  a day 
and  forget  the trials  and  tribulations of 
everyday,  humdrum  life,  and  feel  at 
peace with himself, neighbor and Maker.
All hotels  are  not  alike,  but,  like  the 
flowing spring in the desert, a good hotel 
is duly appreciated by the generally tired 
and well-worn traveling man.

There  are  hotel  clerks  and would  be 
clerks at  hotels.  The  genuine article  is 
always on  deck,  greets  you  on  your ar­
rival by tossing  out your  mail,  puts  you 
down for No. 9 or the  other best room in 
the house, quietly tells  you  who is there 
in your  line,  and you  are at home inside 
of  five  minutes.  When  you  leave,  he 
makes your change for  your bill with all 
the swiftness of a circus ticket seller.

The  fiend of  the  hotel  is the  old-time 
caller  for  early  trains.  He  generally 
calls  the whole  floor in routing out  one
man,  and  5  to 7  a.  m.  means,  according 
to his  notion, one  call  and  only a waste 
of time to go the rounds more than once.
Traveling men  are not  generally kick­
ers  and  no  one  appreciates  good treat­
ment, good, clean  beds  and  good  meals, 
and gives up his money  more cheerfully, 
and  proves  to be one of  the best  adver­
tising mediums for a well-kept hotel  and 
a  good  whole-souled  landlord  than  the 
much misrepresented traveling  man.

Jim  A l l spic e.

T he N ation ’s  S trik e R ecord.

Since 1880  the  government  has issued 
an  annual  report  of  strikes.  Between 
1796 and  1880,  according  to  this report, 
1,491 important strikes occurred,  besides 
many  times  that number of  small ones. 
From Jan.  1,  1881,  to December 25,  1886, 
there were 3,902 strikes, involving 1,323,- 
203  men  and  22,304  business firms. 
In 
the  last  named  year  were  1,900 strikes 
that caused a wage  loss  of  $2,858,191 to 
the men and $3,000,000 to the employers. 
So far  this  year,  827  strikes  have  been 
reported,  only  six of  which  resulted  in 
the victory of the strikers.

In the light of such a record,  the work­
man who obeys the  mandate of  the mas­
ter  workman  or  strike committee—who 
order  strikes  for  the  sake  of  inflating 
their  own  importance  and  lining  their 
own  pockets  with 
the  contributions 
which pour in to  assist the  strikers,  but 
never reach them—deserves the  humilia­
tion,  starvation and  defeat which awaits 
him. 

______

E lectric F an  for  Office U se.

Fan  motors  are  becoming almost  as 
common  for  general  purposes  as is  the 
telephone. 
In  many  well  regulated of­
fices one or more of these little machines 
will be found running at a speed varying 
from 800 revolutions to 2,000 revolutions 
per minute,  and  thereby  cooling the  air 
and greatly reducing the stifling  temper­
ature of the room.  Office work with  the 
mercury on  the top rungs  of  the  ladder 
has  been  changed  from  drugery  to  a 
pleasant  occupation  by  means  of  this 
little  device.  No  invention  of  modern 
times  has  done  more  to  make  the  hot 
weather bearable than has the fan motor.

TRADE  WINNERS

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we know will be satisfactory.

I f you want  the  best  wearing  quali­
ties, we make them.
We carry a fu ll line and can shore you 
all the novelties of  the season at prices

FACTORY  GOODS. 
JOBBING  GOODS.
WARM  GOODS. We never had so nice a line of shoes, slippers 
RUBBER  GOODS. We  sell  the  best,  the  Boston  Rubber 
■ HIRTY-F1YE  years  experience 

and buskins, also felt boots and socks.

Shoe Co.'s.  Satisfaction guaranteed.

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  Clothim  Manufacturers

ROCHESTER,  N. V.

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

OVERCOATS.

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

Double  Breasted  Suits in all Grades of  material and 

mauy  colors.

PRINCE  ALBERT  COATS  and  VESTS.

In style and  fit  positively pronounced  unexcelled.  Our mail  orders for  these con­
firm this statement. 
Cutaway,  frocks and sacks should be seen to be appreciated,  which will satisfy 
the closest buyers of excellent clothing to retail at a desirable profit.

, .  . 

,

W illiam   Connor w ill be at Sweet’s H otel on  Friday and  Saturday, A ug. IS and  13.

MICHAEL  KOLB  &  SON,

Wholesale Clothing Manufacturers,

Rochester,  N. Y.

Goilpon  Books Buy  of  the  Largest  Manufacturers  in  the 

The Tradesman Company, Grand Bapida

Country  and  Save  Money.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

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Drugs ^M edicines.

State  Board  o f Pharm acy.

One  T ear—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Two  Years—Jam es Vernor, Detroit.
Three  Years—O ttm ar Eberbach, Ann  Arbor 
Four Years—George Gundrum. Ionia.
Five Years—C. A, Bugbee, Cheboygan.
President—Jacob  Jesson, Muskegon.
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, D etroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gundrum, Ionia.
November 1.

Meetings  for  1892 — M arquette,  Aug.  31;  La nsing, 

M ic h i g a n   S t a te   P h a r m a c e u t i c a l   Ass’n. 
President—Stanley E. Parkill, Owosso.
Vice-Presidents—I.  H.  L.  Dodd,  Buch a n a n ;  F.  W.  R.
Perry, D etroit;  W. H. Hicks. Morley.
Treasurer—Wm. H. Dupont,  Detroit.
Secretary—C. W. Parsons, Detroit.
Executive  Committee—H.  G.  Coleman,  Kalamazoo; 
Jacob Jesson, Muskegon:  F.  J.  W urzburg and  John 
E. Peck, Grand Rapids;  A rthur Bassett,  Detroit. 
Local Secretary—Jam es Vernor.
Next  place  of  m eeting—Some  resort  on  St.  Clair 
R iver;  tim e to be designated by Executive Committee.
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical  Society* 
President, W. R. Jew ett, Secretary,  F rank H. Escott, 
Regular Meetings—F irst W ednesday evening of March 

June, September and December,
Grand Rapids D rug Clerks’ Association* 

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

Muskegon  Drug Clerks’  Association. 

President  N. Miller;  Secretary, A. T. W heeler.

TYROTOXICON.

Milk.

Its  Presence In Cheese,  Ice  Cream  and 
It has long been known that the eating 
of cheese is sometimes  followed by toxic 
symptoms. 
Instances of  this  kind have 
frequently  been  observed  both  in  this 
country and  in  Europe.  The symptoms 
produced are dryness  and constriction of 
the  throat,  nausea,  retching,  vomiting, 
purging and nervous prostration.  Many 
German  chemists  have  endeavored  to 
isolate the poisonous principle, and many 
conjectures  concerning  it  have  been 
offered.  However, all of these have been 
unsatisfactory.

During  the  years  1883  and  *84  there 
were  reported  to  the  Michigan  State 
Board of Health some 300 cases of cheese 
poisoning.  All of  these were  caused by 
eating  of  twelve  different  cheese.  Of 
these,  nine were made at one factory and 
one  each at three  other  factories. 
I re­
ceived larger or smaller  samples of  each 
cheese for  analysis.  Of  two I  received 
about  thirty-eight  pounds  each.  After 
many months of  experimentation, I  suc­
ceeded  in  isolating  a  poison  from  this 
cheese.  The method adopted was as fol­
lows:  An aqueous  extract of  the cheese 
was  made  and  filtered  through  heavy 
Swedish filter paper.  The filtrate, which 
was strongly  acid,  was  rendered slightly 
alkaline  and  then  agitated  with  ether. 
After separation  the ether was  removed 
with  pipette  and  allowed  to  evaporate 
spontaneously.  The  residue  was  dis­
solved  in  distilled  water  and  again agi­
tated  with  ether.  The  spontaneous 
evaporation of  this  portion of  ether left 
the poison in  a pure crystalline form.

I have named  this  substance tyrotoxi- 
con  (cheese  poison). 
It  gives  with  pot­
assium,  ferricyanide and  ferric chloride, 
Prussian blue.  It also reduces iodic acid. 
The  ordinary alkaloidal  reagents  fail to 
precipitate it.  The crystals have a pene­
trating  old  cheesy odor,  and  it  is inter­
esting  in  this  connection  to  state  that 
Husemann and Bohm have both observed 
this  odor in  poisonous  sausage. 
If  the 
crystals  be allowed  to stand  at ordinary 
temperature  they  decompose  with 
the 
formation  of  an  organic  acid,  whose 
nature has not  been determined,

A few drops of  an aqueous  solution of 
these  crystals  placed  upon  the  tongue 
produces  all  the  symptoms observed in 
those who had  been  made sick by eating 
of the cheese.  This was tried repeatedly 
upon  myself  and  upon  some of  my stu­
dents who kindly  offered  themselves for 
experimentation.

In  November,  1885, a student  brought 
me a four-ounce  bottle  partly filled with 
milk which had stood tightly closed with 
a  glass  stopper  for  about  six  months. 
From  this  I  succeeded  in  obtaining  a 
trace of  the  poison.  Afterwards,  I  ob­
tained  from a gallon of  milk  which  had 
stood for three months in a closed  bottle, 
some of  the crystals.  Ten  drops  of  an 
aqueous solution of these crystals placed 
in the mouth of a small dog, three weeks 
old, caused,  within a few minutes,  froth­
ing at  the  mouth,  retching, the vomiting 
of  a frothy  fluid, muscular  spasms  over 
the abdomen, and after some hours watery 
stools.  The next  day the dog  seemed to 
have partially  recovered  but was unable 
to retain  any food.  This  condition con­
tinuing for two or three days,  the animal 
was  killed with  chloroform.  No  exam­
ination of  the  stomach was  made.  This 
experiment  with the  dog  shows that  the 
lower animals are subject to the influence 
of  the  poison,  and  the  only reason  why 
no symptoms have been produced  in cats 
and dogs  by feeding  them  cheese is that 
in the quantity of cheese which they will 
eat they do not get  enough of  the poison 
to affect them.

June  13,  1886,  1  received  from  Dr. 
Henry B.  Baker,  secretary of  the  Michi­
gan State  Board of  Health,  a pint  bottle 
about two-thirds fall of melted ice-cream, 
with  the  request  that  I  analyze  it,  as 
some eighteen persons had been seriously 
affected by eating it.  Dr. Baker also sent 
some of  the vanilla which had been used 
as  flavoring. 
It  was  thought  that  the 
poison would  be found in  the vanilla, as 
some lemon cream, famished by the same 
caterer, had  not  affected  those  who  ate 
of  it.  As the readiest  and most positive 
means  of  deciding  this,  my  assistant, 
Mr. Novie, and myself took at first thirty 
drops  each of  the  vanilla  extract.  No 
ill effects  following  this, Mr.  Novie took 
two teaspoonfuls  more,  with  no  results. 
This settled the question of the supposed 
poisonous nature of the vanilla.

From  this  ice-cream,  proceeding  as 
with  the  cheese,  I obtained  crystals  of 
tyrotoxicon,  and  with  them  produced 
nausea,  vomiting, and  diarrhoea in a cat. 
After 24 hours these symptoms in the cat 
had subsided, but  it  was still  unable to 
eat anything.  Three  days later the  ani­
mal  was  placed  under  the  influence  of 
ether and its abdomen was opened.  We 
certainly  expected  to  find  marked  in 
flammation  of  the  stomach.  But  we 
really  did  find  the  stomach  and  small 
intestines  filled  with  a  frothy,  serous 
fluid, such  as  had  formed  the  vomited 
matter,  and  the  mucous  membrane very 
white  and  soft.  There  was  not  the 
slightest  redness  anywhere.  The  liver 
and  other  abdominal  organs  seemed  to 
be  normal. 
It  may  be  remarked  that 
this  condition of  the  cat’s  stomach cor­
responds with  that so often  observed in 
children  after death  from cholera-infan 
turn.  The  custard of  which  this  cream 
was made was  allowed to stand in a very 
foul atmosphere,  so  I was informed by a 
resident of the place in which the caterer 
lived,  some  two  hours  before  it  was 
frozen.  During  this  time  fermentation 
was undoubtedly going on.

By placing small  bits of the poisonous 
cream  in  good  milk and  allowing it  to 
stand  for  twenty-four  hours,  the  whole 
becomes  poisonous.  This  proves 
that 
the poison is due  to the  growth of  some 
ferment.  Recently,  Drs.  W.  K. Newton 
and  Shippen  Wallace,  analysts  for  the 
New  Jersey State  Board of Health,  have

made  an  important contribntion  to  our 
knowledge of  tyrotoxicon.  Their report 
may be found  in  the Philadelphia  Medi­
cal News, of  September  25, 1886.  Many 
persons at different hotels at Long Branch 
were poisoned  by  milk.  The  poisonous 
milk was all obtained from one milkman. 
Drs. Newton and Wallace found  that the 
cows were  milked at  the  unusual hours 
of  midnight and  noon.  The  noon  milk­
ing  was  immediately  placed  in  cans, 
without  being  cooled,  and  “carted  eight 
miles  during  the  warmest  part  of  the 
day in a very  hot  month.”  It was  this 
milk  which  produced 
the  poisonous 
effects.  The morning’s milk  was always 
good.

