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VOL.  10.

THE  TRADESMAN  COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS.
GRAND  RAPIDS,  FEBRUARY  15,  1893.

$1  Per  Year.
NO.  491
i  s t u d l e y   &   B a r c l a y ,

H e y m a n   C o m p a n y , 

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of  Show  Gases  of  Every  Description.

4  M o n ro e  S t , 

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

O ur  M o tf :  ..  J|gW  ^ y j g g ”

w  E  CARRY  a  full  line  of  all  patterns  of 

Ladies’  and  Gents’  Bicycles,  and  can 

supply at once upon receipt of order.

Ve Lead in Reduced Prices.

We are  agents for  the Victor, Columbia, Clip­
per, Western Wheel Works, and other lines, and 
live agents are wanted in every town.

A full line of sundries.  Our price list will be 
out early  in  January, 1893.  Walt  for  us;  or, if 
you cannot, then write and get our prices before 
you  order.  Our  prices  will  be  as  low  as  the 
lowest.

FIRST-CLASS  WORK  ONLY.

03  and  68  Canal  S t ,  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

WRITE  FOR  PRICES.

POTATOES.

We have made the handling of  Potatoes a  ’’specialty” for many years and have 
a large trade.  Can  take care of  all that can  be shipped  us.  We give  the best ser­
vice—sixteen years experience—first-class salesmen.

Ship your stock to us and get full Chicago market  value.
Reference—Bank of Commerce, Chicago.

WM.  H.  THOMPSON  &  CO.,

Commission  Merchants,

166 So. W ater St., Chicago.

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Hides, Purs, W ool & Tallow,

DEALERS IN

NOS.  122  and  i2 4   LORIS STREET, GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

WE CARRY  A  STOCK  OF  CAKE TALLOW  FOR  MILL  RSK.

M u s k e g o n  

Successors  to

MUSKEGON,  MICH.

HARRY  FOX,  Manager.

SPECIAL  ATTENTION  PA ID   TO  MAIL  ORDERS.

No  Hr find  of 'Ten  Cent

MUSKEGON  BRANCH  UNITED  STATES  BAKING  CO.,
C r C o .,
CRACKERS,  BISCUITS  *  SWEET  GOODS.
CIGARS °°" ™ES G l l F
M O SELEY   BROS.,
FRUITS. 8EED8, BEANS END PRODUCE,

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

-   W H O L E S A L E   -

26,28,30,  32  Ottawa St.,  grand  Rapids.

If you have any beans and want to sell, 
we want them, will  give you full  mar 
ket  price.  Send  them  to  us  In  any 
quantity  up to car  loads, we want  1000 
bushels daily.

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

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

Who  Sells

S t a r

D r o p s 9m

C o u g h

Every  Druggist, 
Every Grocer. 
Every Confectioner 
who wants  to  handle  the  best  goods for the 
least money. 
M anufactured by

R e d

A.  E.  BROOKS  &  CO.,

4G  Ottawa St., Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

T E L FE R   SPICE  COMPANY,

MANUFACTURERS  OF

Spices  and  Baking  Powder,  and  Jobbers  of 

Teas, Coffees and Grocers' Sundries.

I and 3 Pearl  Street, 

GRAND  RAPID8

c O N F E C T I O N E R Y  !

Don’t  think just because  it’s a little dull  after the holidays 
that  it will  be  best to “ run  close.”  Now  is  just the time 
to  clean  up  the  odds  and  ends—push  them to  the  front  and  fill  up with 
bright, fresh  goods  and  be  in  readiness to tempt a half-hearted  customer 
with  an  attractive  display.  Empty show cases  and  half  filled  pails will 
not induce  sales.  We  keep  our  factory  humming  and  we  want  to 
replenish your stock  with  purest and best  goods on  the  market.  Write 
us.  Call  on  us  when  in the  city or entrust  your  order to  the  wholesale 
grocere.  We  sell  them  all.  Buy  “ Our  Make”  and  add to your bank 
account.

THE  PUTNAM  CANDY  CO.

STANDARD OIL CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICHIGAN.

DEALERS  n r

Uluminating and Lubricating

NAPTHA  AND  GASOLINES.

JOBBER  OF

Mail Orders Receive Prompt  Attention. 

Salt Fish

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

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

CONSIGNMENTS OP  ALL  KINDS  OF  POULTRY  AND  GAME  SOLICITED

See quotations in another colvnn

Grand.  Rapids.

R I N D G E ,  K A L M B A C H   &  CO.,

IS, 14.16 P earl a

Manufacturers

and

Jobbers of

Office, Hawkins Block. 

Works, Butterworth At©?

fiBAND BAPIDS, 
BIS BAPIDS, 
ALLEGAN.

BULK  WORKS  AT

MUSKEGON. 
GRAND  HAVEN, 
HOWARD  CITY,

MANISTEE,

PETOSKEY,

CADILLAC,
l.UniNGTON.

HIGHEST  PRICE  PAID  FOR

EMPTY  BARBON  i   GASOLIN"  BARRELS.

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Spring lines  now ready 

for inspection

I  Would  be  pleased  to 

show them .

I Agents  for  the  Boston 

Rubber Shoe Co.

V O O R H E E S

Pants and  Overall  Co„

L a n s in g ,   M ic h .

Who  urges  you  to  keep

Sapolio ?

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T h e   Public 1

Having removed  lb.  machinery,  business  and good  will of  the  Ionia  Pants  and 
vertistng  the  manufacturers  create  a
Overall  Co.  to  Lansing,  where we have  one of  the  finest  factories in the  country,  <*emaB<^>  aD(*  only  ask the  trade to keep  the goods in  stock  so  as  to  supply 
gi nng us  four  timed  the capacity of  our former  factory at Ionia,  we are in a post- I 
orders  sent to  them.  W ithout  effort on  the  grocer’s  part the  goods, 
tion  to  get out our  goods on  time  and  fill  all  orders  promptly.  A continuance of I sell  them selves,  bring  purchasers  to  the  store,  and  help  sell  less  know n 
the patronage of the trade is solicited 

expensive 

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goods.

E.  D.  VOORHEES,  Manager.

Anv Jobber will be Glad to Fill Your Orders.

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Successor  to  Cooper* Commercial  Agency  and 
Commercial  reports  and  current  collections 
receive  prompt  and  careful  attention.  Your 
patronage respectfully solicited.
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1.  Top Genuine Kangaroo.
2.  Vamp Best Veal Calf.
3.  Sole Best Union Leathei.
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(Sizes 9 to 13H)

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v Felt Boots and Alaska  Socks.

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GRAND  R A PID S, MICH,

THE  MISTAKE  OF  CAPT.  BARTON. 
Captain  William  Barton, of  the  ship 
Kingfisher,  had  but  one  great  fault—a 
violent temper.

His  young  wife  Mabel,  who  had  ac­
companied  him  for  a  voyage  to  Java, 
often  begged  him to control  himself, de­
claring  that  such  a  temper  would  yet 
lead  him  to  the  perpetration  of  some 
deed he would  bitterly repent of.

them 

Not  that  he  was ever  otherwise than 
kind  and  gentle to her. 
It  was  against 
his men  that  he  sometimes  became  en­
raged.  They  all 
liked  him,  notwith­
standing;  for,  except  when  they  made 
some  blunder,  he  treated 
like 
brothers.  They  also liked and respected 
his  good  wife—a  beautiful  brunette  of 
twenty.  The health of this young woman 
was  perfect,  and  she was  as  strong  and 
active  as a deer.  Having  been  brought 
up near  the  water,  she  could  handle an 
oar  with  surprising  skill,  and her  hus­
band had  been  heard to say  that she was 
an  expert  swimmer.  He  was  a sturdy, 
broad-shouldered  fellow,  with  an  arm 
like a blacksmith’s,  a ruddy cheek  and a 
clear  eye.  His wife  loved  him  deeply, 
and whenever  she  saw  him  angry with 
his  men,  she  would  hover  about  him, 
endeavoring to soothe him.

Her own  brother, Jack  Wilton, a youth 

of seventeen, was cabin-boy.

His  relation  to  Mabel,  however,  did 
not prevent  his sometimes  being the ob- 
1ect of the captain’s wrath.

One evening, on an occasion when Jack 
was  slightly  ill,  he  stumbled  against a 
bucket full of  tar,  spilling  the  latter all 
over the deck.

“Confound  you,  youngster!”  roared 
the skipper.  “I’ll  make  you  stand  the 
lookout four hours to-night for your awk­
wardness.”

Mrs.  Barton  pleaded  with  him.  She 
had sat up most all of the previous night 
nursing her brother,  and she was sure he 
had  not  slept  ten  minutes  during  that 
time. 
It  would, therefore,  be  cruel  to 
make  the  poor  boy,  who  was  not  yet 
quite well, remain awake so long.

But,  although  susceptible to his wife’s 
influence,  there  were  times  when  she 
could  not  move  him.  He  now resisted 
all her  appeals,  and at dark  made  little 
Jack  get  into  the  long-boat  and  there 
seat himself,  to keep a lookout.

“And mind that you keep a good one!” 
said he.  “Don’t  let  me catch  you  doz­
ing!”

“Have you  put  Jack on  the lookout?” 
enquired his wife,  when  he  joined her in 
the cabin.
“Yes.”
“Cruel!”  she  cried,  pouting,  the tears 

shining in  her eyes.

•‘What!  You are not angry with me?” 

he said.

He put his arm around  her lithe waist, 

drew her to him and kissed her.

“Bluebeard!”  said  she.  “I  ought  to 

pall your  hair!”

She  nestled  in  his  arms,  coaxed  him 
and pleaded with him about Jack,  but in 
vain.

Then she became very still and thought­
ful.  All  at  once a singular  expression

flashed in her dark eyes.  She half start­
ed,  rolled round  in  his  arms  like a ball, 
but said not a word.

A few minutes late,  the captain  retired 
to  his  apartment  adjoining  that of  his 
wife.  He  soon  fell  asleep,  but  awoke 
three hours  later,  and went on deck.

It was a dark  night,  and the wind  was 
blowing  almost  a  gale.  The  captain 
looked  leewaid,  but  through  the  gloom 
he  could  see  nothing  of.  an  island  the 
ship had been approaching when  he went 
below.  On making enquiries of  the offi­
cer of the deck,  however, he  learned  that 
the  island—one  of  the  Feejee  group— 
bore about a mile off the lee quarter.

He  now walked  toward  the long-boat, 
in  which  he  had  stationed  Jack Wilton 
to keep a lookout.

“If  1 find  him  vigilant  and wakeful,  1 
will  let  him  have  his watch  below!”  he 
muttered,  gently,  the dark  pleading eyes 
of his wife haunting his mind.  “Halloa! 
He  is  asleep!”  added  the  skipper as  he 
approached the  form  seated in the  boat.
In fact,  the head of  the  “lookout”  was 
bowed,  and  the  deep  breathing  that sa­
luted the captain  was  indicative of pro­
found slumber.

Barton’s  quick  temper  was  at  once 
aroused.  He sprang toward the dimly re­
vealed form in the boat,  climbed into the 
vessel,  and rushed at the sleeper,  intend­
ing  te  seize  him  by  the  shoulder,  and 
give  him  a  merciless  shaking.  But  at 
that moment  the  ship  plunged  heavily 
and,  in his haste,  the  captain caught  his 
foot  against  the  boat-mast,  rolling 
it 
half out of the craft,  and  falling  almost 
prostrate  in  the  boat.  As  he  fell,  his 
outstretched 
violently 
against the back  of  the  slumberer  who, 
thus  pushed  over  the  gunwale,  struck 
against the mast, which at  once dropped 
into the sea.  The  young  lookout  went 
with it,  pitching  headforemost  into the 
dark waters.

struck 

hand 

“Man  overboard!”  shrieked  the  cap­
tain,  in  dismay,  as  he  staggered  to  his 
feet.  “Lively there, back  the  mainyard 
and down with the boat!”  he added, leap­
ing to the deck.

But, just  then,  a  loud,  buzzing  noise 
was  heard.  Struck  by a sudden,  terrific 
gale,  the ship  went  over  on  her  beam- 
ends and tore  through  the  waters,  with 
the spray  sweeping her fore and aft.  An 
attempt was made to lower  the boat,  but 
it was  dashed to  fragments  against  the 
ship’s side.

The wind blew great guns.  It shrieked 
like a  hyena  in  the  quivering  shrouds, 
and the  roaring  sea  became  white with 
whirling foam and  spray.

No boat could be lowered now.
“Lost!  The  boy is  lost!” groaned the 
captain.  “What will  she  say,  when she 
hears  of  it,  that I  pushed  her  brother 
overboard?”

He  had  not  the  courage  to  tell her. 
Hours passed,  and  he  walked  the deck 
like a madman.  By this  time  the storm 
had  abated.  For  a  few  minutes  the 
moon  shone; 
then  it  was  hidden  by 
clouds,  and darkness again fell.

“I  cannot  tell  Mabel—I  cannot wake 
her  yet!  She  will  learn  the  dreadful

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flaring enough to pack  conveniently.

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T H E   M I C H I G A N   T R A D E S M A N -
His conscience  gave  him no rest.  His 
hand it was  that  had  sent  her  into the 
dark  waters!  True,  it was  an accident; 
but it  was  his  violent  temper that  had 
caused it.

truth soon enough!” muttered the wretch­
ed man.

Not long  after,  the  dim  light  of com­
ing dawn struggled  through  the  gloom. 
A solemn  look rested on  the faces of the 
sailors.  Every  eye  was  turned  toward 
the miserable captain.

All at once,  from the steerage, emerged 

a slender youth.

The captain stared aghast.
Then  he  started  back with  a terrible 
It  was  Jack  Wilton  he  saw—the 
cry. 
cabin-boy  whom  he  thought  he  had 
pnshed overboard on  the previous night.
He rushed  up  to  the  boy  and caught 
him  by  the  arm,  while  the  astonished 
seamen all came swarming aft.
this  mean? 

Speak! 
Speak!”  he  gasped.  “I  pushed you  out 
of the long-boat into the sea,  and here—” 
“What?  Oh,  Mr.  Barton!  What?” 
interrupted the youth,  turning as pale as 
death.  “You don’t  mean—”

“What  does 

“Speak  out!  Speak  out,  1  tell  you!” 
roared  the  skipper,  trembling  in  every 
limb.  “I  say  I  thought  1  pushed  you 
overboard.  You  were  asleep, 
as  I 
thought,  there on the lookout,  and—”

“I—I—”  stammered the  youth.  “No, 
it was not I.  My  sister  came  and  said 
she would  take my  place!  She  insisted, 
and,  putting  on  my  hat  and  cloak,  so 
that  no  person  might  guess  it  was she, 
she sat down in the boat  and sent me be­
low to sleep.  You  said  you  pushed her 
into the sea,  but,  of course,  you  are jest­
ing.  You do  not mean it.”

“What  have  I  done?”  screamed  the 
miserable  man,  almost  frantic.  “I see, 
now!  It  was  my  own  wife  I  pushed 
overboard!”

He leaned against the rail for support. 

He wrung his bands and tore his hair.

“But  she  is  not  lost!  No,  no!”  he 
shrieked,  almost beside himself.  “Mabel, 
Mabel,  come  back to me!”  he added,  in  a 
plaintive,  despairing  voice,  stretching 
out his hands over the wild  waters.

“He  is  going  mad,”  said  the  mate. 
But at length the captain became calm­
er,  although  his  face  was  as ghastly  as 
that of the dead.  He  wore  ship  and re­
traced  his  course  toward  the 
island. 
When within a mile  of  it,  he ordered  a 
boat  lowered.

He  had it  manned  and  was  pulled  to 

the beach.

A group of  wild islanders stood  there. 
“I want my  wife!”  cried  the  captain. 
“Wife?  What  mean?” inquired one of 
the  savages,  who  could  speak  a  little 
English.

“She fell overboard last  night,  but she 
was  a good  swimmer,  and  I  think  she 
must have  reached  the beach,”  said  the 
skipper, confidently.

But the native shook his head.
“She is here!  I am sure of it!” insisted 

the captain.

“Mad!  Mad!”  muttered  the mate,  who 

had accompanied him.

All that day  the skipper searched about 
the island  for  his wife,  but  no  sigQ of 
her could be  found.

The moment he  reached the ship,  Bar­
ton  was taken down  with a raging  fever 
For many  days he  lay  in  a  delirium. 
When  he  recovered,  he  was  a  mere 
wreck  of  his former  self;  but  his mind 
had recovered  from  the shock it had  re­
ceived.

He could  now  talk in  a rational  man­

ner about his wife.

“She  is 

lost!  Lost!  But  I will  soon 
join her,”  he  said,  mournfully.  “I  am 
not long for this world.”

In due time the ship  reached Java,  the 

port of her destination.

The  vessel  was  not  long  anchored, 
when the  skipper  went below  and  took 
from a  pantry  some  prussic  acid,  with 
which he intended to  put  an end  to  his 
wretched life.

He mixed the poison  in a cup, and  was 
about raising it to his  lips,  when a  light, 
beautiful form descended the companion- 
steps.  He turned, still  holding  the cup, 
to behold a most unexpected vision.

For  a moment  he  stared  wildly,  as  if 

looking at a  ghost.

It  was  his  wife—his  own  beautiful 

wife—he saw before him.

A wild cry  escaped  him,  and  the  two 

rushed into each others’  arms.

Then from the deck there  rose a cheer 
that made the vessel  shake  from  keel  to 
keelson  and  seemed  to  split  the  very 
skies.

The crew  had seen  Mrs.  Barton  when 
she came aboard  from a  shore  boat  and 
were  now  expressing  the  wild joy  that 
thrilled them all.

Explanations  were  soon  made  by  the 

happy wife.

The moment she  struck  the  water  on 
that night  when she  fell overboard,  she 
had waked,  and,  instinctively throwing 
out her arms,  she had  clutched the boat- 
mast,  which had fallen with her.

To this mast she  clung.
Her skill as a swimmer  assisted her in 

keeping her position.

She was carried  past  the  island.  By 
that time the  storm had subsided and the 
moon  shone.  Ahead  of  her,  approach­
ing,  she  beheld  a  small scoohner. 
It 
passed  so  near  her  that,  by  shouting, 
she attracted  the attention of  the  crew. 
A boat was  lowered,  and she was  picked 
up,  half  senseless.  As  soon  as  she 
could  speak,  she  told  her  story.  But 
she could  not  make  herself  understood 
by the wild  crew,  who  were  natives  of 
some neighboring  island and did not un­
derstand a word of  English.  They were 
evidently  traders  in  cocoanut  oil,  and 
were bound to some port  not far distant. 
At dawn  she  looked about  her,  but,  ow­
ing,  probably,  to  an  intervening  head­
land,  she  could  not  see  her  husband’s 
ship.

The schooner kept on,and in  a few days 

arrived at Rennell’s Island.

There,  to Mrs.  Barton’s joy,  she  found 

a small steamer bound for Java.

She took passage aboard of it,  and thus 
arrived  at this port forty-eight hours  be­
fore her husband.

A happy day for the captain!
For Jack  Wilton,  too,  who  again  and 

again embraced  his noble sister.

From  that  hour  Barton  was  never 

known to give way to a hasty temper.
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Grand Rapids.

Borrow  trouble,  if  you  feel  that you 
must have it,  but don’t unload it on your 
friends.

OUR  8P R IN G   LINE  is  moving fast, and, as  we  are  informed, 
confirms the high reputation the senior member of  our firm has earned for 
himself, that for elegance, style, fit, make-up and lowness  in  price he stands 
unequalled—a  thorough,  practical  clothing  manufacturer,  established 
thirty-six years in the  city of  Rochester, N.  Y.

William  Connor,  our  representative  in  Michigan,  whose  address is 
Box 346,  Marshall, Mich., will  gladly call upon you if  you will honor him 
with a line to show  you our  samples, and  buy or not  buy, we  will  thank 
you  for the  honor  of  inspection.  William  Connor  will  be  at  Sweet’s 
Hotel, Grand  Rapids,  Mich., on Thursday and  Friday,  March  2d  and  3d. 
Customers  who meet him there  are allowed  expenses.

Those  merchants  contemplating  putting in  ready-made  clothing  this 
spring will  best  consult  their  interests  by sending  for  Win.  Connor, who 
put in four new lines for customers this  last fall and  will gladly give  them 
as references.

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W h o le s a le   C lothiers,

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

HENRY  S.  ROBINSON.

RICHARD  O.  ELLIOTT.

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BOOTS, SHOES and RUBBERS,

M anufacture’s  and  Wholesale Dealers in

99,101,103,105  Jeflerson Ave.,
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RAMBLERS,  NIAGARA,  ROCHESTER,  ARIEL,  FOW­
LER,  RALEIGH, AM.  SANSPARIEL,  STEARNS,  NEW 
MAIL,  ECLIPSE,  WESTERN WHEEL  WORKS, 
FEATHERSTONE.

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Best  Styles 

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Prompt  deliveries.

Catalogue on application.

PERKINS  &  RICHMOND,  101 Ottawa St,  Grand Rapids, Mieli,

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

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

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SUPPLANTS BRING POWDER
Fosfon Chemical Co., Detroit, Michigan. 

SOLD  BY ALL~RELIABLE  GROCERS.

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FREE  GRAYOfl  PORTRAITS.
IT  MAKES  EVERY  SALE  CASH  AND  INCREASES 

No premium ever offered draws trade equal to this plan.

YOUR  BUSINESS.

Beware  of  Infante.

Written f o r  Tan T r a d e sm a n.

“Beware of  the  vidders,”  was  the im­
mortal  Sam Weller’s  solemn  injunction, 
but  the  retailers  of  Michigan  have  no 
occasion  to  lie  awake nights  on account 
of  this  sober  warning—they  are  abun­
dantly  able  to  protect  themselves  from 
the  bewitching  allurements of  the  “ vid­
ders.”

“Beware  of  infants,” sounds  better  as 
a “croak” than  the  other,  and  it  is  cer­
tainly  of  more  practical  value  to  a  re­
tailer  of  vinegar  and  bologna  sausage, 
for  such  an  individual  has  no  time for 
“mashing”  and  flirting,  even  if  he  pos­
sessed the inclination.

I don’t mean  the toothless, baldheaded 
little variety of infants; they  are entirely 
harmless,  if  they  are  somewhat  expen­
sive—that is,  if  they are healthy and not 
too numerous. 
I mean  the big kind who 
go  about  with  an  embryo  mustache  on 
their upper lips and look like men.  They 
look 
like  men,  but  they  are  not  men; 
they  are  only  infants,  and,  if  you  do 
business with  them,  you  may  slip  up in 
your  calculations.  A male  infant  is not 
a man  until  he is twenty-one  years  old; 
and yet  the rule of  law is that an  infant 
becomes of  age at  the  beginning  of  the 
day before his twenty-first birthday.  This 
rule  is  not  founded  on  reason,  but  on 
ancient authority and constant use.

If  you contract with  an  infant,  except 
for necessaries, it is his blessed privilege 
to  slip  out  of  it  and 
leave  you in the 
lurch when he reaches his majority, if he 
be so inclined.  And  he may even  dodge 
payment  for  necessaries,  if  they  were 
not  strictly  such  and  appropriate  and 
suitable to his person,  station and means. 
The law makes this grand exception,  not 
for  your  benefit,  but  for that of  the in­
fant.  Were  it  not  for  this  exception, 
you see,  the  poor  infant might  starve or 
freeze to death.

It is impossible  to  draw  an  exact line 
in this matter  and the courts  have never 
attempted to  do so.  The  retailer,  there­
fore, must  take  more or less  chances  in 
furnishing an  infant with  “necessaries.” 
To  hold  a major  responsible  for  goods 
furnished him during his minority,  there 
must  be,  substantially,  if  not  in  form,  a 
new  promise.  A  mere  acknowledgment 
that the  debt  exists will  not do;  it must 
be such a recognition of  the debt as  may 
fairly be  understood,  by the  creditor,  as 
expressive of  the  intention to pay it,  for 
that  would  be a promise  by implication.
If  you sell an infant property,  any un­
equivocal act of ownership after majority, 
as  selling it, for  example,  is  a  confirma­
tion of the purchase. 
If he should buy a 
horse and  give his  note  for it, and,  after 
he  is  of  age,  the  seller  should  put  the 
note  in  suit, the  owner  may  return  the 
horse and  refuse to pay the  note;  but,  if 
keep  the  horse,  it  will  be considered  a 
confirmation of  the  note.  How  would 
you  like to sell a horse  to a big lusty in­
fant  with a wife  and  two  children,  and 
take his note in payment, and then,  after 
reaching  his  majority, and after  having 
sported with the horse around the country 
for six  months or more,  have  him  bring 
the horse  back to you  and coolly inform 
you  that  he  “had  concluded  not to  pay 
the note”?

But,  if  he  should  keep the  article,  he 
cannot  avoid the  note. 
In  a case  where 
an  infant  purchased a potash  kettle and 
gave  his  note  for  the  price,  it  being 
agreed  by the  parties  that  he might  try 
the kettle  and  return it if it did not suit

him, and the seller, after the infant came 
of age, requested him to return the kettle 
if  he did  not  intend  to  keep it,  but  he 
retained and used it a month or two after­
wards,  the  court  held  that  this  was  a 
sufficient ratification  of the contract,  and 
that an action  might be sustained on  the 
note. 
If  you  take  his  note,  even  for 
necessaries,  he is  not  bound  by  it  as  a 
note;  and,  if  you  loan  him  money to  be 
expended  for  necessaries  and  take  his 
note,  the  debt,  or  the  note,  has  been 
held,  at law,  to be voidable by him.

If  you  sell  an  infant  anything and he 
pays  you  the  money  for  it, I would  not 
advise  you  to squander  the  money,  for, 
when he  comes of  age,  he may bring the 
thing  back  and  demand  a return  of  his 
money,  and  you  would  be  obliged  to 
return  it.  This is called  “the baby act,” 
and  it is the  infant’s  pleasure to play  it 
whenever  he  feels  so  inclined.  But he 
cannot  avoid a contract  and  retain  any 
benefit  from  it;  he  cannot  retain  any 
portion of  that  for  which  he  paid  his 
money  and  demand  the  return  of  his 
money at the same time.

If  your infant  clerk  has contracted  to 
work  for  you  a  certain  period,  and  he 
should rescind his contract and leave you 
before his time expires,  he can make you 
pay  him for  what  he has  done. 
If  you 
give your  note to an infant,  or make any 
sort  of  a  mercantile  contract with  him, 
you  must  abide by  it,  unless  the  infant 
should  elect to  disavow  it after  coming 
of  age.  Of  course,  if  the  naughty  in­
fant  should  lie to you  and  lead  you  to 
believe  that  he is of  age,  it is fraud,  and 
fraud will  dissolve any contract.

If  you  sell  strictly necessaries  to  an 
infant,  he  is  not  only  liable  for  their 
value  himself,  but the  infant’s father  is 
also liable  for  their  value if  he  should 
refuse to supply them himself.

If you,your clerk, or your agent should 
sell  or  give  away  any  cigar,  cigarette, 
cheroot,  chewing  or  smoking tobacco,  or 
tobacco  in  any  form  whatsoever,  to  any 
infant under  seventeen years of  age,  un­
less upon the written  order of the parent 
or  guardian of  said  minor,  the  statutes 
of  our State say you  are guilty of  a mis­
demeanor,  and,  upon  conviction thereof, 
provide a punishment for you.

If  you  are  a  dealer 

in  secondhand 
goods,  these  same  statutes  say you  are 
guilty of a misdemeanor if you purchase, 
either  directly  or indirectly,  or  by  your 
agent or clerk,  any  goods,  thing,  article 
or  articles,  from  any  minor  under  the 
age of sixteen years,  without  the written 
consent of the parent or guardian of  any 
such  minor,  and  liable,  upon  conviction 
thereof, to fine and imprisonment.

