Michigan Tradesman.
THE  GRKEJ1  SEAL  CIGAR

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS. 
GRA.ND  RAPIDS,  NOVEMBER  30,  1892. 

$1  Per  Year.
NO.  480

Published Weekly.

YOL.  10.

WRITE FOB PRICES ON

AMERICAN

IMPORTED

45  South  Division  St..

H. E. M OSELEY & CO.

Limburger,  Swiss,  Fromage de Brie,
D’Isigny, Camembert, Neufchatel and 
Caprera.  Also our  XXXX Orchard.

CHEESE Wisconsin, Ohio and Michigan make, 
-  MICH. VINEGAR
Black  Bass  Cigars
G.  F.  F A U D E ,  IO N IA ,  M IC H

NEVER  GO  BEGGING.  Made only  by

GRAND  RAPID8, 

THE  NE  PLUS  ULTRA  OF A   NICKEL  SMOKE !

We  now  have  a  full  line  of  Wales 
Goodyear  Rubbers,  Boots  and  Shoes, 
Alaskas,  Green  Bays,  Esquimeaux  and 
Portage Socks,  Knit and Felt Boots.
Dealers are cordially invited to send in 
mail  orders,  to  which  we  promise  our 
prompt and careful attention.

HEROLD-BERTSCH  SHOE  CO.

OUR  HOLIDAY  CATALOGUE  NOW  READY.

Send  for  it!

Carpet  S w e e p e r s.

SMITH  X  8BNF0RD,  68  JJonroe  8t„  Grand  Rapids.
MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,

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

Successor,  to

HARRY  FOX,  Manager.

GRÄBKERS,  BISCUITS  #   SWEET  GOODS,
BEANS If you have any beans and want to sell, 

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

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  MAIL.  ORDERS.

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

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

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

G .  S .  BROWN,

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

Foreign  and  Domestic  Fruits  and  Vegetables.
Oranges,  Bananas  and  Early  IfeyetaMes  a  Specialty.

Send for quotations. 

24-26 No. Division St.

Is the Most Desirable for M erchants to H andle because

IT  IS  STAPLE  AND  WILL  FIT  ANY  PURCHASE!.

Send T our W holesaler an Order.

Retails for 10 cents, 3 for 25 cents.

IB ERTtH «UNSE CTnRSBQ&liKRB*D ETflftÏÏSlIC H i

9 North  Ionia St., Grand Rapids.

C.  N.  R A P P   Si  CO..
WHOLESALE  FRUITS  AND  PRODUCE.
TRUNKS

MANUFACTURERS
113-115-117  Twelfth  St.,  DETROIT,  MICH.

Mail  Orders  Receive  Prompt  Attention.

MARTIN  MAIER  &  C0„
BAGS

BEST  MADE,  BEST  SELLING  GOODS. 

LARGEST  ASSORTMENT.

PIONEER  HOUSE.

LOWEST  PRICES.

T E L F E K   S P I C E   C O M P A N Y ,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

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

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

1 and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPIDS

M~É3TÂBmmawa ■

Don’t  Forgot  w hen  ordering

CANDY

To call oa or address

NUTS,  FIGS,

DATES, ETC.

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

Special pains taken w ith fru it orders.

At 10 cents,  Sixteen at 25 cents and it pleases better than Baking Powders.

It Pays  Dealers to sell  FOSFON  because  there  are but  two sizes. Five Ounces 
See Orocerv Price Current.

T he BREAD
RAISER

I

F o sfo n  C h em ical Co., D etroit, M ich igan .

‘"supplants baking powder
BUCKWHEAT  FLOUR,

SOLD  BY  ALL  RELIABLE  GROCERS.

We make an  absolutely pure and  unadulterated  article, and it 
lias the

GENUINE  OLD-FASHIONED  FLAVOR.

Our  customers of  previous  years  know whereof  we speak 
and from others  we  solicit  a trial  order.  Present price $4.50 
per bbl.  in paper  £ and  1-16  sacks.

HOLLAND.  MICH

Correspondence Solicited.

STANDARD  OIL  CO.,

${\AND]

JOBBER  OF

F.  J.  D E T T E N T H A L E R
OYSTERS
POULTRY i  GAME

S alt Fish

Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention. 

See quotations in another column

CONSIGNMENTS OP  ALL KINDS  OF  POULTRY  AND  GAME  SOLICITED

Who  urges  you  to  keep

S a p o lio  ?

T he Public 1

By  splendid  and  expensive  advertising  the  manufacturers  create" a 
demand,  and  only ask the trade to keep the goods in stock so  as to supply 
the  orders  sent to them.  W ithout  effort on  the  grocer’s  part the  goods 
sell  themselves,  bring  purchasers  to the  store,  and  help  sell  less  known 
goods.

Anv Jobber will be Glad to Fill Yonr Orders.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

d e a u s r s   i n

Aluminating and Lubricating

I M P O R T E R S   A N D

Wholesale  GroGers

Grand  Rapids.

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth Are.

GRANT) RAPIDS, 
BIG RAP EDS, 
AXLE G AN.

BULK  WORKS  AT

MUSKEGON, 
GRAND HAVEN, 
HOWARD CITY,

MANISTEE,

PETOSKEY,

CADILLAC,
LUDENGTON.

HIGHEST  PRICE  PAID  FOR

EMPTY  CARBON  l  GASOLIO  BARRELS.

Wholesale 
Grocers•

BARNHART

PUTMAN  CO

MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Y O L .   X.

GRAND  RAPIDS,  W EDNESDAY,  NOVEMBER  30,  1892.

NO.  480

TYPE  FOR  SALE.

One  hundred  pounds  of  this non­
pareil.  Extra caps, leaders, figures and frac­
tions  included.  Will  sell  the  entire  lot  for 
$20.

Fifty pounds  of  this  brevier, containing 
double allowance of caps but no small caps. 
Will sell  font  and one  pair  cases  for  ten 
dollars.

Eight hundred pounds of the brevier type 
now used  on  the “Tradesman.”  It  is  of 
Barnhart  Bros.  & Spindler  make  and  has 
been  in  partial  use  for  only  four  years. 
Will sell  entire font  for 18c  per  pound, or 
50 pound fonts  or  upwards at 20 cents  per 
pound.  Oases, a dollar per pair.
We also  have a choice assortment of second 
hand  job and  advertising  type, proof  sheets 
of which will be forwarded on application.
THE  TRADESMAN  OO,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

OYSTERS.
NOTE  LOWER  PRICES.

Solid  Braird  Cans.

 

Mince  Meat— Best in  Use.

Daisy  Brand.
 

Selects........................................................... #  25
E.  If.*................  ..  .............................    20
Standards  ..................................................... 
18
Selects...........................................   ............ $  23
Favorites......  
lo
Standards......................................................  
Î6
Standards  in bulk  .......................................  1  05
Large  bbls......................................................  5%
H bbls............................................................  6
40 lb pails.......................................... 
654
20 lb pails.........   ............................................  6H
........................................................  6%
101b  “ 
2 lb cans, usual  weight, per doz..................$1  50
5 lb  “ 
................3 50
Choice Dairy Butter  ..........................   .....  19
Fresh E ggs......................  .......................   21
Pure Sweet Cider in bbls.............. 
........  15
‘‘  Vinegar.........................  10
Choice Lemons. 300 and 360 ........ 
..........5 50
New Pickles in bbls, 1200.......................  .  6 50
half bbls, 800 .........................3 75
Peach preserves, 20 lb. pails..................  
07
Picklea peaches, 20 lb.  “ 
05
.................... 

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EDWIN  FALLAS,

Prop  Valley City  Cold  Storage,

215-217  Livingston St., Grand  Rapids.

ESTABLISHED  1841,

THE MERCANTILE AGENCY

R. G. D u n   &  Co.

Reference Books Issued  quarterly.  Collections 

attended to throughout United States 
.THE

and Canada

FIRE
IN S .
CO.
S A P E .
T. St e w a r t W h it e , Pres’t. 

C O N S E R V A T IV E , 

V   I  é

P R O M P T . 

W. F e e d   McB a in , Sec’y,_______________

“ i k e   K e n t , ”
H AVING  conducted  the  above  named  hotel 
two  months on  the  European  plan,  and 
come to the conclusion  that we can  better serve 
our  patrons by conducting same  on  the  Ameri 
can  plan, we take  pleasure in announcing  that 
our  rates will  hereafter be  82 per day.  As  the 
hotel  is  new  and  handsomely  furnished, with 
steam  heat and  electric  bells, we are  confident 
we are  in a position to give the  traveling public 
satisfactory  service.
Remember the location, opposite Union Depot. 
Free baggage transfer from union  depot.

BEACH  i  BOOTH,  Props.

COMMERCIAL  CREDIT  CO.

Union Credit Co.

Successor  to  Cooper  Commercial  Agency  and 
Commercial  reports  and  current  collections 
receive  prompt  and  careful  attention.  Your 
patronage respectfully solicited 
Telephones 166 and 1030.
Office, 65 Monroe St. 
L.  .1.  STEVENSON, 
C.  A.  CUMINGS,

C.  E.  BLOCK.

About December 1 we  shall  send a thermome­
ter to each of our customers.  Being desirous of 
adding  to their  number,  we  will  send  one  to 
any dealer  who is not  now a customer  and will 
send us  an order  before  Jan. 1.1893,  providing 
he  mentions  seeing  our  advertisement  in  this 
paper.

Send in your order now for

For  T h e   B a b y  

j^Y V yV vY s

Ge tThC

tbade“S 0 U L I ETTA*MAR“'

Children's  Fcuuvear,  O v er t  iters,  i.aisbs- 
wool Soles, Shoe Laces, Brashes, Dressings, 
Blackings, or any other Shoe Store supplies 
you may need.

12-14  LYON  ST.

G R A N D   R A P ID S .

BIRTH,  KRAUSE  &  CO..
PER-BOOK 
100 LEAVES
™ B A R l0W STR A C EfRS
(Fortracing delayed Freiqht Shipments)
LUIfVJ TELEGRAMS
------inUTC  Pat  Manifold

W e s t e r n   U n icfifo rT o s t a l   L i n e s
Sent  Prepaid  for  above  Price* 
BARLOW  BROS.,GRAND RAPIDS.MICH.
A. J. SHELLHAN, Scientific Optician, 65 Monroe Street.

or.  w ill  S e n d   S a m p le s .

£<5
Eyes  tested  for  spectacles  free of  cost  with 
latest improved methods.  Glasses in every style 
at  moderate  prices.  Artificial  human  eyes  of 
every color.  Sign of big spectacles.__________

BUY  THE  PENINSULAR

Once and You aie our Customer 

for life.

STANTON, MOREY & C0„ Mtrs.

DETROIT, MICH.

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

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

The BraflstreEt Mercantile Acency.
Executive Offices, 279,281,283 Broadway, N.Y

The B radstreet  Company, Props.

CHARLES  F.  CLARK,  Pres.

Offices In the principal cities of the United 
States,  Canada,  the  European  continent, 
Australia, and In London.  England.
Grand  Rapids Office, Room 4, Widdieomb Bldg.

HENRY  ROYCE,  Supt.

BRED  IN  THE  BONE.

Sad Story of tile Sunny South.

The soft rose light from the tinted side 
lamps shimmered down on  Alma  Martin 
as she bent over the luxurious bed where 
her two children slept.  She  kissed little 
Alma tenderly  and  brushed  back  little 
Fred’s dark hair so softly that he did not 
stir  in  his sleep.  She  was  very  proud 
of him for he was an  affectionate,  manly 
child and resembled his  father.

She went to a  window and looked  out 
onto the moonlit lawn where  a  fountain 
plashed  and  white  statues  stood  like 
ghosts of  stone  in  the  shadows  of  the 
trees.

“I wonder why he does not come,” she 
said,  looking  uneasily  at  the  clock  on 
the  mantel.  “He  knows  I  can  never 
sleep while he is away.  Then  her  face 
lighted up; she had heard  her  husband’s 
step on the  veranda.  She  ran  to  meet 
him and threw  herself  into  his  strong 
arms when he entered.

“I have been waiting  for  you,  dear,” 
she said, sweetly, “you are late to-night.”
Laurence  Martin  folded  his  wife  to 
him and kissed  her,  but  did  not  reply. 
She released  herself  from  his  embrace 
and looked at him in surprise.
5$j“What  is  the  matter?”  she  asked, 
stiffing an  exclamation  of  alarm;  “you 
are pale and  trembling;  what  has  hap­
pened?”

He did  not  look  at  her  but  led  her 
further away from the sleeping children.
“I’ve had trouble with Burford  at  the 
club,” he said,  in  a  low  tone.  “I  tried 
to control myself,  but he was determined 
to insult me, and before  the  others.  He 
hates me and has been trying  to  pick  a 
quarrel  with me for a long time.”

“ What did he say?”  She was as white 
as death  and  her  hands  were  clinched 
spasmodically.

“He made a remark  at my  very  elbow 
about the humbleness of my  people  and 
said that but for  my  having  toiled  like 
a miser and become rich,  I  could  never 
have married into your family.”

“What did you do?”
“I told him he was a coward; I tried to 
get to him but they  came between us. 
I 
was blind with rage; I don’t  know  all  I 
said.”

For an instant her  fíne  patrician  face 
was aflame with rage and  she  stood  be­
fore him like an angry goddess,  but  she 
sank into a chair and  covered  her  face 
with her hands.  Neither spoke,  and the 
silence was so profound that the  breath­
ing of the children  was  audible.  When 
she looked up she had grown  very  calm.

“He will challenge  you.”
“I know it; he  said  Colonel  Moulton 

would wait on me at once.”

A shudder convulsed her  from head to 

foot.

“ He has killed two men  in  duels  and 
is the best shot in Charleston.  What are 
you going to do?  Oh, my  God!  This  is 
awful!”

“There is but one thing  open  to  me,” 
he said, laying his broad  hand  softly  on 
her head,  “and  that  is  to  meet  him. 
Your grandfather was  killed  in  a  duel;

inherited 

your  father  respects  the  custom  and 
would despise a man  who  would  decline 
a  challenge.  You  have inherited  their 
views,  for I have seen your  face light up 
with pride when  others  have  spoken  of 
their courage.  My  ancestors  toiled  for 
their daily  bread  and  knew  no  honor 
which could  be  upheld  by  blood-shed, 
and  I  have 
I 
have always felt that it  was  murder  to 
kill a man in a duel.  You may not think 
so now,  but you would despise  me  if  I 
were to refuse to meet Burford. 
I  don’t 
blame you,  for it  is  bred  in  the  bone. 
Your world  would brand me as  a coward 
—the cowardly son of a  blacksmith,  the 
father of your children,  you, the haughty 
great-grandchild of an earl.  Ah,  I know 
how they would talk.”

their  views. 

With  a  slight  scream  she  rose  and 

threw her arms around  his neck.

“Never mind,  you must not meet  him, 
Laurence; think of me and the children,”
“I am thinking of you,”  he  said,  kiss­
ing her softly.  “There  is  nothing  else 
left for me  to do. 
I  know  you  better 
than you know  yourself.”

A step  sounded  in  the  hall.  A  ser­

vant entered.

speak with you.”

“Colonel Moulton,  sir;  he  wishes  to 

“Tell him I shall be in at  once.”
The wife stood  like a  statue  listening 
to  the  servant’s  retreating  foot-steps, 
then she sank,  unable  to  stand,  at  her 
husband’s feet.

“1 love you  with  all  my  soul,”  she 
groaned,  clinging to his  knees  with  her 
frail arms.  “Don’t accept the challenge. 
It would kill me.  Nothing could change 
my love  for you.  Would  you  kill  me? 
Would it be honorable for  you  to  cause 
my death?  As sure  as  you  meet  that 
man I shall die.  For  my  sake  tell  him 
anything,  but don’t meet him!”

His handsome face  filled  with tender­
ness as he raised her up and clasped  her 
to him,  but  he  said  nothing,  save  with 
his troubled  eyes.

She  pushed  him  toward  the  door,  a 
playful, half hopeful smile  on  her  face.
“Go  now,”  she  urged,  almost  beside 
herself with excitement;  “ have  it  over. 
I don’t care what they all 
think,  I  care 
only for you!”

He kissed her again,  and  his face took 

back a little of its natural color.

“I  would  do  anything  you  ask,”  he 
said.  “It  would  be  an  unpardonable 
crime before high heaven  anyway,  feel­
ing as I do about  it.  But, 
if  I  refuse, 
you must make up your  mind  to  bear  a 
good deal.”  She made  no reply, and  he 
crossed the hall  to  the  drawing  room. 
She stood for a moment,  holding  to  the 
heavy curtains,  a strange  despair  dawn­
ing in her eyes.

Fifteen minutes later he returned.  She 
was sitting at the side of the  bed, gazing 
fixedly at the children.  She did not look 
up when he stood over her,  but  covered 
her white face with her hands.

“Well,  I  have  obeyed  you,”  he  said 
gently,  “and  now  we  must  think  no 
more about it.  1 feel that  I  have  done 
my  duty.  Moulton  seemed  astonished,

3

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

bat  he  said 
apology would satisfy Burford.” 

finally  that  my  written 

“Satisfy!”  She  hissed 

the  words 
through  her  teeth,  and  clutched 
the 
coverlet  convulsively.  “And you wrote 
it; you wrote that  vile  scoundrel  that— 
that you were sorry you resented  his in­
sult.  He spoke of you  as  he  would  of 
the meanest of his  slaves,  and  because 
you replied he forced—forced you  to beg 
his pardon in a note that he will  exhibit 
to everybody in this  city.  Oh,  if 1  were 
only a man,  I  would tear him  iimb  from 
limb!”

Laurence Martin shrank from  his wife 
in surprise,  and all signs of hope  left his 
face.  For a moment he stood  erect  aud 
motionless,  then  he  bent  over  her  and 
tried to lift her up,  bat she shrank shud­
dering  from  him,  aud  uttered  a  low 
moan like a wounded animal.  A blended 
look  of  determination  and  deepest  de­
spair  settled  into  his  dark  face.  He 
glanced toward the door and  listened  to 
the sound of  the  carriage  wheels  that 
were leaving the gate.

“ I can  stop  him ,”  he said 

“ but  she  m ust  not  know,  poor 
woman!”

to  him self, 
little 

He touched her  head  gently.  “1  am 
going—1  am going to—to  retire,  Alma,” 
he stammered.  “ Will you kiss me  good 
night?”

She hesitated for  a  moment,  then  re­
luctantly raised her  cold  rigid  face  to 
him and he kissed  her  cheek.  Then  he 
kissed his  children  softly,  and  with  a 
lingering glance at her  bowed  head  he 
stole from  the house. 
In  the  street  he 
motioned to the driver of a  passing  cab.
“To the Elite Club  as  quick  as  pos­

sible!” he ordered as betook  his seat.

“I  waut to see  Colonel  Moulton,”  he 
said to the footmau  who opened  the club 
house door in answer to his ring.

“I think he is in the card  room,  sir,” 
replied the man.  “ He  was  asking  for 
Mr.  Burford a moment  ago.”

Colonel Moulton was  alone and  stared 

at his visitor in astonishment.

“ You  have  not  seen  Burford  yet,” 

gasped Martin.

“No.  1 expect to  see  him  here  soon; 
there is no need for  special  haste  since 
the matter is practically settled.”

“I want to  withdraw  my  apology. 

I 

must meet Burford.”

The young officer stared as if he  could 

not believe he had heard aright.

“You—you  want  to 

fight!”  he  ex­
claimed.  “Why, you  have just  declined 
and apologized.”

“But you have  not  yet  delivered  my 
I had no time to think  what 1  was 
note. 
about. 
I  was not myself.  To be  frank, 
I was influenced  by my  wife  who  knew 
the object of your call. 
I  want to accept 
the challenge. 

I want—satisfaction?” 

Colonel Moulton looked  puzzled.
“I have never heard of just this sort of 
emergency,”  he  said.  “ It  is  irregular, 
but as  I  have  not  yet  delivered  your 
note,  I see no reason  why you should not 
be allowed to amend it.”

“Tell him,  then,  that I  will  meet  him 

at once—as soon as possible.”

“Have you  a  second?”
“The manager of my business, Wilson, 
I shall send a  messenger 
will serve me. 
for him.  You can meet  him here soon.” 
* 

* 

*

Alma  walked the  floor  of  her  apart­
ment restlessly,  now and then she paused 
to bend over  her  children.  Once  little 
Fred moved»  and  half  awake  held  out 
his chubby  arms  toward  her,  but  she

shuddered to think that his face was like 
his father’s,  and  turned  from  him  and 
laid her arms despairingly  around  little 
Alma,  whose  delicate patrician features 
were like her own.

Slowly  the  hours  dragged  by.  She 
could not sleep.  She went down the long 
hall to the door of  her  husband's apart­
ment,  and put her hand on the latch,  but 
paused,  trembling  from  head  to  foot. 
She had treated him coldly  for  the  first 
time in  life,  and he had given her no real 
cause for offense,  but what could she say 
to him in  her present state of mind?

“Let  him  sleep,”  she  said  bitterly, 
"since he can do so at such  a time.  Not 
one of my race could  rest  while  such an 
enemy lived.”

She turned  back to  her  chamber,  and 
lying down  with  her arms  around  Alma, 
sobbed  herself to sleep.
When she awoke the sun  was high in the 
heavens.

“Has my  husband  arisen  yet?”  she 
asked a servant who was passing through 
the room.

“ He  has  not been  in  his  room,  m a’am; 

his  bed  has not  been  disturbed.”

“ Not  in his room,”  she  repeated  ab­
sently,  then  her  eyes  began  to  gleam 
with sudden fear and she sprang up.

“Sarah!”
The girl stared in astonishment  at her 
mistress’s  disheveled  hair,  disordered 
dress and  haggard face.

“ Where  is  my  husband?  tell  me  for 

God’s sake.”

“James says he went  away  last  night 

in a great hurry,  ma’am.”

in 

Alma tottered to  the door.  She  beard 
a step  on  the walk. 
It  was  her father. 
The old man  had  never come  to  see her 
the  morning  before.  He 
so  early 
stood on  the  threshold 
looking  at  her 
with great pity in his  kindly  eyes.  She 
tried  to read his quivering face.

“My husband!”  she gasped,  reeling to­

ward him with arms outstretched.
He took her tenderly  in  his arms.
“Be a brave  little  woman,”  he  said. 
“ I see that  you suspect  the  sad  truth; 
your husband  was  a  true  man. 
I  am 
proud of him.”

“ He fought with Burford,” she groaned.
“At  daybreak. 
the 

I  heard  about 

whole matter. 

It had to be.”

“My God! he is dead.”
The old man  lowered  his  white  head 

and she understood.

The two children,  in  their  night-robes 
awoke and ran toward her.  Little  Alma 
reached her first aud  was holding up her 
arms,  but with a  fierce  cry  the  mother 
pushed her aside aud  clasped little  Fred 
to her  breast.

Wil l  N.  H a r ben.

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1893.

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I.

"THE  INITIAL  ANARCHIST.”

The promotion of  lawlessness embrac­
es a very wide era of  action.  The  over­
riding  of  statutory  enactments  passed 
for the public  good;  the  supervision  of 
the duties and  functions of  judicial  and 
legislative bodies by bribery,  corruption 
or intimidation;  the  passage of  laws in­
imical to the common interest—these are 
anarchical to the extent that they violate 
the true principles of law.  And this leads 
us  to  the  contemplation  of  the  Initial 
Anarchist, who is  the forerunner  of  the 
Vulgar Anarchist.

in parallel  lines,  but  with a wide differ­
ence  in  the  performance, 
it  has  been 
said frequently  of  late,  and  said  truly, 
that there is no place in this country  for 
anarchists.  Disturbers  from Europe are 
quickly detected  and  easily  dealt  with; 
but  the  Initial  Anarchist,  by  attacking 
the solid foundations of  society aud gov­
ernment,  supplies  the conditions favor­
able to the existence of the offender from |
oversea,  who  sets  himself  up as a mark 
for  condemnation  by  proclaiming  his 
doctrine of brute force as  the remedy for 
social evils.

The  Initial Anarchist may be a despot 
who dominates  the  legislative  and judi­
cial machinery of a nation,  making it the 
the agent of  his personal  will,  instead of 
the servant of  the people,  and  thus lay­
ing a substructure  upon  which  it is im­
possible to build save to confusion.  Gov­
ernments so conducted  must finally  col­
lapse,  for  governments  are  sound  and 
enduring  in  proportion  as their founda­
tions are just and true.  Honest laws and 
untram m eled  judiciary  are  the  g u aran ­
tees  of  national  contentm ent.  V icious 
legislation  and  a  venal  bench open  the 
gateways and admit a Hood of other evils 
that  speedily  undermine  the structure. 
Such a foundation was laid in New  York 
City by the  State  and  local  legislatures 
and^the’judiciary twenty  years  ago,  and 
it produced the natural and inevitable re­
volt.  On a  larger  scale,  similar  condi­
tions existed in France  prior to the Rev­
olution.  They prevail  to-day in Russia.
But there are many ways besides those 
indicated in which the  disturber  or pro­
moter of disorder may  operate.  He  may 
unsettle values,  precipitating the failure 
of merchants,  the  wreck of  financial in­
stitutions  and  the ruin of  thousands  of 
individuals.  He may create  commercial 
and  domestic  confusion  by  forcing  up 
the  price  of  everyday 
commodities; 
make  travel too  costly  for  any  but the 
rich;  send nearly 'all the  gold out of the 
country,  producing panic on the exchang­
es  and widespread bankruptcy and mak­
ing thousands penniless.  He may organ­
ize the familiar  corner  in  stocks, or  the 
crafty combination  in flour or coal.  All 
these he may do, either singly or by com­
bination  with  others.  He  has  it in his 
power to shake the foundations of honor­
able trade and commercial confidence up­
on which the  material welfare of  a com­
munity rests.  The  need to make money 
for himself and his  associates  cannot be 
urged as a legitimate reason,  for already, 
as often  happens,  they  are  rich beyond 
the dreams of avarice.