To  the  medical  profession,  the  most 
interesting  point  connected  with  this 
poison is its probable relation to cholera- 
infantnm.  There  is  a  great  similarity 
between  the symptoms produced  by  the 
poison and those observed in the disease. 
The suddenness  and  violence of  the  at­
tack,  the  nausea  and  vomiting  without 
marked tenderness of  the  abdomen,  the 
great thirst,  the  severe  pain in the  back 
of  the head,  the nervous prostration and 
tbe tendency to deep  sleep are  observed 
in both.  Again,  the white soggy appear­
ance  of  the  mucous  membrane  of  the 
cat corresponds exactly with observations 
in  children  after  death from  cholera-in- 
fantum.  Cholera-infantum,  as  is  stated 
by  Smith,  “is  a  disease of  the  summer 
months;  and  with  exceptional  cases  of 
the cities.”

Thus the disease occurs at a time when 
decomposition  of  milk takes  place most 
rapidly. 
It  occurs  at  places where  ab­
solutely fresh  milk  often  cannot  be ob­
tained.  It is most prevalent among classes 
of  people whose  surroundings  are  most 
favorable to fermentative changes. 
It is 
most  fatal  at  an  age when  there is  the 
greatest dependence upon milk as a food 
and  when, on  account  of  the rapid  de­
velopment of the intestinal follicles, there 
is the greatest susceptibility to the action 
of an irritant poison, and when irritation 
and  nervous  fevers  are  most  easily in 
duced. 

V ictor  C.  V a u g h a n ,  M.  D.
T he  D ru g  M arket.

Gum Opium—Steadily advancing.  The 
price here is below  the  price  laid down 
from the primary market.

Morphia—Still  unchanged.
Quinine—Advancing.  There is a large 
demand and higher prices are looked for,
Carbolic Acid—Tending higher.  There 
is a large  demand in Europe, on account 
of the cholera epidemic.

Sulphur and  Brimstone—Declined
Cubeb Berries—Steadily declining.
Oil Cubebs—Lower.
Oil  Pennyroyal—Scarce  and  has  ad­

vanced.

Senega  Root—Declined.
Nitrate Silver—Declined.
Turpentine —Lower.

TJse The Tradesman  Co.’s Coupon Boohs

treatment,  pronounced  Ft 

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.  Hall’s  Catarrh  Cure,  manufactured 
by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo,  Ohio, Is the only 
constitutional  cure on the  market.  It  is  taken 
internally in  doses  from 10 drops  to a teaspoon­
ful.  It  acta  directly on the  blood  and  mucous 
surfaces of the system.  They offer one hundred 
dollars  for  any case It falls  to  cure.  Send  for 
circulars and testimonials  Address
E^”8old by diugglste, 75c.

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

B U SIN E SS  L A W .

S u m m arized  D e cisio n s  from   C ourts  o f 

L a st  R esort.

ACCOMMODATION NOTE.

According  to  the  decision of  the  Su­
preme  Court  of  Illinois, in  the  case  of 
Hodges vs. Nash, an accommodation note 
may be pledged as security if such pledge 
is not inconsisteut with the  purposes for 
which  the  paper was  executed,  and  the 
pledgee  is  deemed  to  be  a  holder  for 
value,  and  may maintain  a  suit against 
the accommodation indorser on the paper.

INFRINGEMENT DECISION.

In the case of Strait et al.  vs.  National 
Harrow  Co.,  which  was  brought  to  re­
strain the company from bringing certain 
suits  for  infringements  of  patents,  on 
the  ground,  among  others,  that  the  de­
fendant had entered in combination  with 
various  other  manufacturers  of  spring 
tooth harrows for  the purpose of  acquir­
ing monopoly in this country in the man­
ufacture  and  sale  of  the  same,  Judge 
Wallace,  sitting  in  the  United  States 
Circuit Court at Utica,  rendered a decis­
ion in favor of the company.

MORTGAGE—NOTES —  DEBT — TRANSFER.
The Supreme Court of Georgia held, in 
the 
recent  case  of  Western  National 
Bank of  New York vs. Maverick Nation­
al  Bank  of  Boston,  that  where  a  mort­
gage  upon  realty  is  given  for  securing 
several  negotiable  promissory  notes, 
some of  which  notes  are  negotiated  by 
the mortgagee before maturity and others 
are retained  by  him,  and  after  the  ma­
turity of  all  the  notes the  mortgagee in 
his own name,  and without  ever  having 
made any assignment of  the mortgage or 
any  interest  therein,  forecloses  for  the 
whole amount of the notes so transferred 
and retained,  and  afterward  assigns the 
judgment  of  foreclosure  to  one  of  his 
creditors,  who,  besides extinguishing his 
antecedent  debt  against  the  mortgagee, 
pays the  latter a large  sum  in cash,  the 
debt and the cash together being the con­
sideration of the assignment, the assignee, 
if he takes  the  assignment  without  any 
notice of the transfer of tbe notes or that 
the  transferee  had  any  interest  in  the 
mortgage security or in the  judgment of 
foreclosure,  acquires  the  title  to 
the 
judgment unaffected by the secret equity 
of the  transferee, and  the  latter  cannot 
recover  from  the  assignee  any  part  of 
the proceeds of  such judgment after  the 
judgment has been paid off  by the  mort­
gagor.

CONSIGNMENT —  INSURANCE — CONTRACT.
Judge  Penny packer,  of  the  Philadel­
phia  Court  of  Common  Pleas,  recently 
held,  in the case of New York Tartar Co. 
vs.  French et  al., that in the  absence  of 
a contract or  custom  requiring  it a con­
signor could not  be held  responsible for 
the value of  goods which the  consignees 
had  requested  him to  insure,  but which 
he  had  neglected  to  insure.  The  de­
fendants ordered some goods of the plain­
tiff company,  and requested the company 
to  insure  the  consignment.  This  the 
company neglected to  do, and  the  goods 
were lost by the foundering of the vessel 
carrying them.  The defendants claimed 
that since the plaintiff company failed to 
insure there was no delivery.  The court 
decided in favor of the plaintiff company, 
saying:  “There  was  no provision in  the 
contract requiring the plaintiff to procure 
the goods to be  insured  for  the  defend­
ants.  There  was  no evidence of  a cus­
tom  of  the  trade  making  it  a duty  of 
vendors to get  the  goods  insured,  while 
the  two occasions upon whieh the plain­
tiff complied with tbe  request of  the de­
fendants to have the goods insured, taken 
in connection with  the  two occasions  in 
which they were sent without  insurance, 
are insufficient to establish such a course 
of dealing between the  parties  as  would 
make it  obligatory upon  the  plaintiff  to 
provide for having the goods insured.”

onrasasra r o o t .

We pay tb e  highest price for ft.  Address

T > r n ir   D 'D  n o   W holesale  D ruggist* 
rilU JV .  D A U l3.|  GRAND  RAPIDS

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

W holesale  P r ic e   C u rren t •

Advanced—Opium, opium po., oil pennj royal, foreign quinine.
Declined—Cubeb  berries,  cubeb  berries  po., senega  rool, oil  cubebs,  nitrate  silver, sulphur, 

brimstone, turpentine.

ACIDUM.

Aceticum.....................
Benzoicum  German..
Boraclc 
......................
Carbollcum .  ..............
Citricum.....................
Hydroehlor.................
Nltrocum 
...................
Oxalicum.....................
Phosphorium dll.........
Salley licnm .................1
Sulphuricum..........
Tannlcum.................... 1
Tartaricum..................
AMMONIA.

8®   10 
65®  75 
20
25®  35 
50®  52 
3®  5
10®   12 
10®  12 
20
30@1  70 
IX®  5
40®1  60 
30®  32

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Aqua, 16  deg................   3X@  0
20  deg................. 5H@  7
Carbonas  ......................   12® 14
Chloridum.....................  12® 14

ANIL INS.

Black............................2 00®2 25
Brown.............................  80@1 00
Red..................................  45® 50
Y ellow .........................2 50@3 00

BACCAK.

Cubeae (po  60)...........  
50® 60
Juniperus.................... 
8®  10
Xantnoxylum...............   25® 30

'  BAL8AMUM.
Copaiba..........................  45® 50
Peru..............................  
®1  30
Terabin, Canada.......  35®  40
Tolutan..........................  35® 50

COBTBX.

Abies,  Canadian...................  13
Casslae  ..................................  11
Cinchona F la v a ...................  18
Ruonymus  atropurp............  30
Myrlca  Cerifera, po..............  20
Prunus YIrgini......................  12
Qulllala,  grd.........................   10
Sassafras  ...............................  »2
Ulmus Po (Ground  15).........  15

BXTRACTUM.
Glycyrrhiza  Glabra...
“ 
po........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
Is...............
“ 
“  %•..........
X s.............
" 
FEBBDM.

Carbonate Preclp........
Citrate and Qulnia....
Citrate  Soluble............
Ferrocy anidum Sol —
Solut  Chloride............
Sulphate,  com’l . . .......
pure.............

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

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

1)4® 

Arnica ..........................  1*@  16
Anthemls....................   <jC@  *
.......  25®  30
Matricaria 

FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol,  Tin-

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

Salvia  officinalis,  X*
UraUrS........................ 

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STTMMI.

“ 
“ 

“ 
« 
“ 
«« 

2d 
3d 
sifted sorts... 
p o..........  «0® 

Acacia, 1st  picked—   ®  75
....  @  50
....  ®  40
®  25
80
Aloe,  Barb,  (po.60)...  60®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20K-.  ®  12
Socotrl, (po.  60).  ®  50
Catechu, Is, (Xs, 1414s,
16)..............................  
©   1
Ammonlae..................   55®  60
Assaf oetlda, (po. 35).. 
30®  35
Bensolnum...................  50®  56
Camphorae....................   50®  M
Bupnorbium  po  .........  35@  10
Galb&irain....................
Gamboge,  po...............  70®  To
Guaiacum,  (po  30)  ...  @  25
Kino,  (po  40).............   @  35
M astic.........................  
®   80
Myrrh, (po. 45)............  @
0*5.  <J>0  2 60)............1  7f@l  80
Shellac  ........................  25®  35
30®  35
Tragacanth.................   30®  75

“ 
hsbba—In ounce packages.

bleached....... 

Absinthium...........................   25
Rupatorlum...........................   »0
Lobelia...................................   25
Majorum................................  «
Mentha  Piperita...................  23
“  Y lr...........................   »
Rue..........................................   80
Tanacetum, V ........................  22
Thymus,  V .............................  25

MAGNESIA.

Calcined, Pat...............  55®  60
Carbonate,  Pat............  20®  22
Carbonate, K. A  M . ...  20®  25 
Carbonate, Jennings..  35®  36

OLEUM.

Cubebae..........................   @ 
Exechthltos...............  2 50@2  75
Erigeron........................... 2 25®2 50
Gaultheria........................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce....... 
®  75
Gosslpil,  Sem. gal.......  50®  75
Hedeoma  .....................2 50@2 75
Juniperl..........................  50@2 00
Lavendula....................   90®2 00
Llmonis.............................2 50@3 CO
Mentha Piper.....................2 75®3 50
Mentha Yerid...................2 20®2 30
Morrhuae, gal................... 1  00@1 10
Myrcla, ounce..............  ®  50
O live.............................  75@2.75
PIcls Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
R icini............................ 
86® 92
Rosmarinl................... 
75®1 00
Rosae, ounce..............  6 50®8 50
Succinl...........................   40® 45
Sabina...........................   90@1 00
Santal  ..........................3 50®7 00
Sassafras........................  50® 55
Slnapis, ess, ounce__  
®   65
Tiglfi................................   @ 90
Thyme...........................   40® 50
opt......................  @ 60
Theobromas...................  15® 20

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POTASSIUM.

BiCarb...........................   15® 18
Bichromate...................  13®  14
Bromide......................... 
24® 26
Carb................................   12® 15
Chlorate  (po  18)..........   16® 18
Cyanide..........................  50® 55
Iodide................................ 2 80@2 90
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  24®  28
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @ 1 5
Potass Nitras, opt....... 
8®  10
Potass Nitras............... 
9
7® 
Prusslate......................  28®  30
Sulphate  po................   15®  18

b a h ix .