In England  and in some of  the  States, 
the statutes provide that the confirmation 
of  a  debt  by an  infant, on  reaching  his 
majority, must be in writing.  This would 
be the  better and  safer way everywhere, 
statute or no statute,  and,  in closing this 
paper,  I  will  append a form  which will 
answer every purpose:
I, E. A. Owen, having promised  Admiral Dew- 
drop  [here  describe  tne  promise, whether by a 
note or verbally, for  goods  bought, or  the  like, 
briefly,  but  so  that  there  may  be  no  mistake 
about  it],  and,  at  the  time  of  making  said 
promise, I was a minor, within  the  age of  twen 
ty one  years,  now,  in  consideration  of  said 
promise,  do  hereby  confirm  and  acknowledge 
the  same, ana  promise a fall  performance  and 
execution  thereof.

E.  A.  Ow en.
Use Tradesman or Superior Coupons.

c m sz irc   B O O T .

We pay the highest pries for It.  Address 

D U n i r   D U  n o   Wholesale Druggists 
r i l U A   JDJCtUO.i  GRAND  RAPIDS

It commands the trade,  and delights your patrons.

IT  COSTS  YOU  NOTHING  to adopt this plan.  Write for full information.

Are you handling portraits as premiums?  Please  allow me to submit a sample 

portrait and frame and  be convinced

I  

H A . V B T H  B E S T .

A.  WALTER,  358  Dearborn  81.,  Chicago,  III.

'The Wayne 

Self -Measuring 

Oil  Tank.

Measuring One  Qt. and H alf Gallon at a Single 

Stroke.

M anufactured by the

First Floor Tank and Pump.

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FUNNELS 
MEASURES 
DIRTY  FLOORS 
BAD ODOR

Cellar Tank and Pump.

REMEMBER  OUR  GOODS  A R E   FULLY  GUAR­
ANTEED  FOR  THREE  TEARS  AND  WITH 
CAREFUL  USAGE  WILL  LAST  A   LIFE 
TIME.

NET  PRICE  LIST.

First floor  Tanks and  Pumps.
$13 00
1 bbl.
15 no
2 bbl.
18 00
3 bbl.
22 00
4 bbl.
27 00
5 bbl.

Cellar Tanks and Pumps.

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

.  814 00
.  17 00
21 00
25 00
.  30 00
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Compare our prices.  Order now and save agents* 

commission.

W hy  have  the  sales  in- 
ing the past

creased 25 per cent,  dur- 
year  on

Silver Soap

THE  THOMPSON  &  CHUTE  SOAP  CO.,

M anufactured  by

TOLEDO,  OHIO.

FIRST.—High  Grade of  Quality!  SECOND.—Its  moderate  Cost!  TH IRD .—The  Successfu 

Line of Advertising Matter giveneery Merchant who handles it!

Send your order to any Wholesale Grocer or direct to the  factory for prompt shipment.

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THE  M ÏC H T G A J S T   TRADESMAN.

AMONO THE  TRADE.

AROUND  THE  STATE.

Saranac—R.  K.  Finch  has  opened  a 

meat market.

Solon  Township—W.  J.  Barnum  suc­

ceeds S.  Stark in  general trade.
White — S.  W.  Tompkins 
Julius Rainey in general trade.

succeeds 

Glare—C.  Whitney is  succeeded  by  C. 

A.  Buell in  the grocery business.

Holly—L.  S.  Algeo  succeeds  Algeo  & 

Hovey in  the wind  mill  business.

Palo—C.  Reimer has closed  his  market 

and retired  from the meat  business.

Clare—Ed.  Whitney  is  succeeded  by 

Buel & Son  in  the grocery business.

Britton—W.  R.  Osgood  succeeds  Os­

good  Bros,  in  the feed  mill business.

Petersburg—E.  Grove  succeeds  Geo. 

W.  Graham in the furniture business.

North  Branch—Schell  Bros,  succeed 

Schell  Bros.  & Castle in general trade.

Lansing—Dunham  &  Price  succeeds 
Price & Smith  in  the  hardware business 
Saginaw — Herman  Elwert  succeed 
Boehlke & Elwert in  the paint  busines 
Benton  Harbor—J.  C.  Russell succeed 
Russell &  Hall in  the  grocery  busines 

Battle  Creek—W.  A.  Green  succeeds 

W.  H.  Green  & Son in the meat busines 
Detroit—John  N. Graham  succeeds  C 
C.  Rolls as  proprietor of  the Rolls phar 
macy.

Maneelona—J.  D.  Lewis  succeeds  L, 
W.  Stewart in the dry goods and clothing 
business.

Brown  City—John  Shearsmith  sue 
ceeds  Rice  &  Mapes  in  the  hardware 
business.

Union  City—A.  R.  Barrett  succeed 
Mrs.  G.  W.  Ensminger  in  the hardware 
business.

Owosso—D.  L.  Murphey  succeeds  J 
M.  Tobin &  Co.  in  the  glass  and  paint 
business.

Jackson—W.  T.  Roxburg  & Bro.  have 
removed  their drug business  from  Battle 
Creek to this place.

Republic—Ericson & Kittle,  meat deal 
ers,  have  dissolved,  Albert  Kittle  con 
tinning the business.

Jackson—Squire  G.  Moore  succeeds 
Moore  &  Etchell  in  the  women’s  fur­
nishing goods business.

Allegan—W.  S.  Perkins  has  removed 
his crockery,  glassware and  bazaar stock 
from  Alma to this place.

Saginaw—Gattley & Burr  Co.,  install­
ment house furnishers,  are  succeeded by 
the Gattley & Donovan Co.

Detroit—J.  B.  Wilkinson  &  Co.  are 
succeeded  by  Johnson  &  Foster  in  the 
cigar and tobacco business.

Escanaba—Peter Olsen  succeeds Olsen 
&  Peterson  in  the tailoring  and  men’s 
furnishing goods business.

Detroit—Hubbard &  Schultz,  proprie­
tors of the Crescent pharmacy,  have  dis­
solved,  H.  L.  Hubbard  continuing  the 
business.

Forty  Saginaw  traveling  men  have 
signed  an  application  for  a  charter  for 
a local council of the United Commercial 
Travelers.

Ionia—Long  Bros,  succeed  Welch  & 
Long  in  the  meat  business,  Canfield  & 
Hanigan  having  purchased  the  grocery 
stock only.

New Haven  Centre—R.  Botsford  has 
sold his general  stock  to W.  H.  Everest, 
who  will  continue  the  business  at  the 
same location.

Sault Ste.  Marie—Herman  Prenzlauer 
has retired from  the wholesale and reta.i 
general  store  firm  of  Prenzlauer  Bros.

The business will  be  continued  by  the 
remaining partners under the same style.

MANUFACTURING  MATTERS.

West Bay  City—Theo.  Hine  succeeds 
Hine& Laderach in  the sawmill and lum­
ber business.

Azalia—W.  C.  Reeves  succeeds  Ed.  L. 
Dunn in general  trade and  the  charcoal 
manufacturing business.

Saginaw—The McClellan File  Co.  has 
dissolved,  Wm.  McClellan  and  Annie 
Johnson continuing  the  business  under 
the same style.

in  4,000.000  feet  of 

Marquette—Wiley  Bros.,  of  Saginaw, 
are  putting 
logs 
twenty  miles  north  of  here.  They are 
banking on  the shore of  Lake  Superior.
Cheboygan—L.  P.  Swift  has  sold  his 
interest in  the lumber  and sawmill  busi­
ness of Swift  Bros,  to  his brother,  who 
will  continue  the  business  under  the 
style of  H.  W.  Swift.

Manistee—The  Stronach  Lumber  Co. 
is about the last one of the old mill  firms 
to  run  a  store 
in  connection  with  its 
business,  and  it  has decided  to  discon­
tinue,  and  has sold its stock.

Chippewa  Lake — Parker  &  Moore 
have purchased the general stock former­
ly owned  by  the  Chippewa Lumber Co. 
Mr.  Parker  has moved  his  sawmill from 
its former loation to this place,  where he 
has a five years  cut.

East Tawas—The French Land & Lum­
ber  Co. 
recently  sold  the  basswood 
stumpage  alone on  16,000 acres of  land 
in Iosco county  to  Burrell &  Co., of Lit­
tle  Falls,  N.  Y.,  the  price  being  $2  a 
thousand. 
It  is  estimated  that there  is 
20,000,000 feet of  basswood  on  the land.
Petoskey—Wm.  Everett  and  Guy  M. 
Harwood  have  formed  a  copartnership 
under  the  style  of  the  Everett  &  Har­
wood Mat and Brush Co.  and engaged  in 
the manufacture of cocoa fiber  and Tam­
pico  door  mats  under  the  Chattaway 
patents.  This industry promises to be an 
important  one  for  Petoskey,  as  it  will 
furnish  steady  employment  for  female 
labor.

Manistee—Louis Sands, Geo.  M.  Burr, 
Frank  Fritzlaff,  Jacob  Lucas,  L.  B. 
Long,  Wm.  Vincent  and  Daniel  Dake 
have organized the Manistee Maple Floor­
ing Co.,  with a capital  stock  of  810.000. 
They have secured  a  twenty  year  lease 
of four acres of land near the F.  3b  P.  M. 
roundhouse,  just  outside  of  the  city 
limits,  and  will  erect  a 
large  factory 
building as soon  as arrangements can  be 
perfected,  for the  purpose  of  manufac­
turing maple flooring.

Royal  Purple  vs.  Rags.

‘You pays your money and takes your 
choice.”  Johnnie Bull  prefers both.  He 
dearly loves a contrast,  and  so  the  gulf 
between his royal  purple  and  his  rags 
must be kept as wide as  pounds  sterling 
on  the  one  hand,  and  parsimonious 
flunkyism on the other hand,  will  make 
it.

When little Miss  Alexandrina Victoria 
Guelph accidentally  fell  heir  to  Eng­
land’s throne,  the Civil  List,  which  had 
previously been partially beyond the con­
trol  of  parliament,  was  settled.  The 
young queen surrendered the  hereditary 
revenues during  her  life,  in  considera­
tion of a yearly sum of  81,935,000  to  be 
devoted  solely  to  the  paying  of  her 
family  expenses.  When  coal  is  dear, 
and butter and eggs scarce,  she can draw 
on Johnnie’s generosity  to  the extent of 
$2,000,000, but if she overdraws this sum,

she is expected to render an itemized bill 
of all  particulars in excess  toparlament. 
In addition to this yearly  allowance  for 
family expenses,  a further sum of  86,000 
yearly is  placed at  her  disposal,  so  that, 
in case she wishes to grant  a  little  pen­
sion to her High Old Rat Catcher  or  her 
Lord  High  Bearer  of the Royal Umbrella; 
or,  incase she might wish to make  a  lit­
tle  Christmas  present  to  some  blue- 
blooded poet  or  red-taped  member  of 
some Royal Starlet Scientific  Society, she 
can do so without cutting down  her  gro­
cery bills or letting the fire go out  in  the 
front parlor.

So much  for  royal  purple.  When  it 
comes to rags, Johnnie holds his own with 
the rest of them.  They are not pauper’s 
rags which  he is parading just  now,  but 
rags of hunger and rags  of  want.  They 
are ragged rags on  the backs  of  stalwart 
subjects  of  Her  Majesty  who demand 
work as a means of obtaining  breid,  and 
receive police clubs instead.

The other day a  small  army  of  these 
starving workmen came  together  in  the 
streets of  London  and  resolved  to  give 
their rags an airing and  make  a  united 
appeal  for mercy,  by  forming  a  profes­
sion  and  marching  past  the parliament 
buildings;  but  they  were  met  at  the 
Thames embankment  by the  police,  and 
were clubbed  back  and  dispersed.  And 
yet, Johnnie wonders why crime is on the 
increase in  London:  No work, no honest 
bread.

“He's  Workin’ Now.”

When  will  men  who are  “constitution­
ally tired”  learn  that  a  rest  longed  for 
from  birth cannot be secured on a paying 
basis by investing a few hundred  dollars 
in  the  grocery  business?  When  a  man 
falls  out  with  work  and  gets  a  notion 
into  his head  that  he  can  lay aside  his 
working  tools  and  luxuriate  henceforth 
and  forever without  being  compelled to 
labor,  why is  it  that he  will  at  once em­
bark  in  the grocery business?  And  why 
is  it  that,  although  every  one  of  these 
fellows, in a few short months, is forced to 
toss  overboard  his  last  dollar  to  satisfy 
his folly, and don the overalls once more, 
others  will  not  learn  to  avoid  such  a 
fatal  and 
It 
would  seem that  any  man  who  persists 
in  committing  this  foolish  blunder,  in 
this  enlightened  age and  in  utter  disre­
gard of  all precedent,  must entertain the 
idea that he will never die.

irremediable  mistake? 

Having occasion,  recently, to call  upon 
a small  grocer in the northern  section of 
the  city,  I  found  the  place  vacant.  I 
thought I would  go to  the  store  on  the 
next  corner and  enquire as to his where­
abouts. 
I  found  that  the  grocer at this 
place  had  also retired  from  business  to 
ruminate on his  experience. 
In the rear 
of  the store  was  a  small  meat  market, 
and in there  I  went for  information.  A 
small boy sat by the stove.

“Good morning,  my boy.  Are you the 

man who runs this concern?”
life,”  rejoined 

“ Betcher 

“W’atcher want?”

the  boy. 

“What  has  become  of  M r.----- ,  who
kept grocery down  on the  next corner?”
“Who?  Pete  ----- ?  Oh,  he’s  workin’

The boy’s  reply gave  rise to the above 

now.”

thoughts.

A Few Facts  About Hairpins.

Five 

hundred 

in  the  process. 

A  woman  and a hairpin  are  insepara­
ble,  and  yet  few  women  you  meet  can 
give any  information  about a hairpin ex­
cept that they  cannot  possibly  do with­
out  one.
Undoubtedly  the  hairpins  manufac­
tured  in London  have the best American 
patronage. 
thousand 
dollars’ worth  is imported to this country 
each  year.  The  majority  come  from 
England,  some  from  France  and  Ger­
many.
There are but four American  factories. 
The largest are in  Birmingham  and Wa- 
terbury,  Conn.;  the  others  are  in Phila­
delphia and Brooklyn.
Hairpins  are  made  by  machinery. 
There is no standard  machinery for their 
manufacture,  but  each  company  con­
structs  machinery  of 
its  own  design. 
The  machine  are  automatic  and  very 
complicated.  The wire,  which is first in 
coils,  is put upon drums;  as  it  uncoils it 
feeds  itself  to  the  machine,  becoming 
straightened 
It  then 
passes along until it reaches  two cutters, 
which cut it to the required length, point­
ing  the  ends  at  the  same  time.  This 
piece of  wire  now  slips  along  an  iron 
plate until it reaches a slot;  at this point 
a  finger  reaches  down  and  presses  it 
through  the slot  in  such  a  way  that  it 
cannot help  being  bent  into  its  regular 
shape.
The next  process  is  japanning.  The 
hairpins are  put  in a  dish  and  japan  is 
poured  over  them.  A  fork  is  used  to 
stir them around. 
In fact, they are beat­
en  up  with the japan  much  on  the style 
of an egg being  prepared  for a cake.
in  which  the  pan  goes  is 
heated to a temperature of from 300 to 400 
degrees,  and the hairpins  stay  in  fifteen 
minutes.
In the manufacture  of  the  articles  in 
the United States 300 tons of wire are con­
sumed  annually,  but  the business is bad­
ly prostrated  by a  reduction  of  15  per 
cent,  under the  McKinley  tariff  bill,  and 
is  no 
longer  profitable.  The  common 
hairpin of to-day  has  been  in  nse  about 
seventy-five years,  but hairpins in gener­
al  are of  ancient origin.  Those used  by 
ancient Egyptians  were seven  or  eight 
inches in  length,  with  large  gold heads.

The  oven 

A HEAÏÏ A M .

TEA  AND  COFFEE  FOR  THE 

COLUMBIAN  FAIR,

From the Boston Transcript.

For a Boston  firm  to receive  the  con­
tract for supplying  all the  tea and coffee 
used on  the  grounds  during  the World’s 
Fair is an  honor,  not  only to  the  mana­
gers of  the business, but to the city. 
In 
open  competition  with  dealers  from  all 
over  the  country,  Chase  &  Sanborn’s 
goods  were  selected  by  the  judges  as 
reaching  the  highest  excellence.  A.  S. 
Gage,  of the Wellington  Hotel,  chairman 
of  the  committee,  in  awarding  the  con­
tract,  said  the quality and  uniformity of 
the  goods,  the  business  standing,  integ­
rity and  financial ability to honestly ful­
fil  obligations,  were  all  taken  into  con­
sideration  before a decision  was reached, 
and in all  these  cases  this firm  stood at 
the  head.  This  is  the  largest  contract 
ever  awarded  for  high-grade  roasted 
coffee, and  it is estimated that the amount 
used  will  reach 700,000  pounds.  While 
Chase & Sanborn will  appear to reap  the 
entire  benefit  in  this  flattering  award, 
much  credit is certain  to be reflected  on 
the  city  where  their  business  is  con­
ducted,  and  also to the  entire  State,  for 
such representative  firms  are  certain  to 
influence  others  and  cause wider  effort 
in keeping to a high standard.

The employes of the wholesale depart­
ment of  H.  Leonard  &  Sons  enjoyed a 
sleigh  ride  last  Friday  evening  to the 
residence of Thos.  Muir,  in  Paris  town- 
I ship.

$500,000  TO  INVEST  IN   BONDS
^ M Î.hb>l.e‘tle,SV*COUnt,eî>'owne  and  ochool  district» 
or  Michigan.  Officers  of  these  municipalities  about 
î? lîSîîi.ï0£^B J ,11 
*5 *°  tbe*r advantage to apply
™n«i?»2î&I^iVKBlî Ilkv*>olld8 Änd b,anks for proceedings 
^în1? atî  cbar*e*  AU  communications  and 
enquiries will have prompt attention.  This bank pays 
3 per cent, on deposits, compounded  semi-annually.
8.  D. EL WOOD, Treasurer.

THE  MICHIGAN  ITIADESMAN,
Cooking Utensils of Aluminum.

GRAND  RAPIDS  GOSSIP.

Alpheus  Beauier has opened a  grocery 
store  at  57  Fourth  street.  The  Ball- 
Barnhart-Putman  Co. 
the 
stock.

furnished 

H.  S.  Rogers has  arranged  to  open  a 
grocery store  at  Copemish.  Tne  Ball- 
Barnhart-Putuian Co.  has  the  order  for 
the stock.

Spring &  Company  have  sold the  W. 
H. Price general  stock,  at  Lyons,  to  W. 
S.  Morse,  who will continue  the business 
at  the same location.

F.  J.  Parker & Co.  succeeds  Tucker & 
Parker in  the  butter,  egg,  produce  and 
commission  business.  The  new  firm 
will operate from 22 Brainard street.

Albert Wilson has  arranged  to open  a 
grocery store at  Petoskey,  occupying the 
former  location  of  J.  L.  Alger.  The 
Lemon &  Wheeler  Company  has  the or­
der for the stock.

Frederick  Mayer  recently  uttered  a 
chattel mortgage  on his  meat market at 
354  Jefferson  avenue  to  Swift  &  Com­
pany.  Cornelius  Oosterveer  purchased 
the mortgage  and succeeds  to  the  busi­
ness at the same  location.

The price of  compressed  yeast  at this 
market  has  been  raised  from  8  cents a 
dozen at  wholesale to 15  cents per dozen. 
This  necessitates an  advance  in  the re­
tail price  from 1  cent to 2 cents per cake, 
giving the  dealer 9  cents a dozen  profit, 
instead of 4 cents,  as  heretofore.

D.  M.,  P.  J.  and C.  P.  D.  Wegner  have 
formed a copartnership under the style of 
the Wegner  House  Furnishing  Co.  and 
will  embark  in  the  house  furnishing 
goods  business 
in  the  Stow  &  Moore 
block,  on  Pearl  street,  having  leased 
both stores in  that block.

At the annual  meeting of  the Putnam 
Candy Co., John W.  Blodgett was elected 
a director,  in  place of  Fred  B.  Aldrich, 
and  Henry Idema  was  elected Secretary 
and Treasurer  of  the  corporation,  Mr. 
Aldrich relinquishing his  official connec­
tion  with  the  company  to  take  up  his 
residence in  the West.

Gripsack Brigade.

John P.  Osting,  city salesman  for  the 
Lemon & Wheeler Company,  is  confined 
to his house by illness.

L. C.  Reynolds,  formerly  on the road 
for  Lambert & Lowrnan,  but  now senior 
member  of  the  drug  firm of  L.  C.  Rey­
nolds & Co., at  Leslie,  was married  Jan. 
25 to Miss Jennie  Young  of that place.

Eaton  Rapids  Herald:  E.  C.  Pickett 
has secured  a good  position  as  traveling 
salesman 
the  Longman-Martinez 
Paint Co.,  and  will  soon move his family 
to Toledo,  so as to be nearer  his field  of 
operations.

for 

Harry  G.  McDowell  died  at  Detroit 
Saturday morning  as the result of  pneu­
monia.  The  body  was  brought  to  this 
city  Monday and taken Tuesday to Trav­
erse City,  where the interment was made. 
L.  M.  Mills  accompanied  the  remains 
from  Detroit to  their final resting place.
The  daily  papers  have  given  the  de­
tails attending the death of Henry  Burle­
son  so  minutely  that  Tiie  Tradesman 
need not  refer  to it at  length.  The  fu­
neral, Sunday afternoon, was attended by 
about forty traveling  men,  and Col.  Rise- 
ley  did  a graceful  thing  by placing  the 
flagon Sweet’s Hotel  at half  mast.

Owosso  Times:  After sixteen years of 
service as a traveling salesman,  thirteen

of which were for the firm of  Buhl  Sons 
& Co., of Detroit,  Cyrus  Reimer has can- 
cluded  to  take  a  rest  and  has  been 
granted  an  indefinate leave  of  absence, 
i It is his intention to give his entire  time 
to  his  hardware  business  in  this  city. 
Mr.  Reimer  is  a  wide  awake  business 
man  and  will  keep  all  his  competitors 
guessing.

At  the  regular  meeting  of  Post  E, 
Michigan Knights  of  the  Grip,  held  at 
Sweet’s  Hotel  Saturday  evening,  J.  N. 
Bradford was appointed Sargaent-at-Arms 
and L.  M.  Mills, C.  L.  Lawton  and  Benj. 
Van  Leuven  were appointed a committee 
to attend the next meeting  of  the  State 
Board of Directors and  urge  the  claims 
of Grand  Rapids  as  the  next  place  of 
meeting.  The next  regular  meeting  of 
the Post will  be held at Sweet’s Hotel  on 
the evening  of  the  second  Saturday  in 
March.

Edward  Pike  died  at the  family resi­
dence,  272  Fourth  avenue,  last  Monday 
as  the  result  of  pneumonia,  combined 
with typhoid  fever.  Deceased had been 
ill less  than  a week  and  his  death  was 
entirely  unexpected.  The  funeral  was 
held at St.  Andrews’  cathedral  Thursday 
morning,  the  interment  being  made  in 
St.  Andrews’  cemetery  on  Madison  av­
enue.  A considerable number  of travel­
ing men  attended  the  funeral,  the  pall 
bearers  being  Peter  Lankester,  J.  N. 
Bradford,  W.  H.  Downs, Leo A.  Caro,  H. 
B.  Amer  and  C.  J.  Peck.  Deceased  was 
born at Kalamazoo July 4,  1865,  being in 
his 28th  year  at  the time of  his  death. 
His  parents  subsequently  removed  to 
Mattawan,  where  he  resided  until  he 
was  18 years  of  age,  when  he  came  to 
Grand  Rapids and  entered the employ of 
F.  J.  Lamb  &  Co.  as  bookkeeper  and 
traveling  salesman.  He  subsequently 
traveled a couple of  years for S.  A.  Wel­
ling,  when  he  entered  the  employ  of 
Voigt,  Herpolsbeimer & Co.,  with  whom 
he  remained  four  years.  During  this 
time he was confined  to  his  bed  several 
months  by a most  serious  illness,  neces­
sitating a number of  surgical  operations 
of the most  difficult and dangerous char­
acter.  Jan.  1,  1892,  he  went  on  the 
road for Schloss,  Adler &  Co.,  wholesale 
clothing  and  men’s  furnishing  goods 
dealers of Detroit,  and on  the  retirement 
of  that house  from  trade,  a month  ago, 
he entered the employ of  the Queen City 
Varnish  Co.,  of  Cincinnati,  with  whom 
he  was  connected  at  the  time  of  his 
death.  Deceased  was  a  man  of  gener­
ous  impulses  and  excellent  intentions 
and made  friends  wherever he went.  He 
leaves  a  widow  and  two  children  to 
mourn his  untimely departure.
Purely  Personal.

Chas.  Williams, the Big Rapids grocer, 

was in Monday.

in town  Monday.

O.  P.  DeWitt, the St. Johns grocer,  was 

Perry Frink,  of  the  firm of  Townsend 
&  Frink,  general  dealers  at Hubbards- 
ton, is very low as the result  of a  series 
of  hemorrhages.

G.  M.  Harwood, the Petoskey druggist, 
was in  town several  days  last week  and 
left Monday for a fortnight’s visit to Syr­
acuse and Gotham.  H e-is  accompanied 
by  his wife.

Henry Tons has  opened a manufactur­
ers’ agency office  in  this  city,  represent­
ing Caskey,  Quinlan &  Hawley  and  the 
Everett & Harwood  Mat &  Brush Co.,  of 
Petoskey,  and  the  Gringhuis  curtain 
slat,  which is  manufactured  here.  Mr. 
Tons is located at 28 Canal  street.

Aluminum  seems  to  be  a  jack-of-all- 
trades  metal,  with no  limit to the uses to 
which it may  be  put. 
It  is  adapted for 
anything  from  a  dying  machine  to  a 
kitchen  skillet,  which  is  its  latest  use. 
The  Illinois  Pure  Aluminum Company, 
which has a plant at  Lemont,  is about to 
put aluminum cooking utensils upon  the 
market and great things  are  claimed for 
them.  The points claimed are:  Freedom 
from poison,  light  specific gravity,  great 
heat  conductivity,  cleanliness,  rust  an 
impossibility,  absence  of  all  solder. 
It 
is  stated  that  an  aluminum  utensil  is 
only one-third  the  weight  of  the  ordi 
nary utensil,  and  that the metal is supe 
rior  to  all metals  in heat-retaining prop­
erties.  As  aluminum  has  an 
intrinsic 
value,  worn-out  or broken  utensils man­
ufactured by the company will be bought 
at scrap prices.

FOR  SALE,  WANTED,  ETC.

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

BUSINESS  CHANCES.

E l e g a n t o f f e r —it ’s  no  tr o u b le  to

find drug  stocks for sale, but you  generally 
‘•find a nigger in the  fence.”  I have an elegant 
drug business for sale; stock about $4,000; bright, 
clean  and  oldest  established  trade.  Prominent 
location;  brick building;  stone walk; rent mod­
erate;  city  30,000;  reasons  for  selling  made 
known.  Suit  yourself  about  terms.  Address 
quick,  John  K.'Meyers,  Muskegon,  Mich.  670 
OR  SALE  —  IN  ONE  OF  THE  FINEST 
towns of  the  State, a stock of  clothing  and 
furnishings.  Will inventory about $4,800.  Only 
stock in town.  Best of reasons  for  selling.  No 
old stock.  Address  654, care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
10R  SALE—WELL-SELECTED  GROCERY 
Btock, located on a main thoroughfare.  One 
of  the oldest grocery establishments in the  city, 
which has yielded good returns every year.  For 
full  paiticulars as  to  stock, terms and  location, 
call on or address Amos S. Musselman, President 
Musselman Grocer Co. 
OR  SALE — FURNITURE  STOVE  AND 
crockery  business.  Store  well  adapted  to 
the  business.  Undertaking  might  be  added. 
Barg-tin  on  the  stock;  low  rent;  great oppor­
tunity;  fine prosperous  faiming  country.  Ad­
dress Lock Box 98, Greenville, Mich. 
651
FOR  SALE—GOOD,  CLEAN, SALABLE stock 
of  drugs,  groceries  and  hardware, or  will 
exchange for desirable  chattel property  or  real 
estate.  Arthur  Mulholland,  Jr.,  Ashton, Mich.