There  is  another  class  of  anarchist, 
equally  ardent  in  his  devotion  to  the 
demolition of existing conditions, though 
happily less insidious  and therefore less 
dangerous than  the  first.  Yet he is, aft­
er all, only  a  blundering imitator,  lack­
ing  the  intelligence, 
the  finesse,  the 
adroit  manipulative  skill  of  the  other. 
He plays with  incendiary  proclamations 
and wild speeches  and  with bombs  that 
make a noise, whereas  the  real  pastmas- 
ter in the profession burrows  deeply and 
silently.  He  shatters  a  wine  house  or 
blows up a freight car with a thunderous 
detonation, while  the  expert noiselessly 
shivers the  doors  of  a  bank’s  treasure- 
vaults or  wrecks a railroad.  He  resorts 
to vulgar crime,  but his astute prototype, 
standing within the limits of  the law,  by 
a single  dexterous  stroke  ruins  a  hun­
dred homes and  drives a score of men  to 
crime and  despair.  Their  methods  run

It is only through peaceful  and legiti­
mate channels  that the Initial Anarchist 
is to be  reached,  and  his  abnormal  pro­
pensity for  accumulation at the expense 
of the multitude restrained. 
It would be 
folly for labor to grasp  by  violence what 
it  may 
claim  through  constitutional 
means,  by  the proper  exercise of  its in­
fluence  as a  majority.  Demonstrations, 
counter-combinations, strikes,  and an at­
titude that appeals  to  the  passions  and 
sympathies,  afford  no  material  aid  in 
settling the  real  question—how  best  to 
harmonize  our  people  and  make  them 
united and  prosperous  aud  loyal to  the 
Republic.  Education alone  will  liberal­
ize the classes and bring them into closer 
relations 
to  each  other.  The  man  of 
wealth and commercial  position,  besides 
recognizing  the power and the equitable 
rights of the  worker,  will  come to know 
him less as a servant  and more as a man 
and fellow citizen,  whose  multitudinous 
support is essential to the preservation of 
the  other  hand,  the 
the  Republic.  On 
worker, 
in 
numbers,  simultaneously  grasps 
the 
great philosophical  truth  that  violence 
secures nothing  permanently.  He  pos­
sesses  a  potentiality  which,  organized 
and loyal  to a common  interest,  can re­
dress all the wrongs  from which he may 
have suffered  in the past.  The perils  of 
the  Republic  through  class  separation, 
and the near vision of a ruling pi utocracy, 
would  then  disappear  before  the  har­
monious  conjunction of  the  classes  and 
the  restoration  of  National  tranquility 
that must  follow the  generous, educated 
recognition of each other’s rights by cap­
ital and labor. 

realizing  his  potentiality 

G.  H.  Sandison.

T rad e  U nionism   in  A u stralia.

The outcome of the recent  strikes  and 
riots in Sidney, Australia, has  been very 
bad for trade.  The trouble occurred in a 
mine,  and  for  a  while  the  aspect  of 
affairs was  very  threatening.  Eight  of 
the ringleaders were  arrested  and  tried 
on charges of conspiracy  and  inciting to 
riot.  Six were convicted  and  sentenced 
to imprisonment and hard labor for terms 
varying from three months to  two years. 
The one most heavily  punished  was  the 
secretary  of  the  local  branch  of  the 
Amalgamated Miners’  Association,  who 
was the  instigator  of  the  trouble.  He 
was a very  important  person  in  union 
circles,  and  his  conviction  has  caused 
great indignation and  alarm  among  his 
associates.  A monster  petition  for  the 
release of the convicts was  presented  to 
the authorities, but they refused to inter­
fere, saying that the law  must  take  its 
course. 
It  is  thought  that  the  trade 
union in Australia has received its death­
blow.

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|  Cheboygan—The  sawmill  of  D. Quay 
roads  and  yards  will clean  up  the stock j  The  Commercial  Credit  Co.  employs 
& Son,  at  Iverness,  will  run during  the 
long before spring  arrives,  and  Saginaw j only competent  and  experienced  collec-
winter, cutting  hemlock  and  hardwood
will  go  into  the  spring  trade  of  1893 j tors and can always  be found at 65 Mon-
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AMONG  THE TRADE.
AROUND THE  STATE.

Ionia—John H.  Welch, of  the  grocery 

firm of Welch & Long  is dead.

Lake Odessa—J.  S.  Cahoon  has  sold 

his dry goods stock to M. Crane.

Clayton—McMoth  &  Grattan  succeed 

John Mason in the meat business.

Alma—Geo.  E.  Latimer  succeeds Lati­

mer & Kehn in  the jewelry business.

Ithaca—Fred L.  Howard  is  succeeded 
by T.  Ryckman in the  harness  business.
Muskegon—Gerritt  Witt  is  succeeded 
by (I.  E.  Witt  <fe Co.  in  the grocery  busi­
ness.

Maneelona—Mrs.  L.  E.  llelfrick  has 
purchased the  restaurant business of  H. 
L.  Retail.

Holton—W.  S.  Culver  has  purchased 
the dry goods and grocery stock of Ferris 
& Welton.

Reading—A.  Walls  succeeds  Walls  & 
Culver  in  the  agricultural  implement 
business.

Bessemer—The furniture stock of Alex. 
McCauley has been  closed under  chattel 
mortgage.

Luther—W.  H.  McCreary  succeeds  L. 
T.  Paine in the furniture  and  undertak­
ing business.

in 

Traverse City—T.  H.  Barnes  is  suc­
the  con­

ceeded by  W.  E. Campbell 
fectionery  business.

Belleville—The hardware firm of Moon 
& Cady  has  dissolved,  C.  W.  Moon con­
tinuing the business.

Alpena—MacLellan & Co.  are succeed­
ed by Wm.  Carr & Co. in the  grocery and 
commission  business.

Mayvilie—N.  R.  Schermerhorn  is  suc­
ceeded  by  Lawrason  &  Duson  in  the 
boot and shoe business.

Saginaw—Martin  &  Fish  are  closing 
out their  commission  produce  business 
and will retire from trade.

Shaftsburg—D  Marsh  succeeds  J.  G. 
trade  and  in 

Marsh  &  Co.  in  general 
wheat,  lime and  salt business.

Copemish—Lamson &  Crawford,  gen­
eral dealers,  have dissolved.  Fred  Craw­
ford continuing the  business.

Owosso—The  Owosso  Tool  Co.  has 
been succeeded by  the Owosso Manufac­
turing Co.  Capital  stock,  875,000.

Manton—Dr.  ,J.  C.  Bostick  writes  T he 
T radesm an,  denying  the report that  he 
has sold his drug  stock to his brother.

Gobleville—J. G.  Clark  has moved his 
general 
stock  into  his  new  two-story 
brick block,  adjoining the brick  block of 
Saul Frank.

Maneelona—John  W.  Morse,  a former 
well-known  jeweler  of  Reed  City,  has 
purchased  a  half  interest  in  Herrick’s 
jewelery store,  and from now on the bus­
iness  will  be  conducted  under  the  firm 
name of Herrick & Co.

Chesaning—The  old firm of  Eldred  & 
Co.,  who for twenty  years  have  been  in 
partnership  in  the  drug  business here, 
has  been  dissolved  by  mutual consent. 
Dr.  Eidred,  with  the  assistance  of  his 
son  Bert,  will  continue  the  business, 
and  Mr.  C.  C.  Tubbs  will  travel  for 
some business firm.

m anufacturing  m atters.

Kalamazoo—The style of L. C.  Lull  & 
Co.,  manufacturers of harrows and carts, 
has been changed to the  Lull  & Skinner 
Go.

Bay  Mills—The  Hall  &  Munson  Co. 
has purchased all of  the standing timber 
in Chippewa and  Luce counties owned by 
the Calumet & Hecla Mining Co.

Alpena — Business  is  drawing  to  a 
close,  and  all vote  the season  as  one of 
the  most  prosperous  the  Huron  shore 
lumber trade has  experienced.  Lumber 
has  been sold  about  as fast as manufac­
tured, at good prices.  The mills will all be 
fairly stocked for next season.

Detroit—Articles of  association of  the 
Michigan  Arms  and  Cycle  Works  have 
been  filed at  Detroit.  The  capital stock 
is 810,000, of which 86,000 worth has been 
paid  in.  John  B.  Peterson.  Jr., George 
Wm.  Toney,  George  L.  Peterson  and 
Charles A.  Converse  form  the  company.
Manistee — The  Canfield  Salt  and 
Lumber Co.  is erecting  a new  salt shed 
which  will  have  a  capacity  of  about
7.000 barrels.  The company does not ex­
pect to ship a great  deal  more  this  fall, 
and after  the shed is  completed  will  fill 
it  and  then  shut  down.  The  dock  is 
pretty  well  cleaned of  lumber  and  the 
mill  can  be run later  in the season than 
usual.

Bay City—The  Sage  sawmill has only 
cut about 12,000,000 feet this season, ow­
ing to the timber of the firm having been 
exhausted.  The  stock  cut  this  season 
came from Canada.  What  the future  of 
the mill  is has not been determined.  As 
an enormous quantity of  logs  will come 
to the river  from  Canada  next season it 
is quite possible that some arrangements 
will be made to keep  the mill  in motion.
Manistee—The Chieora,  which  was  to 
have carried  freight  from  Benton  Har­
bor to  Milwaukee this winter, but  which 
slipped up on her contract some way, was 
in here  last  week,  and  took  out  about
4.000 barrels of salt for Chicago, and will 
tie up there  for  the  winter.  Her  ma­
chinery is not well arranged for carrying 
freight of that kind, as she ought to carry
5.000 barrels at least.  The  barge  Mar­
shall,  which has been carrying salt  from 
here all seasou,  has taken a load of 
lum­
ber for Touawanda,where she will tie up 
for the winter,  and  will  probably  be  in 
the salt trade next season  again.

Empire — The  Empire  Lumber  Co., 
which is an offshoot of T.  Wilce & Co., of 
Chicago,  is getting its mill  in  shape  for 
the  winter’s  campaign.  A  new  battery 
of boilers  has  been  put  in,  which  will 
make six  large  boilers,  and  furnish  all 
the steam  wanted  for  the  new  engine, 
which is one of the largest  in  a  sawmill 
in  this northern  country.  Another  cir­
cular  will  be  added  to  the  equipment, 
and about three miles of standard  guage 
railroad,  to insure a steady supply of logs, 
independent of snow  or  ice. 
It  is  sup­
posed  that it  is  ultimately  intended  to 
connect  the  road  with  the  Manistee  & 
Northeastern,  and so be able  to  ship  by 
rail as well as water should the necessity 
arise.

Saginaw—Lumber  will  be cleaned off 
the  mill  docks  as  never  before  at the 
close  of  the  season  in  a score of years. 
Dry  lumber  is  shipped  up  close,  and 
there  will  be  light  stocks of  green left 
when the millsshut down.  A large ship­
per said that if the railroads did not take 
out a foot of the stocks on the mill docks 
during  the  winter,  there  would not  be 
enough  left  to  load  the  boats 
in  the 
spring  before  the  mills  start.  He  said 
he had never seen  lumber  shipped up so 
closely at this  date.  As local yards  buy 
quite freely  during the  winter,  the  rail-

cargo market.  Three or  four  mills gen-  tlement. 
erally  run  nearly  through  the  winter,  I ........... ....
but their output is handled by rail.

The Hardware Market.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

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BUSINKSS  CHANCES.

Sheet Iron—Is now coming along quite 
freely.  83.25  for  No.  27  and  83.15 for 
No. 26 are the ruling quotations.

Glass—Window  glass  is  very  scarce 
and manufacturers are having hard  work 
to catch up with their orders.  They give 
very  little  encouragement  for  doing  so 
before  Jan.  1.  The  price  still remains 
as quoted last week.

General  Trade  With  the  coming  of  Advertisements  will  be  inserted  under  this 
snow and  cold weather,  a shortening  up  kead *or two ce?ts a word the first insertion and
one  cent a word  for each subsequent  insertion, 
in  the dem and  for  building m aterials and  No advertisements  taken for  less  than 25 cents.
an  increased demand  for  other  lines  of  Advance twment.
goods is quite apparent 
The  volume of
business keeps up and everything is mov­
f lOR  SALE—A  CLEAN  STOCK  OF  DRUGS 
ing along very  satisfactorily.  The  gen-
and  groceries,  invoicing  about  $3,000,
«na  groceries,  invoicing  about  $3,000,  in
eral conditions of the market are station-  good town  of  1,000  inhabitants.  Good  reasons
ary,  and  but  few  changes  in  price  h a v e ! Tradesman.  Addr6SS  N°  620’  care  Mi^ gan
TTIOR sa l e—i ha v e  fo r sa le tw o w e l l-
taken  place. 
W ire  Nails—Vntwithstanriinir tlx. man  X  
established clothing and men’s  furnishing 
wire N ans  NOtwitnstanmug the man-  goods  buisnesses—one  in  Northern  Michigan,
ufacturers  were  looking for better prices,  J^e owner of which can influence a large steady
trade and is a gentleman of the  highest  reputa- 
’ 
the advance does not come. 
tiou; a rare chance for some  one  of  enterprise
If anything, 
the market to weaker;  more especially  is | 
‘iKS'lK
this the case with  jobbers.  The present I business.  In both case -the gentlemen own  the 
. 
I  lots, ana rents will be cheap  and  every encour
price is 81.75 to 81.80, according to q u a n ----------—  
....
agement given.  Address in first  instance, 'w il­
liam Connor, box 346, Marshall,  Mich. 
tity wanted.
F or  sa le—d rug  sto re—lo c a ted  on
a  good  street  and  doing  a  nice  business. 
Good chance for a man  with small capital.  Ad­
dress “Buchu,” care  the  Michigan  Tradesman, 
Grand Rapids.  • 
I  WILL  EXCHANGE 
$31.00  VVOKiH  OF
real estate  for  general
_ —-------------- 0--------- „tock of  merchandise
of  about that  size.  Will  give  good  exchange. 
Box 327, Stanton. Mich. 
F or sa le - n ic e clean  g e n e r a l stock
and fixtures,  invoicing  about $5,000, located 
fifteen miles from Allegan and  twenty-five from 
Grand Rapids, in village of  200 inhabitants  and 
excellent surrounding farming countrv.  Cream­
ery and  cheese  factory  just  located.'  The best 
of reasons  for  selling.  Address F. Goodman  & 
Co., Burnips Corners, Mich. 
D rug  sto ke  fo r  sa l e—t h e  u n d er'-
signed wishes to retire  from the  drug busi­
ness and  devote  his entire  time to the manufac­
turing  of  his family  remedies.  I  have  a  com- 
plete and  clean  stock of  drugs and  everything
--— ---- -—k  belonging to first-class drug store, good location,
$4 2d per  keg.  a paying  business, will  give easy  terms  or a big 
I discount for cash.  Apply  at  my  store, 142 Ells- 
worth avenue.  Geo. G. Steketee. druggist.  615
F OR  SALE—ONE-HALF  INTEREST  OF  A 
100 barrel steam roller flour  mill In the  best 
wheat section in Central Michigan;  county seat; 
two  railroads;  custom  trade  sixty  thousand 
bushels  yearly;  fuel  cheap.  Will  take  $1,000 
stock  o 
furniture  as  part  payment.  Reasons 
for selling, bad health.  For particulars  address 
No. 616  care Michigan Tradesman. 
F OR  SALE—LARGE  PACKING  BUSINESS 
and  meat  market  with  tools  and  fixtures, 
including horse? and wagons, bnck block 22 feet 
front on  main  street, ice  house  and 20 acres  of 
land, with slaughter  house.  This  business and 
property is in Ovid,  Mich  Address L. C  Town- 
seud, Allen  Bennett Block, Jackson  Mich  606
■ OR  SALE  OR  WILL  EXCHANGE  FOR 
grocery stock—New  house, barn  and  store 
building  in  Kalamazoo;  lot 4x8;  buildings are 
worth  price  asked  for  entire  place.  Address 
ABC, Kalamazoo, Mich. 
ANTED —TO  EXCHANGE  80  ACRES 
hardwood  timber  land  in  Oceana county 
for stock of  general  merchandise.  Address No. 
610, care Michigan Tradesman. 
F o r  s a l ì ____
-BEST  PAYING  DRUG  STORE
in  Grand  Rapids.
— ------- Rapids.  Address  No.  612.  care
Michigan Tradesman. 
I lOR  SALE—A  GOOD  CLEAN  STOCK  OF 
hardware in a booming  city of  5,000, in  the 
center of the finest farming country in the State. 
Stock will  invoice about  $9,000.  Can  reduce on 
short notice.  Reason for selling, other business. 
Address No. 60>, care Michigan Tradesman.  604
m ---------------—...............w m   «
S-À  mess 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  per  ons  who  mean  business.  No others 
need apply.  No. 556, care Michigan Tradesman. 
________  

Winter  Goods—The  following  are  a 
few  prices  on  staple  goods  for  cold 
weather:
Wood snow shovels 
...................  $1  50 @ $1  75
“
Steel 
“ 
................... 
4 00
Hand s!eds 
........
40 per cent. dls. from list 
Horse shoes................  ......... ......
Snow shoes  ................................   4
Toe ca lk s....................
.’c set. 
AuSable horse nails..
and IQ dis. from list.
No. s all copper boilers 
.........  
$3 each.
No 9
$2.25 each.
.........  
Saw tools 
.....  ........
........  $6  per doz.
Mrs. Pott’s nickle  sads
........ 
90c set.
........  2%c per lb.
S. shoe steel 
..............
........   3KC  “
Tee calk steel..............
............................. ......
Tar  paper 
$1  45
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Plain  board...................................
.........  
1  30

Manufacturer’s Agent and Jobber of

F R A N K   H .  W H I T E ,
Brooms,  Washboards,  Wooden
Indurated  Pails  X  Tubs,

E N T E i’.P R I S B   M E A T   C U T T E R S .
..............................................
No.  0 
No. 12  .................................................
No. 22 
..............................................
No.32  ...  ...........................................
Levs20 and 10 per cent.

Pin-*,  step  Ladders,  Washing  Ma­

chines. Market, Bushel and De­

Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

Wooden  Bowls,  Clothespins  and  Rolling 

Paper, Sacks, Twine  and  Stationery.

livery  Baskets.  Building 

Paper, W rapping

$2 50 
3 no 
1 00

AND

15 
25

610

556

614

616

589

oil

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

125  COURT  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MIOH.

OW   D R E S S I N G  
E C O R A T I N G .

A

m a s

Everybody  can  dress  his  show  windows  and 
decorate  his  store  for  the  Holidays  with  the 
aid of  my Xmas  Pamphlet, m.iled  on  receipt of 
75 cents. 

F
HARRY HARMAN,

. 
_ . 
Window Dresser, Decorator and Window 
_ 
Room 1204 The Temple, Chicago, 111.

Supplies,

„  

MISCELLANEOUS.

609

■   CHOICE  RESIDENCE  PROPERTY  ON 
the  hill, worth  $4,000 to exchange  for clean 
stock of shoes, groceries or general merchandise. 
Address No. 62, care Telfer Spice Co. 
D O  YOU  Ut>E  COUPON  b o o k s? 
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.
IfRHl  SALE — GOOD  DIVIDEND - PAYING 
stocks in  banking, manufacturing  and mer 
cantile  companies.  E. A. Stowe,  liio  Louis  St.. 
Grand Rapids. 
F o r  s a l e —b e st  r e sid e n c e  lot  in
Grand Rapids, 70x175 feet, beautifully shad 
ed with  native  oaks, situated In gool  residence 
locality,  only 200  feet  from  electric  street  car 
Hue.  Will sell  for $2 500 cash, or part cash, pay 
ments to suit.  E. A. Stowe, loo Louis St. 
354 
ANTED—PRACTICAL PRINTER  WHO  IS 
familiar  with  job  work  and  capable  of 
editing  a country  weekly, to  start  a  newspaper 
in a live town  No competition  Applicant must 
If  you 
have at least $500 cash or its  equivalent 
mean  business, address  No. 605, care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 
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370

TTÏE  MICHIGAN  THADE8 MAN.

5

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

C. 

C. Burley & Co.  have sold their gro­

cery stock at  143  Livingston  street to J. 
W. Fuller.

De Hoop Bros,  hour and feed dealers at 
317  Wealthy  avenue,  have  sold  out  to 
Henry W.  Grutsch.

F.  Schwiud has  removed  his paint and 
wall paper stock  from  200  West Bridge 
street to 32 West  Bridge.

C.  W.  DeHart  has  engaged  in general 
trade at Amsden.  Musselman & Widdi- 
comb furnished the  stock.

Geo. Post  has  opened  a grocery  store 
at  Gobleville.  The  Olney  &  Judson 
Grocer Co.  furnished the stock.
□ P.  L. Hutchins  has  opened  a  grocery 
store at  Fife  Lake.  The  stock  was fur­
nished by Musselman &  Widdicomb.

D. Bos,  formerly  engaged  in  the  gro­
cery  business at the  corner of  East  and 
Sherman streets,  has  re-engaged in  trade 
at the same location.

Mrs.  M.  B.  Keeler,  formerly  engaged 
in the  millinery  business  on  South Di­
vision street,  has  leased a store at Evart 
and will  remove her  stock  to that place.
E. A.  Henry  has opened a grocery and 
shoe store at Alto.  The I. M. Clark Gro­
cery  Co.  furnished 
the  groceries  and 
Rindge,  Kalmbach  & Co.  the  boots  and 
shoes.

As will be noted  by the  report of  the 
last meeting of  the  Retail Grocers’  Asso­
ciation,  a  food  exposition  is among  the 
possibilities of  the  future,  in case a suf­
ficient number of manufacturers of  food 
products  express  a  desire  to  patronize 
such an enterprise.

A number of Grand Rapids  capitalists 
have purchased the sole  right  to  manu­
facture a new kind of water  gas  in  this 
State,  and  are  testing  its  effectiveness 
and economy at  an  experimental  works 
on Madison avenue,  at the intersection of 
the D.,  L.  &  N.  Railway. 
It  is claimed 
that an excellent quality  of fuel  gas can 
be produced  for  5  cents  per  1,000  feet 
and that the gas  can  be  converted  into 
beautiful illuminating  gas  for  15  cents 
per thousand.  The  machinery  for  its 
manufacture i* very simple,the expense of 
equiping  a plant  for a  town  of  5,000 
people being about $8,000.  The inventor, 
who  is  a  Philadelphia  gentleman, 
is 
spending a few days in the city,  superin­
tending the equipment of the experimen­
tal works.

About  a year ago the Retail Merchants’ 
Protective  Association of  Rochester,  N. 
Y.,  establsihed  a  branch  agency  here 
with M.  M.  Manley  in charge.  The man­
ager leased offices in the Wonderly build­
ing  and  introduced  the  system 
to  the 
merchants of  the  city on the basis of $10 
for an annual  membership,  usually  pay­
able  in  advance.  Mr.  Manley claims  to 
have done excellent work for the agency, 
but  for  some  reason  his  drafts for ser­
vices were not  honored  and he therefore 
sent in  his  resignation,  being  succeeded 
by F.  Hale  Sessions,  who,  in  turn,  was 
succeeded by J.  O. Merriman.  Mr.  Man- 
ley claims to have  bought  two shares  of 
stock in the Association  when he entered 
its  employ,  and  he  has  lately  brought 
suit against the  Association  for the $200 
so  paid  and  for  $300,  in liquidation  of 
back  salary  and  office  furniture,  for 
which  he  gave  his  personal  guarantee. 
So far as can be  learned,  the Retail Mer-

chants’  Protective  Association  is  not 
very responsible,  reports from Rochester 
asserting that the institution  is insolvent 
and that some of  the  original incorpora­
tors have abandoned the  business.  Con- ! 
sidering  these  facts  and  remembering 
that  there  are  reputable collection  and 
reporting agencies in  the field who  have 
long been  conducted on  legitimate busi­
ness  principles, it  is little  less  than  re­
markable that merchants  will  patronize 
agencies  concerning  which  they have no 
definite  information as to  responsibility 
and integrity.

Purely Personal.

Arthur Deuel,  who recently  succeeded 
his father  Lee Deuel,  in general trade at 
Bradley,  was  in  town  last  Friday  and 
gladdened the eyes of his jobbing friends.
Dr.  F. C.  Warne,  of the  drug  firms  of 
Warne &  Calkins,  at  East  Jordan,  and 
Calkins & Warne, at Charlevoix,  was  in 
town over Sunday.  He was accompanied 
by his son.

C.  W.  Payne, the Muskegon grocer, lias 
taken  a position as  office  assistant  with 
Musselman  & Widdicomb.  His  business 
is being managed,  in  his absence,  by  his 
father and  brother.

H. F.  Hastings is spending a few weeks 
at the Victoria Hotel, Chicago,  where  he 
is being treated by a noted specialist  for 
nerve troubles.  His improvement so far 
is said to be marvelous.

E.  L.  Bullen,  of  the  firm  of  E.  L. 
Bullen & Co.,  general  dealers  at  North 
Aurelius,  was in town  several  days  last 
week and  improved  the  opportunity  to 
spend Thanksgiving  with  friends  here. 
He was accompanied by his wife.

J.  A.  Liebler, 

the  Caledonia  general 
dealer,  celebrated 
the  twentieth  anni­
versary of his career  as  a  merchant  in 
Caledonia,  Nov.  12,  at which 
time  hot 
coffee  and  other 
refreshments  were 
served to all who called during the after­
noon.  Several  customers  were  present 
who purchased goods of Mr.  Liebler  the 
first day he opened his  doors  as  a  mer­
chant.

Class  (in  chorus)—

Ben  Hur!

XOc  or  3  for  25c.

Made on Honor!

Sold on M erit!

ORDER  FROM  YOUR  DEALER.

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I DETROIT. 

CHICAGO.

The Wayne 

Self -Measuring 

Oil  Tank.