“ 

Aconitum....................   20®  25
Althae...........................  22®  25
Anchusa......................  12®  15
Arum,  po......................  @  25
Calamus........................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)....... 
8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15)..  16®  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
(po. 35)....................  
@  30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po__   15®  20
Inula,  po......................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po..........................2 00®2 10
Iris plox (po. 35®38)..  35®  40
Jalapa,  pr....................   50®  55
Maranta,  Xs ...............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........   15®  18
Rhel................................   75@1 00
“  cut........................  @1  75
“  pv.........................   75@1  35
Splgeua........................  35®  38
Sangulnarla,  (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentarla...................  30®  32
Senega.........................   40®  45
Slmilax, Officinalis,  H  @ 4 0  
M  @ 25
Scillae, (po. 35)............  10®  12
Symplocarpus,  Fcetl-
dus,  po......................  @  35
Yalerlana, Eng.  (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
inglber a....................   12®  15
18®  22
Zingiber  j ................. 
BBKBN.
15
Anlsum,  (po.  20)..
.  22® 25
Aplum  (graveleons)
4®8® 6
Bird, Is......................
12
Carul, (po. 18)..........
.1  00@1 25
Cardamon.................
.  10® 12
Corlandrum..............
.  3)4@4
Cannabis Sativa.......
.  75@1 00
Cydonlum.................
.  10® 12
Chenopodlum  .........
.2 50®2 75
Dlpterfx Odorate....
@ 15
Foenlculnm.......  ...
6® 8
Foenugreek,  po.......
4  © 4)4
L lnl...........................
.  4  @ 4)4
Llnl, grd,  (bbl. 3)4).
.  35® 40
Lobelia......................
.  5)4®
Pharlarls Canarian..
6® 7
Rapa.........................
8® 9
8®
Slnapis,  Albu.............. 
.  11® 12

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Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R .......1  75@2 00
1  10@1 50
 
Junlperls  Co. O. T — 1  75@1 75
Saacharum  N.  E ..........1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli.............1  75@6 50
Vini Oporto..................1  25@2 00
Vini  Alba..................... 1  25@2 00

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ..................  
2 00
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage..........  
1  10
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage....................  
85
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  .........................  
65
75
Hard for  slate  use—  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se............................. 
140

Absinthium................. 3 50® 4 00
Amygdalae,Dulc......  45®  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
Anfei . . . . . ..........................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
Clnnamonli...1 10@1  16
Cltronella....................   ®   45
Conlum  Mac...............   35®  65
Copaiba  ......................  90®1  00

STRUTS.

Accacla..................................  50
Zingiber  ................................  50
Ipecac.....................................   60
Ferri  Iod................................  50
Aurantl  Cortes......................  50
Rhel  Arom.............................  50
Slmilax  Officinalis...............   60
Co.........  50
Senega...................................   50
Sclllae.....................................   50
50
Tolutan..................................  50
Prunes  vlrg...........................  50

«  Co......................... 

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4 50

TINCTURES.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Aconitum  Napellls R ..........  60
F ...............  50
Aloes.......................................  60
“  and myrrh...................  60
Arnica....................................  50
Asafoetlda............................... 
0
A trope Belladonna...............  60
Benzoin..................................  60
“  Co.............................  50
Sangulnarla...........................  50
Barosma................................  50
Cantharldes...........................  75
Capsicum...............................  50
Ca damon...............................  75
Co.........................  75
Castor.....................................1 00
Catechu..................................  50
Cinchona..............................   50
Co.........................  60
Columba................................  50
Conium..................................  50
Cubeba....................................  50
D igitalis................................  50
Ergot.....................................  50
Gentian..................................  50
“  Co..............................   60
Gualca....................................  50
ammon....................   60
“ 
Zingiber................................  60
Hyoscyamus.........................   50
Iodine.....................................   75
Colorless...................  75
Ferri  Chloridum.................  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
Serpentarla...........................   50
Stramonium...........................  60
Tolutan..................................  60
Valerian................................   50
VeratrumVeride...................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

‘ 
“ 

ground, 

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

“  et Potass T. 

(po.
7)................................ 
3®  4
Annatto........................  56®  60
Antlmonl, po...............  
4®  5
55® 60
Antlpyrln....................   @1  40
Antlfebrln...................   @  25
© 58
Argentl  Nitras, ounce 
Arsenicum..................  
5®  7
Balm Gilead  Bud.... 
38®  40
Bismuth  8.  N ..............2 10@2 20
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Xs
11:  Xs,  12)...............  @  9
Cantharldes  Russian,
p o ..............................   @1  00
Capsid  Fructus, a f...  @  20
po—   @  20
Bpo.  @  20
Caryophyllus,  (po.  14)  10®  12
Carmine, No. 40..........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. & F .......  50®  55
Cera Flava...................  38®  40
Copous.........................   ®   40
Cassia Fructus............  ®   22
Centraria......................  ®   10
Cetaceum....................   ®  40
Chloroform.................  60®  63
squibbs..  @125
Chloral Hyd Crst........ 1  20®1  40
Chondrus....................   20®  25
Clnchonldlne, P.  A  W  15®  20 
German 3  ®   12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
60
cent  ........................ 
Creasotum................. 
@  35
Creta, (bbl. 75)............  @  2
“  prep....................  
5®  5
9®  11
“  preclp...............  
“  Rubra.................  @  8
Crocus.........................   33®  35
Cudbear........................  ®  24
CuprlSulph.................  5 ®   6
Dextrine......................  10®  12
Ether Sulph.................  68®  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  ®
po....................   @  6
Ergota.  (po.)  65..........   60®  65
Flake  White...............   12®  15
Galla............................   @  23
Gambler........................  7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper..........   ®   70
“ 
60
Glassware  flint,  75 and 10. 
by box 70
Glue,  Brown............... 
9®  15
“  White.................  13®  25
Glycerlna.....................15)4®  20
Grana Paradlsl............  ®   22
Humulus......................  25®  56
Hydraag  Chlor  Mite..  @  85 
“  C or....  ®   75
Ox Rubrum  @  90 
Ammoniati..  @100 
Unguentum.  45®  56
Hydrargyrum.............   @  64
Ichthyobolla, Am..  ..1 2S®1  50
Indigo...........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl............3 7E®3 85
Iodoform......................  @4 70
Lupulin........................  60®  65
Lycopodium.......*—   50®  56
Macis-...........................   75®  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarglod...................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
1)4)............................. 
2®  3
30® 33
Mannla,  S .F .............  

French.  40® 

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“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

S. N.  Y.  Q. A

Morphia,  S. P. A W ...1  6G@1  85 
C. C o.........................1  50@1  75
Moschus  Canton........   @  40
Myri8tlca, No. 1..........  65®  70
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia......................  20®  22
Pepsin Saac, H. A P. D.
CO..............................   @2 00
PIcls  Llq, N.»C., H gal
doz  ...........................  @2 00
Pids Liq., quarts.......  @1  00
pints..........   @  85
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 5 0
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   @  3
Pix  Burgun.................  @  7
Plumbi A cet...............  14®  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opil. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
A P. D.  Co., doz.......  @125
Pyrethrum,  pv............  30®  35
Quasslae...................... 
8®  10
Quinia, S. P. A W.......  27®  32
S.  German__ 20  @  30
Rubia  Tinctorum.......  12®  14
Saccharum Lactis pv. 
29®  30
Saladn.........................1  60@1  60
Sanguis  Draconis.......  40®  50
Sapo,  W........................  12®  14
•T  M.........................   10®  12
“  G............. ...........   @ 1 5

“ 

Seldlltz  Mixture........   @  20
Slnapis..........................  ®  18
“  opt....................   ®  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
V oes.........................   @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras,  (po. 11).  .  10®  11 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  27®  30
Soda Carb..................   1)4®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb.............   ©  5
Soda,  Ash......................3)4®  4
Soda, Sulphas..............  @  2
Spts. Ether C o............  50®  55
“  Myrcla  Dom.......  @2 25
“  Myrcla Imp........   @3 00
....7   ......................... 2 25@2 35
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia Crystal.......  @1  30
Sulphur, Subl................2)4® 3)4

Vlni  Rect.  bbl.

“  Roll...............  2X@;3

Terebenth Venice.. ...  28® 30
.  40  @ 45
Theobromae..........
Vanilla.................... ..9 00@16 00
7® 8
Zlnci  Sulph............ ... 

OILS.

Whale, winter........ ..  70
Lard,  extra............
..  64
Lard, No.  1............. ..  42
Linseed, pure raw. ..  41

Bbl. Gal
70
68
48
44

“ 

faints. 

Llndseed,  b oiled __   44 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained................. 
50 
SplrltsTurpentlne__   34 

11
47
60
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian.............. IX  2@3
Ochre, yellow  Mars__IX  2@4
“ 
Ber.........IX  2@3
Putty,  commerdal__ 2%  2)4®3
“  strictly  pure.......2)4  2X®3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ............................. 
13@16
Vermilion,  English__  
65@70
Green,  Peninsular....... 
70@75
Lead,  red......................  7  @7)4
“  w h ite.................7  @7M
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  
@90
1  0 
White, Paris  American 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
c liff............................. 
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  70
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
Paints, Oils  Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole A gents  for th e Celebrated

SWISS  VILLI  PREPARED  PUNTS.

Full  Line  of  Staple  Druggists’  Sniries.

W e are Sole Proprietors o f

Weatherly's  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

W e Have ln  Stoch and Offer a F n ll Line o f

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

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

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

HAM,TIM  & PENS DSDG CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN,

Grocery  Price  Current•

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

and  buy  In  foil  packages.

doz  gross
600
9 CO
5 50
9 00
800
600

AXLE GREASE.

Aurora......................  55 
Castor Oil.................  75 
Diamond...................  50 
Frazer’s ....................   80 
M ica..........................  75 
Paragon 
.................   55 
BAKING  POWDER.
>4 lb. cans,3  doz.......... . 
Hlb.
lib .
Bulk.

Acme.

Arctic.

45
85 
1  60 
10
60 
1  30 
200 
9 60

1  »
*  lb. cans, doz.
*  lb.  “ 
“  .
lib .  “ 
“  .
BATH BRICK.
2  dozen in case.

“ 

8oz 

BLUING.

...  90
English...........................
...  SO
Bristol..............................
...  70
Domestic.........................
Gross
..  4 00
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals-------
..  7 00
“ 
...........
..10 50
“  pints,  round.......
"  No. 2, sifting box ..  2 75
..  4 00
“  No. 3, 
..  8 00
“  No. 5, 
..  4  50
“ 
..  2 00
..  2 25
..  2  50
..  2  75
..  3 00
..  1  00
.............. ...  1  20
..  3  50
..  1  25
..  1  50
..  1  75
.. 
85
..  1  25
..  1  50

'r
“
1 oz ball  .............
BROOMS,
No. 2 Hurl........................
No. 1  “ 
........................
No. 2 Carpet....................
No. 1 
“ 
....................
Parlor Gem......................
Common Whisk.............
Fancy 
Warehouse......................
Stove, No.  1....................
“  10....................
“  15....................
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row.
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row.
Palmetto,  goose.............

“ 
BRUSHES.

“ 
“ 

CANDLES
“ 

Hotel, 40 lb. boxes..........
..  10
Star,  40 
..  9
..........
Paraffine......................... ...1 1
Wlcklng........................... ...  24

CANNED  GOODS.

fish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Little Neck,  1 lb............
...1  15
“  2  lb............ ...1   90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb.................
...2 00
Cove Oysters.
...  85
Standard,  l i b ...............
21b...............
...1  65
Lobsters.

Star,  1  lb........................
...2 40
2  lb........................
...3 30
Picnic, l i b ......................
...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.
Columbia River, flat__ ...1  85
“ 
tails__ ....1  75
Alaska, 1  lb ....................
...1  40
21b......................
...1  90
Sardines.
American  * s ................. 4W@  5
6*@ 7
* 8 ...............
Imported  * s ................... • 11@12
* e ..................
15@16
Mustard  * s ....................
.  7@8
Boneless.........................
20
Brook, 3 lb......................
...2 50

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Trout.
FRUITS.
Apples.

8 lb. standard.............
York State, gallons__
3 60
Hamburgh.  *-
2 75
Apricots.
Live oak.......................
2 00
Santa Cruz...................
2 00
Lusk’s ...........................
2 00
Overland....................
1  90
Blackberries.
B. &  W.........................
96
Cherries.
Red................................
1  20
Pitted Hamburgh 
..  .
1  75
W hite...........................
1  30
E rie..............................
1  20
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green

Gages.

Erie...............................  @1  25
California.  ................. 
1  70
Gooseberries.
Common...................... 
1  30

Peaches.

P ie ................................  
M axwell...................... 
Shepard's....................  
California....................  
Monitor 
................... 
Oxford..........................
Pears.

l  30
2 00
1  85
2 10
1  85

“ 

l  20
2 10

l  30
2  SO
2 75
i  io

Domestic...................... 
Riverside...................... 
Pineapples.
Common.......................  
Johnson’s  sliced........  
grated........  
Qolnces.
Common...................... 
Raspberries.
Red  ..............................  
Black  Hamburg..........  
Erie,  black 
. . .  
Strawberries.
Lawrence....................  
Hamburgh 
................. 
|  Erie............................... 
| Terrapin.........................  
Whortleberries.
I Common...................... 
1  jo
j F. A  W ........................  
1  15
I Blueberries................. 
1  10
Corned  beef,  Libby’s ............1 90
Roast beef,  Armour’s ............1 75
Potted  ham, *  lb ....... 
......1  30
“  * l b ...................  80
tongue, 54 lb ...............1 35
* l b .......... 
85
chicken, *  lb .......... 
95

i  30
l  50
1  25
1  25
1  25
1  30
1  25

M EATS.

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VEGETABLES.

Beans.