654

659

645

Buy■ N E D IC O R ’S 

W I F T  - 
EL.L.ING 
H O E S

SNEDICOR 

MANUFACTURED  BY

5

k HATHAWAY

D E T R O IT ,  MICH.

Dealers wishing to see the line address 
F.  A. Cad well, 682  Jefferson  ave.,  Grand 
Rapids,  Mich.

Than any O ther Cigars 

Michigan

CEO.  MOEBS  &  CO.

SITUATIONS  WANTED.

■ ANTED—POSITION  AS  BOOK-KEEPER 

or salesman in general store by young man 
of ¿0 years.  Two years’ experience in stoie and 
short  course  in  commercial  college.  Good 
references.  Address  No.  658,  care  Michigan 
Tradesman. 

658

MISCELLANEOUS.

656

655

m o  RENT—NEW  BRICK  STORE  22x100,  IN 
JL  heart of  business  in  this  rapidly  growing 
town of 3 ,0 b 0 , having four  large flourishing fur­
niture  factories  and  many  other  industries. 
Railroads radiate to six points of compass.  Only 
one clothing, two hardware and three dry goods 
stores.  Grand opening for another of each.  R. 
S  Tracy, Sturgis, Mich. 

■ RUG  STORE  TO  RENT  IN  CHARLEVOIX.

The store was  built in 1875  and  has been in 
use as a drug  store  continually ever  since  that 
time,  it  has  shelving,  drawers,  counters,  dis 
pensing  counters all  ready  for a stock of  goods 
and  is  centrally  located.  The  opening  for  a 
good  live  druggist  is  unexcelled  in  Northern 
Michigan, and  the rent  moderate.  Apply to  G. 
W. Crouter, Charlevoix, Mich. 

IpOR  SALE—OR  EXCHANGE  FOR  LARGE 

1  stock  of  merchandise.  Will  pay  cash  dif­
ference.  Six  hundred  acres  hardwood  timber 
land  in  Emmet  county.  Good  soil.  One  half 
mile  from railway station, by road or waterway. 
For  particulars  address  E.  F. B., Grand  Blanc, 
Mich. 
ILL  PAY  CASH  FOR  STOCK  OF  GRO- 
ceries  or  general  merchandise.  Must  be 
cheap.  Address  No. 657, care Michigan Trades­
man. 
F"   OR  SALE  OR  TRADE  FOR  MERCHAN- 
dise, 3  billiard  and 3 pool  tables  with outfit 
complete.  Brunswick,  Balke,  Collender  Co.’s 
make.  Used only six months.  Address No. 653, 
care Michigan Tradesman. 
ANTED—TO  PURCHASE  STOCK  GRO- 
ceries.  Address  Box  1015,  Des  Moines, 
OR  SALE —TWO-STORY  FRAME  STORE 
building and  dwelling in thriving Northern 
Michigan  town.  Property  well  rented.  Will 
sell cheap or exchange for city  property.  A. M. 
LeBaron, 65 Monroe St. 

Iowa. 

636

646

653

657

652

I IOR  SALE—CLEAN  STOCK  OF  GENERAL 

merchandise, located  at  Sumner,  six  miles 
south  of  Riverdale.  Building  is  22x88,  with 
storehouse  20x90,  all  in  good  shape.  Trade 
amounts to $15,000 per year  Excellent opportu 
nity.  Address  No.  632, care  Michigan  Trades­
man. 
F OR  SALE—SYLVAN LAKE  HOTEL,  ROME 
City, Ind.  Or will  sell  furniture  and  rent 
building,  or  would  exchange  for  other  good 
property.  Address Lock Box 61, La Grange, Ind.
648.

632

Celebrated  Brands.

Made on Honor !

Sold on Merit !

Send.in your orders for

M A

S K S
to the

Nei  Yort  Baby  Carriage  Co.,

47, 49,  51, 53  Canal St.

Best Assortment and  Lowest Prices,

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ME.  TUMPKINS’  CLERKS.

with Direful Results.

How  They  CareleBsly  Fell  Into  Error 
There  are a number of  good  jobs open 
in a certain  big  dry goods house  in  Chi­
cago just at present.
It happened  in  this way.  Old  Tump- 
kins is an exact employer, who insists on 
accuracy in  everything.  But  he is kind 
withal,  and  several  years ago he granted 
his  several  clerks  a  certain  amount  of 
grace for arriving in the  morning.  This 
liberality,  however,  was only given upon 
the distinct  understanding that each per­
son  should  write down  the exact  cause 
of  his tardiness  on a list provided.  For 
a  while  this  idea  was  carried  out,  but 
after some  months  old Tumpkins  ceased 
to examine the list  and the  employes be­
came correspondingly careless.
Most of the clerks lived in the suburbs * 
and the  first one  to  arrive usually wrote 
“cable broke,” as the cause of the delay, 
or  “fire  engines  blocked  the  track,” or 
“got bridged,” and  the rest of the clerks 
would  invariably  hurry 
in  and  write 
“ditto” under it.  This formal  procedure 
had  become  so  much a habit  that  they 
never took the  pains to look  at the cause 
subscribed  by  the  first.  Hence  the  dis­
aster.
The  other  morning  the  first  arrival 
conscientiously penned the words.  “ Wife 
ill—twins.”
As it happened this morning old Tump­
kins  picked up the  list  for the first  time 
in  months.  He  read  “wife  ill—twins,” 
with  some  astonishment,  but  when  he 
saw it dittoed  down  the  entire  list  his 
eyes stood  out like  boltheads on a boiler, 
and  as  he  saw  the  small  cramped ditto 
opposite the office  boy’s name he uttered 
a piercing shriek and fled  from the place.
The old-time  list is now abolished  and 
Old  Tumpkins  is  having  an expert  ex­
amine his ledgers for three years back.

Essentials of a Good Salesman.

Mr.  J.  G.  Powers,  one  of  Wannamak- 
er’s lieutenants,  thus describes the quali­
fications of a salesman:
To be a good  salesman  is the same,  so 
far as it goes,  as to  be  a good  merchant, 
and the great majority of both merchants 
and  salesmen  mistake  what  it  is  to  be 
either.  For instance,  isn’t this  the pre­
vailing notion of  a  good  salesman?  To 
be  bright  and  clean  looking,  to  have a 
good  face,  a pleasant manner,  to be mod­
est,  but  confident,  ready  and  self-pos­
sessed,  cheerful,  cheery,  polite,  to  take 
pleasure 
in  giving  pleasure,  to  adapt 
himself  to  his  customers,  to  carry  the 
whole of one’s stock in  his head,  to catch 
the customer’s  want  or  notion  or  whim 
in a minute,  and  go  to  a dozen  sorts  of 
goods,  and surround that  want or  notion 
or whim  with so many satisfactions  as to 
narrow  it  into  a  choice  between  them; 
not  to  be  afraid  of  work;  to  welcome 
service,  to  make  a  business  of  being 
ready  with  many  expedients  for  every 
emergency;  to  seem  to  have  no  end  of 
strength and time and patience;  to spend 
them  all  without  stint  in  the  effort  to 
please;  to come from the last transaction 
with  buoyancy  and  with anticipation  of 
equal success in the  next  one;  to devote 
oneself to a dozen, twenty,  forty  custom­
ers,  one  after  another,  never  weary, 
with  forty  different  manners  of  forty 
different customers,  all  marked by adap­
tation  to the one in  hand;  taking success 
and  failure with the same  complaisance; 
helping  other  salesmen; 
taking  help 
from  them;  being  devoted  to  business, 
the business of  selling,  and  helping oth­
ers to sell,  and  being helped  to sell, as if 
selling were what the world turns on. 
I 
believe that both merchant and salesmen, 
to be good in their respective  capacities, 
must  add  to  these  blandishments  the 
bard,  cold,  stern  virtue of sincerity.  Of 
two equal salesmen,  side by side,  the one 
who 
sincerely  makes  his  customer’s 
money  go as far in satisfaction and  grat­
ification  as the  store  affords  him oppor­
tunity to  do,  will distance the other just 
as surely as of two  equal  stores  side  by 
side,  the one that  counts  not the cost  of 
faithful,  adequate  service,  will distance 
the  other. 
Store  and  salesman  must 
work  together.  A  faithful  salesman  is 
out of  place  in  a faithless  store;  and a 
faithful store  depends  on  the  faithful­
ness of its sellers.

BUY  THE  PENINSULAR
Pits,  Sits,  a i  Overalls

Once and You ate our Customer 

for life.

STANTON, MOREY & C0„ Mtrs.

D KTKOIT,‘MICH.

Geo. F. Owen, Salesman  for Western  Michigan, 

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

U S B

MILE-END
Best  Six  Bord
Machine  or  Hand  Use.

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FOR  SALE  BY  ALL

Dealers  in  Dry  Hoods & N ote.

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KALAMAZOO PINT OVERALL GO.

221  E. MainaSt., Kalamazoo, Mich.

Chicago salesroom with Silverman A Opper, 

Corner Monroe st. and  Fifth ave.

Our specialties:  Pants from $7.50 to $3fi  per doz 
warranted  not  to  rip.  Shirts  from  $2.50 to $15 
per doz.  Spring line  now ready.  Samples  sent 
on approval.

HEROLD-BERTSCH  SHOE  CO.,

WHOLESALE

BOOTS  AND  SHOES.

Wales  Goodyear  Rubbers,  Boots,  Shoes, 
Alaskas,  Green  Bays,  Esquimaux  and 
Portage Socks,  Knit and Felt Boots.
Dealers are cordially invited to send ir 
mail  orders.

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Dry Goods Price Current.

Arrow Brand 5k 

UNBLEACHED  COTTONS.

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Adriatic.................   7
A rgyle...................  6
--  World Wide.  6 
Atlanta AA.............6
"  LL...........
Atlantic A...............   6k
Full Tard Wide...... 6V4
H...............6*
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Georgia  A..............6k
P ............   5V4
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Honest Width......... 6V4
D.............  6
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Hartford A ............ S
“  LL............. 5
Indian Head...........7
Amory....................   634
King A  A................6V4
Archery  Bunting...  4 
King EC.................   5
Beaver Dam  A A..  5k
Lawrence  L L ........4%
Blackstone O, 32__ 5
Madras cheese cloth 6k
Black Crow............ 6
Newmarket  G........5k
Black  Rock  ...........6
B.........  5
Boot, AL................  7
N........ 6*
Capital  A ..................5Ü
DD....  5k
Cavanat V..............5V4
X .......(k
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Chapman cheese cl.  3k Nolbe R..................  5
Clifton  C R .............. 514 Our Level  Best...... 6Vi
Comet..................... 6 V, I Oxford  R .................   6
Dwight Star............  6* Pequot....................  7
CliftonCCC...........  6Vi Solar.......................  6
(Top of the  Heap__7
Geo.  Washington...  8
Glen Mills.............   7
Gold Medal............ 714
Green  Ticket.........814
Great Falls.............   614
Hope....................... 7J4
Just  Out......  4k© 5
King  Phillip...........  TV
OP......714
Lonsdale Cambric.. 10
Lonsdale...........  © 814
Middlesex........   @5
No Name.................  714
Oak View................6
Our Own................   514
Pride of the West... 12
Rosalind.................714
Sunlight..................414
Utica  Mills............ 814
“  Nonpareil  ..10 
Vineyard..................  814
te Horse........... 6
Rock............ 8ü
Dwight Anchor...... 814

A B C ......................814
Amazon...................8
Amsburg.................7
Art  Cambric...........10
Blackstone A A.......  7
Beats All.................414
Boston.................... 12
Cabot.......................  714
Cabot,  %.................   614
Charter  Oak........... 514
Conway W...............  714
Cleveland............... 7
Dwight Anchor.......814
shorts.  8
Edwards.................. 6
Empire.................... 7
Farwell....................7V4
Fruit of the  Loom.  814
Fltchville  ............. 7
First Prize...............7
Fruit of the Loom %.  714
Falrmount...............   414
Full Value...............  654
Cabot
Farwell...............   8

HALE  BLEACHED  COTTONS.

BLEACHED  COTTONS.

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CANTON  FLANNEL.

Bleached. 
Housewife  Q ....
R......

Unbleached 

Housewife  A...........514
514
........6
...... 614
...... 7
...... 7k
...... 714
...... 714
...... 6k
....  814 
••  9*
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...11 
....21 
....1414
CABPET  WARP.

Peerless, white........ 181» I Integrity colored... 20
“ colored....2014  White Star.............. 18
“  colored..20
Integrity.................. 18141 
Hamilton................   8
Nameless................20
................. 9
.................25
.................1014
.................2714
GG  Cashmere.......20
................30
Nameless  ...............16
.................3214
...............18
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COBS ET  JEANS.

COBS
Corallne................ 19 50
Schilling’s .............  9 00
Davis  Waists  ....  9 00 
Grand  Rapids......4 50
Armory.....................6)4
Androscoggin.........714
Biddefonf.-............  6
Brunswick................614
PBI]
Allen turkey  reds..  6
robes...........6
pink a purple 6
buffs...........  6
pink  checks.  6
staples  ........6
shirtings ...  414 
American  fancy... 
American indigo... 
American shirtings 
Argentine  Grays.. 
Anchor Shirtings.. 
Arnold 
Arnold  Merino___6

Wonderful............64 GO
Brighton......................4 75
Bortree’s ...................  9 00
Abdominal............15 00
Naumkeagsatteen..  714
Rockport...................614
Conestoga.................714
Walworth............... 634
res.
Berwick fancies__514
Clyde Robes...........
Charter Oak fancies 414 
DelMarlne cashm’B.  6 
mourn’g  6 
Eddy stone fancy...  6
chocolat  6
rober___6
sateens..  6
Hamilton fancy.  ...  6 
staple....  6 
Manchester fancy..  6 
new era.  6
Merrimack D fancy.  6 
Merrlm’ck shirtings. 414 
“  Repp furn .  814
Pacific fancy..........6
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robes................614
Portsmouth robes...  6 
Simpson mourning.. 6
greys........6
solid black.  6 
Washington indigo.  6 
“  Turkey robes..  714
“  India robes__ 714
“  plain Tky X 34  814 
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“  Ottoman  Tur
key red................   6
Martha Washington
red 3 4 .........7
Turkey red 34........714
Martha Washington
“  4 4 ........10
Turkey red.......... 914
“ 3-4XXXX 12
Rlverpolntrobes  ...  514
Cocheco fancy........6
Windsor fancy........614
madders...  6 
XX twills..  614
Indigo  blue......... 1014
solids........  5k I Harmony................  434

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long cloth B. 1014 
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century cloth 7
'*  gold seal......1014
“  green seal TR1014 
“  yellow seal.. 1014
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serge............ 1114
"  Turkey red.. 1014 
Ballou solid black..  5 
11  colors.  514
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red and  orange...  514
Berlin solids...........  514
“  oil blue........614
«  »  green ....  614
"  Foulards ....  514
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Amoskeag A C A.... 18
AC A......................13
Hamilton N............  714
Pemberton AAA__16
York....................... 1014
D............ 814
Awning.. 11
Swift River............   734
Farmer....................8
Pearl River............ 1214
First Prize............. 1014
Warren................... 1334
Lenox M ills.......... 18
Conostoga..............16
COTTON  DBII.L.
Atlanta,  D..............63£!Stark  A 
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Boot........................   634 No  Name...........  
Clifton, K............... 7  ITopof Heap.............  9

.  714

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Amoskeag.............. 1214
9oz...... 1314
brown .13
Andover................. 1114
Beaver Creek  AA... 10 
BB...  9
CC....
Boston Mfg Co.  br..  7 

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“  d a  twist 1014 
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Columbian XXX br.10 

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Everett, blue...........1214
brown....... 1214
Haymaker blue........ 7k
brown...  714
Jeffrey.....................1114
Lancaster................1214
Lawrence, 9oz........ 1314
No.220....13
No. 250....1114
No. 280.... 1014

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"  Persian dress 814 
Canton ..  814
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Arlington staple__6k
Arasapha  fancy__  434
Bates Warwick dres 814 
staples.  614
Centennial.............  ton
Criterion..............  1014
Cumberland staple.  514
Cumberland........... 5
Essex........................414
Elfin.......................   714
Everett classics......814
Exposition............... 714
Glenarle.................  614
Glenarven................ 634
Glenwood.................714
Hampton.................. 614
Johnson Chalon cl 
14 
indigo blue 914 
zephyrs__16

SINOHAMS.
Lancaster,  staple...  7 
fancies....  7 
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Lancashire............. 6
Manchester............   534
Monogram..............  614
Normandie.............714
Persian.....................814
Renfrew Dress........714
Rosemont................. 614
Slatersville.............. 6
Somerset...................7
Tacoma  ...................714
Toll  du Nord......... 1014
Wabash.................... 714
seersucker..  714
Warwick................  814
Whlttenden............ 634
heather dr.  8 
Indigo blue 9 
Wamsutta staples...  634
Westbrook..............  8
............... 10
Windermeer............. 5
Y ork........................634

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Amoskeag...............16141 Valley City..............1534
Stark.......................2014 Georgia.................. 1534
American............... 16  IPaclfic................... 13

THREADS.

Clark’s Mile End... .45  IBarbour's............... 88
Coats’, J. A P ......... 45  Marshall’s...............88
Holyoke..................22141

KNITTING  COTTON.

No.  6  ..
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•*  12...

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

White.  Colored.
38 No.  14... ....37
42
39
“  16... ....38
43
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“  18... ...39
44
41
“  20... ....40
45
CAXBBICS.
Edwards...............   5
Lockwood................ 5
Wood’s ..................  5
Brunswick........... .  5

Slater......................   5
White Star.............  5
Kid Glove...............  5
Newmarket............   5

BED  FLANNEL.

Fireman.................3214
Creedmore............. 2714
Talbot XXX........... 30
Nameless............... 2714

T W.........................2214
F T ............. 
32H
J R F,  XXX.........35
Buckeye..................3214

NIXED  FLANNEL.

DOUBT  FLANNEL.

Red A Blue,  plaid. .40
Union R ..................2214
Windsor...... ...........1814
6 oz Western........... 20
Union  B................. 2214
Nameless...... 8  @9141 

Grey S R W.............1714
Western W  .............1814
DR P ............ ......... 1814
Flushing XXX........2314
Manitoba................ 2314
01014
1214
Black.
1014
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Slate
9k
10*4
1014
1114
1114
12
1214
20
DUCKS

CANVASS  AND  PADDINO.
Brown.
914
1014
1114
1214

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914
1014
1114
1214
20
Severen, 8oz..........   9141 West Point, 8 oz 
1014
Mayland, 8oz......... 1014 
10oz  ...1214
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Greenwood,714 oz..  914 Raven, lOoz............ 1314
Greenwood, 8 oz— 1114 Stark 
............ 1314
Boston, 8 oz............ 10141 Boston, 10 oz...........1214

Brown.
1014
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SILESIAS.

White, do*.............%  I Per bale, 40 dos 
83 50
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Colored,  doz..........20  IColored  “ 
Slater, Iron Cross...  8 
Red Cross....  9 Pawtucket...............1014
Dundie....................  9
Best.............1014
Bedford...................1014
Best A A......1214
Valley  City.............1014
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K K ......................... 1014
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SEWING  SILK.

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50yd,doz..40  I
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No  1 Bl’k A White.,10  INo  4 Bl’k A Whlte..l5 
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No 2—20, M C......... 50  INo 4—15  F  314........ 40
*’  3—18, S C ...........46  I
No  2 White A Bl’k..12  INo  8 White A Bl’k.,20 
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NEEDLES—PNB  X.

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

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COTTON TWINES.

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Cotton Sail Twine. .28
Crown.................... 12
Domestic............... 1814
Anchor...................16
Bristol....................13
Cherry  Valley........15
I XL....................... 1814
Alabama................. 634
Alamance............... 614
Augusta.................714
Ar  sapha...............  6
Georgia.....................6k
Granite.................. 534
Haw  River.............5
Haw  J ....................6

Nashua................... 18
Rising Star 4-ply__ 17
3-ply....17
North Star..............20
Wool Standard 4 plyl714 
Powhattan.............18

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Mount  Pleasant__ 614
Oneida....................  5
Prymont................  534
Randelman.............6
Riverside...............   5 k
Sibley  A .........   ...  6k
Toledo....................

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THROWN  OUT  OF  A  JOB.

Joe’s envelope said simply:  “The house 
regrets  it  can  no  longer  offer  you  em­
ployment,  but  its  reasons  do not  hinge 
upon your  competency,  and  we  take oc­
casion to thank you  for good work for us, 
wishing you  well.”
Joe  thought to hide  the  message  from 
John as he passed out—John  had  worked 
at his  elbows for months—but  he didn’t. 
John followed  him out and said:
“Stout heart,  old fellow.  You’ll have 
a better  job  in a week. 
If  I can  do you 
a  favor  call  on  me.  My  turn  next,  I 
imagine.”
Joe walked the  streets for  hours,  then 
went  home  to his  wife  and  babies  not 
less  surely years  older than  that he had 
left  them in the  morning.  He has  fixed 
his purpose and will  hew  to it.  He takes 
the usual  trinkets  home to the  children, 
a trifle of some sort to his wife, and gives 
her,  as is  his  rule,  the  week’s  earnings. 
Then  he acts for the first time in  his life 
—he romps and carovses with Flora until 
she believes he is as much a child as her­
self,  and his wife watches it all  from her 
sewing-table and wonders if she was ever 
as haDpy in  the old  courting  days as she 
is now.  And  Joe’s heart is heavy under 
it  all,  for  he  determines  that  they shall 
not  know of  his  bad  luck  until  he  has 
another  job.  He is hurt,  humiliated,  re­
pulsed—he  feels  that 
the  house  has 
clipped  him  off  because  it  could  spare 
him  more  easily  than  any  one of  the 
hundred odd  others  that it ha3  retained. 
“But  that  little wife  sitting  there with 
her  head  full  of  belief  in  me  mustn’t 
know;  she must  believe  me ail  I seemed 
to be.”
He  looks for work  ten  hours a day  for 
a week,  and doesn’t find  it.  Saturday  he 
pawns his watch for a week’s wages,  and 
carries  it  home,  telling  them  that  his 
watch  had  been  stolen  from  him,  but 
that  he had a clue  to  the thief  and  that 
Inspector  Byrnes would  catch  him  in  a 
few days.  He  says to himself  that  Fate 
stole  it  from  him,  but  he  keeps  up the 
play  bravely,  and  with  fortitude answers 
the  evening  queries  of  the  home  ones 
about whether they had found the watch. 
The  next  two weeks  are  tided  over  by 
selling  the  Building  and  Lo£n  stock. 
Then  he borrows  another  week’s  pay of 
a friend.
Every morning  he  starts  “to  work”  at 
the  regular  hour;  every  evening  he  re­
turns.  They go to the  theater;  they buy 
some  needed  and long-promised clothes; 
they pay their regular  missionary money 
and  church  fees—for  Joe  is  playing  a 
desperate  hand  now,  but with an insane 
sort  of  coolness.  Something  asks  him 
over  and  over  again  every day,  “Where 
will it end?”  But Joe  just sets his  lips a 
little  harder  and  don’t  reply  even  in 
thought.
His encyclopedia  goes next.  He loans 
it  to a friend  down  at  the  office,  so  he 
tells them at home.  Joe can’t eat hearti­
ly this week.  He watches his wife’s and 
children’s 
light-heartedness  something 
like  a  brute  would  do—stoically,  un­
moved.  He  tells  Amy to drink  his  cup 
of  tea;  he has  no  appetite,  and  doesn’t 
want it.  Then  he is for the first  time in 
his  life  affected  with  Satan’s  specially 
exported  article  of  disease, 
insomnia. 
He  sits  for  hours watching  his  family 
sleep, and he feels a heavy weight slowly 
settling  upon  his  brain  that  he  cannot 
understand  the  meaning  of.  Next  day 
he  finds  another  position,  and  his  wife 
doesn’t understand  why  he gives  way so 
completely for  the  first  time  in  his  life 
and cries while telling her of it.

There are just a few Joes in  this world 
—not  too  many.  Clarence  Harney tells 
his wife about it as soon as he gets home. 
He  is  sure  he  knew  the  infernal  job 
wouldn’t hold out long,  anyhow.  Plenty 
more,  though—you  just  have  to  have  a 
little gall;  and  the next day Clarence has 
another job.  A little less pay  to be sure. 
“But  then,”  he  argues,  “it’s  only for  a 
week  or so;  I’ll  strike  a  better  one  the 
first  thing  you  know.  You don’t  down 
me—not this year.”

Jim  Burton,  the  clerk,  loses  his  job. 
He  pitches  into  the  whole  family,  and 
tells them there  must  be no more  money 
spent for anything at all.  “Understand? 
The  goodness only knows  when  you will 
get any more  from  me,  so make  this last 
as long as it will.”  He goes down town,

gets another  job,  tells them at home that 
he has  not yet found  one,  and  so spends 
the entire pay  for  two weeks on himself, 
the while ostensibly  searching wildly for 
work,  and  making  the  home ones  pinch 
and worry with the lessening cash.  Then 
at the critical moment he suddenly  “finds 
work,”  and  tells them  he had  to take  it 
at seven  dollars a week,  when  he  really 
receives twelve dollars.  Jimmie’s friends 
down  town call  him  “smooth.”
Harris Russell,  who  writes  shorthand, 
loses  a  job  because  he  is a bad  speller. 
He  studies  up  on  his spelling,  answers 
advertisements,  gets  a  few  encouraging 
replies,  and  after  moving  to  a  cheaper 
room  once and  going it for a week  on  a 
diet of  crackers  and  milk—occasionally 
a  nickel’s  worth  of  hot  waffles—he  gets 
another  place at one  dollar a week more 
salary,  and  determines  that  he will  not 
flounder  on  the  same  old  reef  a second 
time.  Harris is an average boy—a typic­
al case.
Emmons  Holman,  bookkeeper,  learns 
that  he  is to  be  dispensed with soon,  so 
very dignifiedly  “resigns.”  He tells his 
friends  that  the  firm  bucked  against it 
awfully,  but that they couldn’t keep him 
—that  they  offered  shorter  hours  and a 
big  raise,  but  that  it was  all  no  good. 
It is safe 
He  knew  what he was  about. 
to admit that he did.
No 
is  discharged. 
friends.  Can  get  no  work. 
Starves 
three days.  The river.—N.  Y.  Sun.

Ernest  Jenkins 

Building for Others.

And the walls of  the building stand 
By the dwellers within the land.
That were founded upon the sand?

What if I build  for others,
Long after I am forgotten 
Long after the buildings have crumbled 
What if I build for others,
And the building shelters me not,
And within the home I have builded 
I shall  have no part or lot.
And the dwellers who have their homes there 
Through all time shall  know me not?

Yet when the years shall have faded,
And beneath the roof tree’s shade,
The children of generations 
In their childish days have played,
And have passed from under the roof tree 
And vanished  into the shade;

Some dweller beneath the roof tree 
May say as his thoughts turn backward, 
“The builder who built this building 

Thinking of when it was new,
Keeping its  age in view,
Builded better than he knew.”

And I, though I have passed onward, 
May know, though It may not matter 
It is better to have builded for others 

Hearing the  Master's call,
To me what the building befall.
Than not to have built at all.

E.  N orman  G u n n iso n .

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When You Get Tired

Buying  rubbish, send for our catalogue of  win­
dow  Screens,  Screen  Doors,  Etc.  Goods  well 
made from best materials.