MeasuringjOne  Qt. and H alf Gallon at a Single 

Stroke.

M anufactured by the

W ïffi  OIL TANK  CO.,

Forti Wayne, Ind.
Cellar Tank and Pump.

First Floor Tank and Pump.

We Lead, Lei Others 

Follow.
Wayne Oil Tank Co.,

B r i t t o n .  Mich., June 15, 
Fort Wayne, Ind 

G e n t l e m e n — I  think  your 
tanks are bound to be a seller, 
for in the thirteen years I have 
been selling  oil  I never  have 
seen their equal.

Yours truly,

W . C. B a bcock.

PRICK  CIST.

First floor  Tanks and  Pumps.
1 bbl..............
............   $13 00
2 bbl..............
.............  15 00
3 bbl..............
............   18 00
4 bbl............
.............  22 00
5 bbl..............
...........  27 00

Cellar Tanks and Pumps.

1 bbl
2 bbl
3 bbl
4 bbl
5 bbl
Pump without tank..

AVe Solicit Correspon­

dence.

Micbael  Kolli  t  Son,
WHOLESALE  CLOTHIERS,
New York.
Rochester, 

Established 30 Years.

Have still on hand a nice line of Ulsters, 
Overcoats and Winter Suitings.  All mail 
orders receive prompt  attention.

Our  Michigan  representative  William 
Connor will  call upon  you, if  you  write 
to his  address, Box  346,  Marshall,  Mich.
He will be at Sweet’s Hotel, Thursday, 
Friday and Saturday, Dec. 1, 2 and 3, and 
will  also Sunday there.

FLORIDA  ORANGES.

We have  made  arrangements  to  receive  regular 
shipments direct from  the groves  and shall  be in 
a  position  to  make close prices.  We  have  the 
exclusive agency of the favorite “Sampson”  brand 
and will  handle  the  “Bell”  brand  largely,  which 
will  be  packed  in  extra  large  boxes  and  every 
orange will be wrapped in printed tissue.

P U T N A M   C A N D Y   CO.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.
Dry Goods Price Cnrrent.

6

TIMELY  THOUGHTS  FOB  TO-DAY’S 

Written for The Tradesman.

DIGESTION.

Ever  since  Cain,  with  passionate  fe­
rocity,  bathed  his  soul  in  the  suilfc  of 
murder,  human nature has  continued  to 
develop  the destructive instinct.  Neither 
civilization  nor  Christianity  has  suc­
ceeded in eradicating  the  propensity  to 
kill that begins  in  childhood  and  con­
trols the  actions of  man  to  an  extreme 
old  age,  and  has  been  kept  alive  by 
heredity 
environment 
through scores of centuries to the present 
time.  Still,  it is not  wholly  evil  in  its 
ultimate  effects,  for  in  all  climes  and 
ages it has been  a dominant  force  in  the 
absence of  which history could have  had 
little to record  of  human  achievement, 
and out of which have  come results vital 
to the progress of humanity at large.

suitable 

and 

The  civilization  of  to-day  has  not 
wholly  obliterated  the  savageness  of 
mankind  even  in  this  enlightened  Re­
public.  And it is well that it should not, 
for,  though in the  progress of mental de­
velopment 
the  grosser  forms  of  bar­
barism  have  been  eliminated,  force  is 
yet a necessity to sustain the  best  inter­
ests of organized society  against the foes 
without and  foes  within  that  defy  and 
oppose the spirit  of  an  age  remarkable 
for  mechanical  and  commercial  enter­
prise.  So,  while philanthropists deplore 
the evils of war between  nations and the 
military force required within  organized 
governments to  protect  the  state  from 
internal  dissensions,  they  acknowledge 
that  the  gain  to  society  is  more  than 
enough to balance the resultant loss.

Every government  has  at  times  been 
compelled to appeal  to this  all-persuad­
ing  instinct  for  existence.  Without  it 
the world would not  now be  made up of 
powerful  nations  fulfilling their  destiny 
in the onward  march  of  civilization  by 
conquests over  barbarous  tribes,  and  by 
their  development  through  commercial 
channels.  War  subdues  and  commerce 
civilizes,  and thus  in the past they  have 
proved,  for  the  most  part,  inseparable 
allies.  As  peace  becomes  the  normal 
condition of latter day  governments,  the 
greed engendered by  commercial  enter­
prises  finds scope for certain  destructive 
influences that  cannot  be  so justly  ex­
cused as the one first  mentioned;  at  the 
same time they  challenge  particular  at­
tention on account-of  the  fact  that  the 
evils resulting are every  year on  the  in­
crease,  greatly  to  the  injury  of  coming 
generations.

Originating in the  primal  condition of 
man  when,  to  procure  a  livelihood,  he 
was obliged to  kill  either  the  beasts  of 
the forest,  fish of the sea, or fowls of the 
air,  the hunting instinct  remains,  among 
the  refiuing  influences  of 
to-day,  as 
powerful  in  those  whom 
it  affects  as 
when savagery was the  prevailing  mood 
of the human race.  To a certain degree, 
the hunter has  been the pioneer and pro­
tector  of  commerce.  This  continent, 
after  its  discovery  by  Columbus,  re­
mained still a  wilderness for  two  hun­
dred  years  or  more,  unproductive  and 
valueless  to the  enterprise  of the  East.
The portion  we now occupy  would not 
have  been brought from its original wild­
ness and barbarism to the  present  stage 
of improvement,  were it not  for  the  men 
whose hunting instincts  induced them to 
roam over its entire  surface  in  quest of 
game.  They  became  the  pioneers  and 
surveyors  who  first  gave  to  the  world 
knowledge  of  its wonderful  resources. 
The enterprising trader  following at  his

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

Adriatic
“  Arrow Brand 5V 
“  World Wide.  6
Argyle  ....................  6
Atlanta A A............   6
“  LL...............   414
Atlantic  A.............   6=&
Full Yard Wide......   6%
H.............   634
“ 
Georgia  A..............  634
“ 
P ............  534
Honest Width.........  634
D.............   6
“ 
Hartford A  ............   6
“  LL................   5
Indian Head...........  7
Amory.....................  634|
King A  A..................6!4
Archery  Bunting...  4 
King EC.................5
Beaver Dam  A A ..  5)4 
Lawrence  L L ........  4X
Blackstone O, 32__  5
Madras cheese cloth 6)4
Black Crow............ è  I Newmarket 
G...  5v
Black  Rock  ...........  6 
B 
....5
Boot, AL................  7 
N  ...  634
Capital  A...............   534 
DD....  534
Cavanat V..............  534 
X ....... 634
Chapman cheese cl.  334 Noibe R................... 5
Clifton  C R .............  534 Our Level  Best.......634
Comet......................  634 Oxford  R................   6
Dwight Star............   634 Pequot.....................  7
Clifton CCC...........634 Solar..........................   6
I Top of the  Heap___7
A B C ......................  834 Geo. Washington...  8
Amazon...................8  Glen Mills...............  7
Amsburg................   7  Gold Medal............   734
Art  Cambric...........10  Green  Ticket..........834
Blackstone A A......7  Great Falls...............   634
Beats All................   434 Hope....................... 734
Boston....................12  ¡Just  Out.......  434® 5
Cabot...................... 7  King  Phillip.............  734
Cabot,  X.................  634 
OP...... 734
Charter  Oak...........  5341Lonsdale Cambric. .10
Conway W..............  734 Lonsdale...........  @ 834
Cleveland..............   7
Middlesex........   ®  5
Dwight Anchor......834
No Name................   734
shorts.  8
Oak View...............   6
Edwards.................   6
Our Own................   534
Empire....................7
Pride of the West.. .12
Farwell...................734
_  Rosalind.................734
Fruit of the  Loom
SJilSunlight.................   434
Fitchville  ..........
7  Utica  Mills............ 834
First Prize..............  7
7 
“  Nonpareil  ..10
Fruit of the Loom %.  734
Vlnyard..................  834
Falrmount..............  434
White Horse...........6
Full Value..............634
“  Rock............ 8!
Cabot......................   7  IDwlght Anchor
Farwell...................  8  |

HALT  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

“ 

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Unbleached 

Housewife  A...........434

CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached.
Housewife  Q__
“ 
R......

.634

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J  ..
K  .. •  ■  8?¿
L.  .
...9)4
M  ...
...10
N ....
...10)4
O ...
...11)4
P ....
...14
CARPET  WABP.

COSSETS.

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Peerless, white....... 17341 Integrity  colored.. .20
colored  ... 193% White Star..............18
Integrity................. 18341 
“  colored..20
Hamilton 
Nameless................20
......... 25
......... 2734
......... 30
......... 3234
......... 35

............. 8
.................9
..............1034
G G  Cashmere........20
Nameless  .............. 16
............... 18

DBESS  GOODS.

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PBINTS.

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COBSET  JEANS.

“  —   634 

Corallne................. 89 50
Wonderful..........$4  50
Schilling’s ...............9  00
Brighton.................. 4 75
Davis  W aists__   9  00
Bortree’s ...............  9 00
Grand  Rapids.........4 50
Abdominal............15  00
Armory..................   6)4|Naumkeag satteen..  6JÍ
Androscoggin.........7)4 Rockport..................634
Blddeford.............   6  Conestoga................654
Brunswick..............  8341 Walworth..............   6)4
Allen turkey  reds..  6  [Berwick fancies__  534
robes...........  6  Clyde Robes...........
“ 
pink a purple  6  Charter Oak fancies 434
“ 
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buffs 
..........   6  DelMarlne cashm’s. 6
mourn’g 6
pink  checks.  6 
“ 
¡Eddystone  fancy... 6
“  Btaples  .........  6 
chocolat  6
“ 
shirtings ...  434 
American  fancy__ 554 
rober  ... 6
American indigo__  6 
sateens.. 6
American shirtings.  434!Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
Argentine  Grays...  6 
staple....  6
Anchor Shirtings...  5  Manchester  fancy..  6 
Arnold 
new era.  6
...  6  I Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Arnold  Merino 
long cloth B. 10341 Merrim’ckshirtings.  434
“ 
C.  834 
Repp furn .  834
“ 
century cloth 7
Pacific fancy  .........6
“  gold seal...... 1034
robes............  634
“  green seal TR1034 
Portsmouth robes...  6 
“  yellow seal.. 1034
Simpson mourning..  6
serge............ 1134
“ 
greys........6
“  Turkey red.. 1034 
solid black.  6 
Ballou solid black..  5 
Washington Indigo.  6 
“  colors.  534
“ 
“  Turkey robes..  734
Bengal bine,  green, 
“  India robes__734
red and  orange  ..  534
“  plain T’ky X M  834 
Berlin solids...........534
“ 
“  X...10
“  oil blue....... 634
“  Ottoman  Tur­
...  634
“ 
“  green 
key red................ 6
“  Foulards__534
Martha Washington
red K ........  7
“ 
Turkey red %........ 734
Martha Washington
“  % ........  934
“ 
“ 4 4 .........10
“ 
Turkey red..........   934
“ 
“  3-4XXXX 12
Rlverpolntrobes....  534
Cocheco fancy........  6
Windsor fancy........  634
“  madders...  6 
XX twills..  634
Indigo blue......... 1034
solids........534¡Harmony.................   4M
Amoskeag ACA __1234
AC A....................1234
Hamilton N ............ 734
Pemberton AAA__16
York....................... 1034
D.............834
Awning..11
Swift River.............. 734
Farmer....................8
Pearl  River............12
First Prize............. 1134
Warren................... 13
Lenox M ills.......... 18
Conostoga..............16
Atlanta,  D.............   6M|Stark  A 
...........  8
Boot........................ 65£ No  N am e..................734
Clifton,  K............. 6fc|Topof  Heap............   9

gold  ticket 

COTTON  DBILL.

TICKINGS.

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SCHLOSS,  ADLER  &  GO.,
Pails, Sits, Overalls

MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS OF

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BEMOVED  TO

2 3 - 2 6   L a m e d   St., E a st 

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DETROIT,  MICH.

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

GRAND  RAPIDS  BRUSH  C0„ 

M anufacturers of 

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Amoskeag..............1234
9 oz.......1334
brown .13
Andover...............1134
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
BB... 9
CC-...
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7

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Columbian  brown.. 12
Everett, blue......... 1234
brown...... 1234
Haymaker blue.....   734
brown...  734
Jaffrey.....................1134
Lancaster  ...............1234
Lawrence, 9 oz........1334
No. 220....13
No. 250. ...1134
No. 280... 1034

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blue 834
“ 
“  d a twist  1034 
Columbian XXX  br.10 
XXX  bl.19
“ 
Amoskeag.............. 734
“  Persian dress 834 
Canton ..  834
“ 
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AFC........1034
“ 
Teazle...1034 
“ 
Angola.. 1034 
Persian..  834
“ 
A rlin gton  stap le__   634
Arasapha  fancy__  434
Bates Warwick dres  834 
staples.  634
Centennial............   t034
Criterion..............  1034
Cumberland staple.  534
Cumberland............5
Essex.......................434
Elfin........................   734
Everett classics......834
Exposition.............. 734
Glenarie.................  634
Glenarven............... 634
Glenwood................734
Hampton..................634
Johnson Uhalon cl 

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GINSHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  7
fancies__7
“ 
“  Normandie  8
Lancashire.............   6
Manchester............   534
Monogram..............634
Normandie............. 734
Persian................... 834
Renfrew Dress........734
Rosemont............... 634
Slatersville............ 6
Somerset............ 
7
Tacoma  ...................734
Toil  duNord......... 1034
Wabash..................   734
seersucker..  734
Warwick...............   834
Whlttenden............   634
heather dr.  8 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook..............8
10
34|Wlndermeer........... 5
Indigo blue 934 York  ......................634
zephyrs__16  I

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GRAIN  BAGS.

Amoskeag.............. 16)41 Valley City..............15)4
Stark......................  1934 Georgia..................15)4
American...............16  [Pacific....................13

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End__45 
|Barbour's  ...............88
Coats’, J. & P .........45  Marshall’s ...............88
Holyoke..................22 341

KNITTING  COTTON.

No.

White.  Colored. 

White.  Colored
42
43
44
45

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

No.  14..........37 
“  16..........38 
“  18..........39 
“  20..........40 

38
39
40
41
CAMBRICS.
Slater......................  434 [Edwards................  434
White Star......... 
434 Lockwood................ 434
Kid Glove  .............   434 Wood’s..................   434
Newmarket............   434¡Brunswick...........   434
Fireman.................3234 1
Creedmore............. 2734 i
Talbot XXX...........30
Nameless............... 2734

i T W.........................2234
FT  ............ 
3234
JR F , XXX.............35
Buckeye..................3234

BED  FLANNEL.

MIXED  FLANNEL.

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CANVASS  AND  PADDING.

Grey SR W.............1734
: Western W  .............1834
D R P ............. 
1834
Flushing XXX........2334
Manitoba................ 2334
...... 9  @1034
1234
Black.
1034
1134
12
20

Red & Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R .................2234 '
Windsor................. 1834 '
6 oz Western.......... 20
Union  B  ............... 2234 :
DOMBT  FLANNEL.
Nameless...... 8  ® 934| 
834010 
Black.
Slate.
Slate
I034
9M
934
1034
103?
1134
1134
1134
12
1234
1234
20
DUCKS.
Severen. 8 oz...........  934
West  Point, 8 oz___1034
Maylana, 8 oz..........IO34
10 oz  ...1234
“ 
Greenwood, 734 oz..  934
Raven, lOoz.............1334
Greenwood, 8 os__ 1134
 
Stark 
1334
Boston, 8 oz.............1034 i
Boston, 10 oz........... 1234

Brown.
934
1034
«34
1234

Brown.
1034
1134
12
20

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WADDINGS.

SILESIAS.

White, dos...............25  I Per bale, 40 dos___$3 50
Colored,  doz............20  [Colored  “ 
.......... 7 50
Slater, Iron Ctobs. ..  8 
Pawtucket...............1034
Dundle.................  9
“  Red Cross....  9
Best.............1034
Bedford...................1034
Best  AA......1234
Valley  City.............1034
K K ......................... 1034
~34 
834

SEWING  BILK.

2 
3 

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..12 

Cortlcelll, doz.........75  (Cortlcelli  knitting,

twist, doz. .3734  per 34oz  ball....... 30
50 yd, doz. .37341
HOOKS AND EYES—PER GROSS.
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No  1 Bl’k A Whlte.,10  |No  4 Bl’k *  White.. 15 
“ 
..20
“ 
..25
No 2—20, M C.........50  |No4—15 F  334  .........40
‘  3-18, S C ...........45  I
No  2 White A Bl’k..l2  ¡No  8 White A Bl’k  20 
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“ 
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No 2.........................28  IN08..  ..................... 38

COTTON  TAPE.
..15 
“ 10 
..18  I  “  12 
SAFETY  PINS.

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|  “  10 

PINS.

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NEEDLES—FEB  M.

A. James.................1 401 Steam boat....  ........  40
Crowely’s................1  35 Gold  Eyed................. 1 50
Marshall’s ...............1 00|
5—4....2 25  6—4...3 25|5—4....1  96  6—4...2 96 

TABLE  OIL  CLOTH.
“  ...8 101

“ ....2 10 

COTTON TWINES.

Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown....................12
Domestic...............1834
Anchor..................16
Bristol................... 13
Cherry  Valley........15
I X L.......................1834
Alabama................. 6)4
Alamance.................634
Augusta...................734
At  sapha................  6
Georgia...................  6)4
G ranite..................5J£
Haw  River.............5
Haw  J ....................6

Nashua................... 18
Rising Star 4-ply.... 17 
3-ply....17
North Star.............. 20
Wool Standard 4 ply 1734 
Powhattan............. 18

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Mount  Pleasant__ 634
Oneida....................  5
Prym ont................  5)4
Randelman............   6
Riverside...............   6«
siDiey  1 
Sibley A.................6)4
Toledo.

PLAID  OBNABUBGS

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

O ur goods are sold by all Michigan Jobbing 

Houses.

G.  R.  M a y h e w ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.,

JOBBEB OF

Wales Goodyear Rubbers,

Woonsocket Rubbers,

Felt Boots and Alaska Socks.

U S B

MILE-END
Best  Six  Gord

— FOR

Machine  or  Hand  Use.

FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  in  Din  Roods & Notions.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRAlDESMAlNI,

heels,  established  points  for  consoli­
dated traffic,  and by degrees  brought  us 
into our  new  and  glorious  inheritance.
The mercantile  element  has  been  no 
less adventurous than  its  associate Nim-1 
rod; each supported the  other,  gathering 
supplies from the most unpromising con­
ditions,  while  threatened  always  with 
danger from the  ever  jealous  and  ever 
treacherous savage; sending to the world’s 
marts articles of luxury as  well as  com­
fort,  and adding every year contributions 
without number to geographical  science. 
The  names  of  explorers,  both  hunters 
and traders,  whose  early  efforts  opened 
up the  path  to  national  prosperity  are 
indelibly  fixed  in  the  nomenclature  of 
our cities,  towns and  streets,  to  remind 
coming generations of their  courage and 
enterprise,  which helps  to  make  up  an 
important part of our national  history.

provoked  in  thoughtful  minds  painful 
forebodings for  the  future.  Even  now 
the most scientific thought is  puzzled  to 
suggest some  practical  plan  that  shall 
mitigate the evil effects of  past  destruc­
tive methods,  and to put  civilization in a 
way to maintain what has been gained in 
all the material  comforts  of life.  Here 
is an object  lesson  worthy  of  universal 
study. 
It is easy to destroy,  in a season, 
the vegetable growth af  ages,  but to the 
true philanthropist  useless  arboricide is 
a  crime  against  humanity.  Business 
enterprise  may,  for 'present  profit,  en­
courage such  guilt  and  partake  of  its 
fruits,  but  every  reckless  violater  of 
economic  law  will be  put on  trial  be­
fore the jury of  impartial  posterity,  and 
the verdict justly rendered  against  him 
will  offset  his  present  fame,  however 
great it may be.

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50

70

75 

H IN G E S .

CAPS.

CRADLES.

hammers.

CROW BARS.

HANGERS. 

CARTRIDGES.

................................................. ills 

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

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

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

Cast Steel.............................................per #>  5
Ely’s 1-10........  ..................................perm 
Hick’s C. F.
G. D ....................................................   “ 
Musket................................................ 
“ 
Rim  Plre...................................................... 
Central  Plre...........................................dls. 

Wrought Loose Pin.......................................60410 
Wrought Table...........................................60&10  Maydole 4 Co.’a................................................dis. 28
25
Wrought Inside Blind....................................60410 Kip’s 
Wrought  Brass.................................... 
yerkes4 Humb’s.’.V.'.V.7.V.V.V.V.dls. 40410
Blind,  Clark s................................................70410 Mason’s Solid Cast Steel..........................80c list 60
Blind,  Parker’s.............................................. 70*10 Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel. Hand... ,80c 40410
Blind, Shepard's 
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ...............................dls.60410
State........................................... per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook  and  Strap, to 12 in. 4%  14  and
3H10
K........... ............ net
%........... ............ net
8*
X ........................ net
7H
* ........... ............ net
7*
...........dls.
50
diS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track__50410
Champion,  anti-friction.............................  60410
Kidder, wood track.......................... 
40
Pots............................................................... 60410
Kettles.........................................................  60410
Spiders  .........................................................60410
Gray enameled............................................. 40410
Stamped  Tin Ware...............................new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
25
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 33X410
dls.
Bright...................................................... 70410410
Screw  Eyes.............................................70410410
Hook's.....................................................70410410
Gate Hooks and Eyes.....................  
70410410
levels. 
dis.7o
Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s .....................
ROPES.
larger...................... 
Sisal, H Inch and 
Manilla........................... 
Steel and Iron.............................................. 
Try and Bevels............................................. 
M itre............................................................ 

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

40
Curry,  Lawrence’s ....................................... 
Hotchkiss......... :......................................... 
25
White Crayons, per  gross..............12Q12H dls. 10

9
......................  13
dis.

HOUSE  FURNISHING  GOODS.

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

28
26
23
23
25
dis.
50
    50
50

CHALK.
COPPER.

HOLLOW WARS.

wire soons. 

 
DRILLS. 

66
35
60
50
25

SqUARES. 

chisels. 

combs. 

dls.

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Now that there are  continuous  organ­
ized  counties  in  the  place  of  pathless 
forests  and  uncultivated  prairies,  the 
hunter of to-day  loses the characteristics 
of his predecessors,  with all the romance 
connected,  and  pursues  his  prey  from 
sheer love  of  the  sport—to  relieve  the 
ennui caused by  luxurious  living. 
It is, 
without  doubt,  a  lower  motive  than  the 
one which ruled the Nimrods of the past, 
though  it  is  confessedly .the  only  one 
that controls the hunting  indulged in by 
the wealthy classes.  Cooper’s hero,  were 
he to appear again  in  life,’.would  have 
sympathy  neither  with  those  who, 
cold blood,  for  sordid  pelf,  slaughtered 
the armies of buffalo that were  not  long 
ago  the  life  and  romance  of  western 
plains and valleys,  nor  with  the  dainty 
sportsmen of  to-day who,  with the latest 
deadly  weapons  and dogs trained for the 
purpose, out-Herod  the  noted  king  of 
Judea in useless,  wanton  sacrifice of  in­
nocent life: the former he would score as 
“cowardlyjvarmints”  that  killed  God’s 
creatures like sheep at  the butcher’s pen 
without the poor  plea  of  necessity;  the 
latter he would 
look  down  upon  with 
contempt as  he did  on  their  prototypes 
of a hundred years ago.  To both classes 
of hunters  the  law  now  appeals  with 
restrictions  and  penalties  which  miti­
gate somewhat the evils of the promiscu­
ous and uncontrolled killing of  game  in 
organized communities; but,  outside  the 
jurisdiction of  law,  the  destructive  de­
sires of men  have  worked  an  immense 
havoc  that has never  been  reached  by 
any restraining  power,  for,  to  satisfy  a 
greed for present profit,  they have robbed 
future generations, even  to  the  obliter­
ation of entire species of  game.

The sealing  fishery 

is  a  notable  in­
stance of  their  destructive  search  for 
wealth.  The cod and mackerel  fisheries 
have also been nearly destroyed  by reck­
less methods that,  in  wasting  a  portion 
of each catch,  have prevented  all chance 
of  natural  increase,  until  our  markets 
are almost bare  of  any  genuine  sample 
of either species.  Not  only  has  animal 
life been  uselessly  destroyed,  both  for 
sport and  profit,  but  vegetable  life  has 
not been  spared.  Over many  states  an 
immense inheritance of  valuable  forests 
has been  wasted with the heedlessness of 
a spendthrift, and much of it with almost 
criminal wantonness.  The  largest  por­
tion,  it is true,  was  removed  to  prepare 
the  soil  for  necessary  cultivation,  but, 
outside of  such  justifiable  destruction, 
the  torch  of  the  careless  hunter  has 
aggravated the  process  of  devastation. 
Long before  the  first  century  of  our 
National life was spent,  this  havoc  had

To  enjoy  to  the  fullest  extent  the 
bounties  which  nature  has  provided, 
man  must learn 
to  use them rationally. 
It is hardly worth while  to  emerge from 
barbarism if we  live  regardless  of  the 
future,like the savages whom we displace. 
The prodigality fostered by  the immense 
richness of our  inheritance  will  not  al­
ways find its  extravagance  met  by  an 
adequate supply.  Already  we  have  re­
timely  warnings  to  take 
ceived many 
account of  stock. 
If  we  do  not  heed 
them,  the highest  court  of  bankruptcy 
will be compelled to  appoint  a  leceiver, 
and our republican experiment  will  find 
little  favor  shown 
in  the  subsequent 
official settlement.  This age  is great  in 
mental, moral and scientific  attainments; 
let  us, 
therefore,  cease  to imitate  the 
savage in both cruelty and improvidence.

S.  P.  W iiitm a rsh.

DRIPPING PANS.

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

07
  6)4

 

ELBOWS.