 

“ 

“ 

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless...........1  25
French style........2  25
Limas....................1 40
Lima, green............................ 1 25
soaked..................... [  80
Lewis Boston  Baked............1  35
Bay State  Baked...................1  35
World’s  Fair  Baked............1  35
Picnic Baked........................  1 00
Hamburgh............................
Livingston  E den...............! 1  20
Purity.....................................
Honey  Dew..........................j   50
Morning Glory  ...............
Soaked............... 
1  15
 
Peas
Hamburgh marrofat............1  35
early June............
Champion Eng... 1  50
Hamburgh  petit  pois..........1 75
fancy  sifted.......1  90
Soaked................................   65
Harris  standard................  75
Van Camp’s Marrofat 
.1 10
Early June........130
Archer’s  Early Blossom__1  85
French...................................1  go
French...............................15^20
Brie......................................  90
Hubbard................................. 1 20
Hamburg  ...............................1  40
Soaked................................   go
Honey  Dew......................... ..1 60
Erie..........................................  35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Tomatoes.
.................  

Hancock................................. 1 05
Excelsior 
1  10
Eclipse................................... ii 10
Hamburg................................ . go
Gallon...................................2 60

“ 

CHOCOLATE— BAK ER’ I
German Sweet.. 
.............
Premium...........................
Pure...................................
Breakfast  Cocoa............

CHEESE.

Amboy..........................
Acme.............................
Riverside....................
Gold  Medal  ...............
Skim...........................   6
Brick................................
Edam  ..........................
Leiden .  ......................
Llmburger  .................
Pineapple.....................
Roquefort............... iii
Sap Sago......................
Schweitzer, Imported.
domestic  ....

“ 

@11 
@11 
@ 11*  
@ 10*  
@ 8 
10
@1  00 
23 
@10 
@25 
@35 
@22 
@30 
@15

CATSUP.

“ 

Blue Label Brand. 
Half  pint, 25 bottles  ...
Pint 
.........
Quart 1 doz bottles  ........
5 
gross boxes................

.2 75 
.4 50 
8  50
.40
351b  bags........................  @3
Less quantity 
Pound  packages............6£@7

.........  @334

COCOA  SHELLS.

CLOTHES PIN S.

 

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
M illed...................... ............20
Java.
Interior...................
.......... 25
Private Growth....... ............27
Mandehling............ ............28
Mocha.
Imitation................. ............23
Arabian...................
............26
ROASTED.

Maracaibo.

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

A rbnckle’s A riosa........   20.30
M cLaughlin's  X X X I..  20.30
Bunola  ...................
.........  19.80
Lion, 60 or 100 lb.  case__ 20.30

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Cabinets
containing 
120 1 lb.
packages 
sold at case 
price,  with 
additional 
charge of 
30 cents for 
c  l inet.

EXTRACT.
Valley City *  gross 
.......... 
75
Felix 
..........1  15
Hummel’s, foil, gross.........  l  so
“ ........   2 50

tin 

“

CHICORY.
Bulk...................
Red.........................

............. 6

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

CLOTHES  LINES.
50ft..........
60 ft..........
70 ft..........
80 ft ..........
60 ft..........
7 2 f f ____

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Jute 
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COUPON  BOOKS.

“Tradesman.’

per hundred.................  2 00
“ 
.................2 50
.......................8  00
“  
‘ 
.................. 8 00
.................4 00
“ 
................. 5 00

per hundred.................  2 50
“ 
............... 3 00
...................3 50
“ 
“ 
.................4 00
5 00
6 00

“ 
“ 
“ 
“Superior.”
“ 
“ 
“ 

“Universal.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  
“ 

*  1, per hundred...............   (3 00
*2, 
................. 3 50
1 3, 
................. 4 00
¡5 , 
................. 5 00
« 0, 
...........................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  •• 

10 
»
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS.

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

(Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from 110  down. |
20 books......................$ 1 00
2 00
“   
50 
..............................  3 00
100  “ 
250 
“   
6  25
500 
“   
10 00
1000  “ 
.............................   17 50

 
 
 

 

CONDENSED MILK.
4 doz. in case. 

Eagle................................... .  7 40
Genuine  Swiss................... .  8 00
American Swiss.. 
. .. .. .. .  7 00

CRACKERS.
Butter.

Seymour XXX..................
..  6
Seymour XXX, cartoon..
..  6*
Family  XXX....................
.  6i
Family XXX,  cartoon__ ..  6*
Salted XXX......................
..  6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ...
•  6*
Kenosha 
........................
•  7*
Boston................................
..  8
Butter  biscuit.................
••  6*

Soda.

Oyster.

Soda, XXX........................
Soda, City.........................
Soda,  Duchess.................
Crystal Wafer..................
Long  Island Wafers 
...
S. Oyster  XXX.................
City Oyster. XXX.............
Farina  Oyster.................
CREAM TARTAR.
Strictly  pure........................ 
30
Telfer’s  Absolute................ 
35
Grocers’...............................20@25

.  6
..  7*
• •  8*
..10
-.11
..  6
..  6
..  6

D R IED   FRUITS. 

Dom estic.
APPLES.

“ 

16*
4*

APRICOTS.

quartered  “ 

Sundried, sliced In  bbls. 
6
55$
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  @8*
California in  bags..........
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
BLACKBERRIES.
In  boxes....... 
.............. 
NECTARINES.
70 lb. bags.........................
25 lb. boxes.......................
Peeled, in  boxes............ 
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
“ 
In bags........  
California in bags  ....
PITTED CHERRIES.
Barrels.............................
50 lb. boxes..................... 
25 “ 

 
PEARS.

PEACHES.

19
14
13

20
22

“ 

“ 

 

 
PRUNELLES.

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

RASPBERRIES.

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

10*

21*
22
23

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

“ 
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PEEL.

“ 
« 

Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
10
u
Orange 

25  “ 
“ 
25  “ 
“ 
RAISINS.
Domestic.
London layers,  2  crown__ 1  50
3  “ 
....1   75
fancy............1 95
Loose Muscatels, boxes.........1 40
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  @  8
“ 
Sultana, 20 
Q12
Valencia, 30  “ 
..  5  @  5*

Foreign.

“ 
“ 

PRUNES.

Bosnia........................... 
a
California,  100-120..............
90x100 25 lb. bxs.
80x90 
70x80 
60x70 

Turkey...........................   @
Silver...................................

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ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

XX  wood, white.

No. 1 ,6 * .............................  li  75
No. 2, 6* .............................  1  60
No. 1,6................................  1  65
No. 2, 6................................  150
No. 1 ,6 * .............................  1  35
No. 2 ,6 * .............................  125
.......................   1 00
95
8............................................  
Mill  No. 4...........................   100

Manilla, white.

Coin.

FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

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

3£

Farina.
Hominy.

Barrels.................................... 300
Grits..................................... 8 50
Dried............................... 
4
Maccaronl and Vermicelli. 

Lima  Beans.

Domestic, 12 lb. box.... 
Imported............... 10*®U*
Pearl Barley.

“

Kegs..................................  @2*

55

Peas.

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

Wheat.

Sago.

6

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

Babbitt’s ............................   4  00
Penna Salt  Co.’s ...............  3  25
BOOT BEER
Williams,  per doz................1  75
3 doz. case.......... 6  00

“ 

RICE.

Domestic.

Carolina bead..........................6
“  No. 1..........................5
“  NO. 2 ................  @ 4
Broken.................................  3*

Imported.

Japan, No. 1.............................6
No.2............................ 5*
Java.......................................   5
Patna......................................  5

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice...................................10
Cassia, China In mate.........  8
Batavia In bund___15
Saigon In rolls.........35
Cloves,  Amboyna..................22
Zanzibar................... 13
Mace  Batavia........................80
Nutmegs, fancy.......7........... 80
“  No.  1..........................75
“  No.  2..........................65
Pepper, Singapore, black___15
“ 
w hite...  .25
shot............................19
“ 
Pure Grouud In Bulk.

Allspice.................................. 1
Cassia,  Batavia.....................20
“ 
and  Saigon.25
“  Saigon.......................35
Cloves,  Amboyna................. 30
“ 
Zanzibar..................20
Ginger, African.....................15
K  Cochin.....................  18
Jamaica................. 20
“ 
Mace  Batavia........................ 81
Mustard, Eng. and Trieste..25
“  Trieste.......................27
Nutmegs, No. 2 .....................65
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 20
“  white........30
Cayenne................. 25
Sage......................................... 20

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“Absolute” in Packages.

“ 

* s  

* s
Allspice............  .........  84  156
Cinnamon....................  84  1  55
Cloves...........................  84  1  55
Ginger, Jam.................  84  155
“  A f....................   84  1  55
Mustard........................  84  1  55
Pepper..........................  84  155
Sage...............................   84

SAL  SODA.

Kegs......................................  1*
Granulated,  boxes...............  IK

SEEDS.

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

6
90
4*
4*
6
9
6

80

8

STARCH.
Corn.

 

 

“ 

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

Gloss.
1-lb packages.........................   5*
8-lb 
....  ...................  6*
6-lb 
40 and 50 lb. boxes................   4*
Barrels....................................  4J4

.......................6

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

SNUFF.

SODA.

B oxes....................................... 5*
Kegs, English.........................

BALT.
 
 

100 3-lb. sackB........................32 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
2 00
28 10-lb. sackB......................  1 85
2014-lb.  “ 
2 25
24 8-lb  cases.........................  1 50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
32
281b.  “ 
18
.. 

drill  “ 

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

“ 

32
18

56 lb. dairy 1b linen sacks..  75 

56 lb. dairy In linen  sacks. 

Solar Rock.

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

Common Fine.

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

75 

27

80
85

Warsaw.

Ashton.

Higgins.

FISH—Salt.

Bloaters.

Cod.

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

Halibut.
Herring.

“ 

No. 1,40 lbs.................................4 25
No. 1, kits. 10 lbs.......................  1 25
No. 2, 40 lbs................................ 3 50
No. 2,  10 lbs...............................  1 05
Family, *  bbls., 100 lbs___ 5 0b
65
45

kite, 10 lbs............ 
Russian,  kegs......................  

Sardines.

“ 

Trout.

No. 1, *  bbls., lOOlbs............6 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs...................   90
No. 1, *  bbls., lOOlbs............ 7 E0
No. 1, kite, 10 lbs...................  95
Family, *  bbls., lOOlbs__   3 00
kite  10 lbs..............  40

Whltefish.

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FLAVORING EXTRACTS.

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

Austin’s Rifle, kegs.............5 00
*  kegs.........2 75
“ 
“ 
Crack Shot, kegs . .5 00 
*  kegs 2 75
“ 
“ 
“  Club Sporting  “  6 00
“ 
“ 
*   “  3 35

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H ERBS.

INDIOO.

Sage........................................is
Hops.......................................15
Madras,  5 lb. boxes.......... 
55
50
S. F., 2,3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
JELLT.
17  lb. pails.........................  
75
30  “ 
........................  1 10
LICORICE.
Pure.........................................  30
Calabria..................................  25
Sicily.......................................  12
LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz................1  25
4 doz................2  25
MATCHES.
No. 9  sulphur.......................1  25
Anchor parlor......................1  70
No. 2 home............................l  10
Export  parlor...................... 4  00

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MINCE  MEAT

3 or 6 doz. in case  per do*. .1  00

M EASURES.

Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon  .............................  31  75
Half  gallon.......................   1  40
Quart.................................. 
70
Pint........................  
45
Half  p in t.......................... 
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon....................   .......  7 00
Half gallou........................  4 75
Quart..................................  3 75
Pint.....................................   2 25

 

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar bouse........................  13*
Ordinary............................. 
16
Prime.................................. 
ie
Fancy.................................. 
20

New Orleans.

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

14
17
22
27
35

OATMEAL.

Barrels 200..................   @5 25
Half barrels 100...................... @2 75

ROLLED  OATS.

Barrels  180...................  @5  25
Half  bbls 90...............  @2  75

PICKLES.
Medium.

Small.

Barrels, 1,200 count............ 35  50
Half  barrels, 600 count___ 3 25

Barrels, 2,400 count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
Clay, No.  216...............................1 75
Cob, No.  8....................................1 26

“  T. D. full count............  75

6 50
3 75

PIP E S.

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

GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF«  HIDES,  PKI/TS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol 

8ALERATÜS.

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

Church’s ................... .......*3 30
DeLand’s ................... .........3  15
Dwight’s ..................... .........3 30
Taylor’s ...................... .........3 OC

SOAP.
LAUNDRY.

“ 

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb. ..........3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb... .......... 3 90
White Borax, 100  34-lb........ 3 60
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
.......2 50

hand, 3 doz.
SUGAR.
Cut  Loaf....................
@  5)4
Cubes.........................
@ 5)4
Powdered XXXX.......
@  5?X
Standard.
@  5%
Granulated, medium. 4  81®  4%
flue........ 4.81@  4%
Confectioners’ A ....... 4.69© 4%
Soft A ...........................
@4.44
White Extra C............
@  4%
Extra  C........................ @  4)4
C....................................
@  4
Golden........................
Yellow.........................
@  3-Si
Less than  bbls.  )4c advance

“ 
“ 

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels.......................... .......  24
Half bbls......................
Pure Cane.
Fair.............................. .........  19
Good............................. .........  25
.......  an
Choice.........................
SWEET GOODS.
Ginger Snaps...............
Sugar  Creams.............
Frosted  Creams..........
Graham Crackers.......
Oatmeal Crackers.......