Prices seldom higher.

A.  J.  PH ILLIPS &  CO..

Fenton,  Mich.
Hardware Price Current.

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AUGURS AND BITS. 

These  prices are  for cash  buyers,  who 
pay prom ptly  and  buy in  full  packages.
dls.
60
Snell’s........................................................... 
Cook’s ...........................................................  
40
Jennings’, genuine....................................... 
25
Jennings’,  imitation....................................50*10
First Quality, S. B. Bronze..........................$ 7 00
D.  B. Bronze...............................  12 00
S. B. S. Steel..........................   8 00
D. B. Steel.............................   13 50
Railroad......................................................8 14 00
Garden  ................................................  net  30 00
Stove.............................................................. 50*10
Carriage new list.......................................... 75*10
Plow.............................................................. 40*10
Sleigh shoe  .................................................  
to
Well,  plain................................................... * 8 so
Well, swivel......................................................   4 00
dig.
Cast Loose Pin, figured.................................70*
Wrought Marrow, bright 5aat joint.............. 60*.0

butts, cast. 

babrowb. 

BUCKETS.

bolts. 

dls.

dls.

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

Ordinary Tackle, list April  1893................ 

50

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blocks.
cradles.

Grain..........................  

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CROW bars.

Cast Steel............................................ per 1b 
5
Ely’s 1-10.............................................per m  65
Hick’s C. F ..........................................  “ 
G. D ....................................................   « 
Musket................................................  “ 
Rim  Fire......... ............................................ 
50
Central  Fire.......................................... dls. 
25
Socket Firmer...............................................70*10
Socket Framing............................................70*16
Socket Corner...............................................70*10
Socket Slicks............................................... 70*10
Butchers’ Tanged Firmer............................ 
40

CABTRIDeBS.

chisels. 

60
35
60

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coxbb. 

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DRILLS.

88
26
23
23
25
50
50
50

CHALK.
COPPER.

40
Curry,  Lawrence’s....................................... 
Hotchkiss....................................................  
25
White Crayons, per  gross..............12Q12K dls. 10
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.................. ................ 
Small sizes, ser pound............... ...............  
07
Large sizes, per  pound............... ......   ......  
6K
Com. 4  piece, 6 In....................... ...doz.net 
75
Corrugated...............   ............... ......... dls 
40
Adjustable.................................. ......... dls. 40*10
Clark’s, small, 818;  large, $26.... ...............  
30
Ives’, 1, $18:  2, $24;  3,$30  ........... ................ 
25
Disston’s .......................................................60*10
New American  ............................................60*10
Nicholson’s ..................................................60*10
......................................................  
Heller’s 
50
Heller’s Horse Rasps  .................................. 
60

files—New List. 

EX PANSIVE  BITS.

DRIPPING  PANS.

ELBOWS.

dls.

dls.

GALVANIZED  IRON.

28
16 17

dig.
dls.

Nos.  16  to  80;  28  and  24;  85 and  86;  87 
List 

15 

13 
Discount, 60

18 

14 
GAUGES. 

dls.

60
55
55
55
55
70

LOCKS—DOOR. 

knobs—New List. 

Stanley Rule and Level Co.’s...................... 
Door, mineral, jap. trimmings.................... 
Door,  porcelain, jap. trimmings.................  
Door, porcelain, plated trimmings.............. 
Door,  porcelsin, trimmings......................... 
Drawer  and  Shatter, porcelain................... 
Russell *  Irwin  Mfg. Co.’s new l is t...................  55
Mallory, Wheeler  *  Co.’s............................ 
55
Branford’s ................................................... 
55
Norwalk’s ....................................................  
56
Adse Bye.........................................816.00, dls.  60
Hunt Eye.........................................*15.00, dls.  60
Hunt’s ...................................... 818.50, dls. 80*10.
dls.
50
Sperry *  Co.’s, Post,  handled...................... 
dls.
40
Coffee, Parkers  Co.’s .................................... 
40
“  P. S. *  W. Mfg. Co.’s  Malleable«.... 
“  Landers,  Ferry *  Cls rk’s.................  
40
“  Enterprise 
...................................... 
80
Stebbln’s Pattern..........................................60*10
Stebbln’s Genuine........................................ 66*10
85
Enterprise, self-measuring..........................  

MOLASSBB GATES. 

MAULS. 
m il l s. 

WATT AT! IT A

dls.

NAILS

 

 

 

Advance over base: 

Steel nails, base....................................................1 85
Wire nails, base.....................................1  30@l  90
Steel.  Wire.
60......................................................Base 
Base
10
50......................................................Base 
25
40 .....................................................  05 
30.....................................................   10 
25
85
15 
80............ 
16.....................................................   15 
45
46
12......  
15 
50
10 ......................................................  80 
60
8 ........................................................  85 
7 *  6 ..................................................  40 
75
4................................................. ...  60 
90
8 
...................................1 00 
1 20
1  60
2.......................................................1  50 
FlneS.............................................. 1  50 
1  60
65
Case  10..............................................  60 
75
8..............................................  75 
6 .............................................  90 
90
75
Finish 10...........................................   85 
8...........................................1 00 
90
6...........................................1  15 
1  10
Clinch; 10...........................................  85 
70
8......................................... 1 00 
80
6......................................... 1  15 
90
Barrell %...........................................175 
175
Ohio Tool Co.’s, fancy................................   ©40
Sclota Bench..............................................  BfiO
Sandusky Tool Co.’s, fancy.........................  ©40
Bench, first quality......................................   ©60
Stanley Rale and Level Co.’e, wood...........  *10
Fry,  Acme............................................ dls.60—10
70
Common, polished................................ dls. 
Iron and  Tinned.......................................... 
40
Copper Rivets and Burs............................... 50—10
"A” Wood’s patent planished, Noe. 24 to 37  10 80 
“B” Wood’s pat planished, Noe. 86 to 87...  9 80 

PATENT PLANISHED IRON.

" 
“ 
“ 
“ 
" 
“ 

PLANES. 

Broken packs tfe per pound extra.

r iv e t s. 

PANS.

dls.

dls.

HAMMERS.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

HINGES.

HANGERS. 

HOLLOW WARE.

HOUSE FURNISHING  GOODS.

Maydole  A Co.’s.................................... dls. 
85
Kip’s ...................................................... dls. 
25
Yerkes A Plumb’s..................................dls. 40*10
Mason’s Solid Cast Steel........................80c list 60
Blacksmith’s Solid Cast  Steel, Hand__80c 40*10
Gate, Clark’s, 1, 2, 3 ..............................dls.60&10
State...........................................per doz. net, 2 50
Screw Hook and  Strap, to 12 ln. 4K  14 and
longer........................................................  3H
Screw Hook and  Eye, )4....................... net 
10
%....................... net  8X
“ 
“  %..........................net  7)4
* ..........................net  7)4
“ 
Strap and T ............................................dls. 
50
dlS.
Barn Door Kidder Mfg. Co., Wood track... .50*10
Champion,  antl-frlctlon.............................   60*10
Kidder, wood track.....................................  
40
Pots............................................................... 60*10
Kettles.........................................................   60*10
Spiders  .........................................................60*10
Gray enameled..............................................40*10
Stamped  Tin Ware............................  .new list 70
Japanned Tin Ware..................................... 
35
Granite Iron W are..................... new list 33)4*10
Bright...................................................... 70*10*10
Screw  Byes.............................................70*10*10
Hook’s . . ................................................. 70*10*10
Gate Hooks and Byes...................... 
70*10*10
<Ha.7n
Stanley Rule and Level  Co.'s......................
Sisal, )4 Inch and larger.............................  
9
Manilla.........................................................  13
dig.
Steel and Iron..............................................  
Try and Bevels............................................. 
Mitre............................................................  

75
so
20
Com.  Smooth.
Com. 
Nos. 10 to  14.....................................84 05
82 95 
Nos. 15 to 17....................................4 05
3 05 
Nos.  18 to 21...................................   4 05
3 05 
Nos. 88 to 84 .....................................  4 05
8  15 
Nos. 85 to 86 .....................................  4 25
3 85 
NO. 27................................................4 4 5 ____
3 35
All  sheets No. 18  and  lighter,  over 30  Inches 
wide not less than 8-10 extra
List acct. 19, ’86  .....................................dls. 
Sliver Lake, White A..............................list 
Drab A.................................  “ 
White  B...............................  ‘ 
DrabB.................................   “ 
White C.................................“ 

SAND PAPER.
SASH CORD.

levels. 
ROPES.

wire goods. 

sheet iron.

50
50
55
50
55
35

SQUARES. 

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

dls.

Discount, 10.

SASH WEIGHTS.

dls.

wire. 

saws. 

traps. 

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

Solid Eyes............................................ per ton 885
“ 
20
Silver Steel  Dia. X Cuts, per foot,....  70
50 
“  Special Steel DexX Cuts, per foot.... 
“  Special Steel Dia. X Cuts, per foot....  30
"  Champion  and  Electric  Tooth  X
Cuts,  per  root........................................ 

d  Fence, galvanized...............................  2 85
“ 
painted....................................  2 40

30
dls.
Steel, Game...............................................60*10
Oneida Community, Newhouse’s ............ 
35
Oneida Community, Hawley a Norton’s __  
70
Mouse,  choker....................................18c per doz
Mouse, delusion............................... 11.50 per doz.
dls.
Bright Market..............................................   66
Annealed Market......................................... 70—10
Coppered Market..........................................  60
Tinned Market.............................................  63)4
Ä red  Spring  Steel............................. 
50
An  Sable......................................................... dls. 40*10
dls.  06
Putnam.......................................... 
dls. 10*10
N orth western................................  
dls.
Baxter’s Adjustable, nickeled.................... 
so
Coe’s  Genuine............................................. 
50
Coe’s Patent Agricultural, wrought,........... 
75
Coe’s  Patent, malleable............................... 75*10
Bird Cages................................................... 
50
Pumps, Cistern........................................   75*10
Screws, New List..........................................70*10
Casters, Bed a  d P late..,......................50*10*10
Dampers, American.....................................  
40
Forks, hoes, rakes  and all steel goods........65*10

MISCELLANEOUS. 

HORSE NAILS.

WRENCHES. 

dls.

METALS.
PIG TIN.

ZINC.

SOLDER.

Pig  Large....................................................   26e
Pig Bars.......................................................  
28c
Duty:  Sheet, 2)4c per poand.
600 pound  casks...........................................  
644
Per pound....................................................  
7
)4©)4..................................’. ............................. 16
Extra Wiping.................................................   15
The  prices  of  the  many  other  qualities  of 
solder In the market indicated by nrivate brands 
vary according to composition.
ANTIMONY
Cookson............ ...........................per  ponnd
Hallett’s....................................... 
13
TIN—MELTN GRADN.
10x14 IC, Charcoal........................................|  7
“ 
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
“ 
14x80 IX, 
“ 
TIN—ALLAWAY GRADN.
“ 
“ 
•* 

10xl4IC, Charcoal...................................... 8 6 75
6 75
14x20 IC, 
10x14 IX, 
8  85
14x80 IX, 
9 86

Each additional X on this grade, 81.75.

Each additional X on this grade 81.50.

7  0
9 85
9 25

11 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 

 

ROOFING PLATES

“ 
“ 

11  Worcester...............................  6 50
" 
“ 
1  Allaway 
“ 
“ 
“ 
BOILER SIZE TIN PLATE.

14x80 IC, 
14x80 IX, 
80x28 IC, 
14x80 IC, 
14x80 IX, 
80x88 IC, 
80x28 IX,
14x28  IX.............................................................814 00
14x81  IX.................  
14x56 IX, for No. 8 Boilers, 1  ——„a 
14x60IX,  “  “  9 

............................   8 50
...........................  18 50
Grade.  6 00
7 50
 
 
12 50
 
15  50

f per ponna  ... 

15
1n
10

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8

THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN

Michigan Tradesman

A  W EEK LY   JOU RN A L  DEVOTED  TO  T H E

Best  Interests  of  Business  Men.

Published at

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E.  A.  STOWE,  Editor.

WEDNESDAY,  FEBRUARY  15,  1893,

A  POLICY  OP  SELF-PRESERVATION.
The recent  application  of  the  people 
of the chief of the  Sandwith  Islands  for 
annexation to the United  States  will,  in 
all  likelihood,  require that the  American 
Repubic should formulate some principle 
of public  policy  with  regard  to  the  ac­
quisition of territory.

No person who  is  truly  patriotic  and 
desires the good of this country  will  ad­
vocate any  policy of  conquest  and  col­
onization for the sake  of  mere  glory  or 
prestige.  We  want  no  Asiatic  posses­
sions,  and  unless it  be locations for a few 
coaling  stations,  there  can  be  brought 
forward  no good  reason  why this country 
should seek to own a foot of land  on  the 
continent of Asia.  While all the leading 
European  powers  have  been  playing  a 
grab game  with the  continent  of Africa, 
the United States  has  taken  no  part  in 
the proceedings,  and has desired  to  have 
none.  But when it comes to interference 
by foreign nations in the American  hem­
isphere,  the situation is  wholly  changed, 
American  interests  are  profoundly  af­
fected,  American  susceptibilities  are 
enormously aroused.

is  now 

There has always been a  strong preju­
dice  with many of our people against the 
acquisition of territory and the extension 
of our  free  institutions  over  adjoining 
countries;  but in  spite  of  this  fact  the 
expansion  has  gone  on  at  such  a  rate 
that  the  territory 
four  times 
as large as  was  its  original  area.  That 
is to say,  in 
less  than  a  century  the 
Union  has gained  territory,  by  purchase 
or conquest,  three times greater in extent 
than  was that  which  was covered  by  the 
thirteen States that first formed  the  Fed­
eral  Union. 
In  1803  Louisiana,  which 
then embraced one-half  the  vast  extent 
of country  west of the  Mississippi  River, 
was acquired from  Frauce  by  purchase,
much against the wishes of a large  body 
of  people. 
In  1820  Florida  was  pur­
chased  from  Spain.  By  the  Mexican 
war,  which  was bitterly  condemned  by 
many  citizens,  ail  the  balance  of  the 
trans-Mississippi  territory  now  held  by 
the  Union  was gained. 
In this  way  the 
Atlantic States,  which  were  previously 
cut off by foreign  territory from  the Gulf 
of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean, and only

had excess to  one  shore  of the  Mississ­
ippi  River,  were  given  control  of  the 
entire country between the ocean on  the 
east to the ocean on the  west,  and  from 
the Gulf  to  the  British 
line.  All  the 
gold of the Pacific States,  and  the  enor­
mously  rich  commonwealths  that  were 
carved out of this new  territory,  testify 
to the wisdom of those acquisitions.

The expansion of  the  Great  Republic 
Its destiny  has 
has not come to an end. 
not yet  been  worked  out. 
Its  flag  and 
free institutions do not confer their bless­
ings  upon all the peoples who are yet to 
enjoy  them.  The  protection  of  this 
country is not  yet  complete  when  it  is 
environed  by powerful  foreign  European 
nations.  Whatever  is  required  to  com­
plete that protection,  it  is  necessary  to 
accomplish.  Whatsoever is demanded to 
give to  American  commerce  the  fullest 
legitimate expansion must  be  done. 
If 
the purchase of Cuba,  the annexation  of 
Canada,  the  acquisition  of  any  other 
neighboring country  is  found  to  be  ne­
cessary, then  that  acquisition  is  to  be 
secured.  The  American  motto  should 
be,  not a cent for  glory,  but  everything 
for the public good.  This is what a wise 
statesmanship  will  accomplish  by  the 
best means at  band.

RETALIATION  AGAINST  CANADA.
President  Harrison  has evidently  been 
much in earnest in  his avowed purpose to 
punish the  discriminations practiced  by 
Canada  against  American  commerce  in 
imposing unfair tolls on Canadian canals. 
Some time ago he sent a message  to Con­
gress  favoring retaliation  by the  United 
States through the imposition of tolls  on 
Canadian 
through 
American  canals.  This  recommenda­
tion  of  the  President  was  adopted  by 
Congress and  the discriminating tolls  im­
posed.

shipping  passing 

territory 

Not content  with retaliating upon  Can­
ada  by 
imposing  tolls  upon  American 
canals,  which,  owing to  the fewer facili­
ties  possessed  by  this  country,  was 
rather an unequal sort of  settlement,  he 
also favored the withdrawal of  the privi­
lege hitherto  accorded  to  Canadian  rail­
roads  of transporting  merchandise from 
one port in  the  United  States to another 
through  Canadian 
in  bond. 
Owing to  the  system  of  sealed cars,  the 
Canadian  railroads  have been enabled to 
secure a large amount of freight  between 
different points in  the United  States,  be­
ing in a  position  to successfully compete 
with  American  roads because the latter, 
being restrained  by  the  interstate com­
merce law,  could  not  make  as  satisfac­
tory  rates as the  Canadian  roads,  which, 
though possessing the  bonding privilege, 
were  hampered  by  no 
interstate  com­
merce restrictions.

Last  week  President Harrison  sent  a 
special  message  to  Congress  dealing 
with this subject,and strongly recommend 
ing that the consular seal  system be abol­
ished.  He declares that there is  nothing 
in existing treaties  preventing  the Unit­
ed  States  from  abolishing  the  system, 
and  that  the  practice  is  highly  preju­
dicial  to  the  interests  of the country’s 
revenue.

In conclusion the President states:  “If 
we  contiuue  the  policy  of  supervising 
rates,  and  requiring  that  they  shall  be 
equal and reasonable upon these railroads 
of the United  States,  we  cannot  in  fair­
ness at the same  time  give  the  unusual 
facilities  for  competition  to  Canadian 
roads that  are  free  to  pursue the  prac-

tices as  to  cut  rates  and  favored  rates 
that we condemn  and punish if practiced 
by our own railroads.”

The  views  of  President  Harrison  on 
| this subject appear  eminently sound,  as 
the privilege accorded Canadian roads by 
our  laws, or  rather  by  sufferance,  is  a 
direct injustice  to  our  own roads,  which 
are strictly  regulated  by  the  interstate 
commerce law.  Common  justice  would 
seem  to  dictate  that  we  should  either 
place our own roads  on an equal  footing 
with  the  Canadian  roads  by  allowing 
them  to make  competitive  rates, or  we 
should  withhold  the  privilege  now  ac 
corded to  the Canadian  roads of carrying 
goods  between  points 
in  the  United 
States  through  Canadian  territory,  in 
sealed cars,  which practice alone enables 
the carriers of  the  Dominion to success­
fully  compete with our own.
PEOPLE DISTRUSTFUL  OF  THEM­

SELVES.

The  most  remarkable circumstance  in 
American  polictics to-day is the wonder­
ful extent to  which the  American people 
have lost confidence in themselves.  Time 
was when they  believed themselves equal 
to any emergency,  public or private,  and 
they felt  themselves  entirely capable  of 
righting by  their  own  acts  every public 
wrong,  however  grave.

To-day,  surrendering all  confidence in 
their  own  power  and  intelligence,  they 
confess  their  helplessness in every  pub­
lic  concern,  and,  throwing  up 
their 
hands,  pray to a powerful  paternal  gov­
ernment  to  help  them.  Under  the  in­
fluence of this growth of self-distrust and 
acknowledged  weakness,  the  people  are 
looking  to Federal  legislation  for relief 
from every distress,  real or  fancied.  Do 
the 
railways  discriminate  in  freight 
rates  against  any  particular  localities? 
Forthwith there is an appeal  to  Congress 
for  repressive or prohibitive legislation. 
Does  overtrading produce a financial  re­
vulsion and a spasmodic scarcity of mon­
ey?  Congress 
is  at  once  besought  to 
open the flood-gates of its printing presses 
and pour out upon the country unlimited 
promises  to pay. 
Is the price of  Ameri­
can  wheat  lowered  by  reason  of  good 
grain crops  in Europe,  or is cotton cheap­
ened  by an excessive yield of  the staple? 
Congress is at  once besieged  to  apply  a 
remedy  by  prohibiting  all  speculative 
trading in  grain  and  cotton.  Does  chol­
era  threaten  to invade  our shores?  Im­
mediately  there  is  a  loud  demand that 
the Federal  power shall at onee take con­
trol of all administration of public health 
and sanitation.

We do not mean to  say that no good  is 
to  be  accomplished  by  Congressional 
measures  of  reform  for  certain abuses, 
but there is  really something  startling  in 
the  readiness  with  which  the  people on 
the  slightest  excuse  fly  to  the  Federal 
Government  for  help  and  for  revenge. 
And,  beyond all  this,  there is  a growing 
demand that this same  powerful  and  pa­
ternal  Government  shall  seize  on  all 
transportation companies,  telegraph  cor­
porations and all incorporated industries 
and control  them  in the  interest of  the 
people.  This growing desire by the peo­
ple to abandon all their  rights and place 
them  in the hands of  a powerful  central 
Government  is  all  the  more remarkable 
when  we see that the  tendency in all the 
Old  World  countries,  where  the people 
have  been  oppressed  and  crushed  by 
despotic  power, 
is  to  overthrow  gov­
ernments and restore  to the people  their 
original liberties.

socialistic 

It  looks  as 

It  is difficult to understand the  growth 
of 
submission  among  the 
American  people. 
if  they 
were becoming wearied of  the  cares  and 
responsibilities  of  liberty.  We  do  not 
here propose to  offer any  solution  of  so 
peculiar a problem.  We  only call atten­
tion  to  it.  Nothing  more  strange  has 
marked these last years of the century  of 
human liberty and progress.

As  foreshadowed  elsewhere  in  this 
week’s paper, Jacob Jesson will undoubt­
edly be retired  In  a  few  days from  the 
Board  of  Pharmacy,  to  give  place to  a 
Republican  aspirant  for  the  position. 
Mr.  Jesson has served  on the Board con­
tinuously  since  its  creation in  1885,  oc­
cupying the  responsible  position of Sec­
retary  five years and  the honorary  posi­
tion of President  during  1890  and  1891. 
That he gave the Board his best effort and 
succeeded  in satisfying  the rank and  file 
of the drug trade of the State  is evidenced 
by  the  very  flattering  unofficial vote giv­
en  him  by the  members of the Michigan 
State  Pharmaceutical  Society  last  fall, 
when  he  received  more  votes  than  all 
the  other  candidates  combined.  T h e 
T ra desm a n  believes  Mr.  Jesson  has 
made some mistakes  during  his long in­
cumbency on  the  Board,  and has  taken 
occasion  to criticise his  methods on sev­
eral occasions,  but,  on the  eve of  his re­
tirement from the Board,  it  is  proper  to 
attribute  any  apparent  lapses  to  over­
zealousness in  behalf of the cause and to 
accord him the  tribute richly earned as a 
faithful  and  competent  servant  of  the 
people.

The Hardware Market.

Wire Nails—Every indication points to 
higher figures.  Manufacturers have got­
ten tired of  the prevailing  low prices  at 
which they  have  been  selling,  and  have 
advanced  5 @  7c  per  keg.  No  change 
has yet been made  in  this  market,  81.70 
to 81.80 being the ruling price.

Barbed  Wire—Look  out  for  higher 
prices.  Nothing  has  as yet  been  done, 
but extreme figures are being withdrawn, 
which  is  an  indication  that  the  next 
move will be an advance.  82.30 for paint­
ed and 82.70  for galvanized  wire are the 
present quotations.

Rope—No  change  to note.  Prices  re4 

main the same as  last week.

Window Glass—A radical  advance has 
taken place in window glass.  A general 
and almost  unanimous  action  of  manu­
facturers  and  jobbers  has  established 
the following basis of prices:

Carload,  80,  10 and 5.
100 box lots, 80 and  10.
Less than 100 boxes,  80  and 5.
By the light,  75 and  10.
At these figures  even the  manufactur­
er will  hardly  get  a  new  dollar  for  an 
old one,  and  we look for  further advanc­
es as soon as matters are  settled.

Doors and Sash—Owing to  the scarcity 
and higher prices asked  for  lumber suit­
able  for  sash  and  doors,  the  manufac­
turers have been obliged  to make  a  new 
list and advance  their prices.  The pres­
ent  discount is

Open and  glazed sash, 60  to  60  and 5 

per cent. dis.

list.

Doors,  50 per  cent,  dis.,  all  from  new 

Common  Planes—An  advance  has tak­
en  place  in  all  kinds  of  common  and 
fancy planes.  There has been no change 
in the list,  but the present  discount  is

Common planes, 50 per cent.
Fancy planes, 40 per cent.

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C ü A S .   A .  COYB,

A W N IN G S   and  T E N T S

M anufacturer  of

HORSE  AND  WAGON  COVERS

Jobbers of Hammocks and  Cotton Ducks.

E.  S.  J ud g e.

Send for Price  List.

11 Pearl St., Grand Rapids, Mich.

DATING  CANNED  GOODS.

Is  Such  a  Law  Feasible  and  De-  < 

sir able ?

Representative McKinstry,  of  Muske­
gon,  recently  remarked to  a  reporter  of 
the  Muskegon  News:  “I  introduced  a  ■ 
bill which is going to prove  a hot  favor­
ite. 
goods and prevent  grocers from  palming 
off on people goods canned five years  ago 
as canned the last  season.  The  date  of 
canning must be ‘blown’ in the tin.”

It is designed to secure fresh canned  ; 

*  

*  

*

Noting the item  and  marking  the  re­
flection on the retail grocery  trade,  T h e 
T radesm an took steps to secure  a  copy 
of the bill,  which is as follows:

Sec.  1.  The  People  of  the  State  of 
Michigan enact,  That on and after  Jan­
uary 1,  1894,  it shall  be unlawful for any 
person,  firm or  corporation  to  offer  for 
sale  any  fruits,  vegetables,  meats,  fish 
and soups, put up  in  tin  or  other  metal 
packages,  unless the year in  which  such 
fruits,  vegetables,  meats,  fish  and  soups 
are packed  is impressed in raised charac­
ters in the tin or other metal constituting 
such package,  said  raised  impression  to 
be in characters not less than  one-fourth 
of an inch in length and  put  upon  such 
package where the  said  characters  will 
not be covered  by any  label  or  anything 
else  for  the  purpose  of  obstructing  a 
legible  view of the said  characters.
Sec.  2.  Any  person,  firm or corporation 
who shall be found  guilty of  a  violation 
of the provisions  of  this  act  shall  be 
deemed  guilty  of  a  misdemeanor,  and 
shall  be punished by a  fine  of  not  less 
with costs of prosecution, .and  in  default 
of the payment shall be  confined  in  the 
county  jail  until  such  fine  and  costs 
shall  have been paid,  but  such  confine­
ment shall not exceed thirty days.
Sec.  3.  All acts or parts of acts in con­
flict with the provisions  of  this  act  are 
hereby repealed.

than $10,  nor  more  than  $100,  together 

*  *  *

With a view  to  securing  the  author’s 
reason  for introducing the measure,  T h e 
T radesm an  wrote  him  for  information 
on  that  point,  receiving  in  return  the 
following  indefinite  and  altogether  un­
satisfactory reply:

L a n sin g,  Feb.  9—Yours of Feb.  8  re­
ceived. 
in reply would say,  1  am  actu­
ated  by  honest  motives.  The  bill  has 
been  prepared to meet the  ideas  of many 
of my constituents,  who  desire  to  have 
some guide as to the age of canned goods 
when  purchasing 
them.  The  bill  is 
printed and,  if you desire  a  number  for 
mailing to packing houses,  I  think  you 
can  get them; or, if  you  will  furnish  a 
list of such  houses,  I  will  mail  a  few. 
The  bill could  have  been  passed  yester­
day,  but I  recognize  its  importance  and 
in all fairness wish both sides to be heard 
in the matter—the producer  and  dealer, 
as well as the consumer. 
I will  try  and 
delay action in  the bill for a  short  time, 
with that end  in view.  The  bill  is  one 
which makes friends everywhere.