75

EXPANSIVE BITS. 

Com. 4  piece, 6 in ............................doz. net 
Corrugated....................................................... dls 40
Adjustable........................................................dls. 40410
Clark’s, small, $18;  large, $26...................... 
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24;  3,$30............................ 
25
Disston's...................................................... 60410
New American  ............................................60410
Nicholson’s ..................................................60410
Heller’s ......................................................... 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  ..................................  
50

piles—New List. 

dis.

dis.

GALVANIZED IRON.

15 

12 

28
17

dIS.

LOCKS—DOOR. 

14 
gauges. 

knobs—New List. 

13 
Discount, 60

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

50
Stanley Rule and  Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
55
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings................. 
55
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
55
55
Door,  porcelain, trimmings......................... 
Drawer  and  Shutter, porcelain..................  
70
55
Russell 4  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new list  .........  
56
Mallory, Wheeler  4   Co.’s............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ................................................... 
Adze Eye.......................................... $16.00, dls. 60
Hunt Eye.......................................... $15.00, dls. 60
Hunt’s...................................... $18.50, dls. 20410.
50
Sperry 4  Co.’s. Post,  handled...................... 
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s ...................................  
40
40
“  P. S. 4  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Mall cables.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry 4  Cls t k’s................. 
40
“  Enterprise 
.....................................  
30
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60410
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 66410
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  
25

MOLASSES SATES. 

MAULS. 
mills. 

MATTOCKS.

diS.
dls.

dig.

DODGE

Independence  Wood  Split  Pulley.

THE  LIGHTEST!

TUE  STRONGEST!

THE  BEST!
HESTER  MACHINERY  CO,

NAILS

Advance over base: 

Steel nailB, base..............................................1  85
Wire nails, base.....................................1  60@1  90
Steel.  Wire.
60...........................................  
Base
  Base 
50......................................................Base 
10
40 ....................................................   05 
25

45  So.  Div isio n  St.,  GRAND  RAPIDS.

Hardware Price Current.

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

AUGURS AND BITS. 

60
Snell’s ........................................................... 
Cook’s  .........................................................  
40
25
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
Jennings’,  Imitation....................................50410
First Quality, S. B. Bronze.......................... $ 7 CO
D.  B. Bronze..........................  12 00
S. B. S. Steel...............................  8 60
D. B. Steel..................................  13 50

AXES.

|T 
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BARROWS. 

dlS.
Railroad......................................................$ 14 00
Garden 
.............................................net  30 00
dls.
Stove..............................................................50410
Carriage new list.......................................... 75410
Plow.............................................................. 40410
Sleigh shoe  .................................................  
70

bolts. 

BUCKETS.

Well,  plain................................................... $ 3 50
Well, swivel.................................................   4 00
dls.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................704
Wrought Narrow, bright 5ast joint.............. 664.0

BUTTS, OAST. 

1 60
Flne3...............................................1  50 
65
Case  10..............................................  60 
75
8..............................................  75 
« 
90
6 .............................................  90 
“ 
Finish 10...........................................   85 
75
90
“  8..............................................1 00 
1  10
•• 
6........................................... 1  15 
70
Clinch! 10..........................................   85 
80
“  8...........................................-.1 00 
90
“  6..............................................1  15 
Barren %...........................................175 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   040
Sciota Bench................................................  060
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  040
Bench, first quality......................................   060
Stanley Rale and  Level Co.’s, wood...........  410
Fry,  Acme............................................ dis.60—10
70
Common, polished................................ 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. 26 to 27...  9 20 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

pla n e s. 

rive t s. 

Broken packs He per pound extra.

PANS.

dls.

dls.

SHEET IRON.

75
60
20
Com.  Smooth.  Com.
$195
3 05
3 C5
3  15
8 25
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 

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

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

80
50
55
50
55
35

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

saws. 

traps. 

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 825
“ 
20
70
Silver Steel  Dla. X Cuts, per foot,__ 
“  Special Steel Dex X Cuts, per foot__ 
50
“  Special Steel Dla. X Cuts, per foot__  SO
“  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  foot............................................  
30
Steel, Game................................................... 60410
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ...............  
35
Oneida Community, Hawley & 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.............................................  62H
Coppered Spring Steel................................  
50
Barbed  Fence, galvanized...............................  2 85
painted....................................  2 40

wire. 

dls.

“ 

wrenches. 

Au  Sable  .......................................... dls.  40410
Putnam.......................................... 
dls. 05
dls. 10410
Northwestern................................ 
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
30
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,..................... 75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75410
dls.
Bird Cages................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................  
75410
Screws, New List..........................................70410
Casters, Bed a  d Plate...........................50410410
Dampers, American......   ............................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods....... 65410

miscellaneous. 

HORSE NAILS.

METALS,
PIG TIN.

Pig  Large....................................................  260
Pig Bars.......................................................  
28c
Duty:  Sheet, 2Hc per pound.
660 pound  casks...........................................   6£
Per pound....................................................  
7

ZINC.

SOLDER.

..................................................................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—MXLYN GRADE.
10x14IC, Charcoal........................................8 751
14x20 IC, 
..........................................  7  0
..........................................  9 25
10x14 IX, 
14x20 IX, 
..........................................  9 25

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 
TIN—ALLA WAT GRADE.
“ 
“ 
** 

10x14 IC, Charcoal.....................................  8675
..........................................  6 75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
..........................................  8  25
l 14x20 IX, 
..........................................  9 25
ROOFING PLATES

Bach additional X on this grade 81.50.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ Worcester...................................  6 50
“ 
..........................   8 50
“ 
.........................  18 50
"  Allaway  Grade..................   6 00
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x20 IC, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
14x2010, 
14x20 IX, 
20x28 IC, 
20x28 IX, 
14x28  IX.......................................................814 00
14x81  IX.......................................................15
ln
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, I 
(P®1 P°una  —  W
14x60 IX,  « 

••  9 

“ 
“ 
“ 

 
 
 

“ 

 
 

 

7 50
12 50
15 50

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Michigan Tradesman

A  rv'KZKLT  JOCRSAL  DBVOTKD TO  TBS

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

100  Louis  St., Grand  Rapids,

— BY  THE —

frHE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
In this connection the  observations  of 
composed demeanor  as 
is  supposed  to 
Gustav Kemman on  the  domestic  sup­
befit  an 
innocent  person.  Experience 
plies and traffic of the world’s most popu­
shows that the  really hardened criminals 
lous city,  London,  furnish some interest­
seldom  break down  or  give  themselves 
ing information.  He shows  that  in  the 
up to displays of violent emotion.  They 
year 188!» nearly  13,000,000  tons  of  coal 
usually die  “ game,”  or,  as 
is  the  case 
were brought into the city,  while 11,500,
with  the  negro  murderers,  they  make
000 bushels of  wheat,  400,000  head  of j ostentatious parades of religious zeal and
cattle,  1,500,000 sheep,  1,300,000  calves, > express their  intention 
to  straightway

ness men. 

, 

One  D o l l a r  a  Y e a r,

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please  say that  you  saw  their  advertisement in  streets  m ay  be guessed at  from  the  state-  and  virtue.
Th e   Mic h ig a n T r a d esm an. 

birds and 65,000,000  gallons  of  spirits, 
in  murder 
wines and beer  were  required  for  the 
trials  where  the  incidents  have  been 
subsistence of the people for a  year.
peculiarly  atrocious  than  for  the  be­
J  The movement of  population  may  be 
reaved and innocent  friends  of  the  de-
guessed  at from the statement  that in  a I ceased to give way  to excessive emotion, 
there  passed  into  while the  murderer  remains  quiet  and 
single week in April 
in  vehicles,  other | self-possessed.  All  experience  proves
London on foot  and 
railw ay  cars,  1,121,708 I th at  the  average  person  who  is  ignorant 
than  boats  and 
a ^ ^ a n te e  ofDgoodSfaith^0r pnbl,cation’ but as  persons,  while  three  railw ay  stations de-  of crim inal  m atters  and  has  had  no  ex- 
the city  during the  same  week  perience  w ith  crim inals,  is  entirely  in-
the  interior
in  Lon-  intelligence of  the  hardened  w retch,  and
to  judge 
it is  u tterly   futile  to  attem pt 
them  from   the point of  view of innocence 
Conscience,  which  is  doubtless  origi­
P.nnc
nally an  interior spiritual  suggestion,  is 
largely influenced  by  education,  and  it 
may he educated down wards or smothered 
in depravity as well as  strengthened and 
fortified by virtuous  practices. 
It is not 
likely that a person who is so full of hate 
and malignity as  to  plan  and  execute, 
with  deliberation  and  satisfaction,  the 
murder of another, will be troubled much 
by conscience.  How certain  then that a 
villain like Cream,  steeped  in  depravity 
and  delighting  in 
the  death  of  his 
numerous victims, should have no twinges 
of remorse. 
It is  more  than  probable 
that his chief regret  would  he  that  his 
career of wickedness was cut short.

 “S seeond'  “ on.  but  who did  not  reside  there,  about 
the 
ment at in twelve hours  from  8  o’clock 
I  m p n t  a t   in   f w a ! u p  Im n ru   f m m   q  a^ I aaIt  I 
j in the morniug to 8 o’clock  in  the  even­
ing, 
through  Cheapside 
113,316 vehicles  and  96,228  pedestrians; 
through Newgate  street  10,532  vehicles 
| and 44,314 pedestrians,  and through  Hol- 
born,  14,301  vehicles  and  59.455  people 
on foot. 
In  1887 there  were  nine  com­
panies operating 114  miles  of  tramway 
or street railroad,  with  8,222 horses  and 
958 cars,  in  which  were  carried 
in  the 
year,  143,241,402  passengers.  There 
were  also  956  omnibuses,  employing 
10.933 horses  aud  carrying  116,000,000 
passengers in  a year.  The  traffic of  the 
underground or subway  trains 
is  large, 
hut no statistics were given.

OP  GREAT
The task of  subsisting  and  maintain­
ing the internal economy of  great  cities 
is among the most  important  of  modern 
problems and is always a subject  for  in­
struction and  interesting study.

INTERNAL  TRAFFIC 
CITIES.

WEDNESDAY,  NOVEU3EK  30, 1892.

E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

The 

traffic  of 

there  passed 

We have seen men  who  had  accident­
ally  killed  a  friend  or  companion,  or 
who had iu the  heat  of  sudden  excite­
ment slain  another,  live ever  afterwards 
lives of gloom,  sadness  and  regret,  but 
never in the person of  a  deliberate  and 
malignant murderer have there been any 
such manifestations of remorse or settled 
distress of mind,  to the knowledge of the 
writer.

It is plain that the common  notion  on 
such subjects must be revised.  The  man 
who accepts death  through  devotion  to 
an honorable cause,  be it a  sentiment,  a 
principle or a creed,  can  and  does  die 
like  a  hero  or  like  a  saiut.  But  his 
sublime courage and holy faith  must not 
be coufounded with  the demeanor  on the 
scaffold of  the  depraved  and  hardened 
criminal  who dies as  the  fool  dieth  or 
like the brute beast,  stolid and stupefied, 
without hope and without  fear.

facilities 

It is easy enough 

to  understand  how 
cities  which  possessed 
for 
navigation  were  supplied  with  provi­
sions and other  necessaries  before 
the 
days of railroads; but now it  would seem 
a difficult matter to take  care of  a great 
population  gathered 
in  a  place  which 
possessed  neither  waterways  nor  rail­
ways.

Enough  has been stated to  give  some 
idea of the immense  business  produced 
by the everyday  necessities  of  such  a 
population  as  that  of  London,  which 
contains probably  more  people  than any 
State  in our  Union,  not  excepting  New 
York  itself.

in 

least 

foreign 

invasion.  But 

In the early  periods 

THE  MURDERER’S  CONSCIENCE. 
There is a popular  notion 

the  chief  cities, 
and particularly 
the  capitals  of  coun­
tries,  were  situated  in  the  interior,  as 
remote as  possible  from 
the  frontiers. 
This was done  for  purposes  of  defense 
against 
these 
that  crimi­
cities were all  placed upon  rivers  which 
nals convicted of murder,  when they are 
were  navigable,  at 
for  small 
standing upon the  scaffold 
the  very 
vessels,  and also furnished  water  for all
presence,  as it were,  of  death,  if  guilty, 
purposes.  So were placed  Babylon  and  should exhibit a great  amount  of  agita- 
Nineveh  and the great  interior  cities  of | tation aud emotion,  while a quiet,  steady 
China,  also  London  aud  Paris,  which are  demeanor is supposed  to  indicate  iuuo- 
very  old  cities.  Rome  was 
miles  from  the  mouth  of 
The actual behavior of  murderers  un- 
which  was then  uavigahle  from  the  sea  der  such  circumstances  usually  disap- 
for the galleys and  moderate-sized  ships j  point these preconceived theories.  Take 
of anliquity.  Tyre,  Carthage and  Alex-1 the circumstances  of  the  execution  of
andria  were  exceptions,  for  they  were 
Cream,  the Loudon monster, who recently 
placed directly  upon  the  seashore;  but 
went to the scaffold  for the  murder of  a 
the great masses  of 
the  ancient  popu­
woman by  poisoning.  The  man  is re­
lations were gathered in the  heart of the 
ported  to  have  died  with  great  com­
countries.
posure and firmness,  and  yet it would be 
difficult to find in the  annals  of  crime  a 
more fiendish and  atrocious  creature  in 
human  form.  This  man  had  murdered 
six women in London  and  several  more 
in the United States and Canada.

fourteen  cence.

the  Tiber, 

A  SOCIALISTIC  RAILWAY  SCHEME.
One  of  the  demands of  the  Farmers’ 
Alliance  as  formulated in the  St.  Louis 
Except  iu  seafaring  nations,  whose 
and  Ocala  platforms,  was  government 
people lived  by carrying and  conducting 
ownership of railroads. 
It was proposed 
foreign commerce,  the  greatest  numbers 
that  all the  business of  carrying and of 
of the people  were gathered in  the  river 
the  transmission of  intelligence  should 
valleys whose fertile lands furnished the 
be  taken from  private  corporations,  and 
great food crops,  since by  reason of  the 
Worse than the ogreish  Bluebeard  of 
placed  in  charge of  the general  govern­
defective  means  of  interior  transpor­
the  story  books,  who  punished  with 
ment  to be  operated in  trust,  the profits, 
tation,  it was found  more  advantageous 
death  the  indiscreet  curiosity  of  his 
after paying  expenses,  to be  divided out 
for the  people  to  live  near  the  grain 
several  successive  wives,  Cream,  who 
among the  people at so  much  per  head.
fields,  than to  carry 
the  crops  to  long 
did not live in a heathen  age, or  a  bar­
There  were  presented  only two meth­
distances.  Like  conditions  will  again
barous  and  paynim  country,  like  his
ods by which  the  government  could  se­
obtain,  and  hence  the  day  will  come I fabled  prototype,  but  in 
the  glorious 
cure  such  control.  One  was  by buying 
when  the most  populous  cities  of  our  light of  the  nineteenth  century  and  in
out all  the railroads, telegraph  lines and 
continent will  be situated  in  the  Mississ­
Christian  lauds,  multiplied  and  repeated 
ships  and  boats,  and  the  other  was  to 
ippi  Valley.  Chicago,  St.  Louis,  Omaha 
many  fold  his murderous crimes  for  the 
seize on  them by force  and  take  posses­
and Cincinnati  will one  day  rival  Lon­
sheer love of it.  Here  was  a  creature 
sion  outright.  The  thousands  of  mil­
don  and  Paris in  their vast  aggregations 
steeped  in  guilt,  and  who  never  denied
lions of money required to effect the buy-
of people.
his crimes,  but he died  with  a quiet  and ' ing out  of  the property  made  up too vast

a sum  to be  seriously considered  by any 
set of  theorists,  and  the  downright  sei­
zure savors  so much of socialism and an­
archy that it is plainly not  to be thought 
of at present.

The  Farmers’ Alliance  and  Industrial 
Union,  which  have  been  holding a con­
vention  for  some days  past at Memphis, 
have  proposed an experiment in socialis­
tic railroading,  in  which  it  is  demanded 
that the  United  States government shall 
construct  and  operate  a railroad  from 
British Columbia to the  Gulf of  Mexico. 
It is estimated  that  the  work  will  cost 
815,000,000,  with  a  further  cost of  mil­
lions for equipments.

One  singular  provision of  this scheme 
is  that  the  work  shall  be  done  by the 
convict  labor of  the  different states. 
It 
is  difficult to believe  that  any combina­
tion  of  farmers  and  workingmen  would 
countenance the  use of  convict  labor on 
public  works  by  the  United  States,  but 
the  proposition  only  shows  that  when 
people of  any class  launch out into poli­
tics  without  any real  principles  or  rea­
sonable  system of  honest  public  policy, 
they  will  adopt  any  scheme  that  will 
promise to advance  their ends.

Anybody  who has  listened to the  wild 
howls that  are  set up  by the  self-styled 
apostles of free  labor whenever it is pro­
posed  to  employ  convicts  at  any  work 
that  will  assist in their  support  and  so 
lighten  the  burden  of  taxation,  will  be 
astonished to hear that such people would 
willingly turn over  the labor of  building 
a  socialistic  railway  to  the  50,000  con­
victs  now in the  states’  prisons,  instead 
of reserving  it  for the  free laborers and 
mechanics.  But  such  is  the  scheme 
which the saviors of  the farmers aud the 
apostles of  free  labor have  proposed  in 
their  Memphis  congress. 
It is truly  re­
markable.

THE  NICARAGUA  CANAL.

The  world’s  greatest  reformers  and 
most  far-seeing  statesmen  and  philoso­
phers seldom,  if ever,  live  to  see  their 
grand designs  realized.  They  plan  and 
they  prophesy.  They  lay out vast works 
for the advancing of human progress, and 
for the amelioration of the hardships and 
the lightening of  the burdens of  the  hu­
man  race,  and they  predict the enormous 
benefits  that are to accrue  from them,but 
they die and  leave  to  other  hands  and 
other generations of  men  the  working 
out of the lofty designs  and  the  magnifi­
cent  aspirations  in  which  their  genius 
and their  hearts  had  been  so much  en­
gaged.

Almost from  the day of  the  discovery 
of the narrow  thread  of land  which  con­
nects  the two  continents  of  North  and 
South America,  and  separates  by  a  few 
score of miles  the  two  greatest  of  the 
earth’s oceans,  there has been felt a fixed 
and  abiding necessity  for the  piercing of 
this  isthmus  for  the  convenience  of  the 
world’s commerce.  Even the old Spanish 
navigators who  realized the  hardships of 
the long and  perilous  voyage  in their  sil­
ver-laden galleons from  Peru  around  the 
uttermost  capes of South America to  the 
shores of Europe,  proclaimed  the  neces­
sity  for such a work.  To-day,  when  six 
million  tons  of  shipping  are  carrying 
trade between  the  countries  of  the  Pa­
cific and  Atlantic  Oceans,  the  need  of 
this canal has  grown  so great that it now 
seems as if the time of  its consummation 
were near at hand.

As to the  work itself, there is presented 
no problem  which is not easily within the

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reach of  engineering  skill  and  science. 
No well-informed person  has any  doubts 
in this  branch  of  the  subject.  The de­
tails  of  the  proposed  work  have  been 
generally  examined  and  approximately 
figured  out.  There is  but one question 
to be asked,  one consideratien  which  re­
quires attention,  and  these  are,  how  to 
secure the money requisite for the  work.
It is to this part of the subject  that pub­
lic  interest  is  solicited,  and it is for  the 
discussion of the various  questions  per­
taining to ways and means that  the  con­
vention to be held in New York City  has 
been called.

If the money can be raised  by  private 
subscription it will  be  so  much  to  the 
credit of  the  faith  and  courage  of  the 
American people  in  so  great  an  enter­
prise,  purely American  in  its  character 
and the scope of its  importance. 
If  the 
American people would rally to it as  the 
French  did  to 
the  ill-starred  Panama 
project,  it would soon be built.  But,  all 
the same, it is a  necessity,  and  it  must 
be built. 
If the people  will  not  put  up 
the  money,  the  United  States  may  be 
asked to  help  on  the  work.  The  ways- 
and means will  be  carefully  considered 
by wise men.

As  to  the  inter-oceanic  canal,  even 
if its immense consequence  to  the  com­
merce of the  world  and the commerce  of 
the United States in  particular were  left 
out,  its value  as  a  grand  factor  in  the 
public defense would make it a necessity. 
The time has passed when a nation which 
is  fast rising to the  first place  in  power 
and wealth and importance in the  whole 
world can trust to  luck  and 
the  good- 
natured neglect or contempt of the other 
great powers. 
It is well enough to  keep 
on friendly terms with  other  nations  by 
concessions und sacrifices,  but some  day 
the United States wiil  have  to  assert  its 
dignity.  Nor can our people always  de­
pend  on  inter-European  jealousies  and 
hates to prevent a coalition  against  this 
country.  They may combine  against  it 
as they  did against Napoleon.

No, the canal is a necessity,  and if  not 
ostensibly owned by  the  Government  it 
should  be  virtually  so. 
It  will  cost 
money,  but it is necessary.

Lost Accounts.

From the  New York  Times.

There are in every  bank, especially  in 
the  banks  for  savings,  many  deposits 
which  are  marked  ‘-closed,”  but which 
have balauces  standing  to  the  credit  of 
depositors who  never  appear. 
In many 
cases the persons are dead,  and  their rel­
atives have  lost sight of  their  deposits. 
This is more likely to  happen if  the  de­
positor  loses  the  book of  deposit,  or  if 
it becomes mislaid after  his death.  The 
majority of  the closed  and unclaimed ac­
counts belong to women. 
It is estimated 
that  there  are  in  the  various  banks  in 
New York  $500,000 on deposit  for which 
there is no  claimant.  Some of  these ac­
counts  were  closed  fifty  years  ago,  and 
interest  has  doubled  on  interest  until 
now the  original deposit of  hundreds of 
dollars may  amount  to thousands.  The 
last  Legislature  passed  a  law  designed 
to help  in  the  location  and  recovery  of 
these “lost accounts,”  as  the  bank  peo­
ple call them.  Under this  law all  banks 
are compelled to publish  annually, on or 
before the first of September,  a list of all 
deposits which have  been  unclaimed for 
five years,  together  with  the names  and 
addresses of the depositors and the dates 
of  their  last  transactions.  The  Fifth 
Avenue Bank  published  such a list late­
ly,  and it was the first New York bank to 
comply  with the  law.  The  list includes 
about twenty  persons,  among  whom are 
Vice-President  Levi P.  Morton,  and sev­
eral persons  well  known in business and 
society.  The  average of  the deposits is 
less than $100,  and the largest is $275.28,

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R IC H A R D   G .  E L L I O T T .

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H E N R Y   S.  R O B IN S O N .

T H E   M I C H I G A N   T H A D ^ M A M
and the  lowest  is $50.25.  This  law was 
designed to bring to  the attention of for­
getful  persons  the  fact  that  they  had 
money  on  deposit 
somewhere.  One 
would be  surprised  to  know  how many 
persons there are who  put money on  de­
posit and  then forget all  about  it.  Un­
claimed deposits  grow  in size  and num­
ber  from  another  cause.  A  man  may
put  money  on  deposit  for  his  wife,  his 
son or his  daughter.  Any  one  of  them 
may die  suddenly,  leaving  a balance in 
bank  of  which  there  is  no  evidence 
among the deposits of the deceased.  Con­
sequently, the deposit is lost sight of.

H - S - R o b i n s o n . AND C o m p a n y -
BOOTS,  SHOES  and  RUBBERS,

M anufacturers and W holesale D ealers in

Gripsack Brigade.

Chas.  S.  Robinson is looking for a pur­
chaser for 24,000 brick,  which  he won on 
a wager on the result of the election with 
J.  G.  Mosser, of Cadillac.

Frank  E.  Chase  has  returned  from  a 
fortnight’s  visit  with  friends at Boston 
and Cape Cod  and stopped off  at Detroit 
long  enough  to  sign  a contract  for  hi3 
seventeenth  year  with  A. C.  McGraw & 
Co.  He  will  put  in  the  remainder  of 
the  week  at  Detroit,  getting  out  his 
spring  samples.

A local  post  of  the Michigan  Knights 
of the Grip was  organized  at the Morton 
House  Saturday  evening.  Officers were 
elected and a committee  appointed to ar­
range  for  a special  train  to  convey the 
Grand  Rapids  members of  the organiza­
tion  to the  annual  meeting,  which  will 
be held at Detroit on Dec. 27.

The  Grocery  Market.

Sugar—The  market  is without  special 
feature.  Locally, there  is  a  temporary 
dearth  of  granulated  grades,  owing  to 
the Trust failing to consign the necessary 
supplies to this market.

Coffees—All  grades  continue  to  ad­
vance and package  manufacturers  have 
advanced  their  quotations  another  J^c. 
The upward  tendency  is  due  mainly  to 
speculation and  those  in  a  position  to 
guage the market assert that the price  of 
package  gooods  will  go  to  27c.  before 
spring.

Oranges—Unchanged, quality and sup­

ply are both  improving.

Lemons—Lower.  Better in quality.
Nuts—Steady.
Spices—African  and  Calcutta gingers 
are  a  little  higher,  while  peppers,  nut­
megs and cassia are a little lower.
To Clothing  Merchants.

William Connor, having been requested 
by his employers. Michael Kolb & Son, to 
go ouce more  this  season  to Grand  Rap­
ids  and  close  out  balance  of  ulsters, 
overcoats  and  double  breasted  suits  to 
the  trade  at  a considerable  reduction— 
the  demand  having  been  so  great  that 
they made up  some  lines three and four 
times over—he will  be  at  Sweet’s Hotel 
in Grand  Rapids,  Thursday,  Friday  and 
Saturday Dec.  1, 2 and 3 and will Sunday 
there,  and  will  shortly  afterwards  go 
East for spring  line.  The trade meeting 
him at Grand Rapids  will be allowed ex­
penses.