8
8
9
8)4
8)4

TEAS.

japan—Regular.

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

SU N  CURED.

Fair...............................  @17
Good.............................  @20
Choice............................ 24  @26

Choicest........................32
Dust...............................10
BASKET  FIRED.
Fair...............................18
Choice...........................
Choicest........................
Extra choice, wire leaf
GUNPOWDER.

Common to fair...........25
Extra fine to finest... .50 
Choicest fancy............ 75

OOLONG.

Common to fair...........23
Common to  fair...........23
Superior to fine............ 30

IMPERIAL.

TOUNG HYSON.
Common to  fair...........18
Superior to  fine...........30
ENGLISH BREAKFAST,
Fair...............................18
Choice........................... 24
B est...............................40

@34
@12

@20@25
@35
@40

@35
@65
@85
@26
@30
@26
@35

@40

@22
@28
@50

W arpath..........
Banner............
King Bee..........
Klin Dried.......
Nigger Head...
Honey  Dew__
Gold  Block....
Peerless..........
Rob  Roy..........
Uncle  Sam.......
Tom and Jerry.
Brier Pipe........
Yum  Yum.......
Red Clover.......
Navy.................
Handmade.......
Frog.................

VINEGAR.

40 gr................................ 7
50 gr...............................8
$1 for barrel.
WET  MUSTARD.

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

YEAST

..24 
..24 
..28 
..25 
..30 
..32 
..32 
.32 
..40 
.  33

@8

30 
1  75
.1  00 
.1  00 
.1  00

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

Palls unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha....................  
60
Sweet  Cuba................. 
34
McGlnty...................... 
24
22
“  M bbls..........  
Valley  City.................  
32
Dandy Jim................... 
27
20
Torpedo....................... 
In  drums.... 
19
Yum  Yum  ................. 
26
Sorg's Brands.
Spearhead................... 
Joker...........................  
Nobby Twist..................  
Oh  My............................. 
Scotten’s Brands.

38
24
39
29

Plug.

“ 

Kylo..............................  
Hiawatha..................... 
Valley C ity................. 

22
38
34

Middleton’s Brands.

Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty................ 
40
Jolly Tar......................  
32
Here  It Is..................... 
28
Old Style......................  
31
Jas. G. Butler &  Co.’s  Brands.
Something Good...................... 38
Toss Up......................................26
Out of Sight..............................25
Private Brands.
Sweet  Maple...............  
L. & W.........................  
Boss........ —..........................   12)4
Colonel’s Choice...................13

Smoking.

30
26

HEAL.

No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test)
Bolted....................................... 
l 25
Granulated........................   1 45
Straight, in sacks..............   4 20
“  barrels.............  4 40
“ 
Patent  “  sacks...............  5 20
“  barrels.............  5 40
“ 
Graham  “ 
sacks..........   2 00
“ 
..........  2 30
Rye 
MILL8TUPF8.

FLOUR.

“ 

Less
Car lots  quantity
Bran.................*14 00 
*15 00
Screenings....  15 00 
15 50
Middlings.......  15 00 
15 50
Mixed Feed...  20 00 
20 50
Coarse meal  ..  20 00 
20 50
Car lots........................... 53
Less than  car lots................55
Car  lots  .................................33
Less than car lots................. 40
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots___ 11  00
No. 1 
ton lots  ......... 12 00

OATS.

CORN.

“ 

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............  @7)4
Cylinder.................... 27  @38
E n gin e.................... .13  @21
Black, 25 to 30 deg__   @7)4

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Swift & Company quote as fol­

lows:
Beef, carcass...............  5  @ 6

“  hindquarters...  6  @ 6)4
fore 
“ 
. .. 3   @3)4
loins,  No.  3...  9 @9)4
“ 
“ 
ribs................   7  @ 8
rounds............5  @ 5)4
“ 
Bologna........................  @4)s
Fork lo in s....................   @9)4
.........  @7)4
Sausage, blood or head  @ 4)4
liv e r ..............  @4)4
Frankfort__   @ 7
Mutton  ..........................7  @ 8
Veal.................................6  @ 7

shoulders 

“ 
“ 

“ 

 

HIDES.

lows,  prices nominal:
Green..............................2)4@3)S
Part Cured........ ........ 
@
Full  “ 
@  4Ji
Dry.................................   5 @  5
Kips, green  ...................2)4@ 3)4
“  cured..................   @  4)4
Calfskins,  green.......  4  @  5
cured........   @ 7
Deacon skins............  .10  @30

“ 

 

No. 2 hides )4 off.
PELTS.

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

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

..........

20

MISCELLANEOUS.

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

aÁ<3> 3M
i @ 2
1)4@ 2

POULTRY

Local dealers pay as  follows :

DRESSED.
Fow l...........................
8 @ 9
Turkeys...................... 10 @11
Ducks  ........................ 11 @13
Chickens,................... 8 @10
Fowls.......................... 7 @  8
Turkeys......................
9 @10
Spring Duck............... 10 @11

LIVE.

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as

follows:
FRESH  FISH
Whitefisb 
.................
8 @ 9
Trout  .........................
8 @  9
Halibut........................
@15
Ciscoes or Herring... 5 @  6
Bluefish...................... 11 @12
Fresh lobster, per lb .
Soft crabs, per doz...
Shrimp, per  gal.........
Cod........   ................... 10 @12
No. 1 Pickerel............
@ 8
Pike.............................
@ 7
Smoked  White..........
@ 7

20
1  00
1  5J5

OYSTEBS—Cans.

Fairhaven  Counts...
SHELL  GOODS
Oysters, per  100....... 1  25@1  50
Clams, 
........ 1  00@1  25

@40

“ 

18
PA PER  St WOODKNWARE

PAPER.

.................................... 1J4

Straw 
Rockfalls............................ \%
Rag sugar.................................2
Hardware............................2)4
Bakers.................................2)4
Dry  Goods.................... 5  @6
Jute  Manilla.................  @5)4
Red  Express  No. 1........... 5)4
No. 2........... 4)4

“ 

TWINES.

“ 

48 Cotton.................................20
Cotton, No. 1..........................17
“ 2..........................16
Sea  Island, assorted..........30
No. 5 Hemp............................15
No. 6  “.................................... 15

WOODENWARE.

 

 

 
 
 

Tubs, No. 1...........................  7  00
“  No. 2.............................6 00
“  No. 3............................. 5 00
1 35
Palls, No. 1, two-hoop.. 
“  No. 1,  three-hoop__   1  60
40
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes__  
Bowls, 11 inch......................  SO
1  00
13  “ 
1  60
15  “ 
2 25
17  “ 
2 75
19  “ 
21  “ 
3 00
Baskets, market..................    35
shipping  bushel..  1  25
..  1  35
full  noop  “ 
“ 
No.2 6 25
(I  wn Q 7 OK
“  No.'l  3 50
No.2 4 25
“ 
“ 
No.3 5 Of

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ willow Cl’ths, No.l  5 75
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 
splint 
‘ 
“ 

 
 

INDURATED WARE.

Pails.....................................  4 05
Tubs, )4doz..........................  4 55

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IMPORTERS,

Are now  receiving  by  every 

incoming  steamer  and 

Overland,

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

You are surely  paying two 
or  more  profits in  buying of 
the  average  wholesaler.
Chase  &  Sanborn,

IMPORTERS,

B O S TO N . 

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guarantee  o f th e  genuine  ar­
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Far Superior to any other.
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Endorsed Wherever Used.

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Telephone 566.

106  Kent St.

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on  every  package,  as  it  is  a 
guarantee  of 
the  gennlne 
article.

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B I i S N D B D

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ike  a  dt lii’iona  beverage,  for  Javas 
I  on  account  of the sect!  a  of the 
differ  very  m aterially  r 
lich  they are |»rowa ar d the method 
Island of Jav a on  whirl 
«otne  t-.-ir."  grown  by  private
used  in  ru ltiv ati.^ ,  s 
planters, other under th 
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>rs rank and worthless, 
The D iam ond J av a i 
of those Java? wnichex* 
cel in any peculiar d-grj 
■ flavor or full  strength, 
and which rain?lir><; ha 
il y together produce the
perfection of a coffer.  L 
The D iam ond J ava  is packed  in  air-tight  cans  when 
taken hot from 'cylinder*, and i t ' fragrant arom a is  thus 
preserved  unt'l  used.  This  brand  of  Whole  Roasted 
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rising market.

J.  P .  V IS N E R ,

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

REPRESENTATING

E.  J.  GILLIES  &  CO.,

NEW   YORK.

1 4

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

THE  ADJUSTMENT  OF  WAGES. 
Profiting,  evidently,  by  the  lesson of 
the  Homestead  labor  disturbances,  the 
authorities of New York State have taken 
timely and effectual  precautions  against 
a  similar  outbreak  at  Buffalo.  To  the 
cavillers  who  complain  that  the  means 
employed  were  disproportionately  large 
for the end,  it is enough to reply  that  in 
such matters it is best to err on  the  safe 
side.  Where force is brought in  to  pre­
vent or to subdue a riot it  must  be  suffi­
cient for the purpose or it is  worse  than 
useless.  Unless  it  can  overawe  and 
crush resistance, it only stimulates it and 
makes  necessary  in  the  end  a  greater 
effort than would  have  been  successful 
in the  first  instance.  The  public  peace 
at  Buffalo  has  been  preserved  and  the 
property of  the  railroad  companies  has 
been  protected,  and  whatever  the  cost 
has been, it is not so great as might have 
been that  of  repairing  a  single  night’s 
damages by a mob.

The discouraging fact  connected  with 
the troubles at Buffalo, as with the  simi­
lar troubles elsewhere,  is that  any  force 
at all should have been required to main 
tain  order.  Strikers  for  higher  wages 
always have the sympathy of the mass of 
people, and if the demands of the Buffalo 
switchmen  had  been  well  founded,  the 
inconvenience  resulting  from  their  at 
tempt  to  enforce  them  by  refusing  to 
work  would  have  been  cheerfully  en 
dured.  When the men went beyond this 
and began to burn cars,  obstruct  trains 
and threaten to destroy tracks, they killed 
the  friendly  feeling  with  which  they 
were at  first  regarded,  and  when  their 
acts compelled  some  thousands  of  their 
fellow citizens to leave  their  homes  and 
undergo the hardships  of  military  duty 
If  they 
they  inspired  positive  enmity. 
had,  in  addition,  been  able  by 
their 
threatening demonstrations  to  intercept 
the food  supplies  of  their  seaboard  fel 
low  citizens, 
they  would  have  made 
themselves still more odious.

This danger  of  a  revulsion  of  public 
sympathy,  whenever  a  strike  produces 
widespread inconvenience, seems to have 
been overlooked lately by more than  one 
Government  official. 
The  Sheriff  of 
Allegheny  county  and  the  Governor  of 
Pennsylvania  both  had  to  be  impres­
sively warned of it before they  took  the 
needful steps to  restore  order  at  Home­
stead.  The Governor  of Tennessee  was 
so blind to it that he ignobly surrendered 
to the armed mob who were  making  war 
upon  the  State  troops.  The  Sheriff  of 
Erie  county  needed, 
too,  considerable 
urging before he decided to do  his  duty. 
In  cheering  contrast  to  these  examples 
is  that  of Governor  Flower,  who  acted 
promptly  and  efficiently,  and  thereby 
saved  life  and  property  to  an  untold 
amount, as well as the  reputation  of  the 
Empire State.

While,  however,  we have thus  demon­
strated the  possibility  of  restraining  a 
strike of large dimensions  within  its  le­
gitimate  limits,  nothing  can  blot  from 
the record the fact of the strike itself nor 
repair the  losses  which  have  naturally 
resulted from  it,  both to the  strikers and 
to their former employers.  The strikers 
have lost the wages they might have  earn­
ed and their  employers the profits of the 
business which the  strike  has  partially 
destroyed.  Add  to  this  the  expense  to 
which Erie county has been  put  and  the 
personal sacrifices of the soldiers,  and it 
makes a total which  it  is  not  gratifying 
to contemplate. 
In  view  of  it,  and  in

iew of the losses caused by  the  greater 
strikes  in Pennsylvania,  Tennessee,  and 
Idaho, as well as  by  the  extensive  ones 
which have just ended in New York City, 
it  is  not  surprising  that  the  ingenuity 
of kind-hearted and thinking men should 
be stimulated  to  devise  means  for  pre- 
enting  the  recurrence  of  such  calami­
ties in future.