Yours truly

W.  H.  Me Kin stry.

*  

*  

*

One of  the best authorities  on canned 
goods  in  this  country 
is  the  editor  of 
the Baltimore  Trade, and  to this  oracle 
T h e  T radesm an  appealed for  informa­
tion, resulting as follows:

Baltim ore,  Feb.  11—Yours  of  Feb.  8 
to hand and in reply will say  that quite a 
number of years ago the Maryland Legis­
lature,  at  the  request  of the  Baltimore 
Canned Goods Exchange, passed a law re­
quiring the  name of  the packer and  the 
location of  the  factory  to  be put on  all 
canned goods in this State,  with  a penal­
ty  on  the  packers  for  non-compliance. 
The question  of  dating  goods  was  dis­
cussed by  the  packers  aud  they  desired 
to have it in  the  law,  so  it  was  put  in. 
New  York State passed  a law of the same 
nature,  including  the  dating.  The last 
session of the  Maryland  Legislature  re­
pealed so much of  the canned goods laws 
as applied  to  soaked  goods,  and  as  the

dating  portion was  never  enforced,  the 
whole  matter  may  be  considered  as  a 
dead letter.
The packers  in this  State did not like 
the dating of  canned  goods  by law,  but 
it is possible they might not object to the 
packers  of  Michigan  having  to be  gov­
erned  by such  a law.
Hoping this will satisfy your inquiry, I 
am, 

Yours fraternally,

The New Town of Watervale.

in 

considerable 

Watervale, a recently  platted  village, 
is  situated  about  six  miles  south  of 
Frankfort,  on  the  shore  of  Lake Michi­
gan  and  on  the  south  shore  of  Lower 
Herring  Lake. 
It  is very pleasantly  lo­
cated and  bids fair to  make  a fine  sum­
mer  resort  in  a  few  years.  There is  a 
large  amount  of  hardwood  and  other 
timber  accessible  only  to  this  point, 
owing to its location in what is known  as 
the  Herring  Lake  valley.  Mr.  Leo  F. 
Hale,  originator  aud  owner  of  the  vil­
lage, has a fine sawmill  plant  here capa­
ble of producing 30,000 feet of hardwood 
lumber,  or  50,000 
feet  of  hemlock 
lumber,  per  day  of  10  hours  each. 
As soon  as the  frost is out of the ground 
in the spring he will  erect a shingle mill 
for the  manufacture  of  cedar  shingles, 
having  enough  cedar  stock  on  hand  at 
the  present  time  to run  for  a year  the 
mill he contemplates  erecting  and  he is 
also  putting 
cedar 
shingle timber  the  present  winter.  He 
has  in  his  sawmill  all  the  machinery 
necessary  for  the  manufacture  of  good 
lumber and  has  sufficient  power aud  to 
spare to  run the entire  plant when com­
pleted.  His  lumber  goes  by  vessel  or 
barge to Chicago and  other points,  it  be­
ing taken  from his pier at a point where 
there is  plenty  of  water,  and  which  is 
one of the most  substantial docks on  the 
shore  of  Lake  Michigan.  The 
east 
buildings  erected at  Watervale are  well 
constructed,  consisting  of 
large  store, 
warehouse and  dwelling,  hotel or board­
ing  house,  barn,  blacksmith  shop  and 
dwellings.  His  goods  are  all  new  and 
consist  of  a stock  of  general  merchan­
dise.  His  logging  operations are in  full 
blast,  and he will  have  a  stock  of  about 
4,000,000 feet of hardwood,  1,000,000 feet 
of hemlock  and  1,000,000  feet  of  cedar 
from  this winter’s crop.  Mr.  Hale has a 
good 
it.  He 
thoroughly  understands 
logging, 
manufacture and  handling  of  hardwood 
lumber,  having been more  or  less inter­
ested in the business for years.

location  and 

knows 
the 

Q u a l i t y   S t e r l i n g  

D u r a b i l i t y   G u a r a n t e e d  

F i n i s h   F i n e s t

Wheel

Them!

SEND

CATALOGUE.

YOST  MFG.  GO,,  Toledo,  0.

Detroit Cycle Co., Sole Agents for State of Michigan.

Bxcelsior Bolts

I  want  500  to  1,000  cords  of  Poplar 
Sxcelsior Bolts,  18 and 36 inches long.
I  also  want  Basswood  Bolts,  same 
engths  as  above.  For  particulars  ad- 
Iress

J  W .   F O X ,

Grand Rapids, Mich.

Mr. Parkill to Succeed  Mr. Jesson.
The  Detroit Journal of Feb. 9 contains 

the following:

Aid.  Vernor,  who was  at  Lansing yes­
terday  in the interest of the candidacy of 
Stanley  E.  Parkill, of  Owosso,  for reap­
pointment  as  a  member  of  the  State 
Board of Pharmacy,  says  Gov.  Rich  has 
promised  to  retain  Mr.  Parkill  on  the 
Board.

“Aid.” Yernor  will  be  recognized  by 
the drug trade as Jas.  Yernor,  the genial 
Secretary  of the State  Board of  Pharm­
acy.  The  word  “retain,”  in  the 
item 
quoted,  should  read  “appoint,”  as  Mr. 
Parkill has not  been on  the Board  since 
January,  1892,  when  he  was  retired  by 
Governor  Begole  to give  place  to C.  A. 
Bugbee.

The  appointment  of  Mr.  Parkill  over 
Mr. Jesson  is a natural  sequence,  politi-
cally,  as  the  prospective  appointee is  a 
Republican,  while his principal competi­
tor for the office is a Democrat.

Mr,  A.  E.  Walter,  of 358 Dearborn  st., 
Chicago,  who makes merchant’s portraits 
a specialty,  has some  advantages  to pre­
sent  to  store-keepers  who  wish  to  in­
crease their  cash  trade,  as  well  as  to 
those who are  familiar  with  the  merits 
of the plan.  Mr.  Walter  believes  that 
the subscribers of this paper are entitled 
to a special consideration,  and those who 
write to him this week,  will,  in  return, 
receive something that will greatly please 
them,  and please their friends later.

G r a n d   R a p i d s   B r u s h   Co.,

M anufacturers  of

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH. 

BRUSHES
OYSTERS!

O ur goods are  sold by all  Michigan  Jobbing  Houses

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The weather  has  moderated in Maryland so the dredges
can  work,  consequently the  price of  oysters  has  receded 
to a point  near actual  value.  There are six  weeks  yet of 
the regular season  and during  Lent  there  is  chance for a 
large volume of business to be done.

Send in  your orders and reap  the benefit.

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

T H E   M IC H T a ^ IS r   T R A D E S M A N
Empress  Josephine Face Bleach

Is the only reliable cure for 

freckles and pimples.

HAZELTINE  &  PERKINS  DRUG  CO., 

Grand Rapids, Mich.,

Jobbers for Western Michigan.

MICHIGAN

Organized  1881.

DETROIT,  MICHIGAN'

INDUCEMENT

TO  THE

R e t a i l   HDk .l t q o -i s t s

AND

S T O E E S .

Do Yoii Sell

DIAMOND TEA?

We want one live dealer in every 
city and  town  to handle  and  push 
the sale of Diamond  Tea, the great 
remedy  for  Constipation,  Sick 
Headache and Liver and Kidneys 
and  we offer  the following induce­
ment:
To  every  dealer  who  will  send 
us  an  order  for  3  doz.  25c  size 
packages of  Diamond  Tea at $1.90 
per  doz.,  which  amounts  to  only 
$5.70,  we  will  send free of  charge 
an  additional  1  doz.  packages,  be­
sides sufficient sample  packages to 
sample  your  whole 
town.  By 
stamping your name on each pack­
age you  will thus receive full  ben­
efit of the advertising.
It will  pay hustlers  to  take  ad­
vantage of  this  offer,  before  their 
competitors get ahead ef them.
DIAMOND  TEA  C0„

DETROIT,  MICH.

Diamond  Tea is sold  by all whole­

sale druggists.

IO
Drugs  Medicines.

State  Board  of Pharm acy. 

One  Tear—James Vernor, Detroit.
Two Tears—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor 
Three  Years—George Gundrum. Ionia.
Four Tears—C. A. Bujtbee. Cheboygan. 
Expiring Jan  1—Jacob Jesson, Muskegon. 
President—Ottmar Eberbach, Ann Arbor. 
Secretary—Jas.  Vernor, Detroit.
Treasurer—Geo. Gnndram, Ionia.
Next meeting—Saginaw. Jan. 11.__________

Michigan  State  Pharm aceutical  Ass’n. 
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;  Arthur Bassett,  Detroit. 
Local Secretary—James Vernor.
Next  place  of  meeting—Some  resort  on  St.  Clair 
River;  time to be designated by Executive Committee.
Grand  Rapids  Pharm aceutical Society. 
President. W. R. Jewett, Secretary,  Frank H. Escott, 
Regular Meetings—First Wednesday evening of March 

June, September and December.
Methods  of  American  and  European 

Railways  Contrasted.

Americans  who  have  traveled  abroad 
find no one thing  which strikes  them  as 
more distinctive at every point  than  the 
railways,  and the class  system  in  vogue 
both in  England  and  on  the  Continent. 
The difference in  the coaches from  what 
they have been accustomed to at home  is 
so ever present  to  their  eyes  that  they 
it,  and  the  plush  up­
cannot  forget 
holstered  compartments, 
side  by  side 
with those finished in  carpeting  or  bare 
wood,  present  so  immediate  a  contrast 
that the memory of it remains for a  long 
time.  They are fond of saying  that  the 
American  railway  is  without  the  dis­
tinctions of first,  second  and  third-class, 
and because the cars upon  the  railroads 
of the United States  are  not  so  labeled, 
declare that here,  at least, the realization 
of the democratic idea  is  complete,  and 
that the same accommodation is open alike 
to the milliouaire and  his  humblest  em­
ploye.  There is  a  sense  in  which  this 
is  true,  in  that  there  are  cars  equally 
available to both,  and there  was  a  time 
when there was  but  little  difference  in 
the accommodation  furnished  by the rail­
roads to all their patrons. 
It is,  perhaps, 
too much to say that those  days are past, 
but certain it is that we are  now year by 
year approaching more and  more  nearly 
to  the  class  distinctions  in  matters  of 
travel, only we have not  yet  so  termed 
them. 
Indeed,  much  of  our  present 
nomenclature as applied to  this  subject 
Is  out  of  joint.  Let  the  traveler  pur­
chase to-day  a  first-class  ticket  at  any 
railroad office,  and to what does it entitle 
him?  To transportation,  as a  matter  of 
course,  and in a car  in  which  there  are 
seats,  but not always does  he find  a  seat 
afforded  by  his 
first-class  ticket,  and 
from the Pullman cars  he  is,  as  a  rule, 
excluded'if  he  relies  solely  on  his  so- 
called  first-class  ticket. 
Further  than 
this,  there are now  getting  to  be  trains 
where special speed  is  to  be  made  and 
for which there is  an  additional  charge 
over and above his regular ticket,  though 
it  bears  in  bold  type  the  word  “first- 
class.”  The  specious  way  of  putting 
this is, that there are extra  and  unusual 
facilities supplied  for which  the  wealthy 
are ready and  willing to pay;  but the fact 
that they are and do is only another  way 
of  saying  that  our  roads  are  rapidly 
building up the  very  class  systems  for 
the traveling public which exist in  other 
lands.  There is no  special  objection  to 
the fact,  but  why  should  it  be  thought 
necessary to 
inscribe 
usually in capital  letters upon  the  ticket 
of him  who is given only second or  third 
rate  accommodations  the  word  “first- 
class”? 
It cannot be that it deceives the 
traveler,  and  it  certainly  does  not  the

lie  about 

it;  to 

I railroad  official.  The  very  use  of  the 
word 
implies  that  there  is  more  than 
one class.  With the rush of 1893  to  the 
Columbian Exposition,  these  difficulties 
will undoubtedly find  accentuation,  and 
leave lasting effects upon  our  modes  of 
travel.  The time  is,  therefore,  oppor­
tune for  revising  our  traveling  nomen­
clature,  doing  away  with  much  of  the 
tinsel rubbish of  “limiteds”  and  “vesti- 
buled limiteds”  and  substituting  for  it 
plain,  comprehensive words.

This  is  needed  for  another  reason. 
We are,  as a nation,  sadly  afflicted  with 
extras.  We meet them  at  every  point, 
and especially in  traveling,  so  that,  for 
one contemplating a trip,  to  estimate its 
cost is  a  practical  impossibility. 
It  is 
easy  enough to  ascertain  the  rates  of 
transportation  between given  points,  but 
there  is  no  accompanying  schedule  to 
give the  extras,  of  sleepers,  Pullmans, 
dining cars,  the et ceteras of travel  which 
enter into first-class accommodation.  Yet 
the public,  poor and rich  alike,  are  en­
information  and 
titled  to  have 
to  have 
readily 
than  at present.  There  is  no  virtue  in 
high-sounding words,  and the fact  that a 
ticket is  stamped  “first-class”  does  not 
keep 
in­
herent  qualities.  We  smile  in  superior 
scorn at many of the glittering  gewgaws 
of monarchical  countries,  and,  in some of 
the commonest  affairs  of 
life,  seek  to 
perpetuate our democratic  traditions  by 
the most palpable of lies.

its  possessor  warm  by  its 

it  procurable  more 

this 

Civilization  has been  tersely defined as 
the increase of man’s  wants. 
If  this  be 
true,  since  the  power  of  the  gratifi­
cation of human  wants  is  not  uniform, 
civilizatiou  must also raise class  distinc­
tion,  but there is no good  end  subserved 
by  attempting  to  deceive  ourselves  by 
terms.  Let us  have  first-class  truth,  if 
nothing else. H enry Sto ck bbidg e, J r .

The  Drug  Market.

Buchu leaves have again advanced  and 

are tending higher.

Gum opium has advanced, in sympathy 
with foreign markets.  A report of  dam­
age to  the  growing  crop is  given as  the 
reason.

Morphia is as yet unchanged.
Cotton seed oil is  very much  higher  on 

account of the high price of  lard.

Lard oil has again advanced.
African ginger root is  scarce  and held 
by few holders.  Higher  prices  are not­
ed,  with an  upward tendency.

Cloves are higher.
Oil cloves has advanced,  on  account of 

the higher price of buds.

Lupulin is higher and  hardly any is to 

be had.

Mace has declined.
Epsom salts has advanced.
Neat’s foot oil  has advanced.
Turpentine is higher.
Chlorate of potash has advanced.
Sperm oil  is higher.
Until lately the  most  fastidious  mer­
chants have been unable  to reconcile  oil 
tanks with any attractive arrangement of 
stock,  but this difficulty has been obviated 
by  the  invention  of  the  self-measuring 
oil  tank  manufactured  by the Wayne Oil 
Tank Company,  Fort Wayne,  Ind. 
It  is 
a handsome store fixture,  prevents  wast­
age,  is absolutely clean,  and  is  so  con­
structed 
the  measurements  are 
bound to be accurate.  Dealers who  will 
write to this company will  receive  illus­
trated matter and  prices  that  will  con­
vince them that they cannot  afford to do 
without  the  Wayne  self-measuring  oil 
tank.

that 

L a   Grippe

may attack but cannot overcome those protected 

by frequent use  of

CUSHMAN’S 

JHenthol  Inhaler.
It destroys the microbes lodged on the mucous 
membranes and  arrests progress of  the disease. 
Unequalled  for  COLDS,  SORE  THBOAT,  CA 
TARRH, HEADACHE  and  NEURALGIA.
The  first  Inhalations  stop  sneezing, snuffing, 
coughing  and  headache.  Continued  use  com­
pletes the  cure.  Sold  by all  druggists 50 cents. 
Registered mail 60 cents from

H.  D.  CUSHMAN, Patentee and Mfr., 

Three  Rivers.  Mich., U.  S. A.

F o r   Sale!

Mail Bay 
Stallion

Eleven  years  old,  sixteen 
hands  high,  weighs  1,350 
pounds;  also one

Ten years  old,  weighs about 
1,500  pounds.
Either  are good  drivers  sin­
gle,  and  have  been  driven 
some double;  good  style and 
good travelers;  good disposi­
tion and excellent stock get­
ters.  Address

LOCK  BOX  97,  CHARLOTTE,  MICH.

PYRAMID  PILE  BURE.

A new remedy  which  has created  a sensation  among physicians by  its wonderful 
It is the  only remedy  known  (ex­
effects in speedily  curing  every form of  piles. 
cept a surgical operation)  which can  be relied on to give instant relief and a lasting 
cure in Itching,  Protruding,  Bleeding or Blind Piles.
Briefly stated,  it has  the  following  advantages  over a surgical operation  or  any 
other  pile  cure:  It  is  absolutely painless;  it contains no mineral  poisons nor in­
jurious  substance;  it give^  immediate  relief  from  the first  application;  it  can  be 
carried in the  pocket and  used while  traveling or anywhere  without  the  slightest 
inconvenience or interference with  business;  and,  last,  but  not  least,  it  is  cheap, 
costing but a trifle.
The following  letters  speak for  themselves  and  need no comment  except to say 
we have hundreds of  similar ones and  could  fill this paper with them if  necessary.
Gen tlem en—Your  Pyramid  Pile  Cure  is  without  an  equal; 
it  cured  me in 30 
days or a much  shorter  time. 
I waited 15 days or more to be sure I was  cured  be­
fore  writing  you,  and can  now say I have  not the  slightest  trace of  piles and am 
much surprised at the rapid and thorough effect of the remedy.  Truly yours, J. W. 
Rollins,  Marmaduke Military Academy,  Sweet Springs,  Mo.
From  J.  W.  Waddell,  Zulla,  Va.—I  am a cured  man.  1  only used  one  package 
of  the Pyramid Pile Cure  and I can state to the  whole  world  that it has cured me, 
and I had them so bad I could  hardly walk and I would  have them now if  my  wife 
had not insisted on my trying it, and I  kept it some time before she could get me to 
use it,  but I now thank  God such a remedy was  made,  and  you  can  use this  letter 
in any way it will do the most good.
Mrs.  Mary  C.  Tyler,  of  Heppner,  Ore.,  writes—One  package  of  Pyramid  Pile 
Cure entirely cured me of  piles  from  which 1 have  suffered  for years,  and  1 have 
never had the slightest return  of them since.
Mr.  E.  O’Brien,  Rock  Bluffs,  Neb.,  says—The  package  of  Pyramid  Pile Cure 
entirely removed  every trace of  itching piles. 
I  cannot  thank you  enough for it.
Ask  your  druggist for the  Pyramid  Pile  Cure,  and a single  trial  will  convince 
you that the  reputation of  this  remedy was  built up on  its  merits as a permanent 
cure and not by newspaper puffery.

It is the surest,  safest and cheapest Pile Cure sold.

-A n y  druggist  will  gel  it for you

as  he  can  obtain  it from  every  wholesaler  in  Detroit,  Chicago or  Grand  Rapids.

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IX® 5
Sulphurlcum............
Tannlcum................. 1  40@1  60
30® 33
Tar tarlcum...............
AMMONIA.
Aqua, 16  deg............
20  deg............
Carbonas  .................
Chloridum................
ANILINE.
Black........................ 2 00@2 25
S0@1  00
Brown.......................
45© 50
Red............................
Yellow...................... 2 50@3 00

3%® 5
5)4© 7
12© 14
12© 14

n 

BACCAB.
Cubeae (po  50)........
............
Juniperus 
Xanthoxylum.  ........
BALSAMUM.
Copaiba....................
Peru..........................
Terabin, Canada  ....
Tolutan....................

50® 55
8© 10
25© 30

45© 60
©1  30
'  45© 50
35© 50

Abies,  Canadian.  ..............  18
Cassiae 
.............................   11
Cinchona Flava  .................  18
Buonymus  atropurp...........  30
Myrica  Cerifera, po............   30
Prunus Virglni....................  12
Qulllaia,  grd.......................  10
Sassafras  ........ 
12
Ulmus Po (Ground  15)........  15

 

 

EXTRACTOR.

Glycyrrhlza  Glabra...  24©  25
po...........  33©  35
Haematox, 15 lb. box..  11©  12
IS............   13©  14
Ks............   14©  15
>48.............  16©  17
F SB K U

“ 
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“ 
“ 

Carbonate Precip.......   @  15
Citrate and Quinta—   @3 5u
Citrate  Soluble  .........  @  So
Ferrocyanidum Sol —   @  50
Solut  Chloride...........  ®  15
Sulphate,  com’l .............. 9©  2
pure............   @  <

“ 

Arnica.......................  18©  20
Anthemis..................   $@  35
Matricaria 
40©  50

 

PLORA.

 
FOLIA.

Barosma 
Cassia  ACutifol,  Tln-

..................   45©)  00
nlvelly....................  25©  28
“  Alx.  35©  50
and  V4s....................  15©  25
8©  to

Salvia  officinalis,  &s
UraUrsi 
................... 

“ 

strum.

“  

“ 

“ 
« 
“ 
“ 

Acacia, 1st  picked—   ©  75
2d 
3d 
....  ©  40
sifted sorts...  ©  25
..............  6o©  80
po 
Aloe,  Barb, (po. 60).. 
50©  60
“  Cape, (po.  20)...  ®  12
Socotri, (po.  60) 
© 5 0
Catechu, Is, (Hs, 14 14s,
16).......................... 
©  1
Anunonlae.................  55©  60
Assafcetida, (po. 85)..  30©  35
Bensoinum.................  50©  55
Camphor»..................   55©  58
Kuphorblum  po  ........  35© 
lo
Galbanum.  ................  @2  50
Gamboge,  po..............  70©
Guaiacum, (po  30)  ...  ©
Kino,  (po  55)............   @  60
M astic.......................  ©  80
Myrrh, (po. 45)...........  @  40
Opil,  (po  2 80)............ 2  10®2 15
Snellite  ......................  30©  38
bleached......   33©  35
Tragacanth.........   40@1 
00

“ 
HRBBA—In ounce packages.

Absinthium.........................  25
Bupatorlum.........................  20
Lobelia................................   25
Majorum.............................   28
Mentha  Piperita......... .......   23
“  V ii.........................  26
Rue.............. 
30
22
Tanacetum, V.................... 
Thymus,  V..........................   25
Calcined, Pat  ............  55©  60
Carbonate,  Pat.....  20® 
22
Carbonate, K. &  M —   20©  25
Carbonate, Jennings..  35©  36

MAGNESIA.

 

 

  @ 50

“ 10©2 8

Cubebae..............
.  @  4 00
Execht hitos........
2  50@2 75 
Erigeron............
.2  25© )  50 
.2 00@2 10 
Gaultherla.........
Geranium,  ounce 
@  75 
Gossipi!, Sem. gal
.  75©  85 
Hedeoma  ...........
Juniperl......................  50@2 00
Lavendula.................  90©2 00
Limonis......................2 50@3 ( 0
Mentha Piper...................2 75©3 50
Mentha  Verid................. 2 20©2 30
Morrhuae. gal..................1  00©l 10
Myreia, ounce............   @  50
Olive 
85fihP 75
Picis Liquida, (gài."35)  10©  12
Ricini.......................  1  22@1  28
Rosmarini............  
75@1  00
Rosae, ounce...................6 50@8 so
Succinl.......................  40©  45
Sabina.......................  90@1  00
Santal  ....................... 3 50@7 00
Sassafras....................  50©  55
Sinapls, ess, ounce__  @  65
Tigli!..........................  @  90
Thyme.......................  40©  50
opt  .........   ...  @  60
Theobromas.............. 
15©  20
POTASSIUM.

Bi Carb.......................  15©  18
bichromate...............   13©  14
Bromide.................... 
35©  39
Carb............................  12©  15
Chlorate  (po  22@24)..  22©  24
Cyanide...... ...............  50©  55
Iodide..............................2 90@3 00
Potassa, Bitart,  pure..  27©  30 
Potassa, Bitart, com...  ©  15
Potass  Nitras, opt...... 
8©  10
Potass Nitres.............. 
7©  9
Prussiate............. 
 
28©  30
Sulphate  po...............   15©  18

“ 

RADIX.

Aconitum..................   20®  25
Althae.......................
2 2© 25
Ancbusa...................
12© 15
Arum,  po..  ..............
© 25
Calamus....................
20© 40
Gentiana  (po. 12)__
8® 10
Glyehrrhlza, (pv. 15).
16© 18
Hydrastis  Csnaden,
(po. 35)  .................
© 30
Hellebore,  Ala,  po.
15© 20
Inula,  po..................
15© 20
Ipecac,  po.................
Irls  ptox (po. 35@3S).
35© 40
Jalapa,  pr..................   50©  5
50© 5*»
Maranta,
© 35
Podophyllum
15® 18
Rhei............
“  cut.......
“  pv

@i
Spigelia......... ............  35®
Sanguinarla,  (po  25)..
Serpentaria.................
.....................
Senega 
Slmllax. Officinalis,  H 
M
Scillae, (po. 35)...........
SymplocarpuB,  Fostl- 
Valeriana, Eng.  (po.30) 
German...
Ingiber a .................
Zingiber  j ...............
SEM EN.

75©1 35
35© 38
© 20
30® 32
65@ 'JO
© 40
© 25
10© 12
© 35
© 25
15© 20
IS® 20
18® 22

dus.  po

“ 

Anisum,  (po.  20)
Apium  (graveleons)..
Bird, Is....................
Carol, (po. 18)............
Cardamon...  .............
Corlandrum...............
Cannabis Sativa. . .
Cydouium 
...............
ChenopodiuEi 
.........
Dipterix Odorata.......
Foenicuium___  —
Foenugreek,  po......
Lini  ...............
Lini, grd,  (bbl. 8)4)
Lobelia 
....................
Pharlarls Canarian  ...
Rapa.........................
Sinapls  Albu

Nigra.

6®  8 

© 15
12© 15
4® 6
8© 12
00©1 25
10© 12
3)i©4 
75@1  00 
10®   12 
3 00®3 25 
®  15 
4  ©  4)4 
4  ® 4)4 
35©  40 
6  ® 6)4 
6©  7
11  @13 
11©  12

“ 
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SFIB IT U S .
Frumenti, W., D.  Co..2 00@2 50
D. F. R ....... 1  75@2 00
 
1  25@1 50
Jnniperis  Co. O. T —  1  65©2 00
“ 
...........1  75@3 50
Saachamm  N.  E .........1 75@2 00
Spt.  Vini  Galli............1 75@u 50
Vini Oporto.................1 25©2 00
Vini  Alba....................1 25@2 00

SPONGES.

Florida  sheeps’  wool
carriage 
Nassau  sheeps’  wool
carriage  ................. 
Velvet  extra  sheeps’
wool  carriage.........  
Extra  yellow  sheeps’
carriage................... 
Grass sheeps’ wool car­
riage  ....................... 
Hard for  slate  use—  
Yellow Reef, for  slate 
u se..........................  

...........2  25@2 50
2 00
1  10
85
65
75
140

SY R U PS.

A ccada.............................   50
Zingiber  .............................  50
Ipecac..................................  60
Ferri  Tod.............................   50
Aurantl  Cortes....................  50
  50
Rhel  Arom...............  
Simllax  Officinalis..............  60
Co........  50
Senega................................   50
Scillae......................... 
  50
“  Co.............................   50
Tolutan...............................  50
Pranas  rtrg........................   50

“ 

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TINCTURES.

 

 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

“ 

Co................ 

Aconitum  Ns pel 11s R.........  60
F .........   50
Aloes...................................   60
and myrrh.................  60
Arnica..................................   50
  0
Asafcetlda....................... 
Atrope Belladonna..............  60
Benzoin...............................   60
“  Co............................  50
Sangulnarla  .......................   50
Barosma...............................  50
Cantharldes.........................  75
Capsicum............................  50
Ua damon..............................  75
  75
Castor..................................1 00
Catechu.................................  50
Cinchona............................  50
Co.......................  60
Columba.............................   50
Conium......................... 
 