The Home  Savings Bank  has been  or­
ganized  at  Kalamazoo  with  a  capital 
stock of $50,000  and  will  do business in 
the building  occupied by  the Safety  De­
posit Co.  There are  twenty-nine  stock­
holders  in  the  institution,  from  whom 
eleven directors  have  been  chosen.  H. 
B.  Colman  has  been  elected  President 
and V.  T.  Baker will  serve as Cashier.

Sugar will continue to go  down  if  the 
sugar bowl  is  left within  the  small  boy’s 
reach.

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S t a le   B e a r d   o f   P h a r m a c y .  

One  Tear—James  Vernor, Detroit.
Two  Years—O ttm ar Eberbaeh, Ann  Arbor 
Three  Tears—George Oondrum. Ionia.
Four  Tears—C. A. Bugrbee, Cheboygan. 
Expiring: Jan  1—Jacob  Jesson, Mn^kegron. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit, 
tre a su re r—Geo. Gandrum. Ionia.
Next meeting:—Saginaw, Jan . 11.

H ic h ig a u   S ta te   P h a r m a c e u t ic a l  .is s ’c .  

President—Stanley E. Parkill. Owosso. 
Vice-Presidents—I.  H.  L.  Dodd,  Buchanan;  F.  W.  R.
Perry, Detroit;  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.  Wurzburg  and  John 
E. Peck, Grand Rapids;  A rthur Bassett,  Detroit. 
Local Secretary—James Vernor.
Next  place  of  meeting—Some  resort  on  St.  Clair 
River;  tim e to be designated by Executive Committee.

3-rand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society.
President. W. R. Jew ett.  Secretary,  Prank H. Esrott, 
Regnlai Meeting’s—First Wednesday evening' of March 

June. Septem ber and December,
WHAT
CONSTITUTES
DISEASE.

FILTH

The doctrine  that  filth  plays  an 

im­
portant part in the  causation  of  disease 
lies at the  foundation  of  very  much  of 
■the sanitary administration of cities  and 
towns throughout all civilized  countries. 
The  popular  impression,  however—and 
undoubtedly  the  belief  among  a  very 
large part of the  medical  profession,  as 
well as among many of the  officials  who 
have charge of sanitary administrations— 
is that filth in  the  ordinary sense  of the 
word is itself the active cause of disease, 
and that little else is essential to the pro­
duction  of  certain 
infectious  diseases 
than to deposit a certain  : mount of filth, 
or to allow such filth to accumulate with­
in the premises occupied  by a given popu­
lation,  in order to  generate a  pestilence. 
Hence the  activity  of  sanitary  bureaus 
in sweeping out filth,  in  cleansing  foul 
spots,  in  removing garbage,  in depositing 
tons of disinfectants in  cesspools,  catch 
basins and sewers.  This  activity  in the 
cleansing of towns,  the  removal  of filth, 
the  sanitation  of  houses,  cellars  and 
yards,  is commendable so long as the true 
role of tilth  in  the causation  of disease is 
not lost sight of,  and the entire energy of 
sanitary  organizations  is  not  expended 
in this one  direction.
Undoubtedly each  and  all  of  the  so 
called filth diseases may  find  victims  in 
houses that are absolutely faultless,  pro­
vided that conditions otherwise favorable 
exist  in such  houses, 
the  prime  con­
dition  being  the  presence  of  human 
beings.  A child sick  with diphtheria  in 
any house  whatever  constitutes  a  men­
ace  to  every one who lives in the house, 
and especially to the  younger  portion of 
the household.  This again  is  but one of 
the  essential  conditions  to  the  propa­
gation of infectious diseases.
The results  of  the  experimental  re­
searches of recent years,  in regard to the 
natural  history  of  infectious  diseases, 
appear to show that what  the  older  ob­
servers were wont to  call  causes,  were 
conditions only,  and  that  overcrowding 
or density  of  population,  faulty  venti­
lation,  and 
the  presence  of  filth  are 
simply  the  favorable  and  unfavorable 
conditions in the propagation of  disease, 
and not in any sense its cause.
Analogy would  teach us that the actual 
cause  of  an 
infectious  disease  is  the 
disease itself—that is to  say,  a  previous 
case—and  the mòre we learn of the origin 
of  epidemics,  as  well  as  of  so-called 
eporadic cases, the more we  are  inclined 
to look for  previous  cases  as  the  true 
cause of origin.  Nor does  the  fact  that 
we do not find  the  previous  case  prove 
its non-existence.
By some authorities  smallpox is called 
a filth disease,  and experience has shown 
that the liability to its occurrence  is  in­
creased by the presence of  filth.  About 
one-half of the local  outbreaks in Massa­
chusetts  in  the  last  ten  years  have 
occurred in paper mill towns and  in  the 
families of persons  engaged 
in  sorting 
rags, and in nearly every  instance it was 
found that the rags had been collected in 
some large town in  which  smallpox had 
In this case the pre-1 
recently prevailed. 
sumption is very strong  that the filth  or 
the dust  of  the  rags  was  simply 
the 
medium of contagion,  the  bales  having , 
probably contained rags which  had  had 
direct connection with the persons suffer­
ing with  smallpox.

the  child 

transmission 

in  the  seat.  She  still  slept.  Half  an 
hour passed and  the  ringlets moved.  A 
piteous,  haggard  little  face  was  slowly 
raised  and  two  large,  frightened  eyes 
looked  strangely around  the car.  Then 
the little head  sank down  upon  the  arm s 
again  aud the child went to sleep.
Later,  when  the drummer tried to doze, 
he kept thinking of  those tearful,  lonely
eyes,  and often  during the  early part  of 
the night he glanced at the mass of  gold­
en curls.Two o’clock in the morning found 
him wide  awake.  The little  girl moved 
again.  Once  more  she  looked  around 
with the same scared  expression  on  her 
puny face.  The  other  passengers  were 
curled  up  in  their  seats, and no one but 
the  drummer  saw  her.  His  heart  was 
touched.  He  pitied 
in  her 
loneliness.  Walking to  the front of  the 
car,  he sat down  beside  her and tenderly 
stroked  her  curls.  When  he asked her 
name  she  did  not  answer,  but  drew 
further away from him.  Where was  she 
going?  At this question she  looked sul­
len  and  cross.  Would  she  like  some­
thing  to eat?  No,  she  shook  her  head 
and pouted.
“Well,  my dear,” said the good-natured 
drummer,  “I  will  see  that  you  do not 
get lonely before  daylight,  at  any  rate. 
Would  you  like  me  to tell  you  a story 
that my  mother  used  to tell  me when  I 
was small  like you?”
The drummer  then  proceeded  to  tell 
the child a fairy tale,  and followed  with 
another,  and  still  another,  before  he 
stopped.  The little face did  not bright­
en.  The child  stared  through the  win­
dow at  the  dim  outlines  of  the  moun­
tains past which  the train was speeding. 
The  drummer  tried  another  plan.  He 
told a funny story  about a little boy who 
built  a fire in  his  father’s  silk hat,  and 
he laughed so  heartily  when he had fin 
ished that the  little girl looked up in as­
tonishment.  Then  a bright  smile  stole 
over  her  face.  The  drummer  felt  en 
couraged.  He had begun  another funny 
story  when  the child, still  wearing  the 
same amused look, drew from her pocket 
a card which  she held  up before her per­
severing entertainer.  On it was written:
“This little girl Is on her way to Phila­
delphia,  where  friends  will  meet  her. 
She is deaf and dumb.”
The drummer took one sheepish glance 
around  him  to make  sure  that none  of 
his fellow  passengers  were looking,  and 
then slunk  back  to his  seat,  curled him­
self up with his overcoat for a pillow and 
went to  sleep.

THE  MICmGAK  TRADE8 MA TvT
In the same  category  may  be  placed 
anthrax, a  disease  rare  in 
the  United 
States,  but occasionally  introduced  into 
factories  engaged  in 
the  sorting  and 
preparation of foreign  horse  hair.  The
presence of the  m ateries  morbi 
in  the 
dust  of  these  factories  is  not  to  be 
wondered at,  when it is known that such 
hair is  sometimes  shorn  from  anim als 
which  have died of  anthrax.
Another disease which recent inquiries 
show  conclusively 
to  be  propagated 
through the medium of  dustladen atmos­
phere  is  that  most  destructive  of  all 
diseases,  phthisis.  The  danger  which 
exists in the  distribution  of  the  dried 
sputa  of  the  phthisical  subjects  cannot 
be  overestimated.
The liability  of  infection  by  scarlet 
fever is  undoubtedly  increased  by  the 
presence of  dust;  since  the  contagions 
principle of this disease,  so far as can be 
learned, exists largely in  the  particles of 
dried ephithelial  scales  which,  falling 
from the body,  mingle with dust of apart­
ments,  and  thus  spread  the  infection 
from the sick to the  well.
In the same  category  may  be  placed 
typhoid fever. 
In fact,  this disease may 
fairly be styled the chief of filth diseases, 
and,  although it may not  be possible  to 
trace the typhoid  bacillus en route from 
the ileum of the  sick  to  the  oesophagus 
of the well by the medium  of any  drink 
in  which  milk  or  water  is  used, 
the 
evidence as to its 
this 
in 
manner is  conclusive.  Liebermann says 
of  the  disease:  “Daily  observation  is 
sufficient to show that the  decomposition 
of  organic  substances,  and  of  excre- 
mentatious  substances,  is  not of  itself 
sufficient  to  produce 
fever. 
There are multitudes of houses  in  which 
the effluvia of the privies  can  be smelled 
through all the rooms, and in  which  the 
inhabitants are constantly inhaling sewer 
temporary  nor 
gas,  aud  neither  the 
permanent residents  are  attacked  with 
typhoid  fever.”  We  are, 
therefore, 
forced to the conclusion that  the  poison 
of typhoid fever does not originate in the 
filth  or  decomposing  substances,  but 
simply finds in them favorable conditions 
for its spread.
The evidence  that  both  cholera  and 
yellow fever are propagated  by sewage— 
polluted water  supply—is  very  strong. 
In  both  cases  the  introduction  of  the 
disease from without appears to be essen­
tial to its propagation.  Filth is simply a 
medium favorable to its spread.
The relation of  diphtheria  to  filth  is 
not so clear as in  some of the  infectious 
diseases, and  it  is  often  claimed  that 
sewer gas is the  common  cause  of  the 
disease.  That such filth may be a proper 
soil for the  cultivation  of  the  disease, 
when once introduced, I have  no  doubt, 
but the claim that the disease  originates 
in it is open to question.
The point which I desire  to emphasize 
is  not that the  removal  of  filth  should 
be discouraged,  but that when  it is done 
it should be done intelligently  and  with 
this principle in view—that filth is a con­
dition rather than a cause; that  it is  the 
soil for the culture and 
transmission  of 
the infection and not the infection itself.

Powdered opium is  also higher.
Morphia  has  advanced, in  sympathy 

Short buchu leaves are higher,  with an 

Gum opium has again  advanced and is 

upward tendency.  Stocks are limited.

Balsam fir (Canada)  is  advancing.

Perhaps  He  Was  a  Candidate.

The  Drug; Market.

tending higher.

with opium.

typhoid 

S.  W.  A bb o tt.
How a Traveling  Man  Was Fooled.
The Pullman section of  the New York 
express had just pulled out of  the Grand 
Central  depot  in  Pittsburgh,  when  a 
drummer  dashed  through  the  gateway. 
He sighed as he saw the last  sleeper dis­
appearing 
in  the  distance,  and  then 
walked  with a dejected  air  over  to  the 
track  where  the second section  of  bag­
gage cars, smokers  and  day coaches  lay. 
In a few  moments  the  signal  was given 
and the train moved slowly out of the de­
pot
The  drummer  glanced  around  him. 
Among  the  passengers  he spied  several 
of his ilk,  but they were  traveling sales­
men of a  grade that do  not usually  take 
Pullmans, consequently  he heeded  them 
not
In the front  of  the  car  sat a little girl 
with her head buried  in her arms,  which 
were spread  on  the  window  sill  beside 
her.  A mass of golden ringlets fell upon 
her shoulders.  A  large  man  sat  beside 
her, evidently  her  father.  At  the  next 
station the man rose  without a word and 
left the train,  leaving the little one alone

me,  sir.

Debtor—You  can’t  collect  that  from 
Collector—No?
Debtor—No.  You can’t get blood  out 
of a  turnip.
Collector (in disgust)—Apparently not; 
neither can you get money out of  a dead 
beat.

Deafness Cannot be Cured 

By local  applications  as  they cannot reach  the 
diseased  portion of  the  ear.  There is only  one 
way  to cure  deafness, and  that is  by  constitu­
tional  remedies.  Deafdess  is  caused  by an  in­
flamed  conditiod  of  the  mucous  lining of  the 
Eustachian tube.  When  this  tube  is  inflamed 
you  have a rumbling  sound  or imperfect  hear­
ing,  and  when  it is entirely closed, deafness  is 
the  result, and  unless the Inflammation  can  be 
taken  out  and  this tube  restored to its  normal 
condition,  hearing  will  be  destioyed  forever- 
nine  cases  out  of  ten  are  caused  by  catarrh! 
which  is  nothing  but an inflamed  condition of 
the mucous surfaces.
We will give one  hundred dollars for any case 
of  deafness (caused  by catarrh)  that  cannot be 
cured  by Hall's  Catarrh  Cure.  Send  for circu­
lars;  free.

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Advanced—Gum opium,  morphine.

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S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  70@1  95
C. Co...................... 1  60@1  85
Moschns Canton........  @ 40
Myrlstlca, No. 1.........   65©  70
Nnx Vomica, (po20)..  @  10
Os.  Sepia....................   20©  ?2
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
CO..........................   @2 00
Picls  Liq, N>C., Vi gal
doz  .........................  @2 00
Picls Liq., quarts......  @1  00
pints.........   @  85
Pil Hydrarg,  (po. 80)..  @ 50
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  @ 1
Piper Alba, (po g5)....  ®  3
Pix  Bnrgun...............   @  7
Plumbl A cet..............  14©  15
Pulvis Ipecac et opll. .1  10@1  20 
Pyrethrom,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......   @1 25
Pyrethrom,  pv...........  30®  »5
Quasslae....................  8®  10
Qulnla, S. P. & W......  27®  32
S.  German....22  @  30
Rubla  Tinctorum......  12©  14
Saccharum Lactls pv.  23®  25
Salacln.......................1  75@1  8)
Sanguis  Draconls......  40®  50
Sapo,  W......................  12®  14
“  M.......................  10® "12
“  G...... 
.........   @115

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Seldlltz  Mixture........  @  20
Sinapls.......................   @  18
“  opt..................   @  30
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
Voes.......................   @  35
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  @  35 
Soda Boras, (po. 11).  .  10©  11 
Soda  et Potass Tart...  27©  30
Soda Carb................. 
lVi®  2
Soda,  Bi-Carb............   @  5
Soda, Ash.................. 3 Vi©  4
Soda, Sulphas............   @  2
Spts. Ether C o...........  50®  55
“  Myrcia  Dom......   @2 25
“  Myrcia Imp........  @3 00
‘  Vlnl  Reck  bbl.
....7 .........................2 25®2 35
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal.......1 40@1  45
Sulphur, Subl............ 2V4@ 3Vi
“  Roll..............  2V4® 3
Tamarinds.................  8®  10
Terebenth Venice......  28®  30
Theobromae.............. 40  @  45
Vanilla..................... 9 00@16 00
Zlnci  Sulph...............   7®  8

OILS.

Whale, winter...........  70 
Lard,  extra...............   76 
Lard, No.  1...............   42 
Linseed, pure raw  ...  47 

Bbl.  Gal
70
80
48
50

“ 

PAINTS. 

Llndseed,  boiled__   50 
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
Spirits Turpentine__  37 

53
strained..................  50  60
40
bbl.  lb.
Red  Venetian........................lx  2@8
Ochre, yellow  Mars__ IX  2@4
“ 
Ber........IX  2@3
Putty,  commercial....2X  2vi@3
“  strictly  pure..... 2vi  2X@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
65®70
Green,  Peninsular......   70@75
Lead,  red.................................7 @7H
“  w hite............................7 @7Vi
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders’........  @90
White, Paris  American 
1  0 
Whiting,  Paris  Eng.
cliff.......................... 
1  40
Pioneer Prepared Palntl  20@1*4 
Swiss  Villa  Prepared 
Paints.....................1 00@1  20

VARNISHES.

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

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT  MEDICINES

DEALERS  IN

Paints, Oils  #  Varnishes.

Sole Agents for tbe  Celebrated

3WI83  VILLA  PREPARED  PRINTS.

F i  Line of  Staple  Druggists'  Sundries.

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remedy.

We Have in Stock and Offer a Full lin e  of

WHISKIES,  B R A .X D I B S ,

G IU S , WISES, 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■

HAZELTINE  & PERKINS BEDS CO,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

TINCTURES.

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Aconitum Napellis R.........   60
Kn
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
Arnica................................   50
Asafoetida............................  o
Atrope Belladonna.............   60
Benzoin...............................  60
“  Co..........................   50
Sanguinaria.........................  50
Barosma.......... ...................  50
Cantharides.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ca damon............................  75
Co.......................  75
Castor................................ 1 00
Catechu...............................   50
Cinchona............................  50
Co.......................  60
Columba.............................   50
Conlum...............................  50
Cubeba................................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian...............................  50
“  Co............................  60
Gualca................................   50
“ 
ammon...................  60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hyoscyamus.......................   50
iodine..................................   75
Colorless.................   75
Ferrl  Chlorldum................  35
K ino....................................  50
Lobelia................................   50
Myrrh..................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................  50
O pii.....................................  85
Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor........................2 00
Aurantl Cortex....................   50
Quassia...............................  50
Khatany........................  
  50
Rhel.....................................   50
Cassia  Acutifol...................  50
“  Co................  50
Serpentaria.........................  50
Stromonlum.........................  60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian.............................   50
VeratromVerlde.................  50

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miscellaneous.

“ 

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11 

“ 
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“ 

“  Prep

Æther, Spts  Nit, 3 F..  26®  28 
“  4 F ..  30®  32
Alumen....................... 2*4® 3

s‘ 
ground,  (po.

7).............................   3®  4
Annatto......................  55®  60
Antlmonl, po..............  4©  5
et Potass T.  55®  60
Antipyrin...................  @1  40
Antlfebrln..................  @  25
Argenti  Nltras, ounce  ©  58
Arsenicum.................  5©  7
Balm Gilead  Bud__  38®  40
Bismuth  S.  N............2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, (Vis
12;  *8,  14)..............  @  11
Cantharides  Russian,
po............................  @1  00
Capsid  Fructus, a f...  @  26
po—   @ 28
B po.  @  20
Caryophyllns, (po.  14)  10®  12
Carmine,  No. 40.........   @3 75
Cera  Alba, S. A F ......  50®  55
Cera Flava.................  38®  40
Coccus.......................  @  40
Cassia Fructus...........  ©  22
Contraria....................  ©  10
Cetacenm...................  @  40
Chloroform................  60®  63
sqnlbba ..  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst........1 20@1  40
Chondras...................  20©  25
Clnchonldlne, P,  A  W  15©  20 
German 3  ©  12 
Corks,  list,  dis.  per
60
cent  ...................... 
Creasotum.................  @  35
2
Creta, (bbl. 75)
5®  5
9®  11
:ubra................  @  8
Crocus.......................  33®  35
Cudbear......................  ©  24
Cuprl Sulph...............   5®   6
Dextrine....................  10©  12
Ether Sulph...............   68©  70
Emery,  all  numbers..  ©
po..................   ©  6
©.)  75 .........   70©  75
Flake  White..............  12®  15
Galla..........................   @  23
Gambler......................7  @ 8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  70
French...........  40®  60
“ 
Glassware  flint,  75 and 10.
by box 70
Glue,  Brown............
9© 15
13® 25
“  White..............
Glycerlna................. 15V4© 20
Grana Paradisi.........
@ 22
25® 55
Humulus...................
Hydraag Chlor  Mite.
@ 85
“  Cor  ...
@ 80
Ox Rubrum  @ 90
Ammontati.
@1  00
Unguentum 45® 55
Hydrargyrum...........
@  64 
JchthyoDolla, Am..
1  25@1 50
Indigo........................   75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 80@3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulln......................  85©  90
Lycopodium..............  60®  65
Macis.........................  75®  80
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arslnltls  10®  12
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
lVi)..........................   2©  5
Mannla,  S. F ............   60®  63

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Acetloum..................... 
S@ 10
Benzoicum  German..  65®  75
Boraclc 
....................  
20
Carbolicum.................   25© 33
Cltrlcum.....................  50® 52
Hydroehlor...............  
3®  5
...................  10© 12
Nltroeum 
Oxallcum....................   10® 12
Phosphorlum dll........ 
20
Salicylicum.................1  30@1 70
Sulphuricum................ 
IX© 5
Tannicum....................1  40@1 60
Tartaricum................  33®  35

AMMONIA.

“ 

Aqua, 16  deg..............  314®  5
20  deg................5H©  7
Carbonaa  ...................  12®  14
Chlorldum.................  12©  14

ANILINE.

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

BACCAE.

Cubeae (po  60)........  50©  60
Junlperus..................   8©  10
Xantnoxylum............   25©  30

BAL8AMUM.

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

 

Ablea,  Canadian.................  18
Caaalae 
..............................  11
Cinchona Plava  .................   18
Kuonymua  atropurp...........  30
Myrlca  Cerliera, po.............  20
Pranus Ylrglnl....................  12
Quillaia,  grd.......................   10
Sassafras  ......... 
12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

 

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BXTRACTUM. 
Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...
po..........
Haematox, 15 lb. box..
is............
V4s...........
14»...........
FERRUM.
Carbonate Precip.......
Citrate and Quinta —
Citrate  Soluble..........
Ferrocyanldum Sol —
Sol ut  Chloride...........
Sulphate,  com'l.........
pure............

“ 

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

®  15 
©3 50 
®  80 
©  50 
@  15 
.9®  2
©  7

A rnica......................  18©  20
Anthemls...................  *'@  35
Matricaria 
......   35©  38

folia.

Barosma 
Cassia  Acutifol.  Tln-

...................  35@1 00
nlvelly...................*  25®  28
“  Alx.  35®  50
and  Vis....................  12®  15
8®  10

Salvia  officinalis,  54s
Ura Ural...................... 

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SUMMI.

“ 
“ 

“  2d 
“  3d 
“ 
“ 

sifted sorts... 
po ..........  60® 

Acacia, 1st  picked—   ®  75
....  ©  50
....  @  40
®  25
80
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60)...  50®  60 
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  @ 12
Socotrl, (po.  60).  ©  50
Catechu, Is, (Vis, 14 V4s,
16)..........................  
®  1
Ammonias.................  55©  60
Amafistlda. (do. 35)..  30®  35
Bemoinuin.............. . 
50®  55
Camphors  .............. ..  54©  57
Euphorbium  po  — ..  35©  lo 
@3 50
Gamboge,  po........... ..  70©  75
©  25
Gualacum,  (po  30)  .
Kino,  (po  50)  ........ ..  ©  45
©  80
Mastic....................
@  40
Myrrh, (po. 45)  ..  ..
Opii.  (po  2 8«  ...... ..2 00@2 10
Shellac  ................... ..  25©  35
30®  35
Tragacanth  ............ ..  30©  75
Absinthium  ........... ...........  25
Bupatorium............ ...........  20
Lobelia.................................  25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita.................  23
“  Vir 
......................   26
Rue.............. 
80
Tanacetum, V......................  22
Thymus,  V .....................—   25

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HSBBA—In ounce packages.

bleached— . 

 

 

MASKESIA.

Calcined, Pat — .........   55® 60
Carbonate,  Pat...........  20®  22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20®  25
Carbonate, Jennlng5..  35®  36

: Cubebae.....................   © 4 00
Bxechthitos..............  2 50@2 75
Erigeron.........................2 25@2 50
Gaultherla......................2 00@2 10
Geranium,  ounce......  @  75
Gosslpll, Sem. gal......   50®  75
Hedeotna  ...................2 25@2 50
■Juniper!......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90@2 00
Llmonls.......................... 2 50@3 CO
Mentha Piper...................2 75©3 50
Mentha Verld.................2 20@2 30
Morrhuae, gal.............1  00@1  10
Myrcia, ounce............   @  50
Olive..........................  75@2 75
Picls Liquida, (gal. 35)  10®  12
Ricini.......................  1  18@1  24
Rosmarini.... .......  
75@l 00
Rosae, ounce............  6 50@8 50
Succiai.......................  40©  45
Sabina.......................   90@1  00
San tal  ....................... 8 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50©  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce__  ®  65
Tlglii..........................  @  90
Thyme.......................   40©  50
opt  ................  ®  60
Theobromas...............   15©  20
Bi Garb.......................   15©  18
Bichromate...............   13©  14
Bromide.................... 
33®  35
Carb............................  12®  15
Chlorate  (po  2T>)........  22©  25
Cyanide......................  50©  55
Iodide..............................2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27©  30
Potassa, Bitart, com...  @ 15
Potass Nltras, opt......   8®  10
Potass Nllras..............  7®  9
Prusslate....................  28®  30
Sulphate  po...............   15®  18

POTASSIUM.

“ 

RADIX.

Aconitum...................  20®  25
Althae 
_
2®  25
Anchusa....................   12®
Arum,  po....................  @  25
Calamus......................  20®  40
Gentiana  (po. 12)......   8®  10
Glychrrhlza, (pv. 15).
16©  18
Hydrastis  Canaden,
@  30 
(po. 35)...................
15©  20
Hellebore,  Ala,  po...
Inula,  po....................  15®  20
Ipecac,  po.................. 2 50@2 60
Iris  plox (po. 35@38)..  35©  40
Jalapa,  pr..................   50®  55
Mar anta,  Vis..............  @  35
Podophyllum, po........  15©  18
Rhel............................  75@1  00
“  cut......................  @1  75
“  PV.......................   75@1  35
Splgella......................  35©  38
Sanguinaria, (po  25)..  @ 20
Serpentaria.................  30®  32
Senega.......................  65©  70
Similax, Officinalis,  H @ 40
®  25
M 
Scillae, (po. 85)...........  10©  12
Symplocarpus,  Foetl-
  @  35
 
Valeriana, Eng. (po.30)  @  25
German...  15®  20
lnglber a ...................  13®  15
Zingiber  j ...............  
18®  22

dus,  po............  