As  I  pointed  out  in  my  article  of  a 
week  ago,  the  difficulty of  the  problem 
consists  in  the  difficulty  of  conciliating 
the  two  diametrically opposed  interests 
of  buyer and  seller, which,  from  the be­
ginning of  the  world,  have  been in con­
flict.  The  buyer of  labor wants  to  pay 
for  it as  little as possible,  and  the seller 
of  it  to  get  as  much  as  possible. 
In 
small transactions  the  difference  is  ad­
justed  by  some  sort  of  compromise be­
tween  the  extreme  demands of  the  two 
parties,  or  by  what  Adam  Smith  calls 
“the  higgling of  the  market.”  When a 
single  workman  throws  up  his employ­
ment because  his employer will  not  pay 
him  the  wages he asks, or in  some other 
respect refuses  to  comply with  his  de­
mands,  he  is in  principle  as  much of  a 
striker as when  he  is one of  a thousand 
men  doing  in  concert  the  same  thing. 
The  only  difference  is  that  the  single 
employe  can  talk  over  the  matter with 
his employer, and if the two cannot agree 
they usually  disagree  amicably,  whereas 
in the  case  of  a  large  number  of  men 
this  is  impracticable,  and  the  negotia­
tion has  to  be conducted  by a committee 
who are not so easy to deal with.  When, 
too, a single  seceding  employe  indulges 
himself, as sometimes happens, in assault 
and battery, malicious injury to property 
or arson,  he  is  universally pronounced a 
criminal and  punished  as  such.  When, 
on the other hand, a number of men join 
in  committing  similar  crimes,  it  seems 
to paralyze  the  sense of  justice,  and an 
effort to punish the criminals is by many 
regarded as persecution.  Arbitration  in 
most  cases  is  suggested  only  after  a 
breach of  law and  order  has  been  com­
mitted,  and  not  before,  in  defiance  of 
the  plain  common-sense  fact  that  men 
who  have  severed  their  relations  with 
their  employers,  and  have  commenced 
hostilities  against  them,  have  no  valid 
claim to the  benefit of  a  proceeding  the 
very foundation of which is a willingness 
to  settle a dispute  in a friendly  manner.
Besides the  difficulty of  adjusting  dis­
putes about  wages where  large  numbers 
of men are concerned, caused by the very 
fact of  their  numbers,  a further  compli 
cation has of  late  arisen, growing out of 
a dissemination of the idea that the wages 
earner  is in  some  sort a partner  in  the 
enterprise for which his services are pur­
chased,  and  entitled  to  a  share  of  its 
profits, either in the  form  of  a  percent­
age of  those profits  or  in  that of  an in 
crease  of  wages  beyond  those  that  he 
would otherwise  receive.  Thus  Senator 
Palmer of  Illinois  propounded  upon the 
floor of  the United  States  Senate Cham 
ber  the  astonishing  doctrine  that  the 
Homestead strikers had become, by virtue 
of their former services,  part proprietors 
of  the Carnegie  Steel  Works,  and  had a 
right to the possession of them as  against 
the  company  that  built  them  and  paid 
for  them.  This  same  proposition  was 
in a less  extreme  form,  advanced  by the 
Christian  Union  of  New  York. 
It  is 
also  formally  recognized  by  President 
Ingalls of the Chesapeake and Ohio Rail­
way Co.,  who,  in  his  recent  annual  re­
port  to  his  stockholders,  gravely  sug

PRODUCE  MARKET <

.  . .

Apples—Sweet Boughs  command  65c  per  bu. 
Dutchess are In good demand at 75c per bu.
Beans—Dry stock Is In small supply and active 
demand.  Dealers  pay  $1.50@1.60  for  unpicked 
and hold city handpicked at $1.8531.95  per bu. 

Beets—50c per bu.
Blackberries—Cultivated  fruit is  entirely  ex­
hausted.  Some wild fruit  is  in  market at 6@7c 
per qt. 
Butter—The market is a little stronger, jobbers 
paying 14@16c and holding at 16@18c.  Creamery 
commands 83c.
Cabbages—50c and 60c  per dozen, according to
Celery—Choice home grown commands 85c per 
dozen  bunches.
Cranberries—A  few  consignments  of  unripe 
wild  berries  have  come  to  market,  but  not 
enongh to establish a price.
Dried  apples—Evaporated  Is  firmly  held  at 
8@9c;  sundrled is strong at 5@6c.
Eggs — The price is a little higher than a week 
ago, dealers  paying 13>i@14c and  holding at 15c 
per doz.
Grapes—Early  Ohio are  in  limited supply and 
demand at $1.25 per  drawer.
Green Corn—10c per doz.
Honey—14c per lb.  Very scarce.
Musk  Mellons — Osage,  $1.25  per  crate;  nut­
Onions—Dry are in active demand at $1 per bu. 
Peaches—Early Michlgans will  be the  leading 
variety in the  market this  week, but  the supply 
is  considered  shorter  than  the  crop of  Hale’s 
Early, which  are  now about  all  marketed, and 
prices  may rule a  little  higher  than  they have 
:'or the past  two weeks.  Barnards  are expected 
to begin  coming in about 10 days.
Pears—Clapp's  Favorite  bring  $1.50@$1.75 per 
bu.. according to quality.
Plums—Lombards  are  in  ample  supply  and 
healthy demand at $2@2.25 per bu.
Potatoes—Local  dealers  pay  50c  per  bu. and 
sell at 60c.
Tomatoes—80c per bu., with prices on a down­
ward  tendency.  It  is expected  that  the  price 
will drop to 50©60c  before  the end of  the week.
Watermelons—In  fair  supply  at  $20@$25  per
100.Whortleberries—The  crop  is  nearly  all  mar­
keted, stray lots bringing $2.50@$3 per bu.

meg, $1 per dozen.

t— i  PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

Mess,  new...........................................................  12 25
Short c u t............................................................  14 50
Extra clear pig, short cut................................  .5 50
Extra clear,  heavy..........................................
Clear, fat  back..................................................   15 50
Boston clear, short cut....................................   15 50
Clear back, short cut.........................................15  50
Standard clear, short cut. best.....................  
15 50
Pork Sausage.......................................................7 V4
Ham Sausage........................................................  9
Tongue Sausage...................................................  9
Frankfort  Sausage  ............................................7Vi
Blood Sausage......................................................  5
Bologna, straight................................................ 5
Bologna,  thick.................................................... 5
Headcheese......................................................... 5

sausase—Fresh and Smoked.

LARD.

634
6 Vi
6*
7
7V6
734

8~
834
8V4
8X
874
9

BEEP  IN  BARRELS.

Corn-
Kettle 
Rendered.  Granger.  Family,  pound.
Tierces __ •8V4
5*
634
50 lb. Tins. •8*
20 lb. Pails. 9
634
. 914
10 lb.  “ 
634
5 lb. 
. 9»
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3 lb. 
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674
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs........................6 SO
Extra MeBS, Chicago packing......................... 6 50
Boneless, rump butts........................................ 10 50
Hams, average 20 lbs...........................................12V4
16 lbs...........................................12V
12 to 14 lbs..................................13
picnic........................................................  9V4
best boneless............................................8 V*
Shoulders............................................................... 8V4
Breakfast Bacon, boneless................................ 10^
Dried beef, ham prices.........................................9V4
Long Clears, heavy.............................................
Briskets,  medium..............................................
ligh t....................................................

smoked  meats—Canvassed or Plain.

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CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDY.
Full  Weight. 

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

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

Bbls. Fails.
7
7
7
8 Vi
8
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Bbls.

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

Palls.
Standard............ .............................6
7
Leader...............
............................6
7
Royal................... .............................6 Vi
7VÍ
8
English  Rock... .............................7
8
Conserves..........
8
Broken Taffy__ ............... baskets
8
Peannt Squares.
“  8
9
French Creams..
10
Valley  Creams................................ 
13
Midget, 30 lb. baskets...........................................8
8
Modern, 30 lb. 
Palls.

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f a n c y —In bulk.
Full Weight. 

Lozenges,  plain.................................................  io
printed..............................................  n
Chocolate Drops.................................................  u%
Chocolate Monumentals..................................  13
Gum Drops.........................................................   5 Vi
Moss Drops.........................................................   8
Sour Drops.........................................................   8 Vi
Imperials......................  ....................................  10
Per Box
Lemon Drops.......................................................55
Sour Drops...........................................................55
Peppermint Drops...............................................60
Chocolate Drops..................................................65
H. M. Chocolate  Drops......................................90

f a n c y —In 5 lb. boxes. 

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CARAMELS.

Gum Drops.....................................................40@50
Licorice Drops..  ..............................................1  00
A. B. Licorice Drops...........................................80
Lozenges, plain...........................  
00
printed................................................65
Imperials...............................................................60
Mottoes.................................................................. 70
Cream Bar............................................................. 55
Molasses Bar........................................................ 55
Hand Made  Creams......................................85395
Plain Creams..................................................80@90
Decorated Creams............................................1 00
String  Rock................................ 
65
Burnt Almonds......................  ........................1 00
Wintergreen  Berries...........................................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes...........................   34
No. 1, 
...........................   51
No. 2, 
...........................   28
No. 3, 
..............  ...........  42
Stand up, 5 lb. boxes.......................................  90
Small...........................................................
Medium.................................................... 1  50@1  75
Large.........................................................2 G0@2 25
Californias, 9 6 ........................................ 
126...........................................
150  ........................................
Messlnas, choice  200................................ 
160................................
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Messina, choice, 360................................ 
fancy, 360...............................  
choice 300................................ 
fancy 360  Maioris...................
Figs, fancy  layers, 61b............................. 

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OTHER  FOREIUN  FRUITS.

ORANOES.

LEMON8.

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«  20» .............................  ©
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NUTS.

Persian. 50-lb.  box........................  @  5
Almonds, Tarragona................................  ©19
Ivaca.........................................  ©17
California................................ 
©18V4
Brazils, new...............................................  
©10
§HVi
Filberts....................................................... 
Walnuts, Grenoble...................................   @14Vi
©
Marbot....................................... 
©10
Chill........................................... 
Table Nuts,  fancy....................................  @13Vi
choice................................  
© 12»/,
Pecans, Texas, H.  P.................................11  ©14
Cocoanuts, full sacks..............................  
©3  90
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns...................................  
©   5V4
“  Roasted.......................  ©  7J§
Fancy, H.  P., Flags.................................. 
©  5Vi
“  Roasted.....................   ©  714
Choice, H. P., Extras..............................   ©  4Vi
“  Roasted................... 
©  6*4
California Walnuts.................................. 
12Vi
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e

PEANUTS.

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FR U IT  JARS.

Pints..................................................................$ 6 75
Quarts................................................................  7 00
Half Gallons.....................................................  9 00
Caps...................................................................   3 00
Rubbers............................................................. 
45

LAMP  BU R N E R S.

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

 

lamp  chimnets.—Per box.

6 doz. in box.

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Pearl top.

La Bastle.

First quality.
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No. 0 Sun.......................................  ...................  1  75
No. 1  “  ...............................................................1  88
No. 2  “  ...............................................................2 70
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top......................................... 2  25
N o.l  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
“  .......................................... 3 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top......................................... 2  60
No. 1  “ 
“  .......................................... 2 80
“  .......................................... 3 80
No. 2  “ 
No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled......................3 70
“ 
No.2  “ 
......................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
......................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb,  per doz......................... 1  25
No. 2  “ 
..........................1  50
No. 1 crimp, per doz.......................................... 1  35
No.2  “ 
............................................160
No. 0,'per  gross...................................................  23
No. 1, 
............................................ : ....  28
No  2, 
38
 
No. 3, 
 
75
Mammoth, per doz..............................................  75
STONEWARE— AKRON.
Butter  Crocks,  1 and 6 gal........................... 
06V4
Jugs, Vi gal., per doz.......................................  75
.......................................   90
.....................................   1  80
Milk Pans, Vi gal., per dos.............................  60
glazed...............  75
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S t a n w o o d  &  Co.,

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Gloucester, Cape A nn, Mass. 

RECEIVE

Mackerel,  Codfish,  Herrins 
And All Kinds of Salt Water Fish

DIRECT  FROM  THE  FISHERMEN.

Represented  In  Michigan  by  J. P. Vlsner, 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

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

1 5

gests that the employees of  the company 
should  receive  out of  its  surplus  earn­
ings a percentage upon their wages equal 
to that paid upon  the capital stock.  The 
idea  upon  which  all  these  propositions 
are  founded  has  long  been  familiar  to 
labor  agitators. 
It  is  expounded  at 
length by Earl  Marx, the German Social­
ist,  in  his  famous  work,  “Capital,” and 
1 noticed  only a day or  two ago a promi­
nent strike  manager reported  as  saying 
that “workingmen  as  the  producers  of 
wealth  are  insisting  upon  being  larger 
sharers in it.”  The  proposition  is  true 
so far as the demands of workingmen for 
higher wages and  shorter hours can only 
be met  out of  increased  profits,  but that 
wages  are  properly  to  be  adjusted  by 
reference to those  profits I  peremptorily 
deny.