Cubeba......  .......................   50
Digitalis.............................   50
Ergot...................................   50
Gentian................... 
50
‘  Co...........................   60
Guaica..................................   50
“ 
amrcon...................  60
Zingiber.............................   50
Hvoscyamus.........................  50
Iodine....................................  75
Colorless.................  75
Ferri  Chloridum  ...............  35
K ino....... .............................   50
Lobelia..................................   50
Myrrh....................................  50
Nux  Vomica.......................   50
Opil.......................................  85
“  Camphorated...............   50
“  Deodor........................ 2 00
Aurantl Cortex......................  50
Quassia...............................  50
Rhatany...............................  50
Rhel.......................................  50
Cassia  Acutlfo!....................   50
Co................  50
Serpen ta ria ..........................   50
Stramonium..........................   60
Tolutan...............................  60
Valerian...............................  50
Veratrum Veride...................  50

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MISCELLANEOUS.

3

i: 

“ 

“ 
“ 

‘ 
“ 

“ '4 P . 

“ 
cent 

/Ether, Spts  Nit.  3 F.  28©  30
32©  34
Alumen...........  2)4® 
ground,  (po.
3©  4
7)  ......................... 
Annatio.....  ................  55® 60
Amimoni, po............  
4©  5
et Potass T.  55©  60
Anti pyrin..................   ®1  40
Antifebrin  ................   @  25
Argent!  Nliras, ounce  ©  60
Arsenicum................. 
5©  7
Balm Gilead  Bud....  38©  40
Bismuth  S.  N............2 20@2 25
Calcium Chlor, Is, ()4s
12,  ks,  14)..............  ©  11
Cantharldes  Russian,
.........................  @1 00
po 
Capsid  Fructus, a f...  @  26
“ 
po 
  ©  28
Bpo.  @ 20
“ 
Caryophyllus, (po.  18)  14©  15
Carmine,  No. 40.........   ©3 75
Cera  Alba, S . i F ......   50©  55
Cera Flava.................  38©  40
Coccns  .....................   ©  40
Cassia. Fructus...........  @  25
Centrarla....................  ©  10
Cetaceans...................  @  40
Chloroform...............   60©  63
sqctbbs.  @1  25
Chloral Hyd Crst....... 1  35 $1  60
................  2u@  25
Chondros 
Clncnonldlne, P.  <S>  W  15©  20 
German  3  ©  12 
Corks,  list,  dls.  per
.................... 
60
Creasotum...............   @  35
Greta, (bbl. 75)...........  @  2
“  prep..................  
5©  5
9©  11
“  precip.............. 
“  Rubra...............   @  S
Crocus.......................  75©  85
Cudbear.....................   @  24
Cuprl Sulph...............   5©   6
Dextrine....................  10©  12
Ether Sulph...............   70©  75
Emery,  ail  numbers..  @
©  6
Brgota, (po.)  75.........   70©  75
Flake  White..............  12©  15
Galla..........................  ©  23
Gambler......................7  @8
Gelatin,  Cooper.........   ©  70
French  .........   40©  60
Glas«'»are  flint, by box TO & 10. 
Less than box 66%
ttiuo,  brown..............  9©  15
“  White................  13©  25
Glycerlna 
................15)4®  20
Grana Paradlsl...........  ©  22
Humulus....................  25©  55
Hydraag Chlor  Mite..  @  85
“  Cor  ...  @ 80
Ox Rubrnm  @  90
Ammoniatl.  @1  <0
Unguentum.  4£@  55
Hydrargyrum............   ©  64
Iduhyobolla, Am. 
.1 25©1  50
Indigo.........................  75@1 00
Iodine,  Resubl...........3 8 @3 90
Iodoform....................  @4 70
Lupulin......................  @2 25
Lycopodium..............  60©  65
Macis  .......................   70©  75
Liquor  Arsen  et  Hy-
drarg Iod.................  @  27
Liquor Potass Arsinltls  10®  12 
Magnesia,  Sulph  (bbl
Mannia,  S. F ............   60©  63

1%)............................ 2H@ 4

po  ....... 

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“ 

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OLEUM.

Absinthium................ 3 50@4 00
Amygdalae, Dulc 
.. ..  45©  75
Amyaalae, Amarae— 8 00@8 25
Anisi............................1 75@1 85
Aurantl  Cortex.......... 2 4(>©2 50
Bergami!  ...................3 25®3 50
Cajiputi............... 
60© 
65
* Caryophylil.........   80© 
85
.......................   35©  65
Cedar 
Chenopodll................  ©1  60
Clnnamonli.................1  C0@1 10
Cltronella  .................  @  45
Conium  Mae........  35® 
65
Copaiba  ....................  90@1 00

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

Wholesale F*rice  Current•
lard oil, turpentine, neats foot oil, chlorate potash, sperm oil.  Declined—Msce.

Advanced—Buchu  leaves, gum opium, oil cloves, cloves, cotton  seed oil, lupulin, epsom salts, 

“ 

“ 

S. N.  Y.  Q. &

Morphia,  S. P. & W .. .1  70@1  ! 
C. Co.......................1  60@1  l
Moschus Canton........  ©  ■
Myrlstlca, No. 1...........  65© 1
Nux Vomica, (po 20)..  ©
Os.  Sepia....................  20© 
'
Pepsin Saac, H. & P. D.
Co............................  ©2 i
Picis  Liq, N.-C., )4 gal
doz  .........................  ©2 )
Picis Liq., quarts......  @1  i
pints.........   ©  I
Pll Hydrarg,  (po. 80).. 
@ !
Piper  Nigra, (po. 22)..  ©
Piper Alba, (po g5)__   ©  !
Plx  Burgun................  @
Plumb! A cet................  14©
Pulvis Ipecac et opil. .1  10@1 :
Pyrethrum,  boxes  H
& P. D.  Co., doz......  @1 !
Pyrethrum,  pv...........  30© 
i
Quasslae.......................  8©
Quinta, S. P. & W ......  27©  ;
S.  German__19)4®  ■
Rubla  Tlnctorum......  12©
23© i
Saccharum Lactls pv. 
Salacln.......................1  75@1
Sanguis  Draconls......- 
40® !
Sapo,  W.......................   12©
M.........................  10©
©

“  G......  

50

“ 

 

 

©

Seldlltz  Mixture__
@ 20
® 18
Sinapls....................
90
••  opt..................  
(©
Snuff,  Maccaboy,  De
@ 35
Voes....................
Snuff, Scotch, De. Voes  ® 35
.  10© 11
Soda Boras, (po. 11).
Soda et Potass Tart. ..  27© 30
1)4© 2
Soda Carb...............
5
Soda,  Bi-Carb.........
Soda,  Ash............... ..  3)4© 4
2
Soda, Sulphas.........
©
Spts. Ether C o........ ..  50© 55
@2 25
“  Myrcla  Dorn...
@3 00
“  Mvrcia Imp...
‘  Vini  Rect.  bbl.
....7  .................... ..2 29@2 39
Less 5c gal., cash ten days.
Strychnia  Crystal... . .1  40@1 45
Sulphur, Subl......... ..  2)4© 3)4
10
Tamarinds..............
Terebenth Venice... ..  28© 30
Theobromae........... .  45  © 48
Vanilla.................... .9 00@16 00
Zlncl  Sulph............ ..  7© 8

“  Roll........... ..  2M@ 3

8©

OILS.
Bbl.  Gal
70
Whale, winter......
.  70
1  10  1 15
Lard,  extra............
70
.  65
Lard, No.  1............
52
Linseed, pure raw  . .  49

“ 

bbl. 

paints. 

11
LIndseed,  boiled__   52 
55
Neat’s  Foot,  winter
strained...............   80 
85
Spirits Turpentine__  40)4  45
lb.
Red  Venetian..............1%  2@8
Ochre,yellow  Mars... IX  2@4
“ 
Ber........IX  2@3
Putty,  commerdal__2%  2)4@3
“  strictly  pure......2)4 2X@3
Vermilion Prime Amer­
ican ..........................  
13@16
Vermilion,  English__ 
65©70
Green,  Peninsular......  
70@75
Lead,  red....................  CJ£@7
“  w hite................6%@7
Whiting, white Span...  @70
Whiting,  Gilders'........  @96
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................1G6@1  70
Coach  Body...............2 75@3 00
No. 1 Turp  Furn.......1 00@1  10
Eutra Turk Damar__1  55© 1  60
Japan  Dryer,  No.  1 
70® 

Turp............................ 

7 5

Importers  and  Jobbers  of

CHEMICALS  AND

PATENT MEDICINES
Paints, Oils % Varnishes.

DEALERS  IN

Sole A gents for the  Celebrated

SWISS  UlLLfl  PREPARED  PUNTS.

Line of Sii

We are Sole Proprietors of

Weatherly’s  Michigan  Catarrh  Remeda.

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

WHISKIES,  BRANDIES,

GINS,  WINES,  RUMS„

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

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

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THE  MICHIGAN  THADESMa N.

G RO CERY   PR IC E   CU RREN T.

The prices quoted in this list are for the  trade only, in snch 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.

Manilla, white.

614  ...................................   1 00
6........................................  
95
Coin.
Mill  No. 4........... 
 
100
FARINACEOUS  GOODS. 

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Farina.
Hominy.

100 lb. kegs........................ 
Barrels...............................800
Grits.................................. 3 50
Dried............................ 
4*

Lima  Beans.

Maccaronl and Vermicelli.

Domestic, 12 lb. box__  
55
Imported....................1014®.. %

Oatmeal.

Barrels 200......................  
  4 85
Half barrels 100 .................   2 55
Kegs.................................. 

Pearl Barley.

214

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

HERBS.

INDIGO.

Madras,  51b. boxes.........  
S. F., 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes.. 

55
50

17  lb. palls.......................  
30  “ 

JELLY .
90
......................  1  60

3*

“ 
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

Peas.

MINCE  MEAT.

y   v

*

>  I 

4

AXLE GREASE.
doz
Aurora....................  55
Castor Oil...... ........  75
Diamond........ ........  50
Frazer’s ...................  81
Mica  ............ ........  75
Paragon 
..  ...........  55

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

Blackberries.
B. A W ....................... 
96
Cherries.
................  l  loan SO
Red  ... 
1  76
Pitted Hamburgh  . . .  
W hite......................... 
l 50
l SO
Brie............................ 
Damsons, Bgg Plums and Green 

BAKING POWDE R.

Acme.
>4 lb. cans, 3 doz............
45
>4 lb.  “ 
2  “  .............
85
1  “  .............. ..  1  00
lib .  “ 
Bulk................................
10
Arctic.
K ft cans.........................
60
....................... ..  1  20
>4 ft  “ 
ft  “ 
....................... ..  2 00
ft  “ 
....................... . .  9 60
Fosfon.
5 oz. cans, 4 doz. in case ...  80
16 “ 
“
.  .2 00
Red Star, % 1b cans........
40
80
“ 
........
........ ..  1  50
“ 
45
Teller’s,  *  lb. cans, doz
85
“ 
“ 
.  1  50

H ft  “ 
1 1b  “ 
*4 lb.  “
1 lb.  “

“  2  “ 

BLUING.

BATH  BRICK. 
2 dozen In case.
English.......................... . ..  90
Bristol.............................
..  80
Domestic.......................
...  70
Gross
Arctic, 4 oz  ovals........... ..  4 00
........... ..  7 00
“ 
“  pints,  round........
.10 50
“  No. 2, sifting box. 
..  2 75
“  No. 3,
. .  4 00
“  No. 5, 
..  8 00
“  1 oz ball  .............. . .  4 50
BROOMS.
No. 2 Hurl....................... ..  1 75
....................... ..  2 00
No. 1  “ 
..  2 25
No. 2 Carpet..................
.................... ..  2 50
No. 1 
“ 
Parlor Gem.....................
.  2 75
Common Whisk..............
90
Fancy 
..............
..  1  15
Warehouse.....................
.  3 25
Stove, No.  1.................... ..  1 25
“  10.................... ..  1  50
“  15.................... ..  1  75
Rice Root Scrub, 2  row....  85
Rice Root  Scrub, 3 row..
.  1  25
Palmetto,  goose.............. ..  1  50
Hotel, 40 lb. boxes.........
Star,  40 
...........
Paraffine  .......................
Wlcklng  .......................

“ 
BRUSHES.

CANDLES.

.  10
.  9
.  n
.  24

8oz 

“ 
“ 

“ 

“ 

“

CANNED  GOODS.

Fish.
Clams.

“ 

“ 

“ 

.1   20
..1  90

Little Neck,  lib ............
“  2 lb............
Clam Chowder.
Standard, 8 lb.................
Cove Oysters.
Standard,  1 lb...............
21b................
Lobsters.
Star,  1  lb.......................
“  2  lb.......................
Picnic, 1 lb......................
21b......................
“ 
Mackerel.
Standard, 1 lb.................
2  lb...............
Mustard,  21b.............
Tomato Sauce,  21b........
Soused, 2 lb..............
Salmon.
Columbia River, flat 
“ 
Alaska. Red 

..  96
.1   75
..2 50
.8 50
.  2 00
..2 90
.1   25
.2   10
.2 25
.2 25
.2 25
.1  90
.1  75
..1  45
-.1  25
Sardines.
American  Vs................. @ 5
As.................6K@7
“ 
Imported  * s .................... 10@U
A*  .................. 15@16
„   “ 
Mnstard  *s  .................. @3
Boneless........................
21
Trout.
.................... ..2 50
Brook, 3  lb 
Fruit#.
Apples.

.
’alls......
..............
pink....................

“ 

1  00
3 25

3  lb. stan d ard .............
York State, gallons__
Hamburgh
Apricots.
Live oak.....................
Santa Cruz.................
Lusk's.........................
Overland..................

Gages.

Peaches.

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

i
j
1

1
j
S
9
]

1  SO
2 10

“ 

Domestic....................  
Riverside.................... 
Pineapples.
Common.....................1  00@1  30
Johnson’s  sliced........ 
2 50
grated.......  
2 75
Quinces.
Common.................... 
i
Raspberries.
j  30
Red  ............................ 
Black  Hamburg.........  
1  50
i  30
Brie, black 
.  .. 
Strawberries.
1  25
Lawrence................... 
Hamburgh................. 
1  a
Erie............................  
1  25
Terrapin....................... 
1  jo
Whortleberries.
Blueberries...............  
1  10
Corned  beef,  Libby’s .........2 00
Roast beef,  Armour’s .........2 00
Potted  ham, H lb...............1  30
“  14 lb.................  80
tongue, K lb............135
^  “ 
14 lb.........   85
chicken, 141b .........  
95

“ 
“ 

Vegetables.

Beans.

“ 

“ 
“ 

Peas.

Corn.

Hamburgh  stringless.........1  25
French style....... 2 25
Limas..................1  40
Lima, green........................1 40
soaked......................  75
Lewis Boston Baked........... 1 35
Bay State  Baked..................1  jft
World’s  Fair  Baked........... 1  35
Picnic Baked........................1  00
Hamburgh...........................1  40
Livingston  E den................1  20
Purity..................................
Honey  Dew........................ 1  50
Morning Glory...................
Soaked...............................  1  15
Hamburgh marrofat........... l 36
earlyMune  ......
ChampionBng..l  50
petit  pols...........1  75
fancy  sifted___1  90
Soaked.................................  75
Harris standard...................  75
VanCamp’s  marrofat.......   .1 10
early June.........130
Archer’s  Early Blossom.... 1  36
French................................. 2 15
French..............................15922
Erie.....................................   85
Hubbard...............................1 25
Hamburg...............................1 40
Soaked.................................  85
Honey  Dew...........................1 60
Erie.......................................1 36

Mushrooms.
Pumpkin.
Squash.
Succotash.

“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 

“ 

Tomatoes.

Hancock...............................1 25
Bxcelslor .............................1  25
Eclipse.................................. j is
Hamburg..............................1 40
Gallon.... ...........................8  25

CHOCOLATE.

1  75
1  75
1 75
1  75

Baker’s.

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

23
37
43

CHEESE.

Amboy....................... 12* @ 13A
Acme..........................  @13
Riverside...................  @12*
Gold  Medal  .............. 
Sbl2H
Skim..........................   9  S ll
Brick.............................  
11
Edam  ........................  
1  00
23
Leiden....................... 
Llmburger  ................  @10
Pineapple................... 
925
Roquefort...................

Sap Sago.................... @22
Schweitzer, Imported. @24
domestic  .... @14

“ 

Blue Label Brand.

CATSUP.
Half  pint, 25 bottles..
Pint 
Quart 1 doz bottles

“

CLOTHES  PINS.

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

COCOA  SHELLS.

......2 75
. . .   4 50
......8 50

40@45

@3
@3*
6 * @ 7

35 lb  bags..............
Less quantity 
.........
Pound  packages........
COFFEE.
Green.
Rio.

Fair............................
Good..........................
Prime.................
Golden.......................
Peaberry  ..............
Santos.

......19
...... 20
...... 22
...... 22
........24

Fair..................
...... 20
Good..................
...... 21
Prime.................................. 22
Peaberry  .............................23

Maracaibo.

Mexican and Guataraala.
Fair......................................20
Good.............................. 
21
Fancy................................"23
Prime............................ 
19
Milled................................. 20
Interior................................25
Private Growth................... 27
Mandehllng........................28
Imitation.............................23
Arabian............................... 26

Mocha.

Java.

Roasted.

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

Package.

M cLaughlin's  XXXX..  J4 30
Bunola 
..........................   23.80
Lion, 60or 100lb.  case....  24.30 
Valley City % gross.......... 
75
..........1  15
Felix 
Hummel’s, foil, gross........1  50
“ 
........2 50

Extract.

“ 

“ 

tin 
CHICORV.

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

5
'.'7

CLOTHES  LIMES.

Cotton, 40 ft.......... perdos.  1  26
140
1  60
175
1  90
go
1  00

“ 
“ 
“ 
„  “ 
Jute 
" 
CONDENSED  MILK.

50 f t........... 
“ 
“ 
80 f t........... 
70ft........... 
“ 
80ft........... 
•' 
60 ft...........  M 
7 2 ff.........  
“ 

4 dos. In case.

Eagle.................................   7 40
Crown.................................625
Genuine Swiss...................  7 70
American Swiss.................6 70

COUPON  BOOKS.

 
 
 
 

“Tradesman.’
 
 

t   1, per hundred...............   2 00
2 50
. 
s 00
*3, 
#5, 
8 on
»10, 
4 ou
•*>, 
5 00
$  1, per hundred............... 2 50
3 00
»8, 
 
» 3, 
3 50
#6, 
4 00
*10, 
5 00
*20, 
..................   6 00

“ 
“ 
“  “ 
“ 
•• 
“ 
“ 
“  “ 
“Superior.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
“  « 
» “ 

 
 
 

 

 

*  1, per hundred..............  *3 00
3 50
 
* 2, 
f* . 
4 00
 
5 00
 
*5. 
*10, 
...................6 00
*20, 
 
7 00

“Universal.”
“ 
“ 
“ 
“ 
» 

 

 
 

10 
20 ••

Above prices on coupon books 
are  subject  to  the  following 
quantity discounts:
200 or over............   5 per  cent.
500  “ 
1000  “ 
COUPON  PASS  BOOKS. 
¡Can  be  made to represent any 
denomination  from *10  down. | 
20 books........................ * 1  00
80  “ 
...........................  2 00
100  “ 
...........................  3 00
250 
“   
6 25
10 00
“   
500 
1000 
“   
17 50

 
 
 

CREDIT CHECKS.

500, any one denom’n ......*3 00
1000,  “ 
...... 5 00
2000,  “ 
.......8 00
Steel  punch....................... 
75

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

CRACKERS.

Butter.

Seymour XXX....................... 6
Seymour XXX, cartoou........6 A
Family  XXX......................  6
Family XXX,  cartoon........  6 A
Salted XXX...........................6
Salted XXX,  cartoon  ..........654
Kenosha 
.........................  7^
Boston..................................  8
Butter  biscuit....................  654

Soda.

Soda, XXX.........................  6
Soda, City............................  714
Soda,  Duchess....................  854
Crystal Wafer...................... 10
Long  Island Wafers  ..........11
S. Oyster  XXX....................  6
City Oyster. XXX.................  6
Farina  Oyster....................   6

Oyster.

CREAM  TARTAR.
Strictly  pure...................... 
30
Telfer’s Absolute...............  
3 <
Grocers’..........................   15@25

DRIED  FRUITS. 

Domestic.

“ 

“ 

“ 

Apples.
quartered 
Apricots.

Blackberries.
Nectarines.

Sundried, sliced In bbls. 
714
7 %
Evaporated, 50 lb. boxes  @1014
California In  bags.......  
16V4
Evaporated In boxes.  .. 
17
In  boxes..................  8  @9
701b. bags....................... 
15
15J<
25 lb. boxes..................... 
16
Peeled, in  boxes........... 
Cal. evap.  “ 
........... 
13
“ 
in bags........ 
1214
California In bags___
Pitted Cherries.
Barrels..........................
50 lb. boxes...................
...................
26  “ 
Prunelles.

Peaches.

Pears.

Raspberries.

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

22
23
24
Loose  Muscatels in Boxes.

2 crown.............................   1  50
3 
......................  1 65
2  crown  .............................   sit
3 
614

“ 
Loose Muscatels in Bags.
“ 

“ 

 

Foreign.
Currants.

“ 
“ 

“ 
“ 

Peel.

25  “ 
25  “ 

“ 
“ 
Raisins.

Patras.  In barrels............ 
In  14-bbls.............. 
In less quantity__ 

4*
414
4V
Citron, Leghorn, 261b. boxes  20 
Lemon 
10
Orange 
11
Ondura, 29 lb. boxes..  @8
“ 
Sultana, 20 
@10
Valencia, 30  “ 
@ 7
Prunes.
California,  100-120_
90x100 25 lb
“
80x90 
70x80 
“
60x70 
“

“ 
“ 
“ 

....... 1014
, bxs  1114 
.1214 
1314 
.14 
714
'.■.'I.'! 914

Turkey. 
Silver .. 
Sultana

ENVELOPES.
XX rag, white.

No# 1, 614..........................  *1  75
No. 2, 614..........................   160
No. 1,6.............................   1  66
No. 2, 6.............................   1  50
No. 1,614..........................   136
No. 2,614.........................  1  26

XX  wood, white.

Rolled  Oats.

Green,  bu........................   1  85
Split  per l b .................  
214
Barrels  180.......................   5  25
Half  bbls 90......................  2 75
German.............................   4*
East India..........................   5
Cracked...................... 
 
FISH—Salt.

Wheat.

Sago.

5

 

Bloaters.

“ 

Cod.

Halibut.
Herring.

Yarmouth...............................   1 40
Pollock..........................  
314
514
Whole, Grand  Bank......  
Boneless,  bricks............  
7*
Boneless, strips.............. 
7
Smoked......................10  @11
Holland,  bbl...........  9 50@12 00
70
Norwegian  ......................  12 00
Round Shore, 14  bbl........  2 50
14  “  .........  1 25
Scaled............................... 
16
No. 1, 90  lbs...........................   9 00
No. 1,40 lbs............................  4 65
No. 1,  10 lbs............................  1 15
Family, 90 lbs.........................  5 25

“ 
Mackerel.

kegs  .................  

10 lb s.................  
65
Russian,  kegs....................  
50
No. 1, 14 bbls., lOOlbs...........6 40
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   85

Sardines.
Trout.

“ 

“ 

Whlteflsh.

No. 1,14 bbls., lOOlbs........... 7 50
No. 1, kits, 10 lbs.................   96
Family, 14 bbls., 100 lbs  ...  4 00 
kits  10  lbs.............  66

FLAVORING  EXTRACTS. 

Souders’.

Oval Bottle, with corkscrew. 
Best In the world for the money.

Regular
Grade
Lemon.

doz
2oz  . . . .$  75 
4 oz  ....  1  50

Regular
Vanilla.

doz
2 oz  ...  *1  2n 
4 oz......2 40
XX Grade 
Lemon.

4 oz.
3 00
XX Grade 
Vanilla.
2 oz 
.$1  75
4 oz.....  3 50

Jennings’ D  C.

Lemon. Vanilla
125
2 oz folding box...  75 
1  50
...1 00 
3 oz 
2  00
...1  50 
4 oz 
6 oz 
.. .2 00 
3  00
3 oz 
.. .3:00 
4  00

“ 
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“ 
“ 

GUNPOWDER.

Austin’s Rifle, kegs........... 3 50
“  14 kegs........2 00
“ 
“ 
Crack Shot, kegs . .3 56 
14 kegs 2 00
“ 
“  Club Sporting  “  4 50 
‘ 
14  “  2 50

“ 
“ 

3 or 6 doz. In case  per dos..  95 

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

MOLASSES.
Blackstrap.
Cuba Baking.
Porto Rico.

Sugar house......................  14
Ordinary..........................  
Prime............ ..................  
Fancy...............................  

New Orleans.

F air..................................  
Good................................. 
Extra good........................ 
Choice.............................. 
Fancy................................ 

One-half barrels, 3c extra.

16
20
30

18
20
25
30
40

PICKLES.
Medium.

Barrels, 1,200 count...  @7 00
Half bbls, 600  connt..  @4 00

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

8 00
4 50

Small.

PIPES.

Clay, No.  216.........................1 75
Cob, No. 8....................... ...1 25 W  H

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.................
4V4
3
 

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

Imported.

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

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SPICES.

Whole Sifted.

“ 
“ 
“ 

Allspice............................... 10
Cassia, China In mats........  7
Batavia In bund__ 15
Saigon In rolls........ 33
Cloves,  Amboyna................33
Zanzibar..................10
Mace  Batavia......................80
Nutmegs, fancy...................75
“  No.  1.......................70
“  No. 2.......................60
Pepper, Singapore, black__10
“ 
“  white...  .20
“ 
  16
Pure Ground In Bulk.

shot...............  

“ 

“ 

“ 
“ 

Allspice.............................. 15
Cassia,  Batavia.................. is
and  Saigon.35
Saigon................... 35
Cloves,  Amboyna...............32
Zanzibar................18
Ginger, African.................. lj
“  Cochin................... 20
Jam aica.................32
“ 
Mace  Batavia..................... 7<
Mustard,  Eng. and Trieste. 22
Trieste................... 25
Nutmegs, No. 2 ...................75
Pepper, Singapore, black__io
“ 
“  white...... 34
“  Cayenne.................30
Sage..................................... 2J
“Absolute” in Packages.
Mb  Ms
Allspice......................  84  155
Cinnamon..................   84  1  55
Cloves.........................  84  155
Ginger,  Jam aica......   84  1 55
“  African..........   84  1  55
Mustard......................  84  155
Pepper.......................   84  1  55
Sage.............................  84

''SAL  SODA.

Kegs...................................    m
Granulated,  boxes..............  1M

SAUERKRAUT.

Gold  Medal...............   @8 25

SEEDS.

A nise.........................  @12)4
Canary, Smyrna.........  
6
Caraway......................... 
10
Cardamon, Malabar... 
90
Hemp,  Russian............ 
4)4
Mixed  Bird  .............. 
5)4
10
Mustard,  white.........  
Poppy..............................  
Rape............................  
 
Cuttle  bone....................  

9
30

STARCH.

“ 

Com.
20-lb  boxes..........................  6
......................■..  5X
40-lb 
Gloss.
 
 
....................... 6

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

“ 
“ 

 

SNUFF.

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

SODA.

SALT.
 
 

Boxes....................................5M
Kegs, English.......................
100 3-lb. sacks......................... 33 25
2 00
60 5-lb.  “ 
2810-lb. sacks.......................   1 85
2 25
2014-lb.  “ 
24 3-lb  cases...........................  1 50
32
56 lb. dairy In linen  bags.. 
18
28 lb.  “ 
56 lb. dairy in drill  bags...  33
281b.  “ 
18
56 lb. dairy In linen Backs..  75

drill  “ 

Warsaw.

Ashton.

.. 

“ 

“ 

 

Higgins.