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..  @ 15
Anisum,  (po.  20). 
Aplum  (gTaveleons)..  12©  15
Bird, Is...................... 
4®  6
Carol, (po. 18)............   8©  12
Cardamon....................1 00© 1  25
Oorlandrum...............   10©  12
Cannabis Satire.........   3Vi@4
Cydonium..................   75@1  00
Chenopcdiasi  ...........  10®  12
Dipterix Odcrate........3 00®3 25
Foenleulum..............  @  15
6®  8
Foenugreek,  po----- 
L ln l.............................4  ©  4 Vi
Llnl, grd,  (bbl. 3Vi) 
4  ©  4Vi
Lobelia.......................  35®  40
Pharlaris Canarian__  6  ©  6Vi
R apa..........................  6©  7
Sinapls  Albn...........  11  @13
Nigra...........  11®  12

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spisrrus.
Frumenti, W.. D.  Co..2 00©2 50
D. F. R .......1  75@2 00
 
1  10@1  50
Junlperls  Co. O. T __ 1  75@1  75
............. 1  75®3 50
“ 
Saacharum  N.  E........ 1  75@2 00
Spt.  Vlnl  Galll................1 75®6 50
Vlnl Oporto.....................1  25@2 00
Vlnl  Alba........................1 25@2 00

8PONOB8.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage....................... 2 25@2 50
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  .................
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........
Extra  yellow  sheeps*
carriage..................
Grass Bheeps' wool car­
riage  .......................
Hard for  slate use—
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................

2  00
1  10
85
65
75
1  40

OLEUM.

Absinthium............... 3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc.......   45®  75
Amydalae, Amarao__ 8 00@8 25
Anlsl................................1 80@1 s5
Aurantl  Cortex..........2 75®3 00
Berg&mll  ...................3 25@3 50
Cajlputi....................... 
60® 65
Caryophylll.................   70® 75
Cedar..........................   35® 65
Chenopodil...............   @1  60
Clnnamonli.....................1  10© 1 15
Cltronella......................  © 45
Conlum  Mac................  35© 65
Copaiba  ......................  90®1 00

SYRUPS.

Aecacla...............................  50
Zingiber  .............................   50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferrl  Iod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
Rhel  Arom...............  
  50
Similax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae..................................  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Pranas  rlrg.........................  50

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

G R O C E R Y   P R IC E   C U R R E N T .

The prices quoted in  this list  are  for the  trade only,  in such quantities as are usually purchased by  retail  dealers.  They are prepared just before 
going to  press  and  are an  accurate  index  of  the local  market. 
It is impossible to give  quotations  suitable for all conditions of  purchase,  and those 
below are given  as  representing  average  prices  for average  conditions of  purchase.  Cash  buyers or those of  strong credit  usually  buy closer than 
those who  have poor  credit.  Subscribers  are  earnestly requested to  point  out  any  errors or omissions, as it is  our  aim to make  this feature  of  the 
greatest possible  use to dealers.

AXLE GREASE.
doz
......   55
75
......   50
......   Si
......   75
..  .. ........  55

A urora.........
Castor Oil......
Diamond........
Frazer’s .........
Mica..............
Paragon 

gross
6 00
9 ro
5 50
9 00
8 00
6 00

BAKING  POWDER. 

Acme.
•4 lb. cans, 3  doz...............
*4 lb.  “ 
2  “  ................
1  “  .................
lib .  “ 
Bùlfe:...................................
Arctic.
14 lb cans..........................
..........................
a  ®  “ 
.............................
;s>  “ 
lb  “ 
......... ................
Fosfon.
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case...

45 
85 
1  00 
10
60 
1  20 
2 no
9 SO
80

’nee s.
per doz
Dime cans.. 90
“ . 1 33
4-OZ 
“ .  1 90
6oz 
.2 47
8-oz 
“
3 75
12 oz 
“
“ ..1 75
16-oz 
11 40
244-lb  “
18 25
4 1b
21 60
“
15-lb 
41 80
10-lb 
“

0??R1CE'S
ICREAMI
Ba k in g
bow den
■*>u mr h
Red Star, 3.  3> cans 
..
..

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>4 B>  “ 
1 lb  “ 
4» lb.  “ 
1 lb.  “

8 oz 

Teller’s.  54 lb. cans, doz 

“
BATH  BRICK.
2 dozen in case.
English.........................
Bristol.............................
Domestic.......................
BATING. 
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals. . .

“ 
...........
“  pints,  round........
“  No. 2, sifting box 
“  No. 3,
“  No. 5, 
“ 

.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..............
BUCKWHEAT.

“ 
BRUSHES.

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85 
1  50

Gross 
4 00 
.  7 on 
.10 50 
.  2 75 
.  4 00 
.  8  00 
..  4 50
.  1  75 
. .   2 0 0  
..  2 25 
..  2 50 
.  2 75 
90
..  1  15 
.  3 25
1  25 
1  50 
1  75
1  25 
1  50

CANTILES.

100 lb. cases, 2¿& 5 lb. pkgs $4  50 
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.......... .  10
Star,  40 
9
Paraffine  ......   .... .............11
Wicklng 
..........................   24

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CANNED  GOODS. 

Fish.
Clams

“ 

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Little Neck,  1 lb............ ■.. 1  15
“  2  lb............ ...1  90
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 3 lb...............
...2 00
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb............... . ..  90
21b.........   .  . ..  1  70
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb....................... .  .2 40
“  2  lb.......................
3 30
Picnic, 1 lb...................... .  .2 00
21b...................... ...2 90
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb................. ..  1 05
2  lb............... ...1 90
Mustard.  21b  ............... .. .2 25
Tomato Sauce,  2 lb........ ...2 25
Soused, 2 lb..............
2 25
Salmon.
Columbia River, flat__ ...1  85
“ 
tails...... ...1  75
.............. ...1  40
Alaska, 1  lb. 
.1  90

2 lb  ....................

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“Tradesman.1

Tomatoes.

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

$  1, per hundred........ ...... 2 00
$ 2,  “ 
........ ......  2 50
$ 8,  “ 
........ ......800
$ 5,  “ 
........ ......  3 00
$10,  “ 
........ ...... 4 00
$20,  “ 
........ ...... 5 00

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Peel.

Patras,  In barrels...................... 4%

In  44-bbls..............  5
In less quantity__ 

5M
Citron, Leghorn, 25 lb. boxes  20 
Lemon 
“ 10
Orange 
“ 11
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  @ 844
@1044
Sultana, 20 
“ 
Valencia, 30  “ 
@744

“ 
“ 
Raisins.

25  “ 
25 “ 

Sardines.

444@ 5 
644@ 7 
lUgtta 
15@!6 
7@3 
20

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A m e ric a n   >49
Import»»
M arird  $£«  ... 
Boneless
Brook.3  lb

44« 

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

.

Treat.
Fruits.
Apples.
3 lb. standard 
. 
York State  g&Hous 
3 00 
Hamburgh
2 75
Apricots.
Live oak.....................
2 00 
Santa C ru z..............
2  00 
Lusk’s  ......................
2  00 
Overland..................
1  90
Blackberries.
B. &  W .......................
95
Cherries.
..........................
1  20 1  75 
Pitted Hamburgh
White  .......................
1  80 
Erie 
.......................
1  20
Damsons, Egg Plums and Green 

d 

Gages

CHOCOLATE. 

Baker’s.

German Sweet...............
Premium.........................
Breakfast  Cocoa...........

CHEESE.

Amboy  ....................  12
Acme
Riverside...................124
Gold  Medal  ..............
.........................6
Skim 
Brick.............................
Edam 
.......................
Leiden 
.................
Limburger
Pineapple..................
Roquefort 
.......
Sap Sago
Schweitzer  imported 
CATSUP.
Half  pint. 25 bottles 
Pint 
. . .
Quart 1 doz bottles

Blue Label Brand.

domestic

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<ai2\ 
@12 
«@1244 
@1144 
@ 9 
11 
1  on
23
@10
@2d@35
@24
©14

4 5» 
3  5C

CLOTHES  PINS.

5 gross boxes 

.........  ........40

COCOA  SHELLS.

35 lb  bags.....................   @3
Less quantity 
Pound  packages.......   6l£®7

......  @31*

COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

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

. 

Santos.

Fair.............................
.  ..16
Good............................ ......17
Prime.......................... ......18
Peaberry  .................... ...... 20
Mexican and Guatamala.

Fair... 
Good.. 
Fancv.
Prime . 
Milled
Interior............................... :
Private Growth...................
Mandehling........................!
Imitation............................ i
Arabian...................... 
 

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

To  ascertain  cost  of  roasted 
coffee, add 44c. per lb. for roast 
ing and 15 per cent,  for shrink 
age.

Package.

M cLaughlin’s  XXXX  23.80
Bunola  ...........................   23.30
Lion. 60 or ion lb.  case  ...  23.89 

Extract.
Valley City 44 gross 
1  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross........  1  50
“ 
........  2 50

“ 

“ 

tin 
CHICORY.

Bulk
Red.

CLOTHES  LINES.

Cotton.  40 f t........  per doz.  1  25
140
160
1 75
1  90
90
100

50 f t........ 
60 ft........  
70 ft........ 
80 ft........ 
60 ft.........  
72 f t '........ 

“ 
“ 
1 15
“ 
“ 
Jnte 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

CONDENSED  MILK.

4 doz. in case.

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

COUPON  BOOKS.

E rie............................
California...................
Gooseberries.
Common....................

Peaches.
P ie.............................
Maxwell....................
Shepard’s ....   ...........
California..................
...............
Monitor 
O xford...........
Pears.

Domestic....................
Riverside......... ..........
Pineapples.
Common....................
Johnson’s  sliced  __
grated  __
Quinces.
Common  ....................
Raspberries.

“ 

Red  .....................
Black  Hamburg__
Erie,  black
Strawberries.
Lawrence..................
Hamburgh  ...............
Erie............................
Terrapin.....................
Whortleberries.

Meats.

Common 
.................
F. &  W.......................
Blueberries...............
Corned  beef,  Libby’s.  . 
Roast beef,  Armour’s 
.
Potted  ham, 44 lb......
“  >4 lb...........
tongue, 441b ......
“  M lb...
chicken, 44 lb__
V egetables.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Beans.

1  25 
1  70

1 30
2  00
1  85
2  10 
1  85

1  20 
2  10
1  30
2 50 
2 75

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

1  10 
1  15 
1  10
.1  90 
.1  75 
.1  30 
.  80 
.1  85 
85 
96

 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas.

Hamburgh  stringless..........1  25
French style.......2 25
Limas..................1  40
...................1  25
soaked......................  so

Lima, green 
Lewis Boston Baked................1 35
Bay State  Baked...................... 1 ,35
World’s  Fair  Baked................ 1 35
Picnic Baked  .....................  1 00
Corn.
........................
Hamburgh 
Livingston  Eden.....................1 20
Purity 
...............................
Honey  Dew..............................1 50
Morning Glory  .................
Soaked.....  *.............  
 
Hamburgh  marrofat........... 1  35
early Jane  .......
Champion Eng. .1 50
petit  pois  ......... 1  75
fancy  sifted 
...1  90
Soaked................................   65
Harris standard..................
VanCamp’s  marrofat........1  10
early June...... 1 30
Archer’s  Early Blossom__ 1  35
French... 
................1  80
French..............................15@20
Erie.....................................   90
Hubbard...................................1 20
Hamburg  ............................ 1  40
Soaked............................   ..  80
Honey  Dew.............................. 1 60
E rie.......................................... 1 35

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

“Superior.”

$  1. per hundred............... 2 50
2, 
3 00
3 50
$ 3, 
4 00
$ 5. 
5 00
$10. 
6  00
$20.

“Universal.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

$ 1, per hundred. 
$2, 
$3! 
$5, 
$10, 
$20, 

.........   $3 00
............... 3 50
..............4 00
...............   5 00
............... 6 OO
..............7 00
Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over. 
. . . . .   5  per  cent
sou  " 
«»«>  •’ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
ICan  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from $10  down. |
20 books.........   ...........  $100
2 00
 
50  “ 
 
100  « 
3 00
6 25
 
250  “ 
500  “ 
......................  .  10 00
1000  “ 
 
17 50

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

 
 
 
 

CREDIT  CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n ......$3 00
1000,  “ 
...... 5 00
2C00,  “ 
...... 8 00
Steel  punch  ...................  
75

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX..................... 6
Seymour XXX. cartoon......644
Family  XXX......................  8
Family XXX,  cartoon........  644
Salted XXX.........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ..........644
Kenosha 
.........................  744
Boston..................................
Butter  biscuit  .................... 644

Soda.

Soda, XXX.........................  6
Soda, City...........................   744
Soda,  Duchess....................  844
Crystal Wafer.....................10
Long  Island Wafers 
........11
S. Oyster  XXX....................   6
City Oyster. XXX.................  6
Farina  Oyster................... 6
!

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.

Strictly  pnre........
Telfer’s Absolute. 
Grocers’...............

30
35
20@25

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

Apples.

“ 

Apricots.

quartered  “ 

Blackberries.
Nectarines.

Sundried. sliced In  bbls. 
6
54£
Evaporated. 59 lb. boxes  @9 
California in  bags.......  
1644
17
Evaporated in boxes.  .. 
In  boxes.......................  
444
70 lb. bags....................... 
15
251b  boxes..................... 
1544
Peeled, in  boxes........... 
13
Cal. evap.  “ 
 
1244
“ 
In bags........ 
12
California In bags......
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
...................
25  “ 
Prunelles.

 
Pears.

Peaches.

“ 

“ 

301b.  boxes...................
Raspberries.
In barrels......................
50 lb. boxes....................
251b.  “ 
......................
Raisins.

Loose  Muscatels In Boxes.

2 crown.............................   1  50
3 
............................  1 65
2  crown  .............................   5?X
3 
644

“ 
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
“ 

 

Foreign,
Currants.

Prunes.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

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

“
“
“
Turkey.... .................... 
734
Silver.... .............................
Sultana...............................944

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

XX  wood, white.

No. 1. 644  .......................   $1  75
No. 2, 644  ........................   1  60
No. 1,6.............................  165
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50
No. 1, 644 
.......................   1 35
No. 2,644 
...........  .........   1 25
644  ...................................   1 00
6........................................ 
95
Mill  No. 4.........................1  00
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

Manilla, white.

Coin.

Farina.
Hominy.

1001b. kegs................... 
3?4
Barrels..............................3 00
G rits.................................. 3 50
Dried............................ 
434

Lima  Beans.

Maccaroni and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported....................1044@.  44

Oatmeal.
Barrels 200.......................  5 45
Half barrels 100........ 
  2 85
Pearl Barley.

Kegs.................................  244

 

Peas.

Green,  bn............  .........   1  75
Split  per l b .................  
244

Rolled  Oats.

Barrels  180............ ..........   5 45
Half  bbls 90....................  2  85
German.............................  44
East India..........................   5
Cracked.............................. 

Wheat.

Sago.

5

FI8H -Salt.

Bloaters.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Cod.

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

644
744
744
12

Yarmouth..........................
Pollock..........................
Whole, Grand  Bank...... 
Boneless,  bricks............  
Boneless, strips.............. 
Halibut.
Smoked............... 
Herring.
Glbbed, 44 bbl...................  3 25
Holland,  bbl....................  9 00
kegs 
65
Round Shore, 44  bbl.......   2 60
“  M  “  ........  1  35
Scaled............................... 
16
Mackerel.
No. 1, 90  lbs.........................8 25
No. 1,40 lbs.......................   4 CO
No. 1.  10 lbs  ... . ...............   1  2f
Family, 90 lbs....................   5 2i
10 lb s..................   65
Russian, kegs....................   45
No. 1, 44 bbls., lOOlbs...........6 00
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   80
No. 1, 44 bbls., lOOlbs........... 7 50
No. 1. kits, 10 lbs.................   90
Family, 44 bbls., 100 lbs  ...  3  10 
kits  10  lbs.............  45
FLAVORING  EXTRACTS 

Sardines.
Trout.

Whltefish.

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

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

Austin’s Rifle, k e g s.........3 50
“  44 k eg s......   2 00
“ 
Crack Shot, kegs . .8 50 
“ 
44 kegs 2 00
“ 
“  Club Sporting  “  4 50
44  “  2 50
‘ 

“ 
“ 

“ 

HERBS.

Sage.....................................15
Hops —   .............................15

INDIGO.

Madras, 5 lb. boxes........ 
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 
17  lb. pails....................... 
30  “ 

55
50
JELLY.
85
......................  1  25

“ 

LICORICE.

Pure.....................................   30
Calabria...............................  25
Sicily....................................  12

LYE.
Condensed, 2 doz.....................1 25
4 doz.................... 2 25

“ 

MATCHES.

No. 9  sulphur...........................1 25
Anchor parlor.......................... 1 70
No. 2 home................................1 10
Export  parlor...........................4 00

MINCE  MEAT.

3 or 6 doz. in case  per doz..  9’

MEASURES.
Tin, per dozen.

1  gallon 
........................   $1  75
Half  gallon...................  
140
70
Q uart........................  
 
P in t.............................  
45
Half  p in t.......................  
40
Wooden, for vinegar, per doz.
1 gallon............................  7 00
Half gallon......................  4 75
Q uart...............................  3 75
Pint..................................   2 25

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.

Sugar house......................  14
Ordinary..........................  

Porto Rico.

Prim e............................... 
Fancy...............................  

New Orleans.

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

16

20
30

18
20
25
30
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count.  $6  50@7 00 
Half bbls. 800 count.. 3  75©4 00 

Small.

Barrels, 2,400  count. 
Half bbls, 1,200 count 
PIPES.

7 50

4 25

Clay, No.  216............................ 1 75
Cob, No. 3................................. 1 25

“  T. D. full count...........  75

POTASH.

48 cans in case.

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

RICE.
Domestic.
Carolina head........................6
No. 1......................5
No. 2....................  444
Broken...................................3
Imported.

“ 
“ 

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

“ 

SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice...............................  8
Cassia, China In mats........  7
Batavia in bund__ 15
Saigon In rolls........ 35
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar..................iu
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
“  No.  1....................... 70
“  No. 2....................... 60
Pepper, Singapore, black —   9 
“ 
white...  .20
shot......................... 15
“ 
Pure Ground In Bulk.
Allspice................................12
Cassia,  Batavia................... 18
“ 
and  Saigon.22
“  Saigon.....................30
Cloves,  Amboyna................22
Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African................... 14
“  Cochin...................  17
.18
“ 
Mace  Batavia...................... 70
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste.. 16 
“  Trieste.....................18

Jam aica............. 

“ 

Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................60
Pepper, Singapore, black__ 16
“  white.......24
Cayenne................18
Sage......................................14

“ 
“ 

“Absolute” In Packages.

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

............. 84

Ms Mr
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55
84 1  55

SAL  SODA
Kegs...........................
1M
Granulated,  boxes__
151a
SEEDS.
A nise......................... @1254
Canary, Smyrna.........
6
Caraway....................
8
Cardamon, Malabar...
90
Hemp.  Russian.........
4M
Mixed  Bird  ..............
4M
Mustard,  white.........
6
Poppy .........................
9
Rape..........................  
6
Cuttle  bone................ 
80
STARCH.

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

Corn
.........................
Gloss.
1-lb packages  ......................  5M
3-lb 
....................... 5*
6-lb 
.......................   6
40 and 50 lb. boxes..............  4J4
Barrels................................   sm

“ 
“ 

“ 

SNIIFF.

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

Boxes...................................5Vi
Kegs, English.......................4%

SODA.

SALT.

 

100 3-lb. sacks......................... 12 25
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks........................  1 85
20 14-lb.
2 25
24 3-lb  cases......................  l  50
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
32
281b.  “ 
18

drill  “ 

Warsaw.

56 lb. dairy in drill  bags...  32
281b.  “ 
18
56 lb. dairy In linen sacks..  75 

Ashton.

.. 

R 

“ 

Higgins.

Solar Rock.

56 lb. dairy in linen  sacks 

75

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

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

Common Fine.
 
SALERATUS.

80
85

Packed 60 lbs. In box.

Church’s ..........................  83 30
JDeLand’s ..........................   3 15
Dwight’s ..............................3 30
Taylor’s............................... 3 00

SOAP.
Laundry.

“ 

Allen B. Wrlsley’s Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s  Brands. 

Old Country, 80  1-lb.............3 20
Good Cheer, 601 lb.............. 3 90
White Borax, 100  J£-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
American  Family, wrp d . .$3 30 
3 24
5c size..  4 25
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus.......................  4 00
Brown, 60 bars................. 2  10
80 b a rs...............3  25
“ 
Lautz Bros. & Co.’s Brands.
Acme...................................3 65
Cotton Oil..........................5 75
Daisy...................................3 10
Marseilles..........................   4 00
Master.................................4 00

“ plain... 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Scouring.

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

SUGAR.

“ 
“ 

Cut  Loaf..........................   @ 5=5£
Cubes............... 
  @ 5%
Powdered XXXX......   @  534
Standard..  @ 
Granulated, medium.  4.94®  5
fine..........4.94® 5
Confectioners’ A......   4 7s @4.94
Soft A.........................  @4%
White Extra  C.........  @4.56
Extra  C............................  @ 4%
C . . . ...........................   @4%
Golden.......................  ® 4
Yellow.............................  @ 3%
Less than  bbls. Me advance

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels...............................  23
Half bbls............................. 25
F air.....................................   19
Good...................................   25
Choice..................................  30

Pure Cane.

TEAS.

Japan—Regular.

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

SUN CURED.

F air............................  @17
Good..........................   @20
Choice.......................... 24  @26
Choicest.......................32  @34
Dust.............................10  @12

BASKET  FIRED.

F air............................. 18  @2C
Choice.........................  @25
Choicest......................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40

8UNPOWDER.

Common to fair...........25  @35
Extra fine to fl nest___50  @65
Choicest fancy.............75  @85
@26
Common to fair...........23 @30
Common to fair...........23 @26
Superior to fine.............30 @35

oolong. 

IMPERIAL.

YOUNG HYSON.

Common to fair........... 18 @26
2 00
Superior to  flue........... 30 @40

ENGLISH BREAKFAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

Pails unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha  .................  
62
36
Sweet  Cuba................ 
McGinty....................  
27
25
54 bbls.......... 
29
Dandy Jim .................  
Torpedo..................... 
24
in  drums__ 
23
Yum  Yum  ...............  
28
23
1892 ............................  
“  drums................. 
22

“ 

Plug.

Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead.................  
Joker......................... 
Nobby Twist................. 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo............................ 
Hiawatha...................  
Valley City................ 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty..............  
Jolly Tar....................  

39
29
40
24
38
34
40
32

Smoking.

Catlin’s  Brands.

Scotten’s Brands.

Kiln  dried.........................  16
Golden  Shower................... 19
Huntress  ........................... 26
Meerschaum....................... 29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle  Navy....................... 41
Stork  .................................. 32
American............................ 16
Frog....................................33
Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish.............. 38
Gold Cut  ............................ 28
Warpath..............................16
Honey  Dew......................... 25
Gold  Block................ 
  30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s 
Peerless........  .....................24
Old  Tom..............................18
Standard..............................20
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade...........................41
Rob  Roy.................. 
24
Uncle Sam.....................28@32
Red Clover...........................32
Tom and Jerry.....................25
Traveler  Cavendish........... 38
Buck Horn.......................... 30
Plow  Bov...................... 30@32
Corn  Cake  ......................... 16

Leidersdorfs Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

Brands.

 

OILS.

The  Standard OH  Co.  quotes 
as  follows,  in barrels,  f. o.  b. 
Grand Rapids:
Eocene......................... 
8
Water White, old test.  @ 754
W.  W.  Headlight, 156° 
6M
Water  White  ...........  @654
Naptha...............................  @ 7
Stove Gasoline...........  @ 6M
Cylinder....................27  @36
E ngine..................... 13  @21
Black, IS cold  test__  @  8M

MISCELLANEOUS.

“ 

.. 

PURS.

3M@ 4
1  @ 2
1M@ 2

d ee r sk in s—per pound.

Tallow.....................
Grease batter  .........
Switches..................
Ginseng  .................. .2 00@2 75
Outside prices for No. 1 only.
Badger.....................
50@1  00
B ear.......................15 00@25 00
Beaver...................... 3 0u@7 00
Cat, wild...................
40(Û  5 J
Cat, house...............
10©  25
Fisher....................... 4  00@6 00
Fox,  red  ................. 1  00@1 50
Fox, cross................. 3 U0@5 00
50 &  75
Lynx  ....................... 2 00@3 00
Martin, d a rk ........... 1  0U@3 00
pale & yellow 50@1 On
Mink, dark...............
40@1  50
Muskrat....................
03@  12
Oppossum.................
15@  3u
Otter, dark  .............. 5 00®3 00
Raccoon..................
25@  80
Skunk  ..................... 1  00@1  40
W olf......................... 1  00@3 00
Beaver  castors, lb... 2 00@5 00
Thin and  green........
10
Long gray, drv.........
20
Gray, dry 
..............
25
Red and Blue, dry...
35
GRAINS and FEEDSTCFFS
67
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
67
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test)
Bolted.......................
... 
1  40
Granulated...............
....  1  60
FLOUR.
Straight, in  sacks  ...
... 
400
“  barrels...
“ 
....  4 20
“  sacks__ ....  500
Patent 
....  5 20
“  barrels...
“ 
Graham  “  sacks...
...  1  90
Rye 
“ 
....  2 20
Buckwheat, Rising  Sun__4 75
...... 4 50
Less
Car lots quantity
$14 00
12 50
15 00
19 00
IS 50

Bran..............$13 50
Screenings__  12 00
Middlings......14 60
Mixed Feed...  19 00
Coarse meal  ..  18 50
Car  lots......................
Less than  car  lots__ ........48
Car  lots  .................... ........33
Less than car lots...... ........40
HAY.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__11  00
No. 1 
ton lots ...... 12 50

& Co’s  Pure...........
MILLSTUFFS.