That  a  wages earner  is  in  no  respect 
whatever a part owner  in  his employer’s 
property is so  plain  that  I will  not  dis­
cuss  the  point.  That  he  is  also  not a 
partner  with  him  is  evident  from  the 
very  terms of  his  hiring.  He  puts  his 
strength and  skill at the  disposal of  the 
man or the company which employs him, 
and  agrees  to  follow  their  directions. 
Having fulfilled the‘contract on  his part, 
he  is  entitled  to  be paid  his wages,  no 
matter what  may be the  outcome of  the 
business,  and if  he does  not get  them he 
usually  makes  trouble,  and  with  entire 
justice.  The switchman  who  has  faith­
fully  turned  his  switches  according  to 
orders  surely cannot  be  deprived  of  his 
pay  because  the  railroad  company fails 
to earn dividends.  The iron worker who 
sweats  over the  furnace  fire needs  not, 
before  he  asks  for  his week’s earnings, 
first learn whether the iron he has turned 
out  has or has  not  been  sold at a profit. 
Bricklayers, 
carpenters, 
plumbers,  in  like  manner  are in no wise 
concerned with the  success of  their  em­
ployer  in  getting  for  his  houses  more 
than  they  cost  him.  Since,  therefore, 
the  wages  earners  do  not  share  losses 
they  must,  in  all  justice,  forego a claim 
for a share  of  the  profits.  Where  there 
is no responsibility for the one  there can 
be no right to the  other.  To advocate  a 
contrary doctrine  is  only to inspire envy 
and discontent without reason.

plasterers, 

There are, indeed, cases in which wages 
are  properly adjusted according  to  per­
centages.  Thus,  on  many  railroads,  a 
fixed  amount  is  allotted  to  each engine, 
per mile run, of  fuel, oil  and waste,  and 
the engineer who  succeeds  in  using  less 
than  this  amount  is  rewarded  with  a 
portion of  the  saving.  So  salesmen  in 
commercial establishments receive in ad­
dition to their regular  salaries, and even 
in  place of  them,  percentages  upon  the 
sales  they  make. 
In  many  banks  and 
other financial institutions,  the profits of 
which depend  upon  the  vigilance,  fideli­
ty and zeal of  their  employes,  a bonus is 
paid to them at the  end of  every year in 
addition  to  their  salaries, proportioned 
to  the  profits  of  the  year,  which  they 
have helped  to  increase. 
It is unneces­
sary  to  go  into  argument  to show  that 
the  profit  sharing in these  cases  grows 
out of a share in the labor of profit earn­
ing,  which cannot in the nature of things 
exist  with  the  vast  majority of  wages 
earners.  Their duties are plainly marked 
out  and  defined,  and  they have  only  to 
perform them  faithfully to deserve  their 
pay,  whatever  may  be  the  result  of  the 
enterprise which they aid in carrying on.
To  repeat  what  I  said  a  week  ago, 
there  is  no  better  way possible  of  ad­

justing  disputes  about wages  than  that 
of  preserving order  and  letting the  two 
parties  to  the  contract settle  things be­
tween  themselves.  This  course, indeed, 
is attended with  friction and discomfort, 
but  it  likewise  maintains  liberty,  and 
keeps alive  enterprise.  Peace and  quiet 
can  be  purchased  at  too  dear  a  price, 
and an  immunity from  strikes and  their 
unpleasant consequences produced by an 
arbitrary  adjustment  of  wages  against 
the  consent of  either  employers or  em­
ployed would be a bad bargain.

Ma t t h e w  Ma r sh a l l.

S a cred n ees o f L ife and P rop erty.
Assist  your  neighbor  in  the  defence 
of his property, whether it is in the shape 
of  house,  farm,  railway,  pocket-book, 
mill or bank. 
It may be your turn next. 
Remember that one good turn deserves an­
other and that we reap as we sow.  There 
are very  loose  notions  abroad  in  many 
quarters about the sacredness of property. 
It is not only  in violent, senseless strikes 
that this is made manifest, but we discov­
er it in the frivolous talks and silly writ­
ings of  people on the right  hand and  on 
the left of us.  The man who has nothing 
has his evil eye on the man  who has. 
If 
an honest, hard-working truckman has ac­
quired a good span of horses you see that 
no  spendthrift  takes  them  from  him. 
Confirm him in his  ownership  and  abso­
lute use of  them for himself  and not for 
another.  Suppose  a  dangerous  fellow 
comes  along  and says to your neighbor, 
“I want possession and use of your  span 
two days next  week—no compensation.” 
Strike hands  with  your  neighbor  in re­
sisting the impertinent, thievish demand. 
This is as much our duty as if we found a 
midnight burglar in his house. 
It makes 
no difference in  what form are his posses­
sions—a railway, a pocket-book or a span 
of  horses.  There are  savages among us 
who, when they differ with the boss about 
wages,  set to work burning  up his goods 
and killing those employed to defend the 
property.  A  tremendous  evil  thus  as­
sails  and  endangers  everyone  who  has 
the smallest deposit in any savings bank, 
or  $50  worth  of  property  of  his  own. 
We  venture  this  prediction:  Here  in 
America,  with our large liberty and great 
opportunities,  those  will suffer fearfully 
(more  than  in  other  lands)  who  intro­
duce this  great crime  among us.  There 
are too many well-to-do people to put up 
with  this  new  robbery  of  person  and 
property.  Boycotting  and  all that kind 
of  violent  business is a sword  with  two 
edges—sure to wound him most  who uses 
i t  most.  The course and  the end of  vio­
lent  and  unjust men  is  easily  foretold. 
It is a time when everyone who carries  a 
watch  needs  to  cry  out  “Stop  thief.” 
Ishmaelites can’t grow nor stay here, nor 
can  servants  take  the  master  by  the 
throat, saying,  “ Give  me five  dollars a 
day instead of three.”  That  thing,  if  it 
ever came  in,  was  played  out  long ago, 
and  there  is  no  breath left  in  the  vile 
thing now to be resurrected in the United 
States. 

Geo.  R.  S cott.

It W a s N ot H is Turn.

Floor  Walker—Don’t  you  hear  Miss 
Sellem calling “ Cash”  at the  top of  her 
voice?

It’s Jim Jimson’s.”

Cash Boy—Yep.
“Why don’t you go to  her?”
“ ’Tain’t my turn. 
“Where is Jim?”
“He just fell down th’ elevator.”
It will help you to be charitable toward 
others to remember that other folks have 
just as much mule in them  as  you  have.

Mic h ig a n  CTe n t r a l

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”
D EPA RT.  ARRIVE
10:00 p m
D etroit Express....................................7:00 a  m 
Mixed  ......................................................7:05am   4:30  p m
10:00am
Day  Express........................................1:20p m  
•Atlantic & Pacific Express..............1:00 p m 
6:00 a m
New Tork Express...............................5:40 p m 
10 :46 p m

•Daily.
All other dally exoept Sunday.
Sleeping:  cars  ran   on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
trains to and from  Detroit.
Elegant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on Detroit 
Express a t 7 a. m.,  returning  leave  Detroit  4:45 p.m . 
arrive in Grand  Rapids 10 p. m.

Fred M. Briggs, Gen'l Agent, 85 Monroe St.
A. A l m q u is t, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Munson, Union Ticket Office. 67 Monroe St. 
O. W .R ugglrs  G. P.  &  T. Agent., Chicago.
Detroit

GRAND HAVEN TIME  TABLE

NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

|*No.  14 +No.  16ltNo.  18 •No.  82

Trains Leave 
Lv.  Chicago__
Lv. Milwaukee. 
G’d  Rapids,  Lv
Io n ia ............Ar
St.  Johns  ...A r
Ow ossj........ Ar
E. Saginaw..Ar
Bay City.......Ar
F li n t............Ar
Pt.  H uron...A r
P ontiac........ Ar
Detroit..........Ar g

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4 27pm
5 20pm
6 05pm 
8 1 0pm 
8 45pm
7 C5pm
8 50pm
8 25pm
9 25pm

12 05fi.m 
1 18am
2 14am
3 05am
6 40am
7 15am
5 40am 
7 30am
4 57am
6 00am

10 20am 
It 25am 
1217pm 
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
3 45pm 
6 00pm
3 05pm
4 05pm

WESTWARD.

6  50am
1  00 pm
2  10pm

10 50am
5  10pm
6 15pm 
6 30am 
6 00am

•Dally.  tDaily except Sunday.

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

•No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13 •No.  15
10 45pm
4 05pm
10 20pm
7 On am
11 20pm 
8 35am
6 30am
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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 11:55 p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parlcr  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.
Ben F letcher, Trav. Pass. Agent.
J a s .  Ca m p b e l l , City Ticket Agent.

D M1,  IRAOSE  k  GO.,

23 Monroe Street.

JOBBERS  OF

C h i l d r e n s  

h o e s
L ea th er and S h o e  S to re S u p p lies.

S

18-14  LYON  ST. 

GRAND  RAPIDS

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

JOBBERS  OF

State Agents for

I  158 &  160  Fountain  St., Grand  Rapids.

G rand  R apid s  & Indian a.
Schedule  In effect  July  3, 1892.

TRAINS  GOING  NORTH.

Arrive from   Leave going 

North.
South. 
7:20  a m
For Traverse City & Mackinaw  6:50 a m  
From  Kalamazoo  ......................   9:20 a m
2:00  p m
For Traverse City & Mackinaw  1:60 p m  
4:15  p m
For  Traverse  City....................... 
For  Petoskey & M ackinaw.......  8:10 p m 
10:40 p m
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:35 p m
For Saginaw............................ . 
7:20 a m
4:15 p m
For Saginaw........................ . 
Train arriving from   south a t 6:50 am   and departing 
north a t 7:20  a m  daily;  all other  trains  daily  except 
Sunday.

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

Arrive from  Leave going 
South.
7:00 a m
10:05  a m
2:00 p m
6:00  p m
11:20  p m

North. 
For  C incinnati.............................   6:20 a m  
For Kalamazoo and  C hicago... 
For F ort W ayne and the  E ast.. 11:60 a m 
For  Cincinnati.................  5:20pm  
For Chicago.......................10:40p m  
From Saginaw...............................  11:50 a  m
From Saginaw................................  10:40 
Train arriv in g  from  the  north a t 5:20 p m  and  leav­
ing south a t 6:00 p. m, also train  leaving south a t 11 -20 
p. m. run daily;  all other  train s  daily except Sunday.

p m

SLEEPING  &  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

7:20 am  train.—P arlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Traverse City  and  Grand  Rapids 
to P e to s k e y  and Mackinaw.
2 .0 0   p  m  train  has  parlor  car  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
10:40 p m  train.—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw. 
SOUTH—7:00 am train.—P arlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
10:05 a m   train.—W agner  P arlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6:00  pm  train.—W agner Sleeping  Car 
Grand  R a p id s  to Cincinnati.
11;20 p m train.—W agner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.

C hicago v ia  G.  R.  & I. R. R.

10:0o a m 
3:35 p m  

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

11  20  p m
6:50  a m
10:05 a m train  through W agner P arlor Car.
11:20 p m train  daily, through W agner  Sleeping Car. 
10:10 p m
6:50  a m
10:10 p  m 

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

2:00 p m 
9:00 p m  

7:C5 am 
1:50 pm 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
10:00 a m
6:55  a m  
11:25 a m  
5:30  p m 
9:05 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive.
4:40 p m

Through tickets and full inform ation  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist,  tick et  agent  a t  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. G rand Rapids, Mich.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

CHICAGO 

JUNE17|.189a-

AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  B’Y.

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

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

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

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

GRAND RAPIDS AND CHICAGO.

INDIANAPOLIS.

TO AND PROM MUSKEGON.

V ia St. Joe and Steamer.
Lv G rand R a p id s ..................1:35pm 
t   6 :30pm
Ar  Chicago  .............................  8:30pm 
2:00am
9:30am
Lv C hicago..............................   9:30am 
Ar G rand R a p id s...................... 5:20pm 
5:20pm
TO  AND  PROM  BENTON  HARBOR, ST  JOSEPH  AND 
Lv. G  R __ —   9:05am  1:35pmt6:30pm  *11:35pm
Ar.  G  I t ............ *6:10am  1  45pm  5:20pm  10:35pm
Lv.  G. I t......................... 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’o ix ..  .*2:27pm 8:50pm 
7:00am
..........  
Ar.  Pet’y ......... *2:57pm 9:2tpm 
7:20am
..........  
Ar. B  V’w ____*3‘10pm 9:25pm 
..........  
7:40am
Ar. from   Bay  View,  Petoskey,  etc.,  6:30  am, 
11:10 am, 1:15 pm, *9:45 pm.
TO AND PROM OTTAWA BEACH.
Lv. G R .............. 8:40am 1:35pm  5:40pm 
......
Ar  G D .............. 8:06am 1:45pm  5:20pm  10:35pm
Lv G  R __ 10:00 am 
Lv O ttawa Beach 6 :30 pm

TRAVERSE CITY, CHARLEVOIX  A PETOSKEY.

SUNDAY  TRAIN.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

W agner  Parlor Cars  Leave G rand  Rapids 1:35 
pm, leave Chicago 7:05 am, 5:25 pm ;  leave G rand 
leave  Bay View 6:10 
Rapids  $7:30am, '2:10 pm ; 
am, *1:45 pm.
W agner  Sleepers—Leave  G rand  Rapids *11:35 
pm ;  leave  Chicago  *11:15  pm ;  leave  Bay View 
tl0:15pm ;  leave G rand  Rapids t i l  :35 pm ;  leave 
Ineianapolis via Big F our 7 :00 pm.
•E v ery d ay .  tE xcept Saturday.  + Except Mon­
day.  O ther trains week days only.