Solar Rock.

56 )*>. dairy In linen  sacks.  75 

56 It.,  sacks.......................   27

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

Common Fine.
 
SAIERATUS.

90
95

Packed 60 lbs. in box.

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

SOAP.
L a u n d r y .

“ 

Allen B. Wrisley’s Brands.

Proctor & Gamble.

Old Country,  80  1-lb................4 00
Good Cheer, 601 lb...................3 90
White Borax, 100  M-lb........3 60
Concord..................................  3 30
Ivory, 10  oz..............................6 75
6  oz............................... 4 00
Lenox....................................  4 00
Mottled  German......................3 15
Town Talk...............................3 25

Jas. S. Kirk & Co.’s Brands. 
American  Family, wrp d. .84 05 
plain.  .  3 98
N. K. Fairbanks & Co.’s Brands.
Santa Claus............................  4 00
Brown, 60 bars.........................2 25
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

“ 

“ 

Scouring.
Sapollo, kitchen, 3  doz...  2 50 
hand, 3 doz.......... 2 50

“ 

SUGAR.

To ascertain the cost of sugar 
laid  down  at  any town  in  the 
Lower  Peninsula,  add  freight 
rate from  New York to the  fol 
lowing quotations, which repre 
sent the refiners’ prices:
Cut  Loaf............................ $5 31
Powdered  .........................   4 94
Granulated  ........................   4 63
Fine Granulated....................  4 63
Extra Fine Granulated__  4  75
Cubes  .................................4 9t
XXXX  Powdered..................  5 31
Confec. Standard  A........... 4 56
No. 1  Columbia A..............  4 50
No. 5 Empire A ................. 438
No.  6  ................................   438
No.  7.................................. 4 31
No.  8..................................  4 25
No.  9..................................4 18
No.  10................................ 4  12
No.  11................................4 00
No.  12...............................  3 87
No.  13................................   3 31

SYRUPS.

Corn.

Barrels.................................22
Half bbls.............................. 24
Fair.....................................   19
Good...................................   25
Choice..................................  30

Pure Cane.

SWEET  GOODS

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

VINEGAR.

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

$1 for barrel.

WET  MUSTARD.
Bulk, per gal  ................... 
30
Beer mug, 2 doz In case...  1  75 

YEAST.

Magic,.......................................1 00
Warner’s  ..................... 
Yeast Foam  ........................1  00
Diamond.............................   75
Royal  ..................................  90
6

TEAS.

Japan—Regular.

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

SUN CUBED.

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

BASK ET  FIR ED .

«UN PO W D ER .

F air.............................18  @20
Choice............................  @25
Choicest.........................  @35
Extra choice, wire leaf  @40
Common to  fair.......... 25  @35
Extra fine to finest___50  @65
Choicest fancy............ 75  @85
@26
Common to fair...........23  @30
Common to fair...........23  @26
Superior to fine............30  @35

oolong. 

IM PERIAL.

YOUNG  HYSON.

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

ENGLISH BREAK FAST.

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

TOBACCOS.

Fine Cut.

“ 

Pails unless otherwise noted
Hiawatha  .................  
62
36
Sweet  Cuba...............  
McGinty...... .............. 
27
“  H bbls.......... 
25
Dandy Jim .................  
29
Torpedo..................... 
24
23
in  drums.... 
28
Yum  Yum  ................ 
1892 ............................  
23
“  drums....   .........  
22
Sorg’s Brands.
Spearhead.................  
Joker......................... 
Nobby Twist................. 
Scotten’s Brands.
Kylo............................ 
Hiawatha...................  
Valley City................ 
Finzer’s Brands.
Old  Honesty..............  
Jolly Tar....................  

41
26
40
26
38
34.
40
32

P l u g .

Smoking.

Catlin’s  Brands.

Kiln  dried...........................16
Golden  Shower................... 19
Huntress  ................. 
26
Meerschaum........................29
American Eagle Co.’s Brands.
Myrtle Navy........................40
Stork  ............................ 30@32
German............................... 15
Frog....................................33

Brands.

Scotten’s Brands.

Banner Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Banner.................................16
Banner Cavendish..............38
Gold Cut  ............................ 28
n nrpabii...................
......... IO
Honey  Dew..............
Gold  Block.............. _____ 30
F. F. Adams Tobacco Co.’s
Peerless.................... ......... 26
Old  Tom.................. ......... 18
Standard.................. ...__22
Globe Tobacco Co.’s Brands.
Handmade................
Rob  Roy................... ......... 26
Uncle  Sam................
. .2S@32
Red Clover............... ......... 32
Tom and Jerry..........
Traveler  Cavendish. ........38
Buck Horn............... ......... 30
. .30® 32
Plow  Bov.................
Corn  Cake............... ......   .16

Leidersdorfs Brands.

Spaulding & Merrick.

OILS.

The  Standard Oil  Co.  quotes
as  follows,  lu barrels,  f. 0.  b.
Grand Rapids:
Eocene.....................
8
Water White, old test
@ 7)4
63S£
W.  W.  Headlight, 1560 
Water  White  .........
@  644
@ 7
Naptha......................
Stove Gasoline.........
@ 644
cylinder.................. 27  @36
E ngine................... 13  @21
Black. 15cold  test...
@ 8X
HIDES  PELTS  and  FURS
Perkins  &  Hess  pay  as  fol-

lows:
Green .......................
• •2)4 @3 44
Part Cured................
@ 4
Full 
...............
© 4)4
Dry............................ 5  @ 5
Kips, greon  .............. 2)4© 3)4
“  cured...............
© 4)4
4  @  5
Calfskins,  green......
cured......
© 7
Deacon skins............ 10  @30

HIDES.

“ 

“ 

No. 2 hides M off.
PELTS.

1 00
Shearlings................. 10  @  25
.................... 25  @1  25
Lambs 
Washed.................... 20  @23
Unwashed........  ..... 10  @20

WOOL.

MISCELLANEOUS.

PURS.

6  @  7
1  @ 2
1)4© 2

Tallow.....................
Grease  butter  .........
Switches..................
Ginseng.................... 2 00©2 75
Outside prices for No. 1 only.
50@1 00
Badger......................
B ear.......................15 00@25 00
Beaver...................... 3 0U@7 00
40&  50
Cat, wild..................
in@  25
Cat, house...............
Fisher....................... 4 00©6 00
Fox,  red.................. 1 00@1 60
Fox, cross................. 3 00@5 00
Fox,  grey.................
50©  60
Lynx — .................. 2 00@3 00
Martin, dark............ 1  00@3 00
pale & yellow 50@1 00
40@1  75
Mink, dark...............
03®  12
Muskrat....................
15®  30
Oppossum.................
Otter, dark............... 5 00©3 00
25@  90
Raccoon..............................
Skunk  ..................... 1  00@1  25
W olf......................... 1  00@3 00
Beaver  castors, lb . . . 2 00@5 00
Thin and green........
10
Long gray, dry.........
20
25
Gray, dry 
..............
35
Red and Blue, dry. . .

d e e r s k i n s —per pound.

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GRAINS and FEEDSTUFF»

WHEAT.

MEAL.

65
No. 1 White (58 lb. test) 
65
No. 1 Red (60 lb. test)
....  1  40
Bolted.......................
.  1  60
Granulated...............
FLOUR.
Straight, In  sacks — ....  3 70
“  barrels.. . ......  3 90
“ 
. . . .   4 70
Patent 
“  sacks____
“  barrels.. . ..........  4 90
“ 
. . .   1  70
Graham  “  sacks...
Rye 
“ 
. . . .  
2 0 0
. . .
Buckwheat, Rising  Sun —  4 75
w alsh-DeRoo

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MIL.L8TUFF8.

Less
Car lots quantity
617 00
14 50
18 00
20   00
20   00

Bran......................616 00
Screenings —   14 00
Middlings..........17 00
Mixed Feed...  19 50
Coarse meal  . .   19 50
.............47
Car  lots................................
.............52
Less than  car lots...
.............38
Car  lots................................
Less than car lots — ........42
H AT.
No. 1 Timothy, car lots__13 fO
ton lots ......14  00
No. 1 

CORN.

OATS.

“ 

FRESH  MEATS.

Beef, carcasB........... 6  @ 8
“  hindquarters.. 7  @  9
fore 
“ 
5  @ 6
loins,  No.  3.. 10  @12
“ 
ribs............... 9  @10
“ 
rounds..........
*• 
6  @ 6)4

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shoulders 

Bologna......................  @ 6
Pork lo in s.................  @11
Sausage, blood or head  @ 7
liv er............   @7
Frankfort__  @  9)4
I  Mutton  ....................... 8  @9
Veal.............................. 7  @ 8

........  @10M

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FISH  and  OYSTERS.

i  F.  J.  Dettenthaler  quotes as 
follows:
P R E S S   FISH .
Whltefish 
.................  @9
I T rout...........................8  @9
Halibut.......................  @15
Ciscoes or Herring..
@  6 
Bluefish..................
11  @12 
Fresh lobster, per lb 
20 
Shrimp, per  gal
1  00
cod............................. 10  @12
No. 1 Pickerel.
Pike....................
© 7 
Smoked White  ..
@ 8 
Stockfish............
11 
Finnan  Baddies.
S ei......................
Falrhaveu  Counts__ @37
F. J. D.  Selects.........
@30
Selects....................... @25
Anchor....................... @-'3
Standards  ................. @20
Favorites..................
18

o y s t e r s —Cans.

8
10 8

SHELL GOODS.

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BULK.

Oysters, per  100  ........ 50@1  75
Clams, 
......... 1  00@1  25
Counts, per gal.........
2 20
Extra  Selects............
2 CO
Selects.......................
1  70
Standards..................
1  25
Clams.........................
Scallops  ....................
2 (0
Schrimps....................
1  00
PA PER A WOODEN WARE

PAPER.

Straw 
......................
Rockfalls..................
Rag sugar..................

........13Í
........\%

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TWINES.

Dry  Goods................. 5  @6
Jute  Manilla..............
@5)4
Red  Express  N o.l...
......
No. 2  ..
........4)4
48 Cotton....................
....  20
Cotton, No. 1.............. ....... 17
........16
Sea  Island, assorted.. ...... 30
No. 5 Hemp...............
No. 6  “ ......................
........15
WOODENWARE
Tubs, No. 1................. ......  7 00
“  No. 2................. ......6 00
“  No. 3................. ......5 00

18
1  35
1  CO 
40 
80
1  00 
1  60
2 25
2 75
3 00 
35
1  25 
1  35
5 75
6 25
7 25
3 50
4 25
5 Of

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Palls, No. 1, two-hoop..
“  No. 1,  three-hoop. 
Clothespins, 5 gr. boxes.
Bowls, 11 Inch...............
13  “ 
..............
................
15  “ 
17  “  ................
19  “ 
..............
21
Baskets, market.................
shipping  bushel.. 
full  hoop  “

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“ willow cl’ths, No.l

“  No.2
“  No. 3
“  No.l
“  No.2
" 
.No.3
IN D U R A TED   W ARE.
Pails.................................
Tubs, J^doz.......................

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POULTRY.

Local dealers pay as  follows:

DRESSED.

Fowl............................m  @n
Turkeys...................... 15  @16
Ducks  ........................14  @15
Chicken.......................12  @13
Chickens,....................10  @11
Fowls............................8  @9
Turkeys.......................12  @13
Duck............................11  @13

LIVE,

PROVISIONS.

PORK  IN  BARRELS.

The Grand Rapids  Packing  and Provision Co. 

quotes as follows:
Mess,.................................................. 
 
Shortcut............  ........................................  22 59
Extra clear pig, short cut............................
Extra clear, heavy......................................
Clear, fat back..............................................  24 00
Boston clear, short cut.................................  24 00
Clear back, short cut....................................   24 00
Standard clear, short cut. best.... ..............  
25 00

 

sausage—Fresh and Smoked.

Pork Sausage....................................................11
Ham Sausage...................................................  9
Tongue Sausage................................................ 9
Frankfort Sausage  ........................................  9)4
Blood Sausage.................................................   7
Bologna, straight............................................   6
Bologna,  thick................................................  6
Headcheese......................................................7
Kettle  Rendered............................................1344
Granger..........................................................1234
Family............................................................1044
Compound......................................................1034
50 lb. Tins, Me advance.
20 lb. pails, Me 
“  3£c 
10 lb. 
5 lb. 
“  Me 
31b. 
'*  1  c 

LARD.

“
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R EEF  IN  BARRELS.

Extra Mess, warranted 200 lbs......................8 75
Extra Mess, Chicago packing......................... 8 50
Boneless, rump butts......................................13 50

smoked meats—Canvassed or Plain.

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Hams, average 20 lbs...................................... 15M
16 lbs...................................... 15M
12 to 14 lbs...............................15M
picnic...................................................12M
best boneless......................................   13)4
Shoulders........................................................11M
Breakfast Bacon, boneless............................. 14M
Dried beef, ham prices................................. 11
Long Clears, heavy..........................................
Briskets,  medium..........................................
light................................................

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

STICK  CANDY.

Standard,  per lb.........
“  H.H.................
Twist  ............
“ 
Boston Cream ............
• •  8K
Cut  Loaf......................
Extra H.  H.................. ..  8)4
MIXED CANDY.

Cases  Bbls. Pails.
7)4
7)4
7)4
8)4

6)4
6)4
6)4

Bbls.

Palls.

Standard.......................................6
Leader.......................................... 6
Royal............................................6M
Nobby...........................................7
English Rock.............................. 7
Conserves.................................... 7
Broken Taffy................... baskets
Peanut Squares................. 
“  8
French Creams.............................
Valley  Creams.............................
Midget, 30 lb. baskets.........................
Modern, SO lb. 
..........................

“ 
fancy—In bulk

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fancy—In 5 lb. boxes. 

Palls.
Lozenges, plain............................................   10
printed.........................................   11
Chocolate Drops............................................ 11M
Chocolate Monumentals............... ..............   13
Gum Drops....................................................   5M
Moss Drops....................................................   8
Sour Drops....................................................   8M
Imperials.......................................................   10
Per Box
Lemon Drops...................................................55
Sour Drops...................................................... 55
Peppermint Drops............................................60
Chocolate Drops...............................................65
H. M. Chocolate Drops....................................90
Gum Drops................................................ 40@50
Licorice Drops.............................................. 1  00
A. B. Licorice  Drops.......................................80
Lozenges, plain......................... 
60
printed........................................... 65
Imperials..........................................................60
Mottoes............................................................ 70
Cream Bar........................................................56
Molasses Bar................................................... 56
Hand Made Creams.................................. 85@95

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CARAMELS.
 
 
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80@90
Plain Creams...................................  
Decorated Creams....................... 
 
no
 
String  Rock.....................................................55
Burnt Almonds.... .............................. 
j'oq
Wintergreen  Berries..........................1 6 0
20 50
No. 1, wrapped, 2 lb.  boxes.........  
N0. 1, 
“ 
N0. 2, 
“ 
N0. 3. 
“ 
Stand up, 51 b. boxes.........................*******
BANANAS.
Small...................................................
Medium................................ 
Large..................................
ORANGES.
Floridas, fancy 
2  75<a3 nn
Messinas, 200s....................................'.".g  75@3 00
300s......................................... 2 75@3 00
@3 25
Messina, choice, 360.................... 
fancy, 360............................" 3  75a» uo
«3 75
choice 300........................ 
fancy 390  .:........................... 
4 00

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

LEMONS.

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NUTS.

OTHER  FOREIGN  FRU ITS.

extra 

“ 
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“ 
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Figs, fancy layers, 6®............................  @

“ 
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“  50-lb.  “ 

Dates, Fard, 10-lb.  box..........................  @ 7*4

“  10»...........................  @12M
“  14»...........................  @15
“  20» ..........................   @16
.......................1.  @ 6
Persian, 50-lb.  box......................4M@ 5
Almonds, Tarragona.............................   @19
Ivaca...................................  
@18
California.............................   m g u
ain&
Brazils, new................................. 
g iiS
Filberts.................................................  
Walnuts, Grenoble.  .............................   @14
“  Marbot....................................   @
“ 
Calif.......................................11  @13

choice.............................  

Table Nuts,  fancy................................   @13M
£214
Pecans, Texas, H.  P............. ................ 12  @14
Cocoanuts, full sacks............................  @4 75
Fancy, H.  P.,Suns................................   @ 5^4
“  Roasted....................  
2  744
Fancy, H.  P„ Flags...............................  @ 5*
“  Roasted...................   @744
Choice, H. P., Extras............................  @ 414
“  Roasted................. 
2  646
California Walnuts............................... 
1244

PEANUTS.

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CROCKERY AND  GLASSWARE.

FRUIT  JARS.

6 doz. In box.

Pints............................................................f
Quarts..........................................................
Half Gallons................................................
Caps.............................................................
Rubbers.......................................................
No. 0 Sun.........................................................  45
No.1  “  .................................................. 
so
No.2  “  .........................................................   75
Tubular...........................................................  75

LAMP  BUSKERS.

 

lamp chimneys.  Per box.

 

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Pearl top.

La Bastle.

First quality.
“ 
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XXX Flint.
“ 
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No. 0 Sun.......................................................... 1 80
No. 1  “  ......................................................... 1  90
No.2  “  ......................................................... 2 90
No. 0 Sun, crimp  top....................................... 2 25
No. 1  “ 
2 40
No.2  “ 
3 40
No. 0 Sun, crimp top....................................... 2 60
No. 1  “ 
2 80
No. 2  “ 
3 86
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
N0.2  “ 
....................... 150
No. 1 crimp, per doz.........................................1 35
No. 2  “ 
........................................1  60
No. 0, per  gross..............................................   23
No.l, 
28
No  2, 
38
No. 3, 
75
Mammoth, per doz.........................................   75
Butter Crocks, 1 and 6 gal..........................   06M
Jugs, M gal., per doz...................................   75
 
90
................................... 180
Milk Pans, M gal., per do*..........................   66
glased..............  75
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“ 
glazed...............  90

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LAMP WICKS.

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How Money  Is  Spent.

Written for Tax T radesman.

To  a  reflective  mind  accustomed  to 
note 
the  common  details  of  everyday 
life,  it  is  interesting  to  see  how  many j 
different ways people have of paying  out 
money.  On  the  street  or  in  the  store, 
by a little  observation  one can  perceive 
human nature  developed  as  plainly,  in 
every instance,  as if confession  had been 
made,  of  the  peculiar  foible  or  mental 
condition  accompanying  the  act. 
It  is 
commonly  the  habit  of  people,  when 
before  the  critical  eye  of  the public in 
general,  to try  and  be at  their very best. 
If they have any  disagreeable  character­
istics.  they  are  carefully  concealed,  and 
8uarlter in modo is depended on to pass a 
creditable inspection.  The oldish gentle­
man and the lady nearing the  forties are 
apt to imitate  the dress  and  manners of 
people many years  younger. 
If inflicted 
with infirmity of temper or  anv personal 
defect,  it  is most  natural  to  disguise  it 
from general observation.

But there is,  after all,  a ruling  motive 
that  peeps out,  in  spite of conscious  ef­
fort at concealment,  and that  is most ap­
parent  when  in  the  act  of  paying  out 
money.  Most people  have a miserly ele­
ment  in  their  composition.  This  is not 
discreditable, altogether,  for it is the salt 
that seasons one’s relations with the rest 
of human  kind. 
It is the saving quality 
that,  if  not  excessively  developed,  be­
comes  valuable  in  every  home  and  to 
every individual composing it.  We could 
scarcely imagine such a thing  as a world 
composed  entirely  of  misers,  nor  one 
made up entirely of  spendthrifts.  Either 
would be  an absurdity,  because impossi­
ble.  All  spending  means no accumula­
tion, which would  be loss beyond  meas­
ure.  All acquiring and  saving,  with  no 
distribution,  would  be  the  death of en­
terprise.  The  miser’s faculty of getting 
and hoarding,  however,  when  not in  ex­
cess,  is part of a well-balanced character, 
and,  when  inherited  by  millions,  forms 
the basis of national  prosperity.

But all men  are  not  alike in this  par­
ticular.  Some  have thrift,  industry and 
a faculty  for acquiring  money,  but lack 
the quality that makes accumulation pos­
sible.  The leaks resulting from careless 
habits and expensive tastes and acquain­
tances negative ail expectations of wealth 
in  the  future.  Some  are  niggardly  in 
spirit,  averse  to  spend  money when  re­
sults promise liberal  profits and strive to 
secure the latter at the least possible out­
lay  of  means.  Others  are  free  when 
they  have  a  chance  to  handle  it,  with 
money  that belongs to  someone else, but 
close, even to parsimony,  with their own. 
There  are  business  men  in  plenty  who 
lack the courage and  faith  in  the  future 
that  would make capital  a servant to  do 
their  bidding.  They  spend  grudgingly 
and reap  accordingly.  The  reckless op­
erator spends freely; gives no careful  at­
tention  to  causes  or  results;  sends  one 
venture after another upon  the ocean  of 
speculation,  and  finds  them  at the  last 
wrecks instead of garnered profits.

A few  men  have a faculty  of  making 
money  with a facility that is the wonder 
of  everybody,  but  the  many  climb  the 
road  to  affluence  by  slow  and  painful 
steps.  With  many  grimaces  and  com­
plaints of  hard times,  the miser slyly ac­
cumulates  by  pinching  and  saving,  all 
the time  bemoaning  the  hard  fate that 
dooms him  to work and  poverty.  Those 
who deal with  him find that every dollar 
paid  out  bears  upon  it  the  marks  of  a

THE  MICHIGAJSr  TRADESMAN.

miser’s teeth.  His intimates  never see a ■ 
shining coin leaving his hand  in charity,  I 
and  his  public spirit  flows  out towards  I 
local enterprise  as  freely as tar in Janu­
ary.

The  class  first  mentioned  comprise j 
many whose geniality and whole-hearted- 
ness disarm  jealousy  of  their  more fa -j 
vored condition.  Money is to  them only I 
the means to  future ends.  Being  of  ac­
tive temperament and ambitious to excel, 
they push ahead  in the race  for  wealth, 
distancing others of equal natural  capac­
ity,  because they concentrate all their en­
ergies  in  one  direction.  At  the  same 
time,  they  do  good  freely  and  uncon­
sciously,  from  the fact that their projects 
require the  employment of  a large num- 
her of men  and  the  expenditure  of  im­
that 
mense  capital;  and  capital 
is 
kept  moving 
is  practical 
commer­
cial philanthropy, even  if  not a dollar be 
paid out  as alms to  suffering  humanity. 
The man  who wishes to be honored high­
est in the annals of humanitarian achieve­
ment must  be one who  best  helps man­
kind to earn, and afterwards to save what 
has been  earned.  No reasonable person 
begrudges the  liberal  business  man  the 
prosperity that crowns his efforts.  Such 
an one is never penurious in business de­
tails;  be is correspondingly liberal in the 
outlay  for  labor  or  material.  Money 
passes from  his  hand  as freely as smoke 
rolls  upward—not  like  the  spendthrift, 
who  blindly  scatters  what he  is unable 
to value;  nor  as  the  selfish  speculator, 
who overvalues what is  acquired and be­
littles what he wishes  to  possess,  but  as 
an  equivalent justly  due  for  value  re­
ceived.  The manner in  which  it is paid 
makes it worth  more than  its face value 
to the one  who  receives  it.  The  latter 
feels  that he  is dealing  with a man  who 
knows the  true  purpose of  money,  and 
how to spend it carefully  without stingi­
ness,  yet liberally without ostentation.

It is among the  customers frequenting 
retail stores that one gets an  idea  of  the 
multiform ways people  have of  dispens­
ing cash.  The pompous  gentleman  dis­
plays a wallet surfeited with wealth,  and, 
after a long and vain search  for the exact 
sum,  asks if  you  can  change a §20  bill. 
The careless man throws down a number 
of coins, asks if that is enough and seems 
loth to take back  the  surplus.  Another 
always pays before calling for the goods, 
and,  if the dealer  be not  careful,  at  the 
close of  the transaction  the deposit  will 
prove to have  been  “mislaid.”  The an­
cient lady in specs,  who  is  a  little deaf, 
mistakes  the  price  asked,  and  finally 
makes the  exact change  out of a load  of 
pennies;  she’s  not  miserly,  but  only in­
dulging in  a way she has of killing time. 
But  the  loud-mouthed  dame,  who  does 
not hesitate to berate your wares and call 
you an  extortioner,  will  play  the  penny 
racket with a rebate,  because she intends 
to beat you,  to  prove  that  she  believes 
the  charge.  The  timid  damsel,  after 
making a purchase,  lays  a  coin  daintily 
on the edge of the  counter and  starts  to 
go,  forgetting  there  is change  to  be  re­
turned,  as  though this was  her first ven­
ture.  The  rough  village  rowdy  will 
throw down  short  change,  among  which 
may  be  a  mutilated  coin,  and,  when 
called back,  will  swear  it  is  all he  has 
and that the bad  piece  came  from  your 
hands  the  day  before.  The  pennies  of 
the small boy are offered, and  then with­
drawn,  in a conflict of  motive,  as though 
he did not know  whether  it  was best  to 
buy then, or how many of them to spend;

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

F E R M E N T U M
COMPRESSED  YEAST

The  Only Reliable

Soli  in  this  market  lor  the  past  Fifteen  Years.

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

JOHN  SMYTH  Agent  Grani  Rapids, Mieli.

Telephone  566.

106  Kent St.

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

^t%£RDALE

When  it  comes  to  spices,  the  best  is 
none  too  good.

G o ld  M e d a l 

S p ic e s

lore  the  best  goods  money  will  buy 
and  they arc  all  packed in  fiber pails.
One  trial  will  make  you  a  friend  of 

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THE  MICHIGAN  TRADESMAN.

but he ends  by  leaving the  whole  of his 
hoard,  with a sigh for  ungratified wishes 
and a  stick of  candy  struggling  to  pass 
one another in his  open  mouth.  A  few 
lay  down  carefully  and  solemnly  the 
price  of goods purchased,  as  they would 
lay  a  dear  friend  in  the  silent  tomb; 
others drop the currency  with the  eager­
ness of a boy giving his ticket at  the cir­
cus entrance.  Once in a while comes one 
who,  deliberate iu every  motion,  both  of 
inspection as to  the  goods and  hesitation 
as to paying the sum asked, finally makes 
up his dilatory  miud to accept  the  inev­
itable  and  drdw  the  darling  coin  from 
his reluctant  purse.  But every thought 
of parting with  the  equivalent  cash de­
lays his  lagging  intention, and  oue  can 
almost hear the struggle  that is going on 
between avarice and justice in the secret 
chambers of the small habitation he calls 
his soul. 
It  is painful to  watch  him as, 
like  the  demon-possessed  creature  of 
Scripture,  he  writhes  with  the  agony 
that  comes  from  an  unhallowed  will 
striving  against  a  half-intelligent  con­
science.  The latter finally conquers, not 
because  the demon  is exorcised,  but  be­
cause necessity  that knows  no law com­
pels the sacrifice.

In  direct  contrast  to  this 

last  class 
Heaven  has  sent  into the  world  many 
who  make  others  glad  by  the  right use 
and  distribution of money.  Some noble 
characters,  when overlooked  by canvass­
ers for public  charities,  chide  them  for 
not  offering  one  more  opportunity  of 
gratifying  their  generous  natures. 
1 
have  in  mind  a working  girl  who  will 
walk  miles  to save car fare,  and that  at 
serious risk  to her health,  that  she may 
have the pleasure of  seeing  the  smile of 
gratitude on the face of  a suffering sister 
as she quietly slips a $5  bill in her hand, 
with the strict injunction,  “See thou  tell 
no one of  this.”