Walsh-DeRoo

WHEAT.

MEAL.

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

“

FRESH  MEATS.

“ 

Swift & Company quote as t 
lows:
Beef, carcass..............  4M@ !
“  hindquarters...  5  @ 
fore 
“ 
...  3)4®
loins,  No.  3...  8  @
'* 
“ 
ribs.................  7  @ '
rounds.............. 454®
“ 
Bologna......................  @
Pork loins.................   @
........  @
Sausage, blood or head  @
liv e r........ 
.  @  1
Frankfort__  @  ;
Mutton  .......................7  @
Veal............................. 7  @

shoulders 

“ 
“ 

“ 

FISH  and  OYSTERS.

........ 

20
1  00

F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 

follows:
FRESH  FISH.
Whltefish 
.................  @9
T ro u t............................8  @ 9
Halibut.......................   @15
Ciscoes or Herring__  @6
Blueflsh....................... 11  @12
Fresh lobster, per lb __ 
Shrimp, per gal............  
Cod...............................10  @12
No. 1 Pickerel............   @8
Pike.   
@ 7
Smoked White...........  @  8
Stockfish......................  
11
Finnan  Haddies........... 
10
S ei................................. 
8
oysters—Cans.
Falrhaven  Counts__
©37
F. J. D.  Selects......... @30
Selects .......................
Anchor.......................
©19
Standards  ................. @17
Favorites...................
15
SHELL  GOODS.
Oysters, per  100  ........1  25@1  50
Clams, 
.........   75@1 00

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SWEET  GOODS

Ginger Snaps.............. 
Sugar Creams............  
Frosted Creams.........  
Graham Crackers...... 
Oatmeal Crackers...... 
VINEGAR.

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40 gr............................. 7  @8
50 gr............................8  @9

$1 for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.

Bulk, per gal  ...................... 
Beer mug, 2 doz in case...  17! 

YEAST.

Magic,................................ 1  (N
Warner’s ........................... 1  0(
Yeast Foam  .......................1  0(
Diamond...............................  71
Royal....................................  91

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HIDES  PELTS  and  FU «-
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol-

“  cured...............
cured......

lows:
HIDES.
Green ....................... ...254@3M
Part Cured...............
@ 4
Full 
...............
@ 4M
Dry............................ .  5  @ 5
Kips, green  .............. .  2M@ 354
@ 4M
Calfskins,  green...... .  4  @ 5
@ 7
3i
Deacon skins............ .10  @30
I  No. 2 hides 54 off.
PELTS
Shearlings................. .10  @25  1
Lambs 
Washed.................... .20  ©28
Unwashed........ 
... .10  @20

.................... .25  @  90

WOOL.

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PRODUCE  MARKET t

Apples—Baldwins and  Spitzenbergs command 
$2.75 per  bbl., while  Spys are  held at $3.  Local 
dealers are  handling  more  New York  and  New 
England apples than Michigan  fruit.

Beans—Choice country picked  command $1.60 

@$1.75 per bn.

Butter—Scarce  and  next  to  impossible to se­
cure adequate supplies for home demand.  Deal­
ers  pay 20@22  for  choice  dairy and  hold  at  2c 
above  paying  prices.  Creamery  is  in  good de­
mand at 27c.

Cabbages—Dealers  pay  $5  per  100,  holding 

at $6.  Very  scarce.

Cauliflower—$1.25 per doz. heads.
Celery—Choice home grown commands 20@25c 

per dozen  bunches.
Cider—12c per gal.
Cranberries—Transactions  are  mostly in crate 
packages.  Jerseys  command  $2.60. Cape  Cods 
$2.75 and Waltons $3.

Eggs — Dealers  pay  20c  for  strictly  fresh 
stock, holding at 22c.  The cold  storage men are 
happy  over  the  prospect  of  25c  a  doz.  for 
their holdings.

Grapes—Concords command 22e per basket.
Honey—Dealers pay 14@15c and hold at 15@16c.
Onions—Firmer and in better demand.  Hand­

lers pay 75c and sold at 90c per bu.
.¡Potatoes—The  market is off a little and  about 
5c weaker  in  price,  owing to the  great  amount 
of stock which has been thrown on the principal 
consumptive  markets.  Local  handlers  do  not 
anticipate a rally in the market until  after  New 
Years.

Sweet Potatoes—All varieties are scarce. 

Jer 
seys  readily  command  $4.50  per  bbl,  Balti 
mores bring $3.50 and Virginias $3.

Turnips—30c per bu

PROVISIONS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:

FORK  IN  BARRELS.

Mess,......................................  ..................   15 00
Short c u t.....................................................   16 59
Extra clear pig, short cut............................  17 50
Extra clear,  heavy......................................   17 50
Clear, fat  back.............................................  17 50
Boston clear, short cut......  
......................  17 54
Clear back, short cut....................................  17 50
Standard clear, short cut. best................. 
17 50

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage.....................................................854
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage..............................................  9
Frankfort Sausage 
.......................................  8
Blood Sausage.................................................  5
Bologna, straight............................................   5
Bologna,  thick................................................5
Headcheese.................................................... 5

LARD.

7M 

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Com-
Kettle
Rendered.  Granger.  Family,  pound.
Tierces...... 10& 
7
50 lb. Tins, Me advance.
20 lb. pails, 54c 
101b.  “  %c 
5 lb.  “  %e
31b.  “ 
1  c 
Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................  6 50
Extra Mess, Chicago packing.......................  6 50
Boneless, rump butts.....................................  9 75

BEEF  IN  BARRELS.

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Hams, average 20 lbs....................................... liM
16 lbs...................................... 1154
12 to 14 lbs................................1154
picnic.....................................................854
best boneless........................................  9$£
Shoulders........................................................  SM
Breakfast Bacon, boneless..............................1154
Dried beef, ham prices.............................  ...  8
Long Clears, heavy..........................................
Briskets,  medium.............................................854
SM

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CANDIES,  FRUITS and  NUTS.

The Putnam Candy Co. quotes as follows:

STICK  CANDY.
Cases

Standard,  per lb............
“  H.H...................
T w ist..............
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Boston Cream ...............  
854
Cut  Loaf.........................
Extra H.  H......................  854
MIXED  CANDY.

IS  Bbls. Palls.
7M
7M
7M
8M

6M
6M
6M

Palls.
Bbls.
Standard...................................... 6
7
...6
7
Leader..........................................6
...6
Royal.......................... .
7M
...6M
Nobby.............................
8
.. .7
English  Rock.................
8
.. .7
Conserves.......................
8
ets
Broken Taffy....................baskets
8
9
Peanut Squares...............
1  8
French Creams.............................  
iu
Valley  Creams.............................  
13
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.....................................   8
Modern, £0 lb. 
...................................... 8

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Pails.
Lozenges, plain.............................................  10
printed..........................................  11
Chocolate Drops.......................  ...................  1154
Chocolate Monumentals...............................  13
Gum Drops....................................................   554
Moss Drops....................................................   8
Sour Drops.....................................................  854
Imperials.......................................................   10
Per Box
Lemon Drops............... ...................................55

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LEMONS.

CARAMELS.
 
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18
Sour Drops............................ 
55
Peppermint Drops..................... 
.60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate  Drops..................  
90
Gum Dtops................................................40@50
Licorice Drops.............................................. 1  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain................................................60
65
printed.................. 
Imperials......................................................... 60
Mottoes...................................  
70
............................DO
Molasses Bar...........................
......................55
Hand Made  Creams  ...............
................85@95
Plain Creams..............  ........... ............... S0@90
Decorated Creams.................... ...................1  00
String  Rock............................
......... ............65
Burnt Almonds........................ .................. 1  00
Wlntergreeu  Berries............... ......................60
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb. boxes.........................  34
No. 1, 
51
No. 2, 
28
No. 3, 
42
Stand up, 51b. boxes...................................   90
Small......................................................
Medium................................................
Large.....................................................
Floridas,  ............................................  3 25@3 50
Messina, choice, 360............................
@4 00 
fancy, 360.............................
@4 50 
choice 300............................
@5 00
fancy 380  Maioris...............
OTHER  FOREIGN  FRUITS.
Figs, fancy layers, 6lb.........................
@1254 
“  10».......................
“ 
@1254 @16 
“  14»......... .............
“  extra 
“  20».......................
“ 
@16 
Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box.......................
@ 854 
.......................
“ 
@ 654 
“ 
Persian. 50-lb.  box..................
Ö 4M
NUTS.
Almomls, Tarragona..........................
@19 
Ivaca..................................
@1754 
California..........................
@1854 
Brazils, new......................................
@  954 
Filberts...........: .................................
Walnuts, Grenoble.............................
@1554 
“  Marbot................................
©
Chill....................................
“ 
@10 
Table Nuts,  fancy.............................
@1354 
choice............................
@1254 
Pecans, Texas, H.  P...........................
12M@14 
Cocoanuts, full sacks........................
@5 50
Fancy, H.  P., Suns................................  @  554
“  Roasted....................  @754
Fancy, H.  P., Flags...............................  @  554
“  Roasted...................  @ 754
Choice, H. P.,  Extras............................  @454
“  Roasted.................  @654
California Walnuts............................... 
1254
C ro ck ery   & G la ssw a r e
Pints............................................................S 6 75
Quarts.................  ......................................   7 00
Half Gallons................................................  9 00
Caps.............................................................   2 75
Rubbers.......................................................  
40
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No. 1  “  .........................................................  50
No. 2  “  .........................................................  75
Tubular.............................  
75

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LAMP  BURNERS.

FRUIT  JARS.

PEANUTS.

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6 doz. in box.

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Pearl top.

La Bastie.

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
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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No. 0 Sun, crimp  top.....................................2 60
No. 1  “ 
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No. 2  “ 
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No. 1 Sun, wrapped and  labeled....................3 70
“ 
No. 2  “ 
....................4 70
No. 2 Hinge,  “ 
....................4 88
No. 1 Sun, plain bulb, per doz.......................1  25
No. 2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz....................................... 1  35
No. 2  “ 
........................................1 60
No. 0, per  gross..............................................   23
28
No. 1, 
No. 2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz.........................................  75
Batter Crocks, 1 and 6 gal..........................  0654
Jugs, M gal., per doz................................ .  75
....................................  90
................................... 1 80
Milk Pans, 54 gal., per  doz..........................   65
glazed..............  75
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Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

D. A. B lodgett, President.

G e o.  W.  G a y, Vice-President.

CAPITAL, 

Wm. H . A n d e r so n ,  Cashier.
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Transacts a general  banking  business.

Make a specialty of collections.  Accounts 

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President, A. J. Elliott.

Secretary, E. A. Stowe. 

Official Organ—Michigan  Tradesman.
Next Meeting—December 5.

tion.

Grand  Banids  Retail Grocers’ Associa­
At the regular  meeting of  the Retail Grocers' 
Association, held at Protective Brotherhood hall 
od  Monday evening, Nov. 21, the minutes of the 
last meeting were read_and approved.

Nine  applications  for  membership  were  re­

ceived and accepted as follows:

Chas. Pettersch, 163 West Bridge St.
Nick Heus, 47 Michigan St.
Hannink & Vruggink, 186 Ellsworth Ave.
A. D. Fisher & Co., 443 Lyon St.
Jacob Datema. 693 Madison Ave.
Griswold & Beall, 825 couth Division St.
John Rynburg, 759 South Division St.
C. Quint. 3u5 Central  Ave.
Thomas H. Atkins, West Carlisle.
J. J. Wagner moved that  the  grocery stores be 
closed at noon on Thanksgiving day, which was 
adopted.
Daniel Viergiver  moved  that  none  but  mem­
bers be entitled to admission to the regular meet­
ings  of  the  Association  hereafter,  which  was 
adopted.
E. J. Derrick  moved that  clerks  employed  by 
members of  the  Association  be  admitted to the 
meetings, where  properly  vouched  for  by their 
employers, and  given a voice  but no vote.  The 
motion was  discussed  at  some  length, but was 
not adopted.
Daniel  Viergiver  moved  that  the  Secretary 
procure  and  issue to members  proper.tickets of 
admission and  that  no one  be  admitted  to  the 
meetings  hereafter  without  the regular creden­
tials.  The  motion  was  adopted, and  Mr. A ier- 
giverwas unanimously appointed doorkeeper.

Mr. Herrick  then  described  his recent  trip to 
New  York  City,  including a  visit  to  the  food 
exhibition.  He was surprised to find  such large 
displays of  cereals, chocolates,  etc.,  and so few 
exhibits of  fine groceries, which he expected  to 
see.  He was  at a loss to account for the lack of 
attention  paid  customers in the  Eastern  stores, 
naming several establishments which he entered 
and passed  through without  being noticed, as it 
is  not the  custom  there to pay any  attention  to 
people unless they make their wants knows.  He 
described  the  dark  side of  New  York, as  seen 
in  the  Chinese,  Italian  and  Jewish  quarters, 
picturing  the  squalor  of  the  people  in  all  its 
hideousness.  He suggested that the Association 
get up some sort of an entertainment or food ex­
hibit,  believing  that  such  an  enterprise would 
not only put money in the treasury, but result in 
lasting  good to the  organization  and  increased 
knowledge to the people at large.
Geo. Mclnnes  moved  that  the  Secretary  send 
out letters  of  enquiry to the  leading  manufac­
turers of  food products and ascertain how many 
could  be  depended upon  to  take  part  in a food 
exhibit, and be prepared to report thereon at the 
next meeting, which was adopted.

The Committee on Trade  Interests was author­
ized to take  such action  as it sees fit in securing 
members in outlying districts and adjusting  dif­
ferences  between  members, all  proper expenses 
incurred in such  action  to be  paid  by the  Asso­
ciation.

The  Secretary  reported  the  receipts  of  the 
evening—$52.50— bringing  the  balance  in  the 
treasury up to over *500.

The meeting then adjourned.

Sensible  Suggestions  on  Holiday  Dec­

orations.

Harry Harman  in the Northwest Trade.

Christmas,  with 

its  accompanying 
large  trade, calls as  it  approaches  with 
blithesome steps for unusual window dis­
plays to be  made  in  store  wiudows  and 
interiors in her  honor.  The  day of  fes­
tivity and  gift  making is  an  unusually 
good time  for  the  merchant to show his 
ingenuity.  One  important  thing  is  to 
have  everything  in  neat  and  compact 
shape  in  every  department.  Observe 
closely  the  law  of order,  be  systematic 
and arrange everything  so that it can  be 
found wiih the least  possible  amount  of 
trouble.
In regard to the store decoration it  be­
comes necessary  to  pay  some attention. 
Everywhere  that  the visitor  looks  some 
appropriate motto or  design should meet 
the eye;  novel  features  should  be intro­
duced and  the necessary amount of  time 
and  trouble  given  to  make  everything 
look as nice as  possible.
In  making  mottoes, such  as “Holiday 
Greetings,”  “Merry  Christmas” and oth­
ers the following  may  be  adopted:  For

white letters have a background of green. 
Draw the  letters  to  form  the  words  on 
pieces  of  stiff  card  board.  Old  paste­
board  boxes  may  be  utilized.  Brush 
over  the  letters  with 
liquid  glue  and 
sprinkle them thickly with rice. 
If these 
letters  are  then  sewed  or  tacked  on  a 
large  sheet  of  card  board,  and  all the I 
space not occupied by the letters filled in 
with twigs of  evergreens, you  will have 
a very effective  device.
For green letters, cut them out of stout 
brown paper,  and  sew  twigs  and leaves 
on them with heavy dark thread. 
If you 
wish 
leaves 
them  frosted,  brush  the 
with thin  gum  and  sprinkle  them  with 
frosting.
Letters  covered  with  dried  grasses 
dipped in a  solution  of  alum  will make 
them  sparkle  like  crystal and  look  like 
icicles.
White  card  board  brushed  over with 
thin guui and sprinkled  with frosting  in 
colors make a sparkling effect at night.
The  dressing  of  windows  should  be 
made as  attractive as  possible and deal­
ers will do well  to  begin at  once  in  ob­
taining  all  the  necessary  material  re­
quired.  Don’t  wait  until  the  last  mo­
ment and at a time  when you are rushed 
with  business,  but  devote  a short  time 
each evening in constructing what acces­
sories  may  be  required. 
It  is  not  the 
placing of displays that takes up so much 
time,  but  the  various  articles  requisite 
for the same.  The retailer who  will  put 
forth  his  best  efforts  in getting up  the 
most attractive decoration is the one who 
wiil get the bulk of the trade.
Perhaps many  would  give  more time 
if it were not  for the  lack  of  ideas  and 
how to  start so as  to  get up a creditable 
display;  but  this  may  be  overcome  by 
getting the books and other matter which 
give  full  details  as  to  how  to  dress  a 
Christmas window  and  decorate a store. 
By all means display your Holiday goods 
some weeks in  advance of  Christmas,  as 
this  will  enable the  public  to  see what 
you  have and give  them an  insight as  to 
what is best  to purchase  for a Christmas 
gift.

“Advice” to a Boy.

From the Youth’s Companion.

In one of  the  large railroad  offices  in 
this  country  is  a  comparatively  young 
man  who  is  at  the  head of  a large de­
partment.  When he  entered the service 
of the  company,  five  years  ago,  he  was 
green and awkward.  He  was  given  the 
poorest  paid  work  in  the  department. 
The very first day of  his employment by 
the  company,  a  man  who  had  been  at 
work in the  same room  for six years ap­
proached him  and  gave  him  a little ad­
vice.  “Young fellow, 1 want to put a few 
words  in  your  ear  that  will  help you. 
This  company  is a soulless  corporation 
that regards its employes as so many ma­
chines. 
It makes no difference how hard 
you  work, or how well.  So  you want  to 
do just  as  little  as  possible and  retain 
your job.  That’s  my advice.  This  is  a 
slave pen,  and  the man  who works over­
time  or  does  any  specially  fine  work 
wastes  his  strength.  Don’t  you  do it.” 
The  young  man  thought  over  the “ad­
vice,”  and  after  a  quiet  little  struggle 
with himself  he decided  to  do  the  best 
and the most  he  knew how,  whether he 
received  any  more  pay  from  the  com­
pany  or  not.  At the  end  of a year the 
company raised  his  wages and  advanced 
him to a  more  responsible  position. 
In 
three years he was  getting  a third  more 
salary than when  he  began,  and  in  five 
years he  was  head  clerk  in  the depart­
ment; and the  man who had condescend­
ed  to  give  the  greenhorn  “advice”  was 
working  under  him  at  the  same figure 
that represented  his salary  eleven years 
before.  This  is  not a  story  of a goody- 
goody little boy who  died early,  but of a 
live young man  who  exists  in  flesh and 
blood to-day,  and  is  ready  to  give  “ad­
vice” to other young men  just beginning 
to  work  their  way into business.  And 
here it is:  “ Whatsoever thy hand findeth 
to do, do it with  thy might.”

The world owes a man a living just  as 
the bank owes him  a  balance,  when  he 
has  placed  a  sufficient  amount  to  his 
credit.

Use Tradesman Coupon Books.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

B A R C U S   BRO S.,

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CASH  AND  CREDIT.

Both Systems May Be Combined for the 
Written  for The Tradesman.

Common Good.

The  credit  system  of  doing  a  retail 
business  has  lost  much  of  its  old-time 
prestige.  Twenty-five years ago the idea 
of  retailing  goods, groceries  especially, 
on a spot cash  basis  was  supposed to be 
absolutely impracticable.  At  that time, 
conditions in the country at large seemed 
to warrant such a supposition.  The pop­
ulation was less  dense,  and  manufactur­
ing centers  were  few  and  far  between. 
Railroads,  which have  equalized and  re­
duced  conditions  to a  common  level  in 
our day,  were not so plentiful then,  and, 
consequently,  the  conditions which gov­
erned trade were, in the nature of things, 
local in  their character and  more  easily 
controlled  by  the 
local dealer.  Barter 
was the  corner stone  of  business  trans­
actions, merchandise being paid for with 
the  products  of  the  farm  and  forest, 
either directly by  way of  barter,  or with 
the proceeds of the  same  resulting  from 
sales.  This  purchasing  means  was not 
obtainable  until  mother  earth, 
in  her 
own  good  time,  was  ready to give it up; 
and  so  the  people, each  depending  on 
the other,  were  compelled  to  wait  long 
intervals for the fruits of  their industry. 
It might be said of  the  classes  interven­
ing between the  merchant and  the farm­
er  that  the  merchant  was  expected  to 
supply all until the  farmer  got ready  to 
pay all.

To-day things are  different.  We have 
become a manufacturing  people,  and our 
network  of  railroads  has  broken  down 
and  equalized 
these  local  conditions, 
merging  them  into a commonalty.  The 
population has become  denser,  and more 
migratory,  and  this  has  had a  tendency 
to  impair  individual  credit.  The  mer­
chant has lost his local grip,  so to speak, 
and,  at the same time,  our collection and 
bankruptcy laws have  become  more  lib­
eral for  the  debtor and  the  delinquent. 
The  intervening  classes  referred  to  no 
longer wait with  patience through  long, 
weary  months 
for  pay  day  to  come 
around,  for  the  factories  and  the  rail­
roads have absorbed them and they draw 
the cash  weekly,  semi-monthly or month­
ly.  The  farmer, even,  is  no  exception, 
for the railroads and  the  factories  have 
established  a  cash  market  at  his  door, 
where  he  can  sell,  for  cash,  his  wool, 
cheese and other products which modern 
improved  husbandry  has made possible, 
thereby evenly  distributing,  throughout 
the  year, the  means  of  purchasing  his 
supplies  and  paying  his  bills.  Owing 
to  these conditions (lack of space forbids 
the mention of any more of them at pres­
ent),  the old  idea of  a cash  business be­
ing impracticable is exploded.  Theoret­
ical writers  of  commercial  essays  were 
the first to take up  the cudgel and  chal­
lenge ‘‘Old Trust” to show cause why he 
should longer  encumber  the earth.  To­
day it is no  longer  a  theory—it  has  be­
come  a  practically  demonstrated  fact, 
and it is only the old fogies in trade who 
set  up  the claim  that a  universal  cash 
system  would  be  impracticable  for  the 
retail  trade.  Within  the  past  two  or 
three years, hundreds  of  our  shrewdest 
retailers have adopted  the  cash  system, 
and all pronounce the  experiment highly 
satisfactory.

But it was  not  my  intention  to  point 
out the superior  advantages of  the cash 
system. 
I have  frequently had  my  say 
on this subject in the columns of this pa­

f  *

per,  and it  would seem  that, in  consid­
eration of what has  been  written  by far 
abler pens than mine  in advocacy of  the 
cash system, together with the testimony 
of  those  who  have  tried  it,  anything 
further on  the  subject  would  be  an in­
sult to  the  intelligence  of  the  average 
retailer.  The  point  I wish  to  get at  is 
this:  Can a cash  retail grocer and a cred­
it retail grocer  combine  for the purpose 
of  maintaining 
legitimate  prices  and 
otherwise  protecting  their  interests  for 
the common  good of  each?  In this  city 
an effort is being  made to  organize a Re­
tail  Grocers’  Association,  and,  so  far, 
there is every indication that it will prove 
a glorious  success. 
In common with ev­
ery other  movement worthy of  vigorous 
effort,  there  are  obstacles  to  overcome, 
objections to be disposed of  and difficul­
ties to be removed.  Some  of our dealers 
have recently adopted the “no tick”  sys­
tem,  and  one  of  the  most  prominent 
among them  objected  to  the  movement 
on the ground that the two systems could 
not be  governed by the  same  rules  and 
regulations.  His objection was  substan­
tially as  follows:

“Before I  adopted the  cash  system,  I 
was  compelled  to  buy quite  largely  on 
credit,  and,  consequently,  could  not  buy 
as closely as I now do under the new sys­
tem.  This,  of  itself,  would  enable  me 
to sell cheaper and  still  retain the same 
margin  of  profit;  but,  under  the  credit 
system,  in spite of the most constant vig­
ilance,  I was  continually  subjected  to  a 
greater  or  less  percentage  of  loss  oc­
casioned by bad  debts  and  various inci­
dental  expenses  unavoidably  connected 
with the  credit business.  A relief  from 
these losses and  expenses enabled me to 
still  further  reduce  my  prices  without 
curtailing  my  margin  of  profit.  This 
brought me increased  trade,  and  the  re­
sult  is  that  I am  making  more  money, 
and,  at the same time, I have escaped the 
harrowing disappointments and petty an­
noyances  attendant  upon  a credit  busi­
ness.  Now,  as  the  primary  object  of 
this movement  is  to  maintain  prices  on 
such goods and wares as  the Association 
may,  from time to time,  see fit to take ac­
tion upon,  and,  whereas,  1 ought  to,  can 
and do sell at  less prices than  were  pos­
sible under  the  credit  system,  1  cannot 
see where I would  be  benefited  by join­
ing  an  association,  a  majority  of  the 
members of  which are credit  men.”

This  gentleman’s objection  certainly 
seem  very  plausible;  but I wish  to state 
right here that it  was  answered  to  him 
satisfactorily,  and  that  he  is  a member 
of  the Association at  present.  The  ob­
jection,  which may  be held by other cash 
dealers  in  the  city  who  have  not  yet 
joined the  Association,  was answered  as 
follows:

1. 

It is a well-grounded axiom in legit­
imate  business  tactics  that  the  dealer 
who buys and  sells on  a cash  basis can, 
and,  therefore,  should,  sell  at  lesser 
prices than the dealer who buys and sells 
on credit or part credit.