DETRO IT, 

-JÜXE 26-188a

LANSING  &  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv. G  It....  7:20am  *2:08pm  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.GR 7:20am  4:15pm  Ar. GR. 11:50am 10:40pm

TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL A  HASTINGS R.  R.

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

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

•Every da/.  Other trains week days only.

GEO. DbHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

16
ANARCHY,  FLAMES  AND  BULLETS.
There  is  trouble  in the  land.  Angry 
men take the  torch  and  light up the  re­
gions round about Buffalo. 
In Tennessee 
bullets  fly  thick  and  fast,  and  the  soil 
once more soaks  up the  blood of  human 
beings  sacrificed 
in  fratricidal  strife. 
And it is all because there is  a difference 
between the employed and the employer.
It does not look well;  it does not make 
anybody  feel  well  (except,  perhaps, the 
capitalists who see their employes defeat­
ing their own aims by unlawful acts), and 
it  does not work well for the country.  It 
is not  peace,  but  the  breaking  out  of  a 
revolutionary spirit that must be quelled 
or America can  no  longer  be  called  the 
home of the free.

Already the country is not what it was; 
for thousands upon thousands of foreign­
ers  have  come  in  among  us  who  know 
neither the  language  of  this  people  nor 
their time-honored methods of procedure. 
Many of them have come with daggers in 
their hands and blood in their  eyes.  The 
only excuse  which  charity  can offer  for 
their readiness to shed blood is that they 
are too ignorant to  know  what  they are 
doing.

Our farmers send their products to our 
great commercial centers to be sold.  They 
want the  money and the people need  the 
products.  But  without ceremony or ex­
cuse  the  farmers’  labor is destroyed  by 
fire, side-tracked and left to rot, or other­
wise  ruined.

At a meeting of those who claimed to be 
striking for their rights at Buffalo, one of 
them—McNamara by  name—wanted the 
strike to be  run on  the  following  plan: 
“Run  cars off the  track,  go  through  the 
yard,  knock  holes  in  the  engine  tanks, 
cut hose and so on,  so  as  to  disable  en­
gines.” 
If that spirit is to be cultivated, 
the sooner men of thought and character, 
who belong to  organized  societies,  make 
up their  minds  to  quit  such  bodies  the 
better it  will  be for themselves as well as 
for others.

The way  things  look  it  is about  time 
that sickly sentiment should be laid aside 
by every  lover  of  his  country  and  that 
there should  be a universal expression of 
determination  to  put  a stop  to the per­
petration of dastardly crimes in the inter­
ests of strikers.  All right-thinking work­
ing men  should  take a decided stand  on 
the right side.

An  anarchist attempts to slay the chair­
man  of  a  company  in  Pennsylvania;  a 
militiaman  applauds  the  criminal  act, 
and is severely punished and  immediate­
ly a sickly  sentiment  attempts  to  cover 
the disgraced  soldier  with  public  sym­
pathy.  The  greater  of  the  two  crimes 
was  that  of  the “fresh”  young  militia­
man. 
If he had  done the  same thing  in 
any other  country  he  would  have  been 
shot.

Labor has its rights, and  in  this coun­
try the workingmen have two ways to as­
sert  themselves.  Union  for  mutual  as­
sistance and the  ballot.  With these two 
forces  they  can  right  every  wrong.  A 
combination for the purpose of  tyranniz­
ing over others,  backed up by violence, is 
an  evil thing and  cannot  produce  good 
fruit.  A stop must be put to the present 
outcroppings  of  anarchy. 
It  is a blast­
ing,  biting, destructive  foreign  element 
that will be satisfied  with  nothing  short 
of  destruction all  around.  Give it rope 
enough and it will smash the golden eggs 
and kill the goose that brings them forth. 
Anarchy is not  amenable  to  reason;  the 
only  arguments  it  understands  are  the

THE  MICHIGL^EsT  TRADESMAN

clubs of  policemen and  the  bayonets of 
the militia.

There  is  too  much  license granted  in 
America at  present.  License to destroy 
other  people’s  property;  license  to club 
to death men who want to go to work; li­
cense to  take  away  personal  independ­
ence and hinder  men  from  acting  upon 
their own judgment.

These  are  not  the  feudal  days,  but 
times in which  thinking  and  machinery 
take the  place of  muscle,  and  the  man 
who does not or  cannot  think must take 
a back seat.  Sorry;  but the  truth might 
as well be told.  And this state of affairs 
demands new business  adjustments,  and 
they should be brought about  in  a peace­
able way.

Put away  brutal force.  Give John  L. 
Sullivan  the  patent  right  to  have  and 
hold  all  there  is  of  it  in  this country. 
“Let dogs delight to bark  and bite;”  but 
American citizens  want a better  way  in 
which to do business one  with the other.
Anarchy, flames and  bullets  belong to 
the past;  are  children of  another clime, 
and should  be sent  back to  the pit from 
whence they came.  Geobge R.  S cott.
Increase  of the Mackerel Catch.

The decline in the New England mack­
erel  catch within  recent  years has  been 
attributed  to  their being  taken  without 
intermission  through  an  entire  season, 
irrespective  of  the necessity,  if  the  fish 
were  to be  perpetuated, of  letting them 
alone while spawning.
In 1884 the largest quantity of mackerel 
ever  taken  was  landed  by the  Eastern 
fleet, from  which  period  until  1890  the 
catch  steadily  decreased,  the  total  for 
that year not amounting to 5 per cent, of 
the quantity landed six years before.
In  order to protect  the  fish, the closed 
season  from  March  to  June was  made, 
and that this has been productive of good 
results  is  quite  evident, as the  catch in 
1891 was two and  one-half times as large 
as  in 1890,  while  the record  thus far  for 
this season is quite as favorable, the fleet 
having  landed  24,470  barrels,  against 
16,905  barrels to a like  date in 1891, and 
as compared with  only 4,949 barrels  in a 
corresponding portion of  1890.
As  compared  with  the  heavy catches 
of  1884  and  1885 that of  this  season  is 
small,  but  it  must  be  recalled  that  in 
those  years  the  run was  large  and  the 
fleet was much  larger than  that of  1892. 
The  poor  seasons  for  fishermen  since 
1886 have  lessened  the inducement to fit 
out vessels,  and  the  fleet  has  dwindled 
as  rapidly  as  the  catch.  The  lowest 
prices  seen  of  late  years  were  during 
1885.
The  habits of  these  fish  are  yet  un­
known  to science,  and  where  they breed 
or  where  they go  to  during  the  winter 
months  is  as  yet  all guess work.  They 
are  first seen in the early spring  months 
coming from the south,  but  it  is  not be­
lieved that  they go beyond the  southern 
point  of  Florida.  These  early  fish  are 
lean  and  full of  spawn,  which  fact in­
duced the  passage of  the law to  prevent 
seining  them  until  they  were  properly 
delivered of the eggs.  This close-season 
law is only enforced by the United States 
government,  but there  is nothing to pre­
vent our neighbors in the provinces from 
seining the fish, except the fact that they 
depend largely  on  the United  States for 
a market, and  fish caught before the sea­
son opens  cannot  be  landed here at any 
time.

Riches

Wings

And fly away,  but the  weeds that are in your nice lawn will  never come out unless

you buy a

THISTLE  OR  WEED  GUTTER.

No. 38 Thistle and  Dock Cutter, Shank,  Handled.

No. 39 Thistle and  Dock Cutter, Handled,  with Foot Rest.

The Thistle  and Weed  Cutter is for  cutting  thistles, dock or other  weeds  out 
of lawns or gardens.  With  this tool  they can cut up by the root without breaking 
the surface of the lawn.

WE  HAVE  THEM.

&ster£ teven$
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THE  P & B  BRAND

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Card from A. E. Brooke & Co.

Gr a n d Ra p id s,  Aug.  29,  1892.

To our customers:
A  disastrous fire  in our  establishment 
Saturday  evening  completely  destroyed 
our office and  stock  of  fruits and manu­
factured goods,  but  did little damage  to 
our  manufacturing  department.  We 
shall  probably  be  able  to  resume  busi­
ness  in  the  course  of  a  few  days, due 
notice  of  which  will  be  given 
later.
Thanking  you  for  past  favors  we are 
Tours truly,

A.  E.  Brooks & Co. 

Will  again this  year, as in the  past, be the very best  procurable  and  packed daily 
from the sweetest  and  best  stock.  Regular  season opens  Sept.  15.  Start in with 
us and do the Oyster business of your town.
______________THE  PUTNAM  CANDY  OO.
P E R K I N S   Sc  H E S S
Hides, Furs, W ool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

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NOS.  188  and  184  LOUIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY A STOCK OF CAKE TALLOW FOR MTT.T, USB.

S p rin g  &  Com pany,

IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

R ib b o n s, 

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

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

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

S p rin g  

C.
MICHIGAN  BARK  & LUMBER  CO.,

Successors  to

N.  B.  Clark & Co.

18  and  19  Widdicomb  Building.

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

VOIGT, HERPOLSHEIMER  k  CO.,
Dry  Goods, Carpets and Cloaks

W H O L E S A L E

W e  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Geese  Feathers.

M a c k in a w   S h irts  a n d   L u m b e r m e n ’s  S o ck s. 

HERCULES POWDER!

Stump bifore a blast.  | Fragments after a blast.

STRONGEST and  SAFEST EXPLOSIVI
POWDER, FUSE, CAPS,
E le c t r ic  Mining* G ood s,

K n o w n   t o   t l i e   A r t s .

AND ALL TOOLS FOB STOMP BLASTING,

FOB  B ALB  BY  THE

H ERCULES  POWDER  COM PANY,
j .  W . W I L L A R D ,  M a n a g e r .

40 Prospect Street,  Cleveland,  Ohio, 

E I E R O U L L B ,  
THS GBäAT STUMP AND BOCK
ANNIHILATOR.

Agents  for

W R IT E   FOR  P R IC E S

Western  Michigan,
Cracker  CRests. 

Glass  Covers for  Biscuits.

nPH ESE  chests  will 
soon 
'*•  pay for themselves  in  the 
breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

will  save  enough  good?  from  flies, di: 
for themselves.  Try them and be corn

BUR new glass covers  are by far the 

handsomest  ever  offered 
to  the 
trade.  They  are  made  to  fit  any 
of our  boxes  and can  be  changed  from 
one box  to  another in a moment  They 
and  prying  fingers in a short  time to pay 
ced.  Price, 50 cents each.

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, Homolsioior & Co.,48> 
GOLD  MEDAL CINNAMON  BAR. 

§ s s e  st-

the best selling cakes we ever made.

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

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

CREAM  CRISP. 

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

ORANGE  BAR.

FINECUT

Is  a  W i n n e r .   D o n ’t  forget  th e

price,

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B a l l - B a r n h a k t - P d t m a n   C o .

THE  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  CO.,

S. A. Sears, Mgr. 

GRAND  RAPIDS.

You  can  take  your  choice

Best  Flat  Opening  Blank  Books

OF  TWO  OF  THE

In the Market.  Cost no more than the Old Style Books,  Write for prices.

GRAND  RAPIDS  BOOK  BINDING  00.,

29-31  Canal  St., 

Grand  Rapids, Mich.

Mail  your orders  direct.  Don’t wait—you might  lose the sale of  one single  item,  which  would  cause you  a net 
loss of  many  dollars•  Our  Catalogue  No.  108  is so complete  that  you can  sit  down  quietly  at your  desk 
and keep your  stock  full on  staple goods.  We guarantee our prices to be as low  as any firm  can  sell  the goods,  and 
every mail order is marked

T

R u sh

so that they may  be sent  with­
out delay.

If  you do not find our Cata­
logue  No.  108  right  at  your 
hand,  drop us a postal  and we 
will send  it at once.

Did  you  receive  a  copy  of 
our  Lamp Sheets, lithographed 
in  actual  colors  ?

If  not  it  was  an  oversight, 
send  us  a postal,  and  we  will 
mail.  Address

H. LEONARD S SOUS,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Order a Box of No, 1 and 2 Pearl Top Sun Chimneys: 
easiest selling and  actually the best chimney mace in 
the world-  See page 119 Catalogue No, 108-

We guarantee our  prices  on  all  O'l  Cans,  Order di­
rect  from  us  either  tne  Home  Rule,  Good  Enough, 
Banner  or  Pan  American,  See  Catalogue  No,  108, 
page  114.

Note  reduced  prices 
on  Iron  Wagons,  with 
bright steel  wheels.

Never have they been 
offered  as  low  before, 
and  are  only cut  down 
during  a  fight  between 
manufacturers. 
Take 
advantage  and  older  a 
crate  of 
from  one  to 
three kinds.

New  Price  List.

See Catalogue Mo. 108, p. 321.

Less
than
crate,
each
10.00 
.87
12.00  1.05 
13.50  1.20 
16.87  1.50
19.00  1.75
2 1 .0 0   2 .0 0
24.00  2.25