On the streets  of a large city money  is 
ever flowing lavishly.  Although the vol­
ume  of business is  not  so  large as  that 
conducted inside brick  and stone  walls, 
the number of separate transactions  may 
be  equal.  Everywhere,  all  day 
long, 
everyone’s  hand  is  engaged  in  paying 
out—and  a  lucky  few in taking in—the 
dimes,  nickels  and  pennies  that  go  to 
procure the trifles  this luxurious age has 
made  necessities.  But,  whatever  the 
motive or  the  manner  of  spending may 
be,  a  new element has been  added to in­
crease  the already  large  distribution  of 
small change—that of curiosity,  and it is 
the key  depended on  to  unlock  many a 
pocketbook;  and  the  devotees  of  the 
“nickel in  the  slot”  machine seem to  be 
as constant and  liberal  in their offerings 
as the  pious  crowd  that  gather  around 
the  poor  boxes  of  a  cathedral.  What 
curiosity  begins,  habit  continues,  and 
new idols are set  up to share  the results 
of this fashionable fad.  Perhaps,  in  the 
not distant  future,  an automaton  may be 
constructed,  able to  tell the exact age of 
any inquirer  who  will  fee  the  modern 
Delphic  oracle.  Though  no  one  will 
need to ask the solemn wiseacre concern­
ing a fact with  which  he  is already  ac­
quainted,  yet many a nickel will be free­
ly  tendered,  “just  to see  if  he does ac­
tually know,  you  kuow.”
When one gets  through contemplating 
the  motives  and  differing  moods of  all 
who pay  out  money, it  will  be time for 
himself to  pay the last great  debt of na­
ture,  which is hoped may  be  done  with 
the calm serenity of him who 
About him  and  lies  down to pleasant dreams.”

“Wraps the drapery of his couch 

S.  P.  W h itm arsh.

T.  H. NEVIN CO.’S
Swiss  Villa  Mixed Paints

A tla s  S oap

Have been used for over ten years.
Have in all cases given satisfaction.
Are unequalled  for  durability,  elasticity 

and beauty of finish.

We carry a full stock of  this well  known 

brand mixed paints.

Send for sample card and prices.

Hazeltine & Perkins Drug; Co.,

STATE  AGENTS

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

FOURTH MTIOMAL BAM

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.

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

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

Wm. H. A n d e r so n ,  Cashier. 
J n o. A. Sey m o u r, Ass’t Cashier.

C apital,  $ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 .

DIRECTORS.
D. A. Blodgett.  Geo. W. Gay. 
S. M. Lemon. 
C. Bertsch. 
A. J.  Bowne.  G. EL Johnson. 
Wm. H. Anderson.  Wm. Sears.  A. D. Rathbone

Established  1868.

H.  M.  REYNOLDS  &  SON,

WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Building  Papers,  Carpet  Lin­
ings,  Asphalt  Ready  Roofing, 
Tarred Roofing,  Felt, Coal  Tar, 
Roofing and Paving Pitch,  Resin 
Asphalt  Roof  Paints,  Mineral 
Wool  for  deadening  purposes, 
Asbestos  products,  car,  bridge 
and roof paints.  Elastic roofing 
Cement, Etc.

Id Felt, Composition and Gravel,

Warehouse and Office 

Cor.  LOUIS and  CAMPAU  Sts..

Grand  Rapids, 

Mich.
EATOP,  LYON  &  CO.’S

Full force of travelers will soon 
be  out  with  complete] lines  of 
new goods in

Stationery

—AND—

Sporting Goods

20  &  22  MONROE  ST., 

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

Is Manufactured 

only  by

HENRY  PASSOLT, 

Saginaw,  Mich.

For general laundry and  family 

washing  purposes.

Only brand of first-class laundry 

soap manufactured in the 

Saginaw  Talley.

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

44The  K ent.**

Directly Opposite Union Depot.

AMERICAN  PLAN
RATES,  $2  P E R   DAY
STEAM  HEAT  AND  ELECTRIC  BELLS
P R E S  BAGGAGE  TRANSFER  FROM  UNION
DEPOT.

BEÄGH 1 BOOTH, Props.

Use Tradesman Coupons.

/VIlGHIGAN (TENTRAI

“ The Niagara Falls Route/*

(Taking effect Sunday, Nov. 20  1892.) 

........  

»Daily.  All others daily, except Sunday.

Depart
Arrive. 
10 00pm ..........Detroit Express............6 55pm
4 30 p m...................Mixed  .................  700am
10 00 a m ..............Day Express 
I 20 pm
6 00am  __»Atlantic and  Pacific.......10 45 p m
1 00 p m ......New York Express........  5 40 p m
Sleeping cars  run on Atlantic  and  Pacific  ex­
press trains to and from Detroit.
Parlor  cars  leave  for  Detroit at  6:56am;  re­
turning, leave Detroit 4:40 p m, arriving at Grand 
Rapids 10:00 p m.
Direct  communication  made  at  Detroit  with 
all through  trains east  over  the  Michigan Cen 
tral Railroad (Canada Southern Division.)
Tickets on sale at Union  Ticket Office, 67 Mon­
roe street and Union  Depot.
D
Depot corner Leonard  St. and Plainfield Ave.

ETROIT,  GRAND  HAVEN  &  MIL­

W AUKEE  Railway.

EASTW ARD.

Trains Leave  ¡tNo.  14 tNo.  16 +No.  18|*No.  82
1100pm 
G’d  Rapids,
12 42am 
Ionia.........
200am 
St.  Johns  ...
3 10am
O W 0 8 B D ...........
6 46am
E. Saginaw. 
7 15am 
Bay City —
5 40am 
F lin t.........
7 30am 
Pt.  Huron..
5 37am 
Pontiac......
7 00am
Detroit........

10 20am
11 25am 
1217pm
1 20pm
3 45pm
4 35pm 
345pm
5 50pm 
305pm 
4 05pm I

6 50am
7 45am
8 30am 
905am
10 50am
11 30am 
1005am 
1205pm
10 53am
11 50am
W ESTW ARD.

3 25pm
4 27pm
5 20pm 
è 05pm 
8 00pm 
837pm 
705pm 
8 50pm 
8 25pm 
925pm

Trains Leave

G’d Rapids,  L v...........
G’d Haven,  A r.........
Chicago Str.  “ ...........

»No. 81 tNo. 11 tNo. 13
10 50am
10 45pm
5  10pm
7 05am
6 15pm
8 25am

6 50am
1  00pm
2  10pm

»Daily.  tDaily except Sunday.

Trains arrive from the east, 6:40 a.m., 12:50 a.m., 
5:00 p. m. and 10:00 p. m.
Trains  arri  e from  the west,  10:10 a. m., 3:16
p.m. and 9:45v 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 Buffet car.

l ö

Grand  Rapids  6t Indiana.
Schedale  in effect January  29,1893.

North.
South.
7:20 am
6:45 a m
For Traverse City  and Saginaw  6:15 a m 
1:10 p m
9:00 a m
For Traverse City & Mackinaw  9:00 a m
For Cadillac and Saginaw........  2 20 p m
4;15 p m
2:20 p m
For Petoskey & Mackinaw......   8:10 p m
8:10 p m
10:10 p m
8:35 p m 
From Chicago and  Kalamazoo.  8:35 p m 
6:45 a m and  9:00am
Train arriving from  south at  6:45 am   i 
daily.  Others trains daily except Sunday.

T RA INS  GOING  SO U TH .

North.
For  Cincinnati..........................   0:30 am
For Kalamazoo and  Chicago...
For Fort Wayne and the  East..  11 N am
For  Cincinnati..........................   6:16 pm
For Kalamazoo &  Chicago...... 10:40 pm
From Saginaw............................  11:50 am
From Saginaw..............................10:40 p m
daily:  all  other trains  daily except Sunday.

Trains leaving south at 6:00 p m and  11:20 p. 

Arrive from  Leave going 
South. 
7:00 a m 
10:05 am 
8:00  p m 
6:00 p m 
11:80 pm

SLEEPING  &  PARLOR  CAR  SERVICE. 

NORTH 7:20 a m train  has  Parlor  Car  to  Traverse 
City.
1 : 1 0   p  m   train  has  parlor  car  Grand 
Rapids to Petoskey and Mackinaw.
1 0 : 1 0  p m   train .—Sleeping  ca  Grand 
Rapids  to  Petoskey and Mackinaw.
SOUTH—7:00 am  train .—Parlor chair car Grand 
Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 0 :0 5   a m   train .—Wagner  Parlor  Car 
Grand Rapids  to  Chicago.
6:00  p m train .—Wagner Sleeping  Car 
Grand Rapids to Cincinnati.
1 1 ;2 0   p m  train .—Wagner Sleeping Car 
Grand Rapids to Chicago.
Chicago via G. R. & I. R. R.

Lt Grand  Rapids 
Arr Chicago 

10:05 a m 
3:55 pm 

2:00 p m 
9:00 pm 

11:20 p m
0:50 am

10:05 a m train through Wagner Parlor Car.
11:20 p m train daily, through Wagner  Sleeping Car. 
11:15pm
8:45  am
11:45 p  m 

3:10pm 
Lt  Chicago 
Arr Grand Rapids 
8.35 p m 
3:10  p m  through  Wagner  Parlor  Car. 
train daily, through Wagner Sleeping Car.

7:05am 
2:20 pm 

For Muskegon—Leave. 

Mnakegon, Grand Rapids & Indiana.
6:55 am  
10:00am
11:25 am 
5 :30 p m

From Muskegon—Arrive

Sunday 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 Grand  Rapids at 5:45 p m.
Through tickets and fall information can  be had by 
calling upon A. Almqnist,  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

NOV.  20,  1892
AND  WEST  MICHIGAN  R’¥ .

GOING  TO  CHICAGO.

Lv.GR’D RAPIDS....... 8:50am  1:25pm »11:35pm
Ar. CHICAGO..............3:55pm  6:45pm  *7:05am

RETURNING  FROM  CHICAGO.

TO  AND FROM  MUSKEGON.

Lv. CHICAGO..............9:00»m  5:25pm *11:15pm
Ar.  GR’D RAPIDS......3:55pm  10:45pm  *7:05am
TO  AND  FROM  BENTON  HARBOR,  AND  ST  JOSEPH
Lv. G  R.......... 8:50am  1:25pm 
..........  *11:35pm
Ar.  GR  .........»6:10am 3'55pm 
........   10:45pm
Lv. G. R...........  8:50am  1:25pm  5:35pm  8:45pm
Ar.  G.  R.....................10:45am  3:55pm  5:25pm
Lv.  G  R.................... 
7:30&m  5:35pm
..........................12:15pm  10:29pm
Ar.  Manistee 
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  &  PETOSKEY.

 

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

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.  Other trains week days only.
DETROIT,

NOV.  20,  1892
LANSING &  NORTHERN  R.  R.
GOING TO  DETROIT.

Lv. G  R  .....................   7:10am *1:25pm  5:40pm
Ar. DET...................... 11:30am *5:25pm  10:35pm

RETURNING  FROM  DETROIT.

Lv. DETR....................  7:50am *1:35pm  6:10pm
Ar. G  R.......................12:55pm *5:25pm  10:30pm

TO  AND  FROM  SAGINAW ,  ALMA  AND  ST.  LOUIS. 

Lv.GR 7:20am 4:15pm  Ar. G It. 11:50am 11:00pm 

TO  LOWELL VIA  LOWELL  A  HASTINGS  R.  R.

Lv. Grand Rapids...........  7:10am  1:25pm  5:40pm
Ar. from Lowell..............12:55pm 5:25pm  ..........

THROUGH  CAR  SERVICE.

Parlor  Cars on all trains  between  Grand Rap 
ids and Detroit.  Parlor cars to Saginaw on morn - 
ing train.

•Every day.  Other trains  week days only.

GEO. DeHAVEN, Gen. Pass’r Ag’t.

Toledo,  Ann  Arbor & North  Michigan 

Railway.

In  connection  with  the  Detroit,  Lansing  A 
Northern or Detroit, Grand Haven & Milwauk  e 
offers  a  route  making  the  best  time  betwe  n 
Grand Rapids and Toledo.
Lv. Grand Rapids at......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 at...... 6:50 a. m. and 3:25 p. m.
Ar. Toledo at..............12:56 p. m. and 10:20 p. m.

VIA D .,  G.  H.  A  M.

VIA  D ., L .  A  N.

Return connections equally as good.

W. ;H.  B e n n e t t ,IGeneral Pass. Agent, 
Toledo, Ohio.

THE  MICHIGAN  TOADESMAN
J. A. Smits suggested  that October and  March 
would be a better  time to collect  the taxes than 
October and  December, as at present.
B. VanAnroy  moved  that  the  Secretary  cor­
respond  with Wm.  K, Munson,  Secretary of the 
Fruit  Growers’  Association,  with  a  view  to 
securing  his  attendance  at  the  next  meeting, 
which was adopted

E D W I N   J.  G IL L IE S  &  CO.,

NEW  TORK  CITY,

Direct  Importers and  Distributors of Coffees

Roasters  and  Packers  of 

STJNDSRD  BRANDS  OP  THE  WORLD.

Prices consistent with reliable quality from  first hands.

J.  P.  Y1SNER,  Agent,  167 North Ionia St.,

GRAND  RAPIDS, MICH.

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H e a d q u a r t e r s   for

C A R V IN G   SE T S

A n d   E v e r y th in g   in  th e  lin e  o f 

¡o t 

Cu tlery .

“QUACK!  ALACK!  I feel in  my wishbone that  this is my last home-run,  for 
that imp has  bought  one of  Foster,  Stevens & Co.’s Carvers,  but 1 have  the  satis­
faction of  knowing,  that if  my end  has  come,  I will  not  be all  hacked  up with  a 
dull  knife.”

It must be humiliating to any  well-brought-up  goose to be inartisticaliy carved 

up, but this must be the inevitable result if a poor knife is used.

We have a line of  Carvers  unsurpassable.  Carvers in Iron,  in  Bone,  in Wood, 
in Celluloid and  in f’earl.  Carvers for  breakfast, Carvers  for dinners,  game  Carv­
ers,  Carvers of  every  description, Carvers in sets, Carvers  just any way  you want 
them.

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Grand  Rapids  Retail Grocers*  Association. 
President, A.  J. Elliott;  Secretary, E. A. Stowe. 

Official  Organ—M i c h i g a n   T r a d e s m a n .

Jackson  Grocers’  Union 

tion.

President,  D. S. Fleming;  Sec’y, S. H. Branch.
Grand  Rapids  Retail  Grocers’ Associa­
At the  regular meeting of  the Ketail  Grocers' 
Association,  held  at  Protective  Brotherhood 
Hall on Monday evening, Feb. 6, the application 
of  S.  J.  Thompson  & Co.,  grocers  at  4C0  East 
street, was presented and  accepted.

The special Committees  on  Flour and  Roll of 

Honor were given further time to report.

The  special  Committee  on  Exemptions  pre­

sented the following report:
Your  Committee  to  whom  was  referred  the 
amending of the exemption  laws, has the  honor 
to report  that it has  had same  under considéra 
tion, and would recommend  that in Section  SU32 
of Howell’s Annotated statute  . the word  ‘twen­
ty five” be  stricken  out  and  the word ‘‘ten” be 
inserted  in  its  place,  and  further  recommend 
that  our  Secretary be  instructed  to  have a bill 
to that effect  property drawn  find forward same 
to our Legislature at Lansing as soon as possible.

E.  J .  Carrel,
J .   A.  S siIT S ,
E.  Wh ite,

Committee.

The report was unanimously adopted.
E. J. Herrick called  attention to the statement 
of  President elect  Cleveland  to  the  effect that 
his  administration  would  be  a  “business  ad­
ministration,” and  suggested  that the  Associa 
tion  take  time  by  the  forelock  and  begin to 
agitate needed municipal  reforms in advance of 
the spring election.
On  motion of  Mr. Walbridge, a  committee  of 
three  was  appointed to take  this subject  under 
consideration and  outline a program  for  action 
at the  next  meeting.  The  chair  appointed  as 
such committee Messrs  Herrick, Walbridge and 
Viergiver.

Peter  Schuit  suggested  that  the  Association 
hold a banquet, and  that a committee of four be 
appointed to consider the plans and decide upon 
the  necessary  preliminaries.  The  motion  was 
lost.

Henry  Hannink  moved  that  a  special  com­
mittee be appointed to investigate the oil  matter 
and  report at a subsequent  meeting.  The chair 
appointed  as  such  committee  Mr.  Hannink, A. 
Brink and B. Van Anroy.

E. White thought  that a roll  call of  members 
should be made a regular feature of the meetings 
hereafter.

Mr. Walbridge  called  attention  to  the  small 
margin  made  on  flour by the  average  retailer. 
He  stated  that a miller  could  produce a barrel 
of  straight  flour  for  $2.73, which  he  sells  for 
$3 TO,  besides  realizing  on  the  bran  and  mid­
dlings.  This gives him a profit of $1.52 a barrel, 
while the retailer  does not  realize ovei 70 cents 
per barrel.

B. A. Stowe  introduced the  following  resolu­

tion, which was unanimously adopted :
Resolved—:That  this.Association  heartily  en­
dorse the Weiss bill, now before the Legislature, 
providing that actions at law may be maintained 
against telegraph  companies for  the mistakes of 
their employes.
Resolved—'That  our Senators and  Representa­
tives  be  requested  to  work  and  vote  for  this 
measure.
The following questions were then taken from 
the question  box and  presented  for  discussion: 
Would  not a  league  of  the  grocers'  associa­

tions of the State be a good thing?

Do  you  favor  opening  the  World’s  Fair  on 

Sunday?
Do you  think  the ¡present  system or time  for 
collecting  taxes  affects  the  collection of  bills 
for the winter  months—say December and  Jan- 
uaiy?  If so, can you suggest a remedy?

Do you  think our  Association should  endorse 
the resolution of the Board of Trade on the river 
improvement question?

Can we stop  the peddling of  kerosene  by hav­

ing a committee visit the wholesalers?
Can we stop oil peddling in this city?
Are yon a victim of the coupon rebate scheme? 
If  so, how  do  you  like  it?  Are  you  bound by 
contract  for a stated  period  to continue  it?  If 
not, are you ready to give it up?

Can anything be done to induce all the Grand 

ville avenue grocers to join the Association?

E. J. Herrick  strongly favored  a  State  league 
of the grocers' associations.  He said he was not 
much  in  sympathy  with  the  B.  M.  A.,  as  the 
grocer is not greatly interested in dry goods and 
other  things  outside of  his own  business,  and 
strongly  favored  a  unification  of  the  grocery 
interests of the State.
President  Elliott placed  himself on record  as 
favoring  the  idea of  a  State  league, when  Mr. 
Herrick  moved  that the  Secretary be requested 
to  correspond  with  the  other  grocers’ associa­
tions  of  the  State, with a view  to  ascertaining 
their  sentiment  on  this  auestion,  which  was 
carried.

Daniel  Viergiver  moved  tint  the  Secretary 
invite  Mr.  S.  M  Lemon  to  address  the  next j 
meeting on a subject of his own choosing, which 
was adopted.

E. J. Herrick  moved  that  E. B. Fisher  be  in­
vited to address the next meeting  relative to his | 
recent  trip  to  the  “Spice  Islands,” which  was j 
adopted
Treasurer  Harris  reported a balance  on  hand 
of $561.36, and disbursements since the last meet- | 
ing of  $62.50,  leaving a net  balance on  hand of 
$501.86.

There being  no  further  business, the meeting 

adjourned.

From Out of Town.

Calls  have  been  received  at  T h e 
Tradesman office during the  past  week 
from  the  following  gentlemen  in  trade:

Frank Hamilton,  Traverse  City.
C.  A.  Vandenberg,  Howard City.
G.  M.  Harwood.  Petoskey.
G.  A.  Hutchinson, Whitneyville.
Kinsey  & Myers,  Caledonia.
Jas.  Murphy,  Lowell.
Tew & Jordan, Orange.
F.  L.  ¡Sommers.Ionia.
R.  Gannon,  White Cloud.
P.  H.  Kilmartin & Son,  Orange.
Albert Wilson,  Petoskey.

Manufacturer’s Agent and  Jobber of

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

AND

Wooden  Bowls,  Clothespins  and  (Rolling 

Pin«,  Step  Ladders,  W ashing  Ma­

chines. M arket, Bnshel and De­

livery  Bas  ets.  Building 

Paper, W rapping

Paper, Sacks, Twine  and  Stationery.

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

125  COURT  ST.,

GRAND  RAPIDS,  MICH.

PRODUCE  MARKET.

Apples — About  the  same  as  a  week  ago, 
Baldwins and  Spys are In  fair  supply and good 
demand,  commanding $3  per  bbl. for No. 1  eat­
ing  and  $2 for  No. 2 or cooking grades.
Beans—The  price  has  sustained  a  sharp  ad­
vance,  handlers  now  paying  $1.50@$1.75  for 
country picked  and  holding  city picked at $1.90 
@$2.10 per bu.

Butter—Scarce  and  almost  Impossible  to  se 
cure in any quantity.  Jobbers pay 24c for choice 
dairy and find ready takers at 26c.

Cabbage—$1 per doz., and scarce at that.
Celery—18@20c per doz. bunches.
Cider—13@15c per gal.
Cranberries—The  market  is  without  change, 
crates  now  being  held  as follows:  Cape  Cods 
and Jerseys, $2.75;  Waltons, $3.25.

Eggs—The market has gone to pieces, handlers 
now paying 28c and holding at 30c.  The Chicago 
market broke to 25c Saturday.

Grapes—Malagas are  now held at $8.
Green Stuff—Grand  Rapids  forcing  lettuce is 
in adequate supply at 18c per lb.  Pieplant comes 
into market  this  week at 5c per  lb. and radishes 
at 40c per doz.

Honey—Not so plentiful  as a few  weeks  ago. 

Clover stock Is held at 13c.

at $1.25 per bu.

ii  and  hold ! 

Onions—Higher  Dealers  pay 
Parsnips—10c per bu.
Potatoes—The  market  is  about  the same as a I 
week  ago, buyers  now  paying  65c per  bushel 
here  and 60c at the outside  buying points.  The 
demand continues  strong and  the anxiety to fill 
orders has resulted in  a  number of  frosted cars 
and made many shippers sick.
market

Squash—So scarce  that  it is  practically out of 
Sweet Potatoes—Out of market.
Turnips—35c per bu

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HAVE  RECEIVED

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A   full 
G arner,  M a n c h e ste r   an d   A lle n s   P rin ts,  a lso  
A F C   T o ile  du  N ord ,  D resd en ,  B ates  and 
A m o s k e a g   w a s h   d ress  g in g h a m s   an d   atines. 
A   fresh  n e w  lin e  o f w h it e   g o o d s,  N a in s o o k s   in 
c h e e k s   a n d   strip es  a n d   V ic to r ia   la w n s  

E m b r o id e r y   from   l^c  per y d   to  SOc
Mail orders receive prompt attention.

W H O L E S A L E

Geese  Feathers.

We  Make a Specialty of  Blankets, Quilts and  Live 

Dry  Goods, Carpels and Cloaks
M a c k in a w   Sh irts  and  L u m b e rm e n ’s  S o ck s 
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B A R C U S  BROS.,

OVERALLS  OF  OUK  OWN  MANUFACTURE.

MANUFACTURERS  OF  CIRCULAR

The most complete knock down  tables and shelving ever offered  to the trade.  The 
salient  features are  uniformity of  construction,  combining  strength  aud neatness, 
economy of  room,  convenience in shipping aud  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 42  Mill  St.

DODGE

Independence  Wood  Split  Pulley.

THE  LIGHTEST!

THE  STRONGEST!

THE  BEST!
HESTER MACHINERY CO.,

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

Grader  G tt. 

Glass  Covers  for  Biscails.

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Equalled by few  and  excelled  by none.  All  our  saws are  made of  the  best  steel by the  mose 
skillful  workmen, and  all  saws  warranted.  Burnt  saws made  good as  new for  one-fourth  the 
list price of new saws.  All kinds of

Saw Repairing

Done as cheap as can be done  consistent  with good  work.  Lumber  saws  fitted  up ready for use 
without extra charge.  No charge for boxing or dray age.  Writ 3 :or prices and discounts.
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IMPORTERS  AND  WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN

Dress  Goods,  S h a w ls ,  Cloaks, 
H osiery, 
G lo ves,  U n d e rw e ar,  NVoolens, 
F la n n e ls,  B lan k ets,  G in g h a m s, 

R ib b o n s, 

N otions, 

P rints  and  D om estic  Cottons.

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

assorted stock at lowest  market  prices.

S p r in g   &  C o m p a n y .

'T'HESE

chests  will 

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

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 me  le at  They 
j will  save  enough  good0  from  flies,  dirt  and  prying  fingers in  a sh >rt  time to pay 
| for themselves.  Try them and  be  convinced.  Price,  50 cents each.

O ’UR new glass covers  are by far the 

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

We.call the attention of the trad s to Iht 

following new novelties:

CINNAMON  BAR.

CREAM  CRISP.

NEWTON,  a rich  finger with  fig  filling, 

the best selling cakes we ever made.

ORANGE  BAR.

MOSS  HONEY  JUMBLES.
This  is  bcund  to  be  one  of

T H E   NEW   YORK 

!. A. Sears, Mgr.

BISCUIT  CO.,

GRAND  RAPIDS.

Beducins in Indurated foni Fita Ware.

Lowest  Prices  Ener  Offered.

Taking  Effect  Jan.  25,1893.

Subject  to  Change  without  Notice.

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Weaver pails, 6 qt.
Star
Fire

PAILS.

Per doz
standard  size...................................  3  15
round  bottom...................................  4  05

BUTTER  BOWLS. 

MILK  PANS.

15 in.  bowl.............$3  60 I  Standard  size...........   82  25
17 in.  “ 
Your  stock  Is  not  complete 
19 In.  “ 

..............  4  50
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Wa sh   TUBS. 
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19>¿  "  11 
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NESTED  TUBS.

Per doz
No.  0. diame.  23>¿  in.  13K  in. deep......................$15 75
13  50
No.  1, 
No. 2, 
12  00
10  50
No.  3. 
Per nest 
...........   3  00
Per doz
No.  1  Diame.  17>$ in. 7 in. d eep ..............................  6  75
6  30
No. 2 
..................... 
.........................   5  40
No.  3 
Compare these  prices  With  what  you  have  been

KEELERS. 
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paying,  then order.

Per doz
No.  2,  12 q t.. . .............................................................87  65

SLOP  JARS. 

17 inch  Mat....................................................................3  60

SLOP  JAR MATS.

WASH  BASIN.

12J4  inch  Basin................................................ ........... 2  10

SPITTOONS. 

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No.  2,  12 Inch... 

........................................................ 4  50
Send in  your orders  early  and  secure the first  sale 

on these goods at the reduced prices.

-Michigan Stale  Agents for  the  Grand  Ramils  Giant  Jnmor  Vapor  Store.

This is an eutireiy  new  Gasoline Stove,  with  a  patent  multiple  generator,  which  is the simplest  and most  powerful  generator made and  far surpasses anything of  the

kind ever put on  the  market.  Write for catalogue.

The Illuminating Feature 
pra< tical  iu every way- it  is
burners,  thus  affording a brilliant  gaslight  whenever  desired,  at a minimum  cost. 
This improvement  will  be  appreciated  at  a glance and  hailed  with  delight  by all 
buyers.  This feature alone gives this stove the preference.
Our high  stoves are one  inch,  and  our  low  stoves  are three  inches  higher than 
any other make of  Junior stoves.

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STYLE  OF  WO. 31— TWO  BURNER  AS1)  STEP  WITH  ILLUMINATING  FEATURE  ft  GLOBE.
This stove is a gem,  it occupies but little space, has powerful  burners, and  in our 
judgment is destined to become the most popular stove of any on  the market.
Its practical  illuminating  device,  the  means  for  conveniently  having at  hand at 
all  times a tea  kettle of  boiling  water  will  be  fully appreciated  by every  house­
keeper.

H.  LEONARD  l  SONS,  Grand  Rapids,

134 to  140 E.  Fulton St.