2.  Sugar is the heart of  the trade and 
ties up more of the  grocer’s  capital than 
many  other  staples  combined,  and,  yet, 
owing to  sharp  competition,  in  the  ab 
sence of mutual  confidences and  conces­
sions,  the  trade  has  been  compelled  to 
keep this large amount of  capital invest­
ed,  not  only  without  any  returns, but, 
generally,  at  a  positive loss.  A mutual 
understanding  in this  matter  would  be 
just as beneficial to  the cash  dealer as it 
would to the credit dealer.

3.  Although  the  primary  thought  in 
the  incipient  stage  of  this  movement, 
may have been  the  protection of  capital | 
invested in  sugars, neither  this nor  any 
other organization ever will,  or ever can, 
fix the price on every commodity  carried I 
by the grocer;  indeed,  such  an  arrange­
ment,  if  it  were  possible,  would  be un­
just,  illegitimate  and  a withering blight 
upon man’s best endeavors.

4.  There  are  numerous  evils  which 
annoy the cash  grocer,  in  common  with 
the credit  grocer,  that  can be  corrected | 
only by concerted action or organized  ef­
fort,  among  which  may  be  mentioned: 
shorter hours for  doing  business;  better 
collection  laws;  relief from  peddlers and 
hucksters;  the correction of unjust rules, 
rates and  regulations  affecting the trade; 
the  securing  of  just  weights  and  full 
counts,  and the stopping of all  practices 
on the part  of  jobbers  and  manufactur­
ers which  tend to injure  the retail trade, 
etc.

5.  By meeting together in friendly in­
tercourse and discussing matters pertain­
ing  to  the  common  good,  there  are  ad­
vantages common  to both  classes  which 
may be  secured  in  this  way,  and  in no 
other way,  such  as  the  cultivation of  a 
better  acquaintance  with  each  other, 
which,  of  itself,  would  tend  to  remove 
the petty jealousies  existing  among gro­
cers,  and  would  restore  confidence  in 
each  others’  integrity  and  good  inten­
tions.

6.  Lastly,  the  consciousness of  being
in harmony and acting in unison with the 
trade  is  worth  just as  much to the  cash 
grocer as it is to the  grocer  who sells on 
credit. 

E. A. Owen.

Michigan(Tentral

“  The Niagara Falls Route.”

DKIAKT.  ARitIVK
Detroit Express....................................  6:56 a m  10:00 pm
Mixed  ....................................................  7:00am   4:30  pm
Day  Express........................................  1:20 p m  10:00 a m
•Atlantic A Pacific Express...........*10:45 p m  *5:00 a m
New York Express............................10:00 p m  10:00 p m

•Daily.
Taking effect Nov. 20,1892.
All other daily except Sunday.
Sleeping  cars  run  on  Atlantic  and  Pacific  Express 
trains to and from Detroit.
Elegant  parlor  cars  leave Grand  Rapids on Detroit 
Express at 0:55 a. m., returning leave Detroit 4:40 p. m. 
arrive in Grand Rapids 10 p. m.

Frbd M. Briggs. Gen'l Agent. 85 Monroe St.
A. Aljiqoist, Ticket Agent, Union  Depot.
Gko. W. Mu n so n , Union Ticket Office, 67 Monroe St. 
O. W. Ruasr.ES  G. P.  &  T. Agent., Chicago.

Til[R TRIM

I í m Íí™mm NOW  IN  EFFECT.

EASTWARD.

tNo.  14jtNo.  16 tNo.  18l*No.  82

Trains Leave
Lv.  Chicago__
Lv. Milwaukee.
G’d  Rapids,  Lv 6 50am 10 20am 3 25pm 11 OOprn
12 42am
Ionia...........Ar 7 45am 11 25am 4 27pm
St.  Johns  ...Ar 8 30am 12 17pm 5 20pm 2 00am
Owosso....... Ar 905am 1 20pm Ô 05ptu 310am
E. Saginaw.. Ar 10 50am 3 45pm 8 iOpm 6 40am
Bay City......Ar 11 30am 4 35 pm 8 37pm 7 15am
F lin t...........Ar 10 05am 3 45pm 7 05pm 5 40am
Pt.  Huron...Ar 12 05pm 5 50pm 8 50pm 7 30am
Pontiac....... Ar 10 53am 3 05pm 8 25pm 5 37am
Detroit......... Ar 11 50am 4 05pm 9 25pm 700am

WESTWARD.

Trains Leave
Lv. Detroit........
G’d Rapids,  Lv. 
G’d Haven,  A r. 
Milw’keeStr  “  . 
Chicago Str.  “  .

♦No. 81  tNo. 11  tNo. 13
10 45pm
10 50am 
7 05am
5  10pm 
8 25am
S 15pm

6 50am
1 uOpm
2  10pm

♦Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

Trains arive from the east,6:40 a. m., 12:50 a. m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arrive from  the west,  10:10a. m., 3:15 
p.m. and 9:45  p. m.
Eastward—No. 14  has  Wagner  Parler  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 ohn W. Loud, Traffic Manager.
B e n  F letcher, Trav. Pass. Agent. 
J a s. Ca m pb e ll, City Ticket Agent.

23 Monroe Street.

Grand  Rapids  & Indiana.
Schedule  in effect  November  20, 1892.

TRAINS  GOINS  NORTH.
Arrive from 
8outh.
For Cadillac  and Saginaw.........  6:45 a m
For Traverse City A Mackinaw  9 00 am
For Cadillac and Saginaw.........  2:20 p m
For  Petoskey & Mackinaw.......  8:10 p in
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:35 p m 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.

Leave going 
North. 
7:20 a m 
1:10 p  m 
4:16 p m 
10:10  p m
Train arriving  from  south at  6:45 a m  and  9:00 a m 

TRAINS  GOING  SOUTH.

For  Cincinnati............................
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago..
For Fort Wayne and the  East.

Arrive from  Leave going
South.
7:00 a ra
10 .05  a rn
2:0o  pm
6:00  p m
11:20 p m

North.
6:30 a ra
11:50 a m
5:lô p m
11:00pm
11:50 a m
11:00 p m
p.  m. runs daily;  all

other  trains  daily except Sunday.

SLEEPING  &  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH

1 :1 0   p  m  t r a in   has  parlor  car  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey i
10:10 p  m  train»—Sleeping  car  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.
SO U T  H --7:00 am train. -Parlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
10:05  a in  train.—Wagner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6 : 0 0   p in  train.—Wagner Sleeping  Car 
Grand  Rapids to Cincinnati.
11 ;20  p m train.—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.
Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

10:05 a m 
3:55 p m  

Lv Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

1120 pm
6 50am
10:05 a  m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:20 p m train daily, through  Wagner  Sleeping Car. 
11:45 p m
6:45  am
11:45 p  m 

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

2:00 p m 
9:00 p m  

7 :C5 am 
2:20 pm 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

Muskegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
10:00 am
6:55 a m  
11:25  am  
4:40 p m
5:30 p m 
9:05 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Dunday train  leaves  for  Muskegon  at  9:05 a  m, ar­
riving at 10:20  a  m.  Returning,  train  leaves  Muske 
gon at  4:30 p m, arriving at Gsand  Rapids at  5:45 p m.
Through tickets and full information  can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almquist,  ticket  agent  at  Union Sta­
tion,  or  George  W.  Munson,  Union  Ticket  Agent, 67 
Monroe street. Grand Rapids, Mich.

General Passenger and Ticket Agent.

O. L. LOCKWOOD,

CHICAGO

SEPT.  11,  1892.
AND  WKST  MICHIGAN  R’Y. 
GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS........ 8:50am  1:25pm *ll:?5pm
Ar. CHICAGO.............. 3:35pm  6:45pm  *7:05am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO AND PROM MUSKEGON.

Lv. CHICAGO...............9:00am  5:25pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS.3:55pm  10:45pm 
*7:05am
TO  AND  PROM  BENTON  HARBOR, ST  JOSEPH  AND 
INDIANAPOLIS.
Lv. G  R ...........8:50am'1:25pm 
..........*11:35pm
Ar.  G R .......... *0 :10am  3 '55pm 
........   10:45pm
Lv. G. R...........  8:50am  1:25pm  5:35pm  6:30pm
Ar.  G.  R..................... 10:45am  3:55pm  5:20pm
Lv.  G  It......................... ...........7:30am  5:35pm
Ar.  Manistee  ............................ 12:20pm  10:24pm
Ar.  Traverse  City.....................12:35pm  10:59pm
Ar.  Charlevoix  .......................... 2:55pm  ...........
Ar. Petoskey  .............................  3:30pm  ...........
Ar.  from  Petoskey.  etc.,  10:00  p  m. ;  from 
Traverse City 11:50 a m, 10:00 p m.

TRAVERSE CITY, MANISTEE  A  PETOSKET.

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

tExcept Saturday.  Other trains 

pm, leave Chicago 5:25 p m.
pm;  leave  Chicago *11:15  pm.

Wagner  Parlor Cars  Leave Grand  Rapids 1:25 
Wagner  Sleepers—Leave  Grand  Rapids *11:35 
Free Chair Car for Manistee 5:35 p m.
»Every day. 
week days only.
DETROIT,

SEPT  11,  1892
LANSING  &  KORTHEKN  R.  R.
GOING  TO  DETROIT.

Lv. G  R__7:00am  *1:25pm  5:40pm  *11:30pm
Ar. DET__11:50am  *5:25pm  10:35pm  *7:30am

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. DETR__  7:50am *1:35pm  5:15pm  *11:00pm
Ar. G,R......... 12:55pm *5:25pm  10:20pm *7:00am

TO AND FROM  SAGINAW, ALMA AND ST. LOUIS. 

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

TO LOWELL VIA LOWELL A  HASTINGS R. R.

Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:00am  1:25pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:55pm 5:25pm  ..........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all  day trains  between  Grand 
Rapids and  Detroit.  Wagner Sleepers on  night 
trains.  Parlor cars to Saginaw on morning train. 

»Every da/.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

Railway.

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

.via d ., e.  H.  A M.

VIA D., L. A N.

Return connections equally as good.

W. ;H.  B enn ett,¡.General Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN
Plate-Glass  Makers’  Combine.

V O O R H E E S

Pants and  Overall  Co.,

L an sin g ,  M ich.

Having removed  the  machinery,  business  and good  will of  the  Ionia  Pants  and 
Overall  Co.  to Lansing, where we one of  the finest  factories in the country, giving 
us  four  times  the  capacity of  our former  factory at Ionia,  we are in a position  to 
get out our  goods on time  and fill all  orders promptly.  A continuance of  the pat­
ronage of the trade is solicited.

E.  D.  VOORHEES,  Manager.

“ You  bet  your  boots,”  Uncle, 

it is true.

We have a few dozen

' PERFECT "  and 
'FALLS  CITY"
DOUBLE  BIT  AXES

That  we  are  offering  at  the fol­
lowing low figures:

Perfect,  donile bit, per doz,
Falls  City,  “

$9.00
6.00

Pittsburg dispatches state that  twenty 
plate glass  representatives  of  the  eight 
factories in the United States  met  there 
November 16 and  entered  into  an  alli­
ance for the purpose  of  regulating  the 
production to meet the  comsumption  of 
plate glass in America,  as  the  factories 
at present turn out more  glass than  the 
country uses.  The capacity  of the eight 
companies is 22,500,000  feet,  while  the 
consumption this year was but 15,000,000 
feet.  There is no likelihood of the price 
dropping lower than 55  cents,  the  pres­
ent rate.  Each  factory  will  be  appor­
tioned its quota  of  the  production,  and 
be required to abide by the  agreement.

B e st

Winter
Beverage

t  r  r

•  

•

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I t   r o i l   E N J O Y   A   G O O D   C U P   O P  

C O F F E E   R E A D   T H I S .

j p i r E  fact that a coffee  is a J a v a  does not a lw a ys Im ply 
that  it   w ill  make  a   delicious  beverage,  for  Javas 
differ  v-erv  m aterially  on  account  o f the  section,  o f  the 
Island o f J a v a  on  w hich th ey are grow n and the method 
u-«*d 
in  cultivaiir-fr,  some  being  grow n  b y   private
f>.inters, other under the governm ent supervision.  Some 
sSv^a v ,s   *ire delicious, others rank and worthless. 
°
a blend o f those Javas w atch ex- 
•ee in  fine flavor or fu ll  strength, 
rm onioasly  together produce the

*
T n e D iam ond J *v a 

peri,

ted  in  air-tight  cans  w hen 
il it -  fragrant arom a is  thus

taken h 
preserve«]
b n m i  o f  W h ole  Roastedde.
Toffee is i— —
», w,
an«! desire to v.*e the. be-t eroff e that c m  be obtained.
a s k   T o  m  i t  j:o c e r  f o b  i t .

....  ....---------- - 

I? h 2  cannot supp ly  you  send us his nam e.

J.  P .  V I S N E R ,   A g t ,

1 6 7   No. Ionia St., Grand Rapids,

A T I B A S

16

A Few "When’s" for Merchants.

D. T. M&Uett in Dry Goods  Chronicle.

When you  have a decided taste  for  it, I 
possess  sufficient  capital,  and  are  ac­
quainted with the details you are fitted to 
engage in any business.
When you come to  consider every oth­
er  business  superior  to  your  own,  you 
may conclude that your  own  business  is 
superior to yourself.
When you have  learned to serve faith­
fully,  you  may  be expected  to command 
wisely.
When your stock is  turned over often, 
you can  afford  to  sell  cheaper and  still 
increase the net profit.
When you  inquire into  the  cause of  a 
marked success,  you will  invariably dis­
cover that much of it was due to the abil­
ity to select and retain efficient employes.
When you lock your store door at night 
leave  your  business  inside.  No  balmy 
sleep with worry for a bedfellow.
When you have decided  upon a course 
in business which is  satisfactory to your 
own mind and  experience,  do  not  allow 
the doubts of  others to dampen  your en­
thusiasm.
When you have exerted  your abilities, 
and success  seems  doubtful,  train  your 
mind to  review  results kindly.  Be san­
guine.  Worry,  not  work, is the bane  of 
many lives.
When a business is said to run itself, it 
is  generally  the  result  of  the force  of 
gravitation.  Gravity  is  always  down­
ward.
When you  begin to  have  some doubts 
of the superiority of  jour  own abilities, 
you  are  on  the threshold of  a fresh  ad­
vance.  Over  self-confidence  is the rock 
which  has sunk many a young mercantile 
mariner.
When you  expect an advertisement  to 
create  business,  word  it  for  business. 
An  advertisement  has  no  life in itself; 
it  depends  for  its  efficiency  upon  the 
vigor with which  you endow it.
When  you  receive  tuition  from expe­
rience,  don’t forget to graduate.
When you  furnish the capital and  an­
other the experience, don’t  swap.
When you find  yourself inclined to  be 
rash in  buying  stock,  remember that  “it 
is better to cry  after the goods than over 
them.”
When  you  ailow  business  to  unduly 
worry your  mind,  it is a sure  indication 
th a t  jo u r  a d v en tu re   is  a  “ size  too  la rg e .”
When you are told that “A rolling stone 
gathers  no  moss,”  also  remember  that 
“A setting  hen gathers  no  fat.”  Don’t 
be entirely guided by old  “saws.”

Business  Principles.

From  the  Dry  Goods Reporter.

A  man’s personality has as much to do 
with his success in  business as the posses­
sion of  capital.  There are  certain busi­
ness principles,  the observance of  which 
is  compensating;  the  non-observance  of 
which  ends  in  the  demoralization of  a 
merchant and his  business.
A business man should guard  his repu­
tation for  straight  and  upright dealing, 
for a  loss  of  confidence  in  him  by  the 
public whom he serves has only one end­
ing—disaster.  He should remember that 
his customer’s interests are his interests. 
The seeking of their trade  is a species of 
tacit  contract  to  serve  them  well. 
In 
forfeiting  their  confidence  he  does  not 
live up to that contract and loses what is 
more  precious  than  gold—a good name.
The sum total of business principles is: 
Be true,  and  act  squarely  towards  your 
customers,  your  creditors  and  yourself. 
The  man  who is  untrue  on  any one of 
these points is as much a fool  as a thief.

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been 

received  at  The 
Tradesman office during the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentlemen  in  trade. 

C. L. Snyder,  Morley.
L.  C. Granger, Charlotte.
M. Y. Gundrum,  Leroy.
Holly & Bullen,  North Aurelius.
P.  Hansen,  Morley,
Sisson & Watson, Ada.

C J.  Meijering,  Noordeloos. 
i.  N.  Bouma,  Fisher Station.

B. S. Reed, Hart.
Arthur  Deuel, Bradley.
Warne & Calkins, Boyne City.

S O A P

Get  your  orders in at once, be­

fore they are all gone.

Is Manufactured 

only  by

HENRY  PASSOLT, 

Sagiuatv,  Mich.

For general laundry and  family

washing  purposes.

Only brand of first-class laundry 

soap  manufactured  in the 

Saginaw  Valley.

Having  new  and  largely  in­
creased  facilities  for  manu­
facturing  we  are well  prepar­
ed  to fill orders promptly and 
at most reasonable prices.

OSTEfcXTEVENS
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Heyman  &  Company.

Manufacturers  of

Star  Cases

Of  Every Description.

6 3   an d   6 8  C an al  St.

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

W H O L E S A L E

Dry  Goods, Garpets and Gloaks

We  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. 

OVERALLS  OF  OUR  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

Voigt, Hemolsheuner k Co.,48* 
Spring & 

st-
C,

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 lo v es,  U n d e r w e a r ,  W o o le n s , 
F la n n e ls,  B la n k e ts,  G in g h a m s, 
P r in ts  a n d   D o m estic  C ottons.

W e  invite the attention of the  trade to  our complete  and  well 

assorted  stock  at lowest  market  prices.

You  can  take  your  choice

BEST  FLAT  OPENING  BLANK  BOOKS

In the Market.  Cost no more than the Old Style Booh 8.  Write for prices.

O F   T W O   O F   T H E

GRAND  RAPIDS  BOOK  BINDING  CO.,

89  Pearl St, Horseman  Blk. 

G r a n d   R a p i d s ,  M ic h .

Cracker  Chests. 

Glass  Covers  for Biscuits.

HHHESE  chests  will 
soon 
A  pay for themselves  in  the
breakage they avoid.  Price $4.

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

o

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

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

CINNAMON  BAR. 

ORANGE  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP. 

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

the best selling cakes we ever made.

THE  NEW  YORK

BISCUIT  CO., 

S. A. Sears, Mgr.

GRAND  RAPIDS.

GflOGOLflYE  COOLER  GO

J \ 1  a n u f a c t u r e r s  

o f

Spring & 

RINDGE,  KALMBACH  &  CO.,

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T |t
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T

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V k» A
4  H  4.

12,14,16 Pearl 81.,

Manufacturers  of  the  Best 
Wearing shoes  in  the mar­
ket.
Our specialties are  Men’s, 
Boys’ and  Youths’

HARD  PAN.

MECHANIC  BALS,

HUSTLERS,

and our Celebrated 

VEAL CALF
Line.  Try them.

Agents for the Boston  Rub-

C.

Bombination  Store  Tellies  anil  Shelving.

The most complete knock down  tables and shelving ever offered to the trade.  The 
salient  features are  uniformity of  construction,  combining  strength and neatness, 
economy of  room, convenience in shipping and  setting up. 
It will  be to your best 
interest to correspond  with  us.  Prices  reasonable.  When in the  city call  at  the 
office and see sample.

Office 315 Michigan Trust Building.  Factory 12 Mill St.

Assorted  Packages  of Holiday  Goods.

Send for our Holiday Catalogue  No.  109,  for illustrations and prices of

D ressin g   Cases,  Iro n  

W o o d   T oys,  A lb u m s, 

W o r k   B oxes,  C h ild ren ’s  F u rn itu re .

Notice carefully the assorted  packages of  the most staple lines of  Holiday  Goods,  not possible to be  properly shown  by cata­
logue.  These assortments are similar to those  we have sold for so many years  in  the past, and contain  only the best selections 
from every line of  Christmas  Goods,  everything being new goods especially purchased for this  season’s business.

If  possible,  call  and  see our  display—our unequalled  display of  Dinner  Sets,  Lamps,  Banquet  Lamps,  Library Lamps, 

Parlor  Lamps,  China Cups  and Saucers,  China Novelties,  Austrian  Glassware,  Fruit Plates,  New  American  Glass,  Etc.

ASSORTED

F a n c y  Goods.

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

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50 
85 

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“  Child’s dec’d  teas........................ 
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Half doz.  H o lla n d  ptd  teas  M  bl  % bn ... .&  80  $  40
One 
45
90 
Half  “  open dec cups and saucers.........   1  40 
70
...........  2  00  1 00
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2  25  1  13
 
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3  25  1 62
Qr. 
 
4  25  1 06
One  “  A B C  child’s plts-pictures.......  
50
Half doz asst 3 color plate sets..................  l  60 
80
Qr. 
luster  plate sets.........................  2  50 
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62
.........................   4  25  1  06
“ 
“  decrd 
“  bread and milk..................  4  50  1  14
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..................   7  25  1  81
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“  C C picture mugs........................ 
Half 
25
“ 
42
“ 
decrd  mugs........................ 
“  partn  shaving mugs....................  2  00  1  00
“ 
“  fancy  decrd mugs.......................   2  25  1  13
“ 
“  moustach decrd coffees...............  2  25  1  12
“ 
3  00  1  50
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Qtr.  “ 
4  00  1  00
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6  00  1  50
One doz. fruit  plates, asst......................... 
1  50
1  00
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“  asst glass baskets........................  2  25 
% 
75
........................  4  25 
“ 
Sixth “ 
71
Half 
“  decrd  vases....................... 
“ 
85 
43
“ 
Sixth  “ 
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37
Three doz asst china  toys and whistles... 
40  1  20
toothpick  holders....................  
One 
80
83
“  Smoking Set........................................ 
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40
60
Qr. 
Sixth  “ 
67
One toy decrd tea set..................................  
55
One doz dressed china  babies....................  
45
90
limb dolls........................ 
Half doz bisque dressed  dolls....................  2  25  1  13
.......................  2  50  1 25
4  50  2 25
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2  15
38  14
3  si
34  33
50
34  83

doz toy decrd tea  s e ts .......................  l  40 
.......................  4  00 

One doz perfume.........................................  

10 per  cent,  discount...........................  

Package  and  cartage...........................  

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ASSORTED

T I N   T O Y S .

 

 

$ 

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One doz  Trumpets........................... 

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...................................................................  75

“  doz musical  toys................................ 
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“  doz asst carts  .................................... 

Qtr  “  asst animals..................................   2  00 
One mechanical express w agon................   1  75 
twelfth doz tin  train.........................  2  25 
“  mechanical  engine.......   4  75 
“  cable  cars.......................   2  00 

“  “ 
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tops............................................... 
“  “  
“  “ 
rattles........................................... 
“  “ 
locomotives.................................. 
“  “  asst wagons..................................  
“  “  144  trains..............  
“  “  kitchen  sets.................................. 

35
80
35
40
S5
45
75
80
50
15
85
18
40
17
75
Half  “  stables........................................... 2  00  1  00
66
Sixth  “ 
4  00 
One twelfth doz kitchens...........................  4  25 
35
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18
...........................   2  15 
“ 
“  half 
42 
...........................  
21
“  clowns.............................   1  85 
16
“  twelfth 
15
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“  circus  riders...................  1  85 
“  asst  toys........................... 
“  half 
75 
38
“ 
“  mechanical clowns.........  1  50 
“ 
75
“  doz drum banks.................................  
35
12  69
1  26
11  43

10 per cent,  discount...........................  
Package and cartage free. 

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Assortment No  25 

GAMES  TO  RETAIL  FOR  25c.

One dozen in a Package.

Game of Tommy Towns  visit to the Country. 

Fortune Telling.
“ 
“  When My Ship Comes In.
Army Tents and Solniers.
“ 
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Cuckoo.
“ 
Base Ball.
“ 
King and  Queens.
Steeple Chase.
“  
Luck.
“ 
Jack Straws.
“ 
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Tiddledy Winks.
“ 
Fish Pond.

Net per package of  1 doz........... 2  00

Assorted Package

DECORATED  CUPS  and  SAUCERS.

One doz decrd teas,  dowers and mottos...

“ 
“  open  coffees asst................ 2  75

“  “ 
Half  “ 
4  00
“  “  
Qtr  “ 
6  00
 
 
Sixth doz 
9  00
Half  “  “  moustach coffees asst..........2  00
Qtr 
.........   3  00
6  75

“  bands and gilt...........
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Package

75 
1  00
1  50
2  00
1  38
2  00 
1  50 
1  50 
1  00
75 
1  69
15  07
25

Assorted  Package  Dolls.

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65 

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One doz white china babes.................... 
30
“ 
33
...................... 
One  **  dressed  dolls................................. 
88
“  asst..........................  2  00  1  00
Hlf  “ 
“  “  washable  dolls,  21 in long.........   2  00  1  00
27 in  “ .........   6  00  2  00
% 
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One-twelfth doz dressed fancy  jtd dolls..  4  25 
35
“ 
50
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..  6  00 
71
“  • •  8  50 
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‘  kid body bisque dolls....  4  00  1  00
Quarter 
One-twelfth  “ 
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53
Half 
“  china limb dolls...............   l  80 
90
...............  4  25  1  42
One-third 
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Package

Assortment No. 10 

GAMES  TO  RETAIL  FOR  10c.

One Dozen in a Package.

Game of Matrimony.

Authors.
Peter Coddle’s trip to New York.
Tiddledy Winks.
Familiar Quotations.
Hippity Hop.
Cricket on the Hearth.
Round the World  Joe.
Kan Yu Du It.
Old Maid.

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“  We Found McGinty.

Dissected Picture Puzzle.
Net per package of  1 dozen....... 75c.

H. LEONARD & SONS,

134  to  140  F u lto n   St.,  G ra n d   R apids.

